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"WAS THAT A PARROT?!" is not really something I was expecting to hear while driving around London.
But for the record, yes, yes it was.
Every once in a while, you have to stop and remind yourself where you are, and brightly coloured birds in a park in London is one of the most disorienting things imaginable. Never mind the herd of deer crossing the road in front of your car—it's the birds that are confusing.
I have never been so perplexed by a parakeet.
Richmond Park is less than a mile's walk from uni, and it's quite easy to forget where you are once you get there. It's ridiculous. While London is all concrete and cobblestones, Richmond Park is all grass, trees, and deer. Lots of deer.
Richmond Park was originally a commons for the locals to use as field and pasture, but in 1625 one of many plagues hit London, and Charles I escaped to Richmond Palace, rather than stick around and die like everyone else.
It was Charles I that decided the commons needed to be put to better use as a hunting park, and so in 1637, he walled it in and brought in 2000 deer. This did not make anyone happy. The people around the park didn't just use it for farming purposes—they needed the timber from the trees for firewood, etc. Obviously, you can't take down a wall and expect 2000 deer to stay put, so a ladder was erected instead, allowing people to cross the wall and gather timber (and people continued to gather firewood from Richmond Park all the way up through the 1800s, when the practice was finally prohibited). When Charles II was king, he had ponds added to the park for the deer, including the Pen Ponds near the centre of the park.
Okay, history lesson's over. Now it's ambiguous story time:
There's a telescope on King Henry's Mound (a high point in the park named for Henry VIII) through which you can see Saint Paul's Cathedral (well, you can see it without the telescope, but the telescope just makes it easier). Well, at one point my flat decided that it would be a good idea to go on a night walk to Richmond Park and walk all the way across the park to King Henry's Mound to the telescope—at night. And if you think that a group of people living in the famously haunted dorm would be perfectly okay taking an extremely long walk through a forest at night, you couldn't be more wrong. We were all quite glad to get back to our ghost.


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BOSTON (Reuters) - Red Sox manager John Farrell said a special connection struck between his players and the city of Boston helped them achieve their ultimate goal of a World Series title on Wednesday.
A team carefully patched together and dedicated to bouncing back from a last-place finish in 2012 bonded in an emotional partnership with a city on the mend after April's deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon.
"In a time of need, in response to a tragedy, I go back to our players understanding their place in this city," Farrell said after Wednesday's 6-1 victory at Fenway Park clinched a 4-2 World Series triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals.
"For lack of a better way to describe it, they get it. They get that there's, I think, a civil responsibility that we have wearing this uniform, particularly here in Boston."
Farrell said the spirit began to grow when players reached out to individuals who had suffered in the tragedy and made hospital visits to bring cheer and comfort to the hundreds of wounded.
"I think our fans, they got to a point where they appreciated the way we played the game, how they cared for one another," the manager said. "And in return they gave these guys an incredible amount of energy to thrive on in this ballpark.
"I'm sure that everybody in our uniform ... they'll look back on the events that took place and the way things unfolded as a special year. There's no way we can say it any other way."
Farrell, pitching coach on the Boston team that won the 2007 World Series, left his managing job with the Toronto Blue Jays to return to the Red Sox and help turn around the team.
In concert with general manager Ben Cherington, he set about adding veteran players with past playoff success — such as Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli, Jonny Gomes and David Ross — to the mix.
"We felt there was a very good core group of players here, that finished last year with injuries, and a number of returning players that were driven and motivated to rewrite their own story," Farrell said.
"There was a tremendous feeling of embarrassment here a year ago, and guys came into spring training determined."
With Gomes and Napoli leading the way, the team began promoting their brotherhood by growing bushy beards and soon just about the whole team had throw away their razors.
The easy-going spirit of the team, epitomized by slugger David "Big Papi" Ortiz, took hold, but then came the serious business of helping a city heal from the Boston Marathon attack.
"It just so happened we were dealing with a tragedy at the same time," Farrell said about the team finding its identity.
"Their want and willingness to connect with the fans in the city here, we were thrust into that, so it sped it all up very quickly.
"I think as an organization we couldn't be any more proud with the way they responded."
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NHPRC Grant Project UpdatePosted by Danelle Moon at 5:28 PM
The first phase of this grant project (Months 1-6) we developed the workflow documentation necessary to implement training of staff and to manage the project activities. With the workflow and training in place we have successfully sampled and produced 410 box inventories for the Records of the State Normal School Principles and the Presidents of the SJSU (1862-Present) using MPLP. The bulk of this work took place between October 1 and December 1, which represents tremendous output given the initial slow start of the grant implementation.
Additionally, we deselected approximately 54 linear feet of records that do not fit our collection development policies or mission. We also identified specific materials within the discrete record units that will require higher-level description, including records that document athletic and civil rights protest during the Civil Rights Era, and photographs and records documenting World War I and II.
As of July 7, 2009, we have sampled the entire collection of university archives, representing approximately 1,350 file boxes, 1,576 linear feet. Since January of 2009, we have made tremendous progress in the sampling the collections, processing the collections, cataloging and encoding the finding aids for publication on the Online Archives California (OAC).
List of collections processed, encoded, and published on the OAC (20):
The Benjamin F. Gilbert Research Papers
Byrne (John) Collection, 1886-1987
California and San José State University Master Plan for Higher Education Records
California State University Board of Trustees Records
Favela (Ricardo) Royal Chicano Air Force Poster Collection
Freimark, Robert Collection
San José State College Academic Deans' Council Records
San Jose State University Academic Senate Records
San José State University Continuing Education Program Records
San José State University Home Economics Department Records
San José State University Library Records
San José State University Public Relations and Publications Records
San Jose State College Presidential Office Administrative Records
San Jose State Normal School Principals and Early Presidents Records
San Jose State Normal School Teaching Tools Collection
San Jose State University Commencement & Honors Convocations Records
San Jose State University Dean of Academic Planning Records
San Jose State University Student Organization Records
San Jose State University Summer Session Records
Treadwell, David K. Genealogical Collection
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- Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith said...April 25, 2010 at 11:11 AMLove your header photo!!
Welcome to the Geneabloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I have found it most stimulating, especially some of the Daily Themes.
May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!
Dr. Bill ;-)
Author of "Back to the Homeplace"
and "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"


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It's hard to believe that fall is here already, but our new fall specials are sure to get you in the mood for the season. We've brought back a few autumn classics, and we have several brand new items that will soon top your list of fall favorites. In addition, we're happy to let you know that thanks to popular demand, a couple of the specials we featured over the summer have been added to our regular menu!
Read on to see all of our new items. Warning: May result in uncontrollable cravings!
