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Choose from the list below to find an organization that accepts the corresponding items:
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Book Worm Angels
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Chicago Public Schools
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Flood Brothers
Flood Brothers wants to manage the footprint we leave on our environment, whichæhelps to provide clean air and land for our children. Recycling not only conserves our natural resources, it helps to sustain our environment. That reduces the need for landfilling and incineration, saves energy, and prevents pollution. Donation drop-off locations provided on site.Visit Website
Girls In The Game
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Habitat For Humanity – Cars for Homes
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Little Heroes Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
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Packages4Patriots collect non-perishable items to fill USPS Military Priority boxes to send to the men and women serving in the armed forces. Donation drop-off location provided on site.Visit Website
Savers Thrift Superstore is a leader and pioneer in the retail thrift industry that supports over 140 nonprofit organizations across the country. Savers donates profits to local community programs, one of which is a Chicago Wolves Charity: Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago. Donation drop-off locations provided on site.Visit Website
Share Your Soles
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St. LeonardÍs Ministries
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Sue Duncan ChildrenÍs Center
The Sue Duncan Children's Center is an after-school mentoring and tutoring program that serves children from some of Chicago's most impoverished neighborhoods. Their mission is to serve as a safe haven for children, where staff work closely to strengthen core academic skills while also developing self-esteem, respect for others, and a sense of hope. Donation drop-off location provided on site.Visit Website
The Cara Program
The Cara Program prepares and inspires motivated individuals to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty to transform their lives, and to forge paths to real and lasting success by providing training and job placements for those who complete the program. Donation drop-off locations provided on site.Visit Website
The Recyclery
The Recyclery Collective builds community through the restoration of donated and discarded bicycles. It is a nonprofit used-bicycle collective where donated bicycles are given to people in need through their Freecyclery program, used in their youth classes, or repaired by a mechanic and sold for an affordable price. Donation drop-off location provided on site.Visit Website
Working Bikes Cooperative
Working Bikes Cooperative gives new life to old bikes and independence to those who ride them in the underserved communities of Chicago, Africa, Central America and South America. Working Bikes Cooperative repairs some of these bikes for local donation and sale to help fund the overseas shipment and donation for all of the remaining bicycles. Donation drop-off location provided on site.Visit Website
The Chicago Wolves would like to THANK YOU for your donation! For any additional questions, please feel free to contact Camille Colletti at email@example.com or (847) 832-1954.
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Special Events in 2012-13
The McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts host outstanding programs and presentations to enhance learning opportunities for students, faculty and the community, including the following in the 2012-13 school year:
Jewish Geography: An Art Exhibition by Ben Schachter
Ben Schachter's representations of eruvim, symbolic enclosures that unite orthodox Jewish communities on the Sabbath, hung in the Duquesne Union's Les Idées gallery during the month of February 2013. The artist explained his work at the opening of the exhibit on February 4 and to learning communities and other classes on February 12. View details and his opening-day lecture.
Boom & Bust Symposium: Impact of Energy Extraction on Local Communities, Nov. 12 & 13
This two-day symposium brought together experts, policy makers, and the public to explore and discuss the impacts of extraction industries on local communities, economies, and health. See details.
Gen. Michael V. Hayden, Global Security in the 21st Century, on Nov. 9
Gen Hayden is former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and two-time graduate of the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts. View details and the presentation.


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Can't run a 40-yard dash under 5 seconds or throw a 95-mile an hour a fastball, but still want a career in sports? There is still hope. Find out what a recent grad of UWO did to reach goal of working in sports.
Wade Vincent graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh in 2012 with a Communication degree. Wade began his career in sports journey by interning with the Intramural Sports Department at UWO. The Intramural Sports program provides an opportunity for participation in sports in an organized, competitive environment for students, faculty and staff.
To further his experience in the sports industry, Wade received an internship with the Madison Mallards after graduation. The Madison Mallards are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Madison, Wisconsin that plays in the Northwoods League. The Mallards offer internships every summer to students who are interested in working directly with team management. After gaining experience with the Mallards, Wade moved on to accept a full-time position with Lids. Following his job with Lids, the Madison Mallards offered Wade the Corporate Service Manager position.
At the end of the day, it's your contributions and your persistence that will help you get to where you want to be. Along with having a severe interest in sports, follow these steps to help you achieve your goal of working in the sports industry.
- Get an Internship. Now.
- Get another internship, then start thinking about getting a paid job in sports.
