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Director Peter Jackson is a longtime fan of Doctor Who, and last year told EW he would dearly love to direct an episode of the long-running British science-fiction show, which returns to BBC America on Aug. 23. "They don't even have to pay me," Jackson said. "But I have got my eye on one of those nice new gold-colored Daleks."
So what's the holdup? Well, according to Doctor Who showrunner and head writer Steven Moffat, the Hobbit overlord has been too busy overlording The Hobbit to think about sitting in the director's chair for Who.
"If he's up for it, we'll do it," says Moffat. "But he's very hard to get hold of at times. He did show up and do a bit for the Five-ish Doctors, for Peter [Davison]. He is a fan. He does love it. He always seems to be terribly busy doing the Hobbit. I know he's insanely busy. He does want to direct the next Tintin [a sequel to 2011's Moffat-co-penned The Adventures of Tintin] and is struggling to schedule around his difficult life. It's just difficult to get these guys tied down—but he is a genuinely big Doctor Who fan."
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They had us at "stilts." Yes, at the massive Forbidden City New Year's Eve party, sexy "stilt twins" will high-step their way through the crowd. Aerial silk dancers will weave overhead, FLY Dance Company will deliver hip-hop moves, pyrotechnic dancers will spin flames, and Las Vegas-style showgirls will sail over the party on swings. Oh, yeah, and there will be drinks and dancing, too. Yes, this is happening in Houston. Don't believe it? Then go check out the 13,000-square-foot heated tent -- complete with hardwood floors, luxury bathrooms and an adjacent patio and garden -- already erected in Upper Sam Houston Park. The folks behind Forbidden Cities -- who have thrown similar parties in Ibiza and London -- have turned the inside into a veritable tour du monde. The Ming Path leads guests into the Maya Bar, the Assyria Bar, the Macedonia Garden, the Zulu Lounge and the Sparta Lounge. Three separate music areas will feature DJs Dan-knee and Kleancutt, DJ Baby Jae and the Chad, and DJs Nando and Skinner.
VIP guests (read: those willing to pay more) get to lounge on beds in the Roman and Persian rooms while enjoying complimentary cocktails, sushi and Thai massage. Why not spend the last of 2004 in a fantasyland? At the end of the night, the fireworks will go off, and the confetti will fall. Then we'll wake up and be in Kansas again. 8 p.m. Friday, December 31. 1000 Bagby (at Lamar). For information and tickets, call 713-691-0195 or visit www.forbiddencities.com. $35 to $200. -- Julia Ramey
The Twelve Spot's Wild Turkey and 7
It all started when I slipped on the wet kitchen floor at work and collided with a waiter known as Skippy. We were on the floor, sprawled out on our backs among the debris from the glasses he'd been carrying. I realized his shoe was wedged in my armpit, which didn't really bother me, but the shrapnel from a martini glass lodged in my ear was beginning to hurt. The chef ran over to us and told us to stop screwing around and get back to work. Two days later, I ambled in looking like Vincent van Gogh and filled out some insurance paperwork. My co-worker, who didn't suffer a scratch, asked if he could buy me a drink. "Payback's a bitch, but it's a start," I said. "Meet me at the Twelve Spot [218 Travis, 713-222-1962] when you're through with work." Skippy showed up three hours later with a couple of tall, striking women he introduced as "health care professionals." By this time I had a river of Wild Turkey and 7s flowing through my arteries. My ear was sore as hell, but at least the alcohol gave me the giggles. We laughed about the incident until I was doubled over on my barstool. The combination of painkillers and booze had hit me all at once. Skippy stayed behind while the ladies escorted me to a taxi.
2 ounces Wild Turkey bourbon
Splash 7-Up (or Sprite)
Measure out booze into a cool old-fashioned glass filled with ice. Top off with 7-Up. Enjoy slowly. Not recommended with prescription drugs. -- J.W. Crooker
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You've done the naked, frat-style house-party thing for New Year's Eve one too many times. So this year, if you want your NYE entertainment a bit more refined, throw on your hottest threads and show up at Grasshopper. The nightspot that celebrates all things Euro will feature free-flowing champagne, live showgirls and casino tables (and even free chips for you cheapskates). There'll be a raffle for prizes including a Las Vegas getaway, and at midnight, as the balloons drop, a bagpiper will play "Auld Lang Syne." Party like an international jet-setter at 8 p.m. Friday, December 31. 506 Main. For information and advance tickets, call 713-222-1442 or visit www.grasshopperhouston.com. $15 in advance. -- Steven Devadanam
You'll Love the '80s
Looking back, 1989 wasn't that bad a year for music. Yeah, you had Kaoma's "Lambada," but that was countered with the Pixies' "Monkey Gone to Heaven." It was also the year of the B-52's "Love Shack" and Public Enemy's "Fight the Power." If you're feeling the retro love, share it tonight at Union Bar with Back to the Future's "Party Like It's 1989" New Year's Eve event. DJs Baby Roo, Jeff, Salucema and the Cheesy Cracka Collective will serve up the retrofied hits that'll have you dancing faster than a coked-up DeLorean. (Look it up, kiddos.) Partiers 21 and older are invited at 9 p.m. Friday, December 31. 202 Tuam. For information, visit www.unionbarandlounge.com. $10. -- Travis Ritter

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Patrick Ingram
Testing Coordinator, Fredericksburg Area HIV/AIDS Support Services, and Blogger, TheBody.com
I got involved in HIV prevention after I noticed the positive feedback, support, and effectiveness my YouTube channel received when it started. I started doing videos, which resulted in the website PozLifeofPatrick, which I created when I noticed there were not many young HIV-positive African-American men who were openly discussing topics surrounding HIV via social media.
My brother in this battle Justin B. Terry-Smith (pictured, on the left) keeps me motivated to continue the work when it gets tough. He's that perfect mentor I have had since I started doing this work.
When I was initially diagnosed, I had so many issues connecting to care, I wanted to give up. My good friend Corey literally picked me up and took me to Whitman Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C., where I was linked into care. Without him I would have never gotten into care nor gained the empowerment I needed to do that work in HIV advocacy and prevention that I do now.


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BUENOS AIRES, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Argentina's telecoms regulator on Thursday nixed the sale of a 68 percent stake in Telecom Argentina holding company Sofora to investment firm Fintech, the regulator AFTIC said in a statement.
"The board considers that (Fintech) is not in a position to operate and take control Telecom Argentina's services and infrastructure. Fintech has demonstrated neither experience nor expertise," AFTIC said.
Sofora is owned by Telecom Italia.
Reporting by Nicolas Misculin; Writing by Richard Lough; Editing by Chris Reese


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Year after year, he's run an enviable string of successful hunts on trophy whitetails and mule deer for clients. The past few years this longtime Hunting Report subscriber and world-wide hunter has been on fire when it comes to trophy mulies. Last year his best buck was a 254-inch non-typical taken during the September muzzleloader season. He's still on a roll.
Dienst's first client this September was none other than Garth Carter, who shot a 221-inch mulie less than two hours into his first day of hunting. You can see a photo of this MONSTER buck in our Trophy Gallery. The very next day Dienst guided two hunters to a bachelor group of great bucks bedded in low cover. The hunters and Dienst sat within 40 yards of the trophies until the bucks eventually stood and offered shots. One green-scored 207 inches and the other 191 inches, gross. Earlier this month Dienst guided his first archery hunter of the season to a 196-inch gross buck that was bedded with another buck that was nearly as big.
