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Posted by raffmanga on Dec 24, 2015 in my blog | 73 comments
Dear friends,
I want to wish you happiness, peace, love and health.
May all your wishes come true and all misfortune and bad people avoid you.
Merry Christmas
Thank you raff! I also hope you have best Christmas, spending time with your family and friends! May the peace and blessings of Christmas be yours♥
Merry Christmas Raff!!!!! Thank you for all your hard work all this time. I have been following your website for a long time (from your first web site where the list of manga was so short that you could count them with your fingers) I am not very active with comments but this is the only web site i check every day. I was so sad for what happend in summer, and even though the scans were all gone I really hoped fot the site to be active and when you came back I was overload with joy. I hope that you continue with your website for a long long time because you make so many peaple happy all around the world. I have been wondering to ask Is it possible to add a filter for the translation part, for example if i want to see only the translatin in english for the one i'm subscribed, to choose a favorite languange to follow ???( i don't know if it was clear to understand what i was trying to say) Anyway I wish you to be healthy, full of energy and happiness. Have a wonderful holiday with all your loved ones. Merry Christmas again and a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016!!!
Merry Christmas to you too Raff! Have a good one and thank you for making me happy <3
Dear, raff. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! May all your wishes come true. I wish you have good health.
P.S : Check my email please^-^
Merry Christmas Raff!!! Thank you for everything you do for us. May you and your family be blessed this Christmas
Merry Christmas Raff! Thanks for your effort and hard work!!
Thank you Raff <3 Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and everyone else as well! ^^
Best wishes for a happy , glorious and peaceful Christmas to you and all of you Raff . We spend this day enjoying ourselves all. A hug
Thank you raff and merry christmas !!!!
Thank U for your company in every single day, Raff. Merry Christmas and Happy new year~~~XOXO
Thank you so much Raff!
Best wishes for you and your family,
Thanks Raff, same wishes go to you and your family, may you have the favor and enjoy what you like, enjoying life and I also pray that you and your family be keep from all harms.
Blessed Xmas!
Best wishes to u n your family Raff! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!! First time I wrote a comment since I'm not good with words~Just wanna let u know I really really appreciate your work here!! When it's gone I feel so hollow T^T so grateful Raff bring it back despite the risk. I'm so thankful to u and all the translator! Have a merry Christmas Raff!!
Raff although I lose every year some Christmas spirit, I wish you all the happiness and the possibility of being happy!
I am thankful because I found this site and people who I can share my love of manga and love stories .
Please in 2016 don't forget to live and be happy our life is a micro thing in this universe.
Thank you Raff ! You're so nice with us although we're spoiled brats waiting for your scans ^^
I wish you the best for 2016 and may the force be with you ! Hi hi
It is already Christmas where I am currently living . Wishing to you and all your loved ones a wonderful Christmas and may all your wishes come true in 2016! Thanks a lot for your hard work, but take a break, rest well and enjoy the celebrations with your family and friends. Cheers! Marie
Hey Raff,
I just wanted to say I hope you have an awesome Christmas. Best Wishes! Thank you for keeping this amazing website up
Thank you Raff! ♡ I wish you twice the best.
Merry Christmas Raff! I hope you will enjoy the holiday & thank you so much for your amazing work on the website!
Happy Christmas, Raff! I wish you much joy and every blessing this season and in the year to come! Thank you for all that you do
Merry Christmas Raff!!! Thank you for everthing!!! =)
I wish you a Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays, Raff!!
Thank you for bringing happiness to all us!!
Merry Christmas <3 Have a wonderful holiday time!
Hy! Raff!! How are you doing!?
I wish you a happy but a very Happy Christmas! ( of course your family too)
Have a wonderful time! Enjoy this special day with your family!
I'm blessing your every day! Have an amazing day!
I'm sending this message today cuz I'm living in Brazil so…
Thanks for your hard work!
Desejo q o natal de vcs sejam brilhante de alegria, iluminado de amor,paz e harmonia. Feliz natal!!!<3
thanks Raff and merry christmas to you, too!! 😀
Thank you I also wish you a Merry Christmas as well and good luck for the future ^.^
Merry Christmas!!!!!!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays yo you and your family!
Thank you! Merry Christmas and may your new year be filled with joy and happiness!
Merry Christmas to you too! And have a wonderful new year!
Merry Christmas Raff! I wish you a wonderful time with the ones you love! :3
Thank you very much Raff! To all the people who will read this : Merry Christmas! If you don't make something special for Christmas because of your religion or anything else have a great day! To all : Best wishes!
Merry Christmas Raff wish u a lot of happiness anf joy also I hope u'll pass a wonderful day but be careful don't eat too much lol
Merry christmas
Merry Christmas Raff. Thank you for all your hard work this year Raff. This year was on of my favorite because I discovered this site. Thanks you again and I'm so grateful for this site.
Jup, merry Christmas! Thanks for your hard work during the year, I believe it suraly takes lots of time, so it´ś sooo nice of you. Also thanks for this webside and interesting ideas. Animaky
。o○★ヾ(´∀`*)[Merry ☆ Christmas](*´∀`)★。o○
I hope you have a wonderful time!!
Merry Christmas Raff and the community of Raffmanga~ thank you for the scanlations and translations!!! You all deserve kisses and hugs and a merry Merry Merry Christmas.
happy new year and merry Christmas raff
Merry Christmas Raff!! 😀
Merry Christmas too you!!Have a wonderful holiday season!!
Thank you ve ry much alwaysfor your hard working. Millions best wishes to you!!
Merry Christmas to you too Raff! I wish you to be spoiled a lot ! Thanks you for sharing with us your passion, and help me to read so many stories.
Thanks also a lot to the translators who works on the Raws that Raff offer us.
I wish at all of you great celebrations and nice holidays. :-))
Merry Christmas to you and your family Raff!
Merry Christmas Guys! 😀
Dear Raff, merry chrismas to you too, i wish you the same and much more and i will have in mind that despite to your very busy daily life, you always think of your fans and friends, and you should know that we all over the world think of you and want to thank you for every thing you do for us. live healthy and in peace as well. a big thank you to the dear translators as well, i wouln´t want to miss any occasion to thank all of you for your great works. we love you all:)
Merry Xmas Raff!! Thank you for bringing Raffmanga into our lives..While people were singing in the Christmas party, I was reading mangas.. I wish you and your family happinessss!! <3
I can't thank you enough, Raff, for all that you do each and every day for us. I hope that you enjoy a well deserved rest with your family, and have a very Merry Christmas!
