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While the Nexus 7 Wi-Fi + Mobile Data is an unlocked tablet, those who make the purchase will find an AT&T SIM card in the box. Sure, you can still pop out the AT&T SIM and use one from T-Mobile, however it is interesting to see this change in the Google Play Store listing. In addition to the inclusion of the AT&T SIM, the product listing for the Nexus 7 Wi-Fi + Mobile Data now has a section called "Introducing AT&T" where they talk about AT&T mobile broadband. More specifically, where they push the AT&T DataConnect plans. That being said, AT&T customers that have a share plan will be able to add the tablet on for just $10 per month. Otherwise, AT&T has pre-paid data plans available with 250MB for $14.99, 3GB for $30 or 5GB for $50.
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Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday offered to help negotiate an end to conflicts between the government and ethnic minority groups, a challenge the country's president called essential to building democracy.
Suu Kyi made the offer in a video address to members of her National League for Democracy party on Union Day, which marks when her late father Gen Aung San signed a 1947 agreement with leaders of the country's ethnic minorities to gain independence from Britain together.
The occasion is a reminder of an issue that has destabilized the country since even before it obtained independence in 1948 under the name of Burma.
Rebellions by ethnic minorities striving for greater autonomy were hard for a democratic parliamentary system to handle, which increased pressure for strong central authority and helped lead to an army takeover in 1962. Military rule persisted until 2011.
The government of elected President Thein Sein has reached cease-fire agreements with most of the major ethnic groups but is still engaged in a bitter struggle with the Kachin in northern Burma.
Thein Sein in his Union Day address stressed the importance of "political stability and the end of armed conflicts."
"At present, political stability and the end of armed conflicts is of prime importance for the flourishing of democracy in the country," he said in a speech delivered by Vice President Sai Mauk Kham, a member of the Shan minority.
Suu Kyi said she would take part in peace talks if the parties involved asked her to do so.
"I have been criticized by some people for not taking part in peace talks regarding the Kachin conflict. I have always said I am willing to take part in the peace process if the concerned parties wanted me to," she said.
Suu Kyi's father was assassinated before independence after negotiating the1947 Panglong Agreement with the minorities. Many in Burma believe his removal from the scene was the reason the pact failed to keep the peace.
Tension with ethnic minorities fighting for greater autonomy in Burma is considered one of the biggest major long-term challenges for any Burma government, though the Kachin are the only major ethnic rebel group that has not reached a truce with Thein Sein's administration.
A cease-fire that held for nearly two decades broke down in June 2011 after the Kachin refused to abandon a strategic base near a hydropower plant that is a joint venture with a Chinese company. Clashes escalated after the government began using fighter planes and helicopter gunships in its attacks starting on Christmas Day last year.
Earlier this month the government and the Kachin agreed to de-escalate military tensions, open lines of communication and invite observers to attend their next meeting to be held before end of February. Both sides agreed to hold a political dialogue — as opposed to just cease-fire talks — and to establish a monitoring system to implement a cease-fire between warring government troops and Kachin guerrillas in the north of the country.
I like to ask DASSK, are you awake from your hide out? Do you still have leading ability? Are you really who you said you are? It is a bit late to jump into the peace game now, isn't it? Many people lives have been destroyed by this war. You should have been more active and speak out against unjust agression of the government which you also belong to and stop this war before it even started. You had fail your duty as an icon, as a leader. Too much for Noble Peace prize and many other useless awards.
Very good questions. That is what freedom of speech is all about. Let Burmese people know the truth.
Oh man! She just wakes up from long nap. After watching the needless assault on the Kachins from the Burmese junta, Suu Kyi is speaking now. We no longer want you, we no longer need you, and we do not like you anymore. We rather work firmly with UNFC and lovers of peace and democracy from around the world. As Suu Kyi turned her deaf ears on us, we also turn our deaf ears on her and we do want want to hear what she says.
Dear T.T and T.B, I know both of you did not read regularly Burmese News from our patriotic exile medias. Daw Aung San Su Kyi has been telling to Government and all minority ethnics group about she wants to involve in negotiation for peace and reconciliation between Government and minority ethnics' Army from day one. All parties are ignoring her calls until today.
She can do nothing and her mission will not be succeeding without consent from both sides. I'm really sorry for peoples who blame and criticize Daw Su because they really do not know about current Burmese political situation and where Daw Su is standing. She wants to do her best and get maximum result for all Burmese peoples if she was given chance by both sides. However, it must be formal and properly invited her to lead Peace and Reconciliation mission by both of sides.
I must advice to minority ethnics' leader from here, please send official request to President U Thein Sein about they want Daw Aung San Su Kyi's participating in peace negotiation afford between Government and minority ethnics' group.
However, do not forget about President U Thein Sein can not decide who should be included and who should not be included in his President's peace and reconciliation mission because he was not independent president like President of United State America.
I honestly believe President U Thein Sein is sincerely wanted peace and reconciliation with minority ethnics' peoples. We can not blame him for broken truce between KIA and Army. Both sides need to restrain and should not react on emotion and frustration.
Currently, Burma is not democracy country but the country is still under going democratic reform.
I believe the country condition will improve after next coming election in 2015.
At the moment, Federal and Stats are governing by group of ex serviceman and current serviceman.
All minority ethnics will get more chance for to control their state after minority ethnics' party and opposition party win in State and Federal election.
Also I believe ethnics' army should be converted to police force in their minority ethnic state and Government's army should take border security duty.
Peace and reconciliation can be achieved by forgiveness and love but not with killing each other. We must count all blood drops from both sides and we should not scarify anymore lives in this bloody civil war.
I hope peace and reconciliation will be achieved in Burma before end of 2013.
Too little, Too late, charlatan. Waits till the president moves peace negotiations forward then jumps on the band wagon. Shame on you Suu Kyi, a traitor to your people and a traitor to democracy.
Sai Lin Kan,
I can not agree with your comment. I will explain why. I was born and raise in Burma and every day of my life when I was in Burma and when I am in west country, I devote myself to change Burma to be a better place. I read Burmese news as much as I can from credible and balance news agencies such as Irrawaddy, Democratic Voice of Burma and some foreign news agencies. So far I did not see Aung San Suu Kyi is actively involve in making peace with Ethinc people. Her silence on Kachin war is deafining. Kachin war is not as controversial as Rohingya issue. Does she even know that it is life and death issue for Kachin people cause by this war. Remember one historic fact, which is in 1988, when we walk on the streets of Burma demanding Democracy, does Aung San Suu Kyi got any invitation to get involve in Burma politic? Now, it is even more important time for Burman and Ethnic people alike to built understanding and trust, shouldn't she be more active than 1988. It is peace making process, it is not any more of toppling military regime. As a Noble peace prize winner, shouldn't she be more active in peace making? I remember one of dark behaviour when she was at London School of Economy to gave speech. One Kachin Ethnic man simply ask her where she stand on Kachin issue, and I saw her arrogance, anger when she is asked what she is hiding. Is she really a leader? Is she really fit to rule Burma with her weakness? May be you will say that it will be better than military rule. I can tell you one thing, you put any civillian with good conscience and enough education at president of Burma, that person can run better than any of Burmese Military thugs, not only Aung San Suu Kyi can make changes. One thing I don't understand is this, is Aung San Suu Kyi a stranger of Burma or she is a true citizen of Burma? Only stranger need invitation to get involve in family affair, not the family members. Especially, when it comes to life and death of family members, every members have a duty to help and to get involve to solve the problem. If she is pretending like she is special person and demending special respect, she will not successful. A great leader is the one who is very close to the very bottom class of the citizen if she forget the first rule of the good leader. I hope she can put herself back to normal citizen of Burma and represent ordinary people rather than high class and popularity or mingle with crocket cronies. Good luck Aung San Suu Kyi, you lost me.
