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While you and I cleaned out the pool, braved NorthPark Mall in Dallas, or invited friends over for BBQ and margaritas, the rich and famous played quietly at their second homes. I mean, who got this whole second home fad started anyhow –celebrities and the very wealthy. William Randolph Hearst built his Hearst Castle in San Simeon with 41 bedrooms so he could invite friends. I mean, what fun is 95,000 square feet if you live there alone and can't fill it up?
In Telluride, Colorado where Seinfeld has his second home mansion, the home is often filled with friends. Others, however, like to take to the beach for a quiet get away with loved ones. Of course, Dallas quarterback and newlywed Tony Romo tried that this summer — at Sean Payton's Watercolor, Florida beach house — and ended up playing football on the beach.
But there is no doubt that when one prominent figure's private island retreat recently made international headlines, it was time to take a closer look at these getaways and maybe whip out the checkbook. Celebrities bring panache to a second home community and usually help raise property values, voyeurism as well as the fun. Here are a few spots where the celebs hang out on holidays:
Malibu — Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
Location: 0 Broad Beach Rd, Malibu, CA
Value: $14.75 million
Bedrooms / Baths: 4 / 5
Square Footage: 4,300
|Photo: Realtor.com
This gorgeous ocean-front home is done as a Balinese-styled getaway on already celebrity-studded Broad Beach. If you cannot afford the $14.75 million asking price, never fear. You can lease it for a mere $95,000 a month. Wait — just read that the monthly rental has been chopped to $80,000. Wow, that's way more affordable. The 4300 square foot home was extensively renovated in 2005. Here's an idea: share between three couples. After all, the home includes three suites (the master bath is more special with a Chinese onyx spa-inspired bath), a Creston media room, a designer kitchen, plus a guest house with meditation or guest room, and a workout room. But really, no matter the holiday, what better place to be than Malibu?
Kelsey Grammer
Location: 256 Tall Timber Rd, Avon, CO
Value: $9,950,000
Bedrooms / Baths: 6 / 8
Square Footage: 9,743
Kelsey Grammer, the former "Cheers" TV show star, is selling his enormous mountain ski retreat that was once proudly featured in Architectural Digest.
Grammer had only skied about two years when he bought the house, located in between Glenwood Springs and Breckenridge. But who cares about powder conditions when you have a wine cellar, stone flooring, vaulted ceilings, nanny quarters, deck and well, this house? The structure's building materials are recycled and have an intriguing history. The hardwood was salvaged from an 18th-century Chicago warehouse.
Martha Stewart
Location: Mount Desert Island, ME
Bedrooms / Baths: unavailable
Square Footage: 35,000
Photo: Realtor.com
Photo: Marthastewart.com
Martha Stewart has been a summer resident in Seal Harbor for more than ten years. As they say in Maine, this is where she "summers". This amazing second home is on 63 acres, called Skylands, and was originally built for automobile tycoon Edsel Ford in 1925. The magnificent grounds were designed by Jens Jensen. Despite the home's age, Martha is only the third owner. As you can imagine, the home has absolutely everything including a flower-arranging room! As for what she paid for the historic home, all we know is what Martha reportedly told The New York Times: "I won't even say the price, but you can say it was one of the best purchases of property since the Louisiana Purchase." Good for you, Martha! That great negotiating — and we are sure Martha did most of it — even included the antique cars and original furniture. No SubZeros up here –even the refrigerators (above) are original, and Stewart reports they are working just fine: "You can put a whole cow in them. They're fabulous."
Now here's something we just cannot believe: according to Internet gossip, Stewart is not fond of tresspassers and supposedly has the stones on Skylands' pink granite drive annually removed, washed, and then replaced. Why not just let the ocean shower them with saltwater?
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne
Location: Malibu, CA
Value: $9.5 million
Bedrooms / Baths: 5 / 5
Square Footage: 4,500
|The Osbournes bought this seaside home in 2003 for $5.1 million.
Photo: Realtor.com
We hear that Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have been shedding real estate lately, such as the home featured on their reality series— which was later sold to Christina Aguilera—and also their main residence, a mansion in Hidden Hills, Calif. Sadly, the Osbournes have also been trying to sell or rent out a gorgeous midcentury beachfront home for years. The rent has varied from $25,000 and $40,000, that's per month. The home is loaded and features a library, walk-in closets, security features naturally, plus numerous beachfront decks and terraces.
Jerry Seinfeld
Location: 225 Raspberry Patch, Telluride, CO
Value: $18.25 million
Bedrooms / Baths: 11 / 12.5
Square Footage: 14,200
|Photo: Zillow.com
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld's massive Telluride, Colo., compound, with 27 acres overlooking Sunshine & Wilson peaks, is on the market fully furnished, often the case with second homes, is being offered fully furnished. The mansion was completely renovated circa-1991 and includes a wet bar, lofts, and a huge guesthouse. But the sweet spot is truly the outdoors. If you can visualize a deck twice the size of most homes, that would be the 5,500-square-foot deck. Talk about great entertaining. The property also includes hiking trails and a creek, and is of course located smack near some of the best skiing in the state of Colorado.


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"Intel announced that Lava International, a cell phone company in India, has launched the XOLO X900. The device will launch on April 23 in India and will be sold through Croma, a big retail chain in India. XOLO X900 features a 1.6GHz Atom Z2460 (a.k.a. Medfield) with Intel Hyper Threading Technology, 400 MHz graphics, a 4-inch 1024x600 display, full 1080p HD video encoding and playback, a 1-megapixel camera up front, an 8-megapixel camera in the back, and support for HSPA+ 3G connectivity. The phone will ship with Android Gingerbread but Intel is already promising an OTA update to Ice Cream Sandwich. The phone is priced around INR 22000 (around USD 425)."

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- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup simple syrup
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 small peach, sliced into 1 inch slices
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/2 banana, sliced into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 pear, sliced into 1-inch slices
- 1 cup caramel sauce
- Whipped cream in pastry bag
- Chiffonade of mint
- Powdered sugar in shaker
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a half sheet pan with butter. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together. Combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt together. With the mixer on low, slowly add the cornmeal mixer to incorporate. Add the whole eggs and yolks, one at a time. In a steady stream, slowly add the milk. Pour the batter into a prepared pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the cake is done. In a saute pan, heat the butter. Saute the fruits for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the caramel sauce and bring up to simmer. Remove from the heat. Place a square of the cake in the center of the plate. Spoon the sauce over the cake. Place a second layer of the cake over the fruit and finish with the sauce. Garnish with whipped cream, mint and powdered sugar.
Recipe Details
- Source: Essence Of Emeril EE2381
- Dish Type: Baked Goods


