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Spirit in Agriculture – Part 2
I spend the next 9 years in academia and left wing politics; gradually, I grow tired of all the head/mental stuff – not enough physical, heart, and/or spirit. I'm also in a small radical action group: again, it's all head. Two of us in the group decide to experiment with trying to live our politics/values in daily life – we leave academia to establish a commune – in Guatemala. There I read The Magic of Findhorn and it blows my paradigm apart: what? nature spirits taking care of trees, plants, etc? My African memories come back – I remember how folks communed with spirits constantly.
Here in the rainforest of Guatemala, I live in the midst of trees: I talk to them and hug them. I try to feel the presence of nature spirits and sometimes I do – how to describe it? a sense of an other, a sacredness. Then I realize that I'm going through a paradigm shift: I feel fundamentally different about the natural world – it is so much more complex than I ever imagined. There are all these physical life forms: bacteria & fungi, earthworms, mammals, etc. and then the spirits. How do they interact? What is my place in all this?
I read about paganism: how we humans have interacted with the spirit world through the ages and in various cultures. I now see fairies in a new light – perhaps they are real after all; and I remember the shamans in Africa – the intermediaries between humans and spirits. And I remember that FEELING – that in some way I was connecting to my primal roots.
So how do I manifest this new way of seeing the world? I now believe in spirits – so what? What has changed? I want some physical manifestation of how I am different. I vacillate: some days I feel it's all in my head; at other times, I'm blissed out by my new understanding of reality.
The commune we are attempting to establish in Guatemala is not coming together: we are lonely and decide to go back to the mother culture. I've been gone for three year – how will I fit in?
I decide to join Sandhill farm/community; it is close to my twin dreams: an agricultural base with a communal setting (although there are only 3 folks here). What about spirit? That seems a private/individual matter here – so I don't talk about it. Another dilemma: at Sandhill, we farm with tractors and machinery – do/can spirits coexist with this technology?
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OCONTO, Wis. (AP) — An Oconto County jury has convicted a man accused of killing a woman with whom he was having an affair and her brother.
The jury found 30-year-old Daniel Schmidt guilty Thursday night of killing 36-year-old Kimberly Rose and her 26-year-old brother, Leonard Marsh. They were fatally shot May 19, 2009 at Rose's home southwest of Gillett.
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Awesome stuff! Love the Aquaman one, but I think that IS the mask that they intended for the costume, since they thought he had to have a mask and not just be some blonde dude! LOL
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Great pics Reis. And I second that the Halloween banner is awesome. New trend? Will there be Thanksgiving or Christmas banners ahead?Ah Ben Cooper...producer of cheap (BUT F'ing AWESOME) costumes. I have a (worn...and worn hard) Masters of the Universe Hordak costume, and my wife still has her Strawberry Shortcake one too. Used to have the psychedelic colors Spidey costume...but ended up selling it.
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Hiatus is a dirty word and in the case of our local boys, Greater Than Giants, it almost translated to done and dusted. Fortunately for those of you with a Punk Pop craving and a need for an edgy, yet melodic drum sound, Greater Than Giants survived a hiatus and came back larger than life!
Drummer, Tim Wilson explained recently, "We had been jamming together since 2008 and then our guitarist quit for medical school. We would find a replacement who was great as a person, but did not fit musically, then we would find a great musical dude who was not so great as a person. We even found a few who were just not great in either capacity!" He laughs, but it is half hearted. "It just was not working out. It was great that Matt (Baron, the original guitarist) was going to school, but it was a difficult time for us. We had independently released a record While We're Young in 2010 and it was starting to take us places, it seemed like it could be the end. We decide to take a break."
In January 2011, five months into the hiatus Tim found his inner gung ho and gathered the remaining band members back together. They all agreed that this was still worth a serious shot and that none of them really wanted to spend the rest of their lives doing "serious jobs," so they tirelessly auditioned for a guitarist and in March 2011, found perfect fit dude in Wayne McClellan.
Currently Greater Than Giants is Tim Wilson; drums, Wayne McClellan; guitar, Tyler Cerda; vocals and Ryan Brodziak; bass and TJ Day; guitar.
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An old former Army scout and his grandson search the west for the man's son, a gunfighter on the run.
The Guns of Will Sonnett
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Will and his grandson join a liquored-up posse to prevent Will's son from lynching, after a dying bank robber names Jim Sonnett as his accomplice. Will Sonnett fears the mob will shoot first and ask no questions, because the bank's offered a $500 reward to whoever kills the surviving bank robber, for murdering a teller. Will has qualms about the sheriff, for refusing to pursue the gunman without a posse backing him.
While Jim Sonnett was a well known gunslinger, the elder Sonnett was no slouch. Will Sonnett had been a scout and rifleman in the Army and in the pilot episode explained to someone who was spoiling for a fight that he was an even faster draw than his famous son. That fact was proven several times during the series as Will pulled his grandson out of numerous scrapes, most of them started because of the family name.
After two months of watching Will & Jeff search for James, the viewers finally got to meet up with the gunslinger in episode 6, even though it would take Will & Jeff another year and a half to finally catch up to the prodigal Sonnett. Although Jason Evers is listed below as a series regular, he was never included in the opening titles but always got the primary Guest Star credit in each episode he appeared in.
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Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a good sleeper. At all. My bouts of insomnia and my tendency to wake up at ridiculous o clock in the morning and not be able to get back to sleep goes back to when I was in college and started to lose track of how many hours I was sleeping or not sleeping.
If I am going through a bad phase (which is more often than not) and waking up at 6am or 5am without alarms and usually at the weekend, I have found that I am better getting up and doing something. Whether that is going for a run, doing some writing or baking and then going for a snooze (or a disco nap) in the afternoon if possible.
