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|Tuesday, 30 December 1997
Embedded in the signal is both an audio and video signal, indicating that someone out there has been listening to us. Additionally, the signal has been encoded with a detailed message which turns out to be a schematic for a transportation device that can carry a human to Vega, or so it is presumed.
Questions surrounding theology versus science play an important role in the plot of this film, as it is decided that only a man or woman of God should be the one to represent mankind to the Vegans. Ellie, a pure scientist who claims to have no empirical proof of a God, is passed up for an opportunistic colleague (Tom Skerritt) who previously debunked her extraterrestrial research until a terrorist attack by religious zealots, delays the launch and eventually puts Ellie back in the driver's seat.
Employing many of the same technological advancements that helped his film Forrest Gump win an Academy Award, director Robert Zemekis breaks out his old tricks to even weave President Clinton into this film whose transfer to DVD is stunning.
Both dynamic and subtle uses of the Dolby Digital soundtrack and dazzling resolution and vibrant, life-like color saturation bring this movie to life. At the beginning of the film, the way the Dolby Digital soundtrack is taken advantage of is exceptional. Opening to a few credits accompanied by dead silence, the film then cuts to a close up view of earth with the sun peaking over its edge. At that moment, the sound hits you like a train. It is the sound of thousands upon thousands of radio signals being transmitted at any given moment of any given day, all around the world. Listening intently, you can hear various forms of music, multiple announcers speaking in different languages--all of which come at you from five different source points. As the image pulls backwards, we pass the moon, Mars, an asteroid belt, Jupiter and Saturn. The radio signals follows this movement with music and events from the 70's, the 60's, the 40's, and on back to the beginning of radio, until we reach the furthest reaches of space and are again left in pure silence.
Contact is much more than just a science fiction story, it's intellectual, thought provoking and profound. Rooted in the technology and culture of the present century, and the hopes and fears of another (perhaps greater) intelligence in the universe are explored in this film which will make a fine addition to your reference library.

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Rep. Don Young turns to oil cash for his legal defense
Alaska Rep. Don Young is reaching into a legal defense fund bankrolled by a Louisiana oil field services company in order to pay lawyers to defend him in his latest ethics investigation.
The Alaska Republican paid $60,000 this spring from his legal defense fund to the Washington, D.C.,-based law firm Akin Gump, according to new disclosures filed with the U.S. House of Representatives. The House ethics committee is investigating Young over allegations that he improperly accepted gifts, used campaign funds for personal purposes and lied to federal officials.
Young's payment to the lawyers drained nearly half the money remaining in the fund, the disclosures show, with the investigation of him still ongoing. So Young could need to start soliciting money for his legal bills for the first time since 2011, when Young held a fundraiser in Texas and Gary Chouest, head of Louisiana oil field services company Edison Chouest, handed him an envelope with $60,000 inside.
Edison Chouest is heavily involved in Shell's troubled efforts to drill for oil in the Arctic waters off Alaska.
Edison Chouest built and operates the vessel that was towing Shell's drilling rig Kulluk when the rig lost control on New Year's Eve and grounded for several days near Kodiak Island. The incident is under investigation and is among the mishaps that led the Interior Department to declare that Shell "screwed up" in the Arctic.
Money associated with Edison Chouest, a company that also is Young's top campaign contributor, makes up 65 percent of the total Young raised for his legal defense fund in the past two years. Gary Chouest's envelope for Young had a dozen checks of $5,000 apiece, each coming from a different subsidiary owned by the Chouest family. The ethics committee, in a prior probe into Young's legal defense fund, said that "challenges the principles of the contribution limits" designed to limit individual and organization donations to $5,000. But it did not technically violate the rules, the ethics panel ruled in 2011.
Young's office this week referred questions on his legal defense fund to the fund's trustee, Gail Schubert. But Schubert, who is president and CEO of Bering Straits Native Corporation, did not respond to questions.
Young started the legal defense fund in 2008 after spending more than $1 million of his campaign contributions on lawyers to defend him from a corruption investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI's investigation covered Young's connections to the disgraced oil-field service contractor Bill Allen and his Veco Corp. It also dealt with the revelation that Young or someone from his office had changed the 2005 transportation legislation after it passed Congress to fund start-up work on a Florida interchange sought by a Young campaign contributor.
The FBI closed its probe after concluding in 2010 "there was not evidence beyond a reasonable doubt to ultimately convict Congressman Young." The FBI, however, turned over its findings to the House ethics committee, which reviewed them and other evidence about Young's expenses and travel costs before deciding in March to launch its own investigation.
Young spokesman Michael Anderson declined this week to comment on the status of the investigation, and Young has not agreed to an interview on the subject.
But Young recently told reporters in Juneau, Alaska, that he was cooperating with the investigation and confident in the outcome. "I've been under a cloud all my life," Young said then. "It's sort of like living in Juneau. It rains on you all the time. You don't even notice it."


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A major regional conference designed to highlight the significance of undergraduate scientific research in West Michigan will include more than 40 presentations concerning faculty-student projects at Hope College.
The Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids is hosting its first annual West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science Research Conference on Saturday, Oct. 20. More than 160 students and faculty are anticipated for the event, representing Aquinas College, Calvin College, Ferris State University, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Valley State University, Hope, the University of Michigan and the Van Andel Institute. The event will feature approximately 100 poster presentations by the participating students, as well as a keynote presentation by Dr. James Lightbourne, who is senior advisor for the integration of research and education with the National Science Foundation; and research seminars by faculty members from Calvin, Grand Valley, Hope and the Van Andel Research Institute, including Dr. Maria Burnatowska-Hledin of the Hope biology and chemistry faculty.
More than 40 projects conducted by Hope students are being featured during the event. The topics range from a study of the limbs of apes, to forgiveness, to the mineralogy of West Michigan dune sands, to the effect of the immigration debate on Hispanic adolescents, to the effect of copper sulfate in algae and pond systems, to the digital three-dimensional modeling of dinosaur bones, to protein/DNA interactions and the control gene expression in cancer and parasite research, to the design of robots for use in space exploration.
Fields of study represented by the Hope projects include animal behavior, biochemistry, biophysical chemistry, chemistry, computer science, electrical engineering, fungal endophyte ecology, geology and environmental science, mathematics, molecular biology, neuroendocrinology, neuroscience, organic chemistry, organic photochemistry, paleontology, physical chemistry, physics, primatology, psychology and science education. A variety of the projects are interdisciplinary, linking disciplines such as biochemistry and physics, biology and geology and environmental science, and biology and mathematics.
Students at Hope engage in collaborative research projects with the college's faculty both part-time during the school year and full-time for several weeks during the summer.
The summer research program includes students from Hope as well as from other institutions. Of the 183 students participating in research at the college this past summer, 150 were HopeCollege students, 21 were students from colleges and universities across the country, and 12 were students from local high schools.
Hope has received recognition in a variety of ways through the years for its emphasis on undergraduate research. For the past six years, since the category debuted, the "America's Best Colleges" guide published by "U.S. News and World Report" has included Hope on its listing of institutions that are exceptional for their emphasis on undergraduate research and creative projects. Hope ranked fourth in the nation when the category debuted in 2003; the institutions are no longer ranked, but only 35 are on the list in the 2008 edition. The guide also includes Hope among the top 100 national liberal arts colleges in the U.S.
In 1998, Hope was one of only 10 liberal arts institutions nationally recognized for innovation and excellence in science instruction by the NSF with an "Award for the Integration of Research and Education" (AIRE). In addition, the bulk of the resources that support the college's research program in the sciences come through competitive research grants from external sources such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Homeland Security, private foundations and corporations.
Learning through research has been a teaching philosophy at the college for more than half a century. The late Dr. Gerrit Van Zyl, who taught chemistry at the college from 1923 to 1964, is widely recognized for developing research-based learning at Hope in its modern sense. More than 100 years ago, biologist Dr. Samuel O. Mast had designed research laboratory space for the college's Van Raalte Hall, which opened in 1903.
Today's facilities in the sciences include the A. Paul Schaap Science Center, which opened in 2003 and includes an 85,900-square-foot new building and the renovated 72,800-square-foot Peale wing; and VanderWerf Hall, which opened in 1964 and was extensively renovated in 1989.
Hope College is a four-year, co-educational, Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, and during the 2007-08 school year has 3,226 students from 45 states and territories and 31 foreign countries. Founded in 1866, Hope offers courses in 89 majors leading to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.


