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Despite India's rising global profile, authorities used both antiquated and advanced techniques to threaten press freedom. One journalist remained imprisoned on anti-state charges, while the government implemented a surveillance system designed to monitor citizens' phone calls, text messages, and Internet communication, making it difficult for journalists to communicate privately with sources. India ranked second, behind only the United States, in the number of requests for user data made to Facebook and Google. Several journalists were attacked over the year, while at least two said they were assaulted by police. A female photojournalist was gang-raped while on assignment in Mumbai. In March, reporter Naveen Soorinje, who was imprisoned for documenting an assault in Karnataka, was released on bail, but the charges against him remained. Three journalists were killed in direct relation to their work, while at least three other journalist killings this year remain unsolved.
Naveen Soorinje, a reporter for the TV channel Kasturi Newz 24, was jailed after documenting an assault on a group of men and women in Karnataka state. Police later filed charges against Soorinje, accusing him of participating in the attacks.
July 28, 2012
|Soorinje documents an assault on young women and men by right-wing Hindu extremists in Karnataka.
November 7, 2012
|Police arrest Soorinje and charge him with more than a dozen offenses, including rioting, assault and rioting with deadly weapons, and "using criminal force on women with the intention of outraging their modesty."
November 27, 2012
|A Mangalore court denies Soorinje's request for bail.
December 26, 2012
|The Karnataka High Court denies Soorinje's request for bail.
January 31, 2013
|The Karnataka state cabinet votes to withdraw charges against Soorinje, but never follows through.
February 6, 2013
|A lawyer challenges the state cabinet's vote to withdraw charges against Soorinje.
March 18, 2013
|The Karnataka High Court grants him bail.
March 23, 2013
|Soorinje is released.
June 13, 2013
|Newly elected state government unanimously votes to withdraw charges against Soorinje. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah promises to approve the decision, but had not done so in late year.
2013 marked the highest number of journalist fatalities in the last five years. At least three journalists were killed in India this year in direct relation to their work. At least three other journalist killings remain unsolved, with police investigations unable to identify the motives or masterminds.
Trailing only the United States in online demands, the Indian government made 3,245 requests for user data to Facebook in the first half of 2013, according to Facebook's first-ever Global Government Requests report. Authorities made 2,431 requests to Google for user data in the second half of 2012, according to Google's 2013 transparency report.
The Indian government allocated 8,000,000,000 rupees (roughly US$132 million) for the implementation of a vast new surveillance system.
The Central Monitoring System, which began rolling out in April, enables the government to bypass service providers and directly monitor phone calls, text messages, and Internet use, according to Human Rights Watch. The system will have central and regional databases to help agencies intercept and monitor communications, and will feature analysis of call data records and data mining of the records to identify call details, location details, and other information of target numbers, according to reports.
The project was created without public or parliamentary dialogue, and has raised concerns about privacy in the country. CPJ believes such a system of surveillance compromises the ability of journalists to report independently and has the potential to lead reporters to practice self-censorship in an effort to avoid repercussions from the state. In the past, India has used vague laws to arrest critics of the government, including journalists.
The project is expected to be fully implemented by August 2014, according to the Global Post.


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(Michael Schwartz) - Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, described himself as "doing God's work," in a profile last year in London's Sunday Times. Last Friday, the SEC charged Blankfein's firm with defrauding investors in connection with securities linked to subprime mortgages. Investor reaction was swift as Goldman's stock dropped more than 12% on the day and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 125 points, according to Associated Press.
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Sloan Center News
New Employee Engagement Study Defines How Employers Can Harness the Power of a Multi-Generational Workforce
employers are increasingly seeking to optimize productivity across generations; older workers are more engaged than younger workers, study reports
21 April 2009—The challenging economy has forced more and more employers to focus on how they can "do more with less" and increase productivity with their workforce. A new MetLife Mature Market Institute study, conducted in partnership with Boston College's Sloan Center on Aging & Work, indicates that employers have significant opportunities to maximize the strength of their workforces and optimize workforce productivity through practices geared to the various generations.
Entitled Engaging the 21st Century Multi-Generational Workforce, the study explores the drivers of engagement for employees of different ages, including demographic characteristics, factors related to the job, and work team factors. Engagement is defined as positive, enthusiastic, and affective connection with work that motivates an employee to invest in getting the job done, not just "well" but "with excellence."
The study reports that older workers tend to be more engaged than younger workers. Among other reasons, the researchers point out that focusing on the talent management of older individuals is important because they may best relate to the Baby Boomer customer base responsible for $3.8 trillion of annual spending in the U.S. Those with the highest levels of engagement were found to be women, those without elder care responsibilities, those in good physical and mental health, those with a positive self-perception and those having job security.
The findings indicate that employee engagement can be greatly enhanced by simple and cost-efficient efforts including: providing strong training and development opportunities, encouraging work team inclusion, offering customized benefits plans, and promoting a culture of workplace flexibility and supervisor supportiveness.
One size does not fit all, says the study. For instance, access to flexibility for work and family responsibility was rated highly by Gen Y employees (those born after 1980). Younger Gen X'ers (b. 1972 - 1980) look for training and development opportunities and Older Gen X'ers (b. 1965 - 1971) respond to having supervisory roles. Younger Boomers (b. 1955 - 1964) are more engaged when they feel more included in their work team and Older Boomers/Traditionalists (b. before 1955) are more engaged when their supervisors are supportive.
"The findings of our study suggest that employers who want to enhance employee engagement should consider how to update their assumptions about the importance of the quality of the employment experiences they offer to employees," said Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ph.D., director of the Sloan Center.
"We found that different factors 'drive' the levels of engagement of different groups of employees. There is no single solution to low levels of engagement. Therefore, it is in employers' interests to strengthen multiple aspects of the quality of employment. Some of these include training and development, workplace flexibility, compensation and benefits, and relationships with supervisors. It is worth the effort to invest in organizations' most important asset - their employees."
Employees can help companies retain a competitive edge by exhibiting creativity, innovation, and the ability to "go the extra mile" to help make products and processes more efficient and effective. At one company profiled in the study, the employer implemented a culture shift from one focused on "time" to one focused on "energy." Employees were provided with resources to help them strategically align their energy to be more successful at home and at work. Wellness programs and a supportive work environment helped boost their energy.
"Employers will increasingly place a premium on having fully engaged employees, as workers who are disengaged represent lost productivity and innovation," said Sandra Timmermann, Ed.D., director of the MetLife Mature Market Institute. "Understanding what drives employee engagement, from Boomers to Gen Y, helps employers stay competitive, especially in challenging economic times."
The Age & Generations Study was funded in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Download a PDF copy of the Report »
The Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College promotes quality of employment as an imperative for the 21st century multi-generational workforce. We integrate evidence from research with insights from workplace experiences to inform innovative organizational decision-making. Collaborating with business leaders and scholars in a multi-disciplinary dialogue, the Center develops the next generation of knowledge and talent management.
generations united
Since 1986, GU has served as the country's leader in educating policymakers and the public about the economic, social, and personal imperatives of intergenerational cooperation. GU is focused solely on encouraging intergenerational strategies, programs, and public policies through education, technical assistance, materials development, and the popular media. For more information visit: http://www.gu.org/.
david delong & associates
David DeLong & Associates is a research and consulting firm that helps organizations solve performance and staffing problems caused by an aging workforce, skills shortages, and increased mid-career turnover. Dr. David DeLong, a research fellow at the MIT AgeLab and an adjunct professor at Babson College, is the author of the widely-praised book Lost Knowledge: Confronting the Threat of an Aging Workforce from Oxford University Press.
the metlife mature market institute
Established in 1997, the Mature Market Institute (MMI) is MetLife's research organization and a recognized thought leader on the multi-dimensional and multi-generational issues of aging and longevity. MMI's groundbreaking research, gerontology expertise, national partnerships, and educational materials work to expand the knowledge and choices for those in, approaching, or caring for those in the mature market.
