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we just turned down Z and Rami for a prospect from detroit
Do you have a link I can read about it?
I know the Tigers were allegedly among a few teams showing interest in Jeff Baker only to have Jim Hendry inexplicably state he wasn't trading Baker. Because apparently Hendry is retarded.
Fonso is willing to waive his no trade clause (to bad no one wants him)
Henery is a moron he gives everyone a no trade clause and called Sean Marshall "untouchable" if I was him I would trade every player I can besides Castro and rebulid.
Andy Oliver is a top five prospect in the Tigers farm system. He's also a lefty. I dunno, depends on how much cash.
I like Marshall a lot. I would trade him if it was a sweet deal. Especially if Mateo pitches like he was before he got injured.
probably a lot lol I wouldn't take on Z and Rami if i was a owner.
Maybe we get lucky and someone takes Fonso like the Angles took Vernon Wells and his 90m dollar deal i doubt it but that would be amazing
I would trade Soriano for C prospects, just to make room for Brett Jackson up.
Someone will take Kosuke before they take Soriano. If just for his OBS and defensive ability in the outfield.
and because his contact isnt terrible like fonso.
I would trade Fonso for nothing I just want his *** gone
Got 4 bleacher tickets for 50$ on ebay this morning. Cubs vs Reds Sept 6th
while im disappointed in the season. I am excited by what we did in the draft. The Ricketts seem like they are commitment to player development a much needed change.
We signed 34 player and 9 of the top 10 and some how signed Dillon Maples who is 1st round talent that we got in the 14th round. We had to pay him like a 1st rounder though.
The Ricketts spent double what was spent last year in the draft which is much needed our farm system is terrible.
Hendry is gone, finally. I never understood how he lasted as long as he did.
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When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
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I can now watch the team I haven't watch the team since early in the season. I vowed not to watch until that clown is gone.
Thank you Ricketts great draft then fire the clown bravo
And Ricketts wants a guy focused on the farm system and more statistical our OBP has always been terrible under Jim.
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THE bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil has been recreated through a 14-mile march from York to the scene of the conflict - but this time it was in the name of charity.
Members of 15th Century re-enactment groups gathered at Clifford's Tower on Saturday to relive the trek soldiers made from the landmark to Dacre's Cross on Towton battlefield, wearing clothes and carrying equipment authentic to the Wars of the Roses period on the 553rd anniversary of the day an estimated 28,000 men died in battle.
They followed, where possible, the same route soldiers took on March 29, 1461, when the Battle of Towton became a turning point in the civil war between the rival York and Lancaster houses.
The Road to Towton project raised money for Macmillan Cancer Support following the recent death of a former Wars of the Roses medieval re-enactor, with £1,265 donated so far.

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The Pasadena Police Explorer program is for young men and women ages 14-21 years of age. It's an opportunity to give young adults the chance to work with officers and employees of the Pasadena Police Department and their community, and possibly continue towards a career in law enforcement.
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14-21 years old, minimum "C" GPA, good physical condition, an interest in law enforcement and a wiliness to serve to community of Pasadena.Strong morale and good values, an ability to work with others. Upon acceptance in the Pasadena Police Explorers, one takes on the title of "Recruit". Once graduated from the 22 week Explorer Academy, the recruit then receives the title of "Police Explorer".
Meetings are normally held twice a month, the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at the police station from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Weekend details or events are also a big part of our program.
The Explorer program is a volunteer program. Volunteer hours are given to the city with assistance at city activities and events held at the Rose Bowl, City Hall, and Civic Center.
One of the biggest thrills about being an explorer is the opportunity to go on a ride-a-long with actual police officers while they work. Explorers are right there next to the officers in their patrol car and get to see all the action as it happens. This is no "COPS", it's the real thing. Get the car, strap in, and hold on. You never know what will happen while you're on patrol in the City of Pasadena. This is true behind the scene action. You get up close and personal. Rank advancement and personal recognition is encouraged for all explorers. Skills in many police related fields can be obtained. Even though this is a volunteer program; monies earned go back to the explorers by helping to pay for all of their activities. Most activities than the explorers take part in are free to the explorers. Educational assistance towards college are also available through the explorer program.
Competitions are held throughout the year against other police explorer post. The competitions test the skill level of explorers in areas such as: Building Searches, foot pursuits, driving skills, felony stops, drug raids, and drill team just to name a few. Competitions are also held in sporting events such as softball, volleyball and basketball.
Social events and fun activities are done as a reward for all of the work that is produced. Trips to San Diego, Big Bear, Palm Springs are a part of our fun. We also take trips to Disneyland, Knotts Scary Farm, Magic Mountain, Dodger Stadium, Ice Skating, the Beach, Picnics, and many, many more.
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I've heard that a serious meditation practice can reduce the number of hours of sleep that one requires to function well. I'm curious what the average amount of sleep is for our members.
Please vote and feel free to post your personal stats for hours of sleep, how long you've been meditating, and so on.
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With how they talked at half time you would have thought the Heat were e ones up by eight. Magic is blabbing about how this was the hardest they have played all series and yet they are still losing by almost 10.
if i was impartial, i'd feel almost sad for LeBron
I hate the "fake tough guy" label. Newsflash -- there ain't but, maybe, two guys in the whole league who really want it. It ain't the 90s. Fake tough guys are the dudes that do the "hold me back" schtick. Granger just stood up for his guy, that's all.
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Oh and West and Hibbert have combined only 6 attempts.That's where we have the advantage over Heat and we have to feed them the ball.
Hubie really must hate the heat
Community fan?
Then the refs are as well read on our team as the ABC halftime crew. Roy may be the least confrontational player in the league. You could punch him in the face and he'd put his hands up in the air. Refs can be fake tough sometimes.
reading haberstroh's tweets off of the espn feed is ridiculous, you can tell the guy is just dying to jump on the heats nuts the second they make a run. reading his post game articles have been lol-worthy.
2 fouls in 32 seconds. get another.
Wow. DWest got hacked!
apparently jumping into guys and not even getting ball is now considered a block by the nba
This is great get them in the penalty
WOW. Wish that camera angle wouldn't have sucked so we could have actually seen that dunk.
Sweet sassy molassy! PG with the dunk!
West just went up soft right there.
This is the darkest timeline.
wow PG
We have pissed away so many opportunities to blow this game open.
Those floaters from LBJ are deadly.
confidence. you can just feel it.
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American Honda Motor Co., Inc. will place two television advertisements during the broadcast of this year's Super Bowl on CBS, the company announced today. A thirty-second CR-V advertisement, along with a thirty-second spot highlighting Honda's position as the most fuel efficient car company in America are planned for the February 4th airing.
"The Super Bowl remains one of the best opportunities to reach a wide television audience in one shot," said John Mendel, senior vice president of American Honda. "Many Super Bowl viewers look forward to the commercials almost as much as the game, and Honda has taken this great opportunity to highlight a couple of its key brand values through fun and creative ads."
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Grilled Apple & Cranberry Crêpe with Cinnamon Cream and Honey Candied Pecans
Crêpes are a fun and unconventional item for the grill. These crêpes feature grilled apples, cranberries, honey candied pecans and a cinnamon whipped cream.
Crêpe Batter:
3 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tbsp. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
3 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for brushing pan
Grilled Apples:
3 each Honey Crisp apples
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup fresh cranberries for garnish
2 Granny Smith apples for garnish
Cinnamon Whipped Cream:
2 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup confectionary sugar
1 tbsp. cinnamon
Honey Candied Pecans:
2 cups pecans
1/4 cup honey
2 tbsp. granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
Non-release cooking spray
1. To make crêpes: In blender, combine all ingredients and pulse for 10 seconds. Place crêpe batter in refrigerator for 1 hour. This allows bubbles to subside so crêpes will be less likely to tear during cooking.
2. Heat small non-stick pan and add butter to coat. Pour 1 oz. batter into center of pan and swirl to spread evenly. Cook for 30 seconds and flip. Cook for another 10 seconds and remove to cutting board. Lay crêpes out flat to cool. Continue until all batter is gone.
3. For grilled apples: Slice Honey Crisp apples into ½-in. wedges. Toss apples with melted butter and grill over medium heat until caramelized. Slice Granny Smith apples into rounds 1/8-in. thick and set aside.
4. For cinnamon whipped cream: In mixing bowl add cream, sugar and cinnamon. Whip to stiff peaks.
5. For honey candied pecans: Toast pecans in large sauté pan over medium heat for approximately 2 to 3 mins., then add honey and toss continuously to coat evenly. Turn heat to low for 30 seconds to caramelize honey. Turn off heat and toss nuts with granulated sugar while spraying non-release spray to keep nuts from sticking together. Lay pecans on sprayed sheet pan.
6. To assemble: Place cooked crêpe shell, browned side up, and layer with 2 oz. of cinnamon cream and grilled Honey Crisp apples. Roll each side inwards, then roll front to back, making rolled crêpe like a burrito. Top with grilled Granny Smith apples, additional cinnamon whipped cream, fresh cranberries and candied pecans.
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ONTARIO –Volunteers, cancer survivors and the public are invited to the American Cancer Society's "Relay Rally" and meeting for the Relay For Life of Ontario tonight.
The event will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Page One Cafe, located at 215 E. C Street. and will include a light dinner.
The purpose of the Relay meeting is to recruit volunteers for the 24-hour event, which will be held on May 18-19, 2013 at Ontario Soccer Complex.
Volunteers are needed to assist on the planning committee, serve as team captains, and work with cancer survivors.
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Wow was the first word that came to mind when the Golden Toast ($8.75) arrived at our table. We've seen variations of this dessert from places such as Saint's Alp, Cha An, and Cafe Zaiya. But this one tops them all. The key is in the bread, a plush white loaf that you find only in Asian bakeries. It's softer and sweeter than American white bread, the perfect vehicle for this dessert.
Here the bread is cut, buttered to bliss, and baked until the top is golden. It's crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, but buttery throughout. In the traditional version, the toast is finished with drizzles of condensed milk. At Spot, they replace the drizzle with a ball of condensed milk ice cream and honey. The best way to devour this is to rip off a buttered toast hunk, spoon on the ice cream, slather on the whipped cream and finish with a strawberry.
Spot Dessert Bar
13 Saint Marks Place, New York, NY 10003 (map)
About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her eats and travel adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.


