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- Nicolaus Mills: "Casablanca" turns 70; film had backstory, resonance that mirrored reality
- He says Operation Torch had just resulted in Allies' capture of Casablanca; gave film currency
- He says Bogart character had version of patriotism that was heroic, accepted ambiguity
- Mills: Bogart's cool may no longer resonate, but Rick's complexity does
This year marks the 70th anniversary of "Casablanca," and although we are a long way from 1942, watching the film's romantic leads, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, sacrifice their wartime love still touches us.
The backstory on "Casablanca" is a good one, offering complex lessons in patriotism even today.
Few films have benefited as much from the real-world geopolitics surrounding them as "Casablanca," which opened on Thanksgiving 1942, when the nation was well into World War II, at New York's Hollywood Theater. Just 18 days earlier in Operation Torch, the Allies had invaded North Africa with a force of 65,000; among the cities they quickly captured was Casablanca.
A film that had finished production on August 3 suddenly became inseparable from actual events, as Jack Warner, whose studio produced "Casablanca," acknowledged in a November 10 memo, observing that the "entire industry envies us with picture having title 'Casablanca' ready to release, and feel we should take advantage of this great scoop."
(Editor's note: Warner Bros., like CNN, is a subsidiary of Time Warner).
"Casablanca" was helped even further by the politics surrounding Operation Torch, which at its outset involved getting French Vichy forces in North Africa to accept a ceasefire through a deal with Adm. Jean-Francois Darlan, who had collaborated with the Nazis after the defeat of the French army in 1940. The intrigue of "Casablanca" thus had its real-life counterpart in intrigue Americans had read about in their papers.
"Casablanca" reminded Americans of how completely their thinking had changed in the months since Pearl Harbor. Prewar America had much to apologize for in its international affairs. In 1939 the United States government failed to aid the Jewish passengers on the German ocean liner St. Louis when they were denied entry into Cuba and forced to return to Europe, and two years later the country was still not anxious to face facts about the wars raging in Europe and Asia.
In August 1941 the House of Representatives only reluctantly voted to renew the peacetime draft, passing it by a single vote, 203-202.
Humphrey Bogart's Rick Blaine is the embodiment of an America that has finally grasped the threat of fascism. On the surface, Rick is little more than the owner of a café in French Morocco, who insists, "I'm the only cause I'm interested in." But as his personal history emerges, Rick turns out to be anything but the cynic he pretends to be.
Before arriving in Casablanca, Rick fought on the Loyalist side in the Spanish Civil War and ran guns for Ethiopia in its fight against Mussolini. At his café he has made a point of hiring European refugees. He has a Dutch pastry chef, a German refugee headwaiter, and a bartender from the Soviet Union. When a young Bulgarian woman asks for his help in getting her and her husband to America, Rick comes to their rescue by allowing them to win the money they need for papers at his gambling table.
The turning point in "Casablanca" occurs when Rick's former lover, Ilsa Lund, played by Ingrid Bergman, shows up at his café with the Czech resistance leader, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), her husband. Rick faces a dilemma. He still loves Ilsa, who acknowledges that she also loves him, but if he wants to help Laszlo escape from the Nazis, he cannot resume his relationship with Ilsa, who is Laszlo's main support.
Rick's solution to his dilemma comes when he tells Ilsa that she should stay with Laszlo, then supplies the two of them with stolen letters of transit that will get them safely to Lisbon.
Rick's refusal to put his own needs before those of Laszlo -- and by extension the war effort -- reflects his priorities and his patriotism, but what makes Rick's sacrifice so powerful is that it is unaccompanied by chest pounding or sentimentality.
"I'm no good at being noble," he tells Ilsa, "but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world."
To help Ilsa and Laszlo escape, Rick must shoot the ranking German officer in Casablanca and reach an arrangement with the corrupt French chief of police. Neither decision bothers Rick, who at the end of "Casablanca" heads off to a free French garrison with the police chief while telling him, "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
The remark is filled with irony and humor, but remains serious. It reflects Rick's refusal to let the ambiguity of his choices get in the way of his waging war to the best of his ability.
Today, "Casablanca" speaks to audiences very differently from how it did in 1942 or even when it was part of the Bogart revival that began in the late 1950s at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge. "Casablanca's" call to arms and Bogart's cool no longer resonate as they once did. But what does resonate in our post-9/11 world is Rick's complexity. Rick is a loner who won't let his idealism get the better of his pragmatism. He will not give in to the Germans, who are the real power in Casablanca, but he refuses to do anything that needlessly exposes him to arrest. He walks a moral tightrope with understated brilliance.
These days it is easy to imagine Rick applauding America's decision to aid Libya's rebels, worrying about our ongoing war in Afghanistan, and wondering what we might do to get other countries to help us stop the bloodshed in Syria.
Given Rick's choice of friends, it is clear that he would not be overly fastidious about choosing allies -- if he believed their cooperation could save lives.


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December 21, 2010 > TOPS finish season with tournament title
UC Premier TOPS, a U-9 girls Division I soccer team, concluded their inaugural season by winning the championship of the Juventus Coppa d'Oro Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 11, through Sunday, Dec. 12.The TOPS captured the NORCAL Premier Silver Division league title and played in seven tournaments and jamborees throughout the year. TOPS finished with an impressive 26-8-3 overall record, scoring 102 goals while allowing 38.UC Premier TOPS had just 11 players on the roster throughout the season; they were able to achieve success with hard work, strong coaching and a lethal combination of speed and aggressiveness. TOPS players include Annika Kennedy, Logan Bell, Jordan Hong, Kyanna Cruz, Alex Carpio, Dawson Bell, Natalia Bartolome, Andreea Dan, Jessica McNair, Marwa Nekrawesh and Anmol Gill. Coached by Rob Hernandez, the TOPS will be holding tryouts for the 2011 team in February.

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i'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this question, so sorry if it's not - but for some reason I remember there being the ability to set a little melody on a pocket pikachu's alarm. does any one have instructions or remember how to do this?!?! i can't figure it out! i have the original pocket pikachu, not the color one, so maybe its the color one... but i could have sworn it was the regular one. help!
pokemon pocket pickachu question!!
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i've heard it's the color pocket pikachu that does the melodies.


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A MAN stole his son's Christmas presents and pawned them for drug money before filling a syringe with his own blood and planning to commit further offences, a court has heard.
Joseph Daryl Eastcott, 33, was supported by his parents when he appeared in the dock of Ballarat Magistrates Court yesterday, where he was released on credit bail while awaiting sentence.
The court heard Eastcott also caused problems in the police cells when he was arrested on December 29, urinating on the floor and then attacking a police officer after he rang the emergency button.
Defence lawyer Jon Irwin said his client, who was a former student of his, was in a poor mental state at the time and was acting out of desperation.
"He's a threat to the community, he's a threat to himself and he doesn't want to be that man," Mr Irwin said.
Mr Irwin said Eastcott had only started using drugs in the past couple of years after he became addicted to oxycontin following an accident in which a balcony collapsed.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Steve Kent detailed the offending, saying police first arrested Eastcott last Friday after he pawned a Playstation 3 and games belonging to his housemate along with games his son had gotten for Christmas.
But as soon as he was released Eastcott went back and stole more goods from his housemate.
Senior Constable Kent said Eastcott eventually went to his ex partner's house, who was worried and took his phone, car keys and gave him sleeping pills. He was arrested the next day.
Magistrate Peter Couzens said the primary concern was getting Eastcott into a rehabilitation facility.
Eastcott is due back in court for sentencing on January 30. Eastcott pleaded guilty to charges including theft and assault police.


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As part of a series called "My Big Break," All Things Considered is collecting stories of triumph, big and small. These are the moments when everything seems to click, and people leap forward into their careers.
Shaun Blokker, better known as Shaun T, is the man behind the fast-paced, strenuous fitness programs Insanity, Focus T25 and Hip Hop Abs. He got his start as a choreographer. The story of his big break begins with someone breaking him down.
Blokker says he was in an emotionally and physically abusive relationship for "four years too long."
When he got his first big choreography job in his home state of New Jersey, his partner was not supportive.
"After the show, I mean, people wanted my autograph, and I was really no one," says Blokker. "My partner at the time said, 'You'll never be a professional dancer so you can immediately delete that dream from your head.' "
That was the final straw in the relationship.
"No one out there is going to stop me from living the life that I want to live," he says. "I gained up enough strength to leave that relationship."
A friend invited him to come to Los Angeles for a vacation at his beach house. His friend had one demand: He wanted Blokker to get some headshots taken before making the trip.
