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Matsunaga Institute for Peace hosts open house & mediation demonstrations
Celebrating International Conflict Resolution Day 2011University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Anne M. Smoke, (808) 956-6459
Program Manager, Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace
Carole Petersen, (808) 956-6940
Director, Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace
Program Manager, Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace
Carole Petersen, (808) 956-6940
Director, Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace
Posted: Oct 14, 2011
Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (MIPCR) in cooperation with the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), Hawai'i Chapter celebrates International Conflict Resolution Day 2011 by opening its doors to the UH Mānoa campus and local community on Thursday, October 2011.
"This event gives the Matsunaga Institute an opportunity to show off our programs and how the conflict resolution skills we teach equip our students with problem solving tools they can use in their professional and personal lives," said Carole Petersen, Director of MIPCR. Visitors to the Institute on Thursday can create a Conflict Management Toolkit, meet the faculty and staff, and inquire about the Institute's programs, including the Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution, B.A. in Peace and Conflict Resolution, and Undergraduate Certificate in Peace Studies.
Free mediation demonstrations by faculty and graduate students will display a sample of the effective conflict resolution skills taught at MIPCR. Food and beverages will also be offered.
Conflict Resolution Day was conceived of in 2005 by ACR to: promote awareness of mediation, arbitration, conciliation and other creative, peaceful means of resolving conflict; promote the use of conflict resolution in schools, families, businesses, communities, governments and the legal system; recognize the significant contributions of (peaceful) conflict resolvers; and obtain international synergy by celebrating around the world on the same day. The Matsunaga Institute for Peace dedicates this day to dispute resolution practitioners who are helping to educate our students and the public about mediation and other innovative conflict management processes.
When: Thursday October 20, 2011
10:30 a.m. – noon Morning mediation demo: "Fighting student residents" (SSRI Conference Room, Saunders 704)
Noon – 3:00 p.m. Open House in Saunders 523 (food and beverages for visitors)
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Afternoon mediation demo: Student/faculty disagreement (SSRI Conference Room, Saunders 704)
Noon – 3:00 p.m. Open House in Saunders 523 (food and beverages for visitors)
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Afternoon mediation demo: Student/faculty disagreement (SSRI Conference Room, Saunders 704)
Where: Saunders Hall, Room 523, 2424 Maile Way, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa campus
About the Sponsors:
The Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution was established in 1985 to fulfill the vision of former Senator Spark M. Matsunaga to expose every student enrolled in Hawaiʻi's public university to peace studies so they could learn and practice peaceful methods of resolving disputes of all kinds from interpersonal to global. Under its new name, the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (MIPCR), positioned in the College of Social Science's Public Policy Center and combines peace studies research with skills-based training for practical application of alternative dispute resolution methods in its three academic programs: the Certificate in Peace Studies, the Interdisciplinary B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies, and the Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution.
The Association for Conflict Resolution, Hawai'i (ACR-Hawai'i) is a member-based nonprofit dedicated to the promoting appropriate conflict resolution. The Association strives to accomplish their mission through members who develop and deliver educational programs and services to the community.
For more information, visit: http://www.peaceinstitute.hawaii.edu/


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All of the funds raised by Greenville College at this event directly benefit more than 300 student-athletes who look forward to your participation this year. NCAA Division III student-athletes do not receive any athletic financial aid or athletic scholarships. With your donations, we address various program needs and further develop our facilities for our student-athletes.
Please consider assisting our student-athletes by contributing to the 2014 Panther Pride Golf Scramble in one or more of the following ways:
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Law firm Mishcon de Reya is the latest group to launch a UK wealth business.
Mischon, which was founded by Victor Mischon in a one-room office Brixton in 1937, has established Mayfair Private in conjunction with wealth firm Opus Private
In a statement the firm said Mayfair Private will aim to meet the complex needs of wealthy individuals, families and their private client offices.
It will offer services ranging from family governance, family office advisory, wealth protection, philanthropic structuring, along with sourcing and protecting lifestyle assets and bespoke concierge services. The business will not offer investment, asset, treasury or portfolio management services.
Mishcon de Reya managing partner Kevin Gold (pictured) explained why the firm is well placed to take advantage of the wealth opportunity.
'Years of experience advising clients on their business and personal matters has helped us understand that families really are the most complex organisations in the world,' he said.
'We have a reputation of fiercely guarding our clients' interests through the specialist legal advice we provide but we have become increasingly aware of a gap in the wider service offering for them.'
Mayfair services will offered through offices in London, Guernsey and Dubai.
The launch increases the competition in the London wealth market, which last week saw US giant Meketa Investment Group establish an investment proposition.


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For Immediate Release: April 17, 2009
Weekly Event Announcements for the City of Alexandria: April 18 - 24, 2009
Saturdays, April 18, 25 and May 2 – Spring Clean-Up 2009
Citizens who receive the City of Alexandria's refuse services are invited to participate in Spring Clean-Up 2009. Scheduled pickups will be held each consecutive Saturday throughout the month of April and first weekend in May. Please check the Spring Clean-Up map at www.alexandriava.gov/tes/solidwaste to determine your assigned collection area and date of collection. For more information, call 703.519.3486.
Saturday, April 18 – City of Alexandria's Annual Cheerleading Competition
The public is invited to attend the City's Annual Cheerleading Competition, scheduled for 11 a.m. at T.C. Williams High School, 3330 King St. The competition features preteen and teen cheerleading teams from the Charles Barrett, Charles Houston, Cora Kelly, Mount Vernon, Nannie J. Lee, Patrick Henry and William Ramsay Recreation Centers. For more information or to purchase tickets to the event, contact the Recreation Services Division Office at 703.838.4345.
Saturday, April 18 – "From Clutter to Culture" Yard Sale
Looking for a bargain? Don't miss the return of the From Clutter to Culture Yard Sale this spring to the Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Wythe St. From 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., browse tables of collectibles, accessories for the home, CDs, DVDs and other great items. Your purchases support the museum's programming for children. For more information, please visit www.alexblackhistory.org or call 703.838.4356.
Sunday, April 19 – Apothecary Volunteer Open House
Want to share your interest in Alexandria history with others? Curious about early American medicine and health? Then consider volunteering as a tour guide at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum, 105-107 S. Fairfax St. Stop by our Volunteer Open House from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to tour the museum and learn about special projects and volunteer opportunities. This would be a great activity for retired pharmacists, doctors, dentists, nurses and teachers! For more information, please visit www.apothecarymuseum.org or call 703.838.3852.
Monday, April 20 – Tavern Toddlers
Join us for a special program for toddlers (walkers through 36 months) and their caregivers at Gadsby's Tavern Museum, 134 N. Royal St. Tavern Toddlers features a weekly open playtime in Gadsby's historic ballroom Mondays, excluding Federal holidays, any time between 10:30 a.m. and noon. New themes each month! Cost is $7 for a group of three, which must include one adult, or $30 for purchase of a five-week pass. For more information, please visit www.gadsbystavern.org or call 703.838.4242.
Tuesday, April 21 - Days of Remembrance for Victims of the Holocaust
The City of Alexandria will observe the Days of Remembrance, Yom HaShoah, for the victims of the Holocaust at noon in Market Square, 301 King St. The Alexandria City Council hosts the annual ceremony as part of the weeklong commemoration of the national Days of Remembrance, Sunday, April 19, through Sunday, April 26. This is the 22nd consecutive year that the City has held the Days of Remembrance ceremony. The event is free and open to the public. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the Vola Lawson Lobby on the first floor of City Hall, 301 King St. For additional information, call 703.838.4812.
Tuesday, April 21 – Potomac Yard Planning Advisory Group (PYPAG) Meeting
The next PYPAG meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Sister Cities Conference Room 1101, City Hall, 301 King St. The meeting will include a presentation and discussion on real estate economics, and a discussion of options for locating a Metrorail station. For more information, please contact Valerie Peterson at 703.838.3866 ext. 338. For more information on Potomac Yard planning, including materials and presentations from prior meetings, please visit www.alexandriava.gov/PotomacYardPlan.
Wednesday April 22 – Motorcoach Task Force
The City of Alexandria invites residents to attend the Motorcoach Task Force meeting at 7 p.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room 1101, City Hall, 301 King St. The Motorcoach Task Force will discuss the short-term recommendations made to City Council and review actions by City Council and the Traffic and Parking Board. For more information or to review the agenda, please visit www.alexandriava.gov/MotorcoachTaskForce.
