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Actor and director Leo Penn, 77, whose sons Chris and Sean Penn followed him into showbiz, died of lung cancer on Sept. 5 in Malibu. Beginning his career on the stage in the '40s, the elder Penn went on to direct more than 400 hours of prime-time television, including episodes of Kojak, Columbo and Matlock....
Character actor Leonid Kinskey, 95, the last surviving cast member of Casablanca, died on Sept. 8 in Fountain Hills, Ariz., following complications from a stroke. In the 1942 film, Kinskey played bartender Sascha at Rick's Café Américain and kissed Humphrey Bogart on both cheeks after the embittered ex-patriot arranged exit visas for a desperate young couple. Snarled Bogie: "Get away, you crazy Russian."...
Culture maven Juan Metzger, 79, the former president of Dannon yogurt who figured out how to make the somewhat off-putting aliment (milk curdled by bacteria) more palatable by sweetening it with fruit, died of heart failure on Sept. 6 in Manhattan....
Actor Dane Clark, 85, who worked solidly in films from the '40s to the '80s playing tough-guy parts in the John Garfield mold, died on Sept. 11 in Santa Monica of throat cancer.
Actor Mel Gibson, 42, and his wife of 18 years, Robyn, 42, have a seventh child on the way. Their current brood numbers one girl and six boys, ages 8 to 17.
Singer Fabian, 55, plans to marry Andrea Lynn Patrick, 37, a former Miss Pennsylvania, on Sept. 19. It will be the erstwhile teen idol's third marriage and the bride's first.
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For the first time since he was captured in 1979, killer whale Keiko—he of Free Willy fame—is swimming in ocean waters. The 4½-ton screen cetacean was flown from Oregon, where he had been living in an aquarium, to a huge pen off the coast of Iceland. If trainers become convinced that Keiko, 21 (or so), has learned to hunt and communicate well enough to survive in the open sea, he'll become the first killer whale ever returned to the wild.
On Sept. 5 in Maui, Waiting to Exhale author Terry McMillan, 46, married Jonathan Plummer, 23, a student she met three years ago while vacationing in Jamaica. McMillan used this romance as a basis for her 1996 novel How Stella Got Her Groove Back....
Newly rehired MSG Network sportscaster Marv Albert, 56, married his unfaltering fiancée, Heather Faulkiner, 40, an ESPN producer, on Sept. 9 in Manhattan.
Boxer Jake LaMotta, 77, filed a $125 million negligence lawsuit against Swissair on Sept. 9 in Brooklyn. LaMotta's son Joe, 49, en route to Europe to promote his father's line of tomato sauce, died in the Sept. 2 crash of Flight 111. LaMotta's other son, Jack, died of cancer earlier this year.
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Jonathan Schmitz, sentenced to 25 to 50 years for murdering a gay admirer who aired his crush on The Jenny Jones Show in 1995, had his conviction overturned by an appeals court in Detroit on Sept. 14. The court ruled that attorneys for Schmitz had the right to object to a juror before the 1996 trial began. Schmitz, 28, will remain in jail until a new trial is scheduled.
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Mellissa and Walter Baula were married in a private ceremony at Kahului Union Church on April 3.
Marc and Donna Petro of Kahului are the parents of the bride. Amando and Loreta Baula of Kahului are the parents of the groom.
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Paul Petro, the bride's brother, performed the ceremony.
The maid of honor was Paula MacCutcheon. Bridesmaids were Lea Uhila and Lauren Dougherty.
The best man was Vince Baluran. The groomsman was Junya Verzosa, cousin of the groom.
The flower girl was the groom's niece, Teysha Uemae. The ring bearer was Kyla Fabella, niece of the groom.
A reception was held at Wailuku Community Center on April 4 with 400 guests.
The couple had a honeymoon at Disneyland in California for one week and will take an Alaska cruise at a later date.

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Effect of feeding systems on omega-3 fa... [Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2006] - PubMed - NCBI
Effect of feeding systems on omega-3 fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acid and trans fatty acids in Australian beef cuts: potential impact on human health.
Ponnampalam EN, Mann NJ, Sinclair AJ.
Department of Food Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia.
The influence of feeding systems on the levels of functional lipids and other fatty acid concentrations in Australian beef was examined. Rump, strip loin and blade cuts obtained from grass feeding, short-term grain feeding (80 days; STGF) and long-term grain feedlot rations (150-200 days; LTFL) were used in the present study. The typical Australian feedlot ration contains more than 50% barley and/or sorghum and balanced with whole cottonseed and protein meals were used as feed for STGF and LTFL regimens. Meat cuts from 18 cattle for each feeding regimen were trimmed of visible fat and connective tissue and then minced (300 g lean beef); replicate samples of 7 g were used for fatty acid (FA) analysis. There was a significantly higher level of total omega-3 (n-3) and long chain n-3 FA in grass-fed beef (P< 0.0001) than the grain-fed groups regardless of cut types. Cuts from STGF beef had significantly reduced levels of n-3 FA and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and similar levels of saturated, monounsaturated and n-6 FA compared with grass feeding (P < 0.001). Cuts from LTFL beef had higher levels of saturated, monounsaturated,n-6 FA and trans 18:1 than similar cuts from the other two groups (P<0.01), indicating that increased length of grain feeding was associated with more fat deposited in the carcass. There was a step-wise increase in trans 18:1 content from grass to STGF to LTGF, suggesting grain feeding elevates trans FA in beef, probably because of increased intake of 18:2n-6. Only grass-fed beef reached the target of more than 30mg of long chain n-3 FA/100 g muscle as recommended by Food Standard Australia and New Zealand for a food to be considered a source of omega-3 fatty acids. The proportions of trans 18:1 and n-6 FA were higher (P<0.001) for both grain-fed beef groups than grass-fed beef. Data from the present study show that grain feeding decreases functional lipid components (long chain n-3 FA and CLA) in Australian beef regardless of meat cuts, while increasing total trans 18:1 and saturated FA levels.
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BLOSSBURG - The Southern Tioga School Board held a public hearing Tuesday on its decision to close either North Penn or Liberty high schools next year.
About 16 people spoke to the board about its potential plans to renovate and reconstruct North Penn High and Blossburg Elementary schools for about $20 million.
A special meeting has been set for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 to consider bids for the project, which the board voted to re-let at its August meeting.
The citizens' comments, about 3-1 in favor of closing North Penn High School, followed a presentation by Superintendent Keith Yarger, who reviewed a feasibility study put together by Crabtree, Rohrbaugh and Associates, of Mechanicsburg.
Yarger repeated what he already has said over and over: "Taxes have been raised over the past three years to support the building project and will not be raised again for that purpose, but they will not go down."
But it is unknown, Yarger said, if the state will reimburse the district for the project. The district is at 75 percent of its borrowing capacity, with $57 million in bonds currently owed on school projects.
Yarger also said that increasing operations costs likely would cause taxes to increase, including hikes due to the cost of school employees' pensions.
According to Yarger, school districts are taking on more responsibility to pay the retirements from the state each year.
"This year our share went up 12.36 percent, or $1.5 million," he said.
In 2013-14, Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) costs will rise 16.75 percent, or $2.05 million; in 2014-15, 21.25 percent, or $2.6 million; and in 2015-16, 25.56 percent, or 3.1 million.
Employees' health care costs also will go up about 10 percent each year, he added.