"Let me tell you, those abs were poppin' on those shots," Blokker says.
When he got to Los Angeles, he checked out a dance school in North Hollywood and found out about an audition for a new dance agency that was happening around the corner.
With his headshots in his car, Blokker decided to go in.
"I was frickin' living in these dance moves. I was like, 'I don't care what happens. They're gonna remember me even though I don't live here,' " he says.
Out of hundreds of people auditioning, seven men and five women were left at the end of the cuts. Blokker was one of them. The judges said they would contact the dancers in a couple weeks if the agency was interested.
"I literally left there like, 'Whatever, this doesn't really matter. I don't even really care,' " he says.
He returned home to New Jersey and two weeks later, found out that audition would change his life.
"I was at the laundry mat, with my pocket full of quarters, when I got the phone call that the agency wanted me to move to LA to pursue a career in dance," he says.
When he moved to LA, he was teaching workout dance classes at the gym, in between auditions and dance gigs. His classes got really popular.
"My big break came when a friend called me and said, 'Hey, there's this company called Beach Body that wants you to see if you can develop a project with them,' " he says.
Blokker had a two-hour meeting with Beach Body, which produces many popular in-home fitness workouts, and left with a contract for his first video, Hip Hop Abs.
"It was just the most incredible feeling. I knew that I had potential that someone was trying to push down," says Blokker.
He went on to create another dance workout, Rockin' Body, and crossed over to intensive interval training programs with Focus T25 and Insanity. "Believe it or not, Insanity is very difficult for me to do!" he says.
"I love to work out with people who are doing Insanity for the first time because they look at me and they're like, 'Oh my god! You actually get out of breath too?' And I'm like, 'Abso-freaking-lutely!' "
He says a key part of his success was the decision to eliminate that negative influence from his life and go after his dreams.
"People, you have no idea. I understand why you feel weak and why you might be not as confident as you want to be," he says. "All you have to do is tell yourself you can do this, and I know that it's possible."
Time now for the latest installment of our series My Big Break, about triumphs big and small. Shaun T is the man behind work out programs like "Hip Hop Abs," "Focus T25" and "Insanity."
SHAUN THOMPSON: Dig deeper, go. Push - get in it and move. Come on, y'all.
MCEVERS: He got his start as a dance teacher and a choreographer. The story of his big break begins with someone breaking him down.
THOMPSON: I was in this abusive relationship for four years too long. It was a verbal and physical abusive relationship. One day, I got my first big choreography job in New Jersey. And I got picked as one of the main choreographers. After the show, I mean, there were people that wanted my autograph and I was really no one. My partner at the time said you'll never be a professional dancer, so you can immediately delete that dream from your head. No one, no one out there is going to stop me from living the life that I want to live. I gained up enough strength to leave that relationship. And one of my friends said, hey, why don't you take a vacation. Come out to Los Angeles. We have a house on the beach. And he was like, before you come, I need you to get some headshots. And I'm like, why do I need to get headshot? I'm just coming out there to lay on the beach and have a good time. He said I need you to get some headshots. Let me tell you, those abs were popping on those shots. (Laughing).
THOMPSON: I flew out to LA. I found out that there was a really good dance school and so I went there. There was a dance audition for this new dance agency that was happening around the corner. I had my headshots on the backseat of the car. I remember, I looked in the back seat and I'm like, do you go in or do you just drive back to your friend's house to the beach?
THOMPSON: I walked in and then I looked around. And I realized I was really out of place. These people were at an audition. I mean, the girls had make up. The guys had these sick outfits on. And I look like, pretty much, an athlete that just left the gym, un-showered - oh well. The music comes on and let me tell you guys. I was freaking living in these dance moves. I was like, I don't care what happens. They're going to remember me, even though I don't even live here. So there was like 200 people at this audition. At the end, there ended up being seven guys and five girls. And they put us on video and they were like, you know, if we want you, we'll give you a call in a couple weeks. And I literally left there like, whatever, this doesn't matter. I don't even really care. I went back home to New Jersey. Two weeks later, I was at the laundromat with my pocket full of quarters, when I got the phone call that the agency wanted me to move to LA to pursue a career in dance. So I get there, I was dancing. I did some TV shows. I did some musicals. I was teaching a dance class and my dance class at the gym was really popular. So my big break came when a friend called me and said, hey, there's this company named Beach Body that wants you to see if you can develop a project with them. So I go into the Beach Body office. I ended up being there for two hours and that day I left with my contract for Hip Hop Abs.
THOMPSON: It's me, Shaun T. I'm here with "Hip Hop Abs", y'all. Are y'all ready to go?
THOMPSON: It was just the most incredible feeling. I knew that I had potential that someone was trying to push down.
THOMPSON: Push, push y'all, push, push. Come on, come on, y'all. Come on, give me that power. This is "Insanity."
THOMPSON: Now, today in my work out, I like to tell people to dig deeper. And I like to motivate them and say I know you can do it.
THOMPSON: Dig deeper.
THOMPSON: You know, I love to work out with people who are doing "Insanity" for the first time, because they look at me and they're like, oh, my God. You really get out of breath, too and I'm like, abso-freaking-lutely. "Insanity" is a very difficult for me to do. People, you have no idea. I understand why you feel weak and why you might be not as confident as you want to be. All you have to do is tell yourself I can do this and I know that it's possible.
MCEVERS: That's Shaun Thompson, better known as Shaun T, the creator of "Hip Hop Abs," "Insanity" and lots of other fitness programs. We want to hear about your big break. Send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Today's post marks the third and final in the series by our Guest Blogger, Isa Catto, who has, sadly, become rather expert on the topic of condolence, bereavement, and the etiquette--or woeful lack thereof--in this realm. Her previous posts covered do's and don'ts; today she tackles tips for the bereaved.
Say Thank You.
- Always return your condolence correspondence with a grateful response on good stationery.
- Thank those who helped in other ways, like running errands, providing food and other help. Thank you notes are an onerous task, but an important one. Those who reached out to you deserve to be acknowledged, and recognizing the outpouring of support you received can help in the grieving process. Writing those notes helps you catalog all the people you have in your life who are in your corner, and that is affirming.
- Send a thank you note for any donation in the bereaved's honor.
- Acknowledging grace with more grace is a good thing for the universe at large. It is fine if it takes six months or more.
- You don't have to write more than one note per person. For example, if your neighbor sent you a lovely condolence note, made a memorial donation, delivered lasagna to your house and picked up your kids at school for a week, that can all be rolled into one very, very sincere note of thanks.
- Don't forget to thank your nearest and dearest. Your kids and your spouse have been right there with you. Don't take them for granted.
Socialize when you are ready, not before.
Avoid social settings until you are ready. There is no rush, and it is awkward for everyone when you cannot contain your emotion. And, you're likely to have a miserable time. Choose events that are not emotionally stressful or overly demanding. If you recently lost a loved one to cancer, avoid the American Cancer Society's Gala or a screening of Terms of Endearment at the local retro theatre.
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Throwing a frisbee or a football on a Los Angeles County beach in the summer could cost you $1,000.
As NPR member station KPCC reports, the L.A. Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a revision of a 37-page ordinance that outlines acceptable behavior on county beaches.
"It's not a sweeping ban: Specifically, the ordinance frowns upon 'any person to cast, toss, throw, kick or roll' anything outside of a beach ball or volleyball on any L.A. beach between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The basic idea is to protect the general public from flying objects during the peak summer months, when beaches are at their most crowded. So those aspiring to be the next Gabrielle Reese are good, but Eli Manning wannabes, not so much. And the Frisbee Olympics are definitely out."
The Los Angeles Times reports that the revised ordinance is less draconian than what was already on the books. The old rules issued an outright ban on "ball playing" and "nudity and disrobing."
"The new ordinance allows beach balls and volleyballs while ruling out the rest, except if there is a designated area, the beachgoer has obtained a permit, it's a water polo ball being used in the water, or if a person gets permission from the fire chief or an ocean lifeguard to play with any other object in the water," the Times reports.
The new rules, however, did increase some fines from $500 to $1,000.


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Hacksoton 2016
Help build a stronger Southampton community of creative people - developers, designers, makers, marketers, storytellers, students, and more.
Green MPs for Winchester & NW Hants
Getting Green Candidates for 2015 General Election in Winchester & NW Hants.
Help bring disabled accessibility to Voice FM!
Build studios with disabled accessibility and replace the transmitter link equipment.
