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Nate,Have you ever had a real Vito & Nick's pizza and, if so, how did your pizza compare? Also, what recipe did you use for your V&N clone?Peter
Nate,Did you have a hard time rolling this dough out? Everytime I try the V&N's clone recipe the dough seems very difficult to stretch out.Joel
Nate,Sorry for the dumb questions but do you use a rolling pin or push it out by hand?Joel
Peter,I have not. I've only had Vito and Nicks II which is total crap. Here is the recipe I used. These pizzas must be cooked 100% on the stone though to do them right. This dough was a little wet actually as that is why I screened it (which actually ruined it). I did make another the night before though on the stone and it was decent.Flour (100%): 289.51 g | 10.21 oz | 0.64 lbs Water (55%): 159.23 g | 5.62 oz | 0.35 lbs IDY (0.28%): 0.81 g | 0.03 oz | 0 lbs | 0.27 tsp | 0.09 tbsp Salt (1.58%): 4.57 g | 0.16 oz | 0.01 lbs | 0.95 tsp | 0.32 tbsp Milk (fresh) (11.48%): 33.24 g | 1.17 oz | 0.07 lbs | 6.65 tsp | 2.22 tbsp Total (168.34%): 487.36 g | 17.19 oz | 1.07 lbs | TF = 0.076 Single Ball: 243.68 g | 8.6 oz | 0.54 lbs
Nate,Please describe your thinking towards not using oil in this formula. Thanks!
Nice. Very nice.Kevin
Made this on the BS last night. Used Nate's dough recipe....http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,28938.0.htmlThis is the best thin crust pizza I've ever made at home. Ran the BS pretty low yet still cooked in 7 minutes. That oven is a game changer.
Bob - do you know the approx stone temp?
Curious to know this too. I'm pretty sure most pizza operators use about 425 for midwest-style thin crust. I'm curious what (if any) advantage a BS would offer for this style that typically uses low temps and long bake times.
I cooked that around 520 and it was done in about half the time my normal Chi-thins cook for in a cutter pan. Something very different happened on this bake...I think the biggest difference was that the sauce cooked real hot and boy did it wake the flavor up for my thin crust pizzas now. Crust turned out way different too.
Very nice, from the photos it was obviously delicious!
Thank you CDN....I can't wait to add my new Sicilian oregano to the mix on this type of pizza; very excited!Deb.....yes, very good different. Each square held up "firm,slightly crisp, yet foldable"all the way to the center. My normal style is baked in cutter pan with a very pale tan color, soft and foldable. This style was really only made at a few joints back in the day in my home town of Aurora....I've known all along that most other "Chicago style" pizza joints baked up a bit crispier crust....that is what I have now with this higher heat and baked right on stone. It is really good pizza Deb.
gonna go uncover the blackstone now, made some of this dough earlier


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Defining a 'public employee'
What exactly is a "public employee" and when and why did that get to such a negative thing to so many people?
In my youth, a so-called "Civil Service Job" was a real plum, something to be proud of. Many people I knew had parents that were in that category, and I never heard a single negative word directed toward them. Certainly, without public employees, the country doesn't run. The country wouldn't run at all levels either, not just the state or federal agencies.
Public employees plow our roads, keep our water clean and flowing, register our automobiles, send out all kinds of checks from VA Disability to Social Security. They answer questions for each and every situation in each and every department they're employed by. Certainly, we couldn't get by without them.
However, if you consider the definition of "public employee," doesn't that include teachers as well? Certainly it includes police and firemen, and I doubt the hardest of the hardcore public employee haters want to get rid of those folks.
How about the military? If a person joins the military, any branch, and chooses a line of work that is clearly a non-combatant occupation, why are they more revered than any other clerk in any other branch of government? Relative to pensions and benefits, no public employee has it better than the military or the police and firemen. So if that's the issue, pensions and benefits, how do you separate all of the various public employees, one from the other, if all of them are doing necessary work? In my opinion, comparing a clerk in the Army to an Infantryman would be about the same as comparing a clerk in the DMV to a county sheriff. All are just people doing a job of their own choosing, albeit one clearly more dangerous than the other.
How about all of the staff currently working at VA hospitals and clinics? Aren't they federal employees? Doesn't that make them "public employees", and if so, aren't they overpaid and receiving too many benefits?
Certainly if they fall under the realm of federal employment, they're receiving a great deal more money and benefits than people doing similar work at private hospitals. If one truly is against "public employees," shouldn't those VA employees be mentioned by those continually complaining about their tax dollars being wasted giving "Cadillac Benefits" to those often referred to as "feeding off the government trough"?
Getting back to a people in the military and civilian life that have almost identical duties and training, comparing benefits gets to be pretty enlightening. Most civil service employees at the county or state level need to work at least 30 years and be age 55 to retire. If they have 25 years most have to work until age 62. If they have 25 years, they'll receive a retirement benefit of half pay. That would of course include a clerk.
Ah, but a clerk in the military with similar duties gets to retire at half pay with 20 years of service and no age limit. Retiring at say 38 years of age at half pay isn't too bad a deal, is it? One might say, for a clerk, it's an outrageously great deal, especially with other benefits tacked on to a military retirement, including an ability to go to school afterwards under the GI bill. Add 10 more years of service and that half pay grows to 75 percent and still only 48 years old! Not bad, not bad at all. I'm not complaining you understand, I'm trying to decipher the difference and the segregating of certain jobs of a similar function from the ongoing attacks on "public employees.".
For all the talk of "public employee unions," for some reason it seems to actually mean just certain unions. I'd say from my own experience the most powerful public union, at least in New York state, is that representing the police at almost any level. No other union has the absolute power of binding arbitration, a process that never seems to go the way of the municipality. This process is much more expensive than the Triborough Amendment yet never seems to be addressed by the "usual suspects."
It's routine to see various individuals constantly attacking the pay and benefits of teachers, the people responsible for educating your children and training them for adulthood, with no consideration at all for their educational requirements for the job. Yet an entry-level state trooper makes more money and a better retirement, and lots of chance for advancement. There's no such thing as a sergeant or lieutenant teacher, you know.
