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Manchester City evidently have no need of Luis Suárez after all, or Mario Balotelli for that matter, though the defending champions did not brush Aston Villa aside quite as dismissively, and thus move to the top of the table, as the scoreline suggests. While Villa fell apart somewhat in the second half, they almost had a right to after two borderline penalty decisions went against them in quick succession, allowing City to turn a workaday 1-0 lead into something much more emphatic.
From that point City cut loose to the extent that even Scott Sinclair got some time on the field, while Villa's stout defending in the first half went unrewarded. Five goals to nil was not an unfair reflection of the match, it just flattered City's rather stolid attacking efforts before half-time. "We played well in the first half without getting any breaks," Roberto Mancini said. "The second half was better but we can still improve, and we will need to because we play Real Madrid next."
City could not be accused of lacking attacking commitment. Whatever their formation was supposed to be on paper it was effectively 4-2-4 on the pitch yet the home side did not have a great deal of end product to show for all their passing and possession. Once they realised City did not pack a direct punch Villa produced a couple of attacks and the first two saves of the game were made by Joe Hart, the first a reaction stop when Vincent Kompany almost put through his own goal, the second a fingertip save to claw away a header from Christian Benteke.
Even when City took the lead just before half-time it was with one of the scruffier goals they will score this season. Carlos Tevez brought a save from Brad Guzan with a low shot that the goalkeeper nudged on to a post, and from the resultant corner Kompany and Tevez tried and failed to get shots in before Silva arrived just ahead of Matija Nastasic in a pile-up of players to push the ball over the line.
If that was an underwhelming way for City to take the lead, the way they extended it was ludicrously soft. Yaya Touré had just missed at close range from a Silva corner and was in the process of sharing a joke with Ron Vlaar when the players' attention was drawn to the assistant referee indicating a penalty should be awarded. At that point no one else in the ground, including the referee, had a clue why, but Jon Moss was persuaded a handball had taken place and pointed to the spot, from where Sergio Agüero stroked the ball past Guzan.
Replays showed Andreas Weimann had jumped at the near post with an arm raised, but whether there was any contact with the ball was much less clear. Certainly none of the City players were complaining, which left just Paul Lambert to bemoan the matter. "It was a woeful decision, never a handball," the Villa manager said. "It was a big decision, we were still in the game at 1-0, and you have to get those right. You need to be 100% sure, and I don't see how he could have been."
Almost farcically, City were gifted a second penalty 12 minutes later, when Barry Bannan missed the ball with his feet but caught it with his trailing arm as he dived in to try to dispossess Silva. This time Tevez took the penalty and scored in a similar manner, before Agüero made his final contribution by cutting in from the right and beatingGuzan at his near post with a shot from a narrow angle.
If that was a goal that suggested Villa had become dispirited, no one could possibly blame them. More tired defending was in evidence when Tevez scored his second, tucking away Samir Nasri's cross after it had been allowed to reach him at the far post.
"The second penalty was harsh, but by then I hadn't a clue what the linesman was going to do next," Lambert said. "He'll be embarrassed when he sees Match of the Day, but he might not watch it. He'll probably have a night out."


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Reviewed By Elizabeth T (Paterson, NJ) Reviewed for a 2001 Chevy Astro —5/8/2012 3:42 AM
Previously I have purchased seat covers from a local auto store. The quality was very poor and did not fit my seats. I did a google search and AutoAnything came up along with others. I went with AutoAnything because of their prices, very affordable. I ordered my covers and received them so quickly I was surprised how quickly they shipped my order. I put them on my seat and "WOW" easy installed and the quality is excellent. I am VERY HAPPY with my purchased. I will be purchasing more in the future. Highly recommended. A+

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Stevehall needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 333 designs submitted by 68 freelance designers.
The Ridge Wine & Spirits
We need to rebrand a liquor store that has been in business for 35 plus years. Business has dropped in the past few years and we need a fresh look that at applies to liquor and wine consumers. The name of the old store is named S & W liquor. The letters are black and white with no logo.
Our target audience is medium to high-end liquor and wine consumers looking for great prices on import beer, wine & liquor. We will be selling domestic beer as well. The target age would be 25 plus with incomes of 50k plus in income. We are looking to create brand loyalty with our customers. We hope to accomplish this with a boutique feel. Service and customers come first with a great selection of product and great pricing.
These are a few of our biggest competitors:
1. http://www.colonialwineandspirits.com
2. http://www.westrockspirits.com/
3. http://www.olooneys.com/
The name has to have "The Ridge" with Wine & Spirits as a plus but not a requirement in the logo. Wine & Spirits would be great to use as a tag line...
We would like forest green to be used in the logo if possible.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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My old roommate in San Francisco A taught me how to make pasta.
When we were living together in the bay area many years ago, I was in charge of making Malaysian and Chinese food in the kitchen, while A excelled in western food.
She made killer mash potatoes (from scratch!) and great pasta. While we didn't indulge in seafood-loaded pasta like this back then, her pasta was always delectable–with really simple ingredients such as unpeeled straw mushrooms, chicken or shrimp. It was a very humble, easy, and practical dish. It was great for our budgets, especially during the dot bomb days…
If A were to read this post today, I am sure she would be amazed by my newly acquired cooking skill.
I have since perfected my Italian pasta, plus I have upgraded the toppings to all our favorite fruits de la mer. I suspect she would ask for a second helping. *wink*
To make it an ultra luxury dish, I got some fresh Florida rock shrimp. Both crunchy and succulent, Florida rock shrimp is worth every buck I spent.
(They were priced at $19.95 per pound.) Throw in some calamari rings, scallops, shrimp, mussels, cherry tomatoes, and freshly-plucked sweet basil leaves, you have a 5-star dish that you can make anytime to impress yourself, or your guests.
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Jerry Seib: Senate Democrats' Win-Win on Keystone
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is set to hold a vote on the Keystone XL pipeline, a project that has divided the Democratic Party. However, holding a vote may be a win-win for Democrats allowing red-state members to to cast an approving vote while still rejecting the project.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... the big questions in this midterm election years with Democrats can save the jobs open up a being of their incumbent senators for a conservative states to keep control the Senate ... is getting interesting exercise on that front this weekend it'll come in the Senate and the question will be ... while the Senate bring to the floor will there be a vote on a will there be passage of ... a resolution that will order at least attempt order President Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline as the pipeline this post to bring tar sands oil from Canada down the center of U S and one for dispersal to refineries is not popular with environmentalists in the Democratic base but is really popular in some red states where Democrats are running for re-election to the Senate ... states like North Carolina were Kay Hagan is trying to win ... Louisiana were Mary Landrieu very much once this pipeline to be approved ... Harry Reid said last week in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that he was inclined to bring this to a vote may be as early as this week the questions are multiple here one is will he actually do that secondly will it get the sixty votes that will be needed to pass it in the Senate ... and the third is will the Obama administration try to stop this from happening maybe a likely outcome would be that it comes to the floor it doesn't get the sixty votes to red state Democrats ... get to cast a vote for it anyway ... maybe the best of all worlds for the Democrats ... the Obama administration doesn't have to live with the pro Proposition doesn't like because it tries to force the administration's hands one the other hand red state Democrats get to vote for him to go home and brag about that ...


