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YPSILANTI, MI – Jaylen Johnson's arrival on campus at Louisville came Monday, six weeks after he planned to be enrolled, moved in and back on the basketball court.
He hasn't had time to worry about the delay, and said he's just focused on getting back to work.
"All that's on my mind is I know what I had to go through to get here and I'll just remember that and won't take it for granted," Johnson said.
The 2014 Ypsilanti Community graduate was delayed due to academic paperwork confusion between the NCAA and his newly-merged high school.
"It was a real tough process. He had the grades and all the requirements met," said Janetta Johnson, Jaylen's mother. "They were approved courses in Michigan but because of the merge, it was confusing to the NCAA. We had to turn in many, many documents and it's been a process since November."
Documents including assignments, course summaries and transcripts were collected by Janetta, Ypsilanti principal Justin Jennings and assistant superintendent Laura Lasiscki to prove the school's legitimacy. Janetta said Jennings worked tirelessly to resolve the problem.
"I worked a lot with Jaylen's mom, with Louisville and the NCAA," Jennings said. "At the end of the day, we wanted what's best for Jaylen and the other student athletes who had Division I offers."
While the delay forced the 6-foot-9 freshman to miss Louisville's summer camp, he worked out on his own to avoid falling behind. Louisville coach Rick Pitino told The Courier Journal the Ypsilanti native is still on pace with his peers.
"He's really not that far behind. I'm really surprised by that," Pitino said. "He stayed in good shape. He's a very good competitor. He's someone physically ready to play."
Jaylen was a four-star basketball recruit and the Ann Arbor News 2014 Boys Basketball Player of the Year. He averaged 13.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.1 blocks for the Grizzlies during his senior year, and finished third in the voting for Mr. Basketball.
He could potentially see playing time as a freshman with sophomore forward Akoy Agau recovering from sports hernia surgery.
Though Jaylen missed his first day of classes, his enrollment is finalized and he has settled into campus as of Monday.
His mother can finally breathe a sigh of relief after months of worry. She knew her son was both smart and talented enough for the next level, and feared he wouldn't get the chance to prove himself.
"It was a fight until the end and it wasn't pretty," Janetta said. "It had me on a rollercoaster of emotion. I've always believed God had special plans for my son and this whole trip almost put it in doubt. And it had nothing to do with what he did. The merger was a huge part."
Justin P. Hicks is a sports reporter and storyteller for MLive / The Ann Arbor News. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook andMLive.


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How to Run the Boston Marathon 2012: Part I
Mark Cucuzzella MD, Professor West Virginia University School of Medicine, LtCol US Air Force
2006 and 2011 Air Force Marathon Champion and Air Force Marathon Team Member since 1988
I've had the pleasure of running the Boston Marathon 18 times with a string now of 10 consecutive. My only misses were for military and work duties and a foot surgery. In all these efforts had 5 under 2:30, 6 between 2:30 and 2:35; 3 between 2:35 and 2:40; 3 between 2:40-2:44; and one DNF (my first one in 1989 with all the rookie mistakes J ). My best learning experiences were when the men and women started together and I had the privilege of running alongside and witnessing the patient approach and incredibly efficient running of the top ladies.
In the 1998 Fatuma Roba, the Marathon Gold Medalist in Atlanta and 3 time Boston winner, scooted over the ground with an incredibly efficient motion. She hydroplaned along the ground, hips extending, arms relaxed, and face always relaxed. She stayed out of trouble by tucking behind the lead pack of more aggressive ladies. I followed behind the train and we hit half way in about 1:13. Fatuma then opened her stride up in the second half moving away from all of us to run a 2:23. An amazing second half effort. I was pleased with a 2:27 that day and credit Fatuma as any thoughts to go faster sooner were mitigated by her patience.
A few years later in 2001 I witnessed multiple world champion and Boston winner Catherine "the Great" Ndereba employ the same strategy. Her light springy stride and complete relaxation of effort were a contrast to other ladies in the pack who's body language and breathing displayed they were putting out more energy than Katherine. As a group we hit the half in 1:14. Katherine kept relaxed down the last set of downhill during mile 17 then tightened the screws with a huge acceleration over the Newton hills, running a 50 minute last 10 miles for a 2:24. Katherine helped my day. By cueing off her pacing and relaxation I ran an even race and finished in 2:29.
The other runner who taught me to have fun out there was the legendary 3 time Boston winner Uta Pippig of Germany. In 1997 I ran with her until she dropped me at Cleveland Circle mile 22. The crowds loved Uta and the noise escalated as she approached. She smiled the whole way. Maybe this was her cue to relax, feed off the crowd's energy, and have fun in the moment. In marathoning you must be present in the moment; not thinking about how far you have to go, what you may feel like later, wondering if you are going to slow down, fearing the wall is coming. Uta ran a strong fourth place that day in 2:28 and I finished a few strides back in 2:29. She is an example of how our brains govern our effort….when we are positive it flows.
All of these ladies made sure to get their fluid and nutrition at all stops. The few extra seconds used here paid dividends down the road. They ran over the road not into the road, especially on the downhills…you could hardly hear them land as they did not employ hard heel striking technique. Their posture was tall and their arms always relaxed. But most vital was their efficient energy conservation and utilization strategy.
Tomorrow: So how does this apply to you in your Boston Marathon, whether you are going to run 2:20 or 4 hours plus?

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Clove in the UK stops selling Transformer Prime due to quality issues
The Transformer Prime has had a rough start, plagued with issues like poor GPS performance as well as graphical issues. They are so bad that a manufacturer in the UK known as Clove is ceasing shipments of the tablets. Due to a high rate of customer returns, the retailer believes it needs to test the tablets before selling them to consumers. All pending… Read more


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FOXBOROUGH – The gates opened, players entered and life returned to Gillette Stadium Tuesday morning, officially ending the NFL's 136-day lockout.
"Everybody was happy. I feel like I haven't seen my brothers in a while," safety Patrick Chung said. "It's hard not to be able to communicate with the guys that you are going to play with."
Players entered the facilities at 10 a.m. and underwent physical exams and finished up any necessary paperwork in preparation for the official opening of camp Wednesday.
The players didn't stay long and those who spoke with the media said that they didn't even see coach Bill Belichick, who was likely tied up dealing with contract negotiations and free agency, in the building.
"We're meeting (Wednesday) and I'm sure (Belichick) will have an array of things to go over from the offseason," Chung said.
The first day of training camp will encompass the team's annual conditioning run and will then open to the public Thursday and Friday with a pair of practices at 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each day. Those sessions will be conducted without pads.
With the lost time, one of the major challenges will simply be getting players back into game shape before their first preseason game Aug. 11 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The issue is further complicated due to the fact that teams can now only conduct one contact practice a day due to the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement. However, the Patriots are confident that it won't be an issue for them.
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"We're ready to get out there and play," wide receiver Wes Welker, who flew out to Los Angeles during the lockout to workout with quarterback Tom Brady, said. "We haven't had (organized team activities) or anything like that, but there shouldn't be excuses about guys not being fresh and ready to go.
"We should be out there having a good camp and some good games coming up in September."
The other burning issue will be getting rookies up to speed so they can have a similar impact as last year's crop, which produced All-Pro cornerback Devin McCourty and a pair of tight ends, Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, who combined for 16 touchdowns.
Again, Chung says that this shouldn't be an issue as long as the new guys show up with the right attitude and are willing to do things the Patriot way.
"If you come in focused, ready to go, pay attention, listen to the veteran guys that know what they're doing, it can be an easy transition or it can be very hard for you," Chung said. "It all depends on what they want to do."
Mostly, though, the players are just glad the squabbling is over and they can turn their attention to something else.
"I paid attention a little bit but I got sick of it just like everyone else," Welker said. "I got sick of hearing about it and all that stuff. For me, I just tried to concentrate on what I could control and that was staying in shape and training."
