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The Friends of the Hunterdon County Library are gearing up for its 18th annual two-day sale on Saturday and Sunday, April 26, and April 27, at a new location: South County Park, the same location as the annual Flemington Fair/4H Fair. This is just south of the intersection of Route 202 and Route 179 South. The sale will be in the Grange Building.
Every item sold at the sale is donated during one of the book drives set for Saturday, March 15, 22 and 29. This year's book drives will be held at 869A, Route 12. This is a warehouse located about five miles west of the Armory on Route 12. It is east of the intersection of Route 12 and County Route 519/Locktown Road. Each Saturday, the gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 2 p.m. (they cannot take donations after this time). They will also have Charitable Contribution forms as well.
Each Saturday of the sale, the gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 2 p.m. Donations will not be accepted after 2 p.m.
The Early Bird Admission hours on Saturday, April 26, are 8-10 a.m. Entrance is free for all members who join before April 25 and present their green membership cards. All others aged 18 and over pay $20.
Free public general admission on Saturday runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on Sunday hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The items sold at the book sale include hardback books, paperback books, children's books, large print books, DVDs, CDs, LPs, video games and books on tape or CD. Box them in printer-paper box-sized boxes with lids if possible.
They cannot accept mildewed, moldy, badly worn, soiled or torn books. Also, they cannot take videocassettes, cassettes, Time/Life sets, former library books, encyclopedias, outdated business/computer/self-help/health/travel books, Reader's Digest Condensed Books, textbooks, catalogs, or magazines. Recycle these as appropriate.
Volunteers are also needed and welcomed to help collect books on the three book drive Saturdays and also to help sort books in advance of the book sale. In addition, volunteers are needed for the two days of the book sale itself. To volunteer, download the volunteer form from hclibrary.us (click on Friends Book Sale).
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Needham Cuts Estimates for Apple Computer
Analyst Charles Wolf says the company's gross margin was light and its outlook was weak due to changing product mix
Apple Computer (AAPL ) shares fell after the computer maker first-quarter earnings per share of 17 cents, vs. a 2-cents loss a year ago. Apple sees second-quarter EPS of 8 cents to 10 cents. Needham cuts estimates.
Analyst Charles Wolf says first-quarter revenue and EPS was above consensus on strength of notebook and iPod sales; but gross margin was light and its outlook was weak due to changing product mix. He says the company is finally growing revenues at a material rate, but not showing improvement in operating margins. He says expenses are rising faster than anticipated due to slow erosion in gross margin.
Wolf raised $7.16 billion fiscal 2004 (ending September) revenue estimate to $7.46 billion, but cuts 55 cents EPS estimate to 50 cents due to lower gross margin. He kept a buy rating and $27 price target on his view that the company should emerge as a solid growth story going forward.

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The Springfield City Library has partnered with the Worcester Public Library to provide a chat service to patrons and libraries in Central and Western Massachusetts. And, the online reference service is opportunely available during the prime "homework-doing" hours of 3-5:30 p.m. Simply click on the "Chat with a librarian" icon on the homepage at www.springfieldlibrary.org, and you'll be ready to type your question. At the times when a librarian is not available, a special box is displayed for your question. The librarians involved will try to answer your questions as soon as possible.
A celebration of Japanese animation, plus contests and prizes!
The Central Library, 220 State Street, will teem with teens into anime and manga on Saturday, February 27, as it hosts Chibiconn V.V from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Community Room. The featured anime films (rated for ages 12+) to be screened are:
Irresponsible Captain Tyler, Episodes 1 & 2; Big Windup, Episodes 1 & 2; Samurai Champloo, Episodes 1 & 2; Gravitation, Episodes 1 & 2;
Romeo X Juliet, Episodes 1 & 2; Aria, Episodes 1 & 2
Attendees are encouraged to wear original, anime-inspired costumes. The Art Contest and Costume Contest judging will take place from 1:30-2:30 p.m.
According to the contest guidelines, no props are allowed, all costumes should be hand-made, not professionally made, and costumes should be appropriate for a family environment.
Pre-registration is suggested for this free program; all others will be admitted on a first come, first served basis. For more information and to register, visit www.springfieldlibrary.org; contact Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe at 263-6840, or email email@example.com.
Roger Tincknell to Entertain at the East Forest Park Branch
School vacation means time for families and time for indoor fun at the Library! If your little ones are in preschool through grade three you're invited to join Roger Tincknell at the East Forest Park Branch Library on Friday, February 19, at 2 p.m. for a very special family concert. Children will be able to sing, dance, move, imitate animals, play rhythm instruments, learn songs in Spanish and other languages through call and response, and explore other cultures through traditional and contemporary children's songs from around the world. The East Forest Park Branch Library is located at 122 Island Pond Road in Springfield. Please call 263-6836 for more information. The Massachusetts Cultural Council provides funding for this program.


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STANDISH, MI — The owner of a Standish funeral home has pleaded guilty to a pair of felonies in connection with his bilking customers out of prepaid funeral funds.
Richard D. Weishuhn, 68, on Wednesday, May 21, appeared in Arenac County District Court and pleaded guilty to single counts of embezzlement more than $100,000 and embezzlement more than $50,000. The former charge is a 20-year felony, while the latter carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed the charges against Weishuhn, who owns R.O. Savage Funeral Chapel, earlier this year after an investigation indicated he failed to properly escrow 174 prepaid funeral contract funds to the cumulative tune of $601,438. The contracts were also allegedly put together with the chapel's business account, which is also illegal.
"Today marks a significant step to securing justice for the elderly clients who trusted their funeral home to honor their pre-paid funeral contracts and fulfill its promises but instead, allegedly embezzled those funds," Schuette said in a press release. "We will do everything we can to ensure the victims' last wishes are honored and their families receive the peace of mind in knowing their loved ones are taken care of."
Michigan's Licensing and Regulatory Affairs — or LARA — Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau suspended the business's license and registration in January. At that time, the agency also ordered Weishuhn to cease and desist all activity requiring a mortuary science license, including maintaining a funeral establishment and representing himself in connection with a funeral establishment. The suspension came after LARA conducted a routine audit in November 2013, which indicated Weishuhn failed to submit the required annual financial reports on the prepaid funeral contracts solicited by his funeral home to the State and had failed to do so from 2006-2012
LARA reported Weishuhn's alleged misconduct to the Michigan Department of Attorney General. A further Attorney General investigation into Weishuhn's bank statements revealed that in 2012 Weishuhn spent $112,333 in earmarked prepaid funeral funds for personal and business use and in 2011 spent $87,945 funds earmarked for prepaid funerals, also for personal and business use, Schuette reports.
Weishuhn is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday, July 9.
Schuette said a count of embezzlement more than $50,000.00 will be dismissed at that time if the defendant is able to secure restitution for the victims. Weishuhn is in the process of selling the funeral home to a purchaser who has agreed to honor all of the outstanding funeral contracts, Schuette said.
"We are pleased that the victims will be made whole and we can bring justice to these elderly citizens," the attorney general said.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The message could not be more direct, Diane Freybler said.
