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Coordinators of Louisiana Produces will hold a "Meet and Greet" for this year's 48 Hour Film Project (FHP) on Tuesday, June 24th.
An opportunity for filmmakers to meet one another, newcomers are welcome and will have the chance to have questions answered by the HFP staff Jonathan Jackson and Christopher Brown, meet team leaders, and to form teams. HFP will also show your films and hold a potluck - so feel free to bring your own popcorn and drinks--and don't forget your swim trunks.
The event is also a "Filmmakers Meetup". The Swider Brothers have provided a great location to for the Meetup, which is not just for filmmakers but any one who wants to collaborate with filmmakers - screenwriters, actors, producers, etc.
Filmmakers are invited to bring your movies to show. The event is also a potluck - bring popcorn, food for the grill, drinks, or anything you wish to share, and bring swim trunks if you feel like going for a swim.
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Independent candidates for the Jefferson County Commission District 1 seat have until 5 p.m. today to submit 914 valid signatures from District 1 voters.
So far, current commissioner George Bowman is the only person who has turned in signatures, according to a county election official.
The Board of Registrars is verifying that people who signed the petition are registered District 1 voters. If Bowman obtained the required amount of signatures, he will face off in November against Birmingham City Councilman William Bell, the Democratic nominee for the seat.
Bowman said by phone this afternoon he has collected more than 1,000 signatures and was continuing to canvass District 1.
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Dia de los Muertos is nothing new. The ritual celebrated in Mexico and parts of the United States gets its roots from the Aztecs, and many – possibly yourself, included – have long had this as part of their own life experience. But even as a Rodriguez, it wasn't something that my family participated in. I only recently started paying closer attention to the celebration, thanks in part to a friend who passionately shared the history of it with me and to the museums who seem to embrace it more and more by opening up space for traditional ofrendas (altar offerings). My recent visit to the Rio Grande Valley and many of its museums, featuring Dia de los Muertos exhibits, magnified that interest in me even more.
The Day of the Dead is based on the belief that the dead come to visit their loved ones from Oct. 31-Nov. 2. In recognition of this homecoming, families and friends set out altars of offerings –– at their gravesite or in homes ––that include a photo(s) of loved ones who have passed, along with items that represented that person and their hobbies, as well as their favorite foods, drinks and more. Toys and candy are typically placed for the children.
Along with the personal items, the altars include many universal Dia de los Muertos symbols including crosses/religious symbols, fruit, pan de muerto (breads often shaped like the skull and crossbones), marigolds (or Cempazúchitl), sugar skulls and candles to light the way for the dead.
Calacas, or skeleton figurines, are all over these Dia de los Muertos displays. They are often seen doing joyful things, as in life. The calacas represents death as an extension of life and not something to be feared.
Most notable among the calacas is La Catrina, the well-dressed skull figure, usually in her finest gown, hat and gloves. It was explained to me recently that La Catrina mocks a wealthy woman who did nothing to help the poor. The point is being made that no matter how wealthy or privileged we may be in life, at the core … and in death, we are all bones … all the same.
Calaveras are the skulls represented in the altars - most especially, the sugar skulls. The abundance of sugar made it the perfect medium for creating the folk art that represented the departed in colorful and positive ways.
I learned a lot about some of the meanings from my dear friend Cole Ynda who, in memory of her late brother David, wrote a beautiful poem incorporating the elements of Dia de los Muertos. She explained the symbolism in her poem, Querido.
I didn't know, before that, that there was a reason the marigolds were always the flower of choice. Aside from it being noted as sacred to Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec god of the dead, Cole put it in words that brought it more to life for me, so to speak. She said the marigolds serve as a guide, much like the candles do, because "the dead can see the color and vibration of the flower.†In her poem she calls them "los colores de la tierra, de la vida†–– colors of the earth and of life. That just sounds so lovely to me.
A few years ago, I visited the Mexican American Culture Center in Austin during their Dia de los Muertos festivities. I joined a craft table with a bunch of children, but embraced the kid inside me and was determined to make my own sugar skull. The first sugar skull I ever decorated, I dedicated it to two "Dâ€s – my dad, Benito Cruz Rodriguez and to David, Cole's brother. I think I did an okay job. Well, the 5-year-old next to me started copying mine and you know what they say about imitation. :)
The Spanish tried to squash the ritual, calling it sacrilege, but I'm beginning to see it for the beautiful, poetic gesture that it is. It's not a mockery of death. It's more about coming to terms with it and its marriage to the thing we call life. It's about remembering and continuing to embrace our loved ones, even in death.
- 5 cups of flour
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of anise seed
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- 1/2 cup of water
- 1/2 cup of butter
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Mix together the sugar, salt, anise, dry yeast and only 1½ cups of the flour.
In a small saucepan, heat the milk, water butter.
Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture and beat well.
Blend in the eggs and another 1 ½ cups of flour and, once again, beat well.
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Let the dough rise to double it's size (about an hour) in a greased bowl.
Reshape the dough, incorporating some bone shapes on top, then let it rise for another hour. You may also make smaller individual breads and/or try different shapes with the dough.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.
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Public Hearing:
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I'm going to will my way to spring by eating brightly colored vegetables. In general people tend to eat more fresh fruits and veggies in the summer. Perhaps I can trick my mind into believing the seasons have changed through the food I eat. The Herbed Vegetable bundle from Arbor Farms is a quick, fun way to test out my theory. The main ingredients include asparagus and red peppers which are both on sale at Arbor Farms this month. Wrapping the veggies in tin foil with white wine and fresh herbs, will seal in all the flavor and nutrients, and make for easy clean-up.
1 pound asparagus, cut into 3" pieces
1 cup julienned carrots cut into 3" pieces
4 green onions, slivered lengthwise
1 red bell pepper, julienned
2 tablespoons white wine
1 teaspoon minced cilantro
1 teaspoon minced parsley
4 lemon wedges
Serves: 4
Cooking Time: Under 30 minutes
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Tear off 4 large pieces of parchment paper (about 1 foot square). In the center of each piece, arrange 1/4 of the asparagus, 1/4 of the carrots, 1 green onion and 1/4 of the red bell pepper. Drizzle wine over each pile of vegetables, then top with cilantro and parsley. Seal each packet and place on baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes. Slit open packages and serve with a lemon wedge.
