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The Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event in the United States, and each year it continues to get bigger, in scope, size, price and just about everything else. When it comes to watching the Super Bowl, nine out of 10 watchers are going to be at a home — either their house or someone else's. That's a lot of Super Bowl parties and if you are hosting one we got you covered with GameDay entertaining tips, recipes, party games, a list of prop bets you can wager on, and much more.
No matter how much we eat, it's going to be quite a feast. In fact, the Super Bowl is the second highest day of food consumption in the United States after Thanksgiving. Get your jacket and scarf ready because Super Bowl Sunday is the most popular grilling day of winter with 62% of owners firing up the grill — even if it means they have to shovel a path to get to it.
It's truly a worldwide event. Super Bowl XLIX will be distributed to more than 185 countries and broadcast in 30 different languages. The average number of people at a Super Bowl party is 17, and only five percent of viewers will watch the game alone – while one out of every 12 people watching are just watching to see the commercials. So whether you will be cooking for 17 or for just one here is some great information to make your GameDay, one to remember.
The game is just a part of Super Bowl Sunday or any GameDay really. What's more important is:
What you are going to do?
Where you are going to do it? and,
What you are going to eat?
Lets start things off with what you are going to eat. Sure there are hundreds of websites out there where you can get recipes for the big game and we know we are just one of them. We also know what we like to eat, and what is good.
Here are our TOP 10 GameDay recipes.
What's great about these recipes is that you can make them all, serve them separate or make them into a great Nacho Bar.
John's Championship Chili is perfect for this and so is the cheese sauce, pico de gallo, and guacamole.
Grab some shredded cheddar cheese, refried beans, sour cream, lettuce and sliced black olives and with the pico and guac, you got the makings of a great 7-layer dip (which you can turn into an edible football field for your Snack Stadium).
If you don't have a deep fryer, here is a great way to get perfectly cooked wings in the oven; then tossed in our signature buffalo sauce.
12 whole chicken wings
John's Signature Buffalo Sauce:
6 ounces unsalted butter
1 small clove garlic, minced fine
1/4 cup hot sauce ("Red Hot" brand)
1/8 cup Louisiana hot sauce ("Louisiana" brand)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons pancake syrup (not maple syrup)*
Place a 6-quart saucepan with a steamer basket and 1-inch of water in the bottom, over high heat, cover and bring to a boil.
Remove the tips of the wings and discard or save for making stock. Using kitchen shears, or a knife, separate the wings at the joint.
Place the wings into the steamer basket, cover, reduce the heat to medium and steam for 10 minutes. Remove the wings from the basket and carefully pat dry.
Lay the wings out on a cooling rack set in a half sheet pan lined with paper towels and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Replace the paper towels with parchment paper.
Roast on the middle rack of the oven for 20 minutes. make sauce
To make the sauce:
Pour the hot sauces in a large saucepan, add butter, and garlic and salt.
Heat on medium until butter is almost melted, stirring occasionally.
using a immersion blender or wire whip, blend all ingredients well, taste.
Add more butter if needed.
Add syrup and mix well.
Lower heat.
Turn the wings over and cook another 20 minutes or until meat is cooked through and the skin is golden brown.
Remove the wings from the oven and transfer to a big bowl and toss with the sauce. Serve warm.
*=secret ingredient
Perfect for cocktail parties and holiday gatherings, we have been making these meatballs for years
4 pounds of Italian Meatballs, cooked, frozen
3-4 bottles of Chili Sauce, Heinz
2 cans whole berry cranberry sauce
2 Tbs of minced garlic
1/2 cup of chopped green onion
Fill half of a Large Crockpot with frozen meatballs, add remaining ingredients.
Stir well
Top off pot with more balls and stir again.
Cook on low for 4 hours,
Check one hour before party and turn up heat if needed.
Like your "salsa" chunky and fresh? here is how you make it with my secret ingredient.
½ cup Onion, diced fine
1 Jalapeno Pepper (small), seeded and diced fine
¼ cup Red Bell Pepper, diced
¼ cup Dill Pickle, diced fine (I prefer Boars Head)*
4 Large Tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 Tbs. Fresh Lime Juice
½ cup Fresh Cilantro, chopped
Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper to taste
In a medium bowl, combine the onion, jalapeno pepper, bell pepper, dill pickle, and diced tomatoes.
Stir in lime juice and cilantro; season to taste with salt and pepper. Or I should have said everything.
Cover, and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving, preferably overnight.
*=secret ingredient
4 Ingredients, 1 great dip!
1 (1 pound) package Velveeta Cheese
1 can Chili – no beans
1 pound medium or spicy sausage, browned and crumbled
1/2 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Combine Velveeta cheese, chili, and browned sausage in crockpot.
You can heat this on the stove until the cheese melts and it all mixes together. Top with cheddar cheese, stir to combine
It's better if you put it in the Crock Pot on low until blended and then keep it there to serve.
This is the chili to make, perfect for nachos or chili dogs.
2 1/2 lb Lean ground chuck
1 lb Lean ground pork
1 Cup Finely chopped onion
4 ea Garlic cloves; finely chpd.
1 cn. Guinness Beer (14.5 oz.) optional
8 oz Hunt's tomato sauce
1 c Water
3 tb Chili powder
2 tb Ground cumin
2 tb Wyler's beef-flavor instant-bouillon (or 6 cubes)
2 tsp Oregano leaves
2 tsp Paprika
2 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp Ground coriander
1/2 tsp Louisiana hot sauce,to taste
1 tsp Flour
1 tsp Cornmeal
1 tb Warm water
In large saucepan or Dutch oven, brown half the meat; pour off fat. Remove meat.
Brown remaining meat; pour off all fat except 2 Tbsps.
Add onion, garlic; cook and stir until tender.
Take a big swig of beer, and put the rest in with the meat and remaining ingredients except flour, cornmeal and warm water. Mix well. If not using beer, add water.
Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer covered for at least 2 hours.
Stir together flour and cornmeal; add warm water. Mix well.
Stir into chili mixture.
Cook covered 20 minutes longer.
Makes 2 quarts.
Don't knock it until you try it, you will be hooked!
1/2 cup coconut oil, divided
2 cups popcorn kernels
1 1/2 Tablespoons salt, divided (fine-grained)
1 1/2 cups butter (3/4 lb)
2 cups light brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup cheddar cheese powder
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
For the caramel corn:
Preheat the oven to 250F.
Melt half of the coconut oil in a large pot with a lid over medium-high heat. Add 3-4 popcorn kernels, cover the pot and wait until they pop. Add 1 cup of the kernels and shake well to coat in the oil. Continue heating, shaking every few minutes until the rate of popping slows and most of the kernels have popped.
Empty the kernels into a brown paper bag, add 2 teaspoons of salt, and shake to distribute the salt and drain the excess oil. Then, spread the popcorn in a large roasting pan or several baking sheets.
Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, 1 cup of butter, and the baking soda in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Once the mixture comes to a boil, stop stirring and insert a candy thermometer. Cook until it reaches 235F, which should take about 8 minutes.
Immediately remove the caramel from the heat and add the vanilla carefully—the caramel will bubble & spit molten candy at you, so you want to drop it in and immediately pull your hand away. After the bubbling subsides, stir in the vanilla, and pour the caramel over the popcorn. Then, stir to coat evenly.
Bake for about an hour in the preheated oven, stirring every 10-15 minutes. It's done when the caramel is no longer dripping onto the bottom of the pan and instead has hardened into a crisp shell around every piece. Remove and let cool completely, and then break apart any large clumps by hand.
For the cheese corn:
Repeat steps 2 and 3 above with the remaining coconut oil and popcorn kernels, but this time return the popcorn to the pot.
Melt the remaining 1/2 cup of butter in a saucepan or microwave, pour over the popped corn, and shake or stir to coat evenly.
Whisk together the cheese powder, mustard powder, chili powder, and 1 Tablespoon salt and pour that over the buttered popcorn. Again, shake or stir to coat. Taste and add more salt if desired.
Combine, or don't. Store in airtight containers.
You could always just buy some caramel corn & cheese corn and combine them or get it right from the source:
These "Hot" nuts are great for the holidays and even better for Gameday.
4 cups unsalted mixed nuts (including peeled peanuts, cashews, brazil, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans & whole unpeeled almonds)
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh rosemary (from two 3 inch sprigs)
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons sea salt flakes
1 tablespoon unsalted butter (melted)
Preheat the oven 350 ºF.
Toss the nuts in a large bowl to combine and spread them out on a baking sheet.
Toast in the oven till they become light golden-brown, about 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine the rosemary, cayenne, brown sugar, salt and melted butter.
Thoroughly toss the toasted nuts in the spiced butter and serve warm.
And once you eat these, you will never want to stop.
This is often called crack dip. or try this other version.
6-8 ounces smoked tuna, skin removed, meat chopped in coarsely
1/2 block cream cheese
2 jalapenos
juice of one lime
1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
1/4 cup mayo (or less, depending on how wet your mixture is and how well it is blending)
salt, pepper to taste
1 tablespoon lime zest
Puree all ingredients together in a food processor.
The fish is dense so you"ll need to add a little bit at a time to make sure it mixes uniformly in the food processor.
It's better to make it almost whipped so it is great for scooping up on crackers.
This is our favorite take on homemade chex mix, that is sure to be a hit.
Nonstick cooking spray
5 cups bite-size rice square cereal
2 cups plain pita chips, broken into bite-sizes pieces
2/3 cup shelled cashews
2/3 cup butter snaps (pretzel squares)
1 1 ounce packet dry ranch salad dressing mix
2 tablespoons dried dill weed
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel
Lightly coat a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In prepared slow cooker combine cereal, pita chips, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, salad dressing mix, dill weed, and rosemary.
Drizzle mixture with oil, tossing gently to blend.
Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 2 1/2 hours, stirring every 40 minutes or on high-heat setting for 80 minutes, stirring every 20 minutes.
