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It was Peter Laviolette's biggest decision of the still-young NHL season.
And Ilya Bryzgalov took it upon himself to break the news.
In a move that is sure to ruffle more than a few feathers inside the Flyers' locker room, Bryzgalov alerted the media on Sunday after practice at Citizens Bank Park that he would not be the starting goaltender for Monday's 2012 Winter Classic.
"I have great news and I have even better news," Bryzgalov told NHL.com. "OK, the great news is that I am not playing tomorrow night. And the better news is that we have a chance to win the game tomorrow night."
Laviolette, who treats his lineup decisions like nuclear football codes the day before a game, surely would have kept his starter under wraps until just before puck drop if he had it his way. Since the Flyers would have not had a morning, pre-game skate because of the 1 o'clock start, the goaltending decision would have added to the intrigue of an already fascinating outdoor matchup.
Now, it is all out there, free to analyze.
Somehow, Sergei Bobrovsky will start the NHL's most visible contest of the regular season, leaving $51 million man Bryzgalov – the league's highest-paid goaltender - on the bench for everyone to see.
Let that resonate for a moment. The Flyers, who have never found it within themselves to pay a goaltender the big bucks, have not only done so, but are already admitting that Bryzgalov hasn't yet played up to his paycheck.
For his part, Laviolette – who addressed the media after Bryzgalov's bombshell – said that he had not yet made a decision. Bryzgalov said he was notified by team goaltending coach Jeff Reese and through a posted lineup in the Flyers' locker room. He said he had not spoken to Laviolette and did not "see a reason why" he should.
On one hand, the fact that Bobrovsky is starting in such a momentous game is not such a surprise. Unlike an All-Star Game, the Winter Classic actually counts in the standings. And Bobrovsky gives the Flyers the best statistical chance to win.
The Flyers are 8-2-2 when Bobrovsky starts, compared to just 13-9-3 with Bryzgalov in net at puck drop. In his previous 7 appearances, Bobrovsky's numbers are better than a 1.47 goals against-average and .950 save percentage.
And it's not the first time Laviolette has decided to stick with the hot hand in the Winter Classic. Remember, it was Michael Leighton who was in net for the Flyers in Fenway Park in 2010, and not Brian Boucher. Leighton had just joined the team on Dec. 15 off waivers. At the time, Leighton was 4-0-0 in his first 4 starts with the Flyers, having allowed just 6 goals in those starts, including a 6-0 shutout on Dec. 30, 2009 in New York.
Then again, the Flyers were in 13th place in the Eastern Conference on Jan. 1, 2010. In order to push for a playoff spot by April, Laviolette had no choice but to stick with the hot hand.
This time around, with a 6 point cushion on 8th place, Laviolette had the flexibility and freedom to make a judgment call that could have factored solely on mental health.
With a decision like this, you have to wonder what kind of potential ramifications Bryzgalov sitting on the bench will have on his clearly fragile psyche and his future play in net?
Truth be told, Leighton's surprising start in that game didn't affect Boucher backstopping the Flyers to the playoffs in that fate-filled game on April 11, 2010 against the Rangers, when his shootout save on the last shot of the regular season ultimately propelled them to the Stanley Cup Final.
Bryzgalov is not Boucher, who has made a career out of dusting himself off and playing strong no matter the disappointment.
Instead, Bryzgalov said he will make sure to not forget his Thermos on Monday so he can "enjoy the bench."
On Sunday, Bryzgalov said there is still "lots of hockey to be played." And he is right, of course. One game on Jan. 2 makes up just 1.2 percent of the regular season. Bryzgalov said he "heard it was still the main goal in Philadelphia to win the Stanley Cup."
The decision clearly impacted Bryzgalov, to the point where he felt like he needed to create his own New Year's fireworks.
"Yes, I am a human," Bryzgalov said. "I'm not made from steel."
Bryzgalov not starting in the Winter Classic has now created contract controversy, one that raises all sorts of questions.
If you would have asked the Flyers' brass in June, when the team decided to commit to one goaltender for the next 9 years, if they could have imagined any way in which a healthy Bryzgalov would not start in the Winter Classic, would they have said yes? If they would have said yes, would the Flyers have still completed the deal?
If the Flyers had known that Bobrovsky would return for his sophomore season this polished, knowing that he would be their guy on Jan. 2, would they have just stuck with him?
Just 2 weeks ago, coming off of 7 straight wins with Bryzgalov in net for 6 of them, not starting him in the Winter Classic would have seemed like a preposterous idea. Suddenly, it's not so crazy to think about Bobrovsky starting in April when the playoffs get underway.
At his media availability on Sunday, Laviolette said he planned on speaking to his goaltenders immediately after the press conference. Hopefully HBO's cameras were a fly on the wall for Laviolette's surely heated conversation with Bryzgalov. This isn't exactly the first time this season that Bryzgalov has thrown Laviolette – and his teammates – a curveball through the media.
Back in November, while the Flyers were practicing in Anaheim, Bryzgalov was asked if he was upset with the fact that Bobrovsky played in 3 straight games and 15 out of 21 periods.
"I am sick, guys," Bryzgalov said. "I was dealing with a cold."
Caught off-guard, Laviolette said that Bryzgalov "may have come down with something."
That didn't stop multiple players from coming up to this reporter to say, "I can't believe you would buy what he was saying. He wasn't sick."
Now, with the ball having dropped on 2012, Bryzgalov has dropped an even bigger bomb in the Flyers' locker room. You have to wonder how that will go over. Maybe there was truth in the words of his former Coyotes teammates back in November.
Meanwhile, the Flyers' goaltending carousel continues to turn.
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Three fruit and vegetable stands ten feet long have opened up on one block on 82nd Street from 37th to Roosevelt avenues in Jackson Heights this summer.
We feel 82nd Street is our Fifth Avenue. It's a disgrace, it's disgusting, it's dirty and they are open 24 hours. Everyone we ask or complain to says they got a permit from City Hall.
Now, half a block away is a fruit store that opened six months ago and is paying $11,000 in rent, and he can't compete with the fruit stands. He'll be going out of business soon.
The fruit stands also have a big white delivery truck with black graffiti all over it. It's parked on the avenue for 24 hours.
Why do these fruit stands have permits?
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According to the announcement, the dividend is payable on July 2, 2014 to shareholders of record as of June 13, 2014.
J&J Snack Foods provides branded niche snack foods and beverages to food service and retail outlets.
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Rollei Pro Shark Mount for GoPro* Orange
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Rollei Pro Shark Mount
The advent of the portable camera has made capturing high definition videos from a first-person perspective an incredibly simple process but to truly get the best shots in particularly intense situations, a little extra help is often needed. When you're out on the open water you need a camera mount that offers a robust design and a sturdy construction, and the Rollei Pro Shark Mount has these two needs thoroughly covered.
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Designed for use in water sports, this camera mount can be mounted on rounded, angular, or oval profiles; fitting it to your board or boat is an easy task. It is constructed from the type of high-quality anodised aluminium used in the aerospace industry which guarantees that no matter how fast-paced the action gets it will still deliver a stable performance.
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The revolutionary universal design of this camera mount makes it suitable for use with any existing action cam, GoPro or otherwise, whilst a 360-degree ball head system (similar to the type employed in larger-scale video tripods) offers the kind of precise alignment that allows for images to be captured from any angle one could possibly desire. The Rollei Pro Shark Mount is available in black, red, orange and blue.
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If you truly want to dazzle your friends with a collection of still photographs and high definition videos from your at-sea adventures, this camera mount will provide the required levels of stability to ensure the highest possible image quality. The incredibly solid construction removes shakiness from the equation entirely whilst the intricate ball head system affords a wide variety of shot angles to accurately convey the excitement and adrenaline of performing extreme water sports.
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Zooey Deschanel, Agy Deyn, Irina Lazareanu, Vanessa Paradis; the fashion world is known for it's adopting of a different muse for each different season. However, while most muses can be linked by their quirky style, elfin features and statement look, Wallace & Gromit really stand out from the crowd.
That hasn't stopped Harvey Nichols from enlisting their modeling talent for their latest campaign and decked out in D&G shirts, Alexander McQueen suits, Paul Smith scarfs and Ray Ban Wafarers, I'm actually quite jealous!
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Did Obama Just Get His Mojo Back?
Maybe. But even so, he's looking to move on while Romney catches his breath.
Read the rest of Slate's coverage on the Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act.
President Obama's campaign team can come up from the root cellar. The summer health care tornado did not land. The Supreme Court ruled the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, protecting the president's signature legislative achievement. The decision was authored by conservative darling Chief Justice John Roberts, suggesting that, politically at least, this seal of approval was affixed by Betty Crocker herself.
If the law had been struck down in whole or in large parts, it would have endorsed Mitt Romney's claim that President Obama committed a double sin: He wasted the precious start of his presidency on a wrong-headed scheme while ignoring a weak economy. But what now? Just because the Supreme Court upheld the law doesn't mean the legislation is popular. The president avoided a big defeat, but Mitt Romney's conservative base is energized. The net result is that it was a good day politically for the president, but it's a small net.
If President Obama wanted to claim it, he could argue that this legal victory gives him back some of his 2008 mojo. When he signed the law in March of 2010, Obama made broad claims for it:
Today, we are affirming that essential truth—a truth every generation is called to rediscover for itself—that we are not a nation that scales back its aspirations. We are not a nation that falls prey to doubt or mistrust. We don't fall prey to fear. We are not a nation that does what's easy. That's not who we are. That's not how we got here. We are a nation that faces its challenges and accepts its responsibilities. We are a nation that does what is hard. What is necessary. What is right. Here, in this country, we shape our own destiny. That is what we do. That is who we are. That is what makes us the United States of America.
The president echoed some of that sentiment Thursday after the ruling. "It should be pretty clear by now that I didn't do this because it was good politics," he said in the East Room of the White House, where he had signed the legislation two years earlier. "I did it because I believed it was good for the country. I did it because I believed it was good for the American people." The president mentioned politics 10 times in the short speech, always putting himself at arm's length from that dirty business. You may remember that was his posture in the 2008 campaign. He then launched into a story, as he did so effectively as a candidate, explaining how he carried with him the letter of a woman named Natoma Canfield who was driven to drop coverage because it was too expensive.
And now that he's said this, he's going to move on from this issue. Fast. "What we won't do—what the country can't afford to do—is refight the political battles of two years ago or go back to the way things were," said Obama. The president once said he welcomed a fight over health care, but he doesn't want one now. Obama aides expect and hope that Republicans will want to make the election a fight over health care, but their view is that the country does not want to go through a health care fight again. They compare the situation to the contentious Bush v. Gore ruling; liberals wanted to fight another round, but the country wanted to move on.
If Obama does not embrace his victory, it will make a tidy parallel with Mitt Romney: two politicians whose signature legislation was reforming health care based on an individual mandate, both of whom would like to talk about something else.
Will Mitt Romney start talking more about health care now? Conservatives would like the 2012 election to be about the Affordable Care Act. This will test Rick Santorum's contention that Mitt Romney can't argue against the ACA because of his Massachusetts health care plan. Romney in a statement after the ruling promised to work for the defeat of the president's version from his first day in office. He issued a fundraising appeal to conservatives talking about the threat to liberty. His campaign boasts that in the immediate aftermath of the ruling, they raised $1 million.
Recent polling suggests that Romney might not benefit significantly outside his core constituents. It's clear that the ruling will help him with conservatives. The Affordable Care Act helped galvanize Tea Party activists in 2010. Now the only way the law can be defeated is if Mitt Romney is elected. In a recent CBS poll, 70 percent of Tea Party voters said they wanted to overturn the law. But outside that group of activists, the opposition to the law doesn't look passionate enough to drive a big group of voters. Overall, 37 percent of voters in the CBS poll think the law went too far, 27 percent think the law didn't go far enough, and another 25 percent think it's about right. That's a small base of voters for Romney to work from; he's already got most of them (84 percent of this group are either Tea Party or Republicans); and anyone who doesn't like the law but isn't already voting for Mitt Romney isn't going to be swayed just by a Supreme Court ruling. Of course this is polling before the fact. Things could change.
Mitt Romney will have to make the case against health care reform with more specifics if he is to pick up more votes than he gets by merely giving it the big thumbs down. That means he'll have to engage the issue in a way he has not before. Mere assertion won't do if he's trying to convince voters that they should lose all of the benefits President Obama cites—the millions with coverage who would previously have been denied, the seniors with expanded Medicare coverage, those who are protected from insurance companies who might have dropped them before the law was passed.
If Gov. Romney is going to do that, he'll have to propose an alternative. That may be turf more favorable to the president. Twice in Romney's statement responding to the ruling, he said, "This is a choice" when talking about the electoral conditions created by the court's action. The president has been trying to get people to see the election as a choice for months—a choice between two candidates and their plans is preferable than a referendum on his record.
Right now, according to the latest Pew poll, voters say they are about evenly divided on which candidate they trust to handle the issue of health care. If Mitt Romney can convince voters that health care is an economic issue, he'll be fighting on his turf. The Pew poll shows that by an 8-point margin, voters trust him to handle the economy over Obama. Romney could use Roberts' argument that the individual mandate is a tax (and not a penalty) against the president as a part of his larger argument that Obama is an old-style liberal who will raise your taxes. The peril of that approach, though, is that it will lead to a debate about Romney's use of tax penalties as governor of Massachusetts.
If voters see health care as a matter of which candidate will look out for them, then Obama has the advantage. He leads Romney by 31 points in the latest Pew poll when respondents were asked, "Who connects more with ordinary Americans?"
In this fight, the president may have an unlikely ally in Chief Justice Roberts. By upholding the law and authoring the decision, he lent an extra measure of validation. According to a recent CBS poll, 76 percent of the country thinks Supreme Court justices make their decisions based on politics. If that were true, John Roberts would have ruled against the president. Since he didn't, it could suggest wider approval than if Obama had won with a 5-4 majority signed by Justice Kennedy. Robert's role led to an outcry from conservatives like Sarah Palin, Red State's Erick Erikson, and Rep. Jack Kingston, who Tweeted that after the ruling he was no longer friends with John Roberts. Perhaps the chief justice should head down the root cellar until this thing clears.