"Utilities continue to rise and transportation continues to rise," he said.
At the same time, state education subsidies have decreased to 2008-09 levels, he said.
"In 2009, (our) state subsidies received were $14.5 million. This year they are $13.7 million," Yarger said.
According to state Department of Education figures, the district's total enrollment will decline to 1,941 students by 2020, but the district now has only 1,939, meaning enrollment is declining at a rate even faster than predicted by the state or by Crabtree or Quad 3 in their 2009 feasibility study, Yarger said.
Sixty-one high school students left the district this year alone, according to Sharon Miller, a former district administrator, who was the first to speak.
"The majority, I guess, did not move away but rather were removed by their parents who are dissatisfied, and their students are either being home schooled, in cyber-school or private school," Miller said. "If we continue to bleed 61 students per year, you won't have to worry about a high school at all."
Glenn Shaffer, of Liberty, said the books at Liberty High School are "in worse shape than North Penn High School," referring to his daughter's 10th-grade biology book that his wife brought to the meeting. The book, published nearly 20 years ago, is falling apart.
Blossburg Council President Tom Bogaczyk touted the high school's "state-of-the-art" sports complex at Island Park, which has been improved with community funding, not taxpayer dollars.
Jill Nickerson, also of Blossburg, presented a letter signed by community members, taxpayers, business owners and students as "our joint public comment."
Todd Smith, of Trout Run, said he taught at North Penn for 22 years.
"What is happening here is breaking my heart. It needs to end," he said, referring to the "recriminations, cat-calling, obscenities ... I don't care if you are for or against.
"The law says that whenever maximum construction costs of a new school building exceed the standards specified by the law, the project must be submitted to the voters in a referendum," he said, quoting from a state law. "The department will not approve a reimbursable building project when the cost is greater than 25 percent of the total revenue of the district. Whether you are for or against, (we) should have the right to vote and then let that be an end to it forever."


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Winter Springs homeowner robbed at gunpoint
Winter Springs Police looking for armed robber
Winter Springs Police Department officers are looking for two dangerous robbers after a man says he was held at gunpoint outside his home.
Officers said the man was robbed while walking down the driveway of his own home on Tuskawilla Trails.
Caller: Two men talked to my husband outside and brought him inside and then woke me up and took things.
The two robbers were dressed all in black with ski mask-type covers on their face.
According to a news release, the victim was escorted back into his home and woke up his wife.
The robbers stole jewelry and cash before escorting the victims to a bathroom and told not to leave.
Caller: I'm afraid to go downstairs. We locked ourselves in our bedroom.
It is believed that the robbers then left the area, and shortly after the victims called the police for help.
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I am giving a watercolor workshop at the Center for Spiritual Direction on Thursday. The workshop is designed to help people discover the creativity within them as well as to help them appreciate beauty that they may have missed in the world around them. In order to paint something, you really need to pay attention to it. In paying attention, you discover so many things that you may have previously just skipped over.
In preparation for this workshop, I spent some of today gathering up objects that I thought would be interesting to paint. I went out for a short walk this evening gathering some of the colored leaves that have fallen recently. Most of the time, I just pass by the piles of leaves without much of a second thought, other than "Ah, yes, it is raking time again," but today as I looked closely I could appreciate all the different variations in the leaves - their shapes and colors. They were really very beautiful. And so it is with so many things. There is just so much beauty around us if we take the time to stop and take notice.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Enjoying the Beauty Around Us
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I hope the workshop went well. What a great excuse to slow down and delight in the little things. You're right- we look at the leaves with dread that we have to rake them, but when we take the time to really look at them, we are amazed by their beauty!
My husband and I recently had a similar experience with listening. It's easy to allow life to become one big blur. Thank for the reminder to stop and appreciate God's blessings.
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1996 and 1998 New York Yankees Team-Signed Bats (2)
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Two New York Yankees team-signed bats dating, respectively, from the club's 1996 and 1998 World Championship seasons: 1) New York Yankees commemorative bat, produced by the Cooperstown Bat Co., signed in blue Sharpie by the following 32 members of the 1996 Yankees: Jeter, Fielder, Rivera, Zimmer (coach), Cardenal (coach), Aldrete, Fox, Torre (Mgr.), Martinez, Strawberry, Chambliss (coach), Stottlemyre (coach), O'Neill, Key (twice), Duncan, Leyritz, Wetteland, Nelson, Mecir, Rogers, Girardi, Cloninger (coach), Pettitte, Polley, Boggs, Wickman, Randolph (coach), Kelly, Whitehurst, Raines, Cone and Weathers. 2) Rawlings 1998 New York Yankees commemorative bat, stamped "105/125" on the barrel, signed in blue ink by the following nineteen members of the team: Jeter, Rivera, Martinez, Girardi, Mendoza, Ledee, Torre (Mgr.), Spencer, Cone, Lloyd, Nelson, Raines, Stanton, Sojo, Hernandez, Davis, O'Neill, Knoblauch, and Bush. All of the signatures grade "10," with the exception of the Fox signature ("7") on the 1996 bat. Each bat measures thirty-four inches in length and is in Near Mint condition. From the Barry Halper Collection. LOA from James Spence/JSA. Total: 2 bats. Reserve $300. Estimate $500/$1,000. SOLD FOR $1,527.50
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"Talk Radio" Opens Oct. 28 at Penn State York
Penn State York's Drama Club will present "Talk Radio," the 1987 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play on Oct. 28 and 29 at 7 p.m. in the campus' Pullo Family Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available at the door for $5 to the general public and free to Penn State York students with I.D.
The play, written by Eric Bogosian, is based on a concept by Bogosian and Tad Savinar. It centers on Barry Champlain, a Cleveland-area shock jock, on the eve of his radio show's national syndication. The play, with Bogosian in the lead role, premiered off-broadway at The Public Theater on May 28, 1987, in a production directed by Frederick Zollo. A film adaptation of Talk Radio, directed by Oliver Stone, was released in 1988.
The Penn State York performance is directed by Jennifer La Fluer, a student at the campus. The cast includes Rachael Brenner, Robyn Johnson, Casey Lynch, Jess Olan, Jenna Pouliot, Sarah Mills, Eric Brown, Roby Bradford, Steve Daugherty, Todd Gutierrez, Chris Leverette, Josh Lovejoy, and Matt Sutton.
The drama club was formed after the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center opened in August 2005 and has been performing a variety of one-act plays, shorter pieces, and took on "The Heidi Chronicles" in the spring of 2008. The campus added a theatre minor in the fall of 2007 and students taking those classes now have the opportunity to get hands-on experience and be a part of productions. Stuart Stelly is the adviser for the drama club and an instructor in English at Penn State York.


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The minor leagues approved a seven-year contract with the major leagues by a 27-9 vote yesterday.
The vote by the National Association of the Professional Baseball Leagues, the minor-league governing body, was exactly the 75 percent minimum required for approval. Major-league owners ratified the Professional Baseball Agreement on Tuesday.
"The majors and the minors must work together to ensure the best, and most orderly, system of developing talent for big league play," National Association president Sal Artiaga said in St. Petersburg, Fla.


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Sonoma will be the host of the 25th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals the weekend of July 27th-29th. Nitro powered Funny Cars and Dragsters will qualify under the lights on Friday night with the header flames rising higher than the wings on the cars. 3 other professional categories will be on track as well as Sportsmen racers from around the country.
