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Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn reportedly have signed on to star in the independent film "Mississippi Grind," a Southern-set road drama written and to be directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden ("Half Nelson," "It's Kind of a Funny Story"). Production will start in early 2014, according to Deadline.
Reynolds takes over for Jake Gyllenhaal, who had been in talks last year to star in the film, about a down-on-his-luck real-estate agent who heads out on a road trip with a young poker player in hope of turning their luck around.
No shooting locations have been announced, although Louisiana should be seen as a likely candidate given the film's Southern setting, Louisiana's generous filmmaking tax incentives as well as the state's status as the nation's third-busiest production hub, behind only New York and Los Angeles. If "Mississippi Grind" shoots locally, the film will mark a return to the area for both Reynolds and Mendelsohn. Reynolds shot the superhero film "Green Lantern" in New Orleans in spring and summer 2012, while Mendelsohn shot the crime drama "Killing Them Softly" in town in early 2011.
The recent "Mississippi Grind" casting news tops today's Evening Edition, a regular rundown of recent Hollywood headlines:
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Pitt's "World War Z" is tops at worldwide box office. Zombie film snags $70 million.
EW.com: Pixar promises to cool it with the sequels already (kind of). The pioneering computer animation house has announced plans to release one original movie every year, with a sequel being thrown into the mix every other year.
The Hollywood Reporter: John Travolta says Robert De Niro inspired disco moves from "Saturday Night Fever." After seeing De Niro learn to play the saxophone for his role in 1977's "New York, New York," Travolta said he worked for nine months to ace his dance-floor moves. "He (De Niro) was setting a trend in the United States for a kind of acting that was, if you were going to portray a part, you needed to become that role by studying and actually gaining the knowledge and ability of the character," Travolta is quoted as saying.
Los Angeles Times: "Lone Ranger" gallops along on mechanical horses. In addition to being more humane, you don't have to clean up after them.
Variety: Is 3-D dead? Don't count it out just yet, although it's probably going to be stuck at a level of stasis until technology improves, Variety writes.
The Hollywood Reporter: Kristen Wiig says turning down a "Bridesmaids" sequel was easier than you'd think. "It wasn't a hard decision," she told THR. "We knew during the first one, this was it. We would have made a lot of money if there was a second one, but that's not my goal in my creative life."
YouTube: "Hobbit" actor Orlando Bloom says goodbye to Legolas with viral video. Writes director Peter Jackson: "A day after saying goodbye to Gandalf and Tauriel, it was time to farewell Legolas. What a great day it was, with Orlando battling a serious Orc for all 12 hours of shooting - part of the Battle of the Five Armies for the third Hobbit movie. When we finally got the day done, we said goodbye to Orlando, had a couple of beers ... and couldn't resist doing this!" Check it out.


