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Michelle Obama to Appear on 'The Steve Harvey Show' in October
The Steve Harvey Show producers have confirmed that First Lady Michelle Obama will make her first appearance on The Steve Harvey Show today. The taping will be before an audience at NBC's studios on Chicago and broadcasted on October 3.
Harvey's daytime show premiered earlier this month and so far ratings have been trailing, due to Katie Couric's new show, which takes the number one spot again. The show out-delivered Harvey's by 53 percent (Harvey brought in 1.5 million, while Couric brought in 2.3 million viewers).
The First Lady will sure help his ratings, but Harvey is just excited to have her on the show. "I am honored to have her on the show," he says. Michelle Obama has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show in recent weeks and with her husband President Barack Obama for a pre-taped interview on The View.–Desire Thompson

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New York City Meets Whitney
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On August 4, 2012, Dodie and Granddad took Whitney to see The Big Apple. On the taxi ride from the airport to the hotel, Whitney asked, "Why are all these people here?" "They are always here," responded Dodie. "Why?" Whitney asked. Over the next four days she soon discovered "why."
Maybe it is the view from atop the Empire State Building, or the ferry ride to Liberty Island to stand in front of the Statue of Liberty, or the first taxi ride, or the first room service late dinner in bed. Maybe it is being on Good Morning America wishing the rest of the Taylor family "good morning." Maybe it is the Lion King which sparks the imagination. But maybe, just maybe, it is the two-story containers filled with every color M & M imaginable, or the three-story ferris wheel ride inside Toys 'R Us, or the horse carriage ride in Central Park, or the three-scoop ice cream sundae at Serendipity, or Dylan's endless rows of candy, or the two-hour shopping spree and lunch at the American Girl store. Whatever it is - she now knows "why".
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Dr. Haines was born and reared in Western Maryland. He received his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Following a gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Chicago, he entered private practice in Pensacola, Florida. After 31 years, Dr. Haines retired from office practice in 2008. Since then, he has worked part-time as a gastroenterology hospitalist, initially in Albuquerque, New Mexico, now in Pensacola, Florida. His off time is devoted to his life-long passion for photography. His photographs can be viewed and purchased at Facebook: Norm Haines Photography
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St Mary's Choir in Maldon will finish the Christmas period with a special Evensong programme for the coming of the Wise Men (the Epiphany) at 6pm tomorrow at the church.
A final opportunity to sing We Three Kings will be accompanied by beautiful choral music, including Peter Cornelius' famous anthem, The Three Kings.
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While candidates locally and across the state spent the past week declaring their intentions to participate in the July 20 primary, some also prepared for the final week of campaigning for an upcoming special election.
The May 11 vote will determine who finishes the year as Georgia's 9th District representative in the U.S. House, and who completes the final months of the term of a former state senator who seeks to fill that House seat.
Former U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, an 18-year Republican representative from Gainesville, left that seat vacant when he resigned to focus on his campaign for governor.
Seven men — six Republicans and one conservative independent — have committed themselves to a campaign to complete the final months of Deal's term, which ends in December.
Two of those men, Republicans Lee Hawkins and Tom Graves, resigned from the General Assembly to qualify for the special election.
Special elections will be held on the same day in Hall and parts of Jackson, Bartow, Pickens and Gordon counties to fill the vacancy left in the state Senate by Hawkins and the vacancy left by Graves in the state House.
All of the Republican candidates — Hawkins, Graves, Bert Loftman, Chris Cates, Bill Stephens and Steve Tarvin — also qualified this week to participate in the July 20 party primary to determine who runs in the November election.
Another Republican, Bobby Reese of Sugar Hill, qualified for the primary but is not participating in the special election.
Independent candidate Eugene Moon of Gainesville must obtain the signatures of 5 percent of the voters to appear on the November ballot.


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"You cook, I clean."
This phrase has become something of a personal mantra in the apartment that I share with my boyfriend, Chris. He loves to cook, so I do my part by putting leftovers away and ensuring no crumb or sauce-lined pan is left behind. (A practical concern when you have two intrepid and perpetually hungry cats.)
"Cooking relaxes me," friends and acquaintances say to me, usually during a conversation in which I share that I rarely, if ever, make my own food. I try to visualize the kitchens to which they retreat after a long day. I picture the motions they go through and steps they take; I sense the satisfaction they get slicing, chopping, kneading, squeezing, stirring and mashing after eight hours of tapping on a keyboard. There's gratification in creating something that's greater (and more edible) than the sum of its parts. There are many reasons why people cook. I get it.
I used to say I was too busy to cook, but that excuse only works when you're not with someone who feels energized in the kitchen after a 10-hour work day. (But, let's be real, Chris is a unicorn.) Sometimes I play the Convenience Card, rattling off names of restaurants within a stone's throw of home or lunch delivery spots stored in my phone as "favorites." There's no end to the reasons why I don't cook, but at the root of my excuses is one long-standing fact: I feel that I can't.
It's a modern-day conundrum, and it's more prevalent than you might think. Why bother to cook when you don't know how or when you live in a city (or an apartment) where you don't have to? I went on a soul search of sorts for the answer to this question, and while I can't speak for every self-proclaimed non-cook, I discovered a few compelling reasons why it's worth trying.
Multitasking Meals
When I was growing up in Brooklyn, my family took pride in cooking meals in large quantities. At the time, I didn't realize not everyone made soup in vats and had it as an accompaniment to dinner throughout the week — or that eating both the meat of an animal and its insides was "weird." While I didn't inherit my parents' penchant for big pots and containers ("all the better to store food in, my dear"), I'll always admire their efficiency in the kitchen: There was almost always leftover rice to make fried rice the next day. And when we baked, we doubled the servings to gift to neighbors and relatives.
Some of my favorite dishes are textbook multitaskers: They feed you more than once (post-Thanksgiving turkey sandwiches, anyone?). And many actually taste better after the first day, like crumb cake. Yum.
Leftovers are easy to come by when you control how much to make.
What Is Cow? How Much?
When you hand off the responsibility of feeding yourself to another person, you end up paying for far more than what you eat no matter how you frame it. In New York, you'd be hard-pressed to spend less than $40 a day on food and drinks alone. In a typical weekday, you can easily spend $10 on lunch, $2.50 on coffee (or $4 on a latte, if you're feeling generous) and $12 for an after-work cocktail (and that's not including tip — or a second cocktail). And dinner can run the gamut; even a standard bowl of ramen will set you back $15 with tax and tip. Generally speaking, restaurants will triple the cost of ingredients when determining the price of a dish if only to cover the basics: food, labor and operating expenses. What's more, it's easy to succumb to cravings or complacency when you're in someone else's domain, where options are limited to a menu and decisions of the chef. While I trust most chefs and cast my vote of confidence whenever I dine out, I wonder: Were these vegetables found in nature or grown in a greenhouse? Should I consume the same portion size as someone who's twice my weight? Did this cow wander a field, or was she locked in a cage? What does "organic" mean?
It's easy to turn a blind eye and pay someone — anyone! — to make you a meal, but the consequences, calories and unanswered questions remain your own. (Cue dramatic music.)
Cooking Is the New Black
It's never been a better time to learn to cook. Chefs are celebrities. Home cooks land book deals and become authors. If it involves food, there's probably someone looking to build a business on it, from sourcing, production, preparation, cooking, promotion or discovery. Even ingredient-centric events draw crowds with promises of popular preparations and/or ingenuity. It's undeniably cool to cook. Besides, who can resist a party called aPORKalypse?
Sharing Is Caring
When news reporters and the media announced Hurricane Sandy last fall, I set out to build an emergency kit: a 12-pack of bottled water, cheddar cheese, mozzarella, dried pasta, bread, peanut butter and food for my cats. Chris had other ideas and made meatballs to go with the mozzarella. He made enough meatballs to last a week. I poked fun at him, saying if we lost electricity, his plans would be doomed. Instead of being deterred, he made pork wontons, too.
We got lucky and were left unscathed by Sandy. But had things turned out any different, the food wouldn't have gone to waste: Instead of hoarding meatballs for ourselves, for instance, we would have fed neighbors and friends in need. That's the thing with cooking, you don't just do it for yourself — it's largely selfless.
My old college roommate used to say "Sharing is caring." Few things exemplify this maxim better than making food to enjoy with someone else. And, you know, you can't do that if you can't cook.
Amy Cao is the host of Stupidly Simple Snacks, where she tackles easy dishes that both novice and expert cooks can enjoy using basic kitchen equipment and ingredients you can easily get at most grocery stores.


