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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
What fruit falls from your tree? As a Christian parent is your child harvesting the Fruits of the Spirit?
Children love fruit. They love apples, oranges, peaches, pears, grapes, bananas, cherries, plums and strawberries, but do they love the Fruits of the Spirit?
God teaches us in Galatians 5:22-23 there are nine fruits of the spirit and we are to harvest them. Christian parent's need to sow the seed of each fruit and reap the goodness and bounty passing the harvest to their children.
The nine fruits you need to sow with your child is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Each one of these fruits is an important aspect in your life and your child's life. Basically, these fruits when mixed together create an amazing Christian 'fruit salad'.
For further resources I recommend Activities to Teach the Fruit of the Spirit , Fruit of the Spirit bible lessons, and Teaching Children about the Fruits of the Spirit.
Remember, as a Christian parent you reap what you sow. You want your harvest to flourish not rot.
I have taken each Fruit of the Spirit and created a separate page. On these pages you'll find helpful information and insight. The links can be found at the end of this post.
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Jason Hopson helps Bridgehampton advance to Southeast Regional final
The Killer Bees never stop buzzing.
Even though Bridgehampton has only a seven-player roster and its starting five rarely rests, the team plays at a breakneck pace. Their slogan might as well be 32 Minutes of Swarm.
Jason Hopson scored 10 of his 24 points in a dominant fourth quarter as Bridgehampton pulled away from Coleman Catholic of Section IX (near Kingston), 71-55, Wednesday to win its state Class D Southeast semifinal before an energized crowd from both schools at Center Moriches.
"What's our secret?" said Bridgehampton coach Carl Johnson with a mischievous grin. "We have this drill we do 30 to 45 minutes before practice. Games to a hundred, three-on-three. It's for conditioning, and they don't always like it. But it's more fun than just running. They're playing basketball."
The Killer Bees, cheered on by some fans who sported specially made sleeve attachments in bumblebee style black-and-yellow stripes, and Center Moriches coach Nick Thomas, who played on a state championship team for coach Johnson at Bridgehampton, outscored Coleman Catholic 20-9 in the fourth quarter.
So much for wearing down because of a short bench. "I'm fine with it. I'm used to it," said Hopson of the pre-practice regimen. He's a versatile senior who, at 6-31/2, plays point guard, hits from long range (five three-pointers) and crashes the boards. "Coach is always telling us that whenever we get a defensive rebound, to push it. I try to do as much as I can to help us win."
Hopson did a lot, especially after Bridgehampton (12-8) watched a 15-point lead in the third quarter get sliced to 51-46 entering the fourth. He drained a three to start the period and followed that with two free throws to build the lead back up to 10. Coleman (15-6) cut its deficit to 58-52 with 4:25 left, but it was the Killer Bees who had more in the tank down the stretch.
Bridgehampton went on a 13-1 run to break the game open, with Hopson sinking two free throws and a turnaround trey, and freshman center Josh Lamison (16 points) scoring twice inside with power low-post maneuvers.
Amazingly, Lamison is only 6-foot, but he's a wide-body who specializes in offensive rebounding and like all his teammates, is a relentless worker Bee. "When I was younger, I was always the biggest guy so I learned to play in the low post," Lamison said. "Now, I'm a small guy so I have to work that much harder."
Lamison and another freshman, Tylik Furman, are regular double-digit scorers who complement Hopson, who averages nearly 20 points per game. Furman had 14 Wednesday, but the Killer Bees got an extra dose of honey when junior swingman Anajae Lamb scored 16 points. "We needed another guy to step up and he made some big shots," Johnson said.
Bridgehampton will need another ironman performance from its starting five tomorrow night when it faces Martin Luther King of Westchester County at 4:30 p.m. at New Rochelle High School. The winner goes to Glens Falls for the state semifinals on March 15. "We want to send Jason out on a good note," Lamison said.
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How to Get A Medical Marijuana Card in Prattville, AL
Alabama – A marijuana card, or MMJ card is a state issued ID card. Currently the Alabama MMJ Program is very limited. As a resident of the state, this will guide you through the process on how to get a medical marijuana card in Prattville is as follows. As the state laws develop the Alabama medical marijuana guide will list the changes as they happen:
Leni's Law – Medical Marijuana Oil
Leni's Law went to effect on June 1st 2016 authorizing Low-THC High-CBD Oil for Patients and Legal Guardians of children that have a debilitating disease or a debilitating disease that produces seizures. Alabama des not issue medical marijuana cards, but instead provides for an "Affirmative Defense" that protects patients and the guardians of children from prosecution. Alabama is currently a tough state with regards to medical or recreational cannabis. The times are changing and our elected officials are adjusting their stance on legalization daily.
Contact your Elected Representatives and let them know where you stand on the issue of Medical Marijuana.
Who Can Use Medical Marijuana in Prattville, AL?
Alabama law has a couple requirements for patients to be eligible to receive Low-THC High CBD oil.
- A patient must have been diagnosed with a qualifying condition.
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I see a variety of cannabidiol products including CBD Oils, Edibles, Creams, & Gummies for sale online, in commercials and signs at head shops around town, is this CBD Oil legal in Prattville?
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- Medical marijuana patients may face federal and local charges of transporting marijuana if they cross state lines with the drug. This is true even if the states between which they are traveling allow medical marijuana. Should you need to travel with your marijuana it would be best to contact the state's Bureau of health to understand the exact laws of the state you are traveling to in order to not risk breaking the law.
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In general, we do not "fight" with our shoulders square to the opponent. I put "fight" in quotes because we really don't fight, we defend.
When our shoulders are square to the opponent, we are open to his attack. Our centerline (sechusen) is open and exposed (unless we protect it, and it is hard to protect the entire vertical centerline).
It is safer to fight sideways, or in a hanmi (slanted) position. While in hanmi, our body is slanted to the opponent, making it harder for him to attack our vertical sechusen. See An Introduction to Hanmi, Hanmi -- Correction, Hanmi -- Javelin, Hanmi -- Square Shoulders, Hanmi -- Joint Alignment, and Hanmi -- Look Up.