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C.J. Olaniyan--Defensive End--6'5"--230--4.65--Olaniyan is a well put together, quick athlete, that should develop into a fine speed rusher at Penn State. His skills appear to be pretty polished already, but he will probably benefit from a redshirt as he is currently very lean, at 6'5" and 230.
In high school he was effective beating his man by using either his hands or just relying on his speed. He plays both the run and pass very well, using his hands very effectively against the run. He finds the crease in the line, and throws his man to the side and is either waiting for, or tackling the ball carrier for a loss on the play.
Against the pass he plays low and fast enough, that he can get into the backfield sometimes barely touched. As far as technique, in high school he did not show many moves, but he did not necessarily have to, as his speed and hands did all of the work for him.
Being coached by Larry Johnson, Olaniyan has a lot of potential as a speed rusher. He currently reminds me a little bit of Aaron Maybin. Coming out of high school, Maybin was 6'3" and 220, with a 4.67 40. I expect Olaniyan to follow the career plan that Maybin took while at Penn State, and redshirt and bulk up his freshman season. From there, I could see him playing a situational role, and eventually move up to a starter.
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i have a like new vosseler DC3 that has only been fished lightly 3 times. probably 3 hours worth of fishing on it. it has a like newairflow ridgeline 4wt wff that has been fished one time that is on it. i can send pics by request to an email.
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The modification of agreement clause in a contract states that the agreement may only be modified in writing. As important as it is to have your contract in writing, it is equally important to require any modifications — additions, deletions, or changes in wording — to be in writing. You don't want a conversation or telephone call that you had with the other side to modify your written contract.
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Front Matter769 (2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/v769.frontmatterView Description Hide Description
Developments in Nuclear Energy Technologies and Nuclear Data Needs769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944947View Description Hide Description
Nuclear data needs can play an important role for innovative nuclear systems. However, in order to establish priority items, a systematic sensitivity/uncertainty analysis must be performed. Same selected examples will be discussed in this paper.
Particle Physics with Cold Neutrons769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944948View Description Hide Description
Cold and ultracold neutrons are used in a larger number of experiments to explore current problems from the fields of particle physics and cosmology. An overview is given on the physics questions addressed with these neutron experiments.
An Eclectic Journey Through Experimental Nuclear Physics, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Nuclear Data769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944949View Description Hide Description
In this paper, I illustrate how the ability to rapidly access the broad range of nuclear data has facilitated my research in fields from searches for double beta decay, to measurements of astrophysical reaction rates, to issues in homeland security. In doing this, I hope to persuade even the skeptics that for the benefit of the broad scientific community, it is imperative that the outstanding work of the nuclear data community continue.
The Research Career of Subramanian Raman at Oak Ridge National Laboratory769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944950View Description Hide Description
Subramanian "Ram" Raman, a distinguished nuclear physicist and senior staff member of the Physics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), died April 8, 2003. In June 1966, Raman joined the staff at ORNL working in the Nuclear Data Project. This position provided him insights into important open questions in nuclear structure physics, and the power of "horizontal" compilations of properties across a broad range of nuclei. These insights would guide Raman's research interests throughout his 36‐year career at ORNL.
As shown by his great variety of publications, Raman's research career was marked by an intense interest in all areas of nuclear physics. He published papers on topics ranging from detailed nuclear structure to giant resonances, to the search for superheavy nuclei, to the scattering of heavy ions. His research resulted in over 200 published papers and over 3000 citations of his work. It is however, his nuclear data evaluations, both horizontal and vertical, that we most often remember. His most often cited papers deal with the evaluation and systematics of nuclear data, and he helped establish many of the "rules" and guidelines for assignment of nuclear level properties. An overview of Raman's work at ORNL is presented.
Structural Evolution in Nuclei: The Importance of a Systematic Perspective769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944951View Description Hide Description
One of the signature features of Raman's work was the love and exploitation of nuclear systematics as a tool to discern interesting structural phenomena and to understand better the evolution of structure with nucleon number. Such a tool, properly used, can be extremely powerful, especially when data are correlated with a physically meaningful variable that yields simple and compact trajectories. It can reveal trends that reflect basic elements of nucleonic interactions, it can reveal nuclei with special symmetries, or anomalous nuclei, and it can point to possibly incorrect measurements. We focus on several uses of correlations of nuclear data, illustrating the above ideas. Particular aspects are proton‐neutron interactions, quadrupole collectivity, the search for phase transitional behavior and critical point nuclei, and a new mapping of collective nuclear structure across large parts of the nuclear chart, leading to a discovery of an "arc of regularity" characterizing certain nuclei while others nearby in Z and N exhibit chaotic spectra.
Gamma‐Ray Spectroscopy at the Institut Laue Langevin769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944952View Description Hide Description
Some aspects of neutron‐induced gamma‐ray spectroscopy studies, as currently carried out at the high‐flux reactor of the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), are discussed. Neutron‐induced fission allows us to study very neutron‐rich nuclei, using in‐pile and external target arrangements, respectively. The use of high‐resolution crystal spectrometers allows investigations of gamma rays with ppm resolution.
Successful Collaborations with Dr. S. Raman in Research on Nuclear Data in Japan769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944953View Description Hide Description
Since the early 1970s, Dr. Raman visited Japan many times and established a good and fruitful relationship with many scientists from universities and institutions in Japan. Many Japanese scientists, in particular young researchers, also worked together with him at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Through this successful collaboration, we made various achievements in the nuclear data and nuclear physics fields. Japanese researchers all remember Dr. Raman as a very active and warmhearted person. In this paper, some of the results that Dr. Raman established by collaborating with Japanese scientists will be presented.
Contributions of Sol Pearlstein to Nuclear Data769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944954View Description Hide Description
The late Sol Pearlstein was a pioneer and leading figure in the field of nuclear physics data, a field that is fundamental to progress in both applied nuclear technology and basic nuclear physics research. As the first director of the United States National Nuclear Data Center, he was responsible for organizing the United States nuclear data evaluation work and the production of the Evaluated Nuclear Data File (ENDF). Sol was a strong supporter of collaboration in science, both nationally and internationally. He was the driving force behind the development of international collaborations to compile nuclear reaction data and to evaluate nuclear structure and radioactivity data, activities that continue to this day to be crucial components of the world's nuclear data effort.
Historical Overview of Nuclear Data Evaluation in the Intermediate Energy Region769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944955View Description Hide Description
Proton and neutron data as well as photon data are necessary in various intermediate energy applications. To meet these requirements, many groups in the world continue some activities concerning nuclear data evaluation in the energy range above 20 MeV, which is the upper limit of conventional general‐purpose evaluated nuclear data files. In this paper, reviewed is brief history of intermediate energy nuclear data development as well as Pearlstein's contribution for it. Present status of world evaluated nuclear data files in the intermediate energy region is reported as well as evaluation methodology and sample results of evaluation and integral benchmark tests by using the case of JENDL High Energy File as an example.
The Department of Energy Nuclear Criticality Safety Program769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944956View Description Hide Description
This paper broadly covers key events and activities from which the Department of Energy Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP) evolved. The NCSP maintains fundamental infrastructure that supports operational criticality safety programs. This infrastructure includes continued development and maintenance of key calculational tools, differential and integral data measurements, benchmark compilation, development of training resources, hands‐on training, and web‐based systems to enhance information preservation and dissemination. The NCSP was initiated in response to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 97‐2, Criticality Safety , and evolved from a predecessor program, the Nuclear Criticality Predictability Program, that was initiated in response to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 93‐2, The Need for Critical Experiment Capability. This paper also discusses the role Dr. Sol Pearlstein played in helping the Department of Energy lay the foundation for a robust and enduring criticality safety infrastructure.
Neutron and Light Charged Particle Production in Neutron or Proton‐induced Reaction on Iron, Lead and Uranium at Intermediate Energy (20 to 200 MeV) — The HINDAS Collaboration769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944957View Description Hide Description
The process of particle emission in the pre‐equilibrium stage has a very important contribution in this energy region and several approaches have been proposed to explain it. Their prediction power must be tested using comparison with the data for a variety of configurations. Calculations have been done using the exciton model and two main approaches proposed to improve its predictive power for complex particle emission. Data reported in this work allow the extension to higher energies of databases that are now limited to energies around 60 MeV. Together with other experimental results available in the literature they allow a more global view on the capabilities of each approach.
Benchmarking of Uranium‐238 Evaluations against Spherical Transmission and (n,xn)‐Reaction Experimental Data769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944958View Description Hide Description
The double differential cross sections for the U(n,xn) reaction at 14 MeV and neutron leakage spectra from the uranium sphere of 24 cm outer and 8 cm inner diameters with the central T‐D and 252Cf neutron sources measured at the Institute of Physics and Power Engineering were used for benchmarking the evaluated cross sections from ENDF‐B6, JEFF‐3.0, and "Maslov" libraries and preliminary versions of JEFF‐3.1 and ENDF‐B7 evaluations for 238U.
Comparison of Ramsauer and Optical Model Neutron Angular Distributions769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944959View Description Hide Description
The nuclear Ramsauer model is a semi‐classical, analytic approximation to nucleon‐nucleus scattering that reproduces total cross‐section data at the 1% level for A > 40, En = 5–60 MeV with 7–10 parameters. A quick overview of the model is given, demonstrating the model's utility in nuclear data evaluation. The Ramsauer model predictions for reaction cross section, elastic cross section, and elastic scattering angular distributions are considered. In a recent paper it has been shown that the nuclear Ramsauer model does not do well in predicting details of the angular distribution of neutron elastic scattering for incident energies of less than 60 MeV for 208 Pb. However, in this contribution it is demonstrated that the default angular bin dispersion most widely used in Monte Carlo transport codes is such that the observed differences in angular shapes are on too fine a scale to affect transport calculations. Simple studies indicate that 512–2048 bins are necessary to achieve the dispersion required for calculations to be sensitive to the observed discrepancies in angular distributions.
Neutron Standard Cross Sections for 1H and 6Li from R‐Matrix Analyses and Microscopic Calculations for the N‐N and 7Li Systems769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944960View Description Hide Description
We present work on the N − N and 7 Li systems that is relevant to the international effort to re‐evaluate the neutron standard cross sections. The R‐matrix analysis of the N − N system also determined the n‐p capture cross section for use in BBN modeling of light‐element abundances in the early universe with an uncertainty of less than 2.5 %. The R‐matrix results for the 6Li(n,t)4He cross section agree qualitatively with a microscopic RRGM calculation that uses semi‐realistic N‐N potentials. However, they disagree with some cross‐section measurements for the reaction, and with another evaluation.
Evaluation of the Fast Neutron Cross Sections of 46, 47, 48, 49, 50Ti Including Complete Covariance Information769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944961View Description Hide Description
A new evaluation of all‐important neutron cross sections of the stable isotopes of Ti was performed in the neutron energy range 0.2–20 MeV, which is the whole energy range above the resonance region. The evaluation combines the results of recent nuclear model calculations (prior) and the complete existing experimental database by means of the Bayesian code GLUCS03 in order to obtain the most accurate description of the cross sections (posterior) within our present knowledge. The evaluation of the total cross section is completely based on the accurate experimental database for natural Ti. The results of the evaluation, files 3 (cross sections) and files 33 (cross‐section covariances) for all stable isotopes of Ti will be part of the new isotopic evaluations for Ti for the Joint European Fission and Fusion (JEFF) file.
Nuclear Reaction Data Centre Network: A Success Story769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944962View Description Hide Description
The Network of Nuclear Reaction Data Centres constitutes a worldwide cooperative effort of thirteen data centres that has provided nuclear data services to scientists for more than 30 years, under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency. All of the databases are extended, and the services are improved continuously using modern technologies to meet the needs of a wide range of nuclear applications and basic research.
Evaluation of the 232Th Neutron Cross Sections between 4 keV and 140 keV769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944963View Description Hide Description
An evaluation of the 232Th neutron total and capture cross sections has been performed in the energy region between 4 keV and 140 keV. The evaluation results from a simultaneous analysis of capture, transmission, and self‐indication measurement data, including the most recent capture cross‐section data obtained at the GELINA facility of the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements at Geel (B) and at the n‐TOF facility at CERN (CH). The experimental data have been analysed in terms of average resonance parameters exploiting two independent theoretical approaches — the Characteristic Function model and the Hauser‐Feshbach‐Moldauer theory. The resulting parameters are consistent with the resolved resonance parameters deduced from the transmission measurements of Olsen et al. at the ORELA facility.
The Evaluation of 238Pu, 240Pu, and 242Pu Decay Data769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944964View Description Hide Description
The decay data evaluation results have been presented for three plutonium isotopes: 238Pu, 240Pu, and 242Pu. The evaluated data have been obtained using information published up to 2004.
Neutron Data Evaluation and Validation of Rhodium‐103769(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944965View Description Hide Description
Rhodium‐103 is a prominent fission product in nuclear reactors as well as a usual detector in fast neutron activation or dosimetry techniques. The neutron‐induced reactions and the energy regions of interest differ significantly depending on the applications. In this paper, a new evaluation spanning the 0‐ to 30‐MeV energy range is described. The quality of the transitions between the various energy intervals was assessed with the help of statistical techniques to test the resonance parameter distributions and the SPRT method to check optical model calculations. The evaluated nuclear data file was verified and processed. The quality of the data was successfully tested against both differential and integral results for activation, thermal and fast reactor applications. This new file should be part of the upcoming JEFF‐3.1 library.


