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Padres lost a winnable game today to the Rockies, and dropped their first series in 2 weeks. That's a bummer.
I'm not going to do my usual recap of the whole game. Instead, I want to make two points about the bottom of the eighth and top of the ninth.
The bottom of the eighth starts with a leadoff single from Ryan Ludwick. Bud Black immediately pinch-runs for him with Chris Denorfia. Taking Ludwick, his cleanup hitter and really his best hitter in the lineup, out at this juncture is risky, but figure Black thinks if the run scores he only needs to get 3 more outs. It's worth the risk.
Brad Hawpe has a good at bat, then flies out to the track in RF.
During Nick Hundley's (and welcome back Nick) at bat Denorfia steals second. A passed ball later and he's at third. Colorado brings the infield in.
Point Number One: The Contact Play Sucks
San Diego puts the contact play on, meaning that as soon as the ball is put into play Denorfia breaks for the plate. Except that Hundley grounds weakly back the pitcher and Deno is out by 20 feet. Which begs the question: why? In this situation, Denorfia's run gives the Padres the lead. If the ball gets through the infield he scores. If Hundley lifts a fly ball to the outfield he scores. If Hundley makes an out without the contact play on - and this is critical - THE WINNING RUN IS STILL 90 FEET AWAY.
Teams play the infield in specifically to cut down the run at the plate. I don't care if Usain Friggin' Bolt is taking a lead off third, on a ball hit right to an infielder playing in he's out at the plate if he goes. So why would any team ever put the contact play on, especially with the infield in?
Hindsight is always 20/20. Alberto "Hacker" Gonzalez singled to center (which would have driven in Denorfia), then Cantu made the third out.
So on to the top of the ninth. Heath Bell is in, which seems odd considering he's the only guy in the bullpen that pitched Tuesday. However, since there will be no save opportunity once the game goes extra innings (where essentially it is at this point anyway), and the top of the Rockie lineup is due, why not.
Carlos Gonzalez leads off with a single. Jonathan Herrera, pinch hitter, attempts to bunt but pops it up. In his eagerness to turn two, Jorge Cantu kicks the ball. Hundley picks it up, has no play at second, slips while throwing the ball to first but retires Herrera. Bud Black then decides to walk Todd Helton and face Troy Tulowitzki.
Point Number Two: The Intentional Walk
In this game, Helton was 4-for-4 with a single, home run, and 2 doubles. On deck is Tulowitzki, the Rockies best player. Helton is 5-for-12 lifetime against Bell, Tulo is 0-for-14. Actually seemed like the correct move. Bell eventually uncorks a wild pitch during the Tulo at bat, so both runners move up 90 feet. On Deck is Seth Smith. If you're willing to walk Helton, why not walk Tulowitzki at this point to set up a double play?
Pitching to Tulo initially with runners on first and second at least has the double play in order as a potential benefit, but that's gone courtesy of the wild pitch. And the maxim that you don't want to put the go-ahead run in scoring position does not apply. The winning run was already in position thanks to the "successful" (read: botched) sacrifice bunt. Walking Tulo would not put another run in scoring position either; he was already there courtesy of the wild pitch.
Black was willing to be aggressive in taking Ludwick out, and in putting the contact play on. Why did he go in to a shell at this point?
Tulo doubles in two, Huston Street works his second 1-2-3 ninth inning, and the Padres lose 5-3.
A wise man once said, every team wins 40 and loses 40; it's how you manage the other 80 that makes your season. This game was one of the 80. San Diego gave this game away.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Game Reflections - #63 vs Rockies
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12-year-old kid put in jail by mistake
Kid mistaken for older brother
JASPER COUNTY, Ind. – A case of mistaken identity now has Jasper County, Indiana Sheriff's Police investigating why a 12-year-old boy was wrongfully jailed.
12-year-old Jacob Magruder was sitting in the lobby waiting for his family at the Jasper County jail in Rensselaer. The boy's family had gone upstairs with his 17-year-old brother who had just been arrested.
Jacob said an officer asked a woman if 'this was the guy he's supposed to take and the woman responded, 'yes.'
Jacob said he was then asked to stand up as the officer patted him down, saying this was like 'just to make sure you have no weapons on you,' Jacob said.
The boy said he was then taken behind a closed door and put in a holding cell.
"This lady came and said 'can you get in this cell for me,' and I was like 'sure,' " Jacob said. "They locked the door and it was cell number 1206 and they locked it."
Jacob said he sat in 1206 for several minutes until officials realized they took him, thinking it was his 17-year-old brother.
Jasper County Sheriff Terry Risner said an on-going internal investigation is being conducted at this time. Authorities call it a possible miscommunication and wrongful identification of a person that was at the sheriff's office when the incident was reported. Sherriff Risner would not say if anyone involved in this incident has been disciplined. The investigation continues.
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Earlier today, President Barack Obama almost dared Republicans to not increase the nation's borrowing limit in a White House press conference.
"If Congressional Republicans refuse to pay America's bills on time, Social Security checks, veterans benefits will be delayed," Obama said. "... Investors around the world will ask if the United States of America is in fact a safe bet. Markets could go haywire. Interest rates would spike for anyone who borrowed money."
One analyst — Michael Feroli, the chief economist at JP Morgan— speculated what such a situation might look like, specifically if the U.S. missed a payment to bondholders.
It "would be like the financial market equivalent of that Hieronymus Bosch painting of hell," Feroli told the Washington Post.
The painting is titled "The Garden of Earthly Delights" and is believed to have been painted by Bosch sometime between 1490 and 1510.
Here's what that painting looks like. The far right panel is the "hellscape."


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Culinary Students Swap Spatulas for Chain Saws
Don't be alarmed if you see people on WCC's campus wielding chain saws and flamethrowers. They're just Advanced Culinary students.
The chain saws and "flamethrowers"—the students' name for roofing torches—are key tools for carving ice sculptures. And WCC students are very proficient in using them.
In late January, WCC students won four awards in the college division at the Plymouth Ice Spectacular. The winners included:
- Aren Stobby and Adam Langmeyer: bronze medal.
- Nicolaus Machcinski and Jacob Graf: fifth place.
- Matthew Morrison: seventh place.
- Sharon Rajaee: honorable mention.
The teams had four hours to complete a sculpture that included three 330-pound blocks of ice. The individual students carved a single block in the same time.
The students start by researching what they plan to create—a fish, a swan, a pagoda—in books and on the Internet, said Chef Ramon Herrera, who teaches Advanced Culinary and coaches the WCC team. Next, they create paper templates that they attach to the ice with a quick touch of a household iron. Then they tackle the ice with chain saws, grinders, hand chisels, and other tools. They finish by firing up the flamethrower, which they use to burn off bits of paper and, if the temperature is right, refreeze the ice surface so it looks like glass.
"The students really like that part for some reason," Herrera said.
After they graduate, students can use their ice carving skills—whether as a freelancer or on a culinary staff—for celebrations like weddings, Herrera said. "There's definitely a market to not only do ice carving, but also to train others," he said.
But the skills learned go well beyond how to carve ice, Herrera said. For example, students learn how to be prepared for any situation because outdoor conditions for ice carving are extreme. This training helps in areas such as catering. "Your conditions are never suitable (in catering)," he said. "It's Murphy's Law all the time." The competitions also require patience, fortitude, and other qualities that directly transfer to working in culinary arts, he said.
