text: AboutKent is on the board of directors of Equitas Group, a philanthropic foundation focused on ending child exploitation in Haiti and Southeast Asia. His writing has appeared in publications including Christianity Today, Utne Reader, Subtropics, Geez, Adbusters, The Sun, Orion and Sojourners. One of his essays was cited as a "Notable Essay" in the Best American Essays series and he wrote a chapter for the book Global Perspectives on the Bible. He has been featured on national TV and radio shows. Speaking regularly to groups around the country, Kent also teaches adult education at his local church. He travels to Haiti regularly from Florida, where he lives with his wife Shelly and their two children.


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Michael P. Gillespie
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Edgar Allan Poe, body studies, continental theory
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This thesis involves a close-reading of how Edgar Allan Poe writes the body and how bodies operate as discursive spaces to explore identity, sexuality, gender, and society and are constructed and deconstructed. Consideration is given to how Poe challenges, destabilizes, and problematizes notions of the body exacerbated by abnormal bodies absenting themselves via death, decay, or prosthetics and the meaning that is gathered around either their conjunction or disjunction.
The introduction gives an overview of relevant Poe criticism and a rationale for this project. Chapter II explores how Poe’s treatment of the body-proper and identity in “How to Write a Blackwood Article” and a “Predicament.” Chapter III looks at the body object in “Ligeia,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and “Berenice.” Chapter IV investigates how the body politic functions in “The Man of the Crowd” and “The Man that Was Used Up.”
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By Paul Shoul
Walking downtown Zaragoza, Spain, something out of place caught my eye. I am a photographer and naturally look for patterns and the things that break them.
The Burger King across the street definitely did not fit in. It was empty inside; the glowing neon sign was awkward and garish compared to the subtleties of the aged wooden facades on the other cafes around it.
The cafes were full of people at the end of the working day, talking loudly, laughing, eating tapas and drinking wine.
I said to my friend Anna from the Spanish tourism office, who was born here, “I notice that there is nobody in there?”
“Where, in The Burger King?” she said, “Only children go in. Why would you? Fast food does not fit in with our culture, it leaves no room for la sobremesa.”
My ears perked up,” What’s that?” I asked.
Anna smiled. “It is the endless conversation the happens after you are done eating. It is part of the meal, you cannot have one without the other.
“You eat, then you have a coffee, a little pastry you talk and suddenly four hours later you realize that you are all still at the table, so maybe another coffee… And on and on… That is la sobremesa.”
That one little statement crystallizes why I love this country so much. There is a pace of living and respect for traditions that give room for the good things in life — the important simple little huge things that we sometimes miss over here in the USA as we rush to chow down our whoppers.
This was my third trip to Spain. Like many other foreign travelers, I had been to the more popular destinations of Bilbao, Madrid, and Barcelona, but had skipped by Spain’s fifth largest city, the capital of the autonomous community of Aragon, that lies almost directly in the middle of the three cities in the valley of the River Ebro.
The New Bilbao
Flying into Zaragoza [also known as Saragossa in English] you see a patchwork landscape of beautiful brown and green rolling hills, dotted with sheep leading up to an ancient city surrounded by wind farms.
This city has been a crossroads since 24 BCE when Roman legions named it for their emperor Caesar Augustus. More of a trading center than a destination, some are calling Zaragoza the new Bilbao.
Zaragoza is Spain’s oldest settlement. There is a lot of history to immerse yourself in, as well a lively cultural scene, beautiful landscape, fantastic local cuisine and wine, and little villages mostly untouched by tourism.
It has been inhabited for over 2000 years and the influence of Rome, the Moors, Jewish and Christians can be felt everywhere in the architecture and archeological remains and monuments. Here are a few suggestions of places to check out in the city:
The Basilica de Pilar
Plaza del Pilar, s/n 50003 Zaragoza
Tel. +34 976397497
Constructed in the 18th century, this baroque cathedral is one of the most important Roman Catholic religious pilgrimages. It is spectacular with eleven colored cupolas. Pilgrims line up to kiss the exposed marble where legend has it that the Virgin Mary appeared in the year 40 AD.
We climbed one of the towers up a long winding staircase that taxed our lungs, but we were well rewarded with a sweeping view of the river and the city.
Located next door right on the expansive Plaza de Pilar, you will also find La Seo, the region’s oldest cathedral with medieval, baroque and renaissance influence and La Lonja Palace, the old 16th-century currency exchange. The Plaza is huge with fountains and a statue of Goya and a cool place to hang out when you need a rest after all this history.
Museo de Zaragoza
Plaza de los Sitios, 6 50001 Zaragoza
Tel. +34 976222181 Tel. +34 976225682 / Fax +34 976222378 Located close by in the Plaza DE Los Sitios, it is divided into two sections of archaeology and fine art You can see numerous canvases by Goya and his contemporary artists as well as artifacts from prehistory to the Moorish period.
Palacio de la Aljafería
Calle de los Diputados, s/n 50071 Zaragoza
Tel. +34 976289683 Tel. +34 976289685 / Fax +34 976289686
This is a spectacular 11th century fortified Muslim Palace and also houses the current regional parliament of Aragon. Huge towers ring the palace, which surrounded by a moat. It is a World Heritage site and an important example of Islamic architecture. Definitely a must-see.
Museo del Teatro de Caesaraugusta
Discovered in 1972 during construction, this Roman theater is accessed by a walkway that allows you to stroll through the past. There is a display of artifacts found during its uncovering and really cool multimedia presentations of life during the time of Caesar.
Trips Around Zaragoza:
In 1937, the city of Belchite was the last obstacle in the way of the Franco Fascists taking over Zaragoza. Six thousand people were killed during the fight for the city. After its destruction, Franco left the bombed-out city standing as a monument to his victory in Spain and built a new town in tribute to himself alongside it with the labor of political prisoners from the civil war.
About 30 miles southeast from Zaragoza, you can wander through the town. There are no gates and little information to guide you, but the deteriorating buildings and ghost town feeling needs no explanation.
It is not a tribute to victory; it is a harsh and important reminder of a great failure. A friend told me that they have left tape recorders in the town at night and swears that you can hear the voices of the dead.
The ancient villages, the landscape, brilliant light, the faces of weathered Aragon shepherds all beg to be painted, photographed, or captured in poetry.
Ayuntamiento de Fuendetodos
c/ Cortes de Aragón, 7 50.142 Zaragoza Tfno.: 976 143 867
Just 26 miles from Zaragoza this small town is the birthplace of Goya. You can visit the house where he lived until he was a teenager, and visit the etching museum that holds some of his most important work. It is an incredibly picturesque town that feels like time stood still.
In the Town of Muel near Zaragoza is the Chapel of La Virgen de la Fuente. It is a small beautiful place perched on the side of hill overlooking a river where a young Goya was commissioned to do five paintings that are well preserved to this day. Apparently, he was not satisfied with his payment and in one painting he depicted an angel with his ass facing forward.
Also in Muel is the Museo de Cerámica (pottery museum)
Carretera de Valencia, Km.468
Phone: 976 14 52 25
Muel is famous for its pottery tradition this is a museum, workshop and pottery school. You can watch them work, get a lesson of the history of the craft and buy some of their amazing work.
Aragon is blessed with perfect soil for wine. I found that the wines I liked were the earthy and deep ones, a little rugged, just like the landscape. They were a perfect accompaniment for the pork and hardy lamb dishes that the region is famous for. Everything in Aragon has a lot of flavors.
About 40 miles from the city is Carinena. Sixty percent of the land here is in wine vineyards and more than 60 producing companies contribute to this official DO (Denominacion de Origen) growing Carinena (Yes, it is a town, a region, and a grape variety) Garnacha Tinta Tempranillo and Viura grape varieties. Everybody here has worked or works in the vineyards. They have been growing wine here since the middle ages.
The House of Vine and Wine (Casa de la Vina y del Vino)
This is both the headquarters for the control board of the DO Carinena and a museum; it is a tribute to all that is wine. There is a library of wine culture, a museum of winemaking implements, a wine cellar where the local producers store their own collections and complete step-by-step graphic presentations of the entire winemaking process.
I learned a lot from my time there, like the fact that the older vines have deeper roots, and although they do not produce as much wine as the younger ones, it is sweeter and more intense. I’m personally trying to emulate that.
And, Finally, the Food:
Zaragoza has a vibrant food scene with restaurants and tapas bars that celebrate the local products of the region: wine, pork, mushrooms, baby lamb, borraja, a local celery-like vegetable, potatoes, as well as produce from the whole of Spain.
Before heading back to the city, I had one of the best meals I have ever had the honor of eating that is indicative of the local fare.
In a small town down a side street, in a small unassuming building that used to be a pharmacy is the Restaurant Rebotica (c/San José 3, in Cariñena, Tel: 976 62 06 56).
It feels like yesterday inside, like it has been here forever, like a home. The people inside are locals here for a late lunch. The plaster walls are warm colored, the tables are ancient wood, and there are not many of them. Historic photos adorn the walls. Bits of wine history is everywhere.
We start with a local Care chardonnay and a salt cod coquet in Piquio pepper sauce. Then, platters of Jamon de Teruel, one of the beautiful Spanish hams that blow your mind, sliced dry, and another platter with local olive oil.
Next was a mushroom mousse with truffle oil and chanterelles. My god, this was light, fluffy and intensely mushroom flavored!
We switched to another local wine from down the street, a selection from Groupo RSV Carinena 801 that was an earthy Cabernet and Merlot mix. This paired well with the incredibly rich blood sausage lasagna and tomato sauce that came out next.
We were not done: cod meatballs in a creamy wild asparagus sauce and then lamb in a wine reduction.
For desert we had grappa, apple brandy, and each of the eight people at the table were given a plate with four different pastries, none of which were the same as anyone else’s. Come on people, this was amazing.
In the city you have to allow some time to check out the Mercado Central, Avenida de Cesar Augusto. There has been a market on this spot since the 13th century. It is a wonderful display of all the great foods of the region and from all of Spain.
Zaragoza Restaurant Suggestions:
Plaza del Carmen, 1-2-3, Zaragoza, 50004
# Phone: +34 976 15 8100
Restaurante Argonia Paradis
at the Palafox Goya Hotel
Spectacular food, Try the lamb cooked for 20 hours in olive oil
Cinco de Marzo, 5
Tel. +34 976 229331
Fax. +34 976 232154
Taberna Dona Casta
Estebanes 6 (El Tubo)
El Festin de Babel
Calle San Antonio Maria Claret
Tel: 34 976 56 03 90
Gran Taberna Bilbilis
Ponzano, 10 50004 Zaragoza
Tel. 976 231 300
Where to Stay:
Hotel Silken Zentro Zaragoza
C/ Coso, 86, 50001 Saragossa Spain
T.+34 976 70 33 00 • F.+34 976 70 33 01
Great place, centrally located, very nice rooms. Cool bar and coffee shop and the sister hotel next door, Silken Reino DE Aragon Hotel, has a fine restaurant.
How to Get There:
Iberia Airlines. I wish all Airlines were as good as Iberia. I have not one complaint. That’s a lot to say in these days of substandard, cattle-driving flights.
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Paul Shoul is a Northampton, MA-based photographer who doubles as a staff writer for GoNOMAD. For thirty years he’s lived in the Pioneer Valley and chronicled life there through his work in the Valley Advocate. He’s also been seen in the Boston Globe, New York Times, BBC, the Chronicle of Higher Education and many other publications. Today as well as shooting around the world for GoNOMAD he works for local nonprofits, banks and advertising agencies.