"Don't text and drive. Plain and simple," the grieving mother said Thursday, June 19 as she clutched a photo of her 17-year-old son, Jacob Daniel Freybler.
Freybler died about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday after his car crossed the centerline of Eighth Avenue near Marne and crashed head-on into an SUV.
Diane Freybler and her husband, James, were struggling to cope with the emotions surrounding their son's sudden death as they greeted well-wishers Thursday at their Northwest Grand Rapids home.
Ottawa County sheriff's deputies said they determined Freybler was sending and receiving texts before he veered into the other lane north of Lincoln Street.
"My best inclination is he was reading a text and drifted," said his father. "His phone was on his lap when they found him."
James and Diane Freybler hope their son's tragedy will help others understand the gravity of texting and driving.
"People get addicted to their phones," Diane Freybler said. "Even just talking on the phone can be a problem sometimes.
"A lot of people are (texting and driving). The problem is the end result of what happens," she said.
Their son was going into his senior year at Kenowa Hills High School and hoped to be a firefighter someday. He planned to do an internship during his last year in high school with the Walker Fire Department.
The teen worked at Wendy's and wanted to make enough money to buy a pickup.
"He liked to work hard," his father said.
Jacob had been at his girlfriend's house Wednesday night, but was headed home to help his father. His parents believe he was reading a friend's text when the crash happened.
The driver of the other vehicle, a GMC Terrain, had injuries that were not life-threatening.
The teen loved to fish and often visited local rivers, such as the Grand River, Rogue River and Muskegon River.
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DETROIT, MI- Automakers are back to showing their best and brightest at the 2014 North American International Auto Show, according to officials.
Whether it's a 625-horsepower Chevrolet Corvette Z06 being unveiled or a nearly all-aluminum-bodied Ford F-150 weighing up to 700 pounds less than the current model, the U.S. automotive industry is bringing high-performance vehicles and technologies to the Motor City.
"They're getting back into a position where they can innovative and push the envelope forward," said Alec Gutierrez, Kelley Blue Book senior analyst.
About 30 vehicles debuted Monday during the 2014 Detroit auto show at Cobo Center, One Washington Blvd. More than 20 more are expected to be unveiled Tuesday during the second Press Preview day leading up to the public opening on Saturday.
About 5,000 journalists from across the globe registered for the show, which NAIAS 2014 chairman Bob Shuman is touting as one of the best shows in years."Overall, it's exceeded expectations," he said during an interview with MLive Monday night. "The buzz on the floor today, all I felt was positive energy."
Coming off of their best sales year since 2007, Shuman said automakers are "putting their best step forward." The Detroit automakers appeared to have a particularly good day.
Monday started with General Motors Co. sweeping the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards with the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, followed by Ford Motor Co. unveiling its next-generation F-150 pickup truck during a larger-than-life event in Joe Louis Arena and Chrysler Group LLC stunning many with an elegant 200 midsize sedan that officials are calling the brand's new "flagship" vehicle.
"They know that the Detroit auto show is in their backyard, so they have to come with a strong showing and bring out the best models that they plan to have out for the entire year," Gutierrez said. "The F-150 is Ford's most important vehicle – highest volume, highest profitability."
The F-150, according to industry officials, appears to be the standout from day one of the 2014 NAIAS. During nearly every press conference at the show, the words "aluminum" and "Ford" were uttered by reporters.Gutierrez said shaving up to 700 pounds off any vehicle is truly revolutionary. The weight savings, according to Ford, are thanks to an all-new high-strength steel frame and high-strength aluminum-alloy body.
Raj Nair, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development, said the vehicle is "setting the standard for the future of trucks."
"We've taken the best truck in the world and made it better in every way," he said during the vehicle's unveiling. "This is our toughest, smartest, most capable F-150 we've ever done."
Ford also added a new 2.7-liter EcoBoost with standard Auto Start-Stop, which turns off the engine when a vehicle stops, and a 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V6. The company will continue to offer a 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine and 5.0-liter V8. According to Ford, the 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine features a lightweight, compact design to deliver the same power as some mid-range V8s.
Some analysts speculated that Ford is taking a big risk with going for a "revolutionary" redesign, but Ford executive chairman Bill Ford Jr. said a bigger risk would have been standing still.
"We grew well in '13, we're going to grow in '14 and into the future," he said following the vehicle's unveiling. "That's what you have to be able to do."Ford did not release pricing, performance or fuel economy estimates for the new pickup, which officials expect to continue the company's pickup dominance.
F-150 is part of the Ford F-Series truck lineup, America's best-selling truck for 37 consecutive years and America's best-selling vehicle for 32 years.
The new F-150 and 2015 Mustang, which is a centerpiece of Ford's auto show display, are really the beginning of a product onslaught for the Dearborn-based automaker in 2014. The company plans to launch 23 all-new or significantly redesigned vehicles, including 16 in the U.S., this year.
"You can't be complacent for one second," said Ford, a great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford. "We have very ambitious plans for the future."
Other popular vehicles at the show, including a number of concept vehicles, Monday included Toyota's FT-1 sports car concept; Porsche 911 Targa, a new styling on its iconic sports car; Kia GT4 Stinger, a 2+2 concept sports car; GMC Canyon, a new midsize pickup from GM; Volkswagen Dune, a sporty lifestyle vehicle; and the Audi Shooting Brake, an AWD sports crossover concept.The NAIAS is considered one of the top global automotive events in the world and of huge importance to Metro Detroit. Since its introduction 25 years ago, officials estimate the show has had a $9.7 billion economic impact on the region. This year is expected to have a $365 million impact.
The Detroit auto show will be open to the public from Jan. 18-26 at Cobo Center, One Washington Blvd., following Press Preview Jan. 13-14; Industry Preview Jan. 15-16; and the Charity Preview featuring musician Sheryl Crow on Jan. 17.
Automakers are expected to unveil more than 50 vehicles during the two-day Press Preview to start the 2014 NAIAS.
Tickets to the 2014 public show days are $7 for senior citizens and children between 7-12 years old; $13 for adults; and free for children 6 and under. Tickets for the black-tie Charity Preview are $350. For more information on tickets, visit naias.com.
Click here for the most recent news from the 2014 NAIAS.
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Auburn Police officer to serve Muckleshoot Tribe
An Auburn Police officer will soon provide full-time police services to the Muckleshoot Tribe on reservation property within city limits.
That according to the proposed contract between the City of Auburn and the Muckleshoot Tribe.
"We've been working on this for a year and a half, two years," said Auburn Police Chief Bob Lee. "We're very excited about it, the Tribe is very excited about it, King County is very excited about it."
When the Tribe picks up the officer's salary, it will free up funds for the City of Auburn to hire another full-time officer, as the soon-to-be opened position is already paid for.
City Finance Director Shelly Coleman said the officer to be hired by the Auburn PD would be inserted into the City's next budget amendment.