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Strawberry-Almond Cornmeal Cake
Equal parts fruit crumble and coffee cake, this not-too-sweet dessert starts out bright pink but bakes to a toasty golden brown.
Cranberry and Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake
"Good for dessert but even better for breakfast." –Brad Leone, test kitchen manager
Chef Ryan Pera, Coltivare Pizza & Garden, Houston, learned the art of arepas from his sister-in-law. Now, this recipe is his easy Sunday meal of choice, packed with leftovers or farm-fresh produce.
Rhubarb Cornmeal Crumb Cake
Try a combination of strawberries and rhubarb in this buckle-inspired breakfast cake.
B.O.L.T (Bacon, Oyster, Lettuce, Tomato)
As if an oyster po'boy and a BLT had a baby; this appropriately messy sandwich achieves the ideal texture-and-temperature contrast when the oysters are still warm from the fryer.
Hangtown Fry
Tailor this blue plate special to your taste—you could add spice to the potatoes, sub sausages for bacon, scramble the eggs, omit the onions, or add fresh herbs. While it's great for brunch (chase it with a nap), we'd also love to eat this for breakfast or dinner.
Easy Savory Cornbread
A simple, straightforward cornbread that we'd happily serve alongside a bowl of chili on any other day of the year.
Johnnycake Bread
We recommend using a finely ground cornmeal for these; it will give them the ideal texture.
Pumpkin Spoon Bread
We make lots of things from scratch on Thanksgiving, but pumpkin purée isn't one of them. Libby's is our favorite brand.
Cornbread with Caramelized Apples and Onions
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Diehard gamers can't say that they didn't see this coming.
GameStop (NYSE: GME ) is throwing its weight behind tablets as gaming devices. Tech blog Engadget is reporting that 200 of the chain's 6,582 stores are starting to sell a few gamer-centric Android tablets in a soft launch ahead of the telltale holiday shopping season.
Again, no one's surprised.
GameStop President Tony Bartel told gaming news site Gamasutra back in April that he was working with the retailer's software partners and tablet manufacturers to see if they can crank out a Bluetooth-friendly device that hardcore gamers can get excite about.
"If we can't find one that's great for gaming, then we will create our own," he said at the time.
The small-box video game retailer began accepting Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) iPads -- as well as iPods and iPhones -- as trade-ins for store credit this summer. Reports out of a Vegas trade show at the time had GameStop preparing to stock the iPad.
Well, the extreme chatter has yet to materialize. GameStop is thankfully not rolling out its own branded tablet in a market where everything outside of the iPad has failed. Why reinvent the flat tire? The iPad is also absent from GameStop's soft launch.
GameStop is actually taking a smart approach here. It's offering some of the existing Google (Nasdaq: GOOG ) Android gadgetry -- including Acer's Iconia and Samsung's Galaxy Tab -- but bundling it with several high-end Android games. Selling the tablets at the same retail prices as the non-bundled tablets found elsewhere should give GameStop a marketing advantage this season.
Sure, it's a tiny sliver of the market that isn't going for the iPad. Amazon.com's (Nasdaq: AMZN ) Kindle Fire is also going to eat into this market in two weeks. However, at least GameStop got it right. Slapping its name on a doomed tablet would've nuked its brand.
Naturally this isn't where GameStop would like to be. Despite its recent digital gaming acquisitions, GameStop stands to lose plenty if gamers take to tablets over smaller handheld gaming devices. Tablets mean digital delivery of free or nearly free games, closing GameStop out of the sale and resale that make its model purr. However, GameStop may as well address the shifting marketplace to make sure that it remains relevant. The staggering 9.1% decline in comparable-store sales in its most recent quarter is too loud to ignore. Too many other companies have let pride lead to their obsolescence. GameStop doesn't want to be next.
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- It's Friday and Christmas is right around the corner. So, with shopping and everything else that comes with the season, there's a bunch of stuff to do.
Still, duty calls. And that means, as is the usual case in this thin slice of cyberspace at this time in almost every week, a perusal of the contents of the ol' mailbag.
A collection of illnesses waylaid the overseer of this happy chore (i.e., me) a week ago. But I'm back, sort of, in full flower. So here's a sampling of your thoughts.
Enjoy . . .
That was a crackling on-line commentary you wrote earlier this week and a fitting tribute to a real class act -- Bob Feller.
Not to diminish Feller's memory in any way, but can you imagine what it was like when Ted Williams faced him? Rapid Robert vs. The Splendid Splinter had to have been something to see.
A guy with a 2.18 ERA facing the guy who won the Triple Crown (for the second time) in 1946. The league's batting-average leader facing the league's strikeout leader. Those were baseball battles.
Now that both are finally reunited on the "Field of Dreams," I imagine old No. 9 can hardly wait for another crack at Feller . . . not, I'd suppose, that Feller is worried. For true baseball nuts like you and me, Yogi and "The Man" are about all we've got left to worship.
Have a Merry Christmas.
-- Rich Finzer
Hannibal, N.Y.
That was awesome that you were able to hit against Rapid Robert, who I remember well as a kid. But, come on. Please never again compare Jim Boeheim to Bob Feller.
Are you kidding me? Just because Boeheim treats you local guys like dirt doesn't mean you have to suck up to him. He is no Bob Feller.
Also, why no mention in The Post-Standard newspaper of another incident with one of Boeheim's classic recruits, this time Scoop Jardine and his offensive tweets? Are all of you afraid of Boeheim or what? You had the football mishaps all over the paper but nothing on Mr. Syracuse's basketball team. Pitiful.
-- Bob Young
We loved your recent column in The Post-Standard newspaper on the SU women's hockey team and its coach, Paul Flanagan. We were in Syracuse earlier this month to watch our granddaughter play for Coach Flanagan, and we saw two very exciting games which the Orange won.