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5 takeaways: Voting rights arguments
For backers of the Voting Rights Act, Wednesday was a gloomy day at the Supreme Court.
The court's five Republican-appointed justices seemed to be leaning strongly toward a ruling striking down a provision in the 1965 law that has been a key tool for the federal government to block redistricting plans and changes to voting procedures that could interfere with or dilute minority voting.
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The pre-clearance process that was the subject of oral arguments before the justices applies in most or all of nine states and portions of seven others. The fact that provision applies to some parts of the country and not others was the focus of much of the jousting in court.
The best many supporters of the law could muster to retain hope about the court's ruling was that just four years ago the law defied expectations and survived intact when the justices used a kind of end-run to avoid upending the landmark civil rights statute.
Here's POLITICO's look at the key points from the wrangling in front of — and often among — the justices Wednesday:
Is there smoke behind Scalia's fiery race rhetoric?
Justice Antonin Scalia won the inflammatory remark of the day award hands down Wednesday with his suggestion that the Voting Rights Act is a giveaway to blacks and Latinos.
"I think it is attributable, very likely attributable, to a phenomenon that is called perpetuation of racial entitlement. It's been written about. Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes," Scalia said. "There are certain districts in the House that are black districts by law just about now."
The comment clearly offended Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
"Do you think that the right to vote is a racial entitlement in Section 5?… Do you think Section 5 was voted for because it was a racial entitlement?" she said later, seeming to call out Scalia while nominally questioning the lawyer challenging the law, Bert Rein.
It seems obvious that Congress wasn't trying to grant special rights when it passed the law in 1965, but trying to cure a problem of Southern states openly defying the federal government's attempts to guarantee blacks the right to vote. But that doesn't mean the law hasn't evolved in ways that arguably encourage greater consciousness of race at a time when the public is less conscious of the issue.
Scalia seemed to imply that Democrats vote for the law to boost their support among minorities and Republicans do so for the same reason or to avoid being denounced as racists.
However, the actual impact of the law is more murky. There's no question that it has boosted the number of minority Democrats in Congress. But by encouraging states to create so-called majority minority districts, the Voting Rights Act — as enforced and interpreted by the Justice Department and Congress — tends to increase the percentage of white voters in suburban districts and makes more of them "safe" Republican seats.
If the Voting Rights Act went away, or at least the effort to place minority populations in their own district, it's possible one might see more Democrats elected in the suburbs.
"Everything I'm saying in terms of Section 5 is unconstitutional runs completely contrary to my naked partisan interests," said Michael Carvin, a Republican lawyer and DOJ official under President Ronald Reagan.


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I've lived in London, Paris, and Sydney, but call L.A. home. #weatherwimp. I cultivate an organic vegetable garden and friends with issues. I've written three books, co-authored a fourth, and contributed to a bunch more. (I have another one in my head waiting to come out, but it's crowded in there right now.) I prefer Def Leppard to Bon Jovi, mashed potatoes to brown rice, fly fishing to golf, Pinot Noir to Zinfandel, and nice people to assholes. I have a tattoo. I'm not telling you where. I feel guilty that I go hot and cold on social media, that I don't spend enough face time with my friends, that my French is rusty, and that I ate that whole bag of Kirkland peanut butter cups in less than a week. I have to live with those things.
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A Polite Request To All Music Lovers
A Polite Request To All Music Lovers
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Dear friends
Today is 23rd October, just one month from the birth anniversary of Geeta ji which is on 23rd November. Can we all music lovers come together a pay a tribute to this honey voiced singer? As most of us know, she has sung for several composers, known and unknown, in her career from 1946 till her untimely death in the year 1972.
It is a kind request if you can share any duet/trio song of Talat sahab with Geeta ji on this thread.
Can we all share just one song (solo or duet) per composer and complete "century" of her songs till 23rd November this year? I always wanted to do this thread and this seems to be the perfect occasion. I have realized that any one person can not do such a huge task, team work can only make it happen.
A kind request to all to participate in this thread and make it a success. It will be nice if we can write a few lines about the composer and a pic (if available).
Looking forward to hear from you all. I will take the responsibility of updating the list of composers on that thread. Once a song composed by a particular composer is shared, I will make his/her name bold.
Also, in case I have missed any name, please post the same here, so that we can keep the list updated. It may be possible that for a particular composer, the audio may not be available. Hence we need as many names of composers as possible, so that we can share at least 100 songs if not more.
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Sealyham Terrier t-shirts, sweat shirts, greeting cards, coasters, keepsake boxes, calendars, magnets, buttons, aprons, dog breed mugs, dog breed ornaments, kids shirts, plus size t-shirts, and much more! Memorable gifts for the Sealyham Terrier lover in your life.


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Use the Equalizer to Tweak Audio in iTunes
Besides the standard volume controls, iTunes offers a full equalizer. An equalizer permits you to alter the volume of various frequencies in your music, allowing you to boost low sounds, lower high sounds, or anything in between. Now you can customize the way your music sounds and adjust it to your liking.
To open the Equalizer, do one of the following:
Choose Window→Equalizer.
Press Command+Option+2.
The Equalizer window has an impressive array of 11 sliders. Use the leftmost slider (Preamp) to set the overall level of the Equalizer. The remaining sliders represent various frequencies that the human ear can perceive.
Setting a slider to a position in the middle of its travel causes that frequency to play back with no change. Move the slider above the midpoint to boost that frequency; conversely, move the slider below the midpoint to reduce the volume of that frequency.
Continue adjusting the equalizer sliders until your music sounds the way you like it. When you close the Equalizer window, iTunes remembers your settings until you change them again. In case you prefer to leave frequencies to the experts, the iTunes Equalizer has several predefined settings to match most musical styles. Click the pop-up menu at the top of the Equalizer window to select a genre.
After you adjust the sound to your satisfaction, close the Equalizer window to return to the iTunes interface and relax with those funky custom notes from James Brown.


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|Dev: Omega Force
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Koei
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: June 23, 2009
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Teen
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by Amanda L. Kondolojy
Although Dynasty Warriors (DW) was certainly a staple franchise last generation, the flaws in DW have really come to light since the release of Dynasty Warriors 6 last year. With too much emphasis on button mashing and not enough story or varied gameplay, Dynasty Warriors 6 was a little too forgettable for fans of the franchise. Unfortunately, though some minor improvements have been made, Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires still feels way too familiar.
The premise is pretty much the same as previous Dynasty Warriors games, kill everything with a red dot over it. However, the main difference between Dynasty Warriors 6 and its Empires follow-up is that the focus is on uniting China under a common leader. You can play as a leader, an officer, or a vagrant, and although all of these roles involve running through the levels and wildly hacking at enemies, there are a few subtle differences.
If you play as a leader, it will be your job to decide how and when to take over territories. Youll have a huge map in front of you and will be able to gain friends within your region who will be willing to fight with you. Playing as an officer is a little less complicated. Your lord will give you certain regions to deal with, and you will be able to sit at court sessions and gain favor by doing what you are asked. If you play your cards right, youll eventually be regarded as the leaders right hand man.
The vagrant class has the least responsibility, and you can just roam from leader to leader and side with whomever seems to be winning (and paying you more). The vagrant class doesnt seems to offer many strategic advantages over the other two, but if your out for cash rather than glory, this class will fit the bill nicely.
Although the class system here works well, the strategy is too reliant upon the tried and true button mashing mechanic to have any real strategic merit. After making a few decisions or receiving some orders, youll just be thrust right back into a level where you just have to hack your way through hundreds of enemies that all look the same. Although I definitely appreciate the addition of an overarching goal in DW6 Empires, I really wish more emphasis was placed on the strategy. The game starts off with such promise, but the more you play the titular Empires mode, the more you realize that as long as you are pressing the buttons fast enough and racking up kills by the thousands, then youll be the victor
One aspect of Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires that was surprisingly fun to tinker with was the character creator. Although DW5 Empires had a warlord creator, DW6 Empires gives you more creative control over your newly-made character. In addition to having a wide variety of costumes and customizable features, you can also integrate your character into the main Empire mode as a vagrant, and can work your way up to become leader of the land.


