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Shriners meet Tuesday morning
The Kona Shrine Club meets for lunch at 11:45 a.m. every Tuesday at Lulu's restaurant on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona. Attendees discuss upcoming Shrine events. All Shriners are invited to attend.
Prostate cancer group meets Wednesday
The Prostate Cancer Information and Support group meets at noon Wednesday at the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel pool bar. Newly diagnosed and prostate cancer survivors are welcome to attend the group's regular meetings held the third Wednesday of the month.
Annual fishing, boating association meeting slated Wednesday
The Hawaii Fishing and Boating Association's annual general meeting is slated from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hawaii Big Game Fishing Clubhouse, Honokohau Harbor. Association members inform the community of Department of Natural Resources rule changes, lobby for harbor facility improvements and resist arbitrary rate increases and new fees. Attendees will hear about the previous year's accomplishments and plans for the future, ask questions and add comments. For more information, visit hawaiifishingandboating.com.
Cancer support group meets Thursday
Cancer support group You'll Never Walk Alone meets from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Cancer survivors and co-survivors are invited to attend. Free meetings are held the first and third Thursday of the month; light refreshments are served.
For more information and directions to the meeting site, call Michele Robinson at 333-5328.
NHEC to fill vacancies
The Native Hawaiian Education Council is seeking individuals interested in developing and perpetuating excellence in Native Hawaiian education to serve on the council.
NHEC was established by the Native Hawaiian Education Act to assess the extent to which education programs meet the needs of Native Hawaiians; to coordinate educational services to Native Hawaiians; and to report and recommend to federal, state and local agencies about resources to address Native Hawaiian educational needs.
Applicants from all islands, young adults to kupuna, are needed to fill four vacancies on the 21-member volunteer council. Email email@example.com for an application form; applications are due Thursday.
Chamber to install new officers
World-renowned, record-setting mountaineer and professional motivational speaker Gary Guller is the guest speaker for the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce installation banquet.
The community is invited to celebrate the installation of its new officers and directors for 2012-13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 28 at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. Also on tap is presentation of the chambers's Pualu Awards that honor outstanding individuals, businesses and nonprofits for dedication and hard work in the West Hawaii community.
In addition, the 2013 Hawaii Island Small Business Administration award winners will be recognized. A free Business Expo will take place one hour prior to and following the luncheon and the chamber will share what it has accomplished during the past fiscal year and what it is eyeing for the future.
Guller made history in 2003 when leading the largest ever cross-disability group to reach Mt. Everest Base Camp, at 17,500 feet. After setting this record, the alpine climber went on to scale the peak, reaching the summit on May 23, and becoming the first person with one arm to achieve this feat.
Admission for the luncheon is $55 for chamber members and $65 for nonmembers.
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The wines of Château de l'Aumérade come from a 400 year old estate located in the heart of Provence that dates back to the Renaissance period. This Château has held Cru Classé since the original Provence appellation was created in 1955.
The Cuvée Marie-Christine rosé is made exclusively from a Cru Classé parcel, located on the plains of Pierrefeu. The mineral rich terroir of red clay and limestone soils in this parcel provide perfect conditions for the vines which are cooled by the salty Mistral winds blowing in from the sea just a few miles away.
The 2016 vintage has a lovely pale powder pink hue, with refreshing aromas of grapefruit leading to succulent peach and apricot on the palate. Fruit forward and full, with a hint of spice, this elegant rosé has a refreshing acidity and a long beautiful finish. French wine experts Gilbert & Gaillard called it "A consummate rosé.".
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President Barack Obama announced on Monday a compromise with Republican congressional leaders to extend the Bush-era income tax rates for all taxpayers for two years, extend unemployment compensation for thirteen months, and cut payroll taxes for one year.
The agreement incorporates a new estate tax rate, tax breaks for individuals and businesses, and a fix for the alternative minimum tax.
Democrats had tried unsuccessfully to extend the Bush-era tax rates for all except high income taxpayers, and many expressed dismay with the deal agreed to by the president. If no agreement is reached by December 31, taxes will go up for all Americans.
The agreement also calls for temporary reinstatement of the estate tax rate of 35 percent for estates worth more than $5 million, considered by many to be a victory for Republicans. There is no estate tax for 2010, but under current law it would rise to 55 percent in 2011.
The payroll tax proposal will reduce the 6.2 percent Social Security payroll tax on all wage earners to 4.2 percent for one year. This proposal will give wage earners a tax break comparable to the Making Work Pay credit which is expiring.
The deal will expand the earned income tax credit and extend individual tax credits including:
- tuition tax credits for some families
- the refundable child care tax credit
- the 15 percent tax rate on most capital gains and dividends
Businesses will get a two-year retroactive extension of the expired research and development credit and will be allowed to depreciate 100 percent of the cost of new equipment.
The Office of Management and Budget said it doesn't yet have an estimated cost estimate for the package, spokeswoman Meg Reilly told Bloomberg.com.
"I know there are some people in my own party and in the other party who would rather prolong this battle, even if we can't reach a compromise," Obama said regarding the agreement on tax cuts and unemployment benefits. "But I'm not willing to let working families across this country become collateral damage for political warfare here in Washington."
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The linked story is from Towleroad and is titled "Rose Parade Gay Marriage Draws Ire of Some in LGBT Community." Draws critique? I hope so.Criticism is well deserved indeed!
Yesterday, we reported on Danny Leclair, 45, and Aubrey Loots, 42, a gay Los Angeles couple of 12 years who married atop a float in Pasadena's Tournament of Roses Parade sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
The marriage, which was intended to mark the first New Year's Day that same-sex marriage is legal in California and the role that marriage can play in helping to reduce new HIV infections among gay men, apparently drew objections from both sides of the aisle. In an interview with LA Weekly, Leclair admitted that they had been criticized by both anti-gay conservatives and members of the LGBT community.
Now, I've got nothing against marriage. And this isn't about these two specific guys. My partner and I will be getting married in the next eight weeks or so, but to suggest marriage as a strategy to help reduce new HIV infections? Whomever thought of that has not a clue about why HIV infections are rising. And if anything, this mindset is a part of the problem not part of the solution.
That crap Phil Robertson had to say about the Gays? It was harmless compared to this pile of manure.
Now, I'm an old gay guy. I was sexually active before there were any guys dying of a disease which would later be called AIDS, and I've navigated the epidemic as best I can and have remained negative. Remaining negative isn't rocket science, and the reasons people practice unsafe sex aren't that hard to sort out. True, creating behavioral change isn't easy, so I don't mean to suggest it is. But, in my opinion we have never seen the type of decrease we, as a community need, because we have failed to celebrate good, self-responsible sex, and have shut our eyes to any reduction strategy except, "know your status and use condoms." Yes, these are important, but they aren't the whole story.I wrote about this for World AIDS Day this past December.
What's the thinking behind this new strategy? Promote this fallacious idea that every guy is supposed to find and marry a partner… by 19 or so? Then live happily ever after in monogamous bliss? Without a doubt being monogamous has a potential to decrease spread. That's simple to understand. But this is using the institution of marriage in the same rigid and controlling way that male dominated heterosexual privilege has been doing for ever.
Even as it may have an impact, the reality is that it won't play any role in most guys life until his mid-to-late twenties at the earliest. What is going to assist these guys in the years before they get married? Or if they get divorced? The notion of marriage as cultural and sexual control has never succeeded for straights, so why would anyone expect t it to be different for gay guys?
Let's be honest- this idea is just a new way to hide the fact that some are treating gay male sex as bad and evil. Same-sex marriage is gender neutral but this HIV prevention scam i wall about hating gay male sex or pretending that it is acceptable, only if it fits into an archaic heterosexual model that doesn't work.
via Rose Parade Gay Marriage Draws Ire of Some in LGBT Community| Gay News | Towleroad.


