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As Hughesville coach Casey Waller addressed his players in left field following a 15-6 loss to South Williamsport last month, those standing near home easily could hear him. Saying he was unhappy would be an understatement.
The players were disappointed, too, and the team's mood reflected that day's cold, dreary weather. After entering the season with high expectations, Hughesville was 5-6 and its playoff hopes were in jeopardy. The season was teetering on the brink.
Since then Hughesville has lifted itself from its lowest point and has lost just once in 11 games and blanked Athens and South Williamsport, 1-0 and 4-0, respectively in last week's District 4 Class AA tournament. A season that once seemed lost has become so much more. It suddenly has a chance to become historic.
Hughesville (15-7) has tied the program record for wins and can become the first in program history to reach the state tournament if it wins Tuesday's district semifinal at Bowman Field against Southern Columbia.
"My senior year, that's all I could ask for, especially to be back at Bowman. I was there my freshman year and it'll be pretty cool to get back on there as a senior," first baseman Jason Stroup said after driving in three runs against South. "We just have to keep chugging. Hughesville has never made it to states and this is the second time we've been to Bowman. It's pretty special."
Justin Lambert and Sadiq Burkholder threw brilliant two-hit shutouts last week and have won nine games during Hughesville's turnaround. Still, it has not been a two-man show and that was apparent Friday at South. Playing a team that had outscored it 39-6 in three previous games, Hughesville excelled in all facets, played an error-less game and pounced on nearly every opportunity it created.
It took longer than they had hoped, but the Spartans are performing like they team they knew they were all along.
"We've been really coming around as a team right now," Stroup said. "Our pitchers are doing what they need to do and our hitting is coming around little by little. This (South) game we really pieced it together. It seems like everything came together. It was awesome."
"At that point we knew if we didn't start winning we weren't going to make it to the playoffs and we didn't want our season to be over early so we all buckled down as a team and the focus came back," Burkholder said. "We started grinding away every day."
Hughesville has shut out three good teams during this run and sparked it with a doubleheader sweep of playoff qualifier Central Columbia. It has won close games, big games and blowouts. The bottom line is they have won and everyone has had a hand in it. A team that was 1-4 at one point came together instead of breaking.
Stroup delivered three two-out RBIs against South, Brady Kimble had three hits and Tyler Mitcheltree scored twice. In that initial pivotal Central win, it was players like Jeremiah McCarty and Christian Fish combining for four hits in an eight-inning thriller. Knevin Gouldner hit a walk-off double in a 1-0 win over Danville and Zach Fry had a key double in a 4-1 win at Muncy.
Hughesville has reached the district's Final 4 the hard way, but it is there. Adversity has made it stronger. Some of the best teams over the last decade have overcome multiple obstacles to flourish, and now Hughesville is trying to follow a similar path.
Waller and all his players are still yelling these days. Now they are doing so in unison as a pumped up, motivated team.
"We're starting to peak at the right time and I hope we can finish this thing," Waller said. "These guys have never won districts at Hughesville before so that ought to be enough motivation. We shouldn't have to say anything to motivate these guys. We get to play at Bowman and we're going one at a time but ultimately our goal is to win a district championship for Hughesville and hopefully make a run at states."
After reaching last year's Class A state final, Montgomery entered 2013 a marked team. The Red Raiders returned a strong core from that record-setting team and expectations were high. Early on, those expectations seemed to be wearing on the Raiders who started 8-7 and seemed to be fading.
At that point, coach Tom Persing went back to an approach that worked so well last year. Forget the record, the opponents and the expectations. It was time to have fun again.
Persing even knew the right place for his players to rediscover what makes the game great.
"I told them I'd have them to go to my son's T-ball game if we had to and have everybody run around and jump on the ball in the infield," Persing said. "That's why you play it. It's a fun game and you play for the love of the game."
Montgomery has not lost since. The Raiders (14-7) are back in the district final for a third consecutive year, breaking another program record.
Montgomery earned a spot in Friday's final against Canton after Alex Worthington threw a five-hitter in Saturday's 5-1 semifinal win over Sullivan County. No matter the situation, Montgomery appeared relaxed. Players have learned over the last two years that these are not the pressure games.
These are the fun ones. Better to enjoy them than worry.
"The whole thing is to have fun. You have to fun out there," Worthington said. "We understand we have a big target on our back this year, but we don't let it get to us. We kept telling ourselves in practice, have fun and play sandlot baseball. We're just out here having a good time and we seniors don't want to stop."
Montgomery has won six straight, beating some outstanding teams during that time, including District 4 Class AA semifinalist Southern Columbia and HAC-III champion Bloomsburg. Saturday it handed Sullivan just its second loss in 18 games. Following an 0-3 start, Sullivan lost only to Montgomery over the final two months.
"I told them we pressed a little bit because we had a lot to live up to at the beginning with us being the state runner-up," Persing said. "We got together and decided that's not it. We're going to go back to having fun and it's worked."
Canton appeared to suffer a huge blow in the first inning Saturday against Muncy when lead-off hitter Emmett Watson was hit on the wrist by a pitch and was unable to keep playing. Watson is hitting .468, has driven in 24 runs and can play several positions in the infield and outfield. His absence left an offensive void and had Canton changing positions on the fly.
Still, the Warriors thrived and made no errors in defeating Muncy, 2-1, in an eight-inning district semifinal thriller. Garrett Wesneski and Chase Pepper combined on a two-hitter, third baseman Tanner Machmer threw out a runner trying to score the go-ahead run, and catcher Travis Butcher threw out another runner trying to steal.
The Warriors (19-2) are having one of the best seasons in program history, but Saturday's win was more about its toughness than its overall ability.
"Watson has been clutch all year and he gets hurt the first at-bat of the game and we had younger kids come in who haven't played much varsity all year and step up," said Wesneski, who hit a walk-off double. "I haven't been on a team like this ever since I played baseball. We've gotten to the finals before but nobody puts anyone down. We're always building each other up and I think that's a big factor to how we've been playing all year and hopefully it carries on."
Canton is playing in its fourth final in five years. The Warriors have had some outstanding teams over the years, but this one can carve out its own niche if it becomes the program's first district champion. Montgomery ended that dream a year ago, beating Canton, 4-0, in the final.
Wednesday, Canton gets another shot.
"I told myself and all my teammates I don't even want Sullivan. I'd rather play Montgomery," Wesneski said. "We have to pick it up. I know Alex pretty well and he's a good player so we have to come prepared."
Jersey Shore earned its third consecutive District 4 Class AAA final appearance Saturday, blanking Shamokin, 2-0. The Bulldogs are going for a third consecutive championship and meet HAC-I rival Midd-West. It will be the fifth time in eight seasons Jersey Shore (16-3) is playing in a district final, another reminder of how it has become one of District 4's premier programs.