Nabi Saleh Women's Sewing Project
From 25th November until 10th December 2011, I will be undertaking a 16 day sponsored silence to raise $1000/£650 in support of a women's cooperative ... more
Fledge House for Homeless Young People
Fledge has been gifted a house to provide accommodation for homeless and vulnerable young people in Eastleigh. We need £6000 start-up funds.
Funding a seizure response dog for Hayleigh!
Raising money towards the dog and necessary training to have a seizure assistance dog. This will change my life and could save it.
Not The Safe Route UK
Not The Safe route, Apparel for the Adventurous. Driven by Nature, Fuelled by Coffee. Started and inspired by the New Forest.
Move myff forums to the cloud.
In Memory of Holly Lloyd
I aim to raise funds to donate to St.Richards Hospital ICU in memory of Holly Lloyd.
MS Society Family Funday at Fontwell Racecourse
I have arranged for this day to be for the MS society, one race is left to sponsor so let's club together so everyone can make a difference.
Help elect a Green in Portsmouth
We're raising funds to enable Green candidates to stand in Portsmouth and to support our local campaigns.
Keeping Jilly on the road
Raising money for my mum to buy a car as her funds have been cut by the government
Help Alpha Trampoline Club reach new heights!
Alpha TC aims to expand its provision of trampoline sports for the community by purchasing a Double-Mini Trampoline and landing area.
Return Portsmouth Corporation 123 to the road
Our aim is to return Portsmouth Corporation Leyland PD3 STP 995 to a restored roadworthy condition so it can be enjoyed by the public
yt2 Plus in Edinburgh
yt2 Plus, a small community theatre company in Southampton, are looking for help to fund performances at the Edinburgh Fringe this August.
Life-changing surgery for Bonzo
We're fundraising for vital surgery for our beloved dog Bonzo. He's only 5yrs old & otherwise healthy so we believe he deserves this chance.
Help elect Fareham's first Green MP.
The Green Candidate for Fareham, 20-year-old Miles Grindey, needs your help in his campaign to become Fareham's first Green MP.
Children's book about Dementia
To raise the full amount required to assist with the cost of publishing my children's book about Dementia.
To create a new way marked trail in and around the Devil's Puncbowl, Hindhead, Surrey to help raise awareness of Muscular Dystrophy.
Flight Socks for Dobby
Raising funds to fly a neglected Indian street puppy to the UK where he will live a safe, comfortable, loved life.
Save coco
This is Coco our 2.5 year old girl, she was adopted from Romania 2 years ago and has turned out to be such a loving calm girl and...
BlackBox Theatre Company - BOUNCERS
BlackBox Theatre Company, headed by Chris Hawley, is aiming to bring great theatre to smaller communities in and around Hampshire.
Moarhammer IT upgrade
To upgrade the Moarhammer IT suite in order to produce better, higher quality content more frequently.
CHEER-A-CALITY have won a space at ICC Nationals after winning first place in there first ever regional competition. Help us go to Nationals
Bognor Regis Littlehampton GREENS
Please support the Bognor & Littlehampton Green Party. It's time for change, please help us to make the #greensurge happen.
Twin Tip Kitesurfing Hydrofoil Dream
For the continued development of the low cost low profile hydrofoil concept for twin tip kiteboards
Peter Youngs funeral
To raise fund for Peter Youngs funeral
Autism isolation no more
Preventing isolation for families affected by Autistic Spectrum Condition
Aid for child refugees and mothers in Kos
Raising funds to cover postage to send parcels with basic essential items to Kos for mothers and their children
Hamble Lifeboat Shallow Water Rescue Craft
Hamble Lifeboat are looking to expand our Search & Rescue capability by purchasing a small craft capable of operating in shallow waters.
SYJO Tour to Montreux Jazz Festival 2015
Raising funds to help talented young musicians from SYJO achieve the wonderful feat of playing at Montreux Jazz Festival 15 - www.syjo.co.uk
Vernon Mine Warfare and Diving Monument
To source the final funds needed to construct and install a fitting monument to the heritage of HMS Vernon
UK to Mongolia Charity Rally 2015
The Next Big Adventure team are driving 15,000km+ from the UK to Mongolia. Our vehicle and fundraised money will then be donated to GoHelp!
Ballet Barres for our Dance School
My school has been around for two and a half years and I would like to purchase three ballet barres for my motivated and dedicated students
Winchester Greens GE 2017
Winchester & District Green Party are looking for £1200 to help fund the 2017 General Election campaign.
Elect Chris Wood in Gosport
To elect Chris Wood as the next UKIP MP for Gosport.
Distress Flare Disposal Service - HAMPSHIRE
Compliant, sustainable and free to use service providing distress flare collections and disposal for the Hampshire boating community
Chris Davis MBE|Soton Test|Voice for the Voiceless
To give local voters a real and credible INDEPENDENT anti-poverty alternative to the main parties by enabling Chris to stand in GE2015.
Chichester Green Party needs YOU!
Help make Chichester a better and more sustainable place to live for you and future generations by supporting your local Green Party.
We aim to explore vulnerability in men especially black men through our short film. We hope this will encourage and uplift our audience.
Get a Green MP for Gosport
Project is to raise £500 for a leaflet drop towards my campaign for Gosport.
3IdiotsOnTour -Jailbreak2017
36 hrs. How far can we get? We 3 Idiots need your help! Help us raise money as we venture to... well, we don't know yet...
Grandads Community Support Shop
Help community groups/small charities in Bognor Regis raise funds & awareness. Sharing equipment, knowledge, abilities to enable growth
Interlude - Photography Degree Show 2016
BA (Hons) Photography final year students at Southampton Solent University are fundraising for our end of year degree show - Interlude.
The Spectator - Short Film
The Spectator - A new short film from the creative team behind Run
Junior subaru
My name is William, I am 12 years old. I have been invited to join an established race team. Fundraising will pay for my place on the team .
The National Monument to the Spitfire
Help immortalise a national icon, the symbol of victory recognised the world over. Here is your chance to be part of its everlasting life...
Brave the Shave
BRAVE THE SHAVE-in memory of Sally Bird a much loved swimming teacher @ Haslemere LC supporting Midhurst Macmillan Palliative Care Service.
Club Morgan
The Club Morgan programme gives children 'Tools for Life' in mind, body and emotions!
Get Mike a bike!
To raise enough money to replace Mike's disability trike which was stolen.
Studio/Kit Rebuild
To replace musical instruments and recording hardware lost in a fire.
Bognor Regis Community Gardener Clean up Fund
Our Community Gardeners are green fingered angels. They go, unnoticed round our town clearing, planting, pruning, prettying in all weathers
Bazza's Youth Club Disco Sponsorship
Raise money for a unique opportunity to help keep a quality radio show on air
Chay's White Goods Fund
Chay's Crohns will not beat him, lets help Chay be in control of his Crohns & help him to buy a vital Fridge/Freezer to store medications.
Training Trust
Training Trust to help with spiritual & holistic training/education
Theatre for Life - Youth Theatre Company
The funds raised will enable us to start recruiting our youth theatre company and financially allow us to start the creative process.
The View Community Cafe Coffee Machine Fund
The View Community Cafe Coffee Machine Fund
Stubbington Ark Skydive
On the 4th of September I will be skydiving in aid of the RSPCA Stubbington Ark, please support me and this fantastic local organisation.
The Graduate Company
We are the UOC Graduate Company and we are raising money to take our 2018 graduates to the Edinburgh fringe festival in August 2018.
Buying a theatre seat for our mum and dad!
Buying a Theatre Seat in Mum and Dad's memory
Fresh Water Collection System for Makongeni Primary School, ...
Makongeni is a village on the South Coast of Kenya, about 40km South of Mombassa. It is home to a state primary school with over 200 pupils from the ... more
Run for Leesland
We are running the Great South Run to raise much needed funds for Leesland C of E Junior School's swimming pool refurbishment.
Casting for the Commonwealth
England ladies Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships Canada 2016 I am really excited about being given the opportunity.
Help elect Malcolm Jones UKIP as Farehams MP
UKIP Fareham would like your help to fund our General Election Campaign
Zac's Swimming Dream
To enable Zac to compete in county, regional, national and Paralympic swimming events.
Gang Warily Scout & Guide New HQ
Help our volunteers to continue giving 140+ local children new life skills & experiences every week.
TUITION FEES FOR FINAL YEAR OF MEDICAL SCHOOLhttps
I am raising funds for tuitions fees for my final year of Medical School in the UK.
