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EDMONTON - One of the great desserts is a slice of really good pound cake. It's simple, but you can dress it up with fresh fruit or whipped cream. The traditional version, however, takes a bit of work to put together.
A faster option is the rum pound cake made with a cake mix. Invented by the Bacardi company a couple of decades ago, it has become a favourite holiday cake, great for buffet service.
Serves 10 to 12
- 3 cups (750 mL) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons (10 mL) baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) salt
- 1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups (500 mL) granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon (15 mL) grated lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon (15 mL) lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon (5 mL) vanilla extract
- 1 cup (250 mL) milk
Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). Spray a 10-inch (4 L) tube pan with nonstick spray.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a mixer bowl fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, for 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. Beat in lemon zest, juice and vanilla. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour mixture alternating with milk, making three additions of flour and two of milk just until blended.
Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into centre comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes before unmoulding.
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons (25 mL) butter, softened
In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook lemon juice, sugar and butter, stirring often, until butter is completely melted and sugar has dissolved, about 3 minutes. Spoon glaze over cake. Let cool completely before cutting.
Serves 12
- 1 520-g package golden cake mix
- 1 92-g package instant vanilla pudding
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) each, vegetable oil, rum, water
Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). Lightly butter and flour 10-inch (4 L) tube or bundt pan.
Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Beat with wooden spoon 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool in pan 15 minutes before transferring to a cake rack.
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) each, rum and water
- 1 cup (250 mL) brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) butter
- icing sugar for dusting
Pierce cake all over with a toothpick. Combine rum, water, brown sugar and butter in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Boil 3 minutes. Spoon very slowly over cake, letting glaze drizzle down sides. Cool completely before cutting.


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timmyc needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 57 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
My client, Accelerated Capital, is looking for a new design for their site. This contest is for the design of two pages, a landing/home page design, and an internal page design.
Accelerated Capital
About Acc Cap
To learn more about the company, and their services, please visit the website at: http://acc-cap.com/
The existing website design is "Sooo 2004" as said by the company's owner. They are looking for a new clean look, that has an emphasis on SEO, and that successfully portrays their level of professional services.
The current site is also laden with some "bad" stock photography (business types in suits) that we would really like to see removed from the designs.
Above gleaning information about the company from the site, here are their logos in various formats:
Download Here
- Home Page Design, Ideally 2-3 content areas to highlight news, or feature services
- Inernal Page Design: Much like the existing design, a more content-based design with placeholders for images
- Contact Form Design: The same as the internal page design, but with a contact form.
- Originality!
- Bad stock photo
- Templateish/cookie cutter looking design
- No negative comments about fellow designers and their work.
- No copying concepts of designer submissions that receive good ratings from the CH or my clientThe last contest I held on 99d had some designers who got upset that submissions that were entered after theirs were copying concepts from prior submissions. To avoid drama and keep things fair, any *obvious* mimicing of another designer's work will result in removal of the design's consideration of wining the prize.

