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Herbal Elixir de la Grande-Chartreuse
So the Carthusian monks came up with this stuff in 1737, combining 130 ingredients to make a "tonic" with the purpose of apparently healing all that might ail. I love Chartreuse liquer, and have to admit that I am intrigued by this cordial that has to be kept in a wooden case to retain...something. The monks suggest taking a few drops on a lump of sugar, which makes me think that if you served it this way, people might be concerned they were being dosed. Or pleased with the idea. At 142 proof, it might make you hallucinate if you take too much of it straight.


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Directed by Stuart Beattie based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grievoux, the film stars Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, Socratis Otto, Mahesh Jadu, Caitlin Stasey and Aden Young as Victor Frankenstein. Look for it in theatres on January 24, 2014.
Set in a dystopic present where vigilant gargoyles and ferocious demons rage in a battle for ultimate power, Victor Frankenstein's creation Adam (Aaron Eckhart) finds himself caught in the middle as both sides race to discover the secret to his immortality.
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This is a discussion on Oregon court tosses University gun ban.... within the The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Great news out of Oregon and hope for other states to include.........(Arizona) Ore. court throws out university gun ban | kgw.com Portland...
Great news out of Oregon and hope for other states to include.........(Arizona)
Ore. court throws out university gun ban | kgw.com Portland
Another link to the Oregon Firearms Federation alert.
From the court's decision:Although the State Board of Higher Education is an arm of the state, it is not the Legislative Assembly. And while, as noted, the State Board of Higher Education has general authority to control and manage its property, ORS 351.060, and to enact administrative rules, ORS 351.070(4)(b), no argument can be reasonably made that OAR 580-022-0045(3)--which regulates the very subject expressly preempted by ORS 166.170(1)--was "expressly authorized" by the Legislative Assembly. See ORS 166.170(1). Therefore, we conclude that OAR 580-022-0045(3) is an exercise of an "authority to regulate" firearms that is not expressly authorized by the Legislative Assembly, and that it is preempted by ORS 166.170(1).1 Accordingly, the rule exceeds the agency's authority, ORS 183.400(4)(b), and is invalid.
A few years too late for me to make use of it on a regular basis, but the occasional conferences and seminars I attend on campuses will be safer for it.
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This recent radio segment described the growth in part-time work and the challenges faced by workers, who often accept any job they can find out of desperation. Several policy implications are addressed, including a proposed ban on "on-call" shifts for retail workers, worker protections, unions, and the impact of the Affordable Care Act's requirements that businesses with 50+ employees provide health insurance to full-time workers.
You can listen to the show here: Stuck In Part-Time | On Point with Tom Ashbrook.
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So simple a concept, but so many ways to pretend, play, and foster fine motor coordination. I made a Little Nurture Box for my little one (22 months old) and she loves it so much I thought I should share it. A little bit like a puzzle, a little bit like threading – a great step into pretending. There are seven different sized holes in the "flower box" to create a dexterity challenge: "How to put these flowers in?" Some are easy, some are a little tricky, but all are definitely great fun for your little Florist. Arrange, and rearrange 'til your heart's content. Flowers come in a rainbow so you can teach early color concepts; Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, and Red/Violet. There are seven in all (provides a great counting tool as well!).
This Little Nurture Box also comes with a heavy-duty-glass vase so the flowers can be sorted, arranged, or classified separately. Simply put, it adds a creative canvas for your little one. This simple glass container allows you to teach and reinforce handling things with CARE.
Allow your child to use pretend water in a watering can or cut one from paper and laminate. Let your little one tend to his or her own little garden box or set up "shop" at a pretend flower stand. This toy truly is a step into a whole pretend world of open-ended play possibilities.
This little box will Nurture your little ones Fine Motor Skills, Cognitive Development, Communication / Verbal Skills, Build Vocabulary, Encourage Empathy, and Develop an Early Appreciation for Nature.
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Kings of Leon Cancel Tour, Rumored to Break Up
My favorite Rock Band to come down the Pike in the past 5 years or so has to be Kings of Leon (their second-to-last album "Only By the Night" is a MUST HAVE). However, the band had a pretty lousy weekend in Dallas.
Lead singer Caleb Followill was singing in the scorching Texas heat and was feeling the burn. He told the audience he was sorry for his voice being off, blaiming it on the heat. He then said he needed to step off stage for a moment to "vomit and drink a beer" and then promised to come back shortly and sing 3 last songs.
The band seemed embarrassed by their singer's unprofessionalism, but embarrassment turned into anger when Caleb never returned to the stage. Jared Followill, Caleb's bassist and brother, apologized to Dallas and told them to "F—ing hate Caleb, not us." He went on to elaborate on Twitter, adding "There are bigger problems in our band than not drinking enough Gatoraid."
It was announced today the remainder of the Kings of Leon tour has been cancelled. The future of Kings of Leon remains uncertain.


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CWFC 64: Balde vs. Bostwick
A middleweight bout between Boubacar Balde and Jake Bostwick (pictured) has been set for Cage Warriors 64.
The pair will clash when Cage Warriors Fighting Championship kicks off its 2014 schedule with a return to The Forum in Kentish Town, London, on Saturday, February 15.
Balde (9-7) a veteran French fighter and promotional debutant, will be looking to return to the win column having lost by split decision to CWFC veteran Norman Paraisy in his most recent outing.
The 37-year-old, who owns seven stoppage wins including one against two-time UFC veteran Lucio Linhares, said: "I'm really proud that Cage Warriors has given me this opportunity. I never back down from a challenge and I love to strike, so be prepared for a war."
Currently on a six-fight win-streak, Bostwick (13-8-0-1nc) is 10-1 in his last 11 outings and was victorious in his CWFC debut at the expense of Vincent del Guerra at Cage Warriors 61 in Amman, Jordan, last month.
"I'm fighting a guy who's coming from a striking background so hopefully he'll stand in the pocket, trade with me and we can put on an exciting fight," said Bostwick, a London native. "This fight is the next step forward for me and I'm excited about fighting in my hometown."