Raff, you are amazing, thank you so much for everything you do! You make me feel like Christmas came early all throughout the year when I'm able to get back and catch up on so many stories that you share with us, such a special treat!:) Hope you have a Very Merry Christmas!!!
Thank you Raff for these kind words ♥
I wish you a happy and safe Christmas Hollidays with your family around, may your wishes came true at this happy time of the year
Live long an prosper XD
You too Raff.
Have a good holiday and Have a nice year in everything waiting for you.
Happy happy everyone.
wish you merry christmas and a very happy new year, Raff. Again million thanks for your hard work in keeping this website.
Thank you raff and merry christmas,
gracias raff, e feliz navidad
Thank you raff and merry christmas,
gracias raff, y feliz navidad
Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year to you too Raff!
God bless you with best health and all your wishes come true! I pray you are blessed with moments which will bring joy every second of your life!
You are amazing and you deserve it :*
All my heartfelt gratitude for all your efforts so far, otsukaresama deshita and all the best for the coming year 2016.
Also all my darling Raff manga and Otakumole lovers.. Best wishes for the new year from the bottom of my heart.. Love you all! Merry merry times ahead 😀
Thank you so much for everything.
Wish you good health, wealth and all happiness in life.
I think this time of the year it's to show gratitude and say thanks to everyone who gave so much and made our days happier and brighter!
so thanks raff!! thanks for everything until now! I want to say thanks to the translators too! u are awesome, seriously! So I wish the best and a happy holiday full of love for all of u!! have a amazing holiday <3
so THANK YOU! HOHOHO feliz natal e boas festas ^^
Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season. Thank you so much Raff for all your hard works.
Raff, thanks your work we have a lot of fun this year (we hope for next year too). Best wishes for a peaceful Christmas and a happy new year for you and your family (and everybody, who loves Raffmanga).
Raff… Please let me register in your blog…..Merry christmas and have a happy new year..
And hopefully i can read manga freely… Thanks and godbless
Dear Raff, there it is again, the end of the year, this year was a little bit turbulent and dramatic but i hope that next year will be more pleasure and productive, healthy and with even more happiness for all of us, especially for you. thank you very much for your hard work dear raff and dear translators. Happy new year
Happy new year and I hope that you will have as many fulfillments as you wish. :))
Aww… *hug*
Thanks and same to you ^^
Aww, I missed wishing you a merry Christmas! Well, to make up for it, I give you a b i g HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! XD
Thank you for everything Raff. (❁´▽`❁)*✲゚* Happy new year to you too. Stay in good health and don't forget to smile~
Thank you Raff for sharing wonderful mangas. You gave me uncountable happiness. I wish you in your best of everything. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Raff.
Happy new year Raff! Hope we can share more moments with you and this site, love your work and your generosity, hope for you a successful life and for your family
Happy new year to you . Thank you very much for all that you please share . This 2016 is a year of success and fulfilled dreams ^_^
Happy new year!
It's a bit late but Happy New Year!!!
Raff! thank you so much for all effort to manage otakumole and your blog!
I just want you to know that your work saved my life literally!
Thank you very much!!!
I wish someday I can repay all your kindness!
I wish all the best things and all good people in the world to make your life happily unforgettable!
Thank you! thank you!
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Heineken Cup
Clermont's lack of silverware baffling
Hugh Farrelly
April 14, 2010
Why have Clermont Auvergne consistently been found wanting in the big games? © Getty Images
Quite how Clermont Auvergne have yet to win a Top 14 or Heineken Cup title is hard to fathom. The Michelin-sponsored outfit are not short of funds and have created a squad brimming with domestic and overseas talent which, under Vern Cotter and Josef Schmidt, have developed a style of play that marries the finest elements of French rugby.
With bruisers such as Thomas Domingo, Jamie Cudmore, Elvis Vermeulen and the magnificent Mario Ledesma in their pack, there is no shortage of snarling, physical forward play while, out wide, their free-flowing, off-loading style benefits from the pace and panache of the likes of Aurelien Rougerie, Julien Malzieu, Seremia Bai and Morgan Parra. Throw in the game control and proven points-garnering skills of Australian out-half Brock James and you have a mix that should be the match of any opposition in France or Europe.
So, how do they consistently flop at home (Clermont have lost the last three Top 14 finals, adding to their seven previous runner-up medals) and abroad (they have yet to make the last four of the Heineken Cup)?
On the evidence of their 28-29 Heineken Cup quarter-final defeat to Leinster, the problem lies not in the physical but in the psychological make-up of this multi-talented side. Leinster went into this home match as European champions, with a team packed full of international quality from Rob Kearney, Gordon D'Arcy and Brian O'Driscoll in the backline through to Jamie Heaslip, Scotland international Nathan Hines and South African World Cup-winning prop CJ van der Linde up front.
They were blown away in the first quarter. A stunned RDS looked on as Clermont hit the champions from every angle and when they went 10-0 up after completely dominating position and possession, a Heineken Cup hammering looked very much on the cards.
Leinster build their game-plan around a miserly defensive system developed under former Leinster and Ireland centre Kurt McQuilkin, which backboned their drive to the Heineken Cup title last season. That system was typically effective in shutting out Munster during their Good Friday Magners League victory in Thomond Park a week earlier but was cut open at will by Clermont, who ended the night with numerous line-breaks and three tries, all from left winger Malzieu. In ordinary circumstances, that would have been enough for a comfortable passage to the semi-finals but this was an extraordinary test of mental fortitude and Clermont's frailty, allied to Leinster's resolve in this area, proved the difference.
The build-up had focused on the importance of the place-kicking duel between the out-halves. Jonathan Sexton's difficulties off the tee had been the subject of much scrutiny since missed kicks afforded Scotland an unlikely victory and denied Ireland a Triple Crown in their last Six Nations outing.
Meanwhile, James had been banging them over all season for Clermont and had France's Grand Slam goal-kicking hero Morgan Parra as back-up. But, as has been well recorded, it was the Clermont pair who fluffed their lines and Leinster who collapsed over the line.
It created the perfect scenario for Leinster coach Michael Cheika ahead of their semi-final showdown in Toulouse. As the Australian subsequently noted, the French sides do not truly rate Leinster in the same way they regard Munster and the nature of the victory over Clermont, allied to injury doubts over Sexton, Kearney and (to a lesser extent) O'Driscoll, means it will be hard to quell the sense of confidence down Toulouse way in the run-in to the semi-final.
