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Orland bus crash that killed 10 caused by truck driver's unexplained turn
HACIENDA HEIGHTS >> California Highway Patrol investigators are unable to determine why the driver of a FedEx vehicle veered over the median on Interstate 5 and into oncoming traffic in the April 10, 2014, Orland bus crash that killed 10 and injured more than 30 others, the agency said Friday.
Findings on Orland bus crash that killed 10 to be released Friday
The California Highway Patrol will release Friday the findings of a 13-month investigation into a fatal collision between a truck and a charter bus that killed 10 people and injured more than 30 others in rural Orland.
Families of Orland bus crash victims unveil memorial plaque on 1 year anniversary
The families of an engaged couple who were killed in the fiery crash of a bus carrying dozens of Los Angeles-area high school students to Humboldt State University for a campus tour unveiled a plaque Friday in conjunction with the one-year anniversary of the accident.
Student injured in Orland bus crash files negligence suit against FedEx, bus company
LOS ANGELES >> A student injured April 10 when a charter tour bus headed for Humboldt State University collided with a FedEx truck in Glenn County has filed a negligence lawsuit. Anthony Fulps, then a senior at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, filed the suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday against FedEx Corp.
Cause of deaths released in FedEx truck-bus crash near Orland in April
WILLOWS, Calif. >> Authorities have released the cause of death for nine of the 10 victims of a Northern California crash between a charter bus full of students and a FedEx tractor-trailer. Glenn County Sheriff Larry Jones said Monday that seven of the victims in April's crash succumbed from asphyxiation due to smoke inhalation.
Family of Inglewood student killed in Orland bus crash file suit against FedEx, bus company
LOS ANGELES - The family of an Inglewood high school student who was one of 10 people killed in a crash between a tour bus and FedEx truck in Northern California filed a lawsuit today against the companies that operated the vehicles involved in the deadly wreck.
Second lawsuit filed in fiery Orland bus crash
A student injured in the April 10 collision in Northern California between a tour bus in which he was riding and a FedEx truck has filed a negligence suit against FedEx Corp. and the bus owners, saying he had to kick out a window in the burning bus to escape.
Orland bus crash: Federal investigators issue preliminary report
ORLAND, Calif. — The drivers of a FedEx truck and bus that collided in a fiery accident earlier this month both started their work days in Sacramento. Federal accident investigators released a preliminary report Friday on the crash, which killed both drivers and eight bus passengers.
Mother of Dorsey High School student killed in Orland bus crash sues FedEx, bus company, seeks $100 million
LOS ANGELES — The mother of a 17-year-old honors student who was among 10 people killed in a fiery Northern California bus crash sued FedEx on Tuesday, alleging that its trucks have a history of catching fire.
Family of driver in Orland bus crash says survivors hailing her as hero
The woman driving the tour bus full of Southern California prospective college students when it collided with a FedEx tractor-trailer truck April 10 may have died a hero — intentionally steering the bus so the freight truck would hit her, her family said.
Educational counselor Arthur Arzola killed in Orland bus crash laid to rest
The family of Arthur Arzola Jr. buried the 26-year-old chaperon killed in the Orland bus crash Friday morning at Rose Hills Memorial Park. Arzola was among 10 who died April 10 when a FedEx truck struck a charter bus taking high school students to tour Humboldt State University.
Orland bus crash: 911 calls capture chaos after truck-on-bus crash (audio)
ORLAND, Calif. (AP) — Frantic calls to police from the scene of last week's deadly crash between a tractor-trailer and tour bus carrying students included one from a dazed student who struggled to put into words what just had happened.
Orland bus crash: Arthur Arzola remembered as generous, determined man at University of La Verne
LA VERNE >> A young woman wept in an elder's arms, awaiting the beginning of the University of La Verne's remembrance program for Arthur "Tury" Arzola Jr.
Memorial to be held for Orland bus crash victim at University of La Verne
La Verne >> University of La Verne graduate student Arthur Arzola, one of 10 people who died in the
Live coverage: Area football teams to honor El Monte High senior Adrian Castro at vigil
EL MONTE - A vigil will be held Monday for an El Monte High School student who was killed in a bus crash in Northern California last week. The vigil for Adrian Castro is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the school's quad area ,which is in front of the library, according to school officials.
Fund set up for families affected by Northern California bus crash
Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino and Sharefest have launched an assistance fund for the families affected by last week's bus crash that killed five Los Angeles Unified School District students and injured several others.
Federal authorities revisit safety rules after Orland bus crash
RED BLUFF >> Federal transportation authorities are investigating ways to minimize death and injuries in bus crashes following the fiery collision that left 10 dead when a FedEx truck slammed into a tour bus carrying high school students in Northern California.
Orland bus crash: El Monte's Adrian Castro remembered by friends, family at vigil
Pioneer High School student Abram Garcia knew Adrian Castro for only a few short hours on a bus, but he could tell right away who the El Monte High football player was.
Orland bus crash: Bus driver recalled as glue of her family
Talalelei Lealao-Taiao, who authorities have confirmed was the bus driver in Thursday's fatal collision in Northern California, was a jovial woman who was the glue of her large, extended family, a cousin said.
Exclusive: Survivor from Eagle Rock school recounts chaos after Orland bus crash, fire
CHICO >> The students were traveling north to look at a university many on board thought they might make home for the next four years. Miles Hill, 18, a student at the Renaissance Arts Academy in Eagle Rock, was playing a game on his phone, half-watching the movie "Wolverine" on TV in the new tour bus.
Driver reported dead in Thursday's fatal Orland crash remembered on social media
Family members have identified the bus driver involved in Thursday evening's crash with a FedEx semi in Orland, Calif. as Talalelei Lealao-Taiao. Officials have not confirmed this. Reactions from family, friends and well-wishers have trickled in on social media sites since Thursday night.
Dorsey High School senior confirmed to be among Orland bus crash victims
LOS ANGELES >> The Los Angeles Unified School District superintendant has confirmed that a Dorsey High School student is among the five Southern California high school seniors and five adults killed in a fiery bus crash while en route to tour Humboldt State University Thursday.
Investigators find no evidence of pre-crash fire in deadly Orland bus collision
Investigators have found no evidence the FedEx freight truck involved in a deadly crash with a bus full of Los Angeles-area high school kids in rural Orland was on fire before impact, despite a witness report it may have been in flames prior to the fiery collision, the agency said Saturday.
Driver of FedEx truck involved in fatal Orland bus crash named
By all accounts, Tim Evans was a devoted family man, a loyal friend and a dedicated Oakland Athletics fan. The 32-year-old Elk Grove man was identified by family and friends Sunday as the driver of the FedEx truck that collided with a tour bus carrying Southern California high school students to tour Humboldt State University Thursday.
Orland bus crash: California State University bus tours for low-income students a matter of location
They were looking to do more with their lives; many were the first in their families to go to college. Those killed or injured Thursday in a bus crash near Orland were headed to Humboldt State University in Arcata as part of a campus program to help underrepresented students learn more about college life.
Orland bus crash: Black box recovered for bus, not FedEx truck
RED BLUFF, CALIF.>> Investigators recovered a black-box recording device from the student tour bus that crashed in Orland killing 10 people, but could not obtain one from the FedEx truck that slammed into the bus because it was so heavily damaged, federal officials said late Saturday.
Animo Charter High School students gather to remember classmates
INGLEWOOD >> More than 100 Animo Charter High School students gathered at a classmate's house Saturday night for a vigil to honor the artist and music fan who died in the fiery tour bus crash Thursday in Orland.
What you need to know regarding the Orland bus crash involving Los Angeles-area students
A guide to the events that have transpired over the last few days regarding a fatal bus crash that was carrying Los Angeles-area students on a college tour to Humboldt State University. Having trouble viewing on a mobile device? Use this link:
Los Angeles-area students returning home earlier than expected after deadly bus crash
ARCATA — High school students visiting Humboldt State University are returning to Southern California earlier than scheduled following a horrific bus crash that killed 10 people. University officials say prospective students who participated in the Preview Plus program left Arcata on buses at 10 a.
Couple that died in Orland bus crash had love for children, each other
Michael Myvett, 29, and Mattison Haywood, who were recently engaged in Paris, were both chaperons on the bus carrying dozens of students that crashed and burned in Orland Thursday. Myvett died and his fiancee's body has not been identified.
American Red Cross closes Orland shelter, establishes hotline for families affected by bus crash
LOS ANGELES >> The American Red Cross closed its Orland shelter Saturday and established a 24-hour hotline to help families affected by Thursday's tour bus crash, which claimed 10 lives and injured more than 30 others, officials said.
