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Social Media
Twitter promotion I've seen
Seattle-based Cupcake Royale was the first cupcake café to open outside of New York City. Founded in 2003, Cupcake Royale grew from one location to five during an enormous economic downturn by building reputation and loyalty through Twitter. [They would] tweet secret specials like Cupcake Happy Hour at a particular location and time. They would closely relate themselves with the local scene by tweeting about special guests in music, pop culture or politics as an excellent PR strategy.
—Storm Hodge, assistant director of food services, University of Washington, Seattle
The Best, Twitter Idea to increase Facebook likes/Twitter followers
Using one of our marketing street team members, we offered a reusable cold cup as a thank you for simply signing up to "like" our Facebook page. The street team visited several locations around campus, armed with a laptop where students could sign up on the spot and receive their cup. We increased our fan base by 250 people over the course of two days.
—David Hill, area manager, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
Commercial use of social media that I've stolen
I love Boston's Joanne Chang's Flour Bakery + Café Twitter feeds' conversational tone. We've tried to adopt that personal, ironic, observational, warm and friendly tone with our posts.
—Patti Klos, director of dining and business services, Tufts University, Medford, Mass.
The best non-promotional use of social media
My college-age daughter connected me with pinterest.com. The site advertises it as a virtual pinboard and a method to "organize and share the things you love." For me, the best part is that it allows you to tell a "story" as opposed to a one-time Twitter post. You can create a pinboard of related topics, ideas or thoughts. You can create separate boards to categorize things like favorite recipes and share it with others.
—Julie Jones, director of food and nutrition, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Facebook promotion I've seen: The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District posts a picture each day of the meal a nutrition services employee chose to eat that day from one of the district's schools. It shows great variety of options, including vegetables.
—Melanie Konarik, director of child nutrition, Spring Independent School District, Houston


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The finalized video is my tribute to philosopher, indie artist, and fellow sci-fi junkie, John Maus: an unofficial music video for his track "Quantum Leap". Tools used during the two months of production: A Wacom tablet, Photoshop (The Gimp would work fine too), Sony Vegas Pro (compositing), After Effects (for the lazers in the final battle only).
1. Don't draw everything
This project would still be in its infancy now if I had to also draw the backgrounds (and it would look worse too). This is where the beauty of Creative Commons came in, all the backgrounds in the various scenes are licensed under the "Attribution" license. The space pictures are from NASA. Only a single scene in the whole video is fully drawn (the one where indie musician Ariel Pink hides the heroes behind his curtains from the "Man in Black"), and that's only because I couldn't find the proper picture I needed under the CC-BY license.
2. Don't draw everything, No2
While you could animate every movement, it is far faster to draw the body without hands, and then animate these seperately. Each moving element lives in its own transparent PNG or PSD image, and it's then animated in the video editor instead of Photoshop, after its placed on its own video track. Only the full-body scenes (e.g. the ones where the heroes are chased) are animated frame by frame.
3. The story is most important
I must have played the story in my mind, and the pacing of that story, 500 times before I layed down the song file on my video editor's audio track. Next thing to do is to put markers with text in the timeline, describing each scene. Each scene must follow the beat, so it has to start/end on obvious auditory stimuli.
4. Keep it simple
If you can't draw something, draw something else. There were 3-4 scenes that I wanted them to be different originally, but they were very complex to achieve, so I settled for something simpler. Overall, I used only 5 video tracks, 1 for the background, and 4 for the animation.
5. Blend frames to give illusion of movement
In certain occasions (e.g. blinking of eyes, smiling) you can use a simple transition from the end of one PNG with the beginning of the other. This gives the illusion of more frames than what are actually drawn.

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Over the last year, I have to deal with more people/members who signup with the intent to post in the Forum advertising only.
As a result, we update the Terms of Service in 2011 to include a fee of $100.00 per day to post EACH advertisng post. NO AND IF OR BUTS. YOU WILL PAY.
Since not one member who has posted these ads have ever agreed to pay in advance, they do ask to remove them. This takes much of my time and simply makes me mad as well.
If you have any questions about this, feel free to contact me.
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Thank you!
I am not sure about MAD as much as upset that someone is so disrepectfully of another person's site. Mr. S. puts a great deal of time in for us to have the best site ever.
Oh heck, I changed my mind. I am MAD............
I have been unable to find this information in the Legal link at the bottom of the page http://www.sweepstakestoday.com/info/legal
Did I just miss it? Or did someone drop the ball and not get it in. Perhaps it just needs to be more prominent. Then again, I suspect people just don't read it before posting.
By the way, this link mentions MrSweepy.com, that seems to be a dead link.
Good work Mr.Sweepy to have this site over run with advertisers would be a real shame. Thanks for not allowing that to happen.
Now lets work on the pop ups!
Hi Mr. Sweepy:
How do you confirm it is an advertisement or not?
Hi; I've known about your site for some time it's really awesome and you have a good reputation,
in fact I've put a button to sweepsstakes today on a new site I'm working to get started, it's small
potatoes compared to what you've got going on but I'm sharing your link with any visitors who might
stumble upon it. I'm thinking it would definately be respectful to have your permission to keep your
link listed, I probibly should have contacted you befor hand. I'd write its HTML address here but I
don't want to appear like I'm advertizing to your viewers, please email me to get it's information so
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1. The Convenient Friend
WHERE TO FIND HER: Look around. She's your neighbor's kid or the toddler with the friendly mom.
WHEN SHE'S GOLDEN: Post-blob stage until around 5
INVITE HER OVER BECAUSE: This first pal is the one who teaches your child that friends are fun.
TO MAKE IT WORK: Yes, playdates are often like an arranged marriage, but they can succeed. You need to:
- Keep it age-appropriate. Toddlers don't interact the way older kids do, so don't badger them to toss a ball. Give them a safe place to play and let them be, even if they ignore each other.
- Lay down some simple rules. When my kids were younger, I always recited the house rules for friends as soon as they entered the house: No hitting. Share the toys. And if a friend whacked my kid with a Duplo? I diverted them with a toy, and tried not to hold a grudge.
- Use proximity to your advantage. Lauren Wu was thrilled when her daughter Maddie, now 7, hit it off with her neighbor's son. "The kids could get together at nontraditional hours that worked for us, like early Sunday morning," says the San Francisco mom.
- Know when to call it a day. For toddlers, an hour or so of togetherness is plenty (preschoolers can go longer).
2. The Opposite-Sex Friend
WHERE TO FIND HER: Anywhere boys and girls mingle -- playgroups, music class, library storytime
WHEN SHE'S GOLDEN: Babyhood to 5
INVITE HER OVER BECAUSE: You don't want your son growing up thinking girls are aliens from another world (or vice versa)
TO MAKE IT WORK: Forget stereotypes -- boys and girls can be friends (really!). Instead, try to:
- Recognize what's normal. At 2 or 3, gender doesn't make much difference; by 4, however, kids prefer same-sex friends. So start early, says Michele Borba, author of 12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know. "Children with opposite-sex friends develop more respect and empathy for the other gender," she says. "In the long run, they'll get along better in life."