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710 tunnel no solution to Alhambra traffic problem
Alhambra's traffic stems not from the lack of a 710 Freeway extension. The traffic is created by the City Council's irresponsible over-development. Their mega-mixed-use construction primarily on Main Street adds thousands of cars to our surface streets.
By the way, residents from Main Street will have no easy access to a 710 extension because there are no exits for Alhambra. The City Council has converted a large number of single-family houses to multi-unit residences so that instead of two to four cars per family, we have 16 to 24 additional cars added to Alhambra streets for each conversion.
We need only look at the population explosion in Alhambra to see the big picture: In 1980 we had 65,000 residents, in 1990 we had 80,000, and the latest figures show 86,000. This density has lowered our standard of living. The best way to stop Alhambra's geometric growth and, therefore, quit increasing traffic congestion is to dump the City Council!
— Gloria Valladolid, Alhambra
Home-growing the best and the brightest here
I totally agree with Rod Peyton's letter (July 10) on the illegal immigrants fleeing poverty and drug wars. Every major city in America, and many small towns, have these same issues yet no one seems concerned about the kids growing up in that misery.
The president is asking Congress for $3.7 billion for housing, food, medical care and schooling, including teaching English, for these illegals. Half the money supposedly will be for "border security." Call in the National Guard, save some money.
Many coming are teen boys, evident in footage; many are women with kids. Stop with the "little children" myth! When kids are let in, the parents come next, tripling the numbers.
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake stated 90 percent of the illegals never show up for their court hearings. It takes three years or more for a hearing. Churches have started to give sanctuary. How about selling some art and property and sending money and volunteers to Central America to help the people there not here!
Meanwhile people in Detroit have had their water cut off for not paying their bills! I guess those poor are a different kind of poor.
Call your members of Congress. The immigration lobby is doing the same. We're sick of hearing we are getting the "brightest and best." Surely we can grow those here.
— Bee Simpson, South Pasadena
Let's send American volunteers south to help
Some $3.7 billion is proposed to hire more lawyers, build more holding buildings, fund more police and argue for a few years about the thousands of illegal kids swarming our borders from Guatemala.
How about this instead?
Guatemala has about 42,000 beautiful square miles and about 14 million people. Let's buy some of the land and build some lovely parks and tourist resorts. Then, with the Citizens Democracy Corps (or its like), we help the people create profitable farms, ranches and small industries, including skill training. We can use about a billion for this.
Then we can bribe the drug dealers with another half billion or so to take their work to another country, hopefully somewhere in the Middle East.
Oh, and pay off the reigning president too. (He can claim it was his idea.)
This leaves about a billion dollars to bring all the kids home to Central America.
Give every Guatemalan a hundred dollars or so to get started, and we would still have some left over for our politicians to use for their re-election campaigns.
Everyone is happy.
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Apple is offering free repairs to those with Macs and iOS devices who had their equipment damaged in the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan back in March.
A guide on Apple's Japanese website (Google translation) states the company is offering free repairs to Macs, Cinema Displays, iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches for people who live in the municipalities covered be the Disaster Relief Act of 2011.
For those affected, Apple will pick up and repair your equipment at no charge, then deliver it back to you once the repairs are complete. The company is also offering free access to the AppleCare Service & Support Line for those who can solve issues over the telephone.
Apple has been keen to help those in Japan who have been affected by the recent disasters: It has opened up its stores as 'communication centers' and allowed people to access the Internet to contact their loved ones through email, FaceTime and Skype. It has also offered donations from app proceeds and allowed customers to donate to the Red Cross through iTunes.
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Slifer's Breckenridge office adds Karyn Contino as new broker
Slifer Smith & Frampton real estate announced this week Karyn Contino joined the firm as a broker in the Breckenridge office.
Originally from Hazelton, Penn., Contino has resided in Summit County for nearly 40 years where she's owned her own real estate and rental management business. She has closed more than $325 million in sales in her career, according to a Slifer Smith & Frampton news release.
Prior to joining Slifer Smith & Frampton, Contino worked for another local real estate company after closing her firm, Executive Resorts Real Estate. Contino operated her company for 32 years and her decades of experience in Summit County have made her intimately familiar with the local real estate market, the release stated.
Slifer Smith & Frampton has been a leader in Colorado mountain real estate for more than 50 years, accounting for approximately 20 percent of the closed sales volume annually in Summit County, according to the release. The firm operates three offices in Summit County with more than 30 brokers. Slifer Smith & Frampton attributes its success and to its brokers, the majority of whom have decades of experience.
For more information on Slifer Smith & Frampton, visit http://www.summitcountyrealestate.com.
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text: The Power of Words Posted on April 12, 2013 | by Nechama Tamler How do our words affect our physical lives — and the lives of those around us? This week we read a two Torah portions, a "double parasha," Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59) and Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-14:33). They are both relatively short and they are both concerned with pretty yucky details about skin diseases. As the G-dcast story teller, Jennifer Traig, acknowledges, it's a dreaded parasha to get for your bar or bat mitzvah — whatever will you be able to talk about that isn't totally gross? The important thing to remember is that the Torah sometimes gives us something very physical (skin disease) for us to understand in a meta-physical way (as divine punishment for anti-social speech) — in other words, as a metaphor for something real in our contemporary lives. In this day and age of speech that actually hurts and causes real damage, one could actually benefit by thinking about the lessons of hurtful speech, gossip, and other sins that come from plain old talking. All you have to do is look to the political divides and stalemates in the US Congress to realize that hateful speech is alive and even thriving today. Sometimes don't you wish that the loudest, most vociferous congresspeople were told to take a "time-out" or were sent away for a while, to be alone in the wilderness, perhaps to recover their sense of perspective? Our storyteller makes it patently clear that we are not talking about a skin disease of the sort that can be healed by a salve or cream. A dermatology aphorism is: if it's dry, make it wet; if it's wet, make it dry. There's no such snappy advice that the cohen (priest) could give in the days of the torah, but he might have said this: "You need to be alone, for an extended period of time, until you can refrain from gossip. I will let you know when you can come back." The skin disease described in our parasha existed only in Biblical times, according to the rabbis; it is called "tza'ra'at" and is incorrectly described as leprosy (we will understand more about this faulty translation in a bit). So, even though gossip, speaking badly of others, spreading rumors, and repeating unpleasant things about people we know and don't know is still very much a part of our social fabric, we have no prescriptions to heal the person afflicted with the disease of being a gossip-monger. In this sense, the Biblical rules were way ahead of our own. Moving on to the next parasha, Metzora, we note that these two parshiot (Torah readings) are a matched pair, and, in fact, are often read on the same Shabbat. There is a good way to remember how this parasha links to the previous one. In Hebrew, even though "metzora" means a person who has tza'ra'at (the unlucky one afflicted with the yucky skin disease), it also is like an anagram for the expression "motzi shem ra" (literally: extract a bad name), meaning one who is a slanderer, who spreads evil speech. This is to remind us that the person who is a metzora (has the skin disease) must have been spreading gossip or committing other verbal offenses. The storyteller for Metzora, Rabbi Steve Greenberg, tells us that this parasha is an "interesting place to learn about our bodies and ourselves." He traces the centuries-old translation mistake that equated tza'ra'at, an unknown (by whom?) Biblical skin disease, with the skin disease of leprosy. Starting with a list of scaly skin diseases compiled by Hippocrates, we leap forward to a 9th century (unnamed) physician who wrongly called tza'ra'at leprosy, which helps us to understand why lepers, although not contagious, were isolated even in our recent history and sent "outside the camp" even though there was no evidence that they had indulged in gossip. For centuries, one little word was mis-translated and much human suffering ensued. Rabbi Greenberg emphasizes the power of a word, "davar" in Hebrew. He quotes the rabbis of the Talmud who say that the power of life and death is in the tongue, and reminds us that once harmful speech is "out there" it is next to impossible to repair the harm it has caused. Another way to think about how Jewish thought regards the power of a word: davar also means "thing." It is as if we are meant to understand that a word is a real, physical object. It is not ephemeral; it has life and power and can be used for good and for bad, with real consequences in the lives of each and every one of us. In the days of the Bible, the warning signs were obvious: First, tza'ra'at appeared on the walls of your house. Then, if you didn't stop spreading rumors and speaking ill of others, the fungus would appear on your clothes. Finally, your own skin began showing scaly areas and sores, and you had to be isolated and go through a whole cleansing ritual before coming back into the camp, kind of like re-joining society after being imprisoned. Fast forward to now: what warning signs do we have that our gossip is causing harm? How can we prevent ourselves from engaging in it? After all, isn't a little gossip just an innocent indulgence? And we know it's also kinda fun…. Nope, says the Torah, the rabbis, and the law codes. Gossip ("lashon hara," casually speaking about others for no good reason) has no place in a healthy, well-functioning society. Even though an outbreak of zits nowadays has nothing to do with tza'ra'at, we would do well to guard our tongues from speaking evil. Striving not to speak evil? It is, by the way, something we say in prayers at least 3 times a day, maybe because it's so hard to actually accomplish. The following prayer is quite old, from the days of the Talmud (200-600 CE), when it was composed by Mar, son of Ravina, who used to say: "My God, guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking guile. May my soul be silent to them that curse me and may my soul be as dust to all. Open my heart to Your Torah, and may my soul pursue Your commandments. Deliver me from evil occurrences, from the evil impulse, and from all evils that threaten to come upon the world. As for all that design evil against me, speedily annul their counsel and frustrate their designs. 'Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, God, my Rock and my Redeemer.'" 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Jay Leno kicked off his late-night monologue Wednesday addressing what must have been on fans' minds since they heard the official news: Next year "The Tonight Show" will move to New York City, where Jimmy Fallon will take over as host.
"I had a really awkward day today," Leno said. "I had to call David Letterman and tell him he didn't get 'The Tonight Show' — again."
Before getting to his usual shtick, jokes about current leaders and events, Leno congratulated Fallon, who he called "a helluva guy." He asked him — tongue in cheek — to do his best to keep NBC in fifth place in the ratings and not let it slip into sixth.
And things are moving quickly! Fallon hasn't taken over yet, Leno said, and rumors are already flying: "NBC said they're replacing Jimmy Fallon in five years with Justin Bieber."
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So what's Leno going to do now? Well, you heard it here first: "Today," Leno said, "I accepted a new position. I'm going to be the new head coach at Rutgers University." That, of course, was a reference to Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice being fired hours earlier for verbally and physically abusing his players during practice.
Back in New York City, Fallon had a few things of his own to say. But before starting his monologue, "Late Night" house band The Roots played the instrumental theme music to "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"— Carson being one of Fallon's show-biz heroes.
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It's simple really. You take three strawberries, dice them. Then take a handful of blackberries, or not since they weren't very good hence the "(and blackberries)" portion of this blog. Take the berries and place them into two muffin cups.
Then take 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup old fashioned oats, and two tablespoons of margarine and mix it all together. You then need to crumble this mixture onto the tops of the berries. it should look a little like this:
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Susan Sarandon (née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actress. She has worked in films and television since 1969, and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. She had also been nominated for the award for four films before that and has received other recognition for her work. She is also noted for her social and political activism for a variety of liberal causes.
Sarandon was born Susan Abigail Tomalin in New York City to a Roman Catholic family, the eldest of nine children of Leonora Marie (née Criscione) and Phillip Leslie Tomalin (September 26, 1917 – March 26, 1999), who worked as an advertising executive, television producer, and nightclub singer during the big band era. Her father was of English, Irish, and Welsh ancestry, his English ancestors being from Hackney in London. Her Italian American mother's ancestors emigrated from the regions of Tuscany and Sicily. Sarandon attended Roman Catholic schools. She grew up in Edison, New Jersey, where she graduated from Edison High School in 1964. She then attended The Catholic University of America, from 1964 to 1968, and earned a BA in drama and worked with noted drama coach and master teacher, Father Gilbert V. Hartke.
In 1969, Sarandon went to a casting call for the motion-picture Joe, with her then-husband Chris Sarandon. Although he did not get a part, she was cast in a major role of a disaffected teen, who disappears into the seedy underworld. (The film was released in 1970). Between the years 1970 and 1972, Sarandon played Patrice Kahlman on the short-lived soap opera A World Apart, and on Search for Tomorrow, in the role of Sarah Fairbanks. She appeared in Fleur bleue (The Apprentice) (1971) and also appeared in Lady Liberty (1971), by Mario Monicelli, opposite Sophia Loren.


