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Oral Roberts (10-20, 6-9) vs. Omaha (18-9, 12-2)
Date/Time: Thursday, February 28, 2019 / 7:30 p.m.
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TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's basketball team will close out the regular season, Thursday, as the Golden Eagles host Omaha in the second half of a double header.
Thursday's game will tip off at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised on KGEB TV-53, and available on ESPN+ and the WatchESPN app. Adam Hildebrandt's radio call of the game can be heard on The Franchise at 107.9 FM and 1270 AM, and online at TheFranchiseOk.com.
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• At 12-2, Omaha is just a half game out of first place in the Summit League with two games left in the regular season for the Mavericks. After falling to ORU in the second game of league play, Omaha has won 11 of their last 12 games entering Thursday night.
• Omaha is led by Zach Jackson, who is scoring 18.6 points per game, but the Mavericks, who are averaging 79.7 points per contest, have five players averaging double figures this season.
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• ORU is 8-3 all-time against Omaha, including a 5-1 mark at the Mabee Center. ORU won the first meeting of the year 87-84 in Omaha on December 30.
• Thursday night will be senior night at the Mabee Center as ORU honors seniors Kaelen Malone and Kerwin Smith, as well as senior managers Luke Smith and Duncan White. ORU will also hold the annual Diaper Derby at halftime of the game.
• ORU has the only duo (Obanor and Nzekwesi) to rank in the top 10 in the Summit League in scoring and rebounding. Nzekwesi is 8th in scoring at 14.9 ppg, while Obanor is 9th at 14.9 ppg. Nzekwesi is 3rd in rebounding (8.5 rpg) and Obanor is 6th (7.5 rpg).
• ORU is 33rd in the nation in total rebounds with 1,079 and 59th in the nation in total 3-pointers made (249).
• Kevin Obanor is 24th nationally in field-goal percentage (60.3), leading the Summit League in that category. Among freshmen nationally, Obanor is fifth in field-goal percentage and 11th in rebounding.
• With 1,057 career points, Emmanuel Nzekwesi is 30th in ORU history in scoring, two behind Gary "Cat" Johnson for 29th. He is 55 rebounds away from the top 10 in ORU history (currently 626 rebounds).
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The holiday season is quickly approaching, and with that said, Jordan Brand is set to launch two new pairs of its iconic Air Jordan 11 model and a whole lot more. Kicking things off is the Air Jordan 11 "Win Like '82″ — a colorway that pays homage to Michael Jordan's days as a UNC Tar Heel that mixes university blue, navy blue and white.
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Edward Andrew "Ed" Schultz is a TV and radio talk show host, a political commentator, and a previously well-known sports broadcaster. He was also the host of Ed Schultz News and Commentary; News with Ed Schultz; The Ed Show; and the radio talk show The Ed Schultz Show. He is currently the host of a weekday show aired on RT America TV.
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Schultz also hosted several political talk shows like News and Views and Viewpoint. In these shows, he presented his political ideas and commentaries that leaned more towards the right.
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UNITED NATIONS - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday called on Iran's regional rival Saudi Arabia to "cease and desist" from division if Riyadh was serious about regional peace and security.
"If the Saudi government is serious about its vision for development and regional security, it must cease and desist from divisive policies, spread of hate ideology and trampling upon the rights of neighbors," Rouhani told the United Nations General Assembly.
The leading Shi'ite Muslim power, Iran and Sunni-led Saudi Arabia are both fighting Sunni militants of Islamic State, which controls parts of Syria and Iraq and has supporters and sympathizers worldwide who have carried out bombings and shootings of civilians.
A Sunni Muslim monarchy, Saudi Arabia sees revolutionary Iran as the paramount threat to the Middle East's stability, because of its support for Shi'ite militias that Riyadh says have inflamed sectarian violence.
Iran has sent thousands of troops and advisors to Syria to back President Bashar al-Assad's forces in their fight against rebels supported by Saudi Arabia and other Sunni powers.
Riyadh also accuses Iran of backing Yemen's armed Houthi movement, which drove the internationally-recognized government into exile, triggering a Gulf intervention in March.
Tehran views the Houthis as the legitimate authority in Yemen but denies providing any material support to them.
Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic relations with Iran in January after Iranian protesters attacked Saudi diplomatic missions in Tehran and Mashhad following Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric.
In his speech, Rouhani criticized the United States for Washington's "lack of compliance" with a landmark nuclear deal reached with six major powers and Iran in 2015 aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions.
Tehran has called on the United States to do more to remove obstacles to the banking sector so that businesses feel comfortable investing in Iran without fear of penalties.
Major foreign banks are reluctant to get involved because of concerns that they could be caught up in restrictions applying to US banks, which are still banned from doing business with Iran because of core US sanctions that remain in force.
"The lack of compliance with the deal on the part of the United States in the past several months represents a flawed approach that should be rectified forthwith," Rouhani said.
Iranian leaders have repeatedly denounced as "theft" a US Supreme Court ruling in April that almost $2 billion in frozen Iranian assets must be paid to American families of those killed in attacks blamed on the Islamic Republic.
"Any failure on the part of the United States in implementing it (the deal) would constitute an international wrongful act and would be objected to by the international community," Rouhani said.
Iran's top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ruled out any detente with Iran's arch foe the United States even after the lifting of economic sanctions in January.
Washington severed relations with Tehran shortly after Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution when hardline Iranian students seized the US embassy in Tehran and took hostage 52 Americans for 444 days.


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Robert Allen O'bleness, 48, was while hauling stage equipment from Atlantic City to Foxwoods for Carrie Underwood's show on March 20 when a tragic crash took his life.
Police released his name on Friday, six days after the fiery crash on Interstate 95.
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The truck jackknifed as it went off the road, slid down an embankment and was consumed by fire. O'bleness was not able to get out of the vehicle and died at the scene.
