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"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary!" - Steve Jobs
Having started, run and lead various companies as entrepreneur since I was 15 years old, I have learned many things about being an entrepreneur; often via the hard way.... Some of my own business ventures were very successful, some unsuccessful, and one even resulted in my personal bankruptcy (at the age of 21), however all of them made me very rich and happy! They made me rich and happy in enriched knowledge and experience; my failures and success allowed me to learn more, build new valuable relationships, get new ideas, get more insights & inspiration and apply my lessons learned to become more successful!
A lot has been said, written and published about the key qualities of successful entrepreneurs: e.g. passion, creativity, leadership, vision, self-confidence, focus on detail, bravery, relationship building, innovation, organization skills, communication and coordination skills. Based on my own experience I would like to share and highlight some other key qualities and insights that will help an entrepreneur to succeed. Just ask yourself the following questions…
- What is your personal mission statement in life?
As Stephen Covey wrote in his popular book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People", the second habit he talks about is "Begin with the End In Mind". He recommends formulating a "personal vision statement" to document one's perception of one's own vision in life.
What do you want to accomplish in your life? One effective way to write your personal mission statement is to visualize the day when you die. What do you want your loved ones and friends to say and remember about you? Another approach is to write your own obituary.
Without a clear personal mission statement, you will quickly lose focus and direction in your business. Without a personal mission statement, you won't be able to find a passion or desire for success.
As one of my fellow coaches and friend Denis likes to state: "There are two important days in your life: the day you were born and the day you knew why!" So what do you want your life to be about? What's your mission and what's the big picture?
- Are you self-motivated? Perhaps one of the most crucial qualities for people who are self-employed to succeed. Without self-motivation, you will always find yourself putting things off. You won't be able to accomplish anything as there is no one there to motivate you or watch over your shoulder when you're your own boss. So if you are not a self-motivated kind of person, working for yourself or being an entrepreneur is definitely a risky business for you. You can mitigate this risk: get a business partner, get a coach & mentor or ask a close friend to help and stimulate to motivate yourself! If you think you are not self-motivated enough, make it part of your self-development plan: coach yourself to improve in self-motivation! Success guaranteed!
- Are you persistent? Understand that there is no "instant gratification" when you're running your own business. You won't get a paycheck every month like you do in a 9 to 5 job. Initially, you may need to work very hard for little rewards.
If you're not persistent or don't fully believe in yourself and in your business, you will have find yourself given up very quickly. Of course, it is possible to earn good money by running your own business, but you need to remember that it will take hard work, time and persistence to achieve true success and happiness! Like Sir Winston Churchill said: "Never, Never, Never Ever Give Up!" So whenever you fail or make a mistake; take the lessons learned and get back on your feet to apply these lessons learned and use your enriched experience to succeed faster and better!
- Are you financially responsible? A very important quality for all business owners. When you're your own boss, you're a CEO, accountant and finance manager. You're fully responsible for managing and controlling your business budget. When you start making profits, you will need to know how to manage it wisely. Often times, you will want to put a portion of your profit back into your business to help it grow and expand further. Or you want to build up a solid cash position to finance a possible acquisition. Successful entrepreneurs actively manage their P&L (Profit & Loss) balance sheet, especially their cash position! They focus on two things to improve their financial performance:
- Increasing their profits. This is only possible through either: Increasing revenue, or Cutting costs and cost avoidance.
- Growing their business. This is only possible through the following 4 methods: Increasing acquisition of the right type of clients (through organic growth or M&A) Increasing margins Increasing the frequency of purchase of your clients Reducing the attrition of the right types of clients.
- Are you hungry for success? If you want to be an entrepreneur, you have to think and behave like one! You have to think and act as a leader, as a CEO and as a warrior! Understand that business is not the same as hobby where you can take it lightly. If you treat your business like a hobby, you will never be able to achieve true success. A business needs to be worked at seriously and professionally, you can't allow personal things to get into your business. Remember what the headline in Donald Trump's Apprentice TV-show says? "It's Not Personal - It's Just Business!".
- What is your exit strategy? As successful entrepreneur you will need to lead your business from start to finish. So where do you draw the finish line? When and how do you want to exit your company? Do you want to sell it? If so, when and to whom? Do you want to list your company? If so, when and at which stock exchange(s)? Do you want to merge it? If so, with which company? Do you want to hand it over to your children? If so, by when and to which one(s)? For what price and under which conditions will you hand your baby over to someone else? What's behind the finish line? Imagine you have set your exit strategy and then... you've successfully executed your strategy: you've exited your company! Then what? What's next? As part of your exit strategy I advise you to dream/imagine/decide what you want to do with the successful experience and reward(s) of growing and selling your own company. It will drive, inspire and motivate you to create your follow-up plan! Make it part of your bigger picture!
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The Phillies' October roster cleaning continued Thursday when four more players — Michael Martinez, Pete Orr, Zach Miner and Mauricio Robles — were outrighted off the 40-man roster. It could signal the end for Martinez, one of the worst Phillies hitters in the modern era.
Martinez hit .175 with a .175 on-base percentage and .175 slugging percentage in 40 plate appearances last season. His .495 OPS in 396 career plate appearances is the lowest for any Phillies position player with as much experience since 1919. Martinez was a Rule 5 selection in 2010.
This is the third time Martinez, 31, has been sent outright to the minors, thus he is a free agent. It is not necessarily the end of his Phillies career; he was outrighted last winter but later re-signed a minor-league contract.
Both Orr and Miner were eligible for arbitration and destined to be non-tendered. This transaction expedited that process.
Robles was claimed off waivers from Seattle last winter. He had a 1.93 ERA in three games. Control was an issue for the 24-year-old lefthander at triple-A Lehigh Valley; he walked 31 in 38 innings.
Because all four players were outrighted, it means they cleared waivers. The Phillies' 40-man roster stands at 34 with two impending free agents and six players on the 60-day disabled list.
SPRING SCHEDULE. Phillies pitchers and catchers will report to Clearwater, Fla., on Feb. 12. Their first workout is Feb. 13 with the first full-squad workout scheduled for Feb. 18. Their first Grapefruit League game, against Toronto, is Feb. 26. Individual spring tickets go on sale through the team starting Jan. 9.
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Over the weekend I finished a Google Earth map of the finalised 2014 boundaries for the South Australian state election. I had previously posted a draft map on the blog months ago.
Antony Green has posted a new pendulum and summaries of each new seat. You can download the map from the Tally Room maps page.
After today I plan on putting the blog into hibernation, as I prepare the guide to the 2013 Australian federal election.


