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pygame is
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pygext - 0.9.5
Sami Hangaslammi (shang)
Pygame Extended (or pygext) is my "everything and a kitchen sink" collection of libraries for Pygame development. The main part of pygext, is the OpenGL accelerated 2D framework (pygext.gl) for rendering and controlling sprites. Pygext also contains additions to pygame.draw (e.g. rectangles with round corners) and an opengl accelerated 2D vector graphics library (experimental).
Pygext is currently 100% pure Python, so parts of it might still be a bit slow on less than high end PCs. However, I've tried to design the code to be as psyco-friendly as possible, so you will see quite a noticeable difference with psyco enabled. Remember to add import psyco; psyco.profile() at the beginning of your applications.
Main Features
* Use layers to control rendering order (unlimited layers per scene)
* Sprites you can rotate, scale and alpha blend
* Sprites can be attached to each other for synchronized movement
* Framerate independent animation and movement
* Control sprites via "Actions" instead of manually
updating coordinates every frame
* Fully featured particle effects
* Collision detection
* Scenes and states for structuring game logic
Requires: PyOpenGL, Numeric and Polygon (optional)
No major new features in this release, but several small bug fixes. Most work has been directed at pygext's C++ rewrite, "Opioid2D", which is entering a closed pre-alpha phase soon. If you are interested in taking part, see http://opioid-games.blogspot.com/2006/06/opioid2d-pre-alpha-program.html for more details.
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The Utah Science Center and the University of Utah are seeking entries for the 2006 Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair for fifth-12 grade students and also adults to serve as judges and in other volunteer positions. It will be held on March 30-31 at the Tower at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the University of Utah. You can register at www.utahsciencecenter.org/sciencefair.
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Orangeville animal license for 2006 are due by Feb. 28. Rabies clinics will be held at the old Orangeville fire station Feb. 11 from 9 a.m.-noon,
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Type: Sub-task
Status: Closed
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.2
Component/s: Themes
Testing Instructions:
Login as Admin and select Sky Hight theme Go to a course where a QUIZ has been completed and submitted for grading. Click on Review and you should see the last completed quiz questions/feedback/and number of correctly answered questions. In your browser window click on File/Print and choose Print as PDF/ or Print Preview, you should see a number of pages with contents of the whole of the Review page Go back to QUIZ page and in Navigation block select Quiz/Results/Grade Set report preference to "YES" in 'show/download marks for each question' Test to see that the grade table container scrolls horizontally enough to see the whole table contents. Feel free to test other types of report pages Make sure you test 2.1+, 2.2+ and master the changes differ because of conflicts.
- Login as Admin and select Sky Hight theme
- Go to a course where a QUIZ has been completed and submitted for grading.
- Click on Review and you should see the last completed quiz questions/feedback/and number of correctly answered questions.
- In your browser window click on File/Print and choose Print as PDF/ or Print Preview, you should see a number of pages with contents of the whole of the Review page
- Go back to QUIZ page and in Navigation block select Quiz/Results/Grade
- Set report preference to "YES" in 'show/download marks for each question'
- Test to see that the grade table container scrolls horizontally enough to see the whole table contents.
- Feel free to test other types of report pages
- Make sure you test 2.1+, 2.2+ and master the changes differ because of conflicts.
Affected Branches:MOODLE_22_STABLE
Fixed Branches:MOODLE_21_STABLE, MOODLE_22_STABLE
Pull from Repository:
Pull Master Branch:
Pull Master Diff URL:
After making changes to Sky High report layout, in
MDL-31189, the problem with truncated pages was fixed for some reports, but not others. Further investigation revealed the inadequacy of this theme's double right-handed blog-style layout, so more changes needed making to the report layout and css to fix this. Working more and more with layouts, and trying different styles, Dietmar and I, have come to the conclusion that the percentage layout works best, it uses less layers, and yet appears to have a more ridged structure.
Gliffy Diagrams
Issue Links
- has been marked as being related by
MDL-31954 Sky High theme truncates report when printing pdf
- Closed
- will be (partly) resolved by
MDL-31189 Sky High theme does not show validator or other perfomance info details in footer when enabled
- Closed
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I have these files ready, but need to wait to see if
MDL-31189 gets pulled this week, as I need this to be in place before I apply the changes in this tracker issue, which ultimately will make Sky High work much better, and pave the way for a different report layout for CORE themes overall.
Hopefully so at least!
I've been talking to Mary the last couple of days via email and she has asked me to log this information. Here goes:
Problem: Teachers need to be able to print quiz attempts to PDF -> currently they are truncated
Mary asked that I try the latest release of Sky High. I downloaded it, and installed on development Moodle. Quiz attempts were still being truncated when printed to PDF.
Mary sent me her latest working copy of Sky High. The problem remained, but I made some changes that 'fixed' it.
In config.php, I changed line 113 from "'file' => 'general.php'," to "'file' => 'report.php',", my reasoning being that the 'report.php' layout contained the fix. This actually fixed the quiz truncation, but brought to light another bug. reports should not be 'incourse', and this is what is happening.
Hi Aaron,
I don't understand why the QUIZ review is causing this problem at all. It just does not make sense. From what I can gather, it must be the way this particular page is set up, and for some reason not setting pagelayout-report in the body tag. If it did then the report page would be used by default. So that is probably why you got it to work they way you wanted it to work.
I'm aiming to start working on this and try and get it in got integration ASAP.
Hi Mary,
I've been having a look at this but it looks like it is a long way from complete sorry.
The following at the things I noted:
- report.php you've added $hassidepost as a check however that variable is not defined, and doesn't look like it needs to be checked.
- When viewing a course and the site frontpage there is a white page at the top before the page starts, and at the bottom as well where the footer starts. (comparison before and after shows it up clearly)
- Admin pages are really messed up. Blocks at bottom etc, I'll attach a screenshot of this.
Really the first point is very minor only leading to a notice under some circumstances, however the 2nd and 3rd points are larger problems. Admin pages appear to be totally busted with this patch.
Hi Sam,
I don't know why your version of Moodle is displaying the theme in that way as it looks perfectly good in Last weekly update? Please see my screenshot.