According to the proposed contract, costs for subsequent years shall be determined at the time the agreement is extended, which is once a year for the next five years.
Lee said the City doesn't know at the moment what the cost of the labor agreements will be.
"I don't think we have all that information. It's much like King County's agreement with the Tribe, The tribe understands that whatever collective bargaining agreements are made will change the contracts over the years."
Until now, the Muckleshoot Police Department has been composed of the Tribe and the King County Sheriff's Department.
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PHILADELPHIA — A 24-year-old man accused of killing a Clark lawyer agreed this morning to be extradited to New Jersey.
Caleb Lawrence McGillivary, better known as "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker," appeared via closed circuit television from the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia before judge Paula Patrick
Shackled and wearing an orange prison outfit, he identified himself as Kai and also
Caleb Lawrence McGillivary, in that order.
Not appearing to understand all that was said, McGillivary responded to questions from Assistant District Attorney Greg Engle in a slow and halting voice.
When asked his address he said, "no fixed address."
Engle explained McGillivary his right to an extradition hearing and then asked the defendant if he was promised anything in exchange for waiving those rights.
McGillvary responded, "Somebody offered me a cigarette" but then acknowledged he had not been offered anything.
Under questioning, McGillivary said he was not under the influence of any alcohol or drugs and was not suffering from any mental health issues that would make him unable to understand the court hearing.
Asked by Engel if he understood he was a fugitive from New Jersey, McGillivary repeatedly said, "I don't understand."
To one question he replied, "Ummm, I'm aware of that."
McGillivary's attorney Julia Lucas told the court that she had spoken with her client and then asked him if he knew he was wanted in Union County, N.J. McGillivary then replied, "Yes, I know that."
Engle said he didn't know when McGillivary would be transferred to New Jersey.
McGillivary is charged with killing Joseph Galfly, a 73-year-old partner in a Rahway law firm.
Galdly was found dead in his bed, severely beaten, clothed only in underwear and socks.
McGillivary was arrested at the Greyhound Bus Terminal in Philadelphia on May 17 by Philadelphia police.
The Canada native became a minor Internet star and gave several television appearances in February after he was picked up while hitchhiking by a man who then nearly killed a utility worker. McGillivary used the hatchet to thwart the attacker.
• Famed hitchhiker 'Kai' arrested in Philadelphia, charged in Clark lawyer's murder
• Killing of Clark attorney followed Times Square meet-up with famed hitchhiker 'Kai,' police say
• Authorities rule death of 73-year-old Clark lawyer a homicide
• Authorities say they have 'possible leads' in killing of Clark attorney


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Photo by Roger MoranteVikings Nichelle Gray and Wiktoria Surowka attempt to block Viewpoint's Collette Franz during the CIF quarterfinals Saturday night at home.
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Vikings Volleyball Wins CIF Quarterfinal Game Against Viewpoint
Photo by Roger MoranteVikings Avalon Lennon serves the ball during the first set of the CIF quarterfinals game against Viewpoint Saturday night at home.
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Santa Monica High School won their CIF quarterfinals match against Viewpoint at home Saturday night in three sets 25-18, 25-17, and 25-19 to advance to the CIF Southern Section semi-finals.
The Vikings will play the Windward High School Wildcats away at the Jackson Center in the CIF Southern Section semi-finals Tuesday with the time TBA.
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A judge today ordered Vernon Downs to keep its barns open and maintain winter training tracks for horses.
The track had stopped maintaining the tracks and had ordered all 300 horses out of the barns by Friday. That violates the horsemen's contract and puts the horses at risk, argued attorney Joe Faraldo, who represents the horse owners and trainers. He said the horses could suffer injuries if they are not allowed to train.
State Supreme Court Justice John Grow ordered the track to allow deliveries to the barns and to keep water and electricity in the barns. The order is in effect until a full hearing at 10 a.m. Friday in Grown's courtroom in Rome.


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Portman stops by GM plant
LORDSTOWN – U.S. Sen. Rob Portman on Friday called the work that has been going on often six days a week inside the General Motors Corp. Lordstown Complex "a fantastic story of success."
The Republican senator from Cincinnati who serves as co-chair of the Senate Auto Caucus was speaking inside the lobby of the complex's stamping plant shortly after completing what was his first tour of the facility.
Portman said two issues he knows the auto caucus needs to focus on includes maintaining fair trade for domestic automakers and keeping energy affordable for Ohio industries. The bipartisan caucus, co-chaired by Portman and Carl Levin, D-Mich., works to improve domestic auto industry issues like work force development, regulatory issues, safety, technology and fuel efficiency.
Domestic energy, particularly that produced in Ohio through coal, natural gas and nuclear power, help plants like the one in Lordstown operate efficiently.
Portman said he disagrees with complicated mandates proposed by the Obama administration to reduce carbon dioxide emissions significantly in coming years, but in doing so would drive up the cost of energy production. The U.S. Environmental protection agency has estimated Obama's plan would lead to more than 6 percent increases in utility costs by 2020 to fund investments needed to comply.
Critics have argued that increasing manufacturers' electricity costs will lead to increased off-shore production.
"We are seeing 15 Ohio coal-fired plants already scheduled to shut down by the end of next year," Portman said.
Using the recent harsh winter as an example, Portman said all Ohio's plants are needed to maintain the current level of energy production.
"This plant here, they need to know they are going to have a stable energy supply going forward relatively inexpensively," Portman said.
Calling the Lordstown facility "one of the most efficient plants in the world," Portman said he also is doing what he can to keep competition fair for the plant's products. That includes focusing his attention on fair trade, particularly when other countries manipulate their currency, he said.
Portman also addressed the need for training new workers for the manufacturing sector.
Among those accompanying Portman on the tour was Youngstown-Warren Regional President and CEO Tom Humphries, who has expressed concern with the need for trained, skilled workers for the manufacturing sector.
Portman said he spent time talking to Humphries on the topic, and shares his concern about the need for a trained young work force. About 45 percent of the workers in the Lordstown plant have reached the 30-year retirement eligibility age, he said.
"They are not retiring because it's a great job and they are building a great product, but we have got to be able to get more young people into the skills," Portman said. "It's a great job. I have been promoting legislation to encourage young people to look at skills training."
When asked if he planned to run for president, a topic that's been under debate by political analysts, Portman said he planned to run again for Senate, but stopped short of ruling out a run for the presidency.
"I am going to look and see who's running," he said.


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Sunday, August 17, 2014
Clé de Peau Beauté Luminizing Face Enhancers in #13 Sand Beige and #14 Delicate Pink
26 comments:
Such a gorgeous pattern! I love #13 especially for my skin tone.. the shimmer is so understated and beautiful! Aah Cle de Peau!ReplyDelete
I agree - the patterns are to die for :)Delete
Such a nice highlighter!! I like the design very much)ReplyDeleteReplies
I think Clé de Peau created an exquisite design for these highlighters too!Delete
While the product is pretty, my focus is on the gorgeous prismatic packaging - it's to die for!ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree - very unique and gorgeous :)Delete
They look lovely but the price tag is enough to steer me towards a cheaper option!ReplyDelete
Hi Sabrina,ReplyDelete
I'm so excited to see your review of the Clé de Peau highlighters! I've had my Clé de Peau Luminizing Face Enhancer (in 11 Pastel) for a couple years now --- it's probably my HG highlighter at this point. Part of the reason is that it's so difficult to find a subtle cool-toned highlighter, which is what I need for my skintone.... and part of the reason is that the aesthete in me loves the gorgeous packaging!
