text:
Mesa Arizona Easter Pageant tradition turns 75
David in CA Livermore, CAMarch 12, 2013 11:20 a.m.
This is a Great Experience for the people in Arizona!! Happy Easter!!
Does anyone know when the Oakland, California Temple Pageant will return??
It ran for over 30+ years and stopped about 5 years ago. Elder Quentin Cook
said someday it would return to Temple Hill in Oakland. Are there any updates?
Thank You.


text: Power went out on the morning of 8/27/11 and is still out as I type this on 9/2/11. UI says a tree went down and caused it but there is no time frame for restoring. The condos below us in Sunwood were lucky enough to have a commercial generator plugged into the box for the week. I saw the same generators on AT&T trucks/trailers. I guess we aren't as important as the people down there. They seem to have had their power restored yesterday. I have lost all the food in the fridge and find this handling of the situation unacceptable. Obviously we are not prepared for disasters here. It's a good thing the storm wasn't a full-fledged hurricane when it hit here and hope that we don't have any others hit us in the near future.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Journalist Vladimir Voina on leaving Russia, buying beer, and the 'foolish' US government shutdown
Player utilities
This story is based on a radio interview. Listen to the full interview.
Skip to content
This story is based on a radio interview. Listen to the full interview.
Marco Werman: Let's turn now to the next installment in our First Days series. These are stories we're collecting from immigrants in the US about their first days in America. Our series is inspired by Philadelphia's South Asian American Digital Archive. Today we hear from a Russian journalist who once wrote for such Soviet-era stalwarts as Pravda and Izvestia. In 1989, he moved to Boston for a journalist fellowship and ended up staying.
Vladimir Voina: I'm Vladimir Voina. I was born in 1936 in Moscow. I was fifty-three years old when I came to America in 1989. It was an evening. I went out on the [??] Square corner, Italian food store with delicate, very good, all kinds of food, showing rounds of beer. And it struck me as something absolutely surreal, not possible even to imagine. I counted eighty-three beers. Yeah, one, two, three, four, five. Because it was so unnatural. We were drinking in Moscow just one round of beer. Beer, beer, there were long queues after beer. Everything I saw was filling me with joy. When I got my bank book, the first in my life, I was so proud of it. I thought, "This is how Americans, well American leaders, are eradicating the desire of the Americans to build socialism, communism, and all that foolish stuff." I was so proud and I was thinking, "Now I am also a part of the capitalist system." Now I am maybe too critical about American life. I find so many thing I disagree with, and we're looking at the TV screen now where was this discussion about shutdown. I find it so foolish, so irresponsible. It's all games, political games. I hate it. It's not serious. You have to create something, not destroy the balance between the two-party system, it's a wonderful thing.
Werman: Russian journalist Vladimir Voina with his impression of life in America. You can hear more First Days stories at PRI.org\firstdays. And how about submitting your own story? We all have at least one tale of being in a new and unfamiliar place for the first time. Tell us yours at PRI.org. Just click on the orange record button. This is PRI - Public Radio International.


text:
L ately, there has been a lot of news about a certain Japanese politician who profited personally from his interest in Russia. Tonight, on Nippon TV's newsmagazine "Document '02" (12:25 a.m.), we get to see the opposite: Russians who profit from their interest in Japan.
Otaru and Wakkanai, two fishing port towns in Hokkaido, have increasingly come under the influence of the Russian mafia. These two harbors take in huge hauls of crab every day, and it is estimated that most of the crab that is unloaded in the ports from Russian ships has been caught illegally.
Apparently, the customs officers in these ports are aware of this but allow it anyway because of the high demand for crab right now. According to one official, if Russian crab were kept out of the Japanese market, "the retail price of crab would double."
The fake import documentation for the crab is provided by the Russian mafia, which also controls the ships. In addition, the gangs bring Russian prostitutes into Japan and take stolen cars out.
The headquarters of these criminal elements is on Sakhalin, and the documentary travels to where most of the large businesses, such as supermarkets and restaurants, are all owned and operated by the mafia.
Monday night at 9 p.m., TV Tokyo will present a special two-hour travel show titled "Himalaya no Chiisana Hitomi (Small Eyes of the Himalayas)," which focuses on children living in three mountain countries in Asia: India, Nepal and Bhutan.
Actor Masahiro Takashima visits a school for refugee children in the northern part of India. The majority of the school's 1,600 live-in students escaped alone from Tibet, which means their parents are still back in their native country. He spends most of his time with a 4-year-old girl who not only must live alone at the school, but must work to earn her keep. Takashima also visits four children who live alone because their parents are migrant workers and are always away. That means the oldest daughter, who is 12, is raising and caring for her siblings virtually by herself.
Former tennis star Kimiko Date goes to Nepal, where she visits an elementary school and meets a 7-year-old girl who is about to undergo a local ceremony that will "marry her to a god." Because the girl's parents can afford the ceremony, she is the exception in the school, which is so poor that there is only one textbook for every four students. In fact, many children in the village do not go to school, but are forced to work in a local carpet factory or make a living through prostitution.
Talent Shunsuke Nakamura stays with a Bhutanese farmer and his family of three children. The family entertains their Japanese guest over the New Year's holiday, and Nakamura discusses life and the future with the three children of the house.
Going even farther afield, Fuji TV will present the eighth and final special in its series about the travels of Dr. Yoshiharu Sekine, who has retraced backward the so-called "Great Journey of Man" (Friday, 9:04 p.m.).
Sekine started his trip at the southernmost tip of South America in December of 1993 and traveled by any means except engine-powered vehicles (e.g., foot, bicycle, kayak, etc.). He traveled up the continent, through Central and North America, and crossed the Bering Strait into Asia in 1998. He then went across the continent of Asia diagonally, through the Arabian peninsula and into Africa. He ended his 50,000-km journey in Tanzania, believed to be the cradle of humanity, on Feb. 10.
A n accomplishment of an entirely different sort is the subject of this week's "TV Champion" (TV Tokyo, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.), which prides itself on being the "original" ogui (big eating) contest show. There are many imitators, but "TV Champion" was the first.
This week's pig-out is actually part one of a special two-part extravaganza to find a new set of "athletes" who will eventually join the veterans in this lucrative and popular "sport." Five different "primary" tournaments were held, each in a different city: Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka. In each primary, about 30 contestants competed, with the top two eaters from each city going on to the main event, which will be broadcast next week.
Unsurprisingly, the food to be gorged is selected for its particular identification with a given city. In Sapporo, it's potatoes and salmon; Tokyo is curry bread and fried eggs; Nagoya features fried shrimp in rice balls and kishimen noodles; while in Osaka, it's octopus dumplings and sweet beans; and in Fukuoka mentaiko (spicy fish eggs) and gyoza.
If you're having trouble sticking to your diet, tune in. It will surely put you off your dinner.


text:
His fans often wonder why his songs are mostly in Ga, though he is Akan. The answer is simple. Adane Best was born at Adedenkpo near Palladium in Accra where his parent Christiana Ama Sarfowaa from Kwahu and Macauley Amoah from Agona Kwameng lived. He started his schooling at the Teacher Afio Kindergarten, then to Amamomo 1 Primary School and Amamomo 1 and II mixed middle school, both at Timber Market in Accra.
After successfully completing the middle school, he gained admission into the Otublohum Secondary School in 1986 and later moved to Osu Presbyterian Secondary School in 1987. He only got to form three and had to abandon school due to financial problem. At was during this time that he fell on singing. In 1992, his siblings teamed up and supported him to record his first album "Ayitey". The song was composed from the experiences of his brother who travelled to Nigeria for greener pastures, but was deported back to Ghana.
Adane Best's music is inspired by other African artist like Yossou Ndour and Salif Keita.
He has also won an EGRAG Award for Best Dance Music in 1994, Ghana Music Award for Best Highlife Song of 2003 and a recent award by the Kwahuman Traditional Council in conjunction with the Kwahu Youngsters Club.
He is currently single, but has a set of two and half year old twins (boy and girl). He likes boxing, song writing, football and listening to foreign African music.


text:
The Center implements a play-based, developmentally appropriate (age-appropriate, individually-appropriate, and socially/culturally appropriate) program that operates under a constructivist philosophy.
"Constructivist theory focuses on the mental processes children use in thinking and remembering. . . .constructivism emphasizes the active roles of the learner, prior knowledge, social interactions, and authentic tasks in constructing understanding rather than imposing knowledge…. ."
(M.R. Jalongo & J. P. Isenberg, 2004; page 132)
Within the constructivist philosophy, we utilize the emergent and project approach curriculum frameworks. In both frameworks, topics emerge from children's natural curiosities and integrate program goals and content areas.


text:
Residents in midtown Toronto are demanding answers about the safety of CP Rail freight trains carrying oil through their neighbourhood.
by News Staff
Posted Feb 28, 2014 8:55 pm EDT
Residents in midtown Toronto are demanding answers about the safety of CP Rail freight trains carrying oil through their neighbourhood.
We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. Your existing password has not been changed.
{* public_profileBlurb *}
We have sent a confirmation email to {* emailAddressData *}. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account.
Please confirm the information below before signing up.{* #registrationForm *} {* traditionalRegistration_firstName *} {* traditionalRegistration_lastName *} {* traditionalRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_displayName *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *} By clicking "Create Account", I confirm that I have read and understood each of the website terms of service and privacy policy and that I agree to be bound by them.
We didn't recognize that password reset code. Enter your email address to get a new one.{* #resetPasswordForm *} {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}
Sorry we could not verify that email address. Enter your email below and we'll send you another email.{* #resendVerificationForm *} {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}


text:
On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Lord, Jesus Christ.
Christians believe, according to Scripture, that Jesus came back to life, or was raised from the dead, three days after his death on the cross.
Through his death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus paid the penalty for sin, thus purchasing for all who believe in him, eternal life in Christ Jesus.
In Western Christianity, Easter marks the end of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline in preparation for Easter.
In a special message issued by President Mahinda Rajapakse commemorating Easter he stated that the Christian message of love and understanding can help much in the process of reconciliation now taking place in Sri Lanka to take us towards a lasting peace and unity.
He added that Christ's message of tolerance and understanding can also help free people and nations from the many conflicts that threaten peace today and also help the crisis faced by society due to the growing belief in opulence.
Prime Minister D M Jayaratne also issuing an Easter message stated that as a nation which suffered immensely within the clutches of terrorism, and now healing the wounds of heinous atrocities, the lessons we could learn from the life of Jesus are many.
Now we take a listen to a special segment on Easter.