Dienst tells us that this has been an exceptional year for trophies. Plentiful spring and summer rains no doubt helped antler growth (several B&C-quality deer have come from Kansas already this year), but some of the credit also has to go to Dienst's trophy management program. The 50,000-plus acres he hunts has been under his control for decades, and he has limited hunter numbers, and created food plots and off-limits sanctuaries. The other factor, obviously, is his demonstrated skill at putting clients on big bucks. He tells us he found more than a dozen bucks over 190 inches prior to this season in just one of his areas.
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I received a birdgram from the site mascot Cody today which informed me that this year he will personally be conducting attacks on all coders who hang out at DC who do not participate.
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Bloody Sunday soldiers 'should not face court'
The Downey case has led to calls for soldiers involved in killings during the Troubles to be exempt from legal action.
The paratroopers involved in the Bloody Sunday shootings are some of the most prominent cases in this category.
A criminal investigation is currently under way into the killing of 14 unarmed civilians by the Army at a civil rights march in Londonderry in 1972.
Up to 20 soldiers still face being formally questioned by police for alleged murder, attempted murder or criminal injury during the notorious incident.
Several Tory MPs, including Sir Gerald Howarth, have said the soldiers should now not be held to account.
He and others argue that if people suspected of involvement in paramilitary crimes during the Troubles can be allowed to walk free, the paratroopers involved in Bloody Sunday should not face the courts.
It is understood a letter is to be written to the Prime Minister calling on him to lift the threat of any criminal prosecution against the soldiers.
One Tory MP said: "I'm damned if they should be given an amnesty and former soldiers left hanging there; uncertain over whether they might face prosecution."
General Sir Richard Dannatt, a former head of the Army, said it would now be "an outrage" if a prosecution were mounted against the Bloody Sunday troops.
He said: "If a double line has been drawn under this for one set of people, then of course a double line should be drawn under this for the British soldiers."
It emerged last week that just 20 out of a possible 1,000 witnesses have come forward to give evidence in the ongoing PSNI investigation which is expected to cover much of the same ground as the Saville Inquiry into the shootings. In 2010, Lord Saville was critical of the Army, finding that soldiers fired the first shot without issuing a warning and that the victims were unarmed.
David Cameron then issued an apology over the killings, saying they were "unjustified and unjustifiable".
Peter Robinson gives Government an ultimatum over secret letters to IRA on-the-runs
IRA Hyde Park bombing suspect John Downey walks free after 'reckless' error by prosecution
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Iraqi Politics and Implications for Oil and Energy
Iraq's ability to reach its energy potential should be of broad regional and international concern. Iraq could be poised for a dramatic transformation, one in which it finally escapes the political and technical constraints that have kept it producing less than 4 percent of the world's oil, despite having the third-largest conventional oil reserves in the world. Should Iraq meet its ambitions to bring nearly 10 million more barrels of oil on line by 2017, it would constitute the largest ever capacity increase in the history of the oil industry. Should Iraq, more probably, bring only half this capacity to market, it would still represent a massive achievement. Translating Iraq's energy promise into reality is in the shared interest of Iraq, the United States, Japan, and the international community more broadly. At the highest level, the health of Iraq's energy sector—currently the source of more than 90 percent of revenues accrued by the state—is a major determinant in setting Iraq's overall trajectory. A booming energy economy is not a guarantee of a prosperous, democratic, and stable Iraq; it could also be the hallmark of an Iraq that has returned to authoritarianism or even tyranny. But it is difficult to imagine a prosperous, democratic, and stable Iraq that does not claim a thriving energy industry among its assets.
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Debra McCormick, 53, has been on the run for several months.
Parole officers said she fled to Ohio, but has been sighted recently in Beckley.
McCormick was on parole in Raleigh County for two counts of third-offense shoplifting.
She is 5-feet, 6-inches tall, weighing about 200 pounds.
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Berkowitz's largest holding, insurance company AIG, founded in 1919 and the 29th-largest public company in the world, needed a $125 billion bailout from the federal government in 2008-2009 because of poor management of its financial products, as well as deregulation of over-the-counter derivatives, such as credit default swaps, which permitted risk-taking, according to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission's final report.
It was the largest government bailout of a private company in U.S. history. In exchanged for the bailout, the government received, among other things, warrants for a 79.9% equity stake in the company.
Berkowitz waited until the first quarter of 2010 to buy shares of AIG. He first bought 15,038,100 at an average price of $29. Then, headed as the stock price trended upward for that year: 17,750,900 at an average of $38 in the second quarter; 120,500 at an average of $37 in the fourth quarter; and 11,376,486 at an average of $45 in the fourth quarter.
His largest buy consisted of 58,966,502 shares at an average cost of $31 per share in the second quarter of 2011. Most recently, he sold 1,682,774 shares at an average price of $26 in the third quarter of 2011.
In the last year, AIG shares have slid 40%, which greatly contributed to losses at Fairholme and caused many to question Berkowitz's judgment. The company's shares have taken a turn for the better, however, since the start of this year. The stock is up 9.14% to date in January.
January increases could be associated with the company's new plan to merge its businesses and promote its brand more. The company announced that Matrix Direct, its life insurance unit, had a 24% spike in business when advertised as AIG direct instead. On Thuesday, the company said it would combine the employee benefits of its property insurance unit Chartis and life insurance business American General into a new unified employee benefits organization, named AIG Benefit Solutions. The new unit's revenue would reach about $1 billion, according to Reuters.
Sears Holdings (NASDAQ:SHLD)
Sears, Berkowitz's second largest holding, is an unlikely hero for his portfolio in 2012. Its share price lost 40% over the last year, making it a major detractor to his returns as well. At the end of December 2011, Sears's stock price plunged almost 30% on news it would close 100 to 120 Kmart and Sears Full-line stores. But year to date, it has gained 44%.
The company had better news in January. On January 23, CIT announced it would finance Sears' vendors, cause its stock to have its largest two-day increase in more than three years. A steeper incline in share price began around January 17, when rumors began spreading that Sears could go private.
Sears' financials on the other hand show few improvements. Revenue has declined each year from 2007, when it made $53 billion, to 2011, when it made $43 billion. Earnings had fluctuated but remained positive from 2005 to 2011, but the last three quarters have seen losses, for a trailing-12 month loss of $363 million. Its net margin followed a similar pattern; it remained positive from 2005 to 2011, but shrunk the last two years, and was negative the last three quarters, and fell to its lowest point, negative 4.4%, in the third quarter 2011. Cash flow is also running dry, with negative results the last three quarters, after gains from 2004 to 2010.
Berkowitz has held Sears shares since pre-2007. In the second quarter of 2007, the average price for Sears stock was $180.59. On Tuesday it trades for $47.39, and Berkowitz holds 16,270,692 shares.
Another great investor, Eddie Lampert, is chairman of Sears and continues to add to his holdings, which is now almost half of the company.
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)
Bank of America, Berkowitz's third-largest holding, lost 86% of its share price over the last five years. Year to date, however, it has increased 31%.
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, with $2.3 trillion in total assets, approximately 58 million consumer and small business customers, 5,700 retail banking offices and approximately 17,800 ATMs. It also has online banking with 30 million active users.
The primary driver of its share price gains has been its financial results for the final three months of the year. The bank posted better-than-expected revenue which increased 11% to $24.89 billion, and a fourth-quarter profit of $2 billion, compared to a net loss of $2 billion a year ago.
"Our fourth-quarter results reflect the aggressive steps we have been taking to strengthen the balance sheet and position the company for long-term growth," said Chief Financial Officer Bruce Thompson. "During the quarter, we significantly increased capital and liquidity. Our Tier 1 common equity ratio increased to 9.86 percent from 8.65 percent in the third quarter of 2011, and our time-to-required funding increased to 29 months from 27 months. For 2012, our focus is to continue to build capital and liquidity and manage expenses."
