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U.S. dairy exports hit record highs for volume and value in 2013. The challenge now is to maintain consistency and develop potential for continued growth, according to two speakers at the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) annual meeting in Kansas City, Mo., March 18.
Tom Suber, president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), congratulated DFA farmer members and the rest of the U.S. industry for achieving record dairy export sales in 2013.
After year's of "talking the talk," the U.S. dairy industry was finally "walking the walk" when it came to being a leading participant in the global dairy market, becoming the third-largest dairy exporter in the world, and the largest single-country cheese exporter, Suber said.
Recapping 2013, he noted exports had the biggest impact on farm-level milk prices in the fourth quarter of 2013, at a time when milk production in New Zealand, a major dairy exporter, was recovering.
Despite attaining some monumental export numbers last year, "there's still more work to be done," Suber said.
Suber took a "buyer's view" of the global dairy market's future.
As the global market for dairy products grows and available inventories shrink, buyers are seeking "supply security," wondering where milk and dairy products will come from, he said. In addition, with improved economic returns in dairy industry, investors are also looking for consistent milk supply areas to invest.
In recent years, the U.S. is now seen as an attractive, reliable supplier – leading the world in milk production, as well as in the middle of the cost curve among major milk producers/exporters – resulting in back-to-back record years for U.S. dairy exports, Suber said.
As a percent of total solids production, U.S. exports have grown from 3.7% in 1996 to 11.0% in 2008; dipped to 9.3% in 2009; but bounced back – an important global market indicator of U.S. resourcefulness – in 2010, to 12.7%, according to Suber. It has increased each year since then and, as a percentage of total solids production, exports totaled 15.5% in 2013.
The next steps
While supply is the major concern right now, emerging issues put the U.S. dairy industry at a pivotal point, Suber said.
He said those issues included price volatility, product diversification, tight quality specifications and dairy processing capitalization. Attention to food safety, including training, traceability guidelines, tighter testing protocols driven by customers and regulators, and consumer confidence, will be critical.
Suber outlined steps to sustain U.S. export growth while moving towards becoming a consistent supplier:
• press ahead on price reforms
• pursue an ambitious trade policy agenda
• continue to develop better risk management tools
• lead the way to assure buyer and consumer confidence – individually and collectively
• "double down" on talking to customers, with an eye toward future innovation
"Export growth will not be a straight line, but our path is the right path," said Jay Waldvoel, DFA's senior vice president of strategy and global development.
He said several macro factors – the free flow of information and capital – were helping drive global demand for dairy – especially in China.
"There are more people in more places with more money," Waldvogel said.
Among the first investments in emerging economies is food, and dairy is seen as a highly nutritious protein source worldwide, as people seek to feed not only their children, but maintain nutrition throughout their lives. In other cases, dairy is seen as an indulgence, and consumers are seeking more options.
Despite a growing appetite for dairy, most major dairy importers will not be able to produce their own milk due to climate, land and water availability. He noted, for example, China has 22% of the world's population, but just 7% of the farmland and 3% of the world's water.
And, despite enormous financial investments in China's dairy sector, 2013-14 milk production totaled 70 billion lbs., down from 2010-12 by 6%-15% due to animal health issues and dairy farmer exodus.
The U.S. is increasingly being seen as a global dairy supplier, Waldvogel. And, compared to other potential suppliers, it may also hold the greatest potential.
New Zealand's dairy production system is changing from low-cost, grass-based operations to freestall barns and milking parlors, he noted. Higher input, labor and land costs will take away some of New Zealand's economic advantage.
Waldvogel said the European Union creates a dichotomy, with some areas thriving when quotas come off, while others will drop out without subsidies. And, while milk quotas may be lifted, "cow quotas" related to environmental and other regulations will prevent growth in some areas.
While strong grain prices are encouraging agricultural investment in Brazil and Argentina, good returns from grain production will slow investment in the dairy sector, with its different production and marketing cycles. And finally, political strive in another area seen as an emerging dairy production center, the Ukraine, will slow growth there.
With the 10-year average U.S. domestic consumption up just 0.4%, the U.S. dairy industry will have to look outward. Citing the impact on U.S. milk prices between March 2010 and February 2014, the value of exports add to dairy farmer prices "is real."
Waldvogel put up some red flags for the future, warning the export market could lose its luster if milk loses its "safety" image; non-tariff trade barriers, including bans on management practices, get in the way of trade; business transactions are not executed properly; or another, new low-cost supplier emerges.
DFA's global sales revenue is expected to reach $800 million by 2016, four times the total for 2010, Waldvogel said. He urged DFA and the rest of the U.S. dairy industry to identify, develop and expand customer relationships, strive to be elite suppliers of value-added dairy products; and use all available resources, including the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program.
"It will not be a straight line, and there will be bumps in the road," Waldvogel concluded.


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well shoot, Pittsburgh now going to win. Lead down to 2.5 games
They only play seven innings these days?
We need some decent left handed hitting. I hear Victorino might be available. Maybe we should offer somebody like Ondrusek straight up and see if they're dumb enough to accept.
Can't find a hole.
Good grief...
Rounding third and heading for home...
This is the kinda stuff that happens in no hitters. Everything is caught.
Grrrr. Frazier roped one. Hauled in by Cheating Dog Braun.
Frazier crashing hard as well
It's funny when it was trade deadline time our offense was going full steam...now slowing down. Let's hope we get something going.
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Gibbons, Blue Jays will get replay-system practice
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays will get their first taste of Major League Baseball's new instant-replay initiative during the upcoming Grapefruit League season.
The instant-replay program was announced during the offseason, and Spring Training will provide everyone with a trial run before the regular season gets underway in late March.
Fans shouldn't read too much into manager John Gibbons coming out to appeal calls in spring games, though, because it's something the league is actually encouraging teams to do.
"They want to see that happen," Gibbons said. "We had that meeting last week, and they said the umpires will notify us before the game and say, 'Hey if you get a chance, try it.'
"They want to see it, and they want the umpires to practice everything, like they did out in the Arizona Fall League. They did some out there."
Gibbons wasn't sure exactly which games this spring will include instant replay, but every team is expected to have a chance to try it out at least five times. Once the regular season starts, the Blue Jays will have a war-room of sorts set up to monitor all of the available camera angles, but during the spring, Gibbons will rely on his gut instincts.
Managers will have one challenge per game, and if the club is successful, it will receive a second challenge. After the sixth inning, umpires also have the ability to ask for an instant replay on their own if a team has already used its challenge.
When a play is challenged, the umpires will have a designated area behind home plate where they will be connected to the league's replay headquarters in New York. An umpire in New York will then inform the umpire whether or not the call should be reversed.
"MLB wants to get it right, especially the first go-around," Gibbons said. "They've done studies on it, and they've practiced it quite a bit, and whoever is upstairs watching it, they'll be able to know pretty quick."
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Bolton police say former president of public access TV station embezzled about $380,000
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BOLTON, Conn. (AP) -- Bolton police say the former president of a public access TV station embezzled nearly $380,000 since 2007.
The http://bit.ly/ZQ8kRX">Journal Inquirer reports that Deborah Hilton of Bolton surrendered to state police on Tuesday and was arraigned in Vernon Superior Court.
Hilton's lawyer, Matthew Potter, argued at her arraignment for her to be released on a promise to appear in court, saying she has no criminal history. She was released on $25,000 bond.
Hilton is accused of using her father's credit card to pay Community Voice Channel expenses after draining its bank accounts.
The Community Voice Channel is viewed in Andover, Bolton, Ellington, Hebron, Marlborough, Tolland and Vernon.
Hilton denied to police any impropriety but said the signatures on cash withdrawal slips were hers. She also denied making related cash deposits into her personal bank accounts.