Meanwhile, a bantamweight bout between English pair Daniel Crawford and Huseyin Gabaret has been added to Cage Warriors 64's preliminary card.
Many more bouts are still to be announced, so keep track of Cage Warriors on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and updates.
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Google's Chrome OS: What's in it for Microsoft?
Google's Chrome OS event made me realize: There is a lot in Google's OS that can benefit Microsoft--like giving it a completely new platform and one it needs. If Google is really true to its open source promises, Microsoft should join the fun.


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The Trojans went through a 45 minute walk-thru at local Kapolei High School.
- Spirits were as high as I've seen them. While they still have to wait another 24 hours, the players are starting to taste it. It has been a long offseason for this program and these kids, so you can understand why they are so excited to start making news on the field.
- Plus, they really, really, really want to hit someone!
- The 45 minutes was broken into even thirds starting with special teams then offense and then defense. I can honestly say that I am excited to watch the Trojans play special teams. With the amount of work they have put into it, they expect to be a dominant unit.
- On the whole, the practice focused on specialty situations like on-side kicks, two-minute drills and Hail Marys.
- USC was treated to an aerial show and it had nothing to do with Matt Barkley. The high school is near Hickam Air Force Base, which also borders Pearl Harbor. Quoting Top Gun lines is pretty much the extent of my military plane knowledge, but we saw a couple of old-school crafts take-off and some giant bombers fly over. I'll post a picture or two in the photo gallery.
- The players did not wear pads just crisp, new Nike shirts, shorts and shoes.
- No new injury news to report. Lane Kiffin seconded the disappointment about Hawaii-native Abe Markowitz having to undergo foot surgery in Los Angeles instead of traveling home with the team.
- The Trojans have the afternoon off, but they have been instructed to rest, preferably out of the sun. Hydration has been stressed, although it's not particularly hot (88 degrees) or humid (granted I'm from New Jersey, so my humidity ratings might be different than yours).
- The weather is likely to be the same tomorrow (high of 86), but Aloha Stadium has some old school turf, which will steam up the playing surface.
- The training table meals have a little Hawaiian flair (chicken teriyaki), but the players are loading up mostly on chicken, fish and pasta. The new coaching staff has really cracked down on sweets and sodas. Even on the team plane, the players were limited to juice and water.
- Lane Kiffin gave us a minute back at the hotel, which is the same hotel the NFL Pro Bowlers used to stay in by the way. The video is up for FREE on SC TV.
- As I know you love your pictures, we'll have a photo gallery up every day that we are in Hawaii. And remember, we hired Jon SooHoo, one of the best sports photographers in Los Angeles, to shoot every game except for this one.
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$3,895—$5,495 Studio—2 bed 340 W 42nd St, New York NY, 10036
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M & M Properties Apartments is a two minute walk from the A 8 Avenue Express, the C 8 Avenue Local and the E 8 Avenue Local at the 42 St - Port Authority Bus Terminal stop.
This apartment is in the Garment District neighborhood in New York. Nearby parks include McCaffrey Playground, Ramone Aponte Park and May Matthews Playground.
M & M Properties Apartments has a Walk Score of 99 out of 100. This location is a Walker's Paradise so daily errands do not require a car.
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The Lives of Shadows: An Illustrated Novel
by Barbara Hodgson
No current Talk conversations about this book.
Another magical, faintly supernatural, and gorgeously illustrated tale from the pen of Barbara Hodgson. The ephemera reprinted within its pages is fascinating in and of itself, and I was drawn in to the story of Bait Katib, a ghostly house in Damascus. That the city is now once again a battlefield gave this novel extra poignancy.
When a youn a Englishman, Julian Beaufort, visits Syria in 1914, Bait Katib, a home in the labyrinth of Damascus's Old Medina, makes such an impression on him that he buys it.
He intends to retreat quietly into the cool, comforting shadows of Bait Katib, but he is called away to war, and it is many years before he can return.
When he returns he settles into the house, and becomes possessed by the house, and obsessed with the daughter of the previous owners. She occupies the most obscure corners of the house, while Julian remains unaware of her presence.
This book, like every book I've read by Barbara Hodgson was such a pleasure to read. It was rich in beautiful artistic detail, from sepia photographs, to Arabic calligraphy, and even photos of architecture; a real feast for the eyes as well as a beautiful, haunting story. Beyond that, it was rich in historic detail of a very specific time and place.
The Lives of Shadows was a real pleasure to read. I cannot recommend it highly enough, especially for fans of Nick Bantock. Really, I think this book would be enjoyed by almost anyone. It sparkles like a multi-faceted diamond.
A beautiful, low-key story that draws you in with the first sentence. The drawings, photographs, etc. that are attributed to the main character only add to the atmosphere of this story.
This is an interesting book. Some years ago, I had read [the Sensualist] and liked it. Hodgson's books are illustrated and give you a sense of reality, [Lives of Shadows] is laid in Damascus, and takes us through the Syrian revolution in 1925 and the aftermath of World War II. The illustrations include Arabic calligraphy, newpaper clippping, house drawings, photographs, property records.These may be faithful without being true. Or maybe it depends on how you define reality and from what vantage point? There is a bondage between the two main characters, who both make entries into journals they are writing, which is both enigmatic and strangely close. You don't know the novel is going to resolve until the very end.
Magical if predictable - but one's really not in it for the narrative. The vivid illustrations and the potent device of two stories told on back to back in a single journal (how I wish that the book could have materialised this, as in Carole Shield's Happenstance) kept me reading, and the book has lingered as the ghost house does.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0811839265, Hardcover)In the spring of 1914, a restless young man leaves England for a tour of the exotic east. A bit of Egypt, a glimpse of Syria, a nod to Constantinople -- that's all that was supposed to happen. Instead, Julian Beaufort becomes mesmerized. Wandering in idle admiration through the labyrinthine streets of Damascus, he stumbles upon Bait Katib, a house that takes possession of his heart. It is elegant; it is ancient; and it is, after a bit of negotiation with the owner, his. He has every intention of staying there for the rest of his life. But the world doesn't relinquish its hold so easily. Two bloody wars -- one in Europe and one in Syria -- leave Julian wounded and the city of Damascus in ruins. He returns from battle to find his precious house still standing, but no longer entirely his. It seems someone else may be occupying the shadows of Bait Katib. A mystery, a love story, and a journey to a sepia-toned past, Barbara Hodgson's new illustrated novel will haunt and delight her many devoted readers and tempt legions more to take a guided journey into another world.