I don't have my screen resolution set wide, so I use zoom in/out to achieve the same page view, and what I did see is that the footer is missing background color, which I don't think you picked up on.
However, your screenshot looks very odd and as I say nothing like my version.
If this is what Moodle 2.3 dev has done to Sky High then there is something wrong with Moodle 2.3. Have you checked other themes? It's very strange!
Did you test the truncating page issue which is what this is all about fixing?
Hi Sam,
I just tested sky_high on latest 2.3dev (Build: 20120213) and can't reproduce your problem. Everything is at it's palce and works fine (regardless wether I use Mary's max-width patch or not).
As theme sky_high uses report.php from base (config.php) and there is no check for $hassidepost there might be something wrong with your version of sky_high or moodle. Mary is right: very strange .
Hi Dietmar,
In this final attempt for the truncated page problem, which this patch is addressing, I removed the link back to theme/base/layout/report.php in config.php and added the report we have been working on. I forgot to take out the reference to $hassidepost in the new report.php but that is, as Sam pointed out a minor detail.
I'm going to do a full test on this again now and see if I get anything different.
Thanks for your continued support in this project...
Mia culpa! Mia culpa! mia MAXIMA culpa!
I forgot to remove the reference to BASE theme in Admin layout in config.php
I had done this in my working copy but forgot to correct this in my GIT
MDL-31328_master branch.
I've just added in a new commit, plus taken out the reference to $hassidepost in report.php, so hopefully you will see a vast difference.
Hi guys,
I've just gave this a quick test again now and indeed admin pages are working as expected now thanks
I can still see the white bar at the top and bottom of the page, a quick play and it looks like the is being caused by margins being collapsed.
Margin collapsing is a fun one, I know a little about it but had never dug into depth about this type of issue until now.
Reading through the W3 spec for the box model I found what I believe to be the problem:
The top margin of an in-flow block element collapses with its first in-flow block-level child's top margin if the element has no top border, no top padding, and the child has no clearance.
In this case it appears #page is collapsing the margin with its first in flow child #report-wrapper (which has margin-top:20px).
Adding ''padding-top: 1px'' or a border to #page (or likely the body element as well) will fix this issue.
I am experiencing this problem in both Firefox (10.0.1) and Chrome (17.0.963.46) btw.
Keen to get your feedback on this one.
Here's the link to the spec http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/box.html#collapsing-margins (jumps straight to collapsing margins) if you're keen to have a read
You may well be right Sam, but I think it's more to do with the way the pages are styled. If you add the background for the page into html, body rather than in a set of separate pages as it is at present, the white bar goes.
Also one more fix for the body tag where fonts are set, this breaks YUI Font CSS as discussed in the Themes Forum http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=162731#p712890 started 22 Nov 2010 by Urs Hunkler which was a long while back which lead to Patrick creating
MDL-25512 to fix it in Canvas theme, which I fixed in April last year!
Here is what I propose...
html, body {
background:url([[pix:theme|body]]) top left repeat-x #dcecf9;
page,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,p,ul,ol,dl,input,textarea {
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
What do you think?
Hi Mary,
sounds good.
But I can't really help in this situation. Whatever I do: no white bars!!??
I forgot this was still here! I thought I had finished it and put it in for integration!!!
I've only submitted one branch so far, but should be easy enough to cherry pick if the weather stays fine.
The main moodle.git repository has just been updated with latest weekly modifications. You may wish to rebase your PULL branches to simplify history and avoid any possible merge conflicts. This would also make integrator's life easier next week.
TIA and ciao
Hi Mary,
This is going to be integrated this week I've reviewed and am happy with it.
However before it goes in I want to check, is this going to master only or is it going to the stable branches 2.2 and 2.1 as well?
Once I hear back from you I'll integrate this
Thanks Mary, I've merged it to master and backported to 2.1 and 2.2.
Please in the future produce branches for the versions you want it applied to. In this case there were conflicts that I had to resolve in order to backport.
I will update testing instructions shortly to explicitly test all branches.
Thanks Sam,
Sorry that you had those conflicts to deal with. I had ever good intention to submit the branches this afternoon but fell asleep instead, and so missed the opportunity today to do them.
Hi Mary,
While testing this, I noticed when 'Show / download marks for each question' is set to yes, the output display on print preview is still truncate. However it is fine if it is set to no.
Could you confirm whether this is still a bug or intentional?
*attaching screenshot on FF and Chrome.
Created follow up issue (
MDL-31954) for truncates report when printing pdf/print preview.
I'm passing this issue because it fixed the major issue for displaying the report properly on webpage.
Test passed.
Hi Rossiani,
That page was NOT in the test for printing. The page asked for was only the review page. The page you have in the image you uploaded is quiz/results/grade. The only thing to test here was the horizontal scroll.
But I will take a look at
MDL-31954 and see what the problem is there.
I must admit this theme is fast becoming nightmare to get right.
I feel like kicking it 'sky high' some days! LOL
Your changes are now upstream and will be included in the next minor released scheduled for March 13th (next Monday!).
icao_reverse('arreis olik rebemevon afla letoh ognat');
Closing, ciao


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Underlying profit increase 7.6%
Virgin Blue Holdings Limited today announced its half year results for the period to 31 December 2007. Revenue for the six months increased 8.1% from $1.12 billion to $1.21 billion with revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) increasing 5.2% to 10.10 cents.
After adjustment for one-off development costs, underlying EBIT for the six months was $207.3 million compared to $188.4 million, an increase of 10%. Reported EBIT was $176.1 million compared to $186.6 million for the previous corresponding period.
Underlying net profit after tax increased 7.6% to $135.1 million prior to one-off expenditure after tax of $21.8 million associated with business expansion initiatives. Net profit after new initiatives and tax was $113.3 million.
"The result was achieved against a backdrop of record fuel costs, aggressive competition and a period in which we continued to invest in major initiatives to add long term future value," Virgin Blue Chief Executive Brett Godfrey said.
During the period Virgin Blue continued its New World Carrier investment programme including Premium Economy seating, new EMBRAER fleet, expansion in the New Zealand domestic market and the implementation of V Australia.