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Ola Mae Owen Hamilton Overstreet, 82, of Pulaski, VA went home to be with our Lord and Savior on January 6, 2010 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. She was born in Pulaski on December 1, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Harry Owen, Sr. and Octavia Owen. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia Ann Hamilton Kent Minnesota. Surviving are: Son-Charles Hamilton, Jr., Pulaski and significant other Helen Kapalka; brother Harry Owen, Jr., Shawsville, four granddaughters Angela Hamilton Chrisley and husband Robert, Pulaski; Rhonda Hamilton Cruff and husband David, Pulaski; Lisa Hamilton Smith, Pulaski, Tobi Kent and her husband Minnesota and one grandson Robert Kent, Jr. and his wife Minessota. 10 great grandchildren Danielle Cruff, Sara Cruff, Christopher Chrisley, Abigail Chrisley, Kyle Smith, Anthony Hamilton all of Pulaski and the Kent grandchildren in Minnesota. Also surviving are three nieces and 4 great nieces and 2 great nephews and two great, great nieces all of Pulaski.
She was a wonderful mother and grandmother and was a huge influence on all of us. She was truly one of a kind and was loved by us all. She will be greatly missed.
A memorial will be held at the Peak Creek Mission of Prayer on Case Knife Road by Rev. Dale Akers on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) A 19-year-old woman was killed by her father in Odisha as she was late in serving food to him, police said Wednesday.
The incident took place Tuesday afternoon at Odanga village in Jajpur district, about 60 km from here. The accused was arrested after a neighbour registered a complaint, a police official told IANS.
Sudarsan Ojha, 55, returned home from work and asked her daughter Sanjukta to serve him food. Enraged by a delay, he hurled a sharp weapon at her that killed her, police said.


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Macy's (M) CEO Terry Lundgren may be the industry's savviest leader.
Not only did M report better-than-expected quarterly earnings, but unlike many retailers, it had positive things to say about the holiday season, proclaiming the company was "entering the fourth quarter with confidence."
There are many reasons for Lundgren's success, including decision to better match goods to the local tastes of its 800 Macy's stores and 36 Bloomingdale's stores in 10 states. Lundgren also is ratcheting up the company's ecommerce business, which should help it compete against online retail stocks.


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Greetings, loved ones! (I thought my previous STYLE GURU BIO would be the last time I would quote Snoop Dogg for a post. I was wrong. What better way to say hello than "California Girls" lyrics?) My name is Anna Mathias and I am a sophomore majoring in Public Relations and minoring in Fashion Merchandising at the University of South Carolina. I am thrilled to be returning to CollegeFashionista as USC's Head Style Guru! Being part of the CollegeFashionista team has been an incredible experience so far. I can't wait to get this semester of style started!
Coco Chanel once said, "Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." I could not agree with this quote more. Fashion is more than just the garments that hang in our closets. It's a part of everyone's everyday life even if they don't want to admit it. The clothes we choose to wear convey to the world who we are and who we want to be. To me, personal style is more important than following every trend that is displayed in the latest issue of Vogue. Your style should be true to you. Don't be afraid to be unique. Dressing like everyone else causes you to blend into a crowd.
This will be my second year at the University of South Carolina. By now, I have learned that there is always something to do. Whether it is a football game, Fashion Board meeting (shameless shout out to an AWESOME club on campus) or the random activities always happening on Greene Street, you can be sure that you'll never be bored. With so much going on, there are reasons to dress your best. Yes, I am talking to every single girl who is not at the gym and is wearing a pair of running shorts right now. Embracing your own style should be praised! I promise people do take notice if you put even just a little bit of effort into your appearance. This fall I will be on the lookout for Fashionista/os that dare to be different from their peers.
As for my style, it's all about contrasts. There's a perfect combination of super edgy and girly that I most often find myself wearing. Pretty much every day you can expect me to wear an oversized watch, shoes that make me the height of an average human instead of 5'1" and lots of black.
I am so excited for what's to come this fall. Gamecocks, let's show everyone in the fashion world that we've got a reason to be "cocky!" Look for my STYLE ADVICE OF THE WEEK post every Monday!


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Siliguri, April 25: The district administration has come out with a draft break-up of the number of seats that could increase in the Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad, scheduled to go to polls in June this year.
The seats have been increased in each gram panchayat and panchayat samiti after a delimitation exercise, keeping in mind the growing population in the rural areas of Siliguri subdivision.
The number of panchayats and panchayat samitis have been kept the same but the number of seats in each has been increased. In the topmost tier, two seats have been proposed to be added.
We have already made two draft publications for the changes in seats of panchayats and panchayat samitis across the sub-division. The draft delimitation-cum-reservation orders have been issued for the two lower tiers and suggestions and objections have been sought from people in general and also from political parties, Manish Verma, the district panchayat and rural development officer of Darjeeling, said.
Administrative sources said that as some of the political parties have demanded that the all-party meeting be held at block levels, Punit Yadav, the district magistrate, has instructed BDOs of all four blocks to call the meeting. The meeting would be held in all four blocks on April 29 at 11am, an official said.
According to administrative sources, after the hearing conducted on draft delimitation and reservation of seats, the final orders with new seats in panchayats and panchayat samitis are to be published by the district magistrate. The final order on the increase in seats of the highest tier, the Mahakuma Parishad, would be done by the state election commission.
The last Parishad polls in Siliguri were held in 2009 in which the CPM bagged the SMP by winning in four of the seven seats. The Congress got three.
Of the four panchayat samitis, the Left and Congress won two each while most of the 22 panchayats had majority of the Trinamul-Congress alliance.
But the situation changed after the Congress and Trinamul severed ties in 2012. All Congress members of the SMP and a CPM member switched to Trinamul, bringing the parishad under the party.


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This week's party features are great! There were so many great link ups…it was hard to pick!
I'm loving this amazing Faux Chalkboard Art from Melissa at The Happier Homemaker!
Do you remember making those great paper garlands as a child? I'm loving these gorgeous garlands from Kim at Made in a Day.
A Typical English Home has a great DIY Bauble Wreath!
How creative is this scrap wood Christmas tree by Marty's Musings?!?!?! Beautiful!
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Fespa has announced that Fespa Digital, European Sign Expo and Fespa Textile 2016 have all sold out, with just under two months to go until doors open.
The event, which will take place at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam from 8 to 11 March, will cover 42,000sqm, making it the biggest digital event to date. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the exhibition since its launch in Amsterdam in 2006.
Organisers said the European Sign Expo has exceeded all expectations, and is 250% larger than the inaugural event in 2013, while Fespa Textile 2016 is the first textile event, taking up two dedicated halls as well as a textile trail around the exhibition.
The event is set to feature more than 450 exhibitors displaying their latest products and technology across wide-format digital print, textile print, signage and printed interior decoration.
Fespa head of new media and events Duncan MacOwan said: "We added as many halls as we could and it's now completely full. What that means is that visitors will see a really diverse range of applications, machinery and consumables that they've come to expect over the years.
"Looking at the conversations we have with our exhibitor base, they like that it's a very focused event. Unlike other events out there for printers to visit, this event really is about wide-format digital printing and you'll see exhibitors that you won't see at other regional or global print events during the year.
"If your interest lies in digital wide-format printing, be that textiles or other substrates, then Fespa Digital and Fespa Textile are the place to be this year."
He added: "Our core audience - people already active in this sector – are coming but what we're increasingly seeing is people coming from other more traditional print sectors.
"More commercial printers and offset printers are coming to see the kit and the education, understand the market and to purchase kit to enter the sector. It's still a very buoyant area."
For more information, and to register to attend Fespa, visit: www.fespadigital.com.