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Have you heard the one about the Polish guy and the bio-mechanical monster?
The place? Poland. The time? The present. The mission? Discover why an entire
Polish town fell silent. Secondary mission? Discover what happened to the first
team that was sent in. Accomplish your mission or the town will be ground zero
of a nuclear explosion. If you can't explain it . . . destroy it.
Upon landing
on the shore, your small team quickly encounters some thing blocking their
path. The beast seems neither human nor animal, neither mechanical nor biological.
It attacks, but falls under a barrage of bullets. You realize something horrible
has happened. Even if you get out of this situation alive, these creatures will
forever haunt your nightmares. The hatred you feel for these abominations is immense.
You feel driven to find out who made these monsters, what became of the people
of the city, and who the real enemy is.
Horror games seem to get more and more popular every year. With high profile
console games like the Resident Evil
series, it's little wonder. Monolith's Odium falls neatly into the horror
setting and shows us why horror in computer games amounts to more than most
horror movies (ie. it's not enough to just have a killer run around "knowing
what you did last summer"). Besides having a good horror plot, Odium
defies description with it's cross-genre style of gameplay. While this game
might not have the marketing bang or the big money that other titles might have,
it's an example of what a good, solid game should be.
Since the gameplay is the most unique part of the game, let's start there.
Odium can best be described as an adventure/strategy/RPG. While many times
a blending of genres can lead to problems, the fusing of gameplay in this instance
just leads to a great game.
Adventure-wise, Odium is fairly standard. Find an item, use it somewhere else to solve a puzzle or to get another item . . . nothing really new here. You are in adventure mode for most of the time you play Odium. However, this all changes when you enter combat.
Once combat is initiated, the game becomes turn-based strategy, reminiscent
of the X-Com series. Each of the characters you control can move a specified
amount and initiate one action each turn (ie use medkit, attack the enemy, defend).
Once your turn is completed, the enemy moves. Much like chess, you have to think
out your moves ahead of time, so your characters don't get dismembered.
All the while, the RPG elements are in effect. Your characters gain experience
and go up levels much like any RPG that you've played before. Also, the characters
get better with the weapons they use the most. For example, your character might
be level 3, but he might have a level 5 efficiency in rifles because you always
have him use a rifle. On the other hand, he might have a level 1 efficiency in
using a baseball bat. This setup allows for your characters to become highly specialized
as the game progresses.
The progression
of the game is another element that makes this game stand out. Though there is
a definite plot line, it's remarkably non-linear. So, while you do encounter the
door that requires a handprint identification to progress, you might find two
or three other areas to go to instead. The game focuses more on exploration and
story development rather than just going from point A to point B.
The graphics in Odium are decent, but they also don't require an uber-computer
in order to run. All the backgrounds are flat images, not rendered, similar to
the Resident Evil series. The characters themselves are polygonal, but
they seem to interact with the surroundings very well. If you have a 3D card,
it will allow you to zoom in on the action, other than that it'll look exactly
the same.
All the instances of combat in Odium appear to be pre-scripted. Unlike
many RPG games which feature random encounters, Odium has the creatures
lay in wait, attacking you in force when you walk into their traps. When combat
begins, you fight in a larger version of the exact same area that you were walking
around in rather than a generic arena. While some gamers may be upset by the lack
of constant action, pre-scripted battles allowed the designers to involve background
interaction as a strategy in the game (ie blowing up gas barrels to kill enemies
rather than shooting them directly). Also, this setup allowed the designers to
fit plot progression into the battles, having many battles start or end with audio
The control is all mouse-driven, which is both good and bad. It's good because every action is just a few clicks away. It's bad if you have to repeat those few clicks a bunch of times in a row.
The complaints about Odium are fairly minor, but they're still noticeable.
First off, the game is hard. From the first moment, you're confronted with a lot
of beasties. Save often, because death can come quickly. Secondly, you can't skip
audio events. While that's great because you can't skip an important event by
mistake, if you die, going back through long audio events (with no pretty video)
can get a bit lame.
My final gripe has to do with the plot. You control three commandos entering
a quarantined city where the first team vanished. Don't you think that you'd bring
more than 30 bullets per person? The US Army doesn't even let soldiers out on
training missions without at least 100 rounds. They could've found a better way
to balance the difficulty instead of making ammo scarce.
Though the name of the game is Odium (n. hatred coupled with disgust),
it's really hard to hate this game. Novel gameplay and an engrossing plot make
this game a joy to play. Fans of both RPG's and Strategy games are in for a treat.
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believe it or not they do hire people why else would they spend hours of time coming to campuses.
I don't see firms wasting man hours and money to interview just for kicks. Just my opinion
The "interviews" are a joke. They just sit and B.S. with you about nonsense for about 15 minutes and say goodbye. It's not even interview experience, because they don't really interview you.


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Ricardo E. Alegría: The Gift of Cultural Self-Awereness
It is a rare man indeed who can significantly alter the mental panoramas and the physical landscapes of a society to the point where there is a definite 'Before' and 'After' marked by his influence. Rarer still is the man who has had such an effect through a well-orquestrated institutional effort that has engaged the positive action of many artists in all media, and also of intellectuals, archaeologists, architects, planners, artisans and even businessmen who have contributed to his vision with their enthusiastic work.
At a time when "high" culture on the Island was exclusively preoccupied with a Hispano-centric world view, Alegría began researching the no less strong and diverse African cultural tradition on the Island. His pioneer work in the study of the popular practices related to the celebration in Loiza Aldea of the town's patron saint, Santiago Apóstol–and of the way such practices had meshed with others derived from Spanish folklore–resulted in a documentary film, "Las fiestas de Santiago Apóstol en Loíza" (1949), that marked the beginning of a scholarly interest in the subject of the cultural richness and diversity associated with the Black presence on the island. Throughout his career, he has sponsored numerous research projects on different aspects of Afro-Caribbean traditions, music and folklore and organized exhibitions on the subject, the latest being a gallery dedicated to "African Heritage" at The Museum of the Americas.
To this end he established a program of Puerto Rican Studies at the Institute which blossomed into a full-fledged, independent academic program capable of conferring graduate degrees. It also served as an alternative for students on the Island who did not receive, in local universities, an adequate knowledge of their own trajectory. This was later to become the Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, an institution unique for its emphasis on Puerto Rican and regional studies.
Mediating between the higher echelons of political and economic power and individual artists, these institutional efforts were unprecedented within the jurisdiction of the U.S. government. There was no legislation on the arts at the federal level until 1965, when the law that created the National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities was passed. It is extremely suggestive to dwell on the possible links between Alegría's efforts and President John F. Kennedy's interest in that law (passed after his death). In 1961 Kennedy had visited San Juan and had asked Alegría to explain to him how the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture worked. Interestingly enough, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller had also visited Puerto Rico at the end of the fifties for a National Governors Conference whose inaugural banquet was held at the Institute's beautiful headquarters. He was much impressed with the cultural activity generated by the agency. In 1960, while he was governor, the first State Council on the Arts was established in New York.