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By Don Wright
Special to the Herald
The greatest bowlers in the world have brought their game to Hallmark Lanes for the ninth annual Killeen Open.
For the first time in the tournament's history, the Southwest Region Professional Bowlers Association started the tournament with a sweeper. The scratch sweeper got under way Friday with 18 bowlers rolling four games across eight lanes.
Tyler Jensen of Wheat Ridge, Colo., captured the event, averaging 241. He shot games of 224-245-237-258 for a total pinfall of 964. Just 34 pins back in second place was four-time Hallmark Open champion Mike Scroggins. Scroggins averaged 232 with games of 246-184-245 and 255.
There are 99 bowlers listed on the entry list for this weekend and one of them is Nathan Bohr. Bohr, formerly of Austin, now residing in Wichita, Kan., joined the PBA in 2003 and has earned his spot on the exempt tour for the upcoming season. The 25-year old graduate of Wichita State won the 2004-05 PBA Southwest Region points race by nearly 50,000 points over David Anthony, despite bowling in four less events than Anthony last season. He captured three Regional Tour titles and won back-to-back events in Broomfield, Colo., and Austin.
He led the Midwest region with 15 championship-round appearances and was second in earnings with $20,435. His 216.94 average tied him for second. He had 15 top-10 finishes and eight top-five finishes. During the 2004 season he appeared in 11 PBA Tour Qualifying Rounds, advancing to the round of 64 in the 2004 PBA Orange County Classic, where he finished 38th overall.
Bohr is a product of the youth bowling program. He was the Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow Award winner in 1999, given by the ABC to the top junior bowler in the nation. He was a member of Junior Team USA 2000-02, and was the 2000 National Junior Amateur Champion. While at Wichita State he bowled on the Shockers men's team from 1999-03 and was a member of Wichita State's Collegiate National Championship team in 2003.
Bohr has come close to winning the Killeen Open, but a few bad breaks at inopportune times have kept him from winning the coveted eagle.
Bohr is scheduled for C Squad and will be on lane 9 this evening beginning at 6 p.m.
Killeen's top two bowlers will also compete on C Squad. Sandi Irvine, state recordholder, and Steve Drenser, 2002-03 KilleenFort Hood Bowling Association Bowler of the Year would like nothing more than to bring the eagle home.
The tournament will continue through Sunday.
CORRECTION The Phantom Warrior Old-timers will conduct their meeting at 12:30 p.m at Phantom Warrior Lanes on 25 Aug. The league will begin bowling at 12:30 p.m. Sep. 1, not following the meeting as previously reported.


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- A lovely, local guide to meet you at your hotel
- A juicy, meaty, beer-marinaded pork knuckle (aka golonka)
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Have brush, will travel
Back in the 1970s, Derk Hansen got into making battle swords, shields and weaponry dating back to the 1500s.
Then he began doing some design work for a company in Mendota that also imported oil paintings from Europe.
The paintings wouldn't always arrive in perfect shape, however, and that's where Hansen came in, fixing and touching them up.
Not long after that Hansen got into painting himself. He did everything from landscapes and wildlife to floral and street scenes.
"Pretty soon I said, 'That's not too bad, I can do this,'" he said. "So I quit my job and started painting."
The long-time Woodbury resident who opened up a gallery in his barn off of Manning Avenue has been part of the South Washington County Schools Community Education program teaching amateurs how to paint.
Inspired by his students, Hansen decided to expand into private lessons at the studio as well as people's homes.
Hansen got away from teaching for a while after closing up shop at his Hawaiian home and stopped teaching there over the winter. He focused on his work at the studio until a couple of years ago when he began toying with the idea of making online videos and teaching again.
Now he's hoping to reach even more students in person in a more laid-back, flexible environment.
"Here I can bring in the students," he said. "I can adjust my time schedule to almost anybody. I can take single students or groups."
Hansen has also been promoting his new motto, "Have brush, will Travel," to make it more convenient for students who'd like him to go to their homes.
Some of the images won't be too complicated and require one session, while others may need a minimum of six hours.
"It depends on what people would like," he said. "If they're serious about getting into art and they would like to develop that maybe they should have two or three sessions."
Hansen's work has been sold at local shopping malls and art shows. He's done exhibitions and picked up velvet painting over the years.
He hopes to pass his lifelong career skills and techniques onto his new students in Woodbury.
"I enjoy passing on what I've learned in the 40-plus years I've been painting," Hansen said. "I'm a self-taught painter, I can relate to people that want to paint and didn't have the time to go to school or different circumstances."
Hansen's "Derk's Saddle Tramp Studio" is located at Manning Avenue near the Afton border. For more information visit www.derkhansen.com.


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Thoughts are things, thoughts are forces, and thoughts are the building blocks of life. Therefore we must keep our thoughts clean. Whatever we think about, we bring about.
If we wish to be happy, we must unclutter our house — the house of our heart. We must throw out all the joy-killers, the negative thoughts of greed, ill will, jealousy, malice and envy. But throwing these out is not enough – we must fill our minds with happy thoughts – thoughts of prayer, love, kindness, prosperity and peace.
We are so obsessed about external cleanliness that we tend to neglect what's on the inside, don't we? And isn't what's inside far more important?
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Frank Gore cares as hard as he runs.
He skipped the Pro Bowl last year after the 49ers lost in the NFC Championship.
"I couldn't even go because I was so hurt," he recalled.
After the Harbaugh brothers, after Ray Lewis, there is Gore as one of the the best stories of Super Bowl XLVII.
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Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
When: February 3, 2013, 3:30 p.m. PT
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He endured so much to get here, and unlike Lewis, he has never been suspected of murder.
Gore tore both ACL's in at the University of Miami. He had surgery on both shoulders after his rookie season in the NFL. His mother, who raised him on her own, died in 2007.
And then there was the losing.
A man doesn't work back from serious injury time and again to lose and lose some more.
He once walked into the players' parking lot early in his career to see teammates laughing after a loss, and he cried.
"It was real tough," Gore said this week when asked about those early years as a 49er, when from his rookie year in 2005 through 2010 they won 37 games, sixth-fewest in the NFL. "It was tough coming to work … Some guys, who are not here anymore, were like 'Whatever.' I wasn't used to that. If we lost a game in Miami it was like our season was over."
Gore walked to the podium after the 49ers won the NFC Championship in Atlanta and jumped into Colin Kaepernick's press conference. It didn't seem rude at all. He seemed like an exuberant kid as he praised Kaepernick and spoke of a new era led by Jim Harbaugh and his staff.
"It's been a long eight years," he said. "We've been struggling and struggling and struggling. We finally got the right guys in front of us to lead us. It feels so good to get here."
Gore might also be the most popular player among his teammates. It goes a long way when you are not only your franchise's all-time leading rusher but perhaps the best pass blocking back in the game.
"I love Frank," said guard Alex Boone. "He goes hard every single play. I love a guy who wants to hit you as hard as he can. I've seen him knock guys out. You have to love a guy who goes like that."
At these Super Bowl media sessions, it is pretty simple to get at least an innocuous quote about anything and anyone. Often, the answer comes from a guy with glazed-over eyes just waiting for an hour-long interview sessions to end.
But answers about Gore couldn't be more sincere.
"His work ethic is inspirational,' said fullback Bruce Miller. "When you see him in the facility, the weight room and the practice field- everyone knows he's a good football player on Sunday- but his work ethic the other times is what we see. He pushes everyone to be a better football player."
