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EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Catholic parishes are celebrating Masses for their graduating high-school seniors — but studies show that nearly one out of every three seniors in those pews will leave the Catholic faith during their college career, and even more will stop practicing it.
However, campus ministers believe a new high-school outreach program from the Newman Connection will give them a vital tool in stemming the loss of young Catholics from the Church and promote the New Evangelization on America's college campuses.
The Newman Connection, a nonprofit company that provides support and resources to Newman Centers throughout the United States, has launched a new national outreach program to help Catholic youth bridge the transition from high school to college.
With the tagline "Make a Newman Connection," the program seeks to work with Catholic dioceses to connect Catholic high-school graduates with college campus ministries and information about the Catholic community on their campus before they arrive as freshmen.
"We have to find ways to keep our kids connected to the Church. That's really the bottom line of this program and the Newman Connection," Bill Zerrusen, president of the Newman Connection, told the Register.
Ninety percent of the 5.5 million Catholics in higher education attend a secular university, and Catholics make up 35% of the freshmen at public campuses, according to the Catholic Campus Ministry Association.
But a startling 30% of college-aged Catholics (young adults currently aged 18-24) will leave the faith during these years, and at a higher rate than their peers in other faiths, according to a 2012 study by Georgetown University's Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA).
"The bare-bones facts are that we are losing our kids — they are losing their faith, at an alarming rate," Zerrusen said. "We really feel that the concept of this program can be a game changer."
The process behind the Newman Connection's high-school outreach program is very simple: Parishes gather the names of graduating high-school seniors after Mass or another event. A volunteer, staff member or youth minister at the parish then enters the names into the database at NewmanConnection.com.
"They enter in the names, and instantaneously the name is sent to a campus minister who has log-in access to our site," said Matt Zerrusen, Bill Zerrusen's son and Newman Connection's executive vice president and designer of the system. "The campus minister logs in and sees a link that says: 'View incoming student.'"
Anyone can also visit NewmanConnection.com and enter a student's name by clicking "Invite a Student to Connect" on the front page. Entering the student's information will generate an email to the student with a link inviting them to "Get Connected to Campus Ministry."
Matt Zerrusen said the program funnels the information to campus ministers, who then can contact students over the summer and introduce them to the Catholic college life at their Newman Center before they come to campus.
Origins of the Program
The Newman Connection's program expands on the College Connection for Catholics (CCC) program pioneered by SerraUSA, an organization promoting Catholic vocations in youth.
Newman Connection fully took over the program in July 2012, with the approval of Bishop Peter Christensen of the Diocese of Superior, Wis., the episcopal adviser for SerraUSA and the SerraUSA board, with a mandate to expand the program to include all Catholic students.
Bill Zerrusen explained that the original CCC program reached out to seniors in Catholic high schools and had gathered 15,000 names last year — but Catholic high schools account for only 10% of all Catholic students, meaning that much more had to be done. "[SerraUSA] saw we had a lot more capacity to do more than they were able to achieve," he said.
Newman Connection's extensive network, with close to 250 Newman Centers, he said, gave them the ability to take the CCC program to a whole new level, "and really do what the program was intended to do."
"When the campus ministers and the priests have the names, it's like gold," Zerrusen added. "They get the names; they have the connection."
Campus Chaplains Pleased
Campus ministers explained to the Register that the program is a major breakthrough for them.
Most public universities do not disclose the religious affiliation of their students, leaving them in the dark about who is Catholic on campus. They said they typically have just three weeks at the beginning of the school year to promote their Newman Centers to freshmen; after that, freshmen have generally decided what activities they will involve themselves with during their college career.
"Being able to obtain the names of students and get their emails from the university directory means we can make a personal contact with that student and invite them to be part of our ministry here," said Msgr. Greg Ketcham, chaplain of St. John's Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a member of Newman Connection's Advisory Board.
"It's one of the best ideas I've heard, frankly," said Father John Baker, chaplain at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. "It's going to be very helpful for me and anybody in campus ministry."
Father Baker said that his campus-ministry outreach currently depends on his volunteers and staff to "make a lot of noise" in those first few weeks in order to get the attention of Vanderbilt's Catholic students. There is an opening Mass to begin the year. They also set up a booth during freshman-orientation weekend and host events offering free food to students.
He added that students have been "pretty creative" by using Facebook to identify Catholics among the incoming Vanderbilt freshmen class as well.
"Making those connections with freshmen right off the bat is essential," he said. "You can make those connections later, but it's so much harder."
Outreach to freshmen allows campus ministers an opportunity to catechize students and also to make them partners in evangelizing the broader campus community.
"What excites me the most about this program is what we can do with spiritual multiplication," Msgr. Ketcham said. "If we can get a nucleus of freshmen involved in our campus ministry early in the semester and catechize them, then they can spread the faith to those around them."
Diocesan Outreach
The Zerrusens both said they developed the program from their discussions with diocesan officials and campus ministers. They said the dioceses asked that the program leave no Catholic student behind, such as those who attend public schools.
"They said if you're going to get a chance of getting every Catholic student, you have to go to the parishes," Bill Zerrusen said.
Matt Zerrusen said the Newman Connection works at the highest level to get the endorsement of the bishop, archbishop or cardinal in every diocese or archdiocese in order to implement the program. Newman Connection so far is working with 15 U.S. dioceses to implement the program, including the Archdiocese of Atlanta, the Diocese of Savannah, Ga., and the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, he said, adding, "We've had overwhelming support for this program so far."
Bill Zerrusen said the Newman Connection program costs nothing for a diocese. "We're not charging anything for a diocese that endorses the program. We don't want the excuse 'We can't do it' if they can't afford it," he said.
Each diocese involved in the Newman Connection program appoints a diocesan director to work with parishes and youth ministers to collect the names of Catholic high-school students.
"Working with college campus ministers, high-school campus ministers and youth ministers in general, we are starting to roll out this program," said John Huynh, youth-ministry director for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
Huynh said the archdiocese is rolling out a media campaign for the Newman Connection to get Catholic parents and families involved with the program. He said the archdiocese is marketing the program in the archdiocesan newspaper, at high-school parent nights and with pamphlets placed in the parishes and high schools. Huynh said youth ministers talk with students about signing up for the program and encourage parents to register their kids.
"Rolling out a program like this connects the bridge. All our students need to do is walk across it," he said.
Matt Zerrusen said he hopes that, long term, Catholic youth will take the initiative to enter their own names into Newman Connection's database and take advantage of NewmanConnection.com's resources. Approximately 250 college campus ministries have their own pages on Newman Connection, where students can find information about their Mass, confession and adoration times, events, programs, retreats and more.
"Ultimately, we've created this tool for the Church," Matt Zerrusen said. "And we want this tool to be part of the campus visit, part of the decision-making process about whether or not a student will attend this college or that university."
Huynh said he hopes more dioceses will follow the lead of the Atlanta Archdiocese and others and participate in the program: "It's not okay for us to have any student fall through the cracks. This is a big need in the Catholic Church, and it's my hope and dream that every diocese implements this."
Register correspondent Peter Jesserer Smith writes from Rochester, New York.


text: Professor Joseph Kroger publishes book on Aztec Goddesses and Christian Madonnas News Home 11.09.12 The abundant images in Mexico of both Aztec goddesses and the Christian Madonnas who replaced them were frequently linked to nature and the environment: the earth, water, trees and other sources of creativity and vitality. These images of the divine feminine have played a major role in Mexican religions and are the subject of a new book by Saint Michael's College religious studies professor Joseph Kroger and his co-author titled Aztec Goddesses and Christian Madonnas: Images of the Divine Feminine in Mexico. The authors indicate one of the most striking features of Mexican religious life is the prevalence of images of the Virgin Mother of God. "The face of the divine feminine can be found everywhere in Mexico." Professor Kroger, who taught for three years in Mexico, has, with his co-author Patrizia Granziera of the Universidad de Morelos in Cuernavaca, Mexico, uncovered the stories of 22 Aztec Goddesses and 28 Christian Madonnas of Mexico. The figures are placed within a worldwide religious context and in the context of the devotional life of the faithful in Mexico where they function as "powerful mediators of divine grace and terror." The book, available for pre-order on Amazon.com, focuses in part on the divine feminine in pre-Hispanic Mexican religion: "Goddess images were central to the devotional life of the Aztecs, especially peasants and those living in villages outside the central city of Tenochtitlan (present day Mexico City). In these rural communities fertility and fecundity, more than war rituals and sacrificial tribute, were the main focus of cultic activity." Image of the divine feminine (from the book's introduction): "First and foremost, the Aztec goddesses and Christian madonnas of Mexico represent the Great Mother, or maternal face of divinity. They are expressions of a tradition that may be as old as humanity itself. The earliest image of the divine feminine made by human hands is of the Goddess as Great Mother. Humanity has imagined her as the immensity of cosmic space, the moon, earth and nature itself. The divine feminine is seen as life energy constantly moving - an irresistible power that destroys old forms and brings new ones into being. Her essential quality is all-inclusiveness. She contains all opposites within herself, including male and female, creation and destruction, life and death. Authors' interests Professor Kroger has a special research interest in Christian theology and the encounter of Christianity with other religions and cultures. He was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Literature at the University of the Americas in Puebla Mexico for three years, and has published articles on liberation theology and the indigenous religious traditions of Guatemala and Mexico. Professor Granziera's research focuses on the iconography of gardens and landscapes in Europe and Mexico and on the relationship of the Virgin Mary and Pre-Hispanic goddesses to nature and the environment. Reviewer's statement "This book insightfully places the myths and images of goddesses and madonnas in their cultural contexts. We are in the authors' debt for assembling these scattered pieces so we might imagine a complex tapestry. The clash of symbols and cultures between the Europeans and the conquered peoples was both violent and subjugating. Yet the hybridization of these wildly different cultural images points a way to a present retrieval of the feminine sacred in our fractured world." - Terrence W. Tilley, Fordham University, USA Professor Kroger's areas of research interest include Christianity's encounter and dialogue with other cultures and religions; Christianity in Latin America, specifically Liberation Theology in Central America and Catholic Christianity in Mexico; Mesoamerican culture and religion; Philosophical foundations of Hinduism and Buddhism, Michael Polanyi's Thought on Science and Religion.