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Sometimes we talk funny
"His boss had Jack 'over a barrel.' He was 'three sheets to the wind' at the time. But 'by and large,' at the 'bitter end,' in 'the grand scheme of things,' nothing really changed. If he 'knew the ropes' and had a little 'leeway,' I'm sure he would have 'toed the line.'"
What's wrong with this paragraph? "Nothing," you say. "It makes perfect sense." That could well be true. If American English is your first language, the sentences are probably understandable.
However, the composition of the sentences is dependent on a string of clichés. Most of them have nautical or military origins. To be clear, a cliché is a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
If English were not your first language, and you were trying to translate the paragraph into another language, the paragraph could sound like senseless gibberish in the translation. This would particularly occur if the paragraph were being translated verbatim into a language that does not understand the use of clichés.
At one time or another, every writer has been told by an editor, teacher or mentor, "Eliminate clichés from your writing." And the standard argument from students and aspiring authors is, "But they are common expressions – figures of daily speech."
That may be true, but that does not mean they are correct when adhering to the principles of good writing.
Most teachers and editors will not dispute that everybody uses clichés as an expressive component of their everyday, conversational speech. However, there is a big difference between a conversation and written language intended for publication.
Clichés can occasionally be used in dialogue to make conversations more realistic. Even then, they must be used with caution, lest their meaning be misinterpreted.
We take for granted the current use of clichés without giving any thought to their origins and the actual meaning of what we are saying.
For instance, consider the cliché "over a barrel" as used in the first sentence. Instead of saying "had him at a disadvantage," we say, "Had him over a barrel."
The original use of the phrase "over a barrel," literally meant just that. The most common method of punishment aboard a ship was flogging. Until the practice was prohibited at the turn of the 20th century, ship captains tied unfortunate sailors over the barrel of a deck cannon where they received their punishment.
Another example of a cliché misusing the meaning of words in a commonly accepted phrase is, "in the grand scheme of things." Conversational use of the phrase generally means "in the master plan of the universe as designed by the deity."
However, the word "scheme" is either a noun or verb that refers to an underhanded plan or plot to achieve a desired idea or intent by devious means. A scheme is a "con" as it were.
I hesitate to think that anyone intends to refer to the deity as forming a master plan to "con" or "deceive" believers. Although, history reveals that officials in the church did just that in the name of the deity to achieve selfish means.
The cliché "by and large" is currently used to mean "in all cases or in any case." It comes from the nautical term "by" meaning into the wind, and "large" meaning with the wind: as in "by and large" the ship handled very well. The phrase originally had nothing to do with "in any case."
When we say "skyscraper," we generally mean a tall building. The original term referred to a small triangular sail set above the skysail on a clipper ship that was used to maximize effect in light wind.
The term "above board" is a cliché that errantly depicts "transparency, legitimacy or in plain view." Its original use was another nautical term that referred to anything that was on or above the open deck on a ship.
In today's vernacular, the cliché "son of a gun" is an endearing term referring to a mischievous person or child. Its original use was quite different.
When in port, wives and ladies of questionable virtue were allowed to live aboard ships with the crew. Occasionally, children were born on board. For convenience, births took place between guns on the gun deck. If the child's father were unknown, the name entered in the ship's log was "son of a gun."
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MANTECA - Sierra High football coach Jeff Harbison held a lengthy film session Monday to highlight the many mistakes his team made in a blowout loss to Oakdale in last week's Valley Oak League opener.
MANTECA - Sierra High football coach Jeff Harbison held a lengthy film session Monday to highlight the many mistakes his team made in a blowout loss to Oakdale in last week's Valley Oak League opener.
He won't have so much to critique in his next film session.
Coaches emphasized blocking and making the right reads in practice this week, and the Timberwolves executed brilliantly in a 63-7 homecoming victory over crosstown rival East Union on Friday at Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium.
"Last week, we challenged our kids' character," Harbison said. "The way they came back tonight really showed us something."
Sierra (4-1, 1-1 VOL) amassed 574 yards of total offense and scored on its first eight possessions. The Timberwolves held the Lancers (1-4, 1-1) to 111 yards, nearly half of which came on Mark Aguilar's 49-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.
"This is a big statement," senior running back Anthony Cota said. "We had an off game last week, but we're coming back strong. We did well throwing and running the ball, and our defense was great."
Cota carried 22 times for 88 yards and four touchdowns in two-plus quarters. Junior quarterback Jake Pruitt completed 14 of 16 passes for 216 yards and gained 75 yards on three carries, all in the first half. He had a 55-yard touchdown run on Sierra's first play.
Backup quarterback Guillermo Nunez came on in the second half to rush for 101 yards on four carries, including touchdown runs of 17 and 71 yards. He also completed two passes for 54 yards.
Junior Bryson Sanders had four catches for 92 yards, including a difficult over-the-shoulder grab on a 34-yard pass to the East Union 1-yard line. Junior Dakota Conners caught two touchdown passes, a 12-yarder from Pruitt at the end of the second quarter and a 42-yarder from Nunez at the beginning of the third.
"We moved the ball really well," Pruitt said. "The line gave me a lot of protection and time to throw the ball."
Cota increased his season touchdown total to 16, but the Timberwolves proved they have other playmakers, too.
"That's all part of our spread offense," Harbison said. "You have multiple weapons and everybody contributes. That's what happened tonight."
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Chrysler announced Thursday that its Mopar aftermarket brand has a new limited-edition Dodge Dart in the works.
The company says the Mopar '13 Dart will be unveiled at the
Just 500 copies of this compact Dart will be made. It's the fourth consecutive year that Mopar has released a limited-edition model. The car follows Mopar editions of the Dodge Challenger and Charger and the Chrysler 300.
This Mopar Dart comes with the most powerful engine available in the Dart lineup, a 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. In stock form, this motor makes 160 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque.
Chrysler didn't release the specs of the Mopar Dart, though it could see a small increase in power from the performance exhaust that's included. This engine will route power to the front wheels through a manual transmission. Other modifications include retuned steering, a lowered suspension and premium brakes with slotted rotors.
Exterior tweaks include a ground-effects kit and 18-inch alloy wheels painted black. The Dart features the same color scheme as its recent Mopar predecessors; gloss-black paint is accented with a blue stripe running the length of the car.
Inside, the Mopar Dart will feature a blue leather driver's seat, while the rest of the cabin will be black with blue trim. A 8.4-inch touch screen infotainment system with navigation will be standard, as will an industry-first wireless charging system for smartphones.
The Chicago Auto Show opens on Feb. 7 and Highway 1 will be covering all the highlights of the show. Stay tuned for more.