It seems Gore's want-to is infectious. He is after all these years surrounded by a group that cares as much as he does, or is at least inspired by his caring.
"We went through so much, we went through so much,' Gore said. "We got a lot of guys on this team [who] made the Pro Bowl, made All Pro, and we feel that it was everybody working together as one, and that will come, and we'll get to the level where we're at."
And no more crying.
"I love it,' Gore said. "You can get up and walk around with your head up. Everybody loves you in the city. You want to practice. Our goal is to get here (the Super Bowl) and we're here."


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Every Molly Ringwald outfit in 'Pretty in Pink' ... and a pop quiz
Andie was a fashion icon, or so they say, in Pretty in Pink. But how well do you remember each outfit that Molly Ringwald wears in the John Hughes classic? Buzzfeed has an excellent blog item recapping her entire wardrobe. And yet, they fail to answer the biggest question of all? What's up with the navy blue jump suits they're forced to wear for gym class?
While you ponder that, see if you can answer these five Pretty in Pink trivia questions:
1. What excuse does Blane give for canceling the prom date with Andie?
2. The movie was dedicated to Alexa Kenin and Bruce Weintraub. What was their relationship to the movie?
3. Name the band that plays in the bar scenes but doesn't appear on the movie's soundtrack. (Hint: Ringwald's character in Sixteen Candles has their name written on the school notebook she carries around.)
4. If You Leave by OMD was not the original song intended for the end of the movie. What OMD song was supposed to end the flick, before the script was rewritten?
5. In recent interviews, Molly Ringwald has theorized that one of the Pretty in Pink characters would have come out as gay if the story was projected into the future. Which character did she "out?"


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HOMESTEAD, Fla. — South Florida's avocado grower-shippers are keeping their production and packing facilities updated on food safety procedures and investing in proper food safety practices.
Among them is New Limeco LLC, Princeton, which is trumpeting a major food safety achievement — a recently implemented traceback system that the company says makes it stand out from the crowd.
Although New Limeco has had the capability to trace product to the groves, the new system, run by ScoringAg Inc., Bradenton, adds new capabilities that allow the tracing of fruit from grove to consumer, said Eddie Caram, general manager.
"We are going to have a traceability program that no one else in south Florida as a grower or packer has," Caram said. "We have seen the major chain stores coming to us and inquiring because that's where they need to be and where they need us to be. They are going that extra mile on traceability. We have a traceback program where consumers can actually punch into the computer a few numbers and will see a display of the field the avocados were picked. No one else has that down here."
The change has helped New Limeco see more retail buyer interest, Caram said.
The system generates unique identifiers applied on bar codes for each lot picked and provides New Limeco a full recordkeeping and traceback system that complies with Food and Drug Administration standards.
"Let's face it," said Don Edgar, New Limeco's operations manager, "the FDA says the consumer has the right to know the relevant information about the products they buy. This allows the consumer to access a public record providing a complete history of how their item was handled until the time it was purchased. This will actually give the small farmer the tools to stay in business without going bankrupt."
This spring, M&M Farm Inc., Miami, received third-party certification for its packing operations from ASI Food Safety Consultants in St. Louis.
Manny Hevia Jr., M&M's secretary-treasurer, said visiting an automobile dealership's repair facility opened his eyes.
"The area where they change oil and guys are working with machines, it's a cleaner environment than a large portion of where food is being handled," Hevia said. "Every time I change oil in my car, they're working in a cleaner place. Of course, that was a new dealership, but it was a motivating factor as I really felt bad, because here I own a place where food is handled."
Although M&M has long packed under safety practices, he said, the operation hadn't documented the procedures and made the necessary changes to satisfy an audit.
Other growers-shippers also have been working on certification.
Although Brooks Tropicals Inc., Homestead, Fla., has long had its packing facility third-party audited by PrimusLabs, Santa Maria, Calif., the company is nearing third-party certification for all its avocado groves and crews, said Bill Brindle, Brooks' vice president of sales management.
Brooks has conducted a pilot program for the Produce Traceability Initiative-compliant GS1-128 labels and the Global Trade Identification Numbers for case lots, Brindle said. Brooks is working with key retailers to ensure they meet buyers' requirements.
"Theoretically, a lot is supposed to be done by the end of this year," Brindle said. "But as I talk with people in the industry, most of them are in the position where we are, where they're trying to figure out what needs to be done and the most efficient way to do it. When you do things like that, you really don't want to have to do it twice. You don't want to race out there first and do it one way when another big retailer tells you to do it a different way. You don't want to be in a position where you've already invested in it and find out it has to be done differently."
J&C Tropicals, Miami, is working with Primus to have its groves certified.
"We expect to achieve certification by August," said Jeanette Rodriguez, J&C's vice president of marketing. "We are shooting for PrimusGFS, the industry's highest standard or benchmark, with worldwide certification."
J&C is seeking dual certification of its harvest and packinghouse crews, Rodriguez said.


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The only issue we have is with the audio, the singers voices sometimes seem to be overwhelmed by the band and/or background. Of course, our system could be a big part of that.
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Then the commercials come on and bam...run for the remote to turn down the volume...
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text: New districts, new delegates in Kanawha County By Eric Eyre November 7, 2012 Story Share Kenny Kemp Kanawha County Delegates Meshea Poore and Danny Wells, both Democrats, inspect vote totals. Both were re-elected Tuesday. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County's newly configured 35th Delegate District -- made up of the western third of the old 30th District -- pitted familiar incumbents against strong newcomers in a battle for four seats in the House of Delegates -- with surprising results.Delegate Doug Skaff Jr., D-Kanawha, Republican newcomer Suzette Raines, Delegate Eric Nelson, R-Kanawha, and GOP newcomer John McCuskey won seats in the redrawn House district.With all 58 precincts reporting, Skaff received 14,789 votes, followed by Raines with 13,580 votes, Nelson with 14,313 votes and McCuskey with 11,259 votes.Pending any recounts and the review of provisional ballots, longtime incumbent Democratic House members Bonnie Brown and Barbara "Bobbie" Hatfield finished out of the running. Hatfield received 11,195 votes, while Brown got 11,024 votes.Democrat Chris Morris was next with 9,728 votes and Republican Fred Joseph finished last with 8,583 votes.Skaff, who topped the ticket as he did in the 30th in 2010, was instrumental in pushing though the redistricting plan that broke up the old seven-member delegate district."It encouraged a lot of new faces and fresh voices to run," Skaff said of the new district.However, he said, "I was somewhat shocked with the outcome, with two new people getting elected."With the Democrat-heavy Upper Kanawha Valley shifted to the new 36th District, the race in the 35th attracted Raines, owner of a public relations firm, and McCuskey, a Charleston lawyer, along with perennial Republican challenger Joseph, who came within 900 votes of winning in 2010.The race also featured Morris, who served as state tax commissioner under Gov. Joe Manchin, and whose TV ads featured him literally running for office.Democrats hold in the 36thIn the House 36th District race, incumbent Democrats Mark Hunt, Danny Wells and Nancy Guthrie won seats in the redrawn district Tuesday night.With all 53 precincts reporting, Hunt received 9,250 votes, followed by Wells with 9,137 votes, and Guthrie with 8,711 votes. "I'm delighted the voters in this new district have shown this level of confidence in me," Guthrie said. "My vote total seems to improve every year."The three Republican candidates who fell short in the 36th were Robin Holstein with 7,699 votes, Stevie Thaxton with 6,262 and Steve Sweeney with 5,992 votes. The 36th District was created following the breakup of the seven-member House 30th District. Wells, Guthrie and Hunt now serve in the 36th."I feel good because the state is in good financial shape," Wells said Tuesday. "The Upper Kanawha Valley is doing well, and I look forward to spending a lot of time down there with those people."Holstein runs a nonprofit consulting firm. Sweeney owns a construction company, and Thaxton is an electrician who heads Faith Electrical Service.The 36th District includes parts of South Hills, Kanawha City, Charleston's West Side and eastern Kanawha County. During the campaign, candidates said they supported upgrading roads, as well as sewer and water systems across the county.In other House of Delegates races in Kanawha County: Incumbent Delegates Dave Perry, John Pino and Margaret Staggers won re-election, with only Mountain Party candidate Tighe Bullock on the ballot against them in the 32nd District, which includes a few hundred residents of Montgomery as well as much of Fayette County.Incumbent Meshea Poore, a Democrat, defeated Mountain Party candidate Derrick Westly Shaffer in the 37th District, which includes downtown Charleston and the West Side flats.Republican incumbents Patrick Lane and Ron Walters defeated Democratic challengers Ginny Moles and Clint Casto in the 38th and 39th districts in western Kanawha County.House Minority Leader Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, was unopposed in the 40th District.As for other races that included part of Putnam County:In the 13th District, Democratic incumbent Brady Paxton won re-election, and Republican challenger Scott Cadle seemed ready to unseat Democratic incumbent Helen Martin for the district's second seat. 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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Review by lufia22
"4 seasons 4 fun gameplay"
Don't take that score as if this game is an ok game, it's a great game, maybe even the best for GBC. Let's take a look at the flaws though.
