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1930 – Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) American writer. Received the 1930 Nobel Prize for Literature "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters."
1936 – Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (1888-1953) American writer. Eugene O'Neill won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936, and Pulitzer Prizes for four of his plays: Beyond the Horizon (1920); Anna Christie (1922); Strange Interlude (1928); and Long Day's Journey Into Night (1957). He won the Nobel Prize in Literature "for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy."
1938 – Pearl Buck (1892-1973) Pearl Buck, seudonym for Pearl Walsh née Sydenstricker. American writer. Received the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces."resented with a fearless love of truth and keen psychological insight."
1948 – Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) British/American writer. T.S. Eliot received the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry."
1949 – William Faulkner (1897-1962) American writer. Received the 1949 Nobel in Literature "for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel."
1954 – Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899-1961) American writer. Brevity was his specialty. Received the 1954 Nobel in Literature "for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style."
1962 – John Steinbeck (1902-1968) American writer. Received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception."
1976 – Saul Bellow (1915-2005) American writer. Received the 1976 Nobel Prize for Literature "for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work."
1978 – Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991) Polish/American writer. Received the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature "for his impassioned narrative art which, with roots in a Polish-Jewish cultural tradition, brings universal human conditions to life."
1980 – Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004) Polish/American writer. Received the 1980 Nobel Prize for Literature for voicing "man's exposed condition in a world of severe conflicts."
1987 – Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996) Russian/American writer. Received the 1987 Nobel Prize for Literature "for an all-embracing authorship, imbued with clarity of thought and poetic intensity."
1992 – Derek Walcott (1930- ) Saint Lucian/American writer. Derek Walcott received the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature "for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment."
1993 – Toni Morrison (1931- ) American writer. Received the 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature for "novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import," giving "life to an essential aspect of American reality."


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Trust. Admiration. Respect. Good feelings. The science behind the formulation of consumer perceptions about brands says these are the building blocks of corporate reputation.
So when was the last time you heard people use words like those to describe how they feel about their bank? For that matter, when was the last time they used them to describe the way they feel about somebody else's bank?
It turns out not to have been as long ago as one might think. In 2011, 24 of the 30 large banks in an American Banker/Reputation Institute survey garnered higher reputational ratings from consumers compared with the previous year. Even more impressive, two institutions in 2011, Harris Bank and Zions Bank, scored above 70 on our 100-point scale, crossing into territory that Reputation Institute, a reputation management consultancy, considers the difference between strong corporate reputations and merely average ones.
But this year, both of those banks are back below the 70-point mark, along with everyone else in the survey. The number of banks scoring below 60, a hallmark of a weak or vulnerable reputation, rose from six to eight. And that was before JPMorgan Chase set off the latest wave of public anxiety over banking with its headline-grabbing disclosures of recent trading losses.
Our online survey was conducted in January and February-too early to capture the impact of the JPMorgan Chase news, but certainly timely enough to measure the buildup of frustration Americans have been feeling toward banks.
If any of the initial anger over the financial crisis has dissipated with time, it easily has been replaced with more recent indignation over increased fees (both real or proposed) and over the interminably long wait for a recovery in the broader economy, with the heightened rhetoric of election-year politics only serving to fan the flames.
Consumers appear to have less patience now for distinguishing between big bank brands, except when it comes to differentiating between large banks and the very largest banks (since the inception of our ranking three years ago, the giants have consistently populated the bottom tier). Reputation scores for most regional banks, meanwhile, landed within a tight range of one another. With so few points separating the best from the rest, it looks as though reputation isn't the differentiator that some banks might have hoped.
There's an advantage, though, to a scenario in which you're tarred with the same brush as everyone else: it forces you out of a relative value mindset, which Reputation Institute's Anthony Johndrow says is exactly what companies need to do if they want to build a sustainable approach to managing their reputation.
"Banks are very competitive, so they tend to think of reputation as another chance to beat their rivals. But it's not a race, or if it is, then it's a very long one, especially given where banks are right now," says Johndrow, a managing partner at the firm.
At its core, corporate reputation is the accumulation of feelings that come out of the direct experiences people have with a company, along with the messages the company puts out about itself and the messages others put out about the company.
Direct interaction-the experiences people have as a customer, investor or employee of a company-makes a big difference to reputation scores. Every bank in our survey was rated by at least 100 people who reported having some level of familiarity with the brand. But in cases where respondents reported having had a direct experience with a company, their ratings yielded reputation scores that on average were 10 points higher than the scores from respondents who had no direct experiences with the company.
Interestingly, the big, multinational banks in the survey, which tend to have weaker and more volatile scores, got an even higher lift than their regional counterparts when rated by people who reported having had direct experience with them.
Respondents also tend to rate a bank more favorably (7.3 points higher on average) if they have been exposed to the company's own messaging, through its advertising, marketing, public relations activities or social responsibility efforts.
But outside of their own financial institution, most people (75 percent) know about bank brands based mainly on what they hear about them from others, either in traditional media or social media venues, through family and friends, or in the advice they seek from experts. That kind of experience translates into a relatively tiny score lift of less than 2.5 points.
The math suggests that banks, like other companies, are best off focusing on their existing customer relationships. But Johndrow argues that in thinking about their relationships, too many banks are emphasizing the customer experience over customer expectations.
Customers these days expect companies-in banking or any other industry-to engage in citizenship, good governance and innovation, along with having solid financial performance and trustworthy products and services. Customer experience, Johndrow says, is a narrower concept that "does not address corporate behavior, which a broader reputation lens includes."
Historically, the monoline credit card issuers ranked even lower than traditional banks in the minds of consumers when it came to matters of corporate reputation.

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Technology has relieved people of many chores: scrubbing shirts on a washboard, making butter in a churn, stitching clothing by hand.
Yet, on a recent Saturday morning, seven students gathered around a workbench at 3rd Ward, a craft school in the New York borough of Brooklyn, to learn how to sew moccasins.
"I'm not going to pay $400 for a shoe that doesn't fit," said student Fabian Grateroles, stitching the muslin mock-up with a needle and black thread.
Besides, he was enjoying the pursuit.
"I usually spend my whole day in front of a computer," he said cheerfully.
Once the domain of apron-clad matrons tasked with domestic busywork, sewing — like knitting before it — is making a comeback.
The number of monthly beginner classes at 3rd Ward has doubled to four.
The number of members at BurdaStyle, a 5-year-old social network for sewing novices, grew to 753,184 in mid-May — an increase of 47 percent from a year earlier, according to the company.
Sewing shops in central Ohio are also experiencing a higher demand for classes and materials.
Starting last summer , Sew to Speak in the Clintonville neighborhood moved from having one beginner class a week to offering three, owner Anita Gastaldo said.
An "Introduction to Machine Sewing" class frequently sells out.
And at Sew-N-Save in Westerville, owner Susan Hart said, her business has boosted the number of private sewing lessons it offers to about eight each month to meet increasing
"We're seeing more interest in actual construction classes and quick-and-easy classes," she said.
Nationwide, sewing-machine sales are booming, with sales in the United States expected to top 3 million in 2012 — up from 1.5 million annually more than a decade ago, according to SVP Worldwide, maker of Singer sewing machines.
"We've definitely seen an uptick in interest in sewing," said Vanessa Parrish, a spokeswoman for SVP Worldwide, who credits the recession with inspiring people to find home-centered activities.
In part, the heightened interest can be chalked up to the popularity of reality shows such as Project Runway on Lifetime and Fashion Star on NBC, but sewing instructors say students in their 20s and 30s, particularly women, are embracing sewing as a form of self-expression and a way to assert their independence.
"What once was considered a womanly task is now a way of defining oneself," said Patti Gilstrap, an owner of Flirt, a New York clothing store that teaches introductory classes in alteration and skirt-
Customers have inquired about sewing gloves, swimsuits and even a wedding dress, she said.
"Students don't want to reproduce something from Target or Walmart," she said. "They want to make something that is unique to them."
Meanwhile, blogs and social-
sharing websites such as Pinterest connect sewers, turning what might otherwise be a solitary activity into a group effort.
"The social aspect of sewing is so important," Parrish said. "Like with any activity, when you get people together, you're able to share and enjoy your passion."
Gastaldo gives credit for much of the success of her shop to her 27-year-old daughter, April Rhodes — who helps select fabrics favored by a younger demographic. Rhodes also plays an integral part in attracting new clients through social-media sites and the store blog.
Plus, present-day sewing machines boast electronic interfaces that make the hobby more accessible to tech-savvy younger generations, Parrish said. Many tout features that automatically set the stitch, thread the needle and buzz to alert users when something is amiss.
Such devices, Hart said, account for about 80 percent of her sewing-machine sales.
Although some people take up the hobby with the hope of saving money on clothing, Gastaldo said, the majority do so because they find it fun and empowering.
"It's not necessarily cheaper to sew your own clothes," she said, "but it does give you a sense of satisfaction."
Jessica Proper, 31, treasures the compliments she receives for a few skirts she made.
"It's a good feeling," said Proper, a Dublin resident who began taking classes about a year ago after receiving a sewing machine as a gift from her mother.
She also creates tea towels and pillows as well as clothes.
Proper is hardly alone: Celebrities, including actress Katherine Heigl, are taking to the hobby.
"My mother sewed, but it seemed not that cool," Heigl said. "Then my sister and I started following Pinterest."
When the social-media site sparked an interest in making baby clothes for Heigl's two daughters, her mother bought her a sewing machine and gave her a few pointers.
Her first project: a bumper (for the crib of her second daughter) made from green and white fabric the actress bought online.
"You can certainly find them cheaper to buy," Heigl said. "But it turned out so beautifully — the piping and trim.
"I am not going to get enough of this."
Dispatch Reporter Courtney Day contributed to this story.