MMI supports MetLife's long-standing commitment to identifying emerging issues and innovative solutions for the challenges of life. MetLife, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), a leading provider of insurance, employee benefits and financial services with operations throughout the United States and the Latin American, Europe and Asia Pacific regions.


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The Director of STEM & Quantitative Support, Jeanne Albert, is available to assist students in a number of ways, including reviewing prior mathematics knowledge, discussing homework, preparing quantitative reports, and studying/practicing for tests. Students may schedule weekday sessions in advance, or may drop in, as needed, to MBH 209.
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Nearly 1.5 million children and adolescents will try their first cigarette this year
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) today praised United States Surgeon General, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, for releasing a new comprehensive report and calling on the nation to make the next generation tobacco-free.
The new report, Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults, is the first update on the subject from the Surgeon General since the initial report in 1994. The report shows that far too many youth and young adults are still using tobacco, and that today more than 600,000 middle school students and 3 million high school students are smoking cigarettes. "Tobacco is a killer, and too many of our young people are its victims," said Dr. Robert W. Block, president, American Academy of Pediatrics. "This report shines a light on the public health crisis we are facing: Each day more than 1,200 people die due to smoking. For every one of those deaths, at least two new youths or young adults become regular smokers. We don't have a moment to lose in protecting the American public, especially children, from the harm caused by these dangerous products." The report provides further scientific evidence of young people's sensitivity to nicotine. The younger people are when they start using tobacco, the more likely they are to get addicted and the more heavily addicted they will become. Nicotine addiction will cause about three out of four teens to smoke into adulthood, even if they intend to quit after a few years. Tobacco marketing and advertising are also key factors in causing young people to start using tobacco. Ninety-nine percent of all new smokers come from youth and young adult populations who are enticed to smoke by this deceptive marketing. Nearly a third of top-grossing movies for children in 2010 – those with G, PG, or PG-13 ratings – contained images of tobacco use. "As pediatricians, and parents, we need to send a clear message to the studios that this must stop now," said Dr. Block. Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon declared as unconstitutional proposed graphic cigarette warning labels required by the Food and Drug Administration. The new labeling, which was required as part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, is meant to be larger and more prominently displayed on cigarette packs than previous warnings. Both the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have concluded that pictorial health warnings on tobacco packages are a cost-effective means to increase public awareness about the dangers of tobacco use. "More than $1 million an hour is spent on marketing tobacco products in this country. The Surgeon General's report clearly demonstrates the need for intensified and sustained efforts—including mass media campaigns—to prevent our young people from using and being exposed to tobacco," continued Dr. Block. "This is exactly why the recent ruling by Judge Leon should not be allowed to stand. Images in tobacco marketing make tobacco use look appealing to young people. Warning labels play a critical role in educating children, teens and parents about the negative health impacts of tobacco. By ignoring health harms from tobacco, we are not only sustaining incredible costs in health care, but we are also risking the lives of youth and young adults. This is simply irresponsible." ### For more information, visit www.aap.org. The AAP Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence is dedicated to eliminating children's exposure to tobacco and secondhand smoke. For more information about the AAP's anti- tobacco efforts, visit www.aap.org/richmondcenter.


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"The Ecology of the Yuan-Ti"
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the histachii is a near mindless abomination. Once a human, it was transformed into a savage reptilian creature by the yuan-ti. It resembles a human, only with a hunched, malnourished form, and various reptilian features. These features include a patch of scales here and there, spikes down the back, a forked tongue, clawed or webbed feet, and sometimes a tail. They are feral, stupid, and mindless.
All histachii are created by the yuan-ti to act as lowly servants. They are usually made from unwilling human prisoners, but sometimes (though rarely) are made from willing yuan-ti worshipppers. Histachii are created by the drinking of a potion of yuan-ti venom mixed with various herbs and other ingredients. A worshipper will just drink it, but a resisting prisoner is pinned to the ground and has it forced down his throat. The potion either kills the victim, or causes them, over a cause of 7 to 12 days, to become a histachii. In addition to changing the victim to more a reptile than a human, the trasnformation is also highly painful, and tends to drain all sanity, will, emotions, sense, memories, thoughts and over such things from the victim. The resulting monster is nothing more than a horrendous pawn, used by the yuan-ti to guard brood chambers and tear apart those who would oppose the creatures. They are completely savage beings; they disembowel any non-reptilian creature they see with their teeth and claws unless otherwise instructed by the yuan-ti to do so. They are also mindless, and do whatever their masters tell them without hesitation. If by whatever reason Histachii becomes renegade, it is left in the wilderness to die, and usually expires in 20 to 80 days unless restored to a human via a wish.
Histachii are far too mindless to speak, and due to their lack of will, are regarded as neutral in alignment.
- Wellman, David. "The Ecology of the Yuan-Ti." Dragon #151 (TSR, 1989).
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Guest Speaker - Kate Kelly
"Leveraging Management Skills for Strategic Career Development"
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
9:40 - 10:50
Kate Kelly is President and CEO of Minnesota Bank & Trust, a bank started in April 2008 with Heartland Financial USA and several local investors. Minnesota Bank & Trust is the last bank to receive its banking and trust Charter in Minnesota and was noted by the Business Journal as the "Least Risky Bank in Minnesota" based on its strong capital ratios. Ms. Kelly previously was a Region President for Bremer Bank and held various leadership positions over 18 years with U.S. Bank.
She received her MBA in Finance from the Carlson School of Management and her BA in Humanities and Economics from St. Catherine University. As board chair for both ServeMinnesota Education Foundation and ServeMinnesota, she is eager to advance the efforts of the Minnesota Reading Corps, its early literacy program.
Originally from St. Cloud, Minnesota, Ms. Kelly has two daughters. Her oldest daughter graduated from Benilde-St. Margaret in 2010 and is a Sophomore at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her younger daughter is a Sophomore at Benilde-St. Margaret.


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Eighth on the Harvard's all-time goals list with 118
10th on the Harvard's all-time points list with 140.
Career Highs
Goals: 6 (Holy Cross 2/21/09)
Assists: 3 (at Albany 3/25/09)
Points: 6 (twice)
Ground Balls: 5 (Quinnipiac 3/16/08)
Draw Controls: 4 (twice)
Caused turnovers: 2 (Massachusetts 2/27/10)
Senior · 2012
Scored two goals and had one ground ball in win against Boston University ... Had a hat trick and won two draw controls in double-overtime victory against James Madison ... Scored a goal and had one ground ball versus Penn ...Picked up one ground ball in win over Dartmouth ... Scored one goal against Penn in the Ivy League semifinals.
