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Obama Orders FCC To Give First Ever Nationwide Test of Emergency Broadcast System on November 9th
Barack Obama realizes he cannot win in 2012 and is finally making his move to brainwash us and take over the country. With Gaddafi, bin Laden and Hussein fallen by the hand of President Bush, the fundamentalist Muslim world is looking for a new power player. My friends they are turning their eyes to Barack Hussein Obama!
Let us take a look at this commercial:
Why would they tell us ahead of time? Why do they want us to 'warn' all our parents, friends and coworkers to watch it!
It is like Obama and his FCC cronies want us to hear this Emergency Broadcast System nationwide alert! Why? My hypothesis is that he's going to brainwash us all!
My friends, Barack Obama's middle name is Hussein! That is evil enough in itself. This dark puppet has masqueraded as US president for long enough now and we cannot handle it any longer. We must not let him continue to take over our country. Warn your friends to NOT listen to the Emergency Alert System commercial on November 9th. It will be the end of their free thoughts, or even worse, they will be announcing that we are subservient to the Chinese or even scarier.
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Mannheim Steamroller, performing two concerts Saturday at Strathmore, is in a class by itself. Created more than 30 years ago, the group that revolutionized the synthesis of classical compositions with rock rhythms and recorders, flutes and harpsichords with electric bass and synthesizers is still the best around for conjuring the grandeur of the season.
The group's first holiday album, 1984's "Mannheim Steamroller Christmas," and 16 additional Christmas albums and compilations have made the group the top-selling Christmas music artists of all time with more than 27 million albums sold in this genre alone.
"I remember when I created 'Mannheim Steamroller Christmas,' " recalled Chip Davis, who co-founded the group. "I took it to all the major buyers and distributors ... showing it off and playing it for people and the first thing out of their mouths was 'This is a Christmas record; that'll never work.' "
But Davis's determination to sell the music paid off, as he notes, "[W]ith 9 million copies sold of that one record [alone], we can look back and say, 'Well, we were right -- you can successfully market Christmas music.' "
|Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
|» Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda
|» When: 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday
|» Info: $25 to $95; 301-581-5200; strathmore.org
With Mannheim Steamroller's sheer number of recordings, it would appear the group never leaves the studio, but -- hardworking beyond belief, Mannheim Steamroller began its 27th Christmas tour on Nov. 15 this season and continues on with what will be a 90-concert tour through Dec. 30.
The tour's principal players include Chuck Pennington, Jeff Yang, Tom Sharpe, Glen Smith and Joey Gulizia with instrument sections that feature strings, bass, woodwinds, percussion and keyboard. Nine local musicians will supplement the group onstage with strings, brass and woodwinds.
"The show consists of a collection of Mannheim Steamroller Christmas music created by Chip Davis, including the most recent CD release, 'Christmas Symphony,' " noted a member of the group's production team. "There are 21 songs in the program [such as] 'Greensleeves,' 'White Christmas,' 'Little Drummer Boy' and 'Carol of the Bells.' " The feast for the eyes comes in the form of video, fog and haze.


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Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations
Central Boeki USA Ltd 24-Mar-05
Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
New York District
Ref NYK-2005-7
March 24, 2005
Hitoshi Tanaka, President
Central Boeki U.S.A., Ltd.
5530 46th Street
Maspeth, New York 11378
Dear Mr. Tanaka:
On February 9 and 10, 2005, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of your seafood importing and distribution facility located at the above address. The inspection was conducted to determine your firm's compliance with the FDA's seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) regulations for Fish and Fishery Products, Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 123 (21 CFR Part 123).
During our inspection, the investigator observed serious deviations from the special requirements for imported fish and fishery products (21 CFR 123.12). In accordance with 21 CFR 123.6(g), failure of a processor to operate in accordance with the requirements of 21 CFR Part 123, renders the fish or fishery products of that processor adulterated under section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act), 21 U.S.C § 342(a)(4). You may find the Act and the seafood HACCP regulations through links in FDA's home page at www.fda.gov.
The FDA investigator provided you with a copy of the Form FDA 483, Inspectional Observations, which presents his evaluation of your firm's performance regarding various aspects of the HACCP requirements. The deviations of concern to us include the following:
1. You must have product specifications that are designed to ensure that the fish and fishery products you import are not injurious to health, to comply with 21 CFR123.12(a)(2)(i). However, your firm does not have product specifications for frozen prepared, boiled, clams and frozen mackerel imported from [redacted]
2. You must implement an affirmative step which ensures that the fish and fishery products you import are processed in accordance with the seafood HACCP regulations, to comply with 21 CFR 123.12(a)(2)(ii). However, your firm did not perform an affirmative step for frozen prepared, boiled, clams manufactured by [redacted] in [redacted] and frozen mackerel manufactured by [redacted] These seafood processors are not on the list provided by [redacted] authorities of seafood processors meeting the requirements of FDA HACCP regulations. Therefore you must implement one of the affirmative steps as specified by 21 CFR 123.12(a)(2)(ii)(A) through (F)
Please note that the above identified deviations were previously brought to the attention of Central Boeki U.S.A., Ltd. in our letter of May 23, 2001.
These deviations and the Inspectional Observations (Form FDA 483) that were presented to, and discussed with Mr. Hiroyuki Tanida, General Manager, at the conclusion of the inspection are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of deficiencies at your facility. It is your responsibility to ensure that all fish and fishery products imported, processed, and distributed by your firm are in compliance with the Act and all requirements of the federal regulations.
You should take prompt measures to correct these deviations. Failure to promptly correct the deviations noted may result in regulatory action without further notice. Such action includes seizure and/or injunction. In addition, FDA may detain your imported fish and fishery products without examination. Under such conditions, FDA will not issue any Certificates for Export or European Union Health Certificates for any of the affected fish and fishery products processed at your facility.
Please notify this office in writing within 15 working days of your receipt of this letter of the specific steps you have taken to correct these violations, including an explanation of each step taken to prevent their recurrence. Your response should include copies of any available documentation demonstrating that corrections have been made. If corrections cannot be completed within 15 working days, state the reason for the delay and the time frame within which the corrections will be completed.
You should send your reply to Attn: Laurence D. Daurio, Compliance Officer, Food and Drug Administration, 158-15 Liberty Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11433. If you have questions regarding any issue in this letter, you can contact Mr. Daurio by telephone at (718) 340-7000 ext. 5585.
Jerome G. Woyshner
District Director
Enclosure: Form FDA 483 dated February 10, 2005


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A horse crossing the road might not seem like an interesting topic, but to a room filled with the Silver Leos Writing Guild, it's a gold mine.
The second annual Show Don't Tell – Character Development workshop, held at Texas A&M University – Commerce Alumni Center, gave writers a unique opportunity to collaborate and develop skills with local published author Michael Johnson and A&M – Commerce professor Jim Anderson. Silver Leos Writing Guild President Vivian Freeman was hopeful that the event would be a success.
"Were hoping people can figure out what they need to do to pep up their stories," she said. "We have people who write from one extreme to the other, from childrens' books to mysteries. We're hoping everyone can take out a little piece that can fit with themselves."
Thirty plus Silver Leos and other attendees packed the Alumni Center to participate in the workshop.
Jim Anderson, an American College Theatre award winner, had participants focus on five key elements of story telling: plot, character, diction, music and spectacle.
Anderson encouraged writers to develop their stories in the order of plot to spectacle, and for playwrights to work backwards from spectacle to plot. The propper use of these elements, he said, creates deep characters the audience can believe in.
Anderson also addressed the character arc, how characters change through the story. The arc, Anderson said, can be as subtle as a change in the way a character talks to a complete change of direction in their life.
The playwright concluded by encouraging participants to take time to write something everyday, citing it as a crucial step to becoming a great writer.