We thought you might be interested to know about the tailgating that goes on prior to every home game behind the rink in the hockey parking lot. This tailgating was started by our son-in-law, Chris LaCombe, and now many of the parents (and, occasionally, a coach or two) show up for brats, chips and whatever else someone brings. They have a tent with a TV (showing a Syracuse hockey game), heaters and a grill. It's tons of fun.
As grandparents we got to meet many of the players' parents and that makes it so much more enjoyable when you're cheering at the game. We thought this might bring more interest to the women's hockey program. I'm sure they will have their tent at the next home game on Jan 4.
Stop by and enjoy some food and conversation.
-- Kay and Jim Ekberg
Longville, Minn.
It has been reported that Fab Melo, Syracuse University's 7-foot freshman center, was more or less discovered on the soccer fields in Brazil.
Well, a little more that 60 years ago, the basketball coach at Tilden Tech in Chicago spotted a big, red-headed kid playing soccer and convinced the young man to try playing basketball. Within two years, that guy led his team to the Sweet 16 of the Illinois state basketball tournament.
His name was Johnny Kerr.
-- Bob Nelson
Clay, N.Y.
I'm glad that Cliff Lee turned the New York Yankees (and all their dollars) down. It just goes to show that money, alone, can't buy happiness. Lee proved that all players aren't greedy.
Many years ago the Yankees were pursuing a name pitcher who also turned them down -- Jimmy Key, the ex-Chief. He said that perhaps one of the reasons Lee rejected the Yankees was the idea of being in the New York spotlight. There are a lot of guys who can't handle the pressure of town like New York, so they opt for a less stressful venue.
Another reason why ol' Cliff may have said "No" to New York was the tax bite our state would put on his wages.
Anyway, I am tired of the Yankees gobbling up all of the players like a Pacman game.
-- Norm Pyzynski
Syracuse, N.Y.
Kudos to 46 year-old Urban Meyer for following through with a personal conviction that began last year, continued recently with "deep family discussions" and culminated with his recent resignation as the head football coach of the Florida Gators.
(Of course, it did help just a tad that Meyer was coming off his worst season, has millions in the bank and, in Tim Tebow, recently sent a once-in-a-blue-moon Heisman Trophy winner off to Denver on a Rocky Mountain high.)
Why step aside now? In the mad and maddening world of big-time college coaching, the personal cost on the domestic front can, and did for Meyer, get very expensive. Plain and simple. So, better shun the bait now than struggle in the snare later. And how many coaches would be frank about that? Not too many. Except maybe "Frank" Leahy. After all, one can't maximize two priorities. While coaches preach that ad nauseum to their players, few seldom practice it.
Meyer joins the Ara Parseghians and Dick Vermeils of the coaching world in doing what amounts to the right thing, at least for him. Contrast that with their "dedicated" (driven?) counterparts -- i.e. the Bo Schembechlers, Woody Hayeses and Joe Paternos of the world, Lord rest their souls. No, wait. I think Paterno still has vital signs, no?
Anyway, given their druthers, this crusty triumvirate would no doubt coach from their death beds. And that, with significant others on standby, mere props in a quest to enhance their legends and build their shrines.
Unfair, you say? These coaching legends have a singular passion for the game? Of course, they do . . . and to the eternal praise of many. But passion is a two-edged sword, fast degenerating into a obsession when you can't (won't) give it up -- especially when the dots are there to connect, and one conveniently loses the pencil.
(Hint, hint, Mark Dantonio.)
Habits, after all, are shirts made of iron. Even good habits. Perhaps that's why, at his resignation press conference, Meyer had the sobering look of a man at his first 12-Step Recovery meeting, confessing before others that he was compelled to do the right thing by walking away from a career which, in the scheme of things, had simply become too costly on the domestic front.
Then again, those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address. Meaning, we've seen these Favre-ish kinds of "resignations" before. And already, rumors of disbelief are abuzz and swirling in the collegiate coaching fraternity. Will Meyer coach again, and when? Will he land at Michigan? Will he follow Tebow to Denver?
Why such speculative prattle in the aftermath of Meyer's sincere public commitment to his family? It takes one to know one. That is, every competitively absorbed gamer knows that while opportunity may only knock once, temptation leans on the doorbell. "Resign" can fast become "re-sign," and in a heartbeat.
Until then, at least for the Meyer family, 'tis the season to rejoice in a cheerful Urban renewal that could have easily become another hopeless Urban decay.
-- Joe Masterleo
Jamesville, N.Y.
In this world, two halves usually comprise a complementary whole. Yet sometimes half of something is better than none of it at all, as in the case of a half-glass or a half-loaf. Especially for have-nots. So half-things can often be good things.
Yet when it comes to measure, weight and number in the world of sports, there's no such thing as a half-team or a half-victory. Like half-symphonies, half-teams are usually half-baked, just like half-truths are whole lies. Pure and simple. Therefore, it follows that all defense and no offense can make a team very dull, unproductive and apt to often lose.
Take Syracuse University basketball, for example, and its counterpart, Orange football -- both talented, improving, and thus far successful (but half-baked) teams known for their anemic offenses. Curiously, the former is nationally ranked, while the latter recently received its first bowl invite since 2004. So how can two half-baked entities be deemed successful, each with an inept O? That's what I'd like to know.
There must be a conspiracy in collegiate sports -- a Great Imposter Complex -- that keeps whole programs from knowing who they really are. Currently, since 90% of each Orange team appears to be its defense, and, as Yogi Berra might say, the other 50% smells like bad fish, it seems that both teams have the low-scoring disorder real bad. If modern sports have become the opiate of the people, then surely, both Orange teams have the inside dope.
Half the world may never know how the other half lives. Half the people may be right more than half the time on any given subject. And being right half the time beats being half-right all the time. Nevertheless, in sports, it says here that well begun is only half done. Thus, I say Orange football and Orange hoops deserve only half the applause of more effective, full-baked outfits -- pollsters and bowlsters notwithstanding.