Munster have built up a healthy respect among French opponents following numerous victories in France over many years allied to their two final wins over Biarritz in 2006 and Toulouse in 2008. Leinster's most significant result against a French side was their quarter-final victory in Toulouse, but that was four years ago.
Toulouse will look at last season and see a Leinster side that lost to an out-of-form Castres at the pool stages before captured their first Heineken Cup title without having to face a French side at the knock-out stages.
However, if this leads to any sense of complacency among Guy Noves' men, it could be extremely costly. It was not easy but, over the past five seasons, Cheika (with the help of sports psychologist and former All-Ireland winning Armagh footballer Enda McNulty) has instilled a deep sense of self belief in his squad which manifests itself in a refusal to panic no matter how adverse the circumstances.
Toulouse are a superb rugby outfit and some of their multi-phase play in their quarter-final victory against Stade Francais was breath-taking to behold. In the sunshine of a May afternoon at the Stade Toulousian, everything appears set up for France to provide the first contender for the Paris finale three weeks later.
However, Noves needs to guard against complacency for Leinster have an iron will and if they detect any such mental weakness, their opponents could find themselves in a bewildered state at the final whistle wondering how the hell they lost.
Just ask Clermont Auvergne.
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The U.S. officials said the two crew members were the captain and chief engineer, CNN said.
The attack on the oil platform supply vessel C-Retriever occurred in the Gulf of Guinea off the port city of Brass.
Details about the attack, the conditions of the kidnapped men or the vessel's condition weren't immediately available.
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There is a literature dealing with $$ \sum_{k\le x}d(f(k)) $$ where $f$ is an irreducible polynomial and $d(n)$ is the number of divisors of $n$. Erdos 1952 shows that the sum $\asymp x\log x,$ which was improved to $Ax\log x+O(x\log\log x)$ by Bellman-Shapiro (cited in Scourfield). But these results only apply to irreducible polynomials.
- What asymptotics are known for $\sum_{k\le x}d(k^2)$?
- Are there good methods for calculating this sum quickly?
The literature includes: Dirichlet 1850, Voronoi 1903 and van der Corput 1922, Kolesnik 1969, Huxley 1993, Nowak 2001 (linear); Scourfield 1961, Hooley 1963, McKee 1995, McKee 1997, McKee 1999, Broughan 2002 (quadratic). The sequence is in the OEIS as A061503 but there is no real information there.


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A couple of years ago, while in Japan for the first time, I took a day trip from Tokyo to Yokohama, which was only about half an hour away by train. I spent a few hours at the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum, which is pretty much a mini indoor theme park devoted to Japan's obsession with ramen. The basement had a collection of ramen houses highlighting specialties from regions around the country, and it was extremely hard limiting myself to just one shop and one bowl of ramen for lunch.
But the main reason I decided to devote a whole day to Yokohama on my short visit, other than the museum, was because of the largest Chinatown in Japan. A Chinatown which, incidentally, also felt like a theme park. It was, for starters, the cleanest Chinatown I had ever seen. The immaculate streets were lined with restaurants showcasing the best of Chinese plastic foods in outdoor display cases. On almost every corner, there were three- or four-story shops with pagoda-like awnings selling Chinese knick-knacks, and at least a couple of stores selling clothes and home decorations from craftspeople in Mexico, Peru, Cambodia, etc.
There were a few alleyways that brought to mind Beijing's hutongs (but much cleaner). It was in one of these alleys that I found another ramen shop. Heck, there was not reason I couldn't have two large bowls of ramen in a day. You only live once.
The special of the day, read the placard on the bar, was the mapo tofu ramen. Well, any dish that combined my favorite Japanese dish and one of my favorite Chinese dishes was a must. It arrived not long after ordering, bright red and still bubbling. And goodness, what a thick and spicy sauce! The cooks certainly maintained the textural integrity of Sichuan mapo tofu, and kept it fiery enough (if light of the Sichuan peppercorn) to warrant gulping down two Sapporos.
The experience reminded me of trying jajangmyeon in Seoul; Korea had taken a Chinese dish of noodles in black bean paste, thickened the sauce, minimized the vegetables, and turned it into a national obsession that's served at both fast food joints and classier establishments. Mapo tofu ramen isn't quite a national obsession in Japan, but it is a hybrid dish that has seemingly become a huge part of its noodle culture.
So here's my version, which involved slightly tweaking my mapo tofu recipe to accommodate the addition of chicken broth and noodles. It's not quite as thick as the version I had in Yokohama, but you can certainly change that by doubling or tripling the cornstarch-mixed-with-water amount. And don't fret about not having springy house-made ramen; all you need is the instant ramen that's already sitting in your cupboards.
Have you ever traveled to another country and found a local favorite that involved altering a Chinese dish?
Mapo Tofu Ramen (Mabo Ramen)
Serves 2
- 1/2 tablespoon fermented black beans
- 2 tablespoons chili bean paste
- 1/2 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground Sichuan pepper
Other ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil
- 4 ounces ground pork or beef
- 2 scallions, white and green parts separated and chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 block soft or medium-firm tofu (about 1 pound), drained and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 packets instant ramen
- Prepare the sauce: In a small bowl, mash the fermented black beans with the back of a spoon. Stir the mashed black beans with the chili bean paste, rice wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and Sichuan pepper. Set aside.
- Heat a wok or large skillet over high heat until a bead of water sizzles and evaporates on contact. Add the oil and swirl to coat the base. Add the pork and stir-fry for 2 minutes until no longer pink, breaking up the meat with a spatula. Reduce the heat to medium, then add the scallion whites, garlic, and ginger. Stir-fry briefly until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the black bean mixture and chicken broth. Bring the liquid to a boil, the reduce to a simmer. Add the tofu cubes. Allow the broth to simmer for about 5 minutes.
- While the broth is simmering, cook the ramen according to package instructions. Divide the ramen into individual bowls.
- Season the mapo tofu broth with salt and pepper. Ladle the broth over the ramen and garnish with scallion greens.


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(WASHINGTON) -- Missouri Representative Todd Akin contradicted medical statistics with his statement that "women who are victims of 'legitimate rape' rarely get pregnant."
After a media storm — during which Mitt Romney called his words "indefensible" and President Obama said "rape is rape" — Akin has now released an ad in which he admits, "The fact is, rape can lead to pregnancy."
There are also numerous studies regarding rape and pregnancy. Some data show that rape can not only result in pregnancy, but it may even lead to higher rates of pregnancy than consensual sex.
