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A Baton Rouge man estranged from his girlfriend is in jail after he threatened to kill her and her family via text messages before setting fire to her apartment Saturday morning, displacing all 19 residents, police and fire officials reported.
Derrick T. Jones, 35, 5260 Osborne Avenue, Baton Rouge, however, didn't stop there, following the girlfriend to a local hotel on Sunday morning where the Red Cross was putting her up. At the hotel, Jones proceeded to slash her tires, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
The girlfriend contacted Baton Rouge Police about the slashed tires. An officer responded and was taking the girlfriend to a new location, but en route, she spotted Jones following them, the affidavit says.
Police then stopped Jones and he was booked Sunday afternoon in Parish Prison on counts of aggravated arson, terrorizing, stalking and aggravated burglary. He is being held on a $75,000 bond.
Authorities said the weekend ordeal began when Jones entered the estranged girlfriend's apartment Saturday morning at 11641 Sherwood Hollow Court, damaging her possessions, including a large flat screen TV, before setting fire to her bedroom.
Firefighters responded to the fire at 10:28 a.m. Saturday and had it under control 12 minutes later. The fire forced the evacuation of the residents of all four units, causing damage to the unit where the fire was set as well as the unit above, and water damage to two adjacent units, said Curt Monte, a spokesman for the fire department.
Monte said the fire department has been working with the police department on the investigation.


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New Thundera is being torn apart and the Thundercats must present certain artifacts at various dangerous locations that used to be beautiful places, then Lion-O must go into the book and give the Key of Thundera to the guardian of the book "at the 24th hour," or the Thundercats will be frozen in time and New Thundera will be destroyed. But Mumm-Ra steals the book and key and journeys into the book himself. He wants to save New Thundera BUT wants the Thundercats frozen in time. The Ancient Spirits of Evil try to stop Mumm-Ra because they fear if Mumm-Ra goes into the book, their powers will cease to exist. The other Thundercats run into problems also at the locations they are supposed to be at. Lion-O goes into the book using the Sword of Omens and battles Mumm-Ra one on one, neither of them using any magic. Even when Mumm-Ra cheats, Lion-O still wins. The ASOE summon their "champion," Pyron, to then fight Lion-O, but Lion-O gets the dragons in the book to fry him... He presents the key and releases the ThunderCat signal, which turns into a black puma. It runs to all the TCats, unfreezes them, and restores the places to their original state... just in time.moreless
The Thundercats use a new Tower signal to guide a Thunderian ship in; aboard are Baron Tass and Mr. Grubber, a devious pair of Thunderians. Later Lion-O sends Torr, Baron Tass and Mr. Grubber to get water, but on the way the Baron stops at the Well of Doubt and gets some of its water. The water causes a person to become very doubtful of his own abilities. When they get back to the Thundercats, Baron Tass gives some of the water to Lion-O. On the way to inspecting the new Tower in the Whisker, Lion-O feels the effects of the water and causes the Whisker to crash. Tass comes back (from getting his Guardsman, giant stone-men), and has them attack the Thundercats. Jagara has the others hold the Sword, and when Lion-O grabs hold of the sword, he's free of the water's effect. Then he fights off the Guardsman, and makes a storm, which causes the Guardsman to fall apart, and Tass promises to change his ways.moreless
Vultureman escapes from exile by hijacking a bookmobile. He finds a disk containing ancient history about two powerful evil forces on Third Earth: Mumm-Ra and his enemy Zaxx. Using this information, Vultureman plots to defeat Mumm-Ra and rule the universe.moreless
Mumm-Ra orders Amortus, a being he banished to the Land of No Return centuries ago, to destroy Lynx-O. Amortus makes Lynx-O crash in the Thunderstrike, and then he touches Lynx-O's face. The spell from the touch makes Lynx-O feel like he is an outcast, so he leaves to join Amortus in the Land of No Return. The other TCats, Lion-O, Panthro, and Cheetara, go after him. In the Land of No Return, Amortus again touches Lynx-O, this time causing him to turn to stone. The other TCats arrive and try to beat Amortus, but he touches all of them, causing them to start turning to stone. But just as Lion-O is about to turn entirely to stone, he calls the Sword and it breaks them free. It also releases other warriors trapped by Amortus, and they all come and defeat him. Lynx-O is rescued just in time- just before the stone is permanent- and they all go homemoreless
An Ecology Inspector (EI) comes to Thundera to inspect the new Cats Lair. His ship uses the SWAN system (Space Way Airborn Navigations) to direct him to planets all over the universe. When he arrives on Thundera, he gets ambushed by Two-Time (see Return to Thundera, Part III, this page). Two-Time uses a hologram to make the EI's ship crash into a mountain, and then when the Thundercats come to rescue the EI in the Feliner, Two-Time uses the hologram again. Lion-O manages to fly around the mountain and lands the Feliner. Meanwhile, Two-Time flies to new Cats Lair in his spaceship, Dome-Down. He actually picks up the whole Lair and keeps it inside Dome-Down. The Thundercats fix the Feliner, rescue the EI, and then fly to catch Dome-Down. Once they catch the spaceship, Lion-O uses the sword to defeat Two-Time and send him flying out of the ship. Then they return Cats Lair to its proper place.moreless
From the Shadow Realm, the Shadowmaster contacts the Ancient Spirits of Evil (ASOE), telling them of how he captured Lion-O's father, Claudus, just before Thundera blew up. Then the Shadowmaster, through a bad dream, shows Lion-O his captured father and challenges Lion-O to a fight. Lion-O goes to the Shadow Realm through the Book and Sword of Omens, and is able to fight the Shadowmaster as long as the Sword stays bonded to the book. However, the Shadowmaster sends a huge bat to steal the Sword. It succeeds, and then Lion-O becomes very weak in the Shadow Realm. Mumm-Ra meanwhile, feeling like the ASOE will turn against him in favor of the Shadowmaster, sends Ma-Mutt to secretly steal the sword from the bat and put it back near the book. This renews Lion-O's strength, who calls for the Sword, rescues Claudus, and exiles the Shadowmaster. Claudus leaves Lion-O, but at the end you see him and Jaga standing next to each other in that blue, ghostly form. Now Lion-O has 2 mentors to give him advice!moreless
Mumm-Ra has a new device, the Babylonian Barbarian Boiler, that he plans to use on Cats Lair. Ma-Mutt fools around too much and Mumm-Ra banishes him from the Pyramid. Later, the Thunderkittens, Snarf, and Snarfer bring Ma-Mutt back to Cats Lair and then Mumm-Ra fires the Boiler's beam at the Lair, which causes it to start melting. Snarfer makes a communicating device (because Ma-Mutt was trying to tell them about the beam), so they can understand Ma-Mutt. Ma-Mutt starts telling them of the Boiler, but Mumm-Ra sees this and through the Cauldron's magic brings Ma-Mutt back to the Pyramid. Then the ThunderCats construct a giant Light-Shield and use it to protect the Lair, but Mumm-Ra just boosts the power on the Boiler, destroying the Shield. Lion-O uses the Cat Signal to push back the beam, which causes the Boiler to explode, and the Signal restores Cats Lair. Mumm-Ra, who was lonely without Ma-Mutt, welcomes his dog back to the pyramidmoreless
