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AUSTRALIANS like nothing better than a bit of nationalistic navel gazing, particularly on Australia Day and ANZAC Day.
In a sort of narcissistic funk this often becomes either blind nationalism or a form of self-loathing.
Today, senior Liberal agitator Christopher Pyne kicked off that conversation.
Mr Pyne says ANZAC Day should not be lumped in with all the other 'days' covered in the school history curriculum – he singled out Reconciliation Day, Harmony Day, Ramadan Day and Budda Day as he reinvigorated the History Wars.
And he was right when he said ANZAC Day is central to our history and should not be downplayed (although it's not clear that it is downplayed at all). But was that day in Gallipoli, really, the "birth of a nation"?
"I think ANZAC Day speaks very much about the kind of country we are today and where we've come from. It was the birth of a nation," he told ABC radio this morning.
ICB. That wasn't the birth of a nation. There is no one point in time that made Australia unless you hark back to the Big Bang - and even that's a nebulous way to go at it.
You could just as well say that the nation was born with the arrival of the first people, the eradication of the White Australia Policy or Federation or colonisation or any other milestone in our history.
Yes, ANZAC Day is upon us and it's an incredibly important day of reflection and mourning for many. But to romanticise it at the expense of other important contributions to this patchwork nation really is a codswalloping distortion.
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Blackhawks' Brad Richards says half the league would play in Chicago if not for salary cap
It's clear that money isn't Brad Richards' main objective after signing a short-term deal with the Chicago Blackhawks for a chance to win another Stanley Cup.
Richards, who won his first championship with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004, signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Blackhawks in the offseason and says it's a destination that would attract a lot more players if the league didn't have financial restrictions.
"If it wasn't for the salary cap, half the league would want to play here," Richards said in an interview on the team's website. "For a long period of time, Detroit was the destination point for veteran free agents who wanted to go play with great players for a chance to win the Cup. Now that place is Chicago. Great city, great organization, Original Six franchise."
Richards went on to describe his experience playing in another big city when he was a member of the New York Rangers and how it differs from Chicago.
"There's a lot going on in New York. When the Rangers are winning, it's big. But when it's over, it's over," he said. "There's a lot going on in Chicago too, but it's the middle of July and the Blackhawks are relevant. What's happened here is remarkable."
He also revealed that he had multiple offers on the table, but said he's been afforded the opportunity to be "picky" at this stage in his career after two lucrative contracts with both the Rangers and Lightning.
"I had other options beside Chicago, maybe for a longer contract and more money," Richards said. "But as soon as I heard from Stan [Bowman, Blackhawks GM], and later talked to [Head Coach] Joel Quenneville, there was no doubt for me.

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Konami's announced at Gamescom today that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is set for an October 5 release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is currently in development at Mercury Steam in collaboration with Metal Gear Solid studio, Kojima Productions.
Lords of Shadow puts players in the shoes of Gabriel Belmont, who's tracking down the "God Mask" in order to purify the world. Over fifty 3D stages, forty-five enemy types, and huge bosses await him.
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Ongoing conflict triggers massive displacement of families in north-west Pakistan
JALALA CAMP, Pakistan, 22 May 2009 – Since the end of April, a new army offensive against militants in north-west Pakistan has caused the displacement of more than 1.5 million people. They've joined the 555,000 people already displaced since October of last year and still unable to go home.
Caught in the crossfire
For Ahmad Hilal, a father of three, this is a particularly difficult time. As the only adult male in his entire extended family, the 28-year-old day labourer is responsible for not only his own children but 10 nephews and nieces, as well as his grandmother.
Relief and loss
UNICEF Pakistan Communication Officer Antonia Paradela noted that displaced families face conflicting emotions.
Over 180 schools in the Swat Valley have been destroyed in the past month. To restore education to displaced children's lives, UNICEF is assisting camp primary schools and providing school supplies for thousands of boys and girls.


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Norfolk Green has slashed the price of its weekly travel ticket to apologise to customers after roadworks caused disruption to services.
Work on a new crossing and traffic lights at the junction of Lynn Road and Queen Mary Road in Gaywood caused around seven weeks of hold-ups around Lynn before engineers finally finished work on the project last week.
Norfolk Green's bus services around the town centre were "seriously disrupted" by the work, with passengers facing long delays.
Now the bus operator has cut the price of its weekly unlimited travel ticket, LynnGo, to say sorry and to thank customers for their patience.
The ticket, which usually costs £9 for adults, £7 for ages 16 to 19 and £6 for under 16s, is being offered to all age groups for just £5 per week.
The offer started on Sunday and runs for two weeks until March 30.
Norfolk Green's managing director, Andrew Dyer, said: "Our service punctuality has not been as good as we would have liked in recent weeks due to the roadworks, which of course were beyond our control.
"We would like to thank our customers for their patience during this difficult time and this ticket promotion is our way of saying sorry."
The company's office manager, Sue Atter, added: "It's a way of us saying thank you to our passengers for their patience and support. It has been pretty rough some days but everyone has been really good and understanding, and appreciated that the delays were beyond our control.
"Sometimes passengers can get upset and take it out on the operators but we didn't have any reports of that."
The LynnGo tickets give passengers unlimited journeys on all Norfolk Green buses in Lynn, as far as West Lynn, Beloe Crescent in South Lynn, Tesco on the Hardwick Industrial Estate, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, North Wootton and Knights Hill.
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Britney Spears Announces Two-Year Las Vegas Residency, Album Release Date on GMA
Oops, Britney Spears is doing it again. After the pop star was surprised by over 1,000 of her fans who waited for her in the Las Vegas desert, she announced on Tuesday's Good Morning America that she'll begin a two-year residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, starting December 27.
The show, titled Britney, Pieces of Me, is an action-packed show that's a mix between clubbing and theater. Britney said she's been training for "five hours a day" for the residency.
"I love Vegas. The energy here is really, really good," Britney said. "We wanted the environment to be mixed that way so people could come and have a good time and stand up and feel like they're in the show with me."
Britney said fans who see the show can expect "greatest hits but I'm gonna have to put some of my new material into it," she said. They can also expect to see her two kids, 7, and Jayden, 6 to be onstage too, although Britney admitted, "Jayden may have a hard time with it."
"I really enjoy what I do," Britney added. "I have fun performing. I feel like I'm at home onstage. And I feel blessed that I'm able to do that. That is my job."
Tickets for Britney, Pieces of Me are $59 and go on sale Tuesday, September 17.
Britney had another major announcement on GMA. Her new album, which is still untitled, hits shelves December 3.
The twice-divorced pop star said fans can expect a lot of songs about heartbreak on her eighth studio album. "During this album I had a break-up with fiancé Jason Trawick that I wrote a lot about," she admitted.


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1. Decorate With Love – Those beautiful pictures of the two of you can be a wonderful collage piece above your bed. The book shelves of the room can be reserved for the most romantic novels and private diaries. The heart shaped mugs or scented candles can fill the corner tables. Lighting can according the usage.
2. What Does Vaastu Say? - Your bedroom is not a discussion room but a place to relax and enjoy. Bedrooms need to be constructed in the southwest corner of the house. Even the bed has to be placed in the south west corner of the room. The placements matter in a big way as the inmates tend to suffer from mental trouble, instabililty and sleeplessness.
The direction of sleeping (head placements) also matters. The head towards south and east is more healthy and tension free while the other way leads to ill healthy and disturbed sleep.
Square or rectangular shaped rooms are best to construct. Clean and well laminated floors add to the postive effect of the room.
3. Mixing Colours – The colours of the room need to be softer and match your personality. If you are humble then more earthy tones (like browns and greens) will suit, a workaholic can go with greys and whites as it will provide peace, pinks and reds are romantic shades.
4. How Can It Be Romantic Destination? - Simple, all that you and your partner feel romantic can be decorated and arranged in the places they ought to be. You first honeymoon pictures, gifts and accessories collected need to be allotted space. Scented candles, branded upholstery, fragrant flowers make the place a beehive for romance.
When love is in the air, there is going to be a great understanding so these bedroom decor ideas will help you in setting up the 5-star comfort you always wanted.


