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New Car SCT/Stadium Truck or fix the Old Tamiya Stadium Thunder...?
Ok so a while ago I made this thread.
Its basically asking what I should do to get my old Tamiya Stadium Thunder back up and running.
It currently has no TX or RX, I have no NiMH batteries so I don't know if the electronics work. They did when I last used it but that would have been going on a good 7 or 8 years ago now.
My only hope is if I take it to the Local hobby store and they are kind enough to attach a RX/Battery to test. At least then i have a starting point.
But essentially I would like to get it back up to scratch and even race worthy.
Now after looking in to it a bit more, it seems that to get this running in the Open 2WD Truck class is going to cost me a fair bit.
If I stay local to Aus Im looking at
$99 for a Basic 2.4ghz radio.
$99 for a ESC/Brushless Setup
$30 - 100 for New suspension (depends on how much I want to spend)
$30 for decent 2.2 tyres.
And these are the minimums! Some places were suggesting around $150 for motor/esc's
So my question to you is..
Do I ?
A - Fix it up, repaint it and have something different at the races albeit with older tech.
B - Throw it in the closet and Buy something new like a HPI BLitz for $400 bucks.
Now to point out I already have a couple of 2200mah 3s lipo batteries that I would like to run in the truck.
So fellow RCgroups technicians what would you do?
Upgrade an old faithful basher into a speed demon, or start again with a new improved breed.
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I've found the old bashers aren't up to the amount of power a brushless set up will/can put out.
And you'll probably want a bigger capacity battery than a 2200mah.
But, if you can still get all the spares for your old Tamiya it would be a cool addition to a track full of cars, especially if you get it sorted and start winning some heats.
Good luck with it mate.
go for a 2s 5000 mah battery, at least 20 c.
i'd put it on the shelf, you have a nice truck, but i'd keep it in good condition and run it at vintage races, if they're in your area.
the blitz, losi xxx-sct, associated sc10, traxxas slash, they're all good options for a truck. or the associated t4.1 brushless. that's another good one.
So you really think its not worth Fixing up.
It currently has no TX or RX, I have no NiMH batteries so I don't know if the electronics work. They did when I last used it but that would have been going on a good 7 or 8 years ago now.
My only hope is if I take it to the Local hobby store and they are kind enough to attach a RX/Battery to test. At least then i have a starting point.
But essentially I would like to get it back up to scratch and even race worthy.
can you buy stuff from hobbycity? ifso it will be way cheaper to get your old truck up and running again. the money you would save could go towards a more modern truck. regardless of what route you go, your old tamiya deserves to eventually get up and running.
tamiya is re rereleasing the stadium thunder, so it's not like parts aren't an issue, so you could fix it up. i just don't know how it would hold up to the newer motor technologies. it should handle a stock spec brushless system, 17.5 turn brushless. it is worth fixing it up, but to get going again, it may be better to get a nice new truck and slowly get it going. this is just what i'd do, i mean i have a couple vintage things myself, but i'm gonna sell em personally, i have enough trouble keeping my current rc's going, even though "technically" my savage has been discontinued, only to be replaced with another savage that is very close to the same. sorry for the minor high jack of the thread. but yeah, i think it's really up to you on how much you want to get it going, and how soon and how hard you want to drive it.
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Dear all,
I want to modify my Stadium Thunder to use lipos.
I want to explain what I have and what is my goal, see if you can suggest some simple setup with minor changes even if it means not having a very powerful setup:
Actual Configuration: Tamiya Thunder Stadium with Carson 27 Turns ESC and brushed TAMIYA SPORT TUNED (Mabuchi RS-540) motor.
Wished configuration: Whichever that lets me use the many 3S LiPos I have for my RC A/C. The NiMH I have bought for the car end up being dead because of some reason, too little use, not enough maintenance, Does not necessarily need to be a Brushless motor, the gearbox may not take the power I have read. The more I can reuse (the least I spend), the better, but money is not an issue (having my wife think that I have bought again another toy is an issue if you know what I mean).
Can you suggest a combination I can easily install and that I can get in Europe (France) where I live now?
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Schoeneweis had met with people from the Commissioner's Office in December to discuss an ESPN report alleging he had violated the collective bargaining agreement by using steroids. The office determined it had insufficient evidence of a violation to warrant discipline.
Schoeneweis said the Mets and other clubs he had played for were aware of his use, which was tied to his treatment of testicular cancer.
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Johnson inked for spring: The Mets announced they have signed outfielder Ben Johnson to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training.
The 26-year-old right-handed hitter batted .185 with one double and one RBI in nine games and 27 at-bats with the Mets last season. He made five starts in left field and two in right.
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I like Wells Fargo secure credit card, it has helped me raise my score almost 100 points by adding a new type of account to my credit report. Also I can start show on time payments again after defulting on 3 cards almost 4 years ago.
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I need to be a bank
Secured credit cards are awesome, for the banks that is. You get people to give you their cash on deposit, so you can then lend them the exact same amount of money, no more. Then you get to charge high interest rates and fees as if it were an unsecured credit line when really you have their money securing the credit line the whole time. Genius! Its a no lose situation for the bankers.
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Capital one offers the best secured credit card option for people who need to rebuild bad credit, At a minimum range deposit of $49 (if you qualify) you can start a $200 credit line. There is also a $29 anaual fee, but this is by far the cheapest secured credit card available. If you have no other options and need to rebuild your credit this is one way to start, and your $49 deposit fee is fully refundable when you close out the card, so its a nice way to get your credit score going again when all options are exhausted.
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Secured credit cards are a type of credit card that requires a deposit before it can be issued. Designed for consumers with poor credit, the deposit is collateral against a customer defaulting on their credit card payments. Most secured credit cards will provide a credit limit equal to the security deposit.
Historically, secured credit cards have high fees and interest rates even though there is a deposit against default. In addition, secured credit cards often have an application fee. We suggest consumers read all of the fine print on secured credit card agreements since there are often hidden fees.
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Nowadays it's difficult to get your first credit card without one of these.
I turned 18 this year and decided it was time to start my credit. This was the only thing I could get approved for without a co-signer. $100 deposit, $39 annual fee, and 22% interest. Pretty much sucks, but one of the only ways to start. After about 3 months of using it carrying over only a small balance like $5 or $10, my credit score was already 734.