- Pick a specific sport you would prefer to work with.
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Hello all. I am feeling a bit awestruck. Not sure how things flow yet but it is quite fun watching you all relate; so in the interest of not being a fly on the wall I thought I'd say Hi. Love the way you do things. Don't feel I know enough to critique yet (not by a long shot) but have already gleaned helpful ideas from comments etc. Love ..'hunt like a spider' and I was wondering if y'all (is that what Americans say?) time permitting, could give me the one most helpful bit of advice re the site that has helped you. Big ask I know. Regards Philippa
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And yes, "y'all" is said here, but mostly by folks in the south, or people like me -married to a southern boy (although I was known to say it before that, since I grew up listening to country music lol).
Best advice - aside from my quote from Cori in my sig... just write. You can't get better if you don't do it. I had a very very dry spell over the last year. But, just recently, things started to work again.
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Hello - I am new too. I was just wondering what part of Australia are you from? I live for three months in Burwood and went to a great little church in Croyden. I loved it there. I'd move back if I didn't have so much family here.
Funny you are asking about y'all. I am working on a book right now where 50% of it takes place in Australia and was wondering how I am going to make the dialogue sound authentic. You have slang for everything
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Hi Tarinoel-- Hope I've remembered the spelling --I come from sunny Queensland - I started a reply here about Aussies, dust storms and our vernacular and it grew too large so will keep it simple in the interest of not clogging up the message board. Thanks for the contact. I am sure you will love this wonderful FW site. I am still mining all its treasures. Let me know if I can help you re Aust. research etc. Philippa
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Who do you support for Governor in Ohio in 2010?
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#3 Oct 11, 2010
I think that Ted Strickland brings an old school democratic value system to Ohio.
#4 Oct 11, 2010
Im very impressed with the acoplisments ted has made here, bob taft ranked on the bottem of the usa's govonors. Plus ted has moviestar good looks.
Where was John when OHIO Needed Him?
Kacich was lining his pockets with bogus lehman bruddaha's firesale funds when ohio needed him most ,but our options were ted or ken blackwell(I voted for blackwell).
kasich apears to have bad hygene and is just a fugly looking person, he was living with another man in DC before he went & got married to make it apear he is hetrosexual.he is very unstable and has made a career out of being a suck to many upper class folks.
On his own kasich is nothing, just like one eve little mike.
go away johnney,get lost mcSwine
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#5 Oct 11, 2010
A former President, Clinton, who while in office committed felonies in an attempt to fix a court case in which an American citizen was the plaintiff and he himself was the defendant campaigned for Strickland.
The current President, who is obviously a marxist socialist who is deliberately attempting to destroy the private sector economy also campaigned for Strickland.
Kasich was the author of the balance budget amendment in the 90's. Kasich was one of the leading members of the Republican controlled Congress that created the projected budget surplus of the 90's.
#6 Oct 11, 2010
Are Democratic values to empower government at the expense of the private sector?
This is what's being down. Strickland does not advocate proven solutions to boost the private sector economy.
Any solution that does not empower the government will not be considered by today's Democrat Party.
Government spending does not lead to sustained economic growth. This has been proven time after time.
#7 Oct 11, 2010
the only choice
#8 Oct 11, 2010
best man
#9 Oct 11, 2010
It's amazing that in a state our size we can't produce anyone better than the two we have to choose from :( Ted is owned by the unions and Kasich is owned by corporate interests. The lack of a good choice is the result of the structure of our system. Campaign money corrupts the system and limits us to mediocre choices. For the first time ever, I am considering not voting.
#10 Oct 11, 2010
he has experiance and strickland is all about hand outs not a hand up
#11 Oct 11, 2010
Um, can you please translate this in English? Where is the punctuation?
#12 Oct 11, 2010
Kasich is the best choice. Strickland is driving Ohio down the same path as California, bankrupt. He is wasting our money on projects like a train that goes 45 mph from Cincinnati to Dayton to Columbus in 4.5 hours and will take $17 million per year to maintain. Who will ride a train when they can get there in 1.5 hours by car? Strickland, like Washington DC is spending more money than we are taking in and we, the tax payer, will see higher taxes to make up for his mismanagement of the budget. Whether you like Kasich or not, he will balance the budget and do away with these stupid projects that we don't need. Kasich is the choice.
#13 Oct 11, 2010
Kasich will balance the state budget and not bankrupt our state.