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Offensive & Defensive Strategies: Saints vs. Ravens
Continued Focus On the Run
The Baltimore Ravens have a big challenge tomorrow as they take on the New Orleans Saints. The Saints have a good defense that ranks 5th against the pass and 16th against the run. Unfortunately, Ravens fans are trying to figure out what's wrong with Baltimore's offense; the unit can't seem to put together a complete game even after 14 weeks of the season.
Offensive Coordinator Cam Cameron did what he could by trying to get the run game going against the Houston Texans last week. As noted by Jamison Hensley of the Baltimore Sun, "The Ravens made their first major change on the offensive line this regular season, moving Marshal Yanda back to right guard and starting Oniel Cousins at right tackle," and so OT Chris Chester was used as a blocking tight end. As expected, this new formation had mixed results since it's hard to change schemes late in the season.
But for now, it looks like the offense will stick with this configuration for a bit longer. Yanda is great at run blocking, but he's been playing the tackle position for most of the year— so we'll have to see how this pans out. Not to mention, Cousins will be the most challenged in pass protection. For the most part, you can expect this formation to be used primarily on run plays.
At this point of the season, the Ravens have obviously been struggling with both pass protection and run blocking. In addition to having an unbalanced line to jump start the run game, we will probably need to see more of QB Joe Flacco in the shotgun. On Monday night, Flacco completed nine of 13 throws for 102 yards and both touchdown passes to Derrick Mason [in the shotgun].
Beating the Safety Blitz
The Ravens haven't found a way to stop the safety blitz, as evident in the past 2 games. The Saints have excellent safeties in Malcolm Jenkins and Roman Harper. In fact, the Saints used many safety blitzes against their opponent (St. Louis Rams) last week with good results. New Orleans finished with with three sacks (one by Harper and another by linebacker Jon Vilma), eight quarterback hits and a forced fumble.
Plain and simple: Flacco must audible to a quick pass or hot read. The offensive lineman have to know their assignments and the running backs must execute their blocks. Again, the Ravens need plays that develop faster, such as the quick slant or the swing pass to Rice. The faster Flacco can get the ball to his play-makers, the better.
With a 21-point lead against Houston, the Ravens did something that was drastically wrong this past Monday night: they played it safe. Instead of sticking with their original game plan— which was working— to pressure the quarterback and mix up coverages, the team decided to rush 3 and drop eight back into coverage. As described by Hensley, "Harbaugh acknowledged that the Ravens played defense differently in the second half with a 21-point lead."
Ravens D vs. Drew Brees
A 3-man pass rush against QB Drew Brees would obviously be a continuation of Monday night's pass-and-catch session. What made matters worse was that the coaches didn't recognize how the 3-man rush strategy wasn't working and didn't revert back to their original game plan— except for the final defensive play of the game where CB Josh Wilson had the game-winning interception.The Ravens defense seems more consistent with a base 3-4 defense while mixing up the looks and blitzes at the line of scrimmage
It is better to blitz and get burned, then to sit back and let Brees carve up the secondary, much like the way Matt Schaub did on Monday Night.


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A forgotten generation forced into exile – in their own land
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THE family are sitting around the table for their dinner on Easter Sunday. The aroma of roast lamb in rosemary and thyme is timeless. Gravy thick and brown. Gravy only your mother can make. Mam fussing. Loving to be busy. She drains the perfect spuds from the sandy soil over by the coast. Takes up carrots as sweet as apples .
The kids still love to get the Easter eggs. The oul fella says "no Easter eggs until after the dinner", even though his children are all over 25. For the fun of it, they ask if it's okay to open a small one. "Go on," he says. "Just the one." Dad was always useless at being strict.
The first grandchild is passed from loving arms to loving arms. The daughter-in-law says the baby looks like his Dad and her father-in-law says "no the baby is like your people".
The new baby gurgles. The grandmother who has a new name at 60 – Nana – says reassuringly "it's only wind" as she expertly turns the baby over on the tummy and gently taps her grandchild on the back.
"Go away out tonight," she says to the new mother, who has taken over her old name – Mammy. "Go on away out with the lads and have a few drinks. I'll stay in and babysit. Sure I'd love it – to have the baby all to myself."
The new mammy is delighted. She hasn't had a night out since the baby was born. There was no one to get for babysitting. No one they knew well enough and then there was the cost. Rent in the city was high. House prices were rising fast and there was the sense of inevitability they might never own their own home. Here in their home place, there were still bargains to be had, if only there was work.
The pub is busy, for once. There are kisses and handshakes. They talk of old times. Old times only a few years old. The friends haven't met up since Christmas but that's the way with the ones you grew up with.
There's no lead-in time. The laughs are real. Secrets are kept and the concern is real too. The weekend flies by. Time at home always does.
Then today comes and it's back up to the big city. The couple console each other. "At least we're home in Ireland. Only a few hours away up the motorway."
Dublin is where the people are. Dublin is where the jobs are. It's a great city in many ways. Dublin is a friendly place, but there's nothing for nothing.
You work harder than they do at home just to stay in the same place and it's not home. Nana isn't there for the babysitting or the advice. You visit your favourite tree or the river place you love best in the mind's eye on city streets.
There are thousands of you driving up the motorway this morning who will be thinking: "Dublin is fine but it's not mine. I'm from a small town or farm or a little village but no one feels for us because, well, we're at home. Home as in Ireland. But it's not our own place. Not our real home."
It's just the two of them at home now. For the grandparents, the trip up is a big ordeal. A day coming and a day going. The cows to be milked while they're away and Dublin is mad dear. Somehow they still manage a few bob to help out with the cost of all the stuff you need for the new baby. And they worry. How will the new mammy cope? Is it worth her while to keep her job going, what with high cost of childcare and her being so highly qualified after her five years in college and all the money spent on her. "There's no back-up in the city."
That's the talk out of them when the house is quiet. She keeps busy making scones. He says she bakes for the therapy of it. "Do you know," says her man, "the baby will be crawling the next time they come home."
She kneads the dough. Roughly, with the temper and frustration rising in her. She looks up at him and says: "There's never a word about the migrants. The country people who go to up to the city for work. They're forced to leave home as well." Her husband has a new concern.
"I was just thinking wouldn't it be desperate if the grandchild ended up playing for the Dubs."
"To be honest," she says, "sometimes, I'm sorry we didn't sell up and go to the city. At least we'd all be together. And we'd have money. Didn't we spend thousands on renting oul flats when they were students. And now we haven't enough to help them. I wish the IDA would come down to see us and we'd tell them we're entitled to have our children around us in their own place. We'd tell them, there's more to Ireland than the big cities."
"Don't be upsetting yourself," he says gently. "Sure hasn't it always been this way around here."
"It has," she says, "but we have to fight. We have to help ourselves. I'm going to start something up and to hell with the IDA. I'll do it myself," she says, as the anger and sorrow come out in tears.
She wipes her eyes. He brushes away the flour from her cheeks. They're landed in Dublin. He texts. "In Dublin now. Thanks Mam and Dad for a lovely Easter. We'll be home in June, hopefully. xxx."
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One of the treasured rituals of sports is for local newspapers to send a scribe to a rival city to rattle cages and lob a few grenades before a Big Game.
Gratuitous mockery of indigenous traditions follows. Paint the opposing fans as dullards and rubes. New Orleans has always been rich fodder for such journalistic lo-jinks; you know, something like telling the folks back home in Indiana that we eat things they would probably hire an exterminator to remove from their yard.
Always good for a few yuks.
But when the local tradition being mocked is murder, or something close to it, well that's apparently a whole 'nuther kettle of crawfish.
Thus, when Indianapolis Star sports columnist Bob Kravitz penned a story on Jan. 18 prior to the Indiana Pacers game against the Hornets, it appears that his senses took leave when he wrote:
"Metairie, La., just outside New Orleans... is by almost every account one of the most miserable, hopeless, dangerous places in this country."
Metairie? Our Metairie? By whose account?
Admittedly, when I first read the sentence, I didn't think it was high treason, nor a call to arms. When he said "miserable, hopeless and dangerous," several intersections on Veterans Memorial Boulevard came to mind.
But no, when Kravitz said "miserable, hopeless and dangerous," he actually meant "miserable, hopeless and dangerous" as in: miserable, hopeless and dangerous.
As in a bad place. A really bad place.
A no-joke bad place.
It needs to be noted at this point that the rest of Kravitz's story is a long and lovingly told profile of the Pacers' star swingman, Danny Granger, and even more so his father, who stood down neighborhood toughs and doled out discipline with the vigor of a drill sergeant and saved his son from, yes, those mean streets of Metairie.
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• Post your thoughts on Bob Kravitz's column on Metairie
The story is told largely through Granger's eyes and his view of his Metairie -- back o' town and over the railroad tracks behind Providence Memorial Park Cemetery -- isn't a pretty picture.
"Wherever you've been, our neighborhood was worse," Granger told Kravitz. "We had train tracks that ran through the neighborhood, maybe 200 yards from my house, a small grassy area, and people were always finding bodies there."
Hmm. Did he mean in the cemetery? Hard to say.
Well, suffice it to say that once Kravitz's story reached the folks in Jefferson Parish via the newspaper's Web site, much -- well, almost all of Kravitz's tale of family bonds and overcoming circumstances was lost on eyes and ears stinging from that assessment so high up in the story.
Miserable. Hopeless. Dangerous. Ouch.
The comments following his story have run amok this past week, a war of words between Metairie's defenders and those who take no issue with Kravitz and, in fact, think he was on the mark.
A reader named Metairieite wrote: "Kravitz's job is to report and he is not reporting the truth. He takes one family's experience and assumes that it's the same way of life for the rest of Metairie. It bothers me that he is getting paid for his lazy work."
Common replied: "It amazes me that so many of you are posting about the neighborhood and not how positive a story this is. So often, all we read about is athletes getting in trouble. Finally, we have a positive article about a father-son relationship and people want to debate about how bad his home town is. Seriously?"
Et cetera and so on, for many, many pages, day after day. The story has also been posted on Hornets' fan Web sites and they are equally alight with civic discourse.
Even Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard weighed in this week with this comment to The Times-Picayune:
"This guy's quote is grossly off the mark of reality. Grossly off the mark. I would tell you that Metairie, La., since its inception in Jefferson Parish, has been one of the more desirable places to live in greater New Orleans. And as opposed to being miserable, hopeless and dangerous, it is wonderful, hopeful and safe. I don't know what the crime statistics are in Indianapolis, but I would compare the crime statistics in Metairie against most communities of its size anywhere in America."
Everybody's got an opinion. In fact, I tried to contact Kravitz this week to get his take on the kerfuffle that followed his story. But I did not hear back from him, presumably because the appearance of the numbers 504 on his caller ID now send him running to the nearest bar or therapist's couch.
He has learned another hallowed tradition of print journalism: No matter how beautifully crafted your story is, there's always going to be a gotcha.
And woe upon he who smites Metry. A pox upon his pen! May all his crawfish be too salty.
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In 1999, Abramoff subcontracted Reed's firm to generate opposition to attempts to legalize a state-sponsored lottery and video poker in Alabama, an effort that was bankrolled by the Choctaw Tribe in order to eliminate competition to its own casino in neighboring Mississippi.[67] Reed promised that Century Strategies was "opening the bomb bays and holding nothing back" and his firm ultimately received $1.3 million from the Choctaws for this effort, which included engaging the Alabama chapter of the Christian Coalition, as well as influential right-wing figures such as James Dobson, to work to defeat the proposals. [68]
The strategy had one small problem: the Alabama Christian Coalition had an explicit policy that it "will not be the recipient of any funds direct or in-direct or any in-kind direct or indirect from gambling interests." (Emphasis in original.)[69] Knowing this, Reed and Abramoff worked to hide the source of the $850,000 paid to the Christian Coalition for its anti-gambling efforts by funneling money from the Choctaws through Americans for Tax Reform, a Washington, DC anti-tax organization headed by their old College Republican friend Grover Norquist.[70] When asked why the tribe's money had to be funneled through conduits such as ATR, a Choctaw representative stated it was because Reed did not want it known that casino money was funding his operation: "It was our understanding that the structure was recommended by Jack Abramoff to accommodate Mr. Reed's political concerns."[71]
Nonetheless, Reed repeatedly assured the Christian Coalition that the funding for its work was not coming from gambling interests. This was technically true as the Choctaws were paying for it out of their non-gambling revenue, though their objective was obviously to protect their own gambling interests and revenue.[72] According to emails obtained during a Senate investigation into Abramoff's activities and reported in the media, Reed was well aware of who was paying for this anti-gambling effort. When the information began to surface in the press and the Christian Coalition learned of the source of the $850,000 it had received, it demanded an explanation from Reed who apologized in a letter saying he should have "explained that the contributions came from the Choctaws,"[73] this admitting that he had been fully aware of the source of the funding. But by the time Reed offered his "after-the-fact apology," the gambling initiative had been defeated and the Christian Coalition had been duped.[74]
When word of Reed's work for Abramoff first broke, Reed claimed that he had "no direct knowledge of [Abramoff's lobbying firm's] clients or their interests."[75] But according to the report recently released by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Abramoff's bilking of the tribes, Reed was informed by Abramoff as early as 1999 that the money that was funding his anti-gambling operations was coming from the casino-owning Choctaw tribe.
The report published an email Abramoff sent to Reed instructing him to "page me with a page of no more than 90 words ... informing me of your completion of the budget and giving me a total budget figure with category breakdowns. Once I get this, I will call Nell [Rodgers] at Choctaw and get it approved." A subsequent email to Reed asked him to send "invoices as soon as possible so I can get Choctaw to get us checks asap."[76]
Thus, Reed was clearly aware that the funding for his anti-gambling work was coming from the Choctaw and that he was indirectly working to protect the tribe's multi-million dollar gambling interests. Despite the repeated references to the Choctaw in Abramoff's emails, Reed continued to publicly insist that he did not know the source of the funding.[77]
[67] Alan Judd, "Reed E-mail Upset Anti-Gambling Allies," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 26, 2005
[68] Ibid.
[69] Christian Coalition of Alabama, Internal Investigation Regarding Contributions from Americans for Tax Reform conducted by Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom, June 29, 2005
[70] Jim Galloway, "E-mails: Reed Knew Tribal Money Funded Anti-Gambling Campaigns," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 23, 2005
[71] Committee on Indian Affairs, "Gimme Five: Investigation of Tribal Lobbying Matters," June 22, 2006, p.30
[72] Michael Kranish, "Reed is Linked to a Casino Donation," The Boston Globe, July 6, 2005
[73] Ibid.
[74] "After-the-fact apologies and explanations issued too late to alter the victory that Ralph craved, would become a hallmark of his career" – see Endnote 6
[75] Associated Press, "Ralph Reed Firm Works With Gambling Lobby," August 31, 2004
[76] Committee on Indian Affairs, "Gimme Five: Investigation of Tribal Lobbying Matters," June 22, 2006, p.25
[77] Susan Schmidt and James Grimaldi, "Nonprofit Groups Funneled Money For Abramoff," The Washington Post, June 25, 2006