Wednesday, April 22 – Alexandria History Awards & Lecture
The Alexandria Historical Society will present its 2009 Alexandria History Award to Mary V. Thompson of Mount Vernon, author of "In the Hands of a Good Providence:" Religion in the Life of George Washington, at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St. Also being honored are Char McCargo Bah, Rosalind Bovey, Leland and Janet Ness, and students from Alexandria's four high schools. The guest speaker will be Dr. Ben Vinson III, who received the high school award in 1988. Today, he is Professor of Latin American History at the Johns Hopkins University and Director of their Center for Africana Studies. The program takes place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., with a reception to follow. This event is open to the public and reservations are not required. For more information, please call 703.683.2636 or visit www.alexandriahistorical.org.
Wednesday, April 22 – Celebrate Earth Day
Join the Alexandria Library in celebrating Earth Day from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Whole Foods Market, 1700 Duke St. Residents will have the opportunity to learn about local food and reduce their carbon footprint. The event is free and no registration is required. For more information, call 703.706.0891. This event is part of the All Alexandria Reads program. All Alexandria Reads is a community-based reading cooperative program designed to create a dialog through reading. This year's book is Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life.
Thursday, April 23 – Public Forum #1 on Alexandria Waterfront Plan
The first of two public forums on the Alexandria Waterfront Plan will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the City Council Chambers (second floor), Alexandria City Hall, 301 King St. Civic, business or community organizations are invited to give a brief presentation of any ideas they may have for the future of Alexandria's Waterfront (the time allotted will depend upon the number of participants). If you are interested in speaking at the forum, contact Andrea Barlow at 703.838.3866, ext. 665 to reserve a place on the agenda. For more information, visit www.alexandriava.gov/waterfront.
Thursday, April 23 - Softball Opening Day Ceremony
The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities will hold the 2009 Girl's Softball League Opening Night Ceremony on Thursday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m., at Armistead L. Boothe Park Softball Field, 520 Cameron Station Blvd. The ceremony will be honoring all the players, coaches, volunteers and organizations who participate in and support the league. Following the ceremony, two games will be played. For additional information, call the Youth Sports Office at 703.838.4345.
Thursday, April 23 – My Pyramid Choices for Adults
As part of the All Alexandria Reads program activities, join staff from the Virginia Cooperative Extension for a presentation on healthy choices for eating. The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke St. All Alexandria Reads is a community-based reading cooperative program designed to create a dialog through reading. This year's book is Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. For more information, about call 703.519.5900. For more information, visit www.alexandria.lib.va.us.
Thursday, April 23 – Public Hearing on Proposed DASH Service Reductions
The City of Alexandria reminds residents DASH will be holding a public hearing on proposed DASH service reductions at 5:30 p.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room 1101, City Hall, 301 King St. For more information, visit www.dashbus.com.
Thursday, April 23 –The 16th Annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Bring your child to work or mentor a student and give them an opportunity that will last a lifetime! Mentors are needed for local students who are participating in the 16th Annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. The event will kick off with a breakfast reception at 8:15 a.m. in Vola Lawson Lobby, City Hall, 301 King St. To volunteer as a mentor, call 703.746.5030 or complete an online application at www.alexandriava.gov/women/mentorapplication.
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Saturday, April 25 – The 16th Annual Alexandria Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration
The City of Alexandria will host the 16th Annual Alexandria Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration at Ben Brenman Park, 4800 Brenman Park Dr., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year's theme, "Take the Green Route," will focus on showing citizens the benefits of leaving the car at home and walking, cycling or using public transportation. Admission is free, and food and beverages will be available for sale. For additional information, visit www.alexearthday.org.
Thursday – Saturday, April 30 to May 2 – The Second Annual Spring for Alexandria Event
The community is invited to participate in Spring for Alexandria, a three-day celebration of giving and service throughout the City. Spring for Alexandria offers multiple opportunities for residents to become involved, including the Generations of Giving Gala on April 30; the Business Philanthropy Summit, Day of Service and Celebration on Market Square on May 1; and Lemonaide Day on May 2. Spring for Alexandria is jointly hosted by the Alexandria Community Trust, the City of Alexandria, Kids Helping Kids and Volunteer Alexandria. For more information, please call 703.836.2176 or visit www.springforalexandria.org.
April 1-30 - Celebrating Poetry in the City of Alexandria
The City of Alexandria invites City residents to celebrate National Poetry Month in April. The Academy of American Poets has designated April as National Poetry Month to call attention to the ways poetry can enrich everyday life. Throughout the month, Mary McElveen, the City's Poet Laureate, will make several appearances and participate in a variety of activities promoting poetry. For additional information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, call Cheryl Anne Colton, Cultural Arts Administrator, at 703.838.6348 or visit http://marymce.googlepages.com/alexandriapoetry.
April through May – All Alexandria Reads 2009
The Alexandria Library presents All Alexandria Reads 2009, a community-based reading cooperative program designed to create a dialog through reading. This year's book is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver. Kingsolver is a Virginia author who chronicles her family's attempt to eat homegrown and locally produced food. The book explores the origins of food and the impact that our eating habits have on the environment and economy. From April to May, Alexandria Library will hold community events that relate to the themes of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. For more information about All Alexandria Reads, visit www.alexandria.lib.va.us.
Saturday, June 27 – City of Alexandria Hosts AHS Garden School, Registration Now Open
The City of Alexandria, in cooperation with the American Horticultural Society, will host a new Garden School, "Green Garage®: Sustainable and Earth-Friendly Solutions for the Landscape" from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St. Garden School participants will learn about environmentally friendly gardening practices from organic lawn care and water conservation to soil health and creating wildlife habitats. AHS members and City of Alexandria residents will receive a registration discount. Space for this exclusive program is limited, so early registration is recommended. To register, visit www.ahs.org/events/garden_schools/09/index.htm, or call 703.768.5700, ext. 132.


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Letters to the Radio Times in response to its recent report of the top television programmes of the UK -- omitting "Doctor Who" -- have been quite vocal. While one letter decried a possible rigging of the poll, Radio Times did state that the choices were the personal favorites of TV editor Alison Graham... but a letter from Mark Gatiss ("League of Gentlemen" star and author of Doctor Who books including "The Roundheads" and "St. Anthony's Fire") also takes them to task: "Finally, Doctor Who. It's become something of a personal crusade for me to remind everyone that this show (Doctor Who) was once pretty much universally loved. We should remember with pride and not sneer at it as though it were some anorak-sporting. half-mad relative. And we should bring it back now!" (Thanks to BBCi, Radio Times and those who wrote in with their own comments!)


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Not sure if anyone knows/remembers, but it is very easy to create your own webapps for any sites you typically use. These may or may not have use to you, but is more about preference. Our Browser on BB10 is really quite incredible and can handle HTML5 sites extremely well as everyone knows. You can create bookmarks to your favorite site on the homescreen and this creates a pretty decent icon. If you open it up, you get the browser address bar and back button on the site.
What I found is some sites i want in full screen so i have a bit more real-estate to work in the website. A good example is the mobile Gmail site. You don't really need the address bar or the back button because the HTML5 coding provides a back button for you in most scenarios.
I've included screenshots so you can see how it all works. Some apps don't work. For Example, I tried creating a Google voice (mobile website) app that worked fine. But If you made a call from it, it wouldn't invoke the BB10 phone app like it will if you called from the browser. So there are some limitations.
Download Links are below:
T-Mobile (Same as Android app, but only native in our Browser): Tmobile.bar
Gmail: (HTML5 site) Gmail.bar
Groupon: (Touch site) Groupon.bar
Google Music: (Regular Desktop site, can't access the mobile site without changing our user agent) GoogleMusic.bar
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I was at the recent regatta in Stowe VT and many members had an aluminum tubular launcher/retriver. Who makes them and where can I get one? I heard they cost around $65.00
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... Have a good talk with her that includes plans to free up the money so you both can use it for other things. Getting her money out at the same time may be the way to approach it: 'since the trip no longer works, why don't we close the account? That way we can both use the money for something else.'
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Sorry for the delay in posting - we are so busy!!
Saturday was our first moving day. We didn't get a lot of takers (actually, only one person showed up later in the afternoon) but we managed to move everything we wanted to. We got a great deal on a moving truck so we got to move all our garage stuff and our chest freezer (without even unloading the food!) and then we drove out to the burbs and picked up a used refrigerator (the only necessary appliance our house didn't come with) and we were able to move our compost bins on Sunday. That was an adventure.