"It's unbelievable. It (three straight championship appearances) has never happened here," said center fielder Boone Costa, who helped make the game's most pivotal play Saturday. "It's a great feeling. I'm glad I'm playing for this team."
"We like to keep the tradition going and we know we're a good ball club," said pitcher Travis Eiswerth after earning his second save.
Jersey Shore needed to win only one game the past two seasons to capture the championship. The Bulldogs shut out both Selinsgrove and Milton in those games but were held to eight combined hits. Having to go through Shamokin to reach Wednesday's final could be a blessing.
Instead of looking at a 13-day layoff, Jersey Shore came through in a high-stakes game. It also grew accustomed to playing at Bowman Field and knows what to expect from the field Wednesday.
"Every team is different but based on the history in those games we don't have many hits. We won all three but I can't say no to that (a semifinal game)," Jersey Shore coach Matt O'Brien said. "Just to get the kids in a bigger environment and to get that one win under our belt was important."
Montoursville pitchers Andrew Null and Pierce Ranck showed why they are two of the best around last week, throwing complete-game gems as the Warriors beat Central Columbia and Wellsboro, 5-3 and 2-0, respectively. The Warriors (16-4) earned a spot in Tuesday's District 4 Class AA semifinals against rival Loyalsock as Null and Ranck allowed just 11 combined hits.
Behind the scenes and behind the mask, though, was someone just as vital to the pitching success. Catcher Cameron Ott calls most of Montoursville's games. In a day and age when many of the major Division I colleges do not have catchers that call pitches, Ott is handling the staff like a professional. The junior is physically gifted, but is proving just as valuable with his mind.
"You even watch the ACC game of week and see guys looking down at their wrist calling one pitch and going. There's no shaking the coach off," Montoursville coach Travis Wurster said. "I think it's a little easier to learn the game back there this way. If you call a curveball and it gets hit to the left-center gap it's on you for calling it or the pitcher, it's not on the coach. It gives them a little more responsibility and a little more accountability."
Ott missed last season with a shoulder injury and his return has been a huge key to Montoursville's success. He works especially well with Ranck and Null, but also has helped young pitchers like freshman Dylan Fontenot thrive. He is basically a coach on the field.
Pitching coach Mike Frederick comes up with the game plan before each game and goes over it with Ott who processes the information like a computer. Frederick will call some pitches, but Wurster estimates Ott does it 75 percent of the time. A five-tool player, Ott is receiving collegiate interest. Once his playing days are over, do not be surprised if he makes quite a coach.
"It's definitely going to help him learn the game so much more doing that," Wurster said. "If he calls a bad pitch he knows that and he's accountable for himself and he will say, 'it's my fault,' and get it the next time."


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You will understand once you see the movie..
Back to your question..
Why would it matter if there are some emo people on this website..
no im suposed to see it on friday
You will understand once you see the movie..
Back to your question..
Why would it matter if there are some emo people on this website..
dont no just wondering but i had a thought
if a fat person was emo and cut himself would lard come out?
Stupid question...
Originally Posted by iforgetpaswerds
youve been waiting to say that for a long time havent you?
and yet it still wasnt funny, and the emo grass thing, thats also way old.
and yes, this thread is pointless and nobody would admit it even if they were emo.
Please spell correctly, jeez and I'm 12.Originally Posted by iforgetpaswerds
I'm not......
I know a guy who is.........Evil Spiderman.
^Thanks Monsteroids^
Originally Posted by Syntax
LMAO! YEAHH, i saw the movie.. it was AWESOME. anyway..
[and no im not a cutter/emo]
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I only hate the Emos that cut themselves....
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Its like Emos are taking over the world though
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Eva Longoria says she's a naturally cheerful person, but her sense of optimism comes directly from her family.
"I've learned there's no better medicine than laughing," says the Desperate Housewives star, who opens up about her family to Parade magazine.
"(My sister) Liza is mentally challenged. She was my hero growing up," she says. "It was a blessing to watch her overcome every obstacle – tying
her shoes, putting on a shirt, getting out the front door. And yet she still
had a job and would come home on the bus by herself and help with dinner.
You could only imagine the hurdles she encountered every minute of the day."
In fact she says her sister helped her career in some ways. "Liza was a role
model to get me ready for life in Hollywood," says Longoria. "You don't take
health for granted. You don't take life for granted. It seems so
insignificant to go, 'Darn it, I didn't get that movie role,' or, 'Darn it,
so-and-so is wearing the same dress as me to the Emmys.' "
And having a supportive mother also helped Longoria learn to follow her
heart. "My mother is the most non-judgmental person in the world. When I
said, 'I'm going to L.A. to be an actress,' she told me, 'All right. I hope
that makes you happy.' "
Longoria say's she's as happy as she's ever been. "I love my husband with
all my heart," she says of Tony Parker. "I love my family. And I love my
girlfriends. And I live my job. And I love my dogs. I love life, in
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Before you host a backyard barbeque, make a few Repurposed Patriotic Luminaries from Tiffany Windsor out of empty tin cans. This is sure to become one of your favorite 4th of July crafts. Decorations can be expensive but this one is perfect for frugal crafters.
- Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue
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- Smooth edge can opener – this is the type that leaves no sharp edge on can or lid
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- 16 gauge armature wire
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- Remove top lid from can with can opener.
- Apply smooth even coat of Aleene's Turbo Tacky to outside of can with finger tip.
- Sprinkle glitter over can. Set aside to dry completely overnight.
- Punch holes along top edge of can spacing approximately 1″ apart. Repeat to punch second line of holes approximately 1″ from edge.
- To decorate your luminaries, glue glitter onto Cool2Cast shapes. Let glue dry. Glue magnets to back. Let dry. Place on outside of cans in desired patterns.
- To create stripes, remove backing paper from Aleene's Magnetic Tacky Strips. Sprinkle with glitter. Place on outside of can.Cut wire to desired length for hanger and attach to can.
- These luminaries can be used for other occasions. Just remove the stars and stripes and replace with Cool2Cast flowers or other magnetic embellishments.
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Fourth Dimension living is living that involves the realm of the spirit in the midst of space and time.
Hugh Ross is an astrophysicist who is a follower of Jesus. He wrote a book titled "Beyond the Cosmos". In his book Dr. Ross goes into great detail explaining the multidimensional nature of the universe.
Now don't let big words, like "multidimensional" throw you. The first time I read words like that in his book, I asked myself what had I gotten myself into.
I will explain what all of this means further along in the article.
Dr. Ross states that through mathematical equations it has been verified that at the split second of the big bang, there were at least 21 dimensions in our universe.
I'm sure there are some reading this article who have no problem with the big bang theory of the creation of the universe. But, I'm equally sure there are just as many who question its' validity. I will not be discussing the pros and cons of the big bang theory. That is not the purpose of this article.
The point is, there were at least 21 dimensions in the universe that have been verified to exist at some point.
