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Central Park Conservancy Playground Partners Sponsors Children's Day Mulching Event
NEW YORK -APRIL 29: Central Park Conservancy Playground Partners Sponsors Children's Day Mulching Event on Saturday, April 29, 2006, 10 AM-Noon, 99th St Playground @ 5th Ave, New York City. Event Chair: Gillian Miniter, Chairman, Playground Partners. Playground Partners is a program of the Women's Committee of the Central Park Conservancy dedicated to keeping all of Central Park's 21 playgrounds clean, safe and well maintained. Children learn a lesson in community service by volunteering their time, under the supervision of and with the assistance of their parents, in mulching the area around their playground. Mulching enriches and protects soil, helping provide a better growing environment. Thus, their activity assists in preserving the park grounds. SPECIAL UPCOMING EVENT: On Tuesday, May 17, 2006, 4:30-7:30 PM, Playground Partners and Patrons invites New York Families to celebrate the re-opening of the Hecksher Playground at 7th Avenue & Central Park South. To receive more information on Playground Partners, or to buy tickets to their Spring Benefit on Wednesday, May 17th at the newly renovated Hecksher Playground, please contact Dana Waits at 212-310-6617 or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com or Click here for the invitation. PHOTO CREDIT: ©Manhattan Society.com 2006 by Christopher LondonRead More


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Non-stop adventure from New Brunswick to South Africa.
Continued from last week.
Dave and Felix are sent on a special mission
Dave and fellow pilots share stories of scary experiences had flying in Botswana
Prepping for morning flight
One of the seven natural wonders of the world.
Dave completes the final leg of his training; the "Omelet".
Aerial footage of Victoria Falls
Elephant Safari
Boating on the Thamalakane River and more of Botswana's diverse wildlife- up close!
Burgers, anyone?
Flying to a second safari camp
Dave experiences what it's all about as a Safari Bush Pilot.
Dave's career is back on track
Come take a peek at beautiful Cape Town as Dave visits Table Mountain. Dave makes a decisio
Dave shows majestic cliffs and less glamorous bus station floors.
Dave hits the road and finds the big surf
Dave sails to Paradise Island
Dave Finally reaches the beach.
Dave gets closer and closer to the beautiful beaches.
Dave breaks camp. Fast.
Fellow pilot bids farewell
Trying to stay in front
Home sweet tent
Dave makes his way
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Message Boards - Boba Fett Fan Club → Fans → Funny Pictures
Ok, seeing as those cats are probably both on Prozac....
(Elephant )
Upside down
dr HOUSE
Dr. Evil
This kids face looks evil...
now talk about evil
Now talk about evil.
Flying cat.
((Flying Cat))
David Vs. Goliath
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Biblical title thingy:P
Punched in the face. I had another one. BUt it involved broken noses. So I passed.
lol, funny pics guys! i love them! I like the cat on a small battleship, you have been healed by jesus, lol, and the evil kid. lol! ROTFL!
striped shirt...
terra, your picture reminded me of the person in this image:
The devil, I say!
No; this is evil.................pure evil
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a well known song that Everton would call their own would help Rangers were having the same thing some 10/12 years ago and took penny arcade as one of there songs its a crap song but it did what it had to for them I don't know if they sung it years ago but I was going to a lot of rangers games in the 90,s and never heard it sorry if that youtube upsets anyone but its only to show
We got slagged off when we gave away free flags to celebrate the life of Howard Kendall. If he isnt worthy of flag waving then what is?
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About Elton John
Although he made an initial splash with his flamboyant stage getups, it's Elton John's effortless way with simple, yet memorable melodies that have won him his ongoing popularity. With lyricist Bernie Taupin, the British pianist crafted a string of hits in the 1970s: zoologically-themed numbers such as "Crocodile Rock" and "Honky Cat" showed off his rock 'n' roll side, while "Rocket Man" and "Bennie and the Jets" proved he could slow things down just as effectively. A range of personal and artistic problems began to take their toll around 1976, but he reclaimed a place on the charts in the 1980s with songs like "I'm Still Standing" and "Sad Songs (Say So Much)." His work during this era generally ranked a notch below the earlier glory days, but he continues to make his presence felt, filling concert halls, contributing to soundtracks and issuing a massively-selling rewrite of the perennial torch ballad "Candle in the Wind" on the occasion of Princess Diana's death in 1997. That same year, John was knighted Sir Elton John. In 1999, he collaborated on an adaptation of Verdi's opera Aida. With the coming of the 2000s, John became as much a humanitarian as a pop figure, raising millions for various charities and forming the Elton John AIDS Foundation. In 2005, he married longtime boyfriend David Furnish.
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text: This documentary features the story of self-made curators Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, a couple who began collecting works of unknown artists in the early 60s, crowding their little one bedroom apartment with tiny artworks by following two rules: 1. affordable, 2. small enough to fit in their apartment. The collection developed into one of the most important contemporary compilations – many of the amateurs they befriended in their early years continued on to become world renowned artists. Today, the collection is worth millions of dollars, but the couple has yet to sell a single piece. Their apartment got so packed, Dorothy reminisced, "Not even a toothpick could be squeezed in." The couple donated a great part of their collection to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. The Vogels still live in the same little apartment, and have restarted their collection again. "Curatorial visionaries," they started their collection on meager means, Herbert a postal clerk and Dorothy a librarian; even with the rising fame of their collection, the two have maintained a humble lifestyle, sharing their space with fresh art, 19 turtles, fish, and a cat!


text: Ambrose Mosley Rick Voight Monarchs Rally To Defeat FAU 65-60 - Remain Unbeaten In C-USA January 18, 2014 By ODU Athletics WBB vs FAU Presser Gamebox A RATON, FL-- ODU sophomore guard Keenan Palmore scored 15, freshman forward Denzell Taylor added 14 and red-shirt freshman Ambrose Mosley hit four free throws down the stretch to lead the Monarchs to a 65-60 C-USA victory at Florida Atlantic Saturday night. ODU has now won four straight and are 3-0 in Conference USA and 9-9 overall. All three league wins have been on the road. ODU was down 10, 40-30 with 13:26 left in the game and rallied to take the lead 54-53 on a Jumper by Richard Ross with 4:52 left. The Monarchs never relinquished the lead from there. With 29 seconds left in the game, Ambrose Mosley hit two free throws to give ODU a 61-57 lead. A Denzell Taylor free throw made it 62-57, but Pablo Bertone sank a three-pointer with 21 seconds left to make it 63-60. Mosley then knocked down two more free throws to seal the victory at 65-60. The Monarchs trailed 7-0 before a Denzell Taylor basket with 14:34 left in the first half. ODU took an 18-17 lead on a bucket by Taylor with 6:51 left, but at the 4:43 mark FAU regained the lead on a Justin Raffington basket. FAU would go on to lead by five, 26-21 at halftime. Joining Taylor and Palmore in double figures was Richard Ross with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Mosley and Jordan Baker finished with nine points each and Dimitri Batten scored eight. The Monarchs finished the night with .48.9 from the floor (23-47), while the Owls shot .478 (22-46). The Monarchs only committed nine turnovers and forced FAU into 15, scoring 20 points off turnovers for the night. Justin Raffington led FAU with 16 points and 12 rebounds, followed by Pablo Bertone with 14 points and Marquan Botley scored 12. The Monarchs played without leading scorer Aaron Bacote who injured his ankle against FIU. ODU returns home to host Southern Miss on Thursday night (Military Appreciation )at the Ted Constant Convocation Center, then hosts Tulane on Saturday night for Men's Basketball Alumni night.


