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The men and women of the hypocrites are as bad as one another. They command what is wrong and forbid what is right and keep their fists tightly closed. They have forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them. The hypocrites are deviators. (Surat at-Tawba, 67)
They command evil, such as telling them to go and inform against believers, spread negative reports, to hinder Muslims' means, to prepare assassinations and to spread corruption. They do not want Islamic Union. They do not want Turkish-Islamic Union. But if there is anyone with them, then they appear to favor it. Money and property is where hypocrites are most sensitive.
They keep their fists tightly closed: If they spent their money for Muslims, that would represent irreparable suffering for hypocrites. If they gave their money to Muslims in any way, Allah scorches their foreheads and sides with the pain of it for as long as they live.
They have forgotten Allah: They have erased all memory of Allah from their minds. But hypocrites are punctilious when there are people to see them.

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Ponty Youth will take a well earned respite from competitive action this weekend, but still with an important fixture to fulfil – an away friendly match against Blackwood Youth.
The game against Blackwood will be played at Glanyrafon Park on Saturday 16th October, kicking off at 2:30pm.
Ponty Youth have suffered two close defeats at home, to Rhydyfelin Youth and Llanharan Youth in the Cup and League respectively, over the past two weeks.
The Blackwood friendly will give the young Ponty squad an opportunity to regroup, with every game at the moment being an important one in acclimatising to the standards of Youth rugby.
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Because of its high altitude, Sabie is a malaria-free zone.
Although Mpumalanga's little farming town of Sabie owes its origins to the 1870s gold rush, today it derives its wealth from the forestry industry.
Sabie sits plumb in the middle of one of the the world's largest man-made forests – over four million square km of eucalyptus and pine trees.
The huge timber plantations started in a small way with a far-sighted pioneer called Joseph Brook Shires. He saw the indigenous forests destroyed by the demands of the gold rush and in 1876 planted the first commercial trees.
Today the strong straight trunks of these tall trees make ideal pit props for the country's vast mining industry. Check out the Sabie Forestry Museum, which is packed with information about the timber and wood industry.
Sabie's Market Square is the hub of the surrounding farming community and the centre for the many activities offered in the region. Trips SA, just off the main square, will advise you about fly-fishing, hiking, mountain biking, horse riding, rock climbing, white water rafting, abseiling and bird watching. They will also make reservations for you.
Explore the famous Panorama Route and marvel at the aptly named viewpoint, God's Window, the surreal shapes of Bourke's Luck potholes, the awesome beauty of the Blyde River Canyon and the cluster of lovely Sabie waterfalls.
Also in the market square you'll find the lovely little Anglican church of St Peter's designed by Sir Herbert Baker, who also designed India's government buildings in Delhi and the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
Jock of the Bushveld, South Africa's most famous pooch, is commemorated by a plaque in the square marking the arrival of Percy Fitzpatrick (later Sir Percy) and Jock in 1885.
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Around the area
Pilgrim's Rest, Blyde River Canyon, Bourke's Luck Potholes, God's Window, the Sabie Waterfalls and Kruger National Park
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Get information from Trips SA located in Sabie's town centre
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What to eat
Sabie has many restaurants, coffee shops, pancake bars and fast food outlets, so take your pick.
What's happening
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****ing goddammit, bruce irons!! seriously?? a total heat score of 3??
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****ing goddammit, bruce irons!! seriously?? a total heat score of 3??
Just watched a few highlight vids... the ABUSE those boards take is unbelievable. You really get an appreciation when you watch those big turns, lip bashes, and landings in super slow-mo of the forces involved.
haha got to go with the seasoned pros, Bruce is a great free surfer but has been out of the circuit too long to really put up a good fight
Whole teams through to rd 3 except Irons. I liked his match up against Taj too but he looked like he was lost out there.
The slo-mos are awesome. Surprised Wilson only snapped his board.
a lot of factors went into bruce's disaster heat. He's been surfing giant waves lately, his heat was way early in the morning, rusty at the comp scene and he's been experimenting with a lot of different shapes (isn't acclimated to any), etc
anyway, I could barely even pay attention because sal masakala kept yapping about everything except what was going on in the heat.
Contest in on and waves are pumping!
Thanks nynj, I dropped the ball yesterday because I was watching the comp.
R3 killed my FS team--had 8 going in and 4 coming out.
It's on hold for about another hour at least today, but the surf cam is still up on LIVE. Pretty morning in Bali!
Best heat of the year just went down.
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Like seemingly everyone else on the planet right now, I love food trucks. When you stumble on one, it's an unexpected treat of delicious food at (usually/ideally) rock bottom prices. The flip side of that coin is, of course, locating the darn thing. If it's an actual roving truck, that means that when a certain craving hits, you can't be assured satisfaction. That's why I was happy to see San Francisco's beloved Curry Up Now truck open a brick and mortar store on Valencia Street.
At the restaurant, Curry Up Now kept that ideal combination of reasonable prices and great food, which, given the portion sizes, means it can be hard to save room for dessert. But I'd advise getting a couple of Gulab Jamuns ($3) anyway. (By the way, that's verbatim: the menu reads "A Couple Of Gulab Jamuns", which I love).
And that's what you get: two balls of milk dough that are fried and doused in a sweet syrup. The Gulab Jamuns are soft and moist—there is no breading or crust, just squishy dough. Equally key, they're not greasy or suffering from an overly thick, goopy syrup. Sliced almonds add a nice bit of texture and their flavor helps to highlight the floral scent of cardamom. For a fried dessert, these are pretty light, and after the first bite I don't think you'll have a problem finding room.
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Even with ban, Internet cafes likely won't disappear soon
Published: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 1:44 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 3:34 p.m.
TALLAHASSEE — Don't expect a rash of police raids and empty storefronts after Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation Wednesday outlawing simulated slot parlor "Internet cafes" — at least not right away. It could take months — even years — for the ban to unfold, depending on how aggressively the cafe owners fight in court.
An industry that has proliferated over a decade, growing to hundreds of locations in Florida and an estimated $1 billion in revenues, is not likely to disappear overnight.
Internet cafe owners fought a similar ban in North Carolina for two years, ultimately losing in December in the state Supreme Court. Cafe owners continued to operate during the legal battle. Many ignored the ruling and are still open, according to media reports, a result of sporadic enforcement and cafes altering their gaming software to circumvent the law.
Officer Ben Tobias, spokesman for the Gainesville Police Department, said attorneys are reviewing the legislation to determine how to deal with the cafes here.
The city is not expected to rush into closing the businesses immediately, he added.
Florida's ban also is likely to withstand any legal challenges, experts say. But whether the cafes shut down quickly or try to morph their operations and fight on for months or years is still unclear. The details could vary from county to county and city to city.
Much will depend on how aggressive local law enforcement officers are in enforcing the ban, and the legal and technological maneuvers the industry uses in response.
Nova Southeastern law school professor Bob Jarvis, an expert on gambling law in Florida, said the cafes may be able to buy some time with legal maneuvers, but he doesn't expect them to have success.
