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In 1979, Lilly Ledbetter landed her dream job as a manager at the Goodyear tire factory near her hometown of Possum Trot, Alabama. Nearly 20 years later, she discovered she was being paid significantly less than her male counterparts. She decided to take action and embarked upon a lawsuit that would take her all the way to the Supreme Court. When her claim was denied by a vote of 5-4, Ledbetter viewed the ruling as the end of her journey. But then Washington came calling. In 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. Today, she travels around the world as a pay equality activist. On May 2, she'll speak at the Executive Women of the Palm Beaches' Women in Leadership Awards. When I spoke with Ledbetter, she was en route to the White House. She opened up to PBI about her life and what comes next.
PBI: I want to take you back to the day President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; what was going through your mind as you watched him speak your praises and later sign the bill?
Well, I heard what he said that this was not just a woman's issue and that this was for every American family. And that's what was going through my mind was how much the stroke of that pen meant so much more than just ink on the paper to so many people.
What did you do with the pen he gave you afterwards?
I have it, along with a copy of the bill, framed in my home. It's beautiful. The lady who framed it for me, she gave it to me for free in honor of her daughter and granddaughter. It's beautiful.
What was the most challenging aspect of the lawsuit for you personally?
It would have been getting ready for the initial trial because it was a lot of work; it was time consuming. The response from other people was not always positive; they could be critical, they could be negative.
What kept you going and motivated?
A law had been broken. There was a fair pay act, it was passed in '63, signed by John F. Kennedy, which is 50 years old this year, that covered me and I was entitled to equal pay under the law. And that affected my retirement, my overtime, my social security, my 401k and everything. And it was not right. I just could not let it go. There was never a time I wanted to give up. Not one time. And people ask me today 'Would I do it again?' Absolutely.
It sounds like it has become more than just a personal struggle for you. You view it as a struggle for every American.
That's true. When that verdict came out with the Supreme Court against me, five to four, it was no longer about me. It turned in to being about my daughter, my granddaughter and all of the women that are out there working, and especially the young women coming out of college. And it affects men because if the women are not paid properly then it hurts the entire family. And it hurts the nation.
Besides traveling to the White House on a monthly basis, what aspect of your life has changed most since you gained national notoriety?
I'm invited all over the world to speak to various groups and share my story and my experiences and that's quite an honor for me.
What themes do you highlight when speaking at these engagements?
About how to protect yourself when starting out, how and why it's so critical to get the starting pay that you're entitled to in the beginning. Because if you start out behind, you can never catch up.
As someone from a small town in Alabama, how does it feel to be speaking on these national stages, like the Democratic National Convention, where you're reaching millions and millions of people?
It's very humbling, it really is. To know and to realize how far this journey has taken me. it really keeps my life in perspective.
I heard your story might be made into a movie. Which actress would you want to play you?
I talked to Reese Witherspoon at the White House, she grew up in Georgia, a southern girl, she played Sweet Home, Alabama, she could do my part. And she took an interest when I approached her. I said, 'I would love to see you with this part.'
What's the biggest piece of advice you would give to people facing discrimination in the workplace today?
If they know they're being discriminated against, they need to call the Equal Employment Commission and go in and talk to one of their representatives to see if they have a case. There's not an incentive to wait like the Supreme Court's five justices said in my case, because it's not a big payoff.
Describe the Lilly Ledbetter you were while you worked at Goodyear.
[I was] very enthusiastic about my job and very good at my job.
Describe the Lilly Ledbetter you are today.
I'm still a very enthusiastic person because I believe everyday should mean something in your life. And I'm dedicated to making a difference. In fact, I've told my pastor that when he closes my funeral, I want the last thing to be said, 'I made a difference.'


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Speer: Generational imbalance hurts youth
Statistics never tell the whole story.
Thursday the U.S. Labor Department released statistics that unemployment benefits fell by 27,000 last week. In Michigan, applications dropped 1,011 from the week before. Unfortunately, the unemployment rate remains high in the country at 7.9 percent.
What those statistics don't necessarily indicate, however, is a growing problem in the United States today – young people entering the workplace for the first time are finding it increasingly hard to get jobs.
Generation Opportunity, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to "educate and organize young Americans on the challenges facing the nation," released information this week that 13.1 percent of 18-29 year olds are unemployed. They went on to point out that when you factor in the 1.7 million young adults no longer counted because they are ineligible any longer for federal benefits, the number increases to 16.2 percent of this generation out of work.
This problem is as true here in Northeast Michigan as it is most anywhere in the U.S. That's why a success story such as the Moran Iron Works expansion in Presque Isle County this month is so important. Those are the stories that give hope and inspiration to all of us. Those are jobs – skilled and good paying jobs, that hopefully will make a real difference in our region.
At the same time we need to understand that Baby Boomers in the workplace today are probably going to remain on the job longer than their parents did before them. This is a career-driven generation of overachievers who, just as they were about to begin thinking of retirement, lost much of their savings in the recession of 2008. Even before that recession, a story Businessweek did in 2006 revealed that 83 percent planned to work beyond normal retirement years anyway.
In fact, in a very unusual occurrence that hasn't happened before now, there are four different generational groups working in the United States today: Millennials, who range in age from 16 to 31; Generation X, 32-47; Baby Boomers, 48-65 and Silents or Traditionalists, 66 and older.
This reality is going to make it harder and harder for young adults out of high school and college to find jobs in the future.
As we in Northeast Michigan contemplate things like school millages, new course offerings at our local community college and visions for the future, we need to understand, and not ignore, this increasing generational disparity and the implications of this new reality.
In a region already more gray than blonde, perhaps we will be better positioned for this trend than others.
With change comes opportunity. It is the wise man who understands that, and adapts accordingly.


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Tarragon Chicken
Recipe courtesy of Nigella Lawson
- Nigella Kitchen
This is a quick-time version of the classic French poulet a l'estragon (though you could speed it up further by bashing out the chicken[ breast or by using a turkey cutlet in its place, which would make this dish pleasingly alliterative) and is an instant reminder of the comforts of old-school cooking. Tender chicken (it's the poaching early on that sees to this), aromatically fresh and insistently herbal tarragon, a generous splosh of vermouth, all rounded off by rich, pale cream: this has the nostalgic, yet robust, charm of that French bistro of fond memory or happy imaginings. If you can't get fresh tarragon, do not despair: just double the freeze-dried tarragon at the start and add some freshly chopped parsley at the end. And I can assure you it would be worth your while considering a teaspoon of tarragon mustard, too, along with the cream. About which, please don't wimp out on me: this is old-fashioned cooking which cannot be proscribed by new-age dietary concerns. But, if you insist, halve the cream, and add another 2 tablespoons of vermouth when you're pouring the rest in after the chicken's had its first 5 minutes cooking. Eat with a tumbled mixture of French or green beans and asparagus tips along with steamed baby white-skinned potatoes or, hard to beat for me, some white basmati rice forked through with a soupcon of butter and freshly ground white pepper.]
- 2 teaspoons garlic oil
- 2 fat scallions or 4 skinny ones, thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon freeze-dried tarragon
- 2 chicken breast fillets, skinless and boneless
- 1/3 cup vermouth or white wine
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Fresh white pepper, to grind over
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon, plus a pinch more for sprinkling
Heat the garlic oil in a frying pan or Dutch oven that has a lid and in which the chicken breasts will fit pretty snugly. Add the scallions, stir, then sprinkle in the freeze-dried tarragon, stir again and cook them in the garlic oil for a minute, stirring some more as they cook.