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If youre looking to build credit i would suggest a secured loan rather than a secured credit card. They both work the same but with the loan you are putting money into an account. With the secured credit card, you are forced to spend money and the interest rate is higher.
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what about orchard bank visa card? is it like capital one?
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The uplifting music video bears the hallmarks of a disaster relief campaign - an all-star lineup, soft focus shots of musicians in a recording studio, smiling adults and children holding hands.
But Unity, released last week, urges help not for a famine-ravaged people but for Sholom Rubashkin, the convicted former manager of Agriprocessors, once America's largest kosher slaughterhouse.
When 51-year-old Rubashkin was jailed this summer for a string of financial crimes, his 27-year sentence shocked many in the Orthodox and the non-Orthodox world.
Since then, his strictly Orthodox supporters have organised dozens of events and maintained a barrage of publicity, culminating last week in the release of the slick, $30,000-budget video featuring more than 30 artists from the Orthodox music world.
Within 48 hours the video, which ends with a plea for donations for Rubashkin's defence fund, had been viewed more than 60,000 times.
Producer Daniel Finkelman - whose brother Eli and his business partner Meir Cohen financed the video - said he was inspired by the We Are the World music video released in February to raise funds for Haiti.
"We are not asking for his [Rubashkin's] release," said Mr Finkelman, 32. "We understand he has to serve his time. But come on - 27 years."
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When the Agriprocessors plant, in Postville, Iowa, was raided in May, 2008, almost 400 illegal immigrants were arrested.
Last November, he was found guilty of 86 counts of financial fraud, including bank fraud and money laundering. Later, he was cleared of child labour charges.
Prosecutors called on the judge to impose a 25-year sentence, based on federal sentencing guidelines.
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In June, Iowa Judge Linda Reade imposed a 27-year sentence, saying that was the minimum according to sentencing guidelines. It included additional time for perjury.
Even some of Rubashkin's strongest critics thought the sentence harsh.
Rabbi Hecht called the immigration raid "an attack on Jews and on kosher food".
"I don't like to use the antisemitism word," Rabbi Hecht said. "But clearly if this was [American chicken manufacturer] Frank Perdue, it would be a different ball game."
But Shmarya Rosenberg, a blogger and long-time critic of Rubashkin who has followed the case closely, said that there is no proof of antisemitism.
Mr Rosenberg said Rubashkin is a victim only of federal sentencing guidelines.
Following the raid, Agriprocessors went into bankruptcy. Last year, it was bought by a Canadian businessman and re-opened as Agri Star.
Mr Rosenberg said that in the wake of the bankruptcy no one in the Orthodox community helped Postville workers who were starving and "being evicted from their homes.This is all about Rubashkin."
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I hate people like that... they think their ass is so teflon-coated that they create all kinds of problems, but then get really nervous and uncomfortable when they're actually called on the table. She and Ivette are two peas in a pod.
I really hope Sarah's comment was truthful. I even rewound it just to make certain what she had said because I couldn't initially remember whether she had just said "everyone voted for Janelle, right?" or "everyone voted for Janelle to go, right?" It was definitely "to go." I'm still entertaining both possibilities for the show... but I wish I had the video to go along with her comment.


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First Drive: the BMW i8 sportscar prototype
Lordy that looks a bit futuristic. What is it?
The i8 is BMW's new-age sports car. So new-age, in fact, that its engineers refuse to say how it does against that age-old sports car measuring stick, the Nürburgring lap time. Guess that makes it, right out of the box, James May's favourite sports car.
Instead, they maintain it's a "sports car for the real-world". And they just let Top Gear out to have an early drive. Well it's certainly welcome into my world.
As a part of BMW's new i brand, it shares a lot with the i3. But it's also strikingly different. It uses a carbonfibre passenger cell like the i3. It has a plug-in battery like the i3. But it's not pure electric drive. Instead, most of the propulsion is taken care of by the piston engine, linked via a six-speed transmission to the rear wheels.
It's also very, very low, very grippy and massive fun. Both in a straight line and in corners. Oh and it looks like it's just been beamed down from Planet Astonishing.
But it's making my eyes hurt. Can we stop now?
Sorry about the swirly disguise in these shots. The 'clean' unveiling will be at the Frankfurt Show on 10 September. I was in a prototype, though the engineers say it feels almost exactly the same as the car that will go on sale in April for about £95,000.
Suppose I should know about the plug-in hybrid bit I guess. But will you make it snappy?
Because it has a pure electric mode from its mains-chargeable battery, you're expecting it to be silent and smooth and nippy in town. And because it also has a hybrid mode, you're expecting it to be efficient in give-and-take suburban driving. Yes and yes. It is both those things.
Fine fine, now what's it like as a sports car?
Well all you need to do is nudge the transmission lever out of the PRND side of its gate and into the S side. This activates sports powertrain mode, sports steering mode and sports damping mode. It allows the engine and electric motor to pull flat-out, so there's 360bhp in a car of just 1490kg. It's good for 0-62 in less than 4.5 seconds. Let's explore.
Remember, everything about this car is as small and as light as possible while still getting the job done. Even the mid-mounted petrol engine. It's a 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbo. Basically it's the one off the next Mini Cooper, but for i8 duty it's boosted up to 230bhp. Sounds like a recipe for peakiness and lag? Well not here, partly because it has all the latest anti-lag tech. But also because attached to it is a small electric motor-generator which does a remarkable job of filling in the low-rev lag, even if it doesn't add to the engine's power when boost has been built.
The rest of the urge comes from the electric motor that drives the front wheels. That's worth another 130bhp. All that said, it didn't feel like quite a 4.5-second car to me. Maybe because its off-the-line sprints get a helping hand from the effective 4WD of the electric front motor, so the figure is flattered. Whatever, it's quick enough to be called a sports car.
But more important is how controllable it is. However good a chassis is, if you can't meter out the power flowing through it you'll never get into the driving groove. The i8 does the job better than I'd dared hope.
But doesn't such a complicated drive system feel a bit weird?
Because the petrol engine drives through a sharp-witted six-speed autobox with paddle over-ride, it all feels remarkably natural and answers the accelerator promptly and progressively. The front electric motor is calibrated to match its efforts. You don't feel the car's two ends are disagreeing.
It sounds good too. In sport mode they have taken the exhaust and electronically boosted the nicest of the three-cylinder harmonics. The result is a bass-heavy thrum in mid revs, that hardens nicely as you get to the red at 6500rpm. No it's not as epic as the departed V8 M3 at full scream, or even a 911, but it's certainly no deal-breaker.