Sprinkle lemon peel over mixture, tossing gently to blend. Spread mixture in an even layer on a 13x9x2-inch baking sheet; cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Sure you can just by it, but here is how you make it like the pros. Be sure to place the avocados into the fridge for an hour or two before you open them up. This guac is much better when slightly chilled.
2 medium ripe avocados, chilled1 lime wedge
1 tablespoon chopped red onion
1/2 tablespoon minced jalapeno
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons diced tomato
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon salt
Mash avocados in a medium bowl, then add the juice of one lime wedge.
Stir in onion, jalapeno, cilantro, tomato and salt to taste. Serve with tortilla chips.
Serves up to 4
Schedule a couple of days to go shopping for the items on your lists. Here is a simple countdown to take you through the final two weeks leading up to the big day.
Two Weeks Before:
One Week Before:
Two Days Before:
One Day Before:
Having a GameDay party doesn't need to stressful. Many dishes can be prepared many hours in advance of the game. Some preparations benefit from sitting for a time before being served. Even if the whole dish cannot be completed early in the day, the preparation of the ingredients can be. Ingredients can be cleaned, cut, blanched, and otherwise made ready for their final cooking.
Plan Ahead
If you decide what to cook early, have all ingredients on hand, and cook some of the meal ahead of time, you can save yourself a lot of stress. On the day before you can finish preparing and bake your pies, and prepare and refrigerate salads.
Simplify Cooking
If you can take shortcuts, take them. Buy your appetizers from the store and food from the catering department; buy pre-made pies.
Cut Down On Food
If you're cooking for only a few people, you may consider sticking with just apps.
Let Others Help
Another fun way to simplify your GameDay is to let others help with the apps. If you're having other people come, you can just let everyone bring an app or dessert while you supply a main dish. If you're only cooking for your own household, you can let everyone in the house be responsible for one app. This lets everyone feel good that they've contributed to the joy of the GameDay.
Final Tips
Try to relax and enjoy your guests. Accept help when it's volunteered – you don't have to do it all by yourself. Remember that everything doesn't have to be perfect to build those long-cherished memories. Many times it's the little imperfections that nestle into the warmest spot of your heart.
Nearly one-third of U.S. adults are likely to bet on the big game.
Nevada sports books took a record $119.4 million in bets on last year's Super Bowl. One reason for the big draw was the standing of the teams. The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos were the NFL's two best that season.
The story repeats this year with Seattle and the New England Patriots riding top seeds from their respective conferences into a showdown in Glendale, Ariz. It's so evenly matched, the betting market can't seem to pick a favorite. At some places, for the first time, the Super Bowl spread is a pick 'em. As of this posting, the lines are the New England Cheaters are favored by just 2 points with an over/under of 48.5 total points. But those are the boring bets.
A proposition bet, also known as a prop bet or a side bet, can be made two ways: on the occurrence (or not) during a game and on specific aspects of the pageantry surrounding the game. After odds for everything from who will be the MVP of the game, to what team will score first. Novelty props include the length of the national anthem to bets on what color gatorade will be dumped on the coach. You can bet on anything from whether or not the national anthem will run longer than 2 minutes, if the score will be tied at half time, basically anything.
Sure you can just pick what team will win the game, but prop bets is where it's at.
- Click Here for a FULL list of proposition bets that you can place money on -
If you just want to have some fun with game prop bets, Click Here for the 2015-Super-Bowl-XLIX-49-Prop-Bet-Sheet. You can print out a few copies and bring it to you Super Bowl Party on Gameday. It even incudes a QR code to you can use to check the results with your smartphone.
The Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas is annually the first shop to set the market — and to great fanfare. Sports book director Jay Kornegay and his staff release more props on the game every year. Their betting options go well over 300 deep in 2015.
The Superbook isn't offering an over/under total on the air pressure of the footballs used in Super Bowl 49.
That's one of the only parts of next Sunday's game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., that gamblers can't wager on at the world's largest sports book. The Superbook commenced Super Bowl prop-betting season last Thursday night, posting approximately 350 wagers on its betting board.
Customers can risk money on everything from which team has more penalty yards to whether Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson will throw more completions than Washington Wizards guard John Wall scores points against the Raptors Sunday.
Click here for a comprehensive list from the Superbook.
- Place Your Bets -
A great site for online betting for prop bets is Bovada.lv
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Forget simply doing a square pool for the Super Bowl or worrying about the point spread or an over/under. We're all just a Marshawn Lynch crotch grab or an Idina Menzel slip-up in the national anthem from being able to retire in Hawaii.
While some fans will be happy to bet on the tried and true wagers for the Super Bowl, betting on the NFL's championship game can be far more exotic than your normal contest. And Bovada, one of the largest gaming websites in the world, has plenty of proposition bets to make your head spin.
Consider a post-touchdown celebration, which could pay off very handsomely if you're inclined to bet against human dignity.
Lynch, the Seattle Seahawks running back who grabbed his crotch this past Sunday after scoring a touchdown in the NFC championship game (and did the same thing in the regular season against the Arizona Cardinals), is being given 6-to-1 odds to repeat that same act in the Super Bowl. There's even a line on what type of hoodie New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will wear in the game. Sleeves cut returns just 5-to-7. That's borderline automatic, no? Put us down for a cool $20 on that one.
Here are Bovada.LV's most intriguing Super Bowl props:
How long will it take Idina Menzel to sing the U.S. National Anthem?
Over/Under: 2 minutes 5 seconds
Will Idina Menzel forget or omit at least 1 word of the official U.S. National Anthem?
Yes +400 (4/1)
No -600 (1/6)
Will Marshawn Lynch be fined by the NFL for any incident on Media Day?
Yes +600 (6/1)
No -1000 (1/10)
Will Marshawn Lynch grab his crotch after scoring a TD in the game?
Yes +500 (5/1)
No -800 (1/8)
Which Color will Bill Belichick's hoodie be?
Grey 1/2
Blue 7/4
Red 7/1
Bill Belichick Hoodie Type?
Sleeves Cut -140 (5/7)
Sleeves Intact EVEN (1/1)
Will Bill Belichick smile during the game on camera?
Yes +150 (3/2)
No -200 (1/2)
Which song will Katy Perry perform first at halftime?
Firework 3/2
Roar 3/2
This Is How We Do 5/1
Dark Horse 12/1
Wide Awake 12/1
Last Friday Night 14/1
Waking Up In Vegas 20/1
What will Katy Perry be wearing when she begins the halftime show?
Skirt or Dress 4/5
Pants (below knees) 2/1
Shorts (above knees) 2/1
How many times will Gisele Bundchen be show on TV.
Over/Under: 1½
Will Al Michaels refer to the point spread, total, odds on who wins game or any prop bet?
Yes +200 (2/1)
No -300 (1/3)
Will it be mentioned that Pete Carroll was the last head coach of the Patriots?
Yes +110 (11/10)
No -150 (2/3)
How many viewers will the game have?
Over/Under: 113 Million
Who will the Super Bowl MVP mention first in his interview?
Teammates 3/2
God 5/1
Fans/City 15/2
Coach 12/1
Family 12/1
Owner 12/1
Does not mention any of the above 2/1
What color will the Gatorade (or liquid) be that is dumped on the head coach of the winning Super Bowl team?
Orange 3/2
Yellow 5/2
Clear/Water 3/1
Red 15/2
Blue 15/2
Green 10/1
Who will Barack Obama pick to win the game?
Seattle -140 (5/7)
New England EVEN (1/1)
What will be higher?
Russell Wilson Passing Yards -15½
US National Average Gas Price (in cents) on Monday, February 2nd +15½
And if you're more serious in how you like to wager, here are some of the more traditional props from Bovada.LV as well:
Super Bowl XLIX MVP – Odds to Win
Tom Brady 8/5
Russell Wilson 7/2
Marshawn Lynch 4/1
Rob Gronkowski 9/1
LeGarrette Blount 12/1
Julian Edelman 25/1
Doug Baldwin 33/1
Richard Sherman 33/1
Kam Chancellor 33/1
Darrelle Revis 33/1
Earl Thomas 40/1
Jermaine Kearse 50/1
Bobby Wagner 50/1
Jamie Collins 50/1
Brandon LaFell 66/1
Shane Vereen 66/1
K.J. Wright 75/1
Danny Amendola 75/1
Luke Willson 100/1
Rob Ninkovich 100/1
Dont'a Hightower 100/1
Patrick Chung 100/1
Devin McCourty 100/1
Stephen Gostkowski 100/1
Steven Hauschka 100/1
Malcolm Smith 100/1
Byron Maxwell 100/1
Field 25/1
Total TD Passes – Tom Brady (NE)
Over 2 (+120)
Under 2 (-150)
Total Rushing Yards – LeGarette Blount (NE)
Over/Under: 62½
Total Passing Yards – Russell Wilson (SEA)
Over/Under: 219½
Total Rushing Yards – Russell Wilson (SEA)
Over/Under: 40½
Total Rushing Yards – Marshawn Lynch (SEA)
Over/Under: 92½
CROSS SPORT – What will be higher on games played Feb. 2?
Marshawn Lynch Receiving Yards Pick
Dwayne Wade Points Pick
CROSS SPORT – What will be higher on games played Feb. 2?
Carmelo Anthony Points Pick
Patriots Points scored Pick
CROSS SPORT – What will be higher on games played Feb. 2?
Tiger Woods day 1 score at the Masters Pick (+120)
Julian Edelman Receiving Yards Pick (-150)
HISTORICAL MATCHUP – What will be higher?
Tom Brady Super Bowl 2015 Passing Yards +15½
Tom Brady Super Bowl 2012 Passing Yards (276 Yards) -15½
Player to score the first TD in the game?