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Out with the clown suit, in with the lab coat.
Can sanity in Oakland make a comeback?
Getting away from the weird and wacky decisions typically associated with their NFL draft work, the Raiders on Thursday were analytical, decisive and downright logical.
When neither of the two tackles they wanted — and needed to revive a snoozing offense — was available to take with the eighth overall pick, they adjusted ever so smoothly and chose a thumper for their tissue-soft run defense.
Rolando McClain was the best inside linebacker in college last season. He played at Alabama, which won the national title. He was the unquestioned leader for a malevolent Crimson Tide defense.
He was a three-year starter who as a junior last season was a unanimous All-American, first-team All-Southeastern Conference member and winner of the Butkus Award, symbolic of the nation's best linebacker.
At 6-foot-3, 254 pounds, McClain has the body of Junior Seau — and, by all accounts, the passion, dedication and inspirational presence of Ray Lewis.
McClain is, to be sure, no project in the mold of, say, Darrius Heyward-Bey.
Cup your ears and listen to the Hallelujah! It's coming from the Raider Nation.
"The guy made plays," coach Tom Cable said. "He made plays against the run, he made plays against the pass, he could cover."
Drafting McClain, however, is mostly about defending the run. The Raiders have spent years addressing their consistently poor run defense. They've changed personnel. They've fired and hired coaches. They've changed schemes. And nothing has worked.
McClain is being brought in to fix that problem. Not by himself. But it has to start somewhere. He is to this draft was Patrick Willis was to the 2007 draft — a centerpiece linebacker around which a defense can be built.
"With this guy, probably one of his really unique qualities is the football IQ and his leadership," Cable said. "The ability to get others around him to come and enjoy studying the game like he does."
Indeed, tales about McClain bring to mind a young Lewis. Lewis has spent most of his career as the game's premier middle linebacker and is the primary reason the Baltimore Ravens have remained a fairly consistent contender, despite generally ordinary offenses. McClain, like Lewis, is perceived as someone who gets the most out of his teammates and coaches.
Asked what he can immediately add to the Raiders, McClain was quick to utter one of the magic words you want to hear from a young player.
"My intensity," he said. "Not just as a football player but as a leader and a friend and a teammate to those guys."
Cable described himself as "geeked" about the selection. Consider, though, this comes from an organization where the coach often parrots owner Al Davis.
But Cable also exhibited candor and individuality uncommon for a man in his position. He conceded, for example, that McClain was not the team's first or second choice. Tackles Trent Williams and Russell Okung, though, were off the board, as were defensive linemen Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy.
"We couldn't get those guys we really liked," Cable said, acknowledging all were expected to be gone. "That's the way the draft goes. This became the next biggest need that was available to us."
Analytical, decisive and logical — and so conventional that it implies Davis either didn't bother trying to outsmart himself or he actually relied on his scouts. After the Heyward-Bey debacle last April, which left so many draftniks aghast, this was almost a surprise.
Under the circumstances, though, this was the way to go. McClain stands to be better at his position than tackles Anthony Davis and Bryan Bulaga will be at theirs. The need for an impact linebacker is nearly as great as the need for a reliable tackle.
He will bring a take-charge mentality to a unit that too often has skirted accountability and has been too comfortable being easy on itself.
The sight of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell approaching the podium to announce the Raiders' pick, was followed by a profound sense of reason.
This choice leaves no room for ridicule. There should be no silent exasperation from the fan base or gut-busting laughter from Denver, San Diego and Kansas City.
Drafting is an inexact science. All one can do is project. And McClain projects beautifully.
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Prosecutors say a promoter of the Lumberjack Days festival in Stillwater transferred more than $40,000 into personal bank accounts instead of paying money owed to beer suppliers, a lighting company, and a youth hockey booster club.
David Eckberg was charged Friday with 10 criminal counts for allegedly writing four bad checks totaling nearly $55,000 in July 2011. The charges, which came after a year-long investigation by local law enforcement and prosecutors, include five counts of theft by check and five counts of issuance of a dishonored check.
"What was important to law enforcement in this office is that some justice be brought for these poor victims who put time, energy out to this festival, expected to pay be paid properly, and were swindled out of their time, effort and property," said Washington County prosecutor Brent Wartner.
Eckberg's attorney, Eric Thole, said his client did not intend to swindle anyone. Thole said the festival ran into financial problems because it rained and fewer people bought beer.
"The county hired an accounting firm to go through all his financial records, and all they came up with was four bad checks that can be explained by the bad economy and Mother Nature," Thole said.
Thole said Eckberg, 61, also lost money and had to file for bankruptcy. He said the transfers of money into personal bank accounts have been taken out of context by prosecutors.
"He's a private businessman who owns a company, so money's going to go back and forth," Thole said.
Prosecutors allege Eckberg transferred money into personal bank accounts for him and his wife, while telling vendors not to cash the checks because there was not enough money in the Lumberjack Days Association account.
Eckberg did not respond to a phone call Friday seeking comment.
An initial court date is scheduled for Jan. 24.
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Don't get me wrong I love a good relationship, it's great for the mind, soul, and body (if it gets that far). It gives you a sense of security, someone to talk to that won't laugh or mock you, someone who is there for you through everything. It's great and it's what many of us desire.
But the sad truth of it all, it's plain and simple. Nice guys finish last. The Assholes finish first and grab whichever women they want. Then in a close second the rich people come in and take what's left behind after the assholes which is quite a few, then the manwhores come in and take a few more, then the regular hybrid people come in and take everything left over that was attractive. Then in last place comes the nice guys who want nothing more but to make a girl happy and find someone they think is attractive. But what is left over from the Assholes, rich people, manwhores, and hybrids, it's plain and simple. There are no attractive girls left. All of them have been taken. Nice guys do finish last. And all this relationship advice you get is total bullshit. "Wait for a girl, she'll come" Truth is, she won't come. Standards of dating haven't changed a bit. The guy is required to talk first, make the first move no matter what. Sure there are people who disobey and actually ask a guy out. But I'm talking about a majority here. They wait for guys. Guys can't wait for a girl and expect them to make the first move. Second, "Focus on your life more. Forget dating" well let me stop it there. In MY opinion, a girlfriend is great to have. She's there when you have nobody. She can help you through the hard times where your life isn't going so great. Third, "Wait until after College." Well, some of us nice guys have feelings, and when we see couples flaunting their happiness around like it's a bowl of candy on Halloween night it's discouraging. It makes us feel inferior to everyone else. We can't have the happiness they have. Personally I wouldn't recommend finding someone in College (Universities mostly) because a lot of them have rich parents and they don't care. All they want to do is drink and party. That's not a good girl to have in any sense.
Let me bring up another point. This is going several different places. Let me try to link it back together.
Nice guys finish last. The saying is true. They really do. Nice guys are usually friend-zoned by who they want. They make their intentions clear at the get-go usually. But the girl just doesn't want him because well, he's a nice guy. She wants someone rebellious and different. Not someone who can actually make her happy. Until their around 20-30 years old. Then they understand Joe d**k ain't so great at providing. In all honesty, take my advice. Don't be the nice guy. They don't get anything they want. They get leftovers. I mean come on, what would you want. The small prime rib on the table for the first at the table, or the leftover potato salad for the last. It's an obvious answer really.
My advice is my advice only. I have my sources of it, mainly life experiences. Don't quote me on any of it if you're trying to make a point to someone. I may be wrong. But I've tried to convey my point and experiences across. My goal is to help people that may not have the best of luck get at least some sense of what they're doing wrong.
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River Cats settle for division title
The Sacramento River Cats forced the Reno Aces to the fifth game of the playoff series. But after leading Sacramento led 3-0 in the fifth inning they allowed Reno to score six unanswered runs and lost 7-4 at Aces Ballpark on Sunday afternoon.
The loss wrapped up a winning River Cats season.
The Cats wasted no time putting runs on the board on Sunday, plating two in the top of the first with RBIs from Kila Ka'aihue and Michael Taylor. Sacramento tacked on a third run in the fifth on a Grant Green RBI-single, scoring Josh Horton.
[adrotate group="9″] Cats starter Sonny Gray, who retired 10 in a row after allowing two hits in the first, gave up three runs in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game at three. After a scoreless sixth, Reno put four runs on the board in the seventh, taking a 7-3 lead. Sacramento put a small rally together in the eighth when Green led off the frame with a triple, followed by a run-scoring double from Ka'aihue. Later in the inning, with Ka'aihue on third, Aces second baseman Taylor Harbin made a diving catch on a blooper from Daric Barton to end the threat.
After holding the Aces scoreless in the bottom of the eighth, the Cats came to the plate in the ninth, needing three runs to knot the game at seven. Reno reliever Sam Demel retired Sacramento in order, to close out his team's 7-4 victory.
Gray allowed three earned on eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts in six innings for the no-decision. Merkin Valdez suffered the loss, giving up four earned in 0.1 innings pitched. Green, Ka'aihue and Horton all had two hits, while Ka'aihue was the only Cat to drive in more than one run.
The River Cats finish their 2012 campaign with a PCL-leading 86-58 (.597) regular season record. They will try to extend their record-long stretch of PCL Division titles to seven in 2013. Tickets for the River Cats' 2013 season are on sale now by calling (916) 371-HITS.
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Structure 11:133-6. 2003..3, now suggests an elegant model to explain how lipoprotein ligands are released from the receptor by exposure to the low-pH environment of the endosome...
- Global defects in the expression and function of the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) associated with two familial hypercholesterolemia mutations resulting in misfolding of the LDLR epidermal growth factor-AB pairEmma J Boswell
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J Biol Chem 279:30611-21. 2004..The results also highlight a range of misfolding defects that may be associated with familial hypercholesterolemia and may enable the prediction of the consequences of homologous disease-causing mutations to other proteins...
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Ski skins aren't exactly a new invention. The first skins were used by the Inuit people for their dog sleds. The sleds also provided the basis for modern skiing, showing that a body put on skis could be more easily maneuvered over snow than a body walking. They used seal skin over their wooden sled skids (which was the word later shortened to skis) to help grip the snow and prevent the sled from moving backwards.
That principle was the same one that cross-country or touring skiers were after to make their lives easier. A ski, waxed or un-waxed, will slide backwards and forwards equally smoothly. This is ordinarily not an issue, as a downhill skier runs very little risk of accidentally sliding back up the mountain. However, ski touring tends to require several segments of climbing in a trail. This was difficult for skiers, as their skis would try to take them back down the hill at any opportunity.
So while you won't see many ski skins at a resort, they are an invaluable asset in the backcountry. The next time you think that the slopes at your local ski area are a little crowded, entertaining the idea of backcountry skiing might not be such a bad idea. It takes some dedication and skill to become a good backcountry skier, but the rewards are well worth the effort.