But there is another reason. Go through the motions of whipping something with a wet towel. Imagine it. You grab the towel and twirl it a little to tighten it, then you pull back and snap it to...
Your side. It is unlikely that you snapped to to the front with your shoulders square to the front. You likely snapped it to the side, because that is the most natural motion.
Our system of Karate utilizes a lot of whiplike motion. We whip in a way aligning our joints. Think again about snapping a towel. When you snap to the side, your joints are aligned: your ankles, knees, hip, shoulders, elbows, wrists... But when you snap the towel in front to you (standing with your shoulders square to the front) your joints are all out of alignment with respect to the line of the snap.
Fighting sideways makes a lot of sense when you use whip mechanics. It also helps to protect the vulnerable centerline of the body.
Of course, we are not limited to fighting sideways. We can generate power and move in any direction. But sideways is generally the best. You can also see this in the Naihanchi series of kata and in the applications demonstrated by Choki Motobu, who excelled at Naihanchi.
Charles C. Goodin
Fighting Sideways
In general, we do not "fight" with our shoulders square to the opponent. I put "fight" in quotes because we really don't fight, we defend.
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It's an extremely lagging indicator, for sure, as it's based on data gathered between 2008 and 2009, but that aside, according to Reason Foundation's20th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems, our nation's roadway networks seem to be in pretty good condition. (Well, at least four years ago they were!)
Perhaps the most important theme to be extracted from this report, though, is the nod given to the age-old American ability to quickly tighten belts when things get tough – without sacrificing on too much quality in the process.
[Robert Poole, the Reason Foundation's transportation guru, delved into this topic a bit more as it relates to the Federal government's budget sequester during a recent speech – especially how more usage of privatization could help in the transportation arena.]
This study – based on spending and performance data submitted by the state highway agencies to the federal government – found that the U.S. roadway system's overall condition improved dramatically from 2008 to 2009, with 6 out of 7 key indicators showing improvement, including large gains in rural interstate and urban interstate condition, and a reduction in the fatality rate. Only rural arterial condition worsened slightly, but poor mileage is still only a fraction of 1%, according to the group's figures.
And those improvements occurred despite a slight reduction in per-mile expenditures, the group said, for though overall expenditures for state-owned roads increased about 18.8% since 2005, they decreased slightly – some 0.6% – between 2008 and 2009, largely due to the "Great Recession."
On top of that, The Reason Foundation's researchers also discerned that states became more cost-efficient with their money in 2009 as administrative costs dropped about 14% percent, with money shifted to capital and bridge expenditures (up 3.%) and maintenance expenditures (up 11%).
Yet the group stressed that beginning in late 2008 and continuing into 2009 and 2010, federal stimulus funding may have altered that rosy cost-efficiency picture quite a bit as stimulus contributed an additional 22% to state highway funding resources.
Here are some other findings from the Reason Foundation's annual report:
- North Dakota continued to lead the cost-effectiveness ratings, followed by Kansas, Wyoming, New Mexico and Montana. But some large states—notably Missouri, Texas and Georgia—were also top-12 performers. At the bottom: Alaska, Rhode Island, Hawaii, California and New Jersey.
- Almost two-thirds of the poor-condition rural interstate mileage is in just five states: California, Alaska, Minnesota, New York and Colorado.
- Over half (52.7%) of the poor-condition urban interstate mileage is in just five states: California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Texas.
- Two states (Alaska and Rhode Island) reported more than 10% of their rural primary mileage to be in poor condition.
- Four states (California, Minnesota, Maryland and Connecticut) reported more than two-thirds of their urban interstates congested.
- Although bridge conditions are steadily improving, 20 states report more than one-quarter of their bridges are deficient, with one state (Rhode Island) reporting more than 50% of its bridges deficient. For 2010, 20 states again report more than one-quarter of their bridges are deficient, but none with more than 50%.
- Most states are improving their fatality rates. One state (Montana) reports a fatality rate greater than 2.0 per 100 million vehicle-miles and nine other states report a rate greater than 1.5 fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles. For 2010, nine states report a fatality rate greater than 1.5 with no states reporting a rate above 2.0.
- Five states (Pennsylvania, Arkansas, West Virginia, Washington and Virginia) report more than one-quarter of their rural primary mileage with narrow lanes.
- A widening gap seems to be emerging between most states that are making progress and a few states that are finding it difficult to improve. There is also increasing evidence that higher-level road systems (Interstates, other freeways and principal arterials) are in better shape than lower-level road systems, particularly local roads.
The real interesting question is how such trend lines have shifted over the last four years and whether state highway agencies are continuing to focus on efficiency improvement efforts. We'll get a glimpse of that one way or the other in next year's report.


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GRAHAM � All fire departments in the county had their fire insurance districts expanded by one mile after the state approved it in January.
County Fire Marshal David Leonard submitted paperwork last July with the state to request that the local fire insurance districts be expanded from five-mile to six-mile fire insurance districts.
Leonard worked with the county Geographic Information System staff to complete maps of what the expansion of the insurance districts would include. These maps and descriptions of the new six-mile insurance districts were provided to the State Fire Marshal.
Even with the expansion of the districts to six miles, some residents in the E.M. Holt, Eli Whitney, and Snow Camp fire districts still live beyond the new six-mile district, meaning their insurance rates will remain at higher levels. Leonard said Friday that the E.M Holt Fire Department is considering building a new substation to be able to provide coverage in its area currently outside the six-mile district.
Each fire department in the county is given an Insurance Services Office rating by the state that determines how much homeowners� insurance will cost in the district where they live. The fire departments� ISO ratings range from one to 10, with one being the best rating and 10 being the worst.
Leonard said those living within five road miles of a fire station will still have their department�s same ISO rating assigned to their home insurance.
For example, the East Alamance Fire Department�s ISO rating is five. Homeowners living within the five-mile district also have a five rating assigned to their home insurance. Leonard said under the new six-mile districts, those homeowners living outside the five-mile district but within the six-mile district will have their ISO rating set at nine instead of 10. This better rating can offer substantial insurance savings for homeowners, Leonard said.
