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Mr O'Farrell said a government-appointed panel chaired by former Future Fund chairman
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"This is not going to be determined by popular support. Whether or not either or any of these proposals proceeds will depend on whether there's value for money, whether there's a real benefit derived to the state.
"I just think that Crown and Echo ought to take a cold shower, calm down, allow the Murray committee to do their work."
The committee was very "hard-nosed" he said, and if one proposal got the green light from the government, "that's when they should get out there selling it".
Final plans from both companies are due at the end of next week. Echo, which has an exclusive casino licence in Sydney until 2019, has pledged to spend at least $1 billion to expand The Star into an integrated resort, with some of that money expected to go to public transport infrastructure.
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12This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.
The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition), copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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There is power given to the sons of men,
Greater than the strength of mortal might
And the instinct we follow to know right,
From lies which drips from the mouths
Of carnal fools. We are surrounded;
Compassed about; by invisible barriers
And unseen fetters strong; fastened
Tightly about our wrists; arrested by darkness,
To subdue our purpose; redirecting to failure.
Once held in the clutches of evil, we are branded;
Tagged and relegated to nothing; walking dead;
No longer a threat to Satan's plans for demonic rule;
No more joy in the morning day or expectation of salvation.
The sight of the living dead are shielded from Truth.
The few that are left, who believe and receive some
Level of His Word, are hunted; ensnared, trapped and caged;
Enraging those who endure, until the game is done and only
The truly righteous, the seekers of obedience - - remain standing.
The End
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7 Signs You're Having an Emotional Affair — And What to Do About It
Read this before sailing off into the sunset with your Jon Snow lookalike from the office.
Picture this: That the guy in the corner office at work looks like Kit Harington. Even better: Your Jon Snow fantasies could potentially come to fruition, because he seems as emotionally invested in you as your therapist, and that is alluring as hell. So much so that you go out of your way to be around him. You join coworkers at happy hour and plot ways to sit next to him. You take daily coffee breaks together. You divulge lots of info to him that you wouldn't even tell your closest girlfriend. Basically, it feels like you two would be a match made in heaven — except, you're in a relationship and have a promising future with your significant other.
You tell yourself it's totally cool because not a single penis has entered a single vagina at any time during your interactions with this office warrior hunk — so it's not an affair, right? But hold on a second: There's a chance that you might be involved in an emotional affair, and although there are exceptions to all relationship rules, many experts (and perhaps even your partner) agree that it's cheating with a capital C.
If you're not sure whether your special "friend" could threaten your relationship, these signs may tip you off.
1. You're Talking Badly About Your Significant Other
"One of the biggest red flags is that you're spending a lot of time talking to your crush about your primary relationship or marriage in a way your mate would find worrisome," says Dr. Gail Saltz, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill-Cornell Medical College and a psychoanalyst with the New York Psychoanalytic Institute. It's one thing to complain about how your partner always leaves towels on the bathroom floor to your best friend, it's another to confide in a crush about how unhappy you've been in your relationship or about how your partner isn't giving you the emotional connection or satisfying sex you crave. If you're revealing feelings about your partner to your crush that you haven't even told your partner, this is a sure sign you're growing too emotionally attached to another person.
2.You're Trying to Be Alone With That Person
Saltz says that if "you're putting yourself in high-risk situations like getting a drink or being alone with that person," then that could be a sign of trouble, too.
And, of course, social media has made it even easier to connect with people, including past flames, thereby potentially fostering a sense of intimacy. Sure, a social networking site can't technically harm a marriage (Mark Zuckerberg isn't physically forcing you to send that message), but it still makes it dead easy for careless, impulsive people to sink their own marriages, says Dr. Wendy M. O'Connor, a licensed marriage, family therapist, relationship coach, and author of Love Addiction: How to Overcome Toxic Relationships & Find Love.
"Technology has allowed people who might never risk having any kind of affair, to flirt online, and more," O'Connor says. "This does create a situation of 'temptation,' and not everything that takes place online stays online. People are bolder when hiding behind a screen, and often click on send without thinking first. This might be a recipe for disaster, and it takes just a little common sense to realize that healthy ground rules should be acceptable for both partners."
3. You're Trying to Hide What You're Doing
Meeting a male friend for a drink is one thing — but if you're going out of your way to cover up everything you do, then it doesn't really take a rocket scientist to figure out that you feel at least a little guilty about what you're doing. Why else would you feel the need to hide so much?
If you're erasing his messages, neglecting to tell your partner about one-on-one meet-ups, and feeling guilty about your feelings, then there's a fair chance you're having an emotional affair, says Erika Boissiere, marriage and family therapist and founder of The Relationship Institute of San Francisco. Remember: Splitting the occasional pizza with a buddy shouldn't make you feel like a thief about to commit the ultimate heist.
4. You're Straight-Up Obsessed
A bad sign? "The person completely fills your mind's mental space (you think about him/her constantly or obsessively)," Walfish says. "You find yourself modifying your routine/schedule to see the person more frequently, the quantity and frequency of contact with him/her increases, and your feelings for the other person deepen and intensify." Also, pay attention to the butterflies that may be buzzing around your tummy when he texts and don't ignore these emotional changes. It's like those innocent crushes you had in middle school — only there's way more at stake here.
And it would be remiss not to bring up sex. It's one thing to use the occasional thought of your crush as a way to rev up your libido — as long as the goal of this fantasy is to pleasure your partner and yourself. But, Boissiere says if you find your sex life unsatisfying because you secretly wish you could be sleeping with your crush instead of your actual partner, Houston, you have a problem.
5. You Long to Feel Desirable and Powerful In a Relationship
Many long-term relationships and marriages become "comfortable" after a few years and some partners may find themselves longing for a time when their spouse was electrified just by the sight of them. Instead of working together to bring back some of that passion and intensity, it's often easier to seek thrills outside of the relationship.
"Affairs are a symptom of a relationship gone awry," Bossiere says. "Benefits of an affair can include a chance to have a meaningful relationship repair with your current spouse, falling in love with the person you are having the affair with or a chance to start over with another that may be a better fit for you now. Finally, many people report feeling more 'alive' than ever during the affair. To feel desired and wanted is a very powerful feeling, and some will risk everything (including their marriage) because this feeling is so strong."
Since everybody's different, there's no universal answer to the burning question as to why you've turned to the guy from accounting for intimacy. But there's a chance it has more to do with your needs than it does your crush's perfect body.
6. You're Avoiding Real Intimacy With Your Partner
Never want to talk about real, meaningful things with your spouse? "Some folks use emotional affairs as a mechanism for avoiding true intimacy with their partner/spouse," says Dr. Fran Walfish, a Beverly Hills family and relationship psychotherapist, author of The Self-Aware Parent. "They withhold communication of their feelings and share them with an outsider to keep a wedge between them and their spouse. Also, people who are attracted to married or committed folks usually feel unworthy and undeserving of a complete loving relationship that includes give and take/reciprocity — both emotionally and physically."
