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Name: Elizabeth Velasquez
Location: Los Angeles, CA., USA
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Birthday: February 16th
Height: 5'5
Weight (lbs): 123
Measurements: 36C-26-38
Ethnicity/Nationality: Mexican-American
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Where are you from? And, are you currently living there? If not, where are you currently living?
I am from Los Angeles, California and I am currently living there.
Does your personality match your Zodiac sign? Describe.
This is a cute question; I would say, yes. It's funny because most of the times I get asked if I'm an Aquarius. Aquarians are great friends, loyal, passionate, loving, have great energy, always smiling, outgoing, creative, hardworking, lots of sex appeal, caring. Wait, I think I just described myself (laughs).
What would you say are your strengths as a model?
Hardworking; I'm not afraid to dream big and for sure my energy, personality, and my smile. They always say, "Elizabeth, thank you for being such a great model to work with."
What is your best beauty secret?
Mediation, working out and in my case is kick boxing, and a healthy life style.
Where can we see you?
I will be on next season of The Real Husbands of Hollywood as Nick Cannon N'Creditable girl; I will air on NBC Sports, May 5th as a trophy and fly girl for the world challenge at the Grand Prix. Also, I have a feature airing next month on Spike TV. I will be at SpoCom and AutoFest next month and my feature just came out in MMA Sports Magazine as knockout babe. I also have a fitness ad coming out in June for Oxygen Magazine.
What are your future plans (long term goals)?
I also say, "Anyone can brag, but only few can inspire and I want to inspire people." Everyone has a story, but it's how you tell it. I want to give back and get involve with bettering people's lives. I get involved now, but I'd like to use my modeling/entertainment industry experience to start a non-profit.
Do you drink? If so, what do you drink? If not, why do you not drink?
No, and if I do it's a glass of sweet white wine. I really don't have a major reason why I don't drink, but it's just like, I don't soda either; same thing, I just don't.
What is the best present you received? What is the best present you gave?
My mother! God gave me the best mother in the world! I am lucky to have her/family! It's the little things I do for others I think would be the best present I have given. I think the best gifts are when you give someone something or do something for them that they will always remember.
Where (restaurants) do you like to eat? What do you order? Why?
I don't have a particular spot but I love sushi and salmon. Anywhere I go, I try to order that. But once and awhile I get a craving for "In-n-out."
What do you do on your spare time?
If I am not modeling/acting/hosting I am in the gym doing my kickboxing. If I am not working out, I hang out with my huge family. Catching up with great friends is always a must.
How do you keep in such excellent shape? Explain your daily/exercise routine.
First thing I try to meditate as soon as wake up. Then I have hot tea, oatmeal, a banana, and a shake in the morning. For lunch I have a healthy meal and then for dinner I have fish/chicken/protein. I work out at least 3 times a week. I work on my mind set by thinking positive thoughts and practice smiling; being happy most of the time.
Are you big on first impressions? What do you first notice on a man?
First impressions are not the best to go by on judging someone, so what I notice first is someone's energy.
What's on your travel itinerary? Are you planning to go to any events in the future and/or vacation with your family, friends or 'significant other'?
With my life style, you never know in advance where you will be, so who knows? I do have appearances to make in the next two months and I am due for a vacation (laughs).
How would you like your boyfriend to propose to you?
I don't have a boyfriend right now but when I do find someone I love and see marriage, I would love for him to propose in front of our families.
Marriage song? What song would you like played on your wedding night? Why?
Our marriage song would have to be the first song that he will dedicate to me. I'm old school, so I hope there are still guys that dedicate songs to their girls.
What else can you tell us about yourself?
I was raised by a single mother that raised seven children. I was the first female and first in my family to graduate from college. I am also the first to be a model or in the entertainment industry in my whole family. I can say I have dreamed and my dreams have come true. I keep on dreaming and working hard. I have been able to be known in the urban entertainment world and now making a name in acting and the "car world." And now I am here hoping I will get the opportunity to grace a cover!


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Illinois Fish Advisory
| Chlordane
Facts About Illinois'
Chlordane Advisory
What is chlordane?
Chlordane is a man-made pesticide that was used in the United States from 1948 to 1988. It is a thick liquid that has a mild, irritating smell. In 1983, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) banned all uses of chlordane except to kill termites because of concern about damage to the environment and harm to human health. In 1988, all uses of chlordane except for fire ant control in power transformers were banned.
How does chlordane get into bodies of water in Illinois?
Chlordane entered the environment when it was used as a pesticide on crops and on lawns and gardens, and to control termites. It enters bodies of water after improper waste disposal or from run-off from treated areas. Chlordane binds strongly to soil and sediments and can stay in the soil for more than 20 years. It breaks down very slowly. Chlordane doesnt dissolve easily in water. It builds up in the tissues of fish, birds and mammals.
How do fish become contaminated with chlordane?
Chlordane doesnt dissolve easily in water. It builds up in the fatty tissues of fish, birds and mammals living near contaminated sediment and through eating contaminated food such as smaller fish.
Why does the state issue chlordane advisories?
Advisories are issued to protect the most sensitive populations from adverse health effects. Studies have shown that exposure to chlordane can cause adverse health effects in fetuses, nursing babies and children younger than 15 years of age. The advisories may be overprotective for women beyond childbearing age and adult men.
What are the potential health effects for people who eat fish contaminated with chlordane?
Laboratory tests in animals have shown that long-term exposure to high doses of chlordane causes adverse health effects including liver damage, reproductive damage and developmental damage. Chlordane affects the nervous system, the digestive system and the liver in people and animals. It is not known whether chlordane affects the ability of people to have children or whether it causes birth defects. Animals exposed before birth or while nursing developed behavioral effects later. The USEPA classifies chlordane as a probable human carcinogen (cancer-causing chemical). This means that chlordane has been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals, but there is not enough data to determine if chlordane causes cancer in humans.
Is chlordane stored in the human body for long periods of time?
Yes. Chlordane is easily absorbed by the body and is stored in fatty tissue. It is eliminated slowly from the body; complete elimination can take many years. Since chlordane is not eliminated well, it can build up in the kidneys and liver over time.
How can I reduce or prevent exposure to chlordane?
Exposure can be reduced by following IDPHs fish consumption advisories. In addition, people can reduce their intake of chlordane by removing the skin and fatty areas from fish fillets. Do not fry fish. Instead, barbecue, broil or bake fish on an elevated rack that allows fat to drip away. You also can poach fish if you discard the broth.
What about the fish I buy in the grocery store? Should I be concerned that they may be contaminated with chlordane?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the fish sold in grocery stores. FDA has a testing program to sample some of the fish that is sold, but not all of the fish are tested. You should follow the advice for preparing and cooking fish to reduce your exposure to chlordane.
Should I be concerned about children swimming in bodies of water in Illinois because of chlordane contamination?
Chlordane stays in the environment for a long time, but it is unlikely to contaminate surface water bodies because it is insoluble in water and quickly binds to soil particles. Therefore, contact with, or accidental swallowing of the water will result in minimal exposure to chlordane.
What is being done to reduce the amount of chlordane entering the environment from man-made sources?
Chlordane is no longer used in the U.S. Other, less toxic, pesticides are being used to kill termites, agricultural pests and home garden pests. As time passes, less chlordane will be present in the environment.

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The Human-Powered Home (Electricity Need Not Apply)
See that photo above of the girl whipping her calves into shape by pedaling her clothes clean? That's the brainchild of inventor and artist Stephen M. Johnson. The WashCycle, as it was known, was just one of the many fantastical, visionary ideas he developed over his 40-year career—ideas that also included human-powered oddities like the Vanity-Cycle, the StepperWash, the Pedaling Toilet, the Skylight Oven, and the Real Life Vehicle (which came fully equipped with an office and laundry facilities). Unfortunately, Johnson's ideas only existed on paper. But a human-powered life is possible: there are now products and devices for every room in your off-the-grid house!
Who needs lamps, switches and outlets everywhere?
• Solar Tubular Skylights by Solartube, catches direct sunlight and redirects it down an adjustable-length tube, bringing daylight to parts of buildings that would not otherwise have access to natural light.
• The Crank LED Flashlight ($49): 30 seconds of cranking gives you up to 10 minutes of use. A full charge gives up to 30 hours of light, with a lifetime expectancy of over 100,000 hours.
• InstaLight Clear Dynamo Flashlight ($49): for this flashlight, a few-second squeeze will give you all the light you need.
Who needs electric appliances?
