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It wasn't enough for a generation of superb players, songwriters and singers to come to Nashville, write enduring songs and make music that raised the bar so high that the frustrated mediocrities among us can't see the bar with a telescope, from the top of the Batman building.
I hate to point fingers (ed. note: This is not true. He loves to point fingers.), but I'm talking about folks such as Delbert McClinton, Steve Earle, Beth Nielsen Chapman, John Hiatt, Rodney Crowell, Kevin McKendree, David Ball, Gary Nicholson, Gail Davies, Dave Roe, Liz Rose, Richard Bennett, Robert Ellis Orrall, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner and Tom Hambridge.
Oh, there are a bunch more, too: A slew of these people for whom it wasn't enough to hoard the talent.
They had to reproduce, to breed more talent. Then they had to nurture their daughters and sons into thoughtful, expressive people who use that bar — waaay up there — as a springboard. By and large, those daughters and sons are not as well-known (yet) as their parents, but they have taken music as their beloved inheritance, and they are amazing the tough-to-amaze on a daily basis.

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Peterson started the first two innings and scattered one hit and one walk while striking out six batters before leaving with a 1-0 lead. He turned the ball over to Holmberg who pitched three innings of shutout ball with four strikeouts.
Peterson would return to the mound in the sixth inning and scattered another hit in two innings of work but secured the shutout win.
JOHNSONBURG – After taking a 2-0 lead, Johnsonburg softball could not hold off Otto-Eldred as the Lady Terrors won 8-2 over the Ramettes Friday afternoon at Knothole Area Recreational Park.
The Elk County Catholic Crusader baseball squad took an early lead and used good defense to pick up a 4-2 victory over cross-town rival St. Marys Area on Friday afternoon at Berwind Park.
"[It was a] tough one to take," said St. Marys Area coach Tony Azzato. "[We gave up] three unearned runs."
Brandon Schlimm started on the mound for the Crusaders, working six innings and giving up three hits, walking three, and striking out eight. Ben Cortina worked the final inning in relief, walking one.
The Elk County Catholic Crusader baseball team held on to defeat the Brockway Rovers by a 6-4 score Thursday afternoon at Berwind Park.
Elk Catholic opened a 4-0 lead after one inning of play before the game was stopped for 30 to 45 minutes for a rain delay. When the game resumed, neither team scored until the top of the fifth, when the Rovers scored a run. Elk answered with two runs in the home half of the fifth to open a 6-1 lead. Brockway was able to score three runs in the top of the sixth to make the score 6-4, where it remained.
Two brothers had Ridgway's only two hits which led to Ridgway's only two runs of the game and one victory for the Elker baseball team.
Sam and Josh Roselli had RBI singles in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively as Ridgway was able to secure a 2-1, 8-inning win over Elk County Catholic Wednesday afternoon at Sandy Beach Recreational Park.
"I guess it was a good day for the Roselli family all the way around," Ridgway coach Mark Morelli said.
JOHNSONBURG – The Rams turned in a dominating 7-2 win Wednesday afternoon on the tennis courts in Johnsonburg against visiting DuBois Central Catholic, including a 4-for-5 showing in singles action.
JOHNSONBURG – Johnsonburg baseball remained undefeated with an 11-1, 5-inning victory over Kane Wednesday at Knothole Area Recreational Park.
Johnsonburg was fueled by an 8-run fourth inning which put the Rams in position for the 10-run rule.
JOHNSONBURG – The Ramettes erased an early deficit Wednesday afternoon against visiting Kane and shook off a late rally for a 15-14 win, their first of the season.
Johnsonburg senior starting pitcher Kiana Myers picked up her first win of the season despite giving up 14 runs in a game dominated by a slew of errors and runs. Kane nearly tied the game in the top of the seventh inning as they put up five runs to cut the lead to 15-14 while putting the tying run on first base with only one out.
JOHNSONBURG – Solid pitching and extra bases were the name of the game Thursday as the Johnsonburg Rams took a 3-2 win over visiting DuBois Central Catholic to extend their opening run to 8-0 on the season.
Sophomore starting pitcher Cole Peterson went the distance for the Rams, scattering two runs on five hits for a complete game victory. Peterson struck out four in the victory and issued only one free pass, an intentional walk in the third inning.
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I got Sparkle, now named Willa, from the ASPCA on Mother's Day in May 2012. I saw her and immediately knew she was the right cat for me. I had placed her back in her enclosure and asked to view another cat, but Willa became incredibly jealous and was not having it. My friends, the staff and I laughed when Willa gave me a look that said, "Don't even think about getting that other cat."
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The Vietnamese New Year
Tet Nguyen Dan is the most important celebration of Vietnamese culture. Translated to mean "the first morning of the first day", Tet (in short) is the Vietnamese version of the Lunar New Year and can be considered an all in one festival. It features aspects of the western Thanksgiving, New Year's Day, Halloween and Birthday. Many East Asian countries celebrate the Lunar New Year which originated from China. However, like Vietnam, each of these countries have incorporated characteristic rituals and celebrations that are indigenous to their regions, and are harmonious with their cultural history and geographical climate.