California bus crash: FedEx truck didn't brake before crash, says NTSB
RED BLUFF, CALIF.>> The FedEx truck that slammed into a tour bus full of students in Orland last week, resulting in 10 deaths, was possibly on fire before the crash and did not brake as it hurtled across a 58-foot median into oncoming traffic, investigators said late Saturday.
Orland bus crash investigation includes limiting bus fires
ORLAND — A new twist was added to the investigation of a crash involving a tour bus and FedEx tractor-trailer that killed 10 people when a couple said the big rig already was on fire when it careened across a median and sideswiped their car before slamming into the bus.
2 of the dead in Orland bus crash identified as Inglewood high school students
LOS ANGELES - Family members and school friends confirmed that two of the victims were students at Animo Charter High School in Inglewood: Ismael Jimenez and Denise Gomez. Three Los Angeles TV stations reported those confimrations this afternoon.
California bus crash: 4 students from Riverside schools were on bus, 1 is reported missing
RIVERSIDE — Among the passengers on a charter bus involved in a fiery crash that killed 10 in Northern California were four students from the Alvord Unified School District in Riverside, officials confirmed today.
Student from Pioneer High School in Whittier was on bus that crashed in Northern California, has minor injuries
A Pioneer High School senior was on the tour bus to Humboldt State University that crashed Thursday. The student, Abram Garcia, suffered minor injuries to his hands and arms, said Superintendent Sandra Thorstenson of the Whittier Union High School District in an email.
California bus crash: Banning High student Jonathan Gutierrez recounts crash aftermath
Banning High School seniors Jonathan Gutierrez and Karen Duarte sleepily boarded a bus at 6 a.m. Thursday for what they expected to be an introduction to their future. They were more than halfway to Humboldt State University, where they had already been admitted, for several days of a Preview Plus college tour for low-income and first-generation students, when a FedEx truck crossed a median and collided head-on with their bus about 100 miles north of Sacramento at 5:41 p.
Crash survivors begin journeys back to Southern California
Slowly, Southern California high school students who escaped a horrific bus crash Thursday night while headed to Humboldt State University are returning home. The last three students remaining at an American Red Cross emergency center at the Veterans Memorial Hall in rural Orland left Friday night, bound for Southern California, and the five area hospitals that treated the injured reported all but six have been discharged.
California bus crash: Orland residents relive fiery, fatal crash
ORLAND>> Rosa Moreno was home with her two small children when she heard what sounded like a bomb go off outside. She ran across a dirt frontage road that separates her home from a small grove of orange trees.
Photos: California bus crash - at the scene, photos of the victims and around the state
Here are photos from April 11, 2014, the day after a bus carrying Southern California students to Humboldt State University for a tour hit a FedEx truck, killing both drivers and eight others, including at least five students.
Bus safety has improved, but has more to do
Bus safety has improved in the past decade, but the industry has yet to take steps, such as making emergency escapes easier, that could improve survival rates after serious crashes, experts said Friday.
California bus crash: Rancho Cucamonga man, Humboldt counselor one of 10 killed
CHICO — Arthur Arzola had a passion for helping low-income children get into college, making some of them the first in their families to do so. That's the mission the 26-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man was on Thursday while riding with high school students to Humboldt State University.
California bus crash: List of L.A. area schools with students on the bus
A FedEx tractor-trailer crossed over a grassy median on a Northern California freeway and slammed into a bus carrying 44 high school students from Southern California in an explosive crash that left 10 people dead, authorities said.
UPDATE: Twin Marisa Serrato confirmed among 10 dead in California bus crash
LOS ANGELES — One of two identical twins who was on a bus that was involved in an explosive freeway collision Northern California was among the 10 dead, a family member said Friday. Marisa Serrato, 17, has been missing since Thursday evening after a FedEx tractor-trailer slammed into the bus carrying 44 high school students headed to tour Humboldt State University, said her brother Miguel Serrato, 23.
El Monte High School senior Adrian Castro killed in Northern California bus crash
Both saddened and mourning, Yohana Aldama and Lilianna Martinez on Friday recalled their friend Adrian Castro as an El Monte High School senior who never stopped smiling. Others took to social media such as Twitter to remember Castro, 18, as a teammate on the Lions football squad and a typical teen who sought to better himself by attending college.
California bus crash: Five students among 10 dead
Five of the 10 people killed in a Northern California bus crash were students, officials confirmed Friday. Three adult chaperones and the drivers of the tour bus and FedEx truck were also killed.
Pomona High student suffered cuts, bruises in bus crash
A Pomona High female student who was on the bus in the fiery crash Thursday in Northern California suffered minor cuts and bruises but is doing OK, according to Pomona Unified School District officials.
Long Beach, Downey students sustain non-life-threatening injuries in Orland bus crash
Two students from Long Beach Unified School District high schools and one Downey High School student sustained non-life-threatening injuries in a fiery crash in Northern California on Interstate 5 involving a charter bus and a FedEx big-rig Thursday night.
California bus crash: Marshall Fundamental senior suffers leg injuries, Pasadena district official says
A student from Marshall Fundamental School in Pasadena suffered leg injuries in Thursday's bus crash in Orland, Pasadena Unified officials said Friday. At least three students from Marshall Fundamental School and a student from Blair High School were on the trip to Humboldt, said Adam Wolfson, PUSD director of communications.
California bus crash: Anguish, relief felt at Los Angeles-area schools
Grief, fear and some relief poured out from dozens of high schools across the Los Angeles region Friday as the identities of those killed and injured in the fiery Northern California crash a day before became public.


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Obituary: B. Jeanneane Lake
October 3, 2012
Jeanneane passed away September 30, 2012, 41 days shy of her 84th birthday, with family members and friends present. She was born November 10, 1928 in Chickahsa, Okla. to parents Vernon E. "Judge" Thornton and Kathryn "Katy" Marshall Thornton. They had raised their family near Ninnekah, Okla. She was the youngest of their three daughters and one son. She graduated high school in Ninnekah in 1946 then attended Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha, Okla. She later attended U.C. California in Merced, majoring in Accounting Principals. Jeanneane and Jack were high school sweethearts and were married on the 4th of March 1949 in Ninnekah and had their honeymoon in Dallas, Texas. They soon moved to Oklahoma City where Jack worked for the State Office of the Farmers Home Administration and she had worked for a time as an operator for the Southwestern Bell Telephone co. and later as an accountant for Universal C.I.T. After a pause for pregnancy, she delivered her first-born on November 29, 1949, a daughter, Linda Sue. Next, on November 24, 1951, a pair of twins, Carl Dean and Carol Jean came along. They moved from Oklahoma City to Duncan, Okla. to open a Photographic Studio and Camera Store, before moving to Merced, Calif. in 1964. They opened and operated a retail clothing-store for several years before moving to South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Jeanneane at that time worked for Grub & Ellis DEVCO as Project Controller while they were developing Lakeland Village. Jeanneane also supervised the Accounting Department for Village Resorts who at that time operated the on-site rental program in Lakeland. She continued her accounting career at Lakeland until she retired in 1997. In the meantime she and Jack had moved to Carson Valley, Nev. Retirement bored her and she went back to work in 1998 for one of her previous employers, Lex Adams, whose company was managing "The Ridge Tahoe" and developing Walley's Hot Springs Resort in Genoa, Nev. She retired again… in September 2000, allowing her to work full time at being a mother of two, grandmother of five and great-grandmother of ten. She thoroughly enjoyed this until the day she passed away! Jeanneane is preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Doris Oldshield and Maxine Richardson; and her son, Carl Dean. Jeanneane is survived by her husband, Jack Lake; daughters, Linda Sue (Tim) Noble, Carol Jean "C.J." Lake-Johnson; three granddaughters, Jennifer (Peter) Beninger, Katy (Mark) Gardner and Kimberly (Landon) Smallwood; two grandsons, Jason (Andrea) Lake and Ryan Noble. In recent years, she enjoyed and was very proud of her ten great-grandchildren, Tyler Lake, Lucas Noble, Everett Noble, Isabella Beninger, Kendra Gardner, Kayne Smallwood, Avalon Beninger, twins Travis and Trevor Gardner and Daymian Smallwood. Services will be Saturday, October 13, 2012 at FitzHenry's Carson Valley Funeral Home, 1380 Highway 395, Gardnerville, Nevada 89410 at 11:00 a.m. Burial follows at the Genoa Cemetery on Foothill Road just north of the town of Genoa, Nev.

