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Gwen Stefani showed off her growing baby bump on the day after Christmas (Dec. 26), while out and about in L.A. with her firstborn, son Kingston, who is 7 and utterly adorbs.
Stefani, dressed in an all black ensemble and open-toe, high heeled booties, looked as stylish and stunning as ever. Her outfit had a slimming effect, thanks to the black hue of the pants and the blazer. Her signature red lips were in tact, too.
She is not sacrificing one ounce of style, even as her bump begins to bulge! But then again, she is a fashion designer (with her L.A.M.B. line), so we expect her to always put her best heel forward.


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Bonnie Jean (Shoemaker) Bethel, 75, of Plattsmouth, died Aug. 16, 2013 at the Papillion Manor Nursing Home in Papillion.
Bonnie Jean (Shoemaker) Bethel, 75, of Plattsmouth, died Aug. 16, 2013 at the Papillion Manor Nursing Home in Papillion.
She was born on April 14, 1938 to James A. and Thelma Francis (Ingram) Shoemaker in Nebraska City. She graduated from Nebraska City High School. Bonnie married Jerry Glen Bethel on Dec. 30, 1955 at First United Methodist Church in Plattsmouth. They farmed northwest of Plattsmouth. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and a homemaker. Bonnie worked for 15 years at Shedd Foods and she also worked at Coast to Coast and True Value in Plattsmouth.
Bonnie was a 50-year member of First United Methodist Church, First United Methodist Women, and 15 years with Teamsters Local #554.
She is survived by husband Jerry Bethel of Plattsmouth; daughter Karen Carnes and husband Tracy of Glenwood, Iowa; son Jerry Lynn Bethel of Plattsmouth; six grandchildren: Aimee Harviston and husband Justin of Bella Vista, Ark., Crystal King and husband Carl of Bella Vista, Whitney Moyer and husband Ed of Nebraska City, Jess Bethel of Plattsmouth, Jenna Carnes of Glenwood, and Kaylen Carnes of Glenwood; five great grandchildren: Alexis Harviston, Emily Harviston, Camden King, Chesleigh King, and Levi Harviston; and brother Ron Shoemaker and wife Betty of Nebraska City.
Bonnie was preceded by her parents and grandmother Eva Ingram.
Funeral service is at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 at First United Methodist Church in Plattsmouth with Pastor Kurt Strecher and Pastor Larry Biederman officiating and Donna Glynn as organist.
Pallbearers are Scott Carnes, Leonard Kaffenberger, Tony Moreno, Jerry Sands, Bob Shoemaker and Scott Shoemaker.
Visitation is 1-9 p.m. with family receiving relatives and friends 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, at Roby Funeral Home, Plattsmouth.
Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Plattsmouth.
The family suggests memorials to First United Methodist Church.
Roby Funeral Home, Plattsmouth, is in charge of arrangements.


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I have enjoyed Trinity Rep's "A Christmas Carol" every year for the past 35 years, including the number of years I reviewed two casts. That's a lot of "Christmas Carols."
I can truly say that I never met a "Christmas Carol" or Scrooge that I did not like. Sure, some tend to be a bit more likeable than others, and this year's production is one of the most likeable.
This year's cast of children (there are two) is marvelous. As you settle in your seats, they come around and shine your shoes with old rags and thick English accents.
Tom Gleadow sets the tone as the reader who gathers the children to reward them with a Christmas story, cleverly weaving in the patented instructions to shut off cell phones, unwrap candy, etc. Gleadow also plays Mr. Fezziwig and Old Jo and proves once again that he is one of Rhode Island's top actors.
The production moves smoothly across the stage and into the audience with one exception: the potential demise of Tiny Tim, which awkwardly takes place out of many sight lines.
But that's a minor criticism lost among so many wonderful surprises, best of which is the entrance and exit of the Ghost of Christmas Past. Mia Ellis, another product of the Trinity/Brown Consortium, makes a wonderful ghost and returns as the sister-in-law in Stave II.
Eugene Lee's two-tier wooden set has a gigantic clock whose hands spin with the passage of time.
Stephen Thorne makes a magnificent Marley's Ghost, making a surprise entrance. Director Tyler Dowbrosky has outdone himself in all of the entrances and exits, which continue to be one of the delightful moments of the play.
There's singing and dancing, snow and mistletoe, and a giant turkey (in contrast to the tiny bird on the Cratchits' table.
Rachael Warren gives us a fresh approach to Scrooge's maid, Mrs. Partlet, showing a bold defensiveness before softening to her redeemed boss.
Oh, yes. Can't forget Scrooge. Timothy Crowe has made the curmudgeonly character unforgettable. You know that certain lines are coming, and you wait for the "Bah Humbugs" and the reaction to the "Yes or No" game. The amazing thing about Crowe is that he always digs deeper and finds ways to make his character better. He, and his performance, keeps getting better with age.
The large cast, including many company members, Consortium students and the locally recruited children, seem to be enjoying themselves in the lively, uplifting production.
"A Christmas Carol" is at Trinity Repertory Company through Dec. 31. Tickets are scarce, so take anything you can get, including the "cheap seats" on the top row. Call 351-4242 for reservations.


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The episode starts with a recap of Karama's brush with the cops and then his hissy fact directed at MJ over the fact that MJ didn't do enough to 'get his back' and wasn't 'his boy' enough. There is a shot of MJ saying to Karamo that he can't say anything to him because all Karamo can do is run his mouth 'and now you've pissed me off'. He stalks off, leaving Karamo looking frustratedly after him, experiencing painful drama-interruptness. MJ shows more dignity in this small action than he shows in the entire rest of the episode, during which he will be reduced to mooning over Karamo like a lovesick puppy who wants to be fed.
It is either early morning or twilight, and MJ and Sarah are returning from the gym. Apparently there was a little drama on the boys return to the house the previous night, and MJ feels bad about it. Sarah is reasonable about the whole deal, saying that Karamo 'needed to put it in perspective'. MJ opens a little window into his traumatic childhood, when he says that Karamo was acting like a kid who says 'Hey mom, fvck you' when she tries to help the kid. For once, there is no confessional from Sarah saying that she feels 'chemistry' with MJ, and he should just give up and give it up right there in public. MJ is carrying an immense jug of dark liquid which he is probably planning to throw over someone. He certainly isn't drinking from it. Perhaps he's planning to stockpile his urine for any drug tests he might later be faced with.
Karamo is on the phone to someone who yells 'what!' in response to everything Karamo tells him about the events of the previous night. This person is outraged by Karamo telling him that the rest of the housemates think that he, Karamo, should 'get over it'. The phone person then tells Karamo that 'Karma, man' is going to come "right back around, and they're gomma feel exactly what you're feelin'."
MJ and Landon are out walking somewhere in Philadelphia. Someone in a passing car throws something that looks like a CD at them and yells 'you suck'."Thank you!" calls back Landon. "Nice meeting you!""Some of the people in this city are not showing a lot of brotherly love," confessionals MJ. "It's a very uncomfortable situation." Someone else yells an obscenity at them before they reach a bar. "It's obvious that a lot of the people in Philadelphia don't want us here, or they're envious or something," says MJ. While Landon is at the bar, one of the patrons decides to see if MJ has superpowers by throwing a chair at him. MJ manages to use his super speed to deflect the chair harmlessly into a crowd of women. MJ confessionals that security apprehended the assailant, and there is a blurry shot of said rent-a-cops dealing with someone or something.
We see Sarah (aka 'Puppies' - thanks, Vols) lying full length on Landon. How she got there and why she is doing that, we are not told. Perhaps she fell off the balcony above, and taking the brunt of her fall caused Landon to be temporarily paralyzed and unable to throw her off. But it seems more likely that she is just looking for a bit of attention from the only straight man in the house who is willing to engage in frottage with her, now that MJ has apparently convinced her he is only interested in women who have no idea where he lives. Landon is telling the girl about the evening's escapades. "We got four CDs thrown at us tonight," he says. "Oh, really?" says Puppies. "Which ones?" no, not really. It would have been good if she had, though.
Landon tells Karamo aout the chair incident. The not very 'empathetic' black man can only laugh. "Really?" he drawls, delightedly. In confessional, Karamo says that "right now I'm finding it hard to be empathetic or sympathetic". When soon after MJ tries to get some sympathy from him, he smirks "Karma's a b!tch, man."MJ asks a couple of times what he said, so Karamo is forced to pretend he said something about strawberry jelly. Plausible as that is, MJ doesn't seem convinced by this subtle verbal trickery. But being already in the doghouse with Karamo, can't call him on it.