Mushroom Medley Omelette
Make room for shrooms! … the Portobello and button variety, that is. This three-egg omelette features sliced mushrooms and Swiss cheese, and it's served with your choice of breakfast potato and bread. $6.99
Whole-Grain Pancakes
You asked, and we answered! We've had many requests for whole grain pancakes, and now they're here. An Eat'n Smart selection, these pancakes are topped with a sprinkle of oatmeal. Want to see the nutritionals? Click here to use our interactive nutrition calculator. Three pancakes, $3.99. Two pancakes, $3.49
Pot Roast Melt
Love our classic Pot Roast Sandwich? This is its sassy cousin. Our famous shredded pot roast is topped with a blend of Pepper Jack, Swiss, and American cheeses and served on bakery-fresh sourdough with horseradish mayonnaise. Includes your choice of one side. $6.99
Pittsburgh Turkey SandwichA recipe straight from da 'burgh. Yinz are gonna love it! Oven-roasted turkey breast slices, Swiss cheese, chipotle slaw, and crisp French fries are piled high between grilled Italian bread. Includes a side of your choice (as if the sandwich itself isn't enough to fill you up!) $6.99
Smothered Ground SirloinComfort food at its best. Seasoned and chargrilled ground sirloin topped with rich brown gravy and grilled green peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Served with your choice of two sides and bakery-fresh rolls. $8.99
Chicken Cordon Bleu
It's baaaack! If you've been anxiously awaiting the return of the Chicken Cordon Bleu since last fall, well, you shall wait no more. A tender boneless chicken breast is coated in seasoned bread crumbs, baked to a golden brown, topped with thin ham slices and Swiss cheese, and finished with a light wine sauce. Delicious doesn't even begin to cover it. Served with your choice of two sides and bakery-fresh rolls. $8.99
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Another fall favorite, this appetizer is made from scratch daily in our restaurants. Artichoke, spinach, onion, garlic, and a hint of Red Hot sauce melt together with mozzarella, Asiago, and cream cheeses. All blended together with creamy Alfredo sauce and topped with a cheesy bread crumb mixture. Mmmmmmm! Served with tortilla chips for dipping. $4.99
Pumpkin Lattes and Chai Tea
Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Pumpkin! We're positively possessed! You'll be passionate about pumpkin, too, after you try one of these perfectly pleasurable beverages. Our Pumpkin Chai Tea features a blend of Oregon Chai Tea, steamed milk, and Torani Pumpkin Pie syrup, topped with a dollop of froth and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Our Pumpkin Latte is a delicious combination of espresso, Torani Pumpkin Pie syrup, and steamed milk, topped with a dollop of foamed milk.
Local Apple Cider
Hot or cold, you'll love our apple cider, straight from the orchards of our FarmSource partners. Enjoy a cold, crisp, and refreshing glass, or try it mulled with spices and served warm with an orange slice.
Back by popular demand!
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
A favorite from our summer menu, we've decided to add the Buffalo Chicken Wrap to our regular offerings. A warm tortilla spread with your choice of bleu cheese or ranch dressing, wrapped around juicy all-white chicken fillets tossed in our own special Buffalo sauce, with shredded cheddar cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes. $5.99
Steak Salad
Many of you requested (well, ok - demanded) that we keep our Steak Salad on the menu. Who are we to argue? Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, egg wedges, and French fries, topped with thinly sliced grilled rib-eye steak and shredded cheddar cheese. Served with your choice of dressing. $8.49
And don't forget that at Eat'n Park, we're always happy to customize your meal just the way you want it. Don't like a particular ingredient? Just let your server know and we'll accommodate your request whenever possible.


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MotorWeek "Hyundai Elantra" Road Test: 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT/Coupe. Road Test: 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class. Goss' Garage: Aging Tires. D
4:00 am
Sesame Street "Princess Show" Abby, Rosita and a penguin are going to play princesses. First, they decide to dance. Rosita leaps high into the air. D
5:00 am
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel Visits School/Daniel Visits The Doctor" Daniel Visits School - Daniel is visiting school for the first time and he's a little nervous until he learns that asking questions so that he knows what to expect is the best way to handle the anxiety that comes with new experiences. Daniel Visits the Doctor - Daniel is going to Dr. Anna for his checkup - but he is very anxious! Mom Tiger teaches him that talking about the situation will help him feel calmer, so Daniel makes a book with all the information he knows about the doctor. D
5:30 am
Martha Speaks "Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird/Return to Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird" Martha's Slumber Party of the Weird - The gang is camping out. The tent is pitched, they've played a hundred hands of Go Fish, and they've even eaten all the s'mores - but they still aren't tired. When TD suggests they tell science fiction stories, no one expects this story to end as it does: to be continued! Vocabulary: (E) science fiction, data, unpredictable, forsee(able), unforeseen, feline(s) (I) gather(ing), mysterious, peculiar, vine. D
6:00 am
Nature "Magic of the Snowy Owl" Harry Potter's faithful companion, Hedwig, is one of the "Snowies," known for their magical beauty, intelligence and charm. Filmmakers head deep into the owl's tundra home on the North Slope of Alaska to observe the daily struggles involved in raising a family of helpless owlets until they are able to fly. These Arctic owls exhibit a range of skills greater than those required of magical messengers.G
7:00 am
Rick Steves' Europe "South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry" As Rick travels the southern coast, he visits Waterford's crystal factory, the Kennedy family homestead, the Dunbrody famine ship, and Kinsale's star-shaped fortresses. Then he drives the Ring of Kerry.G
7:30 am
Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa "Out of London" Rudy stops at Hampton Court, gazes on Oxford's spires and browses in a real Alice in Wonderland's candy store.G
8:00 am
The Desert Speaks "Of Drought and Fire" Within the last three decades there have been large wildfires consuming the forests in nearly all the mountain ranges above the desert southwest. Just below the ranges, the lack of rains combined with invasive species has caused additional wildfires that have devastated portions of the Sonoran Desert. The link between drought and fire has pre-historic roots and host David Yetman and Tom Swetnam from the University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research travel through the desert to higher elevations that contain evidence of drought, fire, and civilization. D
8:30 am
Ciao Italia "White Asparagus/Asparagi Bianchi" Mary Ann takes a good, long look at this elegant white vegetable before creating a spring-fresh Cream of Asparagus Soup, a crisp White Asparagus Salad, and an Italian favorite, Asparagus, Bassano del Grappo-style, topped with a rich, buttery egg sauce. One look at this snow-white gift from the garden and you'll be green with envy. D
9:00 am
Cooking Odyssey "Xalkidiki" Eva visits a beautiful seaside resort and a traditional village with a history that spans 28 centuries and Chef Yanni makes sea bass with artichokes and potatoes, mushroom risotto and galaktoboureko with a twist. D