Mustangs represent British Baseball in CEB
Southampton Mustangs represent British Baseball in CEB competition in Barcelona
Tyler's New living accomodation
To give Tyler his own living accommodation, with a downstairs bedroom and wetroom,
Independent Assistance Dog Agency pilot
IADA has been founded to help disabled people train and register their own dogs as Assistance Dogs.
Diane didn't need a building site but a home
When a generous, loving grandmother falls victim to a rogue trader, it falls to the rest of us to try to help
Grandads Storage for Community Resources
Grandads Front Room needs more room in order to "Help Those That Help Others"
Get Ryan to RAM!
Ryan Williams, Tenor is raising funds for his postgraduate degree in Vocal Studies at the Royal Academy of Music in Sept 2016.
The Gala in aid of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice
The Gala seeks to unite innovative dancers in the name of charity.
To encourage collaboration between community and the arts. Creating a safe environment in which participants are supported to talk.
Homes for Homeless British Veterans
As a homeless ex serviceman I know how it feels to try and find a bed for a night.. You don't want to keep burdening friends and are...
Westfield Productions - Dick Whittington
A heroic tale full of traditional panto jokes, catchy songs and magical effects, Dick Whittington is a show full of fun for all the family!
Much Ado out of nothing (Portsmouth, Shakespeare)
We need a prize for a logo competition to get our Shakespeare festival off the ground, and have accepted the challenge of starting with £0!
Replacing my Parnter's stolen PS4 for Christmas
To raise enough to replace his PS4
Help John & Tara to recoup some of their losses
To show your appreciation for all that John & Tara have sacrificed over the past few months to try and make your local pub great again.
Send Chloe to the Youth Sailing Worlds!
Hi I'm Chloe, This year I got selected to go to the Youth Sailing World Championships. Please help so that my dream can become a reality !
Helping disabled children at Treloar's School
The focus of our campaign is to raise money to fund Assistive Technology for disabled children at Treloar's School.
Excersise bikes for cancer patients
To raise money to buy excercise bikes for cancer patients whilst receiving treatment in hospital.
My Designer Dream
I have a dream of being a designer and am looking for people to help support fund my 3 month intensive Design Course.
Growing Pains - Short Film
I am a student making a short film portraying the world of Michael Myles, a 19 year old boy who suffers from a stutter. He wants to battle his demons ... more
Break-For-Life - ScholarsHIP HOP
Help Break-For-Life provide life-changing opportunities for young people through the Hip Hop culture
The little book of unity!
Raising money for refugees through a fashion exhibition - The blending together of traditional religious dress and British street style!
Help create Sun Rum & receive the 1st batch hamper
The dream of launching a rum brand has happened & Sun Rum will hit the shelves this summer! Join the crew & in return you'll get a VIP gift!
Project Wish Box
Wish Box Out-Reach performance project. Bringing Immersive Theatre to Portsmouth. Making the arts accessible.What does Portsmouth Wish for?
Help me Vlog.
Crowd Funding aim: To purchase filming equipment.
Bognor Regis Birdman
Bognor Regis International Birdman is an annual event that takes place at the Pier in Bognor Regis West Sussex. Bold contestants take...
Delivering what is needed to those that need it...
A Community van that WILL bring what is needed to those that need it for FREE.
Get Louisa Some New Wheels
Louisa is 36 and a double amputee through diabetes, She also has fibromyalgia so a powerchair is essential as condition is worsening
West Fest 2016
West Fest is a health, fitness and wellbeing event being held on behalf of Arun District Council. Encouraging a healthier lifestyle.
Chris' Testimonial Match
As you might know, Inter Milanguages captain, Chris, is turning 30 soon. To celebrate his birthday and to make fun of him being so old,...
I have created a fresh brand and a unique range of UK products, we would like to create a marketing campaign, please can you help us.
The Shed-A Short Student Film Production
A student lead film production about two young brothers who believe there is something living in their shed.
Water and hygiene projects in rural Nepal
Raise funds for the charity Raleigh International to go towards water and sanitation projects in rural Nepal.
The Harley Honey Moon
We haven't got a wedding list, honey moon help
Aviv and the Eunuch Horn
Band from Portsmouth, UK
Raising funds for Veterinary Costs for Twiglet
To raise enough funds to pay for the essential treatment needed for Twiglet, which is not covered by her pet insurance.
Send Xmas Gifts Abroad
Partnering with other Footballers to put together packages and presents to send out abroad. Looking to make 100 boxes to make xmas happen!
Chichester high school for girls
The school has a south facing plot and runs a wild garden and a member of staff's memorial garden. There is a small Eco team who are always looking ... more
Ella's English Youth Ballet Experience
We are trying to raise some pennies to help us pay for Ella's English Youth Ballet experience!
Rural Running
Rural Running is a recent startup, formed to organise local running events, in and around Fareham in Hampshire. We encourage ALL abilities!
Help The Tramstop support live music
To help support a struggling new venture with cash flow through the summer lean time.
Help set up the workshop!
To kit out the workshop with the basics I need to expand my business further with notonthehighstreet.com
Kierans school trip
Kieran attends a specialist school. They were penniless before and they've now had more funding pulled. This is for an education residential
St Vincent College, Gosport launch its one day music and arts festival. Two stages, many stalls children's area, and pop up workshops.
To continue my dream and become best version of me
To raise as much as possible to achieve my dreams and also embark on the initial journey that I set out upon with my Mum.
Restoration of Georgian Theatre
This stunning Grade Two Star listed building is home to hundreds of young people who learn about the arts and creative industries....
Homeless Shelter Southampton
We are a church and we are looking to raise funds to open and run a homeless shelter for the homeless people in Southampton and beyond.
A day of creative community action to raise awareness of the negative impact government cuts are having on communities in the UK.
Bratastic Badges
To have more Bratastic badges made to support my bra collecting project, as part of my Girlguiding, Queens Guide Award!
Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge in under 12 hours
I am raising funds for the Charity Mind, who are trying to spread the word for mental health awareness and support sufferers.
Portsmouth's Anti-Bullying Conference 2018
Rock Clothing is presenting Portsmouth's biggest Anti-bullying Conference in Jan 2018, with an attendance of 800+ students we need your help
Saving Ted
The aim of this fund is to raise money for Ted to have surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his very sweet face.
Firefly All Star Cheerleading Fundraising
The Firefly All Star cheerleaders are based in Winchester, UK and are raising money for more equipment, rehearsal space, uniforms, etc.
The Jack Farrimond Fun Fund
Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen, We are raising a fund to celebrate the departing of Farrimond, as well as the ABF and help4heroes.
Peedie chocs and desserts
Hey everyone I'm a young pastry chef based in Hampshire originally from Orkney in Scotland I have set up a Facebook page called peedie...
Fund Louie's college education
Louie is a 17 year old who is passionate about music production and becoming a climate research scientist, but lacks funding. More informa..
Start-up business wanting to build workshop area
I am raising funds for my recently started 'well-being' business to purchase equipment as well as a wooden workshop for the garden.
Let's gets more dogs wearing harnessess
Raising funds to buy well fitting harnesses for dogs, promoting health, well being, ensuring a comfortable walk for dogs and humans alike
Support the Bordon Centre - Age Concern Hampshire
Help us to buy a wheelchair for our members at our Day Care Centre in Bordon and support older people in your community.
My homeless prevention help page
To raise the final £200 needed to avoid being homeless following the loss of our current home.
The Brightside Movie
Student short film 'The Brightside'.
A Wheely Muddy Challenge
I am raising money for a life-changing surgery for a good friend of mine and completing a Tough Mudder challenge in my wheelchair.
WeyValleyRadio Alton Start up costs appeal
An Ofcom licenced FM community radio station to broadcast to Alton and the surrounding villages,run for and by the comumnity of the area .
Bordon Junior School
You want as many as people as possible to support your project.
Stoke Park Junior School
Here at Stoke Park Junior School we would love to start growing fruit trees!
Rescue rabbits vaccination
To vaccinated ALL rabbits within our rescue against RVHD, RVHD2 and myxomatosis.
Rock Clothing: Anti-Bullying Campaign
We need to raise some money to get vital materials to start providing high impact anti-bullying workshops in local schools in Portsmouth.
The Peacock Girl (University Short Film)
"Jessica Evans must fight for her life when she becomes targeted by a gang through the misdeeds of her recently killed sister. "
CWA-Southampton and New Forest
We are raising funds for the purchase of 'Trishaw' number one, plus accessories for passenger comfort.
Launch my Coaching and Development Business
I am trying to launch a professional development coaching business to support my family and help others succeed in the work place.