Next up for the Advanced Culinary students is the Skills USA competition in Lansing in late April. Students will compete in three areas: preparing a complete meal, front-of-the-house duties like explaining different cuisines to customers, and job skills contests where they must demonstrate and explain a task such as the correct way to serve tea or butcher a beef tenderloin.
The competitions are valuable learning experiences whether or not students win awards, Herrera said. "I just want them to do the best they can."
Watch WCC's School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management video to learn more.


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Prior to the start of the Summer Olympics in London last month, executives and team members from 24 Hour Fitness had lots of duties, so much so that the company pondered the notion of using a helicopter in England to get from venue to venue.
The helicopter idea might have been a pipe dream, but 24 Hour's excitement has remained sky high for the Olympic Games, which kicked off on July 27 and run through Aug. 12. The San Ramon, CA-based company is the official sponsor of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), is the official fitness center sponsor of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams and has a partnership with USA Basketball. The day before the opening ceremonies, 24 Hour announced it had extended its sponsorship of the USOC and the Olympic and Paralympic teams through 2016.
The exposure that the Olympics provide 24 Hour through its sponsorships provides a boost to the company, says President and CEO Carl Liebert. Although he did not give specific figures, Liebert says membership numbers at his clubs ramp up in the 100 days leading up to the Olympics and also during the 100 days after the Games.
"What's really exciting for us is that it happens both in the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics, so we get a really good cycle every two years," Liebert tells Club Industry. "If you're considering joining the gym, we have some really good hard statistics that our affiliation with Team USA, if anything, is a tiebreaker between us and another gym. We like that tiebreaker."
Not only is Liebert representing 24 Hour in London, but the company also sent 27 fitness ambassadors to the Games from 24 Hour clubs all over the country. (See sidebar.) The company selected the ambassadors based on merit and performance, as well as their ability to help people reach their fitness goals. This year, the company expanded its ambassadorship to include district managers, fitness managers and club managers, many of whom are certified personal trainers.
The ambassadors are staffing the USOC's High Performance Training Center (HPTC) at the University of East London Docklands. In 2008, 24 Hour Fitness sponsored and staffed the USOC's HPTC at Beijing Normal University for the Beijing Olympic Games. Like the facility at Beijing Normal University, the new HPTC in East London will remain after the Games to serve the university's students and faculty.
The ambassadors have been traveling to London in three waves, with the third wave arriving Aug. 1. They have been sharing their stories with their home club members through Twitter and Facebook, Liebert says.
"Each one of our clubs is a 24 Hour Fitness company unto itself," Liebert says. "If that club manager is going to London, or if that fitness manager from that club is going to London, there's going to be an entire following from that club. We like that local aspect."
Two 24 Hour ambassadors in London are Mina Clouten, a club manager from Las Vegas, and Justin Ghadery, a club manager from Beverly Hills, CA. Prior to traveling to London, Clouten and Ghadery met the rest of the ambassadors from around the country in Colorado Springs, CO.
Clouten says she assisted USOC staff in putting together training areas for the USA fencing and wrestling teams and had other duties involving USA volleyball players and members of the USA boxing team.
"[Those] are all just a few of the many memories I will replay and recite for many years to come," Clouten wrote in an email before the Games. "Being here pre- Olympics has been such a privilege."
Besides his military combat tours, Ghadery had never traveled internationally before making the trip to London, he says. Like Clouten, Ghadery was overwhelmed when he learned he was going to the Olympics. When he arrived in London, his excitement only heightened.
"London is buzzing with the most contagious energy," Ghadery wrote in an email prior to the Olympics. "The city looks like a Hollywood set awaiting a peak performance from a cast of Olympic athletes. It is a feeling that a picture, postcard or even an iPad cannot capture."
Back home in 24 Hour clubs—where more than 500 Olympic hopefuls had been working out leading up to the Games— staff members have been wearing Olympic gear for their uniforms instead of their customary red shirts, Liebert says.
"It's one more way that our members see that 24 Hour Fitness is involved with these athletes," Liebert says. "It really helps drive the buzz that carries over into the marketplace, and we want to keep doing that."
24 Hour Fitness Tabs Club Leaders to Staff Olympic Training Center
24 Hour Fitness selected these 27 managers and directors from its more than 400 clubs around the country as fitness ambassadors to staff the United States Olympic Committee's High Performance Training Center in East London at the Summer Olympics:
• Kathleen Alfaro, Carlsbad, CA
• Israel Allen, Southlake, TX
• Nate Brazier, Murray, UT
• Mina Clouten, Las Vegas
• Laurie Consiglieri, Fairfield, CA
• Butch Cooper, San Ramon, CA
• E.J. Costello, Concord, CA
• Jeremy Franke, Los Angeles
• John Franklin, The Woodlands, TX
• Nastasia Genova, Lakewood, CO
• Justin Ghadery, Beverly Hills, CA
• Shawn Glowacki, The Woodlands, TX
• Josh Graves, Costa Mesa, CA
• Tiffany Kautz, Santa Clarita, CA
• Kim Keys, Costa Mesa, CA
• Rebecca Lee, Dallas
• Simon Lee, Pearl City, HI
• Josh Lyon, San Ramon, CA
• Desiree McGuire, Carmichael, CA
• Todd McWilliams, San Jose, CA
• Craig Mrozek, Southlake, TX
• Ross Paller, Omaha, NE
• Bill Righter, Salt Lake City
• Colby Summer, Portland, OR
• Maika Symmonds, Kaneohe, HI
• Kathie Ward, West Covina, CA
• Christy Wondercheck, Seattle


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(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - The Clinton Global Initiative's 2010 Annual Meeting is set to kick off Tuesday as it continues to focus on its mission to "tackle global problems with practical, innovative solutions."
World leaders, business executives, nonprofit organization directors and socially conscious celebrities will come together during the three-day meeting in New York City. Participants will include President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama; Bill Gates, co-chair and trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; actor Jim Carrey, founder of the Better U Foundation; and Tarja Halonen, president of the Republic of Finland.
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We are gearing up to teach another holiday class at Deseret Book in February. (We'll be there February 4th from 10-12.) Our ornament projects are pretty popular there and with Valentines Day right around the corner, we thought of another simple project that uses the 2" wood block.
Suni was tasked with coming up with our samples. Imagine my joy when she returned these using pictures featuring photos from the life of our mom and grandma that had just passed away. I think it's the perfect way to say I Love You!
Of course, we want to share this project with you...
First, you need to gather some supplies:
2" Wood Blocks
Decorative Paper - or print out our Love Blocks Valentine Project .pdf. Just be sure to use a laser printer!
Decoupage Glue - We like ModPodge's Matte Glue
Foam Brush
2" Pictures (Print these on regular paper using a laser printer.)
Sandpaper / Sanding block
Distress ink / chalk (optional)
Finishing Spray
Step 1:
Prepare your pictures. You have two options. Either print each picture to be at least as large as your blocks. Use the edge of the block to trace around each picture and cut away the excess. Or, you can use the Photo Wizard to get your picture to the exact size that is needed for this project. [Use the Block/Box - ORNAMENT option for the 2" block.] Need help using the Photo Wizard. See our demo. Still need help? We're only a mouse click away. Just email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Cut each picture to size.
