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The UW-Oshkosh defense forced incomplete passes on the last four plays to clinch a 23-16 football victory over UW-Eau Claire on Saturday (Oct. 8) in Eau Claire.
After the Blugolds (3-2/1-1 WIAC) earned a first down at the Titan five-yard line, Austin Neu had his attempts at the end zone fall harmlessly to the ground. On fourth down with two seconds left, Neu's throw to Mike O'Connell came up short and capped UW-Oshkosh's (4-1/2-0 WIAC) second-half comeback.
The Titans' defense scored two points in the second half while allowing none. Despite averaging 240 passing yards per game, UW-Oshkosh totaled just 68 for the game. The rushing attack made up for it with 241 yards, including 89 on 18 carries by Cole Myhra (So. • Menomonee Falls). The Titans also kept numerous drives alive by converting 4-of-6 fourth-down chances.
UW-Eau Claire amassed a quick 13-0 lead in the opening quarter. On the game's first possession, Neu connected with David Goodman for gains of 35 and 12 yards. Joel Sweeney then ran in from two yards out to take a 6-0 advantage.
On their first defensive snap, the Blugolds' Kalan Stittleburg intercepted a pass and returned it to the 31-yard line. UW-Eau Claire needed just eight plays from there, as Sweeney rushed the last three times and scored a one-yard touchdown to make it 13-0.
The Titans put together a 13-play drive to cut into their deficit. Nate Wara (Jr. • Oshkosh) had runs of seven, five and three yards, with the final one converting a fourth down. UW-Oshkosh had a 4th-and-14 on the edge of field goal range, so Wara fired to Wesley Price (Sr. • San Mateo, Calif.) for a 27-yard pickup. Justin Budiac (Sr. • Mukwonago) then registered a two-yard scoring run with 13:56 left in the second quarter.
A 14-play drive by the Blugolds ended with a 31-yard Josh Albrecht field goal, upping the lead to 16-7. Alex Plaster hauled in a 33-yard pass to start another threat later in the quarter. However, Sweeney fumbled at the one-yard line during the closing seconds to waste a prime scoring opportunity.
Neither offense tallied during the third quarter, but Kyle Calhoun (Sr. • Waukesha) downed a punt at the Blugolds' one-yard line. On the next play, Sweeney got trapped in the end zone for a safety that cut the margin to 16-9.
UW-Oshkosh's game-tying drive consumed 5:03 and spanned the third and fourth periods. All 13 plays on the drive were runs, including gains of 17, 12 and nine yards by Wara. The 17-yard scamper on 4th-and-4 moved the Titans within yards of pay dirt. Wara then faked a handoff and plunged in for a one-yard score with 13:01 remaining.
The Titan defense came up clutch again with a three-and-out. The offense then ran on its next nine plays, utilizing a 29-yard burst from Budiac. On 4th-and-1 from the two-yard line, Budiac plowed his way in to give UW-Oshkosh its first and only lead of the day. The Titans held on for the final 7:42 by forcing a punt and running 4:40 off the clock, before stopping the Blugolds as time expired.
In a battle of two potent offenses, each squad achieved 18 first downs. UW-Eau Claire outgained its homecoming visitors, 329-309, with Neu passing for 212 yards. Goodman led the way with six catches for 83 yards, while Sweeney marked 79 rushing yards. Sean Graham topped the Blugold defense with 13 tackles, as Jimmy Hall booked 10 stops and two sacks.
Wara tried just 12 passes, but he contributed 65 rushing yards. Budiac tacked on 64 yards (11 carries) while scoring his fourth touchdown in two weeks. Four Titans caught a pass, with Charlie Weissman (Sr. • Colgate) totaling two grabs for 20 yards. Ryan Stefaniak (So. • Muskego) starred in leading UW-Oshkosh's defense with nine tackles and two sacks. The Titans also received six solo tackles from Nick Jolin (Jr. • Three Lakes) and five solo tackles and one assisted tackle from Taylor Goodman (Jr. • South Wayne).
The Titans, who are 4-1 for the first time since 2007, opened WIAC play 2-0 for the second straight year. Jeremy Roach (Sr. • Deerfield) also recorded a milestone by upping his career kick return yardage to 2,027. That figure is a new school record and the second-highest total in league history.
UW-Oshkosh has its fourth road game in five contests when it faces UW-Platteville on Saturday (Oct. 15).


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There are, of course, many references in scripture and in early Christian writings to the relationship of bishops and deacons. The first letter to Timothy, for example, links the qualifications of the two.
The link between bishops and deacons is a profound one, and even when the Second Vatican Council took its own steps to renew a permanent diaconate in the Latin church, its discussions on the diaconate took place right in the middle of the discussions on the nature and role of bishops. In all of the literature since the Council, this relationship has been stressed.
Of all the ancient references, one of my favorites comes from Syria in the early 3rd Century, the Didascalia Apostolorum. This text offers practical directions for early church life in the area. Look at what it has to say about bishops and deacons:
Let the bishops and the deacons, then, be of one mind, and shepherd the
people diligently with one accord. For you ought both to be one body, father and
son, for you are in the likeness of the Lordship. . . . Let the deacon be the
hearing of the bishop, and his mouth and his heart and his soul; for when you
are both of one mind, through your agreement there will be peace in the Church.
. . . And be you both [bishop and deacon] of one counsel and of one purpose, and
one soul dwelling in two bodies.
Most deacons today would say that their own relationship with their bishops is not quite at this level yet! But it certainly gives a wonderful vision of how ordained ministry might be lived out in service of others. We often read and hear about the sacramental relationship that exists between presbyters (priests) and bishops, but we don't hear nearly enough about the analogous sacramental relationship that should likewise exist between bishops and deacons.


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There's no doubt that being a security guard is a tough job, especially in places were crowds get drunk and rowdy. But there is a limit to what a security guard can do.
And that limit may have been crossed at this year's Omak Stampede.
Several rodeo-goes have alleged being roughed up or illegally detained by Phoenix Protective Corp. security guards. Some have also complained about being handcuffed and met with guns drawn.
If the allegations are true, that's not acceptable.
Under state law, a security guard is only allowed to detain someone if they witness a retail theft or have probable cause to believe a drug or alcohol violation has occurred. Detention is allowed long enough to ask for a statement or until a police arrive.
Security guards also have the authority to physically remove someone charged with trespassing. But they don't necessarily have the authority to determine who is trespassing, especially when East Side Park and the Omak Stampede Arena are owned by the public.
Given the basic authorities outlined in state law, the complaints being filed by rodeo-goers this year are particularly alarming.
Several Omak Stampede directors learned of the allegations just this week. They are determined to find out exactly what happened, and to whom.
Let's hope they can get to the bottom of the complaints expeditiously.
The Stampede needs a reputation as a safe and secure event. And it needs security guards protecting rodeo-goers, not intimidating them.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Four Katyusha missiles were fired from southern Lebanon into northern Israel overnight Monday. Three of the missiles landed on two northern Israel towns, causing minor damage and no injuries. The fourth landed in a nearby wooded area.
Israeli forces returned fire on the source of three of the missiles, and army commanders said they hold the Lebanese government directly responsible for such provocations emanating from its sovereign territory.
While Israel holds Beirut responsible, the attack was likely perpetrated by the Hizballah terrorist militia, which indirectly controls the Lebanese government. Hizballah is backing the blood-soaked and beleagured government of Bashar Assad in neighboring Syria, and the attack on northern Israel could be linked to the death throes of the Assad regime.
Israeli officials have warned that should Assad feel his regime will fall (as now appears likely) and that he has nothing left to lose, he could chose to go out in a "blaze of glory" by striking hard at Israel. It is all but certain that Hizballah would join Assad in such an adventure.
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Time is standing still in a place of many untold horrors.
I recieved a phone call on Sunday night asking if I wanted to Central State Hospital and photograph. I nearly jumped through the phone. This is a place that I have wanted to get in for a very long time and a place that you just can't walk in and take pictures. The entire grounds are laced with a maze of underground tunnels and abandoned buildings.
Established 1885, main historic buildings long since demolished.
While the Indiana legislature had authorized the establishment of a "hospital for the insane" as early as 1827, the doors of the Indiana Hospital for the Insane (later re-named Central State Hospital) did not open until November, 1848. At this time, the hospital (called the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane after 1889 and then called Central State Hospital after 1926) opened with five patients and a single building, and by 1928, physicians cared for nearly 3,000 patients. At that time, the hospital consisted of one brick building situated on a large parcel of land, numbering over 100 acres, in the outskirts of Indianapolis (on Washington Street, west of downtown).
From 1848-1948, the hospital grew yearly until it encompassed two massive ornate buildings for the male and female patients, a pathological department, a "sick" hospital for the treatment of physical ailments, a farm colony where patients engaged in "occupational therapy", a chapel, an amusement hall complete with an auditorium, billiards, and bowling alleys, a bakery, a fire house, a cannery manned by patients, and idyllic gardens and fountains.
The more ornate of the two massive ornate buildings came to be known as "the Seven Steeples". This building was designed on the Kirkbride plan of state hospital design.
For a half-century, this complex array of buildings and gardens beckoned to all of the state's mentally ill. By 1905, however, mental health institutions elsewhere in Indiana, built in Evansville, Logansport, Madison, and Richmond relieved an overcrowded Central State Hospital of some of its patient load, leaving it to treat only those from the "central district", an area of 38 counties situated in the middle portion of the state.
By the late 1970s, most of the hospital's ostentatious, Victorian-era buildings were declared unsound and razed. In their place, the state constructed brick buildings of a nondescript, institutional genre. These modern buildings and the medical staff therein continued to serve the state's mentally ill, until allegations of patient abuse and funding troubles sparked an effort to forge new alternatives to institutionalization which, in turn, led to the hospital's closure in 1994.
The grounds of Central State Hospital still stand, largely vacant as of 1999. In place of the large male and female dormitories demolished in the 1970s is a large lawn. The Pathology Department building is well-preserved and houses the Indiana Medical History Museum
Fortunately, the Indiana State Archives, the Indiana State Library, and the Indiana History of Medicine Museum (housed in one of the hospital's remaining nineteenth-century edifices), are preserving the history of an institution that served, albeit not always well, the mentally ill of Indiana for 146 years.


