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After almost a decade of marriage, "Eat, Pray, Love" author Elizabeth Gilbert has announced that she and husband José Nunes are splitting.
The award-winning writer took to Facebook and wrote a lengthy note to her fans about her decision to part ways, and to share a poem that has helped her through the split.
"Because I have shared details of my private life with you all so intimately over the years, I feel the need to share with you this recent change in my personal life," she wrote.
"I am separating from the man whom many of you know as "Felipe" — the man whom I fell I love with at the end of the EAT PRAY LOVE journey. He has been my dear companion for over 12 years, and they have been wonderful years. Our split is very amicable. Our reasons are very personal."
Elizabeth continued, "At this time of transition, I hope you will respect our privacy. In my heart, I know that you will do so, because I trust that you understand how this is a story that I am living--not a story that I am telling. I thank you for your love, and for your kindness, and for your continued blessings. Hold us in your thoughts. And I hope you will understand and forgive me if I am a bit absent from social media during this sensitive moment. Lastly, I wanted to share this poem, written by the poet-of-my-heart Jack Gilbert. This poem has been helping to carry me through this experience. Perhaps it will help some of you, also."
The poem, titled "Failing and Flying," features one line that reads, "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly."
"Eat, Pray, Love" became a star-studded film in 2010, with Julia Roberts starring as Elizabeth and Javier Bardem playing Felipe.
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1. Consult the suggested homily notes and use them as you see fit.
2. Incorporate some of the suggested themes when developing your Prayers of the Faithful (perhaps asking members of the same family to proclaim them).
3. In advance, ask a couple or a family to give a five minute testimony at the end of Mass on their experience of God's unconditional love in their life as a family.

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This tasty little side is one of those recipes that has been in my repertoire for a long time and don't think I'm ever going to stop making it. I learned how to make it at the first restaurant I ever work at and I still use it today. I'm a big fan of cabbage in all it's guises - coleslaw, sauerkraut & braised - and this is one of my favorite ways to cook it. Cabbage works best when served sweet & sour and this recipe gets those flavours from red wine vinegar and a healthy dose of raw cane sugar.
The sweet and sour favour of this side goes really well with pork. I'll be posting a recipe next week for ginger-honey glazed pork belly that goes perfectly with this red wine braised cabbage. It also goes really well with pork chops or ribs. It even works as a side dish for Asian inspired dishes like sesame beef.
This recipe is pretty simple to pull of. You just put the ingredients all together in a pot and let it simmer together until the cabbage if soft and most of the liquid has evaporated. You will have to stir it a couple of times and keep a relatively close eye on it to make sure it doesn't get dry and burn. If the pot starts getting to dry before you think it's ready, just add a bit of water to the pot.
Prep time: 10 minutes. Cook time: 20 minutes. Makes 6 sides
4 cups red cabbage (1 small head), shredded
1 cup raw cane sugar
2 cups red wine
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1. Combine all the ingredients in one pot, bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer.
2. Let simmer until the cabbage is soft and most of the liquid has evaporate, about 15 to 20 minutes. If the mix starts to dry out before, add a bit of water, a 1/2 cup at a time.
This recipe can be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge for up to 5 days.


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Romanian IYA2009 enthusiasts release new web pages
20 November 2009
The Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy (SARM) has launched five new web pages in its international super-project (led by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe coordinator, Valentin Grigore SARM President, and Florin Stancu web designer), continuing the sky chronology of 2009 through astrophotography, artworks, astronomical poetry, journalism, mini-dramas, humorous debates, and essays, including framing pages, pillar pages and special pages.
Astronomers and writers from all over the world have contributed to this project (still open for the 4th Quarter issue page), which also contains:
- Pages or chapters about activities and dedications for official IYA2009 projects: The World At Night, Dark Skies Awareness, 100 Hours of Astronomy, Galilean Nights, She Is An Astronomer, Cosmic Diary, Universe Awareness, From Earth to the Universe, Galilean Satellites, Star Peace.
- Chapters dedicated to great astronomers and international astronomical organisations.
- Pages about the most important international events of astronomical poetry in 2009, conceived around the International Meteor Conference of the International Meteor Organization in Porec (Croatia), and SARM's Galilean Nights festival of astronomy in Targoviste (Romania).
See these pages via http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/astropoetrytoiya/
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The European Aviation Safety Agency has provided new guidance for A380 operators on how to deal with wing component cracking that has been troubling the fleet.The new airworthiness directive is aimed at operators whose A380s have undergone a first round of interim repairs to address cracks in some wing rib-feet in both wings.
The updated guidance sets two different inspection requirements.
A first wave of aircraft to receive an interim fix now need to undergo inspection after another 560 flight cycles from the initial repair, which is the equivalent of around one year of service.
Airbus later modified the interim fix process to provide a more robust band-aide. Aircraft that underwent the latter process can fly up to 1,200 flight cycles, or around two years, before coming under scrutiny again.
Most of the aircraft will be governed by the 560 flight cycle regime.
In case cracks are found new repairs have to be undertaken.
Airbus expects to have a final fix approved and ready for installation by the time airlines hit those inspection point. The final fix is to restore the A380 wing's full life cycle of 19,000 lift cycles.
Up to now, airlines have been operating under a directive that required inspection by the time A380s reach 1,300 flight cycles.
Airbus expects that around 120 A380s need to be retrofit before aircraft start being delivered that have the final fix installed on the product line.
Airbus is absorbing much of the costs associated with the problems, although some airlines are looking for greater compensation to offset operational losses incurred when the A380 is out of service for the repair. Retrofitting the final fix could take 60 days, says Emirates Airlines chief executive Tim Clark.
EASA has not, yet, signed off on the final fix.


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A woman has died after her car hit a Pennsylvania State Police patrol vehicle that ran a stop sign.
The Erie Times-News reports that 57-year-old Donna Platz of Edinboro died early Saturday morning.
State police say Trooper Frederick Schimp was driving a 2013 Ford Explorer at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday when he ran a stop sign, and Platz's vehicle struck the car. Platz was pronounced dead at the scene about an hour later by the Erie County Coroner.
Schimp and Trooper Garrett Padasak, a passenger in the Explorer, were cut from the vehicle and taken to UPMC Hamot with moderate injuries. State police say the two were not responding to a call at the time of the crash. Both men are troopers at the Girard barracks.
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Monk backs De Guzman for World Cup
Jonathan de Guzman could force his way into Holland's World Cup plans if he keeps up his sparkling form, reckons Swansea boss Garry Monk.
The on-loan midfielder has bagged five goals in his last nine games in all competitions, including a top-quality double during the 3-0 win against Norwich on Saturday.
Canada-born de Guzman has eight caps for his adopted country Holland and played a minor role in their near-perfect World Cup qualifying campaign, making two starts and an appearance from the bench.
But with attacking midfielders of the calibre of Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben and Rafael Van der Vaart regular fixtures in Louis van Gaal's selections, it could prove tricky for the 26-year-old to force his way into the reckoning for Brazil.
Monk declared the Villarreal loanee man of the match at the Liberty Stadium, and said the versatile player, who has recently moved from central to a wide position, was the kind the Swans should sign on a permanent deal if they can.
"He was our best player today," Monk said. "He typified everything that I asked of the team for this week - not just on the ball, but off the ball.
"The two goals that he got were special and very good finishes and he showed another string to his bow - that he can be asked to play in other positions.
"I think if he continues to play like that he'll give himself a very good chance of getting in the World Cup squad."
Monk said goalkeeper Michel Vorm often talks of the culture in the Dutch squad when he returns from international duty.
"They talk about how the competition in that squad's so high, the ruthlessness of the manager and what he wants, what he demands," he added.
"It's going to be hard, but you (De Guzman) keep putting in performances like that and you'll be giving yourself a very good shout."
If De Guzman does figure prominently in the Dutch World Cup campaign his value could soar, something interim boss Monk is well aware of.
After the win over Norwich, he added: "I think after performances like that it's something for the club to think about, but obviously that's a conversation I have to have with the chairman, the player's agent and the player himself.
"At the end of the day, the player has to want to be here. I'm sure that conversation will happen very soon."
