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This drawing is solely sponsored by Advantis Credit Union.
Advantis Credit Union is holding a drawing for 35 chances to win free entry into the Winter Wonderland at PIR. No purchase is necessary to win.
To enter, complete the entry form posted on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/advantiscu. We will notify winners every Monday until Christmas.
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I'm Pamiko ^^ I'm Thai cosplayer. ♪ Nice to Meet You ♫~ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Palmiikotan
Newbie cosplayer from the Philippines likes to have fun and do what i like XD
I'm Yuu, Malaysian cosplayer Hope you guys can like my cos >< Thanks~ 僕わゆうう,マレーシアのコスプレイヤーです 2015がはじまり~~~ よろしくお願いします (*´▽`)ノノ
Hey everyone! I am a novice cosplayer from Hungary. ^^ I love anime & cosplay. ^^ ☆facebook Cosplay & Photography page: ■https://www.facebook.com/AoiShoya ■https://www.facebook.com/shoyaphotography/ ☆deviantART: http://aoishoya.deviantart.com/ ☆twitter: https://twitter.com/AoiShoya/ ☆instagram: http://instagram.com/aoi_shoya ☆cure: http://en.curecos.com/profile/?id=991574 ☆e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com / email@example.com
Hi, I'm 「ARiA」, 「虎桜」,「Maurizio」,「Heine」And others names, I'm peruvian, well, nice to meet you, we will make friends ;) . どうぞよろしく。 FB:https://www.facebook.com/mekakushinoaiARiAtoIA TW:https://twitter.com/MekakushiNoAi -I can speak 4 idioms (Spanish,Russian, japanese, english) -私の学校はミリターハイスクール レオンシオ・プラド -私はコスプレじゃありません、私はコスプレのファンズです。 -私はペルー人です。 - Mangakka
Heyo! (u q u <33 I'm Nana it's nice to meet you! I'm just starting off as a new cosplayer in Florida and hoping to learn some new stuff here! I haven't been here long but already everyone's work is so inspiring /// I would love to make friends people from all over the world and others closer to me! If you're in Florida I would love to meet up or cosplay together sometime ♥ IG: ga_broing ^^^ It's mostly my art, rl things and con photos!
i from vietnamand i Photographer you can fine me here my face : https://www.facebook.com/minhtri.huynh.14 my page : https://www.facebook.com/Gorillazs-849975735071350/ my flick : https://www.flickr.com/photos/125026780@N05/albums my deviantart : kimjoonhee.deviantart.com my 500px : https://500px.com/hunhminhtr
Hello everyone , my name is Squid , from Taiwan a Cosplayer . Nice to meet you!! イカ / Squid と申します!! 台湾からのコスプレイヤー どうぞ よろしく お願い致します><!! Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/twlulu191191/
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We are two Cosplayers since 2015 and live in Germany. Our main cosplays are Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha.
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Hello , My name is Benjamin , i have 19 years old i'm French i love food and Music "With great power, comes great irresponsibility. " everyone can speak with me ^^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XFpgYYhEuc http://delta-king.deviantart.com/ http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=12899802

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I have to say that I enjoyed Season 3 of BBQ Pitmasters far more than Season 2. I hope you all were able to watch and participate in the Unofficially Official BBQ Pitmasters Drinking Game. While I was lucky enough to attend the season finale filming in Lexington, NC, it's still an outsider's perspective. People really want to know this one question: "What was it like being on BBQ Pitmasters?" Luckily, I've found some people willing to share their story.
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Robbie Hummel and A.J. Price round out the Timberwolves opening night roster, does it matter?
By: Joe Perovich, KFAN Promotions Intern
It's that annual story we all casually gloss over.
Organizations all across the NBA are scrambling to put the finishing touches on their 15-man rosters by the league-mandated 4pm Monday deadline.
Instead, the Minnesota Timberwolves have opted to act swiftly, embracing the "We find it's always best to fire people at the end of the week" strategy that 'The Bobs' from the 1999 movie Office Space (generously?) employed.
The slew of cuts began on Friday, when 2013 second-round pick Lorenzo Brown and journeyman Othysus Jeffers were let go. When Saturday afternoon arrived, the Timberwolves new regime and Glen Taylor went about their business efficiently once again.
NBA veteran point guard A.J. Price and 2012's No. 58 overall pick Robbie Hummel were informed that they had earned the final two spots on the Timberwolves opening night roster. This, of course, means that management has decided to buy-out the one year, guaranteed deal that center Chris Johnson received on June 8th of this year.
We're conditioned to let these "end-of-bench" sort of moves pass us by without much thought or care, but last year's injury-riddled season is the epitome of why these moves should at least warrant an ounce of a fan's attention. Who were Mickaël Gelabele and Chris Johnson to us at this time last year? They weren't even reserves on the opening day roster, as ailments mercilessly carried widespread through even that portion of the roster. The injury bug hovered above the entirety of the teams 2012-13 season, climaxing with Gelabele and Johnson, originally on 10-day contracts, combining for 13 starts and 66 games played by season's end. The irony of the Timberwolves being snake-bitten by injuries ever since "The Mamba"/Rubio knee collision is almost too rich to ignore.
As much as we hope Robbie Hummel and A.J. Price will experience a share of triumphs during their time here, last season is examples why I think we would much rather prefer to not think about them all season. Historically, the final cuts aren't without their notables. Just last season, first-round flameouts that took a part in final cuts: 2009 11th overall pick Terrence Williams, 2006 3rd overall pick Adam Morrison, 2010's 29th overall pick Daniel Orton, 2009's 6th overall pick Jonny Fly… lets move on.
And then there's that tiny subsection of final roster successes that burst onto the scene out of nothingness. For example, the Houston Rockets organization might as well have gotten a truckload of coal shipped to their arena on Christmas Eve 2011. The day prior, they used their final cut to send relatively unknown guard Jeremy Lin packing, to free up cap space to sign center Samuel Dalembert.
Then Rocket, but current Timberwolves swingman Kevin Martin's thoughts on the move when it was made? "That was our Christmas gift," -Jonathan Feigen, Rockets Beat Reporter (12.25.2011)
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Friday, August 1, 2014
Propeller Acquired By Palantir Technologies
San Francisco-based Propeller, which develops software tools for developing mobile apps, has been acquired by Palantir Technologies. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Propeller did not say if it would continue to offer its software, but had directed all of its pages to Palantir's homepage. Propeller was venture backed by Andreessen Horowitz, ffAngel, Foundation Capital, Menlo Ventures, Subtraction capital, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Rothenberg Ventures, as well as a long list of angels.


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Shooting in Low LightThere's multiple situations where you may be shooting in low light and don't want to (or can't) use a flash. These may be in either interior or exterior settings. Knowing a few basics of low light photography is key to capturing the image you want, without the blur.
To capture a single moment with a faster shutter speed, you will need to: bump up your ISO, and open up your aperture. In fairly dark settings, you may need to take your ISO as high as it will go, and your aperture as low as it will go (for example, ISO 1600, aperture of F1.8).
To capture a longer period of time with a slow shutter speed, you will need to: use a tripod and a shutter release. This will ensure that your camera is held steady for your longer exposure. Also be sure not to bump the tripod!
Since both long exposures and high ISOs typically add noise, you may also want to think about shooting in RAW, and then post processing your images with a noise or grain reduction action.
PS- This coming Sunday 11/7 is when Daylight Savings Time ends (US). Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour!


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is a fun way to learn geography regardless if you are a complete beginner or if you want to improve your knowledge. Easy to play and easy to improve your skills. It offers almost 50 different games and you just have to look at the highlighted area on the map and pick one of the four different answers. With the 50/50 button you can easily find the right answer, just click the button and two incorrect answers will disappear.Read more
Through playing, you can significantly improve your IQ about the world.
The app has all the six continents in its interface; this makes it universal, as it is applicable to any part of the world. It has further been equipped with capital cities, states and provinces of select countries. This means that you get to know all the major cities in the world by only using this app. You can test your skills in a game of the US states, South American countries, African countries or even cities in Asia. If you are tough, you can select a foreign country and test your skills like the state capitals of Brazil, prefectures of Japan or even the counties of England.
Also, to make the play more enjoyable, it has all flags of countries all over the world! You will never be confused about world cup teams and flags if you use this app. You will have unlimited fun!
Read the whole review here.
geographiQ: App for Fun Experience There is always something new to be learned from the app. Read the whole review here.
GEOGRAPHIQ: LEARN NEW THINGS IN FUN WAY The range and variety of fun this app offers is indeed something. There are about 50 unique games made…
geographiQ- A fun way to improve your geography and IQ The range and variety of fun this app offers is indeed something. There are about 50…
Improve your Knowledge on Geography with GeographiQ The way the game summarizes your knowledge about one continent is really amazing. You just need to check the…
GEOGRAPHIQ – AU FAIT PLANET HOME geographiQ has been designed with the sole aim to make your learning quick and effective. Read the whole review here.


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Fast, fun and a unique attraction in Barcelona, see the city's coastline in the most exciting way on the XMAX.
The speed boat takes up to 40 passengers and offers a thrilling 50 minute ride from the Port of Barcelona to Port Forum and back again.
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Kids in Barcelona is a family-friendly guide to the city of Barcelona for visitors with children and English-speaking residents with kids. Our aim is to promote Barcelona as a child-friendly destination. If you would like to feature your family-related business, children's shop, family restaurant, children's course, school or playgroup please Contact Us.


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It will not be unknown territory for Thomas Østrup Møller when he returns in the near future to Asiatisk Plads. Before he went to Warsaw with his family in 2010 as Denmark's Ambassador to Poland, he was head of the Ministry's Finance Department from 2007 to 2010. So Thomas will be returning to familiar ground in the Ministry's resource management area, which seen in the light of the economic crisis and the state's need for continuous efficiency improvements, is becoming increasingly important.
Thomas Østrup Møller was born in 1966 and graduated from the University of Copenhagen with an MSc in Economics in 1994. He has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1992 and, in addition to resource management, has gained extensive experience in trade, development assistance, security policy and European policy. Thomas has served as a diplomat in Cairo, Berlin and most recently, Warsaw.


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I'm the first one to post my impressions about this new product from Hisoundaudio called the Rocoo BA which is the exclusive hifi grade player specially designed for the high sensitive earphones.
I hope this thread will be a grouping of all rewievs and impressions so all of you that want to contribute, I think it would be nice to put them all in this thread.
My mother tongue isn't English so forgive me for my mistakes or my lack of clarity, I'll do my best to answer to your questions.
After the Rocoo D and P, here's the Rocoo BA which big difference consist by an adaptation in the amplification segment to allow the player to drive easily the multi armature drivers IEM's.
The brand politics is to answer to a large number of users and to propose products that aim clients who really care about good sound in a minimal package.
I don't want to take a subject that I don't really know but the internal concept of Hisoundaudio players is to show that even « simple » components can give a lot of surprise by optimising the sinergy with the rest of the parts that compose the inside's product.
Design + UI
Concerning the design and the UI, those who doesn't know the Rocoo should go to my Rocoo P review or even at the Studio V reviews because a lot of aspects are quite the same. Something that I should say is that this Rocco BA is bug free after 2 weeks of intense use.
There's a little difference in the front pannel, some « Rewind/Forward/+/- » simbols have been putted next to the buttons. Another good remark that I also want to make is that the front plastic pannel is thicker which give a more solid impression to this beautiful player.
The sound
My Impressions are given by using my Westone 4 and my Earsonics EM6 which are well balanced/neutral IEM's.
The first thing that I want to say is that the Rocoo BA is hiss free with my two IEM's. Some wil say that they aren't the most sensitive IEm's but I really think that people should'nt worry about that, I think that it won't be any problem.
And I want also say that the little parasit noise (Bzzz….bzzz) that we sometimes listen with the older Hisoundaudio players when changing the tracks is completely gone. It's really pleasant to listen to the silence when a song is asking it and to be able to listen to the player with vey low volume.
With his 50mw, the Rocoo BA is a player that has a surprising sense of dynamism and fluidity. What is also incredible whit this player is how detailled and airy it plays music. I really have the feeling that a lot of air is present between each instruments which give a lot of lightness, realism and depth to the presentation with a very big soundstage.
The Rocoo BA has a very detailled, textured, crisp sound but remains very fluid and natural. Because of this airy feeling of the sound, the sondstage is very huge, the feeling of depth with my W4 is incredibly big, the sound is envelopping by forming a kind of sphere in front of the listener.
Here's my impressions about the tonality. The hole sound signature is very well balanced with a little bit more energy in the treble region than the Rocoo P and perhaps also the Studio V which explain the airy sensation of the sound.
The treble are very precise, micro-detailled, crisp, naturals and sparkly, never sibilant.
The amount of medium are exactly in the right place, also very detailled with the male and the female voices, the timbres are beautiful and realistics and gives a sense of intimacy with the singers.
The bass are very deep and also airy, precise, well controlled, never overpowered. Their overall presence is « lighter » than the Rocoo P but to my point of view, they are more natural. The rumble is incredibly present and also natural, the amount is very well balanced with the rest of the spectrum.
The Rocoo BA is very versatile, his qualities allow to match with all styles of music with a lot of ease. It can play very energic musik like Rock, Electronica, Rap but also with acustic music like Jazz, classic…
M. Jack-Fu from Hisoundaudio clairly told me that his big brother « Studio V » was better but sincerly, it's difficult for me to make a real difference between the two speaking only about SQ. This Rocoo BA reduce the gab between the Rocoo and the Studio line with a big technical upgrade by erasing the « hiss » issue.
Hisoundaudio reached the goal by creating a player that is able to match with very sensitive multi drivers IEM's tht have a low impedance. The bet was to deliver a dynamic, precise, crisp, airy sound by avoiding the overpower which often creates hiss and The Rocoo BA di dit. Lot of users will ask how this player perform with full-size headphone but not using this tipe of product, I can't answer to this. Soon I'll be able to try it with the Focal Spirit One and I will be able to give some more impressions.
Price: 249 USD
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Sound: Shortly after the release of their debut album, indie rock group The Vaccines was quickly recognized as a forerunner in the post-punk revival music scene. The band become an overnight sensation in the United Kingdom with their debut album, creatively titled "What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?", reaching #4 on the UK Album Charts and becoming the best-selling debut album of 2011. The band's sound was compared by music critics to that of Ramones and The Strokes, with members of The Vaccines themselves stating their influences as "'50s rock 'n' roll through to '80s American hardcore, and a lot of good pop music." Since the release of their debut album, The Vaccines have continued to rise in popularity; just last year, the band issued a follow-up studio album, titled "Come of Age." This time the album ended up reaching #1 on the UK Album Charts. The band has also earned several co-headlining and opening gigs playing for such groups as The Rolling Stones and Red Hot Chili Peppers, amongst others. Continuing the band's apparent effort to issue one new studio release a year, The Vaccines are returning to the music scene in 2013, this time bearing the first EP in their catalogue. The new release, titled "Melody Calling," is a collection of appropriately melodic songs which feature some enjoyable vocal harmonies, complimentary electric guitar licks and more dominate acoustic playing. We get a bold first look at the direction The Vaccines are currently taking with "Everybody's Gonna Let You Down," a song which includes some bright synthesizer playing and another memorable riff from lead guitarist Freddie Cowan. There is definitely a nostalgia factor at work here, the combination of deep vocal melodies and acoustic guitar playing bears some significant resemblance to something you would expect to hear from a Weezer deep track.This collection of songs are much more laid back as compared to the high energy style previously featured on the band's two studio albums, and on such songs as "Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)." However it still a very worthwhile release, that any established fan of The Vaccines should be able to easily appreciate. // 7
Lyrics: Lead vocalist Justin Hayward-Young gives a continuously standout performance throughout "Melody Calling." Throughout the songs included in this release Justin primarily sticks to his lower vocal range, which allows guitarist Freddie Cowan, bass player rni rnason and percussionist Pete Robinson to help provide some pitch perfect vocal harmonies. In fact, it is these same harmonies that make such songs as the title track so standout. // 8
Overall Impression: The Vaccines deliver another dosage of standout songs with their new EP, "Melody Calling." While this release shows the band moving in a more acoustically-driven direction, this change in sound in no way hurts the outcome of their performance. This choice in instrumentation also allows the group's vocal harmonies to stand out that much more, and is one of the true highlights of this release. "Melody Calling" is an EP that I have no reservations in recommending to fans of the indie rock music genre, as well as established fans of the band's earlier albums. // 8
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Mar 26, 2013 Fashion
My Old Navy Addiction
Over the past few years, I've bought 81 graphic tees. Dozens of shorts, both board and cargo. My name is Jizz Jussinger. I am 58 years old, the author of "Some Kids Play Football but It's Complicated," father of three, husband. And I am a shopaholic.


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Associate Scientist
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data on a continental scale across 20 eco-climatic domains representing US ecosystems. NEON will use cutting edge technology including an airborne observation platform that will capture images of regional landscapes and vegetation; mobile, re-locatable, and fixed data collection sites with automated ground sensors to monitor soil and atmosphere; and trained field crews who will observe and sample populations of diverse organisms and collect soil and water data. A leading edge cyber-infrastructure will calibrate, store and publish this information. The Observatory will grow to 300+ personnel and will be the first of its kind designed to detect and enable forecasting of ecological change at continental scales .
Background: NEON Project BudBurst (PBB) staff and researchers from the Richardson Lab at Harvard University are collaborating on a new approach to engage citizen scientists in ecological research that will result in the large-scale categorization and/or annotation of remotely sensed phenological imagery from the PhenoCam network. Part of the proposed effort will include the development of instructional materials and technical resources to enable volunteers to participate easily.
The Associate Scientist develops significant portions of a new website and supporting educational materials that will include tutorials and modules. Modules should be designed to engage diverse audiences in the categorization and/or annotation of PhenoCam images, and to support the submission of additional plant phenology images via mobile devices. Specifically, the Associate Scientist will develop appropriate web-based technologies, applications, and interfaces to support the development of modules and tutorials for use in a pilot project designed to engage citizen scientists in the classification of remotely sensed imagery. This Boulder, CO based position will work in conjunction with NEON EDU and Public Engagement staff and will work collaboratively with a post-doc at Harvard University.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assists with organizing and attending an initial planning meeting in order to develop a detailed work plan based on proposed project goals, objectives, outcomes, and timelines.
• Contributes significantly to the design and development of a website interface to support educational and scientific aspects of the project that will include user registration, background science content, protocols, and that will incorporate various aspects of social media as appropriate.
• Contributes to design and development of web-based interface for image classification.
• Designs and develops instructional materials including online tutorials, modules, and incentives.
• Facilitates initial image classification trial with diverse user groups.
• Develops and implements recruitment plan that targets different user needs including secondary educators and their students, informal educators, amateur naturalists, and hobbyists.
• Revises project web-based materials and interfaces, incorporating initial user feedback.
• Contributes to development of virtual PhenoCam network trial.
• Incorporates instructional resources into existing NEON Citizen Science Academy online courses, as appropriate.
• Creates and submits final report with recommendations for future related effort.
• Collaborate with Harvard post doc, and internal departments.
• Follow and participate in the development of NEON safety and Field Operations policy and procedures.
Required Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills:
• Ph.D. in Science Education, Instructional Design, or Computer Science with a strong UX focus
• Recent PhD graduates may apply.
• Ability to organize and manage project plan and deliverables.
• Ability to balance self-directed work while being an effective member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to communicate effectively while working in a team environment.
• Effective problem solving and analytical skills and ability to be detail oriented.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated ability to design and develop web-based applications.
• Demonstrated ability to write and edit scientific information for a general audience.
• Ability to work very effectively with diverse teams internally and externally.
• Effective problem-solving skills and ability to effectively apply experience, judgment, and creativity to both short- and long-term challenges.
• Ability to assist in the management of a project, overcome obstacles, and meet deliverable deadlines.
Preferred Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills:
• Knowledge and understanding of ecology, environmental science, or other related field of science.
• Knowledge of best practices in online citizen science programs including relevant technology for data analysis and visualization.
• Basic knowledge of how to use Dreamweaver, InDesign, Photoshop and/or other design software.
• Ability to use JavaScript libraries (e.g., jQuery,D3) to create web-based interactives and visualizations.
• Ability to use current generation social networking tools (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr) to engage potential participants in project activities.
• Familiarity with multi-media presentation of scientific concepts (e.g. using Adobe Captivate to present information).
This is a two year term position.
Must have permanent authorization for US employment.
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RFID tags operate over short distances to provide a scanner with basic information about whatever item they're attached to. This is being used commercially to both identify pricing details at retail and to allow users to simply wave credit cards in front of appropriately-configured readers in order to pay for them. But RFID has also moved into the realm of providing personal information; the US is making RFID-enabled passports, and the FDA approved human RFID implants back in 2004. Given the medical and privacy issues associated with human RFID tagging, the American Medical Association called for an evaluation of their implications; the resulting report is now available.
The report makes a distinction between two types of RFID tags. Passive tags have no power source and store information in read-only form; the scanner provides them with enough power to transmit basic information. Active RFID tags contain an internal battery, allowing them to store more sophisticated information, process data, and transmit over longer distances. Currently, only passive tags are approved for human use, but there's no reason to think that current limitations will stand indefinitely. The passive tags are currently used for patients with chronic diseases that may require rapid medical intervention.
The report cites examples such as coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, stroke, or seizure disorder. It also notes that tags are being used to identify patients with internal medical devices, such as pacemakers or replacement joints. Because of privacy concerns, these RFID devices only transmit a unique identification code; that code can be matched with records to provide information such as current medication lists and past diagnostic test results. Of course, all of this only works when the patient is being treated by someone with access to appropriately stored medical records, something which is hardly guaranteed.
{Despite their many unknowns it appears as the inevitability of human RFID tags is upon us. RFID's pose a tremendous opportunity to decrease costs and medical mistakes while increasing the overall quality of patient care. However there are also many unknown privacy issues that have yet to be resolved. Doctors wouldn't prescribe medicine without FDA approval and until the community of privacy and consumer advocates have reached a consensus agreement on human RFID chips, doctors should tread lightly. Unless real privacy protections are incorporated into RFID technology the most precious and sensitive personal data could be vulnerable to snooping, misuse or even worse, theft. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the medical community to follow the AMA's recommendations if they choose to do use human RFID tags. ~ Dr. Deborah Peel, Patient Privacy Rights}


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Fairy Tales, Folklore, Fables, Nursery Rhymes,
Myths, Legends, Bible and Classics
To add to the lists below, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
from posts)
(If you want to retell any of the stories listed below, be sure
to obtain permission from the copyright holder if the material
is not in the public domain)
1) My
favorite story about a father and his son is Abiyoyo,
an African story told by Pete Seegar- he had a recording of it
in the 70's and also later in picture book form. I have told it
for Head Start classes with great success. It is the favorite
story of both children and teachers. The father is a magician
with a magic wand who plays annoying tricks on the townspeople,
and his son further annoys the people by going around playing
endlessly on his guitar , "plink, plank, plunk." A giant
monster comes to ravage the town, and the father and son save
the people by means of the magic wand, the guitar and a song!
They play and sing , and the giant dances and dances until he
falls exhausted on the ground. The formerly disliked father and
son are the heroes of the town!
2) Not a story, but a saying that might serve as a hook for a
story -- the leaf never falls far from the tree.
3) How about Anansi and his six sons.
Each son has a special gift to save the father. Then he has to
choose which son gets the magical glowing ball. When a dispute
ensues Anansi (wise father that he is) throws it up in the sky
where it becomes the moon for all to enjoy.
4) Not a father, but a grandfather--how about the Korean (?) story--there
are many variants--of the couple who have the old father living
with them and want to get rid of them and the young son asks what
he will use when it's time to get rid of them. Details are hazy,
as I've never told it. And, Bundle of Sticks.
When I tell it, I say the 3 sons took over for their father when
he retired to sit in the sun. When they start fighting, father
becomes concerned about the reputation of the business he had
built up, and brings them the bundle of sticks. How about Too
Much Noise? In the end the "father" decides baby
crying is really just right.
5) In fairy tales, the father often represents the good aspects
of parenting, but usually in contrast to the (step)mother; when
the father "leaves on business" or gives in to the (step)mother,
all hell breaks loose for the kids.
Truth is, I can't really think of how you could use that to your
advantage in this program because it puts the onus on the female
parent even more. Still, your question made me think about how
frequently fathers are the passive stimulus to the onset of a
fairy tale. By absenting themselves physically or emotionally,
thus removing their affection or protection, (Cinderella, Vasalisa,
Hansel and Gretel...) or by giving a stern charge to all of their
children which only the youngest and most unconventional can meet
(3rd son/daughter stories such as Firebird or Flying ship variants),
they set the story in motion, and, without the story--the sequence
of challenges the child must overcome by his/her own wits and
resources--the child cannot "grow up."
6) Somehow I was reminded of the new Kwanzaa picture book Seven
Spools of Thread. It's beautifully illustrated. It's the
story of a African father who has seven sons who can never get
along. As he prepares to die he tells them he has an inheritance
for them which they may only have after they prove they can cooperate.
He leaves them seven spools of thread and they must make it into
something valuable together. (The stipulation is more exact but
I can't remember it.) They eventually manage to do their deceased
father's will and come into their inheritance after proving so
to the village chief. They only succeed of course through cooperation,
creativity, etc. (the seven principles of Kwanzaa).
7) What I ended up telling this morning was a new story I heard
Margaret Read MacDonald tell at the Texas Library Association
PreConference workshop: Mabella the Clever.
A Limba folktale, it's now an August House 32-page book.
Bones: Mabella is a mouse. Her father said to her "Mabella,
whenever you are out and about, use your ears, and listen all
around you/use your eyes and look all around/listen to what you
are saying/if you have to move, move fast! The cat came to the
mouse village and announced that the the mice had just been voted
into the secret cat society. YAY! they all say. Cat says come
to my house and we'll do the secret initiation ceremony. YAY!
They go. Cat lines mice up single file (do this with children)
and teaches them the secret song:
When we march
We never look back.
The cat is at the end, fo feng!
Everyone sings and marches; storyteller (cat) follows them and
nips off the end mouse until she reaches Mabella, then has Mabella
remember her father's advice: ears--doesn't hear mouse footsteps/eyes--doesn't
see any mice behind her/listen to self (and awareness dawns!)/MOVE
FAST! Cat doesn't catch her. Closing: To this very day, the Limba
people say, that if a person is very clever, it is because someone
(perhaps their father?) has taught them cleverness.
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Eternal Father
Something for the weekend. Eternal Father seems very appropriate for a Memorial Day weekend, as we remember those who paid the ultimate price for the freedom we cherish. Written in 1860 as a poem by William Whiting in England, the music to accompany the lyrics was composed by John B. Dykes in 1861. The moving hymn has always been a favorite of those who serve in the military:
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!
O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at Thy word,
Who walkedst on the foaming deep,
And calm amidst its rage didst sleep;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!
Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!
O Trinity of love and power!
Our brethren shield in danger's hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe'er they go;
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
There are many US military variant lyrics. Go here to look at a few of them. The hymn reminds us that in our world of woe and peril we are the children of a loving God who is Lord of this world and the next. Something to recall on Memorial Day and every day.
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As a Navy vet, that hymn always has an emotional impact every time I hear it.
The "Arizona" monument at Pearl Harbour is an awe inspiring place. I visited there with my wife and a couple of friends back in 2002. My wife, who is not a religious person, told me after our visit there that she felt "a presence" – something she had never experienced before. I had to agree with her. The reverent near silence, the hushed conversations, the whole atmosphere, and the knowledge of the entombed men in the ship below where the turrets are plainly visible – there is such a sense of awe there – something that is indescribeable, and something that I had not previously, nor since, experienced.
May those men rest in peace – there is a God.
God bless America.


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Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012
As many of you heard in my Town Hall meeting earlier today, an updated version of UTMB's three-year strategic plan – a revitalized road map and guide to the future – is now available.
This institutional plan, developed with broad input from bottom up, top down, will help to further our mission, advance our vision, and promote our values while addressing the transformation that is taking place in the ever-changing external health care environment.
Summed up in The Road Ahead is our vision for the future and the major areas of strategic focus we will build upon to achieve that vision. I urge you to take a look at where we're going and how you can help us get there by accessing The Road Ahead online at www.utmb.edu/strategic_vision or by requesting a print copy of the new edition from the Office of Strategic Management at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Every UTMB employee, faculty member and student makes contributions that are vitally important to the success of our mission. The goals outlined in our strategic vision are key steps toward continuing the progress we've made, and achieving even more success as we strive to fulfill our mission: improving health for the people of Texas and around the world.
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Acute bacterial skin infections responded equally well to treatment with linezolid (Zyvox) or a short course of the investigational agent tedizolid, results of a randomized trial showed.
About 80% of patients had early responses to both drugs, which proved to be durable in about 70% of patients, according to Philippe Prokocimer, MD, of Trius Therapeutics in San Diego, and co-authors. Post-treatment follow-up showed treatment success rates of 85% to 86%, regardless of the therapy used.
A high percentage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections responded to treatment with either drug, the investigators reported in the Feb. 13 issue of JAMA.
"Treatment with 200 mg of tedizolid phosphate once daily for 6 days was statistically noninferior in efficacy to 600 mg of linezolid twice daily for 10 days at both early and late time points and was generally well tolerated in this randomized controlled trial of patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs)," the authors said in conclusion.
"Tedizolid phosphate may be a reasonable alternative to linezolid for treating ABSSSI," they added.
In most cases, acute bacterial skin infections respond to available antibiotic therapies, but emergence of antimicrobial resistance and adverse effects limit their use. Moreover, linezolid is the only antibiotic approved for such infections when complicated by MRSA, and safety concerns have arisen since the agent became available more than a decade ago, the authors noted in their introduction.
Tedizolid phosphate is a novel oxazolidinone prodrug that is converted rapidly in vivo into tedizolid. The drug has demonstrated activity against all clinically relevant gram-positive pathogens, including linezolid-resistant S. aureus.
Tedizolid and linezolid are orally available, but the lowest effective dose of tedizolid is 200 mg/d for 5 to 7 days days compared with linezolid's recommended dosing of 600 mg BID for 14 days.
Prokocimer and colleagues compared the two drugs in a multicenter, randomized clinical trial.
Eligible adult patients had cellulitis/erysipelas, major cutaneous abscess, or wound infections surrounded by erythema and a minimum lesion surface area of 75 cm2. They were randomized to a 6-day course of tedizolid or a 10-day course of linezolid.
Follow-up visits occurred 48 to 72 hours after the first dose of randomized therapy, at the end of treatment, and 7 to 14 days after the end of treatment. The primary endpoint was clinical response at the first assessment.
The investigators randomized 667 patients, a population sufficient to test the noninferiority of tedizolid versus linezolid. The safety analysis included 666 patients, and 559 patients were included in the first and last assessments of efficacy.
One or more pathogens were isolated from the primary lesion in 63% of patients, and 99% of the pathogens were gram-positive aerobes. Pathogens were isolated from blood in eight patients. S. aureus was the most common pathogen isolated from primary lesions, including MRSA in 178 patients, representing more than 40% of positive cultures.
Clinical response rates at initial follow-up were 79.5% in the tedizolid group and 79.4% in the linezolid group. Sustained clinical response at the end of randomized treatment was 69.3% with tedizolid and 71.9% with linezolid.
As assessed by investigators, the tedizolid group had a clinical success rate of 85.5% at the last follow-up visit, compared with 86% in the linezolid group.
The tedizolid arm had an adverse event rate of 40.8% versus 43.3% in the linezolid arm, including thrombocytopenia rates of 2.3% and 4.9%, respectively.
If approved by the FDA, tedizolid would be the first oral drug in the Infectious Diseases Society of America initiative to bring 10 new antibiotics to market by 2020, Shira Doron, MD, and Helen W. Boucher, MD, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, wrote in an editorial. The study demonstrated the noninferiority of tedizolid across a range of analyses.
"An analysis by type of infection showed similar success rates among patients treated with tedizolid and linezolid for cellulitis, major cutaneous abscess, or wound infection," they said. "A number of sensitivity analyses demonstrate the robust nature of these results."
"Importantly, the secondary analyses of outcome at the traditional end of therapy and post-therapy evaluation endpoints also demonstrated the noninferiority of short-course tedizolid compared with a standard linezolid treatment course," they concluded.
The study was supported by Trius Therapeutics.
Prokocimer and two co-authors are employees of Trius.
Doron disclosed relationships with Merck, Forest, and Optimer. Boucher disclosed relationships with Basilea, Cerexa, Durata, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Rib X, Targanta/TMC, Wyeth/Pfizer, and Paratek.
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Journal of the American Medical AssociationSource Reference: Prokocimer P, et al "Tedizolid phosphate vs linezolid for treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections" JAMA 2013; 309: 559-569.
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Journal of the American Medical AssociationSource Reference: Doron S, Boucher HW "Antibiotics for skin infections. New study design and a step toward shorter course therapy" JAMA 2013; 309: 609-611.


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POWER Release Event for "Next Stop: Justice – Race and Environment at the Center of Transit Planning."
- When
- December 6, 2012 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Where
- Eric Quezada Center for Culture & Politics 518 Valencia Street (between 16th and 17th Streets)
From POWER:
Co-sponsored by: POWER, the Center for Political Education and Making Contact
- Sunyoung Yang from the Bus Riders Union in Los Angeles
- Miho Kim from the Data Center
- Bob Allen from Urban Habitat
- Youth and Community Leaders from POWER's Transit to the People Campaign
- Join us for food, beer, wine –and strategizing!
**This event is wheelchair accessible and free! Childcare and Spanish/English translation also provided.
Click here to RSVP or email email@example.com
Next Stop: Justice offers a cutting edge, comprehensive analysis of public transit in San Francisco, with a vision for a new transit policy that puts race and the environment at the center. With ten case studies of core transit lines in Southeast San Francisco and survey data from more than 700 grassroots MUNI riders, Next Stop: Justice shows how transit solutions that benefit youth, elders, communities of color and immigrant communities can best serve the city as a whole, fueling economic development and contributing to a healthier planet.
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Some people were a bit surprised about the fact that Illinois does indeed have poisonous snakes. Last week you might recall the story about the young lab in northern Illinois which was bitten by a Massasauga rattlesnake. "Rattlesnakes in Illinois," some said. Well, if that surprises you, then I have some more news. Illinois actually has four poisonous snakes. Along with the Massasauqa rattlesnake are the water moccasin, the copperhead, and the timber rattlesnake.
For those who fear snakes, I would not get too worried. Even though these snakes can be found in Illinois, their numbers are relatively small.
I always like to hear stories of those who claim that they have a bunch of water moccasins on their property or they have seen lots of copperheads. Probably a case of mistaken identity.
If you want to see any of these snakes, then your best bet is to head to southern Illinois, as this is about the only place that the cottonmouth and the copperhead can be found. If you are looking for a timber rattler, then you better head to some pretty wild, undisturbed areas that border the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. The Massasauga is probably the most widely distributed poisonous snake in the state. And by this, I only mean very small pockets of ideal habitat, which will be marshy. Knox County is said to have a small population of this snake.
All of these snakes are considered uncommon or rare in Illinois. As I said earlier, most sightings of these snakes are actually some other species. For example, some time back I was with an individual who spotted a snake swimming in the water. His first response was "look at that water moccasin." Well, it wasn't a water moccasin at all and didn't even resemble one. But it was a snake in the water, therefore. …
Illinois has 39 species of snakes, with just these four being the only ones which could administer a lethal bite. But fear not, chances are slim that a timber rattler is making its home underneath the outhouse.
— Bird numbers are starting to pick up in the county. I spotted a short-eared owl at Double T about mid-week. A small flock of cedar waxwings paid a visit to the backyard as well. More shore and wading birds are making their way to the marshy areas. Still a few snow and blue geese present.
— Wild flowers are blooming. Trilliums and may apples, along with spring peepers are growing strong. And with that growth comes the weeds and other grasses. Mushrooming could be a bit rough.
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September 13, 2011
Department of Education Opens Student Art Exhibits of 2011 Scholastic Art and Writing Award Winners and Hawaii Schools
The U.S. Department of Education will host the opening of two exhibits with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Department's Barnard Auditorium at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., in Washington, D.C. The event features nearly 100 two- and three-dimensional visual works...
September 13, 2011
White House Launches "Digital Promise" Initiative: Key Effort by Leaders in Industry and Universities to Spur Breakthrough Learning Technologies
The White House and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will help launch "Digital Promise" on Friday at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at 10 a.m. "Digital Promise" is a new national center created by Congress to advance breakthrough technologies that can help transform teaching and...
September 13, 2011
On-the-Record Conference Call with Josh Earnest and Secretary Duncan to Discuss the President's Visit to Columbus, Ohio
WASHINGTON – Today at 5:45 PM ET, Josh Earnest and Secretary Duncan will host an on-the-record conference call to discuss the President's visit tomorrow to the Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School in Columbus, Ohio to highlight his American Jobs Act proposal to put workers back on the job by...
September 12, 2011
Education Department Senior Official to Discuss FY 2009 Cohort Default Rate on National Press Call Today
U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal will host a press call today at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss the official FY 2009 2-year cohort default rate, which has risen to 8.8 percent, up from 7.0 percent in FY 2008. He will also discuss steps the Department has taken to help students...
September 12, 2011
U.S Departments of Education and Health and Human Services to Hold Technical Assistance Workshop on Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge
The U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have invited states representatives to a technical assistance workshop on the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 11a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT at the U.S. Department of Education...
September 12, 2011
RSA Commissioner Lynnae Ruttledge to Give Keynote Remarks At Annual Summit on Vocational Rehabilitation Evaluation and Quality Assurance
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Commissioner Lynnae Ruttledge will give keynote remarks at the Annual Summit on Vocational Rehabilitation Evaluation and Quality Assurance on Tuesday, Sept. 13 in Tampa. She will discuss creating partnerships to improve employment opportunities for...
September 9, 2011
Assistant Secretary for Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to Participate in Panel Session to Help Launch the World Report on Disability
U.S. Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Alexa Posny will give remarks as a federal panelist during the launch of the World Report on Disability in Arlington, Va., at 10:50 a.m., Monday, September 12.
September 9, 2011
White House Domestic Policy Council Director Barnes and U.S. Education Secretary Duncan to Hold National Press Call on the Role of Education in the American Jobs Act
Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes and U.S Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will host a national press call today on investments in education proposed by President Obama through the American Jobs Act.
September 9, 2011
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit a school in Arlington, Va., on Sunday to honor teachers as the unsung heroes that arose from the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2011, to incorporate the history and lessons of that day into the curriculum for a generation of students over the last decade.
September 9, 2011
White House Hispanic Education Initiative Director to Address New Mexico State's Hispanic Faculty/Staff Caucus Leadership Summit
Juan Sepúlveda, executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will deliver remarks at the New Mexico State University 2011 Hispanic Faculty/Staff Caucus Leadership Summit Monday in Las Cruces, N.M.


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Released: .
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock.
Label: Columbia.
Number Of Tracks: 9.
This album is far more technical and difficult than it sounds, it's almost like The Cars album, and that's saying something.
POSTED: 01/28/2015 - 09:31 am
Released: Oct 7, 1981.
Genre: Hard Rock.
Label: Columbia.
Number Of Tracks: 9.
"Get Lucky" is the classic album by Loverboy that everyone has heard at least one or two songs from, including "Working for the Weekend."
POSTED: 08/19/2014 - 04:26 am
Released: Feb 1980.
Genre: Rock, New Wave, AOR.
Label: Columbia.
Number Of Tracks: 9.
Stylically, Loverboy has two styles, straight ahead New Wave, and minimalist power-quasi-disco-funk. The album pretty much is a classic 1980 album, still 70's enough to feel organic, but 80's enough to be of it's time.
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Lib Billionaire Tom Steyer: 95.5% of Americans are Unsophisticated
RUSH: Does the name Tom Steyer ring a bell? We've mentioned him on this program before. He's a billionaire, Hollywood environmentalist wacko. He is one of the primary reasons Obama has not signed the Keystone XL pipeline agreement, because this guy threatened to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in donations the Democrat Party at large. He's not the lone reason, but he's a main reason. He made his money in the coal business. He made his money in conventional energy, and now he's become a wacko.
He's a hedge fund manager now. "Tom Steyer attempted to explain why there is still a sizable portion of Americans that do not buy in to global warming alarmism by, basically, generalizing virtually all of America as not 'super sophisticated.' Speaking at a climate conference hosted by the American Renewable Energy Institute, Steyer said: 'I think if you were to go around to most of the -- what I would think of as super-sophisticated people who think about politics and policy more than five minutes a month -- we are doing really well.'"
But people who are not sophisticated (i.e., the idiots), they're the ones we have to reach. "And the question in the United States of America is how are we doing with everybody else, which is the 99.5% of the people whose lives are very busy and complicated," and they're not sophisticated and they don't get it? The point being: Here we have another arrogant, condescending liberal who thinks the only reason his stupid pet issue does not enjoy majority support is because the people are stupid and unsophisticated.
Solar Panels are Roasting Birds
RUSH: I've had this story for the past couple of days. There is a solar plant in California -- a giant, giant array of solar panels -- killing 30 birds an hour. They are being immolated in midair. They literally leave a brief plume of spoke and a medium-well cooked carcass as they fly over the place. I am not kidding. It's like... Well, it is. It's like Star Wars.
"Federal wildfire officials counted an average of one streamer," which means bird killed flying over panel, "every two minutes. The energy company estimates only 1,000 birds are scorched every year, but a prominent environmentalist group puts the number 28,000." But it's okay because it's people like Tom Steyer: Super-sophisticated environmentalist wackos who know that human beings are destroying the planet. It's okay when they do their good works if animals die. That's the price we pay. I'm not making it up. Wind turbines kill bald eagles. Solar farms are roasting any bird unlucky enough to fly overhead.
Terrorists Attack Liberia Ebola Clinic, Free Patients
RUSH: Monrovia, Liberia. Officials there "fear that Ebola could soon spread through the capital's largest slum after residents raided a quarantine center for suspected patients and took items, including bloody sheets and mattresses." What happened here is, armed men went into an Ebola clinic in Liberia and freed the patients. One of the theories to explain this is that the people that lived in Monrovia were all fed up with the fact that these patients were brought there. It made the residents of a slum that's called West Point mad and scared that the virus was being brought into their town. They don't trust the government to deal with it. So they let the infected patients loose, hoping they would leave.
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The capital's rabbis have been called up to volunteer as Jewish chaplains for Olympic athletes at the London 2012 Games.
Jewish chaplains will be recruited for the Games to support the religious needs of athletes and visitors to the Olympic site. Many rabbis in the Redbridge community, close to the Stratford site, have already expressed interest in the positions.
Rabbi Richard Jacobi of Woodford Liberal synagogue said: "I'm certainly discussing doing it. It's important
to show our hospitality to everyone who visits for the Olympics and Paralympics.
"My colleagues in Redbridge and I have been discussing ideas such as an Open Shabbat to welcome fellow Jews, and others, who are visiting for the Olympics, and I am keen to join
a pluralist chaplaincy for anyone who might need spiritual support.
"The fortieth anniversary of the Munich Olympic tragedy will also provide many poignant moments, to which we need to be ready to respond."
Rabbi Geoffrey Hyman of Ilford Synagogue said he was considering volunteering. He said: "I will certainly investigate what options there are for me to help with. There will be a lot of Jewish people there, and many Israelis, and it is important that people from the local community can support them and make them feel welcome."
The London Jewish Forum, along with Maccabi GB, UJIA and Lord Janner formed the Jewish Committee for the London Games in 2008, encouraging Jewish schools and youth groups to be involved and developing Jewish welfare and cultural services for the games. Jewish Volunteering Network and the CST are also expected to play
a role in the games.
Adrian Cohen, chair of JCLG, said: "The Jewish community contributes hugely to sporting excellence around the world and the JCLG is looking at launching a number of volunteer opportunities in and around the Games."
The United Synagogue is believed to have recommended rabbis Barry Marcus and David Mason for chaplaincies at the Games.


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All eight Playoff match-ups have moved beyond to Game 3 (the Indy/Orlando series are already gearing up for Game 4) and we're starting to get a better idea of who will move up to the Second round and who will say good bye. We already showed you LeBron James' PE of the Elite 9 and Kobe's Purple/White 'Supreme' Kobe VII, but let's take a look at what else was spotted over the last three nights of Playoff basketball; Dwyane Wade wore the White/Black/Red colorway Fly Wade 2 EV, while Landry Fields, who checked Wade on D most of the night, wore the Wolf Grey Kobe VII. Paul George finally swapped out to a Kobe VII iD was a fade option, while opponent Earl Clark wore the Nike Air Max Penny 1. Out West, OJ Mayo wore a PE of the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 Elite, and in San Antonio, sneakerhead-duo DeJuan Blair and NBA Feet Rookie of the Year Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs to a W with the Black/Cement III and Air Jordan XII Low 'Black/Nubuck', respectively. Plenty of more NBA Playoff Feet action below, so take a look and stay tuned for more NBA Feet coverage of the 2012 NBA Playoffs! Photos: espn
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whats the shoes that pierce currently wear this season ?
Page 3, 4th picture from the top Big Baby goin' for the wrong ball LMAO!
wow and they didnt put up nick young's red foamposites (clippers)
the kobe vii ink were dope..still like the elite pe better but dope shoe! wonder what mamba rocks in game 3? nike really messed up the elite drop..save gold for later..should have dropped the pe home april 28th and road pe this weekend for bron and kobe! no one cares much for the hyperdunk.
Surprised they didn't jump all over Blair's cement 3's
i agree. personally there are so many great current options out there but to choose late 80s technology over something lighter/performance wise doesnt make sense other than 'style points' ala Arenas.
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The Houston Rockets have jumped out to a fast start with a record of 11-5 (as of Nov. 28). However, for the team to live up to their lofty expectations, they will need a select few to improve certain aspects of their game.
The Rockets have established themselves as one of the league's best teams, mainly due to feasting on lesser opponents. Of the team's 11 wins, only four have come against teams that currently have a winning record.
Houston has won six of its last seven games against opponents with a combined record of 51-58. Their next game is a showdown with the woeful Brooklyn Nets (4-11) on Nov. 29.
The team has been lucky to be this successful despite a rash of injuries and some early-season sputtering by some key players. Inspired performances from the likes of point guard Jeremy Lin and forward Terrence Jones have helped out tremendously.
If the Rockets are to realize their goal of winning a championship this season, they will need others to step up. Here are five players that have to raise their game as the season progresses.


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The Canton of Fribourg counts around 303'000 inhabitants, spread over a territory of 1'671 km2. 69% of Fribourg's population are French speaking and 29% are German speaking. These figures demonstrate the great diversity of our region!
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Dear Editor,
This is a follow up on my letter concerning the way Mr. Bill Hyman handles the IRB Rugby games over channel 11. The Manu Samoa Sevens Team ought to be congratulated for the great win in Dubai defeating the New Zealand All Blacks in the hard fought final against many injuries and the barring of its captain from playing. I am sure many people both here and in Samoa stayed up late into the early hours awaiting the semi final game between France and the Manu Samoa.
Unfortunately that game did not take place until 2 am Saturday morning. From 1 o'clock to 2 there was a break and as always done by Mr. Hyman, he appeared on the TV introducing his Baha'i faith propagandas. Not all the viewers like or adhere to the Baha'i religion, perhaps only one percent of the viewing population. But Mr. Hyman has the nerve to subject everyone for one hour and watching his propagates for one hour in my opinion is going too far.
He can say that we do not have to watch, which I did and switched to other channels. But don't you think for something as important as the Manu Samoa game that you owe it to the people, and be honest about it, to leave your religious beliefs to the confines of your church.
I remember a long time ago Mr. Hyman took the Manus game and showed it at the Lee Auditorium for $10.00 each. I went once and an hour before the game he showed his Baha'i film. I never went since.
For one individual to continue to control the IRB games for religious and perhaps economic gains is not right. And if Mr. Hyman is honest as he preached then do the right thing and let Bluesky take over the showing of all IRB games for the benefit of everyone.
I ask again for anyone who agrees with me to please call Blue Sky. 699-2759
Tauiliili Pemerika
CC: Mr. Adolfo Montenegro
President Blue Sky
Editor's note: Apologies, this letter to the editor was inadvertently omitted from our Dec. 11, 2012 update.


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I heard this talk last night and then this morning practiced it all the way to work on the train. It was a revelation! I went to work in bliss, my mind stiller than it has ever been.
What I finally got from the talk was ... Happiness comes from knowing the true nature of the mind. Knowing the true nature of the mind comes from meditating and just allowing the thoughts to rise and not grasping at them. Not altering them. Rising of thoughts is not the problem. Whatever arises let it alone. Don't interfere with it.
Water if you don't stir it will become clear, mind left unaltered will find it's true nature...finally I understand what to do with the thoughts! Just let them be, don't fight them, and like water mind will become clear.
This talk has changed me. Thank you Big Ideas for bringing it to us.


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Twice a day my phone emits a little Bewitched-like brrrring.
I don't bother checking it, because I instantly know who it is - and where they are.
The "who" is Rickshaw Dumpling, a Chelsea restaurant I've patronized more times than is decent, for its scrumptious nowhere-found-in-Chinatown Peking Duck dumplings.
The "where" is the exact location of its new, mobile chuck wagon.
The bearer of this otherwise mundane, sub-140-character missive is Twitter, your friendly internet stalking program. It's a bit like the text equivalent of a webcam trained on a college freshman's digs, promising a rare glimpse of her bloomers.
In the morning, the cart seems to loiter deep in the Financial District, wooing hedge fund managers - who've still got a cubicle to call home - with its edamame purses and matching ginger dipping sauce. By lunchtime it pops up a few streets north in Midtown, proclaim "yum yum come and get 'um'. On weekends it competes for "king of the curb" with other carts in the Meatpacking district.
Get this - I don't actually ever go chase it down, which is the whole purpose of the alert.
But every time I hear the brrring, a little smile crosses my face. Occasionally I'll pick up the phone and forward the message to pro-dumpling but anti-twitter friends working in walkable distance from the latest stakeout.
I can't blame my friends – I too, have been slow to adopt Twitter, because the last thing we all need is another tab on our cluttered browsers, right? Rickshaw is the only "tweet" I follow, and no-one's twailing me with any great conviction.
Yet, there goes the brrrrring and it brings a smile to my face.
How the har gow has Rickshaw managed to rent such a compelling corner of my brain?
In the back of my mind, I just like to know Rickshaw is still out there, still making money, still viable in this recession. When I hear that brrring I find myself re-running the story about a Halal cart hell bent on defending its territory with a smoking shawarma. I see the two carts comically cat-and-mousing around the block, dumplings and dona kebabs drawn and cocked.
Twitter is a clever tool, but it's not rocket science. Its value is in reinforcing a basic tenet of Customer Evangelism: make people feel intimately involved and a part of something good, profound, or just pretty durn cool. The resultant community is key to resilience in a downturn.
Not everything is worth tweeting. After stalking several friends, frenemies and a couple of celebs, I got bored with "Now taking a bath", "About to eat dinner", "Watching SNL" "Taking a dump" would have been marginally more interesting for the voyeuristic mental picture it conjures up - even more fun if it was Obama or the Queen - but no such luck.
As David Rowell of The Travel Insider put it:
It was reasonably easy to 'tweet' - ie to send twitter messages - during my travels, and it was only a concern for overloading people following me with excessively trivial messages that limited my tweets ...
I ended up deleting these tedious tweeters from my list almost immediately. Worse, I started drawing all kinds of irrational conclusions about them; that they were actually pretty boring people with nothing much to say, and had somehow hoodwinked me into thinking they were worthy of my friendship. Such is the effect of ADHD technology.
This led me to thinking of Twitter an excellent, free training tool for aspiring advertising copywriters, speech writers and sound bite engineers. Why? Advertising 101 says, unless you want to bore the Crocs off your audience, keep it short and sweet. In 140 characters or less:
Ø The more you say, the less people hear.
or, as Sao Paulo Creative Director Marcelo Serpa put it:
Ø Say too much, you lose money
The more compelling your tweets, the more people will appreciate your ability to string letters together and stay on your tail. And who knows – it could lead to a job writing lines surpassing "New. iPhone." for Apple.
To use it as a self-copy training tool, try setting up a second account and follow yourself. If you bore you, chances are you'll bore everyone else unless a) you're a celeb whose fans hang on your every 'the', 'a' , 'but' and space b) you're a jealous or controlling spouse/parent/beau who likes to know your victim's every twitch c) you're a bona fide stalker with the blessing of the stalkee.
I've just set up a twitter account for the company I work for, Bike Friday, and given all staff access. Since our customers love to get the inside dope on us, I'm hoping individuals in the company will tweet about all the interesting things they're doing and thinking, giving followers a "glass against the wall" view of what goes on in the company.
So far, I'm the only one who's posted. I'll wait.
Meanwhile, there goes that brrrring ...
The Galfromdownunder thinks that many adwriters should use Twitter to hone their headlines. She put the above doozy into the Twitter and guess what it came out as?
A: Don't get hammered at auction.