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We searched for the best spring bags in our latest Shop-A-Matic, from clutches to totes to briefcases.
Hitting the handbag department is one of our guiltiest pleasures. Despite the era of the "It" bag being over, nothing beats the satisfaction of finding that perfect new carryall or the right clutch for a night out. Whether you're looking to splurge or save, the right bag can dress up a T-shirt or give professional polish to an interview outfit. Which is why we searched for the best spring bags in our latest Shop-A-Matic. From colorful totes that hint of warmer temps to come to work-friendly briefcases for men, we have 135 options at various price points for your viewing pleasure. Click ahead to see our top five picks.
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Volkswagen Jetta Oil Consumption
Q. Hi Vince: We noticed quite a few letters and messages from people regarding excessive oil consumption on their late model Volkswagen Jettas and wanted to add our experience. We noticed all the net hoopla after already purchasing our 2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS with the 2.0 liter 4-cylinder engine.
The engine model that seems to have so many Volkswagen drivers up in arms over apparent excessive oil consumption.
As a result, we were already critical and expecting problems and sure enough, we did notice that we were using way too much oil between changes, typically 3,000 miles.
My husband knew an old timer Volkswagen expert mechanic from where we grew up and called him up to inquire what he knew about it. Jerry has been as close as family and is one of the brightest and truthful people we've known over the years.
He told my husband that the tolerances on the 2.0 liter engine are set that loose on purpose, and that the little engine is one of the most durable and reliable Volkswagen has ever made. He told us to simply follow the recommendations in the manual and use 10-40 oil and that the "problem" would never be a problem again, just like it shouldn't have been in the first place.
Well, my husband started using an oil with the recommended viscosity, and sure enough, the problem has never repeated itself. Even close to the first 100,000 mile mark, we usually keep cars close to double that mileage, oil consumption has never again been a problem and the little car seems to run as good as it did when we first drove it.
Oh yes, O2 sensors have been an annoyance,. and the fact that the timing belts are of such poor quality is disappointing, but there are problems with all brands and we never seem to get to that point of perfection in any car we've ever had.
Anyway, we don't think that excessive oil consumption is one problem that Jetta drivers will have to lose sleep over if they'll simply read the operating instructions.
Thanks for all the great articles in the discussion forum.
A. Volkswagen recommend using a 5W-40 oil in the 2.0 liter engine. That's from the factory service manual. In addition Volkswagen, indirectly, acknowledges an oil consumption problem in that all oil consumption complaints are evaluated and sent to Volkswagen engineering for final disposition.
I'm happy to see that your using a 10W-40 has solved the problem, but I have to think that if the solution were that easy, why doesn't Volkswagen simply change the oil type specification?
Building anything to a "loose" tolerance can sometimes be a good thing, just ask anyone who carried an M-16 in Viet Nam, but in an engine, "loose" tolerances, either built in or as a result of wear, usually results in oil consumption. A heavier oil simply masks the problem, it doesn't cure it.
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Give an old pair of shoes a new life with this Walking on Glitter Shoes makeover from Jessica Hill. You can use up items you already have to help add some pizazz to your thrift store finds! DIY makeovers like this are fun to do with your best friends! Gather up all your supplies and swap with your girlfriends so you all can create awesome and stylish shoes!
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- A few weeks back I was chosen through Blueprint Social to participate in a crafting mystery box challenge sponsored by Scribble Shop.
- The rules were simple. Scribble Shop would send me a box containing 8-10 random products that are sold on ScribbleShop.com. I was to create one project using as many of the materials in the box as possible. Stash materials were allowed as well.
- I received my mystery package in the mail and was so excited to see just what would be inside.
- The items that came in my Scribble Shop mystery box were: Glittery brad embellishments, Ferrero Rocher chocolates, Loose glitter, Assorted fabric swatches, Assorted color craft feathers, and Chalkboard paint.
- I bought these red, patent leather, open-toed slingbacks at Goodwill for $1.50. They were in my size and in relatively good shape, so I thought they would be a good starting place for this challenge.
- I followed the directions on the bottle of paint, and set out to turn the red shoes black.
- This is what the shoes looked like after one coat of paint.
- You can see that after the second coat of paint, the shoes looked great. They have a matte black look to them and took the paint surprisingly well. I even bent the shoes around a bit, and the paint didn't crack at all.
- Next, I attacked the bottoms of the shoes. I painted decoupage medium onto the soles and heels of the shoes wherever it would be visible when standing.
- I shook the loose glitter onto the decoupage and let it dry. Then I covered it in a coat of clear sealant.
- After adding the sealant, I was able to run my fingers over the glitter without any of it coming off. And the sparkle is amazing!
- I wasn't sure whether the chocolates were meant just as a special treat or if I was actually supposed to use them in the project. To be on the safe side, I incorporated them into the shoe redo by decoupaging a bit of the gold foil wrapper onto the tip of the heels. It ended up looking really cool!
- I used the fabric swatches to reline the inside of the shoes. I just cut the material to size and glued it on with decoupage.
- To further "fancify" the shoes, I decided to add embellishments to the toe of each shoe. First I bent the prongs of the glitter brads back so they were flat.
- I spray painted four of the white feathers gold, cut them down to a manageable size, and hot glued them to the back of some of the glitter brads.
- Then I glued the embellishments to the toe of each shoe.
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Last night Dallas police called a press conference to warn the public about a serial rapist who has attacked seven women near Fair Park since June. This morning, an eighth victim came forward to say she was attacked on August 28.
Dallas police also say they have DNA from a possible suspect. Officials have asked for the analysis to be expedited.
In the meantime, Dallas city council member Dwaine Caraway, until recently the chair of the Dallas City Council's Public Safety Committee, wants to know why it took three months and seven assaults before police made it public.
"It didn't take but a couple of rapes in the north," he says, referring to rapes in Lake Highlands in February and March. Dallas police held a press conference on March 22, when it became clear the same suspect was responsible for three assaults and the neighborhood demanded answers.
"I was really taken aback to know this had taken so long for us to make this thing public," says Caraway. "I don't think a rape should wait to be defined as 'serial.' We'll wait till he does it three more times? I am not pleased with that at all. When a lady is assaulted in any matter, all alerts should go up, especially when it gets to two in the same area. These things were within blocks of each other. There should have been a dragnet team out. Not that they weren't on the lookout, but I think the public should have been warned, because we could have caught him. Forget trying to be careful and not scare him a way. Hell, seven people got raped. I am not pleased with that at all."
The Dallas Morning News' Tanya Eiserer has also confirmed that the department did not send out an email notification to the entire Southeast Patrol Division notifying officers of a potential serial rapist until Tuesday evening. That email contained a suspect description, as well as descriptions of vehicles.
"We were all unaware," said an officer assigned to southeast patrol who didn't want his name used because he feared retaliation. "It's weird now that we know that there were vehicle descriptions. That would have been nice to know."
The latest wave of assaults occurred in council member Carolyn Davis' district, and Sheffie Kadane is now chair of the Public Safety Committee. Caraway expects both to have questions at this morning's council briefing. And if they don't say something, he will.
"I'd like to see some immediate answers," says Caraway. "We have no choice. It's in Ms. Davis' district, so I am more than certain she's going to flip the script. I will follow their lead, but it certainly needs to be addressed."
At last night's press conference Maj. Jeff Cotner of the crimes against persons division said there wasn't a warning issued until September 3 because officers initially weren't sure the assaults were related.