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FHFA to States: Stop the Roadblocks, Speed Up Foreclosures
March 21, 2012
States and municipalities may be inadvertently putting in roadblocks and costing taxpayers more when they approve policies that prolong the foreclosure process, such as by extending mediation services, Alfred Pollard, general counsel for the Federal Housing Finance Agency, testified at a House panel on Monday.
Many of those foreclosures that get delayed fall in the books of one of the government-sponsored enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which the FHFA regulates. Fannie and Freddie have posted big losses the last few years from delinquent loans and already owe the Treasury Department more than $150 billion in taxpayer bailouts.
"It would be very valuable for states and localities to pause in their passage of rules that may create impediments to smooth foreclosures and to review the balance between home owner protections and the movement to efficient and professionally-undertaken foreclosures," Pollard told the House panel. "Simply permitting home owners to stay in their homes for five or six hundred days or longer while not paying their mortgages, costs neighborhoods, costs lenders and, ultimately, costs taxpayers and future borrowers."
As of Dec. 31, Fannie and Freddie had more than 568,000 loans on their books that have been delinquent for at least a year. Thirty percent of those come from Florida alone. More than 166,000 mortgages that Fannie and Freddie guarantee in the state are sitting in limbo -- stretching more than a year without a payment, HousingWire reports.
Florida lawmakers in February tried to get a bill approved to quicken the pace of foreclosures, but the bill recently died in the state Senate. In Florida, where foreclosures must wind through the courts, foreclosures average 676 days.
Source: "Fannie, Freddie Suffer Florida Foreclosure Woes," HousingWire (March 19, 2012)
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Housing market demand can be reflected in the value of housing finance commitments, that is, mortgages. Since 2000-01, the value of finance commitments for owner occupied households in NSW has grown at a relatively steady rate. The value of investor dwelling commitments grew more rapidly to a peak in 2003, representing over 50% of the value of commitments, then declined to 37% of commitments in 2007-08.
The total value of housing finance commitments (owner occupiers and investors) rose to a peak in 2003-04, followed by a brief decline and slower growth since. The pattern of movement in the established house price index in Sydney was similar, although by 2007-08 had exceeded the previous peak of 2003-04.
Housing NSW publishes both quarterly weekly rents for new bonds and median sales prices for strata and non-strata dwellings for the Sydney Greater Metropolitan Region (GMR). The Sydney GMR is a combined area consisting of the Sydney Statistical Division (SD), Newcastle Statistical Subdivision (SSD) and the Wollongong SSD.
In the year to December 2008, almost half (47%) of the Sydney GMR Local Government Areas (LGAs) recorded annual decreases of more than 5% of the median sales price for non-strata dwellings, with the largest decrease recorded in Woollahra (-41%). In contrast, Sydney LGA recorded the largest annual increase (3.2%). Similarly, median sales prices for strata dwellings recorded annual decreases to December 2008 of more than 5% in almost 40% of Sydney GMR LGAs.
The median weekly rents for new bonds are for flats and units with one or two bedrooms and separate houses with two or three bedrooms. For one-bedroom flats and units in the year to December 2008, 43% recorded annual increases of 10% or more, while for two-bedroom flats and units over the same period, 51% recorded annual increases of 10% or more. The largest increase was recorded in Fairfield (21%). For the year to December 2008, more than half (55%) of three bedroom houses recorded annual increases of 10% or more.
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As at 30 June 2008, there were 125,600 public housing rental properties in NSW. Of all NSW LGAs, Blacktown had the most public rental properties with 9,900 properties (7.9% of all public rental properties), followed by Sydney with 9,000 properties (7.2% of all properties) and Campbelltown with 7,300 properties (5.8%).
At 30 June 2008, there were 197,200 persons living in public housing in NSW, constituting a total of 119,000 households. The LGAs with the highest number of persons living in public housing were:
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The 2008 Presidential Campaign took an unexpected turn in March when ABC television released a 30 second sound bite that combined 10 second sections of three of Dr. Jeremiah Wright's sermons. For the first time in the history of U.S. presidential elections, mainstream media and all Americans sought clarity on how does black theology of liberation and politics play out not only in the African American community, but in the entire nation.
Dr. Dwight N. Hopkins is professor of theology at the University of Chicago Divinity School and has authored numerous books on race and black theology. Hopkins is a Communications Coordinator for the International Association of Black Religions and Spiritualities, a Ford Foundation sponsored project that unites delegates from 14 countries. He is a member of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.
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Birchwood BMW Art & Soul: One Hundred Raises Record Amounts for the WAG
Winnipeg, MB, February 28, 2013: The Winnipeg Art Gallery brought the house down on Saturday, February 23 with its annual fundraiser Birchwood BMW Art & Soul: One Hundred. Celebrating the most memorable moments, iconic personalities, and scandalous events of the past century, the costume event sold out for the third year in a row, grossing $86,000 for the WAG.
"We couldn't be happier with Art & Soul 2013," says Dr. Stephen Borys, WAG Executive Director. "The Gallery was at its best with over 1000 creative individuals all supporting Canada's first civic art gallery. We are extremely grateful to the Art & Soul 2013 Committee who worked with staff to deliver an outstanding event that will help to define our Centennial year."
Birchwood BMW Art & Soul: One Hundred featured innovative and interactive experiences on all four levels of the Gallery, including live performance, access to art exhibitions, BMW luxury exhibits, an EQ3 modernist lounge, and for the first time ever, an online auction. The amazing décor reflected different eras from the past 100 years, starting with a silent movie lounge and dazzling early 20th century cityscape on the main floor, leading to an irresistible modern Mezzanine, a sparkling disco in the Skylight Lounge (complete with a Twister game built into the dance floor), and finally a high energy contemporary house party on the penthouse level. Guests danced the night away to old and new favourites played by Cash Grab, DJ Hunnicutt, DJ Hipnotic, DJ Co-Op, André Bisseck, Oxide, and Dave Rad.
"A big thank you to our generous sponsors and auction donors, without whom Art & Soul would not be possible," states Birchwood BMW Art & Soul: One Hundred Co-Chair Jennifer Nixon. "The tireless efforts of the Committee and WAG staff were also integral to making this fundraiser such a success. Not only did we throw the party of the year, we raised significant funds for the WAG, benefitting the whole community."
The 2013 Art & Soul: One Hundred Committee consisted of Chad Falk (Co-Chair), Paulo Fernandes (Co-Chair), Jennifer Nixon (Co-Chair), Eric Au, Lana Bakun, Jenna Boholij, Kayla Dickin, James Eichele, David Lewis, Dan Lussier, Alan McGreevy, Catherine Maksymiuk, Jacques de Muelenaere, Kevin Parsons, Johnny Picklyk, Jessica Rempel, Karly Sullivan, and Laura Wittig.
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Good Morning! I've been meaning to do this post for awhile as part one was done before Christmas. I have an interesting selection of beauty products since the Fall Beauty Haul and I hope you find this post useful in your own Beauty Product selection.
1. Make Up Forever Excessive Lash Arresting Volume Mascara – (www.sephora.ca) – $31.00 CAN
I received this mascara as a sample from Sephora. I adore Make Up Forever products in general so I was excited to try another of their mascaras. As usual, since my mascara never stays on my lashes unless the mascara is waterproof, I put on a coat of a waterproof L'Oreal mascara after applying the sample mascara. I like this Make Up Forever mascara, it's quite black and the brush does a good job of creating volume for your lashes, but I'm not thrilled by this mascara. It's a middle-of-the-line mascara and I think if you bought it you would like it, but not be overly impressed. There isn't a wow factor to it. Honestly, there is not much difference between The Make Up Forever Excessive Lash Mascara and the L'Oreal one I put over top. The brush is the same, the opacity of the mascara the same, and the only difference is the L'Oreal mascara is waterproof. I'd say this rates about a three out of five stars for a mascara.
2. Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil – (www.sephora.ca)- $29.00 – Two Pencils: One in Stingray (Jet Black) and Lion Fish (Deep Bronze Sheen)
For the longest time, I always used pencil liners because they were easier to apply than the liquid ones I tried; however, then companies such as Lancome led the way coming out with liquid eyeliners which were easy to apply, they had great foam tipped applicators. I have especially used waterproof eyeliner since makeup brands such as Stila and well everyone else, has come out with wonderful liquid eyeliners which are like fine-tip markers for the eyes (pens). Once you learn to apply these awesome liquid eyeliners, they are usually much more vibrant and remain on your eye better than pencil eyeliners.
Nonetheless, during the Christmas season, I was searching for my trusty Stila liquid eyeliner pen in black and Sephora didn't have any left except in a Christmas Gift Set that was $44.00 CAN and included Jet Black and Lion Fish eyeliner pencils as well. These eyeliner pencils aren't' exactly pencils such as the ones you sharpen. Instead, they're roll-up, which means the tip remains small and pointed. I love them so much as everyday makeup products, enough to permanently add Jet Black pencil liner to my regular makeup purchases when it runs out.