Put the chicken fillets into the pan, curved side down, and cook for 5 minutes, watching the scallions don't burn. If they look like they're beginning to, scrape them from the pan and let them sit on the chicken pieces.
Turn over the breasts, and add the vermouth (or white wine). Let the vermouth bubble up, then add the salt. Put the lid on, turn the heat down low and leave it to simmer gently for 10 minutes. Check the chicken is cooked through by making a small cut into the thickest part and ensuring the juices run clear - if not, simmer for a few minutes longer and check again.
Remove the chicken breasts to warmed plates. Bring the remaining liquid to a boil, add the cream and stir well, then sprinkle in the fresh tarragon, stir again and give a good grind of white pepper.
Pour the sauce over the chicken breasts, and give a final scattering of tarragon to serve.
From NIGELLA KITCHEN by Nigella Lawson. Copyright 2010 Nigella Lawson. Published by Hyperion. Available wherever books are sold. All Rights Reserved.
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An interesting Twitter account does our job for us. @IslamGeorgia
Although he doesn't have many tweets, here are a few.
Where there is a need for halal there must be
barracks mosques.
Corporate America falls for the sharia line.
Are those meals for all unsuspecting patrons or just for Muslims by request?
Posting this is just pure crazy talk. Islamophobia even. Muslims just want to get along and integrate with non-Muslims. Right?
More on Georgia in our archives. Seriously, scroll through the archives for posts like this one more than two years ago, Georgia: An Islamic diaspora grows in Lilburn:
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (1519 votes).
In short: Fantastic atmosphere, special eventDate of review: September 20, 2010
In short: Excellent local support and well organised but what was that low cal Powerade about? Toilets were the worst I've ver come across in a western country.Date of review: September 20, 2010
In short: Better for earlier finishersIn full: As it turned out, I was forced to take this one easy even though it was my first half and I fancied a much much better time. It is an iconic race near where I live and I heard lots of stories about locals handing out stuff and the atmosphere being great. I did enjoy myself but life at the back is not as lucrative - a lot of the bands had packed up and gone and jelly babies, oranges, cheering people etc were no more. Spare a thought for people at the back (i didnt slow anyone down - note to people above-because I put myself in the correct wave)and dont take stuff if u dont need it and note to race organisers to supply more, particularly at the 'boost zone' - not very effective. Keep the bands there!On the other hand, first aiders, charity cheerers and bottle people were very friendly.Date of review: September 20, 2010
Date of review: September 20, 2010
In short: Great RaceDate of review: September 20, 2010
In short: Should be renamed the Greath North EventIn full: The Great North Run is the end of a weekend of events that celebrate running. This is not an event for running a PB nor is an event that you should take too seriously The best way to describe the Great North is as a training run with 40,000 mates. The whole area enters the spirit of the event and you will not get a better welcome anywhere elsewhere. This is a celebration of running I would say every runner should do this once to remember what running is truly aboutDate of review: September 20, 2010
In short: VERY busy but lots of spectatorsIn full: The race is very busy and it is near impossible to get a pb and theres so many runners that they dont tend to space out throughout the course. There are loads of great spectators throughout the whole course which give runners ice pops, oranges, jelly babies, etc.Date of review: September 20, 2010
In short: Terrible organisation at start- would do it again for that reason despite doing a PBIn full: Awful organisation at the start- was v early to entry section but aggressive stewards wouldnt let us in despite the box being empty at the back- absolutely terrible organisationDate of review: September 20, 2010
In short: Unbelievable, locals are fantastic. Housing estates are the best bit!!!In full: Just super.Date of review: September 20, 2010
In short: Great, for a reasonIn full: the atmosphere at this race is bar none and so is the organisation, given the fact it has over 40,000 starters. This is my second year in a row, and I'd do it every year if I could get in. There are some inclines, but no massive hills, and the local support is truly fabulous. Where else do people line the streets with jelly babies, orange segments, water, Coke, hosepipes and ice pops! only downside is the water, dispensed in stupidly big bottles that didn't have the lid off. Spent 5 mins trying to get into one then gave up and took water off the locals instead. Plastic cups next year please!Date of review: September 20, 2010
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Deciding what to plant
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|The crowd walking around Mirror Lake in Lake Placid
Commemorating the Battles of Lexington and Concord and historically observed on the third Monday of April, Patriots' Day, is Massachusetts' most anticipated civic holiday. The running of 'The Boston' is Patriots' Day's marquee event, where thousands of the world's best endurance athletes vie for their spot in sporting history. First run in 1897, the Boston Marathon is one of the world's most recognized and prestigious road races.
Growing up just north of Boston, Marathon Monday was always a highly anticipated holiday. As a child, my father, brothers and I would ride our bicycles into the city to more easily maneuver through the crowds of enthusiastic spectators. As a young adult, this tradition continued. Every year, my Northeastern University teammates and I would make the short walk across Massachusetts Avenue to Boylston Street to partake in a notoriously joyful, celebratory day.
This year Patriots' Day/Marathon Monday and my birthday coincided. Although I was unable to attend the marathon due to training constraints, I spent the entirety of Sunday, April 14, at home in Boston with my family. Sunday afternoon, a teammate and I drove into the city to walk across the Boston Marathon finish line. My teammate, Caleb, had never done so. As we stood at the finish line, we could both envision the throngs of enthusiastic spectators that, in a day's time, would urge the determined runners across the finish line and greet them on the other side.
On Monday, April 15, I chose to watch the Boston Marathon from the weight room at the OTC in Lake Placid, N.Y. I was in the middle of a lift when I saw the explosions. I do not know that words can adequately describe what I felt at the moment. I was simultaneously furious, worried and heartbroken. Furious that anyone could endeavor to hurt so many innocent people; worried that one of the many people I know and care about in Boston might have gotten hurt; heartbroken for the victims, their families and the city I call home. I have found every attack on our nation incomprehensible. The Boston Marathon bombings were not only incomprehensible; they were also exceedingly personal as many of the victims, like my family and I, are Bostonians. My heart goes out to those affected.
I am a patriotic American, a United States Olympian and a life-long Bostonian. I am proud and privileged to wear the red, white and blue and know that in doing so I am representing my country, my family, myself and my community.
|My brother Chris, me and our teammate Caleb Pelger at the
Lake Placid Boston Tribute Walk
When I think of Boston, I think of the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Bruins. I think of Paul Revere, Fanueil Hall, Quincy Market, the Constitution, the Freedom Trail and the humble beginnings of the country we love. I recall memories of skating on the Frog Pond in the winter, shopping on Newbury Street in the spring, the sight of the Swan Boats during the summer months and New England's unmatched foliage in the fall. I start salivating at the thought of fresh oysters from the harbor and reminiscing of my college days at Northeastern. I remember weekend trips to the Museum of Fine Arts, the Gardner Museum, the Aquarium and the Omni Theatre at the Museum of Science. I remember rocking out to Aerosmith and watching Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Good Will Hunting, which quickly became a Bay State favorite.