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by Sue Ann Rybak
Teenagers Inc. invites the community to come celebrate Carnaval Guatemala from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 26, in Seven Dolors Church, 1200 E. Willow Grove Ave. in Wyndmoor. The fundraiser will benefit Teenagers Inc.'s annual service trip to Guatemala.
"Our goal is to raise about half the cost of the trip," said Marianne Dwyer, director of Teenagers Inc. in Chestnut Hill. "This year we are concentrating our efforts into four fundraisers, the largest being Carnaval Guatemala."
Participants can enjoy live music, food, beer and wine at the event. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase on baskets that were donated. Teens are asking for camperships for the summer sport camp that they are involved with to be auctioned off.
There will be a live auction on Diamond Club Phillies tickets and opening day of the Pro-Golf Tour. Live music will be provided by the Protractors, a local Philadelphia band.
"In Guatemala, Carnaval is one of the biggest celebrations of the year," Dwyer said.
Carnaval in Guatemala is both the beginning of Lent and in some villages Semanas Santas or Holy Week. Every town and village hosts processions where images of their patron saint are carried and paraded through the streets.
Many of Guatemala's towns have a representative "Cofradia," elected people that are responsible for the religious icons of saints for each respective village and are put in charge of organizing some of the weeks' events. The celebration is a melding of Catholicism, Mayan and Moorish traditions.
Dwyer said people sing traditional songs and "wear elaborate costumes that would be likened to the Mummer's Parade in Philadelphia."
"Elaborate carpets called 'Alfombras' are woven from flowers, plants and sawdust or pine straw and laid along all the streets," Dwyer said. "This is most famous in Antigua, Guatemala, where we reside while on our service trip."
This is the fourth year Teenagers Inc. will volunteer with God's Child Project, an ecumenical not-for-profit organization serving the Antigua region and its slums. This summer 28 teenagers and five adults participate in the service project. They will build homes, work at a homeless shelter, care for malnourished children and deliver much-needed medical, educational and personal supplies.
Dwyer said Guatemala has the fourth highest malnutrition rate in the world. She said many people live in poverty without clean running water or bathrooms. Many families live off a few tortillas a day and, if they can afford it, rice. The situation continues to grow worse because of natural disasters like mudslides, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes – the most recent being in November 2012.
"Last week an entire village of Mayans were intoxicated by an illegal pesticide that was sprayed on broccoli and sold to them," Dwyer said. "So far 10 have died and many are severely sick. In this case the Guatemalan Congresswoman Regina Guzman made a desperate call to Asociacion Nuetros Ahijados which is the organization we volunteer with. She asked that we bring IV solutions, medicine, diapers, formula, baby food and breakfast for the sick villagers."
"Without the contributions that are made through fundraising, our trip to Guatemala would not have been complete," said Nick Crossan, a student at Springfield High School. "Simple supplies and household items that we take for granted as Americans, such as flip-flops, antibiotics, over-the-counter pain medicines, blankets, hats, baby wipes, are so easy to bring and extremely helpful for the impoverished people of Guatemala and families that we build for.
"Volunteering at the Dream Center run by the project is essential to the growth and health of many young children and struggling parents," Crossan said. "Guatemala needs aid from anyone who can assist through donating money or supplies to help these beautiful people survive and flourish."
He added that his perspective on his responsibilities and needs have changed dramatically since his trip to Guatemala.
"I feel privileged to have access to food, water, clothes and shelter everyday – basic needs that I had taken for granted before this Teenagers Inc. service trip," Crossan said.
Dwyer said fundraising not only helps the volunteers to pay the cost of $1,750 a person, but it "melds the 33 volunteers as a team since they represent about 15 different educational institutions in the public, private and parochial sectors – unlike a school trip where all know each other and are comfortable with each other."
The cost of the trip also includes a charge for home-building supplies for the five homes the volunteers will construct by hand – without electrical equipment.
Dwyer said for many teenagers the trip is life changing.
"Going to Guatemala and Asociacion Nuestros Ahijados changed my life forever," said Matt George, who will be returning to Guatemala for the third time. "It gave me another outlook on the issues around our world. Our service to the people of Guatemala could not compare to what I left that beautiful country with. It warmed my heart and made me appreciate the things granted to me in my life."
"To go abroad and to explore the wider world is important," said Liu Volpe, of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. "To go abroad and to explore and do meaningful work for the wider world is even more important.
"We go armed with supplies and enthusiastic spirits ready to change the world, but we leave with happy hearts and a love so great that it remains inside of you and reflects on the people we come home to. Coming back from the trip, I found that my priorities had changed. My idea of hardship and 'a tough life' transformed significantly."
For more information call Marianne Dwyer at 215-242-4976 or Barb Diaz at 215-828-7843. To purchase tickets online go to www.teensincphilly.org and click donate. The deadline for tickets is April 21.


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One Direction Could Make Chart History
British boy band One Direction are on the cusp of history.
The boys could very well earn their way into the record books when the sales numbers from their debut, 'Up All Night,' are all tallied. The album landed in stores this week and while the final stats for the Billboard Top 200 won't be available until next Wednesday (March 21), early estimates indicate that the album is on track to sell as many as 160,000 to 180,000 copies. That amount could be enough to debut in the No. 1 slot – if they can hold off their fellow Brit Adele, who has occupied that spot for a bazillion weeks. Actually, it'd be 24 weeks if she goes back to No. 1 next week, but who's counting?
British acts going No. 1 is nothing new. But not one has done so with their first album. So the boys certainly have something exciting to shoot for.
Can Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson etch their names into the Billboard history book? We believe they can.
Now it's up to Directioners -- their dedicated throng of (mostly female) fans -- to help push their heroes into that slot.
Pick up you copy of 'Up All Night' and help One Direction make history. Push them to No.1 next week!


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Kim Kardashian is going to the HQ Battery 10th Marine Birthday Ball in North Carolina tonight. Isn't that sweet? The reality star agreed to attended the event when an yet-to-be-named Marine asked her to be his date a while back, and Kim rearranged her schedule to make sure she could attend. No word on whether or not the Kourtney & Kim Take Miami cameras will be there as she celebrates with the honorable men and women who serve in our armed forces, but something tells me that there will be no dearth of photos documenting Kim's altruistic evening.
Because if a Kardashian volunteers in the boonies and no one's around to photograph it, did it really happen?
Laff. While I have no doubt that Kim accepted the invitation because a) A-listers like Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake have blazed the trail before her, and b) it's good for her image, I also think that her going to a Marine ball is mutually beneficial, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
She gets credit for doing good, the Marines get attention for the good they do, I get a blog post out of it ... win, win, win. An insider says Kim was honored by the invitation, and in all seriousness, it's cool that she accepted and made it work. I bet she's pretty tired from her whirlwind London trip and from her "best workout ever" this morning, but that hasn't stopped her from fulfilling her obligation.
Here's to a fun night for Kim K. and her servers and suitors. I mean servicemen in suits. God bless the troops!
Do you think it's sweet that Kim Kardashian is going to a Marine ball?
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Prior to the tenancy, you will be required to pay a minimum of six weeks' security deposit.
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The Applicant will be liable for an administration charge of £60 (inc VAT) for the preparation of any documents in relation to each and every renewal or extension of the tenancy.
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Tony's take: Cardinals have to worry about one thing
The St. Louis Cardinals keep winning, but the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates, teams which are in front of the Cardinals in the National League Central Division, keep winning too. The Cardinals are currently six games behind first-place Cincy and 2.5 behind Pittsburgh.
Down 2.5 games behind the Reds at the All-Star break, the Cardinals didn't start the break well losing 5 of their first 6 games, but ended up sweeping the Chicago Cubs and taking 3 of 4 from the Los Angeles Dodgers to close the month at 9-8. St. Louis swept Milwaukee to help start its August at 5-2 and help get the Redbirds back to six games back, as they were eight back a few days ago.
Cincinnati got off to an excellent start after the break closing July with a 14-3 record, including 10 wins in a row. The scary thing about the Reds' 10-game streak is they didn't have former MVP first baseman Joey Votto, who is batting .342 with 14 home runs and 49 RBIs this season. Pitching-wise, the Reds are led by Johnny Cueto with a 2.58 ERA and a 14-6 record, and Mat Latos at 3.94 and 10-3. Homer Bailey and Bronson Arroyo have been solid as well.
Since July 12, the first game after the all-star break, the Pirates are 14-10 and don't look like they're fading away as they did last season. Last year, the Pirates were one game behind Milwaukee for first place in the Central before ballooning to 10 games out at this time last year and making the division just a two-team (Cardinals and Brewers) race the rest of the season. The loss of Prince Fielder and other key elements have made the Brewers, which won the Central last year, a non-factor. At 3.5 out right now, the Pirates are very much in striking distance thanks to my vote for MVP so far this season Andrew McCutchen.
McCutchen is batting over 100 points better than last year's season average of .259. In 105 games this year, he is batting .372 with 23 home runs and 69 RBIs. He has already matched last year's home total of 23. But, other than McCutchen who is the only Pirate hitting over .300, the Bucs offense has been pretty inept batting .247 as a team on the year. Surprisingly it's been pitching that has kept Pittsburgh in the race.
North Little Rock native A.J. Burnett is having a career year after three sub-par seasons with the New York Yankees. Burnett has a 3.19 ERA and is 4-0 – 14-3 overall – in his last four starts including a complete-game, one-hit shutout over the Cubs. Pirates starter James McDonald started the year 9-3 with a 2.37 ERA, but has since struggled his last five starts to put him at 10-5 and 3.42. The Pirates also traded for Mr. Consistent left-handed pitcher Wandy Rodriguez. This pick up by Pittsburgh actually started to make me worry about the Cardinals' chances this season. Rodriguez is only 7-10 this year with a 3.82 ERA, but played for the lowly Houston Astros to start the season. Rodriguez has also pitched well against the Cardinals sporting a 3.79 ERA against St. Louis.
Despite Pittsburgh and Cincinnati having good years thus far, I still don't understand how the Cardinals are six game out of first place and just 10 games over .500. The Cardinals lead the National League and are tied for the Major League lead with a .278 team average. St. Louis leads the majors with a .345 on-base percentage and has five players with at least 15 home runs already. Led by Carlos Beltran's 26 home runs, the Cardinals are also getting power from Matt Holliday (21 HRs), Allen Craig (17), Yadier Molina (career-high 16) and David Freese (15).
The Cardinals are ranked seventh in the National League in ERA with a very good 3.72 team ERA. The fact that there are six other teams, including Cincinnati (3.38 ERA) and Pittsburgh (3.57 ERA), with a higher ERA than the Cardinals is crazy. We're probably looking at another year of the pitcher, but probably not to the extent of 1968, the year of the pitcher, when Carl Yastrzemski led the American League with a .301 batting average, the lowest of any batting champion, and all 20 major league teams at the time had an ERA lower than 4.00. In fact, the Washington Senators had the highest ERA at 3.64. Major League Baseball lowered the mound from 15 to 10 inches that year and would implement the vile designated hitter a few years later.
So, what does all this mean for the Cardinals? A very tough division race down the stretch. Pitching for all three teams is very good, and as long as the pitching is there, the team has a chance. And what's the old adage, "pitching and defense wins championships". It's pretty simple to see why the Cardinals are behind Cincy and Pittsburgh. Not only do the Reds and Pirates have a better ERA than the Cardinals, both teams have made less errors than the Cardinals with Cincy ranked second in the NL with fewest errors (59) and Pittsburgh ranked fourth (61). The Cardinals are at No. 9 with 70 errors.
Really, though, the Cardinals just have to stay within 10 games of first or at least the Wild Card by Aug. 25. That's the day the Cardinals were 10 games behind Atlanta for the Wild Card and came back to make the playoffs and win their 11th World Series title. It can happen again.