Last weekend I was lying awake on Sunday morning at 5am. I was wide awake. As in Christmas morning, so excited, can't wait to go and see what I got wide awake. I read for a little bit, did a list of what I needed to do around the house and then got up and started to bake. I decided that Cheesecake Topped Brownies would be first on the list as a welcome home for Mr. C after his travels.
Then I stood at the fridge door and some rhubarb caught my eye. I had robbed them from my dad's garden last week when I was getting the road bike off him and had duly hid them at the back of the fridge. As you do.
I thought of stewing them but it was kind of warm and stewed rhubarb was not taking my fancy. So I did the next best thing. I made muffins. With sugar and cinnamon topping. And they are delicious.
The recipe is courtesy of Nigella Lawson's Feast – a book that I really must explore some more!
Preheat your oven to 200C and line a 12 hole muffin tin with cases.
You will need
200g soft brown sugar (I used dark), 80ml vegetable oil, 1 egg, 2 tsp of vanilla extract, 250ml buttermilk*, 175g rhubarb cut into 1cm dice (which handily is 2 sticks!) 75g walnuts, chopped (optional)300g plain flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp bicarb of soda, 50g wheatgerm
Mix the sugar, oil, egg, buttermilk and vanilla in a large bowl. Stir in the rhubarb and the chopped walnuts and mix roughly.
Sift the flour, baking powder and bicarb of soda on top of the other ingredients and finally add the wheatgerm and mix until the batter has just come together.
Using an icecream scoop (or a large spoon) scoop a measure of batter into the muffin tin. Make sure you get some chunks of rhubarb in each scoop.
Mix 2 tablespoons with a tablespoon of cinnamon and sprinkle over the top of the muffins.
Bake for 20 – 25 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean. Again – keep an eye on them as the time can depend on your oven.
Remove from the oven and allow to cook before eating. Just a touch though!
THese are perfect just after your afternoon nap to wake you up with a dollop of greek yoghurt and a nice cup of coffee (or peppermint tea if you are avoiding caffeine)
*If you don't have buttermilk an alternative is this. For every 250ml of buttermilk you need, pour 1 tablespoon of white vinegar into your measuring jug and top up with regular or dairy free milk to 250ml and leave sit for 15 minutes. Then add to your recipe as normal.


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Message from the Director-General
These are dangerous times for the well-being of the world. In many regions, some of the most formidable enemies of health are joining forces with the allies of poverty to impose a double burden of disease, disability and premature death on many millions of people. It is time for us to close ranks against this growing threat.
Reducing risks to health, the subject of this year's World health report, has been a preoccupation of people and their physicians and politicians throughout history. It can be traced back at least 5000 years to some of the world's earliest civilizations. But it has never been more relevant than it is today.
Virtually every major advance in public health has involved the reduction or the elimination of risk. Improvements in drinking-water supplies and sanitation during the 19th and 20th centuries were directly related to the control of the organisms that cause cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases.
Mass immunization programmes eradicated the scourge of smallpox from the planet and have reduced the risk to individuals and whole populations of infectious diseases such as poliomyelitis, yellow fever, measles and diphtheria by providing protection against the causative agents. Countless millions of premature deaths have been avoided as a result.
Legislation enables risks to health to be reduced in the workplace and on the roads, whether through the wearing of a safety helmet in a factory or a seat belt in a car. Sometimes laws, education and persuasion combine to diminish risks, as with health warnings on cigarette packets, bans on tobacco advertising, and restrictions on the sale of alcohol.
The result is that, in many ways, the world is a safer place today. Safer from what were once deadly or incurable diseases. Safer from daily hazards of waterborne and food-related illnesses. Safer from dangerous consumer goods, from accidents at home, at work or in hospital.
But in many other ways the world is becoming more dangerous. Too many of us are living dangerously -- whether we are aware of that or not. I believe that this World health report is a wake-up call to the global community. In one of the largest research projects WHO has ever undertaken, it tries to quantify some of the most important risks to health and to assess the cost-effectiveness of some of the measures to reduce them. The ultimate goal is to help governments of all countries lower these risks and raise the healthy life expectancy of their populations.
The picture that is taking shape from our research gives an intriguing -- and alarming -- insight into current causes of disease and death and the factors underlying them. It shows how the lifestyles of whole populations are changing around the world, and the impact of these changes on the health of individuals, families, communities and whole populations.
These are issues that deeply concern us all. This was reflected in the in-depth discussions involving ministers of health from almost all of WHO's Member States during the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May of this year. These discussions helped shape this report, and are summarized in the opening chapter. They provided invaluable assessments of the risks to health that countries around the world today regard as most important.
These risks, and some additional ones, are systematically investigated in this report. They include some familiar enemies of health and allies of poverty, such as underweight, unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene, unsafe sex (particularly related to HIV/AIDS), iron deficiency, and indoor smoke from solid fuels.
The list also includes risks that are more commonly associated with wealthy societies, such as high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol, tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption, obesity and physical inactivity. These risks, and the diseases linked to them, are now dominant in all middle and high income countries. The real drama now being played out is that they are becoming more prevalent in the developing world, where they create a double burden on top of the infectious diseases that still afflict poorer countries.
In my address to the World Health Assembly in May of this year, I warned that the world is living dangerously, either because it has little choice or because it is making the wrong choices about consumption and activity.
I repeat that warning now. Unhealthy choices are not the exclusive preserve of industrialized nations. We all need to confront them.
Many of the risks discussed in this report concern consumption -- either too little, in the case of the poor, or too much, in the case of the better-off.