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City looks to step up sidewalk workOctober 03,2012By Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer
City officials are turning their attention to Rutland's sidewalks.
The Public Works Committee will take up how the fund for sidewalk repairs is handled following a request by Alderman Gary Donahue on behalf of the city's Committee for Accessibility Improvement.
"It doesn't take long to look around and see there are a lot of sidewalks in substandard condition," Public Works Commissioner
Evan Pilachowski said Wednesday. "If we can figure out a way to fix more of those sidewalks, that's something that should be done."
Donahue, who represents the aldermen on the Committee for Accessibility Improvement, said the city needs to look at keeping unspent sidewalk and curb money from a given budget year and rolling it over to the same fund for the following year.
"At the end of the year, if that's not used, it goes back into the general fund," he said of the current system.
Donahue said his understanding is that the fund typically has leftovers because the city does not have enough manpower to accomplish all the budgeted work.
"It's a low priority and the guys always have something more important to do," he said.
Pilachowski said he did not have numbers at his fingertips, but that the amount unspent in the fund varies from year to year.
"There was a lot of money left over from last year because of Irene," he said. "A lot of the time we had scheduled for sidewalk repairs was taken up working on storm damage. We've been able to devote more of our time to sidewalk repairs than last year."
He added, "This summer we've hit sections of Evergreen, West Street, Wallace. We've done a section on Lafayette. We're going to do a section on South Main Street. We have another section we need to do on Allen Street. I'm not hitting all of them. Those are the larger projects. There are smaller ones, too."
Pilachowski said that he saw nothing wrong with rolling over money within the fund, but that it was a decision for the Board of Aldermen.
Donahue said there was also interest in taking advantage of a new agreement with the city employees' union that allows projects of more than $30,000 to go out to bid. Pilachowski said sidewalk work was already benefitting from the new arrangement, but was doing so indirectly.
"We contracted bridge repairs, water repairs," he said. "Had we done those ourselves, we would not be able to devote our time to sidewalks."
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Guitarist Maxwell Hughes makes a stop in Amarillo on Southwest tour
By Mike Fuller • Jan 16, 2014
Maxwell Hughes is an award-winning guitarist based in Ft. Collins, Colorado. He is currently on a tour of the southwest headed for California.
He will be appearing in Amarillo on Saturday, January 18 at the Amarillo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship hall at 4901 Cornell Dr. He will also be performing during both Sunday services at 10 and 11 am on January 19.
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An accident Friday involving two cars and a motorcycle left nine people dead, Argentine official news agency Telam said, citing police.
Eight of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while the ninth died later at a hospital.
The accident occurred around 5:00 a.m. on the outskirts of San Pedro, some 160 kilometers (100 miles) west of Buenos Aires, when one of the vehicles collided head-on with another and hit a motorcycle on a curve of the highway.
As a result to the violent crash, one of the vehicles caught fire and its four occupants were burned to death, the motorcyclist was killed as were the four passengers in the second car.
The prosecutor investigating the accident, Gabriela Ates, suspects that some of the victims were under the influence of alcohol and drugs, since police found a beer bottle in one of the vehicles and "two white bags with a substance similar to cocaine."
The crash came hours after four members of the same family died in a collision in the northern province of Salta.
The vehicle in which the family was traveling hit a truck head-on in the town of Coronel Moldes, some 70 kilometers (43 miles) south of Salta city, the provincial capital.
The truck driver, who survived the accident without serious injury, is in custody pending completion of an investigation. EFE


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I am starting analysis and one of the problems I am encountering is since I do not have a teacher or guide I am not sure if what I write is sufficent or overly verbose etc. I would appreciate if anyone would critique this solution to a problem and maybe give me suggestsions such as "You cannot assume this" or "You needn't state that", things of that nature. Thank you very much in advance.
Question: "Fix . If , define to be the set of all numbers , where is rational and . Prove that:
Solution: . Furthermore if (Can I assume this, or would I have to prove it?). So we can state that . So is bounded above by . And if would not be an upper bound of . Therefore
Is that ok? If it's horrific I apologize, it's my first time doing these kind of questions.
The big question here is : How is defined, when x is irrational?
There are two possible approaches. The first is to define as the limit of as the rational number t approaches x. The second is to define , where the exponential function is defined by its power series, and the logarithm is the inverse of the exponential.
In a rigorous approach to analysis, I think that the second definition is far more satisfactory and easy to deal with. If you are using that definiton then this problem is quite simple: It is clear that , given that b>1. Since the exponential function is increasing and continuous, it follows that .
If you are using the first definition then the argument suggested by Mathstud28, as clarified by CaptainBlack, looks fine.
There's something we're sometimes told to do, it's to announce what you'll prove.
For example, you can make a first paragraph beginning with : let's prove that b^x is an upper bound for B(x)
and a second one beginning with : let's prove that b^x is the smallest of the upper bounds.
When you have a 2-pages long proof, it may be useful
When an assumption is given to you at your progress (up to some page of a beginners' Analysis book, some point of your course etc.)
For instance, was the exponential function properly defined? Was it proven to be strictly increasing and continuous? Was even the continuity of a function defined? When the answers to these are given to us, we would be able provide you with what you've requested.
I doubt this.. So B(x) is bounded above by b^x. And if t<x b^t would not be an upper bound of B(x) Therefore \sup(B(x))=b^x
Firstly, you will have to deal with what you mean by "if [LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed] ", though it is a minor problem, compared to this: even if [LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed] , we still have [LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed] . Think of x being irrational, then the equality part of the inequality sign would mean nothing.
One more note is, even if you were right above, you still haven't actually proven [LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed] is the least upper bound.
You might have thought "since the supremum is a fine line to cross, and proving we have crossed the fine line, by using slightly smaller numbers to generate B(x), we can somehow prove is the supremum". Sometimes this is true (not in this case), but still you may have to elaborate.
This are some general tips for deciding what you should assume:
1. Stick to the proven theorems given to you, unless it is something trivial (e.g. various basic properties of the natural numbers).
2. Check where did you theorems come from - do not try to prove a premise in a theorem using the theorem.
I think defining as a power series is enough to omit "..define b^x as the limit of b^t...". And the continuity of already implies a proper definition of b^x when x is anyway real.
(Edited many times due to my careless and impatient proof-reading... this will be the last 02:18 16/11/2008)
As CaptainBlack as mentioned:
This is a common way of identifying the supremum. In fact, I have used it in almost all of my homework and exams in my first year at university.2. Now suppose that is not a least upper bound, but that there exists a such that and for all . Then derive a contradiction.
Suppose [tex]\exists s[/tex] s.t.
We will have to prove that [LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed] s.t. [tex] s<s'<b^x [/tex], i.e. [tex]s[/tex] is not an upper bound, for the contradiction. I think this relies on
1. the continuity of [LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed]
2. [LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed] is strictly increasing
3. the Intermediate Value Theorem
4. between any two distinct numbers there is a rational number
, which, in conjunction, effectively state
[LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed] ,
[LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed] s.t. [LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed]
[LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed] s.t. [LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed] and also [LaTeX ERROR: Convert failed]
to help completing the proof. I am not sure whether we could use theorems that are more elementary, and whether doing so could maintain a similar degree of simplicity, but here we go.
BTW, is there a "not in" symbol (slashed "in" symbol) in LaTex?