A Family Wish
A family wish to take Daughter to meet others with the same rare syndrome as she has to network with other families sharing stories.
Project Trike
Raising funds to get a specially adapted trike so my son Nathan who is special needs can learn to ride, help with his physio and weight loss
The Marks Family Triathlon
The whole family are going to do the London triathlon in July 2017, to raise money for Great Ormond street Hospital.
Shakespeare market (helping local start-ups)
Help fund a Shakespeare-inspired market to support local start-ups! Foster Portsmouth's creativity & celebrate Shakespeare the entrepreneur!
Social Club
Fund are required for a social club premises, including coffee shop setup and products.
Help raise capital to keep business alive
Trying to raise capital to keep my business alive. Raise money for a van and help with the materials cost for my next decorating project.
KIBS: fund me to travel round the North, I need to shoot fabulous shots and I need to love all my continuously supporting friends.
Sweets And Treats - Expansion
Hello Everyone,
Tom's Storytime
After YouTube success, we want to get children to fully engage with books by taking Tom's Storytime into schools for FREE.
Being Alive - Charity Show
A team of talented performers based along the South Coast raise money for various charities every year by putting on this brilliant show.
Help me get my Masters in Translation Studies
In order to realise my dreams of working for the United Nations, I need a qualification I can't afford. Please help me raise funds to study!
To build the brand of One Pound Lottery Ltd
Help us get to home internationals
We are Jessica and Hannah Sedgwick and along with our horses Harvey and Storm have been selected to be part of the England team for the...
Nique Systems
Refurbishing apple computers
Album promotion and Radio Plugging
To raise funds to help me pay for a 6 week radio plugging and promotion campaign for my debut album.
Energy Youth Centre
Energy Youth Centre supports young people aged 11-25 across Eastleigh, Hampshire. We are fundraising for new sports and music equipment.
Energy without Profit - Mutual Power UK
Our aim is simple - supply energy without profit and define what it actually means to treat our customer fairly.
Language Learners Amplified Program
Empowering independent language learning via a more holistic approach to education with free coaching sessions.
Get T to Calais
I need to get to Calais to volunteer aid for the refugees living in the Jungle.
Fund Senior Blades - Katrina Chia
Southampton University Boat Club have a novice boat that needs a name and we thought what better way to do it than to let you decide!
Van do means can do!
After a spate of breakdowns this year, we really need to upgrade one of our oldest vans and purchase a 'less old' one with a tail lift :-)
Mermaid dream
10 year old girls mission to buy £83 mermaid tail set
Alresford Town FC - Reserves 2016/17
We are a progressive club located in Alresford looking to develop young players making the step from junior to senior football.
Relief for Sophia
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this message. Sophia is having to find a new home for her and the girls....
Radio Respect CIC
Radio Respect is a community interest company providing help, support, sign posting and encouragement to people suffering with mental health
Your name on a rally car! Fiesta ST (MSport built)
Get your name on a rally car! Elspeth Rodgers & Jordan Murphy are competing in this seasons Fiesta ST Trophy and are looking for support
Seven weeks of worship
Southamptons community event, to raise funds for persecuted 30 countries on behalf of Release International oranisation (registered charity)
Night Shelter Project - Southampton UK
To raise money to buy a building for a "Sleep Shelter" for the night for the homeless with safeguarding in place. Every night of the week!
Help send aid to the Calais refugees
Help provide life saving aid for the refugees escaping their war torn countries, who are being forced to live like animals in the jungle
4c Sports Media needs help to help boxing
To continue making great content for 4c Sports Media. I would like to start documenting fighters in a more creative way.
Royal Artillery Equestrian Centre Stable Repairs
For essential works to the yard to allow better accessibility for disabled riding for wounded, injured and sick service personnel.
Fudge Angels
I am starting my own business venture, producing homemade delicious fudge which will be sent directly to the customers/recipients home...
A New Scout Hut for 1st Titchfield Sea Scouts
We are trying to raise enough money to build our own Scout HQ. So we can accept more young people into our Group and clear our waiting list
Vegan and Eco -Friendly Beauty Salon
A Vegan and Eco- Friendly Beauty Salon that uses non-toxic products, that's kind to the client, the animals and the planet.
Glad Rags
To raise money for the charity Youth Music, a group of five students are working to put on a 1920s themed event with live jazz music....
Portsmouth beach soccer club
Funding needed for footballs, goals,match kit, training kit,medical equipment and general running costs of the club.
Nothing To Wear
No, I'm not crowdfunding for a new wardrobe. Nothing To Wear is a one-on-one performance...
Help me get my dog back!!! :-(
I bought a puppy that turned out to be smuggled. I'm now faced with a £817 quarantine bill and my girlfriend stole ££££'s from me.
University of Chichester Graduate Company
We are the UOC Graduate Company and we are raising money to take our 2018 graduates to the Edinburgh fringe festival in August 2018.
PixelBoat - Solo round the world record
Alex Alley and Pixel Flyer aim to break the solo non-stop round the world sailing record for a 40' yacht. Get your picture on the hull :-)
World Scout Jamboree
I'm a 13 YR old scout. I have been offered an amazing chance to go to the 24th World Scout Jamboree, USA. to be able to go I must raise 3.5k
HRGR Charity status
Hampshire rabbit and guinea Pig rescue is a small family run rescue . We are rasinging funds to register as a charity.
St. Paddy's Warm Up Party
We are Southampton Solent media students in our final year, fundraising for a St. Patricks day warm up party full of games, live music,...
Change the world of online dating for the better, eliminating the known dangers and eradicating peoples negative thoughts of dating apps.
Machinery to Boost my Bespoke Furniture Business
I need a Sliding Table Panel Saw for my Bespoke Furniture business. With just this one piece of machinery, my business could take off.
The Retirees Art Exchange
To encourage, help & support retirees to paint, by offering free and discounted art materials, books, templates, tuition & art holidays
Clares Skydive
I am raising money for Breast Cancer and The Bay Primary School
Find My Sale Ltd
A FREE advertising service for sales or discounts. Create an account and post your sale any time of the year within seconds.
Riverfest 2017
To raise donations for the annual Isle of Wight Riverfest, a free community event held on Newport's historic quay, Sat 13 May 2017.
Help Rona II to cross the Atlantic!
The Rona Sailing Project are entering the Trans-Atlantic Tall Ships Race 2017, and need your help to fix up their boat, Rona II!
Don't worry be happy
To refurbish a shop into small café and employ people with minor learning disabilities.
Urgent vet funds
We are raising money help fund vets bills of a sick, pregnant neglected rabbit that came into our care
Leigh Park Adventure Playground
Help us build our own adventure playground in Leigh Park !!!
Rehab Bridge
This project aims to provide a dedicated rehabilitation centre for people who cannot afford private therapy and dementia daycare
Two smiles charity shop, in aid of CLAPA
We are wanting to open a children's charity shop, raising awareness of Clapa, cleft lip and palate association, in gosport
Much Ado About Portsmouth
We're busy creating materials and organizing lots of events for a festival to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death in...
Hope for a desperate father
To give hope and help to an emotionally abused father to keep his daughter
Hullabaloo Boogaloo!!
Hullabaloo Boogaloo wants to get the community dancing for a day in Sandown Bay. We need a tent, sizzling sound system & inspiring tutors!
Money for budget food app
It's a budget meal planning and shopping list app with a way for you to pick your leftovers in your cupboard and bring up budget recipes.
Rural Refugee Network
Rural Refugee Network is a charity taking practical locally-based action to help resettle displaced Syrian families in our communities.
Marvels and Meltdowns fundraising Mascot
We are a registered charity supporting parents and carers with children affected by ADHD and Autstic spectrum conditions, We host...
Hampshire Camper
Hampshire Campers is a new business venture, the plan is to buy a VW campervan with the money raised and then hire it out to the public.
Red Box Project Eastleigh
To help kickstart The Red Box Project Eastleigh - to be able to provide 3 boxes in the local area with free sanitary products
CaoGames Start Up
CAO Games is an indie games and apps developer company. It was founded in 2016 and it is in the start up process and creation phase.
Can I become rich
This is an experiment to see if I can become rich. If a lot give a little I can do it.
Pay my parking fine
Help me pay the extortionate parking fine I recently got and fully deserved.
Southsea Flow
Arts and music focused, community-centered open till late night cafe, with freshly roasted coffee, specialty drinks, top class seasonal menu
PGC Invitation to Presidential Classic 2016 in USA
Portsmouth Gymnastics Club is a self-funding amateur sports club that offers gymnastics for all ages and abilities.