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Brown Baggers Book Group (Central Library)
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On the third Thursday of the month bring your lunch to the Central Branch of JMRL and discuss fiction and non-fiction books. Library staff will provide value-added content and lead the discussion. Drinks and desserts will be provided. Send an email to be added to our mailing list.
Brown Baggers' selections for 2011:
- The Maples Stories by John Updike (January 2011)
- Child of My Heart by Alice McDermott (February 2011)
- The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (March 2011 The group's meeting will be March 24th instead of 17th due to Virginia Festival of the Book.)
- Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz (April 2011)
- Look Homeward, Angel by Tom Wolfe (May 2011)
- Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (June 2011)
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (July 2011)
Brown Baggers' selections for 2010:
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (January 2010)
- A Lesson before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines (February 2010)
- An Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (The group's meeting will be March 11th instead of 18th due to Virginia Festival of the Book.)
- The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt (April 2010)
- The Sun also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (May 2010)
- A Cook's Tour : in Search of the Perfect Meal by Anthony Bourdain (June 2010)
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (July 2010)
- City of Thieves by David Benioff (August 2010)
- The Professor and the Mad Man by Simon Winchester (September 2010)
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (October 2010)
- Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut (November 2010)
No selection for December 2010
Brown Baggers' selections for September 2008 – November 2009:
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (September 2008)
- An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock Clarke (October 2008)
- A Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (November 2008)
No selection for December 2008
- Run by Ann Patchett (January 2009)
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (February 2009)
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (March 2009)
- Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen (April 2009)
- The Painted House by John Grisham (May 2009)
- My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor (June 2009)
- Loving Frank by Nancy Horan (July 2009)
- Netherland by Joseph O'Neill (August 2009)
- March by Geraldine Brooks (September 2009)
- Embers by Sàndor Màrai (November 2009)
No selection for December 2009


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Are the Avs tanking it? Some people think so
Riding down the elevator tonight, after the latest dismal Avs showing against Phoenix, a Coyotes team official said out loud, "The tank job is in, isn't it?" He was talking about YOUR Colorado Avalanche.
Serious or not, what the unnamed Phoenix official said is what a couple of other league-related people have also mused lately – the possibility that the Avs are, in fact, tanking it down the stretch to get the highest possible draft choice this June.
Hey, as I said in a previous column, losing every game down the stretch would be a great thing for this team. There is absolutely nothing good that can come out of the Avalanche winning any games down the stretch, and everything potentially good that can come from the worst possible finish.
But let's put aside the argument for a second about whether it's morally right to pull a tank job, and just acknowledge the fact that it's becoming more and more amazing at how many injuries are befalling the Avs down the stretch. Tonight, it was Ryan Smyth who got hurt, and a couple of Avs insiders said he might have a broken hand and is definitely out the rest of the season.
Now, I'll state for the record: I don't believe the Avs are or would ever intentionally lose games. It would mean instant, permanent infamy for anybody involved who got caught (hello, 1919 Chicago White Sox) and create a scandal of epic proportions. But that's not going to stop guys like the Coyotes official from thinking the Avs are tanking it, to get a better draft pick.
In the Avs' defense about all the sudden injuries: if you think they are inventing injuries, what were they doing, then, in the playoffs last year? They were tanking it in the playoffs, too? They had just as big an injury siege as now, and were playing for the right to advance to a Stanley Cup.
Yeah, maybe some of these currently sidelined players might be playing if this were an actual playoff race, but if the Avs are guilty of keeping some guys out because nothing matters anymore, then lots of teams have been guilty of that.
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Other items:
– The Avs' flight home the other night from Anaheim apparently was one that would have had anybody nervous about flying (my arm raised here) puking in their seats.
Avs PR czar Jean Martineau said it was the scariest flight he's ever had with the team, and that's a lot of flights. The turbulence coming over the mountains had people in the plane feeling like they were clothes in a spinning dryer.
I know of quite a few players who are really afraid of flying, and it can affect their careers. One of the worst was Wayne Gretzky, who was so afraid of planes early in his career that he would always drive from Edmonton to Calgary and back for games, rather than take the roughly 40 minute flight.
Gretzky apparently got over much of his fear after sitting with the pilots at times and learning more about what goes on in a plane and what turbulence means, etc.
I know I can get very religious at times on an airplane. When it starts bouncing around real bad, I bury my face in my hands, grip the arm rests and start running through a mental checklist to keep me from jumping up in my seat and yelling We're all gonna die! – and believe me, that's what I have felt like doing a few times.
I always keep telling myself We're not hitting brick walls here, it's just air. These pilots have practiced this stuff a million times. It's a long way down still. Look at that guy over there, he's still READING his book. He's not fazed at all, we're gonna be FINE."
And, after hundreds of flights all these years, my planes have touched down just fine every single time. The safety statistics of flying vs. every other form of travel are staggering; it's MUCH safer to fly than to be in a car or anything else.
But I still think we're all gonna die at least once every couple of flights.
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I think Joe Sakic is going to retire.
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April 14 is the only day that really matters in the next month for the Avs. That's the day they'll find out their place in the June draft. Keep in mind teams can fall no more than one spot from where they finish in the regular season. So, even if the Avs finish 28th, they'll still be guaranteed, at worst, the No. 4 pick.
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Lobster and Mushroom Noodles – easy & delicious Japanese noodles with mushroom and lobster. SLURP!!!
A few days ago, my good friend Alice at Eat A Duck I Must texted me that I ought to try out their lobster somen recipe, citing that it takes only 15 minutes to prepare and it's their ultimate go-to summer lunch dish.
She even sent me a picture of the dish.
At the sight of their gorgeous photo, I knew that I had to make it.
It's also a great coincidence that lobsters are on sale at $6.95 per pound in my Asian store.
The timing couldn't be better.
Somen, a type of Japanese noodles, is popular especially during summertime in Japan.
Somen is usually served cold in a dashi-flavored sauce.
The sweetest thing about this lobster and mushroom somen is that it took me practically 15 minutes to make, and the final dish was refined, thanks to the grilled mushrooms and lobster claw as the toppings.
It was delicious, and utterly satisfying slurping down cold noodles with the cleanest of flavors.
It is a PERFECT summer recipe!
I adapted the original recipe and added in a little extra touches: I poached the lobster claws and then grilled them with some butter.
This adds a nice aroma and buttery taste to the already delicious lobster.
I also brushed some butter to the oyster mushrooms before grilling. They were simply perfect for the cold somen.
If you don't have lobster, you can use shrimp or scallop.
I am sure the somen will taste mouthwatering nonetheless. Bon appetit!
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I used to get annoyed at the parade of people outfitted in their coolest, hippest, indiest outfits parading by on First Fridays. But the balance between art and entertainment has finally, unquestionably, been decided in favor of entertainment.
So, this time, I learned to enjoy what has become a sprawling street party on Telegraph Avenue between the Fox Theater and 25th Street.
There were women in go-go boots and mini dresses. There were old-timey jug band players with handlebar mustaches and a portable outhouse hitched to a truck. Middle-aged parents were moving their hips to Grandmaster Flash's "White Lines."
A boy no older than 10 was hustling passers-by with card tricks. He asked my boyfriend to make a wager. "How about $10 bucks?" the boy asked. The lines backed up behind the food trucks.
Oakland's art critic and perennially chic Theo Konrad Auer walked by.
Next came a longhaired man in a tuxedo shirt and red leather jacket. He had something like a flask strapped to his leather pants.
Two teenagers sat on the ground eating a cupcake.
Everyone's head turned in the direction of a girl walking by in big, fluffy boots that looked like they had been modeled from the legs of a snow white Sasquatch monster.
Later, two girls from San Jose were climbing out of a car in a parking lot — in the same kind of Big Foot boots but in black.
They adjusted their halter tops and bikini bottoms and started walking like they belonged in one of those futuristic 1970s movies where the heroines are inexplicably dressed like they came from a prehistoric era.
Oct. 26
The last Friday in October began at Layover, a bar at Franklin and 15th I hadn't set foot in for a year or longer.
It's hard enough to keep up with the new places opening, let alone revisiting established ones. Also, bars pose a minor crisis for me. I'm not a big cocktail drinker any more, and the straight stuff like whiskey is tricky unless later at night. Wine often is not a wise choice, and beer for me is not an option.
The first bottle I spotted was the Southern Comfort Sweet Tea cocktail mix. I panicked and ordered a glass. Turned out it had to be mixed with something. The bartender, not particularly impressed with my choice, suggested adding bourbon, if I remember correctly, and the outcome wasn't bad. But the bartender gave me an option of tasting it before committing. My boyfriend ordered a beer.
We decided to go to the 19th Street Station bar up the street.
"Well, hello," bartender and co-owner Roy Mejia said. He asked where I'd been. It had been at least a year since I'd been there. Then he poured me a glass of wine, and we got caught up on the Giants, the bar business and his chili plants (a bumper crop this year).
That night ended early, but I resolved to visit every bar in Oakland quarterly.
Oct. 19
The night started out slow, but it was warm, and I wanted to enjoy every last minute of our autumn weather. My boyfriend and I stopped at Destino, the newest venture by restaurateur Gary Rizzo, on upper Grand Avenue.
The previous tenant, La Taza de Café, was distinctly Cuban, from the food to the drinks to the customers. Destino inherited the Latin flavor and, it appeared, most of the clientele.
Rizzo was working the floor. Bartenders were mixing mojitos. But we barely got our drinks, and I had to practically beg to pay so we could leave.
We drove next to Il Pescatore on Jack London Square. I had wanted to revisit the restaurant since new owners took over a while back. Il Pescatore is one of the few places still serving generous, stiff Frank Sinatra-style highballs.
We left and headed for Pasta Pelican across the estuary. Finding it, however, was harder than I expected. By the time we arrived, it was 10 p.m., Pasta Pelican's closing time.
"Let's give the Ruby Room a try, for old-times' sake," my boyfriend said.
The Ruby Room on 14th Street was one of our favorites about five years ago. But I had stayed away since they renovated the backroom.
We ordered a couple of high balls and settled in at the bar, then spent some time on the dance floor, which is why I always had so much fun there. Everyone needs to dance once in a while. Walking out, I felt like I had visited an old friend.


