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Combine butter, sugar and orange juice in a medium pan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour over dumplings. Sprinkle pecans or walnuts on top. Bake 30 minutes or until crust is golden and beginning to bubble and apples are tender when pierced with fork.
To serve, spoon some of the syrup from the baking dish over dumplings. Serve with ice cream if desired. Serves 8.
Nutritional facts, per serving: 360 calories, 23 g. fat, 3 g. protein, 40 g. carbs., 2 g. fiber, 300 mg. sodium.


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NH could sell naming rights to roads, bridges, roadwaysBy PAUL FEELY
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 05. 2012 12:06AM
Ready to ride on the Twinkie Turnpike? Not likely - that could be a road to nowhere, given recent developments.
But the Weight Watchers Weigh Station? Walmart Walkway? In 2013, state legislators will be asked to debate the merits of establishing a committee to weigh the pros and cons of selling naming rights for bridges, roadways and similar structures, creating a potential new revenue source for the Department of Transportation (DOT).
"Handled properly, I think there could be a market for this," said Daniel E. Innis, dean and professor of marketing at UNH's Whittemore School of Business and Economics. "We're probably talking about larger firms and companies here, but depending on the terms and cost structure, I think there could be interest. It's a great way to get your name out there."
The idea was brought forth last legislative session by Rep. Dan McGuire, R-Epsom.
"Other states are just beginning to dip their toes into the pool when it comes to ideas like this," said McGuire. "I don't have an estimate on how much revenue it could raise. We're just not there yet, but I don't think we're talking a huge number here, and every little bit would help."
McGuire's bill, HB 1400, would have allowed the DOT commissioner to "issue a request for proposals (RFP) to sell naming rights for a particular structure, including but not limited to bridges, overpasses, and exits, to the highest bidder."
How much money?
The language in the bill called for all sales of naming rights to be approved by the governor and council, with the proceeds deposited in the highway fund. The purchaser would be responsible for paying the cost of erecting, maintaining, and removing signage as well as an annual fee. The term of any contract for naming rights would not exceed 25 years, and could be shorter.
Legislators in the House sent the bill to interim study.
"The bill has now gone through the interim study process before the House Public Works Committee, where they thought it had merit," said McGuire. "However they wanted further study of the details. Our new bill would form a committee to look into what could be named, under what terms, length of time, etc. It will also try to estimate what amount of revenue is available."
The new LSR number assigned to McGuire's proposed legislation is 2013-H-0348.
While DOT spokesman Bill Boynton wrote in an email that his department has no estimate on how much revenue could be generated by the sale of naming rights.
"We are open to any kind of innovative financing initiatives to meet our funding challenges that would help address New Hampshire's transportation needs," wrote Boynton in an email. "We recently did announce a private-public partnership that has State Farm Insurance sponsoring our Turnpikes Motorist Service Patrol on I-95, the Blue Star Turnpike, and the Spaulding Turnpike at $145,000 for the next three years."
There is a market
Two bills were passed last year in Virginia authorizing that state's Commonwealth Transportation Board to sell naming rights for roads and ferries. In Ohio, the DOT has started selling naming rights for roads and bridges, and advertising rights at rest stops. In Boston, the MBTA (the city's transit agency) will explore selling naming rights for subway stations.
Innis said he thinks there is a market in New Hampshire for naming rights.
"If you think about it, we're already doing it here, when you see signs saying that stretches of highway are 'adopted' by companies," said Innis. "This would have a higher price associated with it than those signs, and would likely attract only bigger firms, but the concept is the same. It gets their name out there, in everyday conversation - when people are giving directions, or reading signs, they are using the name."
McGuire said it is not his intent to sell naming rights for roads or structures already named in honor of an individual, though it is a possibility.
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Hiroshi Yamauchi, who built Nintendo from a small playing-card company into a global video-gaming empire before buying the Seattle Mariners, died Thursday in Japan. He was 85.
Yamauchi took over the company from his ailing grandfather as a university student in 1949 and ran it until 2002 -- a remarkable span of 53 years.
He guided Nintendo from its pre-electronic days as a maker of children's games through its emergence as the creator of hugely popular video-gaming platforms such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Game Boy, hit games such as "Donkey Kong," and iconic characters such as Mario, the mustachioed Italian plumber.
Nintendo confirmed the news Thursday in an e-mailed statement to media outlets. The company said Yamauchi died of pneumonia at a hospital in central Japan.
"The entire Nintendo group will carry on the spirit of Mr. Yamauchi by honoring, in our approach to entertainment, the sense of value he has taught us -- that there is merit in doing what is different -- and at the same time, by changing Nintendo in accordance with changing times," said current Nintendo President Satoru Iwata in a statement sent to CNN.
Forbes in April estimated Yamauchi's net worth at $2.1 billion, placing him 831st on its list of the world's richest billionaires.
After Yamauchi stepped down Nintendo had another blockbuster hit with its Wii motion-control gaming system, although the company's recent product launches have not fared so well.
Although not a baseball fan, Yamauchi bought a majority stake in the Seattle Mariners in 1992 to help keep the team in the Pacific Northwest when it looked like it might be relocated to Florida. He famously never saw the Mariners play live.


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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Sunday told families of those missing in a sunken ferry that her heart breaks knowing what they are going through.
Park met with some 50 relatives in Paengmok port on Jindo, an island near where the ferry sank April 16 with 476 people aboard, most of them students from a single high school. With eight bodies recovered Sunday, the death toll reached 244 with 58 still missing while 174 survived, including 22 of the 29 crew members.
"I've gone through the grief of losing family, so I understand it well," Park told relatives, referring to the violent deaths of both parents, one of whom was a South Korean dictator. She added, "My heart breaks to think about how you must feel."
It was her second visit to the families of the ferry victims. She has previously apologized for the government's inept initial response to the disaster, as families of the missing have repeatedly expressed fear about bodies being swept away.
Local media said that reporters were asked to leave the tent during Park's talk with the relatives. Sounds of families crying were heard outside the tent.
Emergency task force spokesman Ko Myung-seok said that 60 out of 64 rooms on the ferry Sewol have been searched so far.
After visiting the families, Park boarded a coast guard vessel and arrived at the site where the ferry sank. Stepping on the barge, Park encouraged the divers, saying they were "the last hope" for the families.


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Arlington B. Moyer Jr., "Junior," 85, of Wind Gap, formerly of Brodheadsville, passed away Jan. 8, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem.
Junior was the loving husband of the late Ruth B. (Bogart) Moyer, who passed away Aug. 21, 1992.
Junior was born on April 26, 1927, in Long Pond, and was a son of the late Arlington B. Moyer Sr. and Hazel (Bellis) Moyer.
He had worked for Ronson in Delaware Water Gap and General Electric in East Stroudsburg until retiring.
Junior had served our country with dedication and courage in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
He was of the Lutheran faith and attended Zion Lutheran Church in Brodheadsville.
We have been blessed with the presence of Arlington in our lives. He will be deeply missed by his daughter, Ramona Bruch and her husband, Randy, of Easton; his son, Wayne Moyer; his siblings, Nelson Moyer of Long Pond, Marion Hoffner of Effort, Eleanor Gower of Effort and Jean Green of Arizona; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Rebecca Bruch in 2010, and his brothers, Larry and Roy Moyer.
Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of the family.
Junior will be buried next to his loving wife at Buena Vista Cemetery in Brodheadsville.
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Arlington B. Moyer Jr., "Junior," 85, of Wind Gap, formerly of Brodheadsville, passed away Jan. 8, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem.