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Scientists are beginning to unravel the mechanisms behind the therapeutic effects of psychedelic drugs.
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Meet some of the people featured in the August 2013 issue of The Scientist.
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A focus on the movements of species and disciplines through space, time, and minds
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Beaks did it for Darwin. Now, monitoring real-time evolution of bacteria that infects finch eyes reveals repeated, rapid evolution of an emerging avian pathogen in backyards throughout the U.S.
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A new analysis suggests that infanticide drove the evolution of pair living in some primate species, though another study reaches a different conclusion.
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In order to adapt to this century's changing temperatures, vertebrates will need to evolve much faster than in previous eras.
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The discovery of a new species of horned dinosaur supports the idea that similar but separate species evolved on the same landmass thanks to a natural barrier.
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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College students in the Communication Ethics course will host the first annual Hustle 4 Heart Reach 5K Run/Walk Sunday, April 14, at 3 p.m. at Burry Stadium. Registration starts at 2 p.m.
Proceeds from the event will help support Heart Reach Ministries in its mission to reach out to youth and their families in the inner city of Youngstown, Ohio.
Visit www.heartreach.com to learn more about the organization and to register for the run/walk. Registration is $10 for students and $20 for non-students.
The Communication Ethics course is designed to introduce the interrelationship of communication and free speech. The course provides opportunities to understand ethical communication in various contexts, assess weakness and strengths as an ethical communicator and apply theories of communication ethics to the major course of study.
"As an alumna of Westminster College I think it's great that our students get work experience through opportunities such as community service," said Abby Trotter `12, communications and public relations specialist for Heart Reach Ministries. "Hustle 4 Heart Reach is the first 5K fundraiser Heart Reach has held and is open to all ages. This fundraiser benefits the children and youth of Youngstown through programming provided by Heart Reach Ministries that helps build character and positive relationships."
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The push for healthier school lunches took on renewed fervor in January, when first lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack introduced new school nutrition standards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Jan. 25 at an elementary school in Fairfax. Va.
That fervor helped stoke the Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools campaign, bringing more salad bars to schools across the country.
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New school lunch standards open the door to increased produce sales
By Tom Karst, National Editor
Wholesalers and fresh produce foodservice distributors should immediately put a priority on building partnerships and business relationships with schools in their communities, said Lorelei DiSogra, vice president of nutrition and health for United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C.
"Schools are going to be buying a lot more fruits and vegetables, and we want those to be fresh fruits and vegetables because we want kids to taste a wide variety of fresh produce and increase their consumption."
The long-awaited school nutrition standards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were introduced by first lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Jan. 25 at an elementary school in Fairfax. Va.
Feb. 13
Let's Move celebrates second anniversary
By Tom Karst, National Editor
The two-year anniversary of Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools in February was celebrated with prominent recognition of the program's involvement in providing salad bars to schools.
Several companies helped fund salad bars in schools, including Matthews, N.C.-based Harris Teeter's push to donate at least 10 salad bars to area schools; Duda Farm Fresh Foods Inc. helping install salad bars in Orlando, Fla.-area schools; and the Houston Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association getting closer to its goal of donating 20 to the Houston Independent School District.
Feb. 13
Produce for Kids campaign generates record donations
By Doug Ohlemeier, Eastern Editor
Produce for Kids is thanking suppliers and retailers for helping make its most recent campaigns generate record-breaking support.
Orlando, Fla.-based Produce for Kids — which provides funding for Children's Miracle Network-affiliated hospitals and for programs improving children's eating habits — generated $202,000 through its fall 2011 campaign that helped PBS Kids and the Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools campaign, according to a news release.
Produce for Kids singled out Publix Super Markets Inc., Lakeland, Fla., which with 10 produce suppliers helped raise more than $115,000 in the Healthy Schools, Healthy Minds campaign to provide salad bars to 38 schools in Publix's service region.
March 19
Florida agriculture department oversees state school lunch program
By Tom Karst, National Editor
Joining Texas and New Jersey, Florida has become the third state to give responsibility of school meal oversight to the state department of agriculture.
Holding promise for more state produce in school meals, the transfer of oversight of the National School Lunch Program from the state's department of education to the Florida Department of Agriculture fulfilled a campaign promise by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.
May 7
Texas, U.S. schools to receive salad bars
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DALLAS — Bringing the total of salad bars to 1,600 over two years, the United Fresh Foundation is donating 100 salad bars to Texas schools. ... The noon announcements kicked off the opening of the expo floor at United Fresh 2012.
June 4
USDA celebrates MyPlate icon's first anniversary
By Tom Karst, National Editor
The one-year anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPlate food icon has some convinced the image will be around for many years to come.
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan joined educators and students May 30 to spotlight the first anniversary of MyPlate.
Aug. 6
Produce for Kids to fund class projects
By Sarah Krause, Special to The Packer
This fall, Produce for Kids goes back to school.
The Orlando, Fla.-based organization kicks off a new program designed to help fund schools' health- and nutrition-based classroom projects.
Produce for Kids will join forces this September and October with online charity DonorsChoose.org, as well as various retailers nationwide to support the Produce for Kids "Healthy Schools, Healthy Minds" campaign.
The nutrition guidelines intended to make students less fat and healthier may also have made some kids' stomachs growl.
"Thanks to the nutrition nannies at the USDA, America's children are going hungry at school," said Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, when the No Hungry Kids Act was introduced in mid-September.
Sept. 24
Lawmakers challenge school lunch calorie lids
By Tom Karst, National Editor
Facing a new legislative challenge to calorie limits on updated school nutrition standards, U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan insisted the new standards give students adequate nutrition for the school day.
House Agriculture Committee members Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., and Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, introduced the No Hungry Kids Act in mid-September. The legislation would repeal the USDA's rule that created the updated nutrition standards and would prohibit the USDA's upper calorie limits on school meals.
Dec. 10
School lunch changes announced
By Tom Karst, National Editor
Responding to complaints about skimpy portions in school meals, the USDA relaxed weekly maximum limits on grains and meats served in school lunches.
A Dec. 7 memo from the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service to school officials asks them to disregard weekly maximums on those items because it is difficult to comply. The limits were set by nutrition guidelines that started with the school year this fall. Maximum calorie limits for school lunches are still in place, however.
Dec. 17
Workshop explores opportunites in schools
By Tom Burfield, Western Correspondent
CERRITOS, Calif. — School cafeterias are creating new business opportunities for every segment of the produce industry, Lorelei DiSogra, vice president of nutrition and health for United Fresh Produce Association, told several dozen produce suppliers and others during a Dec. 12 workshop.
By capitalizing on the new USDA school nutrition regulations and the push for salad bars in schools, the industry can come out ahead in terms of increased sales while fighting childhood obesity and improving students' health, DiSogra said at the workshop, sponsored by United Fresh and the Fresh Produce & Floral Council.


