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Nashville, TN -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's quarterly program series Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Musicians returns on Saturday, March 23, with a salute to pedal steel guitarist Paul Franklin. The 1:30 p.m. in-depth interview, held in the museum's Ford Theater, is included with museum admission and free to museum members. The program will be streamed live at www.CountryMusicHallOfFame.org.
Hosted by Bill Lloyd, the program will include a brief performance from Franklin and an in-depth, one-on-one interview illustrated with vintage recordings, photos and film clips from the museum's Frist Library and Archive. Seating for the program is limited, and program passes are required for admittance. Immediately following, Franklin will sign limited edition, commemorative Hatch Show Print® posters. (Visit the museum's website for complete admission and signing details.)
Since moving to Nashville over 40 years ago, Paul Franklin has become one of the most sought-after pedal steel guitarists. In addition to touring with major country artists, he has played on hundreds of recording sessions. His credits include Vince Gill's "When I Call Your Name," Alan Jackson's "Don't Rock the Jukebox," George Strait's "All My Ex's Live in Texas," Taylor Swift's "Begin Again" and Trisha Yearwood's "She's in Love with the Boy."
Born in Detroit on May 31, 1954, Paul Franklin was a pedal-steel child prodigy. By age 11, he had begun playing clubs and recording sessions around Detroit. He moved to Nashville in 1972 to work with Barbara Mandrell, a skilled steel guitarist in her own right, and Dottie West.
Tired of the road, Franklin moved back to Detroit for six months. When he returned to Nashville, he toured with Lynn Anderson and Donna Fargo and played recording sessions. Over the next two decades, Franklin toured with Jerry Reed, Mel Tillis and Dire Straits.
In addition to touring, Franklin was, and remains, a first-call session musician. He has recorded with artists such as Kenny Chesney, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, heavy metal band Megadeth, Sting, George Strait, Barbara Streisand, Taylor Swift, Randy Travis, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Trisha Yearwood and many, many more.
Franklin is not only a virtuoso pedal steel player; he is also one of the instrument's top innovators. Convinced that the instrument should not be limited to hard country songs, Franklin often infuses his playing with jazz, funk and rock 'n' roll sounds. He helped popularize a unique style of playing called pick blocking, where the musician mutes the strings with a pick rather than the hand, allowing for faster playing. Franklin, with his father, Paul Franklin Sr., also developed new variations on the steel guitar, including the Pedabro, the acoustic lap steel (or "The Box") and the Baritone Steel guitar.
In 2002, Franklin joined fellow A-list Nashville musicians Eddie Bayers, John Hobbs, Brent Mason and Michael Rhodes to form the Players. The group released a live DVD and toured Japan. In 2008, Franklin joined the Nashville-based western swing band the Time Jumpers. In 2013, the group earned two Grammy nominations. Last month, Franklin and his fellow Time Jumper, Vince Gill, announced they had recorded a duet album.
Franklin lives in Nashville. In addition to regular recording sessions, he continues to play weekly gigs with the Time Jumpers.
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San Francisco stakeholders are committed to creating a seamless and coherent early care and education system for San Francisco's children and families. Extensive efforts to increase access to early education for all families, but particularly for low-income families and children at risk, and to assess and improve quality, have been undertaken over the past twelve years in San Francisco. Developing a system requires explicit efforts to bring coherence to the relationships between various financing mechanisms and revenue sources, and the programs, services, and infrastructure that require funding. In San Francisco, ECE stakeholders have worked together to resolve these long standing issues and to streamline the system into a cohesive whole that maximizes investments while maintaining a focus on quality.
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Who's Who and What's Up with the Manhattan Declaration
I've been looking at the list of signers on the conservative "Manhattan Declaration" that was released yesterday.
One group of signers are the leading culture warriors and theological purists in the Roman Catholic church. Cardinal Rigali of Philadelphia was joined by conservative archbishops like Chaput (Denver), Dolan (NY), Kurtz (Louisville), Naumann (KC Kansas), and Wuerl (DC), and bishops like Malone (Portland ME), Olmsted (Phoenix), Sheridan (Colorado Springs), and Cordileone (Oakland). Many of these were part of the efforts in Maine to overturn same-sex marriage, and are pushing against the DC city council over the same issue.
But notice who *isn't* on that list. Other than Rigali, no active cardinals signed on (no Mahony in LA, George in Chicago, or O'Malley in Boston), nor any of the retired ones. This isn't a broad representation of the leadership of the USCCB, but a narrow slice of it — those concerned with theological purity, both inside and outside the church.
Another group that's easy to spot are the evangelicals: James Dobson and Jim Daly from Focus on the Family, Chuck Colson, Jonathan Falwell, Richard Land, Russell Moore (Dean of Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Louisville), Tony Perkins, and various others. They've been fighting their purity battles as well, not only in political circles but also the in-house battles within their groups and denominations.
A third group, and less obvious unless you follow the doings of the Episcopal church, are four Anglicans: Bishops Peter J. Akinola of Nigeria, Martin Minns of the Convocation of Anglicans of North America, and Robert William Duncan of the Anglican Church of North America, as well as David Anderson of the American Anglican Council.All four of these are part of the conservatives who have split off from the Episcopal Church, when the election of a female archbishop and a gay bishop proved too much for them. These are the Anglican counterparts to the RC purists.
What makes these three groups interesting to me is the rather unnatural alliance among them. They may be united on abortion, gays, and a desire to be able to practice discrimination in their secular practices without breaking the law, but there are a lot of things that divide them.
Catholics and evangelicals have a long history of mistrust. Theologically, Catholics view evangelicals as lacking in respect for the hierarchy of the church, while evangelicals look askance at Catholic rituals, vestments, and papal authority. On political issues, they are similarly divided. As long as "culture of life" only means "abortion," things are fine between these groups; once you start talking about capital punishment, however, they are at opposite ends of the spectrum.The USCCB has been on record calling for the abolition of the death penalty for decades, while resolutions by the Southern Baptist Conference and the National Association of Evangelicals demonstrate their strong support for it. Similarly, despite Benedict's outreach to disaffected Anglicans, even the conservative Anglicans like being Anglicans.