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BERKELEY Calif. (Reuters) - A California college town known for its liberal activism will vote in November on whether to place a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages, touching off the latest obesity-fighting campaign in the United States.
Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to add the measure in the form of a referendum on the city's ballot, drawing cheers of support from residents and health advocates, and vows to fight from the U.S. food and beverage industry.
"When we pass this measure in November, Berkeley will be the first in the country where such a measure has been passed," said Vicki Alexander, a co-chairwoman of a local campaign to put the measure on the ballot. "We are very excited to see that day happen."
Public health advocates across the country have clamored for ways to reduce consumption of sugary drinks and junk food, but lawmakers and voters have generally opposed enacting taxes or other regulations.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to limit the sale of large sugary drinks was rejected on June 26 by the state's highest court.
A California bill to require sugary soft drinks to carry labels warning of obesity, diabetes and tooth decay died in the California Legislature on June 17.
Two California cities, Richmond and El Monte, failed two years ago in their attempts to become the first in the country to impose taxes of a penny per ounce on businesses that sell sugary drinks.
Revenues from Berkeley's tax, if it passes, would go toward the city's general fund.
"It's disingenuous because there's nothing in this measure that's going to education. This goes right into the general account. It's a money grab," said Ted Mundorff, CEO of Landmark Theatres, which has movie theaters in Berkeley.
A Berkeley vending machine executive said her company would be forced to pass the tax on to consumers in order to stay in business.
A city survey of 500 likely voters showed majority support for the tax in April.
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It is with distance that you begin to see the larger picture. Sometimes all it takes is one step back to realize. Up close, a mosaic is just a plethora of colored tiles, the true image is hiding at a larger perspective.
This was the emotional sensation I had upon my temporary stint in Italy this past September. After almost 2 years away from the country that has defined my 20s, the experience going back felt a bit different this time. Thomas Wolfe wrote a novel called "You Can't Go Home Again." In it, he describes unfair passing of time which prevents one from ever being able to return "home again". The emotions, the memories, your thoughts, once upon a time can only be revisited in hindsight.
Upon arrival in Rome, I was overwhelmed with a displaced feeling of nostalgia. As if I had woken up in a dream and got stuck for 2 weeks. The most poignant part of the experience this time around, was the overwhelming lack of progress that holds Italy back from achieving stability. Back in 2008, when I was a young 20 year old punch-drunk by Italy's beauty, I mistook this part of the society as an endearing reason to love Italy. I never noticed how unfortunate the economic situation in Italy had become.
Speaking to friends who are Phd holding professionals about a typical salary in Italy was an extreme reality check. While the cost of life for an average italian living in a city center is by no means bargain, many educated Italians are being paid less than 2000 Euros a month! And they're lucky for even having a steady job! Over 20% of the italian population of people aged 18-28 can't find work, regardless of having a solid education. In Parma, the affluent Northern Italian city I used to call home, over 85 stores in the city center were closed due to bankruptcy.
This is why I describe the return this time around as bittersweet. Everything I remembered is crumbling under a weak economy. You can see it everywhere, in the eyes of every Italian there is a certain sadness they carry with them about the state of their country. An overwhelming sense of apathy that weighs everyone down from progress. The happy go lucky self I was when I lived there, had just learnt comparatively speaking that there is no Santa Claus. Now I finally understand the famous ex pat Italian mantra, "Italy is a beautiful place to visit, and an impossible place to live."
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Pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-751, each death sentence must rest on two findings: proof beyond a reasonable doubt of at least one aggravating circumstance set forth in A.R.S. § 13-751(F), and a finding "that there are no mitigating circumstances sufficiently substantial to call for leniency." A.R.S. § 13-751(E). Mitigation is defined by our statute as evidence relevant to "any aspect of the defendant's character, propensities or record and any of the circumstances of the offense."
Statutory & Non-Statutory Factors: In contrast to aggravation, mitigating circumstances are not limited to those set forth in A.R.S. § 13-751(G). Thus, if the defendant's evidence of intoxication fails to satisfy the enumerated mitigating circumstance (G)(1), it may be considered as a "non-statutory" mitigator. See, e.g., State v. Carreon, 210 Ariz. 54, 69-70, ¶¶ 75-80, 107 P.3d 900, 915-16 (2005) (court first rejects drug impairment under (G)(1), then rejects it as a non-statutory mitigator); State v. Murdaugh, 209 Ariz. 19, 35, ¶¶ 79-82, 97 P.3d 844, 860 (2004) (same).
The Ex Post Facto Prohibition and A.R.S. § 13-752(G): The language of the 1993 and 1999 statutes differ. "To the extent that A.R.S. § 13-752(G) changed the evidence admissible at the penalty phase, it does not provide that 'less or different testimony is sufficient to convict.'..[T]he legal standard for sentencing a defendant to death has remained the same. Therefore, A.R.S. § 13-752(G) is not an ex post facto law." State v. (Efren) Medina, 232 Ariz. 391, 306 P.3d 48 (2013).
Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation): In Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002), the United States Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits executing mentally retarded (intellectually disabled) defendants. Arizona's legislation, A.R.S. § 13-753, requires three criteria to be met to establish intellectual disability: (1) significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with (2) significant impairment in adaptive behavior, and (3) where the onset of the foregoing conditions occurred before the defendant reached the age of eighteen. The statute provides for a pretrial Atkins hearing, following which the trial court determines whether an intellectual disability has been proven by clear and convincing evidence; if not, the defendant remains death-eligible and the matter continues as a capital case. The defendant retains the ability to re-present evidence of intellectual disability as a mitigating factor at sentencing. (See Mitigating Circumstances, Intelligence/Education).
In State v. Grell (Grell III), 231 Ariz. 153, 291 P.3d 350 (2013), the Arizona Supreme Court independently reviewed the mitigating circumstances and found Grell had proven by a preponderance of the evidence that he is intellectually disabled. The Court vacated the death sentence and resentenced Grell to life. Although the trial court had determined pretrial that Grell had failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence that he was intellectually disabled, the Supreme Court reviewed the evidence under the lower standard of preponderance because Grell presented it as mitigation in the penalty phase. See A.R.S. § 13-751(C)(establishing defendant's penalty phase burden of proof as preponderance of the evidence). The Court applied the Arizona statutory definition, easily found that the first and third prongs had been satisfied and most particularly scrutinized the second prong, "significant impairment in adaptive behavior." Utilizing the lower standard of proof coupled with the "substantially more – and more convincing – evidence of adaptive skills deficits [presented] in his 2009 resentencing hearing that he presented in 2005," and the fact that "Grell convincingly rebutted the State's case in a way that he did not do in 2005," the Court held that Grell had significant adaptive skill deficits.
Following Grell III, it appears that a defendant not only retains the ability to present evidence of intellectual disability as a mitigating factor, but also – and notwithstanding the adverseresults of apretrial Atkins hearing – that he may be entitled to have the jury instructed in the penalty that if it finds defendant has proven he is intellectually disabled, the jury must return a verdict of life. This issue is unsettled and will likely require further clarification and resolution by the Arizona Supreme Court.
Relevant Mitigation: The U.S. Supreme Court has made plain that a sentencing jury may not be precluded from considering "any relevant, mitigating evidence." Buchanan v. Angelone, 522 U.S. 269, 276 (1998) (citing to Penry v. Lynaugh, Eddings v. Oklahoma, and Lockett v. Ohio). In Tennard v. Dretke, the Court reiterated that relevance in the context of capital mitigation is a "low threshold" and that such evidence is that "'which tends logically to prove or disprove some fact or circumstance which a fact-finder could reasonably deem to have mitigating value.'" 542 U.S. 274, 284 (2004) (quoting State v. McCoy, 372 S.E.2d 12, 45 (N.C. 1988) (dissent)). A court should consider "whether the evidence is of such a character that it 'might serve "as a basis for a sentence less than death."'" Id. at 2571 (quoting Skipper v. South Carolina, 476 U.S. 1, 5 (1986)). While not specifically defined, the Court has indicated that matters bearing on a defendant's "character" or "record," or concerning the "circumstances of the offense" are relevant and cannot be taken out the realm of sentencing consideration. Lockett v. Ohio, 438 U.S. 586, 604 (1978); accord Johnson v. Texas, 509 U.S. 350, 362 (1993). An example recently given by the Court of irrelevant evidence is the frequency with which a defendant showers in jail, while records showing his good behavior in jail would be relevant. Tennard, 542 U.S. at 286. The evidence need not be causally connected to the crime, itself, to be admissible. Id. at 284-86.
