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Two independent expenditure committees reported they spent a combined $490,500 to produce television ads supporting Michael Allen's bid for the 10th Assembly District seat.
With the last-minute tsunami of campaign cash reported last week, Allen has received more than $700,000 in support from independent expenditure committees. His latest contributions were funded by police officers, consumer attorneys, an environmental organization and unions representing teachers and nurses.
Allen, who represents the 7th Assembly District, recently moved to San Rafael so he could run for the 10th Assembly District seat after his 7th Assembly District was splintered by redistricting.
His opponent, San Rafael Councilman Marc Levine, has received more than $250,000 in support from just two independent expenditure committees. All but $7,178 came from a committee that is funded by two large agricultural associations: the Western Growers Association and California Citrus Mutual. On Tuesday, the Western Growers made a $3,900 direct contribution to Levine's campaign, following a $1,500 contribution by California Citrus Mutual last week.
The committees supporting both sides have used their money to pay for mailers attacking their candidate's opponent.
"Sacramento special interests are running a deceptive campaign, spending unprecedented sums to try to bury a local councilman," Levine said. "It won't work. Marin and Sonoma voters will look into the facts for themselves."
Allen said, "If teachers and firefighters and police are considered special interests, then I'm proud of the fact I've got their support — because I support education and God knows I support public safety."
The two independent expenditure committees giving Allen a ninth-inning boost are the Peace Officers Research Association of California, which spent $252,500, and the California Alliance, that bills itself as "a coalition of consumer attorneys and conservationists," which spent $238,000. Consumer attorneys have contributed about $300,000 to the California Alliance, while the California League of Conservation Voters has contributed about $263,000 to the committee.
David Allgood, the league's political director, said, "We base our decision, particularly with incumbents, on what their record has been. Mike Allen has been terrific on the environment. He's been terrific on consumer issues. We stand by our friends."
Allgood said the league was disturbed by Levine's willingness to attend a campaign kick-off for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in San Rafael earlier this year and his support by the Western Growers.
"We see the growers active in races all around California, including urban races in Southern California," Allgood said, "and it's often for people who are opposing the best environmental choice."
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text: Winfield rallies past Ripley 20-14 By Ryan Pritt August 31, 2012 Story Share RIPLEY - Last week against highly touted Parkersburg South, Ripley dug itself a huge hole in the first half and couldn't make up the difference.On Friday, the Vikings' committed their mistakes at the end of the game, and once more they proved to be too much to overcome.Visiting Winfield took advantage of three fourth-quarter turnovers by Ripley, scored 14 late points and came away with a 20-14 win, the first for coach Craig Snyder.The Generals' offense flat-lined in the third quarter, and when Ripley extended its one-point halftime lead to 14-6 on a Jacob Lewis 2-yard run, it looked as dim as the Jackson County night for Winfield.But Winfield was able to get its offense on track just long enough to steal a victory a week after being belted 44-7 by Hurricane."In the first half, we had two times in the red zone and didn't score and we talked at halftime about putting it together and finishing drives," Snyder said. "We got a lot of momentum. Those turnovers were big, obviously. I think we were really evenly matched with Ripley and it could've gone either way."Winfield was held to four three-and-outs, 7 total yards and no first downs in the third quarter, but the tide turned quickly in the fourth. Ripley quarterback Trevor Tucker fumbled the ball away on his own 49-yard line on the first play of the final quarter, and Winfield answered with a 10-play scoring drive resulting in a 4-yard touchdown pass from Toby Show to Seth Lewis. A pass from Show to Chris Turner on the 2-point conversion tied things up.The Vikings seemed ready to seize control back when Tucker hooked up with Jake Martin for 44 yards, getting Ripley down to the Winfield 23-yard line.But Winfield's Alan Short made a tumbling, juggling, diving interception on a pass into the end zone to thwart the drive.After trading punts, Winfield found itself with starting field position at the Ripley 31, setting up a controversial 25-yard completion from Show to John Hathaway to the Vikings 6-yard line. It looked as if Hathaway may have lost possession as he fell to the ground, but it was immediately ruled a catch and the officials didn't waver. "Give all the credit to Winfield, they wanted it in the fourth quarter. We made some mistakes, and we weren't able to come back from them," Ripley coach Jimmy Frashier said. "Yeah [it looked like Hathaway dropped the ball], but it is what it is. We shouldn't have been in that situation. Play defense, do what you need to do and that doesn't happen. Winfield outplayed us. Flat out outplayed us."On the ensuing play, Lewis found the end zone for the third time on the evening and a late rally by Ripley ended with another interception. The Generals were able to kill the remaining clock. Lewis, a senior, rushed for 135 yards on 27 carries and has emerged as Winfield's leader after running back David Gaydosz transferred to Cabell Midland."Good blocking up front, the defense played well and had a bunch of interceptions, just played good, team, Winfield football," Lewis said. "John Hathaway's catch basically won the game for us. I'm just glad to get Coach Snyder's first win and I'm glad to be a part of it." Show finished an efficient 18 for 28 with 150 yards and no interceptions. Turner also threw two passes, one a 5-yard completion to Show and the other resulted in an interception deep in Vikings territory in the first half.Tucker completed 9 of 12 passes in the first half but managed just 6 for 16 in the second with the two interceptions. He had 181 yards through the air while the Vikings managed just 66 yards on 23 carries on the ground.Snyder deflected all the credit to his team."We can run the ball well and throw the ball well, we're pretty balanced," Snyder said. "I'm just excited. I love Winfield and I love these guys. They've worked really hard and I'm just excited to have the chance."Turner led Winfield with 61 yards on five catches. Lewis caught seven passes for 36 yards and Hathaway added 39 yards on three catches.Jakob Harrison paced Ripley with 59 yards on two catches. Reach Ryan Pritt at 304-348-7948, firstname.lastname@example.com, or follow him at twitter.com/RPritt. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 2 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 3 WVU seeking improvements during off week 4 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 5 Man charged after motorcycle pursuit early Sunday Capital takes road show to St. Albans Previous Story High school football roundup: Nicholas County cruises past Poca Next Story

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Yeah they do charge extra but fortunately in this case it was autocorrect catching me out - it's MPEG2/AC3 for dvd rip playback not AAC - m4a files, and psp formatted vids (which are mp4/aac via xvid4psp) both work fine on it. Annoyingly the codec for those was included in the first firmware but removed when it went to froyo, but as I'm not using the hard drive version don't really have space for that style of rip anyway!