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Executive Office of the President
has sold the sole rights to speech and expression in our country to corporations.
- Watch as the corporate controlled media helps the President demonize and dehumanize "our enemies" as 'terrorists'.
- Find out why we can't call them 'Damn Dirty Red Commies' anymore.
The fact is that unless you've taken the initiative to go out on the web and find a copy of this hack preserved somewhere, you'd never get the full text, or even the context of my message. They'll probably just say something like "The cyber-vandals left an gry messages critisizing the President's attitude towards corporations." The media has to disregard the specific allegations, they wouldn't want to put a politician in the position of actually having to respond to something that someone with no political or monetary power has to say.Office of the Vice President, the Office of the First Lady, as well as the Office of Mrs. Gore.
The President
The Vice President
The First Lady
Mrs. Gore
The White House mailing address is:
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax: (202) 456-2461


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Elton John and David Furnish may have been the hosts, and the Elton John AIDS Foundation may have been the cause, but the talent that drew attention like moths to a flame was Lady Gaga, sweeping into Sunday's Elton John Oscars Viewing Party a few hours in and completely shifting the energy in the room.
Even celebrity guests like Steven Tyler were left asking, "What's going on over there?" when a massive crowd formed around the party's head table to catch even a glimpse of Gaga. Security ultimately had to dispatch the crowd and then wrangle its ebbs and flows as numerous guests coincidentally found casual reasons to cruise toward the top table.
The pop star, in sparkly strapless pink with a flowing chiffon scarf, the same number she hit the Oscars red carpet wearing, plunked down first between Donatella Versace and a radiant Jane Fonda (can we hope to look that smashing at 76?) before being joined by Elton upon his return to his seat.
Heidi Klum, another head-table guest, sat just a few seats away as Gaga chattered along, especially with Fonda, before leaving at the end of the broadcast to hit Vanity Fair with the tiny-waisted Versace in completely different attire.
The party started with a cocktail hour that saw "Arrow" actor Colton Haynes, dapper in a blue velvet tuxedo jacket and black-and-white shoes, filling out the requisite Oscar ballot surrounded by buddies. This after Robert De Niro stopped by early to say hi to Elton before he continued on to the Academy Awards.
Director John Waters poked his head into a few conversations while "True Blood" was well represented, with actors Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer making the scene. Kwanten's white satin tux jacket could be spotted popping around the main room all night as he made the most of the evening.
D.L. Hughley played it close to the entry for a while, taking pictures with friends left and right. Notorious "Hell's Kitchen" chef Gordon Ramsay, who designed the menu for hors d'oeuvres and dinner, seemed positively tame as he cruised through.
After sipping Champagne and nibbling bites in one of two rooms set up for cocktails — one indoors and glowing with magenta lights, the other in a clear tent open to the natural light in newly cleared skies — guests entered the main tent to dine and view. They were greeted with tables set formally for 950, surrounded by a myriad of television screens, some of them the size of garage doors. Near the head table, Elton and Furnish's son Zachary squirmed around in a tiny tux decorated with flashy sequin "Zs" on the back at the cuffs before being spirited away for the late action.
Neil Patrick Harris and husband David Burtka commanded a table nearby, as did Aerosmith's Tyler, who broke with tux tradition and stuck to his own style in multicolor velvet pants and a rocker jacket.
PHOTOS: Red carpet arrivals | Show highlights
Before dinner started, Elton introduced a new addition to the evening, though he handed off the description of the how-to details, protesting that he was "hopeless at this": Guests for the first time were encouraged to pledge donations to EJAF via text, and their messages and pledge amounts appeared on the giant screens during commercial breaks.
Names like Klum, Kardashian and Haynes were among those whose names flashed on the screens followed by four-and five-figure pledge amounts, with the supermodel and "Will and Grace" star Eric McCormack among those getting up to the microphone during the night to encourage more giving. "I've done it and if I can do it, you can do it," Klum said.
And all the while the Academy Awards played on almost in the background, until Lupita Nyong'o's supporting actress speech drew all eyes, nearly silencing the room. Huge cheers later went up for the best actress and best actor winners, Cate Blanchett and Matthew McConaughey, and again for best picture "12 Years a Slave."
EJAF Executive Director Scott Campbell noted that the event, which started on a small scale 22 years ago before growing to its current massive status — on Sunday the party tents took over West Hollywood Park — was still attended by a loyal "core group" that had supported the cause over the years.
That celebrities had been drawn into the mix has been a bonus. "I think that says something about the event," Campbell noted.
While some stars like the three Kardashians and Britney Spears came and went relatively quickly, others hung around for the duration.
Sharon Osbourne, red hair newly brightened, made the scene with husband Ozzy and daughter Kelly, even tossing in a bid on one of the big-ticket auction items. The six-item auction, which included things like tickets to Sunday's Vanity Fair party (winners were immediately whisked away) and a five-night stay at Tyler's Maui beach house, raised about a half-million bucks in only a few minutes.
A piano played by Elton at the event, signed by him and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, brought in $220,000 all on its own. And Harris helped auction off tickets to his upcoming Broadway performance of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," his promises of attendant naughty behavior increasing incrementally as the price of the package climbed.
In total, the event brought in about $5.1 million.
After the auction Elton introduced singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who brought the audience to its feet with a rocking 45-minute set that included his hit "The A-Team" as well as a duet with the host on his hit "Candle in the Wind," done up-tempo with the two trading verses.
"I didn't think anyone would be interested tonight," a pleased Sheeran said mid-set as he thanked the audience. He described his rehearsal jamming with Elton on "Candle" as something that "came out pretty cool."
It was after his set that even more folks came streaming in for the after-party, which moved back into the cocktail areas and featured yet another round of hors d'oeuvres, free-flowing drinks and a booming dance beat.
And about that Oscar ballot from the beginning of the evening? One of two winners, the lady taking home a gender-appropriate Chopard watch as her prize, was none other than one Patty Hearst.
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Housekeeper & Laundry Assistant
at Trilogy
Lapeer, Michigan
Posted on Apr. 19, 2016
Overview Founded in December 1997, TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES, LLC is a customer service focused provider of senior living and long-term healthcare services including independent and assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitative services. These services are delivered by staff specially trained to honor and enhance the lives of our residents through compassion and a commitment to exceeding customer expectations. Our goal is simple: to be the Best Healthcare Company in the Midwest!
Location Stonegate Health Campus
Responsibilities NOW HIRING PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME HOUSEKEEPERS/LAUNDRY ASSISTANTS, ALL SHIFTS.
ARE YOU COMPASSIONATELY COMMITTED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE? If so, we would like to hear from you!
We are an innovative and dynamic Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care healthcare campus with an outstanding career opportunity in our ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES / HOUSEKEEPING / LAUNDRY department.
Our Environmental Services Assistant / Housekeeping & Laundry Assistant will perform day-to-day housekeeping/ laundry functions as assigned. Must be able to work a flexible schedule and must be able to read, write and follow written and verbal instructions.
The responsibilities of our Environmental Services Assistant / Housekeeping & Laundry Assistant will include, but are not limited to :
- Clean/polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, room heating/cooling units, etc., in resident rooms, recreational areas, etc., daily as instructed
- Clean, wash, sanitize, and/or polish bathroom fixtures. Ensure that water marks are removed from fixtures
- Clean windows/mirrors in resident rooms, recreational areas, bathrooms, and entrance/exit ways
- Clean floors, to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting, etc.
- Clean hallways, stairways, etc.
- Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacle with plastic liner. Discard infectious wastes into appropriate containers
- Clean vacant rooms as assigned
We invite you to learn more about our unique culture and the exciting opportunities that exist within our organization. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including:
- Competitive Salaries - Weekly Pay!
- Professional Growth
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- Generous Benefits
- Innovative Training Programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- And much more!
Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualifications REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:
* High School diploma or equivalent
* Prior experience in housekeeping/ laundry
* Prior experience in Long-Term Care/Healthcare is preferable
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Scores & results for each week's issue of the newspaper may be submitted as soon as possible via fax to 804-333-0033 or e-mail to email@example.com and/or no later than 8 a.m. on Monday mornings.
Sept. 4
Quinton Oaks Ladies Golf Association: A Flight Net—1st Terri Saroti and 2nd Faith McDermott and Bettye Garner (tied); A Flight Gross—1st Su Schmalz and 2nd Maggie Dennett
B Flight Net—1st Carol Davis and 2nd Sharon Dickens, B Flight Gross—1st Mary Beth Hawn and 2nd Linda Richards
Sept. 5
JV Volleyball: Mathews def. Rappahannock, 2-0, Northumberland def. Caroline 2-0, Colonial Beach def. King & Queen 2-0, Middlesex def. Washington & Lee 2-0, Lancaster def. West Point 2-1
Varsity Volleyball: West Point def. Lancaster 3-1, Northumberland def. Caroline 3-0, Colonial Beach def. King & Queen 3-1, Mathews def. Rappahannock 3-1, Middlesex def. Washington & Lee 3-1
Golf: Rappahannock def. Lancaster 179-206. Lancaster's Alex Nelson crowned medalist scoring 37; Essex def. Northumberland 161-174, Essex's Larkin Gross medalist with a round of one over par 36.
Sept. 6
Varsity Football: Washington & Lee def. Windsor 20-12, Northumberland & def. Northampton 42-7, Lancaster def. King & Queen 62-6, Rappahannock West Point 41-15
Sept. 7
S.P. Football: Virginia Steelers at Rivermen 7
Sept. 10
Golf: Rappahannock at Northumberland, and King William and Lancaster at Essex 4
First annual Mud Run will be held on Sept. 14 in Kilmarnock. This is a fundraiser to benefit the YMCA/APYC Camp Kekoka's Guardian Program. This financial scholarship program, enables children to participate and attend camp, regardless of their family's ability to pay. This run is for adults only, ages 18 and older. Cost is $30 until Aug. 15, $40 after Aug. 15th, $50 day of race. Check-in starts at 8 a.m. Run starts at 10 a.m. Visit www.peninsulaymca.org to register today. Call 804-435-0223 for more information.
Friends of the Rappahannock will be sponsoring the annual Belle Isle State Park Trail 5K Run and Walk on Sept. 14. Check in is at 7:30 a.m. followed by the race at 8:30 a.m. For more information or to sign-up 804-462-5030
The Chandler 3 Mile and Kids 1 Mile walk/run, which is held in conjunction to the Montross Fall Festival, will take place October 5. Check in time is at 7 a.m. The Kids 1 mile run/Walk time is at 7:30 and the 3-mile run/walk time is at 8 a.m. Both races will begin in front of the Montross Volunteer Rescue Squad. There will also be a 100-yard "Tot Trot" this year for all of the youngsters. This event is named after Ferdie Fax and Bonnie Chandler for their many contributions to the Washington & Lee Cross Country Team. You can print off a registration form or register online at http://wlathletics.wmlcps.org/
At the Oct. 18 football game against Lancaster, 10 individuals including two contributors that will be inducted into the Rappahannock High School Sports Hall of Fame. Retired coach, principal and superintendent Fred Pitman highlights the inductees along with the first school division superintendent, the late Jim Stover.
The 10 individuals to be inducted include Brian Wilkins (1982), Stanley Sanders (1969), Nancy Wilson (1977), Erica Carey (1982), Danny Pierson (1976), Jack Walker (1981), Sally Smith (1974), Susan Powell Headley (1976), Otis Jackson (1976) and Rocky Newton (1974). Those that were selected in this year's hall of fame class are encouraged to contact 804-761-6919. Considerations for feature articles leading up to the induction ceremony may be emailed to email@example.com. Include a name and contact information.
Interested in joining the Northern Neck Wrestling Club which is for kids grades 1-8 and adults? Contact Steven Hanks at (804) 370-2191.
The Rappahannock Raiders Booster Club is currently accepting applications for membership for the 2013-2014 season. The Boosters are offering a variety of different membership options (at reduced rates if purchased prior to June 30, 2013) in hopes of accommodating a wide range of students, parents, and community members. All those interested in joining for the 2013-2014 season should contact Jan Tatarka (email@example.com) at Rappahannock High School
The Northumberland High School Athletic Booster Club is currently accepting applications for membership for the 2012-2013 season. This year the Boosters are offering 10 different membership options, in hopes to accommodate a wide range of students, parents and community members. All those interested in joining or renewing their membership for the 2013-2014 season should contact Michael Stevenson (email@example.com) at Northumberland High School.


