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Learn How to make Italian Delicay "Lasanga"
Italy is famous for its spaghetti, macaroni and pizza, but lets try Lasagna this weekend.
Just follow the recipe below:
- Olive oil
- 1 pound lean ground beef (chuck)
- 1/2 onion, diced, about 3/4 cup
- 1/2 large bell pepper (green, red, or yellow), stem and core removed, diced, about 3/4 cup
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 28-ounce can good quality tomato sauce
- 3 ounces (half a 6-oz can) tomato paste
- 1 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano or 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley (preferably flat leaf), packed
- 1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
- Pinch of garlic powder and/or garlic salt
- 1 Tbsp red or white wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp to 1/4 cup sugar (to taste, optional)
- Salt
- 1/2 lb dry lasagna noodles (requires 9 lasagna noodles – unbroken)
- 15 ounces Ricotta cheese
- 1 1/2 lb (24 ounces) Mozzarella cheese, grated or sliced
- 1/4 lb (4 ounces) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Cooking Utensils You'll Need:
- A large skillet to brown the beef, bell pepper, and onion
- A large pot (8 to 12-quarts) for cooking the pasta
- A medium sized pot (3 to 4 quarts) to simmer the sauce
- 13″ x 9″ x 2″ lasagna pan, preferably pyrex or stainless steel (avoid aluminum pans if you can, they can react with the acidity of the sauce)
- A large colander to drain the noodles
- A couple large sheet pans to cool the noodles
- A large slotted cooking spoon
- A large wooden cooking spoon
- A chef's knife or large paring knife to cut the vegetables
1 Put pasta water on to boil: Put a large pot of salted water (1 Tbsp salt for every 2 quarts of water) on the stovetop on high heat. It can take a while for a large pot of water to come to a boil (this will be your pasta water), so prepare the sauce in the next steps while the water is heating.
2 Brown the ground beef: In a large skillet heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil on medium high heat. Add the ground beef and cook it until it is lightly browned on all sides.
Remove the beef with a slotted spoon to a bowl. If there is more than a tablespoon of fat left in the pan (there shouldn't be if you are using lean ground beef) remove it from the pan.
3 Cook the bell pepper, onions, garlic, add back the beef: Add the diced bell pepper and onions to skillet (in the photo we are using yellow bell pepper and red onions).
Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until the onions are translucent and the peppers softened. Add the minced garlic and cook half a minute more.
Return the browned ground beef to the pan. Stir to combine, reduce the heat to low and cook for another 5 minutes.
4 Transfer to medium sized pot, add tomatoes and remaining sauce ingredients to build the sauce: Transfer the beef pepper onion mixture to a medium sized (3 to 4 quart) pot. Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste to the pot.
Add the parsley, oregano, and Italian seasonings, adjusting the amounts to taste. Sprinkle with garlic powder and/or garlic salt, to taste.
Sprinkle with red or white wine vinegar. Stir in sugar, a tablespoon at a time, tasting after each addition, to taste. (The amount of sugar needed will vary, depending on how acidic the tomatoes are that you are using.)
Add salt to taste, and note that you will later be adding Parmesan, which is salty.
Bring the sauce to a simmer and lower the heat to low to maintain a low simmer. Cook for 15-45 minutes, stirring often. Scrape the bottom of the pot every so often so nothing sticks to the bottom and scorches.
Remove from heat.
5 Boil and drain the lasagna noodles: By now the salted water you started heating in step one should be boiling. Add the dry lasagna noodles and cook then per package directions (al dente). (Note noodles may be cooked in advance.)
Stir often to prevent from sticking. Make sure that water remains at a full rolling boil during the entire cooking to prevent noodles from sticking.
When ready, drain in a colander and rinse with cool water, gently separating any noodles that may be sticking together.
Spread a little olive oil on a large rimmed baking sheet, and lay out the cooked noodles on this sheet, turning them over so that they get coated with a little of the olive oil. This will prevent them from sticking together.
6 Assemble the lasagna: In a 13x9x2-inch casserole or lasagna dish, ladle a cup of sauce and spread it over the bottom of the dish. Arrange one layer of lasagna noodles lengthwise (about 3 long noodles, edge may overlap, depending on your pan) over the sauce. Ladle a third of the remaining sauce over the noodles.
Sprinkle a layer of a third of the grated mozzarella on top of lasagna sauce. Add half of the ricotta cheese, by placing cheese dollops every couple inches. Sprinkle the grated parmesan cheese evenly over the top of ricotta cheese.
Apply second layer of noodles, top it with half of the remaining sauce. Add half of the remaining Mozzarella, the remaining ricotta cheese, and another thin sprinkling of Parmesan.
Finish with another layer of noodles. Spread the remaining sauce over the top layer of noodles and sprinkle with the remaining Mozzarella cheese.
7 Bake: Tent the lasagna pan with aluminum foil (not touching noodles or sauce). Bake at 375°F for 45 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.
May be reheated in conventional oven or microwave. Leave aluminum tent on for storage. (Try to keep the aluminum foil from touching the sauce.)