Guest speaker Michael Johnson, an award winning author and cattle roping champion, spoke at length on how to indentify teachers and coaches who can help develop a writer's skill. There are two kinds of teachers, Johnson said, seekers and experts. Seekers are andragogical teachers, individuals who ask questions rather than give advice. Seekers don't instruct or give much praise, but are the best teachers, according to Johnson. Experts, Johnson said, are to be avoided at any cost. Experts are individuals who love to tell and show students exactly how to do something.
"Experts think they are the fount of all knowledge," Johnson said. "They think the student is a blank slate. They don't care what you know already, they only care about what they can teach you."
Johnson encouraged writers to be seekers, and to go over the top with their characters. Humor is also critical to being a strong writer, he said. Johnson referred to examples of humor in his novel, "Healing Shine," demonstrating its usefulness as a tool to get through tough times. Johnson left attendees with parting advice similar to Jim Anderson's: write daily, even if you have no desire to do so. Soon, he said, you'll become very jealous of the time you set aside to write.
The Silver Leos Writing Guild meets every Wednesday in Commerce. Writers seeking a friendly active group of fellow writers are encouraged to contact Guild President Vivian Freeman at 903- 886-8953.
The Silver Leos are hosting another summer workshop, Conquering the Comma, on June 13. Interested persons are asked to contact Dr. Fred Tarpley at 903- 886-6498.
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0. Make a plan, and adjust it as you learn more about what works for you!
Research has shown that learners who had (and generally carried out) a definite plan for how they would learn vocabulary learned much more than learners who didn't have a plan. Having a plan seemed to matter much more than what the plan was: so read through this page, make a plan, try it out, and then adjust it as you learn more about what works best for you!
1. The best idea: don't learn it all at once!
big advantage of this is that you will be much more
likely to remember the words you learn in this way after
the test is over. It also involves much less stress,
and you can do it in little time slots when you could
normally not do anything else useful, e.g. when you're
on a bus or maybe even in the bathroom.
Research on vocabulary learning has shown that it typically takes as many as 5-16 encounters with a word for it to be moved into long term memory, and that this works best if these encounters are distributed over a longer period of time, rather than crammed into one or two days. "Active" encounters with the word (e.g. forming a sentence, or having to retrieve its meaning e.g. by covering up the German or English in a word list, or by using flashcards) are more effective than "passive" encounters (just writing/reading/hearing/looking at the word) - but "passive" encounters can be made more effective by consciously "noticing" the word. Frequency matters more than "depth of processing": doing something time-consuming like forming a complex sentence with the word is much less effective than spending the same amount of time doing multiple simple things like forming very simple sentences with it or testing yourself on it repeatedly by covering up one side of a word list or using flashcards.
In general, "mechanical" strategies like covering the words up and testing yourself on them systematically until you know them all will work best for the test that's in 5 minutes, and can be an effective way to "really" learn the words if you revisit the list periodically after the test is over. However, just memorizing lists does not give you any practice at building fluency in actually using the words.
==> In the long run, an essential strategy for learning and retaining vocabulary is to form as many sentences as you can as quickly as you can with the vocabulary you're trying to learn or review. Simple ideas include saying (for nouns:) "Ich mag X/Ich mag X nicht," (for verbs:) "Ich [verb] gern/Ich [verb] nicht gern," classifying things [X ist...] into gut/schlecht, groß/klein, ein Ding/eine Idee; forming sentences relating the word to famous people etc. If you do this, you're killing two birds with one stone because you're simultaneously building fluency by training yourself to come up with German sentences more quickly. You will also automatically review earlier vocabulary by using it in your sentences. The course materials for German 101, 102 and 103 include annotated vocabulary lists with lots of ideas for silly and serious sentences to get you started.
To review vocabulary from previous courses (a very good idea, even if you did very well in these courses!), pick a realistic amount of time you can invest each day, e.g. 5 or 10 minutes, and then e.g. spend 5 minutes today forming sentences with the Kapitel 1 vocab, 10 minutes tomorrow forming sentences with the Kapitel 2 vocab, 5 minutes the next day forming sentences with the Kapitel 3 vocab, 10 minutes the next day forming sentences with the Kapitel 4 vocab etc., and start back up with Kapitel 1 when you've reviewed them all in this way.
You can also have fun doing this by giving yourself permission to create silly sentences, like "The bandaid catches a cold" [Das Pflaster erkältet sich] or "I would like to have your pedestrian zone" [Ich möchte deine Fußgängerzone]. Such silly sentences might come back to you when you encounter these words, so you'll never forget them. Silly sentences that you can vividly picture will be especially helpful.
Click here for some ideas for coming up with a bunch of sentences quickly!
of the remaining strategies are a bit time-consuming,
but very effective ==> I suggest that after you've looked
at the words a few times and realize which
ones are giving you trouble, you try some of these strategies
to help you with those "troublemakers."
learn "sparen" [=to save (money, time, etc.)]: Ich spare
learn "benutzen" [=use]: middle sounds like "nut" ==>
picture yourself using [benutzen] a nut to crack open a safe or
learn "aussteigen" [=to get out of]: middle sounds like
"sty" [as in "pig sty"] ==> picture yourself or someone
you know getting out of a bus and landing in a pig sty
people swear by this: play some slow, relaxing baroque
music in the background while you slowly say the words
(or anything you want to learn!) to yourself. Your
brain will be "in tune" with what you're trying to do, and absorb much more than it normally would.
9. Memrise.com This is a (currently still free) website that applies memory research to the task of helping you learn vocabulary (or other factual information). You can use their existing "courses" to learn some basic vocabulary, or you can make your own list(s). To get started, create a free account and try making a list with a few words that are giving you trouble. Keep the English translations simple, so you can take advantage of existing mnemonic ideas that other users have already entered. Return to the site for a short time every day and complete the tasks for your list(s). If you like the site, you can gradually expand your list(s), and perhaps also use the site to learn other things!
For every masculine word, picture an elephant [DER Elefant] sitting on the object, or Rambo or some other male action hero standing on it. For every feminine word, picture a cute little mouse (DIE Maus) nibbling at the object, or Wonder Woman or a ballerina standing on it. For every neuter word, picture a cute little baby (DAS Baby) playing with the object. Works best with concrete nouns, but perhaps with some imagination you can also extend it to abstract ideas. The big advantage of this method is that, besides helping you learn the noun genders, it also helps you get started on learning the meaning of the noun itself, especially if you're a visual person.
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A romantic way to say " I Love You."
When I first became envolved in shell art I was told a romantic story of how Sailors Valentines came into vogue. I was told how a sailor aboard a ship in the 1800`s had a collection of sea shells and decided to create a shell mosaic. As the story goes he found an eight sided compass case and started gluing the sea shells in place and using dark colored shells wrote "To My Valentine." When he returned home from his long voyage at sea he presented his gift to the love of his life. And that is where the romantic history that has come to be known as the "sailors' valentine" became a tale that encompasses the spirit of love and devotion to those you hold close in your life. While working on my own shell art creations I started to think how difficult it must have been to create such a master piece on a rolling ship. Later on I was told no one had ever seen an eight sided compass case. In 2002 I came across a book by John Fonds called "Sailors Valentines" which told the history of sailors valentines from the 1800`s along with pictures of valentines from that era .Then in 2006 a new book came out called Sailors` Valentines- Their Journey Through Time with the history of the art with pictures as well as contemporary artists of today. Well I deeply regretted having to put the romantic story a side because it did not hold true, I still, however, am inspired to create my own story of love and passion that I put into every detail of my own recreations of a Sailors' Valentine.