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As he builds his tax package, Gov. Bobby Jindal wants to keep economic development incentives in place and forego any property tax changes, a key aide said Tuesday.
Tim Barfield, the state Revenue Department's executive counsel, gave a skeletal description of the package to the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge. His presentation followed last week's announcement that the governor wants to eliminate the state's personal income and corporate taxes in exchange for heftier state sales taxes.
The proposal will be debated in the legislative session that starts in April.
Barfield was part of a morning panel that focused on upcoming issues, including tax system changes and the state budget process.
The governor's package likely will come together shortly before session, Barfield said.
Just how much of a sales tax increase the governor advocates is unclear. Details on consideration for the poor and how the administration will stop a stampede toward partly tax-free Internet shopping are unknown.
Barfield said those problems will be worked out in closed door meetings with stakeholders and legislators.
"We're going to have to come to some consensus if we're going to get anywhere," he said.
Barfield said property tax increases are not part of the discussion. The elimination of severance taxes on the state's natural resources also are not included in the conversation, he said.
Instead, the Jindal administration's focus is on the hundreds of exemptions that lower Louisiana residents' tax bills, he said.
"Most of the discussion is about what exemptions should be in or out," Barfield said.
For example, the state grants a number of economic development tax incentives designed to encourage business growth.
The governor wants to keep most of those intact on a targeted basis in some undetermined form, Barfield said.
Last week, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy predicted the governor's overall plan "is virtually guaranteed to have a regressive impact regardless of whether or not a low-income relief program is added to the package."
The institute, a nonprofit research organization with offices in Washington, D.C., Wisconsin and North Carolina, said the bottom 80 percent of Louisiana residents would see a tax increase averaging $395 for those with an average income of $12,000 a year.
Meanwhile, the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C., thinktank, said Jindal's tax plan could raise Louisiana from 32nd to fourth on the organization's list of tax structures.
Barfield did not mention the institute by name during his comments at LABI's meeting.
However, he made reference to misinformed comments regarding the likely state sales tax increase.
By keeping intact state sales tax exemptions for food, household utilities and prescription drugs, the proposal is progressive, Barfield said.
He said sales taxes are a fair way to grow the economy.
Barfield acknowledged there are legitimate concerns about state taxes not collected through Internet sales. He said the administration is tracking federal legislation on the issue and wants to level the playing field.
In the past, the governor opposed efforts to step up tax collections on Internet purchases. Jindal said in 2011 that he opposed burdening Louisiana families with additional taxes.
Following Barfield in the panel discussion Tuesday was state Rep. Joel Robideaux, who is leading a study group examining the myriad of tax exemptions on the state's books.
Robideaux, R-Lafayette, said he is getting questions about whether the Revenue Study Commission was an exercise in futility given the governor's tax announcement.
He said he thinks some changes still are needed even if a number of the exemptions disappear with the sweeping away of personal income and corporate taxes.
For one thing, Robideaux said, the Legislative Fiscal Office likely needs longer to study the financial impact of proposed legislation.
State Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake Charles, said he wants to bring more transparency, prioritization and constitutionality to the state budget process.
He said accounting gimmicks, the use of one-time, or nonrecurring, money and budget contingencies are leading to cuts in the middle of the state budget year.
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I don't think that's their issue. It's that they have a million PFs.
Rockets also get 2nd rounders in 2014 and 2015, and cash to pay Toney Douglas's salary (buyout?). Camby got a 3 year deal for 13.2 million.
including the rookies who are supposed to join, I count 19. And 15 of them "bigs". It will be an interesting summer...
the two 2nd rders are probably Morey's favorite get 2 more stash guys for him to collect for a long time.
Make it 20 Ballism Scott Machado will be in their camp after his summer league play
Plus a lot of those guy are on non-guaranteed deals probably not so many will be there in a few days like Jerome Jordan (maybe the Pacers give him a look the DW connection)
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Houston and New York agreed on a sign-and-trade deal sending Douglas, Harrelson, Jordan to Rockets for picks, sources said.
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The Rockets will get the Knicks' second round picks in 2014 and 2015, source tells Y! The Knicks will pay Toney Douglas' salary in Houston.
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
I don't think the Rockets have any idea what they're doing at this point, I think that they thought they were really going to be able to put something together to get dwight...whiffed badly...and are now in shambles of anything resembling a team. What a mess...
If Camby and Kidd both play out their deals they'll both be 40
I wonder if we can get a package like that for Lou (green)
So apparently Harrelson's deal's unguaranteed. He get cut I'd pick up Jorts for the minimum.
Spurs to sign forward Danny Green to three-year, $12 million, source tells Yahoo!
There you go JT, and that is why they are the Spurs.
@SpearsNBAYahoo: Spurs to sign forward Danny Green to three-year, $12 million, source tells Yahoo!
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It's like Khan's opposite.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
@KBergCBS: Players expecting full mid-level deals are now getting 1- and 2-year offers, agents say. "The money is drying up," said one.
Let's hope we make something happen.
I imagine most teams are terrified of the coming luxury tax bonanza. Hell, they probably just want to stay out of the tax just so they can get like 25 million each from the Nets.
It's things like this that make RC Buford a GREAT GM, and Walsh just another GM.
Now, Green gets 4 mil a year and the Spurs didn't have the money to re-sign Hill? Where are they getting the money to re-sign Diaw? Hmm??
I've pointed out that generally everyone in the first week of FA gets overpaid, and yes that includes our guys Hibbert and Hill. But now that the money is apparently drying up, and our cap space is still intact, there's hope we can nab some bargains.
Though actually we'll have to wait on Portland and Phoenix first. With their RFA money freed up, they can drive a secondary wave of spending. Doesn't appear to have happened yet though.
If we can offset paying our own guys to stay by getting a steal on one of the better bench players remaining in FA then i'd consider the offseason a success.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.


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reflection wrote:mikenz66 wrote:So is it the development of the jhana factors, or the absorption itself that is important?
Both. The first is to strengthen the mind, make it fearless, so it can penetrate the dhamma more easily.
But the second may be even more important. If the mind never has seen itself, how can you contemplate it? When you don't even know what it is, it's almost a waste of time to do this. There may be some extraordinarily gifted people who can, but I think most of the people can't. As I've said before, how do you want to know how an engine works without having opened the car bonnet? When the mind is inside of itself, it gets data about the aggregates that is unmissable. Because in absorption there is no decision making, you can really contemplate the no-self of volitions, for example. After the absorption, of course.
Yes, I know that's Ajahn Brahm's line. Absorption is no doubt effective for some things. But that view of other approaches seems to me to misrepresent the practices that I am most familiar with.
To continue your metaphor, you don't have to stop an engine to look under the bonnet. In the practice I do we're not talking about sitting around "contemplating". We're talking about (after a couple of days of silent retreat) a very quiet mind, strong samadhi, and fast, precise, cognition of objects arising and ceasing. Watching the engine idling, in fact...
I do get pleasant states where nothing seems to be happening (no decisions possible, though I don't think it is real absorption jhana). My assessment of that is the same as in the Sutta I quoted above: This is peaceful, but impermanent... Just another nice state to not get attached to...