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CM Storm Ceres-400 Headset Review
A few weeks ago OCC took an in-depth look at the CM Storm Sonuz gaming headset and now Cooler Master has also introduced a less expensive model that has been imbued with the same Storm Tactics that focus on Strength, Security, and Control. Those marketing buzzwords inspire some confidence along with CM Storm's promise that each product it releases is molded by the opinions and feedback from the gaming population. The CM Storm Ceres-400 is targeted at quite a bit lower price point but hopefully won't sacrifice any of the excellent sound quality and overall build quality seen in its more expensive sibling.
The CM Storm Ceres-400 features 40mm drivers and 90mm ear pads. It uses a circumaural (around the ear) design that should prove to be quite comfortable for long-term use. The large drivers should be up to the task of delivering powerful bass at fairly high output volume. Larger drivers aren't always a promise that you'll get good bass response but in general larger drivers equate to better low frequency response and less distortion when pushing them to their limits. Keep reading to find out whether this headset deserves to grace your noggin!
Closer Look:
The box for the CM Storm Ceres-400 is garbed in the traditional CM Storm red, grey, and silver, and is pretty eye-catching. The front of the box has a large window that lets you peek in at the inline volume and mic mute control as well as giving you a glimpse at the left ear cup and microphone arm. There is also a fairly large illustration of the right ear cup that makes it look like the headset is twisted up inside the box. The window wraps around the right side of the box to give you a better look at the contents. The back side of the box has a plethora of languages bragging about the various design points and features of the Ceres-400 headset. Spinning the rest of the way around to the left side reveals a specifications listing that can be seen in its full glory on the Features & Specifications page.
Like most CM Storm products, the box for the Ceres-400 really catches your eye and definitely looks like it will stand out on a shelf if you're browsing the audio section in your local brick and mortar store. Thankfully CM Storm has also included enough information on the box that you can do a quick comparison between it and other products if need be.
Breaking the seals and popping the box open takes nearly zero effort and allows the headset and packaging to slide out easily. Unlike many products slipping the contents of the box out onto the floor does not leave you with a pile of manuals, accessories, and the product itself as CM Storm has attached them all to the plastic packaging tray. This was a nice touch and the packaging tray itself is sturdy enough that you can be sure your headset will arrive in one piece without damage whether you have a football team deliver the box or your local mailman.
As seen above the headset does come securely attached to a plastic carrier tray. The three twist ties that hold it in place are not tight enough to cause damage or be difficult to remove. The center of the tray holds the inline microphone and volume control and the underside of the tray hold the product manual and cables. I can't say enough how much I love inline microphone controls – when gaming with a VOX type setup it is sometimes necessary to mute the mic and I hate having to tab out of whatever game I'm playing just to avoid transmitting needlessly. Anyway, to see the CM Storm Ceres-400 in the buff move on to the next page!


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Washington, D.C., banker and bon vivant Eddie Voigt in a pimped-out Abbott-Detroit roadster circa 1920. View full size. Thanks to PER for unearthing the story of his rise and fall. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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November 1938. "Women playing bingo, a very popular game at the state fair. Donaldsonville, Louisiana." View full size. 35mm negative by Russell Lee.
July 4, 1966. Twin Cities Fourth of July Parade on Magnolia Avenue in Larkspur, California. And if two brand-new, dealer stock Mustangs weren't enough, an early Studebaker Lark in the used car lot. The other Twin City was neighboring Corte Madera. My Ektachrome slide. View full size.
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Washington, D.C., 1919. "Sidney Lust girls." Chorus girls at Sidney Lust's Leader Theater. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.