"We had this gap, and we don't know, that's part of our investigation, is why we had this large gap of six weeks," Cotner said. "Since August 20th all the way through September 1st, we've had those five occurrences. Certainly you can see the trend there."
Update at 10:11 a.m. from Scott Goldstein: Council member Carolyn Davis, whose district includes South Dallas and Fair Park, said she has not yet been briefed on the case.
"That's a major concern for me at this point," Davis said in an interview. "I do have some concern, not letting me know what happened and it happening in my district … someone should have called me and told me what they were doing."
Davis said she is generally pleased with Dallas police leadership and the level of communication they have with her. She said her top priority is that police catch the suspect.


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In the 2010 NFL Draft, players like Ndamukong Suh and Eric Berry were drawing all the headlines as some of the best defensive prospects of recent history. With the 14th overall pick, the Seattle Seahawks did not have a shot at Suh or Berry, but they were still able to land a dominant player for their secondary.
The team selected free safety Earl Thomas out of the University of Texas. Though there were some concerns over Thomas' size (5-foot-10, 208 pounds) potentially limiting him in the NFL, the Seahawks could not have asked for more out of their selection. Through four NFL campaigns, Thomas has been named to three Pro Bowls and earned two first-team All-Pro selections. Still just 24 years old, it can be argued that Thomas is the game's premier safety in pass coverage.
On the heels of his fourth great season - which ended with a Super Bowl victory - Thomas has been rewarded by the Seahawks for his stellar play.
NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday that the two sides agreed to a monster contract extension. The deal is said to be a four-year, $40 million pact that will be tacked on to the $4.725 million that Thomas was already set to make in 2014.
Under the extension, Thomas will be the highest-paid safety in the NFL at $10 million per season, edging out Jairus Byrd's $9 million annual average with the New Orleans Saints.
The deal will keep Thomas in Seattle through the 2018 campaign when Thomas turns 29 at the end of the contract. Some great news for Thomas is that he should still be in his prime when his contract expires, which will allow him to land one more mega-deal before hanging up the cleats.
The Seahawks will now turn their attention to cornerback Richard Sherman, who is entering the final year of his rookie deal. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports has reported that the team is now "zeroing in" on a contract extension with Sherman that will make him the "highest paid cornerback in the game." The deal is expected to be worth something in the range of $10-12 million annually. Once Sherman's contract is extended, the Seahawks will have the heart of the Legion of Boom (Sherman, Thomas, and Kam Chancellor) locked up long-term, forcing the rest of the NFL to deal with a terrorizing secondary for years to come.


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A Daughter's BeautyCarolyn Castiglia
So I posted a picture on Facebook this morning that I took of myself last night while I was bored waiting for the train. I hadn't posted a picture of myself in a while, and in a social media culture that now demands at least three selfies a day, I figured it was time. (I mean, it's been almost two weeks! What if I look radically different or had some fun you don't know about?!) I took the picture specifically to showcase this cute t-shirt that says "Brooklyn" in a curly script. I'm covered in sweat in the photo, but that's okay. I was trying to create an artistic, summer heat wave kind of vibe.
When I feel moved to take a solo selfie, it's for one or two reasons. I either look great (have TV makeup on or something like that), feel great (just achieved something I'm proud of, had some kind of personal epiphany, experienced a random moment of joy) or both. And like everybody, I like to look good in photos. But I've found over the years that the photos I look best in are the ones I take with the intent to express something internal and translate it through the camera lens, not the ones trying to capture some kind of external beauty or even a moment in time.
It's somewhat gratifying to finally look good in photos, because I grew up an ugly duckling, or at least I felt that way in middle school. (I know. Everyone does.) Objectively you might say braces and a perm are not the best look for anyone, but I certainly wasn't the only girl in my grade suffering through that same lethal combo, and some of them still managed to be considered "pretty" even with kinky curls and fluorescent pink rubber bands surrounding the metal spikes on their teeth. Some of them had looks that conformed to societal beauty standards (tall, thin, blonde), and others just had enough self-esteem, popularity and/or money to buy the right clothes that helped them get away with it.
By the time I got into high school, ditched the braces and grew my hair out, I felt better about how I looked. But because I had never been praised for my looks by my peers, I hadn't learned to define my personality based on my appearance. I was aware of what I looked like, and I knew my looks had some power. I understood that my face, hair and body left me somewhere safely in the middle between pretty and ugly. I never tried to conform to the blonde beauty standard, but I was clean and well-groomed. I expressed myself with silver jewelry and brown lipstick like every other white, left-leaning 90's gal. I wasn't ugly, but I was brunette, and I did have big thighs, so I got called "dyke" a few times, a label I wore proudly. Thankfully that was pretty much the extent of the bullying I went through at school, because life at home was hard enough.
Unless you grew up with a certain type of narcissistic mother, you might not understand this, but my mother bullied me mercilessly. Not about my looks – they were the one thing that could earn me her praise – but about everything else. The lesson I learned from my childhood was that I couldn't do anything right, but that my mother thought I was beautiful. This was a contradictory message, of course, because when you teach a child that they are inherently flawed by constantly criticizing them, they'll never feel beautiful, no matter what you have to say about their appearance.
And that's why when I compliment my daughter, I compliment her not just on an array of things beyond her physical beauty (her behavior, her academic skills, her creativity, her humor), but I also make sure that she understands just how physical beauty is derived. Yes, to a certain extent physical beauty is out of our hands. We're given the genes we're given and we look the way we look. But what makes a person truly beautiful is the way their spirit shines through. My daughter is lucky – she's "pretty" in the ways I never will be. She's long and lean and has blonde-ish hair, and no one could deny that those attributes will make life easier for her in certain ways. But what makes my daughter truly beautiful is her essence. Her spirit. Her tenderness and her pluck. I never tell my daughter that she's pretty, because to me pretty doesn't matter. But her beauty touches me so deeply, I often cry just thinking about it.
I felt compelled to write this because still today my mother will take an inordinate amount of pride in my appearance, constantly complimenting me, suggesting that I've lost weight (I haven't really). "You look good, Carolyn," she'll say. "I wish I had a shirt like that." As I've come clean with my mom about the pain of my childhood, we've talked a bit about her narcissism and how she has always viewed me as an extension of herself, but she doesn't get it. What she knows is that if I look good, she looks good. "YOU LOOK LIKE A 100 LB 14 YEAR OLD TEENIE BOBBER IN THIS PICTURE. LOVE IT!," she wrote underneath the sweaty photo I took in my Brooklyn t-shirt, as if that's what I was going for. Yes, please, single adult males: please find me as attractive as a 100 pound 14-year-old girl. Guh. Why any grown woman should feel pressure to look like a 14-year-old skinny girl is beyond me. Women, we all agree we're not doing that, right? I mean, Forever 21 is one thing. Eternally 14? No thanks. Like Shakira's, my hips don't lie, and they are not going to fit into that mini from dELiA*s. I wish that my mother understood I'm not trying to look like a 100 pound 14-year-old. I'm trying to look like myself.