Do you think she has to put on a smiling face all the time? Can you smile in every situation? That would be so pretentious if you have a cheerful face all the time. Don't try to translate her as arrogance or acting like a high class or all those nonsense when she doesn't want to smile. Don't be so insecured but have a sense of humour.
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DASSK or Sai LK must reply your comment upon both of them.
Suu Kyi Says She Is Willing to Help Peace Process…only if she is awarded the Noble Peace Prize. Where was she all this while… and how many deaths does it take before she calls it to stop? The answer my friend is blowing in the wind and it will always be: It is politics, even if it is Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Middle Lane readers are well versed in modern military history. Some who fought Hitler in the '40s remember World War II like it was yesterday, and some, at the other end of the spectrum, are just putting away uniforms worn in Iraq and Afghanistan.
That wide range of service came to mind this week as I followed Oskar Gonzalez-Yetzirah, an Iraqi veteran who spends his working hours trying to get vets of all ages off the streets.
Oskar works for a non-profit group called United States Veterans Initiative, and their oldest client fought in World War II.
"He is old," Oskar says, emphasizing each word.
Oskar seems to appreciate all his clients, but he has a special sensitivity for the vets in their 20s, as he is.
The other day he was doing outreach in the neighborhood north and east of downtown, in the very area neighbors have complained about homeless men and women wandering their streets, urinating and defecating in public and abusing drugs. Many of them, needless to say, have mental health issues.
Most members of that homeless group are not vets, still, Oskar does not want to see them pushed from one end of town to the other because neighbors find their behavior distasteful. Here's what he has to say:
As for people up in arms about the homeless doing inappropriate things in public…what are those things? People will always try to push folks out of one place to the other. This city does not belong to one person, or one group of people, but it belongs to all those who dwell in the city. Who can say they have claim? We are all people, human beings. No one is greater or lesser than the other. Push them out? Where will they go? And when they get there, will they not just be pushed right back, or to another location? Again, these are people, not rubber balls that should just be tossed from one place to the other as if they are nothing. If it is a matter of "inappropriate things" as far as urinating or such in public, then the city should take responsibility. Public restrooms would be an easy fix, don't you think?
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24/Dec/2013 12 Days of Partner Fight Gone Bad Christmas
As a team of 2 or individually if you think a 385 point FGB would be fun without the 1 minute rest do the following:
1 wallball, then 1 WB + 2 SDHP, then 1+2+3, etc until you complete the final 12 reps.
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5 Calories Rowed or 10 burpees
6 Wallball
7 Sumo Deadlift High Pulls
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10 Calories Rowed or 10 Burpees
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Carroll County Schools Reveal CyberattackCarroll County public school officials are revealing a cyberattack that shut down Internet access for one day last week.
Reports: Retired General Target Of Leaks ProbeA former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information about a covert cyberattack on Iran's nuclear facilities, according to media reports.
At Baltimore Conference, U.S. General Affirms Cyberattacks On AfghanistanMarine Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills' comments came last week at a conference in Baltimore during which he explained how U.S. commanders considered cyber weapons an important part of their arsenal.
Pentagon Weighing How To Respond To CyberattacksThe Defense Department is finalizing policies that will determine what the military can do in the event of a cyberattack as the government figures out who should have the power to shut down computer networks seized by an enemy nation, terrorist group or criminal hacker.


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10 Best Tex-Mex Restaurants in Phoenix: Sampling the Best in the Southwest
By Patricia Escarcega
Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tucson Local Expert
Tex-Mex is a popular regional cuisine known for its use of savory grilled meats, ground beef and red and green chile. In Phoenix, where Sonoran-style Mexican food dominates, Tex-Mex treats such as fajitas and chile con carne still manage to fly off the menu as diners savor the slow-roasted flavors and zest of these classic Southwestern dishes.
Z'Tejas Grill, a regional chain that specializes in signature Southwestern dishes, tops our list for its perfect marriage of substance and style. Quality ingredients and stylish ambiance come together for the best in modern Tex-Mex eating.
Over at Sierra Bonita Grill, you won't find kitschy decor on the walls, but you will find authentic and delicious Southwestern cuisine that captures the spirit of cowboy cooking and Tex-Mex flavors.
If you're seeking the ultimate in Tex-Mex comfort food, head to Fajitas, a family-friendly restaurant known for its signature fajita platters, featuring marinated strips of beef and grilled onions, served with a side of cheddar cheese, pico de gallo and sour cream.
If you're craving that other favorite Southwestern comfort food, The Tamale Store in north Phoenix offers freshly made, moist and irresistible tamales by the dozen, including their popular Tex-Mex tamale, made with ground beef and Monterrey jack cheese.
Canyon Cafe
Offering a well-rounded menu of Southwestern fare, Canyon Cafe (formerly known as Sam's Cafe) is a great introduction to the region for non-natives. Chicken-fried tuna, Sedona spring rolls, chicken pasta cooked with tequila, and steaks are all items provided on the extensive menu. Diners may choose to enjoy their meals in the authentic decor of the dining room or outside on the refreshing patio. Not sure what to order? If you're a cheese-lover, try the Black and Bleu Quesadilla, a crispy flour tortilla stuffed sliced fire-grilled fajita steak sliced and served with red onion marmalade and Monterey Jack & Bleu cheese, tomatillo-avocado salsa, chipotle mayonnaise and the house Margarita slaw. Sandwiches and salad are also available for those seeking lighter fare. (6022523545)
The Original Carolina's Mexican Food
This South Phoenix institution has been dishing out some of the best home-style Mexican food for decades. Don't be fooled by the humble exterior and lackluster dining area: the food is hot, tasty, and top-notch. Tacos, burros, flautas, chimichangas, tostadas, and tamales: all your favorites are here, made to order. As if that wasn't enough, you can eat well here with the spare change in your pocket. Perfect for a quick and affordable meal on the go, Carolina's continues to draw regulars craving down-home, no-nonsense Mexican food. Great for a quick breakfast, lunch or dinner. Don't forget to sample the famous tortillas. (602-252-1503)
Blue Adobe Grille
Dishes prominently influenced by New Mexico traditions are the main feature of this establishment. Owners Paul Bigelow and Jose Leyva present Arizona locals with an inexpensive way to enjoy top-quality Southwestern fare. Most popular are well-priced combination plates like the Tres Santa Fe, which offers three choices from a long list of mouthwatering items (tenderloin rellenos, chicken burros, shrimp enchiladas and pork tamales). Or try the Tex-Mex delight known as the chimichanga, with your choice of chicken or shredded beef, caramelized onions, jack and cheddar cheese, placed in a large folded tortilla, folded, then deep fried to create a light crispy texture, then topped off with adobo sour cream. For dessert, sopaipillas are an excellent way to bring dinner to a delightful close. (480-962-1000)
Taco Guild
This southwestern gastropub is tucked away inside a historic midtown church. The ambiance here is irresistible: wood beam ceilings and colorful stained glass windows lend the dining room warmth and southwestern charm, and the bar features an incredible array of top shelf drinks. The gastropub menu (not surprisingly) focuses on gourmet tacos, which are infused here with a gourmet farm-to-table sensibility. The restaurant sources many of its ingredients from local farmers, creating fresh flavors that beat out drive-thru fare any day. The bar boasts a huge selection of fine tequilas, making this one of the best spots in town to enjoy a high-end tequila flight. ((602) 264-4143)