And it doesn't hurt that there's also that football thing, which couldn't come soon enough for some.
"It went on for months. I almost put my helmet on and walked around my house the other day," Chung said. "I bet guys are ready to be back. We're ready to go and get these games started."


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Orange-blossom water
(Blossoms | Kiss) In a dream, a rose represents a noble person, a woman, a newborn son, or it could represent the homecoming of a long awaited traveler. Plucking roses from a rosebush in a dream means harvesting honor, love, prosperity and blessings. Kissing a white rose in a dream means kissing a God- fearing woman. Plucking a red rose in a dream means kissing a fun loving woman. Smelling the fragrance of a yellow rose in a dream means kissing a sick woman. A bouquet of roses in a dream means kisses, one after the other. A rosebud in a dream means a miscarriage. A rose in a dream also represents an estranged wife, or it could mean a dying woman, a losing business, a short lived happiness, or a promise that does not last. Receiving a rose from a young man in a dream means receiving a promise that will not hold too. Seeing a crown of roses over one's head in a dream means getting married. Roses on a tray in a dream signify the pleasure of youth that does not last, or they could denote the temporary joy of this world. Roses in a dream also signify praiseworthiness, or enjoying a good reputation. Rose oil or attar which is made from the petals of damask roses in a dream means intelligence, clarity of mind, a friendly and a gentle person. If a sick person sees himself laying on a bed of flowers in a dream, it means that he might die within forty days, because forty days represent the life span of a rose blossom. Cutting off a rosebush in a dream means distress. Harvesting roses in a dream means joy….
(Changing form) Transformation by substitution in a dream where one thing is converted into something else. If a withered tree is trans- formed into a blossoming one in a dream, it means political changes, changes in worldly conditions, or reversal of conditions from good to bad, or from bad to good. This element includes the transformation of inner substances or physical ones. For example, if sees himself as an old person in a dream, when in real life he is young, it means progress in his spiritual life and gaining honor. If he is an old person and sees himself as a young boy in a dream, it means indulging in wrongdoing. If one sees a known old person regaining his youth, it means that the material conditions of the person seeing the dream will turn around to one's advantage or otherwise, i.e., richness into poverty and vice-versa, or if he is sick, he will recover from his illness. If one is transformed into a beautiful shoot of green or a blossoming branch of a tree in a dream, it means that he may die within a short time. Becoming taller in a dream means longevity, prosperity, or begetting a son. If one finds himself missing partial mental keenness or physical abilities or a limb in a dream, it means that he may suffer losses relating to his worldly interests. If a man sees himself transformed into a woman, and wears her apparels, ornaments and make-up in a dream, it means that he may suffer humiliation, adversities and abuse. If a woman sees herself transformed into a man, or if she grows a beard in a dream, it means that she will reestablish her connection with a missing child. As a man in the dream, and if she is pregnant, it means that she will beget a son who may die in his early youth, but if she is not pregnant, it means that she is no longer fertile. If one sees himself flying with wings in a dream, it means travels. If one sees himself transformed into a wooden staff in a dream, it represents his insolence. If one sees himself transformed into an iron rod in a dream, it means longevity. If one sees himself transformed into a bridge in a dream, it means that he may become a ruler, a wise man, or a man of knowledge whom people will seek to benefit from his wisdom. If a person sees his sick child turn into a bird in a dream, it means the death of the child. If one sees himself turned into a beast in a dream, it means that he will be segregated…
Dreaming of thick, unsightly lips, signifies disagreeable encounters, hasty decision, and ill temper in the marriage relation. Full, sweet, cherry lips, indicates harmony and affluence. To a lover, it augurs reciprocation in love, and fidelity. Thin lips, signifies mastery of the most intricate subjects. Sore, or swollen lips, denotes privations and unhealthful desires….
Flowers in a dream are a sign of joy and benefits. If one sees himself crowned with a garland of flowers in the dream, it means that he will get married, enjoy his marital life excessively and take pleasure in experiencing his success in this world. Seeing flowers out of season in a dream means depression. If an impostor sees himself carrying a bouquet of flowers in a dream, it means constipation, while if a sick person sees that in a dream, it means his death. A bouquet of many varieties of flowers and colors in a dream represent the world, its constantly renewed youthfulness and its material pleasures. As for a woman, seeing flowers in a dream means getting pregnant or overcoming her difficulties. (Also see Blossoms | Earth | Iris)…
(Farmland) In a dream, a farmland represents wealth and benefits, for cities live from the produce of a farmland. A farmland in a dream also represents stored grains or fruits or vegetables. Anything that affects the farmland, such as drought, inundation, diseases or a fire in a dream will manifest in people's life in the cities. A farmland in a dream also may represents one's livelihood and earnings, a patient and a helping wife, or a hard-working and a patient husband. If one sees a blossoming farmland in his dream, it means blessings, growth and profits from his work. A farmland in a dream also means wasting one's life in useless endeavors, or it could mean heedlessness, lack of comfort, pleasure in one's life or neglecting to seek knowledge while occupying oneself in pursuing mundane objectives. (Also see Farm)…
Earth 2
(Country | Farm | Floor | Glob | Land | Locality | Place | Property) In a dream, each locality has a particular meaning that relates to its substance and conditions. To see the land of the great gathering on the Day of Resurrection in a dream means the fulfillment of a promise, or that the person seeing the dream is worthy of keeping secrets. Earth in a dream also means becoming rich after poverty, or having peace after experiencing extreme difficulties. It also means a marriage to a beautiful young virgin, or it could mean receiving guidance and attaining a high ranking and an honorable position in the world. To see the glob being carried on the back of a whale or a steer without changing its conditions in a dream means that the king of the country will be dethroned. He will either step down or be replaced by his minister. Sweeping the floor and caring for the floor mat or carpet in a dream means to care for one's community or family. Earth in a dream also represents one's mother, or the governor of the land. Working in a farmland in a dream, seeing its tools, elements, seeds, water, plowing, harvesting, landscaping, blossoming of its flowers, their fragrance, light, whatever positive or negative results one sees therein in a dream represent such success or failure. Seeing an unknown land could denote one's mother, child, husband, wife, partner, guardian, a servant, or it could mean one's heirs. Earth in a dream also may mean arguments, knowledge or clarity of speech. Earth in a dream also represents the element of the world, as the skies represent the element of the hereafter. If both the earth and the skies are seen simultaneously in a dream, it means that they can never be joined together, as the world and the hereafter do not exist in one place. If the top soil of the land is cracked in a dream, it means that the land is rich and arable. Such cracks in a dream also signify the rise of invented religious dogmas and the spread of evil and innovation. Seeing the stretch of the land in a dream means the release of prisoners, or in the case of a pregnant woman, it means the nearing of her delivery. If one sees an earthquake and the destruction of life and property in a dream, this element represents straying from the path, pride and heedless- ness. If the earth appears to fold over him in a dream, it means losing one stature in the world, divorce or losing in business. If the earth changes into iron or rocks in one's dream, it…
(Valley) Seeing a ravine or a valley with a dry watercourse in a dream means going on a tiering trip, taking a longjourney, or it could represent an intractable person. Seeing a wadi in a dream denotes good deeds, or making offerings to please God Almighty. A wadi in a dream also represents its dwellers, a tribe from that region, or its plantations. If one sees the wadi blossoming with fruit trees, fragrant flowers, a running water course, or if one hears nice words during such a dream, it means that he will rise in station, or mingle with people in power, or receive an appointment in the government, and for a righteous person, it means that miraculous events and blessings will be shown at his hands by God's leave. Seeing a wadi in a dream also means rain, and that the ravine will be filled with rainwater. A wadi in a dream also could represent a prison because of the steep mountains surrounding it and the difficulty in crossing it. Seeing oneself in a wadi floating in the air until one reaches a desired altitude in a dream means working for a powerful person. A wadi in a dream also represents a warrior, a bandit, a highway robber or a lion. If a wadi obstructs one's journey in a dream, it may represent a robbery, heavy rain, or having to face a dangerous person. If one is not travelling, then it means distress, adversity, harm, imprisonment, fear, or illness. Crossing a wadi in the wintertime in a dream means escaping from danger. Digging a wadi in a dream means the death of a family member. Falling into a steep wadi in a dream and feeling no pain or incurring no harm from it in a dream means that one will receive a gift from someone in authority or from his superior. Inhabiting a valley with no vegetation in a dream means performing one's pilgrimage to Mecca. To wander aimlessly in a wadi in a dream means writing a poem. (Also see Flying)…
