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Wolverine has created a very simple to use device to convert all your 35mm film into a 5 mega pixel JPEG digital images in seconds. So simple to use, it only requires a push of button - NO computer or software is needed.Use it right out of the box to convert all your 35mm Negatives and Slides by simply plugging it into an AC outlet or any USB port. All images are saved on internal memory or external SD memory card for your convenience to instantly play them on the unit's color screen, TV or upload them to your computer.
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GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association released numbers this morning suggesting that the solar juggernaut is not slowing down. Consider this: in the first three months of the year, the U.S. installed 723 MW, just under half of all new generation capacity installed across the country, and the best first quarter yet for solar.
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Solar power generator hits record levels
With Southern California's largest electric generating station broken and scheduled for removal, solar generation levels have reached a record level in California, state officials said Sunday.
Interior Department Announces Plans for Renewable Energy Projects on Federal Lands
Critics have accused the Obama administration of being unwilling to exploit federal lands for energy. But the Interior Department is now taking aggressive action to promote green-power development in areas it controls.
Agua Caliente Reaches 200-Megawatt Milestone
Today, NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), MidAmerican Solar and First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced that the 290-megawatt AC Agua Caliente solar project, currently under construction in Yuma County, Ariz., is more than two-thirds complete and delivering more than 200 megawatts to the electric grid. The Agua Caliente project is the world's largest operating photovoltaic power plant.
Rise of Renewables
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"Renewable energy has come of age."
That's how Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency, explained to reporters last week why, for the first time in its history, the oil-focused IEA would be producing medium-term market reports on sources like solar, wind, biomass and other forms of non-hydrocarbon-based sources of power.
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Despite the Legislature's suspicion toward the solar industry, photovoltaic technology can power a new statewide economic expansion.
Assam's Village-Islands Use Solar Power to Break Free of Darkness
There are no electric poles on the tiny island village of Baleswar in Assam's Nalbari district of Assam. Even then, you can see people using fans and lights, charging their cell phones and even operating computers! All thanks to solar power.
State Legislation to Boost Renewable Energy Paying off for Massachusetts
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A Springfield man is dead after being stabbed downtown late Sunday night. Police identified the man as James Michael Goins, 59.
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May 20, 2011 5:45 AM
Carol J. Schlueter
With interest in Cuban studies on the rise at Tulane, provost Michael Bernstein is leading a delegation to Havana this week in hopes of reinstating a summer program that will add to a semester-long study opportunity in Cuba already available to Tulane students.
Tulane began the summer program in 1999, but it was suspended in 2004 when President George W. Bush restricted academic trips to Cuba. President Barack Obama has rolled back those restrictions, so Tulane is eager to begin its summer studies in Cuba once again.
The Tulane group will meet with University of Havana officials to reaffirm the existing Memorandum of Understanding for the semester of study and to discuss reinstating the summer program in 2012.
"They (University of Havana) are looking at us very kindly for the summer program," says Ana Lopez, associate provost and director of the Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute at Tulane. "We're very pleased we have established this 'foot in the door' with our record of success there."
In addition, Lopez says that Tulane now has "an extraordinary group of faculty," from the departments of Spanish and Portuguese and history to the Stone Center for Latin American Studies who do research on Cuba and teach Cuba-related courses. This will only strengthen the international study opportunities, she says.
"After so many years of frustration, to be able to jump-start things again is amazing," Lopez says.
In the proposed four-week summer program, students take courses in language, Afro-Cuban religion and culture, and Cuban history, all taught in English. The 10-week semester abroad program, however, requires a high level of Spanish because those students enroll directly at the University of Havana.
Joining Bernstein and Lopez on the Cuba trip are Tom Reese, executive director, and Valerie Marshall, director of external affairs, both with the Stone Center, as well as Molly Travis, associate dean for international programs and executive director of the Center for Global Education.
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If we substitute positive habits for those that harm us, such as reacting to anger with anger, we create a healthier and happier lives, starting right now.
Sit comfortably with eyes closed and hands folded in lap. Take a deep breath and then begin regulated breathing such as this: counts 1, 2 breathe in; counts 3, 4 breathe out; counts 1, 2 breathe in and continue.
Take a moment to think how you usually react to anger. If it is to feed fuel to the fire and you'd like a new habit what could you do instead? One idea to consider is just walk away when anger is directed at you, or when you are feeling angry.
If you are an angry person, right now is an opportunity to adopt a better habit of taking time to work out a plan that lets everyone remain peaceful by replacing angry outbursts with constructive action.
With your new resolve in mind, finish your meditation by taking a deep breath, stretching out and going forward with your new plan of harmonious action and interaction.
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Forms a good habit, to last a lifetime."
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Posted by PJ on 20 February 1998, at 6:44 p.m., in response to Re: ?Problem with K-O Count?, posted by Ken Fuchs on Monday, 22 December 1997, at 8:04 a.m.
You wrote: "To alleviate this problem I use "bet fudging" which essentially moves the Key Count based on a rough estimation of your position in the shoe. If I am in the 1st third of the shoe, my Key Count will be a little lower. If I am in the middle of the shoe, I play it straight. And if I am in the last deck or half deck before the shuffle card, the Key Count is a little higher."
I bought your book and would like to know how to do this "bet fudging" in 6 deck games. Can you tell me what the key count & pivot point should be in the 1st 3rd of the shoe, and in the last 3rd of the shoe so I can take advantage of this "bet fudging" also?
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- botanical name: Ocimum basilicum 'Cardinal'
- annual
- height 20-30″
- spacing 12-18″ apart, in rows 12-18″ apart
- full sun tolerant, partial shade
- average soil
- flower color scarlet (red)
- uses in garden: great in containers, cut foliage, very fragrant
- use in salads, on sandwiches, in dressings, and hearty soups
- attracts birds, bees and butterflies
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Cardinal Basil is aptly named for its large, beautiful scarlet (dark red) flowers. It makes a bold statement in the garden, beginning to bloom in the late spring. Given good growing conditions, the blooms should be present until early Fall. Cardinal Basil is attractive to birds, bees and butterflies. Find great basil recipes here!
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- Don't plant it too early in the spring.
- Wait until the night temperatures consistently stay above 50 degrees F. It will tolerate lower temperatures, but it will not thrive and can have real trouble bouncing back from an extended cool period.
- If you notice dark spots forming on the leaves, it may be caused by cold water from the hose. Try watering in the cool of the day to remedy this problem.
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Indoors: sow seed into plug trays or small pots 6-8 weeks before last frost date. Days to germination 5-10 days. When all danger of frost is past, transfer plants outside when seedlings have 3-4 sets of leaves, in a sunny location, spacing 4″-8″ apart, in rows 18″ apart.
Outdoors: Direct sow seed after last frost date and soil is warm. Thin plants to 4″-8″ apart. Days to germination: 5-10 days. 60 days to harvest.
Harvest – light harvesting of leaves may begin after plants have become established. It is best done in the early morning when the temperature is cooler, and the leaves are less likely to wilt. Full harvest should be done just before plants start to flower. Cut the entire plant 4″-6″ above the ground to promote a second growth. Leaves are easily bruised when picking, so handle with care. Store Basil above 50 degrees F. after harvest. If exposed to temperatures lower than 50 degrees F, basil can suffer from cold damage. Use a separate cooler space for cut basil, where you can control the temperature, or store in a cool, dark place.
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I'm currently going through a divorce in New York City. I'm the Defendant in this case and have just received a Summons with Notice and an Affidavit of Defendant. I believed that our divorce would be very straight forward as it is a Uncontested Divorce without any children, property or other assets. However, upon reading through the summons two questions came up and I would like to know if I should consult with a family lawyer on this before I sign anything: Summons: "Plaintiff requests that the judgment grand the following items of ancillary relief: Awarding Plaintiff such other and further relief as to the court may seem just and proper, together with the costs and disbursements of this action." Does this mean that I have to cover the court as well as his Lawyer fees? Affidavit: "I'm not seeking equitable distribution, maintenance, or counsel fees. I understand that I may be prevented from further asserting my right to equitable distribution, maintenance or counsel fees. " What about his waiver?
I should also note, that I'm not interested in receiving any distribution at all from him in the future. I'm planned on leaving the United States in 2 months and therefore do not want to complicate this case unless I would really be on the loosing end.
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The Real Wedding Crashers Premieres Tonight
April 23, 2007 12:02 AM by Joe Blackmon
On the premiere of "The Real Wedding Crashers," Derek and
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Watch as the crashers pull off some of the most outrageous pranks including a wedding dress debacle and shutting down the reception hall for exterminators. The wedding weekend will culminate in the end with the shocking reveal as the crashers admit to their pranks.
Steve Byrne ("Comedy Central Presents"), Ben Gleib ("The Gleib Show"), Desi Lydic ("Pepper Dennis"), Catherine Reitman ("My Super Ex-Girlfriend), and Gareth Reynolds ("The Room") star as the "crashers." The Reality Wedding Crashers premieres on Monday, April 23 at 10PM ET on NBC.
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Korg's Triton LE series has evolved into the TR range, but does it deliver any more than a new paint-job?
I've long been a fan of Korg workstations. Each model seems to progress logically from the previous one, cramming in playable, classy sounds and nailing the right blend of features and price. Yet the moment I began checking out the new Korg TR series, a strange sense of déjà vu settled over me.
Four years ago, Korg released the Triton LE — a cut-down version of the hugely successful Triton. The LE offered fewer effects and no touchscreen; it dropped the internal power supply and omitted both the PCM and MOSS expansion options; finally, it relegated sampling to being an optional extra. The end result was a reduced-spec workstation that performed well without breaking the bank.
Now the LE has been superseded by the TR series, which adds an additional 32MB of PCM waveforms, a USB MIDI interface, a more austere black paint-job and an SD-card backup slot. Will these enhancements be enough to breathe more life into the Triton range and beat off today's competition?
On unpacking, I was struck by the more traditional appearance of the TR when compared to the futuristic silver of earlier models. At least it won't show the dirt! Other than the external power supply, I didn't find any significant compromises in construction: the knobs are a bit like what you'd expect to find on Korg's dance-orientated Electribe range rather than a higher-end workstation, but the buttons feel positive.
As it was the TR88 88-note model that arrived for review, I was able to compare its RH2 (Real Weighted Hammer) action against that of my own Triton Pro X. RH2 is designed to simulate the feel of a grand piano, so key resistance becomes progressively lighter as higher notes are played. I have always found the action of my Pro X to be a little sluggish, so I quickly warmed to the improved feel of the TR88. If I had one wish, it would be that the lighter action of the upper keys could be employed across the whole keyboard. Realism aside, it's just more pleasant to play for extended periods, especially if you haven't pounded the ivories for a few years!
At 21kg, the TR88 is far more transportable than my model, but still no lightweight. As per the LE, performance controls are thin on the ground with just a four-way joystick, two programmable switches and four assignable knobs to go at. Indeed, other than the colour change, the only visible enhancements are seen when you look at the rear panel. Firstly, there's a USB connector: before you get too excited, this serves only as a MIDI interface, so does not allow you to perform any USB audio functions. Secondly, an SD card slot is provided, capable of addressing cards of up to 1GB. Otherwise, the rear panel offers the usual stuff: external power connector, on/off switch, MIDI In, Out and Thru, stereo audio outputs, plus two individual outputs and assignable pedal connectors. If you fit the optional EXB-SMPL sampling board, you gain twin audio inputs and a SCSI connector. The headphone socket is at the front of the synth, sensibly enough.
With so little that is different, I wouldn't be serving you well if I recycled my January 2002 Triton LE review, especially as it's available to read on the SOS web site. Instead, I'll keep this brief and plunge right in without so much as a glass of wine or fumbled attempt at foreplay.
The TR series' single greatest advance over its LE siblings is a doubling of PCM memory, from 32MB to 64MB. This memory is divided into two areas: the ROM area hosts the LE's original waves, while the EX area contains extra samples, some stereo.
The memory is packed with usable material — no less than 470 multisamples and 518 drum samples. There are 44 multisamples in the EX area (although almost half of these duplicate percussion samples found elsewhere). Highlights include the stereo Bosendorfer piano samples previously seen on the PCM08 concert grand expansion board. This spacious, velocity-switched piano has served me well since it was released and remains perfectly playable and responsive to this day. The remaining multisamples are typical Korg fare: strings (ensemble and quartet), acoustic guitars, a lovely flute, an oboe, trumpets, voices, electric pianos and that perennial favourite, 'harmonica-wah'. All are absolutely fine although hardly adventurous. The EX wave area also contains 100 single drum samples, with a heavy emphasis on dance, especially kicks, snares and hi-hats; these are ably demonstrated in some of the new drum kits.
As per the LE series, maximum polyphony is 62 notes, and if stereo samples are used this figure is reduced by half. The synthesizer architecture is unchanged from previous Tritons, so when creating a new patch you select a waveform or waveforms (if you're layering) from the ROM, EX or RAM areas, the last being the source of your own samples. You then process this source via 24dB or 12dB low- or high-pass filters and modulate the result with envelopes, LFOs, joysticks and so on. None of this was particularly radical when it was young and fresh, and here in 2006 it's definitely lagging behind its rivals.
A healthy 512 User programs are provided in four banks of 128 (labelled A-D), with a set of GM patches and nine GM drum kits. A further 24 user kits are provided and, finally, there are 384 user Combinations — Korg's means of combining up to eight patches. The Combinations are arranged in three banks and filled with reminders of why the Triton has remained popular for so long. Expect lush pads, pianos and ethereal voices, along with highly creative uses of the dual arpeggiator — whether recreating strummed guitars, orchestral flourishes, driving basses or thumpy percussion.
Apart from the feeling that Korg may have milked this particular cow dry, it's hard to have serious misgivings about any of the Triton family. They sound great, are full of sounds that most of us can use, are never too deep or complex and rarely have many wasted features. OK, I personally don't use the sequencer or the sampler in my Triton but at least with the TR you don't have to have the sampling option.
Having played the TR88 for a few weeks now, I don't see it as an instrument that will create too many die-hard advocates. It delivers what you'd expect if you have prior knowledge of the Triton range and at a price that isn't quite in the bargain category. The additional samples and USB connectivity are small manifestations of four years of technological advances — especially since at least some of the samples are drawn from Korg's library of existing PCM waveforms.
I have no doubt that the TR series will provide sufficient warm strings, breathy voices, pianos, drums and trumpets for many musicians — especially those who prefer sticking with what they know. However, comparing the TRs with recent workstation gems such as the Alesis Fusion, makes me wonder whether Korg have taken their eye off the ball. Perhaps now is finally the time to put the Triton range to rest and build an affordable 'Oasys LE' instead.