text:
Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Fabales>Fabaceae>Amorpha glabra Desfontaines ex Poiret
Appalachian Indigo-bush is an uncommon to rare shrub that grows in the western mountain region of North Carolina. Similar to the more common and widespread Tall Indigo-bush (Amorpha fruticosa), Appalachian Indigo-bush has waxy-smooth leaves and branches.
Madison Co., NC 5/11/08.
Leaf detail.
Haywood Co., NC 5/10/08.
Other common names include Mountain False Indigo and Mountain Indigo.
Haywood Co., NC 5/10/08.
The tiny flowers have purplish petals.
Haywood Co., NC 5/10/08.
Bark detail.
Haywood Co., NC 5/10/08.
More information:
Missouri Plants
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North firstname.lastname@example.com
All photographs and text ©2012 by Will Cook unless otherwise indicated.


text:
'Mooring' – Vocal Point Theatre Project
A play about riverside homelessness, inspired by true events. Shows at Brunel Museum, 240 Project and similar community organisations.
About this project
Mooring is Vocal Point's new theatre production about riverside homelessness. The show will open as part of Totally Thames Festival in September 2016.
However, we want it to keep it alive much longer than that. After September, we plan bring it to as many audiences as we can, starting with a performance in late 2016 at Ladbroke Grove's 240 Project.
We are aiming to fundraise as much money as possible so the piece can enjoy a long lifespan. Our long-term goal is to be able to stage it throughout London (and if possible the UK) in centres for the homeless, vulnerable and disenfranchised. Any donation, big or small, will go a long way towards helping us share this piece with a wide audience.
Mooring is inspired by the story of a busker who lived in Hammersmith on a small boat in the 90s. He was made homeless after his boat was stolen and destroyed by a group of teenagers. The play is set on the South Bank in 2016, and depicts the friendship between Samuel, a homeless busker, and Tom, a housing association worker.
Mooring will be performed at the Brunel Museum's Thames Tunnel Shaft 1-9 September 2016 (totallythames.org/events/info/mooring-by-vocal-point). It will then be staged at 240 Project in late 2016 (exact date TBC) and then at as many community organisations as our budget permits. Each performance will incur costs for actors, travel, rehearsal space, lighting, and maintaining props and costume. Our initial target of £2000 should ensure we are able to stage at least 3 performances after the initial run.
Mooring follows on from 2014's Bloom in which Vocal Point worked with attendees of the Glasgow City Mission soup kitchen to re-tell two tales of homelessness. Mooring is being developed by two former Hammersmith residents who met the man it is inspired by numerous times on the riverbed. Though the play's action is fictional, they are striving to do justice to his story.
Help us bring our show to as many people as possible by donating whatever you can to the project. Thank you!
Risks and challenges
A big challenge is of course creating a strong, high quality production. We will work tirelessly in the rehearsal room to ensure that the show is of the highest calibre.
The next challenge is then maintaining that quality and momentum from the opening run in September, and ensuring that one-off performances at different locations are of the same calibre. Thus our preparation for each show will be key. We will make sure we are ready for each performance as if it were the first run, and give everyone who sees the show the best possible experience.
Another challenge will be balancing artistic and logistical responsibilities as we liaise with numerous organisations and coordinate booking dates for performances. We are working with and receiving guidance from arts collectives seasoned in touring performance to such organisations and centres, such as Cardboard Citizens.


text:
While the most prominent of entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo's myriad business interests are the near endless TV appearances by its contracted comedians, the real heart of its operation lies not in the studio but on the stage.
It was exactly 100 years ago this month that Yoshibe Yoshimoto and his wife, Sei, bought out a small theater in Osaka and began hosting rakugo (comic storytelling) performances — and with that what is now one of Japan's largest entertainment companies was born.
Those theatrical roots are still apparent in the company's continued operation of seven playhouses around the country and its deployment of even its most famous comedians in those venues' high-paced cycle of comic plays and standup shows.
It's not surprising, then, that the centerpiece of the company's yearlong celebration of its centenary is a series of 12 live-action comic plays being held at its newly rebuilt Namba Grand Kagetsu theater in Osaka. Each running for roughly one month, the 12 plays will tell one chapter in the 100-year history of the company. The first, which conveys the tale of Yoshibe (played by comedian Tomonori Jinnai) and Sei (played by actress Ryoko Kuninaka) and their bold move into theater management all those years ago, began on April 13 and will continue through May 6.
The second play in the "Yoshimoto 100-Year Story" series will run from May 14 till June 6 and will describe the origins of manzai (two-person comic routines), which is now a staple of Japanese humor.
"Yoshimoto 100-Year Story" takes place at Namba Grand Kagetsu theater in Osaka. For information on tickets, visit www.yoshimoto.co.jp/100th/monogatari (in Japanese).


text:
- Industry: Other
- Career: Mid Career
- Job Location: Dubai
- Salary: AED3001-5000
- Experience: 5 – 7 Years
- Job Type: Full Time
- Gender: Male
- Email: [email protected]
- City: Dubai
- Listed: August 27, 2016 4:00 pm
- Expires: 24 days, 22 hours
Walkin for Outdoor Sales from 28th Aug – 1st September, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM- Male (Any Nationality)- Outdoor sales experience is a must.- UAE Driving license is a must.Salary:- 3500 + Commission + Other benefits
We would like to invite you to come to our company 28th Aug – 1st Sep, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
In meet Person: Pooja Shah
Contact no: 0509438020.
Send your CV to (hr1) (at) (bushaqergroup) (dot) (com)
Either Car driving license or Bike driving license.
Dress Code:Interviews to be attended in proper business formals. Be courteous, conscientious and show up on time, be well groomed and well dressed.
Location Map for the Interview:If you are travelling via Dubai metro, please note that you need to disembark at Al Nahda metro station and then take right exit, take C19 Bus go down at 5th Bus Stop, near UAE Exchange, same building of Domino's Pizza, Come to Khalid Bushaqer Group on H Floor. .
Below is the address of our Company
Khalid Bushaqer Group
Damascus Street
Near- UAE Exchange
Al- Qusais , Dubai
Phone- 042677789


text:
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Circular Saw Blades
When a circular sawblade is in use, the body of the blade is cooled by airflow and the perimeter is heated by friction. This temperature disparity can cause temporary distortions that are very difficult to detect when the sawblade is cool.
Unlike most circular sawblade manufacturers, Atkinson Walker still carefully smithe and tension each sawblade individually by hand. This process imparts the correct tension the sawplate so that it will always run straight and true, even under working loads. The result is a supremely stable sawblade that cuts smoothly and accurately.
Atkinson Walker Industrial sawblades are an investment, they can be resharpened many times and over their working life are comparable in price to throwaway blades. Once you have tried one, nothing else will do.
Please start by selecting the diameter you require using the menu on the left.
Please note that Atkinson Walker circular saws are shipped directly from the factory and the majority are despatched within 2-3 working days but occasionally there may be delay of up to 10 days.


text:
- Home
- News
- Sports
- Business
- Entertainment
- Lifestyles
- Opinion
- Driveway
- Impress
Langley's Morton takes title in season opener
World Cup show jumping returned to Langley's Thunderbird Show Park last week as the facility welcomed competitors from around the world to their 41st season opener, The Canadian Premiere.
And on Sunday, it was a Canadian who triumphed in the $25,000 International Gems Grand Prix as Langley's Brian Morton held the lead for all but two rounds in a packed field of riders representing five nations.
After six years together, Morton and his 17 year-old Selle Francais gelding continue to deliver.
"I think he's as good as he's ever been, I just have to manage him and what shows we go to," explained Morton. "That's one of the things that is wonderful about Thunderbird, the footing is so good that it's an easy place to jump an older horse — and Spitfire has had a lot of great results here because of that."


text:
1/4-Turn Stop, Angle, 1/2 Inx3/8 In
KISSLER & CO| Zoro #: G0326356| Mfr #: 88-9230
Zoro #: G0326356Mfr. Part #: 88-9230
$6.74 /ea
Orders over $50.00 ship free. DetailsStandard ground shipping
Technical Specifications
|Zoro #: G0326356 Mfr #: 88-9230
|Body Material: Brass
|Body Style - Valves: Angle
|Stem Material: Chrome Plated Brass
|Inlet Type: CPVC
|Temp. Range: 40 Degrees to 180 Degrees F
|Item: Quarter-Turn Supply Stop
|Finish: Chrome Plated
|Max. Pressure: 125 psi
|Outlet Size: 3/8"
|Inlet Size: 1/2"
|Handle Material: Chrome Plated Brass
|Outlet Type: Compression
|Standards: IAPMO/UPC/SA Listed
|Country of Origin (subject to change): China
Product Description
Quarter-Turn Supply Stop, Body Style - Valves Angle, Finish Chrome Plated, Inlet Size 1/2 In., Inlet Type CPVC, Outlet Size 3/8 In., Outlet Type Compression, Max. Pressure 125 psi, Temp. Range 40 Degrees to 180 Degrees F, Body Material Brass, Handle Material Chrome Plated Brass, Stem Material Chrome Plated Brass, Standards IAPMO/UPC/SA Listed
Restrictions and Compliance
- This product has been certified by a third party to be compliant with the "Safe Drinking Water Act" requirements for low lead in potable (human consumption - drinking and cooking) and non-potable water applications (non-human consumption).


