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have been sworn in as u.s. citizens. yesterday's naturalization ceremony in sacramento was one of 350 around the country to commemorate independence day. and in florida, three dozen people had a chance to swim with a really big shark in the waters off palm beach. a captain who owns a local dive company says it's only the fifth whale shark he's seen in 20 years. they're called whale sharks because of, well, the size. they only heat plankton and not people. thank goodness! and, hey, there, everybody! welcome to this cnn saturday morning. take a look at what we're watching this morning. another royal wedding! yes. it's not just over in england. we're keeping an eye on royal
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weddings. this is a live picture happening right now. and who you're seeing right now, right there is prince albert of monaco. he's having a big ceremony right now, marrying his longtime girlfriend in a star-studded ceremony. this is ceremony ii. the smaller one was yesterday. the big one is today and all of monaco is invited. we have got a shot of the bride, that i have seen this morning, and you know what, just in time, they switched over. and i'll let you see a picture of the bride as well. there she is, who is now her serene highness after a civil ceremony yesterday. but, again, today is the big religious ceremony taking place right now in monaco. we'll be dipping back into that for you this morning. also, we'll turn to a much different scene on the streets of atlanta. angry protests, people outraged over a tough new crackdown on workers who are in the country illegally. find out how the law could dramatically impact american business. and can you imagine getting the day off work, no questions
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asked, simply for being tired? well, air traffic controllers can under a new plan to make the skies safer. at the top of the hour, it has been one of the most closely watched murder trials in recent years and it's about to enter a critical new phase. closing arguments are set for tomorrow, yes, sunday, in the casey anthony murder trial. after that, the fate of the young woman accused of killing her little girl will be in the hands of the jury. sean laving joins us from orlando, florida, this morning. sean, good to have you here back with us. how is this process going to work? they have been in session just about every saturday of this trial, but not today. >> reporter: that's right, t.j. tomorrow, though, they will be starting about 9:00 in the morning eastern time. that's when all of this will get underway. it will start with the prosecution going first. they're going to go up and argue to that jury that they should convict casey anthony of first-degree murder charges. after they go up and do their arguments, the defense will go
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up and the defense will argue the state has not proved its case, do not convict casey anthony of these charges. in florida, the prosecution gets a second chance after the defense goes to plug any holes the defense may have poked in their case. once the prosecution goes after the defense and rebuts that, the judge will read some instructions to the jury and then the jury will begin deliberations in this case. >> how long do they expect this to go? what are they planning for? of course, the judge is trying to keep this thing moving along. he probably wanted to get it done before this holiday weekend. that's not going to happen. these jurors are still sequestered, so they're going to go right through the holiday, i take it? >> reporter: that's right, t.j. they're hoping to start deliberating tomorrow, so the closing arguments should wrap up some time tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow in the early evening and the jury will begin deliberating. now, we don't expect the jury to come to a verdict tomorrow, so the jury's ready to go ahead and work as long as it needs to to get this verdict right. >> all right.
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sean lavin for us in orlando, been covering this story. we appreciate you. tomorrow, again, is the day for closing arguments. it's is a saturday, a lot of people expected that trial would be in session today, but not today, they'll start the closing arguments tomorrow and then deliberations after that. let's move on to dominique strauss-kahn. he's free to come and go as he pleases this morning after months of house arrest. he was released on his own recognizance yesterday. the prosecutors that have been preparing sexual assault charges against him now say they have serious questions about his accuser's credibility. cnn national correspondent susan candiotti is standing by for us this morning outside the town house where strauss-kahn has been living. susan, this thing really changed dramatically now, and it looks like this whole thing could just fall apart. >> reporter: t.j., it certainly could. good morning. you know, the problem at this point is this. despite very, very strong
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forensic evidence that some kind of sexual encounter, if you will, happened at that hotel between a hotel maid and dominique strauss-kahn, that because there are so many, at this point, credibility issues, outright lies, that's what prosecutors are calling them, and at times, in fact, admitted lies by the maid, uncovered by investigators for the prosecutors, that it would be very hard, according to sources in the district attorney's office and many other experts, to try to get a jury to get a conviction in a case like this. and some of those admitted lies, according to prosecutors, including the maid lying about that she had been gang-raped in the past. lies on a political asylum application. lying to the irs. even lying, they said, admittedly, about certain things that happened after the alleged attack occurred in the hotel that day. that it would be very hard for a
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jury to overcome something like that. despite that, with the attorney representing the maid in this case have taken the extraordinary step of going out of his way to accuse the district attorney, the man who would be prosecuting this case, of being afraid to take this case to a jury, and of not protecting the rights of what he calls a rape victim. >> we don't have confidence that they're ever going to put dominique strauss-kahn on trial. so the victim will stand before you and tell you, because she said, i will go to my grave knowing the truth, knowing what this man did to me. >> reporter: now, attorneys for dominique strauss-kahn say, it is time to throw out the case. listen. >> the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges. and on sort of a personal observation, i think it's kind of appropriate that on the eve of independence day, we get to celebrate for strauss-kahn, mr.
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strauss-kahn and his family a bit of his personal independence. >> reporter: so the next scheduled court day is july 1 . 18th, but, of course, he could show up in court if there are further developments before then, t.j. >> susan candiotti today in new york. we appreciate you, as always. we have a couple of legal cases here to talk about. let's bring in criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor, holly hughes, who's been a friend of our show here on cnn saturday morning. good to have you here with us. let's start with casey anthony. the rebuttal case that the prosecution put on, if anybody was on that jury who was maybe on the fence trying to figure things out, did they really drive their point home, the prosecution, in the rebuttal? >> they sure did. that's how you put up a case, lean and mean. what they did, the prosecution called exactly who they needed to plug up those holes, they got in, got out, very suck sinlgt, ve, very to the point.
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big important issues, cindy anthony claimed responsibility for the chloroform searches. that shows premeditation, she was looking up months prior to the disappearance of her child how to make chloroform, how to -- >> before the rebuttal part, was that a big hole that the defense had put in the case, because cindy anthony got up there and said, i was doing all of that on the internet. was that a big hole in the prosecution -- >> that was very problematic for the prosecution. because let's face it, they're going for a first-degree murder. they said, this woman planned ahead of time to do something nefarious, to kill her child. when her mama gets on the stand and say, oh, no, they were mind. and if you watched the manner in which cindy anthony testified, she was very defiant, very -- oh, they were absolutely mine, i remember what i did.