Some measurements were lower, though. Bank of America's fourth-quarter return on average assets fell sequentially from 1.07% to 0.36%; fourth-quarter return on equity fell from 17% to 5.2%.
Berkowitz's thesis for financial stocks is: 1% return on assets = 10% return on owner's equity = 20% implied annual return on investment.
"Using Ben Graham's framework, recently the market has been a 'voting machine,' but when it returns to a 'weighing machine' Bank of America's strong fundamentals will come into play," Berkowitz said in his Bank of America cast study.
Citigroup (NYSE:C)
The share price of Citigroup, Berkowitz's fourth-largest holding and the third-largest U.S. bank, dropped 40% over the last year, and increased almost 14% year to date. Citigroup has been struggling to grow after it received a $45 billion federal bailout in 2008.
Citigroup's share price was on its way up in the first two weeks of the month, but fell slightly when their financial results appeared on January 17. Its fourth-quarter revenues declined 7% year over year; net credit losses declined 40% year over year. Revenues for the full-year 2011 declined to $78.4 billion compared to $86.6 billion the previous year, driven by a $6.4 billion decline in citi holdings revenues. Citicorp loans grew 14% versus the prior year, and Tier 1 Common increased 11.8% to $115.1 billion for the year. Year-over-year book value per share increased 8%, and tangible book value increased 12%. On
On Tuesday, the bank said it would make more spending cuts as its $1 billion investment in its business last year did not increase revenue. The cuts will include 1,200 job reductions in the Securities and Banking division.
Berkowitz sold his 850 Citigroup shares in the third quarter of 2007. He re-opened a position with 21,469,827 shares in the fourth quarter of 2009 at about $40 per share. He has been mainly adding since then, but has made a few small sales. Most recently, he sold 1,463,895 shares at an average price of $32.50 in the third quarter 2011; he now owns 24,924,003 shares.
Most of Berkowitz's top stocks have a long way to go to fully recover, but 2012's performance could mean they are on their way. Learn more about Bruce Berkowitz and see his portfolio here.


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Disclaimer: I'm not entirely sure who 'Confrontation' from Jekyll and Hyde belongs to. Of course, I'm not sure of the name of the actual person that created Digimon either, so that's never stopped me before.
The italics are part of the song. It's a great song, by the way. I've had to change a few parts to make it fit, but I life the parts unsung by the characters as they were. Well, you'll figure it out, you're smart.
It's over now, I know inside, no one will ever know
The sorry tale of Edward Hyde
And those who died
No one must ever know
It was a difficult night, but they all seemed to be anymore. The Digital World had called him, and he'd responded, hoping to make slightly better the wrongs he had caused in his time as the Kaiser. However, he only seemed to bring more pain. Certainly, his enemies were mindless. Without a doubt they were soulless. But that didn't mean that the creatures couldn't feel the pain as their limbs were torn, their data streaming off like droplets of blood in the wind...
They'd only see the tragedy, they'd not see my intent
The shadow of Hyde's evil would forever kill the good
That I had meant
He'd left Minimon with Daisuke, as he didn't think it seemed fair to make the exhausted little guy go all the way home with him. His parents had both given him a concerned look when he went to bed alone without dinner, but he'd smiled and said he was just tired from spending all day with his friends. It wasn't a lie, he reminded the little part of him that nagged at his heart, he was with his friends all day.
He sat on his bed and sat his head in his hands, willing the memories to fade. He noticed a movement, briefly, but saw it was just the mirror across from him.
Am I a good man? he asked himself. Am I a madman? It's such a fine line between a good man and a--
"Do you really think that I would ever let you go?" Ken heard his own voice question. Frightened, he looked around, his eyes searching the source. They settled on the mirror before him, which had taken a very different image. Dark glasses with smoked lenses, his hair spiked, and his mouth twisted into an evil grin. "Do you think I'd ever set you free? If you do, I'm sad to say, it simply isn't so: You will never get away from me!"
Ken, aghast, paled at his own reflection. "All that you are is a face in the mirror! I close my eyes and you disappear!"
His lids shut tightly, but he couldn't block out the voice. "I'm what you face when you face in the mirror! Long as you live, I will still be here!"
"All that you are is the end of a nightmare, all that you are is a dying scream!" Ken yelled at the sneering reflection. "After tonight I shall end this demon dream!"
The Kaiser laughed harshly. "This is not a dream, my friend, and it will never end. This one is the nightmare that goes on!" Ken looked away, but the Kaiser continued. "I am here to stay, no matter what you may pretend. And I'll flourish long after you're gone!"
"Soon you will die and my memory will hide you!" Ken objected. "You cannot choose but to lose control!"
"You can't control me, I live deep inside you! Each day you feel me devour your soul!"
"I don't need you to survive like you need me," Ken cried in triumph. "I'll become whole as you dance with Death! And I'll rejoice as you breathe your final breath!"
He tore out of his bedroom, but the voice followed. "You can't escape me, Ken!" it yelled. As Ken slammed the door, he looked up into the hallway mirror: the Kaiser was there, too. "For I'll live inside you forever!"
"No!" Ken yelled.
"With Satan himself by my side!"
"And I know that now and forever, they'll never be able to separate you and I!"
Ken brought his arm up and smashed the mirror. "Can't you see it's over now? It's time to die!"
"No, not I! Only you!" The Kaiser, reflected in pieces, retorted.
"If I die, you'll die too!" said Ken desperately.
The Kaiser laughed. "You'll die in me! I'll be you!"
"Damn you, Kaiser! Leave me be!" said Ken, running from the shards of the mirror, but the wall seemed to be lined with them. The Kaiser remained with him as he ran.
"Can't you see? You are me!"
"No! Deep inside--"
"I am pure! You're the lie!" The Kaiser cut him off.
"No, never!"
"Yes, forever!"
"God damn you Kaiser! Take all your evil deeds and rot in Hell!"
"Ken? Ken!"
Ken woke up, drenched in sweat and gasping for air. Miyako was sitting up next to him, her hand on his chest. She'd been trying to shake him awake. "Are you okay, Ken?"
Ken took notice of his surroundings. His wife by his side, his pillow beneath him... he gathered his breath and gave Miyako a shaky smile. "I'm okay. Just an old nightmare."
"Are you sure?"
Ken nodded and laid back down. His wife followed his lead, giving him a goodnight kiss on the cheek. "Okay, Ken. Good night, honey."
"G'night." Ken turned over, his eyes heavy, though sleep never did come to him again that night.
"I'll see you there, Ken."
Ah, Jekyll and Hyde. Best musical after. Well, that and Les Mis. If only for the music.
And that last part there was part of the song, in case you didn't get it. Kaiser's response, if you will.
Ooh, I'm recommending musicals to my readers. Okay. Just a reminder, I like girls. Not that I'm flirting with my female readers or anything.
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The latest annual report on how well state highway departments are doing ranks South Carolina's DOT as 7th in overall performance and efficiency. This is the 20th year the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank and policy group, has published the report.
The rankings are based on 11 areas. South Carolina ranked first in the nation in efficiency for what it spent per mile on new bridges, and first in total spending per mile. The state ranked fourth in the nation for maintenance spending per mile, and fourth for administrative spending per mile.
But South Carolina Trucking Association president Rick Todd says those numbers are skewed.
"Probably half of the roads that are in the state DOT system, roads that they have to maintain, shouldn't really be there, and in most states they're under local control. And typically these are the less expensive roads to maintain. So, on a per-mile basis, our numbers are low because we're maintaining these non-significant local roads," he says.
