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Smackdown was left in the position of having to rescue Raw AGAIN this week! I'm concerned for Smackdown. It's so perfectly balanced at the moment. Too much pressure to be the only show firing an all cylinders every single week might tip it the other way. Raw, you better start pulling your weight because I don't want to have to check Smackdown in to The Priory suffering from 'exhaustion'. Maternal worry over, let's get to the show.
It all got going with CM Punk, now a proper heel, back in the ring with another brief vilification of the audience. Much as I enjoyed the nuances of when he fell somewhere between being good guy and bad mofo, I've kind of been waiting or REAL HEEL PUNK to emerge. Announcer Justin introduced Jeff Hardy for a match between the two for the Heavyweight Title. Biggest belt of the show on FIRST? This match can't be going anywhere. It wasn't. The anger between them was so intense it took every striped official in the building, a couple of dudes in golf shirts and Teddy long to separate them.
Just as it looked like things were cooling off, Vince McMahon showed up in a delightful shade of duck egg blue. OH MY GOD, has he actually realised Smackdown is the superior brand? No. Apparently, Teddy Long is still on probation and Vince was most upset that he appeared to have lost control of his roster. To ensure that the title match went off without a hitch, Mr. M announced there would be a special guest enforcer, who shall currently remain nameless, and the match would take place later on to allow everyone some time to regroup.
Once the boss had left, Jeff flew at Punk again and they were prised apart. Again. Sheesh. What a start! Think we need some coolness to take things forward. Ahhhh, John Morrison. He of the well insulated ankles. He's a trooper for coolness! Morrison was taking Tyson Kidd on again (first one was on Superstars. I missed it). Great match. I even managed not to focus on my overwhelming need to take a bikini trimmer to the confusing strip of pointy fuzz across Kidd's hairline.
It was even-stevens to begin with, but Morrison allowed to Kidd to take the lead, before turning things around and sticking the Starship Pain across his face for the win.
Cryme Tyme and Eve explained the word 'pretenda' to us in antother edition of 'Word Up', which lead neatly in to a Jesse v Charlie Haas match. Jesse is going by the hip-hop inspired name of Slam Master J. I don't know what to say about the match, but I do know that……
Jesse Slam Master J won.
On we go, and it's time for the fatal-fourway to decides Rey Mysterio's Intercontinental opponent at Summerslam. Rey brought a booster seat out and joined JR and Todd in the commentary corner and…… hold on…..before we go any further…. what is wrong with this picture?
First of all, Rey can't possibly hear anything through those headphones with his mask on, unless he's cut some sneaky little holes in the sides. Secondly, what's happened to his chin? Did he ALWAYS have a miniature beard-bun there? Don't move, I'll get the bikini trimmer back out the bathroom cabinet.
R-Truth, Mike Knox, Finlay and Dolph Ziggler fought it out and it turned in to another wicked match. Even Knox looked good. Dolph pinned Finlay for the win and went over to give Rey a slap. Finlay, grumpy that he lost to Ziggler, grabbed Dolph's dorky hair and tried to pull him back in the ring.
You must keep your eye on Rey Mysterio at all times. Look away for a second and he'll be round your neck in a heartbeat, as Dolph found out. The Rey Mysterio shaped scarf will be available from WWE Shop when the Autumn rolls in.
All this testosterone is just lovely, but I could really do with tagging on to some girly chit chat. Ah, here we go. Maria and Melina are talking it up in the corridor. Melina was all praise for how happy Maria appears to be these days but, as one of her BFFs, she wanted to make sure Maria was 100% certain Dolph was the right guy for her. Well, let's be honest, he is kind of a prick, right? But Maria made it clear that his in-ring persona is not who he is with her. Hmm.
Oh Maria. It's ok. We'll be here when that horrible, sexy boy breaks your heart, k? kiss-kiss.
With Cryme Tyme getting a push to meet Jericho and Big Show at Summerslam, it was time for some PPV promo. See, Raw? That's how you do it. Cryme Tyme's match got more promo than Cena/Orton this week. Ridiculous! Anyway, you have to be pretty awful not to pull off a brilliant match with Jericho. JTG did not disappoint. And I loved the ending.
Jericho stuck the Codebreaker on JTG and left him lying off the apron, under the ropes. Jericho went in for the pin, but with his opponent still under the ropes, the ref refused to award the win. Jericho finally agreed to drag him back inside the ring but in a moment of lapsed concentration, JTG flipped Jericho over and snatched the win, racing up the ramp with Shad at his before the enraged Jericho could do anything about it. Jericho's exaggerated anger made me laugh out loud.
Next, The Great Khali was up against Ricky Ortiz. This match felt redundant even before Ortiz was errrrm made redundant. It lasted just a few seconds and I guess it's there to build this feud between Khali and Kane, but I'm struggling to summon up any kind of enthusiasm for it. The best thing about it was that Singh the Sidekick got dragged from the arena by Kane, only to have Todd Grisham recap it by saying……
JR corrected his grammar by saying…….
Oh, Todd. Even with all your mistakes, I still kind of love you. They may actually be the reason I love you. Though, not as much as I crush for Josh Matthews. He's little, I'm little, it works better. You understand.
I need a main event to refresh me after that last "match". Jeff and Punk prepare to enter the ring, but we need to introduce the special enforcer first. Who could it be? Who could it be? Actually, if you follow the right people on Twitter you'd have figured it out already. A certain main eventer's brother who had broken metacarpals, was complaining about the chaos of being in the hustle and bustle of New York this week. He was looking forward to getting back to North Carolina. If you can't work that one out, you're either really new to wrestling or I question whether your marbles are all in their bag. The special guest enforcer was…………….
Matt Hardy, who looked awesome with that bitchin' face tan, made his way to the ring. But who would he favour? Has he buried the hatchet and let the brother-on-brother violence go or will he be in Punk's corner? Judging by the number of alcoholic beverages in Matt's twitpics, I guessed the former, but what really happened?
The match was ok. I'm not entirely in favour of putting matches on weekly shows when we're about to see them at a PPV, but Teddy Long slapped a Tables, Ladders and Chair stipulation on it for Summerslam, so that juices things up a bit. Punk was all set up for the pin when Matt Hardy dragged the ref out of the ring, forcing Punk to tell Matt off. Distracted from the job in hand, Punk was pulled to the ground by Jeff, and was 1,2,3'ed out of the match by big brother.
Punk wasn't done. Now incensed that his win was scuppered, he returned to the ring with a steel chair to finish Jeff off. Brutal! Punk smiled his way back up the ramp but was met at the top by Teddy, who announced the aforementioned TLC stip. Punk told Teddy to go and check on his poster boy and the crowd were left chanting TLC TLC TLC.
I feel like someone just massaged my temples with warm fingers. Thanks, Smackdown. You're the bestest!


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Wynwood Green: A family-friendly outdoor festBy Sergio N. Candido | January 31st, 2012 | No Comments
These days, historic Puerto Rican enclave Wynwood may typically make headlines for the opening of a hip restaurant or bar, or perhaps the completion of a monumental graffiti mural. But there's a new event in the burgeoning art gallery district where bringing the entire family — even your dog — is regarded as "cool".
Sundays on the Green, a monthly festival that mixes environmentally friendly vendors, skateboarding, art, children's educational activities, and music, kicked off on Sunday, Jan. 29. Celebrated in a 12,000-square-foot lot at 572 N.W. 23rd Street, just east of I-95, the project is the brainchild of a collective known as Wynwood Green. The group is lead by Daniel Wills, owner of recording studio Armory Studios, on whose lawn the event takes place. Also on board: WVUM, 305Green, the artists collective Ground Up Collective, and party supplier I Am Your Villain.