7. You Count On Your Partner Too Much — And They Can't Deliver
If you're the kind of person who puts every egg you have in one relationship basket, you're going to be disappointed when your significant other fails to provide for your every need. Instead of extending yourself to friends and family for things that they can provide way better than your partner can, you may fall into the trap of believing your partner just doesn't get you — and that someone else might.
"Human beings are built for connection — it's wired into the depths of our being," says Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, a licensed family and marriage therapist and a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. "It's also complicated and multi-dimensional. This is why we're the healthiest and happiest when we're connected to a group of people rather then depending on a single person for all of our emotional and physical needs"
"Diversifying the sources through which we connect enhances our ability to thrive," he says.
And there are healthy ways to do that, like joining a class, book club, scheduling regular dinner dates with friends each month, or even simply Skyping with family when you're too busy for regular visits. All of these efforts will enrich your life and broaden your social circle so that you don't expect 24/7 attention from your partner.
So — What Can You Do If You're In Too Deep?
Unless you plan on breaking things off with your S.O. and committing to your crush, the first step to ending an affair (even an emotional one!) is to be honest with yourself and admit this is an affair, Saltz says. It isn't usually feasible to revert back to being just friends, so Saltz says the best course of action may be to cut ties with your crush completely.
Experts are split on whether you should tell your partner that you've been crushing on someone else (assuming you haven't made the leap to physical intimacy, which really does require your honesty and is a whole other issue to deal with), but both Hokemeyer and Walfish agree that doing so could just hurt his feelings and not help matters. One thing is certain: You wouldn't have had such a soul connection with your coworker if there weren't unresolved issues in your primary relationship. And Hokemeyer says it's crucial to address those problems and take steps to enhance the emotional connection in your actual, real relationship. One way to do that is to attend couple's therapy, which can help you both sort out your feelings under the guidance of a trained professional, Saltz says.
There will always be another Kit Harrington lookalike in the adjacent cubicle as long as you're searching for one. If you've been looking, the best thing you can do is admit it to yourself and figure out why you're doing so in the first place.
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This is what I read this morning on FT.com: "The US Federal Reserve announced that it will lend AIG up to $85bn in emergency funds in return for a government stake of 79.9 per cent and effective control of the company – an extraordinary step meant to stave off a collapse of the giant insurer that plays a crucial role in the global financial system. Under the plan, the existing management of the company will be replaced and new executives will be appointed. It also gives the US government veto power over major decisions at the company."
I almost decided to go back to bed, convinced I must be dreaming.The proximate cause of the demise of AIG as a private firm were its 'monoline' activities, its exposure to massive amounts of credit risk derivatives like CDS, many of them linked to the US real estate sector. The largest insurance supermarket in the world, with a balance sheet in excess of $1 trillion nationalised because it was deemed too big and too globally interconnected to fail! The fear that drove this extraordinary decision is that AIG's failure would increase counterparty risk, actual and perceived, throughout the financial system of the US and the rest of the world, to such an extent that no financial institution would have been willing to extend credit to any other financial institution.Credit to households and non-financial enterprises would have been the next domino to fall, and voilà! , financial Armageddon.
I cannot judge the likelihood of the disaster scenario, but if there ever was a case for applying the precautionary principle in economic analysis, then this is it. It was also done in the right way, by insisting on controlling public ownership, i.e. nationalisation, of the company.The existing management is gone – again as it should. We will find out whether they left with golden parachutes or with just a carton box packed with their personal belongings.
The precise implication of the deal for the old shareholders will also matter for the ultimate judgement on its fairness and on what it does to incentives for future risk taking. Since the existing shareholders were obviously not completely wiped out by the deal, they do well out of it – probably too well. The public take-over appears to imply that all creditors other than the ordinary and preferred shareholders will be made whole. From the perspective of incentives for future excessive risk taking, this is regrettable.
A charge on the creditors, modulated according to the seniority of the debt, would have been preferable.But perhaps my concern about incentives for future risk taking is moot, because it assumes that private, profit-seeking enterprises will again, in the future, pursue the kind of financial activities engaged in by AIG.
If financial behemoths like AIG are too large and/or too interconnected to fail but not too smart to get themselves into situations where they need to be bailed out, then what is the case for letting private firms engage in such kinds of activities in the first place?
Is the reality of the modern, transactions-oriented model of financial capitalism indeed that large private firms make enormous private profits when the going is good and get bailed out and taken into temporary public ownership when the going gets bad, with the tax payer taking the risk and the losses?
If so, then why not keep these activities in permanent public ownership?There is a long-standing argument that there is no real case for private ownership of deposit-taking banking institutions, because these cannot exist safely without a deposit guarantee and/or lender of last resort facilities, that are ultimately underwritten by the taxpayer.
Even where private deposit insurance exists, this is only sufficient to handle bank runs on a subset of the banks in the system. Private banks collectively cannot self-insure against a generalised run on the banks. Once the state underwrites the deposits or makes alternative funding available as lender of last resort, deposit-based banking is a license to print money.
That suggests that either deposit-banking licenses should be periodically auctioned off competitively or that depostit-taking banks should be in public ownership to ensure that the tax payer gets the rents as well as the risks.The argument that financial intermediation cannot be entrusted to the private sector can now be extended to include the new, transactions-oriented, capital-markets-based forms of financial capitalism.
The risk of a sudden vanishing of both market liquidity for systemically important classes of finanial assets and funding liquidity for systemically important firms may well be too serious to allow private enterprises to play. No doubt the socialisation of most financial intermediation would be costly as regards dynamism and innovation, but if the risk of instability is too great and the cost of instability too high, then that may be a cost worth paying.
These are issues that must be pondered not just in Washington but everywhere modern financial intermediation has taken root or is threatening to do so – in the financial heartland (Wall Street, the City of London, Frankfurt, Zurich, Tokyo and Dubai) and in the emerging markets that until recently were having their ears bent on the desirability of precisely the kind of financial institutions and markets that have now turned into trillion dollar collapsing dominos.
From financialisation of the economy to the socialisation of finance. A small step for the lawyers, a huge step for mankind. Who said economics was boring?


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Growing up in western Connecticut, fly-fishing for smallmouth bass and learning about the natural world through the field guides of Roger Tory Peterson, he knew by Grade 2 what he wanted to do. Like Darwin, he is drawn to a multitude of organisms, including mussels, clams, snails, worms and woodland salamanders, and has a Darwinesque obsession with whatever he chooses to study.
In the 1980s, Ms. Karstad says, her husband would stop the car at the sight of a cattail, and bring out his calipers to get an accurate measurement. He was studying a species that was moving west into the Prairies and hybridizing with one already there.
Dr. Schueler also is fascinated with the natural history of earthworms - the subject of Darwin's final book. The great man kept worms (which Dr. Schueler says aren't native to Canada but came with early settlers) in his study and performed all sorts of experiments, such as testing their hearing. (They're indifferent to shouting, he reported.) By this time, he had followed up The Origin of Species by tackling humanity's evolution and explaining his theory of sexual selection in 1871's The Descent of Man. The volume on worms appeared a decade later, the year before he died at 73, and was enormously popular.