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While waiting for Pine State to open at 6PM, we needed to kill sometime. What better thing to do on Alberta St in Portland, than to look for another place to eat while we wait. We choose the Cheese Plate PDX, which is on a lot with 3 other food trucks.
Looking at the menu, we got excited to try the Grilled Cheese with Tomato, the Oregon Cheese Plate, and Cheese sticks. We love cheese! They only had half an order of cheese sticks left, so they were kind enough to give us the 3 cheese sticks fore free. The entire meal cost only $13. I'm used to seeing cheese plates starting at $15.
Anyway, the grilled cheese was cut into 5 pieces because she knew we were sharing. it was very buttery and cheesy. Nicely browned and crisp bread, and gooey aged cheddar inside. The tomato and basil aioli helped cut the cheesiness down a little bit, and it was really good.
The cheese plate came with 3 different Oregon cheeses – Feta, Smokey Blue, and Perrydale. All cheeses were quite nice, and pretty mild. They came with delicious cart made crackers that were crisp and went wonderfully with the cheeses. My favourite was probably the Perrydale, which is a mix of sheep and cows milk.
The cheese sticks were decent. They were very crisp, and the Fontina cheese melted and became a bit stringy. The breading was a little bit salty though. The tomato chutney was added a little sweetness.
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The second snippet of the music video, which will premiere on November 16, sees the 'Who Says' singer playing in a pool full of pink balloons.
Another sneak peek for Selena Gomez's upcoming "Hit the Lights" music video has been unleashed. Unlike the previous one which sees her playing with fireworks, this new snippet shows the "Wizards of Waverly Place" having a blast in a balloon pool. Wearing a blue and pink outfit, she couldn't stop laughing when she falls backward into the pool.
The music video was filmed earlier this fall. "With some of my girl from tour. Shootin the video. I can't wait for y'all to see it :D," Selena tweeted back then. The brunette beauty is going to release the clip in full on Wednesday, November 16 on VEVO. Beside playing with the fireworks and balloons, she will also go pumpkin picking in the video.
"Hit the Lights" is taken from Selena's third studio album with The Scene, "When the Sun Goes Down". The club-ready song was performed by her on November 6 when she was hosting 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast, North Ireland.


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It's officially section time for girls' hockey as No. 9 seed Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony Village moved past No. 8 Coon Rapids in the Section 5AA play-in game.
The Panthers jumped to a 3-0 lead with first period goals from Maddy Kelly and Taylor Turnquist. Kim Patterson scored with 2:06 left in the second period to dampen the Cardials spirits.
Coon Rapids nearly completed a comeback as Amber Ammann put the Cardinals on the scoreboard with a power play goal at 7:57. Jane Hannula hooked up with sister Heidi Hannula to make it 3-2 with 1:59 left in the contest. Spring Lake Park's Maddie Ronning scored with three seconds left to put the game out of reach.
Coon Rapids out shot the Panthers 36-16 and finished with a 5-21, losing the last six games in a row.
Spring Lake Park improved to 10-14-2 overall and winners of its last seven out of 10 games.
The reward for the Feb. 6 win is a date with top-seed Mounds View.
The Mustangs and Panthers kick off the first of four games to be played at Roseville Arena Feb. 9 starting at 12:30 p.m.
No. 4 Anoka vs. No. 5 Champlin Park, 2:30
No. 2 Andover vs. No. 7 Centennial, 5 p.m.
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Living in NYC I feel blessed to say I have seen several shows on Broadway, and I would say that, stereotypically enough (shoot me), my favorite has been Rent thus far.
Musically I listen to Pop, RnB, House/Dance music, but am open to most things.
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An Indian student who claimed he was racially vilified and called derogatory names while studying to be a chef in Brisbane has been awarded $33,287 in compensation – but will receive no apology.
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal found Shafston Training One discriminated against Racchpal Singh by failing to sign-off on his qualifications.
It concluded that the school withheld the qualification because Mr Singh had made a complaint against it to the Anti-Discrimination Commission, and because it wanted to keep him available to work at its affiliated commercial restaurant.
Mr Singh, who borrowed $22,787 from his parents to complete his Certificate III course in commercial cookery and hospitality in 2010, told the tribunal that he had not received the necessary sign-off required to demonstrate his competence and complete his course.
He alleged he did not receive his qualification because of action he took against the training college and the head chef, Kevin Casey, in December 2010, in which he claimed he was racially vilified.
While the majority of students in the class were Indian and all were international students, Mr Singh said he was treated less favourably than other students. He claimed he was victimised by Mr Casey, who swore at him and other Indian students "to the effect of 'F--k off, it is not your India, f-----g Indian' and 'you f--king Indians', 'it is not your country go back to your country' ".
Mr Singh also told the tribunal that Mr Casey had called him "Rudi" in Punjabi, which he explained was "insulting" and meant "all of the rubbish together".
While Mr Singh admitted to the tribunal that "Rudi" could be interpreted as meaning something positive, he took it as derogatory because Mr Casey and other trainers had been laughing at him when it was said.
Shafston Training contested the allegations, but did not provide any evidence that directly denied them.
A former cookery trainer at Shafston Training, Jurgen Reidel, gave evidence that as student numbers at the training college fell, staffing demand at the commercial restaurant run by the Shafston Training, L'Academie, increased, and "in effect, students were failed so they were available to work".
Mr Reidel's evidence was accepted by the tribunal, which found that Mr Singh was treated differently because of his complaints "and not signed-off, to achieve a purpose of bolstering the numbers of students available to work at L'Academie".
Mr Casey no longer works for Shafston Training. The training college had tried to adjourn the QC AT proceedings by claiming liquidation was imminent and that it no longer had any employees.
The tribunal found that Mr Singh should recover the $22,787 paid in fees to Shafston Training and awarded Mr Singh an additional $10,500 for his pain, suffering, embarrassment and humiliation for the "discrimination, vilification and victimisation".
Both Shafston Training and Mr Casey were found to be "jointly and severally liable" for the damages, but the tribunal found that Mr Casey may find himself shouldering the responsibility for the damages himself, "since Shafston Training may now likely be in liquidation".
No apology was ordered as there was no one from the training college to issue it, and a personal apology from Mr Casey would offer "no benefit to Mr Singh".


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Get a preview of this year's upcoming Maple Grove Farmers Market. This year's second annual Maple Grove Farmers Market Spring Preview is 3-7 p.m. Thursday, May 9, inside the Maple Grove Community Center, 12951 Weaver Lake Road.
Farmers market fans can expect a vibrant spring celebration featuring approximately 20 vendors of locally grown produce and vendor-made specialty items.
"We're all anxious for warmer weather," said Maple Grove Farmers Market Manager Kirsten Bansen Weigle, "but I don't think anything compares to the anticipation that our growers are feeling this spring. They're waiting for lower soil moisture and higher temperatures to begin cultivating the soil and sowing the crops that will supply our market."
Some growers are concerned that seedlings sown early this spring in greenhouses will become overgrown and will need to be tossed before field conditions become suitable for planting.
"2013 brings a celebration of the 10th market season," market coordinator Carol Morris said. "The spring preview is a great way to welcome our customers back into the market routine. We'll be featuring a great selection of new vendors as well as customer favorites."
Early spring vegetables may be in somewhat short supply at the Maple Grove Farmers Market Spring Preview, but shoppers can expect an abundance of plants and local food products. Baked goods; family-farm raised pork, chicken, and beef; bedding plants; cheese; eggs; barbeque sauces and rubs; many gluten-free items; honey and maple syrup; flax; Lebanese specialties and more will be available for sampling and purchase. With a little luck—and a good dose of sunshine—early spring produce such as lettuce, spinach, asparagus, and rhubarb will be available as well.
Spring preview-goers will be treated to live entertainment from the Banjo Dancers, as well as drawings for market gift baskets every half-hour. Sampling and special promotions from vendors will round out the afternoon. Market fans and Mother's Day shoppers should take note of a special promotion…purchase $20 worth of market tokens (good at all outdoor Market vendors) and receive one $5 token free.
Minnesotans are experts at taking the long view on the weather, and market goers can expect rewards later in the season.
"There's always a silver lining to Minnesota's weather," said Bansen Weigle. "Growers anticipate a fantastic season for maple syrup, apples, and strawberries—the very same crops that suffered last year when we had an early, warm spring."
The Maple Grove Farmers Market outdoor season begins Thursday, June 13, at the community center. The market is open every Thursday through Oct. 24 (with the exception of July 4). Hours are 3-7 p.m. from June to September and from 3-6 p.m. in October. At this time, more than 40 vendors will offer vendor-grown vegetables and herbs, and fruit. Local honey, flowers, artisan bread and baked goods, meats, eggs, sauces and a wide array of specialty products are available as well.
Beginning on June 13, the Maple Grove Farmers Market will accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Participants in Minnesota's SNAP will be able to swipe their EBT card at the market and receive tokens to make their purchases with participating vendors.
"We are excited to offer this resource to SNAP participants," said Morris. "This is a great opportunity to get fresh, nutritious farmers market items into the hands of more people."
More details about the market's SNAP and EBT program will be available in the weeks to come.
The outdoor market season will feature weekly live music, chef demonstrations, special events, market birthday parties and much more.
For more information on the Spring Preview and 2013 Outdoor Market season, visit maplegrovefarmersmarket.com or facebook.com/maplegrovefarmersmarket.


