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English Kitchen
We were in Elizabeth's kitchen in Battenshire when Celia arrived. Elizabeth hugged her and gave her a double kiss, "Celia, meet my American friend Jay".
I smiled a big smile and said "Celia, you are breaking my heart" but the reference to Simon & Garfunkel didn't take even though Celia was also an American of my vintage. She had, Elizabeth told me, been ex-pat for years.
"Nice to meet you," she said and gave me a dry handshake and a dry smile.
"We've been playing Scrabble," I said as she settled herself and took a glass of wine. "Would you like to join in? We'll give you the average score and you can pick right up."
Celia gave a dry laugh. "I can't think of anything I would less like to do. Word games, ughh. Now if you had Sudoku…"
"Oh you are a number person…"
"Would you like to try a new logic puzzle? We were just working it on vacation. I can write it down for you."
"I would not. I have just driven 7 hours here from Brussels…"
"Oh, I understand."
"… and I do not want to be tested. I want to relax bit."
"I understand, must have been a long day. Do you live in Brussels?"
Celia looked at me with studied patience. "We moved into a new house in Brussels on December 19th and then we got a Christmas tree on December 24th and I had to drive to Barbizon to get our decorations out of storage.
"I have been to Barbizon. It is in France."
She looked at me as if I said I had just discovered the Internet. "The kids said 'just buy new ones' but I didn't want to do that and when I got our old ones everyone was happier. And then a family of five arrived to stay with us for a week and I hadn't even got the boxes unpacked and then I had to take my oldest back to school in London. And the traffic was murder with the end of the holidays."
'Why were your decorations in Barbizon?"
"It's a long story…"
"… Oh …"
"My husband is French and we lived in Barbizon for several years – I used to work in London and he worked in London but then he decided we should move to France – but then the tax stuff started and he decided we had to move out of France because of the tax…"
"Hey, I read about that – didn't they have a 75% tax that just get struck down by the French courts?"
"Yeah it was a joke, Hollande can't do anything right. He hates anyone with money."
"Seventy five percent is a lot. In the States we just about went over the fiscal cliff because of 39%. Seventy five percent? Wow."
"Yes. Hollande is an idiot."
"So you guys moved to Brussels?"
"Well our plan was to go there for 6 months and then move back to London. I was dying to move back to London right away but our tax accountant said that we shouldn't move there straight off because British Revenue might say that we should be taxed in England on some money we made in France but after 6 months we could move back and the risk would be a low risk and so we moved to Brussels for 6 months and we rented a house and put my son in a school in England but then we got a better tax accountant and he said that the risk would not be a low risk even after 6 months, it would be a big risk and its our nest egg."
"I see…"
"And when someone is talking about your nest egg – your whole net worth – you really have to listen."
"So true…
"And so we bought a house in Brussels…"
"and that's why you had to retrieve your Christmas decorations from Barbizon."
"Every one liked having them."
Elizabeth jumped in, "So much better isn't it? To have your own."
"And do you like Brussels?"
"We'll we don't have much choice but actually I do like Brussels. There are a lot of mixed couples there. I am American and my husband is French and there are a lot of other couples that are mixed like that and so the community is pretty interesting.
"Is it a transient city?"
"Not really, the people are very interesting. I had wanted to move back to London though."
"So you have your son here."
"Yes. I have a seven-hour drive to get him here. But at least I get to see Elizabeth whenever I come over."
"But you put him in school here cause you were going to move here. That's got to be a bit irritating."
Celia didn't say anything, but she gave me a dry smile.
I charged on, "and then the French court knocked out the tax law that made you move in the first place. You could have just stayed right therein Barbizon. No wonder the drive was so tiring."
Another couple, Burt and Mary – British friends of Elizabeth – arrived with a great chorus of kisses and hugs and hullos, distracting Celia from a snappy rejoinder.
I had met Burt and Mary before. They owned a sheep farm not far from Elizabeth's house. They were well fed and had been highly energetic when I met them last. Now they were moving a bit more slowly. Burt had retired from his day job and was busy at the farm and with the task of buying the liquor for his son's imminent wedding. To that end, he had brought a bottle of champagne and a bottle of Prosecco to dinner and he announced that we would need to sample each and give our opinions.
"I am serious. I want your true opinion. I don't want you just to say that you like them."
I asked if I might just try the Prosecco. I said, "I am not a fan of champagne."
"Well you should really have the champagne first to give a proper opinion. You see, I am trying to figure out if I can switch from Champagne to Prosecco at some point in the evening and so it's important what the Prosecco tastes like after you have been drinking Champagne. But if you really want just the Prosecco, I can pour you a glass."
"Thank you."
"It just won't be a proper test."
"Thank you. I don't like Champagne. But I like Prosecco. In fact, I have become very fond of Prosecco and Campari. Have you tried that?"
"I have not."
"It is quite good, you should. Campari by itself is a bit bitter for me; the Prosecco makes it perfect. Just be careful."
"Why is that?"
"Very powerful." I said.
"Elizabeth," Burt called, do you have any Campari?"
"I am sorry my dear. No Campari in this house."
"Oh well," I said, "for another day. You'll have a lot of Prosecco around after the wedding."
"That's the issue. I have to get the timing right. I have already bought the Champagne, but I want to switch the crowd over to Prosecco at some point. I am just not sure exactly when and if I get it wrong I am going to have too much Prosecco left on my hands – and worse – they'll be drinking too much Champagne."
"Oh I see; you want to wean the guests from Champagne to Prosecco."
"Oh yes, it is much cheaper."
"How much cheaper?
"A lot – probably 10 pounds a bottle."
"Hmm." I said, "How old are your son's friends?"
"He is 29, most'll be around there."
"Won't they switch to beer anyway?"
"Don't suppose so. They aren't likely to get Champagne every day. I should think they'll keep drinking Champagne as long as we are pouring."
"How many guests?"
"We have 170."
"Maybe you should serve cocktails." I said. "In the States at a wedding 30-year-olds drink Champagne when they arrive but they'll switch to mixed drinks or wine after a while…"
Celia, who had shown no interest at all in the discussion up to that point, jumped in, "I don't suppose you'll be able to change the entire English drinking culture just for this wedding."
"Yes," I said, "I suppose that is true."
Burt wouldn't object though. "I could live with that." He said. "If they drank spirits, I mean. But In England it'll mostly be Champagne and then maybe some wine and beer."
"I like the Prosecco," I said holding up the glass. "Flavorful. Not too sweet. But then I didn't have the Champagne."
"Yes, not a proper test." Burt paused and rubbed his temples with both hands. "I think I should do it after the second glass. That way they'll have had a good start…"
"…and maybe they won't even notice…" I offered.
Burt wouldn't go that far. "Oh they'll notice, but maybe at that point they won't care."
Elizabeth agreed with that. "And it's a perfectly lovely Prosecco. They'll be quite happy with it I should think."
I couldn't stay away from the conversation. "Isn't the problem the toast? Don't they have to have Champagne for the toast?"
Elizabeth agreed. "Yes that is right. It'll have to be Champagne for the toast."
I pressed ahead, "when is the toast? Can you really have the toast just at the beginning when they have only had two drinks?"
"No." Burt conceded. "It comes later."
"So you have to switch them to Prosecco and then switch them back to Champagne?"
"And then what do you?" I asked, "do you switch them back again to Prosecco a second time?"
"He has a point," Elizabeth said.
Burt lowered his head and rubbed his temples again.
"I quite like the Prosecco." I said. "It isn't too sweet."
Elizabeth changed the subject. "Jay's wife, Marty, and I went to France together when we were in college," Elizabeth said, "and we rented a house in the country and all summer long people stopped by for dinner. It was wonderful."
"I bet you did all the cooking," I said.
'All of it. Marty never cooked. She didn't really even like food. She'd have her whole dinner just eating off other people's plates. She is better now."