The reason I love these roll-up pencils so much is that they are similar to smudge pot eyeshadows. They glide onto your eye line smoothly and they leave behind pigmented and rich color which is also waterproof, so it doesn't rub off as many pencil eyeliners do. They are excellent eyeliners especially if you have trouble lining in your upper water line. The roll-up pencils do a fantastic job coloring in waterlines when you need, and remaining on your waterline, which is an extremely difficult feat for a makeup brand to accomplish.
I love Stila's Jet Black for use on my waterline and sometimes for regular eyeliner. Lion Fish is a bronzy color which is a great change up for a daytime look from using a black liner. Lion Fish also has a bit of shimmer in it instead of being merely being a matte brown liner.
This gift set was completely worth the purchase for $44.oo because I received both these pencil liners and my black liquid eyeliner pen, a cost of about $96.00 regular price before tax. A definite five out of five stars for the Stila Smudge Sticks.
3. Anastasia Beverly Hills Metallic Luster Liner in Liquid Gold – (www.sephora.ca) – $23.00 CAN
I cannot say Stila is the only pencil eyeliner I was recently impressed with. I had seen that gold eyeliner was a trend for the holiday season. Watching a Pixie Woo's makeup tutorial on YouTube, I loved how the one Pixie Woo used this Anastasia eyeliner to line her lower waterline and corner of her eyes, it looked fantastic.
But the Anastasia Luster Liner in Liquid Gold was extremely versatile and is a product and I think I will buy again. It works great on waterlines and the liner stays on with a couple of coats, and it appears beautifully on top of black eyeliner as a bit of a fancy touch. But my most favorite use for this eyeliner pencil was using it on Christmas and New years to fill in my entire eyelid area, then blend it out with other eyeshadow.
I had to be careful doing this as once this waterproof liner sets it remains put. It`s not moving except with eye makeup remover. So if you use the Anastasia liquid gold eyeliner this way, put on most of your eyeshadow before applying the gold liner on your lid. It does take a while to blend other eyeshadow colors into the gold eye pencil if you choose to use it this way. I loved this festive product and think it could be used for special occasions or if you want to add a bit of glimmer to your daytime look in the corner or your eye or your bottom waterline for instance.
I used most of the pencil up over two-months and only have a bit left, but it`s not a product too high priced to purchase again. I`m impressed with how well it works for multiple looks for a waterproof gold eyeliner with such bold and vivid gold color, and not a yellowy gold shade (if you know what I mean). The Anastasia eyeliner also comes in the color Liquid Silver. It was easy to sharpen and it never broke even though the pencil was soft and the color bright.I would give this eyeliner pencil five stars.
4. Origins: High Potency Night-A-Mins™ Mineral-Enriched Renewal Cream – (www.sephora.ca) – $55.00 (1.7 oz/50 ml)
So it's Winter which means for many of us in colder climates, we are experiencing dryer skin. I usually have skin oily enough that it doesn't seem to require much extra moisture, expect maybe applying my Clinique moisturizing gel twice every few days. This year I had a bit a different experience and found at night, I required a solid moisturizer but one that would not cause me to break out. So I used some of my Sephora points and received a large sized sample of the Origins Night cream and it lasted about a month, so I think the product itself even though it's $55.00 for the smaller size, would last a person the entire winter.
I had tried eye creams and other one or two day samples from Origins and I have always liked their products and how my skin reacts to them. They are great to moisturize dry skin and even though it was a night cream, I did use it in the day sometimes. It felt wonderful and smelled great. As well, I like that the cream is made out of plant minerals. I have always found these type ingredients to be fantastic indicators of a quality cream/lotion/or gel. I completely recommend this product for dry skin, especially at night. I would give the Origins Night Cream four our of five stars. I can use this in the winter, but not in the summer or spring when the weather seems to indicate I need less moisturizer.
5. NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil (Eye Shadow)- 611 Yogurt – (www.ulta.com) – $4.49 US ($6 or $7 CAN at Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada)
I've heard good things about NYX as a cheaper makeup brand. I adore their matte setting spray for makeup so I thought I would try something else from their line. I wanted a base color that I can put on before my other eyeshadow, which is the reason I bought this pencil.
Unfortunately, I bought the wrong shade, it's a bit too yellow for me and I should have bought a similar shade with more pink in it. But it's not bad for a shimmery base color and I've worn it a few times. The only problem is, I've worn the eye pencil down and would think you could sharpen it, but I do not own a sharpener which can fit the jumbo pencil in.
The eye pencil color stays on your eyelids well and doesn't come off easily. You can blend other eyeshadows of various types into it as well, and the color is easy to cover up if you don't like the shade but are using it as a base.
I'm not sure where to find a sharpener which fits the NYX jumbo pencil, or if it even can be sharpened? If you know let me know. I think as with most products in the makeup industry, you get what you pay for and the NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencil is an example of this with only a two-star rating.
6. The Body Shop Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Balm With Calming Camomile Extract – Sensitive Skin – MakeUp Remover – (www.thebodyshop.ca) – $16.00 CAN
My last product to share was part of a gift from a friend with many lovely Body Shop Products. They definantly have some nice products and not only lotion and body wash. I was really thrilled with this cleansing balm I received. I wasn't sure what it was at first.
But, it's an awesome makeup remover and is also extremely moisturizing at the same time. I have doubts about using it in spring and summer, but right now it's exactly what my skin needed. I usually use cleansing clothes to remove my makeup and right now I use both. I put the balm all over my face with my hands, including my eyes — it's awesome at removing any and all eye makeup especially waterproof makeup. The balm feels as if it might be a bit greasy, but it's not at all. It cleanses your face completely of makeup and works well with the cleansing clothes you can throw away.
The cleansing balm leaves your fast moisturized and feeling great, not to mention, it smells fantastic. If you can get your hands on some I recommend it. Four stars our of five.
If you haven't read Part 1 of my Beauty Haul it was in December and can be found HERE.
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Early this morning, I was chatting with Tita Maggie Ziálcita de Tomás, a former print model and an old friend (we used to be neighbors back in the 80s). I was asking her help if she knows where I can recruit household helpers (a usual problem for me and my wife).
Suddenly, her mobile phone rang. It was from her cousin Manny, a brother of renowned cultural anthropologist, Fernando "Butch" Ziálcita.
Tita Maggie's voice startled during the brief phone conversation. After the call, she broke down. The news sucked the air out of my brain: Manny and Butch's father, the great Don Hilario Ziálcita y Legarda of the Academia Filipina de la Lengua Española (RAE), was dead. He was to turn 98 this year.
Prior to his death, Don Hilario may have been the oldest known Spanish-speaking Filipino, and was the oldest member of the RAE.
Flashback to 30 April 2004: a lazy afternoon at SPI Technologies. I was surfing the net when I suddenly encountered a news article reporting the unexpected death of Nick Joaquín the day before. Nick was one of the greatest Filipinos who had ever lived. And I almost met him a couple of times but didn't. I quietly left my work station… and wept at some corner overlooking —of all places— Monte de Maquiling.
I idolized Nick so much to the point that I made an altar of him in my mind. Señor Guillermo Gómez, a close friend of his, proposed at least two or three times for me to finally meet him. But nothing came out of it due to schedule problems. What a wasted opportunity. What could have ever happened if I met the creator of Joaquinesquerie himself? Sayang. One of my life's biggest regrets.
Now it's followed by another loss.
Tita Maggie has invited me many times to visit her uncle. Don Hilario became one of my favorite poets after having read his collection of poetry, La Nao de Manila y Demás Poesías / The Manila Galleon and Other Poems, which his son Butch gave to me and other members of the Círculo Hispano-Filipino two years ago. It is a bilingual book published in 2004 containing some of Don Hilario's poetry in Spanish coupled with English translations that were edited by Lourdes Brillantes. I then gave the book to my daughter so that she could perfect her Spanish.
Another sayang moment here because I was planning to interview Don Hilario, mainly to know more about the Intramuros of old, his poetry, and perhaps a chance to feature him in a new magazine that I am connected with right now. But it didn't happen because me and Tita Maggie had a petty falling out a few months ago.
Nevertheless, 97 years on Earth is already a big achievement. Only a few people today are blessed to live that long. Don Hilario is one of those few. And his credentials are amazing. Don Hilario was a poet, a medical doctor in the field of radiology, a distinguished académico for the RAE, and a nationalist and true Christian — indeed, the quintessential Filipino, a gentleman of the old school, and a descendant of Don Agapito Ziálcita, one of the signatories of the Philippine Declaration of Independence.
To honor him, I am publishing a poem of his, translated from the Spanish original. This poem is apparently dedicated to his wife Mercedes, one of the daughters of Filipino patriot Julio Nákpil…
From the church… bells reverberate,
They reverberate, they reverberate
To toast
The dawn of a new day,
Its charms, its joys…
The bells reverberate, reverberate
Without ceasing…
Ringing out the memories
Of my life…
Echoing, echoing
To relive
The most precious moments,
Remembering the happy ones
As sleep comes…
The dying echoes
Fade away…
Moving away, moving away
Without wanting to.
I go on dreaming,
Reliving your memory,
Not wanting,
Not wanting it
To perish…
For you are unforgettable…
10 October 1997
Sioux City, Iowa
You, Don Hilario, are unforgettable. At last you are now with your beloved Merceditas…