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Jimmy Fallon is a miracle worker when it comes to reviving 90s TV shows. First, he did it with Saved by the Bell, and now he's done it again by resurrecting the iconic All That sketch "Good Burger."
Jimmy joined Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson last night as the world's most incompetent burger employee and showed that the pair still have incredible chemistry.
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Prakash, who led the company's entry into India, was here for a little over six years. Harley Davidson spokesperson Tony Macrito confirmed Prakash's move via email to ETPanache.
READ ALSO: Harley-Davidson MD Anoop Prakash not losing sleep over trailing Royal Enfield
"Anoop Prakash has assumed the role of MD, Harley Davidson Canada, leading the new subsidiary office as the company begins direct distribution to independently owned Harley Davidson dealers in Canada", he said.
For now, the company's market operations manager Rajiv Vohra is the interim managing director. As for who the new MD might be, Macrito says, "We aren't going to speculate and will make the announcement when the new MD is named".
Close to Prakash setting up base in Toronto, another rival is also in pursuit -Royal Enfield is also planning an aggressive focus on the North American market, especially US and Canada, Harley Davidson's home turf.
READ ALSO: Eicher Motors MD moving to UK to strengthen bike biz; aims to be global player in 250- 750 CC segment
Harley Davidson though has always maintained that Enfield is no competition. In a media interaction earlier this year, Prakash had said, "Are you kidding? We are not even competing. The most expensive Royal Enfield motorcycle is half the cost of the least expensive Harley in India."
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How To Break Your Coffee Addiction For Real This Time
Many of us turn to a steaming hot cup of coffee when we need a little pick me up or a boost of energy in the morning or midday, but we often forget that caffeine is a natural stimulant, making it super easy for coffee lovers to become addicted. If your coffee habit has spiraled out of control and you seriously feel like you cannot function without it, then it might be time to lay off it for a while. Here are a few tips to help you gradually wean off the caffeine without any of the side effects.
Keep drinking coffee.
Yes, I know this is going to sound strange, but if you're trying to kick your coffee habit, the best thing you can do is continue your daily ritual, whatever it may be – one cup in the morning, another right before noon, another before you pick up the kids from school, one more before you hit the sack. But, here's the catch: Start off by replacing one of those cups with warm lemon water or green tea for a couple days. Side note: Green tea is much lower in caffeine than coffee and warm lemon water is a natural energy booster.


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Sunday, June 07, 2009
Land of Denial
At what age is a child too old to be ordered home by his mother?
That question has been nagging me since a recent conversation with No. 1 Son, now just a few months shy of Police Academy graduation. (Again, I blame myself for this. If I had let him have a toy gun as a child, we might not be having discussions that make me incredibly grateful for my hairdresser and the miracles of hair dye.)
Intellectually, I know he is at the academy to learn how to become a big city police officer. But my stomach ache first began when he announced he couldn't train on the street until he got his bulletproof vest, which had to be custom made. I told myself: That's good. They're going to make sure he's safe. In the meantime, no one is shooting at him and he's getting paid.
The Kevlar vest arrived. He now wears it as part of his daily uniform so it will become as comfortable and routine as wearing underwear. It's also led to training opportunities outside the academy. One of the first calls he observed was a domestic incident and when someone smelled PCP, dozens of squad cars and a helicopter descended on the scene. Very exciting. And, no one was shooting at him.
Recently he was issued his gun, a Glock, that's "mine until I leave the force or shoot someone."
Shoot someone? My days in the Land of Denial (LOD is a very happy place, by the way) did not include the possibility that he might actually have to shoot someone ELSE to "stop a threat" (they don't say "shoot to kill"). I had briefly considered that people might shoot at HIM, but then I thought about that specially made protective vest and all the money that's being spent on training to keep him safe. All was well in the LOD -- until the "shoot someone" comment.
I gulped. "Well, I hope that never happens." It was time to change the subject. "So, what comes next in your training?" High-speed driving, he replied. Hmm. That shouldn't be much of a problem given his driving record with the State of New Hampshire. OK, I can deal with that.
"But we still have to get hit with the asp, be tasered and go in the gas chamber."
Asp and taser I'd heard before. But gas chamber? Double gulps. Big-time stomach pain. When I found my voice again, I said, "Get in the car and come home." He laughed. Then I asked why he had to go into a gas chamber.
"We have to be pepper-sprayed."
The barricades around the LOD were crumbling. "Why?"
"We have to be pepper-sprayed, tasered and hit with the asp so we know what it's like and we'll be less likely to use them unless we really have to."
"Pack up your stuff. I'm coming to get you. I can be there by morning."
He laughed again. But I wasn't joking. Then I thought about it. I suppose any policeman risking encounters with armed gang-bangers, psychotic criminals or trigger-happy idiots isn't afraid of a little pepper spray. It'll be just a little, right?
Land of Denial, here I come – and this time, I think I'll stay a while.
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- queenofmean said...
A friend's husband is a police officer & my friend's comment when she found out he had to be pepper-sprayed was: It's a good thing he doesn't have to be shot to carry a gun.
amen to that!!!
- Annette said...
My nephew recently completed the Police Academy and on his first day on the job was called to a scene where he had to draw his weapon. And this is in a rural community.
But you didn't want to hear that, I'm sure.
- Joyce said...
Pat, look at it this way. Getting pepper sprayed now is a good thing in case he's ever accidentally sprayed while trying to arrest someone. He needs to be able to cuff the bad guy even while suffering the effects of the spray.
Funny how the kids think we're joking when we tell them to come home, isn't it?
- Wilfred Bereswill said...
Wow, Pat. I'm not even sure how to respond to this. Having daughters, I'm always worried about people (men) taking advantage of them, but I do feel your pain.