Still it wouldn't surprise me if it's something to do with the customisations to Archos' video player that's causing it. If I have time I'll see about running a different video player on it assuming that's not stopped by the FW
*EDIT* I've also dropped a message to Archos support as if it works on the phone fine it's more likely to be their end!
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I was initially getting the same error of a login that took a long time to complete followed by a force close, but I rebooted the tablet and it would then log in and display the list of streams fine... only to pop up an error saying "This video cannot be played" regardless of which video I attempted to play. Could be a codec issue of some kind although other than MPEG2 files I've not encountered anything the A70 has had trouble with so far.
I am having the exact same issue with an Archos A101 running the latest Froyo firmware for the device. The videos play fine through the browser, running flash, but there is a bit of stutter (probably due to flash being generally slow on android). This sounds like its a problem with all Archos devices.
I am also experiencing the logon problem with the app. Every time I try to log in, the "logging in" window will stay there for close to a minute, then I'll get the message that Crunchyroll has stopped working and I have to force close the app. This happens every time - I have yet to successfully log in.
I'm running a Droid X with the latest official 2.2.1 updates. No custom ROMS or modifications - the phone hasn't even been rooted. I see other X users are able to log in, so it seems it's not a general problem with the X.
This might be a known issue:
When you receive a call while watching the video, it resets the video to the beginning. I believe these "resets" are all the same issue of how the video is managed (with caching). But I'm just speculating here.
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Interesting "reset" issue
When looking at the default App "Simulcast" you can change the view to "Anime" or "Drama"
HOWEVER, if you rotate the phone, the "Anime" reverts back to "Simulcast"
You loose your view when you rotate the phone.
I'm a level 0 because I carry the ImageBreaker
I'm getting the "video cannot be played" on every video i try. This is on an European Galaxy S.
At first i was having problems logging on as well but a restart fixed that issue.
It's great that you take the time to make such an app though, and I really hope you can sort this out
Thanks for making the app, however it force closes whenever I try to load a video on my Samsung Galaxy Tab. The login process was fine.
I click play, the screen goes black (looks like loading video player) and says "Refreshing data. Please wait", and then force closes.
It happens on whatever video I try, and I've restarted the phone etc. I'm using wifi. Not sure what else to do to try and troubleshoot to fix it.
Hope you can sort it out so that the app is useable :)
- Videos may play for a bit then prompt an error message and cause the video player to close or crash
Edit: Just read the above. It's not mentioned on the app in the marketplace at all, and it's kind of hidden in the forum >.<
But thanks, hope you guys can fix it soon :)
I can't seem to login on the app? :S
When I try watch a video it says get access. But I already have a 2 week trial.
Edit - I cancelled my membership a while ago because of no android app but now that their is one their is so many problems and not enough shows, the only show I wanted to watch was Gintama and its not on here.
Just watching some on-going animes
All of Gintama is already available. Just press Menu, select Anime to see the full list and scroll down to Gintama.
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Does the app support keyboard shortcuts? In particular, arrow keys for jumping forward/backwards for some seconds (better if the jump time is settable). On other video apps I have, dragging my finger on the slider bar isn't very accurate or I end up jumpimg too far. Thanks.
App works great on my LG Optimus. Only thing is not having access to the catalog titles I've searched for in the menu, but I assume that's just because they're on the to-do list for encoding.
App Works Moto Droid (Original) I had a problem with the app force closing on login, but rebooting my phone fixed it.
i consider the trial period just for the ability to watch anime on my phone but i notice theres is a lack of content compare the actual site. As of now i want to watch Asura Crying and the episode list doesnt appear on the info and when i go to another anime it would appear with episodes and all. please help...
Been toying around with the app for a little while now, and the basic trend I'm noticing is that anime that were not part of a simulcast (such as Fist of the North Star, Pretty Cure, and Air Master) are not yet available on the app. Either that, or the episode lists just are not loading, for whatever reason. It's not as if it gives me any indication otherwise.
Any predictions on when we'll be able to look forward to more shows being available?


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The second paragraph in Rutgers coach Eddie Jordan's bio on the school's men's basketball site says he earned a degree in health and physical education in 1977.
Rutgers' registrar office told Deadspin.com that he never graduated.
Jordan told ESPN he finished his course work at RU in 1985 after going back for his degree, but didn't receive a diploma because of an enrollment error.
Oh, no.
So a school that allowed Mike Rice to continue coaching, didn't verify that Jordan graduated from its own university. The registrar's office said Jordan earned only 103 credit hours, which is below the 110- or 120-hour threshold needed.