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Vincent Cardozo, master chef, 48, of Amityville and Mastic Beach
Vincent Paul Cardozo, the son of Paula and Vincent Cardozo of Amityville, died suddenly on Dec. 14, 2013, due to complications of pneumonia. He was 48 years old.
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Rugby World Cup 2015
No tax break for World Cup stars
ESPN Staff
March 26, 2013
World Cup stars such as New Zealand's Richie McCaw will not escape paying tax on their earning in England in 2015 © Getty Images
Foreign players coming to England for the 2015 Rugby World Cup will not receive tax exemptions according to government sources.
Tax breaks have been agreed for the footballers of the two Champions League finalists who play at Wembley in May, and the athletes coming to London for the Diamond League in July or Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
However the International Rugby Board did not apply to the government for the same exemptions which means players will face being taxed on any earnings during the six-week tournament.
"These exemptions are agreed on a case by case basis and there has been no application for the Rugby World Cup," a government spokesman said. The IRB maintains exemptions are not necessary as they do not have the same structure of appearance fees and win bonuses that other major sports events have. Instead, it pays the individual unions via grants over a four-year cycle.
An IRB spokesman said: "Rugby World Cup Limited and unions are satisfied with the processes that are in place. All aspects of tournament preparation are on track to deliver an outstanding Rugby World Cup 2015 for fans, teams, the nation and the global rugby community."
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|Wing Area:
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|3-3.5 lbs.
|Wing Loading:
|18-21 oz/sq ft
|Speed Range:
|100 mph Plus
|3 Futaba S3115 servos
|Futaba 7C 2.4GHz
|Futaba R617FS 2.4GHz 7 channel FASST receiver
|4S 14.8V 2450mAh Flight Power Eon battery
|60 Amp ESC
|O.S. OMA-3820-1200 High Performance Brushless motor
|8 x 8 E thin APC electric
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The Proud Bird is designed to be set up as either a competitive EF1 racer or as an aerobatic sport plane for slightly slower, more relaxed sport flying. Mine is set up as a EF1 competition racer with the O.S. OMA-3820-1200 brushless motor, a 60 Amp electronic speed controller and an 8 x 8 E thin APC electric propeller. The plane is an ARF with an all wood built up fuselage and wing that comes all white. This is intended to be a blank canvas for the pilot to make their own customized color scheme. For that part of this review I got professional help. No, not medical help but that might have been a good thing as well. I got professional graphic help from fellow E Zoner, FASTALJR, who has a professional graphic and sign shop. Among other things, he makes custom vinyl designs for our hobby. I really admire Great Plane's commitment to making the Proud Bird an all white plane for pilots to make their own. No pilot wants to race their plane with multiple planes that all look like theirs. With the all white plane the pilot can easily customize the plane to make it recognizable as their plane out of a pack of planes.
Kit Contents
Items Used to Complete the Plane Supplied by Hobbico
Items supplied by author
As mentioned above, the plane comes in an all white color scheme. They had one on display with Great Plane decals decorating it and one in the scheme featured on the box cover at the AMA show. It clearly brought home what a wonderful platform this plane can be for creating a custom finished plane. Here are the Proud Birds as seen at the AMA Expo on January 11th of this year.
My friend Dan Landis recommended that I contact Alan M. Mostek who was making custom decals for Dan's plane. I contacted Al and learned he was E Zone member FASTALJR and that he was making decals for his own Proud Bird. I shared some ideas I had, and he made up some vinyl decals for my Proud Bird and helped make her a thing of beauty. I cover the decals in a separate review. I join Dan in recommending Al's work. Here are ways to contact him to have custom decals or signs of any type made for your projects. His Website is: alanmmostekdesigns.weebly.com His e-mail is: firstname.lastname@example.com and his phone number is (518) 488-7006. I did use three decals that came with the plane and some that came with the OS motor as well. The Great Planes decals on the tail and a Proud Bird on the bottom of the fuselage came with the kit.
Adhesives and Building Supplies
Optional Supplies and Tools
Proud Bird Replacement Parts
Promoted Features
The first thing I did was take out my Monokote iron and tighten up the Monokote anywhere it needed it. There were only a couple spots at that time. There were a few more in Arizona with all the moisture in the air from the rain but they tightened up very nicely.
The wing comes in two halves that are permanently joined into one wing. I followed the instructions and installed the hinges into the ailerons and secured the ailerons into the wing halves. I glued the wing rod and guide pin into one wing half and when dry, I glued the wing rod, the guide pin and the wing halves together at the root rib with 30 minute epoxy. When it was dry, I removed the covering to mount the servo mount and the wing bolt plate. I sawed part way through the wing bolt plate to flex it to match the wing dihedral. The servo mount and the wing bolt plate were glued in place per the instructions. When they were dry, I mounted the Futaba aileron servo, and per the instructions, I secured the control rods between the servo arms and the aileron torque rods. The control rods get a 90 degree bend to fit into the servo arms and clevises to fit into plastic mounts installed on the aileron torque rods.
The last two steps for the wing are covered later in the instruction manual but let's cover them here. The landing gear is assembled, and each is attached to the wing with two bolts. I used some locking compound per the instructions. Be sure to oil the axles before installing the wheels. Finally, I trimmed the belly pan very carefully so that it didn't cover the landing gear at all. Ream out the holes for the mounting bolts so that the bolt and the washer fit through to secure the wing. They are not to pull down on the belly pan. the belly pan was glued onto the wing with CA on the front and the edges of both sides. My wing was now assembled and set aside while the fuselage was assembled.
The fuselage was mostly assembled as sold. I followed the instructions to install the horizontal stabilizer by fitting it in place with the wing on the fuselage and trimming away the covering that was inside the fuselage to allow the glue to make a tight and proper bond. I then installed the hinges in the elevators and the elevators into the stabilizer. The vertical stabilizer also involved trial fitting and removal of covering. I simply followed the instructions, which were well written. Installing the tail wheel into the rudder and vertical stabilizer required me to drill a hole into the back of the stabilizer for a hinge that is part of the tail wheel assembly. With hinges on the rudder I was careful to trial fit the rudder with wheel in place and determined where I would add glue and where there should be no glue on the tail mechanism, and glued the rudder in place.
Next I installed the rudder and elevator servos into the fuselage and the control horns onto the elevator and rudder surfaces. As with the ailerons the control rods were bent 90 degrees to fit into the servo control arms which were drilled out to fit the control rods. Clevises were installed to connect with the control horns on the control surfaces.
The motor came ready to install with three connectors to be soldered onto the speed controller. I soldered the connectors onto the three motor wires and soldered a Deans connector onto the wires for the power. The OS racing motor required the use of only three of the supplied motor mount pieces per the instructions. I carefully drilled out the motor mounting holes where indicated starting with a 1/16" drill and expanding the holes making sure they remained centered to 5/32". The 3mm blind nuts were drawn into place by using a screw and a washer and tightening them to draw the mount into the hole. I started all four motor mounting bolts and tightened them and secured them in place with some locking compound. I connected the ESC to the motor through the firewall and using two plastic straps that I supplied I secured the ESC in the compartment behind the firewall. The plans called for using supplied hook and loop material but I found using the plastic straps easier.
PBC 015.jpg:The motor and ESC installed.
Per the instructions the receiver is secured to the fuselage just in front of the servos for the rudder and elevator. I added a 12" servo extension wire to the aileron channel and plugged in the throttle control, elevator and rudder servos. The ESC also has its own on/off switch that I ran up to the battery compartment in front of the receiver. I bound the receiver to my transmitter and then trimmed the supplied plastic cover that goes over the receiver. I secured it in place with small pieces of white plastic tape so that I can easily access the receiver in the future if needed. I trimmed another small plastic cover that fits in front of the receiver cover and tucks under it. That and the canopy cover over it hold this second cover in place. I glued some hook and loop material onto the battery tray to help secure the battery in flight. I glued the opposite hook and loop material onto the bottom of the battery.
A molded fiberglass cowl that has a special shape comes in the kit and it fits over the motor and onto the fuselage. Using the back plate of the spinner and the propeller I trial fitted the cowl until I was certain it was properly positioned on the fuselage. I followed the instruction manual and cut up a 3 x 5 card and secured it to the fuselage and marked on it where the holes for the cowl mounting screws should be drilled. I drilled the holes per the instructions starting with guide holes that were expanded to fit the screws. The cowl was successful secured in place.
The canopy tucks into the cowl in front and is secured with magnets in the back. Two magnets come already mounted into the fuselage. Two magnets and wooden mounting rings come as parts. The magnets were placed in the wooden rings and then onto the magnets in the fuselage. I trail fitted the canopy in place and it fit properly. I placed a small drop of thick CA on the magnets and fit the canopy in place over them and held the canopy tight against the magnets for about a minute. I then let is sit for a few more minutes. The canopy came off the fuselage, and there were magnets attached inside on each side to hold the canopy in place.
I trimmed the supplied plastic molded wing fairings and trial fitted them in place. I secured them one at a time with drops of CA around the outside edges that were in contact with the fuselage. With one side secured I repeated the process on the other side.
I secured the spinner and propeller in place. I had earlier made sure the motor was turning in the proper direction before I had secured the ESC in place. The recommended Center of Gravity (C/G) for the plane was given at 3 7/8 inches back from the leading edge of the wing. That is exactly where mine balanced with the battery in the battery compartment. The control throws were given as charted below.
Control Throws Low Rates
Control Throws High Rates
Trust those recommendations! When the plane is going 100 miles per hour you do not want too much elevator throw. I programmed the recommended throws into my computer transmitter starting with the throws mechanically set at neutral for all surfaces. I am glad I did.
On paper the Proud Bird is a simple four channel plane with one aileron servo, one rudder servo, one elevator servo and throttle. The recommended set up has limited throw movement for the controls in low rate and not particularly large movement in high rate. Sounds simple. But then add in her speed potential and Great Plane's pilot limiting recommendation and you'll get a bit of a pucker factor for the the first flight. But Jim Allen did a very nice job with this design, and she flew great with a low rate takeoff and the first several passes around the field. I was as concerned about flying her too slowly as I was flying her full throttle but found I was very happy with her flying about 60 miles per hour, which is top speed for a number of my planes. I could fly her slower but I surprised myself and found I was very happy at about 60 mph and even went to high rates and made a few full throttle passes on the first flight. (Do not advance the throttle too fast or the prop might spin freely. If that happens just reduce the throttle to get it back under control and advance the throttle a little more slowly.) She really does fly like a sport plane with high rates. That is how she will be flown by me most of the time. My nerves of jello firmed up considerably during the first flight.
As seen in my video below the plane can take off in very little space. All takeoffs should be into any wind. If there is some cross breeze the rudder can be used to keep the Proud Bird straight on the runway. This plane should be flown with the motor on all the way to the landing with decreasing throttle. They recommend oiling the axles during the assembly. I did but then wiped it all off and thus the noise heard on the video during the landing. I have since lubricated the axles again. Landing into the wind the plane was not hard to land. Because of the skill level recommended to this plane I don't expect any pilots to have trouble landing the Proud Bird in normal flying conditions.
The plane's first design function is to be a racer and that means to go fast. And go fast she does with just the four cell recommended battery. I was surprised after the first high speed flight that the battery was not not very warm. For racers it is "go fast turn left," and she will do 100 miles per hour plus. The good news for me is that she can be slowed down some and flown as a sport plane with loops, rolls, and more. I enjoy flying her about 60 miles per hour with a few high speed passes mixed in. Although I used to have several 100 mph plus planes I sold those a few years ago and it was a little concerning to be challenged to fly that fast again. I shouldn't have worried as the proud bird handles very well. I switched from low to high rates during my first flight but went back to low rates for takeoffs and landings. In Arizona she flew in gray skies and actually disappeared from the camera at times, but thanks to the colorful decals from Alan she never disappeared from our vision. But she does have a thin appearance coming at or flying away from me so I limit the view by flying her out in front of me and not directly at me.