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Don't surf? And don't think you want to learn? That's ok! I spent the whole day on the beach during this year's surf fest and the atmosphere and the company was awesome! Of course I love being in the water to but I got to spend the whole day hanging out with the Woody's Girls from Woody's Surf & Skate and they brought a bunch of stuff from their two shops (Rio Grande and North Wildwood). They had everything from boards to clothes to the those water bouncy balls (yes, they bounce on the water). Of course, they brought boards and instructors for the free surf lessons as well.
The bands were great on our beach stage. This year we had the Dan Brown Duo and The Following which are perfect sounds for the beach! And to top it all off I got to hear all the awesome stories from kids and adults who got to surf for the first time. They were so pumped after getting out of the water and talked about how they couldn't wait to get in the water again. For those of you who missed this amazing day…shame on you! Check out our Facebook page for some more awesome pictures.
Sometimes I can't believe I call this place work because days like that are just so much fun!
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Sept. 11, 2006
Prepared Remarks by Fairfax County Fire Chief Michael Neuhard
It's an honor and privilege to again be here this morning. Thank You for taking the time to be here and remember with us.
We are here today to honor and pay tribute to those who perished that disastrous morning, five years ago.
It is just and right that we stand here today in this beautiful garden, to again focus our undivided attention and thoughts on those who lost their lives. As we think back to that fateful day, and the days following, it brings back the heart rending and stark reality of a day that will never be forgotten by all those who lived through it.
As we reflect and relive those tragic hours and days, we should think back on how this event changed our lives.
We now pay our respects, and remember those who lost their lives--and, we continue to support all those who lost loved ones.
It is also important and proper that we recognize our first responders and the many others, who gave us heroes; as they courageously risked everything for those who needed help. They gave their all--without hesitation, without a second-thought, and without personal consequence. Their bravery stands out; gave us hope; and helped us through this unforgettable tragedy.
As you know, the fire service lost 343 of our bravest that day. We will never forget their personal sacrifice.
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Wynn Davis, longtime resident of Los Altos, passed away September 28, 2013. Winifred (Wynn) Eloise Munson was born March 14, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She graduated from the Michigan Institute of Music in piano studies. For her graduation she played the George Gershwin concerto "Rhapsody in Blue" one of her favorite works for piano. She enjoyed drawing and painting as a hobby. Her daughters shared her interest in the arts as both graduated in the arts field.
Wynn and her family moved from Palo Alto to Los Altos in 1961. Wynn taught piano while her children were young. She was later active in the Peninsula Symphony Auxiliary from 1964 to 1970. She served as co-host for the Los Altos guild programs held in various homes. As a trained pianist, she accompanied the featured symphony musician on a few of those occasions.
Beginning in the 1970's Wynn formed her own music talent agency, Danza Productions, which booked various local musicians focusing on contemporary and pop music. Like her mother, Jan also shares the entrepreneurial spirit with her own business in graphic arts. Wynn enjoyed her talent agency career until retiring around 1995.
Wynn was very health conscious and active throughout her life. Many of the activities she enjoyed included ballroom, country, disco dancing and hiking.
Wynn is survived by daughters Bonnie Crumbley of Lompoc, CA, Jan Davis of Los Altos, former husband Bob Davis and her brother Russel Munson. Their son Greg passed away in 1998. She has 4 grandchildren and one great granddaughter. A gathering of the family is being planned to celebrate Wynn's life and share memories of the family and friends who love her.


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"An emotional moment in the Oval Office"
Vice President Biden sent this message to supporters today:
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It is the seventh year that Pride has been held in the town by Swindon's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.
Saturday'scolourful events will kick off at 10.45am with a parade leaving from the Town Gardens.
From noon there will be live music on the Stephen G Sloan Stage and on the ThamesWater- sponsored Main Stage with headlining artists including X-Factor runner-up Marcus Collins, drag act Shona Shuffles, DJ Burnout, and threesome Barely Over The Legal Limit, as well as Charlie-Anne, Jamie Hawkins, Jimmy Moore and Eddie T.
This year there are also more zones for visitors to browse through, with demonstrations from GW Dance Academy and the Supermarine Ladies RFC in the Sports Zone and musical bumps and Giant Games in the Fabulous Family Zone.
There will also be an exhibition from No Added Sugar in the Arts Zone as well as representatives from Swindon Council, Out Of The Can LGBT Group, Rethink and Foggy's Invisible Illness Support, among many others in the Public Sector and Community zones.
There will also be a chance to browse a number of trade stalls in the shopping zone, and plenty to eat and drink.
Jo Sharpe, the chairman of this year's Pride committee, said: "This makes me feel proud of what has been achieved over the years, this has not been done alone with many people involved in the committee and from the community.
"Pride events give everyone the opportunity to come together with one common goal to support equality and celebrate our lives.
"This year has seen further positive changes with The Marriage Bill being introduced, but also negative, with the continuing appalling treatment of many LGBT people at home and around the world, so we are making a stand for all those that are suffering and to remember them."
As well as all the main events in the Town Gardens the Mailcoach in the town centre will be celebrating the day with owners Marc and Martin welcoming Katrina And The Waves – who sang Walking On Sunshine – to the venue.
Marc said: "Our big surprise for the night is our very own headliner Pop Sensation Katrina &And The Waves.
"We have worked hard to booked Katrina and we are so grateful to be able to book her, we are all very excited and can't wait for it all to start, everyone is welcome.
"Katrina had many top 80s hits especially the famous Walking On Sunshine.
"The track has recently been used for this year's Hollywood film of the same name.
Katrina also had luck with a Eurovision hit Love Shine A Light.
"We had such a fantastic turn out last year by having a street party with an outside stage, we simply had to do it bigger and better this year.
"We have some great acts and music to party on throughout the day and evening including local acts such as Barley Legal, Mick O'Toole, the Fabulous Miss Bridy and Jase that helped raise over £4000 with the help of the community."