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After 6 months without fishing Atlantic salmon, we were very motivated to join the Martin brothers in New-Brunswick for the opening of the 2013 season. We headed to the Ledges Inn in Doaktown, to meet Derek and Scott.
It is only 1000 feet from the lodge, that at 6:00 am as soon as the sun rose the adventure officially started, Fred Campbell hooked a salmon on his second cast. For the rest just watch the video and feel the fly fishing vibes.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio--The Jewish Federation of Cleveland is seeking applicants for the redesigned Mandel Course for Advanced Leadership program.
The goal of the program is to mold skillful and collaborative graduates who will lead Jewish organizations with confidence.
According to a press release, ideal applicants will have at least five years of experience demonstrating effective leadership in community and professional environments, a commitment to building a vibrant Jewish Cleveland, leadership informed by religious, cultural or other Jewish identity, commitment to personal growth, and a desire to be part of a group learning environment.
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SANTA MONICA, CA (Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010) – Sending a powerful message nationally that the plastic pollution plague can be abated, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved a ban on the distribution of single-use plastic shopping bags at grocery stores, convenience stores and pharmacies in unincorporated areas of the county beginning next July.
With the vote, the county becomes the largest municipality in the nation to ban plastic bags and is expected to soon trigger similar actions by other local governments throughout the state, including the cities of Los Angeles and San Jose.
In a phased rollout beginning next July, plastic carryout bags would no longer be available in supermarkets, large retail pharmacies, liquor stores and food marts in unincorporated areas of the county, which encompass some 1 million residents and 65% of the county.
The measure seeks to end the environmental and fiscal waste created by the use of 6 billion single-use plastic shopping bags each year in Los Angeles County alone.
California municipalities spend nearly $25 million each year just to collect and dispose of plastic bag waste. Less than 5% of plastic grocery bags are recycled each year statewide, so the remainder clogs precious landfill, litters public spaces and harms animal life when the bags infiltrate waterways.
The county decided to enact the ban after the plastic bag industry failed to meet voluntary reduction targets set in 2008.
Environmental group Heal the Bay has led the legislative fight to enact a bag ban for more than five years as part of its ongoing efforts to tackle plastic pollution in California seas and neighborhoods.
"The supervisors' leadership today will spur other local communities to take meaningful action to break our addiction to single-use shopping bags," said Mark Gold, president of Heal the Bay. "The plastics industry knows the writing is on the wall."
Retailers will still be able to distribute paper bags, so long as they contain at least 40% post-consumer content. Shoppers who forget their reusable bags have the option of purchasing paper bags at checkout for 10 cents each. Heavy-duty reusable bags are convenient, environmentally friendly alternatives that have been embraced by hundreds of millions of consumers around the world.
Los Angeles County joins a long list of governments that have enacted progressive curbs on single-use plastic bags, including China, Bangladesh, San Francisco and Mexico City.
Contact: Matthew King, Heal the Bay, (310) 451-1500, x 137 or (310) 850-1145 cell
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FAIRHOPE, Alabama — The Alabama Writers' Forum invites the public to "An Evening with Rick Bragg" from 7 until 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, at Centennial Hall on the Faulkner State Community College campus in Fairhope. Tickets for the event are $10. Books will be available for purchase and signing is courtesy of Page & Palette bookstore.
One of Alabama's most popular storytellers and decorated writers, Bragg is a Pulitzer Prize winner and a recipient of the Harper Lee Award. He will entertain the audience by reading from his work and telling the stories for which he is known.
"We live in a state with one of the richest literary traditions in the country," Bragg says. "Good writers seem to grow from the very dirt here — but often for them to succeed, for their beautiful words to be heard, there has to be an apparatus that aids them, encourages them, gives them a platform or at the very least shines a light on their work.
"We need to gather, we need to encourage each other and the generations that will come after us. I don't know what kind of legacy I will leave when my writing life is over, but I know it will be made richer by the people who have supported and encouraged me in my own state.
"So, we have to support and encourage those mechanisms that support us. In our state, the Alabama Writers' Forum is such a mechanism."
Jeanie Thompson, executive director of the Writers' Forum, says proceeds from tickets sales to "An Evening with Rick Bragg" and other corporate donations will help support AWF programs.
"During this time of fiscal challenges for arts funding everywhere, it is encouraging that an award-winning Alabama author will step up and gather the tribe for a benefit evening," Thompson says. "Rick's generosity, especially when he and his family have suffered in Tuscaloosa from the recent tornado damage, warms my heart."
The Writers' Forum is a statewide literary arts service organization that has served writers, readers, publishers and those in the literary arts community since 1993. With headquarters in Montgomery, the Forum is a partnership program of the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Emphasizing the role of creative writing for Alabama's youth, the Forum recognizes the top young writers statewide each year through the High School Literary Arts Awards. The Forum also directs "Writing Our Stories," a creative writing program for juvenile offenders in conjunction with the Alabama Department of Youth Services.
The June 21 event will include a silent auction for book collections by other Harper Lee Award winners from the inception of the award in 1997. Those include books by 14 annual winners, including the inaugural recipient, Mobile native Albert Murray, and 2011 winner Winston Groom of Point Clear.
Co-sponsors of the event include Page & Palette Bookstore, the Pensters Writing Group and the Fairhope Center for the Writing Arts.
Tickets are available at Page & Palette in Fairhope, online at www.writersforum.org or through the Forum's office, 334-265-7728, toll free at 866-901-1117, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
'AN EVENING with RICK BRAGG'
WHAT: Alabama Writers' Forum presents "An Evening with Rick Bragg"
WHEN: 7-9 p.m. June 21
WHERE: Centennial Hall, Faulkner State Community College campus in Fairhope
PROGRAM: Event will include a silent auction for book collections by other Harper Lee Award winners from the inception of the award in 1997, including the inaugural recipient, Mobile native Albert Murray, and 2011 winner Winston Groom of Point Clear.
TICKETS: $10, available at Page & Palette in Fairhope, online or through the Forum office at 334-265-7728; or toll free 866-901-1117. Email firstname.lastname@example.com. All proceeds from ticket sales and corporate donations go to support programs of the Alabama Writers' Forum.
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Former Alabama State running back Isaiah Crowell is one of the most mystifying skill-position players in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Size. Speed. Explosiveness.
He also had baggage.
Failed drug test. Felony charges. Questionable desire.
Put all of that together and you have a player who can be a starting halfback in the NFL, but on and off-field issues has NFL teams weighing the risk of taking him to the possible rewards."
"The bottom line on this player is that he would be a project. Crowell would have to show that his head is on straight, and he is mature of enough to be a pro. If he can do that, Crowell might be worth a late round flyer."
3. Ryan Lownes, Bleacher Report
"One of the most naturally talented running backs in this class, Isaiah Crowell will have to prove to NFL teams that he has overcome issues that caused him to be dismissed from the Georgia football program. Blessed with a coveted combination of vision, burst and balance, he has the skill necessary to flourish as a feature back in a power or zone-blocking scheme."
"...whether it was in the SEC or the SWAC, Crowell has routinely displayed elite explosiveness, balance through contact and excellent vision once he's through the initial hole. Quite possibly the most talented in this class, the team that takes a chance on Crowell and puts him in an off-field position to succeed could reap the rewards quickly."
5. Jeff Dantzler, Campus Insiders
"He's not a burner but he does have that "it" factor when it comes to running backs. I think somebody will take a chance on him perhaps late or as a free agent."
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - A corrections officer from Staten Island has been arrested in connection with the murder of his ex-girlfriend, according a report in the New York Daily News.
Christopher Clavell, 46, has been charged in the death of Barbara Perez, 30 of Queens.
Clavell and Perez were in the midst of a child custody dispute when Perez was gunned down on Aug. 11, 2000.
She was shot several times while opening the Ridgewood gym where she worked.


