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Jun 21, 2013 - 5:08 am
Well I have my scan result - not great but also not surprising.
1. The lytic lesion on L1 has increased in size and there is some soft tissue bulging into the spinal canal. Immediately referred for an MRI which I also had today. Possible referral to spine surgeon for surgery. She did tell me however tell that it is possible the radiotherapy I had may not have taken effect yet?
2. New 18mm lymph node in aorta pulmonary window
3. A previous nodule lower lobe on left lung of 3mm now 6mm. There are also sub mm nodule in the periphery of the mid zone off left lung and 2 pleural based nodules in right lower lobe posteriorly 5mm and 6mm.
4. Left psoas lesion increased from 8mm to 10mm
Not to mention nodule on my thyroid which has also increased but I am booked for surgery on 4 July.
Oncologist will review MRI and speak with spinal surgeon and then await thyroid surgery result to consider further treatment which appears will be Votrient. She has also mentioned possible inclusion in a trial for Nivolumab (sp?) vs envirllmos (???).
Certainly not the report I wanted but my oncologist appears to be covering everything. Any advice???
Jun 21, 2013 - 8:18 am
Read everything you can here about our own foxhd...his story is similar and he is still kicking up his heels long past his expiration date thanks to MDX-1106 aka Nivolumab, then on to Alice and John (one putt), just 2 of our current success stories with more beginning. No reason you can't join them!
Jun 21, 2013 - 8:24 am
Suekub: I've been waiting for you to post your results....well, you said you wanted to get started with things and now it seems like you can. My only advice is to take each of the lesions/nodules separately and not be overwhelmed by their totality. Sounds like surgery will deal with some and drugs will attack others. You mentioned that your husband has passed. I hope you have family and/or friends to share this with. Don't take on this fight alone. We'll always be here for you to share your victories and frustrations but it's always nice to have someone in physical proximity. As for now, even though it's winter in the land down under, I always found that the smell and taste of chicken on the BBQ grill brought good feelings and pleasant thoughts. And remember that in the fight against cancer we take no prisoners!
Jun 21, 2013 - 7:10 pm
Thanks Gordon. Unfortunately I need to attend my appointments alone. No nearby family, my Mum lives 500kms away, my 2 sisters not close by and my brother lives in the US. All my friends work and I hate to ask them to take time off work for me (I have never been good at asking for help lol). My daughter is 16 and is of course at school. Writing this down sounds so sad!!
Just want to get surgery out of the way so I can start medication. Miserable day here in Sydney - wet and cold so BBQ out of the question.
Jun 21, 2013 - 8:30 am
One often hopes for a better scan result but the plan sounds sensible to me. Votrient seems to be the favourite flavour at present, with numerous members here doing well on it, and nivolumab is the most promising new agent, which we all hope will get expedited approval and be on the market soon.
I'd love a shot at nivo but I would be disappointed if I got into the trial with Everolimus and was assigned to the Everolimus wing which I would regard as drawing the short straw.
Jun 21, 2013 - 10:41 am
Take one day for the tears and questions of why! Then begin your fight! We are always here for you and this group is a tremendous help! Love and prayers to you!
Jun 21, 2013 - 3:42 pm
And try to focus on the wide array of new treatment options available (and more in the pipeline). The statistics and historic data especially in the area of advanced disease is outdated. And as mentioned elsewhere in this thread, look at the stories of Fox and alike. Someone has to get through the needles eye, that someone might as well be you...
Jun 21, 2013 - 6:29 pm
Yes, it does appear your oncologist is on top of the issues, and I agree with Gordon that it's good to look at each issue singularly, rather than trying to absorb all the issues at once. While, as you said, it's not the results you had hoped for, each issue is being addressed.
You probably are experiencing feelings of desperation right now, but take some deep breaths--close your eyes--and re-experience some vivid, happy memories. Know that more happy memories are in your future and make a commitment to learn all you can about helping yourself to beat this disease. You CAN do it. Take Gary's advice and read Fox's history, what a GUY!!!! My husband, one putt, is one of those "what a guy" guys too and doing extremely well. His history to date is documented under his blog tab (one putt).
You can get through this, just take one step at a time. I am obviously a biig fan of Nivolumab and Votrient because of John's success to date, and I would jump at the chance to enter into a trial. You will have options, so turn your worry and desperation into confidence and determination that you can beat this. You're stronger than the Cancer!
Jun 21, 2013 - 9:49 pm
A post to this web site only takes .04839 of a second to cover that distance. As others can attest I have danced in and out of this site for several months. Sightseeing and commenting when appropriate. This site is never lacking for folks to give encouragement and hope. If you'll make the committment to keep us informed, we and specifically I will make sure that you always have someone thinking and praying for YOU specifically. I promise to seek out your posts on a daily basis and respond when appropriate. You obviously have a challenge ahead of you, but think of all the people that you either know or have heard of who have died and didn't expect to since you were first diagnosed. James Gandolfini comes to mind. I will paraphrase a saying I heard once: Live today like it's your first day, your last day, your only day. Take care and stay in touch. and a BBQ is never out of season.....
Jun 21, 2013 - 9:49 pm
Just re-read your info page.... definitely not a joyous year for you. The good news would seem to be that New South Wales has the highest statistical incidence of kidney cancer in the world. I'm guessing some of the most experienced doctors and aggresive treatment options are there as well. If you're going to come down with RCC at least you're in a place that has experience. Lucky you!
Jun 21, 2013 - 10:40 pm
Wow, wasn't aware of this fact! Incidentally melanoma (my husband's cause of death) is classified as Australia's cancer due to high incidence here for obvious reasons. Not a position we like to be on the worldwide stage. Also appears that some of the trial drugs in the pipeline are used for both cancers.
Thanks again for your thoughts and care. I will most definitely will be updating this site on my journey ahead. Had abad day yesterday Finishing with the MRI which I did not enjoy - was so close in pushing the bottom but persevered. I think the longest 45 minutes of my life. My doctor is so proactive in getting things done as quickly as possible, lining up doctors, scans ect during the consultation. Yesterday I was with her for 1 hour 15 mins - felt sorry for whoever had the appointment after me.
PS BBQ definitely out I am not going outside in the torrential rain to throw something on!
Jun 21, 2013 - 11:53 pm
MRIs.... I firmly believe that one reason my tumor was as advanced as it was upon discovery was because I couldn't endure the claustraphobia of the tube. The MRI was followup for a non-related procedure and I'm sure would have found the little nasty at a much earlier stage. SO, my respect and congratulations for your endurance. My first successful MRI was after diagnosis as they searched for metastisis. I made clear my fears and so they gave me some medication....communication between staff was not perfect and so when I received the meds right before the MRI I hallucinated upon entry into the tube......the great news was that I didn't realize it and had a great time....when it was over I would have gladly paid $100USD to go back in for another ride!!!!! Now I just wear an eye shade and try to listen to the various sounds of the magnets flying around. as for the BBQ.. that's what umbrellas are for.
Jul 07, 2013 - 11:41 pm
surgery went ahead on July 4 (hope all of you in the US had an enjoyable holiday). Total thyroidectomy required, now need to wait for pathology result which will be known on my review with surgeon on 16 July. The waitingis always the hardest part if each procedure!


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In the end, Inglewood (Calif.) Redondo Union three-star standout Kevin Ellison had to follow his heart, but it's a good thing that his heart also agreed with his head.
The 6-foot, 214-pounder decided to go ahead and end the recruiting process when he committed to the USC Trojans earlier today. Ellison picked the Trojans over Oregon State, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon and Washington, but in the end it was down to SC and OSU.