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Nation-wide Research Reveals Poverty to be Most Impactful to Consistent Food Access
Feeding America's Annual Map the Meal Gap results released today show food insecurity continues to remain high in Northeast Tennessee . According to the newly released data, 14.8 percent of people in the area are food insecure, including 26,830 children. Nationally, 15.9% of people are considered food insecure according to the study which also shows results state by state. In Tennessee 17.1% of people are food insecure, above the national average.
Food insecurity is defined by the USDA as a socioeconomic condition of limited or uncertain access to enough food to support a healthy life. People with low food security say they are worried their food will run out, they cannot afford balanced meals, they cut the size of their meals or skipped meals.
"Studies like Map the Meal Gap 2014 allow Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee to continue to evaluate and adjust to the need in our area. The research data includes weekly food-budget shortfalls, demographics and poverty levels which help us define the social issues plaguing our area and work together as a community to find a solution. Local key findings show the average cost of a meal is $2.77 and the weekly food-budget shortfall is $534,330. This means that 72,580 individuals may be food insecure in Northeast Tennessee. The average number of people receiving food assistance from agencies and programs of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee is 40,000 per month.
Map the Meal Gap 2014 is a detailed analysis of food insecurity done by Feeding America and the only study available that provides county–level estimates of food insecurity in the United States. The information is provided in an interactive map that allows viewers to find out how widespread hunger is in their community. The map can be found at http://www.feedingamerica.org/mapthegap.
Research for the study was generously supported by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, ConAgra Foods Foundation and Nielsen.
"Hunger is a pervasive and solvable problem plaguing every corner of America today," said Bob Aiken, CEO of Feeding America. "By continuing to provide extensive and revealing data like the 2014 Map the Meal Gap study, we will be able to tackle these issues head-on and be armed with the information needed to work towards making sure everyone has enough to eat."
The Map the Meal Gap 2014 analysis was developed by Dr. Craig Gundersen for Feeding America. Food-insecurity rates are based on a state-level model that allows for the population in need of food at the county and congressional district level. Additionally, Feeding America worked in collaboration with Nielsen to arrive at estimates for food-cost variation by county. Results were reviewed by the Feeding America Technical Advisory Group in order to ensure accuracy and promote transparency.


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ORLANDO, March 5 (UPI) -- Who said Green Bay Packers legendary quarterback Brett Favre is a has-been?
The legend himself surfaced after leaving the league a few years ago in a photo a fan had snapped and posted to Twitter.
Just met Brett favre at conference in Orlando. pic.twitter.com/2Rpyphzgqh— Kevin (@CLEsportsFan10) February 28, 2014
Favre may not have played professional football in while, but he's still just as toned as he ever was.
His chiseled physique and overgrown facial hair caused quite the buzz on Twitter recently.
CBS Sports wondered who has the better facial hair: Favre or Peyton Manning.
It's time to decide once and for all, who has better facial hair: Brett Favre or Peyton Manning http://t.co/4lXcG6KTe3— Eye on Football (@EyeOnNFL) March 5, 2014
Still others compared Favre's recent facial hair growth to Santa Claus.
Maybe Brett Favre pushed Santa off of a roof like Tim Allen did. #Favre #Santa pic.twitter.com/plHY0YywjZ— Austin. (@AllWeekleyLong) March 6, 2014
And Moses …
Lol Brett Favre is turned into Mosses from the Ten Commandments pic.twitter.com/nQCay5LMRQ— Sean Miller (@Sean__2014) March 6, 2014
And even God …
Sweet Jesus, Brett Favre IS a god! #KnewIt pic.twitter.com/AIVd1TFfTZ— Kelly (@flyoverangel) March 6, 2014
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Promise to self... I *shall* make time tomorrow and catch up on the damn review threads that I start but haven't reviewed myself. Family... terrible net connection... DVD player giving up the ghost (luckily I have several)... all have not helped in recent weeks, but dammit, I'm gonna throw my whole life away and dedicate it to MOTU. ...Oh wait, I've pretty much done that already!
Anyway, this week's vintage thread review (notice how I've changed from "classic" to "vintage"? Vintage I feel describes the era better, as vintage episodes aren't all classics, if you see what I mean)... anyway, this week's is another fan favourite, "INTO THE ABYSS".
Brief plot overview:
After He-Man and co. save the Widgets from Beast Man, Adam complains that he is tired of Teela constantly trying to coax him into training. On the suggestion of Duncan, Teela takes Adam into the forest for a picnic combined with a skill-enhancing game of hide-and-seek. Finding a woodland creature that she names "Pookie", Teela heads to Castle Grayskull to find a hiding place. Teela pulls Pookie back from the brink of the bottomless abyss, but the ground gives way, sending the pair off them plummeting down...
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Just sitting here with my 2nd cup of coffee thinking about my 8month olds sleeping habits...I know as Moms we always question if what our children are doing is "normal" and search for some sort of validation!
I feel like his sleeping behavior IS "normal" for an EBF baby, but i'm wondering if there is anything that I can do to encourage fewer wakings each night...
I have begun reading the "No Cry Sleep Solution", but i'm not seeing any real "answers"...haha! I just want to be told what to do!
Here's what our night looks like:
Nurse to sleep by 7:30pm
1st waking: 12:30am
2nd waking: 2:30am
3rd waking: 4:30am
Awake for the day: 6:45-7am
We nurse at each waking and he is back to sleep within 10 minutes, luckily.
I am not feeling SUPER sleep deprived, or at my wit's end...I'm just wondering if he REALLY is hungry at these wakings or if it's just become habit/comfort. It's pretty much like clock-work when he wakes, so I don't think he's waking from discomfort, temperature etc.
I have tried a "dream feed" around 10pm when I go to bed, but it didn't change anything, he still woke at 12:30 like usual.
At 8 months I guess I just "assumed" that 1 waking (maximum 2) would be normal, but 3 seemed excessive.
As far as milestones, he is crawling, sitting, climbing and has 4 teeth--and his sleeping pattern hasn't changed for, i'd say, the last 2 months at least...Only a few more wakings when top teeth came in.
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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is doubtful the U.S. will stop spying on Germany.
The chancellor said in an interview with public broadcaster ZDF "I think it's not that easy to convince the Americans ... to completely change the way their intelligence services work."
Germany on Thursday demanded Washington's top spy in Berlin leave the country as a new round of allegations of U.S. espionage worsened the friction between the two allies.
That move followed reports that U.S. intelligence had recruited two Germans — a man who worked at the country's foreign intelligence agency and a defense ministry employee.
Asked whether she expected the Americans to change their behavior when it comes to spying on Germany, Merkel said "I can't predict that, but certainly hope it will change."