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Sara Errani v Mirjana Lucic Baroni Live
Sara Errani of Italy will be up against Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the fourth round of the US Open at the Flushing Meadows in New York on Monday.
While Sara Errani is the thirteenth seed at the ongoing event, the Croatian qualified for the US Open through the qualifier route. Looking at that, it is quite some achievement at how far Mirjana Lucic Baroni has already come.
Mirjana Lucic Baroni ousted Garbine Muguruza in the first round in straight sets and followed it up with a difficult win over Israeli Shahar Pe’er. However, the Croatian caused quite a stir when she beat French Open finalist Simona Halep 7-6(8-6), 6-2 in straight sets in order to qualify for the fourth round.
Sara Errani, on the other hand beat unseeded German Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 7-5 in the first round before winning against Australian qualifier An Rodionova in straight sets in the second round. The Italian got a big result in the third round when she ousted Venus Williams 6-0, 0-6, 7-6(7-5) in a close game.
The only other occasion when the two have met ended in victory for the Italian back in Palermo 2010.
Sara Errani will be the clear favourite for this fixture as she is the seeded player. However, the crowd loves an underdog and it appears that the underdog is on a great run as we approach what could be a match of epic proportions.
Tags: Flushing Meadows, US Open, Mirjana Lucic Baroni, Sara Errani
Posted: 31st August 2014
US Open » Sara Errani v Mirjana Lucic Baroni Live


Increasing home prices in the GTA are having a spillover effect in surrounding cities, according to a recent report
We talk the markets that showed the most surprising demand in 2016, as well as a forecast for the near future
Toronto condo sales continue their summer surge, with sales showing year-over-year growth for Q2 2015.
A report from the Canada Border Service Agency shows that money laundering is impacting the Vancouver real estate market as the agency reports it has seized millions of dollars meant for investment over the years.
The Canadian dollar reached an 11-year low Tuesday as the country’s economy continued to slide into a recession, which is presenting a great opportunity for U.S. investors to snap up cheap property.
Following an investigation, a lawyer on the West Coast is calling into question a seminar designed to show Canadians how to make money investing in American real estate.
Oil prices have fallen to their lowest point since the 2008 recession, sending chills through the minds of investors who could be in for a rough ride with a housing correction on the horizon.
Investors are in for a surprise if they think looking for homes in bigger cities will yield higher rents as new data from Rentseeker.ca tells a different tale.
A number of cities in the Wildrose province will undoubtedly struggle as demand and prices are expected to drop while job losses continue to mount.
Transit and affordable homes are drawing more and more investors to up-and-coming neighbourhoods east of the GTA's downtown core and on the hunt for cash flow.
One neighbourhood in the City of Saints is being hailed as a hotspot for investors as infrastructure development and condo construction fuel renter interest.
A nearly 900 per cent increase in fees for landlords looking to convert low-income one-room units to more profitable rentals is nothing but “expropriation,” say some investors.


