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Firefighters were called Friday to battle the second vacant house fire this week.
Firefighters were investigating an early morning blaze Friday that destroyed a vacant house in a northwest neighborhood hours after a man reportedly broke into it to steal scrap metal.
Firefighters called at 12:14 a.m. to a two-story house at 222 Hazlett Ave. NW found it engulfed in flames, said Battalion Chief Akbar Bennett.
Fire Prevention Bureau inspectors were investigating to determine the cause of the fire, he said.
The structure was deemed a total loss with damage estimated at about $30,000.
The fire also damaged a structure beside it at 218 Hazlett, causing $7,500 in damage, Bennett said.
No one was injured.
The fire broke out hours after a man was caught trying to steal scrap metal from it.
Canton police arrested at 51-year-old Second Street SW man on a breaking and entering charge after they arrived at 2:30 p.m. Thursday to find him attempting to remove pipes from the house at 222 Hazlett, their reports show.
Fire Department Division Chief John Whitlatch said investigators did not yet know whether the scrap metal-theft attempt was related to the fire that broke out later.
The blaze the was the second vacant house fire this week.
Firefighters were called at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to a burning vacant house at 114 19th St. SW.
The second floor of the two-story, wood-frame house was engulfed when firefighters arrived. The home had been previously boarded up.
That fire, too, remained under investigation Friday.
Investigators have not yet determined whether the vacant-house fires were related.
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Overcoming the barriers to heartworm prevention in your veterinary clinic
This article was contributed on behalf of the American Heartworm Society.
Heartworm has been diagnosed in all 50 states, so regardless of where in the country you practice veterinary medicine, heartworm disease poses a threat to your patients. The specific challenges you face in convincing clients to protect their pets from heartworm may be different, however, from those of the practitioner who practices on the other side of the country—or even the other side of town. Weather, parasite incidence, client knowledge and client income all play important roles.
Following are four stories about heartworm compliance from practitioners who, like you, face challenges. Their solutions and approaches to these challenges demonstrate that compliance can be significantly improved and that patients and clients will benefit.
Co-owner, The Animal Center West, Zachary, La.
Buzhardt lives and practices in southeastern Louisiana, a.k.a. Heartworm Central. Unfortunately, living in a known heartworm-endemic area is no guarantee of heartworm compliance, thanks to misperceptions clients hold about the disease and its prevention.
The first misperception is that, while clients understand that mosquitoes transmit heartworm disease, they assume that only outdoor pets are at risk.
Another problem is that clients read the prescription label on the preventive but have different ideas about what "monthly" means.
Finally, pet owners don't realize that heartworm prevention can save them money—as well as pets' lives. According to Buzhardt, it sometimes helps to talk about the monetary benefits as well as the medical benefits of heartworm prevention.
The Animal Center West plays it by the numbers. The veterinarians and staff follow a "Rule of Three" to educate clients about heartworm disease. The goal: to deliver the following three-point message three times by three team members.
1. Heartworms are a real danger. Heartworms pose a serious threat to dogs' and cats' health and are transmitted by mosquitoes.
2. Heartworm disease is hard to treat. A heartworm infestation is difficult and expensive to treat in dogs and there is no approved treatment for cats.
3. Heartworms are easy to prevent. Heartworm preventives are effective and easy to administer to pets.
At Buzhardt's practice, the receptionist is the first to introduce the message by handing out written materials when a client checks in. The technician is the next messenger, repeating the three messages in the quiet learning environment of the exam room while taking a blood sample for the requisite heartworm test. Finally, the veterinarian validates the messages when prescribing or injecting the preventive medication.
Buzhardt believes that consistency and repetition are key to communicating with clients.
Owner, Adobe Pet Hospital, Livermore, Calif.
Even in parts of the country where the risk of heartworm disease is considered low, prevention is important. "I admit that prior to 2004, I didn't think there was a heartworm risk in northern California," says Stannard. That belief was challenged when Stannard attended a continuing education presentation on zoonotic intestinal parasites.
During the seminar, Stannard learned that diseases such as ocular larval migrans and neural larval migrans are more common in humans than most pet owners realize. The magnitude of this risk was reinforced dramatically for Stannard when a practitioner in southern California lost his practice and his home in a settlement over a case in which a child went blind.
At that point, Stannard was even more determined to safeguard his patients and clients against intestinal parasites by recommending year-round prevention. Getting protection from heartworm disease seemed like an added, but largely unneeded, bonus.
This belief was about to change. Implementing recommendations for protection against internal parasites required Adobe Pet Hospital to add heartworm testing to its junior and senior wellness blood panels to start all canine and feline patients on monthly medications. To his surprise, 16 cats—including 10 strictly indoor cats—and three dogs tested positive in the first year alone.
Today Stannard's clients learn that there are two important reasons for providing year-round protection for pets against heartworms and intestinal parasites.
1. Heartworms are serious but preventable. Heartworm disease can be devastating, but it's easy to prevent it.
2. Parasites impact pets and people. Preventing intestinal parasites in cats and dogs also prevents people from contracting potentially serious diseases.
When asked how this approach is working, Stannard replies, "Over and over again, clients thank us for protecting their precious pets and their family members as well."

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|2010-01-02, 23:56
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I thought he was classified as a level 0 esper from the beginning of the series. Doesn't Tsuchimikado have a "level 0 ability"? Then by that merit Touma should have a "level 0 ability" as well, and his imagine break is not it.
|2010-01-03, 00:14
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 28
-No power(like Saten Ruiko)
-Undetected abilities(like Tsuchimikado "Nikutai Saisei/Auto Rebirth")
Touma is just a special case, Aleister said something like measuring his brain waves using nanomachines state him very dangerous even more than a LVL5(why? I don't know). And Aleister is hiding this fact to the whole city.
|2010-01-03, 00:50
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Join Date: May 2009
Accelerator's reflection automaticaly filters out whatever that is considered dangerous to Accelerator, the process is unconsciouss so Accelerator is always protected.