It was at least true that Sailors' Valentine from the 1800`s are eight sided cases enclosed in glass containing a mosaic of shells of different colors shapes and sizes. Many were double cases hinged with a locking devise to keep them closed for safe travel. Some of the shell designs from that era incorporated a family picture in the center , or a compass rose and others with phrases in shells such as "FOR GET ME NOT", "THINK OF ME WHEN FAR AWAY" and "HOME AGAIN". Evidence inside some restored valentines as well as outer markings date them back to the 1830`s. Many valentines were purchased in Barbados a central port to re-supply and make necessary repairs to their vessels for the final leg of their journey home. No matter how romantic the folklore "tale" is, bringing home such a hand made gift after being separated for long periods of time and miles of ocean was a loving gift. Not only from the giver but as to the one receiving it. Simply put, just a heart felt feeling of being "HOME AGAIN" safe and sound.


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Hi all! My name is Cassie and I'm your resident Style Guru at Kent State University. As a sophomore, I've had the pleasure of working as a Style Guru in the past. Even though I'm juggling many responsibilities, as an honors student and Rent the Runway event coordinator, CollegeFashionista is something that I adore spending my time on. For as long as I can remember my style has been heavily influenced by everything that I experience and see. Being able to spend a few hours weekly walking around campus scouting the most fashionable girls and guys is always extremely relaxing and rewarding to me.
Not everyone will openly admit that others influence their style; however, I believe that we are sponges who soak up all sorts of ideas. My taste is ever evolving with the help of my social circle. Of course there are things that I will always reach for, clothes that speak to me at a subconscious level, such as a striped dolman, a denim button-up or black boots. But beyond these to die for items, my style is still evolving. These days I'm finding more and more inspiration from my favorite blogs. As I'm sure many of you would agree, blogging has become an integral part of the fashion world. Every day I discover new blogs and Fashionistas all over the world who never cease to impress me. At the moment Yara from This Chick's Got Style, Zina from Fashionvibe, Danielle from WeWoreWhat, and Garance from Garance Dore are my biggest and latest obsessions.
Through all of my nineteen years, and this last one in particular, it's become apparent that fashion is my passion. I've told my friends and family countless times that I would give anything to live in a big city, even if it meant cuddling with my clothes in the backseat of my Honda. The fashion industry continually amazes me. So follow me on CollegeFashionista through this semester while I obsess over the Fashionistas on Kent's campus who, too, continually amaze me!


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 27/3/2009 (3039 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Manitoba Moose forward Dusty Collins has a new contract and it's a break-through event for a player who's been with six teams in his two professional years.
Collins, 24, recently signed a full AHL deal for the rest of this season and 2009-10.
"It's a great opportunity; I'm really happy with the situation," Collins said after this morning's game-day skate at the MTS Centre. "It does put some sort of ease in the back of your mind but you don't get comfortable at all.
"This is nice. I've been around a few teams this year and it's a stepping stone for sure. Playing with an organization like this is pretty incredible."
The native of Gilbert, Ariz., played four seasons at Northern Michigan University. Earlier this season, he was with the ECHL's Ontario Reign but it was when Collins scored for the AHL's Manchester Monarchs against the Moose here in December that he really got noticed.
When the Monarchs dropped him from their roster, the Moose — who really liked his size and determination — were quick to call and he was in the Manitoba lineup on a try-out by late January.
Since then, Collins has six goals in 27 games, including two in the last five.
Collins knows firsthand how common it is to bounce from team to team, but he said players never tend to worry too much that the odds are usually stacked against them sticking with a team.
"I don't think you put too much time or thought into that," he said. "It's just one of those things where you're taking it a day at a time."
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Tonight's game against third-place Hamilton (7:30 p.m.) will be worked by referee Francois St. Laurent, who's been doing part-time duty in the NHL this season. St. Laurent's work has been in the news, which is never a good thing for a referee. He presided over an ugly incident in Toronto earlier this season that saw Moose forward Mark Cullen rammed head-first into the boards by Marlies Staffan Kronwall in the final minute of a 4-1 Toronto win. There was no penalty, but it led to a deserved three-game suspension for Moose defenceman Zack FitzGerald, who lost his cool over the hit and roughed up a linesman. Also recently, St. Laurent nearly took out the eye of Vancouver forward Mats Sundin, poking the player in the face while was waving off a play near the net.


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Warriors.com to Livestream Warriors Dance Team Auditions Thursday at 6:30 P.M.
Final Warriors Dance Team Roster Will Be Announced Friday, July 18 At 2:00 P.M. Exclusively on Warriors.com
Warriors.com, the official website of the Golden State Warriors, will live stream the final auditions for the 2014-15 Warriors dance team tonight, Thursday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. on warriors.com/danceteam, the team announced today. For the finals, the Warriors will host 46 dancers, who have travelled from as far as Japan, Hawaii, New York, Washington and Los Angeles, to compete for up to 20 roster spots on the 30th Warriors dance team
The Golden State Warriors will also announce the final 2014-15 Warriors dance team roster exclusively on warriors.com/danceteam tomorrow, Friday, July 18 at 2:00 p.m.
The Warriors dance team audition process began on Saturday, July 12 at the Warriors Practice Facility, when nearly 200 dancers participated in preliminary auditions, with the finalists participating in individual interviews and a two-day finalist boot camp this week. The Warriors dance team, led by fourth-year Dance Team Director Sabrina Ellison, is looking for talented performers with a positive, energetic personality to become ambassadors for the Warriors organization during the 2014-15 season.
For Warriors dance team audition information and to view the live stream and roster announcement, please visit warriors.com/danceteam.


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The University of Texas Libraries offers UT-Austin faculty, staff and students help in using EndNote with library databases and catalogs.
List of databases and indexes at the University of Texas Libraries.
Alphabetical list of subject-specific research pages maintained by University of Texas Libraries subject specialists.
Guides and tips for students on getting started with research.
AUSTIN, Texas (November 5, 2010) — A popular annual program to assist students during the taxing final stretch of the semester is returning to the University of Texas Libraries.
Just as students face the final crunch of deadlines for assignments, research papers and presentations, Reference and Information Services (RIS) in Perry-Castañeda Library, the McKinney Engineering Library, the Fine Arts Library and the Kuehne Physics Mathematics Astronomy Library (PMA) will promote the availability of in-person, drop-by assistance, subject librarian consultations and the UT Libraries Ask a Librarian IM and email services.
Mary Bowden received her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Texas at Austin, and taught in the Department of English at UT for 16 years. After her retirement from teaching, she has continued her independent scholarship. She has so far written three books: Philip Freneau (1972), Washington Irving (1981), and On the Road with Washington Irving: Chiefly in 1832 (2009).
Tell us a little bit about the project you're currently working on.
Mary Bowden: Right now I'm working on this book that will be on the subject of second generation Americans, that is, those born after the constitution–when they go abroad, how they react to the world abroad. It dates from about 1810-1830, a relatively small period of time.
I became interested in this collection because a lot of people don't realize that they not only contained the local news, but also news from all over the world. And how did they get that news? Through letters from citizen correspondents in their travels abroad.
Here's a case in point in the Boston Patriot from 1813: private correspondence from Alexandria, Louisiana, December 4, reporting the latest news from Goliad. This is from a letter from Colonel Magee, who was at Goliad, and it probably exists in no other place, other than in this newspaper.


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The brain is divided into the right and left hemispheres and is comprised of lobes, regions, neurons, and glands. The left hemisphere is the logical, detail-oriented side of the brain in charge of analyzing, conceiving, and executing plans. The right hemisphere sees the big picture and specializes in detecting and responding to unexpected stimuli and how objects interrelate in space.
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Why should you start compiling homemade juice recipes?
Because the juice you make yourself is more nutritious, delicious, and wholesome than the juice you buy at the store, the coffee shop, or Jamba Juice, of course!