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Watauga County Resident Guilty of State Tax Charges
Date: June 6, 2008
A Watauga County man was found guilty in District Court recently to charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue.
Jamelle Assad of 115 Green Heights Drive, Boone was found guilty on May 27, 2008 to failure to pay the state individual income tax.
Judge Gregory Horne issued Assad a suspended sentence and placed him on 36 months of supervised probation. Assad was also ordered to file and pay all current and future taxes on time.
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As a pro-Palestinian activist, Jewish comedian Ivor Dembino has visited the occupied territories three times. As well as experiencing the conflict 'really close up', he also met Arabs who were totally unfazed by the claim that the Holy Land was given to the Jews by God.
"That's nothing - it was given to us by Great Britain."
Hendon born and bred ("I'm just a Jewish boy from Hendon. My parents were refugees. From South London."), Ivor is the founder and resident host of the Hampstead Comedy Club, now in its 18th year and one of London's most popular small-scale comedy venues.
Ivor uses the traditional flavour of Jewish humour to tackle tricky subjects - like the Arab-Israeli conflict in an aptly titled one-man show, This Is Not A Subject For Comedy, which traces Ivor's trajectory from his 60s Jewish childhood in Hendon to his troubled rejection of his parents' Zionism, to his pro-Palestinian activism in the West Bank.
"It's a story with jokes," he says, "as opposed to stand-up comedy per se. It's my own view of how the Middle East conflict has altered the course of my life."
Ivor has performed the show at the Edinburgh Festival, in Australia, in the Middle East in a city under occupation, and at the Houses of Parliament.
This month, Ivor is presenting the show as the second part of a double bill of Jewish comedy. The evening starts with Old Jewish Jokes, a celebration of traditional Jewish humour.
"I want to marry the two parts up, celebrate the old traditional jokes - the Jewish mother, the businessman, the synagogue - and then keep the flavour of that but use it to address something very modern. It's an evening as a whole - Jewish humour, but two different sides to the same coin."
Old Jewish Jokes and This Is Not A Subject For Comedy are on at the Hampstead Comedy Club, Gloucester Avenue, Primrose Hill on Thursday, February 9 and Thursday, February 16 at 8pm (doors open at 7.30pm). Details: 020 7633 9539, www.hampsteadcomedy.co.uk


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Clarke Recital Hall in the Weeks Center for Recording and Performance
60 X 60—A One-Hour Electronic Music Extravaganza
Featuring New Works by Faculty and Students
Charles Mason, faculty host
60x60 is a one-hour music extravaganza featuring one-minute slices of new music, mixed back-to-back for an indescribable sensory experience. Trendtrekking suggests "Think of it as a night of artistic hors d'oeuvres!" The New York Times exclaims, "it's this kind of madness that makes the cultural world go 'round…" Conceived by an international consortium of composers, 60x60 events are presented around the globe featuring new music by emerging and established composers, sequenced by an international committee in an audience-friendly order. "It's like a Whitman's sampler of the contemporary new music scene," says the Times Union. Works by faculty composers Dorothy Hindman, Charles Norman Mason and Juraj Kjos are featured on the one-hour mix presented here, originally dubbed as the 2012 60x60 Presenters Mix. As a special treat, there will be an encore presentation of five 60-second works by Frost School of Music students Kelly Garner, Richard Yates, Rodrigo Bussad, Jackson Parodi, and Daniel Choi who created their works in the Frost School's MTC 506 Digital Editing and Sequencing class last spring.
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Influenza immunizations: risks and benefits
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With flu season drawing to a close, many are wondering whether they made the right decision regarding vaccination and deciding their choice for next year. Wright State has a diversity of perspectives on the issue.
Dr. Donald Clark of Wright State Physicians supports the established medical orthodoxy.
"We recommend that everyone these days get the flu vaccine," Clark said. "We especially recommend it for people at the highest risk: the young and the elderly, anybody who is exposed to those infected with the flu and people in schools and colleges where infections go around pretty rampantly due to many people being in close proximity."
Undergraduate student Emily Gay agreed that immunization is a good idea for at-risk individuals but did not believe that everyone should get them.
"I am a healthy young adult, and my immune system is strong enough to fight off influenza," Gay said. "I'm not saying that everyone should avoid the flu vaccine, but I do believe that for healthy young people who drink water, eat healthy and exercise, that the vaccine is not necessary."
WSU Virologist Dawn Wooley agreed with Clark.
"I believe in flu shots and have been getting them every year since I was 28 years old. They work," Wooley said. "The only danger is for people with certain medical conditions. This is why a medical professional should discuss the potential side effects and review contraindications."
The Boonshoft School of Medicine requires that all medical students and staff get vaccinated. One such student, Phillip Wenzell understood the rationale for this policy.
"I've never gotten a flu shot before, but I think it makes sense now since health care workers are easy vectors of transmission for the flu, especially among high-risk populations seen in hospitals," Wenzell said. "In other words, we're exposed to the flu more frequently, and we come in contact with patients with weakened immune systems."
The clear benefit of influenza immunization is the reduced risk of serious infection, but what are the risks? Clark believed they are minimal.
"Most people don't get sick as a result of vaccination," Clark said. "Some people can have an achy, sore arm for a day or two, but that usually resolves."
There is also the possibility of allergic reactions to the immunization. Most influenza vaccines are created using eggs so those with egg allergies should consult their physician before getting vaccinated. However, vaccines that don't contain eggs are now available, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Some people associate vaccinations with autism due to premature announcements by the media linking the two, before reliable scientific evidence could be gathered. One component of some vaccines, thimerosal (or thiomersal), is a mercury-based preservative, which has been alleged as a possible cause of autism. However the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety has concluded that "there is no evidence of toxicity from thiomersal in vaccines." Clark agreed with the WHO's assessment.
"The research on autism and immunizations has been fairly clear; in that no immunization has ever been found to cause autism," Clark said.
Wenzell agreed with Clark.
"I'm completely for vaccinating children, and I think the unfounded arguments of opponents have led to an unnecessary, irrational fear of them," Wenzell said.
It is important for those considering influenza immunization to consult their healthcare providers and rationally weigh the risks and benefits of vaccination, according to Wenzell.
"It's worth talking to your doctor about every medication and vaccine you receive, and he/she should be more than happy to present information regarding the risks and benefits of each treatment," Wenzell said. "Just remember that you pay doctors to look out for your best medical interest; people on the internet have no such obligation."


