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What to Do When Holiday Gift-Giving Fills You with Anxiety
By Rob Waller
Author of End of Worry
The holiday shopping list is done: Chocolates for the in-laws, a football for the sweet kid next door, a book for Uncle Jim. But what to get my mother? You would think that with nearly 40 years of buying presents for her I would've gotten the hang of it by now. For some of us, these concerns can become all-consuming fears. Will my spouse think less of me? What will my niece tell her friends? Did I give my brother that last year? None of these questions have a definite answer—especially because I threw away last year's gift list.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a common condition where the sufferer is stuck in cycles of worry—they just don't seem to be able to let it lie. It can cause muscular tension, disturbed sleep, tiredness, and family arguments. This is especially tricky when the worry is about questions that really don't have an answer, or when "big issues" like family and faith are involved. Will there be a family fight? Have I offended God? (This is not an overreaction; worriers think like this!)
The first step is to see if the worry is in regards to a solvable problem or one of those "floating worries." Solvable worry, such as "Which wrapping paper?" can be addressed by structured problem solving—visiting the local shop, seeking advice, and making a logical choice. This problem has an answer and it's procrastination that is the main problem. Oh, and if you know what your mom wants but are waiting for the miracle of a better idea— then get a move on and buy it.
Floating worries, on the other hand, like "Will I spend the right amount—not too much and not too little?" are situations in which planning can only take you so far. Some people seem to have faith that they are in the right ballpark; worriers lie awake at night going over this again, and again, and again… "Should it be $22 or $25? Will I get a better bargain if I search more online? What is the right amount of time to worry about how much more time I should spend searching?" (Yes, worriers think like this, too!)
It's no use trying not to worry (about as useful as trying not to breathe)—something else needs to be done instead. Some floating worries respond to being labeled ("You're just a nasty worry-thought—go away!"). Others need to be examined for evidence for and against. There is no smoke without fire, and Mom did seem to sneer at last year's offering, but worriers tend to overrate the scary bits and underrate the contrasting facts.
A few will be dealt with by recognizing the drivers for worry: Some people hold onto the familiarity of worry like a favorite blanket or song. Better the devil you know… "Worrying feels like I am actually doing something. Worry worked for me that time, once, five years ago."
The real trick is for worriers to learn how to manage life's concerns like a non-worrier, where things just seem to pass them by. We all worry sometimes, but this ability to not react to worrying thoughts is a key skill. Techniques like contemplation, mindfulness, and breathing can really help here. Compassion (being kind to yourself) is not a bad skill to pick up, either—after all, you're trying to be kind to your loved one. It can be really hard to try and be as considerate of our own feelings when worry is in charge. "I have done what I can to find her a present I believe she will like; worrying more will not help me and will make me sick."
These skills and more are covered in The End of Worry, by Will van der Hart and Rob Waller, available May 2013.
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Pure DWTS 2011 – Mark Ballas' Hopeful Celebrity Contenders For Next Season & More
Mark Ballas talked with MTV Seven over the weekend about Dancing With The Stars. He sums up his journey with Chelsea saying this last Season was about "artistry". He then talks of who he'd like to see on the show next Season. He mentions Jennifer Aniston and Jim Carrey as being his hopefuls. Mark also talks on his music and how he'd like to work with American Idol stars Casey Abrams and Pia Toscano in the future. Check it out and more below.

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Priests don't like seeing hunters feign death and live while they have to corpse run. Life Grip a Feigning Hunter and they'll do the corpse run like everyone else!
Originally Posted by Bahumut5
Thank you very much Thetallest, I'm ill and had a bad day, but this made me laugh so much I'm goig to sleep with a smile
BTW this makes me want to lvl up a priest.
Poor DKs...something fun for you to try. Next time you run Vortex Pinnacle, and are near the the orbs that knock you back if you get too close without damaging them, stand next to your favorite person, preferable your healer or tank, and death grip the orb into them. If they're standing in a good spot, they'll be launched over the side (you might too, but who cares!)
This is great! I'm already pissing people off left and right, and now I have even more ideas!
Fucking lawl
P.S. I forgot to mention that I had great success with Cuddlegrip on the Halfus encounter. Just make sure you wait until it's someone's turn to interrupt and Cuddlegrip them straight to you. Make sure it will take them out of range to interrupt. Don't forget to give them a big hug after!
Frrreakin hiillarious. Priests unite!
This has already caused someone to get gkicked in my guild. He got chain lifegripped, threatened to leave the raid, got lifegripped again and promptly dropped group and then the RL gkicked him. We run 3-5 priests in a 25 so thats a lot of irritation. I've been murdered on the elevator several times. Hmph.
Quote from: Thallidomaniac on March 28, 2010, 05:56:24 am
Our characters are wearing the same pair of underwear, since like, Level 1. Damn that's unsanitary as hell.
Oh man. I just got my priest to 85 today and was so excited for Lifegrip. I tried some ideas I had in mind with my friend but didn't work out as I had hoped. I'll need to try these though. =D
Hilarious guide. One, might I mention, that I've actually read all the way through. Love satire comedy.
The true mastermind behind WoW: http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...na-Proudmoore/
Just hilarious! thank you for your humor man
How can people say now this is the most stupid 85 spell ? ) this is just huge ! Thank you Blizzard, my priest is having fun!
Our priest has been abusing this spell since he hit 85 and it's really quite amusing!
I play a mage and every time I blink ahead on a long run he would always pull me back! Especially trying to aim me towards cliffs or mobs! I laugh every time! We especially like to abuse our rogue while he's sprinting!
I must point out that using a spell such as Blink or Heroic Leap at the exact time a priest uses life grip will cancel the life grip!
I loved this!
Absolutely love this
You're a master.
One thing that you forgot is when you see another player who use a channeling spell with huge cooldown, grip him you will receive lot of hate and you will laugh without end.
Best spell ever, DK can grip their enemy, demo can constantly fear their enemy, etc but ONLY the priest have a spell made to bother other player, blizzard i love you.
ps : little tips for our lovely mage make food for us and maybe (and i say maybe) we will lets you stay in life when you want to go invisible.
Brilliant... just brilliant
this made me laugh soo hard
and be very glad that i have only 7 bars till i can use this ability on my priest
Standing in fires for mana since TOTC
I've managed to gain some tips from this guide. I feel I may have to make a macro apologising to my victims targets as I go on a Lifegripping frenzy.
I may level my priest next because of this guide. 10/10, Had me cracking up at work.
90 Human Rogue | 90 Dwarf Shaman | 89 Night Elf Druid | 85 Worgen Hunter | 83 Human Priest | 81 Draenei Death Knight | 74 Pandaran Monk
i have a priest mate and he wont stop bloody life gripping me now... (im a DK tank) ill be in SW just repairing my gear doing fishing daily you know what ever... and all of a suddon BANGGGG! life griped and i just hear im piss his pants over vent.. TY very much
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Life is tough. But Nuns are tougher. If you need helpful advice just Ask Sister Mary Martha.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
St. Forbes
Speaking of rich people, a loyal reader recently sent me this article. I'll go get a cup of coffee while you have a read.
Whatdya think?
I was very surprised. Of course, I'm in my own little world. Even the man from the Patron Saint Medal Shop surprised me. He said St. Jude and St. Rita were his most popular saints because they tackle the tough problems. I sell very few St. Jude medals and St. Rita is somewhat popular.
I can't keep Stella Maris, Mary Star of the Sea in the shop. What's the deal there? It is a very pretty medal. Is that it? Or are there way more sailors wives on the internet than we ever imagined.
I think my favorite part of the article is how they really thought outside the box, at least my box. I only think in terms of medals and car keys. Even though I often write about movies about saints and nuns, that was the last thing I would have thought to include in the Forbes Saints listings.
St. Joan of Arc! Of course! What a load of movies have been made about her!
Did they mention St. Joseph real estate kits? I have an endless parade of The Faithful who would swear by burying St. Joseph upside down in the front yard for a quick sale. They would swear by it, if they could swear.
By swear, of course, I mean "take an oath".
For a while there, I couldn't keep St. Dymphna in the shop and lately, it's been St. Genesius for some reason. I don't know if the customers are actors or attorneys or both. Is there a certain time of year that folks are taking the bar exam?
I have been continually surprised by the saints that sit around for awhile. For example, with the millions of IBS sufferers in the world, St. Charles Borromeo is rarely chosen. And for the gazillions of knitters and weavers on the world wide web, St. Blaise is a slow mover.
Perhaps I should change his listing to "H1N1", since he is also the patron saint of sore throats, and by extrapolation, colds and flu.
I also think that with the divorce rate as terrible as it is, St. Thomas More, the patron saint of blended families, would be a no brainer. Although, he wasn't divorced, he was a widower. He still was a champ at blending his old family with his new one.
But then, I'm sure my St. Helen's go out to more divorcees than archeologists.
Now that the whole Forbes Saints list has come to my attention, I believe far more research needs to be done. After all, they only checked some old box office receipts and one patron saint medal website. What about all the aspirin? They also need to gather data from these folks. (Click a picture to visit the site!)
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- JP said...
I sell saint medals through my small Catholic bookstore. I have never seen medals (the inexpensive kind, anyway) of some of the saints you mention.
Where on earth do you get them??
Of course if that's giving away a trade secret, I'll forgive you for not sharing.
- Aaron said...
Have you considered offering the St. Isidore medal in a color other than pink? I'm not sure how many computer geeks are into hot pink medals. I'd probably buy a silver one.
Hee hee hee! I thought "The Messenger" was an awful movie! I only watched it because my roommate rented it and I got terribly confused: Every time Joan was (supposedly) seeing visions, she started breathing heavily and deeply, which made me wonder whether (according to the movie) she was divinely inspired...or just had bad asthma. Really, just avoid "The Messenger." Trust me on this one...