NO! Great Planes answered this question definitively with the following statement:
"WARNING: The Proud Bird requires advanced flying skills and is not suitable for beginning or intermediate pilots. It reaches speeds over 100 mph (160 km/h) when equipped with the recommended racing power system, and should only be flown at an approved AMA flying site. Because it can quickly disappear from sight, pilots should remain focused on the plane at all times."
I enjoyed the assembly of the Proud Bird and very much enjoyed installing the decals made by Alan M. Mostek for her. She definitely flies smoother with Dan on the transmitter, but she flies fine for me as well. She is more fun to fly than I was expecting. She really does fly like a sport plane and is large enough to be flown a fair distance away from me and yet still be comfortable for me to see and fly. Most owners will probably fly her consistently faster than I do, but I do enjoy the high speed pass down the runway and it seems even more impressive when mixed in with some slower flying. I have done a couple of vertical stall turns at altitude and they were only so-so but everything else I have tried has been very nice. Obviously she is designed to be a racer and that is where the majority of sales will come from but I was happy to find she can do a lot more.
I really admire Great Planes for giving her the all white finish for pilots to be able to make her their own visually without having to first strip off the covering. no one wants to see five planes all the same color in a race. This basic white will make it easy for pilots to add their own design. To that end I recommend Alan M. Mostek. He will be happy to take your ideas and make up a scheme for your consideration. He will e-mail the proposed scheme to you to review and when you come to agreement he mails you the vinyl decals marked and ready to install. For me that was greatly appreciated and my plane looks great.
Being from Great Planes I expected the kit and the instructions to be good and they were, very good in fact. I expected the plane to be fast and it certainly is. I wasn't sure about the sports plane claim and how much I might enjoy flying her but even there she impressed me. Certainly she is no lazy Sunday flyer nor a pattern plane but she fits my flying surprisingly well and has raw speed on top of that for my occasional high speed passes as well. Two throttles up for the Proud Bird.
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It looks faster in the review video than GP's official video. Trying to figure out how fast my planes are in comparison. I don't think I have anything that breaks 60mph if that.
Is it possible to push this plane above 125mph, speed reached with a Sundowner 36?
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This is a verry clean line Midget Racer , low drag aicraft , allway love those type of racers , this one similar wing shape to compare the T-Tail Rivets, with same landing gear type plate ,. verry nice . Cheers
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They recommend flying completely on low rates the first few flights. I found she handled fine on low rates. At speed and high rates she changes direction very quickly. I still use low rates and 30% expo for my landings and takeoffs and that has worked well for me. Mike Heer
I was scratching my head with the same discussion when assisting someone at the NEAT Fair. their way of thinking is High rates = higher reduction of deflection
.. or maybe he did get it unintentionally wrong
PS - Props to the pilot. Smmmmmoooottthhhh like buttah
High rates when moving 200+ MPH would mean the airplane is uncontrollable. You want very small control surface throws when flying high speed.
In a racing situation you would typically use low rates for flying and switch to high rates for landing for more response at low speed. The Proud Bird is also marketed as a sport plane, so high rates might be fun for doing sport aerobatics or when you're just poking holes in the sky.
What motor is being used for extreme speed? Imo, the recommended powerplant will not push the plane much above 110 mph on a good day. Looking for a minimum speed of 125.
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Dr. Jerome Corsi reports on a horrendous sex scandal within the Texas juvenile justice system. Who does he hold responsible? Dan Gainor takes aim at Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" ...lotsa open-line time too. And here's the sound-bite of the Hardball interview of the Vilsacks.
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The past hundred years have seen two worldwide ideological wars: The Cold War and the current war between the West and Islam, which Norm Podhoretz calls World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism.
In both of these wars, the world has been a battle ground between opposing forces, one of which seeks to enslave the world's citizens before a socialist or theocratic government, and the other of which seeks to prevent that enslavement. (I was going to say "seeks to maximize individual freedom," but I don't believe that we can say that anymore about America and we never could say that about Europe.) The fact that the Islamic war has been going on intermittently since the 7th century, with innumerable individual Muslim nations leading the charge, doesn't change its essential ideological nature.
The same hundred years have seen two worldwide "regional" wars, as well as uncountable small regional wars. The worldwide ones were, quite obviously World Wars I and II. Some people are a bit confused about WWII's inclusion in this category. While Hitler definitely had an ideology, he was not seeking to spread that ideology. He simply wanted to expand his nation as far as possible, bringing some geographical regions into Germany, and enslaving others to Germany.
World War I was also about zones of power rather than advancing an ideology throughout the world. The myriad other 20th and 21st century regional wars have pitted communists against non-communists, but the warring nations, rather than seeking to spread their ideology, were simply working to expand their regional power bases.
Which gets me to what Obama had to say about Russia, where he managed to be both sort of right and entirely wrong. Since Putin first zeroed in on Ukraine and the Crimea, Obama has been on defense about the fact that Mitt Romney, all the way back in 2012, accurately predicted that Russia would be a geopolitical foe.
Understandably, Obama cannot now concede that Romney was right. (Much as I dislike and distrust Obama, I think any president in his shoes would never acknowledge that his former opponent was right and would do anything and everything to spin the situation.) So Obama spins and spins and spins with the inevitable result — the more he talks, the more foolish he appears:
[Obama:] With respect to Mr. Romney's assertion that Russia is our number one geopolitical foe, the truth of the matter is that America has a whole lot of challenges.
Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neigbors, not out of strength, but out of weakness.
Ukraine has been a country in which Russia had enormous influence for decades, since the breakup of the Soviet Union. And we have considerable influence on our neighbors. We generally don't need to invade them in order to have a strong, cooperative relationship with them. The fact that Russia felt compelled to go in militarily and lay bare these violations of international law indicates less influence, not more.
So my response then continues to be what I believe today, which is: Russia's actions are a problem. They don't pose the number one national security threat to the United States. I continue to be much more concerned when it comes to our security with the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan.
To the extent Obama's logorrhea disclaims a new Cold War, he's correct. Putin may mourn the old Soviet Union, but he's not backing a new Cold War strategy of using guile, stealth, and proxy warfare in order to spread communism throughout the world. He's a strong Russian nationalist who has no ideology he wants to market. In terms of ideological warfare, our enemy remains Islam, which wants to take over the world with a ferocity that even the communists couldn't muster.
For Obama to dismiss Russia as a mere regional power, however, and to state that this power base is a "weakness" reveals Obama's profound historical ignorance and intellectual insularity. It's as if, in his mind, when the Cold War ended, all possible wars ended. In reality, throughout history, countries seeking regional dominance have successfully wrecked havoc on the world. After all, as they increase their geographic scope, they increase the "region" in which they operate.
In ancient times, Persia wasn't selling ideology. It was just spreading its wings, seeking Persian lebensraum, an effort that saw it work its way across the entire Aegean until the Spartans stopped it. It's regional reach managed to go from Persia itself to almost the entire known world. The same was true for both the Greeks and the Romans. While they thought that their ways were best, they weren't selling an ideology when they conquered. They wanted power and wealth, aka Greek and Roman lebensraum. The Mongol hordes? Ditto. Louis XIV's France? Ditto. Napoleonic France? Ditto. World Wars I and II, as mentioned above? Ditto.
None of the above aggressor nations conquered a nearby "region" and then stopped voluntarily. Each was emboldened by regional victories and sought to expand the territories it controlled. All were stopped only when their reach exceeded their grasp or when they met a foe more implacable than they were. For Obama to assume that Putin, having stretched his wings a little bit in the Ukraine, will now stop his territorial aggression is woefully or willfully naive.
For Putin, this expansion is a marvelous offset to his problems at home. Dying, aging population? Get a new population. Weakened, corrupted economy? Prop it up with wealth acquired using arms against other nations. An increasingly unpopular, undemocratic rule? Become a successful warrior king and watch your poll numbers shoot up.
The fact that Putin's armed conquest is unsustainable in the long run (all warrior conquerors have a reach that exceeds their grasp), doesn't mean in the short run that it won't be successful. For a time that can run into decades, Putin will control vast swathes of reasonably productive land — something that will give him power far beyond his region. He'll be able to meddle in Western Europe again. He'll hold over the world the threat of an alliance with China. He'll continue to be a power player in the Middle East, especially since Arab nations will always ally themselves with the strong horse.
America's endlessly naive peace party, which has Obama as its perfect leader, has always assumed that if America makes nice with the world, the world will suddenly become a nicer place. That this isn't how the world works eludes these peace makers, as it did after World War I and during the Cold War and during our current World War IV.
Since time immemorial, the world has been a balance of powers. If one power weakens, other step up to fill the vacuum. The world is in bad shape when the dominant power is evil and the world is in good shape when the dominant power is less evil. I would say America is the best dominant power ever to have walked the earth (with the Pax Britannica probably a good second), but we don't even need to award a dominant power with the label "Best Dominant Power Ever." It's enough to know that civilization advances (wealth, health, and innovation) if a particular reigning dominant power is simply better than the alternatives.
It's not quite clear what Obama's thinks, but both his ideas are wrong. He either loathes America so much that he believes, contrary to the entire weight of history, that she has been an evil dominant power or, as I said, he's so naive and stupid he believes that, if a dominant power voluntarily departs the scene, peace will reign eternal. Either could explain his deliberate decision to remove America from the world stage, despite global success under her mostly benignant leadership and his conscious refusal to acknowledge the forces of evil hastening to fill the vacuum America has left in her wake.
When I think about the American Lefts' moral and historical blindness, I keep being reminded of the rebooted Twilight Zone, which ran for two seasons in the mid-1980s. One of its episodes was called A Small Talent for War:
An ambassador (John Glover) from an alien race arrives, claiming that his race had genetically engineered the people of Earth. He tells the quarrelsome members of the United Nations Security Council that his race is displeased over Earth's "small talent for war", having failed to produce the potential that the aliens had nurtured. When the alien ambassador announces that his fleet will destroy Earth, the Security Council earns a 24 hour reprieve to prove Earth's worth. With survival at stake, the Security Council negotiates, and the General Assembly acclaims, an accord for lasting global peace and presents it to the alien ambassador.
The global peace agreement brings great humour to the emissary. The aliens were, in fact, seeking a greater talent for war, as they had genetically seeded thousands of planets to breed warriors to fight for them across the galaxy. Humanity's "small talent" for war (crude weapons, petty bickering over borders) is not significant enough to be of any use to them, and he laughingly states that – worst of all – the people of Earth long for peace. As the ambassador calls down his fleet to destroy the Earth, he thanks the Security Council for an amusing day and their "delightful sense of the absurd", and his parting comment is "…as one of your fine Earth actors, Edmund Gwenn, once said, Dying is easy, comedy is hard."
Humans are never closer to animals than when it comes to their passion and ability for war. Only two things stave off war, especially when these two things operate simultaneously: free trade between nations, so that peace is more beneficial than war; and a dominant world (or regional) power that acts defensively, not offensively. It's only Twilight Zone script writers and Democrat Party members who think that we will erase war if we successfully stifle the free market and then create a power vacuum that any tin pot tyrant can fill.


