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brian d foy is a prolific Perl trainer and writer, and runs The Perl Review to help people use and understand Perl through educational, consulting, code review, and more. He's a frequent speaker at Perl conferences. He's the co-author of Programming Perl, Learning Perl, Intermediate Perl, and Effective Perl Programming, and the author of Mastering Perl. He was an instructor and author for Stonehenge Consulting Services from 1998 to 2009, a Perl user since he was a physics graduate student, and a die-hard Mac user since he first owned a computer. He founded the first Perl user group, the New York Perl mongers, as well as the Perl advocacy nonprofit Perl mongers, Inc., which helped form more than 200 Perl user groups across the globe. For several years, he maintained the perlfaq portions of the core Perl documentation, and he still maintains several modules on CPAN, and some stand-alone scripts. He's an administrator on PAUSE and helps CPAN authors with issues related to uploading and maintaining their modules.
"Intermediate Perl is an excellent next step after Learning Perl. Id go so far as to say that its a good workbook for long-time Perl programmers to use go through the exercises at the back of each chapter and see if theres some way you can improve your coding, or something youre doing inefficiently. In the overwhelming sea of blue Perl books, this one provides a great set of exercises to take your development skills to the next level."
"If you are wanting to take Perl to the next level, Intermediate Perl is a book you want in your library."
"This book, after youve gone through Learning Perl, should give a really good foundation for writing in object-oriented Perl."
"Why should I buy this book? Well if you use Perl and are working on the 3rd edition and other works of the same age you are missing out on more than a decade of improvements to the Perl language. Just think of how much more productive you will be if you stop having to type messy constructs like "$x = 3 unless defined $x" and instead say "$x //= 3;"?"
"This edition offers something for everyone; the novice is introduced to the basics, the intermediate acquires new knowledge or re-evaluates that already in possession filling in the gaps, while the advanced one is getting a tour through all the new language features up to 5.16."
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COLUMBIA, Mo. - A central Missouri couple is concerned that a former soldier will be granted visitation or custody of the child he conceived with their 14-year-old daughter.
Pulaski County Associate Circuit Judge John Clayton is scheduled to hold a hearing Tuesday in the guardianship and adoption case filed by a Pulaski County couple regarding their grandson.
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WASHINGTON - With Medicare at the top of lawmakers' fall agenda, Tea Party movement leaders hope to ignite support for Republican plans to transform the popular federal healthcare program for the elderly.
Thousands of Tea Party movement activists are expected to descend this month on town hall meetings across key battleground states as part of an intensifying campaign ahead of the 2012 presidential and congressional elections.
Their priority is a plan to slash Medicare costs proposed by House of Representatives Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, which could gain momentum now that a debt-limit deal between President Barack Obama and Congress has made potential Medicare cuts a centerpiece of the deficit debate.
A new congressional committee charged with finding $1.5 trillion in spending cuts by November 23 is expected to focus on Medicare, and the program would see automatic cuts if the committee failed to reach agreement, or if Congress did not approve its recommendations by December 23. Market values of companies that depend on Medicare spending fell more than 10 percent in a sell-off on Wall Street after the agreement.
"The August town halls are going to be, potentially, a referendum on Democrats who don't care and Republicans who've dared to offer real policy solutions, particularly on things like entitlements," said Matt Kibbe, president of FreedomWorks, the small-government advocacy group organizing the initiative.
"The Ryan plan is the only one out there so far, and what we need is an adult conversation with all politicians talking about the real issues."
Decried by retirees, labor unions and Democrats as a voucher system that would end Medicare, the Ryan plan appeared near death after opposition to it helped Democrats capture a congressional seat in a Republican stronghold in upstate New York in May.
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The gambit poses risks for Republicans in swing states including Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio, which FreedomWorks is targeting.
At stake is the support of senior citizens, a powerful bloc of swing voters who broadly oppose the Ryan plan and could punish its supporters in Congress if Republicans fail to turn the debate in their favor, according to analysts.
The Ryan plan -- which the House approved in April but which went nowhere in the Democratic-led Senate -- would preserve Medicare for current beneficiaries but transform it for future retirees from a system that provides guaranteed benefits to one that gives the elderly financial assistance to buy private insurance.
Polls point to broad public support for preserving Medicare in the deficit debate, with majorities favoring higher taxes for the wealthy over program cuts.
Still, a June CBS poll showed that nearly 60 percent of Americans know little about the changes proposed by the Ryan plan, suggesting that many voters have yet to form an opinion.
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"Each side is going to try to scare the hell out of seniors. And they're going to do that because it works. It motivates seniors to get to the polls," said Michael Cannon, a health policy expert at the libertarian Cato Institute.
Kibbe, whose group is led by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and claims 800,000 volunteers nationwide, says Republicans lost in New York because they abandoned the Medicare debate to Democrats.
Republican lawmakers now need to come out swinging before the same thing happens elsewhere, he says.
"If they don't do that, we won't win this debate," Kibbe told Reuters. "You can't move a legislative initiative unless you've vetted it through the political season."
Ryan himself appears to agree and has been promoting his views on television and in a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed piece.
"We need a public education campaign and that means people from all around the country, different groups, need to engage with their people," Ryan told CNBC a day after the House approved the debt limit deal.
"You've got to have wherewithal to get out to the public to educate them as to the pending bankruptcy of Medicare."
A perennial campaign issue, Medicare could be key in 2012 House and Senate elections in swing states and could help determine the outcome in the White House race as Democrat Obama takes on a Republican challenger.
Senior citizens demonstrated their electoral clout in last November's midterm elections, when they rebelled against Obama's healthcare reforms in large enough numbers to help Tea Party activists install a Republican majority in the House.
People age 60 and older accounted for 34 percent of the vote, even though they make up only about one-quarter of the population, according to a July 29 article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Robert Blendon, who teaches health policy at the Harvard School of Public Health, says elderly voters fear the Ryan plan could undermine support for Medicare among younger taxpayers by denying current benefits to future retirees.
But the current Democratic edge might disappear quickly if elderly voters associated Obama with program cuts that could come under the deficit-cutting deal.
"If their take-away is that neither party stood up for us, Medicare won't play a big role," said Blendon, who co-authored the New England Journal of Medicine article.
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An Underbelly team led by sous chef Lyle Bento was the winner of the judge's award at the Great Ramen Challenge Aug. 22 at the Swedish home interiors store IKEA.
Hundreds of spectators tasted a half dozen ramen dishes and voted on their favorite. The fan favorite was created by Michael Castillo and team Uchi.
The soux chefs were challenged to create a ramen dish that cost under $3 and was easily whipped up in a dorm room.