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by Laurent Bolli and Frederic Kaplan
During last year successful workshop. we explored how books could be thought, represented and browsed as cities. We continued working on this concept/metaphor during the year and are about to launch a new iPad application based on this idea. In this app, books are modelized as cities, more or less developed depending on social contributions by readers.
This year we want to push this idea one step further.
In the first part of the workshop we will present and discuss the creation process that has lead to this iPad application.
In the second part we will criticize this first production and explore in small groups how the metaphor can be pushed on step further by developing signage usage, dedicated neighbourhoods, urban services (guides, tours, etc.) and other urbanistic concepts that can have their relevance in the world of books.
This workshop targets all actors of the book industry ecosystem - authors, publishers, distributor, vendors - and also designers, curators, typographer, library manager or pedagogic material developers, interested in looking for new approaches to technology driven visions in the effervescent book industry.
This workshop will be held by Frédéric Kaplan and Laurent Bolli, from bookapp.com
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22nd–24th February 2012


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Reviewed by D.M. (age 8)
I enjoyed reading this book because it was interesting. It was funny when A.J and his friends decide to be Elvis in the holiday pagent. Then they cause their classmates trouble during the play. The illustrations are also enjoyable because they show how the character feels. For example, when Emily cries about her secret Santa present you can see how sad she feels by the picture. This story is so well written it made me read it over and over again.
I recommend this book to people who love to laugh. IF YOU DO NOT LIKE TO LAUGH, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK!!!!IF YOU LIKE TO LAUGH, BUY THIS BOOK AND BEGIN READING!!!


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LeSean McCoy and Brent Celek did not practice on Thursday as the Eagles prepare for Monday night's game against the Chicago Bears.
McCoy was sent home earlier in the day because of a "stomach flu," Andy Reid said. The Eagles coach said that he didn't anticipate his starting running back missing more than one day of practice.
Rookie Dion Lewis and Ronnie Brown took repetitions in McCoy's place. Lewis missed Sunday's game against Dallas after he was involved in a car accident on the way to Lincoln Financial Field for the game. He said he felt fine.
Celek has a hip bruise, but the Eagles tight end said after practice that he expects to play Monday. Celek is coming off his best game of the season in which he caught seven passes for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Reserve linebacker Akeem Jordan suffered a concussion in the Cowboys game and still has not been cleared to return to practice.
Defensive end Brandon Graham, still on the physically unable to perform list, continues to practice. The Eagles have until Sunday 4 p.m. to decided if they want to activate him for Monday night's game. If they were to activate him they would have to release a player.


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Last night's Mob Wives was an all out war — the weapons of choice? Acrylic nails, silicone and weave. It was quite a battle!
At Big Ang's request, Drita D'Avanzo agrees to try to mend fences with Karen Gravano. Drita attempts to apologize, but Karen isn't having one second of it. They are back to the conversation on the rooftop last season. Big Ang mistakenly thinks things are copasetic as she watches from a distance. Um. Karen accuses Drita of claiming she put Karen in the hospital. Drita never said that… but she did hear it, and it seemed plausible as Drita typically puts people in the hospital.
Ramona approaches, reminding the ladies that Renee's birthday isn't the time of place. Drita swings at her and it is an all out hair pulling brawl. Ramona won't let go of Drita's hair, no matter how much Derek Tobacco (what a great name!) tries to stop her. Ramona's mouth is bleeding (or is that smeared lipstick? Nah, totes blood) and Karen is threatening Drita with "her bloodline."


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Dateline New York--Priests for Life, the national association
working to galvanize clergy to fight abortion, is receiving thousands of
responses a day from priests nationwide who are signing a statement about
political responsibility. The statement simply reaffirms what the US Catholic
bishops have asserted about the responsibilities of voters and public officials.
It reminds citizens of their obligation to vote, and it identifies abortion as
the key issue among the many interrelated moral issues facing voters. Regarding
public officials, the statement declares that they may not support "direct
attacks on innocent human life."
Fr. Frank Pavone, director of Priests for Life, stated, "This is just the
beginning of a massive effort to mobilize Christians as never before to bring an
end to abortion in this nation, and to declare that those who tolerate abortion
are not worthy of public office."
Priests for Life will continue to gather signers of this statement over the
next two years. The full text of the statement may be viewed at


