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Easter Seals Oklahoma City
Easter Seals Oklahoma City
701 N.E. 13th St. Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405-239-2525 Voice
Easter Seals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives for more than 80 years. Whether helping someone improve physical mobility, return to work or simply gain greater independence for everyday living, Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals.
Offers for children with hearing loss
Purchase of adaptive devices and medical equipment for children ages 0-21. This includes hearing aids, cochlear implants and speech therapy. They also offer hearing screening and pay for surgical procedures.
Aid is based on economic need, with sliding-scale services available. Age limit is up to 21 years old.
To apply
The doctor or nurse contacts Easter Seals, who sends the Direct Services paperwork. The patient (or usually, the parent) fills it out, and they can provide help for surgical procedures.

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MONTREAL - Nicolo Rizzuto might have thought he left his troubles behind him in 2008 when he walked away from a conviction in Project Colisée with only a probationary sentence left to serve.
But since then a friend of his has been killed and his grandson and namesake was gunned down in December. And now Rizzuto, who will turn 86 this month, is facing new charges alleging he committed tax evasion by not paying taxes on certain income in 1994 and 1995. The charges stem from a Revenue Canada investigation and were authorized by a prosecutor on Feb. 1. Rizzuto, the father of reputed mob boss Vito Rizzuto, was sent a summons informing him the first date in the tax case is set for Thursday.
The charges allege he failed to pay more than a total of $150,000 in taxes the government alleges he owes from both those years. The undeclared income is alleged to come from more than $620,000 in interest made on investments not disclosed in the charges filed at the Montreal courthouse.
According to La Presse, the investigation was generated by the 1994 discovery of three Swiss bank accounts that were in the names of other people.
On Sept. 18, 2008, Rizzuto pleaded guilty to possession of the proceeds of crime as well as possession of the proceeds of crime for the benefit of, the direction of, or in association with a criminal organization. He was later sentenced to the time he served while awaiting the outcome of his case in Colisée, an investigation into the Montreal Mafia, as well as probation.
In August, his friend Fredrico Del Peschio, 59, was fatally shot as he arrived at a restaurant Del Peschio owned in Ahuntsic. Then in December Nicolo Rizzuto Jr. was murdered in Notre Dame de Grâce. Both slayings remain unsolved.


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It's probably no secret by now that we're sort of nerds around these parts. We all have our different genres that we geek out over, but in my own personal household it usually comes down to 3 categories: comics, movies and designer toys. All of those are embodied in this weeks Comic Con in San Diego and there's a few ways to bring that spirit into your kitchen — even if it's a little silly!
Now before we sound too nerdy we don't have our own kitchen decked out in a full our Star Wars theme, but we do have the ability to find humor in one or two items that are a little silly in the midst of our serious design. Here's a few of our favorites below:
Top Row, Left To Right
1. Custom 80's Half Apron: for $41 from Etsy seller razorbloom. You can choose from almost any retro fabric from the 80's and it will be whipped up to fit you perfectly.
2. Cantina Band Set of 5 Star Wars Wine Stoppers: for $45 from Etsy seller coolstoppers. You can buy them individually, but why, when you can have the whole band?
3. Star Trek Enterprise Bottle Opener: for $19.99 from Think Geek. As much as we'd like to say this is just plain old nerdy, we actually really like the shape (even if it is a spaceship).
4. Darth Vader Apron: for $24.99 from The Star Wars Shop. In a pinch it could even double as a Halloween costume!
5. Space Slug Oven Mitt: for $19.99 from The Star Wars Shop. Even if this ends up in your kid's toy box, we're pretty sure someone's getting chased around the kitchen with it!
Bottom Row, Left To Right
6. Spock Trek Towels: for $10 from Etsy seller Hellbent. Not having these in your kitchen is simply illogical!
7. Comic Dish: for $110 from Etsy seller Bombus. Bring a little vintage into your home with this decoupaged dish.
8. Mike Davis Print: for $29.95 from Kid Robot. A little bright and a little fun, this print is sure to make an impact in your space.
9. Pear of Malfis Print: for $50 from Kid Robot and Friends With You. A hint of food a hint of fun and a calm choice of colors to blend with any kitchen.
10. Spiderman Eco Snack Bag: for $6.50 from Etsy seller GoEco. Take your geek to go with this reusable snack pouch. It's machine washable to boot!
• Related: Food Art: That's No Melon!
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City Considers Reducing Missoula's Urban Deer Population
When I was growing up in Northwest Montana, my family got a lot of visitors during the summer months. Out-of-state friends and family members were always amazed at the abundance of wild flora and fauna in our neighborhood. They could not get over the fact that there were deer — real, live deer! — grazing in the back yard.
In most Montana cities — including Missoula — it is not uncommon to see urban deer wandering through parks, golf courses and neighborhoods. They've never really bothered me. In fact, I think it's kind of cool that they live among us. I even know some people who have named the deer that hang out on their property.
Apparently, not all Missoula residents have such an amicable attitude toward our four-legged friends. According to a recent Missoulian article, the city council is considering implementing a program to control the deer population within city limits following numerous complaints that urban deer are not only a nuisance, but also a safety hazard.
I can sympathize with the nuisance part — in a secondhand sort of way, at least. Every year, my mom works hard to fill her garden with beautiful flowers. And every year, the deer somehow find a way to eat those flowers, despite her efforts to keep them away.
Safety wise, I will admit to hitting the brakes for deer in the road on a handful of occasions, but no more than I have on rural highways. And in my neighborhood, I've definitely had way more stray cats run in front of my car than urban deer.
Whatever happens, I hope we never see a day when deer are completely absent from Missoula's landscape. I would definitely miss them, and I'm sure all of those East Coast tourists would, too.
Brooke is a 2010 graduate of The University of Montana, where she ran track and cross country for the Grizzlies. She is currently working as a writer and editor in Missoula.


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Simply Ming "Caramelization with Guest Jody Adams" This week on Simply Ming - Caramelization - a technique that enhances both savory and sweet cooking. Done right it enhances a dish, and done wrong will turn it bitter. Joining Ming in the kitchen is Chef Jody Adams. D
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Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Chiles Rellenos: The Stuff of Passion" At the romantic San Angel Inn, a lush hacienda-turned-restaurant in Mexico City's Coyoacan District, Rick enjoys what might just be the most passion-infused food in the Mexican canon: a quintessential plate of perfect chiles rellenos. From there, we visit La Merced - the sprawling, spectacular central market that's the culinary soul of a city with 20 million mouths to feed - where chiles are bought and sold by the thousands. Americans are passionate about chiles rellenos, too. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry" As Rick travels the southern coast, he visits Waterford's crystal factory, the Kennedy family homestead, the Dunbrody famine ship, and Kinsale's star-shaped fortresses. Then he drives the Ring of Kerry.G
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Art of the Western World "Realms of Light" Part I: The Church's campaign to counter the Reformation relied on dramatic depictions of religious scenes, such as those of Caravaggio and Bernini. Part II: The royal courts in Spain and the wealthy burghers in the Netherlands commissioned major paintings by Velazquez and Rembrandt and shaped their content. D