#14 Oct 11, 2010
kasich i mean he was there in 94 with the contract
#15 Oct 11, 2010
One more thing, what does a persons looks have to do with how well they'll help the state? Idiots like you don't need to vote. I think you should go back to kindergarten before you vote again to make sure you can read what's on the ballot since you don't know how to spell.
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the nra.
#17 Oct 11, 2010
I'm poor I don't need the republican's help
#18 Oct 11, 2010
I'm 50 years old, and I haven't voted for a Democrat since my early 20's. However, I do see conservative values in Strickland such as the Castle Doctrine, CCW's, and the ability to possess a loaded firearm in your vehicle. He signed all bills related to this movement.
As reported by the news, we now have a record in frying the murderers that dwell in our prison system; eight so far. In my opinion, Kasich's devout religious values may hamper this advancement. I say, we should have somebody frying every single day in Ohio.
In spite of Kasich's claim that he is a pro-gun advocate, he did sign legislation banning assault weapons. On the other hand, Strickland signed bills taxing our hospitals, and created legislation that prohibited insurance companies from denying people with preexisting conditions from getting insurance which increases our healthcare premiums in Ohio.
I don't know. I'm still undecided. Strickland has done little for our state in regards to attracting jobs. Our unemployment rate is still above national average. But I do think of him when I strap on my gun, and know I have the legal right to defend myself because of Strickland.
I will probably remain undecided right up to the point I go to the voting booth. I am a conservative Republican, but it's hard to turn my back on somebody who promotes some conservative values regardless of his party.
#19 Oct 11, 2010
it's not ted's fault the entire united states economy in in the toilet.
#20 Oct 11, 2010
stricland alllllllllllllllllllllllll the wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Since: Jan 09
Bellefontaine, Ohio
#21 Oct 11, 2010
I'm a Democrat
#22 Oct 11, 2010
i like ted, he is not to blame for the entire country being in the "crapper" economically speaking. i can remember getting 4-5% interest on my money.....now try to blame that on ted.
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Caste Wars in Yucatán
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The Caste Wars of the Yucatán tore apart the peninsula between 1847 and 1901. While the violence was not constant throughout the more than five decades between the start and conclusion of the war itself, the threat of rebel hostilities was ever present. Scholars have debated the origins of the war for many decades, with most recent academic treatments focusing on heavy tax burdens, poor working conditions for Yucatán's peasantry, and the loss of land that occurred during the second half of the century. Tensions between political leaders exacerbated relations with the Mayas in particular and the peasantry more generally. The emergence of the breakaway state of Chan Santa Cruz, in the southeastern part of Yucatán, allowed rebel forces to coalesce between 1850 and the early 1870s. Here, a "Speaking Cross" oracle gave direction to the rebellious Mayas, who crushed their enemies and exacted revenge against those who would not support their cause. The emergence of Porfirio Díaz as President of Mexico in 1876 led to a gradual "reconquest" of the areas held by the cruzob, or "people of the Cross." By 1901, the Mexican military ended the Caste Wars, though violent episodes still marred Yucatán until the early 1930s.
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In the last decades of the 18th century, with the visit in 1784 of José Antonio Calderón to the Maya ruins at Palenque and the discovery in 1790 of the statue of Coatlicue and the Stone of the Sun in the central plaza of Mexico City, the study of ancient Mexico entered a new era. In the century that followed, teams of field surveyors, mapmakers, graphic artists, and artifact collectors worked across central and southern Mexico as well as in Guatemala. Some were commissioned by the Spanish Crown or later by national governments; many arrived from England, France, Germany, and eventually the United States. Early on they worked side by side with geologists, geographers, and field biologists as part of natural history expeditions, accumulating collections of artifacts that would be displayed in curiosity cabinets and early museums alongside trays of colorful butterflies and stuffed tropical birds. And then, as foreign travel books won popular audiences in Europe and the United States, and as international investors arrived in Mexico and Central America, archaeology also was taken up by enthusiastic amateurs looking to sell books, build private collections, or organize international trade fairs.
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With a day dedicated to health care and human services, local business leaders in Auglaize County got a look into the operations of many crucial health providers.
Visioning Auglaize Leadership and Unity (VALU) class, which is co-sponsored by the Wapakoneta Area Chamber of Commerce, St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce and Southwest Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce, toured five of the county's health care facilities.
VALU member Tim Dickey, executive director of the St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce, said he enjoyed taking a tour of the facilities at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital.