"At the end of the day, it's very clear gambling is a prerogative of the state, and the state can always ban gambling," Jarvis said.
Cafe operators tried to fight the ban in North Carolina by arguing it violated free speech.
"The North Carolina Supreme Court said that's absurd," Jarvis said. "It has nothing to do with speech at all, it has to do with illegal gambling."
Yet hundreds of cafes continue to operate across North Carolina, according to a recent report in the Raleigh News & Observer. Crackdowns have been sporadic across the state, with no coordinated effort. And gaming companies have evolved their software to stay ahead of the law.
Jarvis said some Florida cafe operators undoubtedly will continue to test their luck and the patience of law enforcement. Some might avoid prosecution for a while, but he expects the industry to eventually fade away.
"Their day has passed," he said.
Staff reporter Cindy Swirko contributed to this report.
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Today is Metamorphosis Monday with Susan from Between Naps on the Porch. Susan's "linky"parties have become my favourite parts of the week (she kindly hosts my other favourite event "Tablescape Thursday") and I really appreciate the opportunities that she gives to new bloggers like me to discover new blogging friends and to share ideas-Thank you so much Susan!
I am really excited to be posting another few pictures of our new kitchen. You might be able to see from the before and after photos why this part of the kitchen is one of favourite parts of the whole renovation.
As you can see there are 2 windows in the first photo; the window on the left was the one I posted last week (it is now adorned with gorgeous new shutters). The window on the right is my problem area; I hardly ever opened this window because so it was too jammed and it was also hard to access to clean properly.
Excuse the mess...
So we decided to make a feature of the space.....have a look at the transformation!
That window is till there...aaraggghhh please get rid of it! Let's just put some glass there and voila!
Some new cabinets are born....
How's this for a metamorphosis!
Oh how I love my kitchen!
Thanks so much for visiting today and if you would like to see some more amazing transformations make sure you stop by Susan's place!
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After occupying streets and parks in various parts of the country, Occupy Wall Street activists plan their next move: occupying foreclosures.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Occupy Oakland activists met this week to discuss not whether to occupy empty homes, but when and how to do it. One strategy the group is considering is contacting people who lost their houses to foreclosure and having them move back into the properties. Prior to the Occupy movement, there were some isolated cases in which homeowners who had been evicted moved back into their former homes months after the lender had taken title to the properties.
Calls urging protesters to occupy vacant homes have been circulating on Twitter, and members of the Occupy movement in various parts of the country have begun to respond.
"This home is occupied," reads the sign members of the Occupy Atlanta group have put in front of a house in a suburban Atlanta neighborhood. According to The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, the group showed up at the house after a family of five was told that they would be evicted from their foreclosed house.
Last week, members of the Occupy Oakland group attempted to take over an empty building. The occupation led to more than 100 arrests, the Chronicle reports. Oakland city officials say occupation of vacant properties is illegal and will not be tolerated, the paper reports.
I'm interested in hearing what you think about this movement. Do you think occupying foreclosures is justifiable? Will it do anything to solve the foreclosure crisis or simply cause chaos?
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I really thought we had heard the end of the FAA's one-level-of-safety mantra after Colgan Air Flight 3407, masquerading as a Continental Airlines codeshare, crashed in a fiery ball in a residential area just outside Buffalo, N.Y., one snowy February night four years ago. All forty-nine people on board the aircraft were killed, along with one person on the ground. That accident, and the NTSB investigation that followed, made it plain that the levels of safety between a major airline like Continental and its regional carriers–like Colgan–are not the same. From pilot experience to training to crew rest there was nothing remotely comparable on that Colgan flight to what Continental's pilots bring to the cockpit. (If you don't believe me, watch PBS's Frontline investigative report titled Flying Cheap, which is available free online.)
After the accident, then-FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt hastily convened an airline safety summit with the purported goal of ensuring that all Part 121 air carriers, mainline and regionals alike, in fact maintain the same levels of safety. The purpose of the summit was to put some much-needed truth in the one-level-of-safety buzzwords.
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Unfortunately, after a small flourish of activity and the passage of a few years, the FAA's attention drifted and so did its commitments, at least according to a DOT Inspector General report, issued to coincide with the Colgan accident's four-year anniversary. The report harshly criticizes the FAA for its failure to live up to some of the commitments it made in the wake of the Buffalo accident. One of the commitments the FAA failed to live up to, according to the IG report, was a review of contractual agreements between the mainline carriers and their "express" or "connection" carriers to see whether the agreements contained economic disincentives to safe operation.
Among those economic disincentives highlighted by the IG were contractual requirements for on-time performance imposed on the regional carriers by the majors. The IG and other safety advocates have questioned whether these requirements cause regional carriers to push performance over safety. It's not exactly farfetched to think that a regional carrier and its crews would be influenced by economic factors when deciding whether to, say, push the weather or have maintenance come look at a problem. How much time could it possibly take the FAA to look through these agreements? There are only a handful of major airlines left, and how many agreements could there be to review? 10? 20? 100? Not exactly a huge number.
In addition to these commitments, the FAA has clearly been dragging its feet in implementing changes mandated by Congress in the wake of the accident, including greater airline pilot experience requirements. Although a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with a 60-day public comment period was issued on February 29 last year, the industry and various alphabet groups are lobbying hard for exemptions and exceptions. Knowing the FAA, this will lead to delay, more study, more delay and…you get the picture. In response to the DOT IG report and the criticism of various congressmen disturbed by the delay in implementing their legislation, the FAA is once again trotting out its old standby myth that all the airlines, major and minor, operate under the same level of safety.
But before I continue, let me give some quick background information on the FAA's one-level-of-safety spiel. A spate of regional airline accidents in the 1990s and public outrage over differences in safety rules between regional and national carriers led the FAA to change the rules regulating regional airlines. The agency required scheduled regional airlines previously operating under the more lenient Part 135 rules to transition to the higher operating standards of Part 121. Colgan was one of those airlines previously operating under Part 135 that was forced to transition to the more stringent regulations. Today all scheduled U.S. operators are operating under Part 121 rules. And thus began the FAA's one-level-of-safety storyline.
But having the same minimum rules (and the FARs are just minimums) doesn't mean the same safety standards are in effect at every air carrier. Airlines are free to set standards higher than the minimums, and most major airlines set standards considerably higher than those at many regional carriers. This doesn't make the regionals unsafe, but it does make many of them less safe than the majors.
So, how do we stop the FAA from spewing this one-level-of safety nonsense and get on with the business of really putting the regionals on the same safety level as the majors? I think this will happen only if we get some strong leadership in the Department of Transportation. As I see it, the FAA is too tangled up in bed sheets with alphabet groups to ever do anything that these groups don't want done. Just look at the repair station rule that has been in the making for more than two decades. Yes, 23 years and counting.
Does anyone think the FAA would have grounded the Boeing 787 fleet–with their fire-prone batteries–without some sharp prodding from the DOT? That body, in turn, apparently needed some prodding from the Japanese.