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Reliability about Buying on Amazon? (A bootleg topic)
Hey all, I'm thinking about buying the complete series of Air (tv) on amazon from a 3rd party seller. I'm interested to know your opinions in terms of reliability AKA not buying a bootleg copy of anime.
The seller told me the DVD region is 1 and that the box art is different than the one posted.
This is the box art that was shown:
Spoiler for images of box art:
This is the art I'm expecting, since he said it's gonna be different:
Spoiler for image box art:
What are your opinions about buying on amazon?
I've read up on how to distinguish bootlegs from official stuff, so I feel pretty confident about that.
I bought 2 other complete collections through 3rd party amazon (Mushishi and FLCL) and I'm secure in saying they are official.
Has anyone had any trouble with these types of things?
|2011-10-24, 16:48
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Does he have a lot of positive reviews? I rarely (in fact, never) have issues buying things through third party vendors on Amazon, whether it's an individual or a full-blown business.
That said, I don't buy things from vendors who have no to hardly any ratings/reviews.
|2011-10-24, 16:53
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He does have a good rating, 99%. And the 1% is due to some "neutral" ratings. So a bootleg thing would probably be a "negative" rating.
He does sell other DVDS, some of them going for a few dollars though...while others are pretty expensive, 100's of dollars. So I'm not sure if he's just got some awesome stuff and some really old or bad stuff, or if the old/bad stuff is fake.
|2011-10-24, 17:20
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Join Date: May 2008
Now, if I'm hearing you right, you're concerned that it may be a bootleg, hence having the wrong cover art. Why not ask him to take a photo of the actual box and send it to you. If he refuses, then I'd be suspicious. In his possible defense, it's very common for third party vendors to just slap an image up there from google search, rather than go through the trouble of photographing their item and putting that image up instead. So, the image he put up isn't necessarily indicative of anything. Just looks much better than what you'd take with your digital camera. But, again, if he refuses to take an actual picture of the goods to send to you privately...well, that's a red flag in my book.
|2011-10-24, 18:46
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I gotcha creb, I'll contact him and ask him for that information. Thanks for the suggestion!
I'm also wondering why are there 13 episodes of this show but the DVDs only have episodes 1-12. That's a little sketchy to me..
|2011-10-24, 23:13
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I contacted the seller. He gave me the details, said it's a region 1 DVD with Japanese + English audio (no Chinese subs). He told me he supports anime and assured me his copy is not a bootleg (he used anime terms too, so I think it's safe to assume he's a dedicated anime fan). He actually said the different box art thing was a typo.
Thanks everybody here for your support!
|2011-10-25, 01:22
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First: http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showthread.php?t=90676
Second: http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/cat...em/86801/4/0/0
Also, from the second release: Contains episodes 1-12 plus the 2-part Air in Summer OVA special.
|2011-10-25, 07:37
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Hokkaido
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A high episode count per disc is often also a good indication that an item is bootlegged. If there's a single disc with all the episodes on it, for instance, it's pretty likely that's bootlegged. A legitimate twelve-episode series probably comes on three or four discs depending on extras.
|2011-10-25, 15:31
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Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
I approach any of the Amazon "third party members" very warily... they're just people using Amazon as a store front like the Google or Yahoo stores and I'm not really confident how well Amazon polices their "partners".
|2011-10-25, 18:51
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I bought Pokemon Emerald once on Amazon, and it turned out fine though.
|2011-11-30, 17:33
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Well... can anyone find a more reliable and cheaper place to get Ikaruga? I mean, I find it here at Amazon, but... I'm still hesitant to buy. That's coupled with the hesitation to buy games at all. I am generally content with playing a few other games; but I've been wanting this now-hard-to-find one.
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It is important to have all your ingredients washed, prepped and ready to go before you even get near the stove. The whole thing comes together fast and furiously. The edible flowers you see here are flor de kale morado, unlike many other other edible flowers you might find they can stand up to a bit of cooking - it softens up their stems a bit and makes them a more pleasant texture to eat.
extra virgin olive oil
fine grain sea salt
1 bunch thin asparagus, cut into 1/2-inch segments
1 1/2 cups peas, freshly shelled or frozen
zest of one lemon
splash of cream
pecorino cheese (Parmesan would be a fine alt.)
edible flowers for garnish (totally optional)
Cook fava beans for about a minute in a pot of salted water. Drain, run under cold water, and shell 2nd layer. To do this pinch each fava to break the skin and gently squeeze to separate the bean from the skin. Set aside.
In a cold skillet big splash of olive oil, 2 big pinches of salt, and 2 tablespoons of water. Heat over medium high heat and when the water starts bubbling add the asparagus spears. Cover and cook for 30-45 seconds, longer if the asparagus is thicker until it is barely tender and bright green. Stir in the peas peas and cook uncovered for another 20 seconds or so (maybe a touch longer if you were using peas that were frozen). Stir in the lemon zest, the tiniest splash of cream, and serve garnished with edible flowers.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- As pregame tailgating activities continue to grow in popularity prior at Tennessee Tech's home football games, the Magic 98.5 Tailgate Park at Tucker Stadium is getting more and more crowded.
That's great news, say Tech Athletics officials. Last year, Tech began a new policy of allowing fans and groups to reserve spaces in the tailgating area.
"We're thrilled with how the pregame activities continue to grow," said Mark Wilson, TTU Director of Athletics. "Fans are coming out earlier and taking advantage of the opportunity to have a good time before the game, and to extend their experience of attending a Golden Eagle football game.
"The Magic 98.5 Tailgate Park is really a fun place to be for fans coming to the game," he said. "It's really getting to be an exciting atmosphere buzzing with activity."
Because of the popularity, fans and groups have the opportunity to reserve their space in the tailgating area. Persons wishing to reserve space should contact Misty Pearson, Director of Corporate Sales and Marketing for Tech Athletics. She can be reached by calling (931) 372-3937.
Reservations are not required but recommended, Pearson said. Space is limited in the Tailgate Park area but fans can set up anywhere in the general parking area, as well, on a first-come, first-served basis.
"Some fans want a specific space, so this is their chance to reserve that space," she said. "Some fans want to just show up at the game and find a place and hold their tailgating activities there.
"Either way, there's plenty of room in the Magic 98.5 Tailgate Park, so we want to just continue to encourage people to come out early and be a part of the fun," she said.
The 2009 opener is Thursday, Sept. 10, as Tech will host Pikeville College in the first of five home games this season. The Magic 98.5 Tailgate Park opens at 4 p.m.
For season tickets, visit or call the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center at (931) 372-3940.


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Once again, that is the balance between physical and electronic security? They would still need to get into the computer room and know how to operate the box. Also the security compromise would be pretty obvious.What if they crack the safe?
Yes, actually this is not surprising or scary. You are talking about battlefield/tactical weapons and those dropped from aircraft. You are already at defcon 1 in that situation.One last thing nihil - weren't there some missiles whose launch codes were 0000 or something?