The Tamale Store
This award-winning restaurant specializes in everyone's favorite Mexican comfort food staple: tamales. Soft, moist and stuffed with delicious meats, veggies and cheeses, there are almost as many ways to make tamales as there is to enjoy them. At the Tamale Store in north Phoenix, tamales come in infinite arrays of deliciousness. Classic incarnations include Beef Red Chile, Pork Green Chile, Pork Red Chile, as well as specialty tamales such as Chicken Chipotle, Chicken Green Chile, Chicken Mole, and the Tex Mex, made with ground beef and Monterrey jack cheese. Vegetarian and vegan options are available as well, as well as mouth-watering dessert tamales. ((602) 435-2604)
Fajitas, a Sizzlin' Celebration
Fajitas, those sizzling hotplates brimming with marinated meats and veggies (served with a side of cheddar cheese, pico de gallo and sour cream, of course), is the focal point at this north-central Phoenix restaurant. The restaurant uses an exclusive house blend of seasonings for an out-of-this world rub, and meats are slowly grilled over mesquite charcoal for that delicious wood-smoked flavor. The menu extends beyond fajitas to include traditional Mexican, Tex-Mex and other southwestern fare, including burritos, enchiladas, quesadilas and seafood dishes. Recipes contain no lard or animal fat and the house chips are fried in high quality 100% Canola oil. ((602) 870-4030)
Sierra Bonita Grill
This central Phoenix bar and grill is named after the historic Sierra Bonita Ranch in Southeastern Arizona. The restaurant offers an authentic Southwestern culinary experience, dishing out menu favorites such as their house Cowboy Stew, made from braised beef, hominy, carrots, onions and chiles in a rich beef broth, then garnished with crispy sweet potato strips and served with a warmed flour tortilla (fried egg on top is optional). For a hearty take on traditional Tex-Mex cooking, try the smoked Red or Green Chile Pork Roast, a smoked pork roast served with charro beans, roasted tomato rice, salsa fresca and a warmed flour tortilla. (602-264-0700)
Tonto Bar and Grill
Just north of Phoenix in the quaint Western hamlet of Cave Creek, you'll find Tonto Bar & Grill, an award-winning restaurant specializing in authentic Southwestern cuisine. The Tonto frequently makes the list of the top restaurants in the state, and for good reason: the restaurant is distinguished for using only all-natural meats, sustainable seafood, and incorporating many native Arizona products as possible into the elegant menu. Salads, sandwiches, burgers, pasta, and fish- and meat entrees stand out for their creativity and gourmet ingredients. The elegant dining room looks out over lush desert and a perennially green golf course, making this the perfect destination for a special lunch or dinner. ((480) 488-0698)
Z'Tejas Grill
An interior of mellow wood and Texas limestone defines the casual atmosphere of this privately-owned regional chain. Dishes come from a variety of backgrounds but share a common Southwestern flair. Signature items include voodoo blackened tuna and miso-glazed grilled salmon. You can also choose from chorizo-stuffed pork tenderloin, wild mushroom enchiladas, and herb-grilled chicken. An array of appetizers, salads, and sandwiches satisfies lighter appetites. For dessert, give ancho chile fudge pie a try; the chile's delicate heat intensifies the rush of chocolate. In the evenings, the bar serves terrific margaritas and plays host to stylish professionals. A good introduction to Tex-Mex and Southwestern cuisine. (480-377-1170)
Dick's Hideaway
Rustic yet casually upscale, Dick's Hideaway is the kind of place locals take out-of-towners for an authentic taste of traditional Southwest flavors. Lunch, breakfast and dinner is served at this small local gem, where the smell of slow-roasted pork greets the steady stream of diners at all hours of day. The Southwest-inspired botanas (appetizers) menu makes a great starting point . Try the roasted garlic plate, served with roasted peppers and green chiles bubbling over with flavor, or the tomatillo toast, grilled chicken and ham served over toast and smothered in green chile peppers, tomatillo salsa and cheddar cheese. Although you can get great burgers, salads and past at Dick's, the Santa Fe Trail menu is the real star of the show. For a little taste of everything, try the New Mexican Platter, featuring a red chile pork tamale, cheese relleno, chicken burro, rice and beans�all simmered in your choice of green or red sauce. But if you want to eat like a local, try the Carne Adovada, a house favorite featuring smoked pork roast simmered in red chile and served with rice, beans and a tortilla. Not to be missed for a true taste of the southwest. ((602) 265-5886)
About Patricia Escarcega
Patricia Escarcega has lived in the Arizona desert since she was a teenager. She works as a writer and editor in Phoenix with her four dogs and two cats. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona and is working on a novel about growing up in the 1990s.
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Sunday Services
St. John's has two worship services on Sunday morning offering different worship experiences. Both services are centered on the Holy Eucharist (Communion) and use Rite II Episcopal liturgy.
7:30am - Service in the Chapel of the Holy Family
The Chapel is located in the center of the St. John's campus, between the larger stone sanctuary building and the education wing. The service bulletin will lead the visitor through the liturgy, referencing page numbers from the Book of Common Prayer (1979), found in the book rack on the backs of the pews. Please note: there is no music at this service and, unlike traditional Episcopal liturgy, there is a brief reflection in lieu of a sermon.
This is a quieter service, with the liturgy seldom changing. As such, it becomes easy to enter in to the rhythm of worship from week to week.
Following the service, which generally lasts less than an hour, attendees typically head off to breakfast together—at either Panera on 30th Street or to The Egg and I on Baseline & Broadway. Simply ask someone after worship and join in. It's a great way to meet people.
All visitors are welcome to join us for communion. The chapel is also open Monday through Friday, 9a.m. to 4p.m. for prayer. Visitors are welcome to light a candle at the prayer stand. (A donation is requested for use of the candles.)
9:30am - Rite II Holy Eucharist, in the Main sanctuary
This Rite II liturgy honors the traditions of Anglican worship in an historic and traditional worship setting. The beautiful architecture and colorful stained glass windows of the church combine with the voices of the St. John's choir and the enveloping chords of our pipe organ to add depth and texture to the liturgy.
On the second Sunday of each month Sunday School is not in session and families are especially encouraged to bring children and youth to our special Second Sunday worship in the church. This is not just "family friendly" worship; it is "kid focused." Children help create the altar cloths, the floral arrangements, and can write and lead the prayers and readings. Homilies on Second Sundays are specifically designed to appeal to children, employing art, story and music. Children are invited to gather around the altar and help celebrate the Holy Eucharist, which is drawn from the Church of Ireland's liturgy for use with children. Choristers, our children's choir, performs at our Second Sunday services. Young instrumentalists often offer music as well. Hymns are sing-able by children, and percussion instruments are usually handed out so kids can make a joyful noise to accompany the closing hymn.
Our two wonderful Sunday School curricula (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and Joyful Journey) for elementary-aged children run concurrent with the 9:30am service, as does our nursery and our programming for middle school students and teens. Those parents who wish to have their children in church with them are welcome to do so. We have coloring/activity books and crayons, as well as a selection of toys in the Narthex. There is also a comfort area in the Narthex for parents who wish to comfort fussy little ones.
There are several unique Sunday celebrations that occur throughout the year including the Blessing of the Animals (in October), the Christmas Pageant (in December), and Kirkin' o' the Tartan, a celebration of all things Scottish and of family in its broadest sense (usually in early May). In addition, we bless gardening tools in the spring, bicycles in early June, Sunday School teachers in September, and candles and chalk (for do-it-yourself House Blessing Kits) in early January on the feast day of Epiphany.