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Massad Ayoob argues that when it comes to gun safety in the home, you can't childproof your guns, so you have to gunproof your children.
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This story is a bit nuts, but teaches a good lesson of why it's important not to be squirrely with firearms. Failing to do so cost one Tennessee police officer big. An unadvised armed altercation at a discount store turned out to be a career-ending incident for the long-time law enforcement professional.
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Union Schools To Join Other Districts Ignoring State Law
Tulsa,Oklahoma – Broken Arrow and Jenks Public Schools were the first in the Tulsa Metro area to declare they will not pay any scholarship for special education students to attend private schools. The scholarships are part of HB3393, meant to provide better services to special education children not being served by public schools.
Calling it the first step toward school vouchers, the Broken Arrow and Jenks school boards announced early this week they will not follow the state law. Now, the Union Superintendent says she will encourage the Union board to make the same declaration.
Superintendent Cathy Burden says expecting the schools to pay for services they are not providing is against the law and violates the Oklahoma Constitution. Those in opposition to HB3393 say it is in direct violation of a provision of the constitution which prohibits using public funds for private purposes.
Superintendents from all three districts believe providing scholarships for special education students to attend private schools will continue to erode state funding for public schools.


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Mayor Ashley Swearengin today announced the appointment of Mark Scott, a Fresno native with 34 years of experience in public administration, as the City of Fresno's new city manager.
Scott, 60, who has been a city manager in three cities over the past 20 years, is currently the city manager in Culver City. He will begin his duties in Fresno in mid-April. Assistant City Manager Bruce Rudd will continue to serve as interim city manager until Scott is in position.
"I am pleased to welcome Mark back to Fresno," Mayor Swearengin said. "He is the ideal person to assume the City Manager's position – his more than 30 years of experience in public administration has seasoned him and prepared him to step in and perform at a high level. Most importantly, he's passionate about seeing his hometown succeed."
"City Managers rarely get a chance to return to their hometowns," Scott said. "I feel very fortunate to be coming back to the place of my original inspiration to join Mayor Swearengin's team. The best part of Fresno is Fresnans. I'm glad to be home."
Scott's experience as a city manager includes stints at Culver City and Beverly Hills, both in California, and Spartanburg, South Carolina.
At Culver City, Scott is the city's first manager since its transition to the Council-Manager form of government. He is responsible for 720 employees with a budget of more than $160 million. He also serves as the City's acting chief financial officer, as well as the executive director of one of the state's more active redevelopment agencies.
Before Culver City, Scott served as city manager of Spartanburg, South Carolina, from November 2003 to May 2009. In that position, he helped to develop the award-winning HUB-BUB.com "creative community" program and was responsible for the day-to-day operation of a municipal government of 500 staff and a $49 million budget.
Scott also served as city manager of Beverly Hills from April 1990 to November 2003, the longest tenure of a city manager in Beverly Hills history. At Beverly Hills, Scott was responsible for the operation of a municipal government staff of 1,100 and a $250 million budget. Before becoming city manager, Scott was director of environmental services (community development) and executive assistant to the city manager in Beverly Hills.
In addition, Scott served as assistant to the City Manager of Clovis from 1972-78.
Scott is an International City Management Association certified city manager and a founding member of the City County Communications & Marketing Association, an organization for local governments that are innovating new and better ways of communicating with their citizens.
He has been active in various community and civic activities such as coaching youth sports; mentoring in the Los Angeles Unified School District MISTER program in south-central Los Angeles for five years; hosting NAACP ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) competitions in two cities; working on Weed & Seed neighborhood programs; and participating in Project Redwood, a social entrepreneurship program initiated by the Stanford Business School Class of 1980.
Scott also taught an "Entrepreneurial Government" course in the Clemson University Master of Public Administration program.
Scott attended Fresno Unified School District schools and graduated from Fresno High School. He also has a master of business administration degree from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree in public administration from California State University, Fresno. He and Carol, his wife of 36 years, have two children.
Scott's parents, Gordon and Carol Scott, live in Fresno.
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A carnival singer who reinvented himself into a polished political outsider is poised to become Haiti's new president, according to several sources familiar with the results that are expected to be released later Monday.
Michel "Sweet Micky'' Martelly, 50, has received more than the required 50 percent plus one of the vote required to beat longtime opposition leader and former first lady Mirlande Manigat to win Haiti's first presidential runoff election in a quarter century. Martelly reportedly won the election by a 3-1 margin.
The preliminary results of Haiti's March 20 elections were transmitted at 8 a.m. Monday to the executive director of the Provisional Electoral Council, whose members triggered momentary panic Sunday evening when they unexpectedly showed up at the vote tabulation center where tally sheets were undergoing a final scrutiny for fraud.
The second round of elections for the presidential and legislative races were better organized than the first round. But like the chaotic Nov. 28 first round, the runoffs were also marred by fraud and irregular voting.
As of 4 p.m. Sunday, some 1,718 presidential tally sheets out of more than 25,000 had been tossed out of the final vote count. The number accounted for between 15 and 18 percent of the tallies. The average margin of fraud in elections for Latin America is between 2 to 3 percent, according to elections experts in the region.
During the March 20 runoff, voters not only stuffed ballots but they also included fraudulent voter identification numbers, which were picked up by elections workers who included 16 attorneys trained in new criteria set up by the Organization of American States. Already leading a joint elections observer mission with the Caribbean Community, the OAS was brought in following the first round to verify the vote and put in new procedures in hopes of salvaging the election.
Less clear are the results of the legislative elections, described by one diplomat "as a mess."
There were more than 70 legislative runoff races to fill both the Senate and the lower chamber of deputies.
Haitian President Rene Preval's INITE party was vying to take control of parliament after losing being forced to remove their presidential candidate from the runoff spot in favor of Martelly.
Following the first round, Martelly insisted that he — and not the government's choice — should go into the runoff against Manigat. His supporters shut down major cities for three days with rioting. A controversial review of the vote by an OAS experts mission eventually agreed with him.
For days Haiti has been on edge awaiting the presidential results, with Manigat supporters fielding rumors of a victory and supporters of Martelly threatening to take to the streets in a violent outrage if he were to lose.
Pras Michel, a Martelly supporter and a Haitian-American rapper formerly of the Grammy-award winning hip hop group The Fugees, was accused of followers on his Twitter account of inciting violence when at 9 p.m. Sunday, he tweeted: Machete + gasoline + matches = the will of the people.
Followers responded by asking why was he preaching violence, while Martelly supporters quickly denounced him, saying he doesn't speak on behalf of the presidential candidate. Michel, who was seen in Haiti Saturday night at the bar at the upscale Karibe hotel in Petionville, later removed the tweet.
Last month, the rapper was quoted in a YouTube video saying "They will burn the country if Martelly is not elected president." He told The Miami Herald at the time that his comments were taken out of context. Martelly also distanced himself from the comments, telling journalists at a news conference that he condemned any acts of violence.
"If the people voted for Manigat, and she wins than life goes on,'' he said. "If they choose a candidate and it goes a different way then they will be upset about it. When I say burn the country, I am saying, the people will be in a rage. The people did not agree.''
The U.N. peacekeeping mission along with the Haitian National Police have stepped up security in key cities, including the capital. Additional troops were also put at the tabulation center and also an armored U.N. vehicle is protecting both the elections headquarters and the home of its elections council president Gaillot Dorsinvil.
Late Saturday night, Manigat supporters panicked after hearing that Dorsinvil had returned to the tabulation center.
Earlier in the day, he and the other seven members of the council had rushed to the tabulation center after receiving a fake text pronouncing Manigat as the winner, according to information that would soon be released by Wikileaks. Their appearance raised suspicions of the presidential observers. At the time 107 tally sheets were sent to be processed but were rejected by the computer because the parameters had not been adjusted to permit their inclusion. They were later included.
Sources familiar with the events say that the exclusion of the 107 tally sheets would not have changed the outcome though the tallies may well be a point of contention by Manigat should she decide to fight the preliminary results before the elections council as permitted by Haiti's electoral law. The 107 tally sheets came from voting centers that had less than 450 voters.