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We're two days in to the Republican shutdown, and it appears that some Republicans are beginning to recognize that a shutdown is bad for our economy, businesses, and families.
We're two days in to the Republican shutdown, and it appears that some Republicans are beginning to recognize that a shutdown is bad for our economy, businesses, and families. According to a compilation from the Huffington Post [1], there is a growing number of Republicans who would be willing to pass a clean continuing resolution so that we can re-open the government, as Democrats have been calling for:
Rep. Pat Meehan (R-Pa.): "At this point, I believe it's time for the House to vote for a clean, short-term funding bill to bring the Senate to the table and negotiate a responsible compromise." [Press Release, 10/1/13 [2]]
Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.): "Time for a clean [continuing resolution]." [Official Twitter,10/1/13 [3]]
Rep. Jon Runyan (R-N.J.): "Enough is enough. Put a clean [continuing resolution] on the floor and let's get on with the business we were sent to do." [Burlington County Times, 10/1/13 [4]]
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.): A Fitzpatrick aide tells the Philadelphia Inquirer the congressman would support a clean funding bill if it came up for a vote. [Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/1/13 [5]]
Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.): Barletta said he would "absolutely" vote for a clean bill in order to avert a shut down of the government. [Bethlehem Morning Call, 10/1/13 [6]]
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.): King thinks House Republicans would prefer to avoid a shutdown and said he will only vote for a clean continuing resolution to fund the government, according to the National Review Online. [NRO, 9/30/13 [7]]
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.): The California Republican told The Huffington Post he would ultimately support a clean continuing resolution. [Tweet by The Huffington Post's Sabrina Siddiqui, 9/30/13 [8]]
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.): "I'm prepared to vote for a clean [continuing resolution]." [The Huffington Post, 9/29/13 [9]]
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.): A Wolf aide told The Hill that he agrees with fellow Virginia Rep. Scott Rigell (R) that it's time for a clean continuing resolution. [The Hill,10/1/13 [10]]
Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.): A Grimm aide told The Huffington Post that the congressman supports a clean continuing resolution. [10/1/13].
Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.): A local news anchor in Minnesota tweeted that Paulsen told him he would vote for a clean resolution if given the chance. [Blake McCoy Tweet, 10/1/13 [11]]
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.): A constituent of Wittman's sent The Huffington Post an email she got from the congressman indicating he would vote for a clean funding bill but hasn't had "an opportunity to do so at this point." [10/1/13]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.): LoBiondo told The Press of Atlantic City he'll support "whatever gets a successful conclusion" to the shutdown and a clean funding bill "is one of those options." [The Press of Atlantic City, 10/1/13 [12]]
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.): Forbes told The Virginian-Pilot that he supports the six-week clean funding bill that passed in the Senate. [The Virginian-Pilot [13], 10/2/13]


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What's In Your Sole?
Last week we talked about offset, particularly in short irons, and had a great dialog that I'm sure will continue for a long time. Staying on the topic of functional parts of a golf club, this week we're moving to the sole, thanks to a question from Bob H., who asked:
I am perplexed by all the different options in club design. Some clubs are blades with a 5/8"- 3/4" sole. Other clubs have a wide 1" - 1.125" sole. What is the purpose of a wide sole on the club head base?Well, Bob, your question brings to mind one of my favorite Ben Hogan quotes (there are many, believe me). He was known to say that "a golf club is 90% shaft and 10% how it goes through the dirt." Pretty profound, but understand that this pearl of wisdom was from a time when there was very little technological understanding to either. Shafts were very crude compared to what we have today, and the sole of most irons was narrow and featured a negative bounce that made them pretty efficient "sod removal tools".
The sole of an iron has several functional attributes, which all work together to deliver a measure of playability and/or forgiveness to the golfer. Since you asked about width specifically, let's start there. Generally speaking, the wider sole will provide a higher measure of forgiveness to the golfer in terms of swing path. The wide sole will not tend to dig as much for those who often (or always) have a steep swing path. Being wider, it also places more weight low in the clubhead which produces higher shot trajectories – desirable in long and middle irons, but not so much in the short irons as I explained in a recent post.
But the sole of the club works in tandem with the amount of bounce the club was given by its designer(s). A narrower sole with more bounce can provide the same assistance as a wider sole with less bounce. Usually, those irons with wide soles have very little bounce, or they'd be practically unplayable.
"Players blades" typically have a narrower sole with less bounce, which gives the golfer more control over the shotmaking, i.e. less built into the club, so more options to the player. "Game improvement" irons typically have a wider sole to help the golfer hit the ball higher, and to keep from digging up too much sod with a steeper swing path. In between are a vast array of sole widths and designs. The only way to find out what works best for you is to take them to the course for a demo -- NOT a driving range, and definitely NOT a hitting mat inside. You can only learn what kind of sole gives you the playability you are seeking by hitting real golf shots on a real course. And always, always, always demand to demo more than one iron. You need to see what the middle AND short irons do with YOUR game. To demo the 6-iron only is not going to show you what the scoring clubs – 8-, 9-irons and PW – will do in your hands. And those – along with your wedges – are your money clubs.
So, there's a primer on sole width, Bob. I hope that helps you better understand what to look for as you shop for those new irons this spring.
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Bryan K says:
Where were you two years ago with articles like this, Terry?
I've had to learn all of this on my own by spending hundreds of dollars on multiple sets of irons to find out how each of them perform.
dsferris says:
TWG- Is this why Callaway and some other club manufacturers have the I-brid clubs with the four and five irons having wide soles.
rmumph1 says:
I could not hit the I-brid clubs (callaway Big Berthas 2008) to save my life. I think the offset on those clubs are ridiculous. I pulled everything. Anyone one with a slice, that's the club for you, alot of offset and wide soles.