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"We are excited to welcome guests to our new outdoor area," Jerry Lasco, founder and CEO of Lasco Enterprises, said in a release. The wine bar chain will celebrate its 10 year anniversary in September.
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Was it just two old colleagues having a late-night chat or a prelude to more serious business down the road?
Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer and AOL CEO Tim Armstrong talked over drinks into the wee hours Thursday night at the Sun Valley resort, as most other attendees of the Allen & Co. gathering of media and technology moguls sauntered off to bed.
The tête-à-tête could be nothing more than former Google executives catching up. Sun Valley isn't all about deal-making, after all. Much of it is just corporate titans schmoozing and kicking back.
But the Mayer-Armstrong meeting drew attention, because of the ongoing speculation from analysts that Yahoo and AOL would make a smart pairing. Colin Gillis, an analyst at BCG Partners, said in May, for example that an AOL purchase would bolster Yahoo's revenue and expand its audience in areas such as online video. The companies share many of the same ambitions.
AOL, with a market capitalization of about $3.2 billion, would be affordable to Yahoo in the coming months, when it gets a windfall from the expected initial public offering of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. Analysts estimate that Yahoo, with a market value of $35 billion, could receive close to $10 billion in cash from the IPO after taxes.
Mayer and Armstrong both rose to prominence at Google. Armstrong left the search giant in 2009 to take his first CEO job at AOL, and Mayer left in 2012 to take her first CEO job at Yahoo. Both executives have been tasked with returning growth to struggling online media properties in an era dominated by the rise of social networks like Facebook and Twitter and mobile devices controlled by Apple and Google.
The pair spoke privately before being joined by Zachary Bogue, Mayer's husband. When the trio emerged from the bar at about 11 p.m., they chatted briefly with a group of journalists before retiring to their hotel rooms.
A merger between the two top Internet portals has reportedly been floated before. Armstrong spoke with Yahoo advisors about a possible merger in 2011 after the ouster of former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, who opposed a tie-up of the two companies, according to a Bloomberg report.
Both companies have expanded ad offerings by acquiring large online media properties, such as AOL's $315 million purchase of Huffington Post and Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr. AOL serves about twice as many monthly video views as Yahoo, and both companies have recently explored an acquisition of video-creator network Fullscreen.
An AOL spokesman declined to comment. A Yahoo spokeswoman declined to comment.
The mountains and warm weather of Sun Valley, Idaho have provided the backdrop for the negotiations of several big deals in the media realm, including Comcast's merger with NBCUniversal in 2009 and Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' purchase of the Washington Post last year.
This year, the recent move toward consolidation of several large pay-TV distribution companies has forced content owners to consider mergers of their own.
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On November 8, Jedi birds will launch from slingshots to take down Sith pigs. Angry Birds is officially heading to a galaxy far, far away with the release of Angry Birds Star Wars.
A new collaboration by Rovio Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd., Angry Birds Star Wars combines the classic gameplay and art style of Angry Birds with the legendary characters, designs, stories, and locales of the Star Wars saga. Gamers will take on the Empire in famous settings like Tatooine and the Death Star, but with the Angry Birds stable of characters playing the beloved Star Wars roles; the innovative touch-screen controls pioneered by Angry Birds are intact and improved, and the game's humor is as sharp as ever.
"This is the best Angry Birds game we've ever done," says Peter Vesterbacka, the Mighty Eagle and CMO of Rovio. "As a big Star Wars fan myself, I'm really excited about this new universe. The Force is definitely strong with this one."
And starting October 28, Angry Birds Star Wars merchandise will hit store shelves, celebrating the legacy and fun of both historic franchises as they come together in a new, exciting way. Halloween costumes, plush toys, and action figures of the new Angry Birds Star Wars crossover will be available for fans of all ages.
"Both Star Wars and Angry Birds share the instant and irresistible appeal of hands-on fun," says Colum Slevin, Vice President, Head of Studio Operations for Lucasfilm Ltd. "People seem to instinctively know what to do when handed a lightsaber or a bird in a slingshot, so this is a natural combination."
The game will be available on a multitude of platforms, including iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle Fire, Mac, PC, Windows Phone, and Windows 8.
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Survey also shows that many Americans are conspiracy-minded.
Fairleigh Dickinson's PublicMind Polls released a doozy of a survey on Wednesday afternoon. According to their research, Americans generally want new gun laws. Oh, and a quarter of us see a conspiracy in the Sandy Hook shootings and three-in-ten think armed rebellion is imminently necessary.
PublicMind buries those second two datapoints in the third paragraph of their press release (whichwas spotted by Talking Points Memo). You'd think that research indicating that some 89 million Americans think armed rebellion might be necessary "in the next few years" would make it into the headline (we did!) or at least one of the first few lines. But, nope. (A bit of optimism: The survey does have a 3.4 percent margin of error, so it could be as few as 79 million Americans who are reaching for their AR-15s.)
Read more at The Atlantic Wire.
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I was just sitting back and listening to Black Star's K.O.S. (Knowledge of Self), which had me reflecting on some things. I remember back in the day, not to sound like an old fogey, when Quest, DeLa, Gangstarr, Paris, Heavy D, Brand Nubians, Black Sheep, PRT, PE, KRS-1 and all of them was around. We talked about knowledge of self to raise the consciousness of folks. It wasn't all about power. It was about just surviving, living, enjoying life and making sure we don't fall in the social traps. It was all about seeing the divine within you, but I noticed something.
Nowadays, people are always talking about knowledge of self but they never express the benefit or purpose of knowledge of self. To begin it must be understood that you are composed of several parts. There is a thinking part of you, a feeling part of you, a spiritual part of you and so on. In psychology these different aspects of you are commonly referred to as the conscious, subconscious and unconscious minds. Technically speaking, you only have one mind, but it is divided into different parts that control different aspects of your life. The subconscious mind governs your memories, emotions, autonomous body functions, etc. Your conscious part of your mind governs your rational thinking and your will, while your unconscious corresponds to those aspects of you that lie outside of conscious and subconscious control such as your intuition.
Now, let's see how this applies. Ninety-nine percent the world population lives their life based upon what was learned or the memories of their subconscious because the subconscious is responsible for our habits, but as we all know, our habits are not always good. A lot of us have some pretty destructive habits in the sense that they cause harm to us and others like smoking, abusive behavior, critical language, etc. For instance, when we see someone doing something that we disagree with. It is out of habit that we may criticize their actions and behavior, but before we do it. There is something inside of us that gives us the impulse not to do it. That something speaking within us is our unconscious. A lot of times, we choose to do the exact opposite of what that unconscious voice is telling us not to do. The decision to choose is due to our conscious. As you can all of these three parts contribute and make you who you are.
