Having ventured into the world of commercial farming 15 years ago, James Kanyije has manoeuvred his way around quite successfully.
After graduating with a diploma in business studies in 1996 from Makerere University Business School, then referred to as the National College of Business Studies in Nakawa, Kanyije joined the employed ranks.
He worked with the Uganda Fish Parkers, where he received a wage of sh80,000 per month, eventually joining Icemark Africa Limited five years on.
Armed with a good knowledge of the fresh fruit industry in the UK, Spain, Belgium and other countries in Europe, Kanyije ventured out on his own at the turn of the millennium.
"I started small and gradually expanded. I was using farmland that I jointly owned with my brothers," he says. "I sent my first consignment of fresh produce to Holland around September 2000, and after two years, orders started coming from France and other parts of Europe.
"People would read the labels on the boxes and would call me. We reached 1,000 tonnes of exports in 2007," he says.
Kanyije's 100-acre farm, where he grows matooke, apple, banana, sugarcane, okra, sweet potatoes, hot pepper, gunda and carrera for the European market.
"Twice a week, we send at least 200 boxes of potatoes, 20 boxes of okra, 240 boxes of matooke to Europe. We also ship at least 5,000 boxes of bird eye chilli every week, but we need much more," he says.
Ugandans in Europe also love the matooke, while Asians and a big portion of the West Africans generally like the white and the purple egg-plants commonly referred to as entula in Luganda.
"I have at least seven dedicated buyers in the UK, but most times I am unable to fulfil the orders. Even with 500 outgrowers getting the required quantities is still a struggle," he notes.
Kanyije says the current heavy rains are as much a blessing as they are a challenge. With rains going into a third straight month, some of the matooke plantain stems are weakening and eventually breaking under the weight of full grown plantain.
To ensure that maximum output is derived from the plantation, Kanyije employs about 44 workers on the farm to tend the farm. Even then, he says additional labour is still needed to tend the 40 acres of matooke, four acres of apple banana, two acres of sugarcane, four acres of sweet potatoes and the other crops.
"Around this time last year, there was insufficient rain and we had to search for water to irrigate the land since the soils here are not so good. We even hired a rain maker, who failed to deliver the much-needed rain," Kanyije says.
He adds that the rains fell shortly after the rain-maker was sent away. However, it dawned on him that he needed to mulch his farm, especially the banana plantation, to check soil erosion.
He says finding the required amount of grass to cover all the 40 acres of matooke will take a while.
He also uses the hot pepper rejects as a pesticide and fungicide in the banana garden, something he says, has added to the quality of his crop output.
"The scent from the hot pepper is strong enough to drive away dangerous insects from infecting the matooke stems. Additionally, when the hot pepper rots, it forms manure," he says.
Without giving a detailed account of his earnings from the exports to Europe, he says he has been able to sustain his household and build a clinic of sh650m for residents of Busika, a neighbouring town.
He says each box of matooke and okra is sold at 14 pounds in the UK, that of African eggplant is 10 pounds, with the average prices of the rest of the crops at 14 pounds per box in the European market.
In October, Kanyije sold about 10,932 boxes of hot pepper, 2,306 boxes of matooke, 3,716 boxes of bird eye chilli, 1,875 boxes of African egg plant and several other boxes of sweet potatoes, apple banana, avocado, mango and beans.
Kanyije says without a cooling unit, losses occur when flights to Europe are cancelled or delayed because fresh fruits are perishable.
"The Government talks about supporting agriculture, but people like me with large farms are receiving little or no support. The Government should finance us and pass legislation that bans the importation of certain inorganic fertilisers," he says.
He adds that there is need for all stakeholders in the fresh food export business to approach the international market as a single group from the country.
Kanyije argues that by approaching the international market as an individual erodes gains from exporting and weakens chances of penetrating foreign markets.
Pointing at a plantation of okra that is withering due to poor quality seeds, he says the Government should source for good quality seeds from countries like India.
Kanyije says a kilogram of okra seeds purchased from India costs 100 euros (about sh360,000).
To make things worse, a section of the farm has been hit by a rare virus streak that eats up the stems of the sweet banana locally known as ndizi, drying up the stem and the leaves of the crop, eventually killing the plantain or making it ripen prematurely.
He adds that fresh fruit companies that send contraband into the UK alongside their merchandise are making it harder to do legitimate business in the country.


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Rep. Donna Christensen
http://www.house.gov/christian-christensen
H2919: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Virgin Islands Military and Veterans Memorial, to be located in Fredericksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System [0 comments]
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the U.S. Virgin Islands Military and Veterans Memorial, to be located on ten acres in Fredericksted, St.Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System.
H59: To convey certain submerged lands to the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes [0 comments]
Conveys to the U.S. Virgin Islands specified submerged lands in the area between the island of Saint Croix and the islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John.
States that for purposes of U.S. laws, except as otherwise provided by international law or international agreement in force for the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands' territorial waters shall extend 12 miles seaward from the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters.
H4858: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the shipment of prescription drugs between the States and the Virgin Islands [0 comments]
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt prescription drugs that have been shipped directly from a state to the U.S. Virgin Islands from restrictions on importation of exported drugs.
H57: To repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands [0 comments]
Repeals specified provisions pertaining to real property taxation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Deems such amendment to have taken effect on July 22, 1954.
H3079: To amend the joint resolution that approved the covenant establishing the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes [0 comments]
Extends U.S. immigration laws, as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act, to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, subject to a transition period through December 31, 2017.
Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act - States that: (1) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be represented in the U.S. Congress by the Resident Representative to the United States (authorized by the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America); and (2) the Resident Representative shall be a nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives and elected as provided for by this Act.
Co-Sponsored Bills
H40: To acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes [0 comments]
Establishes the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.
H1190: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to community cancer care by Medicare beneficiaries [0 comments]
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require determination and calculation of the manufacturer's average sales price for a drug or biological on a monthly instead of a quarterly basis. Requires the payment amounts to be updated and applied by the Secretary of Health and Human Services based on the manufacturer's average sales price for the drug or biological calculated for the most recent month for which data are available. Removes prompt pay discounts from the calculation of such price.
Provides for an increase in the Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) payment for chemotherapy administration services.
Directs the Secretary to make an additional 2% for any drug administration services payment to physicians, taking into account pharmacy facilities management costs.
[View bill for full summary]
HR120: Recognizing the African American spiritual as a national treasure [0 comments]
Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) recognizes that African American spirituals are a poignant and powerful genre of music that have become one of the most significant segments of American music in existence; (2) expresses the deepest gratitude, recognition, and honor to the former enslaved Africans in the United States for their gifts to our Nation, including their original music and oral history; and (3) requests that the President issue a proclamation that reflects on the important contribution of African American spirituals to American history, and naming the African American spiritual a national treasure.
HR130: Congratulating the National Football League champion Indianapolis Colts for winning Super Bowl XLI and for bringing the City of Indianapolis and the State of Indiana their first Lombardi Trophy [0 comments]
Congratulates the National Football League champion Indianapolis Colts for winning Super Bowl XLI and for bringing the city of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana their first Lombardi Trophy.
H566: To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II [0 comments]
Waives certain time limitations with respect to the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for acts of heroism during World War II as a member of the United States Navy.

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This real estate market contains three types of sellers. The traditional sale, the foreclosure and the short sale. First, there is the traditional sale. In the traditional sale there is a seller and a buyer. No bank is involved in this transaction. Only the seller the buyer and there real estate agents are involved. This is the type of sale most people think of who are interested in buying or selling a home. Tomorrow I will discuss the next type of home sale, the foreclosure.