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I just have a small question because I'm a little worried. I start school soon, as almost every one does, and I got my period for the first time last month. It's almost been a month now, and I don't know when it'll come again, and since I'm starting school it's even worse. What should I do so that when it comes again I'm not at school and everyone gets to know? Or should I even expect it again this month?
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Periods can be quite irregular the first few years you have them, so I can't help you predict the month ahead with a definite date you will start again. Wearing an Always pantiliner will help you be ready since you don't know for certain when your next period will arrive. Your period will probably not come flowing out heavily immediately from the start. It is more likely that you will notice some dampness or wetness and excuse yourself to the restroom to find that it has begun.
You should be carrying your menstrual protection in a backpack or purse, so you can take that with you to the bathroom. Changing during class breaks or lunch makes the most sense. If you aren't sure when your period is due, wear an Always pantiliner daily and avoid any accidents. Also, check out the location in your school where emergency menstrual products are kept.
Also, become aware of the signals your body sends around the time your period arrives so you will be aware you are about to start. Some females get cramping, some get a pimple or two, while others may get sore or tender breasts. You will have signals your body sends and as you have a few more periods notice your unique signs.
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Introducing Quantum Valley, Canada's First Real Answer to Silicon Valley
Canadian technology media, Techvibes included, have spent a lot of time in the past four years determing which Canadian city is most worthy of the title "Silicon Valley North." In the end, we can only conclude that the term - and the idea behind it - simply doesn't apply to any region of our nation. And it may never.
But at least one Canadian city is looking beyond just adding the word "north" to famous American areas such as Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Waterloo, a small but feisty Ontario city that continues to push Canada's boundaries for innovation, is on the verge of coining its own title: Quantum Valley.
Quantum Valley, which thus far combines the bleeding-edge Institute of Quantum Computing, the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, and the University of Waterloo, is a hive of nano- and quantum-related technological innovation. University president Feridun Hamdullahpur claims this hub of tech and science is the first of its kind - "it doesn't exist anywhere else in the world," he says.
Meanwhile, Mike Lazaridis - who founded Research In Motion in the same area and grew it to a $90-billion business - likens the blossoming research epicentre to vintage Bell Labs, a historically salient research laboratory renowned for inventing incredibly innovative technology, such as the laser, throughout the 1900s. Mike, who first referred to the development as Quantum Valley, has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into this and other similar projects - all of them within a stone's throw from the Waterloo campus and RIM's headquarters.
What will Quantum Valley produce? The potential, supporters affirm, is unlimited. Feridun suggests that the hub will create computers capable of things "we can't even imagine." Mike offers up the term "mind-boggling" when describing the possibilities.
The building will foster cross-disciplinary collaboration in its common areas, lounges and meeting rooms.
There is a pang of irony in the fact that Mr. Lazaridis is bankrolling this ambitious mission. After all, while he was a pioneer in the now-gargantuan smartphone space, it was RIM's lack of innovation that brought the former titan to its knees.
RIM remains alive, but only as a shadow of its former self - the company is worth just 4.5% what it was in 2008. Waterloo has managed to survive RIM's misfortunes, but if the Quantum Valley were to suffer a similar fate, the city's reputation could be stained beyond repair.
Still, it's difficult not to feel a stirring excitement as this so-called "valley" takes flight. "It's clear to me that this place is special," the legendary Stephen Hawking gushed during the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre's opening ceremony last week. "This institution will advance our understanding of matter and movement, illuminating deep mysteries with the light of scientific discovery."
So forget which Canadian city is Silicon Valley North. Our real answer to the American startup hotspot is not some maple syrup-soaked carbon copy, but a distinct creation, something distinguished - something sans "north."
Quantum Valley, at least today, is that answer.