Marshawn Lynch (SEA) RB 11/2
Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE 13/2
LeGarrette Blount (NE) RB 9/1
Julian Edelman (NE) WR 10/1
Brandon LaFell (NE) WR 12/1
Russell Wilson (SEA) QB 12/1
Doug Baldwin (SEA) WR 12/1
Jermaine Kearse (SEA) WR 14/1
Shane Vereen (NE) RB 16/1
Luke Willson (SEA) TE 16/1
Danny Amendola (NE) WR 20/1
Timothy Wright (NE) TE 20/1
Ricardo Lockette (SEA) WR 20/1
Robert Turbin (SEA) RB 25/1
Jonas Gray (NE) RB 30/1
Brandon Bolden (NE) RB 30/1
Cooper Helfet (SEA) TE 30/1
Tom Brady (NE) QB 35/1
Kevin Norwood (SEA) WR 40/1
Tony Moeaki (SEA) TE 40/1
Michael Hoomanawanui (NE) TE 50/1
James Devlin (NE) FB 50/1
Christine Michael (SEA) RB 50/1
Will Tukuafu (SEA) FB 50/1
Field 15/2
No TD scored in the game 125/1
Will there be a safety in the game?
Yes (Safety) +550 (11/2)
No (Safety) -900 (1/9)
Super Bowl XLIX Links for you to use
Click Here for the official NFL.com page
Click here for the Super Bowl Host Committee Page
Click Here for the NBC Sports Super Bowl Page
AROUND-THE-CLOCK COVERAGE: NBC Sports will cover Super Bowl XLIX from various Sunday Night Football and NBC Sports social media accounts to make sure every fan has access to the content they want leading up to the game.
LIVE STREAMING OF SUPER BOWL XLIX: Both NFL.com and SuperBowl.com will link to NBC Sports Live Extra's live stream of Super Bowl XLIX to desktops and tablets. Providing fans located within the United States with an unparalleled companion experience, the live stream will include a host of unique features, complementing NBC Sports' broadcast of the game, pre-game, post-game, and Pepsi Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show featuring Katy Perry.
For international fans, NFL Game Pass offers fans outside of the United States the ability to watch Super Bowl XLIX live or on-demand online in HD (certain restrictions apply depending on your country). NFL Game Pass offers full DVR controls to let fans pause, rewind and replay live and archived game action. For more information on NFL Game Pass, visit NFL.com/GamePass.
MVP VOTING: During the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIX, fans will be able to vote for the Super Bowl XLIX MVP on NFL.com, either online or on web-enabled mobile devices. The fan vote counts as 20% of the overall vote, with the remaining 80% determined by the media. Visit NFL.com/MVP
NFL GAME REWIND: NFL Digital Media's NFL Game Rewind delivers fans every play of the entire 2014 NFL regular season and postseason online, via tablet, or Xbox One and 360 in HD and commercial-free, complete with DVR controls (after the game has aired on television). Now included on NFL Game Rewind are more than 25 classic Super Bowls from years past, as well as most regular and postseason games since 2009. Super Bowl XLIX will be available on NFL Game Rewind approximately three hours after the conclusion of the game.
SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS: Continuously updated during the game, NFL.com, SuperBowl.com and NFL Mobile from Verizon will post all of the Super Bowl commercials after they have aired on the television broadcast. Users can view the commercials, rate them (thumbs up or down), comment, and sort them by quarter, brand and top rated. Visit NFL.com/SuperBowlCommercials.
To view the commercials from Super Bowl XLVIII
To view the commercials from Super Bowl XLVII
To view the commercials from Super Bowl XLVI
n this era of the DVR, it's not uncommon to intentionally not watch a show while it's live so that you can fast-forward through the commercials.
The Super Bowl is probably the only time when people can't wait for commercials — some people only "watch" the game for them.
According to Forbes, in 2014 a 30-second commercial costs an outrageous $4 million and double that for a 1-minute commercial — and that doesn't include the cost to make the commercial.
Last year the Super Bowl was the most watched event in America with more than 108 million viewers, but the really fascinating thing is why people watched. Several studies have proven that 50% of the Super Bowl audience tunes in just to watch the ads.
Commercials are often considered interruptions to the entertainment we love. But Super Bowl ads are different—instead of being intruders, they are like the "must have" guests that keep a party rockin'.
Some might make you laugh, others might make you tear up — you don't have to like them but you're probably going to watch them.
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Super Bowl Squares is one of the most popular ways for Americans to bet on the Super Bowl. It's played on a 10 by 10 grid of squares, which people buy for a fixed price. Each square is assigned two numbers that aim to match the score of the Super Bowl.
There are many different variations of how people play football squares, also known as Super Bowl Squares. Most people play during the Super Bowl, but squares can be played for any other game, or in some cases you can use the same squares for multiple games (Example: NFL Playoffs). Basics of the Game:
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To get you ready, we crunched the numbers — more than 14,000 games — to see which numbers have the best odds of winning.
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So while no party would be complete without Beer, it's possible you're bored of drinking the same old warm, domestic stuff straight from the can. Luckily, there are beer-based cocktail recipes that can ramp up even the blandest of brews.
This popular mixed-beer cocktail simply layers Guinness over Smithwick's Ale. The trick to perfecting this mix is pouring the Guinness into the glass over a spoon.
This fruity cocktail blends Corona, vodka and raspberry lemonade, and tastes similar to a punch.
3. Michelada
This multi-step recipe requires ingredients you probably already have lying around your kitchen, including Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, soy sauce, lime juice and ground pepper. And Corona, of course.
4. Black Velvet
Black Velvet cocktails dress up one part classic Guinness stout to two parts champagne or prosecco.
5. Snakebite
The Snakebite is a cocktail made up of equal parts dry hard cider and stout beer.
6. Beer Mojito
This unusual take on the classic mojito adds your favorite India Pale Ale into the mix.
This recipe calls for mixing Hoegaarden with Framboise lambic, a type of Belgian beer mixed with raspberry syrup.
8. Chelada
The Chelada mixes light lime juice and coarse salt with a light lager for a refreshing alternative to the classic Michelada.
9. Lemon Shandy
This refreshing shandy blends mild Pilsner with fresh lemonade.
10. Shock Me
A teaspoon of maple syrup compliments the bourbon and Southern Comfort in this brown ale-based cocktail.
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Prosciutto-Wrapped Shrimp with Smoked Paprika
The combination of cured pork and paprika gives these shrimp bites a flavor reminiscent of Spanish chorizo: a little spicy and very savory. Once the shrimp are tossed and coated with the paprika, putting them on the skewers makes wrapping them up easier, plus it keeps your guests from getting their fingers dirty. Broil for a few minutes and the shrimp are ready to serve. They can be completely prepped ahead of time, so they make a perfect party snack. Serve these savory bites with a slightly sweet cocktail.
Special equipment: You'll need 35 to 40 (6-inch) wooden skewers. Be sure to soak them in water for at least 30 minutes before assembling the shrimp to keep them from burning under the broiler.
Game plan: The shrimp can be made through step 3 and refrigerated uncovered for up to 6 hours.
35 to 40 (6-inch) wooden skewers
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp (about 35 to 40 large shrimp)
6 ounces very thinly sliced prosciutto
Place the skewers in water and let them soak for at least 30 minutes. Heat the broiler to high and arrange a rack at the top (about 3 inches from the heat source).
Combine the oil, paprika, and pepper in a medium bowl. Add the shrimp and toss until evenly coated.
Starting at the thicker (head) end, skewer each shrimp through its center until the skewer emerges at the thinner (tail) end. Tearing the prosciutto as needed, wrap each shrimp in a piece large enough to just cover its surface. Place on a baking sheet.
Broil until the shrimp are opaque and the prosciutto is crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes.
Bacon and Tomato Guacamole
While a classic guacamole is a worthy dip on its own, crispy bacon and chipotles in adobo sauce add a subtle smoky flavor to the mix here. Try this guac on some breakfast nachos for the ultimate hangover cure.
What to buy: Look for avocados that give slightly when pressed but are not completely soft.
1 1/4 pounds ripe avocados (about 3 medium), halved and pitted
1/2 medium white onion, small dice
5 slices thick-cut bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 medium tomato, cored and small dice
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 2 medium limes), plus more as needed
1 tablespoon minced chipotles in adobo sauce
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
Scoop the flesh from the avocados into a large bowl. Mash with the back of a large fork or a potato masher to make a chunky paste.
Place the onion in a small strainer and rinse under cold water. Shake off the excess water and transfer to the bowl with the avocados. Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Taste and season with additional lime juice and salt as needed. Garnish with the extra cilantro and serve immediately, or place a sheet of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole, refrigerate for up to 2 hours, then garnish with the cilantro and serve. (The plastic wrap will keep the surface of the guacamole from turning brown.)
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2 CRPF men killed, 25 injured in twin strikes in Srinagar
In their second strike on security personnel in Srinagar in the month of August, militants killed two CRPF personnel and injured at least 25 people in two separate attacks here on Monday.india Updated: Sep 01, 2009, 00:23 IST
In their second strike on security personnel in Srinagar in the month of August, militants killed two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and injured at least 25 people in two separate attacks here on Monday.
On August 1, militants had shot at two CRPF personnel from close range, killing one of them. A policeman was shot dead within an hour of the strike elsewhere in the city.
The police suspect that in both cases, the strikes were carried out jointly by modules of the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba, Hizbul Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police H.K. Lohia said two modules of nine to 10 militants were operating jointly at a thin level in Srinagar.
"Lashkar, Hizbul Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammad are working together. They are not capable of carrying out such attacks independently," he said.
In the first attack on Monday, militants fired at a CRPF patrol at Lal Chowk in central Srinagar.
"Two of our jawans, Raj Shekhar and Malik Arjun of 28 Batallion were fired at by pistol. They received head injuries and succumbed in the hospital," said CRPF spokesperson Prabhakar Tripathi.
A little later, militants struck at Batmaloo, barely a kilometre from Lal Chowk. They hurled a grenade at another CRPF patrol outside the headquarters of the fire and emergency services, 200 metres from the state assembly and the civil secretariat.
The explosion injured 25 people. "The injured include 20 civilians, three CRPF and two police personnel. The condition of one of the civilians is critical," Lohia said.
The DIG said the police would change its strategy in dealing with militants in Srinagar. "The deployment of security forces on roads had been reduced to a great extent owing to an improvement in the situation. But now we are going to launch an offensive strategy to go after the militants," he said.