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One of the highlight's of this year's Game Developers Conference was Super Mario 3D Land director Koichi Hayashida's surprisingly stirring Thinking in 3D panel. Following his presentation, I had a chance to sit down with Hayashida-san and go into more detail about the development of Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario Galaxy 2, whether there will be a 3D Land sequel, if he's more like Mario or Luigi, and more. Here's what he had to say...
IGN: What about the finished Super Mario 3D Land product are you most proud of?
Hayashida: I guess from a functional perspective what I'm most proud of is the white Tanooki Mario, which is a feature that allows anyone to improve the way the play and eventually beat the game while still experiencing the content. And then, I guess, what I'm most proud of in terms of the overall project is just how successful we were in getting so many different kinds of people to play the game. I think it far exceeded my expectations and imagination, so I was very happy and surprised.
IGN: How and why was the decision made to go with the "Land" branding of the Gunpei Yokoi Mario games? Was it simply that they were portable, or did these titles inspire this game in some other way as well?
Hayashida: So, here's the first part of my answer to that. As it turns out, we really decided on the title very late in the project, to be honest. There was even a short period there where we might have considered using just a number on it - so where you have like Mario Kart 7, it would have been like Super Mario 9 or 11, or something like that. So that was definitely something that came along quite a bit later.
Well, this is kind of a strange story that's only barely related to the question you asked. But I actually did have this opportunity when I went on vacation abroad to Norway, I was playing some of the old Mario Land games, and I really was struck by how much fun I was having with those games and what kind of experiences could be had. That may have been slightly connected in terms of sort of presenting a good opportunity to link up to some of the past history of the series.
IGN: Okay, now for my last "Land" question. Did you ever consider including Wario as villain, since he made his debut in those games?
Hayashida: Um, sorry, actually that hadn't really come up too much. [laughs]
IGN: The concept of bridging the gap between 2D and 3D Mario made for a game that was quite unique, yet still very "Mario." You explored many ideas related to this concept in 3D Land, but are there any that, due to time constraints, you weren't able to fit in and might want to use in the future? Hopefully in Super Mario 3D World? That's a personal hope of mine.
Hayashida: [laughs] I guess I'm happy to say that we didn't really have anything that we weren't able to include by the end of development. Maybe this is a good time to talk about something that went in very late that we were happy about, which would be the statue Mario power-up. So, people had always been asking us, will Tanooki Mario be able to turn into a statue in this game, and we realized that the special worlds could really use one more interesting new element. And so that was something that we put in very late, but we're very happy with how it turned out.
And, since you mentioned Super Mario 3D World as a potential direction, I have to say that I'm really happy to hear that, because personally Super Mario World is my favorite of the Mario games. I absolutely love that game, and I of course can't say that I'm going to be making a Super Mario 3D World, but the fact that you even said the word "World" made me happy.
IGN: Good - go with that idea!
Hayashida: [laughs]
IGN: As a developer, what other games have inspired you, and what about them do you find inspiring?
Hayashida: Well, it's not always such a direct connection of thinking about some other game that I've played that inspired me to do this or that in a current project. But I do have to say that, among the team, we really did talk a lot about old Mario games while we were working on this project, and quite often they would press me to include this kind of feature or that sort of gameplay.
One of the things we talked about a little bit was the idea of fireballs being reflected off of walls [like in Super Mario Land for the Game Boy]. And, of course we did use Fire Mario, which was a very traditional element from other Mario games, but at the same time we couldn't help but think about what it would be like for Mario to be throwing a bunch of super fire balls that were bouncing all over everything and that's the kind of thing where we could probably find some interesting inspiration from the Land games. And, of course, everyone just thinks about how much fun it is to throw super fire balls around in a small room as a little kid.
IGN: Mario 3D Land has many, many Tanooki tails. Mario and Luigi have them, Goombas have them, even Bullet Bills have them. It's a Tanooki tail party! Was there anyone you wanted to give a tail to but just couldn't make it work? As a sidenote, Toads with Tanooki tails are my personal favorite.
Hayashida: I wonder, did you ever see the very last image that you receive where Peach is wearing the Tanooki suit?
IGN: Yes, I did!
Hayashida: Thank you! [laughs] Well, there were none that we couldn't really add tails to, but there was one that I think we only added one tail to anywhere in the entire game, and that was a Thwomp in World 5-1. I think there's only one that has a tail in the entire game, so that was the one that just barely squeaked by.
IGN: Speaking of Tanooki tails, there are several memorable items in this game, such as the boomerang suit, the propeller box, and so on. Which item would you say was the most difficult to balance in this 2D/3D world?
Hayashida: I guess nothing felt too hard to balance in terms of including items in the game. I have to say that including the propeller was a really great idea, I felt like it worked out really well. That feeling of shooting straight up into the air feels so good, and we knew that from New Super Mario Bros. Wii where you're looking at it sideways, but it's even better in Super Mario 3D Land where you can look straight down and you have that feeling of depth when you look down below you. So we were very, very happy about how that worked out.
Another thing that I guess was kind of an interesting moment was when we realized that if you threw the boomerang towards the camera, it would really, really pop out, and so that was something that sort of stuck out to us in terms of balancing items in a 3D game with a stereoscopic view like that. But nothing really felt like it was going to break the game.
IGN: How and why was the decision made to include rolling as a move for Mario? If memory serves, this is a first for the series, so how did that come about?
Hayashida: That's right, it is the first time, and one of the reasons we included it is because we really wanted to see Mario have a new action available to him.
IGN: Do you feel you're more like Mario or Luigi? Why?
Hayashida: [laughs] So, maybe the best way to think about that question is by looking at my Mii character on my Nintendo 3DS. You can choose from both the Mario red cap and the Luigi green cap, and perhaps without even thinking I chose the Mario red cap, so perhaps that says something.
IGN: You are personally responsible for directing Super Mario Galaxy 2, possibly Mario's most sweeping console game, as well as his most fully realized portable adventure. From your experience, what are the fundamental differences in creating a Mario game for a handheld device and creating one for a home console?
Hayashida: Well of course we have to think very differently about how we develop for portables versus console games, primarily in terms of when and how do people play games on these types of devices. I guess I would have to say that in Japan it's very common for people to play portable games on the train, but you might also have people, say, bringing it to school and playing there. Of course that's something you can't do with a console, and so it has a very big impact on how developers think about working on these games. One interesting element is that the screen size, of course, is very different, so in order for Mario to be clearly visible on the smaller screen size of a portable, you have to make him much larger comparatively in terms of how much screen real estate he takes up.
It also changes how we actually work on the game itself, in terms of developers getting together. That is to say, you can pick up your Nintendo 3Ds and walk to someone else's desk just to show them a problem that you're having or talk about an issue. And everyone can bring all of their systems to one room so we can all play test together.
IGN: If you had to somehow quantify it, what would you say gives Mario games that magical element they all seem to share?
Hayashida: I guess all I can really say is that it comes from everyone's imagination on staff and our team. Everyone contributes something to the game. I've realized after working in development for a while that if you remove even one person from the process, you will probably see the game change. It took me quite a while to realize how significant each person's contribution can be. When they all come together it really creates something special.
IGN: Iwata-san mentioned during the last quarterly briefing that a 2D Mario is in development for the 3DS. So do you happen to know anything about that? At this time, are you able to say whether or not you're in some way involved in this project? In other words, is it going to be Pro Skater Mario with Cockroaches 3D? [Referring to Hayashida's joking slides during his GDC panel]
Hayashida: So the team that makes the 2D Mario games is actually a different team, so I'm not involved with that project. But I do hope that you're looking forward to the eventual announcement with more details about that game. And as far as the pro skater Mario with cockroaches - I really hope everyone realizes it was just a joke! [laughs]
IGN: Too bad, that sounds like a fun game!
Hayashida: [laughs] Thank you!
IGN: Imagine for me, if you will, that you're home sick. You feel just terrible. You reach out for that one comfort game to make you feel all better. Which game did you reach for?
Hayashida: Hmm, so, I guess the first thing that I'd have to think about is that it couldn't be anything too hard that would require me to use my brain too much - so definitely no Shogi or Japanese Chess. But, usually I don't really play games when I'm sick like that, I'm just trying to rest as much as I can I guess. Sorry!
IGN: That's the difference between us, I suppose!
Hayashida: [laughs]
IGN: If you could, what other Nintendo franchise would you one day like to work on and why?
Hayashida: I guess something new might be really interesting. I've always been looking for whatever's new and fun, and how to present those experiences to players. And so, if there was maybe something that I hadn't really seen before and hadn't worked on before, I'd be really happy to be involved with a project like that.
IGN: During yesterday's panel, you mentioned Miyamoto-san's motto to "enjoy everything." It seems like it meant a lot to you, and helped you and your team carry on development even after last year's tragedy in Japan. Can you please explain what this motto means to you personally, as well as how you apply it to game development?
Hayashida: Well I guess the main example, and this is the one I gave yesterday [at the Thinking in 3D panel], from the team management perspective just getting everyone together in one room for play testing made the entire thing so much more fun. That can have a really big impact.
Here's another one that I guess is probably an interesting example of that, is that we don't divide our teams into like a designer's section and programmers section, but rather designers and programmers are all mixed. You might have a designer sitting next to a programmer, and so on - they're all together. And we told them to make sure that their monitors were all visible, so that when you're walking around, if you see something that looks interesting you can just walk over and start talking to them about it. "Oh, this looks really cool!" or "How are you going to use that?" I think that makes a difference.
One more thing, and this is kind of silly, but at the end of e-mails that I'd send out to the whole team I usually include some sort of jokingly urgent command, like, "Make something fun! Just do it!" and "Make work fun!" - that sort of thing.
IGN: You're now in a similar position as Miyamoto-san was when you first began learning from him. In other words, there are now young game developers looking to you for advice - so what would you like to tell them? What motto of your own would you like to share?
Hayashida: I guess the simplest thing that I could say would of course be "enjoy everything," which was the Miyamoto-ism that I talked about yesterday. But to anyone who's a maker or creator, I guess a really important piece of advice is to find what makes this project interesting or fun for you and analyze that, and hold on to that viewpoint. Don't worry about anyone else's view, but think about that mindset of what makes this fun or interesting for you and keep it present to yourself the entire time that you're working.
For more from the mind of Hayashida-san, including his history with the franchise, the secret of making a great Mario game, Miyamoto-isms and more, check out my full feature on his Thinking in 3D Panel: Making Mario Magic - The Joy of Creation.
Audrey Drake is an Associate Editor of IGN.com and a proud member of the IGN Nintendo team. She is also a lifelong gamer, a frequent banisher of evil and a wielder of various legendary blades. You can follow her zany exploits on My IGN and Twitter. Game on!