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Billion Dollar Blunder: The MLB Needs a Salary CapNovember 6, 2009
Benjamin Franklin was once quoted saying "A Penny Saved is a penny earned". If you were to tell this to the Steinbrenner family, they would simply grin, shake their heads, and point you toward their six world series trophy's, all won under the Steinbrenner reign.
In 2009, the Yankees rampaged through the American league, winning the American League east by 8 games, whilst winning 103 games. They eventually beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the world series, and were crowned champions of the world.
Behind the Success of the Yankees, is a very very true financial tale. The Yankees Payroll for 2009 exceed $208,000,000. The Yankees had 9 players earn more than $10,000,000 this year, and 18 players make over $1,000,000. Compare this to bottom feeding teams like the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the numbers make a lot of sense. The Pittsburgh Pirates Payroll barely exceeded $25,000,000. Alex Rodriguez, famed Yankees 3rd basemen, makes $33,000,000 a year, which is $8,000,000 more than the Pirates use to pay their entire team.
Compare the success of the Pirates, to that of the Yankees, and it goes to show how far money can go in baseball. The Pirates have not had a winning season since 1992, while the Yankees have only had one loosing season in that same time period, and have only missed the playoffs once in the past 14 years.
This season, the Yankees invested almost $800 million into newly signed players C.C Sabbathia, and Mark Texeria. After these signings, the Yankees were almost unanimous favorites to win the World Series. A team like the Pirates, or Reds, or Indians, would not have been able to make these kinds of deals with star players, because they simply do not have the money to sign or keep this kind of talent. Teams like the Yankees come in and offer lucrative contracts, that low-budget teams are not able to hold on to their prized players.
The Yankees have all the money in the world, and can sign any talent they want, making it almost unfair competition for the other teams. If the MLB would institute a salary cap, similar to that of the NFL, more teams would be able to afford talent, and the rich teams like the Yankees would be brought back to earth a little.
If there was a spending cap in the MLB, teams would have more access to star players, because there would no longer be big budget teams taking away the star players with their lucrative contracts. Until the league institutes some sort of policy similar to the NFL, teams like the Pirates, Athletics, Reds, Indians, and Nationals, will never have any hope of success.
Take this for example. The two starting pitchers in the first game of the world series, Cliff Lee, and C.C Sabbathia, are both former Cleveland Indian Pitchers. They were stripped from the Indians, because the Indians simply did not have enough money to pay them. If there was a salary cap in baseball, the Indians might have had enough money to hold on to at least one of their star pitchers, and possibly be a competitive team.
Although Benjamin Franklin Makes a good point, until their is a salary cap in baseball, the Yankees will continue to spend, spend, and spend some more, until their is no competition left in the MLB.


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(CBS News) Ever listen to a commercial and say to yourself, "That voice sounds familiar?" or "Who is that, I think I know him/her?" And it's usually Jon Hamm or Lisa Kudrow -- or Mike Rowe! While Jon or Lisa have nothing to do with this post, besides the fact they both do voice-overs on television commercials, it is interesting to know a bit about how they do them. And that's what Discovery Channel's host of "Dirty Jobs" Rowe teaches in his YouTube series, "Adventures in Voiceover."
I bet you thought they read the script verbatim over and over, trying to achieve just the right intonation and pronunciation. Well, that's what I thought, too. But it turns out, very talented VO experts can create the perfect ad just by listening to a recording and repeating it on slight delay. And while it sounds easy, it's definitely not. Rowe makes it look effortless, but it seems super confusing to me -- and apparently only very experienced VO professionals master this technique.
So bravo, Mike, and thanks for teaching us another semi-useless, but none-the-less fascinating factoid that we can share with our friends during happy hour today! And, as fun, musical bonus that happens to involve "voices," but in a wholly different way, go ahead and take in the Queen classic "Bohemian Rhapsody" done with a series of impressive impressions by Paul Vlahos below.


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In case you hadn't already heard the news, jQuery Mobile has a birthday today. That's right, everyone's favorite mobile web framework turns 1.0. It's been a long time coming and the teams at Adobe and Filament Group, along with everyone in the community, have really worked hard to make this a great release.
I had no idea when I started using jQuery Mobile last fall what a ride it would turn out to be. In just a little more than a year I've used it for my social networking startup Goba.mobi, written numerous blog posts about jQuery Mobile, contributed bug fixes to the jQuery Mobile source, presented jQuery Mobile to hundreds of people around the country, agreed to teach an actual course on jQuery Mobile over at CodeLesson.com, and signed on to co-author a book on jQuery Mobile with friend and fellow developer Ray Camden.
If you're looking for an easy to learn, rapid to develop in, and fun all-around mobile web framework, then look no further than jQuery Mobile. Congratulations guys, you've earned it.
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Bloemfontein - The ANC and all liberation movements on the continent should work on preserving their liberation ties, Mozambican ruling party Frelimo said on Tuesday.
"We have a duty to preserve the record and ties of the liberation movement across the continent. That is very important," Ida Libongo said at the ANC's elective conference in Mangaung.
Libongo was delivering her party's message of support after the announcement of the ANC's leadership election results.
She praised the ANC for leading the liberation movement on the continent. - Sapa