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Date for R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Set
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns have appeared in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl the last two years. Both have been on a Saturday. Both have been at different times. And, both have set attendance records.
The game last year was played at 11:00 am. This year, it's going to be a lot later.
The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation has announced the 2013 game will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 8pm CST.
That's the same time as the 2011 game which was widely attended by Cajuns fans.
There's no guarantee the Cajuns will be playing there this year, as the Bowl must take the Sun Belt Conference Champion this year.
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Considering most human beings have two supporting points, called feet, and any movment you take after your putt is considered following through, this clearly means that you have to have both feet in contact with the ground behind your marker before you can walk past it.
While I agree with your logic and the fact that placing both feet on the ground is probably the best way to determine it, I simply don't think that is what the rules say. You left off the part of the rule that defines what a follow through is. The rule clearly says: "The player must demonstrate full control of balance before advancing toward the hole." It is certainly possible to demonstrate a full control of balance on one foot. Since the rules don't specifically say that you have to put two feet (which, btw, are different than supporting points and using the term feet would be inconsistent with the rest of the rule book, as would specifying a certain number of supporting points) on the ground, I think you'll have a hard time stroking anyone on the basis that they didn't have two feet on the ground and proving your case on the course with a rulebook.


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David Birkin's 'Confession' series engages with themes of narration and purgatory. Sitters – members of Birkin's family – were asked to reveal an undisclosed secret in front of the camera. They sat alone and were given control of the camera's exposure, having been asked to open the shutter at the start of their speech, and close it at its end. Thus, the duration of the exposure was determined by the length of the confession.
Birkin explores what he sees as the metaphorical shedding of skin that takes place in the act of confession. Subtle movements in the sitter's pose are captured around them as a record of their communication, and embedded into the field of the photograph. Visible as a ghostly residue, the works are influenced by Victorian photographic portraiture in which sitters were required to be perfectly still for a number of minutes in order to be represented.
David Birkin studied anthropology at Oxford University and fine art at the Slade. Combining original and appropriated imagery with a conceptual approach, his work reflects on the failure of images and the relationship between photography and loss. At its core is a concern for the points at which the personal and political collide, and the limits of visibility: absence, the unseen, the ephemeral and the ineffable.
David Birkin is a 2013-14 ISP fellow at the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 2012, he was on VLA's Art & Law Program in New York, and recently finished a residency at Yaddo. He was the recipient of the Sovereign Art Prize (Barbican, London), Celeste Art Prize (Museo Centrale Montemartini, Rome), Arts Council England film funding and a National Media Museum bursary. Birkin has exhibited at the Courtauld Institute, London; The Photographers' Gallery; Michael Hoppen; Saatchi New Sensations; Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn; Photomonth, Krakow; the Tallinn Kunstihoone, Estonia; and the Solyanaka State Gallery, Moscow. His work was recently shown at the MoMA PS1 Rockaway Dome as part of Expo 1: New York.


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'Regier, who has been in office as long as Ruff and seen five GMs in Toronto come and go, was very emotional at Wednesday evening's press conference. His own job will be in jeopardy if the Sabres miss the playoffs a second straight year and make it four of the past six. There is already talk that Dallas Eakins, the Leafs' excellent farm coach, will get an interview in the off-season if Rolston doesn't pan out. Last April, it was Eakins' Marlies who swept Rolston's Rochester Americans from the first round of the American Hockey League playoffs.'
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Sarah Brightman's Radio City Music Hall Show Rescheduled for September 2013
MSG Entertainment and Live Nation announced today that Sarah Brightman's show at Radio City Music Hall on February 8, 2013 has been rescheduled to Saturday, September 21, 2013. Brightman's highly anticipated 11th studio album "Dreamchaser" will now be released in North America in April 2013. This will coincide with the timing of her International album release plan that will run through Spring 2013. As a consequence, the North American tour dates will be moved to the fall of 2013. Tickets purchased of the original shows will be honored for the rescheduled dates. For customers who cannot attend the rescheduled dates, refunds are available at the point of purchase.
"Whilst I regret any inconvenience that this rescheduling might have occasioned for those people who have already bought tickets, the restructuring of my worldwide album release plan made it inevitable. Clearly a concert is always more enjoyable if there is familiarity with the music being performed and given how important this new Dreamchaser album is to me, I am keen for those attending my shows to hear it prior to the performance. I'm delighted with the new album and very excited about the show that I'll be presenting in 2013," said Brightman.
Brightman recently released the "Dreamchaser" track "Angel" and the first single "One Day Like This" off of the album. Both recordings are currently available digitally at various online retailers including iTunes and Amazon.
"Angel," is a collaboration with veteran producer Mike Hedges known for his iconic work with the likes of U2, The Cure, Dido, was co-produced by Sally Herbert and mixed by Tom Elmhirst (Adele, Amy Winehouse).
"One Day Like This," another collaboration with Mike Hedges and Sally Herbert. The track is a rendition of British band Elbow' single from their successful fourth album, "The Seldom Seen Kid" released in 2008.
The video for "One Day Like This" will be released in January.
In summer of 2013, Brightman will begin her "Dreamchaser" worldwide tour which will touch upon 5 continents and include over 100 concert dates.
Over the past two and a half decades, Sarah Brightman has distinguished herself as the world's biggest selling soprano of all time with global sales reaching over 30 million units. She has received more than 180 gold and platinum awards in over 40 countries. Brightman pioneered the classical crossover music movement and is the only artist to have simultaneously topped the Billboard dance and classical music charts.
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FCRHA Public Hearing – February 23, 2012
The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) will conduct a public hearing on its proposed FY 2013 Budget and certification of the proposed budget as consistent with the FCRHA Strategic Plan Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2013. The hearing is being conducted in compliance with Section 36-19.2(B) of the Code of Virginia. The FCRHA meeting will be held at 4500 University Drive, Fairfax, VA at 7 p.m. on February 23. Interested residents are invited to share their views on the budget at the public hearing. The FCRHA approved the Strategic Plan – Action Plan for FY 2013 at its meeting on January 19, 2012. An overview of the proposed FY 2013 FCRHA Budget and the adopted FCRHA Strategic Plan Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2013 are available for public review on the county website http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rha/strategicplan/ and at the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development, 3700 Pender Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA, or by calling 703-246-5103. If you have any questions concerning the public hearing, please call 703-246-5103, TTY: 703-385-3578.
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DETROIT - Detroit's emergency manger has been on the job for two-and-a-half weeks now.
Kevyn Orr is busy to say the least, but on Thursday he gave his first extensive sit-down interview with Local 4's Rod Meloni.
Watch: Rod's entire interview with Kevyn Orr
What Kevyn Orr had to say:
Orr's approaching his new job with the zeal of a CEO. He's on the job seven days a week and sometimes 18 hours a day.
He says he found a few surprises, like things are worse than expecting financially. So, even with long term problems to worry about such as pension and retiree healthcare obligations to the tune of $6 billion, it's the small stuff killing him right now.
"We have several hundred million dollars in an operating deficit and we have payments due," he said.
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He says the political part of the job and the media scrutiny caught him off guard. He knew he'd see protests and understands he's not especially welcome.
What about when the anti-EM crowd who blocked traffic and even waved bags of Oreos outside the mayor's office?
"The issue of Oreos, I've heard that since the second or third grade. They got milk with a snack. They have a right to exercise their constitutional rights to peaceably assemble and to have free speech and I respect and observe those rights," he said.
Detroit City Council is deeply suspicious of Orr's former law firm Jones Day becoming the city's turn around counsel. Orr says he completely cashed out of Jones Day before taking the job and any concerns about conflict of interest are simply unfounded.
More: Jones Day is Detroit's turnaround firm, without approval
"There are some significant liabilities associated to me with that process, my relationship with the firm is complete and totally severed and that was intentional," he said.
Orr has promised City Council and the mayor a role in the city.
What does Orr think of the proposal, by Chuck Moore of Conway Mackenzie earlier this week, to the Financial Advisory Board to make council part time?
"I think what Chuck said and I think that the way Conway Mackenzie, a very great firm, handled themselves was entirely appropriate," he said.
Watch: Detroit's City Council reacts to part-time recommendation
Orr says he was working on the order for City Council in his office the afternoon he sat down to talk with Local 4.
He also says he's had about six dozen stakeholder meetings since he started in Detroit and he's beginning to get a handle on where things stand.
Lastly, Orr acknowledged that he has, one exceptionally difficult job to do.
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Me I drink green since I heard that it may loose weight and can fight cancer. How about you?
Nothing beats water
Do you prefer water ? Boil it first !
I drink neither Coffee or Tea, never have. Water is what I mostly drink. I've had coffee drinkers tell me that the cost to drink it each day is not cheap.
I dont drink either of them.It becomes a huge addiction later.
I much prefer to drink coffee. It has been my routine every morning to make coffee. I cannot miss the whole day without coffee.
CI prefer to drink tea than coffee but not a hot tea. Cold Tea instead.
Green Tea as being for good health.
At this moment, I' trying Clipper greesn tea with Echinacea("a suberb tea from a single Fairtrade estate,enhanced with echinacea root , and natural citrus flavours")Not really to my taste... think I shall a cup of Twinings breakfast tea.
I am from china, Tea is my Favorite
The winter is away...a hot coffee is wonderful !
You're so lucky, I'd like to be always awake...
Tea, Coffee keeps me awake always
You can't beat a good cup of tea. Strong and sweet is best. Anytime of the day or night.
Nope, it's just regular espresso coffee. It's the little brewing doo dad and the name that are the only special things about it.
The brew-dad, some espresso, some sweetened condensed milk, a coffee cup, a glass of ice and a spoon for stirring. That's it.I recommend making the coffee really strong & using a crap load of condensed milk. Caffeine and sugar wallop. Woot!
If you wind up engaging in male prostitution to support your crack coffee habit, don't blame me!
The amount of coffee I drink is somewhat insane, so I just guzzle moderately priced coffee black usually.
Second on my list is Timmy Ho's, 3 cream 3 sugar.
Is it a Vietnamese coffee ? I'd like to taste it .
i prefer tea to coffee
I usually drink coffee but sometimes tea is a good change up
Alright, guys and gals, it's been fun!Interesting as it may be though, this thread has now really run its course and no longer has a place on SitePoint with the new quality control policy in General Chat.
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Oct. 3-4
Los Altos Follies, 7:30 p.m. at Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave. The performance is a fund- raiser for the Los Altos Stage Company. Information: 941-0551 or losaltosstage.org/follies.
Oct. 5-6
Los Altos Fall Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Los Altos. The festival includes arts and crafts booths, a classic car show, food and live entertainment. Information: losaltoschamber.org.