The state's overall ranking was pulled down by ranking 37th in the percentage of rural interstate miles that are in poor condition, 37th in urban interstate congestion, and 48th in fatality rate.
The state's ranking has also dropped, from 4th overall in 2007 to 6th in 2008 and to 7th in 2009, the numbers used for the latest report.
But overall, Todd says the report shows that the SCDOT is doing a good job with your tax dollars.
"We have a good DOT," he says. "They're very efficient. There is no waste that can be cut, for all practical purposes. You're not going to pave many miles of roadway by eliminating waste at the state DOT."
You can see the entire report here.
North Dakota is ranked as the most efficient state. Alaska is the least efficient. Georgia ranks 12th and North Carolina is 19th.


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Northern Lights | The Subtle Knife | The Amber Spyglass
These entirely unabridged audiobooks are narrated by Philip Pullman with performances from a full cast.
Northern Lights / The Golden Compass8 cassettes - 10hrs, 49mins - ISBN 0 7540 7077 8
Set in a parallel world very close to our own, Northern Lights tells the compelling story of 12 year old Lyra's quest to rescue her friend and find her father, aided by her daemon, an armoured bear and a witch queen. This prize winning tale is narrated with vigour and dynamism by the author and full cast.Lyra - Joanna Wyatt
Pan - Rupert Degas
Lord Ariel/Iorek - Sean Barret
The Master/Farder Coram - Stephen Thorne
John Faa/Iofur - Douglas Blackwell
Kaisa - Andrew Branch
Serafina/Roger - Susan Sheridan
Mrs Lonsdale - Alice Rosenfeld
Martin Lanselius - Stephen Grief
Jotham Santelia - David Graham
Lee - Garrick Hagon
Stelmaria - Lisa Ross
The Chaplain - Hayward Morse
The Dean - John O'connor
Rachel WOlf
Anna Coghlan
Alexander Mitchell
Harriet Butler
Fiona Lamont
Andrew Lamont
The Subtle Knife8 cassettes - 8hrs 55mins - ISBN - 0 7540 7113 8
Will is twelve years old and has just killed a man. On the run, he steps through a window into another world, and finds a strange, savage little girl called Lyra. Both children have a mission, and they decide to help each other. But the world of Cittagazze is a strange and unsettling place, where deadly soul-eating spectres roam. And in the mysterious Torre degli Angeli lurks Cittagazze's most important secret - an object which people from many worlds would kill to possess.Lyra - Joanna Wyatt
Pan - Paul Panting
Will - Stephen Webb
Stanislaus Grumman - Julian Glover
Joachim Lorenz - Tim Bentinck
Giacomo Paradisi - Doulas Blackwell
The Angel/Sergei - Nigel Carrington
Angelica - Emma D'Inverno
Lena Feldt - Juta Kamainen - Teresa Gallagher
Ruta Skadi - Eve Karpf
Mary - Kate Lock
Paolo - Arthur Mitchell
Inspecter Walters/The Archeologist - Gordon Reid
Sam Cansino/Umaq - William Roberts
Mrs Cooper/Tortureds Witch - Anne Rosenfeld
Sir Charles/Thorold - Stephen Thorne
Kaisa/Alan Perkins - Andrew Branch
Mrs Coulter - Alison Dowling
Serafina - Susan Sheridan
Martin Lanselius - Stephen Grief
Lee - Garrick Hagon
Hester/Mrs Parry - Liza Ross
Fra Pavel/Oliver Payne - Hayward Morse
The Children Are Performed By:
Harriet Butler
Laura Donovan
Andrew Lamont
Fiona Lamont
Alexander Mitchell
Arthur Mitchell
The Amber SpyglassLyra and Will, the two ordinary children whose extraordinary adventures began in The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife, are in unspeakable danger. With help from Iorek Byrnison the armored bear and two tiny Gallivespian spies, they must journey to a dank and gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone.
All the while, Dr. Mary Malone builds a magnificent amber spyglass. An assassin hunts her down. And Lord Asriel, with troops of shining angels, fights his mighty rebellion, a battle of strange allies- and shocking sacrifice.
As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living- and the dead- finally comes to depend on two children and the simple truth of one simple story, bringing Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials to an astonishing conclusion.Lyra - Joanna Wyatt
Will - Peter England
Pantalaimon - Richard Pearce
Kirjava - Jane Collingwood
Mary Malone - Kate Lock
Balthamos - Alec McCowen
Baruch - Nigel Carrington
Iorek Byrnison/Lord Asriel/Reader of Poems - Sean Barrett
Mrs. Coulter - Alison Dowling
Salmakia - Denica Fairman
Stelmaria/Madame Oxentiel - Liza Ross
Tialys - David Timson
Lord Roke - Nigel Lambert
Serafina Pekkala / Roger - Susan Sheridan
Atal/Ama - Teresa Gallagher
Xaphania - Eve Karpf
No-Name - Jill Shilling
Ghost of John Parry - James Greene
Ghost of Lee Scoresby - Garrick Hagon
Fra Pavel - Nigel Anthony
Otyets Semyon/Boaman/John Faa - Douglas Blackwell
Father Gomez/Dr. Cooper - Andrew Branch
King Ogunwe - Burt Caesar
Dirk Jansen/Peter - Rupert Degas
Angelica/Female Martyr - Emma D'Inverno
Lyra's Death - Ken Drury
Pagdzin Tulku / Granny's Death - David Graham
Metatron - Stephan Greif
Basilides - Hayward Morse
Father McPhail - Alex Norton
Teacher, Thin Man - John O'Connor
Dame Hannah - Anne Rosenfeld
The Inquirer/Sattamax/Farder Coram - Stephen Thorne
Executive Producer: Bruce Coville
Director: Garrick Hagon for The Story Circle
Recorded at: BBC Broadcasting House, London, England
Recording Engineer: Tim Sturgeon
Post-production Editor: Wolfgang Dienst
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Best English Soccer Teamsxdogg
The Top Ten
Over the past six years Chelsea have become one of the biggest teams in the league. Being the last English team to win a Champions league. With world class managers and world class players. The team can only go up in the next couple of years
Chelsea are the best. We have lots of great player, Chelsea are just great
Cech, Bosingwa, Cole, Terry, Ivanovic, Alex, Lampard, Essien, Mikel, Ramires, Drogba, Anelka, Torres.
Bonetti, Fawlkes, Osgood, Zola, Tambling, Bentley, Makelele, Wise, Di Matteo, Greaves, Dixon, Hughes.
We have it all. - sam11855
Blue is the colour, if we don't win the league, it is a BAD year for us! Chelsea is the best! London and England is BLUE!V 76 Comments
Man you have the record for the most English premier league titles won EVER. So that just proves that they deserve to be number 1.
Manchester united is the best they beat manchester city
Fantastic! They won the Champions League 3 times the premier 3 times in a row. 11 other times. They also won the First Division 7 times. Total: 18.
Man u have won everything they should definitely be topV 93 Comments
Arsenal have a beautiful style of play and they really know how to pass the ball and on top of that they have the best passer in the world Fabregas and they have a clinical finisher up top; Robin Van Persie and you can't forget Samir Nasri
They are my favourite team they know all the skills the other teams have and best of all the have a great line up
They should be first the most amazing team to ever walk the earth alexis Sanchez, oxlade chamberlain and many more.
