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Hey loyal fans and followers, as you may know our hours have been fluctuating recently to reflect our funding. We are now happy to announce that we will be open M-F from 1pm until 7pm. We will be able to do this until Sept 30th when our funding becomes murky again. If you value having the cafe around please come out and support us. Thanks so much and we hope to see you soon.
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The youth have taken over the cafe!
The cafe will be open from 4-7 this week and will be run by the BYP Garden Group. They are offering the following specials this week:
Milkshake Monday
Knockout Nachos Tuesday
Waffle Wednesday
Quesadilla Thursday
French Fry Friday
Our regular menu items will still be available.
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This week we have:
Monday: Chicken Soup
Tuesday: Greek Butter Bean Salad
Wednesday: Creamy Avocado Pasta
Thursday: Buffalo Chicken Sliders and Cole Slaw
Friday: Strawberry Shortcake
Daily Specials April 22 – April 26
Hours: 7am – 3pm M-F
This week we have:
Monday: Chili
Tuesday: Broccoli Soup
Wednesday: Pita Pizzas and Veggie Pesto Soup
Thursday: Mac N Cheese
Friday: Breakfast Burritos all day!
Daily Specials April 8 – April 12
Monday: Beef or Vegan Chili, Taco Salads and Baked Potatoes with Chili and Cheese
Tuesday: Roasted Cauliflower and Cheese Soup
Wednesday: Creamy Pasta with Leeks and Sugar Snap Peas
Thursday: French Onion Soup
Friday: Spring Veggie Pita Pizzas
New this week:
- Strawberry Muffins
- Strawberry Salads
- Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes
- Baked Potatoes
- Lemonade
- Fresh Brewed Iced Tea


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Serious Entertaining: A Last-Ditch, Goodbye-Summer Picnic
Seasonal menu planning for the perfect dinner party.
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With fall a mere ten days out, summer is proving quite the cruel mistress. There she goes, parading about, dangling her blue skies and warm, sunshiny weather before our sweaty, eager faces, all the while carrot-and-sticking us along into winter's icy embrace.
That's right, summer. I know what you're up to. And before I get all spurned and dejected, I fully intend to wring out every last drop of the season.
Okay, okay. Maybe, just maybe, I'm taking out some personal issues on summer. Like the fact that I, er, "forgot" to go on that camping trip, dust off my rollerblades, join that outdoor pool, have a frolic (whatever that means), grow a host of fresh herbs, or have an epic picnic in the park. Because, you know, time and stuff.
Luckily, you can still get a concentrated dose (apply retroactively or prophylactically as needed) of the best produce—and happy-go-lucky escapading—the season has to offer. From tomato salad to a peach and plum pie, here's a picnic menu that promises to leave you short at least one summer regret.
Appetizer: Summer Tomato Salad
At this time of year, ripe, fresh tomatoes don't need any help to shine. This salad keeps things simple, highlighting the sweet-tart fruit with just a drizzle of balsamic, a handful toasted pine nuts, a sprinkle of shredded basil, and some crumbled goat cheese.
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Main Course: Steak and Avocado Sandwiches with Spicy Crema
Not only is this sandwich quick and easy to put together, but it travels beautifully. The avocado mash gets its punch from cilantro, lime juice, scallions, and garlic—a velvety foil for grilled steak, served at a tender medium-rare. Oh yeah, and it lets out its wild side with a smear of hot sauce-infused crema, for a refreshing hit of tingly heat.
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Side: Grilled Corn with Harissa and Mint
Grilled corn isn't really a personal favorite...expect when it comes to this recipe. A savory spread of a smoky, spicy harissa mix balances corn's natural sweetness, with just enough cooling mint to round it all out.
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Dessert: Peach and Plum Pie
By now, peaches are starting to disappear, with plums taking up the stone fruit mantle at market. This pie was expressly designed to bridge the seasonal gap and, with any luck, ease the transition from warm weather into cool.
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Drink: Cherry Sangria
There's nothing like a chilled, boozy class of sangria to rub in the summer. Here, the red wine base gets a boost of cherry flavor from Cherry Heering liqueur, and, of course, some fresh pitted cherries. Slivered lemons balance all that sweetness with some tart acidity, and a splash of seltzer delivers an effervescent pop.
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And When the Last Scholar Has Died…
by Alexander Goerlach
The cultural industry is on life support. Without money from Big Business, journalism, the arts, and academia are not sustainable. We are witnessing the triumph of economic logic over the world of insight and contemplation.
We're great. No, we're fantastic! Journalism has an important social and political purpose, our magazines and newspapers are necessary household accessories. Yes, we are truly great.
We are smart, too. Our universities are among the world's best. For centuries, German was a prerequisite for scholarly inquiry. One had to speak the language to be able to penetrate the depths of philosophy, theology, or literature. Yes, we are truly smart.
Wrong! We used to be great, maybe. But any private or public body that is connected to the humanities now finds itself on the brink of collapse. Newspapers, magazines, universities, theaters, and even cities and communities require big corporate money to evade bankruptcy: Ad money, sponsorship deals, partnerships with global enterprises. That's not intrinsically bad, but the (fortunate) fact that we can still finance the fruits of our labor through ad sales must not blind us to dire future prospects: We are not able to raise enough money from readers (or theater patrons) to satisfy one of the fundamental rules of sustainable business models: The ability to grow from within. Journalists or artists or scientists rarely generate enough revenue from the sale of their products to finance the growth of their operations. We lack a proper foundation for our business model.
You might respond that culture has always been dependent on subsidies and charitable inclinations. Universities are public bodies because education is considered a societal good and the responsibility of the state. By contrast, newspapers and magazines are private enterprises, and you might say that it is their private nature that somehow sets them apart. But universities, theaters and publishing houses are linked together as one oikos, one habitat. The ideas of the humanities have brought it into existence while media, culture, and science are the vehicles through which we search for answers, provide analyses, offer interpretational models and yield concrete applications for politics or in the economy. The different cogs of the cultural eco-system are inextricably linked, and all of them face the problem of insufficient financial resources.
So let's talk a bit about outside funding
This is not only the case for media companies like "The European" or big newspapers, but also for global brands and cultural institutions. In Berlin, the lack of financial sustainability of the cultural industry has now led to the "BMW Guggenheim Lab": a partnership between a car manufacturer and a cultural think-tank. At a university, such external funding is highly sought after, and professors regularly whisper about those colleagues who are able to attract outside money for their departments.
So let's talk a bit about outside funding. The money comes from a different habitat that is populated by large industrial companies. Our cultural industry would become unsustainable without their sponsorship money — money that might come from a car manufacturer, or from a big technology company. All the talk about a "service economy" ignores the fact that our economy continues to be driven by those who build cars or washing machines. In contrast to us, they have succeeded in conveying to their customers why their products matter, and why they should pay for them. They are able to generate money from within their own product portfolio and they don't rely on outside funding to prosper and grow. They, in other words, have a real business model.
It's relatively easy to say how much work went into producing a hair dryer. It's much harder to say what it takes to write a good article. How do we measure the costs and value of thirteen years of school, a university degree, study abroad programs, or even a PhD? The difference in measurement parameters is one of the reasons why the typical CV of an engineer looks different from the CV of a journalist.