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The Power (and ease) of Patterns in Illustrator
In a previous post, I gave away some seamless vector patterns, and one in this post. Many of you have questioned how to put these to use, and the answer is: lots of ways. I'm going to illuminate a few different ways to take a seamless vector pattern and put it to use. And believe me, these are not the only ways. Hopefully you can take these tips and find some unique uses for your own personal designs.
The advantages of seamless vector are obvious to some of us, but if you are new to vector, here's why. A seamless pattern is nice, but a seamless vector pattern is better. Vector patterns can be scaled to any size, making a single pattern extremely valuable in the long run. You can import a vector pattern into Photoshop as many times as you like, and make it a different size and DPI each time, without losing quality. Since we have the advantage of a vector pattern to work with, we can rasterize it, and not worry about changing it later, because we always have the vector source that can be scaled and re-imported at a different size. This isn't the case with an image (bitmap). If you get a seamless pattern in bitmap, and scale it up, it becomes pixelated.
For another tutorial on Illustrator patterns, see this post.
I'm going to show you 4 easy ways, in detail, to use a seamless vector pattern in Illustrator, easily and quickly. Wether or not you take these patterns into photoshop is up to you, but you will get a much crisper result if you manipulate them in Illustrator first. These methods are by no means advanced, so please keep reading, or bookmark this for later. You may find that the hardest part (besides FINDING Free seamless vector patterns) is aligning/repeating/tiling them at your desired scale. I have a few tips to help you with this so you can make better use of those few precious vector patterns you stumble across. It's not quite as hard as you think, so I hope you find something useful here. . .
First things First:
Download some seamless vector patterns (Includes: – AI (2) EPS (1) SVG (1) PNG (1))
1. Use your seamless vector pattern as a Swatch Pattern Fill
In Illustrator, once you have your pattern, you can drag it to the swatches palette, and have it available to use instantly as a fill for any shape. It's important to note that you must set the color of the pattern before you add it as a swatch. I haven't figured out a way to make the color editable yet. If you know how, please share.
Now, in your tools palette, select your fill color and click on your new pattern to set the pattern as your "fill color" essentially.
Now draw any shape and Illustrator will fill your shape with the pattern, seamlessly.
Even better, keep drawing and even if you overlap shapes, Illustrator will automatically align the fill patterns.
2. Take a pattern and "Warp" it to get some abstract effects.
Illustrator has a handy warp effect (Effect > Warp) that can do wonders to a pattern. first select your pattern like this:
Now go to the Effect menu and select "Warp." You will be given many options to choose from, but any will do , because you can change it on the fly from the Warp options.
Play around with the warp options to get the results you like. You can hit "Preview" to see your settings live, but be careful. Complex patterns can bog down even a fast machine.
After you have your options selected, hit OK and you will get something like this:
You will probably notice that illustrator hasn't actually altered your path, just the appearance. To get your path to follow the appearance, go to Object > Expand Appearance.
Now you should have a clean, warped shape with the custom outline of your new warp. (it's a good idea to keep the original around in case you want to change it later)
3. Make your pattern into a custom Illustrator Brush
You can create a custom brush out of your pattern in Illustrator and make your pattern even more dynamic and versatile. With your pattern selected, go to the Brushes palette, and select "New Brush" from the menu in the top right by clicking on the little arrow shape.
Select "New Pattern Brush."
Now you will have plenty of options in front of you, but the most important is to select the "tint" colorization method. This allows you to change the color of the brush later. Otherwise you would have to save each color as it's own brush, or expand the appearance each time you want to change the color of your brush stroke. So for now, leave all settings alone for learning purposes, select the "tint" colorization method and hit OK. You can play around with tons of settings later.
Now you should see your new brush in the Brushes palette.
In order to use the brush all you need to do is draw a path like you would normally. You can use any tool that creates a path. Real quick to test it, draw a very simple path on the artboard. Be careful not to go crazy with this because the complexity of your brush stroke will be a heavy load for Illustrator to apply. Let the path be somewhat simple, and the complexity of the brush will make it interesting. I used the brush tool here as an example:
Now, apply your new brush stroke to the path and see what you get! Here's what mine looked like:
4. Applying a Pattern Stroke to geometric shapes
Just like you can use a seamless pattern as a fill or a brush stroke, you can also use one as a stroke for any shape you like. While this may be similar to #3, by using geometric patterns, and playing with the stoke size, you can achieve some very intricate symmetrical patterns, even using some of the simplest shapes to begin with. To try this, create a circle on the artboard and make sure there is no fill and set the stroke to black, like this:
Now apply your pattern brush that you made earlier, as the stroke. Adjust the stroke size to get the results you like.
This is only the tip of the iceberg folks, but I hope this helped expand your thoughts on using patterns in Illustrator a bit!


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Having Canker Sore Every Day
It is hard to believe, but I have had canker sores inside my mouth every single day for 9 years. I always have at least 10 canker sores on my tongue, cheek, roof of the mouth and inside my lips every day. It normally heals within 7-10 days and then new sores come while the old ones havenât gone. I know that it is not herpes because it is only inside my mouth and my genital area never gets anything like that.
My doctor gave me acyclovir, sometimes famvir, for 2 years and they donât help at all because that is the treatment for herpes. I know that it is fine to get canker sore someone, but I always have them, 365 days a year. It is very hard for me to eat, talk and it is very stressful.
I am 28 now and could this be passed on to a child? I really donât know what to do. Do you have any idea what is wrong with me? My sores are white with red border.
It sounds as though you have aphthous ulcers, and based upon the presentation and frequency, most likely Recurrent Aphthous Ulcers or RAS. Have you seen and or discussed this problem with your dentist or a dermatologist?
Aphthous means "fiery or burning" and describes the symptoms associated with these lesions. There are a multitude of possible causes for this condition, most likely related to contact hypersensitivity. This is a very common oral lesion and it is believed to be the result of a T-Cell mediated reaction resulting in mucosal destruction and ulceration.
As mentioned there are many possible causes or associative relationships of the disease;
1. Allergies (Dairy, citrus, cinnamon)
2. Genetics
3. Hormonal
4. Stress
5. Trauma
6. Microbial (Bacteria, Fungus, Molds)
7. Nutritional
8. Hematologic disorders
9. Medications
Treatment is more palliative in conjunction with determining the etiology and removing or alleviating the causative agents. Some clinicians will use steroids – both topical and systemic – and/or steroid-sparing agents (cyclosporine, dapsone, chromolyn), in addition to a long list of other immunologic modulating therapeutics.
That is why I am suggesting that you have your dentist (oral medicine specialist) or a dermatologist evaluate this condition.
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Go to the Mouth Diseases health topic.


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"Legend" is a word that is bandied about far too often these days if you ask me, but I'm going to use it here and mean it. If you asked most people to name a snooker legend the first name out of their mouth would be Steve Davis.
In terms of someone dominating a sport you'd have to look quite a way to beat Steve Davis. Just read this incredibly potted (ha ha, pun totally intended!) summary of his achievements:
- First player to complete a televised 147 (maximum) break;
- More professional titles than any other player;
- Winner of the World Championship six times in the 1980s;
- World number 1 for seven years running;
- Famously lost the black ball finish in the 1985 World Championship final against Dennis Taylor, which although finishing past midnight had an audience 18.5 million people – still a record for BBC2;
- BBC Sports personality of the year;
- MBE and OBE;
- Top ten hit with Chas & Dave (OK, he might want to forget that one!)