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Drs. Oz and Roizen: Take the bite out of child food allergies
Food allergies are skyrocketing in North America and around the world.
Rates in children and teens have gone up 50 percent in the past 15 years, to 1 in 20, one new report says. And today's numbers could be even higher: A recent survey of 38,000 parents found that 1 in 13 kids have had mild to life-threatening reactions to everyday foods including milk, eggs, nuts, wheat and shellfish. And 30 percent of food-allergic kids have reactions to more than one food.
Scientists are racing to pin down the causes of this puzzling outbreak. Leading the list are the usual suspects: emulsifiers and additives used in processed foods, such as peanut butters that are made with more than just peanuts, lunch meats, margarine, mayonnaise, sauces, candy and bakery products. Interesting fact: Emulsifiers seem to make a protein – like peanuts – appear foreign, so the immune system attacks it. In China, where peanuts are boiled and peanut butter is made only with peanuts, the allergy is rare; when the nuts are fried or cooked in non-peanut oils and emulsifiers are added for quick spreading, the allergy pops up.
Another possible trigger is our too-clean environment; it makes our immune system overeager for work, so it turns on us and creates autoimmune diseases and allergies.
Here are five smart ways to prevent and deal with food allergies.
1. Keep up with the latest info about allergy-causing foods: You can ban eggs, nuts, shellfish, wheat and soy from your home, but these foods are lurking in restaurant foods. Watch out for emulsifiers in mass-produced salad dressings and sauces, and for sulfites in seemingly safe packaged foods like trail mix or dried fruit. Get the inside info by connecting with groups including Food Allergy Research & Education at www.foodallergy.org. You can sign up for email alerts.
2. Turn off "allergy genes": Cutting-edge thinking says something in the environment is switching genes on and off in ways that set the stage for allergies. Early evidence points to tobacco smoke, polluted air and fast food. The gene changes may even be passed down through several generations. Meanwhile, pregnant moms can help fortify their newborns against allergies by eating a healthy diet, and after birth, by breast-feeding their baby as long as possible.
3. Take kids with food reactions to an allergist: Fewer than 25 percent of kids who end up in hospital emergency rooms are told to see an allergist, but that should be your next move. This specialist can determine which foods likely caused the allergic response and make sure you're equipped with emergency medication that stops life-threatening reactions.
4. Outfit kids (and yourself) with TWO EpiPens: Experts suggest that kids with food allergies carry two EpiPens, self-injectable epinephrine that stops severe reactions. One in eight kids who go to the ER with a bad reaction need a second shot, yet many leave the ER without a prescription. Talk with your doctor about getting the doses you need, and about when to replace EpiPens. Not all states allow or require schools to stock these life-saving devices – though more are considering this smart move. So make sure your kid's classroom and school nurse have a supply of several pens. Check their expiration dates.
5. Talk with your pediatrician about introducing allergenic foods: Until recently, conventional wisdom said delaying "trouble foods," such as peanuts, protected babies from developing allergies. But in 2013, an American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology committee suggested that early exposure actually might train a young immune system to react properly. Some experts even suspect that lowered exposure to common food allergens like peanuts and wheat could help explain the rise in food allergies.
WARNING: This advice is not for babies and young children who have already reacted negatively to a food, have a related allergic condition like eczema or atopic dermatitis or a sibling with a food allergy. Remember to talk this over with your doctor before trying.
Dr. Mehmet Oz is host of "The Dr. Oz Show" and Dr. Mike Roizen is chairman of the Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic.