The summary financial results for the first half of the year are as follows:
Financial Highlights
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2007
|6 months to 31 Dec 2006
|$1,211.9 million
|$1,121.3 million
|+ 8.1%
|$296.3 million
|$297.9 million
|- 0.5%
|$176.1 million
|$186.6 million
|- 5.6%
|Net Profit After Tax – underlying business
|$135.1 million
|$125.6 million
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|New Initiatives After Tax (i)
|$21.8 million
|$1.3 million
|Net Profit After Tax and New Initiatives
|$113.3 million
|$124.3 million
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|RASK(ii) scheduled revenue
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|CASK(iii) – underlying
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(i) EMBRAER introduction, Pacific Blue NZ domestic launch, V Australia, and Other Product Development
(ii) RASK – Revenue per Available Seat Kilometre
(iii)CASK – Cost per Available Seat Kilometre
Production as measured by Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs) increased by 3.2% to 11.33 billion ASKs, compared to the 6 months ended 31 December 2006, whereas passengers carried grew 4.6% to 8.16 million.
Total revenue increased by 8.1% to $1.21 billion, with yield increasing by 3.9 % to 12.14 cents. Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) were 9.42 billion, up 4.4% from the prior half year. Revenue load factor improved to 83.2%, up 1.0 point for the same period in 2006.
Scheduled revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) which measures ticket price and passenger load movements (quality of the revenue stream) increased to 10.10 cents per ASK, an improvement of 5.2%.
During the period under review, the average price paid for jet fuel increased by 4.3% to over US$88 per barrel, increasing the total fuel bill for the period to $266.3 million. On a production adjusted basis, fuel cost $30 million more in this period than the corresponding six months excluding currency and hedging transactions. The underlying cost per available seat kilometre (CASK) increased by 5.6% driven primarily by fuel, airport charges, and payment to pilots of one-off, productivity based sign-on bonuses related to the move to a new four and a half year enterprise agreement.
Balance Sheet and cash flow
Capital expenditure for the period was $596 million, which included two 737-800s, three EMBRAER E-170s and deposits on future aircraft. Average days operating cash reserves remained constant at 136 as at 31 December 2007.
The Company has announced an Interim Dividend of 2 cents per share, fully franked and payable to all shareholders recorded on the register at 5.00pm (AEST) on 29 February, 2008.
The Board of Virgin Blue is presently conducting a detailed review of options to generally enhance shareholder value as it is of the view that the equity markets do not currently reflect the true underlying value of the business. Goldman Sachs JBWere is assisting Virgin Blue in this process.
At this stage, the airline's Board is currently assessing a number of expressions of interest designed to increase shareholder value. It is clear that the recent Open Skies decision which is very positive for V Australia has added a new dynamic to this review.
The Board expects to complete its assessment of these submissions during the next few weeks.
Product and market initiatives have repositioned Virgin Blue in the domestic market place and introduction of the new EMBRAER fleet has been positively received by Australian corporate travellers. The progressive addition of the new jet type will expand Virgin Blue's domestic network into new ports and previously uncontested routes and will allow redeployment of larger 737 capacity from marginal or loss-making routes to those markets requiring additional and profitable capacity.
The first three EMBRAER E-170 aircraft are now operating on new routes of Sydney-Port Macquarie, Sydney-Albury Wodonga and the previously uncontested Sydney-Canberra route, where the Federal Government has announced a minimum commitment of 25% of Government travel spend on airlines other than Qantas.
The Company's first EMBRAER E-190 aircraft will enter service in April 2008 and Virgin Blue has today announced it has exercised four rights to purchase of EMBRAER 190 E-Jets and converted another three purchase rights to options for the same model. The orders take the total EMBRAER fleet to 24 aircraft including six EMBRAER 170s and 18 EMBRAER 190s.
The proposed launch of V Australia international long haul services commencing on the Trans-Pacific route is progressing on target and on budget for December 2008. The recently concluded Australia-US open skies agreement has provided certain provision for V Australia to operate 10 Trans-Pacific services weekly. This fourth airline in the Virgin Blue Holdings Airline Group will announce product, pricing and launch routes next month. Virgin Blue will also continue to expand its international presence and network reach through a series of new interline and code share agreements. Thai Airways International was announced today as Virgin Blue's 12th interline partner.
The airline's new Premium Economy product goes on sale today and will launch on Virgin Blue's new Canberra-Sydney Capital Jet services commencing 15 March 2008. The first three rows of the airline's Boeing 737 and EMBRAER aircraft will be allocated to the two abreast Premium Economy seating.
The second half financial performance will likely be impacted by the following:
The estimated capacity outlook for the market over the next six to twelve months is expected to outstrip long term annual industry growth rates. Should this eventuate, management expects the yield environment to be challenging for the remainder of this financial year.
The continuing investment in new initiatives including further expansion in the New Zealand domestic market is likely to incur a further $20 million in one off development costs in this financial year.
High fuel costs continue to impact both the airline and the overall industry.


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Weezy's Route 66 Bar and Grill
The restaurant is known for charbroiled burgers, homemade pies and hearty breakfasts, particularly biscuits and gravy made with fresh sausage from locally produced hogs. The decor follows a diner theme with a black-and-white checkered floor and red vinyl seat cushions on chrome booths, tables and chairs. Walls are lined with vintage signs, photos of old vehicles and other Route 66 memorabilia and even has an outdoor patio.
Hidden Lake Winery & Banquet Center
Welcome! Hidden Lake Winery and Banquet Center, located in rural Aviston, IL, is situated in "Silent Forest," a wooded parcel of land abounding in local lore. Our winemaking began in 2004 and is influenced by the German heritage of the farming families who settled this part of Illinois. At Hidden Lake Winery, our goal is to offer a variety of wines that will satisfy many different palates. Our wines are produced with locally-grown fruit and bottled here in our cellar. Guests can enjoy a glass of wine (or other beverage if desired) in a tranquil setting with old friends, or perhaps with new ones.