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There is a crop of new players on the roster of the Bellarmine-Jefferson High football team this season.
There is also a new coach at the helm for the Guards, as Burbank High product David Machuca takes over with a new staff.
Change is likely good for Bell-Jeff, which suffered through two lackluster seasons under former coach Rolando Aguirre.
Bell-Jeff has struggled the past two years, finishing last in the Santa Fe League both seasons. The Guards went 3-7 (0-4 in league) in 2011 and are 5-15 the past two years.
Under Aguirre, who finished with a 69-68 record in 13 years as head coach, Bell-Jeff proved it could be a successful program. In just his second season as coach in 2000, the Guards won a share of the Santa Fe League championship. It was the program's first title in 46 years.
Bell-Jeff also captured undisputed championships in 2004 and 2007, as the teams finished with 9-2 records both seasons.
"It wasn't all that long ago that Bell-Jeff was able to win a league title," said Machuca, a 2002 Burbank graduate who also served as an assistant coach at Chaminade. "We feel we can get back to that level and put a successful team on the field."
The Guards will open the season at 7 p.m. Friday in a nonleague game at Monroe.
Machuca said since being named head coach in December, it has been a smooth transition for the program. He added that the players have been very receptive to his coaching style and the goals he has outlined for this season.
"They have been extremely receptive," he said. "That has really been the best thing with this group. They have been willing to buy into what we're trying to accomplish here and I really think they've done that. They feel like they are getting better as players. When you're feeling successful in what you're doing I think it's a little easier for you to make those new changes in a new system."
The coach said this year's version of Bell-Jeff football will look vastly different to the product that took the field a year ago. Machuca has installed a no-huddle, spread offense to take advantage of what he calls a "wealth of athletic ability."
The personnel on the team is also different.
"We had a couple of kids transfer out, but we also had a couple of kids transfer in," Machuca said. "So, it all equals out. Our team definitely looks a little different from last year."
One returning player who has impressed Machuca during the preseason is Noah DeCorsi, a 6-foot-2, 180-bound junior who also competes for the Guards' boys' basketball team. Machuca expects DeCorsi to be an impact two-way starter at wide receiver and defensive back.
"He is playing free safety and receiver for us and he just has an amazing knack for the ball," Machuca said. "I keep telling him you might want to put the round ball down because you can be a real successful football player. He just has that natural ability."
One of Bell-Jeff's new players is quarterback Jonathan Porter (6-0, 170), a transfer from Golden Valley. Porter is the younger brother of Johnece Miller, a former Bell-Jeff girls' basketball standout who is playing at Cal State Northridge.
Machuca said Porter has been a quick study.
"I think he's a natural fit for the spread offense," Machuca said. "He can do everything we need him to do. Every day he's getting better and I'm expecting that he's going to have a big year."
Porter will have a big target in 6-4 freshman wide receiver Justes Nance (155). Nance is fresh off a successful summer in which he competed in the 2012 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Championships. In the national meet last month in Baltimore, Nance — competing for the Valley United Track Club — placed fifth with a leap of 19 feet 10 1/4 inches.
Another basketball and track and field standout, senior Jalen Henry (6-1, 175), will also be a wide receiver.
Another key returner for the Guards is senior running back Josh Martinez (5-9, 170). Martinez's play last season was one of the few highlights for Bell-Jeff. He was an all-league first-team selection after rushing for 785 yards.
Machuca said he expects Martinez to get his share of touches this season.
Also at running back will be junior Michael Fox (6-0, 175), a transfer from Pasadena.
The anchor of the team's offensive line will be senior Trystin Navarro (5-11, 235). Senior Andrew Belsito (6-2, 109) will also play on the line, as well as on defense.
Bell-Jeff's quarterback from a year ago was senior Mitch Kellogg (5-7, 155). Making way for Porter, Machuca said Kellogg will be utilized at a number of other positions.
"Kellogg is the kind of kid you can put anywhere on the field because of how smart he is," Machuca said. "He will play a little at receiver, he's starting at cornerback, he will play quarterback in certain packages, he will do some long snapping; he will do a little of everything for us.
"I think he's been receptive to the move and he understands what we're trying to do to be successful."
On defense, Machuca said he has been impressed with linebackers Fox and senior Micheal Gomez (5-11, 185).
Joining Kellogg in the secondary will be freshman Kristian Galindo (5-8, 160).
The Bell-Jeff squad features six freshmen.
"It's a youth movement," Machuca said.
Doing the punting and kicking will be sophomore James Armas (5-7, 155).
Despite having a relatively young team with some new players in place this season, Machuca has high expectations for the squad.
"Our goal every week is to go 1-0," he said. "Our ultimate goal is to win our last game. If you win your last game you know you're a champion."