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Goodness me, another year has flown by. How have I not found the time to finish off the new version of SFC?! It's well underway but free time is at a premium, or at least free time where I feel well enough to work on it (health still not great, docs still on the case).
What can I say? I've left the beg a bit late as I thought the payment was due the end of October, turns out it's the start of October. Doh! Just got my 2 week notice yesterday. Sorry folks.
Update: Looks like we're almost there folks! Wow, thanks to a generous donation we have hit $286.50 (we'd be bang on target if it weren't for PayPal fees) already!
Update 2: We've done it! In record time I think Going to go pay the invoice right now! Thank you everyone xx


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Looking for hotels in Duluth, MN? Look no further! Minnesota's North Shore starts here! Our Duluth MN Hotel offers 116 upscale units in Duluth's Canal Park. This Lakeshore Duluth Hotel features 100% smoke free guest rooms and meeting space, overlooking beautiful Lake Superior on one side, and is the gateway to the famous Canal Park on the other. Canal Park Lodge also provides easy access to the downtown area and the Lake Walk, with miles of scenic walking, running, or biking giving you a truly scenic view of the Duluth MN area. Great dining and shopping, the famous Grandma's restaurants are nearby, a timeless and local Duluth favorite. The Canal Park Brewing Company is located right next door for convenient dining and the best pint of beer in the Twin Ports.
We also feature an impressive lobby, complimentary hot breakfast, and a unique pool area. Enjoy a remarkable view of Duluth from one of our balcony suites. Our hotel is situated in the heart of Canal Park and at the end of the chain of hotels along Lake Superior, to offer you maximum comfort and privacy. We also offer great accommodations for groups or conferences in Duluth with meeting space, and food catered by Bellisio's & Grandmas Restaurants. Canal Park Lodge in Duluth MN is a must see and a must stay. Come experience the best of Canal Park here at Canal Park Lodge. Read more about our hotel!