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Petaluma /pɛtəˈluːmə/ is a small town in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. Its population was 57,941 according to the 2010 Census.
The Rancho Petaluma Adobe, located in Petaluma, is a National Historic Landmark. Its construction started in 1836 by order of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, then Commandant of the San Francisco Presidio. It was the center of a 66,000 acre (270-km²) ranch stretching from Petaluma River to Sonoma Creek. The adobe is considered one of the best preserved buildings of its era in Northern California.
Petaluma is a transliteration of the Coast Miwok phrase péta lúuma which means hill backside and probably refers to Petaluma's proximity to Sonoma Mountain.
Petaluma has a well-preserved, historic city center which includes many buildings that survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.


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OPINION: Stop your carping ... if you want better roads, you need to pay for them
- From: The Courier-Mail
- January 01, 2013
WHEN it comes to bellyaching and moaning, our soap-dodging mates back in the Old Dart receive something of a bum rap.
Whingeing Poms have nothing on Queenslanders when it comes to a genetic predisposition to carp and complain, usually in the context of something they feel entitled to. Right now, if not yesterday, and free.
This is especially true when it comes to anything transport related, be it cheap (read taxpayer-subsidised) petrol, gold-plated public transport at knock-down fares (more subsidies) and world-class arterial road systems that somehow materialise without anyone having to pay for them.
What is it with Queenslanders and their pathological aversion to the concept of user-pays? From what selfish pit of narrow-minded thinking does this sense of God-given entitlement well?
Honestly, there are people I know who drive, grumbling all the way, up hill, across bridge and down dale, adding 20 minutes to their journey and burning an extra $3 of fuel to save spending $3 on a toll.
"It's the principle of the thing," one told me. With a straight face.
Tolls are good. Tolls are equitable user-pays ways of financing major infrastructure and there should be more of them.
Do you agree? Have your say below
On that basis I welcome, seriously, the Newman Government considering tolling the northern stretch of the Gateway Motorway to help fund a much needed billion-dollar upgrade. This is as economically sensible as it is fair.
Many Courier-Mail online readers yesterday - those not bagging Campbell Newman for having the temerity to look at alternative options for funding transport development - blamed the Bligh/Beattie Labor government and its record of economic management.
One point to be made here is that much of the debt on Queensland's books relates to everything from water to road infrastructure.
If Labor had been a bit less politically timorous with introducing user-pays charges (why no toll on the Tugun by-pass for example?) and hanging on to expensive fossil fuel subsidies (the $500-million-a-year petrol excise rebate) for too long, perhaps the books might be in better shape.
Others yearned for the "good-old days" of the Bjelke-Petersen era, with Wake up Australia writing (at 2.37am, so read what you like into the "wake up" bit):
"Most of you morons hated JOE (sic) and had him crucified but under him there were no tolls, very little debt and the health system was paid for by the casket. Ha Ha."
A couple of points here. Firstly Joh, despite his Old Testament outlook on life, was not crucified or even beatified.
Secondly, it was his National Party government that built the first Gateway Bridge, which was opened by Joh and then roads minister Russ Hinze (pictured) in 1986 and paid for with tolls collected at a plaza on the southern side of the bridge.
I found myself agreeing with Mick of West of The Great Divide who posted the following yesterday: "Mention the word 'toll' and look at the tears start flowing from the city sooks.
At least you have roads, so stop the whingeing, pay for what you use, because country folk don't want to pay for something we won't need or use. Build up big, Campbell!!!"
That is quite a valid point. In other words, why should non-road users (registration fees aside) not feel aggrieved at contributing the same level of taxes as people who drive hundreds of kilometres a week?
In my experience those people who whinge the loudest about tolls - and if you want to see apoplexy in action just whisper "congestion charges" - are usually those who bemoan overcrowded roads in the same breath as bitching about the taxes they pay.
In other words they want better infrastructure and services from a lower tax base, but are not prepared to pay a share for what they use.
Personally I love our toll roads network and offer a quiet thanks to both Newman, as former lord mayor, and the Bligh and Beattie governments, for what they have delivered.
For the record, my monthly toll bill fluctuates but is usually around the $80 mark. This $80 saves me hours of frustration and lost work and leisure time as I whiz through the Airport Link and Clem7 tunnels, or over the Go Between Bridge.
It is less than a lousy tank of petrol and, in peak periods, the toll probably amounts to less than I would burn in fuel were I to slog it out on the surface in some exercise in false economy.
Next people will demand councils provide free reticulated water. Oh, wait ...
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Those were the run totals in Cincinnati's three-game sweep at CitiField over the weekend. It goes without saying that the Mets offense was from hunger.
It also addresses a particular flaw in the Mets lineup that must be corrected if New York is to have any shot at a run for the NL East title. The Mets are shallow.
As in no depth.
With many of their backups pressed into service to replace ailing starting players, the Mets' bench strength is becoming a liability.
That's only a recent phenomenon. At the start of the season, the Mets tallied 11 come-from-behind wins in their first 31 games. Now, there's not much late-inning excitement.
To his credit, manager Terry Collins has cobbled together a decent starting lineup, despite the Mets' injury woes. But, every team needs reliable players for late-inning defense or pinch-hitting to keep going through the long summer.
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"Molly I. McLaughlin is a dedicated student and teacher of Hatha Yoga. She has been studying yoga seriously for over 7 years, and was introduced at a very young age. She is trained in anatomy, asana, principles of alignment, meditation, pranayama, philosophy, energy healing, wellness, and Thai massage. She has studied under a number of wonderful teachers in India, Colorado, California, and Hawai'i.
Inspired by a range of practices including; Vinyasa Flow, Kundalini, Anusara, and Restorative, she currently refers to her style as "Open Yoga". Open yoga is just as it sounds, blending some of the greatest tools from each practice, holding true to the roots of Hatha Yoga. Molly is sincere, authentic, intuitive, and skilled. She lives her practice every day, and is a true embodiment of her deep love for yoga and life. Molly is devoted to the earth, enjoys swimming in the ocean, and adores her community. She also works as a Photographer, and special event Production Manager."
"Bobby Hoyt has spent the past twelve years teaching donation-based classes in North Kohala; Peru, Vermont; San Francisco; Burning Man and Florence, Italy. Originally trained in Shivanada and then certified with 300+ hours training in Asthanga Vinyasa with Larry Schulze from It's Yoga in San Francisco. Bobby has assisted in multiple teacher trainings at It's Yoga. He has also practiced and studied Iyengar with multiple teachers on an in-depth level. Continuing to expand his horizons, he has taken multiple workshops and retreats in Tripscore and Universal Yoga. Bobby's class incorporates all that he studies and practices which equals a class that allows the practitioner to move with one's breath while quieting the mind. Instead of staying parked in the front of the class, Bobby walks throughout the class making small and non-aggressive adjustments. His use of music and light-hearted humor adds to a unique practice soaked in many traditions."


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A weekend search warrant has led to the arrest of a Crowley man for multiple narcotics violations.
Crowley Police Department Narcotics Agents and SRT members executed a search warrant at the address of 311 North Ave E in Crowley. During the search, agents were able to determine that the suspect was manufacturing crack cocaine inside of the residence. "The officers located items within the residence which identified that Crack Cocaine was being manufactured at the residence. These items were recovered as evidence to support the felony charges" stated Chief KP Gibson. Officers also located Cocaine within the residence during the search.
Arrested was Brice George, 26 of Crowley. George was booked into the Acadia Parish Jail for Manufacturing of Crack Cocaine and PWITD Cocaine.
"I appreciate the efforts of all our officers for their focus on the illegal narcotics industry here in Crowley" Stated Chief Gibson.