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Intricate Subtleties
Uli Brahmst, Eugene Brodsky, Geoffrey R. Detrani,
Robin J. Miller, Mariano Del Rosario,
Hilda Shen, and
Alejandra Villasmil
October 19 - December 15, 2004
Organized by Susan Hoeltzel and Patricia
Intricate Subtleties
presents the work of seven artists whose distinctly different styles
involve complex, understated structures. In all there is a strategy
of layering, building, fragmenting or mixing media. The work ranges
from the large-scale installations of Hilda Shen, Eugene Brodsky,
Uli Brahmst, and Alejandra Villasmil to the delicate, whimsical
imagery of Geoffrey Detrani, and the animated narrative works of
Robin Miller.
Hilda Shen's wall-like segments of enlarged fingerprints suggest
human touch as well as identityexplicitly individual yet anonymous.
Downloaded from the Web, these have been printed,
photographed and transferred with solvents directly to the wall.
Brushed ink bleeds and gives the works a granite-like appearance.
Shen's paper sculptures, balanced on stones, stitched and stained,
evoke Chinese scholar's rocks and diminutive mountain forms.
Uli Brahmst's wall installation Panel Sketches,
2004, comprised of 20 oil studies, is a fragmented look at domestic
life with babies, stuffed animals, household utensils, and doodles.
Household objects seem edgy and surreal. Her abstracted, subliminal
forms explore ". . the tension between seduction and innocence
. ." Brahmst mixes oils and charcoal in a style combining painting
and drawing.
Geoffrey Detrani layers materials to create
subtly atmospheric botanical studies. Isolated fragments suggest
landscape and the natural world. Bisected by geometric shapes, these
mixed media works are as much about the picture plane as the image.
Mariano Del Rosario uses layered imagery
in his work, combining found images, words, binary codes, and paint.
In his series Infomix he uses this strategy to convey the hybrid
nature of mass media incorporating English, Tagalog and digital
language with advertising. Colonizado, a large-scale painting with
a solitary wasp, bees and ants, makes a metaphoric reference to
the colonization of his native Philippines. A class hierarchy is
clearly present.
In the composite works of Eugene Brodsky,
drawing plays a dominant role. Abstraction is played against representation
and word against image in his mixed media works that combine painting,
stencil transfers and multiple-planed surfaces. The image is a result
of an intricate process starting with vintage film,
travel photographs, and objects which are
photographed, digitized, drawn, rubbed, traced, and stenciled. Two
works, Blackwall, 1996 and Puppet Transfer #21, 1996 are highly
abstracted images based on flea market puppets. In another work,
signs in Venice become the starting point.
Alejandra Villasmil's large-scale wall installation
Proliferation, 2004, seems to spill down the gallery wall. Small
objects, found in nature, are captured in polymer and connected
to one another by a pencil drawing. The work appears to grow organically.
The structure suggests systems ranging from cell growth to
galaxies. In a series of mixed media drawings, Gourds, Villasmil
takes a simple repeated form and improvises with techniques and
media. The experiment is
contained within a subtle line.
Robin Miller's mixed media works combine
painting, drawing, and collage and explore a range of themes from
the masters of modern art to icons of African American culture.
The exhibition includes portraits of W.E.B. DuBois and Langston
Hughes and a quilt-like work featuring highlights of jazz in New
York City. Romare's Band - Three Musicians, 1999, alludes to both
Bearden and Picasso.
Lehman College Art Gallerys exhibitions
and programs are made possible through the generous support of:
Bronx Council on the Arts Cultural Venture Fund
Bronx Council on the Arts through the U.S. Small Business Administration
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
Greentree Foundation
Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation
JPMorgan Chase
Friends of Lehman College Art Gallery
Proliferation, 2004
Eugene Brodsky
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Most parents who want something to carry their babies in go out and buy a commercial baby-carrier . . . you know, one of those gizmos that goes on your back like a knapsack or straps the child to your belly. Although these commercial gadgets are convenient because they free your hands, they are inconvenient in that you have to fight straps and buckles to get your baby in and out of them. For car rides, walks, visits or errands, on which both hands aren't absolutely needed, I've found it's much better to carry my little one in a shawl.
Shawl-carrying simplifies life with a small baby so much, you'd think the practice would be a widespread element of the new life-style . . . but it isn't. I had to get the idea from watching women of the Taos Pueblo Indian village, standing around, relaxed and poised—as unburdened as the breeze—chatting and holding their chubby toddlers in their arms with the help of triangular, black-fringed shawls.
Yet when I became pregnant soon afterwards, I started keeping my eye open, not for a shawl, but for a commercial baby-carrier. When I did come into possession of both a hand-me-down Japanese belly-position carrier and a backpack carrier, however, the Japanese model got lost and Ama Selu turned out to be so small (5 lbs., 6 oz. at birth) that she needs padding in the backpack even now at the age of five months.
Though pint-sized, Ama was an awkward bundle and seemed heavy in my arms. So, when she was two months old, Mary, a friend, offered to lend me her ruana —a heavy woolen shawl from South America used as a baby-carrier—I was delighted! Here was a shawl designed for carrying babies. I wanted to try it out with Ama immediately!
It embarrasses me now to recall the clumsy pouch I fumbled together for Ama with the ruana and several large safety pins. When I tried to carry her in it she wiggled and screamed. Luckily, another friend, Betsy—who had originally brought Mary's ruana back from Colombia—knew how to adjust it.
Betsy obligingly demonstrated proper ruana technique with her five-month-old son . . . and I came down hard on myself for my over-civilized, needlessly complicating, western mentality. Safety pins indeed!
The technique was surprisingly simple: Betsy just tucked the ends of the shawl under her baby's bottom. The youngster's weight forced the tucked up ends against his mom's other clothes, and friction produced a really tight pouch. (In somewhat the same way, women of India wrap their saris out of a single piece of cloth, making a sort of gathered skirt and tunic with never a pin, snap or string.)
Once I got the knack, Ama was very happy and comfortable in the ruana . . . and it soon seemed less like a garment than a pair of wonderfully flexible, auxiliary arms I'd sprouted to help with the baby.
The ruana is a rectangular blanket, 4' wide by 4'8" long, fringed on the ends and split down one end to the center. Of double-woven Colombian llama wool, the ruana is practically snow, rain and wind-proof. I think it's actually a better baby-carrier than the triangular shawls used by the women of the Taos Pueblo.
When I first saw my ruana, I figured that you wore it like you wear a triangular shawl . . . with the unbroken, fringed end straight down your back, and the two split-ends even in front. But the ruana's worn a bit differently.
The unbroken, fringed end doesn't hang completely down your back, but is shifted to the right shoulder and hangs mostly down your right arm. The length of the ruana wraps around your back and the two split-ends are drawn to the front, the one coming over the left shoulder being shorter than the end coming over the right.
To carry Ama then, I pick her up facing me and sit her on my belly or left hip. I wrap the shorter left-hand split-end of the ruana around her back and tuck it up between her legs. Then I wrap the longer right-hand split-end over the other and also tuck it up between Ama's legs.
With a little adjustment Ama can sit up and peek out, sleep sitting up against my breast or even lie down. No matter what her position, only a little support and steadying with my left hand is necessary.
The unsplit fringed end, hanging down my right arm, comes in handy occasionally by providing a corner to cover the baby's face from a sudden gust of wind or rain.
Carrying Ama this way my right arm is completely free, and I've done light shopping and taken walks—even hiked up and down West Virginia hillsides so steep I had to grab branches to keep my balance—with Ama snugly tucked and perfectly safe in the ruana. Riding in a car or sitting outside, I've let these subsidiary arms hold Ama in place while she nursed or slept.
Carried in the ruana, Ama's face is right up next to mine. She feels the comfort of my body warmth and the vibrations of my speech . . . and is really intimate with the rhythms of my walking, sitting and rising. The same would be true of a commercial baby-carrier, except that—with one of those—she'd relate to the back of my head or belly button rather than my face. You can't cook dinner or plant a garden with one hand, however, so sometimes I do carry Ama in the backpack . . but neither she nor I enjoys it in the same way.
Has carrying Ama around in the ruana contributed to her precocious social development? I don't know. Perhaps so, since she's spent so much time right next to my face, chest and voice box. It's a good perspective from which to catch on to the way of conversation, a strategic location from which to toss out charming baby smiles and a secure throne from which to hold an audience with the world.
The ruana has eliminated the physical strain of carrying Ama and has helped me relax with her. With the help of the shawl, carrying my little one has become a graceful act, one of those archetypal gestures (like dancing around a night fire) in which I've found a healing echo of a more whole way of life.
When summer comes, I'll be facing the problem of finding a lightweight substitute for the heavy wool ruana. The material will have to be loose-woven and flexible, but not stretchy like knitting or crochet. Homespun cotton would be ideal if I had a friend with a loom, which I don't, so I'll probably copy the ruana pattern in one of the loose-woven cotton prints front India which are sold in most places as bedspreads.
By the way, if I couldn't find a ruana and I had to use a triangular shawl, I'd just steady Ama in the crook of my left arm, sit her on my hip, wrap the ends around her bottom and tuck them up between her legs.
I think that anyone who wants to experiment with this method of carrying a baby should try it. There's probably an old shawl which used to belong to your grandmother or your aunt up in an attic somewhere. A triangular shawl is just a folded square of material, and a ruana is nothing but a rectangular piece of fabric split to the middle and reinforced there. Either would be fairly easy to make if you can't find one. Try it. You won't be sorry.


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|Release: Oct. 19, 2010
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|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-2
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|ESRB Rating: Teen
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by Cole Smith
Imagine a band with Hendrix on guitar, Keith Moon on drums, that guy from Slipknot who died on bass, and Michael Jackson as the frontman. Okay forget Michael Jackson; that's just too scary. Let's replace him with Bon Scott. That band would rock - if they weren't all dead. And if you're thinking Rock of the Dead is about bringing deceased rockstars back to life for a postmortem concert, you are dead wrong.
You may already know Rock of the Dead requires the use of your guitar peripheral, and/or drum set. I know what you're thinking, but it's best not to have any preconceived ideas about this game or once again, you'll be dead wrong. This is not Guitar Hero of the Dead. It's not Rockstar of the Dead. It's not even Typing of the Dead. Hell, it's not even a rhythm-based game like you're thinking. How do I know what you're thinking? I knew you were going to ask that.
Rock of the Dead utilizes your dust-collecting, plastic guitar to defeat zombies and other creatures including mutated insects, robots, and flying saucers. The guitar is essentially a glorified controller. You don't actually hit the buttons in time to the music. There are only a few moments where you attempt to play solos to the music, but this only takes place during a few boss battles. Most of the time you are doing nothing more than hitting the buttons in sequence to the patterns that appear onscreen. It's all about speed, not rhythm or finesse. In this way it has more in common with Typing of the Dead, but it even falls short when compared to that game.
During a concert performed by living musicians, a meteorite shower disperses intergalactic radiation into the earth, causing the dead and other nasties to rise to the surface and kill everything in sight. Hey, stuff happens. Your main defense against the undead, hordes of insectoids, and more falling meteors, is your guitar. The developers have decided there are more unused guitar controllers than lightguns, and a lightgun would definitely be my preferred choice of weaponry. I am a huge House of the Dead fan. As enemies approach, a colored button sequence will be displayed in front of them. You must play this sequence on your guitar controller. Doing so successfully, and quickly, will eliminate the threat. But even at that, things don't always go according to plan.
Often there are numerous enemies onscreen at the same time, but at different distances. Logic would dictate you tackle the monster closest to you, but it's not always possible to discern which pattern is assigned to whom or what. Some start with the same colored button, and before you know it you've destroyed the enemy at the back and failed to stop the most immediate threat, resulting in your demise. Fortunately, there are some screen-clearing attacks you can use when in such a pinch. You have to earn these attacks by making combo kills or collecting power orbs.