They are a seventh-generation family-owned Jersey dairy farm in Greenville. They handcraft only the highest-quality artisan and farmstead cheeses. They are excited to bring our family's passion and tradition to your table! Bring your family to see all aspects of the farm from raising calves through milk, ice cream, butter and cheese production.
The Ariston Cafe was founded by Pete Adam, a Greek immigrant, in Carlinville, Illinois in 1924. The original cafe was located on Route 4, the predecessor of Historic Route 66. In 1929, the Cafe was relocated to Litchfield, Illinois and moved into its present location on Route 66 in 1935. Since 1966, Pete's son Nick and wife, Deme, continue to offer the traditional service expected of a family-owned and operated restaurant. The cafe is believed to be one of the oldest restaurants on Route 66 and has been inducted into the Route 66 Hall of Fame and is placed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Bretz Wildlife Lodge & Winery offers a relaxing dining atmosphere. They serve lunch and dinner, with breakfast on Sundays. With a twist on the normal steak and eggs, the Lodge serves prime rib or smoked brisket and eggs along with pancakes, biscuits and gravy, and omelet's. Lunch offerings include salads, smoked sandwiches, hamburgers as well as many appetizers. Dinner includes, but not limited to rib eye steaks, surf-n-turf, succulent pulled pork, seafood, and awesome baby back ribs. The Lodge offers inside and outside dining options. A variety of dinner specials are available throughout the week. A breakfast and brunch buffet is available on Sundays. Each visit to Bretz Wildlife Lodge and Winery is a new experience for you to enjoy.
Taste your way along this trail made up of unique wineries located in small towns throughout Southwest Illinois. Must-stops include Piasa Winery in Grafton, featuring live music on its riverside deck.
We raised cattle for 40 years. What would go with steak? A burgeoning industry was right under our noses and we began winemaking, the first and thus oldest winery in Montgomery County. Visits to wineries in Illinois in 2000, helped education, vineyard managers and winemakers giving valuable time and information. We refreshed old memories of chemistry, and planted grapes. Our children, friends and neighbors joined us in picking by hand, and are still with us since 2003. February 2, 2008, we opened. The winery was packed with those feisty individuals who came by the previous summers to see the building going up, only to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into the winery to taste the wines and give us an opinion. We listened. Now visitors walk the vineyards to compare the grapes with the wine in their glass. Wine tastings are offered without charge. We are open year-round Friday through Sunday. Both indoor and outdoor seating is available for over 200. Today, we produce 5000 gallons of wine from grapes, and we encourage wine education from both sides of the tasting room table. Come join us!
Rent a 4-wheel Surrey bicycle and take a bottle of wine down to the lake. They make six varieties of wine on site. You'll love the picturesque setting: the wine garden; deer running across the field; wild turkeys making their way into the woods and lots of rabbits. Make it a real fun weekend by renting one of the log cabins or a real getaway by camping at the campgrounds.
9th Street Cafe offers delicious home cooking with large portions your family will love. While you wait for your fantastic food - which won't be long - you can read all about the history of Highland, Illinois.
Jubelt's Bakery in Litchfield offers routine breakfasts and lunches, but this family has been in the bakery business since their German immigrant ancestors arrived a century ago. Stop by for a slice of pie or the whole pie, either way you're sure to leave with a smile on your face.
Timmermann House Bed & Breakfast
Timmermann House is a three room bed and breakfast. Rooms include private baths, with turkish towels, plush robes, Comfy company sheets and light weight comforters, large closets, flat screen TV/DVD player and a full homemade gourmet breakfast is served daily. Timmermann House also has its own "Farmers Market" Starting in April with asparagus going to strawberries and early to midsummer all types of vegetables and fruits, ending in the fall with pumpkins.
Trenton House offers delicious steak and so much more, all set in a casual, elegant atmosphere.
Piano bar and entertainment lounge. Dinner and cocktails, wine dinners, tastings and live music.
Try one of Wally's famous burgers or one of the many other great choices on the menu.
The Knotty Pine Inn has a large variety of dishes such as pizza, sandwiches, and much more. Also, a fully-stocked bar. In addition, there is a cozy motel.
Treat your family to fresh seafood, burgers, and other tasty food. A family restaurant that sits across from Carlyle Lake, offering a wide array of food for every palate.
Family-style restaurant with seating for 114.
The China Pearl offers delicious Chinese cuisine by the order or with their outstanding buffet.
The Pizza Market offers delicious pizza and more.
Chinese-American dine-in and and buffet specials. Visit our website!
Bentley's Country Kitchen has delicious food served in a cozy, casual dinning atmosphere by a helpful, friendly staff.
El Arado Mexican Restaurant has a wonderful variety of delicious Mexican food for the whole family.
American Cusisne
Lu-Bob's has all your American favorites such as chicken, steak, potatoes, and much more, served with a smile.
Mario's offers delicious pizza and other favorites, served by Mario's friendly staff.
How do you begin a great night out? It's hard to go wrong with a steak. Especially a really good one. But maybe that's more than you're ready for. Perhaps something lighter. A chicken breast? Fish? A salad? How about a killer burger? We can't predict what you'll be hungry for, but Red Deuce has the bases covered.
Adam's Brother's Coffee House offers a variety of tasty American classics.
Dairy King offers a great selection of good food from hush puppies to gyro's, Dairy King has something for everyone.
The Sweetest Things has so many decadent hand made chocolates as well as fresh bakery sweets to indulge in. There is a quaint dining area and a cozy lounge area where you can enjoy a specialty coffee drink or a delicious fruit smoothie. They serve delicious deli style lunches throughout the week, with a menu that always changes. But one item always remains, the loaded baked potato soup. A delicious secret recipe handed down to the owner through the generations that is prepared fresh daily as a side option for the "white bag special" lunch combo.
Chang's offers delicious Chinese food in a family friendly atmosphere with affordable prices and excellent service.
China Gate is a large buffet filled with delicious Chinese dishes.
Cunnetto's is a full service restaurant that offers diverse menu of American cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There is also a sports bar serving drinks nightly.
El Rancho Nubo has a large variety of delicious authentic Mexican dishes.
Asian buffet-style food.
"Life is good at Kahuna's!" Come on by for a burger, shake, fries, and of course, your favorite flavored Ski! HOME OF THE COMET-KAZIE.