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PG24: "Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon!"
RT @Hoya2aPacer "When I play this game I love. I play to make my teammates better. But I'm a mouther****er on defense."
I just didn't have a chance to get a write up for the game but I just need to say this.
Roy Hibberts game is sick.
His game is as far beyond Pachulia as Pachulia's is beyond Miles Plumlee which is just astounding in a way because just 3 short years ago the reverse was probably true.
I realize that it was pre-season & I realize that Horfor nor Smith played but Roy was just an absolute beast out there.
Some of Roy's moves did look really advanced out there. Looking forward to seeing him play in the regular season, hopefully he's back in the ASG.
thanks, yes I've heard about that. that dude cracks me up though: "you just got killed by a Daewoo Lanos!"
Go watch that Paul George alley-oop that Sportfireman linked to in the other thread if you want a really positive sign of this year.
He gets the Oop with a screen the screener move. He sets a screen and then immediately goes right back over Lance and his man for the backdoor. Or perhaps you could just view it as Lance driving his man into screen position the whole time, but to me it looks like Paul is even showing "I'm the screen" at the start of the play and then slow plays his man into not recognizing he's about to go over Lance and his defender.
This is key, Vogel having the guys work together to get shots. Because the talent is there all day if they play together.
I strongly agree with Graphic-er about Green in the running for 6th man. But I think DJ is going to be so impressive that it might be a two man race on the same team. Both guys are big advantage points on the offensive end.
I didn't love DC's game but he wasn't too bad, so it's surprising to me how much craftier DJ is with his dribble. It makes him appear twice as quick moving to the rim. Once guys start to recognize some of the passing opportunities he's seeing you'll really see bench scoring and his assists take off.
How about West going for 11 points in the 1st, 3-6 and 3 boards. Give me 36 minutes of that all day (33 on 9-18 with 9 boards).
Paul and Roy still looked sloppy at times, but I'm hoping that's preseason rust and just them finding their game with the new configuration and plays.


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The American University Alumni Association is excited to introduce the Alumni Insurance Program!
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8.6 ppg, 7.8 rebounds on 38% shooting!
This is the player we wasted about 1/4 of our cap on! What a performance he showed in the playoffs against a dismantled Heat front court. What a talent......
Now we're stuck with a 7" stiff who cant command the ball in the post and when he does, he is shooting under 40%.
Guy continues to disappear in games and will be a liability to the team for the next half decade.
Mediocrity all over again.


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I'm writing in the hopes to learn a little more about HI and paddle boarding from the locals. My husband was born and raised on Maui, so we have a large number of family members there who surf. My question-is paddle boarding an up and coming sport in HI or already there? I know for us who are getting older, it's easier on our body to paddle board vs surfing.
Other question? Are there very many paddle board companies in HI? Y or N, I don't need to know the names. THanks so much!!!


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Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) kicks off this summer's Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series with the world premiere of Sex Lives of Our Parents, written by Michael Mitnick. Directed by Davis McCallum, Sex Lives of Our Parents will feature Teddy Bergmann (Peter and the Starcatcher), Lisa Emery (Far East), Daniel Jenkins (Mary Poppins), Virginia Kull (Dividing the Estate), Ben Rappaport (NBC's "Outsourced") and Mark Zeisler (Second Stage Theatre's Eurydice). Previews began on June 7th and opening night is tonight, June 22.
Sex Lives of Our Parents will be presented at Second Stage Theatre's uptown home, the McGinn/Cazale Theatre on Broadway at 76th Street. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by calling the Second Stage Theatre Box Office at 212-246-4422 or online at www.2ST.com.
Virginia is getting married. As her wedding day approaches, unwanted ghosts of her mother's past appear, unearthing a shocking past she never knew - nor wanted to. A provocative comic nightmare about the mysterious hollows between parents and children and things that may be better left unsaid.
Sex Lives of Our Parents will feature scenic design by Andromache Chalfant, costume design by Jessica Ford, lighting design by Tyler Micoleau and sound design by Jill DuBoff.
Created as a program to help develop and provide exposure for the voices of a new generation of theatre artists the Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series (Christopher Burney, Associate Artistic Director and Curator), the series seeks to develop the skills of emerging playwrights, to provide early-career artists with the support of a major artistic institution, and to create new plays for the American Theatre. Each show has a limited rehearsal period, as well as a streamlined budget.
The series has helped launch and advance the careers of several up-and-coming playwrights, including Rajiv Joseph ( Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo), Leslye Headland (Bachelorette), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Good Boys and True, HBO's "Big Love"), Adam Bock (A Small Fire, The Drunken City), and Brooke Berman (Hunting and Gathering).
The Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series will also present the world premiere of Anna Kerrigan's The Talls, directed by Carolyn Cantor, later this summer. The Talls will be performed August 1 - August 27, with an official opening scheduled for August 15.
Michael Mitnick is a playwright and songwriter. His plays and musicals have been developed around the country at theaters including Manhattan Theatre Club, Ars Nova, The McCarter, The Denver Center Theatre Company, TheatreWorks, The Lark, Studio 42, Washington Ensemble Theatre, and The Kennedy Center. He has an MFA in Playwriting from the Yale School of Drama and lives in Brooklyn.
Davis McCallum recently directed the world premiere of Molly Smith Metzler's Elemeno Pea at the 2011 Humana Festival of New American Plays. New York: Sam Hunter's A Bright New Boise (Partial Comfort), Greg Moss's punkplay (Clubbed Thumb), Chuck Mee's Queens Boulevard (Signature Theater), Quiara Hudes' Elliot: A Soldier's Fugue (P73; Pulitzer Prize Finalist), and Henry V (Acting Company/New Victory). Regional: Guthrie, Old Globe, Ashland, the O'Neill, Williamstown, Playmakers Rep, New York Stage & Film, others. Other: NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Directors (2007).
Teddy Bergman (Elliot/ Nurse). Recent theater credits include Peter and the Starcatcher (NYTW), Seven Minutes in Heaven by Steven Levenson (Huntington Theater Co, Ars Nova, HERE, dir. Adrienne Campbell-Holt), Peter and the Starcatcher (La Jolla Playhouse/Disney, dirs. Roger Rees, Alex Timbers), Dreyfus in Rehearsal (PEMThree Productions/Theater Row), I.E., In Other Words by Mark Greenfield (The Flea Theater, dir. Kip Fagan), Cherubina by Paul Cohen (PL115, dir. Alexis Poledouris), Daniella Uses Dirty Words (Abingdon Theatre Company, dir. Kim T. Sharp), Blackout (Cell Theatre Co./Theater Row), Nobody Likes The Mormons (Ars Nova, dir. Kerry Whigham), I Was Tom Cruise (FringeNYC - Outstanding Play Award, dirs. Alexander Poe, Joseph Varca), and work regionally at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He is an Artistic Associate at Les Freres Corbusier and has worked with Obie winning writer/director Alex Timbers on many projects, including Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Joe's Pub), Incompetent Scumbags (Abrons/Les Freres), Dance Dance Revolution (OHIO, Les Freres Corbusier), and Hell House (St. Ann's Warehouse/Les Freres Corbusier). He has participated in readings and workshops at companies including New York Theatre Workshop, MTC, Atlantic Theater Company, Clubbed Thumb, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, and the LArk Theatre Company. His TV credits include "Law and Order: SVU" and "As the World Turns." His film credits include Nora Ephron's Julie and Julia, Little Big League, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Striptease. He is the Artistic Co-Director of the NYC theater company, WOODSHED COLLECTIVE (12 Ophelias, The Confidence Man, Upcoming: The Tenant).
Lisa Emery (Charlotte) has just returned from the Sundance Theater Lab in Banff where she worked on new plays by Janine Nabers and Jennifer Haley. Broadway credits include The Women, Present Laughter, The Smell Of The Kill, Jackie, Rumors and Burn This. Off-Broadway: A Kind of Alaska and Gabriel at Atlantic Theater Co., Distracted (Lortel nomination) at Roundabout, Mouth to Mouth, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Abigail's Party (Drama Desk and Lortel nominations), What The Butler Saw and Curtains (ensemble Obie) all at The New Group, Iron (Obie Award, Lortel nomination) at MTC Lucy at EST, The Maddening Truth at Keen Co., Dinner With Friends, Far East at LCT, The Monogamist and Marvin's Room (Drama Desk nomination) at Playwright's Horizons, Talley and Sons and Dalton's Back at Circle Rep Co. Film: Cold Souls, The Night Listener, People I Know, Roger Dodger, A Map Of The World, Unfaithful. Television: "Louie," "Law & Order" (incl. SVU and CI), "The Fringe," "Damages," "Sex and the City," "Ed," " Third Watch," "Far East" and "The Women" on PBS.