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The Founders of the Nation Centre Division
- To ensure that Founders of the Nation (Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere and Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume) are honored.
- To supervise on acquiring and preservation of Founders of the Nation documents of archival nature (Books, manuscripts, journals, articles, papers, pamphlets, pictures, photographs, films audiovisual and other electronic or mechanical recordings);
- To monitor and ensure documentary materials and objects are well-documented and made known to the general public;
- To encourage, promote and facilitate the conduct of research and publications about Founders of the Nation;
- To establish and implement procedures for the timely disposal of documentary materials and objects which do not have enduring value and
- To manage a Founders of the Nation library and museum.
- The Division will be led by a Director and will comprise two sections as follows:-
Founders of the Nation Museum Section; and
Founders of the Nation Document Management Section.


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A conveyor belt is the carrying medium of a belt conveyor system (often shortened to belt conveyor). A belt conveyor system is one of many types of conveyor systems. A belt conveyor system consists of two or more pulleys (sometimes referred to as drums), with an endless loop of carrying medium—the conveyor belt—that rotates about them. One or both of the pulleys are powered, moving the belt and the material on the belt forward. The powered pulley is called the drive pulley while the unpowered pulley is called the idler pulley. There are two main industrial classes of belt conveyors; Those in general material handling such as those moving boxes along inside a factory and bulk material handling such as those used to transport large volumes of resources and agricultural materials, such as grain, salt, coal, ore, sand, overburden and more.
Today there are different types of conveyor belts that have been created for conveying different kinds of material available in PVC and rubber materials.


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OPINION – Get off our lawn, Perez Hilton!
One of the reasons I created this site was due to my aversion to the whole Perez Hilton/Speidi celebrity culture that's slowly taken over our region and culture. I wanted to create something that would actively put focus on the more substantial and positive human realities that our community of 10 million people offers its residents and visitors. Because that stuff exists.
Fact is, I don't want to live in a world where people are encouraged to believe it's no longer cool to aim towards pursuing meaningful or rewarding stuff that makes the world a better place to live in. What kind of future do we have to look forward to and build upon if we set up a standard where being a narcissistic jerk is a paying accomplishment to aspire to? (Mind you, I'm not nearly as old as I'm sounding right now… but whatever. Get off my lawn!) Anyhow, in light of this… I would like to announce that Astronaut Michael Collins is officially my favorite person of the day. No, he has nothing to do with Southern California really… I simply love what he had to say in his recently posted Q&A statement featured on NASA's web site.
Think about it… Michael Collins was the third Apollo 11 crew member. He was an integral team member on the first successful moon landing… a contributor to world history. Yet nobody remembers his name because he was the person who stayed inside while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took the first steps on the moon. Basically, he made it all the way to the moon and then had to wait behind in the car. And had Michael not stayed behind, despite being terrified that his deepest fears would be realized and he would have to navigate back to Earth alone, the mission couldn't have succeeded. But is he upset that whenever people are asked about the event, nobody remembers his name? Nope. As a matter of fact, during the big Apollo 11 40th Anniversary celebration, Collins decided not to give any media interviews and instead issued the previously mentioned Q & A of the questions he is most frequently asked. He just doesn't feel he deserves the attention.
*Highlights of his Q&A and a video of Michael Collins discussing his thoughts (and wishing out loud that we'd flown to Mars instead) after the jump* (more…)
HOT ANGELENO – Ralph J. Bunche
Some people believe L.A.'s most important residents are the ones who have reality shows… but today's sizzling Hot Angeleno was sexy cool in his own right. He didn't have rock hard abs (that we know of), but he clearly worked pretty hard on other less-important things.
HiddenLA's HOT Angeleno of the Day: RALPH JOHNSON BUNCHE!!!
(August 7, 1904-1971) Orphaned at age 12, Ralph and his two sisters moved to Los Angeles to live with their grandmother, a former slave who "appeared Caucasian on the outside but was all black fervor inside." As a teen he was an accomplished athlete who worked all sorts of odd jobs to help his family survive. He was the senior class valedictorian at Jefferson High School in South Central and began his college studies at UCLA (which was then located on Vermont where City College is). Then he went on to get a few other degrees and do a few other important things. And he helped to write some stuff too. Oh yeah, I almost forgot… then at 46 years of age he became THE VERY FIRST PERSON OF COLOR FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD to ever receive the Nobel Prize for Peace. OMG! TOTALLY HOTTTTT!!! (more…)
EVENTS – The Close Up 7/6-12
Note: Event listings are updated during the week as we see fit.
Now through 8/31/09 – Photography: The Billboard Show
7/9/09 – Downtown LA Artwalk
7/10-12/09 – Echo Park Community Festival
7/11/09 – Historic North Hollywood Walking Tour, 80's Prom Party
7/12/09 – Bastille Day Los Angeles; Art and Poetry with Exene Cervenka
ONGOING THROUGH AUGUST 31st
What: THE BILLBOARD SHOW Selling the California Lifestyle – Photographic Landscapes of the 1950s & 1960s
Where: Take My Picture Gary Leonard 860 South Broadway, Downtown (213) 622-2256
When: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10am–2pm & 3–6pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am–2pm; Saturdays 12–6pm; Sundays 12–3pm
Price: FREEEEE!
Details: "Ever since taking a photograph of the Dodgers as a little boy in 1959, Gary Leonard has documented the mercurial landscape of Los Angeles, from the political to the cultural and economic. A former employee of billboard advertising company Pacific Outdoor recently gave Leonard thousands of billboard slides, a hundred of which are now on view at Leonard's gallery, Take My Picture (named after his column in various regional publications). Advertising everything from funeral services and early fax machines to civic defense and entertainment, the images provide a rare historical survey of mid-century American commercial design, proving that, much like one of his influences, Weegee, Gary Leonard has an excellent sense of timing." (SOURCE)
ONGOING – A President Named Barry
What: Lisa Jack Photography Exhibit: Barack Obama: The Freshman
When: Until July 18, Tuesdays–Saturdays (10am–6pm)
Where: M+B Gallery 612 N Almont Dr, WeHo (310) 550-0050
Price: FREEEEE!
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RIP – Sad Day for 1970s Pop Icons :(
I sure hope Erik Estrada and Kristy McNichol are feeling healthy. All you 1970s celebs might want to look into getting a thorough checkup soon. Clearly something is in the air and frankly, we're awfully worried about you. It's really bumming us all out. Please be well.
FARRAH FAWCETT (February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) – I really love the Farrah commercial below… it's like she's up in heaven with the man of her dreams (who is hopefully nicer than Ryan O'Neal)… sitting in God's hand on a big shaving cream cloud… rest in peace, oh Beautiful Queen of Feathered Hair.
MICHAEL JACKSON (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) – An insanely talented and very troubled human being, wherever he may be I sincerely hope from the bottom of my heart that Michael Jackson has finally found the peace and perfect nose he spent his life searching for. In my living room I have a photo he autographed for me in the early 90s… in tribute, I think I'll go set his photo on my piano and then moonwalk backwards into the kitchen. Sha-mon!
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HISTORY – The Hollywood Canteen
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aDrPsbLwuY[/youtube] The Hollywood Canteen existed at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood between October 3, 1942 and Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1945
With Steven Colbert's recent adoption as USO mascot, I thought it might be timely to revisit one of Hollywood's biggest efforts to bond with our nation's soldiers.
Throughout World War II, Americans were very much in the habit of making hospital visits, putting on shows at military bases, and serving doughnuts and hot coffee in canteens in an effort to boost the spirits of enlisted men. As many of them were enlisted themselves, the biggest stars of stage and screen were very much involved in the morale building as well. On American soil, the goal was set to give the servicemen an option to come to the celebrities instead of vice versa… and that was how The Stage Door Canteen Nightclub (located at the 44th Street Theater in Times Square) was born. The driving forces behind the creation of the USO's West Coast location, The Hollywood Canteen, were Bette Davis and John Garfield, along with legendary songwriter Jule Styne (FYI, he wrote more than a few tunes you've heard before). The Canteen was operated and staffed completely by volunteers from various aspects of the local entertainment industry. By the time the doors opened in 1942, over 3000 stars, players, directors, producers, grips, dancers, musicians, singers, writers, technicians, wardrobe attendants, hair stylists, agents, stand-ins, publicists, secretaries, and allied craftsmen of radio and screen had registered as volunteers. On any given day or night, actresses such as Ann Sothern, Hedy Lamarr and Linda Darnell could be found pouring coffee.
EVENTS – The Close Up – Updated 6/27
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHekCJdQUHE[/youtube] 6/25/09 – Harold & Maude EXTRAVAGANZA!
6/28/09 – Free Food at Ruby's Shake Shack in Malibu; Discounted Tickets for The Los Angeles Accordion Festival; Mondo Jerry Lewis Barbeque at Cinefamily
ALL WEEK: 6/22-28/09 – Bigfoot Drink Discounts
ALL SUMMER: Free food/drink specials at Arby's
THURSDAY, JUNE 25th
A Salute to Hal Ashby – A HAROLD & MAUDE EXTRAVAGANZA!!!
Place: Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills
Time: 7:30pm showtime, doors open at 6:30pm
Price: ONLY $5 for non-Academy members, $3 for Academy members
Note: YES, this fabulous Harold & Maude event is SOLD OUT, *BUT* a standby line will form on Thursday afternoon. Standby numbers will be assigned at approximately 5:30pm and any available tickets will be distributed shortly before showtime.