text:
Bringing Home the Browns Benefit Run
Sat 12/01/2012
1 Mile, 5K, 10 Mile, 10K, Age Group, Cat Level 1-5, Criterium, Elite, Junior, Master, Military, Off-road/Tr, Other, Pogo stick, Pro, Recreational, Road Race, Roller blade, Tandem, Time Trial, Tour, Track, Training
Please join us to help the Brown Family. We will be hosting a 1 Mile Walk/Run, 5k/10k Walk/Run, 10 Mile Bike, and a Kids Fun Run at Calvary Baptist Church at the corner of Hwy 80 and FM 2685 in Gladewater, TexasRegistration will be through Active.com or the day of the race. Registration Fee for 5k/10k/10 Mile Bike$25.00Registration Fee for 1 Mile$15.00Canned Food Donations will be accepted the day of the race for kids games and activities.Wear your Yellow Ribbons.All monetary proceeds will go to the Brown Family.Event schedule and timesRegistration will open at 800am the day of the eventTshirts are only guaranteed to pre-registration. We may have shirts the day of the event.All Events will start at 900am
- Address:Hwy 80 and FM 2685
Gladewater, TX 75647


text:
To view another transcription of this will: Emma L. Parmiter
Transcribed by Geoff Martin. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors
Will of Emma Lay Parmiter
Transcriber's Note: Emma Lay Parmiter was born Emma H Atwill, daughter of Richard Atwill and Eliza Luscombe from Devon. Richard was a mason.
To view the will for
Richard Atwill
Emma married Richard W F Lay in St. John's circa May 1867.
Emma Lay, age 47, widow, married Azariah Parmiter, age 57, widower, carpenter at George Street Methodist Church in St. John's 5/4/1894. Azariah's wife, Amelia Green died from a fall in August 1893. Azariah and Amelia were married in Seal Island, Labrador Sep. 20, 1860. Azariah's family can be referenced in the will of his father Richard (click here to access Richard Parmiter will)
In the Supreme Court
In re: Estate of
Emma Lay Parmiter
Probate granted to Martha English
and Elizabeth Carberry
on the 23rd. day of July
Value of Estate $700.00
Vol. 6
Folio 206
To the Honourable the Supreme Court, or one of the
Honourable the Judges thereof:-
The petition of Martha English, of St. John's, in the electoral district of St. John's West, married woman and Elizabeth Carberry, of the same place, married woman,humbly sets forth as follows:-
I. Emma Lay Parmiter, of St. John's, in the electoral district of St. John's West, married woman, died at St. John's, aforesaid on the 28th. day of June last past, having first executed a last will and testament, which said last will and testament, proven upon the oath of Frederick R. Matthews, Methodist Clergyman, of St. John's, is hereto annexed marked "A" .
2. At the time of her death said deceased was possess- ed of property, within the jurisdiction of your Honourable Court, of a value not exceeding the sum of $700.00, as will more fully appear by reference to the inventory hereto annexed marked "B".
3. Under and by virtue of the said last will and testa- ment your petitioners are appointed executrix thereof.
4. No letters of administration to the estate of the deceased, nor letters of probate to any last will and testament of said deceased have been granted to any person.
Dated at St. John's this 23rd. day of
July A. D. 1909
Martha English LS
Elizabeth Carberry LS
Written in the left margin, beside and at right angles to part I,
Fiat W. Horwood ? CJ.
July 23/09
This is the last Will and Testament of Emma (Lay) Parmiter. I being in good
health and in my right mind do hereby bequeath my property as follows: -
To my daughter Mrs. Joseph King her father's pictures. To Daisy my youngest
daughter the large bed & bolster with one pillow and also the organ. To my
daughter Emily one small feather bed with mattress, to Bessie two feather
pillows, to Minnie two ornaments, the House land & furniture not mentioned in
the preceding is to be sold and the


text: OLA Scores Knockout With Dramatic Awards of Excellence Ceremony By Staff Thursday, December 10, 2009 9:30 AM RELATED CONTENT Inside OLA 2009 OLA Steps Up Merger Talks With The Vision Council OLA Inducts Seven Into Its Hall of Fame WASHINGTON, D.C.—Breaking with tradition, The Optical Laboratories Association (OLA) transformed its annual Awards of Excellence ceremony here on Friday night from a conventional industry banquet into a raucous spectacle set in a mock boxing ring. Billed as "Fight Night 2009," the event riveted the attention of OLA meeting attendees and vendors who cheered from "ringside" as the representatives of the final nominees donned boxing robes and struck Rocky-like poses before the award winners were declared by a ring announcer. The 2009 OLA Awards of Excellence winners are: BEST IN DRESS FRAMES Randy Jackson 1013 Zyloware BEST IN SPECIALTY FRAMES Trendsetter TR309S Uvex by Sperian BEST IN CHILDREN'S FRAMES Nickelodeon SpongeBob SquarePants Exploration Nouveau Eyewear BEST IN LENS MATERIALS & TREATMENT Coppertone Polarized Lenses Vision-Ease Lens BEST IN LENS DESIGN Individual Carl Zeiss Vision BEST IN MARKETING Drivewear Glare Wheel Demonstrator Younger Optics BEST IN SOFTWARE TOOLS Job Bob Digital Vision BEST IN SURFACING EQUIPMENT (Two Winners) VFT Orbit Generator Satisloh HSC Sprint Generator Schneider Optical Machines BEST IN SURFACING MATERIALS & TOOLS Lumina Polish Pad DAC Vision BEST IN FINISHING EQUIPMENT Dimension Tracer National Optronics BEST IN FINISHING MATERIALS & TOOLS Stellar Block DAC Vision BEST IN LENS TREATMENT EQUIPMENT Ultra-Rx Coater Ultra Optics BEST IN ACCESSORY PRODUCTS Double Lens Lined Envelope E-Z Pack The OLA also honored its longtime technical director, Dan Torgersen, who was presented with the Director's Choice Award. Torgersen is vice president, MIS and special projects, for Walman Optical in Minneapolis, Minn.


text:
Two Israeli Men Drown in Southern Kibbutz Pool
Police suspect the two, both in their twenties, entered the swimming pool in Kibbutz Yotvata overnight Friday while intoxicated.
Two Israeli men were found dead Saturday at a pool in Kibbutz Yotvata in southern Israel. Police suspect the two drowned overnight after they entered the pool while drunk.
The bodies of 25-year-old Maharat Atlai, from Kiryat Gat, and his friend 23-year-old Kavda Sandeko, from Ashkelon, were found on Saturday morning at a pool in Kibbutz Yotvata, in the Arava. The first body was found by a kibbutz resident in the morning. The second was discovered at the bottom of the pool only after other kibbutz residents arrived at the scene. The residents called the police and rescue services after removing both bodies from the pool. Magen David Adom officials who arrived on the scene failed to resuscitate the men, and declared the two dead.
An initial police investigation has found that Atlai lived on the kibbutz, within the framework of project "Telem" - a kibbutz program meant to assist young Ethiopians in adjusting to Israeli society. Sandeko, police said, was a friend of Atlai's who came to visit him.
The two apparently drank alcohol at the kibbutz bar on Friday night and went into the kibbutz pool drunk during the early hours of the morning. At the time the pool was closed, and police claim that the young men scaled the fence in order to enter the pool area.
Atlai arrived in December, along with 8 other young adults, and worked in the kibbutz cafeteria, Kibbutz secretary Anat Ben Yosef, who knew the victim personally, said. "He was greatly admired by his friends in the project and forged a bond with the cafeteria staff. He was a strong, wonderful, friendly young man," she added.
"The young men get a little push forward," a long-time Kibbutz Yotavata member told Haaretz about Telem, a project that has been running at the kibbutz for the past 14 years. "They are in a safe area, and there have been couples that met on the program, married, and had children."
Want to enjoy 'Zen' reading - with no ads and just the article? Subscribe todaySubscribe now


text:
Miracle Miles for Kids
Morro Bay, CA
Sat 04/27/2013
10-K, Recreational/Fun Walk/Run
2500 Participants
Chip Timing, Online Entry Available
|Sat 04/27/2013
|Recreational/Fun Walk/Run (10-K)
On Saturday April 27th, join the Family Care Network for the 10th annual Miracle Miles for Kids 10-K walk/run on one of the most beautiful stretches of California coast to support foster and high-needs children and families served by the agency. Your efforts and participation help improve the lives of Central Coast children and families. Want to run for free? If you raise $100 or more in pledges, we will waive your registration fee! Registration includes a post-race party complete with live music, a breakfast burrito, a vendor fair, children?s activities and an award ceremony. Participants also receive a goody bag and a 2013 Miracle Miles T-shirt! Visit our website to register and for more information at http://www.mm4k.com!
- Name:Sydney McNamara
- Email:
- Phone:805-503-6269
- Address:Morro Bay, CA
Morro Bay, California 93442


text:
About Body Water
- Water Balance
- About Body Water
- Dehydration
- Overhydration
Water accounts for about one half to two thirds of an average person's weight. Fat tissue has a lower percentage of water than lean tissue and women tend to have more fat, so the percentage of body weight that is water in the average woman is lower (52 to 55%) than it is in the average man (60%). The percentage of body weight that is water is also lower in older people and in obese people. The percentage of body weight that is water is higher (70%) at birth and in early childhood. A 150-pound (68-kilogram) man has a little over 10 gallons (41 liters) of water in his body: 6 to 7 gallons (23 to 27 liters) inside the cells, 2 gallons (about 7 liters) in the space around the cells, and slightly less than 1 gallon (4 liters, or about 9% of the total amount of water) in the blood.
Water intake must balance water loss. To maintain water balance—and to protect against dehydration, the development of kidney stones, and other medical problems—healthy adults should drink at least 1½ to 2 quarts (about 2 liters) of fluids a day. Drinking too much is usually better than drinking too little, because excreting excess water is much easier for the body than conserving water. However, when the kidneys are functioning normally, the body can handle wide variations in fluid intake.
The body obtains water primarily by absorbing it from the digestive tract. Additionally, a small amount of water is produced when the body processes (metabolizes) certain nutrients.
The body loses water primarily by excreting it in urine from the kidneys. Depending on the body's needs, the kidneys may excrete less than a pint or up to several gallons of urine a day. About 1½ pints (a little less than a liter) of water are lost daily when water evaporates from the skin and is breathed out by the lungs. Profuse sweating—which may be caused by vigorous exercise, hot weather, or a high body temperature—can dramatically increase the amount of water lost through evaporation. Normally, little water is lost from the digestive tract. However, prolonged vomiting or severe diarrhea can result in the loss of a gallon or more a day.
Usually, people can drink enough fluids to compensate for excess water loss. However, people who have severe vomiting or diarrhea may feel too ill to drink enough fluids to compensate for water loss, and dehydration (see Dehydration) may result. Also, confusion, restricted mobility, or impaired consciousness can prevent people from sensing thirst or being able to drink enough fluids.
Mineral salts (electrolytes), such as sodium and potassium, are dissolved in the water in the body. Water balance and electrolyte balance (see Electrolyte Balance) are closely linked. The body works to keep the total amount of water and the levels of electrolytes in the blood constant. For example, when the sodium level becomes too high, thirst develops, leading to an increased intake of fluids. In addition, vasopressin (also called antidiuretic hormone), a hormone secreted by the brain in response to dehydration, causes the kidneys to excrete less water. The combined effect is an increased amount of water in the blood. As a result, sodium is diluted and the balance of sodium and water is restored. When the sodium level becomes too low, the kidneys excrete more water, which decreases the amount of water in the blood, again restoring the balance.
Resources In This Article
- Water Balance
- About Body Water
- Dehydration
- Overhydration