9:30 am
Pati's Mexican Table "Mexican-Style Kids' Party" Fun, kid-friendly and (mostly!) finger food that you'd find at a children's party in Mexico, adapted for American parties at home. A special guest shows up to make dessert! Crazy Corn; Chicken Flautas; Chocolate and Cajeta Cupcakes. D
10:00 am
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Cool and Creamy Desserts" Host Christopher Kimball visits Toscanini's to learn the secrets behind professional ice-cream making. Next, test cook Bridget Lancaster shows Chris how to make the Best Homemade Ice Cream. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his pick for the top ice-cream makers, and tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of vanilla beans. D
10:30 am
GardenSMART Landscape Makeover - Part 3. From retaining walls to plants, from landscape design to gardening tips, all are addressed as our gardening experts show us how to overcome some significant landscape challenges and we complete our landscape makeover project. Join us as we GardenSMART. D
11:00 am
Bluegrass Underground "The Timejumpers" Nashville's hottest ticket isn't the Grand Ole Opry but Monday nights at the tiny Station Inn with this all-star, 11-piece western swing outfit. With lead vocals provided by Dawn Sears, Kenny Sears, Vince Gill and two-time Grammy-winner "Ranger Doug" Green, this band features Music City's instrumental A-list, including Paul Franklin on pedal steel, Dennis Crouch on bass, three world-champion fiddlers and accordion master Jeff Taylor, with Gill and session ace Andy Reiss swapping guitar duties. D
11:30 am
Music Voyager "Israel: Voices from the Desert" Host Jacob Edgar travels to Israel to attend a once-in-a-lifetime concert of The Idan Raichel Project at the foot of the magnificent "Solomon's Pillars", a natural rock formation in the Negev Desert near the Red Sea resort city of Eilat. Idan Raichel, an internationally renowned star of the Israeli music scene, serves as his guide. At the technical rehearsals and sound check for the desert concert, Jacob meets the artists featured on stage. D
12:00 pm
Sesame Street "Baby Bear Comes Clean" Baby Bear is ready to go to Granny's house with Papa Bear. He has a nice, white shirt on that Papa Bear tells him to keep clean while he gets his sister dressed. While Baby Bear waits for them to get ready, Telly passes by with a bright purple ice cream cone in his hand. D
1:00 pm
Dinosaur Train "Night Train/Fossil Fred" Night Train - Dad, Buddy and Tiny take a special ride on the Dinosaur Train at night, learning about animals that are active after dark, culminating at the Big Pond for a nature walk under the full moon. Fossil Fred - Buddy, Tiny and Don play "detective" and search around the Big Pond for fossils. The kids end up finding an entire skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur. D
1:30 pm
Super Why! "The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Halloween" It's Halloween in Storybrook Village and Pig is so frightened, he won't go Trick or Treating with his friends! The Super Readers pay a storybook visit to Little Ghost, who's a bit of a scaredy cat himself, to teach him there's more to Halloween than meets the eye!. D
2:00 pm
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Flutter By Butterfly/Pretty In Pink" Flutter By Butterfly - Sally and Nick are pretending to be butterflies, but they're not very good at it. The Cat takes them to meet Bernadette the Monarch butterfly, who can teach them all about fluttering. Following Bernadette from Milky Weed Meadow to Prickly Pines forest they learn that butterfly wings are used for so much more than just fluttering! Pretty in Pink - Sally and Nick are having fun trying out different moves when the Cat arrives to show them some cool moves of his own. D
2:30 pm
Wild Kratts "Masked Bandits" As they prepare for a creature costume party, the Wild Kratts team begins to notice all sorts of strange things happening in the Tortuga HQ. Jimmy is sure there is a ghost or monster living with them, but the Kratt brothers are convinced it's some kind of creature. When the gang sets out to discover who is causing all the trouble, they discover that certain animals gravitate towards human habitation because it provides food and protection from predators. D
3:00 pm
Wyland's Art Studio "Hawaiian Volcano" Bring out the dynamics of the Hawaiian volcano using vibrant colors and perspective.G
3:30 pm
Piano Guy Host Scott Houston and guests show viewers how to play "On Green Dolphin Street" and the signature lick from the Four Seasons hit, "Oh, What A Night." Featured guests include Andy LaVerne, Karl Propst and Mary Daniels. D
4:00 pm
Inventions That Shook The World "The 1930's" Though overshadowed by the Great Depression, there is no shortage of ingenuity in the 1930s. The 2-way radio gets miniaturized and the world's first portable walkie-talkie goes on the air. The electric guitar changes popular music forever and commuters become a cash cow for cities when the parking meter is introduced. Part 4 of 10G
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NOVA "Iceman Murder Mystery" He's been dead for more than 5,000 years. He's been poked, prodded and probed by scientists for the last 20. And yet today, Otzi the Iceman, the famous mummified corpse pulled from a glacier in the Italian Alps nearly two decades ago, continues to keep many secrets.G
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Inventions That Shook The World "The 1930's" Though overshadowed by the Great Depression, there is no shortage of ingenuity in the 1930s. The 2-way radio gets miniaturized and the world's first portable walkie-talkie goes on the air. The electric guitar changes popular music forever and commuters become a cash cow for cities when the parking meter is introduced. Part 4 of 10G
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Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers "Hidden Motives" Alda visits scientists who study why people do the things they do, exploring how the unconscious determines behavior.G
8:30 pm
Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers "The Secret Canyon" Alda follows experts investigating a little known canyon in the United States that includes well-preserved 1,000-year-old remains.G
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NOVA scienceNOW "How Smart Can We Get?" From a man who suddenly acquires a musical gift after a freak head injury to a "memory athlete" who can remember strings of hundreds of random numbers, host David Pogue meets people stretching the boundaries of what the human mind can do. Then Pogue puts himself to the test: After high-res scanning, he finds out how the anatomy of his brain measures up against Albert Einstein's brain.G
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NOVA "Iceman Murder Mystery" He's been dead for more than 5,000 years. He's been poked, prodded and probed by scientists for the last 20. And yet today, Otzi the Iceman, the famous mummified corpse pulled from a glacier in the Italian Alps nearly two decades ago, continues to keep many secrets.G
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Inventions That Shook The World "The 1930's" Though overshadowed by the Great Depression, there is no shortage of ingenuity in the 1930s. The 2-way radio gets miniaturized and the world's first portable walkie-talkie goes on the air. The electric guitar changes popular music forever and commuters become a cash cow for cities when the parking meter is introduced. Part 4 of 10G


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Check out our Volvo Polestar 2 photo gallery
with HQ pics.