Daniel Jenkins (Christopher). Broadway: Mary Poppins, Wrong Mountain, Big, (Drama Desk nomination), Angels in America, Big River (1985/2003 Tony and Drama Desk nominations). Off-Broadway: Benefactors, Love Child (co-written w/with Robert Stanton), Bye Bye Birdie, The Pajama Game (Encores!), Spinning Into Butter, Dream True, The Maiden's Prayer, Feast Here Tonight (composer), Triumph of Love, Johnny Pye, Five Visits from Mr. Whitcomb. Regional: ART, Arts Emerson, ACT/Seattle, Hangar Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Company/Kennedy Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville (two years), O'Neill Playwrights Center, Sundance Playwrights Lab. Film - for Robert Altman: O.C. and Stiggs, Tanner '88, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Joshua, Cradle Will Rock, Glory, In Country, What Comes Around, Infested, The Perfect You and Five Corners. Television - "Law & Order"(s), "Cracker," "The Knife and Gun Club," "Florida Straits" and "Going to Extremes" (Alex).
Virginia Kull (Virginia). Broadway: Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate (Lincoln Center), Old Acquaintance (Roundabout). Off-Broadway: The Orphan's Home Cycle (Signature Theatre), Dividing the Estate (Primary Stages), Theophilus North, The Breadwinner (Keen Company). Regional: Hartford Stage, Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Geva Theatre, Dorset Theatre Festival, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, North Carolina Stage Company, Shakespeare Festival of Dallas. TV/Film: "Boardwalk Empire," "Nurse Jackie," "Law & Order: SVU," "A NY Thing." Training: BFA - Meadows School of the Arts at SMU.
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A favorite of mine as a kid! Very cool!
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A favorite of mine as a kid! Very cool!
Thanks man...the feedback I've got so far is split down the middle: people either have no idea who he is ("Where's his silver surfboard?") OR they get nostalgia flashbacks of "I loved this guy!"
I've always dug him...simple costume, but it made him stand out.
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Corn futures sustained their slight Wednesday gains overnight. Strength spilling over from the soybean market probably offered support for the yellow grain, as did the slippage suffered by the U.S. dollar in the wake of weak economic news. Relatively tight old crop supplies and the slow start to new crop plantings may be creating background support as well. May corn gained 4.75 cent to $6.4425/bushel in early Thursday morning trading, while December rose 1.25 cents to $5.2925.
Tight spot markets and a positive basis continue supporting soybean futures in the face of negative developments. Traders talk of slowing Chinese demand and increased availability of South American product, while bulls can argue that improved early-May weather will accelerate corn plantings and potentially reduce soybean acreage later in the spring. Asian palm oil prices reportedly reached two-week highs overnight, which probably boosted the soy complex as well. Finally, dollar weakness is supportive. May soybeans advanced 11.0 cents to $14.15/bushel early Thursday morning, while May soyoil surged 0.39 cents to 49.57 cents/pound, and May meal climbed $2.8 to $408.7/ton.
After numerous frosts over the Southern Plains in recent weeks, the frigid temperatures that hit that region Tuesday night finally seemed to persuaded futures traders that the damage being done was quite real. Thus, after edging higher Wednesday, wheat futures rose modestly again overnight. Concurrent corn and soy gains likely attracted additional buying, as did the large slide suffered by the U.S. dollar, since such currency losses lower the effective cost of American goods to export clients. May CBOT wheat rallied 4.25 cents to $6.96/bushel in pre-dawn Wednesday action, while May KCBT wheat added 7.5 cents to $7.465 and May MGE futures inched up 2.25 cents to $8.20.
Ideas that warming weather will boost demand for beef, as well as the wholesale strength early this week seemed to spark fresh buying in cattle futures Wednesday. Priced edged upward again Wednesday night in response to steady-higher wholesale quotes yesterday afternoon. Bulls are almost surely anticipating a bounce in cash cattle prices this week. Indeed, they probably expect more of the same during early May, when grocers often buy beef aggressively for Memorial Day features. June cattle rose 0.25 cents to 122.32 cents/pound early Thursday morning, while December added 0.10 cents to 127.57. May feeder cattle futures was buoyed 0.27 cents to 141.37 cents/pound, while August edged up 0.07 cents to 150.70.
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There was little news concerning cotton futures overnight, which suggests other factors caused the modest rise posted early Thursday morning. The sizeable drop in the value of the dollar probably supported white fiber futures, since the currency weakness lowers the relative cost of American product on the international market. Also, cotton may simply have been due for a bounce in the wake of the large losses suffered Tuesday and Wednesday. Higher grain and soy future seem supportive as well. May cotton climbed 0.46 cents to 81.56 cents/pound in early Thursday morning electronic action, while December gained 0.26 cents to 83.68.


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Cattaro Satipatthana = "The Four Arousings of Mindfulness." Four in relation to classes of objects of mindfulness.
Why did the Buddha teach just Four Arousings of Mindfulness and neither more nor less? By way of what was suitable for those capable of being trained.
In regard to the pair of the dull-witted and the keen-witted minds among tamable persons of the craving type and the theorizing type, pursuing the path of quietude [samatha] or that of insight [vipassana] in the practice of meditation, the following is stated: For the dull-witted man of craving type the Arousing of Mindfulness through the contemplation of the gross physical body is the Path to Purity; for the keen-witted of this type, the subtle subject of meditation on the feeling. And for the dull-witted man of the theorizing type the Path to Purity is the Arousing of Mindfulness through a subject not too full of distinctions, namely, consciousness [citta]; for the keen-witted of this type, the subject which teems with distinctions, namely the contemplation on things of the mind — mental objects [dhammanupassana].
For the dull-witted man, pursuing quietude, the First Arousing of Mindfulness, body-contemplation, is the Path to Purity, by reason of the feasibility of getting at the mental reflex; for the keen-witted of this type, because he does not continue to stay in the coarse, the second Arousing of Mindfulness, the contemplation on feeling, is the Path to Purity.
And for the dull-witted man pursuing the path of insight, the subject of meditation without many distinctions, the contemplation on consciousness, is the Path to Purity; and for the keen-witted of this type the contemplation on mental objects which is full of distinctions.
retrofuturist wrote:1.) the earlier steps help sharpen the mind for the later steps
retrofuturist wrote:2.) Each step reveals more penetrative insight than the last
retrofuturist wrote:3) I don't think the Buddha was offering them up as a platter of options, rather a cohesive program.
zavk wrote:He suggested that, 'From awareness of the main object of meditation, the dynamics of contemplation can at any given moment lead to any of the other satipatthana exercises, and then revert to the main object.' This reading suggests that one does indeed need to proceed systematically by starting with one of the satipatthana--so we cannot accurately say that it is a 'platter of options.' But because the contemplation can give rise at any moment to any other satipatthana exercises, the systematic approach only applies to a certain extent, that is, the 'system' is really an open and porous one--so we cannot accurately say that is a 'cohesive program' either.
zavk wrote:Noted, Retro. So perhaps I shouldn't have attributed those ideas directly to Soma Thera but to those who composed the commentaries who, one might assume, were writing from within their specific context of experience.
retrofuturist wrote:Perhaps, yet I'm still inclined to think that if the "cleaving what is really a multi-faceted practice into self-contained units" (your words, but good words!) is what the Buddha intended, he would have said so for himself. .....it's hard to imagine the Buddha being so remiss as to leave out something so significant to one's application of the teaching.
The first section of the Satipatthana Sutta proper introduces the four satipatthanas as the" direct path" to realization. The passage reads:
Monks, this is the direct path for the purification of beings, for the surmounting of sorrow and lamentation, for the disappearance of dukkha and discontent, for acquiring the true method, for the realization of Nibbana, namely, the four satipatthanas.'
The qualification of being a "direct path" occurs in the discourses almost exclusively as an attribute of satipatthana, thus it conveys a considerable degree of emphasis. Such emphasis is indeed warranted, since practice of the "direct path" of satipatthana is an indispensable requirement for liberation. As a set of verses in the Satipatthana Samyutta point out, satipatthana is the" direct path" for crossing the flood in past, present, and future times.