- Paint it positive. Lisa Chinnery's son James, 3, is the only boy in his preschool one morning a week, but his mom focuses on the fact that he's often the center of attention. And being with his female classmates has expanded his horizons: "He's much more interested in make-believe and stuffed animals as well as his usual cars and trucks," she says.
- Watch your own messages. Kids pick up on verbal and nonverbal cues from you. So curb the "Only boys are so wild" and "Coloring is better for girls" talk, says Borba. "You have the ability to break stereotypes from the beginning," she adds.
- Nix your inner matchmaker. They're not headed to the prom, so squelch the cutesy impulse to pair up preschoolers or refer to them as "boyfriend and girlfriend." Such talk will only make them say "Eww!" to being friends.
3. The Athletic Friend
WHERE TO FIND HIM: The playground, swim class, running on the sidewalk in front of your house playing kickball
WHEN HE'S GOLDEN: 3 through school age
INVITE HIM OVER BECAUSE: Kids need friends who love to go outside and play so they don't end up in an all-video-game, all-the-time rut.
TO MAKE IT WORK: Forget that complicated sports schedule. Instead:
- Ask this buddy to accompany you on bike rides or family hikes. His high energy will rub off on everyone.
- Don't make physical activity sound like a chore. Even very young children are wary of things billed as "good" for them, says Borba.
- Keep it simple. When my son A.J., who doesn't know a penalty kick from a touchdown, gets together with his friend Ben, an expert at every sport known to man, they stick to easy backyard games like kickball and Frisbee. Around Ben, A.J. becomes more active; he'll never be a super-competitive athlete, but he gets moving, works up a sweat, and has a blast.
- Know when to step in. You don't need to play constant referee, but do make sure that the active friend is being a good sport. And let both kids know that too much bragging or boasting really hurts feelings.
4. The Slightly Older Friend
WHERE TO FIND HER: Among your child's cousins or your babysitter's kids; in the row behind you in church
WHEN SHE'S GOLDEN: Toddlerhood through the preschool years
INVITE HER OVER BECAUSE: She's a terrific role model, and a peek at what's in store for your own kid.
TO MAKE IT WORK: Make sure she's a good influence (at least most of the time); you don't want your kid picking up smart-aleck language or worse. Then:
- Point out the positive. From the time he was 2, Carolina Fernandez encouraged her son Nicolas to hang out with her friend's son Scott, a year older. "Scott was polite, intelligent, and sweet," says the Ridgefield, Connecticut, mom of four. "We always talked about his good traits, and they really rubbed off on Nick when they spent time together."
- Find a middle ground. Even if kids aren't at the same developmental level, suggest something that appeals to everyone, like play dough.
- Think of it as borrowing a sib if you have one child. Firstborns or only kids can learn teamwork, cooperation, and sharing from older pals. Just prepare for at least one meltdown when things don't go your kid's way.
5. The Friend He Chooses
WHERE TO FIND HIM: You don't need to! You're done playing matchmaker.
WHEN HE'S GOLDEN: 4 to 100+
INVITE HIM OVER BECAUSE: When your child picks his own friends, it's a major step toward independence.
TO MAKE IT WORK: Realize that from now on, your kid will be making new friends -- some you like better than others. With that in mind...
- Don't freak out. Every parent eventually hears "Mom, can I go over to so-and-so's house?" You don't know the kid, you don't know the parents, and you feel like you're embarking into a scary new world. Take a deep breath and calm down; this is a step every child must eventually take.
- Check in with the other family. They'll be expecting your call. It doesn't mean you think they're ax murderers; it's just standard operating procedure among parents of school-age kids to chat up the parents of prospective playmates. Then watch for red flags, like their kids' talking about violent video games. Keep the first playdates short and sweet -- or meet at the playground so the adults can chat.
- Step back. If you think your child is being hurt, by all means intercede. But for the most part, put your Mama Bear instincts on hold and let kids work out disagreements; learning to resolve conflict -- or even end a friendship -- is a lesson they need to learn.
- Let your kid bask in the new friendship. Your child is likely to go on and on about his pal -- so encourage that, says Maureen O'Brien, Ph.D., author of Watch Me Grow: I'm One-Two-Three. At this age, kids start thinking about what makes a good friend: "They move away from thinking merely in terms of 'We have fun together' to 'Why do I like this particular person?'" O'Brien adds. And that's a sweet question for everyone -- at any age! -- to ponder.
Charlotte Latvala writes frequently for Parenting.


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BOSTON — Earlier this month, mayor Thomas Menino and a coterie of Roxbury business owners and community leaders broke ground on a project decades in the making: the renovation of the Ferdinand Building in Dudley Square.
Built in 1895, the Ferdinand Blue Store originally sold housewares, carpet and furniture to Dudley Square customers. The iconic building has sat largely vacant as construction plans repeatedly stalled. Now, a $115 million building redesign has been approved, and the whole construction project — once begun — is slated to finish in late 2014.
City councilor Tito Jackson said it couldn't come at a better time: "Having such a significant and large parcel in the middle of our community offline for 35 or 40 years has had a great negative effect on other areas and other businesses in the community."
Watertown architecture firm Sasaki Associates has been chosen to spearhead the project, in partnership with the Dutch firm Mecanoo Architects. Ted Landsmark, president of Boston Architectural College, was a member of the juries evaluating proposals from 30 different architectural teams. He said the unique design of the old department store attracted international attention.
"We had English teams, Dutch teams … [the submissions] included some of the most prestigious and well known architecture firms in the world," he said. "Making the choice for the final team was really a challenge."
Once completed, the Dudley Square building will house the Boston School Department headquarters. Plans are also in development to include retail space at ground level, as well as areas to welcome the public — a factor Landsmark said was "key" in deciding on a design.
"[We wanted] to keep this particular parcel open and transparent and inviting, so that the municipal building didn't seem like a fortress."
For Jackson, the Ferdinand redesign is a welcome update to an area he's called home for many years.
"I bought my first boom box there. I can remember when we used to go and get fish and parakeets … at Woolworth's. Dudley used to be a bustling place, and it was a downtown for uptown," Jackson said. "Really what this means is economic development for our community."
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We look forward to seeing you at these events!