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Gates 'Immediately' Became Emotionally Attached To Troops
Steve Inskeep continues his conversation with former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates about his new memoir, Duty. Gates discusses his personal relationship with the armed forces and the intense emotional toll of being secretary of defense at a time when the nation is conducting two wars.
Gates 'Immediately' Became Emotionally Attached To Troops
Let's hear a little more from former Defense Secretary Robert Gates. We've been talking about his critique of the Obama administration that he once served. His memoir "Duty" also offers a personal glimpse of Gates' growing distress while doing his job. He writes that during four-and-a-half years at the Pentagon, under two presidents, he became deeply, emotionally attached to the troops. He identified with them so strongly that he now wants to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, near fallen troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Gates says, in the end, he was too attached, which is why he retired.
ROBERT GATES: I was focused on the strain on our troops and on their families. They'd been at war for 10 years. And I came to realize, in the early spring of 2011, that my preoccupation, my priority had become protecting them from further sacrifice, perhaps at the expense of hard-headed objectivity in terms of the use of our military.
INSKEEP: You are talking about something that is difficult to say outright. But you're essentially saying that if you're going to be a national official in a position of authority, you have to be prepared to get some of your troops killed, maybe many of them, if you feel that serves the national interest.
GATES: Well, and I was prepared to do that. If there were an outright threat to the United States or to our interests or our allies, I would be the first in line to argue for the use of military force. It just seemed to me that some of the areas where we were looking at potential conflict were more in the category of wars of choice. And it was those that I was trying to protect the troops from.
INSKEEP: What happened when you, as any secretary of defense would have to, began sending notes to the families of service members killed in action?
GATES: Well, I was determined that these young people would not just become statistics for me. And so I started out by handwriting parts of the condolence letters, and even then that wasn't enough, I felt. And so then I started asking every time one of these packets came to me, that it have a picture of the soldier or sailor, airman or Marine who'd been killed, along with the hometown news, so that I knew, you know, what their coaches and their parents and their brothers and sisters and teachers were saying about them, so I felt like I had some personal knowledge about each one of them. And I would write those condolence letters every evening.
INSKEEP: And that became difficult after a while?
GATES: Well, it didn't take too long. I think that, quite honestly, in those evening sessions, writing the condolence letters, there probably wasn't a single evening in nearly four-and-a-half years when I didn't weep.
INSKEEP: I want to ask about that broader question of the cost of war. You write about one decision you were involved in that you felt - although it's hard to prove - that it had life and death consequences for people. What was the decision you faced?
GATES: Well, it was really, when the surge was launched, there were two choices. We didn't have enough troops, so the question was whether you shortened their tours at home, or whether you lengthened their tours in the combat zone. And in one of the toughest decisions I made as secretary, I made the decision to lengthen the combat tours to 15 months. And I knew what the costs of that would be for the troops and their families.
INSKEEP: And let's be explicit about the costs. You linked this, in your mind, to the increase in suicides, of the problem with suicides in the military.
GATES: Well, I have no statistics to prove it, but I believe that those 15-month tours had to have aggravated the post-traumatic stress problem and probably the suicide problem.
INSKEEP: Previously, it had been a year or 13 months or six months, depending on the branch of service. And it was just a little longer, and you think that made a difference in wearing people down.
GATES: I think, as one of my junior military assistants put it, 15 months brought into play the law of twos: you miss two Christmases, two birthdays, two anniversaries and so on. And I think that had a consequence.
INSKEEP: What is the lesson, then, of decisions like that that you had to make that future decision-makers should take away from your experience?
GATES: I think it goes back to the very beginning of our discussion, and that is: You do have to be prepared to make the hard decisions, knowing what the consequences will be for the troops, whether it's sending them into battle or extending their tours. Part of the job of being secretary of defense in war is having to be strong enough to make the decisions that are important in terms of achieving our national security objectives and protecting us.
INSKEEP: Is there any decision you'd take back from those four-and-a-half years?
GATES: Well, I'm as critical of myself in the book as I am of anybody else. I also point out that I think we all did a disservice to President Obama, because the debate on Afghanistan became so divisive, that the opportunities to reach across those differences, I think, were missed. And I fault myself for not reaching more to the vice president to see where we could find common ground. Because at the end of the day, in a number of important respects, I don't think our positions were that far apart. But because of the environment, because of the suspicion, because of just the flavor of the debate and the difficulty between the Department of Defense and the National Security Council staff, I think that those edges were sharper than they needed to be, and that's partly my responsibility.
INSKEEP: Secretary Gates, thanks very much.
GATES: Thank you.
INSKEEP: His new book is called "Duty." And you can find a transcript of our interview with Gates and NPR.org.
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Among the 20+ machines on display at the Milacron LLC open house Apr. 24-25 in Batavia, Ohio, will be its newest additions, the all-electric Elektron 400 and 500. Also to be introduced there is the latest version of the Magna T Servo (MTs) servo-hydraulic toggle series having two features in common with the Elektron models: the new Endura Touch control with 15-in. touchscreen, and the overall look that will become universal for Milacron machines. It's similar to the style of the Ferromatik Milacron F Series, a 160-metric-ton hybrid model of which will also be on display. Also new will be the debut of Milacron's Interactive Technical Manual (ITM) software on the Maxima Servo two-platen servo-hydraulic line. The ITM was first introduced at NPE2012 on the MTs series. What's more, the former PDF version of the software has been updated to an HTML version.
The open house will feature Milacron's full line, including multi-component capabilities; LSR, which will be demonstrated on the newest Roboshot all-electric, the Alpha-SiA model, being shown for the first time in the U.S.; and a PowerPAK 550 high-speed all-electric press running a 5-gal HDPE bucket on one of the shortest cycles in the industry. Also on display will be twin-screw extrusion and structural foam—dry cycling a mammoth Uniloy 1500-ton press with four large extruders (photo).
Technical sessions will highlight multi-component molding utilizing coinjection technologies from Bemis Mfg. Co. and Mold-Masters (which Milacron recently acquired); managing energy cost—including discussion of the new energy monitor on the Endura Touch control ; and automotive weight and cost reduction. The latter topic will feature FibreTuff composites of cellulose-filled PP, developed and patented by Robert Joyce of Innovative Plastics and Molding, Sylvania, Ohio. FibreTuff reportedly can replace heavier glass-filled plastics. A fan shroud of FibreTuff will be molded at the open house. Cress Mold Technologies will discuss a heat/cool molding process using using steam as a medium to achieve smoother part surfaces and enhance flow, allowing for potentially thinner walls. Register for the open house at milacron.com/2013openhouse.
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A man accused of murdering a Perth underworld figure whose severed head was found on Rottnest Island has made a brief appearance in court.
Aaron Carlino, 28, has been charged with murdering Stephen Ramon Cookson on December 15 last year.
An 11-year-old girl found Cookson's head in a bag washed up on a beach at Porpoise Bay, on the southeast of Rottnest Island.
Police believe Cookson, 56, was killed at his rented East Perth apartment.
Forensic officers have spent several days searching the apartment and a property in Golden Bay, 60km south of Perth, but have not found the rest of Cookson's remains.
Carlino appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court on Friday wearing a grey shirt and black pants and showing little emotion.
He will appear in the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on February 6 via video link.
A long-time member of the seamier side of the racing industry in Victoria and WA, Cookson was convicted in WA in 2000 of one count of possessing a quantity of heroin with intent to sell or supply.
He unsuccessfully appealed that conviction all the way to the High Court.
In 2005, Cookson was fined $5000 for improper conduct by WA racing authorities, for assaulting a former horse owner Peter Graham and breaking his nose.
Cookson had been due to appear in WA's District Court on Friday on a charge of possession of methylamphetamine with intent to sell or supply.
His two co-accused appeared briefly in court on Friday and had the matter adjourned.


