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Volume 18 Issue 16 | September 09 - 15, 2005
In Memory of 9/11
What Comes After: Cities, Art and Recovery As Downtown New York City rebuilds, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council believes in providing a large-scale opportunity for the public to engage in international exchanges about how others have recovered from tragedy and how arts and culture help rebuild the life fabric of urban centers. During the fourth anniversary weekend of September 11th, international artists, performers, writers, architects, lawyers, scholars, activists and community & political leaders from a range of contexts that have been directly affected and transformed by violence will convene. The events will take place Sept. 8-11. For detailed information on locations and times, visit www.lmcc.net/recovery.
9/11 Living Memorial Project Septembers Mission Foundation will hold a Public Outreach Meeting for the 9/11 Living Memorial. The meeting will be a public forum to explain the proposed architecture for deployment of the 9/11 Living Memorial and to solicit comments. All members of the public are invited to attend. Wed., Sept 7. Two meetings, from Noon - 2pm and 4-6pm. West-Park Presbyterian Church, 165 W. 86 St. at Amsterdam. www.911livingmemorial.org.
River to River Festival
Hudson River Festival Enjoy various musical performances as part of the Hudson River Festival. Free.
Cortijos Tribe - Updating Puerto Ricos musical folklore with todays urban, bilingual and bicultural funky, hiphop style, Zon del Barrio is joined by renowned singer and composer Torruellas. Wed., Aug. 31 at 7pm. Wagner Park.
Ray Castro Y Conjunto Clasico - Respected for maintaining the traditions of its Puerto Rican and Afro-Cuban roots, this top notch ensemble has played all over the globe to critical acclaim. Thurs., Sept. 8 at 7pm. Wagner park.
Seaport Music Festival Enjoy special live music performances. South Street Seaport, Pier 17. 212-SEAPORT. Free.
Ted Leo - Ted Leo returns to the Seaport for his 4th appearance, making this last night of the season an incredible one. This show will go later than usual with special performances from Manchesters I Am Kloot and New Yorks Tigers and Monkeys. Fri., Aug. 26 from 7-9pm.
Blues BBQ & Fireworks Festival - Hear music by Kenny Neal & Billy Branch, Corey Harris, Guitar Shorty, Candye Kane & Hubert Sumlin. Sun., Aug. 28 from 2-9pm. Pier 54.
Take Me to the River Check below for upcoming events.
RiverFlicks - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Rated PG. Fri., Aug. 26 at 8:30pm. Pier 25.
Battery Park City Neighbors and Parents Association
free for senior citizens Free shopping trips to Pathmark for Senior Citizens every Thurs. There are two van pick-up spots at 8:45am on River Terrace across from Pan Latin and at 9am on South End Ave. & Rector Place. The van leaves Pathmark at 11am for the return trip to BPC. Sponsored by BPCNPA and the Downtown Alliance. For reservations, please contact Ella Reape at 212-945-2197.
Battery Park City Parks Conservancy
212-267-9700 www.bpcparks.org
Sunset Jam on the Hudson Djembe and conga drums, bells, shakers and sticks await you at these sunset drumming circles led by master drummers Mary Knysh and Maguette Camara. Every Friday in August from 6:30-8:30pm. Wagner Park. Free. 212-267-9700.
Garden Tour Horticulturist Dana Anders will lead a tour through Rockefeller Park as the last plants of the season begin blooming alongside summers roses. Thurs., Sept. 8 from 12:30-1:30pm. Rockefeller Park. Free. 212-267-9700.
Canine College Victoria Wells and her firm Behave Yourself will offer an obedience class for urban dogs. The class will focus on developing the basic manners necessary for all canine New Yorkers. Dogs will learn such commands as sit, down, stay, off, come and leave that garbage in the gutter where it belongs. They will also learn good behavior such as not barking at guests, not jumping on people and walking without pulling. Tuesdays, Sept. 6 - Oct. 18 from 6:30-7:30pm. South Dog Run at Third Place. $350. 212-267-9700. Limited enrollment.
Weekly programs Special adult programming for the summer months will be offered thru Oct. 31. Check here weekly for upcoming events. Groups do not meet on Sat., Sept 3 & Oct 8 and Mon., Sept 5 & Oct 10.
Lunch Hour Backgammon & Chess - Take a break from work and enjoy these lunchtime strategy games with the guidance of Chess Master Alex Rasic and backgammon aficionado Andy Rubien. Mon. & Tues. from Noon - 1:30pm. Upper Room, access Albany St.
Womens Basketball - Join other women for basketball. Referee and balls provided. Mon. from 6-7:30pm. Rockefeller Park, access Chambers St.
Elements of Nature Drawing - In the gardens of Wagner Park, participants create works of art in a variety of media. Wed. from 11:30am - 1:30pm. Wagner Park, access Battery Place. $5 per class. Materials provided.
Figure Al Fresco - A traditional figure drawing class for beginners and advanced students. Wed. from 3-5pm. South Cove, access W. Thames St. $5 per class. Materials provided.
Volleyball After Work - Join other adults for volleyball. Scorekeeper and balls provided. No experience necessary. Wed. from 6-7:30pm. Esplanade Plaza.
Tai Chi - Learn the ancient Chinese martial art with master Alex Hing. No experience necessary. Thurs. from 4-5pm. Also Fri. from 8:30-9:30am. $5 per class. Rockefeller Park, access Chambers St.
100 Broadway, 212-964-1988
Fiction Book Group All who have read the book Aloft by Chang Rae Lee are welcome to join in the discussion. Tues., Aug. 30 at 6pm. The book will be discounted 20% for the month of August.
James Surowiecki The author will discuss his book The Wisdom of Crowds. Wed., Sept. 7 at 1pm.
Marian Fontana The author will discuss her book A Widows Walk. Fri., Sept. 9 at 1pm.
The Hallmark of Battery Park City Retirement Community
455 North End Avenue 917-522-1318
caregiver support group Every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month from 6:30 - 8:15pm. Co-sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association.
Joyce Gold History Tours
www.nyctours.com 212-242-5762
Tribeca walking Tour This once gritty light-industrial district gives way to residential loft conversions and hot spots of food, film and design artistry. Sun., Sept. 11 at 1pm. Meet at Duane Park, Duane & Hudson Sts. $12.
South Street Seaport
Fulton and South Streets www.southstseaport.org
Port of New York Examine the harbors use throughout history as you sail its waters with a museum marine educator. Learn how the Port of New York was critical to the citys development as a city center. Sat., Aug. 27 from 1-3pm. Meet at the Visitors Center on Pier 16 by 12:30pm. $30 adults; $25 students & seniors; $20 kids. Call for reservations. 212-748-8786.
Book Talk Come for the monthly New York Review of Science Fiction Reading Series event, curated and produced by Jim Freund. Tues., Sept. 6 at 7pm. Melville Gallery, 213 Water St., bet. Fulton & Beekman. $5 suggested donation. 212-748-8735.
Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty stands as a powerful symbol of freedom to all. But whats her story? Listen to Liberty Rising by Pegi Deitz Shea. Create your own artistic tribute to the legendary lady as a souvenir of your day. Sat., Sept. 10 from 1-4pm. Museum, 12 Fulton St. Free with museum admission. 212-748-8758.
Tuesday Evening Hour
49 Fulton St.
View from the Bridge Slideshow lecture on driving the Queen Mary 2 with Ben Lyons, Merchant Marine Officer, travel writer and photographer. Tues., Sept. 6 at 6:30pm. $2 donation.
Wall Street Rising Downtown Information Center
25 Broad Street 212-425-INFO firstname.lastname@example.com www.downtowninfocenter.org
Harlem Is... Exhibit View an exhibit celebrating the rich history and culture of Harlem. Created by Community Works with the LMCC and the Harlem Arts Alliance. Thru Sept. 30. Open Mon. - Fri. from 11am - 7pm.
Yamuna Studio
132 Perry Street www. yamunastudio.com 212-633-2143
Free Dancers Workshop Yamuna Body Rolling helps heal and prevent injuries. With small balls specially designed by Yamuna Zake, you can roll out every muscle group and free your bodys restrictions. You will elongate your individual muscles, increase your flexibility and help keep your body properly aligned. Workshop is offered the third Saturday of the month to professional dancers from 4-6pm. Please RSVP the Friday before and present proper identification.
Museum of Chinese in the Americas
70 Mulberry St., 2nd floor
Experience Chinatown Discover the history and experience the energy of one of New York Citys oldest neighborhoods with a guided walking tour. Get an inside look at what life was like and what it is currently like as guides lead you through historic streets. Tours will be conducted in English. Sat., Sept. 3 & 17 from 1-2:30pm. $12; $8 members; $6 students/seniors; Free for kids 5 and under. Reservations required. 212-619-4785.