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@rmimph1: ya i agree i have taylormade hybrids, 3 and 4, and i do tend to pull them more than anything, its just an adjustment you have to make. I love my irons now and would reccomned them to anyone, they are pretty upto date on the tech side, but offer the playability of a blade and have the look and feel of one as well. Mininmal offset and relatively narrow soles unlike some of the crazy cavity backs i have seen lately. taylormade rac LT, 2005 model. really good for a mid HC.
Shallowface says:
It seems like if you want a wider sole, you have to take a lot of offset with it. If you don't want a lot of offset, you're stuck with a narrower sole.
Based on what I read posted in various places, I believe there is a market out there for a club that combines a wide sole and minimal offset. I know I'd want a set.
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I like to think of chisels. A chisel can dig, gouge, and plane. Same priciples as a club through or on dirt, hardpan, or pine needles. Of course the kind of shot you're making matters greatly: The ball-forward, high-spin lob on one extreme and the ball-back-sweeping-punch on the other. You should have some idea in your gut about whether your going to plane or dig, and whether the club can support that use with good probability. It's important to know how the club is going to interract with the ground and what kind of speed/ firmness you need in your grip. Are the wrists going to break?
If you're good at making realistic practice swings you can learn a lot right there. I don't take particularly realistic practice digs and end up surprised some of the time. I also get in trouble when my mind is fuzzy, and caught between shot types and breaks the wrong way - chunk, flyer, etc.
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Those wide soles don't prevent chunking, there not woods. A thin sole takes a diviot, a super wide is like chunking a snow shovel
A bad swing can defeat any technology.
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Let's play Find the Liberals
From the Sunday morning talk show lineup:
Fox News Sunday: John McCain
Meet the Press: Colin Powell, Chuck Todd, David Brooks, Jon Meacham, Andrea Mitchell, Joe Scarborough
Face the Nation: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former Rep. Rob Portman, Gov. Matt Blunt, Gov. Tim Kaine
Late Edition: Sen. Claire McCaskill, Rep. Roy Blunt
This Week: Newt Gingrich, Thomas Friedman, David Gergen, Donna Brazile, George Will
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Take Cover Takes Over in PA Governor's Cup
Veteran Ben's Cat was upstaged by a youngster who looks to have a good future ahead of him June 4 in the $150,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup at Penn National.
Veteran Ben's Cat was upstaged by a youngster who looks to have a good future ahead of him June 4 in the $150,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup at Penn National.
Ben's Cat looks to follow his success in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint by lining up for his fifth try June 4 in the $150,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup.
For the fourth year in a row and fifth overall, 10-year-old warrior Ben's Cat won the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint May 20 and did it in dramatic fashion under the bright sun at Pimlico Race Course.
The Jim Stable's Ben's Cat, who hadn't raced since late November on dirt, overcame a wide trip in a good grass allowance field May 1 at Laurel Park to win his 10-year-old debut.
The first reported foal for new sire Souper Speedy is a colt out of stakes-placed winner Birsay, by Bold Executive, born Jan. 30 at Jennifer Leuty's Fox Hollow Equestrian Centre in Ontario.
Joe and Helen Barbazon's Pleasant Acres will inaugurate its new stallion facility in Morriston, Fla., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and gala from 6-10 p.m. (ET) Jan. 16.
DARRS Inc.'s Bye Bye Bernie may have given an indication of what was coming when he just missed, by a neck, in the Kentucky Downs Turf Dash Stakes Sept. 14 at odds of 55-1.
On a day his now Racing Hall of Fame owner-breeder-trainer was honored, Ben's Cat won the $60,000 Mister Diz Stakes for a sixth straight year Saturday while nailing down the 30th victory overall in his amazing career.
A field of 13 turf sprinters will line up at Belmont Park June 6 in the $300,000 Jaipur Invitational Stakes, which, at six furlongs on grass, should prove to be one of the most exciting races on the stakes-loaded card.
French-bred Si Sage provided a shock at a drizzly Santa Anita Park April 25, winning the Last Tycoon Stakes (gr. IIIT) by 3 1/4 lengths at 42-1 odds.
A group of world travelers will enter the gate for the $100,000 Last Tycoon Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 25, including last year's winner of the 1 1/4-mile turf test at Santa Anita Park, Chilean-bred Quick Casablanca.
Annette Bishop's Get Happy Mister has a lot working against him in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 19 at Santa Anita Park, but he's shown an affinity for crossing the wire first.
A year and a half after his last stakes race, Ashleyluvssugar broke through for his first graded stakes win in the $200,000 San Luis Rey Stakes (gr. IIT) March 21 at Santa Anita Park.
Finnegans Wake, the 6-year-old son of Powerscourt, will look to extend his grade II turf winning streak to four in the $200,000 San Luis Rey Stakes (gr. IIT) going 1 1/2 miles March 21 at Santa Anita Park.
David Heerensperger and Jose Nelson's Winning Prize will look to defend his title in $400,000 Frank Kilroe Mile (gr. I) March 7 at Santa Anita Park.
Tom's Tribute, whose past two starts at Del Mar produced victories in the Eddie Read Stakes (gr. IT) and Del Mar Mile Handicap (gr. IIT), heads a staunch field of 10 expected for the grade II Seabiscuit Handicap Nov. 28.
Grade II-placed stakes winner Souper Speedy has been retired to stand the 2015 breeding season at Mapleville Farms near Caledon, Ontario, Canada.
Favored Big Bane Theory threaded his way along the inside for Joe Talamo and put away the field in the stretch to register his first stakes win in the $200,000 City of Hope Mile (gr. IIT) on the turf Oct. 4 at Santa Anita.
The $200,000 City of Hope Mile (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Park Oct. 4 has attracted a 12-horse grab-bag, and trainer Tom Proctor's consistent Avanzare would appear to head the crowded field of turf runners.
With Wise Dan still progressing in his comeback from May 16 colic surgery, favoritism and a highweight assignment in Saratoga's $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT) go to Dale Romans trainee Silver Max.