Graphics 8/10: Probably some of the most colorful and detailed graphics you'll find on the GBC. Though...most of the land is the same so that's basically the bad part. Animation and items are very detailed so you will probably miss nothing (maybe a few cracked walls.)
Sound 6/10: Ok, maybe a few catchy tunes but it's all repeditive, kinda like pokemon music. The SFX though are pretty good, it might take some earphones to really recognize the sounds each weapons or other things make but they are clear enough to be identifyable.
Gameplay 8/10: If you have played Link's Awakening then that basically sums up this game. There are new weapons that weren't in LA, like the slingshot, but some weapons were taken out, like the bow. This game is really a hack and slash game and it get repeditive. Luckily the bosses require some strategy and the dungeons in this game are more puzzling than LA's. I believe there are more beast in this game. There is also the Rod of Seasons you find, this will let you change from the four season, after acheiving one of them from each of the four towers, upon a tree stump. This is the real big difference in the two games. If you liked LA's gameplay then you will like this but nothing really new is the set back plus it's repeditive.
Story 7/10: In this game of the two, Din (ya know, the three sages Din, Fayrore, and Nayru are in both Oracle games) gets kidnapped by Onox who has taken Din the keeper of the seasons so now the seasons are out of wack and people and animals are starting to perish because of the quick season changes, just what Onox wants. The game is kind of waltzy though, you go: small quest, get dungeon key, beat dungeon and over again.
Replay 10/10: Replaying through the whole game might not be so great but with linking it opens up new possibilities, Ill talk more about this later.
Buy or not: Well I will say buy this game, it's great!
Linking 10/10: This is a neat, new idea. Once you beat one Oracle game it gives a password so that when you type it into the other game you'll transport your character over there so you can get new items that you can't in the first one you played. This also changes the story in the second one you play a little so it'll seem like you just saved one of the sages and now your trying to save another. After you beat the second one you can link back to the other one again and type in the new password you got and do some new stuff you couldn't do when you first played plus two new major bosses! So far I haven't gotten the other one so I can't compare them but if I do I'll rate which one is better out of the two in my second Oracle review. (If I ever get one that is)
Overall 8/10: Get this game, but if you have played LA then it'll be a little worse. The major flaw was the repeditiveness which I find pretty bad but the puzzles keep you busy so don't wory.
History: Here is a little history that some might not know. This series started out as the ''Tri Force Series'' which then it was actually a three part set. You probably had to save each of the sages in each game but they took out one. Now you save Din in Seasons and Nayru in Ages. Fayrore is in both of them but isn't a real big character.
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text: So I recently got my bearded dragon with a zilla basic desert kit (10 gallon tank) since he is still a small guy. The desert kit came with two bulbs, a 50 watt day white light and a 50 watt night black heat. I have been doing some reading and from my understanding bearded dragons need sufficient uvb light so they can absorb vitamins properly. I am not quite sure if either of these are providing enough UVB. Should I go out and get him a light that says specifically UVB or are the ones I have good enough? I just want to make sure he is getting the proper lighting. Below is a picture of how I currently have the light setup. The light on the left I leave on for about 14 hours a day which is the day white light. The light on the right is the night black heat light and is what I turn on at night for about 12 hours (and yes I turn off the other light during this time). Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated.


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How to Tell If He is Flirting With You! Here is How to Get the Real Message Behind His Actions
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The idea of a woman attempting to interpret a man's signals can be very confusing at times. This is because you may not be in a position to discern whether he has serious intentions or if he is just flirting with you. In the wake of this perennial problem that many women in the society face, this article moves to give seven clear signs to know that he is trying to flirt with you.
How is he dressing? You will be certain that your guy is flirting if he changes his appearance or adopts a new look after a long period of friendship. One thing that can cause a man to flirt with you is if you made comments regarding his appearance. For example, if you mentioned to him that you prefer a clean-cut look on a guy and he is prompted to shave off his beard and replace his jeans and t-shirts for khaki's and button-downs then this is a pretty good indication that he is flirting with you.
Does he only have eyes for you? A flirty guy will always give all his attention to you. Normally, men do not give all their attention to just one girl. If you happen to be out with friends and the guy in question seems to be talking to you alone, then there is little doubt that he is crazy for you.
Does he want to buy you things? The most common sign among most men which shows that they are flirting with a lady is if they ask to buy the lady something or take her out. Once you've heard this question, the proverbial ball is in your court. A "no" is a rejection, so make sure you word it tactfully; a "yes" is an open invitation for his advances.
Does he show signs of embarrassment? If a guy who was not shy suddenly blushes whenever you are talking with him, then you do not have to be told that he is flirting with you.
Does he just say "hello"? You can also tell that a guy is flirting with you if he changes how he greets you. A prolonged handshake means that he has some feelings for you.
Does he call you often? Is he calling to wish you goodnight every evening? If yes, then there is no doubt that he is actually flirting with you.
Is he acting jealous? If your guy has started to become jealous whenever he sees you smiling with another man, perhaps it is the best time you make your own move based on the best of your judgment.
So, if your guy's recent behavior matches with this list, then you are most assured that he is flirting with you.
As you all know, I am the hot lady with the hot articles for matured couples who want to maintain their relationships. The physical is very important and even though I do not encourage pervetness and acting "sluty" I also want to say, being wild in your intimacy makes your relationship more fun, relaxing, enjoyable and personal. So, even as you enjoy this piece, there are still more of my works you can check from my other blogs. So choose anyone or all of them and check them out!
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In Part 1 of this two part series, I covered how to create a ResourceDictionary with a custom style and reference that style in a Textblock control. Although, I created a Universal App, I did mainly focus on the Windows 8 project not taking advantage of the Universal App capabilities. Here, I will take what we learned in Part 1 and apply it to both Windows 8 and Windows Phone taking advantage of the benefits of using a Universal App. If you haven't followed through Part 1, I would recommend checking it out because I will be building on what we are already created there.
Let's start simple. Right now, we have a universal app. In our Windows 8 project, we have a ResourceDictionary file called Styles.xaml that contains our "TextStyle" style made for TextBlocks. So, how would we go about referencing that style sheet in our Windows Phone project. We could very easily just copy that file over to the Windows Phone project, but then we would have two copies of the same exact file. Needless to say, if we needed to update the file, we would have to do it in two different places. Here is where we will take advantage of using a Universal App.