In our current universe, we live in a space/time continuum.
We live in space that contains three dimensions. The dimensions are height, width and depth. Everything we see with our eyes, every object we touch, we see as having width, height and depth.
We can measure with relative accuracy how wide an object is. We measure that width with our common American measurements of inches, feet or yards.
Elsewhere in the world, the standard of measure may be centimeters, millimeters or meters.
In the same way, we measure how tall an object is using the same standard of measurements. Likewise, we can measure how deep an object extends or how long it is.
At the same time all of these physical objects we can see and measure exist in a time continuum.
This time continuum can be measured with watches or clocks, using units of measurement called seconds, minutes and hours. This time continuum continually, at the same pace, moves forward.
I was reading the Bible and there was a scripture that just seemed to grab me. I'm sure most of you have had this type of experience as well.
You are reading the Bible. Maybe you are reading a whole chapter. Perhaps you are reading just part of a chapter. You very well could have been reading a couple of verses.
Then it happens. The verse, word or chapter you are reading seems to grab you. It seems to leap at you. It almost seems to call your name. It penetrates you.
So, what does this experience with reading the Bible have to do with the dimensions of height, width, depth and the time continuum? Everything. The experience that you had with the Bible is a basic experience with the fourth dimension.
The fourth dimension, is that dimension of the spiritual that affects the physical three dimensional world of height, width and depth within the time continuum.
Even more importantly, what does this fourth dimension have to do with personal development?
There are many self help and personal development books on the market. Some have good information in them.
Yet, in spite of the proliferation of personal development information, many people report mixed results.
Many still live unsatisfying lives. Many still have unfulfilled dreams, desires and destinies.
Many of those who claim to be followers of Jesus, live a life that is no different from those who do not claim to be a Jesus follower.
Many have the same negative results, the same lack of success, the same frustrations, the same defeated mindsets and the same negative beliefs.
Yet it is recorded in the Bible, that Jesus said He came to give to those who followed Him, a life with abundance. In this instance, don't confuse the abundance Jesus was speaking of with the abundance that many in our society think of.
When you mention the word "abundance" today, many think of material wealth, expensive cars, large houses, and large bank accounts.
Abundance may include those things. There is nothing wrong with having them. But the abundance Jesus spoke of encompassed so much more.
Remember, personal development includes the mind, body and spirit. So, the abundance Jesus spoke of was abundance in mind, abundance in body and abundance in spirit.
Much personal development information on the market today falls short and is lacking. Most of it, deals mainly with the mind. For example, a couple of years ago, there was a movie that came out. Many people raved about it.
Oprah interviewed some individuals who were featured in the movie. The name of the movie was "The Secret".
It was produced by a woman named Rhonda Byrne. Following the movie was a book with the same name also written and compiled by Rhonda Byrne.
The basics of the movie and the book is based on a law called the law of attraction.
Basically, this law states that we attract to ourselves those things we think about with feeling.
Years ago, a man by the name of Earl Nightingale came out with a recording called "The Strangest Secret". It was based on the same law. He said we become what we think about.
Much of today's personal development material is centered on the law of attraction and positive thinking. We do attract what we dwell on.
Have you ever started a day, something negative happened, then you said how bad the day was going to be? What happened? From that point all kinds of negative things happened in line with what you declared. This is the law of attraction at work.
But, focusing on the law of attraction and positive thinking alone falls short.
Remember, personal development involves mind, body and spirit. Focusing on the law of attraction is focusing on the mental alone.
This is why many who try to put the law of attraction and positive thinking into practice are dissatisfied with their results.
Others experience positive results, but they are limited results. Limiting yourself to the mental alone will bring you mixed and limited results.
Fourth dimension living is living that incorporates the spiritual with the mental.
Many personal development teachers will emphasize the spiritual. But, when you read their writings and study what they are saying, the spiritual is basically a higher form of mental activity.
There are three parts of our mental activity. Many of the personal development teachers today, mistake one or two of these three parts with spirituality.
The first is our conscious mind. This is the part of our mind where we make conscious decisions and choices.
For example, I go to a car dealership and I see a car I want to purchase. I read the literature on the car, take it for a test drive and negotiate a price. Then I make a conscious decision to purchase the car. This is activity that occurs with the conscious mind.
Next, is the subconscious mind. Your subconscious mind is where all of your beliefs (negative and positive), attitudes and desires are stored.
You may be thinking about a problem for which you need a solution. You can't consciously think of a solution. So, you decide to go to bed. You wake up in the middle of the night or the next morning and the solution comes to your conscious thought. It took no effort. The solution just appeared.
This is how your subconscious mind works. Of course, there is more involved than was mentioned in this example. But, you get the idea.
Third, there is intuition. Everyone is born with the ability to use their intuition. Intuition is an "inner knowing", a "sense" or a "gut feeling".
For example, you are considering a decision or a choice of actions to take. You study the data. You ask for and receive opinions of others.
In spite of the data you've gathered and the opinions you considered, you just "know" there is a certain action to take.
It may appear to go against the data and opinions you've considered. But, you just have a "sense" or an "inner knowing" or "gut feeling" that the choice you are making is correct. This is your intuition at work.
Fourth Dimension living encompasses all of the mental aspects of our life.
But, it takes our lives to a higher level...sometimes a much higher level. The Fourth Dimension totally transcends our third dimension world along the time/space continuum.
The fourth dimension is still subject to time and space, yet it transcends them.
The fourth dimensional world is the spiritual realm. It involves a law which is much higher than the law of attraction. This is the law of higher dimension.
The law of higher dimension involves five aspects or five parts. These aspects or parts, when used together, will bring positive change to your life to such a degree it will astound you.
The five parts are faith, words, dreaming, thinking and heart.
Faith is the most important part. Faith is what many personal development teachers leave out. But if you leave out faith, the law of higher dimension will not work.
Words are those things we declare, affirm or speak. Words are powerful. They must come from the heart. Heart felt words are words that are true and words that are effective. Without heart, words lose their effectiveness.
The third part is dreaming. Dreaming is where we envision and imagine. The Bible says in the book of Proverbs, that without vision the people perish.
Dreaming is the realm where our imaginations, visions and intuition contribute to the effectiveness of the law of higher dimension.
Thinking is obviously those things we think about. Thoughts are a driving force in the fourth dimension. Through thoughts everything in our world comes to pass exactly as we think it will.
Then there is heart. Our hearts are the seat of our deepest desires, beliefs and fears. Proverbs 23:7 states, as a man thinks in his heart so is he.
Ephesians 1:18 also states, "I pray also, that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened...".
Fourth dimension living is much more than positive thinking, much more than just your intuition and much more than hard work.
In fact hard work may work against the effectiveness of your fourth dimensional life. This is why many people work so hard, yet do not make the progress they desire toward their goals and dreams.