Thanks everyone. I think LOD (Land of Denial) mode has me thinking about how much he is enjoying being an engineer (the major he got accepted to college for -- though it morphed into philosophy, sociology and eventually justice studies). Like I said, Land of Denial is a very happy place. :)


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Sofia Vergara is joining forces with some of the most influential women, and it's all in the name of empowerment.
March 8th is the International Women's Day, and the Modern Family star has some big plans in the works. Vergara will partner up with ten of the most inspirational business women to launch her, Empowered by Business Campaign. The goal is to raise awareness of how empowering women through business is incredibly impactful. On Thursday, Vergara and ten influential women will share, via their social media, how business has altered their lives.
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Brian Fox 95: From Ads to Autonomy
By Gary Frank
The higher Brian Fox climbed the ladder of corporate success, the less satisfied he was with his career and the more he desired to do something on his own.
"I got tired of all the meetings and red tape," says Fox, a marketing major who formerly worked for Nextel in San Francisco. When Nextel and Sprint started discussing a merger, Fox saw an opportunity to make a change.
He secured a severance package, wrote a business plan, and moved to Annapolis, Maryland, because he and his wife, Kate (Robson) Fox '95, had friends and relatives in the Washington, D.C., area. He approached his wife's brother-in-law, Brendan Keegan, who had been a chef in several upscale restaurants in the Northeast, about going into business together.
To get his feet wet in the restaurant business Fox worked in a local restaurant for a year. Eventually, he became the director of operations at a local seafood restaurant for a few years, all the while looking for an opportunity to open a place with Keegan. That opportunity came in 2005 when Fox and Keegan opened 208 Talbot in St. Michaels, Maryland. Things have gone well enough that the two are opening a second restaurant in Easton, Maryland, in 2010. Eventually, the two would like to operate three or four restaurants.
Managing the restaurant requires Fox to assume a wide variety of duties, from human resources to advertising to marketing to sales to interacting with customers. It's an environment that affords him plenty of opportunities for creativity, he says.
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ORAN- The interest to promote the holistic approach in the management of chronic painwas highlighted Sunday in Oran, after the work of the Second International Days dedicated to medical ethics.
"The holistic approach is to take care of the patient as a whole and not just the affected organ, thus positively impacting the doctor / patient relationship," said Prof. Khaled Layadi, president of the meeting which brought together some 200 Algerian and foreign participants.
"The approach is also worth its multidisciplinary vision that recognizes the psychological, social and cultural influences on pain," said Pr Layadi, also president of the Observatory of Disability, Rehabilitation and Ethics in Health (OHRES ), based in Oran.
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And to emphasize: "The impact of pain far exceeds the organic dimension because it affects the being in all its complexity", suggesting young practitioners to take into account psychological factors (anxiety, depression, emotional constraints) and environmental factors (family context, professional, medical wandering).
Arguing that a multidisciplinary approach is often necessary to overcome the suffering of patients, the specialist noted that "in making the diagnosis, the physician should not be limited to what is objective and measurable, nor reject this which does not appear in the register of acquired knowledge ".
In this respect, he cited the example of his department of physical medicine and functional rehabilitation at the CHU of Oran, which has several competencies, including psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists and psychomotor specialists, each contributing to the taking into account. charge of the sick.
The head also reminded that the observatory he chairs (OHRES) carries a proposal for the creation of a university degree in bioethics involving, in addition to medical sciences, different disciplines such as the humanities and social sciences, law and biology.
An official from the Faculty of Medicine in Oran had announced on the first day of the meeting that the ethical approach will be integrated into the medical training program from the next academic year 2018/2019.
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Tour de France organizers exclude Astana team; Alberto Contador may not defend title
PARIS -- Tour de France champion Alberto Contador likely won't get to defend his title after Tour organizers excluded the Astana cycling team from this year's race.
Astana was banned from the race Wednesday because of its past doping issues. The "damage caused by this team to the Tour de France and cycling in general, both in 2006 and 2007," led to their exclusion, organizers said.
Astana pulled out of the race last year after Alexandre Vinokourov, a pre-race favorite, tested positive for a blood transfusion after his victory in the 13th stage time trial. The team was excluded in 2006 after being linked to Operation Puerto, the Spanish blood-doping scandal in which Contador was implicated.
Contador said he was devastated by the decision.
"I never thought that it would be possible not to do the Tour the France," Contador said. "It is my race, I dream of that race. We are not invited. What can we do? It is a real blow for me and all of us at Astana. I think the decision to leave us out, and to do so on the basis of the team's past, is unfair.
"I'm afraid other sponsors can leave cycling because of what happened today. It is a sad day for cycling."
Another top Astana rider -- American Levi Leipheimer, who was third in last year's Tour -- expressed similar sentiments.
"I am in shock and I am very disappointed," Leipheimer said in a statement. "Along with my friends, family and supporters, I can't understand why we are not allowed to take part in the Tour and defend Alberto's title with two other riders capable of winning, myself included. We are all left wondering."
The Tour de France has been hit with a series of drug scandals in the past two years that have threatened to turn the race into a farce. The 2006 winner, Floyd Landis, was stripped of the title for failing a doping test. Last year, race leader Michael Rasmussen was sent home for skipping drug tests, and Vinokourov also tested positive.
Contador, from Spain, won the Tour last year riding for the American Discovery Channel team. The team disbanded late last year, and he signed a two-year deal with Astana.
Tour director Christian Prudhomme denied that Contador was the focal point of the Astana ban.
"We don't part with the winner of the Tour for the fun of it, but it is the team he chose," Prudhomme said. "Contador was in no way targeted."
Astana spokesman Philippe Maertens said Contador's contract doesn't have an escape clause that applies to this situation, suggesting that the 25-year-old Spaniard is unlikely to be able to defend his title.
Maertens said Contador's clause allowed him to get out of his contract only if Astana got caught in a doping scandal. But since this is not a new doping scandal, the clause does not apply.
After the Astana team quit the Tour last year, it was barred from the Spanish Vuelta. It also has been denied admission to this year's Giro d'Italia.