• Manual Espresso Maker by Presso (£78): I've always wanted to try this! Made from recyclable polished aluminum, the Presso is far more compact than a traditional espresso maker. Just fill the steel filter with coffee, place in the chrome holder, add some boiling water to the heat proof cylinder, and slowly squeeze the lever arms down forcing the water through the coffee at high pressure.
• Wood and Metal Coffee Grinders (available vintage or from Zassenhaus for $85.99): the original conical burr grinder. Put the beans in the top, crank the handle, open the little drawer, and there you have it. There's a knurled nut that adjusts the coarseness of the grind, also capable of producing a fine and uniform grind for espresso.
• French Press: No filters, no electricity. Just great coffee.
• Manual Powered Wheatgrass Juicer ($44.95): the process of crushing and squeezing fruits and wheatgrass (as opposed to masticating them) means you extract more juice, have less heat build up, and preserve more of the vital nutrients.
• Mush, the Manual Baby Food Processor (price TBD): this human-powered chopper turns fruit, veggies, and boneless meats into mashed up meals for your little one.
• Vortex Hand-Crank Blender by GSI ($99.95): a little muscle power (still functional for weaklings) is all that's needed to run this blender.
Office and Tech
Who needs batteries and cords?
• Human-Powered Paper Shredder ($24): To make the unit work, twist the unit back and forth and the paper to pull the paper through, shredding it as it goes. No batteries, cords, or buttons.
• Dahon Ios XL ($1,599): this bike generates electricity while you pedal, enough to charge your iPod!
• Hymini Gadget Charger ($50): chargeable by hand crank, solar, or wind, it'll charge all of your 5V gadgets.
• Wind-up Radio, Flashlight, and Phone Charger ($44.50): this radio does take batteries, but it doesn't need them. Just wind it up to get it running.
• XO Laptop ($100): the latest versions of the "One Laptop Per Child" XO Laptop claims to have achieved a 1:10 power ratio - 1 minute of charging for 10 minutes of usage, or 2 hours of hand cranking to recharge the laptop completely.
Who needs a vacuum cleaner? Or a washing machine?
• Carpet Beaters (price varies): Is there anything more old school than beating your carpets to get rid of the dirt? Effective and cathartic!
• Handcrafted Brooms from Broomchick ($14-$35): Sometimes I think these brooms are too pretty to use, but if you do use them, you know they'll last for a long time.
• Durable Dust Pans and Brushes (various prices): I think beautiful, functional household items make cleaning more enjoyable, and thus you're more likely to do it!
• The Laundry Pod (price TBD): Yes, this won't wash 2 week's worth of laundry in one go, but smaller, manageable loads are totally doable.
• Hand Powered Portable Washing Machine ($49.99): Consider this your arm toning exercises for the day.
Who needs gas-powered lawn mowers, dryers, or ovens?
• Reel Mowers ($115 - $199): Get fit, reduce air and noise pollution, and keeps your neighbors happy.
• Cookup Parabolic Solar Oven Cooker (369,95 € incl. tax): a portable solar cooker meant to be taken out on the open road! It can be assembled in minutes and folds up into a handy little carrying case. Made with 100% recyclable, optical polyester, 1 gram of aluminum per square meter, and sustainably-harvested Portuguese wood.
• Backyard Clothes Line, particularly the Rotary Clothesline ($279): clean, fresh-smelling, air-and-sun dried clothes... all possible with a good backyard clotheslines.
Interested in learning more? Buy The Human-Powered Home: Choosing Muscles Over Motors ($19.77 from Amazon)
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text: NEWPORT – Well-known local artist Alyssa DeLaBruere has opened a new art gallery and studio on East Main Street, Newport, called "Atelier Art Studio." Atelier means artist's workshop in French. DeLaBruere, an accomplished artist in acrylic, watercolor and silk, teaches art at United Christian Academy and has taught art to people of all ages for many years. Her new studio offers space for workshops and lessons, and a gallery of DeLaBruere's work, some of which is for sale.For more about Alyssa and her work, read Wednesday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for Aug. 28, 2013.


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Meeting on Clarence school budget full of acrimony
Clarence High School was the scene Monday of yet another rowdy meeting on the district's controversial budget, with yelling, finger-pointing and even a few tears.
But with school officials warning that Clarence is "on the brink of educational insolvency," there was also a finality and a sense that this divided town has taken all the fighting it can handle.
People from all sides of the budget debate are now calling on voters to pass the second-chance budget a week from today to end the madness – at least for another year.
"The current atmosphere is not conducive to negotiations," board President Michael B. Lex said, urging residents to come together so that "good hearts will prevail."
Lex tried to act as the peacemaker Monday as angry citizens from both sides took the microphone to voice their concerns about the $70 million plan.
He soon became a part of the controversy himself, though, shooting back at the leader of a citizens group that helped defeat the original budget and its 9.8 percent tax hike.
Lisa A. Thrun, president of Citizens for Sustainable Schools, told Lex that "the community has spoken" by voting down the original plan. She urged the board "to do something now" to prevent similar budget problems in the future.
The crowd erupted in a chorus of boos, with one woman standing up and shouting, "All right, that needs to stop right now. That's the bullying that needs to stop."
That's when Lex and Thrun got into a heated discussion about cuts to teacher benefits and renegotiation of contracts that the anti-tax group has proposed to fix the district's budget issues.
"The solutions you put on your website just aren't reasonable or workable," Lex said.
He went on to add that the district has to offer retirement incentives to all teachers, not just those making the most money, a plan that so far hasn't generated much interest because most of the district's teachers are younger.
A recent request for a wage freeze by Clarence teachers was also rejected by the union, he said. Also, previous attempts at state mandate relief through lobbying have been unsuccessful.
Lex demanded to know what Thrun's group meant by its suggestion that Superintendent Geoffrey M. Hicks was unfit to negotiate contracts with the teachers union.
"Instead of just sound bites, give me some details," Lex told Thrun, who was quickly drowned out by applause from the packed auditorium.
Thrun said after the meeting that even her anti-tax group, after a long and acrimonious debate, "would like to see the budget get passed."
"We know we can't get the concessions this year, but we would like to see the teachers stand up and say we would like to be a part" of the solution, she said.
Clarence Teachers Association President Elizabeth M. Dunne broke her silence on the matter, telling The Buffalo News that the teachers are working on a retirement incentive with the district.
She pointed out that teachers in recent years have been willing to increase their health care contributions to 10 percent, from 8 percent, as well as self-fund their program to cut down on district costs.
The union is "open to discussion" with the district and is "working with them left and right" to find savings in an increasingly difficult time, she said.
"It's very upsetting to me," she said of the whole budget situation.
"It breaks my heart," she said, holding back tears. "I work near a teacher who is going to lose her job. This is not the Clarence I used to know."
The original budget called for a 9.8 percent tax increase, well above the state cap, while the revised plan calls for a tax hike of 3.6 percent.
If the budget is approved by voters next Tuesday, Clarence taxpayers would pay $14.65 per $1,000 of assessed value on a home, second-lowest figure in Erie County.
While a few urged the district to find more savings in transportation costs and other departments, most speakers said the revised budget is as good as the district is going to get.
"Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, because you guys have done everything right," resident Michael C. Rockwell told the board. "You have done a fantastic job, and please, continue to do what you're doing."
Nearly 30 positions would be cut from the original budget, and modified sports and popular clubs such as drama and chorus would also be slashed.
Budget supporters pointed to school rankings that list Clarence among the highest-performing districts in Western New York, despite a tax rate that would be fourth-lowest in Erie County overall.
"I'm a superconservative guy – I hate taxes, hate them," said resident Chris Kausner. "But I love great public schools, and as far as I know, there's no way to run public schools without taxes."
But the anti-tax groups point out that in the last decade, district spending in Clarence has increased 45 percent – the fourth-highest increase in the county. Enrollment, meanwhile, has remained about the same.
They say the district still needs to address structural issues including teacher pay and health care for long-term savings to happen.
Thrun urged all sides – taxpayers, district officials and teachers – to come to the table in the coming weeks to start to formulate a plan, and to push the state for mandate relief.
"We don't have to cut any more," Thrun said. "We just need to have that discussion that no one wants to have."