Tygra, on a solo trip to New Thundera to meet the other Thundercats, decides to take a shortcut through a meteor shower. His ship is damaged, and he lands on an unexplored region of New Thundera. The Moss-Land. It turns out that the moss in moss-land is part of a giant monster who captures Tygra with its moss. Lion-O and Panthro set out to save Tygra and battle the Moss Monster.moreless
Capt. Cracker and his mechanical parrot Polly land on Way-Out Back and free the Lunatacs and put Bragg and Crownan in one of the train's cages. They plan to go to Third Earth to attack it since most of the Thundercats are no longer on Third Earth. Meanwhile the ThunderCats have learned Cracker escaped and Snarfer and Mandora go to catch him. Bragg has Crownan ride a fire exstiquisher, so he can get into space and get help. Mandora finds him, and the three of them go to Third Earth. Mandora fights with Cracker and the Lunatacs, but is beaten and she and Snarfer are tied to her cycle and sent towards a mountain. Lion-O, Panthro, and Cheetara arrive and Lion-O saves Mandora and the others. Meanwhile Cracker and the Lunatacs go to attack Cats Lair, only occupied by Pumyra, but Lion-O uses the Eye's signal to cause the drawbridge to tilt, sending Cracker and the Lunatacs into the moat. The Lunatacs are exiled again.moreless
A convergence of the Moons of Plun-Darr causes a drought on Thundera. Panthro and Snarf go looking for water, then Ezuka, the flying Serpent of Dreary Canal wanting to get water itself, attacks Panthro and Snarf and causes them to fall into the Swamp of the Laughing Lilypads, making them laugh out of control. Ezuka attacks the Lair, still looking for water. Lion-O uses the Sword to make some rain, then he and Ben-Gali use the Thunderstrike to melt some ice, but Mumm-Ra comes along and causes a flood. Lion-O calls for the others, which also free Panthro and Snarf from the laughter and they use some of the Swamps water to cause Mumm-Ra to laugh uncontrolably, and he falls in the flood waters and is washed away.moreless
Mumm-Ra summons Malcar, an ancient alchemist, to return from the dead. The alchemist returns old and weak, and Mumm-Ra must restore his youth and power. Malcar regains his powers to use them against the Thundercats.moreless
Jaguara cannot work New Thundera's Gyro on her own. The Thundercats order a robot to aid her in running the Gyro. Screw Loose, a robot who specializes in Gyro's, comes to New Thundera. Mumm-Ra manages to mess up Screw Looses brain so he becomes destructive instead of helpful. The Thundercats must help Jagara get Screw Loose under control, before the entire planet is destroyed (again =]).moreless
Wily Kit and Kat, exploring New Thundera, stumble upon an Orb of Gold, and pick it up thinking that it is apart of their Heritage. Possessed by the power of the Golden Sphere of City, the ThunderKittens get greedy, and let the power of the orb overcome them. Mumm-Ra manages to get a hold of the orb, and his powers get four times more powerful. He gets so powerful, he destroys the Sword of Omens. Jar, the scrap metal collector reforges it for Lion-O. He gets so powerful that he challenges the power of the ancient spirits of evil. They lock him out of his pyramid until he surrenders the Orb to them. The spirits of evil let him back in, but destroy the Golden Sphere of City.moreless
Wily Kit and Kat are constructing a well for the New Cat's Lair on New Thundera. The Thundercats on New Thundera receive a distress signal from Thunderian refugees trying to find their way to New Thundera. The Kittens are left alone with Snarf on at the New Cat's Lair, and Lion-O and Snarfer are out constructing an early warning device (I guess for weather purposes). The rest of the Thundercats seek out the refugees in space. When Wily Kit and Kat strike water, they accidentally unleash a monster that Jaga trapped in the underground lake centuries ago. Frogman, with aquatic powers, tries to sink the New Cats Lair. Lion-O however re-traps Frogman in his watery prison.moreless
The Ancient Spirits of Evil bring the Mirror Rape to Mumm-Ra, and he disguises it as a child's toy. Mumm-Ra then intercepts a thunderian escape pod which carries in it a little girl. He gives the toy to the child (Leah), and leaves. She is rescued by the Thundercats, and goes into New Cat's Lair with the doll. The doll turns into the Mirror Rape when left alone, and begins to destroy Cat's Lair, and the Thundercats have no clue where the evil Mirror Rape came from.moreless
After another earthquake caused by Mumm-Ra ruins the new Cats Lair construction site, the Thundercats go to see Jaguara and confront Mumm-Ra. Unfortunately, Mumm-Ra puts up a force field over entrance. Jaga appears to Lion-O and tells him to use the Eye of Thundera to get to Jaguara and the Gyroscope. Lion-O does so and battles Mumm-Ra, who throws him into the bottomless pit underneath the Gyroscope. Lion-O however, manages to throw his grappling hook to the top, which pulls him back up. Lion-O then shines the signal, which goes through the force field. All the Thundercats leap through the signal which takes them through the force field. Together, they fire all their weapons at Mumm-Ra and he is defeated. But before he leaves, he breaks the cord that holds the Gyroscope above the pit and it falls through. Now, New Thundera is literally falling apart. But Lion-O throws the sword in the spot where the Gyroscope used to be and calls upon the Thundercat Ancestors for help. The sword starts spinning and creates a new Gyroscope, thus the planet is saved.moreless
Mumm-Ra sends Ma-Mutt disguised as Mandora to free the Mutants from Capt. Bragg's circus train and sends Bragg and Crowman falling into deep space. The Mutants are then ordered by Mumm-Ra to get rid of Tygra and Pumyra. The Mutants attack Snowman on Hook Mt. and Snowmeyow gets Pumyra for help and Tygra contacts the real Mandora to save Bragg and Crowman. Then together, they recapture the Mutants. Meanwhile on New Thundera, the earthquake tremors grow worse and the new Cats Lair collapses trapping Snarf in the ruins. Lion-O uses the sword to contact the other Thundercats and they rush to the Lair to save Snarf. Afterwards, Mumm-Ra destroys the Gyroscope's regulator...moreless
Lion-O, Panthro, and the Thunderkittens take the Whisker, a new flying vehicle, to the Churning Rocks to rescue the Thunderian refugees who had called from there. The Thundercats get captured by Two-Time, a robot with 2 heads. Two-Time takes them aboard his spaceship, Dome-Down, and the Thundercats see that he has also captured the refugees. Lion-O defeats Two-Time and the refugees are freed. Meanwhile, Lynx-O, Cheetara, and Bengali spot Mumm-Ra near the Churning Rocks, and inform Lion-O of this. Lion-O, Panthro, and the Thundekittens head to the Churning Rocks and confront Mumm-Ra, who is in the form of Jaga again. They break Mumm-Ra's spell (again) over Jaguara, who had temporarily repaired the Gyroscope. Lion-O defeats Mumm-Ra, but Mumm-Ra reminds them all that eventually the planet will be destroyed without the real controls, which he still has...moreless
More and more earthquakes are occurring because of the malfunctioning Gyroscope. Meanwhile Lion-O receives a distress signal from Thunderian refugees, and he, Cheetara, and Snarf go to find them. Mumm-Ra resurrects Grune the Destroyer, and Grune seeks out Lion-O and Cheetara. Grune finds and fights them, breaks the Sword of Omens, and then he chains them up on the Churning Rocks. Snarf, who was hiding, gathers the pieces of the Sword to take back to Bengali to be fixed. Snarf gets captured by Char, a thief who wants the Sword for himself. Snarf tricks him into reforging the Sword, and when it is as good as new, Lion-O begins to sense it, and so he calls it. The Sword goes to him, he escapes, and then he defeats Grune. But Mumm-Ra still has the Gyroscope's regulator...moreless