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He then promptly fell asleep half way through the ride. I don't blame him, the motion was putting me to sleep too! Swimming at the beach, a cookout, then fireworks were enjoyed as well.
I was able to find some free-time and managed to cut out all 106 templates for the Farmer's Wife QAL, yay! Before they were cut I had each sheet of paper laminated at Office Max for about $16. And here's how I've decided to organize them:
Ziploc baggies numbered 1-15, 16-30 etc. should do the trick! Now there will be no hunting through a bazillion templates, just grab and go! I've even got the fabric picked out for my next two blocks. Now, if we can just get past our move this weekend (eek!!!) I can unpack all my sewing stuff and get on with my stitching addiction. We will only temporarily be living with J's parents until we find the right home for us... which could mean more sewing time for me, with an extra set of adults in the house. Right? Hmmm we'll see!
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The more WWE caters to the Internet, the worse Raw and SmackDown becomes.
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Zimesky wrote:Thanks for the response =) May I ask how you practice Anapana without the single pointed focusing? I'm also not very familiar with gladness meditation...
And for one who is abiding contemplating body as body,[*] a bodily object arises, or bodily distress, or mental sluggishness, that scatters his mind outward. Then the monk should direct his mind to some satisfactory image. When the mind is directed to some satisfactory image, happiness is born. From this happiness, joy is then born. With a joyful mind, the body relaxes. A relaxed body feels content, and the mind of one content becomes concentrated.
Some people say be aware of the nostrils, some just say be aware of the duration of the breath in general, others say counting, and within counting many say different methods of counting are effective... My confidence in my practice is not very high, to say the least!
Zimesky wrote:These have been the recent traits that seem to re-occur in most of my meditations lately. I've been trying to practice Anapana for my primary meditation, supplementing it with walking/standing meditation. Every time I sit, I tend to drift off into a dream state, filled with vivid imagery. I'm conscious but unable to focus my thoughts back to my breath. After a time my attention will seem to naturally fall back to the breathing, but soon drifting/dreaming off again. After a time I'll get up and do walking meditation, but as soon as I sit down again, my concentration becomes hazy and groggy, and the vivid dreaming will start up again.
After I'm finished meditating I always feel very groggy and my head feels like it's in a daze. It's actually getting to the point where I'm developing an aversion to meditating because the whole process isn't very comfortable at all, leaving me drained and tired. Any thoughts or help would be incredibly appreciated.
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I have a new review on this remarkable book in today's issue of Film International.
As I note in my review, "literally hundreds of film books cross my desk every year; I review books on every imaginable genre, director, movement or filmic era on an almost daily basis for a variety of publications, but every so often, a book appears that instantly commands my attention as a work of inescapable importance. Film Manifestos and Global Cinema Cultures: A Critical Anthology is such a volume. Running to a staggering 680 pages, and yet priced in hardcover for a mere $85 on Amazon, this collection of film writings from the dawn of cinema to the present day, edited by Scott MacKenzie, is one of the most inspirational and informative volumes I've ever come across, because it highlights the constant need for renewal which typifies the cinema, potentially that most compromised of art forms. It is, indeed, one of the most important volumes on the history, theory and practice of the cinema ever compiled.
The struggle between capital and creation is an ongoing one, even with the advent of digital cinema, and yet it is more than ever vitally important that artists reclaim the cinema, making films that challenge and enlighten the viewer, and break away from established orthodoxies of cinema production. Most of the texts here were written by filmmakers, actual practitioners of the cinematic arts, and they are direct calls to action, even if they (blessedly) contradict each other, and often insist that only "they" are correct in their approach to the cinema. This is the sort of conflicting chaos that creates the most interesting and lasting films in cinema history; films born not out of the studio system, but out of warring, marginalized factions, working with outdated equipment, insufficient funds, no distribution, and nothing more than a vision, and a desperate desire to get the vision recorded by any means available."
You can read the rest of my review on this absolutely essential volume by clicking here, or on the image above.


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The BCS bowls are over until Monday, when Notre Dame and Alabama take the field in Miami for the national title game, but there are bowl games left to keep you occupied.
2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel led Texas A&M to victory over Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl. The Aggies won their last six games of the season to finish 11-2.
SN's title game coverage | Manziel wins Heisman | Manziel named SN Player of the Year
Galleries: Heisman winners | SN's All-Americans | Notre Dame and Alabama
Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13. (recap) Aggies quarterback Manziel ran for two touchdowns and threw two touchdowns as Texas A&M defeated former Big 12 foe Oklahoma. Manziel accounted for 516 yards of total offense in the game, with 287 passing yards and 229 rushing yards.
Manziel in this game became the fourth FBS quarterback with at least 20 rushing touchdowns and 20 passing touchdowns in one season. Auburn's Cam Newton, Florida's Tim Tebow and Nevada's Colin Kaepernick accomplished the feat. Newton and Tebow, like Manziel, also won the Heisman Trophy.
Conference USA: 4-1, .800
Big East: 3-1, .750
Independents: 1-1, .500
Pac-12: 4-4, .500
Big 12: 4-5, .444
Sun Belt: 1-2, .333
Big Ten: 2-5, .286 | Analysis: How to fix the Big Ten
Mountain West: 1-4, .200
BBVA Compass Bowl: Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN). NFL draftniks will enjoy watching Pitt's Ray Graham in this one.
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN). It's the final bowl before the biggie. Both schools know how to play offense. SN offers a history lesson, too.
BCS National Championship Game: Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN). Two storied programs, one title. Buckle up for what should be a great game.
New Mexico Bowl: Arizona 49, Nevada 48
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Utah State 41, Toledo 15
Poinsettia Bowl: BYU 23, San Diego State 6
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl: UCF 38, Ball State 17
New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34
MAACO Bowl: Boise State 28, Washington 26
Hawaii Bowl: SMU 43, Fresno State 10
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 21
Military Bowl: San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20
Belk Bowl: Cincinnati 48, Duke 34
Holiday Bowl: Baylor 49, UCLA 26
Independence Bowl: Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14
Russell Athletic Bowl: Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10, OT
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31
Armed Forces Bowl: Rice 33, Air Force 14
Pinstripe Bowl: Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14
Fight Hunger Bowl: Arizona State 62, Navy 28
Alamo Bowl: Texas 31, Oregon State 27
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Michigan State 17, TCU 16
Music City Bowl: Vanderbilt 38, N.C. State 24
Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech 21, Southern Cal 7
Liberty Bowl: Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Clemson 25, LSU 24
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14
Gator Bowl: Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20
Outback Bowl: South Carolina 33, Michigan 28
Capital One Bowl: Georgia 45, Nebraska 31
Rose Bowl: Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14
Orange Bowl: Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10
Sugar Bowl: Louisville 33, Florida 23
Fiesta Bowl: Oregon 35, Kansas State 17


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Climb Safe: Do Ropes Need to Rest Between Falls?
To help make more climbers safer climbers, Rock and Ice has teamed up with Black Diamond Equipment to present the Climb Safe series.These articles aim to answer some of climbing's most common gear-related questions. Here, Kolin Powick, Black Diamond's Director of Quality, answers the question: Do ropes need to rest between falls?