Junior · 2011
Received honorable mention All-Ivy League … Earned a spot on the Ivy League All-Tournament team … Started in 11 of 15 games played … Third on the team in goals (29) and fourth in points (30) … Scored 100th career goal in game against No. 7 Virginia … Collected six ground balls and won nine draw controls this season.
Junior · 2010
Suffered season-ending injury second game into the season.
Sophomore · 2009
Named first-team All-Ivy League ... Selected as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week twice, March 2 and March 23 ... Named to womenslacrosse.com honor roll for four goals and five points in game against No. 20 Cornell ... Led the Ivy League in goals per game (2.88) and points per game (3.44) and was ranked eighth in shots per game (5.06) ... Led the Crimson in goals (46) and points (55) ... Ranked second on the team in ground balls (28) and third in draw controls (30) ... Started all 16 games at midfield ... Scored season-high five goals in back-to-back games versus Connecticut and No. 12 Boston University ... Netted four goals and won five draw controls against No. 9 Virginia ... Assisted on three goals and scooped up four ground balls against Albany ... Totaled a career-high six points in season opening win against Holy Cross and in victory over Connecticut ... Tallied three goals in overtime loss to No. 13 New Hampshire, including the game-tying goal with two seconds remaining in regulation.
Freshman · 2008
Named Ivy League Rookie of the Year ... Earned second-team All-Ivy honors ... Started all 16 games at midfield ... Finished the season second on the team in scoring and eighth in the league with 34 goals, 12 assists for 46 points ... Had a season-high five points in win over Holy Cross ... Scored four goals in a game three times ... Scored in 15 of 16 games with multiple goals coming in 10 games ... Named Womenslax.com Rookie of the Week after scoring four goals and adding an assist in collegiate debut.
Before Harvard
Lettered all four years in soccer, basketball and lacrosse at Longmeadow High School ... Named Springfield Republican Female Athlete of the Year ... Longmeadow High School Female Athlete of the Year ... Won state lacrosse title freshman season ... Three-time first-team All-Western Massachusetts performer ... Named US Lacrosse All-American as a senior ... Twice named to Lower New England first team ... Team won three Western Massachusetts championships ... State finalists sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... First-team all-state performer in soccer ... Three-time first team all-league soccer performer ... Named first-team All Western Massachusetts in soccer as a senior and twice a second-team honoree ... Three-time All Western Massachusetts performer in basketball, first-team as a senior ... Three-time first-team all-league basketball performer ... Volunteer at a Jewish nursing home ... Business Service Award recipient ... Four-year member of the honor roll ... Vice President and treasurer of Business Professionals of America .. National Honor Society member ... Bay Path College Book Award recipient.


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Boehret: Zite Gets an Upgrade
A new edition of Zite, an app that assembles online stories into a personalized digital magazine, puts a lot of emphasis on visuals, Katherine Boehret discusses on digits. Photo: Zite.
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October colors start to appear on the leaves of the trees.
This is about the time of year I start getting inquiries from local media about why leaves turn colors in the fall. What they really want to know is the exact week of peak color to inform the leaf-peepers. I usually respond that the plants are preparing to enter dormancy and peak color depends on prevailing weather conditions and is often unpredictable.
But what exactly is dormancy and why is it crucial to plants? Like explaining why leaves change color, the answer is not straightforward and "depends," which is not the answer most people want to hear. I'll attempt to explain in layman's terms an interesting facet of a plant's life.
It is often assumed that deciduous plants, or many grasses, are "dead" during the winter or when flowering bulbs disappear altogether. Far from it – the plants are really just "resting" and very much alive. This state of inactive growth or rest is called dormancy.
The rusty red orange colors of the maple pop against the neutral colors in the background.
Plants undergo different types of dormancy, but all are adaptations for survival during adverse growing conditions – either cold winters or hot, dry summers. Fossil records suggest that the earliest land plants arose in areas with warm, wet tropical conditions. As eons passed, continents drifted, climates changed, and plants migrated; many plants had to adapt to cooler and eventually freezing weather. On the other hand, as ancient ancestors of cacti and Euphorbia experienced hotter and drier conditions in what is now Central America and sub-Saharan Africa, these plants adapted mechanisms to survive conditions unfavorable for growth. In the case of cold temperatures, plants that shed their leaves and increased sap sugar content (which acts as antifreeze in both deciduous and conifers) were able to survive, whereas their tropical cousins died out. Likewise, those plants that were able to adapt to hot and dry conditions through various morphological or physiological modifications were able to survive months if not years with little or no water. While all this seems simple enough, the mechanisms and biochemistry that control dormancy are intricate and closely in tune with nature and the natural environment, with dormancy a requirement for most plants to complete their life cycle, even if evergreen.
Plants experience two types of dormancy, which can best be summed up as either internally or externally imposed. Internal dormancy, or what is called in the trade physiological dormancy, is caused by chemical changes that occur within the plant as a response to several factors – mainly environmental. External dormancy, known as quiescence, is usually exclusively controlled by environmental factors such as rainfall or temperature. Seeds have other types of dormancy, but essentially controlled by the same factors. All types of dormancy are controlled by substances made by the plant, called plant growth regulators. These are also referred to as plant hormones. Plant growth regulators are grouped as either growth promoters or growth inhibitors. Both are crucial in controlling dormancy.
The orange leaves of the maple are glorious.
The golden yellow leaves on this ginko shine brightly like the sun against this beautiful blue sky.
The best way to understand internal dormancy in trees is to follow the season of a plant such as sugar maple (Acer saccharum) since they display brilliant fall color most years. During the growing season, sugar maples are actively photosynthesizing – producing sugars and other substances for growth. When the days begin to shorten and the nights cool down in early autumn, this is a signal for the sugar maple tree to start "hunkering down" to survive freezing winter temperatures. The tree can "sense" changes in day length by a process called photoperiodism. This change in day length causes those internally produced plant growth regulators mentioned earlier to trigger changes in the tree. Chlorophyll, the green pigment in leaves, ceases to be produced and sugars and other nutrients in the leaves are broken down and transferred to stems and the root system to act as food reserves and, in the case of sugars and resins, a type of antifreeze. As chlorophyll breaks down, other plant pigments such as carotenoids, yellow and orange, contained in the leaf are unmasked to display their colors. Anthocyanin, the red and purple pigment, production actually increases as days shorten and cooler temperatures prevail and are also unmasked as the green pigment chlorophyll breaks down. It is the elusive combination of bright sunny days and cool nights along with not too much or too little rainfall that determines fall color. But what does all this have to do with dormancy? One theory about why plants exert energy when they should be conserving it to produce the red and purple pigments, as well as the yellow and orange, is that insects and other predators are "blind" to red and will not feed on red foliage, allowing for maximum food storage. As fall deepens, nutrients and minerals migrate out of the leaves and are re-distributed into the stems and roots; the leaves fall off, as they are now a liability to the tree. At this point, the tree has entered dormancy, all snuggled in for the winter.
So what happens when it is time for the plant to wake up? As days lengthen and days, and especially nights, warm up, this signals the plant to rise and shine. Those plant growth regulators that induced dormancy decrease and those that promote growth increase. The food that was stored during the fall is mobilized and moved toward the growing tips. Most folks would call this the "sap rising" and it is the time to tap sugar maples for syrup making. The food supplies energy to the plant for the leaves to develop and the process of photosynthesis begins again.
A grouping of trees with leaves that are displaying color change in October, indicating the start of the dormancy period.
Most plants have a chilling hour requirement, meaning that they must receive a certain number of hours of temperatures ranging from 32 to 45 F to break dormancy. This chilling requirement is crucial for fruit growers. If fruit, and many flowering, trees do not receive enough chilling hours they fail to flower properly or are delayed leafing out for weeks if not months. The number of chilling hours in Arkansas ranges from 800 hours in the southern part of the state to 1300 hours in the northern part – quite a range and the reason why it is important to select the right tree for the right place.
Prolonged heat or drought will also cause plants to enter into a type of dormancy. As a survival mechanism, adapted plants will drop their leaves or otherwise go dormant. This is why many trees, such as sycamore (Platanus spp.) and river birch (Betula nigra), are almost bare by the end of August during hot and dry summers. Unless those conditions are too prolonged, they will survive until the next growing season. Bermudagrass does the same thing when drought hits, but recovers with cooler and wetter weather.
A version of this article appeared in an October 2017 print edition of State-by-State Gardening.
Photography courtesy of Garry McDonald.


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by LEN LEAR
When Tom Stanton, now 62, was growing up in West Oak Lane (he now lives in the Glenside area), he watched a Walt Disney TV show one Sunday night in 1958. It was called "Rusty and the Falcon," and it was about a 10-year-boy who found an injured falcon and took care of it. The boy and the bird became best friends, and Rusty flew the bird every day.
"I was the same age as Rusty, 10, when I saw the show," recalled Tom. "I knew then that someday I would have a pet falcon. I can still remember every scene from the show. I got every book I could find on falcons and read them cover to cover. Not only can they exceed 250 miles-per-hour in a stoop, but they can see eight times better than humans."
After graduating from Cardinal Dougherty High School, Stanton joined the Marine Corps. He later had his own air freight business from 1970 to 1973. He then joined Federal Express, which had started just three months earlier, in May of 1973.
"I was just the second person hired as a courier at the PHL airport station and helped the company get started in Pennsylvania," said Tom, who is still employed with Federal Express today.
But Tom never lost his passion for large predatory birds. "In my teenage years I was told of a man who lived on Highland Avenue in Chestnut Hill. His name was Corny McFadden. I had no idea that this master falconer would influence me the way he did in the sport of kings.
"He opened his home to me and showed me what it takes to become a falconer. I was so eager to learn about raptors. I was like a sponge, and Corny could see it. He told me I had to make a gauntlet of my own. He was very impressed the day I brought one to him, and from that day on we had an unbreakable bond between us."
In 1985 Stanton passed a test (one must answer at least 80 questions correctly out of 100) and qualified to receive his permit from the Pa Game Commission as a certified falconer. The applicant must also have his/her mew (enclosure for trained hawks) pass an inspection by the commission. At the time there were fewer than 50 in the state.
To become a falconer in Pennsylvania, one must find a sponsor, someone who will be responsible for the applicant and his actions for three years. as he or she teaches the art. An applicant would be an apprentice for two years, then a general for five. After seven years one can become a master. "I personally know of no master falconer who can take on an apprentice at this time," said Stanton.
"As a master falconer, I can now keep only three birds of prey. Corny McFadden died in 1971 at the age of 59. His best man from his wedding sponsored me 14 years later. His name was Jim Rice, another legend in the sport of falconry. Lou Woyce, Jim Rice and Corny were three of the best falconers and friends in Pennsylvania at the time, and I knew them all. I had no idea the company I was in at the time. Today I see their names in so many articles and books across the country. I'd also like to pay tribute to Roy Frock and Bill McBride, who also were mentors in my life at the time."
According to Wikipedia, falconry (or "hawking") is a sport that involves the use of trained raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game for humans. In modern falconry the red-tailed hawk and Harris hawk are often used. And the terms "falconer" and "falconry" now apply to all use of trained birds of prey to catch game. Some views of falconry state that the art started in Mesopotamia, but some say that it started in the Far East.
The earliest evidence comes from around the reign of Sargon II (722-705 B.C.). Chinese records from 680 B.C. describe falconry. Falconry was probably introduced to Europe around 400 A.D., when the Huns invaded from the East. Frederick II of Hohenstaufen has been noted as one of the early European noblemen to take an interest in falconry. He is believed to have obtained firsthand knowledge of Arabic falconry during wars in the region (between 1228 and 1229).
Historically, falconry was a popular sport and status symbol among the nobles of medieval Europe, the Middle East and East Asia; in Japan the sport is called "takagari." Eggs and chicks of birds of prey were quite rare and expensive, and because the process of raising and training a hawk or falcon requires a great deal of time, money and space, it was largely restricted to the noble classes.
According to Stanton, "Being a falconer is now a part-time job seven days a week.You have to spend at least an hour or two every day with the bird — feeding,changing its water and cleaning its mew. The reason the Pa Game Commission and Fish and Wildlife Service allow those of us who hold permits in Pennsylvania is to hunt small game with our birds during the hunting season.
"After training, the tame birds look at us as partners. Very few people have what it takes to possess and care for one these raptors. Not only is it an honor to be allowed to care for these birds, but a responsibility that most people could not deal with. After 45 years I still see something new from them, watching them flying free in the sky and then returning to me for the night in the safety of their mew."
Quail is the main diet Tom's birds are on. The birds weight must be checked before he takes them out to hunt. They must have a good appetite because if their weight is too low, they may just fly away in search of food. Tom takes them out every chance he can except for Sundays. Cold weather is fine for them, but Tom avoids snow, heavy wind and rain. Falcons and hawks can live up to 20 years, and Golden eagles, which are also used by falconers, can live to 50. (Tom is a father of five children — Tom, 30, Bob, 27, Joe, 24, Mike, 20, and Jen, 18. "My passion for birds of pray only gets stronger as I age," said Tom, "and the thrill I get every time my bird is sitting on my fist as we walk through a sunny snow-covered meadow is like I am 10 years old again."
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Aluminaries: Meal Ticket
Paul Fields '79 uses his food-business savvy to nurture a nonprofit that feeds thousands. by Erika Spaet '09
Paul Fields was hungry. After graduating from IC, the Scarsdale, New York, native found himself in the dog-eat-dog world of business. He was enormously successful at an early age, but he craved something that traditional business just didn't have on the menu: the chance to make a difference.
"I just believe that it's important to give back," he says, "and it shouldn't always be all about the money."
Paul began serving on the board of directors for D.C. Central Kitchen (DCCK), a Washington nonprofit that recycles good food that would otherwise be thrown away by supermarkets, restaurants, and other big businesses and serves meals to the poor of the nation's capital city. Recognizing Paul's philanthropic philosophy, commitment to the common good, and business acumen, the other members of the board asked him to be their chair just a year after he'd first joined.
Thanks to its trained cooking staff, generous donations of food and money, dedicated volunteers, and savvy leaders like Paul, DCCK reclaims more than one ton of food each day; last year it served two million meals.
