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NCShakes and John Brown Band Present Duke EllingtonÂ's SUCH SWEET THUNDER, Premieres 3/30
Grammy-nominated bassist and Duke University Professor John Brown and his 15-piece big band will join forces with the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival (NCShakes) to present performances of Such Sweet Thunder in March and April of this year.
Inspired by the masterful works of William Shakespeare, jazz greats Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington and Billy Strayhorn created this suite of pieces bringing the worlds of literature and music together in this triumphant work.
The suite features compositions inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, Henry V, Macbeth, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Antony and Cleopatra. In this first-ever collaboration, the two companies will present a series of performances of Such Sweet Thunder, with each piece introduced by NCShakes actors. The band will perform transcriptions of the original pieces exactly as the Ellington/Strayhorn team wrote them.
Such Sweet Thunder will premier in High Point, N.C., on Friday, March 30, followed by performances in Charlotte on Saturday, March 31, and in Durham on Thursday, April 26. The High Point and Durham events will include ballroom table seating, with the ticket price including tabled hors d'oeuvres and beer and wine. A cash liquor bar will also be offered.
Friday, March 30, at 8p.m., International Ballroom, located at the International Home Furnishings Center (210 E. Commerce Ave., High Point; use Green Drive entrance). Individual tickets are $75, or two for $140; a complete 10-person table is $650. Purchase through the High Point Theatre Box Office at www.highpointtheatre.org or call 336-887-3001, Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Hotel discounts are also available at the J.H. Adams Inn, Best Western High Point and Courtyard Marriott High Point. Upon registration, use code NCSHAKES.
Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m., Booth Playhouse at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center (130 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte). Individual tickets: $35. Purchase tickets through the theatre box office at www.blumenthalarts.org or call 704-372-1000, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Thursday, April 26, 7 p.m., The Cotton Room at Golden Belt (807 East Main Street, Durham). Individual tickets: $75, or two for $140. Reserve tickets by calling 919.530.8380 or visit www.jbjazz.com.
Ellington became interested in a suite inspired by Shakespeare in 1933 after a visit to the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Stratford, Ontario, and first performed Such Sweet Thunder in 1957. Its title was taken from Act IV, Scene 1, of A Midsummer Night's Dream: "I never heard so musical a discord, such sweet thunder." Ellington described the composition as his "attempt to parallel the vignettes of some of the Shakespearean characters in miniature – sometimes to the point of caricature."
"I learned of these pieces when researching the suites of Duke Ellington some years ago," Brown said. "I have long been inspired by the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, and I marvel at their mastery of bringing out the colors and sounds in the fabric of the jazz ensemble. Such Sweet Thunder is particularly demonstrative of this gift, and the message brought forth in this performance will change how people hear music and allow themselves to be moved by art. Duke Ellington is quite simply a master, and I am pleased to have the opportunity to partner with the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival to present this music."
Pedro Silva, NCShakes' artistic and managing director, is working with Brown to evoke the deeper significance of pieces like "The Telecasters," which uses trombones and baritone saxophone to signify Macbeth's Three Witches and Othello's Iago, or "Madness in Great Ones," a parallel to Hamlet.
"Over the past five centuries, Shakespeare's stories, characters and words have inspired countless other works of art," Silva said. "At its highest form, art awakens fascination with other, new interests, as happened when Duke Ellington first delved into Shakespeare. Fans of literature and theatre will hear Such Sweet Thunder and broaden their appreciation of this form of music. And jazz aficionados will come away with a deeper understanding of what inspires a master like Duke Ellington."
"The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival is always looking for ways to help new audiences discover how classics of art and literature still have something to show us in 2012," said Wil Elder, the festival's president and CEO. "We're thrilled to partner with the John Brown Band and Duke University to bring this legendary suite of music to North Carolina arts lovers."
Brown, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., is a bassist, composer and actor, and is currently the director of the jazz program and associate professor of practice of music at Duke University. He has performed in the United States and abroad with artists including Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Elvin Jones, Nnenna Freelon, Diahann Carroll, Rosemary Clooney, Nell Carter, Lou Donaldson, Slide Hampton, Nicholas Payton, Frank Foster, Larry Coryell, Cedar Walton, Fred Wesley and Mark Whitfield.
Brown earned a Grammy nomination for his performance and co-writing on Nnenna Freelon's 1996 Concord release, Shaking Free. His extensive experience includes performances at notable venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Blue Note, Blues Alley and the Hollywood Bowl, and at major jazz festivals including the Playboy Jazz Festival, the JVC Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Free Jazz Festival (Brazil) and Jazz e Vienne (France).
The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, founded in High Point in 1977, is a residential theatre company dedicated to producing the world's classics. Designated by the North Carolina General Assembly as the state's official Shakespeare company, NCShakes sets the standard for creative excellence in theatre and arts education in North Carolina. Through its MainStage productions, Shakespeare To Go touring company and other outreach programs, NCShakes has performed to audiences in all 100 North Carolina counties.
For further information about the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, call 336-841-2273 or visit www.NCShakes.org . For further information about affiliate company Festival Stage of Winston-Salem, call 336-841-2273 or visit www.FestivalStage.org.


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When it comes to getting a little "bling-bling," some people go way out of their way to make their cars look extreme. Take this Infiniti G37 Convertible, for example. This golden G37 Convertible was presented in a jewelry store in the city of Nanjing in Jiangsu Province.
The 45th Moab Easter Jeep Safari isn't scheduled until April 16, 2011, but even this early, Jeep is already giving us a look at what to expect when the annual event commences in a little over a week's time.
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The offense - Not good the last four games.
The defense - Not good the last four games.
But tonight starts a new win streak.
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The offense - Not good the last four games.
The defense - Not good the last four games.
But tonight starts a new win streak.
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Thanks for the detailed analysis.
I saw the thread title and honestly figured there would be some real analysis and figured I should check it out when I had a few minutes. So I waited a little while to check it out and this is what we got.
even more brief:
Lately, too many L's and not enough W's
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
We play two of the worst teams the next 2 nights so this is a perfect chance to get back on track
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Ok, I gotcha.
Complete analysis: We suck.
Detailed analysis: We suck. A lot.
Clearly our defense has dropped off a lot, we used to allow 82ppg now we allow well over 90. Have teams figured out how to defeat our defense (better mid range shooting, run, good rotations etc...) or have the Pacers simply gotten tired.
Hopefully tonight's game will be like Christmas.
No L.
Our inability to score has taken pressure off of our opponents.
They now feel that every shot doesn't necessarily have to count.
They can just screw around and get 90 points and that'l do it. So they play loose.
We on the other hand have lost confidence in our shooting touch.
In that respect it's a mind game, and we're dazed and confused.
I am hoping that Bynum's inside game gives us a boost, opens the court for us a little,
and let's everyone relax that brain cramp so we can remember who we are.
We should win the next 5 games
I am known for my astute insight.
I am looking for that very thing. The P's will reel off a string of wins that will get nowhere near the pub of the losses.
Teams have been "picking" the Pacers defense to death to get good looks from behind the arch. If other players drop down from the perimeter or leave their man to cut off the rolling player, they leave an open 3-point shooter.
On offense, they are missing shots that they were knocking down in November and December. It's as simple as that. David West missed at least 3 layups and a dunk against the Mavs. Paul George had the 0-9 game against the Bobcats. George Hill missed about 3 short shots in the 4th quarter of the Mavs game as well. I'll just save time and say that every starter has had multiple bad shooting nights over the last 30 games.
The bench (the ones logging the most minutes) can't score either. Scola is no longer money from 18 feet and can't even score 3' from the basket. C.J. has been hampered by injury, and the rest of the team is wildly inconsistent. Making some shots, at least the wide open and/or close ones would make it much easier on the defense as well because made baskets allow you more time to get back and set up your halfcourt defense.
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I find it odd that we can be world beaters and then just fall apart. That by itself tells me the issue is not on the court but off. JMHO.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
yes, that is it in a nutshell. And if Roy doesn't come out far enough then the point guard pulls up for a 15 ft jumper.
But I don't think this is new, teams have been doing this for a couple of years now.
You're right, it's not new but the last 4 teams they faced have the personnel to take advantage of it better than most. Boston should be easier but it's in everyone's game plan now.
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That, and you'd assume that I would care enough to keep it consistantly being published
I wouldn't mind being a PART of writing a blog for this from time to time, but I couldn't do it every week. And to be honest Rob, I could remain unbiased long enough to post a blog about it, but I catch enough crap about the length of my posts as is; why would I want to subject myself to more ridicule for enjoying the art of literature?