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Photo Flash: Amber Riley, Jared Grimes, Joshua Henry and Adriane Lenox Star in COTTON CLUB PARADE, Opening Tonight!
Amber Riley ("Glee"), Joshua Henry, Jared Grimes and Adriane Lenox star in New York City Center's acclaimed production of Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Parade, returning to City Center for seven performances tonight, November 14th through the 18th, 2012. Conceived by Jack Viertel and presented under the auspices of City Center's Tony Award–winning Encores! series, Cotton Club Parade is once again be directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, with music direction by Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis. The show features the Jazz at Lincoln Center All Stars under the direction of Daryl Waters. Below, check out photos of Riley, Henry, Lenox and more onstage!
Cotton Club Parade opened at City Center on November 18, 2011 for a limited, six-performance run and received unanimous rave reviews. Cotton Club Parade is a Broadway-style revue celebrating Ellington's years at the famed Harlem nightclub in the 1920s and '30s, when the joint was jumping with revues featuring big band swing and blues.
As in the original shows, Cotton Club Parade will feature singers, dancers and variety acts, with songs by the greatest jazz composers of the time, including Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields ("I Can't Give You Anything But Love" and "Digga Digga Doo"), a young Harold Arlen ("Stormy Weather," "I've Got the World on a String," "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,"), and of course, Duke Ellington ("Rockin' in Rhythm," "Cotton Club Stomp," "Black and Tan Fantasy," and "Creole Love Call").
Cotton Club Parade will run for seven performances, according to the following schedule: Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $29 and will be available starting August 13 at the New York City Center Box Office (West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues), through CityTix at 212-581-1212, or online at NYCityCenter.org. Further information is available at NYCityCenter.org and jalc.org.
The Cast of Cotton Club Parade
Karine Plantad and "Dr. Ew"
Joshua Henry and the Cast of Cotton Club Parade
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It's all about morbidly cool graphic tees, socks, and underwear. Creep Street is the brainchild of two epic dudes with a dream who had the huevos to make it happen. Launched in 2006, this grotesque vision sprung from the perverted minds of Boris & Chip, more commonly known as the Filthy Few. These loveable goons pay special attention to every freaking detail in Creep Street's quality pieces—so please don't confuse them with these plain busters out here!
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Hello again
This is now my second blog and somewhat a continuation of my previous blog which I recommend to many people.
You see my posts do not seem to reach a large portion of the IWC, of course, but I think they should because it seems like the IWC does not recognize it's flaws in relation to the WWE product and it's a shame becausethey are supposedly the "smart" fans.
I am a new member here who joined for the sole purpose of this blog, I am not theatrical, I am practical therefore excuse my rather stagnant blog as I won't be writing with charisma.
I check here periodically in my free time and one issue has particularly caught my eye more than any other IWC criticism.... That issue is, obviously, the return of Dwayne Johnson.
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I was lucky enough to visit Paradise Point two times this year, one of them being the first time I ever stayed there! My husband and his 7 brothers and sisters, mom, and dad stayed there every summer as a kid in a bayside room. He grew up playing on the sand and having bonfires when it got dark. He loved riding bikes all over the resort, and swimming in the main pool. I was never taken to Paradise Point, or vacation village which he mostly knew it as!
My father in law passed away a few years ago and ever since then my mother-in-law and sister-in-law have still continued to go once every summer. Last summer, one of my sister-in-laws decided she was going to go down and stay there with her 4-year-old son while my mother-in-law stayed there as well! I convinced my husband that we should come down and stay with our family of four too, and pretty soon it turned out to be a big Ciccoianni family event where 6 out 8 siblings were going! We even had extended family from Arizona going.
We only stayed 2 nights and 3 days but we had so much fun! We rented a surrey and rode bikes all around the resort. We had a bonfire every night and played Chubby Bunny seeing how many marshmallows we could shove in our mouth. We all went to all the pools and the kids built sandcastles with grandma. One of my favorite activities was when we rented the jet ski. My 65-year-old mother-in-law had it on her bucket list to ride one. She decided no time like the present, and got one and went off!
My mother-in-law talks about this vacation just about every time we see her, about how awesome it was to see her children with their own children on the bay. We intend to make it a family tradition and go back every year.


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How to Survive the Apocalypse
September 23, 2017
A concussion is a minor traumatic brain injury that may occur when the head hits an object, or a moving object strikes the head.
It can affect how the brain works for a while. A concussion can lead to a bad headache, changes in alertness, or loss of consciousness.
Recent findings and perspectives on medical research.
Even a mild concussion may leave "invisible" but disturbing symptoms, which are indicators of a postconcussive syndrome.
A concussion can result from a fall, sports activities, or car accidents. A big movement of the brain (called jarring) in any direction can cause a person to lose alertness (become unconscious). How long the person stays unconscious may be a sign of the severity of the concussion.
Concussions do not always result in loss of consciousness. Most people who have a concussion never pass out. But they may describe seeing all white, black, or stars. A person can also have a concussion and not realize it.
Symptoms of a concussion range from mild to severe. They can include:
The following are emergency symptoms of a concussion. Seek medical care right away if there are:
Head injuries that cause a concussion often occur with injury to the neck and spine. Take special care when moving people who have had a head injury.
While recovering from a concussion, the person may:
The doctor will perform a physical exam. The person's nervous system will be checked. There may be changes in the person's pupil size, thinking ability, coordination, and reflexes.
Tests that may be ordered include:
A more serious head injury that involves bleeding or brain damage must be treated in a hospital.
For a mild head injury no treatment may be needed. But be aware that the symptoms of a head injury can show up later.
After even a mild concussion:
Recovering from a concussion takes time.
In a small group of patients, symptoms of the concussion do not go away. The risk of long-term changes in the brain is high if the person has more than one brain injury
Seizures may occur after more severe head injuries.
Call the health care provider if a head injury causes changes in alertness or produces any other worrisome symptoms.
If symptoms do not go away or are not improving after 2 or 3 weeks, talk to the doctor.
Call the doctor right away if the following symptoms occur:
Not all head injuries can be prevented. But the following simple steps can help keep you and your child safe:
Biros MH, Heegard WG. Head injury. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al., eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice . 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2009:chap 38.
Hunt T, Asplund C. Concussion assessment and management. Clin Sports Med . 2009;5-17.
Landry GL. Head and neck injuries. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 680.