Details: I love this movie. Always have. And if you have too, then check out the following details about this incredible event: it's hosted by Cameron Crowe and Peter Bart; features a discussion with Ashby's colleagues and admirers including Judd Apatow, Diablo Cody, Seth Rogen, Jon Voight and Haskell Wexler; and includes a performance by Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens – !!!). On top of that, Ruth Gordon has been defrosted from her cryogenically frozen state and will be doing an Egyptian fan dance as Yusef performs the soundtrack from the film. Okay yeah, unfortunately I was only kidding about that last sentence (her fan dance would've been GREAT!) but I'm *not* kidding when I say that when everyone stops gushing over how insane and wonderful the movie is, they'll be screening a brand new print of it from the Academy Film Archive. (Note: The Hal Ashby tribute continues through the end of June at the Linwood Dunn Theater, with The Landlord and Shampoo – June 26; The Last Detail and Coming Home – June 27; Being There – June 28)
SUNDAY, JUNE 28th
Ruby's Shake Shack – MALIBU LOCATION GRAND OPENING
Place: Malibu Pier, Malibu
Time: Between 11am and 4pm only
Details: During the hours shown above, everyone who shows up will be treated to *FREE* burgers, fries, and shakes. Garden salads have also been mentioned. Official opening day is June 29.
Mondo Jerry Lewis Barbeque
Place: Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N Fairfax Ave, Hollywood (323) 655-2510
Time: See below
Price: $12
Details: To close out their Jerry Lewis retrospective–the first in LA ever!–Cinefamily is celebrating with a Jerrython, an all-day (and we mean it!) blowout of all the assembled rare Jerry footage they could find, including our own mash-up of our favorite moments… So, come early, get a couch, and settle in for hour upon hour of FLAVIN! with hot dogs and the JERRY!
Here's an approximate itinerary (things might run 15-30 minutes over, give or take):
3-5:30 BBQing, and watching Colgate Comedy Hours with Martin & Lewis
5:30-6:30 Mondo Jerry mix of great scenes and rare clips
6:45-8:15: Cracking Up
8:30: Three on a Couch
10:30: The Big Mouth
Los Angeles Accordian Festival – SQUEEZE FEST L.A.
Place: John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East., Hollywood (323) 461-3673
Time: Pre-show picnic/party: 5:30 pm; Show: 7:30 pm
Price: Full Price $40, $30. Mention "NELA" for a 20% discount.
Details: "The LA Accordion Festival hosts SqueezeFestLA at the majestic outdoor John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, one of LA's most underappreciated architectural gems. After making forays into music scenes from the parlor to the speakeasy for nearly 200 years, the accordion has also recently experienced a major comeback on the indie stage, expanding its modern influence. This evening, three very different groups showcase the rich, nostalgic sounds of the instrument: operatically infused, neo-boho cabaret act Vagabond Opera, Conjunto Los Pochos (the epitome of culturally complex Tex-Mex music), and Louisiana's Feufollet. Visitors are encouraged to come early and picnic on the grounds, while local "accordion diva" Gee Rabe performs in the plaza before the show." (SOURCE)
Oh, and as long as I'm looking for good deals to put into the events listing to help everyone survive financially during these tough times… I'll just sneak this little tidbit in for ya. It's not a local thing, I believe it's nation-wide, but Arby's is giving away FREE FOOD/DRINKS EVERY WEDNESDAY THIS SUMMER as follows:
July 1st – Free Regular Beef and Cheddar with soft drink purchase.
July 8th – Free Orange Cream Shake with sandwich purchase.
July 15th – Free Regular Roast Beef with soft drink purchase.
July 22nd – Free RoastBurger with soft drink purchase.
July 29th – Free FruiTea with sandwich purchase.
August 5th – Free Regular Roast Beef with soft drink purchase.
August 12th – Free Roast Chicken Club with soft drink purchase.
August 19th – Free FruiTea with sandwich purchase.
August 26th – Free Roast Beef 'n Cheddar with soft drink purchase.
IMAGERY – Sister Aimee's Stained Glass
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnHNUIx-bks[/youtube] Up until a few days ago, I had never set foot in the Angelus Temple in Echo Park. Not being much for organized religion myself, this might not seem unusual… except that the temple is one of the more noteworthy parts of my family heritage. At 19, my Grandma Beulah preached at Pentacostal tent revivals alongside the woman who built the temple, Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, and often babysat Aimee's son Rolf who recently passed away. I've passed the huge structure so many times that getting out of my car and walking inside was a long overdue experience.
To say that Sister Aimee was one of the most influential and controversial women of the 20th Century in America is an understatement. Let me put it this way… her following was so large that she estimated the entire $1.2 million cost of the temple (we're talking 1924, people – think about it) was paid for with an average donation of TWO CENTS. I'll be writing more about her in the future… now that I have this site, I have a great excuse to make myself get off my rear and do some research. My dream is to go through their archives and find some incredible photo of my nutty Grandma as a young girl speaking in tongues or something, but that will take time. So for the moment I'll just share with you a photo I took of one of the temple's original stained glass window after the jump. Sister Aimee is the woman portrayed kneeling on the bottom left. CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR A LARGER VIEW.
EVENTS – The Close Up 6/21
6/21/09 – Opening of the Eagle Rock Rock'N Roll Farmers' Market
6/22/09 – The Song Stylings of Jackie Chan and Friends – Free Concert in Chinatown; Elvis Costello – Free Show at Amoeba
SUNDAY, JUNE 21st
Eagle Rock'N Roll Farmers' Market – GRAND OPENING / REOCCURING WEEKLY
Place: 2700 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041 (Located on the upper parking level next to Macy's)
Time: Every Sunday from 10am to 2pm
Details: Eagle Rock's groovy new Farmers Market opens up this Fathers' Day… and if it's anything like PD Markets' other locations (I try to attend the Woodman Avenue Market when I can), it's definitely worth checking out. According to founder Philip Dane, "For those of you that are not familiar with our markets, we are not your ordinary farmers' market. PD Markets has a unique feel and brings together farmers with artisans and live music. (This Sunday) we have The Bar Band playing 2 sets and of course it's all Free. Plus we have a Rock Climbing wall and obstacle course for the kids or the kid in you."
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cEow6iOWlk[/youtube]MONDAY, JUNE 22nd
Jackie Chan and Friends – FREE CONCERT IN CHINATOWN Also featured will be Xu Dong Mei, Xu Nin, Jack Tu, Jerry Liao, Yang Zheng, and Ji Tao of the New Lucky Seven, Korean singer Yoo Suengjun, and America's Sharon Jiao.
Place: Central Plaza, 943-951 N. Broadway, Los Angeles Chinatown
Time: Monday, June 22, 2009 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Details: The always adorable Jackie Chan will reunite friends and pop singers from China in a free performance in Los Angeles Chinatown. The concert will be performed in Mandarin and English. Martial arts performances by both the New Lucky Seven and the Shaolin Warriors of Chinatown will be a part of the evening. According to the press release, Jackie is taking time out from rehearsing for the remake of 'Karate Kid' to perform his inspirational music in L.A.'s Chinatown, where his very first U.S. feature film, 'Rush Hour,' was shot.
Elvis Costello – FREE IN-STORE CONCERT
Place: Amoeba Records, 6400 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood
Time: June 22, 2009, 8pm
Details: I *really* don't need to tell you who Elvis Costello (aka Declan McManus, International Art Thief) is, or why you should see him. You already know. And if you don't? Seriously? Ummm. Well I… I… oh, I just don't think I can see you anymore. I'm sorry. I really do care about you, but this relationship just isn't going to work out for me. Yup… that's a dealbreaker, ladies.


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Formula E has revealed that social video embedded on Facebook and YouTube has caused an online engagement surge, following a partnership with video company Grabyo.
The racing championship has been sharing real-time highlights of its heats online using Grabyo technology, reporting greater user interactions during its Monaco and Berlin ePrix.
Together, both races boasted 350,000 video views and 6.4 million impressions across Facebook and Twitter. Formula E and the London start-up are also encouraging the drivers and teams to create their own social video content.
Ali Russell, director of media and strategic partnerships at Formula E, said: "Grabyo VIP has made it much easier for the teams and drivers to track the clips we're sharing from the live broadcast, as well as which clips are driving the most engagement. As a result they're re-sharing more of our videos, all of which are in native formats, and in a more timely fashion.
"But it's also been encouraging to see them experiment with their own social video campaigns - bringing fans exclusive content throughout the weekend."
Gareth Capon, chief executive at Grabyo, added: "Formula E's radical and progressive approach to digital is making waves in the sports industry - its use of FanBoost to integrate digital into the strategies of the racing teams is genius. So having them showcase Grabyo VIP is a real privilege.
"It has been a pleasure to watch the racing teams get involved in its social video campaigns and together they're generating a remarkable level of social engagement given the championship is still in its first year and this is all organic."
The Grabyo VIP app is now available for download on the Apple app store for verified Twitter and Facebook users.


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Erich von Däniken interviewed by Bill Ryan : A Project Camelot video
I first read Erich von Däniken's book CHARIOTS OF THE GODS in 1968, having saved up my pocket money as a 15 year old to buy a first edition hardback copy which became one of the earliest cornerstones in my library of the unexplained. I was astounded when I read his book - his first of many to come - understanding very clearly his thesis, which he wrote to appeal to the layman, not to scientists. I must have read it from cover to cover four or five times. For that bold expository vision, I owed him a personal debt of thanks. And when I had the opportunity to visit his Mystery Park, in Interlaken, Switzerland - a high-tech, multimedia showcase of evidence for ancient ET contact - I wrote to von Däniken to ask if it might be possible to meet. I was there with a group of friends, and Erich made a special appearance for a few minutes to say hello. We were honored and delighted. One of the group filmed the short conversation with a handycam, and we recorded the audio on a dictaphone. It is exactly as it appears: an impromptu meeting, and a brief personal conversation, in a public place. But for those who, like myself, appreciate him for making it so much easier for other researchers to follow ("I know Graham Hancock and Zecharia Sitchin well," Erich said. "We all keep in touch") - they may find this brief encounter most interesting. Enjoy... http://projectcamelot.org/erich_von_daniken.html email@example.com
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Report: Israeli Hasbara (propaganda) is failing
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The Tel Aviv-based security and socioeconomic think tank Reut Institute's report Eroding Israel\'s Legitimacy in the International Arena, submitted to the Zionist government on Thursday, has warned that Israel is "facing a draumatic assault on the very legitimacy of its existence as a Jewish and democratic state (another Zionist myth). The groups promoting this delegitimacy aim to isolate Israel and ultimately turn it into a pariah state".