Most of all, when I think of Boston, I feel pride, for Boston is far more than just the sum of its sports teams and rich history. What makes Boston so special is its residents. Bostonians are tough, patriotic, proud and resilient. Times of tragedy tend to bring people closer together and for Boston, the marathon bombings will be no different. In the face of adversity our true colors historically shine through. As we have proven time and time again, we will come back stronger.


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Mel Skillman tabbed as Alpena's next football coach
Mel Skillman is coming back to Northeast Michigan.
Just two seasons removed from coaching at Atlanta, Skillman is back up north after he was hired as Alpena High School's new football coach on Monday.
"It's wonderful. I'm looking forward to it," Skillman said. "I didn't know anything about the job at all. Someone called me and said the football job was open at Alpena and that I should apply."
Skillman succeeds Jason Dubey, who resigned last month after four seasons due to health concerns.
In Skillman, the Wildcats are getting an offensive guru with a proven track record of success. He led the now defunct Saginaw MacArthur to two Class B runner-up finishes in the 1970s and led Merrill to a runner-up finish in 1999. In 57 years of coaching, he has coached seven undefeated teams and has won 257 games.
In taking over Alpena, Skillman is hoping to rejuvenate a program that hasn't made the playoffs since 2004 and has won just one game in each of the past two seasons.
For the first time in several years, Skillman will have a decent number of players to work with and a good mix of talent as he implements a spread offense. Quarterback Brady Marwede, wide receivers Kaleb Smith and Tim Atkinson and running backs Cade MacArthur and Dylan Thrasher are all among Alpena's returners for the upcoming season. Skillman was particularly impressed when he attended an Alpena baseball game late in the season and saw the athleticism of Atkinson, Marwede and Tyler Pintar-all of whom have played quarterback.
Skillman, a retired teacher, first came to Northeast Michigan in 2010 when he took over as coach at Atlanta. Implementing the spread, Skillman led the Huskies to a 6-9 record and nearly doubled their offensive output. Atlanta went from scoring 132 points in 2010 to 261 points in 2011. His first win with Atlanta, a 21-20 stunner over Alcona in the 2010 season opener, gave Skillman his 250th career win.
His tenure at Atlanta however, ended abruptly with three games left in the 2011 season. After Skillman left a practice early to avoid confrontation with a player, the Atlanta school board took that as a sign Skillman had quit and replaced him with assistant Todd Kendrick.
Skillman helped out as an assistant at Coleman, before taking the coaching job at Breckenridge this past season where he went 1-8.
As a coach, Skillman likes to think of himself as a teacher first, but he also understands that Alpena fans are anxious to see a winning team. Part of his plan to help the program is to recruit kids that aren't playing but posess the athleticism to play. He plans to hold a meeting for parents and players within the next few weeks.
"I believe you're a teacher and Monday through Thursday we're going to teach and then on Friday night, we're going to take a test," Skillman said. "You've also got to recruit and talk to the kids. Sometimes there's kids that played at the younger (levels) and you've got to get them playing (again).
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Kolten Robert Opperude
Kolten Robert Opperude, 9-month-old son of Sarah Billing and Lance Opperude, Velva, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in his home.
Kolten was born May 18, 2012, at Trinity Hospital in Minot, to Sarah Billing and Lance Opperude.
Our little man was often the stealer of our hearts. His bright eyes and smile, unforgettable faces and deep belly laughs will forever be with us. God's plans for you were simply too big for this place. We will hold you in our hearts until we hold you in our arms in Heaven.
We love you, Kolten Robert Opperude.
Love, mommy and daddy.
Kolten's loving family includes: his parents, Sarah and Lance, Velva; maternal grandparents, Russ and Tracy Billing, Minot; paternal grandparents, June (Dwayne Marsh) Weidman, Butte, and Leonard (Lisa) Opperude, of Florida; maternal great-grandparents, Carl and Vivian Billing, Minot; sisters, Megan, Natalee and Kelsea Opperude, Minot; aunts, Brenda (Kevin) Fleck, Bismarck, and Stephanie (Jordan) Torgerson, Bismarck; niece, Leslee Gustafson, Minot; and many cousins.
Kolten was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandparents, Shirley and Elmer Skar, and paternal great-grandparents, Robert and Lois Bley.
A Celebration of Kolten's life: Will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, at First Lutheran Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot.
Visitation: Today, March 1, from 2 to 7 p.m., at Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.
Those wanting to sign the online memorial register or share memories and condolences are invited to use the expressions of sympathy section at (www.thomasfamilyfuneralhome.com).


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Process is uneven across the area
OSSINING, N.Y. - Susan Johnson, 44, a nurse's aide, says that going without power for six days after Superstorm Sandy made her voting choices much easier.
She voted against every local official, no matter what party they are in. "Maybe some new guys will get Con Ed (the local utility) to do a better job," Johnson says. "Somebody should."
Voters across the storm-ravaged East Coast left their unlit, unheated homes, walked past generators and fallen tree limbs and cast their votes. Many voted in polling places far from their voting districts under rules improvised by election officials to smooth the election process in the wake of Sandy. And frustration was obvious.
Jorge Lopez, 39, a freelance handyman, said that after waiting for 40 minutes in a long line of cars to get gasoline — "and at $4.25 a gallon for regular!" — he had lost interest in voting. His electrical power was restored last Saturday, but a shortage of gasoline has interfered with his work.
"I'm frustrated. I know they say every vote counts, but I don't feel that way anymore."
Election officials in New Jersey and New York moved dozens of polling places and made other accommodations for voters displaced by the storm. In New Jersey, Secretary of State Kim Guadagno has allowed voters to cast provisional ballots in any county for statewide races, which include votes for president, the Senate and two statewide ballot questions.
The moves, combined with the city's first use of electronically scanned ballots for a presidential election, led to long lines and some short tempers.
MORE: Decision Day: Voters form long lines in tight race
At a school on Manhattan's East 23rd Street, some voters waited more than an hour to cast ballots, and two poll workers nearly came to blows with each other as they tried to handle the crowd.
"Things are a little hectic in the New York City area," where storm dislocations and recovery efforts were having an impact at polling places, said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo signed an executive order earlier in the week allowing voters in five hard-hit counties who were displaced by Sandy to cast a vote for statewide and national races anywhere in the state. "Whatever your (political) preference today, please vote. Your patience at the polling places is required, as it has been all week long."
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said new electronic voting machines in use there for the first time for presidential elections were adding to the confusion and long lines caused by Sandy.
The new system seemed more complicated and time-consuming than the mechanical polling booths it replaced, Bloomberg said.
"Instead of you going to one place to get your card and then into a booth, you go to one place, you get a folder, a card, a ballot, then you have to go to another place to fill it out while people can look over your shoulder, then you've got to go to another place to stick that piece of paper into a scanning machine." Bloomberg said. "All of the crowds, it's hard to get around, nobody knows where anything is. It is about as inefficient a system, everybody I talked to kept saying, 'What is this?'
In New Jersey, provisions made to allow voters displaced by Sandy to request a ballot by e-mail or fax resulted in so many requests that county boards of elections were overwhelmed, says Jeanne LoCicero, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey.
Many voters have not received the ballots in return, prompting the ACLU to ask Superior Court Judge Walter Koprowski of Essex County to allow voters to use a federal absentee ballot that can be downloaded from the Internet.