But how is something that supposedly never should have existed can be filter out. You have no way to tell whether it is dangerous or not. You don't even know what is it to reflect. So Kakine penatrates the reflection by changing sun light into killer ray.
But once Accelerator includes the effect of Dark Matter into his own calculation process, he can reflect what Kakine throws at him just fine. He even took over the vector of Kakine's wings and have Kakine got stabbed by his own wings. And Accelerator did this all without Black Wings. When Accelerator got into Black Wings, he just pounds Kakine with unknown vectors in a one way slaughter. Kakine doesn't even have a chance to use his awakened power.
|2010-01-03, 02:51
|Link #1347
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Age: 30
He can't cast spells because of-
A) Imagine Breaker.
B) He's an Esper.
C) He has no knowlegde of magic.
And according to Index, messing around with magic in an half-assed manner is VERY dangerous.
|2010-01-03, 04:39
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: In my room
So his just a monster even without the wings. He utterly pound kakine even if his awaken. Too bad his awaken form isn't even a help instead it leads to his defeat. What a lame one getting stab by your own wing.
And knowing the psycho when he awakens he slaughter to poor guy. Mashing it and pondering it to mince meat.
About the black wings mode. Its an unknown vector because its unknown ( no clue yet or what so ever of what it is ) In vol 12 the plasma or wind attack of accelerator shouldn't have work against kihara but in vol 13 it work. It's due to that its a lot faster and too kihara's surprised I think his stunned with accelerator wings for his brains to even start understanding that its his doomed.
So I still think its just your ordinary power up thing unless someone explain it more but for now their is no much detail except that it create a vector that shouldn't have exist.
I forgot about touma but his technically esper just like what chaoz says because he undergo the brain altering method that allows one to become an esper but due to imagine breaker his esper ability wouldn't show.
His detected level 0 because of imagine breaker being its also his ability but maybe he has another.
His been labeled more dangerous than level 5 according to crowley but the up side down guy is too secretive to even tell why.
|2010-01-03, 08:45
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Age: 28
What if the nature of the right hand is the word of God?.
|2010-01-03, 09:39
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Age: 28
|2010-01-03, 10:18
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Location: Ashiarai-Yashiki
His name has been mentioned in vol.13, and the fact that Fianma needs IB to accomplished his purpose(lets think about Michael(Fianma) and Lucifer rivalry).
|2010-01-03, 11:01
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 28
Btw, Touma is not a bad guy, to the point he helps the people who tried to kill him before(like Quetzal) ... he is more a human with the Christ's complex.
Ah, if you mean things related to demons I think Index is close to become a demon god, the majority of the books in her mind are pagans and sure many demonic texts....still I wonder why only she can deal with those magic grimoires.
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|2010-01-03, 12:21
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Location: athens
if touma is an esper then he cant cast magic since his body will be ripped apart
but even if he isnt his right hand is auto wich means it will cancel the supernatural
my gues is that destroying divine and blessings leads me to the opposite of an angel maybe touma is a fallen angel or something else
also about level 0's a person is level 0 cuz his power cant be messured for example accelarators redirection can be measured with the speed he can redirect subjects misaka's with volts kuroko's with range in the other hand imagine breaker and auto rebirth isnt messurable
|2010-01-03, 12:35
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spec: Touma just a high rank angel -why not?
he's kind and attractive person with bad luck - suitable fate for angel in human body)
if he's Lucifier he must everytime corrupt all around
if he's Christ Itself he should Rule by Word as He did according Bible
but there is not anything similar
|2010-01-03, 13:45
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Hmm, sorry if this has been obvious but this just dawned on me:
In this world, are all of the secular governments are like "puppet" governments actually run by magicians/espers or are the "normal people" kept in the dark about all of this?
|2010-01-03, 13:49
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Age: 28
Can you say he didn't have bad luck knowing that he was going to be betrayed and next executed by the humans he is going to forgive later for their sins???
Remember he was scared to his fatal destiny and was tortured and humilliated before his death.
|2010-01-03, 15:00
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: In my room
To aru world are the world of magic and science. It depends on the country where you at.
In Europe which is dominated by high believers the government their are just for front. The real leaders are the church even if the royal families has power. They can't win against the church.
And in asia where the religion are a mass too but having different ones are the problem. Specially in japan with their high technology. The science their is soo advance that he scientist are the leaders or pioneers of the country.
And when did people get the idea that touma is Christ and Lucifer?..........
People stop with your delusions I don't want Imagine Breaker to do the trick of destroying your genso.
I think a fallen angel and a demon is already to bizzare. For me his just a kid that has a terrible luck that happens to be good and been dragged by his twisted fate.
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For everything that you will ever need to know about NFL betting lines you really do need to pay a visit to ScoresAndOdds.com where you will be greeted by a display of information that will quite simply take your breath away. To be perfectly honest, when I first visited the ScoresAndOdds.com website I was more than just a little suspicious and I'll tell you why. ScoresAndOdds.com is part of the same group as Sports.com and that is the sportsbook that you are usually directed to when ever you place a bet through the advice that is given on the ScoresAndOdds.com website.
So why would a website like this give such an abundance of information that will allow you to win money from a sportsbook that is part of the same group. It just doesn't make sense and as I am not one to allow things to fester in my mind I decided to tackle my query head on and phone the customer services to see what they had to say. I had a number of answers lined up in front of me to respond to any of their replies but I must say that two things very pleasantly surprised me.
The first surprise was how helpful and courteous the support staff were. I was expected to be called an ungrateful so and so, but that could not have been further away from the response that I did get. So that brings me on to the second pleasant surprise. They told me that due to the competitive nature of the gambling industry it was a case of having to offer all of this information. The companies that are not prepared to go the extra mile will simply go to the wall, whilst that is certainly unfortunate it must definitely be said that it is good news for the online gamblers.