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British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage was initially wary of opera. In spite of an evident gift for evoking vivid drama in his music – as demonstrated in his 1983 early work Lament for a Hanging Man – he had been put off the genre by concerns that many operatic subjects seemed distant from modern life. However, Hans Werne Henze encouraged him to try his hand and Turnage's first foray into opera, Greek, was given a triumphant premiere at the 1988 Munich Biennale. Unafraid to take risks and eager to engage with the reality of modern life, the composer quickly established an international reputation as a daring and much-admired 'operatic enfant terrible' (as dubbed by the Telegraph).
The libretto for Greek was adapted by Turnage and Jonathan Moore from a play by Steven Berkoff, itself a contemporary reworking of the Oedipus myth. Setting the story in 1980s East London, the composer draws on the power of ancient myth in a modern setting to examine racism, greed, AIDS and unemployment. The score incorporates an audacious blend of musical influences – from Benjamin Britten to Turnage's hero Miles Davis, and even football chants. All evoke the urban angst of Berkoff's drama and cut through with moments of lyrical tenderness.
In the years following Greek Turnage spent time concentrating on his orchestral output and developing his unique musical language, producing works such as his highly acclaimed Blood on the Floor, which saw its first complete performance in 1996. The 50th anniversary of the Aldeburgh festival in 1997 saw the premieres of his next compositions for the stage: Twice Through the Heart, a dramatic scena for mezzo-soprano; and The Country of the Blind, a chamber opera. Between them, these hard-hitting works include moments of wonderful expression – such as the beautiful love duet in The Country of the Blind – as well as exhibiting Turnage's now signature synthesis of jazz with elements of modernism, and his propulsive rhythmic energy.
Commissioned by English National Opera, The Silver Tassie premiered in 2000 and confirmed Turnage's mastery of the genre. Amanda Holden's libretto is based on a play by Sean O'Casey and explores the impact of World War I on a Dublin family. The opera's four acts follow the form of a traditional symphony, where the composer draws together the powerfully acerbic qualities of Greek with the expressivity of his intervening work. Turnage also infuses the opera with traditional melodies and memorable motifs, and gives each character a subtle and developed musical identity.
Anna Nicole is Turnage's boldest opera to date. Commissioned by The Royal Opera and first performed in 2011, its portrayal of the dramatic life and death of the Playboy model and celebrity Anna Nicole Smith generated a huge media buzz even before the opening night. In a consciously lighter vein than Turnage's earlier operas, the work's fabulously vulgar libretto by Jerry Springer: The Opera co-creator Richard Thomas is paired with a typically eclectic score. With trademark tinges of jazz and blues skillfully combined with influences from a plethora of 20th-century masters (amongst them Stravinsky and Janáček), this 'musically rich, audacious and inexplicably poignant work' has become a classic of our time.
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25+ Greatest TV Shows of All Time for Kids
by Lauren Passell
From the Smurfs and Captain Kangaroo, to Transformers and Kids Incorporated, here are Parenting editors' top picks for best children's television
We love Dora and Yo Gabba Gabba!, but they're nothing compared to the shows we watched when we were kids. Grab a cereal bowl and take a stroll down memory lane as we revisit Mr. Wizard's World, The Smurfs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and more than 20 other television shows that stuck in our editors' young hearts.
"You might think you're all bad and stuff – flying around in your mechanized lion. But when going gets tough, you know you're going to have to call your buds to form a giant, sword-wielding robot defender." -Jesse, Parenting.com Senior Producer
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Was Rocky and Bullwinkle kid funny or really funny? We'll keep watching (and laughing) until we figure it out.
Mr. Wizard's World
1951 – 1972
Why weren't any of our neighbors like Mr. Wizard? On the show, neighborhood kids stopped by the Wiz's house to be bedazzled by his neat-o science experiments. They always seemed impossible, until Mr. Wizard came along with a simple explanation.
"I wanted to be one of his young assistants, teaching all of the viewers about the magic of science." -Ganda Suthivarakom, Parenting.com Deputy Editor
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
After the Midnight Society gathered 'round the campfire and the storyteller began her tale, before things got scary, the setup of each episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark was always very tame—a nice opening of a happy girl at school, or two friends driving in a car. Are You Afraid of the Dark wasn't actually that scary, making it perfect tweens to watch alone on Saturday nights—but it was just scary enough that seeing Nosferatu step out of the movie screen prompted fears that he'd step into your living room. "The intro still gives me chills."—Lauren Passell, Parenting.com Assistant Editor
Punky Brewster
"I loved Punky Brewster—her clothes were so cool!" -Sasha Emmons, Parenting.com Senior Editor
The Smurfs
Let's smurf the smurfing smurfy smurfs! What the smurf!
La la la la la la, la la la la laaaaaa! Papa, Baby, Smurfette and the gang taught kids how to work together, that everyone is good at something and how to use the word "smurf" as a noun, verb, adjective and adverb.
Josie and the Pussycats
"I loved Josie and the Pussycats because they got to 1) solve a mystery and then 2) top it off with a glam rock concert. For a while, I imagined all my favorite rock stars were part-time P.I.s" -Jess
The Chipmunks
Despite their 50's hit "Don't Be Late", the Chipmunks (and Chipettes) came full force in the 80s, embodying everything that was the 80's, like funky fashion and rockin' music. See also: the best movie ever, The Chipmunk Adventure, 1987.
My Little Pony
1982 – present
Any little girls who loved ponies (which was everyone?) probably was a loyal follower of the show and a collector of the Hasbro figurines, whose buttocks-placed symbols represented their cheery personalities.
1987- 1990
It's been years since Duck Tales was on the air, but the catchy theme song still makes us nostalgic for the days that ducks were ruling the cartoon world (see also: Darkwing Duck and Tale Spin.) Uncle Donald joined the military and nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie moved in with greedy Uncle Scrooge, who was constantly trying to increase his wealth. The ducks spent airtime fending off swindlers and, as you'll fondly remember, swan diving into enormous piles of money.
Want to see what the year 2000 looks like? Check out Gigantor, which follows Little Jimmy Sparks, a 12-year-old boy who controls Gigantor, the huge flying robot, with a remote control. Young Jimmy carries a firearm and occasionally drives a car, and together with Gigantor, he fights villains and battles crime.
"When I was 3, I loved this Japanese cartoon about an enormous robot."—Deborah Skolnik, Parenting Senior Editor
1984 – 1987
Transformers took the coolest vehicles at the time and turned them into world-saving, villain-fighting, all-powerful robots that blended reality with kids' imaginations.
Under the Umbrella Tree
There are certain things you don't ask when you watch reruns of Disney's Under the Umbrella Tree. How old are the anthropomorphic Gloria Gopher, Iggy Iguana and Jacob Blue Jay, and where did they come from? Why do they live with Holly Higgens, and who is she and what does she do? You just accept the funny, friendly friends and their adventures, which are simple, wholesome and relatable to kids.
1969 – present
For generations, kids have been tuning into Scooby-Doo, but a few things have stayed the same through the years—the "spooky", fun nature of the show and the quirky characters. Fred (the leader), Velma (the brain) and Daphne (the badass) may have solved all the mysteries but that's just because Shaggy and Scooby-Doo were busy fueling all the laughs.
The Disney Channel got kids moving in the '80s—when spandex unitards, leg warmers and big hair made being fit fashionable. A perky Kellyn Passchaert sprung around the stage doing kid-friendly exercise moves alongside with Mickey Mouse and his pals.
"I loved Ghostwriter because it was set in New York City in the 90's, and the kids who work together to solve the mysteries were a very diverse group of friends. They were so cool and smart. It made me want to move here. I wanted to be Leni—she was the coolest." Valerie Fischel, Parenting.com Art Editor
Small Wonder
1985 – 1989
The cheery theme song from Small Wonder almost makes you forget its bizarre premise, that father Ted Lawson, a robotics engineer, builds a robot modeled after a real human and the whole family tries to pass her off as their daughter. Not surprisingly, the Lawson's nosy neighbors won't mind their own business and are always trying to uncover the truth. (Why didn't they notice the large blinking box jetting out of Vicki's back?)
Sesame Street
Malcom Gladwell once said that Sesame Street was "built around a single, breakthrough insight: that if you can hold the attention of children, you can educate them." And nobody has been able to do it better than Sesame Street, a show that was created to get kids ready for school. Nobody—not even Barney—can hold a candle to this classic, and it's been so super for so long, you can be sure that years from now your ((great) grand) kids will still be tuning in.
Captain Kangaroo
Good morning, Captain! Avuncular Captain Kangaroo did all the things cool Grandpas should—tell stories, introduce you to fun guests and be silly with his (human and puppet) friends.
G.I. Joe
For a few years in the 80's, 6 days a week, America's daring, highly trained special mission force entertained little boys and girls as they defended American freedom and fought against Cobra, the terrorist organization trying to take over the world. The badass heroes inspired toughness in their viewers—even if their viewers' biggest obstacle was making it through preschool. Knowing is half the battle!
Salute Your Shorts
1991- 1992
Salute Your Shorts, named for the classic camp tradition of hoisting someone's underwear up the flagpole, celebrated teen life at summer camp—in this case, Camp Anawana. Watching reruns of Ug, Budnick and Donkeylips giving "Awful Waffles" may make you realize how nerdy they really were.
From the creators of G.I. Joe and Transformers comes this girl-powered rock out about music company owner Jerrica Benton and her singer alter-ego Jem. The Japanese-animated episodes, are studded with hits from Jem and her band the Holograms, and their rivals the Misfits. Which was her true self—mild-mannered Jerrica or rock-star Jem?
"I thought Jem and the Holograms were so awesome—they were tough chicks with no parents who were also in a band. And their outfits were truly outrageous." – Laura Sullivan. Parenting Assistant Editor
Land of the Lost
1974 – 1976, 1991 – 1993
Don't you hate it when your vacation is interrupted by a time portal which throws you into a parallel universe? The Porter family—Tom, Kevin and Annie—handled it quite admirably, making friends with jungle neighbors Christa, Pakuni and Sleestak.
Care Bears
1985 – 1988
Using the Care Bear Stare (the bears' love-fueled deus ex machine, which they powered up by standing in a line and emitting light from their tummy symbols), Love-a-Lot, Braveheart, Gram and the gang defeated enemies Professor Coldheart and Frostbite, bringing smiles to any kids who were feeling down.
Kids Incorporated
Who wouldn't have wanted to be among young Fergie, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mario Lopez as they starred in this hip show, complete with rockin' music and plot?
Reading Rainbow
Just the initial flute notes in the Reading Rainbow theme song will prompt nostalgia in anyone who grew up listening to LeVar Burton host this popular PBS reading series. The show was built from different segments and stories hinging a children's book. Perhaps the most popular segment was when kids hosted their own book reviews, ending with the impossible-to-forget, "But you don't have to take my word for it!"
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1984 – Present
Nobody made it through the 80's alive without bumping into turtle power. The crime fighting crew of courageous Leonardo, "party dude" Michelangelo, brainy Donatello and badass Raphael, along with their friends April O'Neil and Master Splinter, has been battling the evil ninjutsu master since 1984, and is so popular, we don't see them stopping any time soon.
Perfect Strangers
"In the 80's I loved watching Perfect Strangers during TGIF, but one thing I never understood was why one of the main characters, Balki Bartokomous, "talked funny." Despite my parents' best efforts to explain that it was because he had an accent, I kept hearing them say accident and for years I thought that if I was ever in a car accident I would start talking funny like Balki."—Michelle Dozois, Parenting.com Partnerships Editor
The Elephant Show
On The Elephant Show, hosts Sharon, Lois and Bram were known for one thing: singing great, classic kid songs in perfect harmony. Kids following along at home could sing and dance to Shoo-Fly Pie, All Around the Kitchen, Do Your Ears Hang Low and the ever-so-popular Skinnamarink—songs all kids should grow up to.
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DUCKS vs. TORONTO
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Update: Randy Carlyle returns to the Honda Center for the first time as coach of the Maple Leafs. He coached the Ducks to the Stanley Cup championship in 2006-07 and the Western Conference finals in 2005-06, but was fired and replaced with Bruce Boudreau on Nov. 30, 2011. The Maple Leafs are 34-23-8 after an overtime victory Saturday over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Ducks (43-14-7) have recorded points in five straight games (3-0-2), but also have lost consecutive games in shootouts. Their lead in the Pacific Division slipped to four points over the Sharks after San Jose's victory Saturday over the Montreal Canadiens. Corey Perry scored his team-leading 33rd and 34th goals during the Ducks' shootout loss Friday to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has scored five goals in his last five games.


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So I'm writing a little story line about a relationship the character Z from Alta Moda Metro was in (and may still be hearing about) back before he started working for Alta Moda Metro.
About Z: Works in marketing and is a self proclaimed "tech god" who just recently helped to establish Alta Moda Metro. Z is a bit goofy, off beat, androgynous whore of a man. He enjoys playing checkers with and writing poems for his female companions.
I'm looking for anyone interested in lending a gorgeous (or not quite so) female character over to the cause. Hell, it doesn't even have to be a character, I'm just hoping for a bit of a cross over opportunity, rather than using my scribbles for a character. (generally this is a photo comic, with a typical repeating format which I do veer off of every once in a while and can easily incorporate artwork into)
I just kicked off in December, so no cult following has yet been established, but it will exist soon enough. Z says that your character won't regret being involved.


