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Portugal exploded for six second half goals to shock North Korea, 7-0, in Cape Town. Tiago, inserted to the starting lineup for the injured Deco, set up the first goal and scored twice himself, and captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal for Portugal since February, 2009.
The loss eliminated North Korea from any chance of advancing to the next stage, and while the victory doesn't clinch a spot in the knockout stage for Portugal, it makes it almost impossible to imagine they won't advance. With Brazil's 3-1 win over Ivory Coast Sunday, the Brazilians clinch a spot in the next stage, and the question is whether Ivory Coast or Portugal will join them as the second team from the group to go through.
Because of its two-goal loss to Brazil, Ivory Coast has a minus-2 goal differential, while the lopsided Portugal win gives them a plus-7. So for Ivory Coast to beat out Portugal, they need to beat North Korea in their final game, and they also need Portugal to lose to Brazil. Oh, and they need to have the winning margins of those two results to add up to more than nine goals. If those numbers by themselves aren't daunting enough, consider that the Brazilians, playing without midfield star Kaka, likely won't be pushing too hard for a victory against a team that has three Brazilian-born players -- Deco, Liedson and reserve midfielder Pepe -- on its roster.
It is over, finally. 7-0 for Portugal. The biggest win by a team since Germany beat Saudi Arabia 8-0 in 2002. This just about puts Portugal into the second round. Not yet, technically -- Portugal must play Brazil in their final game of the first round, and if they lose, they will open the door for Ivory Coast to beat them out. But the Ivorians would have to beat North Korea by at least eight goals to better Portugal on goal difference.
89th minute: 7-0, Portugal. Tiago with a header. Wow!
87th minute: GOAL, Portugal. 6-0. And it's Ronaldo, finally, who gets on the board. It's his first non-penalty kick goal since Euro 2008.
81st minute: GOAL, Portugal. 5-0. Liedson, just a couple minutes after entering the game, Liedson takes advantage of a defensive mistake to bang it home. Duda sent a cross in from the left side that North Korea's Ri-Kwang Chon tries to clear but flubs. The ball goes over his head to Liedson behind him, and Liedson blasts a quick left-footed shot past the Korean keeper.
77th minute: Portugal substitution - Liedson comes on for Almeida.
75th minute: Final substitution for North Korea - Nam Song-Chol is in for Cha Jong-Hyok.
74th minute: Portugal substitution - Duda is in, for Simao.
71st minute: Ronaldo, looking for his first goal in 16 months, fires one off the crossbar.
70th minute: Substitution for Portugal: Miereles off, Veloso on.
70th minute: Yellow card to Portugal's Almeida. Silly yellow card for Almeida. No reason for it.
60th minute: GOAL! Portugal! 4-0. Ronaldo from the left wing, centers back above the box, to Tiago, who slots it home for Portugal.
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58th minute: Substitutions for North Korea. Kim Kung-Il, Kim Yong-Jun are in, Pak Nam-Chol, Mun In-Guk are off.
56th minute: GOALLL! Portugal. This time it's Almeida. And the game is getting away from North Korea now.
53rd minute: GOALLL! Portugal. Simao scores after a through pass from Hugo Almaida. Portugal leads 2-0.
47th minute: Hong Yong-Jo gets a yellow card for North Korea.
The second half kicks off.
Halftime: Portugal leads, 1-0. North Korea was threatening in the middle of the half before Miereles scored for Portugal. That changed everything, and Portugal began to dominate after that point. Still, it's raining, and anything can happen in the final 45 minutes.44th minute: A dangerous setup by Portugal, as Coentrau sends a cross in from the left side, near the end line, and Almeida makes an attempt to back-heel it toward goal. Not quite enough on the back heel to get it toward the goal, actually. Good chance, though.
39th minute: That's why they build walls in front of these kicks. Jae Tae Se with the kick, but it hits the wall and bounces out.
38th minute: Yellow card to Mendes, and the free kick is in a dangerous spot, too.
35th minute: Nearly 2-0 there, but Miereles' gift chance is shot wide.
32nd minute: A yellow card to North Korea's Pak Chol Jin.
29th minute: GOOOAAALLL!! Portugal breaks the ice, on a goal by Miereles, running onto a through ball into the box by Tiago, and firing a right-footed shot past the keeper.
25th minute: Second straight awful corner kick from the left wing by Portugal. Maybe the controversial ball doesn't perform well when it's wet?
22nd minute: And now a Portuguese chance, as Miguel sends a nice ball into the box, but it's headed away at the last moment by Cha Yong Hyok.
21st minute: North Korea another chance. An Yong-Hak's left foot shot is just wide left. It's raining pretty heavily now.
18th minute: Hong Yong-Jo with a shot from the right side that Portugal keeper Eduardo dives to deflect. Pak Nam Chol heads the rebound over the crossbar.
14th minute: Now that was dangerous for North Korea. Eduardo quickly off his line to scoop up a nice through ball into the box with a North Korean running on to it.
11th minute: Ambitious one-time blast by Cha Yong-Hyok forces a dive from Portugal keeper Eduardo, but goes just wide.
7th minute: Another nice rush by Portugal leads to a corner, and Carvalho again has the chance, heading a ball off the left post after another goalkeeper error, where the North Korean keeper, Ri, races off his line to get the corner and misses completely.
5th minute: Promising buildup by Portugal, but Carvalho can't quite turn on the ball, and skies the ball way over the bar.
It's raining in Cape Town, and the game has kicked off. North Korea is in all white, and Portugal is wearing all red.
North Korea: Ri Myung-Gok (GK); Ri Jun-Il, Ri Kwong-Chon, Pak Chol-Jin, Ji Yun-Nam, Cha Jong-Hyok; An Yong-Hak, Pak Nam-Chol, Mun In-Guk; Hong Yong-Jo (C), Jong Tae-Se.
Portugal: Eduardo (GK): Bruno Alves, Ricardo Carvalho, Fabio Coentrao, Miguel; Pedro Mendes, Raul Miereles, Tiago; Simao, Hugo Ameida, Cristiano Ronaldo (C)
Brazil is up next for Portugal, so the safest thing to do, for Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. is to take care of business against North Korea and win this game, to give themselves wiggle room in their final group stage game against Brazil on Friday. North Korea showed the world something with its late goal against Brazil but it remains up against it in the Group of Death. Expect the Portuguese to attack and the North Koreans to defend.
Portugal: Midfielder Deco, who criticized coach Carlos Queiroz for his tactics after Portugal's opening, 1-1 draw against Ivory Coast, has been ruled out for the game because of a recurring left hip injury. The Portuguese insist Deco is actually hurt, and not being punished for his criticism of Queiroz. Queiroz will not reveal who would take Deco's place in the starting lineup, but Tiago came on for him in the 62nd minute in the Ivory Coast game.
Player to watch: Ronaldo. He's always the player to watch.
Injuries of note: Deco.
North Korea: They played five defenders and bunkered down against Brazil, then took advantage when the Brazilians eased up near the end to get a late goal and show the world they can play. Not much is known around the world about the reclusive North Koreans, but they expect good things from themselves. "I believe we will advance to the next round,'' North Korea striker Jong Tae Se said.