I also mentioned that the information that was available with regard to the NFL betting lines was absolutely superb but the customer support lady said that from a recent poll that was carried out they discovered that although all of this information was gratefully received a large number of online gamblers didn't use the information in any way. I was surprised by this but I suppose that it can be put down to human nature being what it is.
My attitude toward the advice given on the ScoresAndOdds.com website is to make the very most of it, especially with regard to the NFL betting lines. One way of looking at it is that if everyone took advantage of the information that is given the NFL betting lines would be far less attractive to what they are now for the simple reason that everyone would be trying to get their money on.
I always use the NFL betting lines that I find on ScoresAndOdds.com and I find them to be fine for my needs. It is such an easy process to simply find your selection by using one of the many tools that are available which display the NFL betting lines and then to click through and make the bet. One particular tool that I have been using recently can be found by clicking on the 'Top Stats Trends' button at the top of the ScoresAndOdds.com home page. I must warn you though before you take a look. Make sure that you don't have anything urgent that you have to attend to because this handy little tool will keep you amused for hours and should go on to make you some money if that is what you have in mind.
You simply input the sport and wager type into the tool and it brings up certain stats that will show you how to go on and hopefully profit from the game. I never even imagined anything like this ever existed so imagine how happy I was when I realised what it could do for my sports picks.
With regards to NFL betting lines you should never rest on your laurels in your constant search to find new and different ways to make a profit from the online sportsbooks. The moment you do stop looking you will find that you will be left behind as the game is evolving all of the time and it is only the gamblers who are constantly looking ahead who go on to make this game pay off in the long run.
So my advice to you is take advantage of the tools that are available on ScoresAndOdds.com and don't question them. It is true that you do have to pay for some of the things on there such as Sport picks but as for the rest, you should take advantage of it whilst it is still free because I know that if I had anything to do with the ScoresAndOdds.com business it wouldn't be free for much longer. Heed my warning and make the most of it whilst you can, your betting bank will most definitely thank you for it.
To give you an idea what I am talking about I only recently cancelled a subscription for a service that doesn't even offer half of what ScoresAndOdds.com does and do you know how much I was paying for that subscription service, I'll tell you, $77 per month and I had been subscribing for nearly two years. When I just think of what I could have saved in my quest for information regarding NFL betting lines it makes me shudder!


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Seriously Simple Parties by Diane Rossen Worthington
I tend to be a fairly nervous, overly-anxious hostess of dinner parties, and I am always envious of my friends who can casually finish a roast while simultaneously carrying on a conversation and pouring wine. Whether you identify with me or with my put-together friends, Seriously Simple Parties is a book that we can all appreciate. It's full of solid party-throwing advice and the kinds of recipes that will have you looking for an excuse to invite people over.
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Beverly Klancer Sette, 77, of 178 Evers Ave., St. Marys, died at her residence on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, after a lengthy illness.She was born May 14, 1936 in Gowanda, N.Y., daughter of the late Rudolph and Josephine "Pep" Kordon Klancer Sr. On May 4, 1957 in the Sacred Heart Church, she married Dominick "Nick" Sette who preceded her in death on Dec. 9, 2011.Mrs. Sette had been a resident of St. Marys since 1948. She attended Consolidated Grade School in St. Marys and Central Catholic High School. She was a former employee of the former Klancer's Restaurant, the former Klancer's Grocery and Cafeteria, Sylvania, Sears Roebuck, T&M Market, Burke Brothers, and Crispy Chicken.She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church. She enjoyed bowling, going out to eat, and going to the casino. She also enjoyed watching all sports on television and was a Minnesota Vikings fan. She loved her dog, Haydee, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.She is survived by two daughters, Kathleen A. Sette of Mechanicsburg and Tina M. Whiting (Joe Lorenzo) of St. Marys; two sons, Dominick P. "Nick" Sette (Tina Herbstritt) and Tina's daughter, Megan Herbstritt of St. Marys and John C. Sette (Lisa Challingsworth) of St. Marys; seven grandchildren, Nicos Sette, Sara Sette, Cameron Whiting, Logan Whiting, David Sette, Sophia Sette, and Jayna Sette; a sister, Marsha Bleggi (Donald) of St. Marys; two brothers, Jerry Klancer of Alexandria, Va. and Rudy Klancer, Jr. (Jeannie) of St. Marys; and several nieces and nephews.Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Francis M. "Frank" Sette, who died on Sept. 4, 1983, and Timothy P. "Moono" Sette, who died June 22, 2013; a grandson, Frankie Sette, who died in infancy; and a sister, Gloria Werneth.A Mass of Christian Burial for Beverly Klancer Sette will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Eric Vogt, OSB, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Sette Scholarship Fund, c/o Community Foundation, PO Box 934, St. Marys, PA 15857.Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.


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Martin Silver, owner of Syosset-based Star Industries, wants to buy the Mets from the Wilpons, and after speaking to potential investors said he could put together a $700 million offer.
"As a life-long Mets fan and a season ticket holder for over 25 years, I would not like to see the Mets organization fall into the wrong hands," Silver write in a letter to Wilpons reported The Daily News.
Forbes magazine has put the value of the Mets at $824 million.
Although the Wilpons took a reported $300-million hit in the Ponzi scandal, Fred Wilpon told MLB the losses won't affect the team's operations.


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In case any of you curmudgeons were still doubting the existence of a 7″ Nexus Tablet, more evidence is mounting for the soon to be announced slate. A picture of a ceiling was taken from inside Google's Building 44, and EXIF data suggests the pictures were taken from a device named Nexus 7. While EXIF data are easy to manipulate, The Verge suggests the pictures are likely legitimate when you consider that the photographer's Google+ account has several other Google employees in his circles.