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2 Men Killed In South Jersey Crash
Two men were killed when their car overturned on an Atlantic County roadway and they were ejected from the vehicle.
A police officer on routine patrol discovered the crash just before 2 a.m. Sunday. Both victims were found a short time later and were taken to hospitals, but each was pronounced dead a short time later.
It did not appear that anyone else was in the vehicle when the crash occurred. Authorities did not immediately release the victims' names because they were still notifying their family members.
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June 6, 1966 marked a memorable date in what, retrospectively, was to begin an improbable journey to the University of Washington. Having begun my college career at Virginia Union University – a historically black college – in September 1955, my life took an unexpected turn two years later. Like countless number of black males, I dropped out of school and started a full-time job in the U.S. Post Office. It meant postponing my degree and working 10 hours per day. I met my wife as a college classmate; we were married in 1958 and had two sons. She graduated and began a teaching career in Richmond, while I continued as a postal clerk.
My wife steadily encouraged me to continue my education. By taking classes whenever my work schedule would permit, I earned my B.A in sociology in 1966 and began a saga I had never envisioned. After the commencement ceremonies concluded, graduates exited Barco-Stevens Hall and proceeded to the library to return our graduation regalia. During that short walk, the realization came to me that after 11 years and a near-death experience with hepatitis, I had achieved my goal of graduating. Likewise, it spontaneously occurred to me that I should go to graduate school. The problem was, it was June, and I was thinking of attending that fall. It never occurred to me that this goal was unattainable and I proceeded to submit applications for admission. My wife was taken completely by surprise since we had never discussed the possibility.
The rejection letters were prompt and some were downright mean. UW's rejection letter was the last to arrive but its wording left me with a glimmer of hope. It was now near the end of July and I faced two possibilities: give up and apply later or make a case for myself. I chose the latter. Each day when I came home from work, I would call the UW Department of Urban Design and Planning and plead my case to whoever answered the phone. One fateful day, Myer Wolfe, the chair of the department, answered the phone. He had been told of my persistent calls. After pleading my case, he agreed to revisit my application under the condition that I send three strong letters of support. He made no promises. I only wanted a chance.
One August day, my wife picked me up from work bearing a letter from UW. When we got home, I opened the letter to the words, "Dear Graduate Student …" Typically, a letter of acceptance into a sought-after graduate program would be met with exuberance and great anticipation. My exuberance, however, was tempered with the realization that I was now contemplating moving across the country, from Virginia to Seattle, to a world I wasn't familiar with. And I would be leaving my family on the East Coast.
While my dream of entering graduate school had come to fruition, it was no small task for my wife to now manage the responsibilities of being a full-time school teacher, raising two young sons and coping with the anxieties of her husband several thousand miles from home, especially since this was the first time our family had ever been separated. Our original plan was for me to come to Seattle and complete the first year of the UW's two-year program, return to Richmond for the summer, and then go back to the UW to complete my second year.
A white co-worker asked why I found it necessary to go to school. Another told me that my post office job "is the best job you've ever had." My reply was that she was correct but it was not the best I was ever going to have. Neither of these persons ever knew how their words served to inspire me. The racial history of Virginia also played a crucial role. In its desire to keep the schools racially segregated, Virginia offered black students a tuition grant to leave the state to earn a graduate degree if they could earn that same degree in a public institution in the state. I received the last two years of the grant. The U.S. Supreme Court subsequently declared the program unconstitutional.
Nevertheless, everything seemed manageable when I left Washington National Airport in September 1966 for Seattle, but none of us could have imagined how our life would subsequently unfold.
Two days after my arrival in Seattle, the chair of the urban planning department, Myer Wolfe, hosted a welcoming reception for the graduate students at his home. I had looked forward to meeting the person who had been instrumental in my admission and to whom I owed a debt of deep gratitude. Although that Sunday was sunny, with only a few scattered clouds, I was mindful of the advice I had received regarding Seattle weather. "It always rains," I was told. Thus, I was well prepared upon arriving at his home – but to my surprise, I was the only person with an umbrella. This immediately became a point of humor and marked my introduction to the faculty and my new colleagues in urban planning.
I noticed that there were students of color in attendance but I was the only African American in the program. (There were some students from abroad, however.) Myer Wolfe and his wife greeted me with the same generous hospitality they showed the other students. While racially my world had changed dramatically, the hope of good things to come had brightened. I could not wait to share the good news with my family.
Shortly after the reception at the Wolfes' home, I had to secure housing for my first year and I managed to receive a room on campus in McMahon Hall. My roommate was a graduate fisheries student from Thailand. Throughout my life in Richmond, I had never met anyone from Thailand. For the next three months, my roommate and I shared what could only be described as one of the most interesting cultural exchanges imaginable. The old strictures of racial separation had no place here and our friendship grew beyond just sharing a common space. Two other students from Vietnam lived close by and all of us became friends. In the dining hall, I met students from parts of the country that I dare say I would not have encountered in Richmond. Similarly, the composition of my classes contained students from states one did not frequently encounter in Richmond.
The landscape of the Seattle region and the Pacific Northwest further enlarged my appreciation of my new surroundings. To the best of my abilities, I tried to convey this environment to my family. But except through photos, it was impossible to capture the impact of Rainier Vista and Mount Rainier. Traveling together and sharing new experiences were always things we had done as a family and now I was in a new place where I could only convey these things with imprecision.