Two of the most striking findings in this report are to be found almost side by side. One is that in poor countries today there are 170 million underweight children, over three million of whom will die this year as a result. The other is that there are more than one billion adults worldwide who are overweight and at least 300 million who are clinically obese. Among these, about half a million people in North America and Western Europe combined will have died this year from obesity-related diseases.
Could the contrast between the haves and the have-nots ever be more starkly illustrated?
WHO is determined to tackle specific nutrient deficiencies in vulnerable populations and to promote good health through optimal diets, particularly in countries undergoing rapid nutritional transition.
At the same time, we are developing new guidelines for healthy eating. When these are complete, key players in the food industry will be invited to work with us in combating the rising incidence of obesity, diabetes and vascular diseases in developing countries.
Our actions will be vital. The rapidly growing epidemic of noncommunicable diseases, already responsible for some 60% of world deaths, is clearly related to changes in global dietary patterns and increased consumption of industrially processed fatty, salty and sugary foods. In the slums of today's megacities, we are seeing noncommunicable diseases caused by unhealthy diets and habits, side by side with undernutrition.
As I said at the World Food Summit in Rome in June of this year, economic development and globalization need not be associated with negative health consequences. On the contrary, we can harness the forces of globalization to reduce inequity, to diminish hunger and to improve health in a more just and inclusive global society.
Whatever the particular risks to health, whether they are related to consumption or not, every country needs to be able to adapt risk reduction policies to its own needs.
The best health policies are those based on scientific evidence. The World Health Organization's mandate is to get the evidence right and ensure that it is properly used to make the world a healthier place.
This report contains that evidence. It shows the way forward. It helps every country in the world to see what are the most appropriate, most cost-effective measures it can take to reduce at least some risks and promote healthy life for its own population. I urge each and every one of these countries to consider urgently what actions are necessary and to commit themselves to carrying them out.
This report also explains the importance of communicating risks clearly and openly to the public, and of creating an atmosphere of trust and shared responsibility between the government, the public at large and the media.
This is essential. We know that most people will choose to adopt healthier behaviours -- especially when they receive accurate information from authorities they trust, and when they are supported through sensible laws, good health promotion programmes and vigorous public debate.
Reducing risks to health is the responsibility of governments -- but not only of governments. It rightly remains a vital preoccupation of all people, in all populations, and of all those who serve them. In this World health report there is a message for everybody.


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The Great Temptation
By: Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio
The Temptation of Jesus Christ in the Desert is our meditation on the first Sunday of Lent. The purple color of Lent symbolizes penance, but it hints at more that that -- as we remember how the first Adam failed the test and succumbed to temptation, we rejoice that Jesus Christ, the New Adam, triumphed over the deceiver and celebrate that we, sons and daughters of the same heavenly Father, can also win the battle against temptation and deception and be free.
As I crossed the great divide of puberty, I formed a vivid image of God. He was a grumpy old man with a frown on his face. Every time anyone tried to have a little fun, hed shout Thou shalt not!
But to really live and not just exist, you had to do the daring, sinful things. What the Bible calls sin is where the action is.
This is what I was taught in the movies I watched and the books I read. Its what I heard in the locker room and in the checkout line, from men and women, young and old. Everybody appeared to accept this as an unquestioned matter of fact.
Behind this widespread perception lay a very successful propaganda campaign unparalleled in the history of humanity. In fact it goes back to the very beginnings of humanity. To the Garden.
Think of it for a minute. The triune God, completely sufficient in Himself and needing nothing, decides to create paradise out of chaos in an act of sheer generosity. He creates creatures of all shapes and sizes, and sets, as caretakers of them all, a couple created in Gods own image and likeness, with intellect and will, freedom and responsibility. Their assigned activity is to love one another intimately, to walk daily with God in the cool of the evening, and simply enjoy Paradise. Any duties? Sort of. They had to tend the garden, which was virtually maintenance-free since neither thorn nor thistle, drought nor Japanese beetle had as yet arrived on the scene. And there was one more thingto avoid eating the fruit of a particular tree, since it would kill them. But how hard was that, given all the other luscious fruit available in the garden?
Then appears a slithering reptile who had given them absolutely nothing. But now he has the nerve to give them advice. Did God say youd die if you ate this fruit? Nonsense! He only said that because eating this fruit would make you his equal, and he cant bear that. You see, he created you to enslave you. He wants to keep you under his foot. Hes keeping the best for himself. You listen to him and youll be missing out on real life. Youll be dorks forever.
Thus began the deceptive advertising campaign that lasts till this day, the glamorization of death. For that truly is what sin is about, and thats why God says thou shall not. He is not a crabby prude, but a loving Father. He knows us better than we know ourselves and loves us better than we love ourselves. So he does what every parent does. Dont touch the stove, youll get burnt. Dont play at the top of the stairsyoull fall and break your neck.
Our first parents believed the liar instead of the Father. They fell and broke their relationship with God and shattered the innocent intimacy they had with one another. Their family fragmented as soon as it started with Cain killing Abel. Thorns and thistles appeared, Paradise was lost, and death came into the world.
Lent begins with the memory of how the first head of the human family buckled under the pressure of the lies. But more importantly, we remember two how the new Adam went another round with the deceiver and vanquished him through the power of the Word of God.
Our task during these forty days is to examine our lives in light of Gods Word and see where weve allowed darkness to creep in, where weve taken the bait of the diabolical fisher of men. Its time to use the sword of the spirit to cut through his web of deception, to free ourselves from the net that holds us as prey.
That is why Lent is called a joyful season of freedom. The purple color of repentance is also the color of royaltyits the time to recognize our true identity and claim our true birthright as free sons and daughters of a loving Father who happens to be the King of the Universe.