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The final segment of a three part travelogue to New York.
On my last full day I saw "Kinky Boots" with words and music by Cyndi Lauper. It's had great reviews I'd been told it's a feel-good show. Sounds like a great way to end my NY experience. I've been invited back to see another performance of "Naked Darrow" after this matinee, so I will attend that show again as my final show for this trip.
I had breakfast at a small place that claimed fame. A nice German waitress and good food made that somewhat plausible. Later I took off on the subway to see "Kinky Boots." Once I was on the subway, I realized I had forgotten my speech device. I tried to get off at the first stop, but people were in my way and I couldn't even ask them to let me out. I made it out at the second stop and flagged a taxi. I got a taxi right away and then realized I couldn't tell him where I had to go. I held up fingers to indicate "76." He understood and asked if I wanted 76th and Broadway. Yes, I nodded, so off we went. It wasn't that far, so for him it was probably more of a nuisance trip. I went to the hotel and grabbed my voice and took off again for the subway, which required me to walk the same four blocks to the nearest subway station, but at least I had everything I needed. I had to be early to pick up my will call ticket, but I was there well in advance of the requirement. I'm not sure they even follow their own rules anyway. I had a great seat in the 5th row.
"Kinky Boots" is a movie, though I have never seen it. It's the story of a shoe factory in Northampton, England. That's not a misspelling. Even the factory name plate said Northampton. It starts with the father and head of the shoe company telling his 10 year old son that one day it will all be his. His son asked what would happen if he didn't want to make shoes. The father did not respond to this well at all and insisted that he had to do his duty and make the factory work for all the people who had spent their lives working there.
In the next scene, the ten year old morphed cleverly into a twenty-something young man right before our eyes. His fiancée appeared and insisted that they move to London where life was more exciting. He thought he was in love and was willing to do whatever he needed to do to win her heart. Once they got to London and were settling in, word came that his father had died and he needed to come back to run the company he had inherited. He returned to his childhood home ready to sell the company, but learned that it was already in dire straits and would soon go under unless he could come up with a plan.
He returned to London to try to think through the problem. While there he saw a woman attacked and he quickly sprang to her defense, but he was overpowered by the two thugs who had attacked the woman. She, however, took matters into her own hands, or fists, as it turned out. She was a drag queen who had grown up learning to be a professional boxer. She beat the thugs away and then told Charlie, the shoe factory boy, that the only reason she was nearly thwarted was that the heel on her boots had broken. He looked at it and told her that he could fix it.
Eventually Lola, the drag queen, went to Northampton to look at the ideas he had for improving the boots she wore, and Charlie convinced her that the boots she'd been wearing were not designed to support the weight of a man. He asked her to join his enterprise and become his designer. He knew how to build the boots, but she knew what the niche market would respond too: red, sexy, very high-heeled boots.
The company went to work but was still in trouble and hadn't the money to travel to the fashion show in Milan. But the Lola gathered her friends, also drag queens, and said that they would model the "Kinky Boots" and put on a much more entertaining show than regular models.
The factory bully wouldn't accept these unusual men/women and harassed them mercilessly. Eventually Lola challenged the bully to a boxing match. She threw the match and let him win, but he knew that she was badly beating him. She challenged him to learn to accept someone for what they truly were.
Eventually the workers, led by the bully, all worked overtime to make sure that the show came together for Milan and they all wore "Kinky Boots" and danced to their hearts content. In the finale, the entire cast danced and sang wearing thigh-high, high-heeled boots fashioned from bright patent leather colors. With music and words by Cyndi Lauper, it was an uproarious show that was wonderfully entertaining.
After that show I returned to watch another performance of "Naked Darrow." The crew had been so apologetic about missing some of the cues on the opening night when I was there, and they really wanted me to come back. I had planned on watching the Tony Awards, but decided that this would be more important.
The show was much better executed this time around. All of the sound and music cues were properly placed, and there was just more organization to the whole performance. The audience was fuller and responsive. One guy who placed himself in the front row incessantly blew his nose throughout the show. It was most distracting and very poor manners. Another guy down the row from me started coughing near the end of the show, and the suggestion began to make others cough, almost as if it was contagious. I could forgive the guy who coughed. He tried his best to subdue it. He had a bottle of water in his hand, but didn't seem to realize that it might help his cough. The nose blower was most frustrating, or should I say stupid? Yes, I think stupid is the right word for his behavior. Still, the show came off without a hitch.
Afterwards, Gary, the playwright and actor, Cynthia, the producer and I went to Serafina for a bite to eat and some conversation before I headed out the next morning. After a fitful rest I woke up to news that storms would hit at about noon, and my flight was scheduled to board at 2:15. I called the airline to see if I could get an earlier flight, which surprisingly, worked perfectly. I did have to fly through Chicago, but I just stayed on the plane while it reloaded for the last leg to St. Louis. I even managed to change my Cape Air flight, which had been scheduled for Tuesday, and was back in Kirksville by 3 p.m. on Monday. All in all it was a great trip, and I don't think I'll wait another thirty years to return. My previous trips to NY had been in 1964 and then 1983. I think I can do better than that.


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A girl missing from eastern Kentucky has been located in Connecticut.
Officials in Bell County said 14-year-old Madison York walked away Wednesday morning from a middle school she attends and was seen getting into a van with two other people.
WLEX-TV in Lexington quoted the girl's uncle, who said the teen was in protective custody in Connecticut.
Bell County authorities didn't release information about who the girl was with or whether criminal charges are anticipated.


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New trial date set for Raymond man charged in 2012 murderBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
November 06. 2013 9:03PM
BRENTWOOD — A judge on Monday set a new trial date for a Raymond man accused of murdering 50-year-old Scott Dickinson in March, 2012.
The decision marks the third time a trial date has been set for Damien Tisbert since he was arrested last March for first-degree murder.
Tisbert, 21, was indicted in September, 2012 on first- and second-degree murder charges for allegedly beating and stabbing Dickinson inside his home. The murder occurred March 25, 2012.
Much of Tisbert's case has remained out of the public light since he was indicted by a grand jury last year. More than a dozen documents submitted by state prosecutors and defense lawyer leading up to the trial have remained under court seal.
An order by Judge Marguerite Wageling released this week says that jury selection for Tisbert's trial will begin the week of April 21.
Tisbert faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole if he is convicted of first-degree murder.Tisbert is being held at the Rockingham County jail without bail.


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Six months later, Abigail's disappearance still a mysteryBy DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent
April 08. 2014 8:28AM
CONWAY – On Wednesday, Abigail Hernandez will have been missing for six months.
But family members, friends, and law enforcement investigators still believe Hernandez, 15, is alive somewhere, and may be held against her will.
A few weeks after her disappearance, Abigail's mother, Zenya Hernandez, received a letter from her daughter. Law enforcement officials are still not planning on releasing the contents of the letter.
"We've exploited everything we could in terms of investigations with that letter," said the FBI's Kieran Ramsey, one of the lead investigators in the case.
"The fact is there has been no contact since that letter, and we are absolutely still concerned about her safety," Ramsey said.
Still, though, investigators aren't sure what might be going through the girl's mind.
"We don't know if she can communicate or if she wants to communicate," he said.
Ramsey said police investigators in recent weeks have found "new investigative avenues" in the missing person case and are pursuing them. The FBI's $20,000 reward for information leading to Abigail's whereabouts still stands, he said.
"We don't generally do things by the calendar, but we are acutely aware that it has been six months," he said. "We aren't giving up."
Hernandez, a freshman at Kennett High School, was last seen leaving the school on Oct. 9. She is 5-foot-4, weighs 118 pounds, and has long brown hair and brown eyes.
She vanished during one of the busiest tourist times of the year in the Conway area. Anyone with information about her disappearance is urged to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Her father, Ruben Hernandez, last week said he continues to pray for his daughter's return.
"We are coming up on half a year and I am not giving up hope," Hernandez said. "I continue to pray that Abby is safe and that she will contact me."
Abigail's sister, Sarah Hernandez, 18, made a statement Monday that she hopes Abigail will see.
"I want Abby to know I really love her and miss her," Sarah Hernandez said.
The two girls' mother, Zenya Hernandez, said Monday that she is having a private gathering with close friends and family at her home to mark the six-month anniversary of Abigail's disappearance.
"I just pray that Abby is OK," Zenya Hernandez said.
"We will never stop looking for her. We will never lose hope. Abby is all we think and talk about. We really, really miss her and just want to see her again."