In a land where agriculture is still of great importance to the livelihoods of many, Tet is a perfect way to celebrate the union of nature, human, culture, the living and the dead. Through the beliefs in the symbolic representation of plants to future happiness and fortune; through the gifts and respect plants represent to ancestors and gods; and through the foods meticulously prepared that brings families together in gastronomic enjoyment – the rituals and celebrations of Tet is holistic, and always mindful of the connection between humans and their natural and spiritual world.
This year Tet begins on February 1 and according to Vietnamese Zodiac, 2003 represents the year of the Goat. The actual day of Tet is determined by the Lunar Calendar which counts approximately 355 days in a year, hence Tet usually falls between the western calendar months of January or February.
Preparations for Tet
A week before Tet……
According to legend, seven days before Tet every year, the Kitchen God returns to Heaven to report to the Jade Emperor on the activities of each household and these report will determine the fate of each household for the coming year. In preparation for the Kitchen God's departure, families sometimes place cookies by the fireplace or altar to sweeten the god's journey in hope of a favorable report that would endow them with fortune and happiness for the coming year.
Upon the departure of the Kitchen God, follows the week long period called "Tet Nien" – (which literally means to extinguish the year). During this time, people celebrate the end of schooling or work activities and many take the opportunity to visit and clean the graves of relatives. Weeds are cleared, incense is burnt and flowers and a fruit tray or Mam Ngu Gua are offered in remembrance and respect for the dead.
By now, the city streets are lined with vendors selling an abundance of fresh fruits and flowers, and colorful decorative paraphernalia. Exuberant shoppers bustle and jostle amidst calls for sales and the familiar tunes of traditional Tet music. In nearly every household, crucial purchases for Tet include the peach "hoa dao" and kumquat plants. Each of these plants are carefully chosen by discerning shoppers so that the flowers and fruits are prominently displayed, vibrant in color, and remain healthy throughout the celebrations.
At home the cooking, decorating and cleaning for Tet heightens. Since it is traditional that all cooking and housework are avoided during the first three days of Tet, many spend Tet Nien preparing Tet delicacies, preening and decorating the houses with symbolic plants such as cay neu, hoa dao and kumquat, and decorative red banners called cau doi in preparation of the arrival of the esteemed guests and relatives during the coming days of celebrations.
The eve of Tet ……
The eve of Tet is filled with excitement and anticipation of the New Year. As the clock strikes twelve, the Giao Thua ceremony commences, marking the end of the previous year and the beginning of a new one. At the Buddhist temples, bells ring and prayers are chanted; while at home, families gather to usher in and congratulate each other on the New Year and for turning a year older as Tet also represents a universal birthday to all. Incense sticks are burnt and prayers are said to welcome family ancestors to join in the feasting and celebration of Tet. In the streets, the air is filled with shouts of cheers and previously the explosive sounds of firecrackers (now banned).
Tet and subsequent days…..
The first day of Tet is probably the most exciting time of the holiday for both adults and children. It signifies a new beginning, cleansing of past misfortunes and hopes for a brighter future. Since it is believed that the actions that one takes on Tet is consequential to how the rest of the year would unfold, adults and children alike make an effort to be in a jovial mood and avoid negative actions and behaviors towards fellow friends and relatives. Dressed in new attires, family members unite to welcome the most important day of Vietnamese culture with the first of many days of feasting and merry making to come. Children often eagerly await for Mung Tuoi, a gift giving ritual when parents, grandparents or relatives present gifts of Lixi or "lucky" money in traditional red packet and offer words of wisdom or advice for the coming year.
Visiting relatives and friends is one of the key activities during Tet. The order of visitations depends on your blood relation and your status in society. The first morning of Tet is usually celebrated amongst immediate family members including the husband's parents and with esteemed guests who are of respectable social status and whose presence are believed to bring luck to the household. The second day of Tet is generally dedicated to visiting the wife's parents and extended relatives. By the third day of Tet, people would visit the homes of friends, bosses or colleagues. This is also the day when the spirits of ancestors return to heaven and families would offer gifts of money and luxury goods such as cars and clothing to their deceased relatives by burning miniature paper versions. Many Buddhists also visit the temples to pray for a safe and happy new year as well as to have their fortunes predicted by the Xin Xam.
In past, the celebrations of Tet would last for one month, however with economic development and the practicalities of modern daily living, Tet celebrations now officially last for three days.
Symbolic meanings of Tet plants
Cay Neu (Bamboo)
Cay Neu represents the New Year's tree. It consists of a bamboo stem that is stripped of its leaves except for ones on the crown and is decorated with red paper or talismanic objects. The crown apex is sometimes adorned with the Yin and Yang -- symbols of the two principal forces of the universe. Sometimes a paper carp flag may be placed instead. In Vietnamese legend, the carp was believed to be the Kitchen God's vehicle that took him to Heaven. Cay Neu is taken down ceremonially on the seventh day of Tet.
