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Alternate headline: CPAC straw poll plumbs depths of irrelevance yet again. How meaningless was the straw poll for preferred GOP presidential nominee? The bronze-medal winner is Gary Johnson, the libertarian former governor of New Mexico. That means that the libertarian vote actually got split this year, and wound up taking two out of three spots on the straw poll anyway:
For the second year in a row, Ron Paul won the presidential straw poll at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, earning 30 percent of the vote.
The Texas congressman, known for his libertarian views, ran for president in 2008 but was never a serious contender for the GOP nomination.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a 2008 GOP candidate who is expected to run again, came in second place with 23 percent of the vote. Romney won the previous three presidential straw polls before Paul snapped his streak last year. …
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie came in a distant third with 6 percent of the vote, followed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich with 5 percent.
Considering the environment, Romney has to feel pretty good about gaining the silver medal. After Christie, who's not running, and Gingrich, who may be, the order of the poll results were:
- Tim Pawlenty – 4%
- Michele Bachmann – 4%
- Mitch Daniels – 4%
- Sarah Palin – 3%
- Herman Cain – 2%
Of the five, only Palin didn't appear at CPAC this year. Finishing below them were two prominent potential candidates, Rick Santorum and Haly Barbour, who did and finished with 2% and 1% respectively for their efforts. When combining first and second choices, the onlychange in the order is that Bachmann and Pawlenty trade places.
In other straw poll results, a slim majority of straw poll respondents believe that Republican control of Congress will rein in federal spending (51%) and reduce government regulation (50%). A plurality of 47% believe that the GOP can get Congress to cut federal taxes. CPAC's voters are more pessimistic about repealing ObamaCare and paying down the national debt, with a plurality of 40% on each question believing that Congress won't accomplish either task.
Of course, when Ron Paul and Gary Johnson team up on the dream CPAC ticket, maybe they'll get a little more optimistic ….
Update: Warner Todd Huston has more.
Update II, 2/13/11: Young Americans for Freedom (not to be confused with Young America's Foundation) has expelled Ron Paul from their board over his positions on the war and his refusal to distance himself from 9/11 Truthers:
YAF's concern with Rep. Paul stems from his delusional and disturbing alliance with the fringe Anti-War movement.
"It is a sad day in American history when a one-time conservative-libertarian stalwart has fallen more out of touch with America's needs for national security than the current feeble and appeasing administration," said YAF's Senior National Director Jordan Marks.
Paul, who had served on the YAF Advisory Board for more than two decades, was awarded with YAF's highest honor, the Guardian of Freedom award, an honor Rep. Paul has touted on his biography for many years. Only a decade ago, Dr. Paul praised YAF's work on the House floor. Paul called YAF's founding document, the Sharon Statement "a great document explicating the philosophy of freedom."
Marks doesn't pull any punches in his statement, either:
"Rep. Paul's refusal to support our nation's military and national security interests border on treason, aside from his failure to uphold his oath to the United States Constitution and defend our country and citizens against all enemies, foreign and domestic," Marks continued.
"Rep. Paul has strayed to the left of Obama and allied himself with the radical anti-war left by laying the blame on America for the unprovoked attacks of Sept. 11th. Additionally, Rep. Paul has not condemned the 9/11 "Truther" conspiracy theorists that support him, and he has repeatedly insisted, that the United States not bring justice to those who have murdered thousands of our civilians and soldiers at home and abroad. This is simply unacceptable. Clearly Rep. Paul cares more about a doomed presidential run than he does our country," Marks added.
I didn't add this to the post yesterday because I didn't think it amounted to much, except for a chance to beat up Ron Paul a bit. Commenters have noted the expulsion on other threads, however, and since this post will ride on top for a while, it seemed like a good place to note the expulsion. It certainly qualifies as a stinging rebuke.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Junior guard Michelle Cozad tied a season-high with 21 points as the Santa Clara women's basketball team defeated Saint Mary's, 70-47 in front of 608 fans at the Leavey Center on Saturday night. The Broncos improve to 8-8 on the season and 2-1 in West Coast Conference play, while Saint Mary's drops to 9-7 overall, 1-2 in conference action.
The Broncos jumped out to a quick lead in the first half, taking a 9-1 advantage on a three-pointer from Chandice Cronk only 2:07 into the game. Prior to the three-pointer, Santa Clara had forced four turnovers and made the Gael's call a time-out. The Broncos would push their lead to nine when a three-pointer from Tracey Walker made the score 12-3 at the 15:35 mark.
A series of Bronco fouls would send the Gaels to the free throw line 24 times in the first half as Saint Mary's brought the Bronco advantage down to one point at 21-20 with 5:30 remaining in the period. Back-to-back jumpers from Cozad would push the lead back up to five points and the Broncos took a 31-26 advantage into the locker room at halftime.
Saint Mary's scored 17 of its 21 first half points from the foul line as the stifling Santa Clara defense held the Gaels to only four field goals in the half. Saint Mary's shot only 14.8% from the field in the first half and was 1-6 from beyond the arc.
In the second half, the Broncos continued to keep the Gaels at bay as they lead through out the period. The Gaels did cut the SCU lead to two points at 36-34 at the 14:49 mark, but it was the closest they would get. Santa Clara answered back with the next five points to lead 41-34 with 11:55 remaining in the contest.
Saint Mary's cut the lead to six with 8:25 remaining, but a three-pointer from Cozad seemed to shut the door on the Gael drive as SCU took a 50-41 lead. The Bronco's then took its first double-digit lead of the night at the 4:31 mark when Walker's lay-up gave SCU a 56-45 advantage. Santa Clara never looked back as it pulled away to the 23-point victory.
Quinn Thomas joined Cozad in double-digit scoring with 11 points to go along with seven steals and two blocks on the evening. Kasey Monteith led the Broncos with nine rebounds as Tori Markey grabbed eight. Kayla Huss also had a solid performance with nine points and a team-high six assists.
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"And beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them." Deuteronomy 4:19
This directly addresses astrology in all it's forms and all forms of worshiping or revering these things. We are to worship God Almighty alone. Anything else is blasphemy. Are we allowing anything above God in our lives? Where do we spend our time, our money? What do we think about all the time? What is greatest in our hearts? God must be first. He will not accept second place. He will not share His throne in our hearts.
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November 01, 2016
Secondary Dominance premiered at PROTOTYPE Festival January 2017. Look out for Record Release this December!
September 18, 2015
Exciting news: Next month, I'll be concert w/ ------KRONOS QUARTET------Brooklyn Youth Chorus------
and Black Sea Hotel... I wrote some new music and we're performing it. Holy Moly Moly Moly.