Be sure to print your pictures using a LASER printer! Ink jet colors tend to smear when they get wet!!
Step 2:
The cut ends of the wood absorb more glue than the grained ends. Before beginning this step, apply a layer of glue of glue to the ends with the rougher (cut) surfaces. Let glue dry.
Apply a thin layer of glue to the first side of one block. Place picture over glue and press in to place. Remove any air bubbles.
Check for overhanging paper edges. It is important to WAIT for the glue to dry before attempting to remove any excess paper.
Once all of the picture are in place, add decorative paper to the top and bottom of each block. Don't worry about matching sides. A random look is great!
Step 3:
If you like the vintage look shown in our example, sand all the corners of the block being careful not to sand across the picture.
This step gives the block a worn look; like it's been around for ages. We darken the exposed wood to make the project look even older!
Video of the entire process - long and BORING...but very detailed!
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Protect the pictures by adding several layers of decoupage glue over the top of the photos. This process is time-consuming because you must wait for the glue to dry. Instead of glue, we'll sometimes add several light coats of a matte acrylic spray when pressed for time.
Sending much love your way!


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HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A Connecticut lawmaker says he wants to change the traditional Oct. 31 date of Halloween to the last Saturday of the month for safety and other reasons.
The change would make the holiday easier for working parents, safer for trick-or-treaters and would boost the economy as well, state Rep. Tim Larson said.
"Halloween is [a] fun night for the whole family, but not so much when you have to race home from work, get the kids ready for trick or treating, welcome the neighborhood children, and then try to get everyone to bed for an early school and work morning," Larson, a Democrat, told the Hartford Courant Monday.
While Halloween isn't an official state holiday, Larson says his proposal is similar to the government proclamation that Thanksgiving be celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
"This would be good for the economy and make Halloween a more family-friendly event every year," he said. "Everyone looks forward to Halloween a little more when it falls on the weekend."


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The recession hit this year's college freshmen hard, affecting how they chose a school as well as their ability to pay for it, according to an annual nationwide survey released Thursday.
Over all, students were more likely than previous freshmen to have a parent who was unemployed and less likely to have found a job that might help pay for college.
About two-thirds of incoming students said they had "some" or "major" concern about their ability to pay for their education. The percentage of those with "some" concern — 55.4 — was at its highest level since 1971.
The number of students taking out loans was at its highest in nine years, at 53.3 percent.
"We expected that, given what we were seeing last year in the economy, we would see some significant changes in how finances were impacting people's ability to pay," said John H. Pryor, director of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the University of California, Los Angeles, which conducts the survey.
"What was more surprising," he said, "was that it goes beyond just that into other areas. Everywhere we turned, whether it was how you chose your college or what do you think you are going to do in college, everywhere the finances piece popped out."Continue reading the main story
The survey, which has been conducted for 44 years, asked about 220,000 incoming students at 297 campuses questions on everything from beer drinking habits and religious and political preferences to anticipated major and life goals. The answers were weighted to represent the 1.4 million full-time first-year students who entered 1,555 colleges and universities nationwide in the fall of 2009. (Each percentage point in the survey reflects the experience of roughly 14,000 students.)
When the survey was done in 2008, as the recession was deepening, researchers were somewhat surprised that the percentage of students taking out loans had not shifted appreciably. That changed this year, with the percentage climbing 3.9 points.
Students reported fewer resources to draw on. The number whose fathers were unemployed — 4.5 percent — was the highest in the history of the survey. The number of students whose mothers were unemployed was higher — 7.9 percent — and at its highest since 1979.
Fewer students reported working as high school seniors — 62.8 percent reported having a job, down from 66.4 percent in 2008 and 69.3 percent in 2007. "What all this points to is that they are going to be graduating with a larger debt burden than students in the past," Mr. Pryor said.
Students were more likely than ever before to weigh financial factors in choosing a college: 41.6 percent of students reported that the cost of their school was a "very important" reason for choosing it, the highest number since the survey asked the question. And 44.7 percent said that an offer of financial aid from the school had been a very important reason for attending, up from 39.4 percent in 2007.
About 9 percent of students said they chose their college because their first choice did not offer them financial aid — the highest since that question was asked in 1984.
And students seemed acutely aware of value when choosing a college. The factor most often cited for choosing a school was that its graduates got good jobs — 56.5 percent said this was "very important," the highest rate since the question was asked in 1985.
However, their ideas on where the good jobs are may be changing: the number of students saying they expected a career in business had dropped to 12.1 percent, the lowest since 1976.Continue reading the main story


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By Jeffrey C. Thomson, CMA; President and CEO, IMA
According to The Changing Role of the CFO, a new report co-published by ACCA and IMA®, CFOs will face many challenges in the future, including global economic uncertainty and volatility, fluctuating energy prices, and turbulent currency markets, along with a shift in economic power. The report identifies emerging priorities that will impact the future role of the CFO and cites nine future key issues that will shape the finance function's top job, including regulation, globalisation, technology, risk management, transforming finance, stakeholder engagement, strategy, integrated reporting, and talent.
Of course, these emerging priorities could well vary by global region depending on regulation, socio-economic factors, environmental conditions, culture, and more. But as a former U.S.-based CFO, I wonder if we in the U.S. face a couple of unique challenges associated with regulatory uncertainty and litigation. These issues exacerbate the 'day-to-day' challenges – and opportunities – of today's CFO team.
First, let me tee up the uncertainty associated with regulation. Usually, when we discuss the CFO team's lead role in dealing with uncertainty and disruption, it is in connection with consumers and competition, not regulation since that tends to be a 'known' quantity with exposure drafts, comments letters, discussion roundtables etc. before a regulation associated with financial reporting even goes into effect. Specifically, I am focusing on the uncertainty associated with adoption of IFRS in the U.S. Will the U.S. adopt IFRS? If not in full, what would an 'incorporation' model look like? The larger questions are around the degree to which U.S.-based CFO teams should begin the training process and technology changes necessary to affect a massive shift from the decades-old US GAAP. This is not the resource allocation challenge that CFOs deal with every day in trading off returns on various investments; it is a long-term decision to invest in training and technology without clarity as to 'if, how and when.'
Smart CFOs will need to do two things: (1) Hire and nurture good technical talent, so adopting to any deviation to pure-play GAAP will be that much easier; and, (2) Stay close to the regulatory scene and be a proactive advocate for the best solution (e.g., SEC, FASB, IASB, IFRS Foundation, etc.)
The second, arguably unique challenge for U.S.-based CFOs is with integrated reporting, or, the evolution of external corporate reporting. At least in the U.S., the external disclosures are voluminous and yet do not adequately inform stakeholders as to long-term sustainable value generation and growth because they are too financially focused, too complicated, and yet not comprehensive enough. But the unique challenge in the U.S. is not so much about selecting more non-financial measures, or measures more of a leading indicator variety, or even how to source and report measures such as employee learning and growth, process improvements, sustainability, carbon footprint, societal contributions, or governance factors. It is the litigious nature of society and an often 'unforgiving' regulatory environment in the U.S. If this challenge is approached as 'let's report everything – and thus subject it to internal controls and audit – because it may be useful to some stakeholder in the future,' then much like in the early days of Sarbanes-Oxley, integrated reporting will be viewed as a 'social tax' with little societal good and expensive shackles placed on corporate entities. There are no easy answers here, but leading CFOs need to be at the table to find the right balance, rather than waiting for the steam-roll effect of transforming external corporate reporting 'to just happen.'