Instead of just copying Styles.xaml to the Windows Phone project, let's copy it into our shared folder. When we do, let's also delete it from our Windows project so that we only have one copy in the shared folder. Your project should look more or less like this now.
In general, anything in the Shared project can be shared between both the Windows and Windows Phone projects. Yes, the Shared project is aptly named :) Anyways, now that we stored our Styles.xaml file there, we should be able to run our Windows project again, and get exactly what we had in the previous post.
That works well. Now, let's turn our attention to the Windows Phone project. We have yet to edit anything there, so open up it's MainPage.xaml and simply copy the stack panel code (see Part 1) inside of the grid tags. Should look like this.
< StackPanel>
< TextBlock Text="Text 1" Style="{StaticResource TextStyle}"/>
< TextBlock Text="Text 2" Style="{StaticResource TextStyle}"/>
< TextBlock Text="Text 3" Style="{StaticResource TextStyle}"/>
If you run this in the Windows Phone emulator (or just take a look at the visual editor) you will notice that we are successfully referencing our TextStyle style from the Styles.xaml file in the shared project.
Obviously, this is a super simple example so far, but you can see the power of putting files, data, etc. in the Shared project. Let's take it one step further before we move on. You might have noticed that both the MainPage.xaml files for the Windows and Windows Projects are exactly the same. Typically it's a good idea to keep these files separate because the UI will look different for each, but that's not the case here. Because of this, take one of them and copy it into the Shared project, and then delete the two existing ones.
You will notice that both run exactly as they had before but instead of having two different MainPage.xaml files, we only have the one. However, like I mentioned, typically these XAML pages will be separate because you will want slightly different UI's for the two different platforms. I mean things that fit on a computer might not look as good on a phone's smaller screen. Regardless, through this example, you have gotten a glimpse of the power of using custom styles in Universal Apps!
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landware has announced the release of pocket quicken 2.03, implementing os 5 compatibility and several other improvements and bug fixes. the software is a full featured financial management program that synchronizes with the desktop version of quicken, and is available for us$39.95. i don't currently use a financial management program because i am just so busy that i don't have time to sit at my computer and enter the information, and i haven't been pleased with microsoft money for the pocket pc. i always liked quicken better and may have to try out this product. do you use a financial management program on your pda, and do you sync it with your desktop? thanks to palmgear for the link.
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|pretty icon (3:05pm est thu nov 07 2002)
it has a pretty new palm os5 icon! :) – by ?!@#$
|i'm still (4:57pm est thu nov 07 2002)
using landware pocket quicken 1.0. i really need to think about upgrading. – by chris
|not broken, though… (5:42pm est thu nov 07 2002)
yeah, pq 1.0 works fine on my nx-70v it expect a new version to be prettier, but that's not highly motivating for financial apps :-) – by _me_
|every friggin' day… (8:45am est fri nov 08 2002)
yea i use pocket quicken 2.01 all the time. i bought the software and of course quicken 2002 after losing my job last year (had to see where the money was going). pocket quicken is great but it does crash on occasion — whenever i put a memo in the memo field, soft reset! so i stopped doing that. but yea, i sync and everything with quicken on the desktop. and have the online banking thing going which is great (thank you intuit). if you've managed to find a way to survive that doesn't involve spending money every day (top ramen/mac&cheese?) then you really don't need quicken (or pocket quicken). but if you keep coming up empty and have no friggin' idea where your dough is going (women?) then buy quicken 2002 at the very least. pocket quicken is great too, but make sure you use the password option. if you lose your palm someone will know everything about you. so i'd say pocket quicken is great. in fact, so great that you really don't ever need to upgrade to a prettier version. landware did a great job making this software. – by uncle scrooge
|use splashmoney (6:38am est sat nov 09 2002)
i got splashmoney several months ago and it integrates perfectly with my quicken 2001. i never have had a problem with it – not even a crash and i've got all kinds of stuff on my visor. plus, i got it for $20 so that was the sweet spot for me. it's one of my most used apps. (now if i could somehow convince the wife i need a tungsten t…) – by joe
|windows ce (9:48pm est sat nov 09 2002)
anyone know if quicken is going to support the windows crowd? – by dave
|re: windows ce (9:08am est mon nov 11 2002)
over the past two years, landware has set a few release dates for the pocket pc version of pocket quicken, but when the time comes, they always put it off again. here's their official statement, which hasn't been updated for several months:
yes, they're currently promising to release it this quarter, but it would be foolish to make any decisions based on that.
|re: re: windows ce (9:12am est mon nov 11 2002)
i looked at landware's statement again, and actually, they aren't even promising to release the pocket pc version this quarter. it just says they "hope to make this product available."
– by eric hanneken


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Pebble Beach resident JT Harper returned to the links, and now he's got a shot at winning the Golden State's biggest amateur prize.
After a brief stint at the University of Missouri, Harper decided to put his clubs away to focus on music. Harper had a stellar prep career at Pacific Grove, where he helped the Breakers win the Central Coast Section title in 2007.
After what turned out to be a two-year break from golf, the 21-year-old found out that not playing only made him miss the game more.
"Golf had stopped being fun for me," said Harper, who got back into the swing of things when he was awarded a golf scholarship to Seton Hall University this past fall. "I lost the love of the game. I wanted to step back. I did, but that reminded me how much I actually love golf. Since then, my mental game has grown a lot and I'm more patient on the course."
Starting Monday, Harper will continue his comeback when he and a number of other locals including recent state boys golf champions Seb Crampton and Michael Decker of Stevenson tee off in the 102nd California State Amateur Championship at Monterey Peninsula Country Club.
Now shuffling between the No. 1 and No. 2 spot at Seton Hall, Harper punched his ticket for the State Am by posting a 1-over 72 in a qualifier at Pasadera CC. He entered the championship on the urging of his coach at Seton Hall, who asked all of his players to compete in as many summer events as possible for the experience.
"I'm incredibly excited. Now that I'm in it my goal is to win it," Harper said. "The list of names that have won the State Am is insane."
Former winners of the State Am include Ken Venturi (1951, 1956), Johnny Miller (1968) and Bobby Clampett (1978, 1980).
While Harper will look to continue his recent strong play, so too will Crampton and Decker. Last week, the duo helped Stevenson win its first state title in school history. Playing at Quail Lodge GC, Crampton and Decker shot 70 and 76 in the finals, respectively.
"I'm excited about the State Am. I feel I'm playing well enough to make a run at it," Crampton said.
Other locals in the 156-man field are UCLA junior and former Palma standout Matt Pinizzotto and Monterey residents Joe Huston and Nick Moore.
There will also be California Golf Hall of Famer Casey Boyns, 57, of Pacific Grove. Since being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009, Boyns, who's one of only 12 players to win two or more State Am titles (1989, 1993), has only added to his résumé. Over Memorial Day weekend, Boyns teamed up with Neil Duffy to win the Cotton and Bob's tourney at Salinas Fairways. This past fall, he reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Mid-Amateur championship.
On Monday and Tuesday, both the Shore Course, which is used for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, and the Dunes Course will host stroke play qualifying, with the low 32 advancing to match play. The Dunes Course will host match play.
MPCC last hosted the State Am in 2007, when Josh Anderson defeated Joseph Greiner 4 and 3 in the finals.
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This year will mark the 10th anniversary of the event, which features members of the Champions Tour playing side-by-side with some of the best juniors in the country.
"Teaming the legends of the game with these outstanding young people makes for exciting golf," said Steve John, CEO of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, the group that puts on the tournament. "We look forward to another memorable tournament supporting The First Tee and its valuable life skills programming."