Some of you may remember the compost bins we built last year. (I forgot how green and beautiful it was around here!) Anyway, since we're moving we decided to take our compost and our compost bins with us. We borrowed a friend's truck and shoveled out all the compost into her truck. We piled it as high as we could and tried to keep a separation between the mostly composted stuff and the not-at-all-composted stuff.
After nearly a year of composting and weather, the bins were a bit worn. Slats had fallen out and as we tried moving the bins more came out. We decided to detach the side bins and keep the middle intact.
Then Jeremy and I picked it up and heaved it over the fence, then sort of rolled it side over side to the moving truck and heaved it up inside. (Thaddeus showed up in the midst of this to lend a hand - yay!) With all the bits and pieces accounted for, we drove the truck to the new house, unloaded the parts, and tried to figure out how to put it back together again. We finally got it put back together and then began the fun part.
We backed up the truck to the gate and began shoveling. And shoveling, and shoveling and pitch-forking, and shoveling. A lot of the compost was actually still frozen solid in the center and there were ice crystals throughout. After we got out the not-so-composted stuff and got it put away, we began on the more-composted stuff. By now it had gotten late and dark outside - but we weren't giving up! Jeremy clipped a shop light to the garage so we could see some of the yard, but it didn't shine over the fence to the truck so it was pretty dark back there.
We split our tasks to try to make it go quicker. Jeremy moved full wheelbarrows of compost to the bins and tipped them in, while I kneeled in the back of the truck and brought piles of compost forward for him to shovel out. That compost was quite cold. And wet. Seeping through my pant legs. Sticking to my shoes. At least it didn't smell bad. =)
On Monday Debra helped me bag up all the brush and branches that had been piled in the yard. It turns out the City came through like a hurricane in September or so with weeders and mowers and choppers and hacked everything down. They were the ones who had left the big pile of brush. So that's gone now.
Good news of the week! We're getting bids for raising the roof on the south side of the house to make it a bit more livable. We'll have to insulate as well so we've been getting bids on blown-in insulation for the house. We did a little bit of demolition in the upstairs to see what some of the wall cavity looked like and found there was already blown-in insulation! Jeremy drilled a few test holes in different parts of the house and it looks like we have a completely insulated house! With a house this old (pre-1900) we were expecting little to no insulation.
The house certainly seems in bad condition now and seems a bit uncared for. But in the past someone put a lot of work into it: all new electrical, all new plumbing, blown-in insulation, new roof, and new windows! Of course the "new" roof must have been some time ago and now needs to be replaced again. Anyway, that piece of news will save us a chunk of money - to be spent somewhere else I'm sure!
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- Meghann said...
my oh my what and adventure you have dived into. Sounds very rewarding. Best of luck on the rest of your endeavor!
- April 14, 2009 at 10:00 PM
- Tam said...
That sounds like quite a job! It's nice when those kind of things are over and you can laugh about it a bit..wet compost pant-legs and all.
And what a wonderful surprise that your new home is so well built. It's nice when you can save that money for other improvements.
- April 15, 2009 at 8:50 AM
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Whether he makes the team or not...it sure is nice seeing Nick Masset throwing again. Seems like forever (and probably longer to him) since we've seen him on the mound.
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Marshall got a new number? He was #51 last season, iirc.
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Thanks elfman, I was away from the computer most of the day yesterday and didn't get a chance to post yesterdays pictures. I'll be gone most of today too if you wanna post day three pictures.
I'm really digging those new BP caps. Might have get me one.
A few teams decided to use a caricature/mascot on their BP caps this year (Mets, A's, Reds). The Braves decided to not use their indian mascot (which is probably a good decision). You can see all of the 2013 BP caps at the link below.
Spring Training day three pictures:
Batting helmets lay on the grass during spring training practice in Goodyear on Thursday.
Homer Bailey tosses a ball toward home plate during drills on Thursday.
Johnny Cueto tosses a ball toward home plate during drills on Thursday.
Aroldis Chapman tosses a ball toward home plate during drills on Thursday.
Reds manager Dusty Baker chats with catcher Ryan Hannigan behind the batting cage on Thursday.
Reds catcher Ryan Hannigan takes a few swings before batting practice.
Reds outfielder Kristopher Negron chases down a fly ball in center on Thursday.
Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton makes a one-handed grab on Thursday.
Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton chases a fly ball down in center on Thursday.
Reds pitchers stretch after practice on Thursday.
Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco takes a few swings during batting practice.
Reds catcher Miguel Olivo loses his face mask as he throws to third base during a drill on Thursday.
Reds catcher Ryan Hannigan works on blocking home plate on Thursday.
Pitchers Sean Marshall (center) and Logan Ondrusek (right) run sprints as coach Billy Hatcher offers encouragement.
Two hands Billy! Sheesh....fundamentals coaches. It IS spring training after all. :O)
Pitchers Sean Marshall, Logan Ondrusek and Nick Masset run sprints on Thursday.
Reds manager Dusty Baker discusses swing mechanics with catcher Miguel Olivo on Thursday.
Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco throws toward home plate during a drill on Thursday.
Special instructor Ellis Burks (left) gives instructions to Derrick Robinson (back) as Billy Hamilton fields a fly ball on Thursday.
Reds' outfielders Derrick Robinson and Billy Hamilton chat with special instructor Ellis Burks in center.
Reds infielder Emmanuel Burriss throws to first during drills.
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Brenda Haney to campaign for Bauxite council
Brenda Haney has joined the contenders seeking a position on the Bauxite City Council.
She is campaigning for Position 3, which will soon be vacated by Alderman Guy Hendrix. Former Alderman Mae Clark also is a candidate for the seat.
"I believe that members of the City Council, or anyone in a position with the city, should be responsible citizens and have the type of experience and skills that will allow them to make wise decisions for the city, combined with a vision and the desire to help Bauxite grow and move forward," she said. "Having attended most city council meetings, I have been disappointed in the amount of valuable time spent placing blame or trying to find fault. This kind of discussion creates problems, not solutions. Bauxite can move forward, or it can drown in the past."
Haney was born in Bauxite and raised in Saline County, but lived out of the city for a few years. With husband Don, Haney moved back to Bauxite in 2008.
"My husband and I bought a home here and we plan to stay," she said. "As a resident of Bauxite for four years, I am familiar with the challenges the city has faced and the progress that is now being made. I believe that the experience and skills I can bring to the position would allow me to serve well for the city."
Those skills include 25 years of experience in human resources, including working for three hospitals, a manufacturing plant and nonprofit environments. She currently is a program manger for the Department of Human Services. Haney has been a program manger, payroll supervisor and aging and adult services for DHS since 2009.
Her resume also shows 10 years' experience in the health-care industry; six years in the manufacturing industry; three years in the nonprofit industry; and three years in human resources and payroll consulting.
"Management experience includes all phases of human resources and payroll for organizations with 150 to 900 employees," Haney said. "I have attended, developed, and presented numerous workshops and classes in human resources, payroll, management and supervision."
She is a member of the Arkansas State Employees Association; past member of the National Society for Human Resource Management; past member of Personnel Associations in Mountain Home, Harrison and Camden; and a past member of Arkansas Hospital Association Personnel Association.
Haney also noted that she is fluent in American Sign Language.
Haney's husband Don is also a retired journalist/broadcaster, works at KUAR public radio as an announcer, and he produces and hosts a weekly jazz show.
"There has been a lot of negative publicity about Bauxite, but Bauxite is a great place to live and has some wonderful people. My father worked at Reynolds Metals until his death in 1963. This is home for me," Haney said. "Bauxite is moving forward and I am confident that good things are on the horizon for our city."


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BOYERTOWN — There was a lot to talk about on the bright side, from Phoenixville's standpoint, following Friday night's 33-0 victory over Boyertown at Memorial Stadium.
The Phantoms played a sparkling football game in all facets of the Pioneer Athletic Conference whitewash of the host Bears to spoil their Homecoming evening.
Senior quarterback Chris Demey engineered an offense that churned out 369 yards of total offense, including 277 yards rushing, as Phoenixville built a 20-0 halftime lead and rolled from there on out. And on the side of the field, Phoenixville recorded its first shutout of the season.