All visitors are welcome to join us for Communion. All visitors are also welcome to any of the literature located on the table in the church lobby (narthex).
Gluten-free wafers are available every Sunday on request. Simply ask the priest. On high holy days, alcohol-free wine is also available on request. Hearing assists are available to those who wish them. Ask an usher and he or she will provide you one.
If you are visiting St John's please be sure to take a red "Welcome" bag. It's a small re-usable grocery bag and is filled with great information about our parish. Pastor Susan and Father Ted make it a practice to meet with every newcomer who is interested in learning more about St John's or about the Episcopal Church. Just call the church office to get on their calendars!


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February 10, 2015
"I went down to the demonstration to get my fair share of abuse," sang the Rolling Stones.
They could have been singing about New York during the Republican National Convention in 2004, when police used mass arrests against anti-war protesters who thronged the streets of Manhattan. More than 1,800 protesters, bystanders and journalists, including this writer, were jailed during the late-summer convention. I was arrested while doing my job of documenting a peaceful protest with pen and camera.


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Whistle Down the Wind: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Rock Musical
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Jedlicka was a nice venue to watch "Whistle Down the Wind". The venue is inside Morton College in Cicero. The seats have desk tops that roll up or down, so it's kind of nice to have something flat for purses and such if you happen to not have anyone sitting next to you. Seats were comfortable enough, and very close to the stage. Goldstar.com continues to give us great seats. This time we were only slightly left of the center, and about 4 rows from the front. The cast was very talented, striking me as a good, community theatre group. Even the kids sang well, and their acting was pretty good or better as far as kids go. The guy playing "Jesus" sang well and his acting was good. Jedlicka also had a live orchestra playing everything, and I was quite impressed to have that benefit in a community performance. I would go back to one of their shows in the future, and we're seriously considering their subscriber packages. Be aware that restrooms are rather cramped, with the ceiling sloping down on the men's facility. Parking is plentiful, if you park in the employee parking also (the visitor lot was full one hour before the performance).
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The show was very enjoyable and well acted. The musical score was beautiful... The theater is very cozy, friendly, and has plenty of parking.
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Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Signed Baseball
Starting Bid - $500, Sold For - $4,994
Spalding "Official Cork Center League" ball signed by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Ruth's signature, penned in black fountain pen across the sweet spot, is by far the stronger of the two signatures and grades "7." The Gehrig signature, also scripted in black fountain pen, is located on the north panel and is faded almost beyond the point of visibility. Only the first name, "Lou," remains discernible to the naked eye and the signature, as a whole, grades "1." While technically a Ruth/Gehrig ball, in practicality it is equivalent in display value to a Ruth single, and in that regard it stands as an attractive mid-grade example. The ball is moderately toned with a minor surface wear, but nearly all of the manufacturer's stampings remain legible. In Very Good condition overall. LOA from James Spence/JSA. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000+. SOLD FOR $4,994
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My Summa, My Story: Les Birdwisa
Ed. Note: Les Birdwisa, a retired engineer, talks about his great experience with Summa Health System's Cardiovascular team. Mr. Birdwisa's first time in the hospital was at the age of 65 years when he developed a heart murmur.
I was getting my annual physical when my doctor told me I had a heart murmur. She referred me to a cardiologist at Summa Health System who told me that I had aortic stenosis, which meant I would need a new aortic valve.
He told me the surgery was 98% successful. As an engineer, I thought that was a great number. I asked him what I could do between when I was diagnosed and when the surgery would occur. He said to just keep fit, keep strong, keep healthy, because I would need it after the operation -- and he was right.
The surgery was going to be done at Summa. My wife had been there a few times, and both my sons had been there as well. We always received great service…first-class doctors, excellent nurses and a wonderful facility…very, very pleasant. They make you feel relaxed and comfortable and welcome.
My hospital stay at Summa was a wonderful experience. I never felt in any doubt that the doctors couldn't handle anything. They did an outstanding job. The nurses were just as helpful as could be, and I had an entire team of doctors on my side.
This whole experience has made me more conscious of being healthy, exercising and maintaining my weight at a good level and eating properly. I always did eat quite properly, but it reinforced my desire to make sure my diet was right, that I exercised and that my weight was right.
Six weeks after the operation, I started cardiac rehab that turned out to be 36 one-hour sessions. There's a workout session and a classroom session. Part of the philosophy is, "If you've done this 36 times, you'll continue to do that for the rest of your life."
I continue to do it. I show up four times a week and work out on the treadmill, the bicycle, the rowing machine and the arm-pumping machine. It's a nice session.
After all these workouts, my wife has remarked that I am getting into good shape. Before surgery, I really did feel like an old man. My eyes had sunk into my head. I'd lost about 20 pounds in weight….now, I just focus on exercising. I get focused on keeping my heart rate up and I keep moving and push myself a bit more each time I go.
My rehab has had a positive effect on me. My Summa cardiologist, said, "Six months from now, you'll feel the best you've ever felt in your life." And I really do feel good. So, I have a lot to be thankful for. It's giving me a direction and a way of living, which is very healthy, and with somewhat more longevity than I probably would have had before.
I think I'll have a long life - a long healthy life - as long as I do what I've been instructed to do by the rehab people and that's proper diet, proper exercise and proper control of my weight. Everything else should be on automatic pilot.
The whole journey has affected my quality of life in several ways that for some reason, has given me more of a purpose. I guess when you almost lose your life, you start to think, "My goodness, let me start enjoying everything more." So, I enjoy my grandkids more. I enjoy my two sons and their families more, and my wife, of course, who was wonderful throughout the whole thing.
It's a different perspective. It's a very positive perspective -- feeling good, living well and enjoying the moment. It can't get much better.
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Stilly juniors go down swinging
Pitching was in short supply as the Stilly Rapids junior baseball team took on the Stanwood Spartans on June 2. The two teams slugged it out, both squads reaching double figures in runs, but Stanwoods bats provided too much pop and they overpowered Stilly 19-11.
The back and forth affair got off to a rocky start for Stilly as starting pitcher Colton Rongue struggled with his command. After throwing a flawless first inning Rongue conceded a leadoff walk followed by two singles to load the bases in the second. Two consecutive walks squeezed home two runs and a passed ball put Stanwood up 3-0 early.
Rongue kept plugging away and struck out two Spartan batters to end the threat.
In the third inning Stilly brought in Lance Randeau to pitch. Randeau got into a small jam, conceding a one out double, but left fielder Tanner Skaglund made a spectacular running catch on a hard-hit ball headed for the corner to save a run. Skaglunds catch kept the Spartan runner on second base and gave Randeau a chance to work himself out of the inning. However, Randeau gave up a single to the next Stanwood batter and put Stilly in a 4-0 hole.
In Stillys offensive half of the inning, the home side got on the board. A leadoff walk to Austin Carey preceded Ben Larsons being hit by a pitch. With Larson and Carey aboard, Ian Davis bunted down the third-base line, ostensibly to advance both runners. The Stanwood pitcher fielded the ball but instead of taking the safe out at first base, threw wild to third base, allowing both Carey and Larson to score. Davis advanced to second on the play and Colton Rongue singled him home for another Stilly run. Rongue moved to second on a passed ball charged to the Stanwood catcher and Justin Shepard singled to score him on the next pitch. Stanwood quashed the threat after that, but not before Stilly had leveled the score at 4-4.
In the fourth inning the Spartans went back on top. After a single, Stanwoods clean-up hitter launched a moon shot triple well over the head of the centerfielder. Stanwood followed that up with another RBI single to lead 6-4 going into the bottom of the fourth.