BestV 56 Comments
The dominance that Liverpool had back in the 70s and 80s along with the present day success and spirit is what makes Liverpool F.C. the best club in England. Manchester United arose from jealousy as the industrial rivalry did. Liverpool have been the most successful club of the 20th century, and the current century is still young. Give us time and the Liver Bird will fly back onto its perch, overlooking all teams. Y.N.W.A.
Liverpool is by far the best football club in england they have won 5 ucl more than any other English football team and also dominated the English domestic cup competition and were the most successiful club at that time and have won the football league cup at a record of 8 times. They also have the best youth system in england and "You Will Never Walk Alone". !
Liverpool have won more number of trophies than Chelsea and arsenal. They have won 18 premier league trophies and much more. They have 41 major trophies.
Very cooolV 45 Comments
Man city are defending Premier League Champions. As of early 2015 teams like Arsenal and Liverpool would be lucky to claim a Champion's League spot. As if this wasn't enough Man City are the only team currently keeping up with Chelsea in League.
Who made this list man city rules we won against liver with golden time and penalties we one the capital one cup
Man city have the best player in England Kun Aguero and I think man city should be the top of this list
They are just so goodV 25 Comments
Spurs had a amazing season this year. Sad to see white hart lane go though
I think Tottenham are the best because they play with respect and have a good team.
Tottenham is the best England team because they have one of the best players in the whole England!
Best team everV 7 Comments
Everton are highly underrated. Despite me being an Everton fan, all they need in some money, and they can get a fresh new centre forward to add some spark into the team. All their glory in he 80's was amazing and in the 60's we were unstoppable. We had players like Alan Ball, Brian Labone and World Cup winner Ray Wilson. In the late 20's and 30's, Dixie Dean was the best player on the planet. He scored 60 goals in the league in the 1927/1928 season, a record yet to be broken.
This is the best team in the world better than Liverpool, Liverpool sucks as hell
I'm sorry previous commenter but this poll is for the CURRENT best team in England not for teams barely clinging onto a shred of success they had 80 years ago
sound clubV 4 Comments
4th in the prem so far..solid defense, great strikers etc.
The saint are going up not they are rubbish I don't no how you think their good
Better than tottenham
Best team in epl at the moment.V 1 Comment
Good loyal fan base and a great history and we have also won the champions league
The best team the world has ever seen
Better than tottenham
CoolV 5 Comments
The Contenders
A massive club going through a rough time at the minute TOON TOON - FOSTER69a
Make this about 3rd
I have been a Newcastle supporter since I could watch T.V. and I think they are the best football team but they do need to step up there game if they want to do well this season ⚽
Their games are a reminder of what a classic game of football looks like
Must be the best supporters after the last 10 years of heartache.
Have always loved Leeds...From South Australia
Probably The Best Supporters In The WorldV 5 Comments
Famous leicester city
They won the league 2016
Why is Leichester City in the bottom? In my opinion they deserve to be at the top. Also can you believe it, Chelsea is number 1!
The best players in the whole of the uk are in this team like Vardy. Vardy also made a book. Schmicael is the best ever goalie in the uk ever.V 3 Comments
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Ideate, Inc. will participate in the Autodesk Assistance Program for displaced workers, providing education, support and tools to its customers.
Ideate, Inc. will be offering a variety of services and education programs to its design and engineering customers. Qualifying individuals will be eligible for any 13-month term student license of AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk Inventor, and/or Autodesk Revit Architecture software. Free on-demand training will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week provided online through vBooks.
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Memorial services for Joyce L. Sprague, 88, of Locust Valley, N.Y., Killeen and Houston, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Killeen. Graveside service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Austin Memorial Cemetery in Austin.
Mrs. Sprague died Oct. 27, 2013, from natural causes.
Beloved mother of Wes (Sue), Scott (Beverly), Larry (Debbie), and Dee. Dear sister of Doris Jean Pennington. Cherished grandmother of Morgan, Landon, Lindsay, Matthew, Jake, Amy and Emily.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to the American Cancer Society is appreciated.
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Message:He might not be as good as Zaier given he can't run the read option as well, but we had an incredibly easy path to 10 wins this year if we simply ran the ball more every single game. Golson also isn't 100% incapable of running read option. He could have done it much more this year and that alone would have made defenses slightly more honest.
We finished 8-5 with freaking losses to Northwestern, UL, ASU and a pretty bad USC team. Any running game at all would have easily flipped 2 of those 4 losses into wins. The offense we just saw against LSU would have avoided at least half of those turnovers at ASU.
USC might not have been winable even with this offense because we really didn't have a single DL or DB to play that game and even if we traded scores with them with the correct offense, they probably would have won by 7. It would have looked a hell of a lot better though. We will never know what effect it would have had on USC's offense if our own offense showed up at the game.
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- Heading to class: the bricks in front of Tyler Hall are coated w/green and yellow pollen. Like an enormous alien slime monster sat there. #
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THQ Launches James Pattersons Daniel X: The Ultimate Power
January 12, 2010
THQ Launches James Patterson's Daniel X: The Ultimate Power
Best-Selling Author's Epic Alien Hunter Tale Hits Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS
He was born with an awesome power – the ability to create things out of thin air. Now that power will be put to the test rescuing Earth as THQ Inc. today launched Daniel X: The Ultimate Power for Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS.
Based on the best-selling sci-fi series from renowned author James Patterson, Daniel X: The Ultimate Power is the story of Daniel, a young boy who possesses the incredible power of creation that he inherited from his alien parents. But Daniel also inherited something far more sinister: a frightening Wanted List of outlaw aliens that are bent on destroying Earth. As Daniel, players must use his extraordinary strength, speed, agility, and power to create to identify the aliens on The List and stop them from enslaving humanity.
Offering a unique way in which to interact and complete a game, Daniel X: The Ultimate Power allows players to create objects out of thin air and implement them in the game. As Daniel hunts down the outlaw aliens, that skill will be vital in solving puzzles and battling enemies so that he can return home to Earth. Whether turning into an eagle to attack his foes; solving intricate puzzles to unlock other alien worlds; or using the Nintendo DSi camera to determine who is human and who is not, Daniel X: The Ultimate Power puts the popular book series into player's hands.
Developed by Griptonite Games, James Patterson's Daniel X: The Ultimate Power is rated 'E10+' for everyone 10 and older, and is now available for the Nintendo DSi and DS for a suggested price of $19.99.


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Profits rising as China rebound gathers pace
CHINESE industrial companies' profits rose for a fourth month in December, adding to signs the country's economic rebound is gaining momentum.
Net income rose 17.3pc from a year earlier to 895 billion yuan (€106.8bn), the National Bureau of Statistics in Beijing said yesterday. That followed a 22.8pc jump in November. Earnings for the full year gained 5.3pc.
Industrial profits may rise by an average 30pc this year as the world's second biggest economy recovers from a seven-quarter slowdown, businesses start restocking and export demand improves, Standard Chartered forecasts.
Expansion in gross domestic product may accelerate to 8.1pc this year from 7.8pc in 2012, according to analysts.
"This broadly confirms the picture we're getting from other data that industrial and economic growth is picking up again and the pressure on output prices is diminishing," said Louis Kuijs, chief China economist at Royal Bank of Scotland in Hong Kong.
"Because of quite weak numbers in the first half of 2012, the profit numbers are likely to show strong year-on-year growth in the coming months."
The Chinese Academy of Sciences forecast yesterday that economic growth this year will accelerate to 8.4pc.
Preliminary reading of a Purchasing Managers' Index last week showed manufacturing expanding at the fastest rate in two years. If confirmed by HSBC and Markit Economics in their final report on Friday, the gauge would bolster prospects that growth will accelerate from the 7.9pc pace of the fourth quarter.