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Read the original story in the Vanguard here.
There are more than 250 scholarships available for the 2012–13 academic year, and applications are due next week, on Feb. 1.
These are the general university scholarships, the largest category of scholarships at Portland State, which include the Presidential and Oregon Laurels Scholarships. Other scholarships offered through various academic departments and the PSUFoundation may have later deadlines. For example, the ethnic-based scholarships offered through the Foundation are due on Mar. 15, 2012. The main graduate application closes on April 2, 2012.
"Only a few hundred students have finished and submitted either one, but this is normal," wrote scholarship accountant Jennifer Ochsner Halford in an email. "Usually this number increases significantly in the last week before the application is due."
The categories of general university scholarships include academic achievement, major and career choices, financial need, first generation student status, diverse and unique backgrounds, school and community service, and leadership skills.
James Ofsink, assistant director of financial aid, said in an email that "the qualifications vary by scholarship and type, from strength or potential in a specific major to coming from a certain high school, and many more. At a minimum, all scholarships require completion of the application form."
Last year, the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, distributed over $1.2 million in scholarships from several departments. According to Ofsink, it is anticipated that closer to $1.5 million will be rewarded this year, although the awarding for 2012–13 has not yet begun yet The amount awarded and number of applicants has increased slowly over the past few years.
According to Halford, the majority of scholarship funding is from endowments and annual pledges from donors, which makes the amount of money available for awards impacted by the economy and the market. "Our endowments have not had a great return the last few years, so the amount we can award yearly is not increasing the way we would like," said Halford.
The amount of scholarship awards range, on average, from $250 to $7,500. The average amount is between $1,500 and $2,000 per year. "For a full-time undergraduate resident, that would be nearly one-third of tuition charges," Halford said. "Every dollar counts, and of course, scholarship funds are free funds. The student only has to invest the time to complete the application."
More than 500 graduate and 2,300 undergraduate applications were submitted last year. "The scholarships are competitive, but not all in the same way," Ofsink said. "Scholarships look for different things, so it's not just GPA and a history of volunteering that will win a scholarship for a student. Some scholarships are looking for specific interests or courses of study that narrow down the number of eligible applicants significantly."
Some scholarships receive little attention and therefore aren't awarded each year, like the Helen Oliver Memorial Scholarship, which is for undergraduates approaching graduation who "demonstrate promise of being a responsible and mature civic leader with good character and a dedicated spirit." Applications are available in paper at the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships.
Other scholarships are awarded based on certain criteria, like the ethnic-based scholarships awarded through the PSU foundation. The Daniel and Laura Brose Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded to graduate students in a program within the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Priority is given to those of Asian descent.
The Dolores and Fernando Leon Family Scholarship is for undergraduates of Hispanic or Latino descent who are pursing "a course of study leading to a health care career, and who are in need of financial assistance."
The Kayo Uchida Sato Memorial Scholarship is for ethnic minority undergraduates entering the fields of math or natural science. Recipients are chosen by their academic achievement and financial need.
Some students, like political science junior Michael Collins, have already applied for scholarships. "I applied for the general one that applies you for the large amount of scholarships," he said.
Other students, like junior environmental sciences major Erik Andersen, and senior public health major Lacey Corak, have secured funds for the upcoming year and does not need to apply for scholarships.
Not all students are as fortunate to have secured funds, and need to apply for scholarships. Junior economics major Kevin Thomas is one of the many students who face the issue of relying on financial aid and scholarships to pay for their education. "The school deemed me an out of state resident," Thomas said. "I need all the money I can get."
"[Students should] plan ahead and be sure to spend enough time on the application to accurately reflect their potential," Ofsink said. "If a student is having trouble with an essay or wants some advice there are numerous places on campus that can help with scholarship applications, including our office."
This year, the management of scholarships was transferred to the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships; students must now go there for questions. Other changes include notifying students of awards in March instead of April, and if possible, students will be given all of their different kinds of funding at the same time.
For more information, students should go to www.pdx.edu/scholarships or visit the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships in the lobby of Neuberger Hall. The general university application is completed online and it requires completion of a few essays that must be completed by Feb. 1. The general application also requires two or more letters of recommendation that need to be submitted online by Feb. 8. Only online copies of the letters will be accepted–no email or paper copies.


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The Best Verizon iPhone 4 Cases
Recently, I detailed my Verizon iPhone pre-order experience. I wondered aloud whether it was really worth getting up at 3:00AM to order my new phone. After checking out some of the responses I got, I'm guessing it was the right thing to do. And if I wasn't absolutely sure, the excitement I felt opening that little box this past Monday night clinched it. There she was (yes, I refer to my iPhone as a "she")shiny, new, empty, and unprotected.
That night, I spent some quality time with the phone. First, I transferred my contacts from my old Verizon feature phone. Then I loaded up some photos, music, and apps. Very quickly I hit 12GB (so, thank you lunch ladies for suggesting I go for the 32-GB model).
What took most of my time, however, was my search for the perfect iPhone 4 case. (This will surprise no one that knows me!) I began my search last Fridaypre-iPhone. For about two hours, I went from site to site, looking for the slimmest, prettiest, most functional case. After driving myself absolutely crazy, I settled on something unspectacular but in exactly the right color. At least I would have something to use when my iPhone arrived.
Most importantly, perhaps, was the fact that I made sure that the case was compatible with the Apple iPhone 4 for Verizon. Had I not read Editor in Chief Lance Ulanoff's recent story12 Things You Must Know About the Verizon iPhoneI wouldn't have realized that there are enough differences in design between the AT&T and Verizon iPhones that a case for one might not fit the other. Does my case fit? Yes. Do I love it? No. And so began my search for the perfect case.
I've done this beforerounding up cool cases for the Apple iPhone 4. But that was for a phone I didn't own. This time it's personal! I've gathered over 30 beauties so far. Has my search ended? Maybe. Which one do you like?


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Obama's day: From D.C. to California
President Obama travels Friday from Washington, D.C., to southern California, speaking en route about Democratic political strategy, the federal response to droughts and Middle East policy.
The president winds up his long day at an estate in southern California, where he is scheduled to spend all of Presidents Day weekend.
Obama starts off Friday with a visit to Cambridge, Md., to speak at a retreat for House Democrats.
The president then takes off for Fresno, Calif., where he will review drought conditions and discuss federal assistance to farmers in the region and in other states.
"As part of his visit, the president will participate in a roundtable with community leaders, tour a local farm and deliver remarks," says the White House schedule.
Obama ends the long day at the Sunnylands estate in Rancho Mirage, Calif., where he will meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan.Topics include the ongoing violence in Syria, which is creating a refugee crisis in neighboring Jordan.
The White House says that Obama "looks forward to discussing with King Abdullah opportunities to strengthen the U.S.-Jordan strategic partnership and to consult on regional developments."
The president is scheduled to stay in southern California for the rest of the Presidents' Day weekend. He has no events scheduled, but golf is believed to be on the agenda.


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Center Stage
This story appears in the May 1997 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
It's a new day in Congress, and women business owners enjoy top billing. In its first hearing of the year, the Senate Committee on Small Business decided to make women's enterprises a focal point, marvels Amy Millman, executive director of the National Women's Business Council. "Almost all the senators [on the committee] came to this hearing, which never happens, and they were right on with women business owners," she says. "They knew the statistics; they talked about women business owners in their districts and what they'd like to do to promote women-owned and homebased businesses.
"Three years ago, we couldn't even get the Senate to hold a hearing on women. [This] was like dying and going to heaven!"
Entrepreneurial women testified about obstacles in the federal procurement process, access to capital, self-employment training and technical assistance for women coming off welfare. They also noted the Small Business Administration's (SBA) failure to meet its goal of 5 percent of contracts to women. The SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership (OWBO), however, earned nothing but high praises.
And the committee intends to do more than just listen. "We are planning to reauthorize [OWBO] for three to five years," says Ken Bricker of the Senate Small Business Committee. "And we feel strongly about making sure women are getting their share of federal contracts.
"[Committee chair] Sen. Kit Bond is deeply committed to expanding opportunities for women entrepreneurs. Not to take note of their increasing power and economic expansion would be foolish."
"Usually at hearings, people are arguing and upset," says Millman. "But these women came in to talk about the good news, to say they're moving ahead and to ask the government to start moving with them. The members of Congress were [saying], `We want to know what we can do to help you more.' And we in the audience were just thinking, `Finally, somebody is catching on!' "
A League Of Our Own
In a welcome effort to woo women business owners, Dun & Bradstreet recently announced the formation of its Minority & Women-Owned Business Development Group. "We've done a lot of work in support of minority- and women-owned business but felt the need to coordinate our efforts, get more focused, and really have more of an impact," says Ron Wesson, vice president in charge of the new group.
The first item on the group's agenda is to give entrepreneurial women access to Dun & Bradstreet's database free of charge, providing increased visibility among large suppliers, vendors, customers and partners; the ability to bid on government contracts set aside for women- and minority-owned business; and increased access to capital.
"We have a dual mission," says Wesson. "First, we want to help support the growth and development of these businesses; second, we want to give them [more] exposure in the marketplace."
As the group matures, Wesson foresees the possibility of creating special services targeted to women-owned businesses. In the meantime, he says, "we continue to have an open dialogue with [entrepreneurs] and women's organizations, asking them what they need to be successful."
For more information, contact Ron Wesson at 899 Eaton Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18025, (610) 882-7117.
Happy Campers
Summer camp usually means swimming and campfires. But for a select group of girls, it means business plans and marketing presentations. Camp Entrepreneur, sponsored by the National Education Center for Women in Business (NECWB), teaches girls aged 12 through 17 all aspects of business ownership, from brainstorming business ideas to making presentations.
"Studies show young women begin losing their self-esteem around junior high age," says Rebecca Campbell, NECWB's associate director of education. "We try to show them they can be anything they want to be."
The results? "For many, the experience is life-changing," says Campbell. "They don't want to leave."
This June and July, Camp Entrepreneur will be offered in six states: Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Call (412) 830-4625 for more information.
Contact Sources
Camp Entrepreneur, National Education Center for Women in Business, 389-F Seton Hill Dr., Greensburg, PA 15601-1599;
National Women's Business Council, 409 Third St. S.W., #5850, Washington, DC 20024, (202) 205-3850;
Senate Committee on Small Business, 428 Russell Senate Office Bldg., Capitol Hill, Washington, DC 20510, (202) 224-5175.