I'm not picking on anyone, denigrating anyone's choice of a career nor questioning anyone's worth. What I am doing is questioning the reasons and criteria for those who do, and do so very regularly and very clearly in this very newspaper.
There are a few people locally who claim everything wrong with New York state and Chautauqua County is the fault of unions in general and public unions specifically, yet when you analyze their complaints they're pretty selective as to whom they're pointing the finger at. I mean, if taxes are the issue, and pay and benefits in particular being paid by those taxes, then how does one pick and choose? It might even be said that the more exceptions to the rule made by the complainers, the less validity to their arguments, and perhaps even reflecting negatively on the integrity of those complaining. It might even lead one to think perhaps the complaints, at least some of them, are just a bit personalized.
So, is it the issue of benefits and pay, or the issue of job specificity that's causing the ruckus? Is it the pay and benefits a person gets for their work and the fact they come from tax dollars, or is it just certain specific jobs? That does change the argument a great deal, and requires a realignment of facts on the part of the constant complainers as to exactly what their issue really is.
Bear in mind, nobody has the deal that Congress and the Senate has for themselves; one term of office, and a lifetime retirement and medical care that covers their surviving spouses if they die. But that's for another day, and another column.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Need help with wedding makeup!
So last night, I was doing more sorority stuff as usual. I have a sorority sister who is getting married April 5th. I've seen her one or two times in the last few weeks and she usually picks my brain about wedding makeup. Of course, I'm happy to share with her what tips I've learned through all my research From what I've learned, I've shared with her the basics such as what foundation is best for photography and other tidbits like where to place shimmery eyeshadows so that light doesn't reflect too much.
Well, last night she came to me again and said that her makeup artist was in her words "a hot mess". I asked her what she meant and she told me that the makeup artist never showed up on time for her engagement pictures. In fact, the artist didn't contact her until that night, way after all the pictures were taken. Clearly, that was very unreliable and not a good trait in a makeup artist. Apparently the girl is someone who used to work at MAC and she actually did the makeup of another sorority sister last year. The wedding last year was also a destination wedding in Puerto Rico, so I'm surprised the makeup artist couldn't even show up to a local wedding event. Well, I wasn't sure what my sorority sister, let's call her "Suzie" was quite getting at. I told her, "Oh if you want, I can be your backup in case she doesn't show up". But Suzie told me, "Oh, I'm not using her, she's a hot mess." She told me that she was going to do her makeup herself, but her friends and family dissuaded her from doing so, so she wants me to do her makeup as well as the makeup for her mother and sister. She told me my makeup always looks fabulous and she knows that I can make her look fab as well.
Honestly, I was kind of taken aback. Wedding makeup is a big deal! I've pretty much only done makeup on my friends for going out and events like New Years. I do want to get into doing makeup for events like weddings and such, but this is like a huge step ahead of baby step program. So many factors go into makeup…including: making sure it's tear proof, making sure it looks good in photographs, making sure it lasts all day, yada yada yada. Once I calmed down I realized a few things.
-This is a great opportunity for me
-I can add this to my resume
-As long as I practice and prepare I can do a good job
-I know that my makeup application will at least be better than having the bride do her makeup herself—not that I'm trying to sound egotistical, but Suzie herself admitted that she only wears lipgloss and mascara. I think I should be able to help her with a little more than that.
So I've got to come up with a business plan: this includes a lot of research, preparation and practice. If any of you know of any good sources for wedding makeup, please let me know. The wedding is 3 weeks away and the clock is ticking! I'll probably start with youtube (some ppl have really great wedding makeup tutorials, like Askmemakeup) as well as specktra.net. I need to learn what kind of makeup to use (luckily Suzie and I will be going to Nordstrom to make sure to buy her correct foundation and concealer and colors, using a gift card from her bridal shower)…fortunately I have some basic foundation and blush palettes (from www.camerareadycosmetics.com) I bought for future use when I actually do people's makeup. I also need to figure out, approximately how much time I need to spend on the bride and the mother of the bride and sister. Whew! I know I can do it…I just got to get over the nerves.
Help a sister out!
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- said...
What a great opportunity! I never realized what a big step it would be, but you're right. There are a lot of factors to consider. You'll do a great job I bet! Especially that you're doing your research and what not.
There's a beauty blogger from Toronto who does a lot of bridal makeup and what not, so I suggest leaving her an email or something. Her blog is changingfacesbymay.blogspot.com. Hope that helps a little bit. :)
- March 14, 2008 at 3:15 PM
- Ethereal Prey said...
damn girl this sounds like a great jump opportunity! i suggest you look at wedding photos of brides and such. And lots of practice and stuff. Lots of luck babes!
There's a bunch of wedding photos on flickr that you can look at. Even mine :P
- March 14, 2008 at 5:52 PM
- Emilee @ GMM said...
Wow, it's a wonderful opportunity! :) One resource is MAC, actually. They have bridal facecharts, which should at least give you an idea of what wedding makeup generally uses.
- March 15, 2008 at 12:20 AM
- Bliss said...
That makeup artist sucks, she is suppose to be a professional, im sure you will do a great job, brides always go for the romantic look but it also depends on her colouring and what colours that can give her that glowy look. You can do it, just sharing my point of view heheh :).
- March 15, 2008 at 10:30 AM
- mayaari said...
wow chica, that's a great opportunity for you! I'm sure you'll do a great job, you're already doing your research & we all know your makeup rocks :)
waterproof mascara - even if the bride's not much of a crier, waterproof mascara! I hear lots of women love using Blinc mascara for weddings.
- March 15, 2008 at 9:20 PM
- (g)ezebel said...
i'm only commenting 'cuz i feel like it, but you know i have absolutely no advice nor idea about wedding makeup. the only time i check out wedding makeup is on MAC's website to buy single items that i like.
good luck and congrats on such a fantastic opportunity to add to your makeup artist resume!!