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Despite ban, city will explode in celebration
Despite the ban on the sale and use of fireworks in Jefferson and the surrounding counties, the show must and will go on!
The city of Beaumont's traditional Fourth of July celebration with music, concert, food, drinks and the grand finale — fireworks — will be as big, bright and booming as it has been for the last 25 years.
"I think some folks think that because they can't buy fireworks this year, we are not having the celebration downtown," said Danielle Underferth, city of Beaumont communications manager. "It's not off! The city of Beaumont is exempt from the ban and the celebration will take place."
Every Southeast Texan is invited Monday evening, July 4, to Main Street in front of the Beaumont Civic Center beginning at 5 p.m. Bring lawn chairs, ice chests, mosquito spray and all your friends and family to the grassy area between the Beaumont Public Library and the Julie Rogers Theatre. Due to construction at Riverfront Park, events for this Fourth Celebration have moved a block inland.
"All of Main Street between Forsythe and College Streets will be blocked off," said Underferth. "Although we won't be at Riverfront, the viewing of the fireworks will be comparable to previous years because they are so high."
The 30-minute pyrotechnic, sky-lighting and stunning extravaganza begins at 9 p.m. when Mayor Becky Ames counts down to the first explosion of showering color. However, the commemoration of U.S. Independence Day with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, begins hours prior with music, food and beer!Mid-County native, accomplished singer and songwriter and local favorite Ashlynn Ivy along with Southeast Texas native and guitar man Dave Macha takes the stage between the Julie Rogers Theatre and the Beaumont Public Library at 5 p.m. for an hour. Ivy combines soul, rock and blues with her velvety voice and original lyrics for a beat-keeping kick off to the celebration. She will be followed at 6:15 p.m. by Southern rocker Jeremiah Houston. Houston and his Austin-based band will perform songs from his albums "Hung The Moon," "Face The Storm" as well as others.
The tempo accelerates at 7:45 p.m. when rock band Forever Falls moves center stage. The "high octane arena rock" group has opened for and/or shared the stage with the likes of Sevendust, The Black Crowes, Halestorm, Evans Blue, Saving Abel, The Burden Brothers, Sammy Hagar, Alice Cooper and Grand Funk Railroad, to name a few.
Kick back and relax and enjoy the tunes sipping a big cold one. The city of Beaumont is transforming the porch of the Beaumont Public Library into a Beer Garden. Get your Bud Light and Miller Lite in 16-ounce aluminum bottles to take back to the grassy entertainment plaza, or relish the "garden" experience by sitting and socializing at round tables assembled on the porch.
Supplement your swigging with savory Southeast Texas fare including fried Gulf delicacies – shrimp and catfish. The catfish will be served with french fries in an aluminum pie plate. Other all-American edibles for the all-American evening include hot dogs, chili dogs, pork kebobs and all-time festival favorite funnel cakes! Sop up the powered sugar left from your eaten cake with a little ice cream or a snow cone or soft drink chaser. There will be plenty of water, too. Food will be sold at customary festival-like prices.
Also at the 8 p.m. hour, and while Forever Falls plays outside, the Symphony of Southeast Texas will perform a free concert inside the Julie Rogers Theatre featuring traditional and patriotic favorites including "76 Trombones," "Sousa's Washington Post March" and "Stars & Stripes Forever." There will be a salute to George M. Cohan as well as a salute to the armed forces, honoring servicemen and women of the past and present. Dr. Jimmy Simmons, president of Lamar University, will conduct the concert that ends in time to see the big event, the Fourth of July fireworks over the Neches River.Free parking will be available at the Beaumont Civic Center and throughout all of downtown.


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MEXICO, NY – Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County is pleased to present two workshops on holiday wreath making.
The first workshop will be held December 6 from 6 – 7:30 p.m.
The second workshop will be December 7 from 9 – 10:30 a.m.
Supplies provided will be a 14-inch wire ring, greens, pinecones and bows.
Participants need to bring a hammer and garden/work gloves are recommended.
The program will be held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County office at 3288 Main St., Mexico.
The instructor for the two workshops will be Master Gardner Jan Smith.
There is a $15 fee per person for this program.
Pre-registration with payment is required; make sure you get your reservations in early the workshop does fill quickly.
Both workshops are limited to 10 participants and only one wreath per registered participant.
To guarantee your spot, please call 963-7286, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County provides equal program and employment opportunities.
Please contact the office if you have any special needs.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County has a deep-rooted local presence that is responsive to the needs of our communities.
In addition to the support we provide to our county's agricultural community, we also offer many outreach programs on the importance of nutrition and food preparation.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County's mission is to interpret, disseminate, and deliver research-based information and knowledge on issues relevant to Oswego County youth, individuals, families, farms, small businesses, and communities; and further, to contribute to improving the quality of life in Oswego County through education and empowering volunteers and staff to lead, guide and teach.
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You can always expect new and innovative features in the Browning ProSteel Gun Safe family.
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The Big Brother in the Browning ProSteel line of safes is the Gold Series G65F. The dimensions are 72 inches high, 56 inch wide and 28 inch deep. That is 65 cubic feet of size for the ultimate in capacity storage. It can hold up to 66 long guns and comes with the interior light and mirror package, and it's available in 5 colors.
For a tremendous value in a safe don't overlook the features found in the TheftGard safes. The Judge, Grand Marshal, Marshal and Sheriff provide 1200ºF/30 minute fire protection and a reinforced U-channel steel door frame that protects against prying and pounding. All models feature a heavy 12-gauge steel body with a 3/16 inch steel plate door, 1 inch steel locking bolts, a reinforced door frame, 180º heavy duty hinges and are UL tool attack listed. Get a terrific value for an entry-level product with a Browning TheftGard gun safe.
Platinum Plus Series safes now feature the stunning Grade VI Interior Package. With a full-length mirror on the back and cedar paneling on the sides and ceiling, the Grade VI Interior creates an entirely new visual appeal. The shelves are lined with distressed leather-look microfiber, and the DPX system on the door back panel is trimmed in genuine leather. Swivel DPX Barrel Loops make for easier access to long guns stored on the door back.
The Ultimate Interior creates complete flexibility in the interior configuration. It can be factory-installed on safes with the DPX Storage System or with the optional Duo-Plus Interior. The Ultimate Interior adds extra shelves so that the entire interior portion of the safe can be used for small items on the shelves. The long gun rack from either the DPX remains on the door, so some long gun storage remains in the Ultimate Interior, even when the interior is all shelves.
Camo lovers will be excited by the new Browning ProSteel Safes Mossy Oak Break-Up camo DPX Storage Systems. With a background of Break-Up and complementary color pouch and strap materials, the Camo DPX is an outdoor lover's dream, inside the safe. Available only to replace the DPX Storage System used standard on Platinum Plus, Gold, Medallion, Silver Series models. (Not available on Select or Bronze Series).
Mirror Option
Located on the top half of the back wall, the mirror option looks great and brightens the interior of the safe to make objects, especially those on the rear of the shelves, easier to find. Constructed of break-resistant material for durability. The combination gives the safe interior a more spacious feel and makes it easier to find items in the safe. Optional on Medallion and Silver Series safes. Standard on Platinum Plus and Gold Series safes. Factory installed only.