Of course, Darwin didn't need a bestseller because he was independently wealthy, but Dr. Schueler is not. He is a research associate with the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, which is a non-paying position, and he and his artist wife are currently collaborating on a book about slugs and snails, finishing the work of a colleague who died after starting the project.
Whereas the Darwins had servants, Dr. Schueler and Ms. Kardstad wear extra clothes indoors to cut down on heating bills. But many of their pleasures are similar, and rooted in their love of nature. Just as the Darwins sometimes took a late-night walk to hear the nightingales, they spend their Friday evenings using a bright light to watch mud puppies frolic under the ice downstream from where the mill once stood.
Like Darwin, Dr. Schueler suffers from poor health. He is an insulin-dependent diabetic, a condition that needs careful management. Again like Darwin, he is an agnostic married to a devout Christian. They talk about this difference, but it isn't a source of tension.
"We agree to disagree," he says, although Ms. Karstad finds no conflict in believing in God and in evolution. "I don't feel threatened by it," she says.
With the double anniversary, Darwin is bound to be much in evidence this year. And rightly so, according to experts such as Dalhousie's Brian Hall and W. Ford Doolittle, a biochemist at the university who studies the evolution of genes and genomes.
"Trying to make sense of biology without evolution is like trying to make sense of current affairs without history," Dr. Doolittle says, adding that natural selection and descent with modification "are what convinced scientists, and much of the public, that life, including our own, is not incomprehensible."
But for Dr. Schueler and Ms. Karstad, the grandeur of Darwin's vision is what is most worth celebrating.
He connected all living things - "endless forms most beautiful," as he described them in the final passage of The Origin of Species, with a common history.
"Darwin taught us we are related to everything," Dr. Schueler says.
That's why, before long, they will be defrosting the cattails, whose slender male flowers taste a bit like corn on the cob and have to be eaten in a similar fashion because of the tough filament that runs down the middle of each pollen-packed tube.
Also in the freezer is burdock, which looks like rhubarb until it starts to produce burrs. When boiled, roots from young plants turn from creamy to grey, but taste vaguely like parsnip. A run into Ottawa's Chinatown will provide sea cucumbers, which are sliced and fried, and a neighbour has brought over some venison.
Over the years, the phylum feast's menu has varied, depending on where the two have been living. In the 1980s, it featured meat from a minke whale hit and killed by a boat near British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands. To describe the taste, Dr. Shueler asks: "Have you ever had beaver? It is fishier than beaver."
Putting together the tribute meal would be a lot easier, he says, had Darwin been born in the summer. "We would have eaten earthworms."
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A young man says he screamed "dad, dad" after he found his father lying in a pool of blood outside a house in western Sydney following an alleged dispute over a $43 taxi fare.
The 49-year-old victim from Lalor Park, who had head injuries, could not be revived, police said. He was found on Small Street, Marayong, just after 5pm yesterday.
Shortly after, a 32-year-old taxi driver went to Blacktown police station. He was interviewed by police and was released without charge pending further inquiries, a police spokeswoman said.
Inspector Phil Brooks of Traffic and Highway Patrol Command said the driver underwent mandatory blood and urine tests. His taxi was being mechanically examined and investigators were downloading video footage from within the vehicle, he said.
Daniel Keegan, 22, said his father John Brown, 49, had taken a taxi to a Cash Converters store so he could pawn a laptop to pay for the $43 taxi fare and to get some money for himself, Mr Keegan said.
But when Mr Brown found the store closed, he asked the driver to take him to the Marayong house, where his son and his son's wife Brooke were in, Mr Keegan said.
"He said [when he came into the house], 'If I don't give him the taxi fare, he is going to take the laptop and call the police,' " Mr Keegan said.
Mr Keegan said he told his father that he did not have any money. His partner then left the house with Mr Brown to speak to the driver and asked him to call the police instead of taking the laptop, Mr Keegan alleged.
But the driver allegedly refused and drove away as Brooke tried to grab the laptop through the open front passenger door, Mr Keegan said.
Brooke fell backward and scratched her back, but Mr Brown, who was holding the door, fell and was crushed under the back wheel of the taxi, Mr Keegan alleged.
Mr Keegan said he heard a bang and ran out of the house to see what happened. He found his father lying on the road with head injuries and not responding to his calls, he said, adding that the taxi was some distance away by this time.
"I thought he could still be alive ... I'm like 'dad, dad, dad'. And I started yelling louder and louder ... I've never seen that much blood," Mr Keegan said.
Mr Keegan said his father had had a difficult life and was on a disability pension.
"We don't even have the money to bury him," Mr Keegan said.
Inspector Brooks said investigators were hoping to receive the preliminary results of a post-mortem examination of Mr Brown today.
The incident was being examined by the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit and police said they were speaking to witnesses.
Inspector Brooks said it was too early for investigators to speak about what may have happened, but appealed for anyone with information about the incident or about Mr Brown's movements before his death to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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The EPICure study was established in 1995 to determine the outcome of survival and rates of disability of extremely premature babies in the UK.
The study was started in 1995 by Professor Kate Costeloe and Dr Alan Gibson, who were aided by Sally Carne and Fiona Stacey.
These four people collected extensive data on the births of all babies who were born up to 25 weeks and 6 days between March and December of that year.
The study focused on all 276 neonatal units across the UK and Ireland, who provided data on all babies admitted for neonatal intensive care.
Of the 4004 births up to 25 weeks and 6 days, 811 infants were admitted to intensive care and 314 survived to discharge home.
Initial reports
So far the study has produced two reports. The initial report studied children from birth to the age of one year, but the authors wanted to make it a long term study.
The second report focused on the progress of the children at the age of two and a half.
Each child was examined by an independent paediatrician to determine health status in terms of presence of disability, medical and neurological morbidity, developmental performance and behaviour.
In addition, hospital admissions and community support needed was also looked at to enable the authors to achieve a wider picture.
Age six report
The third study, was carried out last year and looked at the children at the age of six.
This report is currently awaiting publication, although Panorama was given exclusive access to some of its findings.
The authors of the study hope that it will go beyond simply showing survival rates and rates of disability in premature babies.
They also want to identify factors at birth which could give an indication as to the long term outcome for the survivors.
Panorama: Miracle baby grows up is broadcast on BBC One on Wednesday, 22 September, 2004 at 21:00 BST.


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Our stock picks of 2012 have beaten the Sensex handsomely. Here is our report card
A sleepy stock from a company with a unique business model
Kerala's spice trade dates...
Stories of price manipulation
KMG Milk Foods (Rs40)
Earlier known as Rahul Dairy & Allied Products Ltd, the company changed its name to KMG Milk Foods Limited on 28 April 2012. In 2007, the company was suspended by the BSE for non-compliance with the listing agreement. The suspension got revoked on 28 September 2012. The company also did not comply with shareholding as well as corporate governance norms in June 2011. The company's fundamentals are erratic. Strangely, it reported four consecutive quarters of net sales of Rs50 lakh, starting from the June 2012 quarter up to March 2013 quarter. Its net profits were erratic as well starting with a Rs14 lakh net loss in the March 2012 quarter, Rs5 lakh and Rs6 lakh in the next two quarters, a whopping Rs17 lakh net loss in the December 2012 quarter followed by a high net profit of Rs32 lakh in March 2013 quarter.