The Phantoms, who faced a must-win situation while sitting on the bubble of the District 1-AAA playoff picture, raised their record to 3-2 in the PAC-10 (4-3 overall) while dropping the Bears to 1-5 (1-6 overall)
"It was great," said Demey. "Our defense really stepped up, and our offense really pushed the whole game. The first quarter really helped."
The Phantoms received the opening kickoff and drove 62 yards in eight plays with Justin McDougal scoring the touchdown on a three-yard run with 8:26 to go in the first quarter. Ian Harrigan added the placement for a quick 7-0 lead. And before the first quarter ended, Demey found Cole Luzins on a 15-yard scoring pass for the second TD to cap a 65-yard drive in 10 plays that gave Phoenixville a 14-0 lead.
When it was over, Demey completed 7 of 14 passes for 92 yards and one TD. He also rushed for 27 yards on three carries as Phantom blockers paved the way for 20 first downs.
Ryan Yenchick scored on runs of three and 54 yards, and Brian Madden added a four-yard TD run for the final score. Yenchick ended the night with 114 yards rushing on 16 carries, while Sean Hesser netted 69 yards on 11 attempts, and McDougal totaled 58 yards on 14 tries.
Demey has steadily improved his performance from week to week in his first season as a varsity starting quarterback.
"Definitely from game one to now, I've progressed," said Demey. "I feel comfortable in the pocket and I stick in there. I have been making some throws that have been good."
Tight end Ryan Pannella — who is also the leader of Phoenixville's defense from his inside linebacker post — caught two more passes for 49 yards. Luzins had three receptions for 37, and Yenchick had a pair of grabs out of the backfield.
"We try to keep the defense off balance," said Demey. "I am happy with all three of those kids. They catch the ball. They make big catches every game. Without them, it wouldn't be the same."
Boyertown linebacker Brock Johnson had the lone interception of the night on a deflection in the second quarter. Phoenixville linebacker Zack Gallow had the lone sack of the game. Hesser recovered a fumble for the Phantoms.
The Bears stuck to their ground game that amassed 224 yards on the running of Matt Moccia (13 carries for 80 yards), Cody Richmond (14-69) and Eric Heller (12-53) as well as quarterback Griffin Pasik (8-22). Pasik also completed 5 of 14 throws for 46 yards. The Bears advanced the chains 15 times for first downs.
Demey talked about the Phantoms' own potent ground game that has allowed his passing to diversify the offense and be that much more effective.
"Our line has been stepping up," said Demey. "We are averaging over 200 yards rushing a game. All the backs have done well, and that takes the pressure off me when they gain 10 yards at a time."
Phoenixville coach Bill Furlong was pleased with his ballclub's showing.
"It was a good, complete game," said Furlong. "We hadn't really done that. We would get a couple good quarters and halves, so it was good to put together a complete game.
"We mixed it up. They (Bears) were being really aggressive defensively to take things away. It was a group effort. We were loose. We play well when we relax. We always play better when we are not tight."


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BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeritas, makers of the V-Go® insulin delivery device, announced new interim analysis from an observational study today that suggest patients with Type 2 diabetes who switched to the V-Go insulin delivery device from their previous baseline treatment experienced potentially significant improved glycemic control and a reduction in total daily insulin dose. The interim results, part of a planned interim analysis performed as part of a long-term, prospective, observational study, were presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 22nd annual scientific and clinical congress.1
V-Go is a simple, fully-disposable device that delivers a continuous basal rate of insulin for 24 hours with on-demand mealtime dosing. It is designed to be easier to use and assist with blood glucose control in adult patients who require insulin.
"This observational study enables us to obtain data about the actual clinical benefit of the V-Go when used as directed by practicing physicians in a real-world setting," said Dr. Cheryl Rosenfeld , primary study investigator affiliated with North Jersey Endocrine Consultants. "These interim results are very promising, suggesting improved glycemic control, a reduction in total daily insulin dose with a nominal change in weight in patients switching to the V-Go."
The SIMPLE study, "Effectiveness of V-Go for Patients with Diabetes in a Real-world Setting: A Long-term, Prospective, Observational Registry," compared the changes in baseline and endpoint A1C measures and observed glycemic control, insulin dose requirements and other parameters. Patients with Type 2 diabetes and a baseline A1C greater than 7 percent were enrolled. Study participants were then switched from one of five baseline treatments to the V-Go for their basal and mealtime insulin delivery.1
The primary objective of the observational study was to compare change of average glycemic control as measured by A1C from baseline to the end of V-Go use for the whole cohort as well as each of the categories of baseline treatment. Patients in the study were followed on their current therapy for up to 6 weeks before starting the V-Go insulin delivery device. The study, observational in nature, has no mandated or forced titration instructions to guide insulin therapy with the exception of starting doses for V-Go basal rate options.1
The interim analysis of the observational study suggests that 47 patients had continuous V-Go use for a minimum of 3 months. Most of the patients in the study were men with an average age of 60 having diabetes for 13 years. At the time of this interim analysis, A1C levels for the study participants reduced from 9.0 percent to 8.6 percent during the 4 to 6 week run-in phase. After the run-in period and starting the V-Go, the interim results suggest that patient A1C levels further improved with a mean change from 8.6 percent to 7.8 percent; P<0.0001 from month 0 to month 3. Five patients reported adverse events probably related to V-Go (primarily rash or skin irritation). Six patients reported hypoglycemia <70 mg/dL. There was no significant change in weight. Additionally, total daily insulin dose was reduced by 19 percent (12.5 units) on average.1
About Diabetes
In order to fuel the human body's cells with glucose, or sugar, insulin is required. While the body continuously produces insulin, people with Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, either do not produce enough insulin, or their bodies cannot use the insulin adequately. When there is not enough, or insulin is not used properly, glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into the body's cells. If not controlled properly, diabetes can increase the risk of heart disease, blindness, amputations, stroke, and high blood pressure.
The number of patients diagnosed with diabetes in the United States is alarming and continues to grow. According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 26 million people in the United States have diabetes,2 with approximately 4.8 million depending on daily insulin injections to help them control and manage their diabetes.3 However, more than half of insulin users do not achieve their recommended target glucose levels for various reasons, including injection pain, or the embarrassment of injecting medication in public.
About the V-Go® Disposable Insulin Delivery Device
The V-Go® is a simple, fully disposable device for the delivery of basal-bolus insulin therapy in adults with Type 2 diabetes. The V-Go provides a continuous preset basal rate of insulin and allows for on-demand bolus dosing around mealtimes, thereby providing an alternative to taking multiple daily insulin injections.
The V-Go is small, lightweight and worn under the patients clothing. It measures just 2.4 x 1.3 x 0.5 inches and weighs approximately 1 ounce when filled with insulin. Patients apply a new V-Go to the skin daily for one 24-hour period. The V-Go is not electronic, making it easy to operate and use.
Important Risk Information: If regular adjustments or modifications to the basal rate of insulin are required in a 24-hour period, or if the amount of insulin used at meals requires adjustments of less than 2-Unit increments, use of the V-Go Disposable Insulin Delivery Device may result in hypoglycemia. The following conditions may occur during insulin therapy with the V-Go: hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) or hyperglycemia (high blood glucose). Other adverse reactions associated with V-Go use include skin irritation from the adhesive pad or infections at the infusion site. The V-Go should be removed before any magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) testing.
About Valeritas, Inc.
Valeritas is committed to developing and commercializing innovative treatment solutions that contribute to clinical and humanistic outcomes for patients, with an initial focus on the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. Valeritas' portfolio is headlined by the V-Go® disposable insulin delivery device, which is being commercialized and reimbursed in a specialty pharmaceutical model and is distributed through retail pharmacy.
V-Go meets an adult Type 2 diabetes patient's insulin needs by providing a treatment that is simple, convenient and easy to use. V-Go mimics the insulin pattern of the body (when used according to the Instructions for Patient Use) by providing a continuous preset basal rate of insulin over 24 hours and on-demand bolus dosing at mealtimes.
Valeritas' development portfolio also includes the h-Patch™ technology for the delivery of other compounds beyond insulin, the Mini-Ject™ Pre-Filled Needle-Free Delivery System, and the Micro-Trans™ Microneedle Transdermal Delivery Patch. These technologies, not commercially available, when combined with certain compounds, are designed to provide unique products that allow precise dosing in previously difficult to treat conditions.
