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Deb Casey Powell, Dean of Student Affairs at South University in Palm Beach Florida and DO-IT Prof Team member, has been awarded the Mid-Level Student Affairs Professional Award by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators-Region III (NASPA). This award recognizes individuals who demonstrate outstanding commitment to the profession and who are experienced in creating campus environments that promote student learning. Ms. Casey-Powell has been a team member of the DO-IT Prof Team and has recently presented DO-IT research results to the National NASPA conference as well as the National ACPA (American Association of Personnel Administrators) conference. She is scheduled to present to AHEAD (Association of Higher Education and Disability) this summer in Washington, D.C with other DO-IT Prof Team members.
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He's the man that we need; We'll all follow his lead. He's our Adlai, our Adlai, our Adlai, our Adlai, Our Adlai's a wonderful guy.
According to George Gallup, about 45% of U.S. voters could now sing Our Adlai with something approaching full-throated conviction. That's a lot of votersand a fraction more than the polls gave Harry Truman at a comparable time in 1948. But in some respects it is a wonder that anyone has a chance to sing Our Adlai at all. Ten months ago, Adlai Stevenson was not even...
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GREENSBORO � The president and CEO of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers is pledging $7.5 million for a performing arts center in Greensboro if supporters raise $35 million from private sources this year.
The pledge comes from Steven Tanger, not from the company.
The plan calls for the $60 million facility to be named the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts.
The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro revealed the name and gift Monday.
More than $28 million has been raised from private sources. Fundraisers increased their goal to $35 million as a result of Tanger's pledge.
Greensboro plans to provide $30 million for the project, with the money coming from parking fees, a user fee on tickets and hotel taxes.
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ApproachThis is a hidden gem you probably haven't heard about. It doesn't show up in any of the guidebooks. We "found" it by accident in traversing the ridgeline between Mt. Hoffmann and Tuolumne Peak. It can be reached most easily from May Lake. Hike to the west shore of the lake, then scramble 800ft up slabs to the saddle north of the Hoffmann plateau (the saddle is NE of Hoffmann's summit). The totals for the approach are 2 miles and 1500ft gain from the May Lake TH.
Route DescriptionThe route follows the well-defined ridge south to the summit plateau, a total of about 500ft over a quarter mile. The ridge is composed of solid granite blocks with excellent holds, requiring a variety of climbing techniques from slabs to cracks, flakes, and a few chimneys. The route can be followed almost entirely on the ridge with only minor deviations to the left (east) to avoid class 5 difficulties. The route-finding is non-obvious in three or four places, but all could be done at class 4 or less.
The NE Face to the left is easier, but still class 3, and can be used as an alternative if the ridge proves more difficult than your liking. Once at the summit plateau it is an easy walk west to the highpoint.


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Commission on Aging
The Commission on Aging is an advisory and advocacy body that provides recommendations to the County Board of Supervisors, and the Human Services Agency on the needs, priorities, and impact of current and proposed regulations on the County's senior population. The Commission also acts as advocates for the well being of our seniors through direct contact with County Supervisors, writing letters to government representatives at all levels, by interacting with the legislative process in Sacramento, and interacting with the many non-governmental organizations throughout the County that serves our seniors. Many Commissioners are also members of other community organizations. They may also have professional experience in serving the senior population. They bring the insights, concerns and priorities of these organizations to the collective awareness of the Commission. The deliberations of the Commission are also supported by the efforts of an analyst from the Aging Division of the Human Services Agency, who gathers data, arranges for input from other County Departments, oversees the preparation and distribution of correspondence, and many other services that facilitates the Commission's work. It is important to the people who rely on the Commission recommendations that they properly reflect the demographics (ethnicity, location, culture, etc.) of the entire County's senior population. The Commission strongly encourages County residents who may be members of under represented populations or are from the County's rural or small towns to attend our meetings, make their voices heard, and apply for Commission membership.
Purpose of the Commission MeetingsAgendas
How Commissioners areselected/appointed? Contact the Commission
Commissions By Laws
Commission Members and Districts/Areas they represent
Helpful Resources
Links to Legislature and Local and State Representatives
All regular Commission on Aging meetings are on the first Mondayofevery month except August when there is no meeting (unless otherwise noted in the meeting agenda). If the first Monday of the month is a holiday, the meeting will be held on the next day, Tuesday.
All regular Commision on Aging meetings are held at:Human Services AgencyRoom 5C
Housing Authority, 448 South Center Street, Stockton
Training precedes each meeting and begings at 1:30 P.M. The meeting follows the training. Typically, the meeting begins at 2:00 P.M
Public may address the commission with questions or concerns during the "Public Comments" section of the meeting.View our Calendarfor the date/ time and location of meetings of the Commissionmeetings and other related meetings.
Agendas and Minutes are posted at the Human Services AgencyDepartment of Agingand online before each meeting. View Agendas and Minutes.
TheCommission on Agingmembers are selectedand appointed by the Board of Supervisors and local city councils.Vacancies to the Commission on Aging will be announce at the Boards and Commissions Press Releases. To become a member of the Commissioncomplete and submit the following application form, along with your resume to the following address: Clerk of the Board44 N. San Joaquin Street, Suite 627 Stockton, CA. 95202
Barbara ParrishP.O. Box 201056Stockton, CA 95201(209) - 468-2202.
Human Services AgencyDepartment of AgingP.O. Box 201056102 S. San Joaquin StreetStockton, CA. 95201


