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DOVER, NH -- On the Straight Talk Express between two town halls in New Hampshire, news broke that the Romney camp had released a new negative ad against McCain.
After McCain was read the script of the ad from a journalist's blackberry, he said he was not surprised by the new attack, the second in such days. "I think we expected it... We did have a response ad and I think it's effective. But for us to get down in that tit for tat -- we're just not going to do that."
Senior strategist Charlie Black said the voters will question Romney -- not McCain -- over the latest round of ads. "The biggest issue in the race right now is not what [McCain] says on any specific issue. It's Romney's credibility."
One of the topics taken into question by Romney: McCain's stance on Social Security for illegal immigrants. McCain's response: "They're talking about the Social Security thing. How a person who is here illegally under a false name is ever going to get Social Security -- you can't do it."
The McCain campaign responded with an ad Friday that Black says will hold its own, no matter how many more ads Romney puts out. "Look, he can throw up six more ads between now and [January 8] that say all kinds of stuff, but the people won't believe it... He's stuck somewhere around 30% and [McCain's] moving [in the polls]."
McCain: "I think it's very important for us to say. 'Look, we responded to his attacks with the quotes from two leading newspapers and that's our response.' For us to just keep going back and forth -- that's just not something, that's not productive.
*** UPDATE *** Romney spokesman Kevin Madden takes issue with McCain's comment on Social Security and illegal immigration. McCain voted on an amendment that would have allowed illegal immigrants to receive Social Security credits for the time they were working here and in the country illegally. Why is this important? For starters, in order to qualify for full Social Security benefits, you have to work a certain number of quarters.
Second, Social Security benefits are based on a calculation of wages earned over your working history. So, in practical terms that means that if a person came here in their 20s and is now 50, under the amendment McCain voted for, he or she would get the benefit of 30 YEARS of Social Security credits instead of starting at zero at 50 years old.
Additionally, speaking in practical terms, if the person was here illegally, how would the right benefit calculation be determined? It would be virtually impossible.
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Graham was jeered by some home fans when he came on as a substitute in Swansea's draw at the Stadium of Light on January 29, two days before completing his £5m move to the Black Cats.
The 27-year-old grew up supporting Sunderland's rivals Newcastle, but the animosity seemed to have disappeared when Graham made his debut for Martin O'Neill's men in last Saturday's defeat at Reading.
"The reception was great at Reading," Graham told the Sunderland Echo.
"Obviously the one on Tuesday night was expected for myself. That's part and parcel of football, I just got on with it. But it never once put me off in terms of wanting to move here.
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A Florida family is facing fines for hosting a weekly Bible study in their home – an act that city officials argue violates zoning codes.
Shane and Marlen Roessiger, of Venice, Fla. are facing a $250 per day fine for hosting Friday night prayer and Bible study gatherings that are attended by as many as 10 people.
"It is difficult to understand how it is illegal to have a prayer meeting on Friday night with a half dozen people but it is alright if I invited the same group on Monday evening to watch Monday night Football," Roessiger said.
The Roessigers are also facing a fine for putting a small sign in their front yard that reads: "Need Prayer (941) 484-4915."
"It's a weekly Bible study," said Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute. "It's the same kind of Bible study that occurs in households across America."
The Pacific Justice Institute is representing the Roessigers as they fight back against the city's attacks. Dacus said they are hearing of a number of assaults on home Bible studies across the nation.
"They are having a specific problem with this family solely because they are having family and friends over to read the bible and pray," Dacus told Fox News. "That may be fine in some tyrannical parts of the world. That is not okay in the United States of America."
Pam Johnson, a spokesperson for the city of Venice, sent a statement to Fox News defending their actions and noting that the cases against the Roessigers have been continued.
"The Code Enforcement Board has continued both cases, although Mr. Roessiger was found guilty a few months ago of zoning violation (as it relates to land use)," Johnson said. "It has not been determined at this time if the use violation has been abated. No determination of guilt has been made for the sign issue because the case is continued."
Johnson confirmed that the two cases involve a code infraction regarding the use of a sign and a zoning infraction regarding using their home as a 'house of worship.'
The Roessigers run a small ministry called "In Him Healing Touch Ministries." Dacus said like many small ministries, they received mail at their home instead of renting out a post office box. He believed the city used that to build a case against the family.
Dacus said that issue has since been remedied.
"We will not stand idly by while local governments run over families for having these types of religious gatherings in the privacy of their own homes," he said. "If cities want to fine people and drag them into court or before tribunals for having prayer meetings, we will be waiting for them."
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After using Sublime for a while at work, I decided it could use a nice solution for working with SVN. I spent a couple of months building and refining a solution that not only provides SVN functionality to Sublime, but really tries to make SVN more usable. The product of this is Sublime SVN:
It is another commercial plugin, with a non-time-limited, fully-functionality evaluation mode.
Some points I am particularly proud of:
File pick lists for commit, add and delete commands
Multi-tier command palette so common commands are at your finger tips, but more advanced commands don't clutter the the primary palette
Background processing of file statuses for context-sensitive command display
Fully cross platform
Background checking of available remote revisions, with indicators in SVN buffers, and in view status area
Custom diff command that pops up the log to help you pick what revisions to diff
Ability to edit the last command to tweak arguments, or run completely custom commands
Customizable default checkout URL and local paths
A bunch of other little UI elements, such as syntax highlighting
Sounds cool, definetly gonna give it a try!
Btw. when do you check the package_control pull requests?
I usually pull in requests every few days. I try to keep up with it as best as possible, but things have been kinda busy recently with Package Control SSL issues and a server transition taking up some of my time. I should be able to spend some time tonight reviewing the submissions and merging them in.
I originally had the intention of getting the SVN plugin launched a few weeks ago, but things always take longer than expected.
I installed the package. Thanks! But I'm missing something. If I select svn:status from the Command Palette I get a tab with the name "SVN" and a list of files with non-trivial status. So far, so good. Then I right-click in that list and get a popup menu; I select SVN|commit, and I get new text with instructions on how to select and commit my files:
I'm baffled by "Pick files below using y to select...". I've tried replacing the 'x' with a 'y', selecting a line or lines and typing 'y', and several other variants. If these steps haven't erased the line, when I save the file I get a popup that tells me that I haven't selected any files to commit. What am I overlooking?
It sounds like your machine is not picking up the keybindings file, or the syntax for the view (since they work together). Is the contents of the SVN tab syntax highlighted? If not, then that would explain it.
Could you tell me what platform you are on and what version of Sublime you are running?
When I select svn:status, the view that I get has syntax highlighting. From there, when I right-click and select SVN | commit, the resulting view does not have syntax highlighting.
This is on a Mac, running OSX, 10.7.3. Sublime version is Build 2818.
That would definitely cause the keyboard shortcuts to not work. I'll do some testing on Lion and see if I can replicate the issue you had. Thanks for the report!
Whoops, the Sublime version number is 2181. I assume you figured out that 2818 was nonsense.
I'm having the same issue as reported above - both, in Windows 7 and OS X Lion environments. I'm using Sublime Text v2 build 2181.
Hi guys,
I have the same problem and can not commit. (or I don't get HOW to commit)
I am running Sublime 2181 and MAC OSX 10.6.My repository is a local SVN which I created with:
Any ideas?
@StevenRas, pbe, pete340
I just released version 1.1.0 which should fix this bug, with a whole bunch of others. You can upgrade running the Upgrade Package command from the command palette.
With the new version, the SVN buffer should be syntax highlighted and it should now be possible to toggle files and folders with space/y/n like the instructions say.To actually commit, as the instructions say, just save the buffer (ctrl/cmd+s).
No joy.
I can select "status" from the Package Control popup and I get syntax highlighted text showing the status. I command-click in that window, select SVN in the popup menu, select "commit" in the next menu, and I get a text window that shows the file status without syntax highlighting. The text is editable, but no commands work.
That's with Sublime version 2181, running on a MacBook Pro with OSX 10.7.3.
Please contact me via email at email@example.com so that I can respond in a timely manner and help figure out why this isn't working for you.
Have the same issue here even though both Sublime Text and the SVN package are up to date - still no highlighting. However, the syntax gets highlighted whenever I remove a package (does not matter which one - a random package). The commit command then works, but whenever I try to do it again (commiting, that is), the same thing happens again - no highlighting - I have to remove another package for that to be fixed.. Hope this helps to find the bug.
