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Western Red Baneberry
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August 13, 1805, on the Lemhi River, Idaho.
A bushy plant with large, highly divided leaves and a short, thick, rounded cluster of small white flowers in leaf axils or at stem ends. Flowers about 0.3 in (0.8 cm) wide; petals dropping off as flower opens, leaving numerous stamens. Height: 1-3 ft (0.3-0.9 m).
Moist woods, thickets, and streambanks.
Across northern North America and south throughout West; also south on Great Plains to Nebraska and throughout northern portion of eastern United States.
The berries of red baneberry (and white baneberry) are very poisonous if ingested and may affect the nervous system.
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Public Computers | Laptops / Wireless | Printers | Scanners | Photocopiers | Microfiche Scanner/Reader/Printer | Audiovisual Equipment | Fax Machine | Laminating
Windows PCs are available for public use in both SSHEL North (Room 100) and SSHEL South (Room 101). These computers can access the internet and have the Microsoft Office suite. To ensure that any work you begin on the computers will not be lost, save your work to a USB drive. It is possible to listen to music or watch videos on the library computers; however, users must supply their own headphones.
Wireless internet is available to visitors with laptop computers throughout throughout the Library building. Both IllinoisNet and UIUCNet are accessible throughout the building and require a valid UIUC NetID to connect. Campus visitors can use UI Public Wireless after filling out a short online registration form.
Location: Printers are located in both SSHEL North and SSHEL South and is available from all public computers. You can also print from your laptop to the SSHEL public printer. The printers in SSHEL will only print in black and white. Documents printed in color will be sent to the color print release stations which are located in the Undergraduate Library and in the Main Information Desk Area on the second floor of the Main Library. We can not put your paper (for example, resume paper) in our printers.
Cost: Printing costs $0.10 per page. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students, faculty, or staff can charge print jobs to their university accounts. All users have the option to pay cash, but will have to pay and pick-up printouts at the Undergraduate Library's Circulation desk. Anyone may also set up a "prepaid account" which acts like a debit card. Contact the Library Systems Office at 244-4688 if you want to charge against a department Banner/FOAPL account on an ongoing basis.
I hit print, but my document is not printing at SSHEL's printer.
Be sure to select LibraryB&W when printing. Then, you will need to release the print job by logging onto the print release station computer using your NetID and password. If your document still won't print, ask for assistance at the Information Services Desk.
My document is over 100 pages and it's not printing.
Print the file in multiple sections (e.g. pages 1-25, 25-50, etc.)
Where can I pay with cash?
Select the printer called "UGL B&W" or "UGL Color." After hitting print, go to the Undergraduate Library Circulation Desk and pay for the print job. At this time, the Undergraduate Library Circulation staff with release your print job for printing at one of their print release stations.
The release station is not letting me login.
Make sure you are using your NetID/Active Directory credentials. If you enter your password incorrectly too many times, your account may have been locked. You can unlock it using the CITES Password Management portal, http://www.ad.illinois.edu/.
Why can I print directly to the printer in some libraries, but not others?
To reduce waste paper and make it easier for patrons to find their print jobs, the busiest libraries have a release station next to the printers. This makes it easier to find your documents, because they print right next to you when you release the job. Release stations are located in SSHEL, Undergraduate Library, Grainger Engineering Library, Funk-ACES Library, and MPAL.
My job didn't print, or it printed incorrectly. How do I request a refund?
You can view your printing history and request a full or partial refund by checking your PaperCut account. In the lower right hand corner of the monitor near the time, click on the little white arrow in the taskbar to show all running programs, then double-click on the green "P" PaperCut icon. In the small window, click "Details" and login with your NetID and password to view print job history and request refunds. This can also be reached by clicking the Details link in the PaperCut pop-up client.
Scanners are located in both SSHEL South and SSHEL North.
A photocopier is available for public use in SSHEL Room 101. Library photocopiers are free. They do not require copy cards or cash.
SSHEL has a microfiche/film scanner/reader/printer in SSHEL North in the hallway leading to the Microfiche & Test Collection Room (room 104). You can create PDFs and save to a flashdrive or email the PDF to yourself.
Audiovisual editing and viewing equipment is available for students, faculty, and staff from the Undergraduate Library Loanable Technology collection.
There are no public fax machines in any of the campus libraries. Campus Printing does offer faxing services, and Champaign Public Library has a fee-based public fax machine. There are also online faxing services.
None of the campus libraries offer lamination services. Campus Printing offers lamination, as do FedEx Office and other copy shops.

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Get ready for the 2017 Oxnard Salsa Festival!Read More
Oxnard, CA – Both local professional chefs and amateur salsa makers competed for top honors during the '2016 Great Oxnard Salsa Challenge' during the 23rd Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival, which took place July 30 & 31 at Plaza Park in downtown Oxnard.
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WASHINGTON (AP) One in every five Americans watches birds, according to a new report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service called "Birding in the United States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis."
The report claims that 48 million people birdwatch, remaining at a steady 20% of the U.S. population since 1996.
And while 88% of birders do their birdwatching from their backyards, 42% travel to indulge in their hobby.
By region, the report found that birdwatching was most popular in the South, with an estimated 33% of the population taking part in the activity. But birdwatching also varies by state. But the five individual states with the greatest birding participation rates were found to be Montana (40 percent), Maine (39 percent), Vermont (38 percent), Minnesota (33 percent) and Iowa (33 percent).
The report is an addendum to the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The survey is the eleventh in a series of surveys conducted about every five years that began in 1955. The survey is conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with state wildlife agencies and national conservation organizations.
A copy of the report can be viewed at tinyurl.com/np4ldv.
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The Narrow Path and Gate
The way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. – Jesus in Matthew 7
The life of a believer should be markedly different from people of the world. We are called to higher standard of morality, and we are called to be above reproach with not even a hint of immorality that could lead others to stumble into sin. Not an easy assignment, but one we are called to by our savior.
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DL Nathan Brink suffered an undisclosed injury during practice last week & will be out indefinitely.— Michigan Football (@umichfootball) October 1, 2012
The Wolverines are injured. Isn't that a relief? For a moment there I was beginning to think that things were looking up for Michigan.
Here's an injury report for the University of Michigan football team after Week 5 of the 2012 season and it is nothing short of astonishing how this team has managed to continue to push forward after almost being cut off at the ankles.
Heritage Newspaper reportsthat DL Nate Brink suffered an undisclosed neck injury last week in practice and will be out indefinitely. The details of Brink's neck injury are short and sweet, following the trend of college football programs becoming more mum on their players' ailments this season. It doesn't matter what the specifics are. Brink being out may not kill the defensive line's chance of making an impact but it does deplete an already shorthanded front seven.
Standout CB Blake Countess' exit from the Alabama game has been an extended one as expected. Let your hopes go. There will not be a Countess sighting for the rest of the season after he left the season opener with a torn ACL.
FB Stephen Hopkins was expected to suit up against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Week 4 for the Wolverines but became one of the teammates who didn't make the trip to South Bend. Hopkins sat out both the UMass and Notre Dame games with a hamstring injury and was replaced by RS freshman Joe Kerridge. Hopefully Hopkins hops (chuckle) back into the lineup for Michigan's upcoming game against the Boilermakers, not that anyone is really going to notice. Fullbacks hardly get the respect they deserve.
Moving along, DE Brennen Beyer has not played a snap since injuring his knee in the Week 2 win against the Air Force. No worries, though. DE Frank Clark has been stepping up in a major way since serving his one-game suspension at the beginning of the season. Beyer's return will provide depth behind the sophomore starter.
TE Brandon Moore may be out for a couple more weeks as he hasn't played a single game this season due to an MCL issue. Remember when Brady Hoke told us all that his absence would not be extended because Moore's MCL was stretched and not torn? It's coming up on Week 6 Hoke and still no Moore. Guess that injury is a little more serious than you thought
S Marvin Robinson was another player who did not make the trip to Notre Dame in Week 4 with an undisclosed injury. Robinson's place with the Wolverines, however, is an interesting one. There were rumors during the offseason that Robinson would not even be returning to the Michigan football team but his spring practices this ended with a lot of promise. Michigan fans have to wait a little longer to see if Robinson's potential will rightfully translate onto the field.Tags: Michigan, Michigan Wolverines, NCAA


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We have our daughter and grandson living with us now for almost 17 yrs. He is a severe autisitc, non-verbal, has rage issues, leaky gut, etc. The list goes on. We have spent these years studying, reading, researching, testing, calling, writing, talking to experts from Australia, England, Ireland, Canada, and all over the U.S. The school system has refused to take him for years so we have home schooled him (the school finally admitted we have done more for him than they could). We are now at a point where sleep deprivation and age (for us), and his destruction of the house(broken windows, walls broken, kitchen cabinets and faucets broken, etc.)have us virtuale prisoners. We can no longer take him anywhere because of his melt-downs in the stores and in public (if he doesn't get his way he begins screaming, shreiking, hits customers, has smashed out the windshield on one car,etc.). Every day is just like the day before.
He is on the Rimland protocol and multiple vitamins and minerals and alternative products. None of the "standard" drugs have worked and a couple have been a near disaster. So now we wonder what happens next. What happens when one of us is too ill, old, weak to help the others. In Virginia there are no places for him to go under $250,000 a year and even that is not what we want for him. Anyone else in this jar???
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The Coast Guard today released audio of Monday's hoax distress call about a yacht explosion off New Jersey, and is offering $3,000 for helping catch the land-based prankster.
At a news conference today, the commander of the Coast Guard's New York sector said two boat crews and four Guard aircraft crews spent about five hours searching 638 square nautical miles off Sandy Hook, N.J., after a mayday call and a follow-up were received about 4:20 p.m. ET.
"There were details in the call that we don't get in other hoax calls," said Capt. Gregory Hitchen. He described the caller as "calm, but giving convincing details" of the explosion, says Tbe Asbury Park Press, which is published by Gannett, USA TODAY's parent company.
The caller's signal has been identified as possibly originating in New Jersey or southern New York area, and it went over land and water, Hitchen said.
The Coast Guard said in a news release that the audio clip reveals "the caller in reported distress gave varying numbers for people aboard the yacht and varying numbers for dead and injured."
The man who radioed the Vessel Traffic Service on VHF channel 14 reported that he was the master of the yacht Blind Date, that it had exploded and was sinking 17 miles off Sandy Hook, that there were nine injuries, and that all 21 people aboard were in life rafts. The crew could not send GPS coordinates because the boat had lost power, said the caller, who claimed he was on a solar-powered radio.
A follow-up call reported that three people had died and that several others had second- and third-degree burns.
Initial news reports citing the Coast Guard reported at least seven injuries.
"We always go in with the assumption it's not a hoax," Hitchen said. "Our first reaction is to respond and then pull back."
BLOG: Report of yacht explosion off New Jersey may be hoax
Aiding the search were units from the New York City police and fire departments, the New Jersey State Police and Nassau County Police Department. On land, firefighters, medical crews and six medical helicopters mobilized for what they expected to be mass casualties. In all, about 200 first responders were involved in "a bunch of a waste of time," as Coast Guard spokesman Erik Swanson put it.
Not counting the land response, the Coast Guard estimates the cost of Monday's hoax at about $88,000, which is expected to rise.
At today's news conference, Hitchens said that about the same time as the yacht call, the Coast Guard received a report that a person had jumped off the Bayonne Bridge. That, too, was determined to be a false report.
Hitchens said the yacht hoax "put the public at risk and first responders at risk. It's dangerous to launch helicopters over the Atlantic."
He also said the Coast Guard is investigating whether Monday's incident is connected to a similar hoax reported off Sandy Hook last year, The Star-Ledger says.
The Coast Guard is offering $3,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrator. Contact the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service at 212-668-7048 or 646-872-5774.
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According to Redditor dzle, the developers of Galak-Z confirmed last weekend at PAX Prime in Seattle that all PlayStation 4 controllers will work on computers simply by plugging them in via the micro-usb connector without any finagling. It is also reported that the touchpad will also be able to be mapped like the touchpad on your everyday laptop. If this all comes to be true, the PlayStation 4 may just become the next generation controller you have to have for PC gaming.
According to the Redditor, Galak-Z currently is not stable on the PS4. Thus they had PCs with DS4s [Dualshock 4's] on the show floor running the game. I asked if this implied the PS4 controller works on PC, which he said yes it works as a regular USB controller. Also implying that the PlayStation 4′s Dualshock 4 will work as a simple plug-and-play controller, possibly even with bluetooth (if were lucky.)
As it stands, most gamers prefer the Xbox 360 controller for the most comfortable computer gaming well have to see how that opinion fares come November 22nd when both competitors consoles go head to head.
Weve reached out to Galak-Z and Sony to confirm this and will update should we hear back.
Update: Galak-Zs Team has gotten back to us. Stating: We have no official comment on this rumor. Nor do we have any comment on the conversation nor context of any related conversation.


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The Checkered Flag Run is a weekend of racing activities in Phoenix hosted by Phoenix International Raceway, Firebird International Raceway, Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino, the Radisson Hotel, and Chester's Harley-Davidson.
The weekend culminates with motorcycle rides to Phoenix International Raceway to watch NASCAR drivers tear up the track at the NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500 on Sunday, March 3. Wristbands are available for $25 starting Feb. 1, or while supplies last. Each wristband grants entrance into the block party and dance. Discounted multi-cultural tickets to the NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500 on March 3 at Phoenix International Raceway can be purchased for $35 Feb. 1 through March 2.
Wristbands and NASCAR tickets can also be purchased at Chester's Harley-Davidson, Chandler Harley-Davidson and Paul Yaffe's Bagger Nation.
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First Shots From Expendables Online
It's only been filming for a couple of weeks, but the first official stills from Sylvester Stallone's insane action pic, The Expendables, have just gone online!
In case you weren't aware, somehow, the movie, which is pretty much number 1 on Empire's list of films we'd like to see right bloody now, please, stars Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Philip Schofield, Sky Sports News' anchor Ian Payne, and Grotbags the Witch as mercenaries who try to take down an evil South American dictator.
And the four stills give us our first look at Stallone as the Expendables' grizzled leader, Barney Ross, The Stath's Lee Christmas, and Roberts and Austin, as Monroe and Dan Paine. There is, we're delighted to see, an explosion – and people are running away from it. There are tough guy stares. There is a 62 year-old man running around, waving a gun at something. These are, simply put, the greatest pictures of any movie EVER TAKEN.
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1. Indiana (32-7): The Pacers are back to their winning ways. They have also held their last 20 opponents under 100 points, so I guess that's good too. With Miami looking very complacent and the East being the East, the number one seed is becoming more and more within reach.
2. San Antonio (32-9) With Tiago Splitter, Matt Bonner, Danny Green and Tony Parker all battling various ailments the depth of the Spurs will be tested going forward. This might be a death sentence to most teams, but the Spurs quietly go along, winning games, cementing their status as kings of the West.
3. Portland (31-10): The Blazers are officially the "hot girl with a tragic flaw" of the NBA. Beautiful face, great body, but dumb as all hell. The Blazers play a very volatile brand of basketball that relies on scoring from all angles. On both baskets. When you are allowing opponents to shoot freely, you have to be able to outscore them on a nightly basis. If one or two guys are off their game, the strategy falls apart and losses are easier to come by.
4. Oklahoma City (31-10): Kevin Durant has initiated "God Mode" and everyone is screwed. Check out his latest entry into his "pooping on opponents" diary:
11. Memphis (20-20): Last night's loss to the Pelicans notwithstanding the Grizzlies recently have looked poised to capture one of the last playoff spots in the west. After a five game winning streak spurred by the return of Big Spanish himself, Marc Gasol (really Memphis? that's the best nickname you could come up with?) the Grizzlies are poised to win the only way they know how, through superb defense and post scoring.
12. Atlanta (21-19): The Hawks had lost two in a row, luckily for them they were in for a cakewalk against a reeling Heat squad. Despite knocking off the defending champs by double digits the losses to Brooklyn and Memphis beforehand are more indicative of how good these Hawks are.
13. Chicago (20-20): When it is all said and done, Coach Thibs should be in consideration for the Coach of the Year trophy. This team has met disappointment time and time again and now, post Deng trade, they are mere remnants of their former selves. The next bunch of games should serve as a good barometer for how much fight this Chicago team has – they face the Clippers, Wolves and Spurs within the next week.
14. Minnesota (19-21): Minnesota is so disappointing. Even when they get players like Chase Buddinger back, other flaws seems to have developed. Due to Love and Pekovic's lack of interior defense, the Wolves struggle against teams with talented offensive big men (San Antonio and Sacramento). In the West, that won't cut it.
15. Brooklyn (17-22): Winners of 7 of 8 games since the new year, and slowly moving up the eastern standings, the Nets look to have found their identity. Offensively they are moving the rock well and are playing a very physical style of defense. I'm a fan of the new look team. Suddenly Joe Johnson looks to be a good NBA player again…
16. Toronto (20-20): The Raptors have lost 3 of 4 at the hands of Boston, LAL, and the Bobcats. This team still has a fun young core, but it's certainly a work in progress. Jonas Valanciunas has had a very rough week scoring less than 4 points per game over his last 4. They need the big fellow to step up and support their quality guard play.
17. Washington (20-20): The Wizards are a .500 team in a conference where most of the teams are much worse than that. They have recently given big money to John Wall before he fully deserved to be paid. Word is The Wizards are ready to make the same mistake again in the form of a trade/big contract offer to Greg Monroe.
18. Denver (20-20): Easily the weirdest, hardest to analyze team in the league. Apparently, when the clock struck 12 at midnight on December 31st, the Nuggets turned back into the "old" Nuggets. They have lead the league in scoring in 2014 and have seemed to abandon the new defensive philosophy that Brian Shaw has been harping on as head coach. If anyone can clue me in to what kind of team the Nuggets are, I'd be happy to pick your brain.
19. Charlotte (18-25) The Bobcats have been bolstered recently by the return of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who might not always light up the stat sheet but provides the type of defense and energy that shows up in the win column. But this new found health was short lived after Kemba Walker went down with an ankle injury.
20. Detroit (17-24): This team has no identity. No one knows when to shoot or how much to shoot (Josh Smith has been struggling with that issue his entire career). In order to maximize the growth of Andre Drummond, the Pistons need to make a move and either acquire value or build some pieces for the future. They are far too inconsistent to make any noise in the conference.
21. New Orleans (16-24): No NBA team has been hit with the amount of injuries the Pelicans have suffered. First they lost Anthony Davis for an extended period, then when he came back, Jrue Holiday, Ryan Anderson and now Jason Smith all went down. WIth the 76ers owning NO's top five protected pick this year the Pellies either need to right the ship and hop into the playoff race or go on a long losing streak. Either way I expect NOLA to be one of the most active teams at the trade deadline.
22. Sacramento (14-25): The Kings have lost 3 of 4, but have played well for long stretches in all of those games. Isiah Thomas, the Pint Sized Pitbull (can this nickname please catch on!?), has been on fire as of late, and, I can only imagine, continues to inspire all you short people. Also, Demarcus Cousins=beast.
23. Cleveland (16-26): The state of the Cavs is as such:
30. Milwaukee (7-33): They haven't won since 2013, so there isn't much good on the "winning" front. They are CRUSHING it from a tanking perspective, though. If I were Embiid, Wiggins, Randle, Parker, or Player X, I'd start buying winter clothes now. The Polar Vortex is no joke.
Thank you for your continued support and be sure to check out the first in our weekly roundtable on all thing NBA.


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The Zerg know how to do two things, swarm outposts and party. The latter is a little-known fact, but come March 11, they will be doing plenty of both with the launch of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Blizzard will be holding several parties around the globe to celebrate the release, with festivities planned in the US, Australia, France, Russia, South Korea, and elsewhere. Each location will host Blizzard staff who will be on-hand to greet fans. The official US party will be at the GameStop in Irvine, California, located at The Great Wheel Court of the Irvine Spectrum Mall, 71 Fortune Drive.
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – Patch 2.0.4 now online
Blizzard is gearing up for the impending release of Heart of the Swarm, the first expansion for StarCraft II, with a new update for Wings of Liberty. The studio has released three videos detailing what's been changed and added, as well as summaries, included below. Some highlights include new streamlined menu screens, increased privacy options to hide build order and match history, an increase in player party size to 16, and Unranked Play for matchmaking.
Blizzard announces GamesCom 2012 playables, debuts, and events
Attendees of this year's GamesCom in Cologne, Germany will be able to get a peek at several upcoming Blizzard releases. The House of –Craft has announced that they will be showcasing Mists of Pandaria, the fourth expansion for World of Warcraft, the upcoming StarCraft II add-on Heart of the Swarm, and the recently released Diablo III. Other slated events include pro gamers duking it out and signing sessions with employees.
StarCraft II – Blizzard-made Aiur Chef, StarJeweled, and Left 2 Die enter open beta
Blizzard has begun beta testing three of their own custom games for StarCraft II: Aiur Chef, StarJeweled, and Left 2 Die. All three are now available on Battle.net for players to try out. The company notes that "while these custom games are still under development and we don't yet have a release date to share, we wanted to give everyone the opportunity to test them out and give feedback before they're officially released." To access any of the new offerings, just log into StarCraft II and head to the custom game area.
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty sells over three million first month out
Blizzard's decade-in-the-making real-time strategy behemoth StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has sold over 3 million copies in its first month on the market. Day one sales surpassed one million copies while another 500,000+ were sold over the course of the subsequent 24 hours. According to Blizzard, StarCraft II is "the bestselling PC game of 2010 and the fastest-selling real-time strategy game of all time."


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Hello ladies and gentlemen.
I'm new to this forum/blog or everything you call it. I'm sorry if my english is not top because I am french ( from Québec )
So where to begin; Tonight me and one of my friend (girl) went to Gratia Afrika a small restaurant near Metro Lionel Groulx in St-Henry.
We arrived near 6h00 pm, and we were alone. I ordered the Tilapia ( entire fish ) and my friend the chicken.
Very lovely place, the ambiance was cool. Kind of afrikan music not too loud but not too quiet too. Just perfect set-up.
The food was full of flavour , very tastefull. Both of us really loved the food. A little bit spicy but with some kind of creole spice.
Well overall I recommand to anybody who just want to chill out and have some great time with a girl / friends
Gratia Afrika
3506 Rue Notre -Dame Ouest, Montréal, QC H4C 1P3
Food : 7.9/10
Service : 8/10
Ambiance : 8.5/10
Price : 9/10 ( around 14$ each person )
Accessibility : 10/ 10 ( very close to Lionel-groulx metro )
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Editorial: Depressing trends, exciting possibilities
- February 27, 2015
- By Marv Knox / Editor
Three quite-different articles surfaced on the Internet recently. They point toward realities American Christians—particularly church leaders—must take to heart.
Editorial: Advocate for Christians (and others) persecuted by the Islamic State
- February 23, 2015
- By Marv Knox / Editor
Christians and other religious minorities in northern Iraq face extermination if people of faith in America and elsewhere in the West fail to speak up on their behalf.
Editorial: Now is the time to begin preparing for Easter
- February 13, 2015
- By Marv Knox / Editor
Lent is a time for prayer and reflection, consecration and repentance, preparation and renewal. The discipline of setting aside about six weeks to prepare for Easter will do your spirit, and probably your body, good.
Editorial: Christians must stand together to feed the children
- February 6, 2015
- By Marv Knox / Editor
Now is the time for all people who care about children to place a priority on securing the health and well-being of American kids who are most at risk of hunger and malnutrition.
Editorial: Can we make people get up and dance?
- January 30, 2015
- By Marv Knox / Editor
Whether or not they endorse real dancing, Baptist churches could learn a lesson from Kip Tindell, chairman and CEO of the Coppell-based Container Store, and what he calls "the customer dance."
Editorial: I am Charlie, I am Jewish, I am …
- January 23, 2015
- By Marv Knox / Editor
Baptists, of all people, are qualified—and should be motivated—to speak words of peace, reconciliation and encouragement to the religious divisions plaguing our world.
Editorial: A Lone Star mission field—for other Baptists
- January 16, 2015
- By Marv Knox / Editor
Turn-about apparently is fair play. Even in missions. "Vision Texas" is drawing church starters from the Midwest down to Texas.
Editorial: 'Risk something big for something good'
- January 9, 2015
- By Marv Knox / Editor
Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett is allowing his team to take risks. Christians, of all people, ought to be able to understand why.
Editorial: In the New Year, remember: The kingdom of heaven is at hand
- January 2, 2015
- By Marv Knox / Editor
Hope puts its full weight down on God. It's not wishing for desired outcomes. Hope is trusting God in all outcomes.
Editorial: As people of faith, expect more in 2015
- December 26, 2014
- By Marv Knox / Editor
Many are feeling beaten down, worn out and disappointed by 2014. But in the coming year, let's expect more of God, ourselves and others.
Editorial: Will the Christ be stolen from you this Christmas?
- December 19, 2014
- By Marv Knox / Editor
America is experiencing a rash of burglaries from nativity scenes. But the real danger during Christmas is being robbed of joy.
Editorial: Waiting, waiting, waiting on Christmas
- December 12, 2014
- By Marv Knox / Editor
This year—at least as much, maybe more, than most years—we're ready to turn our hearts toward Bethlehem.
Editorial: Marry church and covenant; divorce church and state
- December 5, 2014
- By Marv Knox / Editor
Three Texas pastors stand on the leading edge of a major cultural shift. And the movement could enable both conservative and liberal churches to emphasize the vitality and importance of marriage.
Editorial: We've got a lot of race work to do in America
- November 28, 2014
- By Marv Knox / Editor
No matter what we think about a grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, can we acknowledge attitudes about race divide our nation?
Editorial: The perfect time to combat world hunger
- November 21, 2014
- By Marv Knox / Editor
This year, thanks to a delightfully divine calendar collusion, Thanksgiving is followed by a fifth-Sunday collection for the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering.


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If someone wants to build an Audi A4, they could find all the parts at Volkswagen's new Southeast Regional Distribution Center in Roane County.
"That means we'll have nuts, screws, bolts, windshields, tires, engines, transmissions, sheet metal," Volkswagen's Vice President of Parts and Vehicle Logistics Anu Goel said. "Anything you need to build the car, we'll have stored in this building."
The sounds, smells and colorful imagery of medieval England may soon be mere minutes away.
Darkhorse Design wants to set up a permanent Renaissance Fair on what is known as the industrial park property off Fiske Road in Harriman.
Company representatives believe the location, from its easy proximity to the interstate and large metropolitan areas to the fact there are not any permanent fairs nearby, makes it an ideal location.
"It is an all-day fun event for the whole community," said Barrie Paulson, business manager.
Charles Daniel Mullins is back in custody after leading authorities on a manhunt. Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton said the search for the registered sex offender ended Wednesday night when Mullins was arrested at a home on Unaka Street in Harriman.
"We just kind of cornered him in, and he didn't have anywhere to go," Stockton said. "We arrested him without incident."
Mullins is classified as a violent sex offender on the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry.
Hooray for Harriman Labor Day festival organizers are well underway collecting donations for the event.
Randy Ellis said recently they are only $1,800 short of the goal for the festival set for Monday, Sept. 2.
"That puts us ahead of previous years," Ellis said.
More information about how to be a vendor or sponsor for the event can be found at http://hoorayforharriman.info
Roma L. Christopher isn't giving up her quest for a beer permit. She re-filed her application last week.
Christopher, who wants to sell beer at the Grill & Pub under a different name, appeared before the Roane County Beer Board on June 11. Chairman Copper Bacon got no response from the other four members when he asked for a motion to hear Christopher's application.
"The board is not going to listen to your application," Bacon told Christopher.
She asked for an explanation, but wasn't given one.
My stay at the beach is set for later in the summer.
The midsummer week off with my boyfriend, Derek, hasn't happened yet, either.
Nor have I gone on my highly anticipated, first-ever motorcycle run on the Cherohala Skyway (although that may have changed by the time you read this).
So why can't I imagine being happier with summertime than I am right now?
By CINDY SIMPSON
Improvements to preserve the historic Temperance Building in downtown Harriman are happening; it's just not the kind of work that can be seen from the street.
Structural improvements include bracing sagging floors from the basement.
"It was a lot of work to get it to here," said Bill Milburn, project manager.
Oliver Spring's Janelle Arthur debuted at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville last week. The singer finished in the top five on the latest season of American Idol, the televised singing competition on Fox.
Rockwood Electric Utility is moving forward with plans for a new building for its offices.
The board approved a contract with architects McCarty Holsaple McCarty for the site development of 33 acres the utility purchased a few years ago with the intent of building a new facility.
The property is off of Tedder Street in Rockwood, adjacent to the substation.
Manager Kendell Bear said the utility's main building, built in 1949, is old and employees are scattered among three buildings.
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The joys of a basement apartment
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David sleeps in a basement bedroom in the North End - with windows at street level. This morning, he's oh-so-gently awoken by a snow plow:
... Try and imagine what a snow shovel sounds like at 5:30 in the morning. The dirty, rusty blade scrapes along the cement incessantly - with the edge shiny and sharp from extended use - literally a foot from my unconcious head. I awake with a start and then try to figure out why I'm not actually lying on a beach beside a topless Rachel Weisz ...
Ed. note: Although we sleep on the second floor of a house on a leafy Roslindale street (did I just write "leafy?"), we, too, were awoken early by a snowplow. Apparently, the city ran out of normal snowplows and could only find ones that had been equipped with pile drivers, so we got up to "scrape, scrape, BLAM, scrape, scrape, BLAM BLAM, scrape, BLAM, scrape, BLAM, scrape, BLAM."
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Mitsubishi had the luxury of focusing solely on the design and appearance of its new 2006 Raider mid-sized pickup. Dodge had already engineered the chassis and drivetrain. Under an agreement between DaimlerChrysler and Mitsubishi, the Raider would be built on the 2005 Dodge Dakota platform at the Warren, Michigan, truck plant. Mitsu and DCX are now estranged partners (DaimlerChrysler still owns a 37 percent stake in Mitsubishi Motors but is no longer funding future development), yet it still made sense for the Mitsubishi designers to separate the Raider as far as possible from the Dakota as well as incorporating familiar cues from other current Mitsu offerings such as the Endeavor and Eclipse.
Designers at Mitsubishi's Southern California studio drew inspiration from the Sport Truck Concept that was first shown at the 2004 North American International Auto Show. The Sport Truck Concept was wrapped with an energetic, urban-assault skin and came at you with a loud, big-mouth grille and steely eyed headlamps. As a concept it offered a few clever advancements such as an electronically operated 4-position tailgate, open-air seating for the rear passengers and an integrated bed.
The Raider's front end is less aggressive than the Concept. The grille opening has been closed with a wider lower jaw dressed in silver. A clean mesh grille adds even more highlight. The headlamps aren't as sleek as the Concept, and the driving lights are smaller and round. The overall sheet metal is rounder and softer than its sharp-ended Dodge cousin while still being confined to the Dakota's measurements. Only the roof and rear cab panels are common.
The overall appearance is pleasing and will not be confused with other mid-sized pickups. Whether it's distinctive enough to draw pickup shoppers back into Mitsubishi dealerships again is yet to be determined. Mitsubishi had a strong history in compact pickups in the '70s and '80s, building the Mighty Max for itself and the Ram 50 for Dodge (a version called the Arrow was also sold by Plymouth dealers for a short time). But when Dakota was introduced as the first mid-sized pickup in 1987, there was less need for a compact pickup by Dodge. The Ram 50 was dropped in 1994 and the Mighty Max died a year later. Mitsubishi still manufacturers pickups out of Japan but only for other countries.
Marketing the Raider, which was the name of a former Mitsubishi SUV, comes down to pricing (which has not been released yet), content, dealership experience and availability of a better warranty. While the Raider will not offer Mitsubishi's generous 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty, it will go with a 5-year/60,000-mile coverage. Basic warranty is also 5-year/60,000-mile with rust protection for 7-year/100,000-mile. That compares to a standard 3-year/36,000 mile basic and powertrain warranty offered by Dodge with 5-year/100,000-mile rust protection.
The Raider will be offered in extended cab and Double Cab configurations only; both built on a 131.3-inch wheelbase and available in 2- or 4-wheel-drive. Extended cab models feature a 6.4-foot-long cargo box while the crew cab model has a shorter 5.3-foot-long box. Base engine is a 210-horsepower, 3.7-liter V6. Also available is a 230-horsepower, 4.7-liter V8. While there isn't much difference in horsepower—or fuel economy—between the two engines, the V8 offers 55 lb-ft more torque. EPA mileage estimates fall in range of 15-17 mpg city/19-22 mpg highway. The V6 can be mated to a 6-speed manual or a 4-speed auto while the V8 choices include 5-speed manual or automatic. The 4.7-liter High Output V8 engine offered on the Dakota is not available on the Raider. Max towing capacity is 6500 pounds on a properly equipped model.
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Arlington-based incubator Eastern Foundry announced on Wednesday that it hired Kimberly Blackburn as a new director of events and sponsorships.
Blackburn joins Eastern Foundry from Tech Cocktail, where she served as director of events for four years.
Eastern Foundry cofounders Andrew Chang and Geoff Orazem cited her experience at major events like CES and SXSW as Blackburn's top qualifications. "Kimberly is going to be instrumental in bringing our members together so that ultimately they can do business in ways they would not be able to do so elsewhere," Orazem said in a statement.
Eastern Foundry is excited to welcome @Kim_Blackburn to the team! Read more about her on the blog! https://t.co/Cyo67W7qFa
— Eastern Foundry (@EasternFoundry) March 17, 2016
"I have a great opportunity to team up with a lot of the key partners in the DC area and really expand Eastern Foundry's influence." Blackburn said, for her part. "I'm looking forward to building out our events and to really provide valuable resources for our members."
Lauren Schmidt, Eastern Foundry's former director of events, will become a director of client development.
Concurrently with this staffing announcement, Eastern Foundry revealed the company's three-person Board of Advisors. Michael Barbero, Mark Brunner and Ronald Carpinella will all be on the board, "advising Eastern Foundry and its members on best practices in government contracting."Jobs Board


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Go to www.buffalo.edu/news for the latest in campus news and reports.
Entrenched sedentary behavior, such as watching TV and playing video games, has long been a concern for parents of overweight children and physicians. Yet little scientifically based research exists on the effect of limiting those activities.
Now UB researchers have shown in a randomized trial that by using a device that automatically restricted video-viewing time, parents reduced their children's video time by an average of 17.5 hours a week and lowered their body-mass index significantly by the end of the two-year study. Results appeared in the March 2008 issue of Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine.
"A small effect of using this simple and inexpensive intervention, magnified across the population, may produce important reductions in obesity and obesity-related health problems," says Leonard Epstein, UB Distinguished Professor in the departments of Pediatrics, Health Behavior and Social and Preventive Medicine and the study's first author.


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ken @ bridge . com wrote: > I know of no ping proxy (please enlighten me if you know of any), so > traceroute probably needs to be done from the bastion. It ought to be > an infrequent enough of a need to not make that such a burden. There is a pseudo-ping application that uses TCP instead of ICMP to probe the reachability of a remote host, by trying to connect to its time port. It's called newping.c, and can be found in the SOCKS area on ftp.nec.com (home of SOCKS.CSTC). Since it uses TCP instead of ICMP, newping will fail in some cases where a real ping would have succeeded, since ICMP responses can be generated by a network interface card without the OS or higher layers of the TCP protocol stack, but that distinction is probably moot for hosts across the firewall. Traceroute (Van Jacobsen's BSD version, anyway) needs ICMP, raw IP and root privileges on the originating host; I'd not consider this a good candidate for a firewall proxy application. Our network diagnosticians have access to it, on both sides of our firewall, but no one else has expressed a need for it here. Dan Murphy


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Bobby G's Trailer Park – 'High School' [Video]
Apparently High School was made back in 2010, but for whatever reason, is being released this year. This is the first I've seen or heard about this movie. The two main characters (Matt Bush and Sean Marquette) probably won't be recognized by most folks...but veteran actors Adrien Brody and Michael Chiklis play a couple really interesting looking characters.


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Event Start Date & Time: April 15, 2013 12:57 PM
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NORTH SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL NOTICE & AGENDA April 16, 2013 7:00 p.m. Posted April 15, 2013 ***Amended*** Notice is given that the North Salt Lake City Council will hold a regular meeting on TUESDAY, April 16, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. A work session will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Police Conference room downstairs with the regular session following in the City Council room. Some Council Members may participate electronically. The following items of business will be discussed; the order of business may be changed as time permits. WORK SESSION - 6:00 p.m. 6:00 Welcome 6:05 Planning Discussion for Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Tunnel Springs Park 6:15 Distribution of Tentative 2013-2014 Budget 6:20 Distribution of Revised General Plan Amendments 6:35 South Davis Metro Fire Agency Report – Jim Rampton 6:40 Consideration of Fee Schedule Amendment Relating to Fence Height Variances 6:50 Action Items REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 p.m. 7:00 Introduction by Mayor Len Arave 7:02 Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ~ Council Member Stewart Harman 7:05 Citizen Comment 7:10 Awarding of Bid – Street Preservation Projects 7:15 Awarding of Bid – Secondary Water Pump Station at Hole # 8 (Eaglewood Golf Course) 7:20 Consideration of Ordinance No. 2013-04: An ordinance rezoning real property located at approximately 900 North Redwood Road from C-G, General Commercial, to M-D, Manufacturing Distribution. Hughes & Hughes Investment Corporation, applicant 7:45 Council Reports 8:00 City Attorney's Report 8:05 Mayor's Report 8:15 City Manager's Report 8:20 Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing Pending Litigation 8:45 Adjourn
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- a गन्धर्व [though in later times the गन्धर्वs are regarded as a class, yet in RV. rarely more than one is mentioned; he is designated as the heavenly गन्धर्व (दिव्य ग्°, and is also called विश्वा-वसु and वायु-केश; his habitation is the sky, or the region of the air and the heavenly waters; his especial duty is to guard the heavenly सोम, which the gods obtain through his intervention; it is obtained for the human race by इन्द्र, who conquers the गन्धर्व and takes it by force; the heavenly गन्धर्व is supposed to be a good physician, because the सोम is considered as the best medicine; possibly, however, the word सोम originally denoted not the beverage so called, but the moon, and the heavenly गन्धर्व may have been the genius or tutelary deity of the moon; in one passage the heavenly गन्धर्व and the सोम are identified; he is also regarded as one of the genii who regulate the course of the Sun's horses; he knows and makes known the secrets of heaven and divine truths generally; he is the parent of the first pair of human beings, यम and यमी, and has a peculiar mystical power over women and a right to possess them; for this reason he is invoked in marriage ceremonies; ecstatic states of mind and possession by evil spirits are supposed to be derived from the heavenly गन्धर्व (compare -गृहीत, -ग्रह); the गन्धर्वs as a class have the same characteristic features as the one गन्धर्व; they live in the sky, guard the सोम, are governed by वरुण (just as the आप्सरसs are governed by सोम), know the best medicines, regulate the course of the asterisms; hence twenty-seven are mentioned, follow after women and are desirous of intercourse with them; as soon as a girl becomes marriageable, she belongs to सोम, the गन्धर्वs, and अग्नि; the wives of the गन्धर्वs are the आप्सरसs (compare गन्धर्वाप्सरस्), and like them the गन्धर्वs are invoked in gambling with dice; they are also feared as evil beings together with the राक्षसs, किमीदिन्s, पिशाचs, etc., amulets being worn as a protection against them; they are said to have revealed the वेदs to वाच्, and are called the preceptors of the ऋषिs; पुरूरवस् is called among them; in epic poetry the गन्धर्वs are the celestial musicians or heavenly singers who form the orchestra at the banquets of the gods, and they belong together with the आप्सरसs to इन्द्र's heaven, sharing also in his battles; in the more systematic mythology the गन्धर्वs constitute one of the classes into which the higher creation is divided (i.e. gods, manes, गन्धर्वs; or gods, असुरs, गन्धर्वs, men; or gods, men, गन्धर्वs, आप्सरसs, सर्पs, and manes; for other enumerations; divine and human गन्धर्वs are distinguished; the divine or देव-गन्धर्वs are enumerated; another passage names 11 classes of गन्धर्वs; the chief or leader of the गन्धर्वs is named चित्र-रथ; they are called the creatures of प्रजापति or of ब्रह्मा or of कश्यप (11850) or of the मुनिs or of प्राधा (MBh. i, 2556) or of अरिष्टा or of वाच् (PadmaP.); with जैनs the गन्धर्वs constitute one of the eight classes of the व्यन्तरs]
- Name of the attendant of the 17th अर्हत् of the present अवसर्पिणी.
- a singer.
- the Koil or black cuckoo.
- a sage, pious man.
- a horse.
- the musk deer (derived fr. गन्ध).
- the soul after death and previous to its being born again (corresponding in some respects to the western notion of a ghost).
- Name of the 14th कल्प or period of the world.
- Name of the 21st मुहूर्त.
- Name of a स्वर or tone (for गान्धार?)
- (plural) the गन्धर्वs.
- Name of a people (named together with the गान्धारs).
- night.
- Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899


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This page is the introduction to the topic of B'nei Mitzvah: We also provide an online B'nei Mitzvah Manual for your planning. Bar and Bat Mitzvah Manual 2015
For the 2016-2017 year we are pleased to welcome back Harriet Frost to the B'Yachad B'nei Mitzvah classes. Harriet is a wonderful teacher and singer and has taught many children and adults to read from the Torah, and has programmed educational Jewish events for many years in Vancouver.
The Bar and Bat Mitzvah Program at Or Shalom is designed to:
- create a warm community of students and parents
- engage students in active learning experiences
- welcome youth into Jewish adulthood with a joyous synagogue ceremony
Group Learning. In the September-April B'yachad (together) program, students preparing for a bar or bat mitzvah in the coming year meet for approximately 6-8 Sunday afternoons and 6-8 Shabbat mornings. Together, they get to know one another; learn about deeper meanings of the key ideas in the bar and bat mitzvah ceremony; and engage in a significant mitzvah project. The course is taught by Rabbi Hannah Dresner and Harriet Frost, with the help of learned community members.
Individual Learning. For 6-12 months prior to the ceremony, students work weekly with a tutor to learn the Torah reading and prayers specific to their ceremony. The rabbi can connect you with a qualified tutor. About two months before the ceremony, each student meets with the rabbi for four one-hour sessions to prepare her or his dvar Torah (speech). A rehearsal takes place approximately one week before the ceremony.
Parent Responsibilities. Parents are asked to (1) meet the financial obligations listed below; (2) on certain days, attend the B'yachad class with their son or daughter; (3) arrange for individual tutoring for their child, in consultation with the Or Shalom rabbi; (4) work with the rabbi to plan the details of the ceremony; (5) provide a kiddush lunch after the ceremony for all who are attending.
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2 year membership in Or Shalom ($980 per year for a one-parent family; $1960 per year for a two-parent family)
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Or Shalom seeks to include young Jews to fulfill the mitzvah of a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. While the fees above are fixed, Or Shalom offers flexible membership dues.
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Game Seventy-Three – Cubs 2 White Sox 1
WP – Michael Wuertz (1-2) LP – Bobby Jenks (2-3) Save – Bobby Howry (1)
The Cubs' offense managed just 2 runs on the afternoon, one in the 1st inning and one in the 9th. Alfonso Soriano led off the game for the second straight day with a home run but the winning run came after Cliff Floyd singled with 1-out in the 9th inning. Angel Pagan pinch ran for Floyd and went to 3rd on a single to left center by pinch hitter Daryle Ward. Ryan Theriot and Angel Pagan executed the squeeze play to perfection and Bobby Howry picked up his first save of the year.
After a 26-minute rain delay, Rich Hill gave up a run in the 1st inning but settled down and appeared to get into his familiar rhythm before being lifted with 2 outs in the 6th inning. Hill recorded 5 consecutive strikeouts in the 3rd and 4th innings and 6 total on the afternoon. Alfonso Soriano not only provided the first run of the day, he recorded a big assist in the 2nd inning. Luis Terrero tried to stretch a single into a double and ran the White Sox out of a big inning. Lou Piniella's bullpen did not allow a hit in relief of Hill and walked 2 in the last 3 1/3 innings of the game. The win guarantees the Cubs bragging rights within the Chicago city limits and inches them closer to the .500 mark.
Rich Hill looked very shaky early, even the outs he recorded were hit hard. He gave up a lead off single to Scott Podsednik and could not keep him from stealing 2nd with his high leg kick. Andy Gonzalez grounded out to 2nd to move Podsednik to 3rd with 1-out and Jim Thome grounded out to Mike Fontenot to score the White Sox lone run of the day.
In the 2nd inning, Josh Fields singled with 1-out and went to 3rd on a single by Luis Terrero. But Terrero was too aggressive on the bases and tried to stretch his single into a double. The throw from Alfonso Soriano beat him there with plenty of time to spare and instead of runners on 2nd and 3rd (or 1st and 3rd) with 1-out, the White Sox were reduced to a runner on 3rd and 2 outs….Juan Uribe grounded out to 3rd to end the inning.
All three outs Hill recorded in the 3rd inning were strikeouts and got Konerko to look at strike three (a good fastball) after a single to left center by Thome. Hill struck out the first two batters he faced in the 4th and just missed on a 2-2 pitch to Josh Fields. Fields eventually singled but Terrero grounded out to short to end the inning….Fields 2-out single was the last for the White Sox.
Hill retired the White Sox in order for the first time in the 5th and retired Thome and Konerko on fly outs to left to start the 6th. He walked Pierzynski with 2 outs, Hill's first free pass on the day. Hill could not locate his breaking ball and walked Tadahito Iguchi. Lou Piniella made the slow walk and Rich Hill began firing off expletives from the mound….not directed toward anyone but himself. Piniella brought in Carlos Marmol and he retired Josh Fields on a ground out to 3rd. It was a good call by Piniella, Fields was 2-for-2 on the day against Rich Hill.
Carlos Marmol was effective but not as sharp as in recent outings. He took the mound to start the 7th and retired the first two batters he faced with striking out Juan Uribe swinging after running the count to 3-2. Marmol walked Podsednik and Ozzie Guillen went to his bench for Cub killer, Rob Mackowiak. Piniella countered with Will Ohman and he retired Mackowiak on a fly out to left.
Will Ohman pitched extremely well in the 8th and if not for an error on a routine grounder by Izturis, it would have been a 1-2-3 8th, but after the error and a near miss at a home run by Pierzynski, Piniella brought in Michael Wuertz. Wuertz walked Iguchi to put the go ahead run in scoring position but Fields tapped back to the mound to end the inning. Bobby Howry pitched a perfect 9th for the save.
Alfonso Soriano led off the game with a home run to right center field and Mike Fontenot singled to right but Javier Vazquez struck out Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez before retiring Cliff Floyd on a pop out to 2nd. Vazquez gave up just 5 hits in his 7 innings of work and for the third time this season recorded 8 strikeouts….the second time against the Cubs. Cesar Izturis was 3-for-3 on the day with a leadoff double in the 3rd. But the Cubs offense managed just 8 hits, with two coming in the 9th inning and while Lou Piniella's offense might not be a well-oiled-machine right now, a win is a win.
The Cubs could not manage a hit after Derrek Lee's 1-out double in the 6th until the 9th inning. Aramis Ramirez grounded out to start the inning but Cliff Floyd singled to center. Angel Pagan pinch ran for Floyd and Rob Bowen was lifted for Daryle Ward. Ward came through with a single to left center and Pagan never broke stride around 2nd. Koyie Hill pinch ran for Ward (Mark DeRosa and Jacque Jones were the only two position players Piniella did not use and DeRosa was in the original line-up….let the speculation continue about Jacque Jones). Ryan Theriot fouled off the first offering from Bobby Jenks before laying down a perfect bunt….the squeeze was on and Pagan scored the winning run, Theriot was out at 1st and Felix Pie struck out to end the inning.
The Cubs will not receive any "style points" for the win, but it was a very good win to say the least.
Sean Marshall is scheduled to take the mound on Sunday afternoon against Jose Contreras….A sweep would be good way to return to the North Side to face the very dangerous Colorado Rockies on Monday.


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The perils of electronic stock trading are again in focus after Knight Trading Group lost $440 million after a computer glitch caused the brokerage firm to be on the wrong end of many stocks on Wednesday, reportJacob Bunge and Jenny Strasburg in the WSJ. The company's stock price fell an astounding 63% on Thursday and the company is searching for a partner to shore up its financial position.
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|Alpha Oumar Konare, chairperson of the African
Union and former president of Mali, gives a speech
to an audience at the Gender Policy Conference
on equality during the annual A.U. summit.
On June 28, I was invited by the African Union Senior Social Affairs Officer to attend the A.U. Gender Policy conference.
When I walked into the room, I found it packed with women from all over the world, representing different international organizations. I had a chance to listen to the chairperson of the African Union, who is the former president of Mali, Alpha Oumar Konare, give a speech centered on the promotion of gender equality in Africa. I had not made any arrangements to speak with the chairperson about the conflict; however, his speech made me realize I needed to find a way to talk to him.
One day I decided to take my chances and go to the "cabinet" where Konare works. I found his personal assistant, a man I had been introduced to earlier that week. I told him about how much I wanted to speak with Konare. I understood Konare was a busy man, but I was determined to see him. While I was busy explaining to the personal assistant what I needed, Konare walked out of his office. His personal assistant introduced me to him, and I explained why I wanted to see him. I was so impressed at how accommodating he was when he invited me into his office to talk about the peace process.
He started out by talking about the position of the African Union in this conflict. He said even though most conflicts are complicated, the Ethiopia-Eritrea is especially complicated because the people who are fighting are basically the same people. They had fought together, side by side, to oust Mengistu but were now fighting each other.
"They are brothers and sisters who are fighting, and we all know that family disputes are the hardest to solve," Konare said. "That is why we as their neighbors should help them."
He said the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea was preoccupying the African Union. Both countries have said continuously they do not want war. However, Konare expressed his belief that if a solution was not found, the risk of war would always be pending. He said due to the nature of the war, it was necessary for the African Union to encourage dialogue between the two countries. Since the border decision was declared in April 2002, it is clear to the African Union that a legal decision that has to be adhered to has been made. On the other hand, Konare said even though legal decisions are made, they are sometimes difficult to abide by — especially if one party believes the decision is not just. He emphasized the fact the border issue was affecting other issues such as economic trade and the movement of the people.
" Even if there is a demarcation of the border, if there is a hindrance of movement in terms of trade as well as people, the border is worthless," Konare said. "Addis is the capital of Africa because it is the headquarters of the African Union. If the conflict restarts, the A.U. might be a target."
According to Konare, the two countries are in a strategic location because peace in Ethiopia and Eritrea could mean peace in Somalia, Sudan and Northern Uganda. With peace, Konare believes the Nile River, which flows from Ethiopia to Egypt, can be handled well and provide for other countries. Peace in this region could mean less arms trade from the Indian Ocean into other parts of Africa, and it could also encourage the fight against terrorism. Peace in the Horn of Africa could mean peace in the Great Lakes of Africa, where millions were slaughtered for the purpose of ethnic cleansing. Peace in the Horn of Africa could benefit the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country that has been in complete anarchy and cacophony due to constant armed conflict.
Konare said peace will be perennial in Africa only when Africans look at the issues they are facing with a democratic vision. He said African conflicts need to be solved with the African Union and New Partnership for Africa's Development vision. He added the African Union was in search of peace, democracy and development throughout the regions of Africa.
I was curious to know what his thoughts were concerning the West, and the aid it provides to Africa.
"It would be ideal if Africans could rely on themselves," Konare said.
He said Africa was on the path toward self-reliance. For example, the mission for Ethiopia and Eritrea is the first mission started by the African Union; it is only controlled by the United Nations because the African Union lacks resources.
"The A.U. is helping the U.N. with the Ethiopia-Eritrea Mission so that the U.N. can help Africa," Konare said.


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As a wild-card contestant who made the finals only by impressing Steven Tyler, DeAndre Brackensick knew he wouldn't be getting any extra love from the judges when the voters said it was time for him to go. And when Ryan Seacrest started building the Bottom Three Thursday, "I just had a feeling it was going to be me," says the falsetto-singing teen from San Jose, Calif., speaking with USA TODAY Friday morning.
DeAndre, who finished eighth this season, says he learned from his run on Idol that he should stick with what he knows when it comes to singing. "Because my voice is so different, I know what fits my voice," he says. "When I listen to other people and sing the way other people want me to do, it always crashes and burns. I just need to stick with what I do best and how I sing best."
DeAndre developed his unique style from growing up singing traditional Hawaiian music and listening to old-school R&B.
"Back in the day, everybody was a falsetto singer," he says, thinking back to Motown greats like Smokey Robinson and The Temptations' Eddie Kendricks. "Nowadays, it's so unappreciated. I want to bring it back. There's a few of us here and there, like Eric Benet and my idol, Maxwell. I really want to bring that back."
But his falsetto sound turned out to be polarizing. Even though a lot of people loved what DeAndre could do with his voice, just as many people hated it. DeAndre picked up on that vibe while on the show. However, he says, his efforts to show that he was more than just a falsetto singer may have hurt him more than it helped him.
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"I think that set me back a little bit," he says. "I noticed how much people didn't really like falsetto, so I stopped doing it for a couple of weeks, to show them that I'm not just a falsetto singer. But from that, I think I lost more votes and more respect, more respect from myself for doubting myself and not doing what I wanted to do.
"It took me a couple of weeks to realize that this is what I want to do. This is why I want to be an artist. I don't want to sell you something that I'm not.
DeAndre first came to the attention of Idol viewers during the Hollywood rounds of Season 10. He says getting the extra time to work on his performing gave him a confidence he didn't have a year ago.
"That was a big problem with me last year," he says. "I just didn't believe in myself, and I just didn't push myself hard enough. I'm just so glad I did get cut back then, because I wouldn't have gotten as far as I did this year."
Even though he feels that Jimmy Iovine's comments about him may have hurt him with the voters, DeAndre says he has a lot of respect for the record executive. "You need the negative to get further in life and be able to build," he says.
As he gets ready for the Idols summer tour and beyond, DeAndre says he plans to "just take every opportunity I can get and push myself to make more opportunities. I just want to keep going forward in music and take everything that comes my way."
Nashville-based Brian Mansfield began writing about music for USA TODAY in 1997 and took over Idol Chatter just before the start of Season 8. He co-authored Make Me a Star: Industry Insiders Reveal How to Make It in Music, and while he has never auditioned for American Idol, he did sing Boot Scootin' Boogie at Disney World's American Idol Experience the day the attraction opened (he lost). More about Brian | E-mail Brian


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Christopher Benson, in his review of John Stackhouse's portion of the book the spectrum of evangelicalism, makes this closing, and it's worth your careful read — and a response. Where do you think such a person can find a home? Canterbury? Rome? Wittenburg? Geneva? Earlier I said I embrace Stackhouse's criteria of generic evangelicalism "as [Read More…]
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The Rhetoric of Masculine Christianity
Lindsey Hankins is working on a second master's degree and aiming at a PhD in the gendered rhetoric of martyrdom so her take on the masculine Christianity discussion provides insight. This is her response to the John Piper claim. At a recent Desiring God conference, John Piper contended the church and its ministry ought to [Read More…]
What Happens When We Die?
Every pastor has been asked this question: What happens when we die? In fact, the pastor often hears this question more poignantly in these terms: Where is my father/mother/brother/sister/friend now? This puts the pastor on the spot to be both theologian (what does the Bible/Christian tradition say?) and judged (with God or not?). At this [Read More…]