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"Sue Thomas: F.B.EYE" Visits CIU
By Abbey Shoemaker
CIU Student Writer
A Columbia International University alumna, whose career with the F.B.I. was the inspiration for an action TV series, addressed the CIU student body and students at Ben Lippen School in April.
The series, "Sue Thomas: F.B.EYE" is based on the real life experiences of former CIU seminary student Sue Thomas who was an F.B.I. lip-reader in her pre-CIU days. The program is featured on The Gospel Music Channel (GMC), and is seen around the world.
Thomas, who was a CIU student in 1984, addressed a CIU chapel service, not as a pastor or teacher, but as a witness proclaiming the love and faithfulness of Jesus.
Thomas, who lost her hearing at 18 months old, shared about her 61-year journey of learning to cope with her deafness. As a child, she was teased relentlessly by classmates.
"Day in and day out I was ridiculed every time I opened my mouth," Thomas explained. "My parents instilled in me that I was created in the image of God and that God never made a mistake. But I questioned that," Thomas said.
Thomas' journey to be able to speak was not a short one. Seven years of speech therapy and years of voice lessons were necessary for her to learn to speak with appropriate pronunciation and inflection.
After spending three and a half years working for the F.B.I. as a lip-reader, Thomas wondered if there was more to life. She prayed for direction and found herself at CIU.
"Most people come to Columbia with a heart to serve God, but I came looking for an answer," Thomas said. "I wanted to know if God had made a mistake when He created me."
Wanting someone to understand her pain, Thomas told a friend at CIU that she had a terminal illness. Over seven months, the lie spread, and Thomas found herself in a chapel service with the student body praying for her physical healing. But God knew she needed to be healed on a deeper level.
Having confessed the lie to her friends, Thomas was required to face the academic committee. The night before her appointment with the committee, Thomas' Bible fell open to Hosea 14, and God gave her a promise that she held onto for dear life – "I will heal their waywardness and love them freely" (Hosea 14:4). Thomas was allowed to stay at CIU with the stipulation that she attend counseling.
Although she did not receive a degree from CIU, Thomas received something much more valuable – her salvation. Reflecting the heart of the school Thomas closed, "Friends, I know Him, and with every breath I want to make Him known."
To hear Sue Thomas' address to the CIU students, go to:
For local media coverage of Sue Thomas' homecoming to CIU see WACH TV: http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/story.aspx?list=~%5Cnews%5Clists%5Clocal%20and%20state&id=604536
Sue Thomas also spoke to high school students at Ben Lippen School. WLTX TV in Columbia was on hand: http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=132831


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by Admin Andy 5/12/2008 6:36:26 PM
Party time! Gather some family and friends and let's have a pool party. The most fun you could ever have around your pool, is when you have guests and are entertaining. It is the perfect time to show off your pool and yard. The key here is preparation. Invitations, menus, helpers, pool, and yard will all need to be taken care of in advance. The more you do ahead of time, the more time you will have to enjoy the party. Start about a month before the party. Make a list of who you want to come. We can't give any advice here. But too many people would not only be unsafe, but we want enough room for eating, swimming, and just laying around.
So, here are a few tips for the pool party, and believe me, we've been to hundreds.
- Invites. Get something fun. Hand made invitations are cool, and personal. Another option is pre-printed Pool Party Invitations And, now many people use Evite. A free and easy way to way to send an email invitation to anyone on your email list, with many themes available. Remind everyone to bring a towel and swimming suite.
- Recruit. Get some help. The best parties were planned with several people. Get Some helpers. Johnny does the food, Karyn gets the liquor, Steve gets the ice. And be sure to get a name or two for clean up. The end of the night is always the hardest to recruit help, so ask for clean up help before the party. You don't need to clean the whole yard, but you will need to secure the trash, leftover food and such.
- Food. Decisions, decisions. You could go all out, roast a pig, Boston Butt, smoked chicken. Or, keep it simple. Finger sandwiches, fruit bowl or just burgers and dogs. The more "self serve food" you offer, the more time you have for fun. But, remember, the first thing people usually remember about a party, is the food. Give your guests something to talk about and remember. It's not too hard to do!
- Drinks. You can't have a good pool party without good beverages. But, an open bar can mean a disaster. If everyone is allowed to mix their own beverages, there is always someone who can ruin it for the rest of the guests. If alcohol is served, serve responsible. Make our favorite St. Croix Rum Punch, or serve beer and wine in moderation. Remember, Alcohol use is involved in about 35% to 50% of adolescent and adult deaths associated with water recreation. And please don't let guests who drink, drive. Call your local cab company in advance and set up an account for the evening.
- Safety. This one is easy. Call your local swimming pool management company, and hire a lifeguard or two for the event. It's not expensive, and well worth it. Now, see above. If someone has had too much to drink, keep them away from the pool. Things we all take for granted like diving boards, slides and just jumping off the side of the pool, can pose a threat to those impaired, and everyone else trying to have a good time. Keep safety equipment handy, and ALWAYS keep a working phone dry, and near the pool.
- The Pool. A week or so before the party, test everything pool related. The lights, the heater, the fountains. Make sure any electrical outlets that will be used are grounded. Trip hazards, excess patio and lawn furniture should be stored, or moved away from the pool deck, to allow easy access to the pool. Add a clarifier to the pool several days before the party. Small unfiltered particles are very easy to see at night with the pool light on, so take that extra step to get your pool as clear as possible. And make sure the pH and chlorine are adjusted. A chlorine residual of 3.0 is perfect. The morning of the party, brush the pool, then vacuum an hour later. Remove your automatic pool cleaner and store it away for the party. Polaris parts are not cheap! Except here.
- The Party! The moment we've all been waiting for...Party time! Got enough Tiki torch fuel? Ice? Soda? Make that last minute run to the store and you should be set. With proper preparation, all of the chores are done, and it's time to party. So, fire up the grill, and ice down the punch. It's your turn to relax.


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Manuel Pellegrini has admitted that Malaga are keen to avoid either one of Real Madrid or Barcelona in the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals.
The Andalusians overcame Porto on aggregate in the round of 16 following Wednesday's 2-0 victory at La Rosaleda, and their coach is now remaining hopeful they can continue to march on in the tournament without facing a rival from home.
"Ideally, we want to avoid the two Spanish teams, not only for the power of Real and Barca but also because of its conflict for Spanish football," he told reporters.
"We'll have to accept whoever we get and we will carry on trying to reach the semi-finals."
Porto boss Vitor Pereira claimed after the match his side were given a raw deal by referee Nicola Rizzoli, but the Chilean felt Malaga deserved more credit for their performance.
"When you play with one less player, it is always difficult. We already played better in the last 15 minutes of the first half and the majority of the second half until the Porto player [Steven Defour] was sent off," Pellegrini added.
"It was definitely a red card. There was a big hit to Joaquin. [Javier] Saviola's goal was legal aswell, but I don't think that was decisive.
"The game changed earlier because after the first half-hour, we stopped giving the ball away to Porto.
"But they didn't create chances. We managed to keep a cool head despite having fire in our stomach in order to avoid conceding a goal.
"I think the team had an excellent game with the exception of a 15-minute period, but we started the game highly charged."


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Pentagon: Deal reached on U.S. handover of Afghan prison
WASHINGTON (CNN) — An agreement was reached Saturday for handing over control of a U.S.-run prison near Bagram Air Base to Afghan authorities, the Pentagon said.
Under the agreement between Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the United States will transfer control of Parwan prison on Monday, according to a statement released by the Pentagon.
The detention facility has been a sticking point between U.S. and Afghan authorities, and tensions over the facility re-emerged this month with sharp words from Karzai that the commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force called "inflammatory."
A Pentagon spokesman said Hagel and Karzai spoke by phone shortly after the deal was reached on the prison.
"The secretary welcomed President Karzai's commitment that the transfer will be carried out in a way that ensures the safety of the Afghan people and coalition forces by keeping dangerous individuals detained in a secure and humane manner in accordance with Afghan law," spokesman George Little said.
Last March, U.S. and Afghan authorities agreed on a plan to hand over the prison and detainees within six months.
But in September, the United States "paused" the transfer of detainees, which include suspected Taliban militants and insurgents.
The U.S. military has not publicly discussed the specifics of the dispute. But a military official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told CNN last year that the United States was holding on to several detainees over concerns about whether Afghan authorities will properly handle their cases and under what circumstances they might be released.
Karzai has been adamant that all prisoners be under Afghan control. Last yea, he called the U.S. failure to hand over all detainees at the facility a "serious breach" in the deal outlining the transfer of power from U.S. forces to Afghanistan.
Tensions between the NATO-led coalition forces — especially those from the United States — and Karzai have escalated since a bomb blast in Kabul earlier this month that killed nine people.
Karzai said afterward that there are "ongoing daily talks between Taliban, American and foreigners in Europe and in the Gulf states."
The comment effectively claimed the United States was trying to foment continued violence inside Afghanistan, and it was quickly denounced by NATO and U.S. officials.
Some experts say Karzai's comments have been fueled by frustration over the detention facility not being handed over, which he views as an attack on his country's sovereignty.
In an e-mail this month to top commanders, U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, commander of ISAF, warned of new risks of attacks due to rising tensions between NATO forces and the Afghan president, an ISAF official told CNN.
Karzai's recent statements "could be a catalyst for some to lash out against our forces — he may also issue orders that put our forces at risk," Dunford said.