While I was making the adjustments to my new world, I received word that my application for a Virginia State tuition grant had been approved. In the aftermath of the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the desire to maintain segregation, the state offered black students the opportunity to receive a grant to earn a graduate degree outside the state (the exceptions were Alaska and Hawaii), if they could have earned that same degree within the state. Since I could have earned a degree in planning at a public institution within Virginia, the state awarded me funds to attend UW. This greatly relieved the concerns I had for financing my education.
I looked forward with great anticipation to the first day of classes. My first class was a housing course taught by Professor Arthur Grey. It was a popular course and central to the urban planning curriculum. Upon entering the classroom, I immediately took a seat in the back row although seats were available elsewhere. Being in the back was a relic of having grown up in the segregated South. No one had to tell me to sit there. It had been ingrained through history that that was my place. Except for a few international students and a very small number of students of color, the majority of the class was white. I was the only African American. In my consciousness, an old racial adage began to play out. The racial stereotype was that whites were brighter than everyone else and that they were going to set the academic standards for the class. The conclusion I made was that this was going to be a steep hill to climb. For weeks, I was more spectator than participating student. I attended all the lectures, took notes and paid careful attention to classroom discussions. When the first test was given and papers were returned, I was convinced that I had made a terrible mistake in coming to UW. I was going to be overwhelmed by others in the class. There could be no turning back, however. Too much jubilation and hope had accompanied my leaving my job at the post office and my home in Richmond. Would those who questioned my decision feel vindicated? I spent several restless nights grappling with what to do. I finally decided to go to Professor Grey's office and plead my case. My script was carefully planned and rehearsed earnestly.
At the moment of reckoning I was invited into Professor Grey's office, took a seat and began my plea. After listening attentively, he looked directly into my face and began a stern rebuke of my feeble petition. In no uncertain terms, he explained the circumstances of my admission and what the department saw in my potential. He went on to explain the high standards the department held for its students. As he spoke, I realized that I was essentially asking him to evaluate me on lower standards than those expected of other students because of who I was. His concluding statement is one that has resonated with me more than 50 years hence and I believe lost in the argument regarding affirmative action. Professor Grey said to me that despite the circumstances of my admission to the UW, I would only graduate if and when I maintained the same standards of excellent required of every other student in the program. There would be no affirmative action graduation!
I left his office repentant and with much to think about. In no uncertain terms, he had made the challenge clear but mostly he affirmed his confidence that my success would come through the determination and grit I had displayed in getting admitted in the first place. Before leaving his office, Professor Grey inquired about my progress on a major class assignment. He recommended several resources he thought would be useful and wished me the best. The end result was a solidly researched and written paper. Henceforth, my confidence soared and I have never sat in the back of any room since (unless there was nowhere else available). In my career as a teacher, I have always endeavored to not allow students to use excuses when I felt their abilities dictated they were capable of doing better.
At the beginning of my second year in the program, Professor Grey and I developed an outreach strategy to encourage black high school students in Seattle to consider a career in urban planning. During my last quarter (Spring 1968), we brought a group of students from Garfield High School to the campus to spend a day learning about urban planning as a profession. They met with faculty as well as the president of the university. Professor Grey subsequently became my thesis adviser. Years later, when I returned to Seattle, we had lunch and he jokingly said to me, "Bill, I knew what you were trying to get over on me, but I was not going to allow it."
While my adjustment to campus life was progressing, there was the constant longing for my family. Life with my roommate was fine and I had come to make friends with several students. But something in my life was missing. One night, my loneliness became more than I could endure. I called my wife at 11:10 p.m. Pacific time (2:10 a.m. Eastern time) and asked her to come to Seattle to be with me. Needless to say, she thought I was crazy and told me so; however, she agreed. I have been eternally grateful for her decision since there was no promise of a job in Seattle for her, she would be leaving a full-time teaching position, relocating our sons in mid-school year and taking a risk that we would survive as a family. Furthermore, neither of us had any relatives in the West.
On Dec. 27, 1967, we packed the family and headed out from Richmond for the long drive to Seattle. The weather forecast was for snow in much of the country and I had to be at school the first week of January. If there were any romance in our trip, it was driving west on Route 66 and recalling Nat "King" Cole's version of the classic song. We arrived in Seattle on Jan. 1, 1968 and lived in hospital staff housing on 15th Avenue N.E. The next day, my wife found a job at Stevens School. We enrolled our sons in school and we began life anew 3,000 miles from our roots. From living in an all-black neighborhood in Richmond, we now were living in an international community. During the day, the men in the housing complex were in residence at UW Medical Center and I became the community dad when I was not in class. A special treat for us was going to Ivar's, where we enjoyed fish and chips.
Throughout my time in the program, Myer Wolfe would inquire about my progress. He was a constant source of support although he never let me forget having the umbrella at his house during the reception. I always felt the need to never let him down. He had taken a chance on me. His faith, along with Professor Grey's admonition, was the pillow upon which I built my confidence and sense of direction. Our family experiences were broadened with our on-campus and off campus contacts and Seattle was becoming home to me. However, my wife and sons were somewhat less enthusiastic, especially about the rain. But my years of service in the post office began to fade as I saw new possibilities for myself.
It was never lost on me that I was joining a very select group in this country. I could not verify it but I heard that during the 1960s, there were less than 60 black city planners in the entire nation. Being one among a few helped to put both Professors Wolfe's and Grey's comments to me into context. In my mind was always the thought that standards were important and being among the few did not excuse me from those standards.
During the second year of the graduate program, much of the work was group (that is, studio) oriented. There I had to work with classmates from other disciplines and perspectives to develop policies and plans. These projects allowed me to get to know them on a more personal basis. With some I shared a commonality in that we were married with families.
Graduation was a decision time for us. The department had just begun its first doctoral program in urban planning and I was encouraged to apply for its first cohort. At the time, I hadn't thought beyond a master's degree. I had been offered a job with the San Francisco Department of Housing and Urban Development. My wife frequently asked if I didn't want to stay at UW. Her principal was anxious for her to stay. In retrospect, I often wonder what would have happened if I had made the decision to stay. I had come to like Seattle and we had grown as a family. My wife had harbored the thought that we would return to Richmond, and moving on to another unknown world did not delight her. As a teacher, she was not thrilled with the idea of moving our sons yet again to another school system. But, move we did.
In 1988, I joined the Department of Sociology at the University of San Francisco. Two years later, I assumed the position of department chair. The number of sociology majors was declining and there was speculation of what to do with the department. My dean and I met and it was decided that he would give me a chance to rebuild the department. To accomplish this task, I immediately drew upon my planning background and the lessons I had learned at UW. The planning principles and questions we studied as students afforded me a solid background to build a department that was subsequently recognized with an award for its outstanding achievement.