"We were hearing from voters in different counties similar stories that fax machines were busy and they were not getting confirmed from people via e-mail," LoCicero said.
The state board of elections issued a directive Tuesday afternoon saying that requests received by 5 p.m. Tuesday will be processed until Friday and ballots can be submitted as late as 8 p.m. Friday. But LoCicero says county e-mail and faxes appeared to be so jammed voters could not get through.
The hearing was ongoing Tuesday evening.
In Belmar, N.J., one of the hardest-hit towns along the Jersey Shore, it was difficult to stay away from the polls.
At any moment, half the town, it seemed, was congregating at the municipal complex on Main Street. In addition to being the site of a consolidated polling place for the entire borough, it's also the epicenter of the local storm relief effort.
So in addition to casting a ballot, residents could charge their cellphone, get a hot meal, pick up clothes and groceries, register with FEMA and find out what is going on around town.
Anita L. Adams, 73, whose mobile home on Route 35 is still without power, left with a winter coat, a blanket, a roll of toilet paper, a can of beans, a bag of dog food — and the satisfaction of knowing she had performed her civic duty.
"All done," she said. "Now I'm ready to go home and make a big pot of hot soup."
Mike Ellis hasn't had power in his Montclair, N.J., home since the night of Oct. 29. And early Tuesday he was racing to catch a bus so that he could get to the Manhattan bank where he works for the first time in seven days. But first he had to vote.
"Despite what I'm going through, I realize how important this vote is,'' Ellis said. "I have nothing but bad feelings for Mitt Romney. I don't like him. I don't trust him. I think Obama is a man of integrity. ... Let him finish what he started.''
Just two blocks away from Ellis' polling place at a local church, a handful of streets remained in darkness. But the polling place had power, and the line of voters that at times stretched out the door moved relatively quickly, with voters waiting 15 to 20 minutes to get into the voting booth.
Lora Wegner, a schoolteacher who lives in West Orange, says she was without power for four days. Now her lights are on, but she knows many other people are still suffering and she worries that the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy could keep some away from the polls.
"Some people have nothing," Wegner said. "I dropped clothes off yesterday at the Red Cross. People are picking their grandparents' pictures off the lawn. Whether voting is important to them, I don't know.''
In Ossining, N.Y., 25 miles north of Manhattan, Susan Johnson, 44, a nurse's aide, said that going without power for six days — it was restored Monday — didn't affect her support for President Obama, but she was voting against "every local official, no matter what party they are in."
"Maybe some new guys will get Con Ed (the local utility) to do a better job," Johnson said. "Somebody should."
Electrical generators brought in to power polling places in a few areas hard hit by the storm initially failed to operate but were later fixed, Valerie Vazquez, a spokeswoman for the New York City Board of Elections, said shortly after 11 a.m. The board hired extra information clerks to help voters find the proper line for their election district, Vazquez said.
"We're getting calls from polling places around the city that the early turnout is high," Vazquez said. "We're asking people to have patience with us. Our goal is to ensure that everybody who wants to vote gets to vote."
In Connecticut, the storm caused election officials to move only two of the state's 773 polling places, said Av Harris, a spokesman for the Connecticut Secretary of the State. This morning, 9,426 customers of Connecticut's two electric companies remained out of power.
"The hurricane is an issue," Harris said. "Some roads are blocked, and it may affect voter turnout. But we're a lot better off than a week ago. We didn't get hit as hard as New Jersey."
In Hudson County, N.J., an already challenging election was getting bogged down by voters who are not eligible for special e-mail ballots requesting them anyway, Deputy Hudson County Clerk Janet Larwa told the Daily Record.
New Jersey is allowing voters displaced by Sandy to vote by e-mail or fax as state residents living overseas and members of the military are able to do. But Larwa said she received 2,000 requests for e-mail ballots by noon, many from people who were not displaced.
At Hooper Avenue Elementary in Toms River, N.J., election clerk Chris Patterson was expecting voters from 10 election districts rather than four, as voters from ravaged barrier island towns such as Seaside Heights made their way inland to vote.
Patterson was expecting another 200 voters. The extra load is smaller than it might have been because Ocean County opened three emergency offices where people could vote early. Change is coming so quickly that even Patterson can't keep up with it all. With an embarrassed smile, he said he's not quite sure how the state's plans to accept ballots via fax and e-mail will work.
"To tell you the truth I'm not sure," he said. "Our office only received power yesterday."
Sandy's impact will also be felt in residents' votes for local politicians, said Eddie Denny, a Staten Island resident of about 22 years.
Many voters' opinions of a candidate were affected by the politician's performance after the storm, Denny said. His house was in one of the hardest hit areas of Staten Island. He is now working on recovery efforts for his home, but thought taking time to vote was important because "I want my candidates to win," he said.
Alisa Andrew in Newtown, Conn., said women's rights and health care issues were the major reasons she voted. Obama "definitely" deserves another term in office, the 48-year-old writer said.
"I was impressed with how Obama handled the disaster," said Andrew, who spent four days last week without power. "He seemed very sincere, and I like the way he and (Republican New Jersey Governor) Chris Christie came together to help the victims."
Keith Kelly, 49, an IT manager in Newtown, where some residents are still without power, says he had no problem getting to a local elementary school to vote, and the storm had no effect on his view of the presidential election. He says he was
impressed by Mitt Romney during the presidential debates, and it's time for someone new in the White House.
Doug Schwartz, director of the independent Quinnipiac University Poll, based in Hamden, Conn., says recent national polls appear to show a "post-Sandy bounce" for Obama. The most recent Quinnipiac University Poll of Connecticut voters, released Oct. 24 before Sandy struck, showed Obama winning the New England state with 55% of the vote, and Romney with 41% of the vote.
Mary Cassidy, a 25-year-old Staten Island resident, turned out to vote at the makeshift voting area at New York City's Public School 52 on Staten Island. The school got soaked with Sandy's floods, so Tuesday voters cast ballots in tents on the outdoor basketball court. Poll workers in puffy winter coats and gloves sipped warm beverages as they helped voters sign in. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's idea to let people vote anywhere is "brilliant," Cassidy said.
"I was going to come out hell or high water," Cassidy said. She is going through chemo for breast cancer and brought a book, her prescriptions, knitting and a small stool in case there was a wait, though she didn't need them. It took her less than 10 minutes to register and vote.
Some voters were putting off voting until later in the day because storm damage left them confused about where to vote or unable to reach a polling place in time.
Ronny Kapner of Old Westbury, N.Y., said Tuesday morning things are "a mess" in his community due to the storm and he did not have a chance to vote before heading into Manhattan on the Long Island Rail Road for his sales job. He's not sure where he's supposed to vote or if officials relocated his polling site because of the storm. He'll vote Tuesday night after work, he said.
"I think the high school is open," said Kapner, 60. "I'll find out from my wife."
One thing is certain, he said: He'll vote "because the country is going to pieces."
Contributing: Laura Petrecca, Tim Mullaney, Charisse Jones of USA TODAY and Shannon Mullen for the Asbury Park Press


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Senator Tupac A. Hunter of Detroit has introduced a bill to the MI senate for the return of front license plates!
I haven't been able to find the bill number. Write him and your senator to tell them NO!