When you don't have knowledge of self, you tend to only rely upon the subconscious part of your being. This means that engage in actions and behaviors based solely upon you feel and have learned because remember, the subconscious governs our emotions and memories. This means, if it doesn't feel right, we don't like it, etc. we will not do it. This sounds great but we have to remember as we saw earlier, our subconscious can mislead us because it lacks the ability to reason, which is a function of our conscious. This is why there are so many people addicted to cigarette smoking and a lot of other destructive habits. It is because somewhere along the line, the individual that picked up the habit of smoking thought it was "cool", "hip" or whatever, so the subconscious liked it and became a "destructive" friend.
So what knowledge of self does is to remind you first and foremost that you are not your subconscious, your subconscious is just one aspect of you. Said another way, you are not what you have learned, memorized or done in the past. This is just something that you have done. This is very important to understand because a lot of people think that since they made some grave errs in their life. That they are not welcomed and do not deserve the blessings of God, which is so not true. Your subconscious or your past does not define who you are. It is the conscious choices that you make that determine who and what you will be. As I stated in the example above, there is an unconscious part of our being that speaks to us, but we have to decide on if we choose to listen to it or not. This unconscious part is also what is referred to as the Divine Spark or the Spark of God within. Every living being on the planet has it, but only man and woman have the ability to listen to it or ignore it totally.
When you have knowledge of self it reminds you of all of this, but it also helps you to see that the same divine beauty that exists in you dwells in others as well. Everyone and everything is sacred because it is created by the Divine. Even man-made objects have place in the scheme of things because they are still a manifestation of God through human hands. But again, knowledge of self throws back in our face that it is what we choose to do with our life and the things in the world that brings about our demise and the demise of others. When you knowledge of self, you have no need for a secret philosophy because you see the benefit of expressing gratitude. You understand the nature of your being is the nature of the universe and vice versa. And, this is why it is important to get Knowledge of Self.
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Science (EEPS) Program. The department also offers a minor in geology and courses
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division cases
This information was the most current on file in criminal division of Marion County District Court as of Dec. 6 Information often is not available until more than a week after hearings. Journal entries must be checked before they are filed.
Danny Fistler, 785 Old Mill Rd., Peabody; charge of possession of stolen property dismissed Nov. 6.
Kara Klassen, 606 Olive St., Peabody; pleaded not guilty Nov. 13 to charges of domestic battery, criminal damage to property; trial to the bench set for Jan. 29.
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Connolly Out Three Weeks
By far the biggest question mark with Brett Connolly when the Lightning took him sixth overall at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft was his durability. Connolly was coming off a 16 game season in 2009-2010 because of two hip injuries. Though doctors cleared the young sniper before the draft, Connolly slid from a possible No.3 pick to what some called a gamble at No.6.
Connolly has put his injuries behind him this year to the tune of 25 goals in 34 games and being chosen for Team Canada at the World Junior tournament.
Now, just four games back from his time in Buffalo, Connolly is hitting the injured list again. Prince George's leading scorer was involved in a knee-on-knee collision with Steve Oursov of the Chilliwack Bruins Wednesday and the Prince George Citizen is reporting he suffered a sprained knee. No penalty was called on the play, though Cougars coach Dean Clark says Oursov could be suspended. The Citizen says Connolly tried to skate after the collision but was quickly escorted to the locker room for further evaluation.
He will miss a minimum of three weeks and could miss up to six.
"It's very unfortunate, Brett obviously went through some injury woes last year and this is another setback for him, but certainly nothing like last year,†Clark told the Citizen. "It's just a matter of him doing the hard work and getting the rehab done and he'll come back when he's ready.â€
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1. What is an Adjective and its Functions
An adjective is used with a noun, describing or improving it. It has the function to modify the noun, to complement it, or to support it within the phrase. With their help, we can describe the subject or the object in the sentence, enriching the content and increasing comprehension.
1. Definition and function of verbs
In English, the verb shows the action, state, occurrence in a sentence, being the principal part of the predicate. The function of the verbs is to describe the action, conditions, or state regarding to the subject. They state is something happened, is happening or will happen in the future.
Are you confused about punctuation in English? Well, then you have come to the right place! I hope to explain punctuation rules briefly with clarity.


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Rachel Christine Thurston and Colton Dean Olson, both of Marion, are engaged to be married in June.
The bride-elect is a 2010 home-school graduate and a youth sponsor at Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church, rural Hillsboro. She works at Marion City Library. Brent and Heidi Thurston of Marion are her parents.
The prospective groom is a 2010 graduate of Marion High School and a student at Tabor College in Hillsboro, where he is scheduled to graduate in May with a degree in psychology. He is a youth sponsor at Goessel Mennonite Church. He is a resident assistant at Tabor College and a full-time case worker at Prairie View in Hillsboro. Casey Olsen of Walton and Tina and Justin Groening of Marion are his parents.
The couple will be married on June 22 at Tabor College.


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Beaumont's Tyrell Park set to host gardeners
Put on your sunglasses, pack that checkbook, find a notepad and head on over to Tyrrell Park on Saturday, April 14, for a great day for gardeners. The fun starts at 8 a.m. and lasts until noon. The Thyme for Herbs Society is planning its popular event, Herb Fest, in conjunction with the Beaumont Botanical Gardens at Tyrrell Park. Admission to the Warren Loose Conservatory is also free during this time.
Herb Fest 2012 has been named "A Day of Herbs and Roses," according to Emily Baize, Thyme for Herbs president. The parking is free and the grounds, seminars and vendors are open to the public. The spring Herb Fest will include activities for garden enthusiasts, visitors and families. Plant sales and garden vendors will open at 8 a.m. with the demonstration area opening at 8:15 a.m.
Baize notes that, "The International Herb Association has designated the rose as Herb of The Year. It may seem somewhat unusual to think of a rose as an herb. Roses are culinary plants in both the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern culture and cuisines. They also provide scent and beauty in many craft projects. When grown organically, rose petals add a flair that is unique and quite tantalizing."
Many of the garden vendors such as Abbie's Imports will feature products made from roses such as rose water, food with rose flavoring, rose syrup and rose jam. Amber Weir of Arlington, Texas, will have pressed flower art for sale as well as other gardening goodies. Lucia Bettler of Lucia's Garden in Houston will have books for sale, and especially books on gardening with herbs and roses. Wild Birds Unlimited will be on hand to show you how to lure more birds into your yard. Plants for sale on the Garden Center patio will include herbs by the dozens, antique roses that can be grown organically and the Cajun hibiscus.