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okay okay so here i want you all to tell me the funniest or most embarrassing thing you have done while drunk.
i'll start you off.
on saturday i went out and got rather drunk.
and decided it would be a good idea to sit( or rather fall in the middle of the road.
and was rolling down the road ahaha
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text: At 17:11 3/04/02 +1000, Drake Diedrich wrote: >On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 11:39:24AM +0100, Luc Vereecken wrote: >> >a very large project. >> >> That shouldn't be a very large project at all. Read the inputfile > > The very large part would be in broadcasting the parsed object tree, so >as to limit the serial overhead of parsing to just one node, rather than >duplicate that effort on all nodes. Would that duplication avoidance gain you anything ? Current case (IIRC, I haven't used pvm povray recently): Every node reads the inputfile (possibly from an inefficient NFS mounted volume), and parses. New Case 1 : Read the inputfiles on master, broadcast these N bytes, parse for Q seconds on all nodes. User gained : no need to have the input file on all nodes. Developer gained : easy to implement. New Case 2 : Read the inputfile on master, parse for Q' seconds on master node, broadcast M bytes for parsed object tree. User gained: no need to have the input file on all nodes. In the second case, you have NODES-1 nodes doing nothing, but you might not be able to do anything with that free time, as they e.g. are already allocated to that job, or whatever, especially since the parsing is fairly short compared to the rendering. Assuming identical nodes, the walltime of the parsing is the same everywhere (Q=Q'), and duplicating that effort doesn't require extra walltime (so irrelevant unless you're charged per used cpu time, or if you have multiple jobs per processor (e.g. SMP) to reclaim the idle time). If so, it then depends on whether the parsed object tree (M bytes) is larger or smaller than the text inputfiles and other required files (N bytes). If M > N, it takes longer to broadcast the parsed tree, if N > M, then it is quicker to broadcast the parsed tree. If the Master node is faster than the others, it's parsing time might be shorter than the slowest of the other nodes (Q' < Q), and then it is possible that even with M > N, it might be faster to distribute the parsed tree rather than the inputfiles. The basic question is therefore : how large is (typically) the parsed tree compared to the original input file ? Standard povray include files should be assumed predistributed as they should/can be installed on each node together with the executable. To be honest, I have no idea about this ratio. Luc _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Topic: Nicholas II
A photograph album which once belonged to Emperor Nicholas II has been discovered in the vaults of the Municipal Regional Studies Museum (founded in 1825) in the Ural city of Zlatoust, which is situated about 300 kilometres from Ekaterinburg.
The grey calico album was discovered in an old cigar box in the vault of the museum storage rooms. The 210 photographs dated from 1913-1916 show the family of Nicholas II during happier times. Many of the photographs have never been published before and are perfectly preserved.
The album was placed in the museum in the 1930s. Fearing for the safety of the historic images, museum staff carefully hid the rare album in the vaults, only a few people knew of its existence. Russians were forbidden to discuss the former Imperial family during the Soviet years, particularly the Stalinist era when Joseph Stalin ordered the Romanov archives to be sealed.
So how did the photo album end up in this remote town? According to the director of the museum, Nadezhda Pridhodko, there are two theories. One, the album was removed from the Ipatiev House by "Comrade Chevardin," who served as the Director of the Museum of the Revolution in Ekaterinburg. In 1933 he was transferred to Zlatoust and brought the album with him to save it from destruction. According to the second version, the album was removed from the Ipatiev House by Dmitry Mikhailovich Chudinov (nicknamed Kassian), a revolutionary who escorted the Imperial family from Tobolsk to Ekaterinburg. He lived in Zlatoust, and after the murder of the Imperial family, he is believed to have stolen some of their personal possessions, including this photograph album.
For more information on this discovery, and to review some of the more than 200 photos from the album, please refer to the following article in Royal Russia News;
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By: Brandy Bidlack, sports information assistant
March 2, 2009
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Bluffton University baseball team returned to Sarasota Christian High School for a pair of meetings with Eastern Mennonite University on Monday, March 2, 2009, and the Beavers swept EMU, 9-0 and 3-2. On this day of remembrance of the March 2, 2007 bus accident, the Beavers honored their deceased friends and teammates with two victories. Bluffton moved to 3-1 on the season, while the Royals fell to 4-6-1.
Catcher David Riddle (Loveland/Milford) singled up the middle to bring Tyler Stephenson (Springfield/Northwestern) home in the second inning of the lidlifter. Two frames later, Nick Broyles (Toledo/Whitmer) raced to the plate from second following a rip from senior Allen Slabaugh (Dalton).
The Bluffton bats exploded in the fifth inning when junior Cody McPherson (Northwood/Millbury Lake) doubled to left center. Curtis Schroeder (Shelby) drove an EMU offering into right field before Stephenson picked up McPherson with an RBI base hit. After three consecutive walks and two runs scored, Corey Conn
(London) and Broyles both came around to plate runs. On his second trip to the plate in the inning, McPherson's hit to center sent Mike Ramthun (Springfield/Southeastern) home.
A final run in the seventh inning by Kyle King (Dover) completed the scoring as the Beavers knocked off Eastern Mennonite in the first game of the double header, 9-0. Matt Perkins (Convoy/Crestview) finished the game with three strikeouts while allowing a paltry two hits. Senior relief pitcher Corey Conn had one strikeout in one inning on the hill.
Designated hitter Cody McPherson went 2-for-4 with one run scored. Third baseman Tyler Stephenson had two hits and scored twice for the Beavers, while Nick Broyles also crossed the plate twice. Allen Slabaugh and David Riddle both drove in two runs in the contest.
The Beavers came from behind to sweep Eastern Mennonite in the bottom of the seventh inning. Two singles, a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly brought freshman Greg Bergstedt (Napoleon/Patrick Henry) home to cut the deficit to one, 2-1, in the bottom of the third. After reaching on a throwing error, Brennan Bauman (Milford) moved around the bases with a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth.
With the score tied at two in the bottom of the seventh inning, Mike Ramthun singled through the ride side and advanced to second on a passed ball. A collision at third base brought Allen Slabaugh on to pinch run for Ramthun. A McPherson single allowed Slabaugh to score, giving Bluffton its second win of the day, 3-2.
Freshman Ryan Leugers (Botkins) pitched all seven innings and limited the Royals to only two walks and two runs on four hits while firing four strikeouts.
Corey Conn went 2-for-3 and Mike Ramthun was 2-of-4. Cody McPherson added two RBI in the victory.
Bluffton returns to the diamond with a contest against John Carroll at the Snowbird Classic on Tuesday, March 3. It is scheduled to start at 9 a.m.


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Apple Syrup
Makes 1½ cups
Find this recipe and more in Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fork In The Road.
2 (12-ounce ) cans frozen apple juice concentrate
how to prepare
Place 2 (12-ounce) cans of frozen apple juice concentrate in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over high heat and cook until the juice comes to a boil and foamy bubbles cover the entire surface, about 10-15 minutes. Caution: Once the juice starts to foam, the bubbles will rise above the level of the skillet. Immediately reduce the heat to medium, and continue to cook until the juice is reduced to 1½ cups, about 20 minutes more. Let cool, then place in a covered container and refrigerate.
Before using the syrup in a recipe, remove it from the refrigerator as you start your preparation, so it will have time to come to room temperature. The syrup will be thinner and easier to pour and measure.
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Platinum selling artist Mark Schultz is no stranger to the power of a story. Beginning this Friday, March 15, he is taking his stories on the road with his headlining tour, "All Things Possible" Tour 2013, presented by Compassion International. The tour's namesake is from Schultz' most recent studio album All Things Possible which includes his hit No. 1 title track song. For more information on the tour, visit www.MarkSchultzMusic.com. Joining him on the tour are artists Aaron Shust and Jonny Diaz.
In May, Schultz will partner with Family Christian Stores and the James Fund for a mission trip to Mexico. For the first time fans can join Schultz on this Good Goers' Artist Trip for an impactful weeklong mission trip in Monterrey, Mexico. For more information, visit www.MarkGoestoMexico.com.
The "All Things Possible" Tour is presented by Compassion International, the world's largest Christian child development organization (www.compassion.com) that works through local churches to permanently release children from poverty. Founded in 1952, Compassion successfully tackles global poverty one child at a time, serving more than 1 million children—pre-natal through higher education—in 26 of the world's poorest countries.
About Mark Schultz
Originally hailing from Colby, KS., Mark Schultz moved to Nashville to pursue his musical ambitions and found inspiration while working as a youth pastor. Schultz booked a show at the city's famed Ryman Auditorium and with the overwhelming support of friends and family, the show was a sell-out. This virtually unheard-of feat for a new artist landed Schultz a record deal where he went on to sell over 1.3 million albums and garner 10 No. 1 singles to date. Last year, Schultz released his new project All Things Possible, which boasts new stories as the multi-award winning artist celebrates becoming a father, making new friends during his year-long stay in Italy with his wife Kate and kicking-off his "Remember Me" project to support orphans. He has landed the top spot on Billboard magazine's Christian Adult Contemporary Songwriter list and has been featured on "48 Hours" and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." In 2011, Schultz released his first instrumental album, Renaissance and his first novella, titled "Letters From War," based on the his hit song. His 2005 release, Mark Schultz Live: A Night of Stories & Songs, was certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A. and earned Schultz his first GMA Dove Award.