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Grizzlies cruise past Wolves
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies jumped out to an early lead and didn't let the Minnesota Timberwolves gain any confidence the rest of the way.
Mike Conley had 23 points and six assists, Marc Gasol added 14 points and 12 rebounds and the Grizzlies easily dispatched the short-handed Timberwolves 109-92 on Monday night.
"We caught a good team on the second night of a back-to-back," Memphis coach Dave Joerger said.
Memphis' goal was to take immediate advantage of a Minnesota team coming off a 127-120 loss to Phoenix on Sunday in which the Timberwolves squandered a 22-point lead. Memphis never trailed and held a double-digit lead from the 3:27 mark of the first quarter to the end.
"We didn't want to give them too much leeway," Conley said. "We've been in the same shoes. You're coming in off a tough game, and you kind of walk through the first part of the game.
"We just wanted to jump out there as early as we could, set the tempo and try to get ahead of them."
Zach Randolph finished with 17 points for Memphis, while Tayshaun Prince and Ed Davis added 12 points apiece. Mike Miller scored 11 as the Grizzlies won their 10th straight home game.
Kevin Love led the Timberwolves with 16 points, but shot 6-of-18 from the field, part of Minnesota shooting 38 percent for the game. Corey Brewer had 15 points and Kevin Martin finished with 13. Gorgui Dieng, in the starting lineup because of injuries on Minnesota's front line, finished with 11 points and 17 rebounds.
The victory left Memphis in the seventh spot in the Western Conference playoff race, a half-game ahead of Dallas and Phoenix.
Meanwhile, the consecutive losses to the Grizzlies and Suns pushed the Timberwolves seven games behind Phoenix and the Mavericks. While not mathematically eliminated, the Timberwolves are beginning to understand their situation.
"We just have to be competitive. That's the biggest key right now — get through the end of the season and play each game competitively," forward Chase Budinger said. "That's how you have to look at it."
The Timberwolves continued to deal with injuries as centers Nikola Pekovic and Ronny Turiaf sat out, along with backup point guard J.J. Barea.
With the absences, Memphis dominated the inside and outscored Minnesota in the paint 66-42 and held a 54-42 advantage on the boards.
"They played physical," Love said. "When you play a team like that on a back-to-back, especially this late in the season, especially without Pek and Ronny and some depth, it's tough."
The first quarter was a horrid shooting exhibition. The teams combined to miss the game's first nine shots, and Memphis shot only 44.4 percent in the quarter. Minnesota started 3-of-16 before rallying to 5-of-24 (20.8 percent for the quarter).
"We just got off to such a bad start and missed a ton of shots," Minnesota coach Rick Adelman said. "We allowed them 40 points in the paint in the first half. They controlled the game pretty much the whole game."
Memphis pushed the first-half lead to as many as 21 before Minnesota got going midway through the second period. But the Grizzlies held a 57-39 lead at the break.
Memphis extended the lead to 24 in the third quarter and appeared to be in control. But Minnesota closed the period on a 15-4 run, including the final nine to cut the advantage to 81-68 entering the fourth.
Memphis opened the final period with 12 straight points, including consecutive 3-pointers from Miller and Conley, and Memphis' lead was at 93-68.
"We had a little miscommunication, relaxed a little bit, and they took advantage," Gasol said. "At the end of the third, we got a little sloppy, but we picked it up again and went up. The reaction is what matters."


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What is Systemic Alternatives?
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We are living a systemic crisis that can only be solved with systemic alternatives. What humanity is facing is not only an environmental crisis, an economic crisis, a social crisis or an institutional crisis. It is a crisis of humanity and of the Earth's system. This systemic crisis has been triggered by the capitalist system – whose relentless pursuit of endless growth and profits at the expense of the planet and people – has pushed species to extinction, biodiversity to critical losses, people to depravity and nature to its absolute limits. This is not one more cyclical crisis of capitalism, of suffering a depression then recovering with record numbers of growth and continued expansion. It is a much deeper crisis that has spread to all aspects of life on planet Earth and that now has its own accelerating dynamic that will not reverse under the current capitalist system.
The most urgent task in front of us is to overcome capitalism if we are to stop this free fall of life. Humanity and nature will suffer but capitalism will not implode because of its contradictions. Instead, it is reconfiguring itself and seeking new ways to increase profit until the last drop has been squeezed out of people and the planet. Everything can be commodified and converted into an "opportunity" for new ways of making profit. Natural disasters and tragedies, financial speculation and militarism, human trafficking and war – there are no limits for capitalism. Overexploitation and overconsumption are the main drivers of this system that seeks endless growth in a finite planet. Increasing inequality and destroying the vital cycles of nature are its lasting legacy.
Alternatives to the current system can only be built by deepening the understanding of the process of reconfiguration of capitalism. Capitalism has shown that it has great flexibility to adapt, capture, reshape and create options for itself. What begins as a progressive idea or movement is co-opted, transformed and absorbed to maintain and reproduce the system. The challenge is to build in the current situation a society that is capable to break from the logic of capital and not fall into the trap of co-optation. Alternatives do not emerge in a vacuum. They emerge in the struggles, in the concrete experiences, initiatives, victories, defeats and reemergence of social movements. They emerge in a process of analysis, practice and proposals that are validated in reality. Many attempts have being tried during the last century and have either fallen short or lost momentum. To explore why this has happened is essential in building new systemic alternatives.
There is not one alternative. There are many alternatives. Some come from our roots (such as the indigenous peoples) like the "Vivir Bien." Others like the "degrowth" are constructed in industrialized societies that are reaching limits. "Deglobalization" is a reaction to the process of globalization by transnational corporations. Eco-socialism is an attempt to rethink alternatives from a non-anthropocentric perspective. Food Sovereignty has developed concrete alternatives for small farmers, peasants and indigenous peoples. Eco-feminism brings the women dimension that is essential to overcome the current patriarchal regime. The Rights of Mother Earth calls for building a new way of relating with nature. The proposal of the "commons" highlights the ways humanity has and builds collectives. Solidarity Economy, Economy for Life, Transitional Economy are all pointing to a different kind of economy. There are many other alternatives that draw its strengths from our diversity, creativity and solidarity. All of these proposals have strengths, limitations, contradictions and points in common. All of them are proposals in progress.
Systemic Alternatives means engagement. Engagement to learn from the other, from other alternatives, seeking creative complementarity. It is a call to look critically at its own perspectives, finding the limits, internal contradictions and flaws in order to recognize what is missing and what has been developed by other alternatives and see how to further build on each others proposals.
In synthesis, the key aim of Systemic Alternatives is creative interaction to go beyond our own perspectives in order to imagine, create, build and strengthen our alternatives.
culled from: http://systemicalternatives.org/2014/02/19/what-is-systemic-alternatives/