Baize is enthusiastic about the demonstrations going on throughout the morning. "Abbie and Jean Baradar will give a demonstration about their rose products at an 8:30 a.m. Tommy Hebert of Golden Triangle Rose Society will give a demonstration at 9 a.m. on roses that have the best chance of succeeding in Southeast Texas. He will speak to organic growing of roses and let you know what to do if the 'organic approach' doesn't work well. Amber Weir of Dandelion's Garden in Arllington will demonstrate the art of pressing flowers at 9:30 a.m.," she said. Greg Bostwick, local meteorologist and owner of Bostwick Farms. will talk about the Cajun hibiscus at 10 a.m. Varieties of this spectacular plant will be available with its plate-sized blooms in wild colors. Randa Sfeir promises samples of her baklava. She will give a demonstration of cooking this treat at 11 a.m.
Baize adds, "Come and enjoy a day of Herbs and Roses. It promises to be a wonderful touch of spring." Years past show that the early bird truly does get the plant, so come early and stay late.
Joette is an avid gardener and prides herself on staying up-to-date on the latest gardening activities and tips. To share your gardening news with Joette, call (409) 832-1400 or fax her at (409) 832-6222. Her e-mail is joreger [at] msn [dot] com.


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Ghost Tour
Name: Ghost Tour
Date: January 18, 2019
Time: 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST
Event Description:
Legend has it that the 151-year old former residence of pioneer Frank Saxon is still inhabited by some of its residents, including three-year old Jessie May Saxon. Hand-held cameras and recording devices allowed. Tour is by reservation only, $20.00 per person (cash only). 352-556-9571 / www.hernandohistoricalmuseumassoc.com.


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text: The Board of Directors of National Fuel Gas Company ("Company" or "National Fuel") (NYSE:NFG) today approved payment of a regular quarterly dividend of 36.5 cents per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable Dec. 28, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 17, 2012. The Company has approximately 83.4 million shares of common stock outstanding. It has no preferred stock outstanding. National Fuel has paid dividends for 110 consecutive years and has increased its annual dividend for 42 straight years. In June 2012, the dividend increased 2.8 percent. "The Board of Directors chose to accelerate the payment to benefit shareholders affected by a potential increase in the tax rate on dividends in 2013," said David F. Smith, Chairman and CEO of National Fuel Gas Company. "Moving our dividend payment up to the end of 2012 is in the best interest of our shareholders due to the complex fiscal and federal tax rate issues that may not be resolved in the next few weeks. We are pleased to move this quarterly payment to this tax year so that our shareholders who depend on these dividends may realize a greater benefit." Smith continued, "We have long supported the efforts of the national grassroots advocacy campaign 'Defend My Dividend,' which seeks to extend the current federal tax rate for dividends. We know the importance of our dividend to our shareholders from all age groups and income levels who rely on payments as a steady source of income." For more information about the "Defend My Dividend" initiative, visit the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at investor.nationalfuelgas.com. Shareholders concerned about pending dividend tax changes should contact their U.S. Congress and Senate representatives. National Fuel Gas Company is an integrated energy company with $5.9 billion in assets distributed among the following four operating segments: Exploration and Production, Pipeline and Storage, Utility, and Energy Marketing. Additional information about National Fuel is available on its website at www.nationalfuelgas.com or through its investor information service at 1-800-334-2188.


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Do you dare to look different?
You know, with the inclusion of the new (now fairly old!) Transmogrification system, I'm kind of surprised by the fact that I still see people wandering around showing the fairly bland and generic armor sets that Blizzard put together for them by just putting the more attractive stats on them.
Aren't these people tempted? Isn't there the smallest spark of originality left in the general player base?
I'm really surprised that more people don't take advantage of the appearance customization with more abandon.
I can't really speak for the all of us but generally speaking, in my day to day WoWtime, the majority of the transmogrified warriors and players I see have a tendancy to follow fairly closely with the various tier sets.
Now, granted, those tier sets are generally designed to be pretty visually appealing but for the first time in the history of the damned game, you can look however you want without any penalty to your utility and usefulness in your day to day daily questing and dungeon spelunking. It's really a wonder that more poeple don't take advantage of it and push the boundaries of what's socially acceptable a little.
You should be more creative! You should stray far off the beaten path and try to find an outfit that nobody's put together before.
Now, granted, given the huge population of the game, it's going to be a little hard to be completely original, I'm sure that the most of the obvious gear combinations have been tried already but that might be the more mainstream ones.
I defy you to try something ridiculous. Go out there and try to get your hands on the absolute ugliest item combination you can possibly imagine. Keep in mind that it's not necessarily a bunch of grey items that will yield the ugliest results but more like, a really bad combination that will do it for you.
Go out there and experiment!
Pick your favorite color and do your best to slap together a nice looking set that uses only those colors. Have YOU ever seen someone wandering around that's just a big red blur as they pass by you? I doubt it…or if you have, I'll bet that you could do better if you put just a little thought and effort into it.
So why not try? What's stopping you? I mean, hell with the end of yet another expansion nipping at our heels, it's really not as if there're that many things left to do in game other than to farm for that last elusive piece of gear that you've always wanted or to raise another alt in preparation for the next expansion.
Live a little! Unleash the hoarder within and go out there and expand your wardrobe in preparation for future endeavors!


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[Verse 1]
Precious angel, under the sun
How was I to know you'd be the one
To show me I was blinded, to show me I was gone
How weak was the foundation I was standing upon?
Now there's spiritual warfare and flesh and blood breaking down
You either got faith or you got unbelief and there is no neutral ground
The enemy is subtle, how be it we are so deceived
When the truth's in our hearts and we still don't believe?
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Ya know I just couldn't make it by myself
I'm a little too blind to see
[Verse 2]
My so-called friends have fallen under a spell
They look me squarely in the eye and they say, "All is well"
Can they imagine the darkness that will fall from on high
When men will beg God to kill them and they won't be able to die?
Sister, let me tell you about a vision that I saw
You were drawing water for your husband, you were suffering under the law
You were telling him about Buddha, you were telling him about Mohammed
In the same breath
You never mentioned one time the Man who came and died a criminal's death
[Verse 3]
Precious angel, you believe me when I say
What God has given to us no man can take away
We are covered in blood, girl, you know our forefathers were slaves
Let us hope they've found mercy in their bone-filled graves
You're the queen of my flesh, girl, you're my woman, you're my delight
You're the lamp of my soul, girl, and you torch up the night
But there's violence in the eyes, girl, so let us not be enticed
On the way out of Egypt, through Ethiopia, to the judgment hall of Christ
Song Talk: "Precious Angel" [from "Slow Train Comin'"]
Dylan: Yeah. That's another one, it could go on forever. There's too many verses and there's not enough. You know? When people ask me, "How come you don't sing that song anymore?" It's like it's another one of those songs: it's just too much and not enough. A lot of my songs strike me that way. That's the natural thing about them to me. It's too hard to wonder why about them. To me, they're not worthy of wondering why about them. They're songs . They're not written in stone . They're on plastic.