The confidence entrusted in me by Myer Wolfe, Arthur Grey and other of my professors in the urban planning program at UW has returned dividends over nearly a half-century later.


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Yes, I like the book, the numbers, colors and animals. The bear is on the alligator's head is my favorite part. They are friends. I like the cats and bears very much because they are pretty. I feel funny because the lion's tail looks like number 1. The book reminds me that I roar like a lion.
I will tell my brother that it is a good book. He likes animals too.


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1977: mike kendellen served in morocco in marrakech, khenifra beginning in 1977
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Cities you served in: marrakech, khenifra
Arrival Year: 1977
Departure Year: 1980
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From the busy streets of Dhaka to the Flamenco caves of Granada, each year more than 200 Barnard students travel far and wide during their study abroad experiences, often capturing the world through camera lenses
An annual photo competition celebrates the best images from their international experiences, as well as the more local experiences of students studying in New York with Barnard's Visiting International Student Program.
The contest, known as SNAP (See New Abroad Photos), awards prizes in four categories related to the study-abroad experience: intellectual exploration, personal growth, global issues, and cultural comparison. This year's first place winner's include:
Jenny Schroder '14Creative Begging (Barcelona, Spain)
Amy Stringer '13Before Class (Dharamasala, India)
- Deborah Sachare '14
Never Forget (Prague, Czech Republic)
- Yuanjun Angela Zhao '13
Parliament Hill (London, England)
- Melodie Zhu '13
Street Food Vendor (Pingxi, China)
Below, is an interactive map of all of the award-winning photos: Just click on the icons to see the images and read the students' descriptions of their study abroad experiences. You can click and drag to move around the map and reposition photo displays.
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New urban and traditional beats from the Portuguese-speaking countries around the world, rarely heard by Australian listeners. From the vibrant Mozambican marrabenta (Mingas, Dilon Djindji) to Cape Verde morna (Cesária Évora); and from Brazilian samba to Angolan kuduro and hip hop sprawling on the streets of Luanda. Bask in the unique sounds of the Portuguese guitar and the introspective voices of fado (Camané, Marisa), but also
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Chiropractic isn't Something You Believe In or Don't Believe In
Whether or not you agree with the work of chiropractors doesn't change the fact that modern day chiropractic services are in fact based off science.
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Chiropractic care is a form of alternative medicine used to treat a number of illnesses and conditions. Doctors of chiropractic help their patients heal from illnesses and injury by using spinal manipulation techniques.
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Taking a moment to say thanks
November 21, 2012
So far, 2012 has been one of the most challenging and one of the most rewarding for many of us at Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont. After a devastating blow to our organization (and the people we serve) back in February, we do not take for granted each and every individual who plays a role in making Goodwill survive and thrive in this community.
- Our donors: Whether you drop off a few items of clothing every month, help your kids clean out their closets while teaching them about the value of giving back, or whether you've made a significant financial donation to our organization this year – it takes all kinds of donors to fulfill Goodwill's mission.
- Our shoppers: Some of you may be new to thrift store shopping, and some of you may stop by Goodwill locations every week. Either way, you make a difference. Whether you're digging for hidden treasures at our Freedom Drive outlet center, checking out affordable electronics at our Computer Works store, or shopping at any of our 22 locations in the Charlotte area, the money you spend at Goodwill helps fund our job training and employment programs!
- Our team: We currently have 645 team members. That's 645 individuals working in our stores, our career resource centers, our business enterprises and in our administrative offices. It takes all of us working together to make sure that Goodwill is a great place to shop, a good business partner, and a responsible and caring company.
- Our friends and fans: Do you follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube or Flickr? We love sharing snapshots of what it's like "behind the scenes" at Goodwill using these tools. We hope you will follow along with us. With every "like," comment, tweet, post or kind word, we are encouraged. Thank you.
- Our clients: The thousands of individuals who come to Goodwill for job training and employment programs. These individuals are the reason Goodwill exists, and their stories inspire us every day. This year, we created a video to help us tell the Goodwill story.
"Not nearly as many people know and understand the depth, professionalism and the scope of services that Goodwill provides and the impact that those services make in the lives of people who are our neighbors." – Michael Elder, CEO
This Thanksgiving, we are so thankful to be "your" Goodwill.
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The drama tells of an android called Nam Shin III who must pretend to be the son of a rich family when the real Nam Shin falls into a coma. Nam Shin's mother, Oh Ro Ra is a genius on brain technology and artificial intelligence (AI) so when Nam Shin has an accident and is comatose, she creates an android that looks exactly like her son, to take his place. However, things begin to get complicated when not only do friends and foe begin to notice differences in the android Nam Shin III, but when he falls in love with his hired bodyguard, Kang So Bong.
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HONG KONG (AP) Rory McIlroy has vowed to cut back his competitive schedule next year after the disappointment of missing the cut in his defense of the Hong Kong Open.
The world's top-ranked golfer four-putted the final green Friday to finish three shots off.
It marks the second time this year the 23-year old has had to sit out the weekend rounds in the defense of a tournament after also missing the cut in June's U.S. Open at San Francisco.
Before leaving Hong Kong for Dubai and the season-ending World Tour Championship, McIlroy said he's learnt a further lesson and will spend the coming weeks working out where he'll compete in 2013.
``Of course, you're going to miss cuts in your career, but it's not nice and it's a tough pill to swallow when you're the defending champion in a tournament,'' the Northern Irishman said.
``While there's a part of me that perhaps wished my year had ended as soon as I wrapped up the Race to Dubai, I now look back over the last couple of years wondering why did I stretch myself so much,'' he added. ``I've probably played an extra couple of tournaments too much and I have learnt from the last few years, so that's why I'm cutting back my schedule even further from next year.''
Counting next week's European Tour closing event, McIlroy will have played in 24 tournaments this season as well as the Ryder Cup and teeing up in two exhibition tournaments - the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final and the recent showdown against Tiger Woods in the `Duel at Lake Jinsha'.
McIlroy arrived in Hong Kong sounding tired after wrapping up the European Tour Race to Dubai money title a week earlier with his third place finish at the Singapore Open.
And his well-being was reflected in his lethargic manner over the two days in Hong Kong.
``I'm not sure if the energy in trying to sew-up the Race to Dubai and competing in the FedEx Cup has taken more out of me than maybe I thought, because while I am feeling OK physically, mentally I feel really tired,'' he said.
``When you achieve something that you want to achieve so bad, like the Race to Dubai, there is a letdown considering there are still two events remaining.''
McIlroy teed-up in 28 tournaments in his first full pro season in 2008, and then cut that by three a year later.