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MOBILE, Alabama -- Police have released more information on the hit-and-run accident that killed a woman and injured a man on Saturday afternoon.
Deneshia Lavice Christian, 24, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injury Sunday after she turned herself into police for the accident, according to authorities.
Around 6:05 p.m. on Nov. 24, Mobile police officers arrived on Government Street at Catherine Street, where they found two people in the roadway who had been hit by a car.
The pair, a man and a woman, was transported to the University of South Alabama Medical Center. The woman, Ashley Marie Avis, 23, later died from her injuries.
Police say the man injured in the accident is expected to recover.
Mobile Traffic Homicide Detectives are still investigating the accident. Anyone with information on it can call the Mobile Police Department at 251-208-7211.


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Despite having only one fullback, the Jets have released second-year pro Jehuu Caulcrick and kept halfback Danny Woodhead, according to two people with knowledge of the team's cuts. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they're not authorized to speak publicly.
The waiving of Caulcrick means that 37-year-old veteran Tony Richardson is the lone fullback on the roster, and the club decided to keep four halfbacks, including Woodhead. Thomas Jones, Leon Washington and rookie Shonn Greene are the other running backs.
Woodhead, a two-time Division 2 player of the year at Chadron State, rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns in the Jets' 38-27 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in their preseason finale on Thursday night at Giants Stadium. He also set up a third touchdown.
The speedy and shifty 5-foot-9, 195-pound Woodhead scored on runs of 55 and three yards, and raced 44 yards down to the four-yard line to put the Jets in position for another score.
Even so, it was thought Woodhead was a longshot because of the presence of Washington, Jones and Greene. Woodhead's performance, however, made it nearly impossible to cut him, and Greene (ribs) has been banged up.
Caulcrick, 6-foot, 250 pounds, was thought to be a lock as the backup and heir apparent to Richardson. He spent last season on the Jets' practice squad. The former Michigan State star remains practice squad eligible and the Jets may bring him back if he clears waivers.


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Carlos Beltran sounded more like a proud papa than a cousin when he talked Tuesday night about Reymond Fuentes, who was chosen by the Boston Red Sox Tuesday in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft.
"I work out with him in Puerto Rico, and I invite him to my house, and he's there way early -- so he's hungry,'' said Beltran. "For being so young, that really impressed me the most -- more than his talent. Hopefully he lives up to that, and I can watch him play in the big leagues and maybe play against him one day.''
Fuentes, 18, is a center fielder very much in the mold of his cousin. He has good speed, a good glove, and some power with the bat. Still, Beltran said the family didn't expect Fuentes, who was born in New York but moved to Puerto Rico at age 9, to be a first round pick.
"I think it's a surprise,'' Beltran said. "I know, because I've watched him play and I've watched him work with me -- I told his dad, I said, 'You know what? Keep him working, you don't know what you've got here.' He's going to be a good player. He runs fast -- he's like 6.1, 6.2 (seconds, to cover) 60 yards -- he's got pop, for being 18. Good defensive outfielder, he's a center fielder -- good defense, arm, I think is average, but for being so young, he's going to develop himself into a player where he's going to get strong. He's like, 6-feet, 6-1, 180, something like that. He's going to get strong. He's going to be a good player. Hopefully, he doesn't let me down.''