"We feel disbelief and bafflement, although we had an inkling after the Giro decision," Maertens said. "Sponsors may flee and it is not good for the fans either."
ASO, which organizes the Tour, said Astana won't be invited to any of its 2008 events. That includes Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the Fleche Wallonne, Paris-Tours and others.
Astana wasn't among the 20 teams selected Wednesday by ASO for the March 9-16 Paris-Nice race.
In 2006, Astana-Wurth couldn't field the minimum six cyclists required -- after the implicated five riders were withdrawn -- and pulled out on the eve of the Tour.
ASO said Astana could be allowed back in the future if it has a 2008 season "without suspicions."
Astana has tried to revamp itself this year under new leadership, with Johan Bruyneel becoming general manager of the team. Bruyneel was the architect of Lance Armstrong's seven Tour victories.
"We have done everything to change the dynamics of the team," Bruyneel said. "New management, new riders, new philosophy. Only the name of the sponsor remained.
"Many other teams, with similar suspicious pasts that did not change management or structure, can participate without problems. Where is the consistency? Is Tour de France not losing all credibility now?"
Aside from Contador and Leipheimer, other top Astana riders include Andreas Kloden of Germany, the runner-up in 2004 and '06.
"We will fight back with the whole team," Leipheimer said.
AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds in Miami, John Leicester in Paris, Raf Casert in Belgium, and Daniel Woolls in Spain contributed to this report.
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School food workers say they need more training and resources to keep up with changes made in the wake of new nutrition standards created under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.
In a recent survey by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 58 percent of 3,372 respondents said cooks and frontline servers needed training on basic cooking skills, and 68 percent said nutrition directors needed training in developing or modifying menus to meet the new standards.
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I ran out of white fabric part way through and had to unpick and redo 7 rows but I am really happy with the end result.
As I ran out of the white fabric I was using and decided to use another white fabric from my stash, when I laid it out the two whites were different shades. So I decided to unpick and redo.
you will notice the rows in the top are a slight difference in the white colours. I had to remove 7 rows in all and change the 6 1/2 inch white squares.
I have just finished it and will upload some photos of it tomorrow. I am glad that I decided to redo these ones. I had made a alot of 9 patch blocks so I had enough to redo the 7 rows of 18 across.
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Platters of them sit on the counter, some have split and leak juice, clouds of fruitflies amass, the kitchen smells funny. It kills me to toss them, though; at some of the tonier farmers' markets in town, a specimen like this voluptuous Big Rainbow, gone soft at the bottom, would set you back five bucks! As I haul another bowl out to the compost, my mind rings like a cash register.
Some folks can tomatoes, or freeze them whole, or make sauce. I have to say, I do not crave tomatoes in mid-winter. My palate has come around to the idea of seasonal eating to the extent that I delight all winter in squash, in sauerkraut, in the roots we've stored, the hardy greens that last in our Minnesota garden sometimes into January. But there are times when some brighter notes are welcome, so each year I do preserve some tomatoes, and this is my favorite way to do it:
Tomato Gratin
This is so simple I scarcely dare call in a "recipe." For this version I took about five pounds of tomatoes, a mix of all the types in the photo above, which included Black Krim, Brandywine, Green Zebra, Big Rainbow, and others. I cut out the stem end, and just with a paring knife, open the tomato and squeeze out most of the seeds. But don't fuss with this part; just seed very quickly, and then simply tear the tomatoes into pieces and drop them into a big, wide gratin dish, like you see here:
Then drizzle with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, and slice a couple of big cloves of garlic over it, if you like, and some herbs, also optional, but I usually add a good bit of basil and thyme.
Then pop it in the oven, fairly low: 325 or if you have convection, 300 convection. In 20 minutes or so give it a stir--the herbs will float to the top so you need to push them back in. Then just let it cook until it is reduced by about half. This will take around three hours. Stir every half hour. At the end it will look like this:Pull out the thyme twigs. The skins are still in there. Some may be a little tough; most will have softened sufficiently. You can turn this into a smoother sauce by running it through a food mill. I don't bother. I freeze it now in pint containers, and when it's frozen pop out the frozen bricks and store in a plastic freezer bag. Then you've got sauce for pasta or pizza, embellished with some sauteed onion and garlic and a splash of wine, say. And it can be used to add bright tang and color to stews and soups. Or, just smear it on some good bread, top with a little grated cheese, and run it under the broiler.
That sounds really good. Is it time for lunch yet? Dang it, 8:21 a.m. Well, who says you can't have pizza toast for breakfast?
Text and photos copyright 2008 by Brett Laidlaw


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Tuesday, July 02, 2013
A trip to London provides an occasion to compare and contrast British politics and attitudes with those in America.
Both have, in different ways, divided government. The Democratic president has been frustrated by the Republican House of Representatives and is likely but not certain to be until January 2017.
Britain's ruling coalition has been occasionally strained by disagreements between the dominant Conservatives and the junior Liberal Democrats but seems likely to survive until the general election scheduled for May 2015.
In America the big-spending policies of the Obama administration have been followed by sluggish economic growth, persistently high unemployment and low workforce participation.
The British coalition's cuts in what Americans call discretionary spending have been followed by roughly zero economic growth but relatively low unemployment and relatively high workforce participation.
In neither country is any party confident of winning the next presidential or general election. In both countries young voters may be critical in determining who wins.
Young voters in both countries hold libertarian views on cultural issues. They tend to favor same-sex marriage and legalized marijuana, while the elderly tend to be strongly opposed. But there is an apparent difference on economic issues.
Americans under 30 tend to support big government policies more than their elders. They're likely to tell pollsters that government should do more to solve problems -- a position rejected by most American voters over the last 30 years.
This Millennial Generation was also far more likely to support Barack Obama, who won 66 percent of their votes in 2008 and 60 percent in 2012. Obama carried older voters by only 1 percent in 2008 and lost them to Mitt Romney in 2012.