Light Package
This integrated lighting package makes locating objects on shelves or identifying the right firearm convenient and easy. The two included halogen light modules are wired to a door activated switch and illuminate when the door is opened. Factory installation adds a seamless look with no exposed wiring. Optional on Medallion and Silver Series safes. Standard on Platinum Plus and Gold Series safes. Factory installed only.
What you should know before buying a gun safe
Not all gun safes are the same. Different gun safes offer more or less protection, depending on the features included in the safe. The information below helps to explain different feature areas and the comparative protection offered by individual features. You can determine the level of protection you want and need, and choose a gun safe that is right for you.
All Browning ProSteel gun safes include:
The gun safe locking system connects the lock with the handle and the locking bolts. Better systems are engineered to protect against differening types of criminal attack. All Browning ProSteel gun safes feature either the Uni-Force or Force Deflector Systems to defend against side bolt attack.
Best - The Uni Force System provides for ultimate protection against pry and side bolt attacks. Includes the OmniBarrier System that encases the safe lock in steel and hard plate, protecting it against drill and punch attack.
Better - The Force Deflector System is better than most industry systems protecting against side bolt attack. Includes a secondary re-locker, hard plate, and hardened pin lock protection to defend against attacks on the lock.
Good - The Standard Locking System does not provide protection against side bolt attack.
A thicker, more rigid gun safe door is better able to resist pry attacks. A safe door formed from multiple pieces of steel is more rigid because strategic bends in the metal add strength. A formed door also includes fire insulation, and therefore provides more fire protection. All Browning Gun Safes have a best or better type door.
Best - Duo Formed Door has a 1 5/16 inch thick door face, with a full steel interior panel
Better - 1 inch Formed Door has a 1 inch thick door face with steel reinforcement panels
Good - Plate Door has 3/16 inch thick solid steel door face
Thicker steel in your gun safe means more protection from any type of criminal attack and from fire.
Best - 3/16 inch steel, equivalent to about 6.5 gauge .1875 in thick
Better - 10 gauge or 11 gauge, .135 or 12 inch thick
Good - 12 gauge, .105 inch thick
Better designed locking bolt structures and bigger bolts on your gun safe provide more pry resistance. Top, bottom, and corner placement also improve protection against prying.
Best - Pry-Stop corner bolts, 4-sided coverage. 1 1/2 or 1 1/4 inch bolts
Better - Pry-Stop end bolts, 3 or 4 sided coverage. 1 1/4 or 1 inch bolts
Good - Standard locking bolts, 2 sided coverage. 1 inch bolts
More insulation means more protection. Insulation acts as a barrier and has a cooling effect. Thicker insulation is a better barrier.
Best - 5 Layers of 1/2 in thick insulation. So thick it is very visible.
Better - 3 or 4 layers of 1/2 in thick insulation
Good - 1 or 2 layers of 1/2 in insulation
The door seal activates during a fire to seal the interior of the safe from the fire on the outside. It prevents heat from getting in around the perimeter of the door and keeps the inside cooler. Works by expanding intmescent action in response to heat. All Browning gun safes use a Palusol or Premium Palusol seal for better protection.
Best - Premium 3-in-1 Palusol seal. Palusol is the industry standard expanding door seal. Includes triple-fin protection for a tighter seal and protection against cold damage.
Better - Palusol seal. Industry standard expanding door seal expands 5 to 9 times its original size
Good - Simple rubber seal
A gun safe should allow maximum storage within its interior, and make it easy for the owner to access the items stored inside.
Best - Browning Axis w/DPS Storage System. The new Browning Axis Adjustable Shelving combined with DPX Storage System provides the most versatile safe interior available, allowing you to customize your gun safe to meet your specific and always changing storage needs.
Better - DPX Storage System allows you to store long guns, handguns, and many small items on the door back in a system of pouches, pockets, and loops. A mixed long gun and shelf configuration can easily be changed to all long guns.
Good - Convertible long gun/shelf storage inside the safe, with no long gun storage on the safe door back.


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Parks and Recreation is coming back this fall (yay!) and to get you excited, they're borrowing a little of your leftover Olympic fever. Watch as Tom Haverford attempts to wrestle Ron Swanson to the ground, only to tucker himself out before even knocking Ron off balance. Still, let's be fair — is there anyone in the parks department who Tom could beat? Or — for that matter — anyone Ron could lose to?
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When Cultures Clash, Creative Sparks Fly - A Discussion with David Henry HwangVIEW EVENT DETAILS
The playwright in conversation with S. Alice Mong, Executive Director, Asia Society Hong Kong Center
"To me, to write well is to battle stereotypes. To write well is to create three-dimensional characters that seem human."
— David Henry Hwang
Playwright David Henry Hwang deconstructs cultural stereotypes and gender absurdities, turning them into critically acclaimed works of dramatic art. Born to immigrant parents from China and the Philippines, the multi-award-winning playwright and librettist often delves deep into issues related to his own Asian-American identity. His first play, F.O.B. (or "fresh off the boat"), was produced in his Stanford University dormitory before moving to New York's Public Theater in 1980, where it won the Obie award for best new play of the season. His breakthrough play, M. Butterfly, a deconstruction of Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly loosely based on a true story of espionage and mistaken sexual identity between a French diplomat and a Chinese opera singer, had a two-year run on Broadway, earning the playwright a 1988 Tony Award for Best Play; it was a finalist for the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
His other plays include The Dance and the Railroad and Family Devotions (1981), Golden Child (1998), and Yellow Face (2007). He has written librettos for operas by composers Philip Glass (The Voyage and 1000 Airplanes on the Roof), Bright Sheng (The Silver River), Osvaldo Golijov (Ainadamar) and Unsuk Chin (Alice), and the book for the Broadway musicals Aida and Tarzan, by Elton John and Phil Collins, respectively. His screenplays include David Cronenberg's film M. Butterfly (1993) and Neil LaBute's Possession (2002). In 2012 he received the William Inge Award for Distinguished Achievement in the American Theatre, the Asia Society Cultural Achievement Award, and the Steinberg Award for playwriting, the largest monetary prize in American theater.
At the Asia Society, the playwright will read excerpts from his works, reflect on his creative inspirations, and offer a sneak preview of his latest cultural comedy Chinglish, which makes its Asian premiere at the Hong Kong Arts Festival in March 2013.
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Ryan Silverman, Judy Kuhn and Melissa Errico Star in Classic Stage Company's PASSION Beginning Tonight
Ryan Silverman as Giorgio, joins acclaimed/awarding winning actresses Judy Kuhn (as Fosca) and Melissa Errico (as Clara), in the company's new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical, directed by John Doyle (director of the acclaimed Broadway revivals of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd and Company).PASSION is slated to begin performances tonight, February 7, 2013 at CSC (136 East 13th Street), with an official press opening scheduled for Thursday, February 28. Passion opened on Broadway in May of 1994 and received the Tony Award that year for Best Musical.