Former $20,000 claimer faces the likes of Dads Caps, Salutos Amigos, Central Banker, Declan's Warrior, and Clearly Now in a seven-furlong sprint July 5 in New York.
Jack Milton's win in $300,000 Poker (gr. IIIT) propels trainer Todd Pletcher to the top of all-time earnings list.
Za Approval, runner-up to Wise Dan in last year's Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), tops the seven-horse field that will contest the Poker Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the May 26 Memorial Day card at Belmont Park.
If everything comes together, that is to say there's not a lone winner of the Rainbow 6 on May 24 or May 25 at Gulfstream Park, Monday's Gulfstream card figures to be the focus of horseplayers throughout the world.
It's impossible not to notice Churchill Downs' new "big board," which has been a major topic of conversation since the gargantuan video screen was unveiled opening night April 26.
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|Beau Choix
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|Big Screen
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|Mr. Commons
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|Next Question
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|McLean Robertson
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For young people seeking skills and knowledge that can support their future, technical vocational education and training (TVET) is a relevant and high potential avenue to pursue. TVET equips young people with specialized skills that meet the demands of the local labour market.
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- equipping youth with skills in dozens of trades in Sri Lanka;
- securing futures for youth post-independence South Sudan;
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Christmas time usually finds most eleven and twelve-year olds asking for the standard electronic and gaming devices, gift cards or for some their first cell phones.
Sophia and Katie Spallo wanted to do something different for their 12th birthdays on Dec. 20, asking their parents if they could host a blanket drive for a homeless shelter. What started as a blanket drive soon turned into a "cold weather" drive to benefit Uplift Organization, a Kansas City homeless outreach program. Uplift Organization receives no federal, state or local funding and survives solely by donations to feed and clothe the area's homeless. It needed canned and non-perishable food, along with items ranging from hand-warmers, socks and gloves to sleeping bags.
The girls scheduled a skating party on Dec. 21 at Landmark 2 Skate and asked Pleasant Lea Elementary classmates to bring items to donate. Even though the weather didn't cooperate that day, they had 24 children attend and collected several packages of new socks, thermal underwear, gloves, hand-warmers, coats, stocking hats, blankets and boxes of canned goods, along with monetary donations. Kathleen Dean, president of Uplift, came to collect the items after the party was over and was extremely grateful for all of the much-needed donations.


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Nanotechnology, a new discipline that involves manipulating and measuring things on a scale more than 800 times smaller than a human hair, is set to revolutionise science and technology.
New technologies feature prominently in Greenpeace campaigns. While we campaign against the technology we believe will have a profound negative impact on the environment (like genetically modified crops and nuclear power), we also campaign in favour of those which provide solutions (like renewable energy and waste treatment technologies).
This prompted us to commission a comprehensive review of nanotechnology and artificial intelligence/robotics developments. We asked the Imperial College London to document existing applications and to analyse current research and development (R&D), the main players behind these developments, and the associated incentives and risks.
Nanotechnology could be harmful to the environment or could be of benefit - depending on the priorities for research and development that are now being decided by Government and companies.
Our research indicates that the first products of nanotechnology are likely to be faster computers and diagnostic aids in medicine. In the long term we can expect major applications in telecommunications, computing, pharmaceuticals, warfare and energy sectors.
Greenpeace is concerned about some current applications and the longer term possibilities of environmental damage. Our concern extends to a moratorium on so-called 'nanoparticles'.
But there is also scope for environmental benefit in the long term as well and we are keen to see that materialise.
We are making our views known and looking to promote discussion in the scientific and policy communities. We hope that these will be taken on board to avoid major public conflicts in years to come.
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Placentia Bay Cultural Arts Centre
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- Diagnostics of autism at Matzpen Mental Health Center
- Innovative methods of autism treatment at Matzpen Mental Health Center
- Cost for autism treatment in Israel
Why the doctors recommend treating the autism at Matzpen Mental Health Center?
Matzpen Private Mental Health Center provides the therapy of the psychosomatic diseases for Russian-speaking patients. Since 2006 the health center has offered the comprehensive services on diagnostics, treatment and support of the patients suffering the autism.
The famous Israeli psychologic neurologists provide the medical care, such as Eugene Katsevich MD and Prof. Vitaly Tevelev. Therapeutic telemedicine and first in the country other innovations were introduced here. The treatment of autism at Matzpen allows the full recovery of the light and mid-complicated cases, as well as to socialize the children.
What are the diagnostic methods at Matzpen Mental Health Center?
- Examination and preliminary estimation of the autism severity, differential diagnostics with other psychosomatic and psychotic abnormalities (diagnosis correction);
- Detail blood testing, incl. detection of antibodies to gliadin, contents of vitamins B9, B12;
- Urine testing;
- Genetic mapping, search for hereditary psychiatric pathologies;
- Contrast-based MRI of brain;
- Dermal biopsy.
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- Speech couching, i.e. development of the brain zones responsible for coherent speech;
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- Application of ABA, i.e. Applied Behavior Analysis to correct the behavior reactions;
- Labor therapy to develop the useful skills and distraction techniques to relief the severe cases;
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A letter to our Longhorn brethren
(I intended to post the following on ShaggyBevo, but then learned you have to run a veritable gauntlet to gain posting privileges there, which I have neither the time nor the inclination to do. If anyone has posting privileges there, feel free to share it with our esteemed opponents. Their audacity cannot go unchecked. Although I think those prudes don't allow profanity, so would need to call the shit "poop.")
Dear Longhorns:
Greetings. We wanted to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and express our excitement over the upcoming football game. Now let us dispense with the pleasantries.
We're reasonable fans, patient individuals. We can abide most anything. When each year you send your borderline illiterate spawn, too stupid for admission to UT, to Oxford to spend daddy's money while driving daddy's truck and sporting their Texas flags and Texas belt buckles and rooting for UT and making sure everyone knows they are FROM TEXAS BY GOD AND EVERYTHING IS BIGGER AND BETTER IN TEXAS, we gladly cash your checks and then go about segregating them into the more obscure fraternities and sororities and other irrelevant social organizations.