Hoa Dao (Peach Blossoms)
Peach blossom are an essential symbolic and decorative plant of all households during Tet. It is used to ward off evil spirits during the Tet celebrations. The symbol of its power originated because two legendary deities -- Tra and Uat Luy once lived on a large peach tree in a village located East of the Soc Son Mountain, in North Vietnam. They were powerful deities and evil spirits so feared them that even the sight of a peach plant would scare the evil spirits away. At the end of the every lunar year however, the deities have to return to heaven for an annual meeting, leaving the villagers defenseless. To fight against the evil spirits during the deities' absence, villagers displayed peach plants in their homes and these were sufficient to scare the evil spirits away.
The Kumquat plant symbolically represents the many generations of a household. The fruits are grandparents, the flowers are parents, the buds are children, and the light green leaves are children. It literally is a family tree! Kumquat plants are often carefully selected for their symmetrical leaves, color and shape of fruit.
Foods of Tet
The traditional Tet cuisine normally includes pig's trotters stewed with bamboo shoots, steamed glutinous rice, bitter gourd, stir fried almond, papaya salad and mung bean pudding. Candied fruits snacks called Mut are also served to guests. However different regions of Vietnam may feature unique food specialties of Tet and some are famous for their Tet delicacies. In the cooler North, the glutinous rice cakes served are called Banh Chung (see below) and these are squarish in shape. The ancient imperial city of Hue, located in central Vietnam presumably boasts one of the best Tet cuisines as a result of the historical culinary delights created for the royalty. Here, the glutinous rice cake is a rounded version called Banh Tet. Mut are a specialty of this region and is made from various fruits such as pumpkins, apples, oranges, ginger root and even flower blossoms. With the warmer climate moving South, the cuisine takes on a tropical flare with coconut milk and oil forming the basis of Tet delicacies such as Thit Heo Kho or pork stewed in coconut milk.. Tet dishes are usually eaten with pickled green sprouts with leeks, carrots and turnips, which aids in the digestion of rich food.
Recently, the desire for healthier eating and living has also resulted in some families adopting a vegetarian version of Tet cuisine. Innovative cooks have created vegetarian versions of the meaty dishes such as "beef" wrapped in La Lot (long pepper) leaves and boiled "pork" pie using the beans of soy and curd soybean (tofu).
Banh Chung
Banh Chung are glutinous rice cakes wrapped in bamboo leaves and bound with flexible bamboo fibers. Between rice are mung bean paste, pork fat and meat, pressed between layers of glutinous rice. The square shape symbolizes thankfulness of the Viet people to the great abundance of food on Earth throughout the seasons.
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Singapore's Answer to Tim Ho Wan (HK)'s "Char-siu Polo Bao"
I'd previously talked about Taste Paradise (http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/818815) which has, IMO, totally eclipsed Crystal Jade Palace @ Ngee Ann City in serving the *best* HK-style dim sum in Singapore.
Satisfying my almost bossesive love for "char-siu polo bao" by Tim Ho Wan, HK's ridiculously popular Michelin-starred cramped, crowded eatery (my, my, the French has *really* loosened their hoity-toity standards) had always meant a 3.5 hour flight to HK, followed by a trudge to Sham Shui Po to queue outside the hole-in-the-wall for their pillowy-soft "polo bao" buns with crisp, sweet Mexican bun crusts filled with super-caramelly "char-siu" BBQ pork filling.
These days, I don't have to do it anymore: Taste Paradise has come up with their version, which tasted every bit as delicious as its Tim Ho Wan counterpart. Had a couple of these buns during dim sum lunch today :-)
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Taste Paradise (味之樓)
2 Orchard Turn #04-07
ION Orchard
Singapore 238801
Tel: +65-6509 9660
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#2 - Mango with mayonnaise rolls - very well done here.
#9 - Very unusual & confusingly-named dish: we asked the waitress who served us and also the restaurant captain, and both called it "Guo Tie", which we'd thought were potstickers or pork dumplings when we ordered it, but turned out to be a strudel-like pork-pastry roll topped with flaky almonds. Delicious though, so we didn't complain :-)
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Forgot to post the pic of Taste Paradise' original claim-to-fame offering which we also had today: it's pan-fried Chinese radish cake ("luo buo hao") with eggs, beansprouts & Chinese XO sauce :-)
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oh man i love lo bat go with XO sauce
Back to Tim Ho Wan (its outlet at IFC Mall) for a reacquaintance with THW's char-siu bo lo bao - Verdict? It's official: Taste Paradise Singapore's version trumps Tim Ho Wan's *anytime*, IMO. Taste Paradise' version has a crispier, more buttery base, and with a sweeter, caramelised centre with to-die-for char-siu. That said, Singaporeans tend to prefer more assertive, stronger flavours than Hongkongers.
THW's much talked-about pan-fried carrot cake ("lo bat gou") was also a bit too hard for my liking.
The shoulder-to-shoulder cramped seating at communal tables hardly helped in offering a conducive eating environment, even by HK standards.
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Tim Ho Wan
Podium Level One, Shop 12A
IFC Mall
8 Finance Street
Central, Hong Kong
Tel: +852-2332-3078
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next time ure in HK go to Fu Sing for dim sum and try their lo bat go, its still the best version i've had (also clearly have amazing cha siu)
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Oh, Fu Sing in Wanchai *is* my favorite restaurant in HK, and I try to go there each time I'm in town. But the 30-40 minute wait for one's food each time can really try one's patience.