text:
Announcing the 2010 Jacksboro Texas Middlebrooks Family Reunion
Date & Time: 10:00 am, Saturday the 12th of June
Place: Jacksboro National Bank Community Room
The theme for this year's get together is "Middlebrooks Revival". Many things are planned. We will be updating family history charts and lists, making photographs of all who attend to be shared that same day, and are generally planning on having a good time visiting with everyone who comes. So, bring your own cherished family memorabilia, photographs and family history information to be shared with the clan. Most of all bring yourselves and your loved ones to the ancestral Texas Middlebrooks homeplace in Jacksboro to have a good time, good food, and to renew old family acquaintances and make new ones.
John Floyd Middlebrooks Family Photograph circa 1899
(Restored by Eva Middlebrooks Putman)
Standing L-R: William James Amerson, Charles Eugene, Joseph Anderson, Thomas Lee, Atticus Floyd, John Randolph
Seated L-R: Emily E. Middlebrooks Amerson (holding her children Archie & Floyd), John Floyd (holding Nellie's children Frank & Bessie), Mary Jane (Jenny) Jarrell Middlebrooks, Nellie Ann Allison Middlebrooks (holding the baby Ruth & son John), Della Weir Middlebrooks (holding her children Lloyd & Columbus)
So, mark your calendars for Saturday, June the 12th. We have really enjoyed being the family reunion officers these past 2 years and look forward to seeing you all again this year- Eva Middlebrooks Putman and Daphne Middlebrooks Hadley.
Also this year we are planning some additional activities in the form of social games as fun things to do. In addition, Sam Middlebrooks has been helping plan the reunion this year and has offered to conduct a field trip to visit old home sites and the Oakwood, Graves, Hicks, and Lynn Creek cemeteries in and around Jacksboro where many of our kin are buried. More on this to come but if you are interested we may do some exploring either before or after the reunion meeting on Saturday morning.
One of the things we are working on to enable kin to stay in touch with each other in today's world is to put together a list of everyone's email addresses. Please send us your email address so we can work to keep our geographically widening circle of family closer in today's electronic age. Send your email address and any other contact information you would like shared with the family to one or all of us:
Eva Middlebrooks Putman at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Daphne Middlebrooks Hadley at: email@example.com
Sam Middlebrooks at: email@example.com
Census Records | Vital Records | Family Trees & Communities | Immigration Records | Military Records Directories & Member Lists | Family & Local Histories | Newspapers & Periodicals | Court, Land & Probate | Finding Aids


text:
Daybreak Daily's afternoon leer at the pop-culture world finds someone who forgot her top, a new couple, other things, and the mystery music video.
TOPLESS: That pretty much says it all, per Glamour, "MTV's golden girl, Lauren Conrad, is all grown up and drama-free. How'd that happen? Hard work, a sense of humor, and a new perspective on everything she went through. Allow her to explain in this excerpt from Kyle Buchanan's cover interview." http://glmr.me/HdXoso
KARDASHIAN ALERT: Hey, you were warned, per TMZ, "Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are dating ... for real ... TMZ has learned. Sources tell us the relationship is "just starting." The two were photographed on their way out of a movie date to see "Hunger Games" in NYC last night." http://bit.ly/I5XiN8
REMEMBER HER?: She was the daughter, per Radar, "That 70's Show star Lisa Robin Kelly told Good Morning America Thursday she didn't commit any acts of domestic abuse toward her ex-boyfriend, while admitting she's battled demons in the past. Following her felony arrest Saturday, the mug shot of the one-time TV sex symbol circulated around the Internet." http://bit.ly/Hh4QSK
TITANIC UPDATE: Certainly not sinking, per The Hollywood Reporter, "James Cameron's 3D makeover of the Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet-led Titanic took in an impressive $4.7 million as it rolled out at the domestic box office on Wednesday, including more than $300,000 in Tuesday night previews." http://bit.ly/HkFNLy
ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL: Electric-music dancing goes mainstream, per the New York Times, "One Friday afternoon last month, 60,000 tickets at $100 and up went on sale for a major music festival at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., before the headliners had even been announced. It sold out in three hours." http://nyti.ms/Hxzr8r
REUNION: We're talking Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, per E!, "The famous exes are getting back together, but just professionally. As part of Q'Viva! The Chosen Live's upcoming show, Lopez and Anthony will share the stage on May 26 in Las Vegas." http://eonli.ne/HWjXga
OLIVER STONE: A sneak peek at his latest project, per Celebuzz!, "Looks like some guys will do anything to keep Blake Lively safe! In the first trailer for Oliver Stone's latest film, Savages, we get a look into the gritty world of love, drugs, and what lengths some men will go to in order to save their (shared) girlfriend." http://bit.ly/I7hNJW
WHEN IN FRANCE: A state of mind, per X17, "Lindsay Lohan left her usual haunt, the Chateau Marmont, last night around midnight and headed to the new Parisian cocktail bar Pour Vous, where she met up with Robert Pattinson and two of his friends!" http://bit.ly/HgHYTe
TV TALK: In the conversation is Will Ferrell, per Deadline Hollywood, "Viral hit "Drunk History'' may become a TV series. Comedy Central has given a pilot presentation order to "Drunk History Across America", which will be produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy's Gary Sanchez Prods." http://bit.ly/Hx6Sb5
OBIT: Just the facts, per Rolling Stone, "Jim Marshall, inventor of one of rock & roll's most important innovations – the Marshall amplifier – has died at age 88." http://bit.ly/HisNI1
AND FINALLY: Today's mystery music video. http://bit.ly/sSMQe
--Skip Wood (Follow me on Twitter @DaybreakSkip)


text:
Jim Nazos
In 2012, Coach Nazos was hired as the Head Boys Basketball
Coach at Batavia High School. In 2015-
2016 Batavia was the
Upstate Eight River Conference Champions. From 2000-
he was the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Wheaton North High
School. During his 12 year tenure, he turned the Falcons into one
of the most respected basketball programs in the Chicagoland
area. Coach Nazos' teams won 3 regional championships and a
DuPage Valley Conference Championship in 2008. Coach Nazos
was named District 7 Coach of the Year in 2001.
His teams win games year after year because of their offensive
fundamentals and execution. Coach Nazos is known as a player
developer. Whether it is in practice, summer camps or individual
sessions, Coach Nazos develops drills specifically designed to
improve the individual player. His players are consistently among
area leaders in shooting percentage and 3 point field goals made.
Coach Nazos is a 1989 graduate of Driscoll Catholic High
School. Jim was a two time varsity letter winner in basketball.
He is a 1993 graduate of Benedictine University where he played
basketball for four years and graduated with a Bachelor Degree
in Business Economics. During Jim's four years at Benedictine
he was a part of a team that won 3 conference titles and reached
the elite 8 in 1991. Jim also has a Master's Degree from Aurora
University in Educational Leadership which he received in 2004.
Jim currently resides in Batavia, with his wife, Lora and children
Brooke, Nate, and Kyle.
Mike Healy
Coach Healy, currently the Boys Varsity Basketball Coach and
Athletic Director of Wheaton Warrenville High School. Coach Healy
has been viewed as one of the top experienced coaches in Illinois.
He has taught basketball to boys of all levels. His teams are known
for their outstanding fundamental and unselfish play. His teams
accumulated numerous awards and recognitions. In Mike's
coaching tenure at Wheaton Warrenville South High School, his
teams won two regional titles and Mike was named Illinois High
School Basketball Coaches Association District 7 Coach of the
Year in 2005.
Mike is also a 1989 graduate of St. Francis High School in
Wheaton. During his senior season his team took fourth place in
the IHSA state tournament. Mike was a three time letter winner
in basketball as well as baseball.
Mike is a 1993 graduate of Benedictine University where he
played basketball for four years and graduated with a Bachelor
Degree in Business Economics. During Mike's four years at
Benedictine he was a part of a team that won 3 conference titles
and reached the elite 8 in 1991. Coach Healy is an outstanding
teacher of the game and does a great job with individual impro-
vement. Mike graduated in 1993 with a bachelors degree in Bus-
iness Economics. Mike then received a Master's degree in Edu-
cational Leadership in 2002 from Aurora University.
Mike currently resides in Wheaton, IL with his wife; Michelle and
sons; Nick, Drew, Jake, and Dan.
Future Stars ensures that it offers the most elite coaching staff. All coaches are currently
high school basketball coaches in the Chicago-
land area. They are collegiate players as
well as previous varsity high school players. Future Star coaches emphasize the develop-
ment and success of the individual player as well as the instruction of team dynamics.
Personal Trainer
Future Stars has a Personal Trainer on staff 24 hours a day. The trainer is certified in the
latest sports medicine and is available during check-
in to discuss any medical questions
or concerns.
Future Stars Inc.
, P.O. Box 506, Wheaton, IL 60187-
0506, Ph# 630-
3207, email@example.com


text:
Yes, book reviewers want to be authors–you got a problem with that?
So Janet Maslin reviewed Bright Shiny Morning writing in the style of her subject ("Little Pieces of Los Angeles, Done His Way," New York Times):
He wrote a book but it was bad, liar bad, faker bad, it got him in trouble. A million little pieces. It was the name of the book. It was also how hard he got hit. He had to sit there on the couch. Everybody saw. The television celebrity book club woman got mad, she let him have it. He had to sit there on the couch. He squirmed, he cringed. Everybody watched, everybody blamed him. Then it was over. Then he was gone.
Galleycat notes that Sam Anderson did Richard Price better than Janet Maslin does James Frey ("Stalking the Gramno," New York). Keir Graff concurs. Keir Graff also can't imagine how he could have missed it, what with being a New York subscriber and all.
Stanny Henderson stagger-stumbled twelve minutes late into the middle of the Lush Life book-review prelim tactical-strategy session, just off an all-nighter with a little sidebar that'd given him way more hell than it was worth; eyes burning, fingertips sore, the paper-cut scar on his palm throbbing like the ghost of last year's hatchet job come back screaming bloody vengeance; wouldn't be here at all except this editor Ross had his balls in a sling over a mistake he'd made seven months ago, misquotation that'd nearly cost him his job. He choked down three fingers of ice-cold chamomile, brewed from a weak bag three days earlier, Sputnik'd the crumpled cup into the trash can, and slumped into an Aeron. Ross just warming up now, bracketed over the table edge, laying into the other three; didn't even look up.
Keir Graff, besides having a strong affinity for the idea of a "book-review procedural," had no idea this was going to be a "thing" when, back in 2003 and 2004, he did Tom Paine . . .
While doing some unauthorized pearl diving, they rescue this gorgeous Arab chick who turns out to be an honest-to-god princess! They're totally stoked! Desert Shield turns into Desert Storm, and these jarheads go off on totally picaresque adventures that culminate in an AWOL trip behind enemy lines to rescue Princess Lulu again! They've got good hearts, even though they've got short attention spans and cause a lot of unintentional mayhem–but that's America, dude!
. . . and James Ellroy:
Dig him, hepcats: James Ellroy, demon dog, narrator of nocturnes, alliterative all-star of the caper canon. His Quartet pegged L.A. with coffin nails. He flash-bulbed bad cops unflinchingly. Sin fans salivated. But Ellroy had bigger fish to batter.
Keir Graff would like to inform you that he is done writing in third person, at least for today.