What heartens me these days on the safety front is talk that NTSB chair Debbie Hersman is being considered for the top job at the DOT. While she would be missed at the NTSB, she would be a breath of fresh air at the Department, where transportation leadership needs to filter through all the modes, including the FAA. I am convinced her forthright, no-nonsense style is what's needed to quit the endless stalling and get things moving at 800 Independence Avenue.
And I know that no amount of industry lobbying–or FAA stalling–would get her to back off her commitment to a kid's seat rule, which would ensure that each aircraft passenger (including the youngest and most vulnerable fliers) would have to be properly secured in his own seat.
matt (not verified)
April 1, 2013 - 11:59pm
You get what you pay for. Until the airlines quit these "commodity" pricing schemes and charge a "real", actually profitable fare nothing will change. Also paying pilots a real livable wage would also help. As the author said the standards in PT121 are minimums only. If having 250hr pilots are such a great thing as those opposed to the new 1500hr minimum think they are then why haven't any of the major airlines hired pilots with that few hours? Even PT 135 hourly minimums are higher than that, and those operators are criticized as having lower standards hence the change in the 1990's to PT 121 rules the author mentions.
wildblue (not verified)
April 2, 2013 - 9:23pm
Pressure from special interest groups warp every effort to "do the right thing" and aviation is no exception. The old avaiators told me when I could barely avigate out of the nest that nothing changes until blood is spilled and even then not much is done and usually it barely, if at all, gets to the problem core. Don't expect it to ever really change. As change is slow, expensive and painful. Some entities are too powerful to be mandated into meaningful change. I apologise for sounding pesimistic but there are no long term doable solutions. Advancing technology has solved many of the more deadly problems of flying but it too has proved to be a two edged sword. Just remember "fate is the hunter" and if you haven't read that book you should. I hate to sound biblical but just one more qute if you will permit me, "time and unforseen occurences befall all men". Some people call it luck, some say it is an unbroken chain of events that leads to disater but just know that you cannot forsee whats coming next. We are always trying to fix that last big problem because we can't forsee whats coming next. Thanks for your indulgence, that is, if your read this far.
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April 4, 2013 - 5:14pm
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A Las Vegas casino owner, Jon Huntsman Sr., Jeffrey Katzenberg and more than one hedge-fund magnate all made the list of biggest contributors through Jan. 31.
The coming election cycle will likely be the most expensive in history. Thanks to Citizens United and other recent court decisions, individuals, corporations and unions can make unlimited donations to so-called super PACs that support a candidate. The money is flowing in. So, exactly who is donating, and what do they want?
Here's our guide to the top 10 super PAC contributors through Jan. 31, the latest date for which donors have been required to disclose. Unless otherwise noted, all estimates of net worth are from Forbes. (See our PAC Tracker for an interactive breakdown of all the money going to super PACs and others.)
Harold Simmons
Amount donated: $11.2 million (Contran, a company owned by Simmons, has donated $3 million.)
To whom: $10 million to American Crossroads, the Republican super PAC affiliated with Karl Rove; $1 million to Winning Our Future, the super PAC supporting Gingrich; $100,000 to Restoring Prosperity Fund, the super PAC supporting Rick Perry; and $100,000 to Restore Our Future, the super PAC supporting Mitt Romney
Net worth: $9.3 billion
Residence: Dallas
How he made his fortune: Buying and selling companies.
Background: Dubbed "Dallas' most evil genius" by D Magazine, Simmons made waves in the Longhorn State a decade ago when his company, Waste Control Specialists, won permission to build a $500 million, low-level radioactive waste disposal site in West Texas. At the time, Simmons was Gov. Rick Perry's second-largest donor, having given $100,000 to Perry's campaign 10 days after Perry signed legislation allowing WCS to accept low-level radioactive waste from outside Texas. Much of the waste WCS was cleaning up came from another Simmons company that had repeatedly been cited for environmental violations. A Simmons spokesman said at the time that concerns about the project were exaggerated.
On a personal note, Simmons has been sued by two of his daughters. In 1997, the daughters alleged that he had used trusts set up for them for his own purposes. They also claimed that Simmons had pressured them to make hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the funds. Two other daughters sided with Simmons, whom The New York Times called a "corporate version of King Lear." The legal battle ended a year later when Simmons agreed to give his daughters $50 million each if they would relinquish claims to the rest of his fortune. Simmons denied all wrongdoing.
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson
Amount donated: $10 million (Adelson also reportedly contributed another $10 million in February, which doesn't have to be disclosed until later this month.)
To whom: Winning Our Future, a super PAC that backs Newt Gingrich
Net worth: $21.5 billion
Residence: Las Vegas
How he made his fortune: Owns casinos and resorts.
Background: The Adelsons met on a blind date in 1989 and married two years later in Israel. The couple's honeymoon to Venice inspired Sheldon Adelson to demolish his Las Vegas Sands casino in 1996 and replace it with The Venetian.
The Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission have been investigating the Sands casinos on the Chinese territory of Macau for alleged bribery of foreign officials. Adelson said it is "not a serious case."
Miriam Adelson is an Israeli physician specializing in drug addiction. (She and her husband fund a drug-treatment clinic in Las Vegas.) The Adelsons have contributed to Israeli foundations such as Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum. Asked in January what Adelson will get out of his donations, Gingrich told an interviewer, "Well, he knows I'm very pro-Israel." A 2008 New Yorker profile also offers an in-depth look at Adelson and his positions on Israel.
Bob Perry
Amount donated: $3.5 million
To whom: $2.5 million to American Crossroads, the Karl Rove super PAC, and $1 million to Restore Our Future, the super PAC supporting Mitt Romney
Net worth: Not available
Residence: Houston
How he made his fortune: Perry Homes, a homebuilding company
Background: The media-shy Perry (no relation to Rick) has been described as a "reclusive character" and rarely speaks with reporters. But while Perry may not talk, his money does. Perry, a longtime supporter of the Republican cause, was a major funder of the Swift Boat advertisements that in 2004 attacked Democratic presidential candidate and Sen. John Kerry. Perry also gave $7 million to American Crossroads in 2010.
Perry, who owns one of the nation's largest homebuilding companies, was a major backer of the 2003 creation of the Texas Residential Construction Commission. One month after Perry gave $100,000 to Rick Perry's re-election campaign, the governor appointed an executive at Bob Perry's company to the commission's board of directors. The body, meant to regulate the state's homebuilding industry, was criticized as a tool of the industry because it circumvented the courts in disputes between homebuyers and homebuilders.
The commission was abolished in 2009 by the state legislature after a government watchdog concluded that "it is clear that the agency functions as a builder protection agency."
Peter Thiel
Amount donated: $2.6 million
To whom: Endorse Liberty, a super PAC supporting Ron Paul
Net worth: $1.5 billion
Residence: San Francisco
How he made his fortune: Helped found PayPal, early investor in Facebook.
Background: The director of both a hedge fund and a venture-capital firm, Thiel has made much of his fortune investing in Internet startups. Thiel earned $55 million in 2002 alone when he and a friend decided to sell PayPal, which they had co-founded, to eBay. In 2004, Thiel gave $500,000 to Facebook, its first outside investment. He now owns 7 percent of the company and has a seat on the board.