Ryan Silverman (Giorgio) has starred as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and in Las Vegas. He has also been featured in Music in the Air (Karl) at Encores!; Cry-Baby on Broadway and The Most Happy Fella (Al) at New York City Opera. In London he played Tony in the Olivier Award-nominated West Side Story. He starred as Sky in the National tour of Mamma Mia!, and as Jose in the world premiere of the new musical Carmen at La Jolla Playhouse. He also performed in the Chicago production of Wicked. Regional credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy), Cinderella (Prince), Grease! (Danny), Hello, Dolly! (Cornelius), Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), Forever Plaid (Smudge), Sweeney Todd (Anthony) and Blood Brothers (Eddie Lyons). TV and film: Gossip Girl, The 5 Minarets Of New York, Sex and the City 2, True Blood. Concert performances with: The New York Pops, Philadelphia Pops, Philadelphia Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, Seattle Symphony, The Cincinnati Pops, Utah Symphony, Houston Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, among others. For more about Silverman, visit www.ryansilverman.com.
Classic Stage Company is the award-winning theatre committed to re-imagining the classical repertory for a contemporary American audience. Last season, CSC presented critically-acclaimed productions of The Cherry Orchard with John Turturro and Dianne Wiest, which received the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Revival; Bertolt Brecht's Galileo starring Academy Award-winner F. Murray Abraham, directed by Brian Kulick; and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with Bebe Neuwirth and Christina Ricci, directed by Tony Speciale. Past seasons have included critically-acclaimed productions of Chekhov's Three Sisters with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jessica Hecht, Juliet Rylance and Peter Sarsgaard, directed by Austin Pendleton (Obie Award); David Ives' The School for Lies with Hamish Linklater (Obie Award), directed by Walter Bobbie; Unnatural Acts, conceived and directed by Tony Speciale; Ostrovsky's The Forest with Dianne Wiest and John Douglas Thompson, directed by Brian Kulick; David Ives' Venus In Fur with Nina Arianda and Wes Bentley, directed by Walter Bobbie; Shakespeare's The Tempest with Mandy Patinkin, directed by Brian Kulick; Chekhov's Uncle Vanya with Denis O'Hare, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, directed by Austin Pendleton; Anne Carson's An Oresteia (International PEN Award for Poetry); Chekhov's The Seagull with Dianne Wiest and Alan Cumming; David Ives' New Jerusalem with Richard Easton, directed by Walter Bobbie; Hamlet, Richard II, Richard III with Michael Cumpsty (Obie Award as Hamlet), directed by Brian Kulick; and Yasmina Reza's A Spanish Play with Zoe Caldwell, directed by John Turturro.
CSC presents plays from the past that speak directly to the issues of today. As we return to works of the past, we endeavor to keep a clear eye on the future, particularly in terms of the next generation of artists and audiences. Founded in 1967, CSC has received wide recognition for its significant contributions to theatre as an art form through productions of classic plays, translations and adaptations and a long-standing commitment to the identification and nurturing of leading and emerging artists. CSC's artists are the finest established and emerging theatre practitioners working in this country. Highly respected and widely regarded as a major force in New York and American theatre, CSC has been cited repeatedly by all the major Off-Broadway theater awards: Obies, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and the 1999 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Body of Work.
For further information on Classic Stage Company, call (212) 352-3101, visit the theatre in person at 136 East 13th Street, or go to www.classicstage.org.
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I just realized I have no idea what those things on the top of the thingy are supposed to be.
Which things on top of which thingy? There are towers, turrets, crenellations, flags, and the scale model of the whole scene to choose from.
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Four years ago in Iowa, Barack Obama had a terrific night in the Democratic caucuses. Four years later, he had another one in the Republican caucuses.
Mitt Romney had hoped to swoop into Iowa, fatally kneecap Newt Gingrich, initiate a clean sweep of the early Republican contests—and then start repositioning himself back toward the middle for a general-election battle with the president.
To quote Rick Perry, who suspended his campaign after a fifth-place finish yesterday: "Oops."
Romney won Iowa, all right—by a grand total of eight votes. Rick Santorum, rising from the grave, led until most people fell asleep last night. Once it was done, Santorum delivered the most powerful and effective victory speech since Obama won Iowa in 2008. Blending family values with a passionate appeal to the working class, Santorum was frighteningly eloquent. He was gutty and real. He was speaking to the economic moment in America. He was, in other words, everything that Romney is not.
Santorum's performance is stunning; no sane person would have predicted it two weeks ago. For Romney, Iowa provided bracing evidence that conservative Republicans are no more ready to accept him in 2012 than they were in 2008. And no one who listened to Romney's awkward post-caucus speech, right on the heels of Santorum's home-run address, could have any doubt that the onetime governor of Massachusetts was hopelessly outclassed.
Beyond the razor-thin race for first place, the other important contest in Iowa was for fourth—between Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry. One of them would emerge with enough votes to continue his campaign. Gingrich, with 13 percent to Perry's 10, prevailed. Perry suspended his doomed campaign in his concession speech.
Gingrich, on the other hand, was scarily defiant on Tuesday night, clearly spoiling for a retributive fight against Romney—one that will surely do wonders for Santorum. Gingrich congratulated Santorum for "a great, positive campaign," adding, "I wish I could say the same about all the candidates." And while he declared that he wouldn't run 30-second attacks on Romney, he added ominously, "But I do reserve the right to tell the truth."
It won't be pretty. It will be entertaining. And it will, till the bitter end, be a race that includes Ron Paul, who finished a strong third in Iowa.
The new guy in the mix, Santorum, is about to have his initiation into the presidential campaign. Every nasty statement he's made, every corrupt dollar, every hint of hypocrisy in his congressional voting record, will now be scrutinized. This, too, will not be pretty.
Santorum will never again look as golden as he did on Tuesday night. His hatefulness and anti-democratic extremism will doom him in the end.
But he is now the official anti-Romney candidate. With Gingrich eagerly volunteering as his attack dog, Santorum just might end up giving Romney more holy hell than he ever bargained for. His almost-inevitable slog to the nomination may be long delayed.


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What basses are you using these days, Cris?
Cris: On Rat Farm, I used a slab-body Precision, a salmon-colored Mexican P bass, and Dave Percefull's Hofner. I pulled that out and plugged it in while sitting in the control room, after I had already tracked bass, but I thought, "Well, let me take a whack at a handful of these things again with the Hofner."
For some reason, the gods of the E-string G note and the F-sharp and the G-sharp … well, it had just never been that important to me. I marvel at some bass players who are so chill and tasteful. However, that Hofner had some real clear, solid low end. I suddenly took the bass in a new direction because it was so nice, smooth, and round-sounding. Curt says, when a bass player's left hand gets close to his body that's the "upper register," when it gets down to the other end, that's the "cash register."
On the new record you're using things like a Coral sitar and a baritone guitar. How important is it for you to replicate those sounds in live performances?
Curt: That's optional. To me, the song is basically just the chords and the melody. You pick whatever tempo you want to play it at, or however you think it's supposed to be at the time. My son has been playing with us for a while, so we have some more options now. Since the early '90s I've taken another guitar player on the road for that reason. The three-piece is definitely limiting if you've done a bunch of stuff in the studio. We're not going to take the Coral or the Jerry Jones baritone on tour though, and they aren't mine anyway.
What's your current live rig ?