The Ancient Spirits of Evil give new life to Mumm-Ra and Ma-Mutt, send them to New Thundera, and build a new Pyramid for Mumm-Ra. The Thundercats say goodbye to Third Earth and depart for Thundera, leaving Tygra and Pumyra behind to watch Cat's Lair and the Tower of Omens. The Thundercats soon arrive and begin plans to build a new lair. Mumm-Ra meanwhile learns that the planet's gravity is controled by the Gyroscope under the Churning Rocks at the center of the planet. The Gyroscope is guarded by Jaguara, an ancient Thundercat sorceress. Mumm-Ra disguises himself as Jaga and puts Jaguara under a spell, making her change the rotation of the Gyroscope to throw the Thundercats clear off the planet. As the Thundercats are floating away, Lion-O calls on the Eye of Thundera to help him, and it breaks Mumm-Ra's spell... but not before Mumm-Ra takes part of the Gyroscope's regulator. Without those controls, the planet will be destroyed within 2 hours...moreless
Mumm-ra finds the Totem of Dera (a part of the T-cat treasure) which has special healing powers and can bring inanimate objects to life. He gives it to Vulture-Man and the Mutants so they can make a device to destroy the T-cats. After making the device, the mutants decide to test it near a swamp. At Cat's Lair, Lion-O sees that there is some mutant activity near the swamp. He, Wilykit, and Snarfer decide to check it out. When going to the swamp, the Hovercat is brought down by a swamp monster made by the device. The Hovercat crashes in the swamp, and Lion-O gets intoxicated by the deadly swamp water. Jaga appears and tells Snarfer that he must get the Totem of Dera to heal Lion-O. Snarfer gets the Totem and succeeds in healing Lion-O. Lion-O calls on the T-cats to try to kill the swamp monster. When all their weapons prove ineffective against the monster, the T-Cats come up with the idea to dissolve the monster in water and they succeed in defeating it.moreless
Lion-O frees the Thundercubs from Mumm-Ra's spell and the Thundercubs safely leave New Thundera. Lion-O and Snarf must confront Mumm-Ra and get the Book of Omens. After they defeat Mumm-Ra, they ask Mu-Mutt (using a magical flute) to use Mumm-Ra's "device" to get them back to Third Earth. Meanwhile the Lunataks capture some Berbils and the Thundercubs return to Third Earth and they and the Thunderkittens must go to Sky Tomb to free the other Thundercats and the Berbils. After everyone is freed, they are all cornered by the Lunataks, but Lion-O and Snarf arrive to save the day. The Thundercubs must then go in the Cave of Time to become Thundercats again and Mumm-Ra is abandoned on New Thundera and the Ancient Spirits bring him back to Third Earth.moreless
Mumm-Ra tries to get away but the Sword of Omens breaks open the casket dropping the treasure all over the planet, and Snarf, Snarfer, and one other snarf escape. Mumm-Ra gives a false Book of Omens to Ma-Mutt, Slithe and Vultureman, who have arrived on New Thundera in the Rat-star, for safe keeping so that he can decipher the real Book of Omens. The Thundercats go after them through the Caverns of Cold. They head toward the Canyons of Youth, but due to the effects of the canyon, Panthro, Cheetara, Tygra, Snarf, and Snarfer are changed into Thundercubs. Lion-O must use the sword to give the Thundercubs Thundercat understanding. Meanwhile on Third Earth, Jackalman, Monkian, and the Lunataks attack Cats Lair and capture Ben-Gali and Wilykit. Lion-O learns that the Thundercats back on Third Earth are being held prisoner in Sky Tomb, so he decides to send the Thundercubs to Third Earth to rescue them while he tries to get the Book of Omens from Mumm-Ra. Snarf decides to stay with Lion-O and the other Thundercubs prepare the Feliner to leave New Thundera but Mumm-Ra arrives and attacks the Thundercubs.moreless
Mumm-Ra retrieves the Sword of Plundarr and the Thundercats arrive on New Thundera. While the Thundercats want to get the Sword and treasure, Snarf and Snarfer want to free their fellow snarfs. While the Thundercats sleep, Snarf and Snarfer sneak away, but are discovered and captured by Mumm-Ra. He disguises himself as Snarfer and he leads the Thundercats to where the treasure is located, but it can only be freed by the Sword of Omens. Once the treasure is freed, Mumm-Ra reveals himself and defeats the Thundercats with the Sword of Plundarr. Now Mumm-Ra possesses the Sword of Plundarr and the Treasure of Thunderamoreless
Lion-O and the other Thundercats arrive and save Lynx-o and the Thunderkittens from Red Eye and Tug Mug. The Thundercats learn more about New Thundera, especially the dangerous places affected by the moons of Plundarr where the Lunataks come from. The Thundercats must develop special equipment and clothing to counter those dangers. Also, they learn that all the snarfs have been turned into slaves and Snarf and Snarfer want to rescue them no matter what the cost. Vultureman learns of the Thundercats plan, so he abandons the other Mutants and takes the Rat-Star. But Slithe has snuck aboard. Right after the Feliner takes off, the Rat-star ambushes them and it seems all over for the Thundercats aboard the Feliner. Lion-O uses the sword to free everyone and along with Ben-Gali and Wilykit on the HoverCat, go after the Ratstar and it crashes on Hook Mt. The Thundercats leave Third Earth's atmosphere and Lynx-O tells him that Mumm-Ra has already located the Sword of Plundarr.moreless
Mumm-Ra learns about the Treasure of Thundera and the Sword of Plundarr (Jaga had beaten Ratilla, who owned the Sword, and then buried the sword deep underground), and he and Ma-Mutt "travel back in time and space" to explore the debris of Thundera and look for the sword, which causes the planet to reform. The Thundercats find out about this and must make the journey to New Thundera to stop Mumm-Ra. Lynx-O and the Thunderkittens are left at the tower while the other Thundercats at the Lair are preparing the Feliner for the trip to New Thundera. Vultureman notices that the tower is only guarded by 3 Thundercats and goes to Sky Tomb and tells Luna. Luna then sends Red Eye and Tug Mug to attack the Tower, and they capture Lynx-O and the Thunderkittens.moreless

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Halloween is one of the best holidays for makeup lovers. When else do you have a seasonal excuse to break out glitter, neon shadows, and fake blood? Still, between meetings, long days, and work events, figuring out what to be for Halloween can turn from a fun, creative activity to a stressor fast — especially if you wait until mid-October to start brainstorming your look.
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High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, affects roughly one third of all adults in the United States. It is a condition in which the force of the blood against the walls of the arteries is so strong that it can cause serious health problems, such as heart disease. It costs about $47 billion per year, and sadly, only about one-half of those afflicted have it under control. How do we get high blood pressure, and what can be done about it? Roughly 5% of those with hypertension suffer from secondary hypertension. This is high blood pressure caused by an underlying condition, such as kidney disease, thyroid disease, obstructive sleep apnea, alcohol abuse, and some medications. It tends to appear suddenly, and to cause higher blood pressure than does primary hypertension. We won't address this type of hypertension specifically any further in today's column.
The overwhelming majority, about 95% of those identified as hypertensive, suffers from primary, or essential hypertension, which has no direct cause. There are, however, a number of risk factors associated with it. The more of them you have, the greater the risk.