And the handling?
All the sports car basics are in place for good cornering, The overall weight is trim, the centre of gravity very low, the track wide, the masses concentrated inside the wheelbase.
And it works. There's a wonderful eagerness to the steering, and the feeling that the anti-roll bars really don't have much to do. Through S-bends the tidy flick of the body is a delight. Fast corners are neutral and confident.
Something odd, though: in slow ones, especially on the test's sections of greasy damp newly-laid tarmac, you're fed a big helping of pre-apex understeer. The engineers say this is the tyres, and that they're confident it'll be fixed in the nine months they have in hand until production.
Otherwise, more excellence to report. The steering assistance might be full-electric, but it sends up lots of feel, unweighting when the nose hits a crest or a damp patch, lightening too when you power on and edge out the tail, nibbling away as you sweep through a fast corner. Grip is strong, even if the tyres look skinny. That's because the centre of gravity is low, so the job is shared more equally between the inside and outside tyres.
By varying the torque to the front motor through bends (less early in the bend, more through the apex and on exit) the i8 gets the most out of the tyres and gives the most confidence to the driver. But it also allows a bit of adjustability through the right pedal. I don't suppose it's a big smoky track drifter, but remember, it's a real-world sports car. Not a hardcore weapon, not a supercar.
How long will it keep it up?
Good question. On most tracks, the power would deplete after a few laps. That's because the strategy in sport mode is to use the rear generator and indeed the front motor to fill up the battery whenever the engine's entire efforts aren't needed to drive the car. But on a track where you're either at full throttle or full braking, it wouldn't get enough light-throttle periods to do its recharging thing.
Hence the silence on a 'Ring time. But really, on any road, even an autobahn going at a sustained 155mph, the engine gets enough time to charge the battery. And then when you ask for the full beans you can have piston power and electron power together.
Is it bumpy?
Because you're sitting low, your head isn't levered about by lateral bumps, so the ride feels placid. Sure there's a sharpness to the damping in sport mode, but the springs aren't that hard, and comfort mode is exactly that.
How do those other modes work?
Comfort mode is the default. The car operates as a hybrid. Imagine you've started off with a mains-charged battery. It only takes 5kWh, which equates to two hours off a mains socket. Now the car will use front-wheel electric drive in most conditions up to about 45mph, because that's efficient. Then it'll use the engine above that, because engines are good for higher speed. Unlike in sport mode, it won't use the engine to recharge the battery (at least not until it sustains the battery at about 35 percent).
And it won't use the electric motor to add to the engine's power. So overall performance is lower. But it's still a nice progressive powertrain in this mode. It isn't making too many distracting transitions between electric and petrol power. Also, the engine's sound enhancer is switched off, so you notice it less.
Used this way, the official figure is going to be 113mpg and 59g/km CO2. Of course like any plug-in hybrid number, it doesn't reflect the energy from the electricity you've bought. Even so, it might well reflect the amount of petrol you put in, if you're commuting. And the tax advantages will make it cheaper to own than the Carrera 4S PDK which has a similar sticker price.
A fairer comparison might be this. The engineers claim that even if you never plugged it in, real-world you'd use little over half the fuel you would in an M3.
Then there's zero-petrol, zero-tailpipe-carbon, full-electric mode. Here the engine is stilled, and the front motor gets a unique trick: it's dropped into a lower gear. That way it can accelerate off the line pretty smartly - up to the tyres' wheel-spin limit. And it'll stay that way to 75mph.
So now you're wafting silently through a town, enjoying the remarkable dual character of the car. And maybe looking around at the rest of the cabin.
Ah yes, the i3 has lovely furniture. Is the i8 as good?
Everything about the interior is designed to be spare and light. The seats are thin but do the job; the dash screens look weightless. The huge door lifts out and up with one-hand ease, yet it shuts reassuringly solidly.
How come they made it so light?
The tub is carbonfibre, made in BMW's new low-cost method. To either end are bolted aluminium sub-frames for crush zones and to carry the powertrains and suspensions. Most body panels are plastic, but the doors and front bonnet are aluminium, and the roof is carbon in pursuit of a low C of G.
The side glass is amazing. It's the same stuff as smartphone screens, very thin and light, but strong and actually flexible. There's clever stuff like that all over the i8.
What about the fancy aero?
It has a Cd of just 0.26. The concept-car shots here show the way the air is shepherded in layers between some of the body panels. It goes through the front bumper and past the wheels in a curtain. It's taken in below the number-plate, through the radiators and out of an opening the front bonnet. It's pulled into the engine bay from below. It's taken in ahead of the rear wheels and channeled through the rear diffuser. It wraps around from the sides to the rear screen, for a highly tapered low-drag boat tail.
Is it going to stop the traffic?
Probably more than a Porsche 918. Nothing else looks remotely like it. And that's before we even get to the doors. OK they don't have glazed lower panels like the concept, but can you think of another 2+2 that has scissor doors?
Does it really make sense though?
Like the i3, what BMW has done with the i8 is re-invent the whole car in search of efficiency. Everything works because of everything else. None of its elements - carbon shell, hybrid system, radically down-sized engine, the packaging, the aerodynamics - makes sense alone. They all work because the others reinforce them.
As project chief Carsten Breitfeld says, it's important to remember it's an i8 not an M8. Not a track-day hero, but a sports car for all the other days. It's meant to show that sports cars can survive and adapt. And do it even if a world of incentives for low-carbon cars and deterrents for the opposite sort.
He doesn't say, so we will, it's also a captivating piece of design.
Paul Horrell
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Man Wearing Thong Steals Batman Costume[VIDEO]
This crusader needs a cape.
A thong wearing man decided to steal a Batman costume from a thrift shop(Now that's what I call "poppin' tags") and parade around for security cameras for over 40 minutes in Newcastle, Austraila.
Store owner Michelle Rowe had a good sense of humour about it saying with a chuckle, "It was pretty strange…he walked in just wearing a G-string"
In an ironic twist, the thrift shop is located right across the street from the police station.


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Columbia County school officials say they will try to work with pupils who might be absent on days previously announced as fall holidays -- Oct. 23-24.
The board decided Tuesday to change the school schedule to accommodate the teacher furloughs created by state funding cuts.
It will also stretch the Thanksgiving holiday out a full week.