As The New Yorker recently detailed, Thiel is kind of a pessimistic futurist who thinks the U.S. has fallen behind. "What happened to the future?" a page on his hedge fund's website asks. Perry is also a libertarian and strong supporter of both unfettered capitalism and gay rights. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Thiel hopes to build a libertarian movement in the United States and sees his contribution to Paul as the first step.
Jon Huntsman Sr.
Amount donated: $2.2 million
To whom: Our Destiny PAC, a super PAC supporting his son, Jon Huntsman
Net worth: $1 billion
Residence: Salt Lake City
How he made his fortune: Huntsman Corp., a chemical company
Background: Now most famous for being the father of a former presidential candidate, Huntsman Sr. is a self-made man who founded a huge corporation that markets and manufactures chemicals. The son of a rural schoolteacher, Huntsman actually expressed sympathy with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Instead of supporting more taxes for the rich, however, Huntsman believes the rich should be induced to donate their money to charity.
Huntsman is one of 19 billionaires who have given away at least $1 billion each. Huntsman has pledged to give away nearly his entire fortune. A profile of Huntsman in Forbes magazine reported that when he learned he had prostate cancer, he made three donations on the way to the hospital, giving $1 million each to a homeless shelter and a soup kitchen and $500,000 to the clinic that found his tumor. Huntsman is a four-time cancer survivor — he also has had oral cancer and skin cancer twice – and funds the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, which Jon Huntsman Jr. will chair now that his presidential bid is over.
A. Jerry Perenchio
Amount donated: $2 million, through his living trust
To whom: American Crossroads, the super PAC affiliated with Karl Rove
Net worth: $2.3 billion
Residence: Bel Air, Calif.
How he made his fortune: Former chairman and CEO of Hispanic TV network Univision
Background: The Los Angeles Times profiled Perenchio in 2006 as he was considering selling Univision, America's largest Spanish-language network. The grandson of Italian immigrants, Perenchio grew up working in vineyards in Fresno, Calif. He got his start as a talent agent, orchestrating the legendary 1971 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, according to The Times. Perenchio is also credited with launching Elton John's U.S. career. Later, Perenchio moved into the movie business and still owns the rights to "Blade Runner" and "Driving Miss Daisy."
Perenchio is Malibu's largest landowner, and his Beverly Hills estate borders that of Nancy Reagan. An alumnus of UCLA, Perenchio has donated more than $50 million to the university and other Los Angeles-area organizations such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Perenchio was also a big supporter of Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential bid. He raised $172,000 for McCain that year.
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Amount donated: $2 million
To whom: Priorities USA Action, the super PAC supporting President Obama
Net worth: $1 billion in 2005
Residence: Beverly Hills, Calif.
How he made his fortune: Film producer and CEO of DreamWorks Animation, former chairman of Disney's film division
Background: This New York University dropout was chairman of Walt Disney Studios when it produced such hits such as "Beauty and the Beast," "The Little Mermaid," "Aladdin" and "The Lion King."
While at Disney, Katzenberg had a reputation for being hyper-controlling, telling employees "if you don't come to work on Saturdays, don't bother to come in on Sunday." Katzenberg left the Magic Kingdom in 1994 after an unsuccessful bid to become company president. Upon leaving, Katzenberg sued the company for $250 million, saying he did not receive a fair share of profits. The suit was settled in 1997.
After leaving Disney, he teamed with David Geffen and Steven Spielberg to start DreamWorks SKG, with which he produced some of the biggest animated films of the last decade, including "Madagascar" and the "Shrek" series.
Katzenberg supported Obama in 2008, raising more than $1.7 million and calling his effort "the single easiest fundraising phone call that I have ever made, ever."
Julian Robertson
Amount donated: $1.25 million
To whom: Restore Our Future, a super PAC supporting Mitt Romney
Net worth: $2.4 billion
Residence: New York City
How he made his fortune: Hedge funds
Background: Robertson has been celebrated as the "godfather of the hedge-fund industry." Robertson founded Tiger Management in 1980. Named at the suggestion of one of his three young sons, it was known for its attention to detail — it once sent a commodity analyst to Bahia, Brazil, to estimate the number of coffee bushes being cultivated before betting that the commodity's price would decline.
The firm lost big in 1998 after Robertson bet against the Internet. But he maintained his philanthropy. In September that year, he gave $25 million to New York City's Lincoln Center, a month after he announced his fund had lost $600 million. Today, Robertson continues his giving at Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Robertson has given small amounts to Republicans running for Senate, most recently donating $7,500 to Scott Brown, R-Mass. His foundation has contributed to medical research, including $10.2 million to Duke for stem-cell research.
Foster Friess
Amount donated: $1.15 million
To whom: $1 million to the Red White and Blue Fund, a super PAC supporting Rick Santorum; $100,000 to FreedomWorks for America, a super PAC opposing economic regulations; and $50,000 to Leaders for Families, a super PAC supporting Santorum
Net worth: $500 million, according to The Wall Street Journal
Residence: Jackson, Wyo.
How he made his fortune: Founder of Friess Associates
Background: Friess made headlines in February when, in an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, he entered the debate over health-care coverage for contraceptives.
"This contraceptive thing, my gosh, it's so inexpensive," he said. "Back in my days, they used Bayer aspirin for contraceptives. The gals put it between their knees, and it wasn't that costly." He later apologized, writing on his website that the remark was meant as a joke, which "bombed."
Friess has been an unwavering supporter of Rick Santorum. At the end of January, when it looked as if Santorum might drop out of the race, Friess pledged his commitment to the candidate in an interview with CBS News. That same day, Friess appeared on Bloomberg TV, saying that if he had his way, Santorum would be president, with Mitt Romney "in charge of the entire economy." He also suggested turning over "the keys of Air Force One to Herman Cain and let him fly around the world selling America."
Robert Mercer
Amount donated: $1.1 million
To whom: $1 million to Restore Our Future, the super PAC supporting Mitt Romney, and $100,000 to Club for Growth Action, a super PAC that advocates limited government
Net worth: Not available
Residence: Long Island, N.Y.
How he made his fortune: co-CEO of hedge fund Renaissance Technologies
Background: This head of a $15 billion hedge fund made headlines in 2009 when he sued the builder of a model railroad installed in Mercer's Long Island mansion. Mercer claimed he had been overcharged by almost $2 million. The model, which was completed in time for his daughter's wedding, is half the size of a basketball court. The suit has yet to be decided.
Before becoming a hedge fund manager, Mercer worked at IBM on voice-recognition and translation programs. In October 2010, he donated $200,000 to Concerned Taxpayers of America, a super PAC that spent the money on ads attacking Democratic congressman Peter DeFazio in Oregon. Mercer was one of only two donors to the super PAC. The editorial board of The Oregonian used the donation as an example of the dangers of campaign finance, writing that "there's something wrong with a campaign finance system that gives a couple of obscure millionaires the ability to so strongly influence a congressional race in a district they probably have never seen."