Last update in Polestar 2 gallery:
Volvo showed a mysterious teaser for a new car, which debuted in Los Angeles in a week.
The Swedes presented an off-road version of the new V60 - Cross Country wagon.
Volvo has distributed the teaser of the concept, which represents the future of unmanned automobile companies.
Volvo next year plans to equip all of its new cars with electric or hybrid engines.
Swedish concern Volvo will create a new brand - M. The novelty will deal with all the "mobile" services of the automaker.
The flagship of the Swedish company will acquire an autopilot of the 4th level.
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feminist wire | daily newsbriefs
Afghan Foreign Minister Pleads for Aid
Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah is in Washington this week to ask US officials to fulfill promises to help create economic and political stability for Afghanistan. In a forum yesterday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a speech at George Washington University, Abdullah emphasized that the campaign against terror is far from over and it cant happen without (US) support, it cant happen without continued engagement in Afghanistan, according to the Associated Press.
Abdullah noted that his country was in dire need of help with disarming sparring warlords and feeding the millions of returning refugees, among other things. Nations pledged $4.5 billion in aid to Afghanistan in January with $1.8 billion for this year alone- one-third of which has yet to be delivered. In addition, Abdullah noted that a significant portion of these pledges was made in the form of credit rather than grants. The United States government is still debating long-term financial commitments to Afghanistan. While the House approved $1.15 billion over four years, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved a bill that would increase funding to $2 billion for humanitarian aid and $1 billion to expand international peacekeeping troops. The full Senate has yet to vote on this bill.
Abdullah also made a trip to Orlando, Florida, where he said that the 10,000 US and international troops stationed in Afghanistan as well as the 5,000 international peacekeeping troops stationed only in Kabul are vital to promote security. The US has not committed support to the expansion of this international peacekeeping force, despite requests from Afghan women, the Afghan government, the United Nations, the Feminist Majority and other womens and humanitarian organizations. Continued violence including the recent bombing of eight girls schools; threats to Loya Jirga delegates who have spoken out for human rights, including Minister of Womens Affairs Dr. Sima Samar; the assassination of two government ministers; violence against women in the Northern provinces; violence against humanitarian aid workers; and the continued use of tactics of intimidation against the return of girls to school show the need for expansion of peacekeeping forces both within and beyond Kabul.
Take Action: Support the Immediate Expansion of Peace Troops in Afghanistan
Media Resources: Associated Press 10/21/02; Orlando Sentinel 10/21/02; Feminist Daily News 9/13/02
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The three project boards offered in this forum are intended to be separated by size of project, and not necessarily by budget. In general, projects should be placed in the appropriate forum based on the size (i.e. estimated time) it would take to complete. Some examples are below...
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If you post a project in these boards, you should try to adhere to the guidelines above. A moderator may, at their discretion, move, edit or delete a post or thread if they feel it is not in the appropriate category.
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I receive so many emails about our house colors so I thought it would be helpful to pull them all together for you.
Starting from the top, SW-sensible hue is the color of our dining room. It is a gray that has quite a bit of green in it. I really believe this color transitions well to the view of the evergreens in the garden.
Our living room is painted BM-white dove. White dove is a perfect white (in my opinion) because it has a good bit of warmth, but is still clean and fresh. This room receives early morning sun and then late afternoon sun from the dining room. I love how light and airy the room feels all day.
BM-gray owl is the color in our kitchen. This is quite possibly the most perfect gray! This neutral gray works with practically any other color.
The master bedroom is still work in progress. I have plans to paint the back of the built-ins another one of my favorite grays (SW-urbane bronze). The wall color in this room is SW-frosty white which is at the top of the same strip as sensible hue. Again it does have some green in it, but it reads really light gray. The cool(ish) undertones of the walls are balanced lots of golds and cremes.
We wanted my husband's office to have a deeper, more manly feel about it so we went with SW-intellectual gray. I really like the feeling of the room - cozy & warm.
We recently painted the ceiling in my office Glidden-icy teal along with the campaigner chest. To keep the color from being too cool, I brought in lots of gold, blacks, browns, and natural textures. In case you are wondering, the walls are Glidden-white.
Last but not least (well technically it is least considering the size), our black bathroom. I have gone round and round with what to do in this tiny space. The vintage tile is in good shape so I decided to take the dramatic approach and paint it BM-black. The finish is semi-gloss which I recommend for an unventilated bathroom such as mine. I have used this black on our stair rail, the mirror in our front entry, as well as other random pieces of furniture. This is my favorite black!
I may be adding more to this post as rooms are updated or if I can provide better pictures to represent the colors. I hope you have found this helpful.


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There are a number of reasons why people put in the time to totally restore 1969 ford mach mustangs for vehicle shows and personal satisfaction. One of the primary reasons people spend a lot time, energy, and cash restoring 1969 ford mach mustangs is the power that is included because certain mustang model. The engine upgrades that were readily available throughout the launch of the 1969 ford mach mustang for sale in Mosquero NM transformed the mach mustang from the typical family car into a racing enthusiasts dream.
Production of the Mustang started in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964 and the vehicle was introduced to the public on April 17, 1964 at the New york city World's Fair. It is Ford's 3rd oldest nameplate presently in production. After it was seen on television and in print it was wanted by every blue blooded American. Everyone wanted to be the first to buy A mustang in Mosquero NM.Initial sales forecasts projected less than 100,000 units for the very first year. This mark was surpassed in three months from rollout. Another 318,000 would be offered throughout the design year (a record), and in its very first eighteen months, more than one million Mustangs were constructed.
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All these were VIN-identified as 1965 designs, but numerous changes were made at the standard opening of the brand-new design year (beginning August 1964), including the addition of back-up lights on some models, the intro of generators to replace generators, and an upgrade of the V8 engine from 260 cu into 289 cu in. When it comes to a minimum of some six-cylinder Mustangs fitted with the 101 hp 170 cu in Falcon engine, the rush into production included some unusual quirks, such as a horn ring bearing the 'Ford Falcon' logo below a trim ring emblazoned with 'Ford Mustang.' These characteristics made enough distinction to necessitate designation of the 121,538 earlier ones as "1964 1/2" model-year Mustangs, a difference that has actually withstood with perfectionists. Mustangs For Sale in Mosquero NM are easy to find now with online shopping.
The 1973 OPEC oil embargo brought with it more rigid contamination laws and the desire for fuel-efficiency. This was also the first time in automotive history that the Huge 3 were having to take on imports. The new Mustang II was smaller sized than the first version however, due to the additional equipment needed to meet new US emission and security policies, was heavier than the first design. Performance was minimized and in the first year only 385,993 cars were offered.