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It's not exactly a tears-of-a-clown story, but comedian Johnny Steele does unveil a more serious side in a new documentary.
"3 Still Standing" follows Pittsburg native Steele, along with fellow comics Will Durst and Larry Brown.
The husband-and-wife team of Robert Campos and Donna LoCicero are at the helm of the nearly completed film.
Campos said, "In the 1980s, San Francisco's audiences and media supported innovative, original comedy. But by the mid-1990s, a number of forces — comedy cable channels, an over-saturated market and a corporate takeover of clubs — squeezed the juice out of the city's comedy scene.
"In the face of what Robin Williams calls a 'comedic recession,' all three have shown amazing ingenuity and resilience. This film is about talented artists, who have only gotten better with time, striving to stay true to their art while the entertainment business is focused on television, movies and 'stars.' "
Fans of comedy, the husband-and-wife team set out to show the San Francisco comedy boom of that era. But the more they talked with the funny trio, "they discovered a more intriguing story was about our struggle to keep our careers alive as older comics," Steele said.
"Each of us flirted with fame and might have been the next big thing, but (for many factors), it didn't happen."
For the last several years, the three have survived the challenging entertainment world by reinventing themselves.
"Essentially, we're trying to keep our careers alive in a business that discards people over 40 unless they are famous," Steele said.
For two years now, Steele said he has been filmed dozens of times in live performances and interviews. "Cameras stuck in my car as I drive to gigs, the wife and I discussing finances. It's a little strange to open oneself up like this."
But, open up he did because of the trust he formed with the filmmakers.
"They are talented artists, and also great people and huge fans of smart comedy. As soon as I got to know them I wanted to be part of the project. I knew if I let them into my home and into my brain they wouldn't take advantage.
"Although, I think one of them swiped some silverware while I was in make-up," he teased.
Despite the film featuring the three friends, Steele said it is "really about our individual paths."
If there's a downside, it's "seeing yourself on camera close up."
Steele once had a local TV show, so he's no stranger to the camera. "But the older we get the more careful one has to be. You can't go cocktailing the night before a shoot, eat Chinese food at 1 a.m., sleep fitfully and then not end up looking like a bloated wildebeest."
Now residing in Berkeley, Steele is glad to be part of the film.
"People lined up around the block to see comedy back then. There were clubs everywhere, nearly a dozen in and around San Francisco at one point. Sometimes we'd do three sets in a night, running from one club to another. Agents came to town to scout for talent for TV shows and comedy festivals. I was thrilled to be a part of it."
More importantly, though, it was a nurturing scene.
"You could be very creative, take risks — artistically, politically — and audiences loved it. I remember going to L.A. at that time and was shocked at how square the comics were. But, in S.F., I started doing edgy, irreverent, smart, iconoclastic humor … And, folks loved it. It was a great time.
"I'm happy somebody is finally telling that story."
Of course, that story took a bitter turn once support and attendance dwindled. "Hollywood and clubs discarded us."
Steele believes his comedy career actually began with his family in Pittsburg in 1960, when he was born John Lopez.
"I absorbed everything I saw around me, not just my zany family but also the mannerisms of all the characters in the neighborhood. I owe them all a great debt. (But some of them owe me 20 bucks, so I think we are even.)"
The 1978 Pittsburg High grad won the prestigious San Francisco comedy competition in 1992.
Filmmaker Campos said choosing the main characters was a fun challenge.
"(The three) together bring a great wide spectrum of stand-up comedy: Johnny unleashes a tornado, Will twists words and politics into hilarious knots, and Larry bemoans his lack of success with the ladies."
"3 Still Standing" is slated to be finished by summer's end, with plans to enter film festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca and Austin's SXSW.
It will also be screened during a 10-city launch, which tentatively includes Pittsburg, San Francisco, Chicago, Milwaukee (Durst's home town), New York, Boston, San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle and Denver.
The filmmakers have made dozens of documentaries for the Discovery Channel, Science Channel, National Geographic, A&E and others. This is their first independent documentary.
For a sneak preview of the film, visit www.facebook.com/3StillStanding. For more information, visit www.beanfieldproductions.com.
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The fate of the Greenwich Odeum Theatre on Main Street in East Greenwich has been uncertain for many years, but on Jan. 26, the former vaudeville playhouse will light the lights and raise the curtain once more.
In the wake of the devastating Station Nightclub Fire, fire codes throughout the state were strengthened, making business as usual impossible for older buildings like the Odeum. Faced with the daunting task of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fire code updates, the Odeum opted to close its doors instead.
Since 2007, the theatre has been silent and dark. Those on the Odeum's board fought to keep the theater on the tax exempt list, working closely with the town of East Greenwich to ensure that the historic landmark didn't fall into the red – something that would have made this month's re-opening impossible. For several years, it looked as if the Odeum would remain in limbo, or be sold off and turned into commercial space.
But in 2010, fire code laws were adjusted, and theaters with less than 500 seats were once again permitted to have incomplete sprinkler systems at the discretion of the Board of Fire Commissioners. The Odeum fell into that category, and the gears for re-opening began to turn.
Over the last 18 months, the Odeum has undergone extensive renovations. The seats were uprooted and replaced; a new firewall was built at the rear of the stage, and cosmetic repairs were made throughout the building. Frank Prosnitz, president of the Odeum Theatre Corporation, said they have spent upwards of $200,000 on renovations, with the bulk of the funding from a Champlin Foundations grant of $142,000. Proznitz said the theater now sits 410 people, with eight additional handicap accessible spots.
At the end of this week, the fire marshal will visit the Odeum for one last inspection to provide a certificate of occupancy.
Though the date of the re-opening has been tossed around for a couple of years, the day, time and entertainers have finally been set.
On Jan. 26, the theater will debut their renovated space with a celebration of Rhode Island performing artists. The performance will feature trumpet player Richie Price; vocalist Phoebe Madden; Grammy-nominated flutist Skip Healy; Frank Sinatra impersonator Chris Jason; Mixed Magic Theatre; the gospel music of Refined 313; and Larry Brown's Swinglane Orchestra.
"It's a real celebration of the arts in Rhode Island," Prosnitz said.
Prosnitz said he is open to discussions with community groups that formerly used the space, and hopes the Odeum can once again bring a vibrant selection of local and national talent to Main Street.
The Odeum has performers lined up for February. The Greg Abate Quartet, with special guest saxophonist Phil Woods, will play jazz on Feb. 9. Chris Jason will return on Feb. 16 and there will be a night of music by composer Enrico Garzilli Feb. 22-23. In March, a Celtic group, Cherish the Ladies, will visit the Odeum on the 10th, and Cleveland Signstage Theater's production of "The Ugly Duckling" will come to Rhode Island on April 14.
"We're very excited about it," said Prosnitz. Though he knows there were a lot of bumps in the road, Prosnitz said the process still went fairly quickly, considering the size and scope of the renovations. "It feels great."
Tickets for the Jan. 26 performance and other events can be purchased online by visiting www.theodeum.org, or by calling 885-4000.


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Yeah, but racial profiling is already a largely pejorative phrase that has a few different technical meanings, including overt and covert racism. It's not a whitewashed euphemism any more than a lot of terminology used in critical race theory, like racialization. That's actually an example of you trying to manipulate public opinion through words. =)
It's not really a word, but I hate when people say that good looking images or videos on the internet are making them come. "I just jizzed all in my pants."
1: an historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation <a chronicle of the Civil War>2: narrative
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Berserk isn't really "dark fantasy" either. It's plain fantasy
Miura has been very protective of Berserk
When people call their MMO character a "toon." Jesus, it just gets to me badly. A lot of MMO jargon just irks me but that one the most. Especially if it, for some reason, gets extended to single player games.
brah and to some degree "bro"Like in: "nah brah, 2011 was the best year in gaming"
Ugh. I have this one kid at work who is constantly saying "lulz" whenever he laughs or just to acknowledge a joke. I want to punch him in the tooth every time. He's so casual about it too. No shame whatsoever.
My friend whom acts like he has the world at his finger tips with his fucking android went on a two hour rant about how he's getting all these roms and emulators on his Kindle or whatever. Pain painstakingly I have to listen to his trail and error, the entire time wondering where in the history of our friendship did I let on to him that even cared.
edit: because calling lulz a word is incredibly charitable
That'll all change when they put it in the dictionary.


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In 1981, Siegi Izakson, a Holocaust survivor and long-time Houston resident, had an epiphany. After attending an international gathering of Holocaust survivors in Israel, Izakson realized his peers were getting older, and as they passed away their stories and memories of unchecked prejudice would go with them. He returned to Houston, convinced that the city needed a Holocaust education center and memorial that would preserve for future generations the memory of those who had perished and the stories of those who had survived.
Shortly after his return from Israel, Izakson organized the Houston Council of Jewish Holocaust Survivors to help him implement his vision. He organized a speakers bureau of local Holocaust survivors to go out into the community and address students in their classrooms. Although the Houston Jewish Federation leadership did not initially commit to his dream, Izakson would keep working hard to further the concept.
Then, in 1990, Sandra Weiner, the president of Houston's Jewish Federation, embraced Izakson's idea. She used her considerable influence to invigorate the project and established the Holocaust Education Center and Memorial Museum with Martin Fein, the son of survivors, as its founding board chair and Lidya Osadchey as the center's first director.
Just a few months later, the center was operating in an official capacity out of the offices of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston. With many questions now being raised about how to best implement the ideals of Izakson's vision, and make it applicable to modern audiences, the center leadership and members of the survivor community adopted this mission statement:
"To promote awareness of the dangers of prejudice, hatred and violence against the backdrop of the Holocaust, which claimed the lives of millions of Jews and other innocent victims. By fostering Holocaust remembrance, understanding and education, the Museum will educate students as well as the general population about the uniqueness of the event and its ongoing lesson: that humankind must learn to live together in peace and harmony."
The center's leadership was determined to build the new museum in the center of the Museum District, and a site and building were purchased on Caroline Street. In September 1992, the center leaders organized the "Circle of Tolerance," a broad-based, blue-ribbon fundraising committee, with Ben Love, Stanford Alexander and Harry Reasoner as its chairs. A year later, in October 1993, the center broke ground for its new Museum.
Just before the grand opening of the new multi-million-dollar facility, the Holocaust Education Center was re-named Holocaust Museum Houston. And on March 3, 1996, just 13 years after Izakson first dreamed of the idea, Holocaust Museum Houston was officially opened for admission with Izakson proclaiming, "This means the Holocaust story will not go away."


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GAFFNEY, S.C. --- Sophomore Sarah Mahar (Jacksonville, Fla.) and senior Kaitlyn Kerrigan (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) scored less than five minutes apart late in the second half to lead the Lees-McRae College women's soccer team to a 2-0 win over Limestone College in Conference Carolinas play on Saturday afternoon, pushing the Bobcats' win streak to eight.
The victory also marks Lees-McRae's (9-6, 7-1 CC) sixth straight clean sheet, stretching the Bobcats' shutout streak to 580:17. With the win, Lees-McRae also clinches a top-half finish in the conference standings, needing either a victory over Mount Olive College next Saturday, or a loss or draw by Belmont Abbey College in one of the Crusaders' final two matches to secure its third straight league title.
Lees-McRae won the match despite a 9-8 disadvantage in shots, outshooting Limestone (4-6-3, 2-3-2 CC) by an 8-5 margin through the first 75 minutes of the match, as the Saints held a narrow 4-3 edge in corner kicks.
Kaitlyn Briggs (Oviedo, Fla.) continued her climb up the program's all-time rankings, keeping her 20th career clean sheet to move within on shutout of a tie for the school record. The victory also puts her into a tie for fourth in career wins (28) while her two saves move her into sixth on the program's all-time list.
Mahar paced the Bobcats with her second straight match-winner and fifth of the season, moving into a tie for fifth in program history with 10 decisive strikes. Kerrigan added her first goal of the campaign, while Erin Barcal (Wilmington, N.C.) chipped in her second career assist.
Gabriella Reid led the way for Limestone with seven shots, including two on frame, as Mariette Martinez made four saves between the pipes.
The teams battled to a scoreless first half, combining for just three attempts on frame, with two of those efforts coming from Phenix Durham (Waxhaw, N.C.) and Sydney Maddox (Asheville, N.C.) in the 26th and 44th minutes, respectively.
After Meagan Thornton (Millville, N.J.) elicited a skillful stop from Martinez in the 58th minute, the Bobcats snatched a 1-0 advantage midway through the 71st, when Mahar got on the end of a cross from Barcal and tapped the finish into the open net from close range.
Kerrigan would double the lead to 2-0 late in the 75th minute, firing a loose ball from 30 yards out over the outstretched keeper, and into the top corner following a sliding challenge by Thornton to win possession.
The Saints pushed forward in search of an answer goal over the final 15 minutes, outshooting the Bobcats by a 4-0 margin including a trio of efforts by Reid. Briggs and the Bobcats were equal to the task, closing down the Limestone attack to preserve the clean sheet.
Lees-McRae returns to the pitch on Saturday, October 26 when the Bobcats travel to Mount Olive, N.C. to close out their conference regular season schedule against Mount Olive at 4 p.m.