Last year, he competed in 22 regular European and PGA Tour events, but also contested the Grand Slam of Golf, the World Cup, the Korean Open and joined three others competing over seven days on seven courses in the China Golf Challenge.
After combined European and PGA Tour earnings this year of $9,618,210, McIlroy will bank another $1 million by just teeing up in Dubai - the ``bonus pool'' first prize for capturing the Race to Dubai.
The leading 10 Race to Dubai finishers at the close of next week's $8 million tournament will share an additional purse of $3.75 million.


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Family + Friends Urge Bobbi Kristina to Enter Rehab Following Whitney Houston's Funeral
Bobbi Kristina Brown is being urged by family and friends to enter rehab after the funeral of her mother, Whitney Houston.TMZ reports that Houston's family is determined to get Bobbi Kristina into a live-in rehabilitation center as soon as possible. Sources say the 18-year-old daughter of Houston and ex husband Bobby Brown has battled substance abuse for three to four years now, and they fear she will face the same fate as Houston.
However, Houston's family are being understanding while trying to get her help. Reports suggest that they will give Bobbi Kristina a bit of time to grieve her mother immediately following today's funeral. They hope to have her in a 60-day in-patient treatment center soon.
It's a smart move on the family's part. They fear that Houston's beloved daughter may be suicidal (likely triggered by the sudden loss). Last week, Bobbi Kristina was hospitalized twice immediately following Houston's death, once for stress and once for mixing prescription sedatives with alcohol — the same deadly cocktail that likely did Houston in. There were even reports that Bobbi Kristina had a similar, terrifying bathtub incident weeks before her mother's passing.
Bobby Brown released a statement on his daughter's health last week. "Today my daughter did visit with doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles," he said of her hospitalization. "She has been released and is presently with my family, including her siblings. Obviously the death of her mother is affecting her, however, we will get through this tragedy as a family. Again, I ask for privacy during this time."
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'East Bound And Down'….Tony Stewart Is The Bandit!
The year was 1977 and The Bandit is hired to run a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff. It starred Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason and Jerry Reed, 'Smokey and the Bandit' was the fastest movie to hit the big screen. And 37 years later, the part of Burt Reynolds is being re-done, in a shorter version, by three time Sprint Cup Champion, Tony Stewart.
Stewart was six years old when the movie hit the big screen, but it has always been his favorite movie.
They asked me what my favorite movie was just in casual conversation one day. … I said 'Smokey and the Bandit.' I have always loved that movie, loved the Trans-Am.
Tony Stewart is starring in a series of videos endorsing sponsor Mobil 1 as the Trans-Am driving Bandit. The ads will also feature former three-time Cup champ Darrell Waltrip as the late Jerry Reed's character, Cledus, and championship winning crew chief Jeff Hammond as Sheriff Buford T. Justice.
Stewart says that with Mobil 1, he's always able to do some fun things.
We got to do the seat swap with Lewis Hamilton at Watkins Glen in the Formula One car. I got to drive a tank the next year. They taught me how to drift, which was fun. … They always want to do something fun, something we are going to enjoy.
The six part video series officially launched last week, and has two segments being released every couple days with the complete series available in a single-play episode Tuesday, March 25. To watch the segments, go to Mobil 1's Youtube Channel.
Stewart actually owns a Trans-Am, similar to the one that is driven by the Bandit in the movie, and watching his favorite movie 'Smokey and the Bandit' is something that is done by him and his friends before they take a vacation. Stewart adds that they recite the movie line by line.
It was July 3rd, 2013, when Tony Stewart brought the largest crowd in the history of Huset's Speedway to Brandon. The crowd was on the edge of their seats watching Tony lead the race. With only a few laps to go, Stewart spun-out coming out of turn 4. Watch the huge disappointment for not only the fans, but Tony as well.
But Huset's Promotion Director and Track Announcer Mark Tassler has some good news for not only Tony Stewart fans, but all Huset's racing fans,
There are hopes....high hopes...of Tony rescheduling another visit to Huset's to get that win he just about had.
Here's the first segment of the six part video series for Mobil 1 the Tony Stewart version of 'Smoke IS the Bandit'.


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Preventing Tooth Decay
The attack comes after consumption of food and drinks containing certain forms of sugar. If given the chance, the multitude of bacteria in the mouth feed on the sugars and form tooth-damaging acids. Little white spots appear at first, which can darken and develop into painful cavities. The diagnosis: tooth decay.The causes of tooth decay are quite complex. "So-called genetic predisposition plays a minor role," said Dietmar Oesterreich, vice president of the German Dental Association. "The main risk factors are poor dental hygiene and an improper diet." The acid-forming bacteria, mixed with food particles and saliva, coat the teeth with a biofilm called dental plaque. The plaque should be regularly removed. "Preventing tooth decay depends on how effective dental hygiene is," Oesterreich noted. "Twice a day thoroughly is better than four times superficially. You can't get rid of the biofilm with oral irrigation or mouthwashes alone. You've got to brush your teeth properly." Not smoking also helps because smoking reduces saliva flow; saliva washes away food and plaque from the teeth. Diet-related risks of tooth decay begin in infancy. Some small children constantly have a bottle at hand from which they sip a sugar-containing juice and many convenience and kids' foods hardly require chewing. "Chewing is a kind of dental self-cleaning. Mushy foods foster formation of dental plaque," according to Christian Hirsch, president of the German Society of Paediatric Dentistry. How frequently sweets are eaten is more consequential than the amount, according to Hirsch. "It's not necessary to forbid children from eating sweets. My children eat sweets, too," he said, adding that it was much unhealthier to nibble on a bag of jelly babies all day than to eat an entire chocolate bar all at once. "The teeth need periods when they're not subjected to acid attacks." Besides a low-sugar diet, fluoride is seen as providing protection against tooth decay. "Fluoride strengthens the hard surface (enamel) of the teeth and negatively affects bacterial metabolism, thereby helping to prevent tooth decay and repair incipient damage," Oesterreich said. From the appearance of the first primary tooth until age two, parents should brush their children's teeth once a day with a dab of fluoridated children's toothpaste. After age two, it is advisable to brush them twice a day with children's toothpaste. Paediatricians and dentists differ on the form in which fluoride is best taken, noted Hirsch. "Paediatrians favour tablets, and dentists toothpaste," he said, adding that tablets had definitely been proven to work, but not as well as toothpaste, which is applied directly to the teeth. "Pediatricians are afraid that too much fluoride can get into the body of a child who swallows the toothpaste," Hirsch explained. According to the German government-backed Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), excessive fluoride can impede the growth of children's permanent teeth. This easily occurs, it said, particularly if they swallow toothpaste or tooth gel. Hirsch, however, said that excess fluoride could indeed cause problems with the mineralization of permanent teeth, but not by swallowing toothpaste. Eighty per cent of the tooth decay in children occurs in the grooves and pits of the back teeth (molars and premolars), Hirsch said. These surfaces can be prophylactically sealed, which is usually done with a thin coating of plastic.