But while there are "virtually no limits [] placed on the relevant mitigating evidence a capital defendant may introduce concerning his own circumstances," Tennard, 542 U.S. at 285 (quoting Eddings. v. Oklahoma, 455 U.S. 104, 114 (1982)), this is not to say that the State cannot place parameters on the jury's consideration of mitigation. The Supreme Court has never held that "jury consideration of mitigating evidence must be undirected or unfocused," Franklin v. Lynaugh, 487 U.S. 164, 181 (1988), or that the State has no role in "structuring or giving shape to the jury's consideration of [] mitigating factors." 487 U.S. at 179; accord Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370, 376 (1990) (The State may require the jury to impose death if it finds that the aggravators outweigh the mitigation). Thus, in Boyde the Court approved a state trial court's use of a list of factors for the jury's consideration, including aggravating and mitigating circumstances along with a "catch-all" mitigating circumstance, and in Buchanan v. Angelone, supra, it approved the court's decision to not enumerate mitigating factors, but rather charge the jury with imposing a sentence based upon "all the evidence."
[1] Note that Tennard was written by Justice O'Connor, who wrote in her concurrence in Franklin v. Lynaugh, infra, that she does not believe that residual doubt is relevant evidence.
Instructions: There is no federal constitutional obligation to instruct the jury on how to consider mitigating evidence in light of aggravating evidence, or whether the jury should consider particular mitigating factors. Thus, for example, it is permissible to tell the jury to make its sentencing decision based upon "all the evidence," without further instruction. Buchanan, 522 U.S. at 275-77. However, post-Ring, Arizona trial courts have uniformly provided both a weighing instruction and a list of the defense's proposed mitigating circumstances in their jury instructions, including a "catchall" instruction allowing for the consideration any other factor that the jury deems mitigating. See A.R.S. § 13-751(E) & (G).
In assessing a proposed instruction, the trial court should ask, "whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury [will] appl[y]] the [] instruction in a way that prevents the consideration of constitutionally relevant evidence." Boyde, 494 U.S. at 380. The court need not consider how a "single hypothetical 'reasonable' juror could or might [] interpret[] the instruction," since jurors "do not sit in solitary isolation booths parsing instructions for subtle shades of meaning in the same way that lawyers might. Differences among them in interpretation of instructions may be thrashed out in the deliberative process, with commonsense understanding of the instructions in the light of all that has taken place at the trial likely to prevail over technical hairsplitting." 494 U.S. at 380-81.
(G)(1): Use of the precise statutory language as set forth in 13-751(G) as the mitigation factor instruction was approved by Arizona Supreme Court in regards to (G)(1). Carreon, 210 Ariz. at 69, ¶ 77, 107 P.3d at 915.
Nexus Language: In State v. Frank Winfield Anderson, 210 Ariz. 327, 111 P.3d 369 (2005), the court noted with approval the fact that the trial court did not instruct the jury that it had to find a "nexus" between the proffered mitigation evidence and the defendant's crime. It cited with approval the more general instruction given in that case that the jury was to consider any mitigation they found "relevant in determining whether to impose a sentence less than death." See Frank Anderson at ¶ 94.
Argument & Causal Nexus: It is not improper to allow the State to argue that there is no causal relationship between the mitigation and the crime. As the Arizona Supreme Court noted recently in Anderson, though various Supreme Court decisions "dictate a liberal rule of admissibility for mitigating evidence, they still leave it to the sentencer to 'determine the weight to be given to relevant mitigating evidence.'" Anderson at ¶ 97 (quoting Eddings v. Oklahoma). See State v. Newell, 212 Ariz. 389, 405, ¶ 82, 132 P.3d 833, 849 (2006) ("We do not require that a [causal] nexus between the mitigating factors and the crime be established before we consider the mitigation evidence. But the failure to establish such a causal connection may be considered in assessing the quality and strength of the mitigation.")
Waiver of Mitigation/Colloquy: A competent defendant is entitled to waive the presentation of mitigation evidence if the waiver is made knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently. State v. Hausner, 230 Ariz. 60, 280 P.3d 604 (2012).See also, State v. Joseph, 230 Ariz. 296, 283 P.3d 27 (2012)(setting set forth the inquiries that the trial court should make to determine that the defendant (1) understands what mitigation is, the right to present mitigation evidence, and the consequences of waiving that right, and (2) makes the decision voluntarily).
In Hausner, the Supreme Court commended the steps the trial judge took to ensure that Hausner was competent and that he knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived mitigation. (Id. at ¶116). It further directed "that similar procedures be prospectively applied when a capital defendant elects to waive the presentation of all mitigation:"
The trial court should engage the defendant in a colloquy to ensure that the defendant understands the penalty phase process, the right to present mitigation, and the consequences of waiving this right. Defense counsel should confirm on the record that he or she has discussed with the defendant the nature of the mitigation that could be presented and the consequences of waiver. The court should confirm on the record that the defendant is waiving the presentation of mitigation knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily. If the circumstances present questions about the defendant's competence, the court should order an appropriate mental examination before accepting the waiver. These procedures will help ensure that waivers are made on an informed and voluntary basis and, by avoiding subsequent questions on these issues, also facilitate the review of any related capital sentences. (Id. at ¶122)
Further, where defendant elects to present no evidence in mitigation at the Penalty Phase, a trial court does not commit reversible error in permitting the State to present evidence. State v. Nordstrom, 230Ariz. 110, 280 P.3d 1244, 1248 (2012). In reaching this conclusion, the Court applied rules of statutory construction and taking two statutory provisions together evinced a legislative intent to permit the state to introduce relevant evidence during the penalty phase, whether or not the defendant chooses to introduce mitigation evidence. Further, the evidence presented was neither prejudicial nor did its presentation constitute a due process violation. (Legislation enacted in 2012 confirms the court's determination of legislative intent.) (Id. at ¶10). See also, State v. Joseph, 230 Ariz. 296, 283 P.3d 27 (2012)(Although Joseph elected not to present any mitigating evidence, the Court held that the jury was permitted to consider in mitigation "any evidence that was presented at any prior phase of the trial." A.R.S. § 13–752(I)).
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i wanna throw my support behind this one. I can't comment on its longevity as i've only had it a few weeks. I have the magic wand for home but i was traveling and wanted something powerful enough (i am often disappointed with the weakness of vibrators, especially battery powered ones) but quiet enough to be discreet. This definitely met the mark on both counts. It's a cheapy, sure, and not that pretty, but the vibrations were stronger than some much more expensive toys, and a lot of the other bullet style vibes were a lot clunkier and louder. So, so sum up: great travel vibe. I didn't have any of the problems that the other reviewer mentioned as far as the battery case coming apart, so perhaps she got a defective one.
I have owned several bullets, this one is a disappointment. The battery compartment seems cheap and does not stay fully closed. I have been nothing but frustrated with it. I prefer AA batteries over AAA, which this one requires. I will be buying a different bullet and promptly getting rid of this one.
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Hometown : Xenia, OH
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Academic Areas of Interest
Labor, Economics of Immigration
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Travel, Golf
- Ph.D., Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) 1983
- B.A., Miami University (Oxford, OH), 1976
- "Post-Migration Investments in Education and Job Search: A Family Perspective," with Deborah Cobb-Clark and Chris Worswick in the Journal of Population Economics, 18:663-90 (2005).
- "The Worldwide Market for Skilled Migrants: Can Australia Compete?" with Deborah
- "The Job Search and Education Investments of Immigrant Families," with Deborah Cobb-Clark and Chris Worswick, Discussion paper no. 290, Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn April 2001
- "Wives and mothers: The Labour-market experiences of married immigrant women in Australia," with Deborah Cobb-Clark in Work Rich, Work Poor: Inequality and economic change in Australia, edited by Jeff Borland, Bob Gregory, and Peter Sheehan, Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University, 2001.
- "A Family Affair: The Labor Market Experience of Immigrant Spouses", with Deborah Cobb-Clark, Social Science Quarterly, December 2001 Vol.82, No. 4.