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Zemljanin wrote:Sorry, I was so delighted when I saw this tourney that I forgot to check about fog of war.
Since I never played with fog, I have to quit
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The GHSA issued new playoff brackets for all five football classifications after realizing a mistake was made in the original brackets.
The original playoff brackets had the No. 2 and No. 4 seeds and the No. 1 and No. 3 seeds from regions 1-5 meeting in the state semifinals, which should not happen.
For example, in the original bracket, Lowndes (Region 1-AAAAA, No. 2) and Valdosta (Region 1-AAAAA, No. 4) would have met in the semifinals if each had advanced that far. The brackets have been corrected so that if teams from the same region meet in the state semifinals, it will be a No. 1 seed versus a No. 4 seed or a No. 2 seed against a No. 3 seed.
The Lowndes Vikings' road to the Georgia Dome has changed.
The Vikes have gone from the upper left quadrant to the upper right quadrant. The Vikings are still scheduled to face East Coweta in the first round and defending state champion Camden County in the second round, if each team advances to that point.
In the original bracket, Lowndes had a potential quarterfinal showdown with Region 5-AAAAA champion McEachern. Now the Vikings have a potential quarterfinal showdown with Region 7-AAAAA champion North Gwinnett.
The bracket change will not affect the Valdosta Wildcats unless they advance to the semifinals. The Wildcats are in the lower left quadrant, which remains the same after the change. If the Wildcats made it to the semifinals, they would potentially end up playing Northside, instead of Lowndes . Valdosta and Lowndes wouldn't be able to play each other unless both teams made it to the finals.
The same goes for Brooks County and Cook in the AA bracket. Neither of those teams had its quadrant changed when the new bracket was released.
Like Lowndes , Clinch County (the No. 1 seed from Region 1-A) swapped quadrants. The Panthers went from the upper right to the upper left. They now face the prospect of playing Region 5-A champion Holy Innocents in the quarterfinals. In the original bracket, Clinch would have possibly faced Region 7-A champion Lincoln County.
The same error in the original football bracket was also made in the basketball bracket. The basketball bracket has been corrected as well.
The state playoffs begin on Friday. Lowndes hosts East Coweta and Valdosta travels to Newnan.
Brooks County travels to Putnam County, Cook travels to Northeast (Macon) and Clinch County hosts Marion County.
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Black Monday bloodbath: More network series than usual get the axe
Community, The Michael J. Fox show, X-Factor all gone off the fall schedule
Greendale Community College has closed it doors for the last time.
The cult comedy Community is one of an unprecedented 38 network comedies and dramas to be cancelled, now that the fall season U.S. network announcements are officially underway in New York.
The bloodletting didn't end there: The X Factor is now officially DOA and The Neighbors have moved out for good.
The filmed-in-Vancouver sci-fi thriller Almost Human is completely dead, and not even Robin Williams could save The Crazy Ones.
Michael J. Fox couldn't save his own show, The Michael J. Fox Show, and not even Jonathan Rhys Meyers could breathe life into Dracula.
Black Monday cast a dark cloud over what is meant to be a week of hope and optimism, as dozens of new series vie to become the next Grey's Anatomy or Big Bang Theory.
Inevitably, though, there are casualties. And for whatever reason — a fractious advertising market, continuing audience defection to the premium specialty channels and serious competition from online streaming sites like Netflix and, new to the U.S., Amazon Prime and AOL — the bubble burst on more on-the-bubble shows than usual.
The week's casualties include such high-profile, heavily hyped — and costly to make — serialized dramas as Crisis, Hostages, Intelligence and Believe, which was conceived by Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron, who also directed the pilot episode. J.J. Abrams' once-promising post-apocalyptic drama Revolution, starring Winnipeg-born, Vancouver-trained Tracy Spiridakos, was cancelled after just two seasons.
One of unintended consequences of so many cancellations is that more new series than usual will vie for viewers' attention in the fall.
There were some surprise renewals. Hannibal will return, even though there was speculation that its middling numbers and relentless violence — for a mainstream network series — would be its undoing.
And Parks and Recreation, considered to be in the same category as Community — critical acclaim, a devoted fan following but less-than-stellar numbers — will return, albeit in midseason, with a shortened, likely-to-be-last season.
Here's a brief look at the cancelled (or already cancelled) series. The fall programming announcements continue through Thursday:
Almost Human
The Assets
Back in the Game
Bad Teacher
The Carrie Diaries
The Crazy Ones
Friends with Better Lives
Growing Up Fisher
Killer Women
Lucky 7
The Michael J. Fox Show
Mind Games
The Neighbors
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Raising Hope
Sean Saves the World
Super Fun Night
Surviving Jack
The Tomorrow People
Trophy Wife
We Are Men
Welcome to the Family
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They arrived in groups - as friends, couples, classmates.
They arrived in groups - as friends, couples, classmates.
As equals.
But once they stepped into the lobby of Grace Covell Hall at University of the Pacific, that safe and comfortable social structure utterly collapsed.
This was the Hunger Banquet - a fundraising dinner, but hardly an ordinary one. Before they could be seated, the students were directed to hand over their $5 and dip their hands into a large bowl, each person drawing a folded piece of paper. And on that paper was their identity for the rest of the evening.
They might become Deranie, a poor, 40-year-old rice farmer from Haiti. Or Sadio, a struggling widow from rural Senegal. Or, if they were lucky, Faiumu, who made a fortune exporting coconut oil from Samoa.
The name mattered. Because if they drew the name of a poor person, they would be eating rice and beans while they sat cross-legged on the floor. A majority of the people that night would be poor, mirroring the realities of the world.
If they drew the name of a rich person, they'd be among the fortunate few to sit at a comfortable, spacious table and be served a five-course feast. And a third group, a kind of middle class, would crowd around another set of tables for a modest family-style chicken dinner.
So the drawing of names was a rather important thing. Shannon Chapman high-fived her friend after scoring one of the rich tickets. When this same banquet was held last year, Chapman was a second-class citizen, so she has apparently moved up in this world.
Not as lucky was 20-year-old Brian Hake, who found himself among the poor, separated from his friend Daniel Episcope, who in a flash had become wealthy.
"Aw, man, I'm sitting on the floor while my friend's getting the table," Hake said with a laugh.
The keepers of the magic tickets, students Alex Foos and Kate Fisher, see all kinds of reactions to this sudden social reclassification.
"There are some folks that are a little bummed, but this isn't about the meal they eat tonight. This is about the experience they are going to live through over the course of the next three hours," Foos said.
"I think the biggest reaction we get is people who don't want to split up. But we've been telling them that's often a reality for people. In much of the world, families often have to split up, and it sucks, but it happens," Fisher said.
All took their "seats." The poor huddled in circles on the carpet, shifting about as they tried to stay comfortable.
Backs began to ache. Someone suggested a revolution, while the rich spread cloth napkins over their laps, drank ice water from frosted glasses and spread little balls of butter over their dinner rolls.
The waiters brought tri-tip for the wealthy, while the poor waited in line for white rice and a scoop of beans.
Bahara Yazdani, a Pacific student from Afghanistan, waited on the floor. "I'm trying to peek over the tops of the tables and see what's going on," she said. "I think I smell something good. ..."
The whole affair seemed awkward, at first. Some people had been forced to sit with strangers. The tables of the affluent, in particular, were quiet and subdued, with some feeling a little guilty for enjoying success they hadn't earned. There was little interaction between the classes.
But they remembered why they were there as soon as Mike Mallory, with the Second Harvest Food Bank, told the crowd about hunger in San Joaquin County. He told them one in every four children is hungry.
"That's ridiculous," he said. "That's not right, and that's right outside the gates of this university."
And they remembered why they were there when a woman who grew up hungry and poor in Manteca described how skinny she was in school, how the mean kids called her Olive Oyl.
And then, as the people ate, a strange thing started happening.
A "rich" woman wandered over to the poor and donated her bread and butter. Someone in second class gave up his seat altogether to a stranger from the lower class.
Serjio Acevedo, Pacific's director of multicultural affairs, bounded over to the poor masses from second class carrying a bowl with leftover chicken breast, which he distributed with tongs. "There's no rules," he said. "I can share this."
And as the meal went on, the classes mixed more and more. Soon there were poor people sitting at the rich tables, rich people kneeling on the floor, old friends and new ones laughing and having fun. When the chocolate cake with raspberries arrived for the wealthy, Keri Harnden donated hers to 29-year-old Noah Landon, who was sitting with the poor. Except he wasn't poor - Landon had migrated over from the second-class tables. He took the cake and shared it with other friends, both rich and poor.
It was no longer possible to distinguish between the haves and the have-nots.
"At the end of the day, people are people," Landon said.
And at the end of this particular evening, they put down their forks and plates and went back out into the night together - as friends, couples, classmates, equals.
Contact reporter Alex Breitler at (209) 546-8295 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/breitlerblog.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - With fourth-place finishes in each of the last two years at the NCAA Team Championships and back-to-back varsity eight national titles, it might have been tempting for the Yale women's crew team to rest on its laurels and relax during the long and tedious off-season workouts in the tanks in the basement of Payne Whitney Gym. Nothing could be further from the truth.
"Winter training has been very productive," said Will Porter, who is in his 10th year as the head coach of the Bulldogs. "Our fitness level is higher than it has been in the past."
That is good news for a Yale squad seeking its third straight varsity eight national title and eighth straight appearance in the NCAA Team Championships. The Bulldogs are loaded with experience. Eight of the nine members of last year's varsity eight return along with a number of the key members from the second varsity and varsity four boats. Add in a freshman class with excellent credentials and optimism is high at the Gilder Boathouse.
Yale, whose varsity eight was ranked first in the CRCA-USRowing preseason poll, gets its first test on Saturday, racing for the Connell Cup against Columbia and Penn at Orchard Beach Lagoon in Pelham, N.Y.
"Saturday marks our first opportunity to race and work on covering the 2,000-meter distance with these new crews," Porter said. "All of our athletes have much to learn. We do not have any Olympians on our team, which means everyone needs to keep improving."
The Bulldogs will have only two races on its home course on the Housatonic River in Derby - April 18 against Princeton for the Eisenburg Cup and May 2 against Brown for the Nat & Anne Case Cup. Yale will celebrate its 35th anniversary and honor the 1979 championship team on the weekend of the Princeton race. The celebration includes activities on Friday evening, a full day on Saturday and brunch on Sunday. The 1979 varsity eight went undefeated, captured the Eastern Sprints title and Yale's first national championship.
Both championship races this spring will take place on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, N.J. - the Eastern Sprints on May 17 and the NCAA Championships on May 29-31.
Connell Cup Race Schedule
10:20 a.m. Coxswain meeting
11:40 a.m. - Varsity 4 B (Columbia, Penn, Yale)
12:00 p.m. - Varsity 4 A (Columbia, Penn, Yale)
12:20 - Second Varsity 8 (Columbia, Penn, Yale)
12:40 - Varsity 8 (Columbia, Penn, Yale)
1:00 - Varsity 4 C (Columbia A, Columbia B, Penn, Yale)
1:20 - Novice 8 (Columbia, Penn, Yale)
Yale Boatings Vs. Columbia And Penn
C: Mia Kanak
8: Taylor Ritzel
7: Christina Person
6: Tess Gerrand
5: Maren McCrea
4: Alice Henly
3: Cara Dermody
2: Caroline Nash
1: Christine Glandorf
C: Berkley Adrio
8: Emily Matykiewicz
7: Allix Wilde
6: Catherine Hart
5: Armine Afeyan
4: Alexandra Thompson
3: Lauren Richards
2: Rebecca Nadal
1: Lee Glandorf
3v A:
C: Sarah Brownlee
4: Mary Pat Wixted
3: Dara Dickson
2: Roxanne Carini
1: Katherine Adams
C: Paige Fedon
8: Catherine McDermott
7: Elizabeth McDermott
6: Georgia Separovich
5: Kathleen O'Keefe
4: Katherine Dyke
3: Nikki Grigg
2: Alexandra Fields
1: Mary Jo Toothman
3v B:
4: Amanda Grady
3: Katherine Kazimer
2: Laura Gottesdiener
1: Karrin Weisenthal
3v C:
4: Ryan McCarthy
3: Lauren Ross
2: Mary Barrosse-Antle
1: Lily Blair
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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July 09. 2013 7:43PM
School district addresses Souhegan principal's abrupt resignation
By KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
— The school district has issued its first official statement on the resignation of Souhegan High School's principal, posting an open letter on its website.
Principal Jon Ingram unexpectedly resigned last week, according to school officials, who said he plans to explore other professional opportunities and further his education.
"During this transitional phase, I will serve as acting principal," Superintendent Peter Warburton of SAU 39 said in the letter, adding he will work closely with the school board, administrative team, staff and students.
"Expect consistent, up-to-date communication over the coming weeks as we develop a process to hire the next principal of Souhegan Cooperative High School," said Warburton, noting any updates will be posted on the district's website, Facebook page and in various media outlets.
The School Board accepted Ingram's resignation on July 2. He served three years as the school's top administrator.
Warburton did not return a phone call seeking comments from the New Hampshire Union Leader this week. His executive assistant, Maryanne Buonadoma, said in an email that Warburton is in the process of developing a timeline for the hiring of a new principal and when more details are available they will be shared.
Colleen Lynch of the Souhegan PTSA said she did not feel comfortable speaking for the parent-teacher group, declining to comment on Ingram's abrupt resignation or the upcoming search for a new principal.
Ingram was hired three years ago to replace interim Principal Jim Bosman. Ingram was previously the principal at Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative Middle/High School.
Just last month at Souhegan's graduation ceremony, Ingram thanked the senior class for helping him establish a new culture at the school.
"I think he did a good job. He really came in and tried to understand the culture of the school and embrace it," Denise Jacobs of the Souhegan PTSA said of Ingram. "He solicited a lot of feedback to find out what needed to be looked at instead of just accepting things for the way they were."
She noted Ingram's efforts to form a scheduling task force to address problems with student scheduling, which she said ultimately resulted in positive changes for the student body.
"He was constantly looking at the existing system and trying to better it," said Jacobs. "I was sad to hear he was leaving, especially because we have had a fair amount of turnover and now we are back to square one. It is tough for everyone."
Jacobs says it is unlikely that a new principal will be hired before the start of the school year. She hopes Warburton and other school officials take their time to find someone who is a good, long-term fit for Souhegan.