In March 2011, Valeritas received EU CE Mark approval for V-Go. In November 2012, Valeritas was named Life Science Company of the year by the New Jersey Technology Council for its targeted mission and focus on the development of technology to improve the lives of people with Type 2 diabetes. Its Executive Management Team was further recognized for the ability to effectively develop and commercialize devices at high volumes. In addition, Valeritas received the 2012 Scrip Financing of the Year award for raising $150 million in Series C financing in September 2011.
Headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Valeritas operates its R&D and manufacturing in a state-of-the-art facility in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.valeritas.com
Disclosure Notice:
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which may include statements about regulatory submissions and the timing and potential for FDA review and approval of such submissions, the efficacy and safety of Valeritas' product candidates, market opportunities for V-Go® and the clinical importance of V-Go, as well as any other financial projections. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by, among other things, the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes", "expects", "may", "should" or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on our current expectations, and those made at other times will be based on our expectations when the statements are made. These forward-looking statements are not promises or guarantees and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described or projected herein include the following: uncertainties associated generally with research and development, clinical trials and related regulatory reviews and approvals. The forward looking statements contained herein are made only as of the date of this press release and Valeritas undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.
1. Rosenfeld, C., and Grunberger, G. Effectiveness of V-Go for Patients with Diabetes in a Real-World Setting: A Long-Term, Prospective, Observational Registry (SIMPLE). Date to be presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Meeting. May 1 – 5, 2013. Phoenix, Arizona.
2. American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Basics. http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics/?loc=DropDownDB. Published 2012. Accessed November 5, 2012.
3. National Diabetes Information ClearingHouse. National Diabetes Statistics. 2011. http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics/#fast. Accessed November 5, 2012.
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PGA TOUR - NORTHERN TRUST OPEN, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California -- Bill Haas scrambled to a birdie on the second extra hole to beat Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley for his fourth PGA Tour title.
Mickelson and Bradley had birdied the 18th in regulation from 28 and 13 feet respectively to force the extra session. The trio returned to the 18th for the first playoff hole, and all three made par.
They shifted to the drivable par-4 10th. Mickelson found the rough right of the green and Bradley dumped his in a sand trap near Mickelson's ball. Haas hit his drive left into the rough and near some trees.
With a clear shot to the green, but a terrible lie in the rough, Haas chipped on. However, he was still 43 feet from the hole. Mickelson tried for a miracle shot and ended in another sand trap. Bradley's pitch shot ended 10 feet from the hole.
Haas then poured in his birdie putt to put the pressure on. Mickelson could do no better than hit his third to eight feet. Bradley's birdie effort to extend the playoff narrowly missed and the title went to Haas.
Mickelson won this title in 2008 and 2009 after finishing second in 2007. He was the seventh player to win this crown two times.
Golf Channel will have coverage all four days. Their coverage on Saturday and Sunday will be early, before they hand off to CBS for the rest of the round.
The PGA Tour heads back to Arizona next week for the WGC - Accenture Match Play Championship, where Hunter Mahan beat Rory McIlroy, 2 & 1, in the final match last year.
AFRICA OPEN, East London Golf Club, East London, South Africa -- Louis Oosthuizen was on fire last year at the Africa Open. He opened with a 4-under 69 on the par-73 East London Golf Club and it got better from there.
The former British Open champion fired an 11-under 62 in round two and followed with 67s in the third and final rounds to finish at 27-under par, good for a 2-stroke win.
Oosthuizen set the tournament scoring record with his total of 265. He was the first player in the event's brief five-year history to repeat as champion.
The South African was in a battle in the final round with Tjaart van der Walt. The duo was tied on the 17th hole, but Oosthuizen poured in a 30-footer for birdie as van der Walt tripped to a bogey to slide two back.
After a final-round 69, van der Walt took second place, but remained winless on the European Tour.
Oosthuizen is not defending his title this week. That leaves Robert Rock and Ricardo Santos among the top-ranked players in the field.
Golf Channel will have all four rounds.
The European Tour joins the PGA Tour next week for the WGC - Accenture Match Play Championship, as the top-64 players in the world battle it out. The tour returns to South Africa the following week with a new event, the Tshwane Open.
ISPS HANDA WOMEN'S AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Yarralumla, Australia -- For the second straight year, the LPGA Tour kicks off its' season with the Women's Australian Open.
Last year, Jessica Korda birdied the second playoff to defeat five other players and win her first LPGA Tour title.
The 18-year-old led by one at the start of the final round, but closed with a 1-over 74 to slip to 3-under 289. She was joined there by Stacy Lewis, who shot 70 in the final round, as well as Brittany Lincicome and Julieta Granada, who both carded 71s in the final round, along with Hee Kyung Seo and So Yeon Ryu, who posted even-par 73s in the final round.
Korda had to birdie the 17th in regulation to gain her spot in the playoff, then all six made par on the first extra hole. Korda drained a 25-footer for birdie and the win the second time around.
Her father, former tennis star Petr Korda, won the tennis version of the Australian Open in 1998.
Korda returns to defend her title against a field that includes four of the top-10 players in the world, along with 15-year-old sensation Lydia Ko.
Ko, who is still an amateur, won her third professional event on Sunday in her home country of New Zealand.
Golf Channel will have tape-delayed action all week.
The LPGA shifts to Thailand next week for the Honda LPGA Thailand, where Yani Tseng birdied the final two holes last year to win by 1-shot over Ai Miyazato.
ACE GROUP CLASSIC, TwinEagles Golf Club (Talon Course), Naples, Florida -- Kenny Perry went low the first two rounds last year, then held on to beat 2011 champion Bernhard Langer at the Ace Group Classic.
Perry fired a 10-under 62 in the second round, but missed the course record by a stroke. After closing with a 2-under 70, he matched Langer's tournament scoring record of 196.
The win was Perry's second on the Champions Tour. He has opened the season with a pair of top-20 finishes.
The season's first two winners -- John Cook and Rocco Mediate -- will both be in the field this week. That duo has posted matching winning totals of 17- under 199.
Golf Channel has coverage of all three rounds.
The Champions Tour will take a month off before returning March 15-17 with the Toshiba Classic, which Loren Roberts won by two strokes last year.


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Years ago, slow-cooker fare was rather mundane. Throw a hunk of beef in the pot, add some carrots and sliced onions, pour a can of mushroom soup over, cover and walk away for several hours. When you got home from work — voila! — dinner was served. It was filling, but not thrilling.
Years ago, slow-cooker fare was rather mundane. Throw a hunk of beef in the pot, add some carrots and sliced onions, pour a can of mushroom soup over, cover and walk away for several hours. When you got home from work — voila! — dinner was served. It was filling, but not thrilling.
However, Michele Scicolone has a different vision, one that the veteran cookbook author shares in "The Mediterranean Slow Cooker," which joins earlier volumes devoted to the foods of Italy and France.
"No longer reserved for the occasional pot roast, my slow cooker has earned an honored spot in my kitchen. More than that, it's become a carefree way to replicate the secrets of exotic kitchens with minimal effort," Scicolone comments in her book's introduction.
With a cover price of $22, the 240-page soft-cover, handsomely illustrated with photos by Alan Richardson, was published last month by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
When we spoke by phone Friday morning, Scicolone reported that the "big fat flakes" of snow were giving way to sleety rain in Manhattan, where she lives. Asked if snowy weather inspires her to cook, she replied, "The first thing I thought of this morning was soup." She had laid in supplies Thursday, and described the soup she planned to make: Lentil and sausage, with some leafy greens added towards the end "to make it extra nourishing."
"I'm known for my Italian cooking," said the author, whose writings include "The Sopranos Family Cookbook," "Italian Holiday Cooking," "1,000 Italian Recipes" and contributions to many magazines and newspapers. She also leads culinary tours in Italy, so the first of her slow cooker books gave her a chance "to adapt so many of the Italian recipes that I have loved." Then she moved on to France, which found her "stepping out of my regular comfort zone, and it was fun."
The 125 recipes in her new book, all labeled with their country of origin, include offerings from Greece, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and the Middle East, in addition to France and Italy. "There's so many wonderful ways to slow-cook all around the Mediterranean," Scicolone said. "In some ways, I felt freer (in writing this book), because I could look into different cuisines," compared to developing recipes for the single-cuisine books.