Young Brits seem to take a different view. In British Social Attitudes surveys, they reject the policy of government-paid residential care for the elderly and express approval for big companies.
They were born into a Britain where Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives privatized state industries and sold public housing units to tenants. They evidently dislike paying high taxes to support the currently scandal-plagued National Health Services ("ring-fenced" or spared from spending cuts, by the coalition government).
And they seem to heartily support the coalition's cuts in welfare spending. They may have a hard time finding jobs, and they resent those who are sponging off the government for life.
Conservatives have hopes of winning more Millennial votes in 2015. The most popular political figure among the young is London's Conservative and libertarian Mayor Boris Johnson.
And the coalition government has pushed legalization of same-sex marriage through both houses of Parliament. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks passionately on the subject.
This has caused some backlash among older Conservative Party members and voters. It may explain why the United Kingdom Independence Party, known mainly for its opposition to British membership in the European Union, has been showing increased strength in recent polls and local elections.
Are there lessons here for America's Republicans, who some say are doomed because of high support for Barack Obama among Hispanics and (the twice as numerous) Millennials??
Perhaps. The proprietors of Obamacare are sounding panicked about the possibility that many Millennials will not sign up for insurance on the health exchanges.
The reason for panic is that health insurance won't be a good deal for the young. Obamacare requires that the relatively poor young pay for the greater medical needs of the relatively rich old.
The penalty for remaining uninsured is tiny compared to the cost of insurance premiums. And Obamacare guarantees that you can buy health insurance when you get sick or pregnant.
Obama's percentage among young voters slipped more than among their elders between 2008 and 2012. Some recent polling shows him with lower than average approval -- well under 50 percent -- among Millennials.
Republicans face problems with the young on cultural issues. Most Republican officeholders and voters oppose same-sex marriage.
But at least for a time, that issue was removed from national politics and sent to the states by two Supreme Court decisions.
Legalizing same-sex marriage in many states will require referendums. That tends to make the issue far less partisan. If Republicans want to appeal to Millennials, they should frame this as a matter of conscience not politics, and show respect for the strong feelings on both sides.
Young Americans, like young Brits, want to choose their future. Republicans should argue their policies enable them to do so.
Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner (www.washingtonexaminer.com), is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.
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Quick Takes: Viva Las Vegas
Microsoft announces availability of Visual Studio.Net and .Net Framework Beta 1; Submits C# to ECMA
At Comdex Fall 2000, Bill Gates announced the public availability of the first beta version of Microsoft Visual Studio.Net and the Microsoft .Net Framework. So what are you waiting for? Start downloading!
.Net Framework Beta 1 is free and ready for downloading on the brand-spanking new MSDN .Net Developer Center.
Visual Studio.Net Beta 1 is available for download by MSDN Universal subscribers, or can be ordered for the cost of materials and shipping at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio.
These are two key technologies for enabling developers to build Web services on Microsoft's .Net platform.
Gates also announced the formal submission of C# and the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) specifications to ECMA, a vendor-neutral international standards organization committed to driving adoption of information and communications technologies across the industry.
Strong interest in C# among developers
Evans Data Corporation has updated its semi-annual North American Developer Survey series.
This fresh volume shows developers have confidence in C#. Thirty percent of the respondents in the survey said they will probably give it a try in the next year.
The survey says if you're a heavy Visual Basic user, chances are you will use C#. XML users are also showing a sharp interest.
The survey numbers bear out that heavy C/C++ users weren't so inclined to try C#.
Only 10% of those developers who are planning to try C# are heavy Java users.
Check out the survey's table of contents at Evans Data's Web site.
InCert announces availability of TraceBack for Windows
InCert�it's not a breath mint. It's a Cambridge, Mass.-based software corporation that has released its TraceBack for Windows.
This newest bundle of joy in InCert's nursery of availability solutions brings the proven success of the TraceBack Agent technology to Windows NT/2000 applications written in C/C++.
TraceBack is like your own personal bloodhound (without the smell or the drool) that sniffs out and tracks down why your program failed or misbehaved and keeps track of what the machine environment was like at the time of failure.
This will be a handy tool for ISVs, ASPs and enterprises that need to find and fix failures for C and C++ applications ASAP.
You can download a free 30-day trial version of the product at www.incert.com.
TX Text Control v8 released
Yep, you can have a v8. Nope, you can't drink it.
TX Text Control has gussied up and released version 8 of its reusable word processing component.
Version 8 features ActiveX for Visual Basic and Delphi and Class Library for Visual C++, among other key points.
Download a time-unlimited evaluation copy of TX Text Control v8.
Allegrix releases V-2 of ASP solutions entirely based on Microsoft technologies
Allegrix says its Application Center now provides enhanced availability, load balancing and secure single-point-login capabilities for Windows 2000 applications deployed over the Web using an ASP model.
The new features make it easier for end users to securely access multiple Windows 2000 applications, like Active Directory, Windows 2000 Terminal Services and the other "usual suspects" over the Web.
Allegrix is the first vendor that enables VARs and ISVs to become ASPs and deploy their Windows 2000 applications over the Web, using pure Microsoft technologies.
Questions? Get thee to Allegrix's Web site.
Aelita Software releases EventAdmin Intelligence Center for enterprise Windows-based networks
Powell, Ohio-based Aelita Software wants you to check out its new EventAdmin 5.0. It's an event data management and analysis application that consolidates event logs across multiple directory services, applications and systems.
If you want a tool to help you better control and secure your Windows-based enterprise network, think about adding EventAdmin 5.0 to your toolbox.
You should see better performance, reliability and trend analysis as well as centralized security management for e-business infrastructures built on the Windows 2000 platform.