Forgive me Sister I haven't been here for a long time. I've been caring for my sister and her family during her cancer. She is terminal and in her final weeks. But that's not the reason I'm writing. My son is in grad school and one of his friends was raised Catholic, when she went to college the E-Frees got her to convert. My husband says they have a method to their madness. He says they have a regular process they use to undermine the Catholic faith, also abusing the fact that the student is away from family and home. What I need to know is what is the Catholic antidote? Thank you.
- Unknown said...
Why, I am a sailor's wife, and yes there are a lot of us on the internet. ;-)
- Gardenia said...
attorneys take the bar on the last tuesday in July each year. most state bar exams last two days. the Bar exam is also offered in December of each year. not sure which week.
I love your blog, Sister, but I seem to have signed up for the email feed that sends me all the comments that come to your blog - don't know how I did that but don't seem to be able to unsubscribe. HELP! If there's not a saint for that, can you unsubscribe me?
Thanks for your blog, and your help. Dawn H.
Burying a statue of St. Joseph upside down in the garden just seems wrong, wrong, wrong! Especially the upside down bit. It's things like this that make me kind of embarrased to be a Catholic.
- Sue said...
mph said : Burying a statue of St. Joseph upside down in the garden just seems wrong, wrong, wrong! Especially the upside down bit. It's things like this that make me kind of embarrassed to be a Catholic.
I agree with you 100%. Idle superstition, if you ask me.
My favourite saints are St Francis and St Anthony. They are so inspiring and they feel like real friends, I'm so fond of them. It makes me happy to think of them and how they lived their lives. St Anthony has never, ever let me down.
A few weeks ago, I saw a cat run out of a park into a busy stream of traffic. I couldn't bear to look, so I shut my eyes and prayed 'please, St Francis, please St Francis, please'. There was no screeching of tyres and when I opened my eyes there was no squashed cat either. As my eyes were shut, I don't know what happened. And I know St Francis isn't the patron saint of cats in traffic. But he was a friend who could help, and I think he did.
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The Coast's Best Wine Vacations
Waterfront getaways that offer a toast to the good life
Waves and Wine, Santa Barbara, California
With its Pacific Ocean location, Santa Ynez Mountain backdrop, and proximity to wine country, Hotel Mar Monte offers a primo package. Waves and Wine includes two nights' lodging, a picnic lunch, and five-hour town-car tour to three wineries in Santa Barbara County appellations; 800/643-1994 or hotelmarmonte.com.
Wine Camp, Long Island, New York
For roll-up-your-sleeves fun, participants toil in the vineyards of Long Island's renowned wine-producing North Fork. Wine Camp's four-day packages also include lodging at spiffy local inns such as Stirling House Bed & Breakfast, which overlooks Greenport's harbor. "Campers" learn winemaking and tasting techniques, pair foods with wine, blend wines with a pro, and take home a case of you-know-what. Sessions are offered in spring and summer months. 631/495-9744 or winecamp.org. Stirling House; 800/551-0654 or stirlinghousebandb.com.
The Inn at Chateau Grand Traverse, Traverse City, Michigan
In the nation's fourth-largest grape-growing state, Chateau Grand Traverse winery welcomes travelers to a property overlooking a vineyard and Grand Traverse Bay. The six-bedroom lodging is handy for sampling Grand Traverse's many award-winning varietals, including a diverse family of Rieslings. The inn also anchors a visit to other wineries on Lake Michigan's Old Mission Peninsula appellation: It's a short drive to Chateau Chantal, Bowers Harbor Vineyards, Brys Estate Vineyard & Winery, and Peninsula Cellars for tastings of myriad varietals; 800/283-0247, wineriesofoldmission.com.
Ingleside Vineyards, Oak Grove, Virginia
Near the Chesapeake Bay, on Virginia's historic Northern Neck, Ingleside Vineyards welcomes wine vacationers to two rental cottages. The two-story Pointe at Liberty Farm home overlooks the Rappahannock River; two-bedroom Vineyard Views enjoys, well, views of the vineyard. Guests may stroll to Ingleside Winery for guided tours and tastings, offered daily; 804/224-8687 or inglesidevineyards.com.
Hotel Vintage Park, Seattle, Washington
Hotel Vintage Park, a Kimpton property near Elliott Bay, entices travelers with a variety of wine vacation packages that celebrate Washington's Puget Sound AVA (the only official appellation west of the Cascades). Enjoy the hotel's wine events like winery tastings and a personalized Washington wine tour from the concierge; 206/624-8000 or hotelvintagepark.com.
Cottage Inn by the Sea, Pismo Beach, Central California
Halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo County produces such excellent Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs that some call it an "Eden" for these varietals. To share this wine-lover's paradise, the bluff-top Cottage Inn by the Sea is just a short drive from the region's wineries, including popular Edna Valley Vineyard. Take a winery day trip, lunch, and enjoy two nights in an ocean-view room for a great escape; 888/440-8400 or cottage-inn.com.
The Blue Hill Inn, Blue Hill, Maine
The Blue Hill Inn offers various packages for Downeast Maine's second annual Foliage, Food, & Wine Festival in October. As part of the celebration, Blue Hill Inn owner Sarah Pebworth hosts a special wine dinner with fantastic food and excellent hospitality. Nearby activities include a cheese and chocolate tasting and a traditional lobster bake; 800/826-7415 or bluehillinn.com. Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce; 207/374-3242 or bluehillpeninsula.org.
Estero Beach Hotel Resort, San Ysidro, Baja California
A surprise to many travelers, Mexico's Guadalupe Valley has been producing wines since the 16th century. It's now home to nearly two dozen wineries that win converts to local reds and whites. For this south-of-the-border experience, settle into the four-star Estero Beach Hotel Resort, just north of the valley. The beachfront hotel offers 6½-hour wine-tasting tours of three valley wineries with appetizers, bottled water, and lunch at a local restaurant included. 011/52/646/176-6225 or hotelesterobeach.com.
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Tip #13: Add goup of IR codes for A/V equipment
The lats build of 0710 Beta 3 contains a very useful feature to add appropriate group of IR codes for your A/V equipment. Before there were two possibilities: to copy-and-paste from somewhere and choose some group from the LinuxMCE set. But the difficulty was in figuring out what group should be chosen. Now as I already mentioned the situation is changed. There is a possibility to send specified command directly from the page which contains available groups of IR codes. Just don't forget to assign one of supported IR transmitters to the A/V device before choosing the group.
It's definitely useful feature. I spent just a few minutes to find appropriate IR group for my TV!


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This is an original stone lithograph poster advertising "The Great Dayton Show" from my private collection of Magic posters. Ca. 1930 It is printed by National Ptg. & Eng. Co., N.Y. and is a half sheet measuring approximately 21" x 28".
This is the more scarce image, and my personal favorite, used for Dayton's show that displays a striking image of a vibrant green dragon that wraps around the entire poster. A demonizing image that needs to be seen in person to truly appreciate and a fine example of stone lithography.
Although there are a few different poster images used to advertise The Great Dayton Show, this is another magician in which very little is known about.


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American baritone David Adam Moore made his Wrigley Field debut on May 6th, 2013 before the Chicago Cubs took on the Texas Rangers. The pre-game radio broadcast included Moore singing the National Anthem. (Cubs won!)
Moore is currently singing and dancing the role of "bad guy" farmhand Jud Fry in Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! at Lyric Opera of Chicago through May 19. He also starred as Stanley Kowalski in André Previn's opera A Streetcar Named Desire (Student Night performance) in April. He has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, the opera companies of Seattle, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and San Diego, at Carnegie Hall, at La Scala (Milan) and with the major companies of Geneva, Paris, Tel Aviv, among others.
OKLAHOMA! is seventy. I find that hard to believe because it is so fresh and alive even at its advanced age. After various struggles, Oklahoma, based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs was first performed at the St. James Theatre, New York on March 31, 1943 and in celebration of it's 70th birthday, OKLAHOMA! is currently being performed at Lyric Opera of Chicago for the first time, opening on May4, 2013, With music by Richard Rogers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and original dances by Agnes De Mille, it is a delight to eyes and ears, uplifting and compelling.
We began our evening with dinner at the Florian Opera Bistro , which was the perfect way to set the tone, for the production. Our servers were very efficient and upbeat and all the servers had kerchiefs around their necks and the host had a straw hat. Some audience members also got into the western spirit, wearing western clothing.
There were many children and young adults in the audience and I overheard several people say they had never been to the opera house before and others said they had only been there once. During intermission, it was clear that everyone was having a wonderful time.
OKLAHOMA! tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain(John Cudia*) and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams(Ashley Brown). A secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker (Curtis Holbrook*) and his flirtatious fiancée, Ado Annie (Tari Kelly*). The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943. It was a box-office smash and ran for an unprecedented 2,243 performances, later enjoying award-winning revivals, national tours, foreign productions and an Academy Award winning 1955 film adaptation It has long been a popular choice for school and community productions.
As I listened to the wonderful songs that I have known for many years, I was amazed when the words that I thought were long forgotten popped into my head. It was a wonderful feeling to be reacquainted with the beautiful melodies and clever words that comprise OKLAHOMA!. On the Lyric Opera of Chicago website, Renee Fleming, Anthony Freund and Sir Adrew Davis discuss the merits of an opera company offering musical theatre and the specific merits of this production, look (here).
With only 14 chances to see this production, I suggest securing tickets quickly because what I heard on the WFMT fund-raiser is true. It was said that the winner of tickets to the opening night of Lyric's OKLAHOMA! would enjoy the production so much they would feel like they "died and went to heaven". It was surely a heavenly experience.