Before the fire districts� expansion, those living outside the five-mile district automatically received a 10 rating on their insurance.
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HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The York College women's basketball is headed to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen as the Spartans topped host Juniata 90-81 Saturday evening in Huntingdon. As a team, the Green and White shot an incredible 76.9% in the first half and finished at 66.0% for the game to move to 24-5 on the season. The Eagles finish the 2012 campaign at 26-3 and suffer only their second loss at home all season.
Impressively, York shot a scalding 20-for-26, including 8-for-9 from three-point range, in the first half finishing the contest shooting 35-of-53 from the field. That 66% performance proved the Green and White's best shooting effort of the season by far. Previously, York had reached the .500 mark three times during the season with their best showing coming just last night as they shot .537 from the field in the 86-66 first-round win over St. Vincent
"It was just one of those nights where everything came together," Spartan head coach Betsy Witman said. "It was a lot of unselfish play, setting each other up in a great position to score. It was the most incredible offensive performance than I have ever seen any of my teams ever put together."
The Spartans put together an unbelievably balanced effort as four starters ended up in double figures while the other posted 11 assists.
Sophomore Brittany Hicks led all scorers with 27 points, just one shy of her career high, as she went 9-for-12 from the field, 3-for-4 from three, and 6-for-7 from the free throw line. As usual, she proved a tough presence for York while adding four rebounds, four assists, and one block.
Senior April Sparkman put together a tremendous contest as she proved a huge factor in leading York to its second Sweet Sixteen appearance during her time in a Spartan uniform. Sparkman, who Witman referred to as playing "like a fifth-year senior possessed," poured in 23 points on 10-for-15 shooting including a 3-for-4 performance from deep. Providing a great experienced presence for the Green and White, Sparkman filled the stat sheet with six rebounds, four steals, three assists, and one block.
Just one night after establishing a new career-high in points with 25, Kristen Haley registered a new career-high in rebounds as she pulled down 16 caroms to best her previous high of 15 set earlier this season. In addition to her fantastic performance on the boards, Haley also poured in 17 points to capture her team-best 11th double-double of the campaign.
Kelsey Murphy totaled 12 points for the Green and White as she put in an especially strong first half effort. Over the first 20 minutes the sophomore sharpshooter was 3-for-4 from the including 2-for-3 from deep.
For the second consecutive game, point guard Aja Wallpher dished out 11 assists and committed only one turnover. The nation's leader in assists per game bumps her average up yet again as she now stands at 7.3 helpers per contest.
Off the bench, Spartan senior Brittany Percich provided solid minutes for the Green and White when Wallpher was hit with her third foul midway through the second half. Percich, who put together a great game yesterday, helped York maintain their double-digit advantage against the Eagles.
On the strength of their outstanding first-half shooting, the Spartans opened up an 11-point lead through the first 20 minutes. York's lead reached double-digits for the first time at 18-7on a Wallpher jumper with 13:54 to play. Their first half advantage crested to 18 on a pair of occasions before the Spartans went into the break up eleven.
Juniata, which finished the first half on a 6-0 run, looked to slice deeper into York's lead early in the second stanza. The Eagles extended that run into the early portion of the half, starting the frame on a 4-1 spurt. That effort cut the Spartan margin to seven at 53-46 with 17:08 remaining.
"Just when Juniata would go on a run, we would find a way to stop them, and we would do it by our scoring," Witman commented.
And that is just how York ceased Juniata's comeback bid. With their lead at a mere seven, the Spartans hit eight of their next nine shots from the floor over a 5:39 span to push their lead to 72-55 with 11:15 remaining. York's lone miss in that spurt resulted in a Murphy offensive rebound followed by a made Wallpher jumper. Each of the five Spartan starters scored in that 19-8 run.
York maintained their double-digit advantage throughout a majority of the rest of the contest. Their advantage reached a peak of 19 at 82-63 with 5:15 left and then again at 88-69 with 2:40 to play.
Juniata's Kate McDonald led her squad with 16 points and 15 rebounds for the 43rd double-double, as she ranks in the top-50 in Division III for career double-doubles. Ashton Bankos, the Landmark Player of the Year, and Jordan Speck each tallied 15 and Jordan Hileman was the fourth Eagle in double-figures with 13.
The Spartans make their second trip to the NCAA Tournament's round of sixteen as they follow the program record-setting 2008-2009 squad, which also reached the Sweet Sixteen.
With Mary Washington's 53-50 win over Messiah, this marks only second time in Capital Athletic Conference history where two CAC women's basketball teams have reached the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen in the same season. The last time it happened, back in 2001-2002, Marymount, on the way to a berth in the Final Four, bested CAC foe Salisbury 79-52.
York is now slated to face Amherst, the defending Division III national champion, on Friday, March 9. Complete location and game time information will be available early next week. Please check www.ycpspartans.com for up-to-date information.
PHOTO: Brittany Hicks surveys the floor during York's 90-81 triumph over Juniata on Saturday evening in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament. Courtesy of Brent Duffy - York College (Pa.) Athletic Communications.


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News that Middlebury business leaders, town officials and Middlebury College are combining forces to spur economic development (job growth) and economic activity among existing businesses should be embraced enthusiastically by all who value a healthy commercial center with the amenities needed to serve a vibrant community.
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Carolina castoffs mean end of the line for Horvat, possibly Shinkaruk
Bo Horvat of the Vancouver Canucks tries to make a move to break free from Adam Burrish of the San Jose Sharks during the first period of Monday's National Hockey League pre-season game at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
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A couple of Hurricanes swept one 18-year-old out of the Vancouver Canucks dressing room on Sunday and another figures to soon be following.
The Canucks made a deal late Saturday with the Carolina Hurricanes, acquiring forwards Zac Dalpe and Jeremy Welsh for prospect Kellan Tochkin and a fourth-round draft pick.