EventAdmin 5.0 collects event logs across applications, including Internet Information Server, Exchange Server and SQL Server, and consolidates them with Windows 2000, Windows NT and Novell Directory Services logs for archiving and analysis.
Check them out on the Web at www.aelita.com.
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This sermon was delivered on October 27th, 2017 on the steps of Low Memorial Library at Columbia University. Note: The transcript has been lightly edited for clarity, and the Arabic opening and ending prayers have been cut out for the sake of simplicity. The sermon begins after an English translation of the opening prayers below.
All praise is for God, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with God from the evil of our own souls and from the evil of our actions. Whomsoever God guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever God leads astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no God but God, alone without any partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is his final servant and messenger.
— Start of Part I —
Our tradition tells us the story of a man who lived during the time of the Prophet and was known for being a heavy drinker. He would spend his days and nights drinking heavily, often disturbing the public order and causing trouble for those around him. He goes to the Prophet and confesses his addiction, and some of the Prophet's companions speak ill of him. The Prophet looks toward his companions and says, "Do not speak ill of him in this way for I know he is a man who loves God and His Messenger."
In another story we are told that a Bedouin walks into the Prophet's mosque and begins to start urinating on one of its corners without any shame or consideration for the sacredness of the place. The companions see this and are enraged, wanting to pounce on the man. The Prophet calms them down and tells them to let the man finish. He orders a bucket of water to be used to wash off the urine, and then goes over to the man and advises him on the etiquette and stature of the place that he is in, letting him know that his action was not appropriate. Later in life this Bedouin recalls the story and says, "The Prophet stood before me and neither cursed nor scolded nor hit me (for what I did)."
In a third story, we are told that two men, Bilal ibn Rabah, a former African slave who converted to Islam and Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, a wealthy Arab leader, are quarreling, and in the midst of the quarrel Abu Dharr refers to Bilal as "ibn as-sawdah," i.e., the "son of a black woman." The Prophet upon hearing this frowns with disappointment, and reminds him that we are all sons of a black woman, Hajar, and that what Abu Dharr said to Bilal was a statement rooted in ignorance.
Abu Dharr begins to tear upon realizing what just happened, and he becomes so embarrassed by it that he puts his face on the floor and tells Bilal to step on it to do justice, saying that "this is what my face is worth for what my mouth has uttered." Bilal lifts up Abu Dharr and kisses him on the forehead telling him that no, "this is what your face is worth, for being one that prostrates to God."
When we read these particular stories of our tradition, we tend to read them heuristically, looking at them the way a lawyer would look at a legal compendium, divorced from its humanizing components. While these readings inform our ethics, an additional layer we often overlook when going through them is those very human components that they have to offer, which are the most important components of all. If we situate these stories in their time and place, we can truly appreciate how radically humanizing they are.
Let's ask ourselves, what sort of impression do we have of the community of the Prophet? What do we think when we think about his community? That they were – by default – these celestial beings with few imperfections and human fallibilities. That they in no way slipped up or fell short, or committed outright wrongs in public.
Well when we read their everyday life stories in this manner, it often erases their lived realities and the contexts they were in. It leaves us disillusioned with our own lives because we feel as though we are unable to measure up to the imagined perfection we see them to have exhibited. It makes us wonder whether we are worth it at all.
Think about it, here was a man who drank excessively, who despite his committing a major sin, was someone about whom the Prophet said that, "he is someone who loves God and His Messenger." Then there was a Bedouin urinating in the mosque's prayer area, who even after committing such a sacrilegious act, came back the next day feeling welcomed by the Prophet. Then there was Abu Dharr, a successful companion known for his spiritual piety who made a terrible racist remark to another companion who was once a slave, and look at how that incident made them both better people, brothers. These people too were companions of the Prophet. They too were part of the community.
What do these stories tell us?
They tell us is that the community of the Prophet was comprised of imperfect people. And we see in the way the Prophet responded to each of them that he exerted the utmost wisdom and understanding in how to deal both with the individual actors who committed the wrongs along with the larger group of actors who wanted to reprimand them. At the end, he made both those who were reprimanded as well as those who were reprimanding feel like they were a part of something greater than themselves.
What's even more important to understand is that as you build a community, think not about those whom you feel will embody the perfectionism you have in mind, but think about people like these. Remember that the companion who drank alcohol was a member of the Prophet's community; the Bedouin who urinated in the Prophet's mosque was also part of the community; the companion who was not Arab, who was Black, was also part of the Prophet's community. All the companions who sought to incur harm on these people were just as much part of the community. The Prophet did not tell either one that they were no longer part of the community.
You're going to always have people who do things the wrong way; there will always be those whose values aren't situated in line with your own; you will always see those who treat others poorly and those who treat people excellently. You will see people who come from different walks of life, be it varying levels of religiosity and spirituality, different social standing, divergent political views, and a wide range of racial and economic backgrounds; the idea here when thinking about community is how to build something that transcends these differences without diluting them.
How do we begin to see ourselves as a collective without compromising who we are as individuals? How do we tie together our struggles, our celebrations, and our failures?
And this is what I'd like to speak about in today's sermon. The way we should see ourselves and those around us and how we work together toward constructing a shared sense of belonging, a shared sense of community.
Part of building a community must also involve having a positive vision of what community means. We're not going to be able to do it if we exclusively define ourselves in reaction to something or someone else. And we will most definitely fall short if we attempt to build a community with an understanding that this is how we must define ourselves.
"We're not terrorists. We do not want to impose anything on this country. We're not this or that." How much longer are we going to continue defining ourselves by what we are not? We must start defining ourselves by what we are.
The man with the alcohol addiction disturbed public order; the Bedouin was ignorant of how and where he was supposed to perform a basic bodily function; and Abu Dharr had transgressed his boundaries by making a statement of arrogance and racism. But the manner in which the Prophet handled each one of these situations reflects the way in which he imagined community as well.