A one-movement excerpt will premiere next month:
National Sawdust: 7pm on Tuesday, October 6th
Black Sea Hotel + Brooklyn Youth Chorus + ACME String Quartet
80 North 6th St.
Williamsburg, NY 11249
Admission: $25
St. Ann's Warehouse: 8pm and 12pm on Saturday, October 17th
Black Sea Hotel, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Kronos Quartet
Will be in company w/ some insanely awesome prolific composers!
Dumbo, NY 11201
Admission: Evening Concet: $26 - $41
(there is also a free matinee show at 12pm)
May 08, 2015
Dear California,
We can't wait to sing on you. Choose a city and a date below and we'll see you there in song.
Love, Sarah (and her Black Sea Hotel singing partners, Shelley and Willa)
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Village Homes Community Center in Davis, CA
Hosted by Timna-Tal Music
Doors: 8:00pm
Location: Village Homes Community Center
Address: 2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA 95616
Admission: $13 in advance, $17 at the door
Website | Facebook Invite
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Mother's Day Concert + Brunch at The Flight Deck
Time: 10:00am Brunch; 11:00am Concert
Location: The Flight Deck
Address: 1540 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Admission: $10, kids $5
Website | Facebook Invite | Event Brite Tickets
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Performance with True Life Trio
Doors: 6:30pm; Set Time: 7:00pm
Location: Open Door United Methodist Church
Address: 6226 Arlington Blvd, Richmond, CA 94805
Admission: $10-$25 suggested donation
Facebook Invite
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
House Concert at the Manfrina Residence, Lompoc, CA
Doors: 6:30pm; Concert: 7:00pm
Location: The Manfrina Residence
Address: 506 E. Olive Ave, Lompoc, CA 93436
Admission: $15-$20 suggested donation
Facebook Invite
We've been featured in the May Edition of the Lompoc Vision for our concert in Shelley's hometown! Here's the link.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The Piano Kitchen, Santa Barbara, CA
Set Time: 8:00pm
Location: The Piano Kitchen
Address: 430 Rose Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Admission: $15 suggested donation
Piano Kitchen Facebook Page
Friday, May 15, 2015
Toy Factory Lofts, Los Angeles, CA
With The Georgian Choir from the City of Angels
Doors: 7:00pm; Set Time: 8:00pm
Location: Toy Factory Lofts
Address: 1855 Industrial Street, Suite 512, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Admission: $10-$15 suggested donation
Facebook Event
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Joshua Tree Music Festival
Set Time: TBA
Location: Joshua Tree Lake Campground
Address: 2601 Sunfair Road, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Admission: Single Day Pass - $90; Three Day Pass - $160
Website | Facebook Invite
March 31, 2015
The Delirium House is finally coming together! The Founders Committee meetings are more and more frequent, and we're all pretty F-ING (pardon my foreign language- it's not French) excited. The lovely Vanessa Upegui will be producing and hosting a series of six 4-course cocktail-supplemented dinner parties (Grazelist) to Founders raise money to help create awildlife sanctuary in the Amazon. So far as I understand it, she will be building immersive environments with music and movement to illustrate and celebrate various South American regions, as listed below:
Saturdays @ 6:00pm in April and May: 4/4 (Brazil), 4/11 (Venezuela), 4/18 (Peru), 4/25 (Bolivia), 5/2 (Ecuador) and 5/23 (TBA). $135 - All Proceeds will go to Jungle Keepers.
March 30, 2015
Black Sea Hotel in Times Square After Silk Road Recording Session - 3/9/15
Black Sea Hotel has spent the last few months brewing up a California tour to take place in mid-May. Before heading west, we will first be traveling into NYC for two gigs next month. In the first one, we are the opening act in support of 36th Shelley and Willa's other project, Hilka, whose release event will take place at the Ukrainian Museum (if you've yet to hear Ukrainian music, I highly recommend hearing Hilka - it's wild material!). Black Sea Hotel's second April show second April show will be at our ever-favorite, go-to Pete's Candy Store in Williamsburg; It will feel like we're performing for you in your own home, five feet away from your face, in Pete's tiny, lovely, red-velvet 'living-room vibe-d' performance space.
Sat. 4/25 @ 7pm - Ukrainian Museum, 222 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10003
Tues. 4/28 @ 7pm - Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
March 30, 2015
Incubating Jessica Brainstorm with Dorian Wolf Via Skype - 2/27/15
My honest truth is that I almost decided not to publicize this at all. Scared. Brand new. As of three days ago, Dorian and I had actually never been in a room together (other than having met in a theater watching "Butter on the Latch" together at last year's Berlinale). Over this past weekend, we finally got to rehearse and play together in the same room!
As you know I've been talking about the Jessica Brainstorm project for a number of years now… in search of a collaborator with whom to bloom my song sketches. Although JB is still in utero, it recently induced early birthing with two back-to-back shows at Pete's Candy Store (March 28th) and Shapeshifter Lab (March 29th). Dorian and I only tackled two songs (a 10-minute long set in total).
Sarah Small and Toronto-based Dorian Wolf (Austra) explore electronic and vocal layerings and dark thick harmonic experimentation, with influences ranging from Balkan vocal traditions to contemporary dream pop. Think Medieval Renaissance meets Bjork meets NIN meets Massive Attack meets Reilly meets Les Mystere De Voix Bulgares meets Raffi's Children's Music meets classic rock+roll meets Primus meets who knows what...
Sat. 3/28 @ 7:20pm - Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Sun. 3/29 @ 7:30pm - Shapeshifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215
March 18, 2015
I know several of you have been asking. At last, the beautiful and terrifying "Butter on the Latch" is Now Available on Amazon, Fandor, and iTunes… I forgot to share this a few months back when we learned that the film got distribution. For those of you new here, this is a feature film, in which I play the (creepy) lead role, directed by the deliriously-talented Josephine Decker.
March 16, 2015
Making Muscles, as requested by the Interviewer, Jeff, is that right, Jeff? :-) in my Williamsburg Living Room Post-Interview, 9/26/14 | photo: Jeff Wengrofsky
Jeff Wengrofsky came over to my apartment this past September and interviewed me for his radio show, Gift Horse: Inside New York Art, which just aired on Ukrainian National Radio. The broadcast was on Wednesday 3/11 and Sunday 3/15 at 8:00pm EST from Ukraine via I-RADIO. I haven't actually yet listened to it myself. Gonna do that this week! If you'd like to listen (maybe even before I have a chance to), here's the archived interview (looks like you actually have to scroll to the bottom of the page and type in my name in the search field).