Some of the favorites Scicolone mentioned are Florentine Beef with Red Onion Gravy, Pork Ribs with Smoked Paprika Sauce, and Bittersweet Cocoa Almond Cake. "I love the egg recipes," which she called "a quick way to do slow cooking." Putting together a Spinach and Feta Omelet (about an hour's cooking time) or Crustless Cauliflower and Ham Quiche (90 minutes) gives you a while to open the mail, talk to the kids, and have a glass of wine after work, and still have "a nice, simple supper." The author also points out that the slow cooker provides the perfect steamy conditions to cook a cheesecake without cracking.
"I think there's something for everybody," the author summed up.
Though there is a wide variety of slow cookers on the market, Scicolone recommends a large-capacity one — 5 ½ to 7 quarts — as the most practical, and that is the size the recipes in the book are scaled for. She describes the features she considers desirable, and those that are "nice, but not essential."
The opening of the book also offers some tips and techniques, as well as an introduction to ingredients in the Mediterranean pantry that may be less familiar to some cooks.
Since it's Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, here's a fish dish prepared in the slow cooker.
"Court-bouillon," Scicolone explains in the recipe introduction, "is a French term for a simple broth used to gently poach fish, seafood, or vegetables."
Poached Salmon in Court-Bouillon
Serves six. From "The Mediterranean Slow Cooker," by Michele Scicolone.
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 medium carrot, thinly sliced
1 celery rib, thinly sliced
6 whole black peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1 large fresh flat-leaf parsley sprig
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 cups water
6 salmon steaks, at least 1 inch thick
Freshly ground pepper
In a large slow cooker, combine the onion, carrot, celery, peppercorns, bay leaf, parsley, a pinch of salt, the vinegar and the water. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours. Sprinkle the salmon steaks with salt and pepper to taste and place them in the cooker. Spoon some of the liquid over the top. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes, or until done to taste. (To test for doneness, make a small cut in the thickest part. The fish should appear slightly translucent.) Remove the salmon steaks with a slotted spatula. Serve them hot or lightly chilled.
The author suggests serving the fish with one of three sauces that she provides recipes for. Here's one of them:
Herb and Tomato Citronette
Makes 1 1/2 cups. From "The Mediterranean Slow Cooker," by Michele Scicolone.
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 small tomato, seeded and chopped (about 1/2 cup)
In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, lemon juice, shallot, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Let stand at room temperature for up to 30 minutes. Just before serving, whisk again and add the chopped tomato. Correct the seasonings and serve.
Portuguese Pulled Pork is what Scicolone calls the dish we know as cacoila. She writes, "Portuguese fishermen who settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts, brought with them a love for this flavorful pork dish. The traditional way to make it is in a clay pot called a cacoila, but a slow cooker is the perfect substitute." This isn't quite the way SouthCoast and Cape cooks make cacoila, but undoubtedly it tastes equally delicious.
Portuguese Pulled Pork
Serves eight. From "The Mediterranean Slow Cooker," by Michele Scicolone.
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 pounds boneless pork shoulder, rolled and tied
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 large onions, sliced
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons Spanish smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup water
In a large, heavy skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Pat the pork dry with paper towels and brown it well on all sides, about 20 minutes total. Transfer the pork to a large slow cooker and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Add the onions and garlic to the skillet and cook, stirring often, until the onions are tender and golden, about 10 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and bring to a simmer. Pour the mixture over the pork. Add the crushed red pepper flakes, paprika, cinnamon, water, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours, or until the meat is fork-tender. Transfer the meat to a cutting board, but leave the sauce in the slow cooker with the heat on. With two forks, tear the meat into bite-sized piece. Return the meat to the slow cooker to reheat, then serve over rice or in crisp rolls bathed with the cooking juices.


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Thursday, January 24, 2013
In his guest opinion "Obama Dems must accept blame for economy," Conrad calls Obama supporters low-information voters. I submit that he is not only low on information himself but also a bit out of touch with reality. The Democrats may have had majorities in Congress while Bush and his wealthy friends were running the economy into the ground, but their majorities weren't enough to override Bush's vetoes. Obama inherited an economy in free fall, which accounts for the increase in poverty. And his stimulus package did prevent Bush's recession from becoming a full-on depression. Even so Obama isn't a miracle worker who can change economic facts with a snap of his fingers. Pulling out of the Great Depression took more than a decade and took a boatload of deficit spending on World War II. It's not surprising that pulling out of Bush's recession took more than Obama's first term in office.
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TAMPA — Chef Chad Johnson's shiny new baby sits in the middle of his new kitchen at the culinary-themed Epicurean Hotel like a silver Rock of Gibraltar.
The gaudy centerpiece is a $170,000 custom-made Viking stove that took almost two weeks to assemble. Within arm's reach a cook can use two gas burners, two 12-inch induction surfaces and a chromium grill. In other corners there are flat-top plancha grills and pasta cookers and sous vide machines and blast freezers and just about every tool anyone could ever need to serve a food order.
An enormous stainless-steel exhaust hood hangs like a halo above the unit. A double-deck platform snakes around the room acting as a pass-through between the cooks and the front-of-house servers who will take plates to the Grand Cru ballroom, the Elevage restaurant or for room service.
"This is what happens when you don't give a chef a budget and you let him buy a stove," Johnson says.
One week from Wednesday, all of the hotel's elaborately planned luxuries will go into service as the Epicurean opens for business on South Howard Avenue after more than six years of planning. The boutique hotel is a joint venture between Bern's Steak House, Mainsail Lodging & Development and Marriott.
The resort promises an all-encompassing culinary experience for guests, including the new Elevage restaurant; a patisserie named Chocolate Pi; an instructional theater; the Bern's Fine Wine & Spirits store; the Evangeline spa, which will use wine products in treatments; and the Edge Social Drinkery rooftop bar overlooking South Tampa's skyline.
"I joke about how we designed a kitchen and built a hotel around it," general manager Tom Haines says. "It isn't far from the truth."
As part of the Marriott Autograph Collection of hotels, Haines plans to give guests an intimate lodging experience. There is no front desk, bell staff or concierge at the $33 million, 140-room resort. Instead, an Epicurean host greets guests at the car door (or arranges their transportation from the airport) and escorts them to their rooms. All room keys and transactions will be swiped with an iPad.
Once in the room, hosts will introduce guests to their own "personal artisan pantry" stocked with gourmet goodies, including chocolate and sea salt caramels, prosciutto and 12-year-old Dewar's Scotch. A handful of wines will be available as well, with tags that help guests pair snacks with their vino.
"Ever had Cypress Grove Purple Haze Goat Cheese in your hotel room?" Johnson asks.
Haines says his goal is to avoid having guests stand in lines at the hotel, where guest rooms range from $179 to $299 and suites run $299 to $449 a night.
"The thing I've always hated as a consumer at hotels is that you're supposed to be the center of the universe in terms of hospitality, yet you have to deal with four different people by the time you get to your room," Haines says. "We're the non-hotel."
Johnson and Haines brainstormed with others to deliver what guests usually expect in luxury lodging while playing to the opposite of a resort experience. As sleek and modern as the iPads and the spa treatments will be, there still will be hemp chandeliers, old railroad carts and a 10-foot Christmas tree made with wine bottles in the lobby.
The quirky Bern's decorating touch will be evident as well, with giant Shun knives as door handles at the culinary theater, knickknacks from steak house founder Bern Laxer's own collection, and a $3,000 faux-leather end table near the zinc-rimmed bar in the shape of a 300-pound hog.
"Everything is a mix of new and shiny and old and beat-up," Johnson says. "I'm sure there's a more eloquent way to say that."
"It's been fun working with Chad because he comes from a non-hotel role," Haines says.
"I'm the guy who raises my hand and says, 'Too corporate!'" Johnson says.
Their personalized approach extends to the Elevage restaurant, where servers will present business cards instead of wearing name tags. Front-of-house staff also will be allowed to select their own casual attire instead of wearing one-style-fits-all uniforms.
The expensive kitchen notwithstanding, Johnson says he downsized at Elevage, choosing a menu of comfort food made with fine ingredients. He's most excited about breakfast, which no Bern's restaurant has served. Bern's owner David Laxer and Mainsail's president Joe Collier want it to become a power breakfast spot for South Tampa's movers and shakers.
"We don't have four different forks," he says. "We have one fork. We all know how to use it. We're trying to take away the things that cause anxiety for people when they get into a fancy restaurant."