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John Whitaker is one of the most admired showjumping riders worldwide and is still going strong at the age of 63. He has competed in dozens of major international championships collecting 24 medals at Olympic, World and European championships during his long and successful career to date.
John was selected to represent Britain at the Rio Olympics with the talented, yet inexperienced, mare Ornellaia. The daughter of For Pleasure had been on great form ahead of selection. He ruled out his top ride Argento, despite the stallion winning at grand prix level this season, saying: "Argento is a great horse, he's a real fighter but he has his limits and I don't want to push him beyond them."
John Whitaker has also won numerous major classes such as the Hickstead Derby. One of his most famous horses, Milton, was the first showjumping horse to win more than £1 million in prize money.
John is married to Claire and they have three children, Joanne, Louise and Robert.
12 reasons John Whitaker and Argento captured our hearts
To celebrate this awesome stallion, we pick out just 12 of the many reasons Archie has captured our hearts following the announcement of his retirement
'He owes us nothing' — John Whitaker retires his great stallion Argento
You saw them here first — top showjumpers' baby-faced appearances in Horse & Hound
From John Whitaker to Ben Maher, today's leading riders didn't get where they are without appearing on the pages of H&H along the way
John and Michael Whitaker to miss Olympia: 'it won't be the same without them' *H&H Plus*
Big Star back in the ring — with John Whitaker on board
I' thought I could show them all how it's done!'
John Whitaker facing month out after Gothenburg fall
'I'm just trying to take it easy for a bit, but the doctor said it would be four weeks before I can ride again'
John Whitaker injured in Gothenburg fall
'I didn't even think it was a bad fall for me,' John told Horse & Hound
British riders out in force at Liverpool International Horse Show
Fans will see top riders battle it out for a place in the grand prix on New Year's Eve
World's top riders – plus British legends galore — head to Olympia
Top British showjumpers will be set to do battle with some the world's best in front of the Olympia crowds
'He's been beating me all his life': Michael trumps John in Whitaker GCT showdown
The brothers scored a one-two in a CSI5* class at the Monaco leg of the Global Champions Tour
John Whitaker: 3 horses that changed my life
Among the numerous great horses John Whitaker has saddled over the years, he credits this trio for being pivotal in his phenomenal career
'I'm looking forward to having her back' — John Whitaker shares his big guns for 2018
The top British rider tells H&H about his most exciting horses for the 2018 season
John Whitaker: I could feel everybody rooting for me *H&H VIP*
There's nothing like a home win — or two — in front of an enthusiastic Olympia crowd, says Horse & Hound's guest showjumping columnist
12 reasons to bring back the Olympia fancy dress relay
We take a look back through the H&H archives to bring you some of our favourite fancy dress moments
'Sore but surviving': John Whitaker back to winning ways after fall
John is back in the saddle after a short break following his dramatic fall at the London leg of the Global Champions Tour
'I was a bit dazed': John Whitaker gets the all-clear after fall
The legendary showjumper said he is 'stiff but in all the wrong places!'
John Whitaker taken to hospital after fall in London Global Champions Tour
The 62-year-old, who was celebrating his birthday today, had a nasty fall in the grand prix
Top 10 highlights from day one at the London GCT
British success, a flying Dutchman and a very glamorous supermodel — the GCT of London has kicked off in tremendous style
'He had a lovely life': tributes paid to top puissance horse
John Whitaker described him as a 'great all-rounder' who arrived at his yard with 'great big balls' that 'got in the way when he jumped'
Golden oldies: today's equestrian legends pictured past and present
We've trawled through the H&H archives to bring you some of the current legends of the equestrian world — now and how they looked as fresh-faced young hopefuls back in the day


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Thoughts about wine blends have been sloshing around my head just recently, as I've been thinking about a tasting of them (a wide variety of local red examples) that I'm presenting this Wednesday at the Hermanus Fyn Arts festival. I suspect, first of all, that South African winemakers show an interest in blending different varieties to a degree rare elsewhere, and with a great deal of flair too.
Where else in the New World, for example, are blends almost indisputably the highest-rated category of white wine? Two categories, even: those made according to the basic Bordeaux mix of sauvignon blanc and semillon, and the unique "Cape blend" based on chenin blanc and responsive above all to local conditions. For reds, it seems to me typical that the debate over the red "Cape blend" featuring pinotage continues (now more mutedly, however), alongside emerging excitement about the prospects of reviving an old local tradition of blending cabernet sauvignon with cinsaut, as I mentioned last week.
Of course, a continued focus on varietal wines continues here – surely at least partly because of an international market conditioned by the USA's, and then Australia's, near-obsession with such wines. The classic European tradition, of course, was to market wines according to their origin, and most customers had no idea of the varietal origin of, say, Bordeaux or Sancerre.
The US swing to using varietal names as marketing tools goes back to the 1970s, when blends were still mostly opportunistically designed rather than carefully considered, and generally given spurious names like Hearty Burgundy. It quickly became a signifier of quality to call your wine "Cabernet Sauvignon" or "Merlot", and it seems that the idea took root that if variety is good, then single variety must be better.
For various reasons (including the length and nature of our winemaking tradition, and our continuing obsession with France as a model), this monovarietal idea is less powerful here, it seems to me, than in other New World countries. That's a good thing, I'd say, the source of much that is unique and excellent locally, allowing for great flexibility in responding to terroir, and given winelovers wider choice. Sometimes, however, we even go in the blending direction to an extent that leaves the French model way behind. If a blend is good, then as many varieties as possible is better!
Take red Bordeaux blends. The great majority of modern red Bordeaux is a blend of two, perhaps three, of the five currently most common varieties: cabernet sauvignon and merlot above all, followed by cab franc, petit verdot and malbec, with a few carmenère vines grown. I don't know of any Bordeaux wine that includes all of them, certainly not among the leading names (but coincidentally, last night at my tasting group we had a decent Canadian full-house wine). Yet in South Africa, to have all five has become something to boast about. (it's been tacitly agreed to forget about carmenère, so that we can speak of "all five". A number of producers even name their wines accordingly: think of De Toren Fusion V, Constantia Glen Five, Gabrielskloof Five Arches, Raka Quinary and – the most recent idolator, as far as I'm aware – Van Biljon Cinq, which makes its obeisance even clearer by translating "five" into French.
In fact, the very first commercially released Cape Bordeaux-style blend, Welgemeend Estate Wine 1979, included all five. Well, actually it didn't, though its creator, Billy Hofmeyr thought it did: the petit verdot (used in tiny quantities) was later realised to be something else entirely….
This is all quite endearing, in fact, and I shouldn't think that the quality of any of the wines is compromised by the felt need to include at least a tiny percentage of all five grapes.
Tim re the cab/cinsaut blends, Rustenberg's dry red was traditionally 2/3 cab 1/3 cinsaut. It was apparantly bottled every year from 1900 until, I think 1988 was the last year before Simon Barlow (who took over in 1987) was advised to pull up the cinsaut vineyard and plant merlot etc. The cinsaut vines were 80+ then. The wine had been made only by 3 people since 1900 (Etienne Le Riche being the 3rd, and Reg Nicholson before him) and was made using wild yeasts. It's terroir character was so strong that a Rustenberg Dry Red or Cab would immediately announce itself when served at a tasting.
In the late 1980's/early 1990's I drank vintages back to the 60's and 50's (thank you Ken!) and they were remarkable wines. I have two of the last vintage 1988 left, it will be interesting to see if the longevity has continued. I will broach them in a nostalgic fashion – a Cape Classic with a remarkable history terminated in the name of progress!


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Az Aplastodiscus cochranae a kétéltűek (Amphibia) osztályának békák (Anura) rendjébe és a levelibéka-félék (Hylidae) családjába tartozó faj.

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A faj Brazília endemikus faja, az országon belül Santa Katarina államban honos. Természetes élőhelye a trópusi vagy szubtrópusi nedves síkvidéki erdők, mocsarak, lepusztult erdők. A fajra élőhelyének elvesztése jelent fenyegetést.