- March 15, 2008 at 10:10 PM
- Joyce said...
OOhhhh that is such a great and big opportunity for you!!! I believe you can do it and like you said, just keep on practising :)
- March 17, 2008 at 9:34 AM
- alien man?! said...
omgoshh, i'm excited for you, rennieeee :D i'm SO not the entrepreneur type so i couldn't tell you how to come up w/a business plan but i'm so glad you've taken on this opportunity :D
- March 17, 2008 at 2:02 PM
- mina said...
What a fantastic opportunity! I know you're excited and nervous at the same time but everything will work out and the bride will look stunning! Please post pics of your work (if the bride permits). Relax and don't forget to have fun :)
- March 18, 2008 at 11:21 AM
- May Nguyen said...
I just recieved hits from this site so I thought I check it out. After reviewing your post entry I thought I'd leave some quick advice for bridal makeup.
Brides hire makeup artist becuase they need an artist they trust to achieve their look. Not all Brides taste will be like yours, so just be patient and you will both find a look. The main thing with me, is HYGIENE. Just have strict hygiene, cause if someone is paying you $$$ u need to ensure that you don't leave anything behind that can ruin your rep. Thats basically it. Oh and a FULL KIT, i'm sure your doing good with the makeup. Hope this helps.
- May 10, 2008 at 11:56 PM


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Once she learned the news about her daughter's amputation, Mauney traveled from her home in Florida to Texas and stayed six months with Evans as she rehabbed.
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Competition for the 2013 Warrior Games presented by Deloitte kicked off Sunday at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. For Evans, being able to celebrate Mother's Day at Warrior Games was an opportunity to thank her mom for all her support.
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However, picking the wrong GIV can open the gates of misery. "Buying a 20-year-old, complex airplane, you have to ask where it has been based, how it has been operated and who has maintained it," cautioned jet broker Josh Mesinger. "Underneath the skin, you could have a real junker."
Mesinger said that in May, 45 used GIVs were on the market, but most of them weren't worth consideration because of high hours, damage, poor maintenance history and high prices. Still, if you desire a standup cabin and more than transcontinental range, you need to seriously consider putting the GIV on your shopping list.
The GIV's main attribute is its versatility, said retired corporate pilot Darcy Eggeman, who has logged 3,500 hours in the airplane. "You can get into the smaller airports and yet travel anywhere in the world with it," noted Eggeman, who praised the GIV's aggressive climb performance, durability and comparatively low maintenance needs. "It's such a workhorse."
First delivered in 1987, the GIV followed the wildly popular GIII. The GIII debuted in 1976, was first delivered in 1979 and cemented Gulfstream's reputation as the leading business jet provider of the 1980s. It set speed and distance records in its category, could be configured to seat 15 passengers and was the first business jet to feature winglets as standard equipment. But the GIII's twin Rolls-Royce Spey engines used classic 1950s technology: they were powerful, dirty, noisy fuel suckers that were robust but hideously expensive to maintain. While the GIII was fine for jumping to Europe from the East Coast, Gulfstream's customers told the company they wanted even more range and better operating economics.
Gulfstream began designing a four-engine, follow-on aircraft to the GIII in the early 1980s. But reconfiguring the airplane to accommodate four engines added complexity and weight and reduced performance margins. Late in the program's design, Gulfstream opted to keep the GIV a twinjet, using a new Rolls-Royce engine being developed for the airlines called the Tay. The Tay's larger fan gave the engine better operating economics, cleaner emissions and a lower noise signature, while still providing 13,850 pounds of thrust. However, the aircraft also needed a new wing that weighed less, could hold 1,000 more gallons of fuel than the GIII and had less aerodynamic drag.
The GIV was the first business jet to feature an all-glass digital cockpit and a digital flight-management computer. When certified in 1987, the aircraft had a top speed of 500 knots, a range of 4,220 nautical miles and a ceiling of 45,000 feet. Between 1987 and 1993, 213 were produced.
Over the years, GIV maintenance has been simplified considerably, as Gulfstream has moved away from the traditional hours/months paradigm still used by most of today's private aircraft and toward a "task-oriented" program like the ones used to maintain airliners. Nevertheless, properly maintaining a GIV is not a low-cost proposition. Maintenance cost per hour of operation exceeds $1,300 and the bill for engine overhauls can top $1.5 million each. And while the Tays ingest less fuel than the GIII's Speys, the GIV remains the thirstiest jet in class. A fully loaded GIV weighs 73,000 pounds, and 29,000 of that is fuel.
Overall, the airplane weighs 30,000 pounds more than a Dassault Falcon 900 or Bombardier Challenger 601.
GIV customers were able to have completely custom interiors installed, but most featured seating for 12 to 16 with forward or rear galleys, a forward crew lavatory and a main executive lavatory in the rear of the aircraft. A stateroom, complete with one or two berthing divans, can be created in the rear of the aircraft forward of the main lavatory. The cavernous 169-cubic-foot baggage compartment is externally accessible. Eggeman said she "rarely had issues with the size of the baggage compartment. It almost always could accommodate passenger and crew needs." It also can be accessed in flight through the rear of the lavatory. The galley can be equipped with a microwave, high-speed/-temperature convection oven, two coffeemakers and refrigerated storage. There is ample space for two meal services.
The right completion center can refurbish the interior of a GIV to the point that it is virtually indistinguishable from a new G450, though the job generally costs at least $1 million and the bill can go a lot higher. If you are going to pull out the ceiling and the sidewalls anyway, look at adding acoustic sound-dampening ($50,000 to $100,000). Other popular refurbishment options for the GIV, according to Gulfstream, include the Broad Band Multi-Link Internet and communications system; Aircraft Service Change (ASC) 190, which modifies the wing and landing gear to accommodate higher gross weight and increased range and payload; and ASC 465A, for installation of an improved Honeywell auxiliary power unit, which provides better airflow in the cabin and more starting power for the engines.