With such erratic fundamentals, the stock price rose a stupendous 133%, from Rs17.15 to Rs40, in just over seven months between 1 November 2012 and 3 June 2013. What is the BSE doing about this company that recently got its suspension revoked? Nothing.


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Coeur d'alene City Facts
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Coeur d'Alene is a city in the U.S state of Idaho. The name Coeur d'Alene means "heart of the awl" which means "sharp-hearted" or "shrewd." It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene. It is also the
Coeur d'Alene Airport that handles all airlines serves the city. The city can also be accessed by train and bus. Inter city bus service helps people to travel from one city to another. Cars, taxis and cabs are the common form of transport facility available in the city.
Coeur d'Alene hotels offer commendable service to its customers. The friendly staff takes special care of their guests and provides everything catering to their needs. Mouth-watering dishes and comfy rooms are their specialties. The staff also makes sure that their customers are satisfied with their service. Flamingo Motel, Ameritel Inn , Resort City Inn, Coeur d'Alene Resort, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Shilo Inn , Budget Saver Motel, La Quinta Inn, Appleway, Fairfield Inn, Super 8, Best Value Inn, silver Lake Motel, Best Western Inn, Rodeway Inn and Days Inn are the famous hotels in the city.
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The city has many fascinating places that are worth to visit. Magnificent mountain scenery in Coeur d'Alene National Forest really enthralls the visitors. Tubbs Hill Nature Trails, Coeur d'Alene City Park and Independence Point and North Idaho Centennial Trail are other recreational centers in the city. Museum of North Idaho and Cataldo Mission built in 19th century-a historic monument are the important sites in Coeur d'Alene. Saint Joe River and lakes in and around the city add to its beauty.
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After winning the Division l state championship Desert Vista knew it was not going to be able to sneak up on anybody this year.
There has been some hiccups but Desert Vista turned in maybe its best overall game of the season Friday night as the Thunder shutout visiting Corona del Sol 48-0 .
The Thunder cashed in on three lost Aztecs fumbles by turning them into touchdowns. The defense was stingy backing up Corona and setting up great field position that led to a trio of second quarter touchdowns.
"It's the first week we actually feel good about great execution in that first half," Desert Vista coach Dan Hinds said. "The kids were really getting after it on defense. Our defensive line has been tough, now the back of the house is improving and that should make us a solid defense as we play the big games."
The Thunder defense shined and the offense was clicking on all cylinders. The DV trio of quarterback Matt Young and the running back duo of Jarek Hilgers and Zach Gonzalez sat out after the first drive of the second half.
Young was 9 of 16 for 119 yards passing and two touchdowns. Hilgers gained 82 yards on only nine carries and scored three TDs. Gonzalez had two touchdowns, one each as a runner and as a receiver, and ended with 42 yards on just four rushes and hauled in three passes for 40 yards.
"We don't take anybody lightly and now that we have this one under our belt we can look forward to Saguaro (a big clash at Desert Vista Friday)," Gonzalez said. "They are a big physical team and it should be a good game. Tonight our defense was amazing and our offensive line gave Matt time to throw and our backs holes to run."
The Thunder set the tone for the game early as they forced a fumble on the Aztecs drive after the opening kickoff. Desert Vista's Lorenzo Melvin scooped up a fumble at the Corona 20-yard line. On the first play, Hilgers raced 20 yards for the score just 1 minute and 54 seconds into the game.
The Aztecs drove to the Thunder 23-yard line before Aaron Green forced a fumble and Nick Farina pounced on the football. DV then marched 77 yards in nine plays as Hilgers did the scoring honors on a 8-yard run.
The Thunder then went to work on defense creating a short field for the offense once again to work with and they took advantage. Young found Aaron Valdez in the corner of the end zone but the 15 yard pass was brought back on a holding call. However, the next play Gonzales dashed 15 yards for a TD to lead 21-0.
The Thunder defense held again and the Aztecs shanked a 4-yard punt. On fourth-and-10, Young found Gonzalez for a first down with a 15-yard aerial. Young then hit Gonzalez on a screen pass that he turned into a 7-yard touchdown.
"That was fun, Matt was right on key," Gonzalez said.
Young then hooked up with Cullen VanGosen for a 10-yard touchdown strike with :24 left in the half to build a 35-0 cushion at intermission. The Thunder took the second-half kickoff and had a crisp drive with Young's passing setting up a Hilgers' 11-yard run.
Corona did threaten to get on the scoreboard driving to the Desert Vista 21 before another costly fumble as Adam Ortega recovered it for the Thunder. With a running clock DV added a final score in the fourth quarter on a Kyle Tippit 3-yard run.
"We made mistakes, but they are a good football team," Corona del Sol coach Tom Joseph said whose team fell to 2-3. "All we can do is to play hard and keep fighting the rest of the season."
Zipsie is a Phoenix-based freelance writer.
Box score
Desert Vista 48
Corona del Sol 0
Corona del Sol 0 0 0 0 - 0
Desert Vista 14 21 7 6 - 48
DV - Hilgers 20 run (Beasley kick)
DV - Hilgers 8 run (Beasley kick)
DV - Gonzalez 15 run (kick failed)
DV - Gonzalez 7 pass from Young (Hilgers run)
DV - VanGosen 10 pass from Young (Beasley kick)
DV - Hilgers 11 run (Beasley kick)
DV - Tippit 3 run (kick failed)
First Downs CdS 10, DV 10.
Rushes-Yards CdS 37-128, DV 27-195
Passing Yards CdS 34, DV 134
Com-Att-Int CdS 4-10-0, DV 11-19-0
Fumbles-Lost CdS 4-3, DV 0-0
Penalties-Yards CdS 10-75, DV 10-65


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His allurements were of the flesh, fleshly; and, if monkish legends say true, they were oftentimes difficult to resist.
How often the fleshly mind has usurped His place in Thy worship!
"All things" must include more than those old elements of fleshly confidence already enumerated.
For the moment, she forgot his hopeless durance in fleshly walls.
The Tantricas say they aim at a perfect release from fleshly lusts.
If the yearning of a fleshly love is gone, you are without love, without obligation.
For is it not true, he asked, that it is in our fleshly life we earn our immortal life?
In a moment the fleshly image receded, it sank back into the darkness.
Peter admonishes, first, to "abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul."
My tears flow because of no fleshly anguish: I pardon my enemies.


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Hi Alex,
What specifically in the logs points to another application accessing the modem? I've scanned the logs but didn't see anything. This may help me in the future, as this issue seems fairly common. Thanks.