Ever try to find a front plate bracket for a 20 year old car in a state that hasn't used them in 30+ years?
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WHEREAS, Municipal projects provide important, effective economic stimulus and are worthy of partnership with the federal government; civic projects instantly create and cause the retention of multiple thousands of jobs in many different industries; city projects often include partnerships with the private sector that create a leveraging of mutual interests and maximum economic benefit for the greater community; many city projects are transit oriented, which spurs additional economic benefit; moreover, when projects involve the enhancement of development of public mass transit, they result in reduced highway congestion, reduced air pollution, and reduced dependence on foreign oil; and
WHEREAS, Projects supported by municipal bonds are vetted locally, approved in elections by local voters, and administered locally, conditions that promote the highest level of transparency and accountability; and
WHEREAS, Recently passed amendments to the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) legislation that are contained in F.R. 384, Section 402, clarify the authority of the U.S. Treasury regarding municipal securities; exercising the authority to directly purchase such bonds, and/or provide credit enhancements fro them, would provide an opportunity to realize immediate, significant contributions to our economic recovery; and
WHEREAS, Directly purchasing municipal securities at appropriate interest rates, or providing credit enhancements that allow cities access to traditional market interest rates for bonds, would give the federal government the opportunity to be repaid, with interest, the entire sum it furnishes through the partnership; in result in a significant tax reduction for local taxpayers in the form of dramatically reduced publicly funded interest costs; and
WHEREAS, Working together to construct an efficient application of the authorization provided in H.R. 384, Section 402, would greatly enhance our country's progress toward economic recovery;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the U.S. Conference of Mayors hereby respectfully urge the United States Congress enact legislation facilitating the ability of cities to access appropriate financing for critically needed municipal projects.


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Norma,are those "crazy bread men"?---LOL, I've been checking this forum for a few months now and find your information and pictures a very good source of practical application info. I am working on a NY style pizza and have a very satisfactory recipe that I have made my very own. It's all good. I do have one question of you though, what size ladle do you use to apply your sauce on a 15" pie. Thank you in advance.John from Bethlehem,Pa.
NormaNice lookin ham n cheese pie, how did you like the taste? I was trying to find the creamy mustard sauce recipe I used but I've lost alot of my info since a recent computer crash. Looks like you did just fine without it. The cherry tomatoes are a surprise but tasty addition. Although rye crusts are naturally a little heavier then a standard dough, I'm a rye lover so I wouldn't hesitate to do more similar pies in the future. I think a pizza like this would be a great fit on a brunch buffet table.
Norma Peter Reinhart's book "Whole Grains" has a wealth of info on dealing with baking whole grain flours. He uses "soakers", a technique of mixing the flour with water and letting it soak for an extended length of time before bringing the dough together. Check it out, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. It is always available at my local library, I'm sure the same would apply for you. Try it before you buy it!
Norma.If you plan to use the Ultragrain flour again, you may want to investigate which Ultragrain flour you have been using. The Ultragrain Hard Wheat flour seems to be much more water hungry than the Ultragrain Soft Wheat flour.Peter


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by John MacArthur
Killing sin is a constant discipline in the believer's life. Destroying and mortifying sinful habits and patterns is a lifelong battle we must wage for the sake of our spiritual growth.
Yesterday we discussed some key commands from Scripture that help us destroy the sin in our lives, such as abstaining from fleshly lusts, making no provision for the flesh, fixing our hearts on Christ, and meditating on God's Word. Today we'll look at a couple more.
Pray without ceasing. On the night Jesus was betrayed, He took His disciples with Him to Gethsemane and told them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation" (Luke 22:40). Later He found them sleeping and rebuked them for their prayerlessness. He told them, "Keep watching and praying, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matthew 26:41).
"Lead us not into temptation" was part of the model prayer He gave the disciples (Luke 11:4). Prayer is an effective and necessary means for heading off sinful temptations before they can attack. Look at prayer as a preemptive strike against fleshliness. By drawing us near to the Lord and focusing our thoughts on Him, prayer both steels us against fleshly temptation and weakens the temptations when they come.
Watch and pray. Identify the circumstances that lead you into sin and pray specifically for strength to face those situations. Pray for a holy hatred of sin. Pray that God will show you the real state of your sinful heart.
Prayer must include confession and repentance if it is to be effective in mortifying our sin. John wrote, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9). And the writer of Hebrews says, "Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:16).
Exercise self‑control. Self‑control is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:23)—and it's also one of the means through which the Spirit enables us to mortify the deeds of the body. Paul wrote,
Everyone who competes in the games exercises self‑control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I buffet my body and make it my slave, lest possibly, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified (1 Corinthians 9:25‑27).
Everyone who competes in the games exercises self‑control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I buffet my body and make it my slave, lest possibly, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified (1 Corinthians 9:25‑27).
Athletes discipline their bodies for mere earthly prizes. If they are willing to do that, shouldn't we also be willing to exercise a similar kind of self‑control for the heavenly prize? Paul is not speaking here of punishing the body through self‑flagellation or neglect. He certainly is not advocating anything that would physically weaken or injure the body.
That is not at all the spirit of what Scripture calls for. It is a watchful self‑discipline that refuses to pander to the appetites of the body at the soul's expense. Jesus said, "Be on guard, that your hearts may not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and [the Day of the Lord] come on you suddenly like a trap" (Luke 21:34).
Be filled with the Holy Spirit. "Do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation," Paul wrote, "but be filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18). To be Spirit filled is to be controlled by the Holy Spirit, just as to be drunk is to be under the influence of alcohol. Believers are to be utterly yielded to the Spirit's control.
In other words, as we have noted repeatedly, we cannot abandon our own responsibility and passively wait for God to mortify sin on our behalf. The Spirit‑filled life is an active, vigorous, working endeavor, where we work out our own salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12). When we obey, we then discover it is actually God who is at work in us "both to will and to work for His good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13). In other words, God both molds our wills to obey and then gives us the energy to work according to whatever pleases Him. That is the Spirit‑filled life.
There are many more duties related to mortifying sin—such as clothing oneself with humility (1 Peter 5:5); having the mind of Christ (Philippians 2:5); putting away spiteful feelings toward others (Ephesians 4:31-32); putting on the armor of God (Ephesians 6:11‑17); laying aside sinful attitudes (Colossians 3:8-9); adding the graces of spiritual growth to one's life (2 Peter 1:5‑7); following the know, reckon, yield, obey, serve pattern of Romans 6—and many similar responsibilities the New Testament assigns to believers. These may all be subsumed under this basic category of being filled with the Spirit.
In the end, it is really as simple as this: "Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh" (Galatians 5:16). Believers can take comfort and encouragement in the knowledge that the fruit of the Spirit will overgrow and choke out the works of the flesh.
(Adapted from The Vanishing Conscience.)
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Twice this week God has used this web site to answer a few questions and help me deal with a persisting thorn in my side. Yesterday's and today's blog really just slammed me in the face with what I already know, I've been praying for God to help me not look and expecting some divine intervention. I know I need to just STOP looking and take responsibility for where I put my eyes. I have no excuses. I flat out have been choosing to look and therefore choosing to sin.
I have been reading God's Word and praying but lacking in the abstaining and exercising self control.