Rutgers is standing by its man. The university confirmed in a statement Friday evening that it provided bad information but did not appear to be willing to cut ties with one of the men's basketball program's greatest players.
The statement, in full:
"While Rutgers was in error when it reported that Eddie Jordan had earned a degree from Rutgers University, neither Rutgers nor the NCAA requires a head coach to hold a baccalaureate degree. Eddie Jordan was a four-year letterman and was inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980. Rutgers sought Eddie for the head coach position as a target-of-opportunity hire based on his remarkable public career.
"Eddie Jordan was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 2004 and he has been a part of the Rutgers family since before 1977.
"His athletic skills and leadership and his professional accomplishments have been a source of pride for Rutgers for more than three decades. We are excited to have him as our men's basketball coach, and we look forward to many winning seasons."
An NCAA spokesman confirmed to SportsNet NewYork (SNY) that the association does not require that coaches have a degree.
"Hiring decisions, including coaches' qualifications, are made by the school," the spokesman was quoted as saying.
Jordan did not explain to ESPN how exactly he was improperly enrolled.
"Some of the professors are still around and some are gone but they all know I was in class and did my work,'' Jordan told ESPN. "There was arrogance on my part when I was told I didn't register right and then I left to (coach at) Old Dominion (in '85). I was told my classes were never recorded. I saw a transcript. I will have to find it. I was there and I completed the work. My professors that are still there know that. That's it."
Deadspin posted a summary of Jordan's credits that Rutgers provided.
"I didn't walk. I didn't get a diploma because I wasn't registered right. That's it. I was 28 and didn't take care of my business. It was never an issue,'' Jordan told ESPN. He added that NBA teams don't require resumes. Jordan was a longtime NBA head coach and assistant before joining Rutgers.
Jordan agreed to a five-year, $6.25 million deal to replace Rice as the school's coach.
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Picking out the Tennessee Titans' controlling owner is very easy at training camp. Look for the woman wearing the red ball cap.Amy Adams Strunk, who took Derrick Henry Jerseys over the NFL franchise her father founded in 1960, spent time Tuesday signing autographs and posing for photos. Eddie George Jerseys Becoming comfortable as the face of Tennessee ownership took some time for a woman who calls herself a country girl at heart. Fans were demanding to know more about her before trusting the Titans with their hard-earned cash."It was daunting in the beginning," Strunk said. Kendall Wright Jerseys "There was a lot to do, a lot to fix. We had to get the team going in the right direction again, so I laid low for a while. I guess you could say I'm out now."Bud Adams Delanie Walker Jerseys died in October 2013 at the age of 90 , leaving the Titans to his family. Marcus Mariota Jerseys Tommy Smith, married to Strunk's sister Susie, was named Titans' president and chief executive officer later that same month. But Smith fired coach Mike Munchak after a 7-9 season in 2013 and hired Ken Whisenhunt, who went 2-14 in his first year on the job in 2014.Smith retired as team president in March 2015, and after growing up watching her father conduct football business at the breakfast table, Strunk took over as controlling owner and as co-chair of the board of directors with her sister. She also owns a farm and oil and gas company in Texas."I didn't see myself ever in this position," Strunk said. "I just had my opinions, kept them to myself as a smart daughter does at times. I don't want to say you learn by osmosis. That's silly. But being around this your entire life, this just wasn't like a new thing to me."Strunk watched as the Titans drafted Marcus Mariota at No. 2 overall only to stumble to a 1-6 start. After the Titans gave up seven sacks in Houston where this franchise spent so many decades, Strunk fired Whisenhunt on Nov. 3 and made tight ends coach Mike Mularkey interim coach.When the season ended, Strunk interviewed Mularkey along with three other candidates. She then decided to keep Mularkey two days after hiring Tennessee native Jon Robinson as a first-time general manager.
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This canoe is from the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. The canoe is constructed from a single length of bark, possibly River Red Gum bark. The inside surface of the canoe is smooth while the outer surface is rough. The sides curve upwards with the deepest section in the centre. One end of the canoe is flattened and points upwards while the other is more curved. Canoes of this type were generally used in the inland waters of south-east Australia.
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Matravers School in Westbury was visited by Honda's School of Dreams team for a free two-day thinking skills workshop for Key Stage 2 and 3 pupils and teachers last week.
The workshop, which took place last Tuesday and Wednesday was supported by Chippenham-based Blade Honda, with staff from the company also participating in the workshop.
The School of Dreams programme helps young people understand the importance of pursuing their dreams, and teaches skills and strategies to help turn their dreams into reality.
It was developed by Honda (UK) and a team of independent education experts as part of Honda's commitment to giving back to the local communities in which it operates.
Rachael Hodges, assistant headteacher at Matravers School, added: "It was such a wonderful opportunity to see pupils building their confidence, mixing with pupils from other schools and really coming out of their shells.
"The workshop gave them a chance to see their dreams and to realise that they can become a reality. It's great to have time to develop and encourage them so they believe this too."
Pupils from Bitham Brook Primary School and Westbury Junior School also attended the workshop, giving children the chance to get to know peers from other schools and their teachers of the future.
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'"I think our speed up front, every now and then we got a good step on them, and they took some that you really don't like being called, but they're penalties now," Ruff said. "It's something that we call throughout our practices. We don't allow it in any drill, we don't allow any player to do it, and if it happens we blow it down."'
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Christian Watford is the king of terrible shots.
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Christian Watford is the king of terrible shots.
Jesus Christ, B1G officiating is horrible. IU getting royally screwed in second half.