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Clair Huxtable, the no-nonsense Cosby Show mom with a voice of reason as strong as her 80s fashion sense, always caught my attention. In a half hour, Clair (Phylicia Rashad) tended to the antics of her children, bonded with her husband, worked as a successful lawyer AND wore some spiffy outfits in the process. Now put on your blast-from-the past hats, ladies. Here's a look at Clair Huxtable's style, along with some affordable modern day inspirations.
Deconstructing the Clair Huxtable Fashion Statement
Monochrome Mania
Although Clair Huxtable wore wild color combos on occasion, she was a fan of head-to-toe monochromatic colors. Jumpsuits or matching pants and blouses were her go-to looks. Billowy fabrics in bold, shimmery hues were offset by a belt, big jewelry and of course, her perfect hair.
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Nothing screams "80s" like high-waisted front pleated pants paired with a blouse sprouting shoulder pads. Clair Huxtable was clearly on the fashion bandwagon in that regard. Even today, I admit to liking the classic black pants and plaid combo (minus the upturned collar and ultra cinched pant waist). I can never go wrong adding plaid to black pants or jeans for a fun twist.
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PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Americans said President Obama is doing a better job handling the fiscal cliff talks than congressional leaders, a Gallup poll released Tuesday indicated.
Obama's 48 percent fiscal cliff approval rating is lower than his overall job approval rating, which averaged 52 percent in last week's Gallup Daily tracking, results of the Gallup-USA Today poll indicated.
Washington is scrambling to pass a major deficit-reduction plan before Jan. 1, when more than a half-trillion dollars in automatic tax increases and spending cuts would kick in, sending the country over the so-called fiscal cliff.
Republicans and independents who said they lean Republican are about as likely to say they approve as disapprove, 41 percent and 40 percent respectively, of the job House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is doing in the fiscal cliff talks, Gallup said.
Democrats said they approve of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's handling of the fiscal cliff, 39 percent to 30 percent, the Princeton, N.J., polling agency said.
Results are based on nationwide telephone interviews with 1,022 adults conducted Saturday and Sunday as part of the Gallup Daily tracking survey. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.