Robert Rowling
Amount donated: $1.1 million
To whom: $1 million to American Crossroads, the Republican super PAC associated with Karl Rove, and $100,000 to Restore Our Future, the super PAC supporting Mitt Romney
Net worth: $4.7 billion
Residence: Dallas
How he made his fortune: Owns TRT Holdings, which includes Gold's Gym.
Background: The previous time Rowling donated to American Crossroads, he got himself in hot water with the gay and lesbian community. Rowling gave $2 million to Karl Rove's super PAC in 2010, reportedly angering one San Francisco gym owner enough to leave the Gold's franchise.
In addition to supporting conservative causes, Rowling has donated large sums to the University of Texas through his family foundation.
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How can we possibly expect our democracy to function when the influence of corporate funds overwhelm political campaigns? Should a single corporation or wealthy individual be allowed to drown out the political will of thousands of individual voters? Check out http://www.democracyisforpeople.org to learn more and become active in the movement to overturn Citizens United.
Wow…what if all that money was actually going to fix our problems??
The fact that all of that money isn't going towards fixing our problems but is instead being used in an attempt to transfer more power from the many to the few really should tell you something about the actual intentions the American right has for democracy.
where are the Democratic Super Pac's listed. Soros, etc?
I checked the link to alternet & read the piece & comments. Folks it is more than just Fox News, it's the MSM in whole who have fell down on their jobs to report the news, "not to make it up or only report half truths", yes people need to take their blinders off and see that our whole system corrupted.
We have to go way back, follow the path took by the progressives befor the the Federal Reserve Banking Cartel bought off members of congress, the Exe & Judicial to control the U.S. Monetary System. It was the a big turning point in U.S. history. Progressive bankers now had a huge ownership over all of government, it spread to the corporations who are now in control thru lobbyist,speacial interest, the military complex, big pharma, & all the other progressive groups seeking their piece of the tax payers pie.
The MSM is a haven of spreading propaganda for the power elites & back room dictators who really run the show!
Here is a link that explains how corruption has become SOP (standard operating procedure) in NYC & across the USA court system. http://armstrongeconomics.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/armstrongeconmics-judge-rakoff-against-sec-010712.pdf. This man has been thru hell & back because of corruption in the court system.
We are coming to a point where there is going to be a big change & most will not be prepared, I wish the best to all!
Only one Democratic donor? Reallly? What about all those Hollywood liberals? Come on Pro Publica, at least make a small attempt to appear unbiased and balanced.
To repeat, I quote:
"Here's our guide to the top 10 super PAC contributors through Jan. 31"
If you would like the top 20 or 50 or 1000, sure to contain more than one librul, perhaps you should do your own research. Warning: I hear it's tedious, not as easy as posting comments without thought.
Those Hollywood liberals are right there in the middle, contributing the Priorities USA Action:
Jeffrey Katzenberg - Amount donated: $2 million
To whom:
Priorities USA Action, the super PAC supporting President Obama
All this money doesn't do much. They all cancel each other out. Look how Santorum is at the heels of Romney, despite spending a fraction of what Mitt spends.
I hear this so often. The money isn't "wasted"; it just gets spread around, in this case to the PR types & media outlets that run the ads, who in turn hire and pay people with the money they take in, unless you think they stuff it in a mattress. The only way to waste money is to burn it. If it gets spent it works its way through the system. I know this is elementary, but it takes reminding.
The point is that no money equals no speech. People are using money to bribe politicians to make policies that benefit them, many time to the detriment of others. Look what's happening right now in the public schools of Chicago and NYC (watch todays story on Democracy Now). Look who benefits from private prisons. This is bribery. Politicians are supposed to serve the public, so they shouldn't be allowed to take money from anyone.
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Strip away the gimmickry and the layers of enabling laws, and the bottom line is is there are a lot of politicians and judges/justices who have been selling this nation to money for money, and the combined set - money, and politicians - have been betraying this nation to other nations for more money.
There are names for both of those crimes.
The Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court was conservatives attempt to out raise individual contributions by the people movement of Obama. Most of his contributions in 2008 were $20 at a time. I'll soon be helping the Presidents superpack. You don't take a knife to a ginfight. If he is re-elected, his Supreme court nominees can help overturn this Fascist (Corporate rule) decision.
The purpose of giving all of that money is for the Republicans to destroy our Government and America. Yet they admit that they hate government with the exception of military forces. How patriotic is that?
They want to cut out education from grammer school through the University system, unless you are rich enough to pay for private schooling. They don't want to believe or trust in science, research of any kind.
They tell us that the tooth fairy will take care of the economy, the climate, the planet, and your insurance bills, if you just leave them alone.
not only do they want to not take care of their fare share of supporting government- they want no share.
Those of you voters who have been sold the bill of goods that no government is great, let the law of the jungle prevail, and the tooth fairy will magically right the wrongs, WAKE UP! YOU VOTE AGAINST YOUR OWN BEST INTEREST. Wait until you are old enough for social security- and it won't be there for you.
Re: "Most of his (Obama's)contributions in 2008 were $20 at a time." That's true about the number of contributors, but most of the money for his campaign came from a few organizations and individuals.
On the night of the Michigan primary I listened to the CNN internet were all cameras were pointing to various headquarters at 8pm nobody speaking at any of them except Newt Gingrich was in Georgia and he spoke some personal introduction and then spent the entire hour basically as a informational propaganda for the xlpipeline—-lots of misinformation that this was going to bring oil into the country- it is basically a conveyor belt of the Canadian oil to be shipped overseas.
I figure there is where Gigngrich's money comes from—
Did you see Bill Moyers this weekend on PBS? This interview of the authors of "Winner Take All Politics" was so important that he replayed it! It was so captivating that I watched it again. http://billmoyers.com/episode/encore-broadcast-on-winner-take-all-politics/
We need to go out and grab our democracy back!
@g.scott. Sheldon Adelson has contributed $20 million to Gingrich, as the article showed. There is nothing known about Adelson that links him to the pipeline.
lolll…oh, I don't know, Zamm…
Big Oil/Big Carbon is - thanks to their collusive and very effective/efficient monopoly on energy - one of those industries that can get away with levying private taxes. Big Oil is always making money hand over fist…but they're making it even faster now as they drive fuel prices upwards by exporting more oil products. For the first time since 1949 America is a net oil exporter:
My point is that a lot of cash is being taken out of the pockets of the many in America (while the right blames Obama…convenient, eh?) and being put into the pockets of the few…while that directly yields "high rollers" for Adelson's casinos, that is only one of the linkages between Adelson and Big Oil/whatever Big Oil wants.
The Wikipedia entry on Adelson may prove to be enlightening (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Adelson) if you understand the term "mutual benefit":
Adelson has an interest in Israel's well-being, while Big Oil has an interest in the profits they make by exploiting Middle Eastern oil; that yields a mutual desire for continued U.S. actions and presence in the Middle East. "One hand washes the other" is the "golden rule" of the right…anybody Adelson supports is going to advance whatever Big Oil wants, which would include the Keystone XL pipeline - because Adelson wants the political pressure and money Big Oil can bring to bear to keep America entangled in the Middle East.