"Direct path" is a translation of the Pali expression ekayano maggo, made up of the parts eka, "one", ayana, "going", and magga, "path". The commentarial tradition has preserved five alternative explanations for understanding this particular expression. According to them, a path qualified as ekayano could be understood as a "direct" path in the sense of leading straight to the goal; as a path to be travelled by oneself "alone"; as a path taught by the "One" (the Buddha); as a path that is found "only" in Buddhism; or as a path which leads to "one" goal, namely to Nibbana. My rendering of ekaayano as "direct path" follows the first of these explanations. A more commonly used translation of ekiiyano is "the only path", corresponding to the fourth of the five explanations found in commentaries.
In order to assess the meaning of a particular Pali term, its different occurrences in the discourses need to be taken into account. In the present case, in addition to occurring in several discourses in relation to satipatthana, ekayano also comes up once in a different text. This is in a simile in the Mahasihanada Sutta, which describes a man walking along a path leading to a pit, such that one can anticipate him falling into the pit. This path is qualified as ekayano. In this context ekayano seems to express straightness of direction; than exclusion. To say that this path leads "directly" to the pit would be more fitting than saying that it is "the only" path leading to the pit.
Of related interest is also the Tevijja Sutta, which reports two Brahmin students arguing about whose teacher taught the only correct path to union with Brahma. Although in this context an exclusive expression like "the only path" might be expected, the qualification ekayano is conspicuously absent. The same absence recurs in a verse from the Dhammapada, which presents the noble eightfold path as "the only path". These two instances suggest that the discourses did not avail themselves of the qualification ekayano in order to convey exclusiveness.
Thus ekayano, conveying a sense of directness rather than exclusiveness, draws attention to satipatthana as the aspect of the eightfold path most "directly" responsible for uncovering a vision things as they truly are. That is, satipatthana is the "direct path" because it leads" directly" to the realization of Nibbiina.
This way of understanding also fits well with the final passage of the Satipatthana Sutta. Having stated that satipatthana practice can lead to the two higher stages of realization within a maximum of seven years, the discourse closes with the declaration: "because of this, it has been said - this is the direct path". This passage highlights the directness of satipatthana, in the sense of its potential to lead to the highest stages of realization within a limited period of time.
(From pp. 27-29.)
zavk wrote:It's interesting that you mention the phrase 'only path' because Analayo examines the definition of the term and raises some questions about how we might understand it. It was one of the things that struck me early in his book. I won't type it out but will post again when I find the time to scan and OCR the two pages or so.
Peter wrote:I recall Bhikkhu Bodhi saying this might be more accurately translated as "one going way" as in "for one who develops this path their practice will end up at Nibbana and no where else. This seems to be the gist of Ven. Analayo's comments as well.
"The only way" = The one way [Ekayanoti ekamaggo]. There are many words for "way." The word used for "way" here is "ayana" ("going" or road). Therefore, "This is the only way, O bhikkhus [ekayano ayam bhikkhave maggo]" means here: "A single way ("going" or road), O bhikkhus, is this way; it is not of the nature of a double way [ekamaggo ayam bhikkhave maggo na dvedhapathabhuto]."
Or it is "the only way" because it has to be trodden by oneself only [ekeneva ayitabbo]. That is without a companion. The state of being companionless is twofold: without a comrade, after abandoning contact with the crowd, and in the sense of being withdrawn (or secluded) from craving, through tranquillity of mind.
Or it is called "ekayana" because it is the way of the one [ekassa ayana]. "Of the one" = of the best; of all beings the Blessed One is best. Therefore, it is called the Blessed One's Way. Although others too go along that way, it is the Buddha's because he creates it. Accordingly it is said: "He, the Blessed One, is the creator of the uncreated path, O Brahman." It proceeds (or exists) only in this Doctrine-and-discipline and not in any other. Accordingly the Master declared: "Subhadda, only in this Doctrine-and-discipline is the Eightfold Way to be found." And further, "ekayana" means: It goes to the one [ekam ayati] — that is, it (the way) goes solely to Nibbana. Although in the earlier stages this method of meditation proceeds on different lines, in the latter, it goes to just the one Nibbana. And that is why Brahma Sahampati said:
Whose mind perceiving life's last dying out
Vibrates with love, he knows the only way
That led in ancient times, is leading now,
And in the future will lead past the flood.6
As Nibbana is without a second, that is, without craving as accompanying quality, it is called the one. Hence it is said: "Truth is one; it is without a second."
Why is the Arousing of Mindfulness intended by the word "way"? Are there not many other factors of the way, namely, understanding, thinking, speech, action, livelihood, effort, and concentration, besides mindfulness? To be sure there are. But all these are implied when the Arousing of Mindfulness is mentioned, because these factors exist in union with mindfulness. Knowledge, energy and the like are mentioned in the analytically expository portion [niddese]. In the synopsis [uddese], however, the consideration should be regarded as that of mindfulness alone, by way of the mental disposition of those capable of being trained.
Some [keci], however, construing according to the stanza beginning with the words, "They do not go twice to the further shore [na param digunam yanti]"7 say, "One goes to Nibbana once, therefore it is ekayana." This explanation is not proper. Because in this instruction the earlier part of the Path is intended to be presented, the preliminary part of the Way of Mindfulness proceeding in the four objects of contemplation is meant here, and not the supramundane Way of Mindfulness. And that preliminary part of the Path proceeds (for the aspirant) many times; or it may be said that there is many a going on it, by way of repetition of practice.
In what sense is it a "way"? In the sense of the path going towards Nibbana, and in the sense of the path which is the one that should be (or is fit to be) traversed by those who wish to reach Nibbana.
Regarding "the only way" there is the following account of a discussion that took place long ago.
The Elder Tipitaka Culla Naga said: "The Way of Mindfulness-arousing (as expounded in our Discourse) is the (mundane) preliminary part (of the Eightfold Way)."
His teacher the Elder Culla Summa said: "The Way is a mixed one (a way that is both mundane and supramundane)."
The pupil: "Reverend Sir, it is the preliminary part."
The teacher: "Friend, it is the mixed Way."
As the teacher was insistent, the pupil became silent. They went away without coming to a decision.
On the way to the bathing place the teacher considered the matter. He recited the Discourse. When he came to the part where it is said: "O bhikkhus, should any person maintain the Four Arousings of Mindfulness in this manner for seven years," he concluded that after producing the consciousness of the Supramundane Path there was no possibility of continuing in that state of mind for seven years, and that his pupil, Culla Naga, was right. On that very day, which happened to be the eighth of the lunar fortnight, it was the elder Culla Naga's turn to expound the Dhamma. When the exposition was about to begin, the Elder Culla Summa went to the Hall of Preaching and stood behind the pulpit.
After the pupil had recited the preliminary stanzas the teacher spoke to the pupil in the hearing of others, saying, "Friend, Culla Naga." The pupil heard the voice of his teacher and replied: "What is it, Reverend Sir?" The teacher said this: "To say, as I did, that the Way is a mixed one is not right. You are right in calling it the preliminary part of the Way of Mindfulness-arousing." Thus the Elders of old were not envious and did not go about holding up only what they liked as though it were a bundle of sugar-cane. They took up what was rational; they gave up what was not.
Thereupon, the pupil, realising that on a point on which experts of the Dhamma like his learned teacher had floundered, fellows of the holy life in the future were more likely to be unsure, thought: "With the authority of a citation from the Discourse-collection, I will settle this question." Therefore, he brought out and placed before his hearers the following statement from the Patisambhida Magga: "The preliminary part of the Way of Mindfulness-arousing is called the only way."8 And, in order to elaborate just that and to show of which path or way the instruction in our Discourse is the preliminary part, he further quoted the following also from the Patisambhida Magga: "The Excellent Way is the Eightfold way; four are truths; dispassion is the best of things belonging to the wise; besides that Way there is no other for the purifying of vision. Walk along that Way so that you may confound Death, and put an end to suffering."9
zavk wrote:[Please start from two posts up]
The flexible interpretation of the satipatthana contemplations in actual practice can be illustrated by taking a cross section, as it were, through the direct path of satipatthana. Such a sectional view would resemble a twelve-petalled flower (see Fig 15.2 below), with the main object of contemplation (here the breath is used as an example) constituting the centre of the "flower".
From awareness of the main object of meditation, the dynamics of contemplation can at any given moment lead to any of the other satipatthana exercises, and then revert to the main object. That is, from being aware of the process of breathing, for example, awareness might turn to any other occurrence in the realm of body, feelings, mind, or dhammas which has become prominent, and then revert to the breath. Otherwise, in the event that the newly-arisen object of meditation should require sustained attention and deeper investigation, it can become the new centre of the flower, with the former object turned into one of the petals.