In fourth dimension living, we don't work as hard as we can to make things happen. Now, I'm not saying by working hard you will get no results.
There are many who work hard and get results. But the results are often limited and unfullfilling. By working hard, our lives are often out of balance.
In fourth dimensional living, we don't work hard to try and make things happen. When we consciously live in the fourth dimension, we use the five parts of faith, words, dreams, thinking and heart.
As a result we are led to the actions that bring our desired results to us.
Living in the fourth dimension is not passive living. We don't just dream, think, say words, think positive thoughts and hold things dear to our heart. Living in the fourth dimension is active living. It is living with action.
The difference is, instead of using our conscious minds to think of actions we can take to force our desired results to appear, we allow the Holy Spirit to lead us to actions that will give us our desired results.
The Holy Spirit goes into depths of the fourth dimension we are unable to go with positive thinking only.
The Bible makes a very deep declaration regarding the fourth dimension.
In the book of 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 are the following words: "...No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him. But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and no one can know God's thoughts except by God's own Spirit".
So, you see, mental activity alone will bring us results, perhaps positive results. But the results will be limited and possibly mixed.
It takes the Holy Spirit to take us deep into the fourth dimension, manifesting the Law of Higher Dimension.
The Bible, in the book of Hebrews, speaks of entering God's rest where we refrain from our own work. This isn't passive living. This is active fourth dimension living.
As you grow and expand don't limit yourself to the three dimensional world in space/time. Don't wear yourself out by working hard and trying to make things happen.
Soar higher into the fourth dimension. ©


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Career Networking Event Features Steelers Head Trainer March 17
Penn State York students will have the opportunity to network with business professionals in a variety of career fields during a networking event on Tuesday, March 17 featuring John Norwig, the head athletic trainer for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The event begins at noon in the Conference Center of the Main Classroom Building.
"The Penn State York networking event is an excellent way for students to meet business professionals," said Dina Wulinsky, career counselor at Penn State York. "Students can meet professionals in an informal setting and ask questions to learn more about jobs in their field of interest," said Wulinsky.
Norwig, a Hanover native who attended Penn State York and then University Park, will share his experiences with students and the path he took to reach his position as head trainer for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a position he has held for 18 years. He has 29 years of athletic training experience. Norwig was the first certified athletic trainer at Bellefonte High School in 1980. He worked at Penn State and had a split contract between athletics and health education from 1981 through 1985 and was a member of the Vanderbilt training staff from 1985 – 1991 before joining the Steelers. He earned a bachelor's degree in health, physical education, and recreation in 1979 from Penn State and his master's degree in health education in 1984 also from Penn State.
In addition to Norwig, 10 professionals representing career fields including business, engineering, nonprofit organizations, government, health care, sales/marketing, science, finance, education, and information sciences and technology will meet and talk with students about their career and what it takes to get a job. Formerly known as the Career Roundtable Luncheon, the format this year has changed to allow students to visit numerous tables and network during lunch in a low-key environment. Speakers include W. Alan Snook, business, Maximum Business Consulting; William McQuade, engineering, Johnson Controls; Joanne Riley, nonprofit organizations, Cultural Alliance of York County; Beverly Mackereth, government, York County Human Services; Richard Seim, health care, York Hospital; Jessica Christensen, sales/marketing, Cookie Lee Jewelry; Gregory Richart, science, BD Diagnostics; Deborah Koller, finance, Edward Jones Investments; Molly Dallmeyer, education, secondary education; and Larry LeBeau, information sciences and technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
An evening presentation for alumni and other invited guests, "Alumni in the Spotlight," features Norwig at 7 p.m. in the campus' Pullo Family Performing Arts Center.


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They replaced Becker with this? Suddenly I feel Ted Danson's carping was cut off too soon.
In the March 17 premiere of The Stones, Stan (Robert Klein) and Barbara (Judith Light) mark their 25th anniversary by informing their children that they plan to divorce. Daughter Karly (Lindsay Sloane), your basic slacker, doesn't seem to care. Son Winston (Jay Baruchel), a science grad student living with his folks, takes the split hard.
He needn't worry. By the end of the opener—after Winston brings home a date and she walks in on his parents makin' whoopee for old times' sake—it's decided that Stan will just move into the room over the garage. Divorce? This barely qualifies as separation. And Karly says she'll move back home to crowd the nest further.
It's a sitcom construct with little regard for reality, but that wouldn't matter much if the jokes were good. Big if. Here's Stan's reply when Karly suggests a "boob job" as a gift for Barbara: "Nah, you don't put new tires on a car you're not gonna drive anymore." Clearly it's up to Baruchel to make Winston's geekiness the main comic attraction. He works hard, but it's no go.


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A broken levee in Y City is being repaired.
The levee broke during heavy rains in Scott County in May 2013, and flooded homes.
"It does kind of worry me because they don't have the water contained and if it does rain real hard, like it did then, it's gonna, with all the field, it's gonna come right up in our house I'm afraid," said Mary Hawthorne, who lives nearby.
Crews started working to repair the levee in early July. So far, they've piled up debris from the former levee.
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"The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection produces incomplete lab reports and uses them to dismiss complaints that Marcellus Shale gas development operations have contaminated residential water supplies and made people sick, according to court documents."
When I read this opening sentence in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette I almost fell out of my chair. This seemed like something from a bad movie from the 1980's about how the big bad corporate lobbyists have influenced government watchdogs by contributing millions to the state's governor.
But it's not a movie. It's happening now.
Gov. Corbett received $1.3 million from drilling interests in his campaign for governor. He also received another $6 million from organizations affiliated with the drillers.
And in return the drillers received a Department of Environmental Protection that may be routinely falsifying reports to homeowners who ask for their water to be tested.
When homeowners suspect that their water has been contaminated by drilling in their area, they can ask the DEP to check for metals, organic material and volatile organic compounds (VOC). Depositions of two DEP employees allege that the DEP tests for all contaminants, but omits some of the most dangerous contaminants in their reports to the homeowners.
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some of which are human carcinogens or toxics, as well as volatile organic compounds that are associated with hydraulic fracturing fluids."
If it is true, then it is criminal. Everyone involved should go to jail for putting Pennsylvania's families at risk.
State Representative Jesse White (D, Allegheny, Beaver, Washington) has called for an investigation for "alleged misconduct and fraud."
We agree. PA's enforcement agencies are too tightly controlled by Tom Corbett to conduct an independent investigation. So we're calling on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether these allegations are true, and if so, to find out who ordered reports that mislead the public and put us all at risk of cancer by hiding the contamination of our water and air.


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ESPN, a division of the Walt Disney Co., has reached an agreement to televise all of the Bowl Championship Series college playoff and championship games through the 2026 football season for about $7.3 billion, or $610 million a year.