After hearing a presentation from Grand Lake Health Services CEO Kevin Harian, the VALU class took a tour led by Community Outreach Coordinator Ann Larger and Administrative Assistant Jill Dickman.
"It's fascinating," Dickey said. "I've always known this was a really good hospital for this kind of area, and it's a big resource for this area."
Students viewed various centers in the hospital and heard from experts from each field. Some of the departments included the Cardiac Rehab Clinic, Wound Care Center, Emergency Center, Women's Imaging Center, Ambulatory Surgery Unit, Hospice Center and Birthing Center.
VALU members had the opportunity to see inside stress-testing rooms, trauma and treatment rooms, birthing suites and hospice suites — many of which have been remodeled. They were introduced to much of the equipment used at the hospital, including hyperbaric chambers, mammography machines and various other life-saving devices.
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Posted 01 February 2009 - 04:04 PM
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- Good artistic and Web page design skills
- Knowledge of PHP and JavaScript is a big plus
- Responsibility for the design of the Yii project site and Yii demos
What This Position Offers
- A chance to let your work known by the rapidly expanding Yii user group. Your signature link will appear in the Yii project site and all its demos.
- Opportunities to be involved in future commercial projects of the Yii team and get paid.
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I want to join the team but I'm afraid that I can not spend more time to help design the application demo because I 'm busy for my projects. I don't want to make delay to Yii release because I can't finish the application demo design on right time.
I attach a draft design of Yii homepage. It's just a draft with minimum graphics and style. It just show the layout of homepage.
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Posted 04 February 2009 - 03:53 AM
Logo still in progress so there is no logo in design
On 3 color box (get started, feature, & from blog) will replace with some picture.
The blue box that show performance highlight will show like a slide. I think it will show
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*component tag like date input
*best feature like built in validation, active record, JQuery widget, cache, etc
Suggest and comment are welcome..
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Posted 04 February 2009 - 04:52 AM
- too wide
- too many fonts
- too many colors
- too contrast
As a result, my eyes don't feel common mood and harmony.
(be sure, I understand, to criticize is much easier rather to create )
Posted 04 February 2009 - 05:14 AM
2 fonts only will used in this design, Georgia/Serif font for heading tag, and Arial/Sans Serif font for normal text.
colors is not used like you see on draft design, some colors like 3 box will be replace with pictures. Main colors is blue, dark grey, and orange on top of white background
Anyway, thank you for your comment
Posted 11 February 2009 - 09:26 PM
I'm currently convert the design from Adobe Firework to HTML version but my job also on deadline so it's will be need more time to complete it.
Posted 21 February 2009 - 06:24 AM
as a not-at-all designer here are my remarks :
the 'plus"
- simple and clean : efficient
the "minus"
- typo (I don't like this font)
- header could be higher
- blue color is too flashy on the right colum boxes borders
hope this helps
Posted 21 February 2009 - 10:43 AM
great job Wanderson !!
Posted 21 February 2009 - 11:33 AM
Those are great designs, but to me the mirror effect in the buttons cause me immediate eye discomfort. This might be purely psychological, though.
(Back in university days I had a lot of problems with eye strain and could not read for more than one or two hours before lines began to separate. Problems actually went away totally when I abandoned the (complicated) glasses in favour of plain spherical contact lenses. But obviously I'm still afraid it might reappear)
Posted 21 February 2009 - 06:11 PM
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Posted 22 February 2009 - 05:54 AM
between 3 and 4 it's hard to choose, both are really elegant (what about the backroung of 4 with the 3 ? )
Another thing is, the font-color for post title, "recent post" and "newly added extension" is (in my opinion) too flashy and not comfortable for reading.
great job again !
Posted 22 February 2009 - 06:37 AM
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Posted 22 February 2009 - 07:58 AM
Layout 4 has a nice looking header, the menu bar is great, the logo is more rounded but I have a small preference for the dark and elegant layout 3 (with its nice green demo button)... however I prefer logo from layout 4.
..and again this blue is too flashy for me
Posted 22 February 2009 - 08:05 AM
it's already perfect = simple and so easy to use.
I think it only need design at extension page, and forum skinning to match the main website, other than that all looks great.
Posted 26 February 2009 - 07:31 AM
Posted 26 February 2009 - 07:46 AM
One question : is it on purpose that only the "download yii" box is shadowed and the 2 others are not ?
(small blue title remain too flashy and not easy to read imo)
good Job again !