Second generation Mustangs for sale in Mosquero NM were offered between 1974 and 1978 and offered in a coupe and hatchback version. 1979 the Mustang was upgraded a third time. This time it was based upon the larger Fox platform and the interior was really huge enough for 4 people. The trunk was larger therefore was the engine bay. The body designs offered consisted of a coupe, hatchback and in 1983 a convertible. In 1979 the Third generation Mustang served as an Indianapolis 500 speed vehicle and Ford constructed 10,478 commemorative replicas. The 3rd generation Mustangs were produced from 1979 to 1982.


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Mr. Speaker, only the Liberals would think of it as a bad thing to try to help Canadians get jobs.
What we are trying to do is connect people, who are unemployed, with jobs in their field and in their geographic area.
We will help Canadians find those jobs. We will help farmers and other employers have access to these people. If they cannot find those people, then they can bring in people from offshore, but we are going to try to put the two together.
If Canadians who are seasonal workers truly cannot find a job for which they are qualified, EI will be there to support them.


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Monday, January 31
Weather Wars
My dad is a competitive person, especially when it comes to the weather in wintertime. He'll call me from Rhode Island and say, "What's the weather like in San Diego?"
I tell him what I always tell him: "Oh, it's the same. Sunny and 70s."
Then, invariably, he'll say something along the lines of, "Yeah, it's was beautiful today in Rhode Island too. It was 44 degrees. It was so warm I had to take my jacket off."
Poor guy. Doesn't he know he just can't win the weather war? Search "best weather in the world," and San Diego always makes the list, along with other celestial destinations such as The Canary Islands and Cabos San Lucas.
Consider this: In January 2011 Rhode Island earned the dubious distinction of "3rd Snowiest January in History." Their weather forecast today is "High of 25. Low of 11." San Diego's forecast today is "High of 64. Low of 49." Rhode Island is expecting snow on Tuesday and "ice pellets" on Wednesday. San Diego is expecting sunny skies and high 60s.
But he's my dad, and I feel bad. So I'm posting today's recipe for Butternut Squash Fettucine with him in mind. Sweet, roasted butternut squash, earthy sage and salty Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese get whipped into a creamy sauce that clings unabashedly to thick fettucine. It's the kind of dish that fills your belly and warms your body.
I can't make it warm in RI this week, but I hope this pasta fortifies him against those ice pellets on Wednesday.
Butternut Squash Fettucine
Makes 4 servings
Printable recipe.
1 medium butternut squash, about 1 1/2-2 pounds or about 4-5 cups cooked
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus some oil for brushing the squash before roasting
1 tablespoon butter
1 large shallot, thinly sliced
1 cup whole milk or half n' half
2 tablespoons fresh chopped sage, or more if you really like sage
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, plus extra for garnish
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoons salt
8 ounces fettucine or other thick pasta noodles
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy clean up. Slice the squash in half and scoop out the seeds and discard. Brush the flesh with a little olive oil. Roast for 35-45 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork. Let cool for 10 minutes before scooping out the flesh. Discard the skins. Mash and stir the squash with a spoon.
2. In a large pot over medium heat, warm 1 tablespoon olive oil and butter. Add the shallot and saute about 5 minutes until browned and softened. Add the cooked squash and milk and stir well. Bring to a slight boil. Then lower the heat and add remaining ingredients through salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 8-10 minutes, until sauce thickens.
3. Cook pasta in salted water until al dente or firm. Drain the pasta, reserving a cup or so of the hot pasta water. Add the pasta to the squash mixture, stirring until well coated. In small increments, add hot pasta water to thin the sauce, until desired consistency is reached. Heat through about 2-3 minutes. Taste it and adjust seasonings as desired. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with grated cheese. Serve hot.
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21 comments:
I live in Minnesota where it's currently snowing. I bet you don't see that very often in San Diego! I'll be making this pasta this week since I have three butternut squash sitting in my cellar. It looks devine!
- January 31, 2011 at 10:20 AM
- Joanne said...
I think I need to be fortified with this also. It's been desperately snowy here in NYC. Butternut squash, give me strength.
- January 31, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- Susie Bee on Maui said...
Beautiful photo and the recipe sounds great. We have the same weather discussions with our family and friends on the east coast..."it's sunny and warm again today here on Maui".
- January 31, 2011 at 11:44 AM
What's a cellar???
- January 31, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- Roxan said...
Looks good! I have a butternut squash that I bought last week and need to use before it goes bad. This pasta looks delicious!
I live in LA but i think that SD has better weather overall. I have noticed that it is a bit more humid than LA though :)
- January 31, 2011 at 12:18 PM
hi susan. i got a kuri squash in my csa last week. i had not seen one before, can i substitute it for the butternut squash here? i am constantly having the weather conversation with my ri parents as well...although we've not discussed it in about two weeks. too depressing for them i'm guessing...
- January 31, 2011 at 3:30 PM
I make a butternut squash risotto but your recipe sounds easier and equally tasty - thanks!
- January 31, 2011 at 3:37 PM
- Cookin' Canuck said...
This looks like the perfect dish for a chilly winter's day (in Rhode Island or elsewhere). The temperature is going to drop drastically here tomorrow. I could use some San Diego weather right now.
- January 31, 2011 at 3:57 PM
- The Food Librarian said...
What a cute post! I tell my friends in WDC about the weather all the time. :)
- January 31, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- Cookie and Kate said...
could this recipe have come at a better time?! no, i think not! i'm about to be snowed in and i just happen to have all of these ingredients. YES!
- January 31, 2011 at 7:20 PM
- Johanna GGG said...
try living in scotland and talking to your mum in Australia - the Aussie winters were warmer than most summer scottish days :-) but I think butternut squash can be great in hot or cold weather - will keep this in mind for a summer's day with a nice salad
- January 31, 2011 at 10:23 PM
I think you got your figures wrong. I went out this morning to fill the bird feeders and the temperature was in the 80's the sun so strong I had to put sunglasses on.
Love dad
- February 1, 2011 at 9:33 AM
- Holly Keegan said...
How do you make such great stuff that you can't eat? Your husband must be one happy taste tester. :)
- February 1, 2011 at 11:08 AM
- The Teacher Cooks said...
I have a butternut squash in my pantry just waiting for a good recipe and this sounds like the one. Wish we had your weather. It is raining cats and dogs here.