March 08, 2015
The weekend of March 7th, 2015, Black Sea Hotel had the tremendous honor of rehearsing and recording with Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble… We basked in some downright stunning musicality - all of which was so sensitive, so focused - so much love was offered in every single graceful note.
Johnny Gandelsman (co-producer of this record / violinist for Brooklyn Rider / Silk Road Ensemble) invited us to record my vocal arrangement Sadila Jana in collaboration with Kyle Sanna, who was commissioned to create the instrumental arrangement for it. It is heavenly. It consists of violin (Colin Jacobsen), viola (Nicholas Cords), Shakuhachi (Kojiro Umezaki), and cello (Yo-Yo).
February 27, 2015
Dan Branigan, The Hive, 2-28-15 | photo: Yula Be'eri & Hydra, The Box, 6-7-12 | photo: Meredith Traux 6-7-12
In February 2015, Hydra participated in an impromptu collaboration with Dan Branigan. We sat in darkness at the foot of The Hive's home-y stage on Cooke Street, as Dan's electronic bass + brass sound installation wrapped around us with a kind of electric, trance-y, careful quietude, and we wrapped back around them with quiet, intent, thick, dark vocal harmony. It was a tiny show - four or five in the audience - and was perfectly delicate perfectly delicate. We have plans for furthering this collaboration. I will keep you updated.
February 15, 2015
Meredith Monk's Weekend-Long Workshop: Participants and Teachers, 2/15/15 | photo: Peter Sciscioli
As my 36th Birthday present to myself, I participated in an immersive weekend of workshops at Meredith Monk's beautifully spacious loft here in NYC. Meredith and her collaborators were a joy to work with - open, experimental, quirky, challenging, and so much fun! They provided us with thrill and safety, as we explored vulnerable, exciting ways to move and express ourselves anew. Love it! I wish I'd had a deeper understanding of Meredith's work before this workshop. I felt a close relatedness to her process / methods / goals as within my own work. I don't so often feel this with many artists, so this was grounding and very, very inspiring. Please do consider participating in some workshops with her and her collaborators if you're every granted the opportunity. It's a wild (and educational) ride!
*(Note from Sarah) Theatrical Release of "Butter on the Latch" at IFP Screen Forward and on Amazon, iTunes and Fandor!October 24, 2014
I'm excited to announce that the North American Theatrical Release for Josephine Decker's, "Butter on the Latch", in which I am the lead actress, along with her film "Thou Wast Mild and Lovely" (in which I am an Associate Producer) will be taking place on: Friday November 14th and Sunday November 16th at MINY Media Center by IFP 30 John St. Brooklyn New York 11201
Screenings will be followed by Director and Cast Q&A, a performance by my vocal trio Hydra , and an opening night party featuring Raya Brass Band! Screenings to follow the opening night, throughout the run, will include tea parties + ballet dancers … Keep your eyes and ears peeled for details.
NEW "Butter on the Latch" trailer HERE. NEW "Thou Wast Mild and Lovely" trailer HERE.
SCREENING TIMES: Friday 11/14: 6:30pm & 8:30pm (includes Hydra performance in addition to Q+A), Saturday 11/15: 4pm, 6pm, & 8pm, Sunday 11/16: 2pm & 4pm (includes Hydra performance in addition to Q+A), Monday 11/17: 6:30pm & 8:30pm, Tuesday 11/18: 2pm, 5pm, Wednesday 11/19: 12pm & 2pm, Thursday 11/20: 6pm & 8pm


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French Revolutions
In France, refinery workers blockaded oil depots, leaving as many as one third of the nation's gasoline stations dry last week. Protestors temporarily blocked access to the Marseilles airport. Rolling labor strikes have been ongoing for weeks, with major union leaders calling for two new strike days in the weeks to come. On Monday, the French government estimated that the protests had cost the economy up to 400 million euros per day.
A democratic uprising
The historic protests are in response to the French government's proposed austerity measures (reductions in government services, the most unpopular of them a decision to delay the pension age by two years). An alliance of trade unions, students and young people, and leftist political parties has mobilized millions to challenge the French establishment with an intensity not seen for decades.
Many of the protesters would define "austerity" as making the mass of people pay for fixing the global economic crisis that they did not cause. Having suffered the unemployment, foreclosures, and other deep social costs of the crisis itself, they are now told to accept more suffering as their governments offset the costs of supporting failed corporations.
In France, a genuine democratic upsurge has surprised all those who thought, hoped, or feared that such an upsurge could no longer happen in Western Europe. For many weeks, public opinion polls have shown that a clear two-thirds of French people support or sympathize with the goals of the demonstrators and strikers.
Those goals? They demand that the costs of fixing capitalism's crisis be paid chiefly by taxes on banks, large corporations, and the wealthy. These groups are declared to be (1) those most able to pay, (2) those who benefited most from the risky speculation that led up to the collapse, (3) those whose investment and business activities were key causes of the crisis, and (4) those who got the biggest, earliest bailouts from governments subservient to them.
A government by and for whom?
Though the French struggle against austerity is larger, more unified, and better organized than parallel struggles elsewhere, many nations are facing the same issue: First governments borrowed to bail out an economic system that had exploded and stopped functioning, and now governments need to raise the money to pay back the borrowed funds with interest. So they propose policies such as cutting teachers in public schools, reducing help to the unemployed, and reneging on decades of promises to workers about when they will get retirement pensions. What governments do not do is tax corporations and the wealthy to raise the money needed to fix their messes.
The srikes are rendering the Sarkozy government increasingly isolated and ineffective. Even the French elite—known there as the patronat— wants Sarkozy to preside effectively over a peaceful, docile, and profitable France, not one convulsed by such powerful oppositions. Meanwhile, workers re-learn—and remind everyone else—that without their work, the economy stops. Corporate executives and politicians may bark orders, but nothing happens unless and until workers comply. In their solidarity, the French rediscover the taproots of their political power.
Inspired by the strikes and demonstrations in Greece, the French have raised the stakes of the struggle against austerity. Elsewhere in Europe, people follow the French events with the intense interest of those who sense that they are seeing their own futures unfold. What will be the outcome of a mass movement that says no to the subordination of people and governments to the profits, crises, and bailouts of a poorly functioning capitalist system?
What about the United States?
In the United States, unemployment rose twice as much after the crash as it did in France. Meanwhile, austerity is well underway. Federal law denies states and municipalities the right to borrow money to balance their operating budgets. Hence, their response to sharp declines in tax revenues caused by the economic crisis has been to lay off workers and cut government services.
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This only worsens unemployment and deprives people of public services when they most need them. It is widely rumored that President Obama's Deficit Reduction Commission will propose, after the election, that eligibility for Social Security retirement benefits be pushed back some years (just what Sarkozy tried). That would keep older workers from retiring, blocking the unemployed and younger workers from replacing them.