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Lowering underground water deemed 'catastrophic'
Lowering underground water deemed 'catastrophic'
KABUL (Pajhwok): Experts say the lowering underground water level and water pollution in capital Kabul city is 'worrying and catastrophic' and ask the government to take serious steps towards resolving the issue.
They expressed the remarks on Thursday at an academic seminar titled 'Studying Kabul water crisis, challenges and solutions' organised by a civil society institute with the help of Gawharshad Institute of Higher Education.
The experts said the underground water level in Kabul had lowered by 22 metres over the past 20 years, and 41 percent of the water had been polluted, contributing to risks to people's lives.
Abdul Hakeem Zaryab, a professor at Kabul's Polytechnic University and a specialist in underground water, said the lack of sewage system, urban canalization and a proper system of collecting and trucking out solid waste and a lack of standard septic tanks were reasons behind the decreased level and pollution of water.
Other factors were excessive use of water from wells, use of chemical fertilsers in farmlands, construction of substandard high buildings and flow of surface water mixed with rain-induced water and toilet water in a single stream.
Mohammad Mirzai, another professor and environmental expert, said the growing population in Kabul and absence of a proper management of underground water had resulted in an unprecedented decrease in water level over the past one year. The water level has decreased by eight metres in one year alone.
He expressed concern over continued lowering of underground water level and said: "Until a proper programme for managing the underground water isn't carried out, a big water catastrophe will loom large in Kabul."
If contamination of water was not prevented and serious steps were not taken, the underground water would soon be undrinkable in Kabul, he warned.
Government officials weren't present at the seminar; however, National Environmental Protection Agency also warned if the government didn't pay attention to improving sanitation in Kabul and other cities, underground water would be polluted in next five years in big cities such as capital Kabul.
Officials say 40 percent of underground water is currently unhealthy in Kabul. Kabul with a population of four million people is one of Afghanistan's major cities, whose residents lack access to clean water.
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Matthew McConaughey had a box office success as part of Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike, but his other theatrical acting gig this year, Killer Joe, didn't do as well at the box office, likely due to an unfortunate NC-17 rating given by the MPAA. Now, Killer Joe is headed to Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand on December 21, 2012. So, if you are looking for a violent comedy and thriller for the holidays, you need look no further.
Killer Joe will come in an Unrated Director's cut, which will give audiences the film as director William Friedkin wanted it. If you're not pushing for the full NC-17 effect, R-rated copies of the film will also be available, but only in DVD format. The flick stars McConaughey as a Dallas detective who moonlights as a hitman. Things get crazy in the Southern story, and if it sounds like something you might be interested in, the good news is that both Blu-ray and DVD sets will come with several bonus features.
Killer Joe aired at South By Southwest, and several extras will feature footage from the big event. Additionally, a few extras will be present, including what looks like a making-of segment. Audio commentary will be available with the set, but buyers will have to purchase the Unrated version to get the commentary, which I'm guessing has something to do with Friedkin having no interest in doing two separate commentaries, when there is one version of the film he clearly prefers over the other. You can check out the full list of extras, below.
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LETTER: Three wise men in Oneida
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Before all the pretty Christmas lights are stored away, our family would like to thank three wise men who made our celebration much brighter.
Our dad, Bob Meyers, loved trees and when he died, Jim Dean had a wonderful idea.
He suggested that memorial gifts be given to the City of Oneida Tree Program.
Months later, Dwight Davies, another lover of trees, planted the thoughtful seed that the new Christmas tree at Higinbotham Park could be planted in Dad's memory. Luke Griff then planned and provided a dry shelter and chair for our mother, Jean Meyers, to help light the tree.
Luke said many kind words at that special event.
Thank you all for your good works. They do not go unnoticed.
We are blessed to live in Oneida, a community that cares about neighbors like an old Bates Avenue Bomber of 63 years.
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Tin Revolutionaries
Apropos of the discussion here and here.
If you ever have to rely on the Second Amendment to save you from a tyrannical government, you've left things too late. Several decades too late, in fact.
I don't know whether you've noticed, but the world has changed since the days of the Revolutionary War. Most of these changes are improvements, such as the availability of clean, safe water and the ability to communicate nearly globally nearly instantly. Some changes, like a globalized food chain, are more a matter of cost improvements. Whatever the reason for the changes, they've come, and dragging behind them have come the changes in our infrastructure to support them.
Changes, not additions. We've dismantled the older, simpler structures that we used to rely on, abandoning redundancy for efficiency. How many people can still draw water from wells if they want to? How many have even a kitchen garden? How much commerce can we still support via unpowered water travel? How many people know what to do about a high fever in the absence of NSAIDs or how to know when a doctor is really needed without referring to the internet or a nurse line?
Not to belittle the sacrifices and hardships of the American revolutionaries, but by virtue of their decentralized infrastructure and economy, they didn't face the same kind of collapse that we would under a modern armed revolutionary scenario. There was a time when the question of who was in power made so little difference to the average citizen (i.e., peasant) that revolution was a game for only nobles and anyone unlucky enough to be drafted into their armies. That time is no more. Any militia that wanted to overthrow our government by armed force would have to be very well-organized indeed in order to avoid a massive humanitarian catastrophe.
They would need to have a plan in place to keep the water flowing, the lights turned on and supplies coming in from outside. (Napoleon's problems in Russia were nothing compared to our global, just-in-time supply organization.) They'd also need to be able to communicate that plan convincingly to the rest of the population. If they didn't, the population would–rightly–view them as nothing more than criminals willing to sacrifice everyone else's lives to further their own cause. The revolutionaries would very quickly be fighting on two fronts.
In other words, in order to be successful, any revolution would have to be so well-organized as to be the thing it wanted to replace. It would have to be a true revolution of the people, even if it were directed from above.
What would a popular revolution look like? In fact, I've seen one take hold during my lifetime. The regressive movement that sought to undo the cultural changes accompanying our switch from an agrarian to an industrial economy and to roll back the economic regulation designed to keep industrialization from reinstituting oligarchy showed the true shape of a modern American revolution. The conservative movement, as they prefer to be known, seized power in this country through the perfectly legal means of making sure they had representatives at every level of government, from schoolteachers to city clerks to the Supreme Court. Nary a gun in sight.
Sure, political and bureaucratic takeover isn't as sexy as a cold, sleek piece of metal that makes noise and holes, but it's the reality. Eric Rudolph didn't change anything for any length of time except his own address. Same with the mountain militias. Same with every idiot who ever shot a government agent performing their duties.
Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols did make a difference, but it was only to persuade others to allow more restrictions in movement around and access to government buildings. They ultimately increased the number of people and vehicles subject to government searches. That wasn't what they were after. That isn't what anyone who points to the Second Amendment is after.
No, the people who have done the most to fight the tyranny of the U.S. government in my lifetime have used other amendments in their cause. They have spoken. They have assembled. They have reported. They have filed suit over unreasonable search and seizure or over unequal treatment.
More recently, they have staged the beginning of a counter-revolution to remove the regressives from power. Again, it was done without guns. It did, however, provide a glimpse of what the American populace thinks of having its infrastructure and economy threatened. Ask McCain or the wave of retiring Republican representatives about the kind of political support offered to anyone associated with a person or movement responsible for jeopardizing people's standard of living. They'll tell you how quickly decades of popularity evaporates and how loudly the hounds bay for blood.
And that's a lesson to which any would-be revolutionary should pay attention.
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A judge has rejected $140,000 in fees for attorneys who settled a lawsuit for seven Michigan meatpacking workers for a bit more than $1,000.
Federal Judge Paul Maloney calls the request "exorbitant."
He says dozens of plaintiffs who still are part of the lawsuit haven't recovered anything yet.
The lawsuit accuses JBS Plainwell in Allegan County of failing to pay workers when putting on or taking off protective wear. Seven people took settlements ranging from $110 to $215.
Matt Turner of the Sommers Schwartz firm and other lawyers asked the judge to order the meatpacker to pay $140,000 in fees. But fees won't be addressed until the case ends.
Turner defended the request, saying the seven plaintiffs benefited from legal work done so far for the entire class of workers.