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College hockey -- Zeiss enjoys visit to home state
NEW HAVEN -- Sam Zeiss enjoyed her return to Connecticut.
The Stamford native was on the ice for two goals Friday as the Dartmouth women's hockey team defeated Yale 5-4 in overtime at the Ingalls Rink.
"It's always great coming back here," said Zeiss, a sophomore forward who has a double major in economics and psychology. "I mean, I get a good crowd from my family, people coming from only 30 minutes away."
Zeiss showed excellent jump throughout the game driving to the net and finished with four shots for the Big Green (4-1), who followed up Friday's win with a 1-0 victory at Brown on Saturday.
According to Dartmouth coach Mark Hudak, Zeiss has made dramatic strides in a year. She comes from strong blood lines as her cousin on her mother's side is former Army soccer player Andrew Kydes (class of 2010), a Norwalk native who attended Fairfield Prep.
"She's an incredible skater," Hudak said. "She's the fastest kid on the team. She didn't get a ton of playing time last year. I think she's really beared down this year, focusing on keeping it simple. I think it was a big adjustment coming from the preps (Choate Rosemary Hall) to the Division I level. We're seeing that adjustment really happening this year. It's just her learning how to use (that speed) as a real asset for herself because it will be."
Zeiss originally was credited with an assist on freshman Abbie Lund's goal that gave Dartmouth a 3-2 lead midway through the second period. Zeiss retrieved the puck and gave it to Lund because it was her linemate's first career goal.
Ironically, the roles were reversed last year when Lund assisted on Zeiss' first -- and to date only -- goal at Dartmouth.
Lund's goal had to withstand a video replay to determine if a player was in the crease, and Zeiss possibly could have been that player.
"Me and Jessica (Gagner) were questionably in the crease but I think they saw that we were actually right outside taking away the goalie's view," Zeiss said. "I was hoping I didn't ruin her first goal."
Gagner was later credited with the assist but, although Zeiss was officially kept off the scoresheet, she constantly created chances around the net.
"I think this year I'm definitely more confident," Zeiss said. "I feel like I have a bigger role on and off the ice just because I'm a sophomore. It was intimidating being a freshman. You don't really know the systems. Come sophomore year, you've done the systems for a whole year.
"You get to learn them, you get more confident with them. I think it's definitely a big confidence thing and I think it's also knowing the systems and knowing your teammates and knowing where they're going to be and being able to predict."
After being primarily used on the fourth line last season, Zeiss started Friday's game on the first line, although she was moved to the third line in the second period as Hudak likes to mix things up early in the season.
"We've been playing around with our lines a lot, which is kind of what I do in our first four, five, six games," Hudak said. "I put players at different positions to see what they can do, and I was real happy with what I saw in that first period from her. She's a great athlete."
With only one assist through five games this season, Zeiss is perhaps still learning how to finish and admits that she needs to take more advantage of her speed.
"I try to use that to the best of my ability," she said. "That's something I definitely need to work on actually. I need to use my speed more than I already do, but I'm working on that."
The night could have ended in disapppointment for the Big Green as the Bulldogs rallied from a 4-2 deficit to tie the game with 1:29 left in regulation, but Morgan Illikainen scored with 1:11 left in overtime to make it a happy homecoming for Zeiss.
Dartmouth continued its remarkable dominance in the series, improving to 67-4-2 all-time against the Bulldogs, including 53-1-1 in the last 55 meetings and 31-2-0 at Ingalls.
"I think Dartmouth is definitely one of the stronger Ivies in terms of hockey and Yale's been kind of struggling to rebuild their team, but they're fighters," Zeiss said. "They go out there and grind and they showed it to us."


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Bigger is better in this case
I've played what looks to be about half of the upcoming console release of Resident Evil: Revelations this past week. I'd write an in-depth preview for you if we hadn't talked so much about it already. Instead, I'm here to give you a quick rundown on why I think Revelations is a great fit for consoles as well as a few new impressions.
See our full preview and our PAX East update if you're interested in digging deeper.
Resident Evil: Revelations (PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 [previewed])
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Release Date: May 21, 2013
If you haven't heard yet, Capcom took the refreshing 2012 3DS release and ported it to consoles, with Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii U versions coming next month. Capcom let me play with builds of both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions at home, where I could to the proper survival horror thing. You know -- shutting the lights out, cranking the sound up -- that kind of thing.
I'm not here to dump on the 3DS version of Resident Evil Revelations at all. I thought it was outstanding. And regular readers know that I'm a portable system gamer first and foremost. But I have to say that Revelations fits better on a console. While I acknowledge that a great experience can be had with a 3DS, especially equipped with a Circle Pad and headphones, it can't beat a big screen, a full sound system, and a proper console controller.
Those that have played the 3DS game will know that the "revelation" is that this release actually brings the scary back. The portable release was legitimately freaky, which is something the numbered franchise games haven't been able to pull off since RE4. But I'm glad to say that the console version of Revelations gave me some good Resident Evil 4 vibes. Expect great tense stretches are broken up with solid action segments and some full-on scream-worthy scares.
This console release is everything that was good about the 3DS release, turned up just a bit. So scary parts are now enough to make you jump, wince, or clench your fists. I laughed at myself a few times after realizing how freaked out I was getting. As far as scary thrills go, I really do think that the game is best served with this console release, as it's bigger, louder, and better looking. Outside of some dry cutscenes and campy character moments, the game never stops being that freaky kind of fun you remember from the earlier days of the franchise. Well, except with better control.
Revelations plays exactly as you'd expect on a controller. No surprises; you'll be able to pick it up instantly. I'm glad to say that movement and aiming are comfortable and not awkward. The game's camera is a tad bit slow, but works just fine even in heavy action. No complaints at all.
And the game looks great, though I'm not going to dish out heaps of compliments like some of my peers have before. If you're only minding the foreground (which is usually Jill's shiny backside), your eyes will catch on high quality upgrades of characters and enemies, as well as some glossy wall and surface textures. The foreground stuff looks great for the most part.
It seems that there's a lot of shine to the more noticeable stuff to take your eye away from what they couldn't/didn't polish up. While I'll admit that you'd have to be a stickler to pick up on some of this, some of the more distant art and textures look bad, as does many of the non-key props. Blurry, low-resolution textures blanketed the floors in some locations, and some hilariously low polygon counts were used for some room props. One cutscene early on had a ground/dirt texture that looked like it came straight out of a PlayStation game, with higher quality character models standing on top of it. It just looked wrong.
Some animations also lacked polish. I nearly died laughing at an early cutscene where Jill's face was featured in a close-up. She seemed to be making a kissy face with her lips instead of talking, with nothing in the way of animation synchronization with the voice taking place. That scene needs to be a GIF, internet, so look for it next month. A similar close-up scene with Chris featured animation you'd expect from an Xbox era first-person shooter. One of the best animation flubs I saw happened after I killed a monster as it followed me down a stairway. As it melted after being killed, its pool of blood and goo extended beyond the top of the stairway, appearing to instantly dry and jut beyond the top stair at a 45 degree angle.
But I'm glad to say that none of the above complaints on art or animation really matter in the end. While I would have loved a bit more polish, none of the above nitpicks stop Resident Evil Relevations from being a supremely fun and legitimately scary survival horror experience. It's tense, challenging, and sometimes a real ball buster when it comes to item management. It's everything I hope to get when I boot up an Resident Evil game.
While you'll have to wait for our full review next month, I've played enough of the game already to feel comfortable in recommending it to fellow Resident Evil fans. Good stuff.
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It was inevitable, bound to happen. There's now a Japanese adult video knock off of Konami's 2009 love simulator Love Plus. The alarming thing isn't the porn parody, but rather, that it's taken this long!
(Massage parlors were quicker.)
The flick is called "Love Chaku-Ero Plus" and stars Uta Kohaku. She's no stranger to parody — in fact, her entire adult video career pretty much hinges on it.
Kohaku rose to prominence thanks to her resemblance to AKB48 singer Atsuko Maeda, something that was played up in another blue movie. The actresses website is even called "Uta Piece", and features a reworking of the One Piece logo and, well, Uta in a micro bikini.
Love Plus caused a sensation when it was released back in 2009. A sequel, a manga and an arcade version followed, and the game even featured in national TV spots for the Nintendo DSi XL. A Nintendo 3DS Love Plus game is in the works.
Love Chaku-Ero Plus, the adult send-up of Love Plus, is out next month in Japan.