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) reports someone in the United States is sexually assaulted every two minutes, and on average there are 207,754 victims (age 12 or older) of sexual assault every year.
How many become pregnant? A 1996 study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) reported that "among adult women an estimated 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year." This study said the rate of becoming pregnant after sexual assault is considerable, estimating that "the national rape-pregnancy rate is 5.0 percent per rape among victims of reproductive age (aged 12 to 45)."
In response to Akin's comments, ACOG released a statement on Monday: "Each year in the U.S., 10,000-15,000 abortions occur among women whose pregnancies are a result of reported rape or incest."
The statement said this is a fraction of the total number of rape-pregnancies, given that "an unknown number of pregnancies resulting from rape are carried to term."
A 2003 study using data from the United States National Violence Against Women survey found that the rate at which women get pregnant after an incident of sexual assault is more than double that of a single act of consensual sex. In this report, published in the journal Human Nature, the per-incident rape-pregnancy rate was 6.42 percent, and as high as 7.98 percent with statistical correction. Of women having consensual sex, the per-incident pregnancy rate was 3.1 percent.
Dr. Lauren Streicher, an assistant professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, said she was not surprised by the data.
"Women that have consensual sex are usually aware of where they are in a cycle…part of consensual sex is being able to say no. It makes sense," she said.
In response to Akin's statement that "if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down," Streicher said, "You let me know if you find the doctor that knows how a uterus knows which sperm to ward off."
In its statement, ACOG refuted Akin's original comment: "To suggest otherwise contradicts basic biological truths."
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Monday, September 28, 2009
My favorite garden shoes
Yes, they look funny. But they feel wonderful! These "foot gloves" are called Vibram Five Fingers. After wearing these in the garden for a weekend, I bought a second pair in black to wear outside of the garden (and even to work!).
While most shoes cushion you and keep you from feeling the ground underneath, the VFFs are the next best thing to being barefoot. I love walking in the grass with them: I can feel every bump and every soft spot where the voles have been aerating the back yard. And when they're dirty, I just hose them off and let them dry (they're machine washable, too).
Interestingly enough, there is NO support in these shoes. And what is so strange is that they're the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn. I've had to wear orthotics for the last 10 years, but have actually been able to walk around in these with little trouble, and I haven't worn my orthotics for weeks, even in my normal shoes.
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- ryan said...
I have seen someone jogging i the downtown St. Louis area wearing a pair of shoes like those. I have recently heard (but cannot cite sources) that research is beginning to show the negative impact soled shoes have on our feet and bodies. So, whee do I find a pair of those?
- January 7, 2010 at 6:48 AM
- angie said...
Hi Ryan. I got mine at the Alpine Shop in Kirkwood. I think they (along with their Chesterfield store) are the only ones in the area who carry them. I bought a second pair online at Travelcountry.com.
- January 7, 2010 at 7:44 PM
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GORHAM, Maine – A combined 13 hits and eight scoreless innings the No. 2 Warriors of Eastern Connecticut State University handed baseball their first loss of the 2013 Little East Conference tournament as they defeated the No. 4 Beacons 9-1 Wednesday morning in an extended game two for both teams at the USM Baseball Stadium.
Now in the loser's bracket the Beacons must play an elimination game this afternoon at 3 p.m. against UMass Dartmouth to keep their postseason dreams alive. The Warriors will face the No. 1 Huskies of Southern Maine at noon, with the winner advancing to the championship game which will be played tomorrow afternoon.
Knowing inclement weather was in the forecast yesterday afternoon the Beacons and Warriors tried to get in as many innings as possible. Unfortunately they were only able to get through two innings before the sky opened up forcing a 45 minute rain delay. After that the two teams had to compete with time itself as the sun continued to go down. The umpire would call the game due to darkness prior to the start of the bottom of the fifth inning, setting up this morning's continuation game between the two squads.
Eastern Connecticut did all of their damage prior to the game being called yesterday afternoon as they tacked on their nine runs through the first five innings. UMB's lone run came in the bottom of the sixth this morning when Bryan Failla (Torrington, Conn.) drove in Kurtis White (Nahant, Mass.) on a RBI single to center field.
Todd Ezold (Westfield, Mass.) led the Beacons with a pair of hits, while Jamill Moquette (Boston, Mass.) recorded the only extra base hit, a double in the second inning. On the hill, Kyle Szatrowski (Agawam, Mass.) was handed only his second loss of the year after he allowed three runs on four hits. Szatrowski only went two complete before being pulled following the rain delay. Junior Will Barrack (Lancaster, Va.) closed out the contest Wednesday morning and pitched four scoreless innings and allowed just two hits, while striking out three batters.
Baseball returns to action at 3 p.m. when they face UMass Dartmouth in an elimination game for both teams.


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The LOST Sweets
We're doing something different for Sweets today, guys: in honor of the LOST finale I'm including a little of everything: the good, the bad, and the hilarious. Because today, it's all good.
Most of these are made by your fellow readers who are NOT professionals, so please, no cake bashing in the comments! Just enjoy the tasty LOST geekery for what it's worth.
Oh, and if you're behind on the series, rest assured that this is a spoiler-free zone. Mostly because I'd have to be caught up on it myself to give any. :)
So, let's get started by putting our best foot forward, shall we?
Sub'd by Jessica W. & made by her friend Amy
Jessica tells me there was even an LED light in the hatch. Nifty.
Sub'd by Jen D., made by tim924
Sub'd by Keren, made by deviantART memeber 1337Jacqui
Here's an awesome groom's cake:
Note the numbers on the napkins. :)
Sub'd by Doris, made by A Cake To Remember
In fact, Davina W. used the same technique to make the flames here on her Dharma bus:
Also made by Davina W.
Look at the detail on the plane!
Made by me, for John Gjertsens's birthday. (Yes, it was carrot cake.)
From: Aric
Subject: My Lost Cake
:D Thanks, Aric.
Made by Samantha C. & her mom
Sub'd by Kay S., made by Captivating Cakes by Becky.
Here's a map of the Island, complete with landmarks of the various stations and important events:
Sub'd by Leslie S., made by Melanie of Ph.D.-serts & Cakes
Nice job, Susannah T.!
It's a LOST croquembouche!
That is SO AWESOME. Thanks, Laura.
UPDATE: Of course I didn't forget the LOST cake Ace of Cakes made! I just already posted it last year. You can see it here along with some nice detail and cast shots.
Boops: The link to Becky's cake was wrong. All fixed now.