[Get Connected with Mark Schultz]
Website // www.markschultzmusic.com
Twitter // www.twitter.com/mschultzmusic
Facebook // www.facebook.com/markschultz
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This article provides information on how to setup the TeraDici 2400 PCoIP 4 port card for the first time.
First time setup of TeraDici 2400 PCoIP 4 port card.
If the card is functioning (but not configured), you will see two additional "Standard" USB Controllers in Device Manager (Figure 1):
Figure 1: Standard USB controllers in Device Manager
Configure the Teradici 2400 PCoIP 4 port card using the following steps:
Figure 2: Go to Initial Setup on PCoIP configuration page
Figure 3:Choose the Statit IP address for the network
Figure 4:Enable the Host Driver Function
Figure 5: Schedule the PCoIP card to reset at next system boot
Figure 6: PCI Devices showing in Device Manager after reboot
Figure 7: Install the latest drivers for the PCoIP
Optional: You may need to configure Monitor Emulation if you are not receiving an image on the remote device (Figure 8):
Figure 8: Configure Monitor Emulation if no image appears on remote device
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BEIJING, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities have ordered a recall of cooking oil suspected of containing high levels of the same toxic substance found earlier in cartons of milk.
Aflatoxin, a carcinogenic mildew, was suspected by a product safety watchdog in cooking oil produced by three companies in southern Guangdong province, China's official Xinhua news agency reported Thursday.
A product safety official ordered the recall of the oil produced by Fusheng Oil, Manyi Peanut Oil and Mabao Oil, Xinhua said.
The three companies' storage facilities were closed, their licenses revoked and their plants ordered to suspended operations while authorities continued their investigation.
It was not immediately known how much of the three companies' tainted products had entered the market.
The report said aflatoxin, produced by a fungus on crops such as grains and peanuts, can cause cancer in some animals.
The same substance was found in high doses recently in dairy products from the popular Mengniu Dairy Group. An initial probe showed the contamination occurred in feed given to cows in the dairy's plant in Southwest Sichuan province.
The company earlier this week issued a public apology and assured the problem was discovered before the tainted milk reached markets.


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Sorry, Tilt. Mine is the hard copy, and I don't recall that particular publisher (a Vipassana society in Malaysia) offering an online version.tiltbillings wrote:Do you recall if this is available on line? He obviously talks about this on his book on satipatthana from page 94 for the next several page after. I find Goldstein's commentary and my experience credible.Sylvester wrote:I recall Ven Analayo equating the "internal" and the "external" satipatthanas with the first 2 of the 8 Deliverances. It was from his "The Thought World of the Pali Discourses".
I think you might find the treatment in his opus magnum more detailed, as the internal/external satipatthanas were discussed only very briefly in Thought World, in the context of the 8 Deliverances.
I just realised that I have an online edition of Thought World marked (2), published this year by The Buddhist Assn of the USA. It has a very different content from the earlier one I was referring to. Perhaps no (1) might be listed in his online bibliography with a link?


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Terry Cervi 4/10/2012 6:06:51 AMWonderful detail and tones in this beautiful capture, Ms.V! #1455642
Don Christiana 4/10/2012 7:22:39 AMWOW...perfect title for this great capture. The details are perfect. I hope you have a great day. #10083966
Julianne Bradford 4/10/2012 7:49:30 AMWonderful pov and lighting on this magnificent hawk Valarie..this would be great for PG101,s H theme today..winner in my book. #10084020
Debbie Bray 4/10/2012 7:44:58 PMWow, what a wonderful capture of this fabulous hawk, lots of close up detail, Val!! Great to see you back!! #10084912
Heather Loewenhardt 4/10/2012 9:23:12 PMIncredible detail in this beautifully framed portrait. #10085087
Emile Abbott 4/11/2012 11:55:27 AMOutstanding and in your face Hawk, Val. #10085941
Tammy Espino 4/11/2012 2:42:12 PMDuck!! :) Awesome close up! What was he after? #10086139
Stephen Zacker 4/13/2012 3:34:16 PMWow.. very intense and dramatic. #10089395
Mary Dimitriw 4/14/2012 6:00:50 AMWow, winner in my book Val. Outstanding capture! #10090161
Karen Bacon 4/14/2012 10:27:57 AMAnother outstanding capture Val!Love this!Have a great weekend! #10090533
Thomas E. Hinds 4/15/2012 6:56:56 PMBeautifu1 work, Val! #10092412
Julie Burnett 4/17/2012 6:16:13 AMWhat a beauty, Val! Love the tones, light and incredible detail!! #10095192
Terry Cervi 5/1/2012 8:11:18 PMCongrats on your beautiful finalist, Ms.V! #10116880
Ellen Hodges 5/1/2012 8:17:11 PMHuge congrats and very best luck, Val!!! Regards to Mom, too!! #10116913
Tammy Espino 5/1/2012 8:18:51 PMCongrats on your awesome finalist, Val!:) woot,woot! #10116929
Phyllis A. Houghton 5/1/2012 8:21:36 PMwow, intense is right.Congrats on your terrific finalist, Val! #10116950
Ann Coates 5/1/2012 8:24:46 PMCongratulations on your fabulous finalist Valarie. #10116978
Thomas E. Hinds 5/1/2012 8:52:02 PMBeautiful Finalist, Val! Big Congratulations! #10117172
Tammy M. Anderson 5/2/2012 3:26:40 AMCongrats on your beautiful finalist, Val. #10117649
Robert R. Goodman 5/2/2012 5:11:08 AMA big Congratulations on this beautiful finalist,Valarie!!!! #10117988
Heather Loewenhardt 5/2/2012 5:43:07 AMCongratulations on this gorgeous finalist Val. Good luck. #10118064
Don Christiana 5/2/2012 5:45:08 AMVal, this has Gold written all over it. Congrats on being a Finalist. Hope you have a great day. #10118077
Lorna Shutter 5/2/2012 6:52:07 AMWow!!! CONGRATULATIONS on this INTENSE Finalist, Ms. America!!!!! WTG!!! Hope to see this one again!!! :)
JO ANN CLEVELAND 5/2/2012 7:11:28 AMWhat an amazing Finalist Val, big congrats!
jo ann c. #10118434
Emile Abbott 5/2/2012 7:27:10 AMCongrats Val on a well deserved finalist. WTG #10118499
Bojan Bencic 5/2/2012 8:10:25 AMFantastic. Congratulations on your finalist, Val. #10118668
Gina Cormier 5/2/2012 10:03:21 AMCongrats on this fabulous image!! #10118990
Phyllis H. Burchett 5/2/2012 3:44:09 PMCongrats on this awesome finalist Val! #10119578
Patrick Rouzes 5/2/2012 4:03:56 PMCONGRATULATIONS once again, Val! #10119595
Carol L. Fowler 5/2/2012 4:21:02 PMReally striking image- Congrats! #10119621
Carol Eade 5/2/2012 5:36:02 PMJust beautiful, Val, congratulations on your finalist! #10119786
R. J. Laudenbacher 5/2/2012 7:33:03 PMWow Val....congrats on this fabulous finalist. #10120029
Rona L. Schwarz 5/2/2012 8:21:35 PMSomehow I missed this one earlier, Val, but what a marvelous capture of this hawk! Your title is perfect - he is really intense, and with wonderful detail and clarity. Great portrait and very well-deserved Finalist. Double Congratulations!! #10120161
Reynaldo D. Reyes 5/2/2012 10:37:07 PMWoohoo! Congratulations on this outstanding finalist Val. Hope to see Gold on this one. #10120265
Debbie Bray 5/3/2012 12:15:11 AMWoW Val! When you come back, you sure know how to wow us! Big congratulations on a wonderful capture, and I hope it goes gold gold gold!!!!! #10120315
Mary Dimitriw 5/3/2012 3:00:32 AMI told you this would be a winner!! I'm hoping to see gold later today! Congratulations again Val!! #10120409
Nancy (Peaches) Harker 5/3/2012 9:16:13 AMCongratulations on your awesome finalist, best of luck in the next round!!! #10120969
Val Feldman 5/3/2012 9:43:05 AMThanks all...appreciate the stop-by and wonderful comments!!! ~Val #10121040
Laura E. Swan 5/4/2012 12:08:17 AM
Great Job, Dear Lady!!!