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Rhubarb & Almond Crumble
Taken from Delia online
2 lb (900 g) rhubarb
4 oz (110 g) golden caster sugar
1 rounded teaspoon grated fresh root ginger
For the crumble:
4 oz (110 g) whole almonds, skin on
3 oz (75 g) chilled butter, cut into small dice
6 oz (175 g) self-raising flour, sifted
2 level teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 level teaspoon ground ginger
4 oz (110 g) demerara sugar
To serve:
custard, ice cream or pouring cream
You will also need either an oval ovenproof baking dish measuring 7½ x 11 inches (19 x 28 cm) and 1¾ inches (4.5 cm) deep, or a round ovenproof baking dish with a diameter of 9½ inches (24 cm) and 1¾ inches (4.5 cm) deep.
- Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6, 400°F (200°C).
- Begin by preparing the rhubarb. First of all wash it, then trim off the leaves and cut the stalks roughly into 1 inch (2.5 cm) chunks. Next, toss them in a bowl with the sugar and freshly grated root ginger, then place them in the baking dish and keep on one side.
- Now make the crumble, which couldn't be simpler, as it is all made in a food processor. All you do is place the butter, sifted flour, cinnamon, ground ginger and sugar in the processor and give it a whiz till it resembles crumbs.
- Next, add the almonds and process again, not too fast, until they are fairly finely chopped and there are still a few chunky bits.
- If you don't have a processor, in a large bowl, rub the butter into the sifted flour until it resembles crumbs, then stir in the almonds, which should be fairly finely chopped by hand, cinnamon, ginger and sugar.
- Now you need to press the rhubarb very firmly with your hands all over the base of the dish to spread it evenly without too many large lumps sticking out. Then simply sprinkle the crumble mixture all over the rhubarb, spreading it right up to the edges of the dish, and, using the flat of your hands, press it down quite firmly all over; the more tightly it is packed together the crisper it will be. Then finish off by lightly running a fork all over the surface.
- Now bake the crumble on the centre shelf of the oven for 35-40 minutes, by which time the rhubarb will be soft and the topping golden brown and crisp.
- Leave it to rest for 10-15 minutes before serving, then serve it warm with custard, pouring cream or ice cream.


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Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry
The Museum takes you back through time to explore the story of the Lake District and its inhabitants. Isolated before the arrival of the railway and motorcar, this area developed its own unique customs and traditions.
Recreated period rooms and workshops reveal how rural people lived and worked and played and how different life was before the introduction of machinery. Discover a Lake District kitchen, complete with traditional recipes and utensils, a bedroom full of vernacular furniture and furnishings – including a magnificent 17th century four-poster bed, a farmhouse parlour with a working phonograph and rare 18th century oak panelling.
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Open 16 Jan 2015 - 14 Feb 2016 (closed 24, 25, 26 Dec and 1 Jan)
Monday - Saturday 10.30am - 4pm (closing 5pm Mar - Oct)
Sundays during July, August and Abbot Hall's Canaletto exhibition (22 Oct -14 Feb 2016), 12 - 4pm
Adults £5.00, Children and Students FREE
Recreated farmhouse rooms and workshops tell the story of Lakeland folk, who lived in relative isolation before the arrival of motorcars and trains. The importance of sheep-farming and the related wool-trade, as well as mining and industry, to the area is shown through a combination of real artefacts and photography. A recreation of author Arthur Ransome's study, complete with his personal papers and posessions, tells the story of his fascination with the Lakes, and an Arts & Crafts area highlights the importance of figures like John Ruskin had on the revival of local crafts. Parts of the collection that are not on permanent display can be seen by prior arrangement.
Collection details
Agriculture, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Industry, Medicine, Personalities, Photography, Science and Technology, Social History
Key artists and exhibits
- Joseph Hardman
- Arthur Ransome
- Arts & Crafts in Cumbria
- Simpsons of Kendal
- Stanley Davies
- Annie Garnett
Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry
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Jaguars claim Babin off waivers from Eagles
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — With a league-low 13 sacks, the Jacksonville Jaguars were looking for more production from their pass rush.
Jason Babin could be the solution.
The Jaguars claimed the two-time Pro Bowl defensive end off waivers from Philadelphia on Wednesday. To make room on the roster, Jacksonville placed defensive tackle D'Anthony Smith (concussion/neck) on injured reserve.
The Jaguars (2-9) will pay the remaining $1.69 million of Babin's 2012 salary, essentially taking a low-risk look at someone who could significantly upgrade one of the league's worst pass rushes.
"It's a good pickup," coach Mike Mularkey said. "He's had a lot of success over the last three years and we could use some help in that area. He'll fit what we're doing. (Defensive line coach) Joe Cullen and he have a relentless type of mindset. I just think it's going to be good for us, really good for us."
Jacksonville's pass rush, or lack thereof, is the most glaring weakness on a team filled with holes.
The Jaguars gave Jeremy Mincey a four-year contract worth $20 million in March, but he has just two sacks. They also drafted former Clemson standout Andre Branch in the second round, but he has played sparingly the last two months.
Babin, meanwhile, has 5 1/2 sacks after recording 18 last year. He signed a five-year, $28 million deal last summer after going to his first Pro Bowl with Tennessee following the 2010 season.
He will play Sunday at Buffalo, Mularkey said.
"We've got five games and we're trying to win these games," Mularkey said. "It's a sign that we're trying to show our team that we're trying to win right now, that this is not `play the young guys and do the evaluating.' We're trying to win and we're doing whatever we can to improve our roster. This is a great move."
Babin might even start over Austen Lane, who missed practice Wednesday with a foot injury and is expected to sit out again Thursday.
"Let's start working him in the plan and see what we have to do to get him up to speed as quickly as we can," Mularkey said. "Can he play Sunday? Yes. I know he will. We're anticipating him playing."
Jaguars general manager Gene Smith and Cullen started looking at video of Babin when the Eagles released him Tuesday. The only team that could have beaten Jacksonville to the claim would have been Kansas City. The Chiefs (1-10) didn't claim Babin, so he fell to Jacksonville.
Mularkey said the final five games will determine whether Babin becomes a long-term option.
"We think it can help production everywhere, compliment other guys that are up front," he said. "I've watched enough tape on him to know he's a very relentless, disruptive player, to the whistle on every play."