Also - You don't have to "imagine" a blog by me; I've already got like 13 under my belt


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So, you want to be a pizza. Lucky for you, we're here to help. Here's a selection of items that we've deemed crucial to any new pizza's wardrobe. If you're not sure how to proceed, we've also included some handy step-by-step directions to ease things along.
Hmmm. So now you're telling me that you don't actually want to be a pizza? Oh well. You'll probably be pretty into this stuff, anyway.
About the author: Niki Achitoff-Gray is the editor of Slice and a part-time student at the Institute of Culinary Education.


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Franklin C. Brown, PhD, ABPP
Assistant Professor of Neurology; Acting Chief, Division of Neuropsychology
Research Interests
Alzheimer Disease; Dementia; Epilepsy; Memory; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurology; Vascular Diseases; Stroke
Public Health Interests
Alzheimer's Disease; Dementia; Stroke
Research Organizations
Neuropsychological and Psychological Assessment Service
Research Summary
Dr. Brown studies memory difficulties with neurological disorders. He is studying different cognitive tests to determine which seem to best differentiate Alzheimer's related cognitive decline from non-Alzheimer's causes such as the chronic effects of medical difficulties (cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, etc.). This is important in that a patient with a medically caused form of cognitive impairment may be able to reduce decline through better control of their conditions, whereas Alzheimer's Disease may require other forms of intervention or have different expectations for patients. Though biomarkers are also being studied, cognitive markers are also important for identifying actual symptoms of the disorder, and the need for treatment.
Though he has a general interest in cognition, Dr. Brown is most known for the development of the Brown Location Test which is a test of visual memory that does not require drawing skills, is not verbally encodable, and lacks a clear pattern, unlike many of the well-established visual memory tests. This has demonstrated validity in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients, and is currently being studied in a variety of other patient populations.
He is also further exploring measures of cognitive efficiency. The inability to think efficiently may help explain why some individuals with cognitive complaints from the real world may do well on some test batteries; even though objective third party observers have noticed their difficulties. Many neuropsychological tests may have difficulty measuring thinking efficiency because they are designed to measure one key function; whereas thinking efficiency requires multiple functions working together. This tends to rely on connectivity between areas of the brain, which is heavily reliant on white matter pathways. Thus, cognitive efficiency is an important area to study in disorders with white matter abnormalities (e.g., Multiple Sclerosis).
Specialized Terms: Visual memory; Alzheimer's Disease; Cognitive effects of medication; Multiple Sclerosis; Epilepsy; Vascular Disease
Extensive Research Description
Specific ongoing research includes the following. Visual memory functioning in pre and postsurgical temporal lobe epilepsy patients. I am administering complete epilepsy batteries including the Brown Location Test to epilepsy patients before or after surgery with the goal of identifying those more consistently associated with right temporal lobe epilepsy, and the utility in predicting postsurgical changes. Within this general area, I am also studying the effects of medication, anxiety, depression and other non-neurological variables upon cognitive test performance in presurgical evaluations. Furthermore, we have been finding an interesting association between math and visual memory which is further being explored within epilepsy and other patient populations.
Within multiple sclerosis, I am studying which cognitive tests are most sensitive to the effects of this disease. In addition to traditional MS related tests, I have added the Brown Location Test and Test of Variables of Attention to further study the effects of cognitive inefficiency within MS. Though MS is not typically a primary memory disorder, the BLT includes one subtest of delayed rotated memory which was designed to assess allocentric memory. In preliminary analysis this appears more sensitive to MS than more traditional measures. We are exploring whether this isolated weakness could be related to reduced connectivity due to the effects of MS. My overreaching goal is to identify measures most sensitive to changes with MS and have these ultitmately included as a key measure of disease progression.
Alzheimer's disease is often quoted as the most common cause of dementia. However, in my clinical referrals this does not seem to be the case even though many of those referred have been preliminarily thought to have AD. Yet, on neuropsychological tests their profile seems more consistent with the effects of vascular disease and a subcortical profile - at least those who have mild cognitive impairment. My goal is to improve the accuracy of diagnoses and eventually determining which methods are most accurate according to postmortem studies.
In addition to the above discussed primary areas, I am always interested in new findings among clinically referred patients. Subcortical strokes is a particular area of interest in that they may produce minimal obvious physical changes, yet can impact cognition in ways that may not be immediately apparent but could dramatically impact quality of life and the ability to maintain employment. I have a small subset of thalamic stroke patients and would like to increase this data set to improve our understanding about how these impact cognition, and quality of life.
Selected Publications
Influence of anxiety on memory performance in temporal lobe epilepsy
Brown, F. C., Westerveld, M., Langfitt, J. T., Hamberger, M. Hamid, H, Shinnar, Shlomo, Sperling, M. R., Devinsky, O., Barr, W., Tracy, J., Masur, D., Bazil, C. W., Spencer, S. S. Influence of anxiety on memory performance in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy and Behavior 2014, 31C: 19-24
The relationship of self-reported subclinical Obsessive-Compulsive symptoms and impulsivity among adults with AD/HD
Brown, F. C., Katz, L. J., Roth, R. M. Beers, S. R. The relationship of self-reported subclinical Obsessive-Compulsive symptoms and impulsivity among adults with AD/HD. Psychiatry Research: In Press
Processing Speed and Working Memory Performance in those with both ADHD and a Reading Disorder compared to those with ADHD alone
Katz, L. J., Brown, F. C. Roth, R. M., & Beers, S. R. Processing Speed and Working Memory Performance in those with both ADHD and a Reading Disorder compared to those with ADHD alone. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 2011 17:215-220.
Visual Memory in Post-Anterior Right Temporal Lobectomy Patients and Adult Normative Data for the Brown Location Test (BLT)
Brown, F. C., Tuttle, E, Westerveld, M, Ferraro, F. R., Chmielovweic, T., Gibson-Beverly, G, Bemus, L, Roth, R. M., Blumenfeld, H., Spencer, D. D., & Spencer, S.S. Visual Memory in Post-Anterior Right Temporal Lobectomy Patients and Adult Normative Data for the Brown Location Test (BLT). Epilepsy and Behavior 2010. 17: 215-220.
A New Measure of Visual Location Learning and Memory: Development and Psychometric Properties for the Brown Location Test (BLT)
Brown, F. C., Roth, R. M., Saykin, A. J., & Gibson-Beverly, G. A New Measure of Visual Location Learning and Memory: Development and Psychometric Properties for the Brown Location Test (BLT). The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2007, 21: 231-237.
Development and Evaluation of the Sleep Treatment and Education Program for Students (STEPS)
Brown, F. C., Buboltz, W. C., Jr., & Soper, B. Development and Evaluation of the Sleep Treatment and Education Program for Students (STEPS). Journal of American College Health 2006, 54:231-237.
Full List of PubMed Publications
- Brown FC, O'Connor BP, Vitelli KM, Heinly M, Rommel GC, Davis RN: Comparison of the Computer and Hand Administered Versions of the Brown Location Test (BLT). Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2017 May 23; 2017 May 23. PMID: 28535289
- Brown FC, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD: Spatial memory for asymmetrical dot locations predicts lateralization among patients with presurgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2015 Nov; 2015 Sep 19. PMID: 26398592
- Brown FC, Roth RM, Katz LJ: Allocentric but not egocentric visual memory difficulties in adults with ADHD may represent cognitive inefficiency. Psychiatry Res. 2015 Aug 30; 2015 Jun 11. PMID: 26115842
- Brown FC, Katz LJ, Roth RM, Beers SR: The relationship of self-reported subclinical obsessive-compulsive symptoms and impulsivity among adults with AD/HD. Psychiatry Res. 2014 Apr 30; 2014 Feb 4. PMID: 24556290
- Brown FC, Westerveld M, Langfitt JT, Hamberger M, Hamid H, Shinnar S, Sperling MR, Devinsky O, Barr W, Tracy J, Masur D, Bazil CW, Spencer SS: Influence of anxiety on memory performance in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2014 Feb; 2013 Nov 26. PMID: 24291525
- Brown FC, Tuttle E, Westerveld M, Ferraro FR, Chmielowiec T, Vandemore M, Gibson-Beverly G, Bemus L, Roth RM, Blumenfeld H, Spencer DD, Spencer SS: Visual memory in patients after anterior right temporal lobectomy and adult normative data for the Brown Location Test. Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Feb; 2010 Jan 6. PMID: 20056493


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Fairfax County Recount Media Advisory #1 Dec. 13, 2013 (Updates to Follow)
Contact Information
Media are encouraged to make advance arrangements with the Office of
Public Affairs.