When he started to look at positives and negatives about each school the Trojans, he said, came out clearly ahead.
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"I talked about the decision with both of my older brothers, including Keith, who is at Oregon State," Ellison said. "They just told me to follow my heart, and my heart was at USC. The two schools were very equal, but you can't beat playing for a national championship team that's close to home and offers early playing time."
Ellison explained further why the Trojans were his pick.
"USC is brining me in as a safety, and they only have three safeties coming back including one senior, and Darnell Bing will be a junior and he could leave early," Ellison said. "That put USC at the top. Oregon State wanted me at linebacker, but I'm more comfortable at safety."


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The trade show industry is second only to the construction industry in the amount of waste it generates. If you have ever attended or exhibited at a trade show, you have seen the amount of waste and energy consumed first hand…it is everywhere. Very little about the trade show industry seems efficient. Though companies need to make their products and services known in the green arena, participating in trade shows that don't include eco-friendly practices seems counter intuitive. Trade shows represent what is good for business but what is bad for the planet. The waste produced from a typical show includes excessive paper handouts that aren't recycled, countless plastic bottles thrown in the trash, unsustainable promotional items, garbage from packing materials and unregulated energy usage, not to mention the carbon emissions associated with travel to and from the show.
Many trade show organizers simply don't have enough eco-friendly options when it comes to venues. Hopefully, convention centers and other trade show venues will take a cue from San Diego and realize that a commitment to sustainable practices is good for the planet and very good for business. Their sustainable efforts include waste minimization, energy efficiency, water conservation, food composting, environmental purchasing, donating reusable goods and all-around environmental leadership.
The San Diego Convention Center Corporation began their greening efforts in 1990 with a waste minimization effort and their recycling program has diverted 37.2 percent of total waste in the first half of 2009 alone. Used batteries, light bulbs, tires, cardboard and copper wire are recycled after every show, averaging five tons annually. The food and beverage department collects cooking oil which is recycled into bio-diesel fuel. The Center's energy management system and energy efficient lighting saves 734,000 kWh annually and renewable integration is next on the list with the installation of solar panels to be operational by the end of 2010.
As far as water conservation is concerned, low flow automatic sinks and toilets are a staple in all restrooms. Outdoor landscaping uses drip irrigation and drought resistant plants to reduce the need for watering, saving over 81,000 gallons of water each year. Energy efficient dishwashers in the kitchen save another 8,000 gallons of water annually and since water restrictions have become a normal way of life in Southern California, every little bit of conservation truly helps.
A food composting program began in June 2007 at the convention center and nearly 100 tons of food waste is diverted annually, with the ultimate goal of eliminating the use of garbage disposals. When it comes to supplies, the San Diego Convention Center's green procurement process involves purchasing biodegradable, recycled materials including copy paper, toilet paper, facial tissue and paper towels. Environmentally friendly cleaning products are also purchased for carpets, floors, kitchens and bathrooms. Even the food and beverage department purchases meats through a network of local, family owned farms committed to sustainable practices. All of the in-house contractors require adherence to "green" practices.
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I'm working on editing a few new videos from the DNC. Everything should be up by Sunday, but hopefully before. And now that the convention is over I'll have more time to write about it, so check back in by the end of the day.
Monthly Archives: August 2008
My Interview With John Legend
Grammy-winning soul singer John Legend was an omnipresent figure during last week's Democratic National Convention. After performing his new anthem, "Are You Out There,"on the convention's first night, Legend fielded interviews from CNN, MSNBC and a gaggle of reporters from around the country. He was on stage again at Thursday's rally at Invesco Field, singing the internet hit "Yes We Can" with Will.I.Am before an audience of 70,000. For Legend, who had emerged from humble roots in Springfield, Ohio to become the Obama campaign's most visible musical surrogate, the moment represented both a political and personal apotheosis.
I caught up with Legend at Harold Ford's Democratic Leadership Conference party on August 26. It was a private affair for big Democratic donors, party activists and anyone connected enough to get their name on the VIP list. Though the club management had forbidden filming, I slipped into Legend's dressing room after his performance for an impromptu on-camera chat about his involvement on the Obama campaign, his anti-poverty crusading, and his development into an activist entertainer.
(I've been having some Youtube trouble; if the embed doesn't work, watch here.)
Roland Martin On Spiritual Purity and Journalistic Ethics
Roland Martin wrote me an angry email response hours before I posted the video below. Roland's email is below the fold, but watch my exchange with him and judge for yourselves. I will write more later on my impressions of our discussion, and post Roland's own writings that prompted my questions. And I will post more in the coming weeks of my interview with the always illuminating Martin. But for now, (and if you can't view the embed) watch the video here:
Day Two In Denver
This afternoon I am planning on uploading some video highlights from the past two days, so check back here early tomorrow. Among the video interviews I plan to post are CNN's Roland Martin weirdly explaining how his wife helped gay men come to Jesus by convincing them to abstain from sex, Bob Schieffer's remarks about sexism in the media and Katie Couric's non-responses to me, Joe Trippi on the John Edwards affair, and John Legend talking politics in his dressing room after performing at Harold Ford's party last night. The Legend interview should be up on Friday on the Huffington Post as well.
I only have a minute to write on the convention before I get in the editing lab, but here are some thoughts:
Day One In Denver
I arrived in Denver on a plane with Cindy Lauper. Someone told me she was on the plane and asked where she was. I said I haven't seen her since 1984, so how would I know what she looks like now? Turned out she hasn't changed much since her glory days. I rushed from the airport into the crush of people crowding into a gated area where a phalanx of police officers and secret service personnel checked bags and credentials. By the time I passed through security and hit the convention floor, Michelle Obama was on stage.
MO's speech looked much better when I watched it later on TV. In person, she appeared through two huge screens installed high above the crowd. Her intense gaze through these Jumbotrons was slightly Orwellian. MO's speech contained very few applause lines, so in person the crowd seemed under-enthused because it was. On TV, however, MO looked and sounded commanding yet graceful, and the ripples of applause that occasionally punctuated her speech seemed profound. Everything that occurs on stage at the Pepsi Center this week has been calibrated exclusively for TV audiences. The convention crowd is just a prop.
The thrust of MO's speech was predictable. For months she has been dogged by GOP attacks centering on her infamous "for the first time I'm proud of my country" remarks. For weeks during the primaries, rumors circulated that she may have used the word "whitey" during an angry tirade she delivered years ago, and that conservative operatives have some videotape of it. Thus MO's speech was calculated to highlight her patriotism and the values she supposedly shares with "average" (read: white) Americans. The Obama campaign also REPLACEed a fairly clever applause line praising Hillary Clinton in hopes of softening memories of ugly moments like this.
I'm On To Denver
Then, after joining the non-airport bathroom related mile high club, I'm heading to Minneapolis. It seems likely that I'll be credentialed for both conventions. I don't really have any plans other than getting in the mix and reporting back here frequently. Hopefully, I will get to post a few videos, too.
The DNC has been pretty stingy with credentials, but not as bad as it was forty years ago…
Jerome Corsi's Long, Strange Trip
These are good times for Jerome Corsi. Already notorious for his factually challenged book-length takedown of 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, Unfit For Command, the 61-year-old Corsi has another hit on his hands. His new book, Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality has made Corsi a hot commodity again on the right-wing radio circuit, the bane of the Obama campaign and catapulted to the top slot on the New York Times bestseller list. With his newfound notoriety, Corsi has brought his pathographic anti-Obama narrative to hundreds of thousands of readers–and millions on radio and TV–just as he did with Kerry. Corsi has become the court bard of the conservative movement. "The goal is to defeat Obama," Corsi told the New York Times. "I don't want Obama to be in office."