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Now that we know Mattel has access to He-Ro Son Of He-Man (thanks to Jon-O's excellent question), who here is up for a Kay-La figure? (Yeah, I know. More characters taking up slots )
Now that we know Mattel has access to He-Ro Son Of He-Man (thanks to Jon-O's excellent question), who here is up for a Kay-La figure? (Yeah, I know. More characters taking up slots )
You're welcome, thank you, and I want one!!!
I love an all inclusive canon!
I'm ignorant here. Where do these characters come from (including the different looks of Ram Man and Man-E)?
My seller/trader/buyer feedback:
MOTUC Most Wanted: 1) Stridor 2) Road Ripper 3) Dragon Walker 4) Land Shark
Not for me, I don't like the whole He-Ro, son of He-Man concept (nor the new designs for that matter).
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"A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked."
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No thanks. I'm nervous all of the POP girls wont make it out (since they added filmation characters and theres all this talk of the sub sales decreasing) so I'd hate to show support for other girls who might take their place.
Just cant do it. I have no emotional attachment to this character and the design is kinda horrible, IMO.
Give me all the vintage POP girls (or even half), the main Filmation girls (Octavia, Scorpia, Kittrina), maybe Mara and Crita from NA, Veena and Hawke from 200x and then we can talk about females like this.
I think Mattel is doing great with the female figures with what they've shown at this years SDCC but I'm still very nervous considering we were promised 4 females in 2011 and only 1 of them was POP (not counting She-Ra 2.0). I'll wait and see how the rest of this year goes but unless they get a move on the secondary POP girls theres no way we will get them all. So I just cant put my support behind characters like this at this time.
Yes please, and thank you Jon-O!
Kay-La should be Fisto's daughter and Man-At-Arms be Teela's biological father (LOTS of stuff in the cartoon point to it before Fisto was introduced). I fully believe the cartoon was gearing up for a "which is my real daddy?" storyline and the Maury results would have come in by the Sorceress finally admitting it was Man-At-Arms.
Take part in Illumina Day! Let people know who she is and help get her in MOTUC.
You can join the Illumina Facebook page here!
No thanks. There's not one thing about this entire rejected pitch that I like.
Come on guys, she's Kay-Lion-O!
Take part in Illumina Day! Let people know who she is and help get her in MOTUC.
You can join the Illumina Facebook page here!
i just dont want them.
air bag & fork lift are awful. sounds like new marvel character for the wrecking crew.
i want them all! i love all the pix from that story
the King needs his Queen and pet! Queen Veena and Battle Lion for MOTUC!
For the Love of Illumina & her Cat Sleetah!!
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The HE-RO story is interesting, and the character looks pretty cool. The one STAR SISTER has the crotch piece (panty bottom) that would work.
But maybe something like that should come a little later down the road. You know... let more of the 'established' stuff be made first.
Just my opinion.
Odd Man Out
Those characters couldn't be anymore 90's than if they were created by Rob Liefeld himself.
I'd buy Kay-La, Rammy, and Manny.
I can't vouch for the other two morts.
Those designs are just a little too Liefeld-esque for my liking!
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I would LOVE to see anything from the Dare/He-Ro concept!
MOTUC Most Wanted: Skeleteen, Prince Keldor, Captain Randor, The Great Black Wizard, Lady Slither, Spirit, Tuvar, Baddra, Cursed Marzo, Tug-O-War, Scrollos, Songster, Mini-Comics Spirit of Castle Grayskull, and for the love of the Sorceress and Julie Winston, ODIPHUS!!!
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Top wants: 3 main Twiggets, Red Knight, Granita, Hunga the Harpy, Dylamug, Vultak, Enchantress, Kothos, General Tataran, Evil Seed (Filmation), Masque, Sybiline (pack-in Gorgon), Melaktha, Despara, toy Catra, Master Sebrian, Andros, Sorceress NA comic, Kex Queen, Lodar, Green trap Jaw, Pink tri-Klops, pale monkey feet Stratos, Orange Ram man, Pale Man e Faces
that character always caught my attention, she looks interesting.
would have been great to have another motu series to talk.
air-bag rules!!!
The only thing they need are names like- Stormblood, Bloodkill, Killstorm, Bloodblood, or Killkill. Though Airbag and Forklift are more than bad enough.
So Kay-La could be Fisto's daughter? Nice but am not fussed about her at this point, maybe further down the line.
MOTUC Most Wanted: Kayo, Vizar, Hoove, Lizorr
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Trade my Red Stone He-Ro Staff for a Green one