Thanks for the support, but I never figured this out. Unfortunately the barrier is too high and makes me feel dumb. I just don't understand the port conflict problem. Is there anyone successfully running Frontline SMS on a Mac? If so, it would be saintly to provide some documentation as to how to do it. On the Ushahidi website, there are pics of the developers using Macs, presumably running Frontline SMS to gather crisis info. Maybe they have solved the problem.
Hi Tom,
I searched the logs for Exceptions on the serial connections. I find the following command pretty useful (grep should be included with Linux & OSX; I think you can download it for Windows):
grep -B 1 serial.*Exception frontlineSMS.debug.log | less
From checking the logs again, it looks like only bluetooth ports are currently being checked. It may be that there is further config required on your Mac to make USB-based ports visible to FrontlineSMS...
Alex, thank you. I'll give that a try next time.
Any idea how I might play with the configuration? I did a quick search and nothing meaningful came up. Any suggestions?
Hi Daniel,
Make sure you have the correct drivers installed for your modem, and if there is manufacturer-supplied SMS software, check that works on this computer.
Might help as well to share:
* What modem make and model do you have?
* How is the modem connected?
* What OS are you running?
Sorry I can't be more helpful,
I thought I had put the info here, but may be it was somewhere else.
Modem works perfect for internet and sending and receiving text.
I'm using Huawei E153 modem on OSX 10.6.7
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Keuchel goes the distance, Astros down Mariners - May 25, 2014
Seattle, WA (SportsNetwork.com) - Dallas Keuchel went the distance, George Springer hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning and Houston topped Seattle, 4-1, in Sunday's finale of a four-game series.
Keuchel (6-2) allowed one unearned run on four hits while striking out six and failing to walk a batter, throwing 66 of his 106 pitches for strikes.
Marc Krauss also clubbed a two-run shot for the Astros, who earned a split after winning the last two contests.
"Any time you play a four-game series, you want to win the series, but if you can get away with a split, especially on the road, that's always huge," Astros manager Bo Porter said.
Hisashi Iwakuma (3-1) took the loss after yielding nine hits and four runs despite fanning six over seven full frames for the Mariners, who have dropped six of their last 10.
"At some point, we've got to start swinging the bats," M's manager Lloyd McClendon said.
Iwakuma allowed five hits through the first five innings and emerged unscathed, but Jose Altuve singled with one down in the sixth, and Springer followed with a shot to left which gave Houston a 2-1 edge.
Matt Dominguez sliced a ball to right which fell into the stands for a ground- rule double to kick off the seventh, and the Astros went up 4-1 when Krauss followed with a line-drive homer to right.
Kyle Seager's one-out single in the last of the seventh was the first Mariners' hit since the second, but Mike Zunino grounded into an inning-ending double play in the next at-bat.
Keuchel completed his outing by retiring the next six batters in turn.
Seattle picked up the game's first run in the home second, as Zunino singled with two away, Michael Saunders moved him to second with a hit and he scored when Keuchel threw wild to first after fielding Cole Gillespie's grounder near the mound.
Houston loaded the bases in the second on three singles, but failed to produce a run thanks to a fielder's choice grounder from Dominguez and a double-play grounder from Carlos Corporan.
Game Notes
Keuchel completed a game for the second time this season -- in an 8-0 win over Texas on May 13 -- and for just the third time in 48 career starts over three seasons ... Houston evened its season series with Seattle at 5-5, having taken four of seven meetings at Safeco Field.


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Leading senators think they have made a bipartisan breakthrough on legislation aimed at the mortgage crisis. A parallel effort in the House met with Republican opposition, and it's not entirely clear where President Bush and his veto pen stand on the matter.
New York Times:
Senate committee leaders from both parties said on Monday that they had reached agreement on legislation to help more homeowners keep their houses and untangle some of the regulatory thickets that have contributed to the current mess.
The agreement, which seems to improve the prospects for a comprehensive housing bill emerging from the full Congress, was announced by Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut and Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, the Democratic chairman and ranking Republican, respectively, on the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
Initial details were sketchy, although likely to be revealed soon, since the senators said the committee would consider the legislation on Tuesday. The agreement would provide tighter regulation of the government-sponsored lenders, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Hi Julia,
I LOVE Ugly Duckling stories! Thanks for a fabulous read.
First off, thanks for the entertaining post, Julia!
Actually, I'm so-so with Ugly Duckling stories. Like you said, I love the reveal (anyone watch 'What Not to Wear'?) BUT I find that if the change's so ridiculously . I recently re-watched 'The Devil Wears Prada' and I thought Anne Hathaway's character changed for the wrong reasons. (Of course then she realized what really mattered.)
I do, however, love me a good rags-to-riches Cinderella heroine (or hero!) I just finished 'Kholodov's Last Mistress' by the fabulously awesome Kate Hewitt and I was in alpha-Cinderella-heaven. I just love when a hero and/or heroine pull themselves up from nothing and fashion the world around them. xD
My runner-up fairytale stories would be:
2) Beauty and the Beast (can anyone recommend a scarred heroine to me?)
3) Ugly Duckling/Plain Jane (or Joe, why not?)
Lol. Sorry. I kinda cut off with my thought process:
*BUT I find that if the change's so ridiculously over-the-top. And like you said, not because the heroine genuinely wants to, then it can get ugly.
Thank you for your comments 🙂
Yes, I agree, sometimes one feels that it would take a large amount of plastic surgery to create the transformation from UD to Swan! (I think it would in my case ha ha!) But I think, too, that within the remit of a romance story, where, let's be honest now, wishful-thinking plays a pretty significant role (I mean, just how many of us females do actually get to waltz off into an HEA sunset with males like romance heroes?!), the transformation can be read with a pinch of salt….
One UD transformation I'd love to write, and maybe I will one day, would be to do a 'fat to slim' reveal, where the podgy heroine joins the gym, cuts out the cakes, etc etc, and emerges svelte and sleek and with fab muscle tone!
It's an interesting thought, though, that a newly created Swan might actually have her head turned by all the attention and become 'ugly inside'….and start believing that the only important thing in life is her new looks. Andy's character in The Devil Wears Prada did come perilously close, didn't she, to turning into a new Miranda…..
As for Cinderella heroines – oh yes, I love them too! Yet more wish fulfillment ha ha!!
Beauty and the Beast is a trickier one I think. A 'beastly' hero who gives the heroine a hard time can find it hard to walk the line – a key distinction, I feel, is whether the hero is 'inherently beastly' – ie, just not a very nice guy (ruthless, womanising, spoilt by his wealth etc etc), who undergoes a true character transformation (even a redemption, sometimes)when he falls in love, or whether the 'beastly' hero is a good guy who believes the heroine is only beautiful on the outside, but rotten on the inside. In those stories it's usually a case of a real eye-opener for him, when he (finally!) realises the heroine is not a gold-digger, marriage breaker etc etc, the way he's treated her all through the story, and to make amends has to do some Serious Grovelling to her for all his vile assumptions!! (I love a good grovel from a falsly-accusing hero!)
Finally, I just wanted to say, that if anyone wants to read about a scarred heroine, I did one in my second book, The Greek's Virgin Bride. I'd love to do another scarred heroine one sometime – maybe even one that's a reverse Ugly Duckling – where the hero falls for a beautiful heroine, who then loses her looks – will she keep his love though?????? (Of course she will – he's a True Hero!)