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and by the way, miss prosecutor, i told you that in my deposition, i told you that two years ago. putting something in front of the jury, like, hmm, okay, maybe the prosecution's playing fast and loose. absolutely raised some doubts. but when they put on their rebuttal and got those work records, and put her entering sensitive medical information at the exact time when she says, no, i'm miles away at time. the prosecution knows, that's it, cindy anthony lied. they probably know why she's trying to save her daughter's life, but now the jury is sitting there going, okay, now we get it. it's not credible evidence from cindy anthony on this. we're back to the searches belong to casey. and you know what they're asking themselves right now, t.j.? because their common sense is their best with weapon in the jury room. they're sitting there and they're going, well, if casey was really innocent and her mama thought she was innocent, why is mama lying for her? why is she taking credit for those searches? if she's trying to cover for
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casey, that intimates that she believes there's something to cover for. and the jury's got to be thinking that. >> again, closing arguments tomorrow. no court today, so closing arguments 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. looks like the jury, which has been sequestered, is going to be still working through the holiday weekend, unfortunate for them. but, still, a lot in the balance here on this case. let me turn quickly to dsk, dominique strauss-kahn. questions about the credibility of the accuser. how do you work, how do you deal with a case like this, where there's some credibility issues? you absolutely have to take the word of the accuser in a case like this, but how is the prosecution now, must have some serious doubt ifs they went ahead and said, okay, let minimum go from house arrest. how does this case proceed? >> they absolutely do. here's what's really unique about this case, t.j. when you have dna, in any case, in a murder case, in an armed robbery, you know, the robber cuts himself on the glass when
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he breaks the window, that is the gold standard of evidence. this is only type of case where where dna can be present and not be a sure thing. because anybody can say it was consensual. so we're talking about a sexual assault case, she says it was nonconsensual, he says it was consensual. they have to. there's dna, so they've got to say something occurred. what it comes down to now is he said/she said. and unfortunately, it's going to rest on credibility and credibility alone, because the dna does not help us decide guilt in this particular instance. so she has admitted that she lied to law enforcement officials in this investigation. further, she has admitted that she lied on her ins application, on her application for asylum, and lied very specifically about a gang rape. then she admitted she lied on her irs form. so what we see is a pattern of lying to governmental agencies in situations -- and you know what the other really
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problematic thing is, t.j., and i'm not sure if all the viewers are up to speed on this, the day after this alleged attack she made a phone call to an inmate, and that inmate is in jail for trafficking, drug trafficking, money laundering, they have done some research on this victim, alleged victim, and they have found out that she was paying hundreds of dollars a month to different cell phone companies. and in my experience as prosecutor, if you're paying five different cell phones, there's a little something hinky going on there. >> and that phone call with that inmate, she reportedly talked about how she could get money if she went ahead with this particular case. >> and then lied about that phone call as well. holly hughes, so good to have you. you've been great. i know we'll probably talk to you tomorrow as well with the closing arguments tomorrow. holly, thank you, as always. well, 12 minutes past the hour now. a 71-year-old seattle grandfather has been arrested for a child murder more than 50 years ago. police say jack daniel
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mccullough was living under an assumed name in a retirement community. he's accused of kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old girl if sycamore, illinois, back in 1957. he was a suspect early on, but police say he changed his name, joined the military, and the case went cold. new information that surfaced about two years ago led to the arrest. and on this fourth of july weekend, a lot of folks in minnesota are in no mood to celebrate. their holiday plans ruined by budget problems. not just a budget problem, but a government shutdown. they have a new fiscal year underway, minnesota's government shut down, except for central services. but still, all the state parks, zoo, rest areas all closed. forced a lot of people to change their holiday plans. the budget shortfall there is $3.5 billion. the governor, mark dayton, and republican lawmakers are fighting over ways to close the gap. also, some 22,000 state workers are out of their jobs for the time being. and a big break this weekend for fatigued air traffic
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controllers. the faa is out with new recommendations that should help them stay awake on the job. there will be nine hours required between shifts now, and during overnight hours, controllers can read or even listen to the radio, but only when there's not a lot of traffic. they can also take sick days if they walk in and say, hey, i'm too tired to work today. this is all in response to several incidents earlier this year where controllers fell asleep on the job. controllers are still not allowed to take naps, though, while on break. well, there's another new presidential candidate, and this one is zeroing in on one strategic state this whole holiday weekend. the story, after the break. also this morning, some live pictures we can show you, just seeing some stained glass windows there, but what you are seeing is a royal wedding taking place right now, live in monaco. prince albert is marrying his longtime girlfriend, charlene
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s and i asked him on the air to say, hey, turn around and ask her a question for me. she was there in the diner this morning, as they often do. listen to what she told him about what why she is in iowa. >> i think iowa's very important. so we want to do very well here and so we're going to be working toward the caucuses that are coming up in august and then on to january and february and beyond. so we're looking forward to it. >> all right. and our shannon travis joins me once again live. no presidential candidates behind him this time around, i don't think. but shannon, thank you for that. i already heard from the press secretary for michele bachmann, she sent me an e-mail already about that. but i'm glad you did it, interrupted breakfast there, but it's my fault. so shannon, i won't do that to you again, all right? >> reporter: it's all good, man. it's all good. yeah, she actually told me to tell you hello as well, t.j., so i'm glad that she reached out to you on her own. yeah, it's a little more calmer now here in the diner now that michele bachmann has left. that was a pretty chaotic scene. she was here with one of her
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daughters and with her husband, marcus. as you know, she's barnstorming this state, starting today. her bus tour kicks off today. she formally announced her presidential campaign in iowa on monday, now she'll be barnstorming with five different stops. >> and i know she was born there, she's a minnesota congresswoman, but she was born in iowa. do they look at her in iowa and see her as one of their own? >> well, she opens so. i mean, she hopes that typical everyday iowa voters sees her as one of them. she's from, you know, as you just mentioned, from neighboring minnesota. and there are a lot of shared values between a lot of christian evangelicals here in iowa that she has with them. so she certainly hopes that a lot of iowans see her as just one of the folks. >> all right. our shannon travis there for us. shannon, good to see you, as always. we appreciate you again this morning. and again, that interview with michele bachmann you got this morning as well. 19 minutes past the hour now. georgia, alabama, arizona,
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all have passed tough immigration laws in their states, and they're scaring off farm workers. and one state thinks that felony probationers could be the answer to the problem. >> offenders are just like you and i. they need employment to feed their families, and i think this program is giving them an opportunity to do that. >> yes, georgia is testing a program to send probationers to farms. the dietails, ahead. and take another live look. it's taking place right now. the prince of monaco with his new bride, yes, we have another royal wedding going on right now. he has married charlene whitt locke, is her name. she is now her serene highness. yes, that's the title she gets, but prince albert, of course, the son of grace kelly. a lot of people will remember that big royal wedding in monaco that took place. but this is a live event. we'll continue to dip back into this huge star-studded affair,
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all right. we're at 23 minutes past the hour now. this was the scene in downtown atlanta earlier this week. this is a protest you're looking at. they're protesting the anti-immigration law that took effect yesterday, on friday, in georgia. now, a judge did block a couple of key provisions of the law, but still, most of it did go into effect. what you're seeing here, some of these folks, they were declaring, and you hear them chanting, unafraid, undocumented. they say they are in the country illegally. several were arrested, but they were trying to make a stand here. now, georgia lawmakers hope that the law in part, at least, will
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discourage people who are in the country illegally from coming to georgia. and already it may be working. and according to georgia's agriculture commissioner, that may be a problem. >> and we have some people call and simply say, i had no workers or i had, you know, one third of our normal crews that show up. just simply said they were not coming to georgia. what i'm focused on is trying to find a solution for georgia farmers, and quite frankly, for american producers. >> so georgia now is trying to help farmers make up for a shortage of workers by connecting them with unemployed people. just one thing, these unemployed people also have critical records. ten-hour days in 90-degree heat, in july, in south georgia. those are the work conditions and this is the work. the kind of work farmers say americans won't do.
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and can't do. it takes skill to do this. people think you're picking peaches, just pull them off and that's the end of it. >> no, you've got to know which ones to pick. the ones that are mature and the right size and color. so it takes a lot skill to pick them and know which ones to harvest. >> for every work you bring in from mexico, it would take how many local works to match the output of that -- >> it would take at least three to four. >> reporter: robert dickey is a farmer, part of a $68 billion industry in georgia. he's worry the state's new anti-immigration law is scaring away the skilled workforce he depends on. dickey is also a state legislatu legislature. he voted for that anti-immigration bill, knowing full well it might hurt his family business. has there ever been a point you kind of second-guessed that vote? >> oh, absolutely. it hurts me terribly to see some of my farmers not to be able to harvest their crops and get the time and labor. it's going to make some thing
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more expensive here in the state, with the lack of workforce. >> reporter: georgia farmers report they are 11,000 workers short this season, so the state floated the idea of having felony probationers fill the jobs. some are already working on farms. >> reporter: we're not forcing anyone to take this type of labor. we're simply offering up opportunities for offenders to be employed in the agriculture community, where there's a great need right now. it's encouraging, even though a small scale at this point. when we started out, it was the first couple of days, of course, was rocky, and the sense that you had offenders going into an extremely difficult job. >> reporter: like dickey says, all peach pick reverse not created equal. and even with time and training, probationers won't be able to keep pace. >> reporter: you have tried in the past to have local workers out here. it didn't go so well? >> it didn't. they just really don't have the patience and the incentive to stay here and do the kind of job we need done.
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>> now, the workers you saw there on dickey's farm are here in the country legally. they're working through a guest worker program. it's called h2a program. meanwhile, the proerbationers w talked about are working on only two farms so far in georgia, but they hope to see that number grow before the fall harvest. haven't you heard that old advice before? you know, you never take money out of that 401(k). today that advice is changing. we'll we'll tell you why. continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. a complete four course seafood feast for $15. start with soup then have salad and biscuits followed by 1 of 7 delicious entrees and finish with something sweet all for just $15. right now at red lobster. took some wild risks when i was young.