Other packages that I have installed: Inc-Dec-Value, ColorPicker, Theme - Soda, Package Control
Am having the same issue. Did anyone found a solution to this yet? Please share me the answer.
I am still working through this bug with some users, however I am unable to replicate it, so it is taking longer than I would like. If you want to try out the version in testing and provide debug info, please send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Version 1.1.1 should fix this bug for all users. Please let me know via firstname.lastname@example.com if you are still experiencing it.
Version 1.1.1 works for me. Thanks!
Confirmed! Much appreciated, thank you
now I know Alt+C could commit current file,and actually I need to commit the whole project, but to do this I have to use my mouse,click and clickCan I use keybinding to do this just like Alt+C?please I really need this feature, waiting for your reply!


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Posts: 12
Location: Canada
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:27 pm
Post subject: Economical Recipes
Hi everyone. I'm new to the forums but I've been watching the site for a while now. I have a challenge for you all: I'm on a student budget, but I love to cook, what are some recipes that I can create that yeild cheap ingredients and easy preparation?
I'm not a vegetarian but I don't mind eating vegetarian meals once in a while. Any suggestions are welcome!
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Posts: 1
Location: Boston, MA
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 8:17 pm
Post subject: Rice + anything...
Hey C,
I am a grad student so I know about tight budgets. I am assuming your living arraingements provide you with a kitchen from which to operate.
Okay, not sure if you like Asian cuisine but I was raised in a Asian household and swear by rice so that is my bias.
Get yourself a rice cooker- if you have access to Asian market, these little babies are cheap and super handy for making perfect rice everytime. They come on various sized (I have a big one (1.5 liter) b/c my momma had one - they come in smaller sizes). I think you can get one online as well.
Here is a good candidate for $25 USD:
Now as far as dishes:
Stirfry: Easy, cheap as you want, flavorful.
Chicken: recommend you buy chicken strips (for easiest prep); breasts
Pork: Once again strips or steaks which can be cut into strips.
Beef: roast tip; cubed or strips.
Seafood: If you are feeling extravegant go with shrimp and/or scallops.
Meat can be expensive, so the cheapest bet is to do chicken. You could do a veggie stirfry, but those are no fun (I am a big believer in meat).
Veggies: You can do a melange of your favorites, which is the beauty of stirfry. My usual suspects for veggies:
Broccoli, green peppers, white onions, carrots, peas, baby corn.
Fresh tastes best but cutting can be time consuming- often I will cheat and just buy a frozen mixed veggies at the store- sure winner and pretty cheap.
Mixing utensil (chopsticks if you want to be legit
Rice cooker (you can use a normal pot to cook rice; recommend you use 1 part rice, 2 parts water. Be sure to cover the pot as it is the "steaming" that makes for good rice. Put on medium-high heat for about 15 -20minutes depending on your temperature. Do not stir or disturb the rice during the cooking process.)
Spices required:
Soy sauce (3 tbl spoons)
Fish sauce (if you don't know what this is, no worries, you can substitute normal salt) (2 tsps)
Pepper (to taste)
Beef or chicken bouillion (not necessary but nice to have)
Olive oil (2 tblspns)
Corn starch (1 -2 tsps)
Prep: Cut veggies into bite size portions (about 1 - 1.5 inches). Marinade meat (chicken) in olive oil and add salt and pepper with 1 tblspn of soy sauce. To add some pizzaz you can add white wine (about 1/3 cup). Let meat set in fridge for about 20 minutes.
On medium-high heat, put olive oil in skillet and if you have some minced garlic, cook until you can smell the aroma. After skillet is heated, add meat. Cook chicken (with marinade) for about 6 minutes and remove from skillet but leave the drippings in the skillet. (Don't worry if chicken doesn't look all the way cooked b/c we're going to add it back in to finish the cooking process.)
In a 1/3 cup of cold water, mix corn starch (to thicken the stir fry broth) and bouillion, if you have any, and put it into the skillet. Add veggies (if you are cooking with fresh veggies, stagger the cooking times of veggies that will take longer, e.g. carrots, potatoes, etc. Add in things you want to be firm at the end, like broccoli) When veggies are about 80% cooked to the way you like it, add back in the meat. Stir it up and continue to cook for about another 5 minutes or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked. Add soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Viola, you have just made a stir-fry.
Nice thing about stir-fry is that it keeps for a while and makes for good leftovers. You can also get nuts and put in all kinds of things that you like, sesame seeds, chili peppers, tofu, etc.
Hope that was useful.
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Location: Canada
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 6:35 pm
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This is great, thanks so much. I've pretty much mastered how to make instant rice
, so a rice cooker isn't really necessary. I also got a wok for Christmas and I love making vegetable stirfries in it. Thank you for all the sauce ideas!
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Posts: 108
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:28 pm
Post subject: Secret cheap college ingredient
Ramen noodles. Not only can you eat them directly (with the little flavoring packet) when you REALLY want something fast, but there are a million ways to use them with other recipes. For instance, a simple teriyaki sauce is just:
(feeds 2 -- halve for a single serving)
1/2 cup soy sauce (wonderful thing about this is it keeps forever, even in a dorm room closet)
1/2 cup sweetened japanese rice wine (called mirin -- also keeps forever as far as I can tell)
2 tablespoons sugar.
Combine all over low heat and simmer for a few minutes. Combine in a wok or pan with cooked, shredded chicken and (cooked) ramen noodles and whatever stir-fried veggies you want and it's easy, cheap, and extremely good!
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:39 pm
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Ramen is easy to dress up! fork scramble an egg with a little soy in a non-stick pan. When cooked, dump it in a bowl. make ramen, but ass a handful of peas and carrots near the end. pour over the egg.
I like to toss spaghetti with a can of smoked oysters all smashed up. Lemon juice and fresh parsley finish this off. In summer while fruit is cheap it's worth it to learn to make sweet biscuits and custard for shortcakes.
Flan is a good breakfast.
Quiche is a good way to use leftovers. A crust is nice, but you can make them in foil baking cups with no crust of you want.
rice pudding is cheap, easy, and good (notice how many egg dishes there are? eggs are generally less than 10 cents each)
When you find ground beef on sale make a big batch of chili and freeze some. Chili can be served over rice, with macaroni, or miked with corn and baked with a cornbread top.
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Location: Phoenix, Az
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:33 pm
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When I was poor I had a crockpot and I use to throw a game hen in with a potatoe and carrots and 1/4 of an onion and let it simmer all day on low and when I came home my dinner was made. Rice is a wonderful food eats lots of it.
Spices are a key to eating the same things over and over like chicken. When the recipe calls for breast you can use legs or thighs. Buying whole chickens saves you money also. Get a 'big' sharp knife to cut it up with. Here is a recipe that is tasty and the spices go a long way. I got the recipe off the Shillings Sherry Extract bottle.
Large fry pan.
Brown chicken:
1 ½ Tablespoons butter
4 chicken breast halves, browned
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Cover and simmer medium heat 10 minutes. Remove to serving dish.
Add to pan:
1 Tablespoon chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon tarragon leaves
4-oz can mushroom, drained (or use fresh)
Saute 2 minutes
Stir in ½ cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons sherry extract
Heat but do not boil.
Pour sauce over chicken. Serve over rice.
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Posts: 97
Location: GA
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:10 pm
Post subject: Economical Recipes
How about tofu stir-fry, get some teriyaki sauce from the store or a tikka masala, or general tso's and stir fry tofu until browned and then add the sauce with baby corn and onion.
Also try chicken in the wok and brown it and add soy sauce and broccoli.Make fried rice using your rice and letting it refridgerate for an 1hr. or 2 and
cook on heated oil using baby corn, and anything else you want. Good luck.
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 2:25 am
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I am also a student and feel your pain, so here are a few of my recipes.