But I ran out of time and didn't manage to go back to Fu Sing this time as many of us Chowhounds flew into HK *just* for Charles Yu's special dinner. Most of us flew out of HK the very next day!
re: klyeoh
yah fu sing is probably my favorite or one of my favorite restaurants in HK as well. you had problems with food coming out slow? ive had to wait before in terms of being seated, but never really had issues with the food coming out really slowly
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I'm not quite at your level yet Justin, but have been climbing fast and winning in the year that I've been playing. My age may stop me from attaining a top level of play in the Open divisions, but still want to attain a top level of play in my own group.
During a tourney, i'm either playing my own game and paying attention to my shots. Or....if I'm not playing, I'm carrying the bag for someone better than me and learning from their game. I never stop trying to get better with my shot selection, mental game, or playing ability. Big goals with small steps so I can measure my progress.
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My last event, I started both rounds with back to back double-bogies! But, like many have stated here, you need to stay positive and never give up. I played solid mental golf from there on in both rounds and still ended up losing 1st place in a playoff. It was my event to win and I came up short by one shot. I have won other events and always remember that attitude and character IMO are the most important tool a player has to win an event. We all practice and can play the game. But during tournaments you have to have that calm resolve to carry on no matter what one particular hole has in store. Play the course one shot at a time an maintain a positive attitude and you can win. You can even overcome back to back double bogies....
The jump from Amateur to Open is huge, the biggest jump in the game. In Ams you can win or contend merely by avoiding mistakes. In Pros you must avoid mistakes and cash a lot of birdies. Depending how your division is shooting you may need to cash all the "easy" birdies and a few bonus birdies as well. The proficiency of Pros on make-able birdies is amazing.
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I am sitting here next to James, all of his information is still the same. I will tell him to stop ignoring his phone, he has been doing that allot lately....
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Longtime readers may recall that this place was once to become a bar run by the Indian Restaurant next door, but that never came to fruition.
Now, the space has presumably changed hands and is to become a Mexican Restaurant with Hookah pipes.
676 Franklin Avenue
Note: My understanding is that when one allows Hookah smoking, one can not also serve alcohol. So, it should be interesting to see how this place does in light of all of the other Mexican places in western Crown Heights. Vicente's will make six (6!):
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3. The soon-to-open burrito place across from Bob and Betty's (formerly Jam Rock)
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wasnt there one opening on nostrand too? did i just make that up?
Good memory!
Yes, Clayfilms broke that news: http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/topic/guess-whats-coming-to-nostrand
So, that is
7including the one coming to 814 Nostrand, by Lula Bagel.
Mexican food with no booze, and acrid fruity smoke?! Im predicting a quick fail, unless this is a joke. Or these guys quickly do some research and realize their impending mistake. Is there a hookah place anywhere that does very well?
I have similar fears.
Readers may remember that a prior attempt at this location, Bollywood Bar, failed before it even opened.
Personally, I am seeing far more new/expectant mothers on Franklin Avenue than I am seeing single, hookah-smoking- Mexican-food-eating males.
But the proprietors are welcome to create a business that caters to a group I perceive as shrinking if they choose.
I might be missing something, and I know it's Prospect Heigths, but Zaytoons on Vanderbilt serves both hookah and booze. No liquor, but they have beer and wine.
Interesting about Bombay Bar, the owner told me he couldnt open the bar b/c of the church across the street, and he didnt know the rules when he signed the lease.
Anyhow, curious as to who hookah smokers are since even at zaytoons I didnt see anyone smoking (maybe an off day). Doesnt sound like a hipster thing. Black males maybe? Either way, when I think of hookahs, I think of...oh yeah....booze. cigars&scotch. cigarettes&beer. etc.
Small correction: it's Vicente's (only one "n").
Thanks, I've fixed it!
[readers, I previously spelled it as Vincente's]
Other than tobacco or weed, what does one use a hookah for?
The owner simply said it will be "flavors." He seemed disappointed tobacco won't be allowed, but he said he's been told "flavors" are OK.
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Does anyone occupying this space look up laws? First the backyard deck that never got approval and now this guy (same guy?) who even thought for a second that tobacco would be ok?
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I've never built a brush deck, but I'll pass along what my experience has been. If you are going to use the 12hp, then is going to have to be a very small brush hog. I have a light duty 60 inch deck with two break-away blades, stump jumper and a 35HP gear box for use my compact tractor. It develops 31HP max on the 540 PTO. That is just enough power to run that mower. More than once I have stalled the tractor with high grass or brush. Anyway, just thought I'd throw some real world numbers out there for you to help with any other ideas. SSS
Check out Northern Hydraulics for ideas, they sell mowers sorta like what your looking for. If your pulling with a 4 wheeler than it will have to have wheels that will raise it up or adjust the cutting height since you dont have a 3 point hitch. The 12 hp engine is fine for about a 30"-36" maybe. Also I would rig up with an electric clutch so I could shut the blade off with the engine still running. If its a rear mount snapper, most did not have an electric clutch. You could rig up tensioner pulley and a lever that could reach the seat of the 4 wheeler.