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Written on: 24/09/2008 by Geoff Fawcett (1 review written)
Good location, although up a hill, I am 60 and overweight and I managed it ok, in additon there are cheap taxis.
Reception deal with any problem you can raise and in three visits I havent raised more than one, broken telly repaired within five minutes.
Pool bar, very good food, friendly environment, great pool bar staff and cleaners are special, especially singing Carmel.
Very regular bedding changes and towels, apartment cleaned most days.
Booking taxis absolute breeze for staff.
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Written on: 07/01/2008 by Iduffy (1 review written)
We are going to book up for the same time this year as we brought in the new year there, it was just brilliant… Read Full Review
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Written on: 14/04/2007 by abbacrombie (1 review written)
We liked these apartments but there is a lot of talk about the long steep hill, let me tell you, even our two kids didn't moan about the hill. They are brilliantly placed in the middle of the strip and the walk up is only a problem if it's boiling hot, certainly not a problem after a few drinks.
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Written on: 11/05/2006 by SandraJJeffreys (1 review written)
The staff at the Playa Palmeras apartments in Lanzarote were very friendly, and for two star accommodation, you get what you pay for. We had to hire a toaster, and there was no oven (hob only). Overall though, it was good value for money. The sunset rep was a great laugh, and she really involved herself with the residents. I would recommend Ricks bar for a good night out. The restaurant on top of Netto (on the hill) was good value, and we ate here a couple of times… Read Full Review
Written on: 06/05/2006 by everobertson (1 review written)
Overall, we really enjoyed our holiday in Lanzarote. My partner really enjoyed scuba diving, which was reasonably priced. I shopped until I dropped on the cloudier days, and now I have an impressive collection of Gucci (ish) bags. Our two year old had plenty to do too. The weather was good. It is a lot cheaper than Fuerteventura, which we visited 4 months earlier… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/03/2006 by steph5 (1 review written)
Me & my friend loved these Puerto del Carmen, Plaza Palmeras appartments. They were clean & bright. An army of cleaners worked quietly during the day sweeping & polishing. Position great, about a 5 min walk to main strip, but no noise heard. There is a small supermarket & residents get 7% off. A lot of things were cheaper than Netto which is down the road. Staff helpful & friendly. Internet facilities. 1 euro per 10 mins. Staff don't allow noise late at night. Not a place for young groups of… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/07/2005 by karrenrover (1 review written)
Puerto del Carmen, Plaza Palmeras - The holiday as a whole was very expensive. Been to Tenerife and never realised how expensive Lanzarote would be. Save loads to be able to enjoy it. Must go to American Indian, La Brasa, Columbus Bar, Tex Mex and Pinnochios, excellent food and service… Read Full Review
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Puerto del Carmen, Plaza Palmeras - This was my second stay at these apartments in the space of 6 weeks. Still think it is good value and fairly well placed for the front. Staff are helpful and attend to all requests quickly. Security is on hand from midnight to 0800hrs… Read Full Review
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Stayed at Plaza Palmeras in April this year and there were only about a dozen or so people staying in the accommodation so we got our apartment cleaned every day. While the accommodation was very basic you do get what you pay for so if you are looking for something upmarket pay the money and go elsewhere. That said for an extra week which cost only 600 pounds what else can you expect. Never tried any of the food on offer… Read Full Review
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The Plaza Palmeras complex was good. All apartments surround the pool, so you are literally a few steps away. Although your apartment remains reasonably private as there are trees planted between the pool and the apartments to give some privacy. The pool is a good size with a separate pool for kids. Pool bar is very cheap for food, with happy hour every day. The apartments were cleaned most days very thoroughly. All staff were quite friendly. The apartments themselves aren't very well… Read Full Review
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NSW Health Minister Morris Iemma is to take the surgeons' governing body to the ACCC after it turned down his plea for additional training places in NSW.
Mr Iemma will report the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons - which has a monopoly on training and examining theatre practitioners - to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission unless it relents by the end of the year.
But the college has already said it will not back down.
Mr Iemma will accuse the body of misusing its market position. It has been accused many times of protecting its members' jobs and elite status.
Mr Iemma's move comes after the college dismissed his pleas for additional training places so he can reduce hospital waiting lists. Instead, it told him he could only have more if he begged other states to take fewer.
Victoria, which got a similar knock-back, is believed to be backing Mr Iemma's stand against the college monopoly.
NSW wanted an extra 17 trainee surgeons to fill severe shortages in regional and outer metropolitan areas, while Victoria requested 14.
The college, responsible for allocating surgical training positions, has offered an extra 10 surgeons to be shared between both states.
Mr Iemma said it expected him to "pinch" the 10 surgeons from other states. "We are not interested in pinching from Tasmania or Queensland," he said. "It's simply not fair."
The directors-general of the NSW and Victorian health departments have written to the college saying its latest offer was "unacceptable and inadequate".
Mr Iemma said the letter warned that unless the college changed its position by 2005, its actions would be referred to the ACCC.
University of Adelaide's professor of surgery and RACS college councillor Guy Maddern said the college welcomed the threat. "We have done all we can do," he said. "We would create as many positions as could be properly resourced. We are not playing games here."
RACS president Anne Kolbe has said extra surgical training positions could only be allocated if state governments provided more funding.
Last year the ACCC accused the RACS of being a "closed shop" and instructed the college to consult with governments on surgeon numbers.
But Mr Iemma said despite the ACCC investigation, the college still had a "monopoly" on trainee surgeons because it was the only accredited training provider.
Professor Maddern said he rejected any claims that the college was protecting jobs, and with public hospitals "buckling under work", it wants to train more surgeons to lighten the load.
He said funding for operating theatres and hospital resources must be increased before more places could be allocated.
"It's crazy to employ people that you can't train properly," he said. "We're very keen to move people around the state and certainly around the country but there aren't the positions to insert them into."
Negotiations between the NSW Government and RACS have already broken down this year.
"We had a series of meetings with the NSW representatives of the college who were very, very good and they undertook to assist us," Mr Iemma said.
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Kerry Washington 'Super Flattered' Michelle Obama Watches 'Scandal'
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Kerry Washington phoned in to On Air with Ryan Seacrest to talk about the return of Season 3 of Scandal.
"It just keeps getting better and better," reveals the actress, who plays Olivia Pope. "It's kind of nuts." So much so, she says the twist and turns even keep the cast on their toes!
"There are things that happen in the next couple of episodes that had the entire room at our table read crying. Things that had us applauding and screaming and laughing. I mean, we are shocked at every table read," Kerry adds.
Considering that last season ended with the vice president killing her husband and the revelation that Olivia's mom is evil, we can only imagine what's to come this season.
Although Kerry keeps mum, we had to ask the most crucial question: Will Olivia and the president ever get together? And more importantly, will they move into that beautiful house Fitz built for her?
"Isn't that crazy, that beautiful house in Vermont? It was such a great moment, Tony [Goldwyn] is such a great actor in that scene … that monologue was so beautifully delivered. But I don't know! Those are all Shonda [Rhimes] questions. We all have no idea where the show is going. In one episode, we think we know where this is going, but then it gets completely turned upside down."
As for whether Mellie (Bellamy Young) will finally get her own boyfriend and affair started? "You might want to stay tuned is all I have to say about that," Kerry teases.
Another person who is likely to tune in to Scandal tonight is the First Lady of The United States Michelle Obama. In an interview with OAWRS last month, she revealed she binge-watched the hit ABC show.
"I heard about [that]," gushes Kerry. "And I was super flattered and honored she said that. I do a lot of work at the White House and I never wanted to say, 'Hey do you watch my show?' while we are out there doing work in schools … so I've never asked her. So it was really fun to hear she watches the show and enjoying it."
Kerry goes on to assure us what goes down on Scandal surely doesn't happen in real life. "I know that none of this stuff happens in our current White House," Kerry laughs. "There are White Houses that I think could identify with some of our story lines, but our current White House, not so much."
And she'd know, as she's worked with the president and first lady on the Affordable Care Act. "It's been such an amazing journey to see this historic change in health care happen," says Kerry. "I think a lot of people think sickness and illness won't happen to them and to tell young people … this is an opportunity for you … if you don't have health care … it's such a great opportunity for people to be able to take care of themselves."
Catch an all new Scandal tonight on ABC at 10/9c.
For more information about the Affordable Care Act, click here.