Chinatown Eateries The earliest Chinese eateries in New York catered to the needs of Chinatowns turn-of-the-century bachelor society. Over time, however, the restaurants changed to reflect the neighborhoods immigrant populations and needs. This walking tour will trace the ways in which these eateries have both reflected and shaped the community. Sat., Aug. 27 and Sept. 10 & 24 from 1-2:30pm. $12; $8 members; $6 students/seniors; Free for kids 5 and under. Reservations required. 212-619-4785.
Archivist of the Yellow Peril A seminal collection of Americana that both demonizes and humanizes the Asian American community. Thru Dec. 31. Opening reception is Tues., Sept. 6 from 6-8pm.
DFN Gallery
176 Franklin Street, bet. Greenwich & Hudson Streets.
Animal Tales The summer group exhibition featuring paintings, drawings and photographs of mans contemporary relationships with animals. Thru Sept 2.
Franklin 54 Gallery
54-56 Franklin St., bet. Broadway & Lafayette 212-732-0009 www.artnet.com/franklin54.html
Contemporary Fine Art This month Franklin 54 Gallery is hosting a group show of contemporary fine art by gallery artists. This is the perfect chance to view the variety of excellent paintings the gallery has to offer from realism to abstract, mixed media to minimalism. The gallery will be open by appointment only in August.
Governors Island
Former Military Base For more than 200 years, Governors Island was off-limits serving as an American military base from 1800 to 1997. Today, visitors can explore the Governors Island National Historic Landmark District, featuring fortifications, arsenal buildings and residences dating back to the early 1800s. For ferry tickets, pricing and hours, visit www.govisland.com or www.nps.gov/gois or call 212-440-2202. Thru Sept. 3. Weekday Historic District Tours are available Tues. - Fri.
Rum & The American Revolution Author Ian Williams will read and sign his book Rum: A Social & Sociable History of the Real Spirit of 1776. Learn about the role of rum in the American Revolution and Prohibition. Sat., Sept. 3 at 3:30pm. Pershing Hall.
Museum of the American Indian
One Bowling Green 212-514-3700 www.americanindian.si.edu
George Catlin and His indian gallery George Catlins celebrated depictions of the Native peoples of the American Plains will be on view including more than 100 portraits, landscapes and scenes of tribal life. Thru Sept. 5.
Spiderwoman Theater Retrospective A retrospective of the longest running womens theater company in North America. Original video sections from signature works, personal video interviews, archival and performance video footage, photos and memorabilia will be included in the exhibition. Thru Sept. 5.
gallery discussion Every Mon. - Fri. come for an informal gallery discussion with one of the museums cultural interpreters. Rotunda, 2nd floor. 2pm.
Mela Foundation
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor (between Franklin & White Sts.) 212-925-8270
Dream House: Seven + Eight Years Of Sound And Light Composer La Monte Young and visual artist Marian Zazeela produce a collaborative sound and light environment utilizing concepts of structural symmetry. Thursdays and Saturdays from 2pm until midnight. $4 contribution.
New York Downtown Hospital
170 Williams Street http://bei-jing.tripod.com
The Stillness of Nature A special photography exhibit featuring works by Dr. Rex H. Wu. Proceeds from sold artwork will benefit the Outpatient Department. Thru Sept. 22. Hospital Main Lobby.
Ritz-Carlton Plaza
Battery Park
art on the plaza Creative Time will present a 9-ton camouflage curtain entitled Look and See by Jim Hodges. The piece will fuse reflections of viewers with the opposing landscape raising questions about identity and nature. Thru Oct. 30.
Sunshine Factory Cafe and Gallery
11 Essex Street 212-420-7240
A Cast of Characters View a vibrant selection of comic and comic-inspired artwork by twenty contemporary artists who use comic imagery to depict a diverse array of real and imaginary characters. Continues thru Sept. 5.
Tribeca Gallery Association
second wednesday nights The galleries of the Tribeca Gallery Association will offer an open gallery night on Wed., Sept. 14 from 6-8pm. Participating galleries include: Art in General, 79 Walker St; Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts,13 Jay St; DFN Gallery, 176 Franklin St; Franklin 54 Gallery, 54-56 Franklin St; Gigantic Art Space, 59 Franklin St; Latin Collector, 153 Hudson St; MELA Foundation, 275 Church St; and Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art, 86 Walker St.
The World Financial Center
Homeland Security Garden A public art installation by Korean-born conceptual artist Chang-Jin Lee investigating the complex issues of safety, security and personal freedom in the post 9/11 world. For most of the year, the artist has worked with 200 participants who have donated mundane items relating to their personal notion of safety. Artworks have been created from the objects and will be displayed on pedestals arranged like a 19th-century garden maze. Winter Garden.
Time Translations Video artist Nell Breyer will project beautiful, momentary drawings on the walls of the southern pedestrian bridge at Liberty Street in The World Financial Center. Images will be composed of live video footage of passers-by juxtaposed with pedestrian movement recorded seconds, minutes or days before. Thru Sept. 30. Southern pedestrian bridge at Liberty St.
Chelsea Piers
Main Plaza, Pier 62, 23rd Street and the Hudson River
Music at the piers Free outdoor summer concert series every weekend thru the end of September. Local bands ranging in style from jazz and blues to country and Latin will perform. Main Plaza, Pier 62, 23rd St. and the Hudson River. Noon - 4pm.
Sat., Aug. 27: Mary Lamont
Sun., Aug. 28 & Sat., Sept. 3: Tom Stinson Jazz Group
Sun., Sept. 4: Chuck Braman Jazz Group
134 Reade Street 212-941-9401
jazz brunch Join The Tony DiGregorio Trio as they perform original compositions and the music of Duke, Django, Monk, Mulligan and more. No Cover. No Minimum. Every Sunday from 1- 4pm.
live jazz The jazz group Rifftide, with Bryant DuPre and Roman Ivanoff, performs each Monday from 7 -10 pm. No cover.
Knitting Factory NYC
74 leonard st
www.knittingfactory.com 212-219-3006
Upcoming Shows Aug. 30: Koufax . Aug. 31: The Sharp Things & Solar Face. Sept. 1: Blue Ghost night Rye Coalition, Federation X & Shellshag .
Metropolital Talents
ABC One of those groups who come along once a decade to effect a paradigm shift in the way music is heard and made , moving music forward. Sat., Sept. 9 at 8pm. Canal Room, 285 W. Broadway. $30 advance, $35 day of show. Order tickets at Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 212-307-7171.Canal Room box office 212-941-8100. Ages 21+. www.abcmartinfry.com.
Shooting Star Theater
40 Peck Slip at the South Street Seaport 718-852-7773
Bass & Voice at the Seaport Jazz standards celebrating love and loss featuring Ricky Quinn, Barbara Winfield and Dor Green. Bob Cunningham on bass. Fri. & Sat., Aug. 26 & 27 and Sept. 9 & 10 at 7pm. $10. 201-432-3902.
Forever Foolish A return engagement of the cabaret evening with New Yorks newest diva Anita Brown singing spicy, sexy and serious songs her friends wrote sprinkled with a few chosen words on life, love and happiness. Presented by Montauk Theater Productions in association with RACCA Seaport Salon. Thurs., Sept. 1 at 8pm. $20. 718-852-7773.
Trinity Church
Broadway and Wall Street 212-602-0747
Free Summer Music Festival The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will present Brahms Serenade Op. 11 and Dvoraks Nocturne No. 40. Thurs., Sept. 1 at 1pm.
Collective: Unconscious
279 Church Street at White Street For tickets: 212-279-4488 or www.FringeNYC.org
Tarot Reading: Love, Sex and Mommy Who is one to turn to for advice on sex, love and relationships? In Tarot Reading, Kimberlee Auerbach connects her life to the fateful tarot cards as she relives her hilarious and heartbreaking revelations. Sat., Aug. 27 at Noon. $15.
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors A commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that examines how the fear that terrorism generates can be almost as debilitating as its carnage. Sun., Aug. 28 at 4:15pm. $15. Part of the New York International Fringe Festival.
The Flea Theatre
41 White St., bet. Broadway & Church 212-279-4488 www.FringeNYC.org
Pipe Dreams A one person show that proves that even pipe dreams do come true. Part of the New York International Fringe Festival. Thru Aug. 28. $15.
Mazer Theater
197 E. Broadway, entrance at Jefferson St. 212-279-4488 www.FringeNYC.org
Legend of the Gypsy Bride The 15-member Sacred Clowns Performance Orchestra assumes all the roles in this play, unfolding an exciting and electric evening of sensorial theatre. The story follows an alcoholic writer who stumbles upon a band of quarrelsome Gypsies under a highway in Queens. Sat., Aug. 27 at 4:30pm. $15.