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This first novel is both very funny and extraordinarily moving, and it introduces two shining stars, author Katherine Hannigan and Ida B. Applewood.
©2004 Katherine Hannigan; (P)2004 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group
"Ida B. is a true character in every sense of the word. Through a masterful use of voice, Hannigan's first-person narration captures an unforgettable heroine with intelligence, spirit, and a unique imagination....This book begs to be read aloud." (School Library Journal)
"Hannigan gets it down brilliantly." (Booklist)
"Ida B - what a charmer!"
I loved this story! Ida B is a 4th grader with a unique and imaginative view of her perfect world. But perfect doesn't last and Ida B must learn to cope with big changes. The author lets us inside Ida B's head and what a delightful view it is. A story not to be missed!
"Beautiful story, beautifully read"
We fell in love with Ida B. Excellent narrator, too. Will look for more by this author/narrator.
There's a little Ida B in all of us. Hopefully we all relate to Clair, too. Every child should read this.
"Ida B. is a handful!"
This story is about a highly imaginative, spunky little girl whose works gets flipped upside down when her mama gets cancer. She does her darnedest to make everything worse, while seemingly trying make it better. You will love the ups and downs and candid thoughts of this unusual little girl and her wild heart and mind.
"I LOVE Ida B!!!!"
I have read this one before to my 3rd graders and she sounded exactly like I imagined!
Both! It is one of my all-time favorites!
"Beautiful Story that makes me laugh and cry"
Lili Taylor does such a fantastic job of narrating that it is hard to imagine reading it at this point. I laugh and I cry at this book. I have heard it 3 or 4 times. We will listen to it when we are doing a road trip. Right now my 5 year old and I are listening to it on our 1/2 hour drive to school in the mornings. A lot of the nuances are lost on my daughter who is only 5, but she loves the independence and imagination that Ida B shares. I find myself driving with tears running down my cheeks and I try not to look back at my daughter so that she doesn't see me with "Joys of tears" as she likes to say.
I love the slow melting of Ida B's hardend heart by her grade school teacher over the course of a number of months. It makes me appreciate what a great teacher can bring to a child going through hard times.
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Debbie Curtis Big Band Aid Single 'Talk To The Animals' Sets Sights On Charts!
Official Release Dec 8th
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So how will today's brutal economic climate change the Web 2.0 "free" economy? It will result in the rise of online media businesses that reward their contributors with cash; it will mean the success of Knol over Wikipedia, Mahalo over Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), TheAtlantic.com over the HuffingtonPost.com, iTunes over MySpace, Hulu over YouTube Inc. , Playboy.com over Voyeurweb.com, TechCrunch over the blogosphere, CNN's professional journalism over CNN's iReporter citizen-journalism... The hungry and cold unemployed masses aren't going to continue giving away their intellectual labor on the Internet in the speculative hope that they might get some "back end" revenue. "Free" doesn't fill anyone's belly; it doesn't warm anyone up.Well, duh. I mean, why do you think I've spent so much time pitching ideas to MLBTV lately?
In all seriousness, I get this. In fact -- and I don't plan on going into too much detail about it for now, so please don't ask -- the downturn is affecting me in a pretty directly negative way, so I can understand and appreciate the need to get paid for one's labor. That said: this blog, while a labor, is a labor of love, and I can't see anything that would make me quit doing it. It would be fabulous if I were paid to do it, but that's not why I started it and won't be determinative of how long I continue it.
I won't sit here and say that I understand a fraction as much about the Web 2.0 "free" economy as Andrew Keen does, but I tend to believe that all of the bloggy/wiki goodness it has sprouted is not a function of people saying "well, I make enough money elsewhere, so I'll do this for free." To the contrary, I think people have said "Wow. This is neat. I think I shall do it some more."
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Thomaston — Thomaston Public Library will host an evening with local author John Noel Chandler Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. Chandler will read from his new novel, "The Fine Art of Murder," just released via Maine Authors Publishing.
Chandler puts his extensive background in the arts as critic, writer, administrator, teacher, and curator to great use in his suspenseful debut novel. A murderer is loose in the city of Boston, one whose method is particularly heinous — it mimics the techniques used by the artist on display in the very gallery in which the murder takes place; in essence, the killer creates another work of art. Art suffuses this novel's pages as art critic Winthrop Eliot and a police detective, whose theories about the crime differ, investigate the foul deed in their own ways.
The inspiration for the book is Chandler's real-life friend, Canadian artist Colette Whiten.
"Colette Whiten's sculptures of the 1970s, where willing subjects allowed themselves to undergo complete body casts, required them to be entirely covered with wet, fast-drying plaster, suggesting a manner by which one might not only be immortalized as a work of fine art, but murdered as a work of fine art," Chandler said.
Chandler has written about contemporary art for more than 40 years as a contributing editor of Art International, Artscanada, Art New England, and other publications. He has been a gallery director, chief curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art and director of nonprofit art institutions in Massachusetts and Maine.
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A U.S. researcher says a newly discovered dinosaur used to roam the Arctic 70 million years ago.
The Nanuqsaurus hoglundi is a smaller cousin to the T-Rex and lived on the North Slope of Alaska, researcher Anthony Fiorillo wrote in the journal PLOS One.
Fiorillo, who works at the Perot Museum in Dallas, Texas, with fellow researcher Ronald Tykoski, said the dinosaur weighed about half a tonne and was half the length of a T-Rex.
The skull fragments that were located in Alaska were initially thought to be a relative of the Albertosaurus, but were later determined to be part of the Tyrannosaurus family.
While the climate was relatively warm during the Late Maastrichtian Age, it was likely long days of seasonal darkness and the limited food resources of the North that caused them to be smaller, the researchers said.


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We first learned of the Xbox Live "Power Users" back when several of them got special Xbox 360s commemorating Xbox Live's 10th anniversary. Now they're receiving e-mails telling them they will get a free version of Killer Instinct with all characters unlocked, or in some cases a free Xbox One. Many who received the e-mail thought it was a scam, like those Facebook messages we get telling us Bill Gates will send a puppy to Disney World if we forward this. Then they contacted Microsoft and found out this was legitimate. No obnoxious chain letters were necessary to get the benefits.
The KI reboot is free-to-play, but comes with only one character, Jago. Additional characters cost extra. The Ultra Edition includes six launch fighters and early DLC access for $39.99. The Xbox One is $499, so that's a nearly $600 gift package for the people who got both. Not a bad reward for some console loyalty. It's free at launch, so there's no reason not to try it. I've been pleasantly surprised at how many free titles there are coming in the near future. That takes some of the sting out of dropping that much on a console.
So how they'd go about determining who the lucky souls were? Several are Xbox celebs, such as Operation Sports writer Bishop Tart. Others are average joes with really high Gamerscores or long tenures on XBL. As word of these gifts spread, Microsoft sent out some clarification. It considered "a variety of things including Gamerscore and Xbox Live tenure, as well as other factors in markets where Xbox One is available."
This is also a good way to stir up publicity right before the launch. Everybody's reporting on this, and the comment boards fill up immediately afterwards. It's a mixture of congratulations and people complaining that they have 56,000 Gamerscore and didn't get anything, but anything that gets them talking is good right now. This much advertising would have cost a lot more than what Microsoft is paying to send out these consoles and downloads. Do you have new console fever yet?
Read the other entries in the Xbox One Countdown here, and check out a preview of Killer Instinct here.