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#1 The Stunning Thing Obamas Former Bodyman Claims the President Did During Day of Bin08-14-2013, 08:15 PM
The Stunning Thing Obamas Former Bodyman Claims the President Did During Day of Bin Laden Raid
Aug. 14, 2013 2:32pm Dave Urbanski
On the day Navy SEALs were raiding Osama bin Ladens compound in Pakistan and killing the 9/11 mastermind, President Obama didnt spend every moment in the White House situation room. Instead, the commander in chief played cards in a private dining room that day, too about 15 games of spades, in fact, his former personal assistant Reggie Love recently told a UCLA forum.
Most people were like down in the Situation Room and [Obama] was like, Im not going to be down there, I cant watch this entire thing, Love recalled during a Q&A at an Artists & Athletes Alliance event.
Instead, Love said he, Obama, White House photographer Pete Souza, and staffer Marvin Nicholson got together in a nearby private dining room and must have played 15 games of spades (and were interrupted by a steady stream of dispatches, according to UCLA Today).
Read More>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013...in-laden-raid/Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB
(and were interrupted by a steady stream of dispatches, according to UCLA Today)
No one woke Hitler on June 6, 1944 - they correcty understood D-Day was no justification. And yet the Navy Seals felt it necessary to interrupt Obama's important card games with updates on their "phony" OBL raid! Did they not notice the Greek columns when The One spoke? Did they not see his dog Bo requiring a V-22 Osprey to vacation at Martha's Vineyard? Surely the IRS will investigate any Team-6 members still alive to punish them for their insolence.
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As the new year approaches – and with it the inevitable wave of self-improvement plans–we've identified some strategies for advancing your career in 2016.
From recovering from an office blunder to learning why it doesn't pay to be Mr. (or Ms.) Nice Guy, this plan offers daily tips on what to do and how to do it.
You are juggling way too many projects and goals at once. There don't seem to be enough hours in the day to get it all done. And the stress of keeping all those balls in the air is killing you.
I may not know you personally, but I'll bet that's a pretty accurate description of your work life. I've yet to meet a successful professional who feels like they have time and energy to spare.
You probably use some version of a To-do List to track of everything you need to accomplish. (There may even be another one on your refrigerator at home that contains things like clean out the backyard and paint the guest room.)
To-do lists seem like a good idea, but they merely catalog tasks–and cannot help you accomplish them.
If all you do is make lists of the projects you need to finish, odds are good that they will remain unfinished far longer than you'd like.
Decades of research on goal pursuit shows that when it comes to execution, there are two major pitfalls that keep us from doing the things we intend to do.
First, we don't get specific enough about what exactly needs to happen – the various actions we must take to reach our goals. If, for example, your goal is to make a good impression on your boss, you need to break that down into component actions, such as arranging a weekly meeting or turning in reports on time. To-do lists be helpful on this end, so long as they contain specific actions rather than vague goals.
But the second problem – which To-do lists don't solve – is that we miss opportunities to take action. Did you really have no time to work on that assignment today? No chance at any point to return that phone call? Of course you had time, but you were probably preoccupied with something else, or simply forgot about it until it was too late – something busy people routinely do. Achieving any goal means grabbing hold of these opportunities before they slip through your fingers.
The good news is that there is a solution to this second pitfall: It's called if-then planning.
The trick is to not only decide what you need to do, but to also decide when and where you will do it, in advance. The general format of an if-then plan looks like this:
If (or When) __________ occurs, then I will _______________.
For example:
When it's 3 p.m. today, then I'll stop whatever I'm doing and work on that project.
If it's Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, then I'll go to the gym before work.
If it's Tuesday morning, then I will check in with all my direct reports.
Studies show that this kind of planning will train your brain to be ready for a certain action at a certain time. On an unconscious level, you are actively scanning your environment, waiting for the situation (e.g., 3 p.m.) to occur. So you are much more likely to notice 3 p.m. when it happens, and seize the opportunity to take the action you included in your plan.
With each action on your To-do list, add a when and where. You can transfer your To-do list to your calendar if you prefer – just make sure that you pair what you need to do with details about when and where you'll do it, and your productivity will soar.


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AMBASSADOR UPDATE: The Cocoanut Grove to be Demolished As Well
So much for even the L.A. Unified School District's token attempt at preservation at the Ambassador site.
As you know, most of the Ambassador was torn down earlier this year, as the LAUSD plans to build a new school complex where the historic hotel once stood. But as a tiny consolation prize, the school district agreed to save the famed Cocoanut Grove and refashion it into the school's auditorium.
More recently, rumors started to swirl that plans to salvage the Cocoanut Grove was lip service. And anyone who's passed by the Ambassador site can see (above) that the old nightclub has already been mostly gutted.
Now, Franklin Avenue reader Kevin emails us about signs that have popped up in front of the Ambassador site:
Mike & Maria,
I was driving by the Ambassador tonight & saw a few of these attached to the fence.
It looks like there will be very little, if anything, reused of the Cocoanut Grove.
It does seem that there is the opportunity to give written comment on LAUSD's desire not to have to revise the EIR.
The "Notice of Preparation, Supplement to Final Environmental Impact Report" reads: The 2004 FEIR included mitigation measures for the adaptive reuse of the Cocoanut Grove as an auditorium subject to structural materials testing. Based upon extensive testing and evaluation by the District's structural engineer, consultants and staff, the District determined that it is technically infeasible to retain and reuse all of the features that were described in the 2004 FEIR due to their age and degraded and unstable condition. In view of the potential changes in the retention and reuse of the Cocoanut Grove, LAUSD is preparing a Supplement to the 2004 FEIR to document these changes.
Written comments and responses are being accepted through Dec. 15, via fax (213-893-7412), email (email@example.com), or regular mail (Barbara Wu, LAUSD Office of Environmental Health and Safety, 1055 W. 7th St., Los Angeles, 90017).
I know what most of you are probably thinking: Yeah, well, if the building is unsound, then of course it should be torn down. But for those of us already stung by the decision to knock the Ambassador down, this just adds more salt to that wound.


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Peavey® Commercial Audio, the audio system of choice in more than 10,000 installations worldwide, from the halls of U.S. Congress to Soccer City Stadium in South Africa to Beijing Capital International Airport in China, will demonstrate how AV integrators can realize their vision with its audio processing and control solutions at InfoComm 2012, Exhibit C10319, June 13-15, in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Read all of the InfoComm product news from Peavey Commercial Audio now at http://www.peaveycommercialaudio.com.
"Since establishing MediaMatrix in the largest venues in the world over the past two decades, we have worked consistently to show how installations of all sizes can benefit from the flexibility and scalability of MediaMatrix," said Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics. "With the addition of video to the most comprehensive, scalable digital audio networking system on the market, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination."
Peavey Commercial Audio will conduct full-scale demos of the audio and video capabilities of its MediaMatrix®, Crest Audio® and Architectural Acoustics® product solutions, including a comprehensive residential audio/video distribution and control system, and a boardroom configuration that uses MediaMatrix to emphasize video control and scaling, audio control and distribution, echo cancellation and more.
Through a multi-zone configuration representing various areas of a networked residential system—including a 7.1 surround home theater, living area, patio/pool area and more— Peavey Commercial Audio will demonstrate how its comprehensive suite of products integrate to control audio, video and security/life safety through a mix of wired and wireless processors, networked power amplifiers, customizable touch-screen panels and the NWare™ Mobile iOS application.
Anchored and controlled by Peavey's renowned MediaMatrix® digitally configured and controlled audio system, and featuring Peavey®, Crest Audio® and Architectural Acoustics® components, the demonstration will address the switching and control of source inputs, including content selection and playback; selection, routing, processing and control of outputs to zones within the home, including the ability to add and control the level and crossover for a ceiling-mounted subwoofer in multiple zones; audio routing, processing and control for a 7.1 home theater system; and control and integration with external systems, such as a home security system.
Other demonstrations in the Peavey Commercial Audio exhibit include an overview of ControlMatrix II, the latest and most advanced Windows-based paging system from MediaMatrix, and a live demo of the full range of installation loudspeakers offered by Architectural Acoustics, including the new EUW series weather-proof installation speakers.
Peavey debuted MediaMatrix in 1993 as the world's first digitally configured and controlled audio system. Today, it remains the industry's most scalable and flexible digital audio distribution and processing system, and the standard network for major audio systems such as government and transportation facilities, theme parks, stadiums, casinos, arenas and other venues worldwide. For more information on MediaMatrix and the entire Peavey Commercial Audio product line, please visit mediamatrix.peavey.com.
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Gold fell on Wednesday as a strong U.S. retail sales report boosted optimism about the U.S. economy and after prices failed for a second time to surpass $1,600 an ounce, prompting investors to reduce bullion positions.
The metal rose to within $1 of $1,600 on hopes that the European Central Bank will extend its loose monetary policy following euro zone industrial output data showing a surprisingly big fall in January.
Bullion later turned lower after it failed to break above $1,600 for a second day. The dollar index's seven-month high and gains in U.S. equities also weighed on gold's safe-haven appeal.
(Read More: Aggressive Fed Stimulus Still Needed: Yellen)
"The failure of prices to break above $1,600 showed that the money managers, who had become buyers, were cautiously bullish," said Carlos Perez-Santalla, commodities broker at PVM Futures.
Spot gold was down 0.19 percent at $1,589.10 an ounce, having earlier hit a two-week high at $1,599.10. U.S. gold futures for April delivery settled $3.30 lower at $1,588.40 an ounce.
Gold came under pressure after data showed U.S. retail sales expanded at their fastest pace in five months in February. The report came on the heels of strong gains in employment and manufacturing, increasing chances the Federal Reserve might halt its bond-buying earlier than thought.
Late in the day, the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the situation, said the top U.S. derivatives regulator began internal discussions on whether to investigate the daily fixing of gold and silver prices in London for possible manipulation.
SPDR Gold Trust Declines
Pointing to the drop in a key gauge of investor interest, analysts said investors remained lukewarm towards gold.
Holdings of SPDR Gold Trust, the world's biggest gold-backed, exchange-traded fund, fell for a fourth straight session to 1,236.307 tonnes on March 12, its lowest since October 2011.
(Read More: One in Four Germans Would Back Anti-Euro Party)
Fund outflows this year of 114.51 tonnes has more than wiped out last year's inflow of 96.25 tonnes.
The next major economic reading comes on Friday with U.S. consumer inflation data. With only a small rise forecast for the February gauge, analysts said there may be little reaction to the report. Investors will also be anticipating any word from officials at next week's U.S. central bank policy meeting.
An exit from its stimulus policy would deal a heavy blow to gold, which has thrived on demand from investors who buy gold to hedge against the inflationary risks of loose monetary policies.
Despite an improving economic outlook, analysts expect the Fed's current $85 billion monthly purchases of mortgage-backed securities and Treasuries to last through 2013 and into 2014.
Longer term, analysts see gold deriving support from central banks looking to diversify away from currencies, a report by the World Gold Council, an industry group, said.
Spot silver was down 0.72 percent at $28.89 an ounce. Platinum fell 0.49 percent to $1,587.21, and palladium dropped 0.3 percent to $768.22 an ounce.