You control what goes in and, more importantly, you control what you leave out, like preservatives or too much sugar.
Whatever fruits or vegetables you prefer, you'll find that the following homemade juice recipes are fantastic on their own but still endlessly adaptable.
1. Lemon Lime Ginger Ale Recipe
This is one of my favorite homemade juice recipes, especially come summer time.
The lemons and limes give you a serious boost of vitamin C, not to mention a lovely, refreshing zing wonderfully complemented by the ginger.
And you get all the sweetness you need from the apple and the grapes.
The whole juice is just lovely!
handful of grapes
1 apple, cored and sliced
½ inch fresh ginger (less if you find the taste too strong)
1/2 lime
1/4 lemon
sparkling mineral water
Remove the grapes from the stem.
Juice the apple and ginger together, then juice the rest of the fruit.
Pour the juice in a large glass and fill to the top with sparkling water and serve with ice.
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United Church of Christ
Known locally as "the
little church with a big heart", the Warren UCC
is actively involved in many local and not so local
mission projects.
The current white clapboard church dates from 1839.
There are currently 90 members, with 60-80 typically
at worship on Sundays. Sunday school meets during worship
and there is nursery care available.
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This is the 25th annual observance of the day originally organized under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise the awareness of HIV/AIDS and garner support for research, understanding, education and allocation of resources.
We have come a long way in our understanding, treatment and management of HIV infection. I recall as an MLS student in northern Ontario in the late seventies (that's 1970's by the way) first meeting someone who exhibited symptoms of AIDS. Brian was a friend of one my classmates. He was funny, smart and acerbic. Besides he was a bon vivant and great cook. We loved going over to his house where we knew we would be well fed, given libations and regaled with stories, some of which we doubted were based in reality.
We had known him about nine months when he confided in us that he was sick and doctors were having a difficult time coming up with a diagnosis or effective treatment. He developed a chronic cough, lost weight rapidly and just looked ashen with a reddish-purple rash. He shared his lab results with us and I recall our excitement as we used our newly found knowledge to help to interpret his CBC.
In early December of 1975, Brian went into the local hospital and died on Christmas Day. We are all saddened and baffled. I still remember his cause of death: pneumonia, cancer and pancytopenia. What?
It was about six years later when there were news stories of several otherwise healthy young men in the USA who were exhibiting similar symptoms and rapid demise that I made the connection to what Brian had. It took another year or so, 1982, before the CDC identified the baffling occurrence of pancytopenia, Kaposi's sarcoma, and PCP pneumonia together as a "new disease" called AIDS.
A year later French scientist, Luc Montagnier isolated a virus directly from the lymph nodes of an AIDS patient. He called the virus lymphadenopathy associated virus (LAV). American scientist Robert Gallo from the NIH quickly followed up by naming a virus in his sample (Human T-lymphotropic virus lll) or HTLV lll.
The following year, 1985, the first laboratory diagnostic test was developed. The ELISA test was followed by the Western Blot confirmatory testing and the Nucleic Acid Test (NAT). Rapid screening tests were developed and the use of other noninvasive samples like saliva was later adopted. We have indeed come a long way.
The 1980s seem so long ago. It was medical laboratory researchers who did the initial work in isolating the virus and developing that first diagnostic test. Together with the development of anti-retroviral cocktails, these initiatives have lengthened the lives of many with HIV infection. HIV has now become for the most part a chronic condition instead of a death sentence.
Infection sill continues and we have more to learn. There is still no vaccine. But today, it is worth remembering and lauding the valiant genius of those who laid the groundwork that made rapid diagnosis and treatment possible.


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Architects Build A Half-Scale Room Inside A Full-Scale Room: "It's Like Alice In Wonderland."
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Greece Gets Grief for its Environmental Neglect
Already in the doghouse with the rest of the European Union over its massive debt and financial instability, Greece is now coming in
Artists Turn Water Into Masterpieces (Slideshow)
The myriad and sometimes contradictory qualities of water -- both life-giving and destructive, powerful and serene, a barrier and a bond between people -- make it a fertile subject for fine art, as you'll see in these works.
Preview: Rhodes Ecofilms Festival Begins This Week
New films about Canada's tar sands, the damage caused by extractive industries in the Amazon rainforest, and Aristotle's philosophy on nature will be among the opening-day fare
Cement Makers, Worldwide, Volunteer 25% Cutback in CO2 Emissions
In the back and forth of setting emission cut-back 'best practices,' it's a common response for industry, sensing stingent regulations are just around the corner, to 'volunteer'
7 Popular Tourist Destinations to See Before it's Too Late
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Eco Films to Screen in Greece: Submit By March 1
Once famed as the home of a 100-foot-tall statue of the Greek god Helios, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the island of Rhodes is these days
A Green Retreat on a Greek Island
When you live in a place where three-fourths of the population makes its living from tourism, it only makes sense to try to preserve what people come to enjoy. At the popular beach destination of Kos, one of Greece's Dodecanese
Two on Poo Power: Netherlands and Greece Do Wonders With Waste
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Head Lice: The Latest Superbug to Become Resistant to Pesticides
While drug companies continue to say its not happening, school nurses around the country are saying more and more parents are at a loss for solutions, reports MSNBC. One nurse even reported a parent, whose child has been
Two Small Renewable Energy Firsts: Offshore Wind Power in Germany, Solar Photovoltaic in Greece
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Drought Around The World: Atlanta In Perspective
It's been raining a bit in the US Southeast, adding a few feet of depth to Atlanta Georgia's severely depleted drinking water reservoir, Lake Lanier, and pulling the region out of the very worst drought category. Every little bit helps. But this is
Kate Humble Supports Endangered Mediterranean Sea Turtles
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Backfire: Constitutional Forest Protection in Greece May Promote Arson to Abet Land Developers (or "Forests Don't Vote")
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September 1: Eastern Orthodox Earth Day and The Green Patriarch
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A Picture is Worth... Greek Fires From Space
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Small Grecian Village Demonstrates Problem with Coal
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These sticky, sweet and salty snacks of prunes wrapped in pancetta remind Adam Penney of his childhood, when his parents made them for "canapé parties." He put the 1970s-era appetizer on the menu at Chinawhite along with another classic, Angels on Horseback (bacon-wrapped oysters), and his own Demons on Horseback (venison carpacciowrapped prunes with a little bitter chocolate).
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- 1/2 cup Armagnac or Cognac
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 thyme sprigs plus 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
- 2 garlic cloves
- 18 pitted prunes
- Freshly ground pepper
- 18 thin slices of pancetta (about 3/4 pound)
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
How to make this recipe
In a medium saucepan, combine the Armagnac with the water, thyme sprigs and garlic. Bring to a boil and remove from the heat. Add the prunes and season lightly with pepper. Let stand until cool, then cover and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat the oven to 375°. Remove the prunes from the soaking liquid and pat dry. Set a prune in the center of each pancetta slice. Sprinkle with the thyme leaves and season with pepper. Roll up the prunes in the pancetta and set the bundles seam side down on a parchment paper–lined baking sheet. Drizzle lightly with olive oil. Bake for about 15 minutes, until the prunes are hot and the pancetta is crisp. Serve with toothpicks.


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The signs warn of deep channels, submerged rocks, unstable cliffs and strong currents but Warrnambool's Stingray Bay is a popular swimming spot.
It is normally packed with families and Sunday was no different.
The Burrell family, from Ballarat, hadn't had a holiday for several years but Shane Burrell had managed a couple of weeks away with his mother, his three daughters, his sister and her family.
That afternoon at about 3.20pm, the group were at Stingray Bay, walking between two islands - Middle and Merri - when Mrs Burrell tripped and fell into the water, said relative Sandi Kerr.