So why unite on these issues?
Timothy Kincaid at Box Turtle Bulletin has an idea about that:
While on the face of it, this manifesto purports to be a rededication to fight two specific political issues, I think that this is but surface dressing for a deeper meaning.
This is not a war over civil marriage definition – nor, indeed, has that ever been the real motivation behind anti-gay marriage drives. Rather, this is a war over religious domination, a fight over who is "really a Christian" and an effort on the part of a long-suffering religious subset to spite those who have long had what they coveted.
And what they have coveted is power — inside the church and out in the political world. As the Washington Post notes today, "Some political activists said the declaration was evidence of evangelical leaders trying to lure back Catholics who voted Democratic in 2006 and last year."
I sense that we're going to be seeing and hearing a lot from these folks, so get used to it. This is an opening salvo in a new round of the culture wars. But these warriors are going to have a tough time keeping this group together, because there is a lot that divides them. While there are short term benefits to this partnership, the battles each group is fighting for purity inside their own community will, in the long run, make it harder for them to keep their alliance for purity together with the others.
Stay tuned.
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One last thing. Before anyone starts talking about yanking tax exemptions, take a deep breath and do some reading at the IRS website. According to the IRS, a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization (like a church but also including groups like the Humane Society) cannot endorse candidates, but they can speak out on issues, lobby their elected officials and unelected government bureaucrats, and advocate for ballot propositions. They can financially back their words with lobbying efforts, as long as the spending doesn't amount to a "substantial part" of their overall budgets. This document and the related political efforts aren't even close to crossing that line. More on all this can be found on the IRS FAQ.


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Eric Holder's 'Made-Up' Defense
Sometimes politicians make the mistake of listening to their staff at their own peril. Eric Holder is making that mistake when it comes to some of the biggest scandals on his watch, such as the dismissal of the voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party. Holder's interview with Charlie Savage of the New York Times shows that he has adopted a dug-in partisan position instead of a cautious and reasoned one.
For an attorney general facing increased scrutiny from Congress, this partisan approach is damaging to the Department, and probably to Holder's tenure as attorney general.
In the interview, Savage asks Holder about the New Black Panther dismissal. Despite the fact that the New Black Panthters were captured on video with weapons and fascist-style uniforms at the entrance to a polling place, Holder said: "There is no there, there." Really? Heady stuff from the attorney general.
When asked about the fact that Holder's Civil Rights Division is hostile to racially equal enforcement of the law from top to bottom, Holder again deploys another cliché, calling it a "made up controversy." Holder doubled down: "All I have on my side with regard to that is the facts and the law."
Maybe Holder has the facts and law on his side in Oz, but not in the United States of America. Holder would be well advised to retreat from this inflexible position. Too many stories, too many incidents are known by too many people. But maybe Holder's flying monkeys aren't too eager to tell him there is substance to the allegations -- after all, they are part of the problem. Nor can the flying monkeys keep the facts bottled up forever.
Or more likely, Holder knows full well the truth of the allegations, but agrees with the efforts of his flying monkeys to impose a vision of civil rights enforcement that doesn't protect everyone, but only protects Holder's political allies.
Holder is gambling that enough people will react with partisan loyalty to disbelieve the allegations of unequal law enforcement, and enough of the rest of the public can be tricked to buy peace. But truth has a funny way of floating to the surface, even if it takes time. That's a gamble Holder doesn't want to take. The bodies always surface.


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- 1 ear fresh corn, kernels and cob
- 1 tablespoon minced shallots
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 cup Fish Stock
- 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- Heat the oil in a small saucepan over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the corn kernels, the corncob, shallots, garlic, salt, and pepper and sautÈ for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the stock and saffron and cook for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the cream and simmer until the sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon, for about 6 to 7 minutes. Discard the corncob and whisk in the butter. Remove from the heat and whisk until the butter is thoroughly incorporated, or prepare except for the butter and store, refrigerated, in an airtight container for up to 24 hours. Reheat the sauce over low heat, whisk in the butter, and proceed from there.
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On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated baseline Budget Projections for 2015 to 2025.
A brief overview of CBO's January baseline projections can be found here.
Also on Monday, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) released its latest baseline-briefing book.
David Rogers reported on Monday at Politico that, "Fresh projections for the new farm bill Monday show a greater participation rate — and higher costs — associated with a Senate-backed revenue loss program championed by Midwest corn and soybean producers.
"A revised farm baseline prepared by the Congressional Budget Office shows a decided shift in this direction from just months ago. A second report from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri projects that the program's costs will jump by nearly $1.7 billion, or 81 percent, above what FAPRI had previously predicted for the 2015-2016 marketing year."
Mr. Rogers explained that, "Proponents of the program, formally known as Agricultural Risk Coverage or ARC, argue that it is still more efficient than traditional counter-cyclical, price support programs. And in fact, both the FAPRI and CBO numbers show that the ARC payments to corn farmers will drop off significantly in three to four years.
"Nonetheless, the infusion of so much government money up front is sure to invite criticism. CBO projects that total payments to corn and soybean producers from ARC alone will be $3.37 billion in fiscal 2017 — when the big subsidies come due for the government.
"That is 38 percent higher than what this sector collected in 2014 under the old system of direct cash payments to producers."
The Politico article pointed out that, "It's still a bit of a guessing game as to how many farmers will sign up for ARC vs. PLC, but the combined costs in the early years are striking.
"In the case of corn and soybeans, CBO is projecting most producers will go in the direction of ARC, but thousands will opt for PLC instead, accounting for another $1.47 billion in costs in fiscal 2017.
"When added to the ARC subsidies, the corn and beans sector is expected then to receive a total of $4.8 billion in government payments in fiscal 2017. That's nearly double what the direct payments were for these two crops in 2014."
And Philip Brasher reported on Monday at Agri-Pulse that, "The new farm programs for grain and oilseed growers will pay them up to $7 billion annually over the next few years, surpassing what they would have received through the old system of direct payments, according to new forecasts released Monday."