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High Quality Website Content Attracts Steady Traffic
The challenge to get your business growing on the internet is getting more and more difficult these days. With the coming of numerous online business players every day, you probably won't have time for a major website overhaul.
That's why it's very important to make sure that your site is in perfect shape and gets a decent amount of traffic.
A really effective way to get the attention of search engine spiders (for higher page ranks) and to make your visitors come back is by consistently adding new and interesting content. How is this done? Simple. Follow the basic content creation techniques below.
Sustain your blog.
Most people regard blog as an online journal that usually incorporates links and comments from site visitors. Utilizing your blog as a medium to deliver interesting information relevant to your niche will make your readers come back for more. Keep in mind not to make your blog look like a sales pitch because it is not. Readers normally prefer tips, suggestions, recommendations, reviews, etc.
One disappointing truth about blogs is that over 90% of them are abandoned right after they were published online. Leaving your blog will never yield positive results. Not only will it lead to low revenue, but it can also hurt your credibility. When this happens, it will be a lot tougher to put your business back on track.
Form a pool of writers that can help you post new content to your blog on a regular basis. Whether it's daily or weekly, make sure that readers always have something new to look forward to. If you have problems generating fresh content for your site, better look for an alternative way. Create a "themed" blog instead and make sure your readers are well informed of the different changes you might make within a certain period of time. This way, your readers would know what to expect once they visit your site.
Make use of RSS feeds.
Really Simple Syndications (RSS) feeds are a perfect communication medium that when properly utilized, effectively bring in high traffic to your site. Using this technique is a lot more convenient because it allows you to add information and feed it directly onto your site. Your regular site visitors can subscribe to your RSS feed for free and be notified should you update your site's content. So, if you will hold an upcoming sale for your products or services, your subscribers will be the first ones to know.
Openly accept user contributions.
A lot of people would be willing to provide their content in exchange for website publication. You might be surprised to know how well they write relevant content that can attract more visitors from their network. Article directories are also a good source for getting user contributions. Just ensure that all user-generated content must be relevant to your site and of high-quality.
There are certainly easy and simple ways to keep your website content updated. It does not need to be expensive and time consuming. With the help of tools such as blogs, RSS and user-written content, your site will always appear fresh and interesting.
Author Bio: Chester O'Reilly is a veteran internet marketer and SEO analyst. He works for http://www.contentassault.com a website all about creating high quality content that attracts traffic from different sources such as search engines, social media and viral videos.Filed under Blogging
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Quality content is very important – perhaps THE most important aspects of a good blog. One thing that will most certainly help you create quality content on a consistent basis, is staying on top of the news, events and the developments in your industry and any other niches related to it. If you do, you'll always find that you have something interesting to write on.
Of course, content is extremely important. However, without offpage optimization, that is quality backlinks its almost worthless as there is no guarantee that your blog/ site will rank on top of the SERPs (with quality backlinks there is). Thats why we still (even some time after Penguin) see crappy sites on top of the SERPs. If you want to be or stay competitive quality backlinks are absolutely necessary. Of course good content will lead to backlinks, but this process can take YEARS and businesses often die within weeks or months (for example if they lose their top SERPs due to some Google update).
Both quality content and offpage optimization are relevant, and must work together. You may get a sudden and awesomely higher rank in SERPs with offpage optimization. However, a quality content will lead you to a longer stay in top SERP pages in the long run.