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Effects of hypertonic solutions on biochemical parameters and endotoxemic calves resuscitation
Endotoxemia is a common and life threatening inflammatory condition in calves which can lead to shock, multiple organ dysfunction, and immunosuppression and biochemical dyshomeostasis. In order to correct peripheral perfusion and metabolic disturbances, hypertonic fluids are recommended as part of treatment. The aim of the present study was to determine the resuscitating effects of hypertonic solutions (NaCl 7.2% and NaHCo3 8.4%) on endotoxemia-induced biochemical alterations. Nine Holstein male calves were randomly divided into three groups (control; n=3 and two treatment; n=6). All calves were injected bacterial Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and were monitored for four hours post administration (p.a) at several regular intervals. Biochemmical parameters such as Total protein (TP), Fibrinogen (Fib), Lactate, Cortisol and Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) were measured as well as Rectal Temperature (RT), Respiratory Rate (RR) and Heart Rate (HR). Approximately, blood biochemistry showed significant change in all parameters following endotoxemia which were corrected by hypertonic solution interventions. The present study demonstrated that hypertonic sodium bicarbonate exerted its resuscitating effects by more abrupt increase of ACTH and Cortisol levels.
Journal of Ruminants Health Research, Volume:2 Issue:2, 2017
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Center for Student Involvement rolls out major changes this fall
Office pilots new app to encourage student involvement on campus
The Center for Student Involvement underwent a series of changes this summer, renaming itself from the Student Activities Office and implementing new initiatives including the Engage platform and the Corq app.
Ayana Wison, director of CSI, explained that the changes were meant to ensure that the office was more accessible to students and campus organizations.
“We’ve been listening to the things that [students] have been saying about how we can better support them and are putting those things into action for them to really feel like this is a place that they can come to be involved,” Wilson said.
In the spring of 2019, CSI discussed the proposed changes with leaders from student organizations including Student Government, AU Club Council, Housing and Residence Life and Greek organizations. They provided feedback on how CSI could clarify the office’s purpose to students who were looking for opportunities to become involved on campus.
Colin Colchamiro, chair of AU Club Council, was one of the students who attended CSI’s spring presentation. He said that one of the primary inputs the invited students contributed was helping the office come up with a new name that better reflected the office’s mission.
“Changing the name to Center for Student Involvement versus what we had before was put in place because we wanted to show how widespread the office works in all facets of student involvement,” Colchamiro said.
Colchamiro explained that the changes to the office discussed in the spring focused on the rebranding and outreach of CSI, but the day-to-day operations of the office did not significantly change.
“The staff members are still doing basically the same things that I had always known them to be working on,” Colchamiro said. “Different people come into and out of those roles, but operationally, it feels pretty similar to what I know.”
Before the 2019 fall semester began, CSI began rolling out Engage, an online content management software providing club and organization leaders a central platform for administration, connecting with members and tracking engagement.
Students might recognize Engage from its partner app, Corq, which provides a schedule of campus events and was required for attendance at events throughout All-American Welcome. The app also provides information on organizations hosting events and allows students to RSVP and access tickets all in one place.
“One thing that we've heard from students over and over again, is that we didn’t have a clearinghouse or particular place for them to go to find out about what's happening on campus, or to find out about an organization,” Wilson said. “So what we were really looking for is something that could do that.”
Colchamiro said that Engage has also improved the process by which clubs are able to get funding through AU Club Council. Previously funding request paperwork was submitted through email to AUCC and divided up internally by the staff to review. The old process, he said, made it easy to make small mistakes that resulted in delays in clubs hearing if their application was approved.
Now, clubs submit funding applications directly through Engage. Engage notifies clubs immediately when applications are approved, simplifying the process for Au Club Council staff and expediting the process for funds getting to clubs.
“With Engage, all budget requests are submitted online and it makes everything entirely centralized,” Colchamiro said. “I think club leaders are going to get a lot out of [Engage] and we are finding it a lot better for our processes, especially as every year a lot more clubs enter the scene.”
The platform has already helped CSI and AUCC better track the amount of engagement occurring on campus. During this year’s All-American Welcome Week alone, over 4,000 students used Engage and Corq to check into events across campus.


text: Parenteral nutrition (PN) is one of the most complex medical therapies prescribed by healthcare professionals because it is dependent on the compounding of multiple base solutions to arrive at the final formulation. The delivery of PN is associated with errors in ordering, transcribing, compounding, and delivery of the PN formulations. New compounding technologies will attempt to minimize the potential for these errors. In addition, the associated infectious complications associated with PN therapy need to be minimized. Commercially prepared, premixed, terminally sterilized PN solutions may have an impact. Broader decontamination technologies will be implemented to reduce the incidence of overall nosocomial infections. Modification of PN nutrients, particularly intravenous fat emulsions, will be provided by alternative biological sources, creating fats that may have an improved impact on the patient's immune system and ultimately affecting clinical outcomes.


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A beaker is a common container in most labs. It is used for mixing, stirring, and heating chemicals. Most beakers have a spout on the rim to aid in pouring. There is a lip that runs around the rim. They also commonly have markings to measure the volume they contain. However, a beaker is not precise when measuring liquids. Beakers come in a wide range of sizes.


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Jay-Z is one of those rappers whose songs have a lasting impression on his followers. Jigga is a rap icon in the eyes of his fans, but he hasn’t stepped on the Verzuz stage. The rap icon recently claimed that nobody can stand up against him on that stage, but Lil Jon, on the other hand, has a different idea.
Jay-Z was in Alicia Keys’ Twitter spaces chat on Tuesday, December 21. He claimed that “No one can stand on that stage with me. It’s not a chance in hell that anyone can stand on that stage with me.” To that Lil Jon passionately replied that Busta Rhymes can easily beat Jay-Z in a Verzuz battle, “BUSTA WILL SMOKE [smoke emoji] JAY Z [popcorn emoji].”
It’s also obvious that Fat Joe respects Lil Jon’s opinion and would likely agree with him. In September, the Terror Squad leader claimed that other rappers are too afraid to face off with Bus-A-Bus, including himself. J Cruz, a radio host, chimed in on the discussion on Hollywood Unlocked and highlighted out some points.
“Fat Joe scared to do Verzuz with Busta Rhymes and so is everybody else. You gotta understand, sometimes you ever notice, you seen boxers and they knock everybody out? People be scared to fight those boxers. Busta Rhymes is gonna outrap, outperform anybody who goes up in a Verzuz with him. That’s a fact.”
“Yo, Busta Rhymes nobody wanna get in there with you, man. You might have to be an honorary — they gotta give you the check for no reason.”
“Doing a verzuz has become a fear in many careers, even Hov knows there still a small chance the people will not choose him. Since the Nas battle he swore off the peoples vote.”
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland established Verzuz in 2020 as a solution to alleviate quarantine blues. It has subsequently evolved from an Instagram Live show to full-fledged performances in venues such as Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater and the Hollywood Palladium.
It will certainly be intriguing to see Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z square off. Let’s see if this goes in a different direction or not.

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BANGALORE: It's 15 days since the Veerappan threat was removed from the lush jungles on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border and the quarrying belt of Kollegala taluk in and around the forest.
The rich jet-black granite blocks from the Kollegala quarries have been sought after in the international market for use as tombstones, tiles and slabs. Quarrying in Kollegala has ground to a halt since 1992 at the height of the Veerappan threat.
The All India Granites & Stone Association is optimistic that quarrying can be resumed in the post-Veerappan era.
At its peak in the late 1980s, there were some 70 quarries annually exporting around Rs 250 crore worth of granites from this region and employing some 20,000 local labourers, according to the association.
And then Veerappan struck, targeting not just sandalwood and tuskers but, according to official sources, extorting money, explosives and detonators from those quarrying for granite. The forests and quarrying areas are criss-crossed by any number of rough roads which were used by the patrolling jeeps of the Special Task Force (STF) set up to nab the brigand.
The introduction of Section 144 inside the forest and on its fringes saw quarrying come to an end in Kollegala. However, with the brigand and his few remaining associates now being liquidated in the much-publicised STF encounter on the night of October 18, the association is optimistic that quarrying in Kollegala can resume.
On October 25, Karnataka CM Dharam Singh stated that quarrying in this area could be considered now that the Veerappan threat was over. Karnataka's secretary for mines, Ms Latha Krishna Rao, told ET, "We are positive on any move which will boost development of this area.
Even before Veerappan was killed, discussions were initiated with the home department on lifting Section 144 so as to facilitate a return to quarrying."
However, the resumption of quarrying in Kollegala after almost a decade could pose fresh problems. All of which has, according to the association's immediate past president and current executive committee member Vinay Kumar Poddar, irked those who had actively developed quarries in these areas until the state government's response to the Veerappan menace saw their operations winding down.
"It takes a minimum investment of Rs 35 lakh to develop a granite quarry and the original licensee could have cumulatively spent as much as Rs 50 crore. Those who had actively developed quarrying in these areas even at the height of the Veerappan threat should be given first preference now.
The Kollegala belt is one of the richest in the country for premium jet-black granite and could generate exports to the tune of Rs 500 crore a year, providing employment for 30,000 local labourers," he adds.
Finally, there is the environmental factor. Ecologists have periodically expressed apprehensions on the consequences of indiscriminate quarrying. The state government would have to strike a fine balance between all these concerns.