That was when the Stilly bats really heated up. After battling back to tie the score at six, Stilly used clutch hits from Colton Rongue, Kyle Thomas and Ian Davis to forge their way back into the lead. Rongue singled in the go-ahead run to make it 7-6, Thomas doubled him home, then Davis drove in Thomas. Justin Shephard and Ben Larson also drove in runs to put Stilly ahead 10-6 at that point.
Unfortunately for Stilly, they could not hold the lead as the Spartan bats took over the game. By the end of the fifth, Stanwood had tallied eight runs to ease comfortably back into the lead at 14-10. Stilly pitching changes did nothing to put out the Spartan fire. Stanwood never looked back and went on to tally five more runs in coasting to the 19-11 final score.
Despite the loss, Stilly finished their stretch of regular season play with a stellar record of 15-6-1.
Said Coach Robb Smith.
We beat every other team from Arlington along the way. Overall our season has been very good, weve seen the kids develop from beginning to end. Beating the other Arlington teams ranks high on the list of highlights from the year.
With the regular season in the books, Stilly will look to continue on in post-season tournament play.
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DNA: Family Tree DNA conference
DNA is the latest tool for researchers trying to connect and learn about their ancestral roots. Genetic genealogy can confirm relationships for which the paper trail has disappeared, and it can also help researchers to avoid wild goose chases.
Family Tree DNA is the designated DNA-testing company for the five-year Genographic Project, led by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Spencer Wells. Since the NGS/IBM project, the company has processed more than 200,000 Genographic Project DNA tests.
In 2006, I attended Family Tree DNA's 3rd International Conference on Genetic Genealogy and was amazed at the high level of knowledge and passion represented by the attendees, who are mainly lay administrators of surname and geographical projects, as well as the scientists whose presentations clarified normally difficult topics.
The annual meeting is aimed at administrators of Family Tree DNA projects from the US and Europe, who were the first to look at the full mtDNA (female DNA) sequences comparative database, which will, according to the company, make it possible for genealogists to make significant comparisons between individuals who share recent history.
Founded in April 2000, it was the first company to develop the commercial application of DNA testing for genealogical purposes. Today, its continually growing database exceeds 160,000 individual test records for Y-DNA (male) and mtDNA (female).
Unfortunately, I couldn't attend the 2007 meeting, but I was happy to receive the post-event update, which included several major announcements:
- Launch of the first comparative database for Full Mitochondria Sequences.
- Introduction of MyMaps, the first personalized interactive genetic mapping system in the world.
- The A Walk Through the Y Chromosome test that allows participants to map genetic relationships through the male-inherited Y Chromosome.
Leading experts presented topics related to research, applications and challenges, and included:
- Dr. John M. Butler, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Dr. Michael Hammer, renowned geneticist; director, Genomic Analysis and Technology Core facility at the University of Arizona
- Dr. Theodore G. Schurr, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania
- Dr. David Soria of National Geographic
- Family Tree DNA Founder-President Bennett Greenspan
The company is the pioneer in the field of genetic genealogy and offers cutting-edge innovation connecting genetic testing science and genetic genealogy with computer technology.
Founder/president Bennett Greenspan unveiled MyMaps, an innovative genetic mapping system enabling individuals who don't know where their European ancestors came from, to identify possible specific geographical origins. It is applicable to all of the company Y-DNA and mtDNA tests.
Dr. Butler - project leader of the NIST Human Identity DNA Measurements Group - addressed the challenge of the need for standardization in reporting genetic genealogical DNA results.
Dr. Hammer - Family Tree DNA's chief scientist - previewed highlights from his upcoming paper on the new phylogenetic tree (YCC or Y Chromosome Consortium).
Native American populations research was addressed by Dr. Schurr, while Dr. Soria presented an update on the National Geographic Genographic Project collection of genetic samples, results analysis and papers on modern humans' genetic roots and human migratory history.
Dr. Thomas Krahn - Family Tree DNA's Genomics Research Center director - presented A Walk thru the Y Chromosome and detailed a test to sequence vast sections of the Y chromosome.
There is a wealth of information at the website; click here.
Have you participated in the National Geographic Genome Project? Are you interested in setting up a surname or geographic project?
I look forward to reading your comments and questions.
Footnote.com: Create your own projects
I've met the people at Footnote.com at several conferences, and they are continually bringing new resources online.
To learn about new resources as they are added, go to Footnote.com and sign up for Footnote's alert service.
The site has now announced that researchers can create their own projects online at the site.
Each time, I've searched the site, I've discovered fascinating records which focus on individuals who served in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars as well as my 20th century Eastern European immigrant ancestors. Some 20 million original documents are now available and about 2 million are added each month.
In addition to saving the documents you find, visitors can now also upload original images and documents to share with others interested in the same names or locations, thus aiding collaboration among more researchers, who may each have a piece of a larger puzzle.
There are tools to make your original uploaded items searchable to other researchers. The only limit to this great idea is your own creativity and Footnote's resources - which increase daily.
If you'd like to learn more about this resource, you can read about it here.
If you've checked out Footnote, set up a project or have comments or questions, I look forward to hearing from you.
Chicago: A new resource helps researchers
Do you have ancestors who lived in Chicago, Illinois?
If so, the Newberry Library has a new resource to make research easier.
Opened in 1887, The Newberry Library, a renowned humanities research and reference institution,houses a world-class collection of books, manuscripts, maps, music, and other printed materials related to the history and culture of Western Europe and the Americas and spanning many centuries. Holdings include medieval manuscripts and early maps, as well as extensive genealogical resources. Among its collections are some 1.5 million books, 5 million manuscript pages and 500,000 historic maps.
A new interactive, map based site has been announced to help family history researchers and Chicago historians. ChicagoAncestors.org was developed by the staff of the library's Local and Family History department.
According to the library, the online map makes searching and sharing historical information easier.
"There is a huge amount of local historical information about Chicago in books and on the Internet," said Jack Simpson, co-director of the project and curator of local and family history at the Newberry Library. "We're trying to help researchers find that data by allowing them to search by proximity of a particular address or intersection."
A look at the site shows that data includes everything from historicchurch locations, neighborhood bibliographies and historic homicides, as well as many Internet resource links, including historical photos of the city.
Visitors can research the history of a Chicago address and identify relevant Library ersources, as well as educational institutions and houses of worship. You might learn where your great-grandfather went to school, or what church or synagogue your ancestors attended.
Researchers can also create a saved profile, and share their research and knowledge with relatives and other researchers of the same neighborhoods or names. And, by registering, users can add comments to points on the map or even map their own historical and genealogical information, such as tracing the various places your ancestors lived and worked in the city.
Ginger Frere, project co-director and reference librarian, says that "researchers are now contributing their own information about schools, churches and other institutions."
Interest in maps and online mapping is growing among researchers as an example of how technology is providing new tools.
I wish I had Chicago-based ancestors so it would help in my own research. Perhaps the success of the Newberry website will encourage other institutions in other cities to create similar projects.
In fact, the website's technical design was created by the Chicago Technology Cooperative, which built it on open-source software, thereby "creating a template for use by other communities for local historical mapping."
The Newberry collections are often the focus of exhibits, music and theater programs, as well as classes, lectures and other activities. If you live in or will be visiting the Chicago area, do spend some time there. See the website for address and calendar of events.
Have you visited the Newberry Library and used their resources?
Let me know - I look forward to reading your comments and questions.
Preserve, protect and share your history
All of us have old photographs and documents relevant to our search for family history.
Unfortunately, many new researchers (and some experienced ones, as well) store these in boxes or file cabinets located in basements, garages, attics or elsewhere. This exposes the valuable resources to temperature changes, humidity or worse.