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Mayor Bloomberg: Rockaways Still Without Power
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg provides an update on the city's response to superstorm Sandy, urging those in neighborhoods still without power to take shelter from the cold by heading to evacuation centers. Photo: Associated Press.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... the ... it's let me ... briefly update you drive receive made over the past twenty four hours only doing to address the very serious and urgent challenges ... that New Yorkers continued to face ... most pressing of these is the cold weather that we're experiencing ... this morning I was again on the Rockaway specifically in far Rockaway is also broad channel ... and I spoke with many people who are worried and frustrated and call ... there is no power there and temperatures are dropping ... even those with Jerry is having a hard time getting fuel ... and today and in partnership with the federal government which a number of steps to help ... people stay warm ... oh we've opened heating centers in areas that still don't have power and just riveting blankets to residents who remain in their homes ... here is also you should know free fuel for generators available in some locations in all touch on a minute ... at the houses in public housing development on the Rockaway is ... it's our community center that suffered serious damage ... I spoke to some of the residents they said they have no friends or family to stay with ... and I assured them that we have shelters with food water and heat where they could stay ... many did not want to go when I understand that but it's cold ... and see who really is critical that people stay warm especially the elderly ... if your are elderly or have an infant under year old or have heart disease or medical conditions ... you really have to get to a warm place it may not be your home may not be ... and the most convenient place or the most convenient design were trying to respond to ... an unimpressive an emergency but we are committed ... to making sure that everybody can ... have a roof over their head food in their stomachs ... deal with the call safely so ... pleased and I know that sometimes people are reticent to take advantage of services ... this is the called really is something that is dangerous ... today we began urging residents who may be old or infirm ... to move to a shelter we have about ten ... thousand NYC service volunteers of today doing that ... and I expect they'll be even more out tomorrow ... they are buses at the city's five disaster assistance centers that will help people get to show this this evening ... and also at Seward Park high school in Manhattan ... two of the pickup locations are on Staten Island ... two are on the Iraq always money is a sign of that I saw yesterday at Kony Island ... they're located in the parking lot at the mission of the Immaculate Virgin Atmel's retro ... act as sixty five eighty one Highland Boulevard on Staten Island ... Miller field parking lot at six hundred new door planning on Staten Island ... the parking lot in the wall bonds at ... one twelve dash fifteen ... each child ride in far Rockaway ... the fort until the park parking lot ... the channel Boulevard new beast breezy point ... on the Rockaway is am the one I saw yesterday ... in the parking lot at AMCU Park the home of the Brooklyn side funds ... at nineteen oh four surf Avenue in Coney Island ... I was putting up flyers reminding people of these locations ... Caden has made significant progress restoring power in the city ... held a residence in the rocker writers get their power from the long Island power Authority ... and in our view life as it's called has not acted aggressively enough ... and we realize that life has outages throughout Long Island ... but the Rockaway is were the hardest hit by the storm and when it comes to prioritizing ... resources we think they should be first in line ... so far that has not appeared to be the case and that is just not acceptable ... there was extensive sand and salt water infiltration into the network they are ... and were urging like that to put more resources on the job ... they has happened as a few minutes ago not given us a clear timetable ... to when to expect Howard to be restored ... but they have indicated that it could take up to two weeks and that is certainly not acceptable is going to get colder over the next couple weeks ... more than one power most of Manhattan has been restored ... there are still tens of thousands of customers without steam power and therefore without heat ... and with the onset of cold weather we encourage everyone meeting he did this one of repeating centers were checked into shelter ... the city is also provided her Change emergency generators to hospitals nursing homes ... public housing developments and other facilities to route the system ... there is a mass transit running in all five borrows I'm happy to say including the Staten Island Railroad ... which began partial service today known ... you'll be running at normal service in time ... for Monday morning's ... commute an Asian noticed that unfair it started operating on schedule started yesterday ... almost all MTA subway service has been restored ... around eighty percent of the system ... the MTA has said that that should be up to nineteen percent by tomorrow ... I know that there are people listening to a bill may have separate cars for hours to buy gasoline ... I know it's frustrating of police officers had to be posted at service stations to keep order ... I ask every but every patient ... and I can also say that they should be ... much less of a problem coming days ... both because the subways are now back in service and fewer people will drive ... and because of several of the developments ... as it has been reported earlier today National Guard units are providing motorists and people needing fuel for generators with free gas flame ... Clare's diversity also at the Armory ... in a report on the island ... there is a ten gallon one per vehicle locations in your city or the Queen's armoury at ninety three dash of five hundred sixteenth St Jamaica ... the Bronx Armory at ten West hundred ninety fifth Street ... the Brooklyn Armory at fifteen seventy nine Bedford Avenue NE ... Stabenow a list of the Armory at three twenty one man a row ... Barton still pass to expect ... so far we've been to more than eight thousand five hundred of them ... that's the good news ... and to the good news bad news is that eighty percent of those buildings are safe to happen ... but we wanna check every building if that was damaged ... that you can walk and ... I if you have a red sticker on your building that says uninhabitable let's not does not mean that the buildings giving him grief down we know you will rip it down ... it just means that you can't live without ... IBM haven't sold some real structural ... failings Arik mediated ... now we just don't want any more accidents ... yellow means you're going with great caution ... Green Ranger okay ... and when you walk the streets and neighborhoods we've been it's very clear every building has his very hopeful signs that you ... CMC really know we stand ... as I've said all on our tap water is completely safe to drink ... all the extra chlorine it just to make short ... that's not the case for breezy point that's the only place because of damage the water pipes there ... and were making bottled water available in ... it and you could I suppose a boil water and breezy point that they don't have the electricity of fuel to do it ... so just stick to the appeal of the breezy point stick a bottle of water for time and will work with artists from Canada writes