Enjoy delicious food, wine and atmosphere at Flavor's Cafe & Wine Bar.
The Chuckwagon offers a wide variety of fabulous dishes and desserts for the whole family.
Family Cafe offers delicious cafe style cuisine in a casual, family friendly environment.
Powhatan Restaurant has delicious diner dishes such as burgers and sandwiches. Located next to the Powhatan Hotel. Beer and wine available.
Blue Springs is home to the "foot-high" pies, which are a sight to see, also delicious home cooking and friendly service.
Dairy King offers everything from slushes, shakes and concretes to breakfast items, hamburgers, sandwiches, wraps and more.
From Burgers to Salads, to Pizza to Steak, they have it all at Broadway Bar & Grill.
House of Plenty has a quaint, old-fashioned atmosphere, with delicious homecooking. Be sure to try one of their excellent homemade pies.
PJ's Diner offers a wide variety of great dishes such as ribs, steak, salad, baked potatoes, homemade rolls, pie, and much more, served with a smile.
Great Coffees...Healthy Smoothies...Delicious Sandwiches, Soups, Salads & Desserts.
Diamond Mineral Springs is a down home country restaurant. Choose from the buffet or order from the large menu full of your country favorites such as fried chicken, mashed potatoes, buscuits with apple butter, and much more.
Located on the Historic Square in uptown Carlyle. It features upscale casual dining for lunch and dinner with a full-service menu, weekend breakfast and a large inventory of liquor and wine. Menu items include: Steak, Chicken, Seafood, Pork, Pastas, Salads, Soups, Pizza, Appetizers and Desserts. The LuBar & Bistro is family operated.
Satisfy your South of the Border cravings at Don Ole Mexican Restaurant.
Popeye's has great steaks, chops, olive oil salads, and much more, all in a dinning room with a rustic feel, and excellent service.
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Little Augie's offers fabulous pizza and salad in large portions, served by a friendly staff.
Crossroads Restaurant & Lounge
Crossroads offers delicious food, excellent service, and a fully stocked bar, all in relaxed, casual atmosphere.
At the Dew Drop Inn come in and enjoy good food and drinks.
CITY:St. Jacob
The family has enjoyed smoking meats for almost 50 years, dating back to Grandpa Cliff's Big Chief Smoker, back by the garage on the east end of Carlyle. In the tradition of the old days, they take the highest quality meats and slow smoke them with a blend of hickory, cherry, and apple woods. This process produces a reddish pink tint in the meat found only in authentic BBQ.
Nuby's offers a great meal with excellent service and a large selection of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, seafood, chicken and of course, steak! Relax with friends and family. Beer, wine, kids' menu.
Funderburk's offers delicious deli favorites.
Farmers Restaurant has been a 3rd generation family owned business since 2003. They specialize in 'Famous Pressurized Fried Chicken', 'Grandma's Homemade Cheesecake', 'Carrot Cake', 'Grandma's Bread Pudding' and many delicious pies and other desserts! Their carry-out menu features a choice of family meals at exceptional prices and their dine-in provides variety in our menu such as steaks, seafood, pastas or chicken dinners, and much more! All dine-in customers begin their meals with Farmer's freshly baked yeast rolls and sweet corn muffins. Farmers also serve varieties of salads, soups, chili, and sandwiches, and, of course, many desserts to choose from.
Michael's Swiss Inn has a restaurant next door called Michael's, offering delicious food served in a wonderful atmosphere.
Gallatin Street Grille has a diverse selection, seafood, ribs, steak, and more, all served by Gallatin's friendly staff.
Buzzie's Again has a wonderful 50s-60s atmosphere, with great food and service, and is fun for the whole family.
Valbo's has great food served by a friendly staff. Traditional American food.
E.L. Flanagan's is where food, friends and fun come together. They have wings, appetizers, salads, sandwiches & wraps, pizza & pasta, soups & chili, steaks & chops, chicken & seafod and burgers and baskets.
2Martha's is a restaurant, an art gallery, a boutique and catered meeting venue for small events, meetings, receptions or family gatherings. Featuring homemade food, art, gifts and atmosphere. Their goal is to provide an elegant, yet home-like, venue for people to gather.
Excel Bottling Company produces flavored soda using cane sugar, returnable bottles, and vintage bottling equipment. The county's favorite soft drink, Ski, was added in 1961 and accounts for the majority of soda produced. We are one of a few remaining "mom & pop" bottlers left in the nation. As a huge fan of craft beer, we established Excel Brewing Company in 2012. The company has brought hoppy, West Coast style beers to the Midwest, as well traditional German style lagers that celebrate the heritage of the Southern Illinois.
Maverick Steaks & Spirits is a restaurant and bar Litchfield, IL. Come by and see why we've been a local favorite for more than 20 years
Come on down & enjoy my casual, home-style cafe. The local spot where friends & neighbors come together for great food, friendly service and a cheery atmosphere!
Pete Adam started the Ariston Café in nearby Carlinville in 1924. When the Mother Road was rerouted in 1929, Pete leased a new building in Litchfield. The Ariston's great reputation for service, excellent food, and unbelievable desserts led Pete to relocate across the street in 1935 to his own building that still stands today. The family still offers the same wonderful food and great service that it has for 90 years. It is said to be the oldest café on Route 66. The Ariston was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 and is in the Route 66 Hall of Fame.
Pizza Man has been a favorite since 1972. Serving quality Pizza - Subs - Pastas - Calzones-Wings and more! Putting God first, family second, community next
Gianni's Ristorante & Italian Pizza
Come visit Litchfield and taste some authentic Italian food! You can dine in, have it delivered, or pick it up. Located just a mile from I-55.
Jubelt's is a third generation family business that began as a bakery in Mt. Olive, IL in 1922. Jubelt's has been in Litchfield since 1952 and on Route 66 since 1982. In the last 90 years, the bakery has adapted to meet the changing lifestyles and the demands of customers, much like The Mother Road. A full service bakery, Jubelt's features homemade soups, salads, hand-formed burgers, specialty sandwiches, dinners, and fresh bakery items such as donughts, Danish, cinnamon rolls, pies, pastries, cookies, cakes, bread, and much more. Stop by and bring a healthy appetite.