(Labor pangs | Labor throes | Quake | Shaking | Shock) A tremor in a dream represents plants blooming, grass growing, vegetations sprouting, the blossoming of garden flowers, and the ripening of fruits. If a pregnant woman sees an earth tremor in her dream, it represents labor throes. (Also see Earthquake | Shock | Tremble)…
(Life | Rain | River | Vapor) Water in a dream represents a happy life, money, prosperity, expansion of one's business, increase in one's income, or it could mean marriage. If one sees the water pure and abundant in his dream, it means lowering of prices, peace and social justice. If one sees himself chewing on water in a dream, it means toiling and hardships related to earning his livelihood. Drinking a glass of water in a dream means protection against any danger from one's enemy and it denotes a prosperous year for the one who drinks it in a dream. Drinking more water in a dream than what one usually drinks in wakefulness means longevity. If one glass of water does not quench one's thirst in the dream, it means discord between husband and wife. If one immerses his hand in water in a dream, it means that he will play with money and confuse himself. Fresh potable water or a well in a dream also could be the immediate cause of a trial, fight or calamity. Giving someone a glass of water in a dream is glad tidings of a child. Drinking a glass of spring water in a dream means conceiving a child, or that he will receive benefits from his wife. In this sense, glass in a dream represent the substance of a woman and water represents a fetus. Drinking hot water in a dream means distress and adversities. If one is pushed into a pond or a river of clear water in a dream, it means receiving a pleasant surprise. Seeing oneself submerged in a body of water in a dream means facing a trial, distress, bewilderment and adversities. Carrying a jar of clear water in a dream means receiving an inheritance. Asking people for water to drink in a dream means lying to them by claiming to be needy. Stagnant water in a dream means imprisonment, distress, or depression. It is said that stagnant water in a dream has weaker meaning than running water. Bad smelling or putrid water in a dream represents a wretched life. Bitter water in a dream means a bitter life. Boiling water in a dream means suffering from heat. If boiling water is used during the daylight in a dream, it means suffering from chastisement, afflictions and punishment for one's sins. If used during the nighttime in a dream, then it means fear of evil spirits. Salty water in a dream means hardships and difficulties in earning one's livelihood. Murky waters in a dream represent unlawful earnings. Black colored water in a dream means destruction or family problems. Drinking black colored water in a dream also may…
Dreaming of seeing poplars, is an omen of good, if they are in leaf or bloom. For a young woman to stand by her lover beneath the blossoms and leaves of a tulip poplar, she will realize her most extravagant hopes. Her lover will be handsome and polished. Wealth and friends will be hers. If they are leafless and withered, she will meet with disappointments….
Walking through fields of fragrant clover is a propitious dream. It brings all objects desired into the reach of the dreamer. Fine crops is portended for the farmer and wealth for the young. Blasted fields of clover brings harrowing and regretful sighs. Dreaming of clover, foretells prosperity will soon enfold you. For a young woman Dreaming of seeing a snake crawling through blossoming clover, foretells she will be early disappointed in love, and her surroundings will be gloomy and discouraging, though to her friends she seems peculiarly fortunate….
Dreaming of passing through leaving and blossoming orchards with your sweetheart, omens a delightful consummation of a long courtship. If the orchard is filled with ripening fruit, it denotes recompense for faithful service to those under masters, and full fruition of designs for the leaders of enterprises. Happy homes, with loyal husbands and obedient children, for wives. If you are in an orchard and see hogs eating the fallen fruit, it is a sign that you will lose property in trying to claim what are not really your own belongings. To gather the ripe fruit, is a happy omen of plenty to all classes. Orchards infested with blight, denotes a miserable existence, amid joy and wealth. To be caught in brambles, while passing through an orchard, warns you of a jealous rival, or, if married, a private but large row with your partner. If you dream of seeing a barren orchard, opportunities to rise to higher stations in life will be ignored. If you see one robbed of its verdure by seeming winter, it denotes that you have been careless of the future in the enjoyment of the present. To see a storm-swept orchard, brings an unwelcome guest, or duties….
(Well) If one sees himself drawing water from a well with a bucket in a dream, it means that he earns his money through deception, that is to acquire unlawful money. If he finds money inside the bucket instead of water in the dream, it means that he will suffer from a calamity. If he draws water from the well to fill a pitcher in the dream, it means that such money will soon be spent or that its benefits will be mixed with misdeeds. If one sees himself watering a garden from that bucket in a dream, it means that he will get married and benefit from his wife's wealth. If the garden blossoms with flowers in the dream, it means that he will beget a son. If one sees himself drawing water from an old well to give water to his camels or to provide drinks for people in a dream, it means that he performs good deeds and that he is a charitable person. He then becomes like a shepherd. If one draws water from an old well to give drink to animals in his dream, it means that he is a hypocrite and through falsehood, he fabricates as many tricks as the amount of water he draws from that old well. If one sees himself lowering the bucket into the well for himself to drink in the dream, it means that his so-called charitable deeds are solely done for his worldly gains, money, respect or status. If a prisoner sees himself drawing water with a bucket to take a bath in a dream, it means that he will escape from jail or that he will be released shortly. It also means that he will receive money and rejoice after his sorrows. If one's wife is pregnant and if he sees himself lowering a bucket in a well to draw water in a dream, it means that his wife will deliver a son. If he is a merchant, it means that his new merchandise will arrive safely to his shop. If he is sick, it means that he will miraculously wake-up healthy again. Standing by a well in a dream means blessings and benefits. A well in a dream also represents a woman. Otherwise, if one is a student, then the well represents his teacher. What one draws from a well in a dream also represents his luck….
Distilled water
In a dream, distilled water represents beautiful children or noble children. Seeing distilled water in a dream also may signify acquiring knowl- edge from learned people who practice what they teach. It also means learning wisdom from wise people. Smelling rose-water or orange-blossom water or distilled water from jonquil or from any species of the narcissus flower in a dream means joy, happiness, cheers, eulogies and prosperity. In a dream, distilled water also may represent bringing out confiscated or stolen merchan- dise or discovering hidden goods. As for distilled farm water or from water lily or distilled water from similar flowers in a dream, they represent medicinal remedies, profits, celebrations or weddings. (Also see Water)…


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Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923)
Tenor Saxophonist Dexter Gordon was known for being the first in many different categories. In additional to being one of the first saxophonists to musically take the be-bop traditions of Charlie Parker and transition them to the tenor saxophone, Gordon was also the first (and only) Jazz Musician to receive an Oscar nomination for his role in the classic film "Round Midnight."
Born in 1923 to a family that included a grandfather that served in the Spanish-American war and one of the first African-American physicians in Los Angeles, Dexter started playing clarinet at the age of 13, and ultimately switching first to alto saxophone and then tenor saxophone at 15. A few years later Gordon joined the great Lionel Hampton's band and began his career that would ultimately lead to performing with such jazz giants and Louis Armstrong, Billy Eckstein, Sarah Vaughn and Art Blakey. During the 1960's Gordon lived mainly in Europe performing mainly in Paris and Copenhagen alongside many other Americans taking up residence in Europe during that era.