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Eight New Scream Greats This November...
Funko reveals a ton of new horror-themed POP! vinyl figures, all set for release November 12th. These include Scream's Ghostface, Army of Darkness' Ash and a Deadite, IT's Pennywise the Clown, Chucky from Child's Play, Trick R Treat's Sam, and Captain Spaulding from The Devil's Rejects. Not pictured: Billy from Saw!
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Despite protests, on Jan. 14, 2010, the Iraq High Electoral Commission (IHEC) disqualified 499 candidates who were preparing to run in the March general elections. The disqualification was based on de-Baʿthification laws meant to prohibit senior members of Saddam Hussein's regime from serving in the government. Those barred included prominent political figures and lawmakers. Scores of coalitions, fronts, political parties, and individuals had registered for the election, which took place on March 7 without major incident. The results, announced at the end of that month, indicated that Iraq's four major political alliances would dominate the 325-seat Council of Representatives, as expected.
The Iraqi National Accord (al-Iraqiyyah) won the most seats, with 91. Led by Ayad ʿAllawi, a secular Shiʿite and former prime minister (2004–05), the Iraqi National Accord had campaigned on a secular, nonsectarian platform, attracting the majority of Sunni voters as well as some secular Shiʿites. State of Law (Dawlat al-Qanun), headed by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shiʿite, came in second with 89 seats. Maliki, encouraged by his good showing in the January 2009 provincial elections, appealed to the Shiʿite centrists on a platform of defending a strong central government and curbing Shiʿite sectarian extremists, such as Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, which he fought in Basra and Sadr City in 2008.
The Shiʿite Iraqi National Alliance, formed in August 2009, won 70 seats. It comprised the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), headed by ʿAmmar al-Hakim, which received 17 seats; the Sadrist movement, which gained 40; and several smaller Shiʿite parties, which took the remaining 13. ISCI polled lower than expected owing to its lack of a clear political program and its pro-Iranian leanings. The anti-American cleric Sadr showed that he still had strong backing from the poorer Shiʿite classes, who voted for him en masse. The Kurdistan Alliance, composed of the two main Kurdish parties, the Democratic Party of Kurdistan (DPK) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), won 43 seats. A new Kurdish party, Change (Gorran) won eight seats, while other, smaller Kurdish parties won six. These parties, however, were expected to join the Alliance as a united front in support of Kurdish demands to consolidate and expand their autonomous region in northern Iraq. Kurdish hopes to incorporate the oil-rich Kirkuk province into the Kurdistan Regional Government were set back when the Kurdistan Alliance received weaker-than-expected support in the province. Kirkuk province voters were split between the Kurdistan Alliance and the Iraqi National Accord, with each winning six seats.
After the elections Maliki raised allegations of fraud and demanded a recount in Baghdad province. Following the recount the electoral commission announced that it had found no evidence of fraud and sent the results to the Supreme Court to be certified. Months of contentious negotiations over coalition building followed, as the Iraqi National Accord and State of Law had won nearly equal numbers of seats and no party or bloc had obtained the majority necessary to enable it to unilaterally form a new government. Appeals to other parties also failed, and Iraqi politicians spent months shuttling between the capitals of neighbouring countries, such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Syria, seeking mediation. By doing so, politicians gave neighbouring countries more opportunities to intervene in Iraq's internal affairs.
In October Maliki's position improved when Sadr, with his 40 seats, joined Maliki's coalition, giving him 129 seats, though this was still short of the 163 needed for a majority. The Kurdish Alliance refused to join any coalition unless its demands were met. On November 10, after eight months—the world's longest cabinet crisis of its kind in a parliamentary system—the four major blocs reached a deal after three days of meetings, first in Erbil and then in Baghdad. Leaders agreed that Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, would keep his position as president, Maliki would remain prime minister, and ʿAllawi's alliance would be awarded the position of speaker of the Council of Representatives. A new national council on strategic policies with undetermined powers was placed under the Iraqi National Accord's control. The new council was an American initiative promoted as a way to keep the Iraqi National Accord and its Sunni supporters in government.
The Council of Representatives met the following day and approved the agreement. Talabani was elected president, and Maliki was elected prime minister. The parliament approved Maliki's government on December 21. The post of speaker of the Council of Representatives went to Usama al-Nujayfi, a member of the Iraqi National Accord. The new coalition had a shaky beginning. Members of the Iraqi National Accord walked out of the first Council of Representatives meeting and staged a two-day boycott to protest Maliki's refusal to amend the de-Baʿthification law.
By September the number of U.S. military personnel in Iraq had been reduced to 50,000, and their mission had shifted from conducting joint combat operations with Iraqi security forces to playing a limited "back-up" role and serving as trainers and advisers. All U.S. forces were scheduled to be withdrawn by the end of 2011.
On April 18 al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) suffered a major loss when its two top leaders, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, were killed. On May 16 AQI appointed a new leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Toward the end of the year, there was a rise in terrorism and violence generated by AQI. AQI was responsible for a massacre of about 60 Christians gathered at a church in Baghdad on October 31. The attack, which resulted in thousands of Iraqi-Christians fleeing the country, led to speculation as to whether AQI sought to drive out Iraqi Christians, whose presence in Iraq dated back to the origins of Christianity.
In December the U.S. pressed the UN Security Council to lift three restrictions on Iraq. The country would now be able to develop a nuclear program; the corruption-plagued oil-for-food program was scuttled; and Iraq was given back control (starting July 1, 2011) of most of its oil assets.
Corruption and abuse of political power remained the greatest obstacle to establishing the rule of law in Iraq and promoting economic development. A 2010 report from Transparency International ranked Iraq as the world's fourth most corrupt country.


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Corn Tomato and Avocado Salad
I needed to make something for our monthly cooking club that could be made without a kitchen. I decided to do some sort of a side and when I saw this recipe I knew we'd all love it. It's actually very similar to the summer salsa that I make on a regular basis.
I added cilantro to the dish because everyone loves cilantro, right? I know that people tend to either love it or hate it, and I'm definitely a cilantro lover.
This salad makes a great side dish for any summer cookout. And it's so easy to throw together. I mixed everything together except the avocado a day in advance. Then right before serving, the avocado is added.
Corn, Tomato, and Avocado Salad – from Cooking This and That – makes 4 servings
10 ounces frozen corn, thawed completely
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
2 scallions, thinly sliced
1 avocado, diced
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon good quality olive oil
kosher salt and coarse ground black pepper, to taste
cilantro to taste
Combine corn, tomatoes, scallions in large bowl. Whisk together lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper (and cilantro) and pour over vegetables. Chill for 1-4 hours.
When ready to serve, add gently fold in avocado and allow salad to come to room temperature. Season again with salt and pepper if needed.
10 Responses to "Corn Tomato and Avocado Salad"
This looks like such a perfect summer salad. I would definitely add a ton of cilantro. I love it!
Looks perfect. Yum.
Your pictures look great! I am glad you liked this – I need to make it again soon!
oh Yum, I will have to try this. Way to improvise in the kitchen, looks like your kitchen is still in the works.
I have seen this recipe floating around and I must try it!
I'm in so long as I can pick out the tomatoes! 🙂 Not a fan of them.
Btw, I made your 40 clove chicken in the slow cooker…..HOLY COW, was that good and so easy (best part)! I'd made it before but a different recipe and not in the slow cooker. My honey actually put it all in the crockpot. My Mom loved it!
I saved this from Colleen's site, too. It looks so good. A perfect summer salad!
It is so good. For anyone who's thinking about making it. DO IT! I also made it again the other day. I didn't have an avocado around, so I just mixed in a packet of Wholly Guacomole instead. It was delicious.
YUMMY! It looks great and perfect for the summer!
Update! I made this and added a few additional ingredients. I love it!


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With New York City caught in the throes of a sudden, outrageously early onset of summer, I wanted a dessert that would be portable enough to enjoy outside. I also wanted a flavor that would be summery and refreshing but still remind me of the all too recent winter, a tasty illustration of the radical change of seasons going on around me.
Mango, for me, is a quintessential summer flavor. Tart, sticky, and sweet, it is the fruity embodiment of the warmth and brightness of summer. Cloves, on the other hand, are darker, spicier, and deeply autumnal. The two together? Perfect for a warm summer evening in early March.
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About the author: Ethan Frisch is the chef and co-mastermind behind Guerrilla Ice Cream. He's traveled around the world (40 countries, 5 continents) and worked as a pastry chef and line cook in some of NYC's great (and not so great) restaurants.


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The Willits City Council appointed current City Clerk and Human Resource Director Adrienne Moore as the interim city manager effective immediately.
Moore will lead the city during the search for a new city manager. The executive search is anticipated to take about six months, according to Mayor Holly Madrigal.
Moore was hired by the city in 2009 following the retirement of former City Clerk Marylyn Harden.
Moore and husband Andy have lived in Brooktrails since moving to Mendocino County in 2000. She has worked in a variety of public sector jobs, since 2005 to 2009 as the senior deputy clerk for the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors.


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UH SL "Cinco de Mayo" Event!
Friday, April 30, 4:00-5:15 pm HST.
Party landing point: http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Hawaii/60/203/21
Join us on April 30th to celebrate the end of the semester event and to meet University of Hawaii Second Life users (students and faculty and researchers) from various departments and see our island, which replicates a part of the Manoa campus and is used for meetings, classes and research.
A meet and greet session will be held at 4:00pm for new users. To attend you will need to download the Second Life program (http://www.secondlife.com) and have an account, both free (see below for instructions).
4:00-4:15 pm – Meet and Greet
4:15-4:45 pm – "A Virtual Field Trip to the Latino History Smithsonian Museum in SL" with Rebecca Meeder, M.Ed.
4:45-5:15 pm – Socializing and Dancing with DJ Becca Imako
Info boards about various places in Second Life that reflect Mexican culture will be available in the courtyard in front of the POST Building.
Questions? E-mail Yoko (email@example.com) or IM Elle Mexicola in Second Life.


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Study Evaluating Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release Tablets (DVS SR) In The Treatment Of Child and Adolescent Outpatients With Major Depressive Disorder
This study has been completed.
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Information provided by:
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: April 25, 2008
Last updated: April 21, 2011
Last verified: April 2011
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The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release (DVS SR) in child and adolescent outpatients with major depressive disorder. A secondary aim is to evaluate the efficacy of DVS SR in the treatment of child and adolescent outpatients with major depressive disorder in an exploratory manner.
|Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
|Drug: Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release Tablets (DVS SR)
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|6-Month, Multicenter, Open-Label, Flexible-Dose Study To Evaluate Safety, Efficacy, And Tolerability Of Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release Tablets In The Treatment Of Child And Adolescent Outpatients With Major Depressive Disorder
Resource links provided by NLM:
Drug Information available for: Succinic acid Desvenlafaxine Desvenlafaxine SuccinateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Number of Participants With Adverse Events AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: Baseline (Extension study) up to Extension study Week 29 Follow up visit ]AEs are any untoward, undesired, or unplanned event in the form of signs, symptoms, disease, or laboratory or physiologic observations occurring in a person given study treatment. The event does not need to be causally related to the study treatment. SAEs are adverse events that result in death, are life threatening, require hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization, result in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, result in cancer, or result in a congenital anomaly or birth defect.
- Number of Participants for Columbia Suicide-Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) According to the Columbia Classification Algorithm of Suicide Assessment (C-CASA) Categories [ Time Frame: Postbaseline (≥Day 1 in Core study NCT00619619) up to Week 26 (Extension study) ]C-SSRS is a participant rated questionnaire to assess suicidal ideation, suicidal behavior, actual attempts (yes or no responses), and intensity of ideation (rated 1=low severity to 5=high severity). Yes/No responses are mapped to Columbia Classification Algorithm of Suicide Assessment (C-CASA) categories: Completed suicide, suicide attempt, preparatory acts toward imminent suicidal behavior, suicidal ideation, and self-injurious behavior, or no suicidal intent. A participant could have a yes or no response in more than one category.
|Study Start Date:
|May 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: A
Drug: Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release Tablets (DVS SR)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|7 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Outpatients who have completed 8-weeks of treatment in the preceding study, 3151A6-2000, and who, in the opinion of the investigator, would benefit from long-term treatment.
- Study participants who are not surgically sterile or postmenopausal must agree and commit to the use of a reliable method of birth control for the duration of the study and for 15 days after the last dose of test article. Sexually active study participants must agree and commit to the use of condoms in addition to other contraceptive methods.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically important abnormalities on baseline physical examination or any clinically significant abnormality on electrocardiogram (ECG), laboratory test results, or vital signs recorded before the final study day (day 56 visit) of the preceding study 3151A6-2000.
- Unresolved clinically significant adverse events or serious adverse events in the preceding study 3151A6-2000.
- Poor compliance with the preceding study 3151A6-2000, as assessed by the investigator and the medical monitor.
- Other exclusion criteria apply.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00669110
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00669110
|United States, Arkansas
|Pfizer Investigational Site
|Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
|United States, Florida
|Pfizer Investigational Site
|North Miami, Florida, United States, 33161
|United States, Indiana
|Pfizer Investigational Site
|Terre Haute, Indiana, United States, 47802
|United States, Kansas
|Pfizer Investigational Site
|Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67211
|United States, Louisiana
|Pfizer Investigational Site
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70114
|United States, New York
|Pfizer Investigational Site
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
|United States, Ohio
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White Sox Charities announce 2014 grant donations
CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox today announced cumulative charitable donations of $1.68 million over the past calendar year. Donations include $695,000 in grants to 30 Chicagoland non-profit organizations through the White Sox Community Fund, a McCormick Foundation Fund. In addition, Chicago White Sox Charities awarded grants totaling $99,500 to seven agencies providing services throughout the community. The Chicago White Sox Community Fund is supported through a major grant from CWSC (Chicago White Sox Charities) and matching funds provided by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
White Sox Charities also made donations totaling nearly $891,000 to support the White Sox urban youth baseball initiatives including the Amateur City Elite and White Sox RBI programs, and to fund non-profit organizations such as Misericordia and the Jackie Robinson Foundation. This year's grant donations, coupled with other charitable donations, move the team's total giving to nearly $21 million since the inception of White Sox Charities in 1990.
All organizations receiving grants will be recognized during a special on-field ceremony prior to tonight's game with White Sox general manager Rick Hahn and manager Robin Ventura, along with Robert R. McCormick Foundation president and chief executive officer David Hiller.
"As they always do, each of our grant recipients has displayed a remarkable commitment to the betterment of the community," said Christine O'Reilly, senior director of community relations. "The White Sox are thrilled to partner with and support organizations dedicated to improving the lives of countless Chicagoans and also are excited to approach another milestone in our donations as we surpass the $21 million mark."
The grant recipients represent a list of causes and organizations across the Chicago metropolitan area that are committed to the fight against cancer, dedicated to improving the lives of youth through education and athletics, assisting at-risk children and families and supporting health and wellness programs.


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A welcoming note from the Director
Welcome! Bienvenidos! Benvenuti!
It is my pleasure to introduce you to L'Atelier School. This website offers itself as a place for encounter, communication and exchange. I wish that we will be able to transmit the essence of the school through this media and enter in dialogue with you. L'Atelier is a warm school, where relationships are the base for the educational project. We like to think about a new and innovative style of school where the partnership between family and school invites for a renewed image of the child, of the teacher and its role, of the family and its participation, and of the school as a place of culture where each one's identity can be discovered and renewed.
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Mad Science Show
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Little Chute Public Library
We conclude our Summer Reading Program with a bang as Dr. Shock joins us all the way from Iowa to blind you with science! Come see incredible experiments as we dig into great science fun for all ages! Sponsored by OWLS. This program will be repeated at 1:30PM.