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Install Asterisk 1.4 and Asterisk GUI afterwards.
AstRecipes had two recipes for Asterisk users or budding Asterisk users. (And one more if you need to uninstall older Asterisk). The document carries one through steps needed to install new Asterisk 1.4 on your box. According to the document the installation / compilation is a bit different from the Asterisk 1.2.
The icing on the cake is that this allows you to install Asterisk IPPBX on a box already populated wit TrixBox!
It is also advised that you remove Asterisk (older version) before attempting to install/ compile the new version. The tutorial uses the following versions of the application;
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Once that is done you can install the new ajax gui for the embedded web server on the Asterisk server / machine. Here too yo are guided through necessary routes get the application installed and to look at your Asterisk 1.4, through your favorite web browser.
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Rent a Bike in Europe for Nearly Nothing
Paris is rolling out 10,600 bicycles for the public to use practically for free. Similar public bike programs can be found in Lyon, Brussels, Vienna, Helsinki, Oslo, Copenhagen, and elsewhere.
Update (Oct. 17, 2007): Last summer, Paris launched a bicycle-sharing program, called Vélib' —a pun on "free bicycle." Budget Travel noted the program in its July/August issue.
After the program started, we learned that the kiosks that unlock the bikes only recognize credit and bank cards with microchips in them. Americans were, in effect, banned from renting Vélib' bikes because most U.S. credit and bank cards lack these chips.
Since then, JCDecaux, the company that set up the bike system for the city, has been working to accommodate non-chip credit cards in its kiosks.
In a terrific first step, the company updated its kiosks to accept U.S.-issued American Express cards (with and without chips), according to a recent New York Times article.
Our own sources tell us that some hotels may begin selling short-term subscriptions (described below) to American guests.
Below you will find details on Paris's program, along with a rundown of similar bike-sharing and bike-rental programs in Lyon, Brussels, Vienna, Helsinki, Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Drammen, and Copenhagen.
As part of its new Vélib' program, Paris is rolling out bikes by mid-July for the public to use. First you have to subscribe for the city bicycle service on a daily (€1), weekly (€5), or (€29) yearly basis. These subscription plans get you all the half-hour rentals you can handle; keeping a bike longer incurs fees. The bikes will be available at more than 750 stands around the city, and the system will expand through the year.
For daily and weekly subscriptions, go to a curbside meter at any station—there will be one every three or four streets—insert your bankcard, and type in your personal identification number. The machine will ask you to create an access code (instructions are in eight languages), and then it'll spit out a Vélib' card.
Wave the card in front of the screen at a bike stand; then punch in your access code. The machine will list the available bikes at that station. Choose one and then race over to it: You have about a minute to press the button that detaches it from the stand. There's no charge for the first half hour of each "rental." The second half hour costs €1, the third €2, and every half hour thereafter is €4. There's no limit to the number of times you can rent a bike, but kids under 14 aren't allowed to use them.
Returning the bike is simple: Take it to any of the stations and reattach it to an empty stand. It'll beep and flash to let you know you've locked it back up properly.
Lyon's system is called Vélo'v and the pricing is €2 for every extra hour after the first free 30 minutes. Otherwise, the system closely resembles the one in Paris (see above).
Despite being the headquarters of the European Union, Brussels' public bike system, called Cyclocity (cyclocity.be), only has 250 bikes available from 23 stations throughout the city. Tourists can sign up for short-term subscription cards (€1 a day or €1.50 a week) from free-standing meters at every station; rentals cost €0.50 a half hour. The sign-up, rental, and return instructions are identical to those in Paris and Lyon.
First you have to get a Citybike tourist card for €2 a day. Request one from your hotel or one of two "issuing offices" (Royal Tours, Herrengasse 1—3, or Pedal Power, Ausstellungsstrasse 3) . Once you have a card, you can pick up a bike from any of about 50 stations around the city, which are usually located near subway stations. The steps to picking up and returing a bike from an individual station are nearly identical to those in Paris and Lyon. (There's one small difference: Instead of waving your card in front of the terminal's screen, you have to swipe it through a slot.)
The first hour is free, the second is €2, the third costs €3; you'll be charged €4 for the fourth hour and for every hour thereafter. You can only rent out one bike per card, and the rental is limited to 120 hours after which it will be considered lost. If you lose the card, you'll be charged €10. For more information, check out citybikewien.at.
During the summers in Helsinki, you can pick up a bike from any of 26 stands around the city center. All you need is a €2 coin deposit to stick in the lock, which you'll get back when you lock it back up again. (There isn't any rental time limit but you have to stay within the city limits.) Otherwise, the sign-up, rental, and return instructions are similar to the programs described above. See hel.fi for more details.
Again, you'll need a Citybike tourist card to ride the public bikes in Oslo, Bergen, and Drammen. (Note: Their systems only operate on a seasonal basis, usually shutting down in late fall and reopening in the early spring.) City visitor information offices rent the requisite cards out to tourists.
In Oslo, though, there are some important differences. Oslo's Bysykkel program charges tourists 70 kronor, or about $10, a day. Rentals are a maximum of three hours. After three hours, you have to return it to a bicycle station, but it is possible to rent the bike for another three hours without paying an additional fee.
Note that, when biking, you must stay within Oslo's city limits. Stations will only allow you to take out bikes between 6 a.m. and midnight. They will give you merely 30 seconds to pull your bike from its stand once you've been assigned one—but they will accept bike returns 24 hours a day. (When bikes are properly returned to a stand, a little light in the lock changes from red to green.)
In Trondheim, Norway, people can use a free bike simply by popping in a small coin into the lock, which pops back out again once it's locked back up. More info for the programs in all of these Norwegian cities at adshel.no.
Denmark's capital has 1,300 free bikes for the public to use annually between May and mid-December. All you have to do is find one of the 125 City Bike stations in the city center and deposit a DKK 20 coin (about $3) and start pedaling (staying within the city center). You'll get the coin back when you lock it back up at a City Bike station. Details here.


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Leighton to build 100G bps cable to Asia
Links NextGen to the world
Infrastructure heavyweight Leighton Contractors has inked a deal with Alcatel-Lucent to build and deploy a 4,800-kilometre multi-terabit submarine cable system linking Perth to Singapore.
Initially to be lit with 100 Gbps, the submarine cable system will be owned by new Leighton subsidiary Australia-Singapore Cable Ltd and will link Australia to Singapore, through the Sunda Strait in Indonesia.
The project is scheduled to go live in 2013.
Australia suffers a chronic shortage of competition in the international submarine cable market. US-bound cables are owned by Southern Cross Cable Network and Telstra. Australia-Asia connections include Pipe's PPC-1, the Australia-Japan Cable, and the Indonesia-Australia legs of Jasaurus and Sea-Me-We 3.
Pacific Fibre is currently raising funds to add a new Au-NZ-US route.
Once the cable design and route surveys are complete, construction is set to begin in 2012 (subject to board approval at Leighton).
"This new cable system will fill the much needed gap in the market place connecting Australia via the Indian Ocean to Singapore and offering a more cost effective, higher capacity and lower latency route than alternative east coast routes," said Peter McGrath, Chairman of ASC and Executive General Manager of Leighton Telecommunications.
McGrath said that network would provide competitive international wholesale services from both Australia's East and West Coasts to Singapore and will enable end to end services from Singapore to Sydney, at 10Gbit/s, 40Gbit/s and eventually 100Gbit/s speeds.
Leighton subsidiary NextGen Networks, which operates a national fibre network in Australia and is building new fibres under the government's Regional Backhaul Blackspots programme, will have its own international link when the project is complete. ®