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Practice 1P1 Danica Patrick (No. 7 Honda) at 224.719 mph P2 Oriol Servia (No. 2 Honda) at 224.026 mphP3 Ryan Hunter-Reay (No. 28 Honda) at 223.888 mph P4 Scott Dixon (No. 9 Target Honda) at 223.689 mphP9 Dario Franchitti (No. 10 Target Honda) at 223.465 mph
TCGR Quote BoardScott Dixon: "I think it was a pretty marginal start to the weekend for us really. The race is going to be interesting that's for sure. We made a lot of changes to both cars but nothing really changed where we were at on the time sheets. We'll go back and discuss it and see what we can come up with for qualifying."
Dario Franchitti: "We have some work to do on the Target car. I wasn't happy where we were to start today. Lots of work to do to get the car where we need it to be for the race on Sunday."
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A socially awkward teen (Gaelan Connell) develops a crush on a popular cheerleader (Riley Voelkel), who attempts to deflect his advances by setting him up with the dorkiest girl in school (Vanessa Marano). Jim Belushi and Jennifer Tilly co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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American law student Alice (Maggie Grace) is studying in London when she's run down by a black cab and transported to a strange and shady underworld. With time-obsessed cabbie Whitey (Danny Dyer) to help her navigate this sordid new reality, Alice soon realizes that her only hope for getting back home is to fight her way through the pimps, gangsters, and violent drug dealers who are tracking her every move. Can Alice turn the tables on her pursuers long enough to make a clean getaway, or is she doomed to spend all eternity on the run from the tyrannical crime kingpin who controls the entire city? Malice in Wonderland presents a dark and twisted take on author Lewis Carroll's timeless children's tale. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A teacher who prides herself on being different meets a student who matches her nonconformist nature in this period drama. It's 1934, and Miss G (Eva Green) is a teacher at a private school for girls near the eastern coastline of England. While most of the teachers at the school are severe and straight-laced women who reinforce its reputation as a repressive environment, Miss G is more youthful and glamorous than her colleagues, and enjoys dropping hints of a free-spirited past to her young charges. Miss G encourages her students to challenge conventional norms of the day, and organizes a diving team at the school, which she oversees with great interest. Miss G also sees a danger in the cliques that dominate the school, and she tries to undermine them, much to the annoyance of Di (Juno Temple), who holds a high place in the school's pecking order. But things change for both Miss G and her students when Fiamma (Maria Valverde) enrolls at the school. Fiamma is from Spain and has a strong independent streak; she doesn't look to her peers for approval and insists on doing things her own way, which makes her all the more exotic and appealing to the other students. Fiamma also earns the approval of Miss G, but before long rumors begin to spread that the teacher's interest in her new student is more than academic. Cracks was the first feature film from director Jordan Scott, whose father is the noted filmmaker Ridley Scott. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Filmmakers Frédéric and Samuel Guillaume team to direct this charming tale of a 15-year-old who sets out to find his long-lost father and instead stumbles into the adventure of a lifetime. Max's father was a famous troubadour named Johnny Bigoude who disappeared shortly after his boy was born. Now Max is a teenager who is known to the locals as something of a busker himself, and he's determined to find out what became of his old man. When Max hears word that Johnny is planning an underground gig in the small town of Hilaire, he hits the road and hopes for the best. Upon arriving in the town, Max quickly realizes that Saint-Hilaire is in fact a company town that seems to have been virtually monopolized by Bzzz & Co. -- a popular manufacturer of fly swatters. The manager in charge of operations is the indolent Rodolfo. Though initially hesitant to work for such a shiftless lout, Max soon meets the pretty Felice and decides to sign on with Bzzz & Co. anyway. Soon enough, however, Rodolfo's incompetence catches up with him and the shareholders make the drastic decision to fire half of the workers and bring in a stringent new management team. When a series of subsequent calamities send the townspeople into an uproar, it's up to Max and Felice to get to the bottom of the mystery and restore order in Hilaire. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, Julia Stiles, and Samuel L. Jackson headline actor-turned-director Giancarlo Esposito's ensemble drama about a small southern town still haunted by a racially motivated murder that occurred there thirty years prior. Civil rights activist Peter Malcolm (Jackson) was at the peak of his popularity when he was ruthlessly gunned down in the streets of Gospel Hill. Thirty years later, no one has ever been accused of the crime, and Peter's brother John (Glover) has withdrawn from the community to ponder the full weight of his brother's unfulfilled mission in solitude. As John sinks ever deeper into a bottomless sea of despair, his wife Sarah (Bassett), an outspoken community activist, campaigns tirelessly against a ruthless band of developers seeking to transform Gospel Hill into a golfer's paradise. Realizing the futility of convincing her listless husband to help fight such an arduous battle, Sarah instead turns to newly arrived Gospel Hill schoolteacher Rosie (Stiles) for support. Later, as Rosie's budding romance with the son of Gospel Hill's notoriously bigoted sheriff thrusts her right into the middle of the town's long-running dispute, the developer's plan to pave over the past forces the locals to finally confront the ghosts that have haunted them for the past three decades. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Bille August's inspirational docudrama Goodbye Bafana begins in 1968, with South Africa buried neck-deep in the horrors of apartheid and Nelson Mandela (Dennis Haysbert) -- then an underground leader of the African National Congress -- imprisoned on Robben Island for sedition. As the story opens, the native African population of the country -- 25 million in number -- buckles beneath the crippling weight of the racist white minority, who control the Nationalist Party Government. The film follows the spiritual and psychological journey of James Gregory (Joseph Fiennes), a Caucasian Afrikaner who came of age on a farm in the Transkei and initially views all blacks as subhuman. Gregory also speaks Mandela's native language of Xhosa with perfect fluency, which makes him an ideal candidate to serve as warden of the Robben Island Prison and eavesdrop on Mandela and his inmates. What he fails to anticipate is the most unlikely and special of friendships (one of history's greatest) that burgeons between himself and Mandela -- and helps him evolve from a narrow-minded bigot with limited self-awareness to a sensitive, humane critic of social injustice with a heightened awareness of humankind's ill treatment of one another and a genuine love for his fellow man. As the friendship between Gregory and Mandela grows and matures, it symbolizes Africa's transition from the oppressiveness of apartheid to the freedom of multiracial democracy. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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A man with the power to glimpse the future in dreams seeks the aid of an amateur sleuth in discovering the secret of his power and preventing an approaching tragedy in this quirky romantic comedy starring Dexter Fletcher and Linda Hamilton. When Albert Ross (Fletcher) lies down to dream, the future appears before his eyes. If Dexter's visions are correct, a sexy bombshell will soon appear to liberate him from his boring life while fulfilling his every sexual fantasy. But recently, Dexter has been dreaming of death, and in order to keep that vision from becoming a reality the sleepy clairvoyant seeks out the help of an investigator (Hamilton) who may have the power to change the future. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People, Made in Heaven) stars in the direct-to-video psychological thriller The Kovak Box. He portrays David Norton, a novelist and control freak who builds his life around the strategic manipulation of his characters and storylines. But suddenly, Norton watches his own life spin rapidly out of control when he is plunged into a bizarre series of events. Upon arrival in an exotic Mediterranean locale for a business conference, Norton receives the devastating news that his wife just received a mysterious phone call and subsequently threw herself from the balcony of their apartment building. One at a time, each of Norton's friends and family members suffer from the same inexplicable fate. The author then searches desperately for answers and an escape from this black hole of terror, as the world closes in around him. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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An adopted girl returns to her homeland of Russia to explore the dilapidated mountain farm she has recently inherited, only to discover that it harbors a deadly secret in the feature debut from Aftermath director Nacho Cerdà. Shortly after the mysterious death of her birth mother, young Marie was adopted and brought to live in the United States. When Marie receives word that she has inherited an isolated farm in her native Russia, she soon sets out to explore the vast estate and peel away the thick gauze obscuring her secret-shrouded past. Confounded by the local's refusal to show her to the "damned" locale and determined not to give up after coming this far, Marie convinces a man to take her there only to discover that he has inexplicably vanished shortly after arrival. As Marie sets out to explore the ominous and expansive property alone, a surprise encounter with a man named Boris, who claims to have been lured to the house under similar circumstances, sets into motion a chilling series of events in which the ghosts of the past -- as well as deceased doppelgangers of both Marie and Boris -- prevent the frightened pair from leaving. In the terrifying hours that follow, both of these tormented lost souls will find that sometimes the past is best left forgotten. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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With his English-language political thriller The Feast of the Goat, action helmer Luis Llosa cinematizes Mario Vargas Llosa's sweeping, epic novel about the myriad of events leading up to the assassination of a real-life tyrannical despot. The story opens in 1992, when a Dominican émigré attorney, Urania Cabral (Isabella Rossellini) leaves her new home in the U.S. and heads back to her native country, for the first occasion in decades. She intends to confront her father, 80-year-old Augustin (Tomas Milian), about his former employment in the government of the supremely corrupt dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo (Tomas Milian). The film then flashes back to the events surrounding the assassination of Trujillo on a highway in late May of 1961, by delving into the lives and motives of each of the participants - from Amadito (Juan Diego Botto), whom Trujillo forced to execute his future brother-in-law, to that victim's father (Murphy Guyer), to Antonio (David Zayas), the brother of an incriminating witness whom Trujillo's men executed. One by one, as their stories are disinterred, the assassins gather on a nighttime road, brandishing guns, and prepare to shoot Trujillo and throw his body into the trunk of a car. Paul Freeman, Stephanie Leonidas and Richard Bekins co-star; Llosa co-authored the script with Augusto Cabada and Zachary Sklar. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Director Antonio Banderas's reflective sophomore drama follows nascent poet Miguelito (Alberto Amarilla) and his best friends, Paco (Félix Gómez) and Babirusa (Raúl Arévalo), as they confront their pasts and ponder their futures while coming of age in 1970s-era southern Spain. Based on the novel by author Antonio Soler, the story centers largely on Miguelito's relationship with the beautiful Luli (María Ruiz) and his struggle to move beyond his youthful indiscretions. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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In Stewart Raffill's low-budget, direct-to-video exploitationer Three (aka Survival Island, 2006), Jennifer, the sexy trophy wife of the arrogant and emotionally abusive Zack (Billy Zane) escapes a blaze on the couple's yacht, only to wake up on a deserted island with Hispanic crewman Manuel (Juan Pablo Di Pace). The two indulge in one another, with not a cloud on the horizon -- until Zack unexpectedly washes ashore. An ugly struggle then unfolds, as the boys vie for Jennifer's body and "survival of the fittest." ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Four Jewish women juggle love, sex, new relationships, work and parenthood in this romantic comedy from France. Isa (Michele Laroque) has split with her husband, and is busy looking after their three children while running her business, a beauty salon. While Isa has precious little spare time, she's trying to make room in her life for a British businessman who has struck her fancy. Alice (Valerie Benguigui) is Isa's sister, and has come to envy her sister's single status after a few years with her husband Gilles (Alexandre Astier), who appears to hate personal grooming as much as he loves golf. Alice's misgivings about her marriage grow stronger when she becomes friends with a handsome and charming divorced dad. Lea (Aure Atika) has recently parted ways with her husband, and devotes her days to pampering herself when she isn't taking care of her child. And Nina (Geraldine Nakache) has never been married and is looking for a man to settle down with, but she lacks confidence about her appearance even though she's young and pretty. Comme T'y es Belle (aka Hey Good Looking) was the second feature from director Lisa Azuelos, and was a major box office success in France. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Director Manuel Huerga teams with screenwriter Lluis Arcarazo to explore the life and death of the last man executed by the garrote in this biopic following the life of leftist Spanish bank robber and revolutionary Salvador Puig. The product of a leftist bourgeois household, Salvador (Daniel Bruehl) railed against Franco's oppressive as a young student, and soon turned to bank robbery as a means of contributing to the radical labor movement. When a cop is killed during one of the robberies and Salvador is captured, the trial to determine the young activist's fate is swift. Though Salvador does put some hope into the chance for a reprieve, his grim fate is ultimately sealed when a bomb kills Franco's president. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A malevolent supernatural force besets a dilapidated children's hospital on the Isle of Man, terrifying the young patients and breaking their bones in this supernatural thriller from Spanish horror specialist Jaume Balagueró (The Nameless, [REC]). Mercy Falls Hospital has been in operation for nearly a hundred years, but now the authorities have declared it unfit for human inhabitation. As a result, the time has come for the hospital to close. But just as the helicopters arrive to transport the children to a new facility, bad weather forces them to remain grounded. Later, as Nurse Amy (Calista Flockhart) tends to her young charges, the children's bones begin to fracture for no apparent reason. Though the doctors remain baffled by the inexplicable injuries, the children sense something that the grown-ups do not. Somewhere in these crumbling corridors lurks a force of darkness consumed by pain, and filled with hatred. The children have dubbed it "The Mechanical Girl," and they claim to have stolen glimpses of it sobbing in the shadows. In order to banish the spirit and save the children, one brave soul will have to summon the courage to face a force powerful enough to cause physical damage, yet so fragile it might be completely destroyed by the slightest touch. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A young man has a hard time getting crime to pay better than honest work in this comedy-drama from Australia. When Jack Flange (Alex O'Lachlan) gets word that his sister Nikki (Claudia Harrison) has been in a serious auto accident, he leaves his home in Sydney and travels to the small seaside community where she lives. Money is tight for Nikki, so Jack looks for a job to help out; however, the best he can do is working for Brownie (David Field), who runs an oyster farm with his father Mumbles (Jim Norton). Jack soon learns that oyster farming is tough, physically punishing work, and while Brownie would be a difficult boss on the best of days, the fact that his ex-wife Trish (Kerry Armstrong) has opened a competing business has made matters significantly worse. Wanting more money and less labor, Jack steals a cache of money from an armored car, and to help cover his tracks mails the cash to himself. However, when the money never arrives in the mailbox, Jack wonders if someone has made off with his ill-gotten gains -- and if the law might be after him. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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U.K. filmmaker John Deery makes his writing and directing feature debut with the religious drama Conspiracy of Silence, dealing with the controversial topic of reforming the Catholic Church. At an Irish seminary school, student Daniel McLaughlin (Jonathan Forbes) is caught in a compromising position with fellow male student Noel (Owen McDonnell). He is subsequently kicked out of school and considers marrying his ex-girlfriend Sinead (Catherine Walker). Meanwhile, reporter David Foley (Jason Barry) investigates the suicide of HIV-positive priest Father Sweeney (Patrick Casey). Foley learns that Sweeney was romantically involved with former priest Matthew Francis (John Lynch), but Monsignor Thomas (Fintan McKeown) resorts to unjust tactics in order to cover up the story. Brenda Fricker also appears as Daniel's mother. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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Based on the best-selling novel by Irish comedian Spike Milligan, Puckoon is a political satire about a town cut in half by the partitioning of Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in 1924. The action takes place in a town known as Puckoon where an ordinary fellow named Dan Madigan wakes up one day to find barbed-wire fences running right through his neighbors' houses. All at once, Madigan's friends begin altering their personalities to suit the side of the fence they've found themselves on. So it's up to Madigan, the last sane man in town, to restore order. Originally written in 1963, Puckoon is considered the forerunner of anti-humor comedy which became the staple of shows like Monty Python and Saturday Night Live. ~ Connor McMadden, Rovi
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Robert (Bob) Carl Mueller, Sr., 90, died surrounded by his children on Jan. 27, 2013, at Saint Luke's Hospital East, Lee's Summit, after a short illness.
Bob was born in St. Louis, Sept. 4, 1922, son of Engelbert and Frieda (Miloschutz) Mueller. He graduated from Southwest High School in St. Louis, and then attended Harris Junior College and Washington University. He graduated from Northern Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, Ill. in 1947, with a B.S. in Visual Optics and was a Doctor of Optometry. Bob practiced Optometry in St. Louis from 1947 to 1955 and in Moberly from 1955 to 1990. He was the editor of the Missouri Optometric Association Journal from 1949-1961, and was a member of the American Optometric Association, Missouri Optometric Association and the Heart of America Contact Lens Society. Bob also was an inventor and co-founded "Roberts Instrument Company" that made advanced eye examination equipment.
Bob was a member of Lee's Summit United Methodist Church and in Moberly had been an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church for almost 50 years where he served in many capacities. Bob also was active in the Boy Scouts of America both in St. Louis, 1947-48, and in Moberly while his sons were growing up, and was awarded the Order of Arrow in 1973 and the Silver Beaver Award in 1974. Bob was a member of the Moberly Rotary Club serving as its President in 1983-1984. In 1973 Bob chaired a project to raise $30,000 for a sports stadium at the Moberly High School. Bob and Dorothy made multiple mission trips to Central America and Africa to care for the visual needs of the less fortunate.