Her son and daughter and their children rushed to her aid, when a wave dumped between the islands and swept them out to sea.
Nathan McKane, the first lifesaver on the scene, said the conditions were clearly dangerous.
"When I got there there was probably two to three-metre swells coming through and when it gets in between the islands it's quite like a little funnel I suppose," he said.
"The water rushing in, it's hard to described how fast it was but it would be like trying to walk into the strongest headwind you've ever felt.
"When the water drains out it's the same experience except you'd be going with the wind. It was quite strong and there was actually rips running along the edge of the rock reefs." The family was about 100 metres from the shore. Mr McKane " made for the gap in the islands, got on the board and headed out for a bit of a look". He found three people in the water, unconscious and set about trying to bring them back to land.
The three adults, Cheryl Burrell, 54, of Wendouree, Shane Burrell, 31, of Ballarat East, and Joanne Wright, 25, from Sebastopol, were recovered by lifesavers and beachgoers but could not be revived. The children Ashleigh, 9, Chloe, 7, and Zoe Burrell, 5, and Tahneisha Wright, 5, were taken to Warrnambool Base Hospital where Tahneisha later died.
Chloe was flown to the Royal Children's Hospital where she remained in a critical but stable condition last night.
More than 24 hours later, despite an extensive search, Ms Wright's son Cody remained missing.
"It was a freak accident. That's all we can put it down to," Ms Kerr said yesterday.
"They were just going about their day, enjoying their holidays when this happened. None of us can believe it and don't know what we're going to do."
Gary Wright, who lost his wife, daughter and whose son is missing, yesterday issued a statement thanking the rescuers.
"We are grateful to everyone involved," he said
Mr Burrell's brother-in-law, Eddy Yewers, said the holiday was the family's first in years because Shane and his sister Andrea had been saving for a house.
"They hadn't been on a holiday like this before, like spend two weeks somewhere and they just wanted to come here, put their feet up and have a rest and enjoy themselves at the beach," he said.
"We will never understand why or how something like this could ruin it all."
Inspector Roger Sorlie of Warrnambool police said Mrs Burrell's fall was an unfortunate accident.
"The sea is like that. Not all waves are the same and when it's heading towards high tide and conditions get rougher anything can happen."
But he said signs warned of the dangers.
One read: "Deep channels may occur near island", and another: "Stingray Bay: unpatrolled location, submerged rocks, unstable cliffs, strong currents." Locals arrived at the popular swimming spot yesterday with binoculars to help with the search while others scoured the surrounding shoreline.
Sue Wilkinson, who has lived in Warrnambool for 28 years, described what happened as a freak accident.
"We've been swimming here for years and have never known of anything like this to happened before," she said.
"Look at this beach - it's beautiful and is usually packed with people, so to have something like this happen is terrible. It's like a postcard picture but it will not be known as such a beautiful place after this."
Meanwhile, a row blew up as it emerged that a proposal to allow Warrnambool emergency workers to share a helicopter for rescue work was rejected by the State Government two weeks ago.
"No helicopter can guarantee an effective rescue on every occasion, but quite simply six minutes versus 60 minutes (to get a helicopter from Melbourne to Warrnambool) was the difference here," WestVic Emergency Helicopter Group chairman, John Robinson, said.
The helicopter would have been used three days a month by Woodside Petroleum, to move workers to Bass Strait.
At other times, and in emergencies, the helicopter would have been available for emergency workers.
The proposal was rejected by the Government last month. Speaking from Warrnambool yesterday, acting Premier John Thwaites said a review showed the proposal was unviable.
"The police have advised me quite clearly that an emergency helicopter would not have made any difference in this case," he said.
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Today, I attended the Clark County Democratic Convention at Bally's in Las Vegas. I'm not sure what was more surprising. The organization of the event was a complete disaster. Many of the attendees were unfamiliar with the process which exacerbated the problem. The two most important issues, the thousands of potential delegates that could not be seated and unsecured ballot boxes that disappeared to improper areas, speak to incompetence at best and outright election fraud at worst.
I haven't ever been a registered member of the Democratic Party until the day of our general caucus on January 19th, 2008. I was motivated by Barack Obama's message to caucus in the hopes he will be the next President of the United States. I was most inspired by the idea of a united America moving forward to face our toughest challenges. The politics of division that pits us against one another along racial, class and state lines had left me uninspired and Barack Obama gives me hope that we can move beyond that.
I was excited last night to pre-register for the convention today. One of my sons, 7 years old, went with me. I hoped to cement what I feel could be an historical change in American politics in his memory. The line was very short and we moved through quickly. I had time to leisurely converse with the volunteer for my precinct. She was 1 of approximately 20 volunteers there to register delegates with a separate room set up for alternates. An experienced volunteer, she said at the last convention they only needed 2 people to register the delegates. It appeared they were ready for the onslaught they would surely face.
The local Democratic party leaders have said that in their wildest dreams they hoped for 50,000 people to caucus on January 19th. Over 100,000 showed up. In light of that incredible turnout the convention planned for thousands of people (see related story from the Las Vegas Review Journal: http://www.lvrj.com/news/15901752.html) to attend today. At local precincts in January 7,504 delegates were elected to carry to the county the will of their neighbors and elect 2,463 state delegates to continue that journey to Reno in May and onto Denver and the Democratic National Convention. In preparation for the 7,504 delegates and an unknown number of alternates, the local Democratic party took out space at the Bally's convention center and set up between 2,500 and 3,000 chairs.
I arrived at Bally's a little after 10:00 and saw the line for registration went from the front of the convention facilities at the east end of the casino, all along the north wall fronting Flamingo. It reached the front of the casino and then snaked back through the blackjack and craps tables to almost where it began. My non-registered sister-in-law, who had signed up as an alternate, stood in that line for two hours. I walked into the main hall to check out what was going on and reported back to her they were still registering both delegates and alternates. Returning to the main hall, I was stopped by security and told that the Fire Marshall had closed the hall as it had reached capacity. That was before 11:00. Then and in the following hours, many people left discouraged that they would not get to register or having registered they would not be allowed back in. Around 11:20 they announced they had cleared some of the alternate delegates out of the room and delegates would be allowed in. At noon they announced the results of the straw poll (1,320 Clinton, 1,261 Obama, 24 undecided, 1 Gravel and 1 Edwards). Totaling the straw poll we can see that about 2607 people registered. Of course, some probably didn't drop their non-binding vote in that box.
Obviously, some serious miscalculations had occurred regarding attendance. Literally thousands of people were denied entrance to the convention they were elected to attend due to the facilities inability to accommodate them. The Fire Marshall, rightly, wouldn't allow them in. Let's not forget that Bally's was the MGM in the '70s and they are a little gun-shy about fire there.
Once we were finally underway I got to hear a lot of speeches whose essential message was, "It's us versus them." One candidate even said it very simply, "Who would you rather have in office? A Republican or a Democrat? Vote for me! I'm a Democrat!" That probably wasn't the strongest point he could have made on this day. It brought to mind a quote I can't place, but the gist is that good ideas have no party affiliation.
Shortly thereafter a motion was brought on the floor that the convention go into recess until a suitable facility could be found to accommodate all of the delegates. Unfortunately, this wasn't explained very well and most in attendance didn't realize what the consequences of a negative vote would be. This lack of appropriate explanation isn't an isolated episode. It is evident in both the general caucus and the registration for the county convention. I'm sure a large part of this is related to most voters' unfamiliarity with the caucus process here in Nevada and the enormous number of people that have chosen to participate for the first time. As a result, the motion was defeated.