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10 - Field of Dreams
My memory of Field of
Dreams is that it made my mother cry. As a child, I would walk into the
room and she'd be watching that "baseball film with the guy from Robin Hood"
and tears would be streaming down her face. I didn't understand it. Neither did
my siblings. We'd just roll our eyes whenever she put it on, saying, "Great,
it's the crying movie again."
In the film, corn farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears an ephemeral whisper telling him that "If you build it, he will come." 'It' turns out to be a baseball field in the middle of his farm, and 'he' turns out to be Ray's father, a baseball player long deceased. Ray's relationship with his father had been strained when he was alive, and the field was a chance for redemption. The film closes on Ray throwing the ball with the ghost of his father. It's a beautiful ending.
I understood my mom's reaction to the film a little more in my teenage years, when I learned that her father had died when she was six. 'Learned' isn't entirely accurate, as I had always known my grandfather had died before I was born. Rather, I understood death better (or as much as a teenager can). The film, especially the moment when Ray asks his dad to play catch, represented the longing she felt to know her father again, to spend just a few minutes with him. In some ways it was a picture of the promise of heaven, the hope all of us have to one day reconnect with loved ones who've moved on. It no longer seemed as silly that she cried every time she watched it.
I understood even more when I became a father in my mid-twenties. You quickly realize how important you are to your children. Their entire world revolves around mommy and you, in more ways than one. Not only are they dependent on you for food and shelter and protection, they also desperately want your time and your love. Nothing gives my children greater joy then spending time with me. Nothing. What kind of crater would I leave in their lives if I was gone? I'm not the most amazing father in the world. I know that. But to my kids,I am. I could understand what that crater must have felt like for my mom when one day her daddy was no longer there to hold her and say, "I love you.'
And perhaps I understood best why Field of Dreams made my mother cry when my own father passed away just a few years ago. Most of the time I don't think about it, but there are moments when the desire to see him and talk to him is so sharp it takes my breath away. I wish he could see and hold his youngest granddaughter, whom he never met. I wish I could ask him how to be a Dad, because there are days when I really don't have it figured out and there isn't anyone to ask for advice. But most of all, I just wish I could hug him and have him hug me back with strong arms free from disease.
So mom, I understand why you cry every time you watch Field of Dreams. I cry every time now, too.
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People ask me what my greatest challenge is as High Panjandrum With the Button on the Top at this Book Fair. I don't like to suggest that your Uncle Blogsy has the attention span of a gnat, but my answer is usually related to whatever challenge I've encountered in the previous 24 hours.
AMONG the major challenges I face as a book pricer is the book which looks collectible but cannot be pinned down. No one has a copy for sale online. Nobody has mentioned a copy in their catalog, at least according to the finding tools I use. Nobody has sold a copy at auction in the last twenty years.
Once upon a time, as I have mentioned, this was not so urgent a matter. When we had to rely on printed sources, there were two possible reasons a book might not appear: a. it was so rare nobody had a copy, or b. it was so common nobody wanted to waste the time and money to add it to a printed catalog. Nowadays we have the (apparently) limitless resources of cyberspace, and people will list the veriest trash for sale. (You can, for example, find people selling odd volumes of the Viking Columbia Desk Encyclopedia at prices ranging from $1 to $55. You wouldn't have seen that in the olden days.)
So a book which is not to be found these days is bound to be rare. As I have also mentioned hereintofore, a book which is rare is not necessarily valuable. THAT depends on customers, and the way to get customers to appear is tell them you have these delectable, desirable dainties.
The reason I mention all this at this time is that, for my sins, I have come up with two such books in the space of a mere week. They came from two different sources, and will appeal, I think to different audiences.
One is a slim brown volume called Asa Willcox's Book of Figures. It is one of 150 copies produced in 1918 by a system called "multigraphing", which I haven't quite figured out yet. It was muligraphed by, of all possible publishers, the Newberry Library in Chicago and is a transcript of a manuscript in the collection, a Book of Figures written by (wait for it) Asa Willcox. Willcox was a musician of the late 18th century, and played for assemblies in the thirteen colonies and then the thirteen states. The book is nothing more or less than instructions for dances enjoyed where he played, from "The Accadian Nuptuals" to "George Washington's Favorite Cotillon". (Look, he spelled his own name wllcx,). This little volume is legendary as a reference to dancing in Colonial America AND Regency England, which is a little disheartening, because although the book is nowhere available, the TEXT can be downloaded from a couple of historic dance websites.
The other volume is a large red book almost of coffee table size, called Rhapsody in Nude. Not only can I learn nothing about the book, I can find out nothing about the PUBLISHER, the Harrisburg Book Club. There are Harrisburg Book Clubs in the world, but none of them I have traced so far will admit to having published in 1949 a 157-page guide to nudism in America. It is a real nudist book, by the way, and not one of the fly-by-night publications that sought simply to print a lot of pictures of naked people to the heavy-breathing crowd. It's easy to tell the real thing from the phonies, because the phonies would never have bothered with so much text: poems, philosophy, and, above all, descriptions and advertisements for specific nudist camps, with schedules of events and conventions. The history of nudism is a topic that has gotten a lot of research, but no one seems to mention this publisher or the book, and the main library of nudist history, down in Florida, has not put its catalog online yet.
Please don't write in to ask to buy these for, as mentioned, I haven't quite decided on a price yet. I just wanted to mention them so you'd know it isn't always just odd volumes of encyclopedias and The DaVinci Code around here.