The few who are the power behind the right are all interrelated; they only act individually in a manner that benefits them collectively. (Consider the Koch brother's significant presence in the oil industry.) So any Republican candidate can be assumed to advance the Keystone XL pipeline - or anything else Big Oil wants - regardless of the threat to the American people.
Legitimate Corruption. Awesome.
@A.M. - "legitimate" only 'cuz the corrupt corrupted those who write and interpret the law.
Is like the devil sent some lobbyists to the Vatican/the Southern Baptist Convention/the Episcopalian Church/the Tabernacle/whatever and they worked with the clergy to redefine "sin" as "Anything done by someone who isn't one of the devil's."
(He said, piously.)
@ibsteve You sound like the Seven Separations From Kevin Bacon game. That Adelson is supporting the pipeline because wealthy "oil" people gamble at his casinos is quite a stretch. By that reasoning Adelson supports everything people who patronize his casinos want, including "Hollywood liberals." If it makes sense to you, have at it. I've got nothing more to add.
@zamm: Apparently you quit reading some time before you quit adding.
@ibsteve No, I read everything you wrote. (Not easy to do while laughing.) As I said, if it make sense to you, have at it. You're welcome to the last word if you want it.
Certainly is not surprising that of the SuperPACs listed all except one are supporting the Republican candidates. Citizen's United benefits Republicans the most. Me thinx President Obama's supporters have done the right thing by setting up their own SuperPac. Have to fight fire with fire!
Last words: Of course the relationship between the members of the right are entirely separate and distinct…a person like Adelson who is nominally in gaming would therefor have nothing to do with Big Oil and/or Israel…
I'm sure the appearance of his name in this story is just…a weird coincidence: http://www.rt.com/news/reserves-offshore-middle-east-engdahl-855/
Guess that makes some people laugh?
I read the article about new gas discoveries off coast of Haifa Israel. I don't trust anyone. I don't know who to believe. Maybe someone from Lebanon wrote that piece. Everyone has an agenda. All I know is that if we could clear the money out of politics and elect people with publically funded campaigns, then everyone will have a more equal say in what happens. We HAVE to take all money and lobbying out! It doesn't work for 99% right now. Policies are being driven by the rich people.
@Caraline Levy: The article's author - F. WIlliam Engdahl - was born in Minnesota.
There are other sources for the relationship between Adelson, Gingrich, and Netanyahu/Israel. Huffington Post ran an article:
The Jewish Daily Forward (פֿאָרווערטס; Forverts) - which is, no doubt, frowned upon by the "conservatives" in both Israel and America - has another article regarding the relationships at: forward.com/articles/147533/?p=all
It seems, in fact, that the relationship in general - and Adelson, in particular - has raised a number of eyebrows:
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SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Saint Leo men's golf team stands in fourth place at the end of play in the first day of the Armstrong Pirate Men's Invite. The squad, led by sophomore Trevor Joseph, shot a team score of 582 in the first and second rounds on the 6,897-yd. par-71 Savannah Quarters Golf and Country Club course.
Trevor Joseph (73-69—142) sits atop the leaderboard for the Lions, earning a two-over in round one and shooting two under par in the second round. He is tied for 10th place with 18 holes left to play on Tuesday.
Freshman Ryan Gendron (78-69—147) trails Joseph by just four strokes to sit tied for 22nd in the match. After shooting seven-over in the first round, Gendron was able to make an adjustment in the second round that allowed him to shoot two-under and sit in second place for the Lions' team.
After shooting identical scores of 74 in both rounds, freshman Joey Savoie (74-74—148) sits tied for 26th place among the competition.
Sitting tied for 32nd place are senior Chaz Heinz (76-73—149)and freshman Casey Bannon (74-75—179) who both shot over par for the first and second rounds.
Nova Southeastern currently leads the team standings with a team score of 567, just two strokes ahead of the number two team, Armstrong. Nova Southeastern's Hunter O'Mahoney (72-66—138) sits atop the individuals standings after shooting four-under for the day.
Tuesday's play will get underway at 8:00 a.m. with start of the final round.
For more information on the men's golf team, stay tuned to SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'like' us on Facebook and 'follow' us on Instagram, and Twitter.


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Then, whether he's crooning on chart-topping singles or judging on "The Voice," there's one thing that's certain about CEELO GREEN -- you never know what he's going to have on his lap! The fantastically flamboyant performer has sung some of the catchiest songs, like "Crazy" and "Forget You," and he's here to perform a new one!
Plus, it's Day 11 of Ellen's 12 Days of Giveaways! With only 2 days left, you know it's going to be a big one! It's a giveaway frenzy! Make sure you catch every thrilling minute, this Monday on Ellen.


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I hopped in a car last year with my boyfriend for a cross-country drive from Los Angeles to Atlanta. If you know me, you know the only reason I could ever last in a car that long is the promise of food.
The idea of delicious, uncharted territory thrilled me, from Tex-Mex in Arizona to tamales in Texas. I also mandated that we try barbecue in every state we drove through. (It was all in the name of research, I swear.) We hit Phoenix, El Paso, Houston, and more than a few shady truck stops along the way.
The final stop on our journey was the grand ol' city of New Orleans. It was my boyfriend's first time in the fabulous food town. I, on the other hand, had spent a bit of time there during college. I was determined to teach him the ropes of a well-fed veteran. I mean, where else is it perfectly acceptable to have a first and second lunch? But these are things that must be taught.
We spent two days devouring everything New Orleans had to offer: beignets at Café Du Monde, oysters at Acme and etouffée and jambalaya in between. But it was the last stop before we hit the road that proved the saying saving the best for last. Upon recommendation from our future landlord – a Louisiana native and avid Cajun cook – we headed towards Lake Pontchartrain and, more importantly, the restaurant R&O's for some "world famous" Roast Beef Po' Boys. Man oh man, he didn't steer us wrong. Drippy, beefy, sloppy and saucy, all piled on top of classic po' boy bread, it was truly a sandwich that dreams are made of.
I've been pining away for months to eat that soul-satisfying meal again. And since a trip back down to the Gulf isn't in my near future, I decided to take on the task of making my own Roast Beef Po' Boy recipe. The sandwich turned out to be quite easy; it just requires some time, a little patience and a lot of love.
And while it may not be exactly like the original (as we all know, most recipes never quite meet the expectations of a memory), these sandwiches wowed the crowd of hungry guys that devoured them. In fact, I think I'll go have another one right now.
Until next time, New Orleans …
Roast Beef Po' Boys Recipe
Prep time: 1 hour
Total time: 5 hours
Yields: 6 – 8 sandwiches
For the roast beef:
3 pounds bottom beef round
Canola or safflower oil
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups beef stock
1/2 cup dry red wine
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
For the sandwiches:
French baguettes or hoagie rolls
Shredded lettuce
Sliced tomatoes
Provolone cheese (optional)
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle of the oven.