Agree with the first part, not with the second. If anything, the refs are responsible for IU having the lead. Once again though, they are taking over. ****ing garbage. For the life of me, I can't fathom why Big Ten officiating is so bad.
Yeah, but look at the free throw disparity. I've seen a lot of questionable calls--both ways.
That is the best (overall) game I have ever seen Jordan Hulls play.
I gotta say I hadn't noticed it til Gus/the NBA scouts, apparently mentioned it last night, but Hulls does do an incredible job of keeping his dribble. He's a sneaky good ball handler. He kind of lulls his defender to sleep and then is making really quick, snappy crossovers. He and Yogi next year could be one of the best offensive backcourts in the country. They may struggle defensively but that is what you have Remy, Oladipo, and Patterson for.
Regarding the officials, Illinois got what they were sewing for most of the game which was a lot of pull up jumpers and stuff away from the paint, that isn't gonna result in free throws. Even though Meyes Leonard had his shove on Cody at half court (which BTW WTF was that? I know Leonard is apparently butthurt from all the times Cody took it to him when they were in high school, but that was pretty uncalled for), anyway, outside of that shove at half court, Leonard was not looking for contact the way Cody was. He was going away from the rim on most of his stuff unless he got the ball literally right under the hoop. Cody, meanwhile, probably played the most physical game we've seen from him this season other than a stretch against UK and the Ohio State game.
Anyway, I just thought the only time the refs were really bad was a stretch where they called a bunch of ticky tack stuff on us on the perimeter and then followed that up by doing the same to Illinois. The first 7 fouls of the second half were earned by the Illini, they weren't playing smart.
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I know nobody here wants to hear it, but Cody Zeller would easily be a lottery pick in this coming draft. It's certainly possible he'll return to IU but it's not going to be an easy decision.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
I just think he still has too many moments where he can't establish his position in the post. Regardless, I think his family will encourage him to take at least 2 years at IU, plus I can't imagine him not wanting to play at least one year with the 2012 class. He's a big reason that class came together the way it did.
I agree with the bolded part. All signs point to him coming back.
But the establishing post position thing is pretty inconsequential as far as his NBA potential is concerned. I have very little doubt that he'd be a lottery pick if he declared. His age/size/skill combination makes him a lock.
Quite a few players have passed up the draft but even to somebody who loves the college experience and education as it appears that Cody does, it's a very difficult decision to pass up a guarantee like that.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Yeah, he would absolutely be a lottery pick if he declared. I don't think there's any question about that.
The Zellers value education. Tyler would have been a top 20 pick after last season but came back to finish his degree. Cody will do the same.
Just imagine how good Cody will be next year or the year after. He will be unstoppable. A team can win a title around a player like Cody Zeller.
God I wish this team that we watched these past two games could go back and play those Nebraska and Minnesota games. We'd be right in the thick of the title hunt.
True, but I'll settle for this team staying this team for the rest of the year. No more serious regression please. One swoon was enough.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Did Crean tell Hulls to not shoot in this game? Oladipo to not dunk? Did this team not prepare for a 1-3-1 zone at all?
This makes zero sense to me. IU is making this game way more complicated than it needs to be.
Well, we won. NW's no slouch, but still not particularly impressive. But, again, we get to 20. We won't be able to do this coast along, keep it close and hope to win it in the last 5 minutes act at Iowa, though.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Pretty disappointed with how lost Hulls seemed to be against that 1-3-1, just didn't look like he was ready for that game for some reason. Maybe he's a little fatigued or something, but there were huge gaps in that zone.
You really think he's staying 4 years? That would be insane.
He can get a degree any time.
Games like that remind you that a Jordan Hulls who doesn't shoot is pretty much just Daniel Moore.
I was applauding Hulls all season wrong for learning to finally stop picking up his dribble so far out, as he had his first two years. And then against a 1-3-1 zone, he goes back to picking up his dribble. So frustrating.
Odd Abel got no burn. Crean didn't trust him against that zone, I take it?
Yeah, I have no idea why Remy didn't play...
Yeah, Hulls has been great this year about keeping his dribble, dunno what happened last night. Maybe he wasn't feeling 100%? Who knows. He only had one play that really stuck out on that bounce pass to Oladipo, granted it was a great pass.
Meh, we won, I don't care. It's one game. If it starts to become a trend, then I'll start to worry.
Purely hypothetical and I estimate there is approximately 0% chance this happens, but if IU wins out (including the B1G tournament), can they get a 1 seed in the tournament? Currently we are teetering around a 3/4 seed, and a win streak that big at the end of the season, winning the best conference in the nation's tournament, and holding the most marquee win in the country (over juggernaut UK)...it just might do it. Kinda fun to think about.
I dunno about a 1. I'm still taking this one game at a time. Winning @Iowa and @Minny is very important.
NC State is looking like a better and better win. I wish more people would give us credit for that road win. 18-8 and 7-4 in the ACC for them, a likely tourney team at this point. I wish they could have hung on against Duke tonight.


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peanut (noun) = a seed like a hard pea, typically eaten by monkeys | peanuts (noun) = a very small sum of money | pay peanuts (verb) = pay very low wages | monkey (noun) = a small to medium-sized, human-like animal living in trees in tropical countries
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I have been taking Levaquin due to allergies to PCN and other antibiotics. The last time I took Levaquin I had heart attack like symptoms. I need a tooth that is infected removed and I don`t know what to do.