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The Inquirer reported on Sunday that ESPN, Fox Sports, Comcast/NBC, Turner, and CBS had agreed over the last 20 months to pay $72.4 billion for the national rights to televise live games well into the next decade.


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Dow Chemical: Banks Lost 50% of Market Value
Both Dow Chemical and Rohm & Haas have been preparing their public arguments in the run up to this morning's earnings announcement from Dow Chemical.
For its part, Rohm & Haas sued, arguing before a Delaware court judge that Dow Chemical is legally obligated to close its $15.3 billion acquisition of Rohm & Haas. The Midland, Mich., chemicals concern has countered that doing so in the current credit environment would plunge Dow Chemical into default on its loan covenants and destroy both companies.
Well Dow Chemical filed a formal response this morning to Rohm & Haas's lawsuit. The 62-page document reiterates Dow Chemical's argument that an acquisition "forced" to completion by the court now would destroy tens of thousands of jobs at the combined company. It also disparaged Rohm & Haas for delivering "'tough luck' language" that would destroy the cost benefits in what Dow called "a merger made in heaven."
Dow then put some numbers on its previous argument that the $15.3 billion merger is now too expensive: "The aggregate market capitalization of the 19 banks participating in Dow's bridge loan dropped over 50% from July 7, 2008 ($1.19 trillion) to January 30, 2009 ($586 billion)…On January 30, 2009, Rohm and Haas's market capitalization of $10.8 billion exceeded Dow's market capitalization of $10.7 billion, a huge change from July 7, 2008 when Dow's market capitalization was more than three-and-one-half times larger than Rohm and Haas. Indeed, the cost of the transaction itself now exceeds Dow's current market capitalization by about $5 billion."
Dow writes in the response:
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Haas's problem. We bargained for a closing,' (Jan. 27, 2009 Court Hrg. Tr. at 11), the reality is
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their associated communities, customers and suppliers."
Before the filing, Dow Chemical had put a full-court press on investors in private calls to soothe their concerns about the proposed acquisition, which, if badly executed, could endanger everything from Dow Chemical's teetering investment-grade credit rating to its prized quarterly dividend. In a series of calls on Monday, Dow Chemical assured major shareholders that the company was only seeking more time to complete the Rohm & Haas transaction and that it wasn't seeking a complete termination of the agreement.
According to people briefed on the calls, Dow Chemical told investors that a few more months will make the difference in closing the deal. Dow Chemical earlier pointed to June 30 as the date that it would be comfortable enough to inform Rohm & Haas of whether the deal could close.
Dow Chemical's request for time was spurred by discussions with leading banks about financing and Dow's efforts to sell off assets.
The thornier problem is that financing. Dow Chemical last year lined up a $13 billion bridge loan from a syndicate of 19 banks. But it has since become significantly more expensive for companies to borrow money, and banks are extremely wary. Kirkland & Ellis partner David Bernick, who is representing Dow Chemical in court, argued last week "that financing now exceeds the market capitalization of many of the banks who are participants in the financing." Ratings providers Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service have publicly said they will downgrade Dow Chemical to junk status if the company draws down the one-year bridge loan.
Dow Chemical has been in talks with its banks to renegotiate the debt agreement, according to people briefed on the talks. The banks have balked at accepting a longer, more expensive commitment to a company so close to default on its current loan.
Rohm & Haas dismisses Dow's objections, maintaining that Dow Chemical doesn't need financing to complete the deal and could instead cobble together the cash for the deal by selling noncore assets.


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The first case of histoplasmosis was reported in 1906 by Darling who described a generalized fatal infection in a patient in Panama.1 Thirty-seven years later, a case of endocarditis due to Histoplasma capsulatum was reported for the first time from Rochester, Minn.2 In a review of fungal endocarditis in 1959, Merchant et al summarized 11 cases of histoplasma endocarditis reported in the literature up to 1958.3 Since then, four additional cases have been reported.4-7 Diagnosis of histoplasmic endocarditis was not made during life in any of these 15 patients, except in one who had embolic occlusion of the left femoral artery. Embolectomy was carried out in this patient, and in microscopic sections of the clot, numerous organisms of H capsulatum could be observed. She was treated with amphotericin B and was the only reported patient who apparently survived the infection.4 Only two other patients had any treatment with amphotericin B.
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The process by which the old Tokugawa regime was overthrown was, by comparison with other revolutionary overturns, a relatively simple matter:
Most of Japan, divided into units that were either too small or too indecisive to take effective action, simply stood by and watched, while a small group of dynamic young samurai, many of humble birth, seized control of the han governments of Satsuma and Choshu, then with the connivance of a few friendly nobles won control of the court, and finally, through daring use of the military power of Satsuma and Choshu, won mastery over the whole nation. (Fairbank, Reischauer, Craig, p.226)
The real problems were to follow the seizure of power. It is by no means clear that, beyond a fairly general commitment to modernisation of Japanese society, the group of young samurai who now effectively ruled Japan knew what they were then going to do. As events would prove, they were themselves not united in their aims. Rather, as they gradually strengthened their power over the next decade, they were to clarify their goals. Between 1868 and 1877 the Meiji revolution went through a series of step-by-step, incremental policy changes; in the process, a new kind of Japanese polity emerged. In the course of this evolution, the victors in the new regime would more than once have to employ the states ultimate resource, armed force, to secure their position.
The historian and diplomat E. Herbert Norman was born in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture on September 1, 1909, the third child of Canadian missionaries.
From the age of eleven, Norman attended Canadian Academy, where he served on the student council, helped put out the student magazine, and played baseball, basketball, and tennis. In 1925, after unsuccessful treatment in Japan for tuberculosis, Norman traveled to Canada, where he eventually overcame the disease and resumed his schooling. He entered Victoria College at the University of Toronto in 1928, majoring in classics.
In 1935, after completing a MA in Ancient History on a scholarship at Trinity College of Cambridge University, Norman married Irene Clark. He took a position teaching classics at Upper Canadian College until the Fall of 1936, when he entered Harvard University. Under the auspices of a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in Far Eastern Studies, Norman completed his MA and PhD in Japanese History.
Returning to Japan in 1940 as an employee of Canadian External Affairs, Norman was quickly promoted to third secretary in the Canadian Legation in Tokyo. It was here that he was interned from December 1941, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, until mid-1942, when he and other diplomatic employees were released in a prisoner exchange.
After WWII Norman was seconded at the request of the United States to the General Headquarters of the Allied Powers, where he was involved in the democratization and reform of occupied Japan. In August, 1946 he was appointed head of the Canadian Liaison Mission in Japan, and in September, 1951 served as chief advisor to Canada's representative at the San Francisco Conference on the Japan Peace Treaty. He became Canada's High Commissioner to New Zealand in 1953 and Ambassador to Egypt/Minister to Lebanon in 1956.