Famous for his ginger hair he gained nicknames such as "The Nugget" and "The Ginger Magician". My grandmother though, who was a staunch fan, only ever referred to him by one name: Lover Boy. Quite how she came up with this name I do not know, but that was what she ALWAYS called him! Maybe that's why I decided to write to him; he provided my grandmother with so much entertainment that, even now several years after her death, we still refer to him as Lover Boy (which might freak him out if he ever reads this!)
His calm-under-pressure temperament led him to be called boring, something that he has always played up to despite having a terrific sense of humour. Perhaps it was that sense of humour that led him to choose ginger cake as his favourite fancy!
This ginger cake is something a bit different; it is adapted from a German ginger spice cake recipe and doesn't contain the usual golden syrup and treacle. This results in a lighter, less sticky texture. It replaces sugar with honey and adds some lightness in the addition of soured cream. I was further intrigued by the use of rye flour...which I couldn't find anywhere so will have to revisit this when I find some! There's quite a lot of spice:
I brushed some ginger syrup over the cake as it cooled just to intensify the flavour. This is optional. As with all ginger cakes, the flavours develop over time so try and make a day or two in advance of when you wish to serve it.
For this cake, I made my white icing much thicker than I normally would. I think it was the German influenced recipe which got me thinking about the thick icing on German Christmas gingerbread – often the biscuit will be shaped like a house with thick white icing representing snow on the roof. That's what I've tried to do here and I love it –the icing looks almost cartoony!
For the cake:
125g unsalted butter
250g honey
3 eggs
4 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon mixed spice
½ teaspoon allspice
125g plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
100g rye flour – I couldn't find this in my local shops so used wholemeal flour
150ml soured cream
Optional: 2 tablespoons ginger syrup to brush over the cake when it comes out the oven
For the icing:
100g icing sugar
Enough water or syrup from a stem ginger jar to make a thick icing – add a tablespoon at a time
Generously grease a 20cm bundt tin with butter or, ideally, cake release spray. The recipe I used gave no indication of cake tin size so I used a 23cm tin, which was too big.
Place the butter and honey in a large saucepan (all the other ingredients need to fit in here) and melt together. Leave to cool.
Preheat the oven to 170°C/ fan oven 150°C/325°F/ Gas mark 3.
Beat the eggs and spices into the butter-honey mixture.
Fold in half of the plain flour, rye flour and baking powder.
Fold in half of the soured cream.
Repeat the folding process until all the ingredients are combined.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin and level the surface.
Bake for 15 minutes then lower the temperature to 130°C/ fan oven 110°C/250°F/ Gas mark 1 and bake for approximately a further 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Mine only needed 35 minutes which surprised me as I never thought the cake would cook successfully at such a low temperature.
Leave to cool, still in the tin, on a wire rack. I find ginger cakes rather fragile so usually let them cool in the tin before turning out.
If using, brush the ginger syrup over the cake in the tin, let it seep down the edges too (the cake will have just started to pull away from the tin giving a gap for the syrup!)
When the cake is cool it can be iced: place the icing sugar in a bowl and gradually beat in either water or ginger syrup. Add liquid sparingly as it is easy to make it too runny. I made mine very thick.
Pour the icing over the cake and leave to set.
Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have created.Eat.


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ICL to Acquire Thermphos' P2S5 Business
- Acquisition Expands ICL Performance Products' Leadership in Global Markets for Phosphorus-Based Specialty Chemicals While Expanding Its European Footprint -
Feb 25, 2013, 03:39 ET
TEL-AVIV, Israel, February 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
ICL (TASE:ICL) today announced that its ICL Performance Products operating segment ("ICL-PP") has agreed to acquire the phosphorus pentasulfide (P2S5) business assets and operations of Thermphos International B.V (NL), located in Knapsack, Germany.
P2S5 is a specialty ingredient used in the manufacture of highly technical materials such as lubrication oil additives, pesticides, mining chemicals and other products. Due to its very specialized nature, P2S5 is currently manufactured in only a limited number of plants in the world, and ICL-PP is a leading manufacturer of P2S5 in North America.
"This acquisition complements ICL's global presence in phosphorus-based specialty ingredients", commented Mr. Charles Weidhas, President and CEO of ICL-PP. "It is the next step in the global expansion strategy that we have been following for the past decade, carrying out complementary acquisitions that have transformed our Company into a global leader in agriculture, food, water and specialty materials markets".
About ICL
ICL is one of the world's leading fertilizer and specialty chemicals companies
and is comprised of three core segments: ICL Fertilizers, ICL Industrial Products and ICL Performance Products. Its major production activities are located in Israel, Europe, North America, South America and China, and are supported by global marketing and logistics networks. ICL's shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: ICL). For more information, visit http://www.icl-group.com.
About ICL Performance Products
ICL Performance Products produces and markets food and pharma additives, specialty grades of phosphoric acid and phosphate salts, P2S5, and other products and services for the detergents, water treatment, paper, and hygiene markets. Its production facilities are located in Europe, North and South America, Israel, Australia and China. For more information, call toll free 800-244-6169 or visit http://www.icl-pp.com.
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April 2, 2007
By JOHN FLOWERS
ADDISON — Details remain a little fuzzy as to why Addison officials built the local town hall on Addison Baptist Church property off the intersection of Routes 17 and 22A more than 130 years ago, but parishioner Erwin Clark has a theory.
"(Townspeople) needed shelter for their horses and buggies," said Clark, a member of the Addison Baptist Church since the 1930s. "They wanted to use the wagon shed that the church had."
Cars have since replaced horses and buggies, and Addison shifted its annual meeting from its town hall to its more spacious elementary school around 30 years ago. And while the old town hall building has sat relatively idle, it has not been forgotten. After a discussion at town meeting about what do with the town hall, Addison officials have formed a committee to determine whether the venerable old structure can be resurrected for municipal use.
By MEGAN JAMES
WHITING/SUDBURY — With a new principal on board and a district vote tentatively scheduled for December, school directors in Sudbury and Whiting this week will kick off a series of monthly public meetings to iron out the merger of the two elementary schools.
The monthly meetings will convene alternately at each town's school, with the first scheduled for Monday, April 2, at 6 p.m. in Whiting. Monday's meeting will focus on governance, and later meetings will focus on transportation, financing, staffing and facilities.
"What do you do with a building?" Sudbury School Board Chair Steve Roberts asked. "Who owns the building? Does it stay with the towns or not? Or what if Sudbury already spent a lot of money on their sewer system and then Whiting needs a $50,000 system? Would we pay for those kinds of things?"
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The following is a list of books by and articles about Joseph Diss Debar which can be found at the West Virginia State Archives Library.
Debar, Joseph Hubert Diss. For the Benefit of the Catholic
Hospital and Orphan Asylum of Wheeling, Virginia, Distribution of
Farm Lots in St. Clara Colony, Doddridge County, Virginia, A Chance
of a Home for One Dollar, Wheeling, VA., n.d.
917.456 S136 Pam.
_____________________. Prohibition; its Relation to
Temperance, Good Moral and Sound Government, Cincinnati,
_____________________. Two Men; Old John Brown and Stonewall
Jackson of World-Wide Fame, Some Interesting Reminiscences by a Man
Who Knew Both, Clarksburg, Clarksburg Telegraph, 1874.
B B81d Pam.
_____________________. The West Virginia Handbook and
Immigrant's Guide. A Sketch of the State of West Viriginia,
Parkersburg, Gibbens Bros., 1870.
Earl, Jesse A. The life of Joseph H. Diss Debar and His
Reminiscences of Doddridge County, 1883, West Virginia
History, Charleston, WV, v. 28, 1966-1967, pp. 228-40.
Arc 1. 4:28.
Maurer, B. St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Church, St.
Clara, WV. n.p. 1984.