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Freshman Donovan Bisbee of Ridgefield, Washington enjoys playing with the dogs at the Animal Welfare League during Monday's Community Service Day. "We love having the students out here," said AWL Office Manager Sharon Maxwell. "It helps the dogs become socialized, and helps us see the behaviors that lead to a better match between dogs and adopters."


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Power Grab - Gasoline Vs. DieselPosted in How To: Engine on June 30, 2013
The two camps in the gasoline engine versus diesel engine debate have their arguments as to why their powerplant of choice is better, and each side spends a fair amount of time jabbing each other with sharp-witted facts. This will not end anytime soon. The gasoline engine has dominated light-truck and SUV sales through the years, but there have been forays into diesel power, such as the Ford Ranger, Jeep Cherokee XJ, and Chevrolet Suburban, to name a few. Today, the diesel engine is in a resurgence here in the U.S., and it is being fitted into everything from cars to SUVs to light trucks. As a matter of fact, recently it was made public that a diesel engine will be offered in the Ram 1500 for the 2014 model year. Does this renaissance signal that the diesel is on track to become the dominant engine or is the tried-and-true gasoline engine the force to be reckoned with? Senior Editor "Diesel" Brubaker and Tech Editor "Gasoline" Mansour duke it out.
Gasoline: Fuel of Good Things
In these times of spending cuts and high cost of living, the gasoline engine is the engine of the everyman. Given that a diesel engine option can cost you upwards of $10,000 and a gasoline engine is standard issue on most 4x4s, you have to really want, better yet, need one. Speaking of cost, it's important to note that the price of diesel fuel has now passed premium gasoline at the pump. Talk about a diesel downer.
OK, diesels are not all bad, but owning one isn't easy on the wallet. Yes, a 1-ton diesel truck can tow more than a gasser, but unless you absolutely need the payload and towing capacity that it provides, that's a heck of an investment just to say you have a diesel. Modern fuel injection, more specifically direct injection, has changed the way we build diesel and gas engines significantly. The same diesel truck-exclusive towing figures that manufacturers were claiming 10 years ago is what the average gas-powered ½-ton pickup can achieve today.
People will always argue that a diesel will last much longer than a gas engine. OK, I will give you that, but consider the following. Assuming you drive the national average of roughly 15,000 miles per year, and your diesel engine lasts 450,000 miles, how will the rest of the truck look in 30 years? Will it still be relevant? Will the rest of the truck fall apart around the engine? The bearing life of most modern gasoline truck engines is over 250,000 miles. With routine maintenance, there is no reason that your gasoline engine can't go the distance.
Seeing that diesel engines typically hold more oil than their gas counterparts, it will also be more expensive to service. One factor that has allowed the diesels to have the upper hand for years is plug-and-play tuners. Too bad more states are moving to diesel emissions testing and with the new regeneration systems fitted on the modern diesel engine, its way more challenging to tune up the rigs for more power and economy- and still be legal that is. And given the exhaust fluid additive required on many, along with the higher cost of diesel fuel, gasoline-powered pickups are starting to get an edge on the mpg battle. We are seeing gasoline engines make more power and achieve the best fuel economy in the history of man.
When you look at the fact that gas engines are less expensive, smaller (easier to package), and can be equally as powerful in the horsepower department, it's no wonder that they are placed into the majority of cars and trucks on the road today. From a 4x4 and builder's perspective, the fact that gasoline engines are much more accessible (junkyards nationwide) and exponentially lighter (usually by a few hundred pounds) the gasser is the go-to engine for buggies, beaters, and custom wheeling machines.
Summary: Look, if you need the towing capacity of a diesel, buy one. Before you do, though, really look at how much you actually tow and how you use your 4x4. Chances are that a modern gasser will work just fine. When it comes to off-road, I stand by lighter is better. Sticking a diesel in your trail rig will just add weight, and sometimes, unwanted complexity. Diesel engines will always have a place, but in my 4x4, I prefer gas any day of the week.
–Ali Mansour
Diesel: Powerful, Durable, and a Great Investment
In the early '80s I purchased a Pontiac Parisienne station wagon fitted from the factory with a non-turbocharged 5.7L diesel engine. It was not a great engine from a performance standpoint, but it had decent power and it returned over 20 mpg on the highway. I had been around diesel-powered tractors and light trucks, but this was my first experience with a diesel-powered car. After the Pontiac suffered a catastrophic engine failure I was left with mixed emotions. On the one hand I loved the mileage and overall drivability, but on the other I was stung by the unreliability.
I tell this story to illustrate how far diesel engines have come technologically and in regard to durability. Turbochargers, cutting-edge design, and high-tech components have made modern diesel engines reliable powerhouses. Yes, in almost all cases adding a diesel powerplant to a vehicle will set you back some serious coin, but in return you'll get some serious power.
It doesn't matter whether you live in the mountains or flatlands, there's always a need for power. Gasoline engines tend to capitalize on horsepower, diesels on torque. Torque is the key to capable towing and hauling. Let's face it; the diesel engine is designed to excel in a work environment. Whether you need to push snow, haul heavy cargo or tow a heavy load, the diesel will outperform the gasoline engine almost every time. When was the last time you saw a gasoline-powered semi? Speaking of semis, the modern diesel-powered light trucks have darn impressive tow ratings, too.
I've found that when using a diesel-powered truck for work the engine will typically return better fuel mileage than a comparable gasoline engine under the same load. And my experience has been that the diesel will hold up to the work better than the gas engine in the long run. Yes, you could buy a lot of gasoline for the price of the diesel engine option, but if you plan to keep the vehicle the diesel will continue to produce long after the gas engine has expired, thus saving you money in the big picture.
If only occasional work is on your agenda and you just want a diesel, you'll find that the new crop of diesels is on par with gasoline engines in drivability and noise. Great strides have been made in quenching the diesel noise that is inherent to these engines. Nowadays you don't see people rolling up their car windows to escape the diesel racket that was inherent to older diesels.
Earlier I touched on the high initial cost of a new diesel engine. The uninformed may call this a bad investment just on general principle, but here's the thing: Diesel-powered pickup trucks have a resale value far above the same gasoline-powered pickup. For this reason alone you don't have to worry about "taking a bath" on a diesel truck because chances are you'll get that premium back when you go to sell it or trade it in. Heck, even rotted out pickups with diesel engines are being purchased for top dollar so the engine can be transplanted into other rigs.
Want to modify your diesel? No problem. The aftermarket offers strong performance support and the result can be an even more potent powerplant. Worried about cold winter starts? Don't worry about it. The new crop of diesels is designed to start incredibly well in most cold weather without using a block heater. Do you have an older diesel? Simply plug in the block heater and it'll typically start like a summer day.
Summary: The diesel market is red hot. In addition to growing OE options, an entire industry has sprung up that enables diesels of all sorts to be retrofitted into a wide variety of vehicles. This proves that many 4x4 buyers want what the diesel engine has to offer.
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Dionne Warwick used to be the voice behind "I Say a Little Prayer" -- that awesome late '60s tune re-visited in My Best Friend's Wedding -- but these days, she's often referred to as Whitney Houston's cousin. And tonight she's sitting down with Entertainment Tonight to discuss what killed Whitney.
The official explanation won't be revealed until around March 23, when the toxicology test results are supposed to be finalized, according to CNN. But Warwick doesn't seem to have a problem positing some personal speculation on the ordeal. She's no doctor, of course, but Warwick said, "You know, in all honesty, I think she had a heart attack, that's what I think happened to her." Huh. Oookay.
No, it's not the "drug overdose" explanation everyone thought of immediately after Whitney's death hit the headlines. Warwick addressed those, saying, "I don't know if it's that or not. I think her heart just gave out." Even if it was just her heart, that could have been related to drugs. After all, years of substance abuse takes a major toll on your cardiovascular health.
Still, I feel like we should consider Warwick's comments a learning opportunity. To be a bit more fair when we hear about someone's death or someone going to rehab (Demi Moore? Demi Lovato!), etc. Sure, after following someone like Whitney Houston or Michael Jackson or Amy Winehouse, it is so easy to just jump to conclusions and think we know exactly what was going on there. But we don't ... and probably won't. Who knows if Warwick even knows? Maybe she shouldn't be going on national TV and proclaiming the cause of death so fast.
Because I really believe most people's complete health history is seriously complex and highly personal. Some health challenges or habits we don't even reveal to our doctors. And public figures are even more secretive. After all, details about certain presidents' (like JFK) health battles are still trickling out years later!
I'm sure that within the coming weeks, we'll hear more about what caused Whitney's death, and the media will swarm on it. But even after toxicology test results come out, we should still try to wrap our heads around the idea that we may never know the whole story. And that's okay.
What do you think about Dionne Warwick's assertion that it was just a heart attack?
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Hispanic Training Center to Enable Career Advancement and Job Creation for U.S. Latinosby GDN Shared Post August 13, 2012
According to the Center for Hispanic Leadership (CHL), universities and corporations must become more culturally sensitive of the educational requirements that will better prepare and enable Hispanics in the classroom and the workplace. In response to this growing need, CHL has identified and invested heavily in a unique approach that combines culturally relevant curriculum and interactive video-based technology: Hispanic Training Center, launching August 6th.
CHL research shows that Hispanics are underserved in professional development that focuses on leveraging their cultural heritage. More so, it reveals that traditional consensus-based organizations are not yet ready to modify their workplace culture to fully embrace the passionate, entrepreneurial and familial style tendencies that Hispanics bring to the table. As such, for many years Latinos have felt forced to assimilate in the workplace – but are now ready to reach for success by learning how to leverage their heritage and utilize their unique skills and natural characteristics.