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I am so lonely- the days continue to come and life is going on around me but I miss my husband so very much.
I never thought about D dying only living and this has hit me so very hard. I wonder will I ever be happy again. I can never be happy like when D was here- I liked who I was when he was around- he brought out the best in me- I was fun and funny- to him anyway.
CC is so cruel- we thought the three of us could live on despite it but now it is our precious daughter and me.
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Moonlight Stage Productions Opens Summer Season with MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, 6/11 - Today
Moonlight Stage Productions and Artistic Director Steven Glaudini launch the 34th summer season with the hilarious Broadway musical Monty Python's SPAMALOT, presented for the first time at Moonlight, with performances from June 11 to 28 (Wednesday through Sunday nights at 8:00pm). Single tickets are priced $15 to $52 and include price levels for student rush, military, senior, and family discounts. To purchase tickets or for more information, call (760) 724-2110 or visit moonlightstage.com.
SPAMALOT is an outrageously goofy musical with an upbeat score by John Du Prez and Eric Idle and clever lyrics by Eric Idle, lovingly ripped off from the classic cult comedy film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." Audiences everywhere are eating up SPAMALOT (rated PG), which pokes gentle fun at the legendary story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table on their quest for the Holy Grail, in the irreverent signature style of Monty Python. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, and show-stopping musical numbers add up to one of the funniest Broadway musicals of the modern age. The 2005 Broadway production won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and received 14 Tony Award nominations. This Moonlight premiere will feature the original Broadway sets and costumes.
Directing and choreographing SPAMALOT is Brad Bradley, a graduate of O'Farrell SD-School of Creative and Performing Arts, University of Southern California, and more than 25 shows at Starlight-SDCLO. Brad was in the original Broadway cast of "Spamalot" for three years before taking over the role of Patsy on the first national tour of "Spamalot," opposite Gary Beach and Richard Chamberlain's King. His other Broadway credits include the original casts of "People in the Picture," "Annie Get Your Gun" (with Bernadette Peters & Reba McEntire), "Thou Shalt Not," "Steel Pier," and the closing Broadway cast of "Billy Elliot" and "Chita: A Legendary Celebration." His director and choreographer credits run the gamut from education and theme parks (Busch Gardens) to the tawdry ("Boylesque"). Brad was a 2013 BroadwayWorld Nominee for "Spats in Sugar" at Sacramento Music Circus. At age 12, Brad was a backup dancer for Michael Jackson in the famous Pepsi commercial.
Lyndon Pugeda returns as musical director and choreographer for "Spamalot" after working on "Nunsense" this past winter at the AVO Playhouse. He has played in many Moonlight orchestras including for "Phantom" "Miss Saigon," and "Hairspray," and was the assistant musical director for "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Who's Tommy" last summer. His musical director credits include "Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings" (New Village Arts); "The Addams Family" [world high school premiere], "Once on This Island," "Legally Blonde," "The Wedding Singer" (Rancho Buena Vista Drama); "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (Encore Youth Theatre); and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" (Carlsbad High School Drama). Lyndon earned a degree in Music: Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts from the University of California, San Diego.
Rounding out the creative team are Jean Yves-Tessier as lighting designer and Chris Luessmann as sound designer, with costume coordination and execution by Roslyn Lehman, Renetta Lloyd, and Carlotta Malone. The stage manager is Stanley D. Cohen.
"Monty Python's Spamalot" is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10018. (866) 378-9758. www.theatricalrights.com
Get in the mood for "Spamalot" and attend a free showing of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" at Moonlight Amphitheatre on Friday, May 23. The movie will be projected onto a large screen on the Moonlight stage. Gates open at 7:30 pm and the movie starts at 8:30 pm. No outside food or drink are permitted in the Amphitheatre for this event.
Family Nights at the Moonlight are Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday nights. On these nights, lawn tickets for kids 15 and under are just $10 when accompanied by two adults. New this year is the addition of Family Night for Fridays, with kids' tickets just $15. Family Night tickets are available on night of show at the Amphitheatre box office. The Moonlight offers rush tickets for college students on the lawn beginning 30 minutes prior to every performance. Tickets are $15 per person with a valid student identification card. Single ticket discounts for seniors and military are available.
One of the most unique theatre-going experiences found anywhere is Moonlight's lawn seating, allowing patrons to bring their own picnic suppers into the theatre and picnicking before the show. Lawn ticket holders receive a chair as part of their ticket upon entry to the theatre.
The Moonlight's restaurant, the Artisan Café, is operated by Chef David Krohn. The Café offers pre-show dining outdoors on the Moonlight Patio where glimpses of the sunset can be seen before patrons take their seats for the show. The Café also offers delicious intermission snacks to all theatregoers including beverages. To view the Café's menu, visit moonlightstage.com. For information and reservations, call (760) 828-0596.
The Moonlight Ampitheatre is located at 1200 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista, CA. Gates open for picnicking and dining 90 minutes before curtain. Non-alcoholic beverages and food may be brought into the Amphitheatre.
The award-winning Moonlight Stage Productions is the cultural arts program of the City of Vista and is produced in partnership with the Moonlight Cultural Foundation.


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Corneliu Porumboiu's When Evening Falls On Bucharest or Metabolism had its U.S. debut at the 51st NYFF.
Corneliu Porumboiu's recent New York Film Festival debut When Evening Falls On Bucharest or Metabolism is headed for U.S. theaters in early 2014.
Set entirely in hotel rooms, lobbies, restaurants – places that lie on the periphery of a movie set, When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism follows Paul, a director of some renown, who is suffering from an imaginary medical condition and a real crisis of faith. He has two weeks left to shoot his latest opus; but is for some unknown reason plagued with doubt. Perhaps it has to do with his actress, with whom he's having an affair, or the constraints of Chinese cuisine, or Michelangelo Antonioni, or something in between.
"Following his first two masterful films, Porumboiu has demonstrated once again why he is one of the most exciting, innovative and important filmmakers working anywhere in the world today," said Ryan Krivoshey of The Cinema Guild, which will distribute the film Stateside. "We are thrilled to be releasing When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism."
"When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in August and was an official selection of both the Toronto and New York Film Festivals. It is Corneliu Porumboiu's third feature, following the internationally praised Police, Adjective, which screened at the 2009 NYFF, and 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006). When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism will next screen at Los Angeles' upcoming AFI Fest in November in the festival's World Cinema section.