Adjacent to Elevage, 32 panels of vertically grown vegetables and herbs will greet customers through the Howard Avenue entrance. The panels, grown by Uriah's Urban Farm of Tampa and replenished twice a week, will allow cooks to create salads using vegetation cut from the hallway display.
"If you come in from the street, you'll walk by your house salad," Johnson says.
A few feet away, a culinary classroom with tiered seating will showcase not only cooks from the Bern's family of restaurants, but also wine and spirits experts from around the world and chefs from other restaurants.
With three convection ovens, six gas burners and two portable induction burners, a chef could prepare dinner for 30 in front of class attendees or for private events. Cameras will display techniques on two 70-inch flat-screen televisions as well as record demonstrations for showing on a channel in each hotel room.
Johnson says at first he was skeptical, but now he sees the classroom's huge potential to attract local guests.
"Now it's taken on a life of its own," he says. "We'll have everything from wine classes to vodka presentations, to champagne seminars."
On the north side of the entrance driveway, Chocolate Pi will create pastries for the hotel and serve daily teas from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. On the hotel's fourth floor, Edge Social Drinkery plans a menu full of craft cocktails and late-night snacks that include a macaron of the day, chocolate bonbons and chocolate chip cookies with milk foam.
Details that most hotels overlook until after they open have been considered, including where kitchen trash cans and dish pans will go. The Italian plaster in the wine store is stained Cabernet red. Hand sinks for employees were placed for maximum efficiency.
"We tried to find an appropriate place for all those items," Johnson says. "Usually you're stumbling over them because they're dropped wherever needed. This is more work area than I've ever been around."
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|Structure of the Tipitaka
|To Do
|The Tipitaka
|Vinaya Pitaka
|Sutta Pitaka
|Digha Nikaya
|Majjhima Nikaya
|Samyutta Nikaya
|Anguttara Nikaya
|Khuddaka Nikaya
|Abhidhamma Pitaka
Source: Adapted from the original translation by Daw Mya Tin, M.A.
Dhammapada Verse 6 - Kosambaka VatthuEdit
Pare ca na vijananti(1)
mayamettha yamamase(2)
ye ca tattha vijananti(3)
tato sammanti medhaga.
Verse 6: People, other than the wise, do not realize, "We in this world must all die," (and, not realizing it, continue their quarrels). The wise realize it and thereby their quarrels cease.
1. Pare ca na vijananti: 'Pare' means 'others'; in this context, people other than the wise. These people do not realize that they must die, and behave as if they were never going to die and keep on quarrelling. Therefore, they are sometimes referred to as the ignorant or the foolish, or those who are not worthy of love and respect.
2. mayamettha yamamase: lit., "We here must die," meaning we, of this world, must die; or all men are mortal.
3. ye ca tattha vijananti: in the case of those who understand, meaning the wise. The wise understand (or realize) that all men are mortal.
The Story of Kosambi Bhikkhus
While residing at the Jetavana monastery in Savatthi, the Buddha uttered Verse (6) of this book, with reference to the bhikkhus of Kosambi.
The bhikkhus of Kosambi had formed into two groups. One group followed the master of Vinaya and the other followed the teacher of the Dhamma and they were often quarrelling among themselves. Even the Buddha could not stop them from quarrelling; so he left them and spent the vassa, residence period of the rains, all alone in Rakkhita Grove near Palileyyaka forest. There, the elephant Palileyya waited upon the Buddha.
The lay disciples of Kosambi, on learning the reason for the departure of the Buddha, refused to make offerings to the remaining bhikkhus. This made them realize their mistake and reconciliation took place among themselves. Still, the lay disciples would not treat them as respectfully as before, until they owned up their fault to the Buddha. But the Buddha was away and it was in the middle of the vassa; so the bhikkhus of Kosambi spent the vassa in misery and hardship.
At the end of the vassa, the Venerable Ananda and five hundred bhikkhus approached the Buddha and gave the message from Annathapindika and other lay disciples imploring him to return. In due course the Buddha returned to the Jetavana monastery in Savatthi. The bhikkhus followed him there, fell down at his feet, and owned up their fault. The Buddha rebuked them for disobeying him. He told them to remember that they must all die some day and therefore, they must stop their quarrels and must not act as if they would never die.
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 6: People, other than the wise, do not realize, "We in this world must all die," (and, not realizing it, continue their quarrels). The wise realize it and thereby their quarrels cease.
At the end of the discourse, all the assembled bhikkhus were established in Sotapatti Fruition.


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There are plenty of things in this life to challenge our faith, and most of us have had seasons of doubt or perplexity even if our belief is normally strong. Some are overcome by doubt. Some, indeed, despair and lose their faith altogether.
In "Letter to a Doubter," an essay originally delivered in October 2012 to a fireside audience in Palo Alto, Calif., and recently published in "Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture," professor Terryl Givens of the University of Richmond seeks to help those whose faith has been challenged.
He's writing for an idealized, non-specific, representative "doubter." Of course, each of us is uniquely individual, and, thus, the specific challenges and issues that each struggling person faces will likewise be unique. No single essay, no single approach, can answer all questions or satisfy all concerns, and professor Givens doesn't address detailed issues. But, in his typically eloquent way, he sets forth useful principles that could help many who find themselves uncomfortably at sea.
His conclusion, though, might be somewhat unexpected. "Be grateful for your doubts," he counsels. They give us "the capacity to freely believe." Why is this so? "There must be grounds for doubt as well as belief," writes professor Givens, "in order to render the choice more truly a choice, and therefore more deliberate and laden with more personal vulnerability and investment. An overwhelming preponderance of evidence on either side would make our choice as meaningless as would a loaded gun pointed at our heads."
His view on this matter is very much in harmony with the Book of Mormon. "For it must needs be," taught the prophet Lehi, "that there is an opposition in all things. If not so righteousness could not be brought to pass. Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil" (2 Nephi 2:11, 27).
"What we choose to embrace, to be responsive to," continues professor Givens, "is the purest reflection of who we are and what we love. That is why faith, the choice to believe, is, in the final analysis, an action that is positively laden with moral significance. The call to faith, in this light, is not some test of a coy god waiting to see if we 'get it right.' It is the only summons, issued under the only conditions which can allow us to reveal fully who we are, what we most love, and what we most devoutly desire."
On a rather different note, one of the most interesting developments in biblical studies in recent years has been an increased focus on a recurrent motif in the Old Testament called the "divine council." The members of this heavenly assembly are described by biblical writers as "the host of heaven," the "holy ones," the "sons of God" and, even, as "gods."
But mortal humans, too, are sometimes admitted, at least temporarily, into the divine council, where they are granted access to its otherwise secret plans or deliberations. These are the prophets. They know what God wills and intends precisely, and they share what they know with their fellow mortals.
"Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets." The word translated as "secret" in this familiar passage from the King James Bible, Amos 3:7, is the Hebrew "sod," which can refer both to a confidential discussion and to the circle or location — in this case, the divine council — in which that confidential discussion takes place.
Also writing for "Interpreter," professor William Hamblin of Brigham Young University proposes that a central element of Latter-day Saint temple worship symbolically represents temple patrons as participants in that divine council. Through their participation, they learn of the "sod," the plan of salvation, the hidden meaning and purpose of creation and the cosmos.
Accompanying his brief article, professor Hamblin has provided a useful general bibliography for those who would like to read further about the divine council, as well as a separate bibliography of Latter-day Saint writing on the topic.
Both the writings of William J. Hamblin, "The Sod of YHWH and the Endowment," and Terryl L. Givens, "Letter to a Doubter," are available at no charge online at mormoninterpreter.com.
Daniel C. Peterson, a BYU professor of Islamic studies and Arabic, is the founder of MormonScholarsTestify.org and editor-in-chief of the Middle Eastern Texts Initiative, and he blogs daily at Patheos.com. His views don't necessarily represent BYU.


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Picuris Pueblo DGC
Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico 1 course · 27 holes Driving directions
Course reviews
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+0 votes John Davis › January 27, 2015
Great course. Can get muddy in winter. Use a spotter. Super course.
-1 votes Jake La "Putt" ka › June 20, 2012
Awesome course with some fun pin locations like hanging baskets and baskets on top of hills/tires. They recently re-did the course so that is why some of the pictures are different. I didn't get all the pictures but the ones I uploaded are of the updated course. It got really hot when we were there so bring lots of water. Long pants are recommended, or plan on gettin a couple scratches. The back holes are across the street, I suggest playing those first because those are all the long holes.