By Sunday morning, Bo Horvat was on his way back to his junior team in London, Ont., and fellow first-rounder Hunter Shinkaruk figures to soon get his ticket to Medicine Hat.
Shinkaruk practised Sunday on a line with Mike Santorelli and David Booth but may just be keeping a spot warm for Dalpe, who is the player the Canucks targeted in this deal.
You didn't have to read too far between the lines of Vancouver coach John Tortorella's comments Sunday to figure that Shinkaruk's days are numbered.
"I want to do what's best for a kid's development," Tortorella said after the team's practice at Rogers Arena. "With Hunter, Bo. . . in the stands, practising, maybe playing eight or nine minutes, that isn't the proper thing for an 18-year-old kid.
"I worry about the speed of the game, I worry about the strength of the game. I see it today when we are doing some battle drills with Hunter. He is trying like hell, but he is 18. I really liked both their camps, but we also have to be aware of the process and what's best for them and us in the long run."
Dalpe has played both wing and centre as a pro, but the Canucks like him in the middle.
"Zac Dalpe is a player we have been tracking for a couple of years," Vancouver general manager Gillis said Sunday. "They have a lot of strength at centre ice in Carolina. Their first pick this year was another centre iceman so he hasn't had much of an opportunity because of the depth they had."
Dalpe, who is listed at 6-foot-1,195 pounds, was selected in the second round (45th overall) of the 2008 draft by Carolina. He has played 41 NHL games, registering five goals and 10 points. Dalpe spent most of the past two seasons with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League. Last season the 23-year-old had 21 goals and 42 points in 54 games with the Checkers.
Welsh, 25, is 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds and has just six games of NHL experience.
"Welsh is a young guy we tried to sign out of college," Gillis said. "Again, he is a big centre iceman who plays hard. We see upside with him. This was a move to add to our organization in terms of depth, to create more size, and create opportunity."
Tortorella acknowledged he knows little about Dalpe and nothing about Welsh.
"Haven't seen him play much," Tortorella said of Dalpe. "I played a lot against Carolina in the East and he was in and out of the lineup there. I hear talking to some people who have dealt with him, he's a great kid, and has played really well in the American Hockey League. So we are anxious to get him here and see where he goes."
The question Canuck fans will be asking is if a couple of Carolina castoffs can make this team better. Hurricanes general manger Jim Rutherford said Sunday neither player was able to crack his team's roster.
"It seems like every year in camp someone takes his (Dalpe's) job," Rutherford told the Raleigh News-Observer. "This year, (Nathan) Gerbe has come in and played well."
Rutherford also said Brett Sutter beat out Welsh for a job.
Welsh has a one-way contract with a cap hit of $850,000 this season. Dalpe is on a two-way deal that pays him $550,000 at the NHL level and $125,000 in the minors.
Dalpe would require waivers to be sent the minors, while Welsh would not. Welsh's salary would not count against the Canucks' salary cap if he was sent down to Utica.
Shinkaruk said he's trying not to pay attention to what is going on around him.
"I am just trying to enjoy every day," Shinkaruk said. "Today again was another practice that I got to put on this logo and this gear and that is what I am trying to enjoy. I am trying not to look too far ahead."
The Canucks must declare their 23-man roster on Monday and Shinkaruk figures to be on it only if the Canucks immediately dispatch Welsh to Utica. That seems doubtful.
ICE CHIPS: Tochkin, who the Canucks signed as a free agent out of junior, was clearly not in their plans. The 22-year-old Abbotsford native was not invited to Vancouver's prospect or main camp this season and played last season in the CHL.
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Stas Andrzejewski doesn't understand why people pay for cable or satellite service.
The 70-year-old Buena Park resident gets dozens of HD channels but doesn't pay anything for them. Two HD televisions in the house and an older one in the garage pull in ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and dozens of other over-the-air HD TV stations – all free. He doesn't watch Comedy Central, Nickelodeon or MTV, a few of the channels recently pulled from DirecTV in a dispute with Viacom, but he watches popular shows like "The Big Bang Theory" and "Two And A Half Men" in perfect high definition and that's enough for him.
"Why pay anything to view TV that is overloaded with commercials," he asks.
Andrzejewski's solution is the nuclear option, the most extreme way customers can save money to get the programming they want for less as carriage disputes, such as the Dish Network fight that pulled AMC off the air and the one between Viacom and DirecTV, aren't going to stop any time soon.
Why are these disputes happening?
Rapidly changing technology and consumer habits are introducing new kinks to complicated negotiations, according to James Goss, a senior investment analyst focusing on media and entertainment at Barrington Research out of Chicago.
When multi-year contracts to provide TV programming are signed, guesses must be made about how people will be consuming content years from now. These days, technology and people's habits are changing rapidly. A five-year agreement signed three years ago couldn't have predicted the iPad, for example, so carriage contracts might not have covered who controls the programming on that screen, according to Goss.
"You have to build some flexibility into the contracts," he said. "Things constantly have to be re-evaluated. It's probably important that the contracts get renewed every few years, and it's good they don't go through at the same time. Gradually everything gets incorporated into these agreements."
Can a cable or satellite company stream channels to a tablet or phone? Is that streaming allowed when you're away from home? Can you watch the content in other ways? Did the service provider pay for exclusive rights to anything? How are the channels packaged into tiers? How do you track how many people watch, and thus the ad rates that can be charged and channels shown on these new devices?
"The dispute might not mean a great monetary value now, but it can have a big monetary value down the road," Goss said.
Many customers fed up with their provider lament the packaging of channels and dream of "a la carte" freedom, something Goss suggests is a "be careful what you wish for" situation. If you unbundle the stations, then a much smaller group of people must be willing to pay more for that specific programming. In other words, things could get very expensive.
"They might be paying way more than the cable bill, and they won't have the opportunity to occasionally watch something on the channels they usually don't want to see," said Goss. "Anybody can go out and buy an antenna and get the broadcast channels … or maybe you think you can get (these shows) through Hulu and Netflix.
"A lot of times," Goss said, "It's easier just to go and turn on the TV" than it is to try anything new.