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Poverty Programs... A Business Management Approach by Jean-Paul A. Ruff Jean-Paul Ruff, a member of our Detroit Management Services staff, joined TRB&S in 1959, after receiving an M.S. degree in Industrial Management from Purdue University. Mr. Ruff also holds an engineering degree in chemistry from L'Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris and a Licence es Sciences from the Sorbonne. Mr. Ruff spent three years in our Milan office and his experience includes applications of Operations Research and Management Information Systems techniques in the United States and Europe. He has frequently given speeches or directed courses and seminars in French, English and Italian on the usage of management and mathematical techniques in business and government. Mr. Ruff is a member of The Institute of Management Sciences, the Operations Research Society of America, and the Association Frangaise d'Informatique et de Recherche Operationnelle. The Office of Economic Opportunity coordinates numerous programs to combat poverty throughout the nation. The primary objective of this undertaking is to offer opportunities to those who, for any number of reasons, have not been able to cope with the progress and the changes taking place in this country. One of the first tasks of OEO and its representative agencies is to search for, identify, and keep track of those citizens who require their services. This task corresponds to a recognition of "clients". It presumes that some set of minimum requirements will be used as a criterion to separate "nonclients" from "potential clients". Identifying the Need The search for clients has not been given early consideration because, in most cases, when local Community Action Programs were created, more "clients" than could be handled actually requested services. But soon the community representatives began to question the distribution of services: Are we reaching the "hard core?" Is the basic goal of the War on Poverty accomplished by servicing the least needy of the needy? These questions trigger demands for information concerning the number and type of persons served, the quantity and quality of services rendered, and even the performance characteristics of the methods used to fulfill the objective of offering opportunity. The needs of a community can be partially identified through geographical statistical samples which serve as an approximate basis for justifying expense of effort and money. Tallies of the number of visits or contacts established at different points within Community Action Centers can help in determining levels of activity. Measuring Performance But the question of "how good a job we are doing in our Community Action Program" remains unanswered. What are the elements of information necessary to answer such a question? How does the data required differ from that necessary to measure the performance of an industrial concern or a commercial enterprise? Of course, the War on Poverty does not have a profit motive in the business sense; but in all other respects, the similarity is striking! Businesses as well as any of the programs of the Office of Economic Opportunity have goals they attempt to reach through a plan. They dispose of many limited resources and which can be allocated in different ways to several alternative projects. They can compare the 24 THE QUARTERLY
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Gena Hamshaw of the blog Choosing Raw eats a mostly raw, vegan diet without losing time, money or her sanity. Let her show you how to make "rabbit food" taste delicious and satisfying every other Thursday on Food52.
Today: Gena shares some of her favorite tips for mastering the art of vegan soups and stews. And a recipe for yam soup with a special ingredient.
My first few years as a vegan home cook were characterized by some incredible hits and some spectacular misses. These included pot after pot of burnt brown rice, faux sausage that was harder than steel and innumerable batches of soggy, tasteless tofu. Amid all the din of recipes going wrong, there was one type of dish that never seemed to fail me: soup. Soups and stews were familiar, easy to prepare and oh-so-forgiving when I happened to make a mistake. Because many of the soups and stews I loved were already vegan or vegetarian, it wasn't hard to modify them to suit my new way of eating. And because they were often so rich in fiber and nutrients (from lentils, beans and veggies), they filled me up beautifully, never giving me a chance to miss the animal products I had left behind.
I've become a more competent vegan chef, but my adoration of soups and stews hasn't changed. To this day, they're among my favorite dinner options. As a busy student, I rely on them as make-ahead meals, and I relish the fact that I can freeze them and have hearty food at the ready in a moment's notice.
Mastering the art of vegan soups and stews requires little specialized knowledge. Most of them start with onions and garlic, to which you add vegetables, broth and then a good simmer on the stovetop. The only big differences between vegan soups and non-vegan soups are that vegetable stock or bouillon must be used in place of chicken or beef stock, and that meat, fish, and chicken are (of course) off limits. Within this, nearly any favorite, traditional soup recipe -- minestrone, black bean, noodle, tomato, butternut squash -- can be easily veganized. Here are a few handy tricks of the trade:
• Two words: mushroom stock. It elevates your average soup with complex and unmistakable flavor. To prepare it, simmer an ounce of dried shitake or porcini mushrooms and about a half pound of mushrooms or mushroom stems with vegetables of your choosing (onion, carrot), sea salt and herbs (thyme, oregano, rosemary). Strain through a cheesecloth and either use right away or freeze for later.
• Creamy soups are not out of the question. Homemade cashew cream will take vegan soups far: simply soak a cup of cashews overnight, drain them and then blend them in a food processor with a dash of salt, a teaspoon of lemon juice and enough water to create the texture of heavy cream. Stir the mixture into soups whenever cream is called for. Alternatively, you can use coconut milk.
• Hold the sugar. Store-bought non-dairy milks often have added sugar that can tamper with the flavor of your soup, so keep an eye out and make sure to buy unsweetened varieties.
• Spice, spice and more spice. Using a variety of distinctive spices, from curries and cumin to thyme and sage, will create flavor without the addition of too much salt.
• Travel. So many global cuisines feature soups and stews prominently; branch out, and experiment with recipes from different continents. My favorites are Indian curries, soba noodle bowls, hearty vegan borscht with cashew cream, and even a vegan version of avgolemono, the Greek Easter soup I remember fondly from childhood!
Speaking of travel, the following winter stew transports us to West Africa, where both yams and peanuts are major indigenous crops. To call this "yam stew" is a little disingenuous, as most American readers will be using sweet potato in the recipe, rather than yam itself. The yams native to Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean are tubers, rather than root vegetables, and they are more starchy and dry than sweet and moist. That said, the two vegetables do share similarities in appearance and taste, and they can be easily substituted for each other.
In this recipe, peanuts, red lentils and yams (or sweet potatoes) are simmered with the flavorful spices so common in West African cuisine: cumin, cinnamon and ginger. What really makes the dish sing, though, is the addition of sweet tomatoes and peanut butter, which together create an extraordinarily rich and fragrant broth. I'd never heard of adding peanut butter to a soup before I made this dish, but the results are magical. Though not a traditional addition to the stew, I like to stir in kale at the end for extra nutrient density and texture, and serve the dish with a sprinkle of roasted peanuts and chopped green onions. Along with some basmati rice -- or even on its own, with a simple salad -- this is a nutritious and hearty meal for winter months!
Serves 4
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 1/2 tablespoon ginger, minced
2 pounds yams (about two large), chopped into 1 inch chunks (or a little larger)
1/2 cup dry red lentils, rinsed and drained
3 ripe vine tomatoes, peeled and chopped (if you cannot access fresh tomatoes at this time of year, use 1 can of homemade or store-bought diced tomatoes)
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
2 teaspoons cumin, ground
1/2 teaspoon turmeric, ground
dashes cayenne pepper (to taste)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt (or to taste)
4-5 cups vegetable stock + extra as needed
1/2 teaspoon sea salt (or to taste)
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
4 cups curly kale, chopped into small pieces
1/4 cup green onion, tops only, chopped
1/4 cup roasted and salted peanuts, chopped
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Inspired by conversations on the Food52 Hotline, we're sharing tips and tricks that make navigating all of our kitchens easier and more fun.
Today: Our very ambitious Community Manager, Catherine Lamb, recently baked a three-tiered wedding cake for her friends, and is walking us through the project all week. Here's how she got started.
So I decided to bake a wedding cake. And I decided to do it without a huge amount of forethought. In fact, I decided to do it over text message. My friend who was getting married texted me to ask if I still played viola for weddings, which I used to do back in the day. I refused, citing the passing of 5 years as an excuse, but jokingly offered to bake him a wedding cake instead. And then suddenly I was in our office's trash area, talking on the phone with him and his fiancée about which flavors they wanted (yellow, chocolate, and white); whether they wanted to have a plastic bride and groom on top (they did not); and their stance on fondant (thankfully negative).
After the bride and groom talked a few things out, we settled on a three-tiered cake. The bottom tier would be a yellow cake with caramel filling, the middle a chocolate cake with chocolate ganache, and the top a delicate white cake with raspberry jam. The whole thing would be covered in a fluffy Swiss buttercream, decorated very simply, and accented with fresh flowers.