Thank you for putting it front and center Pastor. I hold myself accountable.
The other night I printed off a Q&A session between you and Phil and my printer messed up and printed starting with page six, anyway, long story short the topics covered in question after another were directly related to some questions I had on my heart regarding predestination and the like and they were all answered. It gave me goose bumps because I KNEW it was the Lord giving me clarity from one of the few sources I trust apart from His Word.
Thank you Gentlemen. May the Lord continue GTY and all those who support your ministry.
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Thank you Pastor for all the wonderful study material you have for me and many others. In March after years of "thinking" I was doing all for God and not just for me and crying out inside for a closer walk with God, I am finally back on that closer walk. You have been a huge portion of that journey. I found that much of what I've been taught over the years and how I was practicing my Faith, Was incorrect!
Thank God for Pastors who finally tell the straight and correct teaching of God.
Now I'm dealing with the feelings of disappointment, dissatisfaction, and waste of 40 plus years of doing it wrong. I know after I prayed and confessed my sins to God that He forgave me and has forgotten.
It is much harder for me to forgive myself. I feel I let Him and myself down when I really thought I was doing "most" of it right.
Funny how we can put blinders on and make it "right" in our minds!
The Holy Spirit will help be get beyond this. I just don't want to forget what I did because I don't want to waste any more time God has for me.
Thank God I'm a child of His and that Jesus has paid for me.
I wish He would come soon. I long for my Future Home.
Praise God.
Pastor, Please keep doing God's Work. He is working through you to reach many.
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We are grateful to God to give us the Holy Spirit, His Word and godly people like Pastor John MacArthur.
How wonderful to have a relationship with Jesus Christ!!! We praise and glorify His holy name.
I don't know how to explain my joy each morning as I start by spending time with my Lord through the daily devotional with Grace to You. Thank you Lord for using brothers and sisters at Grace to you for my benefit.
The more I know His Word the more I understand how sinful I am, but thanks to God for everything He has done and is still doing in my life. Only the power of the Holy Spirit working through His Word can change our thoughts, mind, actions.
I used to be slave of sin but now I have become His slave, not a slave to sin anymore, but a slave of (AGAPE) LOVE because of what Jesus Christ did on the cross! Praise God!
God bless you Pastor John MacArthur and we pray that we can reach out the lost around the street and around the world through His Word.
Your website is very helpful! We pray for each other that we stand on the truth and follow our Lord Jesus Christ until the day He returns.
We love You God and to You only the glory, thanks, and honor. Amen.
I have found that killing sin is the most effective way to deal with the numerous temptations that crop up in my life. It is a relentless struggle for me and prayer and self control are two of the tools I use daily in this war with my flesh.
Thank you Pastor for doing God's work and I am so glad you are equipping me with sound Biblical doctrine.
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Elodie Lauten's The Death of Don JuanPosted by Mark Greenfast in Opera
This musical creation – call it theater or call it opera – with its live dancing singers and singing dancers – one-person virtual orchestra with live guitar and psychedelic visual imagery projections on the floor, is an entirely new production, with a 2010-11 score, of Elodie Lauten's iconic, The Death of Don Juan, (originally conceived in 1981), with its present premiere showing at the Theater for the New City.
This is an amazing production of a compelling musical, visual and visceral work, with wonderful sound – magical – with Ms. Lauten controlling the Electronic Orchestra, and excellent performances by the cast and the production team.
Don Juan, the archetypal seducer, meets empowered women in this opera: to quote Ms. Lauten, there is "something compelling about Juan as a character: he has courage, passion, and above all, he is thoroughly human, because he is after love and freedom. Something about him resonates in us, both women and men, and we cannot bring ourselves to hate him."
Don Juan dances and sings with empowered female spirits – reminisces of the women in his life – as performed by Douglas McDonnell as the title character, Don Juan, and Courtney Symonds as Death as a Woman, Arianna Armon as Death as a Lover, Mary Hurlbut as Death as a Spirit, and, Alisha Desai as Death as a Shadow. All give compelling performances, with varied and memorable singing, dancing and acting.
Elodie Lauten performs the synthesizer and Electronic Orchestra; and, Jonathan Hirschman, the electric guitar.
The music, libretto and visual imagery is by Elodie Lauten; it's directed by Robert Lawson and Henry Akona; Alexander Bartenieff is the Lighting Designer; Ron Benjamin, the Audio Engineer; Robert Mendoza, the Stage Manager; Anna Thomford and Carla Gant, the Costume Designers; and, Elodie Lauten, Producer and Musical Director.
The theater is in NYC at 155 First Avenue, (10th Street), May 5 – 22, 2011. (Tickets $15 / $10 students & seniors; Thurs., Fri., Sat., 8pm; Sunday 3pm matinee; box office tel. 212-254-1109.)
Ms. Lauten's program notes sketches out the whole opera, its theme, the libretto; and its creative process, employing both Western and Eastern methods. I need not repeat it. Ms. Lauten is a Parisian romantic post-minimalist composer, who lives and works in New York, and who is most imaginative in her craft and emotional focus – this is a brilliant and moving piece; most entertaining and thought-provoking.
Are we there yet? For years, we've been listening to virtual instruments, even virtual orchestras, but the sound samples and sounds produced were but distorted shadows of the acoustic instruments. This sound sounds real.
Ms. Lauten, by patient work and brilliance has gotten the sound right – and we're finally there, with her one-woman keyboard controlling a virtual orchestra (with a live electric guitarist).
Furthermore, the imagery – psychedelic, to some extent, a child of the 1960s, but out of wellsprings of much older traditions, is convincing, powerful and beautiful in its imagery.
This is real opera, but it is also real theater; and, it is as powerful and accessible as a Broadway musical, even though it has a seriousness of purpose and attention to detail that is rare in either theater or operatic settings.
Real opera should be passionate – not tidy, but vary large emotions and small details, with enough changes and transformations to keep things interesting, and enough consistency to have a story to follow. Real opera, like real life, should be unpredictable, even when one sees things coming. Real opera should be real theater: there is no boundary line between musical theater and opera (although one has classically-trained singers and conventions, there is no need pigeon-hole one).
Are we there yet? Yes, thanks to Ms. Lauten, we've arrived at the point where electronic technology – virtual orchestra and imagery – has the realism and power to be real, vivid, and emotionally true.


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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a list of requirements for Intel Corp. in case it wins the case about the chip giant in court. While the vast majority of remedies touch upon business processes, there are also proposals to simplify licensing of x86 instruction set as well as Intel-compatible chipsets. Some believe that this will generally let more companies to compete on the high-tech market, but is it really so?
The list of proposals by FTC contains several rather intriguing remedies that directly advice Intel how it should enable third parties to compete against itself in the light of the current and future market realities.
FTC Wants Competition on the Market of Chipsets
"Requiring Intel to make available technology (including whatever is necessary to interoperate with Intel's CPUs or chipsets) to others, via licensing or other means, upon such terms and conditions as the Commission may order, including but not limited to extensions of terms of current licenses," one of the proposed reliefs reads.