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posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 - 10:45 am
Dear Linda, Bengt
I enjoyed Mplus workshop last year. Now, I want to what I leaned to actual analysis.
I have questions on multigroup latent growth modeling. Now, I have two groups: a retarded group and a normal group. The retarded group received an intervention treatment. To show the treatment is effective, I'd like to compare the growth rates of the two groupes. For both groups, linear LGMs fit well. If I simply compare the mean of the slope factors (growth factors) across the two groups, I think it is not a fair comparison because lower performing people at the initial status usually show faster growth rates (even though there is no treatment). Thus, I think it would be better to compare the means of the growth factors for the two group with the intercept factor (the initial status) controlled. Then, I have two questions:
(1) If I specify a directional path from the intercept factor to the slope factor in LGM for each group, does the mean (I know this is now an intercept) of slope indicate the growth mean with the initial status controlled? Or, it is not the mean but the intercept. If it is simply the intercept, how can I estimate the growth mean with the initial status controlled?
(2) If I can estimate the growth mean with the initial status controlled by specifying a directional path from the intercept factor to the slope factor in LGM for each group, should the path coefficients across the two group be equal (constrained to be equal)?
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posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 - 6:29 pm
It sounds as if you have a quasi-experimental situation. In line with ANCOVA you want to control for pre-existing differences. ANCOVA uses an observed covariate to accomplish this controlling. In your growth model you propose using the initial status growth factor to accomplish the controlling. So, this makes sense to me. In terms of how to use this model and interpret the results I think you might want to continue using the ANCOVA analogy. That is, first you want to consider if the slope in the regression of the slope growth factor on the intercept growth factor is equal across the 2 groups (retarted and normal) If they are equal you can interpret the difference across groups in the intercept in this regression as an effect of the intervention (assuming that no other factors need to be controlled for). If they are not equal, the intervention effect has to be evaluated at different values of the intercept growth factor (the covariate that you use for controlling).
posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2001 - 12:09 pm
Dear Bengt
Thanks for your clear answer to the question (specifying a reg path from inpt to slope). However, I couldnot understand the last sentence in your answer. What can we do if the slope in the regression of the slope growth factor on the intercept growth factor is NOT equal across the 2 groups?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2001 - 5:19 pm
In that case, in line with ANCOVA, you have to evaluate the group difference conditional on each value of the initial status factor. In ANCOVA terms, this is plotting the two lines of predicted slope values (s = a + b*i, where s is slope, a is the estimated intercept, b is the estimated slope, and i is the intercept growth factor) for the two groups with the initial status as x axis and looking to see where and by how much the two lines differ.
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ORLANDO, FLA. (April 2, 2:10 p.m. ET) — Austrian injection press and auxiliary equipment maker Wittmann Battenfeld GmbH is expanding its Mexico headquarters, adding a technical and training center to keep pace with an expanding business portfolio.
Over the next six months, the Vienna-based family-owned company's 7,535 square foot facility in the industrial hub of Queretaro, 130 miles northwest of Mexico City, will grow to 11,840 square feet.
According to Rodrigo Muñoz, manager of Wittmann Battenfeld México SA de CV, a wholly-owned Wittmann subsidiary, the extension will enable the company to train customers on molding machines, using its control systems, robots and peripheral equipment.
"Wittmann Battenfeld will also be able to offer mold trials for machines with up to 240 tonnes of clamping force," Muñoz added in a news release April 2.
"The business in Mexico has flourished," the company said in the release, echoing the words of Michael Wittmann, son of Wittmann Group founder Werner Wittmann, six months ago.
During a visit to Mexico City in October, Michael Wittmann, the company's general manager, told Plastics News that 2011 was the company's best year in Mexico, where it has operated since 1998. He predicted 2011 sales of about $10 million, up from about $7 million "pre-2008."
Wittmann Group, which acquired the Battenfeld injection molding business in 2008, saw great potential in Mexico "and injection molding machines will have the biggest share of the growth," Wittmann said. According to the executive, the automotive industry represents 60-65 percent of the group's global business.
Mexico's automotive industry is enjoying an unprecedented boom, with production expected to increase from 2.557 million vehicles in 2011, 13.1 percent up on 2010, to four million-plus by 2017, according to economy under minister Lorenza Martínez Trigueros last week.
"[Wittmann Battenfeld] business in Mexico has flourished," the Austrian company said in its news release. In addition to its Querétaro headquarters, it operates sales and service centers in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez. It employs 35 in Mexico.
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Q: I opened my water garden up for the Spring/Summer and its seems as though I have a leak? But I don't know where? Any suggestions? -Several Customers
A: Having a leak in your water garden can always be frustrating. I hope to shed some light on some great ways to detect where your leak is located.
1.) Bottom Leak – The first way to test for a leak is to turn off the waterfall system and check to see how far the water drops. If it drops all the way to the bottom of the pond, then we know for sure that the leak is on the bottom of the pond. This could be caused by a bottom drain or sharp rock edges. It would be suggested to place your fish in another place while checking this.
2.) Side Leak – If the system is off and the water level drops and seems to stay at a certain point, then there is a side leak. The best way to find a side leak is to wait until the water level stays at that certain point. You may have to shift some rocks around in order to locate exactly where the leak is. A liner patch will easily fix these types of leaks.
3.) Waterfall/Stream Leak – If you turn off your waterfall/stream/pump system and the water level doesn't drop, then the leak is somewhere within that system. It could be water spilling over the edge of a stream instead of going back into the pond. The fittings on the waterfall or filter could be leaking. The Flex PVC or kink free tubing from the pump to the waterfall/filter could be leaking.
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2. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and brown and granulated sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in chocolate and vanilla until well combined. Beat in egg. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture until well combined.
3. Divide dough in half. On separate sheets of waxed paper, shape each half into 12" by 1 1/2 " log. Wrap each log in the waxed paper and slide onto small cookie sheet for easier handling. Refrigerate dough at least 2 hours, or overnight until firm enough to slice. (If using margarine, freeze overnight.)
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Keeping remaining log refrigerated, cut log into scant 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place slices, 1 inch apart, on 2 ungreased large cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 11 minutes, rotating sheets between upper and lower racks halfway through baking. Cool on cookie sheets on wire racks 1 minute. With wide spatula, transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
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We (Still) Want Bread, and Roses Too
A century ago, in what has come to be known as the Bread and Roses strike, a group of women walked out of the Lawrence, Mass., textile mill where they worked.
A new law had limited their working hours to 54 a week, two fewer than most of them had been working—so far, so good. But mill owners responded by decreasing the women's weekly wage, a difference that would cost their already hungry families a loaf of bread a day.
So the women demanded a pay raise of two cents an hour—from 16 to 18 cents—so they could buy enough bread; they also demanded extra pay for overtime work. During the following days and weeks, thousands of workers, most of them immigrant women, joined them in the streets.
The women faced clubs, bayonets, and frequent arrests. Many were hauled off to jail, children in tow. One, Annie LoPizzo, was shot and killed by the police. Still, they kept up the strike for two months, while national sympathy for their cause grew. Finally, in March, the mill owners conceded to their demands.
Today, the strike is remembered for a slogan that the women were reported to have used on their banners: "We want bread, and roses, too!" The slogan comes from a 1911 poem by James Oppenheim. A hundred years later, its words might speak for the Occupy movement:
No more the drudge and idler, ten that toil where one reposes[…]
Hearts starve as well as bodies, give us bread but give us roses.
Hearts starve as well as bodies. It's an old message from our religious traditions, and one the Bread and Roses centennial should call back to our attention.
100 Years Later, Still Fighting for the Roses
For half a century after the Lawrence strike, American workers fought not only for higher wages—bread—but also for shorter hours—roses. In other words, time for non-material sources of happiness—time to stop and smell the roses. Time for families, for nature, for learning, for friends and community, for reflection, rest and regeneration, time to meet non-material needs that deliver happiness, time to love and be loved.
Yet somehow, we came to believe we could live on "bread" alone; the roses are left to wilt.
One reason is that, in our current measurements of economic success, "bread" is really all that matters. Our prime economic indicator—the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)—measures only what we spend on final products and services. If it is bought and sold it counts; otherwise, it's worth nothing.
If you crash your expensive SUV and end up with insurance, legal, medical and repair bills, congratulations—you've added to the GDP. Walk in the woods, volunteer, garden, or spend time with your kids, and you've done nothing economically useful, despite the happiness these activities provide. Robert Kennedy got it right back in 1968, when he observed that the Gross National Product "measures, in short, everything but that which makes life worthwhile."
We need new measurements to tell us whether our economic activities are beneficial or harmful. Around the world, new indicators of success are emerging that measure the roses as well as the bread. From France to Bhutan to the United Kingdom to Maryland, governments are testing ways to measure how their policies affect well-being.
One such measurement is a survey of well-being recently introduced by The Happiness Initiative, a Seattle non-profit. The survey measures how well we are doing in ten areas of life: material well-being; physical health; mental health; access to arts, education, recreation and culture; time balance; confidence in government; environmental quality; work satisfaction; community participation and social support. The modern science of happiness has shown that each of these conditions plays an important role in our well-being. When you take the survey, you get a score comparing you to the American average. Communities—from Seattle to Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Nevada City, California—are now using the survey to assess their well-being, as are nearly a hundred colleges and universities.
The centennial of the Lawrence textile strike reminds us to value the roses and count them. It calls us to be gardeners of happiness, awakening our senses and watering the roses again.
Working fewer hours could save our economy, save our sanity, and help save our planet.
For a multitude of reasons, we need to need each other.
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Pigeons are among the most naturally gifted navigators in the animal kingdom. And while we've only recently begun to shed light on why this is, humans have been using pigeon's innate homing abilities to our advantage for ages - and often in very unusual ways.
From an upcoming episode of PBS's NOVA scienceNOW on the inner workings of animal minds comes an astounding bit of avicular, WWII-era trivia:
During World War II, the same government agency that developed the atomic bomb was also secretly planning "Project Pigeon." Pigeons were trained to ride inside missiles and guide them by pecking them on a screen. In 1944, the project was cancelled in favor of other secret research - radar.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — James Harden ran into what felt like a brick wall and rolled his ankle before crumpling to the floor.
He didn't let that stop him.
After getting fouled hard by Enes Kanter on a fast break in the third quarter and twisting his ankle, Harden shook it off —the same way his Houston Rockets shook off a 19-point deficit and rolled to 104-93 victory over Utah on Saturday night that kept the Jazz winless and the Rockets undefeated.
BOX SCORE: Rockets 104, Jazz 93
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"I had to block out the pain. We had momentum, especially there in the third quarter. We came out with our defensive intensity at such a high level that I didn't want to let anything slow me down," said Harden, who had 16 of his 23 points in the second half.
Despite his swollen ankle, Harden saved his best for last.
"It was time for me to step up and take over the game. It's that simple," he said.
Chandler Parsons scored 24 points, Jeremy Lin added 20 and the Rockets (3-0) outscored the Jazz 64-37 in the second half.
After John Lucas made a jumper to beat the shot clock and pull the Jazz within 95-90 with 3:27 left, the Rockets allowed just one field goal the rest of the way and Harden ran the pick-and-roll repeatedly down the stretch.
"We got stops and rebounds so we could get out and run," Lin said. "And then a couple guys got hot, and that just becomes contagious."
Kanter made an inside jumper to give Utah its final lead, 85-83 with 7:11 remaining. Harden drove for a layup, Lin hit a 3-pointer and Parsons followed with another basket to start the game-ending run.
Richard Jefferson led Utah with 18 points and Kanter added 16 for the Jazz, who looked disjointed once the Rockets increased their defensive pressure in the second half.
"They came out in the third and played with a lot more energy than we had. They made shots and executed their offense and those guys really took it to us," Utah coach Tyrone Corbin said.
The loss marked the first time the Jazz have started a season with three consecutive defeats since they began 0-4 in the 1979-80 season, the year the franchise moved to Utah.
Harden made two free throws to cap a 15-2 run in the third quarter that knotted the game at 60-60. Dwight Howard had 10 and Harden had nine in the quarter in helping Houston outscore Utah 33-17.
"We put ourselves to the test. Being down 16 at halftime, we might have just caved in and gave up last year but this year we fought back. That's the difference," Harden said.
Parsons, who also grabbed 12 rebounds, kept the Rockets in the game with 20 points in the first half, when the Jazz outrebounded Houston 27-12 and dominated the paint.
"I was struggling the first two games, especially with my shot," Parsons said. "And then in this one, the other guys were struggling and I finally had it going. My teammates believed in me and I was shooting with confidence."
The Jazz led 56-37 just before the half, following a stretch that featured a dunk by Gordon Hayward and a layup by Derrick Favors that brought the crowd to its feet.
"In the first half, we were just letting them score, letting them make their cuts, and doing whatever they wanted. They were outhustling us," Harden said.
Howard finished with 15 points playing against Utah's young frontcourt of Kanter and Favors most of the game.
But Utah had no answer for the Rockets' defensive pressure and Harden's playmaking in the second half.
"We have the potential to be a very good defensive team. With those two big guys (Howard, Omer Asik) behind us, it makes us want to be more aggressive and we were out in passing lanes, disrupting their offense and making them uncomfortable," Parsons said.
The Jazz began missing shots and Houston was able to unleash its fast break and went 23-for-36 in final two quarters. Once Harden started breaking down Utah's defense, the Rockets began finding open shots all over the court.
"In the second half, it was vice versa. We got every loose ball, rebounded the ball and got out in transition. We played our basketball," Harden said.
NOTES: Harden was limping slightly after the game but said he was fine and didn't get immediate treatment. . Lin played with a big bandage on his chin after he received stitches in Friday's game against Dallas. . The Rockets outrebounded Utah in the second half 28-12. . Utah shot 4 of 22 from beyond the arc.
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The U.S. Senate recently passed a bill that would allow states to require Internet retailers to collect sales taxes on behalf of local governments. This bill has flaws, but they could be fixed in the House. It should be passed.
I don't like the idea of the state and local governments collecting more taxes — they know no limits to their capacity to tax and squander our hard-earned dollars — but the current situation is unfair and bad economic policy. (Also, Marylanders stand to gain from this legislation in another way, because of a state law that will reduce future increases in gasoline taxes if taxing Internet sales is allowed.)
In 1992, the Supreme Court held that states did not have the power to levy taxes on online sales, unless the retailer has a physical presence in their state. Large retailers, like L.L. Bean, routinely charge the appropriate state taxes where they have a store or warehouse but not on sales in states where they do not.
Main Street retailers complain this places them at an unfair disadvantage, and they are absolutely correct. No local business would like the government giving a 5 percent price advantage to out-of-state competitors.
However, small retailers behave as if requiring Internet retailers to charge sales tax would be a salvation for their flagging fortunes. It wouldn't be.
Most local retailers, competing with Internet businesses and big box stores, lack the scale to offer the variety of products an increasingly diverse American population demands, and the scale to get favorable prices at wholesale.
Taxing Internet sales would make this problem worse by consolidating online competitors. The online bookstore in Tuscaloosa, Ala., is much less menacing to the small bookstore in Boston than Amazon.com. However, the Senate bill, as currently written, would drive out the Alabama retailer and enlarge giants like Amazon.com.
The Senate bill would allow states to require all retailers with more than $1 million in sales to collect and remit sales taxes to state and local jurisdictions. That would require coding each sale by ZIP Code and remitting to the states the appropriate taxes (those often vary not just by state but also city and county, and by products covered).
In the end, local vendors would have to rely on software or services comparable to the payroll services that now cut paychecks and remit withholding taxes on income, Social Security and unemployment insurance to state and local governments.
As anyone owning a small business knows, those services are far from perfect. Many have received erroneous assessments and penalties, owing to mistakes made by payroll services, and those take some considerable time and effort to resolve.
For payroll purposes, small businesses must deal with their home state and a few neighboring jurisdictions, but for the purposes of sales taxes the potential expands to more than 5,000 state, city and county governments. Imagine running a rare books store in Boston with an online presence and receiving a few hundred erroneous notices of assessment from jurisdictions as far away as Alaska.
Not surprisingly, Amazon.com is in favor of the legislation. It could handle these issues with relative ease; its small competitors could not. Paying sales taxes in all 50 states adds to its costs, but the benefits to its bottom line of driving out small competitors easily makes up the difference — with a big profit.
The Senate bill excludes retailers with annual sales of less than $1 million, but that is a pittance in retailing and bears no parallel to definitions of small business in other federal legislation. (For example, local restaurants and other businesses with fewer than 50 employees are exempt from Obamacare mandates to provide employee health insurance, and supporting 50 employees can easily require sales north of $10 million).
Although it is far from a perfect solution, raising the threshold for retailers that must collect sales taxes outside their jurisdiction to $10 million would do a lot to more to preserve small businesses — including brick and mortar retailers — than requiring virtually all retailers to comply.
Peter Morici, an economist and professor at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, is a widely published columnist. His email is firstname.lastname@example.com. Twitter: @pmorici1.