The Nexus 7 should be making an appearance at Google I/O later this month, with a widespread release slated for July. With the Nexus 7, Google is hoping to get more users to adopt Android tablets by offering high-range components with a $150-200 pricetag. We'll be bringing you all the news, Nexus 7 and otherwise, from Google I/O, set for June 27th in San Francisco.


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Well, I can't re-create everything I wrote last time for the post that went into the black hole. I'm getting ready for a 5-day road trip. I will just REPEAT what I said last time about my use of repetition in non-fiction, which use also has some application in fiction.
I use repetition to avoid the problem of broad reference relative pronouns. For example, I might write: "After long, contentious, and ultimately divisive debate, the board reached its decision. This caused the board to change its policy." Instead, I could replace "This" with a phrase that repeats (in word, in concept, or in summary) the word or phrase I intended "This" to refer to, e.g., "This contentiousness . . . ", "This divisiveness . . . ", "This lengthy process . . .", "This experience . . . ."
Also I use a technique that is called (at least in the text I use) dovetailing. It involves linking the end of one sentence with the beginning of the next, sometimes sequentially within a paragraph, sometimes repeatedly within a paragraph or section. It is especially useful when helping the reader follow logical or narrative steps is important. For example: "The medical examiner determined that the victim's wound was caused by a small caliber handgun. A small caliber handgun was found in the bushes outside the victim's house by the police. The police then turned the gun over to the ballistics lab." This technique will often involve the use of the passive voice as it did here in the second sentence. However, that is OK since the whole point is to emphasize the gun at the beginning of the second sentence. But, the dovetail phrase does not have to be in exactly the last position of one sentence or exactly the first position of the next sentence; and passive voice can thus sometime be avoided.
One new thought that occurs to me is that repetition occurs in the logical syllogism, as in its famous illustration:
Major premise: All humans are mortal.
Minor premise: Socrates is a human.
Conclusion: Socrates is mortal.
When this is turned into regular text, even if buried in the middle of a larger thought, the repetition would remain. (And for the sake of an easy example, please ignore the fact that my major premise is flawed): "Everybody knows that all dogs hate cats. My Rover is a typical dog. He hates cats. Just the other day, he chased one for five blocks." (Sorry Jan!)
Here's my link—same as last time: Alone in the Woods on Christmas Day: A Prose Poem. It's got tons of repetition.


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Bears' Knox to Miss Season with Back Injury
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears receiver Johnny Knox remains on the physically unable to perform list and will miss the entire season because of a back injury.
He had a deadline Tuesday to return to practice from the list. That didn't happen.
Knox sustained a gruesome back injury against Seattle last season and needed surgery to stabilize a vertebra. He has 133 receptions for 2,214 yards in three seasons and has been a contributor on special teams with 55 kickoff returns for 1,506 yards.
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NASA on Monday (Nov. 19) unveiled the selection of Jezero Crater on Mars as the landing site for Mars 2020, its next big Red Planet rover. Here's what that means.
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In 1942, not long after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a group of Japanese philosophers got together in Kyoto to discuss Japan's role in the world. The project of this ultra-nationalist gathering was, as they put it, to find a way to "overcome modern civilization." Since modern civilization was another term for Western civilization, the conference might just as well have been entitled "Overcoming the West." In a complete reversal of the late-nineteenth-century goal of "leaving Asia and joining the West," Japan was now fighting a "holy war" to liberate Asia from the West and purify Asian minds of Western ideas. Part of the holy war was, as it were, an exercise in philosophical cleansing.
The cleansing agent was a mystical mishmash of German-inspired ethnic nationalism and Zen- and Shinto-based nativism. The Japanese were a "world-historical race" descended from the gods, whose divine task it was to lead all Asians into a new age of Great Harmony, and so on. But what was "the West" which had to be purged? What needed to be "overcome"? The question has gained currency, since the chief characteristics of this Western enemy would have sounded familiar to Osama bin Laden, and other Islamic extremists. They are, not in any particular order, materialism, liberalism, capitalism, individualism, humanism, rationalism, socialism, decadence, and moral laxity. These ills would be overcome by a show of Japanese force, not just military force, but force of will, of spirit, of soul. The key characteristics of the Japanese or "Asian" spirit were self-sacrifice, discipline, austerity, individual submission to the collective good, worship of divine leadership, and a deep faith in the superiority of instinct over reason.
There was of course more at stake in Japan's war with the West, but these were the philosophical underpinnings of Japanese wartime propaganda. The central document of Japan's claim to national divinity was entitled Cardinal Principles of the National Polity (Kokutai no Hongi). Issued in 1937 by the ministry of education, this document claimed that the Japanese were "intrinsically quite different from so-called citizens of Western nations," because the divine imperial bloodlines had remained unbroken, and "we always seek in the emperor the source of our lives and activities." The Japanese spirit was "pure" and "unclouded," whereas the influence of Western culture led to mental confusion and spiritual corruption.
Western, especially German, ideas inspired some of this. A famous right-wing professor, Dr. Uesugi Shinkichi, began his spiritual life as a Christian, studied statecraft in Wilhelminian Germany, and returned home to write (in 1919): "Subjects have no mind apart from the will of the Emperor. Their individual selves are merged with the Emperor. If they act according to the mind of the Emperor, they can realize their true nature and attain the moral ideal."1 Of such stuff are holy warriors made.
Similar language—though without the neo-Shintoist associations—was used by German National Socialists and other European fascists. They, too, fought against that list of "soulless" characteristics commonly associated with liberal societies. One of the early…
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The Nokia Lumia 925 has been featured in the latest music video from Enrique Iglesias, "Turn The Night Up." The Windows Phone first appears at the 00:18 marker and can be spotted throughout the rather interesting video, including use of the default camera app.
Nokia has been aggressive when it comes to product placement and Lumia marketing in the media. The Man of Steel movie is a perfect example of this. It's positive to see the manufacturer getting its latest flagships included.