Potentially, if the court finds Intel guilty of violation of antitrust laws and uncompetitive behavior, the FTC may force Intel to extend the existing cross-license agreements with companies like Nvidia Corp., Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. or Via Technologies and allow those three chipset makers to make and sell core-logic sets compatible with Intel processors. At present, Nvidia and SiS can make chipsets compatible with Intel AGTL+ bus, whereas Via has rights to make x86-compatible processors, but cannot make those central processing units (CPUs)compatible with Intel's chipsets or core-logic sets compatible with Intel processors or processor sockets.
Even if FTC enforces Intel to formally extend agreements and allow third-parties to make chipsets for Intel Atom, Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors with integrated memory controllers, Nvidia, SiS and Via will hardly be able to offer anything valuable for Intel platforms: all future Intel processors have built-in memory controllers as well as graphics cores and only require I/O controllers and certain special-function chips. While formally there can be competition on the market of those simplistic chips, in reality such rivalry hardly brings anything to the PC market. Intel is targeting its Atom cores onto the market of smartphones, but there it will work with other companies and it is unlikely that traditional chipset vendors will follow Intel there.
A desperate way of encouraging competition on the market of chipsets for Intel CPUs would be to force Intel to open up specs of microprocessor busses and allow anyone to develop and sell appropriate core-logic sets. Not only this will cause chaos with compatibility and reliability on the market, but this completely contradicts to the current trend of platformization.
FTC Wants Liberalization of x86 License
Another thing proposed by FTC is simplification of x86 licensing agreements. Some have already expressed hopes that such liberalization will eventually let newcomers to produce x86 processors. Some even claim that Nvidia Corp., which has been hiring former Transmeta engineers for several quarters now, could become such an x86 newcomer.
"Prohibiting Intel from including or enforcing terms in its x86 licensing agreements that restrict the ability of licensees to change ownership, to obtain investments or financing, to outsource production of x86 microprocessors, or to otherwise partner with third parties to expand output," one of the proposals reads.
Throughout the history, x86-related and some other cross-licensing agreements between Intel and other technology companies, such as Advanced Micro Devices, Cyrix Semiconductor or Centaur Technologies, were non-transferrable in case of acquisition of the original licensee and x86 chips should be made only on foundries that had cross-licensing or x86 license agreements with Intel. Part of the production could still be outsourced to third-parties.
What FTC is trying to enforce is something that we already see now: AMD makes its processors at Globalfoundries (a joint venture between AMD and Advanced Technology Investment Company, where AMD now has a relatively small stake) and can make it on other foundries as well (according to the latest agreement between AMD and Intel), whereas Via Technologies produces its x86 chips both at Fujitsu Semiconductor as well as at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Looks like FTC is not quite satisfied with existing agreements, as yet another clause in its "wish list" proposes to limit Intel's abilities to sue contract makers affiliated with Intel's rivals.
"Prohibiting Intel from suing or threatening to sue its competitors' third-party fabricators," the proposal No. 23 claims.
At present Nvidia and/or other companies who have money and desire to develop microprocessors do not have x86 license and can hardly offer Intel a lot of valuable patents in exchange for such license. However, if FTC manages to prove Intel's illegal behavior and force the company to liberalize its x86 license so that to make it transferrable, then potential newcomers will be able to acquire smaller companies, e.g., Via Technologies in order to obtain rights on the x86 instruction set. There is a problem, though: even FTC is talking only about x86 itself, not cross-licensing agreements in general. Hence, the newcomers will likely not get various extensions, new instructions and application-specific accelerators. Needless to say that being not interested in new rivals on the x86 market, both Intel and AMD will start to aggressively implement new technologies into their processors to distance themselves from untraditional competitors, which will have hard times not only competing against both CPU companies, but also trying to ensure wide infrastructure support.
Of course, this will make microprocessors better overall and the end-user will benefit from increased performance. But will such regulations bolster competition on the market of CPUs and enable newcomers to start making x86 chips? Looks like no.
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I created a local Subversion repository with the "svnadmin create /svn/ruby" command. I created a repository layout for a project mlm and I added all the files from a generated Rails application called mlm with the svn command in the console. The svn command version is 1.3.2
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text: What do you expect from a rock star? I just closed the back cover of Neil Young's "Waging Heavy Peace," his big anticipated memoir (of sorts), clocking in at 500 pages (75 shy of the rock star-memoir mountain peak established by Keith Richards' "Life"); then I walked around the block; listened to his album "After the Goldrush" on my iPod from beginning to end; checked on the Blu-Ray price of "The Neil Young Archives Vol. 1" on Amazon (still $350); thought about whether I could make an Orange Julius at home; double-checked the date of Neil Young and Crazy Horse's show at the United Center (Oct. 11); admired the library book-spine design of "Waging Heavy Peace"; flipped to a random page and read a random line ("I am fascinated by the power of nature"); stood up, went out, got coffee, returned, sat in front of the book I just finished and tried to remember if I read that correctly — Young once lived in a cabin with a band featuring Rick James on vocal and the cabin was attacked by polar bears?


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Game Design Conference just posted video from its first conference on September 17th with the answer to this question. The conference had a great line-up of speakers including a panel made up of Brad Muir – DoubleFine Studios, Frederic Marcus – Lucas Arts, Stephanie Morgan – Rabbit.tv, Randy Angle – LudusLabs and Randy Mosiondz – Cryptic Studios. Ann Burkett, Founder of Game Design Conference and Cogswell's own Debby Hindus, Executive Director of our Entrepreneurship Program, moderated the panel.
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Ellis' buzzer beater saves Bucks again
Milwaukee wins twice in "Texas Two-Step"
HOUSTON - Monta Ellis hit a three point shot as time expired to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 110-107 win over the Rockets in Houston Wednesday night.
With the game tied at 107, the Bucks had the ball in the final seconds.
It appeared time would run out on the Bucks, but Brandon Jennings flipped a pass to Ellis, who took an off balance 27-footer.
The ball bounced around the rim twice before falling through.
Replay confirmed that the ball had left Ellis' hand before time ran out, so the Bucks got the three point win.
It was the second straight night Ellis hit the game-winning shot. He scored the go-ahead basket in a 95-90 win in Dallas.
Ellis led all scorers with 27 points, while Ersan Ilyasova had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Milwaukee.
James Harden had 25 to lead Houston. Omer Asik had 16 points and 22 rebounds for the Rockets.
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The Alvord RanchPosted Saturday, May 28, 2011, at 10:35 PM
We got back last night from a 3 week stay in Fields, Oregon. It was a beautiful place, and I want badly to go back.
I don't know if you've heard of Fields or New Princeton, or Princeton. It's a very remote area, and Fields is 25 miles from where we stayed, along a gravel road.
Fields is a building that serves as a café where you can get GREAT food, (one being a "World Famous" milkshake, which I can vouch for) a United States Post Office, and a small market. The folks are friendly and the place is quaint. In 2 weeks, I managed to get there twice. Wayne and I went once, cause I was in desperate need of lettuce. I didn't really expect they'd have any, but they did. They also had a few other things (forgot to say they had a liquor store) and when we found they had the "World Famous" milkshakes, I had to verify that. I had an Oreo Cookie/Reeses, and it was AWESOME! The folks were so friendly, we sat and talked with them, and found that one was from Mtn. Home ...years ago. So, it's a darn small world.
On that drive, we found the land to be more and more beautiful.