Don't get me wrong, I like looking youthful and I always appreciate a compliment, but the reason I finally look good in photos is because I finally feel beautiful on the inside. I'm no longer defined by that critical, confusing voice that told me my face was great but my insides were all wrong. I look beautiful, when I look beautiful, because my spirit is shining through. And when I look at my daughter and take in her beauty, I do sometimes see a reflection of myself, but never an extension of myself. I see the ways in which she looks like me: big, brown eyes, lovely cheeks. But I mostly see how precious she is, her beauty ranging from soft and sweet to funny and fierce. I see how much life she has inside her, a creative force all her own, and the energy of her childhood dreams. That is what makes her beautiful. That spirit that will move her through life, moving others along the way.
Follow Carolyn Castiglia on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.
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Qualcomm demonstrates its future display: 5.1-inch Mirasol 577ppi screen
0. phoneArena 22 May 2013, 02:56 posted on
The time of super high-resolution displays has already come with pixel density of over 440ppi on most high-end smartphones today…
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. Omar-BHR95 (Posts: 184; Member since: 23 Dec 2012)
12. Kurai (unregistered)
ithink 720p is enough . . . i'm not going to stick my eye near the display anyway
56. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
i need 1000ppi because my eyes work like microscope......bring it on....LOL
60. phil2n (Posts: 487; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
who raises these retard haters?.. every comment has a thumbs down. It must be rooming around here
13. atsamman (Posts: 74; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
2560 x 1440!!!!!
Now really what is the point of that
We've already said the human eye cant detect more than 300 ppi
26. bachir8k (Posts: 148; Member since: 25 Feb 2013)
I had the S3 with 308ppi and now i have the S4 with 441ppi, and i can notice the difference easily with a naked eye, but i am not sure if i will be able to do that between 441 and 577.
But anyway, i guess it will be ridiculous to push pixels density more, a 16x16 icon on a 5" 320x240 screen, will be large enough to be easily clickable, but on a 1920x1080, you need to scale that same icon six times in order to keep it clickable, same for text size.
33. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Since the GS3 and 4 uses different Pentile setups.....are you sure what you notice isnt that?
Cuz looking at my Droid X1 and Rezound....I couldnt tell the difference all that much. At normal viewing distances......maybe 1-2 inches from my face I could.....but thats not normal use for me.
55. icyrock1 (Posts: 307; Member since: 25 Mar 2013)
Mainly that's due to the subpixel count. The techology that Samsung used on there S3 had a lower subpixel (the little light switches that make up a pixel) count than that of competitors; hence some people saw edges of icons.
32. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
I think that you should watch this video:
"Japan Display develops world's heighest resolution LCD panel - 651ppi in a 3.2" display"
19. jsdechavez (Posts: 731; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
This is not about the ppi..
53. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Looks like 8 people don't like this? They live in the past, with last years or 2 years old Tech!
54. NexusKoolaid (Posts: 479; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
Regarding the new display technology - impressive. I'd like to see more.
Regarding the "pat ourselves on the back video" that gives a handful of execs their 15 minutes of fame - 2:26 of my time wasted.
61. shayan (Posts: 159; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
thats ridiculous!
I actually like mirasol displays I think they are the next big leap in screens.
but 577ppi?!? really?! thats waaay too much. I have very sharp eyes and I actuly can see pixels of HTC One. but I think even 320 ppi of iphone is enough! hech, I think my galaxy note ( original) is okay I guess.
this high ppi can do no good, it actuly lay a hell of a procces on gpu to calculate. wich leads to battery drain.
its only a marketing move...
2. taikucing (unregistered)
R.I.P amoled & retina display
5. 8logic (Posts: 148; Member since: 05 Mar 2012)
what if there no light source????? LMFAO
7. red_fox (unregistered)
You mean R.I.P battery?
21. TylerGrunter (Posts: 1522; Member since: 16 Feb 2012)
Power comsumption is precisely one of the good points for Mirasol
"It is also nearly 6 times more power efficient."
Please read before commenting.
57. 8logic (Posts: 148; Member since: 05 Mar 2012)
Because it works on reflection of outside light source, it'll never replace oled or lcd........
59. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Don't be so sure, what if that will be improved!?
3. darkskoliro (Posts: 1076; Member since: 07 May 2012)
Hahaha, guys you can keep talking about innovation between OEMs all you want, but this is real innovation that makes an impact.
20. jsdechavez (Posts: 731; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
They can argue about ppi all they want. PPI's could go high as they want. The real deal here is the display tech. With device screens getting bigger, LCD and OLED efficiency may not get any better. This could be the answer to that. Also, the answer to Samsung's monopoly on AMOLED.
41. sniper1087 (Posts: 508; Member since: 31 Dec 2011)
Also consider color saturation, ppi is ok for resolution but having the right color temperature is important, consider the Xperia z while good res colors dont look right, as well as no viewing angles.
48. squallz506 (banned) (Posts: 1075; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
Software can change color warmth...
I use an application on my work computer to adjust color temperature based on light levels and the degree of my hangover.
51. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
I agree, you can use software for calibration and so on, but for example talking about OLED, if diode is physically unable to reproduce certain color temperature then you can use any software you want it won't help.
4. OpTiMuS_BlAcK (Posts: 418; Member since: 04 May 2012)
It's awesome but too much overkill. We still need more power from the mobile GPUs.
Even full-fledged discrete graphics cards on PCs struggle on that resolution.
9. WHoyton1 (Posts: 1635; Member since: 21 Feb 2013)
E-ink!!! Hahaha enjoy your future kindle!
8. WHoyton1 (Posts: 1635; Member since: 21 Feb 2013)
That's amazing but really if the naked eye can't see the difference between 400ppi and 450ppi say, then how will this help except add extra cost...? Correct me if I'm wrong....
14. WHoyton1 (Posts: 1635; Member since: 21 Feb 2013)
Who the hell feels the need to thumb down every comment on this post i mean look....
10. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
This will prove a good display in book readers. Not in media devices though.
11. WHoyton1 (Posts: 1635; Member since: 21 Feb 2013)
Now there you have a point! In book readers you actually need the extra ppi
15. Retro-touch (Posts: 273; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
what kind of books are you reading that you need 577 ppi, 441 is already more than you can discern????
22. TylerGrunter (Posts: 1522; Member since: 16 Feb 2012)
In ebook readers you have from 150 to 200 ppi at most... Nowhere near 441.
30. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
My whole point was about low energy consumption and lower color reproduction ability. I was not at all referring to ppi. Still my fault for not mentioning it I guess ~
42. TylerGrunter (Posts: 1522; Member since: 16 Feb 2012)
I know, I was answering Retro-touch, who seems to think that screens an ebook reader has 441 ppi, when they are not very sharp actually.
So for ebook readers you still have room for improvement there.
16. Credo (Posts: 748; Member since: 19 Apr 2012)
768 is enough, but this is really amazing, impresses me!
17. anGel_pLayer (Posts: 54; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
Well, if companies would develop 5000mah batteries at the same physical size as of today batteries, that would be great... But hey, improving a display is good but the battery department is getting left behind...
18. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
An example of overkill at its best
23. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
I can already hear how those weepy boys&girls born in 90's starting to cry over 720 and 1080p screens that they are already not enough.
More ppi=more battery nedeed unless it's a really something new&grondbreaking.
Why manufacturers don't focus on batteries which have become crucial given stronger cpus and bigger screens resolutions?
27. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Amazing but no thank you, my eyes will be burning like hell if I use it the whole day!
720p is already enough.
34. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
"720p is already enough."
So you think that view 8 or 12 MP pictures or watching 1080p videos on 720p resolution screen is more proper way than to do that on 1080p screen?
36. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Dude, what I mean is that 720p is already enough for our eyes (1080p is okay), and my eyes will be burning like hell if I use this 577ppi screen phone for the whole day.
I didn't say 1080p is unacceptable, I love 1080p!
40. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
"...and my eyes will be burning like hell if I use this 577ppi screen phone for the whole day."
From where did you get such nonsense? :D
44. McLTE (Posts: 821; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Exactly.. how is a higher resolution display going to make your eyes burn?
If anything, higher res displays are easier on your eyes as things look more natural and smooth. Should be less strain on your eyes, not more.
47. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
"From where did you get such nonsense? :D"
The higher ppi, the more sharper and brighter screen right?
But don't you think that 577ppi is just too much? I know this is INNOVATION but this is just too much! If you know what I mean.
49. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Not necessarily brighter.
Also watch this video:
50. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
651ppi?! Bravo Japan Display!
43. marbovo (Posts: 658; Member since: 16 May 2013)
Whatahell ppi is related to your burning eyes???
52. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Well what's wrong having ultimate screen on a phone? Stop complaining everyone! Games, photos, pictures, text, will be looking razor sharp! Every detail will be life like!
So enjoy tech.
28. ncarlosmiguel (Posts: 206; Member since: 14 May 2013)
LOL look at all the thumb downs.
29. darkskoliro (Posts: 1076; Member since: 07 May 2012)
seems to be a recent trend on phonearena
31. spiderpig2894 (Posts: 588; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)
Yup. What happened to people nowadays? And BTW, this is INNOVATION! Except for the high pixel count. The true innovation is where the display uses natural light to light up the display making it power efficient but the next thing for them to work on is when using it at dark place.
35. ajac09 (Posts: 1481; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
who cares .. why? because if I cant buy it then it dont matter!! Come on qualcom sell it to htc samsung and others !
37. skyguy7567 (Posts: 148; Member since: 17 Nov 2012)
I can't even see the slightest bit of a square in my XZ's screen. What's the point of making a 500+ ppi screen? To drain more battery? Then is this called HHHHHD?
38. Yodaa (Posts: 21; Member since: 22 May 2013)
Save the universe, I must. Defeat the dark side we must
39. medicci37 (Posts: 1276; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
Colors don't look so good. I'm more interested in the igzo displays right now
45. McLTE (Posts: 821; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
I think I'd pass on this screen, for a phone anyway.
The lack of blacks will cause HUGE problems when trying to use it for movies/games.
46. tokuzumi (Posts: 961; Member since: 27 Aug 2009)
The pixel density wars are almost ridiculous. You aren't going to read zoomed out text on a 5" screen. You are going to zoom in. I guess it's cool to brag about your screen resolution, but in real world applications, it doesn't have a lot of use. My 47" 1080P screen looks just fine, thank you very much.


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I rarely use Olive oil. I certainly don't sell it in our Ahia. Why? Because there are so very many fakes in the market. For years I have heard about the crime fueled olive oil industry. Most of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil we get in supermarkets, markets e.t.c is actually not Olive Oil, much less virgin or extra virgin.
If you want to find out more about this, I have plenty of links for your reading pleasure.
I would advice that you start with these easy to read illustrated slides by Nicholas Blechman.
You will find short information on the racket that is the Olive Oil industry here. For example, did you know that In 2007 it was reported that only 4 percent of olive oil leaving Italy was pure Italian Olive Oil? Even the ones that have MADE in ITALY stamped on them. Even those that have those cute Italian Flags on them.
Only a few brands have been singled out as being the real deal by Tom Mueller who is considered an Olive Oil expert. You can check out the list here.
Another oil I would really like to get into is most of the Jojoba oil sold in Nigeria. Another day…
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Lord, what's a lady looking to eat healthy to do. All this mislabelling, harmful ingredients in food, I'll just stick to palm oil and coconut oil.
Thanks so much for this informative post ; all this time I've been using the wrong thing 🙁
Loving your site! Just came across your site last night while looking for shea butter recipes.
I'm Nigerian and I know how our people hate anything made in Nigeria or on the continent. Reading this alone should convince people to stop paying too much attention to marketing and labels. I buy my olive oil from Costco because it's cheaper and Costco has good products. If I see OO from Morocco, Spain, Tunisia – I'll be all over it. In fact, I think Costco has a Mediterranean OO blend.
I knew that!
Hi, I follow you on twiiter and I clicked on your blog link. I use Galilee virgin Olive oil from Israel. Is this an original product?
Please where is your store located if you have one! Would love love love to come by!
This is very sad to hear, especially for formulators like us. As for the Jojoba oil, I am really interested in the post you are going to do about it.
Please Natural Nigerian, permit me to go off topic a bit. I've just finished reading all your blog posts from start to finish. 44 pages. With my phone. Started about a week ago lol. Even though I discovered your blog in the last quarter of last year. I can fully say u r my natural living inspiration lol. I'm relaxed but will BC in a few days. Anyway onto my question. What do think about using baking powder as a deodorant? Commercial deodorants/antiperpirants give me lumps in my armpit. For a long time now. Just noticed it was caused by antiperspirants. Slow me I know lol. Went on d web for a natural remedy. So now I swab with ACV, rinse off, bathe with dudu osun and dust baking soda on armpits. For a few days now. No lumps n I pretty much stay dry n odour free till d end of d day. What do u think? Sorry for d long post lol
I'm asking you based on your credentials as a natural chemist 😀 Cause I think I feel a lump coming on but I'm thinking it's left over from my antiperspirant days. I got tired of treating with antibiotics 'cause they didn't work. Think my body grew immune to them. So I pretty much left d lumps to their own devices. Painful tho. So I used painkillers. Ok ok. I'll stop here 🙂
Thank you very much for replying. Lool kpele about your bumps. Lemons eh? Actually saw those online too. But not so easy to acquire. Nevertheless I'll try n get some. Anything but going back to lump-inducing antiperspirants. And lemons supposedly have to lighten dark underams over time. Win win!
Thank you very much for replying. Lool kpele about your bumps. Lemons eh? Actually saw those online too. But not so easy to acquire. Nevertheless I'll try n get some. Anything but going back to lump-inducing antiperspirants. And lemons supposedly have the ability to lighten dark underams over time. Win win!
I just found out abt fake EV olive oil too. I wanted to buy EV olive oil abt 3 weeks ago. nd d seller gave me a different bottle exactly. She was like dis is EV olive oil. We just have not sticked d extra virgin olive oil label on it.. Cos it was just delivered. I felt bad nd worse wen I realized I'v bin using a wrong oil.
How can one buy the real olive oil and castor oil please, I don't see anything in the ahia please
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Jeannine LeJeune is the online editor for The Crowley Post-Signal.
The Rotary Club of Crowley met Tuesday for what was its final meeting of 2013 and heard from a new author as the guest speaker.
While being published for the first time recently, Leif Pedersen's writing history dates back 16 years to when his son was 2 years old.
It was then that Pedersen wanted to leave his son something, knowing well that his son may not want to follow his father's footsteps into big band music, which Pedersen still performs, or the Marines.
So, some 16 years ago, Pedersen sat down and wrote "The Missing Chord," a book that harkens back to his mother's Cajun heritage and his own love of music.