- Mix together garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt and pepper. Rub onto the beef round and set aside while prepping the rest of the ingredients. (There may be some leftover rub.)
- Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Add beef round and brown each side until well caramelized, about 2 – 3 minutes per side. Remove from the Dutch oven and set aside.
- Lower the heat to medium and add the celery, onion and bell pepper. (Don't worry about the dark brown "fond" stuck to the bottom of the pot. This stuff will add great flavor to the final dish.) Sauté the vegetables until tender, about 5 – 7 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for another minute. Stir in the flour and continue to cook until no white is visible, about 1 – 2 minutes. (This is important in order to cook the "raw" taste out of the flour.)
- Pour in the beef stock. Increase heat to medium-high and, stirring frequently, allow the sauce to thicken, about 5 – 7 minutes. Add red wine, Worcestershire sauce, and a generous seasoning of salt and pepper. Nestle the beef round into the sauce.
- Cover the pot and cook in the oven for 4 – 4 ½ hours until meat can easily be shredded with a fork. Remove the beef round to a cutting board and shred into long strands. Chop these pieces, if desired. Add the chopped meat back to the gravy. Adjust seasoning, to taste. Reheat the meat on low heat, if necessary.
- Serve the beef and gravy on toasted or steamed baguettes with a generous dollop of mayonnaise, shredded lettuce and sliced tomatoes. And while provolone cheese is not a traditional accompaniment, I think it's a tasty one. Oh, and don't forget your napkins!
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Nealey moved from Alabama to the West Coast to follow her dreams, only to realize once there how much she missed good ol' country cooking. So she took to the kitchen and began re-creating the dishes of her past, but this time without any help from a can. What started out as a hobby turned into an obsession, so she quit her day job to pursue cooking – and eating – fulltime. Dixie Caviar is where you can follow her pursuits of all things Southern.


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A £8.37m investment into Tenby's primary school shake-up has been given the thumbs up by the Welsh Government.
Education chiefs at Pembrokeshire County Council are celebrating at the approval of the proposals, which will result in two new schools in the town's Heywood Lane.
The current junior school would become a new Welsh medium Community Primary School, with a new English medium Voluntary Controlled primary school built on an adjoining site.
The existing Tenby Inftants School would be demolished, and the land used to create a grassed sports pitch.
The total cost of the new developments will be shared between the county council and the Welsh Government's 21st Century Schools programme.
"This is amazing news for Tenby," said Councillor Ken Rowlands, cabinet member for children and schools.
"These two new schools will provide children in the area with the very best educational start in life.
"It also demonstates the investment which the county council is determined to continue to make into the education and future of our young people."
The proposals were approved by Welsh Government education minister, Huw Lewis, following consultation with parents, staff and governors of the two existing schools and the publication of a statutory notice.
Five objections were raised, which the minister was satisfied had been dealt with 'satisfactorily' by the local authority.
Planning permission will be sought from the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority for the new-build English medium school, which will have capacity for 318 pupils.
Fronted by a car park and drop-off area, it will feature a two-classroom unit for children with special educational needs, a 30-place nursery classroom and 15 places in a mixed nursery/reception classroom. There will also be provision for an early years' playgroup.
Plans which went on view in Tenby last October showed each classroom with its own wet play and IT area, together with interactive whiteboards.
It will be the first school to be build in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park to meet the BREEAM standards for sustainable buildings.
The Welsh medium school will have room for 210 pupils, and it will also have a 30-place nursery classroom.
Both schools are due to open at the start of September 2016 and pupils attending the current infants or junior school will - subject to parental preference - transfer to either of the new schools. The catchment area will remain the same.


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A STUDENT was airlifted to hospital with minor neck injuries suffered during a game of rugby at Kingsmead School in Wiveliscombe.
Paramedics were called to the school when the incident happened during students' lunch break.
A boy in Year 7 suffered neck injuries and was taken to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton by air ambulance as a precaution.
The incident happened last Thursday (March 20) but the County Gazette has just learned of it.
Mark Griffin, head teacher at Kingsmead, said fortunately the injuries were only minor and occurred as a result of a high tackle during the game.
He said: "There was an accident during lunch time with some boys playing rugby and the behaviour was probably a bit rougher than we would have approved of.
"We phoned the ambulance and because the air ambulance was in the area it attended and took him off to hospital in Taunton.
"The boy was out of hospital later than evening and thankfully he suffered no serious injuries so was back in school on Monday.
"If there is any sort of injury to the neck or head area you would phone an ambulance as a precaution.
"The people on duty responded very quickly and the paramedics who attended praised the way our first responder looked after him until he arrived."


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SMWC's exceptional personal attention forms a connection from the start
December 12th, 2011 | SMWC
Sierra Shepard is a junior studying professional writing at The Woods.
Individual attention from SMWC faculty and staff encourages students to succeed in and out of the classroom. It gives them the confidence to speak up, a feeling of individuality and makes faculty more relatable. "You don't get treated like a number [at The Woods]," sophomore Jessica McManus said. McManus, as well as many other students, learned first-hand that this one-of-a-kind personal touch is the custom at The Woods.
For example, Paige Arehart, began her journey from Hebron, Ind., to The Woods after a chance encounter with Tara Lane, employer relations coordinator at SMWC. Arehart met Lane at SMWC's booth during the 2010 Hoosier Horse Fair in Indianapolis where they discussed their mutual love for horses and Lane shared her knowledge of The Woods.
Arehart said she felt right at home with Lane, who had a positive attitude and warm personality. Lane had a profound influence on her, not only on that day, but several times throughout the year.
After meeting at the fair, Lane sent Arehart a handwritten letter with a business card, in case Arehart wanted more information on The Woods and the equine program. "The letter really made me think about [visiting The Woods] again," Arehart said.
"Writing letters develops [relationships]," Lane said. While sending emails is part of the job, handwritten letters foster the feeling of caring for individuals and reaching out to get to know them. As in Arehart and Lane's case, the friendship is often genuine. "When people have something in common there's just that connection. With Paige and I, it was horses," Lane said.
Arehart scheduled a campus visit soon after she received Lane's letter. But because all the student ambassadors were with other families, Lane met with Arehart and led the tour herself.
This personable and positive experience prospective students receive is just part of the charming personality of The Woods, Lane explained.
"While I know Paige credits me with her positive experience, from my standpoint, Saint Mother Theodore just lined everything up," she added. The relationship didn't end when Arehart was accepted to The Woods. She stops by
Lane's office every day, even if just to say "hi."
Arehart and Lane are not the only pair with this kind of connection. In fact, many students feel their positive connective experience with faculty or staff contributed to their decision to come to The Woods. While these people are mostly from SMWC, recommendations sometimes come from other institutions.
Jessica McManus, a transfer student, entered The Woods' education program when two faculty members from Ivy Tech Community College encouraged her
to enroll.