text:
Artist description:
i think it's neat when his arm gets shot and turns into bats PLEASE COMMENT
Flash Draw Created Jun 11, 2010 640 x 460px Unless noted Copyright 2010 nishea.
We encourage you to submit a comment and let the artist know what you think of this drawing. Please log in or join to post a comment.
Post a comment
ZorbaX Jun 11, 2010
is coool i like alucard exelent draw!!!5H
Page 1


text:
5mm Blue Thundersport Universal Wire Sets
5mm diameter wire/150 ohms per foot, Rated to handle in excess of 60,000 volts
ACCEL Motorsport Thundersport spark plug wires are half the diameter of stock wires and extremely flexible. Easy to run through cylinder heads, rocker covers, and frame tubes for a totally hidden look. 150 ohms per foot spiral wound core for better performance. High gloss 5mm silicone jacket rated at 550 degrees. Spark Plug Wires, Thundersport, Spiral Core, 5mm, Blue, Set.


text:
Juventus plan to sell strikers
Juventus are looking to trim their top-heavy squad over the next few weeks with the club's general manager Beppe Marotta claiming they have too many forwards.
- Juventus handed gruelling start
- Rzouki: Curious case of Isla
The Bianconeri have added Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente to their front line this summer, yet none of the four strikers who were rotated on a regular basis by coach Antonio Conte last season have left the club.
Alessandro Matri, Fabio Quagliarella, Mirko Vucinic and Sebastiano Giovinco are all swelling the ranks in the Juve attack, but Marotta says his club will not go into the season with all six, indirectly sending out an invitation to the likes of Norwich City, Liverpool and Everton to present their offers.
"Our attack is overflowing because it's too much to have six strikers of such quality," he told Sky Italia. "We want to reduce it to five, maybe including one youngster, and we hope to find a positive solution for us.
"We're analysing the offers, but what the players want is far more important than what we want as a club."
The Canaries have been linked with Quagliarella, who netted nine times last season, while the two Merseyside clubs could go head to head for Matri's services. Vucinic, Juve's joint-top scorer last term with 11 goals, has said he would only leave Juve for AC Milan. Giovinco is less likely to be offloaded, given his versatility.
Once one or two strikers have been sold, there will be no further departures from Juve this summer with Mauricio Isla now also happy to stay, according to Marotta.
"Isla is our player and we assessed how we could possibly replace him, but we were unsuccessful and he expressed his willingness to stay, so that chapter is closed," he said.
The sale of Arturo Vidal was never on the agenda, meanwhile. "We refused offers from top European clubs for him," revealed Marotta.
Use a Facebook account to add a comment, subject to Facebook's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your Facebook name, photo & other personal information you make public on Facebook will appear with your comment, and may be used on ESPN's media platforms. Learn more.


text:
Legislator supports finding state dollars to expand Pinellas math program
The SunBay Digital Mathematics pilot program is helping Pinellas County middle school students learn alegbra, according to the Silicon Valley-based organization that developed the program. And now, SRI International wants legislators to help it obtain $10 million in additional funding over three years to expand SunBay county-wide in Pinellas and add additional classrooms in other areas.
The organization partnered with the University of Florida St. Petersburg and the Helios Foundation to launch the pilot program in 2009. A year later, Florida Trend executive editor Mark R. Howard wrote a column in the St. Petersburg Times praising SunBay's effectiveness and suggesting it could help address the state's desire to reform math education.
Now is the time for the state to make a financial investment in expanding SunBay to more classrooms, SRI leaders said Monday afternoon.
Several House members attended the informal presentation, where SRI International outlined the technology-based math program and said students who complete its modules tend to score better on diagnostic tests.
"We believe this has the most transformative potential for algebra teaching," SRI Vice President Dennis Beatrice said.
Several House members attended the meeting, including Jimmie Smith, R-Lecanto, Elizabeth Porter, R-Lake City, and Jim Frishe, R-Belleaire Bluffs. After the briefing, Rep. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, said he would support finding state dollars to expand SunBay, even as lawmakers grapples with a $2.2 billion shortfall.
"Even in tough budget years there are going to be ideas that are outliers," he said. "I believe that SunBay math is one of those outliers that the Legislature should really consider funding."


text: Wireless bug threat to new advertising medium Published on June 07, 2000. Most Popular Wireless subscribers will top 1.1 billion by 2004, but viruses could threaten the growth of the system. A report issued Tuesday by Allied Business Intelligence, Oyster Bay, N.Y., predicts wireless infrastructure will grow ahead of subscribers to reach nearly 2 million points of presence worldwide in four years. The report comes just as Russia's Kaspersky Lab identified a computer virus that attacks mobile phones. The virus, dubbed ``Timofonica,'' repeatedly sends false e-mail messages to users. Marketers are eyeing mobile phones as a new medium for b-to-b advertising in coming years, as suppliers look for ways to reach customers away from the office. In this article: BtoB


text:
Will Smith Slaps Male Reporter for Kissing His Mouth, 50 Cent Hospitalized & More
50 Cent was hospitalized earlier this week, facing stomach surgery after eating a bad hamburger, but kind words from his mentor Eminem helped him push through. "[Eminem] goes, 'Yo Fif, you were shot nine times man if you die over a burger, this shit ain't gonna go right. People ain't gonna be feelin' this,'" 50 Cent shared. [HipHopDX]
MTV2's "Hip Hop Squares," debuts on Tues., May 22, at 11PM ET, featuring Mac Miller, Fat Joe, Machine Gun Kelly, Ghostface Killah, DJ Khaled, Tech N9ne and host Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97. Comedy. [MTV]
Also on the MTV tip, T.I. has revealed that he is still working on collaboration albums with two fellow ATL MCs. "I got a few albums that I'm workin' on: the Man and the Martian project with B.o.B; me and Jeezy been talkin' about doin' this project for a minute. It wouldn't take us long to do," he told MTV. "We got maybe 30 or 40 [percent done]. Between the two of us, we probably got five or six records." [RapFix]
The-Dream doesn't care what the sales on his forthcoming album, Love IV, will be. "I don't care what the sales will be," he tweeted. "I will Leave no Holes in this Album Period, no room to be Hated only Adored or simply just say 'you don't fuck with me' but what U won't say is Dream Album is Mediocre or Sucks." Or that he's humble. [Twitter]
Gucci Mane enlists 2 Chainz on the title track from his forthcoming mixtape, I'm Up, which is out on May 26. Apparently 2 Chainz has a pistol, but his bullets are from a rifle. Hope that works out for him. [Complex]
Here's some classic footage of B.I.G. performing "Get Money" with Jay-Z at Ralph McDaniels' birthday. So ill. [YouTube]
Will Smith was in Moscow to promote his current film, "Men in Black 3," Friday (May 18) when a Ukrainian reporter on the red carpet attempted to get too close to the rapper-turned-actor's mouth as he pulled him in for a hug. See the unexpected action unfold below. [TMZ]
Watch Will Smith Slap a Reporter
Watch 50 Cent's Video for "I Get Money"
Watch "50 Cent Interview"


text:
Immigration Charges Dropped Against Cuban Exile Suspected of Bombing
[Sorry, the video for this story has expired, but you can still read the transcript below. ]
RAY SUAREZ: Thousands gathered in Havana in October 1976 to mourn 73 dead, all victims of the Cubana airline bombing.
Cuban President Fidel Castro blamed the United States and accused Cuban-born Luis Posada Carriles of masterminding the attack. Castro also alleges Posada, a former CIA operative and fierce Castro opponent, was behind a string of Havana hotel bombings in 1997 that killed an Italian tourist.
The 79-year old Posada is also wanted in Venezuela. He escaped from prison there while awaiting a second trial for the airliner bombing. He's a naturalized Venezuelan citizen.
Posada has repeatedly denied any connections with the 1976 bombing.
LUIS POSADA CARRILES, Former CIA Operative (through translator): The act of the downing of that airplane is an act in which I did not have any participation. I want to repeat again that I condemn that act as an abominable act, and I had nothing to do with it.
RAY SUAREZ: He was arrested in May 2005 after sneaking into the United States from Mexico, after he completed a prison sentence in Panama for a plot to kill Castro. Posada was charged with immigration fraud, not acts of terrorism, and that sparked protests across Cuba.
Last month, he was released on bail. Yesterday, a federal judge in Texas threw out the immigration charges against him.
For weeks, Cubans protested against Posada's release. His picture is plastered on billboards alongside President Bush, labeling him an assassin. Posada was also attacked in the Cuban media, for example, on this TV talk show by the editor of a Cuban newspaper.
ROGELIO POLANCO FUENTES, "Juventud Rebelde" (through translator): … the government of the United States, the Bush administration and its cronies, have not prosecuted Posada Carriles as what he is: a terrorist.
A flawed naturalization application
RAY SUAREZ: Posada is now on his way to Miami, where his wife lives.
For more, we go to Jay Weaver, a reporter for the Miami Herald, who has been covering the Luis Posada Carriles story since 2005.
Jay, welcome. On what grounds did the federal judge throw out the action against Posada?
JAY WEAVER, the Miami Herald: Well, a federal judge in El Paso, Texas, found that Mr. Posada's naturalization application was flawed, and the reason why it was flawed, she determined, is because an interpreter had botched a lot of the questions and answers during the interview process last year with U.S. authorities.
Why is that relevant? Well, it became relevant because the entire immigration fraud case against Mr. Posada was based on the fact that he had lied to immigration authorities about how he sneaked into the country in 2005 from Mexico.
RAY SUAREZ: So is he now a completely free man?
JAY WEAVER: Well, that's the $64,000 question. He is. He is a free man for now, but the Justice Department could appeal the decision by the judge, or there also could be a detainer put on him by immigration authorities. They could continue to hold him.
He could fight that through a habeas corpus petition, which he has done before, but which was never resolved. And at the same time, the Justice Department could designate him as a terrorist.
Lastly, there's another legal front that could be more problematic than all of the above, and that is that a Newark, New Jersey, grand jury is investigating whether or not he was the mastermind of a bombing campaign in Havana of tourist hotels in 1997 where an Italian was killed.
Changing his story
RAY SUAREZ: Has he over the years changed his stories or are there multiple stories about his involvement or knowledge of those '90s attacks in Havana?
JAY WEAVER: Well, he has changed his story. He originally, after the attacks, gave an interview to the New York Times in which he pretty much confirmed that, you know, he was responsible for those attacks at the hotel sites in Havana in 1997.
But then later during, you know, his immigration questioning in an immigration court, you know, he indicated to a judge that he had been misunderstood and that he had not understood the questions well or conveyed his answers well, and that he indeed, you know, wasn't responsible for them. So there's been some equivocation on his part in later years.
RAY SUAREZ: Has the United States been assisting the Cubans in investigating those bombings?
JAY WEAVER: Well, it's sort of a combination of factors. In the fall of last year, the FBI in Miami sent a team of agents to Havana. And, of course, they did so with the permission of the Cuban government. And it was not unprecedented, though uncommon.
And in doing so, they were able to gather information from defense witnesses and defendants, forensic evidence, bombing remnants, evidence they'd never been able to gather before since 2000, when the Cuban government had pretty much shut them down, in terms of pursuing that investigation.
Now, that information, coupled with a pretty strong paper trail linking Posada to Newark, New Jersey, and some money wire transfers to finance recruits for the bombing campaign in Havana, you know, could eventually spell a bona fide indictment in the Newark grand jury.
An awkward position for the U.S.
RAY SUAREZ: Has the case of this man in the United States since 2005 put the Bush administration, put the United States government in something of an awkward position while it's talking about a global war on terror?
JAY WEAVER: That's an understatement. It's a problem because Posada was once considered our freedom fighter. I mean, he was a former CIA operative trained in explosives, had always sort of been on the right side of a lot of Cold Warrior activities in Venezuela, and in Cuba, and in Panama, in a variety of locations.
He was even involved in the Iran-Contra matter doing re-supply efforts for the Contras out of Central America, you know, working with Ollie North. So he was always perceived as our freedom fighter. And the exile community in the Miami, at least the hard-liners, the old-timers, the anti-Castro types, have been very supportive of him.
But the problem is, the United States government has to appear consistent. And so he enters the United States, and there is this specter hanging over him of having not only masterminded the Havana bombings in 1997, but also the bombing of a Cuban airliner in 1976 that killed 73 people on board, mostly Cubans.
So we have a double standard we have to face. And there has been a lot of attacks from Venezuela and Cuba that we're coddling him. But I would say that the Justice Department has actually been pretty aggressive in going after him, in two fronts, one, the El Paso immigration fraud case, and then, of course, the Newark grand jury.
So I think that it's pretty clear that the Bush administration is faced with a dilemma, but at least the Justice Department appears to be taking a pretty hard line against him.
RAY SUAREZ: Short of sending him back to Cuba or Venezuela, has there been an effort to send him to other countries where he's lived in the past?
JAY WEAVER: Well, there have been. An immigration judge determined that he could not be sent back to Cuba or Venezuela because he would face torture there or could face torture there, so there's a question of whether a third country would take him.
And that has been problematic because there haven't been any takers. I mean, Mexico, Canada, and other countries, I believe there are a half dozen of them, have said no, because, you know, he is a hot potato. And they don't necessarily want him.
RAY SUAREZ: Jay Weaver of the Miami Herald, thanks for joining us.
JAY WEAVER: You're welcome.