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by Susan Mikula Campbell
It wasn't a perfect report, but it was vastly different than the one the Niagara County SPCA got in January 2012 from Barbara Carr.
Carr, executive director of the SPCA Serving Erie County, was part of a press conference held Wednesday in front of the Lockport Road facility in Wheatfield.
On April 4 this year, she accepted the invitation of the Niagara County SPCA to visit and assess the changes made since her last report.
Her new report ends with "Overall, I found the NCSPCA to be well run, despite limited resources at its disposal. The staff, the volunteers and the board should take tremendous pride in what they have accomplished."
Flanked by several members of the board, including Bryan Barish, board president, and Amy Lewis, shelter director, Carr said, "This organization in no way resembles the organization I looked at in January 2012."
From the entirely new board of directors to freshly painted walls to the hiring of Lewis, who previously worked at her Erie County facility, Carr said her second visit was "delightful."
Her short report did list a few areas needing improvement or change. One of these was funding from the community to support the shelter.
"If they want a great SPCA, they've got to step up to the plate, the same as the citizens of Erie County do," Carr said, noting that per capita in Niagara County donations are only 35 percent of what they are in Erie County.
Lewis said the Niagara County SPCA is still years behind with many needs, including more medical staff and more kennel staff, as well as more community outreach programs. She said she is working on acquiring a surgical trailer for the facility.
Barish said his board is in the process of creating a long-term strategic plan for the Niagara County SPCA, and once that is done, the search for an executive director will be underway.
Board elections will be held May 29, he said. Biographies of candidates will be posted on the SPCA's website at www.niagaraspca.org.


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It's a beautiful Sunday and I'm getting ready to start my week off right (and healthy, for that matter). Seriously, I've had a few too many rainy/sick days... Lot's of new transition-to-Fall outfits to show you guys and ways to get some use out of your favorite summer pieces. I'll also be doing a sunglass haul sometime soon, and a best places to go thrift shopping post too. But first, let's all enjoy a little Sunday Funday.