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I wanted to take a few moments and thank all of the people who have supported me in the past year. On April 6th, 2010 I entered my first Photoshop contest at FreakingNews.com. I was immediately hooked and began doing photo-manipulations as fast as I could turn them out. I entered 215 contests, most in less than 6 months. On May 30th, 2010 I attempted my first caricature and entered it into a contest. From that day, I knew what I wanted to do and have been working towards it ever since. I have a long way to go and an enormous amount to learn, but I'm doing what I love. Yes, it's been a good year. I am extremely fortunate to be where I am in such a short period of time. I'm not where I'm headed yet, but I'm on my way. On October 14th, 2010 I started my blog and a Facebook page about the same time. The image below is a jumbled up mess of screen captures with some pretty awesome statistics on my Blog, Facebook, Linkedin etc. and glimpses into a few places I can be found on the web. All achieved in 1 year with your support. Please click the image below to view full.
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My Blog has 77,300+ hits and 450+ total followers from 152 Nations since October. WOW! I have 1,865+ Facebook Friends in the same period of time. I also just started a Facebook Fan Page in February and it already has 200+ Likes. I have 1,200+ direct business connections at Linkedin, which I just joined on October 31st 2010. I have 400+ DeviantArt.com Followers since August 2010. The support has been incredible. I have been commissioned by Bauer Media Group UK to do 10 Photo-Manipulated Caricature Illustrations for FHM Magazine and Tennis Magazine in the past 4 months. An absolutely unbelievable break for me and so soon. The following are links to some of my online portfolios I've built in the past year also with your support:
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I owe all of you, my friends a debt of gratitude. I have had tremendous support everywhere I've been and as you can see, accomplished a good bit in 1 year. Thanks so much to all of you who have given me the support and encouragement to push on. I thank you in advance for your continued support as I learn from the masters and grow as an artist. I have met far too many good friends to count along the way and I hope to make many more. Yes, it's been a good year and I am the luckiest man in the world, but 2011 is going to be even better so don't go anywhere.
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Review and Giveaway: Invitation Jane
Sunday, June 28, 2009
I came across Invitation Jane recently. They make custom personalized invitations, stationary, as well as gifts for kids and adults. And that's just a snippet of what they have at the store! Be sure to check out the Invitation Jane blog too! Oh yeah, and they're semi-local to me - they're located in Columbia, Maryland, which is in Howard County! How cool is that?!
Above is an example of the Lunch Money envelopes they make for boys. I actually chose the girl version of the Lunch Money envelopes, which look like this:
Mine are personalized with my daughter's name. Even though we received them after the school year ended this year, I'll surely be using them when school starts back up in August here!
Here's some more samples of items they make!
About Invitation Jane
We are an online boutique offering stylish and chic invitations, stationery and personalized gifts from the best designers in the business. A love for "boutique-y" type products is our passion! We love things that are different and make people say WOW! We love things that are full of bold colors and cool patterns. We adore anything personalized. Things that are new and fresh, trendy and fun, sophisticated and classy. Things that inspire and add a little sparkle to your day. Things that are different enough that your family friends just HAVE TO KNOW where you got them!
We are Stacie and Jodie, twin sisters and the owners behind the scenes here at Invitation Jane. Ironically enough, we both wound up going down similar paths once we graduated from college. Careers, then marriage, then children. Between the two of us, we have five children ranging from ages 2 to 9 yrs old. Like many other women these days, we both felt compelled to leave our corporate careers to become stay at home moms, and that's when our entrepreneurial spirits kicked in! One idea led to another, and before we knew it we were in the midst of having our boutique-y little website designed and launched.
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I love everything on the Invitation Jane site! Their items are so cute that anytime I need any invitations or note cards, I'm definitely going to be buying something from them! Everything is high quality and gorgeous!!!
Invitation Jane has a group on Facebook - stop by to check it out!
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One lucky reader will win a $25 GC to get the personalized item of their choice.
As a first entry, go to Invitation Jane, have a look around, and let me know what you'd love to have from the site!
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To enter the giveaway, fill out the form! (Extra entries are outlined in the form.)
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FORT WORTH, Texas, June 6 (UPI) -- The Air Force of Iraq has formally accepted the first of 36 F-16 Block 52 fighters produced by Lockheed Martin under a Foreign Military Sales contract.
The handover of the jet was conducted earlier this week at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas, but additional details were not provided.
Lockheed Martin said the F-16 Fighting Falcons it is building for Iraq are in a configuration tailored to Iraqi requirements. The contract for the jets also provides for mission equipment and a support package that includes the temporary assignment of personnel to Balad Air Base in Iraq.
"Iraq joins 27 other nations around the world who depend on the F-16 Fighting Falcon to maintain peace and security," said Orlando Carvalho, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. "We are proud to play a role in the defense of a new democracy and look forward to strengthening our partnership with Iraq."
Lockheed's production of F-16s for Iraq is expected to continue through 2017.


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By the grace of God, the "Twinkie Project" has wrapped up a successful phase in its development. Morgan arrived back in the U.S. earlier this week. And I feel like I have caught a glimpse of what this thing could be. I'm pretty excited.
Did you have a chance to read some of her latest work? Here are some excerpts. Read and pass along. Please. Share her stories.
The Unexpected Picture
In today's culture it is almost a fad to put money into charities, or to buy brands that support a cause, which is great … but I wonder if that is numbing us to the reality of the world that is beyond our safe and comfortable walls.
I wonder if we have been overexposed to the idea of poverty to the point of forgetting that it is not simply about a continent, a country or a group of people … it is about a life. It is one heart, one mind, one prisoner, one child and one future.
We must narrow our focus, we have to look through the feel-good hype and let our hearts truly feel for the people, not just the feeling of donating.
If we maintain such a broad focus of poverty, it is almost impossible to do anything to put a dent in it … but if we can hone in on one life, think of the difference we can make.
Through Dessiray's Eyes
Most people would agree, at least to some extent, that "The eyes are the window to the soul." Somehow eyes manage to tell more about a person than could be said by words, stories or descriptions.
Perhaps it's because eyes display emotion: They light up when we are happy, look exhausted when we are tired, display fear and worry, and are the gateway for tears when we are sad.
Maybe they say so much because for most of us, they capture our experiences and paint the pictures of our memories. It is through them that some of the most beautiful and also some of the most horrific things become a part of us as we make our way through life.