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Assemblyman John Ceretto participated in West Point Day this week by welcoming Cadet Lt. John Charles Asbach of Grand Island to the Assembly. Asbach is a senior at West Point. He holds the position of Battalion Academics Officer at West Point and is majoring in nuclear engineering.
Ceretto was honored to welcome Asbach and all of the West Point cadets to the Assembly.
"West Point Cadets represent the very best our youth have to offer, and Cadet Lt. Asbach is an outstanding representative of the institution," Ceretto said. "He is a model citizen and someone who his peers look up to. I look forward to seeing his work to improve both our community and our country."


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Tells all about Sheriff Gore's body cameras and private jails
Ken Leighton 11:30 a.m., Oct. 16
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They had me at empanadas. When I learned that Cueva Bistro was serving these sturdy Argentine/Chilean snacks — packets of thin-rolled, oven-crisped dough containing beef, chicken, and all manner of other goodies — it went to the top of my "must eat here" list. Empanadas saw me through my low-budget travels through Chile and Patagonia many years ago, and are an enduring favorite among the gauchos of the pampas, the miners of the Atacama Desert, and the urbanites of Buenos Aires and Santiago.
Cueva isn't exactly a tapas bar, nor a wine bar, but a room to enjoy varied tastes (preferably shared) while sipping a terrific selection of wines and serious beers. The room is small and pleasant, with a vaguely Latin decor (e.g., an acoustic guitar hanging in the bar among the bottles). Seating is on banquettes, with cushions that cling to knit pants, or padded wooden chairs, which are also clingy, but better than no pads. Lighting is bright enough to read the menu and wine list. Joy to the world — a wine bar that's comfortable, even for those of us who didn't get our drinking licenses last week!
The noise wasn't bad, even at the height of hilarity from neighboring tables, in good part because the ambient music plays softly — at least it did on a Thursday — and the decor absorbs rather than amplifies the sound. Like the menu, it is hip and eclectic; I even caught a bit of ska, the mellower precursor of reggae. (Music on the website is more aggressive; sobbing gypsy violins segue into growling funk, so maybe it's different on weekends.) And the neighborhood is beautiful. The bistro is next door to Farmhouse and across the street from a park.
For the evening's adventure, I invited "JJ," the financial counselor from my bank, to go out and eat, to relax after a terrifying afternoon of signing forms that will shift my paltry assets into riskier but better-paying investments. Thing is, when JJ first heard I was a restaurant critic, he bubbled over with a boyish enthusiasm I'd never have expected from a "suit." I invited the Lynnester to join us, to give JJ a better view of how my ilk does its work and to add another mouth to feed. By the time we reached Cueva, JJ's tie was off, his white shirtsleeves rolled up. Whatever his financial advice, asking him to dinner was a solid investment, as he proved to have a well-tuned palate and culinary intelligence.
We started with chips, guacamole, and Mexican-born chef/co-owner Oz's house-made salsa (which he bottles and sells by the pint). The chips arrive warm from the oven. A smallish saucer of guacamole reveals a mild blend heavily laden with snipped cilantro. The dark-red savory salsa tastes of smoked tomatoes with a bit of pica from hot peppers. We liked it.
Oz's specialty appetizer offers fresh-baked pita — his partner Jo makes all the baked goods — with raw veggies, hummus, and more guacamole. Not sure how I feel about this fearsomely healthy array, but I do wish I'd ordered the whole-wheat pita for $1 extra, for greater depth of flavor. JJ loved the smooth, easygoing hummus; I found it a little bland.
When he's not cooking, Oz comes out of the kitchen to hang with diners and answer questions. He recommended his new cocoa flatbread with golden raisins, walnuts, dried cranberries, and asiago cheese, and it proved a trip — one worth taking. The thin dough and exuberant toppings are far from ordinary. "Everybody's doing flatbreads now," I said, "and they're mostly boring. Here's a chef who's creative, who's courageous."
The chef also recommended a salad of hearts of romaine with avocado, parmesan, and tortilla chips with a cilantro vinaigrette, a sort of re-Mexicanized Caesar salad. I'll take avocado any which way it comes, but our salad had the wrong dressing. Instead of cilantro vinaigrette, it came with the too-sweet apricot vinaigrette that's supposed to go with the mixed greens and blue-cheese salad (where I don't think I'd like it either). "I don't like sweet dressings with green salads," said JJ later. "Give me classic vinaigrette or Italian — the real stuff, not the bottled 'lite' version where there's no olive oil flavor."
There are four soup-stews on the menu, officially sized for one person. They'd be filling main dishes, but in a shared dinner, there is plenty for three or four to enjoy. We checked out the chicken gumbo, which should have quotes around its name. It's nothing like a Louisiana gumbo: no mahogany roux (flour and oil patiently cooked together until red-brown) to thicken the broth and give it a smoky flavor, nor Cajun gumbo filé (powdered thyme and sassafras), nor any perceptible long-cooked okra to give the soup "draw," its slightly glutinous quality. The veggie component does include celery, onion, and small squares of well-cooked green bell pepper, Louisiana's holy trinity. The chef learned to cook the dish from his nanny (who was from Veracruz, where it isn't called gumbo) and later amended it with Louisiana flavors picked up on his travels. So it's really a Mexican gumbo, a delicious and substantial chicken-and-rice soup with a shot of hot spice. Other substantial soups include a bowl of chili, a potato soup, and especially dear to Oz's heart (and some Yelpers' palates), albondigas (meatball) soup.
The primary choice of main dishes consists of baked empanadas...not just the little snacky bites but big ones sized for a hungry gaucho's lunch, served two to an order. (They aren't quite as irresistible as those at Puerto La Boca in Little Italy, the best place locally to taste these treats, especially during happy hour. Berta's in Old Town also shines with the Chilean versions, especially ethereal deep-fried cheese empanadas made with a buttery, croissant-like dough.) Oz doesn't attempt fried empanadas: all his food is health-conscious, he says. No deep frying and only a thin layer of olive oil for sautées or to keep foods from sticking.
A. R. Valentien: YES, indeed---wonderful. (and I actually did consume one oyster, and enjoyed it-almost)
Thanks for reviewing this place. You put me to shame as I live nearby and have probably driven past it numerous times without noticing it's there--likely guilty of zooming to Café 21, Farmhouse or the Small Bar. Having been fortunate enough to travel to Buenos Aires last fall and take a cooking class (where we were taught how to make empenadas), I learned that the locals favor a Torrontés in one hand and an empenada in the other at parties. I was surprised, thinking they'd drink a Malbec or maybe even a Bonarda with a beef empenada.


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Full name Henry Louis AaronBorn February 5, 1934,
Mobile, AlabamaFirst Game: April 13, 1954;Final Game: October 3,
1976Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 180Brother of Tommie Aaron
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1982Named NL Most
Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1957)Named NL
Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1956 and 1963)Named outfielder on
The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1956 and 1958 to 1959)Named
outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1963, 1965, 1967 and 1969 to
1971)Won NL Gold
Glove as right fielder (1958 to 1960)
This article was written by Bill Johnson and is presented in part, courtesy of the Society for American Baseball Research
"Henry Aaron in the second inning walked and scored.
He's sittin' on 714. Here's the pitch by Downing. Swinging. There's a drive into
left-center field! That ball is gonna be ... outta here! It's gone! It's 715!
There's a new home run champion of all time, and it's Henry Aaron!" - Milo
Hamilton, April 8, 1974
With that swing of the bat, along with the 714 that
preceded it, Hank Aaron not only passed Babe Ruth as Major League Baseball's
career home run leader, but he also made a giant leap in the integration of the
game and the nation. Aaron, an African-American, had broken a record set by the
immortal Ruth, and not just any record, but the all-time major league home run
record, and in doing so moved the game and the nation forward on the journey
started by Jackie Robinson in 1947. By 1974 Aaron's baseball career was within
three years of sunset, but the road he'd travelled to arrive at that spring
evening in Atlanta had hardened and tempered him, perhaps irrevocably, in ways
that only suffering can produce. Aaron finally shrugged off the twin
burdens of expectation and fear that evening, and few have ever stood
Henry Louis Aaron was born February 5, 1934, in Mobile Alabama, to Herbert
and Estella (Pritchett) Aaron. Among Henry's seven siblings was a brother,
Tommie, who later played in parts of seven different seasons in the major
leagues. For whatever such records are worth, the brothers still hold the record
for most career home runs by a pair of siblings, 768, with the elder Henry
contributing 755 to Tommie's 13. They were also the first siblings to appear in
a League Championship Series as teammates.