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JEAN LAFITTE, La. (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney launched the final leg of his quest for the White House by visiting storm-battered Louisiana on Friday. He drove through a town that was flooded by Hurricane Isaac in part because it's still outside the vast flooding protection system built with federal funds after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
Just hours after accepting the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Romney swooped into this fishing community, where Isaac brought severe flooding to the area earlier in the week before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
His host was Republican Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is now calling on the federal government to expand the rebuilt flood protection system that prevented serious flooding in New Orleans during this week's storm. That system, built after flooding from Katrina devastated much of New Orleans, cost the Army Corps of Engineers $14.5 billion. It doesn't extend as far as Jean Lafitte, which is situated in Jefferson Parish, and has been affected by a series of hurricanes, including Katrina, Rita, Cindy and now Isaac.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney talks with local residents during a tour of areas flooded by the Isaac storm Friday in Jean Lafitte, La.
"It is absolutely critical that the Corps, and certainly our delegation working them, but that the Corps and the federal government look at those other levees," Jindal said Thursday. Lafitte is included in a proposed ring levee that the state hopes to build, but there are no concrete plans to build yet.
"I'm here to learn and obviously to draw some attention to what's going on here," Romney told Jindal, who he accompanied to the town hall to meet with emergency workers. "So that people around the country know that people down here need help."
Hurricane Isaac is blamed for at least six deaths in Louisiana and Mississippi. It submerged hundreds of homes, forced thousands of others to evacuate and cut power to nearly half of Louisiana's homes and businesses.
Romney didn't speak to reporters as he toured Jean Lafitte on Friday. A Romney spokesman did not immediately return a request for comment on whether Romney would support additional funding for the region's levee system.
Jindal did explain the issue to Romney as they climbed into the Republican nominee's SUV and began their tour.
"It (the levee system) performs well, but the areas here - the other areas ..." Jindal said, trailing off because Romney jumped in.
"Are outside, outside that levee system," Romney said.
Romney's motorcade, including trucks equipped to drive through high water, edged gingerly down Jean Lafitte Boulevard, a main road.
Accompanied by National Guard vehicles, the caravan inched through water that at some points was a foot or more deep, submerging gas stations, flooding homes and covering front laws. Residents stood in the water and watched the motorcade pass.
Flood protection was clearly on the minds of residents. A man who waved a neon yellow sign reading "Mitt Is Our Man" wondered why levees had not been able to protect the low-lying areas of this fishing community.
"It has really destroyed us," the man said to Romney after the motorcade stopped on the side of the road. "I don't know why we can't come up with something that saves all."
Romney's last-minute visit, announced less than 12 hours after he became the Republican nominee, took him to the disaster area ahead of his Democrat rival, President Barack Obama.


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Carlos Lopez-Cantera was sworn in Monday as Florida lieutenant governor, becoming the first Hispanic in the post and ending a 11-month vacancy in Gov. Rick Scott's administration.
The ceremony took place in Scott's office, with the governor and Lopez-Cantera's family members present. At a luncheon at the Governor's Mansion less than two hours later, Republican Cabinet members and legislative leaders gathered to welcome the Miami Republican, who formerly served as House majority leader and Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser.
Joining Scott's office as it becomes increasingly focused on his re-election bid this year, Lopez-Cantera was quick to echo the administration's campaign themes in a brief meeting with state media.
"Very proud to be part of the governor's team," Lopez-Cantera said. "Results matter. And his record is something to be proud of. Unemployment down to 6.2 percent from 11.1 (percent when Scott took office), 462,000 new jobs in the state, a state that paid down over $3 billion (in debt). That's something to be proud of."
Lopez-Cantera said that with the legislative session beginning next month, he'll also get to play a role in cutting taxes and fees by another $500 million, which the governor has singled out as his election-year priority.
Lopez-Cantera is a real estate investor, mostly through family-owned Pan American Consulting, Pan American Group and Lopezcantera Holdings.
His net worth has roller-coastered in recent years – with his latest report of $2.3 million down from $4 million in 2012 and up from $1.8 million in 2011.
Lopez-Cantera and Scott haven't said much about his Hispanic heritage and whether that played a strong role in his being named. But in a Quinnipiac University poll released last week, Democrat Charlie Crist is leading Scott by 8 percentage points — but holds a commanding 52 percent to 26 percent lead among Hispanic voters.
Lopez-Cantera, though, said Monday that he is undaunted by Scott's numbers.
"Results matter. And when the citizens see that, they'll realize that this governor has done a great job," he said.


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KSDK - If you live in St. Louis City or County, and earned $40 thousand or less last year, you may qualify for free tax assistance.
The Gateway EITC Community Coalition announced Thursday it is offering tax assistance to help families take advantage of the earned tax income credit.
The federal tax credit is designed to help people increase their financial stability.
It is estimated that more than 20 percent of people eligible for the credit did not file for it last year.
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February 11, 2013
Kickhaefer Mfg. Co. (KMC), a metal stamping and fabrication company, has announced the acquisition of a new facility and the completion of an expansion to its current facility in Port Washington, Wis. The company plans to add 20 employees.
The new, 52,000-sq.-ft. facility has been expanded and renovated to accommodate the company's fabrication, punch press, and welding departments. It also includes a full-service prototype center.
The company also has renovated the warehouse in its current facility and expanded the plant by 8,400 sq. ft. to make room for a new engineering design center. Increased production capacity and capability will include a new, 600-ton link-motion press to be installed in the first quarter of 2013.


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Il Centro has been charming diners for so many decades now, you might wonder what its reputation is feeding off – the casual grace of its riverside position? Its vicinity to the powerbrokers of the financial district? Not at all. The food might not be avant garde, but it's very, very good, as the large number of frequent diners will attest. Chef Catherine Anders brings freshness and surprise to her creations, from a seemingly simple squid ink risotto with scallops and pickled fennel, to the textural adventure of Moreton Bay bugs with oyster mushrooms, chestnuts, gnocchi and the most surprising sauce made of sweet corn. Il Centro's sand crab lasagne, rich and meltingly creamy, is worth a trip alone. Don't forget to seek out sommelier Shawn Gomes's guidance in your wine selection; his suggestions are astute and sensitive. And make time for a souffle for dessert; passionfruit, strawberry, no matter; they're among the best in town.
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- Cuisine - Italian
- Prices - E $25 M $42 D $17
- Features - Outdoor seating, Bar, Wheelchair access, Family friendly
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Piazza Duomo
Piazza Duomo : Michelin's recommendations
Spread over two levels, the square is decorated like a theatre. The square is bordered to the North by the oratorium of the devout Saint Sacramento, and to the South by the church of the Holy Souls of Purgatory. A panoramic terrace adds to the theatrical feel of the square, decorated by a balustrade balanced by 4 statues.
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GARY, Ind. - Butler got a strong start from senior Joe Ochs but couldn't solve UIC's Chris Kovacevich in a season-ending 7-0 loss at the Horizon League Baseball Championship. The Bulldogs finish the season 21-29.
Ochs (3-5), making his final appearance in a Bulldog uniform, scattered four hits over 6.1 innings and tallied six strikeouts. But the Bulldogs couldn't get anything going against UIC starter Kovacevich (4-4).
Kovacevich went the distance, scattering seven hits with three strikeouts and no walks. The lefty made it through the game in just 95 pitches, including eight in the 2nd inning and four in the 3rd frame. Butler had trouble stringing together quality at-bats, with BU only having more than four batters come to the plate in just the top of the 9th.
Junior Corey Moylan led the Bulldogs with a 3-for-4 day. He finished the season batting a team-leading .369.
UIC led just 3-0 in a fast-placed pitcher's duel before putting two runs on the board in both the bottom of the 7th and 8th.
The Bulldogs, who won eight more games this season than in 2009 and posted a winning record at home, will return 23 letterwinners next season.