Curt: I've mostly played the '81 Les Paul through the years. For amps, I love my Music Man, but it's broken right now. Sometimes I use a purple Soldano and the 100-watt Marshall. Both of those amps are big and heavy, so I'll just go backline if it's there. I don't really care that much. If I can get a good clean tone out of it, I can use pedals. I like Sovtek Big Muffs if I can find them, which I can't right now, so I'm using the Fulltone OCD and a Boss DS-1 distortion. I'll run them together a lot of times. I have a Chandler Tube Driver, too. Those are great.
As shown, guitarist Curt Kirkwood sometimes uses a quarter dollar as a plectrum, and a
tone knob as a prop for his sticker fetish. Photos by Jaime Butler
Cris: An old Gallien-Krueger 800RB. I love them! That goes through a GK 4x10. I've got a Boss Bass Overdrive pedal on the floor, but that's only to irritate Curt. It sounds like a horsefly stuck in a screen door.
Did you use it any in the studio or is it just your "nuclear button" when you're playing live?
Cris: Yeah, it's just that. The only real distorted bass I've recorded is on the song "Orange," which is on Lollipop. When I was a kid I had some nice effects. I had a delay, a wah, a compressor, even an envelope filter. The coolest effect I ever had, though, was made by Dave Rat, of Rat Sound. He built these huge cabinets, and I thought "This is what I need." On the front edge of the cabinets there was a strip of metal. At any point in the set I could crank things up, very loud, and then grind my guitar strings on that metal strip. It was exceedingly satisfying.
What's on your pedalboard, Curt?
Curt: I've got a [Dunlop] Slash Cry Baby Wah. For delays I use Maxon, and a [Boss RE20] Space Echo. I like the old tape units, but I got this one a couple of years ago and use it often. I like the tap-tempo feature. I've used the Morley ECV [Echo Chorus Vibrato] for years now. They're completely nuts. I'm also not much of a gearhead and some of my equipment kind of sucks. I've had it more together in the past. I got a Bob Bradshaw [CAE] rig, but it's too much to lug around. It hooks up to three amps, and it's just a little too space-age.
You've obviously influenced a lot of players over the years. Do you feel that any of them influenced you as well?
Curt: I'd say so. When we played with Soundgarden in the '80s, Chris Cornell said he liked us, but I didn't know just how much until we did some recent dates with them. Kim Thayil is such a great guitar player. People don't talk about Kurt Cobain as a guitar player as often as they should. I love Dean DeLeo. I've done shows with Stone Temple Pilots, and he's always amazing. He's just got great tone, and it seems like there's just nothing to it, it's so easy for him. I love that casual sort of approach. He says if it doesn't have a little bit of blues in it, it's just not that good, which is cool.
I realized early on that I'm not really a shredder. I don't really know scales or stuff like that. I think that's more like playing air guitar on a real guitar. Coming from seeing amazing live stuff like Mahavishnu, and even like Lynyrd Skynyrd, when I was a kid, I never really tried to out-do anybody. I've been out there for a long time, and I'm just not very competitive. I'm more about tone and then what happens from there, playing along with the tune.
Cris: To have been around long enough to be picked by the guys in Nirvana as musical representatives of an entire era, and for our ideas to get to the point where they were commercially palatable was huge. It was definitely interesting to see that our ideas had become part of that makeup and, of course, the culture shift. You get to step back from yourself and realize that you played a part in art history. We started because it was something to do, and it's about the only goddamn thing I'm interested in. Then here we are, all these decades later, and it's like, "Wow, far out!"
On new songs like "Again" and the solo in "You Don't Know," your love of psychedelia comes through. How did you get those sounds, Curt?
Curt: "Again" is just a slide with the Space Echo right into the Marshall, straight up. On "You Don't Know," I'm just holding an EBow, sliding my finger around on the neck a little bit, and I probably have the tone pot turned all the way up on the rhythm pickup. That's all.
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You're clearly not just players, but music fans as well. How do you listen to music these days?
Curt: I don't have an iPod, but I spend a lot of time on YouTube. I can look up something, and it'll suggest different music by the same, or different people. I just go from there and surf around like that. It's a good time to discover things. It's amazing how much stuff is out there.
Cris, do you still play banjo?
Cris: I do. The only banjo I ever recorded was when Mike Watt asked me to play a little banjo on one of his solo records. When Curt's will is finally broken, there will be plenty of banjo on Meat Puppets records. Don't lose hope!


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Each week, on Monday morning, we'll be posting: a) a PDF of our weekly children's bulletin from the preceding Sunday, and b) a recap of the previous Sunday's lesson for our children's classes.
Our hope is that parents can use these to follow-up on the sermon that the family heard the day before, and to review with their children the Sunday School lesson also taught the previous day.
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2010: Begins his second year in the Green and White looking to capture the #1 goalkeeping job … an extremely athletic student-athlete … possesses quality experience despite relative youth … plays intelligently between the pipes … communicates well … has outstanding hands … has the ability to make both routine and excellent saves … reads the game well … with added focus has the ability to become one of the nation's best goalkeepers.
2009: Played in nine games for the Green and White … started seven contests … totaled 586:47 minutes in goal … recorded a clean sheet, making three saves, against eventual national champion Messiah in York's 2-0 victory over the Falcons on October 7 … notched 16 saves on the year … only allowed four goals for a goals against average of 0.61 … helped the Spartans to their fourth CAC Tournament championship … was part of York's fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to York: Attended the University of Central Florida, a NCAA Division I program … redshirted during his freshman season.
Personal: Is a recreation and leisure major … is the son of Jeffrey and Alejandra Derksen … born on Mary 21, 1990 … played club soccer for Super Nova F.C. … was in the US U-17 national pool … played EPA ODP for five years … was on the regional ODP squad for four years … owns the state high school record for most career shutouts, most career starts, and best goals against average … names his grandfather as the person he most admires … hobbies include surfing, longboarding, and hiking … favorite athlete is Clay Marzo … chose York because of goalkeeping coach Jim Mustard … lists his most significant athletic achievement as being part of the U-17 national pool … most memorable athletic moment with the Spartan squad is "getting on the front page of the York Dispatch with a cheesy smile" … after graduation he plans on "starting the long journey called life."


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Oh! Wait.... Do you hear the bells....?
Calvin: Well. I've decided I do believe in Santa Claus, no matter how preposterous he sounds.
Hobbes: What convinced you?
Calvin: A simple risk analysis. I want presents. Lots of presents. Why risk not getting them over a matter of belief? Heck, I'll believe anything they want.
Hobbes: How cynically enterprising of you.
Calvin: It's the spirit of Christmas.
There are three stages in the life of a person, one when he or she believes in Santa Claus, another when he or she doesn't believe in Santa Claus and the last when he or she plays Santa Claus. If Calvin's risk analysis is to be believed then I think it is in our favor to believe in Santa Claus, what say you!?
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A high school in Beaver, Pennsylvania, recently went into security lockdown over a rap lyric. Actually, rap here is a stretch. It was the theme song of a 20-year-old sitcom starring Will Smith.
A school official called a student's voicemail and heard the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air song on the student's phone. She mistook "shooting some b-ball outside of the school" as "shooting some people outside of the school," and dialed 9-1-1.
In light of shootings linked to popular media, from The Matrix to The Dark Knight Rises, her fear is understandable. But there's a parable here too. Even in its most commercialized, bubblegum form, hip-hop scares middle-class America. The thumping rhythm and defiant lyrics can conjure up pictures of gang violence, even in songs solely about basketball or love or heartbreak. Smith was right: Parents just don't understand.