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"You look amazing."
Acknowledge (and appreciate) that she primped for you. Trust us, even if this is a simple latte liaison, a degree of decision-making went into that jeans-tee-ponytail combo she's got going on. No need to be too specific; just let her know you've noticed that she looks good.
"How was your day?"
This may seem innocuous, but it shows you care and are interested in her life. Make sure to really listen to the response, rather than glaze over when she itemizes details of a petty spat with a co-worker. Bonus: It'll give you something to follow up on in a later conversation (e.g., "Did you patch things up with that crazy woman in finance?")
"I'm really having a great time with you."
Probably the best thing you can say mid-date! It takes the edge off, lets her know she can relax. You'll also get feedback on how she's feeling. Hopefully she'll beam back and say "Me too!" as opposed to a sniffed "How nice."
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Guys should read this story on MSN Dating & Personals about the 5 things you should say to your date (sweet talk!) and 5 things you should not. You're welcome. From MSN:
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Farewell, fourth wall. Actors are talking directly to their audiences in three shows, each of which tries to dissolve the invisible barrier between performer and spectator in a different way. Sometimes it works. Sometimes the in-your-face approach just gets annoying.
Such is the case with Lanford Wilson's Book of Days, now onstage at Addison's WaterTower Theatre. At the beginning of this two-act drama, characters stand stiffly and address the audience as soon as the lights come up. You're in "Dublin, Mizzurrah," they tell you, an "educated community" with four bars, five churches, two malls and a Pizza Hut. It's a "clean, quiet, prosperous town," they say, smiling with the vacant benignity of a church choir.
But unlike the wholesome denizens of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, the old chestnut that clearly was Wilson's inspiration for his take on life in America's heartland, the residents of Dublin, Missouri, harbor mo' than a few terrible secrets. They're not so clean and quiet as they'd have you believe, and the ones who are prosperous are the dirtiest of them all.
Book of Days continues at Addison's WaterTower Theatre through June 23. Call 972-450-6232.
Latinologues continues at the Wilson Carriage House through June 15, then moves to Undermain June 19-25. Call 214-243-2348.
Defending the Caveman continues at the Majestic Theatre through June 16. Call 214-373-8000.
Two events devastate Dublin during the play. A community production of Shaw's Saint Joan brings a controversial outsider in as its director and turns a local woman into a martyr. And a tornado, which sweeps through town one night, leaves the wealthiest citizen dead in the woods. The upheavals caused by the storm and the play (deemed "anti-church" by the town's leading pastor) serve to tear apart a marriage and leave a family business in shambles. One character commits suicide. Another becomes a murder suspect. The much-revered pastor is revealed to be a conniving, woman-hating villain consumed by greed.
If the saga of Days sounds more like Days of Our Lives, you're on the right track. With its detours into adultery, murder and blackmail, this play tries to work too many twists and turns into its unwieldy road map of a plot.
All the while, Wilson keeps it down-home, with his dozen characters stopping now and then to look out at the audience for a howdy-do. The only time the interruption is welcome is when one finally says, "Time for intermission, folks." After a 90-minute first act, it's a yee-ha moment for the seat-fillers. (The second act is just as long, be warned.)
The Addison Theatre Centre cast does its best to make Book of Days interesting. The performances--particularly Robert Prentiss as the imported play director and Steven Pounders as the steely eyed reverend--convey confidence and an understanding of where the important moments are. The direction by Terry Martin and James Paul Lemons is inventive and uncluttered. But they're all burdened by Wilson's turgid script, heavy on exposition and overflowing with superfluous descriptions of everything from the color of the autumn leaves to the process of making a really good cheddar (one of the characters is an expert cheesemaker).
It takes more than an hour for the key storyline (about the dead guy in the woods) to rev into anything good. Before that it's a lot of characters waltzing (and occasionally tripping) around Michael Sullivan's multileveled runway set, describing li'l ol' Dublin like they're reading from a Frommer's guide to the Midwest. And lest the title of the play become meaningless, they call off calendar dates constantly: "June 18, a day of discovery," and "June 28, a day of redemption." Like that.
Wilson, writer of such great plays as Burn This and Talley's Folly, falters in his attempt to dramatize the dark side of small towns (he grew up in Lebanon, Missouri). Aiming for Our Town, he's veered off into Peyton Place.
In a refreshed and expanded new version of Rick Najera's hilarious Latinologues, now at the tiny Wilson Carriage House before moving later this month to the larger Undermain space, actors talk right to the audience and react immediately to the laughter and applause. This series of comic monologues explores the American Latino experience with razor-sharp satire and bursts of rat-a-tat energy that get the crowd worked into a happy frenzy.
Otis Gray and Marco Rodriguez, both products of Southern Methodist University's Meadows School of the Arts, play all the roles under the direction of writer Najera, who came in from L.A. (where he's a busy TV writer) to oversee this production. Najera has trimmed and tightened some of the segments (first performed a decade ago) and added a new sequence that references September 11. The improvements give the production a boost, and Gray and Rodriguez are spectacularly funny in each and every scene.
Gray takes the spotlight first as "Mexican Moses," trying to lead Latinos to the promised land. Wherever that is. "We will wander in Oak Cliff and we won't even need a Mapsco," he declares (lots of local references pop up). Then he hands down commandments to what he calls the "children of the sun." "Pay for cable installation," he intones, "and thou shalt not use the name of Edward James Olmos in vain."
But the exodus is thwarted because the Cubans disappear off to the right and Puerto Ricans to the left. The "Lost Tribe" of Brazilians loses its clothes, and the Argentinians won't participate because they consider themselves European. As commentary on the differences in Latino cultures, it's smart and trenchant, as well-written as anything John Leguizamo has come up with in his much-praised in-one stage shows.
Rodriguez, a dimpled cutie, shows terrific versatility, portraying "Paquito," an over-the-hill ex-Menudo member now bar-backing at the Latin Grammys; "Carlos," a janitor from the Dominican Republic who worked in the World Trade Center; "Ernestina," an anguished mother from El Salvador ("the death squads...so professional!"); and "Maria," a bewigged talk show host who blasts Puerto Ricans for their dietary habits ("I watched them fry a salad!").
After it's over, it's hard to believe there were only two actors onstage. They fill the room with voices and characters, playing with and off the audience in an ongoing and always enjoyable game of verbal jai alai.
There's no reason Defending the Caveman, back at the Majestic for another two-week run, couldn't keep its writer, director and star, Rob Becker, employed for the rest of his life. Performed by the affable Becker since the early '90s, Caveman is a funny, provocative look at gender roles and the Mars-Venus differences in how men and women communicate.
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With his relaxed-fit jeans, faded blue T-shirt and hairy forearms, Becker is the enlightened, unthreatening alpha male, questioning language, culture and history as perceived by men and women. Between men, he explains, "'Dickhead' means you're my friend. 'Buttwipe' means I missed you."
Women are multitaskers. Men focus in a linear mode. "That's why the guy has to turn down the radio when he gets lost," Becker says.
Women crave closeness. Men want space. Baseball is the perfect activity, muses Becker. "Buncha guys, hangin' out, far from each other."
And so it goes as Becker unreels his ideas over two fleeting hours. It's stand-up comedy, philosophy and anthropology, and it's very, very funny. Rolling thunder funny. Punch-your-significant-other-in-the-ribs funny. See, honey? That's what I've been trying to tell you.


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Good acting, on a bad day you may think this could be a scarily accurate prediction of a future Britain.
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Violent, grim, on a bad day you may think this could be a scarily accurate prediction of a future Britain!! Not a film to lift the spirits...
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Children of Men is yet another post-apocalyptic film set in a bad future. Wonder if anyone has made a film about the future where everything is nice and peaceful and there is no repressive evil government... mind you if they did it would probably be a bit rubbish and dull!
This is mainly an action film of sorts and quite violent. My wife didn't like it at all and wondered why anyone would watch it, so certainly not a date movie! The general plot line is that the world is now infertile and Clive Owen ends up having to protect a miraculously pregnant woman... so we have a running scared film with lots of shooting in it.
It's not a high budget film (think they made advantage of some run-down areas very well!) but it doesn't need to be. Be warned, you may watch this and think - hmmm, the future's grim.


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1. Sept 11 2001: 2,907 people killed when terrorists flew two aircraft into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York .
2. March 27, 1977. Two Boeing 747s, operated by KLM and Pan Am, collided on a foggy runway at Tenerife, in Spain's Canary Islands, killing 583 people.
3. August 12, 1985. A Japan Air Lines 747 crashed near Mt Fuji after takeoff from Tokyo on a domestic flight, killing 520.
4. November 12, 1996. An Ilyushin IL-76 cargo plane from Kazakhstan collided in midair with a Saudia 747 near Delhi; killing 349 people.
5. March 3, 1974. A Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashed near Orly airport killing all 346 passengers and crew.
5. June 23, 1985. A bomb planted by a Sikh extremist blew up an Air India 747 heading from Toronto to Bombay which exploded over the Irish Sea killing 329.
7. August 19, 1980. A Saudia L-1011 bound for Karachi landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and burst into flames on the tarmac killing 301 people.
8. July 3, 1988. An Airbus A300 operated by Iran Air was shot down over the Straits of Hormuz by the US Navy destroyer Vincennes, killing 290 people.
9. Feb 19, 2003. A military plane carrying members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard crashed at Shahdad killing 275 people.
10. May 25, 1979. As an American Airlines DC-10 crashed shortly after take off from O'Hare airport in Chicago, killing 273 people.


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Good news, Patches Pals! We have now cleared two of the major requirements in the process to make the Patches Pals Washington State special license plate a reality. After raising the start-up costs and the required 3,500 signatures, our next step is to find a legislative sponsor so that we can submit the final design to the Washington State Department of Licensing for approval.
Those who grew up in the Pacific Northwest know how beloved and significant J.P. Patches and Gertrude were to our culture. Played by Chris Wedes and Bob Newman, they created one of the longest running children's television shows in American history (1958 – 1981) and were an important part of the fabric of our community for decades after. In order to commemorate and pay tribute to their legacy, we're working to galvanize the community to support the creation of a Patches Pals Washington State special license plate.
Proceeds from the plates will benefit Seattle Children's Hospital Strong Against Cancer program, a philanthropic initiative with worldwide implications for potentially curing childhood cancers through immunotherapy treatments.
The special J.P. Patches plate needs at least 3,500 signatures from Washington state residents in order to be considered by the Department of Licensing.
Please help further J.P. and Gertrude's mission of bringing healing into children's lives by signing the online petition and committing to a Patches Pals Special Plate!
Seattle Children's and J.P. Patches have a long history together going back to the early 1960's. J.P. & Gertrude often visited the hospital, entertaining patients, families, and staff. During the 1970's, J.P. and friends made a significant donation to the hospital, funding the J.P. Patches Playroom. The J.P. and Gertrude statue, located in Fremont, also generated a significant gift for Seattle Children's at the behest of Chris Wedes and his wife, Joanie.
Over time, it is expected that the special J.P. Patches license plate could raise as much as $250,000 or more for cancer immunotherapy research at Seattle Children's. Immunotherapy is a groundbreaking new treatment that harnesses the power of a patient's immune system in order to seek and destroy cancer cells, limiting the need for toxic treatments like chemotherapy and radiation.


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Be careful if your employees are spreading the word about your company's products and services via blogs, Twitter or other social networking sites. Last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new Enforcement Guidelines that require employees to disclose their relationships with their employer whenever they post comments or positive reviews about their employer's product on a social media site.
Last month, the FTC issued its first enforcement letter. It said Reverb Communications sought to promote gaming applications by having employees post 5-star reviews on iTunes and comments like "Amazing new game!"
Read about the FTC rules at www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/endortest.shtm.


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Mean while, Sheriff's Detectives continue to execute a search warrant at the suspect's residence that was issued earlier Tuesday for items of evidence in Monday's robbery. As of the time of this release no information has been received about recovery of any cash taken from the bank. The man is currently in custody at the Mason County Jail awaiting his first court appearance which is anticipated to be sometime Wednesday.
Sheriff Casey Salisbury noted that this investigation was one of the first tests of our new facility in Shelton. He said "Because of our new building, we were able to conduct this investigation in a more efficient and safer manner. Our Deputies did a great job of identifying and capturing this individual without injury to the public or officers."