- February 1, 2011 at 1:08 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
kay-Minnesota? You may be snowed in for days! Glad you like it.
joanne-I can understand how people there are starting to feel desperate.
susie-Thanks so much! Maui? Dang. No one can beat that. ;)
roxan-They're both pretty fabulous weather cities. :)
michelle-Sure you could. Go for it! As for your parents, I completely understand.
liz-It is easy! Hope you like it!
cookin canuck-It is delicious no matter how cold or warm it is!
foodlibrarian-Yeah, you've got weather bragging rights too. ;)
cookand kate-Yes! :)
johanna-Oh, yeah, that's a no-winner for sure. Stay warm! :)
dad-Haha! Good one, old man! :)
holly-He's a good guy, so I don't mind. I had mine on polenta.
teachercooks-Stay dry!
- February 1, 2011 at 6:14 PM
- Lisa@The Cutting Edge of Ordinary said...
I'm right here in RI with your Dad. Ice this pm. Wonderful! You're right, we would never win the weather war with you!
- February 2, 2011 at 10:19 AM
- Sarah said...
Hey :) I just made this and it was really yummy... but! I halved the recipe, except the pasta, and still had way too much sauce. I ended up using 12 oz of pasta with the half recipe - and it still ended up with a good thick coating.
- February 3, 2011 at 2:18 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
lisa-I saw some pics on the news. It's nasty. Stay safe and warm!
sarah-Maybe your squash was bigger? Hmm... don't know what else it could be. But I guess extra sauce isn't such a bad thing. ;)
- February 3, 2011 at 6:04 PM
- féenoménale said...
pasta ! your dishes seems very delicious, i take your recipe
- February 10, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- Diane D said...
This is hands down one of my favorite dishes. I've made it many times and at this time of year it is my go to dish for cold weather. I love the smell of the squash cooking in the oven. The sage and peppers give it a wonderful flavor.
- November 1, 2011 at 1:10 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
diane-Aren't you sweet to let me know that. Thank you so much, my dear!
- November 2, 2011 at 6:00 AM


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Reading a thread earlier today got me looking at the book "Bread Builders", including a section about about L. sanfranciscensis and dental plaque. Very weird. This got me thinking about some travel show I saw (Bourdain? Zimmern?) I saw a while back, where the host drank chicha somewhere in South America.
Sure, starters get going in all kinds of ways: wholegrain flours, whole fruit, pineapple juice. Now I've been reading with interest about fruit waters lately.
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Mix all ingredients until it's a firm dough (50% hydration seemed right).
Tear off small quail egg sized pieces of starter. Chew each piece for 30-60 seconds...yep. Really was not unpleasant, kinda gummy, but becoming slightly sweeter as I chewed. Place each chewed piece in a small container.
I let it rest for 2 hours, then added 25g more water and mix to make a 100% starter. Seems to me that 100% hydration starters are more conducive to certain bacterial growth, so this should be interesting.
Gross? Yes. Interesting? Absolutely.
Day 1: It's been probably 12 hours or so. Not much activity yet. I wonder how different this will be from my usual starter, which was built about 2 years ago using the Silverton organic grape method.
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Ask Tim Jones his priorities in life and today he might say family, basketball and golf. But tomorrow he might say basketball, golf and family, while yet another day it might be golf, family and basketball.
But rest assured, its going to be those three things. So closely intertwined with Jones for most of his life, lets just call it familybasketballgolf, or whatever order you might want to put them in.
And dont think for a minute that will change a whole lot after Jones coaches his last Streamwood boys basketball game this season. Sure, hes retiring after 35 years as a physical education teacher in Elgin Area School District U-46, and there might be a few more Florida trips on the agenda than there are now, but Jones wont be going underground. His youngest son, Drew, will be a senior at Larkin next year and Jones plans to spend every minute of his last childs games in the stands cheering him on.
I want to enjoy Drews senior year, Jones says.
Jones is a homegrown product who never strayed very far from U-46 schools, save for his four years at the University of Michigan. He graduated from Elgin High in 1973 and was a starter on that great Bill Chesbrough-coached team that went downstate and lost to John McDougals West Aurora club 54-49 in double overtime in the state quarterfinals, in one of the most thrilling state tournament games in IHSA history a game Jones scored 12 points in.
From there it was on to what he hoped would be a promising career at Michigan, but two knee injuries cut short his playing time with the Wolverines, although he stayed with the program and was with them when they lost to Indiana in the 1976 national championship game.
A PE teacher at Tefft Middle School for 29 years, hes spent the last six at Streamwood, which is the only head basketball job hes had. But, by his own estimation, hes been involved in basketball in U-46 for 47 years, 25 in the Larkin program as either a head sophomore coach or varsity assistant. Also Larkins boys golf coach for 28 years a job he hopes to continue Jones was a Larkin assistant for two runs to supersectionals. He also coached with Dan Batka at Lake Park for four years, winning four regionals and reaching the sectional finals three times.
Next week will be the real beginning of the end of Jones basketball coaching career. His team plays Elgin in the Class 4A South Elgin regional Monday night, meaning his career could end against his alma mater. If the Sabres win that game, the next night theyll play Larkin, meaning the swan song could be against not only his sons team, but against Larkin coach Deryn Carter, who played for Jones at Larkin.
Its a win-win for me no matter what, Jones says.
Along the way, Jones married into a basketball (and golf, for that matter, family) when he united with Bard Laird, whose brothers all played at Larkin. The intertwining of the two sports and family became a no-brainer.
Im blessed to have a great family, said Jones, who with Barb has three kids, Brad (29), Lindsey (25) and Drew (16). I have a very supportive wife who knows the game of basketball pretty well. My mother-in-law and father-in-law, Don and Pat Laird, have always come to my games as well as Barbs sister Jeanne and her husband Chris Kuntz. That has probably meant the most to me. Were also a big golfing family and my goal now is to become the best golfer I can be.
Jones, who is still best friends with his high school teammate Jay Geldmacher, has many fond memories during his long stint in playing and coaching basketball playing downstate at a time when the Upstate Eight had four teams ranked in the Top 10 in the state, the Michigan experience and coaching in supersectionals among them. But his most cherished time has been the past six years at Streamwood and having an opportunity to be a head coach.
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Jones still shakes his head when asked if it really seems like retirement is one loss away.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 26, 2010) - The ETSU women's golf team made history on Monday, as the Buccaneers received an at-large bid to the NCAA regionals May 6-8 at the Ironwood Country Club in Greenville, N.C. It marks the first time in program history that the women's team has received an at-large bid.
The Bucs, who spent much of the season ranked in the nation's Top 50, were selected as one of 24 teams to compete in the NCAA East Regional hosted by East Carolina University. The NCAA regional format is made up of three regional events and a total of 72 teams. To advance to the NCAA finals, teams must finish in the top eight at their respective regional.
ETSU was left having to hope for an at-large bid after finishing tied for third at the Atlantic Sun Conference championships earlier this month. However, the team's season will now continue.