Follow-on aircraft, including the incrementally better GIV-SP and the G400, were produced through 2003. The current G450 may look similar, but it offers more range, new avionics and digital engine controls, a larger cockpit and redesigned cabin entryway, improved cabin altitude and environmental controls, lower fuel burn and better high/hot performance. Of course, you'll pay a lot more for these incremental improvements: New G450s start at $49 million and even an average used GIV-SP can command $15 million.
You should be able to find a well-maintained GIV for about half that latter price. This is a model that delivers solid, predictable performance for an acquisition cost that is decidedly in-bounds.
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The Magnetic AlphaBoard playset was a complete hit with Riley! She loved trying to put the letters in alphabetic order and mimicking the sound each one of them makes. She has no idea about math yet, but using this learning tool will make it extremely easy to teach her. It's funny to watch her spell right now, for she will put about 15 letters of all kinds on the board and then come up to me and say, "Look, I just spelled Mommy!" That always makes my day! I also love how Educational Insights offers a wide selection of additional letters and numbers to use with the AlphaBoard. For instance, I am very interested in purchasing a larger combo tub of letters and numbers or even a smaller tub of numbers, like the MathMagnets Jumbo Multicolored Magnets. The only improvements I would suggest for the Magnetic AlphaBoard is to make the nylon rope handle a little longer, for ours is extremely short and barely comes above the board and also to include a plastic tub of some kind to store the magnetic letters and numbers in. Both of these criticisms are extremely minor though, which is why Riley and I thought that the Magnetic AlphaBoard from Educational Insights TOTALLY ROCKED!
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"MINER DAVE EVERIST" Sentenced - Miner Dave Everist called me today - His sentence, just handed down, includes 30 days in the hole, starting November 1st, 3 years probation with no mining on BLM or Forest Service land. $1000 fine, but $800 of it he won't have to pay if he complies. Restitution for the disposal of his trailer, too. He's convicted of "illegal occupation". Funny, that's the phrase which comes to mind as I look upon a sea of alphabet soup agencies and administrative courts eating the seed corn of our land.
One of the challenges facing Dave, and other constitutionalists like him, is we're past the time of working within the system. The constitution is a dead letter, and many Americans give tacit permission, and their silence is purchased with entitlements and benefits. It'll last for a while longer, until the bond markets force disruption upon the status quo which funds this strange administrative state. This is not about the rule of law, it's more correctly termed the exercise of power.
speaking of Constituion - JAMES BUCHAL, at Saturday's "Restore America" Rally.
Imagine - an Attorney General who believes the constitution says what it means, and means what it says.
6:35 Ed Klein, author of "The Amateur, Barack Obama in the Whitehouse". Today Ed breaks down the Benghazi coverup in Libya, and the Clinton/Obama rift in his latest op-ed on the Daily Caller.
7:10 Craig Ward, putting on some senior and non-senior begginer to intermediate firearms courses. Only 5 bucks for the range fee, that's it. Call him at 541-324-2102 and tell him what kind of class interests you.
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8:10 Dr. Dennis Powers, and today's episode of "Visiting Past and Present" is the 1964 Christmas Flood. More on the good Dr.'s EXCELLENT books at DennisPowersBooks.com
The Christmas Flood of 1964
By Dennis Powers
Cutting through the holidays, a major flood occurred in the Pacific Northwest and California between December 18, 1964, and January 7, 1965, named "The Christmas Flood of 1964". This 100-year flood was one of the worst in recorded history for Oregon and the worst on nearly every river in coastal Northern California. The U.S. National Weather Service rated the flood as the fifth most destructive event in Oregon in the Twentieth Century. An extremely heavy snowpack accumulated in California, Oregon, and Washington that was followed by unseasonably warmer weather, heavy rain deluges, and huge snow melts that caused water to rush down and overwhelm river banks.
Many weather stations throughout the Pacific Northwest and this area measured the rainfall over the five days from December 19th to the 23rd as being the wettest ever recorded. When night came on Dec. 22nd 1964, the Rogue River raged over its banks. The monstrous waters destroyed nearly everything in its path, ripping houses apart, cutting away roads, slicing hillsides in half, and destroying small towns.
The Rogue hit Shady Cove nearly the hardest. A portion of the bridge over the river washed away that night, as tons of heavy mill-logs and rooftops surged to race past and crush houses downstream. The town was totally dark as the power was already out, but anyone along the Rogue River could hear its roar.
The waters captured freezers, furniture, cars, and anything in its path, floatable or not. Normal placid streams became swollen. Bear Creek rushed into the Rogue, which surged over its banks to submerge much of downtown Medford. In Gold Hill, floodwaters were four-feet deep in the basement of a ranch house that was 600 feet from the river. The river crested at 34 feet—12 feet above flood level—at the City of Rogue River; it crested 15 feet above flood stage in Grants Pass, swamping large areas of the city and damaging homes, businesses, bridges, and the sewage-treatment plant.
Afterwards, recovered possessions were useless, damaged beyond repair or waterlogged. With the flood ripping through septic tanks, sanitation and potable water were priorities. Although no one died in this area, seventeen did throughout Oregon and the total damages were in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Towns and residents then banded together to help each other out; those on dry land took in friends and the Salvation Army and other nonprofits opened their doors. Even without flood insurance, shops reopened and homes were rebuilt over time.
People doubt that the flood-control dams built after 1964, however, can restrain the next 100-year deluge, especially with the countless homes later built by the river and the unaware.
See Fattig, Paul. "The '64 flood: Raging waters of Dec. 22, 1964, Reshaped the Landscape, Tested the Residents of Southern Oregon." Mail Tribune, Dec. 19, 2004; at
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041219/BIZ/312199999&cid=sitesearch. Generally, "Christmas Flood of 1964" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_flood_of_1964.
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MILROY – A celebration of life for Joel R. Turgeon, 57, of rural Milroy. will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 4- 8 p.m. today at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.
He passed away suddenly Friday, June 14, 2013, at his residence.