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Police believe it may have been a racially motivated assault.
Mr McMullan had been taking a short cut through the park on his way home from work in Burnley Road when he was approached by a gang of Asian youths at about 7.20pm.
They started hurling racist abuse at the haulage firm worker, but Mr McMullan said he tried to ignore the four young men.


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For Release: October 25, 2006
The Bureau of Reclamation is lowering flows in the Deschutes River for two weeks in late October below Wickiup Dam to allow the North Unit Irrigation District to complete repairs to valves which control water releases. The dam is on the Deschutes River about 9 miles west of La Pine, Ore.
Concurrent with the low flow period, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will place spawning gravel below the dam for rainbow trout.
As the irrigation season comes to an end, lower flows will be noticeable on the Deschutes River. Flows currently running about 36 cubic feet per second below Wickiup Dam are expected to remain at this level for about two weeks until repairs are completed and the new spawning gravel is placed downstream. The flows will be increased to about 100 cfs after the work is completed.
The ODFW's Deschutes River Mitigation and Enhancement Program will purchase and place more than 100 cubic yards of gravel into the river, thanks to a grant from the Fish Restoration and Enhancement Program. The effort is designed to create better angling opportunities at this popular Central Oregon fishery.
Construction of Wickiup Dam, located about 10 miles west of La Pine, was completed by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1949. The dam created Wickiup Reservoir, which stores water for irrigation of 50,000 acres near Madras. However, the dam also prevents the downstream flow of gravel. Streambed gravel provides fish spawning habitat and sustains aquatic insects and other organisms on which fish feed.
Jack Williamson, ODFW Mitigation and Enhancement Program coordinator, said replacing spawning gravel below dams has become a common practice in recent years.
For more information about the spawning gravel enhancement project contact Jack Williamson, ODFW at (541) 388-6350 ext. 24, or visit www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/RE, or contact acting program coordinator Laura Tesler at (503) 947-6259. For questions about the fall and winter flows on the Deschutes contact Kyle Gorman, Oregon Water Resource Department at (541) 388-6669.
Wickiup Dam is part of Reclamation's Deschutes Project and is managed by the North Unit Irrigation District under a contract with Reclamation.
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Looking for a cover of "Thank God I'm A Country Boy," in Hebrew. [more inside]
Playing with the numbers
Thinking of Joe Cocker's great cover of the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends", I started wondering: what other cover versions have actually changed the time signature of the original? [more inside]
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I'd like to find some examples of bands rerecording their own songs with foreign language versions of the lyrics, please. [more inside]
I want more satisfaction.
What are some cover versions of well known songs that have refashioned or rearranged the piece so dramatically as to seem not exactly the covered song, but more of a unique work in and of itself? [more inside]
Flamenco / Spanish type Stairway To Heaven cover on Jonathan Ross
For UK MeFites and UK TV watching MeFites: Apparently on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross recently one of the guests was a band or duo playing a spanish / flamenco type version of stairway to heaven.... [more inside]
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Boston, NYC Mayors Team Up for Super Bowl Ad
Putting Football Rivalries Aside, Menino, Bloomberg Unite Against Illegal Guns
On Super Bowl Sunday, amid the ads for beer, Doritos, and godaddy.com, there will be an ad that plays on the Boston/New York rivalry with a serious message.
Boston Mayor Tom Menino and New York Mayor (and Medford native) Michael Bloomberg have paired up for an ad about keeping illegal guns out of the hands of dangerous people. The ad is part of a campaign by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan coalition of more than 600 mayors from across the country, to help crack down on illegal guns. The organization was founded by Mayor Bloomberg and receives much of its funding from his own personal fortune, according to a Reuters story about MAIG. Bloomberg and Menino are co-chairs of MAIG, which was launched in April 2006.
Despite his local roots, Mayor Bloomberg will be at the Super Bowl rooting for the hated Giants. Bloomberg and Menino have a friendly wager on the game that involves the losing city hosting a family from the winning city for a special trip.
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Local buses depart near the market place. Timetables are available at Carelicum, the Matkahuolto office, and on buses.
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There's something terrible wrong in an alternate dimension! Help Captain Viridian flip to find five crew members, 20 hard-to-reach Trinkets and save a dimension on the brink of destruction. It's a space opera in the most unique scale with a style that only VVVVVV can bring to you. Instead of jumping, control the direction of gravity by inverting your gravity and allowing Captain Viridian to flip between the floors and ceilings of the environment. For adventurers who save the dimension, there's still hours and hours of new gameplay with all-new Player Levels. Test your mettle and see if you have what it takes to beat a collection of levels created by other famous game developers.
Inspired by classic 8-bit days gone-by and now with experience-heightening 3D, VVVVVV will challenge even the most battle-hardened old-school gamers.
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About Bikram
What is Bikram Yoga
Bikram Yoga offers a total body workout for people of all ages and fitness levels. Designed to build strength, flexibility, balance and mental focus, this yoga systematically stimulates and restores health to every muscle, joint and organ of the body.
Each class lasts 90 minutes and consists of 26 postures practiced in a heated room, promoting detoxification and allowing the muscles to stretch more easily. A regular practice results in weight loss, stress relief and the rehabilitation and prevention of injuries. Come experience the yoga that is changing people's lives!
Bikram Yoga is for Everyone
Bikram designed this class for beginners – for people of all ages and fitness levels. The majority of students who begin Bikram Yoga have never practiced yoga before. Don't feel like you need to be 'in shape' or flexible before you start. Again, it's for beginners! If you feel nervous or a little intimidated, you're in good company. Most people feel this way initially. But don't worry, after only a few classes, you'll feel right at home here. As Bikram says, it's never too late, you're never too sick, to start from scratch and begin again.
In one 90-minute Bikram Yoga class, you will work every muscle, tendon, joint, ligament, internal organ and gland while systematically moving fresh oxygenated blood to every part of the body. As a result, all systems of the body are restored and rejuvenated. Bikram Yoga is designed as a daily practice.
The more consistent your practice, the quicker you will see the amazing benefits of this practice:
- Weight loss
- Reduced stress
- Better endurance and more energy
- Improved immunity
- A stronger heart
- Expanded lung capacity
- Relief of chronic pain
- Toned muscles
- Prevention and rehabilitation of injuries
- Detoxification
- Increased balance, strength and flexibility
- Increased willpower and mental strength
Why the Heat?
- Heat warms the muscles, allowing for deeper stretching without injury. It is also much easier to correct misalignments in the body if it is warm and flexible. Bikram likens the body to steel: you can't bend it unless it is hot.
- Warm muscles burn fat more efficiently
- The heat and the intensity of the postures promote sweating. As a result, your body undergoes an incredible detoxification, releasing toxins and impurities from the body through the largest eliminative organ you have- your skin
- Heat causes the capillaries to dilate, increasing oxygen flow to cells and promoting waste removal
- Practicing in a heated room increases the heart rate for a better cardiovascular workout


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It's been a while since I've posted. I made a big post last year when we first bought out house. Now a year later we've done more and also found more new mystery plants. Since it's all so image heavy I think I'll do update and mysteries in seperate posts. ^_^
For now, the mystery plants.
Mystery Blue Flower – found growing in the middle of the lawn. Thought it too pretty to mow or pull. Though the whole leaves turning red thing is new on me, not sure what's wrong with it. :/ And can't find out till I know what it is!
Mystery Yellow Flower – Found in the perennial bed. Could be on of the odd seeds from the "butterfly mix" packet we got but we aren't sure and would like to know what it is. :)
Mystery Perennial – In the perennial bed, we're sure it's something we planted but can't remember what it is.
Mystery Tall Weed – Not sure what it is but we decided to wait and see what it did. At this point, for it's size, I figured it might be time to ask. :P (The he standing next to it is 6′ 1″)
Mystery Weed 1 – There was more to this and it growing up until yesterday when I had an accident with the sprinkler. O_o
Mystery weed 2 – Another one by my veggie box. Super tiny white flowers.
Mystery Fruit Bush? – We loved the flowers last year but didn't realize it had fruit. This year we noticed. So now, what is it? The leaves are slightly apple like so I was thinking crab apple?
And lastly, which one is the lovely, edible, goose foot? I thought the stuff on the right was, but then I found the stuff on the left today. Which one is which and what's the other?
I'll post my flowers and updates later! Thanks in advance!