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I'm in Indianapolis, and under some time constraints so this will be a quickie blog entry.
Miles driven today: 287
Bookstores visited: 14
Books signed: 94
Books hand sold: 5
Bookstores remaining: 458
If you're looking for signed copies of RUSTY NAIL in the heartland, visit The Mystery Company in Carmel.
You can also find signed copies at:
Waldenbooks 3919 Lafayette, Indianapoils
Waldenbooks 6020 E. 82 Indianapolis
Borders 11 S. Meridian Indianapolis
Borders 8675 River Crossinf Blvd Indianapolis
Borders 5612 Castleton Corner Indianapolis
Borders 2381 Pointe Parkway Carmel
Barnes & Nobel 3748 E, 82nd St Indianapolis
BN 14709 US Hwy 31 North Carmel
BN 17090 Mercantile Blvd Noblesville
Borders 348 State Lafayette
BN 2323 Sagamore Lafayette
Waldenbooks Lafayette
I was assisted today by the stalwart Sean Hicks, who drove me to several stores, and the intrepid Moni Draper, who offered me her lovely guest room to sleep in. Thanks, folks!
On to Cincinnati...
Thursday, July 06, 2006
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Foreign exchange volatility fell to the lowest level in almost seven years as central-bank polices of monetary stimulus and forward guidance restrain price swings.
The yen strengthened earlier as a government report showed inflation accelerated to the fastest in more than two decades in April, reducing the prospect of additional stimulus by the Bank of Japan. The krona declined versus most of its 16 major peers after Sweden's economy unexpectedly contracted and amid speculation the Riksbank will cut rates. The Canadian dollar fell as first-quarter economic growth slowed.
"The forward-guidance policy by the central banks is keeping a lid on rate expectations," said Peter Kinsella, a senior foreign-exchange strategist at Commerzbank AG in London. "We're increasingly going to see very flat volatility. It doesn't seem at present that there's going to be any catalyst to shake us from the malaise."
JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s volatility index for the currencies of the G-7 nations fell to 5.92 percent at 11:52 a.m. New York time, reaching the lowest level since June 2007. A separate JPMorgan index measuring global foreign exchange volatility also reached a 2007 low.
The yen was little changed at 101.77 per dollar, and is up 0.4 percent this month. The euro gained 0.3 percent to $1.3641, paring its monthly decline to 1.6 percent The shared currency added 0.3 percent to 138.79 yen, trimming its loss since April 30 to 2.1 percent.
The Russian ruble and Chile's peso have gained 2.4 percent against the dollar this month, leading winners among 31 major currencies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The Swedish krona dropped 2.6 percent, while the Czech koruna slipped 1.9 percent, the biggest losers.
Canada's dollar dropped 0.2 percent to C$1.0858 against its U.S. counterpart after data showed gross domestic product grew at a 1.2 percent annualized pace in January through March, compared with a downwardly revised 2.7 percent in the prior three months. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicted growth would slow to a 1.8 percent pace.
The krona slid as much as 0.6 percent to 9.0894 per euro, the weakest level since May 6. It weakened for a fourth day against the dollar, depreciating 0.5 percent to 6.6768.
Gross domestic product shrank a quarterly 0.1 percent in the three months through March, Statistics Sweden said today. GDP was seen unchanged in a survey of analysts by Bloomberg. The economy expanded an annual 1.9 percent, compared with the 2.5 percent growth predicted by the central bank.
"After today's data, the market is fully priced for one Riksbank cut this year and beginning to price in the risk of a second," Adam Cole, head of Group-of-10 currency strategy at Royal Bank of Canada in London, wrote in a client note.
The euro headed for a monthly decline versus 15 of its 16 major counterparts amid bets the European Central Bank will introduce additional stimulus measures, which tend to weaken a currency, to combat low inflation.
ECB policy makers, led by President Mario Draghi, will reduce the refinancing rate to 0.1 percent on June 5, according to the median prediction of 53 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Only two of the analysts predicted that the rate will stay at 0.25 percent. Draghi said this month he's "comfortable" with acting in June.
"We could see a large selloff in the euro if the ECB acts aggressively," said Yuki Sakasai, a currency strategist in New York at Barclays. "A rate cut is already priced in and some people are also expecting liquidity measures, so the focus would be on whether they will deliver more."
Japanese consumer prices excluding fresh food increased 3.2 percent from a year earlier, up from a 1.3 percent annual increase in March, the statistics bureau said in Tokyo today. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicted an increase of 3.1 percent. Inflation quickened after the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe boosted the sales tax to 8 percent from 5 percent on April 1.
The BOJ is due to announce its next policy decision on June 13 after refraining from adding stimulus at its May 21 gathering.
"There are questions on what the BOJ is going to do; to them the current policies seem to be working, and further easing might not be as imminent as we thought," Sireen Harajli, a strategist at Mizuho Bank Ltd. in New York, said in a phone interview. "The bias is for a stronger yen versus the dollar."
The dollar erased losses against the yen after a report showed business activity in the Chicago area unexpectedly increased to a seven-month high in May. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc.'s business barometer rose to 65.5 this month from 63 in April. The median forecast of 46 economists in a Bloomberg survey projected the index would fall to 61. Readings greater than 50 signal growth.
"We did see a pop in dollar-yen in the last few minutes," said Michael Woolfolk, a global-markets strategist at Bank of New York Mellon in New York. "The data this morning was favorable, and in terms of the rise in dollar-yen, we can make the argument that the positive data supported it."


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Chocolate Cream Cakes
Total Time: 1:10
Prep: 0:40
Cook: 0:30
Yield: 4 cakes
Serves: 8
1½ c. all-purpose flour
Baking spray
1 c. sugar
⅓ c. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. Salt
¾ c. sour cream
⅓ c. canola oil
1 large egg
1½ tsp. cider vinegar
1½ tsp. vanilla extract
½ tsp. unflavored gelatin
1½ tbsp. cold water
2 oz. white chocolate
¾ c. heavy cream
6 oz. bittersweet chocolate
½ c. heavy cream
2 tbsp. light corn syrup
2 oz. white chocolate, for decoration
1- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 4 (4- to 4 1/2-inch) nonstick individual springform pans with baking spray. In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. In a second bowl, whisk sour cream, oil, egg, vinegar, and vanilla; stir in flour mixture. Spread in prepared pans. Bake 28 minutes. Let cool in pans on wire rack 5 minutes. Invert cakes onto wire rack; remove sides and bottoms of pans. Cool completely.