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Robert L. Ivie's essay, The Rhetoric of Bush's War on Evil, is surely the best thing I've read on the discourse and persuasive strategies of our 43rd president. There are so many trenchant observations in this critique, it will take several short posts to do justice to them. Needless to say, it is a hard-hitting polemic against, as well as warning about, Bush's brand of snake oil. Nevertheless, Ivie's analysis is subtle and balanced, careful to point out sharp distinctions between, as well as frightening similarities to, Hitler's Mein Kampf, the benchmark piece of propaganda from which the author takes his Burkean inspiration.
Let me first split hairs with Ivie on two possible points of contention. Early on, he likens Bush's rhetoric to that of Hitler in the sense that the global scapegoating of the international Islamic terrorist as the cause of, or as the chief explanation for, America's economic ills, namely, its gargantuan deficits, is similar to that of Hitler's scapegoating of the intenational Jew as the cause of all of Germany's financial problems following the Great War. Bush's sleight-of-hand thus deceptively substitutes a noneconomic explanation for one that could realistically account for an economic ill. Ivie could have been a bit more nuanced here by noting that in Hitler's case, the scapegoat as cause was made out of whole cloth. In Bush's case, yes, the president is being grossly disingenuous, but the war on terror has contributed some to America's threatening financial crisis. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the recession and 9/11 combined do account for about one-third of the 2004 deficit (Paul Krugman, Checking the Facts in Advance, New York Times, October 12, 2004). Bush has been riding this pony for more than a year now, quite mendaciously, but not altogether so.
The other minor point I'd make is, rhetorical tragedy, unlike aesthetic tragedy, fosters an attitude of rejection every bit as much as it functions as a frame of acceptance, as Ivie offers. Burke's theory of tragedy in Attitudes Towards History works well for theatrical and literary art, the main focus of his chapter on Poetic Categories. It does not fit one-to-one, however, with the rhetorical situation. I refer you to my article on the rhetoric of William F. Buckley, Jr., in the Western Journal of Communication, Summer, 1996, pp. 279-80
These are, though, mere quibbles. I'll get to the quite potent gravamen of Ivie's case in my next post.


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by Melinda Whiting
It's been said that the quality that most unites America as a nation is our diversity. Whoever the source, s/he must have meant more by "diversity" than simply our kaleidoscope of ethnicities. Instead, this diversity encompasses the huge variety of tastes, interests, and enthusiasms that Americans feel free to pursue; and the complicated landscape of religions, regional histories, and family ties by which they define themselves. This empowering and bewildering diversity distinguishes us from nations that are based on common history, heritage, and, yes, ethnicity.
In a diverse society like ours, fragmentation is a real risk. Several hundred million individuals calling themselves a nation must share something, after all, in order to stick together. And apart from high-flown rhetoric about our Constitution and democratic values (both all too easily bent to the political purposes of whichever individual is invoking them at the moment), the indefinable culture that we share has historically been most clearly expressed in our enthusiasm for--what?
Until recently, I'd have said the answer was movies. Movies have been our constant and universal entertainment for a century (perhaps to the detriment of concerts and home music-making, with attendant effects on the popularity of classical music--but that's a different column). What American can't relate to Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman bidding a final farewell as the plane's propellers fire up and the strings swell in the background?
The soundtrack to such classic moments usually--and far more often than I realized before reading his memoir, A Fiddler's Tale, excerpted in this issue--features the mellow violin of Louis Kaufman, either as concertmaster of the studio orchestra or as its eloquent soloist. In Hollywood's golden age, Kaufman was the go-to man for gorgeous, heart-twisting solos, at a time when the composers of film scores actively drew on references from classical concert music. Back then, in fact, movies were the primary way for many Americans to hear any orchestral music. And because this classically derived music provided much of the emotional power of the films it served (read Kaufman's fascinating anecdote about Of Human Bondage), at least two or three generations grew up with the orchestra as a familiar and meaningful sonority. Talk about product placement!
Today, movie soundtracks draw on a much wider range of musical genres than 50 years ago, and they depend upon sound effects as often as upon music for their emotional éclat. So movies are no longer the penetrating promotional device they once were. But as orchestras contemplate ways to connect with their modern audiences, it would be a real breakthrough to figure out the modern parallel: Today, what strategy could equal those grand old film soundtracks in subtly securing the ear of millions of Americans?
The answer probably has something to do with television, a force that classical-music advocates must accommodate in any case. And it may have a great deal to do with the Web. But both these media lack the unifying force that movies once had. They are divided into myriad special-interest channels, on the one hand, and an overwhelming proliferation of special-interest web pages, on the other--evidence of the very fragmentation that continually threatens our unity as a culture. Perhaps, in echo, there are many answers rather than one big answer. Or perhaps it's as simple as identifying where each community's heart and soul is (its schools? its baseball team?) and finding a way to position the orchestra squarely, even if subtly, at the center of that place.
Otherwise, I fear, we allow ourselves to become a mere fragment, just another special interest, "fine for people who like that sort of thing." But I am not satisfied to have classical music pushed into its own little pigeonhole, and I suspect you are not, either. We all want to see it pervading our culture; "everywhere" is the right place for an art form that encompasses every human emotion.
After all, that's why it worked so well in those old movies.
Melinda Whiting is Editor in Chief of SYMPHONY.


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The government of South Korea says officials will inspect engines and landing equipment on all Boeing 777 planes owned by Asiana and Korean Air. It was an Asiana 777 that crash-landed in San Francisco Saturday with the loss of two lives. Investigators say the jet was traveling "significantly below" the target speed during its approach.