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Jenny Mason knows exactly what it means to be a cougar. This feisty mature blonde loves younger men, but probably not as much they love her! Ever since this young stud started working at her restaurant, she knew she had to have him. Tonight, after work, she told him she wanted to give him a special thank you at her place. Right as he got there, she pulled her firm, perky tits out and got down on her knees to give him the best blowjob of his life. She looks up and says, "You really have no idea, do you…" seductively.
Her toned body is displayed perfectly as she bends over, his cock still in her mouth. He gently grazes her soft hair with his hand, never once taking his eyes off her perfect form. She told us one of her steamy, unfulfilled sexual fantasies is "to take a younger man's virginity… I love the idea of being someone's first. It might ruin it for them though – younger girls don't know half the things I can do! With age, comes experience!" After seeing this, we definitely believe that she knows what she's doing!
He can barely contain himself as Jenny skillfully turns him around and pushes him onto the couch. He grabs her waist from behind and pulls her on top of him, after admiring her perfect tits and ass. Her flawless feet rest on his knees as she lowers herself towards him, and slips his cock inside her ass. She moans in pleasure as she moves up and down, knowing how close she is to climax. She told us anal was the easiest way to get her off, but we did not expect it to be this intense! See the video of this horny mature woman, and many more at Anilos.com®.


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David was one of two Laverne and Shirley actors who played bit roles in Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own. David L. Lander, a.k.a. Squiggy, has an uncredited role as the Radio sportscaster, and Eddie Mekka, who played Carmine "The Big Ragu" Ragusa in the TV series, is Madonna's dance partner in the jitterbug scene.
In Scary Movie Principal Squiggman is played by David Lander, who played Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley, a spin-off of "Happy Days". To add to the fun, there's a bottle of Schotz beer in his office. The principal in Scream, was played by Henry Winkler, who played Fonzie on Happy Days
In 2000, David was named the Ambassador of the Year by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He is spokesperson for the same organization.
David and Michael McKean released an album recorded live at Los Angeles' Roxy in 1979 as Lenny and the Squigtones on the Casablanca label. Christopher guest played the guitar on the album credited as Nigel, five years before he and Michael McKean would create Spinal Tap.
David wrote an autobiographical memoir called Fall Down Laughing: How Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn't Tell Nobody in 2000.
David is huge baseball fan. David holds the position of Associate Scout for the Seattle Mariners. David has in the past scouted for the Anaheim Angels. In the 1980s, David was a part-owner of the minor league club the Portland Beavers.
David: Yes, we are very good friends. We were best friends before we did Laverne & Shirley. We were best friends on Laverne & Shirley, and we stayed best friends after we did Laverne & Shirley.
David: I have been keeping multiple sclerosis a secret for fifteen years!
David: Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn't Tell Nobody!


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The man accused of taking videos up women's skirts at the Westfarms Mall has been ordered by a judge to stay away from malls and women's clothing stores.
Husein Ahmetovic appeared in court on Thursday to face voyeurism charges.
Police arrested Ahmetovic, 46, of Waterbury, on June 28 after a woman reported seeing him allegedly taking video up women's skirts at the Forever 21 store in the WestFarms Mall in West Hartford. The woman confronted Ahmetovic and chased him through the mall and across the street when he ran.
Police said they found Ahmetovic with a digital camera that had 30 videos of 30 different women.
In court on Thursday, the judge ordered Ahmetovic to stay away from stores that sell women's clothes in Connecticut and to stay away from malls within 35 miles of Waterbury. He also told Ahmetovic he cannot use a camera outside his house and he was ordered to turn over his passport.
Ahmetovic is free on $10,000 bond. He will be back in court on Aug. 21.