284.1754 M453s Pam.
"An Appeal for Immigration," Parkersburg Gazette,
"Debar Drawings to be Featured on Public TV," Clarksburg Exponent, 11-10-1976.
"Diss Debar Remembers Clarksburg, Jn. Brown, Stonewall Jackson," Record Herald, 3- 27-1979.
"Doddridge Indebted to Frenchman," Clarksburg Exponent, 7-17-1938.
"Immigration," Parkersburg Gazette, 7-31-1871.
"Joseph H. Diss Debar, Prophet, Colonizer," WV Review, vol. 9, 12-1931.
"Letter from Wm. De Bar Murphy, Research Debar, includes French Birth Record," 12-14- 1977.
"Stories of West Virginians by Jack Holt, Moment in Mid-Passage," n.p. n.d.
"Story About One of the State's Most Interesting Characters," West Union Record, 1-23- 1941.
"The State Immigration and Relief Society," Parkersburg Gazette, 3-3-1870.
Sketches by Joseph H. Diss Debar
Notable Individuals in West Virginia History


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The Wisdom of Maimonides
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Here is an accessible introduction to the life and wisdom of the famous twelfth-century philosopher-physician Moses Maimonides, whose prolific writings on medical and religious issues, commentaries on Jewish texts, and writings on Jewish ethics and law profoundly influenced Judaism.
The Wisdom of Maimonides includes a biography; a section of selected teachings drawn from Maimonides' major works The Guide for the Perplexed and the Mishneh Torah, as well as his other writings; and tales about Maimonides' colorful life as a court physician and rabbinic leader.News & Reviews
"For many Jews today, Maimonides is known by reputation but little else. In this splendid and lucid book, his life and teachings are made accessible to the contemporary reader." —Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi, author of Jewish with Feeling and Credo of a Modern Kabbalist
"Hoffman's clear prose and piercing insights into the wisdom of Maimonides make this book a must-read for anyone interested in plumbing the depths of one of the greatest religious thinkers of all time." —Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein, author of Gonzo Judaism: A Bold Path for Renewing an Ancient Faith
"Although there are many books on the Rambam, Dr. Hoffman's volume makes me feel like I am just beginning to discover the spiritual wisdom of this great sage. This is a deep and profound work." —Arthur Kurzweil, author of On the Road with Rabbi Steinsaltz
"An outstanding book for those being introduced to Maimonides, or those who want to refresh their memory, and dig a bit deeper into the life and thought of the greatest Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages." —Jewish Media Review, http://jewishbookreview.wordpress.com/Reader Reviews


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Israeli DJ Borgore was smart to recruit Miley Cyrus for his video, since it's getting tons of press due to her involvement.
There's a giant cake, which is related to the lyrics about wanting the whole cake, not sharing it and suggesting you learn how to bake. The quirky clip features Borgore rolling down Venice Beach and Hollywood Blvd. and recruits his porn star ex Jessie Andrews. No, Jessie and Miley don't make out.
But Cyrus does swap spit with her fiance Liam Hemsworth — cover your eyes, Nick Jonas! — who is in a unicorn costume. Her tongue is fully out and she is smeared with cake multiple times. You also get a look at Miley's boobage at the 3:06 mark.


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BATON ROUGE Data on Louisianas employment and wages for the third quarter of 2012 is now available on the Louisianas employment homepage, www.laworks.net.
This report covers employment and total wages by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors and sub-sectors for the state and by NAICS sectors for all parishes. The information comes from quarterly tax reports submitted by all employers subject to the Louisiana Employment Security Law and from supplemental reports giving parish data submitted by employers with multiple locations. Information is available on statewide, regional, metropolitan statistical areas, and parish levels.
Covered employers are those who pay unemployment insurance taxes and who count filled jobs whether full or part-time, temporary or permanent by place of work.
According to these data, Louisianas average covered employment in the third quarter 2012 totaled 1,853,545, a decrease of 1.5 percent from the previous quarters total of 1,881,248. Positive movement was noted from the comparable period a year earlier, as employment was up 0.6 percent from the level of 1,842,174. The average weekly wage for the third quarter 2012 was $805.
Employers seeking plant sites can use the data to compare employment and average weekly wages paid by industry in potential locations. Market researchers use the data for market and consumer analysis. Public and private organizations use the data in the administration and evaluation of manpower programs and policies.
To access the Excel files for the Third Quarter 2012 Employment and Wages Data, go to Louisianas employment homepage www.laworks.net, select Labor Market Information, and under LMI Products select Employment and Wages Quarterly.
Note: This revision date does not reflect the revision date of the press release shown. Press Release postings are updated as needed and should be considered accurate as shown.


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The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
Franklin was born in Boston in 1706. He was apprenticed as a printer to his older brother, but disliked his treatment and ran off to Philadelphia. There he worked as a printer and through his industry and frugality prospered. He married Deborah Read and had a daughter. Before the marriage he had already fathered an illegitimate son, William, who was also raised by Deborah. In 1748 he retired from business to devote himself to scientific and phi...


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Mladen Petric
Bryan Ruiz
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Martin Jol named a strong side against the League Two side with Alex Kacaniklic, Bryan Ruiz and Mesca Na Bangna supporting Mladen Petric up front in an attacking 4-2-3-1 formation.
Fulham, in our new orange away strip, started brightly and Petric had the game's first effort on three minutes when he fired wide after robbing Wycombe left-back Grant Basey.
The Whites were controlling all the possession in the opening exchanges and had a good opportunity when Petric held the ball up well on the quarter hour mark, only for the subsequent shot to trickle wide of the far post.
Petric always seemed the most likely to break the deadlock and the Croatian did just that with aplomb on 18 minutes. The ball feel kindly to the striker 20 yards from goal and he had no hesitation in bending a sumptuous left-footed curler inside Nikki Bull's far post.
10 minutes later Petric could have doubled his advantage after latching onto Ruiz' through ball but a great last-ditch tackle by Basey denied him a shooting chance.
Wycombe fans had to wait until the 36th minute to see their side have an effort on goal but, even then, Stewart Lewis' ambitious effort from distance flew some way over Mark Schwarzer's crossbar.
Slick link-up play moments later between Petric and Mousa Dembele resulting in Na Bangna firing just over the bar as he opened his body up inside the area as Martin Jol's men searched for the second goal their play deserved.
Petric was enjoying himself and almost scored direct from a free-kick that he won himself just before half-time. However, Bull did well to hold his bending set-piece.
Fulham started the second half as we finished the first and should have scored on 47 minutes after Petric found Mesca at the far-post following a neat one-two with Ruiz. Na Bangna didn't make the contact he would have liked though as the ball span harmlessly up in the air.
Alex Kacaniklic was next to try his luck on 51 minutes but his right-footed effort was straight into Bull's body.
A quite magnificent Bryan Ruiz pass on 59 minutes sent Mesca clear of the defence but the 'keeper reacted well and smothered the youngster's poked effort.
Martin Jol made his first changes of the afternoon at the next opportunity, with Kacaniklic and the excellent Petric being replaced by Kerim Frei and Steve Sidwell.
A fine fingertip save from Bull denied Ruiz one of his trademark audacious goals on 66 minutes. The Costa Rican saw the Chairboys stopper off his line and dinked an elegant chip goalwards, only for Bull to make a superb recovery to push the ball over the bar.
The home goalkeeper again kept his side in the game three minutes later when he palmed Mahamadou Diarra's fierce effort away from goal for a Fulham corner.
Marcello Trotta entered the fray on 77 minutes to raptuous applause from both sets of supporters as he graced the Adams Park turf for the first time since he scored eight goals in as many games during a loan spell for Gary Waddock's men.