Contact: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
Location and Schedule
Parking: Parking for media is on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking lot #2 off West Street is closest to where the briefings will be held.
Location: Fairfax County Courthouse, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. Designated rooms as of 12/13/13:
- Room 404, 4th Floor – 238 precincts ballots and provisional ballots
- Judges' Lunchroom (off cafeteria), lower level – Absentee ballot recount
Recount Schedule:
- Monday, Dec. 16: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 17: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday, Dec. 18: 7 a.m. until completion or by court order at latest 11:59 p.m.
* Court order may modify schedule. Changes will be posted on Twitter @FairfaxVotes and at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/recount2013.htm.
Scheduled Media Briefings
One of the recount coordinators, Electoral Board Secretary Brian Schoeneman or Chairman Seth Stark, or General Registrar Cameron Quinn will provide briefings on the recount process at the times noted below. The briefings will take place in the area outside the Courthouse front doors near the flag poles. These times are subject to change and there may be additional briefings if needed. Changes/additions to this schedule will also be posted on Twitter @FairfaxVotes and at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/recount2013.htm.
- Monday, Dec. 16: 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 17: 8 a.m.,11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- Wednesday, Dec. 18: 8 a.m.,11 a.m., 5 p.m. and at completion of recount.
Online Updates
Pertinent information and updates will be posted throughout the day via:
- Fairfax County's Recount Resource Page (including resources from the Virginia State Board of Elections): www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/recount2013.htm
- Twitter: @FairfaxVotes
- Audio: http://soundcloud.com/fairfaxcounty
Recount Coverage - Guidelines
Per the Fairfax County Circuit Court Order of Dec. 13:
During the recount scheduled for 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., December 16 through December 18, 2013, election observers shall have the right to communicate with their respective campaigns or legal counsel from the recount rooms in which the recount is being conducted solely by means of email or text message, so long as such communication does not disrupt or interfere with the conduct of the recount.
The news media shall be allowed one pooled video and one still camera to film or photograph inside the recount room from 4:00 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. Each day of the recount. However, the media shall not film or photograph any person who specifically asks not to be photographed. Pool coverage details to come.
Any interviews, live broadcasts, taping of reporters' remarks or live streaming or posting of text, shall be conducted outside of the courthouse. For purposes of this order, the courtyard is not considered to be inside of the courthouse.
Except as provided above the Dec. 4, 2012 order relating to recording equipment and portable electronic devices remains in effect.


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FINLEY -- The Big Valley Grange recently honored Virginia Sill, a 90-year-old grange member from Kelseyville, with a $200 donation in her name to the California Women in Agriculture (CWA) Lake County scholarship fund.
"Virginia is amazing," grange secretary Joan Taylor said. "She keeps busy supporting the grange -- including making delicious baked goods for the Christmas craft fair, selling jewelry at our June rummage sale and working at our first Sunday breakfast. We are proud to honor Virginia in a way that helps young people in our community."
According to Taylor, one of Sill's more ambitious projects is hand-peeling pears for the pear pie fundraiser at the Kelseyville Pear Festival.
"When CWA first approached us five years ago about making 100 pies for the festival, there were only five active Grange members then and four of us were dubious about taking on the project," grange treasurer Kathy Knickmeyer said. "Virginia, in her quiet way, talked us into it and we did it. With the help of a few friends, a generous donation of pears from Adobe Creek Packing and great mentoring from Margaret Eutenier, we did it."
This year, CWA and the Big Valley Grange made 180 pies and 340 turnovers for the pear festival. They were sold out by 12:45 p.m.


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Here is the Javascript code I'm using:
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As you can see, I've tried working with CSS visibility within the Javascript, but I'm still stuck with this problem.
You're being affected by the slowness of the onload event.
Instead of that, place your calls to preloader and random_img at the end of the body, just before the  tag.
Thank you Paul, but I'm still seeing the double loading of the image. Here is the page with the sample code:
It's the repainting of the screen that helps to cause the slowdown.
Which web browser do you most experience the issue with?
It used to be Firefox, but now I'm seeing the issue a lot with Chrome as well.
I fear that the only solution that will be acceptable for you is one that cannot be used when scripting is disabled.
Shoot. What would that be, by chance?
Do you think it's just my approach? Maybe I can get the same results with something else...
That would be to not have the first unwanted image referenced in the HTML image in the first place - just start with an empty src attribute.
Which then makes it degrade badly in the absence of JavaScript. /sigh
Ok. Looks like I'll have to convert this part to PHP so that I can get the result I need. Thank you so much for your help in figuring that out!
You're welcome.
The server-side solution that you have been inspired to perform is where the initial image is one that's picked at random. Then after a suitable timeout you can show the next image, and so on.


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Less (over?)stable compliment to the Saint (wtf?). I mean... I guess someone will like it. People throw roadrunners after all, right? So, are you going to try it?
From the announcement:
Coming out next from the factory at Latitude 64° is the Fury. We have been getting requests from people that like the feel of the Saint but find it too overstable. The Fury is a control driver that will suit a large part of the disc golf community and we look forward to shipping this out there.
Coming out next is something at the opposite side of the spectrum in terms of overstability, to be continued...
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Denver Summer Brew Fest
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Playing the fame game
Want to come face-to-face with Jennifer Aniston or James Franco? Julie Miller names five of the best ways to spot a celeb in Los Angeles.
I've been visiting LA for 15 years and not once had a brush with fame. Unless you count the actor who played Greg from The Brady Bunch, and I'm not sure he rates.
I, like so many others, hate to admit that I'm celebrity obsessed ... but just once, I want to be able to say, "I met so-and-so and, gee, he's much shorter than he looks on film".
On my latest visit to La La Land, I decided to take chance out of the equation.
Hollywood stars, after all, are real people - they need to work, eat, sleep and play. So what better way to spot a star than by stalking them in their everyday life?
Here are five ways to see a celebrity, guaranteed. Just don't quote me on that.
1. Do a star-spotting tour
For reporters working on celebrity gossip TV show TMZ, it's their job to track down stars and film them as they play, party and are arrested.
So why not invite the public along on their daily mission, making a sweet buck on the side? Starline's hugely popular TMZ Hollywood Tour is a little like a safari around popular celebrity haunts in the vague hope one will pop out and say hi.
Apparently, it's happened - Cee Lo Green, seen buying a Rolls-Royce, jumped on board the TMZ tram to greet fans.
The tour is fun and trashy, with clips from the show blaring from a TV screen.
The tour guides are actual reporters, armed with video cameras "just in case".
CELEBRITY COUNT Zero. Though the executive producer of TMZ and a star in his own right, Harvey Levin, did turn up to greet our tour. I had no idea who he was.
2. Do a studio tour
Forget Universal Studios - that's just Hollywood. The real stars are at work at Warner Bros, the world's busiest motion picture and television studio.
This little-known backlot tram tour takes you among sets, stages and props of famous movies and TV shows, including series in production such as True Blood, Pretty Little Liars and Hart of Dixie, as well as past the sound stages for talk shows Ellen and Conan.
According to our tour leader, these two hosts are the most likely to be seen: Ellen Degeneres once "kidnapped" a tram as a stunt, while Conan O'Brien is more than happy to stop and shoot the breeze.
The Warner Bros tour is a fascinating insight into film and television history, with visits to the largest props store in the world; the "retired" set of Friends's Central Perk; the actual working set of The Big Bang Theory; a car museum featuring three Batmobiles and Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino; and a movie memorabilia museum. wbstudiotour.com.
CELEBRITY COUNT Zero. Most series were in spring hiatus during my visit. I did photograph DeGeneres's car space, however.
3. Stay in a hip hotel
It seems some stars don't have homes - they prefer to stay in West Hollywood hotels.
The magnificent Chateau Marmont's long-term residents have, over the years, included Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Robert De Niro and Keanu Reeves, while starlets such as Lindsay Lohan and Christina Ricci are regulars at the hotel's restaurant and bar (Lohan is also known to frequent the fabulous Roosevelt Hotel, channelling her heroine, Monroe, by staying in her old bedroom).