As for applause, one can only half-imagine the sound of one hand clapping by all those half-in-the-bag Orange followers partying down there at the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium -- the house that Loot built.
As the smell of bad fish is a hideous turn-off, count me out of attending the games of either team any time soon. No offense. So don't anyone go off half-cocked.
Besides, in the land of the skunks, he who has half-a-nose is king.
-- Joe Masterleo
Jamesville, N.Y.
Hats off to Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum for suspending strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi for tripping Miami Dophin Nolan Carroll along the sidelines last Sunday.
Alosi was forthrightly suspended for the rest of the season and fined $25,000. Shortly after Sunday's game, Alosi rightly apologized by phone to Tannenbaum, Carroll and Dolphins coach Tony Sparano.
Following the suspension, the fine and all-around apologies, the incident resolved itself. Afterward, while there may have been a few bruised egos, there were no hard feelings among the parties concerned. Not even a song-and-dance from Sal Alosi.
However, in light of the holiday season, and in the true spirit of peace and goodwill among men, Dolphin coach Sparano, a true soprano, led the quartet in joining hands and hearts for the singing of a festive (cough) "Carroll" prior to Alosi's indefinite send-off.
The fitting Carroll? "O Tannenbaum," much to the delight of the Jets' GM, soprano Sparano, and Jets gunner Nolan Carroll"
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
how loyal are your numskulls.
You're keen not only
in the summertime.
No, also in winter when it snows.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
how loyal are your numskulls.
As for Alosi, he's leaving on a Jet plane, and don't know when he'll be back again.
-- Joe Masterleo
Jamesville, N.Y.
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Luck of the Irish…Opening Day is soon
Happy St. Patrick's Day! And a Happy Birthday to Celtics Executive Danny Ainge. The luck of the irish to have his birthday today. In addition to his great career with the Celtics, Ainge started his career playing professional baseball, landing in the Majors with Toronto.
Baseball birthdays on this St. Paddy's day: Chris Davis, Cito Gaston, Tim Lollar (as a pitcher, had a pinch-hit single for Boston), Bill Mueller and John Smiley
I'm assuming Monday's work production will slow down a bit with people franticly filling out their brackets. I love March Madness because it signals the start of baseball season.
- This Sunday I leave for Ft. Myers and will be covering the Sea Dogs and the Red Sox Organization for a few days.
- Former Sea Dogs reassigned today: RHP Allen Webster, C Christian Vazquez optioned to AAA Pawtucket. SS Deven Marrero reassigned to minor league camp.
- In case you missed it, my broadcast partner is Dan Acheson. He was with me in 2012 – great to have him back.
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2013 Portland Sea Dogs: Where are they now?
Status update on everyone who played in Portland in 2013 (updated 2/4/14)
Position Players
Michael Almanzar – Selected by Baltimore in the MLB Phase of the Rule 5 Draft
Ronald Bermudez – Signed by Baltimore as a minor-league free agent
Xander Bogaerts – Currently on Boston's 40-man roster
Garin Cecchini – Currently on Boston's 40-man roster
Ryan Dent – Re-signed with Boston
Stephen Drew – Major League free agent
Leonel Escobar – In Boston's system
Derrik Gibson – In Boston's system
Kevin Heller – In Boston's system
Peter Hissey – In Boston's system
Brandon Jacobs – Traded to Arizona by Chicago (AL) in the off-season
Matty Johnson – In Boston's system
J.C. Linares – In Boston's system
Deven Marrero – In Boston's system
Heiker Meneses – In Boston's system
Nick Natoli – In Boston's system
Alberto Rosario – Signed by Los Angles Dodgers as a minor-league free agent
David Ross – Currently on Boston's 40-man roster
Travis Shaw – In Boston's system
Matt Spring – Signed by Boston as a minor-league free agent
Tony Thomas – Signed by Minnesota as a minor-league free agent
Christian Vazquez – Currently on Boston's 40-man roster
Kolbrin Vitek – In Boston's system
Shannon Wilkerson – In Boston's system
Chris Balcom-Miller – In Boston's system
Daniel Bard – Signed by the Texas Rangers
Matt Barnes – In Boston's system
Craig Breslow – Currently on Boston's 40-man roster
Drake Britton – Currently on Boston's 40-man roster
Miguel Celestino – Signed by Boston as a minor-league free agent
Keith Couch – In Boston's system
Terry Doyle – Minor League free agent
Charlie Haeger – Minor League free agent
Chris Hernandez – In Boston's system
Brock Huntzinger – Signed by Baltimore as a minor-league free agent
Kyle Kaminska – Retired
Jeremy Kehrt – In Boston's system
Kyle Kraus – In Boston's system
John Lackey – Currently on Boston's 40-man roster
Bobby Lanigan – Minor League free agent
Will Latimer – Minor League free agent
Matt Maloney – Minor League free agent
Chris Martin – Traded to Colorado in the Jonathan Herrera deal
Mike McCarthy – In Boston's system
Franklin Morales – Traded to Colorado in the Jonathan Herrera deal
Eric Niesen – Minor League free agent
Matty Ott – In Boston's system
Henry Owens – In Boston's system
Mickey Pena – In Boston's system
Rafael Perez – Signed by Texas as a minor league free agent
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Pete Ruiz – In Boston's system
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PA trip starts in Altoona…Marrero debuts
The Sea Dogs open up a six-game roadtrip on Tuesday night against the Altoona Curve (Pirates affiliate) at Peoples Natural Gas Field…Portland dropped two of three to Altoona back in June at Hadlock Field.
SS Deven Marrero makes his Double-A debut on Tuesday night…Marrero was the 24th overall pick by Boston in last year's draft.
Congrats to INF Heiker Meneses, who makes his Triple-A debut with Pawtucket…Meneses hit .255 in 92 games with Portland…Former Sea Dog INF Oscar Tejeda is hitting .257 in 25 games with the Curve.
Pre-Game coverage begins at 6:40 PM on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network…OF Peter Hissey joins us around 6:45.