Tues, Mar 19, 2013: 11:30am – 1:30pm Challenge US Korea FTA & TPP Negotiator @ Korea Society Event
Wendy Cutler, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC Affairs, and chief negotiator of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement will speak at the Korea Society. With Japan announcing this week that it intends to join the infamousTrans-Pacific Partnership this is a critical opportunity to speak out against the infamous Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Korea FTA. Details @ http://tradejustice.net/31913
Wed, Mar 20, 2013 3pm – 4pm National TPP Organizing Call
On the call, you'll get a status update on the TPP in light of the just-completed Singapore Round of negotiations and Japan's announcement seeking to join. More importantly, we'll discuss steps you can take to introduce accountability on the TPP during the upcoming spring Congressional recess — and you'll also get a heads-up on a proposed International Day of Action prior to the Lima Round of negotiations this May.
Details at http:/tradejustice.net/32013.
Thurs, Mar 21, 5:30pm – 8:30pm: Protest: Tell Rep. Crowley to Vote NO! on Fast Track for TPP @ B-Day Fundraiser
Congressman Joseph Crowley, a consistent supporter of job-killing ,environment destroying free trade agreements, is holding his annual birthday fundraiser to rake in corporate cash from the companies who want to ensure that he will continue pushing free trade agreements that endanger our jobs, our health, and our environment. Join TradeJustice to expose Crowley's past free trade votes and demand that he vote against Fast Track Authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an 11 country trade deal currently being negotiated, described by critics as "NAFTA on Steroids" and "a corporate power tool."
Details @ http://tradejustice.net/32113
Fri, March 22, 7:00pm – 9:30pm: Bullshit - Vandana Shiva Documentary w/ anti-TPP Speaker
Follow the tireless Indian nuclear physicist Vandana Shiva for two years in her worldwide battle against the leaders of globalization. In the discussion portion of the evening, a rep from TradeJustice member group Global Justice for Animals and the Environment will discuss the environmental threat posed by the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Details @ http://tradejustice.net/32213
Sun, March 24, 10:30AM – 5:00PM March and Table on TPP @ Veggie Pride Parade
Join TradeJustice member group Global Justice for Animal and the Environment at this massive vegetarian community event to raise awareness on the connection between free trade agreements, the global expansion of inhumane and polluting factory farm agriculture, climate change, rising consumption of animal products and increases rates of diseases in the developing world, "NAFTA flu" and other dangerous diseases spread by factory farm globalization.
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Northern Lights
Littleton music store still playing the right notesBy JOHN KOZIOL
Union Leader Correspondent
April 23. 2014 8:52PM
LITTLETON — Happiness is doing what you love and wanting what you have. By those standards, Dan and Moocho Salomon are very happy, living and breathing guitars as the owners of Northern Lights Music.
An anchor of Littleton's downtown on the corner of Main and Mill streets, Northern Lights Music is part museum, part candy store for musicians and part a conversation waiting to happen. For the past 36 years, the Salomons have been having fun and turning a profit, even in the face of big-box competition.
A sign on the front door of the historic three-story structure, which was erected in 1833 and is the oldest wooden building on Main Street, immediately makes it clear that this is not your typical music store, in so far that in most other stores, "unattended children" most probably will NOT "be used as percussion instruments."
Inside, you can buy a bumper sticker in school-bus yellow and black with the safety message "Warning/Driver Signing," a nose flute — a veritable steal at only 99 cents — a didgeridoo, drums, ukuleles, violins, mandolins, and, of course, guitars, ranging in price from $100 to $100,000. Northern Lights is the reflection of Dan and Moocho, creatives with a hippie sensibility, part of which they were born with, part which they cultivated at the former Franconia College.
Opened in 1963, Franconia College was a small liberal arts school — Moocho, who grew up in Buffalo, earned a degree there in fine arts; Dan, who hails from Worcester, earned a degree in electric bass and a minor in acoustic blues ragtime. Franconia College closed in 1978, which, coincidentally was when Northern Lights Music opened, ironically, as a small teaching studio to serve the college. Nonetheless, the company began to grow, selling instruments and later adding steros and other electronics to its offerings.
In 1982, Moocho and Dan married; the couple have three children: Eva, Benjamin and Asher — and it was also when they moved Northern Lights to its current location. Things were good for a long time, but when Wal-mart opened not far from the downtown, the Salomons had to make some tough decisions.
They ultimately decided to eschew the electronics and instead tripled the number of guitars they had on display.
In an article she wrote in the Summer 2013 edition of the "Women's Rural Entrepreneurial Network Zine," Moocho wrote that "We realized that what made us unique would also ultimately make us very happy. We would provide quality guitars, personalized service, inspiring lessons and a creative fun environment."
That credo has helped Northern Lights — which was named after the aurora borealis that used to be visible in Littleton back in the day — become an independent powerhouse in a market that is, in large part, dominated by chains, including Guitar Center, which has stores in Portsmouth and Nashua.
Northern Lights will match Internet prices with superstores, but Dan noted that he couldn't recall the last time a customer asked for that, because its prices are already fair and comparable, he said. What separates Northern Lights from the competition is service and selection.
"This is the best-stocked acoustic room in Northern New England," said Dan, adding "there's like a million dollars worth of inventory here," including high-end Martin, Taylor and Santa Cruz guitars. The store also carries more modestly-priced guitars by those and other manufacturers, including one made out of carbon fiber by Composite Acoustics that Dan said is "indestructible" in being impervious to heat, cold and impact. Although they may look alike, each guitar is as unique as the person playing it, said Dan.
"Taylor calls it a 'bone tone.' You can hand their guitar to 20 different people, and it's 20 different guitars," he said, because every person has different sized hands, arms and bodies, all of which should be factors in deciding what kind of guitar to buy. According to the April 2014 issue of Music Trades magazine, this is a "golden age" for acoustic guitars with the market for acoustics costing more than $1,500 up 40 percent in 2013 over 2012.
An American-made, solid-wood guitar starts at about $1,500 with an average cost of around $3,000, said Dan, whereas a Santa Cruz starts at $4,000 and soars up from there. Add a rare wood like Brazilian rosewood or Hawaiian koa and the prices rise geometrically.
Northern Lights currently has two humidity-controlled rooms for its guitars and is looking to build a third on its 2,400-square-foot sales floor. As part of that effort, the business will also combine and expand its vintage case which contains numerous classic "axes," among them a 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, which, while available for ogling, is also available for sale at a cool $95,000.
The "coolness" factor is ramped up at Northern Lights because it is both inclusive and exclusive, being, for example, the only Northern New England retailer for Santa Cruz guitars — which has just 60 outlets worldwide — and for Carr amplifiers.
"Yes, we're profitable," Dan summed up, adding that revenues in 2013 were some 20 percent above 2012, something he attributed to the "acoustic boom."
"A lot of people have gotten to a point in their lives where they can afford what they've always dreamed of having," said Moocho, with Dan pointing out that the typical Taylor owner has four guitars.
"We've made a lot of friends over the past 36 years," he said, and they are loyal as well as practical.
Although its customer base is local as well as international, Northern Lights, which is situated equidistantly from Boston, Montreal, Portland and Burlington, has many customers from those cities, who Dan believes come to his and his wife's store because "high-end guitars and no sales tax go together."