Solent Rescue upgrade funding
Solent Rescue is in urgent need of a major upgrade across it's entire life-saving organisation to continue serving it's local community
wildflower low sugar foraging cordial
South Downs National park sourced, foraged cordial, low sugar and natural.
Help clean the seas of plastic rubbish
Seed funding to complete charity registration, upgrade web site, full design spec of Seacleaner mini and Seacleaner 1
Bognorphenia Community Interest Company
Celebrating past present & future of Bognor Regis supporting Community & local Projects.
An online sweet store like no other.
My company is all about Joy, Happiness, Excitement, New experiences and spreading the love one piece of chocolate at a time.
FYOT Fitness Apparel
FYOT Fitness Apparel. A brand that caters to any person or athlete with a passion for fitness and a desire to look good whilst doing it.
Dog Appeal
Raising money help an elderly lady who has two dogs that are suffering greatly with cancer.
Rabbit and Guinea pig rescue
We are a small family rescue taking on rabbits and Guinea pigs to rehome when people can no longer care for them, for whatever reason!
Victory & Rouge - a beauty salon with a difference
I started my business, Victory & Rouge around a year ago. I was a late starter in the Beauty Industry and having spent several working...
Help me set up uk handmade jewellery business
To turn my passion for designing and making jewellery into a business that will support my family and enable me create a future for myself.
Bygones Box- monthly subscription boxes
Bygones Box- the first monthly subscription box designed to improve your wellbeing through simplicity and mindfulness. Ships worldwide!
We are raising funds to support our website and app development and marketing.
Project Pregnancy Discrimination
Help me fight my case against unfair dismissal and pregnancy discrimination and get justice for pregnant women in the work place.
Property development project
Intention to start a property development company. And create new jobs in the UK
Low Profile Hydrofoil for Kitesurfers
Designing a low profile hydrofoil for kitesurfers that can be used in shallower waters and retrofits to your existing kiteboard.
build my dream job and provide local aprentiships
Hi there I'm aiming to provide the local community with a few job placements and a couple of aprentiships each year buy starting a business
Big straky requires immediate assistance!
UKIP Eastleigh
To help UKIP Eastleigh raise funds for our political campaigns


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Star Wars: The Old Republic has continued its surge of new players after the game's late December release, EA has announced. Since the December 20 launch, players have logged more than 60 million in-game hours. 5.5 million of those are from the holiday weekend alone, because who wants to spend time with family when you could be using the Force?
EA compares that figure to watching all six Star Wars movies about four million times; we'd suggest just watching the good ones eight million times. Meanwhile, the Dark Side is obviously more seductive, as Sith Warriors are outpacing Jedi Knights by 850,000 to 810,000, respectively.
Players have completed 260 million quests, 44 million PvP battles, 9 million space combat missions, and wiped out 3 billion NPCs. That sounds a bit less like a bragging stat and more like casual genocide, but congrats to all the players who contributed to that goal.
The downside of this popularity is that servers have been flooded and players have had to wait in long queue lines. BioWare itself recommended populating one of the less crowded servers to ease the problem. Check out our first look for more impressions.


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My Comment: Before you dismiss this, I encourage you to read an article I posted (by Natural News) a while back called : Bear's watching: San Diego County forcing residents to take psychiatric medication under Laura's law. And then consider where this is going.
There is no end to the lunacy that can come from a government functionary when he has newfound money and a desire to keep the folks "safe." Take Palm Beach Sheriff Ric Bradshaw who now has $1 million burning a hole in pocket, thanks to the Florida Legislature.
The money will be used for a new violence prevention unit ostensibly to preventshootings like the ones in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo.
Bradshaw said plans are to use specially trained deputies, mental health professionals and caseworkers to respond to calls made to a 24-hour citizen hotline with a knock on the door and a referral to services, if needed. The goal won't be to arrest troubled people but to get them help before there's violence, Bradshaw said. As a side benefit, law enforcement will have needed information to keep a close eye on things.
"We want people to call us if the guy down the street says he hates the government, hates the mayor and he's gonna shoot him," Bradshaw said. "What does it hurt to have somebody knock on a door and ask, 'Hey, is everything OK?'"
What does it hurt? You might ask that question of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., were he still alive. Or maybe you could ask Lisa Messina, who called police because her son was suicidal and who watched as a sniper shot and killed him while his back was turned. Or you could talk to Daniel Jensen. Police used a Taser on him rather than help him try to save his house, which was about to catch fire from the house fire next door.
My guess is Bradshaw's unit is going to be quite busy. There are a lot of people who hate what governments — from local to State to Federal — are doing, and they're expressing their displeasure on websites like this one and on social media and in public. Add to these the calls from neighbors with an ax to grind and jilted lovers looking for some sort of revenge, and Bradshaw's unit is going to run through that $1 million pretty quickly. After all, here's how police respond to emergencies:
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Attorney General Lockyer Announces Distribution of Price-fixing Settlement Funds to Charity Food Groups
Nutrition, Health Groups To Receive $12.98 Million From Settlement With Vitamin Firms
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced that, as part of an $80 million settlement with major drug companies to resolve a vitamin price-fixing case, $12.98 million will be distributed to 28 California nonprofit groups to provide nutrition services and public health advocacy.
"Californians in great need of nutritional help, including the poor, seniors, HIV/AIDS victims and Alzheimer's victims, will receive food because of this settlement." said Lockyer. "The organizations that provide these services work tirelessly and selflessly to assist the most vulnerable among us. These funds will help them perform a role that is vital to our community's well-being."
Lockyer made today's announcement in San Francisco, where he presented checks to four recipient organizations. They include:
The Glide Foundation, which will receive $200,000 to distribute free meals in San Francisco's Tenderloin District; On Lok Day Services, which will receive $145,000 to feed seniors at its San Francisco facility and provide home-delivered meals to seniors; Project Open Hand, which will receive $100,000 to provide home-delivered meals to individuals with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses in San Francisco and Alameda counties; and the Institute on Aging, which will receive $68,016 to provide nutritional services to San Francisco seniors with Alzheimer's disease.
The checks Lockyer distributed covered the first installment on the total payment to be received by each of the groups. The check amounts were $90,000 for the Glide Foundation, $65,250 for On Lok Day Services, $45,000 for Project Open Hand and $30,607 for the Institute on Aging.
The $12.98 million for the nutrition and public health advocacy programs is part of $14.47 million that will be provided in the first-phase distribution of some $38 million from the vitamin settlement, originally reached in October 2000. Other major recipients of Phase I settlement funds include the California Food Bank System ($7.2 million), California Food Policy Advocates ($1 million) and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy ($801,130).
The balance of the $14.47 million in Phase I funds goes to Lockyer's office to help finance antitrust enforcement ($1 million), and to the American Antitrust Institute ($496,800).
The settlement of the vitamin antitrust case resolved claims by the State of California, represented by Lockyer, and private class-action lawsuits filed by consumers and businesses. Attorneys from the law firms of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein in San Francisco, and Saveri & Saveri in San Francisco, served as co-liaison counsel for a team of firms that represented the class-action plaintiffs. The co-liaison counsel played key roles with Lockyer in negotiating the settlement and supervising the distribution of settlement funds.
Groups that receive funds from the settlement must go through a rigorous review and approval process administered by Harry Snyder, former head of the West Coast Regional Office of Consumers Union. Snyder reviews the grant applications and makes funding recommendations to Lockyer and the class-action counsel. Lockyer and the private lawyers consider Snyder's recommendations, then submit a list of recipients to the San Francisco County Superior Court for approval.
Judge John E. Munter on September 8, 2004 approved the Phase I distribution plan. He has scheduled a hearing on November 24, 2004 to consider a motion to approve Phase II. Funds distributed in Phase II will be allocated to programs focused on nutritional and health outreach, professional education and food quality.
The settled antitrust litigation targeted three Japanese and three European drug companies which together controlled about 80 percent of the world vitamin market. The companies allegedly conspired to fix prices for such vitamins as A, C, E, H, several B vitamins and carotenoids. The companies included Aventis Animal Nutrition, BASF Corp., Daiichi Pharmaceutical, Eisai Company, Hoffman-LaRoche and Takeda Chemical.


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10 Money-Saving Tips for Family Budgets 1 of 11
The Great Recession has been long and difficult. You've scrimped and saved. You've worked and re-worked your family's budget. And just when you think you've cut back on everything you can, you may find at the end of the month that it's still not enough. If that's your situation, it's time to get creative. Consider these 10 ways to make your family funds go further.