It, however, was only recently that Pedersen found the right publisher that believed in the book as much as he did. So much so, in fact, that "The Missing Chord" is now set to be a part of a book series – "The Adventures of The Swamp Kids."
The Adventures of the Swamp Kids series details the adventures of the three central characters, Pierre a Le Gator, TuTu the turtle and Mon Cher the pretty raccoon. The books are designed to both impart valuable knowledge and shape a child's moral sensibilities.
The books not only feature the story's moral, but a "lagniappe lesson" from a special guest contributor. The first lagniappe lesson comes from Doug Kershaw.
As a singer, Pedersen was used to writing in rhyme, so when he was asked to begin working on more books for the series, he did so and turned out seven more that are waiting to be published if the first book does well. And, so far so good on that front, as in about six weeks time, "The Missing Chord" has seen about 1,000 copies sold in the Lake Charles and Slidell area.
"The Missing Chord," as well as other books in The Adventures of the Swamp Kids series, also features the illustrations of Tim Banfell.
Pedersen told the Rotarians how in his follow-up books, two more main characters will be introduced.
He then read the first book for the Rotarians, and with time permitting, he gave the first reading of what he plans to be the second book in the series, "Play Ball!"
And, for proof that his stories have already come full circle, "Play Ball!" would come out in the spring, just in time for baseball season. Also, Pedersen's son, now a senior in high school, plays baseball for Northshore High School in Slidell.
According to the website for the series, http://www.theswampkids.com/, other books in the series will include "A Spectacle to Behold," "A Dog Named Cat," "A Recipe for Change" and "The Punk Skunk."
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Azerbaijan is more than 8,000 miles away from the islands. This small country was once part of the Soviet Union deep in the Caucus Mountains and right up against the Caspian Sea. It's also pretty wealthy with oil resources and its government has plenty of spending money. In other words, it's safe to presume that most folks here don't think about Azerbaijan all that much.
So why did two of our legislators take an Azerbaijani holiday last summer? A few weeks ago, Civil Beat, an online news organization in Honolulu, broke the story about how Reps. Rida Cabanilla and Mark Takai traveled to the distant country on a tour paid for by that government. The price tag? $8,000.
Reporters came across the summer trip after spotting it among the representatives' disclosure statements filed with the Hawaii Ethics Commission. Cabanilla and Takai said that they went to Azerbaijan to attend a convention sponsored by oil companies and find opportunities to promote Hawaii.
Cabanilla explained to reporters that Azerbaijani lobbyists promoted the trip to improve relations with the United States. Cabanilla apparently told Civil Beat that as a retired U.S. Army officer, she feels it is important to foster a good relationship with Azerbaijan because of its resources and its strategic place between the East and West.
The trip has got me thinking. A good relationship between the United States and the former Soviet republic may be a positive diplomatic step, but does that mean our state legislators ought to get involved?
And what about an oil-company-sponsored holiday? Is that an ethical problem? No way, says Takai. Civil Beat reported that Takai explained to its reporters that at the time of the trip, the Hawaii Legislature had not addressed any relevant issues that directly would benefit Azerbaijan so there was no ethical problem in going on the trip.
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But that may not be the case for the future. Takai and Cabanilla introduced in the House this session two resolutions addressing a very touchy subject in that part of the world.
House Resolution 13 states a number of facts that you would not expect to find floating around our Legislature. It addresses an armed conflict that broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia as the Soviet Union collapsed. The countries have been locked in a territorial dispute for some time.
According to the resolution, the town of Khojaly in Azerbaijan was the site of a massacre on Feb. 25 and 26, 1992. The resolution states that 600 men, women and children were killed there, and thousands were wounded and captured by Armenian and Russian forces. The resolution marks the 22nd anniversary of the "Khojaly tragedy." The other resolution urges the United States to strengthen ties to Azerbaijan in coming up with some kind of settlement with Armenia over this disputed region.
The factual claims in the resolutions have been hotly disputed by our local Armenian-American community and the greater Armenian population. The strange resolutions were defeated when subcommittees shelved them indefinitely. The local Armenian community has declared it a victory.
But the question remains: Why do it?
Why would these legislators come back from an all-expenses trip to an exotic country and then officially stake out controversial positions that at best have a tenuous nexus to our islands?
Also, Takai doesn't seem to have a problem with taking sides. Last year he, along with other American legislators, signed off on a birthday note to the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. Takai congratulated Aliyev for his efforts to reduce crime within the country and promote allegiances abroad.
Aliyev has been criticized by many diplomats and those who follow international relations as an autocrat. After taking office in 2003, he eliminated term limits for himself from the constitution. He's been accused of running a corrupt government, clamping down on a free press and rigging elections. The infamous WikiLeaks website released a cache of diplomatic cables in 2012 that compare him to a mafia crime boss. Surely, Takai was aware of this before congratulating him on reducing crime in his country eight time zones away, right?
Takai hasn't talked about the birthday note recently, but perhaps his views on foreign policy will be examined soon. After all, he is among the seven candidates running for Congress in the 1st District. What exactly does Takai think about Azerbaijan?
There surely must be other places our legislators can visit without causing all of this heat. Honolulu and the Azerbaijani capital city of Baku may have been sister cities since 1988, but then again, Honolulu has 22 "sisters," including far-off cities in Kenya, Morocco, Venezuela and France. Perhaps legislators should promote Hawaii in places with less controversy. I hear France is nice.


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SHEPHERDSTOWN - Morgan County fiddle aficionado Joe Herrmann and a number of renowned musicians teach and play this weekend at the Upper Potomac Dulcimer Fest Spring Music Weekend. He and others will be sharing their expertise with students during workshops, and the public on Saturday.
He'll be fresh and raring to go after a tour of Canada and reunion with former Critton Hollow String Band member Pete Gordon during a special concert on Saturday in Hancock, Md.
Herrmann is coordinating classes with hammered dulcimer player and teacher Ken Kolodner.
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Joe Herrmann will perform with the Critton Hollow String Band — which also includes Joe Fallon, Samantha Herrmann and Pete Gordon — during the Upper Potomac Dulcimer Spring Music Weekend.
"We'll be teaching songs together to students that they can play on fiddle and dulcimer," said Herrmann. "I get a variety of skill levels at these workshops, so I work it out depending on the students."
On Friday, Herrmann and Kolodner will focus dulcimer students on chord patterns and backup techniques to the fiddle or other melody instruments. Fiddle students will work on bowing, cross-tuning and other oddities from the old-time traditional music genre. Other instruments are welcomed.
On Saturday and Sunday, the two teachers will have their own classes. Herrmann will continue with advanced beginning old-time fiddle; and Kolodner will work with students on advanced beginning old-time dulcimer.
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What: Upper Potomac Dulcimer Festival
When: Friday-Sunday at Shepherd University. Public Showcase Concert Saturday 8 p.m.
Where: Concert at Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church
Concert Tickets: $18 adults; $15 senior; $12 SMAD members; $8 children/students; Free Shepherd students with Rambler ID
Information: 304-263-2531 or updf@ earthlink.net
Those students should be able to learn a lot. Herrmann has been making music for more than 45 years. For about 38 years, he has been a member of Critton Hollow String Band, which he formed with his wife, Samantha, in 1975. He has toured internationally and recorded several albums, the most recent of which is 2009's "Gather Around."
He said "Gather Around" is in the same basic old-time genre, but he experimented with different sounds.