One of Norman's great achievements was his role in bringing in UN emergency forces to safeguard the peace in the Suez Crisis of 1956. Engulfed by the storm of fanatical McCarthyism during the Cold War, he took his own life while posted in Cairo on April 4, 1957. On that day, he took a leap from a rooftop. The circumstances leading to his death are still a subject of debate today. He was 47. His ashes were laid to rest in an unmarked grave next to the poet Shelley's tomb in the Protestant Cemetery in Rome.
In 1868, the long rule of the Tokugawa regime came to an end and full sovereign powers, at least in theory, were restored to the new Meiji Emperor. Opposition to Tokugawa rule had been growing for a long time, but it was not until the 19th century that several lines, ideological, of attack on the Shogun were available. From these various lines of attack, the Restoration leaders emphasized, above all, the theory that in ancient days the Emperor had enjoyed great power and prestige and that the Shogun was a usurper who had taken all real authority away from the Emperor. Such a line of attack on the Shogun became more and more effective as Tokugawa power progressively declined.
In studying Japanese social history, it becomes apparent that one must dismiss all preconceptions based on a class-struggle interpretation as sometimes applied to the French revolutions. In the case of political struggle against the feudal aristocracy against the Church and the Crown and eventually winning a clear-cut victory in France. In Japan, however, the interests of the feudal ruling class and the big merchants became so closely connected that whatever hurt one easily injured the other. Should a daimyo refuse to pay his debts or threaten the merchant in order to obtain their cancellation, he soon found that whenever he applied elsewhere for loan, he met with a polite but firm refusal. The big merchants depended on the interest of the loans to daimyo and samurai for their livelihood. The samurai and the daimyo who together with their followers were compelled by the sankin-kotai system to spend 1/2 of their time in Edo, became the chief customers of the chonin.
Quite logically then, the chonin felt that their own prosperity was closely tied to that of the warrior and noble classes, their customers and debtors. For this reason, the chonin never dreamed of attacking feudalism as a system though they were prepared to finance a political movement against the Shogunate in connection with rival feudal elements. Takigawa Masajiro in his "Nihon Shakai Shi" or "A Social History of Japan", therefore said, "The reason why this nascent class of chonin did not even think of overthrowing the bushi class was the latter were their customers and if they ruined their customers, if only for a brief period, the shock to their own economic power would have been disastrous. For this reason, the samurai were able to maintain their position right to the Restoration, long after they had lost their real power in the country." This aristocratic class therefore stood shoulder to shoulder with the despised but economically powerful merchant and usurer class. As the Tokugawa period advanced, these 2 groups drew closer together making possible the co-operation between the big merchants of Osaka and the leading anti-Tokugawa clans. Thus, the Meiji Revolution was not the story of a rising business class which destroyed the structure of feudalism and established its supremacy in a mercantile state. Still less was it a democratic revolt transferring political power to representative of the mass of the peasants and workers.
From the point of view of the Meiji Government, the agrarian settlement was absolutely crucial, for it was the basis of the land tax which provided the bulk of government revenue throughout this early period. Creation of a strong state, in short, depended upon exploitation of the lower classes, and thus the inevitable response to peasant misery was not to relieve it but to tighten the appropriate counterrevolutionary control. This latter objective, as Norman saw it, was implicit in both the conscription law and the later constitutional system. (24)
The overthrow of the Bakufu was accomplished through the union of anti-Tokugawa forces, led by the lower samurai and ronin, particularly of the great western clan, Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa, Hizen, together with a few of the kuge [court nobles], backed by the money-bags of the merchant princes of Osaka and Kyoto. The leadership in this epoch-making change was in the hands of the lower samurai, who gradually succeeded the upper ranks of samurai and feudal lords as the political spokesmen of the day. (156)
We see then a towfold and mutually interrelated process accompanying the decay of feudal society: (1) the chonin by their economic power gain admission to the warrior class through adoption or purchase, and from that vantage point some of them become the most clear-sighted pilots who as yonin (or chamberlains) steer the anti-Bakufu forces through the troubled waters at the end of the Tokugawa period; and (2) the feudal rulers (both Bakufu and clan), always on the brink of bankruptcy and anxious to increase their income, chiefly for military purposes, adopt capitalist methods of production and to a considerable degree they become tinged with the capitalist outlook. Already, before the Restoration one notes a blurring and breaking down of the old class lines, the uneven fusion one wing of the feudal ruling class, the anti-Bakufu leaders, with the more powerful merchants, and the absorption of chonin into high official positions as symbolized by their newly assumed badge of authority, the samurais two swords. This was a portent even in Tokugawa times of that union of the "yen and the sword" which characterized not only Meiji but contemporary Japan. (168)
In the economic sphere these reforms, while rescuing the clan finances from bankruptcy, strengthened rather than weakenedthe monopoly system, and so placed heavier burdens on the peasantry and artisan class. These clan reforms, so far from tending to emancipate the peasantry and in this way create an internal market for manufactured goods, kept prices up by the monopoly system and by the practice of commuting rice into money, as well as by levying fresh extortions which aggravated agrarian distress. Thus it is no coincidence that the peasant revolts were the most bitter and prolonged in the domain of these rich, anti-Bakufu clans where merchant capital strong and where factory industry was beginning to take root on a limited scale. To suppress such revolts the daimyo had to call on the samurai who, accordingly, for all their growing economic distress, felt closer to the governing class than to the rebellious peasantry. (175-76)
First, the stunting of the growth of a capitalist class and its consequent dependence on a section of the feudal ruling class, and second, the social transformation from a feudal to a capitalist economy carried out with a minimum of social change in agrarian relations. These clan reforms were accomplished, not through the momentum of popular revolt nor by the participation of the peoples deputies in the clan government, but by a handful of military bureaucrats whose political inheritance was autocratic or paternalistic and whose insight taught them the need both for sweeping military and economic changes in the face of the foreign menace and for an absolutist centralized government as the only instrument able to undertake these tasks swiftly and decisively in the face of continued social unrest. The logic of their position dictated to them the creed of "a firm hand at the helm" or in other words an enlightened absolutism. Hence from the first, even during the transitional years, Japan experienced no liberal era. The only magnetic force capable of holding together the centrifugal atoms of feudalism was the Throne, and the only agents in a position to perform the gigantic task of reconstruction were the clan bureaucrats of the four great "outside" clans Here we have returned to the postulate whence we set forth at the beginning of the chapter, that the political leadership in the Meiji revolution was in the hands of the lower samurai but that the economic propulsion behind it was the growing money power of the big merchants, such as the Mitsui, Sumitomo, Konoike, Ono and Yasuda. (176-77)
Like Nehemiah, they had to build with sword in one hand and trowel in the other. In their anxiety to gain complete national independence and to escape once and for all from the threat of foreign encroachment, they had to concentrate on military problems at great sacrifice to social and political reform. The historical legacy from the Tokugawa society did not permit a social transformation taking place from below through democratic or mass revolutionary process, but only from above, autocratically. The new structure was built from the top downwards, upon the ruins of the old; moreover, the burden of this tasks as far as government revenue was concerned, was shouldered by the agricultural community, at whose expense also the accumulation and centralization of capital was carried out; such being the case, the government had no choice but to retard the tempo of anti-feudal consciousness which was sweeping the countryside. The instrument in all this was autocratic but never so inflexible as to be in danger of cracking. It was only through an absolutist state that the tremendous task of modernization could be accomplished without the risk of social upheaval which might attend the attempts to extend the democratic method in a nation which had merged so suddenly and so tardily from feudal isolation. (209)