Andrzejewski isn't one of those people. The TVs in the living room and family room share a 30-year-old commercial antenna hooked up to the side of his house pointed just slightly west of north, in the direction of transmitters on Mount Wilson. An amateur radio operator since high school, Andrzejewski's TV in the garage pulls in stations using an antenna he built after he saw it in a radio magazine.
He points to his daughter, who pays for cable, as an example of someone paying for something he doesn't understand. Her cable provider essentially pipes two versions, one standard and one HD, of the local over-the-air stations he gets for free.
"She pays extra for that. And I have no idea why," he says. "It smells like a gimmick to me."
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For the nonmodular units, they recommend Akasa Power80, Antec Trio 650, Seasonic S12 (three of them) and Silverstone ST40EF/ST50EF. For the modular units, they prefer Antec Neo HE, Corsair HX-620, Enermax Infinity, Nexus NX-8040, and Seasonic M12. For the fanless ones, since they only tested two, they'd recommend the better one—the Fortron Zen.
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JERUSALEM – Taking his campaign to the Holy Land, Mitt Romney Sunday made the case to Israelis and Jewish voters in America that he would take a harder line with Iran and be a more steadfast ally to Israel than President Barack Obama.
Romney, who pledged not to criticize the president while on his week-long trip abroad, drew only implicit contrasts with Obama in a speech at dusk here in front of a sweeping valley and the Old City's Tower of David. But the Republican's criticism was unmistakable and the mix of conservative Israelis and Romney donors in the audience repeatedly responded with applause.
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"It is sometimes said that those who are the most committed to stopping the Iranian regime from securing nuclear weapons are reckless and provocative and inviting war," Romney said from a podium that featured linked American and Israeli flags and the words "Freedom and Democracy. "The opposite is true. We are the true peacemakers. History teaches with force and clarity that when the world's most despotic regimes secure the world's most destructive weapons, peace often gives way to oppression, to violence, or to devastating war."
That was almost certainly a reference to Obama's March speech to AIPAC where he decried "loose talk of war."
And two days after Obama held an Oval Office event to sign legislation increasing military aid to Israel, Romney took another barely veiled swipe at the administration which at times has had a frosty relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
"Standing by Israel does not mean with military and intelligence cooperation alone," Romney said. "We cannot stand silent as those who seek to undermine Israel, voice their criticisms. And we certainly should not join in that criticism. Diplomatic distance in public between our nations emboldens Israel's adversaries."
Indeed, Romney's trip here - the leg of his foreign sojourn that came directly after his gaffe-plagued stop in London for the Summer Olympics - seemed geared largely toward signaling to both Netanyahu and Israel-minded voters in America that there would be no such frost toward Jerusalem in a Romney administration.
The former Massachusetts governor, once a co-worker with Netanyahu at the Boston Consulting Group, met privately with the Israeli leader in the morning.
"We have a friendship that spans the years," Romney said as he sat side-by-side with his old colleague.
Later, at the start of his address, the GOP nominee again spoke warmly of the man known here as "Bibi"
"Ours is not an alliance based only on shared interest but also on enduring shared values," Romney said of America and Israel. "In those shared values one of the strongest voices is that of your Prime Minister, my friend Benjamin Netanyahu. I met with him earlier this morning and I look forward to my family joining his this evening as they observe the close of this fast day of Tisha B'Av Day."


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There's nothing better when you're on vacation (or pretending to be on vacation) than splitting a bottle of wine over a leisurely lunch. We ordered a bottle of this on the recommendation of the girls who were sharing one next to us - it was very Viognier/Albarino-like and we enjoyed it quite a lot.
The first dish to arrive at the table was this little ramekin of warm olives - aren't they pretty? The green ones were my favorite.
They brought the dishes at a nicely staggered pace - the next to arrive was the tuna conserve salad. It was tossed in a garlicky lemon-olive oil dressing with white beans and served with fresh baby arugula. The tuna itself was tender, with a very light flavor. I was on the phone when it arrived at the table, and I had to start scooping some onto my plate when it looked like James might eat it all before I could finish my call. (Clearly, I was not in "big trouble" on account of this dish.)
One of my favorite dishes on my last visit was a baked ricotta cheese served with peppers. It wasn't available this time, but that was just as well, because this turned out to be even better. Fresh slices of creamy ricotta drizzled with oil and served with grilled piquillo peppers - it was downright luscious and bit of the dried chile flakes they provide on the table set it off nicely. The salumi sampler provided a good sized serving for two. We really liked the large disk, which was Framani Toscano. The lardo and prosciutto were interesting too - very flavorful (they are house-cured.)
The pizza was delicious too, but I really think some of their best offerings are in the starter categories. They're often a little bit unique, despite the simplicity, and the flavors and quality are just spot on. The pizza's crust was particularly good this time though, with just the right amount of chew in the crispy edges.
After we polished that off, we toddled (literally, I think) down to Bi Rite Creamery, where James indulged in a single scoop of Salted Caramel, and I downed a Malted Vanilla with Peanut Butter Toffee with Mint Chip. I don't know what they do to their ice cream to make it taste so good, but it really is fabulous - especially the mint, it just has so much flavor. After this feast, we picked up a few pastries at Tartine for breakfast tomorrow, and came back to Tommy's place to take a nap. One hour's sleep never felt so good.
Dinner tonight was at Orson. It was interesting - some good and some bad. We did get to meet Elizabeth Falkner and she is quite striking and charming in person. I will write more later.
I'm really excited about my dinner date tomorrow night with Sean and Paul of Hedonia and Anita and Cam of Married With Dinner! (James will already be at the rehearsal dinner.) Luckily I don't mind being the fifth wheel. If they are anywhere near as cool as they seem from their blog posts and "tweets" I'm sure we'll all get along swimmingly!
Pizzeria Delfina
3611 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 437-6800
recommended dishes: salumi, tuna conserve salad, anything with the fresh ricotta (hear the mozzarella is good too) and any of their vegetable sides -esp. the cauliflower! (above) As for the pizza - the best I've tried is the quattro formaggio - the white clam and the spinach ricotta pies look good too though.
Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 626-5600
don't miss the mint chip or salted caramel!
Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St
(between 18th St & 19th St)
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 487-2600
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BOUCHERVILLE, Que. – Home improvement retailer Rona Inc. plans to cut 200 full-time administrative jobs across Canada — about 15 per cent of the total — as it looks for ways to become more efficient and improve the customer experience.
The downsizing is part of the company's plans to focus on its core businesses and reduce other holdings.
Rona (TSX:RON) also says it's taking a hard look at its network of big-box retail stores outside Quebec and at its commercial and professional division.
The company is currently Canada's largest home improvement retailer, with more locations across the country than Home Depot or Lowe's.
Investors have been unhappy with Rona's financial performance, especially since it turned down a takeover offer from U.S.-based rival Lowe's last year.
"This is a very important day in the history of Rona," said Dominique Boies, Rona's acting chief executive officer.
"We are facing short-term headwinds in our industry with key indicators trending downward but the fundamentals of the renovation and construction industry remain robust," Boies said.
"I strongly believe the strategy we are announcing today will allow Rona to achieve profitable growth and become one of the best performers in the identified core businesses."
The administrative job cuts are part of an attempt to become "leaner and more efficient."
In addition, Rona says it plans to quickly adjust its merchandising, service and pricing strategies to improve customer experience.
It's also planning to optimize or rationalize its none-core and underperforming assets.
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EEOC Office of Legal Counsel staff members wrote the following informal discussion letter in response to an inquiry from a member of the public. This letter is intended to provide an informal discussion of the noted issue and does not constitute an official opinion of the Commission.
Title VII: Religious Accommodation
March 5, 2012
Dear ____:
Your letter dated February 7, 2011, addressed to the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has been directed to me for reply. You have inquired about the application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, to health care workers' requests for exemption from employer-mandated vaccinations, as well as several related issues. Although your correspondence requested that the Commission exercise its discretion to issue a formal interpretation or opinion pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 1601.91, I am responding by informal discussion letter in light of the information available in existing Commission publications addressing the relevant legal standards.
Infection Control Practices, Vaccination Requirements, and Reasonable Accommodation Generally
As a preliminary matter, we note that the EEOC has addressed matters related to pandemic influenza and vaccinations in its technical assistance document entitled Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (2009), http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/pandemic_flu.html, which includes the following questions and answers about mandatory infection control practices, vaccination requirements, and reasonable accommodation for disability under the ADA or religious beliefs under Title VII:
11. During a pandemic, may an employer require its employees to adopt infection-control practices, such as regular hand washing, at the workplace?
Yes. Requiring infection control practices, such as regular hand washing, coughing and sneezing etiquette, and proper tissue usage and disposal, does not implicate the ADA.
12. During a pandemic, may an employer require its employees to wear personal protective equipment (e.g., face masks, gloves, or gowns) designed to reduce the transmission of pandemic infection?
Yes. An employer may require employees to wear personal protective equipment during a pandemic. However, where an employee with a disability needs a related reasonable accommodation under the ADA (e.g., non-latex gloves, or gowns designed for individuals who use wheelchairs), the employer should provide these, absent undue hardship.
13. May an employer covered by the ADA and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 compel all of its employees to take the influenza vaccine regardless of their medical conditions or their religious beliefs during a pandemic?
No. An employee may be entitled to an exemption from a mandatory vaccination requirement based on an ADA disability that prevents him from taking the influenza vaccine. This would be a reasonable accommodation barring undue hardship (significant difficulty or expense). Similarly, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, once an employer receives notice that an employee's sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance prevents him from taking the influenza vaccine, the employer must provide a reasonable accommodation unless it would pose an undue hardship as defined by Title VII ("more than de minimis cost" to the operation of the employer's business, which is a lower standard than under the ADA).
Generally, ADA-covered employers should consider simply encouraging employees to get the influenza vaccine rather than requiring them to take it.
The Title VII principles referenced in these questions and answers would govern the general questions you have raised regarding whether Title VII requires hospitals to accommodate their employees' religious objections to receiving influenza and other vaccines, and under what circumstances such accommodation would not be required. Facts relevant to undue hardship in this context would presumably include, among other things, the assessment of the public risk posed at a particular time, the availability of effective alternative means of infection control, and potentially the number of employees who actually request accommodation.
Scope of Covered Religious Beliefs and Employer Inquiries
In your letter, you inquired about what religious beliefs potentially are entitled to accommodation under Title VII, provided that a reasonable accommodation could be provided without undue hardship. The Commission has addressed these matters extensively in the Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Religion, 29 C.F.R. Part 1605, http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title29-vol4/xml/CFR-2011-title29-vol4-part1605.xml, and the Compliance Manual, Section 12: Religious Discrimination (2008), http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/religion.pdf. The Commission and courts have consistently found that Title VII defines religion very broadly to include not only traditional, organized religions such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, but also religious beliefs that are new, uncommon, not part of a formal church or sect, only subscribed to by a small number of people, or that seem illogical or unreasonable to others. An employee's belief or practice can be "religious" under Title VII even if the employee is affiliated with a religious group that does not espouse or recognize that individual's belief or practice, or if few - or no - other people adhere to it. Commission Guidelines, 29 C.F.R. § 1605.1 ("The fact that no religious group espouses such beliefs or the fact that the religious group to which the individual professes to belong may not accept such belief will not determine whether the belief is a religious belief of the employee or prospective employee."); Compliance Manual at 6-12; Welsh v. United States, 398 U.S. 333, 343 (1970) (petitioner's beliefs were religious in nature although the church to which he belonged did not teach those beliefs); accord Africa v. Commonwealth of Pa., 662 F.2d 1025, 1032-33 (3d Cir.1981); Bushouse v. Local Union 2209, United Auto., Aerospace & Agric. Implement Workers of Am., 164 F. Supp. 2d 1066, 1076 n.15 (N.D. Ind. 2001) ("Title VII's intention is to provide protection and accommodation for a broad spectrum of religious practices and belief not merely those beliefs based upon organized or recognized teachings of a particular sect").