There are many historical facts about this musical. It brought Rogers and Hammerstein together for the first (but not the last) time. It changed the course of musical theatre. Agnes De Mille's dance was integrated into the production in such a way as to move the story forward for the first time. Gemze de Lappe, choreographer, was a member of the 1940 touring company as a dancer and tells her fascinating story on the Lyric website. And all of the background adds up to an experience the audience is likely to remember for years. (see below)
The resources of Lyric come together to create a production that is spectacular. There are the characters with fantastic voices, the sets, a full chorus of singers, another full chorus of dancers, a full orchestra and fabulous costumes. In 1943, OKLAHOMA! lifted the spirits of a war weary nation. It will lift your spirits 70 years later.
The dance sequences are so important in this production and really serve to move the action forward. The dream sequence came on seamlessly, conveyed feelings, powerfully and beautifully and more effectively than words or music.
Cast: Curly McLain (John Cudia*) Laurey Williams (Ashley Brown), Jud Fry (David Adam Moore) Ado Annie (Tari Kelly *), Will Parker (Curtis Holbrook*) Aunt Eller (Paula Scrofano*), Ali Hakim (Usman Ally*), Gertie Cummings (Andrea Prestinario*), Director (Gary Griffin), Conductor (James Lowe*) Set Designer (John Lee Beatty*) Choreographer (Gemze de Lappe*) Associate Choreographer (Victor Wisehart*) Lighting Designer (Christine Binder), Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor (Valerie Maze) English Diction and Dialect Coach (Jill Walmsley Zager*)
Don't miss this moving, spectacular production!
Civic Opera House
20 N Upper Wacker Dr , Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 332-2244, lyricopera.org
Photos: Dan Rest
10 Things You May Not Know About OKLAHOMA!
10) Oklahoma! – now celebrating its 70th anniversary! – marks an important turning point in the history of musical theater. It was brilliantly ahead of its time in its seamless integration of dialogue, song, and especially dance.
9) Chicago has always loved Oklahoma! – just 6 months after the show's triumphant 1943 Broadway premiere, it opened at Chicago's Erlanger Theater, playing to sold-out houses for a year!
8) Unlike most Broadway musicals today, Lyric's Oklahoma! features a world-class, 37-member orchestra – the lush sound imagined by Rodgers & Hammerstein. The amazing duo went on to create Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Flower Drum Song, and The Sound of Music.
7) Renowned sound consultants collaborated with Lyric Opera on a new sound system this season especially for Oklahoma!
6) Oklahoma! bucked the trend of starting with a big chorus number, instead opening with the now-famous "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," for a single character, Curly – a role that has been portrayed by stars including Alfred Drake, Howard Keel, Gordon MacRae, John Raitt (Bonnie's dad!), and Hugh Jackman.
5) Composer Richard Rodgers was the first ever of only 11 people to have won all four top show business awards including the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Other EGOT winners include Audrey Hepburn, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks, and Whoopi Goldberg.
4) Agnes de Mille's legendary Oklahoma! choreography marked the first time dance was used to move the story forward—especially in the thrilling "Dream Ballet" and the rousing "The Farmer and the Cowman." Her choreography is supervised at Lyric by her close associate, Gemze de Lappe – who danced the "Dream Laurey" in the national company in 1943.
3) The year before Oklahoma!, Agnes de Mille – niece of the great Cecil B. de Mille – created the celebrated American ballet, Rodeo with music by Aaron Copland. De Mille danced the leading role of the Cowgirl in Rodeo's premiere at the Metropolitan Opera House.
2) Oklahoma! was based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs, who was born on a farm near Claremore, Oklahoma (the setting of the show). The same year that Oklahoma! premiered, he was the Hollywood screenwriter for two Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
1) Lyric Opera's Oklahoma! team reads like a Broadway & operatic "Who's Who," with:
- Director Gary Griffin (Broadway's The Color Purple and The Apple Tree, both Tony-nominated; brilliant productions of The Mikado and The Merry Widow at Lyric; associate artistic director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater with a long list of award-winning Sondheim and other productions)
- John Cudia, best known as the star of Broadway's Les Misérables and Phantom of the Opera
- Ashley Brown, star of Disney's original Mary Poppins on Broadway and Magnolia/Show Boat at Lyric
- David Adam Moore has starred as Demetrius/A Midsummer Night's Dream at La Scala, and made his Lyric Opera debut as Stanley/A Streetcar Named Desire
- Tari Kelly, featured in Anything Goes and How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Broadway
- Curtis Holbrook recently starred as Sonny Malone in Broadway's Xanadu
- Conductor James Lowe (Broadway's Tony-winning revival of Anything Goes)
- Choreographer Gemze de Lappe (Tony Honor for Excellence in Theater)
- John Lee Beatty, designer of more than a hundred Broadway productions since 1976
- Costume designer Mara Blumenfeld (Broadway transfer of Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses) and The Merry Widow at Lyric


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Is it possible to create an economy that prioritizes both human well-being and Earth's natural systems? Two weeks ago, I attended a gathering in rural New York of some of the leading minds and practitioners on this question, and the answer was a resounding "yes!"
It's clear that the current economic system—as well as high-level efforts to "green" this economy using the same old flawed strategies—fall far short in meeting the needs of both people and the planet. For the past decade and half, New Dream has worked to promote an alternative vision for society—a "new dream" that focuses less on growth-at-all costs, and more on what really matters: creating a meaningful life, contributing to community and society, valuing nature, and spending time with family and friends.
What's encouraging about the recent "Strategies for a New Economy" conference, hosted by the New Economics Institute (NEI), is that this alternative vision is finally getting the attention it deserves. We need an economy that cares about people and is also capable of addressing the most serious environmental challenges of our times, among them rising resource depletion and climate change. The good news is that, as participants at the NEI event demonstrated, this alternative system is not only here, but it's growing in leaps and bounds.
Here are 10 takeaways from the conference:
The United States is the biggest economy in the world, but we Americans have gotten ourselves into a sticky mess. The conundrum? Conventional economic wisdom says that our economy must grow—all of our metrics depend on rising GDP and ever-increasing material output. But the physical realities of our planet make it so we can't continue to use resources like we are indefinitely, at least without unpleasant and dangerous consequences for Earth's climate and ultimately our own well-being.
We need to find ways to achieve our goals for prosperous, high-achieving societies in less destructive ways, using new measures of progress and tapping into the wealth of creativity and innovation we have at our disposal. We also need to rethink our views about economic self-interest. For those ready to accept the challenge, transitioning to the "new economy" may in fact be the most self-interested action we can take.
Ready or not, system change is happening around us. We sense it when we see that, across America, conservatives and progressives alike are waking up and saying, "something is wrong" and seeking out solutions. Historically, societies go through periods of transition, and it isn't always smooth (though it can be). According to political economist Gar Alperovitz, we are in a unique moment of "stalemate, stagnation, and decay."
The good news is that this makes us more open to ideas and innovation: a rethinking is possible. This allows us to develop a new way forward, to institutionalize a new direction and a new system that we build together. But it doesn't mean that change isn't scary. Fortunately, we Americans are an innovative lot, and we know how to prepare for a challenge. As NEI president Bob Massie explains, "In moments of crisis, America has gathered up its best forms and extended them into the future." There's no reason we can't continue to do this now.
Across the country, Americans are resisting the notion that our primary role in society is as consumers. Of course, we all need to consume to survive, but as writer and organizer Stephanie Mills so aptly puts it, "We can consume more elegantly" by reevaluating our "needs" and taking into account the broader impacts of our consumption. More and more Americans are realizing that living off credit and working long hours to acquire more stuff does not equal happiness, even though advertisers, economists, and our political representatives keep assuring us that it does. ("It's kinda like when you're no longer getting the flavor out of the bubble gum anymore but you're still chewing," says writer Vicki Robin.)
So what's the alternative? Local, living economies that appeal to us as people, not as rational actors in an economic construct. Local economies offer us the chance to make human connections that we're losing in an automated, mono-cultured world. Studies show that Americans have 10 times more conversations per visit at the farmers' market versus the supermarket. "The real appeal of the local economy," notes writer and activist Bill McKibben, "is its social superiority."
In almost all aspects of society—whether it's the energy we use, the food we eat, or how we invest our money—we know how to do things in ways that are not only smarter and more efficient, but also better for the planet and society as a whole. Inspiration and real-world examples abound. Take the Evergreen Cooperatives of Cleveland, Ohio, which are using an employee-owned, for-profit approach to address the stagnation and decay in America's Rust Belt, pioneering innovative models of job creation, wealth building, and sustainability.
On a bigger scale, the state of Vermont is embarking on a bold experiment to pilot-test sustainability and localization, capitalizing on its diverse agricultural heritage and other assets. Across the country, we're moving from landscapes of isolated sustainable food "projects" to sustainable food systems. Communities from coast to coast are recognizing the need to "innovate or collapse."
As social strategist Alnoor Ladha puts it, the old economy, with its for-profit business model, is "so 20th century." Businesses predicated on advancing the public good, not simply accumulating private profit, have an important role to play in building the new economy.
And young entrepreneurs, such as the founders of Etsy, an onine marketplace that is empowering very-very small businesses, may be our greatest asset. They are not stuck in old ideologies, and they are creating an alternative to corporate capitalism that is not "state socialism" but rather built on innovation and creativity, reflecting the best of American culture and harkening to our traditions. As these alternatives take hold, older, more established business forms may need to gracefully give way to new ways, new ethics, and new leadership.