Player to watch: Goalkeeper Ri Myong Guk. He made eight saves against Brazil and played well - except for cheating for the pass on Maicon's 55th minute goal. Expect him to be busy again against Portugal.


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FINAL SCORE: USA 91, SHC 41: Jaguars move to 5-3 on the season, 5-1 at home. Spring Hill still winless in seven games.
SECOND HALF: 7:31: USA 75, SHC 34: More of the same as the Jaguars continue to dominate and continue to distance themselves from the Badgers. Several reserve players getting a lot of playing time for South Alabama. Rubit not in game but needs one more rebound for a double-double. Ammons also has nine rebounds and is not in the game. Ken "Juice'' Williams has 11 points and Dionte Ferguson has nine. Spring Hill led by Frederick Gaston with eight.
SECOND HALF: 12:22: USA 66, SHC 30: As has been the case throughout the game, the Jags are firmly in control in every aspect of the game. They are outrebounding Spring Hill 38-19, Mychal Ammons (17) and Augustine Rubit (18) combined have more points than Spring Hill (32). It doesn't appear there is going to be a dramatic change.
SECOND HALF: 18:08: USA 51, SHC 25: Augustine Rubit welcomed Spring Hill to the second half by dropping a 3-pointer and the Jags continue their dominance of the Badgers.
HALFTIME: USA 44, SHC 23: Fully in charge, South Alabama heads to the locker room as it has in every game this season -- with the lead. But this lead is solid. The Jags are in control on both ends of the floor and have a full grasp on the game's momentum.
FIRST HALF: 3:38: USA 38, SHC 15: Nothing much has changed here. Jaguars still in control, winning the battle of the boards on both ends of the floor. Ammons just added another trey to increase the lead.
FIRST HALF: 5:56: USA 34, SHC 11: Since cutting South Alabama's lead to 12-7, Spring Hill hasn't been able to stop the jags who have outscored them 22-4 since the 12-7 score mark. Jags in total control right now.
FIRST HALF: 8:56: USA 24, SHC 9: Spring Hill made a short run, trimming South Alabama's lead to 12-7, but from there it has been all Jaguars. South Alabama has controlled every aspect of the game -- tempo, rebounding, scoring, momentum.
FIRST HALF: 15:26: USA 12, SHC 3: Mychal Ammons has a pair of 3-pointers and eight total points and Augustine Rubit has the remaining four points as Spring Hill has no answer for the duo, certainly not under the basket. Ammons has stepped out and dropped a pair of 3-pointers, something he has had trouble doing recently. Rubit already has four rebounds.
MOBILE, Alabama -- An in-town battle takes place at 7:05 p.m. when South Alabama hosts Spring Hill College in a men's basketball game at the Mitchell Center.
And the respective women's teams will be here Tuesday night for the same matchup.
The Jaguars are looking to add to their success at home, the 4-3 team holding a 4-1 record in home games. Spring Hill is looking for its first win of the season, having posted an 0-6 mar thus far under first-year head coach Aaron Niven.
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Are you getting your boat ready? Here are some things to think about when you're thinking about bottom painting.
If your old paint is in good shape, (not thick or all chipped) you will probably only have to sand it lightly with 80- 100 grit sandpaper. You can use a power sander lightly or sand by hand. The better job you do sanding, the better the bottom paint will adhere.
Make sure you put a tarp on the floor to catch the residue because it is toxic. You should wear eye-shields, nose and mouth mask and gloves while performing this task. The entire residue should be disposed of properly so it will not reach the water. Make sure you rinse the hull thoroughly to remove all sanding residue before painting.
You will need a small and large roller, extension pole and a brush to paint the bottom properly. Make sure you are using the same type of paint each year as the anti-fouling chemicals used need to be the same.
Stir the paint very well and often to make sure the copper, biocides and pigments are evenly distributed as you paint. Use a good quality masking tape, one-inch thick to mask out the waterline. Use the blue masking tape as it is easy to remove. I always remove it as soon as I am finished painting.Check the instructions on the can to see how long a time is necessary to wait before putting a second thin coat at the waterline and bow. Make sure you wear a face mask, eye shield and gloves while painting.
Check with the manufacturer on how long a time is necessary before launching your boat. Some paints have to be launched in 48 hours while others allow up to 60 days to launch. Do not paint the shafts, rudders or propellers with this paint. Be careful not to paint the zincs as this will defeat their purpose.If the bottom is in all chips and thick flakes you may have to strip it. You can accomplish this with a chemical stripper or heavy, careful sanding and scrapping. You then follow the painting instructions and put on a two thin coats on the hull. Make sure you dispose of all materials (scrapings, paint, rollers and brushes) properly.
A log book is a great way to record all important information about your boat and its use. Pick up an inexpensive hard cover notebook. Divide it into sections to enable you to keep important information.
Make one section about your boat. Record the length, beam, engines, fuel capacity, water and holding tank capacity, and size of sails etc. Set up another section with all important phone numbers: friends who could help in an emergency, CG, marina, mechanic, Marine police and Sea Tow.
Record all maintenance: major repairs, tune-ups, oil changes, size and pitch of your propeller. Water filter, gas filter and zinc changes should also be noted. Record by date and hour meter if you have one. Record all your trips, (time traveled, gas used, waypoints Etc.). Also make an before underway checklist to use before you depart and written instructions on how to use the VHF radio would be handy in an emergency.
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KENTWOOD -- While conceding Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the Democratic Party's nomination for president are fading, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin on Saturday stopped short of calling for her to withdraw from the race.
"The odds are against her," Levin said. But he added, "It's not over until one of the candidates says it's over, but that's not the situation."
More certain is that the Democratic National Committee will seat Michigan's delegation at the convention in Denver this August, predicted Levin, a member of a committee proposing a compromise on how the delegates should be divided between Clinton and Barack Obama.
The Democratic National Committee stripped Michigan of its 128 pledged delegates as punishment for the state party holding its primary election Jan. 15, earlier than party rules allow.
Obama supported the national party's position by withdrawing from the primary, while Clinton left her name on the ballot. With the nomination still unsettled, Obama's campaign proposed splitting the 128 delegates evenly, giving him and Clinton 64 each. But Clinton's campaign claimed that, based on the primary vote, she should get 73 delegates and Obama 55.
Levin and other members of the state party's Delegate Working Group last week proposed a compromise, giving Clinton 69 delegates and Obama 59, a plan endorsed by the Michigan Democratic Party's executive committee.
"What we recommended is to split that difference," Levin told members of the state party's Hispanic/Latino Caucus meeting at a 28th Street restaurant.
A Clinton spokesman has rejected that plan, insisting she should get 73 delegates.
"It's not up to the Clinton campaign or the Obama campaign," Levin said. "It's up to the national party's rules committee. The bottom line is we want our delegates seated. We are going to get our delegates seated."
Refusing to seat Michigan's delegation ultimately could hurt the party's nominee in the November general election, he said.
"I can't believe any Democratic candidate for president is going to ignore Michigan," Levin said.
As an uncommitted superdelegate, he did not add his voice to other Democrats -- including former presidential candidate George McGovern -- calling for Clinton to withdraw from the race.The other three members of the Delegate Working Group -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger and Democratic National Committee member Debbie Dingell --are uncommitted.