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On a recent sunny Friday morning, Jorge Perez, the ruling magnate of Miami real estate, strode into the living room of his waterfront home and settled into an overstuffed chair with a view of Biscayne Bay. A small, fluffy white dog named Samson jumped into his lap.
The developer was in casual mode – jeans, a blue-and-white striped shirt, slip-on shoes – and preparing to leave for a vacation in Tuscany. In conversation, he had the expansive air of someone who has veered close to disaster and lived to tell the story. After all, it wasn't so long ago that his company was nearly crushed in the real estate collapse.
Mr. Perez was the biggest builder in the largest condominium bubble in the United States and the most prominent developer in Florida, a state that epitomized the frenzy of overbuilding and speculation during the boom years.
"They say the bigger they are, the harder they fall, right? That's true. So we fell," said Mr. Perez, 63. "You're God's gift to the world, you're the golden boy – and then nobody wanted to talk to me. You go from being the hero to being the goat."
Now the chastened mogul is facing the most improbable outcome of all: Business is roaring again as the U.S. housing market pulses back to life. Mr. Perez's firm – Related Group – has more than forty projects in the works in the region. Next month, the company will complete its first condominium built since the crash, a sold-out tower in Miami. In the past two weeks alone, it announced two more brand-new condo projects.
Across the country, there are variations on the same story as builders get back to work, eager to capitalize on rising home values and pent-up appetite. After six long years of destruction – housing prices nationwide peaked in 2006 and hit bottom in 2012 – the U.S. housing market is mounting a comeback. In the twelve months through April, home prices in the country's 20 largest metropolitan areas rose 12 per cent, the fastest increase in seven years, according to the widely-followed S&P/Case-Shiller Index.
How Mr. Perez managed to haul his company out of the abyss is a tale that shows the unexpected vigour of the U.S. housing recovery but also its limits. While Mr. Perez is building again, the way he's doing it bears little resemblance to the credit-fuelled construction of the bubble years. And every day he reminds himself of the perils of too much optimism.
So Mr. Perez is moving carefully but also quickly. "Will there be a bust?" he asked, looking out at his swimming pool and the shining sea just beyond it. "Yes. The question is when. People used to say there are three important things in real estate: location, location, location. Now I say, it's timing, timing, timing."
Already, the real estate recovery has provided a concrete lift to Mr. Perez's fortunes: Earlier this year, he returned to the annual list of billionaires compiled by Forbes magazine, his first appearance there since 2008.
"Most guys in his position would have gone under," said Jack McCabe, who heads a real estate research and consulting firm in Deerfield Beach, Fla. "Now he's back and primed and ready to go – and may end up being bigger than he was before."
The long road back
When the housing market in South Florida collapsed, it was common to hear predictions that it would take 10 or 15 years to work through the glut of properties built prior to the crash. It didn't turn out that way.
In Miami and elsewhere, the rebirth of the housing market has had an untraditional midwife: investors. Across the country, an array of players – private equity firms, hedge funds, wealthy individuals – have snapped up properties at rock-bottom prices, which helped put a floor under the market at a time when regular buyers remained fearful.
Miami is a turbocharged version of what happened nationwide: From their peak in 2006 to their nadir in 2011, home prices in the city fell 51 per cent, S&P/Case-Shiller figures show. Since then, they have risen 17 per cent to levels equivalent to what prevailed back in 2003.
For now, housing remains a relative bargain. Jed Kolko, an economist at Trulia Inc., an online real estate site, noted that U.S. home prices are about 7 per cent below fair value, judging by their historical relationship with personal income and rental rates.
Of course, there is no shortage of reasons to worry. Mortgage rates are rising, though over all they remain low. Land prices have spiked, suggesting a return to speculation in some parts of the housing market. The investors who have piled into real estate will not wait forever to realize a return, creating a sizable contingent of future sellers.Report Typo/Error
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Eat & Drink in Rio de Janeiro
You want to try out the best gourmet restaurant? You're looking for a cosy café? You're looking forward to relishing local specialities? Or you want to turn the night into day at a cool club? Let our select choices inspire you.
PorcãoA haven for carnivoresThe Porcão is located at the Praia do Flamengo and is one of the city's best churrascarias – a traditional barbecued meat restaurant. Many locals consider it to be the best steakhouse in the city. For the past 40 years, the restaurant has been serving delicious meat specialities, a buffet à discrétion and – as if that's not enough – also has a stunning view of Sugarloaf Mountain. This culinary encounter, combined with the sun setting over the sea, makes an evening at the Porcão an unforgettable experience.Av. Infante Dom Henrique
s/n - Aterro do Flamengo
Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 20021-140
Churrascaria PalaceTraditional steakhouseThe Churrascaria Palace is probably the most traditional steakhouse in Rio – and entertainment dining at its best. The restaurant's legendary waiting staff come to the table and serve the food straight away. There are cheese rolls, manioc fries and sausages for starters. A little tip: don't tuck in too much to begin with. Make sure you save your appetite for the excellent meat, which comes later. It's a favourite place with localsRua Rodolfo Dantas, 16
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22020-040
+55 21 2541 5898
Cavist Vinoteca e RestôFine winesThis wine cellar with adjoining restaurant is simply stunning and serves a range of wines to go with every dish. The beautifully presented fish dishes come highly recommended. The restaurant is modern and cosy, with tables also available outside. This shop-cum-bistro is a wonderful place to unwind at leisure.Rua Barão da Torre, 358
Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22411-000
+55 21 2123 7900
AprazívelA family recipeThe Aprazível is located in the quiet district of Santa Teresa, in the hilly part of Rio de Janeiro, from where there's a magnificent view of the city. Ana Castilho, the restaurant owner, concocts unique dishes by adapting her family's recipes with innovative ingredients. She uses organic, environmentally farmed products. The wine list has also been compiled with a focus on naturally grown wines, free from the use of chemicals.Rua Aprazível, 62 – Santa Tereza
Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 20241-270
+55 21 2508 9174
OlympeFrenchThe Restaurant Olympe, run by Claude and Thomas Troisgros, is located at the Botanic Garden in the south of Rio. This is where the French art of cooking comes together with Brazilian ingredients in a range of creative dishes. Their menu revolves around local, seasonal produce, which is always delivered fresh from small, sustainable farmers.Rua Custódio Serrão 62
Lagoa – RJ Rio de Janeiro 21 25394542
+55 21 2537 8582
Confeitaria ColomboA testimony to colonial timesThe pretty Art Nouveau-style café with large mirrors adorning the walls was opened in 1894 and is one of the most beautiful coffee houses in Rio. It is located at the heart of the historic Old Town. The décor is reminiscent of Portuguese colonial times and shows signs of European influence – the floor tiles come from Portugal, the china from France and the marble tables from Italy. No one comes away from here hungry – choosing from the extensive range of dishes on the menu is no easy task! There are sandwiches, cheese specials, traditional pork stews and pastries to go with coffee.Rua Gonçalves Dias, 32
Centro – Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 20050-030
+55 21 2505 1500
Rio ScenariumSamba at its bestThe Rio Scenarium is a club, restaurant and antique dealer all rolled into one. The establishment is spaciously laid out over three different floors. This is a techno-free zone, exclusively reserved for samba. And not any old samba either – this place pulls a crowd with samba from the crème de la crème of Brazil's music scene. And those who don't want to dance can simply sit back and relax with a chilled drink and enjoy the artistic setting.Rua do Lavradio, 20 – Centro
Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20230-070
+55 21 3147 9000
CavernaA break from Latin rhythmsAnyone who fancies a rock bar in Rio has come to the right place here. The Caverna is known for its good music, burgers, cocktails and beer. At the heart of the Botafogo district, this bar has an unmistakably American feel to it. And when 'Highway to Hell' is blaring out, anyone who wants a break from samba and all things Latin American will feel right at home here among the numerous neon signs.Rua Assis Bueno, 26
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22280-080
+55 21 3507 5600
EmpórioNineties' rockThe Empório is located in a perpendicular street to Ipanema beach and is the perfect place to meet up before heading out for a night of partying. The great drinks in the bar can be enjoyed to the sounds of 90s' rock. The two-storey bar attracts both locals and tourists, but if it gets too packed, the party simply spills out onto the pavement.R. Maria Quitéria, 37
Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 22410-040
+55 21 3813 2526
The Salgueiro Samba SchoolWhere dancers come togetherPreparations for the carnival begin in the autumn in the samba school, where the dances and carnival song are practised every weekend. However, there's more to this place than hard training. This hall in the north of Rio is also a great place for locals to meet up for a dance and enjoy a caipirinha.Rua Silva Teles, 104 - Andaraí
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MILLIONS of people could soon be tuning in to see Huncoat's battle against dog fouling and flytipping.
Camera crews have been filming in the town for a documentary that could be aired on Channel Five.
Members of Huncoat Community Forum, which meets on a regular basis, expressed mixed views when they were told about the plans during a recent meeting.
Coun Dave Parkins, who is also a member of the forum, said: "It depends how it gets put across. It could be negative, or it could be positive.
"You know what the press and TV are like. They can twist things sometimes.
"There were a couple of people wary about the public seeing Huncoat being pulled down."
But Coun Parkins denied the town had a problem with fly-tipping.
He said: "It's a much better place now than it was 20 years ago. It used to have a problem with flytipping, but it doesn't now."
And in recent years, the number of people being fined for allowing their dog to foul in public has dramatically dropped, despite hundreds of compl-aints from angry residents. Coun Parkins, who has successfully campaigned for more dog bins and CCTV cameras to be installed, spoke out after dog walkers were found to have been dumping bags of excrement down a storm drain, which leads to the middle of Spout House Wood.
A dwindling number of fixed penalty notices led the council to launch a 'pooper snooper' scheme earlier this month, where amateur sleuths can earn £50 by taking photographs of perpetrators, and reporting them to the council.
Police and Community Support Officers were also drafted in to help tackle dog fouling, which remains one of the key issues for residents in Hyndburn.
A spokesperson for Channel Five said production of the documentary was in its early stages, but declined to comment further.


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Maple Grove and Blaine battled to a 4-4 overtime tie in Northwest Suburban Conference girls' hockey action Nov. 26.
The host Crimson grabbed a 3-1 lead in the second period on goals by Summer Thibodeau, Taylor Wendt and Samantha Boonstra but Blaine scored two power play goals to tie it early in the third and went ahead with about 2 minutes left in the third period. The Crimson tied it when Abby Larson split the Blaine defense, took a pass from Katie Josephson and scored on a breakaway with 1:32 left to send the game into overtime. The Crimson stormed Blaine's goal in the OT but could not get the game-winner.
The Crimson entered the game riding a three-game winning streak and goalies Breanna Blesi and Coco Francis combined on three straight shutouts against Coon Rapids, Andover and North Metro.
Maple Grove next visits North St. Paul Thursday, Dec. 5 and entertains Buffalo Saturday, Dec. 7.