Shooting Star Theater
40 Peck Slip at the South Street Seaport 718-852-7773
William : Legend of Billie Holiday Enjoy a reading of Dor Greens one act play. Sat., Aug. 27 at 3pm. Donation requested. 201-432-3902.
Linda Means to Wait Back by popular demand. Written by and starring Linda Sithole. As Linda waits for startling news, she relives her childhood as a South African immigrant determined to fit in on Pill Hill, Chicago. Presented by RACCA Seaport Salon in association with Montauk Theatre Productions. Sun., Aug. 28 at 5pm. $20. Free if your name is Linda. 917-239-6690.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld today recognized Arizona State University's Sustainable Cities Network in a ceremony on campus today. The Pacific Southwest Region's 2012 Green Government Award was presented to Anne Reichman, Program Manager for the Sustainable Cities Network at ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability.
"EPA applauds the Sustainable Cities Network and its work to bridge the gap between the university's research and communities working to advance solar and renewable energy, mitigate urban heat islands, and deal with water challenges associated with a changing climate," said Blumenfeld. "The dialogue fostered by the Network is crucial to the development of a green future for Arizona."
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Column: A cartel by any other name still a cartel
The cartel formerly known as the Bowl Championship Series has
changed its name.
Because nothing says college football playoff better than, well,
College Football Playoff.
Yeah, it's unimaginative. The capital letters are pretentious,
too. But tell me you don't envy the marketing consultants who were
called in and practically dared to give the old BCS crowd a dose of
their own medicine.
Consultant A: "How about the SEC Championship?"
Consultant B: "Just because they won the last seven doesn't
mean they'll win the next seven. Besides, it's already taken."
Consultant C: "The Grifters?"
Consultant B: "Same problem."
Five minutes of silence ensues.
Consultant A: "I got it. How about college football
Consultant B: "Hmmm. Short, and to the point, but let's make it
caps. OK? We're unanimous, then? … Good, call room service and
have them send up lunch."
Consultant A: "Just so it looks like we actually did something
for all that money?"
Consultant B: "Exactly. Because game recognizes game."
In fairness, there's plenty to like about the redesign. Most
important, after two decades or so of ignoring public opinion, the
blazers who hijacked college football's postseason have finally
agreed to some semblance of a playoff.
For another thing, those dreaded capital letters NCAA are still
nowhere to be found. And for a third, there will be seven big games
instead of five, and with both semifinals and four other major
bowls scheduled for New Year's Eve or New Year's Day, the sport is
reclaiming what used to be its best day of the year.
But the downside is considerable, too. It still concentrates too
much money and even more power in the hands of too few. By
effectively gutting what used to be the Big East, the commissioners
of the five remaining power conferences – SEC, ACC, Big 10, Pac-12
and Big 12 – will be able to reserve even more slots in big-paying
bowls for their league members, and take home an even bigger share
of the extra loot a playoff system brings in.
Plus, chances that an outlier like Boise State, or a team from
the Mid-American or Sun Belt conferences, would get a title shot,
or even a slot in one of other payday games, aren't much better
than they were under the previous system. Even if the hush money
they'll receive to forget about anti-trust challenges might make it
a little easier to take.
There's also the matter of choosing a selection committee to
decide which teams wind up in the playoffs. The same cabal will
have a disproportionate say in that matter, too. So far, they've
hinted at something modeled after the committee that picks the
teams for the NCAA basketball tournament – made up of conference
commissioners and athletic directors – but with far less
That much should have been apparent when Big 12 commissioner Bob
Bowlsby said one aim of the redesign was to come up with something
"more like the Masters than NASCAR." While most of us thought
that reflected a desire to distance corporate sponsorship from the
new name, what the good-old boy network probably had in mind was a
dozen or so guys in blazers deciding things pretty much as they
Speaking of misdirection, there's already a website up and
running, www.collegefootballplayoff.com, encouraging visitors to
cast their votes on a new logo. Above the four choices is the
slogan, "It's Your Playoff. It's Your Choice." Of course, if
there was really any truth in advertising, that slogan would have
included a third sentence: "But it's still our money."
The odd thing is that the really good news for fans of the game
came in a much-less publicized move Tuesday at the same Pasadena,
Calif., hotel. It was an announcement by ACC commissioner John
Swofford that league members had agreed to sign over their TV
rights to the conference through 2027, effectively shutting off any
more realignment of conferences for the foreseeable future. Three
of the five other major players – the Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12 –
already have similar agreements in place, and while the SEC hasn't
asked its schools to do the same, the league is so rich that
chances any member would bolt are about the same as Alabama coach
Nick Saban taking a day off from work.
If nothing else, that signals the almost-certain end of a
chaotic era. The big-name schools and conferences won't be playing
musical chairs, or shuffling rivalries like Michigan-Ohio State all
over the schedule to squeeze out a few extra bucks. There's already
a name for that, and it won't require marketing consultants to find
it. It's called a truce, and even more than a playoff, it means the
game will be healthy once again – or at least until the next cash
grab comes along.
Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated
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Josh and Terra Cahill are not your typical parents. While they haven't been christened into parenthood in the traditional sense, they are very much Mom and Dad to three little children on another continent.
"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around – and why his parents will always wave back."
– William D. Tammeus
Josh and Terra Cahill are not your typical parents.
While they haven't been christened into parenthood in the traditional sense, they are very much Mom and Dad to three little children on another continent.
The couple, currently taking steps toward adopting two girls and one boy from Uganda, are literally on pins and needles, waiting to bring their precious bundles of joy back to St. James.
"It will be after Aug. 15," said Josh, who sat next to Terra, hands in his lap, while his wife smiled, interrupting him intermittently with excitement.
"It will be about six or seven months," she said. "We've had to remodel our house, so that we have three bedrooms."
Josh added, "We've had to childproof stuff too, and there's nothing worse than trying to get a spoon for your cereal and being denied by a little plastic tab."
The Cahills, who both work for the St. James school system, are awaiting their court date, which requires them to become legal guardians of the children in Uganda.
From there, they will be required to finish the paperwork at the U.S. Embassy, which will be a three-week process.
The three children are orphans currently under the care of their oldest sibling.
"It's really all been just a 'God thing' for everything to fall into place," Terra said.
The idea to adopt the children came from Ashley Redburn, whose affiliation with the ministry Sole Hope led the Cahills to the children.
In the interim, Josh and Terra have been in correspondence with the family and have used Skype to talk to the children.
"It's killing us not to be over there with them, but it's definitely teaching us patience," Terra said. "Our faith is growing."
Josh added, "The first thing they said was, 'We love you, Mommy and Daddy,' and we just kind of melted."
The family is also hosting a tea party to help raise funds for the trip to Uganda.
Anyone who would like to attend the event or simply donate, email email@example.com, or they can show up the day of at the event and get tickets.
Tax deductible contributions can mailed to: Trinity Episcopal Church, 120 East Scioto St., St. James MO, 65559 and memo "Cahill Adoption."


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$150,000 award for Warrior Football Summer School Scholarship programUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Waterhouse Charitable Trust has awarded $150,000 to support the UH Warrior Football Summer School Scholarship program which funds summer school session costs including fees, tuition, housing and meals.
"We are most grateful to the Waterhouse Charitable Trust for providing our student athletes with an important opportunity to succeed academically and graduate on time," said Nā Koa Football Club Executive Director, Kimberly Fujiuchi. Nā Koa Football Club is the official booster club supporting the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Warrior Football Program.
The UH Warrior Football Summer School Scholarship program helps student-athletes succeed academically and on the field. The NCAA has eligibility requirements for incoming freshmen and current student-athletes requiring performance levels in core courses as well as minimum credit hours. Summer school enables players to keep on track to reach their number one goal of graduating from college while allowing them to meet NCAA requirements and remain eligible to play.
"The UH Warrior Football Summer School Scholarship Program allows Warrior Football players to balance school and participation in athletics," said Football Coach Norman Chow. "The program is especially important to students majoring in the sciences who may not be able to complete difficult lab courses during the busy season when they are frequently traveling. The summer program also allows transfer students an opportunity to catch up and make progress toward their degree." Chow concluded, "For incoming freshmen the summer school program is especially key to helping students make a smooth transition from high school to college, and ease into the demanding life of a collegiate athlete."
The goal of the UH Warrior Football Summer School Scholarship Program is to graduate all of its football players in 5 years or less and maximize players' eligibility. The timing of the summer program coincides with the two summer sessions offered by UH Mānoa's Outreach College and includes summer courses in UH Mānoa's summer Cross and Extension terms.
