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NHL lockout costs Pittsburgh area economy $2.1M for each home game lost
Amy Dilday and Harry Sage live in different states and have never met, yet both planned to spend money in Pittsburgh this holiday weekend.
The NHL lockout, in its 67th day, placed those plans on ice. Their canceled trips cost two city hotels and several restaurants and shops about $3,000 in expected revenue this week.
This week marks "the unofficial start to hockey season in Pittsburgh," said Dilday, 45, of Sylvania, Ohio, who attends about six Penguins home games every season.
"I told my sister, 'They usually play two games around Thanksgiving, so let's go to Pittsburgh for four days, see the games, and we can do Christmas shopping at the stores," Dilday said. She planned to cook a turkey dinner Thursday at the kitchenette inside her room at the Cambria Suites.
She canceled that four-night stay at the hotel next door to Consol Energy Center.
An average Penguins home game is worth about $2.1 million to the region, according to a study from the tourism bureau VisitPittsburgh. The Penguins usually collect between $1 million and $1.3 million in revenue, which leaves restaurants, hotels and other businesses to share anywhere from $800,000 to $1.1 million.
The NHL canceled games through Nov. 30, and the Penguins will have lost out on 11 home dates by then. If negotiators don't reach a new labor deal — the NHL and its Players' Association are to meet again Wednesday in New York — the league will cancel games through Dec. 15.
Sage, 39, a Uniontown native living in Maryland, scrapped his two-night reservation at the Hilton Doubletree, Downtown. His early Christmas gift to his two sons was going to be their first Penguins game, and a chance to "skate at the ice rink in (PPG Place), just like they heard about their parents doing last year."
The lockout began when the contract expired Sept. 15. The NHL has lost an estimated $600 million, deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said. Revenue hit a record $3.3 billion last season, but leaders expect financial backlash from disappointed fans and sponsors, Daly said.
No North American pro sports league had lost a season to a labor dispute before a lockout wiped out the 2004-05 NHL campaign. The NHL rebounded during the past seven years to average 95 percent capacity and land a long-term TV deal with NBC Sports worth $2 billion.
A second lost season in eight years would likely permanently damage hockey in strong markets such as Pittsburgh, said Lynn Lashbrook, founder of Portland-based Sports Management World Wide.
"I call it a fiscal cliff on ice," he said. "It's real, and we're heading there."
Businesses are feeling the impact in Western Pennsylvania.
"The hotel industry in Pittsburgh is strong, but we've seen impact on both our occupancy and food/beverage revenues," said John Hannon, COO of Horizon Hospitality, which operates the Cambria Suites. He declined to provide specifics.
Companies that are corporate sponsors such as Dick's Sporting Goods declined to address the impact on their businesses.
A deal between the team and Oakwood-based Cellone's Bakery ended after last season. The last lockout coincided with the first year of that contract, and Cellone's vice president of sales Joe DiCenzo said the canceled season "was rough" for the bakery.
"There is more behind a sponsorship than selling a certain amount of product in the arena," he said. "It also generates sales in the grocery stores because of the advertising aspect. You can't make that up. You just don't get your full dollar."
The Penguins have not laid off employees and have no plans to cut salaries, though radio and TV broadcasters, like the players, are not paid during the lockout.
Penguins games on Root Sports last season averaged an 8.7 local rating —the percentage of available TV audience for Western Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. That mark was highest for any NHL or NBA team.
Root Sports will lose about $50,000 for each of the 23 games canceled.
The 550 members of SEIU Local 188 – the union representing Consol Energy Center ushers, security and cleaners – have gone from angry to complacent, union President Robert Fazio said.
"They can't do anything about it," he said. "There was hope in October, but now we hear they'll be playing maybe in January, and that's just a rumor. Why get your hopes up? Our guys think both sides are being (jerks)."
"There are people disgusted," said Paul Elphinstone, an usher at Penguins home games for 14 years who uses his game checks to "buy presents for the grandkids."
Retail stores take a hit because the lockout will at least impact Black Friday and perhaps the bulk of the December holiday shopping season.
"Christmas is when we do our big Penguins items – the specialized jerseys, and the hats and hoodies," said Carla Jeke, who operates Perani's Hockey World in Scott. "The rest of the year it's only about 10 percent because youth hockey is so big, but at Christmas, it's going to be down if they aren't playing."
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Google Street View recently added two Roman catacombs to its repertoire—the Catacomb of Priscilla and the Dino Companion. The Catacomb of Priscilla was used for Christian burials in the second through fourth centuries, and contains wall paintings of saints and other symbols.
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Our editors spend some time roaming the web looking for stuff cattle people and others in agriculture might find useful or entertaining.
NYT: "Eat your heart out."
The New York Times took a break from its relentless attack on beef to include this clarifying blog, which suggests maybe all that advice the newspapers and doctors have been spewing these last 40 years is the result of incomplete evidence.
I'm with the commenter who remembered our favorite sage: "Once again the truth of Mark Twain's quip, "If you don't read a newspaper you are uninformed. If you do read a newspaper, you are misinformed."
Free ear tags and tank floats
Being the least bit of a small thinker, when I first heard about 3-D printing, I thought "wow, free ear tags."
As I read more stuff about it, though, we might pay more attention.
Since most of us are miles and miles away from town and forced to get around in pickups that get 12 mpg if we drive 55, the least we might hope for is a deal that will make the VERY bolt or nut we need. Or the ¾ inch PVC tee slip joint we can't find among all the ½ inch tees and ¾ inch ells and right angles and threaded ¾ tees and….all that PVC stuff that isn't a ¾ inch tee that costs like 50 cents and requires a 2-hour trip and 10 gallons of gas to go get in a pickup that gets 12 mpg when you drive 55, but that doesn't matter because you have to drive 90 to get back before the cows run out of water.
Or a windmill leather.
I know. That is not what the Harvard guys mean by "change the world" but it would sure change mine.
This week's Science News has a really good article that explains more about it.
It seems these guys can print a whole car, so won't we be able to fabricate our own nuts and bolts?
And here's a story about how to use milk jugs to make neat stuff. Wow. We could use milk jugs to make our own tank floats. Wow.
Oh. I guess we already do that, don't we?
Nonetheless, this bodes to change things in ways small and large. Being a person who regards big city traffic, and the fact that millions of Americans are forced to endure it twice a day, as a great calamity, I find localized manufacturing has no limit of appeal. The reason kids move to those beehives of impoliteness is because they prefer—and don't we parents, also?—to have a job. Now we've got the internet and we're going to have 3-D printing and I just keep hoping someday kids will be able to move home.
Japanese waffles?
The American Meat Institute reports that the opposition part in Japan would like to waffle on their part of the beef deal.
Sky is falling department:
We can't vouch for the credibility of the author of this report on water, but he makes some pertinent points. Public perception is very late to this subject.