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Two former winners of The First Tee Open — Scott Langley and Harold Varner — are in this week's U.S. Open field.
NCGA Masters: Record six-time NCGA Player of the Year Randy Haag of San Francisco shot even par 144 (72-72) to capture the NCGA Masters division title Tuesday at Spyglass Hill. The win was Haag's record fourth Masters division crown. Casey Boyns, who came in at 146 (75-71), was runner-up in a card off.
NCGA Women: Paige Lee of Sacramento followed up an opening round 72 at Spyglass Hill with a 75 at The Links at Spanish Bay on Tuesday to come in at 1-over 147 and win the NCGA Women's Amateur. Salinas' Taylor Camany was runner-up at 151 (76-75). In the Senior division, Sandy Woodruff of Santa Cruz defeated Pat Cornett in a playoff to win.
U.S. WAPL: CSU Monterey Bay sophomore Arinda Bhanaraksa will be in the field when the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links championship gets underway Monday at Jimmie Austin OU GC in Oklahoma.
Bhanaraksa qualified for the championship after shooting 72 in a sectional qualifier at Goose Creek GC in Mira Loma. During the Otters' 2012-2013 season, Bhanaraksa had a run where she finished in the top five in three consecutive events.
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By Dr. Paul Helman, KSS Retail
Before 2013 was over, prognosticators were making bold predictions about retail margins in 2014. As technology disrupts the market and chains feel the squeeze, a number of key areas will demand attention in the coming months.
Rock Bottom Pricing
The 2.3% growth of holiday retail sales from 2012 to 2013 was a win for retailers. But the tactics they had to employ to get there are rightly causing concern. With unprecedented aggression in price reductions and promotions, a fiercely competitive market is seeing diminishing returns on its pricing strategies.
Some truly disruptive changes in the market – including the technology-enabled ability of customers to instantaneously compare prices across online and offline, from retailer to retailer and brand to brand – are presenting big challenges. How will retailers resist the "race to the bottom" in a climate where customers feel almost entitled to deep discounts?
In grocery, retailers now realize they need better ways to use data and science to optimize prices and promotions to attract and keep customers. Data-driven price optimization and market basket analytics help identify trip drivers, loss leaders, and the right promotional and product combinations. Retailers must move beyond simple rules and unwieldy spreadsheets. A science-based approach to shaping and iterating the mix of store prices is not just a nice-to-have, but an absolute necessity.
Supermarkets are closer to a longer-term pricing resolution than big-ticket retailers. It's hard to make up margin via tuning category-mix pricing in the context of higher-priced retail, such as electronics. Several years and holiday cycles will pass before prices for these items return to a more rational pricing model.
We might see a slow-motion version of price evolution as conducted in the fuel industry. Nothing says 'competitive visibility' like multiple gas stations' posted prices in the same view. Eventually, one vendor raises prices, taking an immediate hit to the bottom line but eventually recovering. Competitors follow and consumers adjust.
In big-ticket retail, when retailers do eventually return to more rational pricing, they must focus on winning on something other than price – such as service, personalization, assortment, rewards, and overall experience.
Strategically Targeted Deep Discounts
Department stores have much room for improvement in strategic deep price reductions. Existing strategies often fail in addressing frequency and depth of marked down prices. How quickly and by what mechanism should a chain go deeper on a markdown? That's a question to be answered with rigorous data and a science-based approach. With an eye solely on the calendar and a rush to clear inventory, opportunities for margin are lost.
Selectivity about who gets the deep discount is also critical. Retailers need to figure out, with the right historical data, which customers would be most appreciative of a discounted price and be moved not just to make one purchase, but to repay the retailer with their loyalty. Rather than looking at the process as merely clearing inventory, chains can focus on rewarding customers with a remarkably good deal that data science shows would be very valuable to them. The deep price reduction becomes an investment, not a throwaway.
Often, customers don't realize the true value of the discount they received, due to the complexity of some retailers' promotions. The "buy one item from Brand X, one item from Brand Y, and figure in your loyalty points to get your total discount" approach frequently means shoppers aren't aware of the true savings they received – or how they achieved them.
Private Label
Due to the amount of margin that can be gained on private label products, the right market basket mix can be a big winner in satisfying customers and retailers alike.
Again, science-based strategies with a strong focus on the customer are essential. It's imperative for a retailer to know which categories they can penetrate and which they can't. This includes understanding which segments of customers are likely to take an exploratory approach to private label in which categories. Solid data can show which categories are riper for exploration, which national brands don't have an ironclad loyal following, and which aren't distinguishing themselves in the category. With those insights, retailers can intelligently decide where to plant their flag in private label.
One caveat: Private label demands a focus on quality. This means resisting the temptation to cut corners on production and distribution. Private label products have to be comparable to the national brand's quality in order to gain traction. It's a worthy investment when the private label line establishes credibility with customers to deliver consistent margin gains long-term. This also plays into the strategy that has proved so lucrative for many retailers: making your most loyal customers eager to keep coming back. Consistent customer purchases drive profitability.
A big retail tech story of 2013 was the launch of Apple's iBeacon. Using Bluetooth technology ubiquitous in cell phones, iBeacons allow retailers to push promotions and other communications to mobile devices, based on a shopper's location in the store.
Some are hailing this as a great step forward in delivering personalization. But retailers should exercise caution. Being influential means making sure the customer truly values the communications, and that your offers are wisely tailored. Chains need to be highly strategic, allowing shoppers the time to be forward thinking about purchases. How persuasive will an offer be in-store when the customer left home with a structured market basket already in mind? Many shoppers are meticulous in their planning, without much deviation. Your most loyal customers, who know your store well, will not immediately change their behavior. And when they do, it's not going to happen as a result of a less than strategic use of a real-time stimulus like iBeacon.
Bottom Line
From grocery and department stores to large electronics retailers, all players are quickly coming to the realization that winning on price alone will not be good enough for long-term success. The victory comes in treating your most loyal customers right and knowing which items need to be competitively priced, backed by science-based strategy. Any other approach is more 1914 than 2014.
Dr. Paul Helman is chief science officer of KSS Retail (a dunnhumby company), a global provider of price optimization and shopper insight solutions for the grocery, convenience, chain drug store, general and online retail industries He was previously a founding partner and chief scientist of Standard Analytics. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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Orville C. Reese, a resident of Pierz, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls, with Pastor Gary Hendrickson officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Little Falls. Friends may call from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Shelley-Virnig Funeral Chapel in Pierz and from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls.
Orville was born Jan. 29, 1926, in Platte Township, Morrison County, to the late Christ and Mary (Wolff) Reese. He attended country school District #71 in Platte Township, Morrison County. Orville was united in marriage to Lorraine Bednar June 13, 1970, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Randall. He farmed in Platte Township for most of his life. Orville was also employed at Larson Boat Works in Little Falls for 23 years when he retired in 1988. After his retirement, he hobby farmed and was most proud of his Hereford beef cows. Orville was an avid deer hunter never missing a season. He also enjoyed fishing, working with wood, spending time with this grandchildren and collecting miniature John Deere tractors. Orville loved to share his stories and memories of the past with his grandchildren. He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.
Orville is survived by wife, Lorraine Reese of Pierz; sons, Jeffrey (Lori) Reese of Zimmerman, Kevin Reese of Spokane, Wash. and Robert (Nannette) Jackson of New York; daughters, Kathy Capasko of Texas, Mary (Clyde) Bellefeuille of Fort Ripley and Donna (John) Hobbs of Texas; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Orville was preceded in death by his sister, Lucille Rocheleau; and parents, Christ and Mary (Wolff) Reese.