"The four of us decided a long time ago we would stay neutral so nothing we say could be interpreted as favoring one candidate or the other," Levin said. "My focus is on getting this delegation seated."
But he conceded Clinton's chances of overcoming Obama's lead are looking dim. Only five states and Puerto Rico are yet to hold primaries.
"I think she'd have to do so well in those states, or he'd have to make some kind of mistake," Levin said. "I'd say it's unlikely she can pull this off."


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One thing the political world has learned about Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in this presidential race: he knows how to read the polls.
The Democrat has been decrying Republican John McCain's call for more off-shore drilling for months, saying it would do little to bring down energy prices. He's had much of the Democratic establishment behind him as well as a bipartisan collection of governors from the West Coast who have adamantly opposed opening up more of the Pacific Coast to oil exploration.
But polls have shown Americans increasingly in favor of off-shore drilling, particularly if the questions suggest it might help lower gas prices.
On Friday, Obama recognized this reality by telling reporters in Florida - where he's been barnstorming the state in hopes of prying it out of the Republican column - that he's open to allowing more drilling off the Florida coast if it can be part of a comprehensive energy package.
"If, in order to get that passed, we have to compromise in terms of a careful, well thought-out drilling strategy that was carefully circumscribed to avoid significant environmental damage - I don't want to be so rigid that we can't get something done," Obama said in an interview with The Palm Beach Post.
Just the day before, in Iowa, Obama was still saying what he had for months:
"Instead of offering any real plan to lower gas prices, Sen. McCain touts his support for George Bush's plan for offshore oil drilling. But even the Bush administration acknowledges that offshore oil drilling will have little impact on prices. It won't lower prices today. It won't lower prices during the next administration. In fact, we won't see a drop of oil from this drilling for almost 10 years."
Obama told the Post he still believes that it is "important for the American people to understand we're not going to drill our way out of this problem."
However, he added, "The Republicans and the oil companies have been really beating the drums on drilling. And so we don't want gridlock. We want to get something done."
Obama said he is interested in a bipartisan proposal developed by 10 senators - five from each party - that would allow expanded exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and Southeast Atlantic in exchange for higher taxes on oil companies. Critics have claimed the oil companies are getting tax breaks they don't need given the high price of oil.
Nobody from the "Gang of 10" is from the West Coast and the plan specifically doesn't talk about any drilling in the Pacific. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has been a particularly adamant foe of opening up her coastline, making this more problematic.
Lastly, ABC News reported that McCain had this to say about Obama's new tack:
"We need oil drilling and we need it now offshore. He has consistently opposed it. He has opposed nuclear power. He has opposed reprocessing. He has opposed storage."


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March 3, 2011
What Happens If Earth's Magnetic Field Flips?
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Have you ever wondered when the magnetic poles are going to reverse or 'flip' next, what might cause this and what will happen to life on Earth when and if they do? No, then maybe you are not a worrier like me and so I apologize in advance if this article gives you any cause for concern, I also apologize for the article's ludicrous length which I have tried unsuccessfully to curtail.
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SOUTH PLAINFIELD - If it's a school day and you live on Gray Drive and Adams Avenue, you can't park in front of your house from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to The Alternative Press.
The parking changes have miffed residents of those streets, but police Lt. Kevin Murtagh said the new ordinance is necessary in order to allow fire engines and rescue vehicles access to those streets that they couldn't get when cars lined both sides of the roads.
"We can't get a rig down these streets," Murtagh told The Alternative Press.
The council voted unanimously in favor of the parking changes, despite residents concern. However, according to the story, the plan is fluid and still could be changed.


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Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ ) ex-CEO Leo Apotheker sure had us going for a while with his HP of the future. Well, current CEO Meg Whitman is now the sheriff 'round these parts, and she says the Personal Systems Group, or PSG, which includes the PC business, is here to stay. Farewell, Apotheker, and enjoy your executive air travel back across the pond.
Yesterday after market close, the company issued a press release confirming the decision that the unit will remain within the company. In the statement, Whitman said, "HP objectively evaluated the strategic, financial, and operational impact of spinning off PSG. It's clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP is right for customers and partners, right for shareholders, and right for employees. HP is committed to PSG, and together we are stronger."
The announcement also described that the cost to recreate the overall brand value outweighed the benefits of a breakup. The episode itself has undoubtedly already tarnished the brand value, since HP's board is now derided as one of the industry's goofiest gaggle of lollygaggers: an apt description of any board that hires a CEO sight-unseen and is more focused on entrenching itself than guiding the company.
Survey says...
Dell (Nasdaq: DELL ) was certainly enjoying the disorder, after it released the results of an "independent" survey of 130 current HP customers with at least 500 employees that showed that "many are now questioning if they have the right long-term technology partner for their business."
The survey also found that nearly half of them are now less likely to purchase HP offerings over concerns about the company's strategic direction. Even though it's only been a few short months since the affair began, Dell has probably been able to capitalize and poach HP customers. Even now that the PSG is sticking around, the damage to HP's brand identity and perception is unquantifiable.
We're No. 1!
I suppose we'll never know exactly why Apotheker was so compelled to ditch the No. 1 PC business in the world by revenue. It's true that he has software coursing through his veins and had high hopes of taking on juggernauts like IBM (NYSE: IBM ) and Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL ) , and while the Services segment carries much higher margins, it's not as if the PSG was unprofitable by any stretch.
The PSG contributed 30% of last quarter's revenue, which came out to about $9.6 billion in sales. Operating income from the segment was $567 million, which represents just under 6% in operating margin. In contrast, Services were responsible for $9.1 billion in revenue and $1.2 billion in operating profit, or a 13.4% operating margin.
Even Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) hasn't killed its aged iPod line, despite declining unit sales and revenue, so why would HP get rid of its largest revenue source? A profit is still a profit, after all.
At what cost?
HP CFO Cathie Lesjak said that spinning off the PSG unit would have resulted in a one-time expense of approximately $1.5 billion. On top of that, the company would have lost other benefits like purchasing power and joint branding opportunities that may have added another cool billion to the final price tag.
That $2.5 billion runs much higher than the initial $300 million to $400 million estimated cost. The jury's still out on what benefits HP would have seen from ditching the PC business. I certainly don't buy into the notion that HP would have been worth more as the sum of its parts.
What about webOS?
Interestingly, there was no mention of whether or not HP plans on reviving webOS. The company actually just lost its vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations, Richard Kerris, who has moved to another flailing smartphone company, Nokia (NYSE: NOK ) .
Some leaked internal memos had showed that webOS was being split up internally, presumably in preparation for webOS hardware's death and a PSG spinoff, but your guess is as good as mine regarding what will become of webOS in the absence of any official word. The last we had heard was that HP was still exploring "strategic alternatives." Getting rid of the platform sure beats trying to reenter the ring with Apple and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG ) .
Just kidding
Two short months after the debacle began, it concludes with an expected anticlimactic whimper. After Apotheker's high-profile ouster, it was clear that the bungling board didn't like what he was doing, so it's not surprising that HP is putting an end to his plans.
The only question left: what will become of webOS?