Some risk factors are impossible to control:
Genetics. Having a family history of hypertension puts you at a high risk.
Age. Men are more likely to develop high blood pressure around age 45, and women after age 65. Eventually, as we age, most of us will have high blood pressure.
Race. High blood pressure is more common among black people, and may develop at a younger age. This means that complications of high blood pressure (such as stroke, heart attack, and kidney failure) may also strike black people at a younger age.
Other risk factors, however, can be controlled by the lifestyle choices we make:
Risk factor: Being overweight. The higher the weight, the more blood is needed to supply oxygen and nutrients to the tissues. As the blood volume increases, so does pressure on the artery walls. Lifestyle choice: Any weight loss will lower blood pressure. Eat healthful foods including more fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and low fat dairy, and consume less saturated fat.
Risk factor: A sedentary lifestyle. Inactivity leads to a higher heart rate, resulting in more work for the heart and stronger contractions. This increases the force put on the arteries, which increases blood pressure. Lifestyle choice: Increase your physical activity to help lower blood pressure and keep your weight under control.
Risk factor: High salt intake. Too much sodium causes the body to retain fluid, which increases blood volume and consequently increases blood pressure. Lifestyle choice: Limit salt intake. A goal of 1,500 to 2,000 milligrams per day is ideal. Start by avoiding the obvious culprits like fast food, snack foods, and many canned and frozen foods. The majority of people with high blood pressure are "salt sensitive," meaning that anything more than minimal salt intake increases blood pressure.
Risk factor: Low potassium, calcium, or magnesium. These minerals help to balance the amount of sodium in our cells. Too little can lead to the accumulation of too much sodium. Lifestyle choice: Incorporate sources of these minerals into the diet, or take supplements if necessary.
Risk factor: Tobacco use. Whether it is smoked, chewed, or secondhand, tobacco immediately causes a temporary rise in blood pressure. The chemicals in cigarettes also damage the lining of artery walls, resulting in the hardening of the arteries, which increases blood pressure. Lifestyle choice: You guessed it. Quit smoking.
Risk factor: Too much alcohol. Over time, heavy alcohol consumption can cause heart damage (among other things) and lead to high blood pressure. Lifestyle choice: Add high blood pressure to a host of reasons to drink in moderation (one or two drinks per day at the most). Those who can't control their alcohol intake must eliminate alcohol altogether.
Risk factor: Stress. What can I say? Stress affects every aspect of our health. Our body's fight or flight mechanism leads to temporary increases in blood pressure. Lifestyle choice: Discover a method of stress management that works for you. Practice healthful coping behaviors, such as deep breathing, yoga, exercise, massage, meditation, music, and hobbies.
Along with these critical lifestyle changes, there are safe and effective prescription medications that can control elevated blood pressure with very minimal side effects. Some non-prescription alternatives include fiber, cocoa, coenzyme Q10, garlic, omega 3 fatty acids, and probiotics.
Dr. Alan Frischer is former chief of staff and former chief of medicine at Downey Regional Medical Center. Write to him in care of this newspaper at 8301 E. Florence Ave., Suite 100, Downey, CA 90240.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ A 1,500-seat church in Bridgeport has apparently been operating for four years without a certificate of occupancy that certifies it's safe.
The Connecticut Post reported Tuesday that the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on Union Avenue has failed to provide documentation from contractors that would allow the city to issue the permit, which ensures that a building has been inspected for compliance with building codes and is safe. It is required before any building can be used.
The cathedral opened in 2009.
Its pastor, Rev. Kenneth Moales Jr., also is the chairman of the city's school board and served as treasurer for Mayor Bill Finch's campaign.
He told to the newspaper the church had a temporary certificate, but city building official Peter Paajanen said no certificate had been issued.
"They need to work out their problems with the contractors and designers," Paajanen, told the Post. "I look at this building, a perfectly good building, safe in every way, but because of the bind they are in, I can't issue this one-sentence letter."
The church is embroiled in a $7 million foreclosure case and faces nearly $1 million in contractor liens, the newspaper reported.
Finch's spokeswoman, Elaine Ficarra, said the mayor had no knowledge of the problem.
"Mayor Finch was aware that the building was being utilized, having attended events at that site; however, he had no reason to suspect that an appropriate CO had not been issued," she told the newspaper. "A local chief elected official or chief executive officer exercises no jurisdiction or authority in such matters."
Paajanen said he is not in a position to determine whether the church and Moales have been operating the church illegally.
But Daniel Tierney, deputy state building inspector, said that is part of Paajanen's job.
"If they don't have either a certificate of occupancy or a temporary certificate of occupancy — and are occupying the building — it is a violation of the state's building code that towns and cities have to follow," he said. "It's a state statute. The city's building officer should have sent them a letter to cease and desist. If they ignored that letter, he would contact the state housing court prosecutor to get a warrant and have them pinched."
Information from: Connecticut Post, http://www.connpost.com
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Bhaskar Sarkar
Associate Professor of Film & Media Studies
1999 Ph.D. in Film Criticism and Theory
University of Southern California
2312 Social Sciences & Media Studies
Post-Colonial Media Theory, Cultural Theory,
Risk and Speculative Media Asian Cinemas
Bhaskar Sarkar's primary research interests include risk and speculative media; post-colonial media theory; political economy of global media; and history and memory. Broadly speaking, his work addresses questions of modernity and community, imagination and participation, paying close attention to the institutions, circuits, and practices constituting global media assemblages.
Sarkar is the author of Mourning the Nation: Indian Cinema in the Wake of Partition (Duke University Press, 2009), a critical exploration of the cinematic traces of a particular historical trauma. He is coeditor of Documentary Testimonies: Global Archives of Suffering (Routledge, 2009), and a special issue of BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies on "Indian Documentary Studies." He has published essays on philosophies of visuality, transnational media, cineplasticity, and Indian and Chinese popular cinemas in journals such as Quarterly Review of Film and Video, Rethinking History: Theory and Practice, Cultural Dynamics, Framework, and New Review of Film and Television Studies. At present, he is completing a monograph titled Cosmoplastics: Bollywood's Global Gesture, and a co-edited collection of essays, Asian Video Cultures: In the Penumbra of the Global (Duke University Press, forthcoming). He has also begun work on a monograph on the potentiations of piratical practices; a second monograph on queer underground club cultures in millennial Los Angeles, and a coedited volume of essays on the mediality of risk.
Sarkar has also co-edited a special issue of The Journal of Postcolonial Studies on "The Subaltern and the Popular," anthologizing the proceedings from a 2004 conference. That conference provided the impetus for a multi-year research project involving scholars from multiple UC campuses and other research institutions. More recently, he has been involved in another collaborative research project, "Speculative Globalities," which explores uncertainty as both a productive and a critical logic informing globalization. In connection with this project, he has been a fellow in residency at Cornell University's Society for the Humanities, and at the University of California Humanities Research Institute, Irvine.
An affiliate faculty of Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, and History of Art and Architecture, Sarkar also serves on the advisory board of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies.