Joel Rolland was born to Kenneth Sr. and Jean Christensen on Sept. 29, 1955, in Redwood Falls. He was baptized, received first communion and confirmed in the Catholic faith. He attended school graduated from Wabasso High School.
On July 13, 1985, Joel was united in marriage to Joyce L. Stuedemann at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. To this union two children were born, Christy Leigh (his "pest") and Dustin Willis.
Joel worked as a heavy construction operator for McLaughlin and Schulz of Marshall, North Star Crane of Walnut Grove, Schmidt Construction of Redwood Falls and CEEC of Wabasso. The love of his life was doing things for and with his family, especially his grandson, Josiah Kiptoo Kenneth. His enjoyments included camping, canoeing, hiking, and fishing, especially in the Boundary Waters area. Joel was also deeply involved in the Boy Scouts as an assistant scoutmaster for Troop 320 as well as helping other districts.
Joel is survived by his wife, Joyce of Milroy; two children, Christy (and Timothy) Rotich of Marshall and Dustin of Marshall; grandson, Josiah of Marshall; mother, Jean of South St. Paul; four siblings, Kenneth (and Sue) of South St. Paul, Tim (and Penny) of Inver Grove Heights, Lynne Kline of South St. Paul, and Paul (and Cheryl) of Lonsdale; sister-in-law, Lorie Thooft; mother-in-law, Shirley Stuedemann; also many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth; sister, Lori Anne; father-in-law, Willis Stuedemann; brother-in-law, Dan Kline; and brother-in-law, Craig Stuedemann.
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From Oscar and Emmy winner Brian Grazer ("A Beautiful Mind," "Arrested Development"), "Friends with Benefits" is a half-hour comedy revolving around a group of twentysomething singles as they navigate the difficult, sometimes rewarding, often confusing world of dating. Loyal and devoted to one another, these friends are never too busy to help a member of the group who might be in need. In fact, their companionship often extends into a more intimate setting - the bedroom.
Ben Lewis (Ryan Hansen, "Party Down") is on the hunt for the perfect woman who meets his impossible set of high standards, while his best friend, Sara Maxwell (Danneel Harris, "One Tree Hill"), a busy young doctor, is just looking for a nice, compatible man to settle down with and raise a family. Ben and Sara have fallen into the habit of turning to each other for moral and physical support as they wait for Mr. and Ms. Right to arrive. Their friend Aaron Greenway (Zach Cregger, "Miss March") a successful tech genius, is not quite sure what to make of Ben and Sara's complicated friendship, but he, along with the smooth ladykiller Julian "Fitz" Fitzgerald (Andre Holland) and the gorgeous, free-spirited Riley Elliott (Jessica Lucas, "Cloverfield"), are all distracted with their own dating trials and tribulations.
Brian Grazer is executive producer for Imagine Television. Ira Ungerleider ("Friends") serves as executive producer and show runner. Also serving as executive producers are David Dobkin ("Wedding Crashers") and Jeff Kleeman. The show was created by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber ("(500) Days of Summer"), who served as writers and executive producers for the pilot. David Dobkin directed the pilot. "Friends With Benefits" is a production of Imagine Television, 20th Century Fox Television, and Big Kid Pictures.


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The kid is waving at the agent when she appears. I think that little dude is really funny
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Great graphics and no words - this way the child who can read does not have an unfair advantage over his sibling who cannot read...yet. They have to learn and remember the names of places..
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Daft Punk and Lorde dominated the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles scooping the biggest awards on the night.
French robots Daft Punk, who performed 'Get Lucky' with Stevie Wonder, Nile Rodgers and Pharrell at the Staples Center ceremony, scooped Album of the Year for 'Random Access Memories' and Record of the Year for 'Get Lucky'.
On a triumphant night The duo also scooped, Best Dance/Electronica Album, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for 'Get Lucky' and Best Engineered Album in the non-classical category.
After a phenomenally successful past six months, Kiwi teenager Lorde won Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for her global smash 'Royals'.
Other massive winners included Macklemore & Ryan Lewis who were crowned Best New Artist, Bruno Mars (Best Pop Vocal Album for 'Unorthodox Jukebox') Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake (Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for 'Holy Grail' & Best Music Video for 'Suit and Tie') and Pharrell Williams (Producer of the Year).
Husband and wife pop megastars Jay-Z and Beyoncé opened the show, while Madonna, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr, Katy Perry, John Legend, Lorde, Imagine Dragons, Kendrick Lamar and Metallica all performed on the night.
The full winners' list is as follows:
Album of the Year:
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
Record of the Year:
Daft Punk, "Get Lucky"
Song of the Year:
Lorde, "Royals"
Best Country Album:
Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Park
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake, "Holy Grail"
Best Pop Solo Performance:
Lorde, "Royals"
Best Rock Song:
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear, "Cut Me Some Slack"
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, "Get Lucky"
Best New Artist:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Best Rock Album:
Led Zeppelin, Celebration Day
Best Metal Performance:
Black Sabbath, "God Is Dead?"
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
Pharrell Williams
Best Alternative Music Album:
Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City
Best Rock Performance:
Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive"
Best Country Song:
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Best Country Solo Performance:
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Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
The Civil Wars, "From This Valley"
Best Music Film:
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Best Music Video:
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Best Blues Album:
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite, Get Up!