2-Sprinkle gelatin over water in a small saucepan; let stand 1 minute to soften. Gently heat over low heat, stirring, until gelatin dissolves and is clear. Add white chocolate; stir until melted and mixture is smooth. Stir mixture into heavy cream in a medium bowl; chill 15 minutes. Beat with a handheld mixer on high until stiff peaks form. Transfer filling to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tip.
3- With a knife, slice cakes open from sides, as if to cut into 2 even layers but stopping three quarters of the way. Pipe some filling into the middle of each cake. Press cakes together; place on a wire rack set over a jelly-roll pan.
4- Put bittersweet chocolate in a small bowl. Bring cream and corn syrup to a boil in a 2-cup glass measure in the microwave. Pour over chocolate. Let stand 2 minutes; whisk until smooth. Spoon the glaze over cakes, letting excess run off into the jelly-roll pan. Refrigerate to set glaze.
5-Decoration: Put white chocolate into a 1-quart resealable food-storage bag; seal bag. Place bag in a bowl of very hot tap water. Let stand 5 minutes until melted. Snip off one corner of the bag; drizzle melted chocolate over top of cakes. Refrigerate to set.


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If energy developers and potash exploration companies are going to use culinary water over the long term, municipal water providers say they may need to adjust their policies – and fees – accordingly.
Culinary water usage at far-flung project sites beyond Moab's city limits is nothing new. Dead Horse Point State Park, for instance, buys its culinary water from the city's municipal yard.
Contractors and others have also been filling their water trucks at the city yard for years. But officials have not been tracking where that water ultimately ends up, or what it's used for, according to Moab Public Works Director Jeff Foster and City Engineer Rebecca Andrus.
That's about to change, though, after Foster and other officials learned that one of the city's regular customers has been trucking culinary water to oil and gas wells in the surrounding area.
In the past eight months, Harrison Oil Field Services purchased 2.69 million gallons of water from the city yard, according to Moab City Manager Donna Metzler.
The Moab-based contractor serves Fidelity Exploration & Production, which operates 17 producing oil and gas wells in Grand County, according to Fidelity spokesman Tim Rasmussen.
While Rasmussen said the company's water usage is miniscule in the general scope of things, Foster noted that Harrison Oil Field Services is one of the city yard's bigger customers.
"They get more water than most," Foster said.
In light of the contractor's water usage, Foster said the city will consider whether regular system users should be paying more than sporadic users do.
"We're definitely going to be looking at where we want to go from here," he said.
Right now, Harrison is paying a higher rate of $2.41 for every 1,000 gallons – or almost four times the rate that an average residential customer would pay for the same amount of water.
"They do pay for the water, and they actually pay more than somebody at their house pays," Andrus said Feb. 4. "We try to compensate the system for that water."
The city has been "very diligent" when it comes to protecting Moab's water resources, Andrus said. Still, she agreed that the city should explore the possibility of implementing additional measures, including potential impact fees and user agreements.
"It's time to take a look at that and make sure that the policies and procedures are in place to protect the resource," she said.
Andrus said the city is not in any danger of running short on water, as some conservationists have alleged.
"We haven't had any problems meeting demand," Andrus said. "The current system is capable of handling everything we have right now."
In fact, the city typically has a huge surplus of culinary water during the winter months, she said.
"[It's] a lot more water than anybody could possibly use in several years," she said. "We're trying to figure out how we can get that into our water system."
That's not to say that the city or the community should feel blasé about the issue of water conservation, though.
"We can't have the thought that we have unlimited amounts of water," Andrus said. "We need to plan as if it's a very limited resource and take care of it in that way."
Grand Water and Sewer Service Agency (GWSSA) General Manager Mark Sovine said his board of directors also plans to take a closer look at the issue.
"Oil and gas exploration appears to be increasing in southeastern Utah," Sovine said Feb. 3. "The need for water is going to increase along with that, and we're all going to have to evaluate that, along with the best use for our water."
The fact that water is a limited resource in the desert leads local resident Bill Love to question whether any of the city's supplies should be used for oil, gas or potash exploration and development.
Love is concerned that increasing culinary water usage at various energy projects in the surrounding area will irrevocably damage the underlying Glen Canyon Aquifer.
"I'm just stressing over and over again that this is the tip of the iceberg for using water [at] oil, gas and potash projects," he said.
Rasmussen, however, disputed the idea that Grand County is on the verge of an oil and gas renaissance.
Fidelity is very pleased with the success of its projects in the area to date, but the company is currently the only oil and gas operator in the entire county, he said.
"I wouldn't call it a boom," he said.
Clinton Dworshak, the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining's compliance and public outreach manager, agreed that energy development in Grand and northern San Juan counties has been very modest to date.
"It's really just a small number of wells in Grand County," Dworshak said.
Utah's oil and gas development has been steady in recent years, but nearly all of the activity has been – and continues to be – centered in Uintah and Duchesne counties, he said.
In 2013, for instance, drillers spudded seven wells in Grand County, compared to 439 in Duchesne County and 517 in Uintah County.
"In Grand County, you've got a little bit of activity, but not too much," Dworshak said.
As for Fidelity's future plans, Rasmussen said the company expects to drill 12 to 14 wells in Grand County this year.
"We are going to increase our production out there, so our water volumes will increase," he said.
However, the company will not be using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking techniques, so its water usage will continue to be minimal, he said.
While Fidelity does depend solely on city water supplies to meet its needs, Rasmussen said its royalty payments to the county help support that system.
"We are a consumer, but we provide revenue as well," he said.
ByBy Rudy Herndon
Staff Writer


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Looking back to the era when the queens as well as kings, royal prince and princesses ruled the lands, four poster beds were made use of, as an icon of wealth and royalty. As the centerpiece of the living room, metres of soft lace, silk and bed linen are curtained around the blog posts and in addition to the bed itself to provide it an actually rich appearance. Until today this bed provides an abundance to any sort of living room, which is similar to the great times of old.
A four poster bed is called so because of the four blog posts or columns on each edge of the bed, sustaining an upper rectangular pane. Nearly all these beds are beautifully created with any favored style, such as Renaissance, French Fleur de Lis, or Celtic layouts, depending on which duration it was made.