Corsi's success represents the apotheosis of a long, strange trip from the furthest shores of the right into the national spotlight. During George W. Bush's first term, Corsi was a little-known financial services marketing specialist. In 1995, according to the Boston Globe, he coaxed twenty people into a shadowy investment venture in Poland that ultimately lost them a total of $1.2 million. "It ruined my career in the brokerage business, and it was a sad story for a lot of people," said Bradley Amundson, one of those enlisted into Corsi's bungled scheme. The FBI opened an investigation but never filed any charges.
Corsi had dabbled off-and-on the fringes of conservative backlash politics for nearly three decades. In his spare time, which he appeared to have lots of, Corsi busied himself at his computer, firing off opinions on the far-right website Free Republic, marked by their sexual and racial obsessions.
In a comment typical of the dozens he posted under the handle "jrlc," Corsi wrote, "Anybody ask why HELLary couldn't keep BJ Bill satisfied? Not lesbo or anything, is she?" In another, he ranted, "Isn't the Democratic Party the official SODOMIZER PROTECTION ASSOCIATION of AMERICA–oh, I forgot, it was just an accident that Clintoon's [sic] first act in office was to promote 'gays in the military.' RAGHEADS are Boy-Bumpers as clearly as they are Women-Haters–it all goes together."
Feelin' The Hate With Toby Keith Nation
Toby Keith likes to brag, "This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage." But when my reporting on the pro-lynching lyrics in his song, "Beer For My Horses," began to complicate the promo tour for his forthcoming "Southern comedy" movie of the same title, tough-talking Toby whined to the media. "The song was a hit and the words 'lynch' and 'racism' has [sic] never come up until this moron wrote this blog," he fumed to Contact Music.
When Fox News picked up Keith's comments, Big Dog Daddy's loyal fans bombarded my in-box with a deluge of indignant rants. While insisting to me that "Beer For My Horses" contained not even a hint of coded racial animus, Keith's fans simultaneously revealed their simmering resentment of Jews, blacks, and "faggy liberals."
Their hate-laden letters comprised the script for my latest video:
Toby Keith Nation Fights Back, a creative take on my hate mail
Keith claimed that "Beer For My Horses" was simply an anodyne ditty intended to evoke nostalgia for the Old West, where "bad guys" met justice at the end of a rope. "It's about the old West and horses and sheriffs … and going and getting the bad guys. It's not a racist thing or about lynching," he said.
Why then did Keith sing so despairingly of car thieves, "corruption in the street," and terrorists who blow up buildings? Why did he invoke the swarthy boogeymen of the modern right-wing imagination right before launching into a verse about the good old days when his "grandpappy" would "take all the rope in Texas…find a tall oak tree," and "hang them high in the street, for all the people to see?" Maybe "Beer For My Horses" isn't about the Old West after all.
But since Keith has invoked that golden era of "horses and sheriffs…and going and getting the bad guys," it is fair to ask if he knows anything about the real history of lynching in Texas. Does he know that according to the Handbook of Texas, the Lone Star stood third among the states — just behind Mississippi and Georgia — in its total of lynching victims? Does Keith know that of the 468 people lynched in Texas, a whopping 339 were African-American (a partial list of black Texan lynching victims is here)?
Lynching was not, as Keith disingenuously claimed, a practice exclusive to gallant Hollywood cowboys played by Gene Autry (who couldn't even ride a horse) and Ronald Reagan. It was a mode of organized terror employed by groups like the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction to restore white supremacy in Texas and throughout the region.
Keith should immediately apologize for his musical monstrosity. Then I suggest he perform a cover of "Strange Fruit," the Billie Holiday anthem inspired by the anti-lynching poetry of Jewish school teacher Abel Meeropol. Holiday often cried (watch her here) as she performed her haunting dirge. On at least one occasion, she was so overcome with emotion she could not finish. With Toby Keith exploiting the South's most barbaric tradition for big bucks, Holiday's tears burn like salt on an unhealed wound.
Keith, Corsi, and an Update
You may have noticed that my blog is being redesigned. The process had gone slowly but I anticipate finishing up by early next week. Then I should resume regular blogging. I also plan to release two projects very shortly that I have been working on for the past week. The first is a humorous video response to Toby Keith and his fans, who, despite their denials of racial animus, seem to harbor extreme resentment of the usual evildoers: blacks, Jews, liberals, and gays (In case you haven't been following along), Keith called a "moron" last week. I also plan to publish a piece in the Nation about Jerome Corsi's activities on the farthest shores of the right-wing fringe. Already, I have documented for Media Matters Corsi's planned appearance on a white supremacist radio show and his August 4 spot on the radio show of the 9-11 "Truth" movement's godfather, Alex Jones. But these documents only scratch the surface of Corsi's crankery.
Lynching Advocate Toby Keith: Obama Acts White To Win
Last week, I reported for the Huffington Post that country singer Toby Keith had performed a pro-lynching anthem on the Colbert Report, and would be playing the same song soon on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and a slew of nationally televised talk shows.
The lyrics of Keith's song, "Beer For My Horses," which I transcribed, could hardly be less explicit — "Hang 'em high, for all the people to see." In my piece, I also noted the racially tinged nature of the song's video and the forthcoming movie that Keith's song inspired.
Toby Keith's latest: Obama "talks, acts, and carries himself as a Caucausian."
The response from right-wing blogs was swift and strident. Townhall.com whined that "The Liberal Lynching of Toby Keith" had taken place; Lonewacko claimed that Keith was actually "promoting lawful executions." And Keith found an avid defender in Robert Stacy McCain, the disgraced former Washington Times reporter and avowed neo-Confederate who once allegedly ranted in the middle of the Times newsroom that slavery was "good for the blacks and good for property owners."


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Our traditional Christmas dinner is beef tenderloin with scalloped potatoes. This was the 9th Christmas I've made scalloped potatoes and they were a disaster and I have no idea why.
The basic recipe is 3 pounds Yukon golds, peeled and sliced thin. They are layered with heavy cream (a quart) and a pound of white cheddar. They are baked at 375 for 45 minutes covered and then an additional 30 minutes uncovered. I also always let them sit 30 minutes before serving.
This year they were soupy and the potatoes were not even close to done. I increased the temp to 400 and baked another 30 minutes and the potatoes were a bit better but still al dente. The sauce tasted great (cheese and cream, how could it not?) but it's a soupy mess. Ive never had this happen before.
The only change from previous years is that Dh got organic Yukon golds instead of non-organic.


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Grattitude bus roams O.B.
Ex-tech guy puts on the Peter, Paul & Mary and explains his dreamy mission
Delinda Lombardo 8 a.m., Nov. 21
Megachurch Pastor Sees Almighty's Hand at Work in Chargers' Loss
"Everybody thought Christ was a failure, too - right up until the Big Game on Easter Sunday."
When Tim Tebow put in an appearance at the Sunday morning worship service at Point Loma's This Rock church prior to facing the San Diego Chargers yesterday afternoon, Pastor League LaFarge did not "fumble" the opportunity to incorporate the Denver quarterback and outspoken Christian into his sermon.
"I'm telling you, people," said LaFarge, "that damnable papist Rivers and his pack of unrighteous receivers will not inherit the kingdom of Lombardi! Remember: blessed is the man who runs not the plays of the heathen Turner, nor throws his passes to a criminal like Jackson, but whose delight is the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His playbook day and night."