If you study economics and choose to accept a job offer from a consulting firm upon graduation, you might make 60k or 80k at age 25. Take a job in journalism, and you'll have to settle for 35k — at most. As a consultant, you can expect regular pay raises as well. In journalism, things look different: You start with moderate pay, but at least your boss tells you that it's possible to freelance on the side, or maybe you can make a bit of money off a speaking engagement. She might even refer you to someone. Talk to them, and you will probably hear that speaking fees have been canceled, but at least a public lecture will look good on your resumé. After a number of lectures and panel discussions (all dutifully entered into the CV), a university might offer a position as a guest lecturer. The dean will tell you: Budgets have been cut, but the institution's name will look good on your resumé, especially if you plan to give public lectures or write books. Yes, a book! That might solve the financial dilemma. You imagine heaps of money — until the publishing house calls to say that the book proposal sounds terrific, but fees are way down. Fortunately, they say, a book credit helps with the resumé and should eventually lead to a position as a guest lecturer.
What stupidity!
See, it's all connected: Public bodies like universities cannot be fully separated from private companies like publishing houses. Both are linked through the nexus and the logic of the cultural industry. A newly graduated economics student can expect a 100k salary while the humanities major will take home less than half as much.
As a result, we are witnessing a large-scale exodus from one oikos into the other. We are living in a time when the proverbial best and brightest no longer opt to pursue careers in journalism or academia or politics. And we can already foresee a future when the exodus into economics will cease simply because the sphere of culture will have been reduced to insignificance. Apocalyptic rhetoric is fitting here: A cosmic battle is raging between the world of letters and the world of numbers.
In modern Western societies, we have long observed a tendency away from the pursuit of wisdom and contemplation towards those forms of knowledge that can be tackled by natural science. The fight against religious dogma has paradoxically led to the belief that those things that can be described in numerical terms are somehow closer to the ultimate truth than words.
What stupidity! Of course, words can express truth. Those who argue that only the universalistic appeal of numbers can convey truths fail to see that it has been precisely the cultural context and uniqueness of words — their embeddedness in the history and fabric of a particular civilization — which has enabled us to seek answers and raise issues that demand to be named and discussed through speech. As it says in the bible, "in the beginning there was the word." Speech is closer to our humanness than mathematics.
But during the heyday of modernity, atheism and rationality entered into an unfortunate alliance — hence the complete absence of any idea of "atheist spiritualism." To modern science, a whole range of aspects of human existence, from man's inclination towards spiritual beliefs to his temporary indulgence in irrational behavior, appeared as marginal and unimportant. St. Thomas Aquinas still devoted himself to the study of man and metaethics. Today, our existence is forced through the grid of Excel spreadsheets and expressed as a series of numbers, cleansed of all individuality. I am not surprised that ethical questions usually elicit tired shrugs from computer programmers or consultants or even doctors: Many of us have lost the ability to put our thoughts into words and have responded with apathy.
Above the central entrance to Berlin's Humboldt University, we can find a Latin motto: Nutrimentum Spiritus, "nourishment for the mind." A few kilometers away, the newspaper "Der Tagesspiegel" has given itself the credo Rerum Cognoscere Causas, "to know the causes of things." And when the last humanities scholar has died, only then will we realize that you cannot eat spreadsheets.


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Before going to grad school, I taught middle school math for a year. Whenever I met someone new and they asked me what I did, I almost universally got the response "I hated middle school and I hate math." Encouraging, I know. I developed a standard response explaining how teaching middle school is not the same as actually being a middle school student again, and how middle schoolers are often nicer to their teachers (remember, we're not their parents) than they are to each other. I never did figure out how to address the second half of the response.
As a computer science Ph.D. student I get a very different response - "You must be really smart." It's been 5 years, but I still haven't figured out how to respond.
It never occurred to me, until pointed out last week, that male computer science Ph.D. students don't get this response. (You don't, right? I still find this shockingly hard to believe.) What's actually being said to me is, more honestly:
You do computer science? But that's a field that men do, and you're not a man so that doesn't make any sense! Men are just naturally better at computer science than women. And you're getting a Ph.D.? But that's something men do, and you're not a man! I guess the only explanation is that you must be really smart.


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ISTANBUL – An aid ship trying to break the blockade of Gaza could reach Israel's 20-mile (32-kilometer) exclusion zone late Friday, an activist said, but Israel's prime minister has vowed the ship will not reach land.
The dueling comments suggest a potential new clash over Israel's three-year-old blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip — and come only four days after an Israeli commando raid on a larger aid flotilla left nine activists dead.
Greta Berlin, a spokesman for the Free Gaza group, said in Nicosia the 1,200-ton Rachel Corrie is heading directly to Gaza and will not stop in any port on the way. It is trying to deliver hundreds of tons of aid, including wheelchairs, medical supplies and concrete.
By Friday afternoon, the ship was 150 miles (240 kilometers) from the coast of Gaza in international waters, the group said on its website. Irish Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead McGuire and the former head of the U.N. Oil-for-Food program in Iraq, Denis Halliday, were among the 11 passengers on board.
The Irish vessel is named after an American college student crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer while


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That's ok, nice new system, but i have a quest, the post count don't apper, but any post count, right?
I don't like "Until brown belt" One. I used to look at many threads, and this bothers me alot. I'd sometimes depend on post count to recruit members under the belt minimum in my clan.
I don't understand why you put the belt there. You can just check achievements.
Also, when you want to look for someone, you can just use /sa.
I don't support this .-.


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Feminists in good Company
When I'm in dire need of a magazine fix, I currently find myself consistently drawn to Company Magazine. In a world without Borders (No Bust! No Bitch! No Nylon!), Company is one of the few mainstream mags out there that gives me food for thought rather than just pictures of shoes. So, between picking up the latest issue and actually reading it, I was interested to read Holly Combe's take on the magazine, and its blossoming interest in feminism, over on the F Word.
Okay, so the image of a burning bra doesn't exactly add credibility to the feminism piece (can we get over this myth, please?!) but I was still absolutely ecstatic to read an article in a women's glossy that was putting forward the point that feminism is still relevant to women's lives today. It was great to see Catherine Redfern (F Word founder) interviewed, as well as Jess McCabe (F Word editor) and Anna van Heeswijk (of Object) being profiled as women to watch.
Not only that, but we also got mini interviews with Spare Rib co-founder Marsha Rowe and Pamflet co-creator Anna-Marie Fitzgerald. AND there was a distinctly sisterly initiative from Company themselves; a campaign called Pay It Forward that encouraged women to compliment their friends in order to boost body confidence.
Speaking of body confidence, this month's issue of Company just happens to be the annual Model-Free issue (which I have written about previously) where all photo-shoots feature Company readers rather than professional models. The women all looked fantastic, and the variety of women chosen was fabulously diverse (something I'd been keeping my fingers crossed for!).
All in all, I was really happy to see such positive promotion of feminist thoughts in Company this month. Of course, Feminism is never going to be perfectly portrayed in any media… but, surely, that's because Feminism means all things to all people. We can only express our own truth as we see it. Despite the clumsy 'they're not all man-haters' lines, this issue of Company provided an easy and accessible insight into the UK Feminist movement today… and I really hope some young women will be motivated to discover more about feminism because of it.Comments (1)
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You can tell when I've been busy because my eyebrows start to look like this:
I also happen to have lost my 4th pair of tweezers this year, and waxing tends to give me tiny little white spots so what's a gal to do? I decided to get threaded and ASAP. However…there are plenty of places these days that offer Threading but I've had good treatments and some really painful bad ones. I wasn't really willing to lose a chunk of skin like last time so I held back…then yesterday I was in Superdrug (Fort Park, Manchester) where I spied a threading 'stand'.
I decided to go and check out the therapist first to see if they looked competent or not, and she did seem pretty on the ball (as if you can tell, right?) so I went to the til and paid a grand £5 and got seated up for a quick thread.
In short; there was no cleansing of the skin before, no numbing etc. There was no small talk or anything like that, it was very much too the point. She trimmed my brows a little and I asked her for a clean up at the top and bottom and that is what she did, whilst Mother Candy looked on and kept shouting over to me that she could see the outline of my knickers in Chinese.