Bob enjoyed politics and was happy to tell a story or share his views on almost any subject. He did not know a stranger, and would not hesitate to talk to anyone and instantly make a new friend. He and both Dorothy and Priscilla enjoyed the arts and rarely missed a symphony; he also loved to travel and made several worldwide trips.
Bob was predeceased by his first wife of 58 years, Dorothy Mae Rumer. They met in St. Louis and married on Nov. 27, 1948. Bob and Dorothy moved to Moberly, in 1956 where they resided until moving to Lee's Summit, in 2003.
Bob is survived by his daughter Marcia Mueller (Charles Prorok) of Rockford, Illinois; son Mark Mueller (Sandy) of Stillwater, Okla.; and son Carl Mueller (Jill) of Kansas City. Bob also is survived by his grandchildren Steve (Karen), Brett (Mary Beth), Kyle, Garrett, Grant and Blake. He also is survived by his wife of three years, Priscilla Cole Alexander.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Apr. 27 at the United Methodist Church in Lee's Summit, Missouri.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers gifts to Lee's Summit United Methodist Church or Trinity United Methodist Church, Moberly.
(Arrangements: Langsford Funeral Home, 115 SW Third St, Lee's Summit, MO, 64063, 816-524-3700)


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The so-called "Happiest Race on the Planet" is coming to Des Moines July 13, 2013! The Color Run is a unique, family-friendly road race, encouraging healthy living and giving back. Plus, you're guaranteed to have a good time.
There are only two rules for this event:
The Des Moines course begins at the State Capitol Building and takes runners throughout downtown. There will be start windows for the event, the first at 9 a.m. and the second at 1 p.m., with waves going approximately every few minutes.
"Color Zones" are located throughout the course, where you'll be pelted with colored, food-grade cornstarch, all 100 percent natural and safe. And not to worry, it doesn't hurt at all, allowing you to have a great time getting as colorful as possible!
But, the fun doesn't stop once you complete the course; a "Color Festival" is held at the finish line, featuring even more colored powder, making this truly a memorable event.
Bonus: The Color Run chooses a charity to benefit from the race at each race location. The Color Run - Des Moines is choosing Variety-the Children's Charity to receive proceeds from the event.
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A pair of DPU'd GEVO's shove hard on the rear of an eastbound stack train, crossing the diamond in Streator.
Deep in Kingman Canyon, BNSF 7407 East approach Kingman with a long containers train bound for point east.
Eastbound stacks with a interesting concest with a warbonnet on the point, KCS southern belle, TFM SD70 passes Cosino road East of Flagstaff.
Steel gang RP-15 continues work on the main but has given up its authority on Ripley Siding to allow the passage of this hot intermodal train.
A Z-train streaks west out of downtown Moorhead, MN and onto the bridge over the Red River of the North which brings it into Fargo, ND. More info at Railroad: BNSF RailwayLocomotive: GE ES44DCLocation: Fargo, North Dakota, USALocomotive #: BNSF 7407Train ID: Z-CHCPTLPhoto Date: September 20, 2008


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March 27, 1997 Code: AD NOAT 97-19
To: Financial Managers
Accounting Officers
Budget Officers
From: George A. Pardon
Accounting Director
Business and Finance
Subject: Pro
Rata of Interest Income for the CSU Trust Fund (948)
The enclosed attachment reflects
additional interest earned from investments through the Surplus
Money Investment Fund for the CSU Trust Fund. Plan of Financial
Adjustment (PFA) #969157, dated March 14, 1997, previously distributed
eanings for the Trust Fund. This AD NOAT and the ensuing PFA will
serve as the final distribution for the period July 1 through
December 31, 1996.
We have requested the State Controller's
Office make the transfer with PFA #969163, dated March 27, 1997.
The journal entry described on the attachment in Column J should
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If you have any questions, please call Mr. Raynard Gray at (562) 985-2566.
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Sept. activity log for KSP, Post 1 | Crime
GRAVES AND MCCRACKEN COUNTIES (KFVS) - Kentucky State Police, Post 1 has released their activity log for the month of September.
It includes:
- Criminal cases opened - 86
- Criminal arrests - 240
- Citations written - 2,046: Speed- 819, Seatbelt- 195, Child restraint- 20
- Collisions investigated - 51
- Fatalities (investigated by KSP) - 3
- Calls for service - 785
- DUI arrests - 46
KSP, Post 1, covers the 11 counties of Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, and Trigg.
In 2012 KSP says there have been 42 people killed in fatal collisions in the Post 1 area. Of those who died, 21 were not wearing a seatbelt and four were not wearing a helmet.
Through Sept. 30, preliminary statistics indicate that 543 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2012. This is six more than reported for this time period in 2011. These statistics are still preliminary as KSP waits for all local law enforcement agencies throughout the state to report any crashes and fatalities that may have occurred in their areas.