Northern Lights survives and thrives, Dan said, because it is also a leanly-run enterprise.
"We learned to do it without employees," he said, "just mom and pop and a kid (Asher) and a guitar teacher." Rent revenue from six apartments upstairs helps offset the Salmons' cumulative operating costs and also covers some modest salaries.
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Indianapolis rallies late to beat Seahawks 34-28
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck spent most of Sunday's game watching Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch run around.
So when the Colts' quarterback finally got a chance to make some plays, he rallied Indianapolis in the fourth quarter for yet another victory.
He threw two touchdown passes and led the Colts on two time-consuming scoring drives in the fourth quarter, taking the lead on Donald Brown's 3-yard TD run with 8:55 to play, to hand Seattle its first loss of the season, 34-28.
"This is the most resilient team that I've ever been around," coach Chuck Pagano said. "They've got more grit than anybody, any team I've been around."
This season has certainly tested the Colts (4-1).
Since a closer-than-expected Week 1 win over Oakland, the Colts have lost three offensive starters with season-ending injuries and a Week 2 game for their first home loss in nearly a year.
Somehow though, Indy rebounded with three straight wins, including victories over NFC powers San Francisco and Seattle. Now they have sole possession of the AFC South lead for the first time in the post-Peyton Manning era, too.
And all this came on a wacky day.
Both teams scored off a blocked kick. The Seahawks (4-1) ran for 218 yards, averaged 6.4 yards per carry, had better field position and ran more than three dozen plays in Colts territory as they played keep away through the first three quarters.
None of it mattered to Luck. He still found a way to win.
On the decisive drive, he took advantage of a pass interference call against Richard Sherman, got another break when Pagano won a challenge on a third-down spot that turned fourth down into a first down.
After consuming nearly seven minutes, he gave the ball to Brown, who squirted through the middle for the go-ahead score.
Luck then hooked up with his favorite receiver Reggie Wayne on a 2-point conversion pass and took nearly five more minutes off the clock to set up Adam Vinatieri for a game-sealing 49-yard field goal.
Luck finished 16 of 29 for 229 yards with two touchdowns and picked up his ninth fourth-quarter comeback win in 21 career games.
"A win is a win, if it was ugly, if it was great," Luck said. "To come back, you hold on for dear life, but a chance to beat a good team in front of our home fans, to get back on track at home, we take a lot of pride in that."
It came at Seattle's expense, snapping a nine-game regular season winning streak that dated to Nov. 25.
But Sunday's loss seemed almost inexplicable as last week's win at Houston.
Seattle dominated the first half, seemed to be in control most of the game, and Wilson went 15 of 31 for 210 yards with two TDs before throwing an interception on the Seahawks' final play. He also ran 13 times for 102 yards.
Lynch ran 17 times for 102 yards, and the defense limited Indy to just 317 yards of offense, 120 of that coming in the fourth quarter.
The Seahawks also blocked a punt that bounced into the end zone and was recovered out of bounds for a safety, one of many missed opportunities for the NFC West leader.
"We knew we were off to a good start," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. "We could feel that we were ready to go and playing well and all that. But settling for a field goal and not getting any points on the blocked kick — that would have been a much different margin."
"We really struggled on third down," Carroll added. "That was the difference. Those turned into field goals."
Seattle started with a field goal and a 10-yard TD pass from Wilson to Golden Tate. McAfee's blocked punt made it 12-0 barely 10 minutes into the game.
Luck got Indy back into the game with a 73-yard TD pass to T.Y. Hilton, and the Colts took the lead when Delano Howell returned a blocked field goal 61 yards for a score.
The Seahawks regained the lead 19-17 at halftime and appeared to be in good shape after two quick field goals in the third quarter.
But after taking a 25-17 lead, Luck rallied the Colts again — and this time, he made sure Wilson & Co. got to watch it all from the sideline.
"I don't think, anybody's built better to win these close games, especially down the stretch, especially in the fourth quarter than this team," Pagano said.
Notes: Hilton caught five passes for a career-high 140 yards and two scores. ... Colts defensive end Robert Mathis was credited with his 100th career sack when he forced a fumble at the end of the first half. He added another in the second half. .... Reggie Wayne caught six passes, leaving him four short of the 1,000-yard mark. ... Seattle was missing three of its starting offensive linemen for the second straight game. ... The two TD passes by Luck matched the total Seattle had allowed in its first four games.
AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org


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In presentations to the House and Senate Education Committees last month, Secretary of Education Melody Schopp outlined the departments focus on student outcomes.
The department has identified four key student outcome goals that are vital for achieving the overall aspiration that all students should leave the K-12 system college, career and life ready. The student outcome goals are:
1.) All students will enter 4th grade proficient or advanced in reading.
2.) All students will enter 9th grade proficient or advanced in math.
3.) The gap for Native American students is eliminated.
4.) Students graduate high school ready for postsecondary or the workforce.
The four outcomes were identified using the latest research which shows that students who fall behind in key areas, even early on, are less likely to achieve success later in their academic careers or even in the workforce.
Outcome #1: 4th Grade Reading targets
Third grade marks a critical point in a childs education. Its the time when students shift from learning to read and begin reading to learn. Research tells us that students who don't read at grade level by 3rd grade are four times more likely to leave high school without a diploma than students who are proficient readers. Poverty only compounds the problem. Children who are not reading proficiently at 3rd grade and who have lived in poverty are three times more likely to drop out or fail to graduate than those who have never been poor.
Outcome #2: Math targets
A firm grasp of math is necessary throughout a students academic career, because concepts build upon one another and become increasingly complex. Research clearly indicates a correlation between taking higher-level math courses and success at the postsecondary level. One study found that students who had taken Algebra II in high school were twice as likely to earn a bachelors degree as those who had not.
Outcome #3: Eliminating the gap
In South Dakota, there is a 28-point difference between how our Native American and white students perform on the National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading at 4th grade. The gap widens to 29 points at 8th grade. Furthermore, students living in poverty are three times more likely to drop out of high school or fail to graduate on time. And students who are poor readers and live in poverty are the hardest hit; they are six times at a greater risk to drop out than their proficient counterparts.
Outcome #4: Graduation prep
Nationwide, surveys show that many high school graduates do not meet employers standards in a variety of academic areas, as well as in employability skills such as attendance, teamwork and collaboration, and work habits. In South Dakota, 28 percent of students who enter our public universities need to complete some sort of remedial work prior to taking college-level courses in English and math. State-level focus can connect the secondary school experience with postsecondary, both two-year and four-year institutions, as well as the world of work.


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AUSTIN, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 11/05/12 -- SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today released the results of a survey revealing that despite being saddled with increasing hours, responsibility and system complexity, systems administrators express surprisingly strong job satisfaction and high confidence for 2013.
