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With the labor dispute holding the season hostage, the NHL has thus far lost an estimated $1.6 billion, which is about double the amount lost by its players.
Despite the losses, the lockout continues.
The owner-imposed lockout reached its 110th day Thursday, a day when negotiations — which had been so fruitful in the last week — took a turn for the worse in New York City.
The NHL Players' Association, seeking more leverage in the talks, started a two-day player vote to file a disclaimer of interest.
The vote is expected to overwhelmingly give the NHLPA's executive board the power to file the disclaimer, which would disband the union and allow it to file a lawsuit that claims the lockout is illegal.
The players had passed on a chance to file the motion by an 11:59 p.m. deadline Wednesday, but restarted the process after it objected to the league apparently trying to alter the hockey-related revenue (HRR) wording in a recent proposal.
The union believes the NHL tried to remove major penalties on teams that hide or do not report their annual HRR. The league eventually withdrew the change after the players' union objected.
In addition, the union filed a motion in the U.S. District Court of New York seeking to dismiss the league's Dec. 14 class-action complaint that had sought to show the lockout was legal.
No, it was not a productive day in negotiating land. On Friday, a mediator will again meet with both sides, starting at 10 a.m.
The NHL says it needs to have a collective bargaining in place by next Friday(DESK: Jan. 11) for a 48-game season to start on Jan. 19.
Were the latest developments just road blocks that will just temporarily delay a settlement? Or will they lead to the second cancelation of an entire season in the last nine years?
The league made a concession by allowing each team two contract buyouts before the 2013-14 season. According to the terms of the NHL's proposal, both buyouts would count toward the players' 50 percent share of HRR.
There are still many issues that need to be settled, including how player pensions will be funded, the maximum length of player contracts, and the salary cap limit for 2013-14.
The players wanted the cap set at $67.5 million but have dropped it down to $65 million. The NHL wants it set at $60 million to help small-market teams that are struggling financially.
The Canadian Press reported that the players' union would agree to the cap's floor (minimum amount) being at the same level for a $65 million cap as it would be for a $60 million cap _ $44 million.
The upper-level salary cap for this season will be $70.2 million, but it would be prorated over 48 games.
That is, if a season exists.
For the record, I think this is all posturing and we will have an agreement late next week.
Will anyone still care by then?
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. For if once we keep two marches which (are) of three days away, the enemy will no longer follow us
I know this isn't right because "road/journey" is singular
The solution can't be "a journey of two or three days" because it doesn't say " of two"
Where does the two fit in?

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WASHINGTON, March 26, 2010 - The suspected Baghdad "sharia emir" for al-Qaida in Iraq was killed today during a combined security operation in the northern part of the Iraqi capital, military officials reported.
A sharia emir is responsible for enforcing radical religious rules imposed by groups such as al-Qaida and the Taliban.
Acting on a warrant issued by an Iraqi judge, Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors searched for Sinan, also known as Mohannad Rahman Salim Muhaymid al-Ani, who is believed to be one of the primary approval authorities for al-Qaida in Iraq attacks and assassinations in the Baghdad region.
Before beginning their search, security team members directed those inside a targeted building to come out in an orderly fashion. One man instead fled to the rooftop and jumped to an adjacent building, eventually making his way to the ground and hiding in a stairwell.
Realizing he was surrounded, he first approached the security team as if to surrender. But as he got near, he lunged at a security team member and tried to wrestle away his firearm. Other security team members shot the man, who died at the scene. He later was identified as the wanted man.
No one else was killed or wounded during the operation, officials said.
After preliminary questioning and an initial examination of evidence at the scene, Iraqi forces arrested three of the man's suspected criminal accomplices.
In other news from Iraq, Iraqi forces captured a suspected regional al-Qaida in Iraq leader during a combined operation today in Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad.
Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors arrested a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq leader, who is believed to have been involved in planning multiple coordinated vehicle-borne bombing attacks against the Iraqi government, several of which have taken place in Baghdad.


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In the word of tuners there are a wide assortment with most falling into the category of "JDM" for the cars that they build which include popular models like the Nissan GT-R, Toyota Supra and the like. In Europe, the tuners are a whole different breed partially due to the high-end clientele and cars produced which include names such as BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Aston Martin, Ferrari and others.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Joseph Rafidi (Los Angeles, Calif.), a sophomore epeeist on the MIT men's fencing team, will likely spend at least part of the next few weeks brushing up on his Russian.
The electrical engineering and computer science major will represent the United States as part of the American Junior National Fencing Team at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Moscow in April. Rafidi, one of only three epeeists to be picked for the team, secured his spot on the squad following a year-long qualification process that began with a silver-medal finish at the Junior Summer Nationals, continued with a second-place finish at January's Junior North American Cup, and culminated in a 13th-place finish at the Junior World Cup in Sweden. Rafidi was the only American entrant to finish in the top 16 at the Junior World Cup, where he lost to Great Britain's Philip Marsh, who won last year's Junior World Championship.
Rafidi, who considers himself "truly blessed with good fortune," attributes his success to his Engineer teammates and coaches. He calls the MIT fencing program a huge help, and credits long-standing Engineer coach Jarek Koniusz for his help and support.
Rafidi's also found success on MIT's stage. He's an integral part of the perennial powerhouse, which consistently wins the New England Championships and has sent 26 fencers to the NCAA National Championships in the last 17 years. Rafidi kicked off his sophomore campaign with a first-place finish at the Big One Invitational in November, before leading the Tech epee contingent to a 25-11 showing at the Brandeis Invitational. Rafidi picked up where he left off in January, posting a 9-1 individual record as part of the squad's 4-1 day at a Northeast Fencing Conference competition at Boston College. Most recently, MIT placed third of eleven teams at the New England Championship, on the strength of the epee unit's second-place finish and Rafidi's seventh-place showing.
Rafidi's first season at MIT stands as a telling indicator of his success: he notched a seventh-place finish in his collegiate debut at last year's Big One Invitational, and punctuated his introduction with a 10-2 weekend at his first Northeast Fencing Conference meet. Rafidi swept his Haverford College competition while lodging a 9-3 overall performance at his first Brandeis Invitational, and followed that up with a 7-2 individual record at last year's Brandeis Beanpot. Rafidi put the cap on his debut season with a 9-2 weekend at last year's New England Intercollegiate Fencing Championships, in which the epee squad finished fourth.
On Sunday, March 11, Rafidi will travel to Boston College as part of MIT's NCAA Regional Championship contingent. The event serves as a qualifier to the NCAA Championship, which is scheduled for March 22.


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Concluding a successful and rewarding conference, New York Yankees shortstop and captain Derek Jeter participated in a special panel discussion for the bi-annual conference's 250 high school students. Joined by Ronnie Cho, associate director of the Office of Public Engagement and White House liaison to young Americans; Marion Jones, world champion track and field athlete and former WNBA player; Ron Cortina, vice president of Goldman Sachs; and motivational speakers and best-selling authors, The Three Doctors, Dr. Sampson Davis, Dr. George Jenkins and Dr. Rameck Hunt, the panel was moderated by award-winning journalist and CEO of Starfish Media Group, Soledad O'Brien. The impressive panel addressed topics critical to today's youth, including bullying, self-image and coping with tragedy.