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Hand-operated stop gate. We locate this gate at the rear of our narrow treatment chute.
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- Hot-dip galvanized steel
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- 45" tall from ground to top of handle
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- Should not rust
- Strong can handle impact and strain
- When sheep are lively (or wild), speed is important
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Amar'e Stoudemire has struggled mightily this season. That is a fact and is non-debatable. Physically, Stoudemire is a mess. He just announced today that he is going to try and drop the extra weight he gained in the off-season. I think this is the right thing to do but obviously you do not want your star player worrying about losing weight during the season. The consensus opinion among fans and critics on Stoudemire seems to be that he is not right physically but will eventually improve his level of play. I beg the question: what happens if Stoudemire continues to regress?
Twitter has been filled with Stoudemire trade rumors for months but nothing has come to fruition. His contract, due to his bad knees, is uninsured therefore making a trade very unlikely. If he continues to regress, there will be no suitor willing to pay max money for a broken down star. If the Knicks were to part ways with Stoudemire, a trade is not the only option. The Knicks can waive Stoudemire but that would still result in their paying Stoudemire his full deal.
I have previously stated that the new Stretch Exception is an option for the Knicks. I was mistaken. The stretch exception is NOT an option for the Knicks as it only applies to contracts signed in the new CBA.
The stretch provision allows a team to release a player and extend his salary over twice the remaining years on his deal plus a year. For example, if player x was making 21 million total over the remaining 3 years of his deal, a team could cut him and pay him 3 million/year over 7 seasons. This would provide a team with 4 million in cap savings for three seasons and then a 4 million dollar cap hit for the remaining 4. This would have been a great provision for the Knicks to have for Stoudemire in the event that his health continues to fail him. Stoudemire has approximately 64 million remaining on his deal after this season. The Knicks would have been able to stretch that salary out over 7 years at approx 9 mil/year.
I apologize for my mishaps in discussing the Knicks ability to use the stretch exception on Stoudemire. Numerous times I have referenced that as a potential option for the Knicks but it is not. The stretch exception can be used only on contracts signed under the 2011 CBA.
via Hoopsworld
The Knicks no longer have their amnesty clause, having used it on Chauncey Billups, but the Stretch Exception will be able to be used repeatedly. Out of the Knicks broadway bigs, Tyson Chandler is the only stretch-eligible player. Given Chandler's injury history, it is not inconceivable to think that he could get hurt later in his contract. I don't think they Knicks will ever use the stretch exception on Chandler but it is a possibility. As can be seen from the graphic above, the Knicks only have 3 players signed through the 2013-2014 season. Toney Douglas has a qualifying offer and Iman Shumpert has a team option for that year but they technically are not under contract. Having only 3 long term deals basically rules out the Knicks from using the stretch exception unless they chose to do so on Chandler.
Again, I apologize if I have mislead anybody. The Knicks do not have the stretch exception to use on Amar'e Stoudemire. Their only ways of getting rid of him are to either trade him or waive him. Waiving him would only clear a roster space, his contract would remain on the Knicks books. For that reason alone, I do not see the Knicks waving Stoudemire unless he literally cannot play. Basically, unless somebody wants to make a deal, the Knicks will have Stoudemire throughout the duration of his deal. I do not rule out a return to stardom for Stoudemire. In fact, I think it is possible for him to revive himself this season. Knowing the type of player he is, I believe Stoudemire will work his tail off to get back in shape and ultimately he'll get some of that athleticism back. I do not believe he'll ever be back at the level he played at last season but I think he can still be a star player in this league. For his sake, and the Knicks sake, I hope that I am right.Follow @tarmosino


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A one of a kind vintage beauty! Hand cut from a one of a kind vintage rug, this lumbar pillow has a an equally durable cotton backing and hidden zipper. Use on a chair, sofa or bed - looks great grouped with other neutral pillows!
Colour: Pink and green with navy blue, maroon, and tan details
Size: 12 x 24 inches, or 30 x 60 cm (+/- 2 cm)
Material: Vintage Turkish kilim wool rug (front), cotton fabric with hidden zipper (back)
Includes pillow cover only, does not include pillow form.
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I'll do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but can't guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
Just contact me within: 7 days of delivery
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But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.
Orders received between January 5 - January 12 2019 will ship out on Sunday January 13, 2019.
If you're in Canada or the US you'll receive your shipment in 4-7 days from the time you're notified the item has shipped.
For international destinations you'll receive your shipment in 8-14 days from the time you're notified that the item has shipped - unless we agree to a different timeframe to save shipping costs. I will send you a note confirming the expected delivery date on all international orders.
No, Indian Kantha Quilts are one of a kind items roughly the size of a twin bed and made out of multiple different pieces of vintage sari fabric.
This means that they are a type of large patchwork, rather than one solid material on each side. Because of this, you will see some striking colour and pattern combos that are unexpected and beautiful - it's all a part of their history and charm! They are truly one of a kind heritage pieces and also very durable.
In the months of June and July orders will ship out on Fridays and Saturdays of each week.
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SANDY, Utah – Take a quick look around the Real Salt Lake locker room and it's pretty clear there's hardly anyone left from the dark days of the franchise.
In fact, it's tough to imagine anyone is still around as RSL head into their Western Conference semifinal series finale against FC Dallas on Saturday (10 pm ET, FSC).
WATCH: RSL preview FC Dallas
But half a decade removed from when RSL was a struggling club that won just five games and looked lost on the MLS landscape, there is one man still standing: Andy Williams.
Sure, Jason Kreis is still there, the head coach since 2007 after he became the franchise's first-ever player before the team played a game in 2005. But the only player still plugging along from the 2005 debut is Williams, who's quietly tweaked his game and found success with the franchise he never thought possible.
Williams was taken with RSL's first overall pick in the 2004 Expansion Draft, his sixth MLS team of a career that dates back to 1998. He sparkled with the Columbus Crew during his rookie season and later posted a career-high 15 assists when he split time between the New England Revolution and New York MetroStars in 2002, but winning just five games during RSL's debut season was humbling for everyone involved.