We are committed to providing you with consistently exceptional dining experience each time you visit. We specialize in hibachi grill and fresh sushi prep. Fun for the whole family!
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Wealthy would-be buyers of fine luxury cars are wooed a dinners and with tickets to special events
BEVERLY HILLS — Most people hear about a new car through a television or newspaper ad, then maybe muster the courage to troop into a dealership to marvel at a model as it were a gleaming sheet-metal sculpture on the showroom floor.
Then there is Land Rover, which snagged a French-inspired chateau on a socialite's $125-million estate a few blocks from Rodeo Drive to preview the new Range Rover to 22 guests. After ogling the vehicle from a chilly patio, they chomped through plates of filet mignon and Chilean sea bass catered by one of southern California's top restaurants.
Between the army of chefs, waiters, valet parking attendants, security guys running around in suits with wires connected to their earpieces and the lady rolling cigars during cocktail hour, it's an expensive way to sell cars.
But increasingly for luxury automakers, such events are viewed as necessity. In stark contrast to the largely fleeting encounters between sales person and customer when middle America goes to buy a car, luxury makers are getting personal with customers. Intensely personal.
They host invitation-only dinners, golf outings, art shows or other upscale events in tony locales. Sales associates deliver cars for test drives directly to prospective buyer's homes. They write personal notes in order to maintain contact with those who easily can dash off checks for cars costing upwards of $80,000 or more.
The goal is to get customers to buy into a wealthy lifestyle, to become a member of an exclusive club, not just buy a car — in hopes they will keep coming back.
"The biggest part is understanding these customers," says Kim McCullough,brand vice president for Land Rover in the U.S. "This isn't about a TV ad or some Twitter (message) to these people. It's about good, old-fashioned on-the-ground speaking to them."
The practice underscores how intense competition is becoming among luxury automakers clamoring to cash in the wealthy, the one-percenters who have managed to become even richer in recent years. While lower and mid-level luxury car sales were flat or down in October, the upper luxury segment saw strong sales growth — 27.1%, Autodata reports. The trend has held up all year.
Land Rover's soiree was only the latest in a string of similar dinners around the country, following others in New York -- the Hamptons, of course — New Jersey, Dallas, Miami and Chicago. McCullough won't discuss cost, allowing that the Beverly Hills event was more expensive than the others, but insisting that it is all money well spent. The dinners are limited to customers considered "superloyalists," those who have bought at least five Range Rover SUVs over the years, vehicles that cost more than $100,000.
"It's definitely nice to get some access to their network and expose the product to them, but the main thing was to able to thank them," McCullough says.
It isn't alone. Lexus finished with a round of catered dinners at customers' homes around the country earlier this year. Mercedes-Benz hosts customers at The Masters golf tournament, at the James Beard Foundation gourmet dining experience and lets them into its "Star Lounge" at the Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek runway events in New York.
Audi has gone straight after show-business executives and celebrities. It hosted rooftop dinners at a producer's house in the bohemian Los Angeles enclave of Venice over the summer. To show off its new line of clean diesel-powered vehicles, Audi hosted a year long "influencer" program to lure professionals to Hollywood events — making sure to have a chauffeur pick whisk them there in one of their Q7 SUV or A3 sedans.
These luxury makers, and others, have begun aping the longstanding glad-handing practices of the super-premium brands, where annual sales in the U.S. are often measured one at a time. Not only is every customer treated like royalty, they sometimes actually are.
Rolls-Royce treated its 60 guests at the swanky Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance car show at the revered seaside golf course in Carmel, Calif., last August to demonstration and dinner prepared by Thomas Keller and his staff, whose French Laundry restaurant in California's wine country has often been ranked as one of the nation's top restaurants.
Rolls-Royce customers "are the most discerning set of people you would ever want to meet," says David Archibald, president of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in the U.S. "They expect a luxury experience...They are fun people to spend time with. Lifestyle is very important."
That experience doesn't end with the parties. Archibald says he mails a thank-you note to every Rolls-Royce buyer, making sure to scribble a few extra personal lines if he had met them.
It's not just about the car. "What you're looking ot do is create access to dreams for people," says Kim Airey, director of operations for Bentley Motors in the U.S. When they come to events, "it may be the car is not the first priority for them."
That's why when it comes to these kinds of events, the sell is decidedly low key. "If you promote yourself, it's rapidly seen as fake," Airey says. "The hard sales pitch is something we don't want to go down."
Indeed at Land Rover's event at the Beverly Hills estate, the new $135,000 Range Rover barely made an appearance. It was parked on a darkened driveway as guests sipped cocktails on the patio and munched on tuna-tartare canapes before going inside to a dining room where the restaurant Chonois on Main has prepared dinner. Eric Johnston, a Land Rover regional vice president, gave brief remarks inviting guests to take a gander at the next Range Rover, which will make its official American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in two weeks, but that was it for cars.
David Schneiderman, a BMW owner who came to the dinner with his partner Bob, was one of the few who tiptoed down for a closer look. "It feels great," he enthused, focusing on a 1,700-watt, 29-speaker sound system. "It's pretty luxurious."
They came as guests of Suzanne Saperstein, a bon vivant who personally oversaw design of the chateau and surrounding five-acres now on the market for $125 million. A competitive ballroom dancer and former horsewoman, Superstein says she is not only is thrilled with a series of Range Rovers that she has owned over nine years, but credits one with saving the life of her daughter-in-law in a recent crash.
Like others given a chance to throw a Land Rover party, she was largely in charge of the guest list and could choose an extra activity for cocktail hour. If it hadn't been the cigar roller, it could have been bourbon tasting, wine pairings or the golf-swing analyzer.
Johnston, seated next to her at dinner, listened intently as Saperstein dished on her sour experiences with a Maybach, the super-premium failed Rolls-Royce rival sedan that is being discontinued. She says her repeated problems with the car went unheeded even when she brought them to direct attention of a top Maybach executive. By contrast, she praised her Range Rovers,which she buys new ever couple years, as having been dependable.