These results are part of a wide-ranging survey of more than 400 U.S.-based systems administrators, which was conducted last month in an effort to measure the evolving nature of this critical IT role. The survey results capture systems administrators' attitudes and preferences on both a personal and professional level, from their enjoyment and frustrations of their jobs to their favorite after-work hobbies and pop culture heroes.
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The complete survey results can be found on SlideShare (http://slidesha.re/VHPWGZ), and an infographic on the data can be found on SolarWinds' Whiteboard blog (http://bit.ly/Uoe2FP). SolarWinds will be releasing additional survey data in the coming weeks on systems administrators in the UK and Australia.
"It's encouraging to see the job satisfaction that systems administrators expressed in our survey, particularly in the face of mounting pressures to do more with less. That collective resiliency is critical for a group doing some of the most important and demanding work in their companies," said Kevin Thompson, President and CEO, SolarWinds. "Though they are often misunderstood, we make it our business to truly get them. In my book, sysadmins are the unsung IT leaders of the present and the future."
The survey also revealed several interesting tidbits about how systems administrators view themselves and what they enjoy in their free time, including:
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#1 Akashiya Moka Fan
and Moka in leather... *drools*
|2008-10-21, 11:31
|Link #1103
The Ecchi Princess
Now, since censorship has been such a popular subject lately ever since Ep. 3 came out, I feel I should address it. Don't want to say it's a female perspective on things, since I obviously can't speak for all Anime fangirls... it's more my own personal opinion:
*takes a deep breath* (really, though, I'm typing so the breath's not necessary... it's metaphorical ok?! )
I believe first and foremost in an artist's creative vision. In fact, it's kinda a sacred thing to me. I love literature and art and if a creator made something a certain way, that creation DESERVES to be seen in its original, unaltered form. Whether it offends some people or not isn't the point. A group of people or a single person should NEVER be able to dictate that "Oh, only this is appropriate or suitable to OUR tastes." Granted, some things might cross a line, but again, someone else shouldn't be able to prevent others from seeing it as it was originally intended.
However, we also have to keep in mind that these are public TV networks broadcasting this material, and series like R+V are obviously intended more for older viewers, so the networks have to worry about complaints from parents and conservative media watch groups... So, they have to make a decision on censoring a certain shot or bunch of shots. I DON'T agree with it, but I can understand their reasoning.
But the thing that irritates me is how illogical and... RANDOM... their censoring is, and the way they make their determinations. It doesn't make ANY sense. The three stations airing R+V Capu2 in Japan right now all censored different shots in the most recent episode, and didn't even censor all the pantsu shots, just certain ones. MX Tokyo, which aired the first two eps uncensored, only used the bat-block on three shots, the fewest of the bunch, yet they had no problem leaving the scene where Tsukune's head ends up in Tsurara's crotch and his hand fondling Ageha's breast as is! Give me a break. If you're going to censor things of a sexual or suggestive nature, at least be consistent. If not, DON'T censor at all.
This isn't about frequent pantsu shots and whether you like that or not... it could be a show discussing religion in a controversial way, for instance... At its heart, this issue is about basic creative freedom. That's what upsets me about the stupid bat-censor they've been using. It's random and unnecessary, to say the very least.
So in short, DOWN with the bat-censors of the world! And UP with gratuitous pantsu shots, the way the artist drew them!
|2008-10-21, 11:50
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El Nino
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: England, U.K.
Age: 26
I've just remembered, isn't the one with the blue hair and big boobs a succubus. So surely her mother is too. If i am right, succubus suck the life out of males. Tsukune was only an exception because he helped her when she was about to get knocked the shit out of. Her mom should be trying to suck his life since, to her, he is just another male.
|2008-10-21, 12:21
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#1 Akashiya Moka Fan
... and once again, please keep in mind the most probable reason why there's censoring is because Gonzo's hurting for money right now, and is hoping that people will buy the DVD's, which in turn will keep Gonzo alive
... not that they deserve to stay alive after much of their recent stuff...
|2008-10-21, 13:37
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#1 Akashiya Moka Fan
I admit, I never saw strike witches (from the sound of things, it wasn't something I'd enjoy)
besides, never count on one anime alone to make money, because when you run out of material for it (unconceivable, I know... but it happens), there goes any chances for making more money
|2008-10-21, 13:38
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|2008-10-21, 13:41
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#1 Akashiya Moka Fan
Neither would I... I'm just wanting people to stop complaining about the censorship, because there ain't shit you can do about it. You just have to deal. Do I like it- no. But do I actually care if there's censorship- nope. I'm only watching this to see if they incorporate the plot of the manga anytime soon
And 4 is less than 24 hours away, censored and all
|2008-10-21, 13:56
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The Ecchi Princess
Could you provide some proof that Gonzo is the one having them censored? Your comment about their economic problems might be true but saying that's the basis for the censoring is just your opinion until you give some facts.
That's an honest question btw, Magin, not trying to give you a hard time.
|2008-10-21, 14:05
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The Ecchi Princess
|2008-10-21, 14:06
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#1 Akashiya Moka Fan
*plays the Moka fanboy card*
Moka should be left alone... she is the main female, after all. The rest are secondary
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and Motoko, I'll give you an answer in a while- part of why I've been so bitchy and negative, I realize now, is due to lack of sleep and rather hard subjects in school, resulting in brain going into semi-meltdown mode
|2008-10-21, 14:18
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The Ecchi Princess
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Location: Florida
Okay, found some recent news that may be of interest. Since R+V's debut in January, obviously there are a few pieces of music in the show that stand out. The "churu-churu" tune that plays during Tsukune and Moka's romantic scenes and Moka's henshin music stand out the most, and there's going to be a way to get all of those.
The soundtrack encompassing both seasons of the show has a release date of this Christmas. As always, I'll keep my eye out for any further music-related things of interest.
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The Ecchi Princess
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Sunday, February 08, 2009
I think I'm usually pretty lucky. There are some things that haunt wine lovers. Corked wines. Premature oxidation of white Burgundies (and, some are now sinisterly saying, of Alsaces perhaps and next, who knows, Muscadet?). Brettanomyces. Other sundry flaws that leave you aghast and pouring out glass and bottle into the nearest drain. I don't usually run into those specters. My corked bottle rate is so low you'd think I had some kind of saran wrap secretly hidden in my fingers.*
But recently, alas, my luck was out. I had the most alarmingly, awfully flawed bottle of wine I have perhaps ever had the misfortune to taste.
2003 Léon Barral Faugères Tradition. Now, I had the 2005 version of this usually lovely and straightforward wine a few weeks ago. It was, well, lovely and straightforward.
Flash forward to its 2003 incarnation. Uh, oops! Who poured nail polish remover into my Faugères? The nose was acetone and ungainly. It could only be less marked on the palate, I reasoned in my benightedness. Slurp. Ugh, no! It was in fact worse. Along with the nail polish remover taste was a dirty, rotten uncleanness in the background, hovering and killing all fruit and pleasure.