After returning back to the United States in the mid-1970's, Gordon recorded several more albums proving that he was as great as ever and capitalizing on the resurgence in marketing acoustic jazz rather than a more electronic fusion that had occupied the early 70's. The movie "Round Midnight" would be Gordon's opportunity to showcase his ability as he played a starring role in the story of a jazz musician living overseas (something all too familiar with Gordon). His academy award nomination for best actor in 1986 remains the first and only jazz musician to receive such a nomination.
Only One Copy is Made and Given to the Queen of England
Inspired by meeting Queen Elizabeth II in 1958, American composer and bandleader Duke Ellington composed a suite of music in her honor. This historic meeting took place following a performance of the Duke Ellington Orchestra at the Leeds Music Festival. As the reception progressed, Ellington was invited to speak with the royal delegation commenting to the Queen that she was so inspiring and something musical would result from this inspiration. The suite contains six movements, and was recorded in 1959. From this recording, just one pressing was made of the suite, and subsequently sent directly to Buckingham Palace and the Queen. Although the music was never commercially released during Duke's lifetime, it remained a unique composition and would be given life in the 1990's within a collection of other Ellington "Suite" compositions.
But the story of the "Queen's Suite" doesn't end here. In 2008 a young English jazz musician named Peter Edwards began his quest to transcribe the difficult compositions, put together an ensemble, and finally perform the "Queen's Suite" for the Queen. The project was so fascinating that a documentary filmmaker decided to take on the task of telling the story of this Inspirational meeting between one of America's most prolific composers and the Queen, and the music that resulted from this meeting.
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When it comes to these juicy, tender Mini Piña Colada Upside-down Cakes I'm not sure who is the star of the show. The sticky sweet chunks of pineapple or the complex layers of coconut. I'm going to have to go with the fresh pineapple – whip up these sweet little cakes and decide for yourself. These little cakes are perfect for an Easter Sunday brunch – or any day dessert treat. Piña Colada Cakes a la mode – some vanilla coconut cream on the side? yes please…
Never underestimate the power of the aroma of baked pineapple. We often swoon over vanilla-infused desserts that fill the air with blissful dessert aromas – but oh my goodness – the house smelled like heaven after I made this batch of coconut-pineapple scented cakes. Watch out vanilla, a new cozy smell has seduced my kitchen.
Rum? We all know that the traditional Piña Colada beverage is infused with coconut milk, pineapple and rum. Now I didn't add any rum to my cakes. But I'm certain you could replace a few tablespoons of the coconut water with a few tablespoons of rum. Or better yet – soak the pineapple in a bit of rum before folding it into the batter. Or leave these little cakes as "virgin" Piña Coladas as I did. Kid-approved and super fabulous. And the sunny yellow color will brighten your mood.
* if you'd prefer these to be a tad less sweet – and more like sweet fruit muffins than cakes – reduce the sugar by 1/2 cup.
* if you do not have fresh pineapple – the next best option is frozen pineapple chunks.
My recipe..
Mini Piña Colada Upside-down Cakes
vegan, makes 18-22 mini cakes
2 cups whole grain pastry flour
1 T + 1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cayenne
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/2 cup applesauce , unsweetened
1/4 cup lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup coconut water
2 Tbsp coconut milk (or dairy-free buttery spread)
1/3 – 1/2 cup canola oil (you could also use virgin coconut oil)
1 cup sugar
fold-in 1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple, diced
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Fold by hand.
3. Lastly, fold in your fresh chopped pineapple.
4. Spoon your batter into your muffin cups. I use silicone baking cups for the easy clean-up. No need to grease the cups and I just place them all on a baking sheet.
5. Bake at 37 for 18-22 minutes – or until the edges begin to turn golden.
6. Remove from oven. Cool slightly. Pop out of their cups and flip upside-down to serve.


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for part a) i cant say if its correct or not
1.prove or desprove by example:
b)prove or desprove that 'uniformly' continuous in R
c)if f(x) monotonicly decreasing in and then f(x)>0 for
d)f,g are continues in [a,b] if then f=g in [a,b]
regarding the first one i couldnt find a value for which the supremum is 1
for part a) i cant say if its correct or not
for part a) i cant say if its correct or not
ok so 1 is the upper bound and in order to prove that its supremum ,we need to show
that its the smallest upper bound.
suupose 1 is not the smallest and .
now i think we should use
but i cant use lhopital law here like normal variable because we have to get rid of [x].
fo x>0
so >
so i have the result of a smaller limit.
how i know the result of the bigger one
Each integer is a real number.but how to make the transition back to R
We know that 1 is an upper bound of . The idea is to prove that anything less than 1 is not an upper bound. Suppose t < 1. Then t is not an upper bound iff the inequality is true for some . Well, the suspicion is that it is true for infinitely many , and even true for infinitely many positive integers. So, try to solve this inequality when x is an integer and see if this is true.
ahhh if i will prove for integer that then t cannot be an upper bound and specially supremum.
ok the integer group is not bounded from top so
but i dont know how to continue and i dont know where to put "t"
i only remmember the part when N is not bounded and we put it to be larger then the fracture.
another way i remmber is
so for every there is for which every
i can open this
so i can choose
ahh i understand now part a
regarding part b:
i know a guide line that any curve above f(x)=x is not uniformly continues
so we must prove that there is so for all
there is x,y in R which and
so i choose
but i know only that
i need to find some delta expression so will be greater that it.
so the result of the x,y value input will give use greater then 2.
but here i have smaller then delta only expression
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Dear Ms. Tudor:
This is in reply to your correspondence on behalf of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. (hereinafter, the Employer) concerning applicability of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Specifically, you request an advisory opinion concluding that the Employer's Short Term Disability Plan (hereinafter, Program A) and its Salary Continuation Plan (hereinafter, Program B) are payroll practices within the meaning of regulations of the Department of Labor (hereinafter, the Department) at 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-1(b) and therefore are not "employee welfare benefit plans" within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA.
You advise that Programs A and B (hereinafter, collectively, the Programs) provide employees with payments from the Employer's general assets during certain absences for medical reasons. The Employer set up Program A to cover all its regular, full-time active employees who are subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (hereinafter, FLSA). Program A pays eligible employees who are absent from work due to a "disability" 65 percent of their average biweekly compensation up to a maximum of $1,400 biweekly for no more than 26 weeks of absence1A similar program, Program B, covers all the Employer's regular, full-time active employees who are FLSA-exempt and pays them up to 26 weeks at 100 percent of their rate of compensation at the time their covered absence due to a "disability" began.
Both Programs define "disability" as "a physical or mental condition of a Participant arising after the Effective Date which renders him incapable of performing any of his usual duties with the Company." The Programs further provide that "disability" does not include "injury or sickness due to employment with any other employer or self-employment, any injury which is self-inflicted or self-induced, or any injury due to employment with the Company which is covered by workers' compensation insurance."2 Pursuant to an amendment effective April 2, 1990, Program A begins payments immediately for an eligible employee with a covered "disability" caused by accidental injury or due to outpatient surgery covered under the Employer's group health plan. However, payments pursuant to the Programs for any other "disability" within the meaning of the Programs begin only after an employee is absent 7 days.3 The Employer's manager of personnel, as administrator of the Programs, determines who receives payments from the Programs and, pursuant to the terms of the Programs, bases his decision whether or not to make payments on "competent medical authority." In order to receive payments pursuant to its Programs, the Employer requires an employee to submit an application form that includes a medical authorization and release of information, required certification by the employee's attending physician, required certification by the Employer's industrial health services physician, and an agreement to reimburse any amounts received therefrom if recovery is also obtained from "a third party or his personal representative by judgment settlement or otherwise on account of the same bodily injuries or sickness."4 Proposed amendments to the Programs provide that termination of employment with the Employer for any reason terminates an employee's rights to participate in, and to receive benefits from, the Programs. You also state that the proposed amendments are consistent with the Employer's intent and practice since the Programs' inception.