That kind of off-the-cuff feedback is critical, one of the most important reason for holding dinners with owners. Lexus spokeswoman Nancy Hubbell says seven dinners that Lexus held around the country were a chance for the division's U.S. chief, Mark Templin, to hear from luxury car owners about what they like or don't.
"So often, the information that Mark Templin gets is in reams of paper," Hubbell says. At the dinners, "he learned things that we don't ask questions for." Example: A woman at one dinner said that while her husband is a diehard Lexus fan, she solicited advice on her next car from their teenage son — the family "arbiter of cool." She ended up buying a BMW.
The Lexus crew was floored. "It was incomprehensible a kid would get imput on an $80,000 car," Hubbell says. "It was an eye opener." Now, Lexus is trying to look to youths, not only it core buyers, to make sure they perceive the cars as the perfect rides for teen idols like Justin Bieber or Katy Perry.
Land Rover hasn't gotten that scientific. They indicate their more out to simply thank their owners and hope they keep driving Range Rovers.
"They can pretty much purchase anything they want," says McCullough. "They have been, thick and thin, loyal to this brand."


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I always enjoyed A Christmas Carol.
Through the course of the night Scrooge is taken once to see what he was, once to look upon what he is, and one more time to peek in on what he will become.
Now, to be fair, I've only seen Mickey's Christmas Carol with Jiminy Cricket and Scrooge McDuck; I assume the two are along the same premise.
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Dear Terry and Yuri: We have the same problem with a Delta kitchen faucet in a home we just purchased. There is no water saver device that I could find, and in addition, ours has a toggle switch that switches the flow from stream to spray. It is by far the lowest water pressure in all the house. Any help would be great.
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London Welsh head coach Lyn Jones keeps faith with the side that ground out a hard earned bonus point at Franklin's Gardens.
London Welsh head coach Lyn Jones keeps faith with the side that ground out a hard earned bonus point at Franklin's Gardens, for the visit of London Irish to the Kassam Stadium on Saturday.
"The boys were extremely disappointed after last week's game to only come away from Franklin's Gardens with a losing bonus point, when we had the ability and the opportunity to get a win," said Lyn Jones.
"After their performance last weekend we're backing the same group of players to go out against London Irish and perform again.
"We've a huge amount of respect for London Irish and Brian Smith, and we know how tough a game it's going to be."
George Skivington returns to the London Irish side for tomorrow afternoon's Aviva Premiership match. Skivington will partner Bryn Evans in the second row with Matt Garvey moving to the back row. Jebb Sinclair is named as a replacement after returning from his loan with Western Province in South Africa.
"Lyn Jones has done a great job at London Welsh, they are a tough side to play and will be tough tomorrow. We have prepared well this week and will be ready to go come 1pm tomorrow afternoon," said London Irish Director of Rugby Brian Smith.
Form: The 'Battle of the Exiles' pits tenth against eleventh in the Aviva Premiership table with Welsh holding a slender four-point advantage. The two sides have met frequently in pre-season. The last meeting between the clubs ended in a 30-21 victory for London Irish at Sunbury in August 2011. Welsh have already claimed the scalps of Exeter Chiefs and Bath Rugby at the Kassam Stadium this season. Irish still have won just once on their travels in the Aviva Premiership since September 2011. This is the first Premiership clash between the two sides.
London Welsh: 15 Tom Arscott, 14 Dan Caprice, 13 Sonny Parker, 12 Hudson Tonga'uiha, 11 Nick Scott, 10 Gordon Ross, 9 Tyson Keats, 8 Adam Balding, 7 Ed Jackson, 6 Daniel Browne, 5 Kirill Kulemin, 4 Jonathan Mills (capt), 3 Paulica Ion, 2 Neil Briggs, 1 Franck Montanella.
Replacements: 16 Greg Bateman, 17 Tom Bristow, 18 James Tideswell, 19 Matt Corker, 20 Alfie To'oala, 21 Jamie Stephenson, 22 Alex Davies, 23 Seb Jewell.
London Irish: 15 Tom Homer, 14 Topsy Ojo, 13 Sailosi Tagicakibau, 12 Shane Geraghty, 11 Anthony Watson, 10 Ian Humphreys, 9 Darren Allinson, 8 Chris Hala'ufia, 7 Matt Garvey, 6 Declan Danaher (c), 5 Bryn Evans, 4 George Skivington, 3 Leo Halavatau, 2 Brian Blaney, 1 Max Lahiff.
Replacements 16 Gerard Ellis 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa, 18 Halani Aulika, 19 Kieran Low, 20 Jebb Sinclair, 21 Jamie Gibson, 22 Steven Shingler, 23 Jack Moates.
Date: Saturday, December 1
Kick-off: 13:00
Venue: Kassam Stadium
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Andrew Watson
Timekeeper: Brian Abrahams
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Message from UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 2011Nairobi, 17 June 2011 - Today, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) joins hands with the Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and dryland countries and communities across the globe.This year's theme for the World Day to Combat Desertification is "Forests Keep Drylands Working".A theme relevant to the 2011 UN International Year of Forests and a theme that speaks to the crucial and inseparable link between these two ecosystems in terms of lives and livelihoods and the urgent need to fight poverty. Today, some 18% of the global dryland system is occupied by forests and woodland. Half of the world's livestock lives off arid zone forests and many of the 2 billion people who live in the world's drylands depend on these forests for their food and energy needs. But the value of arid zone forests is often underestimated and as a result, the policy incentives required to sustainably conserve and manage these forests are underdeveloped.UNEP has identified forests and forestry as one of 10 key sectors that, with the right kind of public policies and strategic investments, will be central to a transition to a low carbon, resource efficient Green Economy.An economy just as important to someone living in the drylands of Africa, Asia or Mesoamerica as it is to someone bordering the deserts of Australia or living in parts of Arizona or the northern Mediterranean.The analysis indicates that investing an additional US$40 billion a year in the forestry sector could halve deforestation rates by 2030, increase rates of tree planting by around 140 per cent by 2050 and catalyze the creation of millions of new jobs.Meanwhile such an investment - amounting to around 0.034 per cent of global GDP - could also remove or 'sequester' an extra 28 per cent of carbon from the atmosphere.Extending forest cover can play an essential role in stabilizing soil and improving water supplies while also recycling nutrients vital for agricultural productivity - they represent, alongside other natural or nature-based assets, in some cases up to 90 per cent of the GDP of the poor.The World Day to Combat Desertification comes just under 12 months in advance of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (known as Rio+20) taking place in Brazil next June.Two decades after the Earth Summit of 1992, that established the desertification convention alongside those covering climate and biodiversity and the UN Forum on Forests, the world will reconvene.A Green Economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication is one of the two themes and a central opportunity to evolve the sustainable development agenda onto a decisive, more action-focused footing.Over the past few decades, many inspiring projects and initiatives have flourished in drylands as a result of the efforts of national and international organizations and institutions including the United Nations.For example, in China's Loess Plateau, which has been degraded by decades of deforestation and unsustainable farming, around US$520 million was invested by the International Development Association and others to regenerate the ecosystem and the many services it provided. 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The Lord will judge the earth and all men—Blessed is he whom the Lord teaches and chastens—The Lord will not forsake His people, but He will cut off the wicked.