After additional analysis of the updated CBO and FAPRI reports, Mr. Brasher pointed out that, "After 2018, ARC payments decline dramatically as the five-year moving average begins to reflect the drop in commodity prices. FAPRI economists estimate that ARC payments will drop from $3.1 billion in fiscal 2018 to $1.8 billion in 2019 and then to $1.2 billion the following year.
"PLC payments, on the other hand are expected to peak at $2.8 billion in fiscal 2018 and drop to $2.4 billion the following year, according to FAPRI.
"Both CBO and FAPRI estimate that the cost of the federal crop insurance program, which has been expanded with new products under the 2014 farm bill, including a new policy for cotton, will hover around $8 billion a year."
More broadly, the FAPRI update stated that, "Lower prices have resulted in a large decline in crop producer income and could result in significant federal spending under new programs established by the 2014 farm bill. After reaching record levels in 2014, most livestock sector prices are also expected to decline in 2015. As a result, net farm income is projected to fall sharply."
"Average projected corn prices recover to $3.89 per bushel for the 2015/16 marketing year in response to reduced U.S. production. Wheat and soybean prices both fall in 2015/16, to $5.17 per bushel and $9.29 per bushel, respectively, given continued large global supplies," FAPRI said.
In addition, CBO's outlook for the SNAP program is available here, while the CBO's outlook for child nutrition programs can be found here.


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Trends in ozone concentrations in the Iberian Peninsula by quantile regression and clustering
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In this paper, 10-years of ozone (O3) hourly concentrations collected over the period 2000e2009 in the Iberian Peninsula (IP) are analyzed using records from 11 background sites. All the selected monitoring stations present an acquisition efficiency above 85%. The changes in surface ozone over the Iberian Peninsula are examined by means of quantile regression, which allows to analyse the trends not only in the mean but in the overall data distribution. In addition, the ozone hourly concentrations records are clustered on the basis of their resulting distributions. The analysis showed that high altitude stations (>900 m) have higher background O3 concentrations (w80 mg m 3). The same magnitude of background O3 concentrations is found in stations near the Mediterranean Sea. On the other hand, the rural stations near the Atlantic coast present lower background values (w50e60 mg m 3) than those of Mediterranean influence. The two sub-urban stations exhibit the lowest background concentrations (w45 mg m 3). The results of the quantile regression show a very distinct behaviour of the data distribution, the slopes for a fixed quantile are not the same over IP, reflecting the spatial dependence of O3 trends. Hence the rate of temporal change is not the same for all parts of the data distribution, as implicitly assumed in ordinary regression. The lower quantile (percentile 5) presents higher rates of change than the middle (percentile 50) and the upper quantile (percentile 95). The clustering procedure reveals what has been already detected in the quantile regression. The station with highest rates of decrease on the O3 concentrations (easternmost station of IP) is isolated and then other clusters are formed among the moderately positive/negative O3 trends around the IP. The clustering procedure highlighted that the largest trends are found for the lower ozone O3 values, with largest negative trend at the easternmost station of IP, and also in northern and mainland stations, and an opposite behaviour, with positive O3 trends, is observed at the Atlantic coast stations
CitationMonteiro, A. [et al.]. Trends in ozone concentrations in the Iberian Peninsula by quantile regression and clustering. "Atmospheric environment", 01 Setembre 2012, vol. 56, núm. September, p. 184-193.
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Utilizing Genealogy To Create Historical Fiction
Gloria Waldron Hukle
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Genealogy can often be used as a base for the historical fiction writer. Following the lives of our ancestors brings us into a setting such as
The true story of the New York Waldron family who immigrated from Holland mid-1600s, settling on the corner of present day Wall Street and Broadway, and a decade later at Harlem, is point of entry for thousands of descendants of Holland born Resolved Waldron.
After a number of years exploring multiple sources throughout New York and Pennsylvania (libraries, museums and historical sites), reading personal journals, letters, church records and documents, and accounts translated from Dutch into English, I came to know the facts about the "Moses" of my father's North Creek, New York family.
As author of "The American Waldron Series Novels" I have come to believe there exists merely a thin veil between the noisy, crowded streets of New Amsterdam and the solitude of my small, cluttered office. Fictional characters are the glue joining together an abundance of documented people and occurrences. They are drawn from the core of the author's creativity.
The facts of Resolved's life provided insight about the personality of the man. For instance, choosing to remarry on his birthday indicates a strong personality with ego to match, as well as a positive, optimistic outlook on life. The persona written into the character, Resolved Waldron, is also revealed to us by way of a factual account written by two religious missionaries by the name of Sluyter and Dankers who visited Waldron at
(Manhattan Seeds of the Big Apple available most books sellers, although author signed copies available at www.etsy.com/shop/GloriaHukleBooks
Souls of the Soil, (PUIB 2017 ) is driven by both the strengths and the weakness of the human spirit.
Without a doubt the actual 1756 murder of Cornelius Waldron, a prosperous farmer and slave owner living in what would become Upper New York State, provided first inspiration for a fourth work titled "Souls of the Soil" .
Cornelius Waldron born 1705 at Albany was the son of Manhattan born Peter Waldron who settled at Albany with his family. It was Peter Waldron , (first born grandson to Resolved Waldron of New Amsterdam) who purchased the land north of Albany where the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers meet, today Waterford, New York.
Yet curiosity about my great-great grandmother, Phebe Carey Delaba and distant rumors whispered she was part Native American and abused by her father, that gave birth to characters, Tom and Steve Carey..
For the record, through extensive research I've discovered that Phebe was not a Native American, but her mother, Esther Carey, born Esther Smith, could have been part Native American. I would have loved to have known Esther as every word written about her in her obituary applauds her kindness, generosity , love of God and family. Esther married John Carey and they lived their life in the Adirondack Mountains of New York at North Creek. In fact, John Carey's roots go back to the first Carey who settled at Plymouth and taught Latin in the mid 1600s.
For those who wondered what happened to little Aeltie.
VERY OLD MANHATTAN HISTORY-WHAT HAPPENED TO LITTLE AELTIE who you met in "Manhattan Seeds of the Big Apple"?