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Monday, September 21, 2009
In recent months there has been a lot of invective aimed at Wine Competitions, the general unreliability of the medals awarded and the questionable competence of the judges involved. So they're pretty much like figure skating at the Olympics without Dick Button commentating. (Though for years when I ordered jeans from Eddie Bauer I always asked for the ones with the Dick Button. I look so cute in them.) Somehow folks have gotten the impression that wine judges are fallible and inconsistent. This seems crazy to me as a guy who has judged many times at competitions, it implies wine judges are human. Trust me, it ain't so.
Typical wine judge at work.
What's curious is that most, if not all, of those criticizing the results of wine competitions are themselves rating wines using some sort of numeric scale. And wine judges are inconsistent? There is not one famous or reliable wine critic using the 100 point or 20 point or 10 point scale who can replicate his number scores twice in a row when blind tasting a set of, say, fifteen wines. Parker has studiously avoided this situation for 25 years, and for good reason. He's fallible and inconsistent and has too much to lose by taking a test he'd certainly fail. Even though he could eat Dick Button for lunch and have room for Dorothy Hamill for dessert. But I'm not here to debate this old chestnut. I thought I'd relate a few stories from my days as a wine judge.
I was asked to judge the first year of a competition in Paso Robles. In the spirit of anything to get out of a weekend at work, I accepted. Paso Robles is one of the more interesting appellations in California for my money. There are more than 200 wineries there, maybe 10 of which are worth spending your hard-earned money on. OK, that's a little harsh. There are at least 12 that are worth your time and money. Yeah, yeah, I know, I'm going to hear from folks who think there are amazing wines in Paso Robles, but these are the same people who think American Idol winners have talent and claim they don't watch NASCAR for the accidents. Sure, there are some great wines in Paso, a handful, but you can spend a week in Paso Robles and quickly find out how little your thirty-five bucks can buy.
The first year of this competition, as I expected, was a bit disorganized. That's fine, it takes some experience to manage the insane logistics of running a wine competition. I'm pretty sure they got their volunteers from the local branch of Slow Food--the Really Slow Food People. One of the volunteers pointed to a glass in front of me and said, "What do you think of that Tobin James?" I think she'd heard it was a blind and deaf tasting.
During a long, they were all long, break, a friend of mine on a different panel walked over to my table. I asked him how it was going at his table. "Oh, fine," he said, "except for that one woman to my left..." "Why, what's wrong with her?" I glanced over at her. She was a very large woman in her late 40's wearing an unappealing short skirt--it was so short you could see her brand. "Oh, just a couple of little things," my friend told me, "first, she's wearing a lot of perfume..." "You're kidding!" I said, "at a wine competition?! Who is she, Cuckoo Chanel?" "And," my friend continued, "she's not spitting." So they had tasted about fifty wines to that point and she had consumed an ounce or so of each. That's two bottles, friends. I'm thinking she had drunk a bottle of perfume too.
I never judged in that competition again.
At a different competition I was assigned to a panel of five judges. Our first task was to taste 80 Chardonnays under $15. This is perhaps the closest I've come to suicide, if you don't count tasting at Castoro Cellars. But we endured, awarded at least twenty double golds just to annoy bloggers, and then we were assigned to taste white Italian varieties. I am a fan of white Italian varieties and have been for many years--Garganega, Arneis, Grechetto, Tocai Friulano...--so I was excited. They do tell you what variety you're tasting blind, and the first wine was a Fiano. None of the other four judges had heard of Fiano. Had no idea that Fiano was even a grape. One judge thought it was what a Fianist played. But whatever the Fiano was we were tasting, it was wonderful. Gold Medal! It was beautiful and rich, just a bit of oiliness, very intense, a bit herbal, and almost honeyed. The other four judges gave it bronzes. It was awarded a bronze. It deserved a gold more than a woman with a penis. The next wine was a Trousseau Gris. They hadn't heard of that either, but since it's not even an Italian variety, not really their fault. And so it goes...
At most competitions you are in a large room with several panels separated simply by curtains. Frankly, I'm surprised the gowns they provide aren't open in the back. Of course, if that were the case, it would be hard to tell where the evocative aroma of ass was coming from, the wine or the judges. At one competition our panel was next to a panel of two men and a woman. The woman was, probably still is, insane. She was browbeating these two guys like she was Joan Rivers on her period, though Joan Rivers hasn't menstruated since her vagina was cosmetically lifted under her chin, which makes it hard to tell which part is burping. It got so bad, she was so insulting to the two men tasting with her, that our panel got fed up with listening to her. We asked her to knock it off and she started berating us. So I thoughtfully retaliated by tossing a piece of bread over the curtain which fortuituously landed in one of her wine glasses. I thought, honestly, that I'd won a goldfish. All I got, however, was more carping. After several hours of her incessant ranting, Lady MacBeth with an M.S., we secretly lured the chairman of the competition into our curtained tasting area. He listened to her rabid chatter for about ten minutes and then asked her to leave. I think he said something along the lines of "Out, damned Snot!"
I'll probably get drummed out of judging after this post. I'm actually judging all this week so I may not be able, or in command of my wits enough, to post for a bit. But I'll be back.
So this post, Gold, Silver, or Bronze? And who cares?
10 comments:
- Samantha Dugan said...
I dated a Fianist once, he was oily too but man....those hands, must have been the resin. I've never judged a competition, (not too sure there are that many French wine competitions here is SoCal) but I think making someone taste 80 Chardonnays...especially those under $15.00, is not worth offing yourself for. Worth killing the fukcer that talked you into it yes, but...
So it turns out we have met dude and can I just say, throwing shit in my glass was so uncalled for. And I did say, "Out damn snot"....I was talking to you.
- September 21, 2009 at 11:02 PM
- Arthur said...
I am one of those who sees these wine competition "exposes" as a bit of gotcha "journalism". Yes, there are idiot judges and idiot wine critics who are fallible and inconsistent because: 1) they don't know shit about wine, 2) can't smell and taste worth a shit, 3) have shitty tasting methodology, 4) have shit for rating criteria. Thus their opinions are shit.
For example: "None of the other four judges had heard of Fiano." -
Well, that makes them doubly more qualified to judge than those sniping bloggers!
Methinks that a double-gold judge oughta know their shit...
- September 21, 2009 at 11:06 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Hey Arthur,
I was pretty surprised not one of my four fellow judges had heard of Fiano. It's not even a particularly obscure grape from Italy, and, of course, is well-known for making the great wine of Arizona, Fiano di Javelina.
My Gorgeous Samantha,
So many wines are entered in some competitions that every panel is faced with daunting flights of cheap Chardonnay, really cheap Merlot, and, even worse, Blush wines! So I wasn't singled out. And, actually, it can be incredibly entertaining to taste the crap with good judges. There is a long list of wine commentary from judges suffering through bad wines that is pretty funny (Wouldn't surprise me if Anonymous 1 repeated a few for us).
You should judge in a competition at least once. You and I on a panel would be wickedly fun. Though so much for concentrating on the wine...
- September 22, 2009 at 8:16 AM
I give this post AND your Dick Button a triple gold.
- September 22, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- Charlie Olken said...
One of these days, one of you bloggers is actually going to name the woman MS in question. Last year, someone complained about a woman MS at a Napa Valley tasting who complained that all the wines tasted like coca cola. I was at a tasting a couple of years ago when a woman MS complained that Russian River Valley and Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noirs were virtually indistinguishable.
Since there are only five or six woman MS's, and a couple who live in CA, you have probably told us who she is. For my part, I am not naming names because she did pass the MS and one presumes she could identify something. I just have not figured out what yet.
And did you really want to start the 100-point debate again, especially in the middle of a discussion of tasting 80 cheap Chardonnays on an empty stomach?
- September 22, 2009 at 6:28 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Hey Charlie,
The woman with an M.S. who was out of control was Catherine Fallis. Her last name says it all, really. I'm not worried about naming names, but since I coudn't remember most of the names of the other folks I was writing about I didn't want to single her out necessarily. But I've never seen such outrageously inappropriate and rude behavior before or since at a wine judging.
I'm not opening a debate about the 100 point scale, just laughing at all the crap thrown at wine judgings by folks misusing the numbers scales. I just love the irony. You and CGCW are not folks who misuse your number system, you and your publication have enormous integrity, but most of the bloggers berating wine judgings are guilty of using wine ratings idiotically.
What makes you think I had an empty stomach? Before judging I always eat an unusually large breakfast. Sometimes, after 80 cheap chardonnays, I can even keep it down.
Judging is a strange and fun and unique experience, and I honestly love doing it. I am often chagrined about the results, but that's the nature of the beast. I've judged with many remarkable wine folks, from Frank Prial of the NY Times to Dan Berger to Nick Ponamareff of California Grapevine and, of course, your favorite, Andy Blue. Just hanging out with them is incredibly educational and very worthwhile.
Wineries use the medal results for their own marketing. If the results were useless, judgings would go out of business. I just thought folks not in the biz might like a peek behind the curtains at what the competitions are like on the bad days.
- September 22, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- Charlie Olken said...
The HMW says, "I've judged with many remarkable wine folks, from Frank Prial of the NY Times to Dan Berger to Nick Ponamareff of California Grapevine and, of course, your favorite, Andy Blue."
Remarkable? I'll be the judge of that.
Frank Prial--OK. I will give you that one.
Berger? Did you say BERGER??
Nick Ponamareff? Sadly, I have never tasted with him even though we started our rags at the same time and have maintained a friendship across three decades--a genuinely nice guy.
Andy Blue--you know, when he lived up here, he used to taste with us, and we kind of got along. Over the years, though I have found him to grow increasinly pompous and self-important and he is no longer fun.
Back to Berger. Someday, when I grow up, I am going to tell the world about Dan Berger. Until then, the truth remains a well-hidden secret. But, I know how to stop him dead in his tracks. I can actually make Dan Berger stop talking--but first we have to talk at double speed for about ten minutes, then I can slow him up.
Catherine Fallis. The one and only. I like her, but I did have to tell her that she did not know what was talking about re the Pinot comments.
And if you kept your breakfast down after 80 cheap Chardonnays, you deserve a medal. I will ask Berger to get you one.
- September 23, 2009 at 12:01 AM
- Charlie Olken said...
I have received a flurry of emails regarding my implied criticism of Dan Berger.
So, let me set the record straight.
My secret inside information about how to deal with Dan is this.
We engage is active, rapid fire debate for about ten minutes (and those of you who know Dan also know that he has an opinion or two--and it turns out that I do too), and then I make him laugh.
Humor. That's the secret. Don't take life so seriously. Drag out the old Hosemaster trick and lighten up.
There are no rights and wrongs here--well, there are a few such as not drinking your DRC with a straw--so Dan and I enjoy the debate, tell each other we are wrong and then laugh a bit and tell ourselves how much fun it is being part of a business where people with intense passion can nonetheless come away from the debate with smiles on our faces.
- September 24, 2009 at 8:01 AM
- el jefe said...
Nice post. I especially enjoyed the full twisting dismount.
- September 24, 2009 at 8:17 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Least with hate mail you know people are listening to you. I did not read your comment as offensive but that might be because I read your comments on blogs all over the place and see that you don't really go after anyone...not even Gary V. I saw it as fun pokin and nuttin more. Ignore the hate mail like I ignore the vile pervy crap that gets sent to me...and speaking of which, Ron....
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Mary Elizabeth Harvey Kunkle, 101, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Parke W. Kunkle.
Born on March 24, 1911, in Halstead, she was a daughter of Bertha Fisher Harvey and William Miles Harvey and lived in Monroe County for most of her life.
She began her teaching career in East Stroudsburg, later teaching English and serving as assistant librarian at Stroudsburg High School. She was active in the community through the Pocono Medical Center Auxiliary, the Monroe County Women's Club, the Monroe County Library and the Heart Association.
She loved reading and always had several books stacked by her bed. The books were usually read and replaced by others within a week. She loved music, playing the piano and singing. Mary and her sister frequently sang duets for their church. After retiring, bridge became her passion, and she played weekly until she reached 101.
Mary is survived by "the twins," son, Parke Kunkle of Minneapolis, Minn., and daughter Susan Jancerak of Rockaway, N.J.; two grandsons; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her brother, William Harvey, and her sister, Sarah Harvey Blum.
There will be no viewing. A memorial celebration will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at St. John's Lutheran Church, 9 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg, with the Rev. Gail Kees officiating. Burial will be at Laurelwood Cemetery, Stroudsburg.
Her family wishes to express their special appreciation to her friends, to Dr. William Kesselring, M.D., for his special care of both Mary and Parke, and to the many staff at Pocono Lutheran Village and Pleasant Valley Manor who cared for her.
In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, 9 N. Ninth St, Stroudsburg, PA 18360; Pocono Medical Center Auxiliary, 206 E. Brown St., East Stroudsburg, PA 18301; Friends of the Eastern Monroe Public Library, 1002 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg, PA 18360; or Pleasant Valley Manor, 4227 Manor Drive, Stroudsburg, PA 18360.
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Described by many as "Energetically laid back," Jeff Capri is one of very few second generation comics working today. Jeff's observational comedic palette takes a different direction than his father's classic Catskill style. Jeff covers everything from pop-culture, biographical and political twists as well as a silly pun or two.
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Honduran National Sentenced To Federal Prison For Perjury
Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington today sentenced Jimmy Samir Mendoza-Valle (20, Honduras) to 15 months in federal prison for obstruction of justice and perjury charges. Mendoza-Valle pleaded guilty on November 30, 2012.
According to court documents, in June 2012, Mendoza-Valle was one of fourteen defendants in a federal drug-trafficking conspiracy case in the Middle District of Florida. A week prior to trial, Mendoza-Valle filed a motion to dismiss the indictment. The principal contention of his motion was that Mendoza-Valle was actually a minor and, accordingly, the United States should dismiss the indictment.
During the hearing on the motion before U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr., on June 4, 2012, Mendoza-Valle lied under oath and claimed that he had been born on December 10, 1994, and that he was 17 years old. During the hearing, his counsel also offered into evidence a copy of a Honduran birth certificate of Mendoza-Valle, purportedly filed in 1993, reflecting a birth date of December 10, 1994. Subsequent evidence, including a legitimate birth certificate introduced by the United States on June 5, 2012, showed that Mendoza-Valle's true date of birth was December 10, 1992, and that he was in fact 19 years old on June 4, 2012. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Moody ruled that the birth certificate offered by the government was Mendoza-Valle's true birth certificate.
Mendoza-Valle has since admitted that he lied as to his true age and submitted a false birth certificate to the court during the hearing on June 4, 2012. By attempting to portray himself as a juvenile during that hearing, he admits to erroneously and falsely attempting to influence the hearing in an effort to get the charges against him dismissed.
This case was investigated by the Panama Express Strike Force, an OCDETF funded operation targeting maritime smuggling. Participating agencies include the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the United States Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS), the Joint Interagency Task Force - South (JIATFS), and the United States Marshals Service. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Matthew Jackson and former Special Assistant United States Attorney Austin Shutt.