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Obviously, the most pressing and important issue surrounding the Mets this season is their rotation beyond Johan Santana, and the first test goes to John Maine, tonight's starter against the Florida Marlins.
Maine (7-6, 4.43 ERA last season) missed most of last season with a sore right shoulder coming off surgery.
Maine is 3-1 with a 1.05 ERA in four starts against the Marlins in New York, and 5-2 with a 3.12 ERA in 10 career starts.
Maine did not have a good spring with a 7.88 ERA, and manager Jerry Manuel said during his pre-game he's inclined to have a short leash with him.
After the opener, Manuel said he'd stay with the hot hand.
Line-up vs. Ricky Nolasco (13-9, 5.06 last year):
Alex Cora, SS
Luis Castillo, 2B
David Wright, 3B
Mike Jacobs, 1B
Jason Bay, LF
Gary Matthews, CF
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Rod Barajas, C
John Maine, RP
NOTEBOOK: Manuel said Oliver Perez is able to work out of the pen tonight. … As long as Gary Matthews stays hot, he'll be playing ahead of Angel Pagan. … Manuel said he'd like to use Jenrry Mejia during this home stand.


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Record-Setting Night for All-American Duo
by Brent Harris
March 25, 2011
Wabash swimmers Evan Rhinesmith and David Birrer earned All-America honors Friday at the 2011 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee. Birrer also set a new school record in the 200-yard butterfly with his championship effort.
Both Rhinesmith
and Birrer posted 13th-place finishes in their respective events. Rhinesmith received Honorable Mention All-America honors in the 100-yard breaststroke, while Birrer claimed an Honorable Mention All-America award in the 200 fly.
Rhinesmith qualified for the consolation finals while breaking his own school record in the 100 breaststroke in the morning trials. His time of 56.77 earned him a place in the evening competition, where he trimmed another 3/100th of a second off his time, finishing in 56.74.
Birrer broke the old Wabash record in the 200 fly of 1:50.97 set by Adam Petro at the 2008 NCAA Nationals. Birrer qualified for finals with a time of 1:50.93 in the morning session. He tied for 13th place with Benjam Redpath from Emory with a time of 1:51.22 in the consolation finals Friday evening.
"I'm very proud of the accomplishments David and Evan had today," Head Coach Steve Barnes said. "Evan had a tremendous swim and David has been looking forward to breaking the school record in the 200 fly. That's a wonderful way to cap a career. Now Evan can do the same with a chance to break the school mark in the 200 breaststroke on Saturday."
Birrer and Rhinesmith are the first Wabash swimmers to earn All-America honors since Tony Caldwell and Petro accomplished the feat at the 2007 NCAA Nationals.
Wabash is in 39th place in the team standings with a total of 7-1/2 points. The meet concludes on Saturday.
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Year One is the debut full-length album from Holly Hunt, South Florida's acclaimed two-piece instru-metal behemoth.
Recorded by Jonathan Nuñez (Torche), mixed by Ryan Haft (Capsule) and mastered by Nick Zampiello and Rob Gonnella at New Alliance East, this 39 minute-long, 10-song suite is constructed upon sonic architecture ornate as a royal catacomb and stunningly epic, like an ancient city frozen in time under a heavy sheet of black, hardened lava.
In their first 365 days as a band, drummer Beatriz Monteavaro (Floor, Cavity) and guitarist Gavin Perry became the undeniable sweethearts of Miami's disparate music scenes. To paraphrase a description of 80s movie hero Ferris Bueller, "The punks, the metalheads, the art-rockers: they all think he's a righteous dude."
In the grand tradition of Monteavaro's previous musical endeavors, Holly Hunt champions heavy metal's potential to transcend genre and become a physical experience. Though stripped down to the most bare essentials, the duo's innate technical chops, strong dialogue, and incredibly deep relationship to their gear produces a sound and style far beyond rudimentary tags like "heavy," "hard," or "brutal."
Year One captures the band's brilliant signatures - the meditative power of repetition; the ecstatic joy of tempered variation; infinitely undulating riffage; psychedelic drone paired with rock n' roll rhythm - in full splendor.
Year One is a co-release with our friends at Roofless Records. It's available on double, 150g vinyl/digital.
Please visit Bancamp to stream/purchase Year One.
"Holly Hunt's fusion of various heavy and droning genres is a mind-bending trip into dizzying ecstasy." -The Dropp
"With this release Holly Hunt is capturing all the sonic intensity of their live shows and earlier recordings but with a more refined recording–one that embodies what's great about heavy music in South Florida." -Hammer Smashed Sound
Year One, like any piece of art worth its salt, is a powerful 39-minute journey into the recesses of what makes the metal genre so incredibly enigmatic. -Steel For Brains
"Lumbering yet lithe, repetitive yet revealing, droning and meditative yet propulsive and elegantly psychedelic, at its core Year One is a bruising triumph of how to properly harness dynamics and total volume to create a cannon of riffs and tribal-tub-thumpery that creates the same feel as early OM might, were it channelled through Joe Preston's spleen. Far, far more than the sum of their two parts." -Toby Cook (The Quietus)
"Trust me, after this record is out, this band will be bigger than Jesus!" -Balazs Pandi
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I have an autistic 16yr old that eats tons of fruit and uncoked veg,and drinks oj nothing cooked no meats or rice or milk.he eats lowfat p'nut butter he keeps going up in weight I need suggestions please. thankyou a desperate mom
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My Biz Design needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 50 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Plenty of feedback will be given, I'm a designer too ;)
The product needs to look very "fresh and natural" and have an element that entices people to quench their thirst. There needs to be a clear representation of the added ingredient.
Anyone looking for a refreshing, thirst-quenching drink.
CREATIVE AND FRESH bottle label design for ONE of the new flavours.
- Pomegranate
- Mango
- Lycee
OR Peach
You choose the flavour you wish to design, provide the un-flattened psd file and we'll take it from there.
YOU MUST INCLUDE MANDATORY CONTENT. See the Word doc attached.
You can work off PSD however please note:
i) The dimensions need to be:Height 160mm, Length: 220mm,
ii) That design is old, so please come up with a much improved and "revamped" look.
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juan b. needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 44 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
THE CHALLENGE: Lets re-do this "simple" product and make it STUNNING! Everything is up to you.
I want to see screens that make people just want to stare at their iphones! Those of you who participated in the icon design challenge know how far we've come. We can't stop here!
I'm surrendering my screens to you, take over, and throw away everything if you have to. Colors, graphics, layout (portrait/landscape) everything is up to you. I'd like to see some 3D concepts ( not a requirement ) As I've said, everything is up to you.
Here are the concept screens and explanations:
If you haven't participated in the icon contest, search for "Speed Gauge" and take a look.
Product Description: The application calculates SPEED based on the distance and time the user enters. It will be targeted to RUNNERS. For example, if you ran 100 meters in 10 seconds, the application will display "22 MPH."
- Screens in 320 by 480 pixel size. If your design is landscape then 480 by 320.- Screens in Adobe Photoshop format- Icons in Adobe Illustrator Format- If you use any "stock" images please let me know immediately, as soon as you submit a concept, and point me to the license agreement. I need to make sure we can use them ahead of time.
- Make sure icons are not too small, otherwise they won't work.