"These high school students -- who have traveled far and wide to come together and identify solutions to the challenges affecting folks their age -- are certainly an inspiration to me and I think we can all learn from the example they've set," Jeter said. "I know they will take what they've learned at the Jeter's Leaders Leadership Conference and use these lessons to make their communities better."
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President Obama also wrote a letter that was read at the conference, commending the Turn 2 Foundation and Jeter's Leaders for their contributions to youth development and commitment to promoting academic excellence, positive behavior and healthy lifestyles.
The Leadership Conference was organized by members of Jeter's Leaders, an intensive, four-year leadership development initiative for high school students who are role models in their communities. Jeter's Leaders is the signature program of the Turn 2 Foundation, which was established by Jeter in 1996 to motivate young people to turn away from drugs and alcohol and "turn to" healthy lifestyles.
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How Much Hype Is There For The High School Football Season In South Dakota?
In parts of the United States, High School football sparks as much interest as any pro team in that region.
Places like Georgia, Florida, California and especially Texas have so much interest year in and year out that High School football becomes BIG BUSINESS!
In a state like South Dakota, the interest level isn't even close to that level, nor is the talent. But, I think South Dakota High School football offers some interesting twists that add intrigue to the season at the highest level.
In Sioux Falls, with the Dakota Bowl and Presidents Bowl, you get the perennial in town rivalries played out at both events. Plus, both of these events are the major drawing point for crowds throughout the year.
No regular season game garners the type of hype, nor attendance like those bowl games. Plus, with the weather the way it is in South Dakota, the early season bowl games offer a unique entertainment opportunity in the midst of some usually solid weather.
As the talent level has certainly improved over the years throughout the state, it seems as if the only teams with chances of contending this year for a title in Class AAA, reside in Sioux Falls and without the cross state rivalry, it becomes a regional interest for the sport of High School football.
I see what the attendance looks like on a normal Friday night at Howard Wood Field where the Sioux Falls Public Schools call home and its sometimes generous to use the word "scarce" attendance from the visiting schools that are from outside Sioux Falls and the Sioux Falls schools typically have their student sections diminishing in size each year.
There are some easy fixes in my opinion and there are some obvious ones that will take some time.
For beginners, the easy. Add to the concessions, make them a bit more up to date with different varieties. Spice it up a bit, add some value to a ticket by providing better vending options. Then you can focus your attention on site to making sure the audio, video and production of the game is up to par. Volume levels correct, a knowledgeable PA person and good video board work will keep the audience in attendance attentive.
Schools and athletic departments in Sioux Falls and statewide need to step their game up too. In areas where High School football is king, have coaches, administration and others connected to the program sending constant media updates to local outlets, promoting the product more through local businesses and most importantly creating reasons for kids to show up to support their school. For example, more giveaways, contests, music, incentives at school and a better product to cheer for.
As for the product on the field, that becomes harder. More offseason training efforts in South Dakota have increased over the years, helping create a better product in the fall.
That becomes a start, but it is more than that. Its having the top technology, sponsors, training, play books and it doesn't hurt to study what has made football so popular in other states and piggyback off those ideas.
Either way, the sport of high school football in South Dakota has come a long way. A lot more D1 talent is coming out of the state. We have more NFL talent representing us on the highest level.
I would just like to someday see the sport of football at the high school level become the ticket each and every friday night in South Dakota like it is in some other regions of the country because I believe it would help showcase the state's talent and create so many more opportunities for all involved.


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A military spokesman said Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz convened "an urgent meeting" to discuss ways of dealing with the Palestinian attacks. Gaza militants fired over 20 rockets and mortar shells on Saturday alone, bringing the week's rocket tally to about 150.
The military spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, gave no other details about the meeting.
The latest flare-up is the most serious in months. Over a million people in southern Israel live in range of the rockets and the Israeli military has advised the residents to make sure they can get to a bomb shelter quickly.
Early Saturday morning, an Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian militant as he rode his motorcycle in Gaza.
In two other airstrikes 17 Palestinians, militants and civilians, were wounded and several buildings used by the Islamic militant Hamas group, which rules the coastal territory, were damaged.
The Israeli military said it hit "terror sites" and that it holds Hamas accountable for any attacks originating from the Gaza Strip.
Also, an Israeli was seriously wounded Saturday when a Gaza rocket smashed through a factory roof. Rockets from Gaza also hit a school in the Israeli border town of Sderot.
The school was closed for the weekend so no one was hurt but the building was damaged. Several other Israelis were injured in Palestinian rocket attacks this past week.
The spike in violence began on Monday when two gunmen infiltrated into Israel along its border with Egypt's Sinai peninsula and killed an Israeli Arab construction worker who was part of a crew building a border security fence meant to avert such attacks.
Later, a little known al-Qaida-inspired group, the Mujahedeen Shura Council of Jerusalem, claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the gunmen as an Egyptian and a Saudi.
Since then, Gaza gunmen have fired barrages of rockets and mortar rounds at Israel, wounding several Israelis and damaging apartment buildings. Israel responded with airstrikes on militant targets that gave killed at least 9 Palestinians and wounded more than 20 so far.
Meanwhile, Gaza health official Ashraf Al Kedra said a boy was killed in a playground during an airstrike Saturday morning in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said they didn't attack that area.
Military spokeswoman Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich later called the allegation a "false rumor" and said that according to intelligence information, the boy was killed by "ordinance belonging to one of the terror groups." Palestinian rockets often misfire and explode inside Gaza.
The latest escalation has drawn in militants from Hamas, which rules the territory but has largely refrained from attacking Israel since a war more than three years ago.
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Diamondbacks top Cards in 16 innings
Phoenix, AZ – Cliff Pennington's RBI single in the 16th inning lifted the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-9 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of their season-opening series at Chase Field.
Jason Kubel worked a leadoff walk off Fernando Salas (0-1) and scampered to second on a sacrifice bunt by pinch-hitter and Opening Day starter Ian Kennedy. Pennington came up next and rolled a base hit back up the middle to bring home Kubel.
Josh Collmenter (1-0) surrendered a run on four hits and two walks to pick up the win.
Paul Goldschmidt, Martin Prado and Gerardo Parra all had three hits with a home run for Arizona, with the latter falling just a double shy of the cycle.
Yadier Molina homered and drove in three runs, while Daniel Descalso went 4- for-7 with two runs scored and two RBI for the Cardinals.
St. Louis' Lance Lynn lasted just four-plus innings after yielding four runs on six hits and three walks.
Brandon McCarthy made his first meaningful appearance since taking a line drive to the face last September. The scary incident caused an epidural hemorrhage, brain contusion and a skull fracture, but McCarthy made a full recovery and signed with Arizona as a free agent in December. His debut in the desert was forgettable, however, as he surrendered six runs on nine hits over five-plus innings.
Molina broke a 7-7 tie with a leadoff homer off Brad Ziegler in the seventh, but the Diamondbacks kept the seesaw battle going by tying it in the eighth.