Financial well-being is only a very small part of our overall well-being, but it gets undue attention in the current economic system. We need to look beyond money and recognize that knowledge, relationships, passion, skills, and many of the other assets we possess are also forms of currency—most of them far more useful than money. As Art Brock, co-founder of the MetaCurrency Project, explains, "We're hiding a mountain of wealth behind a molehill of money."
The question for us as individuals is, how do we disengage with money and invest it more freely so it's useful to society, without experiencing the feeling of losing our safety nets? The answer lies in community, and in rebuilding the relationships that make us feel more secure and less isolated. We can also embrace tools that help us share our assets non-monetarily, such as time banks and barter networks. See New Dream's recent Guide to Sharing for more ideas and ways to build sharing in your community.
If we want to build wealth (of all types) in our communities, then we have to make sure that capital, businesses, and jobs stay local. This means favoring local enterprise over big-box stores, and home towns over "clone towns." It also means leveraging the largest employers, purchasers, and builders in our communities—like schools, hospitals, and universities—to invest locally. Institutions, as well as individuals, should be rewarded for investing in the communities they serve, not deterred, as they currently often are.
Two encouraging models of this type of support are Syracuse's Near Westside Initiative, a multi-institutional effort to revitalize neighborhoods through the use of art, technology, and innovations, and The Oberlin Project, a systems-oriented effort to create a new, sustainable base for economic and community development in Ohio.
Historically, economists and politicians predicted that as the U.S. economy expanded, Americans would have more time to pursue leisure activities. Reclaiming our time has been a primary focus for New Dream over the years. As John de Graaf, founder of the Take Back Your Time initiative, explains, the "leisure" side of economics has dropped out of the equation for most Americans, in favor of simply making more money.
We need to create an economy where people are able to shorten their work hours and enjoy a high quality of life, while still being able to support their families (and without consuming more and more stuff). New Dream co-founder Juliet Schor envisions a "plenitude" economy that entails a major shift to new sources of wealth, green technologies, and different ways of living. At the policy level, one model for change is the Netherlands' Working Hours Adjustment Act, which enables employees to choose their desired number of working hours at the same wage level and with benefits pro-rated.
Our country is increasingly polarized, and based on politics alone it would appear that we are a country of vast difference. But within American society, there is remarkable convergence around many issues, if not on all proposed "solutions." Looking at polls, it's clear that most Americans don't think the country is going in the right direction. They don't trust politicians, and they aren't confident in the current economic system.
Meanwhile, traditional American values endure. We value independence, innovation, creativity, hard work, opportunity, self-reliance, family, and "the little guy." Notably, these are all hallmarks of the new economy. As many observers have noted, the new economy is in many ways a more all-American, "conservative" option than the system we're currently operating in, which is not helping the majority of Americans maximize their strengths and reach their goals.
Farmers' markets. Car sharing. B Corporations. Impact investing. Barter networks. The sharing economy. Community supported agriculture. Local currencies. Worker-owned cooperatives. Local investment clubs. Heard of any of these? The reality is that the new economy, boosted by 21st-century communications and other technologies, is everywhere we look. America is awash with new models of wealth creation, new institutions, new ideas, and new cultural patterns—and together, it adds up to something significant. Certainly, there is much work to be done. But it's clear that our local economies and communities wouldn't be as strong as they are today without the incredible models of cooperation and resource sharing that are now emerging at all levels, taking people from hopelessness to hope.
For more on these themes, visit New Dream's website (www.newdream.org) as well as the website of the NEI conference, which includes a comprehensive list of resources as well as video of some of the speakers.
Also, check out the Global Transition to a New Economy map, an online tool that showcases innovative projects around the world that challenge business-as-usual and contribute to the systemic change to the economy that is so urgently required.
Lisa Mastny is Director of Communications and Online Media at New Dream.


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Associated Press Player of the Year and Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray of Oklahoma was named First-Team All-American by the AP on Monday. Murray was one of 10 players from a College Football Playoff team named an All-American player by the AP, including Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, Clemson defensive linemen Clelin Ferrell and Christian Wilkins, and Notre Dame cornerback Julian Love.
Alabama led all teams with six players named to either the first, second or third team All-American rosters by the AP, four of which being named to the first team to also lead all schools. Clemson and Oklahoma each landed four All-Americans and Oklahoma had two players named to an All-American team by the AP.
Below is the full list of first, second and third All-American teams released by the AP for the 2018 season:
Quarterback — Kyler Murray, junior, Oklahoma
Running backs — Jonathan Taylor, sophomore, Wisconsin; Darrell Henderson, junior, Memphis
Tackles — Jonah Williams, junior, Alabama; Mitch Hyatt, senior, Clemson
Guards — Beau Benzschawel, senior, Wisconsin; Bunchy Stallings, senior, Kentucky
Center — Garrett Bradbury, senior, North Carolina State
Tight end — Jace Sternberger, junior, Texas A&M
Wide receivers — Jerry Jeudy, sophomore, Alabama; Marquise Brown, junior, Oklahoma
All-purpose player — Rondale Moore, freshman, Purdue
Kicker — Andre Szmyt, freshman, Syracuse
Ends — Clelin Ferrell, junior, Clemson; Sutton Smith, junior, Northern Illinois
Tackles — Quinnen Williams, junior, Alabama; Christian Wilkins, senior, Clemson
Linebackers — Josh Allen, senior, Kentucky; Devin White, junior, LSU; Ben Burr-Kirven, senior, Washington
Cornerbacks — Deandre Baker, senior, Georgia; Julian Love, junior, Notre Dame
Safeties — Grant Delpit, sophomore, LSU; Deionte Thompson, junior, Alabama
Punter — Braden Mann, junior, Texas A&M
Quarterback — Tua Tagovailoa, sophomore, Alabama
Running backs — Travis Etienne, sophomore, Clemson; Trayveon Williams, junior, Texas A&M
Tackles — Dalton Risner, senior, Kansas State; Andrew Thomas, sophomore, Georgia
Guards — Dru Samia, senior, Oklahoma; Michael Dieter, senior, Wisconsin
Center — Ross Pierschbacher, senior, Alabama
Tight end — T.J, Hockenson, sophomore, Iowa
Wide receivers — Tylan Wallace, sophomore, Oklahoma State; Andy Isabella, senior, Massachusetts
All-purpose player — Greg Dortch, sophomore, Wake Forest
Kicker — Cole Tracy, senior, LSU
Ends — Montez Sweat, senior, Mississippi State; Jachai Polite, junior, Florida
Tackles — Jerry Tillery, senior, Notre Dame; Gerald Willis III, senior, Miami
Linebackers — Devin Bush, junior, Michigan; David Long Jr., junior, West Virginia; Joe Dineen, senior, Kansas
Cornerbacks — Greedy Williams, sophomore, LSU; Byron Murphy, sophomore, Washington
Safeties — Taylor Rapp, junior, Washington; Amani Hooker, junior, Iowa
Punter — Mitch Wishnowsky, senior, Utah
Quarterbacks — Dwayne Haskins, sophomore, Ohio State
Running backs — Benny Snell, junior, Kentucky; Eno Benjamin, sophomore, Arizona State
Tackles — Andre Dillard, senior, Washington State; Cody Ford, junior, Oklahoma
Guards — Terrone Prescod, senior, North Carolina State; Chris Lindstrom, senior, Boston College
Center — Michael Jordan, junior, Ohio State
Tight end — Noah Fant, junior, Iowa
Wide Receivers — A.J. Brown, junior, Mississippi; David Sills V, senior, West Virginia
All-purpose player — J.J. Taylor, sophomore, Arizona
Kicker — Matt Gay, senior, Utah
Ends — Chase Winovich, senior, Michigan; Jaylon Ferguson, senior, Louisiana Tech
Tackles — Jeffery Simmons, junior, Mississippi State; Ed Oliver, junior, Houston
Linebackers — Paddy Fisher, sophomore, Northwestern; David Woodward, sophomore, Utah State; Te'Von Coney, senior, Notre Dame
Cornerbacks — Hamp Cheevers, junior, Boston College; Lavert Hill, junior, Michigan
Safeties — Andre Cisco, freshman, Syracuse; Jonathan Abram, senior, Mississippi State
Punter — Jason Smith, sophomore, Cincinnati


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – For the first time in two months, the New England Revolution emerged from a match with three points.
A 54th-minute Dimitry Imbongo strike and a 74th-minute own goal from defender Chad Marshall separated the teams as the Revs notched a 2-0 victory over the Columbus Crew, snapping a 10-game winless streak in the process. The win marked the first triumph for the home side since a 2-0 win over New York on July 8.
New England's cathartic victory halted the Crew's six-match unbeaten run and plunged the hectic Eastern Conference playoff race into further chaos as the Crew failed to add to their one-point lead over D.C. United for the fifth and final playoff spot.
Neither side looked particular threatening in an opening stanza that betrayed the fixture congestion facing both sides in recent weeks.
Most of the viable efforts came from set pieces. Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum pushed away Lee Nguyen's free kick on 19 minutes in the first genuine effort toward goal. Diego Fagundez forced another save with his overhead kick from the remnants of a throw-in ten minutes later. The Crew tried to answer back soon after, but Federico Higuaín curled his freekick effort over the bar as he attempted to recreate his brace in the Crew's 4-3 win over New England on Aug. 25.
The best chance of the opening half came from a deflected shot moments before halftime. Kevin Alston cut inside and hit a shot toward goal. The effort caromed off Sebastian Miranda's leg and curled toward the far corner. Gruenebaum reacted well to palm the effort away and send the teams into the interval on level terms.
OPTA Chalkboard: The X's and O's of New England's triumph
Imbongo opened the scoring eight minutes after play resumed to punctuate a positive spell from the home side. Diego Fagundez did most of the heavy lifting as he hit the near post in the wake of Flo Lechner's throw-in, but Imbongo timed his run well to sweep home the loose ball on the edge of the goal area to notch his first MLS goal.
New England built upon the lead, exploiting the Crew's weary legs for much of the second stanza. Stephen McCarthy thought he had doubled the advantage by heading in a freekick with a half-hour to play, but was disappointed by the assistant referee's offside ruling.
No such issues cropped up when Marshall headed into his own net 14 minutes later. A long hoof forward from Matt Reis and a headed flick from Chris Tierney placed the Crew under immediate pressure. Gruenebaum and Marshall failed to cope with Imbongo's attention and disaster eventually struck when Marshall lofted his attempted clearance over Gruenebaum and into the vacated net.
Columbus nearly pulled a goal back four minutes from time in the midst of a scramble, but Reis flashed out his hand to keep the effort out and secure the Revs' first win since July 8.
New England have a chance to make a push up the Eastern Conference standings next week on the road to D.C. United, while the Crew will look to get back on track in a tough road test with the New York Red Bulls.
MLSsoccer.com Men of the Match
|What We Saw
|Dimitry Imbongo
|Bigger, faster, stronger than Columbus' backline all night. Got a goal, caused another. Generally wreaked havoc.
|Diego Fagundez
|The young attacker was unfortunate to not get a goal of his own, but his energy caused the Crew fits.
|Andy Gruenebaum
|Forget the score: Gruenebaum was forced to make up for a lot of Columbus' fatigue, and, for the most part, he did it.


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[Verse 1: Cambatta]
Another posse cut
That no one knows that fucked, the roster up
Then you spark a blunt & hear a God amongst
Men-nonite (Men or Knight), Christ on cross with a pen to write
My ink blood, I'm penning life 'til I'm heaven's height
Do CID, And dream a dream so lucid
I'll travel back in time before you lived
Threaten your father a day before shooting you in
And make him fuck your mom to my music, like 'Batta's that new shit
I'm opposite Newton, I'm Scottie on Ewing
My shottie so spoiled, B-B-BRAT! I'm shooting
Fornicate a lot, I'll record a rape and watch
While freebasing a quarter eight of rock, I'm stupid
Recognize patterns mind, Seven times Saturn wide
1/1 suicides, genocide, recognize
I forever shine so bright, that I'm wrecking eyes
Your retina's blind like Helen's eyes
I'm sitting on the porch with my sociopathic ass
Liquor by the quart, and a O of that Cali grass
This shit is like a fort, I'm a soldier that battles tracks
Not a sacrificial lamb of that battle in Iran
I ain't chattel, I am cam
The lower case version
Still smoking dro, even though I ain't working
Fuck a vote ballot, I'm stuck in my home rapping
'Till the flow is so dope I give Oprah a coke habit
[Verse 2: Styles P.]
You fucking with the reaper mothafucka
I slice ya face like it was pizza mothafucka
.44 Magnum decease a mothafucka
Put'em on a t-shirt, rest in peace the mothafucka
Faces on a mural, I fry'em quicker than a churro
Carve my name in his chest like Zorro
It ain't a Z it's a P though
I'm a shooter like Türkoğlu, Hedo (heater)
Throwing up the D sign looking like a 3 though
Throwing up the B sign looking like a 3 though
6 niggas dead souls float by the weed smoke
I ain't the nigga you try to act like a G-Folk
All these rappers on this hardcore shit
I ain't the nigga to play Hardball with
Yeah I was pitching, but it was never on the mound
I grab the strap and lay whoever on the ground
Handcuffs, duct tape, never make a sound
Your brain is fragile like it never take a round
It goes BLAP! then lights out
Headcrack, no dice out
Your man was talking hardcore shit, broke right out
Night brings the wolves out, And wolves bring the knifes out
The shit go like that, my handgun is a whore 'cause she blow like that
[Verse 3: Nino Bless]
Unleash the beast from inside
I'm DMT for you writers
This is as easy as a target 3-feet from a sniper
Like, here's why you won't see me on TV
After I spit, they said he's a alien, I'd B(e), ET of the cypher
I, can't be defeated despite the media's vices
I'm a tyrant spliced with Jesus & Leonidas' features
I just, seem so righteous
My soul's in flight like Vegeta
It's the "Takeover" fueling Nas while I'm writing this "Ether"
That god-sent type, archetype
I bark and bite, I'm that Marquez right, TAKE HEED
My marketing hype, bars, don't try to hate, please
Look, ya wanna hear Bless so bad that you'll fake sneeze
Lately, this Ape's on a track rape spree
Taking me out's like trying to get DMX on a Drake Beat
Speaking of Drake, here's some shit for the ladies
To my ex: I hope she's bit by a pit with some rabies
Just kidding I'm gravy, Bless is fulfilled inside
With will survived, I built and thrived & still arrived
Feel the rise of the realest
I, will come thru ill advised while you bumping Kendrick, and kill ya vibe (Bitch!)
Can't clone me, a wolf in the land of the lamb, homie
Fuck ya whole team up, I'm D'Antoni
Got plans homie, I want a crib next to Regis
But I'll still stay ghetto like selling Swedish Fish during Freakniq
[Verse 4: Crooked I]
I'm on that Long Beach G-Shit
I'm on that "Fuck all of my teachers who said I would never be shit,"
Look at me now, I am THE Shit
I keep a pistol that'll hit you in the stomach and make you pee shit
Rap's future, the last goon
Been a strap shooter, since Brand Nubian's Grand Puba was that dude
Man I clap rugers, and I'm Zab Judah with jab moves
I'm that stupid, to jack-move you in a bathroom
Like a mad looter (Luda), from Vancouver to Cancun, My mac chew your food
Man I'm cool on the stab wounds
Them other boys shank you
No you can't outrun bullets, but I'd rather catch up to you
And Point-Blank you
Introduce the ketchup (catch up) to you
That Heinz dripping, tell your life it ain't no more Rollies, ya time's ticking
I just killed the biggest prick in the world
Now this nigga's hitting this girl with the biggest dick in the world
Hitting her till she fixing to earl, no lick in her pearl
She all about, cock and nuts like mixing a chick and a squirrel
HaHa, Welcome to Mi Vida Loca
The Reverend said I'll see Heaven when Hell freezes over
I told him bury me in my Jesus Piece
The ice is cold enough to freeze Haiti
I'm guaranteed to see Jehovah
Homie, I couldn't write Slaughterhouse without my therapist
And tell Sarah Palin that I pal around with terrorists


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City Grit Chef Sarah Simmons's Creamy Parmesan Grits
I grew up with grits. Whether they were instant with extra salt, slow-cooked with chunks of cheddar, or tented with a Kraft Single and a puddle of Tabasco (a la Waffle House), I'd eat them every which way. And I'd still eat them every morning if I didn't have to mail-order a good bag. Even though menus today are replete with Southern-inflected versions of the Bible Belt breakfast staple, it is still surprisingly difficult to find a bag of white ground corn labeled "grits" above the Mason-Dixon line.
It's a good thing Sarah Simmons's recipe for Creamy Parmesan Grits from Food and Wine's new book America's Greatest New Cooks still works with "polenta." She first simmers her grits in salted water (fortified with butter, of course) until tender. Instead of portioning the porridge and adding cheese, however, she builds a quick, creamy cheese sauce. This sauce holds the secret to perfectly creamy and extra cheesy grits, as it allows for more milk, butter, and cheese to be added to the grits than otherwise thought possible. And before you interject that Parmesan should go nowhere near a bowl of grits, give it a try. The umami-rich, salty cheese is a perfect foil to the sweet corn.
Why I picked this recipe: I am a child of the South. I never say no to a hot bowl of grits, especially when they aren't disguised as polenta.
What worked: The parmesan sauce was a revelation. I've always just stirred in grated cheese to hot grits, but making a sauce adds another layer of creaminess to the dish, not to mention helps keep the cheese from breaking!
What didn't: I needed to add another 1/2 cup of water to my simmering grits to prevent them from sticking to the bottom of the pot while simmering. Starting with 4 cups of water will help mitigate the problem.
Suggested tweaks: Simmons suggests serving as a side dish to short ribs, but I ate a big bowl for breakfast. You could certainly change up the cheese used in the sauce or add any number of accents. Simmons has incorporated everything from miso to brown butter to roasted garlic in her grits.
Reprinted with permission from Food & Wine: America's Greatest New Cooks Edited by Dana Cowin, copyright 2013. Published by American Express Publishing. All rights reserved. Available wherever books are sold.
What's New On Serious Eats
- Yield:serves 4 to 6
- Active time: 40 minutes
- Total time:40 minutes
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Kosher salt
- 1 cup stone-ground grits
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup low-fat milk
- 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (3 ounces)
- Freshly ground pepper
In a medium saucepan, bring 3 1/2 cups of water to a boil with 1 tablespoon of the butter. Add a generous pinch of salt and gradually whisk in the grits. Cook over moderately low heat, whisking often, until the grits are thick and just tender, about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, in another medium saucepan, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Whisk in the flour, and when it is bubbling, gradually whisk in the milk. Cook over moderate heat, whisking frequently, until thickened and no floury taste remains, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the grated cheese and cook until just melted, about 2 minutes.
Using a rubber spatula, fold the Parmesan sauce into the grits and season with salt and pepper. Serve right away.
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|IVC Filters
|IUD Implants
|Birth Control Implants
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Fire/Burn Injury Lawsuits
More than 1,200 people suffer a burn injury that requires medical treatment each day in the U. S.
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|Casino Fires
|Explosive Gas Fires
|Nightclub Fires
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|Fires Caused By Smoking
|Office Complex Fires
|Commercial Building Fires
|Gas Tank Explosions
|Radiation Burns
|Defective Smoke Detectors
|Hotel/Motel Fires
|Scalding Water Burns
Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Nearly 130 million Americans visit emergency rooms, plus another 100.7 million hospital visits.
|Chiropractic Error Injury
|Pregnancy Malpractice Injury
|Misdiagnosis Injury
|Hospital Malpractice Injury
|Dental Malpractice Injury
|Surgical Error Injury
|Orthopedic Malpractice Injury
|Medication Error Injury
|Doctor Malpractice Injury
|Cosmetic Surgery Injury
|Psychiatric Malpractice Injury
|OBGYN Malpractice Injury
|Medical Malpractice Injury
|Diagnostic Error Injury
|Emergency Room Error Injury
Personal Injury Lawsuits
There are more than 2 million personal injuries that require some type of medical attention each year in the U. S.
|Broken Bones
|Neck Injury
|Back Injury
|Catastrophic Accidents
|Nerve Injury Accidents
|Birth Injury
|Crushed Limbs
|Paralysis Injury Accidents
|Blood Clot Injury
|Disfigurement Injury
|Paraplegic Injury Accidents
|Brain Injury
|Head Injury
|Quadriplegic Injury
Premises Injury Lawsuits
Slip and fall incidents are one of the leading causes of premises liability accidents.
|Animal and Dog Bites
|Elevator/ Escalator Injury
|Restaurant Liability
|Broken Tile Flooring
|Inadequate Maintenance
|Retail Store Liability
|Broken Windows
|Negligent/Inadequate Security
|Slip & Fall Accidents
|Building Fires
|Parking Lot Injury
|Spills on Floors Injury
|Children Property Injury
|Private Property Injury
|Swimming Pool Injury
|Construction Jobsite Injury
|Public Property Injury
|Wet Floors Injury
Product Liability Lawsuits
If a product fails in its design, manufacturing or distribution and the result is serious injury or death, the manufacturer or distributor is held liable for injuries the product may cause to the injured party.
|Boating Equipment
|Defective Appliances
|Defective Recreational Equipment
|Child Safety Restraints
|Defective Automotive Parts
|Faulty Appliances
|Children s Toys
|Defective Consumer Products
|Faulty Automotive Parts
|Contaminated Foods
|Defective Medical Devices
|Faulty Furniture
|Dangerous Drugs
|Defective Medical Products
|Hazardous Toys
|Defective Air Bags
|Defective Power Tools
|Unsafe Drugs
Nursing Home Lawsuits
The National Center On Elder Abuse in the U. S. reported that 30% of all nursing homes have some type of elder abuse.
|Adult Day Care Home Injury
|Continuing Care Facility Injury
|Nursing Home Resident Injury
|Adult Foster Home Injury
|Convalescent Home Injury
|Residential Care Facility Injury
|Alzheimer Care Unit Injury
|Hospice Care Injury
|Retirement Home Injury
|Assisted Living Injury
|Independent Living Home Injury
|Senior Citizen Home Injury
|Assisted Living Facility Injury
|Nursing Home Hospital Injury
|Veterans Home Injury
Vehicle Accident Lawsuits
There are more than 40,000 vehicle related deaths in the U. S. each year and 1 person is injured or killed in a truck accident every 16 minutes.
|SUV Accidents
|School Vehicle Accidents
|Utility Truck Accidents
|Recreational Vehicle Accidents
|Tractor-Trailer Accidents
|Motorcycle Accidents
|Auto/Car Accidents
|Construction Vehicle Accidents
|Van Accidents
|Garbage/Trash Truck
|Big Rig/Trucking Accidents
|Off Road Vehicle Accidents
|Bus Accidents
|Farm Vehicle Accidents
|Workplace Vehicle Accidents
Wrongful Death Lawsuits
If a person dies during the course of another s negligence, they will be liable for wrongful death lawsuit.
|Aircraft Accident Death
|Child Accident Death
|Pedestrian Accident Death
|Bicycling Accident Death
|Construction Site Death
|Prescription Drug Death
|Birth Injury Death
|Electrocution Death
|Railroad Accident Death
|Bus Crash Death
|Freeway/Highway Death
|Vehicle Crash Death
|Catastrophic Accident Death
|Motorcycle Crash Death
|Workplace Accident Death
Workplace Personal Injuries
More than 20,000 workers are injured in road construction work zones each year.
|Amputation Accidents
|Manufacturing Plant Accident
|Roofing Accidents
|Electrical Shock Accidents
|Mill Accidents
|Scaffolding Accidents
|Factory Accident
|Oil Refinery Accident
|Shipyard Accidents
|Ladder Fall Accidents
|Power Plant Accident
|Warehouse Accidents
|Machinery Accident
|Retail Store Accident
|Workplace Slip & Fall
Personal Injury Lawsuits in California
Personal injury accidents can cause life-threatening physical injuries and trauma that can include financial damage to victims. Injured victims must deal with large and unforeseeable medical expenses, loss of wages, pain, suffering and loss of quality of life. Family members also can suffer economic loss, mental anguish and loss of companionship in caring for an injured family member.
Many personal injuries occur due to negligence on the part of one of others involved. When an accident is caused by another party s negligence you are entitled to get compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering as well as other damages.
A personal injury attorney can help resolve your injustice and get you fair and just compensation for your workplace injury.
All of our experienced personal injury lawyers work on a contingency basis and don t get paid unless you do!
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California Personal Injury Settlements & Verdicts
- $2.5 Million Settlement: for the wrongful death of California woman hit by a falling ladder from a construction vehicle.
- $14 Million Settlement: For the death of a 3-year-old boy sustained in a California auto accident.
- 8 Million Settlement: For medical malpractice involving infant brain damage at birth in California.
- 850,000 Settlement: For a California warehouse worker who injured his hand on a delivery truck lift gate.
- $275,000 Settlement: For a California 10 year-settlement for facial scars from a dog bite attack.
- $750,000 Million Settlement: for a boy that suffered a broken femur when struck by a car crossing the street.
- $10.9 Million Settlement: for a truck accident resulting in wrongful death and injury in California.
- $970,000 Settlement: For a Nursing home abuse, medical malpractice and personal injury in California.
- $1 Million Settlement: For a school student hit by a driver while walking in a school zone In California.
- $900,000 Jury Award: For a California electrical engineer Injured putting cable into commercial buildings.
- $400,000 Settlement: For a California pedestrian injured when a vehicle rolled back leaving him with head and back injuries.
- $1 Million Settlement: For a California truck driver rear ended with and underwent a one-level cervical fusion.
- $1.5 Million Settlement: For a California worker that sustained a Brain Injury working on refinery tankers.
- $800,000 Settlement: for a family for the wrongful death of their father due to delay in diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer.
- $750,000 Settlement: for a California woman with a severed leg injury from a motorcycle-truck accident.
- $600,000 Settlement: for a California homeless man hit and run over by an elderly driver.
- The median verdict in a wrongful death case is in California is $2,212,936, compared to the national average of $1,450,000
- The average financial award for personal injury trials in California is $1,814,094.
Personal Injury Statistics
- 50% of all airplane accidents are caused by pilot error.
- 1 in 5 worker deaths last year were in the construction industry.
- More than 1,000 people die in train accidents every year.
- One person is injured or killed in a truck accident every 16 minutes.
- Nearly 5,000 people are killed in truck accidents every year.
- 1 in 10 construction workers are injured every year in the U. S.
- 3 million People were injured in crashes on U. S. roadways in 2014.
- 8,000 boating accidents are reported by the U. S. Coast Guard each year.
- Estimates of 41,000 to 45,000 traffic deaths occur every year within the U.S.
- There are more than 40,000 construction injuries in work zones each year.
- There are more than 1 million cases of whiplash reported each year in the U. S.
- Fatal head injuries are responsible for more than 60% of all bicycle fatalities.
- 1 million children are injured in bicycle related accidents each year.
- 41% of passenger vehicles in fatal crashes were involved in single-vehicle crashes.
- 1 million People in the United States suffer a workplace injury or occupational illness each year.
- Pharmacy errors and prescription errors accounts for as many as 98,000 deaths each year.
- 225,000 medical malpractice deaths happen each in the U. S. (National Institute of Health).
- Motorcyclists are 39 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a crash according to NHTSA.
- 5 million people suffer injury or death from prescription errors each year (The Institute of Medicine)
- 1 million Elderly Americans are victims of physical and other forms of nursing home abuse each year.
- Department of Transportation reports that every 2 hours a person is hit and killed by a train accident in the U. S.
- There are 225,000 Prescription Drugs deaths each in the U. S. each year (National Institute of Health).
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For a Personal Injury lawsuit to be successful, personal injury lawyers have to show that your injury resulted from the negligence of another party. In the case of a Personal Injury lawsuit victims and immediate family members have the right to file a personal injury claim.
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Beşiktaş maintain unbeaten record in Turkish Super League matches for 16 matches.
Beşiktaş started to the match without their important players such as Oğuzhan and Sosa who were injured players. Even though, they started effectively and played an attacking football.
At 8th minute, Serdar cross the ball into Sivasspor penalty area but the ball blocked by Ümit Kurt's hands. Although the referee didn't give a certain penalty.
Da Costa scored first goal of the match for Sivasspor from the corner taken by Cicinho at 39th minute.
In the second half, Beşiktaş again started effectively like first half. Kerim Frei replaced by Oğuzhan at 56th minute.
After 2 minutes, Ba scored the goal assited by Gökhan Töre at 58th minute.
Demba Ba scored his second classy goal at 65th minute.
Sivasspor gave the reply at 74th minute by Hakan. The goal came from the corner again which is taken by Cicinho again.
Olcay Şahan put the final mark with Ba's first class pass at 79th minute.
By this Beşiktaş remains in the top of Super League as a leader.


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NAIROBI, Kenya - In a catastrophic incident that is set to haunt Kenya, a bus travelling from the country's capital of Nairobi to Kisumu city, plunged off a slope in the dead of the night.
Police in western Kenya confirmed on Wednesday morning that 50 people were killed in the tragic accident.
An official said that the bus swerved off the road and rolled down a slope, with the roof of the bus being ripped off before it crash landed.
Rift Valley Regional Police chief, Francis Munyambu told reporters that investigators believe that the driver lost control of the vehicle.
Subsequently, the team of police officers that had gathered at the spot confirmed that 50 bodies had been found and counted.
They added that 50 people, including 12 women and seven children had died in the accident.
The police chief added that 15 people had survived the crash and had been hospitalized.
Munyambu also said that the vehicle plunged down a slope at a notorious accident black spot at about 4 am.
Later, Zero Arome, who heads the regional traffic police revealed that that the bus was not licensed to operate at night.
Arome also asserted that the owners of the bus would now face charges.
He said, "It is very unfortunate what has happened and action will be taken."
In a statement on Twitter, the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta sent his condolences to victims' families and hoped the survivors make a quick recovery.
He wrote, "I would like to remind drivers to always exercise caution to avoid such catastrophic incident."
Kenya has been criticized over the consistently rising number of road accidents.
According to the World Health Organization, the roads in the country as among the most dangerous in the world.
In a 2015 report, WHO claimed that road accidents claim around 29.1 lives per 100,000 people.


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The regulations, which apply to a cross-section of polluters from vehicles to industrial facilities, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(Adds new information about court meeting this week)
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court meets later this week to consider whether to undertake a legal review of the Obama administration's first wave of regulations tackling climate change.
For the second week running on Monday, the nine justices took no action on the cases, but the court later in the day listed them on its online docket for its next private meeting on Friday. That is when they will decide what new cases to take.
The court will likely announce what action it will take only on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
The nine petitions pending before the court, filed by states and industry groups, were not mentioned in a list of cases the court declined to hear on Monday, the first day of oral argument in a term that runs through June.
Last week, the cases were absent also from a list of new cases the court agreed to hear.
The regulations, which apply to a cross-section of polluters from vehicles to industrial facilities, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists say these are the prime contributor to climate change.
States, including Texas and Virginia, and industry groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce had filed petitions asking the justices to review the regulations, arguing they would pose an economic burden to implement, among other complaints.
(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Howard Goller, Gerald E. McCormick and Andre Grenon)
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Everybody moves up and jockeys for position.
The STD aims its Particle-Beam Phalanx at the spot where Veila just was, hoping that the Overkill damage will get to her.
As it turns out, the experiment is successful- Veila get's caught in the blast and dies along with a bunch of peaches.
Immortals Eliminated
On the other side of the field, the Assyrian dreadnut tramples one of Scythe's bodyguards, and shoots him in the face.
With the help of the Vanquisher's side sponson, the duo easily take out the Scythian Marines.
Natalya then gets on top of the turret, takes off her helmet, and issues an ultimatum to Lord Shadowscythe.
Join us or die.
As she says this, her Assyrian comrades proceed to massacre a bunch of those worthless peaches.
Channel 4 News Team
The C4 News Team sights the disrupted Silvarian hero, asks him if he wants help in exchange for an interview, and then proceeds to do so without waiting for his response.
Reporter: So, is it true that the Silvarian Empire wants to integrate peaches into its society.
Silvarian Hero: Well, we do need the manpower.
Reporter: OK, moving on, is your rocket that long because you're compensating for something?
Silvarian Hero:
The Civilians begin attacking the peaches with all manners of random objects.
The guy with the dog (not a mace, btw) is the only one to score a kill.
The Silvarian Hero get's bored of the interview, and decides to instead attack the air in the hopes that his bloodlust will guide him (heroic feat).
He fails, however, and the rocket falls right back into his lap.
Pretty self-explanatory. The explosion wipes out practically everything in an 8" radius.
Channel 4 News Team Eliminated
The remaining Silvarians advance and fire upon the Super Jews.
Killing two of them (btw, on the off chance Zipps is reading this, do those yellow life jackets count as armor?)
Meanwhile, the Silvarian rail tank decides to duel its Jewish counterpart and destroy its main gun.
The tank is disarmed and now serves as little more than a colorful bulldozer.
Finally, Silvarian rocket troops decide to fire grenades into the Jewish infantry.
Together, they manage to eliminate the remaining riflemen.
The Brittannian commander orders a good ol' fashioned 1800's volley on the Trattorian tank (heroic feat).
Unfortunately, the troops mishear him, and think he means "1800's volleyball". They then proceed to conjure up a net and ball from nowhere and begin playing.
One of the rocket troops from the platform regains his senses, and tries to chainsaw through the armor of the tank. He pitifully inflicts no damage.
The hero, depressed at his lack of command ability, get's a BBQ grill (which as we all know are explosive) and prepares to strap it onto the truck.
Finally, the one non-distracted soldier get's on the wreckage and begins collecting scrap metal.
Trattorian Armor Corps
The two small anti-personnel machine guns begin spraying bullets at the Brittannian's pleasant volleyball game.
It results in three brits biting the dust. But that's not all...
The Little Tank that Could decides to fire its own machine gun through the rocket trooper and hopes the overkill makes it to the Brittannian hero.
It succeeds! The Brittannian forces are now almost entirely wiped out.
The Little Tank that Could then proceeds to intercept the approaching Assyrian line.
Then, in a historic moment for brikwars, the Trattorian Super Death Tank revs up its size 9 cannon and decides it is time to pummel the Assyrian STD.
Unfortunately, the damage is not very impressive- it merely knocks off two size points from the Assyrian STD.
The Little Tank that Could is inspired by its big brother, and attempts to shoot down the TTSJ fighter.
It knocks off a good deal of size but the flyer is still buzzing.
Speaking of flyers, on the other side of the field the chopper and the shuttle prepare to carpet bomb the hell out of the field.
OK, so after 15 minutes of banging my head on a keyboard I gave up photoshopping this pic. The shuttle is supposed to be launching half-a-dozen rockets at the STD, Macross-Missile-Massacre style. Oh well, I guess you could imagine it.
The STD again weathers the storm like the veritable bunker it is, taking merely two more points of size damage. (Natalya is fine, she just got disrupted).
The peach speeders jockey for position...
...and charge towards the Death Wall's door.
Meanwhile, the Jedi from the destroyed speeder leaps towards the Britannian hero and decapitates him.
The peach troopers then gather behind the ruins of the general store, hoping to hide themselves from the Assyrians.
One peach trooper goes "Ah, what the heck?" and fires a laser at the TTSJ tank.
A pointless effort, it would probably have been better to sprint.
As his comrades have done.
But that's not all! A cow, bereaving for its late master, goes into a rage and charges into the TTSJ tank.
Its attack is so furious, and so passionate, it manages to knock off a size point from the tank.
Time-Traveling Super Jews
The Time-Traveling Super Sandwich Guy Tank and Fighter combine fire against the Silvarian rail tank.
The fighter, being reduced to its last hit point, is forced to utilize its machine gun, but it crit-fails even then.
Ultimately, the rail tank survives.
The remaining TTSJ heavy attempts to salvo the Silvarians, but crit-fails and blows up his minigun.
Finally, in desperation, the Sandwich Guy Hero attempts to summon Time-Traveling Abraham/Tzan for his wisdom and inspirational effect.
Aaaaaaaand he crit-fails, again. What is it with the jews this turn?
Secret Faction B Unlocked: PedoNuker and friends
This enormously high concentration of fail summons Pedonuker, Fedonuker, and Nedonuker. Pedonuker is armed with his anal-dildo weapon and a reforged anal-disruptor (the transparent gun, won in the battle of the Maren). Meanwhile, Fedonuker has an antimortallium bat and NedoNuker has a normal assault rifle. Their goal is to kill some immortals and ake revenge on Warhead (even his dead body).
Lord Shadowscythe rushes towards the mobile home, screaming NEEEEVVVEEERR at the Assyrians. He then proceeds to slash at the trailer with his OT-scythe (feat)
Unfortunately, he fails. A more appropriate result would have been to cut his own arm off, but I'm not too inclined to mutilate Shadow's sigfig on my own accord so he just drops the scythe and hangs his head in shame.
Trattorain Infantry
Ross, what happened? I used IV's back-up infantry orders but it seems like you've fallen off the face of the Earth.
Anyways, the Trattorian troopers all move up closer to the wall.
SEND IN YOUR ORDERS NOW (BY JULY 12)Kill Table:
Channel 4 News Team: Terminated
Kills: 0
Casualties: 3
Scandals Uncovered: 1
Kills: 2
Casualties: 9
Kills: 13
Casualties: 4
Kills: 0
Casualties: 7
Immortals: Terminated
Kills: 0
Casualties: 3
Kills: 21
Casualties: 3
Kills: 1
Casualties: 7
Time Traveling Super Jews:
Kills: 0
Casualties: 4
Trattorian Armor Corps:
Kills: 5
Casualties: 0
Trattorian Infantry:
Kills: 0
Casualties: 0
Kills: 0
Casualties: 2
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GM issued an official order for dealerships to stop sales on the 2015 Cadillac Escalades last week over malfunctioning airbags, and rumor has it they've ordered dealers to stop selling the whole line of trucks and large SUVs until a new undisclosed issue is investigated.
Automotive News says they picked up a bulletin yesterday to GM dealers calling for a "stop delivery" of "the 2014-15 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, Chevy Suburban and Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL and Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV."
It seems as though these trucks aren't necessarily being recalled yet; just being looked over and having "suspect parts" inspected.
I'm sure GM dealers, who were probably hoping to get some traction with their best-movers over Memorial Day sales, are nothing short of fuming over this if it's true. I suppose they can always sell their trucks and hope the issue's sorted by the time folks take delivery, but saying "we can't let you take it home just yet" isn't going to be much help on the negotiation table.
If any of you are planning on hitting a Chevrolet, Cadillac, or GMC dealer for a new truck this weekend I hope you'll let us know how your experience goes!
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President Alberto Fujimori, 2001 News
former spy chief of Peru, was captured in Venezuela in June after spending eight months in hiding. He was whisked to Peru, where he faces a laundry list of charges, including bribery, money laundering, arms trafficking, torture, and leading a paramilitary death squad. He fled the country in 2000, after the broadcast of a tape in which he was seen evidently attempting to buy the loyalty of an opposition congressman. The video ended the career of President Alberto Fujimori, who employed Montesinos as a presidential aide, spymaster, and attorney. Since Montesinos fled, thousands of tapes have surfaced that illustrate the corruption rampant during Fujimori's reign.


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|280 kW/380 PS
|Power (kW)/Power (PS)
|4,9 s
|Acceleration 0 - 100 km/h
|4,7 s
|Acceleration 0 - 100 km/h with Sport Chrono Package
|261 km/h
|Top speed
|1.926 mm
|4.686 mm
Power unit
Number of cylinders
Fuel grade
84.5 mm
86.0 mm
2,894 cm³
Power (kW)
280 kW
Power (PS)
RPM range maximum power
5,200 - 6,700 r/min
Max. torque
520 Nm
RPM range maximum torque
1,750 - 5,000 r/min
Top speed
261 km/h
Acceleration 0 - 60 mph
4.7 s
Acceleration 0 - 60 mph with Sport Chrono Package
4.5 s
Acceleration 0 - 100 km/h
4.9 s
Acceleration 0 - 100 km/h with Sport Chrono Package
4.7 s
Acceleration 0 - 160 km/h
11.6 s
Acceleration 0 - 160 km/h with Sport Chrono Package
11.4 s
Acceleration 0 - 200 km/h
19.5 s
Acceleration 0 - 200 km/h with Sport Chrono Package
19.3 s
In-gear acceleration (80-120km/h) (50-75 mph)
3.3 s
Terrain features
Max. clearance between ground and water-sensitive parts (steel suspension)
285 mm
Slope angle, front/rear (steel suspension)
21.5 - 22.1 °
Ramp break over angle steel suspension)
15.7 °
Max. ground clearance (steel suspension)
190 mm
Max. ground clearance (air suspension, normal level)
180 mm
4,686 mm
1,926 mm
Width (with mirrors)
2,098 mm
1,609 mm
Drag coefficient (Cd)
0.36 cW
2,807 mm
Front track
1,650 mm
Rear track
1,658 mm
Unladen weight (DIN)
1,910 kg
Unladen weight (EU)
1,985 kg
Permissible gross weight
2,580 kg
Maximum load
670 kg
Max. towing load (braked)
2,400 kg
Max. towing load (unbraked)
750 kg
Maximum permissible roof load with
75 kg
Open luggage compartment volume (up to the upper edge of the rear seats)
488 l
Largest luggage compartment volume (behind front seats, up to roof)
1,503 l
Fuel tank
65 l
Fuel consumption urban
12.1 l/100 km
Fuel consumption non-urban
8.0 l/100 km
Fuel consumption combined
9.6 l/100 km
CO2 emissions combined
218 g/km
NOx emissions
17.8 mg/km
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* Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. Since 1 September 2017 certain new cars have been type approved in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), a more realistic test procedure to measure fuel/electricity consumption and CO₂ emissions. As of 1 September 2018 the WLTP replaced the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Due to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel/electricity consumption and CO₂ emission values determined in accordance with the WLTP will, in many cases, be higher than those determined in accordance with the NEDC. This may lead to corresponding changes in vehicle taxation from 1 September 2018. You can find more information on the difference between WLTP and NEDC at www.porsche.com/wltp.
Currently, we are still obliged to provide the NEDC values, regardless of the type approval process used. The additional reporting of the WLTP values is voluntary until their obligatory use. As far as new cars (which are type approved in accordance with the WLTP) are concerned, the NEDC values will, therefore, be derived from the WLTP values during the transition period. To the extent that NEDC values are given as ranges, these do not relate to a single, individual car and do not constitute part of the offer. They are intended solely as a means of comparing different types of vehicle. Extra features and accessories (attachments, tyre formats, etc.) can change relevant vehicle parameters such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics and, in addition to weather and traffic conditions, as well as individual handling, can affect the fuel/electricity consumption, CO₂ emissions and performance values of a car.
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PETSMART Charities National Adoption weekend held Nov. 15-16 at PetSmart, 1335 Western Blvd., with incentives to adopt on site.
PETSMART Charities National Adoption weekend held Nov. 15-16 at PetSmart, 1335 Western Blvd., with incentives to adopt on site.
RSD/CRPS Awareness fundraising event �Origami Owl� jewelry party from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 15 at Posh Salon, 101 North Plain Road.
DAV CHAPTER 16, 301 Roosevelt Road offers bingo every Friday at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Information call 910-455-3400.
BLOOD DRIVE from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Onslow Memorial Hospital, 317 Western Blvd.
HOLIDAY CONCERT to benefit Coastal Academy at 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at First Presbyterian Church, Morehead City featuring Clay Whittington. Tickets $15 or $20 at door. Call 252-241-1152.
AUTUMN ARTS and Crafts at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Swansboro Recreation Center. Cost $10 by Nov. 15. Register at 910-326-2600.
MARINE CORPS League meets at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Moose Lodge, Moosehaven Road. Information call 910-430-8009.
ONSLOW COUNTY Republican Party meets at 9 a.m. Nov. 16 at Comfort Suites. Dutch treat breakfast at 8 a.m.
FIRST TIME Homebuyers course from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 16 at Jacksonville City Hall. Cost $10. Call 910-455-5873.
SWANSBORO Historical Association Fall Dinner held Nov. 16 at Palo-Alto Plantation, Maysville. Social/tour at 5 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets $40. Call 910-330-8542.
SWANSBORO Parks and Recreation hosts a Dance-a-thon fundraiser from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 16 at the recreation center to benefit Special Olympics. Free and open to the public.
ONSLOW WINDS community band presents �Autumn Echoes� at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at Northside High School auditorium. Free and open to the public.
CAPE FEAR Music Teachers Association will present a recital of piano students at 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at Piano and Organ Distribution, Wilmington. Call 910-262-6224.
OFFICERS� Spouses Club hosts its annual Craft Fair fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 16 and noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 at Paradise Point Officers� Club aboard Camp Lejeune.
BOWLING Extravaganza from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 16 at Bowlarena, Western Blvd. with games, food, prizes, yard sales and more. Call 910-340-1689.
SOUTHWEST VFD, 2031 Pony Farm Road hosts its annual Turkey Shoot at 7 p.m. Nov. 16, 23 and 27. Information call 910-330-6844.
RIVERSIDE School Homecoming held Nov. 16 at New Bern National Guard Armory with guest speaker Flavius Bennett Hall Jr. Information call 252-349-0405.
JACKSONVILLE VFW 9133, 1450 Piney Green Road will hold a veterans appreciation dinner at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 with music at 8 p.m. by Flipside. Free. Call 910-353-6810.
WALK-A-THON fundraiser to raise awareness about human trafficking from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Richlands High School. Entrance fee $5 at gate.
SENSORY Friendly Movie �Free Birds� for special needs community at 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at Carmike Cinemas. Admission $5, drinks/snacks permitted. Call 910-539-1182.
CAROLINAEAST Home Care and Hospice Foundation�s �Bikers for Angels� at 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at Kenansville Fire Dept. Lunch served. Registration $25. Call 910-275-1756.


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Clean Plan For Clean Lakes
Cleak Lakes Alliance ups the ante again.
The Clean Lakes Alliance continues to up the ante on improving the quality of the Yahara watershed and chain of lakes, and last week they did it again. The non-profit organization of business leaders, property owners, environmentalists and concerned citizens unveiled a 78-Million dollar plan to reduce phosphorus runoff by 50 percent in 12 years.
It's an ambitious plan with a big price tag. But most of the money will come from private financing, fundraising, and some federal grants, and the payoff, both in terms of cost savings over more conventional methods of treating runoff, and of keeping the lakes attractive to events like Ironman, is worth every penny.
Equally important, the Clean Lakes Alliance has proven that a public-private partnership with strong business community support may be the most effective vehicle for tackling an issue as big and important as cleaning up our lakes. We support the effort and welcome the investment.


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Learn more about Mehaffey Bridge replacement project at meeting Monday, April 15
NORTH LIBERTY– The Johnson County Secondary Roads Department will be holding a public information meeting for the Mehaffey Bridge Replacement Project Monday, April 15, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the South Slope Community Center located at 980 N. Front St. in North Liberty.
This will be an informative meeting on the construction of Mehaffey Bridge as well as project staging aspects and innovative traffic control implementations. County Residents and regular users of Mehaffey Bridge Road are encouraged to attend. In attendance will be members of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, representatives from the design engineer, the secondary roads department, and the contractor.