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Producer: Domaine Michel Ferraton
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Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
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89(+?) Points | Stephen Tanzer's IWC - January/February 1999
Saturated ruby-red. Rather cool, primary aromas of red cherry, currant, tobacco, leather and coffee. Strong on the attack, then supple and fairly dense in the middle palate. Rather stylish for a wine from this producer. Finishes with notes of pepper and spice. Ferraton bottled this wine quickly so that the fruit wouldn't dry out. Bottle aging should bring more complexity.


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Zocalo Restaurant & Tequila Bar focues on regional Mexican dishes and offers over 130 tequilas in an atmosphere that is both warm and rustic.
ZED451 is a contemporary internationally inspired upscale steakhouse providing unlimited samplings of seasonally driven multicultural offerings. Private event space available.
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Most recently chef de partie at Alinea Restaurant and formerly of Home Bistro and Zealous, brings years of experience and culinary innovation to the Wood kitchen. Chef Aubin strongly believes that using only the freshest, most locally available ingredients not only produces better tasting meals, but also builds a sense of collective community and responsibility. The proof is in the plates: foodies and casual diners alike will remember his dishes for their exceptional flavor, quality, and execution.
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I follow a group on Facebook made up of people who grew up in Southwest Philadelphia, which is where I'm from.
I don't really know or remember most of those in the group — my life has been so good since I became an adult that I don't pine for the days of my youth, and don't ache to connect with childhood pals.
It's nice to remember how we lived back then, though, in pictures and conversations of old haunts, movie theaters, teen hangouts.
I used to walk several blocks from my house to the movies when I was little. Probably before the age of 10, for sure. It was a different time, a different place, a different world.
The other day, some teenagers in Oklahoma City fatally shot an Australian baseball player going to school in the U.S. According to statements made by one of the accused, they were bored and decided to shoot someone just for fun.
This is very hard to fathom.
Fifty years after the Civil Rights movement captured headlines, the country seems quite racially divided these days. I would have thought that, under a black President, we would have come closer together than ever.
That hasn't happened.
The dead baseball player was white. The teenagers are black.
Was the killing racial? I don't know, but I do know that some people will MAKE it racial, no matter what.
The killing of Trayvon Martin, a black teenager, by white man in Florida became racial — still is.
There are those who want to turn the murder of Autumn Pasquale by two neighbors in Clayton into a racial issue, because she was white and they are not. I saw a recent story about the murder, and the reporter didn't even worry about getting the facts straight. The whole notion of the story was to provoke outrage.
Murder is outrageous enough on its own. We don't need to racialize it.
When I played music in Philadelphia in the mid-1970s, I often would travel by public transportation from gigs to my home at 2 in the morning. Carrying an expensive guitar and wearing cowboy boots.
Would I do that today? No way. Too much temptation for thieves.
A guy I work with was held up at gunpoint in Philadelphia Tuesday night. They got his wallet and something like three bucks, I think. They also got his peace of mind, I'm sure. Having a gun pointed at you by some street thug is unnerving, at the very least, and extremely dangerous: That punk hasn't had instructions in how to safely handle a firearm. He got all his weapons training on TV or from a video game, where life is cheap, just as cheap as it's become on the mean streets where we live and work.
I know a whole bunch of ways to protect myself on the streets, none of which are really any good when someone's pointing a gun at you and may have his twitchy finger on the trigger.
Life is not a movie or video game, despite what some people think.
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New Jersey Transit riders just can't seem to get a break.
They faced delays of up to 30 minutes this morning after Amtrak switch problems disrupted service on Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line and Midtown Direct trains in and out of New York's Penn Station.
NJ Transit spokeswoman Penny Bassett-Hackett says it took about 10 minutes to fix the problem.
Trains were back on schedule for the afternoon rush.
The switch failure was the latest in a series of disruptions this week that began Tuesday when two cars of a Trenton-bound train derailed as it was leaving Penn Station.
NJ Transit trains were delayed up to an hour Wednesday morning because repairs weren't finished.
Riders faced more delays Thursday afternoon after an Amtrak train slipped off the rails at the train storage yard in Queens, N.Y.
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Israel Bonds
Israel Bonds is the commonly known name of Development Corporation for Israel (DCI), the U.S.underwriter of debt securities (Israel bonds) issued by the government of Israel. DCI is headquartered in New York City, and is a broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
The sale of Israel bonds is global in scope. In addition to the United States, bonds are sold in Canada through Canada-Israel Securities, Ltd., and Europe through Development Company for Israel (UK) Ltd. Sales have increased steadily since the initial Independence Issue was offered in 1951, with total worldwide sales approaching $40 billion. In 2013, U.S. Israel bond sales surpassed $1.12 billion, the first time domestic sales exceeded the $1 billion mark. Sales again exceeded $1 billion in 2014 and 2015.
In the fall of 2011, Israel Bonds launched an eCommerce site to facilitate investing in Israel bonds online. Investments made via the online site have exceeded $125 million, a number encompassing over 50,000 bondholders.
1950 to 1951[edit]
The idea to float bonds issued by Israel's government was conceived by Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, in the aftermath of Israel's War of Independence. The war had taken a terrible toll in casualties (more than 1% of the country's population was killed), and the nation's fledgling economy was devastated.
Compounding the dire situation was the fact that Israel faced economic demands unique to the new state, most especially the arrival of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from post WWII Europe and the Middle East.
Short on economic resources, Israel suffered food shortages and imposed rationing, and new arrivals had to be housed in primitive shelters.[1]
With his country financially overwhelmed, Ben-Gurion turned to the Diaspora community for help. In September 1950, he convened a meeting of American Jewish leaders at Jerusalem's King David Hotel, where he proposed issuing bonds to help provide Israel with a more secure economic foundation. Ben-Gurion's goals were two-fold: to obtain millions of dollars in funding for immigrant absorption and the construction of national infrastructure, and to engage Diaspora Jewry as active partners in building the new Jewish state.
The American Jewish leaders supported Ben-Gurion's plan and, the following spring, the prime minister traveled to New York City to help launch the inaugural Independence Issue at a Madison Square Garden ceremony. Expectations for first-year sales were $25 million. Instead, final results for 1951 more than doubled projections, exceeding $52 million.
1952 to 1966[edit]
The new organization increasingly expanded operations throughout the US and Canada, providing proceeds utilized to help fund projects in Israel's industrial and agricultural sectors, including the Dead Sea Works and National Water Carrier.
Within six years, according to an article in the January 21, 1957, issue of Time magazine, "bond sales alone amount(ed) to an astonishing 35% of Israel's special development budget." The article quoted Foreign Minister Golda Meir, who emphatically stated, "the central role in building our economic strength has been played by Israel bonds."[2]
1967 to 1992[edit]
Over subsequent decades, sales continued to increase, particularly in times of crisis. During 1967's Six-Day War, sales exceeded $250 million, a total that more than doubled during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. From the mid-1980s to 1992, the bonds were the primary way the Israeli government obtained external funding.[3] In 1991, the year of the Persian Gulf War and Iraqi missile strikes on Israel, annual worldwide sales broke the $1 billion threshold.
1993 to Present[edit]
Annual worldwide sales remained at $1 billion or above as Israel bonds became increasingly viewed not only as a means of supporting Israel, but as a useful financial investment as well, particularly for pension funds.