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"The duo Zrazy comes from Dublin and consists of Maria Walsh (vocals, flute, perc, bodhran) and Carole Nelson (piano, sax). With their new CD "The Art Of Happy Accidents", they present an unusual and ingenious mix of jazz, Irish sounds and electro-pop. That does not work together? Oh yes, it does! The soundcarpet consists of cool, programmed beats that match Walsh's warm, beautifully swinging voice, Nelson plays a relaxed, jazzy kind of piano or keys and the two enrich their music with great backing vocals, saxophone and - the wonderful sound color of the flute. In addition to all the relaxation and joy, the "art of happy coincidences" also includes a debate of death and farewell, as in "Song For Jim", "Go Now" and "Night Crossing", a melancholic B-side so to speak, not being less beautiful though.
In any case, the two musicians are outspoken personalities and are not afraid to make political statements. So they were boycotted by TV stations, because of a kissing scene between two women in their first video ('I'm in love with Mother Nature'). Their record company withdrew support when Zrazy published the telephone number '6794700' as a dance track (it was the abortion information emergency phone for women with un-wanted pregnancies). A tour of Germany is planned for 2017 - whoever wants to lure them to his / her hometown, should enquire here (Link)"
Zrazy open and end the Podcast with an exclusive unplugged version of 'Maroc' and 'Heaven is Here'. Fantastic journalists incl Olivia O Leary, Anne Harris, Kathy Sheridan, Kitty Holland are only some of the splendid cast of female talent across all media.
To commemorate the Women of the 1916 Rising, Zrazy performed live in the GPO for International Women's Day March 8th. Live streaming worldwide on Periscope app via Twitter feed @Postvox . A pre-emptive strike, a new Rising, a retrieval of only SOME of the women who participated nationwide - left out by male historians of the academy.
Download here to donate in aid of Focus Ireland Homeless Charity.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR The Art of Happy Accidents is nominated for HOT PRESS Album of The Year.
FEB 2016 HOT PRESS announce Zrazy as Duo of the Year and The Art of Happy Accidents is nominated for Album of the Year.
NEW ALBUM After long anticipation Zrazy's latest album The Art Of Happy Accidents was released November 2, 2015 in Ireland and the UK. Featuring 12 new songs, all composed, performed and produced by Zrazy, the album was crowd-funded through Fundit.ie and we are immensely grateful to all our friends and fans who have helped make this music a reality.
ALBUM LAUNCH We had our Dublin Launch party on Oct 20th. Frank McGuiness, Ireland's celebrated playwright had THIS to say about Zrazy on the night. Powerful and poetic language that left us speechless!
We are currently performing in both Ireland and the UK. Can't wait to get all the new songs out there! See live dates for news on our schedule.


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CASSS recently announced Cari Sänger-van de Griend, PhD, as the 2015 winner of its CE Pharm Award.
CE Pharm provides an interactive forum for the discussion of CE in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including regulatory considerations. The forum also provides a venue for industrial CE practitioners to meet, network, and exchange knowledge for mutual education. This year's meeting was held Sept. 20-24 in Brooklyn, New York.
The 2015 honoree is an associate professor at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden, and the founder of Kantisto BV, The Netherlands, an independent chemical and pharmaceutical analysis consultancy.
• Working consistently as a CE consultant to ensure CE practitioners are successful.


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"""

see also person-create.py

this is for creating many people entries at one time

source could be a playlist, or a list, or a cloud (list of lists)

look at a destination person directory
see if person already exists
see if any close matches exist (prompt for help resolving)
create if not
"""
from __future__ import print_function
import os, sys

from medley.people import Person, People, create_person
from medley.collector import Cluster

def people_create(people_root, person_term='person'):
    people = People(people_root, person_term)
    people.load()

    everything = people.cluster.flatten()
    ppl_amt = len(everything)

    ambiguous_file = os.path.join(people_root, 'meta', "ambiguous.txt")
    if os.path.exists(ambiguous_file):
        ambi = Cluster(ambiguous_file)
    else:
        ambi = Cluster()
        ambi.source = ambiguous_file

    total = 1
    cluster_pos = 0

    skipped = []
    for group in people.cluster:
        for item in group:
            print("Starting #%s (out of %s): %s" % (total, ppl_amt, item))
            match = people.get(item)
            amatch = ambi.contains(item)
            if not match and not amatch:
                #must not exist already...

                #make sure it's not a single name...
                #work through those later to see if we can merge them:
                parts = item.split('_')
                if len(parts) < 2:
                    #skipped.append(item)
                    ambi.add_at(item, cluster_pos)
                    ambi.save(ambiguous_file)
                    print("Automatically skipping: %s" % item)

                else:
                    create_person(item, people, cluster_pos, people_root, skipped, ambi)

            elif amatch:
                #if it matched, then it's a dupe
                #and the person has already been added
                print("AMBIGUOUS TAG: %s" % item)
                print("")

            else:
                #if it matched, then it's a dupe
                #and the person has already been added
                print("DUPE TAG: %s" % item)
                print("")

            #print item
            total += 1

        #go back through skipped items now
        for item in skipped:
            print("item: %s" % item)

        cluster_pos += 1
        print("")

    print("Total: %s" % total)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    people_create()