[inline_node:322581]"We still have fans that will come up and say, 'Oh my goodness, do you remember back when you guys first started here?' It was bad, man," Williams said. "And of course, I remember."
Kreis, of course, took over in May 2007 and set his sights on rebuilding the franchise. Twenty of 22 players on the 2007 roster were gone by the dog days of the 2008 season, leaving just Williams and veteran goalkeeper Nick Rimando as the only holdovers from the period most RSL fans would like to forget.
But make no mistake, Williams was just as expendable as the faces that were eventually shipped out. In fact, Kreis had to pull his veteran leader aside following the 2007 season and lay the hard truth on the Jamaican international, who had always been used as an attacking midfielder and not leaned on for much else.
Simply put, Williams had to lose weight. Kreis softens it now and simply says that Williams was a "little loose" when the 2007 season wrapped, but the message then was clear.
"I'd never seen Andy Williams fit. Never," Kreis said. "He was going along as if everything was okay. He was relying on what he did well, rather than trying to improve on what other people thought of him. Was he capable of being a player who most people thought he was not?"
Williams concedes that point now, but was it really his fault? Coaches through the years had, in fact, largely penciled him in as a one-dimensional attacking player with remarkable skills on the ball and a knack for attacking soccer, but few required him to be a two-way presence.
"I was never brought into a team to do that. I was always brought in to be an attacking midfielder," Williams said. "And if you were an attacking midfielder, you would just wait up top for the ball, and then hopefully do your magic But knowing Jason, he was always a fit player when he was playing.
"So he came over and told me that this was going to be a fit team, and if I wanted to be here, that's how it was going to be."
Williams has upped his offseason workouts each year since that ultimatum and bought into RSL's dogged mentality focused on team defense. Kreis doesn't need to teach him anything offensively, but Williams has picked some valuable two-way tools over the last few years that have helped him carve a valuable niche with the club and appear in at least 23 games each of the last three seasons.
"Once he was fit, the question became, 'Now how many defensive plays can you make?'" Kreis said. "Now you see he's no longer gifted just going forward, he's made some tremendous defensive plays for us this season."
"It was sort of one those situations where, 'Whatever you want me to do, man, I'll do it,'" Williams said.
Williams, 33, has been a valuable asset as a starter and a substitute this year, logging one goal and seven assists in 20 starts. He'll certainly see some crucial minutes on Saturday as well, when Real Salt Lake look to reach the conference final for the third consecutive season and bury the memories of 2005 even further into the past.
"Every once in a blue moon I'll have a moment when I look back and see how much things have changed," Williams said. "It's been an unbelievable run."
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There's been an undercurrent belief that these items are terrible and junk up the item list so much that if it wasn't for the fact that if it wasn't for the fact that it's required to unlock the final potions (actual good ones), no one would ever bother with the Witch Hut quest.
This is kind of interesting, because the reason they were originally put in was because people was annoyed about stages filled with Corrosive and Weakening enemies and wanted something to counter them. I guess the logical problem behind these potions goes like this
1) If the stage has enemies that all have some form of status effects, then a puny removal of 3 layers is not going to help much.
2) If the stage has only a few enemies with said effects, then they can generally be safely ignored in favor of going for something else. Due to the new dungeon generation system, except for very specific labyrinth stages it's generally very hard to get "locked" in compared to Alpha.
3) For curing Mana burn/Poison, regular potions are almost always strictly superior.
There's also opportunity costs in that you can only bring in 5 potions at max, so you're going to bring in Strength/Schenfraude which are the strongest which doesn't leave room for much customization. Most players I believe will take either WhupAzz or Reflex as their 3rd slot.
Other than "complete overhaul of these potions", let's see if we can improve them. I suggest these (maybe not all of them at once)
1) If currently under Poison/Mana Burn, cure it immediately but if not currently affected, puts up a "shield" that prevents the next occurance. This is much more useful for Mana Burn then it is for Poison I suppose because it gives an opportunity to stop the mana drain from burn, which classes like Sorcerer and Paladin would really like.
2) Cures up to 5 layers of Weakening/Corrosion (or more). This will roughly remove like 2 monsters worth I believe.
3) Picking either of these two potions as preparations gives you 2 instead of 1.
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POW/MIA Recognition Day is Friday.
There are still 1,660 missing soldiers from the Vietnam War, 25 from Kansas including Ronald Schultz of Hillsboro.
Deanna Klenda of Marion has been active member to the National League of Families of American Prisoners and missing for nearly 30 years. She wants those missing in action to be remembered. On Sept. 17, 1965, her brother, Maj. Dean Klenda, went missing after he ejected from his plane over North Vietnam.


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In Batt-ambang town, Cambodia, Sok Thoeun got angry at his 13 year-old son after catching him in an internet cafe, playing computer games.
The elder Sok forcibly removed his son, Khorn, from the net cafe and beat him brutally.
"As well as beating his son, he put chains around the boy's neck and legs and locked him to a power pole on a nearby street in the village, in order to show [his son] to the public," Deputy provincial police chief Colonel Cheth Vanny told The Phnom Penh Post.
After beating and chaining his son, Sok Thoeun split and went back to work, leaving his son. Police arrived on the scene and freed the 13 year-old, sending him home to be with his mother.
According to a lawyer in Cambodia, the father could get up to 20 years in prison under the country's penal code.
Father chains up son over gaming activities [The Phnom Penh Post]
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When I bought my current car back in October 2001, technology wasn't high on my list of most-wanted features. I was more interested in taking advantage of post 9/11, no-interest financing to get my hands on a set of wheels I'd craved since I was a kid – a Ford Mustang.
Not that what I wound up with was a muscle car by any stretch. It's a six-cylinder base model with a 5-speed transmission. It didn't even come with one of those pointless cosmetic spoilers on the trunk. It still had a cassette tape player (along with a CD player) and about the only high-tech feature was the cruise control, which I added after I'd bought the car.
That car's still running nicely, and with only 85,000 miles on it, it will probably last a while longer. But it gets a paltry 15 miles to the gallon on a good day, which wasn't a big deal when gas cost $1.50 a gallon. Today, it's closer to $3.40 here in Houston, so fill-ups are a lot more painful.
I'm beginning the process of looking for a new car, and this time around, I have three priorities: a low price, high gas mileage and lots of tech. Fortunately, the latter doesn't negate the former two items. Just as is true with most personal technology, the price of in-car gadgetry has gone down over time, and you can now find impressive tech in very small, inexpensive vehicles.
Over the next several months, I'll be testing small cars with big tech. While I'm not an automotive reviewer, I have been driving and appreciating cars for more than 40 years. I'll talk about ride, performance and fit-and-finish, but the emphasis in these reviews will be on technology.