Best R&B Album:
Alicia Keys, Girl on Fire
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Rihanna, Unapologetic
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Best Traditional R&B Performance:
Gary Clark, Jr., "Please Come Home"
Best R&B Performance:
Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway, "Something"
Best Pop Instrumental Album:
Herb Alpert, Steppin' Out
Best Dance Recording:
Zedd Featuring Foxes, "Clarity"
Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
Best Rap Performance:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz, "Thrift Shop"
Best Rap Song:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz, "Thrift Shop" (Ben Haggerty and Ryan Lewis, songwriters)
Best Rap Album:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, the Heist
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Michael Bublé, to Be Loved
Best New Age Album:
Laura Sullivan, Love's River
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
Wayne Shorter, "Orbits"
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Terri Lyne Carrington, Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio and Kalisz Philharmonic, Night in Calisia
Best Latin Jazz Album:
Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente, Song for Maura
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance:
Tasha Cobbs, Break Every Chain
Best Gospel Song:
Tye Tribbett, "If He Did It Before . . . Same God"
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song:
Mandisa, "Overcomer" (David Garcia, Ben Glover and Christopher Stevens, songwriters)
Best Gospel Album:
Tye Tribbett, Greater Than
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
Mandisa, Overcomer
Best Latin Pop Album:
Draco Rosa, Vida
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
La Santa Cecilia, Treinta Días
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea, A Mi Manera
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Best American Roots Song:
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, "Love Has Come for You" (Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, songwriters)
Best Americana Album:
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Old Yellow Moon
Best Bluegrass Album:
Del McCoury Band, The Streets of Baltimore
Best Reggae Album:
Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley in Concert
Best World Music Album:
Gipsy Kings, Savor Flamenco (tie)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Live: Singing for Peace Around the World (tie)
Best Folk Album:
Guy Clark, My Favorite Picture of You
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Dockside Sessions
Best Children's Album:
Jennifer Gasoi, Throw A Penny In the Wishing Well
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling):
Stephen Colbert, America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't
Best Comedy Album:
Kathy Griffin, Calm Down Gurrl
Best Musical theater Album:
Kinky Boots
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:
Sound City: Real to Reel
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:
Skyfall, Thomas Newman, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media:
Adele, "Skyfall"
Best Instrumental Composition:
the Clare Fischer Orchestra, "Pensamientos for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra"
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, "on Green Dolphin Street"
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
Bobby McFerrin and Esperanza Spalding, "Swing Low"
Best Recording Package:
Reckless Kelly, Long Night Moon
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:
Paul McCartney and Wings, Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition)
Best Album Notes:
John Coltrane, Afro Blue Impressions
Best Historical Album:
The Rolling Stones, Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965 (tie)
Bill Withers, the Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums (tie)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical:
Lana Del Rey, "Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)
Best Surround Sound Album:
Paul McCartney, Live Kisses
Best Engineered Album, Classical:
Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Winter Morning Walks
Producer of the Year, Classical:
David Frost
Best Orchestral Performance:
Minnesota Orchestra, Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 (Osmo Vänskä, conductor)
Best Opera Recording:
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Adès: the Tempest
Best Choral Performance:
Tui Hirv and Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir and Vox Clamantis, Pärt: Adam's Lament
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:
Brad Wells and Roomful of Teeth, Roomful Of Teeth
Best Classical Instrumental Solo:
Albany Symphony, Corigliano: Conjurer - Concerto for Percussionist and String Orchestra
Best Classical Vocal Solo:
Maria Schneider; Jay anderson, Frank Kimbrough and Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Winter Morning Walks
Best Classical Compendium:
Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik, Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Best Contemporary Classical Composition:
Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks, Maria Schneider, composer


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I was looking for an appropriate fragrance for myself as well as my teenage cousin who's going to be a bridesmaid in an upcoming outdoor wedding and I found 212 Sexy to be just the one. I bought the little travel size minis and gave her one to put in her clutch purse & took the other for myself. I personally think anyone can wear this fragrance because it's so low key & feminine that you can't possibly offend anyone with it.
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212 Is the Best Fragrance I have ever Worn.. I Receive Countless Compliments on how good I smell from Both Men and Women! However the 212 (Sexy) is not as appealing as the Original 212 NY .... It has a Sweeter Scent than the Original but I would HIGHLY Recommend Trying the Original 212 for any one out there that wants a Clean Subtle but Very Different Fragrance than any other Mens Cologne on the Market. It is By Far the best Fragrance on the Market and Guaranteed will be the Last Cologne you will ever want to buy!
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I CAN'T WAIT TO ... This is the new tag line for Girl Scout recruitment this fall, and we have been having some fun with it around the office. For me it would be:
I can't wait to see my Girl Scout friends again.
I can't wait to have some fun with my Girl Scout troop.
I can't wait to go to Girl Scout camp.
I can't wait to earn badges and patches.
I can't wait to sing Girl Scout songs.
I can't wait to become a girl of courage, confidence, and character.
Fall is always a busy and exciting time of year. School starts, so there is the attendant commotion of being with your friends again, homework, and lots of new challenges. The heat starts to abate, and the swimming pool is only open on the weekends.
I was working on my fall schedule for a presentation I gave the other day, and I was pretty excited about things I can't wait to do. The fall calendar is filled with great programming opportunities for Girl Scouts every weekend. Some weekends there are two or three great events scheduled, and it is hard for me to decide which to attend. I hope you will see the schedule as an awesome opportunity to spend time with your daughter and other girls. Girl Scouts provides good times shaping our future through fun and learning.
Here's the GSUSA fall recruitment video - I can't wait to ... what can you not wait to do this year?


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A CD is an account offered to depositors who agree to keep their money in the account for a specified amount of time in exchange for a specified interest rate.
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|Penalty assessed if Certificate is withdrawn before maturity: 0-90 days: 30 days of interest. 91-365 days: 90 days of interest. 366-729 days: 180 days of interest. 730 & up: 360 days of interest.
Certificate of Deposits or CDs are similar to savings accounts in that they are insured by the FDIC. They are different from savings accounts in that a CD has a specific fixed term, varying from 60 days to three years. Also a CD has a fixed interest rate. It is intended that the CD be held until the maturity of the term, at which time the money may be withdrawn or rolled over into the same term or a different term. Interest will be paid at maturity. CDs earn different rates for different terms. If a CD is withdrawn before the end of the term, there will be a penalty imposed.
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When summer demands keeping it simple, cool and carefree, this soft jersey knit dress becomes indispensable. So easy to wear, with the vacation vibe of an island floral and the on-trend slant of an asymmetric hemline.
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- Scooped tank neckline is bra-friendly.
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May 1st!!!!! New teas are everywhere...