One possible approach to the characterisation of the Meiji Restoration would be to treat it as a case of revolution, but of a particular kind. The argument for treating it as a revolution is that an existing dominant social class was displaced from power, and an existing set of production relations was replaced by another. Yet the Japanese revolution was not a social revolution. Theda Skocpol (1979) makes a useful set of distinctions:
Social revolutions are rapid, basic transformations of a societys state and class structures; and they are accompanied and in part carried through by class-based revolts from below. Social revolutions are set apart from other sorts of conflicts and transformative processes above all by the combination of two coincidences: the coincidence of societal structural change with class upheaval; and the coincidence of political with social transformation. In contrast, rebellions, even when successful, may involve the revolt of subordinate classes but they do not eventuate in structural change. Political revolutions transform state structures but not social structures, and they are not necessarily accomplished through class conflict. And processes such as industrialisation can transform social structures without necessarily bringing about, or resulting from, sudden political upheavals or basic political-structural changes. (Skocpol, 1979, p.4)
On Skocpols criteria, since the events in Japan lack the element of class upheaval," they do not amount to a social revolution. Yet they also amount to more than a political revolution, since the Meiji Restoration eventuated in more than a change in the structure of the state alone: the social structure itself was transformed in significant ways, through legal enactment. In Trimbergers phrase (1978) the revolution in Japan was a revolution from above. A section of the existing bureaucracy took over state power, using both force and persuasion; having dispossessed sovereignty from the hands of its former masters, it reorganised state power and wielded it for itself.
This revolution from above was more than simply a coup détat or palace revolution, for it had a definite social character. The new Japanese state leaders systematically and purposefully destroyed the principal legal and political supports of the previous tributary mode of production and set Japanese society on a new road of development. Trimberger suggests that what occurred in Japan from 1868 onwards may be properly compared with the revolution from above led by Kemal Ataturk in Turkey, or with the military revolutions in Egypt or Peru. Others have pointed up parallels also with the unification of Germany under Prussian hegemony (Bendix 1967, Landes 1965). More controversially, parallels could also be drawn with Stalins industrialisation of Russia-though there the state and social structure that was reshaped by a section of the ruling bureaucracy was a decayed popular state that had emerged from another full-blown social revolution.
Japan presents us with an example of a transition, accomplished in politics, from a pre-capitalist to a capitalist mode of production, without benefit of a social revolution. What the Japanese case shows is that the process of restructuring the social relations of production in the shift from a feudal or tributary to a capitalist mode of production need not necessarily involve the active political participation of the lower classes. Indeed, the social revolutionary method of transition from pre-capitalist to capitalist relations is, historically, not necessarily the most common form. As Skocpol remarks, social revolution ... (is) a complex object of explanation, of which there are relatively few historical instances (1979, p.5). The masses are not necessarily active ororganised agents in the process of transformation that initiates capitalist development.
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International Womens Day is celebrated internationally on 8 March each year. 2010 is a milestone year for womens rights and gender equality marking the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, and the 10th anniversary of the Millennium Declaration and UN Security Council resolution 1325. In her International Womens Day message Ines Alberdi, Executive Director of UN Women, called for more accountability for action on commitments and a greater role for women in decision-making.
Only five years are left until the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). At the same time women everywhere, but especially in developing countries, continue to face the enormous challenges of the global financial crisis, widespread food insecurity, natural and man-made disasters and climate change. Meeting those challenges requires greater accountability at all levels for action on commitments to promote gender equality and womens rights.
For this reason, we call attention to another potential milestone in 2010 a move to establish a new UN agency for gender equality and womens empowerment, as strongly supported by the UN General Assembly in a resolution last September. As the Beijing+15 meeting takes stock of progress over the last 15 years, it will be clear once again that, despite improved frameworks, implementation still needs a push forward. The forward motion on the UN resolution is timely, too, in the context of the UN Secretary-Generals UNiTE to End Violence Against Women, for which the target date is also 2015. It also mirrors efforts to improve accountability for implementing UN Security Council resolution 1325, which recognised the key role women play in all aspects of recovery from conflict.
In recent weeks we have seen the significant role taken by women in helping countries recover from disaster. Following the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti, women, who head nearly half of the countrys households, have taken the lead in recovery efforts - caring for communities and neighbourhoods, improvising communal meals and organising child care arrangements. UN Women staff members in Haiti witnessed women in temporary shelters trying to build a sense of security for their families, making connections and sharing what they have with their neighbours.
Two weeks ago the President of Chile, Michele Bachelet, travelled to Haiti to express solidarity with these women struggling to rebuild their lives and communities. This week she is inspiring her own country to come back stronger from another devastating earthquake. This is the kind of leadership, from the local to the highest level, that women have demonstrated in all places seeking to come back from conflict and crisis. But unlike in Chile, women are rarely part of the decision-making process on relief or resources, or on how to plan for the next time disaster strikes.
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34 nations in the group want Cuba to be reinstated without conditions, Clinton said there must be changes made by the Cuban government, including the release of political prisoners, respect for basic human rights and democratic reforms. That position comes despite recent overtures by the United States to improve relations with Cuba. Shannon ONeil, an expert on Latin America with the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Martin Savidge to discuss what it would take for Cuba to be re-admitted into ...
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton left an Organization of American States conference in the Honduras on Tuesday saying that the group has reached no consensus on moves to allow Cuba to rejoin.
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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton firmly opposed allowing Cuba to rejoin the Organization of American States unless it adopts democratic reforms, an isolated U.S. stand that prompted Honduras to label the U.S.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at the Armanda Escalon air base in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Monday in preparation for the annual meeting of the Organization of American States. The question of readmitting Cuba to the body will be
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The Palestine analogy is early, but we have three very good data points on which to base it. First, in December 2008 at a meeting of the Rio Group of Latin American heads of state, one of the only issues the summit was able to agree on was that the
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton risks walking into what one analyst calls a Latin American minefield over ties with Cuba when she visits El Salvador and neighboring Honduras this week.
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WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- Experts say the U.S. government's stance on allowing Cuba back into the Organization of American States could have a heavy impact on regional relations.