"Yeah," I said. "Now she really likes to cook. Particularly in the summer. And she still likes to set a table. That hasn't changed."
Elizabeth explained to Burt and Mary and Celia, "cause she didn't really cook and she didn't like to eat, she liked to get the table set. Like a work of art. You have never seen such tables. The plates and glasses and flowers. Really important that the table looked right. She could spend hours getting everything just perfect. It was her way of pitching in."
Burt said, "yeah, I think the trick will be to switch them over after about an hour. The Prosecco will be just as good and people won't worry about it."
Elizabeth said, "yes, it will be brilliant. Just have a lot."
"You definitely don't want to run out of liquor. That's rule number one for weddings." I added.
"Yes," Burt said, I think I will go ahead and get the Prosecco."
"Good call." I turned to Celia. "Would you like to hear my Barbizon story?"
She gave me a soft but firm "Please."
I wasn't sure if the 'Please' was the 'Please' in 'Please do' or the 'Please' in 'Phuleeze' but I marched forward anyway.
"I was in Barbizon in one of those galleries and I saw the most beautiful bronze sculpture. It was a nude woman with the most exquisite and pensive expression I have ever seen. I really wanted to buy it but it was very expensive and just couldn't afford it."
I paused to make sure Celia was with me. She seemed to be following along in her dry way. I continued, "so about 10 years later I was trying to think of a good birthday present for Marty and I thought of the bronze in Barbizon and wished I could get her that. I had more money and this was the era of the Internet so I decided to see if I could find the piece or at least one like it…"
Celia peered at me with her head both tipped forward and slightly cocked to the side as if she were wary that I was going to slip something into her drink.
"… the only problem was that I couldn't remember the name of the gallery or of the sculptor. I thought I had saved the paperwork, but ten years is a long time and I searched and searched but couldn't come up with anything other than three digital photos of the sculpture I had taken in the gallery. When I looked at them I could really remember how beautiful it had been."
"What a shame," Elizabeth said, "so you never found it?"
"Wait, that's the story," I said. "So about three days later I was driving home from work and my mind was wandering. All of a sudden, it dawned on me that the sculptor might have signed his work. So when I got home I looked at the photos again and in one of them you could see that there was something really small etched into the sculpture at the feet of the nude woman."
I looked to see if there was a spark of interest in Celia's hooded eyes. Nope.
"So I blew that part of the photo up and printed it out. You couldn't read it all but with a magnifying glass you could make out 5 or 6 letters. I made some guesses about the letters that I couldn't read and started dropping them into Google searches along with 'Barbizon' and 'French' and 'Sculptor'."
"And you found him?" Elizabeth asked.
"Damned if I did not. He was being represented by a big gallery in Paris and they actually had a whole bunch of nudes like the one I had seen. I did some more searching and found the artist's own website. I actually found the same series of bronzes that I saw ten years before. You could tell they were all of the same woman. They were beautiful."
"Brilliant!" Elizabeth said, "did you buy one?"
"Sadly, no."
"Why not?"
"Well they had been too expensive when I first saw them, at least for my wallet at the time, and now it was way worse. The prices were 6 or 8 times higher than when I first saw them."
"Think of how much you'd have made if you bought then." Celia said.
"Yeah. It was killer. I really loved those pieces. I should have bought back then. But now the prices were insane and there was also a huge duty and tariff if I had them sent to the States. I mean, trust me, if it had been anywhere close to reality I would have definitely purchased one."
"You'd have made a killing." Celia added.
"Maybe now the prices will come down," Elizabeth offered helpfully, "with the tax stuff."
"Hollande really hates the rich. He is driving them all out of France." Celia said.
"To Brussels," I said.
"And England," Elizabeth said, "Cameron actually extended the invitation. He said we'd love to have them. Rich French people are welcome in England."
Burt said, to no one in particular, "I think you are right, I quite like this Prosecco. I think it will do just fine."
"So you think I should look at again for the bronzes?" I asked.
"Definitely." Elizabeth said. "You should."
"I hope I saved the name of the gallery," I said.
"Its probably in Brussels now." Elizabeth said.
Celia said. "Well you really should have bought ten years ago. You'd have made a killing. Not much you can do about that now. I am afraid you've missed your chance."
- Jay Duret
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Some months back, I read an example of how to click something in a layout and it will bring up a webpage. I actually did the example and it worked great, but now I can't remember what I did (lol) and unfortunately I can't find the example thread in the search engine.
Anyone know how to do this? I tried using the download object to do it, and then again with the HTTP object, but I can't get it to do anything.

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The Vacuous Article Template: Campaign Fundraising Edition
August 5, 2012 Leave a comment
This weekend's "Would've gotten a 'C' in a high school journalism class" award goes to Dan Eggen for his Washington Post article on the effects of fundraising emails. It's not an easy award to win, but when you adhere to the Vacuous Article Template as strictly as Eggan, your competitors don't have a chance.
Here is a primer on the vacuous article template, but for those unfamiliar with it, it consists of four key sections:
1. The existence of a difficult-to-prove trend is proposed.
2. The author quotes an expert in an attempt to support the existence of the trend, but the quote actually contains no real evidence.
3. One statistically insignificant person is introduced as evidence the proposed trend exists.
4. Information is given that seemingly supports the hypothesis, but actually has nothing to do with it.
Here's how Eggan's story fits the mold:
1. The existence of a difficult-to-prove trend is proposed.
Eager to gain advantage in a tight and expensive election year, political campaigns are drowning their most ardent supporters in a deluge of messages begging for cash.
But political strategists from both parties warn that campaigns must be careful to avoid alienating their most devoted followers with an endless tide of fundraising e-mails.
There you have it. Campaigns may be on the wrong side of the fundraising email "laffer curve." More emails may actually be leading to less money.
This premise should strike you as absurd. Campaigns have an enormous number of people experimenting with ways to maximize fundraising, and thus it's highly implausible that they would engage in activities that reduce the amount of money brought in. In fact, the article mentions this point, but not until the end.
Many campaign strategists on both sides say e-mail fundraising has become so sophisticated that there is little chance the Obama campaign is angering too many followers. Peter Daou, a digital media strategist who worked for the presidential campaigns of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), said electronic solicitation efforts "are almost a hard science at this point."
"We had it down to such a science that we would study the position of the donate button, the shape and color of the donate button, the language used on a donate button, to determine what worked best," Daou said. "Nothing in an e-mail solicitation from a campaign at this point is accidental. Nothing."
Journalist: Hey Editor, you know that article premise I've been working on? It turns out most people involved with what I'm writing about think it's false.
Editor: Don't worry. Just stick a paragraph about their views near the end. Have it my Inbox by 5.
2. The author quotes an expert in an attempt to support the existence of the trend, but the quote actually contains no real evidence.
"The question really isn't whether or not an aggressive e-mail plan will produce money, because almost all fundraising e-mails will," said Austin James, vice president for digital strategy at Gridiron Communications, a Republican consulting firm. "It is about the frequency and tone with which you ask for money that plays into the overall health of your list and perception of your campaign."
Gee thanks, Mr. Expert. You say all emails raise money, but that they could hurt if not done right. So you've proposed two potential opposing outcomes without providing any evidence or explanation about what will lead to them.
3. One statistically insignificant person is introduced as evidence the proposed trend exists.
Michael K. Wilkinson, a photographer from the District who receives multiple Democratic fundraising e-mails each day, worries that the urgent messages from Obama are "making him look like he's scared" and turning people off.
"The tone of the e-mails has shifted from 'Hey buddy' to 'the ship is on fire,' " Wilkinson said. "Their whole strategy is based on grass-roots, small donors, which is great. But I worry that maybe they've over-relied on us to the point that not only are we not responding, they're getting on our nerves."
Oh no! Photographer Michael K. Wilkinson is worried about the tone of the emails! Does Axelrod know?
4. Information is given that seemingly supports the hypothesis, but actually has nothing to do with it.
In trolling for cash, nothing approaches the sheer assertiveness of the Obama campaign, which had 13 million names on its initial e-mail list and has pushed into overdrive after falling behind Romney in monthly fundraising. The Romney campaign and its affiliates raised $183 million in May and June, compared with $131 million for Obama's operation.
ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative journalism Web site, has collected more than 600 separate fundraising e-mails from the Obama campaign this year, nearly all of them sent in the past three months. The group has tallied about 100 similar messages from the Romney campaign, which is less focused on small-dollar donations.
We get it, the campaigns are sending out a lot of emails. But the premise of this article is that an abnormally high volume is harmful. To show that the article should first prove that the number of emails is significantly larger than four years ago (while controlling for the global/national increase in email over the last four years), and then cite real evidence demonstrating that this is having a negative effect.
Bonus Vacuous Section: Get suckered into printing a random campaign attack.
"Obama is stuck with the problem of trying to re-engage people who were highly motivated for him last time," said Jeff Roe of Axiom Strategies, which helps Republican congressional candidates. "If there was more excitement he wouldn't have to be so aggressive."
Editor: Good work on the article, but you know what it needs? A random Republican "strategist" taking a shot at Obama. And make sure that the quote you get has no actual evidence and adds nothing to the article.
What's interesting about Eggan's story is that it's written more like a soft-news-ish puff-piece than your standard analytical campaign article. It's as though it was drawn up as a puff piece, but an editor decided it wasn't strong enough and that the way to save it was to turn it into a more serious piece with supposed implications for the election. That's generally a recipe for disaster.
As usual, here's my standard takeaway regarding the vacuous article template (note: I've written this paragraph before):
The worst thing about these articles is that they crowd out actual news. Nobody is canceling stories about government corruption in order to write about Kristen Stewart, but those corruption stories could end up being replaced by stories like one above. Soft news is a waste of resources, but at least we know it's a waste of resources. Stealth soft news stories like horse-race articles or phony "savvy" analysis are dangerous because we imagine them to have nonexistent benefits.


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it seems like Brit, Kelly don't like Ali
it seems like Brit, Kelly don't like Ali
Brittany just annoys me more and more each week. Now she and Maggie are crying to Jillian because they dont want Ali back on their team because she looses big. Oh, get over it, I just wanna smack Brittany.
Brittany is not my favorite, either.
What happened to Ally in the cycling challenge? One moment she was there pedaling (Kelly got aufed immediately) and then Ally was gone...?
Where'd she go?
Impossible things are being done every day.
Oh. Never mind. I didn't realize TWO were leaving at the end of each round in the challenge.
I know it wouldn't make much sense since this is Biggest Loser, but seems to me some of these challenges should be mental-based. On Survivor they have challenges with puzzles, or answers to "trivia" from the show. These guys have the girls whooped hands DOWN on these physical challenges, and (in the words of Danny Glover's character in the movie Silverado), "that ain't right."
Impossible things are being done every day.
Dan vs. Mark are cycling for the final spot. Dan wins!
Dan wins the cycling challenge-- he will get 2 votes in elimination
Yay, Dan. (I still want to get his hair cut, though!)
Ali's current weight is 160 pounds.
Ali and Mark both return to the Ranch, and both lose -7 that first week. Not bad!
Ali's 4.15% is better than Mark's 3.95% so she remains in first.
Impossible things are being done every day.


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The Life And Times Of Brad From Bay Ridge
As is becoming ever more apparent, the internet can change lives, both for better and for worse. Brad from Bay Ridge, whose fun pro-B&T, anti- Gay Pride parade rant we seconded here last week, wants you to know that his life has actually improved since he made your acquaintance. "As you could imagine allot of things have changed drasticallysince you published my letter last week. My deli guy now gives me extra prosciutto free of charge, my dry cleaning lady returned my wifebeaters to me with a crispness only reminiscent of there original packaged fresh goodness, and the girls at the tanning salon hooked me up with an extra five minutes in booth number 7. But for some reason i don't think they read gawker? oh well. For these things i am truly greatful!" But how was the rest of Brad's week?
As far as the rest of my week, it was filled with the same ho-hum monotony as every other week. Work, Gym , Tanning, Gym, Tanning. The only thing that stuck out and has haunted my dreams since Saturday was my discovery of a certain store in the Roosevelt mall, which i have come to discover is a not alone. They are a chain....a chain I say!! A chain of misery loneliness and despair! Build-a-Bear is this devils name. A store lined with bucket upon bucket of limp lifeless empty teddybear bodies, only reminiscent of the Katyn Massacre by the soviet army. To think this little workshop of horrors brings unto children the power to "stuff" these lifeless friends with "love, joy and happiness" so only then can Rasputin's Ruxpen live out his life in captivity under your sleeping arm. FUCK YOU I KNOW THATS A RUN-ON SENTENCE ! It takes a special kind of godless capitalist to prey on children....and we wonder why todays youth is so desensitized. Maybe next we can rework operation to teach kids how to steal parts for black market organ sales, or instead of cops and robbers kids can play drug mule and human trafficer. Perhaps even build low income housing with Lincoln Logs and Erector sets...but what the fuck do i know....other than that, mom made Zitti on Sunday and i finally got to watch John from Cincinnati.
Man, it is really too bad that Choire hates temps because I am going on vacation week after next and this dude would be such a good guest editor.


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Andrea Scannell, mom of two, recently received a neatly-typed letter from principal Michael Monson, who works at Mount Logan Middle School in Logan, Utah. The letter stated that due to complaints from other patrons of the summer lunch program, she needs to find a way to "more discreetly" feed her baby.
Scannell participates in a state-funded program that provides lunch to kids from ages 1 to 18 during the summer. It's hosted by the middle school and she and her family enjoy going with their 3-year-old son and 6-month-old daughter. On this particular day, she was nursing her little girl, but was soon caught off guard when she was approached by lunchroom staff carrying a sealed envelope.
In the letter, Monson outlines the fact that children of all ages are present at the summer lunch program, as well as other adults who have a "variety of personal views and views on raising their own children." He asks her to use a small blanket or find another place to nurse her infant.
She tells me that she had no idea anyone had any issue with her nursing, and as you can see by the photo she provided SheKnows, you can't even really tell that she's breastfeeding at all. "I was very flustered when it was given to me," she explains. "I just never expected anyone to have an issue with me feeding my baby while everyone is there to feed their children. Why can't mine eat?"
The only way women will be able to feed their babies unencumbered in public is if folks become accustomed to seeing babies nurse directly from the breast. Raising the comfort level starts from childhood. Are parents afraid their child will see a woman feeding her baby and are worried about how to explain it? "She was feeding her baby," is a good place to start, and say it without judgment or disgust. And then that child grows up and won't give a nursing woman a second look.
This is where moms like Scannell come in. She says in going public with her story, she hopes to raise awareness, not shame the principal or the school. "Utah law has protections but it doesn't have enforcements," she says. "This needs to change. I'm standing up for every breastfeeding mother out there who can't stand up for herself for whatever reason."
Scannell and a handful of other mothers staged a nurse-in today at the school to help bring the challenges she's experiencing to light. I reached out to Mount Logan Middle School for a statement, but their phones aren't being answered due to summer break.
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Teacher Marsha Miller spent time alone in an empty and silent classroom on Friday. But there will be more excitement on Monday when she's facing her students.
"It'll be a full house," Miller said while preparing for more than 20 children.
The math and science educator at Union Intermediate School is one of many professionals looking forward to another school year. More than 8,600 students are expected to continue or begin their education in the Sampson County Schools district.