In 2004, the Bank of Israel issued a report "to describe the activity of the Israel Bonds organization over the past fifty years and to summarize changes that have taken place in the products the organization offers with respect to quantities, types of bonds and recruitment costs." In doing so, the report noted, "an analysis of the sale of bonds indicates an increase in sales from one decade to the next." It also observed that the Bonds organization has been market-responsive over the years, "so that each bond addressed a different target audience: individuals, communities (and) financial bodies." The report concluded that Israel Bonds is "a uniquely Israeli establishment, and no other countries have a similar organization." It stated that "(when) Israel has found it difficult to raise high sums of external debt, Israel Bonds has shown itself to be capable of reacting quickly to increased needs for foreign currency."[4]
In fall 2011, the organization launched its e-commerce site. The site has resulted in over $90 million in sales to date, encompassing more than 37,000 bondholders.
In 2013, U.S. sales exceeded $1.1 billion, the first time domestic sales crossed the $1 billion threshold. The achievement was realized for a second straight year in 2014 and again in 2015.
In June 2016, the Bonds organization launched a new initiative to counter anti-Israel activism on campus. Entitled "The Alternative BDS - Bonds Donated to Schools," the program encourages donations of Israel bonds to universities.
Initially, Israel Bonds offered one security. As the program became increasingly successful, multiple investment options were made available. The following bonds are currently offered:[5]
- Jubilee Issue Bonds – fixed rate 2, 3, 5 and 10-year bonds; $25,000 minimum investment and increments of $5,000. Interest is paid semi-annually on May 1 and November 1.
- Maccabee Issue Bonds – fixed rate 2, 3 and 5-year bonds; $5,000 minimum investment and increments of $500 . Interest is paid semi-annually on May 1 and November 1.
- Sabra Savings Bonds – fixed rate 3-year bonds; $1,000 minimum investment and increments of $100. Interest paid upon maturity.
- Mazel Tov Bonds – fixed rate 5-year bonds; $100 minimum investment and increments of $10, limited to $2500 per day for each purchaser and holder. Interest paid upon maturity.
- eMitzvah Bonds – fixed rate 5-year bonds; $36 minimum investment and increments of $18. Maximum allowable amount purchased by one person in a transaction, registered in the name of one holder, is $90. Interest paid upon maturity. May only be purchased online.
- Floating Rate LIBOR Bonds – variable rate 2, 3 and 5-year bonds; $5,000 minimum investment and increments of $500; interest paid semi-annually on June 1 and December 1.
Rates change two times per month on most Israel bonds. Interest for fixed rate bonds is based on prevailing Treasury bond rates, plus a spread. Rates for floating rate bonds are equal to the 6-month LIBOR rate in effect on the initial determination date, plus or minus a spread that remains fixed until maturity.
The prospectus states, "Israel has never defaulted in the payment of principal or interest on any of its internal or external indebtedness."
Investor Diversity[edit]
Initially, investors in Israel bonds were largely members of the Jewish community who wanted to help Israel. However, as offerings began featuring multiple rate and maturity options, the investor base became increasingly diversified. Private and institutional investors alike viewed Israel bonds as a significant means of strengthening portfolios in addition to supporting Israel. More than 80 U.S. state and municipal pension and treasury funds have invested over $2 billion in Israel bonds to date.
Other investors in Israel bonds include corporations, insurance companies, associations, unions, banks, financial institutions, universities, foundations and synagogues.
According to the prospectus, Israel uses the net proceeds from the sale of the bonds for general purposes of the state. [6]
- ^ "IsraelUKbonds – About Us". Development Company for Israel (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ^ "Organizations: Dollars for Israel". Time. January 21, 1957.
- ^ "Annual Report on Form 18-K to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission". State of Israel. July 1, 2002. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ^ Rehavi, Yehiel; Weingarten, Asher (September 6, 2004). "Fifty Years of External Finance via State of Israel Non-Negotiable Bonds". Bank of Israel. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ^ "Israel Bonds: Current Rates". Development Corporation for Israel. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ^ State Israel Bonds prospectus


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Curious. A toll collector, illegally pocketing $2,000, gets top billing on NJ.com. But, the Port of New York and New Jersey Authority, found to be providing some 650 non-union employees thousands in undisclosed pay, gets buried on the obituary page of the Ledger?
Let's see, so, Port Authority executives who are among the highest paid public employees in the region, are collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra pay each year that is "hidden from public view." We know this because Shawn Boburg of the Record, who uncovered the details, tells us so. His story can be found here.
Gov. Chris Christie, who oversees the agency with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, reportedly called the extra compensation "inappropriate and excessive."
Well, that's good, but where is that loud, spirited, passionate condemnation of exorbitant pay that we've come to expect, when it comes to, say, school superintendents? At least they and their districts weren't hiding salaries and benefits and claiming "privacy rights."
Yes, privacy. Interesting, isn't it, the Port Authority has its own "freedom of Information policy" that allows the agency to keep information secret when it would be an "unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." That provision, evidently, covers pay to personnel, at least when it comes to its non-union public employees.
In some instances, the undisclosed extra pay amounted to more than 25 percent of salaries, Boburg reports, and, for those who follow these things, you know that these payments boost pensions. In all, the 100 highest salaried executives received more than $2 million in extra compensation over the two-year period reviewed.
I like this comment on the story from TMoor (on the NJ.com website):
"The gratuitous payments of millions of dollars to non-union PANY/NJ workers represents a bipartisan failure of leadership and oversight… Commuters bearing 'unavoidable' and 'absolutely necessary' toll hikes may find it difficult to believe no one knew about these 'inappropriate and excessive' payments, less so that nothing was done to prevent them. Governor Christie needs to do more than wag a disapproving finger in the direction of the Port Authority."
More indeed, since it's what we've come to expect from the governor, at least when it comes to union employees and school superintendents and public authority figures. So let's see what happens next. Meanwhile, I hope the Record and the Ledger will stay on top of this story.
But, today's front page story in the Ledger concerned the future of the Rutgers' grease trucks! The Port Authority story was on page 63. Seriously?


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I woo'd a woman once,
But she was sharper than an eastern wind.
"What may I do to make you glad,
To make you glad and free,
Till your light smiles glance
And your bright eyes dance
Like sunbeams on the sea?
Read some rhyme that is blithe and gay
Of a bright May morn and a marriage day?"
And she sighed in a listless way she had,--
"Do not read--it will make me sad!"
"What shall I do to make you glad--
To make you glad and gay,
Till your eyes gleam bright
As the stars at night
When as light as the light of day
Sing some song as I twang the strings
Of my sweet guitar through its wanderings?"
And she sighed in the weary way she had,--
"Do not sing--it will make me sad!"
"What can I do to make you glad--
As glad as glad can be,
Till your clear eyes seem
Like the rays that gleam
And glint through a dew-decked tree?--
Will it please you, dear, that I now begin
A grand old air on my violin?"
And she spoke again in the following way,--
"Yes, oh yes, it would please me, sir;
I would be so glad you'd play
Some grand old march--in character,--
And then as you march away
I will no longer thus be sad,
But oh, so glad--so glad--so glad!"