For once, for me, one sip was enough.
*For, as old wino's tales tell us, dipping saran wrap into a glass of corked wine whisks away the corkiness (along with some fruit and other flavor components, but you can't have everything).
6 comments:
- the vlm said...
Oh, you and I tasted more than a couple of flawed wines together the other day.
- February 9, 2009 at 9:49 PM
- Peter Liem said...
Yes, but at least she was fortunate that she didn't stick around for the Jean Bourdy wines....
- February 10, 2009 at 11:27 AM
- Sharon said...
Do tell.
- February 10, 2009 at 2:12 PM
- Peter Liem said...
I think it's the Society of Wine Educators that includes identifying different sorts of wine flaws as part of their courses? The collection of seven wines from Jean Bourdy that we tasted in a late-night Jurafest could have served as the final exam. In several cases there were so many competing flaws overlapping each other that it became difficult to single them out. I suppose you could call that complexity....
- February 15, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- D Marra said...
Hmm. Not sure I'd be able to identify so many competing flaws, Peter. Sometime I guess ignorance really is bliss!
I tend to have streaks of bad wines. Either I get none at all for a long time, or I might get 3 or 4 in the same month. I don't mind if I have other wines at hand, but if a flawed wine means I have to open something I was planning to save just so I can eat my dinner, I can get very annoyed indeed!
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An episcopal ordination in China inflicted a "painful wound" on the Catholic Church, and government pressure on other bishops to participate in the ceremony was a "grave violation of freedom of religion and conscience," the Vatican said on Nov. 24. Under close surveillance from local government officials on Nov. 20, the Rev. Joseph Guo Jincai was ordained bishop of Chengde—the first bishop ordained in China without papal approval in four years.
Eight bishops in communion with Pope Benedict XVI laid their hands on Father Guo, whose ordination was illicit in the eyes of the church. Some of the ordaining bishops had been detained by government officials in the days before the ordination in an effort to force them to participate.
The Vatican said Pope Benedict "received the news with deep regret." Because the new bishop did not have the mandate or blessing of the pope, the ordination "constitutes a painful wound upon ecclesial communion and a grave violation of Catholic discipline," the statement said. The ordination was a violation of church law, and Bishop Guo "finds himself in a most serious canonical condition," facing "severe sanctions," including automatic excommunication, it said.
"This ordination not only does not contribute to the good of the Catholics of Chengde, but places them in a very delicate and difficult condition, also from the canonical point of view, and humiliates them, because the Chinese civil authorities wish to impose on them a pastor who is not in full communion either with the Holy Father or with the other bishops throughout the world," the Vatican statement said.
The bishops participating in the ordination face canonical penalties unless it can be shown that they were forced by government security forces to attend the liturgy. John Liu Jinghe, the retired bishop of Tangshan, refused to attend the ordination. More than 100 Catholics and dozens of government officials attended the ordination Mass at the church in the rural town of Pingquan. The village was surrounded by about 100 uniformed and plainclothes police. Cameras were banned in the church, and mobile phone signals were blocked in the area.
Bishop Guo became the first bishop illegitimately ordained since Pope Benedict issued his letter to Chinese Catholics in 2007. The papal letter strongly criticized the limits placed by the Chinese government on the church's activities; but on several key issues, including the appointment of bishops, it invited civil authorities to a new and serious dialogue.
In recent years, because of government requirements, the priests, nuns and laypeople of Chinese dioceses have elected their new bishops. Most of those elected have applied to the Holy See for approval. If such approval was given, it often was announced at the episcopal ordination.
Federico Lombardi, S.J., the Vatican spokes-man, said the ordination would damage "the constructive relations that have been developing in recent times between the People's Republic of China and the Holy See."
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Microsoft has sold over a million Zune digital music players in the US, according to a newspaper report.
Robbie Bach, the president of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division said it has already passed the million mark, during an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle published Monday. The Zune has a 10 per cent market share in the hard-disk-based music player category, he added.
"It's a good start. It's not an overwhelming start. I'm not going to pretend it's some gigantic move," he was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
It took the iPod 14 months to reach 600,000 shipments, but the iPod debuted much earlier in the development of the digital music market than the Zune. Apple has sold around 25 million iPods over the same time it has taken the Zune to reach a million sales.
Microsoft has a lot more work to do with the Zune. Despite a better-than-expected start, it's far behind the iPod both in terms of number of users and popularity.
Apple sold 10.55 million iPods during the three months ending 31 March, and announced it had sold its 100 millionth on 9 April of this year. The company has also generated enthusiasm for the device through over 4,000 accessories made for the iPod, including stereo hook ups in more than 70 per cent of 2007-model US cars and a deal with Nike to use iPods with certain running shoes that collect workout information.
The company also has its new iPhone coming out soon, a product Bach indicated Microsoft will not compete against directly with a Zune phone, according to the Chronicle report. Microsoft will continue to work with handset makers to provide software used in different styles of mobile phones, because mobiles are deeply personal devices, he said.
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Boulder-based Boomtown, a startup accelerator that focuses on health technologies among other industry segments, has announced a partnership with the Colorado Bioscience Association that will provide all Boomtown health technology alumni and teams with a 12-month complimentary membership in the association.
The CBSA represents more than 350 bioscience companies in Colorado.
"Startups typically have limited funds to join industry organizations such as ours but are, at the same time, the very ones that would most benefit from our resources," April Giles, CBSA CEO, said in a statement. "This partnership provides us access to Boomtown healthcare startups that we can support to hopefully become thriving and viable companies."


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The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ushered in a festive mood to a city still coping with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, while in the outer boroughs and New Jersey, volunteers served up hot holiday meals to storm victims.
In Afghanistan, huge hunks of beef, dressing, corn, collard greens, yams and mashed potatoes with gravy awaited about 2,500 soldiers in the dining hall. Nearby, service members played football.
Meanwhile, stores that typically open early Friday were getting a head start on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans would be willing to shop soon after they polish off their pumpkin pie.
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Who do you support for Governor in Minnesota in 2010?
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#1 Oct 11, 2010
pro-life, pro-jobs
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#2 Oct 11, 2010
Anyone but a piece of crap repub.
#3 Oct 11, 2010
Emmer would be the worst and Dayton is a concern.
More than likely, the State Legislature will not have a veto-proof majority for either party. Can you see Emmer ever compromising ... heck, he did not get along with members of his own party. Dayton also would have problems getting the DFL to fall in line .... remember that they tried to increase tax rates last session and did not get all the DFLers to go along - and that rate increase was less than what Dayton is proposing.
To me, Tom Horner offers the best chance of having an effective government.
The concern is, can he win ?