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LOVELAND -- Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions solutions for commercial fleets, is taking its new Ford Transit LightningElectric model on the road, showcasing the recently released vehicle efficiency ratings of 61 MPGe on in-town routes and 66 MPGe on the highway.
Tours started at Lightning Systems’ headquarters in Loveland on April 4. One is headed westbound to California and throughout that state (Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno, San Diego, Los Angeles, Long Beach), while the other will travel eastbound through Detroit to New York (Kansas City, Detroit, Albany, New York City).
The westbound tour will end at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, while the eastbound tour culminates at the 30th Annual Equipment & Vehicle Show in Queens, New York.
At the end of the eastbound and westbound tours, Lightning Systems will make deliveries of the LightningElectric to Halo Event Group, a FedEx Ground contractor in New York City, and to XPO Bus Sales in Los Angeles.
“The upcoming road show is a great chance for fleets to experience firsthand how quiet, smooth, and powerful the new LightningElectric is,” said Tim Reeser, Lightning Systems CEO. “It comes with all the benefits fleets expect from a Ford vehicle -- interior comfort, warranty and top-class fit and finish -- with the added benefits of a zero-emissions electric vehicle like instant acceleration and lower maintenance costs.”
The LightningElectric is a battery-electric drivetrain package for the heavy-duty Ford Transit, a product used extensively by commercial and government fleets.
Lightning was one of the first to test under the newly released 2018 CARB efficiency and range validation test procedures for medium-duty vehicles, performed at the SGS Environmental Testing Center.
Results demonstrated that the Ford Transit 350HD equipped with the zero-emissions LightningElectric drivetrain achieved 61 MPGe on EPA City routes and 66 MPGe on EPA Highway routes, compared to 13 and 15 MPG respectively for the identically configured gasoline Ford Transit 350HD.
“The LightningElectric is the full package,” Reeser said. “Engineering excellence combined with high-quality components validated by years of use in the industry, merged into a first-class, proven platform and supported by the Ford eQVM program and Ford dealer network for service and base-vehicle warranty.
“Add to this our industry-leading efficiency numbers, with the current government incentives landscape, and it is easy to see why we are already having to add to our production capacity.”
LightningElectric is available for the Ford Transit as part of Ford’s eQVM program. The product, which went on sale earlier this year, is available for heavy-duty Ford Transits with a 10,360-pound gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). Ford’s vehicle warranty covers the base chassis for vehicles with the Lightning drivetrain.
Ford QVM dealers and upfitters perform installations and service.
Test drives will be offered at the following tour stops:
- Loveland, Colorado – April 3
- Kansas City – April 11-13
- Detroit – April 16-20
- New York City – April 24-27
- Queens, New York, Equipment & Vehicle Show – May 17
- Sacramento – April 10-11
- San Francisco – April 12-13
- Fresno – April 16-17
- Bakersfield – April 18
- San Diego – April 23-25
- Los Angeles – April 26-30
- Long Beach, ACT Expo – May 1-3


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SiriusXM’s Craig Mish reported that San Francisco Giants executives met with representatives for Giancarlo Stanton in Los Angeles last night in Los Angeles.
A followup report from Joe Frisaro of MLB.com said that, the meeting notwithstanding, reaching agreement on a trade is not considered imminent. It’s hard, however, to imagine that Stanton’s people and the Giants’ people would be meeting unless there was something on the table for Stanton, who has a full no-trade clause, to discuss or approve. Often in such situations would-be acquiring clubs are given 24-48 hour windows with which to negotiate with the player in question. It’s not unreasonable, then, to assume that there exists at least a deal in principle between the Marlins and Giants.
Yesterday Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported that the Marlins would be willing to accept second baseman Joe Panik and top prospects Tyler Beede and Chris Shaw from the Giants if the Giants committed to taking on at least $250 million of Stanton’s salary. It’s a deal that, one would think, San Francisco would make if available.
Yeah, singular. Other than those ESPN Sunday Night games that opened the season for several years until recently I can’t remember a regular season day or night with only one game scheduled. I also don’t much like it, but no one asks me these things.
Cubs 9, Cardinals 6: The Cardinals led 3-1 heading into the Cubs’ half of the fifth, at which point Chicago went off for five runs, with Ian Happ hitting a two run homer and Jason Heyward, Antony Rizzo and Ben Zobrist each knocking in a run. St. Louis would continue to score but each time they did the Cubs answered, never trailing again.
Heyward had three hits on the night, Happ had that dinger, Rizzo had two doubles and Victor Caratini, giving the just-returned All-Star Willson Contreras an extra day off, had three hits and scored three times.
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I guess everyone was fresh after the break, though, so why not?
We get a full slate of 15 games today. As God and Nature intended.