But U.S. workers so far remain much more quiet and docile than our French counterparts. France has witnessed 2 million or more citizens repeatedly gathered in coordinated, overwhelmingly peaceful, countrywide demonstrations. France has one-fifth the U.S. population; here, comparable demonstrations would include 10 million people. Yet the only criticism in the U.S. that so far expresses itself in a public movement comes in the form of the Tea Party. As in France, there is an opportunity to inspire those dissatisfied by the current economic system and increasingly interested in moving beyond it.
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As marching bands played patriotic tunes and people waved from floats, a bittersweet feeling hung over the crowd as marchers and parade-goers reflected on the sacrifices of those who could not join them.
Pat Toro, president of the Vietnam Veterans Chapter #32, reminded everyone that Memorial Day is not a day of celebration, but one of remembrance.
"It is unfortunate that in today's society and throughout this country, Memorial Day is remembered more for its barbecues, its beach openings, and its department store sales than for what it was intended for," said Toro. "It is important for us to remember the sacrifice of our veterans and to pass this remembrance onto the generations that follow us. We must never forget."
A former Marine, he admitted to feeling "survivor's guilt" for making it home safe when so many others perished.
"It has been 39 years since I returned home from the Vietnam War, and five seconds since I thought of my fallen brothers and sisters," said Toro.
Erna Guadagnino, who has lived in the heart of Maspeth for 33 years and has attended the parade for all of its 25 years, wished that more would be done in honor of all veterans, deceased and living.
"It's not even more or less a tribute enough. They could be respecting them on other days rather than just only one day out of the year. They deserve more than just one day," said Guadignino.
Despite the somber reason behind the holiday, it was difficult for spectators to keep from smiling when adorable children wearing period-style dresses marched by.
Fred Albright, a Maspeth resident for over 50 years and a veteran who served in Korea, reveled in the sights and sounds of an earlier place, particularly the musical bands and the old-fashioned cars. He felt the parade was a wonderful way to commemorate the lives lost.
"It's about appreciation and respect of all the soldiers that died during the war, and it's very nice of everybody coming here to respect the soldiers," said Albright.
There is a neat little story behind the revival of the Maspeth Memorial Day Parade. In 1984, a group of Girl Scouts wrote the Queens Ledger asking why Maspeth no longer had a parade. On the 25th anniversary of the parade, the Girl Scout troop from St. Stanislaus was recognized at Memorial Square.
"It actually makes me feel really happy and excited that the Girls Scouts actually did this and actually helped Maspeth in a way. So I'm very happy to be a Girl Scout, and proud to be one," said Margaret Leisenheimer, 11.
Soldiers, sailors, and Marines were invited to march in the parade and to mingle with veterans at a luncheon event.
It was also Fleet Week in New York City. First-class Petty Officer Thomas Gunter, a cryptological technician on the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, expressed appreciation for and marveled at the work veterans had to do manually.
"I think it was harder for them back then. We've got all this wonderful technology and computer guidance systems and stuff that they didn't have years ago, so it makes our lives a lot easier," said Gunter.
Staff Sgt. David Baldock, who is stationed at Camp Lejeune, a Marine corps base camp in North Carolina, felt his eyes well up throughout the day as he found himself immersed in the memories of the unselfish people who died serving their country.
Surrounded by hundreds of Maspeth's own veterans, he felt like he was gazing into his future.
"They have a great story for us to learn, and every individual should just stand there and listen to those stories, and you'll find a lot of wisdom in those words," said Baldock, who admitted he already catches himself telling stories from when he was in Afghanistan or when he was deployed to Italy or Greece.
Peter Wolyniec of the Maspeth Lions Club and former president of the UVFO of Maspeth pointed out that many of the veterans sitting on the floats are unable to walk, but are the ones that want more than anything to march in the parade.
"These people know what it means. They know what it means to be here to honor their fallen," said Wolyniec.
After 25 years, the Maspeth Memorial Day Parade is going stronger than ever. Maspethians enjoy it every year, and this parade was no exception.
"I think the spirit and idealism, it's still here," said Ken Rudzewick, president of Maspeth Federal Savings Bank and an original member of the parade planning committee. "Hasn't changed a bit."


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Central Lake, MI. Armor Express underwent an ISO audit and as a result has obtained ISO 9001 registration. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a network of national standards institutes from 146 countries working in partnership with international organizations, governments, industry, business and consumer representatives. ISO is the source of quality and environmental management standards for some 15,000 International Standards for business, government and society.
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Dr. Roger B. Myerson
Dr. Roger B. Myerson, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics, is the Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. He taught for 25 years in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University before going to the University of Chicago in 2001. Dr. Myerson is the author of two books and many professional articles on game theory, information economics, and economic analysis of political institutions. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has served as its Midwest Vice President. Dr. Myerson was elected Vice President of the Econometric Society in 2006. He won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1983 and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel in 2002. Dr. Myerson holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
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SSI books and monographs by Dr. Roger B. Myerson
Force and Restraint in Strategic Deterrence: A Game-Theorist's Perspective
December 05, 2007
Authored by Dr. Roger B. Myerson.
This monograph is a short nontechnical introduction to the use of game theory in the study of international relations, focusing is on the problem of deterrence against potential adversaries and aggressors. The author uses game models to provide a simple context where we can see more clearly the essential logic of strategic deterrence.


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More corroboration emerges for my theory that the United Kingdom is quietly undergoing a Golden Ages of comics publishing: The return of that foundation stone of the mid-'80s U.K. indie scene, Escape Books, came last month with the publication of The Great Unwashed, a compilation of work from assorted '80s and '90s anthologies by the Pleece Brothers. Now current U.K. indie staple Paul Rainey has announced that Escape will be collecting his previously self-published kitchen sink sci-fi epic No Time Like the Present.
That work luxuriated in the minutia of just how time travel would realistically alter the lives of its cast of pop-culture obsessives. Rainey's currently running webcomic Thunder Brother: Soap Division will give you a hint of the earlier work's tone: As before, things start realistically enough before escalating quickly into the surreal as genre elements get introduced in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. Plus, a working knowledge of U.K. television is fairly essential in both cases.
And the first installment of David Lloyd's start-studded new digital anthology Aces Weekly has gone live. Designed to work just as well on the screen of a home PC as on a tablet, it's a fine-looking interface. The digital edition of Lloyd's graphic novel Kickback also showed how canny the man is when it comes to producing comic work for new media, and the man should know a thing or two about launching an anthology -- his work appeared in the first issues of Hulk Weekly, Warrior, plus the second issue of A1 -- and they all turned out to be important milestones in the development of the format.