text:
Search Results
Entries tagged with "
Bruce Lee"
January 1, 201311:17 AM
My 3 Words For 2013 tagged "Bruce Lee"
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2013. What's the plan? I was never a fan of goal-setting... and even less of a fan of New Year's Resolutions. For a long while, I was working within a framework called The Goal Cultivator... Read more
June 8, 201211:10 AM
Dear Steven Pressfield tagged "Bruce Lee"
Dear Steven, For a long time, one of my best friends was also my mentor and my coach. His name is Tony Blauer and he's one of the world's leading close-quarter combatives instructors. I basically grew up in Tony's home.... Read more
September 3, 2011 7:14 AM
Draft And Burn tagged "Bruce Lee"
We can sometimes forget how easy it is to blast off a message in the heat of the moment. One of the biggest drawbacks to these digital channels is that it's hard to understand the emotion that happens behind a... Read more
November 28, 2009 9:13 PM
Does Marketing Have A "Bruce Lee"? tagged "Bruce Lee"
Bruce Lee was (and still is) an amazingly inspirational person (and you don't have to like martial arts or combative sports to appreciate him). Every other year, I make sure to take a re-read through the book, Tao of Jeet... Read more
August 7, 2008 7:26 AM
How To Set Your Blog On Fire (Literally) tagged "Bruce Lee"
The easiest thing to do is to react to something immediately. It's usually a knee-jerk reaction, you scramble your thoughts together and hit the "publish" button. Sometimes you're proud of the result, other times you're embarrassed and - for the... Read more
May 22, 200811:56 PM
"The Best Advice I Ever Got" tagged "Bruce Lee"
Fortune Magazine had an eye-grabbing cover story in the May 12th, 2008 print edition called, "The Best Advice I Ever Got". It's a simple compilation of celebrated people from all walks of life (business, Hollywood, military and more) reflecting on... Read more


text:
Smartforce Student Summit
Manufacturing Brighter Futures
Student Summit Offers Hands-on Challenges
During the show, a record number of more than 17,000 students, parents and educators visited the Smartforce Student Summit, which offered nine challenges, each designed for students to discover and use technologies utilized in advanced manufacturing, including CAD/CAM software, robotics, 3D printing, machining, tooling, metrology, automation and welding.
"Students were able to do so much more than observe and interact. They could actually use the technology in a way that gave them a real-world preview of the industry and various manufacturing careers," says Greg Jones, Vice President, Smartforce Development, AMT.
In the "Build It!" area, experienced teams of mechatronics students (those with mechanical and electronic skills) worked with waterjet experts from WARDJet to plan, wire, wrench and assemble a high-end waterjet system. Winners of the build-off competition received an $85K waterjet for their school's machining lab.
Thank You for Attending!
You've inspired industry leaders and our exhibit partners and your interaction with us has made the tenth student summit at IMTS a tremendous success! Please check back for updates and of course, we'll be sending you more information on how you can continue to engage in the Challenges from the student summit with project based learning assignments in your classroom.
Photos from 2016


text: Home > Nation Ombudsman wants Bong, Jinggoy suspended By Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News Posted at Jun 30 2014 04:38 PM | Updated as of Jul 01 2014 11:44 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn MANILA - The Ombudsman prosecution panel is asking the Sandiganbayan to suspend from office Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and Atty. Richard Cambe due to the plunder cases filed before the Sandiganbayan. The panel said under the plunder law (Republic Act No. 7080, as amended), any public officer against whom a criminal prosecution under a valid information for plunder is pending in court shall be suspended from office. "Jurisprudence sets the period of suspension pendente lite at 90 days," the Ombudsman said in a statement. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, meanwhile, defended the prosecution panel's earlier move to amend the Informations for plunder, stating that the amendments were a matter of form and did not change the theory of the case. "The prosecutors were just being thorough," Ombudsman Morales explained, citing the rule that an information may be amended as a matter of right before arraignment. "The statements of the defense are mere speculations that are favorable to their client," she replied when asked to comment on the opinions that the Informations appear to be weak or were hurriedly prepared. Revilla, a former governor of Cavite, is facing plunder and graft charges before the Sandiganbayan for his alleged role in the P10 billion pork barrel scam with Janet Lim Napoles. He is accused of amassing P242 million from his Priority Development Assistance Funds. He is the first politician detained over a massive corruption scandal that has rocked the nation. Last week, Sen. Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada was also detained on similar charges. Share Save Facebook Share on Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Read More: sandiganbayan pork barrel Bong Revilla pdaf pork barrel scam pdaf scam Richard Cambe /sports/09/21/17/nadal-and-federer-lead-europe-in-inaugural-laver-cup/sports/09/21/17/top-ranked-spieth-primed-for-10-million-bonus-at-east-lake/sports/09/21/17/mcgregor-could-address-congress-in-rights-campaign-for-fighters/life/09/21/17/ariel-ureta-pinagbisikleta-nga-ba-noong-martial-law/sports/09/21/17/home-run-record-falls-questions-remain


text:
Sign in to retrieve a saved callback list.
Scores based on 91 reviews
Invoice history based on 72 reviews.
We offer an installation service as well as an excellent 'call out' service to our customers and carry a good selection of items to assist in a speedy and efficient repair.
Thank you for viewing our profile and we look forward to working with you.
Kind regards - Simon Robbins.
Coventry, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Warwick, Solihull, West Midlands


text:
Not Found
Try using the search form below
Try using the search form below
Welcome to in Simone's Kitchen! My name is Simone and I am a food photographer, cookbook author and recipe developer. I use this space to share delicious recipes, write about food photography and travel stories.
Subscribe below to not miss anything!
Join over 600 subscribers and get our FREE guide to improve your food photography right now!
Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription.
©2017 Simone's Kitchen. All Rights Reserved.
Design by Purr.


text:
Ask an Eye Doctor and Get an Answer ASAP
Disability is based on function, not diseases. A person may qualify for disability if the diseases decrease the function to a certain level. In vision, the best eye has to see 20/200 or worse and/or has a visual field of 10 degrees or less. It doesn't matter what disease(s) you have; so long as your function is decreased.
When a person apply for disability, they would have to go through an entire different disability examination.
Hope this helps and thank you.
Dr Chan,
The ADA laws were changed in Sept 2008 regarding functions. As a patient, what if I had a decrease in function that was not covered in before 2008?
Since the ADA was admended, should I be grandfathered under the new ADA in 2008?
I'm not sure how that works. I would think that the determination of your disability status would be based on what you are right now and based on the law at the time of your application, not past legislation.
Also, as far as I am aware, the new amendments which started January 1 served to broaden the scope of coverage. It should be easier now to be declared disabled.


text:
So I'm taking the bar this week, and staying at a hotel for the test (3 days). I want to bring some food along with me for breakfast and lunch. I'll have a small soft-sided cooler with me, which I plan to refill with ice daily. Quick, filling, non-perishable items that can be made in a hotel room are what I'm looking for.
I'll have the regular camping staples:
Cliff bars,
Trail mix,
Dried Fruit.
I'm probably going to bring some instant oatmeal to cook in the room's coffee pot.
I'm doubtful of anything mayo-based, which nixes a lot of sandwiches, but the concept of sandwiches isn't completely off the table.
What would you bring for a 3-day, stressed-out adventure in mental endurance?


text:
B2 Class Listening
Week 6 - Philanthropy
The Benefactor of Block Island
on CBS News Sunday Morning.
Bill Geist tells the incredible story of 83-year-old Block Island, R.I., nurse Mary Donnelly, who not only tends to the physical maladies of island residents but to some of their financial ills as well.
Here is the link to the story:


text:
|2008 Annual Report World Organisation Against Torture
|World Organisation Against Torture
|Publication Date
|22 June 2009
|Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Human rights and fundamental freedoms
|Cite as
|World Organisation Against Torture, 2008 Annual Report World Organisation Against Torture, 22 June 2009, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4bac788d2.html [accessed 23 September 2017]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.


text:
CLIFTONVILLE claimed an emphatic 4-0 victory over 10-man Crusaders to lift the IRN-BRU League Cup on Saturday night.
Goals from Diarmuid O'Carroll, Joe Gormley (2) and Ryan Catney helped the Reds earn a memorable North Belfast derby success at Windsor Park.
Crusaders' misery was compounded by the sending off of Paul Heatley in the 50th minute.
Two goals in two minutes saw Cliftonville surge into a 2-0 lead by the interval.
The first arrived in the 23rd minute when O'Carroll rifled home from the right hand side of the penalty box.
It was 2-0 in the 26th minute when Gormley bundled home Barry Johnston's low cross under pressure from Crues defender Gareth McKeown.
Crusaders' task was heightened in the 50th minute with Heatley's dismissal for a crude tackle from behind on George McMullan.
Referee Arnold Hunter showed no hesitation in showing a straight red card to the winger.
Cliftonville were in total control and hammered home their class with two more goals.
Gormley made it 3-0 in the 72nd minute when he raced clear before dinking his shot over the advancing Lacroix.
It was 4-0 two minutes later with Catney pouncing on a defensive lapse by Colin Coates before firing home with aplomb.
Gormley should have claimed his hat-trick in injury time but somehow missed Eamonn Seydak's teasing cross from two yards out.
CLIFTONVILLE: Devlin, McGovern, Scannell (Seydak 79), Johnston, McMullan, Garrett (Donnelly 78) O'Carroll (Cosgrove 66), Smyth, Catney, Gormley, Boyce.
Subs not used: Holland, Knowles.
CRUSADERS: Lacroix, McKeown, Magowan, Coates, Morrow (Rainey 60), Adamson, Robinson, Caddell (Snoddy 46), McClean, Owens, Heatley.
Subs not used: McBride, Leeman, Hyland.
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Maguiresbridge)


text:
The System Of House Financing In Romania
The system of house financing represents a part of the system for house building and acquisition. It is made up of a net of intermediaries which offer, on one side, the financial instruments needed for savings and inputs mobilization, while on the other side they offer credits (outputs) for buying houses and for works intended to achieve the modernization of the house. It is conceived and used in close connection with national , regional and local politics and programs.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
Volume (Year): 2 (2007)
Issue (Month): 2 (February)
Pages: 56-63
|Contact details of provider:
| Postal: 6 ROMANA PLACE, 70167 - BUCHAREST
Phone: 0040-01-2112650
Fax: 0040-01-3129549
Web page: http://ccasp.ase.ro/
More information through EDIRC
No references listed on IDEAS
You can help add them by filling out this form.
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:rom:terumm:v:2:y:2007:i:2:p:56-63. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Colesca Sofia)
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
When designing your next kitchen cart or restaurant shelving system, consider adding extra utility to your rack with wine shelves. The wire cradles are shaped to help angle bottles for proper storage and can even accommodate slightly larger bottles.
Our wine shelves are NSF certified for use in commercial kitchens and dry storage. Design your own wine shelving unit or make a little room for your favorite varietal on your Kitchen cart.
Thanks for stopping by!
*this is a fake form
no thanks


text:
Florentino Fangon and Jennifer McKinley have been named principals at Alden Marketing Communications in San Diego. Fangon, who joined the company in 1997, has been promoted to senior art director/designer. McKinley, who has been with the firm since 2000, has been named director of new media.
Pamela Carson has joined City National Bank as vice president and financial services adviser in its Carlsbad office. Carson previously was vice president, relationship manager, of CommerceWest Bank.
Bob Nelson, founder of BNA Communications, is the new chair of the San Diego Convention Center Corp. board of directors. Alexis Gutierrez, a partner at Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, is the incoming vice chair. Nikki Clay, founder of the Clay Co. government relations firm, is the incoming secretary/treasurer.
Peter Stankowski has joined Heritage Paper, a manufacturer and distributor of custom packaging in Vista. Stankowski will oversee business development for the company. Previously, Stankowski was chief executive of POP Displays.
Jim Shubin has been named vice president of sales and marketing for True Love & False Idols, which was recently acquired by the La Jolla Group apparel company. Previously, Shubin was vice president of marketing and international sales at Ezekiel and director of sales and marketing at Dwindle Distribution.
K.C. Watson has joined Accordent Technologies as strategic account director for the Pacific-Southwest region in San Diego.
Raquel Cunningham has joined Wells Fargo's wholesale banking technology group as a senior relationship manager. Cunningham most recently was a senior relationship manager with Comerica Bank.
Christine Bush has joined Torrey Pines Securities in Del Mar as a senior wealth adviser. Previously, Bush was a vice president and senior financial adviser with Wells Fargo Advisors in San Clemente.
Send items for this column by e-mail to email@example.com.


text:
Inseparable huskies find forever home after 300 days in kennels
The huskies have been adopted by Alex and Isobel Arthur after spending almost 300 days in the rehoming centre.
An inseparable canine duo have finally found a place to call home after spending almost a year in a rehoming centre.
Four-year-old huskies Cleo and Mirren captured the hearts of north-east animal lovers last year, after STV told of the Scottish SPCA's plight to find them a home in time for Christmas.
The pair had been in the care of the charity's Aberdeenshire centre for almost 300 days and despite numerous calls for potential owners to come forward, Cleo and Mirren were left out in the cold.
Now the doggy duo have been adopted by Alex and Isobel Arthur, who fell in love with the dogs during the summer but didn't have space for both of them in their current home.
After moving to a larger space, the couple reapplied to house both the dogs and were delighted to have been accepted.
Mr Arthur said: "It's a change to our life - a new home, new dogs and really looking forward to enjoying life with our new animals."
The Drumoak centre had decided that separating the dogs would be detrimental for their well-being and, despite numerous offers to rehome only one of the dogs, the Scottish SPCA stuck to their guns to make sure this loving duo found the right family for them.
Mr Arthur said: "I think they like us, they've been very good. They have their moments but they need each other, we know that, we've seen that.
"I think they are happy and I think they will be happy in their new home."
Now the huskies are settling well into their new life away from the rehoming centre and staff at Drumoak rehoming centre couldn't be happier for the pair.
Claire McGillvary, animal care assistant at the rehoming centre, said: "They were with us for 290 days and obviously everyone at the centre is very happy they have found a home together.
"They probably couldn't have asked for a better home, the Arthurs are a great couple."


text:
New movies this week
Shrek Forever After
The gist: Shrek is tricked into an alternate reality where he never existed in Far Far Away, thereby missing millions in royalty checks and merchandising opportunities. Oh, and Puss in Boots is fat. PG
Starring: The voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Jon Hamm, Kathy Griffin and Kristen Schaal.
The buzz: Reviews are split on this one, ranging from the movie being the best in the series to it being another pointless installation. "Everyone involved fulfills his or her job requirements adequately. But the magic is gone, and Shrek Forever After is no longer an ogre phenomenon to reckon with," Entertainment Weekly pines.
The gist: How the hell did they turn a mildly amusing Saturday Night Live sketch that lasts 20 seconds into a full-length movie? It's probably best not to ask. R
Starring: Will Forte, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, a fat Val Kilmer, an old Powers Boothe and Maya Rudolph.
The buzz: No reviews are in yet, but you know how those SNL skits fare when they get turned into movies. Well, Wayne's World did okay, but that's the only time.
Racing Dreams
The gist: A documentary about three kids who race in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series in the hopes of one day reaching the pinnacle of dull motorsports that entail turning left for three hours, NASCAR. PG
Starring: Brandon Warren, Joshua Hobson and Annabeth Barnes.
The buzz: Well, we'll admit maybe there's more skill to it than that. "It's a darned entertaining way to get a handle on a sport that can seem like a bunch of cars doing circles for a crowd that seems most interested in seeing that next epic wreck," the Orlando Sentinel says.
— Joshua Gillin firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Tabs too difficult? Try these video lessons and learn fast
Hey guys, this is pretty accurate I'm sure! If you would like to know what the
chords are (as in how to play them) or you have any other questions, then feel
I have heard so many songs
Cm/Eb Bb/D
Listened to a thousand tongues
Gm F/C Dm C/E Bb/D
But there is one that sounds above them all
The Father's song, the Father's love
Cm/Eb Bb/D Gm F/C C F
You sung it over me and for eternity it's written on my heart
F Bb/D C/E
Heaven's perfect melody
F/A Bb
The Creator's symphony
F/A Gm
You are singing over me
Bb/C Dm C/E
The Father's song
F Bb/D C/E
Heaven's perfect mystery
F/A Bb
The king of Love has sent for me
F/A Gm Csus/C
And now you're singing over me
The Father's song
Submit corrections
Hard to play? Try these video lessons and learn fast


text:
A week ago I was in New York City, indulging in what has to be the nerdiest NYC tour ever embarked upon. Well, actually, that's the beauty of the city, I'm coming to understand…you can be ANYONE and find infinite places of interest, details to charm, foods to obsess over.
But back to THIS particular nerd. Here's what my latest (solo!) venture to visit my favorite Brooklynite, Brad, looked like:
Wednesday night: On the way to the airport with Joe and the boys, we call to make sure there hasn't been a last-minute change for my flight. Turns out, there HAS been. CANCELLED. What?!? How do they even DO that? I still pull up to the drop-off lane and, exiting the car, kiss my family and tell Joe to take the boys someplace nearby for dinner, in the event I need to be picked up. I go in and, long story short, benefit from a severely-delayed flight to another NY airport (JFK) and try not to feel too happy as all my co-travelers are crabby from having been at the airport for hours and hours. The reason given for both my cancelled flight and this 5-hour delay? "Excessive air traffic in the area", meaning in New York. I just…don't understand airlines. I'm sorry, I don't. I'm sure it's all very complicated, but why offer so many flight options if it's going to mean the planes have to play chicken to land in LaGuardia? Whatever. When I'm finally in-flight, I can't help but notice that the women directly beside me AND the one directly across the aisle are both reading "Fifty Shades of Grey". Ugh. Also, the businessman just in front of me across the aisle bought in-flight wi-fi and then proceeded to spend the entire two hours researching PENS on Amazon. Pens. I can't make this stuff up. I land in JFK, get in a cab, and half an hour later I'm in Williamsburg. Yay, it's Brad! And he has just enough "safe food" in his refrigerator for me to make myself a grilled-cheese sandwich. Yum.
Thursday: I awake on my super-deluxe air mattress in the kitchen area of Brad's studio. The locking of the door behind him has signaled Brad's departure for work, and I have a full day with no demands from anyone or anything. What is this weightless feeling I'm experiencing? The city beyond the patio greets me.
Also? This patio directly across the way from Brad's is even better than it looks in this picture. I keep thinking of that epic rooftop patio in "How I Met Your Mother", but I wouldn't attempt to jump over there. It's much further away than the one in that show. But, to its advantage, it boasts several shirtless Adonises during my stay.
I get ready at my own pace and, having settled on it the night before, chart out my subway route to the New York Historical Society. I write down precise directions from the nearby bagel place. I mean, c'mon.
Fortified, I set out and find that I am not as scared as I thought I'd be, doing the subway thing solo. Last time I was here with Maxwell, Brad just marched confidently ahead of us and said, "our stop!" to signal when to exit. I've been on many a subway worldwide, but I think the ones in New York are the most intimidating. There are just so many tracks. But having scribbled such detailed directions for myself, I know I'm fine. When I exit the station on Central Park West, I am able to enjoy my northerly walk, basking in the vibrant green canopy of the park on my right. The air, though, is already a stifling soup pot at 10:30AM. My hair doesn't even dry from my morning shower until I've been in the museum for a half hour or more.
As for the museum itself, it has a NYC beer exhibit that is pretty interesting (takeaway: NYC used to boast the majority of the major breweries in the country, until a type of mold wiped out the local hop growth and the prohibition hammered the last nail into the coffin.) I especially loved this artistic depiction from the teetotalers' propaganda materials:
I am in for a world of trouble, it seems. Next step is MURDER.
Anyway, I also learned some interesting things about the Puerto Rican immigration history, the smallpox vaccine and its development in NY and beyond, and looked at beautiful treasures from impossibly rich New Yorkers. They had a whole silver exhibit that had me momentarily convinced that I had been secretly transported to the Vatican or something.
It was a pretty visually overwhelming place, so by 2:00 I was ready to be done. I followed my precise directions back to the apartment, stopping along the way for some food. I ate a little, then decided I had so much time until I expected Brad home that I would just clean his apartment. Yeah, I have issues. It was fun, though, and done in a spirit of gratitude for his graciously hosting me yet again. When he got home, we went to a Williamsburg restaurant called Dumont Burger or something. They have a lovely little patio that we eat on, and melt away as the humidity is killer. On the way home, Brad gets a less-than-stellar shake and I want a piece of pie. We stop into this diner (Kellogg's) and I ask for a slice of coconut cream to-go. When we get back to his apartment, I open my styrofoam box and find this:
No. NO NO NO. Why is there CAKE in my PIE? Look, here's the thing: in this world, there are cake people and there are pie people. I am a staunch pie person. I dream of pie. I do not care for cake, most of the time. Like, if given a choice of cake or nothing I'd likely choose nothing. So for the love of all that is good, WHY CAKE in the PIE?!?
We went up on the roof where the breeze was a soothing balm for my disappointment. And so ended the first full day.
Friday: Upon waking, I again revel in the uninterrupted shower I am granted by an empty apartment. If I wasn't a huge nerd, I might stay here in the solitude all day. Brad is working, and I could easily sit in the clean apartment and meditate. But alas, I have big, nerdy plans. First, I painstakingly write out my subway directions. On the way to the station, I pass my favorite neighborhood spot: the monument/bread store.
I take a subway and get off at Grand Central Station. Squeee! But that's not my final destination. Instead, I join a tour and start Facebooking photos to see if people can guess my location. Can you?
I'll start to make this easier:
Yes, I was at the Stephen A. Schwartzman Library, on a tour, having the time of my life. Fun facts about this library:
- The book stacks are down where only (some, super-special) employees go, near the old aquifer wall. There are 88 miles of stacks.
- Anyone can walk into the library and get a library card, no matter where you live.
- If you want to spend time with a book, you look it up in their system, write down the catalog info, and bring it to the desk. The librarian sends it down to the appropriate "stack" and whoever's working that section finds it and sends it up a dumbwaiter in a bin. The librarian calls your "number" (now serving #36 or whatever) and you go get your book. If it needs special handling, the stacks librarian also sends gloves in the bin with the book. WHAT.
- One of the main architects who designed the library died in an accident just weeks before it opened.
- The funders initially wanted the exterior to be red brick. The architects were smarter.
- Tim Curry is featured in one of these corridor paintings. Okay, not really. But: doppelganger!
Man, I loved this library. It felt like Hogwarts, it was so majestic and magical. I also saw a cute exhibit here on Lunch in New York over the years. Just then, it was time to meet Brad (whose office was nearby) for our own power lunch. I cannot reveal the deal we brokered.
After that, I wandered slowly (again, SO HOT!) back to Grand Central. Well, hello there, gorgeous.
I spent awhile resting at the apartment and IMing with Joe (all the boys thrived without me around, haha.) Then Brad came home and yay, Friday night! We tried to go to some really small comedy club to see Janeane Garofalo but the line was a mile long. So we went to a wine bar (whatev, nothing special except for the odd music playlist) and then Brad was like, "Don't you want to do something crazy? What's the craziest thing you can think of doing?" I am not, by nature, crazy. But you might remember that I wished to sing karaoke in NYC. So I said, "Isn't there some karaoke place or piano bar or something in this city of yours?"
"Oh God, I can't believe I didn't think of this…"
So we wound up here, and since you can't read the sign I'll tell you the place was called Marie's Crisis Cafe. It was a gay showtune piano bar. I cannot even make this up. So I got to stand in a rainbow-lighted room for 3 or 4 hours, singing showtunes with a bunch of beautiful and talented gay men. To say it was a life-changing experience is putting it mildly.
"Brad…do they do this every night, or just on the weekends?" I asked as we walked away sometime after 2AM.
"They do it ALL THE TIME. Day, night, every day."
Unfortunately, we had to leave before that elusive "one more song we both know" (as it turns out, we have very different knowledge of musicals, Brad and I) because it was after 2. And then we had to get home on the subway, which was running slow and it was SO HOT on the platforms and my feet didn't work anymore. Never have I been so relieved to dive face-first into an air mattress.
Saturday: We woke up late. Went to a lovely brunch at some place that was 2 blocks from Brad's apartment. Everything is two blocks from Brad's apartment. Including eggs benedict and the most interesting home-style potatoes this girl has had in a very, very long time. We got hot just walking to the place and stayed hot though we were in air conditioning. We knew that an indoor activity that involved no walking (see: last night's foot malfunction) was in order. So we went back to his place and watched too many episodes of "How I Met Your Mother" to while away the 100+ degree heat index afternoon.
Brad was on a sweet mission for me: find the best pie in NYC to make up for my first evening's disappointment. He had looked it up on the wonderful internet and discovered that one of the top-rated pie places in NY was…you guessed it…within two blocks of Brad's apartment. So for dinner, before heading down to Broadway for our show that evening, we went to the magical place called The Blue Stove. I…I can't even. Everything about the experience of this shop and the pie they lovingly make leaves me without adaquate words. In fact, I just read more about them when I went looking for a website to link to up there, and now I love them even more. I ordered a small (individual-sized) strawberry rhubarb pie. My favorite. And a large iced coffee, which was served in a quart-sized canning jar. *swoon*
I took one bite of my pie, warmed for me in a real oven, and I cried. I do not exaggerate when I say that. It was so beautiful. The crust is, hands-down, the most incredible thing I've ever put into my mouth. I immediately hatched a plan wherein I abandoned my present life, moved into Brad's kitchen, and begged to apprentice at this pie store until I was skilled enough to work there for the rest of my life, making this culinary wonderment with unabashed love. If you are ever in Williamsburg (or anywhere in NYC) and you do NOT run to The Blue Stove at your earliest convenience for a piece of their pie, I will punch you the next time we meet.
Bellies full of the best dinner ever, we made our way down to Times Square station and the odd but wonderful tent erected in the theatre district for Spiegelworld: Empire, which was the show we'd purchased tickets to see. When exploring our theatre options, I'd stumbled upon a description of this show as "Cirque du Soleil meets Rocky Horror", which is just about accurate. It was a circus of sorts, with nudity and cursing and drinking. We sat in a booth in the outer circle and watched people balance and move improbably. While nearly naked. It was amazing.
Tired, we went back to Brooklyn and then I kept Brad up too late talking on his patio. You know you're in trouble when the Empire State Building turns out the lights for the night…that means it's after 2. And you should really let your friend go to sleep now.
Sunday: Lame and boring, because it mostly was about leaving. But first: breakfast pie. Yes. Yes, we did. And I told the lovely Blue Stove people that their pie had made me cry the previous day, which they seemed charmed by. Or creeped-out by. Let's go with charmed.
Our Lady of the Snow church had a kitschy, small-town-esque parade down the main street in the 'hood, replete with this float and a prayer card souvenir for me. I pretended the parade was for my farewell.
Brad had to leave for a work trip, too, which made my leave-taking a little easier. My plane sat on the tarmac for like 2 hours not moving. All that "excessive air traffic" again, I suspect. Actually, they blamed it on regional rainstorms. Which: okay. I live in MN. Is it a tornado? A blizzard? Then shut up and fly, wusses.
But I did get back to my family, my boys who'd missed me. And they'd given me the gift of a remarkably clean house to come home to. MN knew I'd been in a sticky, dirty, smelly metropolis and rewarded me with a cool, refreshing 70-degree breeze and a night full of cricket-call. And as much as I'd like to be a New York pie-maker, I couldn't quit these Ys.


text: Show Hide image Politics 18 February 2011 Express editor Peter Hill on his amazing 50-year-career and his regret over Madeleine McCann Today Peter Hill edits his last edition of the Daily Express ending a 50 year career in newspapers. Sign up for our weekly email * After starting on the Colne Valley Guardian in West Yorkshire straight out of school, Hill worked his way up through the regional and national press to edit the Daily Star for five years between 1998 and 2003 (rapidly growing its circulation at a time when other redtops were flagging). He has edited the Daily Express for the last seven years. In an interview with Press Gazette this week he spoke about his pride at his achievements at the Star and Daily Express, but also voiced his regret over coverage of the Madeleine McCann disappearance which resulted in a record libel payout. In March 2008 all four Express Newspapers national titles printed front-page apologies after a £550,000 out of court settlement following many articles which implied that Gerry and Kate McCann were to blame for the disappearance of their three-year-old daughter from Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2007. Asked whether he had any regrets about the coverage, Hill said: "The fact of the matter is that the McCanns could have sued any of the British media. All the British media went crazy about the story because it was such an amazing story. Full Story at Press Gazette Dominic Ponsford is editor of Press Gazette Subscribe from just £1 per issue More