The report cites the increasing anti-Israel demonstrations on campuses, protests when Israeli atheletes compete abroad, moves in Europe to boycott of Israeli products and threats of arrest warrants for Israeli leaders visiting London (UK).
The report has highlighted the major hubs independent bloggers in London (UK), Toronto (Canada), Brussels, Madrid (Spain), San Francisco (US) and Univesity of California (US) – using internet to challenge Israeli point of views and project the Zionist entity as worse than the Nazi regime. The report also admit that the anti-Israel groups and individuals with the exception of a small minority – are not Muslims or Arabs or Palestinians but mostly liberal Christians and Jews. The later believe that the actions of Israel in occupied Palestine and Lebanon are fuelling anti-Semitism in the West.
According to the report these "delegitimizers" co-operate with organizations engaging in legitimate criticism of Israel's policy in the occupied territories such as, Amnesty International and Human Right Watch, "blurring the line between legitimate censure and delegitimization. They also promote pro-Palestinian activities in Europe as 'trendy'."
Israel's ambassador in London (UK), Ron Prosor, adds his 'Islamophobe sause" into Hasbara curry by saying: "The combination of a large Muslim community, a radical left, influential English-language media and an international university center makes London fertile ground for Israel's delegitimization". In simple language, the con-man wants the world to believe that BBC, the Bank of England, Oxford and the British government – are all owned by Muslims and not by the Jews or the pro-Israel Zionists. On would wonder, why France which has Europe's largest Muslim population (between 6-8 million), has a former Mossad agent, Sarkozy, as country's President while both its foreign minister and defense ministers are Zionist Jews? Read more of this post


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History repeats itself as criticism of Cramer, finance journalists quashed
Cramer and CNBC, the network on which his energetic show appeared, are just a few of the hundreds of "thought leaders" who have gone on depicting the stock market as a place in which anyone, not just the moneyed elite, can make a buck, and have fun doing so; despite every evidence to the contrary. Remember the great crash of 1929? For the most part, the extremely wealthy survived that fine. Not so the small investor, caught up in the fervor. As Frank says, if the "world of financial infotainment can itself be described as a "market," it is a market where accountability does not seem to exist, where the heaviest of incentives seems to carry no weight, and where consumers, to judge by what they get, seem constantly to choose the lousy over the good."
In the story of the current market meltdown, it's clear who were the victors to which the spoils were delivered. The bankers, first, who may have lost their jobs and, in many cases, their life's work, but made plenty of money off the climb to the top of Mount Dow -- and then continued to make money as the market fell, still collecting bonuses and mind-blowing paychecks while their institutions fell to pieces around them. The hedge fund managers and executives at the top of huge corporations whose stock went high, higher, highest; they were being compensated based on their company's stock price, so eagerly participated in the sham of the endlessly-growing nature of revenues and profits.
The government agencies who were supposed to regulate the markets, and the market regulating bodies themselves, were in on the rush. In most cases, those who worked for government agencies were ex-investment bankers; those who weren't, were in awe of them (or had portfolios managed by them, most likely, in "blind trusts"). The market regulating bodies had a vested interest in the protection of the market's populist aura (and got paid in vast sums befitting the brawn behind the enormous mysterious Wall Street).
And here's the rub, as Frank points out: there is no true punishment for being wrong. As Bernie Madoff has proven, there is a real cost to stealing money. But if you're just the one who encourages millions to invest their money in a stock market run-up that behaves and looks like any number of mob-fueled bubble markets of the past millennium? Well, you're likely patted on the back, with a shake of the head. How could you have known? Here's a government job until things blow over.
Frank writes, "In the marketplace to describe the marketplace itself, there is precious little competition. There is a single, standard product that comes in packaging that is alternately sultry, energetic or fun -- bitter, brainy or Cramer "crazy" -- but which rarely strays beyond certain ideological boundaries. Adversarial voices are few. Criticism is sacrificed for access. Advice sometimes shades over into simple propaganda. Even the worst prognosticators sometimes go on to jobs with presidential campaigns or prominent think tanks." Or private equity firms. Or jobs at CNBC.
Will you be doomed to repeat the past? I suppose your viewing habits over the next decade will be answer enough to that question.


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Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg (b. January 7, 1967) is the leader of the Liberal Democrats, a British political party. Clegg is an atheist.
Early Life
Nick Clegg was born Nicholas William Peter Clegg in Buckinghamshire. His father was half-English, half-Russian. His mother was dutch. He speaks English, Dutch, French, German and Spanish. His wife is Roman Catholic. Aged sixteen, Clegg was arrested in Germany and charged with arson. He and his friends destroyed a priceless collection of rare cacti while he was drunk.[1]
Clegg describes himself as liberal and is in favour of handing over further powers from British soverignty to the European Union. The European Union is far more liberal than mainstream British politics, but they can legislate over Britain.[2][3]. He is in favour of significantly higher taxes for the rich, including a mansion tax - a fixed annual levy on all houses worth more than two million pounds. As a self-described liberal atheist, he could have more power in the next Parliament than the Prime Minister. He would be able to call the shots, because without him the Prime Minister would lose his majority and have to stand down.
He is unlikely to become Prime Minister, as the Liberal Democrats are not in a place to win an overall majority. However, in the case of a 'Hung Parliament', he would be very powerful. He could effectively select the Prime Minister, because if he supported Gordon Brown or David Cameron, then they would have an overall majority and become the Prime Minister. This is dangerous because Clegg is an atheist.[4][5]


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While desktop 3D printers have made rapid prototyping at home as easy as the push of a button, that accessibility comes at a price—a much lower level of quality than with traditional manufacturing methods. As a result, desktop 3D printing is still not a viable option for making finished products.
At least, that's the general assumption—one that the New York-based Italian designers Barbara Busatta and Dario Buzzini hope to challenge with their Machine Series, a line of containers that are ready for use hot off the printer.
Busatta and Buzzini's collaboration was born out of a promise to do a project together each year under the studio name ICOSAEDRO, each time focusing on a specific material or craft as part of a joint effort to learn a new methodology. For their inaugural effort, Buzzini, a design director at IDEO, said that he and Busatta, a freelance art director, were drawn to the "artisanal process" of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), a 3D-printing technology that involves melting plastic filament and extruding it layer-on-layer to build a form.


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The Chairman of PIPS says they're moving towards working more strategically as efforts are made to put the charity on a more secure financial footing.
Formed by Philip McTaggart in 2003 in the midst of a suicide crisis and named after his late son Phillip, the charity has been at the forefront of fighting back against the rising number of people taking their own lives.
However, Joe O'Donnell says they want to move towards looking at the problem more strategically and 2016 has been a year of consolidation and future planning for the charity on an organisational level.
"Our clients have increased dramatically over the past year and there have many changes regarding issues and gender," said Joe.
"The mission statement of PIPS has been, is and always will be 'Saving Lives' and we have a number of things happening in the New Year in terms of outreach work across the city that will help us expand that service.
"For a long time, and people might not have realised it, there was a sense of insecurity around PIPS' work.
"PIPS isn't funded and that's a very important point. We are donation-dependent and survive through internal fundraising and working with other groups who help us. It's very difficult. We also never owned our premises. That was always leased but we have now bought PIPS house and taken on a mortgage so we have ownership which certainly provides a level of confidence to the staff and organisation."
Money raised over the year has been invested into the renovated PIPS house, added Joe.
"We have partially renovated the residence and we have roughly another £4,000 we are going to invest and we really want to make the facility fit for purpose for the client who comes in the door and the staff who deliver the services we provide."
Funding to provide services has been secured from both the Local Investment Fund and the Social Investment Fund which has also helped with renovations.
Changes have also been seen with staffing. Former Chief Executive Brian Maguire left the organisation recently but Joe said it was natural that any organisation has staff turnover.
"As an organisation we are like any other and there are always staff changes. We had brought in a Chief Executive who was in place up until quite recently. That didn't work out. In any organisation people will come through the doors, be there for a certain amount of time and then move off again. There's no hidden story. There were discussions around how PIPS was moving forward and we've changed some staff but we will be recruiting a new Chief Executive moving forward."
Joe says they have a strong staff and have taken on more trained volunteers.
"We have six counsellors and befrienders from ethnic minorities and currently have 42 volunteers working with PIPS – 11 third-year students, 18 second-year students and four befrienders. It's an extensive amount of staff and they allow us to deliver our services."
The PIPS office will be open with counsellors and befrienders on hand December 28, 29 and 30 from 9am to 9pm and Saturday December 31 from 2pm to 6pm.
To get in touch contact 0800 088 6042 or 90 805 850.
Lifeline will be open 24/7 throughout the Christmas and New Year period and can be contacted on 08088 088 000.


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" You may want to put out an exhibit of your new product at a popular event to get people talking about it. "
" The lawyers cheerfully submitted the exhibit to the defense team, knowing they had just caught their clients company redhanded, giving them more leverage in the lawsuit. "


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Flora hugged her cloak around her, as much for its concealment as for its warmth, though certainly the night grew colder as midnight approached. A dark shape in the shadows of the trees, she could not be seen even if the old hag had men patrolling the grounds. And in the two hours Flora had been watching, no patrollers had shown themselves.
Presumably, the Dowager Lady Rutledge assumed she had her daughter-in-law thoroughly cowed. And, indeed, how likely was it that such a gentle creature as Chloe would flee into the night?
Flora spread her lips in a fierce grin. Her little sister was stronger than that harpie knew; stronger than Chloe herself knew. She had survived her vicious husband by retreating into herself, but the real Chloe peeped out when she was with her little daughters, or on the rare occasions that Flora was permitted to visit.
Since Lord Rutledge's death, Flora had been turned away at the door and Chloe had been confined. Flora had laid out far too much of her small stock of coins to confirm that her sister had been locked in her own suite of rooms. If she was successful tonight, they would need to go cap in hand to the Countess of Chirbury. Flora hoped she would take them as her pensioners, for if she turned them away, there was no backup plan.