Allan Savory gets lots of press
Savory's pitch at a TED seminar is all over the news.
He is no defender of cattle feeding, but he makes points that the environmental members of the anti-beef mafia should take to heart. Grazers are the natural state of things.
A hard year for wolves
This is not good news for the wolves. A lot of them expired last year. Let's mathemize: 550 wolves times 1 calf each times $800 per calf makes it good news for ranchers.
WaPo food editor comes out. Again
This time, he's NOT going to eat meat. No comment.
Say, whaaa?
If you know anything about Indian politics, I'd appreciate some education on what this is about? They're legislating that beef doesn't contain iron?
How to tell Mama what you paid for that bull
Here's some math you can use when you get home from the bull sale. Maybe you'll have better luck than I did.
Drought management
If only we could "manage drought" we wouldn't have any. But the Society of Range Management has some ideas on managing grassland during a drought.
Jesus can't swim
Karen stole that headline from Varney so we stole it from her.
Are we paranoid?
This writer has something about the meat industry's approach to the various attacks on our way of life and honor that we should take into account.
But I'm not sure its paranoia when we have HSUS, the Union of Concerned Scientists, PETA, the Sierra Club and all those folks united against us. Still, she seems reasoned and perhaps sympathetic.
L.A. meateries
You will not find us in Los Angeles absent an extradition order, but if you MUST visit this is where the L.A. Times says to eat.
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Auburn, Ala. - CNN Money Magazine recently ranked Lee County #22 on its nationwide list of "Where the Jobs Are." The magazine notes Lee County's job growth of 9% between 2010 and 2012 and proximity to Atlanta as factors in placing Lee County on the list. The article explains that Auburn University's ability to educate and graduate "homegrown engineers" make the area an attractive place to do business.
Auburn Technology Park West was also a factor as a site for growing manufacturers including GE Aviation's new state-of-the-art facility with an anticipated employment of 250, and Donghee America's plans to employ an anticipated 80 workers in Auburn.
The nationwide ranking comes as Auburn's unemployment rate thus far in 2013 averages 6.2%.


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It was a mixed bag of success for boys high school basketball teams in the area round of the state playoffs on Friday night.
Bel Air, Burges, Fabens, Tornillo and El Paso Harmony advanced to the regional quarterfinals, while Montwood, Coronado, Bowie, Andress, Hanks and Cathedral were all eliminated.
Class 5A
"It was a great game and we showed a lot of heart," Bel Air coach Rob Dibler said.
The game was tied at 45 after regulation.
In the fourth overtime, Kevin Vicencio and Aashir Sohail hit key free throws to ice the victory.
Josh Gallegos led Bel Air (26-5) with 24 points.
The Highlanders advance to the regional quarterfinals to meet Arlington Martin on Tuesday.
Hayden Davis led the Rams (27-6) with 15 points, while Tony Davis had 13.
"We played really well and had a chance to win," Rams coach Tony Harper said. "I couldn't have asked for a better effort from our team."
Class 4A
Alvin Jones led the Mustangs (20-12) with 32 points. Burges will meet Amarillo in the regional quarterfinals next week at a time, date and location to be determined.
Aaron Jones hardly played in the first three quarters due to foul trouble, but was able to score 12 of his 18 points in the final quarter.
"We played really well and came up big in the fourth quarter," Burges coach Paul Gutierrez said. "The game was close throughout and everyone contributed to this win in some way."
The Eagles (21-10) led 43-33 after three quarters.
"You have to give credit to Frenship, they got aggressive on offense in the fourth quarter," Andress coach Jim Forbes said.
Eddie Sinegal led Andress with 16 points, while Jeffrey Long had 13.
The Bears (20-12) were in the game early, but Amarillo pulled away to advance.
"Amarillo shot the ball really well," Bears coach Daniel Celaya said. "We played hard and gave it our best. The team really achieved a lot this year."
Jesse Lopez led the Bears with 10 points.
Class 3A
Patrick Zubia led the way with 32 points, while Jaime Portillo had 20.
Fabens (21-10) will play Midland Greenwood in the regional quarterfinals next week at a time, date and location to be determined.
Class 2A
The Coyotes (28-6) won their first-ever area round game, according to coach Cody Burris.
Sammy Sanchez led Tornillo with 25 points, while Irvin Bosquez had 11.
Tornillo will play Jim Ned in the regional quarterfinals next week at a time, date and location to be determined.
Class 1A
Ivan Gutierrez led the way with 27 points, while Bryan Urrutia had 20.
Harmony (24-3) will play Farwell in the regional quarterfinals next week at a time, date and location to be determined.
Aaron Partida led the Fighting Irish (12-23) with 13 points.
"We have a young team and we made progress this year," Cathedral coach Omar Duran said. "John Paul is a very good team and they really shot the ball well against us."
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In 2010, you had to make $1,120 to earn one credit. Therefore, if you had income of $4,480 in 2010, you would earn four credits for that year.
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When it comes to the question "will Social Security be there for me?" the first thing to remember is that, it is there for you today in the form of disability and survivor's insurance.
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Without any changes to the program, according to the most recent Social Security Board of Trustees Report, Social Security will be able to pay full benefits until 2037. After 2037, again, without any changes to the program, Social Security will still be able to pay about 75% of the scheduled payments we would normally pay to each eligible person. While 75% is not ideal, the fact is that Social Security will not be broke nor will it be insolvent in the way most of us think of those terms. Social Security will still be able to pay 75% after 2037 because millions of people will continue to work and pay payroll taxes. The payroll taxes of today's workers fund the benefits of today's retirees. When today's young workers reach retirement age, and are ready to collect benefits, their kids and grandkids, the workers of tomorrow, will fund their Social Security benefits.
The Social Security program is still strong and will be for decades to come. Social Security has successfully adapted to the changing needs of the American public over the course of its 75-year history and we will continue to adapt to the changing needs of the people we serve. Any changes to Social Security will need to be worked out between congress and the administration.+
There are a finite number of ways to make sure the Social Security program stays strong. They boil down to two categories. Either you increase the amount of money coming into the program or you reduce the amount of money going out. As mentioned, those changes are up to Congress to decide.
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The rules can be complex and vary depending on your situation. If your spouse or ex-spouse is deceased, you can choose which benefit to apply for now or choose to postpone filing for either benefit until you reach full retirement age. For further information, refer to our publication, What You Need to Know When You Get Retirement or Survivors Benefits.
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The USDA reminds data users that the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) will begin issuing several major USDA statistical reports at 12:00 p.m. EDT beginning on Jan. 11, 2013. USDA previously released these crop reports at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
USDA statistical reports with the noon release time are: World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, Acreage, Crop Production, Grain Stocks, Prospective Plantings, and Small Grains Summary. The time for livestock reports currently released at 3:00 p.m. will not change.