If some catastrophe occurred, what would happen to your family history? A simple broken water pipe in a basement can destroy an entire family legacy. What about the aftermath of a major fire, hurricane or earthquake?
The important thing to do is copy or scan materials, place them on CDs or DVDs, keep them on an secure online site, and also distribute copies to relatives around the world. Make sure to upload your photographs to your MyHeritage family site to keep them safe and also to provide family members access to these unique images and documents.
Several companies are now offering scanning services to preserve documents, photographs, videos and slides. Items can include old 16mm film, 35mm slides in glass or cardboard frames, deteriorating papers and all those things we keep in albums or shoeboxes.
World Vital Records decided to offer what it calls its family legacy-preservation service after learning that 91 percent of survey respondents expressed concern about digitizing and preserving family photos, videos and documents, while 50 percent said they were interested in uploading items to a secure site to share with selected family members.
Don't let procrastination take over. We are still talking about putting our 16mm wedding film onto DVD, and I'm not a new researcher, although procrastination is my middle name. It is the only copy and, if lost, couldn't be replaced. However, when we digitize it, it can be stored securely and distributed to family, thereby protecting and preserving the information.
Another case in point involves a cousin in New Orleans who had an old reel-to-reel taped interview with my great-grandmother who died in 1963. I had asked for a copy for years but there was never a simple way to copy or share it. Guess what happened to that during Hurricane Katrina? It is lost forever.
Many experts say that videotapes have a life of 7-15 years, while DVDs have a life of 100-150 years. Film and photos, no matter the quality of storage, will eventually fade, discolor or become brittle.
I guess the only problem will be whether people a century from now will have the proper equipment to play today's DVDs. After all, who today still has an 8-track player?
Researchers can always scan items at home and copy to DVD if they feel comfortable doing that, while scanning services offer various packages for different prices.
The most important thing - whether one uses a professional service or scans resources at home - is to make copies of unique family images and documents to preserve them and also to distribute to others.
What have you done to protect and preserve your family documents? I look forward to reading your comments.


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What Your Divorce Lawyer May Not Tell Youby Sally Sampson Margery Rubin
WHEN IT COMES TO DIVORCE, WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN HURT YOU... If breaking up is hard to do, divorce is ten times worse. It can be terrifying to even think about getting a divorce, let alone figuring out how to pursue one. That's why divorce consultant Margery Rubin has created this unique guide to help women navigate the process and to empower them with vital information that their lawyers might not tell them. Offering practical advice for an impractical and emotional time, Rubin uses her expertise to answer 125 essential questions for staying afloat during your divorce, including: • How do I pay for a lawyer if I have no income? (p. 143) • If I leave the house voluntarily, can I move back in? (p. 102) • How do I know if I need a parenting coordinator? (p. 171) • I haven't worked since before I got married... can I get lifetime support? (p. 130) • My husband has filed for bankruptcy. Does this affect his child support obligations? (p.174) With answers you won't get anywhere else, What Your Divorce Lawyer May Not Tell You is an invaluable source of step-by-step advice on everything you'll need to survive your marriage's end...and get on with the rest of your life.
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Hugh Jackman thanks his family and fans for the support they've given him over the years at his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony. After the event, Hugh expresses how receiving his star on the same day he gets a Golden Globe nomination is "beyond" his imagination.
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I am looking for a highly professional and skilled web programmer and developer to create a website providing information and updates regarding business with Iran.
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3. Downloadable economic reports, paid through PayPal or credit card if it doesn't cost too much to set-up.
4. Information regarding sponsors, partner companies and associations.
5. A page to promote services such as the set-up of companies in Iran.
6. Perhaps some other easy to add information that I will provide along the way.
Following will be the interactive part of the website. I wrote it down from the user's perspective, as a process, in order to better get my vision understood.
1. Users will create an account (adding their personal info, industry, country etc…).
2. These users will blink on a world map, much like http://startupblink.com. Users with operations in Iran, those in the process of entering the market and others considering such a move will blink in different colors. This map should be very user-friendly and easy to navigate through.
3. Next to this, there will be a Q&A page that is much like quora.com. There users will be able to ask questions and get answers from other member users. They will also be able to follow questions and rate up answers, much like quora.com. Upon clicking on a person's picture, they will be directed to his/her profile with an option to see that person blinking on the world map.
4. A page where companies can share their experiences. It will be open to all but large companies that I will contact personally with have a premium place on the top of the page(s).
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Allegheny advances in D-III regional softball tournament
Sadie Stuart belted a three-run homer to spark the Gators to a 10-1 six-inning victory over Aurora, giving them a berth in today's NCAA Division III Angola Regional championship round in Angola, Ind.
Stuart became Allegheny's single-season home run record-holder with 11. She went 3-for-3, scored two runs and knocked in three.
Stuart had plenty of help, as Nicole Rodi, Halea Hayden and Allie Landowski each had two hits for Allegheny, which will take on the winner of the Anderson (Ind.)-Trine game at 2 p.m.
Caitlin Nealer took a no-hitter into the sixth inning but wound up allowing three hits and a run.
If Allegheny -- winner of four straight games -- loses in today's 2 p.m. regional championship game, the Gators would play again at 10 a.m. Monday for the title.


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Taylor scoops ICC gong
Follow England women's progress on ecb.co.uk - click here for exclusive interviews and videos, latest news, match reports and more
England's Sarah Taylor has won the Women's Twenty20 Cricketer of the Year award.
Taylor, who could not attend the ceremony in Sri Lanka as she is today in the England side facing West Indies, beat off competition from Australia duo Alyssa Healy and Lisa Sthalekar as well as Stafanie Taylor.
Both her and international team-mate Lydia Greenway, however, missed out on the one-day international equivalent, which was won by the former's namesake, Stafanie.
Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara won both the Test Cricketer of the Year and the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, as the world's outstanding player across all formats in the past 12 months.
England's Ashes winners Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott took those two awards in 2011, but neither they nor any of their compatriots even reached the shortlists this time.
Sangakkara made it a hat-trick in the People's Choice category at the ceremony in his native country, receiving the top award from ICC president Alan Isaac.
He said: "This is an amazing honour - and I've seen the people who have won it before me and the nominees too.
"To be named alongside them is wonderful. I admire them greatly, and even more so when I looked up at their records on the screen this evening.
"It's great to be among them. But now to receive this honour this evening is simply fantastic."
Somerset and Ireland's George Dockrell, meanwhile, won the Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year award - ahead of three of his fellow Irishmen, Kevin O'Brien, Paul Stirling and Ed Joyce.
ICC Awards winners
ICC Cricketer of the Year (winning the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
ICC Test Cricketer of the Year
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year
Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)
ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year
Virat Kohli (India)
ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year
Sunil Narine (West Indies)
ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year
George Dockrell (Ireland)
ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Richard Levi (South Africa)
ICC T20I Women's Cricketer of the Year
Sarah Taylor (England)
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
ICC Umpire of the Year (winning the David Shepherd Trophy)
Kumar Dharmasena
LG People's Choice
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
ICC Test Team of the Year is as follows (in batting order)
Alastair Cook (England)
Hashim Amla (South Africa)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Michael Clarke (Australia - captain)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)
Matt Prior (England - wicketkeeper)
Stuart Broad (England)
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
Vernon Philander (South Africa)
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
12th Man - AB de Villiers (South Africa)
ICC ODI Team of the Year is as follows (in batting order)
Gautam Gambhir (India)
Alastair Cook (England)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Virat Kohli (India)
MS Dhoni (India - wicketkeeper/captain)
Michael Clarke (Australia)
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
Morne Morkel (South Africa)
Steven Finn (England)
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
12th Man - Shane Watson (Australia)


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Black Bean and Peach Salsa
I love a snack or an appetizer that is the perfect "sit around a table and talk for a few hours" sort of food. The only problem is when your snack is so good that it only lasts for a half an hour instead of the many hours you had intended. This is one of those....yum!