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Sell Your House
If you are one of 11.1 million Americans upside-down on your mortgage, meaning you owe more on your mortgage than your home is worth, contact your lender to see if you qualify for a loan modification. If your lender wont budge, consider negotiating a short sale on your home. In a short sale, a homeowner can sell their house for less money than is actually owed on the mortgage. This requires some research and soul-searching for your family, but the result may be worth it. You could even qualify for a new government program called HAFA that pays you $3,000 upon successful completion of the short sale.
Regardless of which route you decide to take, be sure to consult an attorney to make sure you qualify and to help you consider any risks you might be taking.
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Embrace a Multi-Generational Home
Think moving back in with mom and dad is absurd? Think again. Multi-generational living doesnt need to go on forever, but when times are tough, its a viable alternative. And while there are sure to be challenges, you may be pleasantly surprised with the unique bonding opportunities it provides for your family.
A Pew Research Center study found that in 2009, 6.6 million American homes housed at least three generations of family, a 30% increase from 2000. The study further concluded that the rise in multi-generational living environments was heavily influenced by the poor economy and housing crash.
The perks to combining households include back-up childcare, extra hands to help with household chores, sharing expenses, and the savings that come from shopping and cooking in bulk.
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Maximize Your Couponing
Unless you grow your own food, theres no escaping the grocery store. According to the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, an average-size U.S. household (2.5 people) spends more than $3,000 per year on groceries.
One way to shrink that number is to start couponing, or take your current coupon use to the next level — without landing yourself a spot on Extreme Couponing. Stephanie Rector, who blogs at couponing101.com, says just a small time investment can reduce your familys grocery bill: Pairing coupons with sales is really not as hard as it may seem. Just take a few minutes to look over the grocery ad and print or clip coupons for the items on sale. Also try Likeing a company or product on Facebook and/or registering on major manufacturers websites (think Proctor & Gamble, etc.). Youll likely receive discounts and maybe even coupons sent directly to your inbox.
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Start a Business
Turn your hobby into a part-time business. In a recession, starting a business seems like the last thing you should do, but some experts say now is actually the perfect time. Julie Jumonville, co-founder of Upspring Baby, told AOL Small Business: Hell yes, it is a good time to start a business. Large companies are cutting services, product lines, and personnel. Sure it is hard to get a bank loan, but if you can bootstrap your new venture, there is a market share and loyalty to be gained from consumers.
Some of the U.S. most widely recognized companies, including The Walt Disney Company and Microsoft, got their start amid economic downturns. Once youve decided what product or service you want to sell, use sites like etsy.com and hiremymom.com to build your profile and apply for jobs. Watching your talents, hobbies, and skills bring in a little money will be all the incentive you need to keep doing it!
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Monetize Your Blog
This is a simple, easy way to maximize on something you may already be doing. Arguably the easiest way to make money from your blog is to allow advertisers to place their ads on your site. These pay-per-click ads are typically run through Yahoo and Google and are automatically sent to your blog based on keywords contained on your site. Ideally, if you blog about organic cooking, your keywords would prompt advertisers to place ads on your site for spaghetti sauce and sustainable living cookbooks. Unless you have a lot of traffic to your blog, this isn't going to make you rich, but it might pad your bank account a bit.
10 Money-Saving Tips for Family Budgets 7 of 11
Maximize Freebies
Theres a whole world of freebies offered on the Internet — you just have find them. Sites like heyitsfree.net and thatfreebiesite.com update their blogs frequently with the latest coupons, freebies, and benefits available to nearly everyone. A few other tricks: Register your diaper box codes at Pampers.com to collect points that can be cashed in to be used toward toys, photo discounts, and gift cards; join birthday clubs at your favorite restaurants and watch your mailbox get stuffed with free appetizers, drinks, and treats on your special day.
10 Money-Saving Tips for Family Budgets 8 of 11
Take Advantage of Friends (in a Good Way)
Julie Knoll, mom of two boys in Phoenix, Arizona, has no problem taking advantage of her friends. Her moms club has a give-and-take table at their meetings and play dates, where anyone can bring their gently used treasures and exchange them for something different — all for free. Ive gotten a lot of great stuff — from baby items to houseware to furniture, Knoll said. Ive seen how my stuff has blessed others, and the best part is its all free!
Round up your friends and organize your own give-and-take table at your next get-together. Its a great way to de-clutter your house without going through the effort of having a yard sale, and youll come away with free stuff.
10 Money-Saving Tips for Family Budgets 9 of 11
Skip the Grocery Shopping
Dont panic. Were not insinuating you starve your family. But do try skipping your trip to the store this week and instead force yourself to make use of what youve already got on hand. Theres a good chance that you have enough canned food and boxed mixes to feed the family for a week. Youll clean out the pantry, manage those expiration dates, and have the money you would have spent on the weeks grocery bill still sitting in your account.
10 Money-Saving Tips for Family Budgets 10 of 11
Shop Around Your Insurance
Weve all seen (and heard) the commercials, but how many of us have taken the time to actually shop around for new auto or homeowners insurance? Taking 15-20 minutes to compare quotes online may reward you with a cheaper alternative. Experts say we should do this every three years, especially if we undergo a lifestyle change, like relocation or change in vehicle. Also make sure you take advantage of any discounts your insurer may be offering. If you like your current company, contact them with a lower rate youre being offered elsewhere; they may be willing to negotiate a better deal to keep you as a policy holder.
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Talk Smarter
Eliminate outrageous, and often unpredictable, cell phone bills by opting for a pre-paid phone plan as opposed to one that bills you depending on the number of minutes or texts you use. With AT&Ts GoPhone plan, for example, you add money to your account at the start of your service. As you make calls or send texts, the charges are deducted from your account. When your balance is low, you can simply add money to the account.
Contact your current cellular provider to see what theyll offer you. If its not to your liking (or budget), do a little research and consider switching to a pre-paid plan.


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What would you have to hide? You see violation - I see security,Security from what? Depends on if you are the searcher - or searcheeHopefully they will incorporate the airline screening machines and negate the need for hands on searches.
"In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled against a New Jersey man who was strip searched in two county jails following his arrest on a warrant for an unpaid fine that he had, in reality, paid."Not sure if you truly understood that the man was not at fault for his arrest or maybe that doesn't matter to you.Maybe you're more personally interested in the future employment possibilities of becoming a cheek-spreading inspector. Seems to be an underlying theme you enjoy... Frisking would suffice but the truly paranoid could use the body scanner.
So according to the story an error occurred, but since we all aren't like you, we still have the underlying issue to resolve.Wasn't the point of the case the legality of jail intakes security procedures? No, it's a partisan issue and the right to mistreat at will...even to those there for clerical errors. We can't prevent errors - we can prevent contraband and weapons in jails.Frisking has sufficed 'til now.Gotcha down for one who prefers criminals rights over security... must be a reason And you're for more intrusive government....strange how you righties claim to desire less government....until it comes to issues like this.Since you're interested in the Jobs I've had - I used to be a prison guard back in the 70's - Maximum Security Forensic Center in Ypsilanti. (relocated now)Very interesting job for 9 months - and one I'm glad I didn't stay in...Those prisoners had more rights - because many were not guilty but insane (NGRI) or guilty but insane... It was also where many came from the jails to be evaluated to see if they were competent to stand trial.
So according to you....they were ALL guilty.That little closed mind of yours just doesn't seem to have room for the possibility of a wrongful conviction...
Whether or not you have a desire to peer into the orifice sometimes called the brown eye is none of my business...but to me the job would stink.
No - it makes no difference if guilty or not - I admit that errors can be made, but if you go through "INTAKE" at a jail... something has to happen. Do you just trust that people are good, or do you your diligence and ensure that the workers and other detainees are safe from weapons/contraband...Once you understand this point - instead of the bad law enforcement/system attitudeIt may help.They deal with "bad" people all the time and have set up a system for their safety and security. Not sure if you work, or if it involves anything dangerous - but safety is an important thing to most when they are at work! There you go with your disturbing references You seem to be fixated on them - is there a particular reason?
Umm...you DO realize the story is about strip searches, don't you?It's abuse of power.Again...frisking is effective.....or scanning for the truly paranoid.


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Aldershot manager Dean Holdsworth is expected to make changes for the League Two visit of Barnet.
Holdsworth suggested he might 'freshen the team up' after the 2-1 defeat at Gillingham at the weekend with lots of games ahead so the likes of transfer-listed midfielder Manny Panther and defender Aaron Morris could start.