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"Elaine was a magnificent woman in every sense of the word ... a true trail blazer. Her talent and spunk will be greatly missed by so many of us." — Actress and singer Liza Minnelli.
"Here's to the lady who lunched: Elaine Stritch, we love you. May your heaven be a booze-soaked, no-pants solo show at the Carlyle. Thank you." — Actress and writer Lena Dunham on Twitter.
"Raise a glass to THE lady who lunched ..." — Composer and singer Duncan Sheik on Twitter.
"I suspect Elaine Stritch won't know how to rest in peace! Iconic entertainer, force of nature, my wonderful movie-mom." — Actress Mia Farrow, who co-starred with Stritch in "September."
"Elaine Stritch's big personality was matched by her big talent. Collaborating with some of Broadway's greatest playwrights and composers throughout her lengthy career, her signature numbers and singular style created a memorable legacy. Elaine Stritch will always be remembered as an important part of Broadway's rich history, and she will be missed by her many fans." — Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of the Broadway League.
"She will be missed by so many, but her legacy will certainly live on." — The Carlyle, the New York City hotel where Stritch lived in Room 309 for a decade.
"RIP Elaine Stritch #EverybodyRise" — Actress and singer Laura Benanti on Twitter.
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School for Scoundrels: Unrated Edition (US - DVD R1)
Gabe asks Billy Bob for his tuition money back, but is polite about it...
Roger (Jon Heder), a New York City meter maid, is plagued by mouth-breath stealing anxiety attacks, and crushingly low self-esteem. In order to overcome his feelings of inadequacy, Roger enrols in a top-secret confidence-building class taught by the suavely underhanded Dr. P (Billy Bob Thorton). Dr. P uses unorthodox, often dangerous methods, but he guarantees results: employ his techniques and you will unleash your inner lion. Roger's confidence slowly increases and he makes his move on his long-time crush, Amanda. But Dr. P's competitive side is incurred, and he too makes a move on the object of Roger's affection.
I've just about given up on mainstream comedy, at least films that are advertised as comedies. Apparently my personal sense of humour just doesn't gel with that of the rest of the American public. When School for Scoundrels appeared in my mailbox unannounced I was not looking forward to the experience, and pushed it to the back of my review pile. Well here I am, at the back (now the middle), and there's a deed to be doin'.
School for Scoundrels isn't the all out chore I'd assumed it would be, but I'm still not about to call it a good movie. There are some moments, some characters, and some jokes that stick. The film is very well shot and has a decent soundtrack.
The chief constituent here keeping me from finding the film more than just mildly amusing is that I am super annoyed by every word that comes out of Jon Heder's mouth. It's like he's mouth breathing fingernails on a chalkboard from somewhere behind those magnificently bucked front teeth. I never saw Napoleon Dynamite, and thanks to its many fans that insist on quoting it to me all the time, I don't think I ever will, so I take no responsibility for this man's newfound fame.
The rest of the cast does their job, some of them admirably, but the movie might as well be called Pigeon Holed: A Tale of Typecasting because there is not a single original performance in the bunch. The filmmakers could've edited together a bunch of other films and effectively ended up with the same movie. Billy Bob Thorton plays a cool, monotone-voiced, foul-mouthed antagonist, Sarah Silverman plays a bitchy Jewish girl, Todd Louiso, Paul Scheer, and Jon Glaser play loveable and shy losers, David Cross is a tiny ball of fury with a nice guy facade, Ben Stiller is a loony that talks like Clint Eastwood, and Michael Clarke Duncan is a straight-faced, deep-voiced, giant black dude.
It is perhaps not unsurprising that this film is a semi-remake, and that it doesn't have anything original to add to the greater comedic lexicon, and it's unbelievably predictable. Factually, it's kind of a mix of the original film's ideas (so I gather from the synopsis) and my two favourite dark comedies of the last ten years, Fight Club and Rushmore. The Fight Club parallels run so deep that if I were quoted on the DVD's box I'd like my quote to read: 'Like Fight Club, for people that don't like subtext...', or something to that effect. The Rushmore parallels are narratively mostly relegated to the scenes of Roger and Mr. P wreaking childish revenge on one another, but visually I'm thinking that director Todd Phillips was watching the some Wes Anderson movies between this and Starsky and Hutch.
Of course the big difference here is that Fight Club and Rushmore are movies with something to say about the human condition and are just downright great motion pictures, whereas School for Scoundrels is just an excuse to put Bad Santa and Napoleon Dynamite on the big screen together. Everything is played safely by the numbers, there's a logical three-act structure, and even in this 'unrated' edition, the naughty language is kept to a minimum. Even fans of the new wave of 'embarrassment porn' (the kind of thing that makes Meet the Parents and American Idol fans so creepily happy) will be disappointed as Heder is only degraded for about a fourth of the film's run time.
Again, a brand new motion picture from Genius, and a fine looking DVD. Colours are as bright and details as sharp as the format will allow a film shot the old fashion way (on film that is). Grain and noise are minimal in even darker scenes. There's a hair of edge enhancement and edge blocking, which barely mar and otherwise pristine transfer.
Like the transfer, one might expect good things from the DVD's 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack, and one would not be disappointed. Dialogue is always clear (unless coming out of Ben Stiller), and arranged appropriately. Though mostly rather sappy and all too modern for the film, the acquired music and score sound great, and is very well balanced. Sound effects are sparse and passive, as expected from such material, but there is a nice spacious ambience to the entire track.
Genius Products and the Weinstein Company are not the type to break with traditions, so this disc follows the lead of the production house's other new releases. First up is a rather lethargic commentary track with co-writer/director Todd Phillips and co-writer Scot Armstrong, who either resent doing the commentary, or are recording it at 5am on the Sunday after a rough night of partying. They manage to get some decent facts and figures out, and are generally informative, but do it with the fervour of two sleepy kittens.
Next is the film's alternate ending. This ending offers up a much more mainstream and ultimately even more predictable climax. Kudos to the filmmakers for going with a bigger, and darker showstopper (nut shots and all), even though the results are still along the lines of predictable, the scene is infinitely more interesting.
'The Making-of You Didn't See on TV' is, ironically enough, made for TV. It's not a real making-of; it's just the usual elongated trailer. Thorton is so deadpan is hard to tell whether he's being intentionally funny or if he actually hates the film. The featurette is short enough that it won't kill you to watch it. The EPK is followed by a 'gag reel', which is mostly made up of the physical gags (i.e.: the nut shots) from the final film, not bloopers as one might expect. Things are finished off with a series of trailers, including one for Fan Boys, which looks a little too Road Trip and not enough Trekkies.
If average Hollywood comedy is your thing, and you aren't looking for a challenging Saturday night on the couch, you could do a lot worse than School for Scoundrels. I'm an utter snob when it comes to comedy (apparently) and even I laughed a few times. Hopefully Billy Bob Thorton won't make a habit out of making more predictable comedies. Hopefully people will realize that John Heder isn't acting, and that he really is an annoying, mouth-breathing loser. Hopefully the director of Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies will decide not to typecast himself as a safe comedic filmmaker.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 13th February 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: Spanish
Extras: Director/Writer Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Alternate Ending, Bloopers, Making Of, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Matt Walsh, Horatio Sanz
Genre: Comedy
Length: 107 minutes
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Congressional endorsements roll in
A number of Colorado newspapers have come out with their endorsements in the congressional races.
Here's a sampling in some of the most contested districts, with the links to the newspapers' editorials:
7th District, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Golden, and Republican Joe Coors: The Denver Post endorsed Perlmutter.
6th District, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, and Democrat Joe Miklosi: The Denver Post has endorsed Coffman, while Coffman's hometown newspaper, the Aurora Sentinel, endorsed Miklosi.
4th District, U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, and Democrat Brandon Shaffer: The Denver Post and The Pueblo Chieftain endorsed Gardner. Shaffer's hometown newspaper, the Longmont Daily Times-Call, endorsed him as did the Boulder Daily Camera.
3rd District, U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, and Democrat Sal Pace. The Denver Post, the Grand Junction Sentinel and Pace's hometown newspaper, The Pueblo Chieftain, endorsed Tipton. The Durango Herald — in Tipton's neck of the woods — has endorsed Pace, as has the Aspen Times.


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How do you recognize good programmers if you're a business guy? It's not as easy as it sounds. CV experience is only of limited use here, because great programmers don't always have the "official" experience to demonstrate that they're great. In fact, a lot of that CV experience can be misleading. Yet there are a number of subtle cues that you can get, even from the CV, to figure out whether someone's a great programmer. More here.