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Thanksgiving In Peoria
I haven't had a Thanksgiving dinner with my family for 19 years. I always came home at Christmas, so I didn't come back for Thanksgiving. But this year I'm back and my sister had dinner. I brought cheese, crackers and salami. I didn't want to bug my family and take photos all night, but here's a few I snuck in during the festivities.
Before we went to my sister's, we had drinks at the infamous, Jerry's Bar in my parents basement.
Here's my contribution, cheese, salami and crackers for an appetizer.
And here's my dad carving up the Thanksgiving bird. Gobble, gobble!
Judging from the look on my sister's face, I thought I better put the camera away before I got thrown out of the joint! From left, my parents, my brother-in-law Phil, my brother Tom, my nephew Greg and my sister Terry who did a great job of cooking a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner! I hope you all had a great hollerday!
And don't forget, December 10th is the date of the new Peoria blog. Be there or be L7!
Further Reading: Calendar Date, Time and Date and Wikipedia.
Are you going on Thanksgiving Day,
To those family celebrations?
Surprise link, click on it...I dare you!
Bonus Photo From Ragin' RR!
Ragin' RR used to be a frequent commenter at all three of my blogs, but computer problems have silenced him. We do keep in touch via email and he recently sent me this photo of an old Circus magazine cover. I used to read Circus, but don't remember this one. Sadly, not all of these people made it through the '70's. Cheers to Ragin' RR and to all of you, have a great week!