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The East region will consist of some of the nation's top teams, including Auburn, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. Most impressive for the Atlantic Sun Conference is that three of the 24 teams in the East will come from the league - Stetson (league auto bid), ETSU and Campbell.
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Easter - too late!
3 comments:
- Ann said...
You are right - this is another classic photo. And yes, I always wanted to be a little taller and have a better shape, like Judy; have blonde curls, like Judy; be cool, like Judy, etc. Never happened! The dresses Mother made from something that just appeared. Mine was red and white striped, and very fun to wear. Pigtails - I have this permanent split in my hair line where my hair still wants to go north or south, and get braided. Damaged for life! Fixing hair was not a pleasant task for Mother. The braids, when compared with the horrible smelling home permanents that Mother would use to try and put some kind of curl into our very straight hair, were not all that bad. Remember how Mother had no gloves to protect her hands from those harsh chemicals. That was a major ordeal for all concerned.
- April 20, 2009 at 10:07 AM
- Judy said...
In order to have curls, you had to sleep on hard curlers all night, while your hair dried in perfect form. I used a scarf with some body to it and wrapped it around my head to cushion the pain.
I did love that skirt..Was it Elizabeth's before it was mine? And I loved Easter with the morning sun rising over the eastern bench.
- April 20, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Look how Ann sits patiently, hands clasped in her lap, awaiting her turn to have the vinegar-dampened cloth to put the decals on her egg before dyeing it. And I well remember the red and white striped dress, Ann - it was the devil to iron. Judy, Mother made all of us skirts out of that material - remember the pictures taken in the Park where we are wearing them?
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For those who don't know what a TARDIS is, it's the time machine in Dr Who. It's capital letters because it is an acroynm for Time And Relative Dimension in Space. For the purposes of this post, what you really need to know is that its bigger in the inside that the out.
While I was knitting the thing, someone asked what it is for (its a glasses case, by the way, hence the photos), and flatmate-Kirsty pointed out a real TARDIS would actually be a lot more use and instructed me, in her ironically firm way, that I really should be knitting a real one. She's right; a bit of 'relative dimension in space' would be a good thing. Though, specifically, dimension in space with shelving. We so need more storage in our flat.
And this is what brings me to my response to Lara. Her point was inspired by Felix's point that much of mess is a matter of deferring the delight in the everyday. Lara celebrates this, delighting in the possibilities of her craft cupboard. But for me, the idea of such a pile of possibilities just makes my skin crawl. This is why I like to keep my stash generally so low. I hate excess stuff. Yarn, furniture, mugs, food, anything. I never realised how much I hate it until living with Kirsty, as she is entirely the opposite. This is the one area in which our flatshare resembles the odd couple. I have a hatred of hoarding: she can't live without it. I'm sure neither of us would notice this as odd except we share living space, but after nearly four years of the personality clash, I'm starting to wonder if both of us don't boarder on the obsessive.
Credit where credit is due: Kirsty's hoarding includes keeping stuff that'll be useful later, she's not just stockpiling deferred moments of consumption (a point Lara's post also notes neatly). I remember visiting a waste management center in Germany when I was 18 (don't I have all the exciting holidays?) and being delighted to hear they collect things they can't recycle yet and store them in disused mines until they've worked out a way to use them efficiently. Somewhere near Berlin there is a cave-full of batteries. That is sort of wonderful, isn't it?
Maybe I just need to implement a way of organising these 'deferred moments' (be they hobby, chore or a bit of both), so they won't feel like a mess. Maybe we just need a bigger flat. Or more time. That, or David Tennant and his handy time-traveling box with the giant insides. For now, all this one does is store my glasses.


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The Great Thanksgiving Escape
Elizabeth Gunnison on Lunch Break has a round-up of domestic escapes where somebody else does all the shopping, cooking and dishes. Photo: Greenbrier.
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Speier and Michigan Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence are leading the charge on overhauling how sexual harassment complaints are handled.
The viral #MeToo campaign is raising awareness about sexual harassment in the workplace. The movement ermeged amid several high-profiled sexual misconduct allegations involving Hollywood and media moguls.
Now -- attention is shifting to Congress ,and how the legislative branch handles these complaints.
"I don't think we can stick our heads in the sand and pretend it's not going on, because it is," said Rep. Jackie Speier, a Democrat from California.
Speier and Michigan Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence are leading the charge on overhauling how sexual harassment complaints are handled.
"We have an institution for the most part which has been an enabler to those who do the harassing," said Speier.
Last month, Spierer shared her #MeToo story in a video where she recounted an unwanted sexual advancement made by the chief of staff when when she was a young congressional aide.
"He took his hands, put them on my face and kissed me, and stuck his tongue into my mouth," Speier said. "He never tried it again, and I made sure that I was never in a situation where I was alone with him again."
She hopes telling her story will give others on Capitol Hill the strength to come forward and share their own stories of sexual harassment.
Spierer is introducing legislation to overhaul how the Hill deals with sexual misconduct. There is no Human Resources department and the Office of Compliance handles sexual harassment allegations.
"The Office of Compliance and the process is antiquated and it was designed to only protect the institution and the harasser. It creates all kinds of obstacles and hurdles for victims to jump through in order to get the justice she deserves," Speier said.
Right now, victims of alleged sexual harassment first have to undergo mandatory 30 days counseling and then 30 days of mediation. The entire process can take up to three months before a victim can file a complaint.
The other major challenge for victims of sexual harassment is fear of retaliation, employment lawyer Debra Katz said.
"You have very powerful men employing people who are eager to get a start in their careers, and if they speak out if they report a members it is completely career-derailing and they will never work in this town again," Katz said.
Speier has been working on legislation since 2014 to make sexual harassment training mandatory for both House members and employees because currently, it's optional.
"How is it that the executive branch, all federal employees are required to have mandatory sexual harassment training -- but here in Congress, neither the member nor the staff are required to have sexual harassment training?" Speier saidsaid.
Lawrence is also working on a separate but related bill to mandate sexual harassment training on the Hill.
"Ethics training is mandatory, cyber security is mandatory, but sexual harassment is optional? That is unacceptable," said Lawrence.
Currently, all sexual harassment settlements are paid out by the US Treasury. There is no way for taxpayers to know which lawmakers were allegedly involved in these lawsuits. Speier's bill seeks to change that.


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After hitting the acoustic circuit in the clubs of Brooklyn, she decided it was time to find a band and began her search on the Internet for a drummer and guitars to fill out her vision for a hard-hitting, soulful rock and roll band.