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All this chatter surrounding the design of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, the possibility of a new Ford Ranger, and the return of the Dodge Dart has really got us thinking. Wouldn't it be nice to see some of those modern classics resurrected? Now, this list could surely go on forever if we were to include some of the classics of the '50s, '60s and '70s, so let's stick to, say, the '90s and 2000s. Let's skip the '80s, because it's well known that we all love the Grand National and just about every Datsun ever created. Without further adieu, here's a list of 10 vehicles we'd love to see resurrected.
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This is the VW we yearn for most, but whose name we cannot pronounce. The Scirocco is the quintessential, "No fair, why does Europe get that and we don't?!" car. Maybe someday we will reunite again…
Don't get us wrong, the CR-Z is cool and all, but there's something to be said for its predecessor, the CRX. While the CR-Z is pretty much a modern, more fuel-efficient CRX with more features, we sure miss being able to make a tiny Honda go fast for pennies on the dollar.
Given the success of the Subaru BRZ and the Scion FR-S, the return of the Acura Integra would undoubtedly be a hit. Pop a turbocharger in there, make it rear-wheel drive—the possibilities are endless!
Sure, we could have gone with the Toyota Supra, but there's only one spot on this list for a The Fast and the Furious racer. We'd love to see a fourth generation and bet you would, too.
No matter where you fall in the love/hate Saab dichotomy, the 9-2X, or "Saabaru" as many of its fans call it, is a true champion. The build quality of a Subaru and the looks of a Saab—what's not to love? Bringing it back might be tough, though, considering the whole Saab situation.
SUVs, Trucks, and Vehicles Named After Warriors
The styling isn't for everyone, that we know. The Wagoneer, though, invokes a sense of sentimentality in all of us, regardless of one's feelings on fake wood adorning the outside of one's vehicle. Marketing-wise, the return of the Wagoneer could be a slam dunk for Jeep in light of the new Cherokee's departure from traditional styling. After all, the Wagoneer is nothing without its looks.
Is there a compact pickup more iconic than the Ford Ranger? No, probably not. Rumblings around the industry point to a future return for the Ranger, but only time will tell. We'd certainly love to see it and guess that you would, too.
So here's the thing: If the Bronco were ever to return, it would need to come back as big and beastly as before. Maybe we could work with a V6 a la the Toyota FJ Cruiser, however a resurrected Bronco would ideally have a V8. We realize that CAFE standards make this a highly unlikely possibility, and that's okay, but engine size is a non-negotiable factor. We will not settle for an I4 Bronco II!
The Trooper has all the intangibles that you'd want in an SUV. Likely to return? No—Isuzu doesn't ship passenger cars to the U.S., and that probably won't change that anytime soon. Would it be awesome? Totally.
Last, but definitely not least, we have the Suzuki Samurai. With a name to kill (pun intended), and a fun factor of one million, a return of the Samurai would surely have saved Suzuki in the U.S.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Ethics Commission on Wednesday found probable cause that Rep. David Rivera, who is in a tight re-election race, committed 11 violations of ethics laws while he was a state legislator.
Accusations against the Miami Republican include receiving income from Southwest Florida Enterprises Inc., a company involved with Flagler Dog Track in Miami, that he knew or should have known was given to influence his vote or official action and using campaign funds for non-campaign expenses.
Rivera also is alleged to have had a $1 million contract through Millennium Marketing, Inc., with Southwest Florida Enterprises that created a frequent conflict between his private interests and public duties. Millennium, a company founded by Rivera's mother, signed the 2006 contract to manage a successful campaign to expand slot machine gambling in Miami-Dade County through a referendum.
Rivera issued a statement vehemently denying wrongdoing and accusing the bipartisan commission of choosing "to play politics by injecting itself into the middle of an election" through previously investigated complaints filed by his political opponents.
"These allegations are false and will be dismissed shortly," Rivera said. "Respectfully, shame on the Florida Ethics Commission. I look forward once again to disproving these false allegations and demonstrating the frivolous nature of these complaints."
Ethical questions have lingered over Rivera since he was elected to Congress two years ago, and they have overshadowed his rematch with Democratic challenger Joe Garcia, a former Obama administration official in the Department of Energy.
Garcia's campaign issued a statement calling the charges "embarrassing to our entire community" and saying voters will have a chance on Nov. 6 to "turn the page on Mr. Rivera's scandals."
The congressman also remains under federal investigation for potential tax violations. A related Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation cleared him of criminal allegations in April, but the Ethics Commission relied heavily on information gathered by the FDLE.
Rivera can seek a hearing to dispute the allegations or a settlement with the commission. The panel is powerless to penalize him, but the Florida House could take action based on its findings.
Rivera personally tried to get the ethics commission to delay its probable cause hearing, held behind closed doors on Friday, which would have pushed it past the election, according to records released Wednesday. His lawyers also pressed for a delay, saying it would be "extremely prejudicial" to have it decided so close to the election.
Rivera received payments from Millennium and voted for a 2007 bill that increased the number of slot machines allowed at pari-mutuel facilities, including 25 percent more for Flagler, according to a recommendation from the commission's advocate, Diane Guillemette, who works in the attorney general's office.
The commission found no probable cause of a voting conflict due to a five-year statute of limitations but cited the 2007 vote to support findings of unauthorized compensation and having conflicting employment or contractual relationships.
Records show Rivera was not interviewed for the case, but his lawyer, Richard Coates, submitted a lengthy letter to the commission in August that denied all allegations.
Coates characterized the payments Rivera received through Millennium as loans that he fully repaid, but Guillemette wrote that "a trier of fact could make a reasonable inference that they were in fact compensation which Respondent attempted to disguise as loans when his financial disclosures were questioned."
The commission also found probable cause for six alleged financial disclosure violations and that he misused his position to request state reimbursement for travel already paid for by has campaign account. Another finding was that he allegedly failed to report a debt.
Guillemette added that it was reasonable for Southwest Florida Enterprises to expect Rivera's vote for the bill because it was paying him "to further gaming in Miami-Dade County."
Rivera also filed a proposed state constitutional amendment, HJR 849, after the company stopped payments but didn't pursue it after Southwest Florida Enterprises made a $460,363 payment to Millennium.
"If HJR 849 was not based upon the will of his constituency, why would Respondent file it, other than to induce payment from SWFE?" Guillemette asked.
Southwest Florida Enterprises vice president Alex Havenick, whose family owns Flagler, signed the contract with Millennium, which at the time was being run by a friend of Rivera's mother. The family also confirmed that, prior to his death in 2006, Fred Havenick reached a verbal agreement with Rivera to lead the slots campaign, Guillemette wrote.