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that, you don't do it under any circumstance, but in today's economy, the advice is changing. listen no to our financial analyst, clyde anderson. >> times are changing. a lot of people are in situations where you need it. this lets you know where the people are hurting. a lot of the middle class have been impacted by this recession. so people are either pulling these funds out for buying homes, or some are just hurting where a spouse may have lost a job and they need these funds. >> so you're telling me, even though people are doing it, is this a case where you do what you've got to do, or would you still recommend, do everything else before you dip into this retirement account? >> i recommend it as a last resort, but you're borrowing at low interest rates and borrowing from yourself. so if you have to borrow funds, this is the place you want to borrow them from. in these times, you can always pay them back. there's ups and downs to that, but you can always pay these back and you've got a great interest rate. >> so what are the consequences from borrowing from your own 401(k)? >> if you do lose your job or quit that job when you take that
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loan, they'll penalize you because it becomes an early withdrawal. they'll hit you much more harder when you do that. that's one of the downsides. also recouping, trying to get back to where you were to prepare for retirement. those are the downsides. >> is there a time when it's better than another? and i guess i'm talking about age? is it better to do it when you're younger and have time to pay it back versus older? >> definitely better to do it when you're younger, but people are in situations where they've got to pull from it, they've immediate these funds. if you get into a situation where you're trying to save your home. maybe you've lost a job or a spouse has lost a job, you really need to pull from these funds, and it's a good source to pull from. >> do we need to get out of that mind-set, and we don't want, everyone says, stay out of your 401(k), don't touch it. do we need to get out of that mind-set? this is sacred, i can't touch it. but it sounds like you're saying to me, it's okay, you can pay it back. >> it's a loan, it's an investment. and an investment is there to cover you if you need it.
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you've put this away as a nest egg, but life happens. when life happens, if you're prepared for it with money put away, look at that as an option. you definitely don't want to rule it out. let's give you this live picture. there is another, yes, another royal wedding going on as we speak. this is in monaco. and who you're seeing there, the groom, that is the son of grace kelly and that is his bride. charlene whittstock. she is a former olympic swimmer. these two have been together for quite some time. they had a civil ceremony yesterday, so for all intents and purposes, she is now the princess of monaco, her serene highness is the title she now gets. but we're actually seeing the exchanges of the rings, i believe, that was supposed to take place right around right now. but there were some stories, you may have seen lately, that she was possibly a runaway bride. there was some questions, some media reports that she was
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actually trying to hightail it out of there after she heard some things about the prince's past, but nevertheless, the wedding went forward. this is the huge religious ceremony. the big wedding. yesterday was a smaller civil service, but this, another royal wedding taking place right now, a live picture. there she is. you can see the train behind that dress there as they are at the front and some 35 people -- excuse me, 35,000 people were expected to attend -- i shouldn't say attend, but be a part of the celebration inside and outside. but all of monaco is invited. a lot of people thinking back to grace kelly, of course, when she was married there in monaco to the prince at the time. she, of course, died in 1982, but there is her son at the age of 50 plus years old marrying a 33-year-old. now her serene highness, in another royal wedding. the year of royal weddings this year. we're keeping a close eye on this. we'll dip back into this for you, but wanted to be able to bring you these live pictures of another gorgeous royal wedding.
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well, 36 minutes past the hour now. in canada, a royal welcome for britain's royal newlyweds. prince william and his wife, the duchess of cambridge now have been there since thursday. the first stop was ottawa, but now today in montreal. our max foster is there, as well. tell us what they've been up to so far in canada and what do they have left on this trip?
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>> reporter: well, you saw these particular scenes yesterday, on canada day, down in ottawa. normally 100,000 people turn up to those celebrations at that concert there. 300,000 turned up. so three times as many people showed up just because william and catherine were there. to give you an idea commentary here, this is one of the newspapers, and their headline was "our royal crush." very, very popular so far. >> the royal crush, as you say. but this is the stop in canada now, but they are going to head over to california as well. what are we expecting there? >> reporter: yeah, they certainly are, and there's going to be a series of visits there. all about promoting uk interests, and a lot of interests there, obviously, and lots of media getting ready for they arrival there. a very exciting visit. when we talk about the royal crush and all the attention on
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l.a., it's actually going to be interesting today to see how they fare here in montreal. because in this country, a lot of people would rather see the monarchy go. they don't approve of the monarchy. they're managing this trip very carefully here, so william and catherine, for example, will come to this cookery school a little later on, and the whole road's being closed off. there's not going to be a walkabout as there was in ottawa, because they're concerned there will be protesters here. but a recent poll said they surveyed people in this part of quebec and found they're anti-monarchy but actually very excited about william and catherine's visit here. so somehow they're separating the monarchy and the couple. it's all about celebrity, i think. >> our max foster, keeping an eye on the royal newlyweds. we appreciate you, as always. thanks so much. we're at 38 minutes past the hour now. summer's here, that means it's time to hit the road for a lot of people for those family vacations. well, just how much fun can you have on a single tank of gas?
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reynolds wolf has that answer for you. speaking of royal newlyweds, we got newer newlyweds, i guess you could say. this is a live picture, folks. you're seeing this right now as it happens. this is in monaco. and you saw on the left of your screen there, that is the son of grace kelly. a lot of people tell you, finally getting married, but marrying his longtime girlfriend, charlene whittstock in a star-studded gorgeous affair, a huge religious ceremony today. they actually had a small civil one yesterday, but this is a live picture of their big royal religious wedding ceremony, taking place right now in monaco. we'll bring more of it to you. stay here.
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see how affordable an rv vacation can be. visit gorving.com and watch a free video. go affordably. go rving. all right. time for us to check in with our re reynolds wolf. i know you're thinking about, a lot of people are, that holiday forecast. reynolds? >> absolutely. a pretty interesting time out there. a lot of heat to deal, also chance of thunderstorms. the best chance of storms will take place into parts of the great lakes, into the ohio valley, and back into the central and northern rockies, maybe even into portions of the central plains. in terms of heat, we've got a lot of it, surprisingly. we're seeing it in places like san francisco. 80 degrees. actually pretty warm for san francisco. 78 in los angeles, 95 in salt lake city. 84 in denver. 90 in kansas city. 100 in dallas, 85 in new york city and 94 in atlanta.
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in atlanta, of course, going to be hot times there. you're definitely going to need the air-conditioners on full blast. if you're thinking about taking a trip out there, forget the airport, just take your car. you'll be surprised an some of the amazing things you'll see, especially along the georgia coast. >> reporter: we're starting a journey today going from st. mary's georgia, to savannah, but i'm not going by myself. i've got two other people with me, i've got cnn photo journalist rick blackburn, he's behind the camera, and producer alicia eakin. three friends, one vehicle, one tank of gas. let's hit the road. we're on, kids. >> heck, yes, we are. >> reporter: and our first stop on today's trip on a tank is here in cumberland island, georgia. where you've got the sun, the surf, and the manatees. check those guys out. but you've got some incredible ruins here too. maggie tyler of the national park service is here with us. how long have these things been
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here? >> it was built in the 1890s and burned in 1959 and became part of the national park service in 1992. >> been around for a long time. speaking of time, time for us to keep moving. let's go. now, let's just keep things in perspective. as we get one step closer to savannah, we'll see all kinds of neat things, but it's not like we're going to see a giant submarine sticking out of the ground. let's be serious. i'm speechless. take a look at that. the "uss george bancroft," unbelievable. a submarine coming out of the ground here in st. mary's georgia. clearly, nothing, nothing on this trip on a tank can top that. actually, it can. we're in woodbine, georgia, and
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we found this. "dead peoples things for sale." alicia, is it open? >> it's shut. >> rick, do you want to stick around? all right, let's get back in the car. breaker 1-9! well, the journey brings us to st. simon's island, georgia, where we've seen a lot of these amazing carvings on these trees here along the island. the artist put these together as a memorial to the sailors who lost their lives at sea. there are a lot of them, and these things are creeping me out. and we are out of here. we decided to take a small break at the smallest church in america. well, at first glimpse, shocker, it looks small. let's go take a peak inside. watch your head, there, rick, it's going to -- and inside the tiny church, we've got our tiny producer. she's 5'1".