Guitarist Alex Sherba, drummer Jonathan Vergara and bassist Jonah Durning joined Sheehan on stage, and now The LoveHowl have been together a little over two years.
After releasing their debut EP The Chase last November, they have been vigilantly playing bars and concert halls throughout the city, mostly in the neighborhoods of north Park Slope and the East Village.
I met up with Sheehan last week at One Girl Cookies in DUMBO to discuss her new band and her experience with finding camaraderie within the Brooklyn music scene.
How did you first get into playing music?
Well, I played piano growing up, but I just sort of stopped at a certain point. But I grew up with music. My dad was a guitar player and he was in bands my entire life, but I never really thought I'd end up playing guitar. It was just in college that I asked him to show me a few chords and when I went back I started teaching myself on my own.
What was the transition like from piano to guitar?
With piano everything makes sense because it's like the foundation for me. But with guitar, now I'm learning what all the chords are and how it relates back. Before when I was learning guitar I was memorizing as opposed to understanding, like this is a major and this is a 7th chord.
But I started playing piano when I was seven. And then I stopped for about eight years and did other stuff in the meantime – like I did dance and other things too. I wish I had kept it up, but now we are slowly incorporating synth and keys into our music. When I was doing solo stuff, I was doing both piano and guitar songwriting.
How has your songwriting changed over the years?
When I first started it was more like just self-satisfying poetry. It was just about what I was feeling at the moment and didn't necessarily make much sense. Some of it had a story but it was more about what was going on in my head at the moment. Maybe it was from being an actor, but it was always whatever came out.
Now, it's much more of a collaborative process. Sometimes I'll come up with the idea, the foundation of the song, but 50 percent of the time Alex will come up with a riff, and then I'll start to jam off of that and just find a vocal hook. Half the time it's him writing something on guitar and me finding what I can do with it, but then the other half is me finding the idea. Then we just bring it out to the other two guys.
How did you know this guy you found on Craigslist was your next music partner?
Well, I had never been in a band before – and he was actually the first guitar player that I met with after putting out the ad – but his intuition was what I gravitate towards. I felt like it was what I grew up listening to – my dad grew up with a blues background – but we played with another band for a while that was more of supporting me as a solo act still and then I reconnected with Alex again – because it kind of fell apart.
Then I actually put out another ad and found Jonathan, our new drummer. Two and a half years ago we put out another ad and found Jonah, our newest bass player who is from Massachusetts but was playing down in the Delta before he came to New York. But instantly we just hit it off. He brought his violin and he plays guitar so he came in as just this crazy multi-instrumentalist.
What made you decide you wanted to change up from your acting career?
I kind of knew before in high school – my mom's a dance teacher and dad's a musician, and then I started doing acting and auditioning for schools for acting – I always knew I wanted to go into performance art.
I always was into music and I knew that being a kid I wanted to be that kind of performer, but I'm still not done with acting. I think once you're an actor you're always an actor. I kept up with it and after graduation I was going on auditions and submitting to things I didn't want to be in – they weren't exciting to me. A few friends and I put together a theater company right after graduation called The Attic, and they're still going with that.
But I just would go to commercial auditions and stuff, but in terms of theater and film, at least that was what I was getting exposed to, it was very rare that it was something that I was excited about. I guess that I just started songwriting because it was another thing that I had creative control over. I could write this song, and then perform – people can have a theater company and I'm into that stuff too – but I think it's a little more immediate.
What was your philosophy behind creating a new band?
I had this rough image and I am starting to think that now it is going in the path that I was sort of envisioning in my brain. That was just an eclectic bunch of people that had a foundation of soul, rock and something that was cathartic and something that's impactful. I really have an all over the board taste in music, so it was something that had to be like a rock band with a soul element to it.
I feel like if you look at us you'll see that we're just a total mixed bag of characters. We all have a different taste in music, but what we're doing is something that I would hope we're all into.
How often do you guys practice?
We practice at least once a week. If we're prepping for recording or a big show we try to get an extra one in. We all have very different schedules. Jonah's in grad school right now at Columbia, Jonathan is a freelance sound engineer and producer, Alex walks dogs for his day job and I'm a designer.
Do you find camaraderie among other Brooklyn bands?
I book a lot with friends and you kind of have to, I feel like. It helps us get a good night because you get a better crowd. Plus when you book that way through the venues it's less work for them. We try to book friends and they have friends and we stay for their show.
I think most of our audience right now are our friends that are artists and musicians. There's this band courtesy because we're all doing it and we know how crazy it is to do on your own. We try to be as supportive as we can for them and going to their shows as well. We're trying to just be ourselves.
We have some friends that aren't necessarily "gi-normously" famous, but they've reached that level and we're happy for them because they're great people and they're really talented. And we're still young, we've only been together for two and a half years, but we want to be like that, and approachable and someone to root for.
Check out The LoveHowl's debut EP The Chase and catch them live on March 15 with the The Morrow at Bar Nine, located at 807 9th Ave. in Manhattan.


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I recently bumped up against a Proof-Of-Concept where "Two MPP Powerhouses went Toe-To-Toe" - and I was fairly excited to see that there might be a contender in the ring, stalking the PureData Analytics/Netezza machine. These POC's are always fun to watch. I am sure not quite as gratuitous as gladiators in the Colosseum, but engaging nonetheless.
In this corner...
The contender, dressed in white, was an MPP, er - clustered servers posing as an MPP. Now let's level-set on what an MPP is, and what it is not.
As we can see with the above high intensity graphics - 6 - 2 Cylinder Fiats versus a 12-Cylinger Jag. Now here's the trick question so don't be shy: Which one really accelerates to close the distance faster? Take your time, I'll be right here.
It's no mystery that orchestrated, optimized and purpose-built hardware beats general-purpose commodity hardware every time it's tried. The contender was a cluster of commodity servers posing as an MPP. When we tried to launch scanning analytic queries on it, we could practically hear the whirrrrr-click of the machines as they quietly, well, went silent. For a very long time. I wondered if they would ever offer up the answer. Unlike the Hitchhiker's Guide where they had to wait a million years to get the answer to the ultimate question, we decided to kick off the same query on the PureData/Netezza machine.
I hit the "enter' button while I was standing at the keyboard, then recalled that I needed to check on something else and lowered myself into the chair, but before I could sit - Netezza had the answer. No, it wasn't "42" but something a bit more actionable.
We left the bulding that day satisfied that the Jaguar had in fact smoked the competition. I probably should mention that even as we left the building, the "other guys" still had not come back with an answer. Sad indeed.
Scalability for scanning/bulk operations is a result of strong architecture. It cannot be cobbled together with general-purpose parts. The cluster of servers posing as an MPP had failed. Cluster Failure. Send it back.