First up: a 2013 Prius C.
Toyota's Prius hybrid has been around for 13 years in the U.S., and has evolved from an ugly compact into a stylish family car that gets great gas mileage. My wife bought a 2012 model late last year, and it's fairly easy to coax more than 50 MPG out of it in the city or on a road trip. Its reputation for being a fuel-sipper makes it more popular as gas prices climb, and you see them everywhere in Houston.
Toyota has begun expanding the Prius line, and there are now two additional members of the family. The Prius V is a station wagon, while the Prius C is a subcompact. The latter built on the same platform as the Yaris, Toyota's tiniest gasoline-only model.
The 2013 Prius C is the second iteration; the C was introduced with the 2012 models. Not much has changed. It comes in four different levels of trim. I tested the Price C Three, which has a standard price of $21,765, and it had three options as well – 15-inch, 8-spoke alloy wheels; a power sunroof; and carpeted floor and truck mats. Together, the add-ons and a delivery fee kicked the sticker price up to $24,025.
Typical of hybrids, the Prius C has two engines. One, a 1.5-liter gasoline engine, delivers 73 horsepower. The other, an electric motor, offers 60 horsepower. Combined, you've got 99 hybrid horses under the hood that Toyota says will get you from 0-60 in 11.5 seconds. That's hardly jet propulsion, but hey, this is a Prius.
That said, this car has enough pep to get the job done. I took it to Austin one weekend and had no problem getting onto freeways, nor passing pokier drivers. It's responsive, but don't expect it to blow your hair back.
The Prius C is comfortable, with a surprising amount of interior room. The front and rear seats are firm and supportive, though tall people may find too little legroom in the back seat. The rear headrests are quite big, though, and cut down dramatically on the view out the rear window. The ride is firm and a bit jittery on the highway. In the city, on Houston's often-broken pavement, the ride isn't punishing – it handles uneven roadways well.
The Prius C is rated at 53 MPG in the city and 46 MPG on the highway. Hybrids rely more on the electric motor in city driving, so the mileage ratings are usually the reverse of what you see on gasoline-only vehicles. On my Austin trip, I indeed averaged right at 46 MPG. City driving was tougher, though – I seldom made it to 50 MPG, more often hitting between 35-42 MPG.
The car spent a lot more time in Eco mode – i.e., relying on its gasoline engine – than it does in my wife's full-sized Prius. I've gotten very good at Prius-style driving, but my skills apparently weren't mad enough for the smaller car.
The air conditioning system is very good, cooling the car down quickly after it had been sitting in the blazing Texas sun. It automatically adjusts the fans and cooling level based on the temperature in the car, and did a great job of keeping the interior comfortable, even when it was very hot outside.
If you want decent tech, you'll want to start with the three trim level. While all the trim levels feature a high-tech dash and hands-free, Bluetooth phone and music support, you don't get features like in-dash navigation, voice recognition, touchscreen controls, Internet connectivity and a set of apps until you hit the Three level.
In all the Prius C offerings, much of the technology involves providing the driver with as much information as possible about how efficiently the car is being driven. There are no fewer than seven selectable displays on the small screen to the right of the speedometer that tell you something about mileage, which powertrain is in use and how efficiently you're driving. And if that's not enough, there are two more displays showing similar details on the touchscreen used for maps, the sound system and Internet apps.
New Prius owners have a tendency to fall in love with all this flowing data, which can be as distracting as texting and driving. After a while, you find yourself sticking to one or two displays that work best for you, and using them becomes second nature, like checking engine temperature or tachometer speeds on a more traditional car.
The touchscreen display includes Bluetooth technology so you can pair your smartphone with it. If you've got a smartphone that allows you to pass its Internet connectivity to other devices – a feature called tethering – you can link the car's Entune system to the Internet. That enables apps that let you check for gas prices, search the Web, listen to Internet radio or check news/sports/stocks online. If you don't have a tethering option, you can still use Bluetooth to stream audio from your smartphone's own apps to accomplish many of these things.
The touchscreen system comes with its own voice recognition that is not ready for prime time. For example, you can theoretically use it to program the navigation system by verbally supplying a destination address. However, I could seldom make it work properly. If I gave it just a street address, it apparently couldn't use the GPS to pick a Houston-based default. It tried to find an address on Holcombe by searching in North Dakota. And it was really thrown off by the fact that both my home and work addresses are on streets with the names of states. If I tried to speak an address on Missouri Street in the Montrose area, it would presume I wanted to search in that state.
Again, you're better off sticking to the voice recognition on your smartphone for giving verbal directions.
The touchscreen also allows you to configure the sound system, which includes a CD/MP3 player, HD and satellite radio and traditional AM/FM. You can also connect your smartphone or MP3 player directly via Bluetooth, an audio jack and a USB port. However, plugging an iPhone or iPod into the USB port automatically caused the sound system to jump to that as the audio source, even if your goal is just to charge the device. I found myself frequently having to bring up a list of audio sources on the screen and re-select FM to keep listening to the radio.
I'm used to the sound system and touchscreen because it's similar to the one in my wife's Prius, but new owners will have a bit of a learning curve. Navigating it is not always intuitive.
There are some features that are found on the full-sized Prius that aren't available on the Prius C. For example, you can't get a rear camera, which makes backing up safer. The big Prius Three has a ventilation system powered by rooftop solar cells that can keep the car from becoming an oven under the summer sun, and that's not available on the Prius C.
Overall, I like this car a lot. No other small, gasoline-powered vehicle comes close in terms of mileage for the price, it's comfortable and it's got a solid selection of technology. It's currently at the top of my short list. We'll see if it stays there as I check out other small cars with big tech.


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New York, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's soccer team has been selected to finish in seventh place this season by the 10 Skyline Conference head coaches.
This year the Rams will be led by senior midfielder Brian Anderson (Massapequa, N.Y.) who was third on the team in points last season. Tyler Rollman (West Islip, N.Y.), who was tied for the team lead in assists, will be entering his junior season at Farmingdale State.
The Golden Eagles earned seven first-place votes and amassed 77 points, while Maritime garnered a pair of first-place votes and 71 overall points. The Sage Colleges finished third with one first-place vote and 64 points, followed by NYU-Poly (57), Mount Saint Mary (45), Old Westbury (42), Farmingdale State (36), Purchase (32), Mount Saint Vincent (17) and Yeshiva (9).
After posting a perfect 9-0-0 mark in Skyline play in 2011, SJC welcomes back senior standout John Dettori, who led the league in goals (26) and points (59) last season en route to earning Skyline Player of the Year distinction. Two-time defending champion Maritime returns senior Ryan Nugent, who started 20 contests and tallied seven goals and 15 points in 2011.