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From the Eclipses feed
The Moon will pass through the Earth's shadow between 01:58 and 05:32 EDT, creating a total lunar eclipse. The eclipse will be visible any location where the Moon is above the horizon at the time, including from Oceania and the Americas.
It will be visible from Ashburn in the south-western sky. The Moon will lie 29° above the horizon at the midpoint of the eclipse.
The total eclipse will last from 03:07 until 04:24. The Moon will be partially eclipsed between 01:59 and 05:33 (all times given in Ashburn time).
Eclipses of the Moon are easy to watch with the unaided eye. A modest pair of binoculars will give a superb view of the Moon's surface, but are not required. Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are entirely safe to look at without the need to look through any kind of filter.
They occur whenever the Earth passes between the Moon and Sun, such that it obscures the Sun's light and casts a shadow onto the Moon's surface. The circular shadow cast by the Earth appears as a bite taken out of the Moon during its partial phases.
When the Moon's disk lies entirely in shadow, it often takes on a spectacular reddy-brown color, as some of the Sun's red light is bent around the edge of the Earth's globe by its atmosphere.
Sequence of events
The eclipse will begin at 00:54, when the Moon first enters a region of the Earth's shadow called the penumbra. In this outer part of the Earth's shadow, an observer on the Moon would see the Sun partially obscuring the Sun's disk, but not completely covering it. As a result the Moon's brightness will begin to dim, as it is less strongly illuminated by the Sun, but it remains illuminated.
At 01:59, the edge of the Moon's disk will enter the Earth's umbra. This is the region of space in which an observer on the Moon's surface would see the Earth completely obscuring the whole of the Sun's disk, and would find themselves suddenly thrust into darkness.
As an increasing fraction of the Moon's face creeps into the Earth's umbra, it will appear to have a growing bite taken out of it. We will see our planet's circular shadow sweep across the face of the Moon.
Eventually the Moon will pass entirely within the Earth's umbra at 03:07, and the total eclipse will begin.
The table below lists the times when each part of the eclipse will begin and end.
|Moon begins to enter the Earth's penumbra
|Moon begins to enters the Earth's umbra. Partial eclipse begins.
|Moon fully within Earth's umbra. Total eclipse begins.
|Midpoint of eclipse
|Moon begins to leave the Earth's umbra. Total eclipse ends.
|Moon fully outside the Earth's umbra. Partial eclipse ends.
|Moon leaves the Earth's penumbra
Visibility of the eclipse
Eclipses of the Moon are visible anywhere where the Moon is above the horizon at the time. Since the geometry of lunar eclipses requires that the Moon is directly opposite the Sun in the sky, the Moon can be seen above the horizon anywhere where the Sun is beneath the horizon. The map below shows where the eclipse of April 15 will be visible.
Further information
This eclipse is a member of Saros series 122. The exact position of the Moon at the midpoint of the eclipse is as follows:
|Right Ascension
|Angular Size
|The Moon
The coordinates above are given in J2000.0.
|The sky on 15 April 2014
16 days old
All times shown in EDT.
Espanak, F., & Meeus, J., Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000, NASA Technical Publication TP-2009-214172 (2009)
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|15 Apr 2014, 03:44 EDT
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|06 May 2014, 23:16 EDT
|– Moon at First Quarter
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The 2013 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame was inducted during a ceremony on Friday night at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Herb Thomas, Cotton Owens, Leonard Wood, Buck Baker and Rusty Wallace were voted into the NASCAR HOF's fourth five-member class last May. Thomas, Owens and Baker were inducted posthumously.
In a ceremony which lasted just over two hours, Thomas was the first person to be enshrined. He was inducted by 2011 Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett, while Thomas' son, Joel, accepted the honor.
"This is such a wonderful night, and I am honored to be here on my father's behalf to accept his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2013," Joel Thomas said. "My father would have been very honored and humbled in receiving this recognition."
Thomas was the first driver to win two Cup championships, doing so in 1951 and '53. He won both his titles driving self-owned cars. Thomas also finished second in the point standings in 1952 and '54.
Everett "Cotton" Owens enjoyed success as both a driver and owner in NASCAR. As a driver, he won nine times in the sport's premier series, including the 1957 Daytona Beach, Fla. beach/road course race. Owens also collected 38 victories as an owner. He passed away this past June at age 88.
David Pearson, also a member of the 2011 class, inducted Owens.
"My grandfather was one of the most humble, most loyal, hardest working men I ever met," Owens' grandson, Kyle Davis, said while accepting the induction on behalf of his grandfather. "He took great pride in the fact that he could build a race car from the ground up, engine, chassis, transmission, it didn't matter. You name it, he did it."
Wood, part-owner and former crew chief for Wood Brothers Racing, revolutionized pit stops in NASCAR. He figured out ways to get the race car serviced in the least amount of time. The team used a light-weight jack in place of a 100-lbs. floor jack found in the repair shops during the early days of stock car racing.
Wood's brother, Glen, was inducted into the NASCAR HOF in 2012.
"It's certainly an honor to go into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, especially behind brother, Glen, and two of our drivers, David (Pearson) and Cale (Yarborough)," Leonard Wood said. "Glen and I always did things together. We learned together, and we won together."
Wood was inducted by his nephew, Eddie Wood, who is the co-owner of the family-owned team.
Elzie Wylie "Buck" Baker established himself as one of NASCAR's early greats, becoming the first driver to win consecutive championships in its top series (1956-57). His 46 victories rank him 14th on the series' all-time race winners list.
Buddy Baker, a 19-time race winner in Cup, including a victory in the 1980 Daytona 500, inducted his late-father, while Buck's widow, Susan Baker, accepted the induction.
"I am proud and deeply honored to accept this award on behalf of my husband," Susan Baker said. "I only wish that Buck was here tonight, and he would have something very witty to say. However, I know that he is here in spirit."
Rusty Wallace, the 1989 Cup Series champion, was the last person enshrined. He won 55 races during his 25-year career. Wallace's influence on the sport continued after his retirement when he became an analyst for ESPN's coverage of NASCAR.
Brad Keselowski, the 2012 series champion, introduced Wallace, while Wallace's son, Greg, inducted him.
"I'm telling you, this is pretty emotional tonight," Wallace said while he wiped tears away from his face. "I'm humbled that I've made it here and standing up here. I can't thank everybody enough for selecting me to be in the Hall of Fame.
Legendary broadcasters Ken Squier and Barney Hall were also recognized during the induction ceremony. Last year, NASCAR and the HOF announced the creation of a new award to honor the media's contributions to the sport. Squier, who was one of NASCAR's original broadcasters, and Hall, a longtime announcer on the Motor Racing Network, were recognized as the first recipients of the award that bears their names.