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Recently, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton specified the three guiding "D's" of U.S. foreign policy: defense, development, and diplomacy. When she heads south for the inauguration of El Salvador's new president and the May 31-June 2 annual high-level
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With the Organization of American States diplomatic maneuvering around the exclusion of Cuba hitting the Washington Post today, it seems like a good time to cut through all the inside baseball and get right to the real important message:
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WASHINGTON -- With Latin American countries pushing hard for Cuba's re-entry into the Organization of American States, US officials said yesterday they would be willing to talk about the move if the communist state adopts democratic principles.
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The United States says it's time Cuba be let back in to the Organization of American States -- and abide by its democratic principles.
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JERUSALEM — Venezuela and Bolivia are supplying Iran with uranium for its nuclear program, according to a secret Israeli government report obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
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In a new overture to Cuba, the Obama administration asked the island's communist government on Friday to resume talks on legal immigration of Cubans to the United States suspended by former President George W. Bush.
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WASHINGTON In a new gesture toward Cuba, the Obama administration signaled willingness on Friday to reopen a channel with Havana that was closed under President George W. Bush by scheduling high-level meetings on migration between the two countries.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to El Salvador and Honduras from May 31 to June 2.
Secretary Clinton will travel to El Salvador to attend the presidential inauguration of Mauricio Funes on June 1. While in El Salvador, the
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that Cuba shouldn't be allowed to rejoin the Organization of American States until it makes political reforms, releases political prisoners and respects human rights.
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Infowars May 10, 2009 www.infowars.com In the interview here, NBCs David Gregory completely ignores Pakistan president Asif Ali Zadari when he declares that Osama bin Laden was an operator for the United States. Gregory wants to know if Zadari believes Osama is alive. He wants to know why Pakistan has not gone after Bin Laden. Before everything changed on September 11, 2001, the corporate media published truthful stories about Osama bin Laden and his relationship with the CIA. As his ...
earliest documented case of the swine flu outbreak that has killed scores of people and spread across four continents. Five-year-old Edgar Hernandez, known as "patient zero" by his doctors, survived the virus and playfully credits ice cream for helping him feel better. Edgar lives with his family in the 3000-population village of La Gloria in the state of Veracruz, where a flu outbreak was reported on April 2. State officials arrived and took samples from dozens of people. Lab tests ...
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BARCELONA, Spain — There is no backing down now on the restoration of Cuba to full membership in the family of Latin American nations, the Organization of American States (OAS).
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On his first trip to Mexico as president, Barack Obama plans to announce Thursday that he will push the U.S. Senate to
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The Organization of American States (OAS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., the United States, is an international organization developed by the countries of the Americas.
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himself as "a former Marxist-Leninist, now an anarchist", a feminist, and an "atheist secularist". AbuKhalil is vocally pro-Palestinian, describes himself as an anti-Zionist, and supports one secular state in historical Palestine. He is an opponent of the Iraq War. He is critical of Israeli government, of United States foreign policy, of Saudi Arabia, of both Fatah and Hamas, and of all rival factions in Lebanon. Abukhalil also writes for the Angry Arab News Service, angryarab.blogspot.com/ ...
stretching back several decades, Gaviria said Latin America has not experienced the financial meltdown this time that is gripping the United States and Europe.
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Above are my hauls and below are hubby's little haul:
hubby's haul: F21 jacket and Martian Manhunter tee from DC Comics store
The DC Comics tee was 50% OFF, from IDR 228.000 to IDR 114.ooo.
I forgot to take pic of the F21 jacket discount tag but it was on a HUGE discount, originally IDR 599.000 and we got it for IDR 150.000 ONLY!! So of course I convinced him to snagged that one!
And here's my haul:
Got this one from IDR 529.000 TO IDR 179.100 !
This is my best buy, the best deal I got this year! I know the tag in the pic says IDR 199.000 but I got an extra discount for this one so the last price I paid was IDR 179.100.
This one was around 70% off and I got an extra 10% off from using Bank Mega card so i got 80% OFF for this one, yeay :D
I always thought I need one very good shorts that can be worn anywhere so when I saw this one at the outlet I was hooked. I actually was torn between this shorts or a pale blue top with lace hem, but after trying them both the lace top seems very "see-through" for my likings and the neckline was a little bit on the low side too, so I decided to just get this shorts instead.
The price was reduced from IDR 259.900 to IDR 199.900. Not too much discount but it was really late and the store is already closing so I don't have time to think much and just bought it on the spot before they close the cashier.
I also forgot to take the discount tag price photo on this one because the tag was on the back of this sandals and I was hurting my feet while shopping that day so after I bought this sandals I immediately trade the shoes I was wearing that day for this new sandals, right outside the store ;) So when I finally got home the price tag beneath this sandals was dirty already and I didn't dare to take photographs so this sandal's original price was unknown.
This sandals was actually a steal too! This one was probably the cheapest they offered at their shoes/sandals sale rack. This one is reduced to IDR 199.500, I think it was on 30% or 50% off too if I was not mistaken.
This denim washed jeans was also on discount on Forever 21. They had two long racks full of jeans that were on discounted price. I tried 3 of them and decided to get this one because of the basic color.
This was reduced to IDR 100.000 from IDR 329.000 so yeah, of course I bought it :)
I bought this one from another store (not at the mall). It wasn't on sale but it was cheap and I needed it for my brother in law's engagement party where we all have to wear batik as dresscode.
Total amount without sale: IDR 2.243.900
Total paid (after sale): IDR 942.500
TOTAL AMOUNT SAVED: IDR 1.301.400 (not bad at all! :D)
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Saturday was Flag Day, the perfect choice for a Fallen Flag Ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans LZ Peace Memorial adjacent to Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road.
The ceremony's honored host, Ed McMahon, explained the meaning of a U.S. flag's six folds and its stars and stripes, as well as the history of "Old Glory." A number of flags were burned in commemoration of fallen servicemen, veterans and those who are serving in the U.S. armed forces.
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Tuesday's District 10 track and field highlights, April 23
>North East sweeps:> The North East boys and girls teams each earned wins over Fairview.
The girls team won 79-64 while the boys team won 93-57.
Anne Lewis, Madi Turiczek, Alex Artise and Sarah Parrish were all multiple event winners for the North East girls team. Ryan Smathers won the 1,600- and 800-meter runs to lead the Grapepicker boys.
>Prep, Villa defeat Mercyhurst: >At Dollinger Field, the Ramblers beat the Lakers 115-35 and the Victors defeated the Lakers 129-22 in a Region 6 meet.
Jake DeHart and John Lacy were three-event winners for Cathedral Prep, which improved to 3-0 in the region. Max Wasielewski won two events for the Lakers, who fell to 1-2 in the region.
Claire Brown, Grace Trucilla, Shamieia Roberts and Bernadette Prichard were three-event winners for the Victors, who are 3-0 in the region. Mercyhurst Prep is 1-2 in Region 6.


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