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Authorities say the 19-year-old victim had just taken a seat on the downtown D train from West 155th Street and Eighth Avenue around noon Sunday when he noticed the suspect standing across from him, touching his groin area over his clothing.
The suspect directed the victim to get off the train with him, which they did at West 59th Street, and get on another southbound train. They got off the second train at West 50th Street, where the suspect took the victim to the end of the platform and forced him to engage in a criminal sexual act, officials said.
Police say the suspect took the victim's backpack after the assault and boarded an arriving E train. The victim got on the train also, took back his backpack and took a photo of the suspect with his cell phone (above) before getting off the train.
Anyone with information about the suspect or the attack is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).


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iMacs May Be Next on Apple's Retina List
Jul 5, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Apple is gearing up production of the next generation of all-in-one iMac computers for release in October, Digitimes has reported.
They will reportedly be equipped with Retina displays in a bid to outdo the competition, which is hot on Apple's heels with a combination of stronger focus on the all-in-one PC market and the coming of Windows 8.
Apple "has made it clear now that they're going to move towards higher-resolution displays across all their devices," Bob O'Donnell, a program vice president at IDC, said. "Of course, at some point, they're going to have something that they're going to call 'Retina Display,' but the term 'Retina' means different things to different products."
Output From the Rumor Mill
Apple's supply chain will be supplying components for the mass production of a new iMac product this month, Digitimes claims, citing unnamed sources.
The new product will be launched sometime in October. It will likely have a Retina Display. Apple will release newly designed iMac and so-called iMac Pro models in 2013, Digitimes reported.
However, Apple "have locked down communications from their supply chain very effectively," so it's not possible to confirm or deny what the company's doing from the production standpoint, Rhoda Alexander, director of tablet and monitor research at IHS iSuppli, told MacNewsWorld.
On the other hand, "Apple has a strong place within the all-in-one PC market, but has been facing a significant amount of competition," Alexander continued. "Lenovo is pushing all-in-one PCs in China and HP is pushing them in the United States, Europe and China." That could mean a new iMac is indeed in the works.
Get Hoppin'
If Apple's looking to unveil a new iMac in late September or early October, it "will need to start production this month," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told MacNewsWorld.
The possibility that Apple will launch a new iMac in the fall "is probably a reasonable expectation," IDC's O'Donnell told MacNewsWorld. "They're overdue in refreshing the line, so doing it in fall for the holidays makes perfect sense."
Apple may add Thunderbolt, HDMI and other features to the new iMac, O'Donnell speculated. "You can look at what they'll do by looking at their last laptop release; on certain factors, Apple will take an interface and deploy it on one device, and then it shows up everywhere."
The addition of a touchscreen is also a possibility because Apple may want to compete with the advent of Windows 8, which is touch-friendly, iSuppli's Alexander suggested.
On the other hand, perhaps Apple is starting pre-production manufacturing to work out the kinks of some new processes, Carl Howe, a vice president at the Yankee Group, speculated. "That suggests to me that they are working on new displays and the new Ivy Bridge Intel processors and chipsets."
Ruminations on the Retina Display
Apple can afford to extend the highly expensive Retina Display to a larger form factor because "in the all-in-one market, Apple's price to the end user is significantly higher than the competition's, so they have more flexibility than others," iSuppli's Alexander stated.
The Retina Display "is [Apple's] new signature item, and it would likely not go well if it was left off [the iMac] line," Enderle pointed out. Further, extending the Retina Display to the iMac line will increase Apple's yield from the technology and lower its overall cost.
There's no one fixed resolution for the Retina Display, so don't expect the same resolution in terms of pixels per inch (PPI) on the iMacs as on other iProducts. "Apple's leveraging the fact that scientific research has found there are limits to the resolution the human eye can see based on distance," O'Donnell said. "The further you assume the distance is from the eye to the screen, the lower the PPI needs to be."
So, for a 27-inch iMac, Apple "could get away with a little over 100 PPI," O'Donnell remarked. The iPhone 4 "has a screen resolution of just over 300 PPI, and the third-generation iPad about 260 PPI."


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PITTSBURG — Groundbreaking is scheduled Aug. 14 on a new Heights Elementary School, following a vote Wednesday night by school board trustees that clears the way for construction to begin.
On a 4-0 vote, trustees approved a construction agreement for the $28.4 million project, which will be financed by proceeds from Measure L, a school bond approved by voters in 2010, and state matching funds.
The two-story campus is expected to be completed in August 2014. The new school will replace the existing 61-year-old elementary school, which will be torn down to make way for a new sports field. While the new school is being built, students will continue to attend the old school.
Heights Elementary is at the intersection of Seeno Avenue and a street that was formerly West Boulevard, which has since been renamed Alturas Avenue. About 600 students attend the K-5 school.
The agreement approved by trustees is with F&H Construction, one of six contractors who competed to build the new school. F&H came in with lowest bid, with a $28.4 million proposed cost for the lease-lease-back construction agreement.
Under such agreements, a school district will lease out property it owns for a nominal amount, typically $1 a year, to the contractor, who returns the property to the district after the project is completed. Such agreements allow contractors to do their own bid estimates for a project based on consultations with school officials. Advocates contend they help keep construction costs in line with budgeted funds, but critics say the agreements skip the conventional competitive bidding process that could result in lower costs.
No member of the public or board of trustees spoke in favor or against the agreement at the meeting.
"We are confident that F&H can do the project and will be finished by next August so that it can be occupied. During next summer, demolishment of the old school will take place, and the field should be completed by the end of next year," Chris Gallup, the district's senior project inspector, told trustees.
Gallup estimated the district will save at least $800,000 in construction costs by going with the lease-lease-back process. "We are able to bring it to budget by using value engineering," he said.
Heights Elementary will be the latest of new schools to be built in Pittsburg in the past few years as a result of voter-approved bond measures. They include Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High School and Marina Vista Elementary, which were built from the ground up. Pittsburg High School and Black Diamond High School, an alternative school, are new schools that replaced existing schools.
Contact Eve Mitchell at 925-779-7189. Follow her at Twitter.com/EastCounty_Girl.


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The livery industry has a very long history of flouting the rules. The industry as we know it today was mostly born from cars that were violating the rules going back decades. When medallion taxis were the only taxis licensed to do business in the City of New York, these rogue taxis were operating in complete defiance of the law.
The only license they had was a fraud obtained from the state by registering themselves as New York State taxis and obtaining livery plates. Without a license to operate in the City of New York, they did so anyway. The only exceptions were those who were legally registered as car services, but even those vehicles would often illegally steal street hails.
Then in the 1980's, when it became apparent that the need for taxi service was growing, the drivers of these cars were allowed to operate as pre-arranged service for-hire vehicles. They agreed to not do street hail pickups, while medallion taxis were given the exclusive rights for these street hail pickups as such law was enacted. Radio rights were removed for medallion taxis as part of this law.
We gave these livery cabs a foot in the door for free. We surmised, as it turned out to be correct, that they had no intention of keeping their end of the bargain. Over the next 25 years, they would grow their numbers and steal street hails until only the written law had any semblance of what was right.
One by one, they took what was not theirs until they claimed they owned it. With no enforcement of the law they had it. Now all they had to do was convince the right politicians to make their illegal ways legal, and so far, they have.
If this bill is allowed to become law, there is no doubt that these livery cabs will not stop where they are limited. There is no doubt that they will find ways to circumvent their limitations as they have done in the past.
If the politicians think that G.P.S. tracking and taxi meters will keep them honest, then they better think twice. Even in the areas where they are permitted, there is no way they will be able to police them into using this equipment. When they are in forbidden territory as allowed to be when transporting passengers into these areas, they for sure will take fares and not be detected by making cash deals as they have so many times in the past. This will keep them off the radar.
The bill passed the Assembly and State Senate, but it has yet to be signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Hopefully, our governor will recognize this injustice and send those responsible back to the drawing board to do it right. All the people in the City of New York deserve legitimate taxi service, but not what's now being offered.


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Training injured…Is it possible? Necessary?
As an individual on a quest for health, fitness, and quality of life, sometimes it happens. Our bodies respond in a painful way to a request made upon them. For instance, you wake up one morning and you're injured. Maybe you tweaked an ankle yesterday in the gym or maybe you hurt your back just getting out of the car. Regardless of how it happened, it's inevitable that sometimes as athletes, we hurt ourselves.
I know for me, being injured flat sucks!
It inhibits not only my workouts, but everyday activity as well. To prevent injury we must listen to our bodies, stay within reason, rest enough, stretch regularly, and eat healthy. As an athlete you've probably been told all of those previous reasons. But what do you do when you've turned that ankle a little or sprained that joint, if it doesn't warrant going to the physician then you have to treat it with care and follow some simple steps.
I learned a long time ago that if it doesn't kill me, I must put ICE on it! That's true! Ice is amazing with its' therapeutic quality.
Did you know, eighty percent of all injuries require ice, and twenty percent are deadly?
Do you understand how important ice is to a strain, sprain, tear, or pull? Hopefully my point is made.
If you find yourself with that nagging injury then ICE is the first step. In the sports medicine world, the acronym is R.I.C.E.
Rest, ICE, COMPRESSION, ELEVATION
If it hurts, don't do it. If it still hurts, put ICE on it, wrap it, and keep it elevated.
Now if you've done this and given it time for healing and you still want to train having this injury, what do you do? I've trained and fought injured and sick. So I'm familiar with this dilemma. Many times an injury may prevent you from doing one type of training but not another. So thinking out of the box is important when injured.
Just because I can't do a push up doesn't mean I can't do a sit up. Just because I can't punch the bag doesn't mean I can't kick it. Etc Etc. Etc.
Being injured isn't an invitation to a pity party. It just is an opportunity for you to show how creative, motivated, and ingenious you can be. So don't be down, just follow the steps and you'll be back up to 100% before you know it.