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The Crap We Missed – Friday 4.20.12
[Ed. Note: Bouncing a little early considering 90% of the entertainment industry is high off its ass, though I don't know how that's any different than usual. If something big breaks later (Getting a vibe from the Sasquatch camp.), I'll attempt to add a penis joke to it. If not, Most Important People tomorrow morning as usual. – SW]
Welcome to Friday's The Crap We Missed which sadly doesn't include any pot-smoking references unless you count Penn Badgley's hipster version of a stoner that makes me only slightly less wishful for a brushfire to wipe out Coachella. We've also got Kelsey Grammer's insatiable tongue lust finally crossing the gender line, and see if you can pinpoint what doesn't belong in this picture, and no it's not the black guy, you racist.
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During a recent visit to Sephora, I reconfirmed that the fragrance playing field continues to offer broad opportunities for new products, although a host of well-known brands remain as historically respected favorites. Activity at both the women's and men's fragrance counters was constant and in fact, it rivaled shoppers' interest in other cosmetic products throughout the store. Most of those who sprayed and sampled the many fragranced products were undoubtedly unaware of the technical details and required controls provided by fragrance manufacturers. The following is an explanation or update on some of those controls.
Product definitions: In the broad sense, fragranced products are defined under numerous categories. Many cosmetics are designed and scented to provide a characteristic aroma, while others may simply carry an aroma intended to mask the undesirable notes from certain required ingredients in a formulation. While there are no specific guidelines, some companies classify fine fragrances according to their concentration of fragrance oils, such as cologne (3–7%), toilet water or eau de toilette (6–12%), eau de parfum (above 12%) and perfume (20% or more).
Labeling: Package labeling for fragranced cosmetic products is regulated under the various sections of 21 CFR Parts 701 and 740, as well as the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. In addition to the standard requirements for product identity and net contents declaration, any warnings, name and address of manufacturer or distributor and ingredient disclosure must be provided on the unit of sale. The U.S. and Canadian regulations allow for grouping of all fragrance materials by stating "Fragrance" in the listing. For Europe and Canada "Fragrance/Parfum" would be the appropriate designation. The Seventh Amendment to the European Cosmetic Directive also has mandated the disclosure of 26 fragrance allergens in the ingredient listing and these are identified in Annex III-Part 1 of the regulation. Consideration has been provided for different disclosure for "leave-on" versus "rinse-off" products. Typical allergens listed include ingredients such as linalool, coumarin, hexyl cinnamaldehyde, eugenol and limonene.
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No doubt about it; I'm an ice cream lover. But lately, there's been two things weighing me down about it — and not just the actual pounds stemming from my five-scoop-a-week summer diet (hey, there's been a heat wave around here):
1) It is nearly impossible to get a 'small' in New York City for under $6.
2) Textures have been disappointing; iciness abounds where creaminess should rule.
So imagine how delighted I was to discover the phenomenal-ness (is that a word? It should be.) of Philadelphia's ice cream scene. No $6 icy scoops here. Instead, a concentration of impeccable options – even just within downtown — that are lush, dense and under $5 for a single cup.
It makes sense, then, that this weekend Philly hosted its sixth annual Ultimate Philadelphia Ice Cream Festival at Reading Terminal Market. But you don't need a festival to get your ice cream fix in the City of Brotherly Love. Any time is ideal for a self-led tour — so long as you bring cash (most don't accept cards) and go before 1:30 p.m. to avoid lines. So where to go? Here's the scoop:
Bassetts Ice Cream
Bassetts isn't just the oldest stand in Reading Terminal. Established in 1861, it's also the oldest ice cream company in the country. So yeah, these guys are kind-of a big deal. To wit: locals queued up at 9 a.m. to eat ice cream before going to work. Yes, really. What makes it so good? An unbelievably smooth and creamy texture (thank you, milk fat!); an ideal ratio of ice cream to chunks, chips, ribbons and bits; and lots of flavors with unique stories behind them. Also important: a small comes with two scoops. Two!
Try: Butterscotch Vanilla, Guatemalan Ripple
45 North 12th St., BassettsIceCream.com, 215-925-4315
Ice cream buffs will snub me for including gelato on this list. I don't care. The two are interrelated in my book. Capogiro is a newer kid on the block (opened in 2002, it now has four locations in the city), but that hasn't stopped it from getting on every food reviewers 'places-to-eat-before-you-die' list. That's probably because the texture is so light and fluffy you want to cry happy tears. Lots of them. But it's also got the organic and locally-sourced thing down pat, plus a trove of flavors to try. And try you can; they're very generous with samples — though, truth be told, you may encounter a miniscule sigh when verging on your, err, ninth.
Try: Thai Coconut Milk, Ciccolato Scuro (dark chocolate), Susina Zucchero (sugar plum). Note: Flavors vary by day and location.
119 South 13th St. (original location), CapogiroGelato.com, 215-351-0900
The Franklin Fountain
You know an establishment is top-notch when local competitors insist you try it. Thanks to Bassetts' owner Michael Strange, I ventured down near the water, to Philly's Old City, to check out this 1800s-style soda shop. I was glad I did — and not just because its bespectacled and bearded employees are dressed to style and ridiculously nice. The shop has the nostalgic-hook nailed, and an immense menu to boot: egg creams, ice cream sodas, phosphates, sundaes and handmade hard ice creams galore, all made with dairy from New York's Long Acre Farms. It eschews food coloring and uses local, organic ingredients whenever possible. But most importantly: the ice cream is unquestionably divine, with 14 percent milkfat that gives it a delectable — but not too rich — texture.
Try: Franklin Mint Chip, Hydrox Cookie
116 Market St., FranklinFountain.com, 215-627-1899
Scoop DeVille
For those who love their ice cream super sweet and chock-full of gooey, crunchy or gummy goodies, this parlor is a must. Try not to get distracted by its fun pink walls loaded with kitschy decor — you'll need all the focus you can muster to tackle its monster make-your-own-flavor menu. Options are seemingly endless, with roughly a dozen hard ice creams (from Bassetts and Potts) and 50-plus mix-ins and toppings. Although the blends are what it's most known for, you can opt for plain ice cream, too — new flavors worth a nibble include Red Velvet Cake and Birthday Cake.
Try: Peanut Butter Cookie Crunch (cookies and cream ice cream mixed with cookie dough pieces, peanut butter cups and Cap'n Crunch cereal)
1734 Chestnut St., ScoopDeVille.com, 215-988-9992
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When you ask "What time is it?" you don't want to know how to build a clock.
However, there are times when a simple question can not be properly answered with a few simple words. If you wanted to tell Christopher Columbus how to get from New York to London, and you mentioned flying on an airplane, he would have no idea what you would be talking about. Words such as aluminum, jet engines, rubber tires, and airports, would mean nothing to him.
I have been asked about the name of the "candy store on the corner" and there is no easy answer to that question. I feel it necessary to go back to the Bible that mentions merchants and market places. To go back to a time before public schools, telephones and radio, before supermarkets and chain stores, to a time when very few people could read and write. The population of the world, and of the state of Ohio, was a fraction of what it is today and most people lived on farms, not in cities.
A supermarket may have started when a farmer traded a pitcher of milk for a head of cabbage, or a dozen eggs for a dozen ears of sweet corn. There was no need of handling money, or of advertising. Neighbors knew where to get what they needed and they traded what they had for what they wanted.
As a business grew, if there was a need for advertising, putting up a sign saying there was milk for sale didn't do any good in a community where people couldn't read. The next best thing was to put up a "sign." That would not be a sign with printing on it, but some "thing" that would get the message across. If the farmer put a milk can out front, people passing by would know that's where to go to buy milk.
Even now, many old timers know that a red and white striped pole meant there was a barber shop ready for business. A mortar and pestle mean a drug store, and a wooden Indian would be standing in front of a cigar or tobacco shop.
The head of a bull, with big horns, would signify a butcher shop and three golden spheres was the sign of a pawn shop.
I have pictures of a large clock, with it's face 8 feet off the sidewalk, installed and kept in running order with the correct time, in front of a jewelry store that sold clocks and watches.
Shoe stores would have a great big shoe or boot as their "sign."
A popular way to tell the public what kind of merchandise was being sold was to display some of it out in front of the store.
When Emil Lisy owned and operated a hardware store on Libby Road, he would have snow shovels, wheelbarrows, stepladders, rubbish cans, or other items on the sidewalk. I remember when the A&P store in Mapletown had a big pile of watermelons on the sidewalk. There was no need to haul them into the store and no need to advertise watermelons for sale.
There was no need to have a name for such stores. There probably would be only one meat market in the neighborhood. Very few people owned a car. If you wanted to talk about buying a pork roast for supper, you would say you're going to the butcher shop and everyone would know what you mean.
I visited my cousin in Attica, Ind. in 1937. Attica is a small town on the banks of the Wabash River. I went into town with cousin Tony to buy groceries. He told the clerk what he wanted and the clerk got it for him. When Tony asked for rice, the clerk said they were all out of rice.
On the way back to my cousin's house, Tony turned to go up the hill to his home and I reminded him that he forgot to get rice. He said the store didn't have any. I suggested going to another store and he told me there was no other store. I'm sure the store didn't have a name.
Stores and other places of business were known by a description of the kind of store or business they were. There would be a bakery, a bank, a doctor, a dairy, and that's how they were identified. If there happened to be more than one, then they would be known as maybe the barber shop on Libby or the one on Broadway.
Sometimes, a store would be known only by the name of the owner. In the early days of Maple Heights, everyone in the neighborhood knew about Soika's and Sykora's and Faflik's. There were no stores like A&P or Fisher Foods. Those came later.
I've been asked, "What was the name of the Putt-Putt golf course on Broadway?" It had no name. It was known simply as the Putt-Putt golf course on Broadway. The same goes for the little candy store on Granger Road. It was known as the little candy store on the corner.
The Little Red Schoolhouse in Maple Heights never had a name. When it was built in 1871, it was "the public school." It was the only one in the neighborhood. Without cars, some of the farmers nearby maybe never knew where the next nearest public school was. If they did, it would be known as the public school on the east side and the Little Red Schoolhouse would be the one "on the other side of the bridge."
Talking about names reminds me of the young man about to be married. He approached the mother of his soon-to-be wife and asked how she would like to be addressed after he became her son-in-law. She told him to just call her "Hey, you!" for the first year and after that he could call her "grandma".
Names, signs and numbers, for identification, are used only after there is a need to do so. People didn't have last names until there was a need to distinguish between two or more people with the same first name. That's when Joe the blacksmith became Joe Smith. The same goes for stores and businesses.
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Give Laugh Groove, J.P. Bouvet, & Lucas Aiken
J.P. Bouvet's recent charity event, Give Laugh Groove, was a complete success. According to J.P., "We raised over $40,000 dollars, packed 101,000 meals (for the hunger charity Feed My Starving Children), and set the world record (for longest duo performance - J.P. and bassist Drew of the Drew jammed together for those packaging meals for children).
As an incentive to help raise money for the event, Meinl threw in a Byzance Brilliant 18" Medium Thin Crash as a giveaway prize. The lucky and hard-working winner was Lucas Aiken of Cave Creek, Arizona. Check out his drum web page here.
Congratulations to J.P. and Lucas for hosting and being a part of such a cool and successful event.


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Jimmy Fallon to replace Conan O'Brien
I'm a tad perturbed right now. Mostly because for a couple years now I managed to forget that Jimmy Fallon even existed. Today I was smacked in the face with the fact that, not only does his unfunny ass still walk among us, but he'll be taking over for Conan O'Brien on NBC's Late Night, according to the AP:
A former regular on "Saturday Night Live," Fallon, 33, would take over sometime next year as host of the 12:30 a.m. talk show. O'Brien is to replace Jay Leno on NBC's "Tonight" show, aired at 11:30 p.m. each weeknight….. As long ago as last summer, NBC late-night boss Rick Ludwin was quoted as saying that Fallon "is at the top of our short list."
Expect violence in America to go up next year. Instead of people asking "Hey, did you see Conan last night?" they'll now ask "Hey, did you see Jimmy Fallon last night?" Which will of course be answered by a well-deserved toss out our 20th story office window. Yeah, I'm talking to you, Bill. It's not a crime if I warn you a year in advance. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go rob that bank that I warned back in '05. Free money, here I come!
UPDATE: So, I'm in jail now. Which isn't that bad, actually. I just paid Wesley Snipes a pack of smokes to say "Always bet on black." And, for two packs, he'll karate kick me in the chest! Shit, had I known prison was this much fun, I would've gotten in years ago. Oh, wow, a knife fight! Whee!


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Junk generated RNA "astonishes" scientists, according to a report in New Scientist, 21 Feb 2004, p.10. When the information encoded on DNA needs to be used to make proteins, the information is copied onto a similar molecule called RNA. However, not all DNA codes for proteins and it has been assumed that the "non-coding" DNA, often called "junk DNA" is not transcribed onto RNA because it has no function.
A team of scientists who have been studying the fine detail of human chromosomes numbers 21 and 22 looked for places where transcription factors (proteins that copy DNA code to RNA) attach to the DNA. As summarised by New Scientist the results were: "Only 22 per cent of these binding sites were located in the classic '5-prime' position, where the process of turning the DNA from each gene into RNA usually begins. Another 36 percent of the binding sites were found at unexpected points within a gene. Most astonishingly of all, 24 per cent were found in DNA thought not to be connected with genes. The remainder were found in 'pseudogenes' that is genes that no longer function (Cell, vol.116, p 499)."
Tom Gingeras of Affymetrix (a private company involved in the study) commented "It turns out that we have mischaracterised the architecture of the genome." All this unexpected RNA may help explain why the number of coding genes found by the human genome project seems so small, somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000, compared with the overall size of the genome. Gingeras suggests the RNA from the non-gene DNA provides the fine tuning that separates one species from another.
Editorial Comment: This study illustrates a monumental failure of evolutionary theory as a useful paradigm for science. The idea that the vast amounts of non-protein-coding DNA in the human genome is useless junk came from the assumption that our genome is the end result of millions of years of natural processes bashing DNA around, when even the most hardened evolutionists admit that random, natural processes make a mess of whatever they touch.
Creation Research made this point in July 2000 that non-protein-coding DNA is there for a purpose and should be investigated to see what it does. Following the publicity about the Human Genome Project many people wrote in with questions about genes and DNA. A common question was "Is 'Junk DNA' a leftover from evolution?" reply was "Junk DNA is defined as DNA without genetic meaning. We have not identified a function for most of the DNA in the human genome but this does not mean it is junk. The problem for junk DNA proponents is the same as it was for vestigial organs (i.e. appendix). The fact that we don't know the function of something in the body, be it an organ or a piece of DNA, is an indication of our ignorance, not our origin. If we don't know the function of something the true scientific approach is to do more research and find out what it does. Vestigial organs and junk DNA are examples of evolution being an anti-scientific idea. Fortunately human curiosity prevailed in the case of vestigial organs and we have since discovered the functions of organs such as the pituitary gland, the pineal gland, the appendix and thymus, all of which were once considered vestigial leftovers from evolution but turn out to be essential to life."
This new evidence of meaningful "junk DNA" is good evidence for creation, but no help to evolution. (Ref. DNA, RNA, genes)


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The Nirox Sculpture Park, the first of its kind near Johannesburg, offers a relaxing atmosphere in which to enjoy an art form not ordinarily enjoyed by the general public. A single visit to the park could very well turn you into a lifelong lover of art, and more specifically, of sculptures. more
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As well as serving a functional purpose, the art of pottery is rooted in the culture of many South Africans. Working with clay is a way to express our heritage, identity and creativity. It's also a way to stimulate healing and confidence, which is why the Light from Africa Foundation in Cape Town runs a programme of pottery lessons and clay therapy for orphaned and vulnerable children. more
Touring Cape Town's art galleries
A Cape Town art tour will take you through the city's mix of historic art institutions and its trendy, edgy, art and design studios. From Kloof Street to Khayelitsha, you'll find artists and galleries that express the multiple identities that make-up cosmopolitan Cape Town. more
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Limpopo's art galleries house the historical art of the Venda, Pedi and Shangaan people, as well as paintings, sculptures, carvings and ceramics by talented South African artists from around the province. Look out for work influenced by cultural and artistic traditions that remain authentically South African. more
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Highlights from Mr. Adnan Oktar's interview on 31 October 2012
(In response to a mail from a viewer asking, "What language will Jesus the Messiah speak?")
When he first comes, Aramaic. His followers will not be able to understand. He will speak a rare language. He will speak, but they will not understand. Someone with no mother or father, and no records, wearing the clothing of his time. They will be doubtful at first, but then they will realize he is Jesus the Messiah (pbuh). They will hide Jesus the Messiah (pbuh). He will be concealed. He will then shape global politics. In my opinion, Jesus the Messiah (pbuh) has already come, and he is shaping global politics now.


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"There are many people in this country, and in this administration, who claim that those who have opposed the invasion of Iraq are unpatriotic (at best) and treasonous (at worst). Indeed, the USA PATRIOT Act, passed unanimously by Congress, stipulates penalties for criticism of the government. Patriotism, to the framers of the act, means supporting the decisions of our political leaders and that dissent is un-American. Protesters at presidential appearances have been routinely herded into "free speech zones" where their signs and slogans are only seen by the encircling cordon of police. This in spite of the fact that there is no mention in the Constitution that free speech is to be confined to a zone. Pretty soon cars will be sporting retro-sixties "America: Love it or Leave it!" bumper stickers. This attitude, however, only calls attention to one of this nation's most conspicuous failings-pervasive historical illiteracy. We need to recognize that dissent is American, that protest is patriotic. It is, in fact, one of the fundamental traits that define us...
The English colonies in North America were founded on dissent, and almost immediately after religious dissenters arrived in Massachusetts Bay voices of protest rose up against the puritan authorities. Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams were banished for their views during the first decade of settlement. Let us also remember the patriots who fought the American Revolution to establish independence from a government that was not responsive to the needs of its colonial subjects, and reflect on the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. None of this was accomplished without a great deal of debate, dissent, protest, argument, resistance. None of it was easy. But somehow we did evolve into a country "of the people, by the people, for the people." Or did we?...
Today the American people are torn by an ill-advised war and occupation led by leaders who, in seeking to stifle the sort of healthy debate a democracy requires, do not seem to understand, indeed, who seem to shun, our own history. Many of those who opposed the war not only wanted to give peace a chance, but also take back the American government which appears to have been hijacked by ultra-rightist hawks. Neoconservatives have taken control of a United States which has historically prided itself in its values of peace, democracy, equality, freedom, and anti-imperialism, and, in the process, they are systematically eroding (if not actually demolishing) those ideals. There is nothing "conservative" about them. And the results of the 2006 mid-term elections seem, at first glance, to indicate that many American conservatives have repudiated the neoconservative ideology.
A democracy depends on an educated, well-informed citizenry. It also depends on educated well-informed leaders who are deeply connected and committed to cherishing, conserving, and nurturing the ideals which we believe set us apart. But those currently in power are not caretakers of the "American Dream." Will they be judged by history, like the despoilers of the pharaohs' tombs, as looters who have drained all meaning from the treasures of American democracy? Has "democracy" indeed become a radical notion?
If we get to the point where not only the international community, but even American citizens view the United States as the major threat to world peace than what hope is there for the world? What hope is there for countries that don't even pretend to love freedom ever to evolve into the kind of society that we espouse? If we don't take back our country the world itself (not just the United States) is doomed. We will look at the rest of the world from our "city upon a hill" and all we'll see is our own haunted reflection staring back at us."
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Today is Memorial Day in the US. Today we recognize the soldiers who have been killed throughout US history in battles and wars around the world. It's a very sobering day.
Obviously the US is embroiled in a few conflicts right now, including Colombia and Afghanistan. For better or for worse though, the war in Iraq is the main one, and that's the one where we unequivocally say Support the Troops, Bring Them Home! In 1971, future Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry asked the Senate, "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" That terrible question is the one we must ask ourselves, our neighbors, and our Congress critters, and demand action right now!
Here are some resources for current military members and people who are considering joining the military.
Many more links to counseling, counter-recruitment, and activist groups can be found on the CCCO Links page.
The planned 'star march' is one of the initiatives that is affected by these measures. With the motto, 'taking the protest to Heiligendamm', the star march is intended to end with a closing rally in Heiligendamm. Today, the star march coalition is lodging an urgent appeal against the ruling. A decision is expected at the end of next week. "If necessary, we will have our right to protest confirmed by the federal courts", a speaker for the star march coalition said. The prohibited area stretches from the camp in Reddelich almost all the way to the camp in Wichmannsdorf. A speaker of the BAO "Kavala" has declared that a congregation of 3 people within this area is illegal under the ruling. "This means that we can't even leave the camp in groups of 3 and walk next to one another without the police breaking us up", says a camp participant of the WomenLesbianTransgender Network. The rationale for the ban, according to "Kavala", lies with the foreign policies of the G8 countries. A "latent threat situation" exists for the representatives of the G8 countries because of the wars in "Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Palestine". Even the German Government is perceived as endangered, because of its "increasing engagement in conflict regions". What is meant is the war in Afghanistan.
Hanne Jobst of the Gipfelsoli Infogruppe finds this reasoning absurd: "Protest is forbidden because it would have negative effects for foreign decision-makers. The G8 makes decisions that affect the lives of millions of people every day, without the legitimacy to do so, yet in the opinion of the police, the G8 should not have to be subjected to these people's anger".
Even popstar Herbert Groenemeyer has to admit this: "There is real anger", he explained in the German newspaper 'taz' the day before yesterday. Conicidentally, this week in Scotland, charges against five activists who were arrested and detained on their way to a closing demonstration at the conference hotel in Gleneagles during the 2005 G8 summit, were dropped. "As always during summit protests the police use arbitrary and often illegal measures to prevent protest from reaching those it seeks to criticise", Gerda Achterhuis of the Dutch Dissent network argues. "The move to ban the demonstration does not surprise us. However, we will not let ourselves be intimidated and will continue to mobilise for the star march and all other actions against the G8 meeting."
You can read the Rostock Police Departments justification for banning public protest (this page is in German).


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TURTON manager Neil Johnson says Saturday's 2-0 home victory against BAC/EE Preston was a fitting tribute to former club chairman Martin Vizzard, who died last Monday.
In what Johnson admitted was an emotionally-charged day at Thomasson Fold, first-half goals from Kieran Sisson and Dave Hanlon gave the hosts the Division One win they wanted to honour Vizzard, who stepped down in the summer because of a brain tumour but lost his four-year battle last week, aged just 39.
Johnson said: "It was always going to be a difficult and emotionally-charged day after Martin's death. It made the team talk very easy, though – the lads wanted to win for him.
"Members of his family were there and the lads wore T-shirts in his memory before the game and there was an impeccable minute's applause beforehand.
"The game itself was even against a side who are in-form and had hammered us at their place earlier in the season."
Kieran Sisson scored a wonderful solo goal, running from halfway past several players to finish on 20 minutes.
Dave Hanlon got on the end of a good cross from Ally Dickson 10 minutes later to double the lead from five yards.
"It remained close to the end and we led a charmed life in the second half, but also threatened ourselves," added Johnson.
"The win was just what we wanted on the day and hopefully we can use it as motivation for the rest of the league season and in the Hospital Cup.
"It was certainly a day that left me proud to be associated with the club on and off the field."
Elsewhere in the division, Bolton County scored three first-half goals at bottom club Millom to secure three points from their long trip to Cumbria.
Matt Holmroyd opened the scoring from the penalty spot on 15 minutes after Tom Aspen had been brought down in the box.
The hosts were reduced to 10 men soon after before an own goal doubled County's lead on the half hour.
A fine team goal, finished off by Liam Stewart five minutes before the break, made for a comfortable second-half against a side under new management.
County boss Henry Chapman will now turn his team's focus to tomorrow night's trip to Castle Hill in the Hospital Cup.
In the Premier Division, Eagley went down 2-0 at home to Garstang, while Tempest United had a weekend without a game.
In Division Two, it was a game of two halves for CMB in their home clash with second-placed GSK Ulverston Rangers.
The visitors took advantage of the conditions in the first half and went in three goals to the good.
With the wind in their favour after the interval, CMB peppered the Ulverston goal but could not make their chances pay and ended up losing 3-0.
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SHOTGUNS will again be used in the badger cull in Somerset, despite opposition from vets and animal welfare groups.
Rifles were used in last year's trials, however, due to the lack of evidence, the Independent Expert Panel (IEP), which was set up to oversee the culls, was unable to make a judgement on their efficacy.
The IEP won't be overseeing this year's culls.
The monitoring will instead be done by Natural England, the licensing authority which has said the use of shotguns will continue.
This is despite a report by the IEP stating that shotguns should not be included in any roll-out unless monitoring shows that controlled shooting is humane and safe.
The Humane Society International believes that Natural England's monitoring "in no way guarantees animal welfare".
HSI's executive director Mark Jones said: "I'm appalled that Defra is arrogantly ignoring the clear advice of the British Veterinary Association on the basis of the IEP's findings, by allowing badgers to be killed with shotguns this summer despite the fact that there is no evidence at all to show this is humane."
The Government also faced a backlash following the release of figures which show new tuberculosis outbreaks in cattle are at their lowest rate for ten years.
Statistics show the monthly incidence rate – the proportion of new outbreaks of bovine TB in England – was around 3.25% in March 2014, the lowest since 2004. Local figures also show a drop in the number of cattle slaughtered because of the disease.
In Somerset, there was a 50% drop with 375 cattle slaughtered from January to March this year, compared to 725 slaughtered in the same period last year.
Ministers said the statistics show that controls as part of the strategy to eradicate TB are beginning to make a difference.
Farming minister George Eustice said: "We cannot become complacent. "The impact of bovine TB on our cattle farmers, their families and their communities cannot be overstated.
"That is why must do everything we can to reach our aim of making the whole of England TB free."
Animal welfare campaigners said the figures show there was no justification for the badger cull.
Dominic Dyer, of the Badger Trust and Care for the Wild, said: "There is no way that the badger culls from last year could have influenced these numbers at all so the drop is purely because of the tighter farming controls that have come in over the last couple of years.
"The Government unfortunately would rather keep quiet about this because these figures don't justify a badger cull."


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Washington Military travelers on official duty would get a special preference to move through airport security checks faster under a bill before the House.
Lawmakers plan to vote Tuesday on the bill, which would give the Homeland Security Department six months to devise a new system. Passage would send the bill to the Senate.
If the legislation becomes law, the earliest beneficiaries would likely be troops returning from Afghanistan next year and their family members — who also would receive preferential treatment.
The government already has initiated, and is expanding, a more intelligence-driven trusted traveler program for civilians. Participants include travelers in American and Delta airlines' frequent flier programs as well as people who are part of three other programs. These people volunteer more information about themselves so that the government can vet them before they arrive at airport security checkpoints.
Rep. Chip Cravaack, R-Minn., chief sponsor of the bill, said it takes longer for men and women in uniform to pass through security because of their gear. Allowing them through security more quickly would speed up the waiting time for those not part of a preference program, he said.
While Homeland Security would establish the new preferential system, Cravaack envisions troops not having to remove boots, belt buckles, bulky military jacks and uniform medals. Troops could go to the front of the line, or a separate line could be created.
"This falls in line with the pilot program" now under way," Cravaack said. "I was an airline pilot for 17 years. We would go to the head of the line. I saw people who were not exactly happy with that.
"But the main emphasis is expediting troops going through a security process that wasn't made for them."
The Transportation Security Administration is currently testing a trusted traveler program at airports in Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit and Miami. The program will expand to Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Minneapolis-St. Paul over the next few months.
The civilian program allows participants to go to a dedicated lane. The traveler will provide the TSA officer with a boarding pass that has information about his or her status embedded in the barcode. A machine will read the barcode, and if the traveler is deemed part of a "low-risk" category, he or she will likely be able to keep on belts, shoes and jackets and leave laptops and liquids in bags when going through the screening process.
In addition, TSA on Nov. 15 began a test at the Monterey Peninsula Airport in California, allowing members of the military to present their Defense Department identification card for scanning. The experiment is only to see if the scanning system works, however, and there is no change in screening procedures.
Although it's a policy, not law, the TSA already makes some accommodations to service members.in uniform with a proper identification card.
They are not required to remove their shoes or boots unless they set off an alarm. Family members can obtain gate passes to accompany departing troops or meet those returning. The agency expedites screening for wounded troops.
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The Southern University Board of Supervisors on Friday approved an across-the-board 10 percent tuition hike on its campuses, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, despite worries that the increased costs could hurt enrollment and lead to more students dropping out of school.
The majority of Louisiana's college and university students can expect to pay higher tuition this coming fall due to the way Gov. Bobby Jindal constructed his executive budget.
Jindal's proposed $24.7 billion spending plan for the 2013-14 fiscal year strips $75 million in state funding from Louisiana's public colleges and universities. The governor's plan relies on schools charging students an extra $75 million next year to offset the reduction in state general fund dollars.
Jindal's budget has sparked controversy throughout Louisiana's higher education system because it relies on so-called "one-time" money that likely won't be available next year and contingency money from property sales and lawsuit settlements that may not pan out this year.
Jindal has not responded to three interview requests made through his press office dating back to last week. Jindal's press secretary, Sean Lansing, argued that the governor's budget proposal protects higher education and "does not include any cuts to higher education funding."
But at the campus level, Jindal's budget gives institutions less money from the state's general fund during the 2013-14 fiscal year than they received in the 2012-13 year, which amounts to a state budget cut to higher education.
Southern University President Ronald Mason said the system will be down nearly $7.3 million in state funding should Jindal's budget be adopted by the Legislature.
LSU System President William Jenkins phrased it a different way, saying swapping state dollars for tuition hikes makes the numbers look the same, but doesn't tell the whole story.
"A tuition dollar is not the same as a state general fund dollar," Jenkins said.
What that means, Jenkins said, is that when it comes to making money from tuition, institutions only collect about $0.83 on the dollar when tuition waivers, financial aid and scholarships are factored in.
"Although the numbers may be equivalent, our purchasing power is not the same," Jenkins said.
So far this year, LSU has not yet joined Southern and the nine-campus University of Louisiana System in approving fall tuition hikes. But approval of tuition increases have become a formality in Louisiana as colleges have gone from being primarily funded by the state, to the current situation where students carry most of the burden.
Colleges and universities have to pass a series of performance measures spelled out in the 2010 LA GRAD Act in order to raise tuition. If the GRAD Act targets are met, Louisiana's higher education policy board, the state Board of Regents has to sign off on the tuition hikes before they can take effect.
Students in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System will likely be spared paying extra tuition next school year, by rule, as those institutions, including Baton Rouge Community College and Delgado Community College in New Orleans are already at or very near the southern regional tuition average.
At Southern on Friday, Baton Rouge Chancellor James Llorens described the tuition increase as critical to the school but a burden on students.
"It hurts not so much in recruitment but in retention," Llorens said. He explained that out-of-state students would suffer the most as financial aid doesn't cover a lot of the costs they have to pay.
"We are really starting to price ourselves out of the market with our out-of-state students," he said.
Board member Tony Clayton suggested that Southern administrators making more than $100,000 per year take a pay cut to ease some of the financial burden. "We cut faculty, we increase tuition; it's time for these administrators to get out of the wagon and start pulling it," Clayton said.
Mason, Southern's president, didn't rule out Clayton's suggestion.
He said there between 20 and 25 administrators system wide make that much money, including roughly six employees at the system office.
"With this upcoming budget, I think everything is on the table," Mason said.


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Breaking Dawn: Six Word Biography Contest
Breaking Dawn: Six Word Biography Contest
Write a six-word biography of your favorite "Breaking Dawn" character. Entries will be displayed in the library. All participants will be entered into a drawing for a Megaplex movie gift card. Contest ends Nov. 10.
When • Nov. 8-9, 10 a.m.
Where • Taylorsville Library, 4870 S. 2700 West
Tickets • Free; for children 12 and older
Baby, Toddler and Me
Baby through 2 and older. A combined storytime. A six-week session featuring a story, songs, fingerplays and a short playtime. Parents/caregivers must accompany children. No registration required.
When • Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m., Nov. 13-14, 10:30 a.m.
Where • Taylorsville Library, 4870 S. 2700 West
Tickets • Free
Preschool Storytime
Ages 3 to kindergarten. A seven-week session featuring stories, songs and fingerplays for preschoolers ready to participate with or without their parents. No registration required.
When • Nov. 8, 11:30 a.m., Nov. 13, 1:30 p.m.
Where • Taylorsville Library, 4870 S. 2700 West
Tickets • Free
Vocal Point
BYU's nine-man a cappella ensemble will perform. Tickets are $10-$12.
When • Nov. 9, 7 p.m.
Where • Taylorsville High School, 5225 S. Redwood Road
Tickets • Free
Monster Truck Spectacular
The Maverik Center will host the Monster Truck Spectacular. The biggest names on the circuit will be present, including world champion Bounty Hunter, Iron Outlaw, Rock Star, rookie of the year Kalifornia Kid and Maverik Monster Trakker. Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com.
When • Nov. 9-10, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 10, 2 p.m.