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Ian Clark's On Hockey: Monarchs' pieces coming togetherBY IAN CLARK
New Hampshire Union Leader
September 24. 2013 9:53PM
FOR the Manchester Monarchs coaching staff, it's time to fit the puzzle pieces together and see what the picture looks like.
The Monarchs open training camp at St. Anselm College this morning. Most of the players have been in Los Angeles working with the parent club Kings for the past few weeks. But now, Monarchs head coach Mark Morris has a better idea of the players he's working with.
"It is exciting," Morris said. "We're anxious to see what we've got and how we can generate some chemistry and get some combinations together and see how much progress we've made."
Los Angeles still has 34 players in camp, a number that will be trimmed over the next week. Many of those players will end up in Manchester, which makes for a balancing act with Morris and his staff. He tries to evaluate young players while also attempting to figure out line combinations.
"You have to be very flexible," Morris said. "As guys filter back down this way from the Kings we've got to be sensitive to making certain that guys are getting opportunities that they've earned and at the same time, trying to anticipate where you're going to have a chance to slide people in."
One area Morris won't have to be concerned about is goaltending. Martin Jones is the clear No. 1 and J.F. Berube is expected to serve as backup. Another netminder, Mathias Neiderberger, is a German import who is in camp and could push Berube.
"We've been blessed with great goaltending the entire time I've been here and Martin Jones obviously has a bright future ahead of him," Morris said. "There's no question that they want to see him in the net as opposed to sitting in the wings (in L.A.) waiting for his opportunity. This will be a good opportunity for him to take hold of the position and pick up where he left off last year."
One aspect Morris will be looking for on the team is leadership. Two-year captain Marc-Andre Cliche was claimed off waivers by Colorado and his departure leaves a void.
"I'm curious to see who emerges as a leader type to replace Marc. We've had excellent support people around him over time," Morris said. "This is a chance for us as a coaching staff to evaluate which guys are going to set the example that Marc-Andre Cliche brought to our organization. He learned from Drew Bagnall, who might be one of the better captains you'd want to have. He set the bar pretty high."
And while Morris is sad to see Cliche leave, he knows it is a great chance for the veteran to finally carve out an NHL niche for himself.
"His character and contributions are a tough thing to replace," Morris said. "We're extremely excited for Marc. He's been looking for this opportunity to show what he can do at the NHL level. The numbers in L.A. were just too deep. To see him get an opportunity is a welcome thing. How can you not be happy for him? He's paid his dues."
The Monarchs will play exhibition games against Portland in Saco, Maine, Saturday and at St. Anselm Sunday at 3 p.m. The regular season opens Oct. 5 at Springfield.


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HOUSTON – Case Keenum will start at quarterback for the Houston Texans on Sunday at unbeaten Kansas City.
Coach Gary Kubiak says Matt Schaub, who is dealing with injuries to his right ankle and foot, won't play this week.
Keenum was a record-setting quarterback at the University of Houston before spending last season on the practice squad. The undrafted free agent has never appeared in a regular-season NFL game.
The Texans (2-4) have lost four straight games, hurt by penalties, turnovers and other mistakes. Kubiak chose to go with Keenum over backup T.J. Yates, who led Houston to its first playoff win two years ago when Schaub was hurt. He struggled Sunday after Schaub was hurt, throwing two interceptions.
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DOOM Classic Complete bundles first two games for PSN
DOOM Classic Complete is headed to the PlayStation Network this week, according to the Bethesda Blog. It bundles together DOOM and extra episode Thy Flesh Consumed along with DOOM II with its No Rest for the Living and The Master Levels expansions, all for $14.99/£11.99/€14.99. The Collection was outed earlier this week by trophies and the PS Blog.


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Q talked to me for about an hour today. I guess because he is in seminary he was able to get to different conferences that some people wanted to go to but couldn't so that was cool. One of the things he was really impressed with is how organized it was. He has been on eboard and been in charge of doing Relay for Life so he knows how hard it is to organize something like that.
So Allison, how did you get involved ion it, through college I'm assuming? He had an awesome time. With all the snafus he ran into getting there I was worried it might dampen his spirits a bit but he was just talking nonstop.
He was impressed that some of the people high up in Nationals knew him from the stuff at UB last year. Also a kid from California came up to him and asked him where he was from and as soon as he mentioned University of Buffalo, the kid said oh we've been praying for you. Then when he found out his name he said oh we have been praying for you by name and he went on and mentioned everything thaT THEY HAD BEEN PRAYING FOR AND HE KNEW q WAS ON THE EBOARD AND THE COLLEGE STUDENT SELECTED TO talk to the press.
I guess the night before it started, there is a meeting for those who work in InterVaristy, as well as the volunteers and they read Q's letter to everyone. I got goosebumps just thinking how God used all that and worked through so many different people and that Quinten just "happened" to bump into people who recognized his name and said they had been praying for him by name. And people would say it was just a coincidence.
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Words by Sean Moeller, Illustration by Johnnie Cluney, Recording engineered by Mike Gentry
Not sure if it's the Southern man in Chase Pagan or just the man in him that makes him go there, but the places that he visits in his songs are full of the prickly issues and the kinds of eggshells that are easy to squish into a crunchy goo of suspended life, into a messy hive of contemplative fodder. He pokes and stirs up the dust, getting all of the colorful things that people do talk about at parties - when they've been churning and working into their own for a few hours, when the open bar has been thrust open with a vengeance - into the room, balancing them off of the melting ice sculptures and alongside the heated games of darts and beer pong. This is when meaty guys start loosely calling lots of different people and things gay or retarded, abusing and bludgeoning their already poor choice of language. It's when those guys also start talking about hot girls they've banged - all their words, not ours. They'll - and this is now including any kind of guy, not just the boneheaded ones -- get into specifics and turn on the raunchiness, even if it's just for show, even if they had genuine feelings for the poor girl from some night out on the town or a series of weeks where they might have been something more. The scruples just diminish sometimes, down to peas, and then you find some conversations worth eavesdropping in on. And even later into the night, it's when the egos and the muscles start having flings with other egos and muscles, throwing themselves around a little too much, sloshing up against each other and creating a friction between alcohol and skin that can only come erroneously or foolishly. It's when the shouting and the pushing, the egging on and the restraining start to take place and then the whole mood is threatened and everyone checks out for the night or winds up watching Saved By The Bell reruns on TBS.
Pagan, a gentleman from the great state of Arkansas, digs into these three pillars of a night's ruggedness, exposing them for their rich history of agony and misunderstanding. He writes about a boy dressing like a girl and leaving the house in front of a disapproving father in "Don't Be Gay (Working Title)," finds plenty of things to mull over in a series of songs with war and soldier themes and even gets to the heart of a relationship (with the help of backing vocals from another Arkansas resident and Daytrotter favorite Christopher Denny - he sings the woman's voice part) between a man visiting Nevada and a hooker there who's hoping unluckily for a way out of her line of work. These are the tales of so many, so many discouraged and broken people, stuck living the way they're living if only because it's a comfortable feeling. And even in the bowels of these lives there can be moments of incandescence that Pagan does equally as well, with his lovely falsetto. He sprinkles these little pills in there, his odes to climates and weather conditions - the seasons as they appeal to him - right alongside the songs that are partly sarcastic, but still altogether, or at least partially the stuff of the everyman.
The songs about war and fighting are lofty, containing choruses that can fill the air up full, but they're meant as startling truths that are meant to make more people gasp in horror than actually do. War is now so commonplace for so many, a job for some, and a bane for most, though there are those who feel that intense power in shooting a gun and killing and Pagan sings to them, "A soldier always gets to shoot" and he or she always gets a war if one is wanted. He carries with his words a carefree and light feel that takes them into a realm of philosophy, that observation of man and woman at their best and worst, though they're unaware that anyone's looking. We're just a part of the spanning look, a picture without borders that's written completely in fine print, the print that he and everyone else are attempting to make out that backs his thought, "Nobody ever figures out how to live until they grow old," and that's the real confusion maker.
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Watch What Happens When Strangers See a Little Boy Shivering in the Cold Without a Coat [VIDEO]
Faith in humanity has officially been restored.
When the Norwegian branch of the SOS Children's Villages International charity put a coatless 11-year-old boy at a bus stop in Oslo, Norway, hidden cameras capture some pretty amazing moments.
In the video, a campaign to provide warm clothing for displaced children in Syria, the majority of the strangers who see the shivering boy offer him their coats or gloves.
Synne Rønning, the information head of SOS Children's Villages Norway, told The Local "People should care as much about children in Syria as they care about this boy." She also said that the boy was a volunteer and that he was never in any danger.
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The Newcastle Knights have signed two of their top players and one of their most promising young players to new 2 year contracts. First graders Matt Parsons and Sean Rudder have both signed new deals, as well as youngster Kurt Gidley.
Matt Parsons was an important signing as it keeps the front row pairing of Parsons and Perry together for a few more years, the same pairing that gave it to a superior Eels pack in the 2001 grand final. Parsons staying also helps the Knights keep their front row in the top five, strength wise, as the Knights have very few if any young props showing that they are ready to step up to first grade as early as next year. Parsons will most likely finish his career in England after this contract, as age is starting to creep up on the big front rower, giving the Knights two years to find a replacement.
Sean Rudder agreeing to stay was never beyond doubt, as the handy utility is as loyal as he is consistent. After playing all of 2001 and 2002 at 5/8 along side Andrew Johns, Rudder staying was always going to be important. His partner ship he has built up with the games number one player over the last year makes him as valuable to the Knights as almost any other player at the club, and Johns seems to play his best football with Rudder on his outside.
Kurt Gidley agreeing to two more years is the best news Knights fans could have hoped for all year. Gidley would have been chased by nearly every other club in the NRL had he not been signed before the anti-tampering deadline. Gidley is tipped by many as the next Andrew Johns, and it is no surprise that his contract runs about at almost the same time and Joey?s. The Knights will then be faced with a decision that no team wants, possibly lose Gidley to another club or lose Johns, they have two years to think about it.