"It's a different kind of concept as far as arrangements," he continued. "Normally, I do everything with Critton Hollow. This does include them and is similar in sound. But I added horns - trumpet, trombone - on three or four cuts. We also included a fella on dobro."
Herrmann begin his musical career playing traditional Appalachian music. He got into music in the '60s, enjoying the folk revolution and artists like Pete Seeger. Seeger was influential. Herrmann started at 12 or 13 with a five-string banjo he got at a pawn shop.
He may have picked up the banjo partly to accompany his older brother and his friends, who played guitar and banjo. But it didn't take long for him to get on the wave of incredible folk music of the '60s, as he puts it.
He said then, everybody was getting together to play. And there were many places to play. Those hootenannies may have been in someone's backyard or just about anyplace.
He desired to get away from the city of Baltimore and to a more rural lifestyle. In 1974, he sold all his electric guitars and amplifiers, and he and his wife Sam moved to Paw Paw, W.Va., with his Yamaha acoustic guitar. By coincidence, he said, he began discovering the old time music, discovered the fiddle, and rediscovered the banjo. In 1975, he and his wife formed Critton Hollow String Band.
Also teaching and performing this weekend is Jeanean Martin, who will teach hammered dulcimer basics to beginners. She is a multi-talented musician known for an energetic upbeat dance rhythms and sensitive interpretations of melodies on hammered dulcimer. She performs Irish, old-time, and 18th century colonial music with the Martin Family Band at Mount Vernon and festivals.
Randy Marchany plays with the award-winning Virginia group No Strings Attached. The band has numerous recordings and plays mostly original music that has a traditional base but draws on jazz and swing.
He teaches advanced hammered dulcimer this weekend, working with classical, Jazz, Celtic and other tunes.
Bill Spence was among the first to champion the dulcimer during its revival in the 1970s. He recorded "The Hammered Dulcimer" in his living room in 1973 with Fennig's All Star String Band (with fellow UPDF teacher George Wilson on fiddle). His repertoire includes New England, Quebecois, Cape Breton, Irish, Scottish and Scandinavian music.
George Wilson is a multi-instrumentalist and singer. His expertise includes a wide variety of traditional and folk styles As a fiddler, he has over 500 tunes for dancing and listening.
Spence and Wilson will teach New England music for advanced beginners this Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, they will teach New England hammered dulcimer (Spence) or fiddle (Wilson).
Hermann, Kolodner, Spence, and Wilson will perform in a public concert Saturday night at Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church.
What: Upper Potomac Dulcimer Festival
When: Friday-Sunday at Shepherd University. Public Showcase Concert Saturday 8 p.m.
Where: Concert at Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church
Concert Tickets: $18 adults; $15 senior; $12 SMAD members; $8 children/students; Free Shepherd students with Rambler ID
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Bothell Police Station holds grand opening
BOTHELL - The city of Bothell invites the community to the grand opening of its police station at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, at 18410 101st Avenue NE in Bothell. A special celebration will begin with an "un-cuffing" ceremony, public tours and refreshments.
Festivities continue until 2 p.m. with free face painting, giveaways, entertainment and more events for the whole family.
"It's an exciting time for our city," said City Manager Jim Thompson. "This day would not be possible without our citizens, council and staff, and for that, this day is dedicated to our community."
The new 36,200-square-foot Bothell Police Station includes holding cells, community meeting room, emergency operations center, 9-1-1 communications center and a 3,000-square-foot storage structure for evidence, equipment and supplies. A former bank building on the site was renovated and will house the City Council Chambers and Municipal Court, scheduled to open in late spring.
Bothell voters approved a $9.7 million bond measure to finance the project. The balance of the approximately $11.7 million cost will be paid by interest accrued on the bond, plus General Fund and first-quarter Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) revenues.
In 1987, the police department moved into leased office space at the North Creek Business Park. Prior to that, the department was housed in an old post office building, formerly located where the new Public Safety Facility stands. The city had condemned the post office building after discovering its foundation was collapsing.


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It's a tradition as American as apple pie - Super Bowl Sunday, when sports fans gather to eat, drink and cheer for their favorite team.
"It's such a big part of our culture - people together watching the game, enjoying themselves," Chris Pelletier said.
Pelletier was one of several football fans at the American Legion Post 617 Super Bowl Loser's Party Sunday in South Williamsport.
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Despite having a "Loser's Party," Dottie McCarty, left; Sue Murphy, center; and Barb Moodie, above, all of Williamsport, enjoy the Super Bowl at American Legion Post 617 in South Williamsport Sunday night.
"We called it a 'loser's party' because none of our teams won," Art Shoemaker said.
One of many wearing a Steelers T-shirt, Shoemaker thought the Seahawks would win because of the prediction of a certain monkey.
"There's an orangutan who has been right nine years in a row. He picked the Seahawks," Shoemaker said.
A manatee in Florida that makes Super Bowl predictions also picked the Seahawks, according to Shoemaker.
"Animals can't be all wrong," he said.
A group of women at the end of the bar talked about animals, too - but for different reasons.
"Earlier today I got into watching the Kitty Bowl on the Hallmark channel," Dottie McCarty, member of the American Legion, said.
The Kitten Bowl featured cats fighting over catnip-filled footballs
and tailgating with miniature grills.
"I tried to turn the Puppy Bowl on here but the guys switched it off," McCarty said, laughing.
Like McCarty, many females expressed indifference to the big game. Most watched football because their boyfriends did.
"I'm not really a sports fan. I know what's going on but not the details," Kaitlyn Murray, patron at Kimball's Pub, said, adding that she liked the shade of the Seahawks' green team color.
Murray's boyfriend, John Netter, an Eagles fan, decided to support the Broncos after learning where linebacker Steven Johnson grew up.
"He's from my hometown of Media," Netter said.
Despite being a college sports bar, Kimball's Pub wasn't very busy Sunday evening.
"This is one day when college kids are sitting in their dorm rooms or apartments watching the game with friends," owner Brian Tager, a Redskins fan, said.
Kimball's does, however, fill more to-go orders than usual on Super Bowl Sunday.
"We do a lot of take-out. Wings on Super Bowl is like Guinness on St. Patrick's Day," Tager said.
Tager, who for the past 12 years has spent every Super Bowl Sunday working in the kitchen of his pub, said he'd prefer to be sitting on his living room couch.
"Like most people, I'd rather watch the Super Bowl in the comfort of my own home," Tager said.
No local people identified the Seahawks or the Broncos as being their favorite team. Most only rooted for a Super Bowl team because their favorite team had lost.
"My team is the Eagles and they didn't make it. Neither did the Steelers. So after that, if I had to pick a team to win, it would be the Broncos because my girlfriend loves Peyton Manning," American Legion member Justin Shoemaker said.
Besides football, Justin Shoemaker had something else to be excited about last night.
"I'm going to be a father!" he said.
On Saturday night, his girlfriend, Leslie Shoemaker, learned she was pregnant.
"I'm ecstatic, filled with joy. I don't know how to express all these happy feelings," Justin Shoemaker said.
A golden opportunity to spend time with loved ones, the biggest day in football unites the whole nation.
"I really don't care who wins," American Legion member Sue Murphy said. "I'm just here to spend time with friends."


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- Brand: Volcom
- Color: Yellow
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Volcom Down To The Wire Knot Back Tank Top - Women'sReg: $26.95 On Sale: $16.95
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