Aeltie Waldron Vermilye second daughter of Resolved Waldron of New Amsterdam.
At nineteen, Aeltie Waldron (a small child who Tennake Waldron protectively sooths in my novel "Manhattan Seeds of the Big Apple" and elderly woman in "Threads An American Tapestry") married Johannes Vermelje, a man twice her age. Vermelje, like Aeltie, was born in Holland. Vermelje was a majestrate, brewer, court messenger, who owned many properties on Manhattan Island in the mid-l600s. He is probably best known historically for the part that he played in the Leisler Rebellion. Vermelje was a member of Jacob Leisler's council and a man who barely escaped the loss of his head in l690. Only four years earlier Johannes had been praised for his generosity to the Harlem Reformed Dutch Church where, like his father-in-law, Resolved Waldron, he served as an Elder and the two had set in the church cornerstone in 1686.
In her later years Aeltie moved to Yonkers, New York. As a widow she is sometimes known as the Widow Vermillion.
New York Colonials Who Made Their Mark
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In the year l725 Pieter Waldron of
Pieter Waldron (Walderom in some old records) was born in
Pieter Waldron left behind a wife and nine children. He was interred in the churchyard adjoining the Albany Dutch Reformed Church. His grave along with those of his wife and their son, Cornelius, and hundreds of others, would be moved several times, first to the cemetery near the Madison Avenue Dutch Church and later again to an area of what is today
Pieter was my 9th generation grandfather, and his daring move from well established roots of
The Schuyler family was large and powerful in the
Myndert's uncle, Phillipse Pieterse Schuyler, was a carpenter, who along with his brother David was the first of the Schuyler family to arrive on these shores - sons of a
Myndert was a member of the Assembly and Capt. of the Militia. He was a merchant and Indian Commissioner for many years. Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle, he was also an investor. He purchased land near present day
Gerrit Lansing, Jr. (born l693) was the first man listed as witness to Pieter's will. Like Schuyler and Waldron,
I suspect that the Lansings and the Waldrons socialized together. Gerrit married Engeltie VanDeusen whose sister, Catharina, was married to Matthias Vandenbergh (Pieter Waldron's brother-in-law); all Colloney Rensselaerswyck people.
Isaac Vandeusen (Isack) appears to be the second signature. I believe that this Isaac may have been Pieter Waldron's cousin by marriage. Isaac Van Deursen was the son of Abraham (Isaacs) Van Deursen and Anna Sickles of
Isaac Vandeusen was a descendant of Abraham Pietersen VanDeusen, baptized in l607 in
Waldron and Pieterson connections dated back to old
English born John Collins is the third witness to Pieter Waldron's will. Collins was the first official
Like Pieter Waldron, John Collins was a newcomer to the
I find it interesting that widow Margarita returned to her
Pieter Waldron had other interesting maritime connections. His uncle, Samuel Waldron, had a share in the Frigate ship "
Surely the Waldrons and the Schuylers were at the very least acquainted from the days of Pieter's youth. Margarita's father, Philip Pieterse Schuyler, in addition to his vast land holdings in
In May of l742 Myndert Schuyler reaffirms with an addendum that Garrett Lansing, Jr. did sign as administrator to Pieter Waldron's will and that Garret swore that these men did sign in the presence of the testator and that Pieter Waldron was of sound mind when he made his will.
So why did Pieter Waldron leave
It took six years for Johannes and Aeltie Vermilye to regain their confiscated
Pieter Waldron was fifteen when his grandfather Resolved died in l690, the Waldron patriarch's shoulders heavy with the burden of debts perhaps incurred as he tried to help his children. Two thirds of his
Several of Pieter's grandsons were pre-Revolutionary War "Sons of Liberty." Today thousands of descendants can be found nationwide.
Look for Waldron, Collins, Vermilye, Wendell and scores of other colonials who made their mark on
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"What do you think the book was about?" asked Amy Carmichael of Bath Housing to a class at West Bath Elementary School. Carmichael read Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss during the 17th annual Community Read Aloud. A second grade student answered the reader, "No matter how small you are – you're a person and you have a voice."
"Reading aloud is a way to engage kids in conversation about topics like respect and perseverance even when you don't have a background in education," said Carmichael, and "the Community Read Aloud is valuable because it's great when students see other people who care about them and their learning."
Carmichael also read The Places You'll Go and asked the class to identify its themes. "Adventure!" shouted one student. Another said, "Sometimes it may not always be easy, but you have to try."
United Way's Community Read Aloud is a celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday and an opportunity to share our love of reading with young children. Each year nearly 4,500 Mid Coast children are read to by approximately 200 volunteers in elementary schools, child care centers, and Head Starts from Waldoboro to Brunswick.
Lois Skillings, President and CEO of Mid Coast-Parkview, has been a volunteer reader for many years. "Each year I leave the event in awe of teachers. It's amazing to watch them in the classroom and see their work – they have BIG jobs!"
Peter Lindsay of United Way said "When community members like Skillings are welcomed in our schools and child care centers, they are able to witness the great work being done to support our children's development. The children benefit by being introduced to other adults who enjoy reading, share why reading is important to them, and care about their literacy growth."
"I have served as a Volunteer Reader several times now over the years and it has been a complete pleasure each time," said Peggy Schick of Maine Maritime Museum. "The kids are thrilled to have a new person come into the classroom to read to them. It's such a fun way to connect with children in our community and to share the personal joys of reading!"
Emily Morrill of Independence Association enjoyed visiting Family Focus at Brunswick Landing. Morrill said the Community Read Aloud is "a great opportunity for the community" and shared "that people of all ages and abilities can enjoy reading and going on adventures through books."
United Way is dedicated to ensuring that all our Mid Coast children get the best possible start in life with the support of their families and the whole community. One of our ways to accomplish this goal is to promote reading to infants and young children because national research has shown - and teachers in our region have confirmed - that reading regularly to young children is one of the best indicators of later success in school.