Poet: James Whitcomb Riley
Poem: A Poet's Wooing
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By Carl Kanefsky 2:43pm, January 6, 2014State Police say the person killed in a fiery crash in Millsboro on Saturday was a 26 year old Harrington man.
Police believe Mark Smith died when the car he was driving lost control on ice on State Road 24 and crashed into a tractor trailer.
Smith was trapped in the car when it burst into flames.
The driver of the truck, who wasn't hurt, tried to help Smith but was unsuccessful.
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Louisiana is expected to close the books on the $7.8 billion Gulf Opportunity Zone Bond program next month with all but $181 used, State Bond Commission officials said Thursday. Commission Executive Director Whit Kling said that all of the projects that have applied for the bonds through the program, designed by Congress to help rebuild the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, have gobbled up most of the state's allocation.
The bonds must be sold by Dec. 31 or lost.
GO Zone bonds are low-interest borrowing tools made available to developers and manufacturers to expand existing projects or build new ones in the areas hit by the 2005 storms in an attempt to help them recover and rebuild.
Kling said that $7.839 billion was made available to Louisiana after the 2005 hurricanes, and as of Thursday $7.817 billion has been committed to various construction projects, raging from expansion of petrochemical plants to building hotels.
He said that Centane Renewable Energy, an alternative-fuels plant in St. Gabriel, has been approved for $10 million in GO Zone bonds and Exxon's plant in Baton Rouge has $12.56 million in bonds pending. Both are expected to sell their issues by the Dec. 31 deadline, Kling said.
"Lightning would have to strike for them not to close," Kling said.
He said with those two projects, the state has just $181 in capacity left in the program.
That means that more than 99.999 percent of the state's allocation has been used, he said. "That's pretty darn precise."
The state has until the end of 2012 to award bonds in the GO Zone program for the 22 parishes affected by Hurricane Ike that hit the Louisiana-Texas area in 2008, Kling said. The original Ike allocation for Louisiana was $383.85 million, and $4.45 million in bonds remain unused.
The commission also gave preliminary approval to the issuance of up to $60 million in bonds for expansion and improvements to Lambeth House, a retirement community at 150 Broadway in New Orleans.
Commission analyst Cassie Berthelot said the bond issue is expected to cover the construction of a three-story building that will house a "wellness center," a casual dining area and a 56-bed skilled nursing facility. Some of the bond proceeds will go to refinancing an existing issue that dates to 1998.
Berthelot said the project will provide 73 temporary construction jobs, create 48 new permanent jobs and retain another 48.
The issue must return to the commission for final approval when more details are available.
The bond panel also approved a request by the Orleans Parish School Board to borrow up to $50 million to meet current expenses. The board will issue revenue anticipation notes based on the expected yield from local taxes and other sources.
Kling said the debt must be paid off by June 30. "This is their annual budgetary borrowing" to get the board through slow tax-collection periods, Kling said.
The board received budgetary loans of $40 million in 2009 and $50 million last year and in both years only $35 million was used, officials said.
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Four years ago, he enrolled in Linfield College in McMinnville, his top pick because the campus was flat and accessible to his wheelchair.
Next month, the 21-year-old graduate will walk across the Linfield lawn to receive a biology degree that will keep him on course to medical school.
After nearly taking Lisac's life, cancer has dramatically shaped it.
"Knowing what I went through," he says, "I'd love to help other people going through the same thing."
Lisac will be among 585 Linfield students at graduation May 27. An estimated 9,000 students will pick up a bachelor's degrees or higher from the state's 23 nonprofit colleges and universities and nine for-profit colleges and proprietary schools over the coming weeks. George Fox University in Newberg will lead off commencements when it honors its 700 graduates Saturday.
Lisac was still in physical therapy and had only been out of his wheelchair seven months when he started at Linfield. Lydia Smith, 21, an accounting major who will also graduate next month, met Lisac their freshmen year and was struck by how hard he worked.
"He's always studying," she says. "I don't know many people who have that much self-motivation. He doesn't take life for granted."
He studied hard that first year not only to learn his lessons, he says, but also to learn ways to learn more efficiently. He mastered the most daunting of classes, such as organic chemistry, molecular cell biology and probability and statistics, and will graduate with a 3.8 grade point average.
Anne Kruchten, his biology professor and research adviser, says he has the traits of a good scientist.
"He is skeptical and always looking for evidence," she says. "When you combine drive and skepticism, you have the potential to make really important discoveries."
When his schedule wasn't filled with science, he took courses such as Monks and Mystics in the Department of Religious Studies. He also Played saxophone in the pep band at football games.
During summers, he worked as a student cancer researcher at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Oregon Health & Science University. While at Baylor last summer, he volunteered on the children's cancer ward.
"They just wanted someone to talk to and someone to play games with without getting into what cancer is doing to them," he says. "They don't want to talk about that. They just want to have fun."
In summer 2010, he worked in the child cancer department at OHSU's Doernbecher Children's Hospital. That's where his older brother, William Lisac, now 23, gave him a bone marrow transplant.
Cancer diagnosis
Lisac grew up in Happy Valley. At age 12, he was diagnosed with leukemia, a cancer of the blood. Doctors knocked it down with 18 months of chemotherapy. But in September 2004, he got a fever and felt pain in his left eye. The cancer had come roaring back, striking the optic nerve.
On the day his classmates started their freshman year at Clackamas High, he entered Doernbecher hospital.
Doctors gave Lisac chemotherapy three days in a row followed by three days of radiation to kill every dividing cell in his body. Then they transplanted his brother's perfectly matched bone marrow.
One morning two weeks later, Lisac's heart rate shot up. He struggled to breath. White blood cells restored by the transplant rushed en masse to repair his lungs, burned by the radiation. Blood filled his lungs. By evening he was in an induced coma on life support.
Doctors gave him a 2 percent chance of living and urged his parents and family to say goodbye. Somehow, he made it though the night. His journey to health was long and stormy, in the hospital two or three days a week for the next four years.
Doctors pumped him with steroids to prevent his body from rejecting the bone marrow transplant. That caused him to gain 70 pounds and destroyed his joints, putting him in a wheelchair for three years. He spent most of his high school days at home or in the hospital. There were no proms, few football games.
"Most friends abandoned me," he says. "They didn't know what to do."
He took most of his high school classes online and found rewards in learning. School was one thing he could do well. He relied on his faith to get through his struggle, he says, and remains deeply spiritual because of it, as are his parents.
The Seattle Children's Hospital near the University of Washington gave him a new titanium hip and two cadaver knee replacements. By the time he gave his high school valedictorian speech, he was walking.
During his high school years, God gave him extra assignments, he said in his speech. They included 153 overnight stays in the hospital, 25 major surgeries, 69 blood transfusions, 70 emergency room visits, 167 days of physical therapy, 159 doses of chemotherapy and 1,169 doctor appointments.
He told his classmates, "Never give in, and never give up."
A special road
Lisac's ordeal shaped not only his life, but those of his parents and three siblings, says his mother, Maria Lisac. They learned to live day by day, even hour by hour, or at times, minute by minute.
"We are all better people for having gone through it," she says.
Linfield proved a place of healing for Lisac. He's trim and strong enough to ride his bicycle and to pursue his favorite sports, snowboarding and wakeboarding.