Yesterday, responders indicated a preference for Stainless Plug-In and Stove Top Whistlers for boiling their tea water. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.
Welcome all TeaChatters to TeaDay. Brew some tea and come share what is in your cup today...all day!!! Be sure to check out what everyone else is drinking as well. Remember, you can also reflect back on your TeaDay as well.
A strange curiousity brought on by a quiet passing of Teaware by TeaDay as the top posted forum on TeaChat. What is your favorite "category" of TeaChat...and then what is your favorite "forum" within that category. And why?
FYI, there are 5 categories to TeaChat. Each category has individual forums. So, for example, you could choose "Welcome" as the category and "TeaDay" as the forum. So, what is your favorite(s)? And don't forget why!
I am anxious to see what your favorite forum on TeaChat is...and what is in your cup.


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This is a high quality fine art giclee photography print of a picture taken by photographer Gary Asbury featuring a "Alone on a Park Bench". Loneliness can be confusing. No one likes to feel alone; yet we desire to be left alone. Similar to depression, anger or guilt we really do not want to feel lonely. We will however work very hard to be alone; Just as if we were pursuing happiness or love. This image finds a woman in loneliness on a park bench. The image has had aggressive softening applied for a very specific dreamy look. For a ready to hang delivery check out our custom framing and or stretched canvas options.
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BWF World Junior Championships for Suhandinata and Eye Level Cups
The BWF World Junior Championships, held annually, consists of two separate events: a team event for the Suhandinata Cup followed by an individual event for Eye Level Cups – all hosted within 12 days.
Reflecting a general trend in elite sports towards younger stars, the BWF World Junior Championships has evolved from a "development event" to an elite tournament in its own right. The BWF World Junior Championships provides badminton fans with a first glimpse of the stars of the future.
Whilst the standard required to win the event is incredibly high, the event is rooted in its ambition to provide elite-level competition for junior players from a cross-section of national badminton associations.
The 2011 edition of the BWF World Junior championship saw the birth of five new individual trophies called "Eye- Level Cups".
Korean educational service provider, Daekyo, has sponsored the annual junior tournament with the sponsorship running through to 2020. A cash prize of USD36, 000 is also given away as scholarship to all the winners
The term Noonnoppi, which is Korean for "eye level," represents Daekyo's learner-oriented educational methods as Daekyo aims to offer a variety of educational services suitable for a globalized, diversified social structure.
Dr Kang Young Joong (pictured left in the photo), who was the BWF President as well as the Chairman of Daekyo, has always been a firm supporter of developing badminton amongst the youth. Daekyo's sponsorship of the BWF World Junior Championships individual trophies is thus an extension of empowering youths through education and now in youth sport
Brief History
The BWF World Junior Championships was first hosted in Jakarta in 1992 and the event firmly established itself as an elite world junior tournament. The championships cups were called as Bimantara Cups and the tenure of the cups ended in year 2010.
Primarily envisaged as a development-based event, the tournament attracted a wide variety of nations. It is the first opportunity for young badminton players to represent their country in a world event, to experience top level competition - and became the stars of the future Bimantara Cup
The BWF World Junior Championships has been hosted in a variety of cities across the world from Pretoria in South Africa, to Guadalajara, Mexico. A list of previous host are listed below.
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Each year we pay tribute to one of the boldest government employees in history. Think about it…
When Columbus "discovered" America there were, not to put too fine a point on it, millions of people already living here. He was part-government contractor, part-government employee. As a captain, he would probably be in the civilian equivalent of the SES today.
His mission: Find a shortcut to China and India. So in a sense, he blew it.
But it turned out OK. Most of us who are here today arrived sometime after 1492. Some shortly after, others maybe as recently as this week. But here we are. And this is a federal holiday. For some.
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If you work for a bank you are probably off today. If you work for the government there is a good chance you are off today. But not everybody. Since the attacks on New York and D.C. on 9/11, and because of foiled plots elsewhere, America has been on high alert.
Large numbers of government workers (and members of the uniformed services) are on the job today. Government has been a 24/7 operation that many of us take for granted. We don't know where most people are but chances are we would know it if they weren't on duty.
They are not taking the day off so most of us can. So if you are on holiday, enjoy yourself. Spend money. Merchants in your community will thank you.
And if you are working today, thanks. We may not know who you are, what you are doing and where you are doing it. But at least a lot of us know what we don't know, which is a start. So thanks!!
By Jack Moore
Christopher Columbus (hint: that's not even his real name) promised gold to the first member of his crew to spot land.
A sailor named Rodrigo de Triana was the first to see land on October 12, 1492: a small island in the present-day Bahamas Columbus named San Salvador. Poor Rodrigo never got the reward, however: Columbus kept it for himself, telling everyone he had seen a hazy sort of light the night before. He had not spoken up because the light was indistinct.
(Source: Latin American History)
Federal retirements continue to exceed expectations For three months in row, the number of federal retirements has exceeded what the Office of Personnel Management projected. OPM estimated it would receive 7,000 retirement claims in September but actually received 11,952.
New law cracks down on government charge card abuse Agencies now face stricter rules for issuing and tracking government charge cards under a new law President Barack Obama signed Friday.
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Andrew Cook from A Rocket To The Moon shows you how to make some Chicken Saltimbocca while at home in Massachusetts.
News - A Rocket To the Moon
|August 29, 2011
|August 24, 2011
Eric Halvorsen of A Rocket To The Moon put together a Spotify playlist of some of his favorite Fueled By Ramen songs for the Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary. Put it on shuffle and enjoy!