Leading up to the Community Read Aloud, United Way took part in the Maine Department of Education's Read to ME social media challenge, encouraging reading aloud with children for at least 15 minutes a day. According to Maine's DOE, "In order to achieve the goal of having a highly literate population in Maine, our collective efforts must begin early in children's lives when their brains are rapidly developing."
Benefits of reading aloud include language exposure, vocabulary building, and positive adult-child bonding experiences. In addition to helping put children on the path to high literacy achievement, reading aloud is also fun.
"The Community Read Aloud also offers a time for students to engage in conversation with adults other than their teachers and family members around books and reading," said Lindsay.
Tammy Doran of Phippsburg Elementary School said the Community Read Aloud is beneficial because "children hear reading is important in a fun way and feel more connected to the community when they meet the great volunteers."
The Community Read Aloud was organized by Sue Bryer at United Way of Mid Coast Maine, and was sponsored by Comcast, the Rotary Club of Topsham Expresso, and Oxford Networks.
United Way of Mid Coast Maine's mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. In partnership with thousands of donors, United Way works to improve education, financial stability, and health for people in Brunswick and Harpswell, Sagadahoc and Lincoln Counties.
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Italian government sells off five luxury yacht marinas
by Sophia Heath
The iconic Marina Grande on Capri is one of five luxury yacht marinas being offered for sale by the Italian government as the country struggles to recover from the recession.
The other lots being offered for sale are Marina di Portisco in Sardinia, Porto delle Grazie in Roccella Jonica, Marina d'Arechi in Salerno and an of area of Porto Lido in Trieste.
The marinas are estimated to compromise of more than 2,500 berths and be worth approximately £35 million. Different percentage shares of the marinas are being offered to the highest bidder though a subsidiary of the Ministry of Economy called Invitalia.
According to local press two government officials are arguing against the sales. The deadline for offers was meant to be mid-July but there have now been calls for government to suspend the sales altogether.
All of the marinas are iconic destinations for private superyachts and luxury yacht charters in Italy. Marina Grande on the Isle of Capri is one of the most sought-after marinas in the Mediterranean and celebrities are regularly spotted on superyachts in the marina. Actress Eva Longoria and retired American professional basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson have both visited the island on superyachts this summer.
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Marina di Portisco is considered to be a gateway for private cruises and luxury yacht charters in Sardinia and can accommodate yachts up to 100 metres. While Marina d'Arechi is one of the largest marinas in the Mediterranean and can also accommodate yachts up to 100 metres.
The marinas are not the only Italian assets being offered for investment opportunities. In June the government announced plans to sell leases to private investors for a selection of historic properties — including palaces, monasteries and lighthouses. Greece has also found itself in a similar predicament and there are a number of huge assets being offered for sale to help bailout the country.


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New Queensland Government throws support behind Smartcane BMP
Sugarcane growers across Queensland are elated today by news that the new government in Queensland has thrown their support behind the industry's best practices program for sugarcane growers, Smartcane BMP.
Talks with new environment Minister, Steven Miles, have confirmed that the Palaszczuk Government will continue the contract in place to roll out Smartcane BMP across the State, funding the program until 2017.
Growers had been sweating on the outcome, after a huge industry-wide effort had been put into developing a program that targets farm profitability as well as helping farmers meet their legal obligations.
Sixteen months after launch, already 20% of growers had signed onto Smartcane BMP and momentum is building.
CANEGROWERS Chairman, Paul Schembri says he is encouraged by the nature of conversation with the Hon Dr Steven Miles, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef.
"We came away enormously pleased with the continued commitment by Minister Miles that the government would continue its support of Smartcane BMP. I really came away with the impression that it is not the intention of the government to go back to the big stick regulatory approach.
"That said, the government clearly outlined that it is keen to see continued engagement in the Smartcane BMP and increased numbers of registration and accredited growers."
Mr Schembri says that Minister Miles confirmed the government was committed to the $100 million over five years, as announced in the lead-up to the election. This sum is flagged for investment towards water quality initiatives, scientific research and helping businesses transition to better environmental practices in the primary production and fishing industries. A high-level taskforce will determine the mix of tools and the best possible approach to the future management of the reef.
CANEGROWERS says that a key attribute of the Smartcane BMP program is that it is an industry self-managed system focussed on productivity, profitability and sustainability. The peak group says the speed at which the program was developed and the speed of uptake would not have been possible without the proactive partnership with the Queensland Government.
"Since the launch just 18 months ago, 845 farms accounting for more than 106,000 hectares under cane are registered and are working towards Smartcane BMP accreditation. In 16 months the Smartcane BMP has achieved buy-in by over 20% of the industry," says Mr Schembri.
CANEGROWERS has extended a hearty invitation to Minister Miles to visit with cane growers in the regions as soon as he gets a window to do so.


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Air France-KLM shares jumped the most in more than a year after a French newspaper reported that the troubled carrier is getting closer to appointing a new boss, and June traffic figures were better-than-expected.
The French government — the airline's biggest shareholder — is pushing Catherine Guillouard, who heads Paris metro operator RATP, as the future chief executive officer, French newspaper Le Figaro reported late Sunday, without saying where it got the information. President Emmanuel Macron's office is handling the matter directly and should make a decision next week, according to the newspaper.
On Monday, Air France-KLM reported passenger traffic rose 3.5 percent last month, with figures for the French arm doing better and growing faster than at KLM.
"While KLM continues to perform strongly, the performance of Air France is positively surprising in the context of the uncertainties the airline faced over the last months," Kepler Cheuvreux analyst Ruxandra Haradau-Doser said by email. The strong figures indicate "a better unit revenue performance in the second quarter than the company previously indicated."
The shares rose as much as 8.4 percent, the biggest increase since February 2017. A spokeswoman for Air France-KLM declined to comment on the CEO recruitment process as did a spokesman for the French economy minister. A spokesman for RATP said Guillouard is fully focused on her job at RATP.
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Air France-KLM has been struggling to find a new CEO since Jean-Marc Janaillac resigned in May after a protracted conflict with unions demanding a pay rise. Last month, the company had come close to appointing water utility executive Philippe Capron, who withdrew his candidacy following opposition from shareholders. The government has made expertise in the aviation sector the most important criteria for the new leader.