Recent Courses:
Graduate Seminars:
Pirate Humanities
Postcolonial Media Theory
Life Itself
Undergraduate Courses:
Contemporary Cultural Theory
Indian Cinema: Theory, History, Hagiography
Chinese Cinema(s)
Media and Globalization
Mourning the Nation:
Indian Cinema in the Wake of Partition
Bhaskar Sarkar
Duke University Press
May 2009
Documentary Testimonies
Global Archives of Suffering
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The Greeks had two words for time. Chronos is the time we usually keep an eye on. Kairos was our participation of time. Time that moves us so that we lose our sense of time; timeless time; moments at which the clocks seems to stop; feeding, renewing, more motherly time. It's the time with which we feel one instead of outside of it, the self, the tao, the love that connects us to others.
Time is the most precious gift in our possession, for it is the most irrevocable. This is what makes it so disturbing to look back upon the time which we have lost. Time lost is time when we have not lived a full human life, time unenriched by experience, creative endeavor, enjoyment, and suffering. Time lost is time not filled, time left empty.
The same costume will be Indecent ten years before its time, Shameless five years before its time, Outre (daring) one year before its time, Smart (in its own time), Dowdy one year after its time, Ridiculous twenty years after its time, Amusing thirty years after its time, Quaint fifty years after its time, Charming seventy years after its time, Romantic one-hundred years after its time, Beautiful one-hundred-and-fifty years after its time.
One cannot buy, rent or hire more time. The supply of time is totally inelastic. No matter how high the demand, the supply will not go up. There is no price for it. Time is totally perishable and cannot be stored. Yesterday's time is gone forever, and will never come back. Time is always in short supply. There is no substitute for time. Everything requires time. All work takes place in, and uses up time. Yet most people take for granted this unique, irreplaceable and necessary resource.
Find time for thought, this is the source of strength. Find time for the game, this is the secret of eternal youth. Find time for reading, this is the Foundation of knowledge. Find time to be friendly, this is the road to happiness. Find time for dreams, they will pull your vehicle as the stars. Find time to love and be loved in return, this is the privilege of the gods. Find time to look around you, it's too short a day to be selfish. Find time to laugh this is the music of the soul.
But who you are is not a concept in the sky, and it's not a record of you accomplishments either. The most original and creative side of you can re-emerge only when you get time of your own, free time, wide-open time, uncommitted time, time in which to go after dreams or do absolutely nothing if you choose. Without it you can't have a self.
Though one should live through all the time from Adam and all the time to come before the judgment day doing good works, yet he who, energising in his highest, purest part, crosses from time to eternity, verily in the sight of God this man conceives and does far more than anyone who lives throughout all past and future time, because this now includes the whole of time. One master says that in crossing over time into the now each power of the soul will surpass itself. . . .
...To free humanity of time. For time is the great enslaver of us all. Time that ages us, time that limits us. Think how often you have wished to have more time for something, or wished you could go back a day and do something differently. When humanity is freed of time, old wrongs can be corrected before they are done.
One of my favorite stories growing up was A Wrinkle in Time. I loved that book. I still remember the image, so strongly, of all the kids coming out of their house at the same time, they're all bouncing a ball at the same time, and they all go back in at the same time. A Wrinkle in Time moved me deeply.
He who cannot find time to consult his Bible will one day find he has time to be sick; he who has no time to pray must find time to die; he who can find no time to reflect is most likely to find time to sin; he who cannot find time for repentance will find an eternity in which repentance will be of no avail; he who cannot find time to work for others may find an eternity in which to suffer for himself.
The big thing is, everybody says it's being in the right place at the right time. But it's more than that, it's being in the right place all the time. Because if I make 20 runs to the near post and each time I lose my defender, and 19 times the ball goes over my head or behind me - then one time I'm three yards out, the ball comes to the right place and I tap it in - then people say, right place, right time. And I was there *all* the time.
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Thanks for the passive-aggressive typo alert, Ted. Fixed.
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One of the lasting images of TCU's 2010 College World Series run was the dominating force that was freshman pitcher Matt Purke.
Purke, who had turned down millions of dollars from the Texas Rangers the previous June, led a pitching staff that matched well with any in the country and took the Horned Frogs deep in the CWS in Omaha, Neb.
Following the left-handed Purke were right-handers Kyle Winkler and Steven Maxwell, each dominant at times in their own right, which gave TCU its best pitching staff in history.
Until 2014, that is. And it's not even close.
TCU's staff, which leads the nation with a 2.14 ERA, not only compares arm for arm, but in most ways surpasses the '10 staff tenfold.
Although bat regulations have changed to be more pitcher-friendly since 2011, the depth of the Frogs' current staff is much stronger.
"They're similar in that the frontline starting pitching is very good, all three of those [starters] are elite pitchers. Where the difference is is after that," TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle said.
"No disrespect to anybody on that team. [Tyler] Lockwood did a good job closing games for us that year. But it wasn't nearly as dominant."
TCU's bullpen has been just as dominating as the starting pitching, which includes left-hander Brandon Finnegan (8-3), who starts Game 1 of the Fort Worth Super Regional against Pepperdine (42-16) ace right-hander Corey Miller (9-4) at 3 p.m. Saturday at Lupton Stadium.
TCU pitching coach Kirk Saarloos, who is in his second year with the Frogs, brushed off his influence on the staff's success. But his demeanor and ability to relate as a former major league pitcher, and with a senior season at Cal State Fullerton in 2001 that was one of the greatest in college pitching history, has been immeasurable.
"Not that he wasn't talented, but he was a self-made pitcher instead of being a guy who had ridiculous skills," said Schlossnagle, who was an assistant at Tulane when Saarloos' Titans eliminated Tulane in the 2001 CWS.
"He's ridiculously intelligent. And he never drops the big league stuff on them. He has an appreciation for who they are as pitchers. He doesn't try to coach Riley Ferrell the way he pitched, but it sure helps a guy like Preston Morrison to have a pitching coach like Kirk Saarloos. For a guy who doesn't have a lot of coaching experience, he has a real good feel for how to teach and how to coach."
Saarloos oversees a diverse staff, which has been one of the Frogs' winning elements this season. Hard-throwing left-handers such as Finnegan, Tyler Alexander and relievers Alex Young and Travis Evans complement a finesse pitcher such as Morrison, who will start Sunday's game.
"You have a first-round guy on Friday nights, followed by a righty [Morrison] who's probably one of the best college pitchers over the first three years of his career who throws sidearm," Saarloos said. "Then you go back to a left-hander [Alexander] that's different than Brandon. A three-pitch mix guy who can really throw to both sides of the plate. It's just a different look."
And then there's TCU's unequaled bullpen, which can throw consistent heat with multiple arms, including right-handers Trey Teakell and closer Riley Ferrell, who has a TCU-record 14 saves and whose fastball often touches 100 mph. TCU's bullpen-only ERA is 2.32.
"It's fun to be able to look at your sheet every day and see, What matchup does this call for?" Saarloos said.
The pitchers came to Saarloos with natural talent, but they've also worked at taking advantage of those talents, and it has paid off big time so far, he said.
"It's all about what those guys have done in the weight room, nutritionally, and the bullpen work for the last nine months," Saarloos said. "It's fun to see their hard work pay off."
For Schlossnagle, the deep bullpen, even if it's not necessary in a best-of-three series, is what separates this staff from 2010.
"Having guys like Young and Evans in the bullpen is a difference-maker. So we're just deeper. We can do different things out of the bullpen when we have to do it," he said.
As was evident in the Frogs' extra-inning wins in last's week regional, the bullpen is stocked six deep.