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If it is possible that the reaction described was due to an allergic response, it would not be recommended to take additional doses of levofloxacin or other antibiotics in the same family such as ciprofloxacin (Cipro) or moxifloxacin (Avelox). Your doctor may need to consider a different antibiotic depending on his/her assessment of the reaction previously experienced with the first use of the levofloxacin. Working closely with your doctor should result in getting the right medication for the right condition with the least potential for side effects.
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HUNDREDS of people are expected tonight to gather for an interfaith musical ensemble Space for Peace to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with a candle-lit vigil at Winchester Cathedral.
Supported by the University of Winchester's Foundation Music department, 180 performers from choirs, schools and faith groups come together to sing and pray for peace.
Space for Peace was devised by Reverend Professor June Boyce-Tillman, Professor of Applied Music at the University of Winchester.
The project brings together local musicians from different cultures and religions and has performed at the cathedral for the past four years, attracting audiences of up to 400 people.
Dr Vicky Feldwick, Director of Foundation Music, said: "Group performances will be held in the chapels around the Cathedral, allowing the sounds to merge and shift together. The evening will close with a candlelit peace procession.
"It will be a unique experience and one where peace can be encountered. If you are wondering if peace is ever possible, come along and see how music can bring us all together and yet celebrate the differences."
Rev Prof Boyce-Tillman has arranged peace chants to be sung at the beginning and end of the Holocaust Memorial Day vigil. Additionally, there are multi-faith prayers and the lighting of candles representing peace.
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I need a bit of help. My grandmother just passed away recently and I'm going through a grieving time right now. I've been trying to remain positive, knowing that my grandmother is now re-entering the khammic cycle and has moved on from her physical state of suffering in this life. However, it's still a bit difficult to deal with mentally and emotionally and especially spiritually. I was wondering when I go to meditation today and over the next few weeks, what should I be meditating about? Is there something to focus on that will help me to not be attached to the idea of her death? I know that sometimes monks even meditate inside of crematories to better understand death. Can anyone give some suggestions?


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Beef on the dancefloor
Former Soup Dragons leader Sean Dickson went from hipster waif to muscle bear DJ and brings his psychedelic house style tonight to the Big D BearDance. Taking on a more club ready moniker, HiFi Sean is used to a Dallas crowd, but more so when he was with his 90s alt-rocker band playing with the likes of The Flaming Lips and INXS. Now he plays to a far different crowd, but he's ready to "give the bears a new experience." The dance party is a fundraiser for area charities, but also the highlight club event of the weekend. DJ Rob opens the evening.
On a random note, Perez Hilton will make an appearance tonight signing autographs in the Granite Bar and shifting over later to the Rose Room.
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He took the loss Thursday night, thanks to Verlander's magnificence and Oakland's youth and mistakes, as the Tigers beat the A's 6-0 to win Game 5 and take the American League Division Series. There's no shame there.
If this is how Parker pitches as a rookie, imagine where he'll be five years from now. Maybe even one year from now. He won an A's rookie-record 13 games this season, and pitched stronger and more confidently as the year progressed. I'll be shocked if he doesn't win 16 or 18 games next season. This is a driven, focused young pitcher. This was a special first season.
Parker gave as valiant an effort as any mere mortal can in dueling the otherworldly Verlander. Parker threw 6 1-3 innings, allowed seven hits and four runs (two scored after he left the game), struck out six and walked one.
Knowing the fierce competitive nature of Parker, which dates back to his days pitching at Norwell High School, he'll be working out, trying to become better today. It'll only be mental work today, given that he'll need to unwind from a grinding, unexpected regular-season division championship and playoff run. But he'll be grinding again before long.
The Tigers broke open the game in Parker's last partial inning. Leading 2-0, Detroit's Jhonny Peralta hit a single off A's third baseman Josh Donaldson's glove. Peralta stole second, Parker struck out Alex Avila and Omar Infante singled to drive Peralta to third.
A's manager Bob Melvin brought in reliever Ryan Cook. Cook was ineffective, to put it mildly, and the Tigers ended up with four runs in the inning to make it 6-0.
Verlander cruised from there, finishing the complete game, striking out 11 and allowing only four hits.
Until the seventh, Parker's only real problems came in the third when the Tigers scored two runs. Infante singled on a hair-too-high fastball, ended up on second after a wild pitch and scored on Austin Jackson's double. Jackson scored on another wild pitch that A's catcher Derek Norris failed to block. The Tigers led 2-0.
When Melvin took Parker out in the seventh, he had thrown only 85 pitches. In retrospect, the A's would have probably had a better chance if Melvin had let Parker try to weather the sixth-inning storm. But hindsight's 20-20, and they were never going to get to Verlander.
Parker pitched much better than the line score showed, but it would have taken a perfect effort to hang with Verlander, the game's best pitcher.
Parker started Game 1 and Game 5, taking both losses vs. Verlander, but they were two experiences that will benefit him as he moves forward. He should remind himself today that he's a mere 23 years old. He's one full season into his Major League Baseball career.
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I found this adorable top hat and had to have it. It's unlike anything I've ever seen. It's so small. As you can see from picture 3, it's much smaller than an equivalent adult/man's hat. Because the smaller hat fits a 12 yr old child while the other falls to her ears, I am assuming it was for a child but it might fit a very small woman. The internal rim measurements are: Side to side: adult: 6", child's: 5 3/4". Front to back: adult 7 5/8", child's 7 3/8".
The side lining is a bit raggy, but otherwise it's in wonderful shape. I'm no expert but it looks and feels like beaver - definitely not silk. I've found the label (see picture 2) on other top hats dated pre-1900 but nothing specific about the maker or exact period.