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15 cloves garlic
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2 bunches fresh parsley
1 can black olives, sliced
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2. Steam summer squash for 45 mins., covered. Peel zucchini; salt press, rinse and roast. Roast eggplant rounds at 350°F for 25 mins.
3. Dice Roma tomatoes into medium chunks; roast with garlic cloves at 290°F for 25 mins. Mix all ingredients. Season to taste with red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. Add roasted garlic and olive oil.
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Bloggers are wondering what Jewish voters in Florida think of Barack Obama and are reacting to David Cook's American Idol victory.
Oy-bama: A much discussed New York Times article by Jodi Kantor suggests that quite a lot of elderly Jews in Florida are wary of Barack Obama for all the wrong reasons. (Some think he's an Arab, a Muslim, and/or a Palestinian.) It's the sort of regional in-focus piece that has many members of the tribe in cyberspace wincing.
The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, who is cited in the piece for his interview with Obama on Jewish themes (and Israel), writes from his new blog: "I would have been happier had some of these alte kockers expressed some substantive criticism of Obama. But it's important to remember that, despite all of these problems of perception, and of actual racism, Jews are still far more likely than other whites to vote for a black candidate for President. I wouldn't be surprised if Obama ends up with 70 or 75 percent of the Jewish vote." But James Joyner at Outside the Beltway says the math bolsters the Times' case: "The latest Rasmussen poll in Florida shows McCain beating Obama 50-40. More interestingly, "Just 57% of Florida Democrats say they will vote for Obama while 27% plan to vote for McCain. The two candidates are essentially even among unaffiliated voters." To be sure, part of this is a function of Hillary Clinton supporters who haven't accepted that Obama will be the nominee yet, combined with some bitterness over how the DNC has treated the state. Regardless, Obama has to view this with some concern."
Hugh Hewitt sees trouble ahead for Obama in failing to register Jewish concern with respect to Iran: "This is no time for a lightweight in the White House, one who completely fails to grasp the nature of the enemy. Appeasement will not work with the mullahs, no matter how many college students believe it would."
One woman cited in the article said, "His father was a Muslim and you can't take that out of him." To which Ogged at eclectic group blog Unfogged offers a measured reply: "Presumably, this woman, who is voting for Obama, means something like that: Muslims are real people to him and there will be some tug of sympathy when he thinks of them. To her, and to lots of Americans, that's one of Obama's weaknesses."
Soccer Dad faults Jodi Kantor for seeking out caricature criticisms of Obama in lieu of substantive ones: "He has only two years of experience in the Senate. He has no record of bipartisanship in his career. He is friends with Rashid Khalidi. He is the choice of Hamas.One of his advisers until recently is the only American at Camp David who blamed Barak, not Arafat for the summit's failure." And ex-Wonkette Alex Pareene, now at Gawker, comments on the fact that Obama's visits to synagogues and delis outweigh all else: "Obama's also neglected to make a high-profile visit to his psychiatrist, his popular music producer, or his jeweler."
Some former Floridians provide local perspective. Conservative Susan Duclos at Wake Up America wasn't surprised by the opinions cited in the piece. But she doesn't fault South Floridians for being misinformed: "[T]he blame for that lies directly on Obama for not taking the time to let Floridians get to know him. Obama will try to go overcome these issues after the primaries are over but by then it will be too late for many many people in Florida and not just the Jewish vote." But Kevin Hayden at the lefty American Street doesn't think Obama faces an insurmountable obstacle: "They're old, they just respond to biases that trigger the sense of vulnerability. They don't call names or go to Klan rallies. But they feel some unease with any Black stranger. It's not so hard to overcome. As he begins campaigning there, as some meet Barack and Michelle and their daughters, much of that fear of the Other will dissipate for most. It has way more to do with their age than their Jewishness."
And Tom Bevan of Real Clear Politics notes that John McCain's secret weapon in Florida isn't Charlie Crist: "I suspect more than a 'few old Jews' along Florida's Gold Coast will be favorably disposed to hearing from one of McCain's most passionate and outspoken supporters: Joe Lieberman."
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Idol over: Rocker David Cook defeated 17-year-old David Archuleta, the judges' favorite, to win American Idol.