"[Leading the nation in ERA] is pretty cool. It takes an entire staff to get that," said Morrison, who leads the team with a 1.24 ERA. "It's not just a couple guys. We have a bunch of guys who can really pitch. You have guys behind you that if you get in trouble, they'll come in and get a strikeout or get the outs and limit damage. The depth really speaks to it. We saw it in the fall. They pitched very well."
It's a close staff, too, Saarloos said. Together they've forged a staff-wide mentality that buoys their confidence from pitcher to pitcher.
"It's as close of a pitching staff as I've ever been around," Saarloos said. "They enjoy being around each other. Each guy passes the ball to the next guy.
"It's a great place to pitch and we have guys who pitch to contact. But we have guys with swing-and-miss stuff, so when you put those two together — pitching to contact and swing-and-miss stuff to go with it, it's a pretty good recipe for a pitching staff."
(at Lupton Stadium)
TCU (45-15) vs. Pepperdine (42-16)
Game 1: TCU LHP Brandon Finnegan (8-3) vs. RHP Corey Miller (9-4), 3 p.m. Saturday
Game 2: TCU RHP Preston Morrison (9-3) vs. LHP Aaron Brown (12-1), 5 p.m. Sunday
Game 3 (if necessary): TCU LHP Tyler Alexander (10-3) vs. TBA, 6 p.m. Monday
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So I read with interest Marj Wyatt's post recently on this very site where she spoke of her dislike of the WordPress Automatic Updates. For those of you who are unaware – WordPress as of 3.7 (which was launched at the end of October) now automatically upgrades WordPress should a release be available. The post highlighted a discussion topic featuring a number of viewpoints on this subject, many of them were against the opt-out format of automatic updates, and Marj herself was against it.
As a WordPress evangelist, and somebody fascinated by it's ecosystem, I thought it'd be a good idea to post a rebuttal, clear up a few misconceptions, and also try to explain some functionality behind it. I should point out that – besides sharing the odd conference room and beers with the odd core contributor – I am an outsider looking in, so don't know exactly why things are done that way.
Automatic Upgrades Are Only For Minor Releases
Here is the thing first of all. WordPress' automatic updates are only activated for minor releases. Minor releases are when you go – for example – from 3.8 to 3.8.1 (which was the latest update). Major releases will be when WordPress goes from – say – 3.8.1 to 3.9. The minor releases – whilst minor – are important, as they often fix security issues and bugs that have arisen. These minor releases should not break any functionality of themes and plugins, as no functionality is ever removed or changed, but rather to fix bugs. Whilst Marj's post did seem to suggest that minor updates had broken functionality, I cannot recall a time when such an issue arose (in fact, the only issue I could remember from my 8 years in using the software was when functionality changed that broke a lot of lazy coding – and yes, it broke some of my plugins too). The only issue I could see with minor upgrades causing grief would be when core files (everything that isn't in the WP-Content folder) would be changed.
So that's from your end, but what about server failure? Or failing to connect? Well, WordPress had a 99.988% success rate for the last 3.7 to 3.7.1 for about a million updates. These failures, though, were that the automatic upgrade process failed to complete, and the site wasn't taken down. There are fallback procedures in place that should code not be copied across successfully, the site is returned to normal. Try it yourself: install WordPress on a local machine and then upgrade it whilst disconnected from the internet. You will see the process begin, but fail, and your site will be returned to normal.
At What Point Does Software become Major Software?
WordPress has become a major piece of software now. It powers over 21% of the sites on the internet. It is a big deal, so there comes a point where I guess you could compare it to another piece of software that automatically updates without you realising it – Google Chrome.
Unlike Google Chrome however, you can pretty much see every fix that is made in the WordPress 3.8.1 update.
Also, another point of note is that should Google Chrome not be automatically updated, then in theory you're leaving yourself open on the computer or the network that computer sits on. WordPress, however, sits on servers, some dedicated hosting, some shared with other users. It's not fun when a site on shared hosting gets hacked, trust me on this. WordPress, in and itself, is incredibly secure to use – it has been recently been used on lots of governmental sites – but should a user fail to upgrade or maintain their software, then WordPress will invariably be blamed for this. From a purely business standpoint, it makes complete sense for them to have automatic updates switched on.
I Cannot See A "Decision Being Taken Away"
A point raised by Marj was that a decision to it not be a checkbox and have more control, and suggested that the majority of WordPress users didn't have enough common sense to switch on or off a checkbox. Lets assume that it's opt-in. How many times do you honestly go into the WordPress Options page? I am in WordPress all day and beyond set up I never go into it. Sure a banner could appear at the top asking users to review their options but that's what we already had – we had a banner that wasn't clicked on because if it was, then this feature wouldn't have been necessary.
The decision to not auto-upgrade isn't taken away from us. By adding one line of text to the config file you can disable auto updates. For most users however it's not that they don't know how or why they want to disable automatic upgrades, they just don't care. I made a decision to fly with a certain company on holiday, I do not want to fly the plane itself, but trust the pilot and all the engineers to fly me there. It is obvious people trust the people behind WordPress, otherwise it wouldn't be on over 21% of the sites on the Internet.
The Advice Is The Same As Always
The advice coming from all this is the same though. First off make regular backups. Secondly make regular backups. And thirdly make regular backups. There is no excuse now not to take regular backups of your site, with so many plugins out there that do this. Personally, I recommend BackWPUp, as it backs it up to Dropbox automatically. Really on most sites do this once per day. Install it now, and get it set up, and come back here when you're done.
Secondly (or fourthly, if you're really keeping score), learn what you're putting on your server. Keep up to date with the latest happenings of your site's software, as things like this crop up. You owe it to your clients to be prepared for any eventuality, and educate them to make an informed decision, or make them on their behalf.
Thirdly, from a WordPress standpoint, I'd also make sure that it's your email, not the clients email address, located in Settings > General. Yes I've found this a few times with a few worried emails from clients regarding these automatic updates. Most clients will allow you to change this to your email address. So sit down with your client and speak to them about it. This email address is different from any Administrator email addresses too, so don't feel like you have to sacrifice an administration account from your users for this (though in reality, users should be on Editor or below).
And finally, and this is where I differ from Marj (though I totally understand what she is saying), regarding "waiting and watching" on upgrades. WordPress goes through a massive release cycle, and furthermore, I test most of my plugins and sites before WordPress is released. You can do this by setting up locally or on a test site the WordPress Beta Tester. That way, you can be prepared for any eventualities that arise from the upgrades.
So there is my argument for WordPress Automatic Upgrades. Whilst I do believe choice is a good thing, I also believe we can paralyse ourselves with our choices, when in reality safe delegation to trusted parties is better. This is one choice I'm happy to let The WordPress Foundation to make on my behalf. Trust me.


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Submissions for a second edition of "The Empty Chair: Love and Loss in the Wake of Flight 3407," co-edited by Gunilla Theander Kester and Gary Earl Ross, are now being accepted. Anyone who wishes to include material — such as letters, poems, prayers, photos, stories, journal entries and memoirs — may send them to the editors at firstname.lastname@example.com with "3407 Anthology" in the subject heading. Submissions are requested by Dec. 1.
Hanukkah family celebration planned
A Hanukkah family celebration will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the Jewish Discovery Center, 757 Hopkins Road, Amherst. The program will also include a full Hanukkah dinner, Hanukkah music, Menorah lighting, games and crafts. For more information and reservations. contact the Jewish Discovery Center by calling 639-7600 or visiting www.jewishtomorrow.com.