That's all I know although I've scanned the net. I can't find anything on a hat this size. Any info on maker, period, history, value, etc. would be more than welcome. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.


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A new Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll released this week shows the majority of New Jersey residents support the concept of a regional commission to oversee the rebuilding of the state's shore towns damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
Among the survey's findings: Two-thirds favor allowing towns in high-risk areas to impose a short-term moratorium on rebuilding to allow time for new plans and codes to be developed
This week's NewsWorks/NJ Spotlight podcast highlights what planners think would be a best-case scenario for how to rebuild New Jersey's shore towns. NewsWorks New Jersey editor Alan Tu interviews NJ Spotlight co-founder Tom Johnson who covered last week's conference at Monmouth University titled: Rebuilding A Resilient New Jersey Shore (video).
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In my review of the Garmin Nuvi 50 (Essential Series), I stated that Garmin's interface for its entry-level portable navigation devices hasn't changed much over the last decade. So color me surprised when, upon booting up the Garmin Nuvi 2495LMT, I was greeted by a fairly major revision to the tried-and-true Garmin Nuvi interface.
This new Nuvi--the top of Garmin's Advanced Series of navigation devices--features not only more polished graphics, but much more user customization of the map screen, the addition of "apps," and a major overhaul of how the settings menus are organized. Everywhere I looked there were new contextual drop-down option boxes and sidebar submenus. The broad strokes are still undeniably Garmin, but for the first time in a long time, I found myself having to relearn how to use a Nuvi. So, do these new features enhance the navigation experience or needlessly complicate it? I hit the road with the Nuvi 2495LMT to find out.
Built around a 4.3-inch color display with resistive touch sensitivity, the Garmin Nuvi 2495LMT's chassis features a glossy black bezel with a "soft-touch," matte-finish rear panel. Up front, just to the left of the screen, is a pinhole opening for the unit's internal microphone. As you continue to rotate the device, a microSD card slot comes into view on the left edge of the unit followed by the Mini-USB connection on the back panel for charging and syncing. The rear of the unit is also where the half-inch speaker can be found. Finally, a power button located on the top edge of the device is the sole physical input. Unlike on the Nuvi 50, the power button's sole functions are to toggle the unit's standby mode at a single tap, or, if you hold the button down for 3 to 5 seconds, to display a prompt asking if you'd like to fully depower the device, say for storage or packing in luggage.
In the box you'll find the Nuvi 2495LMT itself, a printed quick-start guide, a vehicle suction cup mount, a USB cable for connecting to a PC for data transfer and map updates, and a vehicle power cable. That power cable, by the way, includes a traffic data receiver in-line, and although the Nuvi will operate for about 2 hours on its internal battery, you will have to plug it in to take advantage of the advertised Lifetime Traffic service--which we'll come back to momentarily.
In addition to the old getting-from-point-alpha-to-point-bravo trick that all portable navigation devices (PNDs) should do, the Nuvi 2495LMT has a few more things up its sleeve.
For starters, the device includes Bluetooth wireless technology. The only profile supported is the Hands-Free Profile (HFP), which makes it possible to initiate and receive phone calls with a tap of the touch screen--from the appropriate menu, of course. That menu, appropriately labeled "Phone," includes options for browsing the unit's database of points of interest (POIs), manually dialing numbers using a numerical keypad, viewing call history, and voice dialing. Unfortunately, the Nuvi doesn't include address book syncing. This means voice-command phone calls make use of your phone's dialer instead of the Nuvi's own; names don't appear in the caller ID information for contacts not stored locally on the Nuvi; and the call history doesn't reflect calls made outside of the car. These limitations aren't what I'd call deal breakers, but they do prevent this Nuvi's hands-free system from rivaling even the most moderately feature-stocked standalone Bluetooth speakerphones.
On the Nuvi's home screen, you may notice a new icon located at the bottom of the screen, labeled Apps. This, in my opinion, is a bit of a misnomer, because the menu behind this icon doesn't contain what I'd consider to be apps in the smartphone sense of the word. They're more like extra features that don't really fit under any other menu. Here is where you'll find the Help menu, the settings for the voice command system, options for the Nuvi's EcoRoute calculations (which require the purchase and installation of the EcoRoute HD hardware), and other simple tools such as an alarm clock, calculator, and unit converter.
No, the only function in the Apps menu that even remotely feels like an app is the Audible audiobook player, which makes it possible to listen to audiobooks stored on the Nuvi's internal memory or a microSD card.
I do like Garmin's implementation of voice commands on the Nuvi 2495. In the voice command menu, you can set a custom wake-up command that the PND will continuously listen for--I chose, "Ahoy, matey!" Once it's set, you need only need speak the command and the device will pop into full voice-recognition mode with onscreen and verbal prompts. So I was able to say, "Ahoy, matey; phone; call home" to initiate a call to the phone number associated with my home address, and at no time during that process did I have to physically touch the device. Other available commands include "find intersection," "recently found," "find category," "volume," "brightness," "detour," and dozens more. These commands cover almost every function I commonly access while driving, making it very possible to get into a car and carry out all interactions with the Nuvi without ever removing your hands from the steering wheel.
Additionally, the Nuvi 2495LMT features Lifetime Maps and Traffic. Map updates can be downloaded quarterly for as long as you own the device, using Garmin's updater software on a PC or Mac. Once the updates are downloaded, you connect the Nuvi with the included USB cable to update it. Lifetime Traffic, on the other hand, is beamed directly to the device through the traffic receiver built into the power cable. Once connected, the Nuvi will receive flow and incident updates every 5 minutes that are overlaid on its maps and factored into its calculation of routes and estimated arrival times. Garmin calls this its 3D Traffic system in its marketing, but I'm not sure what's so 3D about flow data on a 2D map.