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Ramesh Ponnuru: There is no basis for liberal Hobby Lobby outrageRAMESH PONNURU
July 08. 2014 7:23PM
Liberals should spend less time lauding the dissents in last week's Hobby Lobby decision by the U.S. Supreme Court and more time reading them. If they did, they'd notice that some of their main arguments find little support — even from liberal justices.
The Obama administration has sought to require almost all employers that offer health insurance to cover contraceptives. The court's majority ruled that Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. and similar companies could refuse to cover contraceptives to which they have religious objections.
Many liberals say that this ruling was flawed because the Religious Freedom Restoration Act — the 1993 law the case turned on — doesn't protect for-profit corporations. Yet only two of the justices took that view; the other two dissenters refused to endorse it.
And not one of the justices chose to question the relevant beliefs of Hobby Lobby's owners: that the contraceptives to which they object can cause human embryos to die. Unlike many liberal commentators, all the justices grasped that whether the owners' objection has a strong evidentiary basis — which it does — is irrelevant to their legal claim. A government that respects religious liberty doesn't subject religious claims to such scrutiny. When the Volstead Act exempted communion wine from Prohibition, lawmakers didn't inquire about whether it really became the blood of Jesus.
Reading the dissenters would also keep people from misunderstanding the court's subsequent ruling on Wheaton College, which has led to a similar liberal freak-out. The school wasn't subject to the same contraceptive mandate as Hobby Lobby. Instead, it qualified for what the White House calls an "accommodation": It would merely have to sign a form authorizing others to provide the contraceptive coverage.
The evangelical school's representatives objected, saying that signing the form would itself violate their religious beliefs. On Thursday, the court said that Wheaton didn't have to sign the form until its case had been heard in court.
Three of the dissenting justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor — accused the majority of going back on its word. Supposedly the majority had blessed the accommodation in the Hobby Lobby case and was now showing "disregard" for its own new precedent.
Liberal commentators went nuts. Dahlia Lithwick and Sonja West, writing in Slate, attacked the court for declaring the accommodation "unconstitutional."The court did no such thing. It didn't even declare the accommodation illegal. It lifted the requirement temporarily while litigation proceeds. That it did so should be no surprise: The majority opinion in the Hobby Lobby case specifically declared that it wasn't deciding whether the accommodation was legal, noting that other lawsuits on that issue were before the court and that another organization, Little Sisters of the Poor, had been told it didn't have to sign the form until these lawsuits are settled.All of the dissenting justices were aware of this fact: They criticized the majority opinion for being "noncommittal" instead of embracing the accommodation. The confusion in the commentariat arises because of a misreading of the majority's analysis.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act says that when the government imposes a substantial burden on the exercise of religion, it has to show that it has used the least burdensome means possible. The majority relied on the administration's account that the accommodation is less burdensome than the full-blown mandate, and it said the mandate was therefore illegal. That didn't mean that the accommodation itself passed legal muster. The court wasn't saying that the accommodation is the right way to promote the government's coverage goals while respecting religious freedom — it was saying that its existence shows that the mandate can't be the right way.
To review: The court majority, in the Hobby Lobby case, declined to rule on whether the accommodation is compatible with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and put off consideration of that issue for another case. In its Wheaton order, it again declined to rule on the legality of the accommodation while it awaits a full review. There is no inconsistency, no "retreat" (as Ginsburg, Kagan and Sotomayor put it).
The three justices who dissented on Wheaton, on the other hand, have gone in a few days from complaining that the majority hadn't blessed the accommodation to complaining that they had taken back their blessing. The language they use seems designed to fool gullible or ignorant commentators.
Ramesh Ponnuru, a Bloomberg View columnist, is a senior editor for National Review.
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The cause of this ongoing condition is almost certainly the 18-pin connector (with 36 contacts) used for the VGA interfacing. With the MPro110's VGA connector, you have a thick VGA cable with the usual 15-pin D-type at the other end, plus a heavy ferrite bead clamped on the cable just a couple of inches away from this 18-pin pain in the interface. The weight of all this is too much of a strain on the unit's VGA socket and the connection is both loose and intermittent as a result.
The first unit sent was nigh on impossible to use, because the cable had to be held in some impossible position to get a picture. The second unit involved a similar palaver but, with the aid of a tripod and a few books to support the cable, once a picture had been established it would remain, so long as you didn't touch it. Focusing had to be done first using the default 3M image.
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And so, after hours of sporadic testing, lying down and staring into space was a welcome reward. There Will Be Blood seemed a fitting choice, turning a bedroom into an instant cinema by projecting this onto the ceiling from the VGA port. However, the somewhat muted colours soon revealed the projector's discolouration of the light grey skies, giving a tobacco-stained vignette to the picture, borne out later by tests with a pure white image.
It's probably fair to say there are just three types of product: the good, the bad and the frustrating, the latter being a good idea done badly. While the potential is there, the MPro110 just feels like work in progress. One competitor, the Aiptek PocketCinema V10, features internal memory, an SD card slot and movie playback, and seems to deliver on the portable promise. With the 3M MPro110, shortcomings aside, for all the applications its promo video portrays, it's astounding that some form of storage option wasn't considered.
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Resistance training is important for increasing muscular strength and muscle mass, and improving bone density. While demonstrating and teaching good technique is paramount, it also is important that trainers are able to properly evaluate how much weight clients should be lifting, both to effectively stimulate the muscle and to avoid injury.
One way of measuring the amount your client can lift is to use % RM—repetition maximum.
Experienced weight trainers and athletes can lift weights that correspond to a percentage of their 1RM. To do this, you must first perform a 1RM test to determine the maximum amount a client can lift in one repetition. You can then use this weight value to calculate the % RM and determine recommended training volumes based on the client's goals (Tables 1 and 2).
Table 1. 1 RM – Repetition Table
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Table 2. Recommended Training Volumes
Baechele, T.R. and Earle, R.W. (2008). Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning (3rd ed.).Champaign, lll.: Human Kinetics. Westcott, W.L. (2003). Building Strength and Stamina (2nd ed.). Champaign, lll.: Human Kinetics.
Lifting maximum weight loads and completing 1RM assessments are not appropriate for most people because of the risk of injury. For safe and effective resistance training, the American College of Sports Medicine (2009) recommends that the average, healthy person perform at least one set of eight to 12 repetitions (or lifts) of a weight that feels challenging by the last couple of repetitions.
For the client who cannot complete maximum lifting, start with a weight they can comfortably lift and gradually increase the weight until they find a weight that feels challenging by the last couple of repetitions of the rep range. Once you have determined a safe weight for them at eight to 12 repetitions, you can then use the Repetition Table (Table 1) to predict the weight for higher intensities or a maximum-lift prediction.
For example, you have a client who is performing a bench press and you have determined that he or she can lift 80 lbs up to the 10 rep mark. Using the repetition table, 10 reps equals 75% RM; therefore, your client's predicted would be: 1RM = 80 ÷ 0.75 = 107 lbs
To learn more about how to measure 1RM, please read pages 221-230 in the ACE Personal Trainer Manual(4th Edition). For more helpful information, read our Predicted 1 RM vs. Actual 1 RM blog.


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State senators urged to provide funds for alcohol, drug treatmentStaff Report
May 06. 2013 9:50PM
CONCORD - Alcohol and drug abuse prevention advocates have come up with a unique way to reach out directly to their state senators to ask for more funding for treatment and prevention programs.
Each state senator has begun receiving video postcards created by the Concord non-profit New Futures in coordination with Media Power Youth, a Manchester-based non-profit that encourages young people to lead "healthy, safe lives through smart use of media." The videos can be viewed at YouTube.com/NewFuturesNHMedia.
In 2001, the Legislature established the Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund, which was meant to steadily fund alcohol and drug prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery services. Administered by the Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment, the fund, by statute, is supposed to be fully paid for by 5 percent of the gross profits of the State Liquor Commission.
But since 2003, the account has never been fully funded as lawmakers have suspended the law to pay for other perceived priorities.
In the fiscal 2012-2013 budget, which is in effect through June 30, only $3.2 million was allocated for the two years combined, far short of the $18.3 million that would have been allocated had the formula been fully funded with 5 percent of gross liquor commission sales.
The fiscal 2014-2015 budget proposed by Gov. Maggie Hassan and the plan later passed by the House keeps funding level at the fiscal 2013 mark of $1.5 million a year.
That's enough money only to address bare bones treatment programs, while ignoring broader treatment and prevention programs, said Linda Saunders Paquette, executive director of New Futures. She said even an additional $1.2 million a year would fund key prevention services.
"I know for a fact that treatment works," said Manchester small business owner Douglas Boisvert, who sent a video to his senator, Democrat Lou D'Allesandro. "Treatment provides hope. I was one of the lucky ones. When I needed treatment it was there. It's not there anymore."
"I do not believe there is any family that's not affected on some level" by alcohol or drug abuse, said Susan McKeown of Child Health Services, a 40-year pediatric nurse practitioner, who sent a video postcard to Sen. David Boutin, R-Hooksett.
"As a certified prevention specialist, I'm appalled the prevention funds were cut in the last budget," she said. "It's time to use a small percentage of our profit from the sale of alcohol" for abuse treatment and prevention.
Saunders Paquette said about 113,000 Granite Staters are in need of services for "substance misuse," but the current level of services is reaching only about 6,000.
"We know what happens to people who don't get these services," she said. "They end up in prisons, jails, hospitals, and they end up costing our businesses lost productivity.
She said excessive consumption of alcohol alone costs the state $1.15 billion a year.
"Funding of these services is critical to the health of New Hampshire citizens and to the health of our economy," she said. She said the state has among the highest rates of youth alcohol and drug use in the country.
Saunders Paquette said the senators have begun receiving 125 video postcards from Granite Staters who have been helped by treatment programs or are working in substance abuse prevention and treatment.
She said she believes Hassan and the House "recognize that substance abuse is a serious problem" and noted Hassan supported the creation of a substance abuse Medicaid benefit and backs Medicaid expansion.
Both, she said, "would increase access to treatment for many, many New Hampshire citizens.
"We were disappointed not to see prevention dollars in the governor's budget or the House budget, but we're encouraged that the Senate may think differently and restore prevention funding in its budget," Saunders Paquette said.
Governor's commission chairman Tym Rourke said, "The only state in this country where you are less likely to get treatment if you need it is Texas. New Hampshire is first in the nation for youth misuse of alcohol.
"This is a problem that it is no longer in the state's economic best interest to avoid," he said.
Rourke said the current funding level of $1.5 million is a 55 percent reduction from the prior budget, which, he said, "eliminated all of the substance abuse prevention contacts funded by the state and governor's commission, leaving a minimum of treatment contacts available to treat the neediest of New Hampshire's addicted population."
As a result, he said, there are waiting lists and "untreated addiction.
"There is a simple solution - fund the alcohol fund," Rourke said.
Rona Zlokower of Media Power Youth said, "Here is an example of a collaboration where (we) have helped youth use digital media, which increasingly is their medium for communication, to use it in a pro-social way. These voices and images will hopefully send a very strong and powerful message about the need for substance abuse prevention and treatment."