2013 Video Interviews and Highlights
Starting Lineups
Portland: Wilkerson 8, Marrero 6, Cecchini 5, Linares 7, Almanzar DH, Vazquez 2, Shaw 3, Hissey 9, Dent 4, Couch RHP
Altoona: Hanson 6, Santos 5, Polanco 8, Dickerson 9, Howard 3, Cunningham 4, Rojas Jr. 7, Paulino 2, Vazquez DH, Sadler RHP
Notes for Tuesday
VISTING PA: The Sea Dogs open up a six-game roadtrip on Tuesday night against the Altoona Curve (Pirates affiliate) at Peoples Natural Gas Field…Portland dropped five of six on their previous roadtrip and trail the Trenton Thunder by six games for the second playoff spot with 22 games left in the regular season…The 'Dogs have won only two series since July 3rd, taking two of three at Bowie (August 2-4) and sweeping a four-game series at New Britain (July 22-24).
FIVE SPOT DID IT: Bowie scored five runs in the eighth inning and beat the Sea Dogs 6-5 on Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field…LF J.C. Linares knocked in a season-high four runs, going 3-for-5 with a 3-run homer (#4) and a run-scoring single…C Matt Spring added a sacrifice fly for Portland's final run…RHP Miguel Celestino (1-9) took the loss, giving up consecutive two-out run-scoring hits in the eighth…RF Garabez Rosa nailed a game-winning three-run shot over the Maine Monster…C David Ross went 1-for-1 with a double, walk and two runs scored to complete his two-game MLB Rehab Assignment.
WELCOME TO PORTLAND DEVEN: SS Deven Marrero joins Portland from High-A Salem, after hitting .256 (85-for-332) with 2 homers, 21 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 85 games in the Carolina League…Marrero was the 24th overall pick in the 2012 June draft by Boston and ranks the #10 prospect in the system according to Baseball America and MLB.com.
BOTH HAVE NINE LIVES: Linares and C Christian Vazquez both enter tonight's game with a season-high nine-game hitting streaks, tying a team high…Portland's last hitting streak of 10+ games was Jeremy Hazelbaker's 13-game hitting streak from July 28- August 14, 2012.
NOT MUCH RELIEF: Portland's bullpen went 1-3, 9.90 ERA (22 ER/20.0 IP) during the six-game homestand…The 'pen blew all five save opportunities and earned one hold…Celestino is now leading the team in losses with nine.
ALMOST A WHOLE ROSTER: The Sea Dogs have had 16 players promoted to Pawtucket this season: OF Ronald Bermudez, INF Xander Bogaerts, LHP Drake Britton, RHP Keith Couch, INF/OF Ryan Dent, RHP Charlie Haeger, RHP Brock Huntzinger, RHP Jeremy Kehrt, LHP Will Latimer, OF J.C. Linares, RHP Chris Martin, INF Heiker Meneses, RHP Anthony Ranaudo, C Alberto Rosario, OF Tony Thomas and RHP Brandon Workman.
WHAT'S ON DECK: Portland and Altoona continue their three-game series on Wednesday night…The Sea Dogs are 5-11 during a 22-game stretch against the Western Division (11-20 overall)…Portland finishes the season with 16 straight games against New Hampshire and Trenton.


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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
|Daily newspaper
|Oahu Publications Inc. (Black Press Ltd.)[1]
|Dennis Francis[2]
|Frank Bridgewater[2]
|News editor
|Stephanie Kendrick[1]
|Managing editor, design
|Mike Rovner[2]
|Opinion editor
|Lucy Young-Oda[2]
|Sports editor
|Paul Arnett[1]
|Photo editor
|George F. Lee[1]
|June 7, 2010 (merger between The Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
|7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite 210
500 Ala Moana
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
|209,915 weekdays
153,044 Saturdays
164,316 Sundays in 2012[3]
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser is the largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. Based in Honolulu, it was formed in 2010 from the merger of The Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, following the acquisition of the former by Black Press, which already owned the latter.
On February 25, 2010, Canadian publisher Black Press Ltd., which owned the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, purchased The Honolulu Advertiser, then owned by Gannett Corporation. As part of the deal to acquire the Advertiser, Black Press agreed to place the Star-Bulletin on the selling block. If no buyer came forward by March 29, 2010, Black Press would start making preparations to operate both papers through a transitional management team and then combine the two dailies into one.
On March 30, 2010, three parties came forward with offers to buy the Star-Bulletin, but a month later on April 27, 2010, the bids were rejected because their bids for the Star-Bulletin was below the minimum liquidation price. Black Press canceled the sale and proceeded with transition plans, which came on the same day that they were approved to take over the Advertiser by the United States Department of Justice.[4][5] On May 3, 2010, a new company set up by Black Press, HA Management, took over the operations of the paper, while Black Press continued overseeing the Star-Bulletin during a 30- to 60-day transition period, after which both papers merged into one daily, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Both the Advertiser and the Star-Bulletin published their final editions as separate publications on June 6, 2010,[6] and Black Press officially launched the Honolulu Star-Advertiser as a broadsheet morning daily on June 7, 2010. Although it acknowledges its history as two different daily newspapers, it tends to favor the Star-Bulletin because of its historical background.[citation needed]
Format and operations[edit]
Prior to the merger, the Honolulu Advertiser published in broadsheet format while the Honolulu Star-Bulletin published in tabloid format. The Star-Advertiser uses the Advertiser's broadsheet format, while using a modified Star-Bulletin masthead (with the name "Advertiser" replacing "Bulletin" in the masthead's blackletter font).
The newsroom for the combined paper is out of the former Star-Bulletin offices in Restaurant Row, with the paper printed and distributed from the Advertiser's facilities in Kapolei. Approximately 453 jobs were eliminated in the consolidation, leaving a combined staff of 474.
In 2011, the Star-Advertiser formed a partnership with Hawaii News Now to combine stories, investigative reporting, political news researching, and polling of issues that affects Hawaiians.