1 O Lord God, to whom
2 Lift up thyself, thou
3 Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked
4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
5 They break in pieces thy people, O Lord, and afflict thine heritage.
6 They
7 Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not
10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
11 The Lord
12 Blessed is the man whom thou
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he
15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
22 But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.


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Mafikeng was besieged within three days of the start of the second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) by generals Snyman and Cronje. Colonel Robert Baden-Powell (founder of the Boy Scouts) had the task of defending the town. This he did for 217 days, from October 16, 1899, until May 17, 1900, when relief arrived from Rhodesia and from the south. In the process, Baden-Powell became a British household name and hero, and the exuberant scenes of jubilation in London that greeted news of the relief gave rise to a new word in the English language: maffick, which meant to celebrate unduly.
Strategically, Mafikeng was irrelevant to the war; Baden-Powell's real achievement was to distract the six thousand Afrikaners besieging the town from fighting elsewhere. He relied heavily on the Barolong people for defence, labour and reconnaissance, but failed to record this either in his dispatches to London or in his memoirs, despite the fact that four hundred Barolong lost their lives during the siege – twice as many as British. Some of the British casualties of the siege are marked by white iron crosses in the town's cemetery on Carrington Street, next to the railway sidings. Until the 1980s this was a whites-only cemetery, and today it still commemorates only the Europeans who died during the siege. The Barolong also received far fewer rations, and over one thousand subsequently died of starvation; they received none of the ¬£29,000 raised in Britain for the rehabilitation of Mafikeng. To add insult to injury, not one Barolong was decorated for bravery, in contrast to the plentiful medals dished out to the British regiments, and none of the promises Baden-Powell made about land grants to them was ever kept. An important legacy of the involvement of the black population was the diary of the siege kept by Sol Plaatje, one of the first black writers to make an impact on English literature, who was later to become a founder member of the South African Native Congress, forerunner to the ANC.
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USDA and Senator Brown Team Up to Fight Summer Hunger in Ohio
I never tire of meeting the organizations and individuals across our great country that help feed hungry children. In late January, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown teamed up with the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks to hold a summit on preventing child hunger in the summer.
The depths of winter might seem a strange time to discuss summer feeding programs, but good planning is essential to ensure that kids don't experience hunger in the summer. So January was the perfect time for such meeting!
I was fortunate enough to attend the summit which was held at Columbus's Mid-Ohio Foodbank since USDA offers the perfect recipe for eliminating hunger during those months when school's out—the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
The challenge, presented by both the senator and myself, is this: while more than 700,000 Ohio children are eligible to receive free or reduced priced meals at their school, less than 13 percent of all eligible children receive this assistance during the summer. These statistics reveal that there are many children who need nutritious food but don't have access to the SFSP in their area.
The State needs more organizations to sponsor sites and sponsors need additional resources from the community in order to fully realize the potential of the SFSP—which was the reason for the summit.
After hearing about the successes in the Buckeye State and the enthusiasm of summit attendees for expanding the use of USDA's summer program, I'm confident that more Ohio children will be fed this coming summer.
Thanks to all of those committed Buckeyes—from Senator Brown to the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks and summit host Mid-Ohio Foodbank—for their efforts to reduce hunger!
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Chapter 19
The Lord will smite and destroy Egypt—Finally He will heal her, and Egypt and Assyria will be blessed with Israel.
1 The
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to
4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of
5 And the waters shall
6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.
8 The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast
9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave
10 And
11 ¶Surely the princes of
12 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of
14 The Lord hath mingled a
15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which
16 In that day shall
17 And the land of
18 ¶In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called, The city of
19 In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord.
20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
21 And the Lord shall be known to
22 And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall
23 ¶In that day shall there be a
24 In that day shall
25 Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and


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this part's the spoilerSpoiler!Even after Sasori loses 3rd
this part's the spoilerSpoiler!Even after Sasori loses 3rd
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try not to double post and insult other members lol
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nah I was just kidding, he never loses 3rd Sasori becomes emotional after seeing his puppet parents, so him and Chiyo become friends again.
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One Piece, Naruto, Shingeki no Kyojin, Kenichi, Hajime No Ippo The Rising, Hunter x Hunter
The episode was awesome! And the endng... cool but little weird
Looks like Sasori´s past was expanded in the anime.
I thought it was a TINY bit borish, but its okie. Lil better then the last few. ^-^ I still like Sasori...even though he is a little fool of himself and what not......nvm. ;D
Favorite part was the main fight with Sasori and Chiyo. They were moving so fast and wild like I just had to laugh. O.o Im weird like that
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i'd say its okay since the flow of the story is not as bad as the other episodes...the flow is normal..not too many fillers^^ though i am kinda disappointed that sakura's and chiyo's fight with sasori hasn't ended yet^^
"thy will be done"
oomg, kakashis face in the ending without mask. only 1 finger in front of he's mouth :o
(he looks ugly in it)


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