"If, for example, a family has booked a cruise and they can't change it ... if they will produce (evidence of the prior commitment), while we can't excuse the absence, we will allow them to make up any work they missed," said Deputy Superintendent Sandra Carraway.
Typically, pupils are allowed to make up only major tests or projects on days they incur an unexcused absence.
School board member Mike Sleeper said feedback to the calendar change was generally positive.
"Most folks are in support of it and happy for it, especially when they look at other school systems and what they're forced to do," he said.
Kara Lee Coggins, whose two daughters attend Greenbrier Elementary School, said she liked the change.
"I understand why they had to change it (the school calendar) and I don't see it as a bad thing," Ms. Coggins said. "We're still getting the two days off. They're just coming later in the year."
Tammy Flynn, the mother of a fifth-grader attending Riverside Elementary School and a seventh-grader at Riverside Middle School, was less pleased.
"For working parents, it's a lot easier to find someone to watch your kids for a couple of days than it is for an entire week," she said.
Bel-Air Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Fran Cagle saw the pros and cons of the change.
"For someone who's not from here, having an entire week off at Thanksgiving gives us more time to visit with family," said the Philadelphia native. "But, as a teacher, I'll miss those two days (the fall break). They're a great way for us (educators) to recharge our batteries."
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FEB. 15: Holidays/winter break
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For 45-year-old Waisale Serevi, a stroll down any major street in downtown Seattle may be nothing out of the ordinary. Serevi isn't fazed by the relative anonymity, but it's a telling barometer for rugby in the United States.
In Hong Kong or New Zealand, every major road might as well be a red carpet for Serevi, internationally renowned as the "King of 7s." Rugby sevens, that is — a more fast-paced version of the traditional 15-man sport.
But in Seattle, the Fiji native is simply a man on a mission. He's been at the forefront of Seattle's growing rugby community and helped bring the Eagle Sevens — the U.S.'s national team for men's sevens — here for a week of training ahead of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow starting June 28.
Taking time off from their World Cup training regimen at the Olympic Training Center in Southern California, the Eagles Sevens traveled north, where a few hundred fans watched them scrimmage the Serevi Select squad, a team of former international stars, including Serevi himself.
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The sides played a modified, friendly version of touch rugby Wednesday at Magnuson Park, showing off in front of players of all ages.
Former England Sevens standout Ben Gollings has accumulated more points than any other player in sevens history and ran with the Serevi Select squad.
"If you look at the amount of people who have come out on a Wednesday afternoon to support this, I think it's brilliant," Gollings said after the match.
It's all part of Serevi's mission to grow the sport in Seattle.
"It's tough but it's challenging; it's not difficult, it's possible," says Serevi, a native of Fiji who has been referred to as the Michael Jordan of international rugby sevens.
Chris Prentice, who helped Serevi start a Seattle-based company called Serevi Rugby, prefers the comparison to Brazilian soccer legend Pele.
"I think about where soccer was in the early 80s and when Pele came through America, what did he do?" Prentice said. "He inspired three different generations for soccer in America."
Serevi still has his fair share of inspiring to do, but the two-time Rugby World Cup champion certainly has a foot in the door with the company he helped start. According to its website, Serevi Rugby is "a young company founded by Serevi and three rugby enthusiasts hell-bent on growing the game of rugby in North America and beyond."
It's been nearly a century since rugby sevens last appeared as an Olympic sport, but in 2009, the IOC selected the sport to be part of the 2016 program in Rio de Janeiro.
Twelve teams will compete in the 2016 Olympics, with a three-stage qualification process starting in 2014. The U.S. is ranked 11th in the IRB Sevens World Series standings.
While the Olympics have resurrected the flourishing sport, Seattle has gone above and beyond to raise awareness for it.
The King of 7s has attracted other international icons to help Serevi Rugby.
For younger players in the region, Serevi Rugby, and the international icons like Gollings that it has brought in, have had an unparalleled impact.
"To see actual grown men coming out and playing as a job, it's really impressive and kind of encouraging for us," said Connor Miller, a Bishop Blanchet sophomore and a member of the Seattle Vikings rugby club. "It makes us better players."
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Hello. I'm not that sure what I should say. Just this girl who said her name was Meg handed me this and said that I should get down everything I remember.
"But I don't remember anything!" I said.
"Yes," she made a little face and nodded, "You just write what you know, and stay in bed. I'll come back in a little while."
She walked out the door, closing it, then opened it again, "Do not leave. I am not kidding. DO NOT LEAVE."
Write what I know. Okay. I know I am in a bed. In a bed in a room. And the room has one little window on the other side of the bed. And there is a door. On the other side of the door is a girl named Meg. She told me not to leave.
I have no clue who I am. And my head hurts. My stomach hurts. I'm really hungry.
OOH! I can hear voices outside!
"Wait, don't go in!" That's that Meg girl's voice.
"What? Why?" says a male voice. I wonder who that is.
"She woke up."
"What?! That's great Meg! I going in!"
"No don't Carl! She doesn't remember anything."
So the guy's name is Carl.
"Would you stop saying that? Yeah, didn't the wizard or someone say that? That they stole her memories too?"
"She… doesn't remember… anything?" Carl-guy asked.
"Yeah, I'm sorry, Carl. You want to go in there and talk to her? I can tell the others," Meg-girl said and I hear footsteps and a door closing.
ACK. I'm not supposed to be up!
Okay. I'm in bed again. I wonder who this Carl guy is!
I wonder if he's cute.
OMG. I can't believe I just said that! For all I know I could be married!
That would be weird. If I was married. Huh. I'm probably not married.
I have to breath. Ohgosh. Ohgosh. Breeeeaaaathhh….
I just woke up, with no memories and I'M MARRIED! AAAHHHHH!
It's a very nice ring. Hmmm…
I wonder what my name is.
It's this guy. This tall, blonde, cute guy. He smiles. I bite my lip, then smile back.
"Hi," I say.
"Hi," he says.
"Um," I stop smiling and bite my lip again, "Can you tell me what my name is?"
"You really don't remember anything, do you?" guy-who-might-be-this-Carl-person says.
"Um, no."
"Your name is Summer Jacobson," he tells me.
Summer Jacobson. Hun. I thought I was more of a Allie. Anyway.
Summer Jacobson.
"And… what's your name?"
"Carl Jacobson."
"So this," I hold you my left and point to the ring, "is from you?"
"Yes," he smiled again.