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I have an 18 hp two cylinder Briggs inn the garage that is going to the junk yard, as soon as I move the other junk to find it.
It was off a riding tractor that was scrapped, engine was good.
You are welcome to it, I am in NE Pennsylvania, if you are close?
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Well, that all depends on what you call close.
I am in Louisiana.
So probably not close enough.
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Oh how out of nowhere does a welding question bring back memories! I was with 1-36AIR in Friedberg and had an old Hobart PortaFeed 17 ran off of a Perkins diesel for all my aluminum repair. Had it down well enough to weld overhead on 113 bottoms when they would crack. Geissen was my second home for the Engineer's repair work. Funny how word travels when an aluminum job goes right. Every unit within 50 miles wants you to fix their deadlines. I've used helium with my Dynasty on thicker stuff but not with any mig work. Good info for any future applications though.


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Recently on Facebook, my partner Annabel Park touched off what is becoming a national groundswell of anger toward "Tea Party" activists called "The Coffee Party Movement."
Among other things, we are meeting at coffee shops around the country, mapping out netroots and grassroots strategies, and offering Americans an alternative to the "Tea Party" that takes a positive, reality-based, and solutions-oriented approach to civic participation. We hope to have rallies around the country on July 4th, and emerge in the mainstream media narrative as strong counter to the "Tea Party" movement. After all, coffee is the American drink, and has been ever since we rejected taxation without representation via the Stamp Act. Did frontiersmen and cowboys drink tea? Nope, coffee!
www.CoffeePartyUSA.com (website under construction)
I'm really proud of this video from my new YouTube channel with Annabel Park, exploring the U.S. military base controversy in Okinawa, Japan.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr0nAm3pNMk Recently retired U.S. State Department official William Brooks explains what former Administrative Defense Vice Minister Moriya recently revealed about the current agreement between the United States and Japan to relocate the Futenma Marine Corps Air Station to Henoko Bay. Local construction companies in Okinawa wanted to build the elaborate air base in the bay to maximize profit on the relocation.
I had heart surgery when I was 25.
It cost me only $15 because I had great health insurance through the LA Times, and because California has strong health care regulations. The surgery cured me of a sports-induced arrhythmia that had haunted me since I was a boy. It freed me of a tremendous physical and psychological burden. It may have saved my life.
A few months later, I left the LA Times and decided to let my health insurance lapse because I didn't want to make the COBRA payments. In my early 30's, I was covered thanks to the Directors Guild, but I let my insurance lapse when I moved to Virginia and stopped making DGA films. Again, I didn't want to pay for COBRA.
When young healthy people do as I did -- stay out of the system unless and until we need it -- we drive up costs for everyone else. I paid $15 for heart surgery. The rest of the tab was picked up by people who didn't have the option of gambling with their health, and were forced to pay rising premiums. By spending most of the last 12 years uninsured, I have saved money, but it has cost me in other ways. For instance, I fractured my wrist playing baseball and didn't see a doctor. It never quite healed correctly. I've also had to worry about the consequences for me and my family if I was in an accident, or if learned I had cancer but it was too late to treat it.
When I buy health insurance in 2010, I will be paying into a system that has already greatly improved my life. If a few years pass before I need to go to the hospital again, my monthly payments will not have been wasted. I will have had a sense of security knowing I don't actually have cancer, and I have coverage if I'm in an accident. And, I will have paid my share toward the collective good, making health coverage more affordable for others.
I hope the emerging paradigm shift in Washington will spread to all Americans, in particular to young people who think they don't need insurance, and may resent the choice between getting insurance and paying a fine. To them I would say the gamble isn't worth it: buying into the new health insurance exchanges will be in the interest of your individual security, your family's security, and the nation's.
This was my first feature film as writer/director. I shot it in 2001 and finished it in 2002. In 2003 it came out in theaters and was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syesvh_jUVQ www.CharlotteSometimesTheMovie.com
"...UNCANNILY REALISTIC, MYSTERIOUS and EROTIC!
This is a relationship picture that plays like
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"...GORGEOUS!...A smartly made, hedonistic
spectacle of alluring, nubile characters, sun-warmed narcissism
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of Vietnamese filmmaker Anh Hung Tran
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The outstanding feature debut of writer-director
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"...NOTABLY CINEMATIC STORYTELLING! The deft shading Byler elicits from his thesps is of a piece with his dramatics and his understated, artful approach to compositions and movement.."
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If you missed Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's dreadful performance on Meet the Pressyesterday, click here to see a man with a promising future throw it all away for cheap political points.
But to truly appreciate how foolish Jindal made himself look on Sunday, you need to watch the subsequent interview with Florida Governor Charlie Crist rejecting Jindal's petty partisanship:
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4IKFdOcpp8[Time Magazine's Joe Klein](http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/02/22/bobby-jindals-blustery-day/) said it best, from both an economic policy and political perspective.