When you inundated our fine city last year with your gaudy burnt orange apparel, your ridiculous cowboy hats, your second-rate actors and women, we smiled and politely offered you our cold chicken tenders and backup bourbon and pretended to enjoy your company. When you relegated our upcoming game to your irrelevant and fledgling Longhorn Network, thereby destroying the only incentive we had to schedule you in the first place (national exposure), we complained for a little while before ensuring we would still be able to watch the game.
But now you've gone too far. This we cannot abide, so let's get this straight right now: You do not shit the bed. WE shit the bed. Read that again. Repeat it. Tell it to your friends. We scoff at your pedestrian attempts at bed shitting. So you got blown out by BYU. Well bully for you. Now you think you get to run around whining, lamenting the fact it's been eight years since your last national championship and predicting a loss Saturday and calling your program a dumpster fire, a bed-shitter? On behalf of legitimate bed-shitting programs everywhere: How dare you.
Take it from us. We know a thing or two about shitting the bed. We're recognized far and wide as experts on the subject. If there is one constant, one universal guiding principle of Ole Miss athletics over the past 50 years, it is this:
Just when the stars appear to be aligning, just when we begin to hesitantly lower our defensive shields of cynicism which we have carefully cultivated over many years of bitter disappointment and unfulfilled expectations, just as we begin to hope against hope that maybe, just maybe, things will be different this year, that perhaps this will be the year the sports gods smile upon us, it is exactly then that we drop a malodorous, festering poop diaper of epic proportions, the kind that overwhelms the flimsy little elastic barrier as a river of foul excrement merrily rushes forth, leaving behind a shocked and poop-stained populace.
You want to talk about shitting the bed? Please. There was a time when the sports gods had the decency to crush our hopes with new and exciting methods of unforeseen misery, but lately they've become so very boring, so predictable. Perhaps you were surprised when you lost to BYU in such embarrassing fashion. We were not. It is all part of the set up: "Texas gets trounced by BYU and now a feisty 2-0 Ole Miss team which has just entered the rankings for the first time since 2009 (that's right, 2009) travels to Austin for a winnable game against a prestigious but vulnerable program in the midst of a coaching controversy with an inept defense and a new (but still shitty) defensive coordinator and an angry fan base." We're supposed to be getting our hopes up right now, but we're old hands at this. We know how this movie ends.
Our history of epic collapses is so ingrained in our athletic culture that we have a four-letter motto which neatly summarizes our perpetual bed-shitting propensity: WAOM. We Are Ole Miss. This is neither a rally cry nor an expression of optimistic solidarity; it is a sad and collective acquiescence to our fate, that we are Ole Miss, so whatever collapse we've just endured should have been expected; best gird yourselves for the next one.
So say it with me now: Ole Miss will shit the bed Saturday. We do not know the precise method of our downfall, but rest assured that the bed will be shat. The conventional wisdom among more rational Ole Miss fans is that Bo Wallace will throw between four and seven interceptions in the first half before his surgically repaired rotator cuff implodes and he's replaced by Barry Brunetti, who will promptly begin pitching forward laterals directly to your fastest defenders before stepping aside gallantly like a torero facing an oncoming bull, while Ash/McCoy lights up our defense, turning in the highwater performance of his otherwise mediocre career. Our offense will sputter, our play calling will be nonsensical, our defense will look like, well, like it did last year, our best players will get injured, etc. We know the drill.
Remember this prophesy Saturday night as the clock ticks down to zero and you're smiling down upon the field and your newly revived football season, wondering how it all came to pass. Your lackluster attempts at bed-shitting are embarrassing, you bunch of wannabe cowboy, faux-hippie, bed-shitting amateurs. Prepare to see the real deal. We shit beds like you for breakfast.
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Whether the microorganisms routinely inhabit the upper troposphere -- perhaps living on carbon compounds also found there -- or whether they were simply lofted there from the Earth's surface isn't yet known. Airborne microbes are of interest to atmospheric scientists, because they could play a role in forming ice that may impact weather and climate, and long-distance transport of the bacteria could also be of interest for disease transmission models. Participants will discuss their research characterizing the bacteria present at different altitudes in the troposphere and genetic mechanisms by which microbial cells could reach and remain at high altitudes in the atmosphere and initiate the formation of water droplets or ice crystals, which is important for cloud formation.
Natasha De Leon-Rodriguez, School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
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TomTom has announced a tie in with Transport for London (TfL) to make commuters life in the English capital that much easier.
TomTom will use data collected by TfL (and provided for free which is nice) to supplement its HD Traffic service to help drivers navigate their way through the treacherous streets of London.
TfL, which directly manages the 360-mile red route network in London, while also monitoring the rest of the capital's roads, collects data from monitoring equipment built into the road surface and CCTV coverage. This is backed up by information fed into its control centre by London's 7,500 buses, event organisers and road works contractors.
The updated HD Traffic service, which is available on the TomTom Go Live and Via Live sat nav devices, will show the position of incidents such as road works and accidents, where traffic is likely to be disrupted and will report the severity of the delays. In addition, the feed gives access to pre-planned disruptions, such as temporary road closures for maintenance and public events.
In addition, this information will be cross-referenced with speed data tracked from connected TomTom devices and Vodafone mobile phone handsets - helping motorists to plan their journeys ahead to avoid congestion.