Even when there were those who spoke and did acts in such a way that were contradictory to the way things were supposed to function, the Prophet did not define community as something that forms only in reaction to them. He instead reaffirmed what community is. And in each instance, all of the individuals comprising it came out to be better people through it.
We're sitting here in Columbia University, one of the most decorated academic institutions on earth. Think for a second about how this institution works. Who is allowed to enter these spaces? Who is seen as an outcast? When you as a student go to a networking event, what sort of people and personalities do you find? What makes Columbia what it is? The fact of the matter is that an institution like this one, and many others, is that they define themselves in exclusion to those who don't fit the mold. The students who attend schools like this one go on to become major public figures, writers, politicians, entrepreneurs, scientists, and more, each field with its own community and language.
But what makes a spiritually-grounded community like ours stand out is that even in an exclusive and insulated institution like this one, we don't have to define ourselves in the same way. We can have the potential to shape the consciousness of those around us and to speak their language, be they Muslim or not.
The Prophet of God began his community with three people: his wife Khadija, an elderly man by the name of Abu Bakr, and his young cousin Ali. In the beginning, his message attracted mostly those from the lowest rung of society, but he gave his final sermon to a community of 124,000 people. Today we stand at 1.6 billion.
This was because he had a vision that accounted for all the unique qualities of those around him. He exercised empathy, even to those whom he disagreed with, and he allowed his community to exercise empathy amongst each other. He sought unity, but he didn't demand uniformity, he didn't want Islam to become a cult. Empathy was the key here.
What does it mean to empathetic toward those who are different from you? How do we contextualize it in our day?
It means that if your understanding of religion is more of a liberal persuasion, to recognize that those conservatives whom we often dismiss as reactionary are in fact coming from a place where they've tasted the fruits of the work done by our ancestors and want us to inherit the joy of continuing that work by sharing it with the rest of us; recognize that they want us to be grounded in a tradition that has a substantive meaning, a tradition that transcends time and place, a tradition that requires anchoring ourselves in broader ideals.
And you know what? While we mock them for being "too traditional," they will still wake up every night at 3 o'clock in the morning to pray and cry to God for our collective well-being, because deep down inside, they love and care our community.
And if your understanding of religion is of a more conservative persuasion, recognize that many of those liberals whom we exclude from our sacred spaces for not looking like us, fasting like us, or praying like us are going through their own tribulations; that they have their own complicated stories and circumstances; and that they really just want an opportunity to be heard. They too want us to be grounded in tradition in a way that speaks to them.
And you know what? When our rights are trampled upon or threatened, they are always the first ones to put their bodies on the line for the very people that excluded them. They too cry for us, because deep down inside, they love and care for our community too.
These may indeed be two broad categories, and a good number of people – in fact most people – do not fit neatly into either box, but I use these caricatures to illustrate the simple point of what it means to be a community: that the real test of our commitment to God is measured not by how loving and welcoming we are to those who already look, talk, act, and think like us but how loving and welcoming we are to those who do not.
Listen to them. Listen to everyone. I promise you that when you engage in the process of listening and having multiple entry points to cater to the plethora of voices you will be hearing, you will have people come to you crying, breaking down in amazement that for once, someone is listening to them. I cannot tell you how many times I've met folks who've come to me saying exactly that. It doesn't cost you any money, only time.
Create gatherings where people can come and feel as if they're being listened to, and regardless of whether or not it goes in the specific direction that they want they can feel as if they have a place where they can participate. Think about how you are responsible. When you empower a community and you let every single person believe that they have something to offer, they will offer it.
— End of Part I —
The last time I stood here to speak to you [1], on this place, at this very spot, was back in February, a few short weeks after the Presidential Inauguration. I had mentioned that we must all engage in some sobering reflections about where we are at this critical juncture in time, and that these reflections should serve the purpose of preparing us to resist what is to come. I now stand before you now one week before the anniversary of the Presidential Election.
Whether you were in attendance at the time I last spoke or not, ask yourself now, how have you held up a commitment to build community that works together?
Where do we stand as a community today? Are we still defining ourselves exclusively in reaction, in response, and in a defensive way to the powers that be? Or have we developed the internal cohesion, the spiritual audacity, the institutional potential to define ourselves with a positive vision, one that does not require a defense of what it is?
In our prayers when we recite our opening prayer , the fatiha, we say "Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in ihdina as-sirat al-mustaqim" ("Only You do we worship and only You we beseech for help; guide us to the straight path")
In our world today, which is often refracted through the prism of individualism and capitalism, even our understanding of daily liturgical prayers can become individualistic and all about the self. When we recite the fatiha, are we not affirming that we collectively worship God and that we are collectively asking for guidance? This is proof enough that we were meant to be a community.
If we are asking for collective guidance, then it means we must work together collectively to pursue that guidance, to pursue the betterment of our souls, and to ensure that each and every single one of us is part of that struggle.
You know, a lot of times we ask the question of where God is in our life. That's because our understanding of God is once again rooted in an individualistic notion of what it means to be God-conscious; we go about seeking God on our own, and when things go wrong, we tend to blame the results on God being absent in our lives. But what if God's presence demands that we be present for each other?
What if my works, my guidance, and even my repentance affect not just me, but those around me? What if we are all obligated to do what it takes in our own individual capacity to influence the broader collective?
I'd like to quote a Rabbi [1] whose writings I read often, her name is Danya Ruttenberg. She recently wrote a piece directed to her Jewish community in the context of Yom Kippur, the most sacred day in the Jewish tradition, and she asked them to reimagine the concept of "repentance" and "responsibility" by looking at it in a collective way. As I read this excerpt, I want you to think of it in context to Muslims:
"Each of our culpability, each of our roles, each of our actions for good or for bad is tied inextricably with the actions of our community … with all people. It's upon each of us, individually, to take responsibility for our role in everyone's political, economic, environmental and social well-being — and to not pass the theological buck to a deity who has done nothing if not give us the power of free will, the power to heal or to hurt, to push for climate accords or to push for corporate interests, to enter a war or to refrain from entering war, to build gas chambers, to dismantle them — or to stand idly by and do nothing.