Crist supported John McCain in the election, but says in " take 2" of his interview, "When the campaign's over, it's over." He also praised President Obama's first weeks in office, and said he hopes he succeeds. Jindal has another agenda. He is siding with the Rush Limbaugh wing (the extremist wing) of the Republican Party. If they howl and whine about Obama's efforts to rebuild the economy, they can say "I told you so" if their hopes come true and America falls deeperin into recession. This is Jindal's path to the White House in 2012, or so he thinks. But how much pain is he willing to inflict on the people of Lousiana in order to get his chance?Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzlUKlVL2Uo
It's clear that Barack Obama has captured the spirit of civic engagement that awakened in millions of Americans, aided by netroots techonology, and propted by the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, two of many disasters that have resulted from 8 years of partisan politics without effective governance. But it may be that the most important changes are taking place within the Republican Party.That is why I enjoy reading columns by conservative Republican authors like David Broder, who are telling the story of the transformation of the Republican party from the inside out.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUbEUB-BrBo But this article in the Washington Post explains what a long journey it has been in Virginia to overcome Republican dominance that has existed ever since Richard Nixon's "Southern Strategy" of playing to white resentment by blaming Democrats for the Civil Rights movement. The article focuses on the more recent past, of which Annabel and I have been a part.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hljtL80klMAfter reading this article in today's Washington Post, I've been thinking about how the collapse of the Republican Party directly corresponds to its abandonment of any pretension of reaching out to communities of color. But which came first?
The article in the Washington Post focuses on Colorado, where one of the nation's most notorious anti-immigrant politicians is a Congressman (former Republican Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo). In my research on the immigration battle in 2007 (on which my upcoming film is based), I found that it was electoral dread and desperation that led Republicans all over the nation to experiment with the politics of fear and resentment that fuel the anti-immigrant movement issue. We also saw it on Republican news programs and Republican talk radio. I think it's safe to say it backfired.
CNN reported yesterday that 70 percent of people of color in Florida are voting for Obama/Biden. Nationally, African American support is in the 90 percent range, and among Hispanics it is 66 to 70 percent. Asian American polls depend on the region, but I'm proud to say that in areas of the country where Asian Americans are empowered and informed, Obama/Biden is the preferred ticket by a 2 to 1 margin similar to Latinos (only with more undecideds).
My analysis of this is that Sarah Palin's hateful speeches and the hateful reactions from her followers have reminded people of color across the nation how ugly and how dangerous racism can be. I think a similar repulsion is reflected in the movement of moderates and independents toward Obama/Biden in recent weeks.
In contrast, you have Barack Obama, who's mixed ancestry and immigrant father say to all people of color that, if you look at America as a whole (as opposed to the factions of the Republican party) there is no longer a privilege or an advantage to being Caucasian, no, not necessarily. Obama doesn't have to say that in his speeches. We know this to be true because he is winning.
So that's my introduction to this video demonstrating a strong collaboration between Latino and Asian American artists, including myself. It's a brand new English Language version of "Si Se Puede Cambiar" (With Obama, We Can Change).
Eric Byler, filmmaker, director of "Charlotte Sometimes," "9500 Liberty," "Tre," and "Americanese" ...Read more
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Lewis Hamilton has ruled out fighting for next year's World title, saying it will take "months and months" to bring Mercedes to the fore...
Lewis Hamilton has ruled out fighting for next year's World title, saying it will take "months and months" to bring Mercedes to the fore.
Hamilton, who won his one and only Drivers' Championship with McLaren back in 2008, is on his way to Mercedes next season having signed a three-year deal with the German squad.
However, he is heading to a team that is on the back foot as Mercedes form has slumped as this season has progressed.
Having won the Chinese GP with Nico Rosberg back in April, Merc had hoped to launch a title bid. But instead of fighting at the front, the team has fallen back and are languishing in fifth place in the Constructors' Championship.
As such Hamilton concedes that next season won't be about winning World titles but rather about putting in the hard graft.
The 27-year-old told talkSPORT: "I would love to win World Championship next year, but it all depends on how they develop the car.
"I can't be part of that development until next year, so the development that's going on now I can't be part of but I know Michael [Schumacher] will be doing a solid job, and so will Nico [Rosberg].
"But I think the targets are for the future - 2014, 2015 - that's when the rules change and that's when I really want to target the World Championship.
"When you move to a new team that's not been successful, it doesn't just change like that. It takes months and months, maybe 12-14 months, and I anticipate that will be the case."


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ComicsAlliance Liveblogs the 'Smallville' Series Finale!
Tonight marks the end of an era, as ten long years of Superman-inspired television come to an end with the series finale of Smallvile! We here at ComicsAlliance have been diligently chronicling the final season, but for such a momentous occasion, we're doing something special.
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BARRINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Pop star Rihanna has dropped in on high school students in a northwestern Chicago suburb.
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The County offers three Consumer Driven type Health plans (CDH). Consumer Driven Health (CDH) plan designs are designed to encourage and empower individuals to be more informed about their health and health care options and become actively involved in making their own healthcare decisions. The County's CDH plans also help employees save money for future health expenses through a County-funded Health Reimbursement Account.