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You'll shed a tear or two—especially if you're a parent—and they'll be totally earned.
You'll shed a tear or two—especially if you're a parent—and they'll be totally earned.
The film invites us to observe its characters, to hear their inner voices, to see what they see and to challenge our own preconceived notions…
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about my decision to not attend a country music concert because of racial fear.
A special edition of Thumbnails detailing the recent sexual harassment cases in the entertainment and tech industries and the brave women who broke their silence.
One of the best superhero films, in large part because the title character sincerely believes in values larger than any one person.
An article about my decision to not attend a country music concert because of racial fear.
Stop watching movies made by assholes. It'll be OK.
A study of the 1965 film "The War Game" and its relevance a half-century later.
A video interview with "Mudbound" star Carey Mulligan.
Clare Cooney on "Runner"; Uma Thurman on "The Parisian Woman"; Condoning conduct of Hollywood tyrants; Godfather of Indian gangster films; Misogyny of "Blade Runner 2049."
Hot on the heels of "The Naked Gun," here is another movie designed as a merciless, nonstop satire on the genre that spawned it.
"I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" is a comedy that feeds off the blaxploitation movies, and although, like all good satires, it is cheerfully willing to be offensive, it is almost completely incapable of being funny.
The opening scene: Police cars speed through city streets, their sirens blaring, their lights flashing. They pull up to a vacant lot, where a dead body lies sprawled on the ground. A subtitle reads: ANY GHETTO, U.S.A. A detective gets out of his car and walks toward the scene of the crime. Officers already on the scene inform him that the victim has "OG'd." That means he overdosed on gold - and, indeed, when the sheet is pulled back, we see that he is a black man covered from head to toes with gold chains.
A day after the funeral, the man's brother arrives in town. His name is Jack Spade. His mother's name is Ma Bell. Why do they have different last names? Because this movie will do anything to get a laugh, and has never heard of the First Law of Funny Names, which teaches us that deliberately funny names in the movies are a giveaway sign of desperation at the screenplay level.
Jack Spade vows to avenge his brother's killer, a white gangster named Mr. Big. To do this, he enlists a squad of middle-aged black superheroes, with names like Flyguy, Kung Fu Joe, Hammer and Slammer.
Jack Spade is played by Keenen Ivory Wayans, who also wrote and directed "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka." His credits include some of the writing on Robert Townsend's "Hollywood Shuffle," a satirical revue about blacks in the movies. Townsend's film was pretty funny. Wayans is apparently trying to achieve the same success with "Sucka," but he is not half as funny, and not half as acute in the way he skewers black stereotypes.
The black heroes in his cast all serve as reminders of the blaxploitation boom in the 1970s. We see Jim Brown, Isaac Hayes, Antonio Fargas and Bernie Casey in the key role of John Slade, who will lead the team.
Casey is a superb actor who looks less than faintly bemused by the material. The others hardly seem to know they're in a satire. But then again, sometimes the movie supplies them with dialogue so lame that the actors probably could have done a better job just by making it up as they went along.
There is one funny moment in the movie, and it belongs to John Vernon, as Mr. Big, the white crime boss of the ghetto. When one of the characters is surprised to see him, Vernon says, "Surprised? Why? Lots of big stars have worked in exploitation films." He then goes on to list Shelley Winters and Angie Dickinson as examples.
Is there anything that can be usefully said about the images of blacks in this movie? It is the sort of material that makes you wonder why blacks object to the resurrection of Amos and Andy, since "Sucka" is incomparably more offensive than anything the Kingfish ever did. But here all of the ethnic jokes are in a movie made by blacks, and so that takes off the curse, I guess.
The problem is, the satire in this movie isn't aimed at racist cliches and stereotypes - it emulates them. In other words, if you always thought Superfly was an objectionable stereotype, this movie encourages you to laugh at the Flyguy character. But there is no new satirical edge to shed any fresh light on the subject.
Would I object to a funny movie dealing with the same material? No. Humor illuminates the idiocy of racism, and helps us see it more clearly. But when a movie uses a running gag where a couple of fly-brained street dudes are thrown down several flights of stairs, I don't think it's funny and I don't see the point.
Stop watching movies made by assholes. It'll be OK.
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A FAMILY are facing ruin as they bid to block a land deal which could cost them their farm.
Five generations of the Coles have farmed a 20-acre site near Crosshouse, Ayrshire, since the 1930s.
They fear for their future if a proposed development of up to 140 houses goes ahead on some of the land they rent.
John Cole, 68, who suffers from MS, told our sister paper the Kilmarnock Standard: "I haven't slept a wink since we were told by our landlords they want us out." His wife Jacqueline, 64 said: "It's like the Highland Clearances."
Their son John, 46, now runs the 100 beef cattle operation at Busbie Farm. He was shocked to hear East Ayrshire Council had approved plans by Derek White to develop land owned by Lands Improvement Holdings Ltd.
Two letters of objection were sent in but neither came from the Coles, who said they only discovered the application had been approved when they read it in the paper.
The family have until this week to raise an action with the Scottish Land Court but a legal source said: "These things can take years and can be very costly."
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Can you wear a go pro next time your washing your bike or whatever...get some footage..You-tube might just be your friend..
Sorry you're having so much hassle. Hat taken off to you though mate, your patience is admired. I'd of twatted him by now..
Can you wear a go pro next time your washing your bike or whatever...get some footage..You-tube might just be your friend..
Sorry you're having so much hassle. Hat taken off to you though mate, your patience is admired. I'd of twatted him by now..
I have considered just punching him when he's being aggressive and claiming self-defence but it's too much of a risk as my job requires me to have no criminal record!!
Tell him very firmly and up close
"Up until now, the only reason I haven't put you on your arse, is because my job requires a clean criminal record.
I start a new job next week and they aren't so bothered.
So you've got five days to learn how to stay out of my **** way"
Just to keep this updated:
I am now actively looking for a new place to live (2 viewings tomorrow) after failing to get things resolved through the management company.
The gent in flat 5 has continued to be aggressive (but not violent) towards me until I put a second complaint into the management company last month. He now avoids all contact with me but has continued to sneakily make my life hell. Putting the rubbish bags in front of my car, walking loudly around his flat when I'm home, cleaning the driveway noisily with a spade (weeds) and brush when he knows I'm sleeping after a night shift and generally making enough noise that I can hear him but not enough to disturb the other residents.
The final straw was when he told the other car owners in the block that he would get me to park my car on the street after my car hadn't moved for a fortnight* despite it being parked tight against the wall as usual. I was told this by one of the other residents who said that my car was the best parked to allow pushchairs to pass it and that the other cars were the problem!!
It's not worth the hassle of fighting him, so I'm moving out but will make it perfectly clear to my landlady and the management company why I am moving.
Thanks to everyone for the advice.
*I've been off work for a three weeks with bruised ribs following a fall off the bike so haven't been driving.
Hope the viewings go well, you have truly put up with so much bullsh*t!
Here's to a much happier future.
Probably the most sensible solution for your own mental health. Let's hope he gets the opportunity to reflect on his behaviour when he gets a family with a baby or a student and part-time DJ next time around. If anyone comes round to view the flat while you're in you can tell them that the soundproofing is excellent and they can play music whenever they like.
So....how can the OP stitch the nutbag up before he leaves? perhaps something which will take a while to present a nuisance but doesn't affect the other residents. Hmmm.
So....how can the OP stitch the nutbag up before he leaves?
You do know that people don't, by and large, choose to be afflicted by mental illness, don't you?
Not to minimise the impact on the OP of a shitty situation, but I'm sure if the guy upstairs could be a happy, stable fella with no paranoid delusions, he probably would.
We had some noisy neighbours - we live in a terrace - the other house on the other side is unoccupied. All three properties are managed by the same company.
Apparently hoovering at 3am is acceptable? Moving furniture (presumably for hoovering) was also a regular occurrence in the early hours. This went on for months and months.
We asked them (politely - many times) to cease, which they didn't. Lodged a complaint with the management company... again, nothing happened. Lodged a second complaint... again, no result.
So when we went away for 2 weeks, a big-ass PA system was rolled in, and hooked up to a laptop.
At random times, between 12am and 5am (each night), it would play 3 minutes of something very bass heavy, and very loud.
They never said anything, but were silent after 9pm from then on...
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So....how can the OP stitch the nutbag up before he leaves?
You do know that people don't, by and large, choose to be afflicted by mental illness, don't you?
Not to minimise the impact on the OP of a shitty situation, but I'm sure if the guy upstairs could be a happy, stable fella with no paranoid delusions, he probably would.
edlong - I have a relative who is bipolar so know how to cope with that and would never dream of tormenting someone with any type of mental illness. I'm just going to leave quietly but make it perfectly clear why I am leaving if asked.
Hopefully any fall-out will see him change his ways.
You do know that people don't, by and large, choose to be afflicted by mental illness, don't you?
Of course, but it's not been confirmed if the chap has a mental illness. Even if he had, it's not an excuse to make other peoples lives a misery and cause them to move house at considerable cost.
Good luck finding somewhere decent milky. Sounds like it's been my idea of hell.
(Feeling so lucky that the adjoining property to mine has been empty since I moved in last year!)
I guess everyones different, I would probably have told him to STF up and make it very clear that I'm a vindictive ********, and if he didn't stop acting up I'd make his life miserable.
milky, my comment was directed at some of the other posters. You have shown throughout a remarkable degree of understanding / sensitivity towards the guy (probably more than I would in the same circumstances tbh).
Of course, but it's not been confirmed if the chap has a mental illness
Mental health issues don't start when a man in a white coat gives you a label. The guy, as described by the OP, very clearly has mental health issues, whether that's "diagnosable" as mild depression or paranoid schizophrenia or anything in between is neither here nor there.
Even if he had, it's not an excuse to make other peoples lives a misery and cause them to move house at considerable cost.
Of course it flaming well is! Unless you believe that being completely irrational, and miserable, is a proactive "lifestyle choice" that people make? People do not choose to become mentally ill, ffs.
Of course it flaming well is! Unless you believe that being completely irrational, and miserable, is a proactive "lifestyle choice" that people make? People do not choose to become mentally ill, ffs.
No it's not. Not in any way, shape or means. The OP has a basic right to live without being stressed to the point of moving home because someone needs medication or institutionalisation (or just drying out). He's also not the first to move out because of this menace. Stitch him up!
Some people are just a*******s, and have nothing better to do than cause other people hassle. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that he is mentally ill, far more likely to just be an a*******.
Ok so the guy has a problem, since when was that OPs fault / problem? Quit the hapy clappy BS and accept FOR WHATEVER REASON the OP's neighbour is being an ARSE. Some people are just intolerant of others regardless.
Why should the OP have to put up with it? He shouldn't, hence why he's moving. Don't solve the problem but its a solution that works for the OP
Erm, not sure which of your statements you think I'm contradicting?
Since when was that the OP's fault / problem?
I never said it was his fault. It is self-evidently his problem.
Quit the hapy clappy BS and accept FOR WHATEVER REASON the OP's neighbour is being an ARSE.
I never said he wasn't being an arse. He clearly has been. I've suggested that the "WHATEVER" reason may well be (based on what the OP has said) to a greater or lesser extent, the mental health issues of said arse, and pointing out in response to posts suggesting that the appropriate response right now would involve seeking vengeance that the "arse" almost certainly hasn't chosen to be afflicted with those problems. Someone said above they'd threaten to make the guy's life misery. I suggest that that's not much of a threat because it almost certainly already is.
Some people are just intolerant of others regardless.
And people suffering from mental illness are often at the shitty end of that particular stick, as it happens.
Why should the OP have to put up with it? He shouldn't, hence why he's moving. Don't solve the problem but its a solution that works for the OP
Not sure what you think I said that contradicts any of that.
Some people are just a*******s, and have nothing better to do than cause other people hassle. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that he is mentally ill, far more likely to just be an a*******.
Well, one in four people will suffer mental health difficulties at some point, and unless your social circle is more disfunctional than mine, the proportion of people who are arseholes is a bit lower than that, so I reckon mental health is more likely. I agree that it's all speculation on the internet about someone we've not met, but paranoid delusions (hearing people moving about in a an empty flat) lead me to my conclusions, feel free to let your world-view take you in a different direction.
Ummm...I would hazard a guess that most undeserved neighbourly disharmony is down to people being a********. Odds are on my side if you do the math.
Just put a deposit down on a new flat in a really good part of town, really happy to get an exit strategy sorted.
Contacted my current landlady to give notice and as I did so he kicked off again, banging and swearing. She knows the exact reason I'm moving out and I quote said "difficult to deal with anti-social nutters!". Made my evening
Will still put another complaint in about him through the management company, even if it keeps him quiet for the last few weeks I'm here it'll be worth it. Plus it may prevent the next tenant having to put up with the same as I have.
Counting down the days now
Good stuff. Nothing better than knowing that there is an end in sight!
Thing is if you were feeling malevolent you could suddenly take to playing your music a little louder during the day..
I like bigyinn's thinking.
Just remember to spray "PEEDO" on his front door when you move out.
Put in another complaint with the management company who had also been contacted by my landlady to find out what they would do to solve the situation.
Turns out one of the other residents has also put a complaint about noise but does not state who is the noisy party. They had a long chat with me to get the full information and after I had told them everything that had gone on they are sending a general letter to all residents about noise, the bins and parked cars as it turns out one of the flats is not entitled to park on the drive (not me, I'm fine on that front). They are also sending him another letter about his behaviour and that it has caused a tenant to leave, they have agreed to keep my identity anonymous so that he cannot target me.
I haven't told anyone except my landlady that I am leaving as I'll have two weeks of overlap with the new place to say my goodbyes to the good tenants.
Apparently he was in a right mood yesterday as the house next door is being extended and the scaffolders have started to put up scaffolding. He had no knowledge of this despite there being a notice in the hallway (been there a month) and each flat getting a planning application notice back in March. The scaffolding boards now cover his main rear window and the new extension will partially (a few inches) block his view when they've finished. The scaffolders said he had a right moan at them!! They were a bit worried about me giving them grief as they need to have access through our drive for the next day or so to get the poles in so have agreed with them that I will take my car to work for the next two days to give them access (usually ride) in return for doughnuts Well, they offered before I could say it wasn't a problem!!
I get the feeling my complaints and calmness to the situation have had the desired effect of getting the problem noticed and action will be taken, just not in time for me.
Thanks again to everyone who helped. 12 days to go!!
EDIT: will spend my last day hoovering with loud music as a celebration
Been watching this for some time; nothing constructive to add but just to say from what you've said, I think you've dealt with this admirably.
Also glad to hear the 'forced' move is for the better
As above. I think you've behaved admirably in very difficult circumstances. I know I wouldn't have been so reasonable. Sorry you had to move out in the end.
I have also been told by one of the other flat tenant's mums that he has a personality disorder, causing him to have major mood swings and that he drinks heavily (I have smelt drink on him before but he has never been obviously drunk).
You've described me twenty years ago but I was still a good neighbour.
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dayweek hoovering with loud music as a celebration
Fair play to you, you've had the patience of a saint through it all. It's a shame that it's come to the fact you've had to move out.
I'm the same as you, try to please people where I can but there has been a couple of situations where I just snapped. No violence just told them how it was and how it's going to be in a pretty assertive manner! It's tended to work, bit of a shock tactic however you have to make sure you're in the right before you do.
Through the week I live in a flat away from home due to work. It's the first time I have lived in flat type accommodation and I am supprised how noisy it can be but it doesnt bother me. There is a young couple that live above me and at night I can hear them knocking about upstairs but every other night between about 10pm and midnight they seem to have a bit of a wrestling session followed by him bending one into her. Now he's no athlete but she is a screamer and as soon as they are finished you can hear her go for a pee!
I'm opened minded so It doesnt really bother me, they dont last long however I met the lad from above me on the stairs and we started chatting. He said that he lived above me and appologised for any noise so at this point I did ask him that if he was to regularly give his missus an oil change at that time of night stick a snooker ball or something in her mouth. He laughed, got quite embarrassed and all was well after!
In the same place I had issues with the same person parking in my allocated space. I asked them not to and left a notice on the car and told them that they could use it at weekends when im not there but they didnt listen. In the end I parked my car infron of theirs when I got back on the Sunday night and went away for a weeks course. It didnt happen again!
Anyway, I hope your new place is a nice one and the neighbours are a better breed.
The new neighbours are pretty much guaranteed to be better, be very hard to be any worse!!
my next door but 1 neighbours decided 11.45pm last night would be a great time to set off fireworks.
Not a few rockets but a 40 shot repeater with all manner of explosions.
Just another reason to ban fireworks at any time other than November!!
He's decided to use the washing machine at 8am this morning then go out somewhere. Shaking the whole building!! Everyone's up and complaining so should be a few complaints going in about it. I can't be bothered any more. Was hoping to have a lie in this morning, oh well.
8 days to go!!
I really feel sorry for you mate, having to move. I lived in a flat for a bit and hated it, way too noisy. Never felt like home either. There's something about having noise above and below you that is especially depressing. Sounds like you handled it well.
Are all flats like this? Can you hear people walking around, doing "normal" stuff? Surely some must be better made?
Using the washing machine at 8am seems reasonable to me.
Slight hiccup in the move!!
The new letting agents have been unable to contact the landlord to get approval for the energy certificate to be completed so the move is on hold!!! I go away on Friday for a week and need to be out of my current place on the day I get back!!
One possible way around is I get the energy certificate done myself and claim the money back, it's either that or I come home from holiday homeless.
If I didn't have bad luck I'd have none
Modern house and flats - designed for sittin watching tv in by the sounds of it.
1950s semi detached here and can have the washing machine on at 5am and not upset anyone
Our old 1900s flat we couldnt hear the upstairs neighbour at all - only time she conplained about noise was when i used the turbo j the back garden - when in the hose she couldnt hear it - in the garden it drowned out the telly a full chat.
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PITTSBURGH — Tomas Vokoun gets nervous, sure. He's 36, been a regular in the NHL since he was 22, but he still feels that bubbling fizz in his stomach before games. It's before the games that's the worst part, he thinks. He was nervous when they put him in against the Islanders in Game 5 of the first round, but then he made a couple saves and it was fine. No, before the games, that's when you feel it.
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"If it means something to you, then you're going to be nervous," Vokoun said, soft-spoken and direct. "Everybody I know, if you really want something, you get nervous. So I was nervous, just like anybody."
Vokoun is currently the best thing the Pittsburgh Penguins have in net — the wheels came off Marc-André Fleury in the first round, and Vokoun, signed to a bargain two-year, US$2-million deal at the start of the year, was given the crease. He's stopped 101 of 105 shots in three wins since then; he's been pretty good.
But then, he's always been pretty good. It's just that his teams weren't. Ask Vokoun about the pressure he is under — the responsibility to backstop this team, which has been put together to win Stanley Cups and which came undone with Fleury and its defence last season — and the greying Czech all but shrugs.
"You look at it like, I've been sitting for years watching playoff hockey on my couch, and I had no chance," Vokoun said. "And sometimes it's better to fail and be there than to never be there at all. I want to do well, I want my family and my friends to see me do well. But nervous and being tight because if we lose it's the end of the world? I don't feel that pressure here."
Vokoun is a strange case as goaltenders go. He has led the league in losses twice, finished second once, finished third once. He has faced more shots than all but three other active NHL goaltenders. He has finished in the top 10 in save percentage five times but in wins only twice, and since the 2004-05 lockout he is second in save percentage among goaltenders with at least 200 starts — Tim Thomas is at .921, and Vokoun is at .920.
He had played in 11 playoff games before he was thrown in against the Islanders. In 2003 he lost a six-game playoff series to Detroit with a .939 save percentage — as Pittsburgh general manager Ray Shero, then with Nashville, puts it, "we took them to six games through him" — and lost in an unimpressive five to San Jose in 2007.
He had other chances, but they vanished. In 2006, he was sidelined right before the playoffs by a scary blood disorder; last year, in Washington, he severely tore his groin five games before the playoffs began, and it took six months to fully heal. There is a part of goaltending that is luck — the inch between getting a piece of a puck that caroms like a pinball — but Vokoun has never been very lucky, career-wise. He's been the guy trying to keep the underdog in the game, never the guy trying to backstop the powerhouse. He's never really had this kind of chance.
"Yeah, last year was tough," said Vokoun, who unlike some goalies is built like a fullback, all heavily muscled thighs and butt and torso, an aging bull. "That was probably the best I felt in my career, you know? It was really disappointing, because I was pretty close. We finally start playing well, we're going into the playoffs, and I get hurt five games before. It's tough. It's not easy.
"There's a lot of fortunate people who are in the playoffs every year, and for them it's — I think sometimes you can't control where you get drafted, or where you play, and I got traded from Nashville to Florida and I really couldn't do anything unless I asked for trade or something, and that was never my intention. It was very disappointing.
"[2006] was very disappointing that I didn't get to play, but I was more worried if I was ever going to be playing again, and if I'm going to be healthy and living. At that moment I didn't know what was wrong with me. I had massive blood clots behind my abdominal wall, which you know, when they found them, they didn't know if it was a tumor or whatever. I was more worried about that than if I would play again."
He spent two or three days waiting for the tests to come in — he would go to the doctor, and look around the room, and he would think about his six-year-old and one-year-old children at home. It turned out OK; it wasn't guaranteed to be.
"Full-body scans, and there's a lot of sick people sitting in the waiting room, and I was still pretty young," he said. "I would say I was freaking out."
He is not freaking out, now; this is just hockey, and he's got a chance. He says he feels bad for Fleury; as he puts it, "sometimes you do the right things and you run into some bad circumstances, bad luck, whatever happens, and you can't control that." Vokoun knows about that. He knows that sometimes you do everything right and just get beat, or sometimes you do it wrong and the shooter misses, and the difference between being a great goalie and a disaster can be two or three mistakes. When he doubts himself he tells himself, you couldn't have just been lucky all this time. Time to find out.
"What could be better?" Vokoun said. "I mean, that's why we lift weights in the summer, and run, and do all the stuff that I personally am not a fan of doing. But you do it so you get a chance like this, so you are ready for it."
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When he first started, Tom Armstrong bottled his homemade barbecue sauce in wine bottles and sold it out of his car trunk.
Now, 14 years later, Tom's Bootleg BBQ Sauce is sold in stores across Central New York, used in multiple restaurants and recently was named one of the best barbecue sauces for chicken by the National Barbecue News.
And it originated right here in Skaneateles.
"I was working at Rosalie's Cucina in 1997 and I decided it's time to make something unique and different. So I started going around the kitchen and grabbing every spice I could," Armstrong said of the inception of his sauce. He ultimately found the ingredients he wanted — which come from across the globe: England, France, Italy, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and of course the American South — mixed those with five different types of alcohol, then boiled the mixture down to evaporate the alcohol content.
"Most barbecue sauces are too sweet or too tangy. When you taste my product it's very unique, it has lots of flavor, a little bite, a little tanginess and a long lasting flavor that stays on your palate for 30 seconds to a minute or longer," he said.
It's a "bootleg" barbecue sauce because for five years Armstrong sold it in wine bottles and out of his trunk. Then Skaneateles restauranteur Johnny Angel was so impressed by the sauce he told Armstrong he had to put the product on the market.
Angel gave Armstrong advice and some tricks of the trade, and then Armstrong connected with Nelson Farms in Tully, which specializes in assisting small entrepreneurs produce and market their products.
The bottles were eventually shrunk to the regular 375 ml condiment size after Armstrong received multiple comments from people saying they could not fit the wine bottle in their refrigerator.
The label, Armstrong's design, is bright, colorful and fun: a cartoon of Armstrong in red tights and a kitchen apron, gripping cooking utensils in one hand, with a huge, gap-toothed infectiously happy smile on his face.
"The whole thing about my product is simple, easy and fun. You gotta bring out the joy in life. That's what it's all about," Armstrong said.
Armstrong has lived in Skaneateles since 1995 and has more than 30 years of culinary experience, including stints at Hobart & William Smith College in Geneva, Bryant College in Smithfield, R.I., Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., and Wells College in Aurora. For 14 years he has worked on and off as the day chef at Rosalie's Cucina in Skaneateles.
Armstrong also does most of his marketing and publicity the old-fashioned way: he gets in his car and drives around Central New York, visiting shops and restaurants, attending fairs, cook-offs and music festivals and shows, looking to interest people in his product.
"There's a lot of let-downs, people say they're not interested, but you just smile and say thank you and keep moving forward," Armstrong said.
Tom's Bootleg BBQ Sauce is now sold in dozens of retail shops across CNY and used in numerous restaurants. This summer it was a hit at the State Fair, where, Armstrong said, he sold 10 cases.
Recently the sauce was ranked number 12 out of 40 national entries in the "Best Sauce on Chicken" category in the National Barbecue News annual "2011 Sauces of Honor" contest. Tom's Bootleg BBQ Sauce was the only sauce in the entire Northeastern United States in the ranking; the rest were from the south or west.
Armstrong acknowledges that it's tough competition to be near Syracuse, the home of the nationally-recognized Dinosaur Bar-B-Que chain, but he knows his sauce is good and he feels confident he can compete with any other sauce on the market.
"And if I had my own restaurant — watch out," he said.
In fact, that may just happen sooner rather than later. Armstrong has various plans currently in the works, one of which is looking into the creation of his own restaurant, which would have a pavilion-style outdoor setting, and would be within 20 miles of Skaneateles, he said.
Also in the works is a new Tom's Bootleg BBQ Dry Rub, which would contain the same ingredients as his barbecue sauce, and offerings of his famous barbecue sauce in half-gallon containers.
"I'm interested to see if people want it in this size. Next spring I'll be doing a push to fire departments and golf courses to see if they want it in bigger sizes to use during tournaments and cookouts," Armstrong said. "And they'll get free delivery by me with a smile."
Tom's Bootleg BBQ Sauce can be found in Skaneateles at Joe's Pasta Garage, Rosalie's Cucina and Clarke's Mobil gas station.
For more information visit skaneatelesbbq.com or call Tom Armstrong at 395-1810.
Jason Emerson is editor of the Skaneateles Press. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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Sally Quinn: When I tell people I have a labyrinth and that I walk it regularly, most have no idea what I'm talking about.
They think a labyrinth is a maze, a place you walk into and then have trouble finding your way out.
In fact it is just the opposite. A labyrinth is a place you go to get found.
For many, walking the labyrinth is a religious experience. There are many famous labyrinths in churches, the most famous being the one on the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France, which dates to the 13th century.
Others see it as more spiritual. Some…
Last week, I had a profoundly spiritual experience that you might want to try for yourself. I walked the labyrinth at the Brecksville United Methodist Church.
Labyrinths are a series of winding paths that you walk. They lead to a center where you pause to contemplate or pray or rest, and then you walk back out to the beginning. A labyrinth is meant to be a walking meditation.
I went with no expectations; I just wanted to see what it was all about. But when I began to walk the labyrinth, I couldn't help but think about the journey of my life: where have I been, where am I now, where am I … Read more »
In many Eastern traditions, and growing in popularity in the Western world, more and more is being written about meditation. And some of us are at least thinking about meditating – especially as we hear Western medicine voicing its value with some physicians even writing prescriptions for meditation. The practice is being given credit for better health, relaxation and even lowering blood pressure.
Similarly, there is a discipline called Centering Prayer, a method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, prayer in which we experience God's presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself. This method of prayer is both a relationship with God … Read more »
The Joliet Area Community Hospice Home will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a labyrinth and meditation garden at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday on the hospice property, 250 Water Stone Circle, off of McDonough Street.
The public is invited.
Funded by a $25,000 grant from Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel, the labyrinth and surrounding garden design were developed by Joliet Junior College Professor Greg Pierceall and his horticulture students. The event will begin with refreshments, followed by a short program at 10 a.m.
"Hospice provides a professional, caring service at a most difficult time of life, while allowing for comfort and support for numerous families," said Darren VanDover, senior vice president and general manager of Harrah's Joliet … Read more »