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Today will be a relatively cold day across most of Southern California, but forecasters expect the weather to remain sunny and get warmer during the week.
Although National Weather Service forecasters expect warming temperatures across the region, the possibility of frost remains in some inland areas. Overnight temperatures may drop to or below freezing around the San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire, creating the possibility of a frost that may harm outdoor plants if left uncovered.
Daytime temperatures in the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley areas are expected to be in the 50s today. Conditions will be colder in the Inland Empire, where temperatures may get no warmer than the high 40s.
Residents across Southern California can look forward to temperatures rising to the low 70s by Thursday, the National Weather Service reports.


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Dronma wrote:deepbluehum wrote:By definition samsara is a delusion. Everyone is already diagnostically qualified insane. Realizing your primordial nature is primordial sanity. The consequences of realizing this can seem crazy from the standpoint of the delusional. There's nothing particular you want to accomplish, nothing particular on your schedule. You can give up being a busy go getting capitalistic hungry ghost. You really study the nectar of laziness.
It sounds provocatively poetic.
And I like the structure:
"There's nothing particular you want to accomplish, nothing particular on your schedule.
You can give up being a busy go getting capitalistic hungry ghost."
But you spoil it with the last word "laziness".
Since language is a tool of relative dualistic perception, you must be a real maestro for transforming it to a thunder...
Although English is not my language, I would say:
"You really study the nectar of non-action."
Here is someone with an eye for aesthetics. That's excellent. But you stepped in my trap. You see? You want the flow to fit into a pleasing pattern. The reality is unpatterned. Think of it. Study laziness. Study laziness. Weird, no? If non-action is just a synonym and doesn't masquerade as a pretty artistic dharma term. How do you feel as a yogi if we couldn't make this word nice? What if our language used characters and the characters for dharma practice were ass, sit. And emptiness was represented as nothing, no. What difference would it make? Observe how subtly the contraptions of samsara steer us away from the holy state of who cares.


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STARS from the Dales donned their whites and left Northwich bowled over by a batty cricket match.
A 500-strong crowd packed Northwich Cricket Club on Sunday to see Emmerdale All Stars face MPs and Celebrities in a celebrity cricket match.
The event, organised by Weaver Vale MP Graham Evans, has so far raised more than £5,000 for three charities, including The Joshua Tree, St Luke's Hospice and Halton Haven Hospice.
Graham said: "It was a wonderful event.
"It was great to see Northwich people there and young people, with youngsters playing their own little cricket match too which was really pleasing to see.
"The generosity of the sponsors and the crowd was fantastic.
"It was a real giggle and the smiles on people's faces said it all."
The Emmerdale All Stars team featured Matthew Wolfenden, who plays David Metcalfe, Chris Chittell, who plays Eric Pollard, Bhasker Patel, who plays Rishi Sarma, Joe-Warren Plant, who plays Jacob Gallagher, and Natalie Anderson, who plays Alicia Metcalfe.
The MPs and Celebrities team featured TV presenter Nick Hancock, TV antiques auctioneer Adam Partridge, Mo Chaudry , from Channel 4's 'Secret Millionaire', and Ikram Butt, the first British Asian to represent England at either code of rugby.
The MPs and Celebrities team won by a narrow margin of one run after an entertaining match, which saw Chris Chittell win Moment of the Match for bowling with his trousers around his ankles.
Nick Hancock was named Man of the Match and Pete Waterman gave out prizes.
Graham said: "The Emmerdale cast were a credit to ITV.
"They're actors but to complement them they are also star quality entertainers.
"Actors act a given role but these people are clearly talented individuals in their own right."
Graham praised Northwich Cricket Club, volunteers from the club and all the charities, members of both teams and Northwich people for supporting the event.