Parra was the catalyst, as he reached on a one-out single, moved to second on Prado's base hit and raced around on Aaron Hill's single to left. Trevor Rosenthal gave up the tying run, but retired Miguel Montero and Goldschmidt to keep things even.
Collmenter, Arizona's sixth arm out of the bullpen, walked Molina with one way in the 12th, then gave up consecutive singles, with Kozma's frozen- rope liner to left field scoring Molina without a play at the plate.
Mitchell Boggs couldn't close out the win, as he gave up a leadoff single to Pennington before plunking Eric Chavez on the elbow. Parra sacrificed both runners up a base, and Pennington scored on Prado's sac fly to right.
Each team stranded a runner on second in the 14th.
Earlier, the Cardinals batted around in the third and got a little help when Pennington fielded Jon Jay's chopper up the middle and threw the ball away, allowing Descalso to score.
McCarthy hit Holliday with two away to put runners on first and second, and Allen Craig doubled past a diving Prado down the third-base line to bring in another run. Molina followed with a two-run base hit up the middle for a 4-1 lead.
Arizona countered with a four-spot in the fifth. Parra, who recorded his first career leadoff homer with an opposite-field shot four innings prior, legged out a triple off the center-field wall, then scored on a wild pitch to start things off.
A single by Prado and double by Hill chased Lynn in favor of Randy Choate, and Prado scored on Montero's sacrifice fly before Choate was quickly pulled. Joe Kelly entered from the bullpen, and his first pitch was redirected into the left-field seats by Goldschmidt.
Arizona's 5-4 lead didn't last long, and neither did McCarthy, who was yanked with two on and no outs in the sixth. Descalso greeted Tony Sipp with a two- run double and later scored on Holliday's single off Ziegler.
Kelly stayed in the game for St. Louis and served up another two-run shot, this time to Prado after Chavez led off the sixth with a single.
Game Notes
Arizona had not won a series against the Cardinals since taking two of three from them on June 11-13, 2010 ... Lynn is coming off a team-high 18-win campaign ... McCarthy was making his 100th career start and first as a National Leaguer after stints with the White Sox, Rangers and Athletics ... The Diamondbacks play their next three games in Milwaukee, while St. Louis heads to San Francisco for a three-game set against the Giants.


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You can use application roles in a Visual Basic (VB) Data Environment. To avoid resource-pooling problems, include the OLE DB Services = -2 option in the Connection object's ConnectionSource property. When you define the connection in the Data Environment UI, the dialog box has nowhere to enter the OLE DB Services option. However, you can add the extra text manually in the ConnectionSource property's connection string. The following example shows a completed ConnectionSource that uses Windows 2000/Windows NT authentication against a local server:
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You can execute the sp_setapprole stored procedure in a Data Environment Connection object's ConnectionComplete event. This stored procedure activates the application role as soon as the connection is open, and the application role remains active as long as the connection endures. Figure A shows an example of how to use a Data Environment connection's ConnectComplete event procedure to execute the sp_setapprole stored procedure and activate the application role. After the stored procedure activates the application role, any Command and Recordset objects that the Connection object creates execute within the application role's security context.


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J.J. Watt – Greatest NFL Defensive Player of All Time?
In a recent interview with John Clayton of ESPN, Houston Texans linebacker said that fellow Texans teammate J.J. Watt has the capability of becoming the "greatest defensive player ever."
"The things that he's going to be able to accomplish are unbelievable," Cushing said during the podcast. "When you talk about the potential that he has of really being the greatest defensive player ever, he could be. I know that's very premature but he's that kind of player."
Watt, who is only 24, lead the NFL last year in sacks with 20.5 despite a serious elbow injury.
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PETA targets Aquarium of the Pacific over seafood promotion
News item: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sharply criticizes the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach for a promotion designed to help consumers make responsible choices when dining at area seafood restaurants.
A letter sent by PETA vice president Tracy Reimanto to aquarium president and CEO Jerry Schubel contained this quote: "Encouraging aquarium visitors to eat fish is like serving poodle burgers at a dog show."
Reaction: Poodle burgers sound disgusting. Seared albacore with fennel and arugula sounds wonderful. Perhaps PETA would be better served by focusing on real issues and go after, say, restaurants that serve shark-fin soup, which might thereby help to stop the brutal practice of finning -- the slicing of fins from live sharks at sea.
People are going to eat fish, and PETA cannot change that. So the Aquarium of the Pacific is to be commended, not criticized, for its "Seafood for the Future" program. It has partnered with more than a dozen restaurants so far. They've stamped their menus with logos next to seafood items that are harvested in a sustainable manner, or farmed in a way that does not harm the environment. Patrons who chose those items are rewarded with free passes to the aquarium.
Said Schubel to the Long Beach Press-Telegram: "The entire program is very consistent with our mission because we are committed to conserving wild stocks of fish. And one of the best ways to do that -- since seafood is so popular -- is to influence the choices that people make so that they will choose seafood wisely."
That mission is "to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the Pacific Ocean, its inhabitants and ecosystems," and the photo atop this item is just one bit of evidence that the facility is fulfilling its mission.-- Pete Thomas
Photo: Volunteer diver Dirk Burcham waves to Sofia Ferguson, 2, at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Credit: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
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Inaugural PostNovember 08, 2002
Okay, I admit it has been significantly longer than 12 days since I took the original mezzoblue down, so to those who actually visit this site on somewhat casual basis (all 1.4 of you) I offer an apology and an explanation.
I realized around the beginning of summer that the last incarnation just didn't cut it anymore, and I set about fixing it. My skills have snowballed since September of last year, and the previous site was a hang-over from that time period. It served its purpose, but it was time to move on.
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Except I got sidetracked. I found it necessary to put together a new portfolio, and in the process I was further distracted by the need to refine my Flash skills. For months I toiled away at a Flash-based portfolio. Time, effort, frustration, and triumph reigned, and in the end, I was left with a piece that I felt was… not remotely representative of my skills.
I blame the outcome on my own limitations, and I realize that as a learning effort it wildly succeeded. But in creating a work that showcased what I am capable of producing given no time constraints or budget limitations, it fell far short of my own high standards.
By a stroke of luck, I began work shortly after on a piece that I saw some merit in, and what started out as a simple art piece (read: wallpaper) ended up being the groundwork for a new portfolio. Happily, with a bit of elbow grease and motivation, I was able to complete this next version in a far shorter time than the first. And this time, I was more than pleased with the result. You can view my effort (modernalus:the genesis) in the 'latest projects' section, top right.
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Funny enough, despite the setbacks, this period was one of intense personal productivity. Not only did I start two separate portfolios, I completed them both. These were big projects, the first (and longer) one took over two months.
Finally removing that from my to–do list, I was able to re-visit the rest of my site. I had recently installed Moveable Type on another site, and was much impressed by the ease of installation and customizable components. Plagued by site rot for years on my own work due to the work involved adding a new post to my site, I decided this was a good thing to do.