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Tim Erno needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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I am a realestate investor. I specialize in buying distressed realestate either residential or commercial. We then rehabilitate the property for peak value, get the property back on the market for gain. We work predominantly in the Southern California market. A majority of our properties are residential however, we do tackle commercial properties as long as the perimeters fit our criteria. We are a progressive company. Image is a big part of our business. Our logo is vital and instrumental to our business.
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Thursday, June 08, 2006
Cube, Part the First
1D: If you have a little line, you can use it to represent any 'bipolar' situation, like the potential outcomes of tossing a coin. You could label the ends H and T, or, if you like a spot of binary, 0 and 1.
2D: If you have a square, the four corners could represent the possible outcomes of tossing two coins (HH, HT, TH, TT). You might label them 00, 01, 10, and 11.
3D: A cube has eight corners (000,001,010,011,100,101,110,111). Looked at in a certain way, it's a map of the eight possible states of a three-bit computer. You could use this computer to store the result of three coin tosses, or perhaps a letter from a to h. At any one time, your computer would inhabit one corner of the cube. The cube is its little world of potential: if you give it a different letter to store, or a different set of coin toss results, it moves to a different corner of its world.
4D: A 'hypercube', has 16 corners. (If you're curious about cubes in four dimensions, there's a lovely explanation here - scroll down to 'Analogies to Lower Dimensions' and enjoy.) A computer living here would have four bits - a semibyte.
The laptop I'm typing into has a modest 80GB of storage, which is about 687 billion bits. It lives in a 687 billion-dimensional cube, flitting from corner to corner like a fly in a box. Every stroke of the key sends it to another corner. Even when I stop, it flits through dimensions I'm not aware of. I can hear it. Flitting.
One can't help feeling pity for the poor thing...
And it was between such bouts of pity that I took to wondering what it might be like in 687 billion dimensions (invariably a good move if at any time you find yourself fed up of any form of compassionate state).
A spot of Pythagoras (or a quick sketch with a ruler) will tell you that the diagonal of a 1cm square is about 1.4cm long. The equivalent distance for a 1cm cube - in a straight line between opposite corners - just over 1.7cm.
If you're ever trapped inside a 1cm crouton, or a sugar cube, you'll always be able to stretch out to 1.7cm long if you need to.
Picture now a sugar cube in 687 billion dimensions, still just 1cm across. The distance between opposite corners? A little over 5 miles.
This exercise has helped me come to terms with the plight of my flitting friend; and maybe it can help you too. No more fly in a box visions for me. I see my sweet laptop soar on snow-white wings through miles of sparkling space, to liquid crystal heights and diaphanous digital depths, and I am at peace.
6 comments:
- Olivia said...
You are actually insane. This is the most actually insane blog that I have ever actually read.
- 12:32 pm, June 08, 2006
- clare said...
hear hear! now lets have no more of that 'i'm the only sane person in the universe ' nonsense, you are quite mad. and you know it.
i buy hoodies now and so knows about these things.
- 2:11 am, June 19, 2006
- suf said...
insane perhaps, but uniquely interesting.
not a bad read...
- 11:06 am, July 15, 2006
... and the volume of said cube....?
Just ONE cm^(687000000000).
Claustrophobic HELLLLLL!
Demented laughter follows.....
- 5:34 pm, November 22, 2006
I've read three of your blog posts so far and I love them. Your writing style is very clear and the conclusions you reach are amazing.
I actually wanted to tell you that if you used some of the things you've written on your blog as things to talk about on dates you would be irresistable to any woman worth your time.
A few months ago I showed what a hypercube was to my girlfriend and told her about a 64,000 core supercomputer that was connnected up as a 16-dimension hypercube and she loved it.
Give it a try and let me know how it works out.
- 1:44 pm, January 16, 2009
I'm his girlfriend. It worked for me.
- 7:23 pm, January 16, 2009
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This Date In Royals History – September 25, 1978
Dennis Leonard was one of the most underappreciated pitchers in all of Major League Baseball from the mid-1970's through the early 1980's. Leo was the Royals second round pick in the 1972 June Draft out of Iona College in New Rochelle, NY and made it to the big leagues by late 1974 (Who was the Royals #1 pick in 1972? – Answer below). From 1975-1981, Dennis posted more wins than any other right-handed pitcher in the game with 130 – including three 20 win seasons.
On Monday, September 25, 1978, Dennis notched his 20th win for a second consecutive season defeating the Seattle Mariners 7-2 at Royals Stadium. He went on to post another win before the end of that season for a career best 21 wins.
Just A Bit More: The September 25, 1978 performance was another complete game which was a Leonard specialty – he usually finished what he started. Dennis twice posted seasons with 20 or more complete games (21 in 1977; 20 in 1978) and still holds the Royals career record with 103 (For comparison, Blue Jay Roy Halladay leads all MLB with 8 complete games this year).
Because Leo's career was in some measure cut short by injury it's easy to speculate that the complete games eventually took their toll. But his two main injuries were severely broken fingers from a line drive off the bat of Buddy Bell in May of 1982 and the devastating knee injury in May of 1983. His arm come through all that great mound work relatively unscathed.
The Royals #1 pick in the 1972 June Draft was Jaime Quirk out of St.Paul High School in Whittier, CA. Jaime was a highly sought after QB being recruited by Ara Parseghian of Notre Dame. The Irish loss was the Royals gain.
(Curt Nelson, Director – Royals Hall of Fame)
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Nice shout-out to Iona College!!!
I went to a Royals-Yankees game at Shea Stadium in late 1975 and Dennis pitched against Catfish Hunter. Hunter was the game?s highest paid player at the time. Dennis beat Catfish 5-2.
Because Iona is just minutes outside NYC, there were a number of fans on hand rooting for the Royals, a very rare occurrence. What I remember was one of the Leonard supporters had a sign that read ?Catfish is good?but the Royals have Dennis!? There was a fellow sitting near me that saw the sign and as one might expect said with typical native New York charm, ?Who the hell is Dennis??


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A touch screen is a computer display screen that is sensitive to human touch, allowing a user to interact with the computer by touching pictures or words on the screen.
Touch screens today are frequently used for information kiosks, automated teller machines (ATMs), airline e-ticket terminals, and customer self-service stations in retail stores, libraries, and fast food restaurants. Touch screens are also the most common means of input into personal digital assistants (PDAs). In the field of education, touch screen stations are being installed in K-12, postsecondary, and corporate learning environments to facilitate interaction between the learner and the content to be learned. In elementary schools, students who don't have keyboard and mouse skills can use touch screens to access rich computer-based content. Researchers are actively exploring ways to integrate touch screens more fully into educational environments, such as building touch screen functionality into walls, student desks, and other objects in the learning environment.
Since touch screens were designed to provide user-friendly, intuitive computer access without requiring a keyboard and mouse, it logically follows that touch screens can be excellent tools for people who experience difficulty using keyboards and mice because of physical or cognitive disabilities. In fact, touch screens have been used as assistive technology for many years, providing an alternative to standard input devices for users who need access to standard applications. Specially designed applications have also been developed specifically for touch screen use. These applications typically include large icons and a simple intuitive design layout.
Despite advantages to some, however, touch screens can present barriers to others, such as people with physical disabilities who are unable to touch the device, as well as people with low vision and blindness, for whom the device provides no controls that can be appreciated by sense of touch.
For people who are physically unable to touch the device, an accessible product is one that allows the individual to enter commands by voice or by pressing the controls with a mouthstick, headstick, or other similar device (stylus). Some touch screens support stylus input, and others do not. The difference is in the device's touch sensor technology, of which there are several common types:
- Resistive touch screens are pressure sensitive, so they can be operated with any input device, including a gloved hand or stylus. However, resistive screens can be easily damaged by sharp objects, and they offer only 75% clarity, which may create additional problems for people with low vision.
- Capacitive touch screens offer higher clarity and are more durable, but they do not respond to gloved hands or most styluses (the pointing device must be grounded).
- Infrared touch screens can be operated by either human touch or stylus. They also provide high clarity and durability. They are more receptive, however, to false responses (by dirt, flying insects, etc.) and do not respond well to users whose fingers hover before pressing a control.
- Surface acoustic wave (SAW) is a more advanced technology that provides high clarity and durability and can be operated by either human touch or stylus. This technology, however, is considerably more expensive than the more common technologies and is not as well supported.
People who are blind and some people with low vision are unable to locate the controls of a touch screen device. These individuals may be able to locate and activate controls if they are labeled in a large high-contrast font and/or if audible output is provided to help identify the controls. Audible output is also required for users with visual impairments to access the information that results from activating the controls. The Trace R&D Center has conducted extensive research into designing touch screens that are accessible to people with visual impairments. For more information, consult the Trace publication Use of audio-haptic interface techniques to allow nonvisual access to touchscreen appliances [1].
- [1] Use of audio-haptic interface techniques to allow nonvisual access to touchscreen appliances