The Compliance Manual further explains that Title VII's protections also extend to those who are discriminated against or need accommodation because they profess no religious beliefs. Religious beliefs include theistic beliefs (i.e. those that include a belief in God) as well as non-theistic "moral or ethical beliefs as to what is right and wrong which are sincerely held with the strength of traditional religious views." Although courts generally resolve doubts about particular beliefs in favor of finding that they are religious, beliefs are not protected merely because they are strongly held. Rather, religion typically concerns "ultimate ideas" about "life, purpose, and death." Social, political, or economic philosophies, as well as mere personal preferences, are not "religious" beliefs protected by Title VII.
Therefore, whether a practice is religious depends on the employee's motivation. The same practice might be engaged in by one person for religious reasons and by another person for purely secular reasons (e.g., dietary restrictions, tattoos, etc.). Applying these principles, absent undue hardship, religious accommodation could apply to an applicant or employee with a sincerely held religious belief against vaccination who sought to be excused from the requirement as an accommodation. At the same time, it is unlikely that "religious" beliefs would be held to incorporate secular philosophical opposition to vaccination.
You also asked what steps, if any, hospitals may take to scrutinize a requesting employee's beliefs to determine whether the employee's asserted need for accommodation is based on a sincerely held religious belief, and whether hospitals require the requestor to have the support of a religious official. These issues are addressed in great detail, with accompanying examples, in the Compliance Manual, which in pertinent part explains:
Because the definition of religion is broad and protects beliefs and practices with which the employer may be unfamiliar, the employer should ordinarily assume that an employee's request for religious accommodation is based on a sincerely-held religious belief. If, however, an employee requests religious accommodation, and an employer has an objective basis for questioning either the religious nature or the sincerity of a particular belief or practice, the employer would be justified in seeking additional supporting information.
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When an employer requests additional information, employees should provide information that addresses the employer's reasonable doubts. That information need not, however, take any specific form. For example, written materials or the employee's own first-hand explanation may be sufficient to alleviate the employer's doubts about the sincerity or religious nature of the employee's professed belief such that third-party verification is unnecessary. Further, since idiosyncratic beliefs can be sincerely held and religious, even when third-party verification is needed, it does not have to come from a church official or member, but rather could be provided by others who are aware of the employee's religious practice or belief.
An employee who fails to cooperate with an employer's reasonable request for verification of the sincerity or religious nature of a professed belief risks losing any subsequent claim that the employer improperly denied an accommodation. By the same token, employers who unreasonably request unnecessary or excessive corroborating evidence risk being held liable for denying a reasonable accommodation request, and having their actions challenged as retaliatory or as part of a pattern of harassment.
It also is important to remember that even if an employer concludes that an individual's professed belief is sincerely held and religious, it is only required to grant those requests for accommodation that do not pose an undue hardship on the conduct of its business.
Compliance Manual at pages 12-14, 48-51 (footnotes omitted). See, e.g., Bushouse, 164 F. Supp. 2d 1066, 1078 & n.18 (court held that union's refusal to provide accommodation unless employee produced independent corroboration that his accommodation request was motivated by a sincerely held religious belief did not violate Title VII's religious accommodation provision, but cautioned that the holding was limited to "the facts and circumstances of the present case" and that "the inquiry [into sincerity] and scope of that inquiry will necessarily vary based upon the individual requesting corroboration and the facts and circumstances of the request").
You further inquired whether hospitals may refuse to accommodate an employee's religious objections to immunizations if, in addition to presenting religious objections to immunizations, the employee submits non-religious, anti-vaccine information. A related matter you have raised is whether a healthcare employee's receipt of vaccines in the past, in and of itself, relieves an employer of the obligation to accommodate the employee's present request for religious accommodation. As the Commission has explained:
Like the "religious" nature of a belief or practice, the "sincerity" of an employee's stated religious belief is usually not in dispute. Nevertheless, there are some circumstances in which an employer may assert as a defense that it was not required to provide accommodation because the employee's asserted religious belief was not sincerely held. Factors that - either alone or in combination - might undermine an employee's assertion that he sincerely holds the religious belief at issue include: whether the employee has behaved in a manner markedly inconsistent with the professed belief; whether the accommodation sought is a particularly desirable benefit that is likely to be sought for secular reasons; whether the timing of the request renders it suspect (e.g., it follows an earlier request by the employee for the same benefit for secular reasons); and whether the employer otherwise has reason to believe the accommodation is not sought for religious reasons. However, none of these factors is dispositive. For example, although prior inconsistent conduct is relevant to the question of sincerity, an individual's beliefs - or degree of adherence - may change over time, and therefore an employee's newly adopted or inconsistently observed religious practice may nevertheless be sincerely held. An employer also should not assume that an employee is insincere simply because some of his or her practices deviate from the commonly followed tenets of his or her religion.
Compliance Manual at 13-14 (footnotes omitted). See, e.g., EEOC v. Union Independiente De La Autoridad De Acueductos, 279 F.3d 49, 56-57 & n.8 (1st Cir. 2002) (evidence that Seventh-day Adventist employee had acted in ways inconsistent with the tenets of his religion, for example that he worked five days a week rather than the required six, had lied on an employment application, and took an oath before a notary upon becoming a public employee, can be relevant to the evaluation of sincerity but is not dispositive; the fact that the alleged conflict between plaintiff's beliefs and union membership kept changing might call into question the sincerity of the beliefs or "might simply reflect an evolution in plaintiff's religious views toward a more steadfast opposition to union membership"); Hansard v. Johns-Manville Prods. Corp., 1973 WL 129 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 16, 1973) (employee's contention that he objected to Sunday work for religious reasons was undermined by his very recent history of Sunday work); see also Hussein v. Waldorf-Astoria, 134 F. Supp. 2d 591 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) (employer had a good faith basis to doubt sincerity of employee's professed religious need to wear a beard because he had not worn a beard at any time in his fourteen years of employment, had never mentioned his religious beliefs to anyone at the hotel, and simply showed up for work one night and asked for an on-the-spot exception to the no-beard policy), aff'd, 2002 WL 390437 (2d Cir. Mar. 13, 2002) (unpublished); EEOC v. Ilona of Hungary, Inc., 108 F.3d 1569 (7th Cir. 1997) (en banc) (Jewish employee proved her request for leave to observe Yom Kippur was based on a sincerely held religious belief even though she had never in her prior eight-year tenure sought leave from work for a religious observance, and conceded that she generally was not a very religious person; the evidence showed that certain events in her life, including the birth of her son and the death of her father, had strengthened her religious beliefs over the years); Cooper v. Oak Rubber Co., 15 F.3d 1375 (6th Cir. 1994) (that employee had worked the Friday night shift at plant for approximately seven months after her baptism did not establish that she did not hold sincere religious belief against working on Saturdays, considering that 17 months intervened before employee was next required to work on Saturday, and employee's undisputed testimony was that her faith and commitment to her religion grew during this time); EEOC v. IBP, Inc., 824 F. Supp. 147 (C.D. Ill. 1993) (Seventh-day Adventist employee's previous absence of faith and subsequent loss of faith did not prove that his religious beliefs were insincere at the time that he refused to work on the Sabbath).
Measures Required in Lieu of Vaccination
You also specifically asked whether an employer that grants a religious accommodation excusing a healthcare worker from a mandatory vaccination may impose additional infection control practices on the worker as a result, such as wearing a mask. While an employer covered by Title VII may not impose such practices for discriminatory or retaliatory reasons, it may do so for legitimate, non-discriminatory and non-retaliatory reasons. Whether the employer's motivation for imposing additional infection control measures was discriminatory or retaliatory would turn on the facts of a given case.
As you may be aware, specific information is available from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/healthcareworkers.htm, addressing healthcare workers and vaccination, and the government's recommendations for particular types of workplaces and other public settings are modified depending upon the assessment of the public risk at a given time. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has also been actively considering the issue of vaccination for healthcare workers, and what measures to recommend for implementation in hospitals and other settings, and information about these deliberations is available at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/tier2_flu.html and related pages on the HHS website. Additional government information and advice for employers, updated on a continuing basis given the assessment of risk at a given time, can be obtained at www.pandemicflu.gov.
Finally, you asked whether hospitals must accommodate a pregnant employee's request to refuse vaccines during her pregnancy. We are not aware of any policy guidance or case law directly addressing whether or how Title VII might apply. In general, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) forbids discrimination based on pregnancy when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, such as leave and health insurance, and any other term or condition of employment. In the scenario you pose, a pregnant employee might allege disparate treatment under the PDA and/or Title VII if an employer refused to excuse the pregnant employee from a vaccination requirement but permitted non-pregnant or male employees to be excused from the requirement on other grounds, such as having a medical condition that was a contra-indicator for the vaccination. The outcome of such a claim would obviously turn on the facts of the particular case. Cf. Armstrong v. Flowers Hospital, Inc., 33 F.3d 1308 (11th Cir. 1994) (affirming summary judgment for employer on claims by pregnant nurse that she was subjected to disparate treatment or disparate impact in violation of the PDA when the employer denied her request to be excused during pregnancy from treating patients with AIDS; accommodation sought would have amounted to preferential treatment because no comparable employees were excused from the requirement to treat all patients).
Additionally, although you have confined your inquiry to Title VII, we note that impairments resulting from pregnancy (for example, gestational diabetes or preeclampsia, a condition characterized by pregnancy-induced hypertension and protein in the urine) may be disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended. An employer may have to provide a reasonable accommodation (such as leave or modifications that enable an employee to perform her job) for a disability related to pregnancy, absent undue hardship (significant difficulty or expense under the ADA). The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 makes it much easier to show that a medical condition is a covered disability. For more information about the ADA, see http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/disability.cfm. For information about the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and the EEOC's implementing regulations, see http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/adaaa_info.cfm.
I hope this information is helpful. This has been an informal discussion of the issues you raised and does not constitute an official opinion of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Peggy R. Mastroianni
Legal Counsel
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53 Friends: Cardtricks for Everywhere - Book
The latest manuscript from Eric Evans. A collection of card tricks and sleights, this material has been in Eric's repertiore for many years now and he shares all of the nuances that make it look like real magic.
Subterfuge and Artifice -
Evans' commentary on the classic palm.
Cellini's Card thru the Table -
This is the trick that I've guarded for some years now. Cellini's creation, This close-up miracle happens in the spectator's hand.
One Handed Zorro -
A one-handed version of a Looey Simonoff trick. Ernie's contribution changed it to a one-handed sleight.
Ernie and Bruce meet with Erdnase at my place (or the OHDPS) -
This is his work on the fastest, most deceptive palm there is. According to Eric, it has fooled EVERYONE without exception.
The Pro Kangaroo -
I've used this trick in formal settings, Stage work, and Circle Shows.
Piercing the Veil -
My work on the Classic Card thru Handkerchief
LePaul 360 -
this is Cellini's work on the LePaul Spread Pass. There is an inherently weak angle to this Pass. Cellini solved it completely and I simply added a subtlety that makes it more convincing in fast company.
The Homing Circle -
handling for routine like Homing Card Plus
The Broadside Dribble -
This is something he's used in fast company for years, it'll fly by the best card men in the world.
The Broadside Crimp -
crimping card in middle
Baker Does Hofzinser -
A beautiful trick for any setting, Al Baker's Walking, Jumping Card. Eric updated it for instant reset. You'll require a specialized utility item and includes his handlings for a various settings.
Rosini works the Street -
This one you'll be able to perform as soon as you know the secret, it's a doozy, and has fooled many fine magicians along the way.
Mr. Earick's Collector -
An unpublished trick from Ernest Earick, suitable for close-up work.
Pages: 44 - 8.5" x 11" - Softcover - Spiralbound - Black and white illustrations


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