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All in all it seemed pretty doable. I'd worked at a bakery part-time in college, making frosting roses and piping out "Happy Birthday" until I thought my hand would fall off. So I had a basic knowledge of how to make and frost a cake. It had been years since my last imposing cake project, though -- so to make this less intimidating, I decided to break down the whole shebang into clear, manageable steps. I divided the process into three days, and made sure to have plenty of coffee on hand for the process.
Most people see baking a wedding cake as an intimidating undertaking -- and rightfully so. It requires at least two full days of work, preferably three. It requires nerves of steel, at least a passable knowledge of icing, and confidence in spades. It requires planning and organization and a friend or two to help you along the way, both mentally and physically. Though making a wedding cake requires all of these things, it is also totally, completely, 100% feasible for you -- yes, you -- to do. I'll show you how. So gather your patience, an apron, and as much butter as you can carry -- let's make a wedding cake.
Step 1: The Cake
I haven't been to many weddings in my life, but the few I have attended left much to be desired where cake was concerned. Often stick-to-the-tongue dry and draped with sickly-sweet fondant, it's more of a token placeholder than an actual dessert. No wonder the bride and groom traditionally smear it on each other's faces instead of eating it.
I wanted to make a wedding cake that was, first and foremost, delicious. I hold cake in very high regard (sorry, pie -- I'm on Team Cake all the way), and took this task seriously. Yes, the outside had to look beautiful -- but as we all know, it's what's on the inside that counts. This goes double for cake.
When searching for the perfect cake recipes, I had three criteria in mind: They needed to be moist, lightly sweet, and sturdy enough to support three layers. So I turned, as I often do, to Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen, who undertook a similar project. There, I found recipes for chocolate and yellow cakes, complete with conversions that would allow me to expand them to elephantine proportions. Huzzah!
In her cake recipes, Deb insists that you must scrape down the bowl several times. And folks, she is absolutely correct. If you're worried about fitting the whole batch in your mixer, divide everything in half -- you'll be weighing out the batter anyway. Save your leftover egg whites for the Swiss buttercream!
For the white cake, I used a recipe from Cook's Illustrated. Unlike yellow cake, white cake snubs egg yolks, and adds extra "oomph" in the form of almond extract. This one proved a bit trickier than its yellow and chocolate brethren, as traditional white cake is extremely delicate -- picture the kind of cake you served your stuffed animals at tea parties when you were younger (what, you didn't do that?). For this reason, I chose to make it the smallest tier -- and I read the reviews to make sure the cake would hold up under layering. I wasn't disappointed.
Here are some tips to keep in mind before you tie on your apron:
Test first: Before committing to making a quadruple batch of cake, I recommend taking one batch for a test drive to see how it reacts to being stacked (you don't want them to collapse!), frozen, and sliced. After putting my recipes to the test -- I halved the white cake and baked the yellow and chocolate cakes in 8-inch pans -- I knew I'd found some winners. Thankfully, I also had a friend's birthday coming up, so no cake went to waste.
Prepare your pans: The last thing you want is to put your (metaphorical) blood, sweat, and tears into baking the perfect cake, only to have it stick to the pan. Disfigured cakes may taste delicious, but they won't make the cut for a wedding.
To be extra safe, I buttered my pans, lined each with a parchment circle, buttered the parchment, and sprinkled the whole thing with flour. After tapping out the excess, my pans were stick-proof.
Weigh it out: It's crucial that the cake layers within each tier are identical in taste and appearance -- so I turned to a scale. If you don't have one, borrow one. Or, if you're a serious baker, it might be time to invest. Place a large bowl on your scale, tare it, then pour in your batter. Record the batter's total weight, then divide by the number of pans. Using the scale, evenly distribute the batter into your prepared pans. Look, math is useful after all! Be sure to tap the bottoms of your pans lightly against the counter to get rid of any air bubbles before baking.
Bake all your cakes on the middle rack. Yes, it may take more time, but it's worth it to avoid overcooked bottoms or tops. Also, rotate your cakes halfway through their cook time.
Freeze It: Even if you're making your cakes the day before the wedding, you should still freeze them overnight. Be sure to wrap them tightly in plastic wrap first. Once frozen, cakes are firmer and easier to handle; this will also keep them fresher, longer.
Stay tuned, because tomorrow I'll walk you through how to prepare your fillings -- and I'll also tackle the imposing princess that is Swiss Buttercream.
Have you ever taken on the challenge of baking a wedding cake? How was it? Any tips or tricks?
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Families grieve with news no passengers survived
BEIJING – After 17 agonizing days, the most predictable yet worst possible news lay in wait. Chinese relatives collapsed and cried Monday night as they reacted with anger and some disbelief at statements by first Malaysia Airlines and then the Malaysian Prime Minister that all hope is lost for the 239 passengers and crew aboard the missing plane.
"Bastards, they are not human beings," screamed one distraught woman about the airline, as she left the Beijing hotel meeting room where they have gathered daily and waited since March 8. "The hijackers are not mentally ill, why would they hijack the plane to such a remote place?" she shouted, repeating the stubborn belief here among many family members that someone took over flight MH370.
Some relatives, overcome by emotion, were stretchered out of the building by medics. Others lashed out at the media scrum. Inside the room, where Chinese television relayed the bad news, some people collapsed, while others broke chairs and raged against what they had just heard, said Ma Tong, a Beijing actuary whose mother Ma Wenzhi, 57, was among 153 Chinese passengers. "I have cried so much these past days, but today I was quite calm," he said.
Like many relatives, Ma, 29, reserved his anger for the Malaysian authorities. "We Chinese relatives are just the playthings of the Malaysians. After 17 days, they release this speculative conclusion, one they could have reached after two or three days," he said. "They have long cheated us with excuses. After so much time has gone by, they had ample time to fabricate evidence," said Ma.
"It's only speculation. I have not seen any plane debris, so I definitely won't go to Australia now. If they find debris, I want my relative's body too," he said. Chinese Internet giant NetEase reported that several relatives held similar doubts about the Malaysian announcement. Without real evidence, this could just be a plot, so there is still hope and no need to go to Australia now, said a NetEase report Monday.
The families of the 239 passengers on the plane have been on an erratic and emotional roller-coaster as they await news about the jet, missing since March 8. Information from the Malaysian government, Malaysia Airlines and other countries helping in the search has been conflicting and confusing. Relatives have complained that government and airline officials have not been forthcoming,
Today, initial reports said the families were told by text message that all lives on the plane were lost. However, Malaysia Airlines issued a statement saying managers informed most families in person and by telephone before the prime minister's announcement. The statement said text messages were used "only as an additional means of communicating with families."
Some of the families issued a scathing statement condemning the Malaysian government and the airline, according to the online news site Mashable.
"The Malaysian prime minister sent a statement to the families of MH370 passengers without any direct evidence that MH370 crashed in the south Indian ocean and no people survived," the statement said. "From March 8 when they announced that MH370 lost contact to today, 18 days have passed during which the Malaysian government and military constantly tried to delay, deceive the passengers' families and cheat the whole world. This shameless behaviour not only fooled and hurt the families of the 154 passengers but also misguided and delayed rescue actions."
The statement goes on to call the government and airline the "real executioners" for their delay and obfuscation.
Larry Palinkas, a social work professor at the University of Southern California who specializes in disasters, said Monday's announcement doesn't end the uncertainty for the families of the missing passengers.
He said a lack of confidence in information from the Malaysian government and the airline compounds the uncertainty and anguish relatives feel.
"This will inhibit the ability of families to deal with the disaster," he said.
Relatives will go through a second stage of uncertainty when they will second-guess what they could have done to keep their loved one from boarding the flight, he said.
"They will do a lot of 'if only,' " Palinkas said, and some will never reach a point when they are convinced that there was nothing they could have done to prevent the family member's death.
For several weeks, he said, relatives focused on finding out the location of their loved ones.
"The anger, anxiety, was all related to the immediate need to understand the whereabouts of their loved ones," he said. He said today's announcement answers that question, and now relatives will increasingly turn their focus on why the tragedy happened.
"That is likely to persist a long, long time for the families," he said.