"I'd like to thank my team at Waterhouse - Carrie Wong, Sam Cooke, Mike Irish, Allan Kitagawa and Bob Sasaki for all the work they do to help us make meaningful philanthropic investments in our community," said Chairman of Waterhouse, Inc. Stanley Mukai. He continued, "The UH Warrior Football Program enriches our community, and we are very pleased to be able to support the players in this important way."
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2017 All-Ireland Football and Hurling finalists and rivals, Dublin's Paul Flynn; Mayo's Aidan O'Shea; Galway's Gearoid McInerney, and Waterford's Austin Gleeson front this year's Coca-Cola Designated Driver campaign.
The aim of the 2017 Designated Driver campaign is to encourage people across the island of Ireland to give the 'Gift of a Lift' to friends and loved-ones this Christmas, by staying sober on nights out to ensure they get home safely.
As we all struggle to find the perfect gift for loved ones at Christmas, one of the most appreciated gestures you can give to family and friends is a 'gift of lift', so they can enjoy all the fun of Christmas and get home hassle-free.
To support these selfless designated drivers this season, Coca-Cola will once again offer two free drinks from the Coca-Cola range or an alcohol-free 'Coketail' that can be redeemed in participating bars and restaurants across Ireland and Northern Ireland.
This year Coca-Cola is also making it even easier for designated drivers to claim their free drinks - with digital vouchers that can be stored in the mobile wallet app on their smart phones.
The vouchers are available by free texting Coca-Cola to 50015 in Republic of Ireland and 80800 in Northern Ireland throughout the holiday season. You can also scan a QR code displayed in participating bars and restaurants around the region, making it as easy as possible to redeem your vouchers on your night out!
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Celtic defender Efe Ambrose has told Goal.com his club is in Portugal for an outright win against Benfica to boost their chances of advancing to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The current SPL leaders arrived Portugal on Monday and are poised for Tuesday's match at the Estadio da Luz with the assurance that all points would put them on the brink of qualification for the round of 16.
Ambrose said that Celtic was in Portugal to prove a point that they could compete at the highest level and that their victory and spectacular performance over Barcelona was no fluke.
"We arrived in Portugal early on Monday. We are ready for Benfica and our mission is to go all out for the three points at stake to brighten our chances of qualification," Ambrose told Goal.com.
"We need to show the world that our victory over Barcelona was not accidental hence our resolution to storm Portugal with the ultimate aim of gaining the entire points and putting Scottish football on the world's map for the right reasons," Ambrose expressed.
The Nigeria defensive ace also stressed that he was enjoying life in Glasgow and would continue to relish his good form for club and country.
Celtic are second with seven points from four matches behind Barcelona who are two points ahead. Benfica and Russia's Spartak Moscow occupy the last two positions in Group G.


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Anthax's Scott Ian is Happy With 'Worship Music'
It's been a rough couple of days for Anthrax, as the rhythm section has had to leave their current tour temporarily. Drummer Charlie Benante's mother is terminally ill, and she just so happens to be bassist Frank Bello's grandmother, so her son and grandson have put business on the backburner to be by her side, rightfully so. But it was also a rough couple of years for the band before popular vocalist Joey Belladonna returned to the fold, with new album 'Worship Music' sitting on the shelf after initially being recorded with singer Dan Nelson. Despite all the things that have happened with the album, guitarist Scott Ian is very happy with the end result.
In a chat with U Weekly, Ian said, "It just felt really good to have worked so hard on something for a period of time to finally see it come to fruition definitely felt good." But it was more than just getting the album done and out for the fans. The band is truly thrilled with the product it put forth.
Ian continued, "More importantly, to have made the record we made … to be so happy with the record we made, that was the most important thing. I don't really care how long it takes to work on something as long as it's right … as long as it's correct and as long as we're happy with it. That's really all I care about."
Ian also sounded off a bit about the Occupy movement, and about performing once again with ex-Anthrax singer John Bush, who made a cameo at those Metallica 30th anniversary shows in December. Ian recalled being on stage with Bush, saying he didn't really notice Bush's exact location on the stage since they weren't side by side again!
"The only time I knew I was near him is 'cause he'd run past me and whip me in the butt with his fingers," Ian said. "He does this whip thing with his fingers so I'd know that John had just past me by." That sounds dangerous – a "whip thing!"


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I've only recently found FreeTube, which has been going for a while now. It offers lots of TV channels free over the Internet (funded by unintrusive ads). This is a review of FreeTube (cum tutorial or howto introduction, though it's very easy to use).
As the site puts it: "you can watch tv online for free - no fees, no downloads, no time limits!... FreeTube eliminates the necessity for any expensive hardware or monthly subscription costs and provides you with free streaming television and video on demand. Essentially, you are to use your computer as if it were a TV, without the hassle of installing any special software or purchasing expensive hardware or satellites."
System requirementsMost people with relatively modern systems will be able to watch free TV programmes over the internet via FreeTube. You just need:
- a computer with minimum resolution 800x600, and of course a Net connection (the faster the better),
- some browser plugins which most of us already have: Windows Media Player, Quicktime, Real Player and Flash.
ContentThey basically seem to aggregate free TV channels available elsewhere on the Web so that you can easily access them all from one place.
You can choose from lots of genres and channels within them, from children's TV programmes and movies to live Webcam feeds and, somewhat surprisingly (or not!) even porn channels (yes, free, nuff said):
- news
- business
- educational such as documentaries (e.g. Discovery Channel)
- entertainment
- religious
- music
- sports
- fashion
- web cams
- movies, and
- adult.
The full listing is best seen by clicking the "Full Listing" view on the site, left sidebar menu.
They add new channels continually. Helpfully there's a "New Channels" section in the right sidebar (there's even a newsfeed available) to help users keep track of new additions.
Remember, this is streamed live TV, so you can't pause anything - you have to watch it in real time. You can press a Stop icon which on Fox anyway seems to just reload the channel (ditto the Play button); not sure how they work in IE given the crashing and black box problems.
Quality, usability, problems or bugs, support?Overall I like FreeTube, even though there are issues, but most are livable with given that it's free.
Crashing browserThe biggest problem - browser crashes.
It used to crash Firefox, though no longer with a recent update. However, while it worked for me in Internet Explorer 6, it's now crashing Internet Explorer 7, on my system anyway.
Luckily Fox mostly works, but it still occasionally crashes Fox, and that's not even on changing channels but on trying links to other parts of the site e.g. FAQs. I suspect it's to do with their AJAX coding of the site (side point: I hate the way you can't link direct to pages of certain AJAX sites, or you can but it's ugly. I wish they'd use plain HTML on pages where it's mostly static text. Big hint to FreeTube!).
So for now, I'd use Fox (or perhaps IE6) for this.
Picture quality and screen sizeIt's like watching videos from YouTube etc online, the picture is within a smaller screen inside your browser. The picture quality is what you'd expect for something like that. Not as good as real TV, but perfectly watchable in most cases (see the screenshot above). As is usual with streaming video over the Internet, there is the occasional pause and stutter.
FreeTube say you can doubleclick the screen to make it fullsize, but that doesn't work in Fox and I've not been able to try it in IE7 as it keeps crashing.
Even fullscreen though, because the resolution's not exactly huge the picture quality may not be that much better. Still, that may provide a more TV-like experience, if you can get it!
Blank boxOn some channels, it seems the most popular ones usually, you sometimes get a black box instead of a picture. It could be taking a while to load, in which case patience will sort it, or it could be broken.
They give you a "Report Channel as Broken" link plus icon under the screen to report a channel as broken though you have to wait for a countdown to end before you can click them, I guess to stop the hasty or impatient from wrongly reporting a channel.
The FAQs generally cover the common problems.
Nice touches: My Channels, Top Channels and TV schedulesMy Channels. You can save a list of your favorite channels for quick access. Underneath the screen there's a "My Channels" icon (hover over the icons and the description will pop up). Click that to save the current channel to "My Channels", then your favourite channels which will be listed in a separate section at the bottom of the right sidebar, which appears immediately through the magic of AJAX.
There's also an icon next to each channel in your My Channels to delete a saved channel from the list.
It's done by cookies so you don't have to sign up or login, and you can clear your My Channels list by deleting the cookie and clearing your cache. I like.
Top 5 Channels. You can see which 5 channels are currently the most popular ones, from the list in the right sidebar. I bet you anything though that they edit out all the Adult / XXX channels from that list, otherwise I suspect other channels wouldn't get a look in on that list!
TV schedules. Theoretically you can check the TV timetable or schedule for a particular channel by clicking an icon underneath the screen. But everytime I've tried, for every channel I've tried, it doesn't work: "The connection has timed out - The server at freetube-tv-guide.uni.cc is taking too long to respond." So clearly they do need to sort this out. But the idea is good.
Help and supportThere's a decent FAQ page and a diagnostics page (which however crashed my IE7).