Hungry hubby and I headed over to visit some friends last weekend and I needed a quick and easy appetizer recipe to throw together on a busy day. I wanted it to be fun, comfortable (I'm not really into fancy appetizers) and of course delicious. And, as usual, I needed it to be incredibly easy to make in order to fit it into my busy day.
THIS salsa is better than anything you can get out of a jar (so fresh, so yummy) and it seems to dissappear quite quickly anytime I serve it :)
Black Bean and Peach Salsa
1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1-2 peaches, slightly ripe, diced (if large only use one)
1/2 c of finely chopped cilantro
1/4 - 1/2 red onion, finely diced
2 limes, zested and juiced
1/4 c italian dressing
1 small jalepeno, finely diced (optional, if you like it spicy)
salt and pepper to taste
Dice and combine all ingredients above. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve with your favorite chip. Also, you may want to make this in advance as it tastes even better after it has been in the fridge for an hour or two. Enjoy!


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Juicy tomatoes, briny olives, and fresh parsley add a savory bite to this roasted mild white fish. For speedy cleanup, line your jelly-roll pan with aluminum foil. Be sure to coat it with cooking spray before adding the tilapia and other ingredients.
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Preheat oven to 375°.
Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Arrange fish in a single layer in the center of a jelly-roll pan lightly coated with cooking spray. Combine tomatoes and remaining ingredients; toss gently. Arrange tomato mixture around fish on baking sheet.
Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Place 1 fillet on each of 4 plates; top each serving with about 1/4 cup tomato mixture.


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3DS Reviews
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review 3DS
It'll all feel very familiar if you've played a Lego game recently
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Review 3DS
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam does everything you would expect it to do, and is all the better for it.
The Legend of Zelda Tri Force Heroes Review 3DS
A very good offshoot for the Zelda series, it's best – and in many ways should only be – played with friends. Fun, but a little shallow.
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Review 3DS
A relaxing, repetitive toe-dip into the working world.
Ironfall Invasion Review 3DS
Ironfall is a terrible third-person shooter with clunky cover mechanics, shoddy controls and even worse voice-acting.
Pokemon Omega Ruby Review 3DS
Why feeling largely familiar, Omega Ruby still offers a solid game of Pokémon with addictive online trading functionality to keep players obsessively catching 'em all.
Super Smash Bros. Review 3DS
The best Smash Bros. in the series to date, giving the Wii U version a lot to live up to.
Kirby Triple Deluxe Review 3DS
Another decent series entry, with smart levels, puzzles and unlockables that'll keep the Kirby Hardcore happy.
Mario Golf: World Tour Review 3DS
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Six adolescents, 12 to 15 years old, with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were discovered to be secretively taking extra insulin, not with the intent of improving metabolic control. Large discrepancies between reported and observed insulin requirements were noted. Psychosocial problems antedated the discovery of surreptitious insulin administration in all. Psychological testing and psychiatric evaluation revealed a variety of psychiatric conditions; depression was common. In two patients surreptitious insulin administration was believed to represent suicidal behavior. In others, it appeared to represent symptom substitution when use of other health-threatening behaviors such as recurrent ketoacidosis was made increasingly difficult through appropriate intervention. Surreptitious insulin administration may be one symptom of serious underlying psychiatric dysfunction in adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes.
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Horses, Triathlon, and a Meet-Up
We talked about the all-consuming nature of horses, not to mention the crazy expenses!! At least in triathlon, bikes don't need to be boarded.
Earlier in the week I rode my bike up in Charlottesville, Virginia, past the Barracks, Foxfield, and other famous show barns and horsey areas. For all the manicured arenas, barns, fields, and pretty painted jumps, I never saw a horse being ridden, but I probably saw half a dozen people on bikes.
On my ride I had a flashback to my Pony Club days when I was probably 14 or 15 and had to design and write an "interval training" program for my horse. I distinctly remember having no idea of what interval training really meant or what was behind it and thinking this was the dumbest thing to have to do.
I went down to the basement and darn if I didn't still have the thing in a box of Pony Club keepsakes! This was from 30 years ago!! As a kid, we didn't do interval training with our horses, we just rode. I think I knew enough not to jump two days in a row, and knew my horse needed a day off a week but that was as scientific as it got.
Fast forward 30 years, and I finally get it! Interval training does work, but it took a coach writing it and me doing it to appreciate the benefits.
It's funny what comes full circle. It used to be the horse taking glucosamine and chondroitin...now it's me. I used to worry about the horse coming up lame or colicky before a show, now it's me. We'd tweak the shoes to get the best movement - clips, bars, pads; now it's me needing just the right heel drop, arch support, and flexibility.
Horses taught me a lot about patience, perseverance, and heart. But as I sit here procrastinating (blogging) when I should be packing and getting my head into Saturday's triathlon, I'm glad it's only ME I have to pack for and not the horse, trailer, feed, equipment, and accoutrements!
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I know you knew I'd have to comment on this post. LOVE the old picture of you and your trusty. The PC project cracked me up. I used to work for PC at their national office and saw all kinds of crazy things like that but I was always really impressed with the fact that they strove to get the kids thinking.ReplyDelete
I am sitting in the camper right now, getting ready to go in for another night of braiding and training a helper. It's amazing to me how much the horse world has changed. Now I deal with million dollar animals competing at the highest levels, but I still love seeing that one intrepid junior willing to get up early, braid their own, and muck a stall to be able to afford to show. The odds are stacked against them but they will no doubt take the most home from the experience. Kind of reminds me of another sport....
On the upside... horses wear out their $500 (yes, that is how much they cost now!) shoes every 6 weeks. At least ours last a little longer!!Replies
Pony Club taught me how to study, how to inquire, how to learn. I still say that the multi-day H-A rating was the hardest thing I have done - far more difficult than defending a dissertation. It is a great organization and that must have been a neat job.Delete
$500 for shoes? Yeah I don't think I could afford to get back into the sport now! I'd also be cheering for the hard-working self-supporting junior you described!
I won't even get into what I charge for braids... It is a very expensive sport, the Sport of Kings for sure. No matter how much you spend on a bicycle, it is still cheap by equine standards and the thing won't eat you out of house and home.Delete
One of the best parts of moving to Texas has been being able to work with some old fashioned, down to earth, do it yourself-ers. That's what I was and they have my undying respect. I have worked with some of the best in the world, including a half a dozen Olympians, and what separates the best is the work ethic. That self-supporting Junior is learning the one skill that can't be bought.
Horses will DEFINITELY teach you patience!! I volunteered at a horse rescue and let's just say *I* got taken for a ride by a very sneaky, cunning, and POWERFUL 17-hand Hanoverian. Nobody got hurt but I was lost in the woods for a few hours. haha!ReplyDelete
I wish I was involved in Pony Club - it seems like such a great activity for kids.


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Sorry but that is never going to happen.
he sold it to get a 360 elite and after thinkin bout it itwas kinda smart cuz all my wii was doing was collecting dust
they need to make like a wii elite and get next gen graphics and games soon!
Sorry but that is never going to happen.
Have fun with your 360, but paintballer's right, next gen gfx isn't what the wii is all about. Future revisions may include more memory and colors, but not a different engine.