Canadian blogger Hot Lunch is pleased: "David Archuleta just seemed too young and too nervous all the time. David Cook had that star quality and I hope this brings him great things. It is David Cook's fault that I watched this season. He hooked me in with his rendition of Chris Cornell's version of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean." Lecter at A Life More Than Ordinary concurs:"David Archuleta did perform his songs better on the overall but the kid lacks charisma. He didn't follow Andrew Lloyd Webber's advice not to close his eyes all the time! I like good voices but they've got to come with a personality don't you think? Well, start listening to David Cook and you'll know what I mean."
Some see campaign parallels. Red Hog Diary writes: "I can only hope that the Democratic nomination of the presumptive favorite does not go the way of American Idol's presumptive winner did on last nights show. We were glued to the TV." At Slate's XX Factor, Hanna Rosin says David Cook is to Barack Obama as David Archuleta is to John McCain.
Defamer piles on the snark: "[T]here were more than a few unmistakable moments of true poignancy: from George Michael's haunting 'Praying For Time,' to David Cook's landslide victory lap, to the Jonas Brothers' heartfelt plea on behalf of the Aging Sibling Pop Star Fund, with every dollar pledged earmarked for famine-relief among surviving members of The Jets, DeBarge, Hanson, and the like."
Idol fan Ann Althouse concludes: "I love the way people responded to the guy who didn't seem to care if he won, who wasn't needy about this. The vote was 56% to 44% — that's a huge margin. That means something. Cook is — despite the immense taint of 'AI' — pretty damned cool."
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Good to hear about the talent part....I have felt like we have missed something lately. I'm still bummed....I am trying to be positive but I really do not understand. Watching the Atlanta game is not helping.
Are you OK??? It's been a really weird week. I'm just going to try to go with the flow.... It's my lesson in acceptance with something I have no control over.....I suck at acceptance BTW...
Just posted on Dogs page.... I had such a good time when we all went to that open practice down at the stadium. Dog is such a good cook...we need to get together again....I really do miss you guys. At least lets try to go to camp this year... To be honest I'm hoping nothing changes with things like camp...I really enjoy it, yeah it's about me...
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I just read on things that suck that the one year came up....It's just not easy....I miss my mom like crazy and it's been 16 years. My birthday is the worst...it was always our celebration. Big hugs buddy.
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The second time around was the charm for challenger Mark Painter who rode a wave of Democratic votes from Pottstown to take the state's 146th House District seat away from Republican incumbent Tom Quigley by a margin of 200 votes.
The vote tally was 14,627 votes for Painter and 14,427 votes for Quigley — a margin of 50.34 percent to 49.66 percent, according to unofficial numbers tabulated at Quigley's election headquarters at Copperfield Inn, formerly Lakeside Inn, in Limerick.
"This is the first time Democrats won this seat ever," Painter told a Mercury reporter at his headquarters in the New York Plaza on High Street in Pottstown. "So, yeah, that's pretty big."
The 146th district has been Quigley's since 2004 and includes Limerick, Royersford, Pottstown, Lower Pottsgrove, Upper Pottsgrove, West Pottsgrove and part of New Hanover.
Painter dealt Quigley, a former mayor of Royersford, the first loss in his political career.
"I always thought it was possible. I went in it to win it," Painter said. "I don't go through all this work and this struggle and toil just to make a point. I did it because I thought it was winnable."
Painter said Tuesday's win topped his previous political thrill.
"I have to say, 15 years ago, the voters of Limerick Township were kind enough to elect me their tax collector," Painter said. "That was the most exciting thing to ever happen to me in politics until tonight."
The Mood at Painter's headquarters was incredulous and then ecstatic when the news came.
"He said we won?" a young volunteer named Michael said after a reporter gave him the news.
Michael then turned to another female staffer and said, incredulously, "he said we won!"
Suddenly smiling ear to ear, she pumped her fist into the air then hugged Michael.
By contrast, the mood at Quigley's headquarters was tense all night.
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Quigley paced back and forth, receiving results from runners and his cell phone, and helping to crunch the numbers.
Every two years, said Quigley, he has to deal with either a presidential or governor's race and, when turn-out is big, results become more unpredictable.
In previous years, his wins have been tight with losses in Pottstown balanced out against gains in Limerick and the Pottsgroves.
And it's been getting harder.
"Even Limerick, with its changing demographics, isn't a sure thing any more," Quigley said.
For example, he was up by 300 votes in Upper Pottsgrove, 290 votes in the portion of New Hanover that is in his district, up by 657 votes in Limerick and 487 votes in Lower Pottsgrove.
But this year, it was his 1,914-vote deficit in Pottstown — where a wave of straight-ticket voters swamped the polls to support President Obama — that he could not overcome.