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Fellow DC-ties....Old City Cafe in Adams Morgan...is it any good?
I was walking by it yesterday and I saw they had shwarma, which brings back all kinds of Netherlands memories for me since I cooked it for myself all the time when I lived there.
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Fellow DC-ties....Old City Cafe in Adams Morgan...is it any good?
I was walking by it yesterday and I saw they had shwarma, which brings back all kinds of Netherlands memories for me since I cooked it for myself all the time when I lived there.
Have you tried Capri? It's a bit north of the Wal Mart on Keystone behind the plaza with the Blockbuster. In fact you have to get there by going through Wal Mart's parking lot. I think their food is good, but they are pretty proud of it. A tad on the expensive side. They hand make their own spaghetti noodles. I've never been there for lunch and don't know if the menu differs or not. They prefer reservations for dinner and they are most definitely NOT kid friendly. We were not aware of that and they were not very kind when we brought our toddler.
Also if you like Chinese, I've always like the place that's across the street from Wal Mart (not in the plaza where Franks nursery used to be).
Are you referring to Chinese Ruby?
Another decent Cajun place is Gumbo a Go Go at 86th and Ditch in the Blockbuster/Applebee's anchored center. It's a lot more convenient for me to go there and they have a very good Datwich and also a fantastic Beef Dubris when its being served. If you go there you have to try the voodoo chicken with some Cajun seasoning on top. It's got a lot of kick to it, but it is delcious.
BTW in case nobody can tell I LOVE this thread. My wife and I love to eat out and try new places and I love to tell people about them almost as much.
Oh believe me, after being in China I can tell you that we have ZERO idea what is actually "Chinese" food. What is served over here is really just noodles/rice/chicken/beef/pork with some American seasoning or sauce on them.
In China, most things are still moving when you purchase them. I ate in two authentic Chinese restaurants while I was there, and all I can say is wow. Really tough to even begin describing some of the stuff they were serving.
Anyways, yeah my parents realized this pretty quickly, but they became friends with the wait staff so we went there a lot anyway.
From what I remember their buffet was actually pretty solid.
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I'll have to try that place. I usually go to the El Rodeo off of 106th and Michigan when I want some Mexican food.
Is Sahm's up on Allisonville in Fishers still open? And is it as good as it used to be?
Their tenderloins were awesome and for app, you gotta get the carrot curls.
That is assuming its still good. I haven't been there in years.
Sahm's is still open. I think they may have opened another location too. I haven't eaten there in a while, but their coffee cake is pretty good as well.
And while we're discussing places in the 86th and Ditch Rd. area, I have to give a shout out to a place I already mentioned, SAWASDEE. Delicious Thai food. Go there and get the Pad Thai, Glass noodle Pad Thai, or the Drunken noodles and I guarantee you, you will leave a happy customer. Also get the soup and spring roll as your side. Delicious. Different levels of spicyness too. You can get mild for those of you might not be able to handle the heat and their hot and thai hot have a lot of spice and are downright good eatin'. Plus service is great and the owner is an old Thai man who is always on site.
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So the Chinese Ruby is good - I've driven by that place probably 500 times but have never gone inisde.
Best mexican food is La Piadad - Broad Ripple - same type of food as El Rodeo - but just better
Is that the one right by the trail just past the Brewpub?
And speaking of The Brewpub, the Beer and Cheese plate is one of my favorite appetizers ever. They make a cheese sauce with one of their beers and give you diffferent types of bread to dip in it. Awesome.
Never been, unfortunately. If you go, let me know how it is.
I'm debating whether I should go to Fogo this saturday with a bunch of friends for 50 bucks. Ugh...I probably won't go because of the following...
I went to the Willard Room for my girlfriend's birthday last week. It went to $200+. I had the filet. Not worth it. In the words of Vincent Vega: "That's a pretty ****ing good milkshake. I don't know if it's worth five dollars but it's pretty ****ing good." Fifty-dollar steak in my case but still, you get the point.
I love to make fun of Indianapolis but St. Elmo's still has the finest steak I've ever had. A lot of service and fancy stuff but at the end of the day even the Willard Room was classic DC - all flash and no substance. Well, some substance - for chrissakes, it was $200, but in general, I feel like I should have gotten a much better meal. And the champagne, an independent "house" brand (which I guess is supposed to be tres boheme) and was $30/glass, was eh at best. I should have just gone with some Mums.
I have yet to find an excellent non-ethnic/traditional place in DC food-wise, which is astounding. There are some good French places and some Italian but do those count?
Btw, I had Five Guys the other day for the first time and loved it. I could hear my arteries clogging but it was damn good.
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So is Five Guys good - really? looks like it wouldn't be. I'm not a huge hamburger eater - but sometimes it hits the spot. Is it better than Bubs in Carmel
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Five Guys is delicious. Bub's is very good too. I could eat either one, but I think Five Guys is cheaper.
Best Italian in Carmel is Mangia
Also love Mama Carollas and what is the one off of 86th street in Greenbriar
Best Italian in Indiana is Puccini's Dolce La Vita in Bloomington. I've never been to Mangia. The Italian chains in Carmel are pretty standard and they aren't outstanding but they don't really mess up either.
The place in Greenbriar I was trying to think of is Amalfias - I think the owners brother runs the Capri
Yeah, I was just commenting more on the fact that I hadn't found a real outstanding Italian place yet in Carmel.
Last edited by rexnom; 07-23-2008 at 03:57 PM.
Yeah, Amalfi's...the same guy/family does Capri and used to do Arturo's.
Best deli in town is ....duh....Shapiro's, either one (downtown or Carmel).
Though I like their Shrimp Cocktail, I don't think St. Elmo's steaks are as good as either Sullivans or Petersons, though it's been years since I've been there.
Best Barbeque in town is Judge's in Haughville, and GT South's is pretty good, too. Try the corn casserole/bread at Judges.
Donuts...Longs...with Boynton's surprisingly close behind.
Pizza...I'm partial to Firehouse in Fishers, but it's a growing up in the '70's pre-fab delivery crust with the funky slice kinda thing.
Bar food-- Check the avi...Britton has great wings, pretzels, fried mac'n'cheese, and chicken cordon bleu balls....good wraps and sandwiches, too...75 cent Taco Tuesday!!!!
Italian...I like Capri, and there used to be a place in Nora called Il Gargano that was excellent, but I don't know if it's there anymore.


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WASHINGTON, July 5, 2001 – The Department of Defense is teaming with veterans service organizations across the country to conduct traditional funeral ceremonies that honor the nation's military veterans.
Representatives from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the military services, veterans service organizations, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Cemetery Administration, the Funeral Directors Association, and other groups met June 28 at American Legion headquarters here for the announcement of the Authorized Provider Partnership Program's July debut.
Charles S. Abell, assistant secretary of defense for force management policy, said the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and other groups will be asked to augment DoD-provided personnel at military funerals by providing volunteers to serve as color guards, rifle detail members, pallbearers, and buglers.
"We want to provide the appropriate honors to veterans who pass away," Abell told the American Forces Information Service at the Pentagon. "The veterans organizations want to help us, and we would like to have their help."
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 authorizes the partnership program and also states DoD will provide at least two active, National Guard, or Reserve uniformed service members to fold and present a ceremonial U.S. flag to survivors at military funerals. One of the two detail members must be of the same service as the deceased.
DoD also provides a military musician -- if available – to play "Taps," or the music is rendered via high-quality compact disc. The CDs, recorded at Arlington National Cemetery in 1999, are part of a kit sent to licensed funeral directors working in association with DoD, veterans service organizations, and all active and Reserve component military units conducting funerals.
Almost 450,000 active duty and Reserve component service members participated in military funeral details in 2000, according to the DoD.
The partnered veterans groups have augmented DoD efforts and "provided enhancements" to military funerals in the past, Abell said. Such help has been historically encouraged and authorized, he noted.
"What we have now is a formal program where veterans service organizations can be trained by the local (military) installation commander ... (to) ensure that the quality of the honors rendered are to standard and that the funeral honors rendered in any particular place around the nation will be the same," he said.
Installation commanders will train and certify volunteers, Abell said. The volunteers, he added, are eligible for reimbursement of their travel expenses, such as gas and meals, associated with their ceremonial duties.