Coates denied Rivera received any money from gambling interests, again arguing the money he received from Millennium came in the form of loans.
"Second, any gaming legislation in which Mr. Rivera had a role was statewide in nature and did not affect, impact or benefit any specific or exclusive entity," Coates wrote.
He contended Rivera's campaign never reimbursed him for the travel for which he billed the state and that his financial disclosure filing were in compliance or amended to bring them into compliance.
Associated Press writer Gary Fineout contributed to this report.


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Kavel collects record sleeves and loves flea markets, 60s and 70s Soul music, mid-20th century design and vintage signage. At least a few of these influences crop up in her work which spans fashion, food, maps, editorial and hand drawn typography. She travels a lot to go to Northern Soul clubs.
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Sony Slashes Year Profit View 53%, Will Sell PC Operations as Smartphone Sales Surge
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The ordinary shares of Sony (6758JP) rose ¥24, or 1.5%, to ¥1,624, in Tokyo trading after the company this morning slashed its year profit outlook and said it will sell its personal computer operations.
Sony announced revenue of ¥2.4 trillion, or $22.98 billion, for the Q3 ending in December, up 23.9%, driven by sales of the PlayStation 4, as well as "a significant increase in sales of smartphones." Sales were ahead of the $21.32 billion analysts had been modeling.
Sony maintained its outlook for the year of ¥7.7 trillion in revenue, while cutting its outlook for operating income to ¥80 billion, less than half the ¥170 billion it had forecast in October, and down 65%, year over year.
Sony said a "significant increase in unit sales of smartphones" within its "mobile products & communications" unit was offset by "a significant decrease in unit sales of PCs."
Addressing the forecast, Sony said,
Consolidated operating income is expected to be 80 billion yen, 90 billion yen below the October forecast. Although the operating income of the IP&S, Game, Music and Financial Services segments are expected to exceed the October forecast, the operating results of the MP&C [mobile products and communications], HE&S [home entertainment and sound] and Devices segments are expected to be below the October forecast and asset sales which were planned have been reconsidered. Moreover, the 32.1 billion yen (306 million U.S. dollars) impairment charge related to long-lived assets in the battery business in the Devices segment, the 8.2 billion yen (78 million U.S. dollars) impairment charge for long-lived assets in the PC business in the MP&C segment and the 6.2 billion yen (59 million U.S. dollars) write-off of certain PC software titles in the Game segment, which were all recorded in the current quarter, were not included in the October forecast.
Announcing "significant new measures to address reform of its PC and TV business," in order to "revitalize" its electronics operations, Sony said it and Japan Industrial Partners "today concluded a memorandum of understanding confirming the parties' intent for Sony to sell to JIP Sony's PC business currently operated under the VAIO brand."
The company will cease designing PCs, it said, after the last lineup, in the spring, and will instead focus on tablets and smartphones:
Following a comprehensive analysis of factors, including the drastic changes in the global PC industry, Sony's overall business portfolio and strategy, the need for continued support of Sony's valued VAIO customers, and future employment opportunities for personnel involved in the VAIO business, the Company has determined that concentrating its mobile product lineup on smartphones and tablets and transferring its PC business to a new company established by JIP is the optimal solution. Sony and JIP will now proceed with due diligence and negotiate detailed terms and conditions of the business transfer, targeting the conclusion of a definitive agreement by the end of March 2014. Following reevaluation of the product lineup, the new company is expected initially to concentrate on sales of consumer and corporate PCs in the Japanese market and seek to optimize its sales channels and scale of operations, while evaluating possible further geographic expansion. As a part of the business transfer to JIP, Sony will cease planning, design and development of PC products. Manufacturing and sales will also be discontinued after the Spring 2014 lineup to be launched globally. Even after Sony withdraws from the PC market, Sony customers will continue to receive aftercare customer services. Approximately 250 to 300 Sony Corporation and Sony EMCS Corporation employees involved in PC operations, including planning, design, development, manufacturing and sales, are expected to be hired by the new company established by JIP. Sony will also explore opportunities for other employees to be transferred to other businesses within the Sony Group. For employees of Sony Corporation and Sony EMCS Corporation that are not hired by the new company or transferred within the Sony Group, Sony plans to also offer an early retirement support program to assist their reemployment outside of the Sony Group.
Sony also said it will focus henceforth on the higher end of the television business, as its restructuring of TV operations failed to lead to a return to profit for the division. Such high-end sets will include so-called "ultra HD," or "4K" television sets.
Sony said it will look to reduce costs by 20% in its production efforts, in conjunction with the new focus, and to reduce its corporate costs by 30% by fiscal 2015.


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About the site
Welcome to my site! It debuted in March 2002 and was completely redesigned in November 2012. This site is for the serious collector of vintage Halloween memorabilia, and for those wanting to learn more about this fun hobby. It is my hope that you'll find this a worthwhile destination to bookmark, as the content will be updated frequently. Enjoy your time here!
Click here to learn more about my third edition reference, the hobby's bible.
About Mark B. Ledenbach
I have been an enthusiastic Halloween collector and curator since 1988, opening my wallet wide to assemble a fine and extensive collection of vintage memorabilia. My focus has been to acquire examples of the rarest German and American vintage items in the best condition possible. Although I like all genres except the still over-priced hard plastic segment, I generally don't collect postcards, costumes, common pulp, German JOLs or items made after about 1965.
I have a strong interest in understanding when pieces were made, which commercial firms actually produced items, and what marks were used through the decades. With the alarming level of reproductions and fantasy pieces on today's market, education - not merely trust - will steer you to safer harbors. Because of my strong inclination for research and understanding the changing nature of Halloween design over time, I was dubbed "The Dean of Halloween" by a prominent writer in the collectibles field.
I've been fortunate to have my collection profiled in the media many times. Print profiles have appeared in Flea Market Decor, Antiques & Collecting Magazine, Country Home, Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion, Celebrate365, Country Sampler, Country Living, The Antique Trader and Toy Shop, etc. as well as numerous newspapers throughout the United States and Canada.
I have been a featured guest on Harold Nicholl's radio program, The Collectors Show. I was also quoted by Giaco Furino in his article on our hobby on Vice.com.
I appeared as an expert appraiser on a 2014 episode of American Pickers, having the true pleasure of meeting and filming with Danielle Colby. This experience was a true delight. The name of the episode is A Hard Rain is Gonna Fall.
I spoke about several items from my collection on the Martha Stewart Show. The nearly 10 minute segment was originally broadcast in October of 2008 and is available on YouTube.