The Whites were awarded a free-kick 25 yards from goal with five minutes remaining and Ruiz, who had enjoyed a marvellous game, emphatically planted the ball into the top corner with his left foot. It was a fine effort that our number 11's performance had more than merited.
And things got even better for the Whites two minutes later when Sascha Riether's dangerous low cross was slid in at the far post by substitute Sidwell to add some gloss to the scoreline.
Wycombe Wanderers: Bull; McCoy, Basey, Doherty, Stewart; Oli, Lewis, Spring, Wood; Logan, Beavon
Subs: Ingram, Johnson, Bloomfield, Grant, Dunne, Angol, McClure
Fulham: Schwarzer; Riether, Hughes, Hangeland, Riise; Diarra, Dembele (Trotta 77); Ruiz, Na Bangna, Kacaniklic (Sidwell 59); Petric (Frei 59)
Subs: Somogyi, Kelly, Etuhu, Sidwell, Frei, Pritchard, Burn, Trotta
Competition: Friendly
Date: Saturday 28 July 2012
Kick-off: 3:00pm
Venue: Adams Park, Wycombe
Attendance: 1,711
Referee: Graham Scott
Team line-up is not available.
Line-up: Schwarzer; Riether, Hughes, Hangeland, John Arne Riise; Dembélé (Trotta 77'), Diarra; Mesca, Ruiz, Kacaniklic (Sidwell 59'); Petric (Frei 59')
Unused substitutes: Somogyi, Kelly, Burn, Pritchard, Etuhu
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Eurofighter and Euroradar confirm that the Typhoon will get its AESA radar by 2015
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Rafales will have the AESA additive from 2013 onwards.
- 22 June 2011 at 16:24
Good news i wish that around 150 Typoons are chosen and the mirage upgrade is cancelled and about 100 Rafale purchased
- 22 June 2011 at 17:08
- Ravi said...
I like the sound of that! I have been in favour of ET over others. I understand that IAF too wants ET, so I hope they get what they want.
- 22 June 2011 at 18:51
What else do you expect Eurofighter to say, especially a huge Indian mistake of shortlisting them is pending? What would India do if Eurofighter, which first flew in 1994, does not come up with a credible radar in next 5 years? On the other hand, F35-Joint Strike Fighter, the world's only fifth generation fighter, flew for the first time in 2006 and still going through final testing has AN/APG 81 AESA Radar, which is in production and is more advanced than the AESA radar of F22 Raptor. In fact, in a test an F35 radar/jamming equipment successfully jammed the radar of F22. According to yesterday's news reports, US congress is pushing US government to offer F35 on an expedited schedule to still get in the MMRCA contract. Remember, thee countries who built Eurofighter have all placed orders for the F35. If their plane was that cutting edge, how come they are placing orders for F35. It has taken one trillion dollars to develop the F35. India should not let this chance of buying F35 to have a true fifth generation stealth fighter, which is projected to stay with the Nato forces beyond 2045. Would India seize the moment and make a strategic decision to induct the futuristic stealth fighter? The Mirage 2000 upgrade should be given to Israel, which has agreed to do it for half the price quoted by the French. France could be given additional orders for the submarines. Let Honeywell supply the new engines for the Jaguars.
- 22 June 2011 at 21:25
what happened to the CAESAR? captor AESA Radar? BAe doesn't want to spare?
- 22 June 2011 at 21:34
The contest between Rafale and EFT must be interesting. Now the price tags and TOT may be the deciding factors.
- 23 June 2011 at 00:54
Ah ah, my AESA is bigger than yours...
- 23 June 2011 at 02:00
- saurav jha said...
Statements like "The new radar will have AESA capability that far exceeds any other radar available today and in the foreseeable future " seem very arrogant/Cocky, when we know US is the leader and Radars on F-22 and F-35 will be far ahead to this one.
- 23 June 2011 at 07:37
Does this mean that the first lot of aircraft should India select EFT won't be with AESA?
- 23 June 2011 at 16:09
- Ravi said...
All said and done, as far as I am concerned, we did right by saying BIG NO to US of A. Let them offer F-35 or F-40, Americans need to be kept as far away as we possibly can when it comes to combat Aircrafts.
- 24 June 2011 at 14:44
@Deepak, The F35 is an extra 5 billion dollars. It does not have IOC yet and at the current estimate of 130 million + per plane imagine what the upgrade cost will be in 10-12 years[Hint use Sukhoi as a benchmark].
It also has a long waiting list of customers, India would join at the back of the line. No source codes, intrusive agreements, no related industrial package.
To counter Ashley tellis's own argument, we would literally be buying a plane here as we would not be making any part of it. Some strategic/Industrial relationship huh! Radars are also getting advanced enough to defeat stealth, the F-35's USP.
I am with you on the Mirage upgrade and the Jaguar engines.
- 24 June 2011 at 16:44
Deepak Dutta and Saurav Jha,
Will the IAF get the F-35 by 2014?? All of the six MMRCA contenders are ready for induction by that date; we would need to wait almost a decade to come close to getting our 1st F-35.
About why the 3 of the Eurofighter nations have chosen the F-35; they are choosing it for the same reason the USAF chose the F-16 after having the F-15; the F-35 was meant to be an advanced and affordable multirole fighter while the Eurofighter was to be an air superiority platform. The F-35 has now become a bloated beast which is several years behind schedule and obscenely expensive.
Having a big fat radar is not decisive if you are flying in a networked environment with AEW and datalinks at work. And supersonic performance does count. Which is why the F-22 and the PAK-FA despite their stealth place a premium on the same, unlike the F-35.
- 24 June 2011 at 17:30
Here we go!
well that was quite expected but a welcome announcement, we are low on fleet numbers and need the available fighters to be inducted ASAP. then only we can think about a secure air cover over India and a better air superiority. IAF should now plan on air supremacy with FGFA and AMCA next.
but the need right now is to have the MOD pick up and speed the deal within this year, are you hearing MOD? do it soon, because if you cannot you will be responsible for any eventuality, don't load up your bad karma. DO YOUR JOB QUICKLY! we will all praise you for that!
- 25 June 2011 at 10:24
Doesn't the timing of release of this information seem too much of a coincidence, considering that Typhoon has been shortlisted for the MMRCA? Also, I don't think that either the USA or any of the European nations pose a credible threat to India to go in for cutting edge aircraft. We can afford to compromise a little on our aircraft and channel the funds to enable the soldiers on the ground to fight on any available front/theatre without any logistical issues. No matter how advanced our fighters or frigates are its the soldier on the ground who actually wins a battle.
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From 1983 interview with Michael Hebert
Michael Hebert dates his house at about 1750 based upon his own research and information he has received form Robert O. Jones and Antoinette Downing. He feels that some sections or materials may date back to an earlier period, but that the house is a classic mid-18th century house of the basic colonial "5 room plan." The five rooms on the first floor contained a front stairway, two large front rooms, a huge center chimney, a large "keeping" room or kitchen, and two smaller rooms. One of the small rooms was most likely used for storage, while the other was the "borning room." The same basic pattern was repeated on the second floor with the larger rooms used as bedrooms for adults and the smaller rooms were for the children.
Most of the activity in the house centered around the "keeping room," which was a multi-purpose room. Here was the huge fireplace with the beehive oven. This provided the most heat in the winter. The borning room, which was close by and therefore warm and easily accessible form the keeping room, was used not only as a delivery room as the name implies but also for those who may have been ailing and in need of special care.