Cheers! Julia
My Favorite Fairy Tale Heroine
by Julia James, author of Securing the Greek's Legacy
It was top romance author Jane Porter who first told me that many of our favorite kinds of romance heroine are 'fairy-tale heroines' – from Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty to Beauty and the Beast and Little Red Riding Hood – and I've realized it's totally true in my own romance stories!
I think out of all them, my favorite has to be The Ugly Duckling heroine – ignored and unnoticed by men, until the magic moment of her transformation into the Beautiful Swan! That's what happens to my heroine, Lyn, in my latest romance Securing the Greek's Legacy.
Why do I love Ugly Duckling heroines so much? Well, probably because I'm an Ugly Duckling myself! Like many teenagers, I spent those years with braces on my teeth, thick glasses on my nose, wearing dowdy school uniform, with my hair tied back. So, leaving school and discovering, to my delight, that with straight teeth, contact lenses, fashionable clothes and styled hair I could actually become, if not a swan (!) then at least into a perfectly passable egret, was wonderful! Finally, I had joined the female race! Instead of being invisible to men, they actually turned and looked at me. The thrill was fantastic! Blissful and unforgettable magic!
That's the feeling I love to give my duckling heroines. The moment of the 'reveal' when they've had their make-over – hair, nails, complexion, make-up, flattering clothes, the works! – and they look in the mirror and see the beauty that was there all along – and best of all when the hero finally sees it too! And is promptly smitten!
Now, does that make a hero seem shallow?
Well, look at it this way. If our heroines gaze besottedly at our hunky heroes, shouldn't we give our heroes something equally gazable at in return?
But what exonerates the hero, I believe, is that he insists on the heroine's makeover not for his sake, but for hers – to make her feel good about herself! It is that essential kindness that shows that caring – far, far more than 'mere desire' – will become love.
That's what I so enjoy showing in my Ugly Duckling stories. Like The Italian's Token Wife, where sad, single-mother Magda agrees to a travesty of a marriage to a man who's chosen her specifically to be unattractive – until he repents and whisks her off to be 'improved'…only to be utterly bowled over by the results! And in Royally Bedded, Regally Wedded, 'Frizzy Lizzy' is unflinching about her plainness that must surely make it impossible for her to marry a glamorous, babe-magnet playboy prince – a plainness he insists on banishing with a wave of his make-over wand so she can never call their union 'grotesque' again. Or in The Italian's Rags-to-Riches Wife, where hero Allesandro determines that 'Lumpy Laura' should feel herself eligible to take her place amongst the beautiful people, and live the Dolce Vita of Roman high society.
So, yes, I wholeheartedly admit I love writing Ugly Duckling stories – and I love those fabulous 'reveals' that we see on the screen, too.
I love the moment in reality TV programs when the 'dowdy housewife' is revealed as svelte and elegant, when the overweight 'fattie' is trimmed down to curvaceous goddess, when the 'track-suited frump' is glitzed up to go clubbing the night away!
And those magical 'reveals' have been in movies, too, ever since movies began! Remember Miss Congeniality, when Sandra Bullock sashays out of that air-craft hanger looking a billion dollars? When Covent Garden flower-girl Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady appears at the head of the marble staircase, gowned in white silk and draped in diamonds to go to the Embassy ball? When house-bound, bullied, put-upon spinster aunt Bette Davis, with her hideous thick eyebrows and ghastly bun and shapeless dress, shows up on the cruise liner with a jeweled cloak, lush lips and huge, beautiful eyes, in Now Voyager?
I love them all!
And if you love them too, let me know! And let me know of any more fabulous 'reveals' you love in books, films or TV.
About Securing the Greek's Legacy:
The only solution to both their problems?
Lyn Brandon put her life on hold to protect and keep her beloved orphaned nephew. So when rich, powerful and gorgeous Anatole Telonides arrives demanding the child's return to his Greek family, the blood freezes in Lyn's veins…even as her pulse starts racing.
Anatole has spent his life building his family's empire. Now to secure its legacy he must get the beautiful Lyn to agree to his command. It should be easy, but Lyn is clearly more than the shrinking violet she seems. Her steely resistance entices him to make the ultimate sacrifice…marriage!


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By Matt Kelley, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON Amtrak managers have improperly interfered with oversight of the railroad's $1.3 billion in economic stimulus funding, according to an independent report by a former federal prosecutor.
The report commissioned by Amtrak's former inspector general says the railroad's lawyers and financial managers interfered with the internal watchdog's ability to get stimulus-related documents and the $5 million Congress appropriated for stimulus oversight.
Amtrak spokesman Steve Kulm said in an e-mailed statement that the railroad "strongly disagrees" with the accusations of interference with the inspector general.
Members of Congress from both parties have demanded answers from Amtrak about how the government-subsidized railroad is providing information to the watchdog office and why Inspector General Fred Weiderhold retired unexpectedly last month.
The day he retired, Weiderhold gave Amtrak managers a report from former federal prosecutor Robert Meyer that says Amtrak officials have repeatedly and improperly interfered with the inspector general's work since 2007.
Amtrak managers are "interfering with the system of checks and balances," says Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who posted the Meyer report on his website. "Inspectors general are supposed to be independent. They have to be able to ask tough questions. He (Weiderhold) had general counsels looking over his shoulder all the time. How was he supposed to do his job?"
Kulm said Amtrak's lawyers and managers were not hampering any disclosures of stimulus records but simply trying to comply with "perhaps the single largest request for the production of documentation in Amtrak's recent history."
Meyer's report says Amtrak violated the federal Inspector General Act and the stimulus law by:
• Requiring approval from Amtrak officials before Weiderhold's office could receive the $5 million that Congress designated for oversight of Amtrak's stimulus spending. Kulm said Amtrak and the Transportation Department have agreed to give the inspector general's office direct access to the money.
• Ordering Amtrak employees to send stimulus-related records to Amtrak's law department and hiring a "third party" to review the documents before turning them over to the inspector general. Kulm confirmed that the railroad's law department asked to work with the inspector general's office on behalf of all other Amtrak departments on handing over stimulus records. He said Amtrak's documentation contractor, which he declined to name, was only maintaining and organizing the records.
• Allowing the law department to decide which records qualify as being stimulus-related and therefore must be sent to the inspector general. Kulm denied that.
Vice President Biden, named by President Obama to oversee stimulus spending, has not discussed the issue with Amtrak officials, Biden spokeswoman Elizabeth Oxhorn said in an e-mail.
Oxhorn said the independent Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board handles issues involving inspectors general. Board spokesman Ed Pound said the board has not gotten involved.
Biden's son, Hunter Biden, was a member of Amtrak's board of directors from July 2006 through February 2009.