The thread-ist (threader?) was very very good actually – it wasn't too painful at all, even though my brow hairs were long, and she did a quick whip whip whip, top and bottom, it took around 5 minutes and after she brushed the hairs off my face and gave them a quick wipe. BEAMING RED. However the redness subsided after 30 minutes.
Hey – I have to say, I am EXTREMELY happy with the results – clean finish, pretty low on the pain and no swelling or bumps which I did absolutely get after threading a few times. She's great and I will definitely seek her out again.
Jill Stuart Eyebrow Powder
Sometimes I just can't resist on splashing out on some Jill Stuart products – the packaging is gorgeous although the brand isn't cheap.
Their new eyebrow powder caught my eye. This comes in 3 colour choices (I chose the darkest, Olive Brown), and like many Japanese style brow powders, comes with 3 shades. The idea is that you can use one shade for shading the nose contours, then one for the front of the brow and the darkest shade for the end of the brow for a graduated, more natural look.
I generally don't do my eyebrows as they are quite dark and full, but I know that a bit of filling does make them look more polished. This brow powder is sold as a 'moist powder' that spreads easily, and is resistant to sweat and long lasting.
The cute case slides open to reveal a double ended brush and the front of the case is actually a mirror.
Directions for use:
?Open up the folded double brush before use.
1. Take the onto the brush (thick) and apply to eyebrows.
2. Take the onto the brush (thick) and draw up to the inside of your eyebrows, over the top of the .
3. Take the onto the brush (fine) and draw it from the inside to the outside of your eyebrows.
* Wipe the brush clean using tissue paper etc. after use.
One of the reasons I paid £28 for this is because of the colour choice of 'Olive Brown' which is unusual. I have found (weirdly enough) dark greyish khaki can look good and more natural of my type of dark brown brows – black is WAY to severe. Sure enough this is a deep colour but doesn't look drawn on or hideously HD.
Can we talk about the brush? I LOVE it. It folds out to an open ended affair both sides are good too:
Here are the three shades.
You can mix these as you like to adapt to your brow colour and I do use the lightest one to blend, but I like it very much as a nose shadow colour which is what the first shade is commonly used for:
The powder does indeed have this slightly moist character to is – for example, when you swipe it you feel it adhere to your skin as if a primer as been applied underneath – it has that 'tacky' quality without being tacky. It stayed in place nicely without smudging even though it is SO HOT AT THE MOMENT. Win!
It looks beautiful and actually, it is one of the best Japanese brow powders i have used for longevity and texture- it looks natural (altho I did go a bit heavy handed once!) and is a pleasure to use! If you want a cheaper alternative, try Integrate or Lavshuca!
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Some 1,800 law enforcement officers and supporters are riding bikes to a rendezvous at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington today.
Spokesman Steve Groeninger says they're participants in the Police Unity Tour, bike rides that started an average of more than 300 miles away along "seven different spokes from points in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.''
Groeninger says thousands of friends, family and colleagues will be waiting to cheer them on and welcome them at the end of their journey. Each rider will pedal through the "Pathways of Remembrance'' that flank the memorial's walls.
It's part of National Police Week, which includes a candlelight vigil at the memorial tomorrow night. Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson are among the speakers who will dedicate the names of 286 officers added to the memorial this year.


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The hearings are to begin at noon, with opening statements from each senator and then from Judge Roberts. The formal questioning will not begin until Tuesday.
I heard on the radio that those opening statements are going to be a half hour each. There are 18 Senators on the committee. I know it's easy to do the math, but I've got to scream out it pain:
That's nine hours!
Oh, but the Senators really need to burnish their image!
Well, good luck, guys and Dianne. Do you seriously think anyone will watch? I'm about as interested in the Supreme Court as a sane person can be and have been eagerly awaiting a new appointment for years, plus I've got this blog and this TiVo. Yet I have a hard time picturing myself putting up with all that crap.
The Judiciary Committee hearings are this horrible, hulking, bloated mass of blather. And here's John Roberts, who's honed his style in half hour arguments before the Supreme Court, where your opening lasts — what? — a minute before they challenge you with questions, to which you must supply perfect, crisp answers to make your points as your few precious minutes run out. And he'll have to sit there, controlling his facial expressions and not fidgeting before those Senators who have no rational conception of time. They'll fill up the entire day with political speeches, which no one wants to hear. A few journalists will wade through to find some passage to use in the news reports. Or do they even bother? Surely, they get paper copies of the speeches in advance. Presumably, the quotable lines are highlighted. And then we'll just listen to whatever the newsfolk extract from the morass for normal people to sample.
Sorry I'm so jaded already. But I am excited about the fact that this is the first time there is a Supreme Court confirmation hearing with bloggers around to cut through the crap. So I'm going to do my part. I'm setting the TiVo. Maybe we bloggers can find a way to do something different. We really must.
UPDATE: Well, the radio either got it wrong or I heard it wrong, but per Senator Specter, starting off the hearings, each of the 18 committee members will have 10 minutes to do an opening. So a mere THREE HOURS of Senatorial wind. Whew! What a relief!


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Appearing on June 17, 2016, Allen Hurt & The Mountain Showmen
Allen Hurt, a country music artist, entertainer, and song writer returns to our stage next month. Allen has been entertaining music fans since an early age and has written over 1500 original country and bluegrass songs, and some never recorded. He is known for wearing the traditional rhinestone suits and singing with his unique, high lonesome, tenor voice that would become his trademark sound. Over the years, Allen's music has gained airplay on radio stations throughout the US and Europe. His career crossed paths with music legends such as Ray Price, with whom Allen toured and shared the stage for many years along with other greats like Don Williams, Bobby Bare, Del McCoury and his long time mentor Porter Wagoner. His musical talents earned him 14 Gold and 2 Platinum Texas Music Legends (TML) music awards in 2005. He received Gatesville Texas Country Music Hall of Fame?s Entertainer of The Year award for 2013, and Male Vocalist of The Year award for 2014. Continuing to write songs and play the country music he loves, Allen proudly performs today with his band "The Mountain Showmen". He is an Inductee into the Gatesville Texas Country Music Hall Of Fame, a Member of the Country Music Association (CMA), and is also, an honorary member of the Fort Worth Songwriters Association. Other members of Allen's, "The Mountain Showmen", band will be announced, soon. Although not a permanent member of Allen's band, a great steel guitar player, Joan Cox, will add her talents to the show. The GCM Hall of Fame show features some wonderful entertainers, and this should be one to put on your calendar. Biographies of the band members will be added to this notice, soon.


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Dimmsdale is the main city in the "Fairly OddParents" universe that provides the central setting for the Nickelodeon animated series The Fairly OddParents. It is located in California, although its exact geographical location in the state differs in certain episodes.
It is often mentioned as an average metropolitan complex in the suburbs where Timmy lives. In The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators, it is revealed that Dimmsdale has a population of 170,200; quite a large population for such a small-looking city, although many episodes depict Dimmsdale being a much larger and urbanized city with many skyscrapers.
A common misconception is that Dimmsdale is named after Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome. However, in one episode, it is revealed that the city was named after Dale Dimm, a village idiot in the towns early history. Dimmsdale is anachronistically portrayed as a New England style puritan colony town in the episode Dale Dimm is featured in, "Which Witch Is Which?".
A lot of the residents are somewhat dimwitted, as many of them jump to conclusions very quickly, and also don't read all the fine print of documents (as revealed when The mayor says that he is their mayor-for-life, and no one knew that when they voted).