I liked your discussion on highlighters and whether this one is a must have. As much as I love it, at this price point, it's more of a collector's piece. I think the cooler shades #11 and maybe #14 are more worth a splurge, as there are less options available for cool skin tones. For the warmer/golden shades #12 and #13, there are so many great alternatives (CHANEL, Bobbi Brown, Hourglass, etc.) that they're slightly harder to justify.Replies
Oooh! Glad to know #11 is one of your holy grails! I might have to take a peek at it next month when Neimans has their beauty week.Delete
These highlighters are really lovely...love that prismatic design! However, that price tag is a little steep. Maybe someday if I really feel like treating myself, I'll pick one up.:)ReplyDeleteReplies
They are definitely a splurge, I recommend testing before buying since they are so pricey. I have no regrets about buying them.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 17, 2014 at 3:55 PM
OMG!!! So happy that you finally got your hands on these Gems:). Really love and own all 4 of them. And my faves are #11 and #14 as well. Totally agree with Doveys opinion as it is not easy to find a good highlighter for cooler skin tones. My most fave is probably #11. Just LOVe it. Period! Thank you for great review!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'll have to check out #11 because so many people recommend it! Thanks for the rec :)Delete
My absolute favorite highlighter is one by Lora called Perfectly litReplyDelete
luminizer in Luminous. Of course, they have discontinued it. I have looked everywhere for it. It makes your skin glow without getting stuck in your pores. Way better than the Hourglass or even Becca!
I own all four of the luminizers and only one case which I use when I travel and also as an evening compact. I feel so pampered and elegant when I take the compact out of my evening bag to touch up my lipstick. It looks so much better than my grubby old magnifying mirror! LOLReplyDelete
I think you brought up an important point about finding the luminizer/highlighter that is right for your skin. Many of the popular ones by Hourglass, Becca, MAC, etc. just look like they're sitting on the surface of my dry, mature skin. They're pretty, but very artificial looking on me whereas the CdP luminizers meld with my skin to create a beautiful and ethereal glow wherever they're applied. I use a Hakuhodo squirrel brush to sweep them over my brow bones and cheekbones which enlivens my complexion and gives a lovely "lift" to my features. Sand Beige and Delicate Pink are good daily options for my NC15 complexion and I find Sand Beige works perfectly for summer into autumn and Delicate Pink is ideal for winter into spring. I usually wear Pastel and Gold for evening looks and special occasions. Pastel is cool elegance and Gold is festive. Seeing as I get so much use out of CdP's luminizers and they're such a good fit, I find $55 is a reasonable price to pay.Replies
Hi Eileen - I've been intrigued by the Hakuhodo brushes, they look so soft and luxe! I've been doing some research and making a list.Delete
I love the way you described how they enhance your complexion, I completely agree and didn't realize anything could give that natural glow. I'm in love and definitely need to look into Pastel :)
Hi Sabrina,Delete
I use either a Hakuhodo K020 blue squirrel blusher brush for a very diffused look or a B116BkSl blue squirrel highlighter brush for precision. The blue squirrel is very soft and gives a a delicate, smooth, and even wash of pigment. It's veritably impossible to overdo it when using blue squirrel :-)
You should definitely visit the Hakuhodo showroom in Torrance the next time you head towards LA. I'm sure they'd be thrilled to have you visit and check out their various brush series. You'll feel like a kid in a candy store with more choices than you can imagine, but the Hakuhodo people will help you select the perfect brushes for your features, skin, and the types of cosmetics you apply. I can't say enough good things about the company. We're lucky to have a showroom in our own "backyard" :-)
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2014 at 5:05 PM
Hi Sabrina -ReplyDelete
How's #13 compared to #12? #14 Delicate Pink looks pretty but I'm afraid it's too white for my NC30 skin tone. Let me know your though ;)
Mirna, I do not have the #12 to compare and don't recall what it looked like at the counter. I recommend Raeviewer's photos (linked above) since she has all four photographed together.Delete
Hi Mirna,Delete
Yes, do take a look at Rae's feature because she has comparative swatches of the four that are applied heavy enough to really see the difference in tone. In a nutshell, #12 Gold is very warm and gives a beautiful gilded glow. There is no pink undertone in this one. #13 Sand Beige is deeper and is a luminous beige with soft rose.
- AnonymousAugust 25, 2014 at 5:28 PM
Thanks Sabrina and Eileen! I'll check out these luminizers.Delete
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Greg in Janesville, California
79 months ago
One addition to my previous post: My only teaching experience has been in special education.
countrysinger Erin McCormick
78 months ago
spedmom in Canton, Michigan
76 months ago
It depends on where you live. Here in Michigan, you can't get a primary (first)special ed endorsement. You have to have a regular ed endorsement and THEN you can get your special ed. endorsements. To only educate yourself by purchasing books, you are missing out on so much practical knowledge that you would learn in school. The negativity is overwhelming here!
SPED in Angleton, Texas
72 months ago
There will always be SPED teachers needed because, while the trend is toward inclusion, there will always be some students (those classified as having low-incidence disablities) who will need to be in self-contained classrooms, or just go to general ed classes a portion of the day. And if you want to work with students with high-incidence disabilities (like learning diabilities) you can be an inclusion teacher or co-teacher.
blawson in Hot Springs, South Dakota
69 months ago
Special Ed., don't go there!!!!!
leaving teaching part 2 in Waukegan, Illinois
60 months ago
leavingteaching in Chicago, Illinois said: I have been a special ed teacher for over 10 years and although don't regret my experience, I would not recommend teaching to someone coming out of school right now. It's gotten extremely difficult for both regular and special ed teachers. Parents are so demanding (or they just don't care), there's no money for anything (and I work in a wealthy district), and as the other poster said, many Reg. Ed teachers are very difficult to work with regarding special ed students, and then you are caught in the middle, with parents asking you why the teacher isn't following the accommodations as written in the IEP. I am going back to school next year full time to become an OT, and although I don't expect healthcare to be any less frustrating than public school teaching, at least I know I have many options for where to work, with what population, etc. And I won't have to stay in a job I can't stand anymore. Right now I'm stuck in one school system because if I wanted to find a new job in a new district, I'd lose pay, lose tenure, and they could just lay me off after my first year.
what program because i'm looking to get out of teaching.