Plenty of stars also love to be seen lounging around at the Mondrian's SkyBar, whose rooftop swimming pool was recently reopened after extensive renovation.
The latest West Hollywood celeb lure is the extremely cool Palihouse, a quirky boutique hotel owned by entrepreneur Avi Brosch.
Set around a Melrose Place-like community courtyard, it offers long and short residential stays in spacious crash pads for eccentric writer/producer types.
The dimly lit lobby bar features regular sessions by celebrity DJs and has been known to attract Gerard Butler and Rose McGowan. palihouse.com.
CELEBRITY COUNT Zero. Though that man casually wandering through the Palihouse Cafe in his dressing gown was too scruffy not to be famous.
4. Dine at a Hollywood haunt
While attention-seeking B-listers make a point of being seen at paparazzi-surrounded restaurants such as The Ivy, Mr Chow and Nobu, Hollywood power players and privacy-loving stars such as Jennifer Aniston, Sean Penn, James Franco and Johnny Depp prefer the low-key intimacy and high security at the Tower Bar, Sunset Tower Hotel.
This elegant, old-school restaurant with walnut panelling, white linen-covered tables, a jazz pianist and waiters wearing traditional white jackets is, according to owner Jeff Klein, "an elegant safe haven for the players, where a duchess can be a devil, and a celebrity can dine with his family one night and his mistress the next".
Stars deemed out of place, such as Britney Spears and P. Diddy, have been known to be turned away, while a ban on media leaks about celebrity high-jinks or high-profile business meetings is strictly enforced.
With a retro menu including a shrimp cocktail, filet mignon and even a build-it-yourself sundae list, a meal here is as much an institution as the landmark hotel. sunsettowerhotel.com.
CELEBRITY COUNT Zero. But it was a Friday night, apparently a no-go zone for celebs. If all else fails ...
5. Go to Coachella
So that's where all the celebrities were! My weekend in Los Angeles clashed with the world-famous rock festival Coachella, held at Palm Springs over two weekends in April.
And with headline acts in 2012 including Radiohead, Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre, the Black Keys and our own Gotye, as well as a posthumous performance by rapper 2Pac, it's little wonder Katy Perry, Rihanna, Emma Roberts, Lindsay Lohan and Vanessa Hudgens made a beeline for the mosh pit.
Rumoured acts for 2013 include the Rolling Stones, Lana del Rey, Fiona Apple and Daft Punk. coachella.com.
CELEBRITY COUNT Countless, apparently. Only I wasn't there. Hollywood, I forgive you - it wasn't your fault. Just make sure stars are on call next time we cross paths.
Julie Miller was a guest of United Airlines and Visit West Hollywood.
Trip notes
Staying there: A one-bedroom apartment at the Palihouse Hotel costs from $US350 ($419).
More information: visitwesthollywood.com, visitcalifornia.com.au.
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SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. — With the introduction of a red spinach variety, Church Bros. LLC becomes the latest grower-shipper to try to lift spinach consumption out of its rut.
Foodservice shipments of the heirloom spinach in red and a red-green mix began in limited quantities Aug. 6 under Church Bros.' Tuscan label for specialty items. It won the Best New Product Launch award at the Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference in July in Monterey.
Fresh spinach consumption took three years to recover from the September 2006 E. coli outbreak. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it dropped from 2 pounds per person that year to 1.6 pounds the next, not hitting the same level again until 2009.
But there's been no growth since.
"Spinach is a category that's been under pressure since 2006 but slowly restored itself in the foodservice business," said Ernst Van Eeghen, director of marketing and product development at Salinas-based Church Bros. LLC. "We've experienced some resistance from foodservice operators to adding spinach to menus. This (new variety) brings some excitement back to the business."
As a result of the Tuscan red introduction, the company expects sales increases elsewhere in its spinach line — baby, bunched and the rest. It's repeating a strategy from a 2010 product rollout.
"We did something similar to feed our arugula program by creating wasabi arugula," Van Eeghen said. "But that's a real niche item. Bringing color, texture and flavor to this category is going to accelerate our spinach sales."
"We haven't seen innovation in this category, which is surprising because of all the nutritional benefits everybody's chasing now," he said. "People are willing to eat kales and chards, but spinach tastes a whole lot better."
In recent years, new products featuring spinach consisted mostly of salad blends and kits. Monterey-based Dole Fresh Vegetables cited the importance of spinach consumers to the salad category when launching its Spinach Cherry Almond Bleu kit in April 2011. This May, Ready Pac Foods Inc. added Honey Mustard Spinach to its Bistro Bowl organic salads line. Classic Salads also is among companies that added spinach blends.
In December, Oxnard-based San Miguel Produce added a curly spinach variety to its Cut 'n Clean cooking greens line.
Closer to the outbreak, Salinas-based River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC introduced a pair of baby spinach products under its Popeye Fresh label in March 2007.
Seed supply locked in
Church Bros.' red spinach has been in development for about a year, grown initially at trials in the Salinas and Yuma, Ariz., areas.
The color is from the seed variety and differences in farming method, said Van Eeghen, who expects competition.
"There are a bunch of different varieties out there that we tested and really only one stood out that could be commercially grown," he said. "We have the seed supply on that locked up through 2013."
He declined to name the supplier. The Culinary Institute of America provided sensory analysis of the variety, plus menu and usage ideas.
The spinach is grown in limited quantities but volume will at least triple in the coming year, Van Eeghen said.


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The 30-year-old German midfielder had initially signed a short-term contract that was due to expire in January, but he will now stay on with the Toffees until the summer.
Thomas Hitzlsperger has committed himself to Everton until the end of the season, manager David Moyes confirmed on Friday.
The former Germany international joined the Toffees on a free transfer in October, going on to make seven first-team appearances. Hitzlsperger's original short-term contract set to expire in January, but the midfielder has now agreed to extend his spell with Everton until the end of the season.
"Thomas wants to play, like everybody else," Moyes told reporters. "We've needed him and we will continue to need him with the games we have got in the second half of the season."
Moyes also revealed that retaining Hitzlsperger allowed the club to send promising youngster Ross Barkley out on loan to Leeds.
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FIREFIGHTERS prevented a huge explosion after battling a fire in a tool shed containing butane gas cylinders.
Drivers struggled through the haze near Porters Grange Roundabout, off Southchurch Road, and a cottage had to be evacuated.
The blaze had started in a tool shed at the back of a building in Warrior Square East which was filled with butane cylinders. Three fire engines were called to the scene at about 4.10pm todaywhere they could be seen working in an alley by a car rental outlet.
They worked to quickly get the flames under control to prevent the cylinders catching alight and causing an explosion.
A nearby resident who didn't want to be named, was shocked by how high the flames seemed to be spreading.
She said: "The smoke just started out of the blue. I couldn't see out of my window. The fire seemed very big. I wonder how a fire could start so suddenly like that. It was nearby shops so I was worried they would go up. The flames were quite high."
Sub-officer Paul Copeland, from Leigh fire station, said: "It was alight when we got here, flames were licking over the top of the building.
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mikenz66 wrote:What do you mean by Sangha, Chistopher? To me it means either the ordained monks and nuns or the noble disciples. Since my teachers are members of the ordained Sangha your question vanishes...
Here is something from one of the Thai Forest teachers:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai ... legem.html
There is, of course, a modern use of the word "Sangha" to refer to a group of practitioners, who may or may not include your teacher...
christopher::: wrote:I was wondering how the situation is viewed with Theravadin practitioners.
In the Maha-pari nibbāna Sutta, the Buddha taught:
"Now, Ananda, if it occurs to any of you -- 'The teaching has lost its authority; we are without a Teacher' -- do not view it in that way. Whatever Dhamma and Vinaya I have pointed out and formulated for you, that will be your Teacher when I am gone."
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P.S. No offense, but what may seem pointless to you, Manapa, was simply not yet clear to moi. We're all at different points on the learning curve.
"Monks, live with yourself as your island, yourself as your refuge, with nothing else as your refuge. Live with the Dhamma as your island, the Dhamma as your refuge, with nothing else as your refuge."
Digha Nikaya 26
christopher::: wrote:A good teacher is an absolute blessing, I don't doubt that. Those fortunate enough to have found a teacher they can work with in 3D are very lucky. But the 3 jewels are Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, not Buddha, Dharma, Teacher....
What was Buddha's view about the importance of having a teacher to work with one-on-one, vs the support of a sangha?
For a layperson practitioner, is the support of a sangha more important then having a teacher, are they equally important or is a relationship with a teacher more essential?