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Police ID couple found dead in North Side apartment, cause of death unclear for woman
Chief William McManus said Wednesday that her boyfriend had fatally shot her, but a report issued Thursday said her body had no obvious signs of injury.
Police say the body of a woman found dead in a North Side apartment Wednesday showed no obvious sign of injury, contrary to reports made shortly after the discovery that the woman's boyfriend, who was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head, fatally shot her.
Officers discovered the couple, 26-year-old Marian Beltran and a 37-year-old Johnny Eoff, around 3 p.m. at the Indigo Apartments in the 11500 block of Braesview after responding to a call about a strange odor emanating from the apartment.
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Police were able to crack open the door, but rebar prevented them from entering the apartment, according to a preliminary report of the incident. Firefighters were called to the scene to help bust inside.
Just inside the doorway, the couple was found dead. The man had apparently killed himself with a shotgun, according to McManus, though police are still unsure how the woman died. McManus said Wednesday that the man fatally shot her, but in a preliminary report released early Thursday, police say she showed no obvious signs of injury.
Drugs and drug paraphernalia were also inside the apartment. It is unclear at this time if the drugs are believed to have played a role in the incident.
On Thursday, police said detectives are still investigating the incident and are awaiting a cause of death for the woman.
Police believe the couple died sometime last week. They remained undiscovered until Wednesday.
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Aug. 01--The city of Austin is planning for a 4.98 percent city tax levy increase next year to add 1.5 full-time jobs, keep up with funding requirements and honor service requests.
City officials are looking to increase the city budget by $205,000 to help pay for a new full-time librarian and to move a part-time building inspector position up to full time.
"It's just what we need to give people what they want," said Mayor Tom Stiehm. "These are what people told us what they want, and that's our job, to give people what they want, not to force-feed people what they don't want."
The city of Austin has cut staff from about 180 positions in the 1980s to about 139 positions this year, about two positions annually over the past 25 or so years. Yet recent retirements and other vacancies have forced city staff to look at Austin's operations.
Librarian Gayle Heimer recently announced her retirement, which goes into effect in April 2015.
The Austin City Council preliminarily planned for a 5 percent tax levy increase in June as department heads submitted budget requests. The council will likely set the city's tax levy in September and confirm it in December.
It's too early to say how much a 5 percent increase would affect residents as the county's tax rate for 2015 won't be released until later this fall. In the past, the city has made up about 36 percent of a property owner's overall taxes.
In addition, there are several factors which could offset part of the tax levy increase.
Austin expects to get about $80,000 in increased Local Government Aid next year, according to state estimates. In addition, the city usually gets 2 to 3 percent more in taxes every year from new property owners.
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Update: Babysitter charged in 2-year-old’s death withdraws request for bond
UPDATE: Brenda Kay Garner, the babysitter charged in the death of 2-year-old Garrett King, withdrew her request for bond this morning, saying she wants to remain in custody.
Virginia Beach, Va. – A babysitter has been arrested and charged in the death of a 2-year-old in Virginia Beach.
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at approximately 1:00 p.m., police and emergency personnel responded to the 4900 block of Pimlico Circle for a report of an unconscious 2-year-old child.
The child was left in the care of the babysitter and was dropped off at approximately 8:00 a.m. by the mother, police say.
The 2-year-old was transported to a local hospital, and medical personnel notified the police of possible child abuse. Detectives conducted an investigation, which resulted in the arrest of the babysitter.
The victim, 2-year-old Garrett King, of the 4900 block of Pimlico Circle in Virginia Beach died on November 15, 2012. The cause of death determined by the Medical Examiner’s Office is a result of blunt force trauma.
The suspect, 34-year-old Brenda Kay Garner, also of the 4900 block of Pimlico Circle in Virginia Beach, was charged with Felony Child Abuse and Neglect.
Garner is currently being held without bond in the Virginia Beach Correctional Center.
This case remains under investigation.
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Pregnancy is time for so many glorious changes — and for so many tough questions.
To help sort out when it’s OK to do certain activities during those oh-so-blissful 40 weeks, TODAY turned to University of Chicago obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Jessica Shepherd to set the record straight.
TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie, expecting her second child, noted that many women rely on “Dr. Google” for answers. Is that a bad thing to do?
“It usually is not the best idea because there are a lot of variations on the internet, so we want you to have the best information,” Shepherd said, urging women to talk with their health care provider.
Here are the pregnancy topics they tackled:
When is it OK to exercise?
This is important because the advice may have changed.
“Previously, we would say, ‘Oh maybe you shouldn’t exercise during pregnancy,’” Shepherd said. “But we want you to exercise during pregnancy.”
Before you start, though, she said you should talk to your health care provider.
“There’s adjustments that you need to make in pregnancy, whether that’s with the cardiovascular system or your joints,” Shepherd said, adding: “It also contributes to decreasing that postpartum weight, so you can kind of go back to your prepregnancy weight a little bit quicker with exercise.”
When is it OK to bleach or dye your hair?
Shepherd said women can do hair treatments.
“When we think about the chemicals that they’re exposed to, they’re really not that toxic,” she said. “And there’s also that assumption that people think that it’s absorbed by the bloodstream, which it’s not.”
There are alternatives, though, like using semi-permanent dye or henna. “Or, for best-case scenario, if you really are not comfortable with that, don’t do any hair treatments during pregnancy or wait until after your first trimester, which is the first 12 to 13 weeks,” Shepherd said.
When is it OK to have a glass of wine?
“This one was a tough one for me too,” said Shepherd, a new mom herself. “But as a health care provider, we generally recommend do not take any alcohol during the pregnancy.”
The reason is because of possible fetal alcohol syndrome, which she called “the most preventable form of mental retardation.”
“If we don’t want any risk at all, the best thing to do is not to put yourself at risk and have any alcohol intake,” she added.
When is it OK to take pain medicine?
If you’re in pain during pregnancy, health care providers will want to know if the pain is something that’s brand new.
“Because if it’s new in pregnancy and you’re masking that pain, that may hide some diseases or conditions during pregnancy,” Shepherd said.
For mild pain, providers usually recommend women take acetaminophen and not ibuprofen.
That’s “because we don’t want to affect the baby’s kidneys, the amniotic fluid levels and if you are taking narcotics, we want you to make sure you are doing that under the auspice and guidance of your health care provider,” Shepherd said.
When is it OK to head to the hospital?
It’s the grand finale, the day we’ve all been waiting for. Toward the end of your pregnancy, here’s what to look for:
“If you break your bag of waters, which would be a sudden gush of fluid or maybe sometimes a constant trickle, then you should go to the hospital and be evaluated,” Shepherd says.
When it comes to fetal movement, she says: “If you find that the baby is not moving as much as you like, then you really want to pay close attention to it and if it becomes more of an issue then you need to talk to your health care provider.”
Bleeding is another big factor. While you may have a little spotting toward the end of your pregnancy, Shepherd says doctors want to make sure you’re not bleeding too much and you should be evaluated if you have heavy bleeding.
And last but not least, it’s time to hit the road when those contractions keep coming, five minutes apart or less.
Here’s to a happy and healthy pregnancy to all!
TODAY.com contributor Lisa A. Flam is a news and lifestyles reporter in New York. Follow her on Twitter: @lisaflam


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US real estate investment firm CenterSquare Investment Management is investing in Aligned Data Centers through partnership with Macquarie Asset Management. The investment will support Aligned’s growth initiatives in the booming cloud technology and AI sectors. This investment adds CenterSquare to the list of investors in Aligned, including Mubadala and Macquarie. Aligned recently received a USD 600 million credit facility from Blackstone for their new data center in West Jordan, Utah.
US real estate investment firm CenterSquare Investment Management (CenterSquare) has made an investment in Aligned Data Centers (Aligned). This investment was made possible through CenterSquare’s partnership with Macquarie Asset Management, whose managed funds currently hold a majority stake in Aligned Data Centers. With this investment, CenterSquare now joins Mubadala and Macquarie as investors in Aligned. The exact amount of the investment has not been disclosed. A press release stated that this strategic investment with Macquarie Asset Management will support Aligned’s growth and expansion efforts.
CenterSquare Investment Management stated, “We are excited to collaborate with Aligned, a reputable operator and developer of data centers, to meet the high demand driven by the increasing adoption of cloud technology and the growing AI trend.”
“CenterSquare’s investment serves as strong validation of our vision and growth strategy,” added Aligned. “This investment will further drive Aligned’s expansion, allowing for the development of cutting-edge data center infrastructure to accommodate the rise of AI and hyperscale computing.”
Based in suburban Philadelphia, CenterSquare oversees about USD 13 billion in assets under management as of December 2023 and has offices in New York, London, Los Angeles, and Singapore.
Aligned’s Latest Facility in West Jordan
In March, Blackstone provided an initial USD 600 million senior secured credit facility to support the construction of Aligned’s newest and largest data center in West Jordan, Utah.
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- Diagnosing celiac disease in 2002: who, why, and how?Linda S Book
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Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 5:567-73. 2007..Data correlating TTGA and EMA levels with degree of villous atrophy are limited. We compared duodenal histopathology in pediatric CD patients with TTGA and EMA serologies, symptoms, height, and weight...
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Unless you have family from or near Lebanon or have a history rooted in the Lebanese culture, you may not know a lot about Lebanese desserts or Lebanese cuisine in general.
As far as Asian cuisine goes, Lebanon’s delicious fare is often overshadowed here in the U.S. by China, Japan, and India.
However, that doesn’t mean their food isn’t good.
On the contrary, Lebanese food, and the desserts, in particular, are quite delicious, and it’s a shame more people don’t get to enjoy them.
While this list may not help you become an expert overnight, it will give you a little taste of the kind of delicacies and sweet treats you can find in this Middle Eastern region.
I hope you love them all as much as I do.
If you’re looking for an incredible dessert that tastes great and won’t send your sugar skyrocketing after you eat it, check out this recipe for maamoul (Arabian date-filled cookies).
They take a little time to make, but the recipe yields 20 cookies.
You can keep them fresh for several weeks before they get stale and lose their flavor.
You’ll use several ingredients to make these cookies, but at heart, they’re simple, soft cookies with date fillings and coatings of powdered sugar.
They have so much flavor; you’ll never believe they’re low in sugar.
If you’ve ever enjoyed baklava, then you’ll already have an idea of what shaabiyat is.
Both treats are made with crispy, flaky phyllo dough, and both have delicious buttery and syrupy toppings.
The only difference is in their fillings.
Baklava usually contains pistachios and butter.
Shaabiyat features a gooey, cheesy filling that’s slightly sweet and supremely creamy.
Thanks to the rose and orange blossom water, this layered treat also smells as good as it tastes.
Don’t worry! Lebanon is also famous for its baklava.
As fantastic as the shaabiyat tastes, it still isn’t as good as good old-fashioned baklava in some people’s eyes.
(For me, it’s a hard choice. They’re both pretty yummy.)
Lebanese baklava is pretty much like any baklava you’ve had.
It’s layered phyllo dough with crushed pistachios and a homemade, sugary syrup with rosewater, of course.
Still, even if you’ve had it a hundred times before, there’s never a bad time to enjoy baklava.
I think I could simply quote the recipe’s description and have you drooling from merely reading it. That’s how tasty this dessert is.
Each piece is a small, pillowy cube of sweet cheese.
You’ll stuff each little roll with clotted cream and top it with crushed pistachios and sweet, aromatic rose petal jam.
Once you drizzle them all with a sugary syrup made from rose and orange blossom water, there won’t be a single person in the room who can resist them.
They are incredibly scrumptious, and despite how sweet they are, you cannot eat just one, so you may want to double the recipe.
This dessert may look unappetizing, but that’s just the unfortunate color of the pistachios mixed with the syrup. It’s actually quite delectable.
It’s a relatively simple dessert that only takes about 20 minutes to make, although you’ll need to let it chill for a couple of hours before serving it.
You’ll start with a soft semolina pudding layer and top it with homemade ashta.
(If you’ve never had ashta, it’s a rich, silky topping, similar to whipped cream.)
For the final topping, you’ll add the crushed pistachios. Then, coat the whole thing in the orange blossom water/sugar syrup.
It may not look as beautiful as some of the other desserts on this list, but it smells phenomenal and tastes just as good.
Kanafeh is one of my favorite Lebanese desserts because it looks so unique, and like most Lebanese desserts, it smells unbelievably amazing.
Some of the ingredients in this recipe may be hard to find in mass merchandise stores, but you can usually find them at Asian markets or online.
You’ll want to make sure you have the exact ingredients to make it, though. Otherwise, it won’t look or taste the same.
Nammoura is like sweet cornbread; only it’s 100 times better.
The texture is almost identical to cornbread, but this cake is so much sweeter than even the sweetest cornbread.
And that’s before you pour a sugar and rosewater syrup over the whole thing! (You can also use honey if you prefer.)
The cake uses pretty standard ingredients, aside from maybe the semolina and rose water.
The complementary tastes of the rose water, coconut, almonds, and vanilla extract are perfect together.
The crumbly texture may seem a little strange in a cake at first, but you’ll quickly get used to it.
Plus, it tastes so good, you won’t be overly concerned with the texture, anyway.
8. Znoud El Sit
This unique dessert is almost like a mixture between cannoli, crepes, and baklava.
It’s an odd combination, but it tastes spectacular, and the crunchy exterior is delightful.
It doesn’t take long to make, but the process is exacting, and you may not get it right on the first try. Don’t worry about that, though.
Whether they look nice or not, they still taste the same, so the more you mess up, the more you simply have to eat! 🙂
This bread pudding probably isn’t like any bread pudding you’ve ever eaten, but you’ll love it just the same.
You’ll make the base from rusks – a hard, dry, and sweet bread – and soak them entirely in a syrup made of rose water, orange zest, and lemon juice.
Then you’ll add another layer of both.
The next layer is a thick, creamy, deliciously scented custard. Finally, you’ll stick it in the fridge and let it chill.
If you’ve ever had a cream puff cake or a whipped cream pound cake, that’s kind of what the consistency is like in this bread pudding.
It’s light, cool, and refreshing.
Plus, the chopped pistachios on top give it a wonderful nutty crunch.
This simple cake is moist and fluffy, and it features a fantastic sweet and nutty taste. It takes only 15 minutes of prep work and another 40 to cook.
Plus, it requires fewer than 10 ingredients!
It’s easy to make, contains no eggs, and makes an ideal light treat after a big, heavy dinner.
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The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855-1931), a Baptist minister, a Christian Socialist, and the cousin of Socialist Utopian novelist Edward Bellamy (1850-1898). Bellamy's original "Pledge of Allegiance" was published in the September 8th issue of the popular children's magazine The Youth's Companion as part of the National Public-School Celebration of Columbus Day, a celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's discovery of America, conceived by James B. Upham.
Bellamy's original Pledge read, "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. America"
The pledge was supposed to be quick and to the point. Bellamy designed it to be stated in 15 seconds. He had initially also considered using the words equality and fraternity but decided they were too controversial since many people opposed equal rights for women and blacks. Bellamy said that the purpose of the pledge was to teach obedience to the state as a virtue and that the United States supports the flag.
After a proclamation by President Benjamin Harrison, the Pledge was first used in public schools on October 12, 1892 during Columbus Day observances. This date was also significant as it was the dedication day of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Bellamy thought that the pledge itself and the involvement of children across the country would be a fine show of national solidarity.
In 1923 the National Flag Conference called for the words my Flag to be changed to the Flag of the United States. The reason given was to ensure that immigrants knew to which flag reference was being made. The words "of America" were added a year later. The U.S. Congress officially recognized the Pledge as the official national pledge on June 22, 1942.

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LIC revised the draft prospectus filed with SEBI.
State-run insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India’s upcoming IPO is scheduled to open for subscription from May 04, 2022. The insurance company revised its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) earlier this week, which was approved by the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on April 25, 2022.
What has changed?
LIC has revised both the stake sale as well as the price band for the IPO. The company will be offloading 22.13 crore shares for sale of 3.5% in the secondary market. The revised LIC IPO price band is between Rs 902 and Rs 949. With this, the company expects to raise about Rs 20,557.23 crore from the stock markets, which is almost one-third of the earlier projection of Rs 60,000 crore.
Despite the changes, the LIC IPO will be the biggest in domestic history. With the revised projections, the total business is valued at a staggering Rs 6.07 lakh crore.
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What are the details of the LIC IPO date and price band?
• LIC IPO opening date: May 04, 2022
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Topeka High fails to contain Free State offense in 53-37 loss
Trojans runner-up in district
Throughout a dominant regular season, Topeka High has made a habit of using its high-powered offense to overshadow some defensive issues.
With a district championship on the line Friday night against Free State, the offensive explosiveness was again on full display, but this time it couldn’t mask Topeka High’s struggles on the other side of the ball.
Topeka High had to settle for a runner-up finish in Class 6A district No. 5, after Free State’s offense ran wild over the Trojans for a 53-37 victory at Hummer Sports Park.
The Firebirds (6-3, 3-0 district) had three 100-yard rushers — Khaury El-Amin, Bryce Torneden and Carson Bowen — and scored on six of their seven possessions in the first half to pull out to a 39-23 lead at halftime.
“We couldn’t stop anybody in the first half. We looked like a JV defense, and I told our kids that,” Topeka High coach Walt Alexander said. “We were extremely disappointed. You have to credit Free State. They came out and executed exceptionally well.
“Torneden’s a great kid and he made some great plays. But we didn’t play well at all defensively, and you can’t get in a hole like we got in tonight and come back.”
Four of Free State’s touchdowns in the first half were from more than 50 yards out — a 73-yard run from El-Amin, a 66-yard run from Torneden, an 87-yard kickoff return by Bowen and a 51-yard touchdown pass to Joel Spain.
High (7-2, 2-1 district) fought back in the second half and cut the lead to 47-37 before Free State pulled away after a 20-yard run from El-Amin with 6:57 left.
Topeka High quarterback Alec Beatty finished with 193 yards passing and 104 yards rushing but was intercepted three times. High receiver Khalil Austin caught seven passes for 126 yards and three touchdowns.
The Trojans were also plagued by four turnovers, including three miscues in the first half.
Alexander said the Topeka offense was forced to take risks because the poor defensive showing put them in an early hole.
“I thought offensively we made some great plays,” Alexander said. “We had some great efforts on that side of the ball. But they’re a great football team and they’ve gotten better all year long.
“We just got to come back strong. Everybody’s 0-0 now. We’re in the playoffs and we’re a capable team, but we’ve got to settle down and play defense.”
El-Amin led Free State with 131 yards rushing, while Torneden finished with 128 on the ground and Bowen had 101. Torneden also passed for 68 yards with two touchdowns.
Spain had two interceptions for the Firebirds and also caught a 51-yard touchdown pass.
Free State (5-3, 3-0)192086—53
Topeka High (7-2, 2-1)914140—37
Free State — Torneden 3 run (Flynn kick)
Topeka High — Austin 41 pass from Beatty (kick failed)
Free State — El-Amin 73 run (kick failed)
Topeka High — Fiander 23 field goal
Free State — Torneden 66 run (run failed)
Topeka High — Austin 18 pass from Beatty (Fiander kick)
Free State — Bowen 87 kickoff return (Flynn kick)
Topeka High — McCoy 6 run (Fiander kick)
Free State — Spain 51 pass from Torneden (kick failed)
Free State — Keating 13 pass from Torneden (Flynn kick)
Free State — Bowen 22 run (Carter pass from Torneden)
Topeka High — Austin 34 pass from Beatty (Fiander kick)
Topeka High — Beatty 6 run (Fiander kick)
Free State — El-Amin 20 run (kick failed)
GAME IN FIGURES
First downs 16 20
Rushes-yards 34-360 46-179
Passing yards 68 193
Passes 3-5-0 14-23-3
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1
Punts-Avg. 0-0 3-35.3
Penalties-yards 3-20 6-65
RUSHING — Free State: Bowen 11-101, Torneden 11-128, El-Amin 11-131, Carter 2-9. Topeka High: Beatty 20-104, McCoy 15-48.
PASSING — Free State: Torneden 3-5-0 68 yards. Topeka High: Beatty 14-23-3 193 yards.
RECEIVING — Spain 1-51, Keating 1-13, Bowen 1-4. Topeka High: Austin 6-126, Brooks 4-37, McCoy 1-30.
PUNTING — Topeka High: None. Free State: Carter 3-35.3.