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Districts, Tanzania, 2007
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- This polygon shapefile contains district boundaries for Tanzania as of January 2007. Districts (wilaya) These are the level 2 administrative units (ADM2) for Tanzania. This layer is part of the Map Library dataset containing line and polygon boundaries for individual countries on the African continent.The Map Library is a project of the UK charity "The Map Maker Trust." It aims to make public domain mapping data more readily available for development in all kinds of fields, from health care to urban management, from de-mining to environmental protection.
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- Map Maker Ltd.
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- Tanzania
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- Administrative and political divisions and Boundaries
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- 2007
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- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
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Last Thursday, I had the honor of being part of the sixth event of Winnipeg's PechaKucha Night. If you're unfamiliar with the concept and origin of PechaKucha, this right here will get you up to speed.
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The tubular shape of the "Jupiter" model has been a mainstay of Futuro Futuro's innovative product lineup. The sleek design is a popular choice for many modern and contemporary kitchens, where a traditional boxy range hood would be unthinkable.
For the 2013 model year, Futuro Futuro introduces a white enamel version of this popular design – the "Jupiter White".
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I'll admit it. I kind of hate what Miley Cyrus has done to popular culture (even though I secretly jam out to #Bangerz on a somewhat regular basis.) For one, the tongue thing drives me insane. Every time I see her tongue, I feel like it looks thirsty and I have this urge to throw an open bottle of Fiji at my TV.
I sometimes feel uncomfortable with the amount of skin she chooses to show, mostly because she's built like a boy in middle school, so that makes things really weird. Also, I'm pretty sure I pulled a quad at the Pride block party last year twerking to "We Can't Stop." For these reasons and more, I went all last week absolutely dead-set on hating tonight's episode of "Glee."
But I absolutely loved it.
"Glee nailed tonight for the first time all season and made me feel like I was watching the show I've loved for the last four years.
It all starts when Tina secretly records Blaine twerking in the choir room alone. After sharing the video with the class, Mr. Schuester realizes that twerking might just be what New Directions needs to edge up their "America's Sweetheart" image.
After Jake explains other names for twerking, such as the "P" Pop and Sissy Bounce, Kitty teaches all the "basic bitches" how to make the move happen. If you followed along (and maybe backed your DVR up a couple of times), you probably weren't alone. I imagine a lot of the show's target audience threw down their bonbons and popped their booties tonight for a bit.
Sue Sylvester, once again lurking in the shadows, sees New Directions popping their baby makers and has something to say about the matter. In fact, she's totally on my side. She returns to an episode of "Sue's Corner" on the local Lima News. And just how does Sue "C" It?
She issues a call-to-arms against both Miley and the "genital flapping dance known as twerking." She attempts to ban it not only at McKinley High, but all over the state of Ohio.
The defies their principal by singing the Robin Thicke summer anthem "Blurred Lines," which innocent Will thinks is a song about drawing lines in war. Sue sets him straight, saying, "you need to back your ass up to the fact that you, a married 37-year-old, just performed a song about coercive sexual advances as nine minors twerked along you down the hallways of a public high school."
Apparently this is grounds for firing a teacher? Who knew? At any rate, Will, claiming his 1st Amendment rights, reenacts a famous Sue rebellion scene as he pushes things off desks, throws a coat hanger and even riles Becky up so much that she pushes over a random xylophone.
While all of this twerk talk is happening, Unique is having some serious gender-association issues. She knows who she is, she just wishes the rest of the world could see her the way she feels. After having a run-in with Bri in the ladies bathroom, Unique must use the men's bathroom. While in there, a couple of football players make fun of her, call her names, humiliate her and snatch the wig off her head before flushing it in the toilet.
This segues into one of the single best "Glee" performances ever, as Unique sings "If I Were A Boy." Excuse me, Unique SLAYS "If I Were A Boy." I honestly had more of a tear in my eye during that one moving song than I did the entire Cory Monteith tribute.
At the end of this story arch, Will agrees to end twerking if Sue will give Unique keys to the single-stall faculty restroom.
Speaking of Bri, she tells Marley about having slept with Jake, thereby ruining "Jarley." This leads to a very aggressive performance of "Wrecking Ball" by Marley as she throws bricks through windows and smashes things.
In New York, Rachel surprises her director and co-star with a bob haircut, saying she's "been through hell and needed to shed some skin." Upon initial shock, it seems as though she's going to be in big trouble -- until she gives a flawless performance of "You Are Woman, I Am Man" and the director applauds her bravery.
Then she reveals the hair is just a wig, anyway.
When relaying the story to Kurt, he asks why she wasn't afraid of losing it all. She simply tells him how great it was to feel something again. This leads the two to chug shots of limoncello and get tattoos together.
Kurt wants to make a statement with an "It Gets Better" tattoo. The next morningm he finds that his tattoo says "It's Gets Better," and that Rachel didn't go through with hers.
Going back to the tattoo parlor that night and spewing angry insults at the artist, Kurt realizes that he spelled the tattoo wrong and that he got what he asked for. The tattoo guy shares stories with Kurt and changes his tat to "It's Got Bette Midler," even throwing in a free tongue piercing! SCORE!
Rachel apologizes again to Kurt about not getting the tattoo, saying there was nothing she could put on her body permanently that she'd be happy with for the next 50 years. That's when she heads to her bathroom, lifts up her shirt and the word "Finn" is tattooed on her side.
"Glee" really brought it back to its old times tonight, with plenty of laughs! Here's to hoping the rest of the season follows suit!


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I talked to my local TRU today, and they said Yoda will be out with everything else tonight.I guess TRU will be my first stop.
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The tip was appreciated Bill, I think it potentially did help some folks out. Good news there.
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Diehn Announces Intent to Seek Judicial Vacancy
- Written by Bob Gabrielson
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Announcement of Daniel Diehn
I am announcing my intent to seek the Judicial vacancy caused by the retirement of Circuit Court Judge Thomas E. Lister. I am a graduate of Black RiverFallsHigh School, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the Arizona State University College of Law.
Following my graduation from LawSchool, I held a one year clerkship for the Honorable Edward C. Voss of the Arizona Court of Appeals. I returned to Black River Falls in 1996 and started my own law practice. I have lived here ever since with my wife, Heather, and two daughters, Maddie and Bailey.
In 1999, I was elected Black River Falls City Attorney in a four person race. I have served as the City's attorney since 1999. In addition to my duties as City Attorney, I have helped area residents with a wide range of legal issues. I am experienced in family law and divorce, criminal defense, real estate, estate planning, and civil litigation. In 2008, I was appointed as a Court Commissioner for Jackson County by the Honorable Gerald Laabs. I was subsequently re-appointed by the Honorable Thomas E. Lister. In this role, I have exercised judicial authorities to assist the Circuit Court Judge. In 2011, I also earned a Family Mediation Certificate through the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I serve on the Jackson County Courthouse Security Committee and the Steering Committee for the Jackson County Treatment Court. I am also a former director of the Jackson County Teen Court Program.
I have also been very active in our community. I am the current President of the Friends Sharing Food Program, am on the Advisory Council of the Jackson County Boys and Girls Club, and am a former member of Rotary Club. I have also been a volunteer Mock Trial Coach at Melrose-Mindoro High School, a youth hockey, soccer and softball coach and volunteer youth mentor.
Throughout my legal career, I have worked hard to help people with their difficult legal issues. I have prided myself on establishing a reputation for integrity, honesty and professionalism. I have always tried to treat everyone involved, including those on the other sides of cases, with respect.
I look forward to continuing to serve the people of JacksonCounty as Circuit Court Judge. As your next Judge, I will work tirelessly to promote the values of fairness and justice in Jackson County. The volume of cases in JacksonCounty requires that we find ways to improve the Court's efficiency while upholding the Court's obligation to provide justice and the protection of the law.


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October is National Archives Month, and on Friday, Oct. 14, as part of its sixth annual Archives Day celebration, the Wittliff Collections and the University Archives at Texas State University will present a panel on "Archives and Anniversaries."
The panel will be from 2-4 p.m. at the Wittliff Collections on the seventh floor of Texas State's Alkek Library. A moderated discussion and question-and-answer session will follow the panel, along with a catered public reception from 4-5:30 p.m. All activities are free and open to the public. Attendance at the panel is not required to attend the reception. Continue reading