The highlight of the day was listening to Al Franken who will probably be Senator Al Franken of Minnesota, shortly. The thing most absent from his speech was the mentality I had heard from the rest of the speakers, divisiveness. He made a great comment about the job of a satirist being to assess a situation, point out the hypocrisy, and reach the truth. If I lived in Minnesota I would vote for him. The operation of our government is a running joke at best. Maybe he can make some sense of it.
Around 3:00 p.m. a motion was put on the floor for the respective candidate's supporters to adjourn to separate rooms to caucus. There was a great uproar until people realized that it meant we were going to go talk amongst ourselves. To my ears it sounded like the motion was defeated but, nevertheless, it was announced that it passed. During the Obama caucus it was explained in detail what the earlier motion had really meant. It was, also, brought to light by a young lady that she had witnessed something disturbing. She claimed to have seen two of the ballot boxes that held our initial alignment disappear into the Ladies room and four more got out an exterior door. I'm sure those comments could prompt endless speculation about what happened to them while unobserved by the masses or a neutral party. I know that there was a call from the podium that any remaining ballot boxes that were floating around to be turned in. In a state where there have already been allegations of voter intimidation and disenfranchisement (see related RJ article: http://www.lvrj.com/news/14177657.html) I'm stunned that there would not be secured, stationary ballot boxes.
Ultimately, the responsibility lies squarely on the shoulders of the local Democratic party leadership. They failed to recognize how the record attendance at the general caucus would translate at the county level. They failed to familiarize the attendees with the process and provide adequate personnel to accommodate their registration. They failed to secure a facility that would accommodate, at a minimum, the number of delegates elected by the precincts. They failed to provide basic security for the procurement and counting of votes. Worst of all, they failed to truly understand the people they would represent and how valuable one day of work can be to them.
I walked away from the convention today with a couple of thoughts. The first thought being that the caucus process is not the best choice for voters whose work schedule is dictated by others. Second, I wondered how so much could go so wrong. It appears to me the majority of people in the Democratic party in Nevada that have been around for awhile are strong Clinton supporters. This could explain how they seemed to have no real conception of how many people would show up. If you were a conspiracy nut, which I am not (I swear on my stack of Oliver Stone's JFK DVDs ), it might explain why ballot boxes were said to go missing or disappear for awhile. It could explain why a facility that was obviously inadequate was selected to hold an enormous turnout that is a result of first time voters who support an opposing candidate and are unfamiliar with the selection process. Regardless of the intent, the effect is that sometime in the next couple of weeks 7,504 of us will, hopefully, go through this process, again.


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The below hotels are hotels that we recommend because of guests comments to us about staying at one of these locations in the past. They are not afiliated with us and we can not book them for you, we just recommend them so that you have options for your arrival and departure (in the case that you need to stay in San Jose) and don't have to look around as much.
Pura Vida Hotel-Alajuela (4km from SJO airport)
Recommended as a gateway to Costa Rica.
The Pura Vida Hotel is a former coffee finca converted into a small boutique hotel just north of the international airport. We have just 6 accommodations ranging from a room with private bathroom to a 6 person Casita with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The Casitas are situated in a large neo-tropical garden with many bird and butterfly species. Within the garden you will also find an orchidarium and a specialized herb garden along with many fruit trees such as mango, durian, carambola, lemon and more. There is a private secure parking area in the compound.
Price range: Prices include an excellent breakfast and a free International airport taxi pickup on arrival. Prices range from $90 to $155 double occupancy plus 13% tax.
Amenities: Free wi-fi, free skype calls, gift area, in room safes and refrigerators,
in room coffee.
Airport pick-up: Complimentary taxi service from the airport on your day of arrival.
Hotel Los Volcanes-Alajuela (2km from SJO airport)
Recommended if you would like a convenient hotel close to the airport.
Located just 5 minutes from the International Airport, this hotel comprises a renovated building from the 1920's. A great choice for late arrivals or early departures. Los Volcanes offers comfortable accommodations for reasonable prices.
Accommodations: Standard rooms with shared or private bathrooms, and Superior Rooms with flat screen TV, air conditioning and private bathroom. The Standard Rooms can fit up to 3 people while the Superior Rooms are only for 2 people.We will send you the information of the available units so you can choose your own unit.
Price range: $35 – $75 Based on single or double occupancy. Includes breakfast and taxes.
Amenities: Internet access, Wi-Fi, telephone and parking.
Airport pick-up: None. You can get a taxi from the taxi booth inside the airport.
Airport drop-off: Complimentary taxi service to the airport on your day of departure.
Hotel Grano de Oro-San Jose
Recommended if you would like to stay in a luxurious boutique hotel
Located just off Paseo Colon, San Jose's main thoroughfare, Hotel Grano de Oro is a sanctuary in the heart of the city. Converted from a tropical Victorian mansion, the 40-room hotel maintains the warmth and comfort of a private home. This hotel is a true beauty with original art throughout the hallways and Spanish tile fountains gracing intimate atriums.
Accommodations: Vista del Oro Suite with in-room Jacuzzi, Family Suite with 2 rooms, Garden Suite with private patio, and Rooms with queen and king size beds.
We will send you the information of the available units so you can choose your own unit.
Price range: $130 – $367 Based on single or double occupancy. Includes taxes.
Amenities: In-room Internet, minibar, in-room safe, cable TV, room service, parking, rooftop terrace with Jacuzzis, gift shop and Spa.
Restaurant: One of San Jose's finest dining establishments, this restaurant combines Costa Rican and European cuisine. The menu has a great variety of fresh salads, meats, fowl, seafood and pasta.
Airport pick-up: You can get a taxi from the taxi booth inside the airport.
Airport drop off: The hotel can arrange a taxi for you to the airport.
Hotel Buena Vista-Alajuela (9km from SJO airport)
Recommended if you would like to stay outside
of the city in a peaceful location
About 15 minutes from the International Airport in Alajuela, Hotel Buena Vista is located in the lush mountains with incredible views of the Poas, Barva and Irazu Volcanoes as well as the central valley, tropical forest and coffee plantations.
Accommodations: Villas, Three Bed Junior Suites, Superior Balcony with 1 King or 2 Queen beds, Deluxe Standard & Budget Standard rooms.
Price range: $94 – $209 Based on single or double occupancy. Includes breakfast.
Amenities: Pool, Free Wi-Fi, Massages, Gift Shop, Coffeetrail walk, free Airport Shuttle, Room service and Gardens.
The Quetzal Room (Restaurant): Offers an international and tico (local latin) cuisine.
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It looks like the West Jaguars might be the team to beat in the Ninth District this season.
West shut out Washington Post 218 Sunday to claim the Washington Invitational Tournament championship at Rotary Recreational Complex - Ronsick Field, 4-1.
For Washington (13-7), it turned out to be a game too far on the day. Post 218 defeated Creve Coeur (1-0) in the quarterfinals and Jackson (6-0) in the semifinals earlier on Sunday. Washington had to play an extra game due to heavy rains which washed out the final quarterfinal set for Saturday. Overall, it was five games in three days for Post 218.
"Playing five times in three days is really tough, but I think our kids did a good job of being ready and coming to play," Washington Manager Mike Gardner said. "It did catch up to us a little at the end."
While Post 218 finally found a way to score against West, it wasn't enough in a 4-1 defeat.
"We tried to rally late but it was just not enough," Gardner said. "Even though we lost the championship game I felt like we had a great tournament. We really played great defense all week and started taking more quality at-bats. Of course our pitching continued to be excellent."
West broke through with three runs in the top of the third inning and added another run in the fourth inning.
Post 218 scored its run in the bottom of the sixth.
In two meetings, the run scored by Seth Bollmann on Sam Katzung's groundout was the only one Washington has managed against West pitching. For the most part, Post 218 had trouble putting things together against West hurler Danny Gabler, who allowed that unearned run on five hits.