For Ma Tong, the disappearance of his mother, Ma Wenzhi, tore the deep emotional bond they shared after his father died when he was four and she raised him alone. A business woman in Beijing, she retired a few years ago to enjoy some leisure before her son, newly married this year, has a child that she, as a Chinese grandma, will need to care for, he said.
Seizing her chance, Ma Wenzhi, a devout Buddhist, often made tourist trips abroad in the company of friends including Zheng Ruixian, whose husband, Zhang Hongjie, was too upset to talk Monday night. Ma Tong said he wished he had driven her to the airport on her departure, for some final contact, as his mum never switched on international roaming so his texts never reached her abroad.
Ma has another regret, after pushing her to buy travel insurance ahead of her Malaysia holiday. "I always told her she must have lots of insurance for her trips, but now I regret it," he said. "In China, it's inauspicious to buy insurance."
To protest Malaysia's handling of the crisis, as the lead nation, and especially its failure to narrow the search scope, Ma intends to boycott all travel to Malaysia, and all Malaysian goods. "Many of my friends will also avoid going there, they are bullying us common people," he said. "I feel helpless. This is all we can do. The Chinese government is trying its best, but if China was stronger, Malaysia would not play with us like this."
For the family of the only American adult aboard Flight 370, it was a struggle to take in the news that the jet had gone down in the Indian Ocean.
Shortly after the announcement by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razar, Sarah Bajc, the girlfriend of missing passenger Philip Wood, sent an e-mail to journalists canceling interviews and asking for privacy.
"I need to regroup," Bajc, a business teacher in China, said in the e-mail. "It looks like the first phase of our mission has ended. Now Philip's family and I will need some time for private grief. We will find some greater good for the momentum we have built to help the families, and to prevent something like this happening again."
She included the text message she received from Malaysia Airlines, which read, "Malaysia Airlines deeply regrets that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board survived. As you will hear in the next hour from Malaysia's Prime Minister, we must now accept all evidence suggests the plane went down in the Southern Indian Ocean."
Wood, 50, an IBM executive, was in Malaysia looking for an apartment for him and Bajc to move into. He was on his way back to China to see her, his father, Aubrey Wood, said.
Reached by cellphone after the news was announced, Aubrey Wood, 76, said, "I just can't talk to you right now."
Last week, he told USA TODAY that he was holding out hope that his son was alive, but that he was trusting a higher power.
"We're putting it in God's hands," Wood said in an interview. "I personally feel he's still alive. … We believe they're somewhere on land. And we're going to find him."
"I'm at peace about it," Aubrey Wood said. "If he passed on, he's with the Lord. We'll see him again either way."
The other Americans aboard were children: Nicole Meng, 4, and Yan Zhang, 2.


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Barack Obama and John Roberts were all smiles when the chief justice swore in the president on Sunday — a cordial performance they'll likely repeat during the public swearing-in on Monday.
But the serene tableau obscures the tumultuous relationship between the two since their first awkward public interaction during the botched oath of office four years ago.
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On Sunday, Roberts read the oath from a piece of paper — and both men seemed relieved when it was over. They exchanged congratulations and thanks, and then Obama turned to his daughter Sasha. "I did it," he told her. "You didn't mess up," she replied.
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The historical fates of Obama and Roberts are more intertwined than those of any chief justice and president in recent decades. For much of Obama's first four years in office, the pair seemed to be at loggerheads — particularly after the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision upheld corporations' right to spend money on elections. Obama trashed the ruling at his State of the Union Address with Roberts and six other justices sitting right in front of him.
The tension lifted briefly and dramatically last June, when Roberts joined with Democrats on the court to uphold a pivotal part of Obama's signature health care reform law, the individual mandate. But experts predict the Roberts-led court will continue to challenge the president's policies in areas that will shape the future of the nation, including affirmative action, immigration and the environment.
And that means the two men, each with a keen sense of his place in history, are likely to clash again during Obama's second term.
"When you have a president and a chief justice of distinctly opposing philosophies, that's a recipe for conflict, and it has been one, and it will be one," said Jeffrey Toobin, an author of several books on the court and a legal analyst for CNN. "I don't think there has been a level of ideological conflict between the president and the chief justice like this since the '30s."
Other analysts say it's still too early to say whether the Obama-Roberts rivalry is destined for the history books.
"The Obama and Roberts differences are real and meaningful and will probably find expression in a number of other important cases over the next four years," said Jeff Shesol, author of "Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. The Supreme Court." "Whether it rises to the level of other kinds of presidential-judicial rivalries is something we'll probably have to judge in retrospect."
Obama and Roberts's relationship got off to a famously rocky start during the 2009 Inauguration, when Obama jumped in prematurely to recite the oath and the chief justice then mangled the wording. Both men reportedly apologized for the episode, which Roberts may have exacerbated by trying to recite the oath by memory. The White House summoned him to the Map Room for a do-over the next day, just to make sure Obama was officially the president.
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The first big flash point came about a year later, when the Supreme Court handed down the Citizens United decision. Obama immediately denounced it as "a green light to a new stampede of special interest money in our politics" and "a major victory for big oil, Wall Street banks, health insurance companies and the other powerful interests that marshal their power every day in Washington to drown out the voices of everyday Americans."


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Every year for nearly two decades, John Rundle has donned a red velvet suit and long white beard, and played Father Christmas to a generation of Canberra children.
The former police officer from Scullin had been retired for a couple of years when he saw an advertisement seeking men to play Santa Claus.
Looking for a way to help others, he signed up, and started out at the Tuggeranong Hyperdome, later moving to Westfield Belconnen Shopping Centre.
This is Mr Rundle's 19th year playing the big man from the North Pole.
''I just love working with the kids, and I love conveying the message of goodwill and happiness and joy to the children, and just seeing the joy on their face when they come up and sit and talk to Santa,'' he said.
It is not always an easy job, Mr Rundle said, and the honesty of children meant they sometimes told Santa things that their parents wished they had not.
''Physically and mentally, it's quite stressful because you've got to be on the alert all the time - I relate it very much to my previous occupation where you never know what's going to happen next,'' he said.
Children are not the only people who want to talk to Santa.
He hears the worries of plenty of grown-ups who are feeling down or concerned and are looking for a trusted figure to whom they can unburden themselves at Christmas time.
''Generally I like to be just a little bit of a sounding box to them, a wailing wall, because that's all they're looking for. They don't want someone to come up with a solution, I don't think. They just want someone to listen to them,'' he said.


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How many Internet users Google themselves? A lot.
To commemorate Google's 15th birthday, Pew Internet released Friday results of a survey conducted in April and May showing that 56 percent of Internet users have used search engines to "look up their own name to see what information is available about them online."
That's up from 22 percent in 2001 when Pew first asked that question, but slightly down from the 57 percent of users who said they had searched for themselves in 2009.
Don't like what you see when you Google yourself? The search giant offers tips on how to manage your online reputation. Google offers a "Me on the Web" feature that allows you to receive a notification whenever information about you, such as an email address or phone number, is published online.
There are a number third-party companies that have sprung up in recent years that help individuals and businesses manage their online profile. A Denver startup called Brandfolder, which recently graduated from the TechStars program in Boulder, helps companies "manage, display and share" their brand.
Pew says it is pulling together demographic material on self-searchers and will post the data later Friday.


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How to Retouch Digital Wedding Photography
As you retouch your digital wedding photos, it is important to remember that you don't want your edits to be obvious. The goal in this process is to tweak an image just enough that it improves the final result but keeps the natural appearance.
Compare the portraits below; in the retouched image the editor smoothed the subject's skin and sharpened her eyes, and then lightly sharpened the entire photo to improve the overall effect while keeping the photo looking natural.
The most common types of retouching to do on wedding photos are removing blemishes, smoothing skin, and enhancing eyes.
How to remove blemishes in digital wedding photography
As too many know, even people who follow rigorous skincare regimens occasionally get pesky little blemishes. Fortunately, Photoshop offers an easy fix:
Open the image in Photoshop and zoom in to the area with the blemish you'd like to remove.
To zoom in to an area in Photoshop, locate and click on the Zoom tool at the bottom of the toolbar, which is found on the left-hand side of your screen, or hit the Z key. Then click on the photo to zoom in.