I think everything and everyone can be your teacher.
Peter wrote: If one hopes to learn Buddhism, then one who studies, preserves, and practices those teachings is the better than "everything and everyone". One who has penetrated and realized those teachings for themselves is the best teacher of all.
For many people, it is not that easy to find one near them.
Ben wrote:Hi Dan
People's circumstances are diffeent, as I am sure you'll agree.
I really take my hat off to people like Retro, and many of our members here, who have been able to navigate the plethora of views and approaches and enticements of samsara and teach themselves meditation and engage in practice with nothing but their own interest, determination, print, audio or video instruction and the goodwill and encouragement of friends and like-minded people at places like Dhamma Wheel. I think it says something about their paramitas.
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The first time I had a frita—the frita is a classic regional American burger created by Cuban immigrants in South Florida—was at El Rey de las Fritas in Miami. There, the burgers are made with a combination of beef and pork, cooked thin, griddled, and well done, placed on a bun covered in spiced ketchup, and topped with a handful of crisp shoestring fries.
It's a great sandwich, to be sure, but I'm the kind of guy who likes cooking outdoors in the summer, and for the grill, those thin patties just end up drying out and the ketchup-based sauce doesn't add back enough fat to combat the problem.
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Michael Markman of BET Investments is making his mark on area real estate, with an eye on over-55 communities.
Remember college life? For those who resided on the campus of the school they attended, their memories are likely far more diverse than psychology classes, chemistry labs and academic advisers.
Michael Markman remembers.
In 1998, Markman joined Toll Brothers co-founder Bruce Toll at BET Investments, a real estate company that owns, manages, develops and leases shopping centers, office buildings and apartment units across the United States. The organization's emphasis, particularly in recent years, has been to create a sense of community in its various projects — an atmosphere not unlike that found on campuses from University Park to Berkeley, where Markman earned an undergraduate degree from the University of California.
"So many people look back on their college days as the best time of their lives, even though they might not have realized it at the time," said Markman, a Temple University School of Law graduate who now serves as president of BET Investments.
"What we're trying to do is create destinations where people can come together and be active in what might be described as campus-style communities for adults."
This includes over-55 communities such as the 192-unit Dublin Terrace, an emerging project located in Upper Dublin. The local project is a vivid example of BET Investments' acknowledgment of the increasing popularity of 55-and-over communities.
"In our view, there is a real market" for 55-and-over communities, Markman said. "Now that the over-55 population is likely to have more confidence in the stock market than might they had a few years back, when the economy was struggling, they might prefer these communities over the expense of fixing up their existing homes."
Over-55 communities are likely to hold an increasingly prominent place in the BET Investments portfolio. That portfolio includes approximately seven million square feet of shopping centers, two million square feet of office buildings and 3,000 apartment units. In many of its recent projects, the company is exploring ways to tie these different property groups together, thus introducing live-work-play components into a single project.
"We have a project just outside Richmond, Va., where people are able to walk from their apartments to retail stores," the 45-year-old Markman related. "People certainly seem to be attracted to bustling spots, with plenty of shopping and restaurants, in close proximity to their residences. These larger mixed-use projects present a wide range of possibilities."
That includes possibilities in the Greater Philadelphia area, a prospect that pleases Markman, whose entire life, except for his time in Berkeley as an undergraduate, has been spent in the Delaware Valley. His organization's area holdings range from a pair of auto dealerships — Reedman-Toll in Langhorne and Roberts Automall in Downingtown — to residential properties such as Newtown Place in Newtown and Lincoln Woods in Lafayette Hills. They also include such office buildings as The Commons at Renaissance in King of Prussia, and Rydal Square in Jenkintown; and retail outlets, including the Bucks Crossing Shopping Center in Feasterville and Dresher Commons in Dresher.
One of the organization's most recent acquisitions — and a high-profile one, at that – was the Granite Run Mall near Media. On a given day, 70,000 vehicles drive past the mall, where Markman envisions a mixed-use marriage of retail and residential interests. "We're in 14 states, but we're headquartered in Horsham, and Bruce and I both live in Abington, so we've always wanted to focus on the Philadelphia Metropolitan area," Markman said. "Recently, we've been seeing more opportunities here, and we're pursuing them aggressively."
In 2008, the recession slowed the real estate market to a virtual stop. It wasn't until 2011 that the market began to show signs of recovery. According to Markman, BET Investments, with more than 70 employees, is well positioned to move forward as the economy continues to recover. "We had a large number of land holdings that went way down in value back in 2008," he reported, "but these kinds of things tend to be cyclical. Fortunately, we had a strong enough infrastructure to withstand" the decline in property values "until things began to improve.
"We acquired about $200 million in properties in the last 13 months," Markman continued. "We have six or seven projects slated in 2014 and a similar number in 2015. Bruce and I are in agreement that it will be impossible for us to ever lose our entrepreneurial spirit."
Toll and Markman share a community spirit as well, as both are involved in an array of communal activities. As a board member of the Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority and the Abington Township Industrial Development Authority and former chair of the Abington Township Planning Commission, Markman decided to seek elected office for the first time in 2013, and he succeeded. On Nov. 5, he won election as an Abington Township commissioner.
"I like helping people, and I like being part of the community," said Markman, who, along with his wife, Lynne — a psychologist at Abington Memorial Hospital — has three children.
"I hope to be able to bring to this position some of my professional expertise as well as some of the things I've learned from working with other townships. The truth is, this whole process has been pretty exciting for me."
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Yanks rookie Greene tops O's with vet's poise
Righty scatters four singles over 7 1/3; Teixeira's early double enough
BALTIMORE -- The appeal of an easy weekend highway drive into the Inner Harbor meant that there were plenty of supportive faces clutching tickets when Shane Greene looked up from the infield grass in the eighth inning on Saturday, trying to absorb a standing ovation.
Greene said that he felt goosebumps, and the Yankees sensed that they may have found an answer for their dented rotation. Greene allowed four hits over 7 1/3 stellar innings, earning his second big league win with a 3-0 victory over the Orioles.
"It was awesome, for sure," Greene said. "It means a lot. It means a lot that I got the opportunity, and it means a lot that I can come up here and help the team win."
Mark Teixeira, Derek Jeter and Jacoby Ellsbury drove in runs for the Yankees, who improved to 6-4 on their current 11-game road trip. New York trimmed its deficit in the American League East back to four games behind first-place Baltimore with the victory.
With Greene watching from the dugout, David Huff permitted a hit on the only pitch he threw, but Shawn Kelley recorded two outs in the eighth before David Robertson pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts for his 23rd save.
"Any time guys go down to injury, it gives other guys opportunity," Jeter said. "When you have those opportunities, you need to make the most of it. [Greene's] done that. He's come out and thrown strikes and put us in a position to win every time he's pitched."
It took an unpredictable slew of injuries for the rotation wheel to land on Greene, a 25-year-old sinkerballer who had posted a 4.61 ERA in 15 games (13 starts) with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but he is making the most of the opportunity.
"We were really excited about him in Spring Training and what he could possibly do for us," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We felt that he could help us at some point this year, and the time is now."
Trusting catcher Francisco Cervelli with complete confidence, Greene peppered the strike zone in a nine-strikeout performance and didn't allow a hit until Manny Machado connected for a two-out single in the fifth inning. It was the second time in as many starts that Greene has worked 4 2/3 hitless innings.
"Everybody's a big leaguer here; everybody can do the job," Cervelli said. "Just because we lost big names, it doesn't mean the other guys cannot do it. We've just got to work, have a good plan and just come ready to win -- every game."
Girardi challenged Greene in the sixth, leaving him in after the rookie permitted hits to Nick Markakis and Steve Pearce opening the inning. Greene responded by getting Adam Jones to hit into a double play, then fanned Nelson Cruz -- one of the All-Star slugger's three strikeouts against Greene on the afternoon.
"He had control of the game pretty much the whole time, so it was exactly what we needed," Jeter said of Greene.
Orioles starter Chris Tillman permitted three runs and seven hits over 6 2/3 innings, walking three and striking out four. Teixeira doubled home Brett Gardner in the third inning, with Jeter thrown out at the plate on the play.
Jeter rapped an RBI single to left that chased Tillman in the seventh, and Ellsbury greeted T.J. McFarland with a broken-bat double to right that brought the Yankees' third run home.
"Pretty much all my pitches were there for me all day; just a couple of mistakes," Tillman said.