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Arches, Canyonlands, and Zion National Parks
In May 2015, we visited, hiked and took photographs of some amazing country. Each National Park has its own unique character and feel. There are 96 photographs in this gallery...and the photos are there for all to enjoy. Hope you will take a few minutes to simply take it all in...as much as possible, through photography.Read More


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Working with Anne Arundel County schools, an independent foundation helped feed needy children and their families for more than five years.
But that came to an abrupt halt a year ago, after a member of the Journey Foundation reviewing the organization's bank records saw that more than $3,700 was missing.
Within months, the foundation was defunct, and one of its founders, then a teacher a Corkran Middle School in Glen Burnie, was charged with stealing from it.
On June 11, a tearful Pamela Fowler pleaded guilty to felony theft from the foundation that was the brainchild of her and her brother, jazz musician Norman Evans, whose annual spring concerts raised thousands of dollars for Journey. Twenty related counts were dropped.
Fowler, 50, was ordered by Annapolis District Judge Jonas Legum to serve 20 days — 10 weekends — in jail. She will also be on probation for three years and was fined about $2,200, roughly what the foundation lost.
With the organization gone, there is no restitution.
"I made a mistake," Fowler told Legum on Tuesday, as a few of her former foundation colleagues watched. "I do understand the damage that has been done to them."
The organization grew to provide food to as many as 350 families a month, according to school officials, who said nothing has replaced Journey in that role, though other community groups and religious organizations help provide food for needy families, and schools pitch in.
Assistant State's Attorney Marot Hoskins told Legum that board member Yvonne "Rie" Atkinson, a community reinvestment officer and marketing director at the Bank of Glen Burnie, discovered checking account discrepancies in April 2012 — electronic transactions dating to January that were not approved by either Atkinson or another board member authorized on the account.
Fowler, she said, "used this money for her own personal use," Hoskins said.
More than $2,000 had gone to Verizon, and Atkinson reversed a mid-April $1,460 Western Union payment to Baltimore Has and Electric Co., she said.
Within weeks, Fowler and Evans were removed from the board, which contacted Anne Arundel County police, Atkinson said. Fowler declined to comment after the court hearing.
According to charging documents, Fowler admitted to Atkinson that she "had nowhere else to turn and needed the money" and promised to repay it.
Court records indicate that Fowler lost her home in Glen Burnie to foreclosure last year, and she'd previously declared bankruptcy.
In court Tuesday, Assistant Public Defender Tiffany Harrell said Fowler's car had been repossessed. Seeking probation before judgment, which would have allowed Fowler to avoid a conviction if she completed probation, Harrell said Fowler was suffering from depression and anxiety and "has since gotten her mental health under control."
The group's leftovers, from its refrigerator to its food, went to the Anne Arundel County Food Bank.
"The kids lost," said Bob Mosier, the school system's spokesman, who was a Journey board member.
Fowler and her brother kicked off their effort to feed hungry students after Fowler spoke to him about children who fell through the cracks, and in 2006, the Journey Foundation was launched with a small board. Money for meals went directly on Corkran Middle students' lunch cards. Families picked up food at the school, where the organization had a pantry, Fowler told The Baltimore Sun in 2007.
The program expanded to provide holiday meals to those families as well as families from Brooklyn Park Elementary and Middle; Annapolis Elementary and Middle; and Freetown and Quarterfield Elementary schools, according to school officials. In addition to an annual concert at Abundant Life Church in Glen Burnie, which also featured a silent auction, donations of food and money maintained Journey.
School officials said Fowler has not worked at Corkran since May 1, 2012, and had been on leave for the past school year until she began working May 21 as a special-€education clerk at Brooklyn Park Elementary.