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Part 1: Overview of Allergies
Part 2: Understanding Inhalant Allergies
Part 3: Food Allergies
"Experts believe that between 10% and 20% of all allergies are food allergies."
A Brief Introduction to Allergies
An allergy is an immune system reaction to a specific molecule, which is called an allergen. Most allergens are proteins, but practically anything can become an allergen in any particular animal. In dogs and cats, the most common allergy is to flea bites; followed by "atopy" an allergy to inhaled particles such as pollen, mold, and dust mites.
The medical name for an allergy is a "hypersensitivity reaction." There are four types of hypersensitivity reactions, but most of the allergies our pets are prone to are Type I or "immediate" hypersensitivity. This reaction takes place quickly; usually within minutes, but up to about 12 hours after exposure. An allergy to bee stings or flea bites are classic examples, but food allergies and atopy also fall into this category. Some allergies are very severe and can be life-threatening, though this is rare in pets.
The symptoms of allergies in pets usually appear in either the digestive system (vomiting and/or diarrhea) or the skin (itchiness, redness, lesions, hair loss, ear infections). It can be very difficult to distinguish atopy from food allergies; and some pets have both.
In this article, we'll focus on food allergies.
Food Allergy Symptoms
Experts believe that between 10% and 30% of all allergies are to food. Food allergies are much less common than food intolerances. An allergy involves the immune system, while a food intolerance is a simple reaction to a food's ingredients—often one or more of the colorings, texturizers, or 25 other categories of allowed pet food additives. Because they involve antibodies and immune-based inflammation, true food allergies are very different from dietary intolerances.
However, the symptoms are often the same: vomiting and/or diarrhea. These symptoms may be chronic or intermittent. However, the other major symptoms of food allergy that don't usually occur with food intolerance are skin symptoms: itching, redness, rashes, hair loss, and ear infections. Just to complicate things, these symptoms can also occur with allergies that don't involve food, such as flea bites and pollen, as well as non-allergic conditions.
This chart shows the symptoms most often seen with allergies and intolerances.
Skin symptoms of allergy (referred to as "allergic dermatitis") are frequently complicated and aggravated by secondary infections by yeast or bacteria. Additionally, these symptoms may not be related to food or allergies at all; there are many potential causes of digestive and skin issues. If your pet is having problems, please have your veterinarian take a look.
Differences Between Dogs and Cats
Cats are more apt to have food allergies than dogs. Some dermatologists believe that up to 50% of ear infections in cats are due to food allergies, but only 15% of similar infections in dogs.
Allergies typically develop over time and after multiple exposures to the allergen, although they are occasionally seen in young puppies and kittens, or after only one or two exposures. It's common to think that if a pet has been eating the same food for years, symptoms couldn't be due to allergies. But just the opposite is true: eating the same food over a long period of time is a recipe for allergy development. Not surprisingly, then, the most commonly used pet food ingredients are the ones pets most commonly become allergic to. For instance, meat by-products, liver, and meat-and-bone meal come largely from cattle, so allergies to beef are common.
The most common food allergens for dogs are: Beef, Chicken, Milk, Eggs, Corn, Wheat, and Soy.
The most common food allergens for cats are: Fish, Beef, Milk, and Milk Products.
Some animals have cross-reacting allergies; that is, if they are allergic to chicken, they are also allergic to turkey, eggs, and other birds; a beef-allergic pet may also react to other cloven-hoofed animals such as bison, venison, or lamb. Pets who have an allergy to one thing are prone to developing more allergies.
Comedian Chris Rock was once talking about friends whose child had food allergies, and asked, "How can anyone be allergic to food?"And that's a good question! All animals must eat to live, so it doesn't exactly make biological sense that the body would reject good nutrition, or react so badly to it.
One way that an ingredient can become an allergen is the heat processing that pet food undergoes during manufacturing. Heat can "denature" proteins, which means that it distorts their shape. Shape is how the immune system tells proteins that belong in the body apart from foreign proteins. When an abnormal protein is picked up by an immune cell, the whole system responds, and antibodies are produced. After that, every time that protein appears, antibodies flock to it and stimulate inflammation. The more damaged proteins, the more inflammation. When the offending allergen is in the pet's everyday diet, the situation can become quite severe and uncomfortable for your companion.
The very fact that this reaction takes place at the lining of the gut causes changes in the lining itself. Swelling and inflammation cause the normally tight barrier of gut lining cells to become "leaky." This "leaky gut" will absorb more things it shouldn't, causing the reaction to move into the bloodstream, where it can cause inflammation elsewhere, notably the skin.
How Diet Changes and Supplements Can Help a Pet with Allergies
Fortunately, both food allergies and food intolerances respond to dietary therapy. This may be as simple as changing brands, since each manufacturer uses its own proprietary formulas and ingredients. Many food intolerances will disappear with any new food.
Allergies are harder to deal with, but the treatment for food allergies also happens to be one of the simplest ways to diagnose them.
Changing your pet's diet to a "novel ingredient" diet, also sometimes called a "hypo-allergenic" diet, allows the immune system to settle down and the inflammation to resolve. The new diet should contain protein and carbohydrate sources that the animal has not had before.
Here's how to do a "diet trial" for food allergies:
There are also several supplements that can be very helpful for allergies. These can be used independently or in conjunction with a diet trial.
It's an interesting phenomenon that even pets who aren't food allergic, often respond to a diet trial. The problem may actually be atopy, asthma, or any number of other inflammatory conditions. Simplifying the diet reduces the total number of allergens a pet is exposed, and that seems to help many non-allergic conditions, as well as allergies other than food.
Remember that allergic pets tend to develop more allergies—including to new foods. Lamb and rice was once a popular combination for allergic pets, but after eating it over a long period of time, many pets became allergic to lamb, too. If your pet is prone to developing allergies, it's wise to switch foods (to different protein and carbohydrate sources) every 3 or 4 months to prevent future problems.
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My questions: Why is my baby wanting to eat non-stop? Literally always cueing. To the point where her belly is huge and round, she is crying for more but refusing it and she is gaining lots. Is this only with reflux or is there any other reason for this? Is anyone's baby the same? Does she really need meds for reflux?
Since the early days she would feed, get uncomfortable/cry, cue for more still crying, I put her back (after calming or trying to) and she usually refuses or goes on and pops off crying really soon. If she is awake she is asking for more, or she's in her swing! There was may be 20 mins where I could carry her around today and she didn't ask for more.I spend the day distracting her! Diaper changing, bath and swing are distractions. Tummy time is just her headbutting her hands. She will cry for it. I can not really go anywhere because she is always "hungry" however much she eats, and cries, and cues/cries. So.... here's the thing, I have over active let down. I'm sure a lot of frustration/choking/ uncomfortable stomach is coming from this. She does spit up in the night or while sleeping and it seems to sit in her throat. She gets gurgley and tries to clear her throat. It took me probably 3 weeks of her life to figure out this much! She basically has symptoms of reflux but I know a lot of it is similar to what might be caused by over active let down. I spent a while thinking her crying was for acid heartburn pain, now I'm not sure if it was all crying for feeding. Either way it is crying and she needs something! By waiting as long as possible before putting her back on she is able to eat a little more and then begins the cycle over. I this morning tried expressing some of the foremilk and I think it helped her comfort but that was it. I have meds for reflux I have been holding off giving since recently learning about overactive let down. (I would prefer no meds unless necessary). I really need to know if anyone has had a baby do this, and if this is reflux?! I will do whatever she needs. It's tough and I'm guessing! After googling so far I do not find anyone with a baby requesting non-stop other than reflux babies.
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Adding to what feels like the longest (although not unpleasant) movie rollout in history, stars of the movie sequel "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" joined Paul Rudd on "Saturday Night Live" last night. Between the "SNL" alums and the boy-band supernova One Direction as musical guest, this created something of an old-versus-new dichotomy on the show — and by and large, it was a rollicking good time.
One Direction was mostly well-utilized in the episode. The segment of the population that is not familiar with their music (due to lack of being a young girl or living or working with them) had the opportunity to enjoy their legitimate singing talent during their performances of "Through the Dark" and "Story of My Life," where they little resembled the bopping teenage boy-band sensations from a generation or two ago. Their superstardom was also parodied in a video segment where Paul Rudd (who is clearly a vampire because he does not age) plays the world's No. 1 One Direction fan, elbowing tween girls out of the way while they waited backstage after a 1D concert. There wasn't much more to the video than that, but few actors can pull off snotty-funny like Rudd, and it was charming to see him interact with all the kids in the video.
Not every integration of the oldsters and youngsters was a success, though. The cold open began as a promising parody of the live "Sound of Music" that aired last week, with Kate McKinnon and Taran Killam displaying more chemistry than Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer did. However, the sketch was derailed when Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen showed up to reprise Wiig's character Denise. You know, the merry weirdo with the tiny hands and big forehead and strange sexual proclivities. The "SNL" writers may have overestimated the audience's affection for this character, so ultimately it felt like a missed opportunity to send up a real television phenomenon, although there were some good jokes about McKinnon's ugly dress and the Von Trapp kids' comical lack of understanding of the outside world.
Also, the monologue wasn't as much of a hit as it should have been considering the star potential. Rudd explained that in his first two hosting appearances, he was overshadowed by his musical guests (Beyoncé and Paul McCartney) but this time it wasn't going to happen. Then he was joined onstage by One Direction (there was a good joke in which an audience member yelled "I love you Liam!" and Rudd said "Thanks!" assuming the woman simply thought his name was Liam.) Then Will Ferrell, Dave Koechner and Steve Carrell joined them onstage for a rendition of "Afternoon Delight." The harmonies were pretty, but ultimately this was just a promo for "Anchorman" instead of really using all the comedy genius that was onstage.
The end of the episode was a treat for longtime viewers of "SNL," with the reprisal of "Bill Brasky," a sketch that first originated on the show in 1996, written by "Anchorman" guys Ferrell and Adam McKay. The sketch is a mix of surreal (why does everyone have big white teeth?) and basic (it's just a bunch of guys spinning hyperbolic tall tales of a legendary businessman named Bill Brasky). With the lack of a pop culture reference and with the main character (Brasky) rarely actually appearing in the sketch, it's actually a good one to bring back, unless of course you are a viewer who just finds the sketch too weird. For those who are fans, though, the Wikipedia page on the sketch is unexpectedly insightful.
There were a few sketches that just featured Rudd on his own, the showcase of which was "White Christmas," a trailer for "The first black Christmas movie for a white audience." Essentially, the trailer was a mash-up of any Madea movie and "The Best Man Holiday" but with white "SNL" actors, most especially Paul Rudd in the Madea role (so that's him doing an impression of Tyler Perry in drag.) "SNL" has had a few issues this season when it comes to sketches that involve race (some are too heavy-handed, or flippant, or just not that funny), but this trailer did a good job of starting with a premise that addresses racial differences but, happily, took it in an absurd direction. There were lots of great parts but Jay Pharoah and Kenan Thompson stole the sketch with their "Can you believe this?" glances at the camera.
Speaking of "SNL" old-timers, John Goodman returns as host next week (for the lucky 13th time) with Kings of Leon as musical guests.
Carrie Underwood sounds off on 'mean people' post-'Sound of Music'
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All Blacks crush England 36-13 in 3rd Test
England melted in the face of a merciless All Blacks first-half onslaught to lose the third Test 36-13 in Hamilton and suffer a 3-0 series whitewash.
New Zealand scored all four of their tries in a spectacular first spell performance to power 29-6 clear before their momentum was stifled after the break.
A tired England looked like they would be on the end of a rout after conceding two early tries to wing Julian Savea - who finished with a hat-trick - and a double to halfback Aaron Smith.
However, they stiffened their resolve in a stop-start second half as the All Blacks' error rate multiplied in conditions made slippery by light rain.
The result is a body blow for the tourists who had talked up their progress on the tour and their disappointment at losing the first two Tests by close scorelines - 20-15 and 28-27.
It was the best performance of the series from the world champions, who bombed a number of other opportunities in the first spell.
Improved first five-eighth Aaron Cruden kicked nine points while counterpart Freddie Burns kicked eight, including the conversion of their try to wing Marland Yarde.
It was the All Blacks' 17th straight Test win, matching the top tier world record streak set by teams from New Zealand (1965-69) and South Africa (1997-98).
They can break the record in their next Test, the Rugby Championship opener against Australia in Sydney on August 16.
New Zealand ended a recent trend of slow starts, racing to a 15-3 lead after 14 minutes.
Cruden created Savea's two early tries by breaking the first line of a porous England backline defence.
Smith also bagged his double before halftime, taking inside passes from wing Cory Jane and fullback Ben Smith after both made clean breaks.
England's cause wasn't helped by a yellow card shown to No.8 Billy Vunipola in the 20th minute for a high tackle on Aaron Smith.
Mistakes and errors marred the second half, which included a late yellow card to All Blacks reserve prop Wyatt Crockett.
A sizzling Jane break after the fulltime hooter sent Savea over for his third try, giving the bulldozing winger eight from four Tests against England and 23 from 22 overall.
Centre Malakai Fekitoa was solid in his first Test start, along with No.8 Kieran Read, who was replaced at halftime in his first Test of the year after battling concussion symptoms for the last two months.
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Dr. John C. Goodman is President of the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas, Texas.
From John C. Goodman
Medical Savings Accounts Would Control Health Care Costs
Informed patients are better suited to make decisions about the trade-offs between money and health care expenditures. Encouraging personal medical savings accounts would help control today's spiraling health costs. … more
Published on Nov. 9, 1992 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Twenty Myths About National Health Insurance
The allure of national health insurance comes largely because it is perceived as successful in Canada and Britain. This thoroughly documented report shows conclusively that government-run national health insurance has led to serious and inevitable dilemmas that no country should want to emulate. The authors prove that other models have not been more successful than the U.S. in controlling costs or providing superior access to care, and that adoption of a national health system would have negative consequences. Released in cooperation with the Dallas-based National Center for Policy Analysis. 68 pages. … more
Published on Sept. 1, 1992 – Study
Progressive Environmentalism: A Pro-Human, Pro-Science, Pro-Free Enterprise Agenda for Change
Radical environmentalism is the destructive notion that free enterprise is the danger and government is the manager of the environment. Conclusive facts, figures, and analysis show that private property and free markets should be encouraged if we want to clean up our environment. Specific changes in the law would improve environmental quality and preserve personal and economic liberties. 85 pages. … more
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan says he'll make his television acting debut in a new series this year.
Bachchan announced the new and not-yet titled show to reporters in Mumbai on Wednesday. The series, to be aired on the Sony Television channel, will focus on social issues.
The show will be the first fictional TV outing for the Indian superstar, who has already hosted the hugely successful "Kaun Banega Crorepati," India's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."
"I just felt that this could be yet another step" to connect with audiences "almost immediately," the 70-year-old told reporters.
The new show will be directed by popular Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap.
Bachchan has starred in nearly 200 films in a career that has spanned more than four decades.
His latest movie was a brief role in the Baz Luhrmann-directed "The Great Gatsby."