1. Chicken and rice casserole [modified from a recipes on the back of a can of soup]
2 boneless skinless chicken breast
¾ or 1 cup of minute rice
Bread Crumbs 1-2 Cups
2 slices of Swiss cheese
1 can of cream of mushroom soup (condensed)
I use an glass dish which I think is 8x8in. Add the soup and 1 can full of milk, mix with a spoon. Add the rice and the appropriate amount of water as indicated on the box. Place the chicken in the dish and put a slice of Swiss atop each. Cover with foil and bake at 350 F for 30-45 mins. Remove the foil and cover liberally with bread crumbs (best if you use a food processor for this but you can make them by hand). Put back in the oven, uncovered for 10-15 mins until the crumbs are a nice golden brown.
Alternatively you can leave the rice out of the casserole, cooking it on the stovetop and severing the chicken and mushroom casserole over the rice which is the original recipe.
2. Simple side dish
Just take some small red potatoes and cube them. Place in a pot of boiling water with some butter and whatever spices you feel like at the time (basil, garlic, ect.), or just salt and pepper. Boil till tender and server with butter, makes a great side to any red meat.
I also tend to cook things that share common ingredients so that nothing goes to waste, what follows is my most practiced example of that.
Part 1. A simple roast. (Do this on a weekend.) [Modified from a food network recipe]
2 tablespoons cracked black pepper
2 teaspoons salt
10 cloves garlic, crushed
1 (3-pound) sirloin tip roast, trimmed
1 can condensed beef stock, preferably low-sodium
1 Onion, diced.
In a small bowl, mash the pepper, salt, and garlic together to form a paste. Spread the paste all over the roast. I use a very small 6 in. Dutch oven for this, if you have a larger one you will need more broth and onion. Place the roast in the Dutch oven and add the onion, then add enough broth to cover the roast, if this is not possible dont worry do the best you can. Roast at 375 F until a meat thermometer reads 130 F, about an hr depending on the size of your roast. Depending on how well you were able to cover the roast with the broth you may need to turn the roast halfway through, no need to do so if just an edge is sticking out. Take the roast out and place it on some plastic wrap, wrap very, very well and then wrap that with foil an place in the freezer, if you have roommates you will probably need to be armed to accomplish this step as the smell is enticing. Reserve the broth and onions for part 2.
Part 2. Salisbury steak, not sure if I spelt that right.
2-4 Salisbury steak patties (AKA cubed steak)
Onion broth from part 1, or 1 packet of Brown gravy mix
1 Diced onion if using Brown gravy mix
1 tbsp cornstarch per cup of onion broth if using the onion broth from part 1.
½ to 1 cup of sliced mushrooms (optional)
Swiss cheese
Salt and pepper
Olive oil or butter
Salt and pepper each side of the patties. If using Brown gravy mix add enough olive oil to coat the bottom of a skillet and add the onions, cook over low to med-low heat for 2-4 mins then proceed. Add the mushrooms and the patties to the skillet; lightly brown the patties on each side. Add enough broth to come just shy of covering the patties, and then add the cornstarch. If using the Brown gravy mix add the mix and the amount of water specified on the packet. Top each patty with a slice of Swiss and simmer over low heat until the patties are cooked all the way through. Serve over rice.
Part 3. Cheese Steak Sandwiches
Roast from part 1, frozen solid
1 onion
1 Green bell pepper
1 cup sliced mushrooms
salt and pepper
Olive oil
Provolone Cheese
Deli style rolls
Slice up the onion, as well as whatever amount of the green bell pepper you wish to use, I usually use 1 side of a large bell pepper. Add the onions to a skillet and toss with about a tbsp of olive oil, add salt and pepper to taste. Cook over medium heat for 1-2 mins, about the time it takes to slice up the bell pepper. Add the bell pepper and mushrooms; reduce the heat a bit to medium-low or low. While that is cooking take the frozen roast and slice a portion of it into very thin slices. I usually slice up about a cup or 1.5 cups worth. This should have taken a few mins and your veggies are almost done, toss in the sliced meat continue to cook just until the meat is warm, be careful not to overcook. After that, take a baking sheet and place each deli roll open on it. Spoon the mixture from the skillet onto the rolls and place a slice of provolone cheese on each. Bake at 350 until the cheese is melted. Serve with some nice thick steak fries. This way a single roast will last you many meals, it works out to be quite cheap, and with the exception of the first step its all fast and easy, even the first step isnt that bad really.
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Family: I was widowed at 27 and now married to Peter. Collectively, we have four children and 8 grandchildren. We enjoy our Sunday dinners together and are looking forward to an upcoming family trip that will include all of us!
Favorite quote: "A friend of mine once sent me a postcard with a picture of an entire planet taken from space. On the back it said, "Wish you were here.'" – Stephen Wright
This quote is so symbolic of how important for all of us to see that every action in word and deed can change the big picture of our planet. In my work, I really see the world from this perspective. We have so much to lose by not working together to take care of Mother Earth so that we all can continue to enjoy its wellspring of blessings.
Favorite Movie: "To Kill a Mockingbird" … The best of good parenting, courage and life changing lessons.
What's playing on your stereo right now? I listen to podcasts. Currently I have been listening to podcasts from universities for specific e-learning experiences. I especially am interested in how higher education is embedding sustainability practices on campus. The minds and actions by the young leaders will influence so much of our world going forward. We are seeing major change in how they are living on campus and making careful decisions for their personal environmental footprint.
Who has had the greatest influence on you? My family has my heart. I love the Bible. Besides the reading that I enjoy daily, I am now studying Moses and how he tried to encourage the Israelites that nothing could hinder them if they would keep true courage and faith in God's promises.
What are your goals in the coming year? We have just outlined some very specific long-term goals for our company. We will be wise in making the most of social opportunities while working on those. Part of our internal goals include some very interesting ways that our community can benefit by engaging more individual responsibility around our environmental footprint. We have been working on this impact for almost two years and will be excited when it comes together. We continue our work in rural markets, trying to break the large market conversation into more actionable opportunities that could empower our surrounding communities.
If you could give one piece of advice to young people, what would it be? Slow down long enough to listen. Listening helps you to find direction, learn from others and, most of all, capture awareness for everything you are preparing to "start doing."
Carson Cook has been named director of the office of equal employment opportunity/affirmative action at The University of Memphis. Cook has held similar positions at a number of universities and most recently served as assistant vice provost for equal opportunity at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C.
Dr. Marion Dugdale has been awarded the Tennessee Medical Association 2013 Distinguished Service Award for her contribution to public health and the field of blood disorders. Dugdale joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 1962 and focuses on blood clotting disorders.
Greater Memphis Greenline Inc. has been awarded a Tennessee Medical Association Community Service Award for its positive impact on the health of Shelby County residents. The organization works to create a network of paved hiking and biking trails, greenways and bicycle lanes in Memphis and Shelby County.
Larry Hogan has joined Memphis Consumer Credit Association as commercial sales manager for the multi-state region in which they represent Equifax.
The Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame has chosen 16 broadcasters as 2013 inductees. Those with Memphis ties include Lee Acree, Rick Dees and George Klein, career category; and Dewey Phillips and Rufus Thomas, legacy category (awarded posthumously). In addition, WDIA was chosen as the year's Legendary Station.
Mid-South Consulting Inc. has received the 2013 Grand Conceptor award from the American Council of Engineering Cos. of Mississippi for the Three Rivers Regional Landfill Generator Project, one of the first landfill gas-to-electricity projects in Mississippi.
Choices has been awarded a Southern REACH grant by AIDS United and the Ford Foundation for HIV/AIDS policy advocacy activities in Tennessee. The funds will be used to support capacity-building opportunities and collaborations among reproductive health and HIV providers.
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Some movies have a very rigid narrative structure, moving inexorably from point A to point B to point C, never getting sidetracked by subplots or unnecessary comic relief scenes, following the story in a straight line until the inescapable conclusion. While this might not offer many diversions, the approach is good for straightforward, no-nonsense storytelling of the sort utilized by directors who have something important to say and need to say it as forcefully as possible.
1985's Night Train to Terror is not one of those movies. It is a movie whose narrative structure is so floppy and loosely defined it would make overcooked spaghetti look like spines constructed of adamantium vertebrae. Constructed from the clippings of 3 other movies that (thankfully) never saw the light of release, this is one big hunk of 80s cheesecake. And while there are a few things here worth watching, such a recommendation should come with the strong caveat that watching the entire movie from start to finish WILL MAKE YOU DUMBER. It won't make you feel dumber, or just confuse you and give you a case of see-sickness (pun intended)--it will literally kill your brain cells and leave you a stupider person than you were when the opening scene rolled. I'm not joking. You have been warned.