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Sitou Byll-Cataria, Toni Crawford, Wilfredo Gonzalez, Ann Hicks, Wanyonyi Kendrick, Joy Korman, Joannie Newton, Patrick Plumlee, Bruce Taylor
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Chair Taylor called the workshop to order.
Chair Taylor asked for a MOTION to approve the minutes from the January 18, 2011 workshop. A MOTION was offered and seconded. The minutes were approved as presented.
Chair Taylor asked Provost Workman to introduce the speaker.
Provost Workman introduced Dr. Marnie Jones, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, as the presenter for the Venture Studies Initiatives.
Dr. Jones began by talking about the role of liberal arts in the 21st century. She spoke about what the Venture Studies Initiatives offered, in regards to liberal arts, noting that this program offered an integrative and coherent curriculum to prepare students to become critical and reflective thinkers. She spoke about how the program reached outside of classroom walls into the Jacksonville community and the benefits of this approach to students.
Dr. Jones asked Vice President Serwatka to join the discussion to contrast the flexibility built into liberal arts programs of study versus programs of study in professional fields. He also presented a set of arguments supporting liberal arts degrees and arguments supporting professional studies degrees. Trustees attended break-out groups to discuss this issue and brought back their ideas to the group as a whole.
Chair Taylor commented on the workshop format and added that the results were positive. Chair Taylor adjourned the workshop.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – A worker at a gun shop where the Newtown, Conn., school shooter's mother bought a rifle has been sentenced to probation for violating federal law in an unrelated sale.
Krystopher DiBella pleaded guilty in June to failing to have a buyer answer a citizenship question on a form. He was sentenced Monday in Bridgeport federal court to three years' probation and fined $250.
DiBella worked at Riverview Gun Sales in East Windsor, 60 miles northeast of Newtown. Nancy Lanza legally bought from Riverview a Bushmaster rifle used by her son, who in December killed her at home and then killed 26 people and himself at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Riverview lost its federal firearms license after the shooting because of what authorities said were hundreds of violations over several years.
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Dr. Michael R. Lovell is the 24th president of Marquette University. A distinguished scholar, researcher, educator and leader, President Lovell holds three academic degrees in mechanical engineering, including a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. As an educator, President Lovell has developed course work and fostered a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship for faculty, staff and students. He is known for establishing powerful partnerships among the academic, industrial and nonprofit sectors in Milwaukee, regionally and nationally.
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Bingo: The VFW Post No. 4752 holds bingo games at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the post home, 7587 Grand Caillou Road, Dulac.
Bingo: The VFW Post No. 4752 holds bingo games at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the post home, 7587 Grand Caillou Road, Dulac.
A basket for coupons is located at the VFW home. If you are not using them, bring them to the VFW home in Dulac when you come to bingo. They will be delivered to Fay and Candance Pellegrin to cut them. The coupons will be sent to troops stationed overseas.
The VFW Post No. 4752's Ladies Auxiliary is looking for donations for their raffle. For information, call 851-7732. Another raffle is scheduled for Senior Citizens Day in July.
The VFW Post No. 4752 will start having a fais do-do starting Feb. 9 at the club home. Dinners will be sold.
Church cleaner: Volunteers are needed to help clean Holy Family Catholic Church, 6641 Grand Caillou Road, Dulac. If you can help, call the church office at 563-2325.
Mass: The one-hour adoration has been changed from 6 p.m. Thursday nights to 6 p.m. Wednesday nights, with Mass at 7 p.m. Mass is scheduled for 8 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
A blessing of the candles is scheduled at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Bring your candles or get one from the office.
Blessing of the throats is scheduled for the 10 a.m. Mass on Sunday.
Visitation: A priest from Holy Family Catholic Church will visit sick parishioners Tuesdays at Terrebonne General Medical Center. If you want a visit from a priest, call the office at 563-2325.
Kateri: The image of Blessed Kateri will be moved around for all to celebrate, pray, know and love her better. For information, call Kathy Verdin.
Altar news: If you are interested in volunteering to become an altar server, see Lark or Ronnie.
New baptism policy: The monthly baptism seminar is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. the first Sunday of each month, with baptisms scheduled after the 10 a.m. Mass the third Sunday of the month.
Communion: If you know anyone who can't attend Communion at church, call Deacon Harold Fanguy at 872-6415 and he will have someone bring them Communion. If you can't get in touch with him, call 851-7732.
Book of Life: The book is in Holy Family Catholic Church for you to list your loved ones who died.
Envelopes for 2013 are on the table at the church's entrance. Use the envelopes system for your church contributions. Put your name on the envelope for the first month.
Deacon Lloyd Duplantis and his wife, Faie, will present a Lenten Mission scheduled for Feb. 21-22 at Holy Family Catholic Church.
The active survey, part of the mausoleum project at Holy Family Cemetery, is scheduled to be completed within the next few weeks with the final size to be determined by the number of families selecting spaces. Only families who contract for space during the program will be assured of having a burial space in the memorial. All burial spaces are reserved on a first-come basis. Prices vary and payment plans are available. Tor information, call the church rectory at 563-2325.
Birthdays: Robyn Verdin, Lucille Parfait, Gladys McCabe, Jan. 30; Peter Guidry, Victoria Guidry, Lorita Tivet, today; Carla Parfait, Maia Guidry, Destiney Gautier, Cheins Verdin, Whinity Hotard, Feb. 1; Priscilla Bourg, Hope Bourg, Elton Bourg, Feb. 2; Richard Foret, Tate Luke, Feb. 3; Yolanda Duthue, Richard Verdin, Angel Hornabery, Paul Celestin, Angel Lodridgue, Nathan Hotard, Feb. 4; Mike Price, Maryln Pitre and Carrol Carrere, Feb. 5.
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After a long wait, last year's Sony Tablet P is finally making its way to the US next month. The folding tablet will be released by AT&T on March 4, and it will cost $399.99 on a 2-year contract. But is this tablet still worth your attention?
The form-factor may be intriguing for the general consumer, though it could be possible that this device simply took too long to be released. With its folding capabilities as the only differentiation, this device features a spec sheet that would have been on par with the competition if it were released a year ago. It simply does not seem that enticing anymore, unless your thing is portability and data connectivity. This device will have 4G HSPA+ capabilities (not LTE), which is something that may still be convenient for some users.
Sony Tablet P Specifications
- Android 3.2 Honeycomb
- Dual 5.5-inch displays (1024×480)
- 1 GHz Tegra 2 dual-core processor
- 1 GB of RAM
- 5 MP rear-facing camera / 0.3 MP front-facing camera
- 4 GB of internal storage / microSD slot (expandable up to 32 GB)
The market is filling with Tegra 3 tablets (options like the ASUS Transformer Prime are already available), and there are many more to come. The Transformer Prime may not have data connectivity, but performance will be leaps and bounds above that of Tegra 2. Not to mention that most people don't feel very comfortable about contracts.
If you happen to fall into that category, you can also get this tablet off-contract for $549.99, which is fairly high for tablets. Such customers have the option to sign up for the prepaid plans, which are different from contracted customer prices.
Users who have signed up for two years only have two options: 3 GB for $35 or 5 GB for $50. Prepaid customers can also pick from a $14.99 250 MB plan, as well as a cheaper $30 plan for 3 GB or 5 GB for $50.
We will have to wait and see how this one performs. While there are definitely some much better options out there, the portability and data connectivity may be something that you find yourself considering in this tablet. You won't find many other devices with the functionality of a tablet and portability that matches that of a smartphone.
Do any of you think you will be picking up the Sony Tablet P?


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Tonight I made an error during training and will share it in hopes that others can avoid the same mistake.
I was explaining to the class that Karate is usually not done as a challenge -- one person openly challenging another where each is ready to fight. Instead, it is more likely that you will be hit in the back of the head or get a false crack. Or, if you are fortunate enough to block or evade the first hit, you will have only a split second to react before the second hit arrives. So we are preparing for something that you really cannot fully prepare for. You have to be able to move by reflex, and even then there is an element of luck. That is why it is so important to be aware of the situation and environment, and avoid the attack.
Anyway, I asked my second son (the head of our dojo) to throw a punch to my head, which I dodged, but to simulate getting hit, I started to fall. As I was falling, I threw a left downward uraken (backfist) which caught my son in his right... egg. Since youngsters might read this blog, I prefer to use the term "egg", but you probably know what I mean.
As it turned out, my uraken must have been perfect, because it had an immediate result. To be honest, I felt nothing at all. I thought I only snapped the outside of my son's gi. I felt no physical contact at all. None.
So here are some of my observations.
First, I should have been more careful. My Sensei is very good about stepping back before he throws an uraken to a person. I should have done so too. After dodging/blocking, I should have slid back out of range before throwing the uraken.
Also, my control was off because I was simulating falling. I should have been more careful about this too.
Second, this shows how little it takes to injure someone when you hit his "egg". I even used my left, which is slower than my right. But the angle and contact must have been just right. Interestingly, the snap was probably good because I was falling. The energy of the fall was easily transferred to the uraken.
Third, I used koshi in the technique. I did not intend to do so -- it just happened. This is why it is best to step out of range before throwing an uraken or other koshi driven technique. Sometimes you might hear that your koshi has a mind of its own. That may sound exaggerated, but when you move by reflex your koshi will move by reflex too. By the time you are aware of moving, you will have already done so.
Lastly, I was relieved that it was my son I hit. I do not want to hit anyone, but if it had to happen, I am glad it was my own son. For his part, my son "sucked it up" well and didn't show any anger. He is a calm person, and knows that I would never hurt him on purpose.
What should you do in a real confrontation if you are hit in the groin and feel that you are going to pass out or double over? I would rush the attacker and throw my best technique while I still could. I would probably go for a takedown, but that it just me.
My main advice is that it is best to step out of range before throwing an uraken or any technique for that matter, unless you are moving in very slow motion. Remember, it does not take much to crack an egg! And there are other parts of the body that could have been just as easily injured.
Charles C. Goodin
Tapping the Egg
Tonight I made an error during training and will share it in hopes that others can avoid the same mistake.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Monday, July 28, 2008