What we see, who we see and where we see it colors our "window" and leaves a mark on how we will view the world and how we view our own souls. This is why we often wish we could see things through the "eyes of others," or we attempt to see the world through "rose-colored lenses." We are aware that things appear different depending on the eyes through which we are looking.
A window is a piece of glass that goes two ways, so if it is true that the eyes are the window INTO the soul, that means they are also the window OUT of the soul. This makes me wonder, as I stare into the eyes of the children, what they see when they look out.
Please pray for the hearts of children that Morgan loved and touched with the grace of God while she was there.


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The bailout money is just going to line the pockets of the wealthy, instead of helping to stabilize the economy or even the companies receiving the bailouts:
- Bailout money is being used to subsidize companies run by horrible business men, allowing the bankers to receive fat bonuses, to redecorate their offices, and to buy gold toilets and prostitutes
- A lot of the bailout money is going to the failing companies' shareholders
- Indeed, a leading progressive economist says that the true purpose of the bank rescue plans is "a massive redistribution of wealth to the bank shareholders and their top executives"
- The Treasury Department encouraged banks to use the bailout money to buy their competitors, and pushed through an amendment to the tax laws which rewards mergers in the banking industry (this has caused a lot of companies to bite off more than they can chew, destabilizing the acquiring companies)
And as the New York Times notes, "Tens of billions of [bailout] dollars have merely passed through A.I.G. to its derivatives trading partners". Josh Mashall provides some of the details:
By law, the Fed isn't allowed to buy assets — it can only lend, as lender of last resort. That was a problem for the Bear Stearns bailout, because JP Morgan said it would only buy Bear if someone else assumed responsibility for the crap. [The] Fed came up with this idea to start a shadow company, called a special purpose vehicle (SPVs were how Enron operated, creating "Chewco" and the like named after Chewbacca – the New York Fed called their SPV "Maiden Lane LLC" for name of the street the NY Fed is located on in southern Manhattan). The deal then was JP Morgan put $1 billion into Maiden Lane, the Fed put $29 billion in cash into it. Maiden Lane paid Bear Stearns $30 billion, which went straight back to JP Morgan as this deal happened simultaneously to JP's purchase of Bear. So Morgan got $30 billion in cash ($29 billion net) and the Fed got stuck owning the crap, but was legally only making a loan to Maiden Lane, who was the legal owner (Maiden Lane was incorporated not in NYC, but in Delaware to avoid paying taxes). By the Fed's own accounting – which is very different from a real company's accounting – Maiden Lane has lost $5 billion between its creation and today….
Using the loophole it had learned during Bear Stearns, the Fed set up two new companies: Maiden Lane II and Maiden Lane III [to help bail out AIG's investors]. Two dealt with the secured lending and Three the shitty credit default swaps. The Fed lent each Maiden Lane $20 billion and $25 billion and then Maiden Lane paid off the investors that had either lent AIG the money to buy the shitty mortgage backed securities (ML II) and those who had the shitty mortgages and the corresponding insurance (ML III). To avoid booking a loss on the Fed's balance sheet, because the Fed had some legal problems if either of these Maiden Lanes lost money, and because of a reporting requirement that Dodd had put into TARP which actually required the Fed to report to the Congress and the public about the cost to taxpayers from ML I, the Fed did some creative accounting. They still paid all of the investors off at full value (par), so that they didn't lose anything. But they booked the loss on AIG's balance sheet and kept Maiden Lane clean. This is the hidden story behind how AIG went from losing $38 billion during the first 9 months of 2008 to losing $61 billion in the 4th quarter.
This was all exposed at today's hearing. And despite repeated requests from Senators on both sides – Dodd, Shelby, Corker, Warner – the Fed is still refusing to say who it bailed out through Maiden Lane II and III.
In other words, through a little game-playing by the Fed, taxpayer money is going straight into the pockets of investors in AIG's credit default swaps and is not even really stabilizing AIG.


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HAMPTON — A Massachusetts man who was convicted last year of conspiring to steal hundreds of dollars worth of alcohol from the state liquor store in Portsmouth is now accused of a wine heist in Hampton.
Tadd K. Higgins, of South Boston, was indicted this month on charges alleging he carried off at least $1,500 worth of wine from the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet off Interstate 95 in Hampton on May 25.
The actual value of the 21 bottles allegedly stolen by Higgins was estimated at about $2,000 by Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams.
The 41-year-old allegedly walked out the front door of the business carrying the bottles in a box, then entered a vehicle and drove away.
Reams declined to elaborate on how the theft took place, noting only that employees of the store were aware of the theft "right away," and that Higgins was identified "immediately" as a suspect.
The Hampton caper took place less than one month after Portsmouth police secured an arrest warrant for Higgins in connection with an earlier theft from another liquor store situated on Interstate 95.
On Jan. 20, 2012, police were called to the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet at the Portsmouth Traffic Circle after two men stole bottles of alcohol from the building. Security camera footage showed the men removing "several" bottles from the shelves and placing them under their shirts, according to an affidavit filed by Portsmouth Police Officer Richard Brabazon. The men then walked past the checkout counter and out the door. Stolen were items with a combined valued of more than $1,000.
According to court records, the suspects escaped in a beige Nissan Maxima with a Massachusetts license plate. Brabazon was called to the scene shortly after the 1:47 p.m. theft, but he was unable to locate the vehicle in the area.
Police traced the license plate of the Nissan and subsequently identified Higgins as a suspect with assistance from authorities in Boston, according to Brabazon's affidavit.
Portsmouth police issued a criminal complaint in April charging Higgins with conspiracy to commit theft, a class A misdemeanor. He was arrested in June, and ultimately pleaded guilty or no contest to the charge on Oct. 2, according to court records.
At the time, prosecutors recommended a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for two years. Court records indicate Higgins was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,652.61.
Higgins was already out on bail on unrelated charges at the time of the Portsmouth liquor store theft. He was previously convicted of offenses including grand larceny, larceny of items valued at more than $250 and passing a counterfeit note, according to a prerelease questionnaire filled out by Higgins when he was released on bail.
A financial affidavit attached to the court records indicates that Higgins is unemployed, and has no available money in checking or savings accounts. The prerelease questionnaire states that Higgins was previously employed as a "laborer teamster."
Higgins is scheduled to be arraigned on two new felony charges in connection with the Hampton thefts in Rockingham Superior Court on Jan. 31 at 1 p.m.