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leeseglass necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 21 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
Tri-State Glass & Window, LLC.
We are a new glass and window company that is looking for a clean, fresh look that makes a statement. I have been in the glass business for 10 years now. My father owned a glass company, where I worked, that recently went out of business due to financial problems. I am determined and driven to take the skills I learned from my father and make this into a successful business Our company is a commercial and residential business. We install storefronts and windows. Also we service broken glass, tabletops, mirrors.
We have a wide range of customers. Since we are a commercial and residential company, our customers are construction companies that we develop long term relationships to residential home owners
I am looking for a modern, clean and bold logo. I want people to look at us not as a mom and pop company but a professional, reliable business. What I have in mind is a logo utilizing the colors red and silver but am still open to other ideas. I stress to my employees to be put off a clean and crisp image. I like how the empire state building logo looks bold, tall and powerful. I guess my idea would be something along the lines of that with a clean look and the colors I like. We are open to other creativity and ideas too, so feel free to be unique.
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2011: Named MVP of Yale Classic…Named to Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll two times…Reached 10 or more kills five times this season…Averaged 0.71 blocks per set in Ivy League matches…Hit at least .333 with at least 6 kills in six Ivy matches this season…Averaged 2.11 kills per set in 25 matches…Produced season-high 13 kills and added four total blocks in a five-set win against Army on Sept. 17…Tallied eight kills and hit .500 in a victory over Harvard on Oct. 8…Hit a season-best .643 with nine kills in a win at Penn on Oct. 15.
2010: Appeared in 56 sets...Placed 10th in the Ivy League in blocks per set (0.89)...Slammed a personal season-best nine kills in a win over Rhode Island on Sept. 4...Contributed a personal season-high seven block assists against Georgetown on Sept. 11...Posted seven kills and hit .429 in a win over Brown on Oct. 1.
Before Yale: Helped Carroll High School to a pair of district titles (2007 and 2008)… 2009 team captain… Also a varsity high jumper on the track team… Member of Skyline Juniors Volleyball, which was the second-ranked club in the nation… Named to the all-tournament team at the 2008 Junior Olympics where she helped her team win the 16-1 American Division… Her 17-1 squad placed ninth in the Open division at the 2009 Junior Olympics.
Appleman on Carter: "McHaney is a very athletic, agile middle blocker. She has the ability to compete at the Ivy League level right away."
Four Questions for McHaney:
1. Why Yale? Everyone has that moment when they step on a campus and realize that they are exactly where they are supposed to be. I vividly remember standing in front of PWG and thinking, "Yep, this is definitely it.
2. Best food in New Haven? Yorkside's Greek salad.
3. Favorite quote? "Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience." – Paulo Coelho
4. What would you be doing if you weren't playing volleyball? Wishing I was playing volleyball!


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On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out 1/8-inch thick and gently fit the dough into a 10-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom, easing the pastry gently into the bottom and sides. Trim the edges of the dough so that they overhang slightly over the edge of the tart pan, then fold this excess dough over the sides so that the outer edges are almost twice as thick as the bottom of the crust. Press so that the edges are flush with the top of the pan. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and position a rack in the center of the oven.
Line the tart shell with lightly buttered parchment paper and pie weights, beans, or rice and bake until set and the edges just begin to firm up, about 10 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
To prepare the tart filling, combine the brown sugar, butter and salt in a large bowl and, using an electric mixer, cream together. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the dark corn syrup, and vanilla extract, and whisk well to blend.
Place the pecan halves evenly over the bottom of the prepared tart shell and pour the filling over the pecans. Bake until the tart is set, about 50 minutes.
Cool completely on a wire rack.
Serve the pie at room temperature, each slice garnished with a small scoop of ice cream and a drizzle of Jack Chocolate Ganache.
Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, and salt into a large bowl. With your fingers, incorporate the butter pieces into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in the egg yolk and water to make a soft dough. Flatten the dough into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator to rest for at least 1 hour before using.
Combine the heavy cream, milk and vanilla bean and scraped seeds in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring just to a simmer. While the cream and milk are heating, whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a medium bowl until pale yellow and thick. When the cream mixture reaches a simmer, ladle about 1/2 cup of the hot mixture to the egg yolk mixture and whisk to combine. Add another 1/2 cup of the hot cream mixture to the egg yolk mixture and whisk again to combine. Slowly whisk the egg yolk mixture into the hot cream mixture in the saucepan and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook the custard, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon. Remove from the heat and immediately strain through a fine mesh sieve into a medium bowl containing the chocolate chips. Allow to sit undisturbed for 1 minute before whisking to incorporate. Add the whisky to the custard, stir to blend, then set aside to cool completely. Transfer to a refrigerator and chill thoroughly. Once the custard is chilled, follow the manufacturer's instructions for churning in an electric ice cream maker. Once set, transfer the ice cream to a freezer-safe container and freeze until firm before serving, 4 to 8 hours.
Bring cream just to a boil in a small saucepan. Add chocolate and whisk to combine. Stir in whiskey and keep warm.


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Environmental/Safety Committee Meeting Minutes
Dean of Administration
April 6, 1998
Bill Mercer, Ed Jacques, Kathy Twining, Manny Terezakis, Edna O'Neill Mattson, James R. Ellis, George Sousa, Donna Scattone, Joanne Jacobs
Stephen F. Marginson Dean of Administration
Environmental/Safety Committee Meeting Notes
Meeting called to order at 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, March 26,1998, Flanagan Campus
Attendees: Stephen Marginson, Bill Mercer (KC), Ed Jacques (FC), Kathy Twining (KC), Manny Terezakis (FC), Edna O'Neill Mattson (KC), James R. Ellis (KC), George Sousa (FC), Donna Scattone (KC), Joanne Jacobs (FC).
1. HVAC Work: Construction of new air-handling units in security and maintenance areas at Lincoln campus is planned (has been awaiting funding). Pre-construction meeting scheduled for next week.
Telecommunications cabling job at Warwick is 95-98(/1o completed. Workers praised for minimizing disruption during the process.
2. Report from Manny Terezakis: A. Radon Testing: All campuses were tested. Several basement areas at KN tested slightly above but when re-tested were not elevated. No intervention required.
B. Criminalistics Course: Hoods have been ordered for chemicals which will be used.
C. Sewage Discharge: CCRI is within acceptable standards for sewage disposal.
D. Fire Extinguisher Training : A voluntary fire extinguisher training workshop is scheduled for April 27 at all three campuses (details to follow). It was determined that appropriate attendees might include security, physical plant and laboratory personnel. Local fire departments will be notified because an open gasoline fire will be part of the demonstration. Interested people should contact Manny Terezakis.
E. Biomedical Waste: New vendor has been hired for biomedical waste removal. Will do in-service training for lab personnel and has suggested better sharps containers be used. Containers will be purchased.
F. Several Meetings have been held with a representative of the Governor's Committee.
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Steve stated we need to have the written policy available in the Security Office for individuals to read. Also addressed, was the issue of making sure that all students who would need to use this safety system are aware of it. Faculty should also be aware of the policy so they can assist as needed. It was suggested to put information in the Student Update. Steve suggested we add information on the policy to die faculty notice that is sent out at the beginning of each semester.
G. ITT Hartford control seminars and 2-day emergency planning workshop/ industrial hygiene seminars may be offered as part of' college's insurance coverage.
H. Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: Needs a way to recognize our students and be able to bill the college for treatment. There have been problems with students not receiving care. Possibly develop a letter from the college that the student would hand-carry to OH&R. Manny working on this.
1. In addition to the HVAC upgrade in basement at FC, hoods will be installed for painting mid welding. 011-based paint usage has been drastically reduced: workers need to be encouraged to use the vacuum on the saws to reduce dust.
J. Waste disposal now includes fluorescent lights.
2. Smoke-free Enforcement Policy:
-Steve reviewed the policy on smoking in the buildings. Both non-compliant students and employees are subject to a formal disciplinary process. A memo will be sent to supervisors reminding them of this process and general enforcement of the policy.
a) supervisor discusses problem with employee; 2) supervisor counsels employee regarding problem; 3) oral reprimand if problem continues; 4) written reprimand; 5) suspension; 6) discharge. b) speak to student directly; 2) call security if student continues; 3) student will meet with Dean of Students; 4) if non-compliance continues despite counseling by Dean, student may be suspended.
4. Written complaints from employees were addressed:
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April 6, 1998
Cleaning at KC: Bill Mercer announced that a new company has been hired as of March 1st for cleaning in Warwick. Improvement should occur - more hours contracted. - State Car Defroster - We need to identify which vehicle has the problem Lighting in stair-wells, etc. at KC - lights should be left on - issue is being addressed.
5. Plans for new addition at Warwick:
Steve announced that the design work is almost done, projecting requests for bid May-June.
ID contractor - September
Start construction November (faculty & staff will move on a scheduled basis)
Optimistic completion date of September, 2000
Meeting Adjourned at 12 p.m.


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Scallywags is a card game for two to four players ages 12 and older, published by Bent Castle Workshops. As the name implies, the game has a pirate flavor; the object of the game is to be the first to assemble a pirate crew from dozens of interchangeable pirate parts; the number pirates required for victory varies with the number of players.
The Scallywags deck contains 120 cards. Ninety of them are, for lack of a better description, pirate parts; 30 heads, 30 torsos, and 30 sets of legs. The remaining 30 "event cards" allow players to make it easier to assemble pirates or more difficult for opponents to do the same.
Each player gets a hand of 10 cards to start with, and nine cards are laid face-up in the center of the table. These nine cards, collectively called "the commons," may be taken by players during their turn by discarding and exchanging cards from their hands during their turns. Players attempt to build pirates by using cards in their hands, cards drawn at the start of their turns and swapping unwanted cards from their hands with more appealing cards from the commons.


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How ironic that I'm discussing this after my last post. But whatever. So I took my kids swimming at a local aquatic park. When we got there, it just so happened that there weren't anymore seats left for parents to watch. My initial (absolutely first) thought that popped into my head to ask the staff were these words: "ya'll ain't got no more chairs up in here?" ( I think it was just my mood) And I had to laugh because my "filter" would never allow it to come out that way.
And then it dawned on me how easily I could turn that dialect on instantly without thinking. It's almost like lazy-talk. Like the way non-native english speakers or those with a southern dialect,etc. have a stronger accent when they are tired. It doesn't sound forced, or fake. But if you've ever heard a white person try to do it, it always sounds very fake and contrived.
Actually I always knew I could bust out in this dialect, but what dawned on me was that it came so natural like, without even trying. Yet at the same time i don't have to* try* to speak proper,sounding" white", as some would say.
So I'm wondering if all black people have this so called "ability". Do you?


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Sunday, May 1, 2011
My boyfriend's film got into Cannes....so we are headed there in a few weeks! So excited. I haven't been to France since I was 12. Has anybody been to the South of France? I have no idea where to stay!
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- AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 9:05 AM
hey emily, try here, all the houses you can stay in look so much like your house pics you posted here.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 11:24 AM
perhaps Jalouse magazine has a little Cannes guide? I lived there when until I was 6, I miss the strawberry tarts on the beach.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 2, 2011 at 1:50 AM
Hey ! I'm french and I'm found of your blog :) It is such a great pleasure for us to have you in France !! You have a lot of good hotels in Cannes. The Carlton is the most famous for example (InterContinental Carlton Cannes, around 180 euros by night, 5*). Or you have Le Cavendish, very nice (130, 4*) and Le Canberra (148, 4*). The most newly built I think is the Villa Garbo (210, 4*). If you want something less expensive, you have the hotel america (90, 3*), or the Ideal Sejour hotel (84, 2*) or even the hotel Alize Cannes (57, 2*). All this hotels have very good reputation, and you can find a lot more looking on the internet ! Have fun and enjoy your stay :D (and bravo to your boyfriend!) A bientôt !ReplyDelete
Congrats to your boyfriend -- that is amazing!ReplyDelete
Hope you have a tremendous time in France!


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The Lipscomb Bisons hosted IPFW, Friday night, in the Bisons opening match of the Hyatt Place Brentwood Invitational. Two Garret Pettis goals would cross the line for Lipscomb, but they couldn't pull out the victory, tying the Mastodons 2-2.
The Mastodons got on the board early with a seventh-minute goal by Max Touloute. Touloute took the pass from Jason Mills and outran the Bison defense for the score.
Pettis would net the next two goals for Lipscomb, taking it into the box and faking the keeper for his first tally of the season in the 27th minute and receiving a cross from Kyle Erickson in the 40th minute for his second goal of the night.
The leading active scorer in the Atlantic Sun, Pettis now has 26 career goals. He's six behind Miguel DaSilva for first all-time in Lipscomb history.
Right before the end of the half, Colin Helmrich received a feed from Myles Stanley and scored his sixth goal of the season for the equalizer.
The second half would be a defensive struggle, with neither side able to make a sustained run. Lipscomb's offense would post 20 shots for the second time in three games, putting eight on net. Pettis and sophomore Nick Bibb knocked in two apiece.
At the very end of regulation, senior Andrew Chamberlain would head a cross wide and send the game to overtime.
Bibb got a shot on goal the first overtime period, but was turned away by Ryan Bristol, one of the IPFW keeper's six saves on the night.
Neither squad was able to put a shot on goal in the second overtime as fatigue set in, ending the game in a 2-2 tie.
Lipscomb keeper Brent McGee made three saves on the night, but was not challenged after the 75th minute.
The physicality of the game was great, with four yellow cards being awarded to Lipscomb and three yellows and a red being given to IPFW. The Mastodons played most of the second overtime a man down after Mike Enghofer was sent off.
In earlier action at the Hyatt Place Brentwood Invitational, Belmont defeated Bowling Green, 3-2.
Lipscomb will be back in action against Bowling Green, Sunday, at 3:30 p.m. at E.S. Rose Park in the finale of the Hyatt Place Brentwood Invitational. Belmont will play IPFW at 1 p.m.
Check back on Lipscombsports.com for more information on the Bison soccer team, and be sure to follow us on Twitter (@LUMSoccer) and like us on Facebook (Lipscomb University Men's Soccer Team).


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Resuscitation Board
This is the board (photos below) I carry with me to births. Its main purpose is to be a hard surface in case we need to do the chest compressions part of CPR. A previous client's husband made this for me and, happily, made a place to hand carry it if I need to.
When I'm at a birth, the board, encased in a flannel pillowcase, comes into the house. I use the board as a place for the "warm" blankets and such... layering as such:
- open (flat) a non-disposable, water resistant, thick underpad
- a heating pad
- a few blankets and a couple of washcloths
- the stethoscope
- a few more blankets and the rest of the washcloths
- another heating pad
- close/wrap the underpad around the whole shebang
I used to keep the hat/s in there, too, but now that the hats are passe, they don't make an appearance anymore.
I also have an extension cord that allows both heating pads to be plugged in, but using one outlet.
As mom labors, the board hangs out in an out of the way place, but as she gets closer to the birth, the board starts following mom around... discreetly, of course. It tucks under things nicely, but is close enough to grab if we need it.
One of the best parts of having a board is that if the baby needs help, someone can hold the board under the baby, allowing the cord to remain attached, but also doing chest compressions correctly.
I make sure the stethoscope is in the middle of the pile so it isn't burning hot if we have to use it; this is really important!
This is the naked board with my (old!) cell phone as a size gauge.
This one shows the pillowcase on, opening at the top so I can grab the "handle" to carry it.
This is the full board, still showing the handle.
The full board again with the cell phone size gauge.


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Bankruptcies happen in the markets, it's a fact of capitalism. In the futures industry, there's been a long and winding road to ruin by the likes of Volume Investors, Stotler, Griffin Trading, Drexel, Refco, Sentinel and Lehman Brothers. Although each of those events had glitches, nothing seemed to match the short- and long-term destruction of the MF Global, and to a smaller extent, PFG, bankruptcies. These bankruptcies, to paraphrase Tolstoy, were unhappy in different ways.
Having clients who were affected by these debacles, and hearing the frustration from the industry, Diane Mix Birnberg, founder and chairman of Horizon Cash Management in Chicago, decided to get a better measurement of the impact on the managed funds industry. Using the list of NFA-registered commodity trading advisors (CTA) and commodity pool operators (CPO), Horizon sent a survey asking 35 questions from how specifically these firms were impacted to what recommended solutions did they want to see put in place going forward. The findings were interesting.
"We didn't see that anyone had spent time listening to this group," Birnberg says. "So we asked these traders, if and how they were involved, to what extent they were hurt and how they were still affected."
Although distributed globally, 85% of the responses were from U.S.-based CTAs and CPOs, which gave the survey about a 15% response rate.
63% of the respondents had been in business less than 10 years while 37% had been in business more than 10 years.
Most responding CTAs and pool operators were "newer" to the industry. Assets under management bolstered this, with 54% of respondents managing under $5 million, 30% between $5 million and $100 million, and 16% managing from $100 million to $5 billion. Birnberg wasn't surprised by this skewed response because younger CTAs typically are the ones who don't have a voice and saw this as a way to speak out, she says.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Xavier Thames scored 20 points and 10 rebounds and Chase Tapley added 16 points to help visiting San Diego State overcome a n 8-point second half deficit and defeat UC Santa Barbara 76-75 in overtime on Saturday night.
Thames, who also had a game-high six assists, did most of damage from the free throw line where he made 13-of-16. Orlando Johnson had a game-high 26 points for UCSB (4-1), which lost for the first time this season.
The Gauchos led by eight points, 59-51, as late as 5:37 to play when Johnson made one of two free throw attempts, but the Aztecs (7-1) went on an 11-0 run to claim a 62-59 edge. Six of the 11 points came from the free throw line, including four by Thames, the last three came on a long three-pointer from above the key by Alec Williams.
"With about six minutes left, they (SDSU) went with four guards and made a concerted effort to get to the rim," said UCSB head coach Bob Williams. "They took 12 more free throws than us and it was because they just decided that they were going to take it at us."
UCSB tied the score again on a three-point play by Johnson who was fouled while making a short jumper from the just outside the key with 1:04 left in regulation. With 37 seconds to play, San Diego's Jamaal Johnson was fouled and made one out of two free throws to give his team a 63-62 lead.
On the Gauchos next possession, Johnson drove down the key and hit Jaimé Serna with a perfect interior pass. Serna was fouled as he went in for a layup. He missed the first free throw but made the second to tie the score with 4.5 seconds to play. The Aztecs turned the ball over with one second remaining, but a long three-pointer by Kyle Boswell didn't fall and the game headed to overtime with the score tied at 63.
A pair of layups by Serna and three free throws by Nunnally helped Santa Barbara take a 70-66 lead with 3:39 left in the extra period, but an offensive rebound and layup by Garrett Green, a three-pointer by Tapley and a steal and breakaway slam dunk by Jamaal Franklin put the Aztecs back on top, 73-70.
After a timeout, Nunnally was fouled again and made both free throws to narrow the San Diego lead to 73-72 with 25 seconds left. On the other end, Jamaal Franklin matched that with a pair of free throws of his own with 15 seconds left.
UCSB got the ball into the frontcourt, but Johnson slipped to floor and in the ensuing scramble, the Gauchos called timeout but had none left and were hit with a technical foul. Jamaal Franklin made one of the two free throws with four seconds to play, extending the Aztecs lead to 76-72.
Gaucho freshman T.J. Taylor made a three-point basket with 1.2 seconds remaining to make it 76-75, but San Diego State was able to inbound the ball and time ran out.
"Tonight, we just simply didn't make shots," Williams said. "We had a lot of open looks, but things just didn't fall. Neither team really made shots, but San Diego was able to get to outrebound us and get to the free throw line. That was the difference."
UCSB, which was outrebounded 46-41, made just 38.1% of its shots while San Diego hit 39.0%. The Aztecs were 26-of-39 from the free throw line while the Gauchos were 20-of-27.
Nunnally had a team-high eight rebounds while Johnson and Christian Peterson each had seven. The seven rebound
s were a career-high for Peterson as were his eight points. Greg Somogyi had a season-high six blocked shots for the Gauchos.
UCSB returns to action on Wednesday, Nov. 30 when it hosts UNLV in a 7:00 p.m. game at the Thunderdome.
A banner honoring former UCSB head coach Jerry Pimm as a Legend of the 'Dome will be unveiled at halftime of the Gauchos Nov. 30 game against UNLV. Pimm, who built UCSB into a top-25 program, experienced many of his greatest moments in wins over the rival Runnin' Rebels. He will become the fourth men's basketball honoree as he joins three of his greatest Gaucho players - Brian Shaw, Carrick DeHart and Eric McArthur - to earn the honor.
Overall, Coach Pimm is the 10th honoree. Former women's basketball great Erin Alexander (Brown) will have her banner unfurled on Feb. 4 against Cal Poly. Tickets for both of the legends games are available by clicking here.
Watching Gauchos basketball at the Thunderdome is exciting, fun and great entertainment for families and groups. Through it's community outreach efforts "Gauchos Give" UCSB Athletics will be giving free tickets to groups this holiday season. If you are part of a school, church, non-profit, or any organization and would enjoy a free Gaucho basketball game, please contact UCSB Athletics Ticket Office at 805-893-UCSB (8272) or email@example.com.
General admission tickets come in blocks of 25 – 200 and are available for the following games:
*Wed, Nov. 30, 7 p.m. MBB vs UNLV
*Fri, Dec 2, 7 p.m. WBB vs San Francisco
*Sat, Dec. 10, 4 p.m. WBB vs UNLV
*Fri, Dec. 16, 7 p.m. WBB vs. Pepperdine
Kids Go Free Too –all season long any youth wearing a 2011-12 G-Kids t-shirt, the official kids club of the Gauchos, will get into basketball games for free. G Kids are available at UCSB Athletics Ticket Office (805) 893-UCSB (8272), online through the Gaucho Shop or at the game inside the Thunderdome.


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International and Public Affairs Society
IPAS is a student-run society for all students in the Department of Political Science. We mainly organise social and fundraising events and endeavour to develop a strong and friendly community within the School of Public Policy (SPP). We aim to make sure that everyone has a great experience during the course. We also devote time to community service and help to rally fellow students to a great cause by fundraising a charity The Worldwide Tribe.
Our social events range from informal debates, film screenings, fun runs, to balls and other parties.
IPAS's vision for this year revolves around novelty and innovation. We plan to introduce a new set of projects and build bridges between SPP and other societies and institutions around London.
Everyone is welcome to take part!


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City attempting to re-open street prior to Husker football game
A broken water main just south of Holdrege Street has resulted in the closure of 17th Street from Vine Street to Holdrege. The buildings along 17th between "Y" and Holdrege will not have water until the main is fixed. The Lincoln Water System (LWS) expects to have service restored this afternoon.
Traffic on 17th Street is one way north and is being re-routed onto Vine. University of Nebraska-Lincoln traffic between Vine and Holdrege streets is being re-routed to "Y" Street. Kick-off for the Nebraska - Missouri football game is 11:30 a.m. Saturday, and crews are attempting to repair the broken main and replace the pavement in time for the game-day traffic.
LWS officials say the break in the water main may have been caused by corrosion.
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'Potato Jesus' Artist Comes to 'SNL'
The internet has been ablaze with stories about the woman in Spain who was supposedly hired to fix an ancient painting of Jesus. After her refurbishing job, the public was outraged (and amused) to see the resulting 'Potato Jesus.' It looked... well, weird, to say the least. Thanks to rising 'SNL' star Kate McKinnon, the artist has finally made a stunning 'Weekend Update' debut.
Since people love a train wreck, now of course everyone's flocking to see Potato Jesus, bringing in tens of thousands of dollars for the church. Ever-clueless, the real-life Cecilia Gimenez has hired a lawyer to obtain her cut of the profits. Last night McKinnon hilariously played the part of the artist, explaining how Jesus came to her in a dream with his "monkey face" and scarf-like hair, granting divine permission to update the painting.
The sketch peaked when McKinnon brought out a portrait of Seth Meyers, the segment's host. Between the two, we think Jesus came out looking much better. Too bad this story is so topical to current events, because McKinnon's portrayal is one we'd love to see more of in the future.


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Last week a note arrived from Sean Smith:
"My mother and I were going through some files and came up with some more original work, and I thought you might like to see it." Enclosed were nearly two dozen jpegs of gorgeous illustration originals and tearsheets by Sheilah Beckett.
The grouping I'm sharing with you are from two 1950s books Sheilah Beckett illustrated. Above are some drawings from the "Ribald Reader"...
... and below are three pieces from the 1959 book, "Green Mansions."
Tomorrow we'll look at several more of the scans Sean sent. Meanwhile, a reminder that Sean has created a Sheilah Beckett Facebook Fan page, which I'm sure many readers would like to join.
* My Sheilah Beckett Flickr set.
Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Buried Treasure from Sheilah Beckett
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Shelia Becket's drawings(and painting) are very appealing.The gesture in the first drawing is very animated.It reminds me of the good Disney artists.The line work is so precise and elegant,as are the character and clothing designs.And I get a kick out of the 'Ribald'subject matter.ReplyDelete
I wonder how she'd handle a graphic novel.
Oops,I missed the second 't' in Beckett.ReplyDelete
Wow, great stuff! I really like the stylized figures on the line work, and the good use of contrast on the ink illustrations.ReplyDelete
- Harrison11:50 AM
Very very nice linework and design here.And definitely on a level above comics and animation.Quality.ReplyDelete
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In a press conference yesterday, several members of Congress announced the introduction of labor law legislation to address women's rights and human rights abuses taking place on the US territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Introduced by Representatives George Miller (D-CA), Hilda Solis (D-CA), and John Spratt (D-SC), the bill would require the Marianas to gradually increase its minimum wage (currently $3.15) until it reaches the federal minimum wage of the US and to follow the US Immigration and Nationality Act as if it were a state. The bill also prohibits the use of the Made in the USA label on any products leaving the Marianas unless the minimum wage was paid to the workers, all labor laws were obeyed, and no indentured servitude was allowed.
The Marianas are subject to US laws, but are exempt from US minimum wage requirements and most provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Currently, some 30,000 temporary guestworkers predominately women from China, the Philippines, and Thailand sew clothing for top-name American brands, which are then allowed to label the clothes Made in Saipan (USA), Made in Northern Mariana Islands (USA) or Made in the USA. Reduced to little more than indentured servants due to the high recruitment fees and the low minimum wage, many of these women have been subjected to long working hours (some up to 20 hours a day or even off the clock), and poor living conditions, according to an investigative report in Ms. magazine.
Since 1995 at least 29 different bills regarding labor and immigration issues in the Northern Mariana Islands have been introduced. Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff worked on behalf of the Marianas government and its garment industry to ensure that Congress would not pass laws to improve wages and working conditions for the Marianas workers. Tom DeLay, one of Abramoffs staunch Congressional allies, helped in keeping any bills regarding the Marianas from reaching the House floor, according to Rep. Miller, and even called the Marianas a Petri dish of capitalism.
Rep. Miller, who has been championing the cause of the Marianas workers for years, said that Abramoffs upcoming imprisonment and DeLays resignation this week provide a window of opportunity to properly address the womens rights and human rights abuses taking place in the Northern Mariana Islands. Lets give TomDeLay a real going away present fair wages and justice for the workers of the Marianas Islands, said Congresswoman Solis.
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"Guys and Dolls" opened in New York City in 1950. The show, which tells the story of two very different types of love, through song and dance, has been popular ever since. The Evergreen Chorale staged successful productions in 1982 and 1997, and is now more excited than ever to present a three-weekend run of this award-winning Broadway show.
Ron Welch, a longtime Chorale member, appeared as Nathan Detroit in the 1997 production, and Welch is now behind the curtain, directing a new cast of 34 actors.
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