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I remember loving the movie as a child..."Meet me in St. Louis"...with Judy Garland, June Allyson, and Margaret O'Brien; I'm sure there were others who were well-known names, but those are the ones I remember so fondly.
I am about to leave St. Louis today to return home, but it has been a lovely stay here, despite some very strange weather..including tornado warnings the evening of the Arbuthnot Lecture at the St. Louis County Library. So many good friends here for the occasion!
The day after the Arbuthnot evening, I spoke to an audience at the main City Library (as opposed to the County)...here they are, attentively listening to the MC tell them that no recording or photos were allowed (and at that moment I took out my cell phone and took this)
..and this other photo is at a TV station, where I was waiting for my interview time,and the weather lady was doing her thing in front of the green screen:
The startling thing about such TV interviews is their brevity...zip, you're on; zip, you're off...and sometimes, as in St. Louis two days ago, you are still sitting there while the interviewer says, "Next, a serial killer is tracked down..."
Now I have some time at home, and then off to Orlando for IRA, where I am to speak on a panel having to do with the Newbery Medal; and also at the Young Adult Literature Luncheon; then rushing home to Boston to be on time to speak at the annual meeting of Massachusetts Child Psychiatrists and Psychoanalysts. But things are winding down. Summer is coming. I say no to most invitations for summer events (meaning that I have missed some wonderful occasions) because that is when I am in Maine, when I am with family and friends, when I write, when I relax.
Now: off the the airport...a little nervously, because when I tried to check in on-line, I was told that "On-line check-in is full" ...so I am headed early to the airport, hoping they have not overbooked the only non-stop flight from St. Louis to Boston. The worst words one ever hears from an airline agent are "Sorry, but..."


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Below are other configuration examples for the help:describe goal.
The plugin parameter is meant to provide two things: convenience and prefix-based access.
The convenience comes when specifying a plugin by groupId:artifactId, or by groupId:artifactId:version. Where the more traditional specification of separate fields would mean specifying this:
# mvn help:describe -DgroupId=org.somewhere -DartifactId=some-plugin -Dversion=0.0.0
the use of the plugin parameter allows this:
# mvn help:describe -Dplugin=org.somewhere:some-plugin:0.0.0
Here is an example to describe the Help plugin:
# mvn help:describe -Dplugin=org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin
Note: version is always optional here.
On the other hand, the plugin parameter also offers the option to specify a plugin by its prefix, like this:
# mvn help:describe -Dplugin=help
You can use the mojo parameter of the describe goal to show or display relative information about a particular goal of the plugin you specified.
For example, when you execute the following command:
# mvn help:describe -Dmojo=describe -DgroupId=org.apache.maven.plugins -DartifactId=maven-help-plugin
This would display brief information about the describe goal only.
You could also ask for a single Maven command, i.e. a goal or a phase or a lifecycle. It is the command when you call Maven, i.e.:
# mvn -help usage: mvn [options] [<goal(s)>] [<phase(s)>] ...
The following are some examples:
# mvn help:describe -Dcmd=clean ... [INFO] [help:describe] [INFO] 'clean' is a lifecycle with the following phases: * pre-clean: NOT DEFINED * clean: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:clean * post-clean: NOT DEFINED ...
# mvn help:describe -Dcmd=compile ... [INFO] [help:describe] [INFO] 'compile' is a phase corresponding to this plugin: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:compile It is a part of the lifecycle for the POM packaging 'jar'. This lifecycle includes the following phases: * validate: NOT DEFINED * initialize: NOT DEFINED * generate-sources: NOT DEFINED * process-sources: NOT DEFINED * generate-resources: NOT DEFINED * process-resources: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:resources * compile: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:compile * process-classes: NOT DEFINED * generate-test-sources: NOT DEFINED * process-test-sources: NOT DEFINED * generate-test-resources: NOT DEFINED * process-test-resources: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:testResources * test-compile: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:testCompile * process-test-classes: NOT DEFINED * test: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:test * package: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-jar-plugin:jar * pre-integration-test: NOT DEFINED * integration-test: NOT DEFINED * post-integration-test: NOT DEFINED * verify: NOT DEFINED * install: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:install * deploy: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:deploy ...
# mvn help:describe -Dcmd=compiler:compile ... [INFO] 'compiler:compile' is a plugin goal (aka mojo). Mojo: 'compiler:compile' compiler:compile Description: Compiles application sources Deprecated. No reason given For more information, run 'mvn help:describe [...] -Ddetail' ...
If you want to display less or more detailed information, you can use the minimal, medium or full parameters.
The minimal parameter adds a minimal list of information:
# mvn help:describe -Dplugin=help -Dminimal=true ... [INFO] [help:describe] [INFO] org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:2.1-SNAPSHOT Group Id: org.apache.maven.plugins Artifact Id: maven-help-plugin Version: 2.1-SNAPSHOT Goal Prefix: help Description: The Maven Help plugin provides goals aimed at helping to make sense out of the build environment. It includes the ability to view the effective POM and settings files, after inheritance and active profiles have been applied, as well as a describe a particular plugin goal to give usage information. For more information, run 'mvn help:describe [...] -Ddetail' ...
The medium parameter is the default since 2.1 and adds a list with the mojos of the plugin and their descriptions:
# mvn help:describe -Dplugin=help ... [INFO] org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:2.1-SNAPSHOT Group Id: org.apache.maven.plugins Artifact Id: maven-help-plugin Version: 2.1-SNAPSHOT Goal Prefix: help Description: The Maven Help plugin provides goals aimed at helping to make sense out of the build environment. It includes the ability to view the effective POM and settings files, after inheritance and active profiles have been applied, as well as a describe a particular plugin goal to give usage information. This plugin has 9 goals: help:active-profiles Description: Displays a list of the profiles which are currently active for this build. Deprecated. No reason given help:all-profiles Description: Displays a list of available profiles under the current project. Note: it will list all profiles for a project. If a profile comes up with a status inactive then there might be a need to set profile activation switches/property. Deprecated. No reason given help:describe Description: Displays a list of the attributes for a Maven Plugin and/or Mojo (Maven plain Old Java Object). Deprecated. No reason given help:effective-pom Description: Displays the effective POM as an XML for this build, with the active profiles factored in. Deprecated. No reason given help:effective-settings Description: Displays the calculated settings as XML for this project, given any profile enhancement and the inheritance of the global settings into the user-level settings. Deprecated. No reason given help:evaluate Description: Evaluates Maven expressions given by the user in an interactive mode. Deprecated. No reason given help:expressions Description: Displays the supported Plugin expressions used by Maven. Deprecated. No reason given help:help Description: Display help information on maven-help-plugin. Call mvn help:help -Ddetail=true -Dgoal=<goal-name> to display parameter details. Deprecated. No reason given help:system Description: Displays a list of the platform details like system properties and environment variables. Deprecated. No reason given For more information, run 'mvn help:describe [...] -Ddetail' ...
The full parameter also displays information about the mojos's implementation, their parameters and component requirements, among others.
# mvn help:describe -Dplugin=help -Dfull=true
Note: The medium parameter was added in version 2.0.2 and the minimal parameter was added in version 2.1 of this Help plugin.
This describe goal can use the optional output parameter to redirect the output to a file. Here is an example of that:
# mvn help:describe -Dplugin=help -Ddetail=true -Doutput=/path/to/file


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Astronomy programs feature the use of telescopes and binoculars to observe specific astronomical events. Many programs feature astronomy experts and all equipments is provided. Night Sky programs highlight the history and folklore of the solar system, using the naked eye to locate stars and planets. Programs are best enjoyed on clear nights, so please call ahead if weather conditions are not clear.
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(718) 421-2021
Education, Waterfront, Astronomy


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