But what an opening scene! We open with some stock footage of a locomotive going through the woods, which are some very nice shots, truth be told. Then we cut to an obvious cable-access quality sound stage made up to look like a train, where some of the most amazingly extreme 80s dance/new wave rejects you've ever laid eyes on are rockin' the house...er, car...with the infectious tune, "Everybody's Got Somethin' to Do (Everybody But YOU!)". And when I say "infectious," I mean LIKE THE PLAGUE. You will not be able to get this tune out of your head, no matter how many times you whack your skull with a cookie sheet. It weakens your mind and sets you up for the IQ-assault to come. But hey, at least you're smiling when it happens. The dancing is a sight to behold, as are the fashions. The lip-synching is Milli Vanilli quality, and the smoke machines are in full force, though whether this was for rock-n-roll effects or supposedly the steam from the train, I couldn't tell.
Next we follow a zomboid conductor to a back room, where God and Satan are sitting by a window, waiting for midnight when the train will crash and send everyone on it to their "final destination." There's some very nice Christmas lighting out the window that's meant to be a starry sky dashing by, and God and Satan trade verbal barbs for a while like old friends who have grown a little irritated with each other. Finally they decide to get down to business, reviewing the "cases" of the people on the train who are going to go up in a fiery cataclysm at midnight. Yes, they're doing some preemptive divvying up of souls. The lights go down, the train window transforms into an LCD flat-panel monitor, and God and Satan (and we) look out the window into another movie, hoping it will be better than this one.
Largely a vain hope, though this new movie does have a few things to recommend it. One, Richard Moll (aka "TV's Bull") plays the orderly at an insane asylum where his main job seems to be strapping big-haired, big-boobied blondes to gurneys naked and pawing them while they shriek for a few seconds. Nice work if you can get it. Anyway, early on we see a very well-realized car-crash scene where our hero and his never-to-be-mentioned again wife go sideways off a one-lane bridge (how'd THAT happen?) into the water. They're rescued by Bull and his disorderly orderlies, all in the employ of a wrinkly one-time glamor queen who's also a mad scientist or something. Apparently they have a side business at the asylum picking up women, harassing them with Bull's black-tee-shirted manliness, and then cutting them up and selling them to medical schools. Or something. It's really hard to follow.
So the hero from the car wreck is brainwashed into going out and kidnapping more babes for Bull to bisect, and he also has an affair with the mad scientist chick, and eventually his conscience awakens and he puts a stop to the whole mess and kills Bull, while the mad scientist chick is lobotomized by some escaped patients who used to be doctors there. Anyway, it's obvious that this was a full length movie that someone took the scissors to and trimmed it down to 30 minutes, leaving us with the aforementioned wonderful Bull scenes (one later where he even gets to tease a victim with a hacksaw, a highlight) and some strobe-light narration that will give you a mental seizure. This one is almost worth watching, or at least fast-forwarding to the Bull bits, as he steals every scene he's in.
Then it's back to the train for a wrap-up commentary by God and Satan, and some more music and dancing from the band. Not "more music" as in "the next song in their set." No, "more" as in "more of the same song." EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO DO--EVERYBODY BUT YOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUU!!!! Still, it's mesmerizing, what with all the bold primary colors and the spiked hair and the headbands and the weird asymmetrical rag shirts and the mascara. And that song...it haunts my dreams.
The next "case" is a real mind-blower, and the one part of the movie I can actually recommend watching all the way through. We open up at the Dingaling Brothers and Stock Footage Carnival, where we see lots of folks having fun. Then we meet an 80s video model moonlighting as a popcorn seller, who attracts the attention of a sleazy moneybags guy who comes up and buys all her popcorn, then buys her. I don't want to spoil much of this, because your jaw will be dropped for most of it, so I'll just encapsulate the rest of the episode in a few sentences. The girl becomes sleazy guy's mistress, starts an affair with a handsome young stud, and then brings him along to the sleazy dude's next party, where out of nowhere we learn that they're all members of a "death club." Every month or so they get together and face death--in the form of some extremely convoluted Russian roulette-type game, except that it's INSANE. To give you an idea--the first one involves letting a giant, venomous, claymation insect out of a bottle and sitting still while it buzzes around trying to decide which of them if any to sting. It's LOOPY.
The other members of the club are great characters--an aging beauty queen, Jimi Hendrix's less successful and talented brother, and a chubby Bela Lugosi impressionist. As their games go on the original heroine gets crazier and crazier, the sleezoid gets more jealous, and finally it all ends with a hired-gang kidnapping (love those 80s gangs!) and a wrecking ball-roulette game that goes predictably wrong. Don't miss the "shocking" death of one of the club members, which goes on for hours. Must see, start to stop, on this one.
And then we're back on the train, and someone shouts to the band "ONE MORE TIME!" and we're off again. This time there's an added bonus, however, as the song turns into a Muppet Show Ballroom sequence, as the dancers and band members start talking about what they're doing there, and wondering about the strangeness and all. We get them questioning the zombie conductor (sometimes poking their heads INTO the car from the WINDOWS--apparently they were all clinging to the side of the train as it whistled down the track), and we get a wonderful break-dancing sequence that brought tears to my eyes...tears of LAUGHTER. Besides the Bull scenes from the first episode and the entirety of the second, the only must-see scenes are these 3 musical interludes. Really, it's pure entertainment.
Then we come to the last "case," which I'll be honest, I don't even remember clearly, as Bull-induced brain damage was setting in. Bull was in this one too, playing a famous author who had "proved" in his book that God is dead. (Richard Dawkins? Christopher Hitchens?) There's an undead Nazi (the worst kind!), and a concentration camp survivor who wants to hunt him down, and then he gets killed by a Halloween mask, and this Dorian Gray stuff is going on, and then a bunch of stuff happens, there's more claymation when somebody gets dragged off to hell, and the movie ends. Really, I fast-forwarded some of it, and was too tired/stupid to remember the rest, but it wasn't as good as the other stuff.
So all in all, I'd say this is one to watch with the FF button down. Let up when you see Bull molesting blondes, or the 80s band playing/dancing, or for the entirety of the second episode. Otherwise, keep the hammer down. Your brain will thank you.
1 thumb overall, but 2 for the second segment, which averages out to "average" again, 1.5 thumbs.
Note from the HOW COULD IT POSSIBLY BE?!?!?! Files: screenwriter Philip Yordan, who gets the
blame credit for this script, won an Academy Award in 1954 for his screenplay for Broken Lance. BELIEVE IT...OR DON'T!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Night Train to Terror (1985): or, How Bull Killed My Brain
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 9:09 AM
Labels: '80s, 1-2 Thumbs, Anthology, Boxcar on the Night Train to Terror, Strange
2 comments:
- Tenebrous Kate said...
Damn. I love this movie so much. It's kind of unhealthy, although WAY cheaper than the kind of drugs that might produce a similarly woozy-headed reaction.
>>Constructed from the clippings of 3 other movies that (thankfully) never saw the light of release
Au contraire, estimable Vicar! Cataclysm is the full version of the third episode. I've seen it with my own eyes--it's available on one of those 50-movie box sets the name of which currently escapes me. You know, in case you ever want to feel even more hopped-up-on-goofballs than "NTtT" made you feel ;)
Please enjoy this link to "Strangers on a Night Train to Terror" written by the inimitable and sadly no-longer-blogging-among-us genius known as A Lad Inane.
- July 25, 2008 at 9:38 AM
The second part was released as a whole film. You can it on dvd as "Death Wish Club". Love it!
- October 8, 2009 at 8:07 AM


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First it was going to be a game or two, then at the end of this week, then next week and now David Wright hopes to be ready by Opening Day. Knowing these are the Mets, why didn't they just throw Opening Day out there from the outset.
Why did it take them so long to send him to New York for this latest diagnosis of an abdominal tear? Why does this stuff always seem to happen with the Mets? Wright is easily the Mets' most valuable commodity, so why do they treat this with such ambivalence?
I'm glad to see Wright playing this smart and taking his time, but wonder why the Mets were slow on the MRI.