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Things to see and do - Modena
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Situated at the crossroads between the Via Emilia and the Brenner route, this large industrial city in the Emilia-Romagna region specialises in the production of shoes, cars and railways. The old district remains quiet and peaceful, huddled around its superb cathedral and dotted with large arcaded squares. Here, numerous inns serve regional specialities such as zamponi (stuffed pigs' trotters), accompanied by a glass of sparkling red Lambrusco wine.
Tourist attractions Modena : Things to see and do
Biblioteca Estense
Palazzo dei Musei 337 I - 41100 Modena
With 600 000 volumes and 15 000 manuscripts, this is one of the richest libraries in Italy put together by the Este family. The highlight of the visit is undoubtedly the Bible of Borso d'Este, with 1 020 pages illuminated by 15C Ferrara artists, amon..
Galleria Estense
Largo Porta S. Agostino 337 I - 41100 Modena
The gallery Essenes and library are part of the Palace of Museums (18C) which is also home to the Museo Lapidario Estense, Museo Lapidario Romano and Musei Civici di Modena. The gallery opens with a bust of Francesco I of Este, a masterpiece by Berni..
Ducal palace of Modena
Piazza Roma I - 41100 Modena
This noble and majestic palace was begun in 1634 under Francesco I of Este and today houses the Infantry and Cavalry schools.
Hotels Modena
Hotel Europa
Corso Vittorio Emanuele 52 I - 41121 Modena
Prix Prices from : 44 €
Hotel Europa is just 150 metres from Modena Train Station, just outside the restricted-traffic area, and a 5-minute walk from the historic centre. Outdoor parking is free and a garage is also available. Each room at the Hotel Europa is bright and co..
Hotel Canalgrande
Corso Canalgrande, 6 I - 41121 Modena
Prix Prices from : 79 €
Just 5 minutes' walk from Modena Cathedral, Hotel Canalgrande's rooms have air conditioning and flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. Modena Train Station is 2 km away. Free Wi-Fi access is available in the lounge area, which features sofas and a..
Best Western Hotel Libertà
Via Blasia 10 I - 41100 Modena
Situated in the historic centre of Modena, in a restricted traffic zone, Best Western Hotel Libertà is ideally set just a short walk away from a number of attractions, including the Duomo. Featuring free Wi-Fi, all rooms at the Libertà are air condi..
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piazza Roma 31 I - 41121 MODENA
Right in the centre of the town, traditional restaurant with rooms with a pleasant slightly old-fashioned atmosphere, where you can try local specialities and home-made pasta.
Strada Facendo
via Emilia Ovest 622 I - 41123 Modena
A charming small restaurant where the husband works in the kitchen and the wife is the sommelier. The menu features typical cuisine from Modena, as well as a selection of more imaginative meat and fish dishes.
Osteria Francescana
via Stella 22 I - 41121 MODENA
This restaurant is a step above the rest with its well-balanced menu and ability to create innovative versions of traditional recipes. This is thanks to a critical and non-nostalgic approach and a focus on light cuisine. The Osteria Francescana has c..
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vicolo Squallore 46 I - 41121 MODENA
A niche establishment with just four tables in the back of a famous delicatessen. A rustic setting but with more refined table linen; the cuisine is home-made and Emilian.
largo San Giacomo 17 I - 41121 MODENA
Although youthful, the management of this restaurant is experienced and efficient. The cuisine is innovative but strongly influenced by traditional Emilian recipes. In summer one can dine outside on the little piazza, in sight of a gently splashing f..
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This bright and minimalist restaurant is decorated with contemporary paintings. It serves as the backdrop for traditional regional cuisine and more imaginative dishes created by the talented young chef.


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We attribute three reasons, global orders, valuations and capex cycle, for upgrading Larsen & Toubro (L&T) shares to 'buy'. With the domestic economy stuttering, the company has quickly reoriented itself to secure more overseas projects.
L&T is targeting +10% domestic and +67% global orders in FY14. Winning R88,000-crore (+25% YoY) of orders in FY13 and targeting +20% YoY of orders in FY14E, despite a weak macro, reflect L&Ts diverse skills, large backlog and strong B/S. Upgrade to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' with a target price of Rs 974 (from Rs 1,007).
L&T is down 30% YTD, underperforming the BSE Sensex 25%, and trades at an FY14E adj core P/E of <10x. It has historically traded at a premium to global peers, but post its recent correction it is on par. Given its liquidity and large cap, and the lack of alternatives, L&T tends to be a preferred stock for those seeking exposure to Indias industrials/E&C/ infrastructure sectors.
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Given the current momentum, though, one cannot rule out an inflow beat in FY14, a weak 2Q is widely anticipated. That shipbuilding, nuclear forging, roads, metro and port subsidiaries will be a drag on consolidated EPS is also well known. Key upside risk is any potential divestment from subsidiaries.
If history repeats itself, the current domestic capex cycle should rebound in early FY16E and benefit market-leader L&T.


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44 films, from 44 countries were submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences for consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film
category. Each country is invited to submit just one film, chosen by
filmmakers from that country. Unlike all the other categories, the Foreign
Language films do not need to have played in Los Angeles during the
calendar year. All the entries will be screened by a committee, chaired by
Fay Kanin and Nina Foch, to narrow the nominees down to five.
Several festival favorites have been submitted, Mexico's "Deep Crimson",
Belgium's, "Ma Vie En Rose" and Egypt's "Destiny". Four countries entered this
year that have never submitted before. They are the Democratic Republic of
Congo, Luxembourg, South Africa and Ukraine. Two of the films are animated,
Croatia's, "The Little Shoemaker" and Japan's, "Princess Mononoke". French
icon, Jean-Luc Godard is representing Switzerland with "For Ever Mozart".
China did not submit a film.
This year's submissions are:
Argentina, "Ashes From Paradise", Marcelo Pineyro;
Austria, "The Unfish", Robert Dornhelm;
Belgium, "Ma Vie En Rose", Alain Beliner;
Brazil, "Four Days In September", Bruno Baretto;
Canada, "Cosmos", Jennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand, Marie-Julie Dallaire, Arto
Paragamian, Andre Turpin and Denis Villeneuve;
Colombia, "The Debt", Manuel Jose Alvarez, Nicolas Buenaventura;
Democratic Republic of Congo, "Macadam Tribu", Jose Laplaine;
Croatia, "The Little Shoemaker", Milan Blazekovic;
Cuba, "Amor Vertical", Arturo Sotto Diaz;
Czech Republic, "A Forgotton Light", Vladimir Michalek;
Denmark, "Barbara", Nils Malmros;
Egypt, "Destiny", Youssef Chahine;
Finland, "The Collector", Auli Mantila;
France, "Western", Manuel Poirier;
Germany, "Beyond Silence", Caroline Link;
Greece, "Slaughter Of The Cock", Andreas Pantzis;
Hungary, "The Witman Boys", Janos Szasz;
Iceland, "Blossi/810551", Julius Kemp;
India, "Guru", Rajiv Anchal;
Iran, "Gabbeh", Mohsen Makhmalbaf;
Israel, "Picka A Card", Julie Shles;
Italy, "The Best Man", Pupi Avati;
Japan, "Princess Mononoke", Hayao Miyazaki;
Luxembourg, "Elles", Luis Galvao Teles;
Macedonia, "Gypsy Magic", Stole Popov;
Mexico, "Deep Crimson", Arturo Ripstein;
The Netherlands, "Character", Mike van Diem;
Norway, "Junk Mail", Pal Sletaune;
The Philippines, "Milagros", Marilou Diaz-Abaya;
Poland, "Love Stories", Jerzy Stuhr;
Portugal, "Journey To The Beginning Of The World", Manoel De Oliveira;
Russia, "The Thief", Pavel Chukhrai;
Slovak Republic, "Orbis Pictus", Martin Sulik;
Slovenia, "Outsider", Andrej Kosak;
South Africa, "Paljas", Katinka Heyns;
Spain, "Secrets Of The Heart", Montxo Armendariz;
Sweden, "Tic Tac", Daniel Alfredson;
Switzerland, "For Ever Mozart", Jean-Luc Godard;
Taiwan, "Yours And Mine", Shaudi Wang;
Thailand, "Daughter 2", Chartichalerm Yukol;
Turkey, "The Bandit", Yavuz Turgul;
Ukraine, "A Friend Of The Deceased", Vyacheslav Krishtofovich;
Venezuela, "One Life And Two Trails", Alberto Arvelo;
Yugoslavia, "Three Summer Days", Mirjana Vukomanovic.