The congregation, composed largely of Chargers supporters, shifted uneasily in its collective seat, apparently unprepared for the awful demand that their faith was putting on their fandom. LaFarge was ready for them: "It's right there in Second Corinthians; you just have to know how to read the text. God said to Tim Tebow, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness. Therefore you should boast all the more gladly about your weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on you. That is why, for Christ's sake, you may delight in weaknesses, in weak throws, in sloppy execution, in dropped passes, in forgotten routes. For when you am weak, then I am strong.'
"And he speaks to the rest of the NFL's ball-tossers when he says, in First Corinthians, "Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are MVP's by the standards of this age, you should become flameouts so that you may become MVPs. For the quarterback-rating of this world is foolishness in God's sight."
Reached Monday for comment, LeFarge was still beaming over Tebow's victory. "The world counts his performance as folly. Under 200 yards passing? So few yards on so many carries? Pitiful. But the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong."
i need to remember what section i'm reading before i read an article. i nearly had a heartattack reading the 'pastor's' interpretation of Corinthians.
Pastor League LaRoach would like to invite all Reader employees to come to a special salvation sanctuary service. Despite the fact that a Godly man, Jim Holman rides you Reader writers hard, more needs to be done in a spiritual manner to save your souls.
Pastor LaRoach and his female disciples, the Godly Groupies, will endlessly toil to appease the Lord in regard to the Reader heathens and blasphemers that make fun of pious football players and chastity-belt (and wristband) wearing Church attendees. It will take a long time and much ecumenical work to cleanse the Reader employees of the depths of their depravities, but if fervent prayers and much supplication is offered on their behalf by righteous, upright people of the Lord, perhaps a few from the pit of vipers might be saved.
Pastor LaRoach and his female disciples, the Godly Groupies, will endlessly toil to appease the Lord in regard to the Reader heathens and blasphemers that make fun of pious football players and chastity-belt (and wristband) wearing Church attendees. == You had me at "female disciples, the Godly Groupies"!


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Agenda: Moffat County Planning Commission meeting
June 4, 2011
Moffat County Planning Commission meeting
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• Call to order
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Exemption with less than five acres — Lloyd Powers
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The next planning commission meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. July 5.
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HAINES CITY, Fla. - A 7-year-old girl crossing the street to get to the bus was hit by a car Wednesday morning.
The driver, Glenn McCarthy, 45, was heading eastbound on Johnson Avenue when he violated the school bus's stop signal arm and flashing lights. He then hit 7-year-old Vanessa Perez who was across the two-lane street to get to the bus, according to the Polk County Sheriff's office.
Perez was propelled seven feet in the air and landed in the roadway. The victim was airlifted to Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital in Orlando where she is in stable condition and is expected to recover.
McCarthy was arrested and charged with reckless driving and was transported to the Polk County Jail.
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Immigration group targets Sen. Graham
An anti-immigration reform group is targeting Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) over his support for the Senate Gang of Eight plan that provides a pathway to citizenship for the country's 11 million undocumented immigrants.
Numbers USA launched a series of radio and TV ads in South Carolina that asks "Who elected Lindsey Graham to demand millions more immigrant workers when so many South Carolinians are jobless?" and "Who elected Lindsey Graham to demand to insist on more green cards for foreign workers when returning veterans can't find jobs?"
Radio ads start on Tuesday, and TV ads start Wednesday. The initial ad buy is about $150,000 and will run throughout South Carolina. Graham is up for reelection in 2014.


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Two-thirds of university entrants in England and Wales who applied for maintenance grants designed to assist poorer students were turned down, according to figures from the Student Loans Company (SLC).
Twenty-seven per cent of last years 273,000 applicants had received full grants of £1,000 and seven per cent got a lesser amount.
The total spending on grants was a pathetic £83 million.
Dan Waller, National Secretary of the Young Socialists Student Society said: This situation is an absolute disgrace.
A grant of £1,000 is an insult to students. Its about what Mr Blair pays for a meal out.
The expenditure on grants illustrates how savage the attack on students has been by the Labour government.
The NUS must organise with the trade unions for action. We have to take action to abolish all fees and restore full grants for all.
A Labour government that spends a pathetic £83 million on student grants should be brought down, and the trade unions should do it.
Commenting on the SLC report, National Union of Students Vice President Education Julian Nicholds said: This is worrying news, particularly following the recent research from the HEPI (Higher Education Policy Institute) which said that there is little chance of the government hitting its 50 per cent target of getting all young people into university by 2010.
NUS is also extremely wary of the government announcement today that over half of students will be eligible for a maintenance grant when the new funding system starts in 2006.
In actual fact less than a third will be eligible for the full amount so we are yet to see the impact and subsequent difficulties for those who will only receive some support.
The NUS added that students faced having to take on increased part-time work or even commercial debt to cover living costs.
Laura Walsh, Cambridge University SU President, told News Line: Whilst we support the re-introduction of a grant for students, it is disappointing that out of 273,000 who felt that they needed additional financial support so few have benefitted.
With less than a year to go until the introduction of top-up fees, I hope that the government reviews the means-tested thresholds so that more students receive the funding they deserve and are not deterred from Higher Education because of lack of money or fear of debt.
Sussex student Will Fincher said: Even the way they assess the student loans is a muddle.
Its not obvious how they make their assessments or if they are consistent.
A £1,000 grant is better than nothing but it is not going to meet many costs.
£15,000 is a ridiculous parents qualifying salary, at least they should have set it at an average living wage.
Grants should be restored in full for everyone, without means testing.
According to the Student Loans Company, the number of higher education entrants receiving the full £1,000 for this year was 74,000, while 18,000 got a partial grant and 181,000 applicants were unsuccessful.
The Higher Education Grant was introduced last year to help with living costs.
Grants are available on a sliding scale for students whose household income is less than £21,185 a year.
The maximum grant is only available for those whose families make £15,200 or less.
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August 28, 2008
The young man was alone in his room, smoking cigarette after cigarette. He knew he had a big decision to make. Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been a leader of the German resistance against Hitler, but when he was ordered into the armed forces, church authorities helped him escape to safety in America.
But was America where God wanted him to be? Pacing his room at Union Theological Seminary, the young pastor tried to understand the unease that had come over him. By the summer of 1939, his mind was made up. He had heard a fundamentalist preacher preach the true Gospel. He knew he had to return to Germany to minister to his people and share their fate.
Six years later, implicated in a plot to assassinate Hitler, Bonhoeffer was executed.
As I write in my new book, The Faith, Bonhoeffer's consecrated life is a model for all of us—a total giving of self to Christ. Most of us will not be tested in this way, but we may be sure of one thing: We will be tested.
For example, we may endure real agony over the suffering in the world, as Mother Teresa did, and that she persevered against all hope is the best proof of faith. Or we may feel that years of work for the Lord have come to naught. We do not always see the fruit of our labor.
And then there is the intense physical suffering. Could you and I endure the suffering of Bonhoeffer, or of Christians who suffer under Islamic rule today?
But suffering is, as Bonhoeffer teaches us, the cost of discipleship; it belongs to our calling as Christians. After their first arrest, the apostles left the Sanhedrin's court "rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name" (Acts 5:41).
In many places today, Christians are called to suffer persecution for the sake of the Gospel. In scores of other countries—India, Iran, Burma—believers risk their lives by even professing Christ.
The real question is not whether we will suffer, but how we will react to suffering when it comes. We can see it as a miserable experience to be endured, or we can offer it to God for His redemptive purposes. This is the great truth Christians know: God will always use what we suffer for Christ's work of redemption if we let Him.