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The Price of Home
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters....multiply there and do not decrease. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. (Jer 29:4-7)
The Daily Cup has a wide circulation, and I usually write my posts bearing in mind that many of our readers have never set foot in the parish I serve. Today, however, I am writing mostly for them, for the simple reason that I announced my resignation yesterday. I will be leaving in mid-November, and that means that I and this parish that I love and people whom I love are all wrestling with the first few moments of transition.
Transitions are tough. Few people like them. Even when we're moving out of a hard place, the familiar has a strong hold on us. We human beings are resilient, and part of that resilience is making routines. They give structure and comfort to our lives, and we don't like it when they are broken. That's why Jeremiah's letter to the exiles in Babylon, which we will hear this Sunday, is one of my favorite pieces of scripture: it has a lot of wisdom for when we are feeling uprooted.
Jeremiah was writing to a group of people who had just lost their homeland, their neighborhoods, their friends, and who were living in a foreign land under foreign domination. It would have been easy for them to have become resentful and bitter, to have led sullen little lives marked by sullen little choices, a people apart who refused to do the hard work of rooting themselves in place again. But the Lord, speaking through Jeremiah, puts paid to all that. He says, "Make homes. Make gardens. Make families. You did not choose this place, but this is your life, and it's the only life you have. Live it!"
I love that. In my adult life, I have lived in six cities, scattered up and down both coasts. Some, I have loved. With others, I never connected. When I left Los Angeles, I realized that I had been so unwilling to consider staying there that I had never even learned the names of the trees that grow there. (Other than eucalyptus. Everyone knows eucalyptus.) I had never invested in that city, and it never became home.
When things become unsettled, there is always a temptation to play it safe -- to stay in your space with your few people and let the big world take care of itself. There is always that temptation, but if you do it, wherever you are will never become home.
It is precisely the work of rooting yourself when soil becomes rocky, of clinging to people who are imperfect, knowing that's what they are, that makes a strange place into a beloved community. It is the work of committing to one another that makes love happen. That's what covenant is about: making a commitment that endures, not because you don't need to make the promise, but because you know that you do.
These may seem like strange words to write when I have said I am going to leave, but you, my beloved community, will need to work to stay. At its heart, a parish should never be about the bonds between a community and any one leader, but about the bonds within the community itself. Those bonds are what shapes our hearts, challenges them and breaks them and opens them to grace. The people of God are the gifts of God: we make one another holy.
There comes a time in every relationship when it feels all wrong. When you look up from doing the dishes, and you hear your spouse's voice, and think, "this is not my life." Or when you look at the kids squabbling in the kitchen for the nineteenth night in a row, and think, "I've had enough." In those times, Jesus says, This is your home, even when it may not feel like home. This is your family, even if you might prefer another one right now. These are your people; they have chosen you, even if right now you do not feel like choosing them.
And all this rests on the most astonishing thing of all: that Jesus has chosen all of us, and we are bound up in one another, come what may. There is no exile. In Christ, it is all home.


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|Reviews for A Portrait of the Author as a Young Thespian|
| glitch chapter 1 . 4/23/2009
Oh my! I was laughing so much that I would have fallen off my chair if I had been sitting on one. Wise of me to simply stand. :P Nah, I'm just pretending to be studying when, in fact, I'm not. Ok...must go now! Don't wanna lose very badly against the boys. Yesterday was embarrassing enough! Can't wait to read the rest of your stories. Enjoy writing!
| Chaya Y chapter 1 . 6/10/2006
This was funny. You already use the tactics I'm still trying to learn- and they come naturaly.
Brava, Betsy Ross. Brava.
| Shuyan chapter 1 . 3/6/2005
LoL. This is the most funniest story ive ever read. Great story. Keep on writing...Please? If you have a chance can you check out my story Shade of darkness
| loves him chapter 1 . 1/13/2005
lol, this is such a cute story. I love the narrative, extremely well written. This is based on real events? Oh wow, that's like something that I've written. I love the perspective!
| lilacks chapter 1 . 11/23/2004
HA! that's adorible! you're great at telling stories! keep it up! (and write fanfiction some day. *wink wink*)happy thanxgiving and enjoy your dead bird (vegitarian here) _~
| Areya chapter 1 . 10/10/2004
This is a great story! Keep up the good work and write more! Missing one line out of 21 isn't that bad.I missed 7 of my lines in my first play. :)
| browserman chapter 1 . 8/1/2004
I really enjoyed this. The idea of a 7 year old NEEDIING to play Betsy Ross is funny in itself, and the way you describe it works well. A nice mix of humor and sentiment.
| LittleMissReilander chapter 1 . 5/15/2004
DUDE! That was so fuckin' touching. I loved it. I REALLY DID!
| LilGrimmy chapter 1 . 2/20/2004
Interesting little story. I little too casual for my tastes, and I can't help but point out when you've used the word "so" as in a measurement. This I cannot condone for any soul to do because it simply drives up the wall. I liked the story a bunch, and while i can relate to it, there needs to be dramatic element of description to it. What did the peoples eyes look like to you? Could you see all of them staring at you while you stood, slack-jawing, gaping at the audience, despereatly clawing at your suddenly empty and youthful head? WHat was the auditorium like? If anything give little details. It's the little details that sell the story, and it always leads me to speculate about how important this memor is to you. If this really is a large and impactful moment in your life, and while you want a humurous element to it, then tell us all that you remember, and give references to things, and metaphors and similes and hyperboles and everything under the sun you can think of to make this as hilarious and as strong a moment in your life as it really was. All in all, i liked it.
| Rebel Dreamer chapter 1 . 2/14/2004
Heehee! Reminds me of my first school play, where I wanted (and got) the biggest part. My first play was (weirdly) in second grade as well. It was "Planet of the Grown-Ups". *nods* Anyways, this is an awesome fic.
| oncethrown chapter 1 . 1/25/2004
This was well written, the narrative is tickling and the story is fun. I bet you were adorable.
| Ryokitty chapter 1 . 1/20/2004
Wow, that really happened? Neat! That was adorable.. I think that I wanted to be Clara Barton, except in third. ::daydreams:: My teacher was a witch. I hope she doesn't somehow see this and find out, so I'm keeping her name a secret. XD


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artemisthemp wrote:Why does US ppl seem to dislike Namco?
The only bad thing they have done is release Dark Souls and only release Tales of Vesperia to 360
And make it so Tales games are only EN dubbed. Take forever and a day to release Graces F. Chose Abyss 3DS over other games which would have been much better
They pulled the worst PR stunts during the 'Tales War'. They've outright lied on multiple accounts. Their dubs have been kinda bleh. They're taking forever and ever to release games that I actually care about, thus making it so interest drops. They don't even work that hard to advertise these games either. And they've generally just done many things which I don't like.
Course, those are just my reasons. Other people have their own reasons I'm sure.


FORT PIERCE — Sharon Engle, the longtime assistant to the director at the Sunrise Theatre, will serve as the theater’s interim director while a search is conducted to replace John Wilkes, Fort Pierce City Manager Nick Mimms said today.
Mimms on April 23 presented Wilkes, 65, a letter of termination from his $128,000-year-job effective today.
“The Sunrise Theatre is the premier performing arts venue on the Treasure Coast and a pivotal piece of Fort Pierce cultural landscape,’’ Mimms said in a statement released today. ”The Sunrise has served as a catalyst for the development of our community and will continue to be a destination for patrons locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Despite the successes over the past 10 years, the Sunrise Theatre has struggled to become financially solvent, which is crucial for the economic viability of the City of Fort Pierce.’’
Mimms in his April 23 letter thanked Wilkes for his service and what he had accomplished at the Sunrise. Wilkes said in an email to friends last week that he hoped the community would support Mimms’ decision.
Under the terms of Wilkes’ employment contract with the city, Wilkes will receive six months’ pay with benefits.
With an impressive resume as director of the Van Wezel in Sarasota and Kravis center West Palm Beach, Wilkes was hired as director in the Sunrise in 2008. During his tenure, Wilkes brought major headliners such as Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Frankie Valli, Ringo Starr and Smokey Robinson to the Sunrise. He also opened the theater’s Black Box, a smaller venue adjoining the main theater.
A financial statement Mimms released Monday showed net income losses at the theater of $899,475 in 2015, $1.18 million in 2016 and $1.6 million in 2017. The losses for the current year are expected to be available on Tuesday.
During the search for a new director, Mimms said “the community will still enjoy the same wonderful experience and service at the Sunrise during this period as programming and scheduling for the upcoming season will proceed as normal.’’ Mimms’ selection of a new director for the theater is an administrative matter that does not require approval of the City Commission.
In her role as assistant to the director, Engle routinely handled negotiations and booking of talent as well as finalizing contracts.
Mimms said that in June the city will hold a public workshop to collect the public’s input on their desires for the future of the Sunrise. He said the city will also launch an online community survey to “elicit thoughts and opinions about the Sunrise Theatre as well as arts and culture in general.’’
The 1,200-seat Sunrise, one of the largest theaters on Florida’s east coast, opened in 1923 in the waning days of Vaudeville. It closed in 1983, but was reopened in 2006 after a renovation that included about $11 million in public money.
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Dear Jackson County Families!
We are so excited to welcome our students and teachers back to launch an amazing year at each of our Jackson County schools! We all learned a great deal over the past year, and we are more committed than ever to ensuring our students are engaged in remarkable learning experiences. Over the summer, school and district leaders worked hard to prepare for a great school year, beginning with an open house.
We are absolutely committed to student performance through personalization. We’re preparing our students for the future and will continue our focus on The 7 Mindsets: Everything is Possible, Passion First, We are Connected, 100% Accountable, Attitude of Gratitude, Live to Give, and The Time is Now! We encourage you to talk with your children about these mindsets and how they build character and academic achievement!
In addition to preparing for remarkable learning experiences, our district is gearing up for record-breaking growth in our community. We are thrilled to launch the Empower College and Career Center located on the former Jackson County Comprehensive High School Campus. Here, students from both of our high schools will have the opportunity to enroll in college coursework and industry-focused pathways to prepare our students for future educational and professional opportunities. We are also celebrating the opening of the new Jackson County High School where students will find a unique collegiate-type environment with state-of-the-art academic, fine arts, and athletic facilities. East Jackson High School has a newly resurfaced parking lot, along with some interior flooring and painting upgrades. Across our schools and community, you will see additional enhancements including a new outdoor classroom facility at EJES, fresh paint and flooring at SJES and WJES, and a new parking lot at WJMS. With our growth comes the need for additional temporary classroom space through mobile learning cottages at WJES, NJES, GSES, and WJMS. You will soon see a new school next to the new Jackson County High School. To accommodate for growth, the Jackson County Board of Education is also actively securing additional property and planning for future schools.
Also, we have been actively monitoring state and federal guidelines regarding COVID. Please view the attachment to see our guidance for a new school year.
It is an exciting time to be a part of the Jackson County community. We look forward to seeing the smiling faces of our students; they are the reason we are here. They bring energy to our campuses and hope for all of us. Thank you for your partnership now and throughout the school year.


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Estimating Reference Bony Shape Model for Personalized Surgical Reconstruction of Posttraumatic Facial Defects
In this paper, we introduce a method for estimating patient-specific reference bony shape models for planning of reconstructive surgery for patients with acquired craniomaxillofacial (CMF) trauma. We propose an automatic bony shape estimation framework using pre-traumatic portrait photographs and post-traumatic head computed tomography (CT) scans. A 3D facial surface is first reconstructed from the patient’s pre-traumatic photographs. An initial estimation of the patient’s normal bony shape is then obtained with the reconstructed facial surface via sparse representation using a dictionary of paired facial and bony surfaces of normal subjects. We further refine the bony shape model by deforming the initial bony shape model to the post-traumatic 3D CT bony model, regularized by a statistical shape model built from a database of normal subjects. Experimental results show that our method is capable of effectively recovering the patient’s normal facial bony shape in regions with defects, allowing CMF surgical planning to be performed precisely for a wider range of defects caused by trauma.
KeywordsCraniomaxillofacial (CMF) Trauma Surgical planning Simulation Facial bone estimation Three-dimensional facial reconstruction Sparse representation Adaptive-focus deformable shape model (AFDSM)
This work was supported in part by NIH grants (R01 DE022676 and R01 DE027251).
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Monday, March 28, 2011
California's Budget Mess: Should Adults (Voters) Make Hard Choices?
I’d laugh if it wasn’t so painful. California’s budgetary problems are sincerely being ignored. Gov J. Brown claims he cut something like $12B last week. The Jon & Ken KFI AM640 show said last week that it more on the order of $6 or $7B – the usual as to be expected smoke and mirrors. Arnold did they same thing, all kinds of accounting gimmicks. Why isn’t California having battles with unions (J.B.’s main source of campaign funds)? Today G. Skelton is complaining in the LA Times, “Brown shouldn't leave hard choices to voters” also “The governor and legislators should handle the job they were elected to do.” In other words and more honestly G.S. says what he really wants, “The governor and Legislature can raise or extend taxes on their own.” He is crying because the politicians realize (I truly hope) that maybe with very high unemployment, a weak economy, high gas prices, etc, etc., that maybe people don’t want to vote for J.B.’s tax increases and in fact people like me
don’t even want the matter up for a vote. Can you imagine the reverse, what if a Republican Govenor/Legislature were allowed to reduce spending and did so without voter involvement?
G.S. is complaining the Sacramento politicians are not doing their job. I think J.B. is doing a very good job for his supporters not the state of California. He is doing his damndest to raise taxes, he is schmoozing the Republicans to get the special election on the books so we can raise our taxes to keep the public employee unions alive. There is no gnashing of teeth in California – there is no outrage, not yet anyway. We have G.S. is complaining about J.B. not raising taxes by fiat by force. If the Sacramento government has the power to increase taxes don’t they also have the power to reduce spending, to spend money wisely? We are crash test dummies headed for the wall. The American fight needs to begin soon and will begin soon – when reality becomes truth. Personally, as a voter I'm okay with "hard choices" - NO! I'd vote not to increase taxes. Oh no, an adult making a hard choice - that's so mean... - please!