Williamsville Art Society sale and show closes
The Williamsville Art Society's holiday show and art sale will be on display through Wednesday, Dec. 1 at Village Center Gallery, 5500 Main St., Williamsville. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Amherst Book Club plans meeting
The holiday meeting of the Amherst Book Club will be held at noon Thursday, Dec. 2, at The Protocol Restaurant, 6766 Transit Road. The featured reviewers are Andrew Bien-Kowski and May Akers, who will be reviewing their book, "One Life to Give." Anyone interested in joining the Amherst Book Club is asked to call 839-2904. The next meeting is Thursday, Feb. 3.
Fibromyalgia Support Group meeting slated
The Fibromyalgia Support Group meets from noon to 1:30 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at the Amherst Main Library at Audubon, study group room, 350 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst. All those with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome or similar conditions are welcome, as are family and friends. For information, contact the Arthritis Foundation at 1-800-870-1771.
Eggertsville group plans meeting
The next Eggertsville Community Organization Neighborhood Watch Committee meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Amherst. Block team captains will cover plans for training and discuss concerns of residents.
Drop-n-Shop begins at Clearfield
The first "drop-n-shop" session, where children can be dropped off while parents finish holiday preparations, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Clearfield Community Center. The fee is $10 per family per session. Advance registration is required. Subsequent sessions will be held at the same time and place on Thursday, Dec. 9, and Thursday, Dec. 16. For information, call 631-7211.
Reservations due for Beth Tzedek dinner
The general meeting of the Sisterhood of Temple Beth Tzedek will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at Temple Beth Tzedek. Hanukkah will be celebrated with a dinner prepared by temple caterer Karen Vogt and latkes prepared by Sisterhood members. Musicians Marty Kerker and Sara Schulz will entertain. Dinner reservations, at a cost of $15, are due by Dec. 2. Call 838-3232.
Living Nativity slated at Randall Baptist
Randall Baptist Church will hold "Pilgrimage to Bethlehem," a walk-through living Nativity from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, through Saturday, Dec. 4. The church is located at 6301 Main St. near Youngs Road, Amherst. The event includes a free family photo.
Moses Insurance to hold weeklong food drive
Moses Insurance, 5475 Main St., Williamsville, is holding a food drive from Friday, Dec. 3, through Thursday, Dec. 9. Nonperishable food items can be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at its offices. For information, call 634-1212, ext. 225.
Nan Hoffman and Joe Tumino offer concert
Nan Hoffman and Joe Tumino will perform in "Celebrations of the Heart" at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at Phoenix United Church of Christ, 1280 N. French Road, Amherst. The concert is free, but donations are accepted. For information, call 713-6370 or 773-5315.
Garage Doors rocks Town Pub
The Garage Doors, a band that covers the music of The Doors, is performing at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Town Pub, 2309 Eggert Road near Sheridan, Tonawanda. The band features Williamsville resident Dan DeLano.
Zion Dominion plans holiday gift fair
Zion Dominion Legacy Bookstore will hold a holiday gift fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at its church at 895 N. Forest Road, Amherst. The event will feature live music, sleigh rides and a play area for children. Artwork, candles, crafts and other gift items will be for sale. A children's story hour will take place at 11 a.m. Call 250-7040 for information.
Candlelight Vespers planned at First Trinity
Christmas Candlelight Vespers will be held at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, at First Trinity Lutheran Church, 1570 Niagara Falls Blvd., Tonawanda. It will feature a candlelight procession, choral and instrumental music, congregational singing and a children's choir at the 4 p.m. service.
Dinner and movie evening slated
The movie "White Christmas"will be shown at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, at the Village Meeting House, 5658 Main St. near Mill. The movie will be followed by a ham buffet dinner at The Irishman Pub and Eatery, 5601 Main St. Tickets for the evening cost $13.95. For reservations, call The Irishman at 626-2670.
Author Daniel Kotzin speaks at Kadimah
Daniel Kotzin will speak on his biography of activist and rabbi Judah Magnes at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, at Kadimah School, 1085 Eggert Road, Amherst. Tickets are $8 for the general public and free to students. This event is part of the Jewish Book Fair. Call 688-4114, ext. 337 or visit www.jccbookfair.com.
Hanukkah Super Bowl planned for Sunday
A Hanukkah Super Bowl will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, at the Transit Lanes, 7850 Transit Road, Amherst. The afternoon will feature bowling, singing, potato latkes and lighting a bowling pin menorah. The event is sponsored by the Jewish Discovery Center, Chai Hebrew School and Kadimah Day School. Call 639-7600 or visit www. jewishtomorrow. com.
WABPS to hold Christmas party
Women's Associates of the Buff Power Squadron will hold its annual Christmas party at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, at the Park Club of Buffalo, 4949 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Cocktails will be at 5:45 p.m. A Chinese auction to benefit Cornerstone Manor will conclude the evening.
Group to perform at Kenmore Mercy
Kenmore Mercy Hospital's Songs of the Season, a free concert series, begins with a performance from The Lord's Talents from St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Eggertsville at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, at the Kenmore Mercy Hospital Atrium, 2950 Elmwood Avenue near Sheridan in Kenmore.
Holiday bazaar, lunch set at Salvatore's
Women Interested in Cystic Health will hold a holiday bazaar and luncheon at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, at Salvatore's Italian Gardens, 6461 Transit Road, Depew. For information, call 652-9613 or 652-0375.
Cross Country Ski Club plans workshop
Buffalo Nordic Ski Club will hold its annual open house from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the Wick Center on the Daemen College Campus, 4380 Main St., Amherst. The evening is free and will feature door prizes, waxing clinics and videos. Membership information will also be available.
Williamsville Rotary meets Monday evenings
The Rotary Club of Williamsville meets at 6:15 p.m. Mondays at Le Metro in the Tony Walker Plaza, 5110 Main St. near Interstate 290. For more information, e-mail Paul Banas at pbanas@banasmort gage.com.
Amherst Male Glee Club seeks singers
The Amherst Male Glee Club is recruiting new members. For information and details, call 875-2958.
Scooter Club forming in Northtowns
The Niagara River Scooter Club is seeking new members. The group meets at 7 p.m. Sundays at the Tim Hortons located at 2760 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. For more information, e-mail Beth at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Poinsettia sale benefits cystic fibrosis
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is holding a poinsettia sale sponsored by Lockwood Greenhouses. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The flower sizes and prices are as follows: 4 1/2 inches for $5, 6 1/2 inches for $10, 8 inches (three plants) for $20 and 10 inches (four plants) for $25. For more information, call 204-2535 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Parachute Group sets weekly meeting
The Parachute Group, for people in career transition, meets at 10 a.m. every Wednesday at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road. For more information, call 276-1117.
Pantera Ski Club accepting students
Pantera Ski Club will have ski/snowboard Friday nights for Williamsville high school students beginning Dec. 17 at Holiday Valley Resort. The club includes transportation (coach buses), a one-hour lesson and lift pass. Buses will leave Williamsville East at 4 p.m. on Fridays. Rentals and discounted season passes are available. For information, call 639-1151 or e-mail email@example.com.
Scottish Country Dance classes available
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society of Buffalo will offer dance classes, including a beginner's class, from 7:15 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at the Amherst Community Church, 77 Washington Highway, Snyder. The first two classes are free. The rest are $6 per class. Call 930-0750, or visit http:// www. rscdsbuffalo. com.