Pieces from the collection, as well as my comments on the hobby overall, appeared on the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow FYI, in early May of 2005. The collection was also shown on Home and Garden Television's (HGTV's) nationally broadcast show, Collectible Treasures, in July of 2003.
I have also been the credited official advisor for the vintage Halloween section for the Warman's Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide since 2008.
Given my proclivities for true research, I am quite excited about the greatly expanded and fully revised third edition of Vintage Halloween Collectibles: An Identification and Price Guide, released in June 2014. (The first edition was released in June 2003. The second edition was released in June 2007 with its DVD Supplement accompanying it in 2010.)
I have had the pleasure of meeting scores of interesting and enthusiastic collectors, and have been fortunate to have been given access to their collections. In turn, I enjoy sharing my knowledge with other collectors, and encourage you to contact me with any questions or comments you might have. For a list of frequently asked questions, please go to the FAQ section of the website.
If you are looking to acquire a specific item, please let me know.
Please contact me through this page.
A Brief History of Halloween Collectibles
I innocently stumbled into the world of collecting vintage Halloween memorabilia in the 1980s. I was in a local store, Blue Eagle Antiques, when the proprietor asked if I would help her move out several boxes containing old Halloween decorations for her seasonal displays. Being curious I went and opened up the boxes and was dazzled by the strong imagery found on those vintage pieces. Instantly hooked, I recall writing a check for nearly $350.00 that day, which bought quite a lot from those boxes! Among my first purchases was a complete set of eight of the early 1940s Beistle's (HE Luhrs' mark) black cat die-cut band for $16.00. Those were indeed the days!
I was fortunate to have started collecting Halloween when I did. This "Golden Age" of relative plenty, coupled with low prices and quizzical looks from shopkeepers when asked about the availability of vintage Halloween in months other than October, lasted until about 1995. Being an avid collector, I was able to amass a nice assortment of material priced quite reasonably during this interlude. Then, in 1995, the first references devoted solely to Halloween collectibles were published. The first was "Halloween in America" written by Stuart Schneider. The second was "Halloween Collectables" written by Dan/Pauline Campanelli. These works contributed greatly to the meager knowledge base available to Halloween collectors at the time. Once these were published, prices - already on a fairly steep trajectory since 1991 - truly exploded.
Halloween, as a commonly celebrated US event, truly came into its own in the very early 1920s. Parties then were primarily for adults, with guests settling in to play mahjong, bridge or other games. Tables and walls would be decorated with a wide array of Halloween-themed items, really setting the party's mood. The games' winners would be given prizes to take home, like candy containers, lanterns or noisemakers. Only later did "trick or treating" come into vogue, with the holiday becoming then more firmly oriented toward children. I tend to savor those items made in the interlude before Halloween became so child-focused.
Halloween is the quintessential American holiday, although many of the most prized items today were manufactured in Germany. How did this come about? After World War I, Germany was devastated by the follies of their own foreign policy but hampered in its recovery efforts by the Versailles Treaty. Forced to pay reparations to the victorious allies for the devastation of WWI, an outlet earlier used assumed greater importance. Several American discount-merchandising magnates like Frank W. Woolworth and Sebastian S. Kresge more strongly encouraged German artisans at this time to use their creative expertise to craft unique and wondrous items for export to the vast and growing American holiday market. What I consider to be the zenith of German Halloween production in terms of variety and design is from ~1919 until 1935, when the expansive tendencies of the new German Reich brought this kind of trade to a close, not to resume until after the partition in the late 1940s. We shouldn't think of the German production of Halloween memorabilia from this early era in modern terms. Many, if not all, of the lanterns, candy containers and figurals were made in homes or very small firms, from either a fixed design or a mold, and all hand decorated. The overall quantity of items produced was quite small given the conditions present at the time of their creation.
There were two premier American die-cut and party supply manufacturers from this era: the Beistle Company of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and the Dennison Manufacturing Company of Framingham, Massachusetts. Both are still in business today. Many collectors will note a mark on some of the better die-cuts from about 1940 through the early 1950s as "H.E. Luhrs." The Beistle Company exclusively used this mark. Mr. Luhrs worked his way up through the firm, becoming president of Beistle in 1941. Beistle was known for making very detailed paper die-cuts, lanterns and table items. They were made in smaller quantities and are much desired by today's collectors. Although often not marked, the Beistle imagery and design are certain indicators of their origin.
One thing I truly thank Dennison for was their nearly always annual publication of their Halloween Bogie Books. Beginning in 1909 and continuing through the mid 1930s (later incarnations were sized and titled differently – but all followed the same format), these magazines served as the primary sales and marketing tool for Dennison's Halloween products. For today's collectors they serve an entirely different purpose altogether: a primary source of determining the manufacture date of items. Halloween items are, by and large, difficult to accurately date beyond a typical range of years. The Bogie Books help provide solid parameters for the dating of Dennison products. (One note: many collectors assume the first Bogie Book was issued in 1912. However, the very first was issued in 1909, with a three season gap until the 1912 edition was released.)
Tin noisemakers of an astonishing variety and ingenuity were made by a number of American firms. Among the most sought after tin items are those made by Bugle Toy, a company about which little is known. Other manufacturers included Chein, Kirchhof and T. Cohn. You can find tambourines, clangers, rattlers, ratchets and so on. Earlier tin items will have sculpted wooden handles, with later items or versions having plastic handles.
The imagery of vintage Halloween items through the 1940s is compelling and memorable. The hierarchy of imagery has always been fairly logical: the pumpkin, or its more humanized incarnation, the Jack-O-Lantern, forms the bottom of the pyramid as the most common image. Ascending this pyramid, the middle layers would encompass black cats, skeletons and owls. The upper-most layers would consist of witches, veggie people and bats, with the pinnacle surely being occupied by devils. This means that within any given genre, devil imagery is the rarest to find. Although not always true, this rarity generally means that devil imagery commands very high prices. The imagery of the older Halloween pieces is significantly at odds with imagery common from the 1950s through today. This is certainly one of the most important factors escalating the prices for Halloween memorabilia. The imagery then was meant to provoke a reaction – generally a horrific one! The pieces were, in many instances, meant to scare. More recent Halloween imagery is, by and large, pedestrian, cute and dull. Since Halloween items are notoriously hard to accurately date, one rule of thumb I use is this: the scarier the imagery, the older the item!
The main factor behind the swift rise in prices since 1995 for vintage material is the true scarcity of display-quality items. Unlike Christmas decorations that almost always became heirlooms to be packed carefully away as the New Year dawned, Halloween decorations were generally used once at a party, and then discarded with no sentiment. Lanterns were designed to be illuminated by a flame that either consumed the lantern or made it undesirable for display. Die-cuts were often affixed to walls with liberal use of tape, which through the years causes damage affecting their display-worthiness. Games were designed so that in the playing of them, pieces would be torn from backing or cut away. Party table decorations would be scooped up by a tired host and thrown in the trash. Consequently, there is a true scarcity of quality, near-mint condition, vintage Halloween memorabilia.