I still have a lot of behind–the–scenes work to do on this site, including print–media style sheets, formatted comment pages, and adding further projects. I've finally moved in though, so bear with me as I set up my furniture and paint the walls.


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Seahawks general manager John Schneider was on Sports Radio KJR with Mitch Levy this morning, and provided a bit of insight on the moves his team has made so far, and what might be in store between now and the start of the season.
One bit of more recent news that came up over the weekend is that newly signed defensive lineman Michael Bennett has a torn rotator cuff. Schneider said Bennett played with the injury all season, and Schneider suggested that the timing of that news leaking meant it could have come from the agent of another pass rusher still on the market (the report suggested Bennett only got a one-year deal because of the injury), and Schneider said they are comfortable with Bennett's health.
"Our medical staff felt comfortable with it, especially on a one-year deal," he said.
Asked if Bennett would need surgery, Schneider answered: "I would think at some point, but not in the near future."
Schneider also added that Bennett's role would be as an interior (3-technique) pass rusher.
And speaking of pass rushers, when asked about Chris Clemons, who tore his ACL in the playoffs, Schneider called the defensive end a fast healer, he said it was too soon to say whether Clemons would open the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list.
Schneider said the Seahawks are working to try to extend a couple players, and though he wouldn't say who, it's probably safe to assume Kam Chancellor, who will be a free agent after next season, is one of them. Schneider said there are some core players they want to extend, but he did caution that, "Not everybody can be the highest-paid player at there position, so at some point there are some tough decisions that have to be made."
Finally, Schneider was asked about Matt Flynn, and he left the door open to a trade, saying, "I'm sure Matt would love the opportunity to go compete for a starting job somewhere… It's hard for me to say whether or not he will or will not be traded, but as of right now, he's right here with us."
Schneider said Flynn has handled himself well, calling him "a pro" and he did say once again that the team's "primary salary cap model includes him… That's a heck of a No. 2 to have." But Schneider's answers certainly didn't rule out a trade.


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Transocean employee who survived the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion says a subordinate killed in the blast was one of the workers who apparently missed signs that BP's Macondo well was on the verge of blowing out.
Senior toolpusher Randy Ezell testified Tuesday at a trial designed to assign blame over the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ezell said Jason Anderson was a "top-notch" toolpusher who would have done everything in his power to prevent the blowout. But Ezell says Anderson and others on the rig apparently misinterpreted the results of a crucial safety test.
Anderson was one of 11 workers who died on the rig. Ezell said Anderson told him less than an hour before the explosion that there were no signs of trouble.
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My son wanted a LEGO Star Wars theme for his birthday. I started by hand delivering invitations to all the guest that were made out of Duplo blocks. Each envelope had a personalized backpack tag.
For the party, I printed LEGO Star Wars bingo for the kids that they used LEGO bricks as markers. I also wrapped up LEGO pieces (about 6 or 7) in each package and we built a model by passing it around and having each child add their pieces. The goodie bags were little LEGO men with light sabers. Each had a mini LEGO kit in it and a minifigure.
For food, we had Princess Leia buns, Han-burgers and yoda soda. I also made 'light saber' push pops instead of cupcakes.
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DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit's bankruptcy filing has made it harder for Michigan's municipalities to tap America's municipal bond market but it is difficult to say exactly how much impact it has had, the state's governor said in an interview Tuesday.
"I think it's probably made it more challenging but it's difficult to say what degree you would put on that," Republican Governor Rick Snyder told Reuters in a phone interview while on a trip to China to promote investment and tourism in Michigan. "But the whole thing is it's hard to tell because there are a number of issues in the debt markets these days. It's becoming more challenging. Period."
Facing some $18.5 billion in long-term debt, Detroit filed for bankruptcy on July 18. If the federal judge presiding over the case allows the bankruptcy to proceed it would be the largest Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history.
Kevyn Orr, the state-appointed emergency manager overseeing the city's finances, has offered creditors pennies on the dollar and the bankruptcy case is expected to be costly and protracted.
Since the filing in July, some in America's $3.7 trillion municipal bond market have been wary of debt coming out of Michigan.
Some local Michigan issuers have delayed planned debt sales because of a spike in yields since, which has spooked some retail buyers.
In August, investors demanded and obtained a very high interest rate on $92 million debt issued by Detroit's school system.
"We haven't had major pushback (from Michigan municipalities on problems with debt issuance), we've had calls giving us updates on how their financings are going," Snyder said. "But I would say that it's something that we're watching and having discussions with people on."
Earlier on Tuesday, the governor agreed to give a deposition to creditors' lawyers ahead of the pending bankruptcy case, after the attorney general's office had argued on his behalf against the move citing executive privilege.
Public sector unions in particular have maintained that Snyder and Orr colluded to push Detroit into bankruptcy in order to strip city workers of benefits and pay, which are protected by Michigan's constitution.
"We're just following through with the legal process and make sure we're focused on turning Michigan around in terms of getting better services to citizens," Snyder said. "We had a lot of discussions and in the end we made a voluntary decision to do the deposition."
Snyder also said that despite Detroit's dire financial situation, there would be no massive injection of state aid to resolve its problems.
"I've been very consistent on that and the state is not going to bail out Detroit," he said. "Nor would I recommend the federal government bail out Detroit with respect to the debt situation."
"We have done a lot and will continue to do a lot to help enhance the quality of services for Detroit because I think that has lasting value," he added.
The governor has frequently run into opposition from conservatives within his own party, especially on the implementation of parts of Democratic U.S. President Barack Obama's signature health care reform.
Conservatives blocked a state health care exchange designed to allow uninsured Michigan residents to sign up for government-subsidized health insurance as part of "Obamacare." Instead, a federally run exchange for Michigan will take effect on Oct 1.
"My continuing view is we could have done a better job at the state level," Snyder said. "But I'll leave it up to the federal government to effectively implement what they said they were going to do."
The governor added that he would have preferred to borrow from the experience of travel web sites Expedia and Orbitz to set up a state-level exchange.
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Things really are bigger in Texas. At least, that's what the birth of little JaMichael Brown would have us believe. Born shortly after 9:00 am last Friday morning (by C-section, thank goodness) at Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview, Texas, he measured in at a whopping 16 pounds, one ounce and two feet long, reports The Today Show. Mom Janet Johnson and dad Michael Brown were told to expect a baby of about 12 or 13 pounds and were shocked their boy was so big, especially since the biggest of the couple's elder three children weighed in at 8 pounds. They think little JaMichael is so big in part because Johnson developed gestational diabetes.
Plus: Woman Delivers Huge Baby
This super-sized bundle of joy, who's currently receiving care in the NICU (because such big babies can have difficulty maintaining their blood sugar), is more than twice the size of the average 7 ½-pound baby. Doctors say JaMichael is the biggest baby born at Good Shepherd but can't confirm that he's the biggest baby born in Texas.
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From the moment Miami mom Rebecca Nachlas set out to build a safe social-media website for kids, she knew one thing: It absolutely had to be free of cyberbullies. That's because years ago—long before recent tragedies thrust the bullying problem into the national spotlight—she got a painfully close look at what happens when one child chooses to victimize another.