Remember that in 2002 Governor's election, Tim Penny got 16% of the vote and in the 2008 US Senate race, Dean Barkley got 16%... so it is pretty easy to see that Horner can get 16% just by not being Emmer or Horner.
Emmer is stuck in the low 30s and I see a lot of lawn signs with Republican legislature candidates and Horner for Governor. Horner will take votes away from Emmer. Plus it seems that he has now picked up a number of retired Republican legislators ... plus Arne Carlson and Dave Durenburger.
Dayton may be approaching 40%... but you will also see lawn signs with DFLers and Horner in the same private yards.
If Horner gets any newspaper editorial endorsements that could swing a lot of unaffliated voters to cast their vote for Horner .... if Horner gets above 25% he will begin eating into Dayton's numbers.
I haven't made up my mind who I will vote for ... definately not Emmer ... but if Horner is not a "wasted vote" then I will go with Dayton .... but ask me again on the morning of November 2nd for the final answer.
#4 Oct 12, 2010
Emmer is the only one that will rein in the out of control spending
#5 Oct 12, 2010
Emmer reminds me of a used car salesman and I would never vote for a dem so Horner it is.
#6 Oct 12, 2010
to raise and make rich pay there 30 persent and no write off
#7 Oct 12, 2010
I believe Tom Emmer has the common sense to make decisions for Minnesota that will be hard, but the correct ones for our future. His background in business and local level politics keep him close to real people and I have found him very approachable and fair.
Saint Paul, MN
#8 Oct 12, 2010
He sure likes to drive drunk, though!
#9 Oct 12, 2010
Emmer will raise property taxes and bankrupt our small communities
#10 Oct 12, 2010
someone quit spending money we dont have.
no more hand outs.
#11 Oct 12, 2010
Horner. Emmer is too far right, and Dayton is a nutjob.
#12 Oct 12, 2010
Dayton is crazy and scared of his own shadow.
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#13 Oct 12, 2010
I favor Emmer. Education Minnesota--whose only purpose, it seems, is to turn out functional illiterates--is against Emmer. Why? Because he wants to shove reforms down their throat.
Dayton and Horner? They'd give away the store to the teachers union. More spending for more failure.
#14 Oct 13, 2010
Dayton's budget proposal will result in a death spiral of higher taxes and job losses. He is fortunate to not have to rely on an earned paycheck, I don't begrudge his fortune, his family did well and I applaud their achievements! My family however has to rely on "rich people" for our employment and one thing I know for sure is that when their taxes are raised, I lose both hours and benefits. I certainly expect no one to be a slave for the state, and stay in business regardless of profit.
#15 Oct 13, 2010
He has a better plan for business and taxes, jobs will improve with a better business climate. Most important he supports life and marriage as God intends.
#16 Oct 13, 2010
Already a sore loser?
Can you see the wrecking ball coming Paul?
#17 Oct 13, 2010
You need to come out of the past old timer.
Some of the people you refer to as endorsement are dead or near dead.
Do you know how to turn on your computer? You make a piss poor political commentator, stick to whittling miniature base ball bats buddy.
#18 Oct 13, 2010
Dayton is the only candidate likely to fund our schools enough to start paying back that high-interest credit card we called a spending shift.
#19 Oct 13, 2010
I see you are in Texas, is it because they have no state income tax? funny how people that don't pay income taxes, like Dayton, are sure fired up to take it from those that do.
#20 Oct 13, 2010
He's by far the best candidate in the race.
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's ruling center-right populist party said Saturday it wants to hold early parliamentary elections to push for economic reforms and cement its grip on power in the economically-troubled Balkan country.
The leader of the Serbian Progressive Party and deputy prime minister, Aleksandar Vucic, told the party gathering he wants to "test the will of the people" in the polls that are likely to be held in March.
The former pro-Russian ultranationalists turned pro-European Union reformers are by far the most popular party in Serbia. Vucic hopes the early vote will give him a mandate to become the prime minister and rule without the support of the Socialists, whose leader, Ivica Dacic, is the current premier.
Vucic, a leading proponent of Serbia's war campaigns in the Balkans in the 1990s, gained popularity because of his highly publicized anti-corruption campaign and claims he favors radical economic and social reforms that would bring a better life to the population hit by wars, mismanagement and graft.
"We did a lot of good things. We built good foundations," Vucic told the party meeting. "But I believe we can do better and faster in the future."
However, Serbian Economy Minister Sasa Radulovic announced his resignation Saturday, saying the government led by Vucic and Dacic lacks political will to adopt his new unpopular labor, bankruptcy and privatization laws because of the upcoming early elections.
Labor unions have argued the bankruptcy law will pave the way for closing a number of state-run companies and major job losses. They say the labor law favors company management over workers.
In the snap elections, Vucic's party will face a fractured opposition led by the pro-Western Democratic Party.
"The government that dissolves itself is sending a clear signal that it did poorly," said the president of the Democrats, Dragan Djilas.
He said his party will try to form a coalition with those ready to form "a barrier" against populism and autocratic rule of Vucic and his party.
Serbia held its last parliamentary vote in May 2012.


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Flast v. Cohen (1968)
A federal court ruled that Flast and the other plaintiffs did not have standing as taxpayers to challenge the use of federal funds for religious schools. "Standing" is a legal requirement under which a person can only file suit if he or she has a personal stake in the outcome of the case. The plaintiffs then appealed to the Supreme Court.
In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court held that the taxpayers who brought suit to challenge the constitutionality of federal taxing and spending programs do have the necessary legal standing to obtain federal court review. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote for the majority, citing the earlier case of Frothingham v. Mellon, 1923. In that case, Warren wrote, "this Court ruled that a federal taxpayer is without standing to challenge the constitutionality of a federal statute.⦠In this case, we must decide whether the Frothingham barrier should be lowered when a taxpayer attacks a federal statute on the ground that it violates the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment." Chief Justice Warren noted that, in contrast to Frothingham, the current case of Flast was about a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits any government action leading to the "establishment of religion." The Court concluded that the plaintiffs were appropriate plaintiffs because they had sufficient personal interest in preventing the use of their tax money for this purpose.
Justice John Harlan dissented. He argued that a taxpayer may refuse to pay a tax or may sue for return of a tax wrongfully collected, but may not sue to "challenge the constitutionality of the uses for which Congress has authorized the expenditure of public funds."
The Supreme Court revisited the issues in Flast in 1982, when the Court decided Valley Forge College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Congress had authorized the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) to dispose of federal "surplus property." HEW transferred a former military hospital to a church-related college.
Americans United and several individuals brought suit in federal court, claiming that the transfer violated the Establishment Clause and made unconstitutional use of their tax dollars. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that these plaintiffs did not have standing to sue. Justice William Rehnquist noted that the plaintiffs objected to a decision by HEW and not an action by Congress, and that they alleged no concrete personal injury.