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Oil! What's the deal? Let Pat Goss and Valvoline break it down.
Zinc. You know it, you love it. Zinc is a family of chemicals that is in your oil. And it's a good thing since it's an anti-wear agent.
Look, they can explain it better than me. I'm just a rube, I'm no Pat Goss.


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The actress tells Jeremy Kay how she avoided Marilyn Monroe's "wiggles and winks" to focus on the character at the heart of the blonde bombshell in My Week With Marilyn.
Michelle Williams is frank about the process of becoming Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn. "It felt like some kind of torture," she says. "Some days I wondered, why am I doing this to myself?"
The pain was worth it. Williams has earned the third Golden Globe nomination of her career for her lead performance in the film, which follows Monroe's whirlwind trip to England in 1956 to shoot The Prince And The Showgirl – as well as a second Screen Actors Guild nod and a handful of critics groups awards. A possible third Academy Award nomination is waiting in the wings.
"My expectation of myself is so great that it becomes a form of torture," she continues, adding that she does not mean to sound precious when discussing the role. The humility is at odds with her outsized talent. "I've been doing these Q and As with Kenneth Branagh [who co-stars as Laurence Olivier] and it's not one-tenth of the material he has touched in his lifetime."
Branagh has been effusive in his praise of the actress, who showed courage in taking on the part of one of the most scrutinised female entertainers that ever lived. The real Monroe famously did not get along with her Prince And The Showgirl director and co-star Olivier, but cast a spell over the assistant director Colin Clark. They became close during the production and the latter published an on-set diary that is the backbone of My Week With Marilyn.
Williams accepted the part by Christmas 2009 and dived into research. "I basically started in my head as soon as I closed the script and said, 'Goddammit, I am going to make that movie. I have to go make that movie.'" She read books about Monroe, read books Monroe liked to read, devoured books about method acting and carried recordings of Monroe's voice on her iPod.
"I'd see my friends in plays and start thinking about how those performances might relate to mine," Williams says. "I'd think about her in the midst of a personal situation or a relationship with a friend or when I looked at my [own] behaviour. Sometimes you get a little bit under the spell. It's very slight, but there was a little period of time when I asked [myself] if it was me or her."
Williams took care to avoid "the wiggles and winks and coos and whispers" and let the character breathe. "I asked the advice of an experienced actor and he said if there's even a whiff of the icon, things start to get a lot less interesting. I didn't know what that meant at first; I was looking for a simple set of instructions, but the great teachers are the ones who make you work for it and discover it for yourself. She wasn't an icon to herself – she was a girl who became a woman.
"I never got cocky about her or felt she was a party trick or something I could turn on or off. This may just be my process, but she was a very complicated woman so I felt she could not assume she could make herself so known so quickly. There's so much to keep in one's head when you're playing someone like Marilyn: even in her off moments she's very different to me physically, visually, technically, so there's a lot to keep in [mind].
"The minutiae – how she turns out her ankle when she's standing straight. It was a quick shoot – two months – and I feel when you get cocky is when you fail. Somewhere there has to be a shred of confidence, [but] when people get cocky that's when I have seen accidents."
The two-month UK shoot began in September 2010. "I was very nervous to work with Ken and Dame Judi and Derek Jacobi and Marilyn was [nervous about filming The Prince And The Showgirl], so that was to me an advantage. I found the Brits of 2011 to be far more hospitable than the class of 1956. We were all willing each other to succeed. [Director] Simon Curtis more than anyone knew what a landmine this could be for me and everyone was very gentle."
Monroe was a devotee of method acting; not so Williams. "I am a real 'whatever works' kind of girl," she says with a breezy laugh. That said, Williams' immersion in the essence of Monroe impressed Curtis on set. "He took Marilyn on as if he were going to play her. We were two little Marilyn geeks, spitting out facts and references."
Monroe was silent about her association with the late Clark, who went on to become a television director and is played in the film by Eddie Redmayne. "She never speaks of it, so the only record we have is in his journal," Williams says. "If you have time to read [Clark's account] it strikes one as a little embellished, but at its core it strikes me as a true story and I could understand what she saw in him. It's not a love story. She had other motives for spending time with him. I don't look at it through rosy-coloured glasses."
Williams recently wrapped the fantasy Oz The Great for Sam Raimi. It took up a lot of time and she says she is looking forward to getting back to being a mother. But Monroe is still with her. "She continues to intrigue me, which is pretty remarkable for someone who is dead and cannot change. Someone just gave me a new book about her. The information doesn't really stop. With each handwritten note or dress or comment from someone who knew her, she breathes a little bit as a person. She's still growing to me."


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I prefer to share family photo with family members only. When my wife, my son and daughter go back to their hometown, I really miss them as I am far from them now. So, I ask my wife to take pictures of my son and daughter everyday and post them on Facebook. But the problem is I don't want everyone in friends list see the photos except me or my wife's siblings. So, I figured out the trick here.
Step 1:
Click on Friends in your left sidebar of Facebook site.
Step 2:
You will find Create List button. Here, we going to create a list who can see the photos and who I want to share the photos. After click Create List button, one pop-up windows come out and fill in List Name, can be any name list. Then put members's name who can see the photos later.
Then click Create. The new names can be added later if you are miss out any members.
Step 3:
In your timeline Facebook, click Photos section.
Step 4:
You may find a few albums in your Facebook. So, if you have one album, let try on any album first.In the album, there is Edit button on the right top corner of the album. Click on Edit.
Step 5:
In my example, I'm select Abdul Hanan family list because I want only the members in the list can see the photos. You can select only one list at one time.
Now I can share the photos to the selected friends in Facebook and hide from others. All the best!


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Megan Fox is many things, most obvious among them beautiful. She's a new mother, she doesn't necessarily want to be famous anymore, and she believes in leprechauns.
She's also familiar with speaking in tongues.
Yes, speaking in tongues, something she's been doing since she was about 8 years old attending a Pentecostal church in Tennessee, she reveals in the February issue of Esquire.
"I have seen magical, crazy things happen. I've seen people be healed," says the 26-year-old actress, mom to 3½-month-old Noah. "Even now, in the church I go to, during Praise and Worship I could feel that I was maybe getting ready to speak in tongues, and I'd have to shut it off because I don't know what that church would do if I started screaming out in tongues in the back."
(Forget the church — what would the gossip media do the moment the video surfaced?!?)
"It feels like a lot of energy coming through the top of your head — I'm going to sound like such a lunatic — and then your whole body is filled with this electric current.
"And you just start speaking, but you're not thinking because you have no idea what you're saying. Words are coming out of your mouth, and you can't control it. The idea is that it's a language that only God understands. It's the language that's spoken in heaven. It's called 'getting the Holy Ghost.'"
This could actually be a good sign for the lovely Ms. Fox: Those who spoke in tongues were found to be more emotionally stable than those who did not, according a study of nearly 1,000 evangelical Christians in England that was cited in an article by the New York Times.
The study, incidentally, said nothing about leprechauns.
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Humboldt Park saw three homicides in the last week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.
On Monday, a 15-year-old boy was shot to death in the 4300 block of West Hirsch Street, police said. Two days earlier, a 24-year-old man was fatally shot in the 4200 block of West Potomac Avenue, according to officials.
On Friday, a 26-year-old man was shot to death in the 3600 block of West Ohio Street, police said.
Humboldt Park has seen 14 homicides this year, the most of any community area, RedEye determined. Humboldt Park logged 29 homicides last year, according to RedEye data.
Meanwhile, East Garfield Park and New City each saw two homicides in the last week, RedEye data shows.
In New City, an 18-year-old man was fatally shot Monday in the 5300 block of South Wood Street, police said. Two days earlier, a 20-year-old man was shot to death in the 5200 block of South Wood Street, according to officials.
In East Garfield Park, a 32-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were shot to death Saturday in the 2700 block of West Polk Street, officials said.
Citywide, fatal shootings were recorded in the last week in Ashburn, Austin, North Lawndale, Roseland, South Shore and West Garfield Park, RedEye determined.
Thirty homicides have been recorded so far this month. Police logged 54 homicides in June last year, RedEye found.