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we're allowed to say she's kind of small. what do you think? do you feel crowded? >> it's just right. >> it's right for her, but for me and for rick, it's tall. so we'll move on to bigger stories like our big story. well, we've finally made it to our destination in savannah, georgia. now, let's have a look around. let's hop on the old town trolley. it is amazing what you'll see when you're moving through this incredible city. just beautiful stuff. denise is our driver. denise, what is the number one stop for people in savannah? >> the number one stop here in savannah is forsythe park. >> wow. let's check it out. and there it is. the incredible fountain here in forsythe square in savannah. yeah, it has been an amazing trip, from st. mary's to savannah, over 200 miles, one tank, one trip, and so many sights that we were able to see. we'll see you next time down the
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road. and t.j., see, the amazing thing is, a lot of people would just type into their navigational device, city number one, city number two, get on the freeway, crank up your ipod and what have you and you just kind of zone out. but if you take your time, one tank, and it's amazing the things you'll see, little slices of americana. you've got spots all over the country like that that are amazing. that's what we'll keep trying to do, on one tank. and not too costly. let's take a look at how much it cost. $99 is what it cost for gas, but we have a big vehicle. the ferry to get over to the island cost about $60. the trolley, $78. but you don't have to do all those things. with a smaller car, if you pack a lunch, it will be a lot cheaper for you, hotels, you know, you can pinch a few pennies here and there. >> you don't have the next location yet? >> a couple of ideas. if you go to cnn.com/travel and give us some ideas of what you
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think might be a great drive, we'll certainly take them up. >> great stuff. reynolds, appreciate you, as always. a lot of people out there, maybe not driving, fly a lot. you may be deal with sometimes, all right, they're rude passengers. how exactly do you deal with them? we've got advice from a travel expert on proper etiquette on that plane. also, it's not just william and catherine, there's another royal wedding and it's taking place live right now in monaco. yes, the son of grace kelly, prince albert is marrying his longtime girlfriend, charlene whittstock, who is now her serene highness, is her title. we're not in control of these live pictures. i wish i could show you to her right now, but i promise, we'll show her to you shortly. [ waves crashing ]
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about ten minutes to the top of the hour. we're watching another royal wedding. there she is. >> beautiful. >> she is her serene highness now is her name. but folks are seeing prince albert, the groom there on the left, the son of grace kelly. if we get this -- you have to help me here. i'm not so good at describing these dresses. >> i think it's stunning. >> is that all i need to say? >> yeah, it looks good. >> don't need to break it down or anything like that? >> well, you know, i don't know anything about the fabric and all that.
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but it's probably chiffon or something like that. it is lovely. >> she's a 33-year-old former olympian. he's 52. he's been a bachelor for a long time. they were waiting on him to get married and produce on heir to the throne. >> apparently they want to start a family very quickly. >> you remember the story, the tabloids were reporting that she was a runaway bride, says she was actually at the airport and was trying to get out of there. but then they explained she just wanted to go to paris to buy shoes. >> tough work on the wardrobe before the big day. give the lady a break. and she is embarking on a royal life. so everything's got to be just to the "t." that's not that unusual to go from monaco to paris to work on your wardrobe. come on, now. >> but they say she was trying to get away. another royal wedding. >> we'll be watching that
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throughout the afternoon. >> good afternoon to ewe. >> good afternoon to you. >> so good to see you this morning. >> nice to start off a holiday weekend with another royal wedding. why not? >> why not? but then -- >> picnics, parks, royal weddings. >> i have a feeling you're not going to be able to keep it on the high the whole time. >> no. we are going to get into some pretty serious legal cases with our legal guys. we're going to talk about the dominique strauss-kahn, the former head of the imf. and now prosecutors are saying there are some holes in this story. our legal guys are going to delve into what has happened with this case, why would he be released on his own recogniza e recognizance? 1234 would you be ready for retirement in four years, maybe three? >> no. >> a lot of people want to be. our financial expert will be joining us. >> you can do that? >> well, if you have your planning in place. >> huh.
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>> if you're of retirement age or if you have all your ducks in a row. maybe in five, maybe in four, maybe in three or two. we're going to go into all these scenarios. if it doesn't measure out that way, that means you have to keep working. >> i'll keep working. >> unfortunately, yes. >> this fourth of july weekend also means fast cars along with those fireworks. daytona, big racing weekend. last night, we saw one of our new buddies, joey logano. joey did very well last night. he won one of the races last night. he's on the track again today along with jason leffler. we'll bring you that interview and how long they plan to drive. before we talked, we did get on the racetrack. >> we saw that. >> you want to see a little more of it? >> just a little. >> i'll take it.
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>> of course, i'm not in the driver's seat. jason leffler s. but i loved it. i'm still on that nascar high. he's number 38 on the track. you want to watch him later on this evening as well. but, face to face beginning noon eastern time with logano and leffler. >> that's just a few minutes away, i'll hand it over to ms. fredricka whitfield who' who's @fwhitfield. >> oh, yeah, i forget. that's so much to do. yet there's one more layer. i'm trying. believe me, i'm trying. but i am a slow poke. >> don't tweet her. it's a strain. >> go ahead and tweet me. it will help me. >> we'll see you in just a few minutes. i know you fly a lot, a lot of people get on the planes and you hear crying babies sometimes who can bother people. you have people hogging the seats, maybe hogging the armrests. some people want to talk to you
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and you don't want to talk to them. a lot of this can drive you crazy. we can help you make it through that commercial flight. proper etiquette. what do you do with these folks on the plane? >> be kind. come on, you're not alone. >> stop it, fredricka. we're right back, folks. and a choice. take tylenol arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe... it's something you haven't seen yet. the 2nd generation of intel core processors. stunning visuals, intelligent performance. this is visibly smart.
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be flying this holiday weekend and then beyond. you know what happens on the planes. the person next to you wants to talk, you don't want to talk. somebody climbs over you to get to the bathroom, crying babies. there is an airplane etiquette. what you should and should not do in these situations. nicholas lorenza tried to help me through this a little bit earlier. >> all seats are not created equal. the guy in the middle seems to be in the unluckily position of being in the middle. so i like to extend a little bit of courtesy and always give them the armrest. if you're sitting on the window or the aisle, you're going to get that armrest to yourself. >> here's another key one. you need to use the restroom and you're sitting by the window and the person next to you is asleep. do you climb over them? do you wake them up? >> those are the two choices. climbing over or waking them up.
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day 27: casting on. and blue.
i don't know if it was the blue of the lake on saturday or the clear mountain sky which made me decide to pick up this ball of yarn and attempt my very own casting on. i am not brave enough to take lessons yet. but knittinghelp.com? why not. dreamy days spent on the lake, in a boat, with the ones you love has that effect on people like me. the kind of effect that makes one see how short, fleeting and beautiful life is. and while there is rarely time to start a new hobby, maybe we all need days like this, so i won't debate that here. i did fall out of said boat and no fish were caught though. we could be blue about that i suppose. but all in all it was a very lovely day. maybe i did hit my head….

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Thanks for a great 2019 JFilm Festival!
Submissions for the 2020 JFilm Festival are slated for July 2019. Please check back!
The annual JFilm Festival presents international Jewish-themed films that deepen audiences' understanding of Jewish culture, tolerance, and our common humanity. The 2019 festival takes place March 7-17 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The JFilm Festival is open to any and all independent filmmakers, including college and graduate level film students, as well as professionals in the field. Eligible films must adhere to the following criteria:
- Must be a Pittsburgh premiere (no prior public Pittsburgh screenings or TV broadcasts)
- Films completed in 2017 or later
- Foreign language films must have English subtitles
- Length: thirty-five (35) minutes or longer
- Acceptable genres include narrative, documentary, or animated films
- Submissions must contain an essence of Jewishness as represented by theme, history or culture
Jewish-themed films that are 35-minutes or less should be submitted to the Robinson International Short Film Competition.
Entry Form
All applicants must complete an online entry form. Entrants may submit more than one film. Each entry requires a separate entry form and fee.
The following info is needed to complete the entry form:
- Film synopsis (50 word maximum)
- Country of origin
- Type of film (narrative, doc or animation)
- Length of film
- Screening and broadcast history
- Honors and awards
- Filmmaker's contact information, biography (100 word maximum)
- Personal statement (100 word maximum)
Entry Format:
Please submit via an online link and include password on registration form. Password should not be time sensitive as the previewing committee watches films for several months.