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by Paula M. Riley
Last fall, Beth Hixon, the former associate rector at the Church of St. Martins-in-the-Field heard the words no wife wants to hear: "Your husband has stage four cancer." Six months later, he died. Along with a broken heart, Hixon was left with a mountain of paperwork, a business that needed closing and piles of miscellaneous "stuff" that her husband liked to save.
Saddled with her grief, a full-time job and full-time care for her five-year-old grandson, it's an understatement to say she was totally overwhelmed. Shortly after her husband's death, Hixon was introduced to Bode Hennegan's Life Management for Seniors (www.life-management-for-seniors.com), a consulting service enabling seniors to assist with transitions and enable them to stay in their homes as long as possible.
"In addition to being highly organized, intelligent and having a wide base of other resources, Bode has incredible empathy," said Hixon. "She has great sensitivity to the emotional aspects of experiencing a loss, and that was important as we were sorting through my husband's things."
Hennegan, a longtime Chestnut Hill resident, explained that she believed it was important to be empathetic and invested in her clients, but the other value she brings is that she is not emotionally tied to the situation or crisis.
"Whether a spouse dies, a parent has a stroke or a senior is downsizing their home, we can come in and offer an objective solution," she said.
Life Management for Seniors begins client engagements with a free needs assessment. Seniors are interviewed and asked to complete a survey to identify the specific areas where they require assistance. Family members participate in this assessment, as requested or required.
"Often families know that they need some guidance, but they are not sure where to begin or what would provide the most immediate value," Hennegan explained. "Conducting a needs assessment helps us clarify and identify the areas in which they would benefit the most."
She tells of another client that had a fall and needed to reconfigure her house. Life Management Services did a basic assessment and, working with a partner design organization, made recommendations on how to enhance the living environment to support the new physical condition.
Rooms were evaluated and reconfigured to accommodate a walker and a wheelchair, handrails were added to the shower and included on walls, and general clutter was removed.
Through key relationships with providers of in-home nursing care, interior designers, landscapers, cleaning services and others, Life Management for Seniors can coordinate the delivery of many services that seniors require in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Hixon benefited from these relationships. Her late husband ran a real estate appraisal business. Their home, garage and separate storage shed are filled with his papers, customer documents and much more. Financial papers needed to be organized and taxes had to be filed.
As Hennegen helps with this sorting and other documents, she recommends which items are to be sold or disposed, and has a wealth of contacts to assist. Hennegan connects Hixon to paper shredding services, sets appointment with Purple Heart Veterans to pick up donations, and contacts appraisers and auctioneers for the more valuable items.
"She makes my life livable," says Hixon. "That is beyond value."
Hennegan said she understands, first-hand, how chaotic life can get. The mother of two sets of premature twins, just under two years apart, she knows all about extended hospital stays, sorting medical claims, processing multiple insurances, dealing with injuries, attending to family needs with sensitivity and the importance of eliminating stresses from the home.
"I started Life Management for Seniors because I wanted to help people achieve their goals, and I wanted to help create an environment where they could be healthy and happy," she said.
Being goal-oriented may have come from Hennegan's intense passion for fitness. She participates in triathlons regularly and considers herself a fierce competitor. Exercising daily gives her a chance to relieve stress, keep her focused and build energy. In the future, she hopes to include fitness and nutritional consulting services as part of Life Management for Seniors' offerings.
For now, Hennegen is leveraging her MBA, past management experience, decade of motherhood, organizational skills and passion for others to help seniors during critical life moments.
"I really want do something for them that will have real impact on their lives," she said.
Hixon's strong endorsement of Hennegen suggests that Hennegen has achieved her goal.
"She has given me peace of mind," Hixon said. "I now know that all this stuff won't be sitting here for years on end. Instead, I'll make headway, things will get organized, and I will get through it."


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Going back to my preseason big 10 predictions did i not say the following: " I think Penn State will start 5-1 at worst 4-2. Everyone on here will be saying Penn State is back! O Brien coach of the year! Its Penn State against the world. Then i wrote then the 2nd half of the season happens and Penn State will get destroyed and probably beat only Indiana.
Now for you newbies apparently according to 1 Penn state person on here who shall remain nameless apparently i'm a hater and not welcome in Happy Valley anytime soon. Which saddens me greatlySo guys to wrap this up we shouldn't be suprised. Hell did you look at the 1st half schedule for Penn State! Now look at the 2nd half schedule If they're after this stretch i'll be but we'll see. FYI there were Penn Staters who thought when i picked them to win 5-6 games i was nuts. Hell some of them said 2-3 wins. So if i'm a hater why'd i pick them so high
BOL guys
he won't be when they finish 5-7. but money i'm done getting in pissing contests with you. You want to root for Penn State go ahead. I won't root for Penn state or O Brien and thats my right
I will say this O Brien is stealing money but hey i'd probably do the same thing. BOL to you money


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Courtesy of Clay Fowler…
Rancho Cucamonga High School graduate and New York Giants cornerback Terrell Thomas will host a football camp in his hometown for the second consecutive year.
The USC graduate who recently completed his second season with the Giants after they made him a second-round pick in 2008 will be on hand for the camp on Saturday, June 26 at Ralph M. Lewis Park in Fontana.
Players ages 7 to 14 are welcome for the camp that runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Campers must register by June 14 and submit scholarship applications by June 7. To register visit Thomas' Website: www.terrellthomas24.com. The camp cost is $30 with an extra $10 to include a camp photo.
Thomas is also hosting an all-star poker tournament and silent auction from 7 p.m. to midnight on June 25 at the Ontario Airport Hilton to raise money for Terrell Thomas Charities. The poker tournament open to the public will include NFL and USC players. Poker tournament tickets are $40, general admission tickets are $30 and table sponsorship for up to six players is $500.
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When it comes to Matt Barkley, opinions vary. Quite a bit, actually.
A shaky final season at USC created a lack of clarity in assessing Barkley as an NFL quarterback. An injury to his throwing shoulder -- one that shortened his senior season and kept him out of positional drills at the NFL Scouting Combine -- provided further uncertainty.
The curtain goes up Wednesday at USC's Pro Day. NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock believes Barkley will have a golden opportunity to sell himself as a first-round draft pick.
"I think the most important thing for him is, No. 1, accuracy, especially on all the balls outside the numbers," Mayock said Monday on "Path to the Draft." "And then, No. 2, I want to sit down with him. And I think teams want to sit down with him.
"I think teams want to get into his head a little bit -- why was this past year so bad? What was up with the UCLA tape? Why were you throwing interceptions? Why were you taking sacks? Were you trying to make too many things happen because your team was heading in the wrong direction?"
Barkley has been working with Chris Weinke at the IMG Academy and is believed to be back to full health. Geno Smith will remain the top quarterback on most draft boards, but Barkley has a chance to present himself as the next best thing.
And that might be enough to make him a first-round pick.
Follow Dan Hanzus on Twitter @DanHanzus.


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'Angry Birds' teaming up with 'Transformers'
Rovio's Angry Birds are ready for Prime time.
The mobile game company announced it will partner with Hasbro on the mash-up Angry Birds Transformers, bringing together Rovio's hit franchise with Optimus Prime and the rest of the "robots in disguise."
The partnership will include a mobile game, licensed goods and a special product line from Hasbro, the companies revealed in a statement Monday.
"This mash-up is going to appeal to those who grew up with the brand in the 80s, as well as fans of the brand today," says Rovio chief marketing officer Blanca Juti.
The team-up will leverage Rovio's Telepods, small toys players can place on a tablet or smartphone to bring into the game.
Naturally, the announcement is timed to the arrival of summer film Transformers: Age of Extinction on June 27. Rovio and Hasbro did not say when the Angry Birds Transformers will make their debut.
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So much for the speculation Jon Niese's elbow issues would prompt the New York Mets to promote Noah Syndergaard and/or Rafael Montero to the major league roster for Opening Day.
We are aware of the financial reasoning by the Mets, who, despite a more aggressive off-season still are bound by economic handcuffs.
No worries, because either or both will be at Citi Field soon enough. This is technically a demotion, but in reality a watershed moment in his career.
That's the hope of Syndergaard, who said all the right things to reporters this morning. All the right things, much like Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler did in previous springs.
"I kind of knew it was coming,'' Syndergaard said. "I think no matter how well I threw during spring training, if I struck out everybody, if I didn't allow any runs whatsoever, I think I still was going to go over to the minor-league side regardless. There's a business standpoint to it. And I know there's other things I have to work on.''
Syndergaard must refine his arsenal of pitches, including a change-up and consistency with his nasty curveball.
Also sent down were pitchers Montero, Cory Mazzoni, Ryan Reid, Joel Carreno, catcher Juan Centeno, and first basemen Brandon Allen and Matt Clark.
It was thought, as a long shot Syndergaard or Montero would be promoted in light of Niese's elbow problems. Niese could get at least two more starts to prove his worthiness to make the Opening Day roster.
Syndergaard showed he can overpower hitters with his fastball and baffle them with the curveball manager Terry Collins calls a "hook from hell.'' However, despite his composure, there's the matter of learning how to set up hitters and slow the game down when he gets into trouble.
What Syndergaard most took from spring training is the knowledge he and his stuff are ready. It will only be a few months; a blip in what the Mets hope will be a long career.
"Just that my stuff can play out on the field. I mean, I can get big-league hitters out,'' Syndergaard said of what he'll pack in his duffle bag. "Just playing against guys I watched growing up, just being able to get them out as well.
"There's a sense of relief just knowing that my repertoire of pitches, my demeanor on the mound, opens eyes up in the big leagues, opens eyes of the big-league hitters. It's just a lot of confidence going into minor-league camp knowing that I had some pretty great success in big-league camp.''
Syndergaard and Montero – who was considered for a relief role – will anchor a Triple-A Las Vegas rotation that includes Jacob deGrom, Logan Verrett, and possibly Jenrry Mejia.
The Mets don't figure to promote Syndergaard until late June or July, delaying his arbitration eligibility by a year.
It's a money move, plain and simple, but if Syndergaard is all that is advertised, he'll be making plenty of money.