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EPA: When reality meets bureaucratic inertia
What if you passed a law that required the use of alternative fuels from particular sources to be blended with petroleum based fuels to help "break our dependence" on petroleum from "unfriendly countries" (and cut greenhouse gases). And what if, a few years later, new and abundant sources of domestic oil and gas were found, plus even more from secure allies like Canada?
Wouldn't it makes sense to reconsider the original legislation in light of the new finds.
Oh, and one more thing … what if one of the alternative fuels mandated to be mixed with gasoline hadn't yet materialized commercially? Would you exempt refiners or fine them?
Common sense says you exempt them. The EPA has, instead, chosen to fine them.
When the companies that supply motor fuel close the books on 2011, they will pay about $6.8 million in penalties to the Treasury because they failed to mix a special type of biofuel into their gasoline and diesel as required by law.
But there was none to be had. Outside a handful of laboratories and workshops, the ingredient, cellulosic biofuel, does not exist.
Somehow that appears to be considered the fault of the refiners. And the EPA is requiring the fines be levied and paid.
Any guess as to who will end up paying those fines?
The 2007 law requires three types of bio fuels be mixed: "car and truck fuel made from cellulose, diesel fuel made from biomass and fuel made from biological materials but with a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gases" according to the NY Times.
But cellulosic fuel is commercially unavailable. There simply is none to be had.
Michael J. McAdams, executive director of the Advanced Biofuels Association, said the state of the technology for turning biological material like wood chips or nonfood plants straight into hydrocarbons — instead of relying on conversion by nature over millions of years, which is how crude oil originates — was advancing but was not yet ready for commercial introduction.
Of the technologies that are being tried out, he added, "There are some that are closer to the beaker and some that are closer to the barrel."
But the requirement – and the fines – remain.
Meanwhile, time has marched on and guess what?
Mr. Drevna of the refiners association argued that in contrast to 2007, when Congress passed the law, "all of a sudden we're starting to find tremendous resources of our own, oil and natural gas, here in the United States, because of fracking," referring to a drilling process that involves injecting chemicals and water into underground rock to release gas and oil.
What is more, the industry expects the 1,700-mile Keystone Pipeline, which would run from oil sands deposits in Canada to the Gulf Coast, to provide more fuel for refineries, he said.
But the EPA is unmoved by that or the fact that cellulosic fuel is unavailable:
But Cathy Milbourn, an E.P.A. spokeswoman, said that her agency still believed that the 8.65-million-gallon quota for cellulosic ethanol for 2012 was "reasonably attainable." By setting a quota, she added, "we avoid a situation where real cellulosic biofuel production exceeds the mandated volume," which would weaken demand.
Hmmm … expert: "We're closer to the beaker than the barrel". Bureaucrat: "Even though the product is not commercially available, we still believe the mandate for this year is reasonably attainable."
Yet there is nothing on the horizon for commercially available cellulosic ethanol in 2012:
One possible early source is the energy company Poet, a large producer of ethanol from corn kernels. The company is doing early work now on a site in Emmetsburg, Iowa, that is supposed to produce up to 25 million gallons a year of fuel alcohol beginning in 2013 from corn cobs.
And Mascoma, a company partly owned by General Motors, announced last month that it would get up to $80 million from the Energy Department to help build a plant in Kinross, Mich., that is supposed to make fuel alcohol from wood waste. Valero Energy, the oil company, and the State of Michigan are also providing funds.
Yet other cellulosic fuel efforts have faltered. A year ago, after it was offered more than $150 million in government grants, Range Fuels closed a commercial factory in Soperton, Ga., where pine chips were to be turned into fuel alcohols, because it ran into technological problems.
Yes that's right folks, Government Motors is sucking up $80 mil in taxpayer dollars for a startup on a product that experts say isn't ready for prime time and, as demonstrated by the Georgia plant, still has technical problems which apparently prohibit the commercial production of the desired alternate fuel (after it sucked up $150 mil of tax payer money).
This is ideological agenda driven madness abetted by bureaucratic stupidity. However, no one has ever claimed bureaucracies deal in reality. They're fall back for such absurdities is process. Fining companies for not using a product that isn't available but mandated simply underlines how decidedly absurd they can be. The EPA is on a mission. It has been directed to push that agenda by whatever means necessary.
Meanwhile the changes that should be reflected in the new reality – more abundant domestic and safe oil and gas, are being roundly ignored and their exploitation mostly hindered. And you, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer, are being fined and looted to push this absurd agenda.
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Economic Statistics for 11 Jan 12
Today's economic statistical releases:
The MBA reports Mortgage applications are on the rebound after 3 weeks of sharp declines. Purchase applications rose 8.1% and refinance applications rose 3.3% last week. The composite index rose 4.5%.
We're waiting, at the moment, for the release of the Fed's Beige Book report on the economy, due out at 2PM EST.
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Romney wins in New Hampshire
As expected, and as polls indicated would happen, Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary. And he did more than win, he pretty much cruised to victory. Second place went to Ron Paul, which, actually, shouldn't be particularly surprising. New Hampshire is a libertarian leaning state. He should have done well there. Jon Huntsman took third, which is mildly surprising, after the showing Rick Santorum made in Iowa.
And yes, the big loser was Santorum who was pretty much rejected as a candidate by New Hampshire primary voters, negating his Iowa showing. Apparently his time as Republican flavor of the week may be passing. As for Newt and Rick Perry … well as Ron Paul said, "drop out." Gingrich and Santorum polled 9% while Perry got an anemic 1% in the Granite State.
All of the bottom 3 candidates think that the upcoming South Carolina primary will resuscitate their campaigns feeling their messages will get a better reception there than in New Hampshire. Frankly, I think Perry is fooling himself. He hasn't done well in either Iowa or New Hampshire and he's not polling well in South Carolina.
PPP has it broken down as Romney 30, Santorum 19, Gingrich 23, Paul 9, Perry 5, Huntsman 4. Rasmussen has it Romney 27, Santorum 24, Gingrich 18, Paul 11, Perry 5, Huntsman 2 .
If those numbers hold, and there's no reason to think they won't, it may be Paul who is looking for the exit poll after SC. I doubt he'll do well in Florida. Huntsman is done and probably the next to leave, and if Perry shows as dismally as the polls show, he'll be out before Florida's January 31 primary.
Santorum is looking for a boost for him from what MSNBC calls the "socially conservative and evangelical Christian voters in the Palmetto State". If he's able to pull Rasmussen's numbers then he'll stay for a while. If he ends up second with a PPP spread, he's pretty much done whether he'll admit it or not. He's not going to pull good numbers in Florida.
So, like it or not, Romney appears headed toward the nomination at this time. Watch for Gingrich to remain to the bitter end and be much more destructive to the GOP's chances than the Obama campaign ever will be. Obama, after all, has to run on his poor record which means the campaign has to be careful about what issues they raise and what they don't want raised. Gingrich is the Attila the Hun of politics, with no such limits and no qualms about pulling out all the stops even if his effort is doomed. As I said once before, it was only a matter of time until "bad Newt" showed up, and he's here.
Meanwhile in New Hampshire, Barack Obama only managed 82% of the total Democratic vote. 10% went to write-ins and 1% of the total vote went to Vermin Supreme, the guy who claims to be a satirist and wears a rubber boot as headgear.
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The strongman emerging from the Yemeni crisis, Major-General Ali Mohsin Saleh al-Ahmar, 63, has for decades been one of the regime's key links to al-Qaeda.
The rise of the half-brother of President Saleh is hardly likely to reassure the US and its allies. He might seem, superficially, to be an ideal transition figure, comparable to the Egyptian top brass who helped to ease Hosni Mubarak out of power earlier this year. Certainly his defection and the positioning of his tanks in defence of Sanaa student protesters suggests that he is a force to be reckoned with.
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Leftover roasted chicken or turkey makes this rendition of a popular salad a snap to prepare. It's made spicy by combining chilies with linguine, green onions, snow peas, cilantro and a peanut dressing.
- Yield
- Serves 20
- Salad
- 2 pounds linguine
- 1/4 cup oriental sesame oil
- 2 2 1/2-pound roasted chickens, skinned, boned, shredded or 12 cups cooked turkey
- 4 bunches green onions, sliced
- 2 bunches fresh cilantro, chopped
- 4 jalapeño chilies, seeded, deveined, minced
- 1 1/4 pounds snow peas, stringed, thinly sliced lengthwise
- Dressing
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned style or freshly ground)
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup oriental sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Napa cabbage leaves
- For salad:
- Cook linguine in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well. Transfer to large bowl. Add sesame oil; toss to blend. Mix in chicken or turkey, onions, cilantro and chilies.
- Cook snow peas in medium saucepan of boiling salted water until just crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well. Mix into salad.
- For dressing:
- Combine soy sauce, peanut butter, vinegar, sesame oil and sugar in processor; blend until smooth.
- Pour dressing over salad and mix with hands to blend well. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Line large platter with Napa cabbage leaves. Mound salad over and serve.
Nutritional Info
- Calories557
- Carbohydrates41 g(14%)
- Fat29 g(45%)
- Protein31 g(62%)
- Saturated Fat7 g(34%)
- Sodium791 mg(33%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat8 g
- Fiber3 g(14%)
- Monounsaturated Fat12 g
- Cholesterol85 mg(28%)