Where • Maverik Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City
Tickets • $40; visit ticketmaster.com
Veterans Day Parade and Program
The City of Taylorsville and United Veterans Council will host the 2012 Veterans Day Parade and Program. The parade begins at Valley Regional Park and ends at Taylorsville City Hall. The co-grand marshals will be Sgt. Maj. Patrick N. Watkins, who served three tours of duty in Vietnam, and Sr. Master Sgt. Chuck Davis, who served in Korea and Vietnam. Visit www.taylorsvilleut.gov for information.
When • Nov. 11, 11 a.m.
Where • Valley Regional Park, 5100 S. 2700 West, Taylorsville
Tickets • Free


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Last Patrol
3 August 1967 — A Shau Valley, South Vietnam
Part of a nine member team on a long range reconnaissance patrol on the southern tip of the A Shau Valley. The patrol was spotted by locals and came under heavy enemy fire on the second day. He was killed in action when the extraction helicopter was struck by enemy ground fire. A recovery effort was not possible due to the enemy presence. In the 1990's the wreckage site was found and excavated, bring him home after 30 years.


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Joey Hagerty, and the Olympic journey
In baseball, when a really good guy retires, they have a ceremony on the field for him, and sometimes they go the extra mile and give him a brand new car. Maybe even a convertible.
In Greco-Roman wrestling, they have a neat tradition when a guy retires. He takes his wrestling boots and puts them at the center of the mat.


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A Fiery RiddleRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
Watch me from a distant place,
See me kiss the sky;
Watch as from around me race
The creatures who lived nearby.
I cease my explosive kiss,
And rivers that engulf the trees
Make their way down with ease
And sometimes even shallows seas.
Not earth nor water, wood nor air
Can halt me as they would,
My power is even sometimes good,
Though not many would care.
See me huff and blow out smoke,
Though I do not smoke things.
Watch as the land around me's smote,
To which the inhabitants cling.
You've heard my tale, and known my place
And stayed for my game,
But I wonder, prove to me,
Could you pick my face?
Now for the question you've waited to hear,
Can you strike the mark, or even come near?
Tell me my only one, that has stayed the same,
Give me an answer, oh, what is my name?
HintYou've made me sad, that I am so hidden.
Here's a hint that I have bidden,
One I know you desire,
It's rather simple really, I am of the fire.
AnswerI hope you watched from afar,
Or else you would have died,
Even using plane or car
My kiss erupts to the skies.
My neighbors flee in terror
From my burning wrath,
And they aren't with error
As I make my deadly path.
I melt the earth and boil the seas,
And air takes long to touch me;
My molten touch does what it please
To all that it can see.
I have a name, a grand one too,
I even some fame so,
I'm surprised you read it through;
Whatever else could I be, besides a volcano?
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Have You Seen David Herrington's New Creation?
Celebrate this Maine Granite and Diamond Sterling Silver pendant fashioned by Pyramid's Master Jeweler, David Herrington! The granite disc measure 1 3/8 inch in diameter. The two accent diamonds are 1mm and set in 14KT White Gold settings.
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Maine Granite History
The early quarries of Maine we're bedrock to the State's fledgling economy and the stone is featured in some prestigious buildings and monuments. In 1900 eight columns from a Vinalhaven quarry, from each weighing 90 tons, were erected in New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The JFK Memorial in Arlington is graced with white granite from Stonington.
Cultural Diversity from Maines Quarries
In the mid to late 19th century demand for granite quarrymen encouraged immigrants from Sweden, Finland, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, and Italy to come to work as stonecutters. Thousands worked Maine's quarries drilling rock, driving wedges or using explosives to break granite along grain lines, cutting stone to shape, and polishing the stone.
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Today my wife stumbled upon a marinade for a flank steak for dinner and we seemed to have everything on hand except the steak. If you aren't familiar with the cut of flank steak then let me take some time to cut out any myths about it. Flank steak is not a chewy steak and while it is inexpensive it can be a fabulous cut of meat if cut right which is against the grain and thin but also cooked properly which you shouldn't take to more than medium but I prefer medium rare.
So we went to Whole Foods and picked up a 2 lb. flank steak. Of course they had free samples all over the place and we found it very hard to walk away with just the flank steak but that's not for this post! We came home and started to marinade the steak. I know the recipe says for a half hour but you could never over marinade flank steak.
My wife and daughter did the marinade of the meat
They used 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar
2 Tablespoons of Worcestershire Sauce
4 tsp of dark brown sugar (we used light brown sugar)
2 garlic cloves minced
and salt and pepper to your liking
We had that in a bag in the fridge for about 4 hours or so. After that time I got the Egg up to about 450 or so for this cut as it had some brown sugar and I didn't want that to burn on a high heat temp like 750 or so.
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I tried to get some decent grill marks on the steak....
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After shutting down the vents I did the poke test and took it off and rested it. My wife sliced it thin and against the grain for a nice medium rare...
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Dinner was topped off with some roasted potatoes and some garlic herb butter and some bread!
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The 4S Goat Expo that will be held Oct. 6-7 in Lincoln County, received a $600 grant from the North Platte/Lincoln County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The 4S Goat Expo has been held for 10 years in Dawson County, where it attracted visitors from Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Colorado and Iowa, Burke said.
The grant will help offset the cost of the featured speaker, Dr. Kenneth M. Andries, Ph.D. of Kentucky State University.
Andries will cover many topics, including multi-species grazing, nutrition, genetics and management and participate with goat producers in a panel discussion.
More information about the 4S Goat Expo can be found HERE.
Grant applications are welcome, Burke said.
Up to $77,000 is earmarked during the 2012-13 fiscal year for promotional and incentive grants. Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis, and all event and activity promoters are encouraged to apply well in advance of their event.
During the past 10 years, the Convention and Visitor's Bureau has awarded more than $288,000 in promotional and incentive grants, Burke said.
Events and activities that occur within Lincoln County will be considered. Applications and information are available from the NP/LCCVB at 308-532-4729 or by emailing email@example.com.
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Home > Community > Health Library > Heart Failure: Avoiding Medicines That Make Symptoms Worse
If you have
heart failure, you need to be extra careful with
medicines. Some can make your heart failure worse. Other medicines may not mix
well with your heart failure drugs.
This Actionset will help you
learn which medicines you may need to avoid and what questions to ask your
doctor or pharmacist.
Talk to your doctor or a pharmacist.
Show him or her a list of all the medicines you take.
It's important to keep an up-to-date
list of your medicines. Here are some tips:
What if you need to take a medicine
that can make heart failure worse? Here are some things you can do:
Call your doctor if you have
symptoms that your heart failure is getting worse, including the following:
Pain relievers called NSAIDs
Cold, cough, flu, or sinus medicines
Antacids or laxatives that contain sodium
Pain relievers
Calcium channel blockers
Certain diabetes medicines
Certain antibiotics
Kaul S, et al. (2010). Thiazolidinedione drugs and cardiovascular risks: A science advisory from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation. Circulation, 121(16): 1868–1877.
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