Ellsbury was then thrown out at the plate by Jones on Brian McCann's single to center field. Girardi said that he had no issue with third-base coach Rob Thomson's aggressive sends.
"A lot of it is with two outs," Girardi said. "You're going to take that chance with two outs, and it's good execution. A couple good relays by them, a nice throw by Adam Jones. It's just the two-out situation."
Sitting a game above .500 at 47-46, the Yankees scrambled to find a starting pitcher to plug into their final game before the All-Star break, announcing late Saturday that Chase Whitley will start in what could turn into a bullpen game.
As much thought as Girardi had to give that decision, he figures to be rewarded with some easier choices after the break; Greene's first two outings suggest that he has earned a chance to stick around for at least a few more turns.
"He's going to help us a lot," Cervelli said. "He's already part of this team."
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I really hope they blow me away with this new iPhone. I'm already not a huge fan of the 2-tone/colors
I will be buying it. Im on a 'simple' non smartphone right now as i recently broke my 4 and dont want to buy the current one.
I have my upgrade available so if I like it when it's released I'll buy it otherwise I'll get something else no big deal.
Am I having déjà vu?? I SWEAR i heard all of these exact same comments before....
Oh wait, no...not déjà vu, just having a flashback of all the "I won't buy it" comments prior to the iPhone 4s release. Then it was released... and broke every sales record there is.
Lol that is true. But I'm also in that camp. This is the first time in 4 years that I will be honestly considering an alternative to the iPhone. The proposed specs on the next iPhone are everything I've wanted in the 4s that didn't happen. And frankly this 4s has been the worst iPhone I've ever owned, bugs, glitches, battery life, lack of changes,
horrendous crackle noises on calls. I will be patiently waiting to check out the windows 8 phones.
Thank you for referring to it as the iPhone 5! I love watching the "people that have nothing better to do than whine about the iPhone naming schemes" get their panties in a wad.
Regarding the actual device...can't wait for it. I'm due for an upgrade since I still have the 4. Plus, this iPhone is supposedly the last iPhone Steve Jobs worked on so I can't pass it up.
Here's my prediction:
-iPhone will look similar to the rumors
-Internals will be upgraded
-Specs will be lower than Android devices yet perform better
-People will complain...
-People will still buy it!!!
-Those that jump ship will return to the same iPhone they cried about
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jackson wrote:Greetings everyone,
I'm wondering if the Buddha ever took a position on whether there is free will or not, and I'd also be interested to hear any monks or nuns opinions about it as well.
Thanks for your time and happy holidays,
reflection wrote:Is there free will or not? You can read the suttas and you can listen to 100 monks and nons, which all is great, but won't give you the answer. You have to try to find 'free will' inside of yourself to find the answer. If you look deeply you'll see that decisions and choices are not made by you, but are made by circumstances. As soon as you can get beyond the idea of 'you' having a choice or not, there is no more need to think about the notion of free will.
Of course, it's not easy to do. In fact, you can't do it at all, because doing is in itself caused by willing. That's why one should let go of willing to see it as it is. And the more you see will is non-self, the easier it is to let go. Then there may arise meditation states in which there is no choice at all anymore; and the question is answered. All of this is part of what the Buddha talked about when he taught non-self.
Jason wrote:...
There is no independent, self-identical, ontic agent.Alex123 wrote:If there is no self, then there is no self, no agent, that can decide to do this or that.
"Contacted, one feels. Contacted, one intends. Contacted, one perceives.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
Contact is the cause by which sensuality comes into play.
Contact is the cause by which kamma comes into play.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
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Teen accidentally shoots off his penis and testicle; friend arrested on drug charge
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla -- A teenager is recovering after
police say he shot himself in the penis and testicle while cleaning a gun he just bought.
It happened Thursday morning at a home on the 200 block of Verada Street in Port St. Lucie.
Police say 18-year-old Michael Smeriglio first lied to police saying someone shot him while he was walking down the street. After being questioned by police he admitted to accidentally doing it himself.
Doctors say the bullet went through his penis, his left testicle and then lodged itself in his thigh.
Smeriglio told police he bought the gun last month at a party.
While police were investigating at the home where it happened, they discovered marijuana in the house. That led to
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Topic: Medicare and Transplants.
Marions asked me to post this under Insurance:
I just found out recently that if a person is over age 65 generally transplants are NOT an option. My brother in law was diagnosed with failing kidneys and they refused to put him on the transplant list because he was over age 65. His wife had a liver transplant when she was 60 (pre Medicare). Even a live donor was out of the question. Apparently if you are over 65 Medicare feels a transplant is a waste of money?
Marions posted that in Texas Medicare would not pay for a transplant. I live in Wisconsin and so does my brother in law. So my reply to Marions was:
Since Medicare is a 'Federal' program I'm pretty certain that what is the norm in one state would be the norm in any other state in the U.S. as we are all under one Federal Government. Right?
In Tom's case (my husband who had CC), my son was willing to be a live donor and so was Tom's son for a liver transplant as they can use only a small section of the liver. As to whether or not a persons medical insurance would cover that type of transplant, it would depend upon the policy. Most medical insurance's do have some type of 'transplant protocol' written into their policies. I know for certain that all Fully Insured policies do, and for ASO (Self Funded) policies, it is up to the individual company that is paying the claims for the ASO plan.
Medicare ? I don't work for Medicare so I don't know what rules they have or what they will or will not cover. I do have a Medicare booklet here as we were just in the process of getting Tom signed up for Medicare when he passed. I'll have to take a look and see what it states regarding transplants! Not right now though as it is 3:32 am (I can't sleep) Imagine that eh?
I do know that when Tom first presented with CC we did discuss the transplant option. Given his other medical conditions, they really played down a transplant, even with a live donor option BECAUSE CC can come back even with a new liver and stats show that a transplant may not change the outcome. Even Mayo clinic Stats show that. I was amazed when I read that one!


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"Guide to the 2008 BRAC Area Plans Review" Now Available
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
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"Guide to the 2008 BRAC Area Plans Review" Now Available
Fairfax County has initiated a review of the Comprehensive Plan due to the transfer of 19,000 jobs to Fort Belvoir by Sept. 15, 2011, as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) law. The newly published "Guide to the 2008 BRAC Area Plans Review" provides information on the BRAC Area Plans Review process and opportunities for public participation. The guide can be printed from the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning Web page at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/apr. Printed copies also are available at the Planning Division of the Department of Planning and Zoning, the Planning Commission and the Lee, Mount Vernon and Springfield district offices.
BRAC is the process the U.S. Department of Defense uses to reorganize its military installations to adapt to changing circumstances. Additional information on BRAC can be found at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/brac.
The 2008 BRAC Area Plans Review process will focus on portions of Fairfax County's Lee, Mount Vernon and Springfield districts that may be impacted by the BRAC activities at Fort Belvoir. Proposals for changes, called nominations, to the Area Plan volumes of the Comprehensive Plan may be submitted to the Planning Commission office between March 3 and March 28 using the form included in the guide and on the Department of Planning and Zoning Web page. Nomination forms from the Web must be downloaded, printed and mailed. Electronic submissions will not be accepted because paper attachments, such as certified mail receipts, are required.
A community information session on the 2008 BRAC Area Plans Review process will be held on March 10, at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria of Robert E. Lee High School, 6540 Franconia Road, Springfield.
The Comprehensive Plan is the guide used by the community, the Planning
Commission and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to make decisions
about the county's built and natural environments. This five-volume
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Comprehensive Plan is found on the Department of Planning and Zoning Web
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The 2005 vintage in Napa was one of the best of the decade, with balanced, lovely wines with plenty of depth, richness, and concentration, all balanced by lovely fresh acidity and detail. Classic, structured, and deep, they should age well for decades.
A wet winter was followed in March by a dry, mild spell, then a wet, rainy period that delayed bloom and fruit set. Rains continued into April, May, and even into June. Some parts of Napa Valley had more than 15 inches of rain after bud break, creating problems for growers. Vineyard management costs skyrocketed as the moisture spurred weed growth, and powdery mildew was a big problem.
Summer was moderate, without any real extremes of heat. The cool temperatures and foggy mornings kept ripening moving slowly, and there was some concern with sugar levels and overall ripeness as the harvest began to approach. September arrived with beautiful, warm, sunny days — and an Indian summer allowed winemakers to wait as sugar accumulated at an even pace, while keeping the grapes balanced with good acidity. It was a very late vintage and a very large crop as well, beating out the previous record set in 1997. Many didn't finish picking until late October and even into November, but the long hang-time was beneficial and the weather held for the most part.