Nancyj E. Hovey 5/4/2012 10:40:10 AMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
Tammy Espino 5/4/2012 8:06:54 PMCongrats on your awesome win! :) #10123421
Heather Loewenhardt 5/4/2012 8:27:16 PMCongrats on another wonderful gold medal win Val. #10123494
Ann Coates 5/4/2012 8:36:31 PMCongratulations on your beautiful Gold Valarie. #10123514
Joannie Bertucci 5/4/2012 9:50:07 PMAmazing image Val and I'm totally intimidated by this bird! Congrats on your "intense" gold badge! #10123596
Robert R. Goodman 5/4/2012 10:04:37 PMHi Valarie,Big congratulations my friend!!! #10123608
Stefania Barbier 5/4/2012 10:50:11 PMmagnificent winner Val... congratulations! #10123673
Renee Doyle 5/5/2012 12:02:51 AMWonderful work Val! Congratulations!! #10123777
Ellen Hodges 5/5/2012 12:05:24 AMHuge congrats on a fabulous winner AND DOUBLE GOLD, Val!!! Soooo happy to see these winners!! #10123786
Debbie Bray 5/5/2012 12:11:20 AMHoley moley, Val - TWO WONDERFUL WINNERS!! Congratulations, you make it look easy!! :)) #10123801
Mary Dimitriw 5/5/2012 2:09:11 AMWow Val!! Awesome winner, I knew it would!! #10123884
Julie Burnett 5/5/2012 4:13:28 AMCongratulations on this amazing winner, Val!! #10123995
Hayden Cannon 5/5/2012 4:35:06 AMTwo winners! How do you do it Val, I need to get some lessons from you someday : ) #10124019
Danny B. Head 5/5/2012 5:01:27 AMSuch a regal bird! Congrats on both your wins! #10124056
Thomas E. Hinds 5/5/2012 5:09:48 AMWonderful Winner! Congratulations, Val! #10124079
Lorna Shutter 5/5/2012 5:26:31 AMWow!!! Two Gold Awards in one month!!! How wonderful!!! CONGRATULATIONS on both of your 2nd Place Wins, Ms. U.S. of A.!!!!! Awesome work, my friend!!! Let's Dance!!! :)
Terry Cervi 5/5/2012 6:05:19 AMCongrats on your fantastic win, Ms.V!! It's a beauty and so well deserved! #10124179
Orsi 5/5/2012 6:47:19 AMCongratulations Val!Amazing capture!!! #10124247
Monnie Ryan 5/5/2012 6:47:47 AMWoo hoo! Congratulations, Val! #10124249
Don Christiana 5/5/2012 6:48:59 AMWhat an impressive day...two GOLDS. A HUGE CONGRATS on a awesome and amazing photo. I hope you have a great day. #10124254
Patti Coblentz 5/5/2012 6:53:02 AMSuch a striking image, Val....huge congratulations on your gold win for it!!!! #10124276
Phyllis H. Burchett 5/5/2012 7:00:09 AMBIG congrats on your win Val! #10124301
Bojan Bencic 5/5/2012 7:05:39 AMFantastic photo, Val. Congratulations on your win. #10124328
Bob Cournoyer 5/5/2012 7:47:44 AMCongrats on your Gold, Val... :-) #10124433
Leslie McLain 5/5/2012 8:08:22 AMCongrats on another terrific winner, Val. #10124477
Gina Cormier 5/5/2012 8:29:59 AMCongrats on this spectacular image Val!!!!!!!!! You rock girl!!!! #10124533
Michele Peterson 5/5/2012 9:03:22 AMWow, this is incredible, Val! Intense is perfect for the title. The light and details are perfect! BIG Congratulations on this winning photo!! #10124606
Carol Flisak 5/5/2012 9:57:37 AMTerrific image, Val... wonderful details, tones, and light! Huge congratulations on your winner! #10124761
Karen Bacon 5/5/2012 10:31:19 AMA big congrats Val! #10124812
Carla Capra 5/5/2012 10:57:17 AMWow, Wow, Wow, what a stunning winner! Congratulations! #10124855
Emile Abbott 5/5/2012 11:19:50 AMHuge Texas CONGRATULATIONS on this excellent and well deserved gold winner Val. #10124922
Lydia Williams 5/5/2012 12:51:22 PMCongratulations, Val...Well done and well deserved! #10124997
Merna L. Nobile 5/5/2012 2:02:20 PMWell here we are, through thick and thin. It is a joy to be able to be supportive and to congratulate each other for another month of magnificent photographs during May, 2012. I send all of you my very best, Merna Nobile #10125097
Anita Hogue 5/5/2012 3:10:30 PMStunning! Congratulations Val! #10125175
Rona L. Schwarz 5/5/2012 3:18:12 PMDOUBLE GOLD, GIRL!!! Birds, squirrels, flowers, macros...you can do it all, Val! I know I join with many others in saying I am in awe of your talent! Super congratulations to you!! #10125186
Carol L. Fowler 5/5/2012 4:48:04 PMThis is so wonderful, Sis! Our clan certainly is showing talent, isn't it! Say HI to Mom!! #10125253
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna 5/5/2012 5:56:23 PMWTG on this fantastic winner! :-) k #10125319
Laura E. Swan 5/5/2012 6:19:45 PM
Deborah C. Lewinson 5/5/2012 6:55:27 PMCongrats on your win, Val, for this terrific image!
Debby #10125396
Patrick Rouzes 5/5/2012 7:15:44 PMCONGRATULATIONS on your Winner, Val! #10125419
R. J. Laudenbacher 5/5/2012 7:33:07 PMNo surprise here Val. Congrats on your fabulous winner! #10125453
Debra R. Harder 5/5/2012 7:41:00 PMWOW...this is AWESOME, Val! Huge congratulations on your OUTSTANDING GOLD WINNER!! Deb #10125467
Carol Eade 5/6/2012 7:01:37 AMBig congratulations, Val! #10125921
Christopher Budny 5/6/2012 8:03:08 AMWhat a beauty, and what a terrific capture; the lighting, the "glow" off the feathers and beak... congratulations! #10126037
Patricia Seidler 5/6/2012 8:42:03 AMCongratulations to you too Val! This is awesome! #10126100
Amanda J. Tanner 5/6/2012 1:30:47 PMCongratulations on this beautiful Winner Val! #10126416
Stephen Zacker 5/6/2012 5:25:52 PMFantastic capture. Congratulations, Val #10126739
Usman M. Bajwa 5/6/2012 10:31:00 PMGreat capture, Val. CONGRATZ on another Gold Win!
Kathy Cline 5/8/2012 1:22:11 PMSuper shot Val and a BIG congratulations all the way from the south of France. I arrive home wed. night.
Mary Beth Aiello 5/10/2012 2:13:51 PMBeautiful capture and beautiful treatment, Val. Huge congrats. #10132644
David M. Montero 5/11/2012 7:14:13 PMCongratulations on scoring gold with this splendid capture Val! #10134374
Mary K. Robison 3/13/2016 4:35:03 AMCONGRATULATIONS on another superb photo getting an ALL-TIME Gold EP, Val!
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Marcotti: Setting the semifinal scene
It took 28 years to see Al Pacino and Robert De Niro star in the same scene. When Pacino, the cop, and De Niro, the gangster, face off in the memorable diner scene in the 1995 classic "Heat," each accepts his role.
"You do what you do. I do what I do."
We had to wait 68 years -- since the 1934 World Cup, the first both entered -- to see the footballing equivalent of these two Hollywood heavyweights square off in a competitive fixture.
It was the final of the 2002 World Cup, in which Germany were without the suspended Michael Ballack, and the two-nil scoreline doesn't quite reflect Brazil's superiority.
"Maybe we'll never meet again," De Niro's character tells Pacino's at the end of their diner tete-a-tete. Instantly, you know -- and they know -- that their paths WILL cross again.
In much the same way, you felt after the 2002 final that you probably wouldn't have to wait another 68 years for these two superpowers to collide again. And you were right.
The only shame is that, much like last time, it's not on equal footing.
"We didn't have much quality on that team," Oliver Bierhoff said in an interview with the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport. Now Germany's general manager, Bierhoff was part of that 2002 squad.
"We got as far as we did because the draw helped us: Paraguay, USA, Korea. Now, however, we face each other as equals."
He's being a bit disingenuous. Brazil -- shorn of their defensive stalwart and captain, Thiago Silva, and of Neymar, who has carried this side offensively -- are not on the same level as Germany.
The tables have been reversed, 12 years later.
The two survivors from that game -- Miroslav Klose and Luiz Felipe Scolari -- find themselves in an entirely different landscape. Klose was a 24-year-old centre-forward who scored five headed goals in the tournament for the last successful German side before the Jurgen Klinsmann-Joachim Low revolution. Scolari was a somewhat controversial appointment who nevertheless was savvy enough to ride his superstars to victory.