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Program gives Ark. dogs, prisoners a second chance
TUCKER — Arkansas has a number of dogs behind bars, but they're not in the pound.
They're part of a program called Paws in Prison that pairs pooches with prisoners for obedience training.
The program works with animal shelters and rescue groups across the state to set up training for the dogs, including some that were at risk of being euthanized. Convicts in six state prisons then teach the dogs to sit, stay and sometimes dramatically play dead — all before the pets are adopted by people across the country.
"The dogs in this program were essentially on doggie death row before they came to the prison system," Arkansas Department of Correction spokeswoman Shea Wilson said. "So this program has really provided a second chance. And the program is about second chances and redemption for not only the dogs, but for the inmates as well."
Prisoner James C. Dulaney agrees.
"I believe in a such thing called redemption — for animals and people," said Dulaney, who's serving a life sentence on a capital murder conviction. "If you can't give life, why take it? If these dogs can be saved, I'm all for it."
Dulaney and other inmates involved in the Paws in Prison program say it's easy to get attached to the dogs they train.
"You know you're not supposed to really get to liking the dog cause you already know they're going to leave, but it's hard not to love them," said prisoner Steven Miller, another program participant.
Miller, who's also serving a life term for capital murder, recently watched as Scott Heer came by to pick up Sansa, the dog he and his wife were adopting.
"We knew that we were going to get a dog that ... had been trained, loved in about an 8-week period of time," Heer said. "So, it was just a good way for us to adopt."
More than 200 dogs have gone through the program since it began in December 2011, Wilson said. Dog training typically lasts eight to 10 weeks, though specialized training for service dogs can last longer. Most of the funding comes from donations, Wilson said.
The dogs in the program range from Labrador retrievers to boxer and terrier mixes. Meanwhile, the prisoners range from those serving life sentences without the chance for parole to ones with much shorter stints.
Paws in Prison inmates must have good disciplinary records and cannot have any animal cruelty-related charges, Wilson said.
"The inmates have to earn the right to be in this program," said Last Chance Arkansas executive director Carrie Kessler, who works with the dogs and their inmate trainers. "It's a program that encourages and rewards their good behavior."


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Yet, its European counterpart, the Battle of Chalons, is still less known. I am not talking, of course of the second Battle of Chalons, where Aetius and his hodgepodge romano-germanic army defeated Attila's no less hodgepodge germano-hunnic army, but of the first one, where Aurelian forced the surrender of the last Gallic emperor Tetricus the First, ensuring the Roman Empire will remain united... and collapse far more completely than China ever did.
That is where those ancient battles matter for us, men of the twenty-first century, at the eve of a collapse quite similar to the one which befell the Roman and the Han Empires.
Societal collapse nearly always translates into political disintegration. It is a normal consequence of the way complex society works. Whenever a polity increases in size, the percentage of its resource base it has to devote to its internal functioning increases as well. As long as the increase in productivity or gross resource base makes up for it, all goes well, but the law of decreasing returns means that at some point the polity is caught between rising costs and stagnating income. Its net resource base, the one it can mobilize to face an emergency shrinks and it slowly loses the control of its territory. It can then be taken over by foreign invaders, or disintegrate as warlords or local governments seize effective control of the territory. The net result is always the same : a large polity, endowed with large potential resource it can no longer mobilize is replaced by smaller polities, with a smaller resource base but a better mobilization capacity.
That is what happened in the third century AD in both China and Europe and the outcome of this crisis is quite edifying. It was what John Michael Greer calls a maintenance crisis, a temporary, self-limiting, overshoot and it remained so in China. Cao Cao, the northern warlord failed to reunify the Han Empire, and the one Chinese Empire was replaced by three, leaner and more efficient, kingdoms which laid the foundations for the Jin dynasty.
In Europa, however, the Palmyrene and Gallic breakaway states couldn't ally and were separately defeated by a resurgent Roman Empire, which then reorganized and proceeded to exploit more efficiently – that is more ruthlessly – its resources. The result was a longish period of relative stability, followed by a depletion crisis which tore away the very fabric of Western European society.
We are at the eve of a depletion crisis. Present day polities are so complex – and therefore costly – they cannot exist without a constant inflow of energy only fossil fuels can provide. With the advent of peak-oil, they will less and less able to pay for the cost of their existence and will disintegrate. The way they will do it, however, will matter quite a lot and if they cling to their unity too long and fail to decentralize, they will only exhaust resources their successor will need to firmly establish themselves. So instead of the warring but reasonably stable Three Kingdoms, we will end up with squabbling fiefdoms.
This is, I think, a vital task peak oil activists unfortunately tend to overlook : how to make sure that will curent polities will fail, they won't be replaced by a reincarnation of the petty kingdoms of England. That certainly does not mean encouraging every wild secessionist scheme – some are reasonable project, like in Scotland, Wales or Catalonya but most others are just recipes for disasters – but encouraging decentralization, growth of regional identities and empowerment of local authorities, so that, when the time will come, we won't need a Battle of the Red Cliffs to avoid fighting the one of Badon Hill.


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I'm so excited to share my favorite images from the Spring 2013 LLB photo shoot with Kenneth Ruggiano!
Kenneth is responsible for the amazing images you see around LLB's social media pages which came from the very first Little Leopard Book photo shoot almost exactly a year ago. I was so excited when the opportunity arose to work with him again!
The first look was very special for me because the dress is one that my Mom wore in the 70s!
I'm lucky enough to have a Mom with timeless style and I was extremely proud to wear her dress in the shoot!
The next look is basically what you will find me wearing on a daily basis in the kitchen: leopard jeans, t shirt and neon green apron, gotta have that pop of color!
I'm actually kind of obsessed with this apron I found at World Market the morning of the shoot! It's going to be so fun for summer BBQ's!
We then moved the shoot outdoors to catch me in one of my favorite places: at the grill!
Then it was back inside to mix up some more cupcake batter while showing love to my favorite NBA team, the OKC Thunder!
Thunder Up!
Next, we grabbed a couple images while I wrote out my dinner menu on the awesome Hanging Wall Menu I created!
This look was very special to me because it included two of my most prized possessions: the original Little Leopard Book and my Grandma Meme's crystal bell.
When I was a little girl my Meme always let me ring the bell when dinner was ready. I took such pride in letting everyone know it was time to eat! When we lost her a couple years back, I asked my Dad if I could have the bell so that I could continue on my tradition of ringing the dinner bell in her honor. Every day I look at the bell and remember the amazing woman she was and all that she taught me about cooking, food, life and family!
As the sun began to set on the LLB photo shoot, we grabbed one last look with a very special Little Leopard Oven Mitt, given to me at Christmas by my Dad!
And that's a wrap!
Thanks so much for checking out the images from our shoot! It was such a fun day and I'm so excited to share the pictures with you all!
I will be selecting one of the above images as the new default LLB homepage photo! I'd love to hear which one is your favorite!
Cheers and Happy Cooking from LLB 🙂


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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The Catholics have employed them, the Episcopalians have employed them, the Presbyterians have employed them, somebody sent me a Evangelican Lutheran Church in America link the other day and now we have the United Church of Christ. We're pretty much across the spectrum here. So I just have one question
For crying out loud, what in the world are you trying to accomplish?!! Well, we want to make worship more meaningful. Really? The worship of the Creator of the entire universe and the Redeemer of your soul isn't meaningful enough for you?
Even though I'm a Protestant, there's a lot to be said for Eucharistic Adoration. It's much better to sit there, keep your mouth shut and know that He is God rather than go through any ceremony in which giant puppets are in any way involved.
End of rant. Sorry you had to see that.
31 comments:
- Cunjo said...
''Even though I'm a Protestant, there's a lot to be said for Eucharistic Adoration. It's much better to sit there, keep your mouth shut and know that He is God rather than go through any ceremony in which giant puppets are in any way involved.''
You are right. For one catholic(which i am), Holy Mass should be the greatest possible act of worship. Eucharistic Adoration is (also) present in the Mass.
Thank you for sharing this thaught. I was glad to hear it from a protestant.
God bless.
- July 28, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- Leslie said...
As a former RC, I read this post, as well as the one on the opening worship service of the Presbyterians, and laughed until I cried. . . and crying is the appropriate emotion for these travesties of ritual action. Indeed, there is something to be said for Adoration, the most important being, "Be still and know that I AM"
- July 28, 2010 at 6:46 PM
- Elephantschild said...
So many flavors of wrong.
Can't stop laughing.
- July 28, 2010 at 6:47 PM
- Carlos said...
What I wonder is how representative of their denominations these various puppet-using congregations are. As a Catholic, the only instances I've seen recorded of puppets during liturgy are from a Call to Action conference (fringe radical group) and from a parish in Minnesota which has so destroyed the liturgy since the '60s as to be barely Catholic. I'd imagine the same holds true for the protestant puppet users?
- July 28, 2010 at 7:32 PM
- MaryO said...
I am an Episcopalian (flavoring: Anglo-Catholic) and this ... SITUATION ... would never, never arise in any parish I've ever belonged to. The Eucharist stands on its own, with the best possible music and liturgy.
- July 28, 2010 at 8:00 PM
They are not 'employed' as much as 'deployed'... from the regiments of hell.
- July 28, 2010 at 11:40 PM
- Donna Farley said...
where are the iconoclasts when you need them? The puppetoclasts?
- July 29, 2010 at 11:42 AM
It would be very amusing--although terrible at the same time--if there were websites or catalogs of individuals manufacturing giant quasi-liturgical puppets.
- July 29, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Thanks for the rant.
I am appalled and mortified.
Only in America...
- July 29, 2010 at 4:03 PM
See also: www.pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com
- July 29, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- Sonnetress said...
That is uniquely terrifying. You don't know whether to laugh, gouge your eyes out, or see if they're flammable, do you?
- July 29, 2010 at 5:22 PM
- email@example.com said...
I think they´re downright creepy.
- July 29, 2010 at 5:46 PM
Yet another reason not to go to church or conflate what goes on the boxes with crosses on top or cathedrals with worshiping Our Lord. People are hungry - for the kind of sincere community of faith we read about in scripture. I will worship in Spirit and Truth without the aid of silly clerics and their puppets (metaphorical and literal).
- July 29, 2010 at 8:28 PM
absolutely atrocious. Once again the urge to entertain tv-addled congregations has won out over the truly revolutionary act of Word & Sacrament.
Not only is worship not about you, it's also not about entertainment.
- July 29, 2010 at 11:31 PM
- Kerath25 said...
First words that came to mind:
"When you see the desolating abomination spoken of through Daniel the prophet standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains" - Mt 24:15-16
- July 30, 2010 at 7:12 AM
- Fr. Andrew said...
The Orthodox Church: We Don't Do Any of That Stupid Crap.
(Est. A.D. 33.)
- July 30, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- Quotidian Grace said...
I linked to your blog and also took a poll on this subject at my place. You can find it here
- July 30, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- Untamed Shrew said...
My husband is pastor of Village Lutheran, Ladue, and we're with Fr. Andrew.
But I'm still gonna have nightmares from those giant hands.
- August 1, 2010 at 4:43 AM
I absolutely loathe those monstrosities. I'm sure that whoever came up with the idea must surely be out of their mind.
- August 1, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- Cantor Nikolaos said...
Never in the Orthodox Church would you find this.
- August 1, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- PastorJack said...
Well now, a puppet is an empty parody of something real (or fictitious). It is empty in side except when it has a hand up its ass. Hmm...I'm trying to grasp
the meaning of the iturgical/theological symbolism here.
- August 3, 2010 at 6:35 PM
re: David M said -
Just like there are catalogs of vestments and such there are also catalogs of banners, and yes, puppets, though I have not seen any of the giant version. "Puppet Ministry" is something very popular as a youth ministry tool in many evangelical / "Bible believing" places. This is usually smoething much more portable so they can take them out to preach the gospel.
- August 8, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- C. Wingate said...
Hey, I've been to a UCC service where I was expected to participate in the recitation of Que Sera, Sera as a liturgical act, so you can't appall me with mere puppets.
- August 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM
As awful as this Bread and Puppet Theater nonsense is, my Disciples of Christ congregation is worse. We eliminated the confession of sin. We never had a confession of faith, but we do have the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Our pastor preaches one service under a giant national flag. He looks like a recruiting sergeant rather than a preacher.
Ted Michael Morgan, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- September 3, 2010 at 7:03 PM
Hey Carlos,one Catholic bishop was so not happy about those Call to Action people that he had the group listed as among those which, if anyone in his diocese was in it, they would be excommunicated. Big threat to those silly puppeteers.
- September 25, 2010 at 4:20 PM
- Chris Laning said...
Um, maybe people like to use them because they are traditional? Medieval Catholic guilds often used them at festival celebrations.
- October 18, 2010 at 11:56 AM
- Anthony S. "Tony" Layne said...
Yes, Chris ... festival celebrations, NOT the freakin' MASS!
- November 7, 2010 at 12:33 AM
You did notice that byzantine Catholics have NEVER, and i pray never, used puppets in our worship? For this I am eternally grateful. ^.^
- December 10, 2010 at 6:17 PM
- 1389 said...
Any young children who see that are likely to run screaming out the door, never to return (at least, not willingly).
What a disgrace.
- December 16, 2010 at 1:32 AM
- Jim Olson said...
The people in the pews see these monstrous liturgical violations at General Assemblies, or General Synods, or whatever the national assembly is for their denominations. All the "renewal" people think that this stuff makes worship more interesting.
I got up and walked out of the opening worship at the last UCC General Synod I was at, and have not returned. It's not worship, its entertainment. And the people who develop this stuff get insulted when we call them on it.
- January 15, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Possibly the most blasphemous example of 'puppetolatry' I have ever seen.. I was catholic and am now Orthodox and seeing this made me very relieved that I made that choice...
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Reminds me of the three stages of a scientific discovery:nisiprius wrote:Nathaniel Hawthorne was impressed by it. In "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys," in one of the interludes the narrator is telling the kids about the literary Berkshires and mentions "On the hither side of Pittsfield sits Herman Melville, shaping out the gigantic conception of his 'White Whale,' while the gigantic shape of Graylock looms upon him from his study-window." But it didn't actually become recognized as an important book until the 1930s or thereabouts. A version illustrated by Rockwell Kent was published by the Book-of-the-Month Club was a best-seller, but the illustrations contributed to it--so much so that people sometimes erroneously referred to "Moby-Dick, by Rockwell Kent."
- 1) Everyone says you're wrong.
2) Everyone says you're just saying what everyone already knows.
3) The wrong person gets the credit.
...and Nahum Tate is alive and well.nisiprius wrote:Ishmael and Queequeg get married and live happily ever after.


text: Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891) was a U.S. military officer who served as a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861-65). A veteran of the Mexican-American War (1846-48), Johnston entered the Civil War as one of the South's senior officers and was appointed a full general. He won an early victory at the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) in July 1861, but was later criticized for being quick to retreat during the early stages of the Peninsula Campaign in the spring of 1862. Johnston was severely wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines in June 1862, and was subsequently replaced by Robert E. Lee. He later commanded Confederate forces in the Western Theater, where he clashed with President Jefferson Davis over his cautious strategy during the Vicksburg and Atlanta Campaigns. Johnston surrendered to General William T. Sherman in North Carolina in April 1865. After the war he worked as a railroad executive and insurance agent, and served a term in the U.S. Congress. He died in 1891 at the age of 84.


text: NMPF Applauds EPA for Extended Comment Time on Water Regs June 10, 2014 03:35 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By News Release Email The National Milk Producers Federation today praised the Environmental Protection Agency for agreeing to allow more time to examine a controversial draft regulation expanding the waterways subject to pollution controls under the federal Clean Water Act. EPA extended the comment period on the regulation 90 days, until October 20. "Dairy farmers are committed to protecting U.S. waters both voluntarily and under the Clean Water Act," said NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern, "but the EPA needs to go about this effort in the right way. Allowing more time to consider EPA's draft will give everyone the chance to adequately consider the issues raised in the draft and make it less likely the final regulation will be harmful to dairy farmers." NMPF cited two reasons for requesting more time to consider the regulation: First, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have not completed the report providing the scientific underpinning for the regulation; and second, many of the key concepts discussed in the draft are unclear or subject to interpretation by government regulators. "For dairy farmers to understand and assess the proposed changes, the science behind them must be clear and conclusive," Mulhern said. "And yet, the draft relies on the scientific conclusions of an EPA report still under review by the agency's Science Advisory Board." Likewise, Mulhern said, many of the terms used in the draft, including terms like ''floodplain'' and ''tributary,'' and not well defined. "These terms are as murky at best, and, therefore, will create confusion for dairy producers. "Given the scope and complexities of the proposed rule and its supporting documents, it was essential that EPA allow more time to consider the issues it raises," Mulhern said. "NMPF appreciates that the agency has allowed the time needed to clarify these issues." The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), based in Arlington, VA, develops and carries out policies that advance the well being of dairy producers and the cooperatives they own. The members of NMPF's cooperatives produce the majority of the U.S. milk supply, making NMPF the voice of more than 32,000 dairy producers on Capitol Hill and with government agencies. For more on NMPF's activities, visit our website at www.nmpf.org. Back to news