The resulting wines are seamless, elegant yet structured and deep, with lovely well-knit fruit and tannins. They may not have the power and ripe, plush notes of some of the other top vintages of the decade — rather, they will be known for their beautiful balance and focus. The best should age gracefully for decades to come.
Cabernet Sauvignon has been the flagship red grape of the California wine industry for decades, and its popularity shows no sign of abating. Napa Valley is the heart of Cabernet Sauvignon production and is clearly an ideal region for creating world-class wines. If any Cabernet-based wine is capable of giving Bordeaux a run for its money, it's Napa Valley's examples. However, due to the extremely high cost of purchasing and developing vineyards in California, and the cachet of Napa Valley on the label, this has largely become a category for the well-heeled wine lover.
At their best, Napa Valley's Cabernets are characterized by fruit notes of cassis, black cherry, and licorice and sweet oak notes of chocolate, mocha, cedar, and tar. Today, most of the best wines are aged entirely or almost completely in French oak barrels, which tend to produce somewhat more refined wines than do most American barrels. (These latter barrels often introduce exotic and pungent suggestions of scotch, bourbon, tar, coconut, and dill.) But the use of expensive French oak is no guarantee of a good bottle: too many wines today, due to high crop levels or insufficiently ripe fruit, do not have the stuffing to support their oakiness and can quickly be dominated or even dried out by their wood component. The best California Cabernets mellow and soften with five to ten years of bottle aging, developing more complex and less fruit-dominated notes of tobacco, leather, and earth, with mellower wood tones. Compared to the top Bordeaux, however, many California Cabernet Sauvignons merely endure in bottle rather than truly become more interesting. There are no shortage of quality producers, even if these wines are rarely values. And it remains to be seen if today's outsized showstoppers, made from superripe grapes and undeniably impressive on release, will reward extended bottle aging or will turn out to have been best suited for drinking in their youth.
Many wines labeled Cabernet Sauvignon contain small percentages of other so-called Bordeaux varieties -- chiefly Merlot and Cabernet Franc but also Petit Verdot and even Malbec (varietally labeled wines in California must contain at least 75% of the variety named).
Cabernet Sauvignon also flourishes in Washington State, Australia and even Chile. In Washington, prices have been creeping up at the high end, with some producers aiming to compete with cult wines from the Napa Valley. Consider Chateau Ste. Michelle and Woodward Canyon. In Australia, look to the Coonawarra and Margaret River regions. Chile can reveal excellent bargains to those who know where to look: Montes makes a strong range of quality bottlings, as does Casa Lapostolle.
As Cabernet Sauvignon is bold and assertive on the palate, it pairs best with foods like grilled red meats. Taken together, the proteins and fats in the food neutralize some of the stronger tannic qualities of the wine, leading to a harmonic combination that enhances both partners.
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A recent Sunday Gazette-Mail series revealed the same trend: Methadone was involved in the deaths of three times as many Americans in 2003 as in 1999, according to death certificates.The Gazette-Mail also found that methadone sales have increased almost tenfold over the past decade.Traditionally, methadone was used mostly to treat drug abusers, calming their cravings for heroin and other drugs.Recently, doctors have been prescribing it more often to treat pain. It is cheap and effective, but it has unique pharmacologic properties that can be deadly.The jump in methadone deaths rose along with prescriptions for methadone painkillers ? not methadone from drug treatment clinics, the study found. It cited two other studies that found the same thing. Comparing methadone sales with that of other drugs is tricky. A few milligrams of methadone are more powerful than hundreds of milligrams of some other opioid painkillers.So CDC researchers converted the drugs to ?morphine equivalents? ? the number of milligrams of morphine that is the painkilling equivalent of one milligram of each drug ? and then compared sales. Sales of methadone painkillers (not including methadone sold for drug treatment) rose 175 percent, more than any other opioid.And methadone was the only drug category that had more deaths per sale in 2002 than in 1999.The study probably underestimated the number of opioid deaths, researchers said. For example, the researchers didn?t include any deaths that medical examiners attributed to ?unspecified narcotics,? although those narcotics might have been opioids.Government officials and health professionals need to find ways to reduce the numbers of overdose deaths from opioid painkillers without diminishing the quality of care for patients in pain, the study concluded.?The issue is complicated,? Paulozzi told the Gazette-Mail. ?It does involve public health agencies like ourselves,? as well as other federal agencies including the Drug Enforcement Agency.In 2004, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a new prescription-drug safety plan targeted at opioids. But the study noted ?anecdotal evidence from 2005 that the problem of non-medical use of opioids is worsening,? and said ?additional corrective actions may be necessary.? In a 2004 announcement of its new prescription-drug safety plan, the FDA said it ?will ensure that labeling clearly relays conditions for safe and effective use.?But the Gazette-Mail investigation found that the package insert that comes with each bottle of methadone pain pills includes a ?usual adult dosage? that several studies say could be deadly. The FDA approved the package insert.An FDA spokeswoman told the Gazette-Mail that the agency was working with methadone manufacturers to change the labeling. One of the largest methadone manufacturers told the Gazette-Mail it had not been contacted by the FDA on that issue. The FDA has not responded to a Freedom of Information Act request for public information about the actions it has taken to change the methadone labeling.To read the rest of the series, The Killer Cure, go to www.wvgazette.com/section/Series/The Killer Cure. To contact staff writers Scott Finn or Tara Tuckwiller, use e-mail or call 357-4323 or 348-5189. 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This very old "embroidered" pillow was one that was hand made by my great great aunt on my mothers side. It has been in our family for years. It now sits in the "rawhide" chair that I previously posted and ironically the chair came from the same time-frame and the same family as this pillow. The rendition of the artwork is what our old farmhouse looked like in the mid 1800's.


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Luck is also tied for the league lead in interceptions with 18. At least the battle for most footballs thrown to the wrong team is against the great Drew Brees. On the other hand, the next closest competitors are Tony Romo (16), Philip Rivers (15) and Brandon Weeden (15). They're not popular in fantasy football.
Luck is 33rd in completion percentage, looking up at Mark Sanchez.
What's my point?
Colts fans should trust their eyes, not their statistics.
The eyes say Luck has "it" when the games are on the line, "it" being the ability to remain calm under heavy stress, hit receivers with passes where only they can catch the ball and generate a team-wide belief that no game is over until the clock hits zero.
Luck has made so many big plays in the biggest moments – albeit against some flawed competition – that he's able to overcome the mistakes and botched plays that rear their ugly head almost every game.
The good stats: The Colts are 9-4, one win away from clinching a playoff berth as they head to Houston on Sunday; Luck has led the Colts to eight wins in one-possession games; and Luck has six fourth-quarter or overtime game-winning drives, more than any rookie ever.
Colts interim coach Bruce Arians said Monday that two of the main reasons the Colts have transformed from 2-14 in 2011 to 9-4 this season are the players buying into the process – and Luck.
Don't bother Arians with the negative statistics Luck has produced. He'll take the wins and the late-game success every time. As well he should.
"I look at his last two games and in the red zone. He's 100 percent in the red zone, five-for-five," Arians said. "His third-down efficiency in the last seven or eight weeks, he's been outstanding. So situational football is where quarterbacks win games more than anything else. Obviously. you didn't have to bring up two-minute, he's done a great job there.
"Overall, there's so many ways to rate quarterbacks now," Arians continued. "I see one paper, he's the third or fourth quarterback in the league and the other one he's last. It's like which one do you want to use? I just know we are 9-4 because he's had a lot to do with it."
Luck continues to impress with his manner on and off the field. He shows frustration when he makes a mistake, such as his falling forward pick-six to Tennessee's Will Witherspoon last Sunday. He overthrew Coby Fleener a couple times. He missed T.Y. Hilton on a deep pass early for a sure touchdown. Luck cringes and forgets. It's all about the next play.
Luck had a tremendous back-foot pass to Reggie Wayne when the Colts badly needed a scoring drive and he threw a perfect pass that Donnie Avery couldn't haul in for a would-be touchdowns. He also sealed the win with a gutsy pass to Dwayne Allen, his third option, on the Colts' final possession.
Still, some fans can't help but focus on Luck's relatively low passing percentage (54.9 percent; Smith, ironically, leads the league at 70 percent, followed by Peyton Manning at 68.3 percent).