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Nannoconus :Nannoconus are cone shape nannolithus which have been formed from fine and prismatic crystalline units . These units are radial around bigger axis and they have been arranged perpendicular to that by an open channel in two ends of the test and it has been captivated.
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Indian gang-rape victim arrives in Singapore for treatmentPhilip Lim
An Indian student who was left fighting for her life after a brutal gang rape in New Delhi arrived in Singapore for treatment at a leading hospital.
Singapore's secret to bilateral success ... orchidsPhilip Lim
Pandas are China's soft power ambassadors and other countries use money or culture to build trading ties but Singapore prefers to do it with orchids.
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PS4 gets another leg up on Xbox One; won't require PS Plus subscription for streaming and sharing gameplay videos
Yesterday, Microsoft let gamers know that they would have to pay $60 a year for Xbox Live Gold in order to record and share gameplay videos online. Sony, once again, took this as an opportunity to let gamers know they have the better gaming platform.
The news comes directly from the Twitter account of Sony Worldwide Studios President, Shuhei Yoshida. He personally replied to multiple queries from gamers asking if they would have to pay for PlayStation Plus in order to record, live-stream and share gameplay videos.
@jonboi204 no
— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) August 8, 2013
This adds to the PlayStation 4's already heavy list of advantages over the Xbox One. Besides being more powerful, less expensive, having a removable hard drive, cheaper online subscription and arguably better exclusives, the PlayStation 4 automatically records the last seven minutes of gameplay (two more than Xbox One), and allows you share it online without paying a yearly subscription.
In other news, earlier today the gaming community had its first glimpse at the PlayStation 4's user interface for seeing other people's gameplay, live or pre-recorded:
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Javelin serenades the Red Hook waterfront
Wed Apr 21 2010
This morning, Tom Van Buskirk and George Langford—who together make up the cartoonish art-pop duo Javelin—got in the car outside of Langford's Park Slope apartment and drove out to the Red Hook waterfront. They unloaded their band's unusual equipment: a synthetic percussion pad, a microphone and 11 battered, painted boom boxes, which the two cousins proceeded to stack atop one another. As in their stage show, Van Buskirk and Langford used the boom boxes as a rough PA system, broadcasting their music through a short-range FM transmitter, in this case powered through the car. Their backs to the water, the two performed "Radio," which appears on Javelin's new debut album, No Ms—the summer record New York has been waiting for. (Javelin plays Santos Party House Thursday April 22.)


text: eBay for iPad Rank: #63 on the Top 100 Free iPad Apps List as of July 28th For: iPad Don't ever miss a listing again thanks to the eBay for iPad app. No need to plan your schedule around when your listing may end or close, as you can now take eBay on the go with you, wherever you go. You can browse, search, bid, buy, pay, and even sell, all from the convenience of your mobile device. If you're already familiar with eBay you'll be happy to see it looks the same on your iPad; everything is easy to use and navigate. What's really nice is the images are all in high resolution so you will get a very true sense of the picture displayed. There are advanced search options as well to help you make searching easier and faster. Take advantage of the customizations options and create your own personalized homepage. This homepage is ideal for staying on top of things like popular Daily Deals and your favorite searches. When using this app on your iPad you'll quickly see how user-friendly it is thanks to the large touchscreen. No need to get frustrated while trying to touch little tiny buttons on the screen! Another cool feature is if you find an item that you think it perfect for your friend, you can go ahead and share it by email, Facebook, Twitter, or even by SMS messaging. New features in this version include the high-res images of the items, the customizable home screen, the ability to view your search results in different pay layouts, eBay notifications, a back button, faster and more seamless searching, and a revise listings option. The mobility of this app is what really makes it appealing as there is no need to be chained to your home computer when you're listing or when an auction you've been watching is about to end. Place a bid from anywhere and anyplace!


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XFX has done a wonderful job with the 9800GX2 Black Edition as it is the fastest available 9800GX2 on the market today at a clock speed of 700MHz for the core. The card plays every game on the market including Crysis in high settings and with anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering fully enabled. The card is available online for a price of $599.99 from ZipZoomFly this card is not cheap.
The card is a bit of an anomaly in the middle of NVIDIAs transition to the GeForce GT2xx family as that may offer higher performance and physics capabilities over the 9800GX2 but well have to wait and see as that is not announced yet and it is possible that two 9800 chips in SLI may end up faster than one of the new chips. XFX in the meantime has outdone itself with a worthwhile video card for the high-end gamer and two of these cards will make any game run smoothly including Crysis. The inclusion of COD4 is a welcome bonus for those wanting a game to play with their shiny new card and the HDMI connector allows the use of HDMI monitors with this video card.


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JACKSON, Miss. ¯ Auburn junior swimmer Maggie Bowen has been named the Clarion-Ledger 2001 Sports Person of the Year for the state of Mississippi as announced Dec. 25 by the newspaper.
Bowen, a Jackson, Miss., native had an astounding year in 2001 with victories at all levels including not only collegiate, but international wins at the highest levels, including winning two NCAA titles in the 200-yard individual medley and the 400 IM, earning an American Record in the 200-yard IM and capturing the World Championship in the 200-meter IM at Fukuoka, Japan, just missing the American Record in that event as well.
The Auburn Tiger has remained undefeated in the 200 IM since the 2000 US Olympic Trials in which she finished third, narrowly missing an opportunity to attend the Olympics on the US team. Bowen credits that heartbreaking loss to her current success because she has refocused and rededicated herself to her training.
Not only did Bowen receive more votes for the award than some impressive collegiate athletes, but she was selected above such talent as Roy Oswalt, a member of the Houston Astros who was the runner-up for National League Rookie of the Year; Rafael Palmeiro of the Texas Rangers; Antonio McDyess, an All-Star for the Denver Nuggets; Lorenzen Wright of the Atlanta Hawks; Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, a former Auburn women's basketball standout currently playing for the Sacramento Monarchs; Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers and Steve McNair of the Tennessee Titans.
Last year's winner was Southern Miss softball pitcher Courtney Blades, which makes the duo the first group of women to win the award back-to-back in the award's history.
Bowen will continue her swimming season as the Auburn team travels to Nassau, Bahamas for Christmas Training Dec. 27 – Jan. 4 and will be looking to defend her collegiate titles later this season at the NCAA Championships in March.
JACKSON, Miss. ¯ Auburn junior swimmer Maggie Bowen has been named the Clarion-Ledger 2001 Sports Person of the Year for the state of Mississippi as announced Dec. 25 by the newspaper.