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A Lost member named Jim will eventually become available for you to visit. This guy is located off of Plumbers Skyway, between that expressway and Aspdin Drive on the east. When you arrive, Johnny and Jim will strike up a rather friendly conversation. The two haven't worked together for a while, and although Johnny is reluctant (as usual) to help Jim steal bikes from their rival gang, he decides to help nonetheless. And just like that, the duo are on their bikes, with Jim leading the way and Johnny in pursuit.
From where you met Jim, the trip you and your new friend will take it a brief one. Your destination is in an alleyway off of Asahara Road, where Asahara runs into Babbage Drive. Although Jim will lead the way, he has the strange tendency of going extremely slow -- probably because he wants to talk to you while he rides. So, feel free to ride ahead and follow the GPS on your HUD to get to your destination on your own. Either way works fine.
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When the truck is securely parked in the alleyway, the mission isn't quite over. While you won't get the chance to control Johnny again during this mission, you can rest assured that a pair of crooked cops will ruin your day. After pushing you and your friend around a bit, and after pushing over one of the stolen choppers, the cops make it clear that they want a payoff, and they want it soon. If they don't get it, they'll report what they just witnessed -- the theft of five bikes and the deaths of about a half-dozen men. And on that happy note, the mission concludes.
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Taylor Swift is really friendly. And friendly people make good friends. So if my logic holds, Swift and One Direction's Harry Styles could very well just be friends. They've been seen hanging out a little bit, and a few (million) people seem to be jumping to the conclusion that they are in love. But remember the last time those people did that, when Swift was seen with Patrick Schwarzenegger last summer? They were not a couple, just friends. So even though Swift and Styles were together — but not together together, if you know what I mean — at the Central Park Zoo in New York City recently , that proves nothing. You don't have to be an item to go to the zoo. Besides, if the two singers were truly a thing, they'd have been given a sweet blended nickname already. Like, Swyles. But until Swift comes forward and says otherwise, I'm going to assume she's just friends with the shaggy-haired Englishman.


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The Galax Downtown Association will begin its holiday activities with a "Downtown Open House" this Friday-Saturday.
Downtown stores will have special sales and displays, and volunteers will offer gift-wrapping in the lobby of Chestnut Creek School of the Arts both days, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
A donation of cash, peanut butter or juice boxes for Backpack Buddies is requested, in exchange for gift-wrapping.
Wrapping is offered for any downtown purchases and for Angel Tree gifts. Bring the Angel Tree tag with your gifts.
The Galax Christmas Parade is at 7 p.m. Dec. 7. The route is from North Main Street to Felts Park.
Prior to the parade, the city Christmas tree will be lighted at 6:30 p.m. at Police Plaza.
Any groups or individuals wishing to participate in the parade need to complete an application, available from A Place in Time Antiques or the GDA office (236-0668). There will be a $10 fee for business entries, and all entries will be judged.
Two new events will make downtown a holiday destination on Dec. 8.
From 10 a.m.-4 p.m., the Holiday Gift Expo will be held at Cornerstone Church, 227 S. Main Street. Vendors who sell merchandise via home parties will be gathered in one place for shopping convenience, and GDA will sell coffee and donuts.
Sellers include Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Sabika Jewelry, and many others. Door prizes and drawings will be held.
From 5 to 8 that evening, the first Community Christmas Concert will be held at the Rex Theater, featuring school and church choirs and area musicians. Admission is $5, and popcorn and drinks will be sold by Friends of the Rex.
The downtown association said it is hoped the event will become a tradition that features a wide variety of Christmas music and the talent of the region.
The Galax Downtown Association is a non-profit organization supporting and promoting local businesses. "We hope you will bring visiting relatives and friends to downtown Galax for a small-city celebration of this special time of year," the association said.
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- Alternate Merit Badges for the Eagle Scout Rank
- Woods Services Award - Torch of Gold Award
- Boy Scout: Scout - Tenderfoot - Second Class - First Class - Star - Life - Eagle
External Links
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- Disabilities Awareness – Serving Scouts With Disabilities — Scouting.org
- Alternative Requirements: Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class Ranks — Scouting.org
- Alternative Requirements: Eagle Scout Rank — Scouting.org
- Application For Alternative Eagle Scout Rank Merit Badges Instructions — Scouting.org
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A Kwanzaa Tradition
It's time again for everyone's favorite Kwanzaa tradition: making fun of Sandra Lee's Kwanzaa cake!
For those who've somehow managed to miss it in previous years: that is an angel food cake, covered in chocolate cinnamon frosting, filled with canned apple pie filling, and "garnished" with pumpkin seeds and corn nuts.
Yes, CORN NUTS.
The giant taper candles jammed in the cake are presumably there for "culture."
And if you missed any of that, kindly refer to this handy diagram:
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This ill-concieved creation has spawned a veritable plethora of ironic baking adventures over the years, as people first recreate it in their own kitchens and then dare each other to eat it. Do a search and you'll find plenty of videos and photos - and the reaction shots of people tasting it are pretty priceless.
Why, Elizabeth in Georgia even made this miniature version for one of our book tour stops:
You must admit, using popcorn kernels in place of corn nuts is pretty inspired.
However, no replica can ever really compete with the original, so gather 'round, my friends, while Aunt Sandra tells us a tale of family, first fruits, and cultural sensitivity:
Also, Corn Nuts are called "acorns." Did you know?
As a side note: I've lost count of how many times I've seen this video over the past four years, but somehow it still unleashes fresh horrors with every viewing. Just looking at that icing makes my teeth hurt, and when you throw in angel food cake - which should never have icing on it to begin with - topped with pumpkins seeds and corn nuts, I'm pretty sure I'd rather gnaw on one of the taper candles.
Oh, and here's an interesting nugget: the person Sandra Lee hired to write this "recipe" later confessed, and her only defense? "The candles were her [Lee's] idea." (I know; I'm still reeling over the fact that Lee paid someone to come up with Corn Nuts and cinnamon icing, too.)
Say, do you think Lee would be in the market for my new St. Patrick's Day recipe? It's a store-bought pie shell filled with frozen orange soda, chopped Circus Peanuts, and Cool Whip. For garnish I have Andes Mints and Doritos crumbs, and for decoration, a can of Guiness jammed "festively" in the middle. I'll be rich, I tell you, RICH!! MWUAH-HA-HAAA!
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