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|About this Resource
xThis web site is intended to highlight a number of the objects surviving from the Tradescant collection and to place them in their historical and intellectual context. Information regarding these objects is here reproduced from the catalogue entitled Tradescant's Rarities, published by the Clarendon Press in 1983. This information includes references from the original printed catalogue of 1656, entitled Musaeum Tradescantianum, and from the Ashmolean manuscript catalogues of 1685 (AMS 8 and AMS 18, otherwise known as 1685A and 1685B).
Text: David Berry
Image: Tradescant Crest as illustrated in the Musaeum Tradescantianum (it is also used as the background to the main text)


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BY LOVE BEGUILED, Edited Version 2013
Don't get me wrong.
If I appear distracted,
Look knocked out by the light,
You make a very strong appearance,
A singularity into whose inexplicable center my mind spins.
I remember once, years ago,
When I landed in New York,
After living a year and half in Europe,
How the neon of America,
It appeared so awesomely garish, and bright.
Yet, when I close my eyes and picture it,
All seems pale before the radiance of your face.
That we, two people, would meet for morning breakfast,
Look out the café's windows at the steady rain,
Then, under the cover of our umbrellas,
Walk here and there, along avenues of inviting store fronts,
Have an early coffee and tea,
Or do I have the hour wrong,
Might the time better be described as brunch,
Or was it at an hour still later, and in another place,
In the afternoon, say somewhere on the Turnpike,
Or when we stopped at a crossroad to check our map,
At first I thought it might be vapors, something in the air,
Then I mulled the question over once again, and figured,
It must have been an electromagnetic charge,
And I wondered,
Had a fluke momentary electricity overwhelmed us?
Or perhaps, was it, cupid himself who truly stole
Behind the fixtures of the thoroughfare?
I thought I had spied him crouched near a mailbox,
At start of our walk on Main Street in Point Pleasant!
The winged child pulled from his quiver, arrows,
Their heads were dipped in love potion,
– My thinking ran to the lines of the ancient story --
That once he aimed and shot them,
Grievously their tear into our mortal flesh.
I knew his wound would make for a ruckus extraordinaire.
I felt that expectations were suddenly turning great.
This romance presses hard upon me.
I find myself bound up, an affection drives me
It barks a claim beyond everyday physical experience.
I am being compelled to express it.
To gain your confidence,
To prove my mind sound, not at loss to reason,
I couch my verse
In a mood commonly called the subjunctive.
Though the posing of this frame of mind
Has little usage in today's English,
I try its grammar, or, is it, pretend to use it, so to temper
My over-wrought emotion and to quiet,
Soften my immodest and elevated parlance.
Were I not to employ this principle of language,
One might believe my love for you be shameless.
The mood, also, provides proper relief
For the all, too-far-out attitude, the conceit,
Which has me begging
The suspension of common sense and natural order
In order to pose an audacious proposition
As having a semblance of truth,
That I have come to possess a gift, as it were,
That Higher Power had granted me prophetic mantle.
Understand. I solely express my own wish and desire,
That all I say remains contingent,
The frame of mind here still hypothetical and dependent.
I do not use the imperative, I make no demand.
I have no special outcome in mind.
I dwell in fortress called Zion,
And come from it in the Pilgrims' coat and hat.
I look in the mirror and see their collar and tie.
And, like those passengers on board the Mayflower,
I know the Lord to be my helper. I fear not.
Who among your former friends has ever said it better?
And were you to live a long and hearty life
As all actuaries predict, what future friend
Might ever phrase it near as well as I have put it?
And if you ask the source of this lyric
That it arrive, as I propose, transcending the usual,
Everyday manner and common syntax, I must rejoin
That Sentiment Supreme, Him, the real pilot,
That when we drove in the white, Ford van and crossed
Jersey's North shore highways, while the soft brown,
Oh the magic, dream-like, living, pale, ethereal,
And somewhat golden light accented the downpours,
Whose constant unleashed falling, more
Like rain the Lord had promised Noah,
Than any explicable, temporary phenomenon of weather.
Wie es eigentlich gewesen.
"The carriage held but just us -- and immortality."
That when we traveled our first day together,
Though it is months ago, and now becomes the years,
All the time which has passed, I suggest
That it feels shorter than the day, that day
I first surmised the engine's mounts
Were tied to point, and that we, too, were belted, on board,
Hurled straight ahead in solemn league with Eternity.
Mercy, let it be known, Mercy freely bestowed,
Not for this, the one earthly moment,
But for our children's children,
Drawn and signed, and at once delivered,
A grant for us and them, settled in this verse,
And from where, you might ask, derives this trust,
Sure as Word once promised Abraham?
I hear the text my grandmother spoke.
I see her at work when she ironed and folded,
Yet while she stooped to lay the laundry
Into the wicker oval basket at her feet,
And I, the child, I watched her nod the affirmative nod,
I saw that as she smiled a light had joined her face,
Today I repeat to you what she said to me,
"And I will bless them that bless you,
And curse him that curses you..."
And then the line which revealed,
She told me how the stanza means,
I hear the words my grandmother said,
That in you, I say through you, my darling, "... in you
"Shall all the families of the earth be blessed."


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OTTAWA New Coast Guard ships will be built in British Columbia and Vancouver's Evergreen Transit Line wins an extension as the federal budget outlined Canada's plan to spend its way out of the economic recession.
In addition to billions for skills training and infrastructure projects nation-wide, the Conservatives' 2009 federal budget includes several specific measures aimed directly at British Columbians.
In his budget speech Tuesday, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty promised that public transportation in Vancouver will be benefit as a result of the federal stimulus package.
"In British Columbia, funds will flow for the Evergreen Transit Line and for a more modern railway station in Vancouver – key projects as the city prepares to host the Olympic Winter Games," said Mr. Flaherty in his House of Commons budget speech.
On shipbuilding, the budget promises $175-million for new Coast Guard vessels and repairs to the existing fleet. Ottawa indicates that when the contracts are awarded, work will be conducted in Canada and, where possible, by shipyards located within the regions of the vessels' home ports.
The Coast Guard is in line for 80 new small craft and 30 new environmental response barges. There will also be five new lifeboats home-ported in Prince Rupert, Campbell River, Dartmouth, Quebec City and Burlington, Ont.
Two Coast Guard ships ported in Victoria, B.C. – the CCGS Bartlett and the CCGS Tanu – will receive "vessel life extensions."
For small craft harbours, the budget pledges $1.9-million for repairs at the Stevenson Harbour and $300,000 for wharf repairs at Ladysmith Harbour.
Border infrastructure that would lead to Pacific Highway improvements is included, as well as added Canada Border Services Agency infrastructure in northern B.C.
Meanwhile, B.C.'s Fort Nelson Airport is listed in the budget as a possible beneficiary of an $81-million fund for cleaning up contaminated sites.
The province's mountain pine beetle woes are also mentioned as an example for spending that will flow from a $1-billion nation-wide "community adjustment fund." The budget provides few details on the fund, which "will help mitigate the short-term impacts of restructuring communities."


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by Grant Moser
Sister Margie Thompson, 63, has had two constants in her life, the first being her art. When she was a young child, she used bobby pins to scratch designs into her bedroom wallpaper in her blue-collar Darby home. Any little bit of money she'd get, whether from babysitting or holidays, was used to buy art supplies.
At Archbishop Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill, her art class teacher showed her how to teach young women to express the art inside of them. The teacher, a nun, also served as a role model for Thompson's second constant in her life, her faith. "She showed me that it wasn't impossible to be a nun and an artist," said Thompson.
At age 17, right out of high school, Thompson joined the Sisters of Saint Joseph. "What really attracted me to the religious life was the aesthetic of the church. We had a beautiful old Gothic church with gorgeous stained glass windows with carved wood, and all the mystery and drama," she said.
"I've examined this attraction to the contemplative and the spiritual and how the aesthetic is related to that. It is where people saw beautiful things that you wouldn't have seen, like gold and brocades and how the altar was done up, especially on major feast days or on Holy Week."
She began her life in the order learning how to pray, how to live in community and what it meant to be a Sister of Saint Joseph at what is today the Norwood-Fontbonne Academy on Germantown Avenue. There was also an emphasis on the contemplative life, on the use of silence, on prayer and on the vows of the order.
At the same time, the sisters were taking college courses on reading, writing, and social studies at Chestnut Hill College in preparation for their service of teaching. But Thompson desperately wanted a chance to study art as her major, which had never been granted before. She left a message with the head of the art department.
"Her name was Sister Mary Julia, and she was older than God and very Victorian. I showed her some of my work, and she said, 'You will study with me on Saturday afternoons after your morning classes.' So I spread the word, and we had five or six sisters there on Saturday afternoons. It was the first time this had happened. And that was how my art education got started." Thompson would eventually earn her Bachelors Degree in Art from Chestnut Hill College in 1973.
Thompson's first teaching assignment was at St. Bernard's in Northeast Philadelphia teaching religion, social studies and art to 5th graders. She taught there for four years, and then at a succession of schools as she was needed. The next was Visitation Parish School in Kensington, then St. Hubert's High School (near Holmesburg), Cardinal Dougherty High School (near Olney), and finally at Archbishop Ryan High School (in the Northeast) where she taught for nine years. Though she taught a variety of subjects at each school, including religion and social studies, she always made room for art.
"I liked turning them on to how exciting expression can be. That everyone can learn how to draw. We were writing haiku and poems and illustrating. It was helping them discover that everyone has creativity. There are so many right answers, so many ways to get at the same idea. I remember thinking my best teachers in my schools made me feel good about myself, and I wanted to help kids feel good about themselves."
Sister Margie pursued her own love of art by studying whenever she could find time. While she was teaching full-time during the year, she studied for five summers at Kutztown University to earn her masters in art education in 1982. She also was taking continuing education classes at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and studying every Thursday night with Howard Watson, a noted Philadelphia watercolorist. Eventually, Thompson had a body of work and began showing her pieces at Chestnut Hill College and at area restaurants.
But she wanted a chance to take part in a really good art program and get studio time. So she took it upon herself in 1986 to approach Moore College of Art & Design with a proposal that she would work in Admissions in exchange for a degree. When they found out she had so much teaching experience, plus a master's in art education, they asked her to be a teacher instead. "They didn't pay me anything; I didn't pay them anything, for two years. But I got a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree. And when that was done, they hired me. So for nine years I lived at the Cathedral Convent, taught at Moore College of Art & Design, showed my work with Hahn Gallery in Chestnut Hill, and even had my own little studio for a while."
In the meantime, the president of Chestnut Hill College, Sister Carol Jean Vale, who had entered the order and made vows at the same time as Thompson, was asking her to come teach at the college. In 1995, after reflection and prayer, she came back to the college to teach art. Today she is Associate Professor of Art and the Coordinator of the Arts Programs. And she experiences the same thrills about teaching that she did when she first started.
The art curriculum requires two courses in design and mixed media, and Thompson makes sure both relate to the idea of culture. "Everyone knows Michelangelo and Leonardo, and thinks if they can't draw like them, it's not art. We say, 'Let's look at pre-Columbian, Inuit, Japanese, African, contemporary culture, even sports culture. Let's look at the basics elements and principles of design.' The students love it because it inflames their imaginations."
Even with all of her experience, Thompson still kept learning. In 1999, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from The Vermont Studio Center and Johnson State College, and in 2004 she got a Master of Arts degree in Holistic Spirituality and Spiritual Direction from Chestnut Hill College.
Thompson is currently contributing to the outdoor exhibition organized by The Morris Arboretum and Woodmere Art Museum, "Take a Seat," that reinterprets Adirondack chairs and runs through Labor Day. She was inspired by the proximity of Chestnut Hill College to the arboretum and painted two chairs to represent the shared ecosystem and landscape. Two of her watercolor class students helped her with the work, which took up most weekends and many evening nights for two months.
For more information about the "Take a Seat" exhibition, please visit http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/adirondackChair.shtml.