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You'll never miss the fat in full-flavored Low-Fat Blue Cheese Dressing, assures Tracey Baysinger of Salem, Missouri. "The recipe is from a chef at a California resort," she explains.
- 1 cup (8 ounces) fat-free cottage cheese
- 1 cup (8 ounces) nonfat plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon crumbled blue cheese
- 1. In a blender or food processor, combine cottage cheese, yogurt, onion and garlic; process until smooth. Stir in blue cheese. Store, covered, in the refrigerator. Yield: 1-3/4 cups.
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Religion | A somewhat humbled Harold Camping continues to look at the Bible as a code to crack
The Harold Camping saga appears, for better or worse, to have at least one more chapter. The "documentarian" who revealed that Harold Camping was retiring from Family Radio may not have represented himself-or Camping-honestly. Shortly after The Christian Post reported in a "Harold Camping Exclusive" that Camping was retiring, Camping's daughter disputed the claim. Camping has stepped back from some responsibilities, said Susan Espinoza, but remains the general manager for Family Radio. Brandon Tauszik, she claimed, had concealed his journalistic intentions in order to penetrate the inner circle of Camping's fellowship and family.
Camping also posted an audio message on the Family Radio website in which he apologizes for questioning the salvation of those who did not believe in his doomsday prophecy. Seeking to understand why the expected judgment day failed to materialize, Camping says that he has been "checking my own notes more carefully than ever" and he finds that "there is other language in the Bible that we still have to look at very carefully." While the 90-year-old radio preacher does not seem to have abandoned the notion that esoteric biblical codes can reveal the dates of critical events in God's salvific plan, he does sound a humbler note. The story of his failed predictions "seems embarrassing for Family Radio," but God was the storyteller and He could have changed the plot at any time. "God is still on the throne," and "we must not feel for a moment that we have been abandoned."
Strategic appointment
The Obama White House has courted centrist Christians on issues like adoption and fatherhood in recent years, and on Oct. 12 President Obama explained to the National Association of Evangelicals' executive committee how the faith community can support his jobs plan. Now the president and the Democratic National Committee have appointed Derrick Harkins, a board member of the NAE, to direct religious outreach for the 2012 election.
The appointment provoked opposition within progressive circles, as Harkins, like many African-American pastors, does not support same-sex marriage or unfettered access to abortion. Gwen Ashby of Believe Out Loud characterized the appointment as a disappointment and a "missed opportunity."
Defending his appointment, Harkins said that the Democrats allow for diversity of opinion on gay marriage and abortion. The left's outrage at the appointment may suggest otherwise. Still, according to Luke Moon from the Institute for Religion and Democracy, the appointment of the evangelical Harkins to head Obama's religious outreach "fits nicely into the left's strategy to fracture the traditionally conservative evangelical vote."- Tim Dalrymple
Higher plan?
The unemployment crisis has grown so severe that God has revealed which policies will restore job growth. So, at least, President Obama implied when he chided the House of Representatives for taking time to affirm "In God We Trust" as the national motto. "I trust in God," said the president in a Nov. 2 speech, "but God wants to see us help ourselves, by putting people back to work." (See Quotables, Nov. 19.)
At a press conference later that day, a reporter asked White House press secretary Jay Carney about the statement. Carney replied: "I believe the phrase from the Bible is, 'The Lord helps those who help themselves.'" Yet this, as WORLD readers know, is not a biblical phrase at all. The White House later issued a correction: "This common phrase does not appear in the Bible."
When CNN investigated the phenomenon of "phantom scriptures" five months ago, Rabbi Rami Shapiro explained: "Most people who profess a deep love of the Bible have never actually read the book." Instead, "They have memorized parts of texts that they can string together to prove the biblical basis for whatever it is they believe in."
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Vigil planned for Plymouth man killed in road-rage incident
A message fills the street in Plymouth where Fred Kleman Jr. was killed.
Spray painted on the road is the reminder of the words that led to Kleman's death: "Fred said 'Slow Down.'"
Neighbors and friends will meet at 8 tonight to remember him at a candlelight vigil at the place where Kleman was struck down Aug. 14.
Kleman, 42, was talking with friends when Lorenzo Burgos, 21, of Plymouth, drove up Nottingham Street. Witnesses said a child was playing in the street, so Kleman stepped out to try to get Burgos to slow down.
After an altercation, police said Burgos returned five minutes later, drove down the hill and turned toward the group. His car collided with Kleman, sending him into the air. He was pronounced dead later that night.
The event will be a chance to remember a man who tried to keep the neighborhood streets safe for kids, said neighborhood resident Monica Thomas, 49.
"If someone was speeding by and there were kids outside, he'd yell at them to slow down. He'd let them know, 'Hey, kids are playing here, you need to slow down going up and down these hills,'" she said.
As of 9:40 p.m. Friday, 55 people had said they were attending on a Facebook page for the event.
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Keith Rodeman - November 20, 2011
Keith Eugene Rodeman of Amherst was born July 15, 1937. He died peacefully at Kindred Hospital Hospice in Scottsdale, Ariz. Nov. 20, 2011, after a six-week battle with heart and lung disease at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale.
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News: Newly constructed clinic to provide deployed Soldiers with accessible health care
Story by 1st Lt. Amanda Cookman
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan--Recognizing a need for more accessible Soldier health care, the 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, opened their first internal Role I medical clinic at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 22.
After joint collaboration and three months of planning and construction, the medical clinic will provide convenient, personalized health care to more than 700 supported soldiers.
Before the centralized clinic opened, soldiers stood in line with Marines, sailors, and coalition forces in order to receive medical care at Leatherneck—a process that took many troops out of the fight for hours at a time.
"Soldiers had to go out of their way to be seen," said Cpl. Daniel Posey, a 3rd Sustainment Brigade medic who will work full-time in the new clinic. "A 15-minute visit would turn into an hour visit."
The new facility is located in the vicinity of the Soldiers' work areas.
"The clinic allows me to ensure that all the soldiers we support are okay," continued Posey, a Coahoma, Texas, native. "I will be able to walk around and interact with people since our clinic will be in a central location. Soldiers will have constant care."
Opening the clinic was a joint force effort, drawing on resources from nearly every corner of the forward operating base. The medical clinic, originally an empty wood building without a ceiling, had to be reconfigured and improved by Navy Seabees with Company E, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15 of Belton, Mo.
"I appreciate all of the hard work the Seabees, Medical Logistics and my medics to make the opening happen," said 1st Lt. Matthew Corey, 87th CSSB physician's assistant and Kenosha, WI., native.
Once construction was complete, the Air Force and Army medics worked hand in hand to acquire the necessary equipment to get the medical station up and running.
"I look forward to providing quality care to the soldiers of the 87th CSSB," Corey added.
Corey, Posey and five Air Force medics will run the independent medical clinic, providing primary care for the 87th CSSB soldiers, to include minor procedures.
Lt. Col. Lance Curtis, 87th CSSB commander and Warrensburg, Mo., native, recognizes the importance the clinic will have on his Soldiers.
"At the end of the day, the soldier wins, and that is what it is all about," he said.
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Dear Heloise: My pet peeve with manufacturers is the way they keep cutting down on the number of pounds or ounces in a product. For instance, my macaroni-salad recipe calls for an 8-ounce box of macaroni, yet the boxes now come in 7-ounce size. I find myself doing a lot of guessing and measuring when trying to adapt the old recipes to the new package amounts. — Faith in Nebraska
Dear Heloise: I need your help with my husband, who suffered a brain injury in an accident several years ago. I spend a large amount of my day looking for things that my husband swears he didn't touch. I can't leave him alone too long for fear of what I will come home to.
I just want to be able to keep important papers, my personal things and cleaning products in a place where he doesn't have access. I can't afford a safe or anything. Do you have any ideas? Keep in mind that he is very strong physically. — Jan in North Carolina
Jan, I am so sorry for your husband's accident and the trouble you are having.
You can try a small filing cabinet, footlocker or a small, inexpensive safe, all of which can be locked. With any of these options, try tucking it away somewhere that isn't too noticeable. If it is out of sight, he may not even bother with it. Try the bottom of a closet, the end of the bed with a throw over it, or if you have a second bedroom that you do not use often, stick it in there. Hope this helps solve your problem. — Heloise
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Margaret 'Irene' Boudreau
Passed on: December 3rd, 2012
Margaret Irene Boudreau passed away Dec. 3, 2012, after a long battle with dementia at the Northside General Hospital.
Irene was a current resident at Minor Memorial Manor, Sydney Mines, and formerly of 24 Hillcrest Dr., Coxheath.
She was born in Grand Etang, she was a the daughter of the late Willie and Itha Rose Shomphe.
Irene was a nurse at St. Rita Hospital for over 30 years.
She was a member of St. Anthony Daniel CWL and a brownie leader. She was also a member of the Town and Country Square Dancing Club and the Bluenose RV Squares.
Irene is survived her husband of 58 years, Albert; sisters, Isabel (Bob) Watt, Dartmouth, and Josephine (Bob) Steele, Sydney; daughter, Denise (David) Groves, Calgary; sons, Paul (Pauline), Dartmouth, Emile (Diane), North River, and Marcel (Lousie), Halifax; grandchildren, Stephen, Benjamin, Patricia, Nicholas, Christopher; Granddogs, Blackberry and Tyson.
Predeceased by a brother and a sister in infancy.
We wish to thank the staff of the manor, Northside Hospital and the Cape Breton VON adult day program for their care and support.
Family flowers only. There will be no visitation. A funeral mass will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 6 at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Sydney River, Rev. Duaine Devereaux officiating. A reception will follow the service in the church hall, interment in Resurrection Cemetery.
Donations in Irene's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to the Cape Breton VON adult day program.
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.twcurry.com.