The old red farmhouse passed to Steven Greene in 1800. He was known as Judge Greene and, like the five generations of Greenes before him, he was very active in local and state affairs. When Steven died, he left the house to his daughter, Marcy Greene, who had married Captain James Warner. Marcy inherited the silver clasp and seal of John Greene, the surgeon, as well as the house. The old homestead was to remain in the Greene (Warner) family for two more generations. In 1864 it was sold to Cyrus Harris of the Greene Manufacturing Co. in Riverpoint. Nine generations and 200 years of ownership by the "Greenes of Conimicut" covers the time in our country's history from the Colonial period to the end of the Civil War.
Eventually, the farm passed to Maria M. (Harris) Foster in 1883. It has since been the home of the Damons, the Gledhills and now the Heberts. The years have seen a number of changes in the old red farmhouse. It now is a three-family dwelling. The well I the cellar that once was the major supply of water is covered over, as are the fireplaces and the old floors. On the exterior, shingles cover the clapboards and the chimney is lower.
The old house, even with these superficial changes, is a superb example of a mid-18th century house. Much of the original paneling in the southeast room remains, as does the heavy "bolection" molding, acorn decoration and some of the original doors. Michael Hebert intends to restore the house to its original appearance. He intends to uncover the beehive oven and fireplaces and to reline the chimney. The Heberts have already taken steps to change the address to the earlier one of 1124 West Shore Road. I couldn't help noticing that the blue door has been painted a colonial red. The house is referred to as the "red farmhouse" in old records, and it looks as if the Heberts are already making progress.
The house has been accepted on the National Register of Historic Homes. Under the Hebert ownership, the Peter Greene house is a visual reminder of the days when Conimicut feared Indian attacks, wolves, interferences from Massachusetts and the British Crown. It will remind us of a time when the lifestyle differed and where our present values came from.
If you are a Warwick resident, you can witness a part of your heritage being restored. Keep your eyes on the old house from time to time, and watch the Heberts and Adele Anthony and Dennis Pacheco turn the clock back to 1751.
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Since Michael Hebert's ownership of the house, the home has had a number of different owners. As we reported earlier, unfortunately, not too long ago the home was abandoned and, as a result, the ravages of time, with the wind, rain and vandalism, took its toll.
Fortunately, in 2008 Adele Anthony became very interested in it and found out the house was up for foreclosure and contacted the necessary people to purchase it. Interestingly enough, one of the bank representatives saw the house and stated that he thought it should just be destroyed. Adele and Dennis did not agree and have pt in many long hours of hard work to bring it back to the pristine condition and restore an important part of our heritage.
Now, we are happy to say that the house is both a lovely house and a pleasure to see it has been restored so beautifully. In the following columns the story of the restoration by Adele and Dennis will be continued.


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Lindsay Lohan is upset.
That makes sense. You'd probably be upset too if you found out you were Lindsay Lohan.
Lohan is supposedly angry over the new trailer for "Scary Movie 5." According to TMZ, she's mad at producers for inserting an extra dig at her expense.
The working script of the movie contains a scene in which Lohan screams bloody murder, and it's revealed she's watching her film "Herbie: Fully Loaded."
But the newest trailer released Friday shows Lohan screaming at a fake news clip of her probation being revoked instead.
TMZ said its sources say Lohan was supposed to have final say on what jokes went in and didn't see this one coming.
Lohan supposedly feels the joke is payback from producers, who blame her for holding up the shoot and trashing her trailer. Lohan reportedly plans to speak to her lawyers this week over what she sees as a breach of contract.
TMZ said calls to Dimension Films were not returned.
NURSE FROM KATE MIDDLETON PRANK TRIED SUICIDE TWO OTHER TIMES: The nurse who committed suicide after putting through a prank call to Kate Middleton's hospital room tried killing herself two other times in the past year, according to a British newspaper.
Jacintha Saldanha was the London nurse who was duped by two Australian radio DJs calling Kate Middleton's hospital room earlier this month to check her medical condition when she was hospitalized for acute morning sickness. According to the U.K.'s Daily Mail, Saldanha tried to take her own life twice the past year, first by overdosing on pills last December, then again nine days later by attempting to jump off a building.
According to TMZ, Saldanha spent several days in an intensive care unit to recover, underwent psychiatric treatment and took antidepressants.
London authorities are investigating whether to file charges against the DJs and whether extradition to Britain is possible, according to British publication the Telegraph.
In other royal news, search and rescue helicopter pilot Prince William airlifted a sick child out of Northern Ireland, from Antrim Hospital to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne on Dec. 15, a Royal Air Force spokesman told Us Weekly. More recently, the prince has been spending as much time as possible with Middleton, as she struggles with hyperemesis gravidarum, an intense form of morning sickness.
The magazine reported that in 2013, William will have some tough career choices to make, as he decides whether to sign up for another two-year-stint with the RAF or accept a cavalry position, which would likely keep him closer to home and his growing family. A royal insider said it's not likely William will retire from the military anytime soon.
"William wants to give their child a somewhat normal life, and for that to happen, he has to remain in the armed forces," the source explained.
PIERS MORGAN IN TROUBLE WITH GUN ADVOCATES: Thousands of people have signed a petition urging the government to deport CNN's Piers Morgan over his gun control views.
The British host has been vocal in taking a stand for tighter U.S. gun laws in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting earlier this month. Last week, he called a gun advocate appearing on his "Piers Morgan Tonight" show an "unbelievably stupid man."
Is it such a good idea to insult people with guns?
According to MSN.com, a petition created Dec. 21 on the White House e-petition website by a user in Texas accuses Morgan of engaging in a "hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution" by targeting the Second Amendment. It demands he be deported immediately for "exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens."
That's right. How much more American can you get than threatening to throw someone out of America for having an opinion?
By Monday, the petition had more than 31,000 signatures — well beyond the 25,000 necessary to get a White House response.
Morgan seemed amused by the movement.
Via a set of Twitter messages, he urged his followers to sign the petition, and in response to one article about the petition, he said "bring it on."
"If I do get deported from America for wanting fewer gun murders, are there any other countries that will have me?" he wrote.
SIMON COWELL LOSES BIG BET TO L.A. REID: When Tate Stevens won "The X Factor" last week, Simon Cowell lost $20,000 to fellow judge L.A. Reid.
TMZ reported that the judges made a bet at the beginning of the season that if either judge had a contestant win the whole thing, the other would cough up $20k.
It must be nice to have that kind of change in between the sofa cushions.
TMZ's sources said Cowell is planning to cut Reid a check as soon as possible.
DEMI MOORE WANTS DIVORCE SETTLEMENT SIMILAR TO ONE SHE RECEIVED FROM BRUCE WILLIS: Money has become a source of conflict in the divorce proceedings between Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, according to TMZ.
Sources very familiar with the situation supposedly told the website the sticking point in the divorce has been that Moore wants the same type of settlement from Kutcher she got from Bruce Willis when they divorced. TMZ doesn't have details of what that entailed, but said sources said Moore "scored big time."
Moore is apparently worth more than Kutcher. TMZ reported the value of her New York Apartment alone is around $25 million.
Kutcher finally filed for divorce last week, after the couple separated more than a year ago. TMZ said he wanted to give Moore the dignity of doing it first. Sources said Moore was waiting for a financial resolution.
RIHANNA HAS BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR HOSPITAL: Barbados-born Rihanna has donated $1.75 million to help modernize a hospital in her home country. The gift to Bridgetown's Queen Elizabeth Hospital is in memory of her late grandmother, who passed away over the summer, according to E! Online.
"This was my way of giving back to Barbados, in a form of philanthropy, by assisting the QEH in its continued modernization program," Rihanna said in a statement. "I believe that this will have a huge impact on the people of Barbados. This was all done to save lives, or at least extend them."