OPEN ACCESSAll of the County's health plans are Open Access which means members do not select a Primary Care Physician (PCP) and NO referral is needed in order to see most network specialists. Members are encouraged (but not required) to see a primary care or family medicine physician for routine care. Physicians listed under the Primary Care and Family Medicine category in Humana's directory have a lower copay/cost that physicians listed as a Specialist. Because it is not required that you obtain a referral to see a specialist, it is recommended you keep your primary/family physician up to date on any specialty care received so that all your personal health care information resides in one location.
EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONSAll health plans have specific Exclusions and Limitations. It is recommended that you review the list of Exclusions and Limitations available online at humana.com/browardbocc.
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Employee address on file with the County is in a Florida County covered by Humana's Florida HMO Premier Network: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Union, Volusia
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STUDENT PASSPORT PROGRAMThe Student Passport Program allows full-time students going to school outside of the Florida HMO Premier network to access Humana's National POS Network based on the location of their educational institution, college, university, vocational or secondary school. Students aged 19-30 can enroll in the Student Passport Program by completing a Student Passport Program Application and submitting it along with formal proof of January 2015 enrollment (schedule, registration, letter from Registrar, etc.). The Student Passport Application can be found below or on the BC-Net under the Forms link.
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Carlisle van boss left banks with £4.5m of losses, court told
Last updated at 12:33, Wednesday, 14 March 2012
A company boss landed the banks which financed his business with losses of £4.5m after he sold 290 vehicles he had not finished paying for, a court heard.
Carlisle Crown Court was told that Richard Dixon, 45, effectively sold cars and vans even though they did not belong to him because he was still buying them through hire purchase agreements.
On the first day of his six-week trial yesterday, Jeremy Grout Smith set out the prosecution case against the businessman, the sole shareholder in the firm Just Vans Self Drive Limited.
Dixon, of Longthwaite Farm Court, Warwick Bridge, denies three counts of fraudulent trading.
Opening the case, Mr Grout-Smith told the jury Dixon ran his business from Carlisle, its main activity being the renting out of vehicles.
But he also bought and sold them. "In many cases," said the barrister, "Just Vans when they sold vehicles did what they should have done and passed the sale proceeds onto the banks.
"It's the prosecution case that they disposed of about 290 vehicles and kept the money, and they kept the money for the company without telling the banks, which the Crown say was dishonest and fraudulent conduct; and when Just Vans went bust, the banks lost out, as did many of the people who bought those vehicles.
"Just Vans had also expanded into the luxury car hire business, renting out Bentleys, Ferraris, Aston Martins and similar vehicles from a base in London.
"Towards the end of 2007 there was a global financial crisis which, of course, impacted on that market.
"Despite suffering heavy losses, Mr Dixon continued to trade when he knew he was putting his creditors, the people who he owed money, at risk. In the end, the banks suffered losses in the region of £4.5m, for the most part caused by the defendant's dishonest conduct."
Mr Grout-Smith went on to outline the prosecution case in greater detail, explaining how two of the three charges covered the alleged fraudulent sale of vehicles on dates in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Mr Grout Smith said Dixon was the only director, and the only shareholder of his business, which he ran from Cocklakes near Cotehill.
The barrister explained that Just Vans made money by renting out vehicles which it was buying through hire purchase agreement with various banks. The firm would pay an initial large deposit, followed by monthly payments. Until the last payment was made, the vehicle remained the property of the bank.
"Those vehicles are the bank's security for the loan that they have made to Just Vans," said the barrister. "If a dealership sells a vehicle on HP to somebody else without notifying the bank, they are not only in breach of contract, but they permit a criminal offence."The vehicle is not theirs to sell. But if the buyer is deceived into thinking it is then the offence of fraud has been committed."If they told the buyer that the vehicle belongs to the bank and not to them then the buyer would not want it."
The third allegation of fraudulent trading, he said, was committed when a director continues to trade when he knows there is a risk that his creditors will not be paid.
"The prosecution maintain that by February 2008, the defendant was carrying on the business of Just Vans and knew there was a risk that the company would not be able to meet its debts as they fell due. "The prosecution will say the situation was truly hopeless."
Mr Grout-Smith said that at a 2008 meeting with the relevant banks – including his main lender Royal Bank of Scotland – Dixon told those present he had embarked on a "major disposal" of prestige cars in April that year.
The barrister said Dixon told the meeting: "In the interests of total honesty and transparency, we admit that there has been a significant number of vehicles sold where the outstanding finance has not been settled in full."
He said the sale had raised around £1m. In truth, said Mr Grout Smith, the amount involved from vehicles sold in this way was between £2.37m and £3.29m.
Some prestige vehicles were disposed of in "some other way," some vanishing without trace, the court heard.
The trial continues.
First published at 11:25, Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk
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Ana has accepted a wild card into the Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions Sofia, the eight-woman event that takes place during the very last week of the WTA season.
The tournament is the most successful of Ana's career: she won both versions of the event when it was held in Bali in 2010 and 2011.
"I'm really looking forward to going to Sofia. I've done very well in the Tournament Of Champions and my goal is to win it for a third time," said Ana.
"I've been to Bulgaria once before, but I didn't have the chance to explore, so on this trip I will definitely take some time to enjoy the city."
The event takes place in Bulgaria during 29 October-3 November. In addition to two wild cards, the field consists of the top six ranked winners of International events.
As of today, the field could include Roberta Vinci, Simona Halep, Maria Kirilenko, Elena Vesnina, Alize Cornet, Daniela Hantuchova and home favourite Tsvetana Pironkova.


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March Field Museum Searching for Hidden Treasures
The March Field Air Museum staff is asking family members of war veterans to search their attics, garages and other storage areas for wartime memorabilia. The museum's Find Our Hidden Treasures campaign is in full swing. Please consider donating your items for display purposes. For more information call the March Field Air Museum at (951) 902-5204.
Commissary resumed a seven-day operation Aug. 18. The hours of operation are: Sunday and Monday 10-6:30; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9-6:30; Thursday 9-8; Saturday 8-6:30. Visit www.commissaries.com for more information.
Drivers and pedestrians traveling near the Air Traffic Control Tower, Bldg. 1220, should proceed with caution due to the construction of the new tower. The gate entering the Flightline at Base Ops (F18) is now closed. All personnel needing access will still sign in at Base Ops, then enter the Flightline through the gate at Security Forces (Bldg. 470).
Dept. of Veterans Affairs to Offer Benefits Briefings
Representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs will be at March, Sept. 8, to brief on available benefits for military members and their families. Those interested in attending the briefing can sign up by calling the Airman and Family Readiness Center at 951-655-5350.
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Note: Members must have pre-separation counseling prior to attending these classes. Reservists will not be reimbursed for travel or per diem. To make reservations, call 310-653-5428.
First Sergeant's Council Remembrance Run
The First Sergeant's Council will sponsor the 3rd Annual Remembrance Run on Sept. 7 beginning at 6:30 a.m. Individuals and teams are encouraged to participate by registering for the event at www.americaskidsrun.org. There is a $10 donation fee and 100 percent of your donation will go directly to the Airman's Relief Fund. For more information contact Senior Master Sgt. Randy Hopp at 858-735-8019.
Members interested in being the Master of Ceremonies or singing the national anthem for the military ball may audition Sept. 7, 9 a.m at Sally's Alley, behind the Hap Arnold Club. For more information contact Chief Master Sgt. Karen Krause at 951-655-2685 or Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Griffey at 951-655- 3999.
Emergency Management Office Seeking Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to join the Emergency Services Support Team. You will receive on-the-job training from members of the Emergency Management Office staff. To sign up or for more information contact Bob Kaschak at 951-655-3024.
The following free trips, sponsored by the Airmen & Family Readiness Center, are open to all base personnel, although priority will be given to single Airmen:
- Sept. 14, zip lining and fly boarding (Big Bear Lake)
- Sept 21, hot air ballooning (Temecula)
- Sept 28 sea trek adventures (Catalina Island)
- Oct. 12, NASCAR three lap "ride along" (California Motor Speedway)
For more information and to sign up for an event, contact Outdoor Recreation at 951-655-2816
PA is looking for those individuals who would like to volunteer to visit a local middle school for a couple of morning hours to discuss the importance of education with students, motivate them and answer their questions. If interested, Email Staff Sgt. Davidson at firstname.lastname@example.com to sign up for any or all of the following:
- Oct. 2 El Cerrito Middle School, 7610 El Cerrito Rd., Corona
- Oct. 11 Corona Fundamental Middle School, 1230 S. Main St., Corona
- Oct. 25 Cesar Chavez Middle School, 1150 Paseo Grande, Corona
- Nov. 7 Raney Middle School, 1010 W. Citron, Corona
- Dec.12 River Heights Middle School, 7227 Scholar Way, Eastvale
New Tuition Assistance Process: Beginning Oct. 1, TA will be paid to the school up front instead of reimbursed to the student. For more information, visit http://www.afrc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123359554.
FY14 funding for TA has not been approved yet. So any class starting Oct. 1 or later will not be approved until funding is made available.
Community College of the Air Force: The next Team March CCAF graduation is scheduled for the combined UTA in Dec.
Education Fair: The March Education office will have an Education Fair Sep. 7, across from the picnic. There will be plenty of schools present to provide information for their degree program.
DANTES/CLEP: March ARB will no longer be able to provide testing for DANTES or CLEP. The nearest military facility that offers testing is Los Angeles AFB.


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Students majoring in any field – from Business or Education to the Humanities and Fine and Professional Arts – are encouraged to consider Pan-African Studies as a minor. A minor in Pan-African Studies often enhances the employability of students who major in other fields. Such a degree infers that the student has considered some of the important questions and issues of the 20th and 21st century: the meaning of cultural and ethnic diversity in national, and international relations and development. As a case study, knowledge about the African American community helps build leaders for public and private initiatives in economic growth and social and physical health. For those who take the African Studies Minor, they will find themselves with a competitive advantage in the private sector, particularly in such areas as global health, agricultural processing, information technology, climate study, and mineral trades. Students interested in Studies in Globalization, Identity and Space will leave the program with strong culturally competent skill sets.


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