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/// Xbox, PlayStation Doing Well Despite Pressure From Nintendo's New Wii U
The introduction of the Nintendo Wii U in November did very little to slow the momentum of other gaming platforms in the U.S., according to the NPD Group. The research firm, which tracks spending at physical retail stores on a monthly basis, said last month was a particularly strong period for both hardware and software sales. In November, videogame sales totaled $2.6 billion, down 11 percent from the year-ago period, when sales totaled $2.9 billion — the smallest year-over-year decline so far in 2012. There are two trends that are contributing to the drop off: One has to do with consumers shifting to other platforms, such as tablets and mobile phones, but the other has to do with how NPD tracks its data. It records sales that occur at retail, whereas a lot of consumers have started to purchase games digitally over the Internet. Still, looking at NPD's data provides a broad picture of trends in the game industry. Most telling last month was that sales have continued to be strong despite the fact that most of the hardware is six to seven years old, with the exception of Nintendo's Wii U. For comparison's sake, NPD looked at how sales did last month compared to November 2005, which was the last time the industry began to transition between console generations. NPD Group Analyst Liam Callahan said retail game sales are nearly double what they were in November 2005. "This really demonstrates the long-term health of retail sales even as many platforms are quite late in their life cycles," he said. In addition, he said last month's figures provide a very good sign of momentum going into the December holiday period. Here are some of the findings from NPD's November report, which tracked spending between Oct. 28 and Nov. 24: Nintendo sold more than 1.75 million total hardware units, including nearly 910,000 portable game units and more than 845,000 original Wii and Wii U units. In particular, it sold 425,000 Wii U units during the seven days captured in the data. Microsoft sold a jaw-dropping 1.26 million Xbox 360 units during the month, making it the No. 1 console maker for the 23rd consecutive month.
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Write Now with Corey Mandell
The Writers Junction
Sunday, April 28, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (PDT)
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Proven approaches for conquering self-doubt, procrastination, fear, anxiety, self-sabotage and perfectionism
Sunday, April 28th, 2013
Admission: $45
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Open to Members & Non-Members
1001 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
From Corey:
Almost all writers fight a battle against the blank page. One of the main differences that separates successful writers from amateurs is knowing how to win this fight.
It's not just about forcing yourself to write, but knowing how to write to the best of your abilities, free of the internal censor and other creative blocks.
Over the past ten years I've had the honor of working closely with many successful writers and seen the specific tools and strategies they use to overcome resistance and sit down every day to produce professional-level work. While some of these techniques are found in books and seminars, many are not.
In this 3-hour Master Class I will share proven approaches for conquering self-doubt, procrastination, fear, anxiety, self-sabotage and perfectionism. It is designed for writers who don't want yet another pep talk, but actual tools and techniques to make writing easier, more productive and impactful to the reader.
Topics Include:
Sanctuary Writing
Critic Blocking
The Five Stages of Writer Motivation
The Fire Truck Strategy
The Kurosawa Approach
Growth Mindset
The Flashlight Draft
Break the Damn Glass
The Tomato Draft
Who Should Attend:
Writers of all stripes--screenwriters, TV writers, novelists, playwrights, poets, journalists, bloggers, essayists--who want practical help in conquering blocks and self-destructive tendencies. Because writing doesn't have to be such a struggle. You are actually allowed to enjoy it.
About the Instructor:
Corey Mandell is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who has written projects for Ridley Scott, Wolfgang Petersen, Harrison Ford, John Travolta, Meg Ryan, Warner Brothers, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Family, Working Title, Paramount, Live Planet, Beacon Films, Touchstone, Trilogy, Radiant, Kopelson Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures. Corey is a distinguished instructor at UCLA, where he earned his MFA. He is also a mentor for Film Independent's Screenwriting Lab.
His students have gone on to sell or option scripts to Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Disney, Fox, Fox 2000, MGM, Universal, Showtime, USA Network and Lifetime. Others have gained admission to the USC and UCLA MFA Screenwriting Programs, the AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Program and Sundance Screenwriter's Lab.
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Eighty percent of Americans believe the nation's schools are in crisis, yet 80 percent of parents think the schools in their own communities are fine. That being the case, "how do we establish a sense of urgency?" asks Jon Schnur, executive chairman and co-founder of America Achieves and co-founder of New Leaders for New Schools.
Schnur was one of four panelists during the keynote session on Thursday (July 26) at a conference titled "Learning from Improving School Systems at Home and Abroad," sponsored by the Kennedy School's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG).
The panelists provided their insights in response to the findings in a new PEPG study on international and U.S. state trends in student achievement growth. The study revealed that the United States is squarely in the middle of a group of 49 nations in 4th and 8th grade test score gains in math, reading, and science over the period 1995-2009. Meanwhile, students in three countries – Latvia, Chile, and Brazil – are improving at a rate of four percent annually, nearly three times the growth rate in the United States. read study (pdf)
Other panelists included Eric Hanushek, senior fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Michael Barber, chief education advisor, Pearson PLC; and Andreas Schleicher, special advisor on Education Policy, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's Secretary-General. Edward Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics and director of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government and the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, served as moderator.
Schnur argued that educators, parents and policymakers require "more localized data" in order to incite them to take the necessary action to improve the nation's schools.
Hanushek stated there are the study proves three important points: student achievement in the United States is improving; the U.S. is lagging behind many other countries; and there are some significant differences among the states.
"Many countries are plateauing out," said Barber. "Even though we have a lot of information about benchmarking, there are some real challenges in implementation." Barber stressed that political continuity is key to changing the system, but also rare. "It's a great time in education because we know what to do but the big challenge is in getting it done."
Schleicher observed that in those countries where students performed very well on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam, student achievement was consistently high across the board, and therefore those countries attracted the most talented teachers to the most challenging classrooms. The top scoring countries also illustrated strong leadership, strong government policies and fidelity of implementation, he said.
"If you look at Finland," said Schleicher, "only 5 percent variability lies between the schools; all the schools are succeeding."
The PEPG conference concludes on Friday (July 27).
Conference panelists Edward Glaeser (L); and Eric Hanushek (R)
"It's a great time in education because we know what to do but the big challenge is in getting it done," says Michael Barber.
Conference panelists Michael Barber (L); and Andreas Schleicher (R)


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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - This year's cross country teams has its work cut out for them to improve on last year's success. With the men's team coming off a sixth consecutive Big Sky Conference cross country championship, finishing the season ranked fourth in the country and the women's team jumping from being ranked seventh in the Big Sky Conference to finishing last season ranked third, the bar has been set pretty high for Northern Arizona cross country.