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Upper St. Clair's Vince Trocheck speaks critically of his 2016-17 season
2017 Blue Chip Chat: Franklin Regional leader Bryce Lauer
The top 10 Steelers of all time, as chosen by Post-Gazette readers
Paul Zeise: The Steelers need to sign Colin Kaepernick immediately
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Beltre homers, Hamels pitches Rangers to 5-3 win over Angels
Polanco hits 3-run HR in both games, Twins split with WSox
Sold out or not, Vegas will party during Mayweather-McGregor
Top 25 Heat Check: Who is most likely to flop in 2017?
Ron Cook: James Conner 'right at home' in preseason debut, as he should be
Pittsburgh favorite James Conner did not disappoint in his debut in a Steelers uniform.
James Conner climbs the next plateau: The Black and Gold.
James Conner's upcoming NFL debut will be the newest chapter in a life filled with ups and downs.
Joe Starkey: Keith Butler passionately defends Mike Tomlin and identifies key to his defense
Think Mike Tomlin is just a "cheerleader"? Think again.
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Nephew of former Steelers safety commits to Pitt football
Marquis Williams is reportedly a speedy 5-9, three-star cornerback from Florida, where Pitt pulled seven recruits from for the 2017 class.
Jordan Dangerfield making plays again in push to make Steelers roster
Third-year safety Jordan Dangerfield had two interceptions in Sunday's preseason victory against the Atlanta Falcons.
Ray Fittipaldo's Steelers chat transcript: 8.21.17
Paul Zeise: The Steelers need to sign Colin Kaepernick immediately
Abandoned as an infant, Steelers RB Terrell Watson makes a name for himself
Show off your Steelers pride with new team Yowie designed by Kiya Tomlin
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Five things we learned at Mike Sullivan's Stanley Cup party
Mike Sullivan rarely shares much of his personal life, but here is what Jason Mackey learned by spending a day with him in the Boston area.
Penguins re-sign Jean-Sebastien Dea, who might replace Matt Cullen
Dea, 23, made his NHL debut in the Penguins' 2016-17 regular-season finale.
Upper St. Clair's Vince Trocheck speaks critically of his 2016-17 season
Five things we learned at Mike Sullivan's Stanley Cup party
Penguins not among favorites to land Will Butcher
Mike Sullivan on his dad: 'He was my first coach, and he's still coaching me'
2017-18 Penguins Prospectus: Carl Hagelin
2017-18 Penguins Prospectus: Carl Hagelin
2017-18 Penguins Prospectus: Justin Schultz
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Curtis Granderson, Yasiel Puig blast Dodgers past Pirates, 6-5, in 12 innings
The Dodgers improved to 88-35. The Pirates are 60-65, seven games from first place.
Tony Watson back — in blue — three weeks after trade to Dodgers
Watson, 32, was drafted by the Pirates in 2007 and posted a 2.68 ERA in 433 innings for them.
Nephew of former Steelers safety commits to Pitt football
Marquis Williams is reportedly a speedy 5-9, three-star cornerback from Florida, where Pitt pulled seven recruits from for the 2017 class.
2017 Blue Chip Chat: Will Central Catholic's David Green pick Pitt?
One of the WPIAL's best defensive linemen, Green will decide on a college choice Thursday night
Position coach Charlie Partridge sets bar high for Pitt D-line
Pitt 2017 fall sports preview
Prized Pitt freshman Paris Ford reports to team
Penn State ranked No. 6 in AP preseason poll
It's the Nittany Lions' highest preseason ranking since they were picked No. 3 in 1999 and first time in preseason Top 25 since 2010.
Penn State football coach James Franklin gets contract extension
The board of trustees characterized it as an "amended" contract and approved it unanimously.
Penn State ranked No. 6 in AP preseason poll
Class 1A preview: Top-ranked Clairton has another playmaker in Tre'sean Howard
Bears favored to repeat; Jeannette, Rochester, O.L.S.H., Fort Cherry next in line.
Westinghouse hopes to continue momentum from 2016 playoff appearance
Coach Monte Robinson has last year's quarterback, Tay'Von Lee-Mattox, returning to lead the offense.
Ex-Pitt Panther Rod Rutherford to use experience to guide Perry
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Frank Darabont's period 'L.A. Noir' adaptation proves great looking but dramatically hollow
Great-looking but dramatically flaccid, "Mob City" mines the same territory as "L.A. Confidential" and James Ellroy's noir thrillers, with hollow results. Loosely adapted by writer-director Frank Darabont from the nonfiction book "L.A. Noir," this exceptionally well-cast series nearly chokes on its own murkiness, and initially indulges in talky interludes that exhaust tolerance for period jargon. TNT scheduled back-to-back episodes for three successive weeks, ostensibly to create a limited-event feel but also (in the glass-half-full department) condensing the show's footprint if viewers don't respond. Set in 1947 — the same year as the Black Dahlia murder — it's a noble effort and a squandered opportunity.
Reuniting Darabont with "The Walking Dead" co-stars John Bernthal and Jeffrey DeMunn, the project centers on Bernthal's Det. Joe Teague, a taciturn ex-Marine working as part of an elite unit within the L.A. Police Dept. Calling the shots is ambitious chief-to-be William Parker (Neal McDonough), even as mobsters like Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke) and Bugsy Siegel (Ed Burns) are exerting their power and influence throughout the city.
In the premiere, Joe gets drawn into an extortion attempt run against a mobster by a comedian (Simon Pegg), whose circle includes a classic femme fatale (Alexa Davalos, seemingly trying to channel a young Lauren Bacall).
Saying much more about whether Teague is a dirty cop on a force full of them, or what otherwise motivates him, would run afoul of spoiler warnings, but suffice to say none of the twists are so unexpected that you can't see them telegraphed via Western Union.
Darabont does cleverly employ flashbacks to depict the roots of L.A.'s criminal underbelly — revealing windows into the characters' pasts — while filling his world with hard men who speak in clipped sentences. In that regard, casting actors like Robert Knepper, Milo Ventimiglia and DeMunn among the assorted cops and robbers certainly lends a patina of quality to the proceedings, but can't trump the general sluggishness of the presentation — or, for aficionados of the period, the fact these same hoods and heroes have been fictionalized with more verve elsewhere.
The third and fourth hours do settle down and offer a bit more narrative clarity than the premiere but contain other questionable choices, like a poorly mounted shootout aboard a merry-go-round.
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Darabont hardly needs redemption, but having unloaded on AMC over the circumstances regarding his "Dead" exit, it would have been nice if his next project was, well, better. As for TNT, the network has delivered a handsome, much-anticipated pilot, only to have the promos and marketing outshine the finished product. Then again, as crimes against television go, that one's so common as to qualify as a misdemeanor.
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No Myth, Just Man: Batman Earth One
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on July 6, 2012
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I have complex feelings about BATMAN EARTH ONE.
On the one hand, I dislike a great number of the changes to the basic origin of Batman (no bat through the window, no cave, no loyal butler, per se) (though at least one of the things I didn't like — the change to essential randomness of the Wayne's murder — got reversed before the end), moves and shifts of characters (turning Bullock into Roy Raymond, say? Or the deal with Mr. Cobblepot), or just general "bad positioning" (the confusing title, etc.)
On the other hand, this is everything that I had hoped that the "New 52" reboot might have been — there's some serious thinking about the world the characters are playing in going on, and a lot of the same-yet-different stuff urgently compelled me to turn pages. The art is absolutely terrific, and the comic really isn't about Johns' Daddy Issues (yay!). A few of the changes are even surprisingly strong — Martha Wayne's maiden name, for example.
On the other other hand, parts of this read like a Mad magazine parody of Batman — the opening scene, maybe, which ALMOST makes it impossible to take the character seriously for the entire rest of the book; or the main physical antagonist, who is built like the Hulk (in a book where Batman looks like a nerd in an ill-fitting mask), but wears a scarecrow-style bag over his head, topped by a jaunty birthday hat (!)
On the other(cubed) hand, I could actually see this working pretty well as a TV show pitch, which I sort of imagine is half of the reason for it.
Batman here is kinda Just a Guy — almost all of the Myth is stripped from the proceedings.
(What's interesting is that I sort of can't see Superman Earth One and this Batman working together even a little bit)
What I CAN say with a large amount of assurance is that it kept me turning the pages — not like SEO, which was an actual chore to read — so I liked this at least that much; I didn't feel like my time was being wasted, exactly, and I wanted to see where it ended up.
However, I don't think Johns had enough control of the longer format — captions of "now" and "then" stop and start throughout the book without any real rhyme or reason, and there are certainly places where a smidge more linearity in presentation would have done wonders. Big splash pages, which have a great deal of impact in a serialized format, come off as vamping here, and there's a density you want to push for in a big book like this which I think is somewhat wasted. In other words, it reads more like a really long comic book, than a "graphic novel", but I think it is OK for a creator's reach to exceed their grasp in cases like this.
I think I'd consider this more of an extra-long Elseworlds ("What If….. Batman Was Just a Man?") than anything else, and that makes it staggeringly inessential, though it is priced as a premium item, but in every way it was also a read with a lot of forward momentum and thought applied to it.
I prefer a lot more Myth in my Bat, and, at any time for any reader, I'd strongly recommend Batman: Year One over this any day of the week.. but this wasn't as bad as it might have been (or it's brother book was), and I thought it was a really strong OK, on the Savage Critic scale.
What did you think?
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Sounds like the sort of thing comic books do terribly. Pass.
Good call on the Elseworlds thing, Brian. That was my first thought on reading the thing too: "This is just a shitty Elseworlds story." And for an entire generation of comics readers who have no idea what Elseworlds even was, I suppose it'll become some sort of gospel or something. But to anyone with a discerning eye, it's just a really shaky, quite hamfisted pitch for a piece of live action media.
All the myth is gone, all the power is gone, everything that made the thing more than just a half-crazy-man-in-a-bat-suit story is gone.
There's is literally nothing of worth in this book, except maybe Frank's art. Non of the so-called updating of the story works any better than the stuff in the original did, and Johns' fucking literalist fanboy tendencies to connect things that don't need it is just tiresome (Martha's last name, Bruce knowing Harvey Dent as a kid, etc).
Basically, they should have just printed Batman: Year One again. As far as "Batman is a dude in a suit who's just starting out and making mistakes" stories go, it's still untouchable. Gary Frank is competent or whatever, but he's no David Mazzucchelli, and Miller may be crazy, but Johns can't even remotely touch the hem of his cape, here. No pun intended.
On the Savage Critic scale: CRAP.
But I'm sure it'll sell amazingly and people will love it. Now excuse me while I go throw up.
I honestly doubt this will sell anywhere near well enough for even a micro-generation of readers to consider this "their Batman". In terms of the general culture, any throwaway off-the-cuff dialogue in The Dark Knight Rises will have more impact than the entirety of what Johns has done here.
[…] Brian Hibbs, Savage Critics: "I don't think Johns had enough control of the longer format — captions of 'now' and 'then' stop and start throughout the book without any real rhyme or reason, and there are certainly places where a smidge more linearity in presentation would have done wonders. Big splash pages, which have a great deal of impact in a serialized format, come off as vamping here, and there's a density you want to push for in a big book like this which I think is somewhat wasted. In other words, it reads more like a really long comic book, than a 'graphic novel,' but I think it is OK for a creator's reach to exceed their grasp in cases like this." […]
My copy will arrive at the end of the week from Amazon. I was on the fence, but most reviews were fair to good (not from those who commented on your review) and that along with the deep Amazon discount swayed me to order it. Bats is my favorite character, and I have always believed he works in several different milieu and varying interpretations. I look forward to reading this interpretation.
I haven't read "Batman Earth One," just like I haven't read "Superman Earth One." I don't intend to. Just like the Marvel "Season One" books, I am not its target audience and I feel like I am not missing anything. (Though I wonder why the DC "Earth One" books are garnering more publicity and newsworthiness than the Marvel "Season One" books?)
I was satisfied with the original Bob Kane Batman origin story (and the various Marvel Origin stories) I read as a kid (back in the 1960's), thank you very much. You can flesh it out like Grant Morrison has done in "Batman" and I am okay with that. Morrison is more about filling in the holes. But a whole new origin is completely unnecessary for someone who is already a fan.
I suppose I would likewise tend to view this as an "Elseworlds'" story, for what it's worth, which is probably why I am uninterested. Yet, I am (for the time being) interested in the New 52 "Earth 2" comic book by Robinson. Maybe because I've never seen a reboot of DC's Golden Age heroes quite like this. (Is "Earth 2" supposed to be a counterpart to DC's "Earth One," because I doubt it?)
Yet, Earth 2 doesn't feel like an Elseworlds' story (even though it does: What if Allan Scott were gay?) Though I question why DC would make Allan Scott gay only to have his "lover" die such a horrible death? Maybe he had it (gay) coming? It is as if DC wants it both ways: Look at us (buy more comics), we are tolerant and accepting of the gay community (Look at us, one of our C list characters on some alternate earth is gay) but if you are unfortunate enough to be gay, your lover is going to die a horrible death. Maybe this is nothing more than the Jean (we're gonna rape your childhood) Loring syndrome. (Maybe DC hates gays as much as it hates women?) One way or another, either a non-essential gay or female character, or you the reader, (or both) is going to get what you truly deserve. Assuming that you are ignorant and unprincipled enough to buy this shit.
Do people seriously like Frank's art?
Everyone looks like someone wearing their skin as a mask.
I LOVE Gary Frank's art, but I do admit he draws people with more frown lines these days.
Grow up, Simmered. Just grow up.
Or maybe, Robert, Alan's lover was just an origin story death like the Waynes or the entire population of Krypton and it's just your psychotic desire to be discriminated against that's blowing it out of proportion.
Or maybe, Robert, Alan's lover was just an origin story death like the Waynes or the entire population of Krypton and it's just your psychotic desire to be discriminated against that's blowing it out of proportion.