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Program Highlights at General Assembly
General Assembly (GA) offers hundreds of programming choices over the five days of GA.
A celebration of the life of Moderator Jim Key has been added to the General Assembly Program. It will be streamed live on Saturday, June 24, at 12:30 p.m. Central Time
Ware Lecture
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President, in consultation with the General Assembly Planning Committee, invites a distinguished guest each year to address the General Assembly as the Ware Lecturer.
Service of the Living Tradition
The Ministries and Faith Development Staff Group invites you to join us at this service where we honor fellowshipped and credentialed religious leaders, remember those who have died, recognize those who have completed active service, and welcome those who have received fellowship or credentialed status in the past year.
The Service of the Living Tradition (SLT) is open to the public.
Sunday Morning Worship
Join us for the largest annual gathering of UUs joining in worship. Members of the public are welcome. More about the Sunday Morning Worship
The Banner Parade
General Assembly will begin with a procession of banners from hundreds of Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations and organizations.
Public Witness
At each General Assembly we invite interfaith and community partners to join us in a public witness for justice.
Worship Choices at General Assembly
General Assembly, like Unitarian Universalism, offers a wealth of theological diversity. A variety of worship choices are offered throughout GA.
Music at General General Assembly
Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, conductor, singer, poet, and Director of Music at the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, Michigan, will lead the GA Choir with nearly 200 singers assembled from UU churches across the continent. The GA Choir will weave music throughout Sunday Morning worship and help lead the call to action for Black Lives Matter during Closing Ceremony.
Mark David Buckles, Music Director of the Arlington Street Church and Sanctuary Boston, and Markus Gray-Hauck, Music Director of the UU Congregation of Montclair, join forces with two of the top jazz musicians in Columbus to bring the GA Band's solid groove to worship at GA.
Jennifer Hayman, Director of Music and Arts at All Souls Church Unitarian of Washington DC, brings the All Souls multicultural band to accompany the Choir of the Living Tradition on Thursday evening.
Rev. Erik Martínez Resly and young members of Artists of the Sanctuaries, Washington DC, join the GA Band for a rocking, hiphop Synergy Bridging Service on Friday evening.
All of the music leaders at GA are members of the UU Musicians Network: Susan Peck, GA Music Coordinator 2015-16, Dr. Leon Burke III, GA Music Coordinator 2017-18, Mark David Buckles, GA Band Leader 2015-16, Markus Grae-Hauck, GA Band Leader 2017-18, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, GA Choir Director 2016, Jennifer Hayman, Music Director of Ministry Days and Service of the Living Tradition 2016, David Blazer, GA Accompanist 2016. The mission of UUMN is to create dynamic and transformative music ministries and to model and promote excellence in shared ministry. UUMN musicians work closely with the GA Planning Committee, Worship Arts Team, and ministers to make audible the breath and heartbeat of our faith in joyful song and dance.


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Staff picks: NC State at Duke
Posted February 13, 2012
Updated February 16, 2012
Durham, N.C. — North Carolina State has made its way near the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings and the next three games — against teams that all share the league lead — will determine if the Wolfpack deserves to stay there.
N.C. State (18-7, 7-3) begins a challenging gauntlet of three games in six days Thursday night at No. 5 Duke (21-4, 8-2).
The WRAL sports staff weighs in on Thursday's game offering their keys to the game and tell you who they think will win.
Jeff Gravley
Before I could complete the question, CJ Williams had the answer. "What is the first thing you guys…." "Defend the three," the Wolfpack senior said. Williams and friends will take turns guarding Duke freshman Austin Rivers who already "has hit the biggest shot of his life," according to CJ Leslie.
Duke is going to want to push the pace offensively and defensively to work on NC State's lack of depth. The good thing for the Wolfpack is they haven't played in a week and are as rested and fresh as you can be in the middle of February.
What will Cameron do to the Wolfpack? CJ Williams is the only Pack player who has ever played a game at Cameron. He and CJ Leslie smiled when asked about playing in that kind of atmosphere. It's a shot of adrenaline for the opponents as well as the Blue Devils.
As we say about every NC State game, Richard Howell can't get in foul trouble and I imagine more than a few passes with enter the post to Mason Plumlee. Can he convert? Does Miles Plumlee earn a start after his 22 rebound performance against Maryland?
Opportunity is the word of the week for NC State. With games against Duke and home games with Florida State and North Carolina a win in either of the three boosts their chances of making the NCAA tournament. I wouldn't be surprised if that win came tonight at Duke but I'm picking the Devils at home. I don't see the Devils losing three ACC games at home in less than a month.
Pick: 79-71
Ken Medlin
I've said all along that State matches up well with Duke, and I still believe that's true. But the Blue Devils have the home court advantage, and at Cameron that means a great deal. If the Plumlee brothers rebound the way they did over the weekend, Duke will be in good shape. But, Richard Howell and CJ/Calvin Leslie have the potential to give Duke fits. I'm picking the Devils by 7, but this could be an interesting game.
Pick: 74-67
Jason Jennings
Perhaps the few years I lived in the "Show Me" state of Missouri had a profound effect on me because I certainly need to see something to believe it, and I have never seen NC State beat Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium with my own eyes.
Oh, it's happened before. The last time the Pack won in Durham was in 1995. Of course, that was the season Mike Krzyzewski left early with his back problems so the Pete Gaudet-coached Duke team lost to Les Robinson's Wolfpack in an untelevised matchup between the ACC's two worst teams. This fails to meet my "see-it-to-believe-it" criteria because of the lack of TV coverage and the lack of Coach K.
The last time State won at Duke with Krzyzewski on the sideline was in 1988. Jim Valvano was coaching State, pre-probation. Chris Corchiani and Rodney Monroe were freshmen. Charles Shackelford and Vinny Del Negro were still on the team, for goodness sake. Because I was only in kindergarten and probably had a date in the Combs Elementary sandbox that afternoon, I somehow didn't witness this game either.
For a more recent example of Duke's dominance at home, the Devils held Scott Wood scoreless last year. As a team, Duke didn't need to score a single point in the second half and would have won anyway.
Mark Thomas can make the case for the Pack tonight, but I'm siding with history.
Pick: 86-73
Mandy Mitchell
The Blue Devils are playing their best basketball of the year. That coupled with the history of NCSU playing at Cameron makes it tough to pick with Wolfpack. I think it will be a close game though. NCSU will learn from the UNC loss and come out with more confidence.
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Adam Gold
Unlike NC State's trip into the Smith Center, tonight's home team doesn't present the same match up disadvantages around the basket. Not that Mason and Miles Plumlee aren't capable players – they are – but, Calvin Leslie, Richard Howell and Deshawn Painter were, well, let's just say discouraged from scoring around the basket by the long arms of John Henson. Howell's ability to carve out space and score down low will be key, as well as Calvin Leslie's slashing and ability to grab offensive rebounds that lead to second chance points.
If NC State doesn't win that battle however, it's going to be a long night for the Wolfpack because there's not enough versatility on the perimeter to really bother the Blue Devils. You can beat Duke off the dribble, but that's not what NC State's guards do best. Could Scott Wood catch fire and knock down 7 long-range shots? Yes. But that's what it would take for NC State if the big boys don't control the inside.
Before you think I'm discounting Duke, I'm not. I believe the Devils will win this game. But, because the Blue Devils don't get consistent interior offensive production and they don't force a lot of turnovers, Duke's success is directly related to the playmaking of Austin Rivers, Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly. Throw in the dangerous Andre Dawkins and the Blue Devils just have a little too much firepower – and a lot more depth – for NC State.