+2 votes Ryan Ranes › April 7, 2011
a fun course in the middle of no where i hope to go back and play this course it was alot of fun tuff shots with lots of obstacles. Alot of arryo bushes. Good baskets no one was in sight of the course alot of land maybe even turn into a 27 hole course???


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Ys Celceta: Sea of Trees (Vita)
So it turns out that Falcom announced a new remake of Ys IV for the PS Vita. I dunno how many other Ys/Falcom fans there are around here, but I am hyped for this. I've been hoping for a Felghana-style remake of Ys IV for the longest time. But according to the announcement, it's going to use the party system from the seventh game. Wonder how that will work out....
Anyways, here's to hoping that title will combine the best stuff about Felghana with the best stuff from both versions of IV (a kickass arranged soundtrack is pretty much guaranteed, of course).
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Hmm, I went to another site that said the title of the remake is "Ys IV Celceta: Sea of Trees". I'm unsure which title is right, but I'll be sure to change the thread title at a moment's notice....
Anyway, if this game uses 7's party system, then I guess that means new characters will be introduced? I mean, the only strong allies I can think of in the original version(s) were Dogi and that chick Karna. Well, I suppose that's to be expected since all previous remakes updated the cast, as well.....
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Can't say I'm too enthusiastic about this since I thought Seven dropped the ball with the party system. It just wasn't as fun as Felghana or Origins, also this looks pretty awful for a Vita game.
Well least the music will kick ass.
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Yeah, looking at those screenshots the game does have a pretty strong resemblance to Seven (which makes it look more like a PSP game rather than something for the next-gen Vita). Still, I'm pretty sure the game is still pretty early in development, so maybe the visuals will improve once Falcom reveals the later builds (though I gotta admit, I'm totally digging Adol's new outfit! ). I mean, I would at least expect the visuals to be at least close to Zwei 2's level (which could also use a Vita port, BTW)....
Anyways, the controls should be getting a step up from Seven/Alternative Saga, as well. In the latter game, the characters were able to jump, but.... the problem was that the jumping mechanics were rather clunky. I rather liked the platforming action in Felghana, so hopefully that will make its glorious return in the YS IV remake. I also have no worries about boss battles since that's one particular area the Ys series tends to excel in (aside from the music).
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Nice trailer and all, but..... again, it still looks like something that the PSP could handle (not that I'm complaining or anything, of course). Music's great of course, and I guess it's nice to see that there will be a stronger emphasis on puzzles than in past games (even if it involves spinning around doohickeys with the touch screen ). I'll still be keeping a close eye on this one......
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Feel kinda underwhelmed by that trailer and looks like they're still not bringing back any of the jump/platforming mechanics from Felghana/6/Origins which made them quite fun. Nice music but hopefully thats not the only trailer, I was hoping to hear a remix of the YS4 Mask of Sun opening theme tune.
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Interview with Falcom about the new Ys game.
Hmmm, so the good ol' amnesia plot, eh? A bit cliche, but I suppose it's an interesting direction to take for a remake. I'm guessing that the plot is also going to mix elements from both the SNES and TG16 versions of the game.
Also looks like I'll have to get the thread title changed on account of the correction of the game's title.....
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Small update: Looks like Falcom intends to improve the overall aesthetics of the game, so it seems that I was right earlier in assuming that those early screens/trailers wouldn't represent the game's final look. Of course, I'll be on the lookout for future updates.
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Just updating to let folks know that Siliconera had another interview (two parts, so separate links) with Falcom, and they talk a little about this game. They also hint that they may develop some PS3 titles at some point in the near future.....
BTW, I also liked the shout-outs to Gurumin and the Trails series. I'm still looking forward to the (hopefully) eventual localization of those Trails sequels.....
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And now to resurrect another Falcom thread from the dead!
So almost a year has passed since this game's announcement with barely any info released.... until now, that is. It turns out that the game's release date in Japan isn't far off at all.... in fact, it'll be released as soon as this September! Dang, those guys are just mean to release this so soon after the awesome-looking Nayuta for PSP (doesn't help that I don't have a Vita yet, either ).....
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He's gone through hell, and come out the other side. Dominic Santiago steps into the spotlight in today's Gears of War 3 profile. Dom is the consummate wingman, having followed Marcus Fenix into the deepest holes and darkest places that the world of Sera has to offer. Along the way, he's been forced to face some dark moments, but none worse than the torture and death of his beloved wife, Maria. The months that have passed since then have been hard on the man, but he's no less willing to follow his friends into battle, in the hopes that he won't have to lose anyone else he loves. Click the image below to take a look at Santiago as we find him at the beginning of Gears of War 3.
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8 Dec. 2012 - Share The World's Resources
The recent documentary and debate series called 'Why Poverty?' highlighted the extreme differences in living standards and life chances around the world, and once again emphasised that there can never be an end to poverty until the world's resources are more equally shared.
Broadcasters in countries across the world recently took part in a ground-breaking documentary and debate series called Why Poverty? which showcased a set of eight feature-length documentaries as well as several short films and animations that explore poverty in the 21st Century. The ambitious cross-media event involved 72 broadcasters and reached over 500 million viewers in 180 countries, and many of the films provided incisive and progressive views on the long history of dispossession that has resulted in extreme poverty (see Poor Us: An Animated History), the limitations and complexities of aid and trade (see Give Us the Money and Stealing Africa), and the greed and selfishness that underlines inequality (see Park Avenue), among other themes.... http://www.stwr.org/poverty-inequality/why-poverty-because-we-do-not-share-resources.html


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Daily Links April 20: It's raining (coverage of) (wo)men (religious)
The USCCB and CDF on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is the USCCB on religious liberty. And we in the religious media have seemingly jumped for joy at the opportunity to write about something, anything other than that old story. As A Nun's Life put it, LCWR has suddenly become a household acronym.
On our own site, I find the CDF's assessment sexist and ponder the three routes I think the LCWR can take. (NCR reports that canon lawyers say the LCWR has only two routes: comply or no longer be recognized by the Vatican.)Bryan Cones writes that the assessment "is little more than a tissue of misinformation, misrepresentation, and innuendo that does a profound disservice to these religious women."
Molly Wilson O'Brien points out on dotCommonweal that the single concrete bit of evidence the CDF cites as problematic attitudes in the LCWR, Sister Laurie Brink, O.P.'s presentation on the future of women religious, is unfair an out of context in its assessment. In fact, Brink clarifies that "movement beyond Christ" (what the CDF took issue with) is "a movement the ecclesiastical system would not recognize…a whole new way that is also not Catholic Religious Life." Granted, Brink did say that one such community that chose that path, the Benedictine Women of Madison, made their choice with "integrity, insight and courage." Wilson O'Brien: If that sounds to you like Sr. Brink is praising people for stepping away from Christ, ask yourself how it's any different from what critics of women religious (or any other progressive Catholics) have said all along: if you don't like it, why don't you leave? If you can't assent in obedience and faith to what the Church requires, shouldn't honesty motivate you to stop calling yourself "Catholic"? We've all heard it; some of you have said it.
So, considering that general sentiment is all pervasive (especially in comments section on many a Catholic blog), you'd think the response would be "Good riddance," rather than "We the Church Pastors think you are crying for help."
Over at the Washington Post, Melinda Henneberger comments on the timing of the CDF's public assessment, as it coincided with the announcement from the Vatican that the response from the Society of Saint Pius X regarding its clarification of their doctrinal positions is "encouraging." Henneberger writes: Maybe timing isn't everything, but the juxtaposition of these two announcements on the same day was perfect. If, that is, the intent was to send the message that while schisms may come and go, feminism won't be tolerated.
The New York Times issued an editorial yesterday saying that women religious in this country continued to "bolster the reputation of the Roman Catholic Church even as it suffered one of its greatest scandals in the sexual abuse of schoolchildren by rogue priests and the cover-ups by diocesan authorities."
PBS's News Hour speaks with Donna Bethell of Christendom College who agrees with the assessment as well as Jeannine Hill Fletcher, a feminist theologian at Fordham University, who says the sisters are continuing the work of the church in all that they've done and continue to do.
And while there has been no word from the LCWR regarding their next move, NETWORK's Sister Simone Cambell told the New York Times she was "stunned" in response to the directive. "I would imagine that it was our health care letter that made them mad," Sister Campbell said. "We haven't violated any teaching, we have just been raising questions and interpreting politics."


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