The violent edge of rap—"It's just so angry"—is most often what I hear behind American Christians' ambivalence about the new wave of Christian hip-hop. But not all of this ambivalence is reactionary, revealing white-bread taste. It's a real question: Can one authentically rap the Sermon on the Mount, with its Beatitudes, warnings against anger, and meekness? No doubt one can set Matthew 5–7 to rhyme and meter, but would it still be hip-hop? If not, does that rule hip-hop out as legitimate Christian art?
That was the question Ken Myers posed as we talked recently about Christian hip-hop artists Lecrae, Shai Linne, Trip Lee, and others (especially popular among the "young, restless, Reformed" wing of the church). Myers, host of Mars Hill Audio and one of the most respected Christian thinkers ...1


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Big Turnout Leads to Big Predictions of Immigration Reform
EL PASO, Texas - As political analysts debate whether this week's election results will ease the gridlock in Washington, D.C., some are predicting a quick breakthrough on at least one major issue. Immigration reform has been blocked in recent years - primarily by a Republican base that wants to seal the border first. That stance alienated enough Latino voters to help propel Democrats to a national victory this week, according to Adriana Cadena, statewide coordinator of the Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance. She says Hispanic voters will not be satisfied with anything less than comprehensive reforms.
"That means providing venues through which people who are here undocumented can become U.S. citizens. There's really no other option, and the time is now."
The debate is already heating up. Some conservative activists say they will continue fighting what they see as amnesty for millions who are in the country illegally, but other Republicans are calling for a reexamination of their party's relationship to the growing Latino electorate. President Obama, meanwhile, wants reforms enacted soon, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promises to introduce a bill in the coming year.
Cadena thinks the election was a wake-up call for politicians, who now recognize that the large Latino turnout - 10 percent of the total - was only the beginning.
"There's going to be a continued increase of Latino participation at the polls. For many years, people have been waiting for the "sleeping giant" to wake up. It has been years in the making, and it will continue to grow."
Even though 69 percent of Latinos nationally voted Democratic, she says that support cannot be taken for granted. While the Obama administration over the past year eased up on deporting certain undocumented immigrants, many advocates are upset with the President for not trying harder to pass more comprehensive reform, as promised, during his first term.
Both parties, Cadena insists, will need to get serious about immigrant concerns if they expect to win Hispanic voters in the future.
"If they continue along this path of being anti-immigrant, they're going to be on the wrong side of history. They have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to gain if they actually treat Latinos with dignity and respect."
Cadena does not buy the argument that reform must wait until the border is secure. She points out that President Obama deported a record number of undocumented immigrants during his first four years, and that the number of unauthorized border crossings is lower than it has been in decades.


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The Puzzling Predicament of the Phillies 8th Inning
Why no one on the Phillies staff can seem to pitch well in the 8th inning is an on-going and unsolved mystery. And in last night's appalling 9-2 loss to the Marlins, this baffling problem was magnified once again.
No one pitched particularly well yesterday, not even Roy Halladay. He was not bad, obviously, but while 3 runs in 7 innings is great for most guys, it is slightly sub-par for a guy of Halladay's pedigree. Still, the offense gave him no support except for 2 RBI from Ty Wigginton, one of which was a solo homer.
But as soon as the Phillies approached that irritating 8th inning, all heck broke loose. B.J. Rosenburg walked the first batter and then allowed 2 straight singles. He has been terrible and his 12.79 ERA is screaming, "Send me back to the minors!" Raul Valdes got an out and then intentionally walked a guy as he was told to before being pulled. That walk eventually counted against his, which really is not right. He did his job.
And then the real fun began when Michael Schwimer took over and balls started flying all over the ballpark. By the time it was finally over, the Marlins had scored 6 runs in one inning.
So what is the deal with the 8th inning and this team? Look at the chart to the right; the Phillies have a 5.38 ERA in the dreaded 8th inning. By far, this is where the poorest pitching occurs. The only thing worse is when they go into extra innings.
This is a clear indication that the Phillies bullpen needs a complete overhaul, but we already knew that. The frustrating part is that it does not seem to matter who they put in there in the 8th. It is some weird curse now; pitch in the 8th, get knocked around, end of story.
And while this issue is on-going, something even worse happened in this game. Jimmy Rollins was clearly not interested in playing last night, and I am apparently not the only one who noticed. His lack of hustle was blatant and obvious in several situations. A fan who called him out on Twitter asking him to run out the play because, "youngsters are watching you." Rollins responded with, "well u make sure u tell them what to do." Oh my.
Clearly, this Phillies season has been fun for no one. But as fans, we still expect a level of professionalism and effort regardless of the standings. No one wants to pay to see a bunch of guys making millions of dollars taking their good fortune for granted. And this is not the 1st time we have seen this attitude from Rollins, which only magnifies the situation.
This is indeed a sad state of affairs all around. It is really unfortunate as well that these problems have now overshadowed the fact that the Phillies have won 2 series in a row, despite yesterday's ugly loss.
The Brewers are up next: Game time tonight is 8:10pm.


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Feeding guideline:
A 50lb dog should be fed approximately 3 cups
Metabolizable Energy:
352 kcal per cup
Brown Rice, Chicken, Duck Meal, Lamb Meal, Oatmeal, Barley, Potatoes, Carrots, Potato Fiber, Chicken Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Natural Flavor, Brewers Yeast, Fish Meal, Salmon Oil, Lecithin, Whole Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Inulin, Taurine, Spinach, Parsley Flakes, Cranberry, Lysine, L-Carnitine, Yucca, Kelp, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin D Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B).
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein 16.5% minimum
Crude Fat 6.0% minimum
Crude Fiber 5.0% maximum
Moisture 10.0% maximum
Omega 3 Fatty Acids 0.3% minimum
Omega 6 Fatty Acids 1.7% minimum
Natural Balance® is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the A.A.F.C.O. dog food nutrient profile for all adult dogs.
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Second, third and fourth ingredients are named meat products, uses good quality ingredients throughout.
Insufficient meat content.
The first ingredient in the food is brown rice. This is a decent quality grain, but it is still a grain. The first ingredient in any dog food should be meat.
The second, third and fourth ingredients are all named meat products. The first of these is chicken inclusive of water content. Once this is removed, as it must be to create a dry food, the ingredient will end up weighing around 20% of its wet weight, and would be more accurately placed much further down the ingredient list. Since it is followed by two meat ingredients in meal form, our confidence in the level of meat content in the food is unaffected. A third meat meal ingredient, chicken meal, is 10th on the ingredient list, but this begines to get too far down to make any substantive contribution to the overall meat content of the food.
There is a further meat ingredient - fish meal - 14th on the ingredient list. This is also too far down to make any substantive contribution to the meat content of the food. We do not find any guarantee on the manufacturer website that this ingredient isfree of ethoxyquin (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to fish ingredients, and that is banned from use in human food because it is believed to be carcinogenic).
Further grains include oatmeal and barley, both of which are good quality. We appreciate the range of vegetables in the food.
Overall, this food looks to be an improvement on its previous version, especially in the area of meat content. However, our confidence in the meat content of the food is still not high enough to award the 4-star rating other formulas in this range achieve.
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