In Vicky Loses Her Icky, the Mayor of Dimmsdale opened the "Welcome to Dimmsdale - Nicest Town on Earth!" sign. However at the end of the episode, the president of the USA changes the word nicest to meanest due to what Vicky did and Timmy ordering the security to arrest Vicky. The sign reappears in A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, but it appeared as it was before the president changed the sign, suggesting that Dimmsdale was able to prove to the president that Dimmsdale was a nice town and he allowed them to change it back to normal.
Some places, like the Dimmsdale Dimmadome (local arena) are in Downtown. Dimmsdale is in California as revealed in "Christmas Every Day" and "Fairy Idol".
Dimmsdale was founded in 1665 by pioneers that were going to name their town Bitterburg, after Alden Bitterroot. However, when his secret was revealed, that he was indeed a witch, Dale Dimm stopped him and saved the town. In his honor, they renamed the town Daleburg, but a time-traveling Timmy Turner recommended that it be called Dimmsdale and they complied with that idea.
The city is located in California, although its exact location in the state differs from each episode. Some maps show it in the northern part of the state and in-land approximately near Redding, but Dimmsdale is located on the coast and has shorter snowstorms in the winter.
Interestingly, earlier episodes depict Dimmsdale as being somewhere in North Eastern part of the United States.
Different Versions of Dimmsdale
- Bad Future Dimmsdale
- Chimpsdale
- Slavesdale
- Himmsdale
- Hersdale
- The 1930s Dimmsdale
- The 1950s Dimmsdale
- The 1972 Dimmsdale
- The 1980s Dimmsdale
- Live Action Dimmsdale
- Comic Book Dimmsdale
- Rocksdale
- The Futuristic Wished Dimmsdale
Points of Interest
- The Dimmadome, a multi-purpose sporting facility, home to the Dimmsdale Ballhogs (similar to the Hampton Coliseum)
- Dimmsdale Park, a frequently appearing local public park. It plays a somewhat major role in "The Fairly Odd Movie".
- Dimmsdale Elementary School
- Dimmsdale High School
- Dimmsdale University
- Dimmsdale Skate Park
- Dimmsdale Jail
- Burp Mart (Burb Mart)
- Dimmsdale Auto Show Building
- Dimmsdale 500 Raceway
- The Cake 'N' Bacon, known for its cake and bacon. It is sometimes pronounced as Cakin' Bacon.
- Dimmsdale Fried Chicken, a parody of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
- An unnamed Chinese restaurant that's 3 steps away from Timmy's house
- Mike E. Mozzerella's Pizza Fun House, a parody of Chuck E. Cheese's
- The Gilded Lilly, a parody of Olive Garden
- Shirley's Original Evil Pizzeria
- Broken Glass and Pointy Object Factory
- Sleeping King's Mattress Emporium
- Soft Pillow and Mattresses Factory
- Knife Factory
- Make-Up Factory
- Dimmsdale Tower
- Dimmsdale Junkyard
- Mom's Office Building
- Dad's Office Building
- Snerd Elementary School
- Dimmsdale Middle School
- F.U.N. Military Academy
- Dimmsdale City Hall
- A museum featuring the city's mascot
- Dimmsdale Museum of Science and Natural History
- Dimmsdale Police Department
- Dimmsdale Fire Dept
- St. Dimmsdale Hospital
- Dimmsdale Zoo
- Dimmsdale Aquarium
- Turner's Miniature Golf
- Dimmsdale Expo/Convention Center
- Action News 7 Studios
- KTIM Radio Station
- KVKY Radio Station
- Adrenaland (amusement park)
- Escalator Land (an amusement park where the only ride is an escalator)
- Dimmsdale Drive-in theater
- Dimmsdale Supermarket
- Wall 2 Wall Mart (parody of Walmart)
- Explosives N'Things (parody of the defunct Linens-N-Things)
- Girly Stuff
- Video Games
- Dimmsdale Mall
- Timmy's middle-class home including Timmy's Treehouse
- A.J.'s mansion
- Chester's trailer
- Trixie's mansion
- Remy's mansion
- Vicky and Tootie's house
- Rich and/or Famous People's Apartment
- Dimmsdale Dam
- The Well
- Dimmsdale Hollywood-style sign
- Dimmsdale Dress Emporium
- Dimmsdale Film Festival
- Crocker Cave
- The city's name, Dimmsdale, may be a reference to the Reverend Master Dimmesdale from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.
- There is a possible contradiction between Christmas Every Day and Fairy Idol concerning the location of Dimmsdale: in the former episode, Dimmsdale is shown to be in Northern California and in Fairy Idol, it is shown to be in Southern California; however, considering that the four regular seasons including some very rough winters are seen, Dimmsdale is likely in Northern California.
- Oddly enough Dimmsdale was found in 1665. By that time California was neither under Spanish rule, nor under American rule.
- Like in Springfield from The Simpsons, Dimmsdale's real location in California is unknown.
- The Dimmsdale sign is a parody of the Hollywood sign.
- The geography of Dimmsdale roughly resembles the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Downtown is located in the central area of the city, which is where Downtown LA is, south of Dimmsdale is more residential areas, which would be South Los Angeles, South Bay (Torrance), Gateway Cities, San Gabriel Valley, San Fernando Valley, and Orange County. In fact, there are mountains north of Downtown Dimmsdale, which may allude to the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California, which are north of Los Angeles County.


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Although not entirely limited to New England, many colonial style homes from the 19th century or earlier can be small and boxy, especially come the colder autumn and winter months. One of the best way to combat enclosed rooms and low ceilings are with some brighter décor themes - both literally and figuratively.
So don't suffer the winter doldrums in a home with dower Victorian stylings. Why not inject some good times into your home instead? Here are some tips to get started.
Get colorful
A little color goes a long way, and a lot of color goes even further. Sometimes the best complement to old-fashioned interior architecture and molding is a blast of bright primaries. Pick a few yellows you'd not normally be bold enough to use - after all, you can always paint over it again if the color's not to your taste. Try painting adjoining walls different colors, like sky blue and sunflower gold. A vibrant green might make for the perfect bathroom hue, but it'll look even better when paired with a stylish white shower curtain spotted with shocking pink flower petals. Remember to get your furnishings in on the paint job. Redo a chair or two in colors that complement your kitchen table.
Hang your own art
Why not devote a wall or two of your living room to being a gallery space. But just like a real gallery, don't hang a bunch of prints. Rather, put up a few of your own paintings, photos or stylish creations. Perhaps you weave or do needlepoint - whatever your artistic proclivity, display it on the wall. You can commission pieces from friends as well, as just about everyone knows at least one professional photographer in training! Giving your artwork a personal touch and context is sure to brighten your home.
Go pet-friendly
One of the best ways to warm up a home, especially in winter months, is with a new pet. If you've been considering making the leap and adopting a dog or cat, now might be the perfect time. Not only is the autumn prime dog-training season, but you'll love the company on the couch come chilly December. Be sure to keep you and your new pet warm and healthy with radiant floor heating. Radiant heat will fit cozily under your floorboards, and is not only energy-efficient but won't jeopardize air quality the way forced air heat can. Nothing brightens the home like a new four-legged family member, so make sure and keep it warm too!
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While the number three will always hold a special place in the Triforce-powered Legend of Zelda series, Link's next adventure embraces a much larger lucky number to describe the sheer scope and size of the biggest Wii game yet.
Nintendo's own Shigeru Miyamoto unleashed the number 100 on the crowd during this morning's press conference in Japan, first using it to give viewers an idea of just how big a project Skyward Sword is for the company. Brandishing Link's signature sword, Miyamoto explained that the game took a team of more than 100 five years to complete.
In a press release accompanying the conference, it was noted that sizable team crafted more than 100 minutes of cinematic cutscenes to help shape the game's story.