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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and be out indefinitely.
The Thunder announced the injury Friday and said Westbrook would have surgery "in the coming days.'' The team did not give a timeline for his return.
Westbrook was hurt in Game 2 of the Thunder's playoff series against Houston on Wednesday night. Rookie Patrick Beverley lunged into him trying for a steal in the second quarter and his hip collided with Westbrook's knee.
Westbrook, who is in his fifth season in the NBA, has never previously missed a game. He had the league's longest active streak of consecutive games played, with 394 straight regular-season games. The All-Star has played in all 45 of Oklahoma City's playoff games.
Game 3 of the playoff series is Saturday night in Houston.
Westbrook averaged 24 points and seven assists in the first two games, both won by Oklahoma City. Westbrook remained in the game Wednesday night, but was clearly hobbling after the injury. He sat out the Thunder's practice on Thursday, and coach Scott Brooks claimed he would be "fine tomorrow.''
"Our players' health is our first and foremost concern. The Thunder's medical team and several specialists we consulted with determined that Russell undergo a procedure to address the issue,'' Thunder general manager Sam Presti said in a statement.
"We have thoroughly discussed this with Russell. Despite being the competitor and teammate that he is, he respects and understands the decision and is committed to come back even stronger. Certainly Russell is a leader and core player for this team, but we are in the midst of the playoffs and I know other players are determined to step up and contribute.
"We have a resilient group of players who have always taken pride in playing as a team and that approach will continue.''


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General Comments: Futures were mostly a little higher. Planting and growing conditions remain in a state of flux. Rains are moving through the Delta and Southeast this week to slow planting progress, and it is still cold and dry in the north Texas region. Some traders think that US planted area will increase from the estimates released at the end of March due to more favorable Cotton futures prices and sinking Corn and Soybeans futures prices. Weather will be watched as more wet weather in the Delta and Southeast could create less interest in Corn and more in Cotton to avoid having Corn pollinate in the hottest time of the year. Producers have been active planting depending on the región involved. Demand ideas remain strong overall based on the strong export paces seen in the USDA reports in recent weeks and on reports of tight domestic and world cash markets, but export demand is a little less lately.
Overnight News: The Delta and Southeast will see rains and storms over the second half of the week. Temperatures will average below normal. Texas will get mostly dry weather. Temperatures will average much below normal through Wednesday, then will trend to near normal by Friday. The USDA spot price is now 80.15 ct/lb. ICE said that certified Cotton stocks are now 0.487 million bales, from 0.487 million yesterday.
Chart Trends: Trends in Cotton are mixed to down with objectives of 8200, 7885, and 7495 May. Support is at 83.00, 82.60, and 81.40 May, with resistance of 84.60, 85.40, and 86.20 May.
General Comments: Futures closed mixed, with nearby months a little higher on tight supplies, but deferred months a little lower on signs of improving weather. Some speculators are rolling positions or liquidating positions as Frist Notice Day is coming with the start of May. The growing conditions are getting better in many parts of Florida. Some good rains were seen in the state over the weekend, but drought conditions persist overall. More showers are likely today, then conditions should turn dry again. Greening disease and what it might mean to production prospects continues to be a primary support item. Irrigation is widespread, even with recent rains. Temperatures are warm in the state. The Valencia harvest is continuing. Brazil is seeing near to above normal temperatures and dry weather.
Overnight News: Florida weather forecasts call for mostly dry conditions after some showers today. Temperatures will average near to above normal.
Chart Trends: Trends in FCOJ are mixed to down with objectives. Support is at 144.00, 141.00, and 140.00 May, with resistance at 150.50, 152.00, and 155.00 May.
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Durham offers great quality of life, and its abundance of parks and green spaces certainly contribute to its livability. Looking for a place to take in the great outdoors in Durham? Look no further. Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Carolinas has you covered.
On hot summer days, locals in the know head for Eno River State Park. This gem is just a stone's throw from the city, and has an abundance of trails. It's also a popular hotspot for local anglers, who can while away the hours catching catfish and bluegill, and photographers, who can't resist snapping a few shots of the picture-perfect waterfall.
Piney Wood State Park is the perfect place for outdoors fun with man's best friend. There is a spacious dog park here, where your four-legged pals can socialize and frolic with their own kind. There are sections for small and large dogs, and even one for puppies. The park boasts plenty of shade trees and benches, picnic shelters, playgrounds, and a baseball field.
This hidden treasure is a favorite among local disc golfers, who appreciate the challenge of the heavily wooded, 18-hole course. Cornwallis Road Park also sports a playground for the little ones, trails, and a basketball court.