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Fox recently announced that Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to be the fourth judge on American Idol, replacing Paula Abdul. Paula however has nothing but positive things to say about Ellen.
"I think Ellen will b a great judge on Idol," she Twittered Thursday. "She is wildly funny, talented and I wish her the best of luck!"
Former judge, Paula Abdul, abruptly announced she would not be returning to the show on her Twitter page back in August. It is said to have been due to contract negotiations. Paula felt she deserved more money than what AI was offering. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, Ellen promises to be the "honest" judge who will "bring compassion" to the show. In addition, she intends to keep fellow judge Simon Cowell in check.
"I'll tell him the same thing I tell him when he's on my show — that he's mean," she said. "You can be constructive, and you can criticize someone in a way that's helpful and not mean-spirited."


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PRETORIA, South Africa – South African police appointed a new chief investigator Thursday in the Oscar Pistorius murder case, replacing a veteran detective after revelations that the officer was charged with seven counts of attempted murder.
The sensational twist in the state's troubled investigation fueled growing public fascination with the case against the double-amputee Olympian, who is charged with premeditated murder in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Pistorius, a sporting icon and source of inspiration to millions until the shooting last week, is backed by a high-powered team of lawyers and publicists. The abruptness of his fall, and its gruesome circumstances, have gripped a global audience and put South Africa's police and judicial system under the spotlight.
The man at the center of the storm sat in the dock during his bail hearing, mostly keeping his composure in contrast to slumped-over outbursts of weeping on previous days in court. In front of Pistorius, defense attorney Barry Roux pounced on the apparent disarray in the state's case, laying out arguments that amounted to a test run for the full trial yet to come.
Roux pointed to what he called the "poor quality" of the state's investigation and raised the matter of intent, saying Pistorius and Steenkamp had a "loving relationship" and the athlete had no motive to plan her killing.
Pistorius, 26, says he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder when he shot her through a locked bathroom door in his home. Prosecutors believe the shooting happened after the couple got into an argument, and prosecutor Gerrie Nel painted a picture of a man he said was "willing and ready to fire and kill."
Much of the drama Thursday, however, happened outside the courtroom as South African police scrambled to get their investigation on track.
In a news conference at a training academy, National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega said a senior detective would gather a team of "highly skilled and experienced" officers to investigate the killing of 29-year-old Steenkamp, a model and budding reality TV contestant.
The decision to put police Lt. Gen. Vinesh Moonoo in charge came soon after word emerged that the initial chief investigator, Hilton Botha, is facing attempted murder charges, and a day after he offered testimony damaging to the prosecution.
Botha acknowledged Wednesday in court that nothing in Pistorius' version of the fatal shooting contradicted what police had discovered, even though there have been some discrepancies. Botha also said that police left a 9 mm slug in the toilet and lost track of allegedly illegal ammunition found in Pistorius' home.
"This matter shall receive attention at the national level," Phiyega told reporters after testimony ended in the third day of Pistorius' bail hearing.
Bulewa Makeke, spokeswoman for South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority, said the attempted murder charges had been reinstated against Botha on Feb. 4. Police say they found out about it after Botha testified in Pistorius' bail hearing Wednesday.
Botha and two other police officers had seven counts of attempted murder reinstated against them in connection with a 2011 shooting incident in which they allegedly fired shots at a minibus they were trying to stop.
Makeke indicated the charges were reinstated because more evidence had been gathered. She said the charge against Botha was initially dropped "because there was not enough evidence at the time."
Pistorius' main sponsor, Nike, meanwhile, suspended its contract with the multiple Paralympic champion, following eyewear manufacturer Oakley's decision to suspend its sponsorship. Nike said in a statement on its website: "We believe Oscar Pistorius should be afforded due process and we will continue to monitor the situation closely."
On Thursday, Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair asked the defense regarding Pistorius' bail application: "Do you think there will be some level of shock if the accused is released?"
Defense attorney Roux responded: "I think there will be a level of shock in this country if he is not released."
Prosecutor Nel suggested signs of remorse from Pistorius had nothing to do with whether he planned to kill his girlfriend.
"Even if you plan a murder, you plan a murder and shoot. If you fire the shot, you have remorse. Remorse might kick in immediately," Nel said.
As Nel summed up the prosecution's case opposing bail, Pistorius began to weep in the crowded courtroom, leading his brother, Carl Pistorius, to reach out and touch his back.
"He (Pistorius) wants to continue with his life like this never happened," Nel went on, prompting Pistorius, who was crying softly, to shake his head.
"The reason you fire four shots is to kill," Nel persisted.
Earlier Thursday, Nair questioned Botha over delays in processing records from phones found in Pistorius' house following the slaying. "It seems to me like there was a lack of urgency," the magistrate said.
Botha is to appear in court in May to face seven counts of attempted murder in connection with the minibus shooting incident. He has been quoted in the South African media as denying allegations he was drunk at the time, saying he and the other officers were trying to stop the vehicle and didn't know there were people inside.
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Obituary: Cecil Y. Conrad
Cecil Y. Conrad, 90, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013.
A visitation will be held from 2:00-3:30 p.m., on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Sterling Acres Baptist Church, Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will follow the visitation. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 1, 2013, at Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, MO.
Cecil was born October 7, 1922, in Moberly, MO.
Survivors include three sons, one brother, one half-sister, two half-brothers, 12 grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 8th Ave., 7th floor, New York, NY 10001 or Seasons Care Center Alzheimer's Unit, 15600 Woods Chapel Rd., Kansas City, MO 64139.
Arrangements by Missouri Funeral Care 816-353-1700.