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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 12, 2012) - Ethiopian Potash Corp. (the "Company" or "EPC") (TSX VENTURE:FED)(TSX VENTURE:FED.WT) is pleased to announce the appointments of Bruce Cumming and Michael Galloro (the Company's Chief Financial Officer) as directors of the Company, effective April 12, 2012.
The Company also announces the resignations of Paul DesLauriers, Robert Metcalfe and Binh Vu from the board of directors (the "Board"), effective April 12, 2012. The Company thanks Messrs. DesLauriers, Metcalfe and Vu for their service to EPC.
Commenting on the Board changes, interim Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company, George Roach notes: "These board changes are part of the process of reorganisation required to facilitate the early exercise of EPC's option to acquire G&B Central African Resources Ltd (the owner of the properties in the Danakil). EPC anticipates a successful conclusion to the negotiation of such early exercise (which is currently underway) in the near future. In addition, these changes are an important requirement in the ongoing negotiations intended to secure additional finance through a strategic investor.
"The appointment of Mr Bruce Cumming to the board should be seen as further confirmation of the commitment of G&B to EPC and the exercise of the option referred to above. In addition, Mr Cumming will be evaluating the exploration undertaken to date and EPC anticipates the release of the results of this in early May 2012. Simultaneously, EPC will develop an exploration program to be implemented in the Central/eastern regions of the licences. This area has known mineralisation at shallow depth, identified in recent and historic drilling.
"EPC anticipates the appointment of a new CEO and further restructuring of the board as the negotiations referred to above progress."
Bruce Cumming is an exploration geologist with over 36 years work experience throughout Africa. He graduated from the University of Cape Town with a B.Sc (Hons) degree in 1975. He is a SACNASP & Engineering Institute of Zambia registered geoscientist and also a member of the Geological Society of South Africa. He worked for 26 years with the Falconbridge Limited group companies through Southern and West Africa exploring for nickel, copper, gold, diamonds and uranium. During the last 10 years he has worked for Caledonia Mining, a TSX-listed company, in the Bushveld Complex and Eersteling Gold Field in South Africa, an AIM-listed diamond exploration company in Sierra Leone as the Exploration Manager. He was engaged as the Specialist Exploration for Konkola Copper Mines (Vedanta), Zambia and has been the Chief Operating Officer for G&B Group of companies for the last 5 years.
About Ethiopian Potash Corp.
Ethiopian Potash Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FED)(TSX VENTURE:FED.WT) is a Canadian company based in Toronto, Ontario and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
George Roach, CEO & Director
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This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on assumptions, uncertainties and management's best estimates of future events. All statements that address future activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur (including, but not limited to, the potential for and timing of the early exercise of EPC's option to acquire G&B and the Company's plans ad expectations regarding its explaoration programs) are forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is based upon assumptions by management that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Factors that may cause actual results to vary materially include, but are not limited to, the failure to enter into an agreement providing for the early exercise of EPC's option to acquire G&B, the failure to secure additional finance, changes in general economic conditions or conditions in the financial markets, and unanticipated operational or technical difficulties. Such forward-looking information is based on a number of assumptions, including but not limited to, the availability of financing, and no significant decline in existing general business and economic conditions. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining required financing as and when needed. Failure to obtain additional financing on a timely basis may cause the Company to postpone or slow down its development plans or reduce or terminate some or all of its activities. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company undertakes no obligations to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking information, except as may be required by law. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, refer to the Company's filings with the Canadian securities regulators available on www.sedar.com.
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As Result of EPA Investigation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America will lower their fuel economy (mpg) estimates for the majority of their model year 2012 and 2013 models after EPA testing found discrepancies between agency results and data submitted by the company. EPA's investigation will help protect consumers and ensure a level playing field among automakers.
The auto companies have submitted to the EPA a plan for cars currently on dealer lots to be re-labeled with new window stickers reflecting the corrected mileage estimates. The mileage on most vehicle labels will be reduced by one to two mpg, and the largest adjustment will be six mpg highway for the Kia Soul.
At its National Vehicle and Fuel Emission Laboratory (NVFEL) in Ann Arbor, Mich., EPA routinely tests vehicles – 150 to 200 a year, or about 15 percent of the possible vehicle configurations – to ensure that their performance matches the mileage and emissions data required to be submitted to EPA by automakers.
This auditing helps to ensure that vehicles on the road meet tailpipe emission standards to protect public health and the environment and that all carmakers follow the same procedures for calculating mileage estimates. EPA conducts both random and targeted audits, based on factors such as consumer complaints.
EPA had received a number of consumer complaints about Hyundai mileage estimates. Through the agency's ongoing audit program, staff experts at EPA's NVFEL observed discrepancies between results from EPA testing of a MY2012 Hyundai Elantra and information provided to EPA by Hyundai.
The agency expanded its investigation into data for other Hyundai and Kia vehicles, leading to today's announcement.
EPA's audit testing occasionally uncovers individual vehicles whose label values are incorrect and requires that the manufacturer re-label the vehicle. This has happened twice since 2000. This is the first time where a large number of vehicles from the same manufacturer have deviated so significantly.
EPA and DOE are updating their joint fuel economy site, to reflect the Hyundai and Kia corrected numbers. (EPA)
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posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 1:38 pm
I am running some EFAs for a couple of large datasets with Ns > 3000 and > 5000, respectively. I noticed that despite the large Ns, when I run EFAs with these datasets, I sometimes get results with interfactor correlations that are not significant. The parameter estimates look normal. I understand what's happening computationally - i.e., that the factor correlations estimated by the model are relatively small and/or standard errors are relatively large. But, in some cases I get a correlation of approx .20 between factors, it's hard to believe that it is not significant given the size of my sample. How would I interpret this practically in relation to the data - e.g., that there are a few people in the dataset that are driving these correlations between factors?
Also, just to double-check, I generated factor scores using ESEM and tried using a regular Pearson correlation. These are generally larger in magnitude than the EFA factor correlations in Mplus. However, even rs of about .06 or .07 end up statistically significant. So, would I be right in assuming that the meaning of this statistical significance is very different from the EFA factor correlation significance?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, March 28, 2011 - 10:07 am
Please send the input, data, outputs and your license number to
Sean Delaney
posted on Saturday, February 04, 2012 - 7:31 am
Hello, I did an EFA using Mplus and it calculated the promax factor correlations. I wish to report on the 3-factor solution and on the correlations among the factors. A journal reviewer has asked me to state if the correlation among the factors is significant. I would be grateful if you could tell me where in the output table I can find the significance of the correlations. I have tried, unsuccessfully, to find this in the OUTPUT command chapter. Thank you.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Saturday, February 04, 2012 - 7:45 am
These values are given in the output. First come the estimates of the correlations, then the standard errors, and then the ratio which is a z-test in large samples.
Sean Delaney
posted on Saturday, February 04, 2012 - 10:31 am
Thanks for your speedy reply. My output seems to be different. In the section of the Output under the heading "EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS WITH THREE FACTORS" the headings I have are the "RMS Residual," "Promax Rotated Loadings," "Promax Factor Correlations," "Estimated Residual Variances" (for each item), "Factor Structure" and "Factor Determinances." I can't find the standard errors or the ratio of the correlations.
I have noted the Promax Factor Correlations in the article and the reviewer wants me to state the significance of the correlations among the factors. I am not sure where to find that information or if I need to change my commands to get them. I am using an older version of MPlus (version 5).
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Saturday, February 04, 2012 - 4:42 pm
These values have been available for some time. It sounds like they were not available in Version 5.
H Steen
posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 8:04 am
Hi Linda,
If doing a CFA with WLSMV estimator, are the correlations between factors still pearson correlations, or a different type?
Thank you very much in advance.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 8:44 am
Factors are continuous variables. Correlations among continuous variables are Pearson correlations.
Lin Xiangbin
posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 11:05 pm
I'm using version 6, and it seems that significance of factor correlations are not stated in my EFA output, as per Sean's post. May I know how can I calculate them myself?
Thank you.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, July 01, 2015 - 5:02 pm
That is very complex and can only be done using a computer program with matrix algebra. It is better to get Mplus Version 7.31.
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A critical vulnerability Oracle's database product remains unpatched some four years after it was revealed, says the researcher who discovered it.
Oracle claimed to have patched the remote pre-authenticated vulnerability, dubbed TNS Poison, in April but security researcher Joxean Koret said the fix did not cover older versions.
In 2008, Koret reported the flaw to bug-bounty program iSight Partners which shared the details with Oracle per its reward program specifications. He later published a proof-of-concept for the bug that affected database versions 8i to 11g Release 2, the most current iteration.
Oracle acknowledged the bug in its quarterly security update this month and credited Koret for identifying it, in its "Security-In-Depth" program.
But an email exchange published by Koret indicated that Oracle had chosen not to patch the bug in existing versions of its database product because a patch may cause performance issues for customers.
Instead, Oracle addressed the vulnerability only in internal development versions, Koret said, noting that the company had not revealed which versions would receive the fix.
Koret told SC Magazine US that attackers could exploit TNS Poison to "sniff any connection" made to the database without the need for credentials, and inject malicious commands.
"In short, whatever they want," he said, adding that he was not aware of any in-the-wild attacks underway.
Oracle did not respond to a request for comment from SC Magazine.
The lack of a patch for older versions may indicate that Oracle does not consider the vulnerability as serious as Koret.
According to Oracle: "People are recognized for Security-In-Depth contributions if they provide information, observations or suggestions pertaining to security vulnerability issues that result in significant modification of Oracle code or documentation in future releases, but are not of such a critical nature that they are distributed in critical patch updates."
Alex Rothacker, director of security research for Application Security Inc.'s TeamSHATTER, corroborated Koret's explanation of the threat, and said database administrators should consider workarounds in lieu of a permanent fix.
"Disable remote registration in the TNS Listener by setting 'dynamic_registration = off' in the listener.ora file, then restart the listener," he said.
"However, if your installation is using this feature, you will need to make sure to now manually register all legitimate servers. This is also not a valid workaround for RAC (Real Application Clusters).
"Another workaround is to use valid node checking, but this is not foolproof, since an attacker could still attack from a valid client."


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Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" led to an interesting discussion because of its challenging style, structure and realism. Other books that generated great discussions include "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by Michael Chabon, "The New York Trilogy" by Paul Auster and "American Born Chinese" by Gene Luen Yang.
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"Fair and Tender Ladies" by Lee Smith, "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri, "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood and "Empire Falls" by Richard Russo.
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"Mudbound" by Hillary Jordan because we couldn't buy a lot of the story and the writing was pretty average, and "White Noise" by Don DeLillo because we read it in the dead of winter and it was bad timing for such a bizarre and depressing novel.
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'Tis the season for low-income residents to apply for help in paying high heating bills or fixing a broken furnace.
The federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides cash payments to help households cover high heating bills, along with emergency money to fix a broken furnace or replenish low fuel.
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Overall available money is comparable to levels a year ago, Bale said. The department expects additional LIHEAP money to be approved later this winter.
Last year, 1,421 Monroe County households and 1,242 Pike County households received LIHEAP help with heating bills.
Some 1,258 Monroe County households received "crisis" help for a heating emergency, compared to 378 Pike County households that got emergency funding.
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