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Israeli Ministers Complain of Being Left in the Dark Over Truce Talks
Mistakes made in security cabinet during the Second Lebanon War appear to be repeating during Operation Protective Edge.
When the security cabinet met last Tuesday evening at the Kirya defense headquarters in Tel Aviv, Operation Protective Edge was 12...
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Morris, we don't have this plant here, or at least I don't see it around. It's beautiful, though, I can see why it's one of your faves. Shirley, you're most welcome, and de nada, Elina!
PRACHTIG mooi om te zien. Zeer mooie puzzel. Dank je.
Gorgeous little plant, Thanks texasstar.
One of my favorite flowers, tex! Thanks!
You're very welcome, fileusa. Stop by anytime!
Amazing how this delicate flower grows through all that freezing ice and snow. Beautiful photo.Thank you
Thanks, Mimi & Warbler. Pretty little poseys, yes? Ank, I'll take some of that snow. I bet it's pretty. Are you going to take pix? Thanks.
Aptly named! Lovely!!!
Nice one Texas-you've got a survivor!
Lovely. In my garden I can see the leaves, but they have to wait a few weeks befre they flower. Ahhh, did I say "I can see", I meant "I could see". Now I only see snow, snow and snow.
Bloorox and Pilley, you are most welcome!
And another beautiful photo, Tex! Thank you!
Great great shot.
Thanky, Sis & CM! You too, PLG!
Chickie's right...it's awful perdy!
Very perdy tex.