Suffering is rightly called "the school of faith"; it is only through difficulties and setbacks that we are brought to the end of ourselves and forced to trust God alone.
No wonder so many believers have said with the Apostle Paul that they long for "the fellowship of sharing in Jesus' suffering" (Philippians 3:10).
Why, then, should we expect, if we are going to draw ever closer to Christ, that we should be exempt? Would not God use our suffering in our lives for the same purpose He used suffering in the life of Christ? To tell people life is going to be easy with God—no sickness, disease, and all material blessings—is heresy.
[Sixty]-three years after the death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, his willingness to suffer and die for Christ is still bringing people to the foot of the Cross. Are you and I willing to suffer as he suffered, for just such a cause?
I hope you will read my new book, The Faith—and learn more about why suffering is the mark of true faith.
This commentary first aired on February 6, 2008, and is part three in a five-part series.
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Thursday, March 24
Most guys discovered by Wynton Marsalis do pretty well for themselves. And Philly-born bassist Christian McBride was on his way up even before he met Marsalis at the age of fourteen: His father, Lee Smith, was a session bassist himself, whose timekeeping kept the Delfonics in the groove. Along the way, the talented young lion wowed other mentors, most notably the great bassist Ray Brown. Nowadays, it's McBride who does the mentoring for a new crop of youthful musical phenoms. The high quality of his playing is a given, though he wears the mantle quietly and with humility; it's spectacular and tasteful, and proof that he's the guy other up-and-comers want to emulate. McBride's chops will be on display tonight at 6 p.m. when he performs with his excellent band -- pianist Geoff Keezer, reed-man Ron Blake and drummer Terreon Gully -- at the Mount Vernon Country Club, 24933 Clubhouse Circle in Golden. Tickets are $16 ($41.95 includes dinner); call 303-526-0616 for reservations.
Friday, March 25
The heat will be turned up, culturally speaking, in Five Points tonight, when the monthly poetry/performance/ film gathering Cafe Nuba: It's Hot and It's Black comes back to Blackberries Ice Cream and Coffee Lounge, 710 East 26th Avenue, for another session. Feminist poet Day "Panther" Acoli, a returning Denver native who's authored a couple of books and a stage show called Black Woman Love, guests tonight in a nod to Women's History Month. Local artist and DJ Tufani Mayfield will spin the sounds while video excerpts from the upcoming Pan African Film Festival are screened. Events crank up around 8 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door; call 303-298-8188 or visit www.panafricanarts.org.
Saturday, March 26
A storied Texas songwriter beloved by only a fanatic few, Butch Hancock has been compared to Bob Dylan, yet he seems content to just be himself -- a man of many interests who happens to write and sing great songs. Hancock is also one of the fabled Flatlanders, along with longtime friends Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The trio has gained a second round of notoriety, at least in the Americana world, after it re-formed and recorded a couple of new albums over the past few years. It's a jumble of qualifications, but they're all good ones: Hear Hancock sing, sans Flatlanders, tonight at 8 p.m. at the Swallow Hill Music Hall, 71 East Yale Avenue. Admission is $18 to $21; call 303-777-1003 or go to www.swallowhill.com.
Sunday, March 27
Buddhists, take note: Easter Sunday needn't be a lonely day. You still have time to catch the end of Celebrating Ozu, a three-week series of films by Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, who, as Roger Ebert once pointed out, was long considered "too Japanese" for Western viewers despite his affinity for universal themes. His first color film, Higanbana, or Equinox Flower (1958), an Eastern-style generation-gap study enlivened by Ozu's human touch, wraps up the series with a screening at 2 p.m. today at the Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Parkway. Colorado Public Radio film critic Howie Movshovitz and members of the Japan America Society of Colorado provide commentary. Tickets range from $5.50 to $8.50; call 303-595-FILM or log on to www.starzfilmcenter.com for details.
Monday, March 28
A couple of American music legends, each with a checkered history behind him, will hop onto the same Denver stage on the same night. And the lucky folks in front of that stage are in for an unforgettable concert. Transcendent, even. You're right to expect the world when wandering prophet and folk-rock icon Bob Dylan meets "poet of the common man" Merle Haggard at the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson Street, tonight and tomorrow at 7 p.m. Tickets, $52.75, would seem steep for most other acts, but, hey, both artists are well-known musical road-pavers, and they pack the punch of experience in their highly personalized performances. Not to mention they both have really hot bands. Call 303-830-8497 or go to www. fillmoreauditorium.com for information.
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Tuesday, March 29
Best-selling Mississippi mystery writer Nevada Barr veers into Colorado when her snoopy park-ranger character, Anna Pigeon, begins work at a new post in Rocky Mountain National Park in Hard Truth, Barr's latest Pigeon yarn. The story revolves around three girls who disappear during a religious retreat and reappear under mysterious circumstances. Pigeon clashes with the religious sect as strange happenings ensue. Let Barr lead you down the plot's treacherous trail when she reads from the book tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Tattered Cover Book Store, 2955 East First Avenue. For details, call 303-322-7727 or visit www.tatteredcover.com.
Wednesday, March 30
Think of Steve Earle as the Michael Moore of American music: In his own way, he's just as scruffy and stubborn and visionary as the activist auteur, and he covers some of the same ground as Moore in songs that ballyhoo the common man and speak out against war and Republican policy. Earle started his current U.S. tour on W's inauguration day, drawing a sellout crowd in Charlotte, North Carolina. The man hit the road on fire and hasn't run out of things to say; now it's Boulder's turn to pick up the cry. Allison Moorer, a modern country singer with a classic bent, opens tonight at 8 p.m. for Steve Earle and the Dukes at the Fox Theatre, 1135 13th Street, Boulder; for tickets, $27.50, call 303-447-0095 or log on to www.foxtheatre.com.


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TIMBUKTU, Mali, May 6 (UPI) -- Residents of Timbuktu, Mali, said they feared for their ancient city's historical landmarks following an arson attack on the tomb of a Sufi saint.
Radical Islamist rebels sacked the tomb, which was listed as a World Heritage site by the United Nations on Friday and people in the West African city fear the main library could be next.
Residents told CNN they were standing guard at potential targets and were ready to do battle if necessary. "People are angry, and for a good reason," Mayor Ousmane Halle said.
The burning of the tomb was believed to have been the work of Ansar Dine, a militant group that seeks to establish strict Shariah law in Mali and has reputed ties to al-Qaida. CNN said Ansar Dine considers the Sufi offshoot of Islam to be sacrilegious.
The militants took advantage of the upheaval following a March coup by military officers unhappy with the response to a rebellion by separatist Tuareg rebels, which include the Ansar Dine.


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Lili wrote:Chris wrote:Lili wrote:Woah.
I need to pay Taiwanese tax AND the US?
*grumbles and starts some creative thinking*
You only have to pay US tax if you make over US$91,500 a year; you're then taxed on the amount above that.
Guess I don't have to worry about that then.
It's pretty safe to say that NO ONE teaching English in Taiwan has to worry about that one.
But we still have to file taxes and put that income on the form, then subtract it off a few lines later. We also have to list any interest or investment income in the US.


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Interviewee: Jon B. Alterman, Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Interviewer: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Syria is beset by growing protests and the government has used the army in a brutal crackdown. Middle East expert Jon B. Alterman says there is considerable concern and uncertainty among U.S. officials about what will happen going forward, particularly should the country's President Bashar al-Assad be ousted.
Complicating U.S. policy on Syria, he adds, are the many U.S. allies in the region such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel that want to keep Assad in power.