He plans to apply to medical school and hopes to work in a research laboratory over the next year while he waits for a school to accept him.
He wants to do cancer research, he says, but also practice medicine with a focus on children fighting cancer.
"God is going to use him," says his mom. "I don't know how that road is going to look, but it is going to be a special road."


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More safety enhancements to be added to Bay Bridge
Painted buffer, rumble strips recommended in study
A study on safety along the Chesapeake Bay Bridge has led the Maryland Transportation Authority to begin implementing enhancements to the current lane markings on the westbound span, including adding a painted buffer and continuous rumble strips.
MdTA Executive Secretary Harold Bartlett said the upgrades will help drivers stay alert and in their lanes during two-way operations.
Safety measures currently in place during two-way operations include reversible pavement markings, overhead lane-control signs and traffic cones positioned at each end of the westbound span to divide opposing traffic.
Officials said the painted buffer would be two solid lines between the westbound center lane to discourage people from changing lanes. The rumble strips, which have been used on portions of the bridge, will be added to the entire span.
The upgrades are expected begin in the spring of 2013.
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MOBILE, Alabama -- Take "Star Wars" and Sinatra, mix with Bach and Beethoven, garnish with great guest performers, and you have a hint of the heady sonic cocktail that is Mobile Symphony Orchestra's 2014-2015 season.
At Saturday night's "American Masters: Leonard Bernstein" concert at the Saenger, the schedule was announced via a video presentation.
Here is a summary of the upcoming season, which takes place from Sept., 2014 through May, 2015:
(All performances take place on Saturday nights at 8 p.m.and Sunday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. at the Saenger Theatre, located at 6 S. Joachim St.
Call 251-432-2010 for ticket subscriptions and more information. Also check out www.mobilesymphony.org.)Here's what's in store)
Sept. 13 and 14: Opening Night featuring Benjamin Beilman
Acclaimed guest violinist Beilman will join forces with the MSO for Tchaikovsky's "Violin Concerto" and a suite from the comedic Spanish ballet "The Three-Cornered Hat" by Manual de Falla.
Joshua Bell playing Tchaikovsky's "Violin Concerto"
Watch MSO guest violinist Benjamin Beilman in action:
The ballet "The Three-Cornered Hat" by Manuel de Falla
Oct. 11 and 12: "Mad Men: Sinatra and the Pack" featuring vocalist Steve Lippia
This tribute to the music of the coolest bad boys' club of the 60s will be chock full of beloved standards. Sammy, Dean, Frank and the rest of the pack will be there in swingin' spirit.
Featured vocalist Steve Lippia is an in-demand Sinatra interpreter with his own long-running show "Simply Sinatra."
Here's a sample of Lippia's Sinatra skills:
Nov. 15 and 16: "Beethoven & Blue Jeans" featuring the Harlem String Quartet
Concert-goers are encouraged to get totally comfortable and wear their favorite pair of blue jeans to this annual MSO tradition.
The concept behind "BB&J" is to show that the symphony is no stiff and stuffy upper-class affair. It's for everyone.
Sometimes "BB&J" only features one piece by the titular composer, but this season's installment is dominated by Beethoven. His Symphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 8.
Slipped in between the Beethoven pieces is "Delights and Dances," a 2007 work by African-American composer Michael Abels. "Delights" will be performed by the Grammy-winning Harlem String Quartet.
The Harlem String Quartet and Sphinx Symphony Orchestra playing "Delights and Dances"
Dec. 14 and 15: "An Appalachian Christmas" featuring fiddler Mark O' Connor
Superstar fiddler Mark O' Connor and the MSO pair up for a heart-warming, down home holiday concert.
A taste of Mark O'Connors fiddle fabulousness
Jan. 17 and 18: "American Masters: Aaron Copland"
A sampling of the 20th century music icon's most stirring works.
The program is composed of Copland's "Clarinet Concerto," the sweeping, patriotic"Fanfare for the Common Man," and music from the ballets "Appalachian Spring," and "Billy The Kidd."
Listen to Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man"
Feb. 21 and 22: "Back to Bach" with guest conductor Patrick Quigley and featuring soprano Kathryn Mueller
A dramatic, elegant selection that gets back to the basics.
The concert's six pieces by the biggest classical musical masterminds of all time include the overture to Mozart's comic opera "The Marriage of Figaro," the overture to Vivaldi's "The Occasional Oratorio," and Bach's "Orchestral Suite No. 2."
Rising star soprano Kathryn Mueller will sing Mozart's "Exsultate Jubilate."
Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro"
March 21 and 22: "From Tragedy to Triumph" featuring the University of South Alabama Concert Choir directed by Laura Moore
Get ready for some deep music dealing with life and death, courtesy of two of the greatest German composers.
The program features Strauss' "Death and Transfiguration," Brahms' "Symphony No. 1" and Brahms' dramatic "Song of Destiny, performed by the strong voices of the USA Concert Choir.
Experience Strauss' "Death and Transfiguration"
April 11 and 12: "The Music of John Williams"
This movie-minded pops concert features music from Williams' majestic soaring scores for mega-hits including "Star Wars" and the "Harry Potter" series.
May 9 and 10: "Russian Romance" featuring pianist Olga Kern
This concert is really Russian. All three of its pieces are composed by Russians, and glamorous guest pianist Olga Kern is also from the land of borscht and vodka.
Kern will perform one of her specialties, Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No. 3," also known as "Rach 3."
Also on the program are Prokofiev's "Symphony No. 1" and the overture to Glinka's opera "Ruslan and Ludmila."


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Too Close to Call: Three Pivotal Political Campaigns in Oregon History: The 1910 governor's race between Oswald West and Jay Bowerman; The 1954 U.S. Senate contest pitting Guy Cordon and Richard Neuberger; and, The 1968 U.S. Senate contest between Wayne Morse and Robert Packwood.
Marsh is the Author of "To the Promised Land: A History of Government and Politics in Oregon", OSU Press, May 2012.This book is the first comprehensive history of state government (the Legislature) and politics. This book is available at the Forum for sale/signing for those who may be interested. Cost: $29.95
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Susquehanna Township School District has 2,500 doses of swine flu vaccine and will administer them – for free – at two clinics next week, district officials announced Wednesday.
With the announcement, Susquehanna became the last of four midstate districts to back off plans to charge parents fees of $15 to $20 per vaccination. In the past week Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg Area and South Middleton school districts also said they no longer planned to charge.
Though districts were receiving the vaccinations for free, officials in the four districts said they were told state help to administer them would be limited or unavailable. That led the districts to hire companies to administer the vaccines, hence the charge.
After news came out about the plans to charge, the state Department of Health said it would provide assistance in giving the vaccines.
Susquehanna Superintendent David Volkman said he received plenty of calls about the district's initial plan to charge.
"I probably spent no less than six hours on the telephone on Friday with people who were concerned," Volkman said.
Volkman said the health department agreed to administer the vaccines at the department's cost. The district will absorb about $1,000 in support staff costs, such as janitors to set up tables, he said.
Initially, the district had contracted with the Visiting Nurse Association Health System, and the $10 to $15 per student charge was to cover the association's $30,000 cost, Volkman said. The district's insurer had discouraged school staff from administering the vaccine, he said.