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Chicken House Flea Market
- The Chicken House Flea Market is located on Highway 377 about five minutes outside of Stephenville. There are over 200 vendors selling a wide variety of items with indoor and outdoor booths.
Cinema 6
- Six screen theater showing most of the new Hollywood releases.
City Park
- Stephenville City Park offers many options for outdoor recreation, such as baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, and a jogging trail. Throughout the year, the Birdsong Amphitheater hosts live music and festivals. A small creek runs through the park, offering the chance to fish and feed the geese.
Hoka Hey Fine Arts Foundry
- Famous for its John Wayne sculpture in the Orange County Airport in California, Hoka Hey specializes in copper sculpting and metal work. Stop by to tour the facility and check out some of the displayed work.
Legends Golf Course
- Legends Country Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Stephenville, Texas.
Stephenville Historical Museum
- Dedicated to preserving and educating the lifestyles of Texas in the 19th century, this museum provides viewers with ten buildings reflecting the style and structure of the time. The museum grounds are open all day throughout the week, and tours are available at certain times during the week and on the weekends.
Check out these other nearby attractions, too!
Dublin (10 miles away):
Old Doc's Soda Shop
- Just a few miles from Stephenville is the oldest Dr. Pepper bottling plant in the world! The Dr. Pepper drink was invented in 1885 in Waco, Texas using Imperial Cane Sugar - an ingredient that is no longer used. The bottling plant in Dublin, however, still uses the recipe from the drink's beginning. You can have a taste of this historical recipe on a tour at various times throughout the week.
Hico (17 miles away):
Wiseman House Chocolate
- For the past twelve years, the Wiseman House has handmade fine chocolates ranging from truffles, toffees, and caramels. Production of the chocolate takes place in an old Victorian-style home in Hico, a small town located about 20 miles from Stephenville. Tours include a history of chocolate, the process of making chocolate, and a tasting of the freshly made sweets.
Billy the Kid Museum
- The Billy the Kid Museum in Hico, Texas is operated by the Hico Chamber of Commerce. The tour is free, and a gift store offers Hico and Billy related souvenirs and gifts with a Texas flair. Enjoy an ice-cold Dublin Dr. Pepper along the way!


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CIU Players Present Popular Comedy
April 27, 2011
The CIU Players will perform the Tim Kelly comedy, "The Butler Did It," this weekend in Hoke Auditorium on the Columbia International University campus. It's directed by CIU Student, Stephanie Brashear. The presentation is free, and open to the public. Performances are as follows:
Friday, April 29 @ 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 30 @ 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 1 @ 2 p.m.
Columbia International University is located at 7435 Monticello Road in Columbia, two miles north of Interstate 20.


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Regardless of his availability to the Bruins this season, Marc Savard was probably never going to fall into his top form this season.
So the Bruins needed someone else to step up and serve as the type of No. 1 center that puts opposing defenders on edge and makes opposing coaches worry about match-ups.
By the end of the 2010-11 season, David Krejci was that player for the Bruins.
During the regular season, he tied for the team lead in points despite missing some games due to a concussion. After a slow start to the playoffs, he was lethal when the stakes were raised to their highest levels. In all situations, the line centered by Krejci with Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton on his flanks was a threat.
The Bruins had a vision for Krejci a couple years ago when he was starting to come into his own. He's fulfilling that promise now and should be a mainstay of the organization for the better part of the rest of this decade.
Regular season: 75 GP, 13-49-62, plus-23
Playoffs: 25 GP, 12-11-23, plus-8
Contract status: Signed through 2011-12 at a cap hit of $3.75 million
Best regular-season moment: Krejci enjoyed a two-goal game against Tampa Bay in December, but probably his best performance came on one rush in Vancouver during the only Bruins-Canucks matchup of the regular season. Krejci carried the puck end to end before he fed Milan Lucic for what turned out to be the game-winning goal against the league's best team. Krejci was also plus-2 on the night.
Best playoff moment: Remember in 2010 when Krejci got injured against Philadelphia and the Bruins' second-round series with the Flyers went to crap? Well, this season against that same team Krejci made a statement about how much he meant to the Bruins and the difference he would've made had he been healthy in '10. In Game 1, he registered four points (two goals), in Game 2 he scored the overtime game-winer and in Game 3 he recorded three points (one goal). For good measure, he added an assist in the sweep-concluding fourth game and finished the series with 4-5-9 totals.
Worst moment: Krejci registered just one point, a goal, in the Bruins' first-round seven-game win over Montreal. For the seven games, he recorded just 13 shots on net and was greatly outplayed by the Canadiens' top defense pair of Hal Gill and P.K. Subban.
Regular-season grade: B
Playoffs grade: A-minus. That first round against the Habs and his struggles to generate much on the power play were the only things that tarnished a stellar championship run.
Carnac predicts … Krejci continues to grow into his role as a two-way force at center and is one of the league's most-coveted restricted free agents under the new CBA next summer.


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Anderson-Person reportedly pulled gun during police interview.
A Clarkfield woman who reportedly pulled a gun during a police interview voluntarily agreed to a civil commitment for mental illness during a closed hearing Friday, her attorney said.
Kelly Jean Anderson-Person, 34, could be held for up to six months, said the attorney, Theresa Patock. The order issued by District Judge Thomas Van Hon also leaves open the possibility of an additional six months of commitment, according to Patock and assistant Yellow Medicine County attorneys Amanda Sieling and Stacy Vinberg.
Anderson-Person was transported to a facility in Annandale after the hearing, which was closed to the public. A report to be filed from the hearing won't be released to the public by order of the judge, according to court personnel.
Anderson-Person allegedly tried to commit suicide in her Clarkfield home Aug. 13. She had pulled a handgun from under a couch cushion and pointed it at her head while holding her 9-month-old child as South Dakota investigators questioned her about the remains of two newborns found in November in South Dakota's Deuel County. The investigators wrestled the gun from her and it discharged into the ceiling.
Anderson-Person has told authorities she gave birth to the infants whose remains had been recovered, court documents say. No criminal charges have been filed.


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Local cities observe National Day of Prayer
Local cities observe National Day of Prayer
SPRINGDALE, Ark. —
Mayors of Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville will host events to observe the National Day of Prayer.
Springdale's event will celebrate its growing program by moving the event from the Holiday Inn Hotel to the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center.
Local events will begin with a buffet breakfast, scripture readings, prayers and inspirational music.
Most events will begin at 6:30 a.m.
Later today, Crawford county will observe the National Day of Prayer on the lawn outside the Crawford County Courthouse.
The prayer will begin at noon.


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Swedish actress Alicia Vikander is homeless these days. And that's fine with her.
"I live out of my suitcase," she said. "It's only hotels and friends' couches. But if there is any time in life when it's OK to be rootless, it is probably now."
It's the 24-year-old actress' burgeoning film career that has lead to her vagabond existence. In the last two years, she's traveled to Denmark to star in the historical drama "A Royal Affair," which opens Friday, England for Joe Wright's expressionistic take on Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina," hitting theaters on Nov. 16, Vancouver for the 2013 fantasy adventure "The Seventh Son," and back to Sweden for the independent drama "Hotell."
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Alicia Vikander: In the Nov. 8 Calendar section, a photo caption accompanying an article about Swedish actress Alicia Vikander said that she learned to speak Dutch for a role. She learned to speak fluent Danish.
The only problem she seems to have with her nomadic lifestyle is the overflowing suitcase. "I take out things all the time and I still can't close it," she said with a shrug of her shoulders.


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Inspired by the look of distillery whiskey barrels, this limited edition variant of our Many Varieties of Whiskey print features a full taxonomy laser-engraved into sustainably harvested cherry ply. This chart categorizes and distills all the major varieties of whiskey into their individual types, and features an engraved cork at its center and steel strapping on top and bottom with brass screw accents. To top it off, we've placed this marvelous multi-grained artifact into a custom walnut frame. Each finished engraving is 100% unique and assembled by hand in our Greenpoint, Brooklyn workshop.
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CAMARILLO, Calif.—The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline dipped by less than one penny—about a third of a cent—over the past two weeks.
That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices, released Sunday, which puts the price of a gallon of regular at $3.83.
Midgrade costs an average of $4.00 a gallon, and premium is $4.12.
Diesel held steady at $4.14 a gallon.
Of the cities surveyed in the lower 48 states, Jackson, Miss., has the nation's lowest average price for gas at $3.51. Chicago has the highest at $4.25.
In California, the lowest average price was $4.03 in Bakersfield. San Francisco has the highest at $4.19. The average statewide for a gallon of regular was $4.11.