But it's much more than a soup kitchen. The 4,000 meals prepared daily are distributed to more than 100 partner organizations all over the city, including emergency shelters and after-school programs. Those organizations are then bound in a promise to DCCK. They must use the money they would otherwise have allocated for food on improving their programming — meaning that two ledger columns are filled in with black ink. "The nonprofit industry is still business," Paul says, pragmatically. "It's got to be run like a business."
Paul thinks of the D.C. Central Kitchen as an organization that's "more about empowering people to empower themselves than it is about feeding hungry people." In that spirit, DCCK also offers a three-month program to train the unemployed to work in the restaurant business. The program includes classes in sanitation, cooking, and management. Graduates are guided into food service jobs by the well-connected DCCK team — jobs that would have been out of their reach without the training.
The program, which graduated its 69th class in January, has a stunning 100 percent job placement rate. "The more people who can be trained," Paul says, "the fewer people who are going to be on the street."
And he's not using words idly. "There are plenty of people [in our programs] who have been in prison," he points out, "people who might be on the streets or dead if they hadn't heard about D.C. Central Kitchen. That's very exciting. You really feel like this place makes a difference in the world."
As board chair, Paul is in charge of making sure that the organization is operating under good business practices and carrying out its mission of using food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build community.
Now a new DCCK program is making a broader difference beyond the capital. The Campus Kitchens Project does basically the same thing as DCCK on 10 college campuses across the country, taking food donations from the colleges themselves. And it does more than just train people looking for work; it performs triple duty by making college students project leaders and teaching them the skills necessary for nonprofit management. As an added bonus, this makes for great town-gown relationships.
It's Paul's hope that students will be inspired to look beyond commercial businesses when looking for jobs. "We want to make working for a nonprofit viable," he says.
DCCK chief executive officer Michael Curtin, the former owner of Broad Street Grill in Falls Church, Virginia, says these two programs are so successful because they're run just like any other business would be. "How do you go from running restaurants and bars to running a nonprofit?" he asks, and answers: "It's basically the same thing."
And Paul might know best about that. He's been running businesses for more than a decade. After graduating from IC, Paul sold airplanes for an aircraft charter company before deciding to get his master's degree at American University in real estate and urban development, an interest he says he got from his father. "I grew up talking real estate all the time," he says.
Paul started doing financing and brokerage in the D.C. real estate market. This spurred him to set up his own finance leasing business in 1998. He was asked to do a lease for a D.C. restaurant, but the restaurant owner told him there was a catch: Paul would get his full commission for the lease only if the restaurant opened and operated successfully for at least two years. "That's when I got into restaurants," Paul says. He became invested in the process and discovered a niche for himself — managing leases for restaurants. Now Paul runs his own Restaurant Development Services, which provides contract financing and operations consulting for burgeoning restaurants, such as the Palena Café and Bebo Trattoria, two of Washingtonian.com's "Top 100 D.C. Restaurants."
Along the way, Paul married his wife, Karen, and they had two children. But when Robert Egger, founder of D.C. Central Kitchen and the Campus Kitchens Project, asked Paul to get involved in the organization, he wasn't too busy to say yes. "I've always been involved in activities where I thought I was doing a good thing," says Paul. "As early as 16 years old I was involved in a group that went to an orphanage to hang out with the kids every Sunday." And when he came to IC, Paul was a President's Host and was instrumental in starting the business school's peer advisory group.
"Paul was always a very active individual," says Raquib Zaman, IC's Charles A. Dana Professor of Finance and International Business, with whom Paul has remained close since his student days. "He was interested in helping others. And I expect him to continue doing this in the future."
That might mean pursuing a Campus Kitchen at IC. "I think it would make for a great kitchen," says Paul. "Young people these days are more and more involved in nonprofit work and volunteerism, and I've heard that Tompkins County has a lot of hunger."
And why does Paul Fields care about eradicating hunger so much? Yes, he has made feeding people his life's vocation, both in the profit and nonprofit sectors, but what makes him so hungry to help? "I don't know," he says. "It's just that it's always been part of who I am."


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Great American Beer Festival 2014 tickets sell out in 32 minutes
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Tickets made available to the general public for the annual Great American Beer Festival vanished in a flash this morning for the third consecutive year, with most tickets for the 2014 edition being snatched up and tossed into online sales queues just a few minutes in and the official sell out declared 32 minutes after sales began at 10 a.m. MT.
Tickets disappeared in less than 20 minutes last year and in about 45 minutes two years ago, according to the Brewers Association, which stages the annual celebration of hops and malt at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
Both the general public sale and pre-sale Tuesday to members of the American Homebrewers Association and the BA came off without the Ticketmaster technical glitches that sullied the previous two years, according to the BA.
"I think Americans remain thirsty," said Barbara Fusco, sales and marketing director for the festival. "We have folks attending from all over the country. In the past few years, about 50 percent of buyers have come from outside Colorado, so it's truly a national event. We're pleased there was a technically flawless ticket sale today and we are looking forward to the celebration in October."
Still, the quick sell-out for the Oct. 2-4 festival inevitably left some craft beer fans empty-handed and disappointed, with some mourning the passing of an event once more intimate and accessible and many casting blame on scalpers who circumvent efforts to thwart them.
As of this afternoon, more than 900 GABF tickets were for sale on StubHub.com ranging in price from more than fair ($75 for the least-sought-after Saturday evening session) to the laughable ($1,102 for Saturday afternoon's members session). The face value of tickets is $80 for the general public and $75 for members of the BA and AHA.
This is the final year the BA has a contract to sell GABF tickets through Ticketmaster, which often gets the brunt of the blame from consumers when anything goes off the rails. The BA has said it will reassess its ticket-selling vendor situation but that does not mean a change is coming. Fusco made a point of saying Ticketmaster "is quite possibly the most sophisticated" ticket vendor when it comes to measures to combat scalpers and automated bots they use to horde tickets.
"We are just as disappointed and frustrated with the secondary market and scalping activities," she said. "Unfortunately, being such a popular event, we are subject to scalpers and ticket brokers just like headliner concerts and playoff games and big sporting events." The vendor and scalpers, she pointed out, are in a cat-and-mouse game to stay ahead of each other.
The BA and Ticketmaster have put several measures in place to combat scalpers, including setting a limit of four tickets per session per buyer for general GABF sessions and captcha codes, those squiggly numbers and letters meant to separate humans from malicious software. Ticketmaster reviews every transaction to make sure the ticket limit is enforced. Other proprietary security measures are not made public, she said.
Fusco also pointed out that a lot of the tickets brokers are dangling online now are speculative – they may not actually have tickets in hand to sell yet. Look no further than the fact that some GABF tickets were being advertised on the secondary market before the tickets were even on sale as evidence that there is some of that going on.
GABF organizers continually evaluate whether the purchase limit needs to be tweaked, she said. Not long ago, the limit was eight tickets per purchaser per session. (In the members pre-sale, the limit is two tickets per buyer).
"GABF is a fundamentally social event and people like to attend with their friends and family," Fusco said. "So (a limit of) four seems reasonable – a not too big, not too small quantity."
The BA does not disclose exactly how many tickets are for sale, either to the general public or in the members pre-sale. What the group will say is the event will once again welcome a total of approximately 49,000 participants over the four sessions Oct. 2-4 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver – the same numbers as in previous years. Those attendance numbers include not just ticket purchasers but brewery reps, the media and others.