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Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/01/2006, Docket: CP06-351-001, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 136 Original Sheet No. 136 : Effective
The sending party shall adhere to nomination, confirmation, and
scheduling deadlines. It is the party receiving the request that has
the right to waive the deadline.
(b) Intraday Nominations. Any nomination received during
a Day for the same Day of Gas flow, or any nomination received after
the nominations deadline set forth in Section 8.2(a) above for the
following Day flow shall be an intraday nomination. Intraday
nominations can be used to request increases or decreases in total
flow, changes to Point(s) of Receipt, or changes to Point(s) of
Delivery of scheduled Gas. Intraday nominations do not roll over
(i.e. intraday nominations span one Day only). Intraday nominations
do not replace the remainder of a standing nomination. There is no
need to re-nominate if an intraday nomination modifies an existing
nomination. Intraday nominations may be used to nominate new
injections or withdrawals. All nominations, including intraday
nominations, shall be based on a daily quantity; thus, an intraday
nominator need not submit an hourly nomination. Intraday
nominations shall include an effective date and time. The
interconnected parties shall agree on the hourly flows of the
intraday nomination, if not otherwise addressed in Transporter's
contract or tariff.
In the event Customer does not submit a timely nomination or desires
to alter an existing nomination, Customer shall have the right to
submit an intraday nomination to revise Customer's scheduled
quantities, Point(s) of Receipt and/or Point(s) of Delivery on a
prospective basis prior to the end of the Day; provided, however,
that such intraday nomination will be processed after all timely
nominations have been scheduled. Such intraday nomination shall be
implemented by BLUEWATER to the extent and only to the extent that
BLUEWATER is able to confirm the receipt and delivery of such Gas at
the Point(s) of Receipt and Point(s) of Delivery.
(c) Elapsed-Prorated-Scheduled Quantity. With respect to
intraday nominations for reductions in previously scheduled
quantities, BLUEWATER may accept any explicitly confirmed quantity,
down to and including zero, for such intraday nomination; provided,
however, if such intraday nomination requires confirmation from an
upstream and/or downstream interconnected pipeline, then any
intraday nomination to reduce previously scheduled quantities will
be subject to, and limited to, the reduced quantity confirmed by
such upstream and/or downstream interconnected pipeline.
(d) Nominations will be processed for scheduling in the
order in which they were received, by priority level as described in
Section 5 of the General Terms and Conditions of this FERC Gas
Tariff. Nominations received after nomination deadline shall be
scheduled after the nominations received before the nomination


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May 14, 2013 | 428 Pages
Praise for Nebula Awards Showcase 2013:
"Featuring writing of the highest quality in the genre, this compilation is certain to appeal to those demanding imaginative fiction." – Booklist
"Essential fare for short story aficionados, even though some of the contents have appeared in other collections." – Kirkus Reviews
"A tasty cornucopia of tales to please most genre tastes."
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"This year's Showcase features some absolute gems of stories, well deserving of their prestigious award…. All in all, there's plenty to entertain and challenge in this year's collection – get out there and buy a copy!"
Praise for Nebula Awards Showcase 2012:
"From the cover by Nebula-winning artist Michael Whelan to the very last page, this remarkable anthology is filled with the very best of the SF and fantasy published in 2010…. All the inclusions are outstanding works of fiction." – Publishers Weekly starred review
"Attesting to the high quality of contemporary imaginative fiction, this is an important tool for readers' advisory, collection development, and expanding readers' sf and fantasy horizons." - Library Journal
"[A]n impressively diverse collection…You want the best of the best new science fiction and fantasy? It's right here." -Explorations: the Barnes and Noble SciFi and Fantasy blog
"…if [this] represents the genre as it stands today, the future has never been brighter….these stories are singularly brilliant and immensely creative." – San Francisco Book Review


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India Burn Hospital
16-year-old Rani Pandey soaks in the sun and recovers from a painful bathing in the garbage-strewn courtyard outside the ward. Her family said she was burned in a kitchen accident, though evidence points to a possible dowry incident. Her husband from a recent marriage and his family never came to visit at the hospital
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ReggieGrant necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 104 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
javagraba is a brand new, high tech coffee sleeve is made from recycled plastic as well as compostable, plant based materials. It's designed to be durable and portable. But if you ever do lose yours, it will fully compost once in the earth.
Not only will you reduce paper waste by bringing your own sleeve next time you visit your favorite coffee house, but you can get your own customized message to bring a smile to the face of those around.
It's the coolest thing in coffee, and it easily folds up to fit in your pocket or purse, ready for your next cup of java.
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Fell free to be creative but the logo must incorporate the "green" or environment theme in some way. Focus should NOT be all on the fact that it is a coffee product but rather on the the environment aspect such nature, plants, earth etc. Want a fresh logo, preferably with shading and shadowing and depth or dimension, example of what I mean by this attached(flame) preferably NOT one layer, flat, one dimensional style logo. Product is seen as kind of high tech and should be perceived as hip and cool. Need a version with words javagraba and also with javagraba.com also will possibly need a simple outline version of the logo that can be embossed on the part itself. One possible theme would be to do the g in the logo as a leaf and have it wrapping around a coffee cup.
See the dimensional leaf and cup grab images attached, perhaps something like these, such as a leaf or tree, surrounding an icon of a coffee cup, but somewhat abstract in design not a literal coffee cup
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Rene and Seth review the iPad mini, including the design, non-Retina display, screen size, radios, stereo speakers, Lightning connector, interface, apps, accessories, price, and more. This is the iMore show!
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Excellant news indeed, looking forward to a busy summer of transfer activity hopefully.
Sub, why the constant negative comments about ronnie & our fans? He was hardly hounded out last time or do you think Les should have been given longer?
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There was a time during his last tenure that a lot fans wanted him gone in the middle of one season but he soon proved the idiots wrong and turned us around to the extent that everyone was disappointed when he was sacked.
Lots of Rovers fans have very short memories when it suits.
Quote:back to 'what is support' Sub !Deadly Submarine
I will back any Manager in charge and always have done.
As I've said several times before on here (short memories again), I would have liked us to take a look at who was available as an option and who knows maybe we did do that and it turned out that Ronnie was the best option.
Either way, now that the choice has been made I will back Ronnie all the way. The same won't be said for others sadly.
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Great news! Would of preferred a manager with a CV similiar to Jose Mourinho's but hey! We cant always get what we want!
Seems having a Physio in charge as manager did Southampton a world of good wonderwere ours got it wrong
Seems having a Physio in charge as manager did Southampton a world of good wonderwere ours got it wrong
That physio also managed before he got the scunthorpe job.
nigel atkins played loads of games for us and wigan so he already had large scale experience as a pro before he took up the physio job so he shouldnt be compared to les-johnsons reALIsed he erred with barnes- tried to make up for it with les-which in fairness worked up until early this season-when it became obvious that the change was neccesary to save the season he acted to bring in someone who knew tranmere through and through-sure enough ronnie has turned it round and now we caN LOOK FORWARD WIth optimism-les should always be remembered for the great work he did for tranmere now ronnie can help ensure on the limited budget we have that we wont struggle again next season
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I work primarily in acrylics and collage.I use collage and beewax in my assemblage works and am now completing several shrines using found objects. I have been experimenting with encaustic collage and have found the medium very challenging. The paint is a combination of melted beeswax and pigment. A small amount of damar resin is added for hardness. I mix these paints myself and while painting all custom colors are mixed directly on a hot palette.
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Anne Boleyn (2010)
Playwright: Howard Brenton
Directed by: John Dove
A celebration of a great English heroine, Anne Boleyn dramatises the life and legacy of Henry VIII's notorious second wife.
The Merry Wives Of Windsor (2010)
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Christopher Luscombe
Shakespeare's brilliantly constructed farce, which gave birth to a tradition that reaches down to the modern TV sitcom, returns to the Globe after delighting audiences in 2008.
Bedlam (2010)
Playwright: Nell Leyshon
Directed by: Jessica Swale
Set against an anarchic backdrop of binge drinkers, gin sellers and ballad singers, Bedlam combines dance and song with scenes of lust, violence, absurd comedy and unexpected romance.
Playing Shakespeare: Macbeth (2011)
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Bill Buckhurst
The fifth year of the Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank project revived the 2010 production of Macbeth.
Hamlet (2011)
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Dominic Dromgoole
Encompassing political intrigue and sexual obsession, philosophical reflection and violent action, tragic depth and wild humour, Hamlet is Shakespeare's 'poem unlimited'.
The Bible (2011)
Playwright: King James I
Directed by: Jacqueline Somerville
A team of actors present these texts in full across twelve thrilling sessions, in a theatre which is constantly working to make Jacobean words become flesh.
All's Well That Ends Well (2011)
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Directed by: John Dove
All's Well that Ends Well grinds the romantic against the realistic at every turn and brilliantly reverses al the usual expectations of Shakespearean comedy.
As You Like It (2011)
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Directed by: James Dacre
Performed at the Globe and on an Elizabethan-style stage, a small troupe of travelling players breathes new life into this firm favourite among Shakespeare's comedies.