Your request for an advisory opinion involves interpretation of the term "employee welfare benefit plan," as defined in section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA. That section of ERISA defines the term "employee welfare benefit plan," in pertinent part, as
...any plan, fund, or program which was...or is...established or maintained by an employer...to the extent that such plan, fund, or program was established or is maintained for the purpose of providing for its participants or their beneficiaries, through the purchase of insurance or otherwise,...benefits in the event of sickness, accident, [or] disability....
To clarify the scope of the "employee welfare benefit plan" definition, the Department identified in regulations at 29 CFR §2510.3-1(b) certain employer practices that would not be included within that definition. Regulation section 2510.3-1(b)(2) describes the following employer practice as excluded from the "employee welfare benefit plan" definition:
...[p]ayment of the employee's normal compensation, out of the employer's general assets, on account of periods of time during which the employee is physically or mentally unable to perform his or her duties; or is otherwise absent for medical reasons (such as pregnancy, a physical examination or psychiatric treatment)....
In its previous advisory opinions, the Department has also taken the position that payment of less than normal compensation from an employer's general assets during periods in which an employee is absent for medical reasons may, under certain circumstances, also constitute an employer "payroll practice" which is not an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA. See, for example, ERISA Advisory Opinion 80-44A.
Based on your representations that payments pursuant to the Programs are made from the general assets of the Employer for absence due to certain medical reasons and that such payments either equal, or represent a significant portion of, an employee's normal compensation, but in no event exceed an employee's normal compensation, the Department concludes that the Programs constitute one or more employer "payroll practices" within the meaning of regulation section 2510.3-1(b)(2) and thus are not employee welfare benefit plans within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA.
This letter constitutes an advisory opinion under ERISA Procedure 76-1. Accordingly, it is issued subject to the provisions of the procedure, including section 10 thereof relating to the effect of an advisory opinion.
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- Calculation of 65 percent of salary is based on compensation for the period of seven consecutive biweekly pay periods immediately prior to commencement of disability, minus any Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits to which the employee is entitled during that period.
- Employees applying for payments from the Programs agree to refund any overpayments they receive from the Programs if also filing for worker's compensation, Railroad Retirement, Social Security, or other similar benefits.
- The Employer also has a "personal illness reimbursement days" policy which reimburses those employees with more than six months' service at the rate of 65 percent of compensation for three days of absence due to "disability" in each twelve month period, beginning on October 1. Employees may use their three reimbursement days during the seven day waiting period under the Programs.
- Because of the conclusion we reach in this advisory opinion, ERISA's preemption provision in section 514, among other provisions, does not apply to the Programs. Thus, ERISA does not preclude applicability of state law (e.g., state law allowing an accident victim's receipt of compensation for the same accident or injury both from an employer and from a third party insurer). See FMC Corp. v. Holliday, 498 U.S. 52 (1990).


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A dispute over a food stamps benefit card led to a woman severely slashing a man's face with a broken bottle on a busy Central City street Monday afternoon (Feb. 25), witnesses said.
New Orleans police responded to a signal of aggravated battery by cutting at approximately 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of South Claiborne Avenue and General Taylor Street. They arrived to find a bloodstained sidewalk, abandoned bike and handful of witnesses to the attack.
Police described the weapon used as a small knife, but witnesses to the attack disputed that. They said a woman was arguing with a man she knew about a food stamps card the man held. As the argument escalated, they said the man swung a chain and lock from his bike, causing the woman to stumble backward and fall onto South Claiborne Avenue. Enraged, she found an empty bottle, smashed it on a pole and began swinging it at the man.
A witness who asked to have his name withheld said the woman feinted twice, then swung the broken bottle and deeply slashed the man's face.
"She cut him bad," the witness said. "There was blood all over and part of his face was kind of hanging off. And all over a food stamp card."
The wounded man, 59, stumbled across the street toward a nearby dentist's office, where an employee was walking to his car to leave for the day. That man, Richard Taylor, agreed to drive the injured man to nearby Ochsner Baptist Medical Center's emergency room for treatment.
"I'd just come outside and he came up to me, saying, 'Please bring me to the hospital,'" Taylor said. "I couldn't refuse him, so we got in my car and went.
"I didn't see it happen, but his face was sliced. He's going to remember it."
Taylor was detained for nearly an hour after returning to the office parking lot, as NOPD crime-scene technicians searched his car for evidence. Witnesses said the woman fled on foot up General Taylor Street. Police did not name the woman or say if she would be arrested.


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Thirty-three seconds later, coach John Beilen insterted Mitch McGary, and never really went away from him.
The freshman responded by offering some muscle for Michigan (20-2, 7-2) while starter Jordan Morgan continues to nurse an ankle injury.
McGary finished with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting and also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in a 81-73 loss Saturday at Indiana (20-2, 8-1). He played a career-high 28 minutes -- starter's minutes -- while Horford played just 10 and Morgan two.
But beyond the numbers, McGary had a goal: Get in star Indiana center Cody Zeller's head. And he thinks he achieved that.
"That's Big Ten play," McGary said. "I wanted to make him shy away from contact, and I think I did that pretty well.
"Overall, we did pretty well, but I think the physicality got into him a little bit and shook him up a little bit in the first half. But he played well."
If McGary got into Zeller's head, it didn't really show on the court.
The star big man finished with a team-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting and added 10 rebounds -- including a couple he turned into easy dunks.
Some of those looks came after Indiana got penetration from its guards and McGary was forced to play help defense.
"He didn't get too many easy buckets, but offensive rebounding, I made a few mistakes boxing him out when I was trying to help or block a shot," McGary said. "He got some easy buckets there."
Both of Indiana's starting big men finished with double-doubles, as Christian Watford added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Michigan held its own on points in the paint, matching Indiana at 34-34, but was beaten 38-29 on the boards and struggled to contain the talented duo of Watford and Zeller.
Beilein, though, was pleased with McGary's energy and physicality, which have become the freshman's trademarks this season. They're earning him more time, too.
McGary is averaging 19-and-a-half minutes per Big Ten game. He didn't play that long in any nonconference game.
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Has some carbs, and has less MCT per unit than oil. Also more expensive and less flexible in how it can be used. That said, I use it in my coffee at times and when making cocoa crack, but it's oil for everything else.
I am new here and I have been on the wagon for almost 2 weeks. I have already noticed a huge difference in how I feel and I have so much more energy. SO, I went to the store to buy some coconut oil and came home with coconut butter by accident. I noticed it when I tasted it and thought, "Holy Crap, this stuff beats my old brand hands down!!!" (Atrisana (new) vs Spectrum (old)). It was then I saw the butter vs oil. I could totally eat the butter easily with a spoon and after a few "tasts" I put it away for the night. But its sweet rich goodness haunts me today.
I googled it and discovered the difference is how they are made, but, primally are they different? Will it do any harm to go with the butter vs the oil. Cause it is so much better....
Thanks in advance.
Has some carbs, and has less MCT per unit than oil. Also more expensive and less flexible in how it can be used. That said, I use it in my coffee at times and when making cocoa crack, but it's oil for everything else.
I am having a hard time finding coconut oil or butter. Does anyone know which store sells them?
I bought the spectrum coconut oil at my regular grocery store around 9$ I got the Artisana at Whole Foods store for around 11$
Pretty sure you should be able to find both cheaper in Amazon.com but Whole Foods also has Nutiva coconut butter. The workers at mine thought they were the same thing.
Personally, I don't like the butter, but in general I prefer a coconut 'hint' over a coconut taste. I can now eat coconut oil straight up, but I don't really love it. I add it to tea, I find I don't really taste it that way and that's what I prefer.
When it comes to cooking I prefer to use Spectrum refined coconut oil. Some here say, probably correctly (haven't bothered to check myself) that refined coconut oil is a waste of time, as nutritionally it's inferior to extra virgin. That's fine by me though, as it's still better (ie: not toxin/harmful) than other oil sources such as soybean, canola, corn, etc so when it comes to cooking I still think I'm doing myself a service by choosing coconut oil. The refined doesn't have a coconut taste, and thus none is found on the foods you cook it in, and I largely prefer that. For all other purposes, such as eating out of the jar or adding it to liquids, I always go with extra virgin.