And while that seems like a rather large number of non-interactive moments, in the face of Miyamoto's morning proclamation that the game could last 50 to 100 hours, it's only a small fraction of the overall experience.
So yes, 100 is a significant number for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and who knows — maybe once the reviews start hitting it'll become even more so.
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Michael Phelps took his first step toward competing in his fifth Olympics by rejoining the U.S. drug-testing program, a move that paves the way for him to compete in the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The 22-time Olympic medalist underwent drug testing. According to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) website, Phelps was drug-tested twice between July 1 and Sept.30 of this year. His coach, Bob Bowman, said that Phelps actually re-joined the testing pool late in the second quarter, meaning Phelps would be eligible to compete in meets again as early as March 2014.
FINA, the world governing body for swimming, requires athletes to be drug-tested for at least nine months before taking part in FINA-sanctioned events.
By subjecting himself to testing, Phelps has set himself up for a return to competition next spring and possibly an appearance at the 2014 U.S. national championships. He'd also have plenty of time to get in shape by the 2015 world championships in Russia, a meet which will serve as a tune-up to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics the following summer.
Though all signs point toward Phelps returning to swimming so he can compete in Rio, his coach cautions patience.
"It's premature to say that," Bowman told USA TODAY Sports by phone Thursday afternoon. "What we're doing is kind of letting him have his options. He came back this fall and started to do some training with the group, mainly just to get in shape. He just felt like he was not fit. He wasn't.
"He's occasionally been training. He's picked it up a little more. We were just thinking about it, and I said, 'You know, you're getting in pretty good shape, maybe you want to swim in a meet?' He said, 'Well, maybe at some point.' "
Bowman said Phelps rejoined the testing pool in the second quarter, which means he's already made some progress on the nine-month waiting period. "He has a little more time than people probably already think," Bowman said.
Phelps, who has won 18 gold medals and 22 overall, is the winningest and most decorated athlete in Olympic history. He is best known for breaking Mark Spitz's record by winning eight gold medals in a single Games (Beijing in 2008).
In June, a teammate and rival of Phelps predicted the comeback.
"I think we all know by now that he's coming back," Ryan Lochte told reporters at the world championship trials. "I don't think it's really a surprise. It's just a matter of when is he going to get back in the full swing of training."
It appears that time is now.
"We don't have anything picked out, we don't have anything planned," Bowman said. "I don't think we have designs on Rio at this time, but I want to give him a chance to get back into competition if he'd like to."
Bowman said Phelps' training has increased from 2-3 times a week to 4-5 times a week.
"If we can get him up to 10 times a week, that's when I'd be comfortable with him swimming in a meet," Bowman said. "When Michael swims in a meet, there's a certain expectation. We are far from there right now, so that's why I'd like to caution everyone to keep expectations a little lower until you see him in a meet. … Right now, he's pretty far from being ready to swim in a meet, in my opinion."
When asked if it was simply an itch Phelps felt to get back into swimming, Bowman laughed.
"I think it was first off an itch to get fit," he said. "I don't think he liked how he felt. Golf just doesn't give you the same kind of fitness level. It's probably more fun sometimes – maybe all the time."


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Roger, let's start at the very beginning. What exactly is neuromarketing?
I use a broad definition of neuromarketing, and include any use of brain and behavior science to inform marketing and product design. A tighter definition might focus on using techniques like fMRI or EEG to evaluate consumer reactions to specific ads, brands or products. Techniques like biometric measurements (heart rate, skin conductance, etc.) and implicit testing (timed responses), aren't entirely neuroscience-based but are usually lumped into neuromarketing.
No matter how you define neuromarketing, the underlying theme is that it's necessary we understand the non-conscious or emotional processes that drive consumer decisions.
So does this mean that marketers have been getting it wrong all these years? I thought the ability to capture data and analytics fixed this a long time ago.
Some marketers got it right long before anyone thought about applying the tools of neuroscience or even persuasion psychology to marketing. Advertising legends like David Ogilvy certainly understood that emotional appeals could be far more effective than rational/logical ones.
But even today I see far too many marketers focused on features, specifications and price. These things may be important, but often the decision is driven by other factors. I agree with the statement that people "decide emotionally and justify rationally."
I think data and analytics are important and have a huge role to play. They measure actual behavior, which is infinitely more reliable than the older approaches that were driven mainly by guesswork. Combining real-world behavior data with neuromarketing-based methods is powerful, whether used at a personal level or as a segmentation strategy.
Is there anyone using neuromarketing successfully? Can you tell us what exactly they are doing and what kinds of results they are getting?
Most major brands use some kind of neuromarketing techniques, but very few are willing to talk about it.
Generally, companies use neuromarketing techniques to evaluate ads and products before they commit major dollars. The benefit they get is a reduction in the cost of ineffective ads and failed products. They aren't trying to create "super ads" that will turn consumers into mindless buying machines as some consumers fear. That simply can't happen.
Some studies have shown that as much as 80 percent of advertising fails to significantly increase consumer perception of the brand. Not only is this a huge amount of wasted money for advertisers, it's a terrible thing for consumers who have to absorb these ineffective ads to get the content they want.
Passive neuromarketing techniques are easily spotted. Visit a travel site and you'll see messages like, "Only 2 rooms left!" and "37 rooms booked in the last 24 hours!" These are clear uses of Robert Cialdini's principles of influence—"scarcity" and "social proof."
Many companies are adding behavioral science units to be more effective in both marketing and other areas of their enterprises. Walmart, for example, is currently recruiting top academics to focus on topics like digital product design, health and wellness, customer experience, and much more.
So for the banking industry, this is an interesting subject. Our clients frequently tell us that satisfying customers is becoming even more challenging. It sounds like neuromarketing could help. How do they start?
I think a variety of neuromarketing approaches are useful for banking. At first sight, financial products appear to be very rational, logical things—interest rates, terms, documents, and so on.
In fact, many financial products are nearly identical commodities. It's unlikely that one bank is going to offer far better rates than its similar competitors. This means that the consumer decision will probably be driven in large part by non-conscious factors—emotion, brand perception, etc.
So, a bank that doesn't focus on emotion and non-conscious factors will miss a big opportunity to differentiate their brand and their products from the competition.
Here's an example: When I lived in Indiana, we had a regional bank, 1st Source. They were locally based, although some aspects of their business were national or global. In our local market, they ran the same ad for many years. This animated ad portrayed a small businessperson seeking a loan and getting treated poorly by big national banks. Then, as you might expect, the 1st Source banker welcomed him and treated him as an equal.
This is a classic social-identity play. "We are smaller, like you. We are from Indiana, like you." Robert Cialdini's new book, Pre-Suasion, calls this invoking the principle of "unity."
Do you have some favorite neuromarketing tactics that seem to work from company to company? Could you share a few?
Although there are some cultural variations, the basic principles of influence psychology apply universally. I just mentioned unity—that's very powerful when a company has a strong regional identity or a tie to a cohesive group.
But there are many other tools that can be employed. Some are fundamental principles, like scarcity and social proof. Others are quirkier, like using cognitive biases. These biases reflect our brain's wiring—we are more influenced by the possibility of loss than the chance of a gain, for example. Another example is the word "free." Many studies have shown that word has a much more powerful effect on our brains than any absolute cost savings involved.
Many financial institutions employ choice architecture to nudge customers in a desired direction. It's been shown that opting people into a retirement plan as a default produces much higher participation than if they must actively choose to opt in.
There are literally hundreds of techniques that can be used, and each situation needs to be individually evaluated to choose the one or two that will be most appropriate and effective.
Many financial products are nearly identical. This means the consumer decision will probably be driven in large part by non-conscious factors—emotion, brand perception, etc.