The price that you pay for a lifetime of traffic updates is that occasionally you will be subjected to "Offers," as Garmin calls them. Periodically small text-based advertisements will appear on the map and menu screens that can be clicked to initiate POI searches--for example, for the nearest Best Western hotels. Some users may find these ads grating, but we noted that the ads never seemed to appear on the map or menu screen when the vehicle was in motion or during navigation, making them about as unobtrusive as possible.
As I stated earlier, this new-generation Nuvi features a plethora of small interface updates that add up to huge changes.


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Did Ajahn Cha teach any particular method like Goenka or Mahasi?
One of my favourite books is by Ajahn Sumedho, he speaks in the chapter 'Letting go' about his main practice for years being just that...letting go.
Sounds very Zen like and nothing I have come across in terms of a particular style as such.


text: Preparing for your appointment By Mayo Clinic Staff Print Make an appointment with your primary care doctor or a gynecologist if you have signs and symptoms that worry you. If you're diagnosed with endometrial cancer, you're likely to be referred to a doctor who specializes in cancers of the female reproductive system (gynecologic oncologist). Because appointments can be brief and there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to be well-prepared. Here's some information to help you get ready, and what you can expect from your doctor. What you can do Write down any symptoms you're experiencing, including any that may seem unrelated to the reason for which you scheduled the appointment. Make a list of all medications, vitamins and supplements that you're taking. Also note if you've used any type of hormonal therapy in the past, including birth control pills, tamoxifen or other hormonal treatments. Ask a family member or friend to accompany you. Sometimes it can be difficult to absorb all the information provided during an appointment. Someone who accompanies you may remember something that you missed or forgot. Write down questions to ask your doctor. Your time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions ahead of time can help you make the most of your time together. List your questions from most important to least important in case time runs out. For endometrial cancer, some basic questions to ask your doctor include: What's the most likely cause of my symptoms? Are there any other possible causes for my symptoms? What tests do I need to diagnose endometrial cancer? Are there other tests for staging the cancer? What treatments are available? What side effects can I expect from each treatment? How will these treatments affect my sexuality? What do you feel is the best course of action for me? What are the alternatives to the primary approach that you're suggesting? I have other health conditions. How can I best manage them together? Are there any restrictions that I need to follow? Has my cancer spread? What stage is it? What's my prognosis? Should I see a specialist? What will that cost, and will my insurance cover it? Are there any brochures or other printed material that I can take with me? What websites do you recommend? In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask additional questions during your appointment. What to expect from your doctorYour doctor will likely have questions for you. If you're ready to answer them, it may help reserve time to go over points you want to spend more time on. Your doctor may ask: Have you experienced any unusual vaginal bleeding or discharge? How often does that occur? Do you have any pelvic pain? Have you had any other symptoms? Have your symptoms been continuous or occasional? What, if anything, seems to improve your symptoms? What, if anything, appears to worsen your symptoms? 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- Date: September 22, 2013
- Time: 7:13 p.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 5716 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd., West Park
- Jurisdiction: West Park
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- Luis Evans, 19, male, 12/17/93, Miami (DECEASED)
Description of Incident:
A man who set fire to his ex-fiancée's business became a victim after he sustained fatal burn injuries.
Just after 7 p.m. Sunday, an eastbound motorist driving in the 5700 block of Hallandale Beach Boulevard saw smoke pouring from a business on the south side of the road. The driver doubled back to investigate and saw a black Pontiac leaving the scene. First-arriving Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units encountered heavy smoke coming from the one-story structure and extensive fire inside. Firefighters made a quick knockdown on the two-alarm fire and contained the damage to one of the two commercial units.
Broward Sheriff Fire Marshal's Bureau inspectors and State Fire Marshal's Office detectives responded to the scene and began a cause and origin investigation. State Fire Marshal Arson Detection Dog Ember hit on two locations in the building, indicating the presence of accelerants. Investigators took samples from the rubble and discovered evidence at the scene indicating someone was likely burned in the fire. They determined that the business owner, Jennifer Tanner, 26, received a phone call advising her ex-fiancé, Luis Evans, showed up at a friend's house in Miami, severely burned. Evans was transported by Miami Fire Rescue to Jackson Memorial Hospital where he died Monday. The 2008 Pontiac Evans was driving was impounded by the Miami Police Department. State Fire Marshal's investigators are obtaining a search warrant to process the vehicle for additional evidence. The investigation is ongoing.
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I have a preferred scenario in the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), but that does not mean it will play out. I can be wrong, but the good news is that my risk is defined by the Fibonacci numbers and ratios.
I was looking for a possible low to develop around Dec. 19. We are at an important crossroads in this market since then. GLD ended up making a low on Dec. 20, just $0.10 above a key Fibonacci price cluster zone at the 157.54-158.29 area (actual low 158.39). This price cluster developed within the context of a two-step pattern. The cluster zone included a 0.618 retracement of the May 30 low to Oct. 4 high, a 100% projection of the first swing down of the zigzag pattern (Oct. 4 high to the Nov. 2 low projected from the Nov. 23 high) along with a 1.618 extension of the Nov. 2 low to the Nov. 23 high....261 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Brunel Way Pump Track, near Bristol City Centre has been designed to allow riders to ride around the undulating course by using jumps and rollers to gain momentum.