At the end of the night, it came down to the numbers coming out of the polling place at the Limerick Township building on Ridge Pike — a district he won by 422 votes two years ago.
And although they were high and in his favor, they were not high enough to overcome the 326-vote deficit he faced.
"Sometimes, you just get caught up in a wave," he said.
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Kennedy unions
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Joseph P. Kennedy III and Lauren Birchfield on December 1, 2012, in Corona del Mar, California
Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg on July 19, 1986, in Centerville.
Ethel Skakel and Robert F. Kennedy on June 17, 1950, in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald on October 7, 1914, in Boston
Jacqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy on September 12, 1953, in Newport, Rhode Island
Eunice Mary Kennedy (pictured with her father, Joseph P. Kennedy) at a reception following her marriage to Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. on May 23, 1953, in New York City
John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette on September 21, 1996, in Cumberland Island, Georgia


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Syrian rebels have divided kidnapped U.N. peacekeepers into smaller groups and are keeping those groups in separate locations, a move that would make a rescue effort more difficult, according to a video released Thursday.
In the video, which was posted on the Internet, six of the peacekeepers, now believed to number 21, said that they were being kept in a "safe place" and that they had been separated from the other peacekeepers.
"They gave us good accommodation and gave us food to eat and water to drink," an unidentified male hostage said of his captors, who seized the group Wednesday as it was patrolling a demilitarized zone separating Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights.
The kidnapping, by members of a rebel faction that calls itself the Martyrs of Yarmouk, was the first hostile act against U.N. troops in the 40 years since they were assigned to patrol a narrow no-man's land that separates Syria from Israel.
The group was captured near the village of Jamlah. The rebels said they would be released only when the Syrian army agreed to withdraw from the Golan Heights area.
Israeli officials said they were monitoring the situation closely but would not intervene.
"Restricting the movement of troops in an international force is a significant event," Amos Gilad, a senior Defense Ministry official, told Israel's Army Radio.
Israel captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Six Day-War, and mortar fire from Syria's civil war has occasionally spilled over into Israeli territory in the last year.
All of the kidnapped U.N. forces are Filipino.
Philippines Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said that the group was unharmed and being treated as "visitors and guests." U.N. officials in the region were reportedly negotiating with various Syrian rebel groups in an effort to win the peacekeepers' release. Representatives of the Arab League said that they also were involved in negotiations and that they hoped the group would be released within 24 hours.
A breakthrough might be in the offing. The group reportedly took down a Facebook post that had accused the U.N. of providing support to forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and replaced it with one that said the peacekeepers were being held for their own protection and called on the U.N. to send a convoy to pick them up.
Israeli officials said the abductions increased their concern that the civil war in Syria was leading to that country's "Balkanization" and would provide areas where radical Islamist groups could operate unchallenged by central government control.
The Martyrs of Yarmouk appears to be a small rebel faction that formed during the summer of 2012. On its Facebook page, it's taken credit for a suicide bombing that it said took place last fall. It's also posted video of pro-Assad fighters that it had captured.
"We do not have a clear sense of what a lot of these more hard-line rebels groups will decide to do vis a vis Israel," a senior Israeli military official said Thursday. "At the moment they are busy trying to take down Assad. But in the future they could easily turn their attention to us, and we have to be on guard for that." The official could not be further identified under the conditions of the briefing.
The official pointed to a video on the Martyrs of Yarmouk web page that taunts Assad for pretending to lead "the resistance" against Israel, while instead attacking his own people.
"We will be steadfast here until you move your tanks and armies to their military positions, Bashar," one of the fighters said in the video. "This is Jamlah here and not Israel. Israel is 500 meters away. If you claim to be opposition and resistance, then shift the direction of your tanks a little. Israel is 500 meters away from you. And it's not the Syrian people who are at that distance from you, Bashar, for you to face your tanks at them."


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FLORENCE, S.C. - The Georgia Southwestern tennis teams were swept by Francis Marion University on Sunday afternoon at Kassab Courts. The GSW men lost 8-1 and the women fell 6-3.
The GSW men are 3-8 this spring, 0-6 in Peach Belt Conference play while the women are 5-8 overall and 1-6 in the PBC.
Abel Acuna picked up GSW's lone victory on the men's side. Acuna defeated Tim Ruepke at No. 3 singles, 6-4, 6-2.
Oliver Marshall came up short in a match-deciding tiebreaker at No. 5 singles.