Exhibition Formats:
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Entries are due October 31, 2018
Entry Fee
Through August 31: $15
Through September 30: $25
After September 30: $35
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Audience Awards are given for "Best Narrative" and "Best Documentary" at the JFilm Festival.
Filmmakers will be notified of their selection status by February 8, 2019.
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Film Pittsburgh is not responsible for late, lost, damaged or ineligible entries. Entrants will retain all ownership rights to their submitted films. By submitting to this festival, the entrant certifies that they have the legal right to submit and exhibit the film. The applicant is responsible and liable for any breach of rights or the law in the submission and exhibition process. By submitting your film you give Film Pittsburgh the right to exhibit your film at the JFilm Festival. Entrants may be required to sign an affidavit confirming that their film is original and that he/she holds all rights. All federal, state, and local taxes, and customs fees, when applicable, are the sole responsibility of the entrant. The undersigned assumes responsibility to ensure the submission payment information is complete and correct and agrees to reimburse Film Pittsburgh for any additional fees incurred by incorrect submission payments, submission disputes, and credit card chargebacks. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless Film Pittsburgh for any and all fees, claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving submission payment disputes, copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the content submitted and/or screened. By entering the festival, the entrant grants the right to publish or transmit portions of the film for the purpose of press or promotion, unless otherwise noted. Additionally, entry constitutes permission to use winners' name, likeness, and voice for advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation. Void where prohibited.


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For the fall/winter 2012 season, the Agent Provocateur label has chosen Penelope Cruz's sister, Monica Cruz. A professional dancer, Monica, who has an incredibly strong resemblance with Penelope despite being three years younger, embodies the highly coveted characteristics of the high-end lingerie brand. Her sultriness and self confidence shine through in the newest brand photoshoot which focuses on seductiveness with a mysterious touch. For the cold season, the label goes a bit on the Gothic side with romantic touches. Agent Provocateur's c... Read More


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I'm Doug Apple...and my heart is on fire! (Luke 24:32)
Here's a prayer I've been praying lately, "Lord, let this land yield her increase."
It's based on Psalm 85:12 where it says, "The Lord shall give that which is good, and our land shall yield her increase."
I think your "land" can be whatever God has given you, whatever opportunities you have. I think your job is your land. Your family is your land. Your business is your land. Your church is your land.
I think we can learn from Jesus' Parable of the Talents that God gives us raw materials, or land if you will, and He is looking for an increase.
Of course we can work and work and work and work, but like it says in Psalm 127, unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.
Unless the Lord gives the increase, we labor in vain.
And so I pray, "Lord, let this land yield her increase."
And then I got to thinking, "You know, that word 'let,' it's kind of weak. It seems passive. "Lord 'let' this happen." I don't want Him to let it happen. I want Him to MAKE it happen!
So I was searching the Scriptures, looking for a way to beef up this prayer, to replace the word "let."
And then I stumbled across Genesis chapter one, and what an eye opener. It really puts a new spin on this word "let." I mean, when God says "let," it's not weak or passive.
Let there be light!
Let the dry land appear!
Let the earth bring forth plants!
Let lights appear in the sky!
Let the waters abound with living creatures and the skies be filled with birds!
Let the earth bring forth every sort of animal!
Check out this Hebrew word, Hayah. You find it in Genesis 1:3 translated "Let there be." Hayah.
So this word "let" is pretty powerful after all, and well fitting for this prayer, which I encourage you to pray over all the "land" the Lord has given you: your business, your home, your marriage, your family, your career, your church, all your opportunities; over all of it you can pray this simple but powerful prayer.
"Lord, please let this land yield her increase."
May God bless you, today.
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The steady light drizzle and chilly weather didn't stand in the way for hundreds of hungry poutine fans this past Saturday, October 13. For the third year in a row the World Championship Poutine eating contest was held at Yonge Dundas Square in Toronto and was hosted by Smoke's Poutinerie.
They came dressed in their french fry finery to chow down on that great Quebecois delicacy, poutine. The long line up for free fries, gravy and cheese curds started at 11:00 a.m. and went all the way through to 5:oo p.m. The big show however started at 3:00 with the Amateur World Poutine eating championship.
Going into this I had no clue what the difference was between an amateur and a pro. Turns out, pros go from food eating contest to food eating contests eating the most of whatever is served for big cash. The entertaining MC warmed the crowd up with poutine facts and folklore up to the 3:00 p.m. amateur competition. The entrants to this first round of the championships were mainly skinny male university students with stomachs made of cast iron and a few courageous women. We all remember those university days when we could eat anything and everything, not gain weight and go to a bar crawl the next evening.
The amateur event was six minutes of intense carb consumption. The winner claimed victory after eating 7.5 lbs of poutine goodness. While I couldn't stay for the pro event an hour later, the winner of that event I hear finished more than 10 lbs to claim first prize. Here are some of the highlights of the days activities and the amateur event.
Related articles
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We've been following the brilliant coffee blog Dear Coffee, I Love You for quite a while now. They've got the best coffee graphics going and they're big fans of our current favourite coffee maker, the AeroPress.
Any AeroPress user will tell you they love how easy it is to use and that it's no trouble carrying it from town to town, hotel to hotel, campsite to campsite. Taking the coffee itself between places does pose a different type of problem. Outdoors-y types are probably happy enough with a Thermos or similar flask, but for those of us who want to take a good coffee in the car and have a few sips on the way there isn't really an adequate solution. There are a huge number of poor quality portable cups that don't keep the coffee hot, or seem to take something away from the taste. Whilst this might seem okay (because it's generally expected that the drink won't be as enjoyable in the car on the way to work as it would be at home with a good book) – it's not. Why settle for a poor experience, an okay-but-not-great cup of coffee that could actually be more of what you want it to be?
This principle also applies to disposable cups. Paper or styrofoam cups are the most commonplace coffee cups, and without doing any research other than looking out of the window(!), they arguably have the most visible coffee cup presence in society today. They're everywhere. The clue to how good they are is in the name. They're disposable, not meant for re-use. That's where the Mug Users Guild (M.U.G.) and the Damn Thy Disposable campaign comes in.
From the website:
MUG advocates the glorified wielding of reusable beverage receptacles, shunning the feckless use of disposable cups (i.e. reusable mug = good; disposable cup = bad). MUG encourages coffee establishments globally to adopt a responsible code of conduct to discontinue the mass distribution of wasteful to-go cups; offering reusable mugs as the only option to thirsty patrons.
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Do not fret. Just use a mug.
Retailing quality espresso cups ourselves, we're fully behind M.U.G. and everything in their manifesto.
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Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham (speaking & signing 11/17)
Pulitzer Prize winning author Jon Meacham chronicles the life of George Herbert Walker Bush. Drawing on President Bush's personal diaries, on the diaries of his wife, Barbara, and on extraordinary access to the forty-first president and his family, Meacham paints an intimate and surprising portrait of an intensely private man who led the nation through tumultuous times. From the Oval Office to Camp David, from his study in the private quarters of the White House to Air Force One, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the first Gulf War to the end of Communism, Destiny and Power charts the thoughts, decisions, and emotions of a modern president who may have been the last of his kind.
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom (speaking & signing 12/1)
"It is the Soul of Music itself that tells the life tale of Frankie Presto…Presto's youth is comprised of the tragic and miraculous all at once. As this wayward orphan progresses into manhood it is impressive how many lives he touches and affects both with his personality and his music. His undaunted spirit takes him far, accompanied by other forces of which he will not be aware for the majority of his life. This is a book about music, as told by music, that never falls flat. It's divine intricacies will inspire readers and reverberate with them long after it's conclusion."
Dear Mr. You by Mary-Louise Parker (speaking & signing 1/12)
A wonderfully unconventional literary debut from award-winning actress Mary Louise Parker, Dr. Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters composed to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person she is today. Beginning with the grandfather she never knew, the letters range from a missive to the beloved priest from her childhood to remembrances of former lovers, and reveal the complexity and power to be found in relationships both loving and fraught.
The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy by Rainn Wilson (signed copies available!)