I've not tried contacting them direct on any issues though so I don't know what their one on one support is like.
However they seem open to suggestions, providing a form especially for that (as well as a contact form), which is always a good sign in my book.
VerdictFreeTube is an excellent way to watch streamed TV live over the Net, for free. A great example of the ad-funded model which may well pay dividends for those involved. There are some glitches to be ironed out, but hopefully they'll get there, and the problems I've encountered so far aren't bad enough to outweigh FreeTube's many good points.
IPTV / Internet television is clearly going to be a big growth area. Sites like FreeTube are only the start. I do wonder what the impact of sites like these will be on TV licence fees - as in, the debate about whether people who watch TV programs downloaded or streamed from the Internet onto their computers should be made to pay a licence fee if they don't already have a TV. This question has already arisen in the context of the BBC's proposals to make TV available for download over the Net, which I'm blogging separately. How businesses as well as government and consumers deal with the increasing convergence between media / television and the Internet will be very interesting to watch over the next few years.


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Many boomers and older Americans wish to continue working well into their 60s, 70s and even 80s; some to create extra income and increase their funds for retirement and others as they want the challenge or just want to keep busy.
Here are nine tips to help older executives, managers and professionals find employment.
- Register with temp and staffing firms in your local area as they don't care as much about age as your skills and experience. Many of these firms have clients looking for executives, managers and professionals to work project assignments for their clients.
- Try to get an interview with an employer that is not your first choice to practice your interviewing skills. You don't want to go to your first interview in a long time with the employer you are really interested in working for and make easily correctable mistakes.
- Consider having your resume rewritten or updated by an expert as the résumé you used years ago is probably no longer appropriate.
- Look for temporary or project assignments as they are much more available than full-time jobs.
- Search for a job in areas that connect older workers with employers seeking to hire them.
- When applying for a job tell the employer you are willing to start working as a consultant or on a project basis; this often gives you a leg up on younger workers who are often unable to accept this kind of employment. Temporary employment or working on a consultative basis can lead to full-time work if you seek this kind of employment..
- Get information on the prospective employer before your interview. For example contact someone who works for this employer who attended the same school you went to or was a member of your sorority or fraternity saying. "Hi, you and I went to the same college but graduated at different times. I'm interviewing for a position in your firm later this week and, before I meet with the hiring manager, I would like to test out a couple questions I have about the firm on you and see what you think the answers might be."
- Look at companies with fewer than 500 employees as employers of this size created a large percentage of the jobs in these past few years.
- Volunteer with a charity or nonprofit. Although in most cases there is little or no monetary compensation, it's often excellent experience and can possibly lead to employment with a firm that is seeking that particular experience or appreciates your work ethic. It is also easier to find employment while you are working as you have a better mind set.
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Rob Chudzinski didn't even get a full year to fix the dreadful Browns. Cleveland's front office fired Chudzinski on Sunday night following his first season, which started promising but ended with a seven-game losing streak and a 4-12 record.
How much has the Browns' second-worst cold snap of the expansion era cost Rob Chudzinski?
His job.
Cleveland fired him Sunday night after a 4-12 season.
A lackluster 20-7 loss Sunday to the Pittsburgh Steelers extended the Browns' losing streak to seven, including 10 of their last 11.
The Browns were 4-5 after a win over Baltimore on Nov. 3, but they fell apart in the final two months, blowing several late leads and Browns management decided to cut ties before heading into a second season with Chudzinski at the helm.
"We appreciate Chud's passion for the Browns, and we have great respect for him both personally and professionally," the team said in a statement not attributed to any person. "We needed to see progress with this football team. We needed to see development and improvement as the season evolved and, unfortunately, we took a concerning step backward in the second half of the year.
"Our fans deserve to see a consistently competitive team. We have high standards, and there's an urgency for success. When we believed we were not positioned to achieve significant progress in 2014, we knew we had to admit that a change was needed, and move forward. Browns fans are the most loyal and passionate supporters in the NFL. We're fully committed to bringing them the winning football team they deserve."
The Browns scheduled a 12:30 p.m. news conference today to explain Chudzinski's shocking dismissal.
Joe Thomas, who was elected to his seventh Pro Bowl two days earlier, emphatically said — before news of the firing surfaced — don't do it. "Hitting the reset button sets everything back," he said. "It severely damages the organization."
Safety T.J. Ward didn't go that far, noting he is on his third NFL head coach and doesn't make predictions.
"I think Chud is a good coach," he said. "Other than that ... I ain't heard nothin' about it."
Defensive captain D'Qwell Jackson didn't expect Chudzinski to be fired.
"I don't see that happening," he said. "Coach Chud is a great coach. They made the right move when they hired Chud."
Chudzinski's 4-12 finish ties for the Browns' worst record since 2000. The only worse stretch interrupted by just one win came in 2009, when then-new head coach Eric Mangini opened at 1-11.
Mike Holmgren, hired as team president late in Mangini's first year, decided that a 4-0 run to end the '09 campaign was grounds for keeping Mangini. He got rid of Mangini after a second year.
Chudzinski knows about NFL job security. He entered the league in 2004 as tight ends coach of the Browns, was promoted to offensive coordinator when head coach Butch Davis quit after 11 games, and was out of work when interim head coach Terry Robiskie got dumped.
"Chud" rejoined the Browns in 2007 and was out of a job again when Romeo Crennel got dumped the day after the 2008 season. Chudzinski's fate was tied to who wields the power among the team higher-ups, none of whom has said anything in public for a long time.
The top dog is Jimmy Haslam, who fired Pat Shurmur immediately after the 2012 season ended. It had been less than three months since Haslam was approved by the league as the Browns owner.
Haslam's right-hand man is CEO Joe Banner, who is involved in all major football decisions.
Haslam and Banner introduced Chudzinski as Shurmur's replacement Jan. 10. At that point, Michael Lombardi had long been linked with the Haslam-Banner regime, but his hiring was not announced until Jan. 18. He was not given the title of general manager until March 5. Thus, Lombardi was hired after Chudzinski and can wash his hands of the decision, which was made after Chip Kelly chose the Eagles and Nick Saban repelled rumors he might go to Cleveland.
Lombardi is a big admirer of Bill Belichick and is linked to Belichick's last two offensive coordinators, Bill O'Brien and Josh McDaniels.
O'Brien, 44, interviewed for head-coaching openings with the Browns and Eagles last January before staying on as head coach at Penn State. O'Brien could be headed to the Texans, but they were supposed to interview Ken Whisenhunt, indicating there is no done deal.
McDaniels, 38, interviewed for the Browns' head-coaching opening in 2009 and wound up with the head-coaching job in Denver. He rejoined Belichick as New England's offensive coordinator in 2011 after O'Brien landed the Penn State job.
Chudzinski said he talked to Haslam in Pittsburgh before the game but did not share anything about their visit. As to whether he thinks he was on "the same page" as Banner and Lombardi, Chudzinski said, "Definitely. No question."
Would he be shocked if he is dismissed?
"I'm not even getting into any of that," he said.
Those likely were some of the final words of his Browns career.
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i took on the task of making a few costumes for some friends' children to wear this halloween. there is princess leia(3yr), r2d2(5yr) and yoda (12mths). i drafted the pattern for yoda's robe and vest myself and used a sleeveless dress pattern for a base for the gown, just added more in the waist, lengthened it at the bottom and added sleeves by drawing the pattern straight out from the shoulder. r2's top is a long sleeved blue shirt and the details are iron-on decals, i used a template i found online for the chest part and created and added all of the extra boxes and lines myself. it was rather time consuming, but i think it turned out rather unique. the tutu i made with elastic as the waistband. i found an awesome tutorial online that made it an absolute cinch to complete http://treasuresfortots.blogspot.com/2009/11/easy-no-sew-tutu-tutorial-giveaway.html. sorry for the low- quality cell pics, i wasn't thinking about posting them before i delivered them to the kiddos! they look so much better in person, haha i'm no good at tutorials, but if anyone needs help whippin' a costume up, message me! :)
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white satin-soft material. vinyl for the belt and shiny silver material for accents. faux mohair for the robe and vest. tulle and elastic for tutu, ink jet iron on decal sheets for the shirt (that took 5+sheets) cotton tshirt
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Oct 21, 2012, 09.02 AMby Mary Athey
Bet the kids loved them.my favs the third one. great job x
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The owner of a Pittsburgh-area gun store saw his business's Facebook page shut down and is losing thousands of dollars in sales each day.
Erik Lowry learned Facebook had deactivated the page for Pittsburgh Tactical Firearms, in McKeesport, when fans started calling Friday.
"You know, most pages get warnings. We didn't even get a warning. It was just gone," Lowry told WTAE Pittsburgh.