That prospect makes many students anxious. Open house events throughout the district relieved some of the stress.
"I met a lot of them at open house and they seem to be good kids," Miller said. "I think this is going to be a good year."
The 2016-17 school year will be her third year of teaching. She loves being at Union Intermediate.
"We have a family atmosphere and that's something that can't be found at every school," Miller said. "But here, you fit right in. We have a great staff and everybody is always willing to help you. They're always there for whatever you need."
During the year, Miller and her school family will incorporate a superhero theme with its reading and literacy program featuring incentives such as prizes. The school is hosting its Super Readers are Super Heroes event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8. The event will feature refreshments, treats and drawings. It was organized by Sandra Peterson, a teacher with 43 years of experience.
"I'm just like the children, I can't sleep the night before," Peterson said about the first day, that comes with wonders of a new school year.
Along with leading the superhero reading program, Peterson is looking forward to incorporating technology while teaching reading, social studies, writing and spelling at Union Intermediate.
"I'm very old-school, I'm very managing and I'm very strict with rules and manners," Peterson said about her style of teaching. "But I also like having fun and pushing students. My motto is 'the more I learn, the more I learn how much I have to learn.'"
"I don't think anybody can learn everything," Peterson said while expressing her motto.
Nearby in another classroom, Anthony Butler was preparing to educate 10 exceptional children.
"That's the reason I got into education — it was to help those that needed extra help," Butler said about helping students with learning challenges.
Like other educators throughout Sampson County he believes it's always exciting at the beginning of the year.
"It's a transition," Butler said. "You're off for a couple of months and that's always nice. But you have to think about getting back into the classroom. Usually about this time of year, I'm ready to come back, help and get things going. It's always exciting."
His EC colleague, Barbara Peterson, feels the same way.
"It's a brand new year," Peterson said. "I'm looking forward to it."
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I'm closing on my first week without my beloved noodle, and it appears as if I will survive. I've stocked my fridge with vegetables, fruit, and meats, and my pantry with beans and whole grains. Thankfully, I've some pretty stellar cookbooks from which to draw inspiration, and today's lunch will be a terrific one.
The original recipe {view it here} calls for mushrooms and red onions, two ingredients I abhor, so I opted to switch things up a bit, and nix the hummus {while I adore hummus, it didn't make sense for my revision}, mushrooms, and onions. The result? Fresh, flavorful, filling.
And yes, I still miss pasta.
INGREDIENTS: Recipe adapted from Jane Coxwell's Fresh Happy Tasty: An Adventure in 100 Recipes, with modifications.
Makes 4 servings
1/2 cup pearl barley {you can also use Israeli couscous}
1/2 cup pine nuts
1 small shallot, finely chopped
Extra virgin olive oil
1-2 sweet sausages, casing(s) removed {depends on how much sausage you want in the recipe}
1 ear of organic sweet corn
Maldon salt or other flaky salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Juice from ½ lemon
1 handful organic baby kale leaves
1/2 cup dill leaves
1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the barley and cook for about 30 minutes, or until tender. If you're using Israeli couscous, cook the grains per the package directions.
While the barley {or couscous} is cooking, toast the pine nuts in a dry skillet over low heat until lightly browned, about 3 minutes, stirring often to keep them for burning. Combine the pine nuts and shallot in a large bowl.
Using the same frying pan over high heat, add a tablespoon of olive oil and the sausage(s). Sauté for about 4 minutes, or until the sausages have some good color. Add them to the bowl with the shallots and pine nuts.
In the same pan over medium-high heat, add some more olive oil if necessary and the corn on the cob. Cook the corn for about 5 minutes, or until it's nicely colored all over. It'll make a bit of noise and spit a tiny bit, but don't worry—the heat shouldn't be high enough to make it pop and splatter!
Drain the barley {or couscous, if you're using} and add it to the skillet with the corn, and add salt and pepper to taste. Saute for another minute. Give it a taste, then squeeze in the juice of half a lemon.
Add the handful of baby kale leaves, pine nuts, sausage, and shallot, and mix well. Garnish with the dill and parsley and serve.


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Police have confirmed a pensioner who had been missing from his Leeds home for almost a week has been found safe and well in Scarborough.
Dennis Beecher, aged 67, went missing from his care home in Morley at about 10am on Thursday 24 July.
He was found in Scarborough on Wednesday 30 July.
Police had been concerned for Mr Beecher's welfare as it was understood he suffers from certain medical conditions.
He was subject to a media appeal across Yorkshire police forces from Sunday 27 July.
West Yorkshire Police believed he may have travelled to the Bridlington or Scarborough area as he is known to visit both towns.
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "The media and public are thanked for their assistance."


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Return to Dark City
Annual 'Noir City' film fest comes back to the Castro
by Tavo Amador
Bleak urban jungles filled with a mix of alienated, duplicitous, honorable, and heroic people form the world of film noir, a Hollywood genre from the 1940s and 50s that remains fascinating and relevant. Eddie Muller's justly celebrated Noir City Film Festival returns to the Castro Theatre this year with an exceptional range of dark movies. Programmed by the extraordinary Anita Monga, it runs January 26-February 4 and includes many titles not available on VHS or DVD. The opening-night highlight is a reception from 6-7:15 p.m. honoring special guest and Dark City denizen Marsha Hunt, whom Muller will interview onstage later in the evening.
Hunt is determined to save boyfriend Dennis O'Keefe from a Raw Deal (1948) and from the clutches of Claire Trevor, one of the deadliest of femme fatales. With John Ireland and gay actor Raymond Burr, who had a long movie apprenticeship before becoming famous as TV's Perry Mason and Ironsides. Directed by Anthony Mann. In Kid Glove Killer (42), Hunt plays a police forensic expert navigating between cop Van Heflin and killer Lee Bowman. Directorial debut of future Oscar-winner Fred Zinnemann (From Here to Eternity, A Man for All Seasons). (1/26)
Dick Powell achieved fame as a singer in Warner Bros. musicals of the 30s, then played Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled Philip Marlowe in Murder My Sweet (45), reviving his career with a string of noir classics, including Cry Danger (51). He's a framed man searching LA to avenge himself on those who set him up. Trouble appears in the gorgeous, irresistible form of Rhonda Fleming. With wisecracking Richard Erdman, whom Muller will interview on stage. Abandoned (49) children are the subject of this unusual thriller, starring O'Keefe and Gale Storm, a few years before TV stardom as My Little Margie and Oh! Susanna. With Burr and handsome, rugged Jeff Chandler, whom Esther Williams revealed was a heterosexual cross-dresser with a weakness for polka-dot blouses. (1/27)
Sexy John Payne is an over-the-hill boxer who lives at 99 River Street (53). The police think he murdered his ex-wife. Scarlett O'Hara's younger sister, Evelyn Keyes, knows better, however, and together they figure out who the real killer is. Directed by Phil Karlson. Keyes, quintessential Dark City dame Marie Windsor, Wendell Corey, and the wonderful Elsa Lanchester reside in Hell's Half Acre (54), Honolulu's red-light di
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Tough Charles McGraw is The Threat (49), playing a convict who escapes from jail and kidnaps all those who did him wrong. With sympathetic Virginia Grey and Milo O'Shea. In Roadblock (51), McGraw starts out as an honest insurance salesman until deadly Joan Dixon shows him the error of his ways. (1/29)
Glenn Ford, who died last year at age 90, was attractive, virile, and had a low-key acting style that has held up superbly. He's Framed (47) for murder and has to deal with treacherous blonde Janis Carter and villainous John Ireland. Set and filmed in Northern California. Ford and sultry love goddess Rita Hayworth were memorable in the classic noir Gilda (46), and they have an Affair in Trinidad (52), which marked her return to the screen after a four-year absence and a highly publicized marriage and divorce from Prince Aly Kahn. Ford is on the Caribbean island hunting down his brother's killer. He's tempted by Hayworth, who may or may not be responsible. With cold, creepy Alexander Scourby. (1/30)
Handsome, reportedly bisexual Franchot Tone came from a wealthy family, was a founding member of the Group Theatre, rejected Bette Davis' love to become Joan Crawford's second husband, and had a 30-year film career. In I Love Trouble (48), he deals with a bevy of complex women, including long, tall Janis Carter, 30s veteran Glenda Farrell, Adele Jergens, and normally sweet Janet Blair. Ireland and Burr are around and up to no good. Although best remembered by boomers as the affable father in TV's My Three Sons, Fred MacMurray was a regular visitor to the Dark City. Few actors were as good at showing the conflict between temptation and honor. In Pushover (54), he's a cop who falls for gorgeous, zaftig gangster's moll Kim Novack, in her movie debut. Philip Carey is not amused. (1/31)
For complete program details, go to www.noircity.com or call the theatre.


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With much of the sports-following world still heated about the video that showed now-dismissed Rutgers head basketball coach Mike Rice physically and verbally abusing his players, leave it to former Braves infielder and obvious 80s-movie villain Larry "Chipper" Jones to come to Rice's defense:
And hey, without that fine coaching, Jones might not be the balanced and reasonable individual he is today.
But just because something has happened in the past doesn't justify its continuing in the future. The idea is for us all to get better, right? And there's a pretty big distinction between a coach disciplining a player with wind sprints and a coach firing basketballs and homophobic slurs at his team.


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Edgar, I. R. (2004) 'Guide to imagework : imagination-based research methods.', London: Routledge.
A Guide to Imagework is a pioneering guide to a new trend in ethnographic research: the use of imaginative, experiential methods such as dreamwork, artwork, Gestalt theory, and psychodrama. Originating in group counselling and psychiatric therapy, imagework techniques explore subjects' imaginative resources to reveal unconscious knowledge about identity, belief and society. They are ideal for accessing rich qualitative data about how individuals and cultures function. Iain Edgar, a leading specialist on ethnographic method, has condensed top-level research theory on imagework into this handy practical manual. Complete with case studies and examples, hands-on tips, and guidance on methods and ethics, this new book is an ideal starting point for any imagework project.
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Rare books dating back to the 17th century will take on a familiar yet somewhat refreshed form when Cambridge University Press officially begins scanning and reprinting original copies [1] from the university library. To celebrate the 475th anniversary of the founding of the press (and 425 years printing books) Cambridge will scan 475 volumes from the library's collection of rare materials, including works by Darwin, Shakespeare, and Charles Babbage. The university hopes to scan an additional 1,000 books by the end of the year, all of which will be available on a print-on-demand basis for $15 to $25.
"The idea came about because we were looking at the library at Cambridge and looking at what a treasure trove it was for books that are no longer circulating because they are so valuable. The only place you can see or use them is through vaults with a librarian," said Erin Igoe, library sales and marketing manager for Cambridge University Press. "We felt that a lot of these books, even though they might be [very old], if we make them available they would be valuable."
The initiative, termed "Books of Enduring Scholarly Value," is the latest in a burgeoning trend of universities reprinting rare books from their libraries. On Tuesday, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor announced [2] that it would reprint 400,000 additional titles from its libraries in collaboration with BookSurge, a company owned by Amazon.com. Some of these books are considered rare and hard to find copies, and it is likely that some are the last copies in existence, according to Maria Bonn, director of Michigan Library's scholarly publishing office. Many of the titles will range in price from $10 to $45, the revenue from which will be shared with BookSurge.
Cornell University was one of the first to start printing books on-demand, partnering with Amazon.com in 2006 to put 6,000 titles on sale for reprinting through its Library Bookstore [3]. In February, the university announced that it would expand its collection [4] to close to 90,000 print-on-demand titles based on the popularity the first round of books had received. Some of these books are considered rare or special titles, including at least one collection of entirely rare and special materials.
Kissinger Publishing [5] specializes in reprinting rare and scarce books, and the Public Domain Archive and Reprints Service [6] has over 2.7 million titles in the public domain available for reprinting.
"The technology for putting ink on paper has changed so radically over the past ten years or so that this is not surprising," Robert Townsend, assistant director for research and publications at the American Historical Association, stated in an e-mail. "A lot of the costs come in publishing the first copy. Scanning and publishing older texts, where someone has already paid the first copy costs, is incredibly cheap now, particularly with the kinds of online discoverability and distribution that help to reduce all those costs. Between the searchability of Google Books and the opportunity to buy some of these 'lost' works in print, this is an exciting time even for die hard bibliophiles."
A Developing Process
When Cambridge decided that it would go into the rare book printing business, it began by asking scholars from around the world which books they would like to see reprinted from their original forms. Those books were then scanned using state of the art technology to automate the process [7], and corrected for blemishes on the pages. Books will then be printed one at a time based on demand.
The press has long been involved with digitization of books, as well as printing on-demand back copies of titles in its catalog. However, the use of books from the university's library represented a new domain for the publisher. "Some of these are titles that weren't available in the free domain. By making them available, we are creating a demand. Because they are scanned and available, people know they're out there," Igoe said.
At Michigan, the reprinting collaboration, which began in 2004, has previously resulted in select titles being offered on Amazon. Now, with hundreds of thousands of books on the market, scholars will have the opportunity to purchase books like The Art of Perfumery [8] from 1857 or Notes on nursing: what it is and what it is not [9] from 1898. The university is looking to recover its costs from printing the books, but said that if any money is made, it would go back to supporting the Michigan Library system.
"We've already digitized them for other purposes. We've made that investment and now we want to deliver it in the format we want. There aren't any costs for us until it's printed. If we only print at the point of purchase, we will recover our costs," Bonn said.
With the reprinting program now four years old, Bonn has noted different patterns in the popularity of certain books. For example, after a bridge in Minneapolis collapsed [10] last year, popularity spiked for a couple books on late 19th century bridge design. Information about another book on beekeeping circulated on a beekeeping listserv, which led to a rise in interest for that book. During election years, political books tend to be more popular. But, unsurprisingly, the relative interest levels in these books seems to pale in comparison to new releases. She noted in a press release that past bestsellers might sell 100 copies and other books that have become popular by topical interest have sold somewhere in the region of 35 copies.
At Cornell -- which has been digitizing works for over 15 years -- the partnership with Amazon.com that began four years ago has provided its scholars with a new way to access old work. According to the Library Bookstore's website, its most popular books for the month of May included the 1857 classic, The Physiology of New York Boarding Houses [11] and A Colored man's reminiscences of James Madison [12], published in 1865. According to Oya Rieger, associate university librarian for information technologies at Cornell, reprinting is, "not only for scholars. With print-on-demand, although we initially targeted scholarly use, the books are purchased by people who are interested in genealogy or pursuing their hobbies. It's very gratifying to see that these seldom used books are finding new users."
Increasing Access
The reprinting of books that one would normally have to travel to libraries to see begs the question of whether these libraries are in fact competing against themselves by providing the service. Now, those who might otherwise trek to Cambridge or Ann Arbor or Ithaca to see these rare books can instead order them sent to their own offices.
Igoe maintains the scanning of the books is about providing scholars with accessibility. "Not everyone would get a chance to travel to the actual library," she said. "Some of the older books, because they are so fragile, aren't allowed out of vaults. It's a bit of a different universe of books. Some of these books haven't seen the light of day except for something extremely specific."
Bonn agreed, saying, "Really this is a way of enhancing the reach of these books -- people across the world can see them now and people across the world can order them. We are always interested in people using books and people connecting to the collection."
'A Damper on Digital?'
Digitization seems to be all the rage these days, but one result of reprinting could be to bring print books back into the limelight.