The Star-Advertiser in "Hawaii Five-O"[edit]
The television series Hawaii Five-O, which ran from 1968 to 1980, featured a newspaper called the Star-Advertiser in several episodes, alongside the Advertiser and Star-Bulletin, both of which were regularly used as props. It is unclear whether the show's producers intended for their Star-Advertiser to be a third major Honolulu newspaper or whether it was a shorthand for the single Sunday edition produced by both newspapers under a joint operating agreement at the time.[7]
In the new Hawaii Five-0, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser was featured for a brief moment in Season 1 Episode 9 ("Po'ipu"). The series is also a prominent feature on the newspaper's website, which details the behind-the-scenes information with the cast and crew.
The Star-Advertiser single-copy rates are: daily, $1; Sunday/Thanksgiving Day, $2.25 on Oahu. On the other islands in Hawaii, the rates are: daily, $1.25; Sunday/Thanksgiving Day, $3.25. Prices are higher to rest of the country or world via mail delivery.
- ^ a b c d e "Building a Better Newspaper for You". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Bridgewater, Frank (June 7, 2010). "Staffs Combine to Carry on Isles' Journalism Tradition". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ "FAS-FAX Report: Circulation Averages for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ Daysog, Rick (April 27, 2010). "Star-Bulletin owner gets green light for purchase of Advertiser". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Ako, Diane (April 29, 2010). "Bye, Bulletin". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Schaefers, Allison (May 2, 2010). "Newspaper giant leaves the islands". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved June 7, 2010. Daysog, Rick (May 3, 2010). "Press Run Ends for Gannett in Isles". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved June 7, 2010. Kerr, Keoki (May 12, 2010). "Merged Honolulu Star-Advertiser Begins June 7". KITV. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Yuen, Mike (June 7, 2010). "Hawaii Five-0 foretold existence of the Star-Advertiser". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Today's Honolulu Star-Advertiser front page at the Newseum website


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By Kevin Hanson
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Like households throughout the Plateau, the folks at Enumclaw City Hall are watching their pennies.
While the scale might be different - the city deals with a general fund budget that sat at about $8 million this year - it seems everyone these days is dealing with higher costs that call for an examination of every expenditure.
The 2009 municipal budget is dominating talk in the city's administrative circles these days as the laborious task of creating a spending plan for next year enters its stretch run. The process began in July, will include a series of public hearings that begin later this month, and is expected to conclude with a Dec. 8 vote of the City Council. A tentative budget, offered by Mayor John Wise, will be unveiled during the council's Oct. 27 session.
Following a national trend, the city is already experiencing a decline in sales tax revenues, a key component of the general fund budget that pays for essential services like police and fire protection. The city had earlier noted that sales tax revenues are down about 7 percent from its formal projection and there's no indication that figure will improve anytime soon, according to City Administrator Mark Bauer.
One option at the city's disposal is a reserve account that will likely hold about $1.7 million at the end of the year, Bauer said. By policy, the city attempts to keep about 8 percent of its general fund budget in a "rainy day" account.
Dipping into that fund is allowable, Bauer said, but it's a decision the council will have to authorize.
Knowing times will be tough, the city's department heads were told to keep their requests to a 3 percent increase when they submitted their individual 2009 spending plans, Bauer said.
"In some cases they could do it and in some cases they couldn't," he said, noting that external factors can impact city operatons.
For example, the local court system could take a financial hit due to King County's recent changes in how they prosecute certain cases. Bauer explained that the county is paring down its team of prosecutors and will likely accept fewer cases as a result. So, cases that previously were handled by the county as felonies may soon be kicked back to the city to prosecute as gross misdemeanors, Bauer said.
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Statoil ASA made the prediction on its website. The Oslo-based company holds a 32.5 percent interest in Chesapeake's holdings in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle.
The Intelligencer reports their agreement covers a total 1.8 million acres and more than 32,000 leases in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio.
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Mmm I can't remember /exactly/ what some of them said but I got the general idea.
But Everett was such an adventure man.
I thought I was about to break two things: My hand, because The Spine's handshakes are tighter than I thought they were. And my nose, because of hugging Steve. And I sorta borrowed the dragon!Steve headcanon for this whoOPS
I can't even remember which Walter Girl said what omg, and I had very little interaction with Matt and Hatchworth so I just drew them during the show because I didn't want to leave them out (ノ ̄д ̄)ノ Michael is so nice it's almost unreal, no wonder The Spine was wondering why we could see him. Rabbit probably had one of the cutest reactions to me giving them the drawings, beside Paige and Carolina
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can someone say BEST FINAL 3 EVER!?
can someone say BEST FINAL 3 EVER!?
Poor Nate.
I'm so excited about this final 3!! I really like all of the teams.
I'm so glad all the spoilers were wrong!!
Wake up and be awesome
I want Nick and Don to win if not then TK& Rachel I am not really a big Ron/Christina fan
Bye bye, birthday brat!
He who laughs last thinks slowest
#oldmanbeatdown - Donny BB16
Its Peanutbutter Jelly Time!
WHOO-HOOOOOO!!! So glad to see Nate and Jen gone!
I really want TK and Rachel to win, but really, I'd be happy with any of these three.
Ok, what was with all those spoilers? Spoilers, schmoilers.
I am so glad they were wrong.
It's anyone's game now, but I'm still rootin' for those sweet hippies.
I'll be at an airport waiting for a flight when next week's show is aired - I'll be counting on a good recap to fill me in when I get to an internet centre in Bangkok
It was great to see Nate & Jen eliminated. A great final three teams...unlikely racers, who thought these 'seniors' would still be in the running at the end? not me. (and they're closer to my age than the rest of them!)
Oh, happy, happy, joy, joy. I am now willing to watch the finale as there is no possibility of a huge and debilitating disappointment.
As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. - H.L. Mencken .
Ditto. This is an awesome final three, for a change.Originally Posted by pakacat;2752442;
I just love that not only did they never come in first, but they were eliminated right before final three. Freaking perfect.