"[They] said The Woods had a strong education program and that it would be good for me to live on my own and meet new people," McManus said. The prestige of The Woods' education program was the biggest factor in her decision, and with encouragement from her Ivy Tech faculty, McManus became even more confident in her decision.
McManus, impressed by the friendliness at The Woods, said her professors help her succeed by explaining assignments clearly and giving her individual attention. Individual attention, however, doesn't only come from faculty at The Woods.
A first impression lasts a lifetime. The first person prospective students talk to at SMWC is Hila Cheesman, office manager for enrollment management. According to Grace Dubrowski, Cheesman makes a significantly influential impression as soon as you walk in the door.
"She made me feel at home within the first ten seconds," Dubrowski said. Initially, she was hesitant to visit The Woods, but her parents insisted she give it a chance. Ultimately, Dubrowski's decision to attend SMWC was strongly influenced by Cheesman. "I put my deposit in when I left the office," she said. All it took was one visit to go from hesitation to a life changing decision.
Cheesman's "demeanor and positive attitude" added to Dubrowski's decision, pointing out that "Hila cares about every person that walks through the door."
Dubrowski now works in the Office of Admission and sees Cheesman frequently. "All the Admission girls call her mom," she said. In the library lobby, Dubrowski's voice can be heard from Cheesman's office, asking "mom" how she is doing.
Choosing a college can be a difficult decision. At The Woods, going the extra mile is customary. All it takes is one person to make a world of difference to prospective students. Although writing emails, letters and meeting with students is a part of the admission process, it is clear every student, prospective, current and past, matters to the faculty and staff at SMWC.
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The countdown for the holidays has begun! This is one of my favorite times of year. Yes, I'm "one" of those people. I'm a sucker for Christmas and all things having to do with winter. I know it's still fall, but holiday and winter collections are already debuting. It's time to get into the spirit of parties and celebrating.
Avenue, Evans, IGIGI, Jessica London, Monif C., Monroe and Main, Queen Grace Collection, Simply Be, and Ulla Popken have already given us their collections. We have everything from dazzling dresses to red hot looks. Take a look below, which one is your favorite?


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With speculation boiling over for the new FX series, American Horror Story, we decided see what was fueling the fire.
It definitely has the clout — check – fresh from the creators of (Glee, Nip/Tuck).
Throw in a chock-full-of-shock thrill fest, a re-imagined haunted house tale and an all-star cast including Jessica Lange and Dylan McDermott, and you've got a potential water cooler situation.
Inspired, Cooking Channel cleaned out the kitchen and found some homegrown horror of our own — sourced from a worst cook's contest on a sister site.
1) The Volcano Cake
Brace yourselves… This is actually a bundt cake. For reals. (And there IS a difference between all-purpose flour and self-rising flour.)
2) Banana Bread FAIL
We shared this photo with our Culinary Staff to decipher what actually occurred here, but it remains a mystery like Bigfoot, the Yeti or the success of Snooki Polizzi.
3) Theresa's UNHOLY Chicken Mole
Throwing cheese at the problem isn't going to help you here, Theresa.
4) Red Velvet RAGE Cake
Decorating angry won't get you anywhere.
5) The Great Meatloaf Stuffed Peppers Monstrosity
These peppers: a) have been paved over with asphalt b) mutated into caramel apples or c) are actually a band of rogue horseshoe crabs resting in the tomato patch for the night.
6) The 'This Will Shut Your Piehole' Pie
If you ever wondered how the continents formed, this is a nod to Pangea, as illustrated in peach pie.
7) The 'No Ace of Cakes' Birthday Cake
Not sure if anyone got out alive here, let alone lived to see another year.
8 ) Cheese Dip of Death
It's really all about plating.
9) The Chocolate Marshmallow Pecan Whaaaat?
From the chef: "A disaster of a creation by my husband and I with some leftover melted chocolate, some marshmallow cream and some pecans… Needless to say, it did not produce the fudgy yumminess I thought it would, and wound up in the garbage."
10) The San Andreas Cheesecake Faultline
Someday that entire cheesecake is going to fall right into the Pacific.
*BONUS: Dead Alien or Fruit Pop Tart?
Since this wasn't discovered anywhere near Area 51, we'll have to go with pop tart but…
Have a Kitchen Horror Story of your own? Share it below in the Comments or post your pictures up on our Facebook page.
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ANYONE wanting to take part in the first-ever Malvern Munch! Food Walk will have to hurry - just a few tickets are left.
The event on Sunday (May 25) is a six-mile ramble around the Malvern Hills, stopping off at various venues along the way to sample a variety of local food and drink, with live music along the way. The tickets, priced at £20, are available from the Tourist Information Centre in Church Street.
The walk is the latest initiative from Great Malvern Food Festival on Bank Holiday Monday, now in its fourth year.
Held in the grounds of Great Malvern Priory Church, it will be a day packed full of delicious events including cookery demonstrations, food stalls and street entertainment.
Acclaimed chef Felice Tochinni will be putting on cooking demonstrations with local schoolchildren, while Robert Swift will share the secrets of baking perfect bread.
This weekend also sees the start of the Malvern Walking Festival, nine days of events ranging from gentle rural rambles to strenuous hikes.
Although some of the walks are fully booked, there are still spaces on some of them, including the Worcestershire Walk in a Day on Bank Holiday Monday, and the Malvern Hills End to End next Saturday, May 31.
To find out more, visit malvern-hills.co.uk/malvern-walking-festival.


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Hey guys I have finally given in and I am going to switch to a charcoal grill (I will still be keeping my genesis for occasional convince grilling) but I was wondering what would be a decent started charcoal grill. I have been eyeing the Weber 758001 22-1/2" One Touch Gold Charcoal Grill, Blue model. Any opinions on this bad boy? Please let me know as fathers day is approaching soon and I need all the time I can get to work this in so I don't get a bottle of old spice this year
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BRIDGWATER captain Steffan Jones has called on his batsman to up their game and "take more responsibility" as they head into the second half of the season.
Jones' Bridgy side went down by eight wickets at Corsham on Saturday (full report page __) to leave them sixth in WEPL Premier One - and the former Somerset seamer says Bridgwater have struggled to replace the runs of Michael Coles, who left to join Corsham at the beginning of this season.
Coles was at his destructive best on Saturday, smashing an unbeaten 150 to defeat his former side.
Jones said: "At the start of the season I was confident that we would be a strong side and competing at the top, but we've lost three games now and won four, so it hasn't quite worked out that way.
"Aside from yesterday, we haven't been able to runs on the board, which was always going to be the issue.
"We've struggled to replace Michael Coles, who I would say is one of the best club cricketers in the country, let alone the region - and he got runs on Saturday.
"The batsmen really need to start taking a lot more responsibility and standing up to the challenge. We've got players who have been around for a long time and we need them to step up.
"When we win games, we win them convincingly because we've got the best bowling attack in the league, although we didn't show that yesterday.
"We don't necessarily need players to score big hundreds, just three players to maybe get thirty or forty.
"But it's not all doom and gloom, I'm confident we can bounce back and get wins in the next two weeks."