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Cleveland: Attorney General Mike DeWine talks about police shooting report
Tuesday, February 05, 2013 4:04 PM
Mark Kollar (L), Bureau of Criminal Investigation's lead agent in charge of the investigation of the Cleveland police chase and shootings of Melissa Williams and Timothy Russell November 29 in East Cleveland, answers question from the press February 5, 2013 with Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (C) and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty at the BCI, Richfield office. (John Kuntz / The Plain Dealer)
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HANCOCK - The cause for a higher-than-expected flow rate in the new sewer system in Hancock will be searched for after action Wednesday by the city council.
Glenn Anderson, Hancock city manager, said city workers have been trying without success to find the source of the increased flow in the sewer system, which was completed in late summer 2012.
"We've tried to do as many things as we can think of," he said.
Anderson said OHM Architects, Engineers and Planners in Hancock has suggested placing temporary monitors in five of the city's eight districts to try to find the cause of the flow rate increase.
The project would cost an estimated $50,000, but Anderson said there may be a grant available to pay for it.
It would be best for the city to do the flow rate study as soon as possible, Anderson said, because it may become necessary to increase rates.
"Right now we have no baseline data (for the flow rates)," he said. "This is an effort to start a serious investigation."
Council member John Haeussler said he has full confidence in OHM because of the company's history of working with the city, particularly on the new water and sewer reconstruction projects, but he asked the other council members if the project should be bid out.
"There's a lot of reasons why we would want (OHM) to proceed with this," he said.
Council member Barry Givens said the project should be bid out.
"If we're going for a rate increase, we have to show the people we're doing this as cost effectively as possible," he said.
Anderson said OHM knows the city's sewer system very well, and it would be best to stay with them to find the source of the flow increase.
"To me (hiring a new company is) like firing your attorney halfway through a case," he said.
Council member Ted Belej said valuable time would be lost if the project was bid out.
"If we put this out to bid, we'd lose two months," he said.
Mayor Lisa McKenzie said OHM knows the sewer system, and she thinks OHM's cost for the flow rate survey will stand up to other bids.
"I'm comfortable with OHM," she said.
Tracie Williams of OHM said at least three flow meters should be used to find the source of the high flow rate.
"If you do less than three meters, it doesn't make sense," she said.
Williams said OHM could start the project in February.
The vote to use OHM for the project was 4-2 with Haeussler, Kevin Hodur, McKenzie and Belej voting yes, and Givens and John Slivon voting no.
Council members also voted to advertise for a replacement for William Laitila, who resigned from the board Jan. 6. Laitila was mayor but resigned that position in November, and was replaced by McKenzie.
An advertisement will be placed immediately in the Gazette for someone to replace Laitila. Applications must be received by Jan. 31, and a replacement will be named at a special meeting at 5 p.m. Feb. 4.


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The Friendship Force of Whidbey Island, Chris Williams and I would like to thank everyone who participated in the fundraising for the Friendship Peace Library to be built in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. Funds came in from as far away as Santo Angelo, Brazil, Langley, B.C., and around the United States.
A very special thanks goes to Chung Tran, owner and chef of the Basil Café, and his staff who offered the Basil Café for two very successful fundraising events for the library. We are very fortunate to have such generous people as Chung Tran and his family in our community. I hope everyone will make an effort to support the restaurant, the Basil Café, and dine on the delicious food served there.
The Friendship Peace Library project has reached the goal of $18,200 and construction of the library has begun. The library will serve as a landmine and unexploded ordnance education center for the people, and especially the children, of this region. It will serve as a community center as well as a place for the indigenous people to learn to read and write Vietnamese.
Quang Tri Province, the size of King County, was the hardest hit of all provinces during the Vietnam War. More bombs were dropped in this area than all the combined wars. Today they still feel the affects of the war with nearly three people per day being harmed or killed by unexploded ordnance and landmines.
The Friendship Peace Library Project was a team effort of the Friendship Force of Whidbey Island and PeaceTrees Vietnam, who will oversee the completion of the library.
PeaceTrees Vietnam is a non-governmental organization based both on Bainbridge Island and in Quang Tri. Its focus is to educate about landmine dangers, clear land and make it useful for the local people.
A trip is now forming to return to Vietnam on Sept. 15, 2009 to dedicate the library. We will plant trees, stock book shelves and do other essential work to make the library a center for the community.
If anyone is interested in traveling to Vietnam on this worthwhile trip, please contact Laura Strehlau at email@example.com.
Again, thank you to all who participated in raising funds for this very important project. The generosity of our south Whidbey Island community is amazing!
Laura Strehlau
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7 Types of Tonka Fire Truck Toys For Sale
For many years now, Tonka fire trucks are probably the most well known and bestselling toy fire trucks in the world. However, when I decided to checkout Tonka fire trucks, I couldn't find a single page on the Internet that gives a detailed comparison of them. Even the Hasbro Tonka toys website which is the owner and producer of the Tonka branded toy trucks did not give much detail. That is what inspired me to write this article and share details and information about all the currently available models of Tonka fire trucks for anyone interested in buying or researching about them. I hope this will help them make a informed decision about which toy fire truck to buy.
So featured below are the pictures and details about those different types of Tonka fire truck for sale today.
- Tonka Classic Fire Truck
- Tonka Mighty Motorized Fire Engine
- Tonka Strong Arm Fire Engine
- Tonka Mighty Strong Arms Fire Truck
- Funrise Tonka Lights And Sound Fire Truck
- Tonka Titans Fire Rescue Truck
- Tonka Radio Rescue Fire Engine
Each of these models are well known and varied in features and have been bestselling toy trucks in their categories for some years. I'm sure any kid will be very pleased to be given one of these toy fire trucks. They are sure to play and create countless happy memories with it while imagining situations in which it is needed. So go through them all and then decide what you want to buy.
Also note that Tonka fire trucks are not scale models of any real fire truck. As a result they don't look exactly like any real fire truck. Tonka makes toy trucks for children to play with, and play rough and hard without breaking into pieces like so many other toy trucks for sale today. If you still want realistic looking fire trucks that are very detailed scale models of real life fire trucks you should checkout the Bruder fire trucks. But I warn you, Bruder fire trucks are very detailed but they are not built tough like Tonka and will are more delicate and will not stand rough and rigorous playing at the hands of small kids.
This is the Tonka Classics fire truck. It is the current version of the original classic Tonka steel fire trucks which Tonka is famous for. However it seems Tonka no longer makes toy trucks purely out of steel. Like the rest of the current Tonka trucks this one is made out of steel and plastic. Despite it people say this Tonka definitely stands up to the regular abuse any kid can dish out.
Measuring approximately 19.5 inches long and 13.5 inches high, this Tonka truck's got an authentic look of a fire engine. It comes with an extendable, swiveling ladder at the top with a small pivoting bucket–ideal for kids to position imaginary firefighters who battle with the fires. It has also got two removable ladders that can slide into slots on either side of the truck. It's deep-cleated plastic tires make this a toy truck playable equally at home on the backyard dirt pile or the carpeted family room floor. Last I checked you can get this toy fire truck at a discounted price on Amazon.com
2) Tonka Mighty Motorised Fire Engine
The Tonka Mighty Motorized Fire Engine is an action-packed, battery operated toy fire truck with an exciting motorized ladder, working doors, and realistic lights and sounds. Some people call this truck or the Tonka Titans Fire Rescue truck as the Tonka Fire Rescue Truck, because of the prominently visible Tonka Fire Rescue label on the truck ladder or body.
This toy fire truck is fully equipped with several control levers and switches. Pull a lever and you make the ladder rotate on its own as well as move up and down. Its also got working doors to open and close and a removable side ladder. The 2011 version in the picture here requires 3 "AA" alkaline batteries (included). This and the Tonka Titans Fire Rescue truck are sometimes called
With all this features it's still very strong and sturdy, able to withstand the rough play and handling by kids. Like the Tonka classic trucks this is also for sale at a discount price on Amazon.com
3) Tonka Strong Arm Fire Engine
Third in our list of Tonka toy fire trucks is the Tonka Strong Arm fire engine. It
has an over-sized strong arm lever for cranking which inspired its name. Kids can pull it and rev-up the lever and watch the sparks fly in the arm's window as a siren wails. It is part of Tonka's strong arms series of toy trucks, its a free-wheeling, manual operated toy fire engine that requires no battery. On top of those features is the ladder which can be moved and extended and has got big tires that allows kids to play with it to their hearts content, both indoors as well as outdoors. All in all, I think its a very durable product and is available for sale at a reasonable price.
4) Tonka Mighty Strong Arms Fire Truck
The Mighty Tonka Strong Arms truck is a slightly different version of the Tonka Strong Arm truck we discussed above. Just like the other Tonka Strong Arm trucks, you can pull the lever to watch sparks fly and activate the engine's siren. You can also squeeze and pull the "Strong Arm" lever to raise the ladder. With a diamond-plate design, six over-sized wheels and pivoting rescue bucket this is one ultimate toy fire truck. Product Dimensions are 9 x 28 x 9.2 inches.
As I write this only a few of these longer Strong Arms were available on sale at Amazon for about the same price as the smaller Strong Arm fire truck!
5) Tonka Lights & Sound Fire Engine By Funrise
The Funrise Tonka fire engine is a free-wheeling lights and sound making toy fire truck that comes complete with opening doors and a realistic extending ladder. It is a quite captivating toy truck that fuels kids' imagination and keeps them playing for hours. However I think you should note that this not actually built by Tonka. It is a Tonka licensed toy fire truck made by a company called Funrise. Some people have said that the extendable latter should be rotated using the electronic switch only and when their kids tried to rotate it manually it breaks. However kids still seem to love it even when parts of it like the ladder or hose come off. So you might want to read all the customer review about this truck and check it out thoroughly before buying it. After all it is only a little bit cheaper than the other fire truck toys I discussed above.
6) Tonka Titans Fire Rescue Truck
Also known as the Tonka Fire Rescue Truck this one is a very long and impressive looking big fire engine. So it is very popular and sells a lot.
Its got realistic lights & sounds using two "AA" batteries and comes with a equally long, extendable ladder that swivels from left to right and moves up and down. Like the Tonka Lights and Sound fire truck we saw above, this truck is also made by Funrise.
However, customers who bought it because of its size are complaining in Amazon and other places that this Tonka Titans fire truck is disappointing, not very durable, is overpriced, no opening & closing doors and that its only motorized parts are 3 buttons that make different sounds! So check it well and make sure you are satisfied with what it has on offer if you want to buy this Tonka Titans fire engine. Personally I like its size and think it might be alright if its for a bigger kid or teenager who looks after his toys well and would like to have a long, long fire truck like this to display on his toy rack.
7) Tonka Radio Rescue Fire Engine
The final fire engine in our list of comes with a different kind of feature.
Called the Tonka Radio Rescue Fire Engine it comes complete with a walk i-talki like hand-held radio you see police and rescue personal using in their missions. Kids can use this hand-held radio to record their commands and instructions and play-back when they are engaged in rescue missions. The hand-held can even be plugged into the fire engine's cab compartment for storage.
The truck itself is a free-wheeling toy vehicle for kids to push, pull and play. It has also got Hyper-Lighting lights, realistic emergency sounds and a movable ladder which allows for more exciting imaginative play. Available in most stores including Amazon to buy now.
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Thank you for having taken the time to review these toys.
Very interesting that you would write on these Tonka trucks. So, here's the story from me. My wife and I were enlisted to provide toys for a very under priviledged small church. They have no money! We are not wealthy but decided to do what we could. The pastor told us they have about 50 children ranging in age from babies to 12 and 13 year old's. My wife and I are "garage sale-aholics". Starting in late Sept, we spent about $150 out of pocket, and acquired over $1000 in toys, most with tags still on them, or 99% new along with 6 bicycles that I restored to new condition. Well, one lady donated her teen age sons Tonka Metal Dump truck in used but great condition. Along the way were several 'up scale' Goodwill stores and at the Goodwill stores found several Tonka large Fire trucks, a helicopter in perfect condition. Having had many Tonka trucks as a boy, I can relate to them, plastic or not. Most that I purchased were priced under $6. None are in the original boxes. So, here's the question. I know these toy trucks are durable and should last but are they collectables for the future? My step son, who is now in his 40's, never had a Tonka truck. Should they be kept for posterity and collector value? The children will have more Xmas presents then they could imagine, including over 100 large brand new stuffed animals and characters, rocking horses, dolls, baseball mitts and balls, and a huge selection of toys. Eager to hear your response. Thanks