Normally constructed from hard timber, this bed lends a grandness to any kind of living room. In old times, they are primarily discovered in castles or in the houses of the gentility, or those with cash to manage it. Considering that it is commonly tailored to the proprietor's preferences, and also making them needs a huge period of wood as a result of its big dimension, this bed is pricey. However exactly what it costs is significantly made up by the splendor it avoids and the specific convenience it provides to anybody who would certainly sleep on it.
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It's wild blueberry season in Maine, and time for our favorite coffeecake, made with fresh berries, a cream cheese layer, and crunchy streusel top. While it is easier to make this coffee cake with fresh Maine low-bush berries (the small berries that grow wild across much of the north country), this limits the time of year it can be made. With perseverance in patting the batter in the pan, you can make it at other times of the year with frozen berries.
Streusel topping
1 stick unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon lemon juice
grated peel of one lemon
1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole milk
3 cups blueberries (preferably wild fresh berries, though frozen berries, such as Wymans, can be used)
1. Preheat oven to 375. Butter 9×13 glass baking dish.
2. For streusel: combine ingredients in food processor and blend until the topping almost holds together. Place in another bowl.
3. For filling: in same food processor (you don't need to clean it), blend all filling ingredients until creamy. Set aside.
4. For batter: cream butter and sugar in electric mixer until blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and combine gently, then add 1/2 the milk and beat, then 1/3 the flour mixture, the remaining milk and finally the remaining flour mixture.
5. To assemble cake with fresh berries: carefully fold the berries into the batter; put a bit less than half of the batter into the greased pan. Spread cream cheese mixture over the batter. Spread the remaining batter over the cream cheese. Batter will be thick and you may need to use your hands to spread lumps of batter over the cream cheese mixture. Don't worry if the cream cheese isn't fully covered or if the top batter is uneven. Crumble streusel on top.
To assemble the cake with frozen berries: spread a bit less than half the batter in the greased pan. Press half the frozen berries into the batter. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the bottom layer. Spread rest of the batter (using your hands, if necessary, as described above). Press remaining berries into batter and crumble streusel on top.
6. Bake for one hour or until golden and tester comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting into 24 squares and serving.
Serves 16-20 (you can halve the recipe for an 8″ x 8″ pan, serving 8-10).


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The National Hockey League is all but certain to begin its second lockout in eight years tonight. Blame the sport's fans.
Among the four major team sports in North America, hockey is by far the most dependent on ticket revenue. During the 2010-11 season, the typical NHL team relied on gate receipts for half of their revenue. Last year the average team in the NFL, which has the richest national television deals (divided equally among all teams), got less than 25% of its revenue from ticket sales. The comparable figures in the NBA and MLB are 33% and 25%, respectively.
This means by simply staying away from the contests hockey fans can extract a much bigger pound of flesh than can supporters of the other three sports. It doesn't matter if you turn off your television sets. The league's new 10-year, $2 billion deal with NBC is such a small piece of the overall revenue pie that it is virtually inconsequential. What does matter is this number: $57, the average ticket price to see a hockey game ($9 more than basketball). Only eight teams out of 30 failed to sell at least 95% of their tickets during the 2011-12 season.
Following the 2004-05 NHL lockout the fans came back in droves. During the 2005-06 season 25 of the 30 teams had an increase in attendance from the 2003-04 season. Moreover, the average cost (tickets, concessions, parking, etc.) for a family of four rose from $256 in 2003-04, to $283 at the start of the 2007-08 campaign. The latest figures from Team Marketing Report, for 2011, show the average cost at $329, a 29% increase since the season before the 2004-05 lockout.
Thanks to the fans who continued to pour through the turnstiles, the value of the average NHL team has increased from $159 million in 2003, to $240 million last year, while the average salary for a hockey player has increased from $1.6 million to $2.4 million.
So rabid hockey fans (myself included) should not point fingers at NHL commissioner Gary Bettman or NHLPA boss Donal Fehr. We are to blame. Instead of punishing the owners and players after the last lockout we rewarded them. Why should we have expected better treatment this time around?


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With Accenture's help, this services company was able to resolve its complex supply chain issues and save tens of millions of dollars in inventory costs—while improving service levels.
In this way, saving money helped the company to progress on its journey toward achieving high performance. The client is a global oil-field services provider, whose offerings include drilling solutions.


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day by day home
about the author
short stories
The Oak Tree
by Randy Chambers, 2016-08-26
Isaiah 55:8-10, NIV: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are
higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than
your thoughts."
"Timber," the man shouted, after withdrawing his axe from a last
well-placed chop. Within a few seconds, after a few loud snaps and pops, the
massive oak fell to the ground. "Why would you chop down such a beautiful
tree?" someone asked. "Because," he replied, "I have another
use for it."
Like with the oak, why would God bring someone to what seems to be one thing,
only to change the plans? Maybe because that was never His plan to begin with.
Where we might say, "Ah, look how God has made me;" God says, "My
child, we've only begun."
As we reflect on our lives, it might be easy to assume we know what God is
making some of us to be. But, could it be that God spends many years making us
an oak tree, not so we will remain an oak tree, but so we will finally be ready
to be made into what He had actually planned for us all along?


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A disturbing account of how attacks on Latino immigrants became a teenage sport in one suburban town, whose bigotry is seen here as typical of much of America.
Ojito (Journalism/Columbia Univ.; Finding Mañana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus, 2005), who was part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for reporting on race in America while at the New York Times, takes an in-depth look at the entwined issues of racism and anti-immigration sentiment. Where once new immigrants headed for large cities, now the destination is often suburbia. In this account, it was an influx of Ecuadorians to Patchogue, N.Y., that aroused hatred to the point of mayhem and manslaughter. The author tells her story through key players in the drama, among them Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian who was stabbed to death; Angel Loja, his companion, who was also attacked; Julio Espinoza, the "pioneer" Ecuadorian emigrant to the town; the librarian who started an outreach program to the town's Spanish-speaking immigrants; and Jeff Conroy, the teenager stabber, and his six buddies who, on a November night in 2008, were out "hunting for beaners," as they called their search for Latinos. In the background are politicians, TV pundits, lawyers, police officers, ministers and, importantly, parents. As Ojito reports, the message that many young people in Patchogue receive over the dinner table is that immigrants are despicable pests and that hunting them down meets with parental approval. The author lets participants tell their own stories, and their words reveal much about their attitudes. Conroy, who received a long sentence, was surprisingly willing to talk to the author, and his father and several Ecuadorian parents are well-portrayed in the later chapters.
A dark reminder that anti-immigrant sentiment has a long history in this country and that the immigration issue is not going away any time soon.