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Edwards' $400 Haircut
And other curious facts hiding in the presidential campaign-finance reports.
Americans have given $160 million so far this year to the declared presidential candidates, according to recent candidate filings. That's four times what they had given at the same point in 2003. The top three Democrats—Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards—have outraised the top Republicans—Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and John McCain—$65 million to $46 million, and have also put away more money in the bank, $59 million to $27 million.
But the great joy of digging into the campaign-finance reports is not learning how much they raised, but how they spent it, from the $16,000 John Edwards spent on campaign paraphernalia to Obama's $10,000 on electronic equipment to the McCain's $1,600 on flowers. Here are a few other intriguing, and sometimes frivolous, facts about the candidate spending (listed in order of total raised, Democrats first):
Clinton: ($26 million raised; $30 million on hand.) The senator owes $277,000 to Penn, Schoen & Berland, the polling firm run by her chief strategist, Mark Penn. No candidate in either party spent more on polling, which will not undermine her image as a calculating politician. The senator is also a thorough politician. The filings also show she made a $4,000 donation to House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, the senior Democrat in Congress from South Carolina, a key 2008 primary state. All the campaigns are heavily courting the so-far unaffiliated Clyburn; Clinton is the only one to use her presidential committee to make donations to him.
Obama: ($25 million raised; $19 million cash on hand.) The only employee of Obama's campaign who made more than $25,000 for the quarter was Julianna Smoot, his finance director. Given his stunning fund-raising performance, she was worth it. As pointed out in the New York Times, Obama's records include donations from former lobbyists. This doesn't undermine Obama's pledge to not take lobbyist money, says the campaign, because these rainmakers are not lobbyists now. (The campaign did return $50,000 given by current lobbyists.)
Edwards: ($14 million raised; $10 million cash on hand.) No major candidate talks about the poor more than John Edwards. Mario Cuomo says he's the most substantive in the race. (Edwards says this about himself, too.) But John Edwards has a hair weakness. His FEC filings show two $400 haircuts, which raise at least two issues. The first is: What can you get for a $400 haircut, anyway? The second is, given Edwards' past trouble of looking like he cares too much for his hair, couldn't he have put the trims on his personal account? And if you think haircuts don't matter as potent political symbols, remember that Montana Sen. Jon Tester ran his entire campaign on his flat-top haircut. Edwards raised $5.4 million after his wife announced she had cancer in late March and did not spend a single dime on polling.
Romney: ($21 million raised; $13 million cash on hand.) Romney has raised the most money of any Republican, but he also likes to spend it. That money didn't go to staff perks. Romney, the richest candidate, was stingiest with his staff members' salaries and often had them fly discount airlines and double up on accommodations like the Super 8 Motel. Instead of free drinks and food at the campaign, they're only subsidized (sodas at 25 cents a can; snacks in the vending machine are 50 cents). His Mormon ties appear to be paying off. So far, Utahns have contributed more than residents of any other state except California.
Giuliani: ($15 million raised; $12 million cash on hand.) The mayor has the best-paid top staffers: Seven made more than $25,000 in the first quarter, and his campaign manager made $44,375, more than the managers of other campaigns. But Giuliani also showed the most spending discipline on the Republican side. It's a smart play. He is courting Republicans nervous about his stances on abortion, gun control, and gay rights by stressing his fiscal restraint.
McCain: ($13 million raised; $5 million cash on hand.) McCain's famous bus, the Straight Talk Express, cost $66,000 last quarter. That seems a reasonable expense since in 2000 it helped create the election magic that McCain is trying to revive. But $16,317 in catering costs for an event at the swank Beverly Hilton hotel seems more politically problematic, especially since it may come to symbolize the trouble the campaign finds itself in after having raised only $13 million in the first quarter while spending $8 million. Romney burned a lot, too, but McCain has campaigned for years as a pork buster and someone who hasn't been tainted by the profligate spending ways of Washington. In one bright spot for McCain, his campaign reported having 51,000 contributors, more than his two main rivals.


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UNH 4th in preseason grid poll
Coming off its best-in-the-nation 10th straight trip to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, the University of New Hampshire is heavily favored to extend that streak, if the preseason FCS Coaches Poll is any indication.
Ranked fourth, UNH is one of six Colonial Athletic Conference teams in the top 25, along with No. 7 Towson, No. 13 Villanova, No. 20 Maine, No. 22 William & Mary and No. 24 Richmond.
Defending national champion North Dakota State begins this year's poll right where it finished last year's, at No. 1. Eastern Washington is second, followed by Southeastern Louisiana, UNH and No. 5 Montana.North Dakota State ended UNH's season last December in the national semifinals before beating Towson for the championship.
The Wildcats, who finished last season with a 10-5 record and officially opened preseason camp on Monday, play their first game Aug. 30 at Toledo, a Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) school. Their home opener is Sept. 13 against Lehigh.


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Who amongst us doesn't have fond memories of their first foray into the world of BMX. Creating your own ramp with some chums; racing full sprint on whatever bike you could get your hands on; the exhilaration of hitting the ramp and getting airborne.
Admittedly, this was usually followed by a searing pain in your knee/elbow/head (delete as applicable) as your ill-conceived efforts resulted in a catastrophic landing, with parts of both rider and bike pointing in directions they weren't designed to.
Still the fond memories prevail, so what better, and indeed safer, way to go about reliving those moments than Stickman BMX.
Stickman BMX
This sequel to the popular Stickman Skater brings plenty of elements from the original and repackages them with the BMX. Launched in July, the game gets a re-engineered physics engine and just enough of a variety of obstacles and locations to be worth the download.
Controls are simple in the extreme, with two responsive buttons on either side of the screen controlling pedalling and jumping. And it's basically a case of pressing these controls at the right time in order to progress through the levels.
Graphics are okay, but not fantastic and the soundtrack and SFX can become a little annoying; however the true joy with this game is its old-fashioned take on level design. By this we mean that everything is blissfully predictable. You'll come across the same car moving towards you at precisely the same point and aerial threats will dive at you in a similarly consistent way.
Some may see this a downside, but it's nice to get back to the retro-gaming skill of knowing your level and the dangers therein, and beating it with memory and some impeccable timing.
Saying this, there are hidden paths and routes that can be discovered and explored - often bearing extra bonuses - and any scores can be posted to Gamecenter leaderboards.
Once completed there's extra in-app content to be had in the form of Race the Ace, which brings another 30 levels, and Skateboard which gives you the option to skate around all the new levels. Please note that the free-version is literally just an extended trial, bringing a few of the levels and in-app content tasters.