Joseph.Lorentzen in El Paso, Texas
59 months ago
I am one of those special educators that has pressed for Inclusion in Texas. Yes, it takes fewer special educators and far more aides. You have to push the administration into accepting the cost. Pull out programs have failed to help more student's then they helped. It means you have to be far more creative with a limited budget. Your job becomes more of a supervisory roll of both the aides you have helping the student and regular teacher and advising the administration about the best way to move forward. It is challenging and rewarding while being scary new territoriality ground. You challenge the status quo and people who think they have power over you, don't like it when you bust down their castle gates. So put on that old Super Mom suit - you are going to need all the bullet proofing your kids have toughed you into.
jamie in Williamsport, Pennsylvania said: Hi-I just started school and am working towards receiving my certification in special education. I have heard from a teacher's aide in my area that special education jobs will be eliminated because of inclusion in the classroom. Has anyone heard this also? I just don't want to spend 4 years getting a degree that I can't use. Should I first get my certification in K-6 then go for the special ed? If I do not find a special ed job can I test for the K-6 to become certified or is this more school? I currently work with adults in the MH/MR field and love what I do so it is not a matter of being passionate about it, it is a matter of having the time and money. I am in my 30's and have 2 kids!!!!
Been teaching for years in Houston, Texas
57 months ago
Dissed in Blairstown, New Jersey said: I hope I'm not too late, but DON'T DO it. If you want to be a special education teacher, become regular ed certified and work in an inclusion classroom. You can buy books online and educate yourself. Certification is not necessary. It is really a formality, and it only gives you permission to stand in the back of a classroom of a teacher who is less qualified than you (often an alternate router), has less debt than you, and treats you like dirt. Again, DON'T DO IT!!!!
After 17 years as a classroom teacher, the state of Texas declared me "Imminently Unqualified" [yes they put it in writing] I too found myself standing in the back of a classroom. I have watched some really great teachers and took it as an opportunity to learn from them. I have also witnessed some disasters and wondered why I was the one not qualified. If I had it to do over again I would have continued my Special ed. Training but would have been certified in Reading/Language as well as Social Studies due to all the under grad hours that I have. Don't go for SPED alone! It is often a thankless job with mountains of repetitive and unnecessary paperwork and very little appreciation form parents, students, peers, or administrators
spedteacher in Angleton, Texas
57 months ago
It really depends on how you look at it. I don't find my job thankless at all. I love my students, parents and coworkers despite imperfections. The occasional hard day or tough parent to deal with does not change the fact that I am doing what I've been called to do to the best of my ability. It's not everybody's calling so don't let anybody tell you it is too hard and not to do it just because it wasn't for them. I absolutely love my job as do all of the other special ed teachers I know.
TJ in Battle Creek, Michigan
45 months ago
Dissed in Blairstown, New Jersey said: I hope I'm not too late, but DON'T DO it. If you want to be a special education teacher, become regular ed certified and work in an inclusion classroom. You can buy books online and educate yourself. Certification is not necessary. It is really a formality, and it only gives you permission to stand in the back of a classroom of a teacher who is less qualified than you (often an alternate router), has less debt than you, and treats you like dirt. Again, DON'T DO IT!!!!
That's a pretty pessimistic and generalizing comment that clearly only reflects your experience. I know some special education teachers who are phenomenal at working with regular education teachers. They are not condescending. I find that if you are open and try to understand all perspectives and really listen to each other, you will find a common path of cooperation and respect for each other. Good Luck!
Ellen in Texas in La Vernia, Texas
29 months ago
I have taught in several places and more than one state. I most recently moved from CA to TX. I will tell you that I was treated better in CA, loved my job as a matter of fact. Now, I absolutely love the people I work with; Special Education staff, General Ed. teachers, and students. I hate my job. I am doing more paperwork than teaching. I am expected to write Individual Education Plans, follow up with students weekly that I do not have in class, modify lesson plans the day they are due to my Dept. Head,(since that is when they are given to me), make amendments to IEPs when students have additional needs that need to be addressed through out the year or even just because gen. ed. teachers didn't meet the deadlines given to them for what accommodations students need for state testing. I am required to visit students at the Alt. campus, email teachers, call parents when grades drop for my monitor students, check up on gen. ed. teachers to make sure they have done their job on our school website for such, and that they have done it correctly, follow up with these teachers; sometimes 3x before things are right, create behavior contracts that I check daily and reward students with prizes I am expected to purchase with my own money, Co-teach in classes (one has 22 students and of those students, 11 are low Basic Sp.Ed students, and there are 3 more LD kiddos, also Sp.Ed)I am expected to give all of these students what they need so they can pass their state tests Sp.Ed. Teachers share all of the same duties as the general education teachers = they have more responsibility but the same pay because at least in our district, there is no stipend or other pay for Special Education even if there are stipends for other teachers who take on extra duties. There is more actually but I don't want to depress anyone. If I could find anything at all to do other than teach in this area where I live, I would quit teaching even though I have always loved teaching.
Ellen in Texas in La Vernia, Texas
29 months ago
I am fortunate in that I Co-teach with a wonderful and very capable teacher. I am frustrated because I am constantly pulled from our classes to substitute in other classes or go to ARD or IEP meetings, do Special Education paperwork and so on. I think that working with others can be a process. Many gen. ed. teachers are territorial but if you are patient, most of them will appreciate what you do, you are making their goals of reaching the students easier to achieve after all.
Kimberly jones in La Vergne, Tennessee
4 months ago
Do not teach special education. I resigned and I was tenured. I thought I would be able get another job. Well, nobody wants to hire you with a special education degree. I have applied for over 400 jobs. I keep getting refusals. I have tried everything. I can't even get a receptionist position. I even got non renewed when I tried another special education position.
been teaching Special education in Allen, Texas
2 months ago
I got into special education for all the right reasons. The last few years I was not doing any actual teaching. I had two paraprofessionals that did inclusion and Content Mastery. I had a caseload of 30 students. I ran the meetings, maintained all the paperwork and RTI meetings. There were assessments every couple of months and in Texas we have the STAAR test and I had to prepare all testing accommodations for my students. Between all the assessments and testing, not including meetings and after school tutoring, I was completely burned out at the end of the last school year. I am currently looking for jobs outside of teaching.
Nicole in Albemarle, North Carolina
24 days ago
Don't do it unless you want to spend hours a day doing special ed paperwork!!!!! I went to college to teach, not work a secretarial job. :(
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And in Monday's paper (which is probably rolling off the presses as we type), we have declared Auburn the best team in the league.
But will the Tigers squeak into the NCAA Tournament?
We've had our doubts, obviously. Others have, too.
But we've looked a lot at the reasons Auburn perhaps won't make it. Now let's look at the reasons why they could.
First, the Tigers are 10-6 in SEC play. Since the league adopted a 16-game schedule when it expanded in 1992, no team with a 10-6 record or better has ever missed the NCAA Tournament (the exception being Georgia, which was 11-5 in 2003 but declared itself ineligible because of an academic scandal).
Second, Auburn is white-hot -- winning eight of their last nine. The NCAA selection committee will like that. But it's not quite as good as it might appear. The committee, as part of its criteria, studies a team's last 12 games. Auburn is 9-3, which is still outstanding but not quite as eye-catching as 8-1 in the last nine.