Not long after her daughter Sacha had begun kindergarten, the shy, eager-to-please 6-year-old's excitement turned to dread. "She would start worrying about school every morning, in the car," says the mom of two. "Sacha would say, 'I wonder what she's going to say to me today.'"
"She" was a classmate who'd begun making mean comments about Sacha, then convinced other little girls not to play with her. Without doing anything to cause it, Sacha had become one of the 24 percent of kids that studies say are bullied at school.
Nachlas, a personal-injury attorney, read up on bullying. She tried role-playing with her daughter, to teach her what to say and do when the insults began to fly. She called the other girl's mother. ("She said, 'My daughter would never do that,'" Nachlas recalls.) She spoke to Sacha's teachers, got involved in the PTA, and urged the school to include anti-bullying workshops in the curriculum.
"I complained about my daughter's bully, but school officials said, 'She's just a mean girl.'"
But as fall turned into winter, and winter into spring, the situation got physical: Sacha was tripped on the playground and stabbed in the back with a pencil. Nachlas threatened to pull her daughter out, and other parents started complaining about the same little girl. It wasn't until the school year ended that Sacha found relief. The girls were in different classes the next year.
Fast-forward six years: Sacha had grown into a happy, social seventh-grader, and Nachlas noticed that she'd become intrigued with social-media sites like MySpace and Facebook, even though she wasn't allowed to visit them. Unable to find a similar but child-friendly site, Nachlas decided to build one. She created a company, WishB (after Sacha's nickname, Wish, and that of her little brother, Beef), and hired a design and development team.
About 18 months later, the result is GlobWorld (Globworld.com), a 3-D environment where kids ages 6 to 12 are represented by puffy cartoon "globs." Membership is free (though kids can buy certain decorations for nominal sums), and users can set up profiles and play games, stream music, or chat with or send messages to parent-approved buddies or Mom or Dad, since each account requires a parent-and-child pair.
Contacts are limited to a child's relatives and real-life pals. But because friends can sometimes turn into bullies, the site also uses a patent-pending technology to sniff out suspicious exchanges (for example, a rapid-fire bombardment of messages to a single address). If necessary, a human moderator will pass any incriminating words straight to the parents of the kids involved. "That makes it hard to say 'My kid wouldn't do that,'" Nachlas notes wryly.
This past October, for National Bullying Prevention Month, the site produced and distributed to schools nationwide a PSA in which a cartoon newscaster with Jersey Shore hair breaks the news that "bullying is a thing of the past." Some 13,000 trading cards featuring GlobWorld characters on one side and bullying factoids on the other were also distributed to schools across the country. "Teachers said the kids talked about them all day," Nachlas says.
Today Nachlas is part of a team that's helping to draft an anti-bullying measure for the Florida legislature, and she anticipates testifying about bullying before state legislators in Tallahassee this year. GlobWorld has also partnered up with PACER, an organization for kids with disabilities that does a lot of anti-bullying work, and with the British group @BeatBullying. "They don't just have anti-bullying programs in the classrooms, they incorporate them into sports and music programs, too," she says. "Hopefully, we can bring a little bit of that here, and bring some of what we're doing over there." And Nachlas adds that her efforts are only just beginning: "My work in the legal field is my job, but GlobWorld is my passion."
Amazing Anti-Bully Sites
Herotopia.com This free, Club Penguin—like social online game sneaks in lessons on topics like geography, history, and social interaction. Kids create an avatar and zap around colorful gathering spots based on various world capitals, occasionally tangling with Herotopia's archvillains, the Bully Bunch.
Kidsagainstbullying.com You'll find a great collection of cartoons, contests, and tips about how to handle harassment here. Kids with disabilities are amply represented.
Stopbullyingnow The webisodes posted on Stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov stand up to anything on Nickelodeon, and there are lots of pointers for both kids and parents.
Visit parenting.com/momcongress for more news on ways to make a difference in your child's school.


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Hey, anybody know when the trade deadline is?
Oh, it's today?
At 4 o'clock?
Thanks, I hadn't heard that. Jim Salisbury takes a look at what's on the table for the Phillies, and what's not on the table. Not on the table: Manny Ramirez. On the table: a lefthanded reliever. Keep an eye on San Francisco's Jack Taschner, Kansas City's Ron Mahay and Pittsburgh's John Grabow. Pat Gillick would like to improve the bullpen for the stretch run, and he seems to think a trade is possible -- though not probable. Phillies fans might have to settle for Joe Blanton, whom the Phillies acquired during the all-star break.
Jamie Moyer pitched well again last night in an 8-5 victory over the Nationals, which put the Phillies back in first place in the National League East.
So because Jimmy Rollins didn't talk to reporters over the weekend in Philadelphia, everybody assumed that Rollins is fuming over his benching last week in New York. But Rollins said that isn't the case. He said his relationship with Charlie Manuel is fine, and the past is the past.
"If there was a rift, I think it would affect the team," Rollins said. "I'm not going to affect the team in that way. It's not even worth it. For what? What would come of it?"
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PEORIA — Anger about a person not answering his phone calls and an inability to retrieve his things apparently drove a Chicago man to start a fatal house fire four years ago, a jury heard Friday.
After about 45 minutes of questioning by Peoria police detectives, Aunterrio Barney, 37, admitted his anger, already rising after hours of missed calls, boiled over when he looked up at a window in the upper floor apartment at 1212 N. University St. on April 21, 2010, and saw someone looking down on him.
That rage boiled over, and Barney allegedly left for his house, got a gas can, filled it up, went back to the house and poured it onto the only stairwell.
"I done poured the gas. I am not lying about that," he said. "I poured it on the side (of the house)."
Barney described seeing the glow of a TV screen through the window where he had seen a person hours before. His anger flared up again and without thinking and mentally exhausted from the night, he told police he flicked his cigarette on the ground and things "went out of control instantly."
What resulted, he said, was a fiery blaze that partially burned him and caused him to flee. Barney is heard on the tape saying he thought the occupants could have escaped and told police he was shocked to hear they all died.
But the fire, which quickly grew, blocked the only exit out for the four people in the upstairs apartment.
He got emotional during the hour-long videotape statement, telling police then that he only wanted to talk to them because he had heard a 2-year-old boy had died in the blaze.
"Only reason I'm going to tell y'all what happened is because of the baby," said a tearful Barney.
He's charged with multiple counts of murder and arson in connection with the house fire that killed Youlandice Simmons, 24, and her pregnant sister, Briana Simmons, 22, along with 19-year-old Darresse Roddy. The son of Youlandice Simmons, 2-year-old Darryl Miller Jr., died the next day at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
After 21 witnesses and two full days of testimony, Peoria County prosecutors rested their case against Barney, who is expected to take the stand Monday. His attorney, Hugh Toner, put on two witnesses, including a fingerprint expert who challenged an assertion earlier that a fingerprint on the gas can belonged to Barney.
During the interview, Barney's story changed a few times. First, he said he wasn't there. Then he said he bought gas for another man who was friends with Youlandice Simmons.