"I think the fear of many is that a post-Bashar Syria would actually empower non-state proxies of Iran to action and in the net, help Iran in the Arab world." Alterman also questions whether democracy will take hold in the short term in the Middle East. "The nature of these protest movements make it hard for them to enter into normal politics," he says. "It's hard to know whether some of these activists, frustrated by their inability to effect change in 2011, in 2015, or 2016 will regroup and produce an entrepreneurial political culture."
Do you have any thoughts on how this Syrian turmoil is going to resolve itself?
Syria is not like the other places. It is less internationally connected than Egypt is. It is less internationally isolated than Libya is. It is more ruthless than Tunisia. The Syrians also have the advantage of being able to learn from what other leaders have done and what their mistakes have been. The Syrian instinct is to talk soft; but to act hard. In other words, talk broadly about reform but be very conservative about introducing real changes.
Can you give an example?
They've announced that they are lifting the emergency law established in 1963, but they are not about to give up power. They reportedly have deployed more than three thousand troops to Deraa to put down the uprising there.
That could be quite bloody. There is really no armed force against them.
I assume the intention of the Syrian leadership is to demonstrate that they have the capacity for so much force that they don't have to use it. It also seems to me, however, quite clear that we are not close to the final denouement here. There are probably several more rounds [to go] of both efforts to repress and the contrary push, to turn this into a genuine nationwide revolt.
I guess we'll know better in a few weeks at least if the use of force has really quelled the opposition.
We haven't seen the decisive moment in Syria. The fact that Syria is so isolated in the world may make it easier for the Syrians to act with impunity. In Cairo, every [television] company in the world was broadcasting from Tahrir Square. Egypt's own self-image is as a country that is deeply connected to the world. Syria's self image, on the contrary, is that of a country that's hunkering down, a country that has real enemies. When the national narrative is about real enemies, it makes it easier to cut yourself off, to use your force, and to keep the world from knowing much. In terms of the Syrian people, there has not yet been the sort of catalytic moment where people either say "this is too much, I'm going to stop protesting" or "this is too much, I'm going to push on." We haven't gotten there yet. I don't know if we will, or when we will, but that point hasn't come.
Some people have been speculating that a change in leadership in Syria would be a plus because it would reduce Iran's influence in the region. Do you share that view?
Syria is Iran's closest state ally in the Arab world – there are also non-state allies [like] Hezbollah [in Lebanon] and Hamas [in the Palestinian territories]. I think the fear of many is that a post-Bashar Syria would actually empower non-state proxies of Iran to action and in the net, help Iran in the Arab world.
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Symantec's analysis was more specific in pegging possible causes for the uptick in port 139 activity.
"A new variant of Spybot named W32.Spybot.AKNO has been discovered propagating in the wild," Symantec said in a warning issued early Thursday to users of its DeepSight threat management service. The bot -- designed to infiltrate a system, then download additional malicious code to hijack the computer so it can be used as a spam zombie or for other criminal activities -- also contains a rootkit component, Symantec added. A rootkit is code that cloaks a worm or bot to make it harder for anti-virus software to both detect and delete the malware.
"That Spybot picked this up [an MS06-040 exploit] isn't surprising," said David Cole, the director of Symantec's security response team. "Spybot is one of the most prevalent bots out there. What is interesting is that it also threw in rootkit capabilities." Symantec also said that it had received reports of a worm in the wild that was using the MS06-040 vulnerability to attack PCs running Windows NT 4.0. An initial report posted to the Full Disclosure security mailing list was "extremely vague," said Symantec, which has been unable to reach the researcher who reported the worm, and so has no sample code to examine. Other researchers writing to the Full-Disclosure noted that the malicious code also successfully attacks Windows 2000 systems.
The new Spybot and the attack against Windows NT machines seem to be separate, Symantec said. It has deployed honey pot systems in the hopes of collecting a sample of the new NT worm.
Windows NT users are particularly vulnerable to attack, Cole added, since the aged operating system has been dropped from Microsoft's support list; the Redmond, Wash. developer stopped issuing security fixes for NT on the last day of 2004.


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As medicines go, marijuana surely is unique.
There is ample evidence that marijuana does offer some relief more effectively than conventional medications to some patients who suffer from some serious ailments, including multiple sclerosis, AIDS and cancer.
But unlike any prescription drug, marijuana has not been tested and certified safe by any governmental agency. In fact, California includes marijuana smoke on the official list of substances known to cause cancer. Medical science has not determined what an appropriate dosage might be, how it should be administered or how often, or which strain of marijuana might be best for which symptoms of which illnesses.
It is also illegal to possess, cultivate or sell any amount of marijuana under federal law, and illegal to possess, cultivate or sell certain amounts of it under state law.
And, as most law enforcement officers from San Diego to Washington, D.C., will attest, far more medical marijuana dispensaries operate in violation of the law and regulations than in compliance with them and far more consumers simply use the dispensaries as a way to gain legal access to an illegal drug than for legitimate medical ailments.
Still, medical marijuana was approved by California voters in 1996, the federal government now essentially takes a hands-off approach here and in other states that have approved it, and the issue for local governments is how to deal with the dispensaries that have proliferated into a serious community problem. Some California cities and counties have banned dispensaries outright. Some have no restrictions. And many have adopted regulations and restrictions falling somewhere in between the extremes.
At San Diego City Hall on Monday, the City Council will consider two medical marijuana ordinances that are the product of a process begun in 2009 with the creation of the Medical Marijuana Task Force.
The ordinances would limit the location of dispensaries to certain industrial and commercial zones, require dispensary applicants to obtain a special permit, require a background check of all employees, prohibit dispensaries near schools, playgrounds, libraries, churches, parks and other dispensaries, regulate hours and security and, importantly, would prohibit on-site medical consultations. They would also prohibit dispensaries from operating for profit and require that all marijuana medications be labeled with the names of the patient, the dispensary and, if an edible product, the source of the food.
Many medical marijuana advocates are opposing the ordinances, saying every dispensary in the city would be shuttered.
Indeed, there is no grandfather clause for existing dispensaries and no grace period for compliance. This editorial page believes that is not only a good thing, but imperative if the ordinances are to be effective.
These ordinances are tough – but good – public policy. They recognize the will of voters, the concerns of neighborhoods and the needs of those who legitimately need marijuana for what ails them.


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How would a teenager drive if mom or dad were in the back seat?
AAA insurance customers can find out, without enduring the booming bass of their kids' favorite hip-hop hits.
The association is offering every customer, free of charge, a GPS device — about the size of a Chunky candy bar — that can track where their car is, how far it has gone and when it exceeds a set speed. The device is similar to other commercial products that track drivers' whereabouts and driving habits.
The device can send parents an email or text alert when a teenager leaves school and arrives at the soccer game — or leaves home and arrives in the Old Port when they're supposed to be at a friend's house.
"We wanted to provide a tool to help parents coach their teen driver," said Cletus Nunes, who is based in California as AAA's group manager for automotive and wireless product development. "The value of the tool is letting them know you're monitoring them and you're parenting. It's not about 'gotcha!'"
Not surprisingly, some teenagers have a less enthusiastic view.
"I think it's almost like an invasion of privacy," said Karl Rickett, 18, a Deering High School student. "It feels uncomfortable if your parents can know where you are every moment."
Kelsey Foster, 17, said, "I don't think it's necessary. If you're not keeping track of your kids on your own, that's just silly."
Some were less critical.
Adam Rodriguez, who is 16 and does not yet have his driver's license, said, "I wouldn't mind at all. I feel like I would be a good driver."