For nine seasons Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute, everyone's favorite work nemesis and beet farmer. Now, he's ready to tell his own story and explain how he came up with his incredibly unique sense of humor and perspective on life. He explains how he grew up bone-numbingly nerdy before there was even a modicum of cool attached to the word. The Bassoon King chronicles his journey from nerd to drama geek, his years of mild debauchery and struggles as a young actor in New York, his many adventures and insights about The Office, and finally, Wilson's achievement of success and satisfaction, both in his career and spiritually, reconnecting with the artistic and creative values of the Baha i faith he grew up in.
Refund: Stories by Karen E. Bender (a National Book Award finalist!)
We think about it every day, sometimes every hour: Money. Who has it. Who doesn't. How you get it. How you don't. Bender uses this very powerful force to pull together a unified collection of stories that deeply explore the ways in which money and the subsequent estimation of value affect the lives of her characters. The stories in Refund reflect our contemporary world–swindlers, reality show creators, desperate artists, siblings, parents–who struggle to figure out how to obtain money, how to give it, earn it, lose it, all the while trying to answer the question: What is the real definition of worth?
A Wild Swan: And Other Tales by Michael Cunningham
Fairy tales for our times from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Hours. Here are the moments that our fairy tales forgot or deliberately concealed: the years after a spell is broken, the rapturous instant of a miracle unexpectedly realized, or the fate of a prince only half cured of a curse. The Beast stands ahead of you in line at the convenience store, buying smokes and a Slim Jim, his devouring smile aimed at the cashier. A malformed little man with a knack for minor acts of wizardry goes to disastrous lengths to procure a child. A loutish and lazy Jack prefers living in his mother's basement to getting a job, until the day he trades a cow for a handful of magic beans. Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, rarely have our bedtime stories been this dark, this perverse, or this true.
The Big Green Tent by Ludmila Ulitskaya, translated by Polly Gannon
With epic breadth and intimate detail, Ludmila Ulitskaya's tells the story of three school friends who meet in Moscow in the 1950s and go on to embody the heroism, folly, compromise, and hope of the Soviet dissident experience. These three boys–an orphaned poet; a gifted, fragile pianist; and a budding photographer with a talent for collecting secrets–struggle to reach adulthood in a society where their heroes have been censored and exiled. Rich with love stories, intrigue, and a cast of dissenters and spies, The Big Green Tent offers a panoramic survey of life after Stalin and a dramatic investigation into the prospects for individual integrity in a society defined by the KGB.
The Sandman: Overture (Deluxe) by Neil Gaiman
Twenty-five years since The Sandman first changed the landscape of modern comics, Neil Gaiman's legendary series is back in a deluxe edition! The Sandman: Overture heralds New York Times best-selling writer Neil Gaiman's return to the art form that made him famous, ably abetted by artistic luminary JH Williams III (Batwoman, Promethea), whose lush, widescreen images provide an epic scope to The Sandman's origin story. From the birth of a galaxy to the moment that Morpheus is captured, The Sandman: Overture will feature cameo appearances by fan-favorite characters such as The Corinthian, Merv Pumpkinhead and, of course, the Dream King's siblings: Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny.
Borrowed Time by Greg Leitech Smith (speaking & signing this Sunday, 11/15 at 2PM!)
Greg will be here this Sunday to read from and sign this sequel to Chronal Engine. Join us at 2PM! In this time-travel dinosaur adventure, Max Pierson-Takahashi and his friend Petra return to the days of the dinosaurs, where they must survive attacks from mosasaurs, tyrannosaurs, and other deadly creatures, including a vengeful, pistol-toting girl from the 1920s. The fast pace, mind-bending time twists, and Greg Leitich Smith s light, humorous touch make this an exciting, fun choice for readers looking for adventure and nonstop action.
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Guralnick
Peter Guralnick brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who single-handedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records. The music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash, introduced a sound that had never been heard before. He brought forth a singular mix of black and white voices passionately proclaiming the vitality of the American vernacular tradition while at the same time declaring, once and for all, a new, "integrated" musical day. This is an ardent, unrestrained portrait of an American original as compelling in his own right as Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, or Thomas Edison.
The Mission Chinese Food Cookbook by Danny Bowien and Chris Ying
Mission Chinese Food began as a pop-up in San Francisco's Mission District. Now, hungry diners line up outside waiting hours for platters of Sizzling Cumin Lamb, Thrice-Cooked Bacon, fiery Kung Pao Pastrami, and pungent Salt-Cod Fried Rice. Now Danny Bowien, chef and cofounder, gives us an exuberant cookbook that tells the story of an unconventional idea born in San Francisco that spread cross-country, propelled by wildly inventive recipes that have changed what it means to cook Chinese food in America, while getting a look into the background and insights of one of the most creative young chefs today.
Winter (Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer
Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. But Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend. Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter defeat Levana and find their happily ever afters? "Marissa Meyer does these fairy tale retellings so well, and with strong heroines too! We're so excited the Lunar Chronicles has a new book, but sad it's come to an end. Don't miss this awesome series if you're a fan of science-fiction or fairy tales!"
Soundless by Richelle Mead
For as long as Fei can remember, there has been no sound in her village, where rocky terrain and frequent avalanches prevent residents from self-sustaining. Fei and her people are at the mercy of a zipline that carries food up the treacherous cliffs from Beiguo, a mysterious faraway kingdom. When villagers begin to lose their sight, deliveries from the zipline shrink and many go hungry. Fei s home, the people she loves, and her entire existence is plunged into crisis, under threat of darkness and starvation. But soon Fei is awoken in the night by a searing noise, and sound becomes her weapon. Richelle Mead takes readers on a triumphant journey from the peak of Fei s jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever…."


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Kindergarten Registration
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Elementary will hold kindergarten registration for the fall of 2017 during the week of March 27-30. Registration will be in the elementary office from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and from 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.
All children who turn five, on or before, Aug. 31 and live within the Waitsburg School District boundaries are eligible to register for kindergarten for the fall of 2017.
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Bede enables access to games from the likes of Playtech, IGT, Bally Technologies, NetEnt, Williams Interactive, Evolution Live Gaming, Realistic Gaming, NetEnt, Microgaming Quickfire, Eyecon, Blueprint Gaming, iSoftBet, The Games Company and Endemol Games.
The online casinos and bingo sites operated by Bede Gaming includes The Rank Group; the company uses the platform to power their land-based and digital online igaming products alongside the Virtue Fusion Software which they use for their online bingo games. Other Bede Gaming sites include The Health Bingo, Crown Bingo and Bingo Godz.


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At A Glance
Size: Small
Weight: 9 - 10 lbs.
Height: 5" - 10"
Life Span: 14 - 17 years
Miniature Dachshund
Also know as: Zwergteckel
Group: Hound
Origin: Germany (1900s)
Today's Role: Companion Dog
History and Facts: Formally bred in the 1800s as badger hunters, the breed may date back to ancient Egypt.
Temperament / Behavior
Feisty, strong willed, curious and affectionate. This breed does well with older children, but can be snappish and jealous. The Miniature Dachshund has a tendency to pick a "favorite" in the family and become "their" dog. This breed can be difficult to train. Some clever Dachshunds will attempt to train their owners, rather than being trained.
Breed-Related Health Concerns
Dachshund paralysis (hereditary spinal disc problems); heart disease; urinary tract infections; diabetes; easy weight gain
Special Needs
Exercise: Dachshunds have a tendency to get lazy and gain weight, so it is important to introduce them to exercise early in life. Short walks, romp and play are adequate for this breed.
Grooming: No special grooming requirements.


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While we have a few modern conveniences (ie, power and internet thanks to the McDonalds at Homer), I'll write another post before I forget what's happened. We're now at Homer, which is as far as the road goes down the Kenai Peninsula. Next stop: Kodiak Island and then the Aleutians, but probably not for us – Denali is calling us.
We had a bit of car trouble yesterday – flat battery 'cos the headlights were left on for a while, but a nice young man in Seward came with his huge Toyota and gave us a jump-start. We now have our own power pack and jumper leads. While we were parked at the Seward marina we had showers at the Harbor-Master's building. Hot showers, $2 for 7 minutes. Excellent.
There is a lot of Russian history in the area – Russian churches with onion domes, place names, people's names. We have seen a few places called 'Alyeska' and wondered if that was the Russian name for Alaska. Thanks to Wikipedia, I now know that Alyeska is an archaic spelling of the Aleut word Alaska meaning "mainland", "great country", or "great land". The American state of Alaska derives its name from this word.