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Tom Cat
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Posts: 392
Blue Buffalo dry food
I took Holly to the vet today, since I just got her from a shelter. She is sneezing and has a watery eye.
Anyway, I mentioned that Holly prefers eating dry food to the canned good food I bought her. I am feeding her Blue Buffalo Wilderness.
He said BB is one of the worst foods out there because it's not regulated at all. Basically BB just markets their line of food, and just gives a list of ingredients to the cheapest manufacturer to actually make the food. Supposedly there is no recipe or anything, BB just leaves it up the manufacturer to mix up what ever they want to, even substituting cheaper alternatives if they want to.
Is this true??? I tried googling it but can't get any answers. I don't know who to believe anymore, since everyone seems to have an ulterior motive or marketing ploy.
I don't want to go extreme and feed raw or homemade food, and if Holly won't eat anything but dry, I want to find a high-quality food to feed her.
The vet also told me that the grain-free hype is nonsense... corn, wheat, etc... won't hurt most cats. What do you think?
He recommends Science Diet, Iams or Royal Canin. Because they are all regulated by the government and have to have the ingredients and "recipe" down to a science.
I need some help. I need to go back to the pet store because we are about out of cat food, but I don't know what to get.
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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oh gee! I dont want to be mean but your vet is hallucinating.
They all recommend science diet or royal canin b/c they are paid or get some other benefits from manufactures of those foods to sell it in their clinics.
but that food is just a junk.
and grain-free cat food is not a nonsense. cat are carnivores and need meat proteins, not corn.
I dont know about blue buffalo or about dry food (and for example reasonably priced) because my cats are fed 100% wet. But i am sure somebody here will give you names soon.
keep in mind that vets are not educated in nutrition, so they know nothing about it. most of them are trained by brands like SD or RC, so thats why they push it so hard.
if you want to read about cat diet and how cats should be fed read this excellent site:
Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition :: healthy cat diet, making cat food, litter box, cat food, cat nutrition, cat urinary tract health
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Cool Cat
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,064
Any pet food sold in the US is regulated by the FDA. Science Diet and Blue Buffalo are regulated just the same.
The ingredients on the label is what will be in the food. The ingredient panel and such is regulated. If they were to list inaccurate information, they would be breaking the law and the FDA would force a recall.
It is true that the smaller pet food companies often "outsource" manufacturing because it is simply too expensive to operate their own manufacturing plants. It isn't necessarily a bad thing as long as the manufacturer they outsource to is responsible and follows the law and I imagine most do. The dry food that I buy is made by a third party but it does not worry me. The plant is inspected by the FDA, Health Canada, and EU authorities. As far as I know, no food manufactured in that plant has ever been recalled.
Many cats are allergic to grains such as corn, wheat, rice, etc. That aside, do you really think that cats in the wild go to a corn field and binge on some corn? I think not. It's not part of a cats natural diet so why do we feed it to them? Cats can't even digest corn. It's just a filler.
The brands your vet recommends are full of fillers and by-products. I would not feed them.
Your vet is very clueless when it comes to pet food it seems. I honestly don't know if I could trust my vet anymore if they told me this. It's complete and utter non-sense.
I'm personally not a big fan of Blue Buffalo for unrelated reasons but it's so much better than the brands he recommended and I would most definitely feed it before those brands. I feed my adult cat (kibble addict, won't eat wet at all) Petcurean Go! Fit + Free Chicken, Turkey, + Duck. I would also recommend Orijen Cat & Kitten.
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Tom Cat
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Indiana
Posts: 520
You can try Taste of the Wild. As most people who have read anything I have posted about food, they will know I SWEAR by this stuff. Taste of the Wild is grain-free and makes the cat's fur so shiney!!
If you just look up reviews, you will see how much people love it.
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I buy the dog version for our chihuahuas and they love it and I do too.
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Cool Cat
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Ontario
Posts: 903
I have fed my cats blue buffalo dry for a long time, and I had heard and read nothing but great things. I am switching them to Orijen dry just because I feel like the ingredients are slightly better.
No wonder your vet suggested Science Diet or Royal Canin... take a look at the shelf of food they sell there. What do you see? Most likely science diet and prescription foods(most which are made by royal canin) so of course they suggest it! They make a ton of money off of it. It is probably even worse than grocery store food and is a total rip off since its much more expensive for the same quality.
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: western oklahoma
Posts: 25
My cats get dry in the morning and wet in the evening. Blue Buffalo Wilderness is part of my dry food rotation and mine do great on it. They also get Wellness Core and Taste of the Wild. If I make all three foods available at one time, both will eat all of the Taste of the Wild first. So I buy it the most often.
My vets an old timer who's really up to date with surgeries and diseases. He's also got great facilities and can do basic blood and urine testing in house which is a big deal where I live in the boonies. I try hard not to talk about diet with him though, because we disagree... a lot! But he always says my cats look great. So there you go.
I would never feed Iams, Science Diet, or RC. If your gonna feed your cat junk, buy Meow Mix and at least save yourself some money! Thats just my 2 cents.
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 20,695
Sounds like your vet has drunk the Science Diet kool aid. Yes Blue Buffalo outsources their manufacturing, many food companies do. That doesn't mean it's unregulated. But BB has been less than transparent about their nutritional analysis and it's something that bothers me. It's not a food I would choose to feed exclusively.
Chicken meal, peas, sweet potatoes, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), pea protein, potato protein, roasted venison, smoked salmon, natural flavor, ocean fish meal,
Yes it has chicken meal first, but the splitting of the peas (a high protein vegetable), pea protein and potato protein mean that a significant portion of the protein in this food comes from vegetable sources. It's a good food for the price, but not on par with something like EVO.
Holly & her companion, Jake, the dog.
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Monday marked the start of every high school hoops fan's favorite time of year, as MHSAA state tournament play got underway with a slew of girls basketball district openers. MLive.com was there with detailed coverage of some of the biggest games and most intriguing matchups on Monday.
Midland Dow avenged a loss in the district finals last season with a 56-50 overtime win over Saginaw Heritage in Class A district action at Bay City Central.