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After 33 years, Roz Schwartz decided she'd had enough of her husband's fists. She confided in her rabbi, got cold comfort from her son, tried forgiving and forgetting — and got beat up some more. She wound up going to the police, getting a divorce and starting a whole new life.
Lena Petrovich's path out of domestic violence ended differently. The Ukrainian native came to the United States to marry a pen pal she'd never met; her English was nearly nonexistent so when her husband repeatedly raped her, she found it tough to communicate with police, doctors and homeless shelter workers. She tried forgiving and forgetting, but her husband's remorse quickly turned back to fury as he denied her language lessons and accused her of flirting with other men. He murdered her on Thanksgiving night.
Both women are composites — fictional representations of the realities that women struggling to escape domestic violence confront. Their life stories were among many experienced — episode by episode, with the future always unknown — by about 25 people who attended a role-playing workshop Thursday called "In Her Shoes," hosted by the YWCA Clark County and its domestic violence program, SafeChoice, The event capped off a monthlong slate of activities in observance of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
"We are looking for new ways to spread the knowledge," said SafeChoice director Debra Adams, who developed the role-playing exercise years ago. "This will give you a real feel for what someone goes through if they're living in a domestic violence relationship."
The point, said Adams, was to flesh out the complexities and difficulties and answer the frequently asked, skeptical question: If it's so terrible, why doesn't she just leave?
"This is based on real people's stories," Adams said. "This is the stuff that happens on a daily basis."
Character cards
Among the people who turned out for the exercise were Irma Lucero, a social worker for the SeaMar Community Health Clinic, and Rae Lowry, an employment specialist for the homeless at Columbia River Mental Health.
Lucero drew the Lena Petrovich card. It explained that Petrovich was a 23-year-old Ukrainian who
fell in love with her future husband's "beautiful, thoughtful" letters that made her feel like she was living a romance novel.
But "abuse happens," according to the next card Lucero drew. Lena Petrovich's husband turned violently jealous and ultimately a rapist — while also capable of tearful, sweet reunions. When Lena Petrovich attempted to get a pelvic exam, the "doctor visit" card looked something like this: "Kajk kalgjeopa owiaglna lkjada akgjeagji qoagj kajoa."
She had to wait for a translator. When the "doctor" was finally able to ask Lena Petrovich if her husband had hurt her, she said no. She was terrified of legal problems and deportation.
Now Lena Petrovich (that is, Lucero) had a choice: try to find a shelter, or go home. Lucero decided to draw a "forgive and forget" card, which summed up Lena Petrovich's desperate mindset: "Men are like animals. It's my job to please him." She returned home and begged for English classes. Husband said no and grew even more violent than before.
Lena Petrovich called the police, who couldn't do a thing for her because her English was so poor and her husband was not at home to be interviewed. She fled to a shelter and started taking English classes. But her husband eventually contacted her and convinced her he was lonely and would never harm her again.
Another "forgive and forget" card. Lena Petrovich went home to him and went to Thanksgiving dinner with him — where he grew violently jealous that Lena Petrovich was flirting with another man at the table.
He shot her seven times in the street while she screamed for help. Game over.
Rae Lowry drew a very different character card: Roz Schwartz, a 64-year-old housewife and mother who's endured a violent relationship for 33 years. When she went to her rabbi and confessed her cracked ribs, the rabbi told her God didn't want her to be a victim. "Violence is a sin," he said.
Rae Lowry, playing Roz Schwartz, decided to turn to family. She went to stay with her son — who assured her the situation couldn't be that bad and wondered if his mother was just suffering from moody menopause.
Roz Schwartz managed to score a temp job but quit in humiliation because she didn't know the technology. She went home to her husband — "forgive and forget" — who started out sweet but beat her again before long. She fled the house, went to the police, tried a support group and her rabbi again. The police arrested her husband; at a court appearance, the husband's golfing buddy, an attorney, approached Roz Schwartz privately and asked her to "be reasonable."
She pressed ahead with the divorce. The couple's joint assets were frozen so Roz Schwartz went pounding the pavement for a job again — and got one.
Folks whose role-playing problems left them homeless had to haul garbage bags of belongings around the room as they hunted for resources. When they arrived at the "shelter," they had to flip coins to see whether there was any space or not. Similar frustrations and cold shoulders confronted them as they made the rounds of other stations — support group, mental health, court, police, Child Protective Services. Nothing was easy.
Just leave
Why doesn't she just leave? Statistically, it takes seven attempts to flee a violent home situation for good, according to Margo Priebe, the Y's domestic violence legal advocacy specialist.
During a debrief after the exercise, Lowry and Lucero both said the complications of the role-playing exercise — skeptical relatives, language problems, bureaucratic delays, suave abusers and the victims' own lack of resources and fear of change — ring totally true to their experiences working with abused women.
"There are so many barriers to women who are trying to get help," said Lowry. She described a client who was homeless when she met her husband; he is abusive, but her client has decided it's usually less dangerous living with him than on the street. At least she can stay with her children that way, she figures.
That's a terrible — and typical — bargain to have to make, Priebe said.
When police are called into a domestic violence situation, they often show up to discover a hysterical wife and a cool husband, Preibe said. "Abusers can get into a calm zone and be very charming," she said. Police who know what they're doing will pull the couple apart and do separate interviews, she said. Vancouver police's domestic violence unit is excellently trained to investigate and understand evidence of violence — but they are the exception, not the rule, she said.
A nurse in the group said she was approached by a man at her church who had been the victim of domestic violence. His problem was extra-complicated, she said, because he was so humiliated — and because it was hard to get anyone to believe him. When the nurse took his story to others for help, she said, "No one believed me."
"We do serve men. They do walk in our door," said Priebe. "But it is hard for men to come in — there is shame and embarrassment."
Lucero said in her line of work she's constantly seeing evidence of domestic violence, and constantly running into language barriers. Priebe responded that the YWCA has an account with Language Line Services, a 24-hour nationwide interpretation company that can provide simultaneous translation for any phone call. That's useful for initial discussions as well as filling out legal forms and court complaints, she said.
Priebe said the YWCA can bring its "In Her Shoes" exercise to any community group that's interested. Early next year, she said, the Y wants to host a similar role-playing event aimed at teen dating violence.
Contact the YWCA Clark County at http://ywcaclarkcounty.com or 360-696-0167. The crisis hotline is 360-695-0501.
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