On the women's side, Anna Kate Shaw picked up a pair of victories for GSW. Shaw teamed up with Kalie Douberly to win 8-0 at No. 3 doubles over the FMU pair of Savanna Summers and Veronika Viegas. Shaw proceeded to rattle off a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 5 singles. Lauren Resnick grabbed the other point for the Lady Hurricanes when she won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 6 singles over Summers.
The GSW women travel to UNC Pembroke on Monday for a match at noon. The men host ABAC at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
#29 Francis Marion University 8, GSW Men 1
Singles competition
1. Gavin Davison (FMU) def. Valentin Demande (GSW) 6-3, 6-1
2. #27 Richard Ashforth (FMU) def. Jake Koonce (GSW) 6-2, 6-3
3. Abel Acuna (GSW) def. Tim Ruepke (FMU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Marius Wahlier (FMU) def. Stephen Moore (GSW) 7-5, 6-0
5. Eimon Heywood (FMU) def. Oliver Marshall (GSW) 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
6. J. Roettlingsberger (FMU) def. Darren Kenny (GSW) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Gavin Davison/Richard Ashforth (FMU) def. Valentin Demande/Jake Koonce (GSW) 8-4
2. Tim Ruepke/Marius Wahlier (FMU) def. Stephen Moore/Oliver Marshall (GSW) 8-2
3. Luke Bateup/J. Roettlingsberger (FMU) def. Abel Acuna/Darren Kenny (GSW) 8-6
#41 Francis Marion University 6, GSW Women 3
Singles competition
1. Samantha Koelliker (FMUW) def. Carly Cangelosi (GSW) 6-0, 6-0
2. Julia Graf (FMUW) def. Kalie Douberly (GSW) 6-4, 6-1
3. Nora Westbye (FMUW) def. Victoria Ondo (GSW) 6-4, 6-4
4. Kimberley Hurter (FMUW) def. Ginny Jones (GSW) 6-0, 6-1
5. Anna Kate Shaw (GSW) def. Veronika Viegas (FMUW) 6-3, 6-3
6. Lauren Resnick (GSW) def. Savanna Summers (FMUW) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #16 Julia Graf/Nora Westbye (FMUW) def. Carly Cangelosi/Victoria Ondo (GSW) 8-5
2. Samantha Koelliker/Kimberley Hurter (FMUW) def. Sydnee Smith/Ginny Jones (GSW) 8-2
3. Kalie Douberly/Anna Kate Shaw (GSW) def. Savanna Summers/Veronika Viegas (FMUW) 8-0


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Takafumi Nishijima to bring extensive global technology industry experience to ARM
CAMBRIDGE, UK and SHIN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - May 27, 2005 - ARM® [(LSE:ARM)]; (Nasdaq:ARMHY)], today announced the appointment of Takafumi Nishijima as president and representative director of ARM KK. Takio Ishikawa, who has led the Japanese operation since 1994, will move to a supporting role as corporate advisor.
Nishijima has more than 25 years of sales and business management experience in the technology industry. Prior to joining ARM, Nishijima was senior vice president of Sales and Marketing at leading mobile technology provider, Aplix. Nishijima also held various positions at Fujitsu in both Japan and the United States.
A Tokyo native, Nishijima graduated from Tokyo University with a degree in Physics.
"We are confident that the experience Nishijima-san brings to ARM will further strengthen our position in Japan," said Warren East, chief executive officer of ARM. "He will work closely with all our Partners and continue to build strong business relationships with them."
"ARM is the industry's leading and most respected semiconductor design company in the world," said Nishijima. "My goal is to further elevate ARM in Japan by making its solutions a 'must have' technology for customers, our Partners and developers of ARM Powered® products."
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com
ARM and ARM Powered are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS Design Automation Inc.; AXYS GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; and ARM Physical IP, Inc.


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$12.5K in drugs seized from Boone home, man arrested
$12.5K in drugs seized from Boone home, man arrested
A man was arrested after more than 2 pounds of marijuana and dozens of doses of prescription medication were seized from a home.
Zachary Deveny Cowell, 20, of Boone, was arrested Tuesday.
Boone police searched Cowell's home at 286 Sunset Street. Officers found 2 1/2 pounds of marijuana and 29 doses of Adderall, which have a combined street value of $12,500, police said.
Cowell was charged with one count of felony possession with intent to sell and deliver marijiana, misdemeanor possession of Adderall and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
No other information was released.