Striker Damian Spencer has joined Eastbourne on loan to improve his fitness after a knee injury but Alex Rodman impressed on his debut at the weekend and could start.
Fellow forward Wade Small was substituted due to illness on Saturday and may be doubtful while midfielder John Halls (groin) remain sidelined.
Steve Kabba could return to the Barnet squad.
The experienced striker has been sidelined for a month with a knee injury but was able to resume full training on Monday.
Manager Paul Fairclough admits Kabba is unlikely to be ready to start the match but he could be tempted to put him on the bench.
Charlie Taylor and Nauro Vilhete are pushing for places in the starting line-up after their introduction as half-time substitutes during the 2-0 defeat by Southend on Saturday.
Fairclough has no new injury concerns but remains without defenders Daniel Leach and Darren Dennehy with long-term foot injuries and striker Ricky Holmes, who is out for the season with a borken metatarsal.
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-- The Rangers won their eighth game in a row (at Madison Square Garden) against the Philadelphia Flyers. I'm not sure how much that is mere coincidence - it doesn't seem like the Rags have been particularly impressive at home, especially earlier this season - so I'm not sure if it's something I'd put too much weight in when planning. I mean, you were going to start Henrik Lundqvist anyway, right?
-- It's nice to see Lundqvist bounce back, yet it's telling about his up-and-down season that Steve Mason has as many wins (30), as Lundqvist does in 2013-14. It's also wise to note that Mason continues to play well, even if last night wasn't ... ideal.
-- Jakub Voracek is one of the many Flyers who clearly rebounded after that tough start. Hopefully you took advantage, whether that means that you added Voracek, Scott Hartnell, Wayne Simmonds, etc.
-- Ryan McDonagh scored again, added four PIM and two SOG last night. The Dose has been following his breakthrough season for a while now, and it seems like it's becoming a more widely known jump. That's great news for his recognition, but it also means he probably won't slip under many radars.
-- Alex Burrows just keeps shaking off scary injuries, as he fought through a disturbing finger ailment to play in general and then managed to come back from a questionable hit from Nino Niederreiter. Impressive, but keep an eye open if he needs to miss time.
-- Nice to see David Booth be semi-useful, but I wouldn't add him.
-- There's already word about the Wild struggling to choose between Ilya Bryzgalov and Darcy Kuemper, but last night's bad performances from both goalies might just make things more complicated. It also implies that the starts might be pretty balanced, making both less worthwhile.
-- Looks like Jiri Hudler is back on track with three points in his last four games back from injury. I wonder if those issues explain his lull. He went four straight games without a point, only had one assist in seven games and failed to score a point in nine of 11 contests from Jan. 22-March 3. He was pretty close to a point-per-game player aside from that rough run, however. He's not a high-end fantasy forward, but could be worth a very late pick in drafts or at least an immediate watch list spot once 2014-15 begins. (As always, it depends, especially on the size of your league.)
-- Brian McGrattan scored a goal in this game, which is symbolic of the game ... in that it's difficult to care about it. Seriously.
-- The most exciting bits are probably goalie-related. Jonas HIller is now 29-11-6 on the season, generating quite the contract year. He's had some bad luck over the years, but he's legit, if you ask me.
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Before I get into contemporary fantasy hockey talk, I think today is as good a day as any to kick off a mini-series reminiscing about some of the best/worst/oddest fantasy hockey playoff memories we have. I'm not totally certain how many entries I'll be able to share with you, but hopefully I'll pass along a few beyond my own story.
Feel free to share some of your memorable moments through e-mail or Twitter, even if it's unclear when/if they can ever be published. (So, to reiterate, no guarantees … but still, fire away.)
Tales of Fantasy Playoff Woe and Wonderment: Huet says "Not today."
Nostalgia has a way of clouding memories and dates, blurring details along the way. To some extent, I honestly figured that I jumbled all of my recollections about my most explosive fantasy hockey defeat into one chronologically incorrect blur of teeth gnashing.
Maybe negative nostalgia tattoos facts into your brain in an opposite way to the plump shakiness of positive thoughts, because I was stunned to realize that I actually recalled THE WEEK OF CRISTOBAL HUET a lot more accurately than I ever expected.
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I'd guess that the time when fantasy hockey meant a little too much to me (emotionally speaking, as it obviously means more in just about every way now) spanned 2003-04 season to maybe 2008-09. Those were the years in which the fervor shown by characters from "The League" didn't seem that different from my own.
That time may also be called Dany Heatley's prime,* which works well for this anecdote because Heatley was a part of that team.
I've won in fantasy leagues before (as I imagine you'd hope), including that all-important college league at least twice, and it's possible that I've assembled a better roster or two. Still, in my heart, that collection of fantasy talent will never be topped. It all happened in that first post-lockout season from the second-most-recent** lockout, so everything felt that much more exciting.
Perhaps that season set the tone for the Dose all these years later. I don't remember every player, but consider this:
-- I grabbed Jason Spezza in an appropriate pick but Heatley at a criminally low choice since he came off that weird last season in Atlanta.
In case you understandably forgot, this was the year that the Spezza - Heatley - Daniel Alfredsson line tore up the NHL; Heater had 50 goals and 103 points while Spezza managed 90 despite being limited to 68 games.
-- Also a big steal from the draft that I can remember: I selected Eric Staal with my final pick.
You may remember that as Staal's only 100-point season, which followed a 31-point rookie campaign that was obviously misleading for many reasons, including the whole "him getting an extra year of development outside of the NHL" factor. (I'm sure many of you have some interesting stories about grabbing value in 2005-06 thanks to the oddest of the lockout.)
-- There were some in-season doozies that year, too. I picked up Henrik Lundqvist as a rookie, who proceeded to be … well, Henrik Lundqvist.
-- Maybe the biggest move that brings a smile to my face was grabbing Jonathan Cheechoo the moment it became clear that my gut reaction ("He could be on a line with Joe Thornton" /hyperventilates) was justified. There are few moments that beat the rush of adding a player you just know will be a star, and I did that either after his first or second goal on Dec. 2, 2005. He went on to enjoy a 56-goal season and contract that was so powered by Jumbo Joe that Thornton should still be getting royalties.
Anyway, there were other players on that team, but I'm probably already trying your patience. Still, let it be clear: there will never be a fantasy team I assemble that will ever elicit that weird pride that the 2005-06 [Insert Dopey Team Name]s did.
And yet, somehow, they bowed out in their first playoff round thanks to what I called at the time the only week that Cristobal Huet was ever useful.
(Looking at his career numbers even before he swindled the Chicago Blackhawks out of a hilarious amount of money in a doomed contract in 2008, that wasn't fair. Still, I was steaming mad.)
From March 27 - April 1, 2006, Huet played three outstanding games in a goalie stat-heavy league that drowned my fantasy hopes and dreams, doing to my fake roster what Jean-Sebastien Giguere did to the Detroit Red Wings in the 2003 playoffs.
-- On March 28, 2006, he bested a red-hot Rick DiPietro (stop laughing) with a 36-save shutout.
-- Huet stopped 27 out of 29 shots in a 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals on March 30.
-- Fittingly, Huet completed the dream-crushing on April Fool's Day, generating a 32-save shutout as the Habs beat a then-fairly-unknown Tim Thomas and the Boston Bruins.
(There's actually an outside chance that Huet ruined me in a two-week playoff championship series - the French netminder actually went on a six-game winning streak before losing his last three games of the regular season [which, no doubt about it, probably made me irate at the time] - but those specifics elude me.)
Whatever the case, Huet's hot run submarined my hopes that season, and prompt me to tell anyone not to get overconfident in head-to-head leagues where a hot goalie can own a week.
You might think that I took sick joy in Huet's downfall, but my worldview as a hockey observer changed considerably in the intervening years (plus my team won it all a couple times).
That being said, I wonder if that woeful week may have planted the seed for this retrospectively overly harsh post back in the day.
Stay tuned for more tales (that are far less self-indulgent, probably) from others. I hope you enjoyed that look back, even if it's just to chuckle at my woes in those days.
After the jump, enjoy game summaries of Wednesday's three-game set.
* - Heatley scored 39 goals and 82 points with San Jose in 2009-10, yet it almost seemed like a letdown at the time ... and was clearly the beginning of the end for the increasingly irrelevant winger.
** - I've said it before, but I'll say it again: the NHL should be ashamed that there are so many lockouts that such verbal gymnastics are needed. My summer offseason project might be to come up with nicknames for different lockouts, so of like eras for dinosaurs. Also, because dinosaurs.


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