In his dissent, Justice William Brennan wrote that "It may be that Congress can tax for almost any reason, or for no reason at all. There is, so far as I have been able to discern, but one constitutionally imposed limit on that authority. Congress cannot use tax money to support a church, or to encourage religion." Justice Brennan argued that there is no practical way for a taxpayer to challenge an unconstitutional expenditure when the tax is collected. "Surely, then, a taxpayer must have standing at the time that he learns of the Government's alleged Establishment Clause violation to seek equitable relief in order to halt the continuing and intolerable burden on his pocketbook, his conscience, and his constitutional rights."
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Egg Drop Soup
6 dried shiitake mushrooms
6 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock (homemade preferred)
1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
1 tablespoon cornstarch, dissolved in
3 tablespoons water
1 large egg
1 scallion, green part only, thinly sliced
Soak the shiitake mushrooms in warm water for 15-20 minutes. Drain and squeeze out the excess water, discard the stems, and thinly slice the mushroom caps.
Combine the mushrooms, chicken stock, rice wine, and ginger in a medium pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and stir in the sugar, salt, and white pepper.
Add the cornstarch mixture to the simmering soup and stir until the soup has slightly thickened -- enough to coat the back of a spoon.
In a small bowl, whisk the egg lightly with a fork. Slowly pour the egg into the soup in a steady stream while continuously stirring with a long spoon or chopstick. The egg should cook immediately and look like long yellowish-white strands. Turn off the heat after you see the white strands to prevent the egg from overcooking. Ladle the soup into individual bowls, sprinkle the scallions on top, and serve.
Serves four.
"The Chinese Takeout Cookbook" by Diana Kuan (Ballantine Books, 2013)


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Voynov's OT goal gives Kings 3-2 series lead vs. Bluesby Louie Korac / NHL.com
ST. LOUIS -- The defending Stanley Cup champs have roared back in their series against the St. Louis Blues in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Through the first four games, the home team held serve. The Los Angeles Kings became very rude guests Wednesday night.
Slava Voynov's second goal eight minutes into overtime gave the Kings a 3-2 win in Game 5 of Western Conference Quarterfinals at Scottrade Center, their third win in a row.
Voynov, who had one career playoff goal in 20 previous postseason games, finished off a play after the Kings started an odd-man rush.
The Kings broke out and Voynov beat Blues goalie Brian Elliott as the Kings won their third straight to grab a 3-2 series lead.
"I saw that it was a 3-on-2 and I jumped the rush on the right side," Voynov said. "It was a nice pass from [Anze Kopitar].
"I tried shooting it high glove (side) but with a little but of luck ... wherever. Everybody is excited we won the game and get to go home for the next game."
The Blues got caught on a pinch, something that plagued them in a Game 4 loss in Los Angeles on a couple goals.
"We [were] trying to score, and we got caught on a play on the wall, got beat up the ice from the guy that scored the goal below the goal line," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "He won the race up the ice."
The Blues, who won the first two games of the series in St. Louis, got the equalizing goal from Alex Pietrangelo with 44.1 seconds remaining and felt as if though they had momentum.
"To tie the game with that much time left, a real good feeling, but again, a tough time to lose," Pietrangelo said. "It's tough to lose in overtime when you're that close. We've just got to go in there and get the win [in Game 6] and win on home ice on Monday."
The defending champs can advance to the second round of the postseason with a victory in Game 6 Friday at Staples Center, where they've won nine straight.
"Another one-goal game, but we came out on top," said Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, who stopped 34 shots. "We've got another one to win, so we're going to go home and get our rest tomorrow and get ready for the following day.
"We've still got a lot of work to do so we're going to get ready for this next one."
Jeff Carter scored twice, Mike Richards and Kopitar each had two assists as the Kings snapped an eight-game road losing streak dating back to the regular season.
Alexander Steen also scored for the Blues, and Elliott stopped 22 shots as the Blues saw their eight-game home winning streak snapped.
"It was our best effort collectively," Hitchcock said. "It was our best effort of the year. ... We got a heck of an effort from everybody across the board. We had no passengers today. We had an all-in mentality. Other than probably six minutes into the third period, we poured a lot of pucks at them.
"Probably, if you're lamenting anything is that we missed the net on some shots that gave them some exits that could have even kept them in the zone for longer periods of time. Once we started really dialing it up, I was really impressed with the way we played."
Carter got his second of the game and third in two games when he took Kopitar's cross-ice feed on the power play and snapped a shot into the open side 54 seconds into the third period for a 2-1 Kings lead. Richards was able to freely get into the Blues' zone without much resistance before getting the puck to Kopitar, who made the final pass.
"He scored two big goals," Kings coach Darryl Sutter said of Carter. "He's done that two games in a row. When it's 2-0 [in Game 4], he gets the one that makes it 2-1 in L.A. and then tonight the goal at the start of the third."
Added Carter: "The second one we talked about going out for two minutes with fresh ice on the power play. We talked about going out and getting a goal and to be honest with you, we weren't very sharp. We really didn't get set up. They kept the pressure on, but we just got a little rush set up and [Kopitar] snapped it back to me and it was a gift, open net."
It marked the first time in nine games (dating back to April 14) the Blues have allowed more than one goal in a home game. They allowed exactly one goal in eight straight contests.
With Elliott pulled for an extra attacker, David Backes won a crucial faceoff from Jarret Stoll back to Pietrangelo, the Blues' defenseman skated to the middle of the ice and fired a wrister through traffic past a screened Quick with 44.1 seconds remaining to tie it 2-2.
"It was a good faceoff by [Backes]," Blues forward Jaden Schwartz said. "Just went back to Petro and there were probably four or five guys in front of the net. It went through a lot of bodies and went in."
The Blues held a 9-3 shots advantage for the first part of the opening period and dictated the tempo, but were unable to solve Quick.
Los Angeles jumped ahead just 14 seconds into the second period when Carter popped home Drew Doughty's point shot after winning the faceoff himself. Carter won the draw from T.J. Oshie, who replaced Patrik Berglund after getting kicked out of the faceoff circle. Carter won the draw to Doughty and split the Blues' defense and knocked in the rebound after Elliott made the initial save.
But the Blues got the equalizer when Steen got his third of the series on pure persistence. Steen had a break-in moments earlier after picking Jake Muzzin's pocket and was stopped on a wraparound attempt. The Blues continued to pressure and Steen was able to curl around the net after thwarting off Muzzin again, use Oshie as a bit of a screen and snap one over Quick's stick 6:46 into the second to tie it 1-1.
"The first one was just a great play by Doughty to get it into the net and I got a rebound," Carter said of his first goal. "It was just a greasy goal."
In the end, another one-goal game in a series with little margin for error.
"I think its very important for us to win on the road because we played so hard the last couple of games here in St. Louis so it will be a little bit easier for us to play in L.A. where our fans are there," Voynov said. "Everybody is excited we won the game and get to go home for the next game."


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