This track include approximately 40 features such as berms, 'rollers' and jumps.
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Porcello falls short in Final Vote ballot
KANSAS CITY -- Rick Porcello's bid to reach the All-Star Game via the Final Vote Sponsored by Experian fell short.
White Sox starter Chris Sale claimed the American League's final spot, topping Porcello and fellow American League starters Garrett Richards, Dallas Keuchel and Corey Kluber.
"This has been a fantastic experience. I've never been involved in something like this in my career, and obviously, I want to make that team and be there in the All-Star Game, but it doesn't take anything away from how I feel I threw the ball in the first half," said Porcello, who earned the nomination on the strength of his 11-5 record and 3.53 ERA.
Before the Final Vote, Red Sox manager and AL skipper John Farrell opted for his closer, Koji Uehara, over the five starters.
"There's been a long history of [managers] who took their own players, so I can't really argue with it, but do I think a guy like [Porcello] or Kluber was deserving? Yes," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "[But] I can't really argue, it's not like Uehara is a slouch."
Jackson Alexander is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The group founded by former Washington, D.C. School Chancellor Michelle Rhee is ramping up its presence in Minnesota. Since December, the group StudentsFirst has registered four lobbyists with the state. Minnesota presents a 'unique and interesting opportunity' because of the widespread focus among the state's education community on closing the achievement gap, Rhee said.
At the moment, Rhee's group is focused on repealing Minnesota's LIFO law. LIFO stands for 'Last In, First Out' - it refers to the state's teacher seniority law that mandates, absent a local contract that says otherwise, seniority will drive decisions when layoffs are needed. Rhee says LIFO "absolutely makes no sense" because it potentially means a district would have to lay off some of its best teachers.
"If your priority is doing what's fair for adults, seniority is the way you should go," Rhee said. "But we run our public education systems, not for the benefit of adults, but for the benefit of children."
LIFO was the topic of a discussion on MPR's Midmorning on Jan. 31. Since that conversation, legislation at the state Capitol to repeal LIFO has passed the House and was approved in a state Senate committee on Tuesday.
The proposal would base layoffs instead on a teacher's evaluations. Critics say it would be difficult to tie any teacher layoff system in Minnesota to evaluations because the system to evaluate teachers is still being developed. But Rhee says that's actually the reason why LIFO should be repealed now - lawmakers should make the statement now that they want to base layoffs on performance and develop the evaluation system to accommodate that.
Some Democrats have said the bill is an attack on teacher tenure. Others, including House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, have said the bill misses the point because it does nothing to address underfunded schools.
Tom Dooher, the president of the state's teachers' union, Education Minnesota, said in a recent op-ed in the Mankato Free Press that research has repeatedly shown students learn more from experienced teachers. He questions whether there really is a link between improving the quality of teaching and removing seniority protections.
Dooher and other union leaders also note that LIFO is triggered when a tight budget necessitates layoffs. If a district goes three years without layoffs, LIFO would never be used.
Mary Cathryn Ricker, the head of the St. Paul teachers' union, recently told Minnpost that layoffs shouldn't be the impetus for removing bad teachers. She said districts and union locals should be constantly working together to get rid of the ineffective teachers.


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These are delightfully tangy and fresh burgers.
I love Middle Eastern food, in particular, the food of Lebanon. The national dish of Lebanon is something called kibbeh, which is a mixture of either beef or lamb (I
This burger is French food at it's essence. The burger itself is very simple and pure: ground chuck, shallot, rosemary, fleur de sel, and freshly ground black pepper.
The flavor is a Herby-Garlicy coating the burgers. Grilled and served in warmed pita bread!
If your passionate about the Mediterranean this is the burger for you. This burger is a blend of the freshest ingredients. Imagine lamb and mint smothered in blended yogurt sauce.
Living in the tri state area food palates are very Gourmet and hard to please.. This burger has the flavor of a fine lamb dinner on a bun..
Call them Gyros, Shwaramas or Kebabs, whenever we travel we have to find this tasty middle-eastern sandwhich.
After lobster, Maine is probably most famous for it's wild blueberries. We also have a great small farming system which has resulted in the creation of several artisan cheese makers.
I am originally from Russia but I have Middle Eastern roots.
Limburger- a stinky cheese is better than it's reputation.
I am always trying to conquer new recipes for alternative burgers and this is the one that came to mind when I thought of "ground lamb".
Sutter Home Pinot Noir is the perfect match for these unusually tasty burgers.
Great alternative hamburger and the sauce really makes it.
I once read an article in National Geographic on the ancient Moguls of India. They were an intriguing bunch of people who had a distinct way of living and cooking.
I live near Dearborn, Michigan, the largest arab community in the U.S., and I love the spices and herbs used in all the cuisine. Kafta is usually made in a hodog shape and grilled.
This is one of my favorite hamburgers. I like to put some feta cheese on the patty a minute or so before I take them off the grill. You can top them off with onions and tomatoes if you'd like.
Mary might be missing her pet but you get a great alternative burger!
The spice mix really adds a unique flavor to this burger. I like adding elements from various cuisines in my cooking which is why I chose a salsa instead of a traditional yogurt topping.


text: Whether it's a branded food program or a proprietary deli offering, focusing on quality ingredients, outstanding service and consumer needs has helped boost industry sales. By Heather Henstock, Contributing Editor. Consumers are looking for fast service, fresh ingredients and value pricing when choosing a foodservice solution and convenience stores are answering the call with innovative