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Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Hearing (Oral Testimony)
Statement of the Honorable Daniel M. Tangherlini (as prepared)
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Before The House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
April 8, 2014
Good afternoon Chairman Crenshaw, Ranking Member Serrano, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today.
My name is Dan Tangherlini, and I am the Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration. GSA's mission is to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to the government and the American people.
Before I go any further, I would like to thank the Chairman, Ranking Member and committee staff for their hard work on the Fiscal Year 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, especially in the current funding environment. I also want to take a moment to introduce new leadership at GSA: Denise Turner Roth, GSA's new Deputy Administrator, and Norm Dong, GSA's new Commissioner for Public Buildings. Denise is unable to join us today, but Norm is here and seated behind me. Both are dedicated public servants and will help us as we continue on the path to improved efficiency at GSA.
GSA's FY 2015 budget request seeks to build upon the progress made in FY 2014. While we have started to address years of backlogged repairs, there is still significant work to do. We need to ensure that our buildings can support the work of government in the 21st century. This Budget provides essential funds to support our public infrastructure, while also growing our economy, creating jobs, and saving money for the American taxpayer.
Perhaps most importantly for the federal government's real estate inventory, the President's Budget requests that the rent agencies pay into the Federal Buildings Fund be reinvested back into our publicly-owned buildings. These investments will meet the urgent needs of partner Federal agencies and preserve these public assets for future generations. Every dollar GSA can spend on repairs can save four dollars in potential costs later.
In order to provide much needed investments in our Nation's public infrastructure, GSA's FY 2015 budget request includes more than $1 billion in repair projects. These range from crucial life safety upgrades to full-scale modernizations.
In addition, the budget looks to continue critical investments along the border by providing $420 million for three border crossings: the Alexandria Bay Land Port of Entry in New York, the Calexico Land Port of Entry in California, and the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry in Southern California.
These facilities are vital to our country's security and economy. San Ysidro is a perfect example of this. Every day 50,000 vehicles and 25,000 pedestrians enter the United States at San Ysidro, making this the busiest border crossing in the world. Using these funds, we would finally complete our work on this important project after 10 years. These improvements would ease traffic throughout the region, promote economic growth, and better equip the Department of Homeland Security to ensure our nation's safety.
Another national security priority in this budget is a $250 million request to continue our consolidation of DHS at the St. Elizabeths Campus. Consolidations such as this are essential to operating an efficient and effective government. Building on the progress from last year, GSA has again requested $100 million to continue our work to support our partner agencies' efforts to streamline their space.
The FY 2015 budget request also includes more than $240 million in much-needed funds for critical programs at GSA. By supporting the Office of Government-wide Policy and the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, GSA will continue to provide our partner agencies and the American public with tools and services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of the Federal government.
As I reported to the Committee last year, when I came to GSA, we undertook a top to bottom review of the agency. Through that effort, we consolidated major functions of the agency to eliminate redundancy and improve oversight and accountability. GSA continues to consolidate and streamline key administrative service functions to improve efficiency and better align our own internal operations. These reforms are already reducing costs. GSA has:
- Reduced the Working Capital Fund by $39 million, or 5.6 percent.
- Saved more than $310 million through more efficient spending on printing, advisory services, and IT devices, including $68 million in travel costs.
- Cut more than 380 full time positions.
- Reduced indirect costs by more than $130 million.
GSA has also seen significant savings through our ongoing programs:
- We have helped agencies save more than $300 million through our Strategic Sourcing initiative.
- Cut our leased inventory by 5 million square feet.
- Saved $193 million in avoided energy costs by improving our energy efficiency.
We expect further reductions and savings as we move forward, and will continue to keep the Committee updated.
The President's budget provides the investment we need to help rebuild our nation's public building infrastructure, ensure that federal agencies can support economic and job growth in communities across the country, and provide vital services for the public. I appreciate all your work on the Fiscal Year 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, and I want to continue our partnership to make sure this is not an isolated investment, but a foundation for long term, sound management of our government's infrastructure. Thank you again for the opportunity to testify today and I look forward to answering your questions.
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Mayhem = momentum in Battlecross' world these days.
The thrash metal group, which formed 10 years ago in Canton, Mich., is riding high with its second national album, "War of Will," and a newsmaking appearance at Metallica's Orion Music + More festival last month on Detroit's Belle Isle. The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour, says guitarist Tony Asta, is another credit on the quintet's r�sum� -- but an important one.
"Just the chance to be able to play in front of ... I don't know how many people will be there, but it's huge," says Asta, 28. "We're still playing fairly early in the day (2:20 p.m. on the Jagermeister Stage), but just being a part of that, even having our name on the poster, is huge publicity.
"It's kind of a gateway to the mainstream, too. The headliners are mainstream acts -- Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon. People who might not come to see us otherwise will come to that show, so we're very lucky to be part of that."
Asta and his bandmates are hoping "War of Will" will open some new ears as well. The album, which the group recorded in Stanford, Fla., with producers Eyal Levi and Mark Lewis, debuted at No. 16 on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums survey and No. 2 on the Heatseekers chart -- considerably better than 2011's "Pursuit of Honor" and an indication that Battlecross is enjoying a bit more attention this time around.
"It was written with the intention of pretty much just trying to kick ass and get your blood flowing," Asta says, "but we were also pushing ourselves to write better songs without letting it get wussy. The album's very aggressive, but it does take the next step up the melodic level. It's definitely a step up from our older stuff."


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Art and Cross-Cultural Thinking
AU's Art Colloquia for Critical Inquiry Outside In, which began with "The Fellows Converge: The Obstructions," an exhibition of current Hamiltonian Artists (D.C.) curated by AU Studio Art professor Tim Doud, continues March 28 with a lecture by Goya curator Amy Raehse.
The colloquia bring together artists, art historians, curators, designers, writers, and other art lovers to experience an exercise in cross-cultural thinking.
Raehse, executive director and curator at Goya Contemporary, in Baltimore, will speak from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday in Katzen Room 246. As with the rest of the series, she will focus on how art programming at AU relates to art in the greater Washington, D.C., region. That discussion will include everything from the role of area institutions, galleries, and other art groups in academia to their place in the community.
Goya Contemporary, considered one of the mid-Atlantic region's most prestigious galleries, aims to support mid-career artists, according to the gallery. And the gallery's Goya-Girl Press has worked on hundreds of projects since its establishment in 1996.
"Ms. Raehse's participation in this semester's colloquium is significant," says Zoe Charlton, a professor in AU's Department of Art. "She has a particular interest in educating emerging artists about professional practices. It's important for students to be introduced to the business side of art. As part of the first-year MFA curriculum, students visit her gallery and she discusses her role as a gallerist and the relationships she builds with artists."
The third part of the series, the Nudashank gallery talk, is Saturday, April 13, in the AU Museum. The gallery talk will be in conjunction with the exhibition "Saturation Point: Nudashank Presents Jordan Bernier, David Armacost, Jamie Felton, and Alex Da Corte."
The exhibition will be at the Katzen through May 26.
Nudashank, a commercial gallery in Baltimore, features artists from Charm City as well as other locales, according to the colloquia organizers. The Katzen exhibition will spotlight four artists exploring the idea of saturation.
"Nudashank has quickly defined itself as a cutting-edge artist-run space," says Charlton. "Codirectors Alex Ebstein and Seth Adelberger have created an ambitious exhibition program that supports emerging artists. We're excited that some of our alums have been included in their past exhibitions—it acknowledges the strong artists and work that are coming out of our program."
The Art Department plans to address the colloquia themes throughout the 2013–2014 academic year.
The colloquia are sponsored by the Studio Art program, but organizers see the program as philosophically supporting the Visiting Artists Series, which brings two visiting artists in residence to AU each semester in an attempt to offer students a wide range of critical perspectives. The colloquia also greatly benefit from the participation of both the Art History and Graphic Design departments, as well as the AU Museum.
The Art Department has two main goals for the colloquia: to stimulate discussion of art at AU and to connect with the D.C.-area arts community. In connection with those goals, the Studio Art program, in partnership with the American University Museum, will present a series of exhibitions during the next year and a half. For more information, visit the Art Colloquia for Critical Inquiry website.