The AAA device has been available for about a year in California, and is now available in Texas and Missouri. Northern New England is the next area to get it, said Nunes.
The association has about 4,000 of the devices in cars now and hopes to have 10,000 by the end of this year. AAA thinks the investment will pay for itself through safer driving.
"We want to see parents more involved," Nunes said. "We want them working with their kids on a daily basis on encouraging non-risky behaviors."
The initiative could bring in business from increasingly anxious parents who want the devices as a way of keeping tabs on their kids' driving habits.
About 20 Maine teenagers die on the roads each year; 15 have died so far in 2011, said Pat Moody, spokesman for AAA Northern New England.
Nationally, drivers age 16 to 19 are more likely to get into a crash than those in any other age group, accounting for about 740,000 per year, said Nunes, who noted that this is national Teen Driver Safety Week.
Some parents say they would feel bad to be spying on their children.
But Nunes said, "No matter how good a kid they are and how much you love them, they're inexperienced drivers. We all want to be friends with our kids and have a good relationship. They have plenty of friends. They need parents."
With driver's education and a learner's permit, Moody said, a young driver in Maine typically gets about 45 hours of driving time with an experienced person. Then, they're on their own.
The GPS device allows parents to do more coaching if it's needed, he said.
But the tracking functions do raise privacy questions.
Nunes said AAA will not use the information to influence insurance rates, for instance, by raising rates for drivers who frequently exceed certain speeds.
The information could be subject to a court subpoena, but AAA plans to retain only three months of data. At some point, it hopes to have the data transferred to parents so it will not be responsible for storing any of it.
Any car made since 1996 has an onboard diagnostic outlet. The device plugs into that outlet, using the car's computer to monitor speed while using its own GPS to note location. The device sends wireless information that can be accessed by the parent on a password-protected website.
The device cannot yet determine whether a car is exceeding a speed limit in a given location, but it can record whenever the car exceeds a predetermined speed, and where and when it happened.
It can't tell whether other teenagers are in the car.
The parent can set boundary alerts so if the car enters or leaves an area, they are notified. If the device is disconnected, the parent is notified immediately.
The device also can be used by AAA to locate the car if it breaks down, Nunes said.
Each device costs about $150 to produce and $100 in air time, but Nunes said AAA believes it's a worthwhile investment.
"There's no catch. We feel strongly it's going to reduce auto crashes, and that's a good thing," he said.
Nunes said AAA will need a few years' worth of data before it can say definitively whether the device makes drivers less prone to accidents.
Staff Writer David Hench can be contacted at 791-6327 or at: [email protected]


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Yes, I'm sorry to say, but Davis Creek Meats and Seafood of Kalamazoo, Michigan, is voluntarily recalling 129,000 lbs of beef products in 15 states because of possible E. coli contamination.
The USDA said that the meat products were made between March 1 and April 30, and were shipped to Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The meat products were made for Gordon Food Service stores.
The items under recall include boxes of mechanically tenderized steaks and ground beef of different weights. Labels on the boxes bear the establishment number "Est. 1947A" inside the USDA mark of inspection and a date code (on the top right corner of the label) between "060" and "120."
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"The new tax on medical innovation created by Obamacare would cost an estimated 40,000 high-paying jobs and force many of our brightest researchers and scientists to leave the country. This devastating $30 billion tax would also make everything in a doctor's office -- from cardiac defibrillators to MRI scanners -- more expensive for patients.
"We have American innovators to thank for the world's best medical technology. In order to keep the United States as the world leader in medical innovation, we must repeal this devastating tax, which will start hitting U.S. entrepreneurs next year."
Note: H.R. 436 is a centerpiece of Rogers' 12-point jobs creation plan that can be followed on his website at mikerogers.house.gov. The Senate needs to pass the bill before it can be sent to the president for his signature.
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wikiHow to Unlock All Characters in Brawl
Three Methods:Playing Subspace Emissary or Brawl ModeSpecial Unlocks (Jigglypuff, Toon Link, Wolf)Special Unlocks (Other Characters)Community Q&A
Super Smash Bros. Brawl starts you out with 24 characters. There are another 11 to unlock. Each character can be unlocked in three ways: playing offline Brawl matches, playing through the Subspace Emissary Adventure mode, or fulfilling a secret unlock unique to each character. Jigglypuff, Toon Link, and Wolf each have two secret unlock methods, but these are not available until you have beaten Subspace Emissary.
Playing Subspace Emissary or Brawl Mode
1Unlock characters in Subspace Emissary mode. As you play through the Subspace story, new characters will join your team. This is a straightforward way to unlock most (but not all) characters.
- Subspace Emissary automatically unlocks these characters in this order: Marth, Falco, Captain Falcon, Lucario, Snake, Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B., Luigi, Ness, and Sonic.[1]
2Unlock Ganondorf in Subspace Emissary. This is the one Subspace unlock that requires you to do something special to get the character. On the 30th stage, "Subspace (Part II)," collect both the Link and Zelda trophies to unlock Ganondorf. Look for the trophies at these locations:[2][3]
- Zelda's trophy is near the beginning of the stage, to the right of a column of green quark mines.
- To get Link's trophy, go through the first door, then break the bomb block directly beneath you. Link is on the next platform below.
3Unlock characters by playing offline Brawl matches. You can also unlock characters by playing Brawl mode. To check your total number of Brawl matches, go the main menu, select Data → Records. Scroll to the last page for Brawl Records, then check the number after "Offline Vs. Matches Played" (online matches do not count).[4] Raise this number to these milestones to unlock these characters:[5]
- 5 – Ness
- 10 – Marth
- 22 – Luigi
- 50 – Falco
- 70 – Captain Falcon
- 100 – Lucario
- 130 – Snake (or just 15 matches on Shadow Moses Island)
- 200 – Ganondorf
- 250 – Mr. Game & Watch
- 300 – Sonic
- 350 – Jigglypuff (These last three cannot be unlocked in Subspace.)
- 400 – Toon Link
- 450 – Wolf
4Speed up Versus matches. If you're playing Versus matches just to unlock characters, go to Special Brawl and turn on Stamina and Flower. Set a computer opponent's stamina to 1 and the flower should defeat it immediately when you start the game.
Special Unlocks (Jigglypuff, Toon Link, Wolf)
1Complete Subspace Emissary before trying any of these unlocks. These three characters are the most difficult to unlock. If you don't want to play hundreds of offline Brawl matches, you must complete Subspace Emissary, then try the special unlocks below. None of these unlocks will work if you have not finished Subspace Emissary.
- As with all unlock methods except for playing Subspace Emissary, these will trigger a fight with the character you're trying to unlock. You must defeat the character to add it to your team.
2Unlock Jigglypuff. After beating Subspace, there are two special ways to unlock Jigglypuff:[6]
- Complete Event matches 1 through 20.
- Or replay The Swamp (Stage 18) in Subspace Emissary. Play through most of the level until you reach the barrels you can fire yourself out of. Enter the door between the barrels to fight Jigglypuff.[7]
3Unlock Toon Link. Besides playing 400 Brawl matches, there are two ways to unlock Toon Link:[8]
- Complete all twelve stages of Classic mode. You may select any difficulty level and character.
- Or replay The Forest (Stage 9) in Subspace Emissary. Enter the door that has appeared near the beginning of the level and defeat Toon Link.[9]
4Unlock Wolf. Wolf is the hardest character to unlock. Here are two options to choose from:[10]
- Beat Boss Rush Mode. This mode unlocks after you beat Classic mode. You will have to defeat ten bosses in a row without losing a stock.[11]
- Or replay The Ruins (Stage 14) in Subspace Emissary. You'll see a new door once the falling platform reaches the bottom of the spike-filled elevator shaft.[12] (This is not the door halfway down the shaft.) Enter the door and defeat Wolf to unlock him.