Find the healing tools (the icon that looks like a Band-Aid), located on the bar on the left-hand side of your screen.
If you are using Photoshop CS5 and newer, select the Spot Healing Brush Tool by holding down your mouse button on the healing tools icon and clicking on Spot Healing Brush from the menu that appears. Then proceed to Step 3.
If you're using an older version of Photoshop, select the Patch tool from the healing tools by holding down your mouse button on the healing tools icon and clicking on Patch Tool from the menu that appears.
If you're using the Spot Healing Brush Tool, resize the brush that appears as your cursor using the left or right bracket keys so that it's just a little bit larger than the blemish.
If you're using an older version, you can skip this step.
Place your cursor brush over the blemish and click once.
If your cursor fits over the entire blemish, clicking once will do the job. However, if the blemish is something like a long scratch, you can click and drag your cursor over the entire mark. When you release the mouse button, the blemish disappears. Voilà!
If you're using the Patch Tool instead of the Spot Healing Brush Tool, hold down the mouse button and draw a circle around the blemish you'd like to remove. When you release the button, a dotted circle appears around the blemish.
Click on the selected blemish and drag the mark to another area that has a similar tone and is free of other blemishes. When you let go of the mouse button, the blemish disappears.
How to enhance eyes for your digital wedding photography
The steps for enhancing the eyes in Photoshop are very similar to those for smoothing skin, except that we're sharpening instead of blurring the image. Here's how you enhance the eyes in a photograph:
Open the image in Photoshop and create a duplicate layer by hitting Command+J (Mac) or Control+J (Windows).
With the duplicate layer selected, apply an Unsharp Mask Filter by going to Filter →Sharpen →Unsharp Mask.
A dialog box appears in which you can adjust the amount of sharpening you want with a slider bar.
Play around with the slider until the eyes look right and then click OK.
You need quite a bit of sharpening to make the eyes pop, but the exact amount depends on how big your file is.
Apply a layer mask to your image by navigating to Layer →Layer Mask →Hide All.
Use a white brush to paint back over the eyes only, which brings out the sharpness in only that area.


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Selena Gomez 'Apologises' After Justin DELETES His Instagram
When a war of words broke out between Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez on Bieber's Instagram account the other day, I have to admit, I thought it was fake!
Why would Selena bother to comment on Justin's photos and weigh in on the drama?
The 'drama' I'm referring to is the beef Justin was getting from fans after posting numerous photos of himself and his new rumoured girlfriend, Sofia Richie.
They were posting all sorts of rude comments about Sofia, and quite quickly, Justin had enough - he threatened to make his instagram private 'if you guys don't stop the hate this is getting out of hand, if you guys are really fans you wouldn't be so mean to people I like.'
Selena Gomez then chimed in. 'If you can't handle the hate then stop posting pictures of your girlfriend lol - it should be special between you two only. Don't be mad at your fans. They love you.'
That prompted a war of words between the pop stars as Justin hit back: 'It's funny to see people that used me for attention and still trying to point the finger this way. Sad. All love. I'm not one for anyone receiving hate. Hope you all can be kind to my friends and each other. And yes I love my beliebers.'
Selena then wrote, 'Funny how the ones that cheated multiple times, are pointing the finger at the ones that were forgiving and supportive, no wonder fans are mad. Sad. All love.'
This prompted the most SURPRISING response from Justin yet! 'I cheated... Oh I forgot about You and Zayn?'
Then last night, Selena Gomez posted to snapchat a photo with a black screen and the words, 'What I said was selfish and pointless.'
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Why Isn't ICANN Speaking Out Against ICE/DOJ Domain Seizures?
from the ridiculous deptFollowing the feds seizing bodog.com, Mark Jeftovic from EasyDNS wrote a really interesting post pointing out just how insane these domain seizures are. He focused on the fact that Bodog was run outside of the US, hosted outside the US, and the domain registrar was even outside the US. Thus, the feds went straight to Verisign to seize the domain. For what it's worth, while I share his concern about the insanity of this, I don't actually think this is new. As we discussed back in 2010, the government appeared to go direct to Verisign for earlier seizures. As we said at the time:
It appears that Homeland Security contracted out the seizures to a private company, immixGroup IT Solutions, which set up the "seizedservers.com" domain that the seized domains now point to. The other bit of useful info is that the seizures appear to have been done directly by VeriSign at the top level domain level. VeriSign, of course, controls the .com TLD, and so Homeland Security appears to have just asked VeriSign to move the domains (with a court order, of course), and it did so.However, we agree with Jeftovic that this is crazy, and if it finally gets some more attention now, that would be a good thing. Another point that he raises is that the Bodog seizures seem to be based on a violation of Maryland state law, which raises additional questions about jurisdictional issues. You may recall a few years ago, that the state of Kentucky tried to seize a bunch of gambling related domains, and the world freaked out about a massive overreach by that state against websites that had no presence in the state. Shouldn't there be similar concerns when it comes to a Maryland state law... and the federal government?
But there's a bigger point in all of this, which Jeftovic raises at the end, which deserves a lot more attention: where the hell is ICANN on this and why isn't it speaking out against these domain seizures?
It's a good point that highlights what a joke ICANN has been on this front. It should have come out right when ICE started seizing domains. The longer it's silent, the worse it makes things.
Where the fsck is ICANN in all of this?
They are nowhere. They are collecting their fees, pushing their agenda of as many possible new-top-level domains and despite the fact that SOPA, ACTA, PIPA et aim directly at the interests of their core stakeholders, for whom they are supposed to be advocates and stewards. ICANN is conspicuous in their absence from the debate, save for a smug and trite abdication of involvement (i.e. "ICANN Doesn't Take Down Websites") – translation: "This isn't our problem".
And therein lies the issue. ICANN needs to make this their problem, because it very much is. If ICANN isn't going to stand up, and vigorously campaign for global stakeholder representation in these matters, than they are not only abdicating any responsibility in the ongoing and escalating crackdown on internet freedom, they are also abdicating their right to govern and oversee it.
They need to be visible, they need to be loud and they need to come down on the right side of these issues or they need to be replaced.
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Masters of the '16 candidate domains
The land grab in cyberspace for ClintonCuomo.com, RubioChristie.com and other potential 2016 candidacies is already under way as speculators — and some candidates — snap up Internet addresses.
Rick Santorum already tipped his hand by buying RickSantorum2016.com, RickSantorum2016 .net and Santorum2016.net. But some campaigns pay extra to mask publicly available data about Internet domain name ownership, so it's unclear whether Christie2016.com, ElizabethWarren2016.com or JoeBiden2016.com were registered by speculators or the candidates and their allies.
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( Also on POLITICO: Dems to Obamaland: Share your data)
On the Web, politics depends on buying the right domain name, or URL. "It's something to easily remember to type in," said Karl Frisch, a digital campaign strategist who worked for Howard Dean's 2004 technologically groundbreaking presidential bid. "It's more important for the candidate than having a year associated with it. Let's say Jeb Bush were to win in 2016, he's not going to use that URL in 2020. It's better to have a URL that's timeless."
Data on domain ownership are publicly available on the index site Whois.com. But poking through Whois for tea leaves on who is planning a presidential run is mostly a fruitless game.
The reason why is that speculators are in on the act.
( PHOTOS: Potential 2016 candidates)
The morning after President Barack Obama won reelection, an attorney in Lyndhurst, Ohio, Andrew Samtoy, got a bright idea — and hopped online to snap up ChristieKasich.com for $10. By that point, however, he was way behind the cybersquatting curve. ClintonCuomo.com, Ayotte2016.com, RubioChristie.com, SantorumBush.com and countless other permutations of possible tickets had long since been bought, often by profiteers imagining the day a campaign operative comes a-calling offering fistfuls of cash — or maybe just a handshake from an admired candidate — in exchange for the Web real estate.
Yet in this era of smartphones and social media, such paydays or moments of personal outreach are increasingly less likely. Modern campaigns typically pick just one main domain for their campaign, usually the contender's name if it's easy to obtain, and brand it on everything from podium signs to bumper stickers. Once the candidate's site is populated by volunteer information, Twitter and Facebook links, donation buttons and biographies, it easily rises to the top of Google searches to ensure people looking for it that way can find it.