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Librarian Nicole Arnold receives OPAL service award
librarian Nicole Arnold has received a service award from the Ohio
Private Academic Libraries (OPAL), a consortium of 24 private college
and university libraries in Ohio.
In presenting the award, OPAL cited Arnold's work
in the development of LibGuides, a system of creating research guides
and sharing information, and her management of an OPAL digitization
pilot project. Currently, she is on the group's Information Literacy
Task Force and is chair of the OPAL Users Services Committee.
Arnold joined the staff of the Muskingum Library
in 2008. She earned her bachelor's degree from Wittenberg University
and both her master's degree and her master of library science degree
from Indiana University.
The OPAL consortium offers more than one million
titles and three million individual items to the patrons of 24 Ohio
academic libraries. All are also members of OhioLINK, a statewide
initiative offering a shared union of database and the reciprocal
borrowing of over 46 million items amongst 87 libraries in the state.
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Students meeting qualifying criteria in grades K‐7 can take advanced academic content in mathematics or English Language Arts through Single Subject Acceleration (SSA). This ensures opportunities for appropriate levels of academic challenge.
SSA allows students to show mastery of content in select elementary or middle school courses. Students who prove mastery do not have to take the course and may move on to the next level.
We accept SSA nominations during specific times of spring semester for the following school year. Please refer to the chart below to find which calendar your child's school follows, then the corresponding nomination window.
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I'm fairly certain we've all been in this situation before: someone asks a question or makes a statement about agriculture that is based on misinformation, and your blood begins to boil. It can be so hard to keep calm and answer the question civilly, without flying off the handle.
As a Common Ground volunteer, I was taught that the information I give consumers should always be real, credible, positive and inclusive. Keeping your answer real and credible helps build trust with consumers. Try to use examples from your own farm and farms you've visited. Avoid, "I heard….." Follow up with credible third-party statistics and facts to back up your position on the topic.
Staying positive and inclusive go hand in hand. As Common Ground volunteers, we avoid sharing negative information about any type of farming, but instead, we focus on the positive aspects of various methods of production.
Here is an example. This is a question that I was asked by a writer during a phone interview: "But why don't you raise your turkeys outdoors like your husband's grandpa did? Wouldn't he be ashamed of the direction your farm has taken?"
I was a bit flabbergasted at first because, of course, Grandpa is enormously proud of our farm. But I focused on keeping my response positive, inclusive, credible and real. My answer went something like this:
"Grandpa has told many stories of the difficulties of raising turkeys outdoors. The birds were always at the mercy of predators and the weather. Now, in our barns, we are able to control the climate and protect our flock from predators and disease. A recent study in Australia discovered that free-range hens and barn-housed hens have no statistical difference in stress levels. Instead, stress levels really depended on the management of the farm, which is why my husband works seven days a week to make sure our birds are comfortable at all times."
In my response, I stated real examples from my husband's grandfather and our own farm. I included credible third-party scientific data. I mentioned the positive aspects of raising animals indoors, and stayed inclusive by not criticizing free-range farms.
These types of answers take practice, but if we want The Moderate Middle to hear what we're saying, we have to craft our message in a way that keeps them listening. Staying real, credible, positive and inclusive can help us do that.
Now, here's an opportunity for you to practice. Someone told me recently that pork from an animal raised in confinement tastes different than pork from a hog raised outdoors because the odor from the confinement gets into the meat. For this reason, should I buy my pork from someone who raised the animal outdoors? Let's hear how you would respond.


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Yana wrote:I live in the Eastern suburbs but i don't mind anywhere in the CBD.I checked a few temples and i think it's a bit far off for me (in the western suburbs).
zavk wrote:Also, there is Bodhivana Monastery of the Thai Forest tradition in Warburton. The abbot is Ajahn Kalyano.
Hanzze wrote:Seems like this tread has much pontential to found maybe one new. Just a thought. Monks can not easy wander if there is no place to dwell some days as well.
Yana wrote:I saw the Dhammakaya website but i thought i should ask around here first.
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
Yes ~ to anyone looking to start a Theravada monestary in Melbourne... please build it in Werribee. I'll bring you something to eat.
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Mid-Week Matinee
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Kimberly Public Library
Spend a relaxing afternoon at the movies! This month's show is a holiday classic. When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. Rated G. Free popcorn! Provided in partnership with Kimberly Senior Citizens.


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Manning Award Watch List Adds Florida State's Christian Ponder
Monday, August 2, 2010
From a school that has produced multiple Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks, Florida State's Christian Ponder (official bio) is the latest addition to the Manning Award Preseason Watch List. Ponder has also been selected as the Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Player of the Year on offense. The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, is releasing the Watch List one player per day through its official Facebook and Twitter pages. The award has honored the top quarterback in the nation for the past six years.
Ponder had a solid season as a sophomore in 2008, but last year, he jumped into the national scene, throwing for 2,717 yards with 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions in the first nine games of the season before suffering a season-ending shoulder-injury in game nine. He averaged over 300 passing yards per game, including a career-best 395 yards and three scores against a highly-touted North Carolina defense - his first game after being a midseason addition to the 2009-10 Manning Award Watch List. In the Tar Heel game, the Seminoles trailed by 18 in the third quarter before Ponder rallied the offense; the key play was a 98-yard touchdown strike to Rod Owens, but the comeback wasn't complete until an 18-yard scoring toss to Beau Reliford with 6:20 remaining in the contest. He added 359 yards and five touchdowns without a pick in a wild 49-44 loss against Georgia Tech. Florida State, which can boast of Heisman winners Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke, has created a promotional campaign for Ponder, centered around a website: www.cp7forheisman.com. The Seminoles and Ponder, who was back to full strength for spring drills, open the 2010 season on Sept. 4, hosting Samford in Tallahassee.
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Perhaps the most controversial team yet... Can the Lakers contend without Shaq? How will a Bryant lead team fair? What can Rudy T. bring to the table?
What are your thoughts on the Lakers prospects for this year?
PG - Chucky Atkins
SG - Kobe Bryant
SF - Lamar Odom
PF - Brian Grant
C - Vlade Divac
Tony Bobbitt - G
Caron Butler - F
Brian Cook - F
Devean George - G-F
Nate Johnson - G
Jumain Jones - F
Slava Medvedenko - F-C
Chris Mihm - C-F
Kareem Rush - G
Sasha Vujacic - G
Luke Walton - F
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'Defenseman Andy Delmore has been looking forward to tonight's game since the NHL schedules were released over the summer. Nashville traded Delmore for Buffalo's 2004 third-round draft pick. "You circle the date you play every (former) team," Delmore said. "It's the first time going back there, and that's the game you remember the most. You just want to go out there and beat your friends and just show everybody what they're missing."'
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Notre Dame Student Film Festival
Thursday, January 24th through Saturday, January 26th
6:30 PM and 9:30 PM screenings each day
Ticket prices: $7 regular, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students
Order tickets here or call 574-631-2800.
A campus tradition like no other, the wildly popular Notre Dame Student Film Festival screens films made by ND undergraduates during the past year as class projects. These students study the art of filmmaking in advanced, intermediate, and introductory film and video production courses taught in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre. All films are shot on location and often feature the acting talents of Notre Dame students and faculty.
This year, the film festival introduces a new Audience Choice Award, voted on by the audience via text message during the first five screenings, and awarded to the student director(s) of the winning film before the final screening on Saturday night.
For more information, visit the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.