Lowry believes Facebook shut him down over an article about his store, the accuracy of which he disputes. The article, published on Vocativ, has led to the removal of at least five Facebook pages on which guns were given away in contests or sweepstakes.
Facebook told Vocativ the pages are considered ads and therefore violate the site's terms.
"Our Ad Guidelines prohibit promotion of the sale of weapons and the Ad Guidelines apply to Pages with commercial content on them," a company spokesman said. "Ads may not promote the sale or use of weapons, ammunition, or explosives."
But Lowry thinks his page was within the guidelines.
"People were thinking if you won, I was just going to send a gun to your front door. It just doesn't work that way," Lowry said. "If you win a firearm from us, you come to the store, and as long as you pass a background check, you walk out with your gun."
The rules apply to winners both in Pennsylvania and from out-of-state.
Pittsburgh Tactical Firearms had planned its largest giveaway yet for Sunday, including an AR-15 rifle and protective gear amounting to $10,000, but with the shutdown, it was "a dud."
Lowry said updates pushed to his page's 27,000 followers, usually about updates in in-store stock, earned him between $500 and $1,000 every day, plus he has spent around $10,000 through Facebook's advertising system.
"I am very adamant about following rules. I'm not the type of person who will stick it to the man," Lowry told the Blaze. "[It] at least should have been a courtesy for someone to contact us and say 'this is why we did it."
Lowry said he plans to contact the NRA Monday for legal council.


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Hi folks. For those who know me, please bear with me. For those who don't, please understand I always wanted the concept of my blog, and the in-game Chat Room, to be like watching on TV with your friends. Plenty of give-and-take, commentary and questions.
I hope we can recapture that here.
I'm hoping you guys take over tonight and enjoy yourselves. Thanks again for all your support and looking forward to a lot of fun for the rest of the season and beyond.
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When you receive this event, the structure members are set as follows.
The type member is set to the event type constant name that uniquely identifies it. For example, when the X server reports a GraphicsExpose event to a client application, it sends an XGraphicsExposeEvent structure with the type member set to GraphicsExpose. The display member is set to a pointer to the display the event was read on. The send_event member is set to True if the event came from a SendEvent protocol request. The serial member is set from the serial number reported in the protocol but expanded from the 16-bit least-significant bits to a full 32-bit value. The window member is set to the window that is most useful to toolkit dispatchers.
The parent member is set to the created window's parent. The window member specifies the created window. The x and y members are set to the created window's coordinates relative to the parent window's origin and indicate the position of the upper-left outside corner of the created window. The width and height members are set to the inside size of the created window (not including the border) and are always nonzero. The border_width member is set to the width of the created window's border, in pixels. The override_redirect member is set to the override-redirect attribute of the window. Window manager clients normally should ignore this window if the override_redirect member is True.
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Skip to comments.LIVE HEALTH CARE THREAD ~ SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Posted on 03/20/2010 7:07:53 AM PDT by SE MomEdited on 03/21/2010 5:00:38 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
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Regardless we have a problem that John McCain got to be the nominee and he should have been taken out in the first debates of the primaries. If there was that much crossover then we have no chance at ever getting a good candidate elected. We have got to close the primaries if there is that much cross over going on. Not saying there was not any cross over I know there was a good bit. But he should not have be able to advance as much as he did because his own record and McCain/Feingold bill plus his relationship with Tides Foundation should have been enough to keep him out of the running. Our leadership failed us and we failed to make sure our party and party leaders were adhering to the fundamental principles of conservatism.
Same Same here. Massachusetts was the test case for this type of health care and they are going broke and it is not working. Without the big federal stimulus money for Medicaid and medicare this thing would be a huge bust now. When the stimulus runs out there will be no more money for it and then it will be rationing of health care just what the rest of America has in store for us if we can't get this universal nightmare repealed somehow.
Needs to be repeated: the stimulus money is what's really keeping Romneycare afloat for the time being.
Buried deep in this bill is Section 1102, Reinsurance for Early Retirees. It is an enormous BAILOUT for public-sector union retiree HC benefits.
These protectionist unions will get an obscene payback for support of Obama & co in '08. This is one of the main reasons the Dems and their "sponsors" want this bill passed - NOW. This bailout to state & local organized labor is massive & continuing pork at its worst.
Why not rename the bill "Republicans & Independents (non-union) PAY FOR Democrats (union) Lifestyles Resolution."
Taxpayers are just gonna to get screwed bloody for YEARS.
If the Fed-rats want to bailout their greedy state & local union masters, why not just DO it? Why systematically dismantle and destroy our great healthcare sector, in the process? WHY?????
I think the idea all along was and still is to take down the country piece by piece as fast as possible. Look at what he does not says,its all makes sense.
Section 1102, thanks for the info.
Holy CRAP!
I'm putting this over on the Rush thread..
Yes it does. I expected the GOP leadership to hammer this home like we did in 90âs with Hillarycare. We dissected that bill and were able to point out step by step what was in it and how adversely it would affect our healthcare system. Sadly why the GOP was not out on front on this is a mystery to me.
We can talk about Nov and even '12 all we want, but we had better do everything possible to help get this atrocity outlawed by the SCOTUS, and we cannot let up on the enemies of our free country—or we really will lose it. One Congressman that I know of (Neugebarger) wants it REPEALED. The AGs of VIRGINIA and 13 other states are taking it to Fed Court. AFAI can see, it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL; it is ILLEGAL in the way it was voted on and passed, the latter is a matter for Congress to change or repeal? Any way, it has to be fllushed down the john in DC and the Fuhrer with it or we will not survive and our children will live in slavery.
Rush is worrying that there may be NO more elections -
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1. The word of the LORD came to me:Every Christian who has read the Holy Scriptures of the Lord knows the End Times are coming. We just don't know WHEN. Even Jesus Christ did not know "when," but only His Father knew.
2. "Son of man, speak to your countrymen and say to them: 'When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman,
3. and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people,
4. then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not take warning and the sword comes and takes his life, his blood will be on his own head.
5. Since he heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had taken warning, he would have saved himself.
6. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes the life of one of them, that man will be taken away because of his sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.'
7. "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.
8. When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked man, you will surely die,' and you do not speak out to dissuade him from his ways, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.
9. But if you do warn the wicked man to turn from his ways and he does not do so, he will die for his sin, but you will have saved yourself.
10. "Son of man, say to the house of Israel, 'This is what you are saying: "Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?"
11. Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, O house of Israel?'
12. "Therefore, son of man, say to your countrymen, 'The righteousness of the righteous man will not save him when he disobeys, and the wickedness of the wicked man will not cause him to fall when he turns from it. The righteous man, if he sins, will not be allowed to live because of his former righteousness.'
13. If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but then he trusts in his righteousness and does evil, none of the righteous things he has done will be remembered; he will die for the evil he has done.
14. And if I say to the wicked man, 'You will surely die,' but he then turns away from his sin and does what is just and right--
15. if he gives back what he took in pledge for a loan, returns what he has stolen, follows the decrees that give life, and does no evil, he will surely live; he will not die.
16. None of the sins he has committed will be remembered against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.
17. "Yet your countrymen say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' But it is their way that is not just.
18. If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, he will die for it.
19. And if a wicked man turns away from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live by doing so.
20. Yet, O house of Israel, you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' But I will judge each of you according to his own ways."
That being the case, it seems to me more important for Christian souls to constantly prepare for whatever is to be, whenever it happens, than to dwell on the sufferings that will beset humankind and the entire creation at the end of days. It seems to me far better to strengthen our faith in God; extend charity even to those who wish us ill; and above all, to love God with our whole heart and soul and mind and strength.
Which basically explains why I tend to stand back from discussions about the End Times, and the various speculations regarding the renewal of divine creation to be accomplished thereby. I just leave all of that up to God: I put my full trust in the Lord.
I am His humble servant.
God's Name is I AM.
Quite a reasonable perspective.
However, I believe you distorted the bit about Christ and the End Times.
He asserted that only THE FATHER KNEW THE
His narrative could be taken that He wants us to be watchful and prepared and even to be aware of the year or season.
I certainly believe He has an understanding of when the END TIMES ARE . . . He has certainly appeared to a number of folks and asserted that these are the END TIMES.
Thanks for your kind post and the Scriptures involved.
>>Those benefits include my free YMCA membership
You're in Oregon man. That's God's YMCA. Get out there and use it.. AND RAGE AGAINST THE DYING OF THE LIGHT.
Hang in there FRiend.
Well...Judas hung himself. Im not saying thats what Stupak should do, but he certainly did foul this one up.
I'll say it.
You don't know how to read in context, do you? Or is context too big of word for you - it's not real touchy-feely...
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Die casting
Die casting of metal is a method of production that produces strong parts, a high quality finish and a lot of integrated functionality.