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Good Morning Bloggers,
Well what a weekend at the "Make It" Farnborough?
As soon as I took one foot of the train at Farnborough Railway Station I was amazed to notice how mild the weather was "down south" It was just lovely. The nice weather continued on Friday when we had the busiest day of the show! But Saturday and Sunday saw some shocking rain and hail!!! ECK!!!
I was demonstrating Hero Arts Stamps, Distress Inks and some fantastic new dies from the GO Kreate range. All very yummy!!!
It was so lovely to see some familiar faces too, hello to everyone who popped on the stand!
I love working the shows and will make the most of the Spring season, as when Baby McCrossan comes in the summer I will be too busy being a new mum to work any of the Autumn shows!
Anyway better crack on, I have samples for Saturdays Class at Card Craft Plus in Preston to work on and my cards for the Harrogate breakfast workshops for Samuel Taylor's to design!
Take Care,


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Paying People Not To Work: The Economic Cost Of The Social Security Retirement Earnings Limit
Policy Reports | Social Security
No. 142
Thursday, October 12, 1989
by Aldona Robbins and Gary Robbins
America is known throughout the world as the land of opportunity - a place where people can work hard and freely use their talents and abilities to make a better life for themselves and their children. Yet many elderly workers aged 62-69 are dismayed to find that the promise of America is conditional. For if elderly workers choose to work to improve their standard of living, they find that government takes the vast bulk of their additional wages through special taxes that apply only to them.
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I just wanted to say thanks for all the various threads on here about making your own headset tools! I needed to change the headset on my rockhopper and had a spare FSA Orbit II XL from a while back but didn't fancy buying all the headset tools...
First of all I needed to remove the old crown race, easily done with a old stanley blade gently tapped in (top tip: wrap the back of the blade in tape for easy handling) then an old screwdriver.
Secondly I needed to remove the old headset. First of all I tried to make one using an old bit of copper pipe I had in the shed. It looked awesome, just like the one you see on wiggle, but shiny copper. I even drilled the back of the slits with a small metal drill to prevent them splitting etc. Slid it into the headset, it expanded with a clear ping and sat perfectly on it. I gave it a few gentle taps with the hammer and all seemed so fine. I then gave it a few **** with the hammer and it all went wrong... Turns out that headsets are stronger than copper pipe. After digging it out I got an old seatpost and made some rough cuts up that to see if it would work. It worked a charm! Looks ugly as but works fine.
The third step was fitting the headset. Using a M12 threaded rod, some bolts and some big washers from B and Q I had something that looked like it would work! The washers were a good £6 but are big enough to cover a cup / headtube and feel very strong, they certainly wont bend. Thankfully I had an old frame with a old headset it (same headset actually) that I practiced removing and replacing with the tool to make sure it went in straight each time. Top tips here are to install one cup at a time and to wrap some tape on the washers to protect the frame. Also I greased the cups before I installed them. There seems to be some dispute here about that but both the headsets I removed were greased and it seems wrong to not grease them to me.
Finally I needed to install the new crown race - 32mm waste pipe from B and Q is perfect for this!
All I need now is new forks - and the money I saved from using the STW forum will help pay for them! The total cost for this lot was about £20 including new hacksaw blades and stanley blades.


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Heifers to hoof it to Indonesia aboard jumbo
A national livestock exporter says it will fly 200 breeding heifers on a 747 jet from Darwin to Indonesia next month.
The purebred Brahman breeders, from Bunda Station in the Northern Territory, will go to an Indonesian government farm to help improve the genetics of local stock.
Angus Grieve from Lembiru Livestock told the ABC's Country Hour the heifers are "precious cargo".
"They're high-value animals and the Indonesian government is looking for a speedy and safe delivery," he said.
"So they specifically required the contracts delivered by air."
Topics: beef-cattle, darwin-0800
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Taken on my birthday. Thanks.
Very pretty, LJ. Thanks.
Great photo lauraj and great tree with all the blossoms out :-))))
Beautiful tree!! Thank you Laurajane.
I never even noticed the bush underneath. Is it an azalea? Thanks for your comments, Dave, Sandy and Jack!
how beautiful sweetie!
I was wondering that too Dave. Nice shot Laura.
Might that be an azalea under that beautiful redbud?
It won't be spring for me until my Prairiefire Crabapple blooms. There are buds but so far no flowers. When it explodes into full color, it is just amazing! Thanks for stopping in this evening, Lyndee, roseheather and Suzy. I hope you gals have a great weekend!
My absolute favorite spring tree! Maybe in June they will bloom here! :(
Thanks, Lyndee. My Redbud tree is so far behind all the rest. It always is. I am not sure why. Maybe because it's old, or maybe because it's cooler on the outer edge of town, where I live.
Lovely. Thank you. ; )
Nice one Laura. Somebody did some planning.


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Cafe Inquiry
Note Location: We will be in Walt Whitman Room. Entrance is on 9th St SE. Elevator access available. Overflow room available in case of higher turnout to ensure all attendees receive adequate opportunities to participate.
Cafe Inquiry is our monthly casual get-together to meet people and discuss topics of science and humanism.
This month's discussion: Are there inalienable human rights?
The concept of "inalienable" or "natural" rights has served as a justification for revolutions against tyranny; for the establishment of egalitarian, "social contract"-based states; and for international accords recognizing the importance of human rights. However, this concept also implies that inalienable rights come not from governments or legal systems, but either from a divine creator or arising from the self-evident, natural order of things. There has been philosophical debate as to whether this concept of "inalienable" or "natural" rights makes sense.
Do rights exist that have not been granted by a state and that cannot be rescinded by a state?
If one does not hold a theistic view of the universe, can one hold that rights can come from something other than an earthly authority?
If rights can only come from earthly authorities, is the concept of inalienable rights a misnomer?
Can we claim that a universal set of human rights exist outside the rights granted by governments?
We are also planning to go out for food and/or drinks afterwards. Free and open to the public.


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When Pope Francis was interviewed by the Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari, he began with a joke and a smile. But the Pope's initial, light-hearted exchange with this prominent European atheist serves as an important window into our Holy Father's approach to the modern world.
Pope Francis walked into the room where Scalfari was waiting, shook hands with him and with a smile said, "Some of my colleagues who know you told me that you will try to convert me."
Scalfari responded, "It's a joke….My friends think it is you who want to convert me."
To which the pope replied:
"Proselytism is solemn nonsense, it makes no sense. We need to get to know each other, listen to each other and improve our knowledge of the world around us. Sometimes after a meeting I want to arrange another one because new ideas are born and I discover new needs. This is important: to get to know people, listen, expand the circle of ideas. The world is crisscrossed by roads that come closer together and move apart, but the important thing is that they lead towards the Good."
Later in the interview Pope Francis laments that not more has been done in the last 50 years to dialogue with non-believers. "Our goal is not to proselytize but to listen to needs, desires and disappointments, despair and hope…." He comments on how the council fathers of Vatican II "knew that being open to modern culture meant religious ecumenism and dialogue with non-believers. But afterwards very little was done in that direction. I have the humility and ambition to want to do something." (1)
And doing something he certainly is. Pope Francis has created quite a stir in his two recent interviews, sparking much conversation from Catholics and non-Catholics alike about the future of the Church and his papacy. His comments, for example, about abortion, gay marriage and contraception are celebrated by some and feared by others as a radical departure from Catholic moral teaching on these matters.
The Pope's comments, no doubt, have been controversial. But I would like to focus on one theme from his interviews that can shed important light on the Church's mission of evangelization in our world today. The key to interpreting Pope Francis' statements properly is found in his vision for the Church. The Holy Father says he wants a Church that doesn't just open its doors to others, but goes out to the world: to those Christians who are indifferent, to the Catholics who stop going to Mass, and even to unbelievers like Eugenio Scalfari. And that outward focus shapes the way he presents the Gospel message to the outside world.
In his September 19 interview in the Italian Jesuit magazine La Civiltá Cattolica, the Pope describes the Church as a field hospital reaching out to the suffering people in the world today. When helping the seriously wounded on the battlefield, he says, it doesn't make sense to focus on people's cholesterol and blood sugar levels. We must urgently heal their most serious wounds first; only after those wounds are given attention, can other aspects of living a healthy life be addressed.
Similarly, many people today do not know the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and they are suffering serious wounds in their lives as a result. To help them, we must first offer an initial proclamation of the Gospel—the message that Jesus loves us, He has saved us and wants to bestow his mercy upon us and offer a life much better than what people experience without him. The heart of the Gospel is the saving love of Jesus, not "Gay marriage and abortion are morally wrong" or "Contraception separates the unitive and procreative aspects of marriage." It is in this sense that Pope Francis said, "We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and contraceptive methods" and that "it is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time." (2)
But let's be clear: he is not saying that abortion, gay marriage and contraception are morally OK or that the Church should be silent on these matters. He explains that the Church's teaching on these issues is clear and that he is a faithful son of the Church. He himself has defended these teachings as Archbishop of Buenos Aires. And the day after the Holy Father's La Civiltá Cattolica interview was released, he gave a very strong critique of abortion: human life "is sacred—at each and at every stage…it is always valuable. And not as a matter of faith—no, no—but of reason, as a matter of science!" He described abortion as a result of a "widespread mentality of the useful, the 'culture of waste'," that "asks for the elimination of human beings, especially if they are physically or socially weaker. Our response to this mentality is a decisive and unhesitating 'yes' to life." (3)
These are not the words of a man trying to change Catholic teaching on the life issues.
Not the Status Quo
Still, the Pope is signaling a new emphasis in the way in which he thinks the Catholic faith should be proclaimed to the world. Given the cultural setting in which we find ourselves in the secular West, we must recognize that we are in missionary territory. And that has significant consequences for how we present the faith to those outside the Church. We are not teaching in a cultural vacuum. Pope Francis insists several times in his La Civiltá Cattolica interview that we need to give an initial proclamation of the Gospel, one that takes on what he calls a "missionary style"—an approach that focuses on the essentials of the Gospel. A proclamation that tells the story of God's love, God's plan of salvation, and fascinates and attracts people and makes their hearts burn as the two disciples experienced with Jesus on the Road to Emmaus.
His putting the emphasis more on God's love and mercy than on complex moral issues is an important matter of priority and order. In harmony with previous magisterial teaching, Pope Francis underscores how initial proclamation of the Gospel must come first. Catechesis and then drawing out moral consequences for our lives comes after, he says. The Gospel message of Christ's love and mercy provides the context for understanding the moral consequences. But without that context (and with the crisis of reason today), how is someone in our secular world to understand why two men can't get married or why a married couple should not use contraception? These are not the ideal lead-off topics for the new evangelization. The Pope expresses this point best when discussing how a good homily is structured.
"A beautiful homily, a genuine sermon must begin with the first proclamation, with the proclamation of salvation. There is nothing more solid, deep and sure than this proclamation. Then you have to do catechesis. Then you can draw even a moral consequence. But the proclamation of the saving love of God comes before moral and religious imperatives…The message of the Gospel, therefore, is not to be reduced to some aspects that, although relevant, on their own do not show the heart of the message of Jesus Christ." (4)
This approach is in perfect harmony with John Paul II who explained how catechesis is a moment in the larger process of evangelization and one that builds upon certain elements of the Church's pastoral mission that prepare for catechesis, including "the initial proclamation of the Gospel or missionary preaching through the kerygma to arouse faith" (Catechesi Tradendae, 18). It reflects the "divine pedagogy" in which God reveals Himself to man gradually and in a proper order, starting with the most fundamental truths of the Gospel that provide the context for expounding on other aspects of the faith. Debating the all-male priesthood or papal infallibility with someone who does not even believe in Jesus Christ, for example, is not likely to bear much fruit. We generally must address the more fundamental issues first.
The order of the Catechism of the Catholic Church also reflects the divine pedagogy. (5) The first pillar of the Catechism, the Creed, sums up the story of God's love for us in creation, redemption and sanctification. The second pillar tells how we are drawn into that story of God's love through the life of grace imparted to us in the Sacraments. Then, only after knowing the story of Christ's salvation and after learning how we are filled with Christ's life through the Holy Spirit's work in the liturgy, do we come to the third pillar of the Catechism, which addresses the moral life. Here, Christian morality is presented as our response to God's love for us and our life in Christ Jesus. Indeed, the Catechism proclaims the Church's moral teachings as a life "worthy of the Gospel" which we are made capable of pursuing by the grace of Christ received in the sacraments and through prayer.
When the Church's moral teachings, however, are taken out of the context of God's loving plan of salvation and our life in Christ, they appear as arbitrary rules from a bygone era being imposed on people today. What is supposed to be the pathway to human beatitude comes off as legalistic moralism. And without the life of sacramental grace—the very grace that makes us capable of living the moral life in Christ—the beautiful moral teachings of the Church can seem quite discouraging. Without grace, people are incapable of pursuing the high call of imitating Christ. People outside the Church, therefore, cannot be asked to practice heroic virtue overnight, and they need much more than a list of strong moral condemnations. They need the initial proclamation of the Gospel to understand the context of the Church's moral teachings. And they need the hope and encouragement that grace gives the person to pursue the good, even when it is very difficult to do so.
The Difference between Acts of the Apostles and the Letters of St. Paul
Perhaps the difference between the initial proclamation of the Gospel to which the pope is drawing our attention and the more in-depth catechesis and moral exhortation that follows can be illustrated by the difference between Acts of the Apostles and the Letters of St. Paul. In Acts, the way Peter and Paul initially proclaim the faith to those who have not yet heard the Gospel is different from the way Paul instructs believers in his letters to established Christian communities.
In Acts, Peter and Paul's initial Gospel presentation focuses on God's plan of salvation culminating in Jesus Christ dying and rising to save us our sins. To the crowds at Pentecost, for example, Peter proclaims the core of the Gospel message: Jesus Christ crucified and risen from the dead and the call to repent, be baptized and be forgiven of sins (Acts 2:14-39). He does the same before the crowds at Solomon's Portico (3:11-26), before the high priest and rulers of Jerusalem (4:8-12), after the angel released him from prison (5:30-32) and when he defends the baptism of the Gentiles (10:34-43).
Paul takes a similar approach of focusing on the core Gospel message on his missionary journeys (Acts 13:16-41; 17:22-31). In every case there is simply an initial proclamation and a general call to repent—to turn away from sin and turn to the Lord. But there is no in-depth challenge on specific moral issues such as infidelity in marriage, neglect of the poor or unchaste living—not because the people had mastered these areas of the moral life—but because they needed the story of salvation before they could comprehend and aspire to live the high moral calling in Christ.(6)
The apostles certainly were not afraid to address tough moral issues. Read First Corinthians in which Paul condemns the Christians there for their failure to feed the hungry, their pride, their drunkenness, and their many sexual sins including adultery, prostitution, homosexuality, and incest. But there, Paul was addressing the believers inside the Christian community—those who already knew Christ crucified and surrendered their lives to Him, but were now struggling in their walk with the Lord.
Perhaps Pope Francis can be seen as taking a similar approach. Like Paul, when he has in mind primarily those outside the Church, as he has in these two public interviews, he takes a more missionary-styled approach which leads with authentic dialogue and initial proclamation. But when he is particularly addressing those inside the Church, as he did in his September 20 address to Catholic gynecologists, a focus on the particular moral consequences of the Christian life may appear more clearly.
At the same time, his drawing attention to the core of the Gospel message speaks volumes to those inside the Church as well. He is reminding us that the core of Catholic identity is not about wearing a badge that says "I'm pro-life" or "I don't use contraception"—as essential as faithfulness in these important moral issues might be for Catholic living. The very heart of Catholicism is a living encounter with Jesus Christ, intimate communion with the Lord who died for us and wants to forgive us and heal our wounds.
That, in fact, is how Pope Francis views his own identity as a Christian. When asked, "Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?," he didn't respond, "I'm a pro-life Catholic" or "I follow the Church's teachings on human sexuality." Rather, he said he sees himself in the role of Matthew the tax collector, "a sinner on whom the Lord has turned his gaze." And in so doing, I think he is inviting us to do the same.
(1) Eugenio Scalfari, "The Pope: How the Church will Change" La Repubblica (October 1, 2013).
(2) Antonio Spadaro, "A Big Heart Open to God," America (September 19, 2013).
(3) Pope Francis, Address to Participants in the Meeting Organized by the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (September 20, 2013).
(4) Antonio Spadaro, "A Big Heart Open to God," America (September 19, 2013).
(5)This is a point my colleague Sean Innerst has often emphasized. See his doctoral dissertation: Sean Innerst, The Ancient Narratio as an Ecclesial Participation in the Divine Pedagogy: A Study of its Sources and Proposal for its Current Application (University of South Africa, November 2010), pp. 287-302. See also: Sean Innerst, "Divine Pedagogy and Covenant Memorial: The Catechetical Narratio and the New Evangelization" Letter & Spirit, vol. 8 (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: Steubenville, OH, 2013) (forthcoming).
(6) Innerst notes more broadly how the canonical arrangement of the New Testament can be seen as reflecting the divine pedagogy with the narrative Gospels and Acts preceding the more detailed doctrinal explications and moral consequences found in the New Testament epistles. Sean Innerst, "Divine Pedagogy and Covenant Memorial: The Catechetical Narratio and the New Evangelization" Letter & Spirit, vol. 8 (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: Steubenville, OH, 2013) (forthcoming).
* Catholic News Agency columns are opinion and do not necessarily express the perspective of the agency.


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Beyonce Met Ball Dress Wows Fashion World (PHOTO)
Beyonce Knowles stunned onlookers at the Met Ball in New York city on Monday night when she arrived in a revealing Givenchy Haute Couture gown, and the singer fueled speculation that she and husband Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter have begun preparing for their second child.
The new mother received widespread applause for her risqué and theatrical dress, which was made of lace and mesh and featured a purple feathered train similar to that of a wedding dress. She couldn't help but dote over her 4-month-old daughter Blue Ivy, according to E! Online.
"I have such a full life. I feel like now I know the reason that I was born," Beyonce told E!.
The 31-year-old said that her daughter was at home with her grandmother Tina Knowles and Jay-Z before revealing that she does have plans to expand her family.
"I definitely want to have more [children]! I don't know how many. God knows I don't know yet," she added.
Last month it was reported that Beyonce and Jay-Z decided that they were ready to have a second child while celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary on April 4, according to Star Magazine.
"They see no reason to wait. It took them a while to conceive Blue Ivy, so they don't want to waste another second," a source told Star.
The "Single Ladies" singer showed no signs of a new baby bump while posing on the red carpet in her sheer sequin gown, which revealed a nude bodysuit underneath.
At one point Beyonce was photographed on the arm of Vogue legend Andre Leon Talley, which some fahionistas perceived to be the fashion nod of approval for her unique dress.
The singer's celebrity friends and fans flocked to social networking site Twitter, where she was praised as "best dressed" star of the evening.
"Beyonce looked incredible," Russell Simmons tweeted.
"@Beyonce wore the best dress at Met Gala 2012!" Carl Joshua Desales tweeted.
"Beyonce named best dress by: Vh1, US Weekly, People Magazine, Huffington Post #METGALA," Beyonce Everyday (Twitter Fan page) tweeted.


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The "what's your number" chat is always super awks. Fact. It's a total minefield that's just asking for irrational jealousy to rear its ugly head. Sure, it all happened before you both met, but there's a good chance someone is still going to get hella jelly. But even if we hate The Talk, we just can't resist knowing. So how do you navigate the stormy waters? Apparently, the answer for a lot of ladies is to lie.
A recent survey, which polled 1,362 women aged 18 to 30, found 52 percent of chicks had lied about their "number". Yikes. It looks like that old urban legend was true: women divide their numeros while dudes multiply.
And it's not the only evidence suggesting we're big fat fibbers either. A 1990 study of college kids found 85 percent of couples had BSed each other about their love past or recent indiscretions. And what's more, a psychologist specialising in relationship deception, Dr Bella DePaulo, even thinks couples lie in a third of all their interactions with each other. So really, telling porkies about how many dudes you've slept with is just the tip of the iceberg.
But before we assume all femmes are playing down their digits, some chicks are lying to boost the notches in their (obviously fictional) bedpost, "Women lie in both directions, some lie saying they have slept with more as an attempt to make themselves appear sexually sophisticated or to communicate to a potential partner that they're willing," says relationship expert Dr Matthew Bambling from the University of Queensland.
So, on the flipside, why do some women round their numbers down? "There's still a dualism in society where women are expected to be more conservative with their sexual experience than guys to be considered good catches," Bambling says.
He also adds that they might think being a low-baller shows they have high standards and are discriminating about who they spend time with. And let's face it, they're probably trying to make the dudes feel a bit spesh by being one of the select few.
Women who dial things down probably also want to come across as a "nice girl" because they (often mistakenly) think nice girls don't have sex with a lot of people. Of course, if they're uncomfortable with their love past, they might feel guilty sharing it 'cos they don't trust the dude to stick around if he knew the truth, shame on him!
But aside from being straight-out fibbers, there could another reason why a lot of women's numbers seem be lower (at least to us) than the average guy… the genders have different views on what counts. A 2001 Archives of Sexual Behavior study found that more guys count oral and manual sex as "legit sex" than women do. So maybe we're just not on the same page.
That said, if you are tempted to lie, think again, because it's better to come clean at the starting line, when you're settling into your love. If one day you just decide to blurt it out, "Hey you know that number I gave you? Triple it", it could have a serious impact on your relationship – cos it'll force your guy to redefine his total image of you.
"In essence the issue will become alive for them in the current relationship, almost like the discovery of an infidelity," says Bambling.
Your guy should love you no matter what the number is, so if you've got to have the chat, just 'fess up.


text: Dennie Bruce Denhalter6/21/1975 ~ 11/10/2011Dennie Bruce Denhalter, 36, went home to his Heavenly Father on Thursday, November 10, 2011, from LDS/Promise Hospital in Salt Lake City. His mission has been extended.Dennie was born in St. Joseph's Hospital in Orange, California, to Bruce and Patricia Denhalter. He was the fourth of seven children to come into their family. From the moment he came into this world to the moment he left, Dennie would warm your soul with his beautiful, sweet smile and giant, enfolding hugs. He was an Eagle Scout. He played football for, and graduated from, Santiago High School in Garden Grove, California. He was an active member of the LDS Church and held many positions during his life, the most cherished of these were spent serving his two year mission in Hamburg, Germany. He loved music; reading; collecting his namesake "Dennie's Own" bottles; going to movies, playing Fantasy Football, and "World of Warcraft" with his brothers; and spending time with his best friend, constant companion, and caregiver: his mother.He loved his family, and endured cancer and years of paralysis in order to spend as many precious moments with them as he could. Even in the most difficult of moments, the truth that was the driving force in his life was "Every trial and experience you have passed through is necessary for your salvation" (Brigham Young). The constancy of his example and his passion for life remains a perfect example of how we should live our life: a light upon a hill shining our way to where he stands with our savior.Dennie was greeted in Paradise by his sister Laura and all four of his grandparents. He awaits those he left behind: his mother, Patricia; his father, Bruce; his five brothers, Brett, Bart, Darryl, Dustin, and Daniel; his many nieces and nephews, Holly, Joshua, Laura, Brittany, Meagan, Bond, Maverick, Riley, Sam, Ben, Noah, Beau, Jesse, Sara, and Nathan; and his great nephews and niece, Kyle, Levi, and Juniper. No doubt he is playing with those still waiting to come to Earth. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM, Monday, November 14, 2011, at the LDS Chapel, 628 S. Angel St. in Layton. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 11-12:45 PM prior to services. Online guest book at www.russonmortuary.com. His body will rest in the Uintah Cemetery until it rejoins his spirit in the first resurrection.


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The following is a list of road projects under way that may affect traffic in St. Johns County.
Bridge of Lions
The next set of channel closures affecting marine traffic only is scheduled to begin Aug. 3 at 8 a.m. and last until 8 a.m. Aug. 10.
More information on the Bridge of Lions Rehabilitation project may be found at the Bridge of Lions Web site at www.FDOTBridgeofLions.com.
U.S. 1 from Moultrie Creek near Vail Point Road to State Road 207
Nighttime lane closures are scheduled on U.S. 1 between Moultrie Creek and State Road 207, Sunday through Thursday nights, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. as crews continue removing the old pavement and replacing it with new asphalt.
Motorists should be aware of up to 1-inch drop-off between lanes.
U.S. 1 south of Race Track Road near the Duval County line (Nocatee Flyover Project)
On July 28, southbound traffic on U.S. 1 near the Duval County line will be reduced to one lane and shifted to the east onto temporary pavement alongside northbound traffic.
The lane reduction and shift will be in place for the next six to nine months.
State Road A1A from Flagler County line to Duval County line
Daytime lane closures are scheduled on State Road A1A between the Flagler County line and the Duval County line as inmate crews repaint the roadway markings.
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T'was not in another lifetime, but in New York last week that our very own Taki became rather smitten with Hollywood bad girl Lindsay Lohan. Writing in this week's magazine, the old rogue recounts how he weathered Hurricane Sandy with the troubled actress, more famed for her binges than her fortitude:
'I went to Brooklyn, to Norman Mailer's house, now inhabited by his son Michael, got completely crocked and proceeded to the Boom Boom room, the best nightclub in the Bagel. Once up there, I got a bit confused but chatted up a beautiful girl who seemed awfully friendly and nice. She asked me what I did and I told her I was a bodyguard to a movie producer, but she laughed and said I didn't look like a bodyguard. We got on swimmingly as they say, and the night went by rather quickly. I have no idea how I got home but the next day Michael called and congratulated me. 'She was very pretty,' he said. 'And she liked you a lot, wanted to see you again.' I asked him if he got her name. He laughed. 'Are you putting me on?' I had no idea what he was on about. 'You mean to tell me you didn't know you were with Lindsay Lohan? Cut the bs.' Goes to show that one should never believe the tabloids. She was pretty as a picture and a very sweet girl and I will see her again, if Sandy doesn't get me first.'
As the poet said: beauty walks a razor's edge someday I'll make it mine. But, sadly, Taki was not the only gentleman Lindsay befriended during the storm. Actor turned NBC Late Night Live host Jimmy Fallon said in an interview last night that the 'totally sobes' Lohan took him under her wing when he decamped to the Four Seasons from his flooded apartment:
'She goes 'What's up?' I go, 'What do you mean what's up? It's a hurricane. What are you doing here?' She goes, 'Are you here by yourself? How embarrassing.' And she goes, 'Why don't you just eat with us? Hang out with us?''
Come in she said, I'll give ya, shelter from the storm.
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Marilyn Maye will come back Thursday night to Topeka where she started her singing career as a girl to receive an award honoring her for a lifetime of achievements, including rave reviews of her performances at age 80.
At the 2008 Governor's Arts Award banquet at Washburn University's Memorial Union, Maye will receive this year's Distinguished Arts Award.
Past recipients of the award include actors Edward Asner and Shirley Knight, opera singer Samuel Ramey, television journalist Bill Kurtis, famed violin instructor Dorothy DeLay, and filmmaker and photographer Gordon Parks, who all were native Kansans.
Maye also is a native Kansan, born April 10, 1928, in Wichita, the only child of Kenneth and Lyla McLaughlin.
Maye says she was preordained to be an entertainer by her piano-playing mother, who named her after a popular Broadway star of the era, Marilyn Miller.
Maye moved to the Kansas capital as a toddler with her parents, when her father, a pharmacist, bought a Topeka drugstore. It was here that Maye, with her mother at the piano, entered one talent show after another, usually winning the top prize.
One prize was a 13-week radio show on AM 580 WIBW, which led to the pre-teen Maye spending two year's worth of Saturday mornings doing a live broadcast from the stage of the Jayhawk Theatre, where she would sing a song, do a specialty number and then close the show by singing "God Bless America."
"I think I sang 'God Bless America' more than Kate Smith did," Maye said.
Maye continued her radio career in high school after she and her divorced mother moved to Des Moines, Iowa. After graduation, she toured as a singer before settling in the Kansas City, Mo., area, where she lives on the Kansas side in Overland Park.
It was while singing as the featured act for 11 years at The Colony, a KC supper club, that she was spotted by Steve Allen, who invited her to appear on his weeknight television talk show. That led to a recording contract with RCA, which resulted in seven albums and 34 singles. The Smithsonian chose Maye's recording of "Too Late Now" for listing alongside those of Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and others in a collection of the best performances of the best compositions of the 20th century.
Ella Fitzgerald dubbed Maye "the greatest white female singer in the world."
When Johnny Carson, who called Maye a "super singer," took over "The Tonight Show" from Allen, she continued to do the program, amassing a record 76 appearances.
Return engagements in New York have led to "lifetime achievement awards" for Maye, but the 80-year-old chanteuse cautioned, "Of course, I'm not through yet."
Maye said she was honored to be selected by the Kansas Arts Commission and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
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Johnson County Public Health will be conducting a drill for a possible "biological event" with the help of County Emergency Management and other agencies. The drill is scheduled for Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15 and volunteers are still needed.
The Buffalo/Johnson County Community Resource Center, in cooperation with the Buffalo Police Department and the Johnson County Sheriff's Office will be conducting a drug take-back event in celebration of the National Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, April 28th from 10am to 2pm.
Immediately following a brief executive session after their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday night, the Northern Wyoming Community College District Board of Trustees made a significant announcement. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter was there and has the story.
Now that the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention in Las Vegas has wrapped up, we thought we'd check in with our roving reporter, who's none other than Sheridan Mayor Dave Kinskey. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has the story.
Richard Panek, acclaimed scientific author and national speaker, thinks 96 percent of the universe is missing.
Buffalo City Councilman Justin Gerard was arraigned in Campbell County Circuit Court Thursday afternoon for possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute. Gerard has been held in the Campbell County Detention Center since his arrest on Tuesday.
(WYOMING NEWS SERVICE) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has released regulations aimed at cutting down air pollution due to natural gas drilling, according to a press release from Wyoming News Service.
While a push to remove the n-word from Mark Twain's classic American novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn obviously creates a heated debate, at least one African American author strongly disagrees with the idea.
Board members for School District 2 met briefly Wednesday to award bids for fixtures, furniture and equipment for the new Meadowlark Elementary School.


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Arcade man awarded $10 million for disabling workplace accident
An Arcade man who suffered back injuries in a 2007 workplace accident at a North Tonawanda recycling plant was awarded more than $10 million last week.
A State Supreme Court jury awarded $10.1 million to Kirby J. Colling, 28, who sued Frontier Fibers after the Feb. 12, 2007, accident at its Mechanic Street plant.
Colling, who was 21 when he was hurt, was delivering documents to be shredded at Frontier for his employer, Hanes Supply, a Buffalo contractor and industrial supplier, according to the suit.
At the recycling plant, a Frontier forklift driver rounded a corner and pushed a heavy pallet of shredded materials into Colling, pinning him against a shredder machine, said Anne B. Rimmler of the Paul William Beltz law firm, who represented Colling.
Justice Donna M. Siwek presided at the trial.
The award included more than $2 million for past and future medical expenses, nearly $4 million for the loss of past and future earnings, more than $3.2 million for past and future pain and suffering, and more than $848,000 for loss of past and future household services, Rimmler said.
The forklift operator, a recent hire, had not been properly trained and certified to operate the forklift, she said.
Colling suffered a fracture and other injuries to his lower back and was required to undergo two surgical procedures, including artificial disc replacement. He also faces additional medical procedures throughout his life, his attorney said.
The accident left Colling disabled and unable to pursue a career in law enforcement, according to his attorney. He has an associate degree in criminal justice from Niagara County Community College. He was attending SUNY Buffalo State when the accident occurred. He had served as an intern for several law enforcement agencies in Niagara County and had passed an exam to become a Buffalo police officer. But he was unable to take the physical agility test because of his injuries.
Since the accident, Colling has held several part-time jobs, including as assistant wrestling coach at Pioneer Central High School, where he had been a state and regional wrestling champion, according to his attorney. He also wrestled at NCCC.
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The North Dakota Association of Fairs elected Bryan Schulz as the Board of Directors District 2 Representative at their recent annual convention held in Bismarck. Schulz, General Manager of the Red River Valley Fair Association, will be responsible for representing the counties of Cass, Griggs, Steel, Trail and Barnes at the state association level.
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A hunting shop in Queensland has received over 200,000 responses to a social media post in relation to an alleged case of animal cruelty.
Since putting the 'WANTED' poster on the web, more information has been forwarded to Police in Orange.
A 17-year-old is being questioned by police in Orange this afternoon and yesterday a 22-year-old man was arrested. He was due to face court in Orange today.
Owner of NQ Hunting and Fishing in Townsville, Anthony Pagan, says it posted the photo to raise awareness about what he alleges is unethical hunting.
"It's certainly something that the old mail system could never have done," he said.
"Just counting through some of the different sites, not just our site but also some of the other classifieds and anything that is hunting related.
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A MAN found guilty of a notorious North-East murder has urged officials to allow evidence allegedly suppressed by police to be put before a court for the first time.
Michael Luvaglio spoke out after The Northern Echo revealed last week how a pensioner told detectives he witnessed a mystery man confessing to the 1967 killing of gaming machine collector Angus Sibbet.
However, the statement made by Darlington paint sprayer Tom Fellows was never passed to Mr Luvaglio's defence team.
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Mr Luvaglio, 77, said he was undergoing tests for cancer and he wanted to see his conviction quashed before he died.
"What I want to see is a search for the truth wherever it leads – and I know that won't be to me because I didn't do it."
Mr Sibbet's body was found on the back seat of his Jaguar car under Pesspool Bridge, South Hetton, County Durham, on January 5, 1967.
His colleagues, Mr Luvaglio and Dennis Stafford were convicted of his murder three months later.
Mr Fellows told police he was working in a Darlington garage on the morning of January 5, 1967 when an injured man armed with a gun entered.
According to the witness, the man – thinking Mr Fellows was a fellow gang member - confessed to the murder.
Mr Fellows was traced last year by investigators Ian Wright and Neil Jackson, who found that the pensioner stood by his account.
The pair have passed their findings to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which has the power to refer the case to the Court of Appeal.
Two previous appeals have already been heard, with both cases upholding the convictions of Mr Lavaglio and Mr Stafford.
Mr Luvaglio said: "The police said at the appeals that we had been handed all the evidence over but the statement of Tom Fellows as not amongst that package.
"I had never heard of Tom Fellows. If we had been given that statement I believe the conviction would have been quashed."
The pensioner, who lives in London, added that he was only alive today because of campaigning work by The Northern Echo which contributed to the suspension and then abolition of the death penalty.
The campaign by former editor Harold Evans was launched with the aim of overturning the conviction of Timothy Evans, who was hanged after being wrongfully found guilty of murdering his wife and daughter in 1950.
"Capital punishment had only been stopped a couple of months before my conviction – if it hadn't I'd have been executed," Mr Luvaglio said.
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By: Courtney Giardina, Regular Contributor
This past weekend I went on a cruise to Bahamas. It was much needed rest and relaxation time and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. They say when you're on vacation to leave all of your troubles behind. Not to worry about it until you return, which of course I did, but I decided to take it one step further. If I leave all of my troubles back in the real world that means they are going to be there when I return. Why would I want that right?
So I decided one night while watching the waves rolling in the ocean, that I was also going to leave a couple of things behind on my vacation as well. I was going to throw them overboard and let the waves carry them away. Things I didn't need with me once the ship reached port.
Expectations: Most of my friends are married, having children or at least with the person they plan on doing all of that with. Yet here I am not close to any of those things. Sometimes I feel like I'm behind. I'm thirty and single, but honestly quite enjoying my life the way it is. So you know what, for the time being I am going to enjoy the life I have been given. I'm going to enjoy having the remote control and bed all to myself; I'm going to enjoy not doubling my grocery bill. Because someday all of that will come, I will get there, but worrying about the timeline or when it is that I will get there, there is no need for that. We all get there at our own pace, when we are ready.
The Past: There I was, on a cruise with some pretty awesome people, having a great time. So why on earth was I missing someone who didn't even know I was gone? We all have them I know, that one person we can't seem to let go of. That we wish would miraculously wake up one day (or way sooner) and realize what it is they're missing. For me though, the truth is that is never going to happen. While they have well moved on with their life, I was still holding on to this glimmer of hope. It was such a waste of my time and energy. And do I really want someone to come back to me who couldn't see what I had to offer in the first place? No, none of us need that. The past is the past for a reason.
So there you have it! Just as Ferris Bueller would say: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Dwelling on things we can't change, it's just not worth it.
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As the saying goes, "hold on tightly, let go lightly."
- What are some things you need to "throw overboard?" (No need to wait until you're on the actual open seas!)
- What would you tell a friend who is having trouble of letting go? How could you help her or him?
- How do you beat back worry and anxiety?
About Courtney
Courtney was born and raised in a suburb outside of Rochester, NY. She now calls Charlotte, NC home. Each day she lives by the motto that we create the life we imagine for ourselves. Her debut novel Tear Stained Beaches was released in 2013, her second novel is currently in editing and she has begun work on novel #3. Having a passion for cheerleading most of her life, it's no surprise her spare time is spent currently as the head coach for a local middle school team and also as part of the Charlotte Hounds Major League Lacrosse dance team. She tweets under @sweetangeleyz and shares her latest adventures at The Girl Behind the Covers.
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He loved my quilt. This is queen size.
I pieced my quilt, but had Robyn Dall from Bunbury, Western Australia quilt it for me on her long arm quilting machine. She did a spectacular job. I have a shoulder injury and can't quilt the larger quilts.
Matthew's heirloom quilt from me. Most of the fabrics are from Jinny Beyer range of fabrics.


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Criminal intent -- what someone charged with a crime knew or was trying to do -- matters. At least, it should. Just ask Ignacio Flores-Figueroa, whose case is now before the Supreme Court.
An illegal alien working at a steel plant in Indiana, Flores-Figueroa pled guilty in 2006 to two federal immigration offenses. Whatever the Court decides, he will serve more than four years in prison for those two offenses before being deported to Mexico.
The Court is reconsidering his conviction on a related charge, aggravated identity theft, that tacked an extra two years onto his sentence. The Court's decision will have important implications not only for Flores-Figueroa but for many Americans, guilty or innocent, who face federal criminal charges.
It boils down to criminal intent and the words Congress uses -- or, increasingly, fails to use -- to define what the government must prove about a defendant's intentions or state of mind at the time of the violation.
The aggravated identity theft statute under which Flores-Figueroa was convicted failed to make it clear whether a defendant must know that the number on the fake ID he was using for employment purposes belonged to someone else or was merely fake -- that is, a number not assigned to a real person. The law applies to anyone who "knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person." Everyone agrees that "knowingly" applies to "transfers, posses, or uses," but does it reach "of another person"?
Flores-Figueroa admitted that he intended to obtain and use phony IDs, and for crimes related to that intent he should and will pay the full price set by Congress. But even though the numbers on the Social Security card and Permanent Resident cards Flores-Figueroa used had been issued to someone else, even the government hasn't argued that he knew that the numbers actually belonged to someone. Instead, the government has argued that a jury should not even consider Flores-Figueroa's criminal intent, or lack thereof. So far, the trial and appeals courts have sided with the government.
So what did Congress mean when it passed the law? Many states wouldn't have a problem figuring this out. They have adopted key parts of a model criminal code crafted more than 50 years ago by leading criminal-law scholars and practitioners. That model code instructs courts how to interpret poorly drafted criminal offenses, including those that fail to spell out what criminal intent a defendant must have acted on in order to be convicted.
Well-crafted intent requirements are crucial to protecting innocent Americans from criminal punishment. They help courts distinguish borrowing from theft, mistake from fraud, and accident from murder.
But at the federal level in particular, criminal-intent requirements and similar traditional protections have been in decline for decades. Some legislators have actually stripped criminal-intent protections from existing criminal laws.
Prosecutors almost uniformly defend such efforts. It's easier to win a conviction when the government doesn't have to prove what the accused knew or intended to do. But the results of these efforts leave law-abiding citizens at risk of conviction.
With over 4,400 federal criminal offenses in federal law, and tens of thousands more in federal regulations and state law, an enormous amount of behavior is subject to criminal punishment. And Congress alone keeps manufacturing new criminal offenses at a brisk pace -- about 50 a year.
That's why the Flores-Figueroa case is especially important. If the government's interpretation prevails, it could accelerate the decline of this key protection. More individuals will be prosecuted and convicted for conduct that they had no reason to believe violated any law.
It is this unintended consequence that is really at stake in the case before the Supreme Court. While the federal government and others may want to "throw the book" at Flores-Figueroa, the Justices need to worry about future cases, where the would-be defendants may have had no intent to break the law. Otherwise, this case could lead to a perverse result: The government could "win" an extra two years in prison for Ignacio Flores-Figueroa -- but only at the expense of cheapening its process of prosecuting and punishing serious crimes.
Andrew M. Grossman is Senior Legal Policy Analyst, and Brian W. Walsh is Senior Legal Research Fellow, in the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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Tsunami threat following Vanuatu earthquake
A major earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale has struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, prompting fears of a localised tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has said.
The earthquake struck 330 miles southeast of the island and was measured at a depth of around six miles.
A warning was issued for areas close to the quake, but no Pacific-wide warning was issued.
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Coxless Crew to row unaided across the Pacific
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Rowers rescued as boat started sinking across Pacific
A team of British and New Zealand rowers taking part in a race from California to Hawaii have been airlifted to safety after their boat began sinking during the challenge.
Fraser Hart, 33, from Tunbridge Wells, Sam Collins, 24, from Cornwall, James White, 35, from London and Colin Parker, 35, from Auckland, New Zealand, were attempting to row the 2,400 nautical miles from Monterey, California to Honolulu, Hawaii on Wednesday.
Their boat began taking on water and a support boat from the Great Pacific Race was sent to evacuate them when they were 77 nautical miles due west of Morro Bay but it was unable to do so due to "dangerous weather conditions".
The US Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter from San Francisco to evacuate the crew at 11.30pm local time yesterday.
Chris Martin, race director of the Great Pacific Race, confirmed all four of the men were "safe and well" with no reported medical problems.
Tsunami warning as quake strikes near Solomon Islands
A tsunami warning has been issued for Solomon Islands region in the Pacific Ocean after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near the islands.
A tsunami warning was issued for the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and surrounding areas, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. A tsunami watch was in effect for Fiji, Australia, Indonesia, Guam and nearby areas.
Story of fisherman adrift for more than a year probed
The acting secretary of foreign affairs for the Marshall Islands has said he is somewhat sceptical of fisherman Jose Salvador Albarengo's account of being adrift for more than a year after meeting him yesterday.
Albarengo told officials he and a second fisherman set sail on a shark fishing trip from Mexico - 6,200 miles away - in late December 2012 but were blown out to sea. The second fisherman died but he says he went on to survive eating a diet of raw fish and turtle blood.
Gee Bing said: "It does sound like an incredible story, and I'm not sure if I believe his story. When we saw him, he was not really thin compared to other survivors in the past. I may have some doubts. Once we start communicating with where he's from, we'll be able to find out more information."
Mexican fishing boat owner Villermino Rodriguez Solis said Mr Albarengo and a companion had gone missing on November 18, 2012, which would imply the sea odyssey lasted more than 14 months.
"Here, his colleagues went out in boats to look for them. They spent four days looking for them," said Mr Villermino, who expressed surprise that Mr Albarengo had been found alive in the Marshall Islands.
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Fisherman washes ashore after more than a year adrift
A fisherman who washed ashore after more than a year adrift says he survived on a diet of raw fish and turtle blood.Read the full story ›
US fighter jet pilot rescued after crash off Japan coast
The pilot of a US fighter jet that crashed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northeastern Japan has been rescued, Japan's Coast Guard said, six hours after the plane went down.
The pilot, whose name was not revealed, was placed safely on a US container ship in the region, according to the coast guard, one of several agencies that sent vessels to help in the rescue.
The F-16 Fighter Falcon went down about 200 miles northeast of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, according to an earlier statement by the US Air Force. The air force said it was still preparing a statement containing details about the pilot's rescue.
50ft waves end British hopes to cross the Pacific
Sarah Outen's Pacific row was part of a round-the-world bike and boat expedition. She sent a distress signal at 2.04am from her boat Gulliver.
Seven hours later, Territorial Army Lieutenant Charlie Martell also made a distress call when winds of up to 50 knots and waves of more than 50ft caused his boat to capsize several times.
Storm-hit rowers await rescue
Two British sailors have been forced to abandon their separate attempts to row across the Pacific Ocean after being hit by a tropical storm.
- Sarah Outen and Charlie Martell made distress calls this morning
- Both rowers were hit by Tropical Storm Mawar
- Distress calls were tracked by Falmouth Coastguard and passed to the Japanese coastguard


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