As we drove south to Homer, Halibut Fishing Capital of the World, we went along the eastern side of Cook Inlet, with spectacular views across the water to the snow-capped volcanoes and mountains of Lake Clark National Park. We still get surprised that there are so many people, even down here at the edge of Alaska. There are 5 council-run campgrounds, including 3 right on The Spit, a narrow piece of sand that extends south from the town, plus lots of privately-owned RV parks as well. We looked at one, but it looked a lot like a gravel car park full of buses, then went to one of the council-run ones that is not suitable for RVs – small sites, no 'pull-throughs' – which means it's great for tent campers like us. It's a lovely park set above the town, with amazing views over the bay and across to the glaciers in the Katchemak Bay State Park.
The days here are very long – sunset around 11.30pm, sunrise around 3.30am, and it really only gets just a bit dimmer at night anyway. Most days I can only tell that it's 'dawn' or 'evening' by birdsong, and then it's quiet during the 4 or so hours of 'night'. Our headlight torches won't get used until we get a long way south of here.
We just had a chat with a local who very proudly showed us photos of a flowering lilac tree that grows in his front yard. Magnificent tree, and it has twice as many flowers this year as this area had a very mild winter because of the drought in California. Unlike the eastern part of the state, and of North American which had a very cold winter.


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Guild CV-1 ca. 2008 SOLD
This lovely Guild guitar is from Guild's Tacoma, Washington era. At the end of this era Guild closed out their inventory marking guitars "USED" to eliminate warranty extensions. This guitar is in like new condition and plays and sounds great. It works well as a flatpicking or fingerstyle guitar and has a beautiful full voice. The tobacco sunburst finish and mother of pearl headstock inlay are very attractive.
- Solid spruce top
- Solid Indian rosewood back and sides
- Auditorium size
- Rosewood fingerboard and bridge


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A health system, additionally generally referred to as health care system or as healthcare system, is the organization of individuals, establishments, and sources that deliver health care services to fulfill the health needs of target populations. Braveman PA, Egerter SA, Woolf SH, et al. When do we know enough to recommend action on the social determinants of health? Am J Prev Med 2011;forty(1 Suppl 1):S58-66. Manage social media across all organization sorts with Hootsuite's highly effective task, approval, and content material management features that let you centralize social media administration—whereas safely expanding participation in social throughout departments and service lines.
On Friday, in a joint letter, the insurance business foyer and the association that represents Blue Cross Blue Shield plans got here out strongly against one of the improvements in the latest draft. They joined client groups, affected person advocates and organizations representing medical doctors, hospitals, drug abuse therapy facilities and spiritual leaders who have expressed opposition to the invoice.
Health education in Poland is just not obligatory, however research has proven that even with implantation of health schooling that the adolescents of Poland have been nonetheless not choosing to stay a health way of life. Health training remains to be needed in Poland, however the issue of what is actually accessible, particularly in rural areas, and what is affordable impacts the choices more than what's healthy.
Start your workout slowly to offer your muscular tissues a possibility to warm up. Focus on your method : lengthy, powerful strokes move you thru the water at a gradual pace. Relying in your swimming expertise, you'll be able to both do an extended swim (400-500 yards) or break it up into shorter distances, with rest each few lengths. However ensure to start gradual and build your tempo throughout, which raises your heart price and prepares you to swim fast.
RISD students additionally get collectively to play soccer, hockey and different sports activities as members of the various athletics clubs and teams on campus —generally against groups from different art faculties, celebrating their collective creative exuberance. Relaxation or relaxation is important for quick recovery. Putting the neck within the elevated space for example pillows, throughout relaxation is effective. Simple exercises, together with tilting the neck in the front and back and movement laterally, show beneficial. If pain reaches to continual degree, you ought to keep away from doing workouts.


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Email Fraud Alert received from: Budget
I recently received an email with this subject line: Re: Google Manual Action Penalties and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
My name is Lisa and I am a Digital Marketing Specialists for a Creative Agency.
I was doing some industry benchmarking for a client of mine when I came across your website.
I noticed a few technical errors which correspond with a drop of website traffic over the last 6-8 months which I thought I would bring to your attention.
After closer inspection it appears your site is lacking in 4 key criteria.
1- Website Speed
2- Link Diversity
3- Domain Authority
4- Competition Comparison
I can send you over the report which shows all of the above and so much more which will help you at least improve your site, its rankings and traffic.
I would love the chance to help as well however; this report will at least give you a gauge on the quality of what I do.
Is this the best email to send it to?
Lisa Joseph
The above email was sent by "Lisa Joseph" from this email address: firstname.lastname@example.com
I, Budget, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from "Lisa Joseph":
This email was sent via the online booking form of a web site that I manage called Budget Accommodation Port Elizabeth – NOT via the contact form but sent as a legitimate booking request with the dates and other info properly filled out and the note that you see above attached.
I replied thus:
Hi Lisa
As a 'Search Marketing Professional' I am afraid that you do the industry a great disservice.
How you ever used a tool called whois?
All you have done with your spam is waste the time of hard working Guest House Owners who have now placed your name and email in their spam folders and muttered under their collective breath that they would love to tell you to go away making sexual movements.
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So, here it is, the last day of #adventbookclub (for this year at least), – and it's been great to have a focused time each day (I've never been very good at that!) By this time I should be in the air en route to Marrakech – hopefully for a bit of sun, plenty of relaxation/sleep and pottering.. hopefully nothing like the journey that Maggi experienced from Gatwick (where I'm starting from!). Maggi speaks of a journey of disruptions for the holy family and the Magi in order to avoid Herod, but also a sense that lives are changed and will move forward in a different way…
When I return, it'll be back to getting #BIGRead14 sorted for Lent this year. It was named 'The BIG Read' in 2010 in the North-East, and I have since worked on 2 x Tom Wright books and 1 x Rowan Williams book. This time we're using Stephen Cherry's Barefoot Prayers and I am really hoping that a number of people will join us to engage with each day's poems – seeking Biblical inspiration and creative outputs via art/poems, etc.:
See also a few more questions with Stephen Cherry.
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Treatment for Croup
With the guidance of a qualified health care provider, many cases of viral croup can be treated at home. The following home care tips may be helpful to reduce croup symptoms:
- Avoid all irritants, such as smoke, dust, and any known allergens.
- Allow the child to breath fresh air (while clothed appropriately for the weather).
- Bring the child into a steam-filled bathroom for 2030 minutes.
- Encourage the child to drink plenty of fluids.
- Encourage the child to remain calm. (Try to stay calm yourself.)
- Hold the child in an upright position.
- Humidify the air in the child's room using a cool-mist humidifier.
- Sleep in the same room as the child. (This may allow you to respond more quickly if the child develops breathing difficulties during the night.)
Because most cases of croup are caused by a virus, medications usually are not used to treat the condition. Antibiotics generally are prescribed for croup caused by bacterial infection.
Follow the advice of the child's physician regarding the use of acetaminophen (Tylenol®) to help relieve discomfort and reduce fever. Avoid cough medicines unless directed by a qualified health care provider. If the child is under the age of 2 years, do not use non-prescription cough and cold medications unless directed by his or her physician.
Serious cases of croup can develop into breathing complications that require prescription medications and/or hospitalization. Medications for airway swelling include inhaled epinephrine or other bronchodilators, oral corticosteroids (e.g., dexamethasone, prednisone), and injected corticosteroids.
Medication to open the airway may be administered through a nebulizer. A nebulizer is a small machine that creates a medicated mist that the child can easily inhale through a mask that covers his or her mouth and nose.
For serious breathing difficulties resulting from croup, hospitalization may be necessary. While the child is in the hospital, an oxygen tent may be used to provide oxygen and humidity to the lungs. In very rare cases, a breathing tube inserted in the windpipe may be necessary.