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Even a couple of "own goals" couldn't keep the Portales boys soccer team from cruising in Saturday's District 2/1A-3A opener at the PHS soccer field.
Senior Brandon Gomez, seeing his first action of the season, scored a pair of goals and the Rams cruised to a 5-2 victory over East Mountain. The PHS girls also won 3-2.
Gomez sat out the team's first four matches due to a school suspension, but he immediately made his presence felt.
"We were a little up-and-down, but overall we played well," first-year Rams coach Nathan Dodge said. "It helps having Brandon Gomez, but our freshman are really buying into the system and it makes a difference."
Portales scored twice in the opening eight minutes and never looked back, despite the defensive lapses.
Gomez got his first goal in the third minute and junior Alejandro Munoz followed suit shortly thereafter, converting a penalty kick for a foul on the East Mountain goalkeeper in the 18-yard box.
After the first own goal, the Rams quickly got it back on a goal by freshman Jose Solomon, and Gomez tacked on his second with about 11 minutes left from about 10 yards out to make it 4-1 at halftime.
Junior Jose Barron scored in the 67th minute before the Timberwolves got another own goal late in the contest.
Portales 3, East Mountain 2 — Sophomore forward Gracie Vega scored twice in the first five minutes of the second half as the Lady Rams rallied for the win in their district opener.
"We came out in the second half with a lot of life," Portales coach Sara Vasquez said. "We starting connecting passes and did a better job of finishing. We had a lot of chances in the first half."
Senior Damari Jimenez added a breakaway goal midway through the second half as Portales (3-3) erased a 1-0 halftime deficit.
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Chocolate covered popcorn is a snack that is perfect for munching on any time. It is great for movie nights, game days, or just because you are craving candy and popcorn after a major cleaning session!
This past few weeks we have been cleaning out our closets and rooms one by one. It is amazing the amount of junk we have accumulated in just a few short years. I thought we had gotten rid of so much when we moved here 4 years ago.
4 years later and the junk is back. Obviously getting rid of clothes is a big one. People grow and styles change…or maybe it's just my style that changes. Good think I like to shop at Goodwill because it seems like every 6 months or so I look at things I bought and wonder what the heck I was thinking! 3 big bags and a tote later, and I still think there is plenty more that we could get rid of.
Our office is one room that I just can't get myself to clean out. Oh, I don't mean the dusting and vacuuming part of cleaning up…although I do not dust that room nearly as much as the other rooms 🙂
The office is where I do my blog work, so I have stacks of magazine, recipes, and post its all over my desk. Oh, and half the stack of Christmas cards that didn't get mailed. #majorfail
I also have all my scrapbook and card making supplies in this room. Shelves and shelves of paper, stamps, die cuts, and punches. My husband tried to get me to donate that stuff when we were cleaning that room up.
Just because I haven't scrapbooked in over 2 years does not mean I am ready to part with my crafty side. I still say one day I will get back to it, so why get rid of all my supplies.
That is why I love working with Life Style Crafts and WR Memory Keepers. It brings out my crafty side every once in a while. I really should do this more often because it is so much fun to create paper fun!
Today I made a few little popcorn boxes using the popcorn box die cut. If you love to do crafty little projects, make sure you check out all the die cuts and products that they offer. You can use the code "BRUCREW" on any order and save 20%.
I used some Valentine's paper that I have been hoarding for who knows how long to decorate the front of the boxes. See it comes in handy having it in my office. Now if I could just convince my husband of that!
I also used the sticky thumb adhesive runner and washi tape that WR Memory Keepers sells. Both are easy ways to make your paper products stay together and look cute.
Now to fill the containers with a delicious chocolate covered popcorn.
Peppermint patties and Sixlet candies are such a fun way to add some pops of color against the white from the popcorn, chocolate, and marshmallows. A few heart sprinkles really adds a fun and cute touch! The great thing about this popcorn is that you could totally change the colors of the Sixlets and the sprinkles for any party or theme year round.
Need a specific color of Sixlets to match your theme or party? Sweetworks carries every color you might need. They come in individual colors or mixed color bags.
This is one chocolate covered popcorn that I just couldn't keep my hands out of this week. Guess that means a slight set back in the eating department, but it was so worth it!
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White chocolate covered popcorn gets a fun flavor combo from the Sixlets and Peppermint Patty pieces. Feel free to change out the colors of the Sixlets and sprinkles to accommodate any event or party.
- 8 cups popped popcorn
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup red and white Sixlets
- 1 bag Peppermint Patties, chopped (16 oz. bag)
- 1 package white CandiQuik (16 oz.)
- sprinkles
- Combine the popcorn and marshmallows in a large bowl. Make sure to remove any popcorn seeds that did not pop. Melt the CandiQuik in the microwave following the package directions. Pour over the popcorn in the bowl. Stir until everything is coated.
- Add the chopped Peppermint Patties and Sixlets, reserving a handful of each. Stir into the chocolate covered popcorn gently. Dump the popcorn onto a wax paper lined tray. Top with sprinkles and reserved candy. Let set. Store in a sealed bag or container on the counter. Makes about 10 cups chocolate covered popcorn.
More fun popcorn flavors that are great for any movie night:
*I am a studio member for We R Memory Keepers/Lifestyle Crafts. I am sent products in exchange for sharing fun projects on my blog. No other compensation is given. All opinions are 100% my own.
*I was also sent candy from Sweetworks to create fun treats with for my blog. No other compensation was provided.


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INGREDIENTS:1 66.5 oz. canned white tuna, well drained 4 oz. minced celery blanched & chilled ½ cup raisins ½ cup diced ripe mango ½ cup mayonnaise Salt & pepper to taste 1 Tbsp. curry powder 12 Greek pita rounds 2 oz. melted butter 2 Tbsps. Kosher saltDIRECTIONS:1. Combine tuna with celery, raisins, mango, mayonnaise, curry powder and salt and pepper. Mix well. 2. Per Order: Brush pita w/ butter and sprinkle w/ Kosher salt & grill. Scoop 5 oz. of tuna salad into pita and ...
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'Fairly Legal' 1.04 'Bo Me Once' Review
Last week's Fairly Legal was another so-so episode in my book, so I was curious to see if the show would rebound this week. One way to do that is to open the episode with the always amazing Michael Trucco. Justin's being called in on his off Sunday, which he'd hoped to be spending with Kate, who's been roped into a case between a TV chef named Bo (Warehouse 13's Eddie McClintock) and the company manufacturing his barbecue sauce. Great, five minutes in and I'm feeling a Famous Dave's craving coming on.
Bringing the two arguing parties together, Kate gets them talking and seems to iron out a quick settlement that simply involves changing the label on the barbecue sauce bottles, but we all know it can't be that easy or this would be an awfully short episode. That's when a new party turns up: the real Bo, whose actual name is Frank (Chris Ellis, of every show ever), the father of fake Bo's producer Beth, and the man whose recipe has been bogarted. Sensing daddy issues, Kate presses Beth for answers, and she opens up about her father's alcoholism and spousal abuse...just before he walks into Kate's office. The situation quickly turns so ugly that Kate feels the need to pull a gun (okay, gun-looking paperweight) to break it up. Angry Dad confronts Kate as she leaves the office, and it's obvious that there's going to be a smackdown. With Kate's help, the use of a wire, and the involvement of the cops, Beth finds a spine and Frank gets what he deserves. It's a predictable plot, but the payoff is still worthwhile. (Plus, I can't argue with anything that involves something being set on fire.)
As for Justin, he has to deal with a guy who got drunk and scared the heck out of his neighbor when he broke into her house. In a meeting, he tells the restless perp to "sit your ass down" and I love Trucco even more, for the line delivery and for the perfect glare on his face. Again, it can't be that simple. Justin's boss pushes him to upgrade the misdemeanor charge to a felony, and even for someone as hard-line as Justin, that doesn't sit right. He tries to talk to the neighbor, but she's overly reactionary and not any help. He quickly realizes that his boss must have a personal stake in the case, and tells his boss where to shove it. It's the most satisfying conclusion in the episode, at least for me, and I put that squarely on the shoulders of Michael Trucco, who knows how to wield a few well-placed words.
Lauren (wearing the biggest necklace ever) continues trying to handle her late husband's affairs, but runs into more trouble when she meets a client named Lou Fisher who chokes on his drink when she tells him that she'll be taking over Teddy's accounts, and then promptly fires her. Thanks to the help of some scotch, when he says he won't deal with a "girl lawyer," she gives him an inebriated talking-to. I have to feel for the woman, as I've been in her position, but this isn't the first time Fairly Legal has brought up this issue; I think they covered this ground well enough in "Priceless." Of the three plotlines, I'd call this the least satisfying, if only because someone getting told off is not as emphatic when the person doing it is slurring their words.
I have to say that I'd consider this episode of Fairly Legal an improvement over last week's, because there's more emotional weight to the story; both Kate and Justin have to wrestle with the difference between their personal beliefs and their jobs, which is territory I think we can all agree with. We see where the people who'd legally be considered victims (the swindled dad, the frightened neighbor) are actually more antagonists in their own right. However, where the show loses me is in showing that point; those two characters are meant to be disliked, but they're so hateable that they're almost one-dimensional. That aside, it's both fun and satisfying to see Kate, Justin and Lauren all score moral victories this week; it's always rewarding to see the good guys win, even if the opposition isn't sharp. Fairly Legal likewise is still making strides of improvement, but it is certainly charming.
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The weekly broadcast airs each Sunday 6-10AM
Artist interview takes the final hour of the program with a Q&A with our guest followed by exclusive play from his/her new release.
The *REAL* Kenny G!!
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Released: Sep 7, 2009.
Genre: Alternative Rock / Progressive Rock / Alternative Metal.
Label: Graphite Records / Northern Music.
Number Of Tracks: 12.
On the whole, InMe's radical change and musical evolution has paid off well, to an extent.
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Released: Feb 19, 2012.
Genre: Alternative Rock, Progressive Metal.
Label: Pledge Music.
Number Of Tracks: 10.
"The Pride" has some serious merit: commendable songwriting, solid instrumentation and a vocal performance that far outstrips any other in the British rock scene in terms of sheer range and power. A proud album made by a gifted band genuinely grateful to still have the chance to put an album out.
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Released: Sep 27, 2010.
Genre: Alternative rock, nu-grunge, Alternative metal.
Label: Graphite Records / Northern Music.
Number Of Tracks: 17.
Phoenix is a celebration of all things good about the british technical modern rock band InMe from their mainstream breakthrough back in 2002 up until the present day.
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Released: Apr 22, 2003.
Genre: Rock.
Number Of Tracks: 15
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Release Date: Sep 24, 2007.
Label: JVC Victor.
Genres: Rock.
Number Of Tracks: 13.
There is less of the anger-filled screams which are replaced by Dave's technical skills of the guitar, transforming the sound of the new album from grunge into the dynamic soundscapes of prog-rock.
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Release Date: Aug 20, 2007.
Label: Graphite.
Genres: Rock.
Number Of Tracks: 3.
It has a cleaner sound than older albums, but you can still see their old roots and influences in the music.
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Released: Jun 20, 2005.
Label: V2.
Genre: Rock.
Number Of Tracks: 12.
This album is varied and powerful yet easily accessible for the discerning audience that is the modern rock buyer.
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5. Canned Broth
For soups, stews, sauces, and more, a quality canned broth can save a cook countless time in the kitchen. Sodium is a clear concern with canned broth, as well as taste, so we put low-sodium stocks and broths through our Taste Test panel to find the best. Our all around favorite chicken broth is Swanson's Less-Sodium, Fat-Free Chicken Broth. It's inexpensive, easy to find, and is a stand-by in our test kitchens. The pick for best vegetable broth was also by Swanson's, with their Certified Organic Vegetarian Vegetable Broth.
Test kitchen tip: Simmer canned stock or broth with a bay leaf, whole spices, or dried crushed herbs that fit your recipe's flavor profile to boost taste.
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Dr. Camran Nezhat, Dr. Farr Nezhat, Dr. Ceana Nezhat and Dr. Azadeh Nezhat
President Obama's Letter
Dear EndoMarch Supporters, Volunteers, Chapter Presidents, Precinct Managers, Ambassadors, Country Presidents, and Country Captains:
On behalf of Headquarters of Worldwide Endometriosis March, we are honored to share with you President Obama's response to the petition of members of Worldwide Endometriosis March on March 2nd, 2016.
We thank you all for your dedication and unselfish voluntary hard work to help young girls and women with endometriosis and their families.
In only 3 short years you have enthusiastically made significant advanced progress to raise awareness about endometriosis world wide.
We salute you !
Have a great summer,
Forward we go!
Camran Nezhat, MD, President and Founder of Worldwide Endometriosis March (EndoMarch)
Dr. Nezhat's television interview (March 16th, 2016)
KTVU speaks with Dr. Camran Nezhat about the prevalence of endometriosis, diagnosis and treatment and the 3rd annual Worldwide Endometriosis March in San Francisco.
Stunningly beautiful EndoMarch 2016 video
With images from all around the world.
3rd annual Worldwide Endometriosis March in San Francisco.
Rockefeller Center Manhattan NY, EndoMarch 2016
Team Portugal EndoMarch 2016
Back pain? Check. Bladder pain? Check. Vomiting, diarrhea, swellings throughout the body? Check. – These were just a few of the whole-body symptoms of an endometriosis-like disease, described more than 300 years ago, findings that Dr. Nezhat's research uncovered for the first time in his article, 'Endometriosis: ancient disease, ancient treatments.'
For many years, Dr. Nezhat has been spreading the word that endometriosis is a whole body disease, an understanding that even Hippocratic physicians from 2,500 years ago had come to believe about an endometriosis-like disease they called "strangulation of the womb." Similar observations were made by physicians from more than 300 years ago, including from the preeminent 17th century physician, Thomas Sydenham.
Yet, despite the ancient observations and endless trails of whole-body somatic destruction so plainly – and histopathologically – evident in modern times, many today still somehow overlook all the signs and symptoms that have stretched back for centuries. It seems to be a clear-cut case of "what the mind doesn't know, the eye doesn't see." In the next phases of our team's awareness work, we'll do our best to help bring (back) the ancient understanding – that endometriosis is a whole body disease – out from the fringes and to the forefront of medical and societal discourse. Endometriosis: ancient disease, ancient treatment
Team Italy On The Way To Parliament
Fantastic milestone achieved by Team Italy, whose members have helped realize the drafting of a bill ….read more .
Tearing Down Taboos – 2015 Proclaimed 'The Year of the Period'
In a recent article from 'The Atlantic', Megan Garber reports that "Periods….read more .
Invincible song by Leila
Thank you to the amazing Claire McMahon of Team Ireland for composing, producing, and singing this beautiful song called 'Together We Will Stand.' We're sharing this with all of the teams around the world as another inspirational song that everyone could feel free to sing for EndoMarch Day!.
Dr. Robert Wah, President of AMA, and Dr. Camran Nezhat, Founder of Worldwide EndoMarch, at the starting line of EndoMarch 2015, California.
Health Express recognizes Worldwide EndoMarch with Award
We are very honored to have been chosen as a recipient of Health Express's Endometriosis Blog Award for 2015. We hope we can continue to make a difference in the lives of those suffering from endometriosis. Health Express is a fantastic organization that provides those suffering from chronic illnesses wonderful patient-centric health resources and news updates. You can check out their website here!
Team South Africa In the News! – "Endo sufferers march to have their voices heard"
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Drs Camran, Farr , Ceana and Azadeh Nezhat, sponsors of the Worldwide EndoMarch & World Endometriosis Day events around the world to raise awareness about endometriosis, an incurable and potentially crippling disease that affects about 1 in 8 women and girls; that's roughly 200 million people & about ten times the prevalence of autism. Read more…
Brazil's EndoMarch 2015!
Italy's EndoMarch 2015, which you can see here
Team Peru's EndoMarch summary video!
Our theme song "Invincible"
We are proud to announce our theme song "Invincible" composed and performed by Ms. Leila Milki, a singer/songwriter living in Los Angeles. Leila originally composed this song for "Boy's Toys," a documentary illustrating women's depiction in video games and promoting women empowerment. We give permission to all of our affiliates around the world to use this theme song on their websites and to circulate it.
Lei'tah VerseOne for Endometriosis Awareness
Brilliant work by preternaturally talented producer-singer-song-writer, Lei'tah VerseOne, who composed this song especially for #endometriosis awareness & #endomarch2015! ITUNES LINK
Every Girl Needs To Read This: What It's Like Living With Endo
Ellie Angel-Mobbs shares her story of living with endometriosis.
Hi. I'm Ellie Angel-Mobbs. Nice to meet you. I'm the bubbly, bright spark, full of fun and laughs hosting the morning show from 9 till 1:30pm on 2DayFM. But some days, I cannot get out of bed. In four years I've had three surgeries, four visits to the emergency department, hundreds of doctor visits and 10,000 tears! I'm 29 and have endometriosis and adenomyosis.. Read more…
Join the march to help raise awareness about Endometriosis !
Precinct Manager of Virginia was on TV
RICHMOND, Va – March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, and Chandelis Duster and Dr. Marlene Dookhan, OB/GYN and Laparoscopic Surgeon, stopped by the studio to talk about diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment for Endometriosis, as well as the support group Yellow HOPE. Chandelis, Virginia Precinct Manager for Worldwide Endometriosis March and Co-Founder of Yellow HOPE, shared her story after being diagnosed with the disease. The Endometriosis World Wide March is Saturday, March 28th in Washington, DC. See video…
We are excited to announce that Andy Bishop, Adrian Cubbage, and Joel Parker of Triple Threat Produx, will be joining us in DC, as the Masters of Ceremonies! They've been generous supporters of the endometriosis & infertility communities for years and so we are delighted to have them on Team USA for #ENDOMARCH2015 in Washington, DC! To learn more about Andy, Adrian, and Joel, please see their biographies here.
Team Nigeria – Join us – March for Endometriosis
Nigeria: Endomarch 2015 Kicks Off March 14
2015 Endometriosis March sponsored by Howard University
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2015) – The Howard University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology will serve as a local sponsor of the 2015 Worldwide EndoMarch for Endometriosis. Read more…
Worldwide Advocates in Women's Health Unite to Raise Awareness for Endometriosis – Read more…
Washington, DC Official Video
Infinite gratitude to all of the guest speakers, who delivered inspirational speeches and words of encouragement to millions of women and girls around the world, despite DC's arctic conditions! Pictured: Our fabulous Master of Ceremony, MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski.
Law & Order's Stephanie March & MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski
Thank you so much again to Law & Order Actress Stephanie March & MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski for being the most awesome spokespersons for endometriosis awareness! They're pictured above in the day's most epic selfie.
© AudreyMichel Photography
For Whom do you EndoMarch?
Some march for their sisters, daughters, mothers, wives; others march so that, one day, women and girls with endometriosis won't suffer for 6-10 years before receiving a correct diagnosis and proper medical care. Why are you EndoMarching?
Fantastic News from Team France & France's Ministry of Women's Rights
Pictured: Madam Minister Vallaud-Belkacem, Dr. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, France's Country Captain Lilli H. and the other main French associations, ECE, MEMS, and EndoFrance, present France's first ever proclamation in support of endometriosis awareness! Read more…
Team Nigeria's Remarkable Endometriosis Awareness Contributions
Dr. Abayomi Ajayi is an Obstetrics / Gynecology surgeon, an infertility specialist, and founder of the Nordica Fertility Centre located in the Nigerian states of Lagos, Abuja, and Delta. Read more…
Summary of the 1st Annual Worldwide EndoMarch in Washington, DC
At the USA event in Washington, DC, the day began with EndoMarchers registering at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium, where everyone enjoyed some hot breakfast, before the Educational Symposium. The Educational Symposium commenced with Michelle Bernard, who was the Master of the Ceremony. One by one, speakers took the podium and addressed important topics dealing with endometriosis. EndoMarchers heard from all the speakers and the organizations they represented. It was such an honor to have many of our attendees listening to our medical and patient support group leaders. Read more…