On the other side of the bracket, the host Wolves got a complete game from Leah Humes to down Mount Pleasant 50-39 and advance.
Plymouth held off a furious rally by crosstown rival Salem to eliminate the Rocks 45-40 in Class A district action at Northville.
Taylor Craymer's career-high in points helps Grand Haven top Grand Rapids Union 68-49 in Class A district action at Muskegon Reeths-Puffer.
Strong games from 6-footers Jade Paige and Mardrieka Cook helped Muskegon eliminate rival and host Reeths-Puffer 54-42.
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A big second-quarter run helped Napoleon seize control and beat host Jackson Lumen Christi 67-36 in Class B district action.
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Brooke Graham's double-double helps Davison top host Lapeer West 41-27 to advance.
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Beobachtung für Katze [Observation on the Cat] 1956
On Display Modern Two
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Amongst the flurry of pencil lines in this drawing, we can make out parts of a cat – claws, head, ears, teeth and limbs appear, with a long striped body at the bottom corner. Beuys's approach to drawing has been compared to Leonardo da Vinci in its investigative manner. Like Leonardo, Beuys had the enquiring mind of a scientist and the same interest in understanding the natural world. This work shows the artist's exploration of the shape of his subject, building form by assembling shapes. It shows how Beuys used drawing as a way of exploring the world, as well as capturing his ideas.


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LEEDS - Willard Westad, 43, Maddock, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident near Minnewaukan.
He was born March 31, 1969, to Willard and Gladys Westad, in Cando. He married Denise McGath in Leeds.
Survivors: wife; sons, Kaleb and Kyler, both at home; sisters, Carol Erickson, Fargo, Doreen Clock and Kathie Eslinger, both Minot, Vonnie Quam, Devils Lake.
Funeral: Monday, 1 p.m., Leeds Lutheran Church, Leeds.
Burial: Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Maddock.
Visitation: Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m., in Nelson Funeral Home, Maddock.
Prayer service: Sunday, 7 p.m., in the funeral home.


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The Southwestern Central School Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the middle school cafeteria. The public is welcome to attend.
Pancake Breakfast This Sunday
BEMUS POINT - The Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Department, 13 Alburtus Ave., Bemus Point, will host a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 11, in the Bemus Point Village Hall/Fire Station. Breakfast for adults is $6 or $3 for children ages 10 and under.
Floor Hockey Deadline Extended
The Maple Grove High School Student Council is extending its deadline for floor hockey tournament registration. The council is hosting a benefit tournament to benefit Ryan Samuelson, a local boy who has recently endured his fourth organ transplant. The tournament is five-on-five and cost is $15 to register. Registration forms are available at www.mgstudco.tk. For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Give him this much: Gov. Chris Christie is right to confront the leadership of the state teachers union.
We are in a crisis, and the union is refusing to help dig out. It is holding tight to the generous benefits and wage increases that were negotiated in better times. And that's going to hurt students and taxpayers. The math is inescapable.
But now the governor has gone too far. He is urging voters across the state to reject school budgets next week in any district where teachers have refused to accept a pay freeze and share the costs of health benefits.
Who will be hurt by that? Not the overpaid union bosses in Trenton. The hammer will land on students. Districts across the state are already planning widespread layoffs to cope with deep reductions in state aid. Even districts in which teachers have accepted pay freezes are drafting budgets that call for signficant layoffs.
Given that teachers in only a handful of districts have agreed to a freeze, the governor is effectively calling for rejection of school budgets across the board. We hope that voters are more careful, and that they weigh the trade-offs in each district.
In Ridgewood, for example, the school board tried to win agreement for wage and benefit concessions, and the teachers voted narrowly against it. The proposed budget now includes 60 layoffs and a 4 percent hike in local property taxes. If voters reject the budget, the district will likely have to increase layoffs and further cut programs.
"The governor's rhetoric really hasn't helped," says Superintendent Dan Fishbein. "And even if our teachers took a freeze and gave 1.5 percent of salary to medical benefits, it wouldn't make up for the loss of state aid."
Local voters need to weigh the trade-offs carefully. Some districts are overstaffed and can afford layoffs. Some can't without cutting into muscle and bone. Some waste money, and some are careful. The point is it's local, and the governor's approach ignores that.
We believe teachers, and all public unions, should accept a freeze this year and contribute toward their health benefits. Christie's plan for a 2.5 percent cap on property taxes and labor costs is a good start, and if the Legislature agrees will make for lasting change.
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- Corner bd A.-France and bd Jean-Jaurès
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In 1895, Auguste and Louis Lumière filmed the first moving pictures in La Ciotat – the town's main claim to fame. The world's oldest movie house, the Eden Cinema, still stands today, the subject of a €5 million restoration project to coincide with Marseille's stint as European Capital of Culture. The town has an annual film festival and the brothers are also commemorated by a monument on plage Lumière.


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In a previous interview with DasGamer.com, Cliff Bleszinski mentioned in passing that he thought the Dom and Maria act along with pace of gameplay was what might attract a female audience for the Gears games. He said his "gut feeling" was that women love Gears, judging this of course by the number of friend requests on his MySpace.
Cliffy B has pushed the campaign further and launched into the world of nude male modeling in an effort to win over the ladies. He also made sure to tag the photo with "sexy" and "awesome" for clarification.
The above "photo" was spotted on Cliff's twitter a couple hours ago. What's even better is that it appears after several tweets about how poor Cliffy's pick-up lines aren't being received well by the ladies:
Going to the club later tonight. The ladies are gonna be on me like ports on the Wii.
Note to self: "Emergence Hole" pick-up line does NOT work.
Neither does the "Hammer of Dawn" line.
Since all of his updates were from the web, I have to question if the pick up lines were really to blame. Who goes to a club and then proceeds to sit on a computer? Cliff, do you have some sort of MMO addiction that we should be worried about?
I'm not sure if this has made my life better or worse. On the one hand, every time I play a Gears of War game I won't be able to get this image out of my mind. On the other hand… do I want to?