Guillouard, 53, may fit the profile. She spent a decade though 2007 at Air France — which merged with KLM in 2004 — rising through the ranks to become CFO and deputy head of human resources. She has been at her current job at the helm of the RATP for less than a year, succeeding now transport minister Elisabeth Borne. She sits on the board of European planemaker Airbus SE, and was a director at Paris airport operator ADP.
Macron's chief of staff, Alexis Kohler, met with Guillouard last week. His office didn't reply to requests for comment. Le Figaro reported that she initially declined to apply for the Air France-KLM job.
The shares were trading 8.1 percent higher at 7.46 euros as of 11:09 a.m. in Paris, paring losses since the start of the year to 45 percent.
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Banks seem to have a bad reputation don't they? They charge you for every type of service imaginable. Labeled as profit mongers who invent outrageous fees and give mediocre customer service, banks have not made a good impression on consumers. As a result, many of us end up looking for alternatives.
One option: a credit union.
What is a credit union?
Credit unions are not-for-profit cooperative financial institutions that are owned and controlled by their members. A credit union is democratically governed, each member has one vote, members elect the board of directors and the union is volunteer-based. Unlike a bank where customers are just that, customers – in a credit union, members are also owners.
The average cost to purchase a credit union share is $5 – $10 and typically just a few shares are required for you to open an account. (Those shares are then deposited in your savings account. If a credit union requires you to purchase at least five shares at $5 each to become a member, that means you need to make an initial $25 deposit that will then remain in your account as long as you are a member.)
The profits credit unions make are passed onto members in the form of dividends or lower fees. That is why credit unions typically offer higher rates on savings, lower fees and lower rates on loans than banks. They also offer online banking, ATM's with no surcharge and overdraft protection, but credit unions offer financial education and counseling without giving potential customers a hard sell on their products.They focus more on service and less on profitability.
A little bit of history
According to the National Credit Union Administration, credit unions first appeared in Germany in the mid 1800's in the form of financial cooperatives. German farmers, devastated by the crop failure and famine of 1846, decided to organize a cooperatively-owned mill and bakery that sold bread to its members at a discount.This idea developed into addressing the credit needs of farmers. In 1850, the first cooperative credit society, known as the "people's bank" was initiated.
In the 1920's credit unions became popular, especially with the working class. Commercial banks and savings institutions were not providing consumer credit, creating a growing interest in the affordable credit unions. Credit unions provided a much-needed source for inexpensive credit. Fast forward to today, credit unions have become increasingly popular throughout the United States. According to NCUA, currently there are about 7, 950 active federally insured credit unions with almost 90 million members and $679 billion in deposits.
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Several credit unions are not exclusive at all. Consumers Credit Union (CCU) is open to everyone; it is one of the largest credit unions in Illinois. CCU offers checking accounts, debit and credit cards, vehicle loans, consumer loans, savings, money market accounts, certificates of deposit and mortgage products plus regular, jumbo and IRA plus vehicle loans.
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Review: A Little Too Far by Lisa Desroches
Have you ever gone just a little too far?
Lexie Banks has.
Yep. She just had mind-blowing sex with her stepbrother. In her defense, she was on the rebound, and it's more of a my-dad-happened-to-marry-a-woman-with-a-super-hot-son situation. But still, he's been her best friend and confidant for the better part of the last few years … and is so off limits. It's a good thing she's leaving in two days for a year abroad in Rome.
But even thousands of miles away, Lexie can't seem to escape trouble. Raised Catholic, she goes to confession in hopes of alleviating some of her guilt … and maybe not burning in hell. Instead, she stumbles out of the confessional and right into Alessandro Moretti, a young and very easy-on-the-eyes deacon … only eight months away from becoming a priest. Lexie and Alessandro grow closer, and when Alessandro's signals start changing despite his vow of celibacy, she doesn't know what to think. She's torn between falling in love with the man she shouldn't want and the man she can't have. And she isn't sure how she can live with herself either way.
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I recently tested the LOGITECH K750 for MAC solar powered keyboard.
There are models for MAC or PC. The only difference with these two models is the addition of special keys for full compatibility with the specific platform used. Either model will work with either platform, but the special key functions will not be available if mismatched. You must add the word MAC to the model number to obtain the MAC version that operates on OS X 10.5 or later. The PC version supports Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10.
(TIP: When ordering make sure to check the spec sheet so you are certain that the model you're purchasing matches your operating system/platform. As I discussed in this article a mismatched model will work, but some functions will be missing.
The LOGITECH K750 is powered by light. The light source can be the Sun or even a desk lamp. Generally, normal room light is all that's necessary to keep the keyboard charged. A fully charged keyboard will stay charged for at least 3 months in total darkness.
Selectable on-screen power Gauge.
A built-in on/off switch helps in extending the units stored charge.
(TIP: I have my keyboard mounted on a pullout tray. This type of installation decreases the amount of light needed to energize the unit effectively. So, I've added a Westek LSL20HBCC 20" LED strip light with a Woods 10203W foot switch for easy on/off switching. This light strip not only provides the necessary light for charging, but also illuminates the keyboard at night keeping room light at a minimum. That aids in viewing the monitor.)
The keyboard is only 1/3rd inch thick. It connects to your computer via a 2.4 GHz signal that's received by a common tiny unifying receiver module that plugs into a spare USB port on your computer.
It's small enough that you can keep it plugged in to your laptop when traveling.
I'm very impressed with all the features and benefits of this keyboard. It has the feel of an original keyboard supplied with your computer without the drawbacks while adding mobility and is always charged. It's available in Black or white versions.
GADGETEER's RATING: ★★★★★
MSRP: MAC or PC models $59.99 ~ Westek LSLHBCC 20" LED Strip light $27.99 and Woods 10203W Lighted foot switch $8.95. All Available at Amazon.
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4 Tips For Fighting The Tooth Sensitivity Battle
Having sensitive teeth or gums is a common problem, whether it is a temporary problem in the weeks following a dental procedure or you have long-term problems with cold or sweet foods. A good oral care routine and lifestyle modifications that specifically target reducing sensitivity can have long-lasting effects on your comfort and dental health.