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"He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:8 New Revised Standard Version)
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It's full of energy.
I think it's my fault, because when i play the RRR(Rayman Raving Rabbids
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hey, i want to buy a cheap wii games, by the way, where can i buy these online in store? thanks.
1 does the controller work at all? do you still get blue lights and a pointer on screen?
2 pirate controllers? like ones not made by nintendo, or just second hand?
3 the best deals on games could be in your hometown, no shipping. check all the small video game stores.
You can usually buy 10$ games at gamestop.
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If I hadn't been watching it, I would not have been up way too late last night, and I wouldn't have been hooked into watching an episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
Normally, I would have had the power to resist, but before I could turn the clicker off, he mentioned Cuban sandwiches. I knew right then that I could not go to bed. Not until I knew.
Not until I knew how to make the perfect, melted bliss that is a great Cuban sandwich.
Now, on the show, the owner of the restaurant Azucar, made his Cuban sandwiches with a fresh ham. It was huge, and he bought it from his butcher. Since I did not have the time, a big family, or a butcher, I just used a small pork tenderloin.
Cuban Sandwiches
1 loaf soft French bread, or four soft hoagie rolls
Cuban Style Roast Pork, thinly sliced (recipe follows)
8 very thin slices Virginia Ham
8 thin slices Swiss cheese
2 kosher dill pickles, very thinly sliced longways (I like the kind from the refrigerated section of the supermarket)
butter, for brushing on the outside of the bread
1. Preheat a panini press or a sandwich press (or just warm up two cast iron skillets on the stove). Slice bread in half longways, and then cut into 4 equal sections to make the sandwiches.
2. Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on the inside of the bread. Divide the sliced pork evenly among the sandwiches, then layer with ham, cheese, and pickles. Brush a very small amount of butter on the outside of each sandwich. Toast sandwiches in the press (or place in one cast iron skillet, and place another skillet on top of the sandwich). Remove when the cheese is melted and the meat is warmed through. Slice on the diagonal, and serve.
Cuban Style Roast Pork
1 pork tenderloin
juice of 1 lime
juice of 1 orange
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1. Marinate pork in juices and garlic clove for at least 30 minutes in a glass baking dish.
2. Preheat oven to 375. Rub top of the tenderloin with kosher salt. Bake in the baking dish with the juices for 30-35 minutes, or until completely cooked. Remove from oven and let rest for 20 minutes. Remove any salt that did not get fully absorbed into the meat.


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FLINT TWP., MI -- The U.S. Supreme Court may end up deciding the fate of proposed casinos in Flint Township, northern Michigan, and Port Huron, according to this report from Interlochen Public Radio.
The Bay Mills Indian Community opened a casino in Vanderbilt in 2010 without state approval, but has maintained it has the right to -- and to open casinos on land the tribe has purchased in Flint Township and Port Huron.
In August, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati reversed a federal judge's March 2011 order that Bay Mills must close its casino in Vanderbilt. The state is appealing that ruling to the nation's highest court, the IPR reports says.
"Today the Supreme Court did not say whether they would take our case, but they did ask the Obama Administration to respond. And (we) consider that very promising," Joy Yearout, a spokeswoman for Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, said in the the story.
U.S. Supreme Court justices are likely to use the opinion from the Obama Administration to decide whether they want to hear the case, the report says.
Bay Mills owns 28 acres near the northeast corner of Lennon and Dutcher roads, and the tribe has forecast 700 new jobs could be created with the opening of a casino in the township.