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Established: April 20, 1898 Longwood UniversitySt. John's University-Staten Island Chapter: Eta PsiMotto: "Faithful Unto Death"Values: Wisdom, Power, Faith, Hope, and LoveColors: Royal purple and WhiteSymbol: SailboatJewel: PearlFlower: Purple VioletNickname: Tri SigmaPublication: The Triangle of Sigma Sigma SigmaWebsite:www.sigmasigmasigma.orgChapter Email:email@example.com Sigma Sigma Sigma is a national sorority that currently has over 108 collegiate chapters throughout the United States. It was founded on April 20, 1898 at Longwood University (Normal School) in Farmville, Virginia by eight women: Margaret Batten, Louise Davis, Martha Trent Featherston, Isabella Merrick, Sallie Michie, Elizabeth Watkins, Lucy Wright, and Lelia Scott who possessed a common dedication to high standards of behavior and ideals of friendship.To learn more about our national sisterhood and the opportunities it offers, please check out our website listed above. On April 10, 2010, we received our charter as the Eta Psi chapter of Tri Sigma, and became the newest sorority chapter on the Staten Island campus!Mission
To establish among its members a perpetual bond of friendship, to develop in them strong womanly character, and to impress upon them high standards of conduct.
Vision Sigma Sigma Sigma inspires exceptional life long learning and friendships.Values Sigma Sigma Sigma reaffirms its long standing core values of wisdom, power, faith, hope and love.Purpose
Tri Sigma has designed goals to support our mission and establish a Sorority dedicated to friendship, character, and conduct. We strive to provide:
Our National Philanthropy The Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation provides grants for educational and leadership programs that help women meet the demands of contemporary society. Numerous academic scholarships are provided annually to eligible students. The Foundation also fosters community service with special emphasis on support for play therapy programs for hospitalized children. The philanthropy is centered around the theme "Sigma Serves Children" specifically through the Robbie Page Memorial. The memorial was originally started to help support research for a polio cure, but once a vaccine was discovered, the focus of Tri Sigma switched to play therapy for hospitalized children. Funds raised by Tri Sigma chapters have built hospital playrooms, provided toys and related equipment, and helped support a specialized field of study for professionals in child development and associated health care professions. Tri Sigma supports play therapy programs at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill and at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Annual grants also fund graduate assistantships and fellowships in recreational therapy for these hospitals. To also broaden our support and help as many children as possible, the Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation works with chapters by providing grants for the local children's hospital play therapy and child life programs. Together with the hospital's support, Tri Sigma creates an environment that helps children overcome their anxiety and fear during their hospital visits.


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Our Commitment: First Class Service. Every Guest. Every Day.
The traditions of Shepler's are clear and evident: give the best possible service with a smile, use modern equipment, and employ a well trained staff. From the early charter boat days to the present time, Shepler's approach to transporting people to Mackinac Island has been one of class and value. The Island, rich in national history and natural beauty, is one area that provides guests a unique experience not found in other areas of the United States. Traditionally, half the fun of a Mackinac Island experience is a ride with Shepler's.
Our Story
In the spring of 1945, Captain William H. Shepler returned to Mackinaw (his birth place) and realized the potential of the area, specifically transporting people to and from the Island. His dream, however, was to provide a fast, efficient, and modern type of service that he felt was half of the Mackinac experience.
He started small by opening a snack bar for people waiting for the ferry. He soon discovered a need for a charter service for Island guests. It was Capt.'s instinct right from the start to do it right and with class. His charter service soon began to flourish and, with an opportunity to buy out a competitor, he was able to have a second boat with his son Bill Jr. as pilot. These two high class speed boats were named "Miss Penny" after Capt.'s daughter, and "The Fiji," after Bill Jr.'s fraternity.
With the ending of World War II in 1945, the passenger traffic to the Island began to increase and it soon became evident that he needed a larger boat with an enclosed cabin for heavy weather. In the winter of 1950, he built a 30 foot cabin cruiser with twin gas engines for speed and safety. This small yacht carried 24 passengers and was a huge step for the Shepler family. The vessel was christened the "Miss Margie" after Capt.'s wife, Margaret.
The construction of the Mackinac Bridge began in early 1954. The idea of taking tourists for a sightseeing cruise out to the bridge construction site soon became a popular event and necessitated the construction of a second high speed cruiser which was christened the "Billy Dick" after Capt.'s son. The bridge was completed in November of 1957 with the formal opening in June of 1958. This turn of events had tremendous impact on the Shepler business. The bridge cruise business dropped off as tourists could either drive or take a bus across the bridge.
A few years later, Shepler's was fortunate to be able to purchase a piece of beach frontage on the Island where a small dock was soon constructed. A larger vessel was required to give all-weather capability plus needed additional seating. In 1966, "Mein Kapitan" arrived at the Shepler dock, ready to carry 120 passengers to the Island, but the vessel's design, weight, and horsepower would not provide the desired speed.
In 1969, "The Welcome" was built with the desired capacity and speed. Shepler's still uses this vessel in St. Ignace on regularly scheduled departures. She was the start of a new concept in high-speed, modern passenger transportation not only for the Straits area, but for the Great Lakes.
Throughout the years, Shepler's has undergone several major renovations of the docks and facilities in Mackinaw City, St. Ignace, and on Mackinac Island. They also have added a successful freight service, all the while adhering to the high standards of quality service that has become known throughout the industry worldwide.
In May of 1988, Capt. William H. Shepler died. He was followed in death by his wife Margaret in October of 2004. His son, William R., has taken the helm with the help of his three children, Chris, Patty, and Billy.
Our Vessels
The vessels that are currently used by Shepler's, with the exception of the Capt. Shepler, were named after vessels that sailed the Straits area in the late 17th century.
The Welcome | 60 foot | Built in 1969 | 120 person | Twin Engine |
Felicity | 65 foot | Built in 1972 | 150 person | Twin Engine |
The Hope | 83 foot | Built in 1975 | 150 person | Twin Engine |
Wyandot | 83 foot | Built in 1979 | 265 person | Twin Engine |
Capt. Shepler | 84 foot | Built in 1986 | 265 person | Twin Engine |


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