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You've Been Doing Scones And Jam Wrong This ENTIRE Time
It's a debate so important it's dividing the nation. No, where not talking about who's going to win the Bachelor.
We hate to break it to you but it appears the majority of us have been eating our scones the WRONG way. Shock horror, I know.
And I know what you're all thinking. I eat mine the write way. Well here's some food for thought.
If you fit into the category of spreading your jam on first and then dolloping your cream - you're doing it wrong.
Now, I can hear you shouting at your computer screens, but there is an explanation. I too have been guilty of the jam then cream scone method my whole life, but after discovering just how wrong I am, I pledge to never eat scones the same way.
You see, there are a small minority of people who choose to put the cream on first and then the jam. Crazy, I know. But there appears to be method to their madness.
Most of us believe the jam must go directly on to the scone to give the cream something to grip to. The thought of spreading jam on top of cream just sounds messy, but according to the cream and jam side we need to start trying harder.
They insist it can be done and we just need to learn how to dollop jam. They argue that the dominant flavour should be tasted first. They do have a point. Vegemite does go on the top of butter.
And here's the kicker. Cooking royalty Nigella Lawson AND Donna Hay both eat their scones cream first, jam second. If Nigella says it's good it must be. She always eats food the appropriate way.
The Queen is also said to enjoy her scones with cream and then jam. How can we argue with the Queen herself?
For those of us who've been eating our scones the wrong way, there is somebody to blame. Apparently this is the method made popular in Cornwall.While in Devon the cream and jam method reigns supreme.
Damn, we've never heard of a 'Cornish Tea' - but 'Devonshire tea' we have. How could we have been SO WRONG for all these years.
While this is a lot to take in and we don't want to ruin your scone eating forever, some crazy etiquette lovers will insist we've also been halving them wrong too.
Rather than cutting them in half with a knife. they insist going all Bear Grylls style and ripping them in half with your bare hands. Animals.
So whilst I've conceded I will never resort back to spreading my jam and then dolloping my cream, I will not ever call a scone a 'scoone'. It will always be a 'scon.' There's just some things you can't change.