On the other side, Post 218 got 3.1 innings from starter Evan Ayers, who absorbed the loss. He allowed four runs on four hits and one walk while striking out one and hitting a batter.
"It was pretty obvious it was our third game of the day as we made a few mental mistakes that opened the door for West to score some runs," Gardner said. "Evan Ayers pitches well enough for us we just didn't help him out defensively in a couple of key situations."
Logan Holdmeyer, one of two Post 218 batters who celebrated birthdays, went 3.2 innings, allowing one hit while fanning two batters.
"We did get great relief pitching from Logan Holdmeyer," Gardner said.
Post 218 got two hits from Austin Finder, who doubled and singled.
Katzung, Noah Borgerding and Spencer Juergens singled.
For West, Justin Fawcett led the way with two hits, including a double. He scored one of the runs.
The other hits came from Kyle Case, Eric Teal and Bobby Ehrlich. Teal tripled.
Also scoring were Biggs, Ryan Franklin and Teal. Jordan White, Case and Erhlich drove in runs.
White had a sacrifice fly and Franklin put down a sacrifice bunt. Fawcett was hit by a pitch. Ehrlich, Franklin and Biggs stole bases.
Each team made two errors in the game.
After both teams stranded a pair in the first inning, West broke through in the third. With one out, Fawcett doubled and Biggs was hit by a pitch. Franklin hit a grounder to shortstop and Post 218 went for the force at second, but didn't make the play in time.
After White's sacrifice fly plated Fawcett, West brought Biggs home on a double steal. Case then singled home Franklin.
Teal led off the fourth with a triple and Erhlich singled him home. After another hard-hit ball, which landed in John Himmelberg's glove in left field, Gardner decided West had figured out Ayers and made the pitching change.
Holdmeyer, a lefty, held West in check for the rest of the game.
However, Washington struggled to do anything against Gabler, who faced the minimum in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings.
With one out in the sixth, Bollmann reached on an error and then went to third on Finder's double to the wall in right center.
Katzung grounded out to shortstop and West took the sure out at first, scoring Bollmann.
A double play, West's third of the game, helped to erase any Washington momentum in the bottom of the seventh.


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The archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been accused of withholding from police images of child pornography that were on a priest's laptop, deciding instead to place the evidence in a church-owned vault.
The second-in-charge at the archdiocese, Fr. Peter Laird, who was its vicar general and moderator of the Curia, resigned Thursday after the information from a St. Paul police report was released in court during a separate matter involving child-sex charges. According to the report, Laird appears to have had a role in keeping the information suppressed.
About 2,300 images have been found, according to the report. A forensics expert hired by the archdiocese said he "was instructed to view only some of the (computer's) contents," the police report adds.
The laptop, owned by Fr. Jonathan Shelley, was later sold at a rummage sale, and the new owner discovered the images and alerted the archdiocese in about 2003, the police report says. The images were soon secured in the vault, the report states.
Shelley was pastor at St. John the Baptist Church in Hugo, Minn., until mid-2012, when he was placed on sabbatical, then on leave a few months later.
The archdiocese for several years continued to assign him to parish duties that put him around children. Shelley is not likely to be charged with a crime because no evidence is available now, authorities said.
The report said police were told the computer was destroyed, and there appear to be additional images that have gone missing.
Laird's resignation "was his decision alone. He did nothing improper," said a statement from the archdiocese. Laird will stay on with the archdiocese in various roles and will be replaced with Fr. Charles Lachowitzer of the Church of St. John Neumann in Eagan, Minn.
"I am hopeful that my decision to step aside at this time, along with the formation of a new task force, can help repair the trust of many, especially the victims of abuse," Laird said in a statement posted on the archdiocese website.
Fr. Kevin McDonough, then vicar general, first gave the order to place in the vault the computer and its contents more than a decade ago, police said. The report said the official who was given that order, Chancellor Jennifer Haselberger, balked at it and later resigned.
[Joe Winter is a freelance writer who lives in Hudson, Wis.]
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Rutland Mourns For Carly Ferro
10/01/12 8:50AM By Nina Keck
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The man accused of causing the car crash in Rutland that killed 17-year-old Carly Ferro and injured her father remains in jail for lack of a $200,000 bond.
Twenty-three-year-old Alex Spanos, of Rutland, pleaded not guilty last week to six charges, including gross negligence and manslaughter.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, it was standing room only at the Rutland Country Club as hundreds came to remember, laugh, cry, tell stories and say goodbye to Carly Jean Ferro. Cardboard displays held photos of her as a baby and as a child. Many showed her with her older brother Sam.
But it was the smiling senior portrait at the front of the room - blown up extra large - with Carly's red golf bag leaning up against it that was especially moving. Agnes Ferro, Carly's aunt, says the photo was taken just days before her niece died.
"She had beautiful curly brown hair and big sparkling eyes," she said, "and a smile that just lit everything up - you couldn't help but smile back at her when you saw her smile at you."Carly's smile and her infectious giggle and laughter was something nearly everyone talked about, including her high school golf coach Richard Alberti, who spoke about Carly after the service.
"That smile - that all encompassing positive attitude. I mean, if somebody goes around and spends their day smiling and laughing and giggling and just accepting anybody and not being afraid to speak her mind. . . How could you not embrace her as a human being?" he asked. "She was so special."Carly worked every day after school at Rutland Discount Foods and at her father's restaurant on Sundays. But she also played the violin in Rutland High School's advanced orchestra. She managed the basketball team and was an officer in Key Club - a school service organization. Lynn Hier, one of the club's faculty advisors, says they'd organize activities at local nursing homes and assisted living facilities and Carly would jump right in.
"It's just amazing to see a young person, someone who was just 17, be so comfortable with either people who are disabled or just difficult circumstances or the elderly," she said. "It just was second nature to her."
Many at the memorial smiled as they remembered Carly's fondness for high heels and her passion for golf, a game she'd played since childhood. Her father, Ron Ferro, smiled when he talked after the service about how Carly had called him during a high school golf tournament to tell him she'd gotten a hole in one.
Ron Ferro wears a neck brace and is still recovering from injuries he sustained in last week's accident. Friends and family say the father and daughter shared an especially close relationship, something Ron says he cherished.
"We just looked at each other in the eye- knew when to give each other a hug - knew when not to say anything - so it was special," he said.Ellen Ferro, Carly's mother says the outpouring of community support over the last few days has been a huge help and a moving testament to the special life that was lost.


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Emphasizing Singapore's commitment to address greenhouse gas emissions, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched a comprehensive package to promote environmentally-friendly shipping.
Called the Maritime Singapore Green Initiative (MSGI), the package was announced by Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Singapore International Maritime Awards 2011 on April 12.
Lim said that: "To encourage companies who are ready or thinking about undertaking environmentally-friendly shipping practices, the MPA will invest up to SGD100m (USD80m) over the next five years in the MSGI. This initiative underscores Singapore's commitment as a responsible flag, and port state to clean and green shipping."
The MSGI comprises three programmes – the 'Green Ship Programme', the 'Green Port Programme' and the 'Green Technology Programme'.
Under the Green Ship Programme targeted at Singapore-flagged ships, MPA will provide incentives to ship owners who adopt energy efficient ship designs that reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Singapore-flagged ships which go beyond the requirements of the International Maritime Organization's Energy Efficiency Design Index will enjoy a 50% reduction of Initial Registration Fees (IRF) and a 20% rebate on Annual Tonnage Tax (ATT) payable.
The Green Port Programme is aimed at encouraging ocean-going ships calling at the Port of Singapore to reduce the emission of pollutants like sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides. Ships that use type-approved abatement/scrubber technology or burn clean fuels with low sulphur content beyond the requirements of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships within the port can enjoy a 15% reduction on port dues payable.