Invest In The Right Toothpaste
Your average toothpaste is not enough to help with sensitivity and some types can make the problem worse. If your current toothpaste has baking soda or is specifically formulated as a whitening toothpaste, not only are you increasing sensitivity, but this may be the underlying cause of new sensitivity problems. Although baking soda and peroxide can be excellent ways to have a whiter smile without the high price, not everyone can tolerate their use, especially daily.
There are many types of toothpastes for sensitive teeth and they work differently. Following the directions closely will give you the best results. In most cases, the toothpaste may take several days or weeks before you notice any benefits. Additionally, you may need to avoid rinsing, eating or drinking for up to 30 minutes after using the toothpaste. You do not want to prevent the toothpaste from working effectively. Enhance the effects of your toothpaste by using a mouthwash for sensitive teeth that helps rebuild your enamel.
Try A Different Toothbrush
You should always use a soft-bristle toothbrush to avoid damage to your teeth and gums. If you find that even a soft toothbrush is uncomfortable, you may want to try a silicone toothbrush. There are multiple benefits to switching to a silicone toothbrush, even without tooth sensitivity. Silicone toothbrushes work well for cleaning your tongue and massaging your gums without causing discomfort. Unlike traditional nylon bristles, silicone is not absorbent, which keeps your toothbrush more sanitary by reducing the chances of bacteria or mold growth.
Use Spot Treatments
If you have a specific tooth or area in your mouth that is more sensitive, you may want to try various over-the-counter (OTC) spot treatments. OTC toothache relieving gels can be used before brushing or eating to reduce pain. The gels typically contain benzocaine, which is a topical anesthetic. You can use a clean cotton swab to place the gel in a specific area. Within a few minutes, you should notice a numbing sensation.
Some sensitivity treatments are available as strips that are applied to the affected area and help temporarily close weakened areas on your tooth. These weak areas are where food and beverages may seep in and make contact with the nerve, causing pain.
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You should consider limiting foods and beverages that are acidic because they contribute to the weakening of enamel. Obvious culprits are citrus fruits and juices, but tomatoes, soda and coffee also have high levels of acid. Be cautious about when you choose to brush after eating or drinking. Although you should brush after meals, you should wait longer to brush after consuming anything acidic. Your enamel is more vulnerable after being in contact with acid. Try waiting at least an hour after consuming your acidic foods and beverages before brushing your teeth.
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By Richard Joyrich
As part of the coming hoopla surrounding the purported 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario has arranged for the North American premiere of a play version of the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love as part of the upcoming 2016 season.
As part of the coming hoopla surrounding the purported 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario has arranged for the North American premiere of a play version of the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love as part of the upcoming 2016 season.
The play, adapted by Lee Hall, from the 1998 screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, opened in July, 2014 in London's West End and closed last April. Declan Donneley, who directed the play in London, will be directing the play again for the Stratford Festival.
The 1998 film, of course, presents a completely fictional look at William Shakespeare and some of the people involved in the Elizabethan Theater. It got great critical acclaim and won several Academy Awards. I am unaware of any theater awards the 2014 play version has received.
Of course, the 1998 film was completely historically inaccurate, perhaps deliberately so. One memorable "gaffe" occurs during the opening moments of the film when Joseph Fiennes, as William Shakespeare, is practicing writing his name (none of his signatures contains the second "e" of "Shakespeare" by the way) and the camera pans up to show a souvenir mug from the gift shop at Stratford-Upon-Avon!
It is therefore interesting that there was no "hue and cry" from Shakespeare scholars about all the historic inaccuracy in the film, as there was when the movie Anonymous came out in 2011.
Of course, this is because that movie took as its premise that the plays of Shakespeare were written by Edward de Vere. The Stratfordian "establishment" couldn't have that! No way! Oh, but the film is historically inaccurate. Well, that's all right then.
But, Shakespeare in Love? Well, it shows the "correct" playwright, so we can ignore the historical inaccuracy, say the "scholars".
As has been reported widely, including in the Oberon blog, Roland Emmerich was not trying to do a documentary when he directed Anonymous. He was doing what Shakespeare himself did: historical drama. It was not intended to be completely historically accurate.
Yet, in my opinion (and laying aside for now the question of who actually wrote the plays) Anonymous was more historically accurate in its portrayal of Elizabeth London and its theater than was Shakespeare in Love.
I think one of the most telling things is that, when Paul Edmonson and Stanley Wells decided to "put an end" to all this nonsense (as they saw it) of who wrote Shakespeare's plays in their 2011 book Shakespeare Beyond Doubt: Evidence, Argument, Controversy, they (or maybe their publishers) decided to put a picture of Joseph Fiennes as William Shakespeare from Shakespeare in Love on the cover of the book. Is Shakespeare REALLY "beyond doubt"? Time will tell.
All of this just shows how scholars (and people in general) want SO much to be able to find anything, ANYTHING AT ALL, in the biography of Shakespeare to match with what we find in the plays, that they are forced to "make it up". We just can't stand a total blank. We have to have a "flesh and blood author".
As readers of this blog will of course know, this problem of matching the author's biography with his works can be made simple by just realizing who the author really was, but that is not allowed in "traditional" circles.
So, we resort to "fictional biography". This is very easy, since there is ABSOLUTELY NO REAL LITERARY BIOGRAPHY AT ALL for the Stratford man, so that anything said can "very well be true". We don't have any evidence that it isn't true, so we have no problem is saying it.
So, by all means, come to Stratford, Ontario in 2016 and see Shakespeare in Love (the play) and get your "flesh and blood author". MAYBE!
This isn't the first time that the Stratford Festival has put on plays with the idea of "learning who Shakespeare was". In 2007 and (in revival in 2011) there was Shakespeare's Will, by Vern Thiessen, where Seana McKenna did a great acting job as Anne Hathaway, reminiscing about her life with her husband William Shakespeare (and wondering about that "second best bed" thing). Completely fictional throughout, of course, but satisfying.