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Archive for Thursday, July 27, 2006
Members of the De Soto United Methodist Church youth group did a lot of painting and other work while on their mission trip to the Lydia Patterson Institute in El Paso, Texas. Before they left, several youth also unloaded Judy Spencer's daughter Valerie's boxes at her new home in Shawnee. She moved from Manhattan. Valerie gave them a generous donation for their help so they would have more money for their mission trip.
The American Baptist Women of De Soto Baptist Church served residents Friday at Hillside Village for the July monthly birthday party. The ladies served cake and punch and entertained them. All the birthday people received a gift.
My son Michael, who lives in Oklahoma, called me Sunday to catch me up on their happenings. My nephew Rusty Stanford and his wife, Vicki, (Mike's cousin) from Webb City, Mo., spent the weekend with him. They shopped for furniture at one of Michael's shops and picked out mattresses at the factory in Oklahoma City. They spent time in Mike's swimming pool before they returned home.
Michael and Linda's children and grandchildren joined them for dinner and visiting.
The De Soto A.B. Girls will have camp from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
Camp fees of $15 each, made payable to Holly Balch or Mary Jo McDaniels, need to be paid by Sunday.
Rita Jenks brought me two big, ripe tomatoes out of her patch. I used peanut butter and the tomatoes on bread for open-faced sandwiches.
Bonner Springs Mayor Clausie Smith will be the guest speaker Aug. 6 at De Soto Baptist Church.
The new De Soto FlexRide started taking passengers to different locations in Shawnee Tuesday and here in De Soto Wednesday. They would like passengers to call a day in advance to schedule a pick up.
I told the committee my doctors and the hospital I've used for more than 50 years are in Olathe and I'd like for them to travel there, too.
There is room on the bus for four wheelchairs in addition to passengers. The time I rode it, I was well cared for in my wheelchair.
The phone number for information is (913) 782-2210.
My great-grandson Hayden has another busy week. He is having swimming lessons from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. then he has football camp from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the school.
He just got a new bicycle. He had a wreck with his old one and it was not repairable.
Rebekah Gulley played a clarinet solo Sunday during the offertory at De Soto Baptist Church. Mary Etta Copeland accompanied her on the piano.
My son Edwin from Plano, Texas, was here over the weekend.
He has been a member of the Gideon Bible promotion for more than 24 years. His friends Ron and Sandy Fairbrother, who also live in Plano, are the ones who appointed Edwin to the board.
Ron and Sandy are both chaplains -- Ron in the Gideon and Sandy in the auxiliary. They attended services at De Soto Baptist Church Sunday where Edwin brought the worship. He gave a message on presenting and telling in detail the story of the Gideon Bible.
Edwin was here to attend the Gideon's 107th International Convention in Kansas City, Mo.
The Rev. Richard Copeland and his wife, Mary Etta, my son and daughter-in-law Jerry and Linda and Edwin and I all sat together for the program. The speaker was the Rev. Benson, a retired Pentagon chaplain. There were 350,000 people in attendance. The Gideons cover 181 countries so there were speakers, singers and guests from many countries.
Because of the overthrow of governments in the countries of Iran, Laos and South Vietnam, the Gideon Bibles are barred from there now.
Forty percent of the offering given at the Baptist church services remain in the De Soto area. They gave New Testaments to all the employees Friday at the Hillside Village nursing center.
Those celebrating birthdays this week include Lalani Taylor, Jean Hoyt, Donna Moll, Doug Bedford, Allison Flinn, Nancy McMillen, Bob Plummer, Jon Copeland, Larry Gulley Sr., Haley Hougham, Graycee Reeves, Larry West and Leon Coker.
My daughter-in-law Jeanne Nalley in Plano, Texas, had a birthday Sunday while my son Edwin (her husband) was here in De Soto. At the dinner table, he dialed her and got the answering machine but all eight of us at the table sang "Happy Birthday" to her. She was involved in their church's special program with their daughter Paige and granddaughter Lisa.
Bob and Gwendy Olivarez celebrated their anniversary this week.
The needed items this week at the community food pantry are jelly. Fruits and paper goods are always needed.
Next week's food item is Spaghetti O's or any of the past foods that have been listed.
Leon Coker had the misfortune of falling and hurting himself Friday. He didn't break any bones but had some skin abrasions. He needs our prayers.
A prayer need for the Woywod family has been requested this week. Sally Allen is still having doctor appointments and Laura Long told me she was going to the doctor on Monday.
Bonnie Logan's niece in St. Joseph, who was in her trailer home last spring when the tornado turned it over, is able to use a walker some now. They are so thankful for the prayers.
My surgery on my left hand will be July 26. I'll have to wear a cast for three weeks. I'm not looking forward to it.
Sympathy goes to the family of Merle Bradley who died this weekend. Funeral services were Monday at De Soto Baptist Church. Burial was in De Soto Cemetery.
The women of De Soto Baptist Church served dinner to the family after the services.
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The impediment of speech leads to the dark impression of illiteracy,
The hindrance of thoughtful analysis prevents interpretation,
The ending of a race results in a successor and a flop.
The faltering under pressure easy to see,
The indecisive gabbling of the pessimistic selecting the wrong option,
The melancholic remembrance of the dead uttering a teardrop.
Abc what?
A bursting crescendo descending effectively fast,
Gathering huge introductions jittering,
Known legibly by the men noting the ovation.
People's questioning resulting staccato,
Terminating undoubted virility,
With xylophones zig-zagging.
Alas, await the affable adolescent,
Allowing the arrant abbot's arrest,
For his absolute atrocities adequate to abort a girl's animation.
His absent awareness for the assurance of the au pair,
Ascending to the auspicious affliction,
Aimed at the apprehensive aunt.
At last at the advice of the aide,
The adversity and anguish abandoned his apperception,
After an age of aligning to adherence.
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@article {65116, title = {Dust: small-scale processes with global consequences}, journal = {EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union}, volume = {92}, year = {2011}, pages = {241-243}, keywords = {JRN, small-scale processes}, author = {Okin, G.S. and Miller, M.E. and Bullard, J. E. and Reynolds, R. L. and Ballantine, J.-A. C. and Schepanski, K. and Todd, M. C. and Belnap, J and Baddock, M. C. and Gill, T. E.} } @article {65123, title = {The ecology of dust}, journal = {Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment}, volume = {8}, year = {2011}, pages = {423-430}, abstract = {
Wind erosion and associated dust emissions play a fundamental role in many ecological processes and provide important biogeochemical connectivity at scales ranging from individual plants up to the entire globe. Yet, most ecological studies do not explicitly consider dust-driven processes, perhaps because most relevant research on aeolian (wind-driven) processes has been presented in a geosciences rather than an ecological context. To bridge this disciplinary gap, we provide a general overview of the ecological importance of dust, examine complex interactions between wind erosion and ecosystem dynamics from the scale of plants and surrounding space to regional and global scales, and highlight specific examples of how disturbance affects these interactions and their consequences. It is likely that changes in climate and intensification of land use will lead to increased dust production from many drylands. To address these issues, environmental scientists, land managers, and policy makers need to consider wind erosion and dust emissions more explicitly in resource management decisions.}, keywords = {JRN, wind erosion}, doi = {10.1890/090050}, author = {Field, J. P. and Reynolds, R. L. and Belnap, J and Breshears, DD and Neff, J. C. and Okin, G.S. and Whicker, J. J. and Painter, TH and Ravi, S. and Reheis, M. C.} } @article {68107, title = {Wind erodibility of soils at Fort Irwin, California (Mojave Desert), USA, before and after trampling disturbance: implications for land management}, journal = {Earth Surface Porcesses and Landforms}, volume = {32}, year = {2007}, pages = {75-84}, publisher = {Wiley InterScience}, abstract = {We compared short-term effects of lug-soled-boot-trampling disturbance on water infiltration and soil erodibility on coarse-textured soils in the Mojave Desert. Trampling significantly reduced final infiltration rate and total infiltration and increased sediment generation from small (0.5 m2) rainfall simulation plots (p<0.01). Trampling had no effect on time to runoff or time to peak runoff. Trampling also significantly reduced surface gravel cover. Trampling had similar effects at sites with both low and high chlorophyll a content, where chlorophyll a is used as an index of the level of microbiotic crust development. We concluded that trampling effects are relatively independent of the presence of microbiotic crusts in this environment. Instead, trampling appears to reduce infiltration by reducing gravel and coarse sand cover, facilitating the development of a sieving crust during rainfall simulation.}, keywords = {JRN}, url = {bibliography/07-008.pdf}, author = {Belnap, J and Phillips, S.L. and Herrick, J. E. and Johansen, J.R.} } @article {70208, title = {A multi-scale perspective of water pulses in dryland ecosystems: climatology and ecohydrology of the western USA}, journal = {Oecologia}, volume = {141}, year = {2004}, pages = {269-281}, keywords = {SGS}, author = {Loik, ME and Breshears, DD and Lauenroth, WK and Belnap, J} } @article {81583, title = {A multi-scale perspective of water pulses in dryland ecosystems: climatology and ecohydrology of the western USA}, volume = {141}, year = {2004}, pages = {269-281}, keywords = {SGS}, author = {Loik, ME and Breshears, DD and Lauenroth, WK and Belnap, J} } @article {74601, title = {Vulnerability of desert soil surfaces to wind erosion: the influences of crust development, soil texture, and disturbance}, journal = {Journal of Arid Environments}, volume = {39}, year = {1998}, pages = {133-142}, keywords = {JRN, wind erosion}, author = {Belnap, J and Gillette, D. A.} } @article {74726, title = {Disturbance of biological soil crusts: Impacts on potential wind erodibility of sandy desert soils in southeastern Utah, U.S.A.}, journal = {Land Degradation and Rehabilitation}, year = {1997}, keywords = {JRN, wind erosion}, author = {Belnap, J and Gillette, D.} } @article {74787, title = {Factors controlling threshold friction velocity in semiarid and arid areas of the United States}, journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research}, volume = {102}, year = {1997}, pages = {23277-23287}, keywords = {journals, JRN}, author = {Marticorena, B. and Bergametti, G. and Gillette, D. and Belnap, J} }


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Mata purrs over Oscar and Hazard
Juan Mata has praised the performances of new Chelsea arrivals Oscar and Eden Hazard.
For all their obvious attacking qualities, the trio came in for particular praise for their defensive work at the weekend in the 2-1 win over Arsenal and, if the Spaniard's comments are anything to go by, they are already developing a good understanding.
More than any other players in the team, the nimble attackers signify the evolution of the European champions.
"I like to play with people like Oscar and Hazard," Mata said.
"They like to play football the same way as me, we understand each other well and hopefully we can do even better. I like to play with the ball, with freedom and to try and get some assists. It's what we are trying to do and we are having some good results.
"The main aim for us is to win, and if we can do that with a good performance it's even better for the team and the supporters."
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Every day actors and other artists arrive in Los Angeles, lured by the prospect of employment in film and television. And every day, it seems, another of these folks discovers one of Southern California's best-kept secrets: its thriving year-round theatre scene, which regularly mounts more annual productions than any other city in the world. It's a strong and growing community, and increasingly it's also becoming a bona fide local industry, with growing audiences and numbers of union contracts.
We at Back Stage West have been tracking this upward trend eagerly since the paper's inception in 1993--and doing our small part to support it with this annual Theatre Guide, an indispensable listing of theatres, companies, and production services for theatre professionals, from playwrights to designers to composers to actors.
We hope you find this year's edition, with listings compiled by Cassie Carpenter and John Carey, useful. Again we relied on the sage advice of Theatre LA's Dan Harper. And thanks to Kathi O'Donohue for lending us the blueprint on this section's cover (it's Cynthia Shiley's design plot for LATC's Theatre 1). If you see anything missing or messed up in these listings, please let us know so we can get it right next time. And keep us posted about moves, closures, hires, fires--and, of course, your opening nights.
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ALBION – A pastor was ordered to stay away from his church Monday after he pleaded not guilty to six counts of sex abuse of young children.
Orleans County Court Judge James Punch told Rev. Roy Harriger, 70, of Middleport, that his $250,000 bail would be revoked if he were in the presence of children 18 and younger. After entering his plea, Harriger had asked the judge if he could go to church.
More than a dozen people have signed affadavits claiming that Harriger, pastor of Community Fellowship Church in the Town of Hartland, molested them when they were children.
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An earthly existence
A universe beyond my minds, comprehension
I die
I rise
Life lessons reviewed
Homeward bound
I am not lost, after all!
I am a willing participant
Serving, the Father, of all creation
His son combined, 'producing life' as we know it
Representing them, in everything I do
I am nothing, without Love!
My heart full of faith, loyal service I give
Learning how to unconditionally serve, as the Father unconditionally, loves me
Worshipping our Divine Creator's existence
Choosing to live, moment to moment
Being as one with 'Our Universal Father'
No physical permanency
My physicality, disappearing
My mortality existence, I let go of
Death temporary
My spirit alive!
Relief, Peace
'I am only passing through!'
A unique, experience of mortality
A gift, I am blessed to experience, to live!
Copyright © Amy Rose | Year Posted 2013
Dear Graduate,
… Sometimes, a spring breeze softly blowing
whispers that a presence needn't be seen to be felt …
… And sometimes, the people piling onto the benches
of packed bleachers sense that a sacred space
is simultaneously filling …
… And often, clustered families gleefully
crane to glimpse their cap-and-gown-clad graduate,
but once the band pipes up
and you triumphantly take the field,
you'll know you're in perfect view
of missed and remembered mentors rejoicing
up, up, up so high, so very high … in stadium seating …
… And usually, principals and presidents will proceed
to spawn perfunctory speeches … politely received …
by the assemblage patiently waiting …
… But always, always, count on this classic climax
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Thunderous applause will
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'Connecticut Families Join Together to Help Students Struggling With Dyslexia'
Decoding Dyslexia - CT, or DDCT, is a "grassroots movement dedicated to building awareness about dyslexia and promoting public policy changes to ensure proper identification, educational interventions and support are made available to affected students in Connecticut schools," according to a release.
"Originally started by families in New Jersey, Decoding Dyslexia now has chapters in 19 states. Decoding Dyslexia-CT is a part of this remarkable wave of parent-driven advocacy," the release said.
"The group's efforts are sparking awareness nationwide for the need to identify dyslexia as early as possible, provide teacher training and implementation of evidence-based remediation programs for students with dyslexia in our public schools."
Allison Quirion, founding Member of Decoding Dyslexia – CT said, also in the release, "We are building a network of families in Connecticut to show the public and policy makers how many children are affected by dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities. The group is rapidly adding members and gaining support from professionals within the State. Plans are underway to connect with other dyslexia groups and centers in Connecticut to join forces and become one large voice throughout the State. It will take a public outcry from families and the community to get dyslexia legislation passed."
For more information about Decoding Dyslexia-CT, visit www.DecodingDyslexiaCT.org find them on Face Book (type in "Decoding Dyslexia-CT" in the search box), or email: email@example.com.
Editor's note: All information in this post was contributed.
Labels: Connecticut. Families, Dyslexia, Students