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The Lost Boy
Have I told you about the gay guy Roger who hit on me? Some time ago I was walking to work and I passed this guy on the street outside the Donaghey Buildings at Seventh and Main. At lunch that same day, I went to Subway at Seventh and Main and I saw him again. After work, when I came out of Besser Hardware, unbelievably, he was sitting in the passenger's seat of a little truck right outside the door to the store and when I came out the store I ran headlong into him. He flickered, "Dude, I see you everywhere." I said, "Well, you will because I live at Eighth and Commerce and I walk to work downtown." He flamed, "Righteous. I'm Roger. Maybe we'll meet again." And I walked off.
The next Saturday he was knocking on my door at about 11:00, so I answered it. He said, "Dude, I thought we had a moment the other day at Besser's....." I said, "Dude, not even a nanosecond." He mumbled an apology and headed off about his business.
Well, this summer, he started walking his little dog down my street every now and then. I believe the dog to be a miniature pinscher- a min pin, they call them. And one day when walking said dog, he came over and apologized. He said, "Hey, man. I need to talk to you. I owe you an apology. I think I made an unwelcome advance on you and now I have this little dog needs walking down your street and I'm horribly embarrassed. So, I'm sorry." I told him I certainly understood his attraction, cause you know, I'm hot, but that the advance was, for the record, unwelcome, but his apology was accepted. I mean, walk on, my brother.
So, one day last week, I was outside about to get my motorcycle on and a little min pin I believed to be Roger's, untethered, came skipping down the street. By himself. I thought to myself, I think that's Roger's dog. But, jeez, it's really moving out and I can't catch him. Surely Roger will come along directly. And sure enough, a few minutes later I hear the sing-song distant sound of someone calling a lost dog. Roger. And when he got in front of my house, he breathlessly asked, "Have you seen him?" I told him that about five minutes ago he ran by and turned right onto Rock Street. He said, "Really? Five Minutes?"
I decided I'd help him so I asked him what is the dog's name. He mumbled something and I asked, "What? What is the dog's name?" He replied clearly this time, "Dapper Dan." " Dapper Dan?," I asked. "Yep, Dapper Dan," Roger replied.
So there I was zig zagging through the hood on my motorcycle looking for Dapper Dan. By and by I spotted him skipping south on Cumberland between Seventh and Eighth. I raced past him and turned my bike onto the sidewalk to block his path. "Dapper Dan," I called but he came right on past me on the sidewalk. He darted out into busy Ninth Street, crossing it. Well, he kept trotting down Cumberland, toward I-630. I was on my bike and paced him down the street, cutting him off again between 11 th and I-630, at that defunct Fashion Park Cleaners. Again I patted my legs and called, "Dapper Dan, Dapper Dan...." It seemed urgent now as we were running out of street between us and the Interstate. I was hit with the grisly inevitability of it all about then. He came on past me again, seemingly without even noticing me there on the sidewalk trying to get his attention. I figured he was going to get on the Cumberland bridge across 630 and I figured that could not be good.
But, no. Worse. He took the off ramp into oncoming three lanes of interstate traffic. It was about then that Roger made the scene huffing and puffing. He said, 'Where's Dapper Dan?" Well, there were three of those really tall interstate streetlights making one, two, three puddles of light and skipping across the furthest pool of light was Dapper Dan, his silhouette hinged together with triptych shadows, still headed against traffic and out in the middle against the retaining wall. There was no median. I pointed. When Roger saw Dapper Dan, he immediately whitened and then hurled. And it was sickening. But, Dapper Dan was making the bend in the highway and we lost sight. Roger gave chase.
Ten minutes passed and Roger finally came back empty handed. I said, "Well?" He said, "He didn't make it." He said that Dapper Dan had tried to leap the retaining wall and onto the other side of the highway just when a car came by and surely smooshed him.
Saddened, I went home and sat on my porch and wondered why Dapper Dan would choose death by 630 with such singular and unyielding purpose.
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Your film was made as a co-production between Switzerland and Al Jazeera Children's Channel from Qatar. How did this unusual cooperation come to pass?
Nicolas Wadimoff: The producer of the Al Jazeera Children's Channel called me up and asked if I would be interested in making such a film. I had been to Gaza twice before, and agreed, but I wanted to be a co-producer so that the film could be shown in cinemas.
Was it difficult to get a travel permit for the Gaza Strip?
Wadimoff: I entered from the Israeli checkpoint at Erez without problems. Israel is very liberal with media representatives. Officially, you're allowed to stay for three, or four days in Gaza. But because I was also filming seven reports for the Swiss TV broadcaster TSR, the Israelis let me stay for two weeks.
What changes did you establish in the Gaza Strip?
Wadimoff: The destruction was greater than I had expected from the television images I had seen. I found destroyed houses, fields and factories, especially along the border with Israel. This was also my first visit since Hamas seized power. But I was there three weeks after the end of the war and people were still in a state of shock, as though they had been roused from a nightmare. The conflicts and the rift between Hamas and Fatah were pushed to the sidelines as a result.
On 15th February, Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip, where the militant organisation has been in power since 2007, arrested a British journalist. They said he had endangered security. Were you in any way restricted or obstructed by Hamas during your two weeks in Gaza?
Wadimoff: No. I was never accompanied and could film what I wanted, wherever I wanted. I worked with a local fixer, who organised appointments and set up interviews for me. They were all happy to talk to us in front of the camera.
Did your interview partners say what they thought was expected of them?
Wadimoff: Let's take the scene with the young rap musician, for example. He wasn't afraid of our camera, because he is saying exactly what he's thinking. He didn't do this on radio: The people in Gaza censor themselves, because it's too dangerous to hold views that differ from those of Hamas. Hamas controls society and dictates a very conservative Islamic behaviour.
Gaza Zoo, where animals that have died of hunger are replaced with stuffed ones, plays a central role in your film.
Wadimoff: We filmed there four times. That's how we got to know the young people who work there as volunteers – otherwise the following scene wouldn't have been possible; Three young men sit on a swing and talk casually among themselves. One says he's eaten pistachio nuts today, the other says he went to the Mosque. Meanwhile bombs are falling in the border region where the tunnels were dug out. And then one of the boys begins to complain.
He complains about his school, the unmotivated teachers. Because of them, he says, he'll never be able to realize his dream of becoming a doctor one day. Then he says he wishes the Jews would disappear. What's that got to do with school standards, asks his friend. "The Jews would cripple the education system," he growls and warns: Without education, they'll all go on to be suicide bombers.
You deliberately dispense with analyses or personal commentary and sometimes allow your protagonists to produce stereotypical concepts of the enemy Israel. Why?