If you've not yet tried out the Lumia 925, be sure to check out our full review of the product for more details and our thoughts on whether or not it's worth the investment. So what are you waiting for? Turn the night up - we can't have the night on low now, can we?
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Federal tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements are back.
Federal tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements are back.
Reinstatement of the popular credits was a little-noticed part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act, the last-minute legislation that kept America from tumbling over the fiscal cliff at the start of the year.
The law allows homeowners to claim tax credits of varying amounts on improvements such as insulation, energy-smart windows and highly efficient furnaces.
And there's more good news: Congress made those credits retroactive, meaning improvements made in both 2012 and 2013 will qualify.
The measure was applauded by energy-efficiency advocates.
"Obviously we think it's a really great move to help consumers afford (improvements) and encourage them to think about making these energy-efficiency investments in their homes," says Ronnie Kweller, a spokesman for the Alliance to Save Energy, a Washington energy-efficiency lobby.
She noted the law also contains incentives for appliance manufacturers to produce efficient clothes washers, dishwashers and refrigerators, and for home builders to construct energy-efficient homes.
Taken together, those incentives are "all really great to help make energy efficiency play a bigger role in the economy overall and save consumers money," she says. "It's really a win-win all around."
The legislation essentially turns back the clock to 2011, when the last batch of credits was in force. It erased the old expiration date on those credits and set a new deadline of Dec. 31, 2013.
The program still has a cap of $500 in total credits. That limit goes all the way back to 2006, when the very first credits became available, Kweller says. That means if you've already claimed $500 in credits for energy-efficiency improvements, you're not eligible for more.
These credits are available:
10 percent of the cost of insulation materials and systems, not including installation. 10 percent of the cost of qualifying exterior doors, windows and skylights, not including installation. (Credits for windows and skylights are capped at $200.) 10 percent of the cost of metal and asphalt roofs specially designed to keep buildings cooler, not including installation. $50 for a furnace fan called a main air circulating fan. $150 for a natural gas, propane or oil furnace or hot water boiler with an annual fuel utilization efficiency rate (AFUE) of 95 percent or greater. $300 for an electric heat pump water heater with an energy factor of at least 2.0. $300 for a highly efficient electric heat pump. $300 for a highly efficient central air conditioner. $300 for a natural gas, propane or oil water heater with an energy factor of at least 0.82 or a thermal efficiency of at least 90 percent. $300 for a biomass stove.
The improvements must be made to the taxpayer's principal residence and must be placed in service by the end of 2013.
To claim a tax credit, you'll need to file Form 5695 along with your federal income tax return for the year the improvement is made. The credit will be subtracted from the amount of tax you owe or added to your tax refund.
Before you file, you are required to get a manufacturer's certification statement, a signed statement from the manufacturer certifying the product qualifies for a tax credit. You should keep it in your files, but you don't have to submit a copy of the statement with your return.
That requirement may create a documentation challenge for consumers who made improvements in 2012. Some manufacturers provide those documents on their websites, but consumers may have to go back to the contractor or retailer who sold the item to get a manufacturer's certification statement, Kweller says.
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The Navy says she is 90,000 tons of diplomacy. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is one the greatest aircraft carriers (my son, Knight ,corrected me — THE GREATEST aircraft carrier) in the world.
The Navy says she is 90,000 tons of diplomacy. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is one the greatest aircraft carriers (my son, Knight ,corrected me — THE GREATEST aircraft carrier) in the world.
The "Mighty Ike" just returned from the Persian Gulf to a much-deserved hero's welcome in Norfolk on July 3. As the colossal carrier finally docked at the Norfolk Naval Ship Yards in front of thousands of cheering family members after being at sea for 13 of the past 16 months, I was having the experience of a lifetime — I was onboard the ship!
Knight serves as a chief petty officer on the Eisenhower and told me a number of months ago that he might be able to invite a family member to join him on the ship after their deployment. Commissioned in 1977, the Eisenhower is a five-star nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with a flight deck that is almost 1,100 feet long and covers over 4.5 acres. The ship and air crew total over 5,500.
I boarded the ship at Mayport, Fla., on July 1. We slept in coffin racks. They were three deep on either side. The first night I wasn't sure I could even squeeze in it, and once I did I quickly discovered why it is so named. There were maybe five inches from my nose to the top of the rack.
Going to the "head" (the bathroom) was another adventure. You had to open a watertight door from our berthing quarters that placed you in a small room with an open manhole. If you slipped and fell down the manhole, it would not be good. Plus you had to negotiate around the steel cover that took the rest of the floor space in the tiny cubicle. From there you opened the door to the head, where you would find showers, sinks and toilets.
A person who is not in physical shape could not survive. You do a lot of walking and climbing. All of the "stairs" are essentially vertical ladders, and going from the crew quarters to the upper levels of the tower can mean a 10 to 12 deck climb. We used to wonder why Knight was so skinny, but after following him around for three days on the ship, I knew. And I was so thankful that I work out at the YMCA.
We witnessed an incredible air show complete with an F-18 breaking the sound barrier. A demonstration of the ship's guns left chills running down my spine. The technology was mind-boggling, but when asked to name the most impressive thing I experienced on the Ike, I responded without hesitation, "the crew."
The brave men and women who serve on the USS Eisenhower are by far the most committed, impressive and competent servicemen and women I have ever known. Every single sailor, from the lowest ranking to the captain, whom we had a chance to meet was kind, professional, helpful and extremely proud to be on the "Greatest Aircraft Carrier" in the world.
It makes me proud to be an American, proud of our military, proud of the brave men and women who serve with dedication and courage and great sacrifice, and proud of my son who has excelled as a member of the United States Navy. And, I am grateful and so very thankful for each and every member of our military who keep us safe and preserve the freedom so many thousands have died to secure.