The NBA trade deadline is tomorrow and everybody is wondering what will become of Dwight Howard. Reminds me of Jose Reyes when we all knew he wasn't coming back. Would have hoped Orlando would have learned from the Denver Nuggets, who fleeced the Knicks for Carmelo Anthony, who has been nothing but a selfish headache for New York. In hindsight, the Mets knew Reyes wasn't coming back and should have gotten what they could.
First Howard is leaving, then he's staying. Make up your mind. In absence of something definitive, the Magic have to deal him and get what they can.
By the way, did you hear Reyes' response the other day when he said he had "put the Mets behind him?" He did that when he left that last game after the bunt.
Dillon Gee pitched well in today's loss to Detroit, save a homer to Prince Fielder. But, that's going to happen. Terry Collins is still having difficulty putting together his patchwork bullpen.


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Number 340, October 9, 2005
Tenth Anniversary Edition, Part 2
Decisions, Decisions
Special to TLE
Last week, I made a decision. I based it on fact and logic. It was, in fact, the right decision. But as it turned out, it wasn't the best decision. I spent the entire week regretting what I'd done and working to reverse it. Fortunately, it was a decision the effects of which could be reversed. Oh, it wasn't easy (which might be a good thing since the harder I had to work, the deeper the lesson sunk in), but it got done in the end.
I tell you this not to give the impression that I rarely make mistakes (even my own mother knows better than that), but rather to illustrate the fact that even decisions made for the right reasons and with the best motivations in the world still might not represent good choices.
What makes many bad decisions palatable at all is that those making them often realize sooner or later that they could have done a better job. If they're at all honest with themselves, they'll then work to change what they've done. This methodology only works, however, when the decision makers can admit they're in error which usually entails them having good intentions in the first place. But those good intentions alone aren't enough; the mistake must also be confessed for any reversal to take place.
Consider for example the firearms laws in Washington DC. While there are doubtless some politicians there who maintain that no one be permitted the means to self defense purely to acquire and assert their own power, I'd be willing to bet that the majority who favor such stringent gun control actually think they're doing the right thing. Their reasons are unassailable: They want to protect citizens, particularly children. Their methodology, however, will only work in a fantasy land where criminals obey laws. Since there is no such place, gun control in Washington (as well as New York City and Chicago) has succeeded only in disarming the law abiding and creating a haven for armed bad guys.
The firearms laws in Washington (and anywhere else) that are causing the problem could be repealed tomorrow. But for that to happen, those who consistently vote for even more draconian gun control are going to have to admit that what they're doing isn't working, and that it never will. Unfortunately, instead of taking a look at the facts, their good intentions often override all else with thoughts of still more laws insteadwhich only stimulates a freedom-stealing monster that feeds on itself when those laws don't work any better than the existing laws do.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (who, for the record, is the single human being I believe most responsible for the worst governmental and societal problems we have today) almost certainly had good intentions when he implemented Social Security and the welfare system as we know it. He wanted to honor dead or debilitated soldiers' sacrifices by offering pensions of sorts to their widows and children. Instead, an ever-expanding behemoth has become a top-heavy pyramid scheme threatening to topple altogether unless ever larger pillars of tax dollars are used to prop it up. He wanted to ensure that men could find jobs to feed starving families or, if no jobs could be found, could at least get a few dollars from the government to tide their families over. Instead, we've now seen government employment bloat beyond recognition or any remote semblance of efficiency, and whole generations of Americans raised in an atmosphere and an attitude of absolute entitlement.
Neither Social Security nor welfare as we know it could simply cease to exist tomorrow without grave repercussions for dependents. But the failure of many politicians to acknowledge that, despite worthy goals, the programs aren't working and never will is preventing even an attempt at reform or realistic change. And without change, still more people become dependent on government largesse which means any change is becoming progressively more difficult. Compounding the problem is the fact that virtually all of those who benefit from the taxes paid primarily by others are eligible to vote. As such, even those politicians who might admit privately that there's a problem won't publicly offer criticism or acknowledge the error of their ways when so many potential votes are at risk as a result.
I've made clear in the past that I place a good deal of blame for the tragic deaths (and even many of the damages ) in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina directly at the feet of New Orleans' Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco. But however ill-advised their decisions proved to be, I don't for a minute think that either of them intended to wreak as much havoc among city residents as possible.
Nagin was apparently possessed of some sort of a Pollyanna outlook that permitted him to assume the best even when the worst was clearly delineated on weather maps. When the time came to make a decision, he hesitated because he didn't want to cause any disruption; by the time he finally did decide, it was too late to employ much of even the insufficient disaster plan that was allegedly in place. Blanco, meanwhile, didn't want to let the federal government usurp her authority unless it was absolutely necessary (never mind the fact that the state was in no way prepared to offer immediate or comprehensive assistance to those affected). Given how federal authorities all too often run roughshod over state and local agents, her reluctance is understandable if not all that bright under the circumstances.
Meanwhile, no matter what Blanco or Nagin did or didn't do, there was a host of citizenry in New Orleans who, rather than making a decision for themselves, sat back and waited for the government to take care of them. That decision isn't quite as stupid as it sounds seeing as how government had taken care of them in the past and, along with that care, had willingly taken a good deal of the "burden" of self-responsibility from them. The motivations of government at higher levels almost certainly involve some power (dependence offers plenty of authority to those on whom the dependents are dependent), but the motivations of the ordinary citizens involved are plain and understandable if not commendable: it's easier to let somebody else do all the work.
Even terrorists who murder and maim innocents may have motivations we can appreciate if not condone. They want to be left alone by the rest of the world; they want to convert the "infidel" to the one "true" faith; they want their country back. Obviously, terrorist attacks aren't the way to do that. In fact, terrorist attacks have ensured the rest of the world won't leave them alone, have exposed millions of people to Islam in a very unflattering way, and have resulted in the invasions of Muslim countries by non-Muslim military forces. But the terror groups must acknowledge to themselves that their technique is seriously flawed before they'll admit it to the rest of the world. Unfortunately, like far too many less deadly but just as mistaken folks, they're not inclined to see their mistakes.
In the war on terror, invasions into Afghanistan and Iraq went far beyond merely capturing and putting on trial some known terrorists or terrorist sympathizers. It seems to me that this isin some measure, at leastthe fault of those who jumped in to action before considering any concrete plans for jumping back out again. Whatever the original plan, we're now ensconced in what is essentially a long term occupation of Iraq. Insurgents are fighting for sovereignty and freedom there, and even though their notion of "freedom" almost certainly is no such thing, they're gaining some sympathy. With their attacks, however, they're ensuring the long term occupation lasts even longer. Meanwhile, by essentially forcing democracy down the throats of people who have little experience with it and that don't really want it, Americans aren't looking like they're making the best of decision, either.
The Bush administration says it merely wants an end to terror and freedom for all peoples. Try to argue against that, and you can't. Such goals are just about a high-minded as they come. But the fact that the goals are such good ones shouldn't be used to justify any and every means to attain them! No matter the intent, aren't there lines we cannot cross if we intend to avoid some nasty unintended consequences? Aren't there risks we must be willing to take if we wish to remain free even as we fight for freedom? Mistakes, of course, have already been made; more will be made. And however they happen, whether through a lack of foresight or a lack of good sense, such mistakes are all too often clothed in the glory of good intentions. Perhaps that's why so many mistake the road to heaven for the road that actually leads somewhere else...
Whether we like to admit it or not, decisions have consequences. Some are good, some are not so good. And some, both good and bad, are entirely unintended. That's why, when we make decisionswith the exception, obviously, of emergency on-the-spot choiceswe've got to consider them from every angle. Good and bad outcomes are often obvious; unintended consequences are often not. If our examination shows something we don't like, or leads us to believe unintended consequences of the not-so-good variety could result, we might leave well enough alone until we consider other options.
No matter what our motivation or our careful consideration of potential results, we have also got to be prepared for the bad thing we didn't see in advance to happen. We must accept both our culpability and our error. Then we must act immediately to rectify what we've done or haven't done if it's at all possible for us to do so. At the very least, we must learn from those mistakes so that we don't make similar ones again. Our personal lives will be the better for it if we do, and so will our reputations.