"To me, it shows the enduring power of the books. Some people get a little too focused on how everything has to be digital. This reflects the revolution that's going to take place in print publishing," Townsend said. "It shows how it can remain viable in the future. We're still a good ways away from the point when the digital book in whatever form is going to replace the value of the printed book."
Though digitizing projects like Google Books work well for shorter pieces of writing, reprinting solves the oft-encountered scholarly problem of having to print out a 300 page digitized book. Print-on-demand technologies as a whole, he said, make it very easy to obtain single copies of desired books. Townsend added that many have speculated Google could join the rare book reprinting industry once it deals with the controversy [13] surrounding its Book Search settlement [14]. "The technology that makes it reasonable for university presses now makes it entirely reasonable for Google," he said.
Print books, more than digitized books, usually maintain a certain level of quality, Rieger said. For this reason, while digitization is useful in many regards, people still like to maintain their bookshelves. "At production level, we are more conscious about the quality of scans to make sure they yield themselves to high-end printing. When digitizing, we need to set the image quality level in order to support print-on-demand," she said. "Yes, you have digital, but if it is in poor shape such as missing pages and poor image quality, then you are not able to offer a good product that will be useful and valued."
Rieger said that people should look at online books as a "new media" and a "new genre," rather than as the certain future of the written word. "Although there are some disciplines and subjects where we could assume [digitization] is a replacement for print, we need to be careful about equating print with digital. They continue to fulfill the different needs of scholars. We're not seeing [print-on-demand] as a damper on digital, we're seeing it as being careful about making deterministic decisions."


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|Reviews for Class of '13
| thefilmchick chapter 1 . 1/18/2010
(Hi there! Random review drawn here from your historical mystery focus-I have something I'm aiming on tossing up in the next day or two in that area. Stay tuned if you're interested!)
This is well-written, but to me the two unconventional methods of writing-2p present AND nonexistent dialogue tags-jar somewhat. I know dialogue tags are dealt with differently in different places, so please disregard the critique if it doesn't apply to you. As an American, though, that felt slightly unwieldy (especially since you use a lone dialogue tag in the 'Do you want to go out for a cannoli?' line.)
This bit just before that feels like it could be expanded:
'You move to brush it off, your fingers on her cheek, the closest you've ever come to her.
Thanks. She wipes it off on the back of her sleeve and gives you her smile, the smile that breaks your heart every time you see it.'
It's not the climax of your piece emotionally, but it IS a high point, so it needs a bit more time to sink in for the reader. As it is, it feels a bit rushed, especially with the 'heartbreaking' descriptor veering slightly on cliche (and delete the 'heartbreaking' mention the second time you use it,since it adds nothing.)
Maybe kids these days (hah!) are different, but 'and then I'll speak to your father' feels slightly too mature of a sentiment for your high-schooler protagonist. I'm not really sure how you COULD edit that, so I put that out for comment.
Writing is good; style flows well. Nothing is overdescribed and, minus the one moment I noted, nothing feels underdescribed either. If you expand this, I would be careful about the Romeo and Juliet trope, but as it is it feels nicely balanced. Well done!
| Dante's Disciple chapter 1 . 1/18/2010
Very sweet, well detailed. This is just the perfect length and leaves a happy feeling behind.
Nice to see the 2nd person pov for a change, you used it well!
One thing though, use speech marks when people talk, would make it clearer.
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Housing sales in the Metro Vancouver and Abbotsford- Mission region (Lower Mainland) slipped another rung in June, marking a third straight monthly decline. (READ: Vancouver area housing not as expensive as we thought)
MLS home sales fell to a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate of 43,400 units during the month, down 5.5 per cent from May figures to trend at the lowest monthly pace since September of last year.
This recent softening of demand reflects the persistent effects of the more restrictive mortgage insurance rules introduced in March. In addition, slower population gains observed in the last quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of this year, and rising prices have likely further constrained demand despite a solid increase in Metro Vancouver employment this year and slightly lower mortgage rates.
While demand has pulled back, market supply was largely kept in check in June. Following three consecutive monthly declines, seasonally-adjusted new listings in June were virtually unchanged from May. The weaker flow of new listings, coupled with the expiration of existing listings, led to fewer units in inventory relative to May. This supply adjustment is not surprising as interest on the part of sellers to list properties tends to wane when market demand slows. As a result, the sales-to-active listings ratio in the Lower Mainland has remained in balance over the last three months despite fewer sales.
Balanced market conditions contributed to upward price pressures in June. According to the MLSLink Housing Price Index (HPI) – which controls for attributes such as square footage, number of bedrooms, and structure type – the typical benchmark home in the Lower Mainland appreciated by a seasonally-adjusted 0.4 per cent from May. This pushed the benchmark price up to $575,600 and represented a ninth consecutive monthly gain. Monthly growth has slowed in recent months on weaker demand.
Among product types, the seasonally-adjusted HPI for detached and attached homes rose 0.7 per cent and 0.9 per cent, and remained flat for apartment units.
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Our spotlight this week in our "Meet Wharf Hill" series is shining on Pam. There is seriously nothing she can't do; she keeps this place chugging right along. I actually did her interview last week, but was a total slacker and not posting until now…
Quick Facts:
Name: Pam Brock
Age: 45
Birthday: December 16th
Position: General Manager
Birthplace: Rescue, VA
Favorite Beer: Bell Ringer
Favorite Food: I like it all!
Education: Smithfeld High
WHBC: How long have you worked at Wharf Hill?
Preston: Since we opened. Robert called in January last year because I told him if he ever opened another restaurant, to call me and I'd be there in a heartbeat. I worked for him at Battery Park Grille.
WHBC: What did you do before working in this industry?
P: I had a desk job before; office administrator. I worked at Nistem Corporations, an act manufacturer, for 16 years.
WHBC: So why the switch after so long?
P: I switched because we decided I would take some time off to homeschool the kids. I did that for a year, then started working at the Grille serving and bartending part time. The kids went back to school the next year, so I started working full time.
WHBC: What do you like about working in a restaurant?
P: I like not sitting at a desk for 8 hours! There's a fast pace and it can be stressful for a short time only. Other jobs it's constant stress!
WHBC: How do you help pull the staff through stressful moments here? How do you get through them?
P: I take a breath and tackle one task at a time; prioritize. When it's all said and done, you're only one person and can only do so much at once.
WHBC: What's best about working here?
P: The staff! Other places I've worked, the staff doesn't work as a team. Here, most everyone pulls together. I have never worked with a better staff.
WHBC: Of all the hats you wear here, what is your favorite?
P: I actually like it all. Managing, office work, bartending; doing different things makes sure I don't get burned out.
WHBC: Do you have any customers who stand out in your mind?
P: 3 o'clock Bob, Ed, Don & Candie; I've waited on them all for a while now!
WHBC: You've been in this area all your life, right?
P: I have. I grew up in Rescue and moved to Suffolk after we got married. We've lived there with our 3 kids for 26 years.
WHBC: What do you all do for fun?
P: Camping! I love hanging out with my family and everyone once in a while taking a girls' night out. When we go camping, we like hiking and riding bike trails. Our favorite is Jellystone; there was always a lot to do for the kids like fishing and crabbing on the river.
WHBC: So when you were growing up, what did you want to do?
P: I wanted to work with computers. My first job, I learned programming in DOS. I'm telling my age there! I did that for about 5 years, but then moved to my long term job to make more money.
WHBC: Is that something you still want to pursue or is what you are doing now your career?
P: I don't really deal with computers anymore; everything has changed since I learned. A few years ago, I played around making websites, but that's about it. Where I am now is where I think I'll stay.
WHBC: So do you have any funny restaurant stories to share?
P: One day, a woman came in with a group of 3 other people. She had a little Pomeranian service dog with her. We sat them, and next time I looked around, I saw she had the dog sitting at the table in the high chair on a cushion. I thought, "Now I've seen it all!" It was pretty funny.
WHBC: Haha! I'm not sure how I would react to coming around the corner to seeing something like that. Haha. So last, question. A request, really. Please impart words of wisdom on anyone who is joining the restaurant industry.
P: Are you crazy?!?! Haha. Seriously, it can be rewarding and stressful all at the same time. Just take it one day at a time, and enjoy that it's always something different.
So read on to see what Pam's coworkers have to say!
Tom: "She is one of the best people I've ever worked with. I kinda followed her from restaurant to restaurant."
Brooke: "Everyone is equal in her eyes and it shows, ask her mother. There's no guesswork; she'll tell you as it is. She craves cooperation and will work with you. Pam is very professional and sometimes silly; a pleasure to work for and with!"
Preston: "When I first started working with her she was the most intimidating person at Wharf Hill, but now that I've befriended her she is one of my favorite people to work with. She is always there and always behind the scenes doing so much to make Wharf run smooth. And she knows her cocktails! haha"


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5 Tips for Dining Out and Eating Healthily
Here's food for thought! Did you know the average restaurant mealhas over 1,000 calories? That's enough to blow any healthy eatingplan. Fortunately, by following a few simple guidelines, you candine out without having to sacrifice good taste and nutrition.
1. Avoid ordering an appetizer. It's a little known fact thatsome appetizers have more calories and fat than the main course.Plus, many appetizers are fried and served with heavy sauceswhich will add to your intake of saturated fat as well as transfats and calories. It's not a healthy way to start your meal.
2. Say "yes" to salad. Salad is a healthy eater's best friend.Not only will it fill you up so you'll consume fewer caloriesoverall, but it will also give you a hefty dose of antioxidantswhich are heart healthy. Be sure to ask your waitress to hold thecroutons and cheese which will further reduce your caloric load.Also, choose your dressing wisely. Avoid cream based dressingsand go for the vinegar based ones. You also have the option ofusing vinegar and olive oil which is heart healthy.
3. Make the right entree selection. Go for broiled and grilledrather than fried. Not only will you save calories and fat grams,you'll also avoid trans fats which are so prevalent in friedfoods. Instead, consider asking for a doubles order of vegetableswith your entree. Very few Americans are getting the 7-9 servingsof fruits and vegetables recommended for optimal health. Plus, byavoiding the starch, you'll be reducing your caloric andcarbohydrate load. Also, stick to tomato based sauces rather thancream based and you'll enjoy a considerable calorie savings.Lastly, ask for the sauce to be served in a separate dish on theside so you can control the amount you eat.
4. Think about what you're drinking with your meal. By notordering an alcoholic beverage, you've saved yourself aconsiderable number of calories. Try sipping iced tea sweetenedwith a noncaloric sweetener, a diet soft drink, or water withlemon. You'll be glad you did when you consider the caloriesavings.
5. Indulge your sweet tooth wisely. Many of the chain restaurantsnow offer a low fat or low carbohydrate dessert selection such asa low carb cheesecake. These are wise choices for the healthconscious eater and still allow you to end the meal on a sweetnote. If a healthy dessert option isn't available, try a cup ofcoffee with skim milk to help satiate your desire for somethingsweet.
6. Learn to control your portions. Many restaurants are servinglarger quantities of food than in the past. If this is the case,put aside a portion of your entree at the beginning of the mealto take home with you. If you remove it from your plate beforeyou start eating, you'll be less tempted to overindulge.
By following these steps, you can make your dining experiencesnot only healthy, but enjoyable. Your heart will thank you!
The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to medically diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Consult a health care practitioner before beginning any health care program.
Emily Clark is editor at Lifestyle Health News and Medical Health News where you can find the most up-to-date advice and information on many medical, health and lifestyle topics.
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against Portland last night, he had 5 assists in the 1st qtr., NONE the rest of the night.
against Miami the other night, he had 6 assists in the 1st qtr., just 2 the rest of the night.
I noticed in a couple other games, he comes out the same way, then no more assists. Portland beat us. Miami made a little comeback (when they should have been blown out).
why is this?
I will be curious to see if this trend continues tomorrow against Dallas.
Its usually how the defense reacts. For the start of the game when Kobe has the ball, he usually gets doubled immediately so he dishes off.
When the other team finally realizes the whole team is contributing, Kobe isn't doubled as much, then guys like Kobe and Gasol start being more aggressive driving in for points and such.
its usually how we react to the defense.
but yeah I would like him to be more consistent throughout the game.
He could easily average 10 if he wanted to the rate he gets those assists early.
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Stockton Daily Argus
Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
>>Monday, 22 Oct 1860<<
NEW PASTOR -- We learn from the 'Monitor' that Archbishop ALLEMANY has appointed Rev. Joseph A. GALLAGHER pastor over the Catholic Church in this city. The new pastor has every qualification to render himself valuable to the people committed to his charge. Zealous, energetic and experienced, the Catholics of Stockton have reason to congratulate themselves on the judicious selection made by the Archbishop. Father Joseph is now in the full exercise of the duties connected with his station.
>>Thursday, 25 Oct 1860<<
Rev. E.B. LACKLEY has been appointed by the Conference of the M.E. Church, South to preside over the Stockton circuit.
>>Friday, 26 Oct 1860<<
HORRIBLE MURDER near SAN FRANCISCO -- A dreadful murder was committed on Tuesday, near San Francisco. The wife of Henry JOHNSON, the proprietor of a milk ranch about a mile to the southward of Lone Mountain, and their daughter, a girl about 13 years of age, were found last evening about 6 o'clock (by their son, a boy about 11), with their skulls cut and smashed in with an axe. On the following morning the body of W.H. COOK an employee on the ranch, was found in the bushes with the skull broken in. The San Francisco 'Alta' says that Mrs. JOHNSON, at last accounts was still alive and hopes were entertained of her recovery. A crazy Kanaka is suspected of having committed the deed. He was seen wandering about the premises on Sunday, and was rather rudely ordered off. A young man who is unable to give any account of himself has also been arrested, with marks of blood on his hands and clothes.
>>Saturday, 27 Oct 1860<<
CHILDREN for the WEST -- About 50 children left the Juvenile Asylum in New York on the 20th ult., for Illinois, Iowa and other places in the West, under the care of Rev. Wm. C. VAN METER, Superintendent of the 4th Ward Mission. Mr. VAN METER has taken out 26 companies of children from this institution.
>>Monday, 29 Oct 1860<<
BIG TREE ROAD -- The San Andreas 'Independent' says that Mr. FORMAN, of the Fifteen Mile House, who, some 2 weeks ago crossed over from Stockton to Carson City via Big Trees, with 5 or 6 wagons heavily freighted, returned last Tuesday evening. He reports the roads yet in good condition, though a foot of snow is on the ground from Mud Springs to the summit. The weather is cold and very disagreeable in the night. His animals looked remarkably well for teams that had just twice crossed the Sierra Nevada.
THOMAS J. MORROW -- A letter had been received from Glasgow, Mo., making inquiries after the above named person. He came to California in 1850. Any one knowing of his whereabouts will please make it known by addressing Thos. E. BIRCH, Glasgow, Mo.
>>Tuesday, 30 Oct 1860<<
DIED -- Monday morning, Oct. 29th, at her residence near Stockton, Mrs. Harriet M., wife of Mr. Wm. M. BROWN, aged 29 years. [Funeral services will take place today at 2 o'clock p.m. >Massachusetts and Rhode Island papers please copy.]
-Patrick HANLY, an old graduate in the school of intemperance, appeared in Court and endeavored to "set himself right on the record," but to all his promise of future good behavior, the Court gave no heed, and Patrick was compelled to take up 5 days' residence in the county jail. -Hamilton PERRY, a genuine "Remy" in real life, was sent to the same destination for a like period being found without excuse for drunkenness and disorderly conduct on the Sabbath.
INSANE -- An insane woman who is generally known as Hattie LEONARD, was arrested yesterday at her residence on San Joaquin street and conveyed to the jail, whence she will probably be removed today to the Insane Asylum.


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Note: re-release of the (very first!) LOPEZ-CD from 1993, a lonely deepsea dronescape and trip into the unknown inspired by the organisms of abyssal underwater zones, using original material from ILLUSION OF SAFETY, DAVID MYERS, JOHN HUDAK, M. GENDREAU, ZAN HOFFMAN and others from the 90's network of that time.. a true masterpiece, back in stock !!
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More InfoRe-Release dieser grossartigen frühen Veröffentlichung von 1993, in der Tat die allererste CD von LOPEZ, die im Bearbeiten von basic material diverser Kollaborateure bestand. LOPEZ, selbst Meeresbiologie, frönt hier seiner Leidenschaft für die Welt der Tiefseeorganismen - eine fremde, einsame, faszinierende Drone-Soundlandschaft.
Available now the re-release of the first Francisco López CD, Azoic Zone, published also by Geometrik 10 years ago and out of stock for several years. A work with the collaboration of many musicians from the 90´s electronic network like David Myers, Illusion of Safety, Scot Konzelmann, John Hudak, Michael Gendreau, John Wiggings, Richard Franecki, Minoy Steve Peters, and Zan Hoffman.
Azoic Zone is a sonic experience inspired by the organisms of abyssal zones. A journey to an unknown world where the physical phenomena and the developoment of life processes follow aberrant guidelines of a crushing beauty. The profundity, the cold, the isolation of these underwater depths are reflected in a starling way in Azoic Zone, a work on life and death beyond the know world. Azoic Zone is for most of the first Lopez followers one of his best works, where elements of his personal style can be found, even if in Azoic Zone we can also find certain traces of the post industrial music. Those who have known this artist from Madrid in the last years have now the opportunity of obtaining this basic work in his discography. [press release]
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WASHINGTON--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Freshfields) announced today the appointment of Shawn Cooley as special counsel in the firm's US Antitrust, Competition and Trade practice, significantly strengthening Freshfields' representation before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and its position as the firm of choice for complex, cross-border matters, especially those involving foreign investment in the United States.
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Mr. Cooley joins the firm after nine years with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where he served as its Director of Foreign Investment Risk Management for the Office of Policy. In that role, he was the principal manager of DHS's membership and participation in the interagency CFIUS, which reviews foreign acquisitions of US businesses for possible national security implications. Mr. Cooley also counseled senior Department leadership on all matters pertaining to foreign investment in the United States. In addition to managing the review of all active CFIUS cases, Mr. Cooley was responsible for negotiating any necessary risk mitigation measures on behalf of DHS and maintaining a robust compliance monitoring program to ensure ongoing compliance with new and existing CFIUS mitigation agreements.
Prior to joining DHS, Mr. Cooley was in private practice focusing on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and other federal and state securities regulators' proceedings ranging from informal inquiries and formal investigations to administrative proceedings and judicial enforcement actions.
"It is exciting to join an exceptionally talented team at Freshfields at such an interesting and challenging time," said Mr. Cooley. "CFIUS is reviewing and investigating more transactions than ever before, the complexity of cross-border transactions under its review is increasing, and there is a tremendous amount of Congressional interest in expanding CFIUS's jurisdiction. I look forward to leveraging my experience to help clients successfully navigate the entire CFIUS process by bringing greater transparency to how CFIUS works."
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2013 New York Yankees Luncheon
Every child needs a champion to believe in, and the New York Yankees will once again demonstrate that they are true champions of the community. Each year during Spring Training, the New York Yankees host the annual New York Yankees Luncheon benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay. This popular event has raised more than $3.9 million to provide a better future to the youth of Tampa Bay.
The event features a 25 minute autograph session with all of the current New York Yankee players and coaches, as well as Yankee legends. Following the autograph session is a luncheon and program featuring the Yankees and youth from area Clubs. All of the players are contractually obligated to attend this event; however, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay and the New York Yankees do not guarantee the attendance of any player. In addition to providing a unique opportunity to meet the Yankees players and coaches, the luncheon includes exclusive chances to bid on autographed items and Yankees memorabilia. Some of the popular items offered in prior years included a trip to the All Star Game and Home Run Derby, box seats and airfare to a three game series in New York.
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The New York Yankees Security and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office provide security for the event. We begin the security check approximately 1 to 1 ½ hours prior to the Luncheon. At this time, guests will enter a foyer area where access will be restricted. Guests will not be able to leave the secure area once admitted. Please plan ahead for this. The ballroom doors are opened at 11:30 and this begins the autograph signing period.
The Boys & Girls Clubs will not be responsible for line control or security for any persons arriving before 10:00 a.m. Holding places in line is not permitted. Your spot in line represents only yourself. Violators will be escorted out of the event by security. The event is in a city facility and all patrons must follow city rules and the city reserves the right to ask anybody to leave. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay and the New York Yankees will deem all decisions by the city as final.
There will be a "ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY" for pushing, cursing and arguing. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will provide security for the event and anyone caught running or pushing others will be removed from the ballroom immediately. Ejection from the event will be at the discretion of the staff and will not be debated. Children under five are not allowed. No early entrance is allowed for children or special needs (except guests at Hall of Fame tables). Special needs guests will enter a different entrance for the safety of all guests. Any attempt by patrons to alter tickets, enter in to restricted areas or use tickets from previous years will constitute fraud and will be handed over to law enforcement.
All guests will enter through security and all bags will be checked. No bats will be allowed into the secure area. Please bring other items such as jerseys, baseballs and photos that you would like autographed. We will have official major league baseballs and other items for sale that day. No large bags will be allowed into the ballroom.


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On the Job: Librarian Focuses on New Initiatives
Posted: April 2, 2008 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
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For Craig Gibson, there's no such thing as a typical day. Mason's associate university librarian for research, instructional and outreach services is constantly interacting with people in the libraries and throughout the university.
"We're really focused on moving the library forward, as well as integrating the expertise of our librarians within the classroom setting," Gibson says. "Our efforts continually focus on identifying and developing new initiatives that enhance the learning environment here at Mason."
One of Gibson's main concerns is the library's Liaison Program, which develops a direct relationship between academic programs and the librarians. Liaison librarians, located on all Mason campuses, consult and collaborate with students and faculty on their research needs, select library materials in assigned subject areas, communicate with academic departments, instruct classes and provide one-on-one research assistance in person and by phone, e-mail and instant messaging.
Gibson says the program has been very successful so far, showing how each librarian is a valued resource in the university.
For nearly 20 years, Gibson has been developing instruction and outreach programs like the Liaison Program for academic libraries that advance integration of libraries into the research, teaching and service missions of colleges and universities.
He's also no stranger to presenting at national conferences and conducting workshops, specifically to share his teaching experiences with information literacy and its connection with critical thinking.
Though his efforts have been recognized with a number of awards throughout his career, Gibson was still pleasantly surprised to hear of his most recent acknowledgment.
Gibson has learned he will receive the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section's Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award in June. The award is given annually to a librarian who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of instruction at a college or research library.
"This is probably the biggest award I've received," Gibson says. "I imagine the nomination stems from what I've written and published on information literacy, and also for my participation in the ACRL Immersion Program, which is a summer institute focused on information literacy for librarians."
Gibson came to Mason in 1996, serving as associate university librarian for public services until 2005, when he became associate university librarian for research, instructional and outreach services.
"Mason has a very open attitude and spirit about trying new things and developing new ideas," says Gibson. "It's a great environment to examine what really helps student academic success, and the library is central to that goal."