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As the FCC prepares to rule on Net Neutrality next month, all parties are drawing their line in the sand. Whether interested parties like it or not, the FCC is going to have to make a ruling on the future of the Internet. Many mobile carriers like Verizon and AT&T are opposed to any kind of reclassification, which would make them move governable. Net Neutrality won't make many friends for the FCC, but a new line of commentary from a strange source might be the wisest yet.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida State University researcher is tackling a new and inventive way to slow down and maybe stop preterm labor.
Associate Professor James Olcese is developing light emitting devices – somewhat like goggles that could intermittently flash a blue light at a sleeping pregnant mother at risk for preterm labor. The flashing light could cause a drop in melatonin, which is tied to contractions.
This could slow down or stop the labor process.
"They could simply have them on their night stand and put them on if they are feeling contractions," Olcese said.
In 2009, Olcese discovered that many women go into labor at night when melatonin is at its peak. Future research through a partnership with preterm labor patients at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital found that when women were exposed to bright light overnight, the cells associated with contractions saw a drop in melatonin levels, suppressing contractions and potentially delaying labor.
"We can use that information to develop ways of helping women either in inducing labor or, conversely, mechanisms that would prevent or slow the contractions a month or two earlier in the pregnancy," Olcese said.
Olcese patented his theory that reducing melatonin would produce better results for women at risk of preterm labor.
He recently won a $35,000 GAP award from FSU. The funding will be used to fund a second trial at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and help figure out how to best deliver the blue light flashes. Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is testing out Olcese's approach as well.
"We just have to figure out how much light and how often," he said.
Depending on how the next round of studies go, a product could be ready for market in the next few years.
Preterm birth is the birth of an infant prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one of eight infants in the United States is born prior to the 37-week mark.
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Authorities are searching the waters at Pine Lake Park in Bristol, Conn. for further evidence that connects former New England Patriots tight end and Bristol native Aaron Hernandez to the June 17 murder of 27-year-old semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, the Associated Press reports.
The prosecution is missing a key piece of evidence, the .45-caliber Glock that investigators believe was used to kill Lloyd in early morning hours of June 17 at an industrial park near Hernandez's home in North Attleborough, Mass.
[Related: Tim Tebow catching passes at Patriots camp]
Today's search of the pond in Hernandez's home town of Bristol, Conn. may be an effort to locate the alleged murder weapon.
According to the Boston Globe, Hernandez's uncle has a home near Pine Lake Park. In June, investigators found an SUV in the garage of the uncle's home that may have been used in a double homicide in Boston on July 16, 2012. Hernandez has not been charged in those killings.
The two other individuals who have been arrested in connection to Lloyd's murder — Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace — also have connections to Bristol, Conn.
The office of Bristol (Mass.) District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter declined to comment on Monday's search in Bristol, Conn.
"There is an active and ongoing investigation," spokesman Gregg Miliote told the Boston Globe. "Our office is not going to comment on an active and ongoing investigation."
Hernandez plead not guilty to the murder charge against him and his defense team has called the prosecution's case against him circumstantial.
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looking at a recent thread. I'm wondering if I get in trouble if the duck hunter doesnt know his Lic #. Ultimately the warden has to check with the hunter based on his name adrress phone signature I have. I dont need his license # to mount his duck do I. I dont have my fed regs in front of me right now. Sure, having it would be convenient for the warden, but is it required )like name, date,location, species etc). I would rather jot down- "not on person" than have the person make something up. The warden can always follow up on the license issueAnybody out there been dinged on this by a warden?
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You had better read your USFWS regs.....It's up to you to have YOUR records in order! I would like to meet the CO who starts chasing your customer around for this info.
OJ, you are correct that it's not a FEDERAL requirement. It may, however, be a local or state requirement where you are that I wouldn't be familiar with. Unless that's the case, I've reminded wardens before, I am NOT a law enforcement officer nor do I get paid to provide that service. I record everything required BY LAW on my bird tags which is "Full name", "Complete Address", "Number and Species of bird", "Date Killed", and "Signature" (50 CFR 20, Par. 20.36).
In MY state, after I obtain all that, it IS the responsibility of the warden to track the individual down if there are questions.
The TWRA provides a taxidermist record book, that ask for name, address, person who delivered if other then the person who killed it, species and part to be mounted, date and location of kill, as well as the license or big game stamp#. So I think here if you do ducks regardless of what the federal regs. say, you better have their license #. Like George is saying your state may require them.
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"Theme Attic," Christmas Favorites and The Mayan Calendar Show, Thursday, December 20th, 10AM-Noon!
"Theme Attic," the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, will split its time this week between Christmas and the upcoming Mayan calendar event. Believe it or not, there are even similarities between the two. Join host DJ Phil Maq on Thursday, December 20th, at 10:00AM for his clever and unusual takes on music!
Monday FORUM, 12-17-12, 6-7 PM: "The Story of Christmas: a Pageant from Washington National Cathedral"
This year's annual special Christmas broadcast from the Washington National Cathedral with the Cathedral Girls' Choir brings a unique performance of Benjamin Britten's much-loved Ceremony of Carols, marking 70 years from its first performance in England in 1942. Often performed by boys and harp, its first performance was in London with women's voices and the celebrated Welsh harpist Osian Ellis. The girls are joined by young actors from Princeton Day School in Princeton, NJ, who present the biblical narrative in their own words and commentary.
2nd Anniversary & Year End Retrospective on "Theme Attic" this week, Thursday, 10AM-Noon, December 13th!
"Theme Attic," the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, turns two this week and takes a look back at some of this year's highlights. There will also be some Christmas songs for good measure! Join host DJ Phil Maq on Thursday, December 13th at 10:00 AM for his clever and unusual takes on music!
Tuesday FORUM, 12-11-12, 1-2 PM: Specially Chosen Podcasts!
Note: Our regularly scheduled "Dearborn Heights News & Views" (every month on 2nd Tuesday) will not be broadcast today due to the unavailability of scheduled guests. HOWEVER, we proudly present three recent talk shows from the internet that we think you will find informative and entertaining: (1) "EarthSky22" with science and astronomy news, (2) "Freakonomics--The Things They Taught Me" proving how a college education matters, and (3) "Philosophy Bites--Peter Adamson on Avicenna's Flying Man" questioning are we only physical beings?
Monday FORUM, 12-10-12, 6-7 PM: "Candles Burning Brightly"
A music special from Public Radio International: More than two thousand years ago, in the days of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the religious life of the Jews was brought almost to a halt by the ancient Greeks. But rather than give in to the pressure to assimilate, a band of Jews who practiced their faith in secret returned to their holy city and rededicated the Temple. Their courageous act and its aftermath form the focus of Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. Mindy Ratner and Bill Morelock offer a program which explores the customs and music of the holiday: Dec. 9 until Dec. 16.
Best Neglected "Theme Attic," Songs From This Year's Shows, Thursday, December 6th, 10AM-Noon!
"Theme Attic," the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, usually has a playlist that's twice as long as the show. That means that a lot of GREAT music gets left out. This week's show takes care of some of that problem, as some songs that were accidentally left off of other themes get their chance. There will also be some seasonal songs as well. Join host DJ Phil Maq on Thursday, December 6th, at 10:00AM for his clever and unusual takes on music!