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New roundabout labelled 'ludicrous' by resident
The Council hopes a new roundabout will make an Eastside intersection safer, but it's raised the hackles of one resident who says the area is already safe.
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With construction beginning in May the many motorists, cyclists and pedestrians that use the intersection at Undoolya Road and Sturt Terrace will have to navigate a new roundabout.
Eastside resident and local Historian Alex Nelson told Nadine Maloney on 783 Mornings that the roundabout is a 'ludicrous' idea.
"There has only been one accident that I know of on that corner in the past decade.
"This is a case of take the money and run, it has to be one of the worst decisions Council has made," he said.
The Council's Director of Technical Services, Greg Buxton, says putting a roundabout there will improve traffic flow and safety around the intersection.
"This has been roughly a two and a half year process, initiating from concerns by local residents and the local childcare facility.
"We then applied for black spot funding through the commonwealth and it did take a while for it to come through," he said.
However, of the the four public comments submitted to the council, three objected the plan.
One stated that a 40 km/h speed limit was a better and cheaper option, while another said re-aligning the raised foot bridge on Undoolya Road would improve vision for drivers.
But Greg Buxton is defending the roundabout, and says after the council decides on a tender it is expected to be completed over three to four weeks from May.
"I think it's an intersection that needs improving and you can't underestimate safety concerns from residents and traffic flow, and it was a project that qualified under black spot funding from the commonwealth and those funds were available.
"There may be considered other intersections that need upgrading but with our funding they need to go into our program for future works," he said.
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As you chomp away, you grow -- and as you grow, you can eat bigger and bigger stuff. The first level pits you against microscopic particles; by the time I stopped playing, I got all the way to eating cats and dogs. I know that sounds disturbing, but it's a really cute game, and there's no gore or anything like that.
Supposedly you keep growing and growing until you're able to eat whole planets (hence the name). The challenge factor comes when you realize you can't touch any critter larger than yourself - you'll get "bitten" and become smaller. In the beginning you're so small, that a single touch can kill you. Later on, you're big enough that touching larger animals doesn't kill you on the spot, but it does reduce your size. Each level is timed, so if you're not large enough by the time your clock runs out, you need to start again. As long as you don't touch the larger animals, you should be fine.
All in all, a fun, addictive little game. It's available for iOS, too.
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Video: Kristin Chenoweth Brings Audience Member On-Stage For Duet & She's A Voice Teacher!
We needed this today!! Kristin Chenoweth performed at the Hollywood Bowl this past Friday in Los Angeles and she brought audience member, Sarah Horn, on stage to perform a duet of the Wicked tune, "For Good."
Much to Kristin's (and the audience's) surprise, Sarah Horn turned out to be a voice teacher and...well we'll let you see the rest!
Love it!!
Sarah Horn shares her experience in her own words with Broadway World. Here's an excerpt:
When she had planted me in my spot next to her, I remember bringing the microphone to my lips and breathily quivering, "I'm on stage with Kristin Chenoweth," still in complete shock. Insert audience laugh here.
She asked me if I did musical theatre and if I liked it, to which I said yes, and asked what I do for a living. I told her I was a voice teacher to which she responded by calling me a "real hero" and giving me a hug. She's got a strong, hearty hug for such a tiny person.
As the music started, she wrapped her arm around mine. I recognized at that moment that her incredible shortness matches her incredible friendliness so I responded in kind by briefly resting my head on top of hers to let her know I was with her. The audience found that moment endearing and laughed again.
When she was done with the first verse she said, "Still me!" so I'd know not to sing so I pressed my lips together and held my mic down like a good girl until it was my turn. As the time for Elphaba's verse came, I lifted my microphone to my mouth, looked her straight in the eye and sang the first of my lines. She leaned back and dropped her jaw. She knew I was a voice teacher but didn't know if I did well in the execution or not. As far as she knew, I could have been tone deaf.
I heard the roar of the crowd during that first line but then it all faded away. I think I've seen it done cinematically before but I never imagined my perception of a performance would appear like this. The 10,000+ people of the Bowl faded away. There was no one else there. No noise. No people. I could heard the beautiful music of the orchestra but there was no one onstage, just Kristin and I. I reached my hand out as I sang the word "friend" and she stepped forward and took it. There was such joy, elation, a spontaneous musical spark that we shared in that moment. It was unlike anything I have ever experienced.
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Daily log, July 9
Tiffin reports
Richard D. Rau, 27, of Findlay, was charged with theft for an incident June 1.
A 12-year-old girl from Tiffin was charged with juvenile unruliness July 2.
Raymond F. Plott, 46, of Tiffin, was charged with domestic violence Sunday afternoon.
Angela J. Bostic, 34, of Tiffin, was charged with disorderly conduct Sunday.
Sharon A. Harris, 56, of Tiffin, was charged with disorderly conduct Sunday afternoon.
A woman went to the station Monday afternoon to report her car title was stolen.
A juvenile shoplifter was reported Monday afternoon at Circle K, 272 N. Sandusky St.
County reports
Trey A. Hartman, 20, of Clyde, was charged with underage possession/consumption July 1. He also was cited with having no operator's license.
Derrick R. Hill, 26, of Clyde, was charged with domestic violence Saturday.
Gerald P. Hill, 24, of Green Springs, was charged with intoxicated with a weapon, disorderly conduct and possession of paraphernalia Saturday.
A woman reported Sunday night she saw a vehicle pull off the road at West TR 92 and South TR 113 while she was walking her dog. She then found the vehicle empty. Deputies responded to the location and requested a police canine. Mitchell C. Bloom, 20, of New Riegel, was charged with possession of paraphernalia.
A 9000-block West CR 592 woman reported Monday morning someone broke into her barn and stole items.
A 2000-block West TR 98 man reported Monday morning someone threw smoke bombs into his yard, damaging it.
A woman went to the station Monday morning to report fraudulent charges on her debit card.
A 2000-block East CR 38 caller requested to speak to a deputy Monday morning about a possible scam.
Fostoria reports
Thomas A. Breitigam Jr., 19, of Fostoria, was charged with possession of marijuana for an incident June 8.
Benjamin E. Titus, 36, of Fostoria, was charged with domestic violence Friday.
Christopher E. Baker, 23, of Fostoria, was charged with burglary and receiving stolen property Friday.
A woman reported Sunday evening four boys standing at Mid-Block and West Lytle Street threw a water balloon into her vehicle, getting her computer and iPod wet.
A man reported Sunday night that while his son was riding a bicycle in the area of Stadium Drive and North Town Street, a man pushed him off of his bike.
A 600-block Northview Drive woman reported Monday morning someone broke into her vehicle.
A 900-block Walnut Street woman reported Monday afternoon someone broke into her vehicle and stole a camera.
A 1000-block Columbus Avenue man reported Monday afternoon he found numerous articles were taken from his home while he was on vacation.
State Patrol
Alexandra L. Colvin, 29, of Fremont, was cited with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and a traffic device violation early Saturday morning.
A two-vehicle accident was reported Sunday evening at SR 12 and TR 84. One person was transported to ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital.
Tiffin firefighters were called to 300 S. Monroe St. Sunday afternoon for a system malfunction.
Kanas fire, Bettsville EMS and the Echo unit were called to an accident Sunday evening at SR 12 and TR 84.
Tiffin EMS had two squad runs Sunday afternoon, one squad run Sunday evening and one squad run Sunday night. Ambulances also were needed twice Monday morning.
Sycamore fire and EMS had a squad run Sunday evening.
Sycamore fire had a squad run Sunday evening.
New Riegel fire and EMS had a squad run Sunday night.
Sycamore fire and EMS and the Echo unit had a squad run Monday morning.
Bettsville fire, Bascom EMS and the Echo Unit had a squad run Monday afternoon.
Probate court
Marriage license applications
Edward Alex Broski III and Nicole Ann Harrison, Tiffin.
William Glenn Cupples and Wendy Marie Layman, Tiffin.
Richard Reed Cunningham and Sandra Jean Hamilton, Tiffin.
James Richard Welty, Tiffin, and Cynthia Ann Doss, Fremont.
Michael David Tusen and Yvonne Rae Cupples, Old Fort.
Justin Paul Brenner and Victoria Elizabeth Blaser, Bloomville.
Jeffrey David Warner and Danni Rae Ludwig, Tiffin.
Corn: $6.31
Wheat: $6.43
Soybeans: $15.66