Pick: 81-73
Joe Ovies
The Wolfpack's NCAA Tournament hopes don't completely hinge on the upcoming stretch of games, but they can go a long way towards controlling their fates if they can win at least one of the next 3 contests. It would provide a serious quality win, which is hard to come by in the ACC this year.
C.J. Leslie and Richard Howell provide an advantage for NC State. Duke's interior defense is still inconsistent and those players present problems due to their agility underneath. However, the Wolfpack must commit themselves defensively or the Blue Devils will hurt them from the perimeter.
I actually liked the Wolfpack to pull off the upset tonight, but rumors of an alternate black uniform have caused me to second guess. The last time NC State put on something other than red or white? A debacle against Maryland in 2000.
Mike Maniscalco
This game hinges on who hits their outside shots. State has the advantage in the paint on offense, but the Plumlees have started to take care of the defensive end of the floor and are getting enough offensive rebounds to be a factor to cancel that out.
State is 4-1 on the road in the ACC, but has yet to beat a ranked team this year. The one road loss was at another ACC ranked team, North Carolina.
Duke is starting to play like the Duke we've come to expect and Austin Rivers has answered the question of who will take the big shots. The Devils defensive pressure will cause the Pack problems.
Duke wins a close one.
Pick: 81-75
Aaron Schoonmaker
NC State is starting the toughest three-game stretch of their schedule with an NCAA Tournament bid within reach. It is thought that to assure a bid, the Wolfpack need to win one of their next three (at Duke, vs. Florida St. and vs. UNC). Thursday night at Cameron, however, won't be one of them.
Duke is launching more than 20 three-pointers per game on the season and in games that NC State has had difficulties, the three has been a big part of it – see Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt who each dropped nine. Three's are also what have lifted Duke in key wins – see UNC.
Duke holds advantages on the year in points per game and field goal percentage while State is averaging more assists per game and rebounds per game. It may not be a blowout, but I don't see a last minute decision either.
Pick: 77-68
Erin Summers
If the game was at the RBC Center I'd lean towards the Wolfpack for the surprise win over Duke, but considering it's over in Cameron the win will go to the Blue Devils tonight.
While the win would mean more to NC State, they won't have enough in the end to grab it. Guard play will be key and the way Austin Rivers has been playing lately, the Wolfpack won't win that battle. Down low Duke's too big for the Pack, Richard Howell will probably get a few early fouls and the Plumlees will take over on the boards.
Scott Wood needs to shoot well from the outside to keep NC State in the game and let's hope Calvin shows up on the court instead of CJ. It will most definitely be a battle and I'm sure Gottfried will provide some great new avatar material, but we all know Duke should win this one. Though that's what we all said about the Tar Heels a few weeks ago...
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Frerk is frerking the frerk out of the eUK
Hello again, United Kingdom. It's me, Emperor Frerk(See what I did there?), calling. Some of you might know me as the immovable object, the administrator on the UK's forums that will ban anyone if they get out of line and don't follow the rules. Some of you might know me as a Former President of the United Kingdom, some of you might know me as the Grand Puba on the IRC channels, or as that guy who has a rather morbid music taste.
Either way, I've been doing what I can for this country for a very long time. I've been in just about every position this country has to offer, including President, and I currently am Minister of Defence (along with my Hermano).
And now I'm running for President. My goals are simple, and so is my campaign. It's time to just get things done. We need to stop dividing ourselves to a point where no one wants to do anything for anyone else. We need to come together, be cohesive where it matters (especially in places like battles so we can, you know, win a few here and there), and generally just perform. Competition is great, in small amounts. It reminds me of weed in that regard.
At my side will, of course, be Dishmcds, whom I regard as my brother, and with whom I share a mind. He has been a president more times than I can count on one hand, and has been in charge of so many ministries, alliances and armies that he should probably be running instead of me.
So, in the coming days, we'll outline just what we plan on doing to, er, for this great country. I would like to thank the awesome members of the United Kingdom Reform Party for putting their trust in me yet again, and hope that each of you will to.
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Horice, if you understood what he actually says you would be really laughing your ass off.
All this Frerk instead of f**k jokes are really starting to get on my frerking nerves.
Certainly, in my opinion, the stronger of the two candidates to announce themselves so far! Best of luck to you, Frerk!
Maybe Frerk can rob Fort Knox. I know he is good in such things. An experienced guy Frek is. 😉
I voted Frerk once before, and he disappeared half way through his term. What I really wouldn't want to see is a Frerk+Dish combination in the hotseat - just look at what's happened to the MoD with those 2.
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Charles Dickens Describes New York City Women.
Fine fabrics and elaborate dresses served as a sign of rank among the urban upper classes, but in nineteenth century New York working-class women, especially young women who associated with the Bowery culture, also took pride in fancy dress. While respectable women were expected to wear muted colors and avoid calling attention to their bodies, young working women often flaunted colorful clothes, ribbons, and lace. In 1842, the popular British novelist Charles Dickens visited New York and later described his impressions of these women in his travel chronicle American Notes.
Heaven save the ladies, how they dress! We have seen more colours in these ten minutes, than we should have seen elsewhere, in as many days. What various parasols! What rainbow silks and satins! What pinking of thin stockings, and pinching of thin shoes, and fluttering of ribbons and silk tassels, and display of rich cloaks with gaudy hoods and linings! The young gentlemen are fond, you see, of turning down their shirt-collars and cultivating their whiskers, especially under the chin; but they cannot approach the ladies in their dress or bearing, being, to say the truth, humanity of quite another sort.
Source: Charles Dickens, American Notes: A Journey (1842).


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You never forget your first . . . music player! Seeing this Winamp t-Shirt ($18) really brings back my Napster-abusing memories.
I changed my Winamp skins monthly and relied on it as heavily as any app I love now. How young I was then — no glimmer of iTunes or iPhones yet to distract me. I'd rock this with glee — and couldn't wait for the knowing glances of passersby that will definitely be picking up what I'm putting down.


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Now I know why all the kids thought it was cool to vote for Obama.
As for "hope," let me say this: I hope that every single person in this country, and especially the artists, understand how dangerous it is for the art community to take the mantle of any administration in a coordinated, sycophantic way. As an artist myself, the thought of doing the state's work (i.e. propaganda) sickens me.
Where is everyone on this scandal??? This is huge!
I am shocked that this administration would have the audacity to attempt something of this nature so blatantly. Did they really think they could get away with this?
Make sure to read the whole article and all the accompanying articles/transcripts/histories/etc. in order to get the full magnitude of this scandal. I sincerely hope (there's that word again) that this would be an issue that everyone, from every side of the spectrum, could unite over. To the Obama supporters, please don't wipe this one away because you want to defend your guy. This was a total breach of ethics and it is frightening. If a President that I supported ever did anything like this I would be disgusted, and let's just say that I wouldn't trust him/her after something like this. Artists should not be used by the government to push any agendas, especially when many of said artists are receiving taxpayer money in the form of grants.
Again, this is called propaganda. State-run propaganda. What other countries use/have used this to further their agendas? None that any American President should want to be compared with.
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Phone thief found in jail
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:19:58 GMT —
Albany Police have reportedly arrested 24-year-old, Richard Bodiford in connection with a theft that took place Thursday at the Albany Mall.
Bodiford reportedly stole the phone of a man and then drove off in his Ford Mustang with the victim dragging behind.
The tip stated that the vehicle was in the 200th block of Barfield, and that the suspect was already in the Dougherty County Jail on unrelated charges.
Sgt. Dale Henry picked up Bodiford from the jail and took him to the police station. Bodiford reportedly cooperated with police, and was charged with theft by taking and transported back to the Dougherty County Jail.
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