"I haven't run across a case where we were beholden to anybody," said Josh Ross, owner of Trilogy Interactive, which handled the Web operations for Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's 2004 presidential run and Hillary Clinton's 2008 bid. "The first thing we do before we engage the client is look at the domain name registry to see what their situation is. Smart campaigns, even if they're not planning on running, register everything to prevent other people from doing it."
Campaign operatives agree that the "marquee" domain — just their name, such as Barack Obama.com or BobbyJindal.com — is critically important for a candidate to own. Variations that include years, names of offices and possible running mates are too infinite to proactively buy.
"These sharks are looking three or four years down the line buying the names of anyone who has even a speck of a chance of running for something," said Vincent Harris, digital campaign manager for Allen West, Linda McMahon, Newt Gingrich and Ted Cruz. "At some point you realize that if someone wants to put up a nasty hit-site on you, they're going to find one. You can't purchase everything."


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Lifehacker Suffers Trifecta of Crappy Cable Companies
Adam Pash, Lifehacker associate editor, moved into a new apartment and signed up for Adelphia internet connection, which promptly had mad troubs. Which is understandable. Adelphia is bankrupt.
Time Warner bought Adelphia's assets in California, plus Comcast's. TW and Comcast are divvying up Adelphia's old subscriber base in a series of deals playing out on the local level across the nation.
Great for their bottom lines, but Adam's been shuffled between a trifecta of nonworking cable options like a shuttlecock at an epileptic badminton tourney.
Takeaway: Don't sign up for service from bankrupt companies.
Adam's letter, after the jump….
I just moved to a new apartment where my friendly neighborhood Comcast told me that I was no longer in their neighborhood. So I switched to my friendly neighborhood Adelphia.
In the course of one mind-blowing week, my Adelphia internet was borked for 3 out of 7 days (and I work from home!). But since I had been told that Comcast (with whom I've had surprisingly little trouble with in the past) didn't service my area, and that Adelphia was pretty much my only choice for broadband, I gritted my teeth bloody and kept going.
But a week later when I called to officially cancel my Comcast account from my old apartment, Comcast told me that they now could service my area. And I said, "Great, get your asses over here! Adelphia sucks!"
So on August 1st (yesterday), I started service with Comcast and ended service with Adelphia. But guess what – something went wonky about 30 minutes after the Comcast technician left, and rather than hanging ten all over the web with Comcast's relatively speedy 6Mbps, I was redirected on every browser request to an Adelphia installation page.
Wha? Annoyed (I left Adelphia specifically because I was sick of talking to CSR every afternoon), I called up Comcast. After much hemming and hawing (on both of our parts), the CSR told me that Adelphia and Comcast had just yesterday merged into Time Warner, and that it may be some sort of bug in a new system. In all of his kindness (actually, he was a pretty good CSR), he was sure to let me know that a technician will be on his way as early as the 3rd.
Motherfucker! So in effect, I left Time Warner for Time Warner yesterday, and now I've got this huge pain in my ass of a totally non-working internet connection for at least 2 days (thank god for my unsecured wireless neighborhood), and tomorrow I have to wait around for Adelphia (now Time Warner) from 8am-7pm to come pick up their cable modem and cable box as well as Comcast (also Time Warner) to try to fix my internet, which (sorry technicians) I'm not terribly confident will happen.
Anyway, I just wanted to extend my thanks to Comcast, Adelphia, and Time Warner. I appreciate all the inconvenience you put me through so that I can end up with nothing more than I had to begin with. You're a tribute to your kind.
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Jens Jensen
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The Paintings Jens Jacob Herring Krug Jensen (1898 -1978) was first known for his ceramic decoration at Cincinnati's celebrated Rookwood Pottery from 1928 -1948. His "modern" representation of plants, animals, and nudes diverged from the more conservative Rookwood norm, thus he stands out among his peers at the Pottery. Although art collectors and scholars are often most familiar with this aspect of the artist's production, it is instead his two-dimensional work that provides a more candid revelation about the images and themes he revered, and which provides an understanding of his oeuvre.
Jensen left his hometown of Assens, Denmark to move to New York in 1927. An artist with multiple interests and talents, Jensen brought with him knowledge of the international art world. Formal analysis of Jensen's paintings reveals that he was quite aware of international art movements and their significant contributors. Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), and George Rousult (1871-1958) are but a few of the European artists Jensen viewed with obvious respect. It should be noted, however, that while Jensen absorbed traits from various artists, the resulting work is decidedly his own amalgamation of Scandinavian, central and southern European, and American artistic treatment.
For Jensen, art and life were inextricably woven together and the manner in which he painted his striking oils on paper is a product of his own personal momentum. Those who knew him attest to his unfailing energy. Hovering over a tall stack of paper, Jensen would soak a rag in turpentine and oil paint. Suddenly, the artist blocked in large sections of color. After drenching the paper with color, he would gaze at the spectrum created, often only then determining the image it beckoned. To create the composition, be it a portrait, an abstraction, or a still life, Jensen used heavy black lines overlayed on the color. On other occassions, the black outline came first, providing form to a face, nude, stylized animal or abstract design.
At first glance, viewers tend to compare Jensen with Picasso, and clearly, a number of formal and stylistic techniques can be correlated between the two artists. Upon further scrutiny, however, it becomes quite clear that not only were the aims of both artists different, but the works themselves are quite distinguishable. It would be more accurate to say that Jensen utilized Picasso's formal techniques merely as a stepping stone to his own individual style.
Compulsively creative both in intellectual forays as well as in artistic endeavors, Jensen was a multi-faceted artist whose achievements extend beyond the label of Rookwood decorator. He successfully transferred this intensity to his painted works which are now appropriately interpreted as his true passion and artistic conviction.
Jensen's significant exhibition history began in 1939 at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco. In addition, his works have been shown at The Riverside Museum in New York (1941); the Cincinnati Modern Art Society (now the Contemporary Arts Center) in 1942, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, New York (now the Everson Museum of Art of Syracuse) in 1946; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1946); the Cincinnati Art Museum (1933 and 1992); and the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Orlando (1995). His works, both painting and ceramic, are in numerous permanent collections including the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Museum of Ceramics, Faenza, Italy, and private collections nationwide.
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International Rugby
Baa-baas bolstered by big names
May 20, 2010
Wallaby George Smith is ready to team up with the Barbarians once more © PA Photos
Jannie du Plessis Florian Fritz Cedric Heymans Byron Kelleher Napolioni Nalaga Alan Quinlan Xavier Rush Paul Sackey George Smith Jerome Thion Martyn Williams
The Barbarians have unveiled a star-studded list of players to tackle England and Ireland that includes ex-All Blacks scrum-half Byron Kelleher and former Wallabies stalwart George Smith.
The Baa-Baas face England at Twickenham on Sunday, May 30 and Ireland on Friday, June 4 at Thomond Park with Kelleher's Toulouse club-mate Jean-Baptiste Ellisalde and Clermont's Australian fly-half Brock James also set to wear the famous black and white jersey. In a particularly strong back-row selection, Australia's record cap-holder Smith joins Wales' Martyn Williams, Ireland's Alan Quinlan and New Zealander Xavier Rush.
Argentina's Rodrigo Roncero, Springbok Jannie du Plessis and Bath veteran David Barnes provide formidable selection options in the front row while the presence of the likes of Toulouse's Cedric Heymans, Toulon-bound Paul Sackey, Clermont's Napolioni Nalaga and Toulouse's Florian Fritz will also cause concern. Biarritz's Jerome Thion and Toulon's Sebastien Bruno will provide some extra beef up front.
The Barbarians will be coached by Toulon's Phillipe Saint Andre and he will be assisted by his former Sale colleague Kingsley Jones. Barbarians' president Micky Steele-Bodger is eagerly anticipating the tour for which the full squad will be announced on May 24.
"It is one of the delights of our tours that so many players from so many different backgrounds readily accept our invitations to return or, indeed, make their first appearances for the Barbarians," he said. "We have a particularly tough tour this year with both England and Ireland likely to be at full strength ahead of their own test matches in the southern hemisphere. We are confident that we will again meet the challenge in the best spirit and traditions of the Barbarians."
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