One of those groups will certainly swell in number, however, suggesting slightly fewer tickets were probably available for sale. Last year, 624 brewers poured in the GABF hall and Fusco said the number this year will be closer to 700. With each brewery receiving four badges for their reps granting them access to the fest, that's about 300 extra sports for breweries.
Fusco said media numbers are the same … about 300 credentialed media over the four sessions (media members may attend no more than three sessions).
Next year, the GABF will expand into an additional hall at the convention center, giving it about 30 percent more space. Festival director Nancy Johnson suggested that last year that more tickets would be made available as a result, but Fusco said no firm decisions have been made. She said organizers are focused on this October's party.


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"I WORKED WITH JOHNW QUEENAN" MARGARET E. CANNY EVERETT J. SHIFFLETT JOHN L. CAREY RALPH S.JOHNS I met Mr. Queenan for the first time in June 1933 at the Chicago Office, when he was one of the in-charge accountants— we usually call them seniors now. In those days the Chicago Office was in the Harris Trust Building, at 111. West Monroe Street. On the afternoon of the first day I was in the office, the people there passed around a box of candy and told me: "One of our top in-charge accountants sent this to us. He and his wife just had a son." A couple of days later John Queenan came into the office and someone introduced him to me as "the father of the son—the young man who sent in the candy." We became well acquainted in the Chicago Office that year, before Mr. Queenan was transferred to Newark in 1934. But while he was working in the Newark Office he used to come back to the Midwest to interview students at the University of Illinois and the University of Notre Dame, and on those trips he always used to stop at the Chicago Office. He had a very close relationship with the people at Kimberly- Clark, International Harvester, Quaker Oats, John Deere & Company and at some other engagements he had worked on in Chicago, and I believe he kept up contacts with these clients on his various recruiting trips. Mr. Queenan became a partner in the Firm in 1939, and in September 1940 he came back to the Chicago Office from Newark. He became the partner in charge of assignments, and I worked directly with him because I had been handling staff assignments while he was in the Newark Office. In those days Mr. Queenan was receiving many requests to give talks and to write papers, so he asked me if I would mind doing some of the secretarial work for him to help him meet those commitments. He would dictate a great deal, and his knowledge of his subject and ability to dictate a complete thought without changing his mind in mid-sentence made it a pleasure rather than a task to work with him on these talks. He was very thorough in the way he would prepare the talks that he would give at professional meetings. One thing about him that impressed me very much after I started working for Mr. Queenan was his ability to memorize his entire talk. He never seemed to need to look at his script when he delivered it. He would always take the copy along with him, and I would also make up a set of 3 x 5 cards with perhaps the first sentence of a paragraph on them, or just a few words of the first sentence. I remember years ago being taken by some of the staff to a luncheon meeting in Chicago where Mr. Queenan was to give a talk that we had worked over long and hard. I was fascinated watching him give that talk, because he didn't refer to his script or to those card notes once. I remarked about it to some of the H&S men and they said, "Oh, he never reads from his notes." Mr. Queenan is a very patient man, but I've been around him long enough so that I can tell by his voice when he is really upset. I don't think other people can tell, though. I can be at my desk and he may be in the next room talking with someone in person or on the phone, yet I am quite sure that the person he is speaking with is not aware of his annoyance at all. He has infinite control—which I don't. Maybe I should have taken a few lessons from him. He can have something come up which is frightfully important, that may drain him of practically all his energy, and yet in the middle of it he can turn around and give you a smile and appear completely relaxed. I don't know how he does it. And it doesn't mean he has forgotten the important matter, either; but when he does go back to it, he looks as if he had been given a fresh supply of energy from some outside source. His sincerity, enthusiasm and thoroughness, as well as his fairness in dealing with people, his warmth and genuine liking for people, his ability to delegate work and his way of expecting nothing less than top performance from those around him, and his very real enjoyment of his work—these qual-


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'Wizard of Oz' Munchkins Are Down to Three, Karl Slover Passes Away [VIDEO]
One of the last surviving members of the Munchkin gang seen in the classic film 'The Wizard of Oz' has died.
Karl Slover, who played several roles in the Judy Garland film, including the lead trumpeter, a soldier and a townsperson, died of cardiopulmonary arrest in Georgia on Tuesday. He was 93.


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Who Is bin Laden's Son-in-Law?
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, has been captured and brought to New York City by U.S. counterterrorism operatives. Devlin Barrett discusses his role with al Qaeda and how he was detained. Photo: AP.
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LOS ANGELES - Could Blofeld be back?
The archvillain from the James Bond films - who's often seen stroking a white cat - might be making a return to the big screen following a settlement announced Friday between studio MGM, production company Danjaq and the estate of Kevin McClory.
McClory was a co-writer of the 1965 movie "Thunderball" with Bond book writer Ian Fleming but was embroiled in a legal dispute over the movie rights for over 50 years.
On Friday, the three parties announced that Danjaq and MGM had acquired all of the rights and interests relating to James Bond from the McClory estate and family.
Terms weren't disclosed.
The McClory family's law firm said McClory created the iconic character, Ernst Stavro Blofeld and the global terrorist organization he headed, SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion), which were not part of the original novels.
William Kane, a lawyer who represented the McClory estate, said in a statement that the settlement "will benefit James Bond film fans throughout the world."
The legal dispute dates back to 1959, six years after the publication of Fleming's first Bond book, "Casino Royale." The estate claims that McClory then proposed to Fleming that they set a James Bond movie in the Bahamas, which later became "Thunderball." Fleming allegedly took the script and wrote the novel "Thunderball" without giving McClory credit.
Following a legal tussle, McClory was able to produce "Thunderball" in 1965 and put out the 1983 film "Never Say Never Again," which brought back Sean Connery as Agent 007.
That year, a competing film, "Octopussy," starring Roger Moore as 007, was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Danjaq, the production company now run by the family of late producer Albert R. Broccoli.
For years, "Never Say Never Again" has been left out of the Bond canon. The movie is not listed on the official James Bond 007 website, and was not included in last year's "Bond 50" box set of discs celebrating 50 years of James Bond, dubbed "The Complete 22 Film Collection." MGM lists 2012's "Skyfall" as the 23rd James Bond film.
The settlement may change that.
The 24th movie in the series, with Sam Mendes returning as director, is set for release in late 2015.


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Hope College will present a variety of activities during the college's annual Disability Awareness Week beginning Monday, April 6.
Hope College will present a variety of activities during the college's annual Disability Awareness Week beginning Monday, April 6.
The public is invited to all of the events. Admission is free.
The week's activities will begin in the morning on Monday, April 6, with a wheelchair challenge that will have invited members of the college's student body, faculty and staff undergo a mobility impairment simulation for six, 12 or 24 hours.
On Tuesday, April 7, participants will be able to simulate a variety of disabilities, including mobility impairment, hearing impairment, vision impairment and learning disabilities, as well as have an opportunity to gather information about a number of hidden disabilities. The simulations will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main floor lounge of the DeWittCenter.
On Tuesday, April 7, at 7 p.m., author and 1972 Hope graduate Kay Hubbard of West Olive will read her essay "Through the Glass Darkly" in the DeWitt Center Herrick Room. The essay, which won third place in a writing contest and will be included in a forthcoming issue of the literary journal "Ten Spurs," reflects on her 40-year friendship with a Hope classmate she met during her freshman English class in 1968. The essay explores the meaning of friendship and the realities of caring about someone who lives with paranoid schizophrenia. The reading is being sponsored by the college's counseling center.