You can also stream FBR15: No Food, No Sleep, Just Records for a limited time on Spotify.
|August 17, 2011
There's a new blog from Justin of A Rocket To The Moon up on their site. Click HERE to check out what Justin's been up to at home since their last tour ended.
|August 15, 2011
Hey guys, Just about to head to the airport. Going to Florida for the week to relax on a much needed vacation! Justin and I have been keeping busy recently. Writing songs for our next record has been going so incredible. We've written so many songs so it's gonna be hard to pick our favorites when that time comes! Hope everyone has been enjoying the end of their summer. Even though I haven't been to school in 6 years, I still get that depressing feeling when this time of year comes. All the back to school sales (speaking of, head over to our online stour and pick up some goods ;) ), All the commercials on TV of kids going back to school, the weather still warm but getting chilly at night. It bums me out!
|August 03, 2011
A Rocket To The Moon have announced dates for their fall tour with Never Shout Never. The Maine, Plain White T's, The Downtown Fiction, Fake Problems and Carter Hulsey also appear on select dates. Check them all out below!
09.22 The Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
09.24 Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
09.25 Western Washington Fair - Puyallup, WA
09.27 Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA
09.28 House Of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
09.30 The Grove - Anaheim, CA
10.01 Soma - San Diego, CA
10.02 House Of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
10.04 Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
10.06 Pharr Events Center - Pharr, TX
10.07 White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
10.08 House Of Blues - Dallas, TX
10.09 House Of Blues - Houston, TX
10.10 House Of Blues - New Orleans, LA
10.12 House Of Blues - Orlando, FL
10.13 The Tabernacle
|August 03, 2011
Here's a video of the guys from A Rocket To The Moon teaching you how to play a rock show at Six Flags.
Check out fueledbyramen.com later today for another "How To" video from VersaEmerge as part of The Fueled By Ramen Back To School Sale!
|August 02, 2011
Today we are featuring A Rocket To The Moon during the Back To School Sale! Check out The Fueled By Ramen Webstore to see the sweet new items from A Rocket To The Moon and get discounts up to 60% off!
Today we have a very special video from A Rocket To The Moon where they teach you How To Play A Rock Show! Click HERE to watch! Check back each day this week to see what you can learn from the Fueled By Ramen bands.
|July 28, 2011
Happy 23rd birthday to Nick Santino from A Rocket To The Moon from all your friends at Fueled By Ramen! Wish Nick a happy birthday by tweeting at @NickSantino on Twitter!
|July 18, 2011
There's a new photo blog up from Andrew Cook of A Rocket To The Moon from their recent show with All Time Low - click HERE to see it!
|July 16, 2011
The fourth band that will be playing at The Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary shows in New York City is A Rocket To The Moon! They will be playing on September 9th. You can check out more details at FBR15.com


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Chautauqua Must Notify Property Owners Of Public Hearings
MAYVILLE – The town of Chautauqua must do a special mailing to owners of property located in the town's sewer and water districts notifying them of public hearings regarding district tax levies, Supervisor Don Emhardt announced at the town board meeting this month.
"It'll be a substantial mailing," he said. "It has to go out to each individual home owner or condo owner."
Emhardt said the mailing is now required by the state which also requires published notices and special public hearings about tax rates in what are termed improvement districts. The board unanimously set the necessary three hearings for Sept. 30, but after discussion about mandatory deadlines voted again and changed the date and time to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 15, to coincide with the board's regular monthly meeting.
"I have the budgets tentatively done, but I don't finalize until November," Emhardt said. He questioned the state-imposed deadline. "They're tentative budgets; that's what I don't understand."
The state wants district taxpayers to be notified of tax rates and hearings no later than 20 days after Sept. 15, according to Emhardt, who said he was first made aware of the apparently new requirements when he read about them in a news magazine for town officials in New York.
There is one combined sewer and water district in the town along with two water districts, according to Emhardt. He and board member Dave Ward estimated 173 notices will be sent to property owners in the combined district.
In other business no one appeared at a hearing to comment on overriding the state's cap on property taxes, and the board then unanimously passed Local Law 3 of 2013 allowing the override.
Board member Jim Kurtz said surveys of the proposed new town park will soon be complete. Then, he said, requests for proposed park features will be solicited. More than 20 acres behind the town offices have been set aside for a multi-use park. Preliminary plans envision a picnic area, hiking trails, animal walking area and disc golf. Kurtz has said the park will likely be constructed one area at a time as money becomes available.


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Before Jesus Christ died in the cross, He made claims about Himself and about the things to come. Its either we accept what He says who He is or reject Him as completely false and think of Him as an insane person.
But Jesus is God who became man. His life, death and resurrection were the Fathers plan even before the world was created.
Without resurrection, there is no hope for us. Resurrection proves who Jesus is as what He had claimed about Himself.
If Jesus Christ hadnt come back from the dead after three days, there would be no Christianity, no followers of Christ, no hope in this life and beyond. But He is alive. And because Jesus Christ is alive, we can have life, a life that knows no end.
Because He came back from the dead, we have proof that He was, is, and always will be, who He said He is.
If Jesus the Christ had not risen from the dead, then He had done nothing any other prophet or god had ever done. He would have simply died. But He didnt just die. He died and rose again from the dead. He broke out of His tomb-clothes, escaped from a cave that was sealed with a great and heavy stone and was guarded by Roman soldiers.
Now we would be without excuse. So that we would have the infallible proofs, the historical evidence, 2000 years later and counting, that Jesus Christ was not just a man, not just a prophet, but God Himself in a living flesh.
What does resurrection mean to us? It means that He really is Who He says He is. He said He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and that no one can come to the Father in heaven except through Him.
That means that there is no other religion, god, or prophet who can offer eternal life, redemption from the fallen state of this earth, no matter what they claim. Jesus the Christ is the only one who has died and risen again with witnesses.
For those who have never been presented a logical proof that Jesus was who He said He was, and have never accepted the life Jesus offers, they have no excuse. They now know the facts, what really happened and why. They have seen a logical explanation for why we can believe today what others have believed for two centuries.
Truth never changes. The truth never lies. And we can see today that the truth is that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth and the Life. We have a choice make Jesus Christ the eternal king of our life, and accept his gift of everlasting forgiveness and life, or reject Him and perish forever.
Easter Sunday should remind us of this great hope we have. If we dont have this hope yet, we have come to Christ Jesus.
He did not remain dead. He is alive, and has been waiting for you to give your heart to Him.