The quarterfinals of the six-team Skyline Men's Soccer Championship will be held on Saturday, October 27th, with the semifinals scheduled for Wednesday, October 31st. The title match will be played on Saturday, November 3rd.
2012 Skyline Preseason Coaches Poll
1. St. Joseph's-L.I. 77 (7)
2. Maritime 71 (2)
3. The Sage Colleges 64 (1)
4. NYU-Poly 57
5. Mount Saint Mary 45
6. Old Westbury 42
7. Farmingdale State 36
8. Purchase 32
9. Mount Saint Vincent 17
10. Yeshiva 9
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Leah's Already Bucketed List
Sometimes I can be a bit of a whiner/griper/see-the-dark-cloud-around-the-silver-lining type of person. Today I was shaken out of this attitude by two things. First, at dinner my daughter was looking out the back window when something made her sit up and say: "Mom, Dad, look at the bird at the feeder." When I first looked I thought it was one of our usual visitors, a downy woodpecker. But when he turned around, we saw that he had a brilliant red triangle on his breast – it was a rose-breasted grosbeak. Now this is not a rare bird, but we had never seen one in our yard before. He came back to the feeder several times, and I believe Mrs. Grosbeak visited it, too. This made my day.
Then, when I checked my e-mail, there were a couple of e-mails from cousins with old family pictures attached. That is always a day-brightener!
Then I saw Leah's list. "Yeah, she's absolutely right!"
So, in response to Leah's list, here's a stab at mine, with experiences that closely parallel Leah's listed first (do check hers out first, however!):
- Took an overnight train ride in a sleeping compartment on a Russian train. The birch trees in Karelia were beautiful.
- Visited the tomb of Robert the Bruce with my husband on our honeymoon. Visited the tombs of Russian tsars, composers, and writers at Novodevichi and Aleksandr Nevskiy Lavra (the Graveyard Rabbit thing had already started...).
- Visited Disneyland as a child. (But I've never been to Disneyworld. Oops, I said I wasn't going to whine.)
- Smelled the divine fragrance of the white rose of York at Shelby Abbey in north England.
- Saw Silbury Hill.
- Saw Westminster Abbey and Yorkminster.
- Saw a baby being born.
- Visited Mount Auburn Cemetery; saw birds, flowers, people, graves. Thought I was in heaven.
- Went to a real drive-in theater. Also to an inside theater in small-town Texas that could have been the model for The Last Picture Show.
- Saw Carlsbad Caverns, Luray Caverns, and a couple of others.
- Had close calls with altitude sickness on Big Bear Mountain in Southern California and the Rampart Range in Colorado.
- Saw Saint Petersburg at midnight during the White Nights of summer while taking a boat ride on the canals. My friends and I spent a summer gorging ourselves on Russian art, opera, and ballet at the Hermitage and Kirov Theater.
- Grew vegetables from seed.
- Helped my Uncle Leroy feed the cows and my Grandma Brinlee churn butter.
- Drank mead in a tower in Novogorod. OK, the mead was awful, but the singing Aussies at the next table over were really funny!
- Ate cabbage on Dingle Peninsula and haggis on the Isle of Skye.
- Had a guinea pig tell my fortune in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Saw New York City from the top of one of the World Trade Center towers.
- Saw Tom Baker (my favorite Dr. Who) in a play in London.
- Saw Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan in Private Lives in New York.
- Met the real Santa.
Absolutely time to stop whining….
Thank you, Leah!
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Wow, Greta! You've really done quite a lot. What can possibly be left on your bucket list?!ReplyDelete
Greta, we must be related somehow! :-) You have some wonderful experiences - the time in Russia must have been just so cool! and churning butter made me think of my mom - she remembers doing that at her grandma's farm! (oh, and thanks for all the shout-outs!)ReplyDelete
Nancy - I used to think I hadn't done much, but when you start to reminisce and put it into a list - it looks much better! What I'd like to do would be to visit a lot of the ancestral home places. What I ought to do is something physically daring, like riding a motorcycle or something. Hah!ReplyDelete
Leah - Can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading your list, and it really brightened my day. I really hope we are able to meet at a conference or something some day.
Greta, what a great list!! Your bucket is definitely half-FULL!!ReplyDelete


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Boy Za You have great taste in garlic powder! So I too was a bit confused by the sauce and not able to get the taste I was looking for with the 6 in 1s or the ingredients for the PG taste I remember Maybe I did not add enough of one or each? so please measure what you put in. As I told you I wung it and wish I measured totals of each. Dont forget the Oregano in the cheese too. are you dicing or shredding and what kind? Thanks, and glad your feeling better!JC
I recently alluded to the pizza shrinkage problem. Shortly thereafter, a forum member who is a skilled pizza professional sent me a PM to tell me that the shrinkage problem often occurs when the pizza maker makes a wrong move/motion while transferring the pizza from the peel. I was told that this can happen because of lack of skill or even loss of confidence. I have a 14" x 16" pizza stone and I can tell you that I am tentative when tying to deposit a 14" pizza squarely onto that stone so that it doesn't overlap the edge. Maybe that is because I don't do this sort of thing often enough to have developed the proper skills and total confidence. I was told that if the skin is made big enough without overstretching it, one can account/make up for the shrinkage. This is something that might be possible when using a deck oven with very large stones but, unfortunately, that won't work with my 14" peel and my stone size. I don't know if the PG pizza makers make their skins larger to compensate for shrinkage, but if so that might help explain why their pizzas seem to use less cheese. For example, 8.5 ounces of cheese on a 13" pizza is 0.0640387 ounces per square inch; for a 14" pizza, it is 0.055217 ounces per square inch (I have ignored the rims in both cases). The difference might be enough to create a perception that less cheese is used on one pizza than the other. The same disparity will exist for the sauce and cornmeal also. The only reason the above issue matters is because of the weight factor. That is, for recreation/reverse engineering purposes, the total weight of the pizza (unbaked) has to be a bit more than the value specified in the Papa Gino's nutrition data for that type and size of pizza. We should also be mindful of the possibility that the pizza makers at Papa Gino's may not be making the "regulation" pizzas that the management at PG's believes is the case. Unless the pizza makers weight the cheeses and toppings, the finished pizza can be underweight or overweight. Also, as scott r noted, they may be intentionally cutting back on the amount of cheese and possibly the toppings. This is something that happens quite often, as noted in the PMQ Think Tank post by the poster "perfect pizzas" at http://thinktank.pmq.com/viewtopic.php?p=13127#13127.Peter


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