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See how stylist, Chris from CelebrationsAtHomeBlog.com, used Pear Tree Greetings' graduation products to create these classic graduation party ideas!
Graduation season is just about 6 weeks away for college, and a couple of months for high school, so it's time to start planning! I'm excited to share this styling project that I worked on for Pear Tree Greetings in order to showcase ideas inspired by their faux foil triangles graduation invitation. The key design features I incorporated into this modern-classic graduation party were the classic black and gold color scheme, the graphic triangles, and photos & circles that complement the invitations.
I also added a few whimsical details like "graduation cap" bottle toppers, and "diploma" roll napkins. I'll be sharing some tutorials for some of these projects this week so stayed tuned. For now let me tell you about the overall decor.


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few days on Indian Boundary
I spent a few days camping with family down at Indian Boundary earlier this week. I try to go a couple of times each year. The weather was perfect and the fish were biting! lots of bass and bream on topwater every time I fished. I mainly fished in the canoe from about daybreak till 11am each day but did make a couple of evening wade trips around the coves. The lake is full of small largemouth that cruise the shorelines chasing minnows into 3-4" of water. I took several black stealth bomber cicada patterns with me and they seemed to like them along with a black roadkill popper. The cicadas were non existant and I only saw 2 husk hanging on trees the whole time we were there. If you go, take black poppers and at least 2x tippets. there are lots of tree structure and stumps in the lake that you need to keep the fish out of. I took both a 4wt and a 7wt.
Here are a couple of typical fish from the lake.
Nice Fish. did you get these in canoe or wading?
Both of these fish were caught from the canoe. I did not carry the camera with me either time I was out wading. I wish I had though, I caught a really nice size bream one day on a black SB that was longer and fatter than the one pictured. I would say it was 10" and a couple inches wider than my hand.
The lake has a walking/bicycle trail that goes all the way around its 96 acres , so even without a boat, you can access the coves and points all along it. The bottom is mud/clay and is hard enough along some banks to wade but as you get deeper it becomes so soft you sink down into the muck. Many of the coves have shallow flats with a creek channel winding though it. wading along the flats with hard bottoms is best as these bass will hang out in the 3-5ft deep channels and chase the minnows up into the shallows. I would see the minnows blow up with a v-wake from a bass behind them. A quick double haul cast into the area and a couple of pops, would usually get you a hookup. Most of the bass are small compared to other local lakes, but they are a lot of fun on the fly. The biggest one I have ever caught was about 3 years ago, and it was about 4pds.
Love Indian boundary my son and I have stayed there and fished many times and biked around that trail a lot. One interesting thing Troutman is that little island just off from where the campground volleyball court is near A loop. The island has a rock wall along its edges kind of like a man made island or something. Would love to know the story about that one. One day my son and I were bushwhacking up behind B loop and found an old abandoned ampitheater in the woods there and spent the day playing there. This was a couple of years ago and I had forgot all about it but your post brought it back. I think I was in the same cove you caught the bass for this pic I took of my son. He was wearing a smokey the bear tatoo the campground hosts gave him.
Adam Beal
Hey Jack (JAB)...
Crockett, that little island is a mystery to me also. I've waded all around it. lot of river rock in that wall. The channel on the backside of it holds some decent sized gills at times and I caught several bass there wading monday afternoon.
That is the same cove in your picture. The left bank was very productive wed, morning. I believe I caught 5-6 bass before I got to the reeds on the back of the cove where the creek runs in. I like to be out on the lake at daylight. many times I've paddled down the lake in the dark just so I see the sunrise over the mtns and lake. very calm and peaceful.
I too had my son out for a paddle on Tuesday evening. he's a little older though (17) and starting college at UT in a few weeks. I only took my kayak paddle with me, so I paddled to the upper end of the lake and he paddled us back. good times spent before he moves off to his dorm in August.
Thanks for posting this. I was not familiar with that area so I Googled it to check it out. Looks like a good place for the wife and I to load up the tent, canoe and fly rods. That place looks gorgeous.
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