Reigning Big Sky Coach of the Year Eric Heins returns an exciting group of talented runners that will look to build off last season's success. Senior Brian Shrader, a 2012 All-American, will be the leader for the NAU men as he looks to continue his success after placing 15th in last year's NCAA Cross Country Championships. The women's side faces the challenge of replacing their leader Rochelle Kanuho. This year's team will be led by a group of capable sophomores, Caroline Hogardh, Rolonda Jumbo and Melanie Townsend. These ladies are expected to be the front runners for this year's women's team. The 2013 NAU cross country schedule is one that will test just how good this team is.
"I am very excited about this schedule," said Heins. "We have a good mix of competitions that are close to home and competitions that will test us against the best in the country."
The NAU men return their entire roster from last season and are poised to have another great year. This team has the potential to finish the year on the podium once again. The Lumberjack men have a great combination of experience from the likes of Shrader and junior Matt McElroy, as well as young talent from the likes of sophomores Futsum Zienasellassie and Nathan Weitz. Top to bottom this group is capable of winning any meet they compete in. The Lumberjacks were voted unanimously by the coaches in the league to repeat as Big Sky Conference champions, garnering all eleven first place votes. The NAU men won the 2012 Big Sky Championship in convincing fashion taking the first (Shrader), second (McElroy) and third (Zienasellassie) spots. The rest of the Big Sky Conference will have its work cut out for them if the men of NAU are to be defeated.
Former graduate assistant now assistant coach Leah Rosenfeld will take on the responsibility of coaching the NAU women this season. Rosenfeld will have a mixture of both new and old faces this upcoming season. After a rough season in 2011 the ladies were able to bounce back with an encouraging year and will look to continue their climb to the top of the Big Sky Conference. Picked to finish second in the preseason coaches' poll, the NAU women are expected to be a major competitor for the Big Sky Conference championship this season. Jumbo will be an important piece of this year's team coming off a strong season as a true freshman. Finishing tenth at the Big Sky Conference Championships, Jumbo was the top freshman in her race. With a year of experience under her belt Jumbo is poised to be a threat in the Big Sky Conference during her sophomore campaign. The women's team will also look to newcomers Carolyn Bethel, Vanessa Estrada and Paige Gilchrist this season. It will be exciting to see what the NAU women have in store for the upcoming season.
The Lumberjacks open up their season on September 7th hosting the George Kyte Classic at Buffalo Park in Flagstaff, Ariz.


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A couple weeks ago I was out exploring with some friends and we decided to stop and take a peek at the vacant grounds of the old Austintown Middle School. Although we didn't take many photos of the school itself during this visit I decided to concentrate on the old concrete stadium. You can see nature starting to reclaim the structure with the rotting and broken bleacher seats, crumbling facade and patches of grass that are beginning to spring out from the concrete foundation.
I attended this school from fifth through eighth grades so I remember walking the halls, playing in the field and running the stadium stairs during track practice. The school was the original Austintown Fitch High School. My mother attended this school and was part of the last graduating high school class before the current high school was constructed. After the new high school was built, this site used as the jr high school until it closed in 2007.
The school is currently abandoned but was observed being used by some local fire departments for training while we were there. The site is for sale, but has yet to have much interest from developers because of the environmental issues and cost that will be associated with demolishing the building. The school will continue to recall memories among former students as it sits and decays along side of the heavily traveled Mahoning Avenue.


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Potash Corp profit soars on strong demand
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Potash Corp, the world's top fertilizer maker, said on Thursday its quarterly profit more than doubled, as strong grain prices boosted demand for its crop nutrient products.
Despite widespread economic concerns during the quarter, the push to capitalize on strong crop prices continued to support demand for fertilizer around the globe, the company said.
Potash Corp said offshore demand for its namesake nutrient remained robust in the quarter, while Potash prices also rose, reflecting tight market conditions.
The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based company said net income was $826 million, or 94 cents a share, up from $343 million, or 38 cents a share, a year earlier.
Revenue rose 47 percent to $2.32 billion, on the back of strong demand and higher prices across its potash, phosphate and nitrogen businesses, the company said.
Gross profit reached $1.1 billion, double the $550 million generated a year earlier.
The company expects 2011 earnings of between $3.40 and $3.80 a share. Analysts, on average, have forecast earnings of $3.75, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
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Blenders to Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Series of Shows at Pantages Theater, 12/12-14
After major label recording contracts, international hits, 15 albums/EPs and 16 years now of their ever-popular Holiday Soul Tour, The Blenders are celebrating their 25 years together doing what they do best -- presenting their annual Christmas concert (with a killer backing band) at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Pantages Theater (710 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403), December 12-14.
Tickets are $43.50 & $38.50 and include the $4 facility fee. They go on sale September 5, 2014, and are available IN PERSON @ The State Theatre Box Office (no service fees), or any Ticketmaster outlet BY PHONE: 800.982.2787 or online by visiting HennepinTheatreTrust.org GROUPS SAVE! Call 612.373.5665.
Join The Blenders for an inimitable mixture of classic holiday and soul fare, plus original Christmas songs that sound like classics, all framed by their trademarked four-part harmony, plus a good chunk of multi-media and inspired comedic segments. Bell State Bank & Trust, based in Fargo and one of the premier banks in the upper Midwest, is the Title Sponsor for this year's 25th Anniversary season and annual Holiday Soul Tour.
The world has changed a lot since 1989 when two childhood Fargo friends from age 4 and two brothers from a farm outside of Fargo officially became The Blenders. That year, desktop computers were still in their infancy, the Berlin Wall was about to come down and Seinfeld had just hit TV (See list below*).
And yet, Tim Kasper, Ryan Lance and Darren and Allan Rust still remain close friends today at a landmark date when many other such groups have already stopped speaking with each other, or disbanded. Best of all, the self-described "vocal band's" rich, award-winning sound hasn't changed at all, either, it's only improved over two-one-half decades! And the Blenders' influence continues to stretch far and wide, especially on the a cappella scene. They have forged a sound that's earned them a huge fan base, critical acclaim and accolades from recording artists such as pop diva Erykah Badu to the legendary Les Paul, plus three Emmy Awards.