Third, if Tennessee gets in with a 10-6 record -- and Auburn beat Tennessee 78-77 -- then Auburn should get in. On the other hand, South Carolina is also 10-6 and is firmly on the bubble, has a higher RPI than Auburn (49 to 64) and beat Auburn in their only meeting.
So, yes, there is ample ammunition for coach Jeff Lebo to throw at the committee.
But for every argument, holes remain.
While Auburn advocates point to the last nine games, there are 22 games -- more than two-thirds of the schedule -- that is conveniently forgotten.
Against fellow bubble teams Florida, South Carolina and Dayton, Auburn is 0-3.
Auburn's stance of being the only SEC team to beat East champ Tennessee and West (and overall) champ LSU was undermined when Alabama became the second when the Tide beat Tennessee on Sunday.
And according to CollegeRPI.com, since the RPI formula was revised in 2005, no team has ever received an at-large bid with an RPI as high as Auburn's 64. The highest was 63. Of course, if Auburn beats expected opponent Florida in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, the RPI will get a bump.
Bottom line: Does Auburn need to win the tournament to get an invite? I'll change my stance, slightly, and say no. But certain things need to happen.
Auburn needs Florida to beat Arkansas in the first round, then beat the Gators in the quarters. And in the semifinals, Auburn needs to beat Tennessee -- not hope for a Cinderella Vandy or Alabama.
With wins over Florida and Tennessee -- two Top 50 RPI opponents -- Auburn could probably afford to lose to LSU in the championship game. But, again, the Tigers need LSU to be there in the title game for two reasons.
First, if it's another team, they could take Auburn's spot as one of the last at-large teams by winning the SEC Tournament. Second, Auburn could likely withstand a loss only if it's to a respected, highly-ranked (in the RPI) team like LSU. There is no one else on that side of the bracket who would be a suitable opponent to which to lose.
So what do you think? Does Auburn has one more weekend of magic left?


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"New Year's Eve" fails to clear even that modest bar, which will come as no surprise to anyone who suffered from its conceptual forebear, "Valentine's Day." Another cobbled-together mash-up of actorly duets, this leaden effort from screenwriter Katherine Fugate and director Garry Marshall sags when it should shimmer, labors clunkily when it should glide and - most unforgivably - plops some otherwise attractive and even talented actors into roles that are completely outside their physical and psychic comfort zone.
So we're subjected to the ignominious tableau of Robert De Niro - Robert De Freaking Niro - lying helplessly in a hospital bed while a nurse played by Halle Berry strokes his hand, presumably out of mutual concern for their once Oscar-winning careers.
Hilary Swank - all teeth and hair - brays unconvincingly through a performance as a young woman in charge of the ball-drop in Times Square, sharing inscrutable confidences with a Manhattan cop played by the rapper Ludacris, whose line readings suggest he was given horse tranquilizers before every take.
Michelle Pfeiffer, in a drab wig and red-rimmed eye makeup, pouts on a motorcycle behind Zac Efron, whose phenomenal physical charms Marshall keeps hidden until the blooper reel in the final credits.
Katherine Heigl, Jon Bon Jovi, Sarah Jessica Parker, Lea Michele, Sofia Vergara and Seth Meyers are here, too, as well as "Valentine's Day" vets Jessica Biel and Ashton Kutcher, the latter of whom spends the entire movie in his pajamas, an apt sartorial metaphor for a production mired in lazy writing, lackadaisical pacing and a sense of entitlement that conjures visions of torches, pitchforks and an Occupy Hollywood tent city in Burbank.
Most insulting of all, the filmmakers insist on inserting bits of moralizing in the movie like so many razor blades in a candy apple, so that midnight in "New Year's Eve" can't just be about romance and giddy anticipation, it has to be about "forgiveness," "second chances" - oh, and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," another fine Warner Bros. product opening soon in a theater near you and prominently cross-promoted in the movie's Times Square sequences.
Clocking in at an unforgivable two hours, "New Year's Eve" perpetrates the same forced jollity, oversize proportions and crass superficiality as the very holiday it so wanly exploits. It's a movie pretending to party but secretly pining for its own pillow (just after the paycheck). Behind all the noisemakers and funny glasses, "New Year's Eve" - and everyone in it - is dead behind the eyes.


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Sam Brownback
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BROWNBACK, Sam Dale, a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Garnett, Kans., September 12, 1956; grew up on his familys farm near Parker, Kans., and graduated from Prairie View High School, Linn County, Kans.; graduated from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kans., in 1979; received law degree from University of Kansas, Lawrence, in 1982; administrator, broadcaster, teacher, attorney and author; Kansas Secretary of Agriculture 1986-1993; White House Fellow detailed to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 1990-1991; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth Congress and began serving January 3, 1995; not a candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in 1996, but was elected to the United States Senate in a special election on November 5, 1996, to the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1999, left vacant by the resignation of Robert Dole; resigned from the House of Representatives on November 27, 1996, retroactive to November 7, 1996, when his Senate service began; reelected in 1998 and again in 2004, and served from November 7, 1996, to January 3, 2011; was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2010; elected governor of Kansas in 2010, and took the oath of office on January 10, 2011.
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Campaign Finance$55,420 Received
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Summaryoverview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
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- Total Spent:
- $93,466
- Cash on Hand:
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Contributions Over Timereflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.
Donor Informationfederal data covers roughly through Q2 2014
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Earmarks$120,188,000 Allocated
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Fiscal Year Amount Description 2010 $8,700,000 Upgrade DCGS 2010 $7,000,000 Hawker Beechcraft Corp: AT-6B Demonstration for ANGRequested by
- Pat Roberts (R-KS),
- Sam Brownback (R-KS),
- and Tiahrt (R-KS)
2010 $6,600,000 Kansas Air National Guard: 190th Air Refueling Wing Squadron Operations FacilityRequested by 2010 $6,100,000 Estes Road Access Control PointRequested by
- Pat Roberts (R-KS),
- Sam Brownback (R-KS),
- Lynn Jenkins (R-KS),
- and Jerry Moran (R-KS)
2010 $6,000,000 Boeing Co: B-52 Tactical Data Link CapabilityRequested by
- Pat Roberts (R-KS),
- Sam Brownback (R-KS),
- and Tiahrt (R-KS)
2010 $4,000,000 Kansas University Cancer Research Equipment (KS)Requested by 2010 $3,200,000 Envision & Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation: Demonstration Project for Contractors Employing Persons with Disabilities 2010 $3,000,000 Aeroflex Inc: Radio Personality Modules for SINCGARS Test Sets 2010 $3,000,000 Kaman Aerospace Corporation--Plastic Fabricating Division: Composite Small Main Rotor BladesRequested by
- Pat Roberts (R-KS),
- Sam Brownback (R-KS),
- Chris Dodd (D-CT),
- and Tiahrt (R-KS)
2010 $3,000,000 National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University: Lightning Protection of CompositesRequested by


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PITTSFIELD -- Police are investigating the apparent drowning of a 2-year-old Pittsfield girl over the weekend, according to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office.