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As we head into Thanksgiving time, may we all pause and be grateful for what we have.
That's not a question, I mean it more as a statement. Take a moment, take a breath, take your time, and pause amid the meal-planning, housecleaning, pre-4-day-weekend work frenzy and Thanksgiving anticipation to simply give thanks for what you have.
You'll know the best way to do that, for yourself.
For me, it will mean reflecting on all the family and relationships I have been lucky enough to have, including my mother, whose excellent cooking has ultimately inspired me, my husband and kids, who are enthusiastic diners at the table, and the rest of my family and in-law family, who are game to try anything I come up with.
Even more than the turkey, when I think back to Thanksgivings of my childhood, the dish I always looked forward to was the stuffing. Back then I didn't even care about the mashed potatoes (can you imagine? My now-beloved spuds, rejected?)…just give me double the stuffing and call it a meal. I would even eat stuffing for breakfast the next morning. Cold.
So I've made many a stuffing myself, in my adult life, trying to tame the beast within. I've done it in the Crock-Pot, the oven, the bird. My most famous stuffing — Dorothy's Southwest Stuffing — won 1st prize in a magazine contest a few years ago. The checker at my local market, who saw the article about it, now asks me every November, "Are you making your stuffing this year?"
These days, I'm partial to greens, so I like to chock my stuffing full of not only greens, but fresh green herbs. It's almost like a salad met a loaf of bread and got married. The herbs really enliven it, and the greens provide not only a nutritious boost, but make it pretty.
My mom approves. Add that to the gratitude list.
Let's raise our glasses today to all that we have. Gallo Family Vineyards has two Pinots that work well with turkey and all the trimmings, and are both people-pleasing wines. Fill your glass, and join me in my father's classic, to-the-point toast:
"Good bread, good meat, good God, let's eat!"
A good loaf of day-old sourdough is the starter for this seductive stuffing chock full of fresh green herbs and greens.
- 1 (1-pound) loaf sourdough bread
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, cut into a dice
- 2 celery stalks, cut into a dice
- 3 fat garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 (5- to 6-ounce) package cleaned kale or baby kale leaves
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
- Heaping 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
- Heaping 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
- Heaping 1/2 cup currants
- 2 1/4-3 cups low-salt vegetable broth
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- A day or two before: Cut the bread into slices, and then cut those slices into small cubes. Arrange on two baking sheets and allow to dry on the counter, overnight (or two nights).
- The day of: When ready to make stuffing, heat oven to 400F degrees.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. When hot, add onion and celery, and sauté, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes. The onion will begin to caramelize and get brown. Add garlic and sauté for another minute. Turn heat off and add greens, stirring and folding to combine with the onion-celery mixture. As you do this, the greens will wilt down slightly, which will make it easier to combine them into the stuffing in a later step. Take pan off the hot burner and set aside until you need it in a minute.
- In a very large mixing bowl, add the dry bread cubes, parsley, sage, thyme and currants. Mix to combine. Pour 2 cups broth over the bread mixture, and using your clean hands, mix and toss the bread until it is evenly moistened. Use additional broth if the bread is still absorbing liquid. You want the bread to be moist through and through, but not soggy. I usually allow the mixture to rest for 15 minutes to allow more even soaking so I can determine if it is wet enough throughout and not just wet on the outside. How much liquid your bread absorbs will also depend on how dry the cubes are, so your mileage will vary from others. For example, I left my bread out to dry for 2 days, and I used 2 1/2 cups broth.
- Taste it and see if it needs salt (it probably will if you used a very low-sodium broth; or might not if you used full-salt broth). Season with a pinch or two of kosher salt and 15-20 grinds of black pepper.
- Grease a 13- by 9-inch baking dish (or equivalent) with a bit more olive oil, and turn stuffing into the dish. Cover dish tightly with foil and bake about 40 minutes. If you like a bit of a crusty top, remove foil and bake another 15 or so minutes uncovered.
- Remove from oven. Serves 10-12.
Recipe source: Dorothy Reinhold | Shockingly Delicious
This week our #SundaySupper tastemakers are celebrating holiday traditions and giving thanks, sponsored by Gallo Family Vineyards. We're pairing our dishes with Gallo wines this week, as we head into the season of gratitude.
For my Rustic Herbed Stuffing with Greens, I recommend serving with Gallo's Pinot Grigio (refreshing, crisp flavors of green apple, white peach and citrus), whose bright citrus notes are a counterpoint to the verdant stuffing. If you prefer a red, Gallo's Pinot Noir (a hint of cherry, ripe berry and sweet fruit) is a medium-bodied dry wine whose earthy flavors stand up to the variety on the Thanksgiving plate. You can find Gallo wines widely available in your grocery store, or use their store locator here.
Speaking of gratitude, my family is committed to helping Meals on Wheels America improve the health and quality of life for the seniors they serve. For the sixth year, Gallo Family Vineyards invites Americans to help end senior hunger and isolation with their annual Every Cork Counts™ program. They will donate $1 for every cork submitted through their website (by photo) or snail mail (actual corks). All Gallo Family fans have to do is snap a picture, or send their corks!
Meanwhile, check out our collection of 20 recipes we have lined up for you today from the talented Sunday Supper tastemakers. Try my Rustic Herbed Stuffing with Greens, or choose another recipe from the menu below to offer at your meal. I will be sampling the Blue Cheese, Fig and Caramelized Onion Palmiers, the Chopped Harvest Salad, and just try to keep me away from the Gingerbread Brownies and the Pumpkin Angel Pie. Oh heck, who am I kidding? I'll be eating EVERYTHING! Of course I'll be wearing my stretchy pants.
Today's Sunday Supper recipes
Appetizers and Bread:
- Antipasto by Cindy's Recipes and Writings
- Blue Cheese, Fig, and Caramelized Onion Palmiers by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
- Crusty Artisan Style Bread by Life Tastes Good
- Grandma's Oyster Stew by Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
- Turkey Croquets with Mushroom Sauce by Basic N Delicious
Salads and Sides:
- Autumn Crunch Salad by Magnolia Days
- Harvest Chopped Salad by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Cranberry Pecan Turkey Salad by Family Foodie
- Kicked Up Oven Roasted Red Potatoes by Recipe for Perfection
- Roasted Squash and Wild Rice Salad by Ruffles and Truffles
- Rustic Herbed Stuffing with Greens by Shockingly Delicious
Main Dish:
- Fig Basted Roast Butternut Squash Stuffed with Quinoa, Apple and Fig Stuffing by The Wimpy Vegetarian
- Paella by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Slow Cooker Cranberry Balsamic Beef by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Desserts and Sweets:
- Chocolate Gingerbread Blondies by Food Done Light
- Cinnamon Spice Coffee Cake by Cosmopolitan Cornbread
- Cranberry Orange Coffeecake With Brown Sugar Crumb by Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch
- Dark Chocolate Caramel Bark by Take a Bite Out of Boca
- Pumpkin Angel Pie by Desserts Required
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake by Alida's Kitchen
Plus 10 Ways to Give Thanks by Sunday Supper Movement
Join us around the family table for #SundaySupper
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- Pinterest: Check out our #SundaySupper Pinterest board for more recipes and photos.
- Join: To join the Sunday Supper Movement, sign up by clicking here → Sunday Supper Movement.
Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Gallo Family Vineyards via Sunday Supper, LLC. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Gallo Family Vineyards. Gallo would love it if you connected with them on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube. I enjoy chatting with them on their social media about wine pairings with my recipes; they're good with an answer if you are waffling on what wine variety goes with what you are serving.


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Call for legal protection over prescription of painkillers
28 October 2010
State laws should be changed to give formal protection to doctors who prescribe large doses of powerful painkillers to ease the suffering of dying people, according to Associate Professor Cameron Stewart.
In an article published in today's edition of the Sydney Morning Herald, Associate Professor Stewart explains that NSW doctors can prescribe doses that may accelerate a patient's death under a common law ''principle of double effect'' - which deems this acceptable provided the motive is pain relief.
But because this is case law, there is no guarantee it would be accepted as a defence in a murder charge.
''We need explicit recognition in legislation that doctors should be able to give pain relief even to the point of hastening death,'' Associate Professor Stewart asserts.
He adds that he present practice masked the fact that doctors' decisions to initiate treatment - or to withhold or withdraw it - regularly precipitated patient deaths and consequently muddied the waters around the separate question of doctors' assistance in voluntary euthanasia.
''If we have a more clear idea about how death is managed now, legally we'll have a better basis on which to debate voluntary euthanasia,'' he says.
Associate Professor Stewart will discuss the legal status of caring for the dying at a Sydney Law School symposium this afternoon, alongside the cancer surgeon Charles Douglas, who has surveyed medical professionals' attitudes to treatments that may hasten death - Crime or Care? The Problem of Cause of Death and 'Intention to Kill' in End-of-Life Care
Associate Professor Stewart is the Director of the Centre for Health Governance, Law & Ethics at the Sydney Law School, which aims to promote and support innovative scholarship and teaching in all areas of health regulation including bioethics and health policy.
View the entire article - Call for legal protection over prescription of painkillers - Sydney Morning Herald
Contact: Greg Sherington
Phone: +61 2 9351 0202
Email: 25265617651a2621145158351d2c5a3925012c05023074540930740a1e


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Screenwriter/director Dustin Lance Black and boyfriend, diver Tom Daley, were flying from Shanghai to London on Monday when their plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Siberia, of all places.
The Virgin flight experienced a "technical difficulty" and began dumping fuel over Mongolia (pictured in the video, via Black's Instagram), before landing in Irkutsk, Russia. The couple was returning from the diving world championship in China, where Daley competed. Luckily, all 301 people on the flight were ok and made their way to the U.K. eventually.