(By the way, I wrote a letter to the Festival complaining about how they made no effort to say in the theater program that this play was fictional. How many theatergoers, I wonder, came away thinking that they now knew William Shakespeare better?)
In 2000, there was Elizabeth Rex, by Timothy Findley. Although this play is more about gender relations and identities, it does show a fictional meeting of Queen Elizabeth and William Shakespeare on the evening before the execution of the Earl of Essex after his rebellion as Elizabeth agonizes over whether to sign the final death warrant. Powerful stuff, to be sure, but a way to understand the "real" Shakespeare? Sadly, no.
Perhaps, someday, the Stratford Festival could put on a play that would allow the audience to get an accurate picture of who Shakespeare was.
Oh, wait, they have already been doing that for 63 years. It's called the Shakespeare Canon. It is in these plays that the "true" Shakespeare can be found.


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I am ridiculously happy to report that MiAmor scored tickets to see "Much Ado About Nothing" at the San Francisco International Film Festival! I've been hoping for this ever since Joss said that the film was going to film festivals first, "because it is fancy".
I've been, and continue to be, virtually without Internet acces, as I'm away helping my mom get her house habitable after she was finally able to evict her "tenant". Who hadn't paid rent in 3 years. And, to nobody's surprise, left a gawdawful mess. As if in answer to an understandable lack of faith in human behavior, her neighbors have been pitching in to a breathtaking extent. Just when you want to say "people are no damn good", they up and do the sweetest things. So, I'm in the middle of a modern-day barn raising, and it is good.
I'll be back next week. Have lots of fun without me!
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aka The Curse Of Frankenstein
Directed by Jess Franco
Cast - Howard Vernon, Denis Price, Anne Libert, Britt Nichols, Luis Barbou, Albert Dalbes, Daniel J. White, Beatrice Savon, Fred Harrison
Here's an extremely bizarre Spanish/French co-production. The story opens with Dr. Frankenstein having just succeeded in shooting enough electricity into his silver skinned monster, so it could now speak. It promptly complains about the pain in it's head. Minutes later, the Doctor and his assistant are murdered by this bloody thirsty bird woman (who's blind and has telepathy) and some other guy, and the steal the Frankenstein monster. The doctor's evil rival Calyostro (Vernon) wants to control the creature, and use it to capture women for him. Calyostro plans to construct the perfect female by using body parts from various women. Meanwhile Vera Frankenstein attends her father's funeral, only to later steal his body. She and her assistant hook up good ol' dad to the electrodes and shock some life into him, just long enough to get some answers. Knowing that Calyostro is responsible, she infiltrates his castle only to wind up his slave. While that is going on, the local physician Dr.Seward also takes an interest in the case, and winds hooking up good ol' Dr. Frankenstein to the electrodes to get some answers of his own. He finds out about where Vera went, heads for the castle as well.
This is a fine example of how Jess Franco could sometimes do quite well with a very small budget. At times this film has an atmosphere that almost other-wordly. One of the most interesting characters is Calyostro's bird woman assistant Melissa, who telepathically receives her orders and also feeds on the blood of humans. She's one of Calyostro's creations along with
a bunch of other silly looking fools in masks, who pop up from time to time. In the cheap thrills department, there are many. Besides a lot of full frontal nudity, there's a flagellation scene with the monster whipping the hell out of a chained up naked couple. There are a few gore scenes, but nothing over the top. Honestly it's too bad Jess Franco didn't make more bizarre
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Female bikers banned from selling cupcakes at shooting range
The Devil Dolls Motorcycle Club had planned to sell gourmet cupcakes to raise money for charity Sunday while celebrating their group's 15th anniversary.
But instead, they were at the Pacific Rod and Gun Club picketing.
The female bikers had reserved space at the shooting range back in December, but a week before Sunday's event, they got a cancellation notice but little explanation as to why.
Apparently, they weren't the right kind of clientele to rent space at a rod and gun club, or at least one that sits on city land.
The bikers were told the city, which leases the Lake Merced site to the gun club, wouldn't allow motorcycle clubs to use the club.
The manager "was apologetic," said Theresa Foglio, president of the Devil Dolls. "He was pressured by the city and county. They just freaked him out."
Calls to the gun club were not returned Sunday.
So the women set aside the cupcakes and sat outside the gun club with signs and a few dozen fellow bikers, protesting what they called unfair treatment and stereotyping.
"Motorcycle clubs are not street gangs," Foglio said. "The bigger issue is profiling."
The Devil Dolls describe themselves as an "outlaw motorcycle club."
Yet the members are business owners, veterans, single moms and women from "all walks of life," Foglio said.
"We're a female motorcycle club devoted to sisterhood and the ride," she said.
And raising money for charity is part of what they do.
A spokesman for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission said no information on the cancellation was available Sunday.
The Devil Dolls feel they were given a bad rap.
"Everyone thinks we're ... the Sons of Anarchy," Foglio said.
With members coming from across the state and country, the Devil Dolls organizers had to scramble to find a new site. Another local motorcycle club volunteered its clubhouse to host the event - after the morning picketing party, which was monitored by police.
"I don't know what they thought we were going to do," Foglio said. "They want to discriminate against cupcakes?"
Jill Tucker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com


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92 West Miller St.,
Orlando, FL, 32806
Valet and Disabled ParkingValet parking is offered at the Children's Emergency Department & Trauma Center 24/7 days a week (located at 92 West Miller St.) The price for valet services is $5.00 for all visitors and patients. Guests with a valid disabled parking permit may park for free in the "B" parking garage next to Arnold Palmer Hospital.
Garage ParkingThe general parking garage is free and is located directly next to Arnold Palmer Hospital at 108 West Miller St. A walkway on the 1st floor will take you from the parking garage toward the hospital. If you are a patient or visitor at Winnie Palmer Hospital, please use the crosswalks located at Miller Street and Lucerne Terrace.
Satellite Locations — Pediatric Specialty Practices
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Hunter's Creek Office
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4137 Hunter Park Lane
Orlando, FL, 32837
Lake Mary Offices
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