I was impressed that every night at 9:55 the chaplain delivers a brief devotion and says a prayer over the ship's PA system. The prayers I heard were thoughtful, meaningful and most appropriate to the occasion. I didn't realize that every night each member of this huge and mighty military vessel will pause to pray and reflect. I was deeply moved.
On the final night, after we had witnessed the awesome display of military might and power through guns and aircraft, we spent some time on the flight deck. Military ships are dark at night for obvious reasons. We looked up into the sky and saw one of the most incredible displays of power that is so mighty it puts all the guns and missiles and planes and bombs to shame. One hundred fifty miles out in the Atlantic, away from all artificial light, I saw the heavens in all of their majesty and glory, and I stood in awe of the greatest power.
And as I reflected, I heard the words: "When I consider the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you have ordained, what is man? O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth."
The Rev. Dr. Ray Howell is senior minister of First Baptist Church on West Third Avenue and invites you to read a more detailed account of his experience on his blog at heyitsray.blogspot.com.


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Health Care for the Uninsured
Collaborative prizes treatment over profits but still struggles under debt
Sixteen-year-old Carlos Martinez sits in a bright green examination chair in the Topahkal Family Practice Office with a massive four-inch gash in his right index finger. There is a pool of blood beneath his hand as if someone had spilled Hawaiian Punch over a bed of gauze. A native of Juarez, Mexico, Martinez was visiting family in Albuquerque when he sliced his finger on a refrigerator that slipped as he was helping an uncle lift it out of his pickup truck. The wound required immediate medical care, as one could peel back the skin as if husking an ear of corn.
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How Soon is Now!?
Amy Goodman, host of the self-described progressive radio show Democracy Now!, is a revered investigative journalist and a media celebrity. Her program, hosted along with Juan Gonzalez, airs on more than 450 public, community, college, public access and satellite radio and television stations. Left-leaning individuals hailing from all walks of life, from Ivy League professors to pot-growing hippies, love her work. And for it she has garnered numerous awards and an impressive cast of intelligentsia friends (what up, Noam Chomsky?). Moreover, Goodman is regarded by many as heroic for her ongoing efforts to go "where the silence is."
Answer Me This
1) State Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez got into a minor scuffle last week with the governor's task force on ethics. He isn't wild about holding a special session to consider ethics bills, as the task force suggested. Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino and Alibi columnist says the package doesn't address one huge ethical problem in the state, which is:
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APS police take a few hours off to make a point, but why arm someone with a chip on his shoulder?
If all the celebrities in the world went on strike, few would suffer. If all the waitresses in Albuquerque had a "sick-out," things would be rough but probably OK. But there are some workers who shouldn't call in to work en masse to make a point: police, firemen, ambulance drivers and air-traffic controllers, to name a few. There's a difference between stirring up inconvenience, even serious inconvenience, with your absence and putting people in danger because you didn't get your way.
Ortiz y Pino
Homelessness won't fade away until we look it in the face
Albuquerque (and probably most of the country as well) seems of two minds when it comes to homelessness. I don't mean there are two schools of thought about its causes and how to resolve them--I mean part of the time we as a community want to pretend it doesn't exist and part of the time we want to punish the homeless … as if they themselves were the problem and not simply the evidence of deeper concerns.
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DATELINE: CHINA—A Chinese couple searching for a distinctive name for their child have proposed naming the kid after the international e-mail symbol for "at." The unidentified couple were cited last Thursday by a government official as an example of citizens bringing bizarre names into the Chinese language. All Chinese birth names must be approved by the country's government. According to Chinese law, children are only allowed to take the surname of either their father or their mother. As of last year, only 129 names accounted for 87 percent of all surnames in China, noted Li Yuming, vice director of the State Language Commission. According to the father of @ (last name unknown), the letters "a" and "t" can be pronounced in a way that sounds like the phrase "love him" in Chinese.
I am writing in regard to the commentary ["Walking in Burque," Aug. 16-22] and, wow, I can definitely relate to what that poor woman went through. When I first moved to Albuquerque, bus service was even worse—there were no routes that ran past 6 p.m. So, I was forced to either walk home or take a cab if I wanted to have something of a life. Often I opted to walk, waiting for up to an hour for a cab when I lived at Washington and Central, and attending an event at UNM seemed somewhat counter-productive. It wasn't until I got east of Carlisle that things got creepy. I distinctly remember on one occasion a man shouting at me, "Hey, ho! Stop!" What was even scarier was how he got angrier and angrier when I didn't. If anything, I walked faster. Reading that article brought home the fact that sexist stereotypes of a woman walking alone at night or even sitting/standing at bus stops in certain parts of town (I've been harassed in broad daylight) is so deeply ingrained that clearly there is very little safety. In another city I've lived in , there was strength, there was an unwillingness to be victims and "Take Back the Night" protest marches were organized. Maybe this can happen here?


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Lisa Corrao
Based out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Lisa Corrao is a tiny Italian girl originally from New York. So, naturally, she has repressed rage and an innate Napoleon complex that makes her want to take on the world in a big way. Lisa's love of stand-up came at an early age, as her father would let her stay up late to watch the comedians on Carson and Letterman. Luckily, being a night-owl is also perfect for this profession. Score 2 for Dad's bad parenting! She grew up slightly misunderstood, as the nerdy book-worm who loved to write funny stories. By high school, while other girls were keeping diaries about boys, Lisa began writing jokes in a notebook. Boys generally ignored her anyway since she was a huge dork. After college, Lisa became a hilarious 6th grade public school teacher who, unfortunately, was miserable at the end of each day, knowing that she was bursting with funny material to share with the world.
She first took to the stage by auditioning for a show called Nick @ Nite's Funniest Mom in America (yes, she has made a human life too, see resume). Even though she was new and green in the biz, her raw potential took her all the way to the top 10 of the competition. I t was a dramatic start for a brand new comic. After going back home and regularly hitting the underground comedy scene of South Florida, Lisa would then earn her chops and street-cred dealing with a wide range of audiences. Like an abused animal, she emerged with an edge that wasn't seen in those first bright-eyed moments with Nick @ Nite. Her material is clever, sarcastic, and a little dark, delivered with the smile and warmth of your favorite grade school teacher. She has since quit teaching to pursue comedy full-time. Catch Lisa Corrao at a comedy club, on twitter (@lisacorrao), or perhaps at a seedy bar near you!