Finally, after pressure from police detectives Tim Moore and Steve Garner, who clearly didn't believe him, Barney told them about the cigarette. He professed that he didn't mean for anyone to get hurt and also said he hoped the people had gotten away. He was terrified, he said, and fled the area, only to be arrested in North Carolina two months later.
Toner assailed Garner during cross-examination, attacking his interview tactics, challenging his credibility and hinting that the detective did what he could to coerce a statement from his client.
Friday was an emotional day at trial, beginning with friends and family members of the victims. Tayo Faulkner, Youlandice's and Briana's sister, cried when prosecutors showed a photo of her sister and Miller. Others in the audience cried openly. A few left the room after seeing the two smiling faces on the large projection screen.
Faulkner talked about how her sister, Youlandice, gathered with family the night before the fire for her birthday. Her phone, Faulkner testified, was ringing a lot, but she didn't answer most of the calls.
From 8 p.m. until shortly before 1 a.m., Barney allegedly left nine messages that start off friendly but grow increasingly hostile. In the last message, the man is heard saying, "I'm going to get you for this."
Toner challenged the voice mails and noted the person who vouched for who was talking was his client's former girlfriend, Sueara Foucher. The woman took the stand and told jurors she had planned to break up with Barney after she arrived home the night before the fire and found her TV missing. But Barney, she said, wasn't at the home on Fremont Street.
In fact, she said, he arrived at her home about 8:45 a.m. and claimed he couldn't have taken the TV because he had started a fire at the home of a woman who owed him $50. Foucher said that when he first arrived, he asked, "are the police looking for me?"
Foucher said she had filed a police report on him about the TV the night before but hadn't talked to him before he arrived at her house that morning.
Barney faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted of all the charges he is facing.
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28 May 2018
Episode 346
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This week we discuss 'Tell Me How You Really Feel', the new album by Australian indie singer Courtney Barnett. Robert Bound sits down with music journalist Liv Siddall and Will Hodgkinson, chief rock and pop critic for 'The Times', to give it a spin and unpick its influences.
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Chanderpaul steady at number 3 in Test rankings
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) – Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul has remained unmoved at number three in the latest International Cricket Council Test player rankings released on Monday.
The 38-year-old, who has not been in Test action since last November, lies behind Australian Michael Clarke who has been dislodged from the top spot by South African top order batsman Hashim Amla.
Chanderpaul has 879 ratings points, eight adrift of Clarke, with Amla at the top of the pile with 895 points.
With his latest elevation, Amla became the first player in six years to head both the Test and One-Day International rankings.
Chanderpaul is the only West Indies batsman in the top ten, as Marlon Samuels and Darren Bravo remain unmoved in 17th and 18th respectively.
Meanwhile, West Indies speedster Kemar Roach has jumped one spot in the bowlers' rankings to 11th, with South African fast bowler Dale Steyn continuing at the top.
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As the old saying goes: "A win is a win."
It wasn't pretty, but the Crew finished group play undefeated in the Disney Pro Soccer Classic with Saturday night's 3-2 victory over USL-Pro side Orlando City SC. Argentine playmaker Federico Higuaín provided two set-piece assists to Agustín Viana and Josh Williams respectively, while also converting the match-winning penalty kick in the victory.
Major League Soccer's Newcomer of the Year in 2012 has been in fine form thus far in the 2013 preseason, scoring two goals and chipping in three assists in six games as the Black & Gold prep for the regular season.
"The two assists and the goal tonight speak for themselves," Head Coach Robert Warzycha said. "[Higuaín] is a good player, we know that. He needs to see the ball as much as possible and good things happen."
Most of the Crew's regular starters went the whole 90 minutes Saturday night with the regular season opener against Chivas USA on March 2 just two weeks away.
"We definitely wanted to treat this like a regular season game," defender Josh Williams explained. "We go into every game with a purpose: to get better. The season is right around the corner, so [in Orlando] we definitely wanted to take these games seriously and prepare for the season the right way. I think it's shown so far."
Seven cautions were shown in Saturday's match, including the sending off of Orlando City midfielder James O'Connor. Several scuffles broke out in the match following a few harsh tackles, a sign of fatigue on both sides.
"It was a pretty typical game," Willaims said. "You get two teams that are competing that hard in preseason, it's always going to be a little chippy. Guys are still getting in form and not everyone has their legs under them, so there are going to be some mistimed tackles. Overall, I thought the game was alright. There wasn't anything too dangerous and I think both teams competed hard."
The Black & Gold will face the Montreal Impact in the Championship match of the Disney Pro Soccer Classic next Saturday before heading to Greensboro, NC for the inaugural Kirk Urso Memorial Match against the University of North Carolina on February 24.
If the Crew's three goals from deadball play on Saturday night were any indication, set-pieces will be a key weapon for the Black & Gold in 2013.
With Eddie Gaven, Jairo Arrieta and Federico Higuaín's ability to draw fouls in and around the penalty area, each match should provide ample opportunity for Higuaín's right-footed service to one of MLS' taller backlines in the box.
"Set-pieces are huge for us," Josh Williams said. "Our backline is probably one of the biggest in the League now. I think any time you can get the big guys forward, and with a weapon like Federico who is always going to put it in a dangerous spot, it's our job to just get on the end of it and finish."
"I think we are going to be dangerous at set-pieces," Robert Warzycha added. "They are part of the game and we're happy that we have players that can finish crosses and then we have very good service from Federico. If we can be dangerous [on set-pieces], we're going to win some games."
Williams, who scored one goal last season, was happy to hit the back of the net on Saturday after several bizarre denials throughout 2012.
"Last year was a pretty rough year for me as far as offense went, but it felt good to contribute," the 24-year-old said. "Whenever I get a chance to get forward on deadballs or corner kicks, I take pride in that and I think that's my contribution to the team on the offensive end. It felt good. Pipa sent a great ball in and I got on the end of it and it was a good finish."
Centerback Chad Marshall left early on in Saturday night's game with an apparent head injury suffered on Agustín Viana's scoring play. Though Robert Warzycha expects to have Marshall back in the lineup for the next match, he believes his club has the depth to carry on without the two-time MLS Defender of the Year.
"I talked to Chad on the field," the Head Coach said. "I think he's going to be alright and ready for the next game, but having Tyson Wahl, Drew Beckie, Viana and the other guys, I think we have some guys that can step in and play."
"When somebody goes out like that, I think we have enough depth in the back that I can slide over, or we can bring in Drew Beckie or we've got Chad [Barson] on the outside," Josh Williams said.
He continued: "I think we've got a lot of depth. We can even bring in [Eric] Gehrig, he's always solid back there. I'm very confident with our depth in the back and I think the rest of our team is as well."


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FRISCO, Texas – Former FC Dallas forward Dominic Oduro put his old team to the sword on Sunday evening, leading the Columbus Crew to an exciting 4-2 victory that kept the team's playoff push alive while simultaneously dealing a severe blow to Dallas' own hopes.