5Engage these characters in close range. If you're worried about reaching the unlock fight but failing to defeat the computer opponent, pick your strongest close range character. All three of these characters are weak at close range, and lightweight. Land a couple of hard hits, and smash attacks should take care of the rest.[13][14][15]
Special Unlocks (Other Characters)
1Unlock Sonic in Classic Mode. Defeat Classic Mode ten times with ten different characters to unlock Sonic.
- Alternatively, play 10 hours of Versus matches.
2Unlock Mr. Game & Watch in Target mode. Clear any Target Test stage with thirty characters.[16]
3Get Ganondorf in Classic mode. Select Link or Zelda, and set the difficulty to Hard. Complete all stages of Classic mode.
4Collect trophies to get R.O.B.. R.O.B. appears as a challenger after trophy number 250. Try Coin Launcher if you want to collect trophies quickly.
5Complete Target Smash for Lucario. You will need to complete Target Smash on all difficulties.
6Show your speed in Classic Mode for Captain Falcon. Set the difficulty to Normal or higher and beat the entire mode in less than 12 minutes.
7Win Falco in a 100-man brawl. Defeat all 100 opponents without getting KO'd, and Falco will appear as a challenger.
8Unlock other characters. The remaining characters are usually easier to unlock through offline Brawl matches, since they take only 22 matches or less. But if you'd like another option, try these:
- Beat Classic with no continues to get Luigi.
- Beat Classic to get Marth.
- Reflect 10 projectiles to unlock Ness. For example, use Fox's down special.
Community Q&A
How can I unlock Shadow?wikiHow ContributorHe is not a playable character, but to unlock him as an assist trophy, unlock Sonic.
What is the best character to use against Toon Link in a brawl?wikiHow ContributorI found using Kirby's up tilt/smash very helpful, especially on a lower difficulty. Also, his hammer (Side B) comes out very quickly and hits hard, resulting in fast KOs.
Do I have to beat Sonic?
I did classic mode with Mario, why do I have toon link?
- Before getting characters, you must challenge them. This means a one stock fight on the challenger's stage, with items.
- There's one more secret character that doesn't show up on the character selection screen: Zero Suit Samus. Select Samus in a Brawl fight, then hold down L or R on your controller while the match starts. Hold Z instead if using the nunchuk, or - if using the Wii remote without the nunchuk.[17]
- Online matches don't count towards unlocking characters.
Sources and Citations
- [1] — research source
- ↑ http://smashboards.com/threads/how-to-unlock-characters.140570/#post-3832963
- ↑ http://www.ssbwiki.com/Subspace_%28Part_II%29
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8z4dw61F-8
- ↑ http://www.ssbwiki.com/Records#In_Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl
- ↑ http://www.ign.com/wikis/super-smash-bros-brawl/Unlockables
- ↑ http://www.ign.com/wikis/super-smash-bros-brawl/Unlockables
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OilHMMbnWGc
- ↑ http://www.ign.com/wikis/super-smash-bros-brawl/Unlockables
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfD7oXgjDhY
- ↑ http://www.ign.com/wikis/super-smash-bros-brawl/Unlockables
- ↑ http://www.ssbwiki.com/Boss_Rush_Mode
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE-oOP0XfdM
- ↑ http://www.supercheats.com/guides/super-smash-bros-brawl-character-guide/toon-link
- ↑ http://www.supercheats.com/guides/super-smash-bros-brawl-character-guide/jigglypuff
- ↑ http://www.supercheats.com/guides/super-smash-bros-brawl-character-guide/wolf
- ↑ http://www.supercheats.com/guides/super-smash-bros-brawl-character-guide/mr-game-and-watch
- ↑ http://www.ssbwiki.com/Zero_Suit_Samus_%28SSBB%29
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White smoke: new Pope elected in Conclave
2013-03-13 Vatican Radio(Vatican Radio) It's official: white smoke pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney signals that we have a new Pope! The billowing white smoke began spilling out of the chimney at approximately 7:06 p.m. local time, indicating the Cardinals had reached consensus on a candidate in the second round of balloting Wednesday afternoon. This means that at least two thirds, or 77 of the 115 cardinals gathered in conclave since Tuesday afternoon are united in their support for the candidate who has now become the 265th successor of St Peter.
As the cheering crowds wait eagerly in St Peter's Square, the new pontiff is changing into the traditional white vestments in what is called the Room of Tears. After that, he returns to the Sistine Chapel where each of the Cardinal electors kneels to offer a sign of homage and obedience to their new Holy Father.
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El Paso Man Posts 'Missed Connection' For Pigeon – A Fowl Love Story
You never know where love will find you. Often, it's in the most surprising of places. Sometimes you're sitting outside the El Paso library minding your own business and without warning, you find yourself sharing a connection with another living being. It's both invigorating and beautiful.
Such is the case for John, who posted about the unsuspecting five minutes he spent in the company of a stranger on the Missed Connections page of the El Paso Craigslist.
In his moving attempt to rekindle the passion of those 5 minutes, John writes:
"I met this bird by the tree near the library, we chilled for like, 5 minutes & then without warning he just flew away. We really hit it off so if you see him, please let him know I miss that crazy son of a [Word that rhymes with witch, but starts with b. Obviously John's passion has moved him to resort to using profanity]. John"
So, I beseech you, good citizens of El Paso, to help John relive the magic of those five minutes (perhaps for the rest of his life?) by locating his potential soulmate. And before you're quick to pigeonhole (god, I kill me) John for being a "freak," "weirdo," or having "zoophilia," understand that, sometimes, the heart just wants what the heart wants.
Please join me in sharing this with all of your friends. If we all join forces, together we can be part of making something beautiful blossom in this dark, cruel world. Thank you and take care.


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RP Team Roster
Coach Yeng Guiao, appointed head coach of the RP basketball squad will be announcing a 15 man roster in two weeks time. This is perhaps one of the most difficult task to do because this is where real work begins.
I'd like to formulate my own 15 man line-up and see if I can match Guiao's selection.
1. Dondon Hontiveros - SG
2. Asi Taulava - C
3. Kerby Raymundo - PF
4. Ranidel de Ocampo -PF
5. Gabe Norwood - SG/SF
6. Mark Caguioa -SG
7. Willi Miller - SG
8. Kelly Williams - SF
9. Arwind Santos -SF
10. Jimmy Alapag - PG
11. Jayjay Helterbrand - PG
12. Anthony Washington - SF/PF
13. Mick Pennisi - C
14. Dennis Miranda -PG
15. Sonny Thoss - C
My list is only composed of PBA players. We can anticipate Fil-Am recruits because they can definitely help the team in terms of size just like what the RP team got in Gabe Norwood this year. A notable recruit also is ex-Blue Eagle, Japeth Aguilar. Japeth, now listed at 6'10" is currently in the US NCAA Division 1 team, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. It would be very exciting to see this young, pure-blooded Filipino to play for our country.


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MANCHESTER — Richard Blanco, who read his poem, "One Today," at President Barack Obama's second inauguration, will perform some of his works Tuesday at Cheney Hall.
Set for 7 p.m., the event is free and open to the public and also will include readings by several Connecticut poets.
Obama chose Blanco to serve as the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history. Others have included Robert Frost, who read at President John F. Kennedy's 1961 inauguration, and Maya Angelou, who read at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration.
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