With zinc the parts are ready for use immediately after leaving the moulding room. For aluminium the remains from the stub will, generally, need to be shaped. The parts are normally rolled to remove burrs and soften the edges.
Die casting of aluminium
Aluminium is moulded at high pressure, which requires the tooling to have exact tolerances and good sealing surfaces to contain the material being moulded which has a consistency like water. There are advantages to die cast aluminium parts, such as a high strength to weight ratio. The most common aluminium alloy used by Fagerhult is AlSi8Cu3.
Another advantage of aluminium is that it can be readily recycled. Recycling uses a fraction of the energy required to manufacture virgin material.
Die cast aluminium is used in parts such as outer and inner caps, continuous couplers and various types of bracket.
Die casting of zinc
Zinc is a corrosion-resistant material with good mechanical properties. The main difference between zinc and aluminium is the weight: zinc is 2.5 times heavier, but has inferior heat resistant properties and a lower creep strength. The advantages of zinc are that it is easier to mould, melts at a lower temperate and is therefore gentler on the tool. A properly made zinc tool can handle close to 1 million cycles with good quality results and high repetition precision.
With zinc it possible to produce thin products with a high finish on the surfaces, important for the treatment of visible surfaces such as chrome or nickel-plating. The parts are usually ready for use immediately following die casting with no further shaping required except, occasionally, for rolling.
The areas of application are the same as for aluminium, but zinc is better suited for applications which require a significantly higher measurement tolerance or finer requirements for the surfaces.


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The source code for Doom 3 (id Tech 4) has been released today. John Carmack has talked about releasing it at this years QuakeCon, honoring the long time id Sofware tradition of open-sourcing their games, dating back to Quake 1. There was some delay in the release, due to id Software not being able to include a patented algorithm known as Carmack's Reverse.
This release has many positive implications for the modding communities based around id Tech 4 games, including that of Quake 4, and for those who simply want to satisfy their own curiosity.
Source: Gamasutra.com
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"Sounding off for the citizens"
Since: Oct 10
#1 Nov 3, 2010
How do you feel about the results?
"Just Add Obama "
Since: Mar 08
Jacksonville Florida
#2 Nov 3, 2010
Knew it was going to be a close race and the majority of voters choose the candidate that they know politically the least about verses the candidate they knew the most about. They voted for what they hope is a Conservative Leader verses a proven Liberal Leader.
#3 Nov 3, 2010
your still screwed, it's just a matter by who
"ya heard?"
Since: Oct 10
marcy projects
#4 Nov 3, 2010
so you can come on here and sart stupid azz topix but you cant delete the ones that are offensive an stupid. typical dumdazz website. get a real job u bum.
#5 Nov 3, 2010
It appears that YOU are the ignorant one. YOU cannot even SPELL! We DO NOT appreciate people probably like you! I certainly find YOU OFFENSIVE. YOU need to go back to school and learn, grammar, spelling, and maybe a CLUE as to what real people want to discuss. YOU are the "dumdazz." (See stupid,dumdazz is not even a word, only a STUPID person could use such a word!
SO PLEASE DO NOT RETURN! This is an open website, hopefully not for the idiots, LIKE YOU!
Saint Petersburg, FL
#6 Nov 3, 2010
Get your shovels out start digging a hole for Grandma and hide your wallets
Saint Petersburg, FL
#7 Nov 3, 2010
Senior citizens your executioner has been elected as governor.
#8 Nov 3, 2010
Hope the new Attorney General does something about the flagrant medical fraud extremely prevelant in the State of Florida by doctors. It can't be ignored any longer nor tolerated. Doctors are ripping medicare apart and it's simply a get rich program for doctors. Lousy ones at that since they have no other means of making a living but exploiting the Medicare system.University Hospital and Pavilion seem to be the largest culprits of this fraud and can't understand how daniel Enrigue Chervony gets paid for more hours there are in a day and the governement turns it's lonely eyes.
Everyone seems to be afraid to take on unscrupulous doctors therefore like Daniel Enrigue Chervony he literally gets away with murder!!
Not sure at the moment how George Bush appointed crony Judge Lisa Gail Trachman made out out. Hope she's out in the cold like she did to me.
I also became diable while under my lease and she simply ignored. She had no basis for evicting me other then she's anti christian for sure. They love to cry anti semitic but it okay to be anti christion, huh Gail ?
I also remind you that a Goodyear blimp went down when Good Year messed with me and color Tile went out of business when i defended my mother in law against them. My ex-wife and ex mother law quickly forget just how good I was to both of them in addition to my ungrateful sons who resemble the ungrateful dead.
Hope Republican headquarters on sample is not gloating because there next.
#9 Nov 3, 2010
Fox News and the U.S.Chamber of commerce bought and paid for this election. The same right wing Senators who were hollering for an "up or down vote" 4,5,& 6 years ago forced nearly sixty cloture votes since President Obama took office, then Fox jumped in with nothings getting done schpiel. The same people who were hollering about "respect for the office of the presidency" when President Bushes polling numbers were in the toilet. How much respect for the office have righties given Mr. Obama? The truth is that red state Senators representing a small minority of the population have a strangle hold on the process. U.S.A.- government of the people, by the lawyers for the corporations. Goodbye middleclass!
#10 Nov 3, 2010
Victory in the Lord I say to you. The Lord proves once again how he protects his faithful followers and only hope my sons are paying close attention.
As predicted Walk all over ya signs in front of Wachovia has been changed to Wells Fargo on Abercorn in Savannah Georgia. A wise move.
Wells Fargo acquired previously a company that I was Controller of for quite a few years.
Wish Marco Rubio the best and hope he doesn't become another Mel Martinez who simply disappeared while in the Senate. Mel while sittng on the bank committee completely ignored my pleas to straighten out the flagrant grievences of the bank.
They may of prevented a bailout by the United States Government. Wachovia was flagrantly vilolating consumer rights in it's bank policies and procedures to put it mildly.
#11 Nov 3, 2010
Yea and if that idiot really new who Che Guevara was he wouldn't be so American. Che Guevara represented killing sprees, terror, torture, abuse and a total anti-freedom freak and the typical SOB COMMI backing Fidel Castro during his revolution for nothing and at the end Castro ends up murdering him. Well one less SOB COMMI.
Since: Dec 07
Clermont, Florida
#12 Nov 3, 2010
Glad to have Governor Scott on board! It's already being bandied about that he won't get anything done because he didn't cozy up to the republicans in Tallahassee. If he tries to do something for the better good of Florida and her citizens, Tallahassee better pay attention or they'll have a big turnover in 2012. Get ready voters...know the email addresses, phone numbers and office addresses of your State rep and Senator. Let them know you expect cooperation when Gov. Scott tries to fulfill his promises to Florida.
#13 Nov 3, 2010
Oh happy days are here again. I can't wait for my property taxes to go down 19%. Also, can someone tell me where to apply for one of those 700,000 jobs that are coming?
#14 Nov 3, 2010
I have no clue why you need to bury your money! I could understand if you disagree with OBUMMER! But, the conservatively minded, fically response people won most races. Or at least maybe WOKE OF obummer.
REALLY, what are you referring to?
#15 Nov 3, 2010
Okay finally the unwanted solicitation calls,
the loooonnnnngggg drawn out commercials are
off the TV!! Yippee Ya Hoo!!
Now All you politicians please please please
spend the same amount of time you did placing
signs all over kingdom come and get in your
cars and remove your signs!!! They are such
an eyesore!!!!
Thank You!
#16 Nov 3, 2010
Do not know about you!! But just received property tax bill,$400 over estimated
Havent you figured it out yet?? 700,000 jobs at OUR EXPENSE!! Remember OBUMMER wants to put EVERYONE on the government TIT!
Watch what happens when he makes ALL 38,000,000 illegal aliens CITIZENS OF THE United States!!
#17 Nov 3, 2010
good for him!
I tihnk the Democratic party selectively put Sink there .watching the moves that were made with her.
I hope he does a great job and wish him the best
#18 Nov 3, 2010
Fiscally responsible? are you crazy? It was a Republican Congress that passed Medicare B or D or whatever it is without funding it. How responsible was George Bush when he was sending planeloads of cash to Iraq, so much money that they couldn't be bothered to count it they weighed it instead.
#19 Nov 3, 2010
HA, contact your reps and tell them what? good luck that wont
happen in tallahasee. you worry about the politicians in office, what about the crooks that are running the state offices. THAT is where the problem lies.
If people had any idea what the people in charge of the head offices in florida really do behind everyones back.
They are the true violators of the rules and statutes of florida
or should I say LIARS which is worse.