Oduro netted the all-important third goal just before halftime, placing it past Raúl Fernández after a fine individual effort that saw him beat Matt Hedges on a 50-50 ball and chip it forward to himself before getting free in the area. It was his 12th goal of the season, tying a career best set two seasons ago playing for the Chicago Fire.
FCD gave the Toyota Field faithful hope when they scored their second of the evening in the 54th minute to narrow the deficit to one goal. Full back Zach Loyd carried the ball up the left flank and centered toMauro Diaz just outside of Columbus' 18-yard box. The young Argentine then showed off some fancy footwork, beating several Columbus defenders and pirouetting around Crew 'keeper Matt Lampson before tapping in. However, the early two-goal deficit proved too much to overcome.
Columbus claimed that advantage less than 20 minutes into the match thanks to a pair of quick counterattacks that badly exploited Dallas' backline.
Federico Higuain was the first to strike, opening the scoring in strange fashion nine minutes in after some nice buildup play from a pair of Columbus Homegrown players. Lampson found Chad Barson on the right flank, who in turn found Higuain over the top and onside behind the home defense for a one-on-one with Fernández. Higuain rounded the 'keeper, only to see George John clear the ball right back into his head before it caromed into the net.
Eight minutes later, Oduro showed the kind of pace that has tantalized coaches at each of his many stops in MLS. The Ghanaian performed a textbook give-and-go with forward Jairo Arrieta at midfield, sending Oduro blazing past FCD midfielder Erick up the right flank before finding the Costa Rican open in the area for an emphatic finish off the undersidee of the crossbar.
Diaz's quick thinking helped Dallas pull one back three minutes later. The Argentine was fouled just inside Columbus' half but quickly popped up, steadied the ball and hit a perfect through ball to Blas Pérez, who found himself in alone on Lampson. The Panama international made no mistake, burying his low shot in the far corner.
However, Dallas were unable to capitalize on the momentum and would eventually find the game out of reach with Oduro's strike just before halftime. Bernardo Anor would eventually ice the match in the 86th minute, doing well to control a chipped pass from Higuaín and slamming it home.
The four tallies on Sunday evening marked the first time in 2013 that the Black-and-Gold have scored more than three goals and made them just the fifth club to reach the 800-goal milestone in MLS, as they finished the night with 802.
The Crew will have no respite from the grueling playoff race, with an important Eastern Conference matchup at home against Sporting KC looming next Saturday, while FC Dallas hits the road to take on Real Salt Lake later that same evening.
MLSsoccer.com Men of the Match
|What We Saw
|Chad Marshall
|An absolute beast in the air throughout the 90 minutes, and made a crucial goal-saving tackle to avert a Dallas equalizer in the first half
|Dominic Oduro
|Only saw 56 minutes due to fitness issues, but looked just fine while he was on the field, torching the Dallas defense to the tune of a goal and an assist
|Mauro Diaz
|Showed just why FCD tapped him to one day take David Ferreira's mantle, showing quick thinking and fancy footwork to pick up a goal and an assist


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About Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology uses science to understand the world, to find new ways to make conservation work, and to involve people who share our passion. For now the primary contribution is the Clements Checklist. This is the most established resource on the taxonomy and biogeography of birds for the birding community, The Clements Checklist is the official world checklist of the American Birding Association (ABA) and is used as the authoritative reference in the birding competitions and listing activities of this preeminent North American organization for serious birders.


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Sonalksis extends plugins compatibility
Sonalksis today announced enhanced platform and format support for Essentials and Multiband plug-in packs. To meet the demands of the future, all Sonalksis plug-ins are now available in RTAS format for users of Digidesign Pro Tools HD 7, Pro Tools LE 7, and Pro Tools M-Powered 7 Software. Sonalksis continues to display a commitment to existing customers by providing all registered users with an entitlement to completely free RTAS upgrades.
Sonalksis has also teamed up with Muse Research to bring all Sonalksis plug-ins to the Muse Receptor platform.


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Pretty & Edible Fall Decorations for Cakes & Cupcakes
Got a fall birthday or party coming up? Skip fancy cake decoration and let someone else make your cake seasonally gorgeous. Here are 10 edible cake decorations plucked from the pages of Etsy, created by people way more talented in sugarcraft than I am. They range from the gorgeous (hand-painted fall leaves — so beautiful!) to cute (pop-eyed turkeys and grinning pumpkins).
• 1 1 Dozen Edible Sugar Fall Leaves, $30 from Andie's Specialty Sweets
• 2 16 Assorted Edible Fall Cupcake Toppers, $12 at Modern Luxe Events
• 3 10 Edible Chocolate Cocoa Bean Candy Acorns, $35 from Andie's Specialty Sweets
• 4 36 Gumpaste Pumpkins and Leaves, $44 at Alla Prima Designs
• 5 24 Marzipan Pumpkins, $16 from Wendy Kromer
• 6 Edible Autumn Flowers, Fall Leaves, and Acorn 23-Piece Set, $38 from Jean Marie Cake Design
• 7 Fondant Pumpkin Trio, $10 from Cakes and More Do-It-Yourself Shop
• 8 8 Rosa Cake Toppers, $10 from Belle Cake Topper
• 9 30 Fall Inspired Gum Paste Hydrangeas, $30 from leblossoms
• 10 5 Turkey Fondant Toppers, $16 from Crafty and Creative
Related: Cake Decorating: 3 Tips for Writing Messages with Icing
(Images: Andie's Specialty Sweets; Modern Luxe Events; Andie's Specialty Sweets; Alla Prima Designs; Wendy Kromer; Jean Marie Cake Design; Cakes and More Do-It-Yourself Shop; Belle Cake Topper; leblossoms; Crafty and Creative)


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Chuck Norris: 'Watch this movie'
Says if you want to understand where America is heading, see 'Isaiah 9:10 Judgment'
WASHINGTON – When Chuck Norris speaks, you better listen.
He's careful about recommending books and movies, so when he does, it means something.
In a recent column he exclaimed, "Watch the insightful and compelling 'Isaiah 9:10 Judgment,' which foretells America's future."
Chuck Norris is a man of few words. When he speaks, he has something to say. And that's why the producer of "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment," WND Films, is so excited about his enthusiastic endorsement of the movie that was the No. 1 faith film of 2012 and still riding high in 2013.
But what does he mean when he says the movie "foretells America's future"?
"The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment" is based on the No. 1 bestselling Christian book of 2012, "The Harbinger," by Jonathan Cahn. Together, they make the persuasive case that America is under God's judgment – and has been since 9/11.
In fact, they make the case that God has provided so much evidence of the warnings He has sent America, that it is really an overwhelming case.
Specifically, the parallels between what is happening in America today and what happened in ancient Israel are nothing short of startling.
Norris is hardly the first celebrity to recommend "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment."
Marshall Teague, who plays the mayor of a town who fights back against religious intolerance in the movie "Last Ounce of Courage," had this to say: "'The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment' is a chillingly compelling look into biblical history in the midst of repeating itself. Information presented to viewers eludes the most skeptical from ignoring a link between the past and present littered throughout our political chains. To falter in our faith and mockingly rise in the tide of self-importance will hasten the prophecy of Isaiah 9:10."