The Green Technology Programme aims to encourage local maritime companies to develop and adopt green technologies through co-funding of up to half of qualifying costs. For a start, MPA will set aside an initial SGD25m from the Maritime Innovation and Technology Fund for this programme, with a further SGD25m available if response is good.
"Environmental challenges are some of the most critical challenges facing the maritime industry today," said Lam Yi Young, MPA's Chief Executive. "These challenges are multi-faceted and require joint efforts from governments and the industry. Through the MSGI, MPA will continue working in close partnership with the maritime community to address the environmental challenges facing shipping and port activities."
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The novels and the films constitute nothing short of a global phenomenon. In the four years since Twilight first opened in theatres, the subsequent novels have each been a number one bestseller and each successive film has opened to a blockbuster reception in the US and abroad. The four films to date have amassed over $1 billion (domestic) at the box office, and tickets sales worldwide have surpassed $2.5 billion. Over 30 million DVD/Blu-ray units have been sold in the US alone. The Twitter handle for the film saga@Twilight is the first-ever movie account to have reached one million followers.
Producer Wyck Godfrey, who has worked on all the films in the saga, summarises, "The first film is about new love, the second about loss, the third about choice, the fourth about the challenges of marriage and family, and this last film is about protecting that family."
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 sees the three main characters — Bella played by Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson's Edward and Jacob played by Taylor Lautner — coming to grips with the reality of Bella finally becoming a vampire and subsequently explodes with action as they are forced to fight for the ones they love.
"This movie opens at the exact moment that the last one ends," explains Oscar-winning director Bill Condon, who shot the film concurrently with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. "I decided to open with a full-on main title sequence, which is scored to an overture of musical themes from each of the other movies. Each of the composers is represented and it gets you right back into the mood of the first Twilight movie. All huge landscapes... but it intercuts from that to what's happening inside Bella while the venom is going through her body... and then she opens her eyes. The frame is starry and abstract until she adjusts to a new way of seeing. Whoosh, it just comes into focus and there's Edward."
Condon adds, "The break between the two movies lets you get used to the idea of Bella as a vampire. Bella starts this whole new life — it's a different movie, she's a vampire now. At this point in the series, her dad Charlie is basically the only human left. Everyone is a magical creature now. Part 2 is a really different experience and that excited me
it really was the chance to make two very different movies from the same novel."
"We start with Bella's awakening as a vampire," reiterates Godfrey. "Everything we've shown and described in the past films about newborn vampires is now being experienced by Bella the character that we've been following over four movies. Edward still loves her, their daughter Renesmee's alive, but immediately Bella has this unquenched thirst. So they go on her first hunt."
Author and producer Stephenie Meyer adds, "Bella now senses with amazing clarity that everything's changed for her. Suddenly, everything physical becomes very easy for her — almost like a superpower. Yet all of sudden, she has to balance all that with incredible thirst. But, she knew it was coming. She is the first vampire in the history of my mythology that has chosen to be a vegetarian vampire before transformation. So unlike everyone else before her, she goes into it committed not to kill anybody. She knew the thirst was going to be awful and she braced for it, so she doesn't have the same issues that a lot of them do. Bella has that will and preparation and it makes her able to handle herself as a newborn."
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 focused on Bella and Edward creating a family of their own, and this film is about keeping that family safe. "We spin the first act with the newness of Bella as a vampire, and seeing her daughter for the first time. This family — Bella, Edward and Renesmee — has a home and are enjoying this new life together," says Godfrey. "The danger comes when Renesmee is mistaken as an immortal child, which is verboten by the Volturi. So, the major threat of Breaking Dawn Part 2 is when the Volturi hear that Renesmee is an immortal child and that's a no-no. The Volturi is now gathering forces to rid themselves of the Cullen clan once and for all."
Kristen, Robert and Taylor return to their iconic starring roles to bring Bella, Edward and Jacob firmly into adulthood. Young actress Mackenzie Foy was just 10 years old when she filmed her role as Renesmee, who magically changes all of their lives.
"When people finally see both parts, they'll be amazed at what an achievement Kristen Stewart's performance is," says Condon. "Where she starts as Bella and where she ends up is really something to watch."
Robert Pattinson says the new film explores the vampire world beyond the romance of Bella and Edward, "The story spans the globe and encompasses many different characters, showing the variety of powers and abilities vampires can have. But the film is also about the fulfilment of Bella's character; seeing her as a vampire is going to be a powerful moment."
Stewart enjoyed the increased physical nature of the role, "It's been really awesome to conceptually play the strongest person in the room," laughs Stewart. "That had an effect on how I stand next to these big... huge guys, who are clearly stronger than me. I got to do wire work and kick people. It feels good to get physical."
Stewart was only 17 years old when she was cast in Twilight to bring to life the awkward, shy, and clumsy Bella. "I started this whole thing when I was really young and in the first movie, I am so human, full of idiosyncrasies with clear insecurities. I stutter a lot in Twilight, which is something that I liked. It was really good for the series because when Bella becomes a vampire in the final film, I am completely still and in control. I approach movements and talk in a scene differently because Bella's mind now works fast."
The audience's first view of vampire Bella is memorable with her perfect pale skin, crimson-red eyes and striking blue dress.
The most passionate scene of Part 2 has a decidedly different tone from the most intimate in Part 1 because both participants are now immortal. "Bill completely understood the two different scenes," states Meyer. "The first one had newness, discovery and a lack of certainty. The second one has total confidence."
Meyer was pleased with what all the cast and filmmakers accomplished over the course of four years and five films. "I'm excited because Kristen did great with this human Bella, who was stumbling through life. She brought to it this awkwardness, and now in the last film, it's gone. She is now so self-possessed."
"She literally tosses me around the whole yard, which was pretty fun to film," admits Lautner. "Bella has lost it completely and Jacob really can't do anything about it and he's not going to fight back. He understands, so he's going to take it on. It's really intense, but it's also pretty comedic because you got Bella flinging Jacob, screaming at him, and getting in his face."
Jacob spends most of the movie within the sight of Renesmee, her protector. "What isn't special about Renesmee? To the best of their knowledge at that point, she is one of a kind — an odd mix of human and vampire, which is quite lovely" describes Meyer. Like her mother and father, Renesmee is gifted. "She does have a special ability she can communicate through touch. No one can ignore what she has to say because everyone knows what she's thinking, which is kind of the reverse of Edward's ability to read almost every mind," she adds.
"She is the biggest challenge on this project," says Condon. "Not only from a technical point of view, but I think Renesmee was probably the character that the fans were most intrigued by in this movie. With Twilight, you're always dealing with such an intense fan base, and you're in touch with some of them and aware of what they're most interested in. They were generous in accepting the fact that we had to make this big shift in terms of how quickly the character ages."
"When we started casting, it was clear that this role demanded some performance ability," adds Meyer. "In the first round, Mackenzie Foy tried out and from that first moment I thought, 'Please let Bill like her, she's so perfect'. Then Bill was having the same thought, 'Please let Stephenie like her, she's wonderful and can act'. Finding a child who could pull off saying goodbye to her mother, thinking her whole family's going to die, was a really big deal. That's a lot to ask of a 10-year-old."
The role would be Foy's first time on a movie set. Filmmakers used a series of stand-ins of various sizes and ages and executed a sophisticated face replacement that utilised Mackenzie's acting on the bodies of other younger actresses. "Mackenzie's been so great in her performance in the scenes where she's playing her size that we want to try to use that performance as much as possible when she's playing younger versions of herself," says Godfrey.
"Mackenzie did her facial performance in what looks like a big scary dentist chair," explains Condon. "She plays every moment in the same angles that we shot and then we took her face and brought it down to the appropriate age, and then merged it with whatever girl had been on the set. It was an intense visual effect process."