Back then, the Brazil boss could count on a front three of Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, the original. Three Ballon d'Or winners and three men who, at one time or another, would hold the platonic title of Greatest Player in the World.
Today, he has one: Neymar, who has a broken vertebra and won't be taking part. Some have suggested that Neymar's absence is an alibi, a ready-made excuse should Scolari fail to deliver Brazil the biggest prize in football's homecoming dance.
But Felipao doesn't seem the type to do alibis. This is the man who traveled to the Land of the Rising Sun and returned with a World Cup, just a few years after being derided as a goonish manager whose teams played thuggish football. His place in Brazilian lore is already secure; he doesn't need the Linus blanket of "what might have been."
Indeed, you feel that this is his time to step up. It's his moment to dip into his manager's tool kit and be a difference-maker with the instruments at his disposal: inspiration, motivation and tactical nous.
In 2002, he didn't simply sit and ride the coattails of his three strikers. He gave them a platform from which to succeed. He introduced a three-man defence to accommodate his veteran attacking wing-backs -- Roberto Carlos and Cafu -- and in the knockout phase, he replaced the elegant but thimble-sized passer Juninho with the rough-and-tumble Kleberson, giving the Selecao size and steel in the middle of the park.
Already, we've seen his penchant for muscle and physicality. Just ask the Colombians. But the question is whether, without Neymar, he'll take it one step further.
What if Neymar's replacement -- rather than an attacking midfielder such as Willian or Bernard -- is another blue-collar grunt, and we end up with a rerun of the Colombia game?
His opposite number, Low, obviously preparing for that eventuality, ran some interference on Monday in the prematch news conference.
"I hope the referee, Mr. [Marco] Rodriguez from Mexico, will clamp down on things," he said. "The physical energy in the match against Colombia went beyond the limits [permitted] in Europe. There were brutal fouls. It was really over the top. You have to protect the players when you're the referee."
Low's words may have been heartfelt, but they were also a classic example of the age-old ploy aimed at influencing the match official to referee a certain way. The idea is that Rodriguez will hear Low's comments and be especially aware of the need to keep control. And since you obviously don't have Scolari on the other side saying, "Gee, I hope the referee loses his cards and my guys are allowed to kick lumps out of the Germans with impunity," it may push Rodriguez to crack the whip, presumably favoring Low's more gifted side.
Of course, Rodriguez is a veteran referee now at his third World Cup who has likely seen and heard it all before. You do get the sense, though, that he's not immune to FIFA edicts.
Between 2006 and 2010, in four World Cup games, he has issued four and a half yellow cards and one red card per match. In his two outings in Brazil, his average has been three yellows and half of a red. It's a substantial decline when you consider one of his games at this World Cup was the ill-tempered, physical affair between Italy and Uruguay, the one marked by the Luis Suarez chomp.
That game saw a single yellow card in the first half -- when Mario Balotelli nearly decapitated Alvaro Pereira -- and then a sudden tightening of standards after the break.
Low may be worrying about the officiating in public, but in private he has another conundrum to resolve. Does he restore Philipp Lahm to midfield and go for a muscular back four, bolstered by Per Mertesacker's height?
That would mean losing brawn in the middle of the park and reintroducing the possession game we saw in the group stage.
Or does Low keep Lahm at right-back (and consequently Jerome Boateng at centre-back) with Bastian Schweinsteiger and Sami Khedira teaming up in midfield?
That would give Germany more defensive oomph (in case it does turn into a slugfest and Rodriguez "loses his cards"), but it would also make them more predictable offensively.
It's classic game theory. Scolari could well park the bus, get physical and rely on set pieces. In which case, if you're Germany, you want all four big centre-backs. Or he could maintain the 4-2-3-1 we saw earlier, in which case Low's possession game might be more effective. The whole thing works in reverse, too, of course.
Brazil vs. Germany: Tuesday, 4 ET, 9 BST (ESPN and WatchESPN)
- Marcotti: Titans collide in the semifinals
- Honigstein: Bierhoff's technological focus
- Torre: Scolari lightens the mood
- Brewin: Battered Brazil vs. vulnerable Germany
- Smith: Jogo bonito the exception, not the rule
- 50-50 Challenge: Brazil vs. Germany
- Duarte: Brazil move past star absences
- Cox: Brazil and Germany's role reversal
Neymar's absence, as we've said, can't be an excuse. Not to the majority of the nearly 200 million Brazilians who expect a World Cup win on home soil.
It's not a realistic argument, and it's unfair to Scolari and to this team -- lest we forget, other pedigreed big boys, such as Italy in 1990 and Germany in 2006, also failed to win the big one as hosts -- but that's the way it is. With those five stars on your jersey comes a certain responsibility.
Equally -- and say it quietly, because Germany's resurgence over the past decade is undeniable -- there's the uncomfortable fact that if Low's team fail to win this tournament it will be at least 20 years since they last won a major trophy (Euro '96). That would represent the worst run in the country's history and make the remarkable streak of semifinals and finals reached since 2006 (five on the bounce) feel rather more hollow, like the NFL's Buffalo Bills, who lost four straight Super Bowls to start the 1990s.
I'll leave it up to you to determine who is Pacino and who is De Niro (I'm leaning toward Pacino as Brazil and De Niro as Germany, but I flip-flop regularly). In the movie, when they meet again, Pacino shoots De Niro and, briefly, holds his hand as he lies dying.
That's Hollywood. The cops win. Law and order must ultimately be restored.
The nice thing about Tuesday's meeting is that it's entirely unscripted. De Niro -- whichever one of the two teams it is -- could very well get away, slip across the border and enjoy the proceeds of his big score.
Gabriele Marcotti is a senior writer for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @Marcotti.


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Now, as we approach the end of the 20th century, much of the matchless beauty and dignified grandeur of the original Assembly Chamber is in danger of being lost forever. To halt the ravaging effects of aging and deterioration and to preserve the splendid realization of the Eidlitz vision, a restoration project is now taking place in the Chamber and nearby areas of the Capitol.
The Eidlitz concept for the Chamber was an intricate and subtle, yet spectacular blend of color and material. A vibrant red carpet defined a rich, warm atmosphere that captured, reflected and accentuated the textures and colors of the solid mahogany and leather appointments adorning the Chamber furniture and rostrum. Exquisite stonework, embellished by the bands of greenish-blue, red, black and gold paint, offered a visual counterpoint to the Chamber's sandstone walls, while four large pillars of polished granite rose as stately sentinels to support the vaulted ceiling.
An abundance of natural light streamed through large windows of both clear and stained glass on the north and south walls.
The mastery and beauty of the original Chamber was characterized by the period's foremost architectural critic, Henry Van Brunt, as "the most monumental interior in the country."
Yet as magnificent as Eidlitz's achievement was, the effects of time, nature and constant use left their mark. A green carpet replaced the striking red, paint peeled and decades of grime from the smoke of gaslights and cigars accumulated, dimming the room's bright facades and distorting its visual character. Marred and worn, the Chamber became a victim of age and expediency, its architectural integrity threatened. In recent years, failure to meet access and safety standards heightened the need for renovations.
As we enter the new millennium, the Assembly is moving to meet the challenges of repairing, restoring and preserving the Chamber. This work is taking place with long-overdue improvements to address access for persons with disabilities and safety concerns. The cost-effective renovations and maintenance are necessary to prevent the ravages of time from further damaging this great room. When completed, the Chamber will be safer, rejuvenated and accessible to everyone.


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Parents, teachers, and adults are beginning to wonder with all the research being done on video games if children are not becoming obsessive even addictive to video games. Most of the research that has been complete have focused on video games that have more of a violent theme due to the behavior now appearing in children.
Researchers do feel that there is a connection between violent video games and violent behavior in children. It is felt that when these violent video games are played repeatedly then the children will have aggressive thoughts and become less helpful to others and less sociable as well. In video games where the goal is to kill as many characters as you possible can, then the objective turns into the violent the kills are the more points that they will collect. While a child is playing such a game ninety-nine percent of the time their heart rate will increase dramatically due to the affect the game is having on them.
A study was done by three teenagers and was put on observation at an International Science and Engineering Fair in Cleveland, Ohio that showed how video games affected children who played them. The study showed that people, not only children, or all ages had a rise in blood pressure and heart rate after they played a super violent video game. However, when the same person played a nonviolent video game did not have the the same effect as the violent video game.