Refined coconut oil also allows me to cook for my family without hearing complaints. Coconuts are almost totally foreign to Peruvians, especially in our cuisine, so it's really a toss-up whether you'll like the taste or not. Nobody in my house likes it, only my sister and I can tolerate it a bit.
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Coconut butter, like any other nut butter, is just ground coconut meat. It tastes better because it is a whole food, not just extracted fat. If anything, it is more primal than coconut oil. Just don't try cooking with it, don't let the word "butter" confuse you.
When I first bought some my dad laughed when I ate a spoonful and asked me "is that how you get what you need?". I asked, "would you ask me that if I ate a spoonful of peanut butter?" The word butter threw him off in a different context, which I guess is understandable.
I buy my coconut oil at Trader Joe's. I'll have to try the coconut butter, it sounds yummy. You know, it took me a while to find coconut flour locally (so I didn't have to pay for shipping). I FINALLY found it last night at a store called "Sprouts." $3.39 a lb.
I just listened to a podcast all about coconut oil and they discussed coconut butter and coconut flour, too. It was super informative. The podcast is by Underground Wellness (at Itunes) and the show was called "The Coconut Oil Miracle." It originally aired on 4/29/11. It was really interesting... you might find your answer there.Will it do any harm to go with the butter vs the oil.
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The healthy fatty acid composition is unchanged, still loaded with MCTs


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Herb King, 58, Minot, passed away Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at Trinity Hospital in Minot.
Herbert Alan King was born March 15, 1954, the son of Herbert C. and Lois (Hennessy) King, in Minot. He was raised and attended school in Minot.
Herb was once married to Shelly Selberg. They made their home in the Denver, Colo., area. He remained a close supportive friend until the time of her death.
Herb was a prominent longtime businessman in the window tinting business. He built businesses in the Denver area, as well as in Carson City, Nev., and Scottsdale, Ariz.
He moved back to Minot in 1995, where he owned and operated American Window Tinting for the past 17 years. He obtained his aviation training at Westminster College, Westminster, Colo. He was an avid pilot, flying his Piper Cherokee, and made many trips to Page, Ariz., to window tint. He was a member of the Dakota Territory Air Museum, Minot.
He enjoyed target shooting, gun collecting, restoring muscle cars, and working on his own airplane engine. He had a love for the wildlife, and would provide food for the deer, turkeys and pheasants that lived on his land.
Surviving family includes: mother, Lois (Warren) Olson, Minot; sister, Maureen (Laurel) Anderson, Chandler, Ariz.; brother, Dan (Sandy) King, Phoenix, Ariz.; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins; as well as a dear friend, Dewey Block, Minot.
Herb was preceded in death by his father, Herb; and sister, Cheryl (Bernard) Dyste.
Mass of Christian Burial: Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, 10:30 a.m., at St. Leo's Catholic Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot.
Visitation: There will be no reviewal, but friends may sign the register today, Oct. 16, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot.
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You're No Dummy! El Centro takes ATV safety on the road
With the southern tip of the dunes in sight from Yuma, and with either Buttercup or Dunebuggy Flats only a short drive away, it's only natural that many of the residents of this southwestern Arizona city would recreate at the Imperial Sand Dunes. With that in mind, park rangers from the BLM El Centro Field Office participated in the city's Second Annual Child Safety Fair on Saturday, March 24. During the event at the Quartermaster Depot, hosted by the Foundation of Yuma Regional Medical Center and Kohl's Cares, BLM staffers had ATV safety in mind.
A "Right Rider" dummy -- fully dressed in kid-size riding gear designed to protect ATV riders from trail debris and unexpected spills -- was on display to help kids make their way through an ATV Safety Survivor game. Youngsters were quizzed on safety gear requirements, unscrambled words to find the right answer, and identified actions and behaviors that are not permitted at the dunes. Almost 300 kids (and their parents) participated in the safety game, walking away with Frisbees, activity cards and stickers. Successfully completing the ATV Safety Survivor game helped the kids earn points to enter a fair raffle, as well as take home a free bicycle helmet at the end of the event.
-Joya Szalwinski, interpretive park ranger, Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area/BLM El Centro Field Office (March 30, 2012)
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DETROIT, MI - Blake Kownacki, the winemaker behind the idea of planting a vineyard on Belle Isle, will be chatting on MLive at noon today about his plans to create an urban winery in Detroit.
Kownacki and his partners with Detroit City Cellars want to plant grapes on a 10-acre plot on Belle Isle and then use the fruit to create local wines. They also have plans to turn urban gardens throughout Detroit into mini-vineyards that would allow city residents to tend the fruit and then sell grapes back to the winemaker.
The ambitious plan got a lukewarm reception from city officials last year, but got a slight boost from Gov. Rick Snyder earlier this year at the Mackinac Policy Conference. Snyder mentioned Kownacki's plan to Michigan business leaders as an example of ideas he's received for Belle Isle.
Join Kownacki on MLive today at noon to hear his plan, thoughts about wine in Detroit, why grapes can grow through a Michigan winter, and plenty more.
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Rob says "Why I Love Kristen Stewart"
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January / February 2013 - Issue 45
Opening Taiwan to the World
Luigi Vallero travels to Taiwan to find out more about Taoyuan International Airports bold plans to create a new Asian mega terminal.
Gatwick Reinvented
Following BAAs sale of Gatwick Airport to Global Infrastructure Partners in 2009, Londons second-biggest aerial gateway has been transformed. Editor Mark Nicholls reports from West Sussex.
The Dutch Number 2
Sebastian Schmitz reports from Eindhoven in the Netherlands where the citys joint commercial and military airport is thriving.
Rotary Ambitions
Den Helder Airport is an important transport hub for the North Sea oil and gas industries. René L Uijthoven examines the rotary wings dominated airport and looks at its longer term plans.
Cargo City Alaska
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is a major hub for international cargo flights. Robbie Shaw enjoyed seeing up to 75 widebody freighters each day.
APD Flying Under the Radar
Ian Doyle discusses the introduction of Airport Passenger Duty and recent changes to it, offering some critical observations on its wider impact for UK aviation.
Tocumen Growing for the Future
Charles Tyler reports from Tocumen International Airport, the primary gateway to the Central American country of Panama, which is undergoing major expansion.
Lahr An Airport in Waiting
Nestling in the Black Forest area of Western Germany, Lahr Airport is eager to establish itself on the European aviation map. Luigi Vallero assesses its progress.
Detailed news coverage from the global airport scene.
Airport Analysis The Last Chance?
As the UK Government appoints a commission to reconsider the nations aviation strategy Bruce Hales-Dutton delves into the complex and controversial issues surrounding airport capacity.
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The eighth-graders at Christ the King recently got an opportunity to bring one of their classroom lessons to life, when they put on a performance for their families and peers.
The play they performed, titled, "Don't Say No to the USO," is about a USO (United Service Organizations) club during the World War II era that worked to uncover German spies who had infiltrated their group.
Eighth-grade literature teacher Ann Oustalet co-directed the play, along with eighth-grade social studies teacher Reba Conefry.
Oustalet said she believes the play was a confidence builder for many of the students.
"Everybody had stage lines and all of them had a chance to participate," she said. "I think it gave a lot of these students an opportunity to get up and perform, and it also gave them the confidence to be able to get up in front of others. It also brought a great sense of camaraderie to the class, because they worked together on this project for a couple of months."
She said the performance also helped the students academically.
"It was also great, because it ties in with their learning and studies," Oustalet said. "So, instead of just reading the play, they were actually able to experience it in a more direct way. It was just a great opportunity for them to learn in a fun way."
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There were also several bands in attendance including Under Review, Mike Dagger's Paper Steamboat and Lost in the 60's.