What if the reason that a person develops cancer is not because he or she personally did something wrong, but because we as a nation and a globe have poisoned our air, our water and our food with toxic chemicals and negligence? What if the reason a person was hit harder by the hurricane is because that person's city invested more infrastructure in neighborhoods wealthier than their own? What if the reason that they don't survive their illness is because senators took away their health care — because we, in a fit of resistance fatigue, stopped calling? Didn't make it out to yet another town hall?
The deeper we get into prayer, returning and righteousness, the more we begin to understand that our every action is — rather than being isolated and individual — intertwined with the well-being of our culture as a whole. The more we try to bring our actions in alignment with our greatest ideals, the more we find that every aspect of our lives is inextricably impacted.
Some of us have monetary resources, some have resources of talent, or time, or connections. And when we invest in ways that fuel us personally, we find ways to make our work sustainable. There are a lot of ways to invest in the well-being of our community, country and world. You can help inscribe us all into The Book of Life."
This was the way of your Prophet.
I end with the story of when he was attacked [by the polytheist tribes of Arabia] to the point where blood was gashing from his mouth as he was calling them to be better people. When the blood flew out of his mouth, he caught it with his hand out of fear for the people who attacked him. He was afraid of what God would incur upon those people if his blood were to touch the floor. In another instance, when he was attacked, he proclaimed "O God, forgive my people for they do not know!"
Think about that for a second. Who is he referring to as "his people?" Those same people who were attacking him, harming him, causing him to cry. He called them his people. He saw them as community just as much as everyone else. He cared for them. Ask yourself, have you developed a connection with the people around you to the point where you can call them "your people"? If not, ask yourself why not, and begin to see them as part of your community.
I pray that Allah bless and guide us all, forgive every one of us of our shortcomings and our sins, and allow us all to become the answers to our own prayers so that we may truly embody what it means to be a community.
— End —
[1]: https://asaddandia.com/2017/10/25/a-sermonkhutbah-for-our-trumpian-world/
[2]: http://forward.com/life/faith/383080/what-this-rosh-hashanah-liturgical-poem-means-in-trumps-america/?attribution=author-article-listing-2-headline


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Online maps have the same problem as online search and online anything: information overload. That's why these Bing Destination Maps that sketch your location aren't just whimsical and practical. They're incredibly useful as well, especially in cities. Plus: treasure maps!
AU: This is only supported in North America. For now. -EH
The program's a little slow to load - it appears to still be in test mode - and doesn't provide directions so much as a pared down view of an area you'd like to explore. But at least it offers variety. You can choose among Sketchy, European, American or Treasure (this is not a decision you should struggle with).
It's refreshing to see such an innovative approach coming from Microsoft, of all places. And while I'm not sure how much day to day use I'd get out of it, at least when I do head to Bing Destination Maps I know I'll at least get a smile out of it. [Bing Destination Maps via Infosthetics via Dvice]


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Blueberry Cream Cheese Crumb Cake
Nothing says summer quite like fresh fruit. Take a look as Deborah from Taste and Tell shows you how to take advantage of the summer abundance by making this delicious dessert. What a d...
One of my favorite things about summer is that there is an abundance of fresh fruit available for a decent price. I love fresh fruit, (as does my daughter!), so I love having the large selection of fruit that tastes so great. The blueberries in this recipe are what first captured my attention. We have been buying and eating blueberries like crazy lately. This crumb cake screams out summer to me! But even better - this can be made with frozen blueberries, so you can enjoy it year round! First, you start with:
- 12 Rhodes dinner rolls, thawed to room temperature
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 16 ounces of cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1 cup blueberries (thawed if using frozen)
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- pinch of salt
- 5 tablespoons of butter, softened
Start off by combining the rolls into one ball. Roll the ball into a 12x17-inch rectangle. Cover it with plastic wrap and cover it while you prepare the filling.
Next, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs, cream cheese, cornstarch and lemon peel, and beat until smooth.
Spray a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan with non-stick cooking spray, and place the rolled dough on the pan to cover the bottom and the sides.
Spread the cream cheese mixture over the dough.
Top the cream cheese mixture with the blueberries.
In a bowl, combine the four, sugar and salt. Gradually add the butter using a fork or a pastry cutter. The mixture will resemble crumbs. Sprinkle the crumb topping on top of the blueberries. Let the cake sit for 15 minutes.
Bake in a 350F oven for 45-50 minutes. Let cool completely. I found that I liked it best after it had been refrigerated and the cream cheese layer had a chance to really set up.
This is such a delicious cake! It's not too sweet, so it would be perfect for a breakfast or a brunch. It's a great way to enjoy the tastes of summer!
Blueberry Cream Cheese Crumb CakeServings: 6 | Skills: Intermediate | Prep Time: 15 min (not including thaw time) | Bake Time: 45-50 min
Blueberries added to this fun dessert are good for you and make it a crowd pleaser also.Blueberry Cream Cheese Crumb Cake
12 Rhodes Yeast Dinner Rolls, thawed to room temperature
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 cup frozen blueberries, thawed
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
pinch of salt
5 tablespoons butter, softened
Combine rolls and roll into a 12x17-inch rectangle. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap and let rest. To make filling, cream butter and sugar in a medium bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, cream cheese, cornstarch, and lemon peel. Uncover dough and place in a sprayed jelly roll pan (10x15-inch) to cover bottom and sides. Spread cream cheese mixture over dough. Top with blueberries. To make topping, mix flour, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Gradually add butter to flour mixture using a fork. Mixture should resemble crumbs. Sprinkle crumb topping over filling and blueberries. Let stand 15 minutes. Bake at 350°F 45-50 minutes.
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