OHMYGOSH. OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH! HOLY- …uh, I'm not sure how to end that.
"Are we… engaged?" I try.
"No, Summer."
OHMYGOSH! I just woke up married! It's like Las Vegas! Only worse because I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING!
"Um, MEG?" Carl yelled, turning slightly, "MEG?! She's hyperventilating!"
Meg ran in with three girls following.
"WHAT DID YOU DO?" an Asian girl demanded.
"What did you tell her?!"
"That we were married that's all!"
"CARL!" all four girls yelled.
"WHAT?!" he yelled.
"Let's go make breakfast," one girl said and she and another girl grabbed Carl's arms and lead him out.
"Okay Summer, breath…" the Asian girl said, "I'm Taylor and that was Brandi and Daisy."
"Okay," I said, "I am so lost."
"Well," Taylor said, "What do you remember?"
"Past waking up? NOTHING!"
Meg and Taylor exchanged glances, "Okaaayyyy…"
"Do you need medical help when you get amnesia?" Meg whispered to Taylor.
"I don't know!" Taylor hissed back.
"Um, guys?" I whispered.
"What?" they said at the same time, putting on fake smiles as if couldn't just hear them.
"Am I gonna die?"
"WHAT?! NO!" they both yelled.
Meg laughed nervously, "Everything is cool Summer,"
"Cool?" I made a face, "It's not cool, it's fine. Why? Are you cold?"
"What? No, I mean- do you know what cool means? The slang definition?" Meg tilted her head and looked at Taylor.
"It means cold," I said and smiled, the girls smiled back.
Taylor stood up, "Um, yeah, Why don't you rest here and we'll help the others with breakfast."
"Okay?" I said and watched them leave.
So this is Meg now. I took the datapad from Summer because I'm currently on my break from working at the Electric Diner.
Not sure if the sentence made any sense, it has been a busy morning!
So after Taylor and I left Summer we had breakfast and Brandi and I went downstairs to start work at the ED. But before we left we gave Carl strict instructions on not to freak Summer out anymore.
"No talking about your love life, no talking about you child, no talking about the people that wnt to kill us!" I hissed.
"What am I supposed to say then?!" Carl demanded.
"Talk about the island," Brandi said, "Show her how to use the Force, talk about going to Oz and read her the book, The Wizard of Oz."
"You want me to tell her she has the Force but not that she had a child?"
"YES!" we all yelled.
"Look, you see how freaked out she got when you said you two were married, mentioning your kid might send her over the edge," Daisy said.
"Plus, I'm pretty sure she'll believe the whole force thing," Taylor added, "She didn't even know what cool meant!"
So after yelling (quietly, as to not scare Summer) for a while Brandi and I came down to work at the diner.
"Hey you guys!" Hector said, "Have a good sleep?"
"Yep," we replied nonchalantly.
"Cool, why don't you put on these aprons and I'll show you the ropes?"
It was this girl holding a paper with a laptop bag slung over her shoulder.
"OHMYGOSH!" she shrieked, "IT'S THE ELECTRIC DINER! IT DOES EXSIST!"
"Yes, we tend to… do that. Exist, I mean" Hector said, rather awkwardly.
"Um, I think you're awake…" Hector said.
"Are you from a universe parallel to this one where the Electric Company is just a tv show on PBS too?" I asked.
"What?" Brandi and Hector said.
"YES! Where I just thought it wasn't real, but then I come to New York City to see Phantom of the Opera and BANG! I find a help wanted sigh for THE ELCTRIC DINER!" the girl paused for breath, "I'm Tessa by the way. Did you think the EC was fictional too?"
"Yes! I'm Meg- hey wait, Tessa? You were going to see Phantom of the Opera?" I asked.
"Love that musical," Brandi sighed.
"Yeah, I won tickets through a radio station contest."
"Do you write… fanfiction?"
"Yeeeaaahhh… whhyyyyyy?"
"Are you The Electric Phantom?" I giggled.
"YES! Do you write fanfiction too?" Tessa giggled back.
"Yes! I just posted a whole bunch of fics that are.. well… the truth, I'm Jedi Annie Scrambler!"
"ANNIE SCRAMBLER'S A JEDI?!" Hector yelled.
"OMG THOSE ARE REAL?" Tessa gasped.
"Wait, you posted about us?!" Brandi asked.
"Yes! Just the transcripts I got off the datapad about, you know, our merry mis-adventures."
"Um… can we get back to learning how to work the diner?" Hector asked.
Dear Fiyero, THIS IS BUDDY. I just wanted to say that I need meat! And that I am taking over your role as chief spy-er-on-er of the peoples! And that I LOVE MEAT! That is all. Buddy
Dear Elphaba and Fiyero, I am writing you to say that Summer has woken up from her coma but she has severe but yet patchy amnesia. I say severe but patchy because she does remember anything about herself or her life but she can speak perfect French while Taylor and Meg didn't even know she could speak French.
Carl is quite disturbed by the whole thing, especially when Summer freaked out because he told her they were married. We have decided to not tell her about their baby.
We have settled in nicly in New York City, and are trying to help Summer recover some more while we search for the Violet Dagger. Daisy
Dear Girls, Guys, and the Jacobsons, YO YO YO! Fiyero here with a little update from Oz! First off, Buddy, you creep me out, don't ever write me again, I HAVE NO MEAT!
Secondly, I'm so glad to hear that Summer's French has improved! And Elphaba is glad to hear that she is doing better, aside from the amnesia thing. I suggest whacking her on the head, that's how they fixed Mr Crazy-hair-teacher's amnesia on Happy last night!
Anyway, we have gone into hiding because Morrible is back! YES! FISH FACE HERSELF! She has taken over the government and everything is in a sad state. Luckily Fae has found a little rebel group for us to join so we can help OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT! YAY!
Good luck finding the Pink Knife! Fiyero and Elphaba
Dear Fiyero, ONE, it's Mr. Schuester from GLEE, not 'Happy' GLEE. Second, THE VIOLET DAGGER. VIOLET DAGGER! And third, have fun overthrowing the government.
I can't believe I just said that. Meg.