Hebrew group meets every Wednesday
Hadassah's Hebrew conversation group, Ksat Ivrit, is offered at 1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Amherst Jewish Community Center, 2640 N. Forest Road. Call 688-4114 for more information.
Weinberg Campus offers educational workshops
Weinberg Campus will provide free educational workshops for community groups, faith organizations and businesses. Topics include Exploring Senior Living Options, Hospitalization and the Dementia Client, and Senior Living - Assessing the Need. For information, call 639-3311, ext. 2233.
Amherst East Rotary meets at Westwood
The Rotary Club of Amherst East meets weekly from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Thursdays at the Westwood Country Club, 772 N. Forest Road, Amherst. Call 689-8886 for information.
Amherst South Rotary meets weekly
The Rotary Club of Amherst South meets at 6:15 p.m. Wednesdays at the Sonoma Grille, 5010 Main St. near Interstate 290, Snyder. For more information, call 632-4603.
Amherst Youth Work$ does chores for seniors
The Amherst Youth Work$ program employs people 12 to 19 years of age to help with chores for seniors 55 and older. Call 631-7217 to learn about working or using the service.
Celebrate Snyder seeks new members
Celebrate Snyder is seeking members to help promote the area. For information about the group, contact Michael Vallone at 479-6101.
Lions Club loan closet needs donations
The Amherst Lions Club seeks donations for its loan closet. The club loans equipment such as wheelchairs, canes and walkers to the community. The equipment can be kept as long as needed. Contact Ken Moses at 634-1212, ext. 211.
Ideal weight-loss classes offered
Ida Shapiro, who has 44 years of experience in weight-loss programming, will hold weight-loss classes at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at St. Gregory the Great School, 250 St. Gregory Court. Classes also will be held at 6:15 p.m. every Tuesday at Zion United Church of Christ, 15 Koenig Circle, Tonawanda. Call 636-3698.


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Climate Change, Energy, and the Outdoors Series: Impacts of Climate Change in the Northeast
In this two part presentation we will learn of impacts of climate change on the nature and outdoor recreational resources of the Northeast United States.
Robert Buchsbaum, Regional Scientist with Mass Audubon, will focus on the impacts of climate change on the nature of Massachusetts and adjacent New England States based on recent scientific studies. He will use birds, salt marshes, fisheries, forests, and vernal pools as examples of things undergoing changes from our natural world. We will learn which changes have already occurred due to warming temperatures and higher sea levels and then follow this with projections into next 50 to 100 years.
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sf_spi Module Guide Resources
The SPI Framework module provides a set of ThreadX-aware framework APIs and handles the integration and synchronization of multiple SPI peripherals on an SPI bus, including chip-select handling and its level activation. With the SPI Framework, one or more SPI buses can be created and multiple SPI peripherals can be connected to the SPI bus. The SPI Framework module uses a single interface to access both SCI SPI and RSPI drivers. The SPI Framework module uses the SCI and RSPI peripherals on the Synergy MCU.
The SPI Framework supports the following features:
- Supports multiple devices on a bus
- Provides high-level APIs for initialization, transfers, and closing the module
- Supports synchronized transfers
- Supports chip-select operations
- Supports bus-locking
Module Guide
The SPI Framework module guide is targeted for SSP 1.2.0 and the SK-S7G2 Kit.
The most recent versions of the SPI Framework module guide application note, application project and import guide are available here
Module Guide Errata
Section 3: Module Operational Overview, Edits to text
The SPI Framework module complies with the layered-driver architecture of the SSP. It uses either the SCI on SPI module or the RSPI module to communicate with the SPI peripherals on the Synergy microcontroller.
The framework-driver architecture uses a "bus" and "device on bus" architecture. Only one device is configured to the lower level at a time, and remaining devices are reconfigured upon read or write operation if required. The Device can be reconfigured only when the bus is not locked. Every device is linked to the bus to which it will be connected. The user must configure the bus, the framework, and the lower-level module for each device connecting to the bus. The user can add the existing framework shared-bus when configuring multiple devices on the same bus. Each SPI framework must be configured with a unique name in the ISDE configurator.
A common start and stop procedure is used for all SPI data-transfer operations (read, write and writeRead). During the start process, the Framework module checks whether reconfiguration is required. Chip select is asserted during the transfer-start process and de-asserted during the transfer-end process if bus is not locked. The user must configure the chip-select IO pin and chip-select active level.
The SPI Framework module supports the bus-locking functionality, meaning that the user can lock the bus for a given peripheral. The locking allows devices to reserve a bus to themselves for a given period of time (between lock and unlock.) This allows devices to complete several reads and writes on the bus without any intervention from other devices on the same bus, which is required in some instances. The chip select becomes active during lock and becomes inactive when unlocked. Writes and reads in between the lock and unlock do not alter the chip-select line.
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- Multiple SPI devices can be configured to share a common bus. Once the SPI Framework bus module is configured, different SPI peripherals (devices) can be connected to that bus.
- For each SPI device connected to the bus, one SPI HAL module (new or shared) and one SPI Framework device module must be added.
- User-defined callback is not required as it has been internally taken care of by the framework.
- Setting the interrupts to different priority levels could result in improper operation.
Module Guide Resources
The SPI Framework module is used in the following application projects:
- Bluetooth Low Energy on DK-S7G2 and DK-S3A7 - Application Project here.
- Renesas Bluetooth MCU (RL78/G1D) - Application Project here.
The SPI Framework module is used in the Communication Developer Examples available for the SK-S7G2. You can find a Knowledge Base article that describes the Developer Examples and how to use them here.
Known issues
- Refer to the most recent release notes for known issues, available here.


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The Australian leg of Madonna's controversial Rebel Heart tour is attracting more negative attention, this time after the 57-year-old exposed the breast of a 17-year-old fan on stage.
Video of the incident shows Madonna inviting a 17-year-old fan to join her as she performed Thursday night at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Queensland.
"She's the kind of girl you just want to slap … on the ass," Madonna said of the young fan.
The singer then pulled down the teen's tube top shirt, exposing one of her breasts to the thousands of people in attendance:
"Oh s—t. I am so sorry, sexual harassment. You can do the same to me," said Madonna, who then pointed toward her crotch, and asked the teen, "You want to make my hole big again?"
According to Fox News, the fan has been identified as Josephine Georgiou, 17.
Georgiou later defended Madonna:
Only I get to decide if I'm humiliated or not, why would people assume I am humiliated by my own breast, nipple or body? It's hilarious to me how much of a big deal it is to everyone, people just need to understand I was on stage in front of Madonna, I was looking her in the eyes and most people would just melt into a pool on stage, so it was only because I was standing in front of her that I looked so surprised.
The incident occurred just days after the allegedly intoxicated singer asked another audience, "Someone please f–k me. … Somebody take care of me, please. Who is going to take care of me?"
Madonna had reportedly been sipping from a bottle of tequila during that show.
The singer has been accused of performing sold-out concerts while under the influence of alcohol and/or marijuana and leaving fans waiting for hours.
Madonna has deemed critics of her unusual behavior sexist and misogynistic.
"I could never do any of my shows drunk or high," she explained on Instagram. "And yes underlying all of this is sexism and mysongony [sic] which proves that not only do we not get equal pay but we are still treated like heretics if we step out of line and think outside the box! Sexism is alive and kicking but I am #livingforlove."
Madonna is currently ensnared in an international custody battle with her former husband, British film director Guy Ritchie.


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