Teague happens to be a close friend of Norris.
For the trip of a lifetime, join "Harbinger" author Jonathan Cahn and "Isaiah 9:10 Judgment" producer Joseph Farah on a tour of Israel, Nov. 7-17, 2013. Limited space available.
Likewise, former U.S. Sen. Jeremiah Denton, a retired admiral and the author of "When Hell Was in Session," which describes his ordeal as the Vietnam prisoner of war held captive longer than any other, had this to say about "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment": "Isaiah's historic efforts to curb the defection of the Hebrews from the dictates of the God of Abraham parallels what's happening in America today – with the abandonment of fundamental principles upon which the United States was founded, including the principle stated in the Declaration of Independence, that our citizens are 'endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights.' Every time the Jews disobeyed God, they suffered. Disaster would be America's punishment as well."
Legendary entertainer Pat Boone couldn't speak more highly of it.
"God bless you for 'The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment' – it's absolutely fabulous!" Boone told WND. "The content and the production are so well done. In fact, Shirley and I are ordering a dozen or more to send to close family and friends – after which we'll probably need scores more. Every Christian, every American needs to see this!" Boone declared.
Christian media critic Ted Baehr called it "extraordinary, compelling, dramatic."
Author Ray Comfort called the documentary "a powerful, inspiring trumpet-blast of thought-provoking biblical truth."
"The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment" is the stunning documentary revealing the striking parallels between the fall of ancient Israel and God's early judgments of America.
Cahn, of the Jerusalem Center-Beth Israel Congregation in Wayne, N.J., says an otherwise obscure passage in the Book of Isaiah is since Sept. 11, 2001, being uncannily re-enacted in the U.S. just the way it originally played out in the time of the great prophet of Israel leading to the nation's captivity and dispersions.
His book on the subject, "The Harbinger," is the No. 1 Christian book of 2012.
In "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment" this "ancient mystery that holds the secret of America's future and the collapse of the global economy" is told in a compelling two-hour documentary format produced by WND's Joseph Farah and directed by award-winning filmmaker George Escobar.
"Before its destruction as a nation, ancient Israel received nine harbingers, prophetic omens of warning," Cahn says. "The same nine harbingers are now manifesting in America with immediate ramifications for end-time prophecy."
The key to decoding the harbingers, he says, is found in understanding the seemingly innocuous words of Isaiah 9:10 (King James Version), what it meant to Israel and how the history seems to be repeating itself in America today: "The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars."
These words were first uttered by leaders in Israel and in response to a limited strike by Assyria on the lands of Zebulun and Naphtali – an attack the prophet makes clear is actually part of a limited judgment by God against apostasy. It wasn't meant to destroy the nation, but to awaken it, according to most commentaries.
But, says Cahn, Israel didn't take the cue. Instead, the response from the people in Isaiah 9:10 is one of defiance. The brick buildings were toppled, but they vowed to build bigger and better. The little sycamore trees may have been uprooted, but they vowed to plant bigger and better cedars in their place.
God, speaking through Isaiah, explains what will happen as a result of their pride and arrogance and failure to heed the harbinger: Bigger and more potent attacks will follow.
Because neither the northern kingdom of Israel or the southern kingdom of Judah truly repents, the first is eventually swept away by Assyrian invaders and the latter is carried off into captivity by the Babylonians for 70 years.
But what does this have to do with the United States of America – particularly what the U.S. experienced on 9/11 and since? Cahn has found some eerie parallels.
"In the aftermath of the attack, the nation was stunned," said Cahn, "Everyone was trying to make sense of what had happened – this unprecedented attack on America. The very next day, September 12, then Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle presented America's response to the world. And what did he say?"
Daschle said: "America will emerge from this tragedy as we have emerged from all adversity – united and strong. Nothing … nothing can replace the losses of those who have suffered. I know there is only the smallest measure of inspiration that can be taken from this devastation. But there is a passage in the Bible from Isaiah that speaks to all of us at times like this."
He then went on to read Isaiah 9:10.
"Daschle has no idea what he is doing here," explains Cahn. "He thinks he's offering comforting words to a grief-stricken people, but he is actually embracing the spiritually defiant and arrogant words of the children of Israel, proclaiming the ancient and ominous vow of the leaders of that nation. He doesn't realize it, but he is actually inviting more judgment on the nation."
It might be of some significance that Daschle, one of the most powerful men in the nation when he spoke those words, later fell into disgrace – to the point where he couldn't even serve in Barack Obama's Cabinet.
That might have been the end of the story – if no other top leader in the nation uttered those strange and obscure words after 9/11. But that's not the case.
On the third anniversary of the attack, Sept. 11, 2004, another powerful U.S. senator running for vice president that year and who would famously run for the presidency four years later, gave a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus.
This time, John Edwards' entire speech was built on a foundation of Isaiah 9:10: "Today, on this day of remembrance and mourning, we have the Lord's Word to get us through," he said. He then read Isaiah 9:10. He went on to talk about how America was doing just that – rebuilding with hewn stone and planting cedars.
In "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment," viewers get to see these remarkable, largely forgotten or overlooked speeches, which directly link the events of 9/11 and the events referred to in Isaiah 9:10.
"Like Daschle, Edwards thinks he's invoking inspirational and comforting words from the Bible, but he's actually inviting judgment on America," says Cahn. "He's repeating the vow that provoked God to bring calamity on ancient Israel."
Daschle and Edwards were hardly alone among U.S. leaders in making similar statements, as "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment" shows.
But aside from such statements, which could be chalked up to political talk and coincidences, is there anything else linking Isaiah 9:10 to 9/11?
The video documentary, like the book, is full of shocking parallels. There was actually a very famous sycamore tree felled in the attack on the World Trade Center. It was replaced by trees in the same genus as the cedar. There have been many plans made to rebuild the twin towers bigger and better and a large "hewn stone" was actually quarried out of the Adirondack Mountains in New York and brought to Ground Zero as a cornerstone.
"The parallels are truly stunning," says Farah, founder of WND, who produced the documentary for WND Videos. "They are too numerous and too powerful to relate in news story form. In fact, they are overwhelming in their number and their exactitude. I am persuaded God is trying to tell America something and Rabbi Cahn has found the key to unlocking the message."
Farah says events continue to unfold that seem to link directly to the message of Isaiah 9:10 right here in the United States.
The WND Superstore offers an exclusive bundle that includes "The Harbinger" and "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment" at one low price.
- Does a relatively obscure verse of scripture hold the secret to the pain and suffering America has been experiencing in increasing doses since 9/11?
- Are America's key leaders unknowingly fulfilling a prophetic destiny of national judgment by uttering words from the Bible they don't comprehend?
- Is the United States following in the footsteps of ancient Israel with a spirit of defiance against God leading to increasingly severe judgments?
- Is America in danger of impending judgment? And is this judgment revealed in an ancient mystery that foretells current events down to the exact dates?
- What can Americans learn that can prevent their nation from falling like ancient Israel did when it failed to heed God's warnings?
Get the answers to these questions in "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment."
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