We were gathering the yearlings that we will then go to Cascade to take care of for the summer. The Alvord Ranch hosts several people from all over the world. We had guests from Switzerland, Germany and several states in the U.S. What everyone shared was a love of the life that we live. They don't have the opportunity to live it, but they are able to 'live' it while they visit. We spent a lot of time with them, and got to become friends with them. Many learned branding, and all had a great time.
This is the guests bringing the cattle.
Wayne, preparing Vaccinations
This Mama didn't want us messing with her baby. And she wasn't afraid of showing it.
Martin Black and Wayne, setting ropes
This young girl was from Switzerland.
The ranch is something to see. Very hospitable, and comfortable.
This barn is pretty famous. I certainly loved it.
These little cabins were built from the most available source, rock.
But inside, they are darn nice.
As you can see, I like the barn!
Our horses pretty much thought they were in Heaven
As did my dogs, that love to play in the water and the mud
Inside the center of the barn
Used to be the cook house. Now a care taker couple live there
This is the house we had to ourselves. Yeah, I know, it's a rough life!
I don't think I've mentioned, but this ranch is owned by Paul and Toni Davis. They are of the Julia Davis Family. The land that the Julia Davis Park is on in Boise was donated years ago in Julia Davis's name.
What do you suppose they are discussing?
Every now and then, in the middle of work, I'd look up and see this scenery all around us. I couldn't help take a picture and thank God for these spectacular gifts. I do so appreciate them.
Things happen. Like this Cow who lost her calf. And we had calves that had to be nursed. She didn't want to, but we all have to do things we don't like
The guests even loved watching this. Everything was an experience
Learning to rope
I have some pretty darn loyal friends, who love the same things I do. Sharon made the 5 hour drive to come see the Famous Alvord Ranch, and stay with me a few days.
Sharon, letting my dogs out to run with us
Ooops, I took her thru a bit of a muddy place.....
Took her out to see the meadow where all the horses stay
Did I mention there were lambs?
It is AMAZINGLY WET and marshy there, because of the snow melting off these Steen Mountains.
This is on our drive home yesterday. I believe somewhere between Burns Junction and Rome.
We were home today and had some Grand kids over.
We leave tomorrow for Cascade!
Later Gators!
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You made me think of our own branding days. I love the pics.
-- Posted by KH Gal on Sun, May 29, 2011, at 11:32 AM
Beautiful Pictures Jessie. I don't know much about farming or ranching so there's a lot I don't understand.
Can any one stay at this ranch, even if they aren't there to work? Did you go there to trade or buy yearlings?
Sorry for my questions I'm just curious that's all and if you don't want to answer that's ok too. :)
-- Posted by MsMarylin on Sun, May 29, 2011, at 12:10 PM
yes he did but i'm not sure if this is the one. he was there in 68 if it is. thanks for the pictures.
-- Posted by skeeter on Sun, May 29, 2011, at 3:40 PM
Marilyn, yep anyone can stay there for a vacation type thing. I can message you some details later. Lots do go there just to hike and enjoy the scenery.
I did not know Claude Dallas was ever there. If it was 68 it may have been in Davis hands. Might not quite have been. I will investigate into that. We'll be there again in the Fall.
The yearlings were raised there on the Alvord, were then shipped here to Cascade (where we are now. There are actually 2 Davis brothers there fairly close. The other brother ranch is called the Khunie. Those yearlings were also shipped here. We will care for about 3500 during this summer. Then they sale. Then we start over with next years yearlings.
Skeeter! Haven't heard from you for awhile. Thx for chiming in!
Bonnie I thought you'd enjoy.
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Sun, May 29, 2011, at 11:31 PM
I always look but am busy and don't always say anything. I remember the Wilson's were there when he was, both in 68 and 81 when he was on the run, after the shootings. I think he was escorted into court by one of the Wilsons.
-- Posted by skeeter on Mon, May 30, 2011, at 6:29 AM
Thx for info Skeeter. Davis's bought the Alvord in 70 I believe. So Tom & Jemima would have been there in 81. Now Paul & Toni are there now. Paul may have been there in 81, but would have been about 14-15. He was there since he was 4. Now that I'm doing the math ...he was probably there in 71. Just after Claude. All somewhat intertwined.
One of the current owners, Leilani, wrote a book "Shadow of Steens" very interesting
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Mon, May 30, 2011, at 7:53 PM
Forgot to say that Coco Wilson (Constantine) was the one who took Claude to court. She was actually on a neighboring ranch, The Man Lake Ranch. I met her grandson in law, John. He's married to her granddaughter. I also met Eli, her great grandson, who is 4. He was horseback all day & a sweet tough little guy who says he lives at "Man Wake" took me a minute to get it.
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Mon, May 30, 2011, at 8:02 PM
As always, Jessie, the photos are beautiful. I'm living vicariously through your photos and your blog! Thank you so much for sharing!
-- Posted by Snoshu2000 on Fri, Jun 10, 2011, at 6:57 PM
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Red Hot Chili Peppers dodge flying water bottles and foot injuries to deliver a rock-funk concert at American Airlines Center
There were a couple of moments during the sold-out Red Hot Chili Peppers concert Tuesday night at American Airlines Center where I wasn't sure if the show would go on.
I feared that lead singer Anthony Kiedis would permanently walk off the stage after a second water bottle thrown from the crowd hit his shoulder. After the first one fell behind him Kiedis barked, "Don't throw your (expletive) up here." But he kept his cool.
It was almost triumphant that the Chili Peppers made it through the nearly two-hour gig, which featured English alt-rockers Band of Skulls as the opening act. Remember that the group's entire tour was rerouted earlier this year so that Kiedis could have foot surgery to remove a crushed sesamoid bone and correct a detached flexor tendon. Our date was originally supposed to be March 9.
Speaking of foot injuries, guitarist Josh Klinghoffer broke his foot in August during an Oakland performance. He wore a walking boot and spent much of the show sitting on a stool. But he never missed a lick. Not only was he playing passionately, he got up several times and even worked a fiery solo on his knees.
That's rock 'n' roll. The Chili Peppers are no strangers to band tension and inner turmoil – from lingering drug abuse to personnel changes – and somehow always land on solid ground.
On Tuesday night the rhythm section was particularly potent. Drummer Chad Smith, bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary and guitarist Klinghoffer emphasized the funk and hip-hop overtones in the group's alt-rock sound. The grooves were fierce during "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" (from 2011′s I'm With You), "I Like Dirt," "By the Way" and of course "Give It Away."
Kiedis was in strong voice, both as rapper and singer. His vocal high points included "Under the Bridge," with its engulfing chorus, and "Look Around," another I'm With You track. He was energetic, but not calculatedly so. His demeanor was heavy on moodiness. Kiedis would step away from the microphone, a brooding look on his face, and recharge on one side of the stage like a boxer between rounds. Then he'd plunge back to the center and dance without abandon.
Flea may have been the flailing puppy dog, leaping and squatting just because he could. He even took to the mike and reminisced about Dallas' old Bronco Bowl. But it was Kiedis that seemed most unpredictable.
The roller coaster was still a thrill ride, though. By the time the encore arrived with a robust "Suck My Kiss," from the Chili Peppers' 1991 masterwork Blood Sugar Sex Magik, we were in the rock-funk homestretch. There wasn't another water bottle in sight.


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