What does the future look like for neuromarketing? Do you see more companies adopting some of these practices?
There are a few major trends that make the future for neuromarketing really exciting. First, the cost of neuromarketing studies is falling quickly. In the past, most studies were conducted in a lab environment. Now, pervasive mobile device use and new technologies like webcam-based facial expression recognition are allowing big samples to be tested at much lower cost.
I'm also seeing a lot more acceptance among both large and small firms that their customers aren't making rational, logical, robotic decisions. These firms are stepping up their use of emotion and non-conscious marketing approaches.
Your very successful book on this topic, Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing, was published about 5 years ago. Have your ideas evolved even further since then?
I've been focused on non-conscious decision making from the start, so there's been very little evolution there. But, I've seen how difficult it is to balance competing factors in an ad, on a home page, or in marketing collateral. It often comes down to a big meeting. Product people want to talk about features and specs. Sales people may think price is the most important factor. Others want to focus on brand. And, perhaps someone read Brainfluence or one of the other guides to the space and wants to include cues based on neuroscience or psychology.
To that end, I created a simple model: The Persuasion Slide, which breaks the process into four parts using the metaphor of a playground slide. And, each of the elements considers both conscious and non-conscious motivators. Anyone interested in The Persuasion Slide can search Google and find a variety of free resources.
My current book project has the working title Friction: How to Harness the Invisible Force that Thwarts Progress in Business, Nations, and Life. It was inspired by one of the four elements of my slide model: friction. I look beyond marketing and conversion to show how friction is a key factor in the success of businesses and even nations.
A focus on friction elimination explains much of the success of disruptive companies ranging from Amazon to Uber. In a somewhat different way, it explains why 30 years ago India's economy was larger than China's, but today is just an eighth as large.
I'd be happy to hear about any friction stories your readers would care to share!


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All too often, I hear electrical workers say that adhering to the Code is all that's required to avoid negligence in electrical system design. The reality is that stopping at mere adherence to applicable codes can, in some circumstances, be the first motion in a race to the courthouse steps. The law requires that you consider and properly resolve foreseeable risks to avoid being found negligent. What many in the industry may not know is juries can consider the facts of a case and reasonably conclude that applicable codes fall short of resolving all foreseeable issues.
In this "Forensic Casebook," a layperson lost his life as the result of an electrical contact in the engine room of a boat. After this tragic accident, it was questioned if those tasked with designing and maintaining the electrical system did all they should have to make the electrical environment safe.
The scene
The victim in this case was not an electrical worker, but rather a boat owner who chose to work on his own vessel, a 40-ft power boat securely tied to a dock in a marina. Power to the main panel in the vessel was supplied via a proper 30A cord connected to the designated shore power outlet on the dock, using proper locking 30A connectors.
The accident
On the day of the incident, the vessel owner was working in the engine compartment, using a metal fish tape to route a wire from the engine compartment through a conduit into the vessel's main power supply box. The box was energized (shore power connected), presumably to provide necessary lighting in the rather cramped, dark and dank space of the engine compartment. At some point, the fish tape contacted the energized 120V bus in the vessel's power box, conducting current from the bus to the victim, who was later found dead in the engine compartment.
Burn evidence confirmed that the entry point was the decedent's right hand, which he was using to feed the fish tape. Burns matching the diamond plate on the engine room decking were noted on the decedent's right knee as well. Because the accident took place during the height of summer, it's reasonable to infer that the cramped engine compartment space was hot and that the humidity was elevated — as it would be very likely that the bilge on a vessel in the water would not be dry.
I was retained by counsel for the estate of the deceased to analyze the electrical environment and reconstruct the incident. In this particular case, my expertise, which is typically limited to electrical accident reconstruction and effects of electricity on the human body, was extended to include knowledge specific to electrical safety on vessels. Having lived on vessels, captained boats in charter, and maintained my own vessels (up to 60 ft in length), I was keenly familiar with marina electrical environments.
Investigation and analysis
Analysis of the incident was fairly straightforward. It was likely that the current flow interfered with the decedent's heart, causing fibrillation and leading to his death. However, there was an alternative possibility — that the current caused interference with the decedent's respiratory muscles, leading to a much more painful and horrific death by suffocation.
In either case, the decedent was trapped and unable to free himself from the electrical environment. Because the current exceeded the let-go current, the victim could not release the energized fish tape. Furthermore, the floor of the engine compartment was metal, providing an obvious pathway to ground. Literally trapped on the floor, there was no way for the victim to break the contact.
Additional findings
These facts served as just the beginning of my analysis of the electrical environment. Although I do not consider myself a Code expert, a review of the NEC seemed to clearly indicate that the circuit to which the boat was connected required only a proper breaker and was specifically excluded from the need for a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI). Article 555 distinguishes between outlets designated to provide shore power to vessels and those used for other more general purposes. "Other than shore power" outlets are specifically required to be ground-fault protected while shore power outlets are not.
The defendant marina owner had a clear argument that the marina had adhered to the applicable Code rules — and that it had no duty to ground-fault protect the shore power outlet for the vessel.
If negligence was limited to circumstances of Code violations, this case would have been over before it even started. The death, while tragic, could be attributed to a series of questionable decisions made by the boat owner for which the marina management could not be held responsible. After all, the decedent had chosen to leave the shore power connected and to use a metal fish, which together created the hazardous electrical environment leading to the electrical contact and his death.
However, under the law, liability risk does not end with adherence to the Code. Generally, those with superior knowledge have a higher duty to those with lesser knowledge. The marina management unquestionably had a higher knowledge of the risk of electrocution in a marina environment than a typical boat owner would have. Ultimately, the question for a jury would have been what risks were foreseeable to the marina management, what their duty would have been to protect the boat owner from the foreseeable risks, and what proper resolution of those risks would have been. In addition, the jury would have to decide if this type of incident was foreseeable and if the marina management had a duty to go beyond the applicable Code and ground fault protect shore power outlets in the marina.
The verdict
As with so many of these types of accidents, this case settled for an undisclosed amount long before it could be argued in court. Perhaps the defendant saw how great damages for a loss could be, and the plaintiff recognized the uncertainty of predicting a win.
In reflection
In modern vessel construction, it's common practice to ground-fault protect all electrical outlets, which were not protected on the vessel on which the incident took place. Under the circumstances, however, it would not have mattered — because the accidental contact was with the power bus, which would have been on the wrong side of the ground fault protection in most cases. The best way to provide ground-fault protection against contact with the power bus would have been to protect the whole vessel by having ground-fault protection on the dock prior to the shore power connection, which is specifically excluded in the applicable Code.
In my expert opinion, it should have been absolutely foreseeable to the marina management that people with lay-knowledge of electricity would be working in the electrically risky environments of their boats without disconnecting the shore power. Furthermore, it's common practice at marinas for dock workers to use inexpensive adapters to convert 30A shore power outlets into standard 15A, 120V outlets to operate power tools, pressure washers, buffers, and the like. Of course, the marina has knowledge of this practice. The common use of such adapters, which make shore power outlets usable as outlets for other purposes, would render all shore power outlets in the category of outlets requiring GFCI protection under the Code.
The marina has one argument of substance against using GFCIs to protect shore power outlets. The reality is that boat electrical systems are often exposed to damp and salty environments, leading to system wear and current leakage that, over time, would cause many possible false GFCI trips, especially in large marinas. The presence of GFCIs protecting shore power outlets would also burden boat owners with the additional expense of maintaining their electrical systems to a higher (albeit safer) level than is typical. In addition, such trips would turn off power to vessel battery chargers, which are necessary to keep the batteries charged so as to provide power to the vessel bilge pumps. A GFCI trip on an unoccupied vessel would expose the vessel to risk of sinking without a working battery charger to keep bilge pumps operable.