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Why are we failing young people with a disability?
5 November 2013
Young Australians with a disability are five times more likely than their non-disabled peers to experience multiple disadvantages, including long term unemployment and social exclusion.
The question of why we are failing young people with a disability will be explored at a free talk, part of the Sydney Ideas series hosted by the University of Sydney, at 6pm on Wednesday November 6.
Professor Eric Emerson from the Centre for Disability Research and Policy, and John Della Bosca from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), will debate what hinders progress in providing adequate services and support to this community.
"Discrimination is a fact of life for adolescents and young adults with disabilities. It affects their health and wellbeing and significantly constrains their opportunities for participating in society," said Professor Emerson.
"The personal and social costs of the resulting social exclusion are borne by the individual, their family and the wider community," he said.
Since 2001 the gap between young Australians with disabilities and their peers has widened in areas such as wellbeing, mental health, employment, having a voice in the community and feeling safe, according to Left Behind 2013, research recently published by the Centre for Disability Research and Policy.
"We need to combat the discrimination experienced by young people with disabilities. We need to provide effective safeguards for those young people with disabilities who are at the greatest risk of discrimination, and we need to reform disability service," Professor Emerson said.
John Della Bosca is National Campaign Director for the NDIS, arguably the biggest social reform since the introduction of Medicare. He described the NDIS as a catalyst for cultural and economic change.
"Young people with disability have been let down for far too long and the NDIS will change their lives for the better," Mr Della Bosca said.
"A key focus of the NDIS is early intervention.
"It's acknowledging that the earlier supports and services are delivered in a person's life the better their life outcomes will be.
"Importantly too the NDIS allows someone with a disability to be at the centre of decisions about their lives.
"Empowering people to make their own choices and then supporting these choices is essential to any scheme designed to help young people with disabilities," he said.
Event details
Title: Why are we failing young people with a disability?
Date: Wednesday 6 November
Time: 6pm-7.30pm
Speakers: Professor Eric Emerson, Professor of Disability Population Health, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney John Della Bosca, National Campaign Director, National Disability Insurance Scheme
Venue: Law Lecture Foyer, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney
Cost: Free event, with registration required
Bookings: book online now with Sydney Ideas or call 9351 1935
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We only ordered a small run for this first batch, so if you're interested in getting one for yourself be sure to let your dealer know so they can get one on order before we run out. The next run probably won't come until sometime this summer. So, now that we've got that business out of the way, here's what you really wanted to see.
When we set about designing our complete bike line we really wanted to make the same kind of bikes we would build for ourselves, not a dumbed down, generic, "stock bike", built to hit a price point.
We worked with our suppliers to make sure we could use as many of our favorite parts as possible. That means Soma bars, stem, seatpost, saddles, IRD long reach brakes, Sugino Alpina Cranks, Tange sealed bearing headset and BB, and sealed bearing Suzue wheels.
We like our bikes to look classic, so we went for mostly high polished parts, which provide a nice contrast to the black Sram Apex kit. The IRD B57 dual pivot calipers give you ample clearance for fenders with the 28c Kenda Kwick Tendril tires. Starting this year, the ES fork has an additional 2 eyelets in front of the fork dropouts for mounting a front rack such as the Soma Mini Alloy or the new Champs Elysees stainless racks.
These bikes are set up to provide a good starting point that's not too aggressive until you get a chance to put some miles on the bike and or talk to a bike fitter. For the mechanics out there, the headsets come pre installed, with plenty of spacers so you can get the bikes put together without too much headache. Of course you can always trim the steer tubes later if you want. What you see in the pictures is exactly how the bike looks right out of the box. Just install the bars, front wheel, and seatpost and the bike is ready to go up in the stand for adjustment.
These Suzue wheelsets really bring the builds together. Sealed high flange hubs, with low profile graphics that don't scream "I'm a racer wannabe". High polish, machined rims, without annoying decals for you to peel off. They'll be available aftermarket later this year from what I hear.
Over all, we think these are some of the all around best complete bikes around, and they ride as nice as they look. In addition to the ES, we're also offering the Saga, Double Cross Disc, and the Buena Vista (with 650b wheels!). They're all in stock now, and we should have more pictures as soon as we get them built up.
2014 is shaping up to be a great year for Soma, and we hope you'll take one of these bikes out for a spin at your local Soma dealer. And of course, we'll continue to offer all our models as frames only if you prefer to go with a custom build kit.


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During our first semester this school year, Kindergarten through Second Grade excitedly explored the possibilities of paper sculpture as they constructed these whimsical structures, inspired by playgrounds, theme parks, and other fun places to play!
In the weeks before to this unit, students had been exploring line in different ways through drawing and painting (click here to see an example of some of the ways we have done this in the past.) Students were introduced to some starting-point ideas for how to manipulate the flat paper strips to transform them into three-dimensional lines - zigzags, wavy lines, spirals and more! We referenced the art of origami, and how paper has a physical memory that helps it hold it's shape when you fold or bend it.
I originally did this unit with Kinder and First Grade only. The other students were so excited when they saw them drying in the art room that I decided to try it with Second Grade as well. For their unit, I added a few specific challenges - overlapping lines, repetition of a particular element, and the use of smaller line segments.
I enjoyed listening to students explain different parts of their sculpture - "this is the long, curly water slide" or "this is the triple loop roller coaster!" There were also segments that represented cars, people, signs, lights, and more. I love how naturally young minds understand and utilize abstract symbolism.
A few students chose to make their sculptures symmetrical. Those compositions stood out in particular - that challenge could be another level of concept/skill to add for an older grade level!
The best part for many students - they got take their dried sculptures home on the third day. They were ecstatic! What a fun, imaginative introduction to sculpture!


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1982 Jeep CJ-7 - The CrowbarPosted in Project Vehicles on April 1, 2010
Sometimes it just pays to wedge your foot in the door and let yourself in. Well, maybe not in the case of White House dinners. But certainly if you're heading off to a major event like the Moab Easter Jeep Safari and you've got a pretty hot Jeep; it would pay to email the editors of the world's largest off-road Jeep magazine. You may even include a few photos of your cool ride and outline your schedule to make it easier on said editors. And that's just what Ryan Bowden of Morgan, Utah, did. Ryan simply shot us an email with a couple of photos of his '82 CJ-7 to show off his workmanship, told us he'd be at the '08 Easter Jeep Safari, and left the rest up to us. We dug the straightforward build using simple, solid components. And the flashy paint didn't hurt either. A couple of emails later and we were on the trail snapping the photos you see here.
We mentioned our appreciation of Ryan's simple, yet solid build and nothing is more solid than good old-fashioned leaf springs. Ryan first boxed the factory frame in the crucial areas around the spring and shackle hangers. Then, a set of heavy-duty spring and shackle hangers from M.O.R.E. were welded on to accept the 4.5-inch spring-under leafs out back with longer, heavy-duty shackles. In a nice touch, the rear shackle hangers are frenched up and into the rear bumper/crossmember and are capped with snazzy military-style recovery shackles. The rear spring-under arrangement battles axlewrap, and with the Dynatrac U-bolt flip kit, doesn't pose a huge impediment to ground clearance.
On the other side, a M.O.R.E stubby shackle reversal with aftermarket 1-inch-lift YJ springs done in a spring-over configuration hold up the front end. With the relocated spring perches, the new wheelbase comes in at an even 100 inches. A quartet of Rubicon Express remote-reservoir monotube shocks play damping duties and some extra-large polyurethane bumpstops keep the axles out of the framerails at full stuff.
Boys and girls, it just doesn't get any easier or more reliable than a GM Goodwrench Chevy 350 crate engine, so that's just what Ryan slung between the framerails using a bolt-on conversion kit by Advance Adapters with poly motor mounts. The 265hp 350 engine is topped by a low-rise aluminum manifold. Inhalation and exhalation is through a four-barrel carb and stock cast-iron exhaust manifolds, respectively. A GMPP serpentine front accessory kit was installed on the crate engine as an easy source for the power steering pump, alternator, and A/C compressor. The A/C compressor was converted to onboard air and fills a 3-gallon tank housed underneath the rear of the tub.
Backing the 5.7L crate engine is a Howell-built TH700R4 four-speed overdrive automatic that's toggled via an Art Carr shifter and cooled with an under-floor-mounted tranny cooler with an electric fan. Judging by the custom-built 3/16-inch steel T-case crossmember, we're betting Ryan has access to a steel brake. An adapter from Advance Adapters couples the GM automatic to an Atlas II T-case with a deep 4.3:1 Low before twisting a pair of Tom Wood's drive shafts. The front runs a long-travel spline and 1310 U-joints at both ends, while the rear features a smooth and silky double-cardan joint for those freeway jaunts.
To keep snappage at bay, a pair of Dana 60 axles front and rear running 4.56 gears and ARB Air Lockers were modified for the CJ. Ryan was a bit tight-lipped about the axles, but it appeared to us it's a Chevy Dana 60 front with Dynatrac conversion hubs and rotors and a custom-built rear using an F-350 Ford high-pinion centersection and 5x5.5-inch bolt pattern drums. It's a lot of axle, but the bulbous 38x12.50-15 Swamper SX tires mounted on 15x10 Champion beadlocks provide a decent margin of clearance under the diffs.
Body & Interior
The exterior is adorned with old-school Poison Spyder Customs parts- tube fenders, Rocker Knockers, and Crusher Corners. In a fit of Trasborgesque swappage, a set of YJ hard half-doors was installed on the CJ and a later-model YJ soft top was fitted to the CJ tub. Then the whole shebang was pulled back apart so the House of Kolor "Tang Yellow" paint and silver flames could be shot by Beckstrom Autobody in Ogden, Utah.
A full set of Auto Meter gauges mounted on a custom aluminum panel keep tabs on vitals and a set of no-name aftermarket buckets and a center console give a cozy place from which to view the trail. The tub was sprayed with bed liner and a custom-built rollcage weaves its way beneath the soft-top to ensure Ryan won't be enjoying any helicopter rides to the hospital if the Jeep ever does go tires-up.
Good, Bad, & What It's For
Ryan's Jeep is very well set up with niceties like its onboard air system, AGR power steering box with frame brace, custom two-into-one exhaust with Flowmaster muffler, Optima Red Top battery, bumpin' stereo system, and affordable-yet-durable Warn M8000 winch with synthetic rope and aluminum fairlead. However, there are one or two things that sorta bug us. For starters, if you're going to go through all the trouble of building a custom transmission crossmember, why let the T-case hang down so far? We realize there's a concession to be paid with regard to front driveshaft angle, but we'd still like to see the Atlas clocked to raise the front output shaft a bit and that huge grappling hook of a crossmember shaved down in size. Also, although it has a bitchin' rear departure angle, the Jeep just looks a bit unfinished the way there's no spare tire hanging off the tail gate. We're sure the look would improve without the top up, but as we shot it, it sort of has the vibe of a curvy supermodel with a really flat butt. Looks nice coming at ya, but leaves a little to be desired as it heads off into the sunset.
Why I Wrote This Feature
Things have improved somewhat in the interim, but back in '08 when I shot this feature, buggies were all the rage and I just got flat-out sick of them. Believe it or not, it wasn't that often you ran into a very capable, full-bodied Jeep that got wheeled off-road. It seemed most guys were running poorly executed, home-built coilover suspensions, ugly comp-cut rear fenders, and crazy axle combos like Rockwells or one-off tractor pull stuff. Ryan's CJ was, and still is, a breath of fresh air. I am still sick of buggies, but thankfully, more off-road Jeep guys have come back to the full-body flock. Happy days for us. - Christian Hazel
Hard Facts
Vehicle: '82 CJ-7
Engine: 350ci small-block Chevy
Transmission: TH700R4 four-speed automatic
Transfer Case: Atlas II, 4.3:1 Low
Suspension: Leaf springs (front and rear)
Axles: Dana 60 (front and rear)
Wheels: 15x10 Champion beadlocks
Tires: 38x12.50-15 Swamper SX
Built For: Adventure, fun, and spending family time in
Estimated Value: $40,000