And when we're not making decisions for ourselves, we need to keep an eye on every single one of those men and women we're supposed to trust to make decisions on our behalf. If they're incapable of being as responsible and mature as we are, acknowledging their mistakes and working to fix them, and taking care to avoid whenever possible the horrors of unintended consequences, then we've got another decision to make. That decision, of course, involves the ballot box. If we choose not to wield one of the few powers still in the hands of the people, the consequences may be unintended, but I can assure you they'll continue to be very, very bad for usand for freedom.
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Senator, 62nd District
One-time Niagara County resident George "Bud" Day, who led a stellar military career through three wars and received the Medal of Honor, died on July 27 at the age of 88. He deserves to be remembered.
Day served with the Marines in the Pacific Theater during World War II. During the Korean War, he served two tours as an Air Force pilot who participated in numerous bomber and fighter missions.
In the 1960s, Day was stationed at the Niagara Falls Air Force Base. There he continued to fly, and he lived with his family in our area for three years. Then came the war in Vietnam.
On Aug. 27, 1967, Day's plane was shot down over North Vietnam. He ejected and was immediately captured by the enemy. Spending the next five and half years as a prisoner of war, Day endured unspeakable torture and deprivation. He offered maximum resistance to his captors and earned the Medal of Honor for a dangerous escape attempt. At the infamous Hanoi Hilton and the Plantation Day he shared a cell with future politician John McCain.
After being released in 1973 and reuniting with his family, he chose to return to active flying status.
Day retired as a colonel and became the nation's most decorated soldier since the days of Matt Urban and Audie Murphy. He wrote and spoke extensively about his war experiences, and he never stopped being an ardent advocate for veterans.
After his recent passing, his comrade John McCain called him "the bravest man I ever knew," and praised his leadership, courage, and patriotism. Niagara County is proud to be one of the places where Col. Day lived and served.


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Animal Hospital was hosted by Rolf Harris, Shauna Lowery and Steve Knight. The first series was broadcast live and was known as Animal Hospital Live. The series followed the lives of vets working at the RSPCA's Sir Harold Harmsworth Memorial Hospital in Holloway. The second series was known as Animal Hospital Week.
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It's no secret that the US government is feeling the pinch these days. The war is proving costly, not just for those who have to fight it, but for taxpayers who fund it, and when you raise spending more than anyone since Nixon yet cut taxes at the same time, the numbers stop adding up. Not to mention the string of hurricanes that have cost tens of billions on the Gulf Coast.
Cuts, therefore, are being made everywhere, and science is certainly no exception. For the first time in over 30 years*, the NIH's budget will grow at less than the rate of inflation. This has the knock-on effect of less research grants being awarded and fiercer competition for the money that is left. This is in stark contrast to the plan enacted under the Clinton Administration and vigourously supported by (a very Republican) Congress in 1998 to double the NIH's budget over 5 years.
That plan itself has come under (muted) criticism in a report by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), who note that, had the NIH budget been set to grow at a more modest seven percent per annum, we would be at the same point we are now, without having to face cutbacks. Indeed, some of the current problems the postdoc system in the US is experiencing can be attributed to the explosive growth in the number of PhDs being minted, as I've covered before.
In a statement issued today on the effect of these cutbacks, FASEB President Bruce Bistrian writes:
The decay caused by sub-inflationary funding not only affects the health of our people, but our economy as well: 82% of NIH funding is awarded to more than 200,000 scientists and other research personnel affiliated with more than 3,100 institutions located in every state of the nation. The FY06 appropriation for NIH will ultimately mean that some of these labs will be forced to close, potentially displacing some of our greatest current and future scientific talent. Without our top researchers working on our most pressing health problems, our race towards finding new treatments will stumble to a trickle or even to a halt.
It's not just the NIH that is facing funding woes. The NSF, already with the unfair reputation as the poor stepchild of the NIH, was due to have its budget doubled over a number of years, but that too is in hold.
Still, if you're a stakeholder and have concerns about this cutback and the effect it will have on science in the US, there are things you can do. Organisations like the Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy exist to lobby Congress on issues such as federal funding. Having been involved in one of their Hill days, it was an illustrative insight into the workings of the government.
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Two constants for James Poindexter during his time as a student-athlete at Lipscomb University were his infectious smile and basketball. Poindexter still easily flashes that smile. And he remains close to the sport of basketball as a high school coach. Poindexter returned to campus, along with many other former players, to welcome new Bisons basketball coach Casey Alexander. Poindexter also spent some time with Lipscombsports.com.
What sport did you play at Lipscomb? What years? Who were your coaches?
"I played basketball from 2002-2006. I played for coach Scott Sanderson. The assistant coaches my first year were Tim Cornwell, Shaun Senters and Jay Walton. My junior year coach Hubie Smith joined the staff."
Why did you choose Lipscomb?
"Nashville was a large city and comparable to my hometown, Birmingham. Lipscomb had a Christian environment. People were very welcoming on my visit. I had an opportunity to meet Dr. Steve Flatt who was president at that time.
"It just felt like home. I felt like everyone was accepting. With me having a Christian background that helped out a ton as well in leading towards my decision.
"My high school coach, Marty Smith, went to Lipscomb for four years. He played baseball. So I knew a little bit about the program. Coach Sanderson was actively recruiting one of my teammates, but he decided not to come here. But I didn't know the rich history of the program until I came here."
What is your fondest athletic memory at Lipscomb?
"My favorite memory was playing at Kentucky against a bunch of future NBA stars. We played in front of a big crowd. And we had a very good chance of beating them. It was a great experience for us.
"Plus just being around my teammates. I had a really good group of teammates. My last two years in particular we were very close-knit. I still keep in contact with those guys. Building those relationships, besides the Kentucky game, is my most favorite memory."
Who had the biggest influence on you during your athletic career at Lipscomb? How?
"Coach Shaun Senters. He was the main guy who recruited me out of high school. He was very personable with my family. He built a great relationship with my grandparents.
"He was always someone I could count on as a father figure in my home away from home. I leaned on him for a lot of guidance and a lot of wisdom in my transition from Birmingham to Nashville. Coach Shaun was an integral part of my development as a player and as an individual.
"Coach Shaun made an emphasis on going about doing things the right way. He never liked to cut corners. He wanted things done in a manner that was pleasing to everyone around. He was definitely a good role model, not only for me, but for my teammates and some of my friends."
What is your fondest non-athletic memory from your time at Lipscomb?
"It is kind of along the lines of athletics. It would have to be our road trips. We had guys like Eddie Ard, Cam Robinson, Mike Lusk and Trey Williams. We would play a lot of practical jokes on each other. We wouldn't spend a lot of time sleeping. We were always talking, laughing and joking around.
"We still laugh and joke and talk about certain times we had, not just on the basketball court but in the locker room, the bus and in the cafeteria.
"I was probably the biggest practical joker. But Eddie would be a close second."
What is the most valuable thing you gained or learned from your time at Lipscomb?
"One thing that sticks out with me from my experience at Lipscomb goes back to this being a close-knit community. I grew up being very involved in the church. But I wasn't very receptive at first about going to university Bible classes and chapel.
"It was one of those things that grew on me. It was a time of meditation…a time to gather my thoughts and get myself ready for the day. I still take time out in the mornings before I start my job to reflect and to think about things I want to accomplish for the week.
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The more I look at the new LE, the more I I notice just how straight and consistent the diameter is.
The front leading edge tube diameter where you pump up, seems about the same as the wing tips!
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By Chinese Fans from Jaejoong Baidu Bar:
The total weight of the bulk order was 2 tons. Given that each box is about 20 kg, there are around 100 boxes.
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Top prize (will be randomly selected) – a signed board from Jaejoong
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Beloved Laredo artist, playwright and author Raquel Valle-Sentíes will celebrate the publication of her new book of poetry with a Book Reading and Signing Tuesday, July 8 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Texas A&M International University's Student Center Theatre, 236.
Raquel Valle-Sentíes
The Ones Santa Anna Sold is a joint publication of Floricanto and Berkeley Presses.
Hosted by the University's Writing Center, the event will feature an introduction by Dr. Carmen Tafolla, poet laureate of San Antonio. It is free of charge and open to the public. A limited number of books will be available for purchase.