Lessons learned
Ultimately, it's a balancing act between protecting human life and the risk of loss of property, which would be substantially abated by expecting boat owners to maintain their electrical systems properly. The risk of property loss could be further reduced if the marina could be alerted to tripped GFCIs on shore power outlets by installing inexpensive alarm systems that sound when the dock shore power GFCI trips (estimated at less than $20 per slip).
What started out as a simple and easily analyzed electrical contact case proved far more complex. There are extensive issues in this scenario that should have been considered and addressed by those who designed and maintain the marina's electrical environment. Electrical safety begins with adherence to the applicable code but does not end until all foreseeable issues of electrical design and human interaction with electrical systems have been addressed and resolved.
Had this case been litigated to a conclusion, a jury would have had to answer the question of what should have been foreseeable to all involved parties. It also would have had to decide how to properly balance the risk of loss of life with the economic risk and impact of loss of property in the design and management of the marina's electrical environment. Ultimately, a jury would decide where that balance properly exists — and if the Code is inadequate for assuring proper electrical protection at marinas. For the marina designers and management, mitigating injury risk, property loss, and liability exposure requires considering the same questions that might have been posed to a jury — and basing design decisions on the best assessment of how a jury might answer.
Dr. Morse is a researcher, consultant, and full professor of electrical engineering at the University of San Diego. He can be reached at [email protected].


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I recently read a newspaper article about this fella who sits on his front porch in all kinds of weather and just waves to motorists.I liked the story; it was a good, but it was a bit unusual these days and times.Why?Cause folks don't normally speak to strangers.Sometimes, that doesn't make much sense; they will remain strangers unless no one makes a casual effort to speak or at least nod their head in acknowledgment.You know, I've been told more than once told that I sorta go overboard on the "howdy"
Long before Goodwill Industries came along, Saturday mornings were famous for the unofficial rummage sale in downtown Lancaster.Things were considerably different in a lot of ways back then, but some things never change.Britches still get too tight on growing boys. I was reminded of that recently after donating some clothes to Goodwill.I just can't figure it out. A lot of my pants seem to be shrinking since my retirement. Must be all that hot water we use.
Try as I may, I just can't put my fingers on King Solomon's words in Proverbs that describe just how sweet it is to recover something that you lost.Seeing how I've never been at a loss of words, that notion isn't going to leave me speechless.I'll paraphrase it."Oh, behold the joys of 9 to 5."Most plowboys (and girls) my age worked 40 years or more before hanging up the old plowshare (or it was hung up for us).More than once during those 14,600 days at the grindstone, I dreamed of retiring t
About a month had passed since that 10-pound bomb came crashing down on Mr. Ben's front steps.You may recall, it was only pretend – a sack flour to signify that Mr. Ben was burning his lights during a blackout drill. Hey, the prospect of a Luftwaffe Heinkel "Flaming Coffin" dropping its bomb payload over Chesterfield Avenue didn't set well with anybody in the neighborhood and Mr Ben wasn't helping our chances.But Mr. Ben didn't much cotton very much to all of these wartime rules and regulations.
Gosh, I knew going from Chesterfield Avenue Grammar School across town to Lancaster High School would be a great adventure, but I didn't know it would be so intimidating.We eighth grade boys were "required" (by tradition) to "run the belt line."First, we were afforded a couple of days of acclimation to learn our way around the campus to find our homerooms.Those two days were filled with all sorts of scary threats coming from male upper classmen, like "Boy, you'll be able to tell where I hit you" and &ldquo
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As I get older – or maybe as I grow mellow – the bad stuff that happened during my childhood just doesn't seem worth recalling.But it did happen, like when I occasionally got my britches dusted.And at one time, I figured I owned the world record for sitting through lectures while staring down at my shoe tops.Having sisters and brothers pays off. It seems that everybody I knew had a couple of brothers and sisters as an added layer of insulation during troubling times.I wasn't as lucky.
No sooner had the final school bell rung for our last day at Chesterfield Avenue Grammar School, the bell at First Baptist Church peeled, summoning all of us to Vacation Bible School.Mama said most folks thought it best to start "Bible school" just as soon as regular school let out while "you children haven't forgotten how to be nice and calm."Nowadays, there is a difference of opinion when it comes to Bible school, or VBS, as many choose to call it.A lot of churches schedule Bible school smack dab in the middle of the summ
A crowd had already gathered down at the Corner Drug Store.Something was going on.
Features editor Greg Summers recently called the house and asked if I had a column in mind for Father's Day. I guess Spam can only stretch so far.Last year, I wrote a tribute to my Dad who shared 39 years with me before his death. I told Greg even if I wished for it, I couldn't add much more to what had written.Leave it to me to speak a little too soon; What in the world was I thinking?Come to think of it, I was blessed with two dads, one was biological.
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Agent Raynor visits Dante in his hospital room to inform him that he will testify against Sonny. Dante says whatever happened in the room where Sonny shot him is on him, but the case against Sonny regarding Claudia should put him away. Raynor threatens that if he changes his testimony regarding that case he will bring his wrath down on him. Olivia walks in and threatens Raynor herself, which makes Dante laugh. Raynor isn't intimidated and tells her she is a witness at Claudia's trial as well, which surprises both Dante and Olivia. Dante tells him to back off his mother or else he will suddenly develop a case of amnesia. Raynor storms out and Olivia apparently follows, as Lulu comes to visit Dante who is alone. After some flirting, Dante tells her Raynor wants him and Olivia to testify in court. Lulu calls Maxie to cover for her longer at work and Dante tells her she doesn't need to be there so much because he knows she has a life. Lulu just wants some time to enjoy the fact that she's worried about him and to think about their future. They start to kiss and Michael comes in. He's glad Dante is okay and needs his help. He says Lulu can stay because he knows Dante doesn't keep secrets from her and asks Dante to not write Sonny off. He wants him to remember he liked him when he worked for him, but Dante says he made a mistake. Michael says they all make mistakes and recounts Dante lying to his whole family in the beginning. Michael says he can save heir father and that there's still time to make the right choice. Michael leaves and Dante wonders if something is off about him, but Lulu thinks he's just trying to protect his father. Dante tells her Mac didn't even take Michael's statement when he confessed and Lulu thinks there's no way Michael could have done it. Morgan comes to visit Dante after Lulu leaves and tells him about Jax and Carly breaking up. He says he loves Jax, but he loves Sonny too and doesn't want him to go to prison and asks if there is anything he can to do to help.
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Dante, Liz, Luke and Sonny entertain a myriad of visitors.
Diane comes to see Sonny at his house, but he wants to leave to see Dante. Diane won't leave though because they need to discuss his case. Sonny takes off his coat and sits down as they go over the case against him.
On the Haunted Star, Tracy tells Lucky that Elizabeth is pregnant. She saw Nikolas and Lucky having a civil moment at the hospital and did some snooping. After Tracy leaves, Sonny comes in Luke's office to ask how he connected with Ethan. Luke doesn't think he can help because he's in a dark mood and tells him about Elizabeth. Sonny shares his experience with own mental health issues and how he is now controlling his illness. He thinks Elizabeth will be diagnosed and they will give her what she needs. Luke appreciates his insight and says he will pass it along to Lucky.
Olivia comes over to Sonny's and talks with Diane about her testifying. Diane just wants her to just tell the truth and Olivia says she will explain why she kept the secret about Dante and Sonny. Diane worries the prosecution will eat her alive if she offers up her teen angst excuse. Sonny returns and Diane leaves. Sonny and Olivia rehash the circumstances and he tells her she owes him a chance to get to know his son.