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MEMPHIS (AP) – International Paper Co., the paper and packaging company, said Thursday, July 25, that its second-quarter net income nearly doubled as it raised its prices for its boxes.
The earnings results topped analysts' expectations, and its shares briefly touched their highest level in more than 13 years.
(Daily News File/Lance Murphey)
Chairman and CEO John Faraci said the company expanded its profit margins and got a lift from seasonally stronger volumes and a solid operating performance.
"As we move into the second half of the year, the company is well-positioned to significantly improve earnings and free cash flow for the balance of 2013," he said in a statement.
The Memphis-based company said that it earned $259 million, or 57 cents per share, in the three months ending June 30. That's up from $134 million, or 31 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
Excluding restructuring charges and other one-time items, the company said that it earned 64 cents per share. Analysts, on average, expected earnings of 56 cents per share, according to FactSet.
Revenue rose 4 percent to $7.34 billion in the second quarter from $7.07 billion a year ago. Analysts expected revenue of $7.4 billion.
Industrial packaging revenue rose 9 percent to $3.8 billion in the second quarter from $3.5 billion a year ago. The company said it was able to raise prices for boxes and containerboard in North America and box shipments increased. It also lowered operating costs.
Revenue at its printing papers business rose 2 percent to $1.5 billion and rose 10 percent to $855 million at its consumer packaging unit.
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CARES & Baby B'Air
"All children 40 lbs and under should be in child safety seats on airplanes."
―The National Safe Kids Campaign
The CARES harness and Baby B'Air flight vests are available to rent or buy from Little Traveller in Calgary. CARES cost $85 (plus taxes and shipping) to own, and $25 to rent (first week $25, each additional week $5). Baby B'Air flight vests for infants cost $45 to purchase and $25 per trip to rent.
We ship worldwide. Shipping costs are as follows: Calgary $10, Alberta $13, Saskatchewan and BC $15, rest of Canada $19. For other locations, please contact us. Shipping is approximate. May vary depending on exact location. Call for details.
To order either of these flight safety products for your children or grandchildren, call Little Traveller at 403-242-4067 or 1-877-242-4067 or email us at cheryl(at)littletraveller(dot)ca.
What is CARES?
The Child Aviation Restraint System or CARES for short is a harness-style child safety device from Kids Fly Safe. It is designed specially for airplanes and is certified in the US as having an equivalent level of safety to a car seat for all phases of flight. Already approved by all US carriers, CARES was given a seal of approval by Air Canada and WestJet in summer 2008. (For a complete list of airlines around the world that accept CARES, click here.)
CARES was invented by Louise Stoll, a grandmother of 9. The idea for the award-winning system first came to Louise when she watched her daughter struggling off a plane carrying a toddler in one arm and a 20 lb car seat and a diaper bag in the other while she was 7 months pregnant. She remembers saying to her husband, "There has to be a better way!" Eight years later the first Child Aviation Restraint System rolled off the production line.
CARES weighs just 1 lb, fits in a 6" stuff sack, fits all airplane seats and takes a mere 1 minute to install. It is made of the same industrial-strength webbing as your own seat belt and is engineered to the highest aviation-safety standards. It is designed specifically for children aged 1 to 4 years who weigh between 22 and 44 lbs (10 to 20 kg) and who are 40 inches (100 cm) or less in height.
The children must be travelling in their own seat. Children in this age range are old enough to be in their own seats, but are too small for the seat belt alone to protect them. Their bodies cannot withstand jolts from turbulence, much less emergency situations, and they flail forward or slide beneath the seat belt if they are not held securely in place.
CARES is the first and only harness type Aviation Child Safety Device to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an alternative to a car seat.
"The Federal Aviation Administration strongly urges you to secure your child in an appropriate restraint based on weight and size. Turbulence can happen with little or no warning. And when it does, the safest place for your child is in a Certified Restraint."
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Notes to parents: CARES cannot be used in the emergency exit rows. Some airlines, such as Air Canada, do not allow CARES to be installed in Executive First Class seats.
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The Baby B'Air is the only safety solution for lap held babies who fly. Baby B'Air is an FAA-approved quilted cotton flight vest for your newborn to 2 year old child that is travelling on your lap. The vest attaches your child to your lap belt to keep her tethered to you during a flight. It cannot be used during takeoff, taxiing and landing – it is only for use during the flight portion of your trip (where 90% of turbulence occurs). The device has FAA approval and can be used on US airlines but it is not approved by Transport Canada.
Transport Canada's current position is as follows: "While some [Canadian] operators may permit the use of these or similar devices during flight, the infant would have to be removed from the device and properly restrained whenever seat belts are required to be worn."
The vest is made by Baby B'Air in Dallas, Texas. They come in two sizes: SMALL for infants up to 6 months (up to 40 lbs with a head circumference of less than 16 in/40.5 cm) and LARGE for babies aged 6 months to 2 years (up to 40 lbs with a head circumference between 16 and 20 in/40.5 and 51 cm).
The Baby B'Air costs $25 per trip to rent and $45 to purchase from Little Traveller. We ship accross Canada.
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Herod Antipas, (born 21 bc—died ad 39), son of Herod I the Great who became tetrarch of Galilee and ruled throughout Jesus of Nazareth's ministry. In The Gospel According to Luke (13:32), Jesus is reported as having referred to him with contempt as "that fox."
About 4 bc Herod Antipas inherited part of his father's kingdom after the Roman emperor Augustus had adjusted his father's will. He restored the damage caused in the period between his father's death and the approval of the will, restoring two towns, one of which he renamed in honour of the Roman imperial family.
He divorced his Nabataean wife, the daughter of Aretas IV, king of the desert kingdom adjoining his own, to marry Herodias, formerly the wife of his half brother. The marriage offended his former father-in-law and alienated his Jewish subjects. According to Mark 6 and the parallel accounts in Matthew 14 and Luke 3, when John the Baptist, one of his subjects, reproached Herod for this marriage, Herodias goaded her husband into imprisoning him. Still unmollified, she inveigled her daughter, Salome, to ask for the Baptist's head in return for dancing at her stepfather's birthday feast. Antipas reluctantly beheaded John, and later, when Jesus' miracles were reported to him, he believed that John the Baptist had been resurrected. When Jesus was arrested in Jerusalem, according to Luke 23, Pilate, the Roman procurator of Judaea, first sent him to Antipas, who was spending Passover in the capital, because Jesus came from Antipas' realm. The Tetrarch was eager to see Jesus, expecting more miracles, but soon returned him to Pilate, unwilling to pass judgment.
Some time earlier, Antipas had built the city of Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, partly modelling it after a Greek city, but though he erected statues in the Greek manner in his palace, his coins bore no images. He also encouraged the Herodians, well-to-do Jews who supported him and were tolerant of Roman authority.
Herod's closeness to the imperial family resulted in his choice as a mediator in the Roman–Parthian talks of 36. To his credit the conference was a success, but Antipas' haste to report the news to Rome aroused the hostility of Aulus Vitellius, legate of Syria, later emperor. About 37, the Nabataean king Aretas IV, whose daughter Antipas had repudiated, attacked Herod's realm, inflicting severe damage. When the Tetrarch appealed to Rome, the Emperor sent Vitellius, who, still nursing his resentment, availed himself of every possible delay. After Caligula became emperor in 37, Herodias, envious of her brother Agrippa I's success, persuaded her husband to denounce him before the Emperor, but the intended victim, Caligula's close friend, anticipated Antipas and levied charges, partially true, against him. Caligula banished Antipas to Gaul, where Herodias accompanied him, and her brother added the tetrarchy to his domains.


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Linux Voice journos hit crowdfunding target
Community magazine is Indiegogo
A brief update on the crowdfunding efforts of three British journalists, who left Linux Format to launch a new magazine. They have hit their £90,000 launch target for Linux Voice, 14 days before deadline.
At time of writing, Andrew Gregory, Mike Saunders and Ben Everard have received £93,000 in pledges. They have an interesting pitch:
We feel that Linux Voice isn't just a new magazine, but a new style of magazine that puts its readers and community ahead of profit, while at the same time, not compromising on quality.
1) We will put 50 per cent of our profits back into the community.
2) We aim to make all of our content available under a creative commons licence after nine months.
3) We will serve only our readers, not shareholders or a board of directors.
When we wrote about their efforts last month, the trio had already raised £30,000 via Indiegogo. At the time we offered our best wishes. Now we offer our congratulations. Time to go to work. ®


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Who loves peanut butter?? I do, I do! And so does the owner of our California bed and breakfast. That's right, folks, this is one of Susan's favorite recipes.
For a special treat, fill the muffin tin halfway with batter and drop in a Hershey's Kiss or a dollop of your favorite jam, then top with the remaining batter. What a sweet surprise!
Peanut Butter Streusel Muffins
Peanut Butter Streusel
½ c. (packed) Light Brown Sugar
4 T. Flour
1/3 c. chunky or creamy Peanut Butter
3 T. Butter, melted
1/3 c. coarsely chopped roasted and salted peanuts
Muffin Batter
4 T. Butter, room temperature
½ c. Sugar
1 Egg
2/3 c. Sour Cream
1 t. Vanilla
1 c. Flour
½ t. Baking Powder
½ t. Baking Soda
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make streusel first, by putting brown sugar, flour, peanut butter and butter in food processor. Blend until smooth. Fold in peanuts and set aside. To make muffin batter, cream together butter and sugar. Add the egg, sour cream and vanilla. In separate bowl mix flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add to wet mixture. Blend until smooth. Add 1/3 of streusel mixture to batter, mixing lightly so that it marbles throughout batter. Liberally spray muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray or use paper muffin cups. Fill cups 3/4 full and put a dollop of streusel mixture on top. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until muffins are done.


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A spotless rose Paul McCreesh 4777635
Time and again in this profoundly sentient collection of Marian compositions the Gabrieli Consort effectively bypass the whole self-oriented notion of 'performance', drawing the listener into what, in many of these pieces, is essentially a process of prayer through music. Josquin Desprez's "Ave Regina, virgo serena" is a good example, one voice-part unravelling liquidly from another, dynamics modulated by a seemingly natural ebb and flow of feeling, the imprecatory conclusion ('O mother of God, remember me') touching earth softly as a drifting feather. Similar qualities inform the serene, sensual "Nesciens Mater" of Renaissance French composer Jean Mouton, and Taverner's "A Hymn to the Mother of God" . . . James MacMillan's superbly dramatic "Seinte Mari Moder Milde" is in places fiercely, burningly imprecatory in its impact. It's magnificently sung here by the Gabrieli Consort, whom Paul McCreesh directs with passion and dedication throughout a CD I have no hesitation in labelling essential.
The cathedral's expansive atmosphere enhances the effect of the mingling sonorities in Tavener's opulent, slow-moving "A Hymn to the Mother of God". Equally, Giles Swayne's exuberant setting of the "Magnificat" capitalises on individual vocal parts that resonate pointedly. The earliest item here is the anonymous 15th-century "There is no Rose of Swych Vertu", sung with purity and serenity. Pinnacles of Renaissance art such as Josquin's "Ave Maria, virgo serena", Palestrina's "Stabat Mater" and the solemn, sumptuous "Nesciens Mater" by the French master Jean Mouton, create pools of intense, quietly voiced piety. MacMillan's "Seinte Mari Moder Milde", a dramatic fusion of medieval references with modern harmonic principles is complemented by another recent classic, Adčs's "The Fayrfax Carol". The intervening historical period is represented by Grieg's exquisitely restrained "Ave Maris Stella", Herbert Howell's gorgeous "A Spotless Rose" and Bax's broad, rhapsodic "Mater ora filium", with Henryk Górecki's hypnotic "Totus tuus" ending the sequence. Sung throughout with sensitivity to style, this themed programme reveals the reverence and the rapture the Virgin Mary has inspired in music over the centuries.
It's a tremendously rewarding sequence, some 13 items in all spanning no fewer than 600 years, and so cannily programmed that temporal and stylistic boundaries shift and sometimes evaporate altogether . . . There can be nothing but praise for the breathtaking assurance and responsiveness of McCreesh's singers throughout . . . the sound is as atmospheric and voluptuous as can be imagined . . . this is indeed a glorious CD.
This is a collection which is genuinely timeless. Hugely impressive.
Herausgekommen ist eine so originelle wie stimmige, makellos schön vorgetragene Vokalsammlung.
. . . échafaudant une polyphonie pleine de grâce et de quiétude ("Ave Maria, virgo serena"), l'Annonciation avec un Stravinsky tout en souplesse et simplicité ("Ave Maria"). La joie de la Nativité est grande quand elle entre en résonance avec le "Nesciens Mater" de Mouton. Palestrina, lui, évoque par un double choeur la pleine d'une mčre face ŕ la crucifixion de son fils ("Stabat mater"). Enfin Marie prie pour les hommes dans la touchante lumičre nordique de Grieg ("Ave maris stella") . . . Le Gabrieli Consort donne une indéniable cohérence ŕ l'ensemble . . . des basses solides voir épaisses, des ténors et altos clairs, des sopranos excessivement éthérées . . .


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But on November 23, over 150 people took part in one of the coolest ways to raise money – a pub crawl. The 2nd Annual Maspeth Pub Crawl raised funds for the ten families of victims that lost their homes in a five-alarm fire in Middle Village this past September.
"It means the world to us, especially around the holidays," said Dino Caporal, who lost his home in the fire. "All I can say is thank you. We are so fortunate to be part of such a caring community."
The first group of crawlers began rolling in to the Anchor Inn just before noon. The event reached its pinnacle at the newly rebuilt O'Neill's, where all crawlers met up and were treated to lunch catered by Frank's Deli.
In addition to registration profits, the crawl also raised money through raffle sales and the generosity of a few establishments who felt the urge to give.
"I think it's a great idea," said one crawler who was treating himself to a Guinness at O'Neill's. "If having a few beers can help out our neighbors, then I'll have a few every day."
The gentleman's sentiments seemed to be shared by all. And "all" came in a variety of shapes and sizes. One crawler was spotted wearing a onesie, while another opted to suffer through the cold sporting only a tank top to cover his torso.
Although a majority of the crawl was populated by the 21-29 age group, several participants were members of the "over the hump club" as they affectionately named themselves after a few cocktails.
"This is what it means to be a neighbor," said Sean DeBiase, co-founder of the crawl. "To help those around you just because it's the right thing to do. We wanted to come up with a fun way to raise money. It's great for the families and for the local businesses who participated as well. Last year we raised funds for Hurricane Sandy relief, but I think I speak for myself, Charlie, Brian, and Jessica when I say there is no greater good we could do with this money than to help our own neighbors."
In the end, well over $2,000 was raised, and organizers have already set November 22 as the tentative date for next year's Third Annual Maspeth Pub Crawl.


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A Woman, Her Men, And Her Futon
Christ—is this what I'm reduced to? Writing cinephilic mash notes to late-night Cinemax softcore? Appears so, my friends. To explain, let me make A Woman, Her Men, And Her Futon my humble offering of a blurb: "I came for the prurience, but I stayed for the art!"
Seriously though—this is a kick-ass little movie that I encountered years ago on cable one insomniac night when the moon was high and the neighbor's mutt wouldn't shut up. (If I wasn't such a dog-lover, I'd have dialed up Elaine Benes for ideas long ago.) The morning after, first thing, I scribbled the movie's name in my journal (not that there was any chance of forgetting it) and rediscovered it recently on DVD.
This film, from 1992, is written and directed by one Mussef Sibay. Opening shot: Mid-orgasm (his, not hers). Basic set-up: Jennifer Rubin is Helen, a recently separated married woman with an obnoxiously jealous boyfriend she can't bring herself to ditch and a studly no-strings-attached lover on the side (Grant Show from Melrose Place). Most interesting, and at the center of the movie, is her relationship with a filmmaker-friend, Donald (Lance Edwards). He wants her to help him write his next movie—which sounds a lot like the movie we are watching, only from his point of view, not hers—but in point of fact, is really interested in worming his way into her futon, and also (secondarily) into her heart. Of course, she is perfectly aware of this—this movie is very lucid about how the characters view themselves—but isn't sure if that's what she wants.
We are treading some ground here that is all-too-common in life and yet doesn't get explored very much or very well in movies: the limbo zone between a fully platonic friendship and a fully sexual relationship. Helen doesn't have much to her name—apart from the futon—and Donald invites her to move in with him without any strings attached. But once she does, he weasels his way into a sort of steadily ascending makeout curve consisting of: holding, cuddling, petting, fondling, kissing, and finally, a desperate bit of Could-you-please-just-take-your-top-off-I–promise-I-won't-ask-for-more-and-I-swear-this-won't-affect-our-friendship-and-we're-both-a-little-drunk-and-you-know-you-want-to-a-little-bit-anyway, etc.
Because she is taking advantage of his hospitality (his home, his offer to work on his movie), she wants to relent. Mainly, she is insecure, coming out of an unappreciative relationship, and wants to feel wanted. This is some fertile territory for a psychological study of power relations in romantic relationships and this movie is unhesitatingly down with it. (Not formally but thematically, there are faint echoes of Fassbinder.) None of the characters are outright "good" or "bad"—everyone, as the old cine-adage goes, has her or his reasons. Helen is a character created with great subtlety and compassion, but we also see her lie, deceive, mislead and act passive-aggressive, all of them in small—not grand—ways. As in life.
Manny Farber lamented in his 1957 essay "Underground Films" that the masters of the male action film and of male characterization (Howard Hawks, Raoul Walsh, William Wellman, Anthony Mann) were under-appreciated. One could take the obverse view here and say that it is rare for a male-directed film (meaning, what, over 95% of movies made?) to be truly woman-centric in its perspective. Which this film admirably tries to do.
The single most interesting thing about this movie might be Jennifer Rubin's (non-?) performance. Is this "acting" or "being"? I have no way of knowing. She never tries to "emote" and has a near-blankness which (oddly) seemed very naturalistic to me. (One Amazon commenter slammed her performance as "comatose"; one might almost construe that as a compliment in this case.) Francis Bacon once said: "There is no excellent beauty that hath not a strangeness in the proportion." And Rubin, despite her supermodel looks, has an odd, almost awkward gait, both arresting and gangly. It's a small detail, but this physical trait humanizes her even more, adding to her character's vulnerabilities and imperfections. She was (imdb says) the original model in the Calvin Klein Obsession ads, had a small part in The Doors, and is currently a hostess at a TriBeca restaurant.
Continuing with today's futonic theme, let us celebrate the Isley Brothers' lubricious booty jam, "Between The Sheets." (If you're a hip-hop/pop freak, yawn and click away now, because nothing that follows will be news to you.)
"Between The Sheets" from 1983, off the album of the same name, has got to be one of the most sampled tunes ever. This bedroom ballad is an instrument of seduction not just in the lyrics (rhyming "receive me" with "release me"; "moaning" with "groaning") but even in its musical structure. In a surprise touch, it abandons the verse-chorus pattern entirely at 3:25 and literally (but discreetly) initiates a bout of love-making to the accompaniment of the same musical figure repeated over and over (tension/release/tension/release….) until it fades out two minutes later. The synth bass and melody lines are simply delicious. No wonder people have been biting them ever since.
On "Big Poppa," Biggie and Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs quicken the pace of the Isleys sample, and Biggie delivers, with his usual authority, flow and (matchless!) cadence, a virtuosic bit of rapping. Since this is hip-hop, the usual parental advisories apply. (Which is my way of advising my parents—please do not download this song!)
Gwen Stefani on "Luxurious" goes in the other direction, slowing down the speed of the sample and putting a thick honey glaze on it. The subject is both sex and success ("champagne kisses/hold me in your/lap of luxury" or "Egyptian cotton…rollin' in cashmere"). The opulent production, by Nellee Hooper and Tony Kanal, is candy. Each snare hit sounds like it cost a thousand bucks. So worth it.


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Retired ASD teacher here.
Just a shout-out to Bethlehem's South Side.
I continue to be pleased by the transformation going on there. Maybe it's the healthy reclamation of the Bethlehem Steel land, the growth of the Lehigh Campus, or the district's appeal to persons who respect the arts.
We find ourselves shopping and dining there more and more. There is a vibe that seems to be headed in the RIGHT direction. Yes, there can be a risk of crime after normal hours, but I don't think the area exudes the same intense fear (real or imagined) that emits from Allentown.
Several good restaurants, unique shops, great architecture, and an ethnic mix of regulars that seems to work very well. Reminds us of Pittsburgh's South Side, or parts of Lower Manhattan.
If the steel property comes to include a high-end apartment building (with balconies), we'd definitely consider moving there for the final phase of our lives.
- March 2, 2012 at 10:27 AM
- ironpigpen said...
Why is GITMO still open?
I thought closing it was one of the first things 0-bama bragged he would do?
Why did the U.S. military just spend $ 744,000 on a new soccer field at GITMO?
I thought closing it was one of the first things 0-bama bragged he would do?
- March 2, 2012 at 12:48 PM
- doug_b said...
Since 1750 the Lehigh Valley was built by the hard work of the citizens. It was a unique melding of agriculture, industry, capital, and quality people. From this – Allentown and Bethlehem evolved. There were no city planners, or park boards, or parking authorities. Things got done because of the enormous amount of productivity, they had too much to do – endless planning meetings weren't required. I'm sure Hess's wasn't built with any public money. It didn't need to because it could occur naturally in the socio-economic environment.
All those important, good paying jobs have been shipped to China, Asia, Japan, etc. What you are left with is a dying shell of a city – stripped of all of what make it grand. Your politicians believe an entertainment venue ( hockey rink) is going to do what? Make things look pretty? Make all those industries return?
More disturbing is that Steel Stacks. Beth Steel represented the greatness, strength, of the US. After it's demise the best thing that has been done is to erect an Art's center – and use the Bethlehem Plant as a backdrop.
See how many full time jobs there are at the hockey rink. What's the pay for these courtesy, janitorial, waiter, hospitality jobs? Do they get sick leave? vacation? pension? Health care? This isn't 0.001% of what you have lost!
It's a band aid on a shotgun wound.
- March 2, 2012 at 2:08 PM
- michael molovinsky said...
@2.08, i share your irony that the backdrop for an art center and casino once employed 18,000 people, supplied the steel for the empire state building and helped produce a ship a day during the war.
- March 2, 2012 at 2:42 PM
- Monkey Momma said...
I am curious about Cynthia Mota's quotes in the Express Times regarding the new Allentown trash project. After her "NO" vote on this project, she describes receiving threatening, anonymous phone calls. I would like to know more about these calls. Are they being investigated? What is the content of the messages? Has the mayor or city council commented on these threats?
There is definitely something wrong here, and I wonder if anyone in Allentown is taking it seriously.
- March 3, 2012 at 7:48 AM
- LVCI said...
Significant is the fact that not a single person left a comment on the Express-Times article.
Also check out The Morning Call article
Like I said the other day,
"When it comes to reporting anything of significance, indicators are Americans statistically speaking...Don't Give A.."
So apparently no one seems all excited, other then those who might have made these calls.
- March 3, 2012 at 8:57 AM
- michael molovinsky said...
monkey momma, i've been exasperated because ms. mota was already preparing to change her vote the next day. i'm more concerned about the political pressure from her peers, than any unverifiable anonymous threats. i will be posting about her turn around this week. i believe that she has already failed in her stated mission to represent hispanics in allentown.
- March 3, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Retired ASD teacher here.
Monkey Momma,
Overall, comments at the Morning Call site are down significantly. It's entirely possible, the Call is choosing not to post some opinions that come in.
Also, the recent careless comments from a Call poster that led to a judge investigating him probably drives away others who are afraid to question "Big Brother." These are scary times for liberty and freedom.
I now believe Ms. Mota's revised vote will result in the incinerator. She's been bought-off (so to speak).
To me, the City of Allentown is quickly being taken to a point of
bankruptcy. I'm glad I no longer own properties there.
- March 3, 2012 at 9:59 AM
- Monkey Momma said...
I look forward to reading more about this issue on your blog, MM. I am very disturbed by Ms. Mota's and Ms. Eichenwald's quotes in the LehighValleyLive article. I am also disturbed about the poltical component of this project. Wednesday's council meeting ought to be interesting!
Retired ASD Teacher - You're totally right about the impending bankruptcy of Allentown. It's just a matter of time before the house of cards crumbles. With regards to online comments that LVCI mentions, at least Morganelli gave that commenter a pass this time. The judge was, by all accounts, way out of line. The comments in question were obviously threatening - I can see why the judge was concerned. But he didn't follow due process. I think anyone posting online (myself included) should realize that if the "authorities" wanted to find out who we are, they totally can. And who's to say they shouldn't in certain cases? Much like I want to see the Mota phone calls traced and identified, I want to know that commenters who threaten other people's lives online will be held criminally accountable.
- March 3, 2012 at 6:06 PM
To Retired ASD teacher
Maybe the comments on the MC website are down because they're charging to use the site. I'm a home subscriber and refuse to pay to access the website after overpaying for the paper itself.
- March 4, 2012 at 6:26 AM
Privacy? What privacy?
I am behind a young man in a convenience store yesterday who is buying a pack of cigarettes, they scan his license into the computer.
I comment, he looks at me and says "computer chips in the arm are next."
The corporation you work for can read every email you write and listen to every phone conversation you have, at work.
Link to your work site and work from home, most large corporations have policies in place where they can scan your home computer and even your smart phone.Lin to the corporate intranet and your home becomes a legal extension of your workplace.
Ever wonder what the government and corporations know about you? They know everything medically and financially and increasingly about your spending habits and political leanings. Does it bother anyone there is no privacy anymore?
Think not? Apply for a life insurance policy and you will be amazed how much confidential information they have access to.
- March 4, 2012 at 8:53 AM
I'm sure no one cares. Still curious.How much has JM grant writing expertise netted our financially ailing ASD?
- March 4, 2012 at 2:06 PM
I know that some people object to the city of Allentown's way of going about "transforming" itself. We can debate the methodology all day and both sides are correct. Use of eminent domain for this purpose seems dastardly; The tax zone issue is very troubling; it's debatable whether enough research was done regarding the need for an arena, plus a hotel, plus more office space... on and on...
My biggest issue is found here -
...and to ignore demographics is a major mistake. Did downtown additions in Trenton, Reading and Camden make crime go away? I fully understand what is going on here - "Doing nothing has not worked", so "let's do something". And of course, while we're at it, let's do something big, dynamic, impactful.
I just think that Allentown's root problems must be attended to first, otherwise we're looking at a classic case of "ready? fire. Aim!"
Voice of Reason
- March 5, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Retired ASD teacher said:
"Just a shout-out to Bethlehem's South Side..."
I'm with you. Thirty, forty years ago, the two things no one would have seen coming were the demise of steel, and the reclamation of the south side. Both things happened and as an Allentown guy, you have to be noting that cities do not need to "stay down" if they have fallen. Bethlehem proves that there is a way to reinvent. I think Allentown's trying, but... fundamentally, Bethlehem has a couple of things going for it that Allentown is lacking.
- March 5, 2012 at 11:57 AM


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racerx_is_alive necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 168 diseños de 47 diseñadores freelance.
E-Club, E-Trader
The E-Club is a non-profit organization established to promote recreational, social, and cultural activities for our members and their families. We are based out of Greenville, Texas and are proud to support the employees of L-3 Communications MID and supporting organizations. The E-Club has thousands of members, and we would like a clean, professional logo to represent us.
Some things that are special about our members, that might be a point of inspiration:
We work in the aerospace industry.
We're a patriotic bunch, and a lot of our work is a way to serve our country.
We're Texans, whether native or adopted.
This logo will go on our website (http://e-club.org), in our weekly newsletter (the E-Trader), on our retiree newsletter, on our membership cards, and on business cards we present to local businesses while negotiating discounts for our members.
Our main audience will be our members, and new employees whom we want as new members. Our next biggest audience will be any businesses that we would negotiate with to offer discounts to our members.
Since the logo will be used in multiple applications, please ensure it maintains a professional look in both aspect ratios described below.
The logos for our website and for the newsletters should fit in a rectangle about twice as wide as it is tall. (current E-Trader logo attached)
The E-Club logo for the membership cards (current look attached) will need to fit in the same space the current one does (about 160px wide by 220px tall).
The design should be flexible enough to be used for the E-Club website and our printed materials (newsletters, business cards, etc.). In other words, it should look good when printed grayscale. Or, if you like, you can submit a variation that is already grayscale to have more control over the printed look.
The logo for the E-Club should be able to be modified into a logo for the E-Trader. If you have an idea that involves a separate logo for the E-Trader, that might work, but they should definitely look related.
NOTE: The attached files are there to give you an idea of the size and proportions we need for the logos. You don't necessarily want to use them as a starting point.
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Hack the GOOP Trip
It's expensive. It's awkward. It's web-based. We must be talking GOOP here, right? Right. Over on Groupon this week, for the low low LOW (ie. high high HIGH) price of $2000 you can join the official "all-inclusive" GOOP NY Getaway. This includes airfare for two people, a two night stay at a Hilton, a spa day, one dinner out and an evening with GOOPie herself, where she'll meet you at the Canal St. station to reenact the subway scene from Sliding Doors. (Just kidding, you meet above ground for a cooking demo.)
What's really freaking me out about this trip is that it's simultaneously WAY too expensive…but also kind of a good deal? I don't know too many people who are looking to fork over $2000 for less than 48 hours of vacation. If you want a mini-break in most cities, a tank of gas and a couple hundred dollars spent on a B&B will get you a relaxing weekend away.
That said, the price tag on this trip is SO much less than you would pay if you organized it yourself. That airfare covers you if you're from anywhere in the US or Canada! Sure, if you're in Boston or Toronto a flight to NY can be cheap but what if you're in L.A. or Vancouver (or Iqaluit)? Then you're actually saving money here. Also, while meeting celebrities is a guaranteed hella awkward experience, I think the meet and greet/cooking class sounds amazing. You'd get to see what GOOP's skin looks like IRL, you'd get a bomb new Facebook profile picture out of it ("on the count of three, everyone say….Winona!"), and where else are you going to get an OSCAR WINNER to teach you to make fat-free, dairy-free, gluten-free cupcakes?
I think the key to making this worth the price tag is that you've got to hack this sh*t! Spend the 2 grand, do all the GOOP related activities and then play hookie for your flight home. Tell GOOP her cooking demo gave you food poisoning and, while you've decided not to sue her, you can't fly for another three days. THEN spend the next 72 hours doing all the amazing stuff in NY that costs practically nothing – get day drunk in Central Park, "second act" The Book of Mormon for free, I'll even let you crash on my couch in Brooklyn if you'll give me your signed copy of her cookbook (not ashamed that I want this).
There are still two things I wonder about this trip: 1) why the f*ck Gwyneth has agreed to take part. How many times have we heard about how she'll only do one movie a year because she can't bear to be away from her children? Yet she's giving up a Friday night to hang with Groupon shoppers? 2) Will this Groupon, like so many before it, get purchased and then expire in the desk drawers across North America?
Aaaaaaand…it's SOLD OUT. Already!


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October 16, 2017, 3:04 pm
Marcus Smart will reportedly enter restricted free agency this summer after failing to come to terms on a contract extension with the Celtics on Monday.
The two sides came close to an agreement according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, but ultimately they couldn't come to terms. The Celtics now risk losing Smart in free agency but both sides have expressed mutual interest in a reunion is the price is right. He projects to be a mid-round value player this season.
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February 19, 2019, 9:49 amMichael Beasley - F - Los Angeles Clippers
Ex-Lakers forward Michael Beasley is finalizing a deal to play with Guangdong Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
Beasley returns to a league he is familiar with after an up and down season with the Lakers where he failed to produce consistently. It's the smart thing to do since the Chinese team is offering him a lucrative deal and we wouldn't expect to see him play again in the NBA, at least this season. Drop him if you haven't already.
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter
February 18, 2019, 8:24 pmAnthony Davis - F/C - New Orleans Pelicans
There are people within the Pelicans organization that feel Anthony Davis has played his last game with the franchise.
This is according to Scott Kushner of The Advocate who also reminds us that AD says he wants to continue playing. This is just a reminder that Anthony Davis can realistically be anywhere from the most valuable to the least valuable player in fantasy for the rest of the season. The Pelicans are also tied for the fewest games during the head-to-head playoffs.
Source: Scott Kushner on Twitter
February 18, 2019, 7:55 pmCorey Brewer - G/F - Sacramento Kings
The Kings have signed Corey Brewer to a second 10-day contract.
Brewer has yet to make an appearance with the Kings, so there's no fantasy relevance here. He would need a few wings to go down to even make him a potential streamer.
Source: James Ham on Twitter
February 18, 2019, 5:10 pmChandler Parsons - F - Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff said he's open to giving Chandler Parsons (knee) some playing time going forward.
"I think it'll be good that we're coming out of the break and we'll have a few days to practice just to get him on the court, get him back with the group, see where he is," Bickerstaff said. "It's been a while since he's played as well. So it'll be good to have him on the floor, get up and down a little bit, see where he is physically and mentally and then we'll go from there." This is softer than the Shams Charania reports about returning to the Grizzlies lineup, which were curious at best, and owners should take a wait and see approach to his playing time. He hasn't been playing for multiple reasons.
February 18, 2019, 5:08 pmMilos Teodosic - G - Los Angeles Clippers
Milos Teodosic will reportedly sit out the rest of the 2018-19 season.
Teodosic was never as good as the hype but he was fun to watch pass. Hopefully he can keep his career going overseas.
Source: Nikola Stojkovic on Twitter
February 18, 2019, 5:06 pmKevin Knox - F - New York Knicks
Knicks owner James Dolan is seriously considering selling the team according to The Ringer's Bill Simmons.
The team outright denied the report today but surely Knicks fans are rolling their eyes over that, and hoping that Dolan sells the squad with no haste.
Source: Forbes.com
February 17, 2019, 11:20 pmKawhi Leonard - F - Toronto Raptors
Kawhi Leonard (knee soreness) suited up for the All-Star Game on Sunday and scored 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting in 19 minutes of action in a Team LeBron win over Team Giannis.
He added five rebounds, five threes and two assists to the box score. Leonard has been in and out of the lineup for the Raptors quite a lot this season, but hopefully he can have a healthy second half of the season. If he can stay on the court, he should continue to hover around top-5 value in all formats. Expect Leonard to return for the Raptors' first game after the break ends.
February 17, 2019, 11:19 pmGiannis Antetokounmpo - F - Milwaukee Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit 17-of-23 shots on Sunday to score an All-Star game-high 38 points and 11 boards in the 164-178 loss to Team LeBron.
Steph Curry logged 29 minutes with 17 points but it wasn't enough as his teammates Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson combined for 51 points tonight. Giannis was second on his squad in minutes with 27 and everyone should be well rested coming out of the All-Star break.
February 17, 2019, 11:11 pmKyrie Irving - G - Boston Celtics
Kyrie Irving (right knee strain) put up 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting with nine rebounds and six assists in a Team LeBron win over Team Giannis in Sunday's All-Star Game.
He hit a 3-pointer and made some clutch plays down the stretch to help his team seal the win. Irving missed two games from this injury and should be good to go after the break for the Celtics and is a top-10 option for the remainder of the season.
February 17, 2019, 11:08 pmKevin Durant - F - Golden State Warriors
Kevin Durant added some hardware to the mantle at home by taking Sunday night's All-Star game MVP trophy.
Durant scored 31 points with six triples in the come from behind victory for Team LeBron 178-164 over Team Giannis. Durant got into it with Joel Embiid a few times, while swatting two shots in their matchup.


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This is my story
I have been making art ever since I was little, but most of that art was for myself. I wanted to start sharing my art with other people, so I signed up for the Hartford Art School's "Arts in Healthcare" class with Assistant Professor Cat Balco.
Over the course of this semester, my classmates and I have visited the Wintonbury Care Center in Bloomfield once a week to work on art projects with its residents. We like to engage them in activities that get their minds going and put smiles on their faces. I can tell we are lifting the residents' spirits and bringing them out of their shells.
Some students are helping their new friends paint, draw and sculpt. I am making sock puppets. During each session, I show Mario, who I am paired with, a book of animals. He decides what kind of puppet he wants to create. I help him cut different shapes for mouths and tongues, and then we glue them on. We put on a puppet show, with our animals telling jokes. I even made a video of the show so Mario can remember me after the semester ends. Watch Video.
After I graduate, I hope to go to school for art therapy and eventually open my own practice, so I can use art to affect the lives of others.


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Whiting Bay is an 18 hole parkland course, set above the village on the East coast of the Isle of Arran.
The course plays 4,092 yards off the yellow tees, SSS 61, par 63. The Ladies' tees play 3,986 yards, SSS 64, par 64. Though short, the course features some very challenging par 3s and, set on a gentle hillside, provides spectacular sea views from almost every hole.
The first four holes climb gently up the hillside to a plateau, where holes five to ten weave their way among the heather and gorse. The eleventh hole marks the very top of the course, after which a descent commences from twelve to fifteen. For the final three holes, one must climb up a little once more, before descending the eighteenth to the clubhouse.
The patio at the clubhouse provides a great spot to partake of a rewarding drink whilst watching other players putt out at the eighteenth.
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2 Texas brothers charged with stealing batteries
2 Texas brothers charged with stealing batteries
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Two South Texas brothers have been charged with stealing about $120,000 worth of vehicle batteries from a warehouse.
Bexar (bayr) County jail records show 26-year-old Justin Harris and 28-year-old Christopher Harris were being held Wednesday on felony theft charges. The investigation involves more than 700 vehicle batteries stolen Dec. 1 from Exide Technologies in San Antonio.
Justin Harris faces one theft count with bond set at $20,000. Christopher Harris faces two counts and his bond is $35,000.
Online jail records did not list attorneys for the men, who were arrested Tuesday night at a San Antonio apartment complex. Police say a tip helped lead to the brothers and the stolen property.


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Read Shakespeare's "Oh for a muse of fire" quote from Henry V below, along with a modern English translation:
Spoken by Chorus, Henry V, Prologue
O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend
The brightest heaven of invention,
A kingdom for a stage, princes to act
And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!
Then should the warlike Harry, like himself,
Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels,
Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword and fire
Crouch for employment. But pardon, and gentles all,
The flat unraised spirits that have dared
On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth
So great an object: can this cockpit hold
The vasty fields of France? or may we cram
Within this wooden O the very casques
That did affright the air at Agincourt?
O, pardon! since a crooked figure may
Attest in little place a million;
And let us, ciphers to this great accompt,
On your imaginary forces work.
Suppose within the girdle of these walls
Are now confined two mighty monarchies,
Whose high upreared and abutting fronts
The perilous narrow ocean parts asunder:
Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts;
Into a thousand parts divide on man,
And make imaginary puissance;
Think when we talk of horses, that you see them
Printing their proud hoofs i' the receiving earth;
For 'tis your thoughts that now must deck our kings,
Carry them here and there; jumping o'er times,
Turning the accomplishment of many years
Into an hour-glass: for the which supply,
Admit me Chorus to this history;
Who prologue-like your humble patience pray,
Gently to hear, kindly to judge, our play.
Modern Translation of "Oh for a muse of fire":
Oh for a muse of fire that would reach the uppermost heights of creativity – the stage a kingdom; actors, princes; and monarchs to watch the awe-inspiring spectacle! Then the warlike Harry, just being himself, would assume the role of Mars, the god of war, and at his heels, leashed in like hounds, famine, bloodshed and fire would crouch, waiting to be let loose. But, ladies and gentlemen, forgive the flat uninspiring actors who dare to represent such a great matter on this wretched stage. Can this small theatre accommodate the vast French countryside? Or can we cram all the fighting men who so terrified Agincourt into this small round ? Oh sorry! But since one figure can represent a million on the stage, allow us – insignificant in this great affair – to get to work on your imaginations. Imagine that within the perimeter of these walls two mighty kingdoms whose cliff-lined coasts, separated by a narrow, dangerous sea, are enclosed. Let your imagination compensate for our inadequacies. Imagine that each man is multiplied by a thousand and create an army for yourself. Imagine, when we talk of horses, that you see them stamping their proud hoof-prints in the soft earth, because it's your imagination that must enrobe our kings. Move them around, jumping over periods of time, turning the events of several years into the span of a single hour. To help you in that let me be the Chorus to this story. As the Chorus, I humbly beg you to listen courteously to our play and judge it kindly.
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bygrinstow says:
Would the players have all been on stage during this? If so, then "like himself" could be a point at which the speaker would point out "Harry" as if to say "this is the star of the show, folks!"
John says:
Ben and Dave are closer to the meaning of that phrase than Raymond. A friend of mine just died–he was a director and retired theater professor, and assigned this speech to his students every semester for over 25 years. When he got the word that his cancer was terminal, he arranged his memorial service, picked his favorite monologues and songs, picked friends to perform them, and rehearsed with them. He died recently, and I am reading this speech. His take on that line, which bugged the hell out of me at first, too, is simply that the point of the whole speech is that it sets up the differences between the real historical action and the necessarily more limited play about it. If we had an infinite budget and could use the original locations and people, the actor playing King Henry in our production would be godlike, just like the real one was. But we don't have all that; you'll have to use your imagination.
raymond says:
Ben is wrong in his interpretation of the words 'like himself'. It means what the translation says it means. Harry is acting within his nature, giving birth to his true self.
Dave says:
Man! I wish god – but, like a pissed off greek god of war! – could help us make our play as high and awesome as it deserves to be! I wish this screen was the size of a country, and that instead of actors we had real heros and warriors, and we were being watched by the great men of our country's history! Then king Harry – who in this play is ready to fuck shit up – would become like that pissed-off god of war – which is how he really was back in the day! Troops and Nukes and WMDs would be like dogs at his feet, ready to be let off the chain and wreck shit.
But ladies and gentlemen, we don't have all of that. You've got to forgive us – we're just simple people, actors, who dare to step in front of a little camera and try and show you a glimpse of these great events like they were. Can this movie theater contain the sweeping fields of France? Can the screen even fit the *helmets* on all the french troops – that in real life were terrifying to see – at the battles we're going to show you? No, man.
So, forgive us. But a one with a couple zeros tacked on can become a hundred, we (who are basically zeros ourselves compared to the people we're playing) can at least stimulate your imagination. But you've got to buy in. You've got to imagine two of history's greatest kingdoms, divided by a tiny, perilous ocean, right here in the theater with you. Make up for what we're lacking with your imagination. For every guy on stage, imagine there are a thousand, an army. When we talk about horses, picture them: planting their proud hooves in the soft dirt. Because we need your imagination to put robes on our kings, and take us from city to city, and take a story that takes place over many years into a two hour movie.
I'm going to be your guide, like the choruses in old greek plays, here to help tell the story. And like anyone giving an intro, I just ask you to listen, and don't judge us too harshly.
Ben says:
It's a great idea to have translations of Shakespeare into modern English, but this isn't a great translation.
"The warlike Harry, just being himself" — what's that supposed to mean. Surely the original means that in the ideal world envisioned by the Chorus, King Henry himself would be playing the part of Hal.
"Since one figure can represent a million on the stage" — no, the reference is to the crooked figure, the digit 1, which can in its proper place (i.e. if followed by six zeroes) represent a million. "Let us, ciphers to this great accompt" is a Shakespearian pun. The actors are ciphers, codes, because they portray reality without actually being reality. But "cipher" is also another word for the digit 0 — exactly what is needed to turn a humble 1 into 1,000,000.
The text is so much richer than portrayed by this translation. Translate and explain by all means, but it would be great if the translation did justice to the original.
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