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Jack in the Box reported a significant boost in first-quarter net earnings Wednesday as the San Diego-based chain continues to convert more of its company-owned restaurants to franchises.
Net earnings totaled $32.4 million, or 61 cents a share for the quarter ending Jan. 23, compared to $24.2 million, or 43 cents a share, a year earlier. Also a bright spot were same-store sales, which posted a gain of 1.5 percent. Just a quarter earlier, Jack in the Box had seen a decline of 4 percent.
"California remained our strongest performing market," said Linda Lang, the chain's CEO. "We believe the investments we have made around service consistency and making noticeable quality improvements to some of our core products are beginning to resonate with our guests."
During the last year, the burger chain has been gradually updating its stores' interiors with new flooring, seating, lighting and wall coverings. It's also sought to improve customer favorites like the french fries, tacos and coffee, and it's replaced the bacon it uses with a new hickory-smoked variety, changes that seem to be paying off, said analyst R.J. Hottovy of Morningstar.
"Same-store sales are higher for the first time in several quarters, but the thing that concerns me is that commodity cost pressures for things like beef will have a more serious impact than originally forecast," said Hottovy.
Qdoba, which is the company's fast-casual brand, continued to show robust growth, with same-store sales growing by 6.4 percent.
Earnings gains were driven, in part, by the chain's sale of 88 company-operated Jack in the Box restaurants to franchisees, which totaled $27.9 million in the first quarter. Overall revenue, however, declined from $681.3 million in the first quarter of 2010 to $664.7 million. Shares of Jack in the Box stock closed at $23.31, down slightly from the previous close of $23.37.


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Product News: Material Handling & Storage
Contractor Lift moves 450 lb loads vertically up to 17 ft.
Press Release Summary:
Feb 01, 2012 - Featuring stowed height of 62 ¾ in., Model 2416 is equipped with stabilizer legs and 4 mast sections that extend or lower as user cranks lift winch. Reversible fork can be fitted with fork extensions, pipe cradles, or 24 x 28 in. steel tray. Inside-mast cable feed keeps cable out of operator's face, while pulley guards prevent load cables from coming off during transport. Positioned behind winch assembly and at bottom of unit, wheels enable user to lay lift down and roll it into vehicle.
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Sumner Manufacturing Announces New 2416 Contractor Lift
Press release date: Jan 25, 2012
Houston, TX - Sumner Manufacturing introduces the new compact 2416 Contractor Lift for mechanical contractors to quickly and easily move loads of 450 lbs. (200 kg) up to 17 feet (5.1 m) vertically with forks reversed. The 2416 extends upon Sumner's popular 2412 Contractor Lift, but adds an extra mast and stabilizer legs, enabling users to lift more weight higher.
"The 2416 lift is perfect for any mechanical contractor looking for a compact, portable lift intended for one-man use on the job site," states National Sales Manager, Brendan Conway. "It easily fits in most vans, SUVs and truck beds. Like all Sumner lifts, the 2416 has an inside-mast cable feed to keep cable out of the operator's face, and pulley guards that prevent load cables from coming off during transport. HVAC contractors, industrial maintenance contractors, electrical contractors, steel erectors and facility maintenance managers will all find the 2416 Contractor Lift ideal for any lifting task."
The 2416 utilizes four mast sections that extend or lower as the user cranks the lift winch and, like the 2412 Contractor Lift, a reversible fork that can be fitted with optional fork extensions, pipe cradles or a 24-inch by 28-inch steel tray. The 2416 features a double-handle at the top of the lift for easy maneuverability and casters that swivel independently for multi-directional positioning. Winch handles are detachable and wheels are positioned behind the winch assembly and at the bottom of the unit to enable laying the lift down and easily wheeling it into a vehicle. Both lift legs and stabilizer legs reposition and lock into place for compact storage. Plunger pins are used with the front leg lock mechanisms and forks eliminating extra hardware that can easily be lost. Lockable front casters keep the lift stationary while in use.
The 2416 weighs only 243 lbs. (110.2 kg) and has a stowed height of 62-3/4" (159 cm). The maximum footprint of the 2416 with stabilizer legs extended is 48 inches (122 cm) by 55-1/4 inches (140 cm). With front and stabilizer legs in stowed position the 2416 footprint reduces to 23 inches (58 cm) by 26-3/8 inches (67 cm).
For more information visit www.sumner.com.
About Sumner Manufacturing Co., Inc.:
Founded in 1965 in Houston, TX, Sumner Manufacturing has served the welding and mechanical contracting industry for nearly a half century, creating high quality material lifts, jack stands, pipe fit-up clamps, welding tools, and material carts that are currently used daily in more than 50 countries around the world in numerous industries. All Sumner products are built with the concept of providing safe, common sense tools which are priced right. Sumner Manufacturing maintains offices in Houston, TX, Canada, China, the UK and the Netherlands.
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From: "John Henley" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] 1901
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 21:26:57 +0100
References: <00b501c25690$92a56f30$ff54b742@nina>
Hi Nina,
----- Original Message ----- From: "nina hart" <>
> I decided to give my WORSLEY family one last chance to stop playing "hide
and seek" on this census. Although I think I've tried every combination and
spelling _'s & *'s, of this name possible, I am asking for your help.
> > All suggestions for variations I might try would be most welcome.> >
Thank you> Nina Hart, Langley, B.C. Canada
'o' can go to i, e, a, or be attached to preceding ascender- 'b'.
Try Wo*y, Wo*g, We*y and so on.
If you have someone with a certain birth year and place, searching on
Cheistian name only may work.
John Henley
(still catching up on masses of emails )
using Archive CDs - see
and researching (and not finding much time for - but always very glad to
hear of any)
[IN London/Middx./Essex/Suffolk]
ROLFE, (O)RAFFERTY, EVANS, PARSONS, SYMONDS [IN Berks/Hants/Wilts]
HILL [IN Staffs/Cambs/Berks]
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* Messerschmitt racing. That is all. (via) * Anybody want to explain why Bo and Luke and the General Lee get the 1980s nostalgia crowd all worked up and Colt and his GMC don't? (via) And there does seem to be at least one Fall Guy GMC clone out there. * Ah, Colt does get a mention in Christ ... Read more
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Business in South Hurting as Workers, Shoppers Stay Home
Factories cut back production, malls are empty and tourists cancel hotel reservations.
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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for Face to Face Enrichment Center, Gonzales, LA, USA
I partiicpated in a Formum on Domestic Violence against women. The entire event was well planned. The Exective Director, Ms. Johnson was organized and prompt. She faciliated the flow with the speaker and the question-answer period. She made everyone feel that their response was just as important as the the next person. We received gift bags and refresments as a complete program package. Face to Face Encrichment Center is a place that I have invited my friends and family to experience to enhance their lives on various topics and to receive needed services. This program is awesome and is much needed.
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Attending the events at "Face to Face" helps to motivate me to the next level of my life. I always learn something while there. I have always felt like I could pour out and be filled up with positive and productive information. The hugs are great!!!
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The Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Service at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals assists dogs, from elite champions of the sporting circuits to old dogs who enjoy casual walks, in returning to their feet and getting back to functioning within their families again.
Specializing in rehabilitation, the service will treat canine athletes, as well as other companion animals including cats, to recover from injuries or surgeries where rehabilitation is indicated to improve function and recovery. The service works heavily with orthopedics and neurology services in the hospital to expand upon current treatment options depending on the ailment of your pet. Whether serving athletes or everyday companions, the service focuses on helping animals recover performance abilities and stay active at any age.
Sports medicine for animals is an interdisciplinary field that integrates several modalities to help patients in ways one specific service may be limited. Sports medicine also offers an extra level of expertise and some procedures that typically can't be found in most general veterinary practitioners'offices. The program offers several treatment modalities, including extracorporeal shockwave therapy for certain orthopedic conditions, platelet rich plasma therapy for osteoarthritis and tendon ailments, therapeutic ultrasound for deep tissue heating, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), acupunture and electro-acupuncture for pain relief, underwater treadmill for strengthening and muscle memory, and class IV laser therapy for wound healing and certain osteoarthritis conditions. Access to a force plate, a rare piece of equipment that can objectively measure how well an animal uses a limb, can provide true validation of whether and to what extent a treatments are effective for your companion.


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Philadelphia vs Atlanta Wrap - Philadelphia Wins 2-0
Atlanta couldn't get its offense rolling against Cliff Lee in a 2-0 loss to Philadelphia in baseball action on Thursday.
Philadelphia was an underdog by +112 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Cliff Lee earned the victory for the Phillies, throwing 8 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBI from Ben Revere in the win.
Atlanta's starting pitcher Kris Medlen worked 5 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 1 hit from Justin Upton in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Philadelphia as they had 8 hits, while Atlanta only had 2.
The game was closed out by Jonathan Papelbon who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.
Philadelphia heads into a battle against Kansas City. Atlanta, meanwhile, will have their next action against Chicago.