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"I can imagine a young actor having a leading role in this big action movie saying, 'What do you mean? You're casting me but you want to change my face?'" says Rian Johnson of his awesome sci-fi thriller "Looper," for which Joseph Gordon-Levitt endured daily three-hour makeup sessions. "Absolutely zero of that with Joe. That's actually specifically what he loves, is vanishing on screen."
The writer-director says their well-established working relationship and friendship (since the two collaborated on the fantastic "Brick") helped the filmmaking process. "It maybe gives you the confidence and gives you the foundation to take some creative leaps that you wouldn't have otherwise been able to take, knowing that your friends have got your back," he says. "Knowing that if you've got something like this, where you're asking your actor to put on another actor's face, they're going to say, 'OK, let's do it.'"
In "Looper," opening Sept. 28, Joe (Gordon-Levitt) must chase down his future self (Bruce Willis) after failing to follow through on his assignment as a looper—and assassin tasked with killing people from the future.
At the Peninsula bar, 38-year-old Johnson talked about the likelihood of time travel, writing for Gordon-Levitt and accidentally referencing "The Terminator."
In "Looper," time travel is illegal. If time travel were discovered tomorrow, what do you think would be the result?
I hope it would be instantly outlawed. [Laughs.] Although I guess it didn't really work in the world of the movie. I started actually researching the scientific reality of time travel and where we're at with it when I started writing.
Like if we're almost there?
We are not almost there. We are nowhere close to being almost there. It's fun to talk about, but when you look into the science of it, the things we're getting really excited about are sending a subatomic particle back in time a millisecond. Which is really fascinating, amazing stuff, and it's cool, but in terms of writing a time travel story, it was very useless.
I can see you pitching, "It's a movie about a subatomic particle."
Exactly. "He's a regular guy!" From a moviemaking point of view, what you study is not time travel; what you study is how other stories use time travel. So you watch time travel movies, you read time travel books and you try and figure out how they manage to take this very complicated concept and tame it into the fabric of the narrative and have it serve the characters and story and not the other way around.
You wrote this part for Joseph. How did that shape the role?
Well, there's nothing of Joe in this actual part. Thank God. My friend Joe is a completely opposite person than the character in this movie. So it didn't shape the part in that way. Besides just wanting to work with my friend, it made a lot of sense to me because I knew the part was going to require a total transformation on the part of the young actor. I knew no matter who we cast as the older actor, the young man was going to have to wrap himself around that older man's persona. And Joe, that's his bread and butter. That's what he loves to do, and that's what he's really good at. He loves to disappear into a part, to use the external to really find the internal and vanish inside of that. This was that on a big, big, big scale.
How tempted were you to cast Morgan Freeman as the older Joe and say, "Make it believable"!
"Make it work. Go for it, buddy. It's all on you." We obviously had to get it so we could get it close enough without it being ridiculous. That having been said, we set ourselves a pretty impossible task casting Bruce Willis. I was really excited about it because he's a fantastic actor and he's Bruce [bleeping] Willis, but really they couldn't look more dissimilar. So in that way we had quite a conundrum on our hands. So we kind of placed our chips on, yeah, we're going to do a little bit of makeup, it seemed like it would be fun, and hopefully would help a little bit at least doing some subtle adjustments using prosthetics to his face, but the big thing was trusting that Joe could pull it off with his performance. I think that's what makes it tick.
"Looper" has a really interesting view of the future: The economy fell apart, there are problems with the auto industry. Where would you get ideas like that?
[Laughs.] It's speculative fiction! It's all fantasy, obviously. [Laughs.] No, it's interesting to me too because obviously it's not a political movie. It's not making any kind of real social comment directly, but it is interesting to see how this world we created, where the middle class is totally gone and it's just you either have your piece of the pie or you're absolutely destitute—that just kind of exists in the background of this movie. But to see that resonate with people is just really interesting.
You talked about how people in the past would have their minds by modern technology. How do you think some events of the past would have been different with current technology? Like WWII with Facebook?
Communication in the era of WWII or WWI, it's fascinating to read stories from those wars and to see the insane stuff that happened just because you couldn't send a message across the world or across the country [laughs] very quickly or very accurately. But it's not like we don't have wars and violence today with that technology. If anything it's maybe the killing has just become more efficient I guess. That's a whole 'nother genre right, alternative history. So that's something, "Man in the High Castle" stuff. Maybe that's for the next movie.
Does that interest you, alternative history? I always thought it was a little strange to view things that way.
It's interesting. It doesn't grab me the way that—for me the sci-fi that I really love is stuff that illuminates human stuff you can deal with in the present. So even if it's a far out-there concept, "What if?" is less interesting to me than something that can actually show you for the world around you and the way that you deal with it now, this is something that you can relate to. I feel like I'm not articulating this very well. For instance, in "Looper" the time travel element of it is this big fantasy element, obviously. And having an older self and younger self is a very out-there sci-fi concept, but what it gets to at the end of the day is an older man sitting across from a younger man and the younger man saying, "I'm not going to turn into you," and the older man saying, "What the hell are you doing? You're doing everything wrong. I've seen where you're going to end up." And anyone who's ever been a teenager and had an argument with their father or been a father and had an argument with their son can relate to that, can get hit in the heart with that. Any good sci-fi, that's what I love about it, is when it can get to the present moment.
Some characters in "Looper" have TK mutations that allow them to elevate objects. What's a mutation you wouldn't mind having?
Well, you'd have to do some sci-fi magic, manipulations to figure out how this could be done with the generic mutation but I guess flight is the thing. The TK thing would be fun. It'd be nice not to have to go across the room for the remote. [Laughs.] You start thinking to superpowers though when you start thinking about genetic mutation, so obviously invisibility vs. flight, isn't that the big, classic question it comes down to?
I feel like if there was someone in that position of having to make a snap decision, they're like, "Oh, no, do I want to fly or get the remote faster, um …. Remote! Oh, no!"
[Laughs.] As a kid, that's what the force would be useful for right now. "Click."
I interviewed you on a red carpet for "The Brothers Bloom" a few years ago. You told me you were only going to stick to "B" movies and said it would be "berfect." Why not make "Blooper" and stay on that track?
[Laughs.] We gotta have a blooper reel on it, right? "Blooper," I like that. Or "Booper." That'd be pretty good. It sounds like a baby word for belching. It'd be a whole different movie. Maybe the next one I guess.
Or a movie about Betty Boop's fans.
Oh!!! I'm surprised someone hasn't done "Booper" and transposed Betty Boop's head onto Joe on the poster. We had a Pokemon one that somebody did; you see that one? It was, shoot, what was the name of it? One of the Pokemon characters sounds like "Looper" and they changed it and they put the Pokemon thing upside-down, the two things that Pokemon transforms into.
When I found out Emily Blunt's character's name in "Looper" was Sara, was it fair to wonder if that was a nod to "Terminator"?
You know what's funny, it was a few weeks into shooting that, this is going to sound ridiculous, that I realized, "Oh, shit, yeah, Sarah Connor. [Bleep]." Actually, I think I might have changed it if I had realized earlier because it seems like such a big, obvious nod to it. But I don't know, very different characters, so hopefully people will let it slide or take it as a good thing. We do owe quite a lot to the first "Terminator" in terms of how we use time travel.
Is it possible that it could have been a self-conscious thing?
Sure, yeah, absolutely. It's funny the things you figure out after the fact. Years after you make a film where you're like, "Oh, wait a minute, that came from there." … I can't think of any specific example. It feels like they happen frighteningly often, though. You'll be remembering the name of a character and you'll say, "Oh, wait, that was my best friend in high school."
On memories of Chicago and Mundelein, where his mom's side of the family is from: "I went to [Marriott's Great America and] Cubs games with my mom and my grandma. Mostly I got memories of Mundelein. Bill's Pizza up in Mundelein. I just have really strong childhood memories of coming here and those sweltering Chicago summers. It was all through when I was growing up. My grandparents lived in the house that my mom was born in. Not born in but grew up in. Since early early age up through when my grandparents' passed I was coming here. I got uncles and cousins who still live in Mundelein. They actually came to the screening last night, it was really fun."
If he had 30 free years to live after his loop was closed: "I would try and get a few more movies made. I would make a documentary about the fact that my [previous] self will be coming back in 30 years to kill me."
On "Looper" bonus footage: "There's going to be like 45 minutes of deleted scenes on the DVD. And really good scenes, I think. Stuff that individually is my favorite stuff that we did, but just didn't end up being required by the narrative so we had to lose 'em."
Guilty pleasure movie: "I feel like even the stuff is termed as a guilty pleasure movie, it's stuff that you genuinely enjoy, so the term guilty pleasure … 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre,' but I can't claim that as a guilty pleasure. I'll look like an asshole. Or 'Topsy Turvy,' I guess I put on all the time. 'Man Who Would Be King.' Music-wise I'm a big Billy Joel fan. I love Billy Joel stuff. I don't even know if that's a guilty pleasure, but I will unabashedly cruise down Sunset Boulevard blasting 'Big Shot' …" (Only '80s Joel, like 'Step Brothers'?) "I will run the gamut, man. I will listen to 'The Bridge,' I will listen to 'Stranger,' I will listen to 'Cold Spring Harbor,' I will go all the way through." (Even after 'River of Dreams'?) "I will go post-'River of Dreams' on your ass, are you kidding me? Yes! His Russia period. 'Goodnight, Saigon.' 'We will all go down together.' Yes! I will absolutely put my chips on Billy Joel any day of the week."
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Speaking of souvenirs, this welcome program will also give visitors a small memento to keep and the opportunity to be in the spotlight with the VIC's photo backdrop. From there, guests will be free to roam downtown at their leisure until it's time for their next adventure in Music City. It's a prelude to a great day.
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MN tribe touts casino for Vikings stadium
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Leaders of northwestern Minnesota's White Earth Tribe tried Thursday to breathe new life into a previously unsuccessful request for state support for a new casino in the Twin Cities area by suggesting it as a way to raise money for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.
White Earth Chairwoman Erma Vizenor, at a Capitol news conference, said the 20,000-member American Indian tribe — the state's largest — has desperate needs in health care, education and housing on its rural reservation about 250 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The tribe wants state lawmakers to vote to let them open a casino in the much more heavily populated Twin Cities, which Vizenor said would raise enough money to both alleviate tribal poverty and cover a taxpayer share of a stadium project that's likely to run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Vizenor said an estimate prepared for the tribe a few years ago said such a casino would clear $300 million in profit a year, which Vizenor said could be split 50-50 between the tribe and the state.
Supporters of the proposal face an uphill battle. A similar tribal casino bid in 2005, backed by then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty, died in a Senate committee after meeting heavy opposition, not just from opponents of expanded gambling but also other Minnesota tribes that already own casinos near the Twin Cities. Vizenor acknowledged White Earth has not been able to persuade other tribes to support the proposal since.
The Vikings have sought a replacement to the Metrodome for nearly a decade, contending it no longer generates sufficient revenue for the team to keep up with other NFL clubs, most of which are playing in new or renovated facilities. The Vikings' request has taken on new urgency in recent months because their lease at the Metrodome has expired. Although they are certain to play there at least one more season, fans — and state officials — fear a possible move to another city if they don't get a new stadium.
Recent stadium negotiations have focused on a new facility in downtown Minneapolis, on or next to the Metrodome site. Stadium supporters said Thursday that a new proposal for that site would be released soon, maybe even yet this week.
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said while there has been behind-the-scenes progress, advocates need to realize that any proposal that emerges is far from a done deal.
"The little detail that remains is we have to get a Legislature and a city council to back it. That's not a small issue," Rybak said.
Rybak was at the Capitol trying to defend against a plan to turn off a special sales tax that finances the city's convention center. Some lawmakers are eyeing that revenue stream as a stadium funding source, but Rybak said the move would hamper the city's ability to attract major conventions. He said the state would lose out too, because reduced convention business means reduced tax dollars all around.
"In these next couple of weeks, it's going to be important to remember that there are going to be all sorts of trial balloons going up and down and they may or may not make sense," Rybak said, when asked whether he has been in talks with developers about other new businesses that could be attracted to the stadium neighborhood.
Numerous proposals for expanded gambling have been offered as ways for the state to raise a public portion of stadium costs, which could be as much as half the cost of a stadium project estimated at around $1 billion. The Vikings would also pay a major share.
Most recently, the team's chief legislative allies have indicated the state's portion would come from new tax revenue raised by authorizing electronic games of chance in bars and restaurants. Under that scenario, the local government where the stadium eds up city of Minneapolis — or another local government, if the stadium ends up elsewhere — would also pay a share from local tax proceeds.
But Vizenor said the casino would raise enough money to cover the entire public share, both state and local.
The White Earth tribe is not the first group to suggest opening a new Twin Cities casino to raise stadium money. The group that owns Block E, a struggling downtown Minneapolis retail and hotel establishment, wants state authorization to open a casino there.
Vizenor said she and tribal officials met recently with Gov. Mark Dayton, and that he supported their proposal. But Dayton spokeswoman Katharine Tinucci called that an overstatement. While Dayton is open to all groups trying to find solutions to the Vikings stadium drama, she said, he thinks authorizing a new casino as a way to fund it is problematic because it would likely get tied up in litigation for years.


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Daguerreotype of Thomas Arms and his wife Elizabeth (Hawks) Arms, joined by her sisters Sarah Hawks Lawrence (on the left) and Alma Hawks (on the right). The sisters? interlocking arms suggests the close bond they shared. Sarah and Alma probably joined Elizabeth and Thomas Arms in Boston, Massachusetts, for their family portrait. After Thomas Arms died, Elizabeth moved back to Deerfield, Massachusetts, where the sisters were reunited again.
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