Children all over the world play these violent video games every day and some play for more than three or four hours a day. There will always be a debate as to whether violent video games can actually make an individual have behavior that is of an aggressive and violent nature, but the fact is that these video games are addictive to children. It is true that playing video games can help children develop their visual skills while learning about computers, which may help them in school. In fact, studies are now showing that video games can be helpful for children.
The fact is that video games are proving to help children that labeled ADD or ADHD learn how to focus their attention. Video games are often innocent bystanders to the problems in society. Video games have the potential to inspire children to learn if it is presented in the right manner to children. Video games have already proven to have the capability of improving the coordination and visual skills of children that play them.
Children tend to choose video games that have the combination of being challenging, entertaining, and complicated. Many of these video games can take up to one hundred hours of play to complete and most children will have their concentration focused on the video game the entire time. Children that are labeled with ADD and ADHD by teachers are those children that can not sit still in school, but this might just be because they find the school work boring, because the majority of these children can spend hours trying to make it to the next level of a video game.
These same children, who professionals feel can not pay attention, can play a video game for ten straight hours if given the opportunity simply because the game focuses their attention in a way school is unable to try, which is interactive. These children are not simply sitting and watching, but are participating in what is going on and solving problems.


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A catholic monastery devoted to the teachings of St. Benedict
(1) On this first day of the new month, our
junior monks and our novice had an outing today, enjoying some
chilly (44 degrees) but pleasant (sunny) weather.
(2) Father Vincent is our Mass Heb on this
Twenty-Seventh Sunday (and for the week) of Ordinary
+++ Father Bede gave the first homily of the fall season
for the rosary and pilgrimage at Monte Cassino speaking on "Mary,
the Receptive Missionary."
(3) We celebrated today the feast of St.
Theodora Guerin, co-patroness of our Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Seminarian Jerry Byrd of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis was deacon
at our monastery Eucharist and preached.
+++ The power outage, planned for some time to begin at
7:30 this morning and extend into the afternoon, took place as
+++ The lack of electricity did not hinder our
receiving the body of our confrere, Father Severin, in the Entry
Wing shortly after our Midday Office.
+++ Power was restored long before we began the
Office of the Dead at seven this evening; Father Subprior Guerric
presided at that liturgy, and Father Barnabas offered the
remembrance of Father Severin.
(4) Father Abbot Justin presided and preached
at the Mass of the Resurrection for Father Severin, presiding also
at the Rites of Burial in our cemetery afterward. Father Severin
spent most of his monastic life in parish ministry in the dioceses
of Owensboro, Evansville and, especially, Indianapolis. Those
parishes were well represented at his funeral, as over 400 guests
joined us for the liturgy.
(5) Father Adrian is again offering his
"Practical Christianity" retreat at our Guest House and Retreat
Center, this time to 25 participants.
(6) Our crews are busy rounding out the rough
edges, as they prepare some cells for the Archbishop Daniel. We
expect the archbishop's return this Monday.
(7) Father Louis Hacker had a nine-hour heart
surgery today, and there are some potential complications. He will
remain on a ventilator at least through the weekend. Brother
Benjamin was with him at the hospital in Indianapolis.
+++ Our Board of Overseers arrived for the first of
their two-day fall meeting.
(8) Brother Martin is offering the retreat,
"Living Monastic Values in Everyday Life," to 13 participants at
our Guest House and Retreat Center.
(9) Father Sean is our Mass Heb as we
celebrate this Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
+++ Many guests and retreatants joined us for our
Eucharist this morning, including 30 teenagers from St. Joseph's in
Sellersburg, Indiana, making a youth retreat.
+++ Father Timothy led the prayers and offered a homily on
"Mary, Woman of the Mystery," at the Monte Cassino pilgrimage this
(10) Archbishop Daniel arrived on the hill this
afternoon, to take up residence in the monastery. He has a small
suite and an office in the northeastern section of the house. He
joined us in the church for Vespers and in the refectory for
(11) About 40 priests of the Diocese of
Covington are making a retreat here on the hill; they arrived
yesterday, and will be with us through Thursday.
(12) Father Louis Hacker continues to recover,
slowly, from his heart surgery this past Friday. He remains on the
ventilator although, beginning this afternoon, they will begin
weaning him from that.
(13) Today is Father Eric's 92nd birthday. He's
in our prayers in a special way this day, as he rests in our
+++ We have 40 guests from St. Michael's Parish of
Greenfield, IN, making a one-day retreat on the hill.
(14) Father Julian began offering a Deacon
Formation Weekend for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The program
for the 29 participants will conclude Sunday.
+++ Fifty-six eighth graders from St. Pius X Parish in
Indianapolis concluded the retreat they began yesterday. To all our
guests, retreatants, and pilgrims: welcome! You are in our
(15) About 30 monks enjoyed pizza at The
UnStable following Midday Prayer. Father Prior Kurt, Indianapolis
seminarians Deacon Jerry Byrd and Tim Wyciskalla, and Duluth Deacon
Brian Lederer were the cooks. Thirteen pizzas made, not one piece
+++ Fathers Harry, Eugene, and Denis, Fr. Tom Richstatter,
OSFM, and Drs. Tom Walters and Ryan LaMothe offered another segment
of this term's weekend courses; 77 students are on this hill,
continuing their work toward their respective degrees.
(16) Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Father Joseph is our Mass Heb this week, but on this Sunday the
"domino syndrome" was very much in play. Due to illness, Father
Abbot Lambert was not able to fulfill a parish mission and weekend
assignment to which he had previously agreed; Father Vincent took
Father Joseph's place at the monastery Mass this morning so that
Father Joseph could travel to St. Rupert's Parish, Red Brush, in
Abbot Lambert's place.
+++ Fr. Noël preached at the Monte Cassino pilgrimage and
rosary this afternoon, speaking about "Mary the
+++ Today St. Mary's Parish in Huntingburg had a special
Mass as part of their celebration of their 150th anniversary.
Father Abbot Justin presided and preached. We wish the parishioners
of St. Mary's and their pastor, Father Mark, OSB, happy anniversary
and ad multos annos! With the exception of one year, Saint
Meinrad has been responsible for the pastoral care of the people of
St. Mary's throughout its history!
(17) Father Denis presented the annual "State
of the School" to the monastic community this evening. We are
thankful there is much good news! Among the highlights: our school
is "full"-with an opening enrollment of 142, there is, literally,
no room left for another seminarian.
(18) We honor the memory of Brother Luke's
patron today, the Dear and Glorious Physician and Evangelist, St.
+++ Seventy-seven priests from the Archdiocese of
Louisville concluded their two-day Presbyteral Convocation on the
hill today.
(19) Father Louis Hacker is making slow
progress at St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis. Our hope is that
he will be transferred to a hospital closer to us within a few
+++ Matthew Scheeser arrived to begin his three-month
candidacy with plans of beginning the novitiate in January. A
native of Sandusky, Ohio, living most recently in Fairfax,
Virginia, Matthew will be working in the Oblate Office and in our
library during his candidacy.
(20) Fifteen members of the Seton Elementary
School of Richmond, Indiana, are on the hill.
+++ Also on the hill are 27 participants in the Hoosier
Fellows/Leadership Excellence Group.
(21) Father Louis Hacker has been transferred
to a hospital in Evansville, so he's one step closer to returning
to the hill. That event is still probably several weeks away, but
we are glad that he's continuing to make progress and move closer
to the hill.
+++ Seventeen students from the University of Dayton, the
"Chaminade Scholars," have joined us for the weekend for a retreat.
They will be joining us for some of our prayers, as well as having
conferences by their directors
(22) Father Columba is directing 16
participants in the retreat, "Tools of the Trade from the Holy
Rule of St. Benedict," at our Guest House and Retreat
Center this weekend.
+++ Father Abbot Justin left this morning for Mount Angel
Abbey, Oregon, to take part in their regular visitation. He expects
to return toward the end of next week.
(23) Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time. This
was a busy day for Father Germain: in addition to presiding and
preaching at the Conventual Mass, he also preached at the Monte
Cassino pilgrimage and rosary this afternoon. His Monte Cassino
homily was titled, "The Rosary: Album of Our Lady's
+++ This evening we enjoyed having some company in the
monastery. The 35 students of the St. Matthew Formation House of
our Seminary joined us for Vespers in the Archabbey Church, and
then for the evening meal in our refectory.
(24) Forty-three students from Bishop Chatard
High School in Indianapolis concluded their two-day retreat at noon
+++ This evening after Compline, Brother John Mark,
Monastery Vocation Director, led the community in a presentation on
the "Culture of Vocations."