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It appears the absence of the University of Massachusetts on my Associated Press men's basketball ballot has caused some consternation in New England, as one paper exposed me, I guess, as the lone voter not to vote for the Minutemen in the top 25 and a blogger used his forum as a bully pulpit to attack me.
Fair enough. UMass is 9-0, ranks No. 2 nationally in RPI (.7111), behind Wisconsin. The Minutemen have beaten opponents from the ACC (Boston College and Clemson), Big Ten (Nebraska), Mountain West (New Mexico), Southeastern (LSU) and West Coast (BYU) conferences this season. By those standards — undefeated record, high RPI and opponents from quality conferences — the Minutemen certainly deserve to be ranked in the top 25.
So allow me to explain my rankings.
First, this is not the first time I've been a dissenting voice in an AP poll. Yes, even though I cover high school sports (primarily writing columns on Western Pennsylvania football) for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, I also have covered college football (Pitt and Penn State), as well as the Super Bowl and Stanley Cup Final (twice each) and countless other major sporting events.
Now, I have nothing against UMass. In fact, I was a fan of the Minutemen when a pair of Pittsburghers, Central Catholic's Jim McCoy and Allderdice's William Herndon, played for Moon native and former Pitt assistant John Calipari in the late 1980s/early '90s. But I didn't have UMass in my preseason top 25, and the reason I don't know is that it hasn't beaten any teams that I have ranked in my ballots this season. (UMass did beat New Mexico, which I didn't rank).
I did, however, rank Pitt in the preseason top 25. This is my second season on the Pitt men's basketball beat, but I've covered them for more than a decade, first as the backup to the beat writer, later as a columnist. So I've seen my share of college basketball, and believe this Pitt team has a chance to be pretty good despite the graduation of Tray Woodall and Dante Taylor, the early entry of Steven Adams to the NBA and the transfers of J.J. Moore and Trey Zeigler.
The Panthers are 10-0 heading into tonight's game against Cincinnati in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. They have yet to beat a ranked opponent, although they have beaten teams from the Big Ten (Penn State), Big 12 (Texas Tech), Mountain West (Fresno State) and Pac-12 (Stanford) this season. They won nine games by double-digit margins.
Attack me as a homer, if you will, but Pitt finished fourth in the Big East last season and returned three starters
and two reserves who have moved into greater roles. I expected the Panthers to be a top 25 team, so I ranked them 21st to start the season. They have since moved up six spots in my ballot.
I don't believe in punishing ranked teams for playing each other, especially when the games are close. That's why I have a three-loss Kentucky team ranked No. 14 (ahead of undefeated Pitt). The Wildcats' losses are to then-No. 2 Michigan State, then-No. 20 Baylor and then-No. 18 North Carolina. I have all three of those teams ranked ahead of Kentucky.
That rationale doesn't leave much room for teams to jump ahead, which is why Wisconsin has gone from No. 20 to 11th on my ballot and Baylor (who has wins over Kentucky, Dayton and Colorado and whose only loss is to Syracuse) from No. 18 to seventh. I didn't have Villanova ranked to start the season (I saw Pitt beat the Wildcats twice last year), but have moved them to 19th. And I dropped North Carolina before the Tar Heels beat Kentucky, Michigan State and Louisville, teams that started the season 1-2-3 in the AP rankings. I don't have Gonzaga ranked because its lone loss is to Dayton, which only lost to Baylor by one but then dropped a game to Illinois State.
I hope that begins to explain my reason for not ranking UMass, which is off to its best start since 1995-96. If the Minutemen beat Ohio Wednesday and Florida State Saturday, that should help their cause. If the Twitter attacks of their passionate fans, which I don't take personally, has done anything, it's made me very well aware of UMass.


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