The last of the lighted windows turned dark. In half an hour, the whole house would be asleep. She began reciting the play Hamlet as a rough measure. When she finished Act II, it would be time to move.
Flora kept to the edge of the shrubbery as she crept closer to the house. When all that separated her from the wall she needed to climb was a large open patch bathed in moonlight, she stopped, waiting for a cloud to cover the moon. In the near dark, she ran across the grass to crouch, her heart pounding, at the foot of the wall.
It would have been too much to hope that Flora's nieces would be kept with her, so Flora needed first to free Chloe, and then raid the nursery to kidnap the two girls.
She unclasped the cloak, and rolled it into a bundle. Now her childhood prowess at climbing was about to be put to the test. But it was easy. The old vine that draped the wall clung to the stones and provided almost a ladder to the window she had selected, in the suite next door to Chloe's. Now she would find out whether the help she had been offered was true, or a trap.
The window slid up easily, as she had been promised. And no-one waited to keep her from her sister. Now for a little more light to see if the key was waiting, too.
On cue, the cloud slid away from the moon, and there it was, waiting in the keyhole of the connecting door, as promised. Flora put her ear to the door, but could hear nothing. Chloe had a maid sleeping with her, apparently. But the girl slept deeply, and if the sister remained quiet, they could escape without waking her.
Time to put it to the test.
Flora took a deep breath, turned the key and opened the door.
The scene about takes place around six months before The Realm of Silence. In the book, the new Lord Rutledge has many burdens: a estate bankrupted by his wicked brother, both financially and morally; a mother who hates him; a sister-in-law who hasn't been seen since she fled into the night with her two children.
The Realm of Silence
(Book 3 in the Golden Redepennings series)
Rescue her daughter, destroy her dragons, defeat his demons, go back to his lonely life. How hard can it be?
"I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved… the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave." George Eliot
When Susan Cunningham's daughter disappears from school, her pleasant life as a fashionable, dashing, and respectable widow is shattered. Amy is reported to be chasing a French spy up the Great North Road, and when Susan sets out in pursuit she is forced to accept help from the last person she wants: her childhood friend and adult nemesis, Gil Rutledge.
Gil Rutledge has loved Susan since she was ten and he a boy of twelve. He is determined to oblige her by rescuing her daughter. And if close proximity allows them to rekindle their old friendship, even better. He has no right to ask for more.
Gil and Susan must overcome danger, mystery, ghosts from the past, and their own pride before their journey is complete.
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Honiton B make Mason trophy progress with win over Caradon
PUBLISHED: 13:58 05 November 2018
The Honiton ladies had a busy past week, playing in two national competitions and also a county trophy fixture, writes Joan Mackintosh.
There was a Lane Trophy meeting with Isca that Honiton lost 80-52 with the successful Honiton rink the one of C Barradell, V Kille and P Whitworth (17-16)
Two teams from Honiton entered the Mason Trophy which is a national competition and Honiton A lost overall to Bodmin, going down 43-26 with the top Honiton rink the one of J Granger, D Hawkins M Bright and H Chambers, who won 20-19.
Honiton B were 37-22 winners of their match against Caradon and will now play Isca A in the next round, The top Honiton rink in the meeting with Cardon was the one of A Brown, R Barwick, M Vessey and J Grant, who won 26-7.
The Yetton trophy is also a national competition and Honiton played South Hams, winning 81-73 with the top rink the one of C Barradell, D Hawkins, A Hillyear and H Chambers, (23-10)
In a men's Over-60s fixture, Honiton lost 86-76 to Isca with the top rink the one of K Clarke, T Tooley, M Dart and T House, (20-17)
There was also a mixed friendly played last week with Nomads the opposition. Honiton won 94-44 with the top rink being the one of J Granger, R Richards, J Smith, G Osborne, (34-7).
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Note from CM: I was going to write a post today expressing another dream I have for the church: that in our youth-focused American culture our churches might find ways to help people in the second-half of life understand what spiritual formation and a Jesus-shaped life mean for them.
I think the traditional churches do a better job of this, but then again, many of them that I have known are composed of a majority of people who are older. Many evangelical churches, on the other hand, build on youth and the seasons of life when people are raising families. That's why so many of them appear to me as "activity centers." They are busy, busy, busy trying to compete for the time and energy of kids and their families.
There is also, I've observed, a theological/tradition problem in many of these congregations. Seeing themselves as "missions" first, they are trying to reach out and win individuals for Christ. They then move converts into "discipleship" programs that focus on helping people (1) learn content and (2) get busy serving in the church's programs. There is not a strong tradition of spiritual formation stretching over the course of one's life. And when the pastors and staff are mostly in the 20-40 range, there is a deficit of experience and learned wisdom to provide that kind of guidance. I've met a number of pastors who rarely do funerals, make few visits to the hospital, and have likely never darkened the door of an extended care facility. It's not on their strategic, visionary radar.
Older adults are pretty much expected to just keep doing the same things over and over again — read their Bibles, pray, attend worship, find places to serve. That's the program, with very little adjustment for what people actually go through and the spiritual twists and turns different seasons of life throw at them. The "senior saints" may have their own age-related Sunday School classes, activity groups, and so on, but overall they are just expected to roll up their sleeves and join the rest of the congregation in reaching the lost and serving the young.
As I was preparing to write about this subject, I came across the following article on the always excellent Calvin Institute of Christian Worship site. It is from their Resource Library, which contains materials that are meant to be read and distributed to help congregations deal with various issues. So, I will simply present this piece to you today, and hopefully this issue of a "graying" church and my perceived notion that many churches have little clue how to provide spiritual sustenance and guidance to experienced pilgrims will receive some good consideration and discussion today.
God, we spend a lifetime growing, learning of your love and care,
Planting seeds you give for sowing, working for the fruit they'll bear.
Now we honor faithful servants who, with joy, look back and see
Years of growing in your presence, lives of fruitful ministry.
Thank you, Lord, for ones who teach us what has brought them to this place!
May their faith-filled witness reach us; may we glimpse in them your grace.
Strong in you, their strength uplifts us from our birth until life's end;
Spirit-filled, they give us gifts, as prophet, mentor, guide and friend.
Christ our Lord, you walk beside us, giving daily work to do;
Years go by and still you guide us as we seek to follow you.
If our sight fails, weak hands tremble, minds forget the things we've known,
Lord, we trust that you remember, hold us close, and see us home.
Hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
Copyright © 2001 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved.
HYMN TO JOY 126.96.36.199 D ("Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee")
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Aging Together in Grace
Churches can offer a countercultural message about the gifts of older adults and walking with them through the challenges of aging.
By Joan Huyser-Honig, August 02, 2016
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The average American's life expectancy at birth was 70 when The Beatles sang "Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?" Back then, people aged 65 or older made up less than 10 percent of the population.
Now more people are getting old, and older people are living longer. "The group of people 85 and older in our country is growing faster than the number we are gaining in infants and young children," says Susan H. McFadden, a gerontology expert who wrote Aging Together: Dementia, Friendship, and Flourishing Communities with her husband, John T. McFadden. He is a retired United Church of Christ minister and now serves as a memory care chaplain in Appleton, Wisc.
By 2030, more than 20 percent of U.S. residents are projected to be age 65 or older. This trend is magnified in churches. The average age of United Methodist Church members, for example, is around 60, and the UMC has about twice as many members over 65 as the general population, according to William Randolph, the UMC's director of aging and older adult ministries.
What's more, Susan McFadden notes, growing old can be hard on the brain. By age 72, one in three persons experiences cognitive decline. At age 85, up to half of all persons will have some form of dementia.
Some churches see these trends and worry about attracting younger people. At the same time, some aging people fear that dementia will render them alone and useless. But both Randolph and the McFaddens see the growing cohort of older adults as a gift to congregations and as ahuge opportunity for churches to counter the isolating stigma of dementia with a promise to journey together with all affected by it.
Congregations can make this countercultural shift by doing three things: exploring universal design, staying connected in worship, and focusing on reciprocal sharing.
Universal design welcomes all
Universal design for churches means making buildings and worship services flexible enough so that each person can receive and respond as God has gifted them.
Like many congregations, St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Montrose, Penn., is already adapting its space for people with physical needs. "Eighty percent of people in our church are 60 or older. We don't have anyone with dementia or stroke damage, but some people use canes or walkers," says Lynne Graham, who served five years as senior warden of the vestry.
St. Paul's installed a ramp out front, added handicapped rails in bathrooms, and secured rugs to the floor. Large-print prayer books are available, and the priest brings the communion elements down the altar steps to people who find it hard to leave the pews. Even those who can't get to the church building are included.
"We recently started livestreaming our worship services through our church website, and services are archived on YouTube," Graham says. "Usage statistics show that a fairly large group does look at our services. Some are members who can't get out to church easily or who winter in Florida. We make sure they have the equipment and skill to access our online worship services."
Universal design in worship services may require more creativity than putting in a hearing loop system or cutting out pew sections so people in wheelchairs can sit with their families.
The late Eileen Shamy, a Methodist pastor, pioneered ministry to those with dementia in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She noticed that pastors who found ways to lead worship for severely memory-impaired people usually come from sacrament-centered traditions. They value "silence, solitude, order, 'being,' symbol, ritual, and the priestly tasks," she wrote in A Guide to the Spiritual Dimension of Care for People with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia.
She said adapting worship is more difficult for traditions "whose strength (and weakness) may be attributed to the primacy of the word—the read word of Scripture, the preached word of the sermon, the reasoning word in discussion and careful consensus making."
Worship memories that remain and enliven those with dementia usually flow from:
- Things congregations voice together in worship: Singing or reciting the Gloria Patri, the Lord's Prayer, the Apostle's Creed, or the Lord's Supper memorial acclamation (Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again)
- Ways worshipers move their bodies: Kneeling, passing the peace, receiving communion, making the sign of the cross, moving to music, bringing offerings forward to the altar or platform, or minister's and congregation's gestures during the benediction
- Sensory cues: Pre-service music, the sound of water pouring into a baptismal font, incense, candles, processionals with the cross and Bible, vestments, communion sets, or banners
Stay connected in worship
Like many congregations, St. Paul's Episcopal also wanted to connect with and bring younger people into worship. "A few years ago," Graham says, "we tried doing afterschool programming for youth. We started with five kids and ended with one. We realized that the Baptist church in our small town is already taking care of local youth. I suggested we target older adults." Members began to see their older average age as a gift, not a liability, for ministry.