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- Lily McGovern, President
- Grace Burgin, Vice President
- Austin Li, Treasurer
- Rachel Diao, Outreach Chair
- Diana Herrera, Social Chair
- Yoorie Chang, Public Relations
- Vineeta Muthuraj, Design Chair
- Sarah Cohn-Manik and Mike Yee, Librarians
- Dan Buscaglia and Will Xiao, Webmasters
President: Lily McGovern
Hi everyone! My name is Lily, and I'm the current president of the Cornell University Wind Symphony. I hail from a tiny town called Belmont (very middle of nowhere – south of Buffalo) and have been in the Wind Symphony as a saxophone player since my freshman fall. I'm now a senior Human Biology, Health & Society major (…goodness…that makes me feel old…) and intend to pursue medical school after graduation. In addition to playing in and serving on the E-board of our ensemble, I spend my time conducting translational research on adolescent health, volunteering at the free health clinic in downtown Ithaca and acting as a student ambassador for the College of Human Ecology. I'm so excited to help lead the Wind Symphony through the 2018/2019 year, and appreciate you checking out our website! Whether you're in the ensemble at present, hope to be in the future or are a supporter of our group – please know that I'm always available and happy to chat! My email is: president {at} cuwinds(.)com
Vice President: Grace Burgin
Hello! My name is Grace and I am currently serving as Vice President of our fine ensemble. I joined CU Winds as a sophomore and it was definitely one of the best decisions I've made at Cornell. I play percussion despite the confusion people have when they hear that. (Yes, a wind ensemble has percussion too.) I'm a senior studying Neurobiology and Behavior while also finding time to learn about health policy and business which are a bit more fun to me. Outside of classes and band I'm on a couple eboards in the Panhellenic community and I have some on campus jobs. My extracurriculars center around service and community engagement which is particularly important to me. I'm definitely a washed-up senior and after graduation I hope to move on to graduate school. Looking forward to another great year with my band family!
Treasurer: Austin Li
Hey, everyone! I'm Austin Li, your treasurer. I'm from Westchester, New York (shocking). I've been playing the flute for CU Winds ever since I stepped foot onto this frozen hellscape, and it has definitely been one of the most fun and rewarding extracurricular activities that I do on campus. My favorite memory of being in CU Winds is going to Haiti, where everyone in the group got to meet each other and come together to make music (and messes), and I really look forward to going again this coming winter. In academics, I study physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and am a total geek for all things physics. I was a physics undergraduate TA for two years before moving on to becoming a physics peer advisor this year. Outside of class, I write the astronomy exam for Cornell Science Olympiad, and I also like to rock climb at Lindseth Climbing Center. In addition, I like eat obscene amounts of food and take naps so long that they destroy my circadian rhythm.
I look forward to an awesome year!
Outreach Chair: Rachel Diao
My name is Rachel and I'm a senior Biological Sciences major. I'm from Edison, NJ and fun fact, it's in Central Jersey, which definitely exists. I've been in the CU Winds clarinet section for all 3 years that I've been at Cornell and it has been one of the highlights of my college experience. I'm especially excited for our tour to Haiti and the DR this year; I will never forget that crazy day on the 2017 trip when the whole ensemble bonded over hiking up a mountain in the pouring rain and ending up three hours late to our own concert because of a downed power line. CU Winds has provided me with some of my best friends and favorite memories (and many of my hobbies; thanks to other members, I've taken up video games, knitting, and rock climbing!), and I'm really looking forward to a great final year in the ensemble!
Social Chair: Diana Herrera
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Public Relations: Yoorie Chang
Hello, my name is Yoorie and I am a junior studying Industrial and Labor Relations. I am originally from Colorado Springs, Colorado, and I will never stop talking about how much I love the mountains. I have been a member of the CU Winds oboe section since my freshman year and am thrilled to be a part of eboard this year working public relations. Thanks to Winds, my first two years at Cornell have been filled with so many amazing, unforgettable memories, from motorcycling up a mountain in Haiti on our service learning tour in January 2017, to sharing a stage with the Wynton Marsalis in front of our biggest crowd ever in Bailey Hall. I am mildly lactose intolerant, but that will not stop me from consuming copious amounts of Cornell Dairy ice cream every week.
Design Chair: Vineeta Muthuraj
Hey everyone, I'm Vineeta! I'm a senior majoring in Materials Science & Engineering, and I'm from West Windsor, NJ. I've been in CUWinds since my freshman year – I started in the flute section but now I'm a percussionist! My favorite band memories are from the 2017 trip to Haiti, where I got to know band members outside of my section. If I'm not in Lincoln, I'm probably in Bard Hall (the MSE building), or the 3rd floor of Duffield Hall (where my research labs are). I also have two pet rabbits.
Librarians: Sarah Cohn-Manik and Mike Yee
Sarah Cohn-Manik is an English major from Ithaca, NY and she'll be a senior this year! She has played tuba in CU Winds since her freshman year. Fun fact: she has a twin sister.
I'm an electrical and computer engineering major and computer science minor from the Philadelphia area, and I'm going into my senior year at Cornell. I have two triplet brothers who go to the University of Pittsburgh and Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and we all have a passion for music.
I joined the CU Winds in my sophomore year, and that year we had an unforgettable service learning trip to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. One memory that stands out to me was when we were having dinner with some Haitian students, and I was trying to explain to a girl, in French, why we found it funny she was wearing a hat with the Confederate flag on it. (Haitians are predominantly of African descent and find American clothing trendy).
I look forward to serving the ensemble as one of the librarians, and I'm really excited that we're going back to Hispaniola for another service learning trip!
Webmasters: Dan Buscaglia and Will Xiao
I'm Dan and I serve as one of the webgods…er, webmasters along with Will. I am from Buffalo, NY a.k.a. the greatest city in existence, so if anyone ever mentions the word "Buffalo" when I'm within earshot, prepare to hear all about it! Anyway, I'm a sophomore here at Cornell where I'm studying Electrical and Computer Engineering with a little Computer Science somewhere underneath. This will be my second year in CUWinds and I'm very excited for the service trip and all this year will bring. Finally, I am a firm believer that horseradish is the best condiment.
Hi, I'm Will! I'm from Montgomery, New Jersey (15 minutes outside of Princeton) and I'm a sophomore majoring in Operations Research and Computer Science. This is my second year as a saxophonist in CU Winds, and I'm happy to be one of the webmasters this year, along with Dan (the man). Everyone is super welcoming and friendly, and I'm sure you'll feel right at home here with us, especially with our upcoming service trip!
(Don't worry, we don't bite.)
Outside of rehearsal, you'll find me rock climbing, fueling my boba addiction, and listening to even more music. And yes, concert band literature is included.


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Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) was spotted this week using an Amazon Kindle electronic reader inside the Senate chamber.
This is likely the first Kindle used inside the august chambers, where the use of cell phones and electronic devices is officially banned, although both members and (much less frequently) staffers use smartphones.
ITK contacted the Senate Sergeant at Arms office to see whether there was an exception to the ban for Kindles, but a spokeswoman could not immediately comment, saying this was the first time she had heard of a Kindle being used in the chamber. There was a similar response on the House side, where a spokesman for the Chief Administrative Officer of the House said he didn't believe there were rules in place governing electronic readers.
The lack of guidance governing new technologies is frustrating to a senior GOP House aide who spoke to ITK. "They don't even have Twitter or Facebook rules yet, and we need those desperately," he said.
A Senate aide also complained that what rules exist are unevenly enforced, "It's pretty ridiculous that I can't even open an e-mail from my boss while I'm with them in the chamber, but Orrin Hatch can surf the web on his Kindle."
Hatch's office declined to comment.
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Opening the World Horti Center
The Dutch Queen Maxima has officially opened the World Horti Center!
On Wednesday, March 7 2018, her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands opened the World Horti Center. The World Horti Center is destined to quickly become the global knowledge & innovation center of the international horticulture sector. The mastermind of the World Horti Center is Mr. Peet van Adrichem, who was honored with the role to give the Queen a tour through his facility. Governmental support for the World Horti Center was also made evident in an inspiring speech of Ms. Carola Schouten, the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.
About the World Horti Center
The World Horti Center is a unique manifestation of cooperation between the private and public sector. The center is home to a school, a state-of-the-art research facility, a year-round horticultural exhibition, offices and an auditorium to facilitate conferences.
DutchGreenhouses® is proud to be part of the World Horti Center as participant. In the Horti Center DutchGreenhouses® has an expo booth on the year-round exposition floor and our sales office for meetings and marketing activities. This unique center is without a doubt the best place to welcome guests and customers to the world of horticulture.
Combining research, education and the corporate sector in the World Horti Center will be of great added value to the entire industry. It is a venue where connections are made, where research is done and where education plays a central role. It is a venue that leads to innovation.