If gfx is all you're after, there are plenty of other options. If the Wii is what you're after, there's only one option.
As far as games go, they're coming. Not as fast as they could, but soon enough.
Sucks for you, you shoulda bought it from him by the way what makes you think your 360 won't collect dust as well
Spoiler Alert!Metric: Tiger, you're posts always make me laugh. Then they make me feel a bit sorry for you. =\
The_Next_Tiger: Thanks man I love to make people laughSpoiler Alert!SAVE A COW EAT A VEGETARIANSpoiler Alert!Blackjack: video games come out on tuesdays, Though they do make exceptions.
Spoiler Alert!Sarai_132: who fuking cares! calm downSpoiler Alert!Chicagoan: I have Pokemon Rangers game, and I beated it.Spoiler Alert!JoonKimDDS: Sometimes wiimote requires too much muscle work to perform a move.Spoiler Alert!Mushroomedmario: the moral is only trust wikipedia...for everything
I have a strange feeling that I know where this thread is going. Will probably end up being locked by TLC.
You sold your wii (or your 'brother' did) and purchased a 360 elite.
Who cares? And why do you have to make a thread about this?
It's not going to make a good conversation on here except members saying 'you should of kept your wii'. What do you expect people to say?
Rant over ,
The Wii is about interactivity. That is what I love so much about it. If I wanted graphics, I'd go watch a movie. Not that I do not mind great graphics, of course. They definitely do add to games, but I still love old 8-bit graphics. Call me an old-school girl, but little waving arms at the end of a battle are the best!
Well, whatever you or your brother chose to do, thats your choice. Have fun with whatever console you want to play on.
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My Wii is collecting dust too, but I won't sell it. When you buy Nintendo you need to realise that good games only come out once in a blue moon, but when they do........ it's like wow!!
Write like a four year old and I'll treat you as such Haz, proudly supporting correct use of English and grammar on the forums.
Think before posting Ask a dumb question and prepare to be owned.FYI - Internet is always a capital I. Look it up!
same! i hardly use my wii now i have my 360 but i am keeping it for when i have the urge to play wii sports etc
but i think 360 FTW!


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AMG also developed Life Technologies' FLoid® Cell Imaging Station, a platform used for fluorescent microscopy. Introduced in late 2011, FLoid was developed to be ideally suited for laboratories that are new to imaging or do not require the advanced features found in more expensive instruments. The addition of the EVOS product line complements the FLoid system by maintaining simplicity in the user experience, while providing advanced capabilities and automation that are necessary for some applications, the firm reports.
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Name: Elena
Age: 49
Height: About 5'4"
Weight: About 117 pounds.
Education: Graduate Teaching university, Russian language teacher.
Work: Elena works as a scientific researcher with a museum.
Never married/no children.
Religion: Russian Orthodox.
Elena does not smoke, she only drinks on special occasions. OK if you smoke, please only be a light drinker.
Elena lives with her parents. Her mother Alexandra was an economist, she is now on a pension, her father Ivan is also on a pension from the military. Elena does have some computer experience, she does know how to drive.
Born: Havana, Cuba. Her father was in the military, remember?
Elena has traveled to Chech Republic, Bulgaria and Rumania. She has met western people from her work.
Language skills: Russian.
Elena was referred to us by a current female member. Elena & her family have excellent reputations in Vitebsk. Elena is a beautiful woman with grey eyes, blonde hair. I love that combination, I think grey eyes are sexy. Elena is an old fashion Vitebsk type woman in her thinking about love & marriage. Elena is a responsible woman. Elena is also a very interesting woman. Do you like to watch the Discovery Channel, you know, with all the scientists? Would you like to meet a person like that? Would you like to get married to an interesting person like that? If so, perhaps you're in luck!
Our crew in Vitebsk also describe Elena as being "intelligent yet very sweet. Elena is a person of culture, Elena dreams about having her own marriage." Our crew all like Elena a lot, they like her personality.
Elena would like to meet a good man from any country for love & marriage. You can be up to about 63 years old, if you have children that's fine. Your looks are not important. Be a touch person, be sincere, be a leader. You should also have some clue about cultural type things, or at least have some interest in that subject matter.
Elena likes to cook, read, swim. Elena enjoys theater, listening to music.
Our crew in Vitebsk asked Elena why she is a special person, why should a man want to spend the rest of his life with you in particular?
Elena thought a moment & said, "I would like to find my special man wherever he lives. I will take care of him, as only I could."
Elena could "take care" of me anytime....That is....After I get healed-up from Nina's fry-pan!
Seriously....Elena is a Good....Intelligent Women. Elena is not shy....Elena thinks & listens to people. Elena is a Reasonable....Responsible Woman who needs that same type Man....
If you're serious about finding a lifelong mate with some intelligence....Wrapped-up in a Beautiful Package....Have Nina Get You Together With Elena....Your search is over.
Our Rating:
I will use the 5 categories below, each worth from 1-20 points, 20 being a perfect score. A perfect woman would get a 100 total. A score of 10 in any one category would be average. A total score of 50 would be an "average" woman.
Looks: 16 Beautiful, sexy.....wonderful!
Personality: 19.5 Intelligent woman who knows how to listen and interact with people.
Sense of humor: 19 Intelligence and a nice sense of humor. Fun person to spend time with.
How good a wife would she make: 20 Great for the right man. Be a leader, a touch person, be ready to "explore" love.....scientifically of course!
How easy would she adjust to life in the West: 20 With understanding and support she would do well.
Total points: 94.5 Just a wonderful woman. Hey! You could be on the Discovery channel! :-)
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On Monday 28 August 2006 14:48, cknell@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I'm using Saxon 8.7.1J. > > I have output from a database in the form of an XML document that I > transform using XSLT. As an expediant, the persons in responsible positions > decided to encode data in a text field in order to accomplish a goal rather > than wait until the application and database are upgraded. > > Some records will contain this "packed" information and others will not. I > need to determine if an element in the output XML document contains the > packed information or does not, and process each type differently. > > One of the data items packed into this text field is a date. I have > substringed the text so as to construct a date (YYYY-MM-DD) if there is > indeed a date encoded in the field. > > I thought to use "castable as" in order to distinguish between those fields > containing the packed information and those that do not. Here the relevant > section of my stylesheet: > > <xsl:variable name="is-date" select="if(DATE_PACKED_XSD castable as > xs:date) then '1' else('0')" /> > > <xsl:choose> > <xsl:when test="$is-date = '1'"> > ... some processing here > </xsl:when> > <xsl:otherwise> > ... some different processing here > </xsl:otherwise> > </xsl:choose> If a variable is treated as a boolean value, let it be a boolean value. That is: <xsl:variable as="xs:boolean" name="is-date" select="(DATE_PACKED_XSD castable as xs:date"/> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="$is-date"> .... The 'as="xs:boolean"' is not strictly necessary, but it makes your code safer and more readable, some would say. > What I expected to happen was that when the stylesheet processed a > DATE_PACKED_XSD element that could not be cast as a date ($is-date = 0), > processing would pass to the <xsl:otherwise> branch. > > What did happen was this: > > stylesheet.xslt:423: Fatal Error! Invalid date "208 2-01-1 2". Non-numeric > component > > What am I misapprehending about "castable as"? Nothing about 'castable as', but "208 2-01-1 2" simply isn't a valid date. A valid text representation for a date is for example "2082-01-12". If you need to read dates in some custom format, you will need to text process those strings first such that they are valid xs:dateS. Here's the detailed description of xs:date: http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/datatypes.html#date Cheers, Frans
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This is mainly for friend code exchanging, I will add anyone who posts here.
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