The Krewe of Alla is now a family crew and is in need of new members in order to help keep the 80-year-old parade rolling through its traditional West Bank route. Females and teens ages 15 and up are now welcome to join. For more information call 504.256.5760.
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Young Marilyn Briggs left Westport to seek a new life in California. She found one in the movies-as Marilyn Chambers-but she never found the thing she wanted most.
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If the late '60s and early '70s were turbulent times in many parts of the country, for many they were particularly tumultuous and libidinous in Westport. Marilyn's childhood friend Darryl Coates discovered that when her family moved to the West Coast after her sophomore year. "When I got to California," she says, "I found that Westport was way ahead of the Bay area suburbs in terms of what kids were doing."
Not that the same problems weren't, and aren't, found in surrounding towns. But Westport had a jump start.
While towns such as Greenwich and New Canaan tilted toward conservative bankers, lawyers and financiers, Westport attracted those of a more liberal bent. Artists from New York City began flocking there around 1910, bringing with them liberal lifestyles and establishing an artists' colony that had few restrictions or inhibitions. Writers also were drawn to the seaside town (though in the case of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, who rented a house near Longshore Country Club in the summer of 1920, it may also have had something to do with the speakeasies, which boomed after Westport voted against Prohibition). In 1931, the Westport Country Playhouse opened, in effect posting a casting call to the entertainment crowd and furthering the town's reputation for fabulous fun and fame.
The "fast times" mood still prevailed in town in the late 1960s, when many Staples students were openly drinking-some were doing drugs in the bathrooms-and freely acting out their parts in the sexual revolution.
Dr. Robert Selverstone, a psychologist who had come to Westport from Ridgefield High School, was a guidance counselor at Staples High at the time. "There was a sense of increased sexualization and a push for what was permissible," he recalls. "There was this testing-I think more so than at other schools. Staples was a more liberal place than other schools."
Selverstone also remembers Marilyn Briggs. "By her senior year she was wearing much tighter and more revealing clothing and had kind of moved to an embrace of her sexuality, and was comfortable in it and in displaying it," he recalls. "I remember Marilyn walking outside between buildings and male students, and even teachers, watching her. There was an awareness of her self and her sexuality. There was an aura of her sexuality."
Not that she was the only suburban girl gone wild. Nile Rogers, the guitarist and music producer who grew up in Harlem, first came to Westport in his late teens after meeting some of Marilyn's peers at a club in the city. "I'd known what I thought were some pretty crazy girls in New York City," Rogers said several years ago at his home in the Saugatuck Shores section of town, "but these were the wildest women I'd ever met."
Despite their own reputation for excess, many Westport parents saw things reeling out of control.
Eleanor Craig Green, a family therapist in town, keeps a clipping of Marilyn's obituary in her datebook. Her daughter, Ann, a Staples classmate of Marilyn's, was an Ivy League student and aspiring actress who was swallowed up by the drug scene in the East Village. "Ann got caught in a world that was much more powerful than she recognized," Green says, "and Marilyn, too. She was a beautiful girl and was taken horrible advantage of. I suffered as a parent from the reality that there was no frame of reference for what kids were doing in those days. For my generation, it was beyond our thinking in terms of drug use and so forth. That was a harsh reality."
Ann Craig died of AIDS in 1984 at age 34, a tragedy chronicled in Green's book, The Moon Is Broken.


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Burke doesn't see soy exports leveling off for a long time. A large trading company recently reported Chinese pork consumption per capital is half of what it is in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He sees another 20 years of growth in the feed industry. The government wants to move another 20-30% of people into cities. Urbanization is predicted to peak out by 2026, but diets will continue to demand more protein.
Regarding exports to China, Burke says the U.S. is currently at 42% market share with China for soybeans, and he thinks that's good. We produce about 32% of total global soybean production. With South American competition shrinking some years, we are now a 12-month supplier to China instead of the four to six months in the past due to Chinese needs for soybeans year around. And if Chinese and Mexican demand goes the way it's going, we're going to have the tightest stocks we've ever had, he adds.
Burke concluded his talk with comments on a new market. By 2016, the U.S. has declared it will export food-grade non-GMO soybeans to China on a significant scale. North Dakota food-grade soybean growers are currently meeting in Beijing to promote their capabilities. Why? The national dietary recommendation for total per capita consumption of soy is currently 7 kg, and they want to get it to 10 kg and higher. What that means is 13.6 mmt of food-grade soy products are needed. China only produces 12 mmt, so that means there's more than 1-mmt potential.
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WOODBURY — A man who held up a Washington Township bank last week is believed to be responsible for recent armed robberies of convenience stores in two towns and attempted robberies of a Glassboro pharmacy and a Washington Township donut shop, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said Friday.
The man is believed to have robbed 7-Eleven stores in Gloucester Township on Feb. 9 and 10, the TD bank branch in Washington Township on Feb. 10 and the One-Stop convenience store in West Deptford Township on Monday.
He is believed to have attempted to rob the CVS Pharmacy on Delsea Drive and a Dunkin' Donuts store on Delsea Drive in Washington Township about 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The physical appearance and behavior of the individual, who brandished a knife and demanded cash in each incident, have led investigators to believe it is the same person, said Bernie Weisenfeld, spokesman for the prosecutor's office.
At the CVS Pharmacy, a white male in his late 20s to early 30s, about five feet, 10 inches in height and weighing about 170 pounds entered the store, walked behind the counter and brandished a knife at the clerk, Glassboro police said.
The man fled the store after the clerk informed him she could not access the register.
The man was wearing a tan color jacket, blue jeans and a gray skull cap at the time.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Glassboro Det. Michael Powelll at 856-881-1501, ext. 88126.


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Bothell man missing in Oso mudslide
By Dan Catchpole
Herald staff writer
Ron deQuilettes first caught her eye at Bible college. They've been married 31 years.
He had black hair, dark eyes and a beautiful tan, said his wife, La Rae deQuilettes.
The couple make their home in Bothell but Ron has not returned since March 22.
She and one of their grown children were waiting in downtown Arlington on March 24 for news from the site of the massive Oso mudslide.
Ron deQuilettes is an electrician who had a job in Oso that morning. The last word from him was a text at 8:30 a.m. from the work site.
"I'm here," he told his wife.
La Rae deQuilettes mistakenly believed the slide happened in Bellingham. She didn't worry when Ron didn't come home, thinking he was working late. On Sunday, she realized her mistake and spent that night waiting to see if police would knock on her door in Bothell with the worst news possible.
Heavy rains lightened this morning, helping crews progress in their search for victims in the 530 landslide. Approximately 620 personnel, including 160 volunteers, are working the slide area from both sides.
Today the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's office reported 21 confirmed fatalities. Of those, 15 have been identified and six are awaiting identification. Crews have located an additional four victims in the slide.
A service road opened yesterday, March 29, to help responders access the entire slide area, and move personnel, food and equipment from one side of the slide to the other. These operations are maxing out the road's capacity. The road is not open to the public.
"What a nightmare, it's a living nightmare," she said.
Police told her that the couple who hired her husband also are missing after the slide.
The deQuilettes have four children, the youngest of whom is in high school.
La Rae deQuilettes is trying to be strong for the kids, she said. Her daughter, Ashlee Staub, 29, joined her in Arlington.
Their plan is "wait, hope, try not to lose faith," La Rae deQuilettes said. "Just hang on to your family and don't lose faith."
Without her husband, the family will have no money, she said. Their home electricity business went under during the recession a few years back.
She is trying not to break down, thinking maybe Ron has an air pocket, or is somewhere waiting for rescuers.
"He's a fighter. He's tall and strong. He has heart in him like there's no tomorrow," she said.
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WASHINGTON -- Three of the candidates running in the 2014 Louisiana Senate race are reporting significant assets in their 2013 financial disclosure reports filed Monday with the Secretary of the Senate.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La, and her spouse listed assets of between $2 million and $3.06 million and debts between $750,000 and $1.6 million, consisting of mortgages and a line of credit.