Other groups, he added, such as ROTC detachments and Reserve component advisory units, could also participate in the program.
This month, officials said, letters introducing the program, a 20-minute training video, and pins for presentation to participants will be mailed to military unit commanders. Letters explaining the program and training videos will also be mailed to veterans service organizations.
DoD officials note that 91,074 military funeral honors were performed in 2000, a 110% increase over the 43,277 funerals performed in 1999. All the military services report increased military funeral honors ceremonies so far this year.
Retired Army Col. Mike Duggan, the American Legion's deputy director of national security and foreign relations, said at the meeting that he salutes DoD for mandating support for military funerals, an endeavor that in recent years has been strained by force reductions in the 1990s and an aging veteran population.
Duggan, a Vietnam War infantry combat veteran, noted that World War II vets comprise about 40% of the Legion's membership. While the American Legion today has about 4,000 funeral detail teams, "we're losing the people who are providing the (funeral) honors as well," he said.
Military officials said additional Reserve component participation is augmenting the active duty military funeral teams. However, Abell reiterated the importance of participation by organizations outside DoD.
"In order to provide a more complete service, with a firing detail, color guard, and pallbearers, we rely on the volunteerism of the veterans service organizations," he said. "Any enhancements that we can provide would just make that better, but the minimum requirement will be met for any family of an authorized veteran who requests such honors."
Providing final honors for the nation's veterans is "the right thing to do," Abell said. "We asked them to put their lives on the line for the freedoms we all enjoy today. As they reach the end of their lives, the nation has a commitment to them, owes them an honor as they pass.
"For those who want that honor, we will provide it."
EDITOR'S NOTE: For more information about Military Funeral Honors, and how to request such services, see the Web site http://www.militaryfuneralhonors.osd.mil
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SAN JOSE - Orchard Supply Hardware will hold "going-out-of-business" sales beginning Saturday at eight of its California stores - including locations in Newark, Vacaville, Antioch and Fairfield - as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
Orchard, which operates 91 stores, announced this month that the eight locations will close as part of a deal in which big-box competitor Lowe's will buy "no less than 60" of Orchard's sites for $205 million in cash, plus whatever payments are due to Orchard's partners.
A federal bankruptcy court judge in Delaware on Friday approved the going-out-of-business sales for Orchard's eight stores, which also include locations in Citrus Heights in Sacramento County, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, and Orchard's "Midtown" store in Los Angeles.
"We don't know how long the stores will stay open," Orchard spokeswoman Leigh Parrish said Friday about the eight sites scheduled for closure. "It will depend on how quickly merchandise is sold out of those locations."
It's unclear if other stores will close.
Orchard has been a Bay Area fixture since it was founded in 1931 in San Jose as a farmers co-op. Faced with growing competition from big-box retailers, Orchard was bought by Sears in 1996, but then was spun off as an independent, publicly traded operation at the end of 2011.
By filing for bankruptcy protection, Orchard hopes to preserve its iconic name while turning over most of its stores to Lowe's, which is which is based in Mooresville, N.C.
"We want you to know that our customers will see no changes in their Orchard shopping experience as part of this transition - there will still be an Orchard sign in front of all of our locations, and our teams will still dress in green," Orchard's president and CEO, Mark Baker, wrote on the company's website Friday. "In short, we'll be the same Orchard, but we'll be in a much stronger position to serve you in the future."


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Mariners down Tigers, take over Wild Card spot
Rookie southpaw Paxton goes six; Cano goes 2-for-4 with a solo shot
DETROIT -- The "welcome back" ovation Seattle's Austin Jackson received in his first at-bat was only the beginning of an enjoyable night for the Mariners.
Their second inning off Detroit starter Rick Porcello began with five consecutive baserunners and ended with Seattle having staked its starter, rookie James Paxton, to a three-run lead.
The early run support was plenty for a team that hasn't allowed more than three runs in 13 consecutive games. The Mariners took the first game of the weekend series with important playoff implications, 7-2.
The win allows Seattle, which has won five straight and nine of its last 10, to leapfrog the Tigers for the American League's second Wild Card spot.
It was clear early that Paxton, the southpaw, didn't have adequate command of his curveball. He trudged his way through the Tigers' lineup, though, relying heavily on his primary pitch -- the fastball. In six innings, he allowed just one run off five hits.
"It was definitely a battle tonight," Paxton said. "I just didn't have a good feel for my release point on my offspeed stuff. Fastball was feeling good. I'm lucky it was."
A handful of times, when Paxton reached for the breaking ball, it landed several feet in front of his catcher, Mike Zunino. He said he'll need to focus on the release point problem before his next start.
Despite the command issues, Paxton walked just one batter. He simultaneously kept the ball on the ground and his shortstop busy. Chris Taylor had eight assists on the night, including a diving stop of a would-be RBI hit from Victor Martinez.
"The defense was great behind me today," Paxton said. "They made some amazing plays, and that helps."
Zunino said Paxton's ability to sprinkle in another pitch, a changeup, for strikes was key to his success Friday. Paxton apologized to Zunino for the hard work on the curveballs in the dirt, but Zunino wouldn't hear any of it.
"I said, 'It works, don't apologize,'" Zunino said.
It certainly worked against Jackson in his homecoming. The center fielder went 0-for-5 in his first game at Comerica Park as a visitor after being dealt from Detroit at the non-waiver Trade Deadline. Though the brightest moment of his night, the ovation, came before he even stepped into the batter's box, one of the Mariners' three second-inning runs scored when he grounded into a double play.
"It was fun to come back and get that standing ovation," Jackson said. "Special moment."
The twin killing that Jackson hit into ended Seattle's parade to first base in the second inning. After a Kyle Seager single, Zunino was hit by a pitch for the league-high 13th time. Logan Morrison, Endy Chavez and Taylor each followed with a single.
The outing was the worst of Porcello's second half. In six innings, he allowed five earned runs off 10 hits. Whatever the tall righty threw at the Mariners, they batted it right back at him. Half of their hits off Porcello went straight up the middle.
"Rick didn't have his best stuff tonight," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Probably elevated a little bit. We had some good at-bats."
A couple of those solid at-bats came from Robinson Cano, who extended the Seattle lead to 4-0 in the third with a solo home run to right field. In the fourth, Morrison doubled then scored on a single by Taylor. The Mariners scored for the fourth consecutive inning in the fifth when Seager singled to right, scoring Cano, who also had singled.
The Tigers got one run back in the eighth. Martinez singled home Miguel Cabrera off Dominic Leone. But the lead went back to five runs in the ninth, thanks to a Brad Miller triple, and Danny Farquhar slammed the door shut in the home half.
Matt Slovin is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Effects of Prismatic Spectacle Lenses on Symptoms of Dizziness, Headache and Anxiety as Caused by Vertical Heterophoria
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The purpose of this study is to demonstrate whether, in patients diagnosed with Vertical Heterophoria, the symptoms of dizziness, headache and / or anxiety are reduced or eliminated when a kind of correction called vertical prism is added to the patient's normal eye glass prescription.
The experiment will involve giving the patient two pairs of glasses (one pair containing the baseline prescription with vertical prism (Standard Treatment Glasses) and the other pair containing the baseline prescription but without vertical prism (Placebo Glasses)) to demonstrate which pair of glasses is most effective in reducing the symptoms of dizziness, headache and / or anxiety in these patients.
|Binocular Dysfunction Vertical Heterophoria Vision, Binocular Vision Disparity
|Device: Lenses containing prismatic correction Device: Lenses not containing prismatic correction
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Care Provider)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effects of Vertical Prism on the Symptoms of Dizziness, Headache and Anxiety as Caused by Vertical Heterophoria: A Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled, Cross-over Study
- Evidence of change / improvement of symptoms of headache, dizziness and anxiety as demonstrated by validated, self-administered survey tools for these symptoms [ Time Frame: Survey tools administered at baseline, 5-7 days after wearing the first pair of glasses, 5-7 days after wearing the second pair of glasses, and when treatment is completed ]
- Evidence that a new survey tool developed by the authors to assess changes / improvement in dizziness, headache and anxiety associated with Vertical Heterophoria correlates to validated, self-administered survey tools for these same symptoms [ Time Frame: New survey tool to be administered at baseline, 5-7 days after wearing the first pair of glasses, 5-7 days after wearing the second pair of glasses, and when treatment is completed ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Standard (Treatment)
Device: Lenses containing prismatic correction
The patient will receive lenses containing prismatic correction for heterophoria, as well as correction for hyperopia, myopia and astigmatism as indicated during initial examination.
|Sham Comparator: Placebo (control)
Device: Lenses not containing prismatic correction
The patient will receive lenses containing correction for hyperopia, myopia and astigmatism as indicated during initial examination. The patient will not receive prismatic correction in these lenses.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|14 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- First time appointment for a patient at designated optometry office for treatment of symptoms associated with Vertical Heterophoria
Must have symptoms of dizziness or headache or both:
- Dizziness defined as one or more of these: lightheadedness,dizziness, vertigo, feeling off-balance, lack of coordination / "clumsy", unsteadiness while walking or drifting / veering to one side while walking, motion sickness
- Headache defined as one or more of these: pain anywhere in the head,posterior neck / upper trapezius (upper back), face, and in and / or around the eyes
- Duration of symptoms greater than 4 months
- Evaluated for these symptoms previously by at least 1 other doctor (General Practice, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Neurology, ENT, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, PM&R, Ophthalmology).