On Tuesday, April 7, at 9 p.m. a descriptive video version of the film "Babe" will be shown in the DeWitt Center Kletz. The video, designed for audiences with vision impairments, includes audio description of action on-screen. The Kletz staff will provide snacks and beverages.
The week's keynote address, "FDR, Jerry Lewis and the ADA," will be presented on Wednesday, April 8, at 7 p.m. in the Maas Center auditorium by Richard Harris, who is recently retired after 32 years as the director of access and opportunity for students with disabilities at Ball State University. Through the use of pictures, humor and insight, the presentation will take a sociological look at the treatment of disability issues in the United States and will conclude with the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Harris will also be making a presentation at a luncheon for the college's faculty and staff earlier in the day.
There will be an open house in the Disability Resource Room of the Van Wylen Library on Thursday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The room, which features equipment for those with vision impairments, is on the library's second floor.
The week will close with an ice cream social on Thursday, April 9, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the DeWitt Center Kletz sponsored by the college's dean of students office.
The DeWittCenter is located at 141 E. 12th St., on Columbia Avenue at 12th Street. The Maas Center is located at 264 Columbia Ave., on Columbia Avenue at 11th Street. The Van Wylen Library is located at 53 Graves Place, on College Avenue south of 10th Street.


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Gronomic Cedar Vertical Planter
This space-saving vertical planter allows you to grow an abundance of herbs and edible plants with minimal maintenance. It includes a drip-irrigation system that promotes plant health and conserves water by directing it straight to roots and reducing evaporation.
- Constructed of unfinished western red cedar that is naturally rot and insect resistant.
- Space-saving vertical planter on stand has small footprint—ideal for compact spaces.
- Provides seven 29 1/2"-long rows of planting area.
- Includes drip-irrigation kit that connects to garden hose (hardware included).
- Rows lined with filter fabric to keep soil in while allowing water to drain.
- Simple tool-free assembly required.
- Handcrafted in USA.
Dimensions & More Info
- 32" x 9" x 45" high overall.
- Weight: 42 lb.
- Soil capacity: 4.5 cu. ft.
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During the course of our own research, we have regularly undertaken free look ups of Parish Registers at Records Offices as well as from our own collection of microfiche. In addition, we have transcribed thousands of other parish register entries and have now extended this into an "Online Parish Clerk" (OPC) project which has been successfully run in several counties.
What this means is that as well as transcriptions completed by ourselves, we will also include entries from volunteer transcribers. Links to other transcription web sites will also be included as it seems a waste of energy to duplicate the great work already completed by others. We will also incorporate Village and Parish history and photographs. This is an entirely self financing project and we are paying for the hosting of what is a considerable amount of data on our knightroots web-space.
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- Summary
Designed for poaching a whole turbot, this heavy-gauge copper pan can also be used for cooking other flatfish as well as several smaller fillets. It takes its diamond shape from the shape of the turbot and enables cooking a whole fish for a beautiful presentation.
- Crafted in France of heavy-gauge 1.2mm copper for superior heat conductivity and temperature control.
- Nonreactive tin interior is easy to clean.
- Riveted bronze handles on sides and lid.
- Included stainless-steel rack simplifies removing fish in one piece.
- Dimensions & More Info
- 20" x 16 1/2" x 4 3/4" high.
- 10 1/2-qt. cap.
- 17 lb. 7 oz. with lid and rack.
- Made from 1.2mm-gauge copper.
- Made in France.
- Use & Care
- Oven safe to 450°F.
- To protect the tin lining from damage, do not heat the pot empty or at temperatures above 450°F.
- Use wood, plastic or heat-resistant nylon tools to avoid scratching the tin lining.
- Allow pan to cool before washing.
- Hand-wash; dry immediately with a soft cloth.
- Avoid using steel wool, steel scouring pads or harsh detergents.
- Copper will develop a rich patina over time. This will not affect the pan's cooking performance. To keep the exterior looking new, use a copper polish or a combination of lemon and salt.
- The tin lining protects foods from reacting with copper but will become discolored with use. This is normal. Depending on the frequency of use and types of food cooked, the tin lining may eventually have to be replaced. To prolong the liner's usefulness, avoid cooking acidic ingredients in your tin-lined cookware.
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- More about Mauviel
In 1830, Ernest Mauviel established his namesake cookware company in Villedieu-les-Poêles in Normandy. The village had a long history of outstanding metalwork; the locals were considered experts in the craft. Today, much of the manufacturing is still done by hand using traditional processes passed down through generations of copper makers. True to France's rich culinary history, Mauviel 1830 is a favorite in professional kitchens, where copper's quick, even heat conductivity is essential for making delicate sauces and other French classics. Mauviel now also offers stainless-steel collections crafted with the same attention to detail as its traditional copper cookware.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Apicius1310 from Best Turkey Pan you can buy! Yes this pan is expensive but this is the most totally awesome pan you can buy for roasting your Thanksgiving turkey. I have had one for over 20 years and it is the highlight of Thanksgiving. You can roast your turkey in the pan and also put it on the stove to finish up your gravy, I purchased one for each my sons and their family. There is nothing better on the market. It is copper and will last for generations. I have copper cookware that is over 200 years old and it is better than anything on the marketDate published: 2017-06-26


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Three Fab Closets
These elegant spaces have cush seating, swank chandeliers, and Type-A organization. Did we mention room for shoes?
Remember when the word closet could be lofted as a put-down to describe a pint-size room (as in, "That bedroom's tiny as a closet")? In some circles, that insult now would be mystifying—the closet has become the new "it" space of luxury living. That means bye-bye, small fry, and welcome, literally, to the next big thing.
Produced by Krissa Rossbund
Photography: Roger Davies
Chair ("Venus Chair"): Ann Getty, Ann Getty & Assoc., anngetty.com.
Chandelier (vintage): owner's collection.
Painting hanging on sliding door (Marie Antoinette): by Rimi Yang, rimiyang.com.
Closet by Philip Nimmo
Or, for the California client of designer Philip Nimmo, make that the next big things. Her show closet is actually a suite of rooms. Opulently decked out in the tradition of old Hollywood glam, it includes gilded French furniture, a '60s-vintage Murano chandelier, and hand-painted wallpaper. "She's a fashion collector—a collector of anything beautiful, really, and the assembly of custom spaces she wanted for her collections drove the architecture," Nimmo says. "The whole idea was to have a beautiful closet that doesn't read as a closet." Everything, including the homeowner's shoes, is dramatically displayed behind wallpapered doors.
Wallcovering (handpainted): Paul Montgomeory Murals and Wallpapers, paulmontgomery.com.
Carpet (custom): Stark, starkcarpet.com.
Ottoman ("Austin" #3036-45): Nancy Corzine, nancycorzine.com.
Ottoman fabric ("Kinh-ZS"/Teal): Stark, starkcarpet.com.
Gilt chair: Ann Getty, Ann Getty & Assoc., anngetty.com.
Chair fabric: silk damask.
Chandelier ("Karina" #2141): Paul Ferrante, paulferrante.com.