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|Labor Days
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Captain's ReportA Boat That Stands Up To Her NameIn the highly competitive world of tournament sport fishing, there are a lot of manufacturers that claim that their product provides the fastest, smoothest and most stable fishing platform in the industry. Until now, I have not been able to find a boat with a hull design based on four decades of offshore racing development and implementation. All the Fountain fish boats not only make this claim but also can prove it via a sea trial. They also have been dominating the SKA world championship scene. Our test boat is the popular 31 Sport Edition. This boat was developed for serious anglers who want all the benefits that championship blue-water fishing has to offer. This is the flagship that started Fountain in the fishing boat market. It has earned its reputation by providing one of the most stable rides that I've ever found in a center console boat. One of the most significant improvements that the Sport Edition offers over her siblings, is the wonderful comfort provided by the side-by-side, electric drop bolster seats. This simple addition gives you the ultimate support when the water gets rough, and will keep you fishing longer. The race inspired helm station has top-of-the-line Gaffrig controls and gauges. Drive and trim switches are within easy reach, and the throttles and shifters are located to the right, which is unlike the typical Fountain helm. Although totally functional for storage, I was not crazy about the electronics' box, simply because the doors rest on the helm station panel when open, and bang around when underway.The Fountain performance truly has to be experienced to be appreciated. Even though the current model does not include the positive lift bottom design, the pad keel and notched transom are standard. (I expect the air-entrapment hull will be in production soon, as this technology provides additional running speed performance without compromising handling.) Another aspect that I really liked was the huge casting platform at the bow. The elevated platform is roomy enough for several anglers and the molded non-skid deck provides for confident footing. Below deck is a cozy cabin that houses a porta-potti and two bunks with enough room to catch a few zzz's. Storage is a necessity on a fishing boat, and there never seems to be enough of it. Fountain has incorporated lots of storage space on the 31 for both gear and your catches. Rod holders are everywhere on deck, including the gunwales and the cabin. I found a total of 3 large fish boxes, two forward and one aft. All were self draining and large enough for the big one that didn't get away. Two of the boxes are in the sole and the third is located forward of the center console and just under the forward bench seat. This box was the largest and was the most difficult for me to open due to its complicated securing hardware. This is typically not what a person wants with cold, wet hands.The transom is well utilized on the 31 by incorporating two small, self draining, boxes top side that are complimented by the massive 50-gallon recirculating livewell to center. Adjacent to the livewell are port and starboard aft bench seats that conceal batteries and the pumps for the drives and tabs. All of this is neatly configured for efficiency and easy cleaning. I also liked the beam width swim platform that provides us divers and swimmers a spot for entry and exit without wrestling around the outboards. By Capt. Ron SvobodaTest Captain
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Fountain 31 Sport Edition is 57.3 mph (92.2 kph), burning 48.0 gallons per hour (gph) or 181.68 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Fountain 31 Sport Edition is 29.9 mph (48.1 kph), and the boat gets 2.53 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1.08 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 472 miles (759.61 kilometers).
- Tested power is 2 x 225-hp Mercury OptiMax outboards.
Standard and Optional Features
|CD Stereo
|Dripless Shaft Seals
|Head: Portable
|Power Steering
|Trim Tabs
Exterior Features
|Ice Chest
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February 06, 2014
Staff and Wire Report
Radio veterans Johnny Morris and his daughter Felicia "The Poetess" Morris are asking the public to join them in, "creating something cool."
"Coming soon... Radiofreqz, a new Internet radio network that will inform, entertain and inspire. Please check out the link and support! We have just under a WEEK to meet the GOAL," "The Poetess" said via Facebook.
The goal, they said, is to raise $35,000 for the Morris Broadcast studio, which will house Radiofreqz (pronounced radio freaks) by February 12. They plan to reach it through a crowdfunding campaign they started on indiegogo.com. The money will go toward MBS, an internet broadcast studio and creative space that will provide opportunities for aspiring radio enthusiast, professional on- air personalities and celebrity hosts.
The team is asking for a minimum donation of $5.00, they said. There is no maximum. Contributors can earn perks, such as T-shirts, hats, Earl Stevens wine, free studio time and their name on the studio's Wall of Love.
"The Morris Broadcast Studio will also provide a multitude of broadcast amenities, including voice-over services, demo production and accommodations for local and syndicated projects, as well as house Radiofreqz.com, an urban lifestyle channel that will feature talk, sports, comedy and music programming," the team explained.
So far, the Morris duo has raised $5,450 according to their fundraiser page at indiegogo.com.
"We know how important it is to give people a voice," said "The Poetess."
"You can help us do that. With your donation, you can help Radiofreqz get on the Internet."
"Your donation will help us bring this project into fruition and provide a wealth of opportunities for others that may not have a voice anywhere else. Plus we'll have plenty of programs for you to enjoy, once we are up and running," the Morrises said.
The money raised, they said, will go toward purchasing equipment such as a mixing console board, microphones, web cams, computers, office furniture, etc. It will also cover our operational expenses such as rental space, utilities and streaming services for up to 3 to 6 months. If they are not able to raise the $35,000 by the February 12 deadline, they will use what they have to get Radiofreqz up and running online at an established location.
The Morrises have a strong history in radio, Johnny having started his first radio gig at age 16. He became one of the Bay Area's most popular DJ's throughout the 1970s and introduced to his listeners R&B notables like Bobby Womack, Parliament-Funkadelic and The Ohio Players He stayed in the Bay for 20 years before heading to the Southland to land a gig at Los Angeles' KGFJ FM In 2011 Johnny along with his daughter started Morris Broadcast Media.
Following in her father's footsteps, Felicia "The Poetess" Morris began her radio career in 1989 as a syndicated radio host on Lee Bailey's Hip Hop Countdown & Report. Since then, she has worked with Clear Channel, Radio One and Sirius XM and celebs like Jamie Foxx, Steve Harvey, Reverend Al Sharpton, Cedric The Entertainer and Judge Joe Brown.
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Dov Reiser is an Israeli voice actor who dubbed Cookie Monster into Hebrew on Rechov Sumsum and the first and second cast albums. For television airings of Shalom Sesame in Israel, Reiser also dubbed Itzhak Perlman, as well as roles in the Creature Shop-effects films Babe (as Rex) and Cats & Dogs (Butch).
Reiser is the Hebrew voice of Robert Hardy in the Harry Potter films and Vincent Grass as Dr. Cornelius in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. His animation voice credits include dubbing various American, Japanese, and French series, including OxTales, Babar (Rataxes), Alfred Joducus Kwak, DragonBall Z, Winnie the Pooh (as Rabbit) Care Bears (as Bravheart Lion, Professor Coldheart and others), The Little Mermaid, and Once Upon a Time... Life. He appeared on-camera in the Steven Spielberg film Munich.


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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – It was tinkering time for the Bruins' power play again.
In what has become a regular occurrence every two or three weeks, Boston head coach Claude Julien moved some pieces around and switched some pieces on and off the two units during practice today at the USA Rink at the Whiteface Lake Placid Olympic Center in an effort to finally find the right combination.
There's really not much else Julien and power-play specialist Geoff Ward can do at this point. The Bruins' power play, which ranked 20th in the regular season, has continued to struggle against Montreal through the first three games of the club's Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, which Boston trailed two games to one.
Eleven man-advantage opportunities have come and gone for Boston without a goal. Today, the Bruins put their power-play yo-yo back in action by moving Patrice Bergeron from the point to a forward position on a unit with Milan Lucic and David Krejci. Typically when the Bruins want to shake things up, Bergeron moving from one spot to another is the first maneuver made.
The point men in that group were Zdeno Chara and Tomas Kaberle.
The other quintet consisted of Andrew Ference and Dennis Seidenberg on the points with Mark Recchi and Rich Peverley constants at forward, and Michael Ryder and Brad Marchand rotating in and out of the third spot. Nathan Horton was limited to spectator status.
"I think if we don't do anything, we're not trying to improve it," said Julien when asked about the torture that is deciding when to alter the lineups and when to leave them alone. "If we're changing things around a little bit, you're trying to improve it and we've been trying to do that all year. For the most part, you think you've got the players for it. On the other end, you need to execute and they need to use their creativity and the biggest thing is they've got to be moving here.
"A lot of times, we're too predictable. We don't move enough. We keep telling them. I don't know if it's the pressure of the power play not working all year long and it creeps in. No matter what it is, you've got to find the solution."
The solution for the Bruins so far has been to keep Montreal's power play off the scoreboard while their own man-advantage continues to sputter. The Canadiens are just 1-for-12 in the series. That's been something of a theme in other playoff series, as Julien pointed out: "PKs tend to be trumping the power plays."
In fact, in the Tampa Bay-Pittsburgh series, the Lightning are clicking at a 36.4-percent success rate and the Penguins are 0-for-15. Yet the Pens lead that series, 2-1. Phoenix has cashed in on 31.2 percent of its power plays, but still trails Detroit – and its 25-percent power play – 0-3 heading into tonight.
Maybe we're all overvaluing the power play in this series. However, if the Bruins could somehow be the team to break through first with a man-advantage goal or two, it could tip this series in their favor.
That's why Julien's not just going to give up making alterations or running his players through the practice paces until the season ends or there's an offensive eruption.
With Bergeron and Krejci now up front together, Boston will have two of its best playmakers working the half wall and the goal line, respectively, with the big bull Lucic parked in front. Ference has shown a better knack for getting pucks through from the point of late. If Ryder's ever going to contribute to Boston's cause, the power play might be the area he'll do it in.
And then there's the chance that the mentality Julien and his staff has been trying to instill in the players might finally click in a game situation.
"I think it's a lot of everything. We've just got to move the puck a little better. We can't be so predictable," he said. "I say that all the time. If we're standing around, we're easy to defend against. Our guys have to be moving a little bit more and create a little bit more of insecurity for the PK, and right now we haven't been able to do that enough."
With a win in Game 3, the Bruins have bought themselves some time to iron things out. But this isn't about the coaching staff coming up with some grander plan to get the players to what they've been instructed. The players themselves, are going to have to execute, finally.
Because if this current alignment doesn't come through, and the Bruins last long enough in these playoffs, there'll be another lineup shuffle down the road.


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The Lewiston Council on the Arts presents "A Tribute to the Edmund Fitzgerald," the fifth program in its popular Discovery Series. Artist and Edmund Fitzgerald enthusiast Thomas Paul Asklar will host this multisensory and multimedia interactive tribute experience that will focus on the tragic story of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, also known as the "Mighty Fitz," which was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Superior storm on Nov. 10, 1975. Lost was the entire crew of 29.
The event will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at The Brickyard Pub & B.B.Q., 432 Center St., Lewiston. The evening will feature Gordon Lightfoot's famous musical tribute, the "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." Singers, musicians, actors and poets are invited to share their sea-farin' talents at the open mic, and artists can exhibit and sell their maritime creations. A tolling of the bell will honor the crewmembers. Prizes and giveaways will add to the night.
For more information, call the Lewiston Council on the Arts at 716-754-0166. This event is free for LCA members, and $5 for non-members. It is sponsored by The Brickyard, Supermarket Liquors and Wines, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Sacarissa Bell Rose Lodge No. 307.