(25) Today is the feast of Father Gavin's
patronal saint. We wish him blessings and ad multos
+++ Fr. Germain, our Mass Heb, preached at our Conventual
Mass this morning.
+++ We enjoyed having the Most Reverend James Tamayo,
Bishop of the Diocese of Laredo, join us for Vespers this evening.
Bishop Tamayo is one of several bishops here attending a conference
sponsored by our Institute for Priests and Presbyterates.
(26) Father Prior Kurt, Father Julian and
Father Anthony attended the funeral of Alfred Lange, the father of
Connie Ernst and father-in-law of Gloria Lange, both of whom are
co-workers in our kitchen, who died this past Saturday. The funeral
was at St. Ferdinand Parish in Ferdinand.
(27) Father Eugene concluded the retreat he
began on the 24th, "Reflections on the Life and Ministry of Jesus
and the Challenges of Contemporary Priestly Ministry," which he
presented to 35 priests at our Guest House and Retreat Center.
(28) On this feast of the apostles Simon and
Jude, Brother Anthony Baker, OSB, of Assumption Abbey, South
Dakota, was deacon and preached at our Conventual Mass. Today is
the actual 30th day following the death of Father Severin, but
because of the feast we will transfer our customary commemoration
of our deceased confrere until tomorrow.
+++ Father Louis Hacker has been transferred to Deaconess
Hospital in Evansville. He is making slow-but-steady progress. Our
infirmary staff has been exceptional in the time and care they
offer him. Our ill and aging confreres are well cared for-another
of the many blessings we enjoy!
+++ Father Abbot Justin has returned from the visitation
at Mount Angel Abbey, Oregon.
(29) Father Brendan presented the annual Day of
Recollection to the Abbot Martin Marty Guild this morning and
afternoon; about 90 of the Guild members were in attendance. Father
Brendan spoke on "Benedictine Wisdom for Everyday
+++ Abbot Lambert, who has been with us the past 10 days,
left this morning to head north-and to give another few
(30) On this Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary
Time, Father Meinrad is our Mass Heb for the week.
+++ Father Jeremy preached at the season's final Monte
Cassino pilgrimage and rosary. His homily focused on "Mary, Queen
of All Saints."
+++ A new exhibition by Brother Martin Erspamer opened in
our library today. "New Works" features ceramics, stained glass and
drawings created by Brother Martin during his recent six-month
sabbatical. The exhibit runs through December 4.
(31) We resumed the wearing of our cucullas
this evening, as we celebrated First Vespers of the Solemnity of
All Saints. Father Abbot Justin will preside at our Conventual Mass
tomorrow, and Father Meinrad will offer the homily. On Wednesday,
the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, we will process to
the cemetery after our morning Eucharist to bless the graves and to
pray for all those who have gone before us.
+++ This evening after Compline, our junior monks, novice and
candidate hosted our Halloween Party. Refreshments, and a skit with
superb acting and even special lighting effects, made for a
frightfully good time.
We end our month's entries with a quote from the Rule of St.
The ninth step of humility comes when a monk holds back his
tongue from speaking, and out of love for silence does not speak
until someone asks him a question. Scripture shows that "In much
talk, one does not escape sin," and: "The chatterbox does not walk
straight on the earth."
Chapter 7, "On Humility," vs. 56-58
Translation by Fr. Terence Kardong, OSB, monk of Assumption
Each day the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey write another page
in the long history of Benedictine monks throughout the world. Here
are recent events chronicled at Saint Meinrad.
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Cezar Joseph Del Valle's Brooklyn Theatre Index says that the Oxford Theatre opened on October 9, 1910. The house was designed in the Moorish style by architect William McElfatrick. It was a rather small theater, with only 648 seats.
The April, 1911, issue of Architecture and Building featured two photos, a plan of the orchestra floor, and a cross-section of the Oxford Theatre as part of an article on theaters (Google Books scan). The first photo is on page 350.
Here is an excerpt from an article in the NYT dated 4/20/37:
Three armed bandits held up the manager of the Oxford Burlesque Theatre, 552 State Street, Brooklyn, yesterday and escaped with $1,100 in week-end receipts.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac for 1916 lists the Casino as being on Flatbush near State Street, seating 1687 and C.W.Daniels as manager and the Oxford as being on State near Flatbush, seating 774 and O.Muller as manager.
Although it is listed with 800 seats in Film Daily Yearbook's;1926 & 1927 editions, the Oxford Theater is listed in 1930 with a seating capacity of 648. In both the 1941 & 1943 editions of F.D.Y. it is listed with 685 seats and is (Closed) in both these editions.
The Oxford and Casino were seperate facilities as seen on Plate 34 of the Brooklyn 1912 E. Belcher Hyde map. The Casino was located across the street and to the west of the Oxford on the triangle wedge between Flatbush and State officially at 98 Flatbush. The Casino was a bowling alley by the end of World War II and the Oxford was destroyed in a fire on July 14, 1951.
If you can paste this entire link, it will show a 1940 photo of the Oxford from the New York Public Library.
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Ralph Monti's book,"I Remember Brooklyn", has a photo of the "Oxford Follies" located on State St.west of Flatbush Ave. It was a vaudeville theater.
Both the Oxford and the Casino are listed in Trow's Business Directory for 1912 (under Theatres and Places of Amusement). In the Brooklyn Eagle—November 14th, 1915—there is an ad for the Casino ("Rose Sydell and the Famous London Belles") and under Motion Picture News a brief paragraph on the Oxford. In the Brooklyn Eagle—September 23, 1928—there is a listing for the Oxford under "Feature Films Showing Today". Next to these listings is a small ad for the Casino ("Stock Burlesque" with "Runway Chorus of Beautiful Girls".
The opening of the Casino can be found in the Brooklyn Citizen in September 1909. There is an article "24 Theatres Will Open Their Doors This Month" dealing with the new theatrical season in Brooklyn. It states "The new Casino is almost completed and will be ready for its opening sometime this month." The theatre seems to have always been a burlesque house—I have not come across a film listing yet.
While both the Oxford and the Casino often give Flatbush Avenue and State Street as an address, the Casino is sometimes listed as 98 Flatbush. It closed in 1929. At some point in the 30s, the oxford turned to burlesque which could be why its license is listed as "revoked" in 1938. Perhaps there is some connection between the closing of the Casino and the Oxford's switch to burlesque. Anyway more research is needed for the Oxford in the 1930s.
Harry Abbott, of the Columbia Burlesque Wheel, got his young son Bud a job at the Casino as "assistant treasurer" (dates vary 1911 or 14). This was the Bud Abbott's first job in burlesque. Bud and/or his biographers often exaggerated the importance of this theatre.


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Glenn would tell you his greatest loves in life were his nephews Gerrit and Matthew. The boys were so special to Glenn that their names were tattooed on his arms. He was an avid fan of the Washington Redskins, North Carolina Tar Heels, Oregon State Beavers, fishing and disc golf. His love of his four-legged friend, Orion, was unsurpassed as well.
Glenn was preceded in death by his Aunt Sharon Duggan, Papa Dennis Matthews, brother Shea Cooper, Grandparents Dean and Joan Twidwell and his beloved Pit Bull, Orion.
Glenn leaves behind his mom Cindy Cooper, dad Bryan Twidwell and wife Debby, sister Beth, brother in law Eric, and nephews Gerrit and Matthew; brother Colin, sister in law Andrea and nephew Liam. Grandmother Beverly Mathews and Uncle Thom Leslie. Carol and Tom Pfaff, Doug Duggan, Joseph McDonald, David and Robin McDonald, Janet and Rick Thrall, Larry and Debbie Twidwell, Randy and Tracy Twidwell, Kay Twidwell, Leonard Cooper, Meggan McKenzie and Seth Cooper. Cousins Sarah Kamasz (Matt) and family, Stacie Creighton (Dick) and family, Scott Pfaff (Katie), Sybil Guggenheim (Adam), Sherry Lobato (Mike), Samantha Pfaff and family, Brooke Henderson (Heath) and family, Kurt Duggan, Mahlcolm McDonald, Michael McDonald and family, Jodi Garzosa (Noe) and family, Jeff, James and J.D. McDonald, Steve Twidwell and son Luke, Brian Twidwell, Megan, Reed and Riley Twidwell, and Cammarie and Randy Thrall.
A special thank you to Glenn's closest friends: Anna, Chad, Lisa and Bryce.
Glenn's family would like to acknowledge the doctors and nurses at both Legacy Meridian Hospital in Tualatin and Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland for the care, support and compassion they provided Glenn and family.
A Memorial Service for Glenn will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 at Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031. Donations are being accepted for Glenn's memorial fund at Anderson's Tribute Center.
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