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Transforming Coordinate Reference Systems using CloverDX – A Use Case
A common task an ETL tool has to deal with nowadays is the emergence of data containing a form of geographical information. Just like any other type of data – monetary values, times and dates, etc. – geographical data pose interesting challenges to an ETL developer. Working with different Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS) within a project is a common difficulty. Typically, two or more software systems need to exchange geographical data, but each one of them uses a different CRS.
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By Kathryn Kopchik
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Rick Benjamin's Paragon Ragtime Orchestra will perform in concert on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. in the Weis Center at Bucknell University.
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra is the world's only year-round, professional ensemble recreating what has been called "America's Original Music" — the syncopated sounds of early musical theater, silent cinema, and vintage dance.
The PRO came into being as the result of Benjamin's 1985 discovery of thousands of turn-of-the-century orchestra scores that belonged to Victrola recording star Arthur Pryor. In 1988 the Orchestra made its formal debut at Alice Tully Hall, the first concert ever presented at Lincoln Center by such an ensemble.
Since then PRO has appeared at hundreds of leading arts venues, including the Ravinia Festival, the Smithsonian Institution, Chautauqua, the Brucknerhaus (Austria), the New York 92nd Street Y and the American Dance Festival. In 1999 PRO's music inspired master choreographer Paul Taylor's new dance "Oh You Kid!" which was premiered at The Kennedy Center jointly by the Paul Taylor Dance Company and the orchestra. In 2003 the PRO presented the premiere of Rick Benjamin's new reconstruction of Scott Joplin's opera "Treemonisha" at San Francisco's Stern Grove Festival. In 2005 and again in 2006, Paragon had the honor of being presented in Minneapolis' Orchestra Hall as guests of the Minnesota Orchestra.
The PRO has performed on NPR and the BBC as well as at the Campus Theatre, providing music for silent movies. Since 1989 the Walt Disney Company has relied on the orchestra's recordings for the outdoor theme music heard at Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland, Disney World, and Disneyland Paris, and served an extended engagement as a U.S. Ambassador of Goodwill at the 1992 World's Universal Exposition in Seville, Spain.
In addition to its worldwide concert hall, university, and festival appearances, the PRO has acquired a considerable following both here and abroad through its radio programs on the New York Times' WQXR, National Public Radio, the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Voice of America networks. Over the years the orchestra has been heard on the soundtracks of several motion pictures and television programs.
Tickets are $20; discounts for senior citizens and students are available. Advance tickets can be charged at www.bucknell.edu/boxoffice or by calling 570-577-1000.
Advance tickets are available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby weekdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the Barnes & Noble at Bucknell University bookstore in Lewisburg weekdays and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, 12:30 to 4 p.m.; and the CAPS Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center, weekdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets also may be purchased one hour prior to each performance.
In addition to the performance at the Weis Center, Bucknell's student-run radio station WVBU will broadcast the concert at 8 p.m. 'Live from the Weis Center' may be heard at 90.5 FM or streamed via www.WVBU.com.
The next performance in the Weis Center series is Ballet Memphis, a nationally acclaimed company that interprets the South's cultural legacy through dance, production and training, on Nov. 4.
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Accessibility Experts – Making your business accessible
Below is information regarding the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), including the Accessible Customer Service Standard, Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (Employment Standard, Information and Communications Standard, Transportation Standard and the Design of Public Space Standard), the Built Environment Standard as well as a brief overview of the services we provide.
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Training
AODA self-paced workbook gets your staff trained quickly for compliance with the Act. It takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete and includes a certificate of completion. We can mail them to you within days.
IASR Self-Paced Training Workbook
It takes 20 to 30 minutes to complete. It is $20.00 per person and includes a certificate. Participant reads the workbook at their own pace, and then answers questions after each module. At the end of the workbook there is a certificate, which a supervisor/manager would sign off, acknowledging that they have answered questions correctly and completed workbook.
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Accessible Customer Service Self-Paced Training Workbook.
It takes 20 to 30 minutes to complete. It is $15.00 per person, workbook in black and white and includes a certificate. Participant reads the workbook at their own pace, and then answers questions after each module. At the end of the workbook there is a certificate, which a supervisor/manager would sign off, acknowledging that they have answered questions correctly and completed workbook.
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We provide consulting services and training and are passionate about making Ontario accessible. We can help you to comply with the AODA and to serve your customers with disabilities effectively.
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We aim to provide you with the most cost effective, sustainable method that best meets the needs of your organization. Below is a list of 12 types of services we provide.
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Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) Compliance it's the law!
Are you providing "accessible service" to persons with disabilities? Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) you must comply to the new standards. Organizations can be penalized if they are found guilty of an offense under this Act. A fine of up to $100,000 per day to your organization plus $50,000 for each Director if he or she is found liable on conviction. The AODA enforces a number of standards through inspections, compliance orders and administrative penalties.
What do I need to do to comply?
There are five standards. The first one is the Accessible Customer Service Standard. In order to meet the legislative requirements for the Accessible Customer Service Standard you must comply with the following 6 items:
- Have policies and procedures in place
- Provide training for all staff (full time, part time, volunteers and contractors) which meet the AODA Customer Service Standard
- Offer alternative formats
- Have a feedback mechanism
- Provide notice of service disruption
- Allow for service animals and support persons
Make sure you are in compliance by being familiar with the act. Click on Ontario Regulation under the AODA, 2005 to see what the legislative requirements are. Every business in Ontario with one or more employees must comply.
When do you have to comply?
Public sector organizations had to comply with the Customer Service Standard by January 1, 2010.
Private business, non profit organizations, or any other service provider had to comply by January 1, 2012.
If you are a Private Sector or Non Profit Agency you were to file a report for compliance by the end of 2012. Click on How to file your report which will bring you to the Government Website with instructions on what you have to do.
Are there other standards?
Yes, there are other standards that the Government of Ontario has developed. We have included links to each of the standards. This Regulation applies to the Government of Ontario, the Legislative Assembly, every designated public sector organization and to every private sector and non profit organization.
The other standards are:
Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (released June, 2011 with various deliverables and compliance dates)
They include these 4 standards:
- Information and Communications Standard
- Employment Standard
- Transportation Standard
- Design of Public Spaces
See the copy of the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation .
What do I need to do to comply?
Each standard has specific compliance pieces. Below is a list the legislative requirements for each standard.
Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation:
In order to meet the legislative requirements you will need to do the following 4 things:
- Create Policies and Procedures
- Create a Multi-Year Accessibility Plan
- Acquire Goods and Services Ensuring Accessibility Criteria and Features
- Provide Staff Training
There are also other specific deliverables for each of the standards that you must implement. The timelines vary depending on size and sector, except where noted:
Information and Communications Standard:
In order to meet the legislative requirements for the Information and Communications Standard, you will need to have the following 4 requirements:
- Current Emergency Preparedness Plan – make accessible (2012)
- Provide Accessible Formats and Communication Supports
- Work Towards – having all new content on your website accessible
- Ensure content from 2012 onward is accessible (2021)
Employment Standard:
In order to meet the legislative requirements for the Employment Standard you will need to have the following eight (8) requirements:
- Workplace Emergency Response is Accessible (2012)
- Provide Accessible Formats & Communication Supports
- Advertise and Promote Accommodation
- Document Individual Accessibility Plans
- Return to Work Process
- Performance Management
- Career Development and Advancement
- Redeployment Process
Transportation Standard:
The Transportation portion of Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation is very detailed and specific. This relates to all conventional and specialized transportation service providers. School Transportation and Public Sector Organizations that provide transit. Link to Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation.
Municipalities – Transit
In order to meet the Municipal Transit legislative requirements for the Transportation Standard you will need to meet the following 5 requirements:
- Consult with AAC, public and persons with disabilities on Bus Stops and Shelters, the requirements for accessible taxicabs, and the progress on the accessibility plan (2013)
- Municipalities that license taxicabs must:
- Ensure they are not charging a higher fee
- No extra charge for storage
- Ensure operators and owners place vehicle registration and identification on rear bumpers
Design of Public Spaces
A newly released amendment to the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation is Ontario Regulation 413/12 has been filed and it is for the design of public spaces. There are minor changes to the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation as far as adding the words "design of public spaces". There is also a reference to the fact that upper-tier municipalities and lower-tier municipalities can prepare a joint accessibility plan or yearly joint status report.
Of major note is the addition of the design of public spaces. The standards for design of public spaces will only apply to new construction and planned redevelopment. The Design of Public Spaces covers the following 6 requirements:
- Recreational trails/beach access routes
- Outdoor public-use eating areas
- Outdoor play spaces
- Exterior paths of travel
- Accessible Parking
- Service related elements – counters, fixed queuing lines and waiting areas
For a complete copy of Regulation 413/12 which was filed December 14, 2012 go to:
Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation Amendments
Built Environment Standard will become part of the Building Code. It will be on a "new build" forward basis. Parts of the Built Environment Standard have been moved to the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation under the Design of Public Space Standard.
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Accessibility Experts have worked with many public organizations; townships, cities, regional governments, libraries, school boards, conservation authorities, private sector organizations, non-profits and government ministries. We have many customers: Tim Hortons, Sobeys Ontario, Elections Ontario, Veridian, Durham College, Ontario Realty Corporation, Ontario Hospital Association, TVO, MPAC, hundreds of Municipalities, and many other small and large organizations. For a listing of our many clients see our client list.
Why us?
Accessibility Experts have extensive background and expertise in all areas of the legislation and the needs of persons with disabilities. We are a credible, responsive and trusted supplier of accessibility training and consulting with a company goal of helping organizations to meet each required standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). We also care! We want to ensure that everyone can access the same goods and services as all members of society! The Owner and Corporate Director, Edie Forsyth, is passionate about making Ontario accessible for people with disabilities. Her passion comes across in all of the services the organization provides. Simplistic and easy solutions can be provided once we understand the needs of people with disabilities.
We can help you find that solution so that you are in compliance. Consultation processes are undertaken with all customers to identify and develop each organization's individual solution. We design training that is tailored to the individual needs of the company. Training that ensures you are meeting the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, fulfilling the needs of your customers with disabilities, and providing the deliverables of the legislation.
We follow each of the AODA Standards , W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, CNIB Clear Print Accessibility Guidelines and London Facility Accessibility Design Standards. We continually receive information from colleagues and the many committees we serve on. It helps us provide expert advice and training. It also enables us to produce accessible documents, accessible web sites and advise on building assessments, customer service audits and accessible renovations.


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New Jersey's New State Budget Will Cut HIV Treatment Access for 957 People, Group Warns
June 30, 2010
New Brunswick, N.J. -- The new state budget signed by Governor Christie on June 29 results in the loss of access to HIV drugs for 957 individuals in New Jersey, effective August 1, 2010.
Despite the recommendations of AIDS activists and organizations such as Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, the Christie administration increased the income threshold for people living with HIV/AIDS from 500% to 300% of the federal poverty level, effectively disallowing access to life saving drugs for 957 people, including 600 individuals, 200 couples and 157 families. Since the State appropriations for the AIDS Drug Distribution Program increased by $7.5 million there is absolutely no need to change eligibility.
"This is devastating news to those struggling to manage their HIV disease," said Kathy Ahearn-O'Brien, Hyacinth's Executive Director. "Without these medications the patient's health begins to decline rapidly, leading to serious illness or even death. This proposed change to the AIDS Drug Distribution Program is unconscionable, especially now when so many of our clients cannot pay for housing, food and other necessities, much less for these very expensive drugs."
"As a public health strategy it is incumbent upon the New Jersey State Department of Health and Human Services to ensure full access to these life saving medications. Clients who take their HIV medications experience drastic reductions in viral loads and reduce the risk to transmit the virus," Ms. O'Brien stated.
This article was provided by Hyacinth AIDS Foundation.
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