Volkman said the Visiting Nurse Association did not charge the district for breaking the earlier agreement.
"They were very understanding when we had to abrogate the agreement," he said. "That speaks to the quality of those individuals."
The Health Department has said it offered school districts free help, but Volkman said that Susquehanna submitted a request in October and never heard back.
The district has been told it will receive any additional vaccines needed, Volkman said.
It will be holding vaccination clinics for students in the Sara Lindemuth Elementary School gym, 1201 N. Progress Ave. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Clinics are set for 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 for grades kindergarten through four, and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 17 for grades five through 12.
A third clinic will be held in mid-December to administer the second dose required for kindergartners through fourth-graders.


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Steve Nash's swollen right eye. Tim Clark finally tasting victory. The Montreal Canadiens' continued Cinderella playoff run. Dallas Braden simply being perfect.
Left field
Hockey's new heroes in wild and wacky post-season
OK, raise your hand if you took Montreal Canadiens Michael Cammalleri in your Stanley Cup playoff pool. Or how about San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski.


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Winkenwerder replaces Dr. Kenneth Melani, the longtime Highmark leader who was fired after he was arrested in March following a fight with the husband of an employee with whom he was having an affair.
Winkenwerder's medical background is as an internist and family doctor. He is a graduate of Davidson College and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He also has an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Highmark describes Winkenwerder as "a leading national health care executive with significant experience in medical care delivery, health insurance operations and national health policy."
He arrives at an especially challenging time for Pittsburgh-based Highmark, which is Pennsylvania's largest health insurer. Highmark is a major employer and insures many people in the Harrisburg region. Highmark is in the midst of a struggle with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, which is the biggest health care provider in western Pennsylvania, and which has threatened to close its doors to Highmark members.
Highmark reacted last year by buying the financially troubled West Penn Allegheny Health System to give it a network of hospital and doctors should it lose access to UPMC. But it's also trying to resolve the difference with UPMC.


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Too bad the privacy they're respecting is that of one of their agents accused of sexual assault.
Imagine this guy with his hands down your pants:
ATLANTA -- Channel 2 Action News has learned a TSA security worker accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a woman had previously been convicted of misdemeanor harassment and stalking.
Randall King remains hospitalized following a suicide attempt. Police said last Wednesday, King agreed to drive a woman home from the airport. Instead, investigators said King took her to a MARTA station parking lot and placed novelty handcuffs on her.
Later on in the article there's this gem:
A spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration said privacy laws precluded him from releasing any background information on King.
Wait a minute, the agency that wants to know whether a woman is using a tampon before she gets on a plane has suddenly developed a respect for privacy?
In fact, the suspect's offenses were on the public record and an enterprising reporter uncovered them:
Channel 2 Action News reporter Tom Regan reviewed court records from Clinton County, Pennsylvania. According to the records, King was charged with nine offenses of harassment and stalking by communication in January 2001. A court clerk told Regan that King pleaded guilty and spent three months in jail for skipping a court appearance.
It turns out that the TSA doesn't consider those offenses disqualifying, even though the guy did three months in jail.
But then again, you can't be too picky when you're hiring people off pizza boxes.
The slogan on those boxes, by the way, is "A career where X-ray vision and federal benefits come standard."
Offering X-ray vision to potential hires? That's a great way to screen out deviants!
Memo to Obama: Time for Janet to go.
ALSO: Every time someone compares the conduct of TSA agents to the Nazis, some commenter weighs in with the usual complaint that this cheapens the Holocaust. Murray Sabrin doesn't think so - and his father was a Jewish resistance leader in Poland during World War II.


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At the press conference on Thursday introducing John MacLean as the Devils' new
head coach, general manager Lou Lamoriello opened by saying the former right winger scored one of the most significant goals in franchise history.
But now that the Devils have Jason Arnott back, let the debate begin. What was the biggest goal in Devils history?
Was it MacLean's on April 3, 1988, in Chicago? That overtime goal got the Devils into the playoffs for the first time.
Or was it Arnott's overtime goal in Game 6 of the 2000 Stanley Cup finals in Dallas? His goal, after 8:20 of the second overtime, won the Devils' second Cup.
"That I'll leave for everybody else to debate," Lamoriello said. "To me I think they were both big. They came in different eras for the Devils.
"But this transaction (today) certainly had nothing to do with what Jason did in 2000. It has to do with what he can do right now."
Lamoriello said the trade with Nashville has changed the entire look of the team.
"This now makes no doubt who our two top centers are," Lamoriello said. "Right now we're going to have two No. 1 centers-- 1 and 1a with Jason and Travis Zajac. We should be able to put together two top lines.
"We've had (Dainius) Zubrus back and forth. We would've had Patrik there or seen how quickly (rookie Jacob) Josefson came forward. Josefson will play but we don't have to force anything."
Another quality center was a need the Devils would like to have addressed before the playoffs, but were unable to do so.
"We needed to fill a void at center. We tried Patrik there and he did an admirable job last season," Lamoriello said. "But this gives us a full-fledged true center. There are a lot of things Jason can do. He can be used on the power play, faceoffs. In my opinion this makes us a better team."
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Lamoriello on Matt Halischuk, who was traded to Nashville along with a second-round draft pick in 2011, for Arnott: "They wanted him. We feel with (Mattias) Tedenby, (Jacob) Josefson, (Adam) Henrique, (Vladimir) Zharkov, (David) Clarkson and (Alexander) Vasyunov there are only so many we can play. And we know where they are all at, so we felt very comfortable doing this."
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|Sunday - August 19, 2007
|Ian Punnett
|Maurice Cotterell, Open Lines
During the second hour, engineer and scientist Maurice Cotterell shared his theory based on ancient holy books about the purpose of the universe, which he said is here to facilitate God's growth.
Speaking in a 'lecture' format, in the latter segment, Cotterell outlined how humans must raise their "voltage" level, so that when they die they can increase God's energy. Ancient Peruvians, Chinese, and Egyptians were aware of such knowledge, he noted. The Mayans believed that enemies were valuable because they encouraged people to "wring out their hearts" and purge them of impurities, he added.
In the second half of the show, Ian went to Open Lines. JC got things cooking, asking Ian to renounce George Noory and Art Bell as devils. On a special hotline for bizarre experiences in the Viet Nam War, Richard in Florida told of an encounter with transparent entities at the site of a cemetery where French troops had been massacred. The incident received a military classification as "unknown contact -- did not return fire."
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Bumper music from Sunday August 19, 2007
- Blood on the Motorway
DJ Shadow
- Born to Wander
Rare Earth
- Criminal
Fiona Apple
- Inca Dance
- Just a Ride
- Life During Wartime
Talking Heads
- Lung Shadows
The The
- Midnight Express (The Chase)
Giorgio Moroder
- Midnight Express (The Chase)
Giorgio Moroder
- Peaches En Regalia
Frank Zappa
- Protection
Massive Attack
- Right Now
Van Halen
- Shouldn't Be Ashamed
- Suicide Blonde
- The Magnificent Seven
The Clash
- Walking on the Moon
- Little Willy