Writing about Sentíes' "The Ones Santa Ann Sold," Dr. Tafolla has said:
" 'The Ones Santa Anna Sold' is an enchanting immersion into the world of borderlands Laredo, where Valle-Sentíes captures the taste, the emotion, and the irony of a world between worlds, between nations, between cultures, and often, pineapple and chile, the scent of jasmine and desert nopal, the beauty and harshness of Laredo's streets and skies, and a sense of the magic and the bittersweet reality of our contemporary world, where the good, the bad, and the ugly co-exist along both sides of a murky borderland river. A magical experience!"
Also writing about Senties' latest offering, Lori Carlson Hijuelos, New York editor of Cool Salsa, Red Hot Salsa and Voices in Third Person, has said: "These poems are powerful, immediate, and raw. And they speak of universal pain and disappointment. But also they are about a world that is unique and not so well known, this city of Laredo. As a writer, I am admiring of your perception and your style. You are a wonderful poet."
Valle-Sentíes' poetry has been published in numerous anthologies in the U.S., Mexico, and India including Floricanto Sí, Penguin Putnam Inc.; Red Hot Salsa, Henry Holt & Co.; Voices in First Person, Atheneum Books; Ventana Abierta, & Cruzando Puentes, University of California; Puentes, Texas A&M University; Yapichantra, Bijoygarh, Kolkata, India; Cantar de Espejos, UNAM, México, D.F. and in Fuentes textbooks for Spanish students.
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August 2012 4Word EditorialPosted in Features on August 1, 2012
More than 1,000 Jeep owners are expected to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, on August 10-12 for the second annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival. Festival organizers announced that online registration is now available for Jeep owners and volunteers who want to be involved in the event, which attracted more than 30,000 visitors to the birthplace of the Jeep in 2011.
"We were entirely overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of all of the Jeep owners who traveled to Butler last year for our Festival," said Patti Jo Lambert, event director. "Our intent was to create a fabulous event that celebrated our Jeep heritage and give Jeep enthusiasts an opportunity to admire all of the makes and models of Jeeps that were created since the very first Bantam was produced. Without realizing it at the time, we ended up creating a homecoming for Jeeps."
The first-ever event was held August 12-14, 2011. It featured a Guinness World Record attempt for the longest Jeep parade, as well as opportunities for Jeep owners to show off their vehicles and have fun with them in off-road activities. The historical element of the Jeep was showcased with a WWII encampment and an exhibit about how the first Jeep was born. Those elements and more will be offered in 2012.
New additions this year include:
Number of Jeeps that Can Participate Has Been Set
More Jeeps will be able to participate in 2012. A "Maximum Jeep Capacity" has been established for each activity and published on the Festival's website so Jeep owners know how many Jeeps can participate. Registration numbers will be updated in the website's registration section so everyone knows how much space is available for each activity. Lambert explained that the maximum quantities were determined so that Jeepers know at the outset that registration for various events is limited.
Jeep Invasion Features a Street Party, Not a Parade
The Festival will kick off in downtown Butler on Friday, August 10, with the Jeep Invasion. The event will feature up to 1,200 Jeeps parked along Butler's Main Street and side streets. The evening event will have a party atmosphere with DJs, food vendors and thousands of Jeep enthusiasts strolling up and down the streets while admiring all of the Jeeps. Downtown businesses will offer special promotions and activities to welcome attendees. Lambert said the Festival's planning committee has decided to attempt to break their Guinness World Record for the Longest Parade of Jeeps in a future year.
New Activities Expand Festival
Three new events are planned for Saturday night. The Jeep Team Challenge is a great opportunity to watch 50 Jeep owners try their hand at some entertaining driving challenges. Watch drivers navigate while blindfolded, cheer on their reverse driving skills and see which team can make the best impression. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and is expected to be one of the highlights of the 2012 event.
The Mystery Road Rally will give 200 Jeeps the chance to go on a scavenger hunt throughout Butler County. Twelve different routes are being designed with stops at some of the county's businesses and attractions. Prizes will be awarded to the Jeep owners who correctly answer trivia questions and return to the Festival closest to the pre-determined time and mileage.
The Great Pig Out will enable Jeepers to feast on a traditional pig roast with all of the trimmings. The evening will also include music, games, and other activities designed to give attendees a chance to meet more Jeep enthusiasts and have fun together.
Ruff 'n Tuff Competition Gives Jeeps More Chances to Compete
Another new event for 2012 is Ruff 'n Tuff. The Sunday-only event is a spin-off of the traditional Show 'n Shine and will offer Jeepers the chance to compete in some non-traditional categories. Judges will select the Jeep with the Most Mud, Most Tattoos, and the Most Extreme, among others. Trophies will be awarded to the winner in each class.
Military Collectibles Show & Sale and Flea Market Offer Hard-to-Find Items
The Festival is inviting dealers and individuals to sell their military antiques/collectibles and used Jeep parts to attendees. "Since so many people really enjoy the military aspect of the Jeep, we're also planning an area for dealers to sell military antiques and collectibles, which will expand the historical components of the event," said Lambert. "Jeep owners look forward to finding old parts that are difficult to locate so we're hoping many Jeepers will clean out their garages and rent a space at the Festival to sell their items."
2011 Favorites Are Back!
Nearly all of the elements of the 2011 Festival will be back to provide Jeepers yet another fantastic experience. The off-road Jeep Playground and On-Site Trails, Show 'n Shine, Bantam Jeep history exhibit, Moraine Trail Ride, World War II Encampment, How-To Clinics, and merchandise vendors will offer attendees and participants even more to see and do.
"We received tremendous feedback about our inaugural event, and we're excited about all we have planned for this year," said Lambert. "Many of the new aspects of the event are the direct result of comments we received from last year's attendees, and we hope everyone will come this year and see how we're committed to making the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival a truly not-to-miss event."
Registration Details for Jeeps and Volunteers
Everyone must pre-register online in order to participate with their Jeep or volunteer at the event. Registration is available at www.bantamjeepfestival.com. Jeeps must have proof of valid liability insurance in order to participate. Rules and frequently asked questions (FAQs) are available on the website.
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I am sorry if my intro has brought you tons of disappointment, but trust me, better take it now than the one youll have on throwing your money and effort into the trash bin later. There is definitely some sort of additive or trick in the bakery-style doughnuts that I havent been able to find yet. So, instead of fretting my mind about duplicating the taste one gets at famous doughnut stores, I now try to enjoy what really pleases my doughnut cravings. And in case youre thinking that I am going to share a better recipe than my previous one, I am afraid but I have to disappoint you here as well. The potato-variant still is on the top of my favourite quick fixes for making softest doughnut at home but here is another one that too has managed to pass the test with flying colours lately (I do have some reservations regarding the "copycat claim" attached to it on most of the online pages but there is no doubt about their taste being sinfully great).
Krispy Kreme Style Doughnuts
Inspired by: food.com
1/4 cup warm water
3/4 cup warm milk (low-fat)
2 tbs soft butter
2 tbsp sugar (I took 3)
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1 sachet (7 g) instant yeast
2 1/4 cups flour + 1/4 cup for dusting the counter
Vanilla essence
Melt butter with milk in a small sauce pan and allow to cool slightly.
Take water in a large bowl, add in sugar, salt, vanilla and sprinkle yeast on top. Stir. Pour in the buttered milk. Also add egg and mix until combined.
Start adding flour, half cup at a time.
Stir with a spoon or mix in the kitchen machine.
Stir in the remaining flour until a sticky dough is formed. Tip: DO NOT add too much flour, itll turn them hard later.
Tip: The flour quantity also depends on the weather as well as how cold/warm the liquid ingredients are! I try not to use extra flour even if the dough is too sticky. Let it sit in a warm place and itll automatically get a workable consistancy.
Make a ball, cut in the centre and set aside until double in size.
Tranfer the dough onto the dusted kitchen counter and knead lightly to incorporate the flour. Tip: The dough will be sticky at first, but will get better as you knead. Tip: Try not to overwork the dough - kneading for three four minutes is more than enough!
Roll out the dough to desired thickness.
Cut with floured doughnut cutter or with any round-shaped glass and bottle caps.
Cover and allow to proof until double in size.
Look at the difference!