Dear Carl, I don't advise taking Yero's advice on fixing Summer's amnesia. I need not remind you that he is NOT a certified doctor, and he got his ideas from watching Happy or whatever it's called. Best of luck to you, might I suggest a true love's kiss?Elphaba
Dear Elphaba, I wasn't planning on hitting my wife over the head. Also, she seems a little freaked out that we're married, so for the moment a kiss is out of the question. Why is she concerned that we're married?! Carl
Dear Meg, HAPPY HAPPY DUCK DUCK DUCK BLUE SQUARE! Fiyero
Dear Fiyero, Oh where is my meat? Oh where is my meat? Oh where oh where oh where oh where is my meeeaaattt! Love Buddy
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey! The most exciting thing just happened! SO! Brandi, Tessa and I were working in the diner and Daisy was having lunch and talking with Keith and Jessica about something (Harry Potter I think). Annie and Danny were sharing a smoothie. (Which really isn't important to what I'm going to say. But whatever.)
And then a blonde girl walked in. I swear you could hear a pin drop.
Tessa and I looked at each other.
"Lisa?" Jessica whispered.
Yeah. Hi. My name is Jedi Annie scrambler and you probably don't remember me... Kidding. But yes, it has been waaayyy too long since I've updated this. I sear I am still thinking about it and I will probably be able to post more regularly now that I've got this 'school' thing under control. Jessica?
Jessica: JAS does not own the Electric Company, Star Wars, Wicked, RENT, etc.
Manny: Now Disney owns Star Wars!
JAS: Yeah! If you didn't know!
Manny: WE. ARE. DOOMED!
Meg: I don't know, if the movies were, like, all evil Mara Jade it might be good.
Taylor: But now we know that the movies were wrong and that Padme lives and Anakin's okay!
Brandi: Cookies to, well, me and Taylor and Daisy and Phantom and no-log-in-girl!
JAS: Hey no log in girl. Have you read the other three stories? Also, Hi Phantom! You're in this chapter!
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This is the kind of elitism that is hard to let pass. This is what you would call NIMBYism. The Hillmead area in Bethesda, MD seems to be allergic to housing for the homeless. Back in my town of Greenburgh, NY we have the same problem (I now live in Arlington, VA it may be there too but haven't seen it yet). The more well-to-do are always afraid of allowing low income elements in to cast shadows on their well manicured lawns. In Greenburgh I even recall fights over approving the zoning changes to allow state funded health clinics to be present for fear that drug addicts would roam free and do harm. That hasn't happened but what has happened is that the low income have access to more affordable health care and maybe some drug addicts are getting help too! Also, thanks to the Greenburgh police things are normal.
Now back to the main issue of affordable housing, homeless housing or even homeless shelters. Here is the news that the elite, as liberal as they may be, in Montgomery County or elsewhere must realize; and that is that these places have to go somewhere. We must resist the temptation to create gated communities where the rich or middle class hide from the poor.
As a society we have to realize that it's indeed true that "we're all in this together". Not every homeless person or "low income" person is a threat to your high property tax abode. They deserve a chance too. Of course there is the likely hood that some of these individuals may harbor criminal intent or are not psychologically intact. This is why we need professional staff at the facilities that serve this constituency or law enforcement keeping a lookout on the areas where the housing would be placed. Or even better, there should be no segmentation at all. Then law enforcement would just patrol and be vigilant everywhere. I think mixed-income neighborhoods are the best way to go.
I remember in White Plains, NY not too long ago a woman was killed by a homeless person who was let out of a homeless shelter and was allowed to roam free. The person was mentally ill. It is a tragedy that this happened but why are we letting it happen? It appears that the shelter houses people for the night then releases them in the morning. The homeless then roam around the surrounding area and wait to go back for the night. You can often spot them in the library, bookstore or shopping malls passing time. Now why can't there be programs created to address these issues? Let's say there's a homeless person who is also suffering from a mental illness; why would we cut that person loose? Even for the homeless people who are mentally sound; why aren't we providing them with opportunities (education, jobs) that will occupy their time and lift themselves out of poverty?
Personally, I'm from a low income area in the Bronx. That was where I was born and that's where I grew up. Eventually by the time I was 18 in 1997 my mother saved up and moved us to Greenburgh, NY so that we could have a better life and more opportunity. It has most surely worked and I thank her for doing this. I also thank the neighbors and the coop board of our apartment building in Hartsdale, NY for seeing not the area where we came from but who we were as people. Spending the very early years of my adult life there (I'm only 29) provided me with the platform to get me where I am now. The education I received from the Greenburgh Central 7 school system led me to have the interests and be the person I am today. Also, the neighborhood I live in is a great place with good people (where I live in Arlington Village now is just as nice by the way).
In the end acting like the people on my coop board is what Bethesda has to do, that's what we all have to do. What's interesting about the Hillmead issue in Bethesda is that they already have a homeless shelter in the neighborhood and the world hasn't come to an end. If they wake up the world may actually improve just a little.


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Juice: Dragon fruit with milkI got myself a Juice recipe book recently. I found the page of making dragon fruit juice with milk. I like everything with milk currently.
Dragon Fruit Nutrition.
Dragon fruit, also known as pitahaya or pitaya, is the fruit of a cactus and is as beautiful as it is delicious and nutritious. The color of dragon fruit varies from bright yellow to deep magenta. The oval-shaped fruit is about the size of an orange and is covered with spike formations, giving it its dragon nickname. The inside of the fruit is filled with a sweet, semi-translucent pulp and tiny black edible seeds.
Vitamin C
Dragon fruit is a fabulous source of vitamin C, with just 100 grams of dried dragon fruit or one piece of fresh fruit fulfilling almost 50 percent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recommended daily intake. Vitamin C is an important immune system support and can even help to shorten the duration and severity of the common cold.
Dragon fruit is packed full of antioxidants, which work to protect the body's cells from damage caused by free radicals that can speed aging and even form cancerous tissues.
For those trying to increase their daily fiber intake, dragon fruit can be a sweet alternative. About half of a large dragon fruit, or 100 grams, can contain up to 1 gram of fiber, while each 100 grams of dried fruit can have more than 10 grams of fiber.
Fat and Cholesterol
Dragon fruit contains numerous tiny, edible seeds, which means it does have some fat. Because the black seeds are so small, removal from the pulpy flesh of the fruit is difficult and requires straining. The majority of fat found in dragon fruit is monounsaturated fat, which generally is considered a healthier form of fat. While many people working to lower cholesterol are concerned about seeds and nuts, dragon fruit can be added to a healthy diet without concern of affecting cholesterol levels.


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Two vehicles were involved in the crash.
One of them, a van, burst into flames.
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English: Cashewnuts
tamil: Mundhiri Paruppu / Andiparippu
malayalam: Andiparippu / Kashuvandiparippu / Parangi Andi
telugu: Jeedipappu
kannada: Godambi / Geru Beeja
hindi: Kaju
Bengali: Hijli Badam
Gujarati: Kaju
Konkani: Cajjubi / Caaju / Moyi / Kazu
Marathi: Kaju
Oriya: Kaju / Lanka Ambumanji / Kajubadam
Punjabi: Kaju
Tulu: Goanku
Kashmiri: Kaju
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English: Raisins
tamil: Ular Dhraakshai / Kaintha Thratchai / Karuppudraaksha
malayalam: Kismis / Unakku Munthiringa
telugu: Kisimiss / Yendu Dhraksha
kannada: Ona Drakshi / Vonadraakshe
hindi: Khishmish / Kash / Drax
Bengali: Kash / Kishmish
Gujarati: Lal Draksh / Kismis / Drax
Konkani: Khishmish / Suke Dhrakshi
Marathi: Bedane / Manuka
Oriya: Kismis
Punjabi: Khishmish
Tulu: Nungel Draakshe
English: Milk
tamil: Paal
malayalam: Paal
kannada: Hallu
hindi: Doodh
Gujarati: Dudh
Konkani: Doodh
Marathi: Doodh
English: Green Chillies
tamil: Pachchii Milagai
malayalam: Pachamulagu
telugu: Patchimirapa / Pachchi Mirapakayalu
kannada: Hasi Menasinakai
hindi: Hara Mircha / Hari Mirch
Bengali: Kancha Lanka / Maricha
Gujarati: Marcha
Konkani: Jeevisaang / Tanrni Mirsang / Tanrni Miriyasang
Marathi: Pachchai Milagai
Oriya: Lila Marcha
Punjabi: Mirchan
English: Ginger
tamil: Inji
malayalam: Inchi
telugu: Allam / Allamu / Sonthi
kannada: Shunti / Alla / Ashi Shunti / Ardraka
hindi: Adrak / Adu / Soonth
Bengali: Ada
Gujarati: Aadu / Soonth
Konkani: Alley
Marathi: Aale
Oriya: Ada
Punjabi: Adrak
Tulu: Soonthi
Urudu: Adrak / Adhrak
English: Cilantro / Coriander Leaves
tamil: Kothamalli Ilai / Malli Ilai
malayalam: Kothamalli Ila / Malli Ila
telugu: Kothimeera / Kothamalli Kooraku
kannada: Kottambari Soppu
hindi: Hara Dhania Ke Patte / Dhania Patha
Bengali: Dhonay Patha
Gujarati: Kothmir / Dhana
Konkani: Kottambari Pallo
Marathi: Kothimbir
Oriya: Dhania Patra
Punjabi: Hara Dhania
English: Cumin Powder
tamil: Jeerakapodi
malayalam: Jeerakapodi
telugu: Jeelakara / Jidakara / Jikaka
kannada: Jeerige
hindi: Jeera / Jeeru / Safaid Jeera / Zeera / Shimai Shombu
Bengali: Jeera / Zeera / Safed Jira
Gujarati: Jeeru / Jiru / Safed Jiraun
Konkani: Jeerey / Jeren
Marathi: Jeera / Jeregire
Oriya: Jira / Jeera
Punjabi: Jira
Kashmiri: Zyur
English: Salt
tamil: Uppu
malayalam: Uppu
telugu: Uppu
kannada: Uppu
hindi: Namak
Bengali: Laban / Noone
Gujarati: Meethu
Konkani: Meet
Marathi: Mith
English: oil
tamil: Ennai
malayalam: enna
telugu: camuru
kannada: taila
hindi: tela
Punjabi: moyen
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Time to get the resolutions in order: no more dangling minor 9ths! (Well, maybe that's going a bit far. Better to just stick to losing ten pounds or so.) Better yet, try to get to some different venues for improvised music and see what makes them tick. It could be a great thing to do between now and the next winter solstice, which I've heard will be a pretty major resolution. But I won't give too much credence to apocalyptic predictions, they seldom come to pass.
Last night, however, I heard a set at The Stone that might make one of mine hit its mark. The first half of January 2012 is being hosted by Stefan Winter, who founded JMT records in 1985. Besides launching the recording careers of Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, Cassandra Wilson, Robin Eubanks, Gary Thomas, and Jean-Paul Bourelly, JMT (now called Winter and Winter) also championed many "downtown" artists, such as Tim Berne, Mark Feldman, Mark Dresser, Bob Stewart, Craig Harris, and Herb Robertson. Jane Ira Bloom and Fred Hersch recorded their classic As One album for JMT and the late Paul Motian introduced his bassless trio on the label with Monk in Motian (which featured Dewey Redman and Gerri Allen as well).
It was trumpeter Herb Robertson who invited me to perform with him, bass trombonist Dave Taylor, saxophonist Adam Niewood, and drummer Jay Rosen in the opening set at the Stone on Thursday (Jan. 5). We played one long piece, Beyond the Threshold, composed for the occasion by Robertson. It was written in a combination of graphic notation and multiple-choice directions that focused on specific uses of textures but no specific technique. Each part included a single or double note to be used as a recurring motive throughout the piece's aleatoric realization. Robertson and Taylor's use of mutes and growls was nothing short of extraordinary; even when Taylor drops his mute on the ground (intentionally) it is recognizable as his, and Robertson has extended the idea of "mute" to include megaphones and paper plates.
The second set featured a group led by drummer Jim Black and featured saxophonist/clarinetists Oscar Noriega and Chris Speed, guitarist Brad Shepik, and bassist Trevor Dunn and was listed as a tribute to Paul Motian, who passed away last month. Their program included works from Motian's quintet with Joe Lovano, Jim Pepper (or Billy Drewes), Bill Frisell, and Ed Schuller, as well as material from the Lovano-Frisell-Motian trio and from Motian's Electric Bebop band, of which Shepik and Speed were both members. I first heard Jim Black in 1991 while he was touring Europe in a duo with saxophonist Lee Konitz. That was the only time he and I met before last night, so we first had to laugh at how we've both evolved into bigger (and better!) people, before he stated the obvious, how no one, no matter how well versed in Motian's drumming, would ever come close to sounding like him. (Motian is to drumming what Thelonious Monk is to piano playing.) Black is a consummate musician, though, and studied the original recordings as well as the volumes of "bootlegs" available of the material. Instead of attempting to play in Motian's style, Black played the melodies of the music with the band in his own way, which is powerful, virtuosic, and metrically diverse. The result was a performance of some of Motian's best known works—"The Owl Of Cranston," "Conception Vessel," "Mumbo Jumbo," "Blue Midnight," "Look To The Black Wall," "From Time To Time," "Circle Dance," and "Drum Music"—that captured the spirit of Motian without being derivative of him and lent the air of legitimacy to my very safe prediction.
Sadly, Stefan Winter took ill in Europe and could not be in New York for Thursday's concerts. I was told he is much better and will be flying in for the rest of the series. I suggest trying to catch some of it. I know I will.


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TORONTO — For the first time in 60 years, a husband and wife who have served as presidents of the Toronto and the Canadian arms of the Jewish National Fund will be the honorees at Toronto's Negev Dinner.
Community leaders Alan and Sandy (Tater) Posluns, left, both come from
families steeped in a commitment to volunteerism and charitable work.
"Our parents gave us a profound sense of responsibility for our people and the State of Israel," Sandy said.
"We are delighted that we are continuing in the footsteps of our parents. The icing on the cake and making this event even more meaningful to us is to be honoured on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel and the 60th Negev Dinner in Toronto."
The Posluns will be feted for their communal leadership and dedication to Israel on Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Sheraton Centre Hotel.
Alan is a second-generation Negev Dinner honoree. His father, Abe Posluns, was recognized in 1984 for his contributions to the community, including his leadership in helping to build Baycrest Centre.
A Toronto native, Alan is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business and Finance. He served as president and CEO of Superior Acceptance Corporation and is a past president of the Association of Canadian Financial Corporations.
"When I graduated from Wharton and returned to Toronto, my father introduced me to Baycrest, where he was president for 25 years –quite an accomplishment," Alan said.
"On a trip to Israel with my father, and [after] becoming involved when he was the Negev Dinner honoree, Sandy and I got deeply involved in JNF, something that has grown over the years."
Alan has served on many committees at Baycrest, where he is a life director. He has also served as treasurer of the Israel Cancer Research Fund.
Sandy's involvement in communal service began in 1975, when she joined the Noar Chapter of Hadassah-WIZO.
"I met all these wonderful and accomplished women at Hadassah who worked for a goal, and I learned a great deal from them," she said in an interview. "This led me to many areas of need in the Jewish community."
For more than three decades, Sandy served at both the local and national levels of Hadassah-WIZO, and in 1984, she was chair of Toronto's legendary Hadassah Bazaar.
As well, she has worked in many areas of Baycrest's Women's Auxiliary, as well as on the board of directors of Baycrest. She has also been involved at Mount Sinai Hospital and served as chair of the Mount Sinai Ball in 1988 and 1989.
"My mother, who recently passed away, was a devoted volunteer at Baycrest for 14 years," she noted.
Sandy said that her trips to Israel have enhanced her commitment to JNF.
"It's very rewarding to be this year's Negev Dinner honorees, because we've put our hearts into JNF. We fell in love with the work of JNF in Israel, particularly the Canadian influence."
Funds raised at this year's dinner will go to the Blue Valley Park in the names of Sandy and Alan Posluns. The park is located in Safed-Meron, near the Galilee hills.
Sandy said she is pleased that the park will have playgrounds and picnic areas for family outings.
The dinner will feature a unique march of Canadian, Israeli and JNF flags, as well as a performance by the student choir from United Synagogue Day School.
"We are very excited about being honoured at the Negev Dinner and for our children to be there to continue the momentum of being involved in the community – from generation to generation," Sandy said.
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Spartans knock off Robbinsdale Cooper
A number of Somerset fans heard Robbinsdale Cooper players claiming they shouldn't have to play at a small school like Somerset before the two teams met last Tuesday.
Imagine the comments from those players when they had to ride back to Minnesota after suffering a 7-4 loss to the Spartans.
"They didn't want to be here, they didn't think we were in their league," said Somerset coach Grant Belisle.
It didn't take long for the Robbinsdale players to find out how wrong they were. Somerset's Bryce Montpetit scored 70 seconds into the game, and the battle was on.
This was a back-and-forth battle the whole way. Robbinsdale scored two goals, 45 seconds apart, early in the opening period to take a 2-1 lead. But Somerset again answered, with Corey Hehling tying the score at 2-2, just 5:23 into the game.
Both teams then got the defensive side of their game going. There wasn't another goal scored until midway through the second period, when Somerset's Tadd Landry scored.
This started another flurry of goals, with Robbinsdale tying the game three minutes later. Landry then struck again, with his second goal giving the Spartans a 4-3 lead heading into the third period.
The score stayed at 4-3 until Cooper got the tying goal with more than 10 minutes elapsed in the third period.
Somerset got the game-winner when junior Jake Rorabeck got a feed from Montpetit, springing him loose on a breakaway. Rorabeck was able to skate in and cleanly beat the Cooper goalie for the winner.
Somerset then added two empty-net goals to finish off the win.
Spartan goalie Ryan Schleusner made 33 saves in the win.
Coach Grant Belisle said the Spartans are still trying to figure out how good they are, after winning this game but being dealt a difficult loss by New Richmond on Thursday.
The Spartans only game this week is their Middle Border Conference finale. The Spartans will play at home in that game on Thursday, with Amery as the visiting team.
Somerset 7,
Robbinsdale Cooper 4
First Period: 1. Somerset, Bryce Montpetit (Andrew Westerdahl) 1:10. 2. RC, Jake Erickson (un) 3:17. 3. RC, Josh Desmit (Derek Woeslim) 4:02. 4. Somerset, Corey Hehling (Tadd Landry, Shawn Walczak) 5:23.
Second Period: 5. Somerset, Landry (Walczak, Jason Plourde) 8:22. 6. RC, Brad Norris (un) 11:13. 7. Somerset, Landry (un) 13:08.
Third Period: 8. RC, Woeslim (Desmit) 10:19. 9. Somerset, Jake Rorabeck (Montpetit, Westerdahl) 13:53. 10. Somerset, Westerdahl (un) 16:15. 11. Somerset, Greg Nichols (un) 16:59.
Saves: Robbinsdale Cooper (Jeff Chayer) 31; Somerset (Ryan Schleusner) 33.


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