Closet by Philip Nimmo
One of the suite's most special areas is the oval-shape powder room replete with a custom mirrored vanity and crystal-basin sinks illuminated from below. A vestibule opens to the gardens where she envisions her grandchildren getting married, making the closet suite a convenient and practical place for the bridal party to preen. Until then, the designer says, "it's an intimate, personal space where alone time, however brief, can be beautiful."
The closet suite's powder room includes a vintage stool covered in Groves Bros. fabric. A Nancy Corzine ottoman covered in silk velvet mimics the shape of the skylight.
Chandelier: custom.
Stool (vintage): owner's collection.
Stool fabric (Yvonne"/Teal): Groves Bros., grovesbros.com.
Ottoman ("Austin" #3036-45): Nancy Corzine, nancycorzine.com.
Ottoman fabric ("Kinh-ZS"/Teal): Stark, starkcarpet.com.https://www.starkcarpet.com/
Mirrored vanities (custom antiqued): Jean de Merry, 323/655-9193.
Sconces ("Astoria, AFA Wall Bracket"#K-0162, Kensington Collection): Boyd Lighting, boydlighting.com, available through Donghia, donghia.com.
Closet by Philip Nimmo
The custom antiqued mirrored vanity was manufactured by Jean de Merry. Crystal and smoky topaz sconces by Boyd Lighting flank the mirrors.
Closet by Philip Nimmo
A cut Stark carpet of ivory and teal wool— plus a "bit of silk for sparkle"— softens this closet designed by Philip Nimmo. The gilt chair covered in silk damask is a reproduction by Ann Getty based on one of her private pieces. Silk wallpaper was hand-painted by Paul Montgomery.
Interior designer: Philip Nimmo, 8654 Holloway Plaza Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069; 310/360-0848, philipnimmodesign.com.
Table ("Darkside"): by Phillippe Starck, starck.com.
Gilt chair: Ann Getty, Ann Getty & Assoc., anngetty.com.
Chair fabric: silk damask.
Chandelier ("Karina" #2141): Paul Ferrante, paulferrante.com.
Closet by Lisa Adams
Closet designer Lisa Adams of Los Angeles, a "left-brain chemist by training," is the go-to closet guru for Hollywood celebs and fashionistas, all of whom she puts through the same unsparing rigors of editing and purging. "And then we take inventory," she says with a laugh. "The goal is to see everything. Nothing hidden."
Deep drawers are taboo, as is stacking. "You want a 24-inch pullout shelf so you can see every T-shirt. Use Pliio clothing filers to fold them," Adams says. Glass partitions are great for separating panties, bras, and socks, she adds, while pullout valet hooks are handy when packing or putting together the perfect outfit. Also consider using only one style of hanger to keep a closet tidy and efficient—she prefers slim-line velvet.
Mirrors are a must-have in every closet she designs. Here, she used corner space to create a three-way mirror that makes the galley space feel as if it goes on forever. Adams also likes to extend the closet from the floor to ceiling and finish it with beautiful crown molding for a custom look. "It's space planning—functional and ergonomic," she says, "but it's also creating a beautiful, personal design."
Photography: Michael Garland
Closet style (London Loft Closet); hardware ("Hardwick Regency Cabinet Pull"/Polished Nickel #BMH-1425): LA Closet Design, laclosetdesign.com.
Chandelier ("Cascade Grand Luminaire" #K-0031): Boyd Lighting, boydlighting.com.
Closet color ("Wimborne White" with satin lacquer finish): Farrow & Ball, farrow-ball.com.
Chair ("Vintage French Round Fabric Side Chair"/Burnt Oak); chair fabric (Sand Belgian Linen): Restoration hardware, rh.com.
Area rug ("Scroll Tile Rug"/Porcelain Blue): Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com.
Closet by Lisa Adams
Adams measures every shoe and boot, then sizes the shelf heights to fit. Top shelves are reserved for seasonal items, carry-on luggage, and anything else infrequently used. Or decorate them with personal photos or art objects.
Closet by Lisa Adams
Designer Lisa Adams dresses up closets with chandeliers when the ceiling height permits. (This room's ceiling is about 10 feet high.) She chose a custom-designed drop-glass chandelier for this space, also made special with custom-size shelves and personal touches like photos and flowers.
Closet by Lisa Adams
"Store jewelry in locked drawers for security," Adams says. "Outfit them with custom inserts to prevent pieces from getting tangled."
Interior designer: Lisa Adams, LA Closet Design, 10599 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 511, Los Angeles, CA 90024; 310/289-1311, laclosetdesign.com.
Closet by Gray Walker
Oyster-blue walls bring beauty to the closet of designer Gray Walker's client in Charlotte, North Carolina. "They're soothing and add a nice pop of color to the bedroom, which is off-white," Walker says. But amazing function hides under all that beauty. In her closet designs, Walker organizes clothing by length and color, measuring everything in linear feet for accuracy. She also includes a separate shelving unit for shoes, ample drawers, and a vanity area for at-home spa moments.
While the dressing closet helps the homeowner look good, Walker's design makes the space equally appealing. "My client's clutches are organized, for example," she says, "but in a way that makes them showpieces." They're arranged in a staggered mix of shape, color, and texture for an interesting display that keeps each bag clearly visible and immediately accessible.
A crystal chandelier and a Lucite chair amp up the glam in this closet by designer Gray Walker. A center packing island brings big function in an artful way; art and accessories inject the charm.
Photography: Dustin Peck
Styling: Lisa Mende
Cabinetry (custom): Don Duffy Architecture, donduffyarchitecture.com.
Paint color: custom blend.
Chandelier: antique.
Carpet: Stark, starkcarpet.com.
Vanity mirror: vintage.
Lucite vanity chair ("King George Occasional Chair"): Plexi-Craft, plexi-craft.com.
Art over chests: Hidell Brooks Gallery, hidellbrooks.com.
Roman shade (silk):Taffard Fabrics, taffard.com.
Closet by Gray Walker
Walker personalizes her closets with photographs, favorite art, and flowers. But a place for ultimate intimacy among the fashion collections takes top priority. She honors the private nature of the dressing closet in her designs. "It's your private sanctuary where you can reinvent yourself, playing with clothes and trying new styles that will define you," she says. "It can be your own little shrine, decorated with pieces that are nostalgic and remind you of childhood."
Closet by Gray Walker
"Enjoy the process of slowing down and going through the rituals of being a woman," designer Gray Walker says. "A curvy, elegant mirror at the vanity and good makeup brushes make it a luxurious time."
Closet by Gray Walker
Leave your cherished personal jewelry pieces in the care of vintage ceramic dishes.
Interior designer: Gray Walker, Gray Walker Interiors, 704/333-7060, graywalkerinteriors.com.


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Rivean wrote:The mean day peak temperature for summer (June 15 - 30) for Missouri oak forests is 28.
Also, yes, seconding Eltanimras (I married a smart lady ) - the forests surrounding Utterby are NOT tropical rainforest or jungle.
Also, since some of you are Americans and are therefore ignorant of modern scientific language and notation, 28C is 82.4F.
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At the very northern edge of North America is Ellesmere Island, where the unforgiving Arctic winds tear through the tundra, dipping temperatures to 40 below zero. Running through this shifting sea of snow and ice is one of the most hardened predators on the planet, the White Wolf.
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