Wadimoff: My last documentary film, L'Accord (2005) was about the Geneva Accord, in which I quiz Israelis and Palestinians about this peace project. After that, I didn't want to make any more films about Israelis and Palestinians, because I had the feeling that everything had already been said.
Now is the time for fiction films. We don't need information, we need stories. And that's what I've attempted here, although this is a documentary film: to try and tell the stories of a number of people.
Will your film be shown in the Gaza Strip?
Wadimoff: The cultural office of the city of Geneva sponsored the film and suggested this. At the end of November 2009, we had three screenings in the hall at the Red Half Moon Society. The room was full every time, all the protagonists came and enjoyed seeing themselves and their friends and acquaintances on the screen.
People laughed and sung together with the rap band. It was a great atmosphere. I hope to show the film in Israel and the West Bank as well.
Did men and women sit together?
Wadimoff: Yes, absolutely, at all the screenings, perhaps because the venue is viewed as secular, or because Hamas does not want to force this separation.
Do you think your film can have a positive influence on the deadlock between Israel and Hamas?
Wadimoff: When I was 20 years old, I thought that films could bring about change. I'm not so sure anymore. If films can open the eyes of those living in Israel and Palestine, perhaps those people would then be able to see the human beings behind the conflict. And show for example that totally normal people live in Gaza, not just Hamas militants. That's something I wanted to highlight in my film.
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In addition to his ground-breaking book Bias, Goldberg has written four other books on the media and American culture — Arrogance, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America: (And Al Franken is #37), Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right, and A Slobbering Love Affair. All have all been New York Times bestsellers.
In 2006 Bernie won the most prestigious of all broadcast journalism awards, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award (considered the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize), for an HBO story about young, poor boys who were sold or kidnapped into slavery and were forced to risk their lives as camel jockeys in the United Arab Emirates, one of the wealthiest countries in the world.
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Bernie has reported extensively, both at HBO and at CBS News, on the transformation of the American culture. At HBO, in the fall of 2000, he wrote the Emmy award winning documentary Do You Believe In Miracles, the dramatic story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team and the most famous hockey game ever — the game between the United States and the Soviet Union that revitalized the American spirit and helped bring America out of the malaise it had suffered though much of the 1970s.
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An army of parent volunteers planned to attack student desks, lockers, door handles and other surfaces at SOMS with disinfectant spray and Clorox wipes to decrease spread of the flu and other viruses.
SOMS parent Daryl Baer coordinated efforts to rid the school of germs.
"We do our best to stay on top of it in our homes," Baer said, "but our kids are the school more hours than at home."
Baer had estimated that cleaning 50 rooms at SOMS could be completed in an hour or less if 50 to 75 parents volunteered to help on a Saturday morning. Volunteers planned to furnish their own supplies.
District officials canceled the event because flu germs survive only eight hours without a host, according to the Centers for Disease Control and the Oldham County Health Department.
Snow and icy roads prompted district officials to cancel Friday classes for Oldham County students.
SOMS Principal Rob Clayton said custodians disinfect high-traffic items each day at school, and teachers will continue to allow students to wipe down student work areas to minimize the spread of germs during flu season.
"Facility cleanliness has been and will continue to be a major priority for me as principal," he wrote in an email to parents midday Friday.
Thanks to parents' generosity, Clayton said SOMS has a large supply of disinfectant wipes to continue to disinfect surfaces – and allow students to disinfect surfaces as they wish – throughout the remainder of flu and cold season.
"Many thanks to those of you who were planning on being here to support our school," Clayton wrote to parents. "We are blessed to have a fabulous parent community and I welcome your future support as we continue to provide our students with a safe and clean learning environment."
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So I was happy to see, as always, that the good people at the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood were on it - in part because the marketing of The Lorax has reached far into the classroom, most egregiously with I'm the Lorax, I Speak for the ... Mazda?
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It is both cynical and hypocritical to use a beloved children's story with a prescient environmental message to sell kids on everything from SUVs to pancakes. The Lorax in Dr. Seuss's classic children's book has more integrity than his current incarnation as the animated darling of Madison Avenue. If the original, notoriously reclusive Lorax ever agreed to appear in a film, he would say a resounding "NO" to any commercial tie-ins.
He would help children curb their consumption instead of promoting a slew of "greener" products. He would tell corporations to stop bombarding kids with materialistic messages. He would never immerse children in the false corporate narrative that we can consume our way to everything, from happiness to sustainability.
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[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC, after receiving feedback from the RIPE community on the draft version, has published the procedural RIPE Document ripe-517, "Closure of LIR and Deregistration of Internet Number Resources". The document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-517 This document replaces sections in two RIPE Documents that deal with the closure of LIRs and the deregistration of resources: - Sections 3.0 and 4.0 of ripe-301, "Mergers, Acquisitions, Takeovers and Closures of Organisations Operating an LIR". These sections are entitled "Closing an LIR" and "When an LIR is Closed by the RIPE NCC", respectively. The updated version of this RIPE Document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-515 - Sections 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 of ripe-475, "Independent Internet Number Resources - Contractual Relationship Changes between sponsoring LIR and End User". These sections are entitled "De-registering of Independent Internet Number Resources", "Closure of Sponsoring LIR" and "Violation of RIPE Policy, Law or Contract", respectively. The updated version of this RIPE Document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-516 The RIPE NCC would like to thank the RIPE community for its feedback. An interactive chart that helps to explain the process of closure of LIRs and deregistration of Internet number resources will be available shortly. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC


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Glenn Beck has a habit of putting his foot in his mouth. The conservative TV and radio talk show host is no stranger to controversy and has a gift for getting under people's skin. Now that his super-hyped rally is over, Beck has had some time to reflect on some recent comments about our president and realizes that perhaps they weren't proper.
Beck has admitted that he regrets calling President Obama a "racist" and apologized for his comments.
Appearing in his first and only TV interview after his Saturday rally, Restoring Honor rally in Washington D.C. Speaking on "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, Beck had to respond to his claim that Obama is a racist and whether or not it destroyed his credibility in talking about "reclaiming the civil rights movement."
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Hurdler Lolo Jones trash-talked about head injuries to former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand after he jokingly challenged her to a race on Twitter. What she didn't know was the defensive tackle was paralyzed in a game.
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Jones finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the London Olympics in August amid criticism that she receives more attention and endorsements than her results warrant. Four years earlier in Beijing, the American came in as the favorite and was in position to win gold when she hit the ninth of 10 hurdles and wound up seventh.