In her hospital room, Elizabeth tells Lucky she feels much stronger today, as Steve and Nikolas wait outside for Lucky to break the news to her about Shadybrook. Nikolas tells Steve he and Lucky have agreed to put their differences aside in order to help Liz through her ordeal, as Elizabeth tells Lucky she's not going to Shadybrook. Lucky tries to make her understand she needs help to get stronger and that they will all be there for her. She pleads with him to not make her go and Nikolas walks in. He tells her she needs to get better for her kids. She thinks she can at home, but Lucky and Nikolas think otherwise. Lucky says between him and Audrey they can take care of the boys and she reluctantly agrees to go, but only for her kids.
Robin and Patrick prepare to leave their house and bicker about their failed Valentine's Day. Patrick leaves in a huff as Robin stays behind to make arrangements for Emma.
At the hospital, Lisa witnesses Robin and Patrick bickering. Lisa thinks they are fighting because of romantic frustration and Patrick notes she's in a good mood. Lisa says she has her priorities straight and Patrick assumes she got laid. Robin says, "At least one of us did," and walks away.
Steve sees Robin at the hospital and tells her about Elizabeth and how Lainey wants her committed to Shadybrook. Robin offers to talk to her, but they are distracted by Patrick and Lisa loudly talking about Lisa's Valentine's Day. Robin drags Patrick away to tell him Elizabeth is in serious trouble.
Robin comes to Elizabeth's room with some clothes Steve brought for her and the brothers leave. Elizabeth knows she needs help, but she feels like a failure. Robin tells her it will feel that way for awhile, but if she allows herself to get help, one day she'll have choices she couldn't imagine having today. Liz doesn't think their situations are the same because Robin didn't have to worry about whose baby she was carrying.
Steve brings Elizabeth to Shadybrook and she admits she's terrified. He tells her it was brave of her to sign herself in and now she can rest and find new ways of looking at all of this. Elizabeth is afraid the baby is Nikolas'. Alone, Elizabeth tells her baby she loves him/her and then Helena enters taunting her about her promiscuity. She has no doubt the baby is Nikolas' and says Elizabeth has done half her work for her by checking into Shadybrook.
Lucky goes to visit his dad on the Haunted Star and talks to him about Elizabeth. He wonders why he still cares about her after everything that's happened. Lucky doesn't know what to do, but regardless of who the father of the baby is, Elizabeth needs him.
Robin and Patrick meet up back at home and she tells him she wants them to put everything behind them and appreciate what they have. Patrick agrees they need to make their relationship more of a priority. Robin thinks what happened to Elizabeth could have happened to her and thanks him for sticking by her. They kiss and then head to the bedroom.
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Lucky thinks he and Elizabeth should get remarried even if the baby is Nikolas'.
Nikolas wants to make a commitment to Elizabeth.
Carly visits Dante.
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Last November, I laughed with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as he joined in the joke during a Jimmy Fallon thank-you note for his reelection. The images of Christie making fun of himself there and, earlier that year, with David Letterman drowned out less pleasant memories.
Then it showed up on the Best of Jimmy Fallon special after weeks of reports about Christie's bullying. Instead of laughing at what initially looked like an amusing nod to a personality quirk, I cringed as Christie shoved Fallon out of the way. Until then, Christie's bullying was all about scathing comments.
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A new Mercy For Animals undercover investigation takes you behind the closed doors of one of California�s largest egg factory farms, exposing the hidden cost of egg production - cruelty to animals.
Hidden camera video recorded in early 2008 at Gemperle Enterprises in Merced County, California, a supplier to NuCal Foods Inc. - the largest distributor of shell eggs in the Western US - reveals:
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Birds suffering from untreated broken bones, open wounds, infections and prolapses.
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Workers roughly and forcefully handling birds, resulting in injuries, such as broken bones and blunt trauma.
Hens covered in excrement, confined five to seven per cage the size of a file drawer, unable to stretch their wings, move freely or exercise.
Crippled hens left to languish in cage aisles without access to food, water, or veterinary care.
The findings of MFA's new investigation are similar to those documented at numerous egg farms across the country in recent years � illustrating that animal neglect and abuse are the egg industry standard, not the exception.
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IT'S bad luck to be born 20 years before a time of high unemployment. It affects your income when you enter the workforce, naturally, but that's not all. It can keep your earnings relatively low - and chip away at your health and happiness, as well - for a lifetime.
Many studies have documented the income effect. A typical estimate, from a 2010 study, is that every percentage point increase in the unemployment rate during the year a person enters the workforce reduces his or her wages by 6-7 per cent on average. And the reduction persists, though it diminishes somewhat over time. Even 15 years on, a person's wages are 2.5 per cent lower for every percentage point increase in the unemployment rate that happened when he or she graduated from university.
This can make for big differences among members of the same generation who are born just a few years apart. Compare a person born in 1988, who graduated in 2010, when the unemployment rate averaged 9.6 per cent with someone born in 1984 who graduated from college in 2006, when the unemployment rate averaged 4.6 per cent. The person unlucky enough to be born in 1988 had a 30 per cent to 35 per cent lower wage at graduation. And at their respective 15-year reunions, the 2010 graduate is expected to be earning 12.5 per cent less than the 2006 graduate.
Similarly, the class of 1982 (a peak unemployment year) is estimated to have earned about US$100,000 less in net present value over their first 20 years of working than did similar students in the class of 1988 (a peak employment year).
People who have graduated into a weak labour market have also turned out to be less satisfied with their lives than people who graduated into stronger labour markets, according to a new analysis of five decades of European survey data, conducted by the economists David Cutler and Wei Huang of Harvard University and Adriana Lleras-Muney of the University of California, Los Angeles. Such people have also been more likely to be obese and to smoke.
Although everyone born in an unlucky year suffers, those who have relatively more education suffer less. For those without any formal schooling, entering a career during a year when unemployment is 5 percentage points higher than normal boosts their chances of smoking 2.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent.
For those with three years of university, by contrast, the chance of smoking goes up by less than one per cent. In other words, bad times today raise smoking rates tomorrow among all kinds of people, but by much less for those with more education and higher incomes.
Some previous research has suggested that people get healthier during a recession, perhaps because they drive less, because they lack the disposable income it takes to binge drink, or because the quality of healthcare staffing improves. The Cutler team finds a more intuitive relationship between recession and health - that bad times lead to poorer health - because it shows the connection between current economic conditions and health later on.
The economists then link their findings to a connection I've discussed in previous columns: the one between income (or education) and health (including life expectancy). Both within and across countries, they note, higher-income, better-educated people live longer and enjoy better health than lower-income, less-educated people do. The differences vary in size significantly across countries, though, which has been a puzzle.
Cutler's team proposes an explanation: Country differences in the health gradient by education are driven in part by differences in labour-market conditions. Higher unemployment in country A in a given year will steepen that country's gradient in subsequent health outcomes, since its highly educated people suffer much less harm than its less educated people do.
The economists conclude that labour-market conditions (which vary from country to country) at the time a generation enters the workforce can explain 15-70 per cent of health-gradient differences across countries.
Ultimately, the Cutler team notes, "labour market conditions early in life have a long-lasting effect on health as well as economic outcomes, and these effects cumulate". For macroeconomic policy makers, the long-term harm to public health from weak economic conditions increases the urgency of avoiding or attenuating high unemployment.
Since the business cycle will never be fully eliminated, though, it is worth considering what individuals can do to protect themselves and their children.
One strategy that's impossible to follow consistently is to simply be lucky: Be born 20 years before an economic boom rather than a bust.
Another approach is to pursue education. It not only boosts income but also protects health from the lasting effects of elevated unemployment.