The hospital has renamed its cancer treatment center after Rihanna's beloved "Gran Gran Dolly." The center will now be called the Clara Braithwaite Centre for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine.
Rihanna talked about her grandmother in August, during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. She said she was one of the greatest people she had ever known.
"She was a well-rounded woman," Rihanna said. "She taught me a lot about forgiveness, loving my enemies, spirituality (and) strength as a woman."
Shortly after she died, Rihanna paid tribute to her grandmother by getting a tattoo of the Egyptian goddess Isis. According to Egyptian mythology, Isis was a champion of the oppressed, a protector of the dead and the goddess of children.
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Tuesday is Dec. 25, the 360th day of 2012. There are six days left in the year. This is Christmas Day.
A.D. 336: The first recorded celebration of Christmas on Dec. 25 took place in Rome.
1066: William the Conqueror was crowned king of England.
1776: Gen. George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River for a surprise attack against Hessian forces at Trenton, N.J.
1868: President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion that resulted in the Civil War.
1926: Hirohito became emperor of Japan, succeeding his father, Emperor Yoshihito.
1941: During World War II, Japan announced the surrender of the British-Canadian garrison at Hong Kong.
1962: The movie version of "To Kill a Mockingbird," adapted from the Harper Lee novel and starring Gregory Peck, opened in Los Angeles.
1989: Ousted Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, were executed following a popular uprising.
1991: Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev went on television to announce his resignation as the eighth and final leader of a communist superpower that had already gone out of existence.
2002: Pope John Paul II delivered a Christmas message in which he said war had to be and could be avoided even in a world made fearful by terrorism.
2007: A tiger at the San Francisco Zoo escaped her enclosure and killed a park visitor; two brothers also were mauled, but survived. (The tiger was killed by police.)
2009: Passengers aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 foiled an attempt to blow up the plane as it was landing in Detroit by seizing a man who tried to set off explosives in his underwear.
2011: Five members of a family, including three children and their grandparents, died in a Christmas morning blaze in Stamford, Conn., that was blamed on burning embers in a trash can.
Singer Jimmy Buffett (66), football great Larry Csonka (66), country singer Barbara Mandrell (64), actress Sissy Spacek (63), former White House adviser Karl Rove (62), singer Annie Lennox (58), baseball great Rickey Henderson (54), singer Dido (41).
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Most Currencies Now Rallying Against US Dollar
US Dollar Index has broken below the 80 level, which should now be resistance.
The US Dollar Index tested the February lows, and is trying to turn higher, although I think the 80 level will now provide formidable resistance on the way back up. However, this level lead to a relatively strong bounce earlier this year, and recent COT (Commitment of Traders) data shows speculators net short the US dollar for the first time since early this year. The rally from early February started around the same levels and similar COT readings, so maybe history rhymes and the US dollar will at least stabilize near term. The trend for now remains clearly down until proven otherwise so I would not be too optimistic.
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The Japanese yen is forming a huge triangle pattern, and it is now coming to an apex sitting right on top of 200 day moving average support. It looks like the USDJPY cross could rally back through 100 soon, and that could certainly be a bullish indicator for risk in general. It is interesting that the Nikkei (INDEXNIKKEI:NI225) is also forming a huge triangle pattern that should resolve to the upside as well. This could be the key currency cross to watch in the coming weeks and into year-end as a break through 100 might trigger another leg higher for the equity markets around the world.
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The Canadian dollar is another currency that is relatively week and now looks to be trending lower again versus the US dollar. As you can see in the below chart, the CADUSD cross touched the 200 day moving average resistance perfectly twice during the past month, and each time it has led to a deeper correction. The CADUSD has broken below the early October lows, and clearly remains in a challenged position, even with the US dollar under pressure. I would continue to sell CADUSD on rallies.
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We're talking social all week this week on Talk Mobile, and one of the newest pretenders to the throne is App.net. It's a more interesting proposition than just a mere social network, positioning itself as a platform and inviting developers to build on it. It's also not free, which from the outset may have put some folks off trying it out. There are now invite-only, free, limited accounts to get people through the door and trying it out. And of course, the iMore team, well some of the iMore team, is on App.net as well, so here's how to follow us!
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Case Keenum handled his first NFL start fairly well for the Texans on Sunday.
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Working On My Personal Genealogy
January 13, 2013 at 3:09 pm 2 comments
While I have been trying to keep up to date on my genealogy writing at BellaOnline, I have gotten very behind here on my personal blog, Gtownma's Genealogy. I have set a 2013 New Year's goal to try to write more often. Today I will write my goal of brick wall's I'd like to solve this next year, should I be so lucky.
I am first hopeful to do more personal research on my direct lines. There are a few lines that I was stuck on. But, with FamilySearch uploading so many new things since my last search on these lines, I might just be able to solve the puzzle next go round. Some of the people I would love to discover more on are:
- Green W. Smith (my step mom's grandfather) and his wife Willie Brookins, both from the Montgomery County, Georgia area. Also MS, Fl and GA states may have information I need. (See picture below)
- Pleasant G. Alfred Cox from Alabama who may have died in Arkansas right after the Civil War. Would like to know more about this Civil War veteran, one of my direct line ancestors.
- Elizabeth Garris who married Adam Fralick, then Jacob Ruppenthall around 1850 when Adam died. I want to know Elizabeth's ancestry. She resided in Autuaga County and Montgomery County, Alabama.
- William & Mary Ann Roten from McNairy County, Tennessee. Anything on these two would be exciting, especially Mary's maiden name!
- I would love to get back to researching my husband's Sicilian lines in Termini-Imerese, Sicily. (Did I put the FHL microfilm numbers down years ago, when doing his lines in the early stages? NO! So, need to go back and add those citiations!)
One thing I have been reading alot about lately is the importance of putting our ancestor's in historical context. I would like to go back to some of the families I have documented and add more historical facts for them. "Meat on the bones" I have heard it often referred to.
And, of course, let's not forget to cite our sources. Seems like most of us learn the beginning steps of genealogy on our own personal families. It is not til we are deep into our families or doing it for someone else that we realize, the "lightbulb" goes off, that we need to be citing our sources. I desperately need to revisit my families that I started genealogy with and add those missing citations and hope I can refind them.
I also have many friends I have done family histories on that I would love to revisit, especially now, as I stated earlier, so much has been added to help us in our research. I also hope to be able to do more non-internet research this next year — court houses, library, cemeteries, archives, etc. That is where the excitement truly lies!
So, join me in 2013 in working more on our personal genealogical lines. Set a goal to do it weekly or monthly. I am hopeful to spend at least one weekend a month on my personal genealogy.
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Great goals, Tina! I'm doing good to write a post for my blog every 2 -3 weeks! I'm gonna do better this year….you've inspired me. 🙂
Thank you , Tina . Life gets so busy that we forget to do our own lines which is how we got started in the first place !
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After winning the 1986 World Series, Dwight Gooden celebrated inside a drug dealer's apartment, ESPN reports.
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Jack Roush Jr. Guest Column - Roush on Track
World Challenge is Latest Challenge for Mustang Racer
Hello, my name is Jack Roush Jr., and not only do I work at a toy factory (Roush Performance) as my day job, but I also have the privilege to race Ford Mustangs. Having the same passion that many of you out there do for the Mustang, I am very lucky to have both of these opportunities. Now, the fine folks here at Mustang-360.com have invited me to tell the stories behind our racing program and getting the Roush Mustang on track, how they tie into the street Mustang, and other related stories. Through the racing season, we'll have updates on the events, but I think we should start a few steps back. I'll also tell you about the latest Roush Mustang models that we build for the street.