State Rep. Paul Hollis, R-Covington, listed assets of between $1.6 million to $4.2 million. He reported $250,000 to $500,000 in debts -- all with Raymond James Associates.
Republican Rob Maness, a retired Air Force colonel and Entergy employee, listed, along with his spouse, assets of between $812,000 to $1.91 million and debts, consisting of three mortgages, of between $700,000 to $1.5 million.
The financial disclosure report for U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, incumbent Landrieu's leading GOP challenger, was not available in the Senate secretary's office as of late Monday. This marked the first time Senate financial disclosure reports could be filed electronically.
You could look up Senate reports here.
Under congressional rules, members and candidates for the House and Senate must list their financial assets and liabilities in broad ranges -- such as $1,000 to $15,000; $15,001 to $50,000 or $50,001 to $100,000. So, the reports only give a rough estimate of wealth and liabilities. Excluded from most reports are the congressional salary of $174,000 a year; the values of members' or candidates' primary homes, as well as income earned by a spouse.
Landrieu lists the value of her Washington D.C. home, perhaps because it generates rental income. She lists the value of the home listed in husband Frank Snellings name, at over $1 million. Her report lists annual rental income for the house at between $15,001 and $50,000.
Landrieu's assets include undeveloped land in Slidell worth between $350,000 and $750,000 and a Nineland Partnership (that includes real estate) in New Orleans worth between $250,000 and $500,000.
Snellings is a real estate agent in Washington D.C.
Maness listed 2013 income that include $65,000 in Defense Department retirement payments, a $23,544 Veterans Affairs pension; and a $120,000 salary from Entergy Services Inc., covering his employment at the utility between January and August, 2013. He reported farm income of $4,475.
Hollis listed his $42,556 salary from the Louisiana House of Representatives; a $1,915 retirement payment from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; $13,183 in non-deferred compensation from the same insurance company and $5,006 in retirement payments from Raymond James & Associates.
Hollis listed the following outside positions during 2013: director of Hollis Companies LLC; director of the Industry Council for Tangible Assets of Annapolis, Md., and owner of Paul Hollis Rare Coins LLC of Mandeville. He did not list income figures from those positions.
Sen. David Vitter, R-La, who is not running for election this year, listed assets, along with his wife Wendy of between $946,000 to $2.43 million, and a mortgage debt of between $50,001 and $100,000.
Senators are not required to list their spouse's salary, but Vitter disclosed in his report that his wife, Wendy, earned $54,942 for her work in 2013 with the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
The report indicates that Vitter and his wife sold bonds and certificate of deposits worth between $47,000 and $180,000 with the states of New Hampshire and Maine and with the Bank of China.


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GRAND RAPIDS – Tyronne Jones-Mirelez will spend between 4.5 and 25 years in prison for robbing a gas station.
But the young mother who worked behind the counter where she had a gun held inches from her face says she may never escape the prison of fear the experience created.
"I'm terrified to do anything alone," said Jessica Rounds, who was working at 2 a.m. Oct. 15 at the BP Gas Station on Burton Street SW and Clyde Park Avenue. "You never think it will happen to you."
The 22-year-old woman said she lost her job which led to her losing her house as a result of the robbery and its aftermath.
Earlier this month, Jones-Mirelez and co-defendant Deshawn Brooks – both 19 -- pleaded guilty to armed robbery. In exchange for the plea, neither was charged with felony possession of a firearm or conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
The pair also agree to testify in any court action taken against the remaining suspect, 17-year-old Steven Palmer. Last month, Palmer rejected a plea deal and will be tried in Kent County Circuit Court.
Brooks is scheduled to be sentenced next week.
In sentencing Jones-Mirelez, Judge Paul Sullivan followed the terms of the plea agreement, but said he believed the robber needed to pay.
"You scared the living daylights out of this poor woman," Sullivan said.
Jones-Mirelez muttered that he was sorry, prior to the sentence.
"Are you?" Sullivan asked.
But Jones-Mirelez's legal troubles are not over. He faces charges of robbing a young man who left a party around 1:55 a.m. on July 14 in the Grand Village Mobile Home Park, 6500 S. Division Avenue.
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Owens said he is impressed that Auburn's coaches "treat you like family."
"They are not just talking to you and feeding you stuff about the university," Owens said. "They are sincerely trying to get to know you. You feel like they sincerely care."
The video is one of a series of Press-Register videos of recruits interviewed during Under Armour All-America game activities.
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Luis Ramos pitched a four-hitter as Clifton defeated North Bergen, 3-2, in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 tournament in North Bergen.
Ramos (5-3) struck out three and walked one for Clifton. Bailey Snyder, Chris DiFalco, and Cory Pollina each had an RBI for Clifton.
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Superior, WI (NNCNOW.com) - The largest crude oil pipeline project in North Dakota is one step closer to putting pipe in the ground.
Enbridge's $2.6 billion sandpiper pipeline project would carry bakken crude oil from western North Dakota to Clearbrook, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin.
Companies committed to more than half of the total capacity of the 225,000 barrel line.
This allows the company to move forward with federal and state permits.
"The time frame is operation early 2016 with this pipeline system. That's assuming everything here now forward continues as expected. But right now we expect production to grow until that time so it's going to be very much needed by the time it goes into service," said Jason Kringstad, North Dakota Pipeline Authority.
The public service commission along with federal agencies will oversee the project, as the company finalizes a route and gains access to the land needed for the pipeline.


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JAMESTOWNSHIP TOWNSHIP, MI -- The principal of Beaverdam Christian School said she's grateful no students were injured when a teenager allegedly shot a BB at a school bus on Thursday, Nov. 15.
Principal Stephanie Miedema said the bus was between stops on 24th Avenue when a window was struck by a pellet between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Lt. Mark Bennett of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office said students were not seated by the window when a 14-year-old "playing around with a BB gun" shot at the bus.
The window shattered but glass did not fall from the windowpane, Miedema said. She said the bus stopped for about 30 minutes while police investigated.
"I talked to the students while it was stopped and police were investigating, and they were all doing fine. Some were doing homework and they were waiting to get rolling again," she said.
Bennett said police do not yet know if the teen will face charges.


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We first caught sight of these awesome wooden dolls of favorite female writers thanks to Jezebel. Debbie Ritter's Uneek Doll Designs on Etsy sells a collection of handmade characters from literary history. Debbie has given her permission to feature some of her hand-painted miniatures of the famous women authors we love (Judy Blume! Erma Bombeck! Madeleine L'Engle!) in the gallery below.
Pair one of these dolls with their matching book, and you've got the perfect gift, right? I checked and there is still time to order for Christmas! And for the non-readers on your list, the clever and very talented artist also sells dolls of celebrities, historical men and women, and famous artists. Neil Diamond, anyone? Hello!
Mary Higgins Clark 1 of 15I'll never forget the first book I ever read by best-selling novelist Mary Higgins Clark: A Cry In The Night. I was probably much too young to be reading it at the time, but I was hooked.
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Jane Austen 2 of 15Pride & Prejudice is my all-time favorite book ever. But Jane Austen's other works, including Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Mansfield Park are also some of my faves. Jane Austen by Uneek Doll Designs
Erma Bombeck 3 of 15Erma's words still inspire so many moms and writers today. She wrote about her suburban home life from the mid-sixties until the late nineties in newspaper columns as well as best-selling books.
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Sylvia Plath 14 of 15Sylvia Plath was the first poet to win a Pulitzer Prize after death, for The Collected Poems. She also wrote the semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar, published shortly before she committed suicide in 1963.
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Charlotte Bronte 15 of 15My second all-time favorite novel is Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte under the pen name Currer Bell, and published in 1847. Of course you can also find the doll of her sister Emily. who wrote Wuthering Heights.
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