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Monday September 17, 2007 4:06 am
Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition Unboxing Gallery
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Galleries, Microsoft, Video Games
We know that plenty of our readers have been waiting anxiously for Halo 3 to drop, and Microsoft just threw us all a bone today with the Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition console. And yes, that is the entire name of the unit. While it won't satiate your appetite for Halo 3 gaming goodness (that happens in a little over a week,) it really is a sweet looking piece of machinery. We got our hands on one today, and naturally, took a bunch of unboxing images for your viewing pleasure - 41 in total. We give you a look at everything that comes in the box in our Halo 3 Xbox 360 unboxing gallery, but for a quick glance, this is what you get for $399 USD:
- Halo 3 Special Edition Console
- Halo 3 Special Edition Wireless Controller
- Halo 3 Special Edition 20GB Hard Drive
- Halo 3 Special Edition Wired Headset
- Halo 3 Special Edition Gamer Pics and Theme (Exclusive download via Xbox LIVE)
- Component HD AV Cable
- Ethernet Cable
- HDMI Port
- Play & Charge Kit
- Xbox LIVE Silver Membership
- One-month Xbox LIVE Gold Membership
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These pictures do it much more justice than any others I've seen. It looks much more like the original Xbox Halo Special Edition in these pictures, which I guess is a good thing. Personally, I still prefer the white console, but it doesn't look as bad as all the other pictures online made it look.
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The Everglades watershed--a unique aquatic ecosystem spanning more than 18,000 square miles--stretches from just south of Orlando to the Florida Keys. It is an ecological hotspot to thousands of species, 68 of which are either threatened or endangered--including the snail kite, Florida panther and manatee.
Currently, less than 50 percent of the original system remains intact.
The Everglades face many natural stresses including fires, hurricanes, floods and droughts. In addition, this watershed has to combat man-made threats such as pollution, development and the continuing consequences of a multi-decade effort to achieve flood control--all of which are exacerbated by global warming.
Secure funding and ensure implementation of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) - Congress passed the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) in 2000, putting in motion the largest ecosystem restoration project in the country. At a current estimated cost of $10.9 billion, CERP is projected to take 35 years to complete. The goal of CERP is to "get the water right" by delivering water to the natural system based on historical flows. With Florida particularly vulnerable to the impacts of sea level rise, restoration is critical to minimizing the effects of global warming on the Everglades now more than ever.
Enforce the law to protect the wetlands and endangered species of the Everglades - NWF, along with its partners, works to ensure that development and restoration projects in the Everglades region follow Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act requirements. Since 2003 NWF has been challenging two separate development projects that threaten the Cocohatchee Slough, core foraging habitat for the endangered wood stork.
Collaborate with our affiliate, Florida Wildlife Federation, to protect and restore the Everglades - The Florida Wildlife Federation represents "thousands of concerned Floridians and other citizens from all walks of life who have a common interest in preserving, managing, and improving Florida's fish, wildlife, soil, water, and plant life."
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Grilled littleneck clams are an iconic Tokyo dish, especially in the old fishermen neighborhoods that ring Tokyo Bay, which was once teeming with shellfish. Called yakihama (from hamaguri, a kind of large clam available in Japan), this cooking tradition reaches back hundreds of years. The littleneck clams that are available here are a good substitute. Mitsuba is a fresh-tasting Japanese herb. If you can't find it, you can use cilantro or even slivered scallion greens.–Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat
LC Clumsy Around Clams Note
Don't knock it till you try it. (Though you do need to work quickly and carefully so as not to knock over the sauced clams and tip out their precious liquid.)
Grilled Littleneck Clams Recipe
- Quick Glance
- Serves 4
- 24 littleneck clams (larger ones are better)
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sake
- 1/4 cup chopped mitsuba, optional; you can substitute cilantro or julienned scallion greens
- 1. Preheat your grill to medium-hot.
- 2. Rinse the clams under cold running water to remove any caked-on sand or mud. Let drain.
- 3. Whisk together the soy sauce and sake.
- 4. Place about 1/3 to 1/2 of the clams directly on the grill rack. Wait patiently for them to start to open, which should take anywhere from 2 to 4 minutes. As soon as the clams begin to open, working quickly and carefully, use 2 pairs of tongs or 1 pair of tongs and a large spoon to carefully pry open the shells completely. Pour about 1 teaspoon of the soy mixture over each clam. Discard any clams that do not open.
- 5. Continue to grill the clams undisturbed. As soon as the sauce begin to froth and boil, which should take about 1 minute, use the tongs to remove the clams and their juices from the grill. Be careful not to overcook the clams or they'll turn rubbery. Garnish with the mitsuba, if desired, and serve immediately.
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Word Jumble 2 - The Gemstone SeriesLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Unscramble the words below, then take the letters from each word as instructed:
EQUEU Take letters 1,4 and 5
YMRRA Take letters 1,2 and 3
IELAN Take letters 1,3 and 5
CBA Take letter 2
Unscramble the letters you collected... what do you get?
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YMRRA Take letters 1,2 and 3 - MARRY - take M,A,R
IELAN Take letters 1,3 and 5 - ALIEN - take A,I,N
CBA Take letter 2 - CAB, take A
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It started as such a positive year for O.J. Mayo. At long last, he was out of Memphis where he had come in as a star but left as a marginalized role player, arriving in Dallas as a free-agent with a two-year deal that he could opt out of after this season. All he needed to do was show that he could be a top option on a legitimate NBA team, and his future in the league would be set. The Mavs have an acre of cap space available this summer, and if Mayo had shown he was worthy, they were poised to give him a chunk of it.
At the beginning of the year, Mayo looked ready to cash in. He was really rolling in November, when he averaged 20.9 points in 14 games, shooting 49.3 percent from the field and 50.7 percent from the 3-point line. There was All-Star speculation. There seemed to be big-money contract certainty.
Since then, though, Mayo has gone off the rails, his production dwindling steadily. In 29 games after the All-Star break, Mayo averaged 11.1 points, shooting just 41.9 percent from the field.
Deveney: LeBron easy choice for MVP again
Worse, things have bottomed out in recent days, culminating in coach Rick Carlisle's scathing criticism of Mayo following Monday's loss to the Grizzlies, Mayo's old team. Mayo was detached defensively and didn't do much offensively, either, scoring two points on 1-for-6 shooting, going 0-for-4 from the 3-point line with four turnovers.
"I just want to see him show up," Carlisle said, according to NBA.com. "I just want to see him show up and compete. He didn't compete tonight. And I tell you, with all the time we've put into helping him develop and bringing him along, in the biggest game of the year—an opportunity to be a winning team—for him to show up like he did tonight, I was shocked. Look, sometimes guys have bad nights, so make sure to put that in there, too."
Carlisle dodged the notion that Mayo had frustrated him this season. But certainly, when it comes to Mayo's future with the team, he has done nothing to secure himself lately. Should Mayo opt out of the second year of his deal, the Mavericks might not even offer up a bid.
More NBA awards: Rookie, coach, sixth man, most-improved
"I've avoided the use of the word 'frustration,' " Carlisle said. "I am all about enthusiasm this year, really, and I've been very consistent with that. But, you know, if you're not going to compete, don't show up at all. Look, we've got one left and we've got a chance to avoid a losing record. I think that is significant, so we've got to get ready for Wednesday."
Carlisle had more on the subject when asked: "We're talking about a guy here who leads our team in minutes played. We're very dependent on him and have ridden through a lot of stretches where he hasn't played his best, and then other times he's played great. This is part of the learning experience for him. And, look, to be honest, it's part of the learning experience for me. I guess in my 11th year of head coaching in this league—been deep in the playoffs a lot of times, had a chance to be with a championship team, coached three or four first-ballot Hall of Famers—I've got to understand that there's going to be instances like this. Look, he's not the only guy that stunk tonight. I stunk, too. I'll readily admit that, and I've been admitting it all year. But I'm passionate about not wanting to stink. That's where I have trouble reconciling things."
By "reconciling things" it is clear Carlisle meant that Mayo doesn't seem too concerned about whether he stinks or not. As good as Mayo was early in the year, taking his season as a whole, he is every bit the question mark he was when Memphis let him go to begin with. Carlisle is a respected voice in the league and if he is hoping that Mayo doesn't come back with the Mavs, you can bet that other teams will cap space will be very reluctant to take a chance on him.


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domestic energy production
Two years ago, the U.S imported two-thirds of its oil. Now, imports are less than half of U.S. oil needs. Jeffrey Brown talks to National Resources Defense Council's Kate Sinding and the Manhattan Institute's Robert Bryce about increased domestic energy production and whether economic benefits outweigh environmental concerns. Continue reading


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I can't work out how to do it myself! What kind of fucking mods have we got here?
Sucks that new profiles aren't automatically approved because of all the bots lately
Naaaah, why?
Happy birthday man! Have a sick one!
yes mate, thanks. I don't mind width, it's the length of them sometimes
Dude, I'm on a bit of a mission to get the taller sigs resized if possible and old Heath may be a bit large. Mind fixing that up a little for me? I have been asking others to do so lately. Oh and Happy Birthday
And after I appointed you as King of the CBOT?
Sup Irks!?
In regards to your achievement boosting post in the gamertags thread; I see you've been playing Portal 2 recently. And I see you don't have Friends List With Benefits: While playing co-op hug 3 people on your friends list.
Well I can get you at least least 2 of those 3 See, it's the only one my and my homie Van Hooligan X need to complete that game.
I'll shout you an friend request anyway and we'll take it from there
Who's the chick on your sig?
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ByAsma Ghribi
As the conflict between Hamas and Israel escalates, Democrats and Republicans grow more divided over who is to blame for the current violence, according to a Pew Research Center poll that was conducted between July 24 and 27.
Some 35% of Americans think that Israel's response has been about right compared with only 25% who think that Israel has gone too far. Another 15% of Americans think that Israel hasn't gone far enough.
The report shows that the way Americans view the response of Israel to the current conflict is tied to their partisan affiliation as Democrats and Republicans appear to have significantly different views on the issue. While only 16% of Republicans think Israel has gone too far defending itself, as many as 35% of Democrats shared the same concern.
The report shows that liberal Democrats are among the most likely to say that Israel's reaction to the conflict with Hamas was disproportionate. Conservative Republicans are the most likely to say Israel's response was about right.
The 35% of Americans who think that Israel's response is about right is below levels seen during previous conflicts. About 50% of respondents during the hostilities with Hamas in January 2009 and 45% during the fighting against Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in August 2006 said Israel's response was about right.
The most recent fighting between the longtime foes started earlier this month after the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers who were subsequently found dead. Israel's government accused Hamas and one day after the funeral of the Israeli teens, a Palestinian teen was also captured and killed in an alleged revenge killing.
When asked who is responsible for the current violence, 40% of Americans said that Hamas is to blame compared with only 19% of Americans who think that Israel is responsible. The figures are remarkably different when broken down by partisan affiliation.
While a solid majority — 60% — of Republicans say that Hamas is responsible for the current hostility, Democrats appear to be more divided. Only 29% of Democrats attribute the responsibility to Hamas and 26% think that Israel is more responsible for the violence. About 18 % of Democrats blame both sides for the unfolding conflict compared with 10% of Republicans who echoed the same opinion.