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If you want to participate in the ultimate international adventure of a lifetime, hire international staff for your business or partner with us to place young adults from your country, you can be assured that CCUSA will have the knowledge and expertise you need.
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Eartha Steward: New recycling opportunities for Summit County
October 31, 2012
Dear Eartha,
What's recyclable and what's not? I never know what to think. I heard that most recently the county is starting to take more plastics. Is that true?
– Drew, Frisco
I get this question all the time and I don't blame you for asking. It can be difficult to know what is recyclable. It's important to stay up to date, since the recycling guidelines change frequently.
Recyclable materials are commodities and like other commodities, pricing is driven by the demand for materials. The value of our soda cans, glass bottles and newspapers fluctuates with the market, influencing what we can recycle. This, along with facility capabilities and quantity of collected materials allow us to recycle many items in Summit County.
The exciting news is that the drop-off sites located in Breckenridge, Frisco, Dillon and Summit Cove are now accepting #1 PETE clamshells (the "to-go" and fruit containers that open like a clam) and #1 PETE cups where only #1 PETE bottles were accepted in the past. This is very exhilarating for me and other avid recyclers like you because more of our waste can be diverted from the landfill. But it's up to get the word out, so pass along the info to your friends.
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The drop sites are conveniently located, open 24 hours every day and are free! If you haven't been to the sites, stop by the sites and make sure you are recycling everything you can. The materials collected at these locations are transported to the Summit County Resource Allocation Park (SCRAP) in Keystone where they are sorted and shipped. If you have questions about recycling or locations, please call us at the High Country Conservation Center at (970) 668-5703 or visit
Residents living in single-family homes and duplexes don't need to use these great drop-off sites if they have curbside pickup. Very convenient! If your recycling is picked up at the curb, then you can put all of your recyclables in one bin. This type of recycling is called single-stream recycling. Single-stream recycling includes paper, aluminum, glass bottles, plastics #1-#7 and small amounts of cardboard. However, there are some important items that are not recyclable (including plastic bags, which can still be recycled at local grocery stores). That's why it's so important for residents to understand the recycling guidelines. When non-recyclable items are included in recycling bins, recycling companies either make less money on the materials or have to throw away entire batches because of the "contamination" of the recyclables.
Although all curbside recyclers offer single-stream collection, the exact recyclables allowed vary by company. Timberline Disposal and Talking Trash have one set of guidelines, and Waste Management has slightly different requirements. We have posted links to their websites at highcountryconservation.org to help you easily find this information.
If you are wondering why the recycling rules are different at the drop sites versus curbside collection, then read on. For folks like me who love the free recycling sites, we are helping Summit County's SCRAP maximize its revenue by keeping our materials separated. For instance, the SCRAP is paid a premium for brown glass that is melted in Denver and recycled into Coors' bottles. But at the curb, it would be almost impossible for residents and recycling haulers to have six different containers (which would mean six different compartments in the recycling trucks). And it's been proven that single-stream curbside recycling increases participation, so Summit County should soon see increased recycling rates.
Whether you drop your recycling off or have it collected curbside, it's critical to stay in the know when it comes to the ever-changing world of recycling. We are very fortunate in Summit County to have an incredible recycling program, thanks to the dedicated SCRAP staff and Summit County government, great recycling haulers and significant community support. We only have so much space for trash in this beautiful mountain environment, and I'd hate to see our landfill piled high with recyclables. So let's all do what we can and if you're not sure, please ask us! That reminds me that it's about time for me to take my recycling (now including #1 clamshells and cups!) down to the Frisco drop site.
Ask Eartha Steward is written by the staff at the High Country Conservation Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to waste reduction and resource conservation. Submit questions to Eartha at email@example.com.


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Recently, a patron named Carol arrived at the Midtown Carnegie Branch with a cloth bundle that she unfurled to show the staff. It was a brightly colored, full-size quilt with sailboats, frogs, snails and turtles of all patterns and shapes.
Then Carol told us the kicker: It was her first quilt, she made it for her grandson, and she learned how to do the whole thing from books she checked out from the library. You can imagine it made the roomful of librarians just a little bit giddy.
If you find yourself with some extra time this summer for your favorite hobby, or you just want to learn a new one, or you need some cool camp crafts, look for a huge, new collection of craft books hitting the shelves this month.
We purchased them with a recent $10,000 Nonfiction Collection Makeover Grant through the Library Services and Technology Act. As the name implies, grants targeted collections that were lacking in substance or volume. We made the case that our patrons' use of social media such as Facebook and Pinterest has increased interest in crafts, and one of the most popular genres that our patrons couldn't find enough of here and borrowed from other places through interlibrary loan were craft and hobby titles.
So now, says Collection Services Librarian Erin Gray, we have an amazing number and variety of craft and hobby books, from beading to painting to sculpture, and in every art medium imaginable. Erin added, "We hope the result will be a refreshing collection to support the art interests of seasoned and emerging artists."
Some examples:
Want company with other crafters? Find a list of arts-related clubs with some 800-plus other area nonprofits in the 2013-2014 edition of The Directory, published by the library. You can read it or buy one for $10 at any branch, order a copy by calling 616-0567, or see it online at thelibrary.org/directory.
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Five steps to navigating the new health care taxes
Starting in 2013, new health care laws implement 3.8 percent surtax on net investment income, and it's important to be able to figure out how your own situation may have changed.
To do so, let's first look at what is and is not considered investment income. (While the following may not identify all areas under the new law, it does cover the majority of them.)
Investment Income: Interest, dividends, capital gains (long and short), annuities (not those in IRAs or company plans), royalty income, passive rental income, other passive activity income
NOT Investment Income: Wages and self-employment income, active trade/business income, distributions from IRAs, Roth IRAs and company plans, excluded gain from sale of a principal residence, municipal bond interest, proceeds of life insurance policies, veterans' benefits, Social Security benefits, gains on sale of an active interest in a partnership or S corporation.
Here are five steps to help you to begin to look at how the new tax code may affect your finances and retirement planning.
1. Identify the surtax income thresholds.
Know the MAGI (modified adjusted gross income) thresholds which determine when the 3.8 percent surtax occurs. They are as follows: Married filing jointly ($250,000); individuals ($200,000); married filing separately ($125,000). Having your MAGI under these limits means none of your investment income will be subject to the 3.8 percent surtax.
2. Look at all TAXABLE income.
Taxable income from all sources can push taxpayers over the MAGI threshold, thus causing their investment income to be subject to the 3.8 percent surtax. Income tax-free Roth distributions will NOT affect MAGI, however.
3. Understand how much will be taxed.
If the 3.8 percent surtax is imposed, it will be done so on the lesser of (1) net investment income or (2) the amount of MAGI over the income threshold.
4. Know other health care tax provisions for 2013.
The 3.8 percent surtax gets the attention, but there is also a 0.9 percent Medicare tax on wages and self-employment income over the MAGI thresholds, as well as changes to deductions for medical expenses.
5. Plan your distributions carefully.
While IRA and plan distributions themselves are exempt from the surtax, taxable distributions from these accounts can push income over MAGI thresholds, thus triggering the tax on other income. Roth conversions can be a valuable tool to eliminate future taxable income, especially for taxpayers with significant investment income or a discretionary trust as their IRA beneficiary. Conversions could also push you above your thresholds in the short-term. Salary deferrals – 401(k)s for example – can reduce MAGI for the 3.8 percent surtax but NOT for the 0.9 percent additional Medicare tax.
These are just the beginning steps to understand how your income may be taxed this year and into the future. A qualified tax professional will be able to help you better understand how your own situation may have been affected.


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There's still time to register for the best Green Build conference in Vermont, Better Buildings by Design, to be held at the Sheraton Conference Center in Burlington VT on Feb 8-9, 2012.
At Vermont Woods Studios Fine Furniture much of our work is with green architects, builders and home owners as they approach the final stages of their construction projects. We're always excited to see our natural, eco-friendly furniture installed in green homes that reflect the same environmental passions we've built our business on.
If you're thinking of building or renovating, you're sure to enjoy (and learn a lot at) this convivial gathering of green designers, builders, vendors, realtors and consultants. Here's 3 reasons why:
- This is the Northeast's premier sustainable design and construction conference, featuring interactive learning about building, durability, efficiency, and value. It hosts over 1000 attendees, 35 workshops and 50 exhibitors.
- If you're planning on building or retrofitting a green home or business in Vermont this is the best place to find out who's who in the zoo of local regional green home builders, service providers and consultants in the areas of thermal imaging, heat pumps, thermal biomass, performance monitoring, hydrothermal modeling, whole house monitoring, high performance hot water systems, solid state lighting or LEDs, deep energy retrofits, energy codes and more.
- Here you can find the best scoop on Self-Reliance, the 100% solar-powered home that took fourth place in the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. The Middlebury College green team of college students and faculty will explain how they looked to the past to reinvent the residential building of Vermont's future, discussing everything from sustainable materials and modern technology to the economic realities of building a solar home.
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