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Management buyout of Chromcraft Revington on table
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Furniture manufacturer and importer Chromcraft Revington may be headed for a management buyout, the company announced late Thursday.
Chairman and CEO Ronald Butler and other members of the management team have entered into a nonbinding letter of intent and term sheet regarding a proposed deal, which would value the company at $5 million and distribute cash to stockholders.
One complicating factor is that the company, which has been publicly held, is partially owned by an employee stock ownership plan. The plan is not expected to be cashed out in connection with the transaction and would maintain its stake, according to the announcement.
"The company and RMMJ (the acquisition company created by the management team) are currently in negotiations and have not yet finalized or entered into a definitive agreement regarding the proposed transaction," the statement said.
Earlier, Chromcraft Revington had announced that it was voluntarily delisting its stock from the New York Stock Exchange and would no longer file statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a public company, steps it said would save the company money.
Chromcraft also said it had been notified this week by the NYSE that it was in violation of the exchange's listing requirements because it hasn't yet filed its Form 10-K annual report for 2012. The company said it expects to file the report on or before May 31.
Through the first three quarters of last year, the company reported sales of $41.7 million, an increase of 5.6% from the same period a year earlier, and a loss of $3.44 million or 69 cents per share. That compared with a loss of $4.1 million or 86 cents per share in the first three quarters of 2011.
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Thapedi believes that for young people to compete in the global economy, they must have a quality education. He is fighting to bring more state dollars home to local schools, reduce class sizes and invest more money in early childhood education. Thapedi supports education reforms that will ensure fairness in the way schools are funded and close the education funding gap that exists between wealthy and less affluent communities.
Thapedi is working to get guns off our streets by pushing for an assault weapons ban and is supporting efforts to expand after-school programs and other community anti-violence efforts.
To turn around our economy, Thapedi backs new incentives for companies to come to Illinois and create good paying jobs. He also favors expanding worker retraining programs to help those who are unemployed to develop new skill sets and become more competitive in our global economy.
In the 96th General Assembly, Thapedi serves on the House Civil Law, Infrastructure and Public Utilities committees.
Thapedi began his career in public service as an intern with the Cook County State's Attorney and the Law Department of the Chicago Transit Authority. He spent eight years as a trial, corporate, and transactional attorney with the major Chicago law firms of Earl L. Neal & Associates, LLC (now Neal & Leroy, LLC) and Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP.
Presently, he is a partner and founder of the law firm of Thapedi & Thapedi, where he represents both injured persons and businesses in complex civil litigation. Thapedi also serves as the managing broker for Shore Realty, LLC.
In addition to his professional work, Thapedi serves his community through tutoring underachieving students, conducting seminars in senior citizen buildings and retirement centers, and sponsoring a free legal clinic in the Englewood community. He also serves as the general counsel for several non-profit organizations.
A lifelong resident of Chicago, Thapedi is a graduate of LeMans Academy and St. Ignatius College Preparatory High School, Morehouse College, and the John Marshall Law School. He is the son of Isaac Martin Thapedi, a Chicago neurosurgeon and Llwellyn Thapedi, a retired Cook County judge.
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Hudson, FL (May 27, 2009) On Saturday, May 23, 2009 the Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point Volunteer Association awarded four $2,000 scholarships to area high school students at a reception for the recipients and their families. George Niebler, President of the Volunteer Association introduced the dedicated members of the Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point Scholarship Committee. Education Committee Members included: John Cardalena who is also Chairman of the Emergency Department volunteers; Elliot Lorenzi, Courier Team Leader and Chairman of the Awards Committee and Harriet Prager, Chairperson of the Scholarship Committee and also Emergency Department volunteer.
Mr. Niebler called each of recipients up to the podium to receive a commemorative gift, the scholarship and a certificate of achievement from the Regional Medical Center Volunteer Association. Recipients included:
Jamie McCullough who is graduating from Gulf High School, in New Port Richey with a 4.57 grade point average. Jamie is going into the Pre-Med program at Florida State University. She ranked 3rd in the Special Inter-Bachelorette program and has volunteered in Gulf Bay Emergency Department.
Chelsea Rae Shoben who is graduating from Hudson High School, in Hudson with a 4.31 grade point average and is ranked 2nd in her graduating class. Chelsea will be attending the University of Central Florida and wants to become an Ophthalmologist.
Stephanie Spencer-Laine who recent graduated from Ridgewood High School in New Port Richey with a 3.88 grade point average. Stephanie will be attending the University of Central Florida pursuing a career in Pediatrics. She volunteered in the school clinic for two months.
Mario Talanga - graduated from Gulf High School, New Port Richey with a 4.59 grade point average in the special Inter-Bachelorette program where he ranked 2nd. Mario will be attending University of Florida as a Pre-Med major. He volunteered 50 hour as a Courier at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point.
In the past twelve years the Regional Medical Center Volunteer Organization has awarded over $98,000 in scholarships to high school seniors. The organization also awards scholarships for continuing education programs for employees, volunteers and their family members.
For more information on the Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point Volunteer Organization, call 727.869.5525
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point is a 290-bed acute care facility located in Hudson, FL. Home of the nationally acclaimed Heart Institute, over 350 physicians, 900 employees and 500 volunteers comprise their integrated healthcare delivery team. Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has an Accredited Chest Pain Center, JCAHO Accredited Stroke Center and Approved Cancer Program.


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Comanche people were once known as the agnostics of the plains. Our people were like solipsists, the ultimate pragmatists. "Religion" was simply superfluous to actual reality. About the only 'intervension' that caught our eye was something called "luck" (in today's English). The only thing beyond that was po-ha-cut, personal power, or "medicine." It wasn't about healing, per se, but about unique, personal validation and influence. Maybe supernatural, maybe not.
Last Comanche Medicine Man: Eschiti, ca. 1880.
The last Comanche who claimed to have supernatural power, and the authority that comes with it, was a young warrior named Eschiti–Comanche for "coyote droppings." (BadEagle.com has used the spelling "Ishatai.") Eschiti was also known as White Eagle. It is a fact that examining the droppings of the top carnivore in the fauna gives great insight into weather, water, and the general conditions. It was important knowledge to have for hunters. One could make decisions based on such "readings." It wasn't exactly prophecy, but the verdicts long experience.
Eschiti is best known for his role in the infamous encounter of Adobe Walls. He was young in 1874 (around 26), and full of power. He ascended above the clouds and communed with the Great Spirit, it was said. He had brought back the dead. But, most impressively, he predicted that the comet of 1873 (Tempel's II) would disappear in five days, and a summer drought would follow. There were other unbelievable things he did in front of other Comanches, like swallowing a handful of bullets and then throwing them all back up. He won their confidence, in a terribly depressing time. He was like a last messiah, among a people without faith, who knew only luck.
But most famously, in white history, was Eschiti's role in the Adobe Walls. He first got braves of all the different Comanche bands together in a way unprecedented. He brought together some other plains Indians. Then he threw together some superficial semblence of a "sun dance," (pretty much a one time affair among Comanche), and preached a final war. June 27, 1874, Eschiti lead a large group of Indians raided the old trading post, Adobe Walls. (The Indians didn't know that nearly thirty white men in the house had the new long-range buffalo rifles.)
Eschiti had claimed to be bullet-proof. He had painted his whole body yellow (as the sun, as for victory), and sat on his white horse on a hill and watched the unsuccessful attempt to take Adobe Walls. It was the last of Apocalyptic hopes among the Comanche. Eschiti had promised to annihilate all the whites, then the buffalo would all return, and the old days would come back in glory. It just didn't happen. No such "luck." (The Penatuka Comanche didn't follow Eschitai, but instead took up the Ghost Dance.)
Eschiti, (back, right), and relatives.
Eschiti, interestingly, retained his social influence among Comanche, and was a key figure in treaty negotiations. He was even instrumental in bringing in remaining free bands and runaways into Fort Sill. He has descendents today among Comanche people, some very prominent. Though Bad Eagle was kin (cousin) to Eschiti, our family knowledge of the Eschitis is limited. I know my mother and her generation, as young people, were familiar with "Cripple" Jimmy Eschiti, the second son. He was born with severe physical handicap, and was chauffeured in a long black Cadillac, as my mother remembers. He married a woman named Lena. (Interestingly, Mumsekai, another cousin of Bad Eagle, married the widow of Eschiti.)
How does po-ha-cut fare today among the Comanche? Who knows? I know that our current Chairman, Wallace Coffee, recently urged upon our adult population the necessity of Christian teaching and values among our young Indian population. He said, publicly, "I don't see these values being taught effectively. They're not being passed on to our young people."
Eschiti (Ishatai) in old age, ca. 1910
I wouldn't call Wallace a medicine man, but, I have learned one thing from him: being a good Comanche is being a good Christian. This is a very deep thing, and hard to believe, I'm sure. But it's true. Being a better Comanche means being a better Christian. It has to do with getting along with the world's most relentless egos. To lead abject solipsists–this takes a fully Christian person. That's our messiah, for now–the idea of working together. I see Wallace as that kind of person, who thinks that way. As a Comanche, I find this a profound thing.
Comanche Chairman,
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