As many of you may already know, I am the son of Jack Roush (Sr.), NASCAR team owner and racing icon. People often ask how it is to have Jack Roush as my father. Obviously, it's all I've ever known, but I look at him as many fans do. I have tremendous admiration and respect for his dedication to excellence, both on and off the track. Having him as a role model has given me great inspiration and high standards in my own racing and work.
Go-Karting, NMRA, and Grand-Am
Before racing a Roush Mustang, I began my racing career when I was just six years old. One Sunday morning, my father took me karting at the Ford Thunderbird Kart Club, centered out of Flatrock, Michigan, and the rest is history. He was my crew chief and driving instructor. We ran there for five years, in which we won all but the last half championship (and we tied for that half season). At the age of 12, I stopped karting (for a while) and then focused on a number of other interests, including my schoolwork, martial arts, working on my own car, music, and computers. I never got rid of the racing bug, however. When I was in college, I got back into karting, racing at Kart2Kart in Sterling Heights, Michigan. It wasn't long before I got the urge to race full-size vehicles, which happened to be drag racing in the NMRA.
Racing in this series was a blast, and it was a challenge to drive well and be competitive there (which is a big part of the fun). I have to admit, though: When I got the chance to road race a Mustang, it was impossible for me to turn it down. Since karting is essentially road racing, but with smaller vehicles, road racing a Mustang just seemed like the natural thing to do for me.
That's not to say that there wasn't a lot to learn, because there was. In fact, I didn't enter an amateur series to get started. Rather, my first opportunity was to race on the Rehagen Racing team, co-driving the No. 59 Mustang with Dean Martin in the (then titled) Grand-Am Cup series, a series with the world famous road racing legends of Boris Said, Bill Auberlen, Pete Halsmer, Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly, and many others. The series is now called the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series within IMSA. We ran in the GS (Grand Sport) class with other high performance cars. Needless to say, the learning curve was steep.
The first race I ran in Grand-Am was in October of 2006 at the fast VIR (Virginia International Raceway) in a six-hour-long race, that stretched into the night in the rain. I had never raced in the rain at night before, and VIR was a new track for me, but I carried on. Dean and I also co-drove with Ray Mason that race, and we finished 16th out of a field of 36 cars.
I raced with Rehagen for the next two seasons and learned a lot about driving the cars, the courses, and strategy. Then for the 2009 season, I formed a new team with Mike Canney called Horsepower Ranch. He ended up backing out early that season, but generously helped me continue my season with the use of his hauler and some other equipment. Hugh Plumb co-drove with me for the first few races. Then Billy Johnson joined the team for the Watkins Glen race that year. Billy and I got our first victory late in the year at Miller Motorsports Park and it all came down to an epic battle at the end of the race in the dark between Billy and Bill Auberlen. When the dust settled, it was us standing on the top of the podium, and we only gathered momentum from there.
Notable Success
All told, our team scored 10 victories and 28 podiums in Grand-Am. Besides that first victory at Miller, one of the others was our win at Homestead, near Miami, in March of 2010, which was the 400th professional Roush win. I had won the pole for the race, but the series didn't like my splitter in post-qualifying inspection. So, we had to start from the back of the field. By lap 35, I was in the lead and handed the car off to Billy in that position. Billy continued on with a strong run of his own for the win.
Yet another win that I am very proud of was the last race of 2013 at Lime Rock Park. At this point in our stay with Grand-Am, our car was arguably at a disadvantage. We had a period where we had been fairly dominate in the series, so the officials reacted by slowing us down (and speeding others up). The winning move came down to the last lap, where Billy finally reeled in Matt Belle in the No. 6 Stevenson Camaro and passed him in turn 1 for the checkers. Not only did this mark the end of the season, but it ended our run with Grand-Am, and book-ended the season with our win at the season opener at Daytona that year.
The Pirelli World Challenge
For the 2014 racing season, our team will not be in Grand-Am (now called IMSA). Instead, we are running in the GTS class of the Pirelli World Challenge, a series celebrating its 25th anniversary and sanctioned by the SCCA.
I greatly enjoyed my run in Grand-Am, but I have to say, I am very excited to be running the Pirelli World Challenge in a Roush Mustang . The format is a bit different, and many of the tracks that we're running at are completely new to me, with many of them being street courses, such as St. Pete, Long Beach, Toronto, and Detroit's Belle Isle.
Then there is Sonoma (Infineon Raceway). I've never raced at this track, but I can't say that I've never been there. I went to the Bob Bondurant Driving School when it was at this track (it was then called Sears Point Raceway) back in 1989—when I just turned 16 years old. Of course, we will be at some of the tracks that I am very familiar with, including Barber, Road America, Mid-Ohio, and Miller Motorsports Park.
Other than the new tracks, there are other significant differences to this series: There are no driver changes—one driver stays in the car for the entire race. The races are in a sprint format, 50 minutes with no pit stop needed for gas and tires (unless there's unexpected trouble). Some of the races have a standing start—drag racing all over again. Many of the racing weekends have two races at the given track.
Ford Mustang In Grand-Am Vs. The Pirelli World Challenge
In addition to the race format itself, there are a number of differences between the cars raced in Grand-Am (GA) vs. the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC). In general, the PWC cars are more modified from their street versions. Here is a quick break-down of the Roush Mustang:
Splitter: GA: Small-to-none PWC: Large
Rear wing: GA: Relatively small and low on decklid (which provides limited downforce) PWC: Large wing in optimum high placement
Hood: GA: Mustang GT vented hood PWC: Tiger Racing carbon hood with dramatically increased venting
Weight (for Mustang): GA: 3,315 lbs (without driver) PWC: 3,400 lbs (with driver)
Engine restrictor: GA: 57mm PWC: 60mm
Rear differential: GA: Torson T2R and a 3:73 rear gear PWC: Open (we run an Eaton Trutrac) and a selection of rear gear (3.73:1, 4.10:1, or 4.30:1)
Tires: GA: Continential racing slick: 275/35/18 PWC: Pirelli P-Zero racing slick: 305/660/18 front, 305/680/18 rear
Brakes: GA: Limited options, mostly stock rear brakes PWC: More open rules—we use high performance PFC systems in front and rear
Suspension: GA: Limited selection PWC: More open—we use KW Suspension system
Drivetrain: GA: Limited selection—mostly stock in nature which can cause reliability issues PWC: More open—we use robust Quarter Master parts where possible, including clutches and throw out bearings
There are many more subtle differences, which we may dive into at a later time, but these are the big ones. However, there are a number of similarities as well. For one, the base car is the same. In fact, one of the cars that we have is the same car that we ran in Grand-Am but with modifications for this series. Another big item that is the same is the engine: A Roush-Yates sealed Ford Racing 5.0L 4V engine.
Pirelli World Challenge Coverage And Schedule
Below is a list of the 2014 GT/GTS PWC racing schedule (all TV broadcasts are on NBC Sports):
• March 28-30: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg TV: Sunday, April 6 @ 5:30pm ET
• Aprill 11-13: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach TV: Sunday April 20 @ 5:30pm
• April 25-27: Barber Motorsports Park TV: Saturday, May 10 @ 4pm
• May 30-June 1: Chevrolet/Cadillac Grand Prix of Detroit TV: Sunday, June 15 @ 2:30pm
• June 19-21: Road America TV: Friday, Jul4 @ 6:30pm
• July 18-20: Honda Indy Toronto TV: Sunday, August 10 @ 1:30pm
• August 1-3: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio TV: Sunday, August 10 @ 1:30pm
• August 22-24: Sonoma Grand Prix TV: Saturday, August 30 @ 1pm
• September 12-13: Miller Motorsports Park TV: Sunday, September 28 @ 2:30pm
See live streaming and archived video from the events at World-ChallengeTV.com.
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