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Answer Me This
A teen escaped from lockup—what was he convicted of? What happened to $16 million of APS' money? New Mexico's hungry get some welcome news. And who might throw a hat into the gubernatorial race?
Medical Debt
Overcoming an illness is only half the battle for cash-strapped New Mexicans
Rebecca says she felt safe because she had medical insurance.
That sense of security lasted until she was diagnosed with cervical and colon cancer in August. Rebecca, whose name has been changed for this story, says her medical expenses quickly mounted. "What they don't tell you is, even with insurance, when you have cancer and surgery and chemo and every test in the book, it costs a lot of money," Rebecca says. "You kind of gotta look around and dig up the money."
Her insurance covered some of the cost, but Rebecca's out-of-pocket expenses came to almost $5,000. Rebecca used what little savings she had and credit cards to cover some of the bills. She also got help from the Anita Salas Memorial Fund, which helps New Mexico women diagnosed with breast cancer or cervical cancer.
Council Bite
Agenda Lite
Keshet Dance Company has a new home—the historic KiMo Theatre. At the Monday, June 1 meeting, councilors approved two measures forging a partnership with Keshet to operate the KiMo and lease the Freed Building next door. Keshet has about $150,000 in state money to spend on programs.
News Bite
The June 12 transition is imminent
New Mexico has the distinction of being the least-prepared state in the nation for the digital TV transition.
The Radford Files
A Skeptical Look at American Beauty
It is widely assumed that Americans are heavily influenced by pop culture, including the belief that thin fashion models harm girls and women. But is there good scientific evidence to support this? That question was raised May 3, when the film America the Beautiful was screened in Albuquerque. The premise is simple: America has an unhealthy obsession with beauty and perfection, with disastrous consequences. The film claims that airbrushed media images of thin models are leading most women to a vicious cycle of starvation diets, low self-esteem and anorexia.
City Boss Fight 2009
Union Love for the Big Guy
The race to be the city's top dog saw some salvos fired to salute Mayor "still not an official candidate" Martin Chavez. AFSCME, the city's largest union, endorsed the sitting mayor—though perhaps through gritted teeth.
Odds & Ends
Dateline: Japan—A publishing company has printed the world's first toilet-paper-based book. Drop, a new novella by horror author Koji Suzuki, is being released exclusively on rolls of toilet paper. The nine-chapter story, which takes place in a public restroom, takes up about three feet of the roll and is designed to be read in just a few minutes, according to the manufacturer, Hayashi Paper. Each roll carries several copies of the story, in case someone else comes along and "uses" the chapter you're on. Hayashi promotes the toilet paper, which sells for 210 yen ($2.20) a roll, as "a horror experience in the toilet." Toilets in Japan were traditionally tucked away in a dark corner of the house due to religious beliefs that evil spirits could haunt the stinky bowls. Parents would tease children that a hairy hand might pull them down into the dark pool below. The TP's author, Suzuki, is known as "the Stephen King of Japan," having penned the popular novel Ring, which was turned into several films in Japan and Hollywood.
[Re: News Profile, "The Long Haul," May 28-June 3] I commend the volunteers at the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice for their efforts. However, their attempts to change human behavior, which can be very brutal, is all in vain. As long as there are leaders like those in North Korea, Iran, Lebanon and more, nothing will change. Our government is usually the target of peaceniks while others go uncriticized. P&J needs to set up in offices in Ar Riyad, Moscow and Pyongyang. As I said previously, it will do no good and their efforts will be no more successful than an individual who died on a cross some 2,000 years ago. Their efforts should be redirected to legalizing marijuana. This might be more appreciated by the homeless they feed. I would be greatly thankful.


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Andreenids are a bee-like insect species closely related to both the Kex insect people and the Arachna Spider-Warriors, they evolved into fierce warriors, guarding their home and their Ambrosia Honeycombs with stubborn dignity, in the Ambrosia Fields. They live live deep within the honeycombed caverns of the City Of Andreenos, within the Mystic Mountains. Their bodies are roughly described as winged humanoids, with the ability to fly by means of his natural wings, which span fourteen feet from wingtip to wingtip. The wings have an extremely flexible skeletal structure, enabling him to maneuver exceptionally fast while in flight. The Andreenids' entire anatomy is naturally adapted to flying, which allows him to scout over large territories and report back to their friends. His exoskeleton is composed of an extremely light yet highly durable material. His eyes are specially adapted to be able to withstand high-speed winds, which would harm the normal human eye. Andreenids' multifaceted eyes give them visual capacity that far exceeds their human allies. Although individuals have their own personality, they follow a hive social structure. Distrustful and proud, they keep their contacts with other species, minimal. They are not known to use any advanced technology.
LUOGO DI ORIGINE : City Of Andreenos
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The poverty cycle can be broken when girls can stay in school.
Lynden, WA (PRWEB) December 14, 2012
Days for Girls International has been declared a Nike Girl Effect Champion for 2013. Winners of the Girl Effect Challenge receive funding, endorsement, and important Girl Effect publicity. Each year they select 12 organizations that make a significant impact in unlocking the untapped potential of adolescent girls living in poverty.
Days for Girls International empowers girls, women and communities in 29 nations on 5 continents, reversing the cycle of poverty in a simple, direct, effective and surprising way: Helping women have access to sustainable feminine hygiene. One of the major causes of disempowerment of girls in developing countries is their monthly cycle. Many girls cannot afford feminine hygiene products and as a result cannot attend school. A girl absent from school due to menstruation for 4 days of every 28 day cycle loses 13 learning days, the equivalent of two weeks of learning every school term. Studies show that every year of schooling increasing a girl's future earning power by 10 to 20 percent, allowing her to break the cycle of poverty. There are millions of girls and women worldwide who suffer days of isolation, infection, and exploitation due to this single issue. With attention to collaboration, and responsiveness to local feedback Days for Girls tackles large systemic challenges with a simple solution that is turning out to be key to social changes.
Nike Foundation's Girl Effect video "The Clock is Ticking" went viral in 2011 and the momentum continues. The girl effect is a movement. It's about leveraging the unique potential of adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves, their families, their communities, their countries and the world. It's about making girls visible and changing their social and economic dynamics by providing them with specific, powerful and relevant resources. Created by the Nike Foundation in collaboration with the NoVo Foundation, United Nations Foundation and Coalition for Adolescent Girls, the girl effect is fuelled by hundreds of thousands of girl champions who recognise the untapped potential of adolescent girls living in poverty.


text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Table Tennis Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Table Tennis Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message saint57Joined: 18 Jun 2003 Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 6:48 pm Post subject: Table Tennis I am leaving Canada for Busan on June 27th. I love to play Table Tennis. I currently play at least five days a week. Can anyone inform me of the popularity of the sport in korea? Will I have trouble finding a place to play in Busan? The Saint Back to top Tiger BeerJoined: 07 Feb 2003 Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2003 10:28 am Post subject: hmmmm.... I don't see it around too much.. once in awhile, but not really.. if you look around enough, you should find something somewhere i'm sure.. just not a common sight.. Back to top saint57Joined: 18 Jun 2003 Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2003 2:51 pm Post subject: Sounds just like it is in Toronto. Thanks for the reply Back to top schwaJoined: 18 Jan 2003Location: Yap Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2003 3:14 pm Post subject: Cant speak to Busan specifically but most communities here have commercial pingpong rooms (takku-bang). Check the telephone book. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion Forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Forums:----------------FAQJob-related Discussion ForumGeneral Discussion ForumOff-Topic ForumTravel ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumBuy/Sell/Trade Forum You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe


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Maxi dresses are a big trend right now and about a year ago I started see little girl maxi dresses on Etsy. I thought I would make a couple of chevron ones for a friend's little girls on their birthday.
I used the all the pieces from version C except the skirt from and back. True to size I made both of my girls size 6 (even though one is 5 she has the waist size of her sister). Then I took the skirt pieces from version F and subtracted the 3.5 inches off the bottom to account for the ruffle on the bottom.
I like the way the bodice fits and the way the ruffle adds added interest to the bodice.
I did swap out a zipper for 3 buttons on the back instead.
The girls love the dresses and like to wear them as dress up clothes to pretend they are the princesses from Frozen. I will certainly be using this pattern to make more dresses, most likely another set of these maxi dresses but I am curious on how version F will look on my 6 year old so that might be next. Hope you all had a great Mother's Day!


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The Bluffton High boys basketball team kept itself in the SCHSL Region 8-AAAA race Friday with a 61-47 home victory against Ashley Ridge.
The victory moved the Bobcats to 4-2 in the region and into sole possession of second place behind Summerville in the standings.
C.J. Frazier scored 15 points and Marquis Webber had 10 for Bluffton.
The Bobcats (11-6) dropped a non-region game Saturday, falling to Whale Branch 62-57 on the road. B.J. Hill had 14 points against the Warriors, who are ranked No. 1 in the Class A coaches poll.
The Bluffton girls lost a pair of games over the weekend, falling to Ashley Ridge 42-35 and Whale Branch 53-48.
Dynasty Mervin led the Bobcats (4-13, 1-5 region) with 10 points against Ashley Ridge.
Bluffton continues region play at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Colleton County.