Intentionally including older adults in ministry helps congregations keep the promises made at baptism: To do all in their power to love, support and encourage the person being adopted into God's family—regardless of age.
Many churches already mark life and faith formation milestones such as birth, baptism, confirmation and marriage. Why not build on this in worship by using songs, sermons, testimonies and prayers to highlight wisdom, growth and service opportunities in life's second half? As Presbyterian pastor Carolyn Gillette puts it in her hymn "God, We Spend a Lifetime Growing": "Strong in you, their strength uplifts us from our birth until life's end; Spirit-filled, they give us gifts, as prophet, mentor, guide and friend."
Church of the Resurrection United Methodist Church in Leawood, Kan.,designed CrossRoads Ministry "to help those 50+ navigate the second half of their lives with significance and joy." The ministry offers Sunday morning groups, Bible study, pre-retirement workshops and mission opportunities.
Growing life expectancy has made the "older adults" category multigenerational. These age groups are variously described as "boomers, builders and elders" or "young old, middle old and oldest old." As people move through these stages, worshiping together can strengthen them by modeling how to let go, deal with grief, and grow spiritually. Congregational lament, openly talking about dementia, praying for care partners, and creating rituals to mark transitioning from one's own home to a care facility can all help map the journey worshipers take on their way home to live with God.
Christians willing to visit continuing-care campuses find tremendous ministry opportunities.
Graham, for example, recently joined two friends who've been offering weekly Episcopal morning prayer at two places, drawing up to 20 people at one site.
Meanwhile, at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, Calif., Stephen Martin's music and worship students designed worship with seniors in mind. They received song requests before leading worship in private homes. At a residence for retired religious and charitable professionals, students presented historical background on hymns that residents and students sang together. Martin says they've seen how carefully chosen songs can "wake up the mind."
And Nancy Gordon, director of the California Lutheran Homes Center for Spirituality and Aging, adapted a children's worship program to create Sensing the Sacred, a creative liturgy for people with memory loss.
Reciprocal sharing
People often say of a person with a dementia, "He's just an empty shell now. It's too sad to visit, because he doesn't remember me anyway." This view flows from the idea that someone's identity is based on what they remember.
But, John T. McFadden says in his pamphlet "Aging, Dementia, and the Faith Community: Continuing the Journey of Friendship", "Christians have a different story to tell about what gives our lives worth, value and meaning. Personhood is not defined solely by our corporal bodies or our cognitive abilities, but rather by our relationships with others. And we are creatures created in the divine image not because we physically or intellectually resemble the Almighty One, but because God remains in faithful relationship with us in all circumstances and conditions.
"If we should forget God," McFadden continues, "God will not forget us. And if we forget God, our community of faith can remember us to God and bring God's presence into our lives through means that do not require us to grasp that presence cognitively."
McFadden suggests weaving webs of relationships that "soften categories that differentiate and divide." Congregations can do this by valuing intergenerational partnerships and recognizing that people with memory loss still want to—and can—serve others.
Raymond Village Community Church (UCC) in Raymond, Maine, designed a "Wisdom of Our Elders" worship service at an assisted living residence thatsoftened the line between "ministering" and "being ministered to."
"We had a familiar order of worship," Pastor Nancy Foran says, "but in place of a homily we broke into small groups to gather wisdom from residents. They appreciated being asked meaningful questions about what they're most thankful for and how they got through times of darkness.
"I gathered their responses into a final corporate prayer. Then we all sang 'Amazing Grace,' I gave the benediction, and our church's Very Occasional Men's Choir sang 'Bless This House,' which is a favorite of a church member who lives there," Foran says.
Other churches have found creative ways for multiple generations to share knowledge and wisdom with each other. At Grace United Methodist Church in Frisco, Texas, people from ages 6 to 60 play in the Ukulele Choir. First Presbyterian Church in Kilgore, Texas, used teams of three young teens and a deacon to make monthly visits to older adults and nursing homes. Some churches offer monthly intergenerational church school or an intergenerational vacation Bible school. Others might ask their youth groups to conduct accessibility surveys of their church property or offer classes in using smartphones or tablets.
Older adults with limited mobility still have gifts to share. They appreciate not only being prayed for but also being asked to pray regularly for specific reasons. "A lady in her 90s is our 'sunshine person,'" Graham says. "She sends out all the birthday and sympathy cards for St. Paul's." Many churches and retirement communities gather plastic bags to weave into waterproof mats for homeless people. Those with less ability can separate and flatten bags for others to weave.
People in early stages of dementia are often still able to read stories to children or read the Scripture lessons during worship. John McFadden says these opportunities for full engagement in service and leading worship are more important than whether the person remembers an hour later what he or she read.
"Worship, fellowship, Bible study and prayer groups, mission and service: members with dementia can share in, and contribute to, many dimensions of church life," McFadden says. "As they do, they will offer profound gifts to those of us not (yet) on the road to cognitive loss, not the least of which is to teach us to reject the stigmatization of dementia and to overcome our own fear of it."
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- McFadden, John T. "Aging, Dementia, and the Faith Community: Continuing the Journey of Friendship."
- Shamy, Eileen. A Guide to the Spiritual Dimension of Care for People with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia: More than Body, Brain and Breath. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.
- Video: "Age On: Friendship, Community, and Dementia," especially the memory café segment from 53:15 to 59:29
Read Aging Together: Dementia, Friendship, and Flourishing Communities by Susan H. McFadden and John T. McFadden. View their "Age On" (81 minutes) presentation. Download "Aging, Dementia, and the Faith Community: Continuing the Journey of Friendship."
Glean pastoral care and worship ideas from A Guide to the Spiritual Dimension of Care for People with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia: More than Body, Brain and Breath by Eileen Shamy. Read Dorothy Linthicum's insights on faith formation in older adults (pp. 45-58).
Network with older adults who are making a difference: Community of Hope International,CrossRoads Ministry and older adult ministries in Episcopal and United Methodistchurches.
Fill out this profile and survey from Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network to assess age groups and existing resources in your church and community. Consider connecting with or creating programs such as memory cafe´s, a film and discussion group on spirituality and aging or Opening Doors to Memory and Imagination: Creating a Museum Program for People with Memory Loss, compiled by Jane Tygesson.
Gather older Christians' wisdom in a letterwriting project like Ozark Church of Christ did 20 years ago in Nixa, Mo.
Start a group to crochet or weave plastic bags into waterproof mats for homeless people(scroll down to CareMATS section under "Blanketed With Prayer").
Feel free to print and distribute these stories at your staff, board, worship or social justice team meeting. These questions will help people start talking about aging in your church and community:
- What universal design changes might you make in your building and worship service so that older people can keep participating? Which of these changes might also make your church more hospitable for children, youth, people with disabilities or people learning your language?
- How might you join with another congregation to "adopt" residents and staff at a senior care facility?
- In what ways does your congregation seek, tap and recognize older adults' gifts of talents, time or wisdom? In what ways or at what life stages do older adults seem invisible or detached from your life together?


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Alleged Seattle gang leader charged in shooting
First-degree assault charges have been filed against an alleged gang member on allegations that he shot a member of a rival, spinoff group on a Seattle street.
Decarlos Howard Bolton, 25, stands accused of shooting another 25-year-old Seattle man in the stomach early Nov. 7 outside the Drama Boyz Bike Club in the 9100 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way South.
According to court documents, the shooting victim arrived at Valley Medical Center just after 5 a.m. with gunshot wounds to his stomach and side. The man had been driven to the Renton hospital by friends following the shooting.
In interviewing witnesses and the injured man, investigators were told Bolton shot the man twice following an altercation outside the club.
Arrested on an outstanding warrant, Bolton allegedly denied any involvement in the shooting but complained that the injured man had previously threatened his life.
Bolton, a Seattle detective claimed in court documents, "went off about a longstanding beef between them and said (the injured man) had shot at him several times in the past."
"He also claimed (the injured man) had written a rap song about how he wanted to kill Bolton," the detective added.
Investigators assert that Bolton is the self-proclaimed leader of the Central District's Deuce 8 street gang, allegedly going by the street name "The General."
Federal prosecutors recently offered a similar claim against purported Deuce 8 leader Eric Sanford, who also was alleged to have used the moniker "Tha General." Sanford was sentenced to a four-year term in federal prison in August.
Bolton's alleged victim is alleged by police to be a leader of the Low Profile street gang, an offshoot of Deuce 8 also centered in the CD. The rivalry between the two gangs has run hot in recent years, producing a number of slayings including that of Deuce 8 leader Terrell Milam.
Bolton remains confined at Kitsap County Jail for an outstanding warrant. King County prosecutors have charged him with first-degree assault.


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Simon Tookoome was known in his community as a skillful hunter, respected elder, justice of the peace, drumdancer, an expert with the forty-foot whip, and as a renowned artist. It was through his unique imagery in drawings, prints and sculpture that he became internationally acclaimed. He was a self-taught carver who began carving in stone and antler in the late 1960s, but it was his drawing that gave him the freedom to depict his ideas and images from his experiences of living on the land.
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Before starting the project, ask yourself:
- Who do I want to work with today. Why? What qualities do each of these people have that make us a good working group?
- What is the big picture of this project? What am I making? What are all the parts?
- Where (online and/or in physical world) will I find the material and space to do this work?
- When do I plan on finishing this project? How much will I get done today? Tomorrow? This week?
- Why do I want to make this? Why does it matter? Who does it matter to?
At the end of each day/period of work:
- Did I work toward my goals today?
- What bad habits do I need to stop?
- What motivated me today?
- Have I been the kind of person I want to be?
- What mistakes did I make today, and what can I learn from them?
- What am I grateful for today?