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95 miles NW of Portland; 20 miles S of Long Beach, WA; 17 miles N of Seaside
History runs deep in Astoria. In fact, you could say that Oregon's Euro-centric history started right here, where the mighty Columbia River spills into the Pacific Ocean. First, in the winter of 1805-06, the explorers Lewis and Clark built Fort Clatsop 5 miles south, establishing an American claim to what would become the Oregon Country. Five years later, in 1811, fur traders working for John Jacob Astor arrived at the mouth of the Columbia to set up a fur-trading fort that was named Fort Astoria, in Astor's honor, and became the first permanent American settlement west of the Mississippi. Astoria served as an important shipping port for the huge loads of timber cut in Oregon's virgin old-growth forests and shipped around the world. And because no real roads existed along the Oregon coast, Astoria became a port for the passenger and cargo ships sailing from New York around Cape Horn, and for the steamers that worked their way up the Oregon coast from San Francisco. Back then, the river teemed with unimaginable numbers of salmon, and when the salmon-canning boom hit in the 1880s, Astoria became a hustling and bustling little city—the second largest in Oregon—and wealthy merchants, sea captains, timbermen, and fish barons began building the ornate, Victorian-style homes that still dot the steep hillsides. Finnish, German, Swedish, and Norwegian immigrants poured into the burgeoning city to work in the canneries and lumber mills and on fishing boats. World War II saw another maritime boom for Astoria, but when the salmon dwindled because of overfishing, the canneries disappeared. The city's fortunes waned, and by the 1960s Astoria was a pretty sorry-looking place.
It had incredible potential as a tourist destination, but, as the resources that fueled its growth dwindled or dropped away, it lost its economic oomph and couldn't do much more than struggle along. Now that is changing, and people are talking about an Astoria renaissance. More people have discovered or rediscovered Astoria and the scenic splendor of the Columbia River; old homes and derelict buildings have been restored and taken on a new life. The changeover began with the restoration of the Liberty Theater downtown, a venue that now attracts a wide variety of performers; and the revitalization of the old waterfront area, which is now more accessible because of the 5-mile-long Astoria Riverwalk trail. New hotels have been built, old hotels and historic properties have been reimagined, and restaurants, coffee houses, and brewpubs have sprung up. Hopefully, as this transformation takes shape, Astoria will not lose its working-class heritage. There are still buildings here like Suomi Hall, the Finnish community's social center, but other historic places like the old Finnish bathhouse have disappeared.
Because this old city is located just inland from the river's giant, 14-mile-wide mouth, it is more a river port than a beach town. The Coast Guard is a major employer and presence in town, and there's still a big commercial and recreational fishing industry. One new development is that about a dozen cruise ships heading up to Alaska or down to California now dock at Astoria and send their 2,000 or 3,000 passengers into the town for the day or just an afternoon (another reason why new businesses are opening).
For visitors, Astoria's greatest attractions are its restored downtown area, filled with buildings from the 1920s through the 1950s; its hillsides of restored Victorian homes; the scenic views across the Columbia to the hills of southwestern Washington; and the excellent Columbia River Maritime Museum. The combination of historical character, scenic vistas, a lively arts community, and some interesting museums make this one of the most intriguing towns on the Oregon coast.
The "Astoria renaissance" everyone is talking about definitely extends to the city's ever-expanding restaurant scene. Until just 5 years ago, Astoria was a city with a couple of so-so restaurants. Now the area around the restored Liberty Theater at 12th and Commercial has several worthwhile dining spots, and there are also a couple of good places on or near the waterfront. For to-go fare, I'd suggest that you check out the new food carts at 13th and Duane streets; there's a pleasant plaza there with picnic tables for outdoor noshing in nice weather.
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Astoria's all about the food and drink nowadays, so here are a few more tasty options:
Smoked Fish & Deli: Josephson's, 106 Marine Dr. (www.josephsons.com; [tel] 800/772-3474 or 503/325-2190) is a local seafood-smoking company that opened in 1920 and sells smoked salmon by the quarter-pound. It has a take-out deli counter with clam chowder, salmon burgers, and more.
Coffee: For the best latte in town, head down to Three Cups Coffee House, 279 West Marine Dr. ([tel] 503/325-7487), the coffee house that shares space with Columbia Coffee Roasters. I love its friendly, funky vibe. In downtown Astoria you can get good espresso at the Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro, 243 11th St. (www.astoriacoffeehouse.com; [tel] 503/325-1787). Another good caffeine station, is Coffee Girl, 100 39th St. (www.thecoffeegirl.com; 503/325-6700), located at the end of Pier 39 in the world's oldest cannery building. Here you can sit next to the river (inside or out) and enjoy breakfast, lunch, or a delectable pastry with your espresso.
Brewpubs: Astoria is big on brewpubs. Downtown on the waterfront, there's the Wet Dog Café & Brewery, 144 11th St. (www.wetdogcafe.com; [tel] 503/325-6975), and at the east end of town, there's the Rogue Ales Public House, Pier 39, 100 39th St. (www.rogue.com; [tel] 503/325-5964), where you can sometimes watch seals just outside the window. Some of the most unusual brews in town are on tap at the Fort George Brewery & Public House, 1483 Duane St. (www.fortgeorgebrewery.com; [tel] 503/325-7468).
Bakery: The Blue Scorcher Bakery Café, 1493 Duane St. (www.bluescorcher.com; [tel] 503/338-7473), is Astoria's best bakery, making and selling organic, artisan goods.
Wine: The Cellar on 10th, 1004 Marine Dr. (www.thecellaron10th.com; [tel] 503/325-6600), is a well-stocked wine shop that has weekly tastings and occasional winemaker dinners.
Enjoying Sundays at the Astoria Sunday Market
One of Oregon's largest and liveliest outdoor markets, Astoria Sunday Market (www.astoriasundaymarket.com; [tel] 503/325-1010) is held in downtown Astoria every Sunday from Mother's Day to the second Sunday in October. Some 200 vendors, including farmers, fishermen, foragers, craftspeople and local businesses, spread their fresh produce, artisanal fare and homemade crafts along Commercial St. and 12th St. This city-wide celebration features a food court with a stage where bands from all over Oregon come to play. It's the only market of its kind on the Oregon coast and if you're in Astoria on a Sunday, you won't want to miss it.
Astoria After Dark
The major performing-arts venue in Astoria is the Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St. (www.liberty-theater.org; [tel] 503/325-5922), a handsomely restored 1920s movie palace that now hosts a surprising array of performers and performances throughout the year. If you're here in the summer, you might enjoy a performance of Shanghaied in Astoria, a musical melodrama that is staged each year by the Astor Street Opry Company, 129 W. Bond St. (www.shanghaiedinastoria.com; [tel] 503/325-6104). Performances are usually held from early July to mid-September.
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Table Tennis state championships return to East Falls this weekend
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Ken Weinstein founded the non-profit Trolley Car Table Tennis Club more than three years ago. This weekend, it will host the state championships for the second time. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)
The commonwealth's preeminent ping-pong players will compete in East Falls during Saturday and Sunday's 2014 Pennsylvania Table Tennis State Championships.
For the second consecutive year, the event will be hosted by the Trolley Car Table Tennis Club, which is located in the Falls Center, 3300 Henry Ave.
An estimated 100 people "from Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Erie, all across Pennsylvania," competed at last year's championships, said Ken Weinstein, Northwest Philadelphia developer and business owner who founded the non-profit, all-volunteer club three and a half years ago.
Located at what was then called the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis Center for its first six months, the Trolley Car club came 10 years after the city's previous table-tennis club, the Waterfront Table Tennis Club near the Ben Franklin Bridge, had closed.
"There was a demand for it in Philadelphia. At any given time, there are 25 to 30 people here playing, everybody from experienced to basement players," said Weinstein of founding the club which has expanded to 11 tables and is open seven days a week.
"You come in here, and it looks like the U.N.," he continued. "All ages, income levels, races and religions who otherwise would not come together are here."
On Saturday and Sunday, the club will host 17 different events, eight of which represent state-championship competitions.
There are competitions for unrated players and various tiers divided by age, gender, singles or doubles and players' USA Table Tennis Association ratings.
Only Pennsylvania residents who are USATT members are eligible to compete.
The open singles and doubles competitions will be held, respectively, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday.
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By Timothy Yap Apr 25, 2016 06:41 PM EDT
The highly-anticipated debut project from new group, Cana's Voice, will release May 27, 2016 on StowTown Records.This Changes Everything showcases the talent of three exceptional singers, Jody McBrayer, formerly of Avalon; powerhouse vocalist TaRanda Greene and Doug Anderson, previous member of Signature Sound.
Produced by Dove award-winning producer, Wayne Haun, the new album features 13 songs that offer hope to the hopeless, and especially to those who are on the edge of giving up on God, Christianity and the church. Some of the industry's top songwriters contributed to the record that include Haun, CeCe Winans, Joel Lindsey, Tommy Sims and Marcus Hummon. The first single, "Jesus Never Fails" is currently going for adds at radio. This Changes Everything brings all of these artists back into a group setting that will further their already stellar music careers.
Jody McBrayer is a founding member of Avalon who toured and recorded with the multi-award winning group for 12 years, racking up 21 No. 1 songs and selling over 4-million records. TaRanda Greene has gained national attention through high-profile appearances with the Grammy Awards winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, In Touch Network and Turning Point Ministries, along with singing at the United Nations and some of the largest churches around the world. Doug Anderson has enjoyed an international career, as a founding member of Signature Sound, and has also been a successful solo artist on StowTown Records. He has appeared in countless sold-out concerts, received a Grammy Awards nomination, won 13 Dove Awards, and has an RIAA Gold status album.
The melding of vocals between McBrayer, Greene and Anderson deliver a powerful album of God's continual support and love that reflect the difficulties overcome by these three artists. With a wide variety of songs that range from ballads to up-tempos, the lyrics cover the range of God's life saving grace with "I Won't Go Back" that describes the eternal changes to a Christian's spiritual walk, while "Give It To You" brings a country flavored message of turning over our hopes and fears to God, and the rousing "All My Reasons Are You" that gives full glory to Christ for the reason of living. It's not going to be a surprise that Cana's Voice will have an impact with listeners around the world, since the group's name came from John 2:1-11 where Jesus turned the water into wine at a wedding feast in Cana.
"It only takes a few notes from this trio to know there's something special here. Get ready to be wowed AND blessed," says Haun. "It's hard to believe that Cana's Voice isn't family when you hear them sing. Their blend and harmony is that perfect!"
"What is so significant to the three of us is the vessels Jesus used to create that miracle," Greene explains. "They were broken and old, had fulfilled their purpose and had seen better days, but Jesus used them for a purpose that was even better than the first. As we sang our first note together, we realized God isn't finished with us. Just like those broken vessels, we have been repurposed for such a time as this. We want to carry the gospel to the world with humility, knowing where we've come from, knowing God is guiding our every step; believing in the Heavenly Father to be exactly who He is. We stand as a voice for the broken and wounded, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb for a higher calling. We are Cana's Voice."
Cana's Voice started touring as group earlier this year, in-between the members' solo dates, and is amassing quite a following already. For continued updates about Cana's Voice:
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This Changes Everything track listing:
1. Heavenly Father
2. I Give It to You
3. Jesus Never Fails
4. On Mountains Alone
5. All My Reasons Are You
6. Love Anyway
7. His Heart is Big Enough
8. There is a Mountain
9. The Same Hands
10. Let the Blood Speak for Me
11. Hello Fear
12. I Won't Go Back
13. Holy Spirit Come Fill This Place
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Andrei Rublev, Tommy Paul reaches semi-finals in Melbourne
Novak Djokovic delivered another masterclass at the Australian Open, defeating No. 5 seed Andrei Rublev in straight sets to comfortably advance to the semifinals.
Djokovic wins 6-1 6-2 6-4 in Melbourne to set up a best-of-four matchup with USA's Tommy Paul for a record-breaking 10th title and 22nd Grand Slam title .
Djokovic delivered a venomous return to Rublev's forehand and second serve in high winds at Rod Laver Arena as the Serb pulled away from a double fault on break point for Russia's No. 5 seed in the first set. After that, we took a 3-1 lead.
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Paul defeats Shelton in All-American Showdown
Tommy Paul beat compatriot Ben Shelton 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 5-7 6-4 on Wednesday to become the first man to reach the Australian Open semi-finals since Andy Roddick in 2009. Became an American man.
Tommy Paul advances to semi-finals in Melbourne
Paul was nervous on the big points and successfully stood up to his 20-year-old opponent's blistering serve to reach his first Grand Slam runner-up. He is the only active American male to reach 4.
"Yesterday I was doing a lot of interviews and people asked me how it feels to be in the quarters, and it sounds better in the semis," Paul said. I'm excited to do it, I'm excited to be playing in the next round, and it's everyone's dream to do well at a Grand Slam."
After Shelton slammed a return into the net with a hard forehand at Rod Laver Arena, Paul took a tight first set in a tiebreaker, with the 25-year-old Paul breaking Shelton's blistering serve in the next set. 4-2 lead.
In just his second Grand Slam appearance, Shelton started making mistakes on the court as world No. 35 Paul scored his fourth ace for a 2-0 lead.
Ben Shelton (left) congratulates Tommy Paul on his quarterfinal win
Although Shelton broke 4-3, he won the third set and returned to action, while Paul recovered from his level drop and returned to attack in the fourth set.
Pressing Shelton's serve, Paul got the decisive early break, but was also able to get a double break at one point. He missed the opportunity when his coach, Brad Stein, told him to expect a serve on the "T," but Shelton saw the signal on the big screen and was ready for another ace. Fired wide.
Ranked 89th in the world, Shelton played fearlessly, hitting 24 aces in the match. This included some of the fastest serves of the tournament, but was also hampered by his error of unforced 50 times.
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Aerial Assault (Master System)
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you one of the strongest candidates to the hitbox hell prize. I'm not the kind of guy who complains about the games I play, but Aerial Assault takes the cake as one of the most deceiving shmups ever. Sure, as with all video games it's once again a matter of learning the chops and dealing with the challenge ahead, but the process can be a bit traumatic. Unfair and unbalanced, Aerial Assault could've been a great Master System shmup if only Sega had applied a bit more polish to the game. Building a console title from the ground up to mimic the arcade experience should at least be commended though.
The plot is rather convoluted and goes against the simplicity of the gameplay, which seems to draw inspiration from UN Squadron and P-47 - The Phantom Fighter. It has something to do with an evil computer, environmental motives and an independent "freedom fighter" taking to the skies to save the planet from evil. Nothing out of the ordinary or as ordinary as it comes, with five stages of slow scrolling horizontal action. Just one quick note: in order to see the fifth stage you need to play on NORMAL or HARD settings. Playing on EASY is probably just as tough because the main cause for credit failure is in the fourth stage, but why reject an extra stage that seems to be more of an afterthought to the previous ones?
Enemy fire from clouds and ocean
Aerial Assault starts with few enemies over the ocean against a background of white clouds. There's even some parallax, which becomes bolder for the color-shifting clouds of the second stage. Parallax is a nice graphical touch across the whole game, but also of decent nature is the music, varied and totally in synch with the game's style. It tries to divert the attention from the fact that all stages are quite long. All levels have unique galleries of ground and airborne enemies, but nonetheless it's almost impossible to avoid the feeling that Aerial Assault drags most of the time. Half of the game is world-war based while the other half comes with a futuristic sci-fi feel.
The jet has the ability to fire a main weapon and to drop bombs (limited ammo). Every stage has a specific type of enemy that releases power-ups when destroyed: spinning planes, helicopters, stationary mines and space drones. The speed-up is both the most important and the worst power-up of all - you need one speed-up to actually do something in the game, but more than that can make the 4th stage unplayable due to the narrow corridors, the slow scrolling speed, unwanted power-ups (see below) and heaps of hitbox traps. Hitbox hell, remember?
Power-ups for the main weapon include the default pea shot, a 3-way shot, 5-way shot, 8-way shot, exploding shots, directional shots, needle missiles, laser and wave cannon. Bombs appear as single bombs, triple bombs, napalm (explosion bombs), crawling bombs and forward blast (the most devastating weapon in the game). Other items include a stone face for bonus (5.000 points each), 1UP (an exclamation sign), shield (starts appearing in the 3rd stage) and death (dark skull). The bad thing about all these power-ups is that they become an annoyance once you've reached the desired firepower. They always come swinging up and down towards the jet, forcing the player to constantly dodge them with the risk of being shot down or taking an unwanted item. Most of my failures in the fourth stage came from taking unwanted power-ups just before entering the boss's chamber. The good news is that power-ups aren't random, which allows for some strategy to take care of the trickiest parts.
One of the strangest things about Aerial Assault is how most weapons work within the context of hitbox perception: they aren't fired in front of the jet. The gameplay takes that into consideration in almost every possible way. The third boss, for instance, is more easily defeated with the needle missile because this particular weapon is considerably off from the jet's center line. As I mentioned above stage 4 is filled with hitbox traps on walls, but the worst part is the laser from the boss: it will hit you before you even get close to it. Dying there is as good as a GAME OVER because the damn thing can't be defeated with the default speed and firepower.
Evening skies of danger in Aerial Assault
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Once I was done with the basics of the gameplay I got intrigued by why I was randomly getting over 100.000 points in the first stage alone, when my normal score would be around 80.000 points. The reason for this is that the ground turrets give lots of points if you hit them with bombs as soon as they enter the screen. Doing it will accelerate the score counter and provoke a characteristic scratching sound (kinda like what happens with the first enemies of Mushihimesama). There was a time where I got nearly 200.000 points out of the first stage. The sad news is that the trick is useless in the long run because the scoring system is broken: it's possible to keep the jet below the second boss to milk its missiles for a counterstop. I couldn't find any safe spot on the first boss, but it's probably possible to do it as well.
Aerial Assault is a very challenging game for the wrong reasons, that's why the fun factor isn't as high as it could be. The path before the fourth boss is nerve-wrecking and can kill a perfect credit if you get the wrong item, let alone crash against a wall. The last stage takes place in open outer space and is a breeze to play, full of wave weapons and shields. That's also where the only 1UP in the game can be taken (there are no score extends of any kind). There are five continues that start at two checkpoints within a stage. Hint: do not use the stock Master System controller, it's awful! I used a Mega Drive controller instead (buttons B/C = 1/2). My best score with no milking at all is the one below, an improvement of 22% over my previous best. No lives were lost on this run.
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I remember playing a quick credit of this when I first picked it up. Terrible wouldn't be too harsh a word to sum it up. I should probably give it at least one play through someday though.
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Writer Wendy always has to re-examine her attitudes
BY DOREEN WACHMANN
BEING Jewish means to be always inquisitive and never quite fitting in for American-born writer Wendy Brandmark.
But Wendy, who has lived in London for some 30 years, would not want it to be any different as she believes questioning is a positive and creative asset for a writer.
Wendy was born into a New York Jewish family, who were ambivalent about their heritage.
Her forthcoming book of short stories, He Runs from the Moon - Tales from the Cities (Holland Press), features a New York section with mainly Jewish themes.
"My parents were not particularly practising Jews," she told me. "Some parts of my parents' families were Orthodox and some were not, but they always married Jewish."
Her mother's family was Orthodox and observant while her father's was not. But her parents observed the Jewish festivals. The boys were barmitzvah, but the girls did not have a coming-of-age ceremony.
Wendy mused: "Perhaps if I had been a boy I would have done it all."
But she added: "There was a lot of questioning going on, more by my father. But there was a sense of identity at the same time as the questioning. I think that's fascinating, very positive, although painful.
"It means you are always thinking what things mean for you, where you belong, always questioning.
"I think a sense of agnosticism and questioning is quite healthy. That's what I got from them."
After graduating in English at Boston University and working as an editor, Wendy wrote poetry for a few years before completing an MA in creative writing at Denver University.
She moved to London with her British husband Peter Robinson in the 1980s.
She told me: "He had an academic job here. I was keen to come too. I had done a junior year at Sheffield University and knew this country to some extent."
Wendy's last book, The Stray American, tells the story of American Jewish lawyer Larry Greenberg who moves to London to find love and himself, neither of which he succeeds in doing.
When The Stray American was shortlisted last year for the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize, Larry was described as "an anti-hero for our time".
I asked Wendy whether she felt as rootless and alienated as Larry, who makes frequent references to Jewish practices which evoke for him no positive memories.
She replied: "Maybe I felt a bit more like that at the beginning when I first came to London. I have lived here for a long time. I know England and am part of it.
"Larry has only been here for a year, so he is very new. He is very lost where he is in his life.
"It's not like he had Judaism and walked away from it. It's there, but he never felt really part of it."
She continued: "I don't feel that. I feel rooted in Judaism in my own way. I feel it's an important part of my identity. I'm glad to have it and will always have it. I don't always know how to express it but it's there, it's a certain kind of attachment."
Although not currently a synagogue member, Wendy's leanings are towards Reform and Liberal Judaism.
"I feel rooted in being Jewish which has a lot of wisdom such as its teachings about charity, helping the stranger and some of the practices, like dealing with death, which are very useful," she said.
"But I do not agree with everything. I don't disbelieve. But I don't believe in a personal God. But I am definitely not an atheist. I have a spiritual sense."
Wendy makes a seder and celebrates the Jewish festivals.
Jewish themes abound in her writing. Her first book, The Angry Gods, was set in America, in the 1950s and 1970s.
It tells the story of a Jewish woman who had an affair with a black poet and how that impacted negatively on her family, particularly on her daughter 20 years later.
Wendy, who was shortlisted for last year's Royal Academy and Pin Drop Short Story Award, said: "Jewish identity is very important to me personally. It is fascinating.
"There is such ambivalence about the different realities people have towards their Jewish background whether they want to carry it on and also around the impact of the Holocaust on Jewish life.
"Issues of alienation and feeling not quite part of things are part of what it means to be Jewish, that sense of not quite belonging because you are Jewish and feeling different and not quite fitting into the Jewish community either."
So has Wendy come to terms with her own Jewish identity?
She replied: "Not completely, nor will I ever. There are so many different sides. I don't always identify with the Jewish community. I could be living in a very Jewish community and still be questioning.
"I couldn't live in Israel because I wouldn't want to live in a country that was all Jewish.
"I feel different because I am Jewish, but then within the community I question and do not feel completely part of it either. That is creative. I would not wish it to be different.
"Questioning is positive. I continually have to re-examine my attitudes. It is very positive, stimulating and challenging. That comes out in my writing."
These days Wendy spends most of her time writing when she is not teaching fiction writing at London's City Lit or supervising Oxford's MA creative writing students.


Our week nine 2016 Thursday Night Football free pick features the Atlanta Falcons playing Tampa Bay. The Falcons are 5-3 and in first place in the NFC South, while the Buccaneers 3-4 are and in second. A win by the Bucs on Thursday night would be big in terms of their chances of finishing first in the division. If the Falcons win, they'll have created a big separation between them and Tampa Bay.
The Buccaneers started the 2016 NFL season by beating the Falcons 31- 24. After that, they lost three straight to the Cardinals 40-7, Rams 37-32 and Broncos 27-7. They have gone 2-1 over their last three games, beating the Panthers 17-14 and 49ers 37-17 and, in their most recent game, losing to the Raiders 30-24.
After losing their first game of the season, the Falcons ran off four wins, beating the Raiders (35-28), Saints (45-32), Packers (48-33) and Broncos (23-16). They come into this game having suffered two close losses and enjoying a very close win. The first loss was to the Seahawks 26-24 and their last loss was to the Chargers 33-30. Their last game, which was against the Packers, resulted in a 33-32 win.
The Falcons are averaging 32.8 PPG. QB Matt Ryan (69.2 COMP%, 19 TDs, 4 INTs, 20 Sacks) is having a MVP season. Ryan is playing exceptionally well, and he has a group of quality receivers. Top pass catchers include Julio Jones (43 REC, 859 YDs, 20.0 AVG, 4 TDs,) and Mohamed Sanu (32 REC, 342 YDs, 10.7 AVG, 3 TDs). RB Tevin Coleman will be missing from the field on Thursday night, which mean Devonta Freeman (116 ATT, 543 YDs, 4.7 AVG, 3 TDs).
This is a defense that has a tough time stopping opponents from scoring. The Bucs are allowing 27.0. For Tampa's defense, look for big plays from Kwon Alexander (66 TCKL, 2 Sacks, 5 TFL 3 PD, 1 INT, 1 TD), Bradley McDougald (41 TCKL, 5 PD, 1 INT), and Lavonte David (40 TCKL, 1 Sack, 6 TFL, 2 PD, 2 FF). The most impressive stat for this team is the fact that they have six forced fumbles and they have recovered all six.
The Tampa Bay offense, which is averaging 21.7 PPG, has underperformed. QB Jameis Winston (58.7 COMP%, 14 TDs, 9 INTs, 16 INTs) and his inconsistency has been part of the problem. Along with a fairly weak passing game, the Bucs put an inadequate ground attack on the field. When Winston is on target his primary targets are WR Mike Evans (44 REC, 595 YDs, 13.5 AVG, 6 TDs) and TE Cameron Brate (23 REC, 248 YDs, 10.8 AVG, 3 TDs). For Tampa Bay to have a chance, Winston will need to be solid in the pocket and connect with these two guys.
The Atlanta defense has been inconsistent, but it does have some standouts including LBs Vic Beasley (7.5 Sacks, 2 TFL, 1 PD, 3 FF) and Deion Jones (47 TCKL, 3 TFL, 4 PD, 2 INTs, 1 TD). The Falcons will be without Dwight Freeney who has three sacks. This is a good defense, but they are susceptible to the big play. Atlanta comes into this game with 18 sacks, 21 TFL, 33 PD, 6 INTs, and 8 FF. Those are very respectable stats. Still, they are allowing an average of 28.9 PPG and over 300 yards passing.
Our week nine 2016 Thursday Night Football free pick features two teams with fairly inconsistent defenses. For Atlanta, Ryan can be a major difference-maker. However, the Falcon secondary is susceptible to the big play. The Bucs have had a tough time against clubs like Atlanta. We think they will win and cover the spread, which has them a -3.5.


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KISS Announce "End Of The Road World Tour" European Tour Dates for 2019
Graham Finney - Oct 29, 2018 at 09:00AM Comments
After an epic and well documented 45-year career that launched an era of rock n roll legends, Kiss announced that they will launch their final tour ever in 2019, appropriately named End Of The Road. The initial announcement was made a month ago on NBC's America's Got Talent which sent the internet into overdrive with fans hoping their city and country would get one final Kiss show. The band announced today the first set of dates and cities in North America, as well as international markets being announced simultaneously including a full European and UK run.
"All that we have built and all that we have conquered over the past four decades could never have happened without the millions of people worldwide who've filled clubs, arenas and stadiums over those years. This will be the ultimate celebration for those who've seen us and a last chance for those who haven't. KISS Army, we're saying goodbye on our final tour with our biggest show yet and we'll go out the same way we came in... Unapologetic and Unstoppable," said KISS.
The band embark on a North American tour throughout January, February, March and April 2019, before coming to Europe from May 2019.
05/27 - Leipzig - Messe
05/29 - Vienna - Stadthalle
05/31 - Munich - Konigsplatz
06/02 - Essen - Georg-Melches Stadium
06/04 - Berlin - Waldbuehne
06/05 - Hannover - Expo-Plaza
06/07 - Solvesborg - Sweden Rock Festival
06/11 - St.Petersburg - Ice Arena
06/13 - Moscow - Dynamo Stadium
06/16 - Kiev - NSA Olympic Stadium
06/18 - Krakov - Tauron Arena
06/25 - Amsterdam - Ziggo Dome
06/27 - Oslo - Tons Of Rock Festival
06/28 - Trondheim - Trondheim Rocks Festival
07/02 - Milan - Ippodromo San Siro
07/04 - Zurich - Hallenstadion
07/07 - Iffezheim - Rennbahn
07/09 - Birmingham - Resorts World Arena
07/11 - London - The O2
07/12 - Manchester - Arena
07/14 - Newcastle - Metro Radio Arena
07/16 - Glasgow - The SSE Hydro
Expect an absolute tonne of this...:


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Assisted Suicide Still Happens Where It's Illegal
by Kaiser Health News | May 26, 2015 AT 7:25 PM
By April Dembosky
Physician-assisted suicide is illegal in all but five states. But that doesn't mean it doesn't happen in the rest. Sick patients sometimes ask for help in hastening their deaths, and some doctors will hint, vaguely, how to do it.
This leads to bizarre, veiled conversations between medical professionals and overwhelmed families. Doctors and nurses want to help but also want to avoid prosecution, so they speak carefully, parsing their words. Family members, in the midst of one of the most confusing and emotional times of their lives, are left to interpret euphemisms.
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That's what still frustrates Hope Arnold. She says throughout the 10 months her husband J.D. Falk was being treated for stomach cancer in 2011, no one would talk straight with them.
"All the nurses, all the doctors," says Arnold. "everybody we ever interacted with, no one said, 'You're dying.'"
Until finally, one doctor did. And that's when Falk, who was just 35, started to plan. He summoned his extended family. And Hope made arrangements for him to come home on hospice.
'I Couldn't Ask Anybody'
The day her husband was discharged from the hospital, Arnold was dropping off some paperwork when she bumped into one of his doctors.
"He hugged me and asked me how I was holding up," she says. "And then he handed me a bottle of liquid morphine. He said, 'You might need it.' "
Arnold says she handed the bottle back. She told the doctor the hospice was going to bring a machine that would administer Falk's pain medication automatically.
"And he looked at me," she says, "and he held my gaze for a second. And he put it back in my hand and he said, 'You might need it.'"
She slipped the vial into her purse.
"When I got home, it hit me like a ton of bricks," Arnold remembers. "And I said to J.D., 'I think he may have given this to me so I can give you an overdose.' And he said, 'Maybe.' And then we didn't talk about it anymore."
Over the next couple days, Falk deteriorated quickly. Arnold says the hospice nurse offered another euphemism: "He said, 'He's showing signs of imminence.' "
Arnold worried that Falk was in a lot of pain. But she couldn't tell. She was afraid that if she asked, it would betray the thoughts she was having about that extra vial of morphine.
"I couldn't ask the nurse that," Arnold says. "I couldn't ask anybody anything."
If Arnold could have asked Stanford medical ethicist David Magnus, he could have explained what assisted suicide is – and what it isn't. It is legal for people to take or give large doses of narcotics to relieve pain, even if a known side-effect is that it may hasten death.
"The difference really has to do with intent," Magnus says. "And that's a tricky thing because it has to do with what's going on in the mind."
In the end, Arnold didn't do anything with the extra vial of morphine, and her husband died within days of coming home on hospice.
"J.D. never told me, 'I do want you to give me too much morphine,' " she says. "Actually, I don't know whether or not he wanted that. That's not the point. The point was nobody could talk about it."
'Winks and Nods'
People don't talk about it, but it happens. Just over 3 percent of U.S. doctors said they have written a prescription for life-ending medication, according to an anonymous survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1998. Almost 5 percent of doctors reported giving a patient a lethal injection.
Other studies suggest oncologists, and doctors on the West Coast, are more likely to be asked for life-ending medication, or euthanasia, in which the doctor administers the lethal dose.
"Those practices are undercover. They are covert," says Barbara Coombs Lee, president of Compassion & Choices, an advocacy group. "To the degree that patients are part of the decision-making, it is by winks and nods."
Coombs Lee's organization helped tell the story of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman who moved from California to Oregon to be able to end her life legally after she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Now the organization is backing legislation in California to make it legal for doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it.
Coombs Lee's group guides dying patients on current law.
"We talk with people about how they might broach the subject with their physicians," she says, "and quite frankly, how to play the wink-and-nod game in a way that doesn't jeopardize their physician."
It's a game one San Francisco woman is all too familiar with. (KHN and KQED are withholding her name at her request to protect her privacy.) She lived in San Francisco during the 1980s and watched one friend after another die of AIDS.
"The guys would have fungus everywhere," she recounts. "Horrible diarrheas, emaciation. It looked like concentration camp pictures."
A lot of her friends begged for lethal drugs to end their suffering, and she and the other caregivers figured out which doctors were willing to help. The caregivers coached each other on how to speak to the doctors in code.
"We would tell each other, 'This is the doctor,'" she says. "'They're going to tell you how much is too much to give, and then they're going to give you too much.'"
Though she witnessed many deaths hastened in this way, she says she never administered the drugs herself. Her time would come 20 years later when her husband was dying of throat cancer.
Some of his symptoms were brutal.
"It was like a horror movie," she says, recalling the tumors all over his neck. They would fill with blood, she says, and sometimes burst.
"There'd be blood on the walls, on the mirror, everywhere," she recounts, "And he'd be panicking."
They were warned his death might be ugly. He might choke. He might have a seizure. More than anything, she says, he was afraid of dying in a hospital, hooked up to machines, powerless.
"He made me swear not to let anybody hospitalize him. He made me swear not to let his family swoop in and take him away."
At one point, he threatened to shoot himself to avoid that. A nurse dropped hints that there was a different way.
"I remember being told, here's how much pain meds you can give," she says, "but beyond this, he'll probably stop breathing."
Her husband made it clear to her that this was the way he wanted to go. Several times, she says, he reviewed the instructions with her.
Months later, he slipped into a coma. When the nurse said he looked like he was a day, maybe hours, away from dying, it seemed like another hint.
"And I remember standing there with syringes in my hand. Just standing there, with my hands shaking," she says. She remembers thinking, "Okay, what goes with what?' And I was all alone. And that was about the most alone I've ever felt. That I couldn't tell anybody else."
She injected the drugs. Then she crawled into bed with him and held him and talked to him for the next six hours.
"And he literally died in my arms. I was holding him when he stopped breathing. And it was really peaceful. He just sort of drifted away."
For years, she had nightmares about holding the syringes, but today she is confident that she did the right thing. Her husband's death was calm and peaceful and exactly what he'd asked for. But she resents that she was the one who had to do it, that she had no help and no real guidance from a medical professional.
"I don't regret it, but I wouldn't wish it on anybody else. It's not fair. It's not right," she says. "It's not like choosing to die doesn't happen. We just make it be sneaky and we put it on the wrong people."
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West Virginia Basketball Makes Its First Top 25 of the Season
Cover Photo: WVU Athletics
Morgantown, West Virginia – The West Virginia Mountaineers moved to 8-2 this season with an impressive 81-70 victory over the UAB Blazers (7-2) on Saturday and now the Mountaineers are starting to get some respect nationally!
In the latest CBS Sports College Basketball Rankings, the Mountaineers actually made the Top 25! West Virginia came in ranked at #25 this week.
CBS Sports had the following to say about West Virginia's last game: "Emmitt Matthews finished with 16 points and nine rebounds in Saturday's 81-70 win over UAB. The Mountaineers' next game is Dec. 18 against Buffalo."
West Virginia has not been ranked in the Top 25 for a couple of years so getting some national recognition, even this early in the season, is huge for the program!
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Claire completely outdid herself with treats and fun decorations.
There were three brand new babies in attendance.
And Milly (who was the baby at last year's party, just turned one!
And cousin Nora, who's now a big sister.
I think there were a few more boys running around somewhere, but they never slowed down long enough for me to get my camera on them.
Opening presents was definitely the highlight of the day.
She opened each one very carefully.
Some presents (like this pink frog) were very well received.
Others, like this boring piece of paper...not so much.
But even better than opening the gifts, was the gratefulness for receiving the gifts.
After opening each gift, CeCe made sure to give the gift-giver a giant thank you hug.
Milly also liked the ribbons and bows and plastic packaging of the gifts.
She made sure to taste everything CeCe got, just to be sure it was all good.
And then it was finally time for cake!
CeCe requested a cake with a picture of her and her daddy ONLY on it.
And what CeCe demands, CeCe gets.
Last year she hid under the table when we sang to her.
This year she sang and clapped along.
Milly loved the singing too.
But she was really impressed with the cookies.
The rest of us enjoyed cake.
And Isaac had a bottle and snuggled with his parents on the couch.
The rest of the party was fun and games.
CeCe shared her toys with Milly (she's going to be a great big sister).
Uncle Mike and the girls had a tea party.
Milly did some dancing too.
Girlfriend already knows how to shake her booty.
And we all got a chance to snuggle with a baby or two.
Happy 3rd Birthday Miss Cecelia!
I'm looking forward to number 4!
All of the children are super adorable!
I stopped by the blog today hoping to see baby shower photos, and was pleasantly surprised with photos of my beautiful niece! These are all adorable, especially the ones of Cece hugging everyone. So sweet.
I love little kid birthdays - they are always so genuinely happy and surprised.
What cuties--I love the name CeCe, adorable! Just think for CeCe's 4th, your little one will be joining in on the fun!
Thanks for the beautiful post, Sara. We can't wait for Baby Mac to join the party next year.


"You've got to help me with this kid, Budzinski." The Orchard has debuted a trailer for the indie drama And Then I Go, directed by Vincent Grashaw, based on Jim Shepard's novel "Project X". The film stars Arman Darbo and Sawyer Barth as friends in middle school. "In the cruel world of junior high, two friends suffer in a state of anxiety and alienation. Misunderstood by their families and demoralized at school, their fury simmers quietly until an idea for vengeance offers them a terrifying release." The full cast includes Melanie Lynskey, Justin Long, Tony Hale, Carrie Preston, Melonie Diaz, Royalty Hightower, Michael Abbott Jr., and Sean Bridgers. This played at a number of smaller film festivals last year, and is going straight to VOD for release. It looks like a strong indie film about growing up as an awkward kid in school.
In the cruel world of junior high, Edwin suffers in a state of anxiety and alienation alongside his only friend, Flake. Misunderstood by their families and demoralized at school daily, their fury simmers quietly until an idea for vengeance offers them a terrifying release. Based on the acclaimed novel "Project X" by Jim Shepard, this unflinching look at adolescence explores how the powerful bonds of childhood friendship and search for belonging can become a matter of life or death. And Then I Go is directed by American filmmaker Vincent Grashaw, his second feature after the film Coldwater previously. The screenplay is written by Brett Haley and Jim Shepard, based on Shepard's novel titled "Project X". This first premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival last year, and also played at the Denver & Rome Film Festivals. The Orchard will release Grashaw's And Then I Go direct-to-VOD starting on April 17th this spring. Anyone interested?


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Just to confirm, 100% willing to take delivery on the hoods and hold them for a reasonable amount of time for guys on the west coast.
Hank wrote: Just to confirm, 100% willing to take delivery on the hoods and hold them for a reasonable amount of time for guys on the west coast.
How many can we put you down for your personal cars?
I've been waiting on this for a while.
My motor will leave IMS within a month or so, need it to be with my crate to make shipping economically viable.
Step up to the plate guys!
Trying to get one more on board.
alxdgr8 wrote: Bump, we need more people!
Totally, I need these sold.
Calling Tim my2000apb. Put yer name on the list.
Marc, is it possible to put a mention of these hoods on your website?
Are we sending all of them at once or in batches? Looks like we have enough confirmed for a few to IMS.
can we do a deposit, and would this happen before then anyway?
If we can get scubadave to commit, we can get 5 to IMS. I'd like to see this happen soon so I can pick mine up at the BBQ'14.
If we can get one more, then this could happen. So, 6 total. Looks like going to IMS as hub.
Marc said he is will to take 6 total or, 3 and 3.
I will coordinate with Marc regarding payment(s).
Just so you know, I am real busy right now until the 8th of August. I will be on vacation between the 19th til the 26th of August.
After that, it is all good.
I will talk to my dad since he damaged my current hood beyond repair and see if its a go. And will post up the decision asap. This may get rolling very soon.
Im in. We are officially a GO.
I'm trying to sort something out (aka convince the wife that I need to put the 90 hood on the CQ and a CF hood on the 90 lol ). Staying tuned for payment timing to see if I can swing it.
I recommend everybody coordinate with Marc at EFI-X to work out the details. All payments go to him.
Can someone post up an updated list? I need to get a shipping crate to go to IMS, it seems.
I will contact the shipping agent and Marc to make preparations after the updated list is up.
Alright folks. now that we have enough people I need to collect the funds to get the ball rolling. I can take funds pretty much anyway you want (credit card, paypal, check, money order, etc).
add the item to your cart, then change the quantity to 850 and checkout as normal. be sure to put in the order comments that it is for the carbon hood group buy.
Marc wrote: add the item to your cart, then change the quantity to 850 and checkout as normal. be sure to put in the order comments that it is for the carbon hood group buy.
I'm assuming you meant 850, not 825 right? I just sent payment via website (along with some ABZ injector adapters).
yep, 850, I edited my post. got your payment. thanks!
I will update Ed's post with who has paid. 4 so far.
Good stuff. I am getting the process going over here with shipping.