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Leonardo DiCaprio Is More Than A Pretty Face, Mission Blue's Sylvia Earle Says
Leonardo DiCaprio keeps it casual in a white v-neck while heading to lunch on Friday (August 15) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 39-year-old actor was accompanied by two pals, who walked a few paces behind him.
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Earlier in the week, Leonardo sported a nice blazer to host a screening of Netflix documentary Mission Blue, which centers on the work of Dr. Sylvia Earle.
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AP Finally Learns That On The Internet, You Can Link To Other Sites
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Pickups will now include a parenthetical bit.ly link to the original story, in addition to the credit. So in the fireworks story, you might see: "According to the Boston Globe report (http://bit.ly/pDHZ6h)..." The change will be most noticeable on state wires, where pickups are common.And, of course, they're still working out the kinks. Apparently, some of the tests didn't show up as links, but instead showed the full HTML text for a link (i.e., <a href="...">). Oops. Still, we welcome the Associated Press to the world wide web. Look around, you might enjoy it. Just, please, skip over the blink tag phase.


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When inverting 12-24VDC at 10 Amps to 230VAC is their an amps loss?
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Juan Roman Riquelme would be more than welcome at Fluminense, according to Deco.
The former Villarreal player called time on his second spell at Boca Juniors in the summer, having spent a total of 10 years playing at La Bombonera.
He has since been linked with a host of clubs, including the Brazilian champions, and Deco insists that he would not be threatened by extra competition for his playmaking spot.
"I do not know if he will be recruited, it is the directors who manage that part but if this is the case, he will be welcome here, without doubt," he told Globoesporte.
"I do not see any problem. Players adapt easily to quality players."
Having won the Brasileiro in 2012, Deco is now setting his sights on continental glory by winning the Copa Libertadores.
"The Libertadores is a dream, not only of the fans but also the players," he continued.
"I have never won this competition and I'm preparing for that. But football is not an exact science, it's not just train andwin. There are other teams that are also prepared and want to win as much as us."