In a news release issued Monday afternoon, the DA said the Pittsfield Police Department received a 911 call at about 3:15 on Saturday afternoon reporting the incident.
Authorities say Raquel Paris, of Victor Street, was found under water in the family swimming pool. Emergency Medical Technicians from Action Ambulance rushed the girl to Berkshire Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
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SOMO Briefing paper: The risks and dangers of liberalisation of services in Africa under EPAs
The European Union (EU) is negotiating with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries for a new free trade agreement: the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). The liberalisation of services and therefore opening the market for foreign investors is part of these negotiations. But experience shows that the liberalisation of services can have a negative impact on poverty eradication. With the EPA negotiations, the EU is pushing African countries to even legally bind themselves to this unfavourable path of development, giving European multinationals more opportunities to make profits.
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Muslim-Jewish-Christian Alliance for 9/11 Truth Who We Are
"The Antichrist has to be Jewish." – Jerry Falwell qtd. In Grace Halsell, Forcing God's Hand
Do you visualize Jesus as a five-star general, opting for the use of nuclear weapons?
"Yes...in fact we can expect that Christ will make the first strike. He will release a new weapon. And this weapon will have the same effects as those caused by a neutron bomb. You read that their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongues shall consume away from their mouths." qtd. In Grace Halsell, Forcing God's Hand
Why Are Christians So Gullible?
by Chuck Baldwin
August 7, 2007
That today's Christians appear to be among the most gullible people on the planet seems to be a gigantic understatement. For example, it was just a couple or three decades ago when the largest and most influential churches in America were pastored by strong Bible men: men who preached hard against sin; men who didn't try to tickle ears and didn't mind stepping on toes; men who were not afraid to call civil and business leaders to account; men who called a spade a spade. Those days are gone.
Today, the largest and most influential churches are pastored by fluff-daisies such as Joel Osteen, Bill Hybels, and Rick Warren: men who preach entertainment evangelism, political correctness, and feel-goodism. Today's largest churches share absolutely nothing in common with America's historic revival-style churches. How can Christians be so gullible to fall for these snake oil salesmen?
Consider, too, how so many Christians seem to consider President George W. Bush's "war on terror" to be bona fide and legitimate. Yet, this escalating and never-ending "war on terror" is doing more to ruin America than anything Osama bin Laden could ever dream about... [continued at http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2007/cbarchive_20070807.html]
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Hello, readers. Here is today's update from the Beaverton-area.
La Provence: Work is continuing on La Provence's new Progress Ridge TownSquare restaurant, with a rough opening set for late July, reports the Oregonian's Anna Marum. The new restaurant will sit on a 4,777-square foot endcap of the TownSquare.
David Sedaris: Author David Sedaris will be at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing June 27 for the paperback edition of "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls." The event will start at 6 p.m. at the book store, located at 3415 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard.
Picnic in the Park: The City of Beaverton shared photos on its Facebook page of the June 20 Picnic in the Park at Whitford Middle School. The gathering was hosted by the Denney Whitford/Raleigh West, Vose and West Slope neighborhoods.
Synchronized Swimming: Members of the Tualatin Hills Synchro synchronized swimming team are headed to the 2014 U.S. eSynchro Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships in Federal Way, Washington. The club is hosting a exhibition event June 26 at the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center at 15707 S.W. Walker Road. A $5 donation is suggested and the exhibition begins at 6:30 p.m.


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Union workers protested the Borgess Health ambulatory care facility development site alleging the company doesn't use local labor on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.
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Here, Jesus made a stop at Olan Mills:
Seriously, though, have you ever stopped to think about what Jesus really looked like? Not what white Europeans wanted him to look like, but what he really DID look like?
Today in church there was a song and along with the song there was a video of Jesus (yeah, who woulda thunk!) looking like a Gucci model. Instead of concentrating on the words of the song, I whispered my musings to Scott and he nodded his head in agreement.
Popular Mechanics magazine featured an article in 2002 about what the scriptures say about Jesus' appearance. They even give us their interpretation of how he looked, which is definitely alot more Jewish looking:
Anyway, just something I was thinking about. When I think of Jesus healing the sick and casting out demons, I think of the white Jesus, the guy who is so attractive the ladies are all scratching their heads, wondering why he's still single.
I suppose in the end it doesn't matter, because God's point in sending Jesus was not to win a beauty contest, but to "seek and save that which was lost."
In reality, Jesus wasn't attractive and people thought he was a loon. I like to think that, if I were lucky enough to be alive during the span of time that Jesus was here on earth, I would have accepted him with open arms. But in all honesty, would I have treated him with the same amount of disdain and distrust he got from most of that society?


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12 Incredible Facts About Canada's Oil Sands
Louis Helbig: www.beautifuldestruction.ca
This is part of our series on the Alberta oil sands.
This week our reporter Robert Johnson is on a mission to explore the third largest source of oil in the world: the Canadian oil sands.
The United States already imports more oil from Canada than anywhere else. But with oil prices on the rise, the controversial oil sands are likely to become even more economically viable, despite experts' warnings about environmental risks.
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Memphis television station WHBQ reported Saturday that her defense team has filed paperwork asking for judicial diversion.
Winkler, 33, currently is free on $750,000 bond, awaiting sentencing. The voluntary manslaughter conviction carries a three to six year sentence, but if diversion were granted it would allow Winkler to serve her sentence on probation.
It also would expunge the conviction from her record.
Matthew Winkler, a 31-year-old preacher at the Fourth Street Church of Christ, was found in the Selmer church parsonage fatally shot in his back in March 2006. One day later, his wife was arrested on the Alabama coast at Orange Beach, driving the family minivan with their three young daughters.
Mary Winkler told jurors that her husband abused her physically and sexually. But she said she did not pull the trigger and the shotgun went off accidentally as she pointed it at him.


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Kobe doesn't quite shine in Turkish soccer show
To understand the logic behind a decision Kobe Bryant might make to play in Italy or somewhere during a protracted NBA lockout, even if the money isn't quite right, check out my latest column delving into Bryant's basketball motivation.
To see Bryant being humbled a bit playing a sport other than his expertise, check out the video below from one of his appearances this week during his Nike promotional tour of Europe. Bryant fancies himself a decent soccer player, but daughter Natalia might've been able to do better than he did against Turkey's Galatasaray goalkeeper Ufuk Ceylan.
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Toll caps
What outrageous ploy is the Port Authority trying on us now? Surely it knows that a $4 increase will fail, and it will acquiesce to half that.
But what about Gov. Chris Christie's 2 percent tax increase cap for homeowners? Why isn't the same in place for government agencies? A $4 increase is a 50 percent hike. And for what? The Hudson River crossings have not been, nor will be, upgraded in any way.
John Yessis, Midland Park
Different memory
A Reader Forum writer suggested that Democrats did not compromise when they controlled both the houses of Congress and were able to pass Obamacare and other spending bills ("Feel the sting," Aug. 10). Actually, I remember it differently.
From what I remember, it was Republicans who were unwilling to compromise, even then. The key feature of the Democrats' health care reform was the public option, which was dropped as a compromise very early on. What remained of the health care reform was a very centrist approach, mostly based on Republican ideas from past debates, a proof of which is Mitt Romney's health care reform currently working in Massachusetts. President Obama wanted a compromise, and that is the reason that he invited both sides for a debate, but Republicans would hear none of it and were hellbent on killing it.
It was only because of Republicans' uncompromising stand that the bill was finally passed the way it was.
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After sitting in Shore traffic for an inordinate number of hours on the Garden State Parkway — which we pay for the privilege of using — a thought came to me that is so simple and basic, I'm surprised it's not a law already. Because a lot of the traffic is people who have rented a place for the week, have odd numbered properties change over on Saturday, even numbered properties change over on Sunday. This would even the flow considerably and save thousands of gallons of gas.
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Multi-disciplinary Treatment for Patients Experiencing First Episode of Psychosis
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
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If you're like most people, the words "rocking chair" probably conjure up images of an old wooden porch chair with a grandmother not too far off in the distance. The stereotype couldn't be further from truth with this collection of modern rockers, sure to please even the most radical modernist.
Royal Bird Rocking Chair 1 of 15A perfect nursery room rocker handmade using recycled wood.
Cradle Rocking Chair 2 of 15This rocker offers a perfect spot to curl up and forget about your worries of the day.
Sway Rocking Chair 3 of 15A rocking chair big enough for two.
Relaxer by Verner Panton 4 of 15An iconic rocker originally designed in 1974 by Verner Panton.
Kola Rocking Chair 5 of 15Winner of the prestigious GOOD DESIGN award, the seat of this rocker is created from 100% recycled polyester.
Letzi Rocker 6 of 15A modern rocker designed by Martin Fischer and Daniel Gafner.
Pelicano Rocking Chair 7 of 15This beautiful rocker was the last creation of the French designer Michel Arnoult, one of the fathers of Ready-To-Assemble furniture and flat packaging in 1950s.
Mademoiselle Rocking Chair 8 of 15A playful rocker from Artek that was originally designed in 1956.
Wishbone Rocking Chair 9 of 15Designer Toby Howes came up with the idea for this walnut & maple rocker while playing with pipe cleaners.
SP210 Rocking Chair by Shawn Place 10 of 15Each piece of this eco-friendly rocker is hand-built by Canadian designer/craftsman Shawn Place.
Reel Rocker 11 of 15This rocking chair is made from the giant wooden wheels and other industrial scraps. The discs are held together with hemp rope, creating a flexible seat that forms to the sitter's body. It has three different positions: forward, leaning back and lounging. The stops can also be removed for freestyle rocking.
Kids-Rock 12 of 15A child-size rocking chair made of a solid oak frame with a rubber seat available in yellow, pink, blue, lime green and tomato.
Gaivota Rocking Chair 13 of 15This rocker by Brazilian designer Reno Bonzon has been the recipient of countless awards.
Rocker Side Chair 14 of 15A design classic that works well in any setting.
Hi Ho Rocking Horse 15 of 15This fun yet stylish take on the traditional child's rocking horse is made for grown-ups.
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The Penn Traffic Co. announced today it is closing its Penny Curtiss commercial bakery, effective immediately.
The closing means 160 employees are out of a job. Workers affected by the closing will be given severance and benefits based on collective bargaining agreements, company officials said.
Penn Traffic, based in Syracuse, operates P&C Foods and other supermarket chains. The company blamed the closure on "nationwide overcapacity" in the baked-goods market and a major baking contract with discount grocer Aldi it lost in August.
The bakery also was at the center of a scandal. In 2005, Michael J. Lawler, the former director of operations at Penny Curtiss, admitted in federal court that he defrauded Penn Traffic's stockholders by overstating earnings by $11 million over three years.
Lawler gave inflated sales figures, reduced expense figures, inflated inventory numbers and other false information that made Penny Curtiss and Penn Traffic look more profitable than they were, he admitted in his written plea agreement.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the parent agency of the National Weather Service, came out with its national outlook for the winter of 2008-09 yesterday, and it's pretty vague --- as it pretty much needs to be.
A big reason for that is the absence of either an El Nino or La Nina in the Pacific basin for this winter. Without either, the season's weather will necessarily be more determined by smaller, more short-term atmospheric features, like the North Atlantic Oscillation, for instance, which is currently in a negative phase and keeping us here in the New York metro area (as well as locales much farther afield) quite chilly, as you may have noticed.
As the above graphic indicates, while cities like, say, Texarkana can reasonably expect a mild winter if this outlook is accurate, we here on Staten Island are looking at a better chance of a more variable season. The same goes for precipitation. We shall see.
This weekend's weather is a considerably easier call. With a minor disturbance pulling out today, we can expect a chance of flurries this morning, but otherwise clearing skies as the afternoon progresses. Temperatures will remain pretty much as cold as they've been lately, with a forecast high around 40 today.
The weekend will be high and dry, with lots of sunshine, but the departing disturbance will only serve to reinforce the already cold air. Indeed, our projected high temp for Saturday is only 34; this is normal for the depths of winter in coldest January. By Sunday we should warm up --- all the way to 43.
Yesterday's extreme temperatures in the contiguous United States --- High: 88 at Imperial, Calif.; Low: 1 at Jamestown, N.D.


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Lizzy Dzuro scored 11 points and Ally Herrring had nine to lead Spotswood to a 41-29 victory over Highland Park in Spotswood.
Jessica Meagher, Gwynn Marotta and Jill Reed all contributed four points in the victory for Spotswood. Highland Park was keyed by Dierra Doyle and Lexus Blocker, who finished with eight points each.


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The second form instructs the server to write the next backup data stream to cartridge number <ins-cart>, starting at file number <ins-file>. This is useful, if for some reason you want to take out the cartridge which is currently inside the drive and continue on a different tape or at the beginning of the tape you have put in instead. Note, that it usually causes problems, if you try to write at a tape position, that is not at the end of the last file, that has been written to tape. So set the <ins-file> number only to a value different from 1, if you really know, that this is the end of the used tape area. In other words, if n files are on tape, set <ins-file> to n+1. So if you don't know n, you're better off starting to write at the beginning of a new tape entering the appropriate cartis-command. To find out, what the server is thinking, which cartridge is currently inside the drive, you can give the command afclient -q on any client. If the value, that is printed out, does not reflect the reality, you have to inform the backup server about this fact via this command entering both forms of this command. The first form with the real cartridge number and the second one with the next cartridge number and a 1 as file number. Then the next backup goes to the next cartridge. You may also set the next backup writing position to the current file number on the correct cartridge. To find out, where the server side intents to write the next backup, enter the command afclient -Q on any client.
It makes sense to check the consistency from time to time, if the backup server has the right idea of the current cartridge.