#20 Nov 3, 2010
OK gang, we have new people in power. Lets see what happens before you burn them at the stake. Lets hope that obummercare gets booted out on it's butt. Do any of you know what is really in it? We oldies will have no choices, just counseling for death. And pork pork pork
We really need to tell the UN to butt out of our nation, close the boarders, export the illegals, take gun control out of anything they have put it in and lower our taxes. I just got my tax bill and it is outrageous.
There is truly strength in numbers. We need to storm the state house with emails and phone calls when the new ones get in and telll them to stop the madness.
Who are they to tell us that we have to use only the items they say, who are they to tell us what to eat, drive or spend? Who are they to tell us what is right for US. They do not have that right. They never did. Some liberals got on the band wagon and are ruining our country. So now we have then living our lives for us. WE THE PEOPLE, have to follow their every move and vote to ensure they are looking out for us, REALY looking out for us. Don't wait until the next election to bitch. Do it as soon as you see it happen. Talk about it openly, don't be politically correct. Don't care what some others may think of you and your stand.
I refuse to give up my freedoms, money and guns to a prez that is a Marxist. Socialism does not work. islam does not work in this country. Muslims need to assimilate to our laws and rules, we don't submit to sharia. The same with the mexicans. Either become legal the right way or stay the heck out. I am not going to pay your way.
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State legislatures and GOP Congress continually demand deep cuts for essential public programs - education, health care, nutrition assistance, "entitlements," even clean air/drinking water. Spendthrift hypocrites demand seniors and disadvantaged Americans tighten belts and make sacrifices, but fortify loopholes for the "haves" and preserve corporate subsidies/welfare for billionaire companies.
The New York Times spent 10 months investigating business incentives awarded (spent) by hundreds of competing cities, counties and states to catalog local government "entitlements" totaling $80.4 billion annually through 1,874 programs. Incentives include cash grants, corporate tax credits, sales tax exemptions/refunds, property tax abatements, low-cost loans/loan guarantees and free services.
I question the wisdom of 'united' states battling over economic growth opportunities, damaging one region to benefit another. When South Carolina 'steals' a manufacturing plant from New Mexico, national unemployment doesn't improve - it only changes for those individual states. USA needs "balanced trade agreements" and "a national economic policy not based on competition among states through tax-cutting bidding wars." (Jennifer Granholm)
South Carolina's annual corporate incentive spending averages $897 million. Gov. Nikki Haley and GOP-majority Legislature refuse to redirect even a fraction of "big business" millions to Medicaid expansion for working poor adults, ages 18-64. Consequently, residents making less than $11,000 per year will not be covered by Medicaid nor be eligible for ACA-subsidized private insurance.
Citizens for Tax Justice analyzed corporate tax rates, 2008-2010, for half the Fortune 500. "... no surprise the richest industries get the biggest subsidies... notably, 56 percent of total tax subsidies went to four industries: Financial, oil/gas & pipelines, utilities, telecommunications." Thus, the one percent stay the one percent.
Credible estimates of one protected Republican sacred cow - fossil fuel subsidies - range from $10 billion to $52 billion annually, while efforts to trim that spending are consistently defeated. President Obama annually proposes cutting subsidy spending by a minimal $4 billion. Republicans refuse.
America spends $20 billion annually in direct "farm income stabilization."
Since 1995, $17 billion for big agribusiness has gone to profitable corporations like Cargill and Monsanto to produce obesity-causing, health care cost-exploding, junk-food ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup.
Democrats joined Republicans to reauthorize a great engine of corporate welfare, federal agency Export-Import Bank. (Debt fretters - research "agency debt"). Created in 1934, Ex-Im is the very definition of "entitlement" spending. It offers taxpayer-backed loans/loan guarantees and credit insurance to foreign companies purchasing from American corporations.
"Ex-Im has subsidized so many Boeing deals (nearly half), it's known as 'Boeing's Bank.' Other major beneficiaries are KBR, Inc., General Electric, Pemex, and Caterpillar." Instead of telling Big Business to do its own borrowing, our lobbied-legislators blatantly subsidize corporate America, reauthorizing Ex-Im to expand its total (taxpayer) exposure cap to $140 billion. Lindsay Graham and Tim Scott voted affirmatively - Jim DeMint reversed his 2006 "yea" for 2012's reauthorization.
One Democrat and two Republican Senators surreptitiously corrupted "Fiscal Cliff" legislation with a $500 million giveaway to biotechnology Amgen, recently fined $762 million for improper drug marketing! Taxpayers will foot two-thirds of that penalty.
Companies shouldn't game the system to avoid paying legitimate taxes, yet establishing offshore, tax-avoidance shell companies is more common than not for the majority of top 100 publicly-traded companies. Clever attorneys for GE, Google, Goldman Sachs, etc., have created phantom entities utilizing simple offshore mailboxes. Official estimates of lost tax revenue is $70 billion to $100 billion annually - 'shortfalls' average taxpayers shoulder.
Paul Ryan's 2013 "plan" promises a balanced budget by 2023 - economists with calculators estimate 2038. Sixty-six percent of Ryan's cuts decimate programs for the disadvantaged. Ryan "...wants revenue-neutral ($0) tax reform," spoon-feeding tax-freeloaders: Corning, Pepco, PG&E, FedEx, Verizon, Wells Fargo, Boeing, DuPont, et al.
Military foreign aid needs review. Corporate welfare should be eliminated. Republicans must collaborate with Democrats to eliminate waste and 'special interests' spending or America's budget crises will continue.
Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Unemployment, Food Stamps, etc., is "spending" immediately recycled into our economy, fueling it. Let's unite to emphatically defend benefit-spending for needy Americans and insist our lobbyists - Congress - stop divisiveness, pass the Jobs Act, be better stewards of tax revenues, make each dollar count, collect each dollar owed.
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CC: Questions about Hoke.
I have no idea whats going to happen BUT we have to at least consider the possiblity that Hoke could be hired. I must admit, though I'm aware he was a former Lloyd assistant, had a good year with Ball State, and had a good year beating up on bad competiton at San Diego State, I haven't had a chance to watch his teams play.
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Blame Farmville
Blame Farmville, blame iPhone apps, blame mini-shockwave games, but we are all gamers now. Or to be a precise, a third of us - those British men (34 per cent) and women (31 per cent) who say they are gamers.
This is the finding of the 2010 survey into European gaming attitudes, compiled by the ISFE and ELSPA, two trade bodies.
Their report notes the rise of the new gamer attracted to a more accessible gaming world, which is redressing the traditionally skewed male / female demographic.
Unsurprisingly, this "new gamer is steering away from the traditional shoot-em-up genre, preferring to challenge their cerebral cortex rather than their hand-eye co-ordination. A whopping 65 per cent of gamers play puzzle games online, with only 18 per cent enjoying a more conventional online multiplayer game."
British women appear to be particularly enthusiastic about playing games - across Europe as a whole, only one in five women describe themselves as gamers.
The young. Let's not forget the young. Some 74 per cent of 16-19 year olds define themselves and gamers and 60 per cent of 20-24 year olds.
ELSPA also notes the rise of the "bedroom delveoper" who create mini games and upload them on to the internet "simply for the love of it". Fifty-five per cent of UK gamers play Shockwave / flash-/ browser- based games.
As you might expect with this new breed of gamer, the PC is the most popular console with 33 per cent of gamers using this, ahead of the Wii and the Xbox 360, with 36 per cent combined.


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Shoulder strength... advice?
Hi folks,
Hope your all keeping safe.
Looking for any tips or advice.
Had a little injury, haven't been doing much training, apart from running.
I've just got a call for a pre-selection fitness test for another unit.
I've got 2 weeks till test, problem is my left shoulder is weak, part of test is shoulder presses, 15kg, max reps..... I'm struggling to do them. Can any gains be made in 2 weeks?
Any ideas/advice appreciated.
05-03-2016, 19:48 #2
You can make limited gains in that short a period, but need to be careful about overtraining. The best exercise for improving your shoulder press is, well, the shoulder press, but other compound exercises (particularly bent over rows) will help as well. Resting muscles is important in building strength, and you will typically want at least a day off in between working the same muscle groups. I would also leave at least two, preferably three days off before your test.
Not sure what your test consists of, but if you have any options for testing order then try to work your weaker areas first. If shoulder press is your weakest exercise, doing that one first will at least ensure you are at your peak for it.
05-05-2016, 13:38 #3
Having injured myself prior to selection courses or try outs and had negative outcomes, I'd seriously look into deferring the try out until you are healed and better prepared. If I were on the management side of the selection I'd appreciate the honesty and professionalism of stepping up and saying you weren't prepared. IMO, 2 weeks isn't enough time to do more than get back in the groove of exercise, and the psychological effect of adding stress due to a time constraint has a serious possibility of causing more injury.
That's my take at least."The fringes of their deserts were strewn with broken faiths."
― T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph