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Nicole Kidman, (born June 20, 1967, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.), American-born Australian actress known for her considerable range and versatility as well as for her glamorous looks and cool demeanour.
Early life and career
Kidman was born in Honolulu to Australian parents. She was raised in Sydney and launched her acting career as a teenager. She appeared in made-for-television films and miniseries during her adolescence and debuted as a lead actress in the thriller Dead Calm (1989). The offer of a role in Days of Thunder (1990) drew her to the United States, and while working on that film she began a relationship with costar Tom Cruise; the two were married in 1990 (divorced 2001). Over the next decade Kidman appeared in a dozen films. Her roles included a gangster-loving socialite in Billy Bathgate (1991), an aspiring television journalist in the black comedy To Die For (1995), and an American living in Europe during the 1800s in Jane Campion's 1996 screen adaptation of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady (1996).
In 1998 Kidman made her stage debut in London, playing five different roles in Sir David Hare's The Blue Room, a well-received series of vignettes based on Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde. In early 1999 she transferred with the play to New York City for her Broadway debut. That year also saw the release of Eyes Wide Shut, which was an adaptation of another Schnitzler work and was the final film by director Stanley Kubrick. Although billed as a steamy romance featuring real-life couple Kidman and Cruise, it bowed to mixed reviews and disappointing box-office numbers.
Moulin Rouge!, The Hours, and other movies from the 2000s
Kidman quickly rebounded, however, with a series of diverse roles that highlighted the range of her talent. In the Baz Luhrmann musical fantasy Moulin Rouge! (2001), she starred as a dying courtesan, and the performance earned Kidman her first Academy Award nomination. In 2001 she also appeared in The Others, an atmospheric horror film, and the dark comedy Birthday Girl, in which she played a Russian mail-order bride. Two years later she earned an Academy Award for best actress for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours (2002), an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Michael Cunningham. A string of critical successes followed, including Dogville (2003), The Human Stain (2003), Cold Mountain (2003), and Margot at the Wedding (2007).
In 2007 Kidman starred as the coolly menacing Mrs. Coulter in The Golden Compass, an adaptation of Philip Pullman's controversial fantasy novel. She reteamed with Luhrmann for the romantic drama Australia (2008), playing a prim Englishwoman who arrives in Australia just after World War II to defend land she has inherited. In 2009 she appeared in Nine; the musical featured an all-star cast that included Daniel Day-Lewis, Penélope Cruz, and Marion Cotillard.
Roles from the early 2010s
Kidman then portrayed a grieving mother in Rabbit Hole (2010), a film adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire's acclaimed play; for her performance, she received a third Academy Award nomination. She subsequently took a role as a catty rival of Jennifer Aniston's character in the romantic comedy Just Go with It (2011). In the thriller Trespass (2011), Kidman and Nicolas Cage played a married couple whose home is invaded by thieves. In 2012 she starred as the writer Martha Gellhorn, who was briefly married to Ernest Hemingway, in the HBO movie Hemingway & Gellhorn, and she vamped as the fiancée of a death-row inmate in 1960s Florida in the pulp drama The Paperboy. In the psychological horror film Stoker (2013), Kidman appeared as the emotionally distant mother of a troubled teenage girl.
In 2013 Kidman starred opposite Colin Firth in The Railway Man, an adaptation of a memoir about a former soldier who is seeking the Japanese translator who tortured him while he was held captive during World War II. Kidman teamed with Firth again in the thriller Before I Go to Sleep (2014), about a woman dealing with memory loss induced by a trauma. In 2015 she played both a taxidermist intent on skinning the title character in Paddington, an adaptation of the classic children's book series about a Peruvian bear in London, and a deputy district attorney in Secret in Their Eyes, a thriller that also starred Julia Roberts as an FBI agent whose daughter is raped and murdered.
Resurgence and subsequent films
After several disappointing releases, Kidman appeared in an assortment of well-received movies, leading some pundits to later declare a "Kidmanaissance." Her credits from 2016 included the biopic Lion, about an Indian boy who becomes separated from his family, is adopted by an Australian couple, and later, as an adult, searches for his lost relatives. The drama received critical acclaim, and Kidman earned her fourth Oscar nomination. In 2017 she appeared as an abused wife in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies, an adaptation of Liane Moriarty's best-selling novel. For her performance, Kidman won an Emmy Award. That year she also appeared in the second season of Campion's TV series Top of the Lake. Kidman's other film roles in 2017 included the headmistress of a Southern boarding school in Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled, which was based on a novel by Thomas Cullinan; and the wife of a heart surgeon in the psychological thriller The Killing of a Sacred Deer. She portrayed a band manager in the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's short story How to Talk to Girls at Parties and a high-strung assistant to a wealthy man with quadriplegia in The Upside (both 2017). In Aquaman (2018), she played the mother of the eponymous superhero. She also took a turn as the wife of a Baptist preacher, who, with her husband, sends their son to a gay conversion therapy program in Boy Erased (2018), which was based on the memoir (2016) of the same name. Kidman garnered critical acclaim for her performance as a grizzled detective who seeks revenge for a botched undercover assignment from her past in Destroyer (2018).


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Zynga Breaks Out a Revamped Classic from Atari
Atari's "Breakout" needs 50 cc of adorable bunnies, stat. The classic arcade game is getting a new life and a heavy dose of cuteness in Zynga's just-released Super Bunny Breakout for iOS. It's the first time the companies have worked together, and arguably the most high-profile partnership since Zynga started publishing third-party games earlier this year. Atari CEO Jim Wilson said that (like Zynga) Atari is making a major push into mobile, and has more games in development based on their existing catalog. However, he adds, the companies have not yet set in stone whether Zynga will be the publisher of those titles.


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A Dartford college ran a workshop on how to build smartphone apps for members of the public at Bluewater.
The event, managed by Year 9 and 10 pupils, demonstrated how apps can be created for devices such as Androids and iPhones.
Leigh UTC College, based in Green Street Green Road, focuses on technical skills for teenagers aged 14 to 19.
Principal Steve Leahey said: "The Leigh UTC will take IT education to a new level where its students will be able to programme, code, build networks and implement cyber securities to live systems.
"We intend to run more similar events in collaboration with our business partners over the coming months."
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Reckitt's Bid for Schiff: More Questions than Answers
Here's some insight from Dow Jones Banking Intelligence on Reckitt Benckiser's audacious attempt to trump Bayer's offer for nutrition company Schiff. To read the full article you need to subscribe to the service. But here's a taster. Part Two comes tomorrow.
By Gregory J Millman, Shirlene Tsui
Last week, U.K. consumer products giant Reckitt Benckiser Group swooped in to steal vitamin and supplement maker Schiff Nutrition International Inc. with a $1.4 billion bid that topped a bid of about $1.2 billion made just two weeks before by Germany's pharma giant Bayer AG.
Bayer's offer was already hard to justify, as it gave Schiff shareholders a 47% premium and was about seventeen times forward estimates for earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (Ebitda). Reckitt's offer came in at a 24% premium to Bayer's offer, translating to 20x Ebitda, and 3.5 x estimates for forward revenues, according to S&P Capital IQ.
There are more questions than answers about what Reckitt may be thinking. In his call on the deal, Reckitt Chief Executive Rakesh Kapoor declined to provide financial metrics to justify the price and would not discuss possible synergies. He did say that he saw "substantial opportunity to come and apply what I do believe will be drivers for this category, which is [sic] consumer marketing, innovation, superior branding and positioning and of course, our tremendous go-to-market capabilities. And that's the opportunity we see in front of us."
Immediately following the deal announcement, Reckitt confirmed the usual pattern in high-premium acquisitions. Its stock sold off sharply from the £37.51 prior close. However, on the next trading day, Reckitt regained the ground it had lost, and then some, ending slightly higher than where it had begun, and now stands at about £38.
One interpretation: the market is crazy. Another: Reckitt has almost £1 billion of cash on its balance sheet and the market would rather see it buy a lottery ticket than do nothing at all with the money.
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Down 3-1, it will take a monumental Yankees' collapse for that to happen. The Phillies would have to win tonight with Cliff Lee and then win two in New York. The 2004 Red Sox overcame a 3-0 deficit to win, including Games 6 and 7 at Yankee Stadium.
It's possible, but who is running to their bookie? I didn't think so.
The Yankees' approach is simply to score early to deflate the Phillies even further and take the crowd out of the game. The Phillies have had leads in this Series but have been unable to put the Yankees away.
These are tough games to watch because most everybody has written off the Phillies and believe the suspense is gone.


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Occasionally a tearoom grabs your attention from outside but inside it disappoints.
Sometimes it happens the other way round, and that was exactly my experience at the Pilgrim Tearoom in Whithorn.
During a recent soujourn to Dumfries and Galloway, my delightful assistants persuaded me to take morning refreshments in the Pilgrim Tearoom, a place I'm afraid to say I had previously dismissed as lacking appeal.
I mention this merely to explain my thinking, but I suspect a large part of the problem lay in the grey painted window surrounds, which struck me as dull and drab. Also, the blue sign above the tearoom seemed to me to clash with the local stone.
The delightful assistants, however, had not been put off by any of this and had visited on a number of occasions. Having found it to be very good, they were keen for me to overcome my prejudices.
The Pilgrim Tearoom is attached to an archaeological exhibition called The Whithorn Story, which is all about early Christianity in Scotland. It's a place I feel I should have visited by now, but I'm afraid other distractions are always too plentiful during my visits to Galloway.
When we arrived I was in fairly desperate need of a scone. There were two options available, one of them being treacle (I forget what the other one was but it was either plain or fruit).
I eschewed my usual mid-morning beverage and dived into a hot chocolate. I took this option because it was described in the menu as Fairtrade, and every other time I've had Fairtrade hot chocolate it's been very good.
The scone was wonderfully treacley and the hot chocolate was tip-top, not too sweet but chocolately and delicious.
The delightful assistants also had scones, with coffee to accompany them, and then we trotted off for a walk at nearby Monreith beach to work up our appetites for luncheon.
We hadn't decided where to go for lunch, but after the success of morning snacks at the Pilgrim Tearoom we opted to tootle back there.
I was encouraged by the wording on the front of the menu:
The menu included a surprisingly good choice for vegetarians and although there were several things I fancied, I plumped for the lentil soup, which delightful assistant no.1 had too:
The waitress was apologetic about the lack of brown bread and asked if white was acceptable. My delightful assistant said it was, but I asked if I might be allowed to have oatcakes instead (I had noticed that some items on the menu came with homemade oatcakes).
I was very pleased with my choice, the oatcakes were excellent:
Delightful assistant no.2 chose a dish unique to the Pilgrim Tearoom (at least, I haven't seen anything quite like it elsewhere). It was a take on the classic Scottish dish, stovies.
I forget the details now but I seem to recall it included haggis, and the mashed potato on top had spring onions through it. He enjoyed it greatly:
There were several puddingy choices that appealed to me but, being in the neighbourhood of a first rate ice cream producer (Cream o' Galloway), we all went for a little pot of local ice cream.
Delightful assistant no.2 got the tearoom's sole remaining pot of Honeycomb and Choc Chip:
Delighful assistant no.1 and I went for the Real Raspberry, a flavour I'd had before and enjoyed. One of the things that often prevents me from choosing ice cream is that it's so cold. Teaming it up with a nice hot cup of tea, however, makes it a far more appetising prospect in my book:
On many previous visits to Galloway I've driven through Whithorn and not stopped at the Pilgrim Tearoom, because of my unfounded fears that it would be a disappointment.
I now know, having been forced to get beyond what I considered an uninviting exterior, that it is well worth a visit for snacks or a tasty luncheon.
I hope I've learned a lesson from this experience, not to judge a tearoom by its exterior, although I confess I've had a similar experience elsewhere and apparently didn't learn the lesson. Still, one can be a slow learner but get there in the end.
If you're ever in the vicinity of Whithorn looking for a nice place to park yourself for refreshments, I would wholeheartedly recommend the Pilgrim Tearoom. In addition to the food and drink being of a high standard, they seem remarkably considerate and keen to make your visit enjoyable, as shown by the wording on the back of their menu:
"We wish to make your stay in Whithorn as pleasant as possible. Should you have any requests or requirements please ask a member of staff, i.e. baby food warming, colouring sheets for children, information about the area."


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LoCash Cowboys' Chris Lucas Gets New Tattoo to Celebrate Tim McGraw's Gold-Selling Hit 'Truck Yeah'
Chris Lucas of the LoCash Cowboys is sporting some new ink this week after a trip to the tattoo parlor. The hit country songwriter went under the needle in order to celebrate the success of the gold-selling Tim McGraw single 'Truck Yeah,' which he helped write.
Lucas made the decision to get his new 'Truck Yeah' star while on tour in Florida, where he popped into Mom's Tattoos in the town of Dunedin. "Tattoos have meaning and, what better meaning then Tim-freaking-McGraw being your second cut," Lucas tells Taste of Country. "'Truck Yeah' went gold! Thank you, Tim!"
While the tattoo is rimmed with gold to symbolize the status of the single's digital downloads, Lucas is quick to point one thing out: "It can easily turn into a platinum-rimmed star," he says with laughter.
The tattoo is the third for Lucas, who had his first and second done at the same time back in July after celebrating writing the chart-topping hit, 'You Gonna Fly,' for Keith Urban. Just like the "Truck Yeah" tattoo, Lucas' "You Gonna Fly" tattoo is a star with the song title and a "1" in the center, signifying the charting position the song reached earlier this year, the other being one dedicated to his wife and son.
In addition to chipping away at writing future songs for the LoCash Cowboys, Lucas and his duo partner Preston Brust are always writing and pitching their material around town in hopes to snag more big cuts down the road. Judging by their success so far in the forms of this song and a hit for Keith Urban, the pair better keep some open space on their arms for more tattoos in the near future!


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- You may have woken up in the dark this morning. That's because strong winds caused widespread power outages across the Northwoods. Wisconsin Public Service estimates 2,500 customers are currently without power.In this case with the wind that can be very damaging for lines because of all the tree branches, the dead tree limbs, or actually trees being uprooted coming over the lines and that could either cause a fuse to blow or it could actually take the line down or break a pole," says Leah Van Zile, Wisconsin Public Service Community Relations Leader.During the storms peak WPS says more than 10,000 customers were affected by the outages. If you come across a downed power line you should call Wisconsin Public Service. "That line could still be energized so please keep your distance, keep everybody away from that do not try and remove any tree branches or limbs off of power lines because it could be energized or become energized at any time," says Van Zile. For real-time power outage updates you can visit www.wisconsinpublicservice.com
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Cotton and shrimp — you're not likely to see it as a surf 'n' turf special on the menu at your favorite restaurant, but the unlikely combination may hold promise for alleviating hard-to-treat wounds.
Agricultural Research Service Chemist Vince Edwards and his group in the USDA-ARS Cotton Chemistry and Utilization Research Unit at the Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, are working on an array of valuable medical products that can halt bleeding, soothe burns, fight microbes, and more — all using cotton.
Their work, reported by Erin Peabody in the February issue of Agricultural Research magazine, also is focusing on the possible use of specially-treated cotton for high tech military clothing that could halt blood loss in a hemorrhaging event, offering protection that could be as vital as body armor.
Cotton is ideal for medical dressings, Edwards notes, because it is soft, pliable, and provides a ready substrate for locking in health-promoting compounds.
One such substance, chitosan, a unique carbohydrate in shrimp shells, is "a true natural wonder," he says. In addition to its anti-bacterial qualities, it is also a natural clot promoter.
Dressings modified with chitosan are already in military use, but Edwards has developed an improved method for more uniformly embedding the compound in cotton fibers for use in a variety of cotton materials, including fabric for medical gauze, clothing, and hospital sheets.
Testing hurdles remain, but he and his team hope their work will result in more effective products for both military and civilian use.
One that's moving toward the marketplace is a "bandage with a brain," a wound dressing that targets destructive enzymes (proteases) that collect in chronic wounds.
In many chronic wounds, the body's natural defenses produce too many "foot soldiers" to break down dead and dying tissue. Edwards' dressing, licensed to a Virginia company and approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2006, was the first bandage of its kind with proven ability to sop up excess protease — 40 percent to 80 percent more effectively than untreated cotton wound dressings. It may also promote protein-building microphages, necessary for proper skin healing. It is hoped the dressing will be adopted by the Veterans Administration for use in its hospitals.
Edwards and his team are also working on improved bed sheets, woven from the smoothest of cotton fibers, for use in treating and perhaps preventing pressure ulcers. The wrinkle-free, super smooth sheets can also be treated with the shrimp shell chitosan to help fight microbes.
"There's a lot of potential in this field," he says. "Hospital sheets haven't changed much in the last 100 years."
Chronic wounds — hard to heal bed sores or pressure ulcers — are a painful, sometimes fatal, condition affecting about 5 million Americans, mostly elderly patients restricted to hospital beds or diabetics with circulation problems.
It costs more than $7 billion annual to treat these wounds, and that's expected to increase substantially as the nation's elderly population increases. All this represents a great opportunity for improving treatment products, Edwards says, and more innovative uses of cotton and textiles.


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MANILA (Reuters) - Big casino operators will be scrutinizing the Philippines' debut as Asia's newest top-end gambling destination this weekend to see if Manila can deliver on promises of better profit margins and lower costs than global betting capital Macau.
They also want to know whether Bloomberry Resorts Corp, whose shares have climbed 40 percent in the last six months on hopes of quick returns, can overcome national security concerns and flawed infrastructure to bring in VIPs from China to place bets at its $1.2 billion Solaire casino resort.
Top officials at rivals Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd and Genting Hong Kong Ltd, with their respective local partners Belle Corp and Alliance Global Group Inc, are among hundreds of guests who will witness the Solaire casino roll its first dice on Saturday.
"There are high rollers coming in to play ... I am expecting at least 1-1.5 billion pesos ($25 million to $37 million) to be wagered tomorrow night," Cristino Naguiat, head of local regulator the Philippine Gaming Corp (Pagcor) told reporters on Friday. The opening ceremony will be led by Philippine President Benigno Aquino.
Solaire, the first of four casino resorts to open on a 100-hectare complex overlooking Manila Bay, hopes to help lift the Philippines' expected gaming revenues to $3 billion by 2015 from $2 billion this year by luring rich Filipino and Chinese gamblers to its halls, sparkling with crystal and gold.
Owned by the country's third richest man Enrique Razon, it expects to earn two-thirds of revenues at its 15-storey, 500-room casino resort from local players in its first year of operation, shifting to an even balance between foreign and domestic customers after a year or two.
Pagcor expects the Philippines' annual gambling revenues to hit $10 billion by 2017 when all four casino resorts at the Entertainment City complex are up and running, surpassing the $6 billion markets boasted by both Singapore and Las Vegas.
Michael French, Solaire's chief operating officer, said the company is close to signing deals with four big junket operators from Macau and Hong Kong who will help fill up the casino's 95 tables reserved for VIPs, about a third of its gaming tables.
"They won't all come here, we know that all the Macau junkets are very convenient to Hong Kong, to Guangdong province," French told Reuters. "But if we can get seven percent of Macau business to come here, then we all achieve our goals for the market."
Solaire's parent Bloomberry replaced property firm SM Development Corp when it joined the stock market's key 30-company key index this month, meaning a bigger pool of investors is buying into it.
Chinese tourists come fourth to South Koreans, Americans and Japanese as top visitors to the Philippines, which attracted a record 4.3 million holidaymakers last year against Macau's 28 million.
To attract junkets - intermediaries who bring in customers, loaning credit and helping players bypass currency restrictions - Solaire will offer commissions and allowances higher than the maximum 1.35 percent junkets get in Macau, French said.
The Philippines' privately run casino operators can extend attractive terms to junkets as a result of tax incentives: big spenders will pay 15 percent and mass market players 27 percent, versus Macau's blanket 40 percent.
As well as lower taxes, cheaper labor costs are expected to mean higher profit margins for casino operators in Manila.
"They would be running profit margins anywhere from 24 to 28 percent in Macau. And in Manila, profit margins are over 30 percent," French said.
"It's more fun in the Philippines," he said, echoing a government tourism slogan.
Still, the country is on a 'do not visit' tourism advisory issued by Hong Kong after a 2010 hostage siege in which eight Hong Kong tourists were killed.
Diplomatic spats related to a long-standing territorial dispute about the South China Sea also deter some travelers from mainland China.
"Hopefully these issues will resolve themselves in the near future," Lawrence Ho, chief executive of Melco Crown, said in Manila on Friday before signing a deal with Belle for a $1 billion Entertainment City casino resort set to open in mid-2014.
The project is Melco's first casino outside its home base Macau, and one of the biggest Chinese investments in the Philippines.
Ho, who is also a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, part of the ruling Communist Party of China, is aware of the tension between Beijing and Manila.
"On top of building integrated resorts here, hopefully I can play a part in building relations."
Additional reporting by Erik dela Cruz; Editing by Daniel Magnowski


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We have been informed that the Exam4 laptop exam software will NOT
support Windows 7 for Fall 2009 final exams. We are recommending that
you wait to upgrade to Windows7 if you plan to use your laptop for fall
final exams.
More info on using Exam4 for finals -- http://law.wisc.edu/help/for_students/securexam/
It is possible to checkout laptops from some of the campus InfoLabs. NOTE: The laptop checkout programs become extremely busy at the end of the semester.
The main laptop check site for more information is at:
NOTE: Although laptop numbers are plentiful now, this will not be the case during finals!
It is possible to reserve their laptops:
NOTE: Click "Submit Request" in the box on the left then complete form as needed selecting the dual boot Mac option -- they'll come with Windows XP and Mac OSX for you to choose from
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Do You Understand This Dialogue? No. 1 Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Do You Understand This Dialogue? No. 1 Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Learning English View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Englishteacher24-7Joined: 12 Mar 2010Posts: 8Location: Southern California Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:16 pm Post subject: Do You Understand This Dialogue? No. 1 Two older men greeted each other, one says to the other, "how's it going young man? The other man said, "heavy on the young!" Do you understand what the second man meant by "heavy on the young?" _________________Englishteacher24-7 Back to top educe22Joined: 14 Jan 2011Posts: 74Location: Fort Worth, TX Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:30 am Post subject: He is merely saying that the listener should mentally emphasize that the person speaking wants to have his youth recognized (whether it is true or not). It is a form of jest or repartee among friends._________________Educe22 Back to top Englishteacher24-7Joined: 12 Mar 2010Posts: 8Location: Southern California Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:38 am Post subject: Do You Understand This Dialogue? No. 1 Bingo, you are correct! If you could observe the two persons, you would see that they were both having fun with each other. In a joking way, the first person is applying the opposite of reality, and the second person is reinforcing the "young man" part to play along with the jesting of the first person. As a background for ESL/EFL students, in the United States, if you go to a restaurant and order a sandwich, such as a fish sandwich and you want to request extra tartar sauce, you would simply say, "heavy on the tartar sauce!" and the cook will put extra tartar sauce on it. Therefore in the dialogue, when the second person says, "heavy on the young" he's simply saying put emphasis on the "young" part of your greeting! It's difficult to understand this from text alone, that's the value of knowing the culture, otherwise, you would try to determine the meaning in a literal sense. If anyone want to read more of my writings, please go to: http://www.englishbaby.com/forum/TeacherTalk/thread/390410?page=18 http://www.englishbaby.com/lessons/5517/member_submitted/do_you_understand_this_dialogue http://www.englishbaby.com/findfriends/gallery/detail/1207903 Good job educe22!_________________Englishteacher24-7 Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Learning English All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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Mayor Don Wesely today said the city's low crime rate is a credit to the outstanding work of the Lincoln Police Department. The Mayor made the remarks in recognition of Law Enforcement Memorial Day, which is observed across the nation every year on May 15.
"Today we honor those officers killed while protecting the citizens of this community, state and nation," said Mayor Wesely. "This is also an opportunity for us to say thank you to all the officers who have served us in the past, who serve today, and who will serve in the future."
The Lincoln Police Department will honor those officers who have given their lives in the line of duty by participating in a memorial service at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center in Grand Island.
Lincoln Police Department Officers killed in the line of duty who will be honored this evening are Charles E. Hall, killed March 31, 1917; Richard E. Leyden, killed September 26, 1949; Frank H. Soukup, killed December 16, 1966; Paul B. Whitehead, killed August 10, 1967; and George W. Welter, killed February 9, 1968.
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Apr 14,2009
In Fashion: Eco chic
by Sharon Mosley
April may be Earth month, but any day of the year is a good time to throw on an organic cotton T-shirt and take a few minutes to save our fashion futures. Yes, even fashionistas need to get a conscience. Eco-chic is not a passing fad.
"Guilt and shopping go hand in hand for most of us these days," says Tamsin Blanchard, author of "Green is the New Black" (Hodder & Stoughton). "It's not just that you are spending beyond your means and are on your second interest-free credit card transfer. The minute you start to consider who has made your clothes, in what sort of conditions and how little they are being paid, impulse shopping can start to feel rather uncomfortable."
Blanchard suggests supporting manufacturers and retailers who are making an effort to go green and reduce our carbon footprints. Read those labels! Her favorites include: People Tree, the Fair Trade clothing company, American Apparel who makes sweatshop-free T-shirts, Nike who is expanding its organic cotton clothing and designer Katherine Hamnett who insists on using organic cotton in her fashion collections.
"As a consumer, you have fantastic power," says Blanchard. "Don't forget to use it. And if you show your support, they will do more."
Christie Matheson agrees that we all need to be more thoughtful about the clothes and accessories we buy. In her book, "Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style," (Sourcebooks Inc.) she advises fashionistas to begin their green quest with a "less is more" attitude. Her first step to achieving a more eco-conscious wardrobe is to clean out your closet.
"The idea is that if you love everything in your closet," says Matheson, even if you end up with a third of the clothes you had before you started the editing process, "you'll have a much easier time getting dressed in the morning and you'll always look stunning."
Like Blanchard, Matheson is a fan of organic cotton apparel. Her favorite collections include Loomstate (now available at Target), designer Linda Loudermilk — a celebrity favorite, Stewart (plus) Brown and organic denim from Del Forte and Levi's.
Matheson also strongly suggests using reusable shopping bags. "If everyone in New York City alone used just one less shopping bag per year, it would eliminate 5 million pounds of waste and save the city $250,000 in disposal costs," she notes.
The Sak makes one of the best eco-friendly "bags." The Sakroots line contains trendy hand-woven bags made of bamboo, hemp, milk cotton, azo-free dyes and hardware. Lorae Russo, creative director/vice president of The Sak, was inspired by a friend who introduced her to a diverse website, www.treehugger.com.
"I wanted to change my life in a drastic way to do something that would make a difference in the world," says Russo, "but soon realized that I would be most effective doing what I knew best and that's through the design community." Russo partnered with The Sak to create an eco-extension of their handbag line. "The path to becoming greener can begin in the simple choices we make doing the things we normally do," she says. "It makes learning about green so easy for everyone if we relate it to our own lives, and hopefully learn more about as we go."
Sakroots bags are available at Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Macy's and www.thesak.com.
Some other favorite eco-friendly fashion finds:
— Revenge Is. Taking George Herbert's famous quote "living well is the best revenge," the founders of RI define "living well" as living green, while planting the seeds of change through social activism. Revenge Is seeks to answer the fundamental question so aptly put by the moniker — offering slogans on their organic T-shirts to inspire personal activism and to enact positive change for the environment and our society. Visit www.revengeis.com to view products.
— Essie. One of the most popular collections of nail products has come up with paraben-free products, which are made with fewer chemicals and more natural ingredients like eucalyptus oil. Naturally Clean harnesses the power of botanicals, glycerin and natural emollients. Go to www.essie.com for more information.
— Josie Maran Cosmetics. Josie's latest green-on-the-go makeup kit is housed in a box made from recycled materials and printed with fun green tips. The products contain natural, paraben- and fragrance-free ingredients so you can green your makeup routine with ease. For $48 at Sephora, the kit includes a deluxe sample of Argan oil and four full-size products: Plumping Lip Gloss in Daring, Sunrise Cream Blush, Black Mascara and Black Eye Liner.
— Physicians Formula. In addition to the 10 products already in its organic line that premiered last year, Organic wear expands to five new items: 100-percent Natural Origin Liquid Foundation with SPF 15, Multi-Colored Face Sculpting Trio, 2-in-1 Bronzer & Blush, Mascara and Superfruit Lip Gloss. Also, for the entire month of April, a portion of proceeds from all Physicians Formula Organic wear purchases will be donated to Global Green USA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future. Visit www.physiciansformula.com for more information.
— Born Shoes. Because Born shoes are sewn by hand, they use less adhesives, cements and internal components. Also, nontoxic vegetable dyes are used in place of man-made products. Check out the eco-friendly flower sandals at www.bornshoes.com.
— Loomstate. Target is teaming up again with CFDA award-winning designer Rogan Gregory and Scott Mackinlay Hahn to launch Loomstate, an affordable eco-friendly fashion line for men and women. All of the cotton used in the collection is 100-percent certified organic. The limited edition collection launches April 19th and is in Target stores through May 16th (women's) and June 20th (men's only).
— Noah's Naturals. A line of natural personal care products that is a part of One Percent for the Planet, which features a unique alliance of companies that give at least 1 percent of their net sales to environmental organizations worldwide. The formulations are paraben- and sulfate-free as well as made with naturally derived, biodegradable ingredients. The packaging is also healthy for the planet, as it is 100-percent recyclable — even the labels are created using "clean wind energy." The products are available at Wal-Mart (www.walmart.com).
— Revolution Organics. The company is currently introducing its first color line, Freedom Collection. Keeping their trademark certified organic ingredients, Freedom delivers natural and healthy color — 85 percent of certified organic ingredients — that is free of synthetics, chemicals, parabens, mineral oils, artificial ingredients, petrochemicals and animal testing. The collection is launching to QVC on Earth Day (April 22nd). Visit www.revolutionorganics.com for more information on the products.
— TOMS Shoes: A great company who makes stylish canvas and vegan shoes; they give a pair of shoes to a child in need every time you buy their shoes. The company predicts it will give away 300,000 pairs of shoes to kids around the world in 2009. Check out www.tomsshoes.com.
Sharon Mosley is a former fashion editor of the Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock and executive director of the Fashion Editors and Reporters Association.


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A cut in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) would have eased pressure on the overvalued exchange rate, helping to rebalance the economy towards exports and manufacturing, the Green Party said today.
A lower Official Cash Rate (OCR) is likely to lead to lower domestic interest rates which, in turn, will take pressure off our overvalued exchange rate, helping exporters and manufacturers who compete with imports.
"Graeme Wheeler had scope to cut the OCR today as a first step to addressing our overvalued currency and seriously unbalanced economy," Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said.
"As Wheeler himself said in his statement accompanying his decision, 'The high New Zealand dollar continues to be a significant headwind, restricting export earnings and encouraging demand for imports.'
"The overvalued New Zealand dollar is hurting exporters and manufacturers who compete with imports – one of the main drivers of massive job losses in this sector.
"A more pragmatic use of the OCR, combined with the use of other macro-prudential tools to manage specific inflationary pressures, would mean monetary policy could be used to address the fundamental imbalances faced by the New Zealand economy, reflected in our worsening current account deficit."
Dr Norman renewed his calls for wider reform of the Reserve Bank mandate and the way the Reserve Bank makes it decisions around the Official Cash Rate.
"No other country in the OECD gives full responsibility for the OCR decision to one person – the Reserve Bank Governor," Dr Norman said.
"This is completely antiquated. It leads to poorer decisions – decisions which don't reflect the wider economic interests at stake when the Official Cash Rate is set.
"We'd bring the Bank into the twenty-first century by making the Reserve Bank Board accountable for setting the Official Cash Rate, while ensuring the Board includes representatives from the export and manufacturing sectors.


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Reviewed by Selicia C. (age 7)
My favorite part of this story was when elephant told Hippo that he didn't want a big nose. When Hippo didn't know what to wish for, I laughed. I liked this book because he just decided to be himself. People should just be happy being themselves.
This book shows you how to be yourself. If you like animals you will like this book.


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8:00 pm
Rudy Maxa's World "Estonia" The old town in the capital city of Talinn is Europe's best-restored medieval town with streets and buildings that recall the days of the Hanseatic League but whose cafes, art galleries, hotels, and restaurants today appeal to both sophisticated as well as first-time travelers. Venture into the countryside of Estonia, to the large island of Saaremaa and the much smaller island of Muhu, where you'll find windmills, thatch-roofed farmhouses and quiet waters. Of special interest is a candid interview with Mart Laar, the prime minister who took over a country that was an economic and psychological basket case following the withdrawal of Soviet troops and-with the help of a flat tax-turned Estonia into one of Europe's most dynamic and forward-thinking little countries. D
8:30 pm
Lidia's Italy In America "Kansas City Alla Parmigiana" Italian American immigrants headed to the Midwest and created their communities in cities like Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City. In this episode, Lidia celebrates some of the Italian American dishes found on many a Kansas City menu including Penne Rigate alla Vodka, Chicken Parmigiana and Tiramisu. D
9:00 pm
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "St. Louis Cooking" Bridget uncovers the secrets to the ultimate St. Louis Pizza. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of sliced pepperoni. D
9:30 pm
Joanne Weir's Cooking Class "Stuffed Chicken Breasts & Fava Fennel Salad" Joanne teaches her student Geoff a new way to prepare chicken using some of his favorite ingredients, and shows him how with a little work he can create a vibrant, fragrant salad. Recipes: (1) CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE AND OLIVES (2) FAVA BEAN, FENNEL, AND PARSLEY SALAD. Student: Geoff Rubendall - Civil Engineer. D
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Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends "Water of Life: Pear Brandy" The Pences visit a brandy tasting room, then use their choice for pork cutlets with pear compote and baked pear sundaes with dark chocolate sauce.G
10:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Heart of England and South Wales" After King Arthur country at Glastonbury, Rick goes to prehistoric Stonehenge. He meets an eccentric lord in the Cotswolds, and visits an evocative ruined abbey in South Wales.G
11:00 pm
Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish "Por Fin.... (Finally....)" This episode covers how to read city maps and give directions and briefly describes the geography of Puerto Rico.G
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Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish "Relaciones Estrechas (A Close Relationship)" This episode covers words for family members and a brief history of Puerto Rico.G


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New York man, 88, thanks woman who saved his life after fall
He tried crawling up the steps.
An 88-year-old Spencerport man hasn't let age slow him down, but it did knock him over this week. Now he's saying thank you to the woman who saved his life.
Lou Maccarone will tell you he's pretty sharp for his age.
"I can spell the alphabet backwards. At 88-years-old, that's pretty tough," said Maccarone.
He's also pretty active. Tuesday morning, he went outside to shovel snow.
"I kept going. I don't know how to stop when I'm working. I shovel and shovel," said Maccarone.
At the bottom of the steps to his driveway, Maccarone lost his balance.
"I really didn't blackout or nothing. It was just 'Oh my God. Bada-boom' and I went back!" he said.
He tried crawling up the steps.
"I struggled to get up the steps. It was tough, it was really tough. Then I got to the landing and I couldn't go anymore," said Maccarone.
That's where he laid for more than an hour. It was snowing, windy and temperatures were in the teens. Maccarone said a prayer.
"Lord if this is my time, do me a favor and give me a heart attack and kill me right now. If it's not my time yet, give me an angel," he said.
His angel arrived in the form of Kayleigh Storms.
"Next thing I know I hear 'Mr. Mac, Mr. Mac are you alright?'" he said.
The home health aide with Rochester Regional Health was arriving to care for his 83-year-old wife who is home-bound. Storms spotted Maccarone right away.
"I didn't even turn my car off. I jumped out of my car and I went over to him and he was conscious and alert and he was talking to me," said Storms. "He was covered in snow. He had snow all over his jacket, all over his pants, his gloves were soaking wet."
Storms called 9-1-1 and covered him with blankets. Emergency crews arrived and got him back inside. Once warm, he made it clear he was ok.
"My blood pressure is good. I'm a healthy man, I'm old, but I'm healthy you know," he said laughing.
Healthy - and thankful for Kayleigh Storms.
"My Guardian Angel. She saved my life, she saved my life," said Maccarone.
Maccarone says he would still like to clear his own walkway, but his son took away his shovel this week.


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Jackie L. Turner, 76, of Ravenswood, WV passed away on February 15 at his home.
Jackie L. Turner, 76, of Ravenswood, WV passed away on February 15 at his home. He was born May 29, 1936 in Ravenswood to Wedsell Paul Turner and Marjorie Alice Chambers Turner.
He graduated from Ravenswood High School. He was a U. S. Navy Veteran, and served for 4 years. He worked as a crane operator/operating engineers until his retirement.
He was a member of Western Star Square Dancers. He enjoyed his family, friends, his friends at McDonalds, and his dog, Smokey.
Survivors are: his wife, Avis Casto Turner, Ravenswood, WV; Children: Todd Turner and wife Vanessa, Raleigh, NC; and Toby Turner and wife Jackie, Logan, OH
Stepchildren: Tara Cooper, Ripley, WV; Trenton Miller, Statts Mills, WV, and Michael Casto, Statts Mills, WV
Grandchildren: Alisha, Derek, and Kelsey
Great Grandchildren: Kassidy and Marlee.
Sisters: Joan Turner, Ravenswood, WV; Jean Barnett and husband Denver, Elkins, WV; June Bonnett and husband Arnold, Florence, SC; Jane Cooper and husband Tom, Vienna, VA; and Judy Colander and husband John, Bridgeport, WV
Brothers: Joel Turner, Elkins, WV; John Turner and wife Dean, Fairplain, WV; and James Turner and wife Patsy, Elkins, WV; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, WV.
Pastor Steve Raines will officiate.
Burial will take place at Ravenswood Cemetery.
Friends may visit the family at the funeral home on Friday, February 22, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Condolences may be expressed to the family by email at firstname.lastname@example.com., or on our website at www.roushfuneralhome.com.


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Life and quickness come as winter fades, sunshine is newly minted and light lingers into evening. The early days of a restless spring are here, inching toward the anxious heat of distant summer. I finish my senior thesis this week and graduation is in June. The time has come to sit still, pick up that novel and determine precisely what its next chapter holds. But some days I'd rather reread the familiar words on preceding pages. I should embrace change, but there's something to be said for savoring the past. Such longings make for pleasant attics, filled with the objects that keep our memories. Like those folksy little egg ornaments I unpack from their box each Easter. They were the inspiration for the larger wooden eggs and coordinating egg cups I painted for Victoria. You can find this project (and a few others as well) in the March/April issue.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
It Might as Well Be Spring
Labels: Crafts, Freelance Work, Holidays, Life
33 comments:
- laura may said...
I adore spring! Something definitely happens to us when it's lingering in the air. I can't wait until this spring, personally, because I'm getting married! Lovely post.
- March 16, 2010 at 1:05 AM
- Ruxandra said...
Every little blossom enchants me...I love the way spring slowly makes way into my life...
- March 16, 2010 at 1:35 AM
- liza said...
.simply beautiful.
- March 16, 2010 at 2:20 AM
- Star said...
Lovely picture! Did you take it yourself? It looks so professional. Love the decorated eggs and the fact that it is that time of the year again!
Blessings, Star
- March 16, 2010 at 5:38 AM
- Hannah said...
lovely! they're so beautiful...definitely spring like. :)
- March 16, 2010 at 6:40 AM
- Stephanie Sabbe said...
so pretty, as always
- March 16, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- Livy said...
I do take the photos for these Victoria stories myself. I did this one in mid December and the light was just terrible. By three in the afternoon it would be too dark for pictures!
- March 16, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- Screwed Up Texan said...
Beautiful! Love these very much!
- March 16, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- Smile, Emily said...
I want to be you. I hope that doesn't sound creepy. It isn't meant to be.
These are absolutely beautiful.
x Emily
- March 16, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- tara said...
Hello spring! And hello beautiful eggs.
- March 16, 2010 at 5:12 PM
- Star said...
Please pop across to my Blog today. I have left a little something for you :)
Blessings, Star
- March 17, 2010 at 12:57 AM
- Pixie said...
Congratulations on the thesis finishing. I know that's a huge burden to have lifted. And just in time for spring! Yay!
- March 17, 2010 at 6:03 AM
- Anonymous said...
Just in time for the Easter preparations, love the pictures, the colours, yummy! Looking forward to seeing more :) TC, Anna
- March 17, 2010 at 9:38 AM
- my spatula said...
so, so sweet!
- March 17, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- Karen June Miller said...
Love those eggs!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Stop by my blog to enter my Harney and Son's "Irish Breakfast Tea" Giveaway. Just post a comment.
Best Blessings, KJ
- March 17, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- Dandelion and Grey said...
They're darling!!
I just love Easter & Spring!
- March 17, 2010 at 1:31 PM
- Ash said...
Oh, so pretty!
- March 18, 2010 at 6:51 AM
- Claire said...
My heart skipped a beat when I saw these Easter eggs! Gotta love pastel colors! Gotta love spring!
- March 19, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- Anil P said...
There's surely something to be said for the past, a bearing we navigate by, and a nest we return to in times of need.
The colours, and the design jell so well here that the egg ornaments cannot but seem like an extension of the page.
- March 19, 2010 at 10:59 AM
- Cozy Little House said...
Oh, and good luck on the senior thesis as well.
- March 23, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Cozy Little House said...
I just found you! I'm going to pic up that magazine. Love these pretty eggs.
- March 23, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Carly Anne said...
Easter decor can often be gaudy; these are perfectly sweet and understated. Love.
- March 23, 2010 at 1:13 PM
- Anna-Maria said...
Beautiful! My husband is from Poland where egg painting is an easter tradition, and he's promised to introduce me to it this year! *love* couply craft sessions :-)
- March 24, 2010 at 10:12 AM
- simply dirty pretty things said...
so gorgeous. I cant wait for easter now :D
- March 25, 2010 at 5:46 AM
- Sarah Knight said...
looks beautiful : )
- March 25, 2010 at 6:26 AM
- Jolie Morgan Musick said...
That picture made me squeal it's so pretty.
- March 25, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- Your Big Day Ideas said...
Very cute. This whole site is gorgeous.
- March 25, 2010 at 6:50 PM
- Michelle said...
Oh my gosh, those are too cute!
- March 26, 2010 at 8:48 PM
- henzy said...
so enchanting. absolutely lovely.
- March 27, 2010 at 1:40 PM
- Martina Voigt-Schmid said...
Yummy! So inspiring, these cupcake-colours ;)
- March 28, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- Beach Vintage said...
Just found your blog and I am in love with it. Just lovely stuff.
- March 28, 2010 at 11:18 PM
- Patty said...
I'm so glad it's finally springtime, thanks for posting!
- March 29, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Sarah J Lee said...
how wonderful! An inspiration for the eggs I will be decorating this week :) Thank you for sharing!
- March 30, 2010 at 4:42 PM


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After School Program Instructor- Ravenswood
Youth Guidance - Chicago, IL
At Youth Guidance, we believe that no matter what challenges a young person faces, they are more likely to succeed when they have caring adults in their lives. Our highly-trained staff guides kids to overcome the life and academic challenges facing Chicago's youth. We meet kids where they are — physically and emotionally — to help them focus on their education, make positive choices, and remain on the right path toward life success.
Founded in 1924 today Youth Guidance is a leading provider of outcomes-driven programs serving more than 8,500 youth while touching the lives of more than 14,000 youth, parents, teachers, and community members.
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To instruct, supervise, engage and ensure the safety of after school students as well as assisting the Community Resource Coordinator in promoting programs and performing responsibilities as assigned at Ravenswood Elementary School.
Youth Guidance at Ravenswood is a dynamic team of skilled instructors passionate about engaging students and creating a fun and supportive after school environment. We are seeking enthusiastic and responsible candidates that enjoy working with groups of students and are flexible team-players.


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The biggest compliment here is that Rhonda thought this was my card! hahaha!!! I could never create as gorgeous as you do Linda! this card is BEAUTIFUL!!! I love the yellow ribbon and the fun twine. The colors and fishy paper is SO fun!!! It has been cold here (so weird!) I am sorry you had to stress about the possibility of show .. but so glad you did not have any! Big WARM Hugs! Should be warm again by the weekend! :))ReplyDelete
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Jay-Z is even inspiring fatherhood in Theophilus London. The hip-hop artists were spotted hanging out at private Meatpacking club Soho House Thursday night. During the conversation, Jay must have been talking glowingly about his 8-month-old daughter, Blue Ivy, because London posted on Twitter around midnight: "Just to hear Jay talk so passionate about blue ivy makes me wanna have this bay bay. Changes u as a human. No matter who u r." London told us he and Jay had gone to the roof to catch the sunset and the full moon and ended up talking about "life on all aspects." Jay will rock the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at the two-day "Made in America" festival with Budweiser this weekend in Philadelphia, where Pearl Jam, Skrillex, Janelle Monae, Passion Pit, Miike Snow, Calvin Harris and others will also perform. Jay's wife, Beyoncé, is also rumored to make a special appearance as well. London will be there, too: "got invited by Jay to see him play in philly bruh. real is real," he tweeted Thursday night.
Baby talk by Jay-Z
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Kabetogama Lake is 2010 fishing opener
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. - The Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener moves back north in 2010, after seeing its first visit to the metro area this year in 61 years of the event.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Saturday night at the concluding banquet that Kabetogama would host the 2010 event. The small city is on Kabetogama Lake, about 30 miles southeast of International Falls.
The lake on the southwest edge of Voyageur's National Park last played host to the Governor's Fishing Opener in 1982 - 28 years ago - when Gov. Al Quie hosted the event, Pawlenty said.
Kabetogama Lake is part of a chain of lakes that make up the border waters between Minnesota and Ontario.
Meanwhile, Pawlenty was basking in his fishing prowess Saturday, having beat Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau in a contest they've had each year. Pawlenty's four fish - three northern pike and one bass - was enough to beat his running mate who managed a 19-inch walleye at 5:03 a.m.
Pawlenty and Molnau traded barbs about starting the day on White Bear Lake at 3:30 a.m. and then coming in for breakfast and the official launch at 6:45 a.m.
"Our boat caught five fish," Pawlenty told reporters dockside at noon, with guide Denny Merry catching a walleye and first lady Mary Pawlenty skunked for the day. "That's a very good day, I think."
He thanked the White Bear Lake community for promoting the sport and the pastime of fishing, as well as for its hospitality to nearly 400 media members and guests.
Molnau chided the governor in that her granddaughter, Anna, caught three fish and only one less than Pawlenty. She suggested Anna would "wipe the governor off the lake" next year.
"I didn't have as good a year as I usually do," the lieutenant governor said. "We had a great time, governor. ... My fear is that you may have won this year. But, just so you know, you're just a little bit better than Anna."
The day was sunny and cloudy, off and on, but rain stayed away. A stiff cold wind created a walleye chop on the lake that may have kept catches down. Still, a 19-1/4-inch walleye was caught and released, as well as a 40-inch muskie. Many bass were also caught, with that season still closed.
"Tourism in Minnesota is an enormous part of our economy," the Republican governor said. "Fishing alone is a $5 billion industry in Minnesota. ... It's licenses and fuel and boats, tackle and equipment, restaurants and lodging. We want to promote fishing because it's economically important to our state, and because it's fun as it gives people the chance to experience and chance to enjoy our great outdoors."
White Bear Lake was the state's first resort town, said event chairman Bill Foussard, owner of White Bear Lake Country Inn. He notes that there are 800,000 anglers in the metro area.
"We talk about always going Up North, but think of all the lakes we have in the metro area," he said. "The resource - this is so beautiful in White Bear and we're just one of many."
Minnesota fishing licenses had declined in recent years, but Foussard said it's up 15 to 16 percent the past year. "It's a reasonable sport, it's great for families. It gives kids a relationship."
The metro area offers so much in lakes, parks, golf courses and other outdoor recreational opportunities, he said.
"I adore fishing," said Mary Pawlenty. "I probably drive the train in our family when it comes to going out fishing. The kids love it, and there's no such thing as a bad day fishing. I had a really great time out there."
The morning opened with a VFW honor guard, singing of the National Anthem and a blessing of the boats by three local clergy.
"The sun is out and the sky is blue and the fishing season is open in the great state of Minnesota," Gov. Pawlenty said.
Mark Holsten, state Department of Natural Resources commissioner, noted at the Saturday night banquet about a number of activities throughout the weekend that involved children.
"There's nothing like seeing a kid catching their first fish," Holsten said." Minnesota is a land of 10,000 lakes and a land of a million memories."
Pawlenty also acknowledged former Sen. Bob Lessard, Ind.-International Falls, who was in attendance and whom the new Lessard outdoor and heritage fund is named after. The fund will come from proceeds from the new State Constitution amendment that adds to Minnesota's sales tax for cultural and heritage programs that includes the outdoors.


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Benchmark 10-year notes advanced for the third time in four days before a report tomorrow forecast to show gross-domestic- product growth slowed last quarter. The Federal Reserve is meeting today and tomorrow to consider whether to start reducing monetary stimulus through its program of purchasing $85 billion of mortgage and Treasury securities a month.
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Treasuries have lost 0.2% this month and 2.6% in 2013, according to Bloomberg World Bond Indexes. German bonds returned 0.5% for the month while declining 1.3% for the year. U.K. gilts have risen 0.7% in July, with a 2.8% loss since the end of 2012, the indexes show.
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The Conference Board's index of U.S. consumer confidence decreased to 80.3 in July from 82.1 a month earlier, data from the New York-based private research group showed today. The median projection in a Bloomberg survey called for a reading of 81.3. Estimates of the 75 economists ranged from 77 to 85.5.
The Commerce Department will say tomorrow that U.S. economic output slowed to an annualized pace of 1% in the period from April to June from a 1.8% pace the previous three months, according to the median forecast of 83 economists in a Bloomberg News survey.
The central bank will purchase as much as $1.75 billion of Treasuries maturing from February 2036 to May 2043 today, according to the website of the Fed Bank of New York.
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The surge in corporate deal flow, which helped push yields higher yesterday, has been absent from the market today with the Fed rate announcement and GDP data coming tomorrow, Lyngen said.
Volatility in Treasuries as measured by the Merrill Lynch Option Volatility Estimate MOVE Index rose to 83.18 basis points yesterday, up from 72.62 on July 22, the least since May 24. The gauge rose to 117.89 on July 5, the highest since December 2010.
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Editorial page editor Paul Gigot on Harry Reid's demand for more revenues in return for changes to sequester. Photo: Getty Images
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BRISTOL — Four members of the local Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club bested competitors from around the northeastern United States and South Carolina in a professional horseshoe tournament this past weekend.
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Brian Simmons won the Men's A class title before capturing second in the final champion round. Fellow Bristol resident Debra Brown did the same in the Women's A class.
BRISTOL — Champion pitcher Brian Simmons showed his dominance on the horseshoe courts in Bristol on Sunday by winning the Sodbusters Horseshoe Club's Father's Day Open with a commanding 8-0 record for the day.
Nearly three-quarters of Simmons' pitches were ringers in the Class A group competition. Second-place Dayton Campbell of Ohio posted an impressive 60 percent ringers but posted only five wins.
BRISTOL — The Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club will host its 17th annual Roger Forgues Sr. / Fall Finale Horseshoe Tournament this Sunday, Oct. 13. This non-sanctioned tournament will take place at the club's home courts at 56 Airport Drive in Bristol. Check-in is at 9 a.m., competition starts at 9:30.
The competition format will be round robin with officials drawing partners for "Walking Doubles." Cash prizes will be awarded.
The entry fee is $10 per person. Food and drinks will be available.
MIDDLEBURY — Several county residents, competing with top players from up and down the East Coast, claimed division titles when the professional horseshoe pitching tour came to Middlebury last week.
Bristol's Brian Simmons won the top prize of about $1,000 by winning the Division 1 40-foot competition in the Green Mountain Challenge. Debra Brown was champion in the Division 1 30-foot category.
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Economical strain for baby leaf.
Italian heirloom, also known as "dinosaur" kale. Extra-dark green, noncurled but heavily blistered (savoyed). Rich, tender leaves have a softer texture than curly green kales. Tolerant of hot and cold weather. Recommended for baby leaf only. Tested for Black Rot. Unsized seed. Also available organic. Avg. 149,200 seeds/lb. Packet: 100 seeds.
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Brassica oleracea
CULTURE: Kale prefers a fertile, well-drained soil high in organic matter with a pH range of 6.0–7.5. Consistent moisture will produce the best quality leaves.
Direct Seed: Plant from early spring to approximately 3 months before expected fall frost. For bunching, sow 3–4 seeds every 12–18", ½" deep, in rows 18–36" apart. Thin to 1 plant per group. For baby leaf production, sow 60 seeds/ft. in a 2–4" wide band ¼–½" deep.
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FALL CROP: Start seedlings as above in May and transplant to the garden in June–July. To ensure mature heads, seed the crop early in areas where heavy freezes occur early in fall.
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PESTS AND DISEASE: Kale is not as afflicted with pests as are other brassica crops such as cabbage. Apply row covers at the time of planting to exclude pests from the crop. Control cabbage worms and loopers with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Black rot and black leg can be seedborne. We only stock seed lots that have been tested free of black rot in a sample of 30,000 seeds. Individual seed lots have been tested free of black leg in a sample of 1,000 seeds.
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