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along with tracky dacks and comfy top and no bra haha that is my ultimate comfort happiness
along with tracky dacks and comfy top and no bra haha that is my ultimate comfort happiness
You ALL made your own "background papers"
Used the photo import to get your shapes and CREATED YOUR own matching embies. ..GREAT WORK
dont forget to use it in the future...
eeek! what am I doing? There will be no need to buy my kits any more LOL
OK!!! I did not announce a prize this time because you all got a big kit full of new shapes. What more do you want? Don't be greedy or I'll call Granny the dungeon master to imprison you in her dungeon with no computer.
BUT!!! what you get my dear Cheesepiece is this:
How about your winning entry being feature in the Groove for thousands to see... get your biro out ready to sign autographs ok?
How about a little photo to go in the groove too? we cant put in your red splat aviar LOL? How do you feel about that? you dont have to.
I will be in touch by PM. thanks everyone.
Challenge Closed - see you next mid month challenge 15th April
well done chesspiece it was a fantastic LO!
LOL moonbeam...I'll be lost without my PC. I've limited myself to one LO per day sometimes when I've been good and done all my chores 2. I have learnt a few new tricks with this challenge.
Great Job Cheesepiece!!!
and... here's the button for all you guys for doing the challenge... right click and go to properties ...copy the code into your signature
Copy the code below into your signature BUT make sure you add the [IMG] at the front of it.( and the end).. I had to break it up otherswise the image appears instead of the code
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Oh what a lovely surprise, thank you for choosing my LO as the winning page. I am honoured and flattered. This has cheered me up no end as I have been a little down and unwell lately.
I loved the challenge Moonbeam, thanks for hosting and for the fabby shapes provided. MASSIVE HUGS!
Kaye can be the first to have my autograph, just to make sure she gets my name correct in future.
Ha!! well there you go, i always read it as chesspiece lol what do I know!!! can you sign my autograph book please CHEEEEEEESEPIECE!!!!
LOL you guys!
thanks for the massive Hug Cheespiece....Not so tight next time.. you nearly broke my back LOL
Glad you liked the challenge..
hope to see you in the next one which will be called
From BORING to BEAUTIFUL < its about Kaye without her make up and then after doing her face> Nah! not really... but it is a secret to be announced.
hOW rude llol
just as well I am pooped from workked today, I have no comeback!!
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Last week, friends of mine went for a walk and ended up crossing at Pacific and 82nd Ave. Not long ago they would never have considered crossing there, but recently the City put in a pedestrian refugee island as part of the "82nd Avenue of Roses High Crash Corridor Safety Project."
You may not have even realized that such a project existed as the changes are not all that visible, but it does.
Designated the most dangerous roadway in Portland, such a project is needed on 82nd Avenue, but has it gone far enough.
Here's the street view at 82nd and Pacific with the pedestrian refugee island.
There is sinage but how visible is that when you're flying down 82nd as many people do. There shouldn't be any question about whether or not drivers have to stop. You can see from this next picture that you do and even where you're to stop.
For all the sinage the impressions my friends got was that this isn't a very safe place to cross. That got me wondering about it and so I took a walk down there and found that even if it's clear it's still scary to cross there.
The fear comes from not knowing if the drivers will actually realize they are coming to a crosswalk. Will they see the signs while they're on their cell phones? Will the recognize a pedestrian is about to step off the median thinking she or he has a right of way? We all know as pedestrians and drivers what to do at cross walks marked with black and white, but what do we do here?
The solution seems simple, since a little paint could save some lives, put down some paint.


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NEWARK, Del. -- The father of the little boy found abandoned outside Christiana Hospital earlier this month flew to Italy five days later, according to NBC10.
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Pakistan, Peshawar News : The Postponement of the elections in Pakistan would not be acceptable said tha PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif on Friday, E Pakistan News Reported.
PML-N Chief criticized Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Muslim League-Q for supporting Tahirul Qadri's long march.
He added that, 'Electing their rulers is the right of 180 million Pakistanis and nobody can take this right away from them'
He said that Qadri is paving the way for disturbance and hatching the conspiracy against the country.


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Tuesday Exercise
Any workout plans for today?
Might get some strength in this morning and then a run this afternoon.
Headed to the gym after I take the girls to school...probably run 4-5 miles broken up...I may run for about 20 minutes, take a class, and then finish out the run after the class...we'll see what my mood is..
" I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Phillipians 4:13
Tuesday means C25k. Starting Week 2! Then I'll walk for a bit to use up the hour of childcare I have to pay for ;)
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Thanksgiving of 1994 was a year to remember. My mother drove to visit from Houston and she had the wonderful idea to deep fry a turkey. She had just tasted one and told me we should fry one ourselves for thanksgiving. We invited many friends; I made all the side dishes and my mother was responsible for the turkey. We set up the fryer on the front porch, poured in the oil and brought it to temperature. No, the turkey was not frozen and the oil did not explode, but a novice should never deep fry a turkey for the first time on thanksgiving day. The time came to cook the turkey and my mother was convinced that standard oven cooking times applied, so when the turkey started to float in the oil, she kept shoving it back down to the bottom thinking it needed to cook more. Several hours later we pulled the turkey from the fryer... The dining table was set and laden with all the side dishes I had worked so diligently to prepare: vegetables, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pies, rolls, all of it. In the center of the table was this lump of charcoal in the shape of a turkey. We had burnt it to a crisp! Needless to say our holiday party continued without a turkey that year and everyone who came over laughed themselves silly at what we had done!
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If you plan to have Thanksgiving dinner in a restaurant but think the financial crisis means you and your dining companions will be surrounded by a lot of empty tables, think again.
Relieved proprietors at many eateries around the state that offer Thanksgiving dinner -- from Jersey diners to swank restaurants -- said that despite the worsening economy, reservations for Thanksgiving are keeping pace with or exceeding reservations booked last year.
"I don't think it's a holiday people skimp on," said Betsy Alger, proprietor of The Frog and The Peach in New Brunswick. As of last week, the restaurant had 135 reservations and Alger expected bookings to top the 241 diners who ate there last Thanksgiving.
Ordering Thanksgiving dinner in a restaurant instead of cooking it at home has grown in popularity in recent years. Thanksgiving is the ninth most popular holiday for dining out, said New Jersey Restaurant Association president Deborah Dowdell, citing statistics from the National Restaurant Association.
Restaurateurs' optimism for Thanksgiving comes at a time when the nation's economic woes are slamming the restaurant industry. For many eateries, business has been off by 10 to 20 percent.
Dowdell conducted an informal telephone sampling last week, calling 45 restaurants from Cape May to Sussex County to find out how they were doing with Thanksgiving reservations. Of those that will be open for business, "I'll say 90 percent said their bookings were the same or higher than last year," she said.
"That tells me that, during a tough time, while consumers may not take that vacation, they'll take that 'staycation' and have dinner out, and that will be their way to celebrate," Dowdell said.
Josh Suggs, proprietor of Delta's Restaurant in New Brunswick, said he had 99 reservations by the middle of last week and was confident the restaurant would serve "at least" 200 on Thanksgiving Day. Delta served 150 to 200 patrons last Thanksgiving, he said.
Suggs said he's been more aggressive in spreading the word about the restaurant's Thanksgiving offerings by distributing promotional fliers to patrons. In addition, he said, "we'll do better because we serve turkey and gravy every day. People know they can get it here."
Most restaurant owners interviewed said they were keeping the price of their Thanksgiving dinners the same as last year but not scrimping on the meals. Dinner prices ranged from $24.95 to $65 per person.
Michele Vogel, of Marlboro, said she and her husband, two children and in-laws would be going out for Thanksgiving dinner in part because they could actually spend less than if they cooked their turkey dinner at home.
"Sometimes it's not the least expensive to stay home when you're the one hosting," Vogel said. "If you add up the beverages, all the appetizers you buy and your main and side dishes and desserts, sometimes you end up buying more than if you all go out."
Alex Mastoris said Thanksgiving bookings were going ""very well" at his 600-seat Mastoris Diner and Restaurant in Bordentown. ""I think we're going to be as busy as we've ever been."
But while he was happy about Thanksgiving, Mastoris was looking ahead to what he felt would be a darker time for the restaurant industry.
"I worry about January," he said. ""We're always down in January, but I worry, unless (President George) Bush and (President-elect Barack) Obama do something to get people back to work."


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HOUGHTON - The Pine Mountain Music Festival gets a fitting send-off this weekend, with a pair of performances of "A Little Night Music," the famed Stephen Sondheim musical.
Entwined with the PMMF's theme of "It's All About Love," "A Little Night Music" focuses on love, intrigue, heartache and reconciliation.
"We wanted to end with this piece," said PMMF Artistic Director Joshua Major. "It supports our theme, it's a big cast and it's a nice way to end."
"A Little Night Music" continues where the PMMF opera "Cosi fan tutte" left off, as the characters are dealing with the same issues, only now they are a bit older.
"In 'A Little Night Music,' people are further down the road still asking the same questions and struggling with the ability to love," Major said. "It's a nice bookend, as the two operas together thematically are very interesting."
Based on Ingmar Bergman's film, "Smiles of a Summer Night," Sondheim's musical is set in a weekend country house in turn-of-the-century Sweden, according to a press release. Wit and romance ensue as a middle-aged lawyer and his son; an 18-year-old bride; a sardonic old woman; a former actress; the military lover of the former actress; the manic depressive wife of the military lover; and a maid all end up spending a weekend together in an estate in the country.
"It's very funny," Major said. "We have all kinds of points of view on love, and all these people figuring out what the right thing to do is."
"A Little Night Music" also has one of Sondheim's most famous songs in "Send in the Clowns."
Rehearsal for the musical has been going well so far, according to Major.
"I have a fantastic director and conductor," Major said. "It's also a remarkable group of singers ... one of the strongest groups we've ever had."
Featured in the musical are internationally known singer Luretta Bybee, Marquette's Paul Truckey, festival Resident Opera Artist Director Lucy Thrasher and the six Resident Opera Artists.
Tickets for "A Little Night Music" are $20, $30 and $40, and students and children are $10 and $15. Visit Michigan Tech Ticketing Services (Michigan Tech Student Development Complex) or call 877-746-3999. Tickets are also available at the door.