Tuesday FORUM, 12-4-12, 1-2 PM: We Are Not Alone
December 21, 2012 is almost upon us. This is the end date of the Mayan calendar and some say the "end of days". Do these prophesies hold water or are they just all wet? Our guest will be Joseph Marra, a Doctor of Nursing Practice with an established practice at his Urgent Care Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Joe is also a hypnotherapist, reiki master, intuitive healer, and spiritual counselor. Joe's teachings have been heard all over the globe through his Universal Talk Radio Show. Mr. Marra believes in curing the body, mind and spirit. He is also well versed in the 12-21-12 prophesy.
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"Theme Attic," sends Autumn "packing" on Thursday, November 29th, 10AM-Noon!
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Tuesday FORUM, 11-27-12, 1-2 PM: Suicide--Fact and Foolishness
In this time of supposed-and expected-Good Will and Good Cheer, some are depressed, to one degree or another. It's a major cause of death of young persons, surprisingly. Station Advisor Jay Korinek hosts this documentary, with research and some thematically-chosen music. Note: this show will be archived for listening anytime from this website; click on Talk Shows-Tuesday Forum-(select date).


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Body found along railroad tracks in North Side
A homeless man whose body was found Tuesday afternoon along the railroad tracks in the North Side may have died from a drug overdose, Pittsburgh police said.
The man — who was identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office as Daryl McMurray, 52 — was found with a syringe near his hand and a bag of suspected heroin nearby, police Lt. Daniel M. Herrmann said. There were no obvious signs of injury and it will be up to the medical examiner to determine the cause and manner of death, Herrmann said.
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Scout.com's 2012 Rankings
This time last year there wasn't much discussion for who should be the No. 1 prospect in the 2012 class.
A year later, the gap is shrinking.
In our refreshed rankings on Wednesday, we opted to keep Oakdale (Conn.) St. Thomas More standout Andre Drummond atop the rankings. But it wasn't an easy decision.
Drummond, a 6-foot-11, 265-pound post prospect, has the most physical tools and ability in the 2012 class. A tremendous athlete, Drummond is a terrific leaper, moves fluidly up and down the floor and has a strong frame with long arms.
Throw in a pair of terrific set of hands, great touch around the basket and a handful of scoring moves and Drummond is one of the best big men prospects we've seen in years.
In six games since November, we've seen Drummond dominate the paint and own his area at times. But we've also seen him lackadaisical and at times just going through the motions. And that's why the gap for the top spot is shrinking.
Checking in behind Drummond is 7-foot center Isaiah Austin. A terrific prospect in his own right, Austin is a lanky post prospect with a unique skill set that allows him to play on the perimeter, push the break and knock down jump shots.
But the light is starting to come on with Austin, a Baylor commit. Often times known for floating on the perimeter, he's realizing that if he starts inside and works his way out he's much more effective.
For his size, Austin's mobility is impressive. His length, athleticism and timing have helped him become the nation's top shot blocker. He's not slouch on offense either, as he has scoring moves and great touch inside.
The third guy we considered for the top spot was Shabazz Muhammad. The Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman standout brings it every time out. He may not have the physical tools that Drummond and Austin were blessed with, but he has the right mentality.
Every time Muhammad steps on the floor he brings it in every facet of the game. His mid-range jump shot has become a serious weapon on the offensive end and he's becoming more and more aggressive in scoring situations.
So as we make our way through the spring and head into the summer there are plenty of questions to be answered. But perhaps the biggest is about Drummond and if he'll be able to hold on to the top spot with a pair of hungry players breathing down his back.
Rankings Notes
*Biggest movers? Mitch McGary, Torian Graham and Robert Upshaw
*Highest rated point guard is Braxton Ogbueze at No. 29
*Five of the top six prospects are centers
*13 of top 20 prospect are power forwards or centers
*Indiana has the most top 100 prospects with four
*Villanova has three top 100 prospects
*Wake Forest, Virginia, Michigan State, North Carolina and Purdue all have a pair of top 100 prospects


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Hey! DH and I are currently TTC our first (fingers crossed!) and I'm really hoping to have a home birth (assuming all goes well). Has anyone had luck getting Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN to pay for any of the home birth costs? I sent their customer service a message, and they said traditional midwives are "ineligible providers", and I have NO idea what that means.. I haven't interviewed any midwives yet, but the midwives at Trillium really seem amazing. I'm wondering since Clare is a CNM I might have better luck getting stupid BCBS to pay. Alternatively, has anyone gotten one of our cities new birth centers to be covered? Thanks for any help!
Last year I got BCBS to cover some of my homebirth costs, but not all. I was seeing Erika Urban out of St. Peter, she is a licensed CPM, so I think having a license, which a CNM certainly would also, helps. Traditional midwives do not as far as I know. The key was in the coding. They wouldn't pay for the homebirth itself at all, but check your policy to see what coverage you have for pre-natal and post-natal care and get each of those visits individually coded as such, not under a general comprehensive care code. Most of the cost actually lies in those visits anyway-- since almost any midwife outside of a hospital is going to be out-of-network you won't get complete coverage even for any of those visits, but I got about 25% of all my midwife expense reimbursed in the end.
I would think that the birth centers would be covered. I am not sure about the Trillium midwives, but I bet if you call either one of them, they will let you know. I wouldn't be surprised they have more success because Claire is a CNM.
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It's simple, and free.
You want to know what's playing at the local theater? You can find out online, they say. Of course, you could pick up the daily paper and do the same thing, just by turning to the right page. Online, though, you have to log onto the right website, input a lot of information about where you live, what you want to see, how far you want to drive to see it, what time you would like to see it . . . the list seems endless. I had more time when I looked it up in the paper.
The computer itself is a time-saving device that takes more time to use than it can possibly save. You have to learn how to use it first, of course, and then you have to keep learning how to use it and every device, website, piece of software, and anything else attached to it, found through it, or installed or downloaded into it. Just consider what is advertised as a simple piece of software. Maybe you want to stop worrying about your finances and use a program that allows you to keep track of your money and write checks. That would save you a lot of time--you wouldn't have to balance your checkbook any more because our computer would do it for you. And it might, if you manage to read and understand the four-inch-thick book that comes with it. If you get stuck, you can go to the bookstore and find two or three feet more of books on the same software, and you may need to do just that if you want to do something the first book forgot to include.
The Internet is a separate time-saving time-waster. The name being used for this information system has been denigrated by many. The analogy with a superhighway derives from
Vice President Al Gore who started using the term when he was a senator. He now serves as the administration's point man on technology and so has spread the term more widely. Whether it is a superhighway or not, say experts, the key word in the phrase is "information," and the acquisition and transmission of information is thus the most import...


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Incoming freshmen, transfer students and current technology students may apply for several competitive scholarships available for each program. Interested students should review the Scholarship Information Page that lists all of the departmental scholarships, requirements, and submission criteria.
There are also a variety of scholarships funded by external agencies. Students can apply for these by applying to the funding agency directly.
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