- Age >14
- The patient (or their representative) must be able and willing to fill out extra paperwork
- All Patients to be seen by same Optometrist for all visits
- Must be willing to wear glasses.
- The patient (or their representative) must be able to sign informed consent
- Must have a driver for Follow Up visits where Control and Treatment Glasses are dispensed, and when Washout period is initiated
- Must have a driver for Follow Up visits where Control and Treatment Glasses are dispensed, and when Washout period is initiated
- Must have previous negative Neuroimaging (HCT or MRI) that was ordered to assess for headache and / or dizziness
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous diagnosis of strabismus, vertical heterotropia, CN 3, 4 or 6 palsy, "lazy eye"
- Previous eye injury or eye operation (including RK and Lasik)
- Diagnosis of glaucoma
- Diagnosis of cataracts
- Diagnosis of proptosis
- Previous C-spine surgery / fusion
- Previous Rx contains prismatic correction
- >18 PD of exophoria
- > 4 PD of vertical heterophoria on Initial Exam
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00785135
|United States, Michigan
|Vision Specialists of Birmingham
|Birmingham, Michigan, United States, 48009
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark S Rosner, MD
|Vision Specialists of Birmingham
|Responsible Party:
|Vision Specialists of Birmingham
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00785135 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
VSofB 20081276
|Study First Received:
|November 3, 2008
|Last Updated:
|December 8, 2015
Keywords provided by Vision Specialists of Birmingham:
vision, binocular
vision disparity
neck pain
learning disorders
motion sickness
depth perception
gait disorder
panic disorder
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Sensation Disorders
Vestibular Diseases
Labyrinth Diseases
Ear Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Ocular Motility Disorders
Cranial Nerve Diseases
Eye Diseases
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SACRAMENTO -- As California on Tuesday imposed its first-ever statewide rules to punish water wasters, a new survey showed why state officials say the drastic measures are needed: Californians actually increased their water use amid the worst drought in decades.
The new rules, approved by the State Water Resources Control Board on a 4-0 vote, impose new restrictions on outdoor water use starting Aug. 1 that could result in fines of up to $500 per violation.
Gov. Jerry Brown in January asked Californians to slash their water use by 20 percent. But a new state survey released Tuesday showed that water use in May rose by 1 percent this year, compared with a 2011-2013 May average.
The survey of 267 water providers by the water board found that water consumption in the Bay Area dropped 5 percent. But in coastal California, south of Santa Barbara, consumption rose 8 percent.
"California is in the worst drought we've seen in our grandparents' generation or beyond," said Felicia Marcus, the water board's chairwoman. "Fields are going fallow. Thousands of people are going to be out of work. There are communities that are out of water -- they're bathing out of buckets and water trucks are coming in to help them.
"But many parts of California don't seem to realize how bad it is," she said, "because they are so far away from their source of water. We are all in this together, and this is not a time to waste water."
The new rules ban washing cars without a nozzle on a hose; watering driveways or sidewalks; using potable water in ornamental fountains; and over-watering landscaping so that water runs off into roads and adjacent properties. Recycled water is exempt.
Under the new statewide rules, any agency that does not impose mandatory conservation measures could be subject to state fines of up to $10,000 a day. But it remained unclear Tuesday whether local agencies will be able to keep in place rules that don't include enforcement or penalties.
Exactly how the new mandates will be enforced in the Bay Area, however, will vary widely, since enforcement is up to each city and local water district.
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission announced it will drop its voluntary conservation rules and set up a phone number for people in San Francisco to report water wasters. It also plans to send out staff members to write tickets -- with a warning for a first violation -- and impose fines, although the amounts have yet to be determined.
"We're supportive of the state's action," said spokesman Tyrone Jue. "They are doing what they need to do to conserve water."
The Contra Costa Water District, however, said it has no plans to change its rules.
In the spring, the district put in place such measures as a ban on watering lawns from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a ban on hosing off driveways and sidewalks. But the rules are essentially voluntary, like they are at most other Bay Area agencies. The district has not been issuing fines to violators and is only telephoning or putting out door-hangers asking for compliance if somebody complains about a water waster.
"The enforcement is the outreach that we do for our customers," said Jennifer Allen, a district spokeswoman.
The district asked for 15 percent voluntary water savings this spring, and from January to May its 550,000 customers cut back use by 8.6 percent, compared with the same period last year. But they have hit the 15 percent target in recent months, Allen said.
Many water agencies are reluctant to put in place fines and other penalties because it costs them millions of dollars in lost water sales, which could lead them to raise rates to make up the difference. Also, it is a political headache, experts say, and many Bay Area agencies in recent years already have broadened conservation and increased water supplies by expanding dams, developing underground storage or importing more water.
"For East Bay MUD or the Hetch Hetchy system or Santa Clara, they aren't in terrible shape," said Jerry Meral, former deputy secretary of California's Natural Resources Agency.
"They feel like, 'Why should we go through this?' They don't want to really hit people hard unless they really need to. On the other hand, they don't want to look bad in front of the governor and the state water board. They are definitely schizophrenic."
Reversing its original interpretation of state law, the water board said that the new rules also apply to private companies, such as San Jose Water Co., which provides water to 1 million residents of the San Jose area.
John Tang, a spokesman for the company, said officials there will decide in the next few weeks how to comply. He noted the company already has asked its customers to do most of the things the new state rules are requiring, along with only watering their landscaping every other day. But it has not issued fines or enforced the rules.
From Jan. 1 to April 30, usage by the company's customers was down 2 percent from the prior year.
To put fines in place, as the company last did during the 1987-92 drought, San Jose Water will have to get approval from the state Public Utilities Commission, along with approval to raise rates to cover lost profits, which could take a month or so.
"The imposition of fines and penalties is not something any company takes lightly when it talks about wanting to provide exceptional customer service," Tang said.
Why hasn't the company already set up tough enforcement, like Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Pleasanton and other areas have?
"I don't think our situation is nearly as dire as other parts of the state," he said.
Water officials at the Oakland-based East Bay Municipal Utility District said their board will consider Tuesday how to comply with the rules. There may be higher "drought rates," as in the 2008-09 drought, where residents pay more if they use more, said district spokeswoman Abby Figueroa.
The agency, which already has voluntary rules in place similar to the new state regulations, is encouraging people to water lawns no more than twice a week.
A 10 percent reduction in water use over the next year will cost the district $25 million in lost water sales, she said. The agency has asked for 10 percent savings but from January to May saw its customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties cut use by 5 percent.
The meeting of the state water board Tuesday lasted nine hours. More than 200 people attended. Numerous water agencies asked for more lenient rules, including those in Humboldt and Placer counties who said their supplies are not dire. Some businesses also pleaded for exemptions.
"They're saying you can't pressure wash your house before you paint. You can't remove graffiti from walls," said professional pressure washer Dan Cosgrove of Welcome Building Maintenance in Concord. "I'm not sure they understand that."
Paul Rogers covers resources and environmental issues. Contact him at 408-920-5045. Follow him at Twitter.com/PaulRogersSJMN.


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South Tahoe Pop Warner will host a spaghetti feed fundraiser at St. Theresa's from 5:30-8 p.m. today in support of the Jr. PeeWee football and cheerleader teams. The boys are headed to their championship game against the Sparks Steelers on Sunday at University Nevada at Reno. The Jr. PeeWee cheerleaders and Midget cheerleaders are going to regional championships in Santa Clara on Nov. 23-24. If the girls win they will advance to nationals. There will be food, raffle items and a silent auction at the fundraiser.


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