Luck has completed less than 50 percent of his passes the last two games vs. Detroit and Tennessee (40 of 88).
"It's a combination of all of the above, the protection, the routes, him," Arians said. "He got hit quite a few times in (the Tennessee game). We've got to keep him cleaner. He continues to take shots down the field when he could take some check downs. We've missed Coby two or three times when we could have taken a check down to the back. I'd like to see him just throw a better ball to Coby."
Listening to Arians, the flaws in Luck's passing game lean most toward errors of aggression. Many of his interceptions – the Witherspoon one being most obvious – are examples of aggression gone wild. Luck hasn't learned, at least not to the fullest extent, that taking a sack is sometimes the best option.
Luck locks into receivers sometimes. Hence, the downfield passes to Fleener rather than a check down. This may be more Arians' scheme than the quarterback, but Luck doesn't use running backs as receivers as often as Manning did with Edgerrin James and Joseph Addai.
Most of the criticism of Luck, and his statistical failings, are areas that should cure themselves with more experience.
He's been outstanding on third-down passing. His best situational passer rating (97.0) is on third- or fourth-down passes with nine or more yards to go. He's completed 38 of 67 (56.7 percent) in those situations.
"Whatever that situation is, everybody on the team offensively, defensively and special teams, just plays football." Luck said. "They're not worried about the scoreboard too much, not worried about what's going on. I think they're aware of the situation and go out there and play football to the best of our ability. I think it's just not over-thinking all of the situations at this point."
Luck just plays football. You can use his statistics against him if you want. He'll take the scoreboard. So will Colts fans, every time.
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What is this medicine?PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2a (peg in ter FEER on AL fa 2 a) is a man-made drug that acts like a protein made by the body. It is used to treat chronic hepatitis B and C infections.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?This medicine is for injection under the skin. Do NOT shake this medicine. You will be taught how to prepare and give this medicine. Use exactly as directed. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
It is important that you put your used needles and syringes in a special sharps container. Do not put them in a trash can. If you do not have a sharps container, call your pharmacist or healthcare provider to get one.
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13 THINGS ABOUT ED CARPOLOTTI Makes NY Premiere at 59E59 Theaters, Now thru 12/30
Penny Fuller will star in the NY premiere of the new musical 13 THINGS ABOUT ED CARPOLOTTI, based on the play by Jeffrey Hatcher, with book, music and lyrics and directed by Barry Kleinbort.
Newly widowed Virginia Carpolotti gets some shocking news—her husband Ed left her in perilous debt to shady bankers, mobsters and embezzlers. Now an anonymous blackmailer wants a million dollars, or else! Celebrated actress Penny Fuller, playing Virginia, stars in 13 THINGS ABOUT ED CARPOLOTTI, an off-beat, funny, and heartwarming musical tale of a love that transcends the grave.
13 THINGS ABOUT ED CARPOLOTTI begins performances tonight, December 4 for a limited engagement through Sunday, December 30. The performance schedule is Tuesday – Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday and Saturday at 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM. There are additional performances on Sunday, December 23 and Sunday, December 30 at 7:30 PM. There is no performance on Tuesday, December 25 (Christmas Day). Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.
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I did say that for Turner to be put in the best possible position to succeed, it would be best if he didn't play most of his minutes with Lance. Turner is best with the ball in his hands, creating and isolating while looking to score. He wouldn't get those opportunities nearly as much if he played within a second unit that has been featuring Lance on 75% of the possessions.


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Vallejo commuter Lauren Brown is angry another BART strike could be right around the corner, and that her 30-minute commute could easily take up to 3 hours if no trains are running.
A second Bay Area summer BART strike looms Monday morning, sending 400,000 commuters scrambling for other transportation options, including ferries, buses, or carpooling.
BART contract talks continued Friday and will go on today and Sunday. An earlier strike lasted four days in early July before both sides agreed to a 30-day contract extension.
But if no agreement is reached by the Monday midnight deadline, BART workers could walk off the job in the second strike of the summer.
San Francisco Bay Ferry and Soltrans have contingency plans in place to handle some displaced riders, but many Vallejo commuters may have to drive on clogged highways or try casual carpooling.
Brown said she's disgusted both sides in the BART dispute can't come together.
"I question the value BART has on its riders. Come Monday the whole Bay Area will be inconvenienced again," Brown said.
BART union leaders Friday urged the transit agency's board of directors to take a more active role in the contract talks.
Leah Berlanga, a negotiator for Service Employees International Union Local 1021, was one of many union members who spoke to board members at a special morning meeting. She said BART workers do not want to go on strike.
"That's the last resort for us," she said.
Another union official said negotiators have made some progress but not on the major issues of salary, benefits, pensions and working conditions. Both sides have criticized the other for stalling in negotiations in press releases and other public statements in the media.
Brown just said she's tired of it, but is making alternative plans to get to work Monday.
She usually drives to the Del Norte Richmond BART station and catches a train to Oakland, and will likely adjust her hours to avoid morning and afternoon freeway gridlock. She tried casual carpooling once during the first BART strike but said it took a long time to get two more Oakland-bound riders to qualify to drive in the carpool lanes.
Bay Area commuters got a taste of life without BART during the first early July strike, but some say that without the Fourth of July holiday there is likely to be a lot more traffic on freeways in the second one.
To prepare commuters for the prospect of a second strike, BART is referring its customers to BART.gov or 511.org for options.
Limited BART charter bus service will run 5 to 8 a.m. at seven East Bay BART stations: Concord, Dublin/Pleasanton, El Cerrito del Norte, Fremont, San Leandro, Walnut Creek and West Oakland.
Meanwhile, San Francisco Bay Ferry announced 13 boats will be in service, including two on loan from Golden Gate Ferry service. This is one additional boat than what operated in the July strike. Further, an additional landing at the San Francisco Ferry Building will help reduce dock congestion.
Expanded ferry service will be available from Vallejo, Oakland and Alameda.
The Vallejo ferries will make 14 runs daily during a second strike, a decrease from the 18 runs to San Francisco which were made in the July strike.
SF Bay Ferry schedules, including schedules for the Vallejo ferries, are available at sanfranciscobayferry.com.
Meanwhile, Soltrans will make eight Route 80X bus runs from Vallejo to San Francisco -- four in the morning and four in the evening. The buses will take riders to the Trans Bay Bus Terminal in downtown San Francisco.
Soltrans Route 80X schedules and other information are available at http://www.soltransride.com/2013/07/80x-if-bart-strikes/.
But no matter what steps Bay Area transit agencies make to help commuters, a Metropolitan Transportation Commission official said nothing can replace BART's ability to handle a great number of commuters.
In the event of a second strike, the MTC is strongly urging commuters to try carpooling or vanpooling, or casual carpooling. Agency spokesman John Goodwin said information on these others plus others are available on a special BART strike information page at alert.511.org.
The website details locations of casual carpool pickup locations available near various BART stations and other spots.
Vallejo's main casual carpooling location is the Curtola Park/n/Ride lot where dozens of riders and drivers hook up to get enough passengers to travel in the carpool lanes.
To encourage casual carpooling for the evening commute out of San Francisco, a team of MTC contractors will distribute $5 gift cards (redeemable at Peet's Coffee & Tea) to drivers who pick up passengers at casual carpool locations on Beale Street between Howard and Folsom Streets, and on Spear Street between Howard and Folsom, the agency announced this week.
The MTC's 511 transit trip planner at 511.org also offers motorists the ability to plan door-to-door trips that exclude BART.
Bay City News Service contributed to this report. Contact staff writer Sarah Rohrs at email@example.com or (707) 553-6832. Follow her on Twitter @SarahVTH.


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tiltbillings wrote:I don't think so.
I don't think there's any reason to assume that mindfulness is impossible when inhumane actions are being committed. A thief must have incredible concentration to pick pockets and a tyrant must exert incredible effort to oppress his citizens. It's just wrong concentration or wrong effort. I think that goes for mindfulness too. Is there something I'm missing? I'm certainly no expert.


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Chicago, Coach Inc. reported that its quarterly profit would likely beat expectations. The company said strong sales of its handbags for the fall season drove the increase. Coach said first-quarter earnings would be at least 25? per share on sales of at least $445 million. Analysts expected a profit of 24? per share.
Three top Coach executives signed extensions to stay with the company through August 2011: chairman and chief executive Lew Frankfort, executive creative director Reed Krakoff and COO Keith Monda.