Heat oil in a deep skillet or fryer to 350 F. Tip: Be careful about the temperature, it DOES matter: too low and they'll absorb oil turning soggy and oily in the end, too high and theyll turn brown very quickly but will remain uncooked from inside.
Slide down the doughnuts into the oil using a wide spatula.
Fry for about 1- 2 minutes and turn over.
Fry for a minute or two on the other side as well. Carefully remove from oil and drain.
Allow to cool and prepare the glaze meanwhile.
You can use any of your favourite frostings. Check the previous blog for ideas or try a new one:
Cocoa Glaze:
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp corn syrup
1 tbsp milk
Melt butter with milk in a small sauce pan. Remove from heat, add syrup, cocoa powder, icing sugar and stir with a wooden spoon until well combined and glossy.
Dip the cooled doughnuts in glaze and allow to rest on a wire rack to set.
1 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp corn syrup
1 tbsp milk
Melt butter with milk in a small sauce pan. Remove from heat, add syrup, cocoa powder, icing sugar and stir with a wooden spoon until well combined and glossy.
Dip the cooled doughnuts in glaze and allow to rest on a wire rack to set.
My my...they were just amazing! Sweet, crispy, light, tall, chocolaty...absolutely delectable!!!!
What do you say???


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Those who've been on the Parade of Homes tour know the fun of imagining their own dream home, and perhaps even building it.
Hanley Wood just rated three Minnesota counties within its top 10 of 25 counties for remodeling potential in 2011, but there's something to be said for new homes.
Not only are they just plain new with style and amenities unavailable elsewhere, they offer unparalleled options for energy efficiency.
From the tour:
All Minnesota new homes are constructed to some of the strictest energy standards in the nation. But some go a step beyond. That's what our new Energy Efficient Home Tour is all about. The Parade of Homes is showcasing those homes that are proven energy savers, in which the builder has taken an added measure to ensure that they perform to even tighter energy standards.
While some are certified ENERGY STAR®, MN GreenStar, LEED-H, or Wisconsin Green Build, all have been rated by an independent firm to verify that they are, indeed, energy-efficient homes.
Energy efficient doesn't mean inaccessible. EEHT homes begin as low as a $138,000 townhouse in Rosemount.
And, if you visit an Energy Tour home, pick up a special coupon good at Warners' Stellian for 10% off Select ENERGY STAR appliances and cooking appliances. Offer good on orders $499.95 through April 30 (restrictions apply). ENERGY STAR appliances use up to 50% less energy and water than standard new appliances, saving you money in the long run even though they usually cost a little bit extra at the time of purchase.


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Gold futures(COMEX:GCU4) jumped the most in almost three weeks in New York as signs of escalating tension between Ukraine and Russia fueled demand for precious metals as a haven.
NATO said there's a risk of Russia sending troops into Ukraine under the "pretext" of a humanitarian or peacekeeping mission after President Vladimir Putin massed soldiers on his country's western border. The MSCI All-Country World Index of equities fell as much as 0.6 percent.
Gold prices climbed 6.9 percent this year through yesterday as tensions in Eastern Europe and violence in the Middle East renewed investor interest in the metal. Bullion's 2014 rally has beat gains for broad measures of stocks, Treasuries and commodities. Holdings in exchange-traded products backed by the metal advanced in five of the past six weeks.
"The Russian troops moving into Ukraine has boosted gold's safe-haven premium," David Meger, the director of metal trading at Vision Financial Markets in Chicago, said in a telephone interview. "The weakness in the equity market is also pushing some people toward gold."
Gold futures for December delivery(COMEX:GCZ4) rose 1.4 percent to $1,303 an ounce at 8:59 a.m. on the Comex in New York, heading for the biggest gain for a most-active contract since July 17.
Prices reached $1,306.80 today, the highest since July 29. The metal tumbled 28 percent in 2013, the most in three decades, after some investors lost their faith in the metal as a store of value amid an equity rally and as inflation remained muted.
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November 11, 2012 (CHICAGO) --Mayor Rahm Emanuel has met with Britain's ambassador to the United States to discuss ways of further developing relationships in the high-tech industry on both sides of the Atlantic.
Since 1993, Chicago has had a sister city partnership with Birmingham, England, another city with a rich industrial history that has transitioned to a more service-based economy.
After Saturday's meeting with Ambassador Peter Westmacott, Emanuel said such relationships will ensure Chicago remains a strategically positioned city for entrepreneurs and established business.


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Padraig Harrington served notice of his Ryder Cup intentions at Bethpage but only a win will get him on the European team for next month's match against the Americans.
The Dubliner holds a one shot lead after the first round of The Barclays in Farmingdale after European captain Jose Maria Olazabal said only a win will get Harrington onto his team.
The former USPGA and British Open winner responded to that comment by shooting a seven-under-par 64 to lead by one stroke from Americans Nick Watney and Brian Harman in the FedEx opener.
Harrington is well aware that only a captain's pick will get him onto Olazabal's team with England's Ian Poulter already all but guaranteed one of two wildcard choices.
But eight birdies, including six of the last seven holes, in his seven-under round on the par-71 course on Thursday will help Harrington convince Olazabal to put their troubled past behind him when it comes to finalising his team for the Ryder Cup at Medinah.
Harrington told reporters: "I don't know where I sit. Or maybe I do.
"I'm not really going to get into and discuss because I'm either going to do one of two things: I'm either going to look like I'm pleading or I'm going to look like I'm incriminating myself, one or the other.
"As I keep saying to people, you over here have this thing called the Fifth Amendment. I'm going to plead the Fifth.
"I'm not going to build myself up or I'm not going to tear myself down. At the end of the day, it's up to him."
Asked if an incident that occurred nine years ago when the pair argued over a ruling could influence Olazabal, Harrington replied: "You really have done your homework.
"I was very supportive of Jose when he got the captaincy. I truly believe that he's interested in winning the Ryder Cup. From the character that he is, I believe he would put winning w ay above anything that's personal."
Rory McIlroy posted a two-under 69 and commented on Harrington's form when he said: "I saw him atop the leader board, giving Jose something to think about at least."


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The objective of the OHM Professional School (OPS) is to serve as a partner to both employers and employees in the process of "lifelong learning". Pursuing studies while continuing to work puts great demands on students. The OPS assists its students in mastering this challenge by providing suitable services and a high degree of flexibility.
Building on a broad academic foundation, the OHM Professional School imparts practice-driven and application-oriented expert knowledge. Likewise, our advanced training programs offer ample opportunities for personality development. Much room is given to mutual intercultural exchange between members of diverse economic cultures.
The OPS emphasizes the integration of practical knowledge, methods, and trends into applied research as well as a success-oriented, activity-based approach to studying. An essential instrument for achieving this goal are platforms that enable and foster a continuous exchange between business representatives, students, teaching staff and former graduates.
Drawing on our long-standing experience as well as on our strong national and international cooperation partners, we are committed to your success.
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The Nuremberg Institute of Technology has long been an active provider of innovative academic continuing education, regionally and beyond; as the 7,200 qualified employees and executives, who have completed our programs while fulfilling their professional obligations, can attest. In order to bundle the competences of campus and support interdisciplinary and international development, Nuremberg Tech has reorganized its continuing education programs: our institutes, which have been established for 15 years, the Georg Simon Ohm Management Institute and the Verbund Ingenieur Qualifizierung gGmbH (Verbund IQ) have merged their strengths under the umbrella brand OHM Professional School (OPS) as of October 2016. The OPS is now the main partner for professional, part-time professional development in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region.
The OPS currently offers over 20 programs for professionals – from structured master's and bachelor's programs including the English-language MBA in General Management to certification programs to (corporate) seminars, colloquia, and conferences in the fields of engineering, business administration and social sciences. The OHM Professional School represents high quality and practice-relevant professional development that is tailored to the needs of active professionals – in terms of content, methods, and organization.
In close cooperation with industry, we will continue to develop new educational programs and formats with a view to the future. New curricula will be informed by interdisciplinary specialists and characterized by bridging applied research and professional practice in international contexts.
I look forward to the continued development of the programs offered on our campus and wish the OHM Professional School, as an integral component of Nuremberg Tech, a dynamic and successful future.
Prof. Dr. Michael Braun Präsident der Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm