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Presented by a panel of 2013 PNWA success stories: Stephanie Joyce Cole, Janet Fisher, Richard Hacker, Andie Newton, Ethan Reid, Jared John Smith and Tracy Weber.
This panel includes recent PNWA success stories. Attention will be given
to information that might be helpful to attendees who are seeking their
own success stories, illustrating the importance of networking at
conferences, workshops, literary contests, and writer's groups.
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break with Richelle Mead, Margaret Stohl and Kimberly Derting
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Take Your Book from Concept to Completion (part 1)Presented by Gerri RussellThe first session will cover the importance of a good editor, cover art, marketing strategy, and choosing the best self-publishing option for your project.
Presented by Catherine Threadgold (Coffeetown Press) and Tawn Holstra (Brown Sparrow Publishers)
The Pacific Northwest has a rich history of small presses, so it's no wonder that their numbers and influence are increasing. Legitimate small presses not only work with agents and established writers, but also offer first-time authors and those without agents personal attention and expert advice to ensure that their first steps into the marketplace will not be stumbles. With so many national publishers merging into even larger entities, small presses offer the best chance for most new writers.
NAVIGATING THE SEAS OF EDITING: The Importance of a Good Developmental Editor
Presented by Jason Black, Mimi Munk, and Jenn Scott
Proofreading, copy editing, line editing, and developmental editing:
who knew there were so many kids of editing? Hiring the wrong kind of
editor is nothing but a waste of time, money, and irreplaceable
opportunity. In this panel discussion, experienced editors will clear up
any misconceptions about when to find which kind of editor and what
value their skills add to your manuscript.
Presented by Laurel Saville
Those of us with writerly aspirations have often been led to believe
that there is a single path to the writer's life: write great book, find
agent, get publishing deal, get on Oprah. Maybe throw an MFA and a
teaching gig in there somewhere for credibility. While this is a great
road to travel if it gets you to the desired destination, more
frequently it is filled with wrong turns and dead ends that cause good
writers to give up hope. However, there are many other ways to be a
writer – and even make a living at it. In this presentation, we will
discuss the literary path, work-for-hire, corporate communications,
self-publishing, essays, specialty publications, and more. You'll also
learn about managing your own expectations, getting started, being
professional, promoting yourself, getting paid, and creating your very
own writer's life.
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Take Your Book from Concept to Completion (part 2)
Presented by Gerri Russell
In this last session you will learn how to input your novel to a digital format.
THE ARC OF THE SCENE: A Beat-by-Beat Analysis of How Scenes Work
Presented by Scott Driscoll
A dramatic scene should be more than just an action moment with
dialogue. Satisfying scenes have arcs, like stories. In this workshop,
Scott Driscoll will examine the structure of a scene arc, beat by beat.
Attendees will learn: how a scene arc is structured; how to develop
scene beats as a series of action/reaction sequences that develop
through increasing levels of risk toward and past a tipping point; how
to identify and manage a scene's pulse; and how to develop and maintain
tension in a scene using dialogue, staging details, and subtext.
FROM SLUSH PILE TO PRINTED PAGE: Giving Your Poems, Short Stories, and Essays the Best Chance for Publication
Presented by Tanya Chernov
For the writer looking to build a platform, publishing work in
literary magazines is an important step to building a nationally
recognized name. Yet editors of national literary magazines receive
thousands of submissions for each issue they compile, and breaking into
quality journals can pose a hurdle for even the most talented writer.
Why is one well-written piece accepted while another is rejected? How
can a writer give his or her work the best chance for publication? In
this workshop, one poetry editor explains what makes a submission — and a
writer — stand out from the masses, how editorial decisions are often
made, what editors love and what they loathe, how writers can
significantly increase the chances that their work will gain acceptance,
and how to build career-long relationships with editors.
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Join your fellow attendees and practice your pitch in a group setting.
This room is available to help guide you through the process of
perfecting your pitch.
Presented by Gerri Russell
7:30 p.m. l KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Keynote presentation from New York Times bestselling author JAMES ROLLINS
Enjoy a dessert during the presentation.
Book signing will follow event.
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Despite not shooting higher than 43% from the field in his first 3 years, Day showed promise. He didn't average less than 12.7 ppg in those first 3 campaigns and by the 1995 season he'd average a career high 16 ppg including starting 81 of 82 games for the Bucks.
Alton Lister to the Celtics for Sherman Douglas [Tangent time: I never understood those trades that happen a few games into the season- think Antoine Walker for Raef Lafrenz in 2003, Chauncey Billups for Allen Iverson in 2008. It's like what the hell were you doing all summer and preseason that you couldn't finalize a deal before the start of the regular season? Or are you all just buffoons like the dumbest general manager ever?]
Day would play for Boston in those dreaded 1996 and 1997 seasons. He'd average 12 and 14.5 ppg those 2 years and he even tied Larry Bird's record for most points in a quarter by a Celtic (with 24) which he accomplished on December 22, 1995 vs the Timberwolves and Kevin Garnett. [For some bizarre reason NBA TV showed this game as one of their Classic Games last year around this time]. Paul Pierce has also tied this record since then.
the Evil Emperor coming onboard, there wasn't a shot he'd be resigned. The rest of Day's basketball playing career was that of a vagabond. Five games with Miami in 1998, 58 games with the Suns in 2000 (the only year of his career he'd make the playoffs) and 31 games with the T-Wolves in 2001. He'd also make stops playing for the Arkansas Rimrockers of the ABA and the Harlem Globetrotters.
For his career he averaged 12 points and 3 rebounds in 483 games.
In my opinion Day just never lived up to his hype. I was able to see him play in college and in the NBA. And while he had his moments (like the Celtics' quarter scoring record) he was just never consistent enough. Seriously if you look back, why couldn't Day have had a comparable career to Alan Houston? It's puzzling. Of course he did have a better NBA career than fellow Razorback Scotty Thurman (who I'm still surprised to this day never played in an NBA regular season game) but that's not saying much. I feel Day had All Star potential. I suppose the only two logical explanations are he was either in the 2010 Rasheed Wallace mode of CTC or I just don't know what the hell I'm talking about.
I actually think it'd be really cool if Todd Day still played today. And if he could somehow play for the Nets. And if the guy the Nets just signed, Anthony Morrow, well if his first name was Tom instead of Anthony. Then you could say you're teammates of Todday and Tommorrow. What an amazing experience.
After his playing career, Day was originally named the head coach of the Arkansas Impact of the PBL (Premier Basketball League). They even had a dance team. But when their inaugural season began, the Impact never were listed as a team and it's presumed they folded (no word what happened to the dance team).
Today Todd is the head high school boys basketball coach at the Memphis Academy of Health Sciences. He coaches his son, Todd Day Jr. Here's some highlights from one of their games earlier in the season where they lost to Todd Day's step father's team:
Maybe Todd Day Jr will be like Wayne Kreklow's son Ricky, and they'll both have WTHHTs written about them around 2035.
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Senate Hearings on Prison Reform
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding hearings today on Sen. Jim Webb's (D-VA) bill to create a National Criminal Justice Commission. Senator Webb is a long‐time student of what has gone wrong with American criminal justice.
The bill provides for an 18‐month review of the nation's criminal justice system and recommendations for reform. I plan to attend, and the proceedings will be available on video here. Click here to read The Sentencing Project's endorsement of the legislation.
My colleague Tim Lynch recently published a book on crime and punishment, In the Name of Justice. Notable authors such as Court of Appeals Judges Alex Kozinski and Richard Posner, Professor James Q. Wilson, and veteran defense attorney and law professor Harvey Silverglate weigh in on how the American criminal justice system has deviated from its moral foundations.


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Gems does not skip gem sources it is unable to connect to?
I have listed in my .gemrc file 2 internal work gem repositories along with gemcutter and rubyforge. When I am out of the office and try to do a gem install I get the error "http://work_repository_url does not appear to be a repository" and the install fails. The work around is to either vpn into work or remove the two sources from .gemrc (both of which are annoying). I would have assumed that gems would just go through the source list and skip any urls that it is on able to connect to, is this not how it works?
Sorry about the delay here.
Yeah, RG isn't too smart about what sources it can't connect to...probably stems back to when there was only ever one source. Maybe you could take the custom one out of the
.gemrcand only install custom gems with
-s http://work_url?
You can close this issue. I've discovered that you can specify gem sources in Bundler Gemfiles. So for my work projects I use a Gemfile that specifies our internal repository and for my personal projects I use public sources define in .gemrc.
Hello, closing this out on OP request. Happy to hear you sorted it out.
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Primary Day is on Tuesday, September 14, and Republicans and Democrats – okay, mostly Democrats – will head to the polls to pick the person who will represent their party in the November general election, as well as all of those little piddling posts like district leader that for some reason everybody is all concerned with winning this year.
Heck, some of the hottest and most hard-fought races are for those district leader positions in Brooklyn, where each race has several qualified candidates. It could be those races that forever alters Brooklyn's political landscape and its reputation for being controlled by a few powerful members of the Democratic Party who work behind the scenes away from public scrutiny.
So get out and vote! And even if you don't really feel like voting, at least go to the polls so you can check out the fancy new voting machines that we've been hearing about for years now. We hear it's like taking the SAT. Fun!


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CEOs and/or founders of 10 companies, chosen by their peers and vetted by judges, will have the opportunity to present onstage and give a three-minute pitch in front of some 300 business professionals, comprising of executives from startups and large companies, angel investors, VCs, and media.
We are excited to announce that Vator is holding its inaugural Vator Splash event to find up-and-coming, early-stage startups to present at the Vator Splash event on February 4, 2010 at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco.
(Join Zynga CEO Mark Pincus, Smule CEO Jeff Smith, August Capital VC Howard Hartenbaum, Google Ventures VC Bill Maris, Greycroft Partners VC Dana Settle, and Norwest Venture Partners VC Tim Chang and more. For more details about Vator Splash and to buy your tickets now, click here. There are limited tickets, so buy them soon)
Vator, a leading platform for innovators and entrepreneurs to broadcast themselves, and a provider of news and information through VatorNews, is looking to recognize and film promising startups across technology, including digital media, social media, consumer Internet, software, SaaS, iPhone apps, mobile, etc.
What you win:
The top 10 companies have the opportunity to give a three-minute presentation onstage, and get a professionally-produced video of the presentation.
A credit of $250 from oDesk.com.
Complimentary membership from PR Newswire (normally $195), including one complimentary Web ReleasePLUS (this is an online press release), and one complimentary microlist (value up to $590
Time frame: November 19 to January 27, 2010 at 11:59 pm PST.
Who should apply? Entrepreneurs with seed to early-stage startups across technology. This means you can launch at the event. Or you can be a company that's received no more than an A round and is no more than three years old.
What should you submit? Submissions are in the form of a Vator company profile. We encourage video as it gives us a better sense of who's behind the company. But you don't need one. If you win, we'll take one of you on stage.
By mid-January, top 20 vote-getters will be required to submit a deck or executive summary in order for Vator judges to cast their votes and validate who gets onstage.
How do you submit?
Already on Vator?
Just click the "participate in this competition" button on the top right of this competition page.
Not yet on Vator?
It's quick, easy and free. First register. Then create a profile for your company. The more comprehensive your company profile is, the more likely to get votes, ratings and be reviewed. Once you create your company profile, then just click the "participate in this competition" button on the top right of this competition page.
How to win?
Get out the vote on Vator! More votes on Vator will drive up your chances of winning. The popular vote on Vator will have a significant weighting and as such will be a significant part of the judging process. The criteria the judges will use include: Novelty/Innovation; Commercial viability and media presence. Companies with a larger follower base and solid testimonies will also grab our attention.
The judges are encouraged to only look at the 20 top vote-getters. So, if you're in the top 20, you have a better chance of getting onstage. If you're in the top five, it's hard not to let you onstage. Judges will look at 1) innovation 2) Market potential 3) Team. The judges will take points away if you do not provide enough information for them to rate.
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Displays and Exhibitions Design Focus: Ren Geyigi Jewellery Display Element
A Good Displays and Exhibitions design example, the Ren Geyigi is a creative Jewellery Display Element design. Ren Geyigi was designed in 2009, and here is a how it is described by its designer: Inspired by reindeer antlers/horns this is a new way to display nature themed jewelry.
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The Colts have looked to the Arena Football League for a little offensive line depth, announcing the signing of LA Kiss offensive guard Chad Anderson on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old Anderson played collegiately at Northern Michigan and was a three-year starter, holding down the right tackle position in his final two seasons. Anderson, who went unselected in the 2014 NFL Draft, was assigned to the Kiss in June.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tracks changes in the environment and has released the Arctic Report Card: Update for 2012. Based on multiple observations, the report finds "strong evidence of widespread, sustained change driving Arctic environmental system into new state," and highlights the following:
"Record low snow extent and low sea ice extent occurred in June and September, respectively."
"Growing season length is increasing along with tundra greenness and above-ground biomass. Below the tundra, record high permafrost temperatures occurred in northernmost Alaska. Duration of melting was the longest observed yet on the Greenland ice sheet, and a rare, nearly ice sheet-wide melt event occurred in July."
"Massive phytoplankton blooms below summer sea ice suggest previous estimates of ocean primary productivity might be ten times too low. Arctic fox is close to extinction in Fennoscandia and vulnerable to further changes in the lemming cycle and the encroaching Red fox."
"Severe weather events included extreme cold and snowfall in Eurasia, and two major storms with deep central pressure and strong winds offshore of western and northern Alaska."
This year also marks the first time that there has been less than 4 million square kilometers (1.54 million square miles) of sea ice since satellite observations began in 1979. Visualization here.


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Words: Graeme Fife Photos: Gerard Brown
He greets us by the open door into the lower floor of his condominium (he also has the upstairs apartment) and shows us into a spacious, light-filled room, the end wall panelled in glossy maple wood, a flat-screen television, family photographs. A balcony overlooks the garden; at the other end of the room are shelves lined with trophies, a dining table. Photographer clicks his inbuilt light meter into action and sets off back to get the gear; Hasselblad will get the nod. I sit on an armchair, Sercu on the settee. He remembers me from Bremen, when we spoke in French, and from a brief encounter at Ghent when he was so busy he had no time to say much more than hello in any language. Now we speak in English.
Where to start?
Where Patrick Sercu started, here in Izegem, a few kilometres from where we sit, on the track built by Odile Defraye in 1912, the year he became the first Belgian to win the Tour de France. He'd bought a restaurant with his winnings and built the 166 metre cement track in the garden. By 1959, when Sercu was 15 and ready to start riding, the surface was cracked and pitted. Albert repaired it and, in the photograph which shows his son riding it for the first time, the patches and ribbons of new cement grouting show white on the grey surface. His father organised a programme of competitions on the track for local teenagers.
"Did he teach you?" I ask.
"He was my first trainer, my first promoter. I got on well with him. He'd finished racing, mostly on the road, but he did the Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels Sixes – I think he rode around sixteen altogether."
Between 1964 and 1983, Sercu Junior rode 233 Sixes and won 88. But he also raced through the road season. His palmarès are quite simply dazzling. I ask how he managed a full winter programme as well as the long calendar of classics and stage races over what was an exceptionally long career.
He smiles. "I couldn't stay at home. I felt a bicycle rider should always be in competition, on the track and the road. Maybe it was just how I was and I was lucky I could do it." Moreover, by his own admission, he never took any more than two weeks off and even then only twice a year. The driving imperative for him at the time, as for everyone else, was money. The Six-Days might have paid well in the 'blue train' – that elite cadre of some sixteen riders who star on the bill – but otherwise track racing delivered only slim pickings. When riders were paid very little on contract, earnings had to come from prize and appearance money. Reputation fuelled pay rises. There was not the specialisation then as there is now. All riders faced a much longer season than today's well paid pros.
As an amateur, Sercu routinely raced on the track on Sunday and then on the road on Wednesday; kermesses through the summer, the hard, tight-cornered, cobbled local circuits where the intensity of the crowd's enthusiasm both reflects and spikes the fury of the competition. It must have been the experience of those short-lap town and village circuits which toughened him, early on, for the dizzy circling on the indoor wooden tracks.
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ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Marc Stein are reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers have settled on Mike D'Antoni as the team's replacement for Mike Brown. This move is surprising for a few reasons, first among them the fact that D'Antoni is still recovering from knee surgery, and as recently as last week he was reportedly unable to travel. The second reason: According to Adande, D'Antoni was selected in favor of coaching legend Phil Jackson, who was prepared to return to the Lakers:
A league source indicated late Sunday night that Jackson was "stunned" when the Lakers called to inform him they had chosen D'Antoni. He had been prepared to accept the job Monday if negotiations between his agent and the Lakers went well. Jackson's agent Todd Musberger had been scheduled to fly to Los Angeles on Monday.
Jackson and the Lakers had never spoken about a salary, the source said, "but he knew coaches don't make what he used to make anymore." Jackson, the source said, also never intended to miss any more road games than he had in his previous years with the Lakers.
As weird as it is for a team to pass on rehiring one of the greatest coaches in history, this is probably the right move for the Lakers. Jackson's triangle offense doesn't really have any use for a great center or point guard, and the Lakers' title hopes truly rest in the hands of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, a pair that will thrive in D'Antoni's seven-seconds-or-less offense.
For his part, Kobe Bryant seems OK with the deal so far, telling Adande, "I love PJ but I'm very excited about D'Antoni." (We'll see how long that lasts.) While they're raiding the golden era of the Phoenix Suns, maybe the Lakers should look into hiring away the Suns' old training staff, too. Their top three players are: a million years old and gimpy, a million years old and nursing a broken leg, and a giant in his prime with Rick Mahorn's back.
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We finally had some sun after a few days of rain and it was really warm sitting on the balcony soaking up the rays. A quick and easy apple tart with thick vanilla custard was a perfect afternoon treat for this Sunday. I don't remember making such an easy version of this classic favourite before; just mixing the ingredients in a bowl (no electric beaters or other special equipment needed) and laying apple slices on top. I always serve these types of cakes with vanilla custard (as we do in Finland), but you could substitute with good vanilla ice cream.
Easy Apple Tart with Vanilla Custard
(Recipe adapted from Kotivinkki)
230g plain flour
170g (raw) caster sugar
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon pure ground vanilla
100g butter, melted
200ml sour cream
3 apples, cored and sliced
cinnamon, to taste
Vanilla Custard
250ml milk
1 egg yolk
1/2 tablespoon potato flour*
1 tablespoon (raw) caster sugar
1/4 teaspoon pure ground vanilla
* potato starch is sold as potato flour in Australia.
1. Preheat the oven to 200C and grease a pie dish (25cm).
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and vanilla in a bowl. Add melted, cooled butter and sour cream and stir until smooth. Spread on the bottom and sides of the dish (wet spoon works well for this).
3. Top the base with apple slices and sprinkle with cinnamon (and extra sugar if you wish).
4. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Leave to cool slightly before serving.
5. For the custard, add all ingredients to a saucepan and whisk well to combine. Place on medium heat, then whisk continuously until the mixture thickens. Take off the heat and serve warm with the apple tart.


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Nine UH Manoa student leaders to be honored at commencementUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Director of Leadership Development
HONOLULU - Nine student leaders will be honored with the Undergraduate Leadership Distinction Award at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Spring 2007 Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 13, 2007.
The Undergraduate Leadership Distinction Award is a prestigious honor given to students who demonstrate exemplary service to their fellow students and the campus community. The Co-curricular Activities, Programs & Services Office received a record number of qualified nominations this year making the process highly competitive.
The recipients of the Undergraduate Leadership Distinction Award for Spring 2007 are:
Zachary James Bass of Merrimack, New Hampshire, who served with the Japanese Culture Club for five years, holding four positions during his tenure, including General Officer, Vice President, Financial Officer and President;
Brittany Lynn Grice of Redondo Beach, California, who served with six organizations during her tenure, including the Associated Students of the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, the Student-Athlete Advisory Council, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society-- Tau Pi Chapter, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Victory Campus Ministries and the Residence Hall Association at Hale Aloha 'Ilima;
Lisa Jeannette Hayashi of Honolulu, Hawai'i, who served with the Golden Key International Honour Society holding three positions during her tenure, including Co-Director of Community Service and Social Activities, Director of Publicity and President;
Jesse Ikaika Jones of Hōnaunau, Hawai'i, who served with the Associated Students of the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa first as a Senator at Large and more recently as Vice President. He also served with 'Ilio'ulaokalani Coalition-UHM & Hui Aloha 'Āina Tuahine--Hawaiian Language Club at UHM;
Timothy Lum-Yee of Anchorage, Alaska, who served with five organizations during his tenure, including the Associated Students of the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, the Student Court, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the New Student Orientation-Honors Program and the Honors Futures Committee;
Pamela Loureen R. Supnet of Aiea, Hawai'i, who served with six organizations, including the Student Activity & Program Fee Board, Katipunan, Club COP (College Opportunities Program), Sariling Gawa Youth Council, National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Filipinos Linked in Pride;
Darrick G. Tanigawa of Pearl City, Hawai'i, who served with the Campus Center Board, holding the position of Vice President. In this position, he oversaw the Activities Council. Darrick was also awarded the Most Valuable Team Player Award by the Campus Center Board in 2006;
Michael James Theune of Simi Valley, California, who served with the Associated Students of the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, most recently as Chairperson of Internal Affairs, the Eco-Club and Kappa Sigma Fraternity, where he held three positions including Grand Scribe, Grand Procurator and Athletic Chair; and
Eli Tsukayama of Pearl City, founder of the Peer Mentor Ohana and volunteer tutor for Mānoa's Learning Assistance Center. He was also President of the Regents and Presidential Scholars organization and a finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
"We extend our appreciation to these leaders for their contributions to their fellow students and the community," said Dr. Jan Javinar, Director of Co-curricular Activities, Programs & Services.
About the Undergraduate Leadership Distinction Award
In Spring 2003, the Associated Students of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa created this award to recognize exceptional undergraduate student leaders who dedicate time throughout their college careers to serve their fellow students. This year, oversight of the award process was given to the Leadership Development Program of the Office of Co-curricular Activities, Programs & Services. We recognize ASUH for its foresight in establishing and sponsoring this award.


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(This was a very nice wine shop that was also a small restaurant. It is no more. Any reader who remembers it, in the centre of Beaune? It also shows a clever way of using old barrel staves to build wine racks.)
The town of Beaune, Burgundy, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine.
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The small town of Beaune is the undisputed capital of the Côte d'Or, the heart of Burgundy's vineyards. The centre is full of restaurants and quite a few cafés. There are busy shopping streets and quite a few wine shops (but be careful – there are some tourist traps of course).
There are also plenty of historical monuments, the one standing head and shoulder above all others is the Hospices de Beaune, also called Hôtel Dieu – the medieval hospital founded in 1443. It is also the prime example of the typical colourful Burgundian roof tiles.
Beaune has a population of 22,000 and is part of the departement Côte d'Or in the Bourgogne region. It is a good place to stay if one wants to explore the wines and vineyards of Burgundy.
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- 5 Beds
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Property TypeResidential – Single Family
SubdivisionCordillera F18 - Aspens
Listing Date03/05/20
Year Built2005
AreaCordillera - The Ranch
Lot Size0.98 Acres (42,689 SqFt)
Parking3 Car Garage
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This custom 5-bedroom Cordillera Golf Course home with main floor master bedroom was designed by architect Kyle Webb and is the perfect year-round residence. With the highest level of detail and craftsmanship you are sure to enjoy the indoor/outdoor living spaces with your own private putting green, 3 water features, soaring ceilings, and exceptional entertainment spaces all with the Gore Range as your backdrop. Discover this home today and create lasting memories for a lifetime in Colorado.
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Gourmet to Go
Leave your apron on the hook. Quick, easy, and delicious order-in foods are only a click away.
Hosting a holiday party doesn't mean spending hours in the kitchen. Some of our favorite specialty food companies have online "stores" that deliver gourmet cuisine right to your door. Order up and dig in!
Alaska Wild Salmon Company
Based in Juneau, this family-owned company hand-catches wild salmon and ships it fresh, smoked, or dressed up in a gift basket. Call 866/463-3458 or visit alaskawildsalmoncompany.com.
Allen Brothers
Allen Brothers offers a wide selection of meats, appetizers, heat-and-serve entrées, and desserts. Customer favorites include Braised Veal Osso Buco and Maryland-Style Crab Cakes. Call 800/957-0111 or visit allenbrothers.com.
Beach Bum Don's Gourmet Cookies
Available in 12 Caribbean flavors including Banana Coconut, Rum Raisin, and Key Lime, these cookies are individually wrapped and sold by the dozen, and delivered with a personalized "postcard from the beach" gift card. Call 800/875-7749 or visit beachbumdons.com.
Charleston Seafood Express, Inc.
Enjoy the best of Charleston from this Amazon.com five-star "ZShop." Order lobster, fish, or shellfish, or check out their specialty packs. Call 888/609-3474 or visit charlestonseafood.com.
Chukar Cherry Company
Chukar Cherries (its motto is "The Best Of Nature, The Best of Chocolate") makes deliciously creative goodies to sweeten the holidays. Call 800/624-9544 or visit chukar.com.
Cinnamon Bay's All-Natural Seasonings
Get a taste of the Caribbean with Cinnamon Bay. Check out the all-natural seasoning blends, grilling sauces, glazes, and vinaigrettes including Caribbean Rum marinade, Lemon Rosemary glaze, and Ja Makin Me Wail grilling sauce. Visit cinnamonbaysauces.com.
Spread good fortune with Fortunuts' Sweet & Salted Walnuts, Mesquite Walnuts, and Sweet & Salted Pecans. All orders come with a special message; choose one of theirs, or create your own. Call 866/554-6887 or visit fortunuts.com.
Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co.
Located on Hen Cove in Maine, this company delivers the Downeast experience with its Christmas Cove Lobster Cakes, Nubble Light Lobster Wellington, live lobsters and other shellfish, and desserts such as Deep Dish Wildberry Crisp. Call 800/552-0142 or visit hancockgourmetlobster.com.
Harbor Candy Shop, Inc.
Harbor Candy Shop specializes in handcrafted chocolates and confections. Don't miss the turtles, an all-time customer favorite. Call 207/646-8078 or visit harborcandy.com.
Harry and David
Harry and David offers a wide selection of appetizers, hors d'oeuvres, and entrées. This season's hottest buy: organic snacks and gift baskets. Call 877/322-1200 or visit harryanddavid.com.
Ipswich Shellfish Fish Market
Treat your guests to a seafood feast, complete with lobsters, crackers and bibs, chowder, blue mussels, and easy-to-follow instructions. Visit ipswichshellfish.com.
Key West Seafood
Get lobster, stone crabs, fresh fish, and shrimp boxed with local specialty sauces and marinades (and no order is complete without the melt-in-your-mouth Key lime pie!). Call 800/292-9853 or visit keywestseafood.com.
Lake Superior Fish Company
Enjoy Lake Superior's finest wild salmon, walleye, herring, whitefish, and ciscoes. Order fish steaks or fillets fresh-frozen or slab-smoked. Call 715/392-3101 or visit lakesuperiorfish.com.
Marky's offers more than 600 varieties of gourmet foods, including top-quality caviars, foie gras, smoked salmon, truffles, wild mushrooms, and cheeses. Call 305/758-9288 or visit markys.com.
Sticky Fingers
This Charleston-based company is known for hickory-smoked ribs, wings, barbecue pork, and their signature sauces and seasonings. The Sticky Fingers Sampler ($50 alone, or as part of the Barbecue of the Month Club) reminds us that good 'Q is good any time of year. Call 800/784-2597 or visit stickyfingersonline.com.
The Spice Hunter Winter Sippers
Keep warm on even the chilliest of days with beverage blends you can add to anything from hot cider to eggnog (they're even delicious on baked ham and winter squash). Visit spicehunter.com.
Pastry chef Jean-Yves Charon's traditional French-style croissants, available plain or filled with premium Callebaut chocolate, are a tasty Williams-Sonoma exclusive. Call 877/812-6235 or visit williams-sonoma.com.
Other sites to check out:
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AppetizersToGo.com (800/757-0058 or appetizerstogo.com)


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Norfolk State improved its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference record to 10-0 and retained the league lead with a 74-56 victory Saturday over Delaware State at Echols Hall.
It was NSU's first win against the Hornets in their last six meetings.
Despite numerous graduation losses, the defending regular-season and tournament champion Spartans (15-10) remained a half-game ahead of North Carolina Central and extended their winning streak to a Division I school-record nine.
Rob Brandenberg scored 21 points as VCU (19-5, 7-2) retained part of a three-way tie for first in the Atlantic 10 by winning 68-61 at Charlotte, just the 49ers' second home loss of the season ...
Saint Louis (18-5, 7-2) outlasted Richmond 56-46 at Robins Center to stay in that tie, along with Butler, despite Cedrick Lindsay's 20 points for the Spiders. Dwayne Evans had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Billikens.
Jarvis Threatt scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double as Delaware (12-12, 7-4) won 79-72 at George Mason (14-10, 7-5), earning a victory at Patriot Center for the first time in the Blue Hens' last 11 tries.
Devon Saddler had 22 points and eight rebounds for Delaware, and Josh Brinkley had 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor. Jonathan Arledge had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Patriots. ...
Rafriel Guthrie poured in a career-high 23 points to help lift Towson past Georgia State 90-82 in overtime. Jerome Hairston added 17 points for the Tigers (14-12, 9-4), who have won four in a row to take over sole possession of second place, though they aren't eligible for the CAA tournament because of academic issues.
Virginia Tech transfer Manny Atkins led all scorers with 26 points for the Panthers (12-14, 7-6).
Hofstra overcame a 12-point deficit to win 65-56 at UNC Wilmington, avenging a home loss behind Stevie Mejia's 18 points.
Big South:
Longwood (4-21, 1-10) snapped a 14-game slide, achieved its first road victory of the season and gained its first conference victory as a Division I program, winning 62-56 at Winthrop as Michael Kessens had 15 points. ...
Host Radford (11-14, 5-6) beat Presbyterian 76-65 as Javonte Green scored 27 and tied a career high with 13 rebounds. ...
Tashan Newsome scored 26 points, including 17 in the second half, to lead Gardner-Webb to a 71-68 victory over Liberty in Boiling Springs, N.C.
The senior guard's layup with 3:37 remaining put the Bulldogs ahead to stay, 57-55, and they broke a streak of six consecutive losses to the Flames (8-17, 4-7).
More in D-I:
Central Florida (17-6, 7-2 Conference USA) beat East Carolina 83-73 in Orlando behind Isaiah Sykes' 20 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists. Maurice Kemp led ECU (13-9, 4-5) with 24 points and 11 rebounds. ...
Nevada beat Air Force 74-69 in Reno, holding the Falcons' Michael Lyons from Newport News to 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting.
LaGrange 73, CNU 68
Christopher Newport's skid reached three games with a loss to the USA South newcomers (10-10, 3-8) in west Georgia.
The Captains (15-5, 8-3), ranked 21st in Division III but almost certainly headed out of the next d3hoops.com top 25, lost despite Tra Benefield's 25 points and seven rebounds and Nik Biberaj's 10 points and 10 rebounds.
With the score 71-68, Connor Laframboise had an opportunity to tie the game with a 3-pointer, but he missed. Point guard Kyron Anderson, who did not play when CNU beat LaGrange in Newport News, clinched the Panthers' win with two free throws.
More small-college men
Lance Darden scored 14 points and fellow sophomore Johnnie Ferebee added 12 as Apprentice improved to 16-8 with a 71-58 victory at Williamson in Media, Pa. ...
Virginia Wesleyan beat Guilford 70-62 in Greensboro, N.C., as Chris Astorga scored 22 and Chris Teasley 16 for the Marlins (17-6, 12-2 Old Dominion Athletic Conference). Teasley, a Menchville High graduate, was 8-of-8 on free throws. ...
ODAC-leading Hampden-Sydney (21-2, 13-1) hit 13 of 25 3-point tries in routing Bridgewater 95-49. Former William and Mary assistant Dee Vick's Tigers are ranked 17th nationally by d3hoops.com.
Christopher Newport (20-2, 13-2 USA South), ranked 23rd by d3hoops.com, defeated Greensboro 65-53 at Freeman Center as Nicole Mitchell had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Tia Perry had 15 points.
CNU built a 28-5 lead, though the Pride recovered enough to make the score respectable. ...
Host Voorhees beat Apprentice 78-56 despite Christina Licano's 16 points.
Sophomore Shanae Hilliard added 15 points and junior Danita Whitaker had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Lady Builders, who trailed by 17 points at the half in Denmark, S.C. ...
Sarah Seipp scored 16 as visiting Virginia Wesleyan beat Roanoke 77-69. ...
Rachel Gordon had 17 points and 13 rebounds, her fourth double-double of the season, as Norfolk State (4-17, 2-8 MEAC) handled Delaware State 61-51. ...
Liberty dusted Longwood 97-56 in Farmville, setting the Flames' season high for points and field-goal percentage (60.3).
Combined with Winthrop's 84-69 home loss to Campbell, Liberty took sole possession of first place in the Big South at 10-2.
- College Sports
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- Georgia State Panthers
- Towson Tigers
- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- Air Force Falcons
- East Carolina Pirates
- Butler Bulldogs
- UNC Charlotte 49ers
- Richmond Spiders
- George Mason Patriots
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- College of William and Mary
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Conference USA
- Atlantic 10 Conference
- Saint Louis Billikens
- Hofstra Pride
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New Ports, Extended Voyages and 3 Full Days in St. Petersburg
Miami – March 7, 2012 – Regent Seven Seas Cruises' has begun accepting reservations for cruises from April 2013 to December 2013. The ultra-luxury line's Summer Collection features more than 50 itineraries in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and Alaska, plus fall cruises to New England and Canada and an Amazon River itinerary.
Highlights include new ports of call, extended voyages of up to 43-nights, two-for-one fares and bonus savings of up to $13,000 per suite and Business Class air for just $999 each way when booked by June 30, 2012. Guests in Penthouse suites or higher will enjoy free Business Class upgrades on transatlantic flights.
Regent Seven Seas' cruise fares are the most inclusive in the cruise marketplace and include all gourmet dining venues without any surcharges, fine wines and premium spirits, a selection of shore excursions in all ports, onboard gratuities, air transportation from more than 25 gateway cities and a complimentary overnight stay in a luxury hotel prior to the cruise.
"The 2013 summer collection is among the most exciting in our history," said Mark Conroy, the line's president. "Our three award-winning ships visit many of the world's most popular destinations, and our new longer voyages offer more opportunities for our guests to fully immerse themselves in the culture and lifestyle of these diverse regions."
2013 Summer Collection Highlights
• Seven Seas Voyager begins the season in Iceland and the Norwegian fjords before heading to the Baltic for a series of seven- to 10-night sailings between Copenhagen and Stockholm, all offering two-night calls in St. Petersburg. Extended voyages from 19- to 36-nights combine the best of the British Isles, Norwegian fjords, and Western Europe.
• Seven Seas Mariner plies the Mediterranean from April to November offering guests the picturesque coastlines of Costa del Sol and the French Riviera, the Tuscan and ProvenÇal countryside and ancient landmarks of Greece, making maiden calls at Ajaccio, Corsica; Genoa, Italy; and two ports in the Canary Islands – Lanzarote and St. Cruz de Tenerife. Leisurely voyages of up to 30 nights cruise the Black Sea, Mediterranean, and across the Atlantic to South America in December 2013, with calls in Brazil, Argentina and Chile.
• Seven Seas Navigator offers a full Alaska season, including two, 12-night positioning cruises between San Francisco and Vancouver, a seven-night round-trip Vancouver cruise and 12 sailings between Vancouver and Seward. Extended voyages of up to 43 nights combine the best of Alaska and Panama Canal. In fall, Seven Seas Navigator returns to New England and Canada with four cruises before embarking in Miami on a 24-night Amazon adventure.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is consistently rated among the world's best cruise lines by readers of CondÉ Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure magazines. The line's all-suite, all-balcony Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Voyager received a multi-million dollar refurbishment in May 2011 and September 2011, respectively. The intimate Seven Seas Navigatorwill be refurbished in May 2012.
To receive a brochure or for more information on Regent Seven Seas Cruises, see a professional travel agent, visit www.RSSC.com or call toll-free 800-285-1835.
About Regent Seven Seas Cruises – Regent Seven Seas Cruises is the world's most-inclusive luxury cruise line. Fares include all-suite accommodations, round-trip air, highly personalized service, acclaimed cuisine, fine wines and spirits, sightseeing excursions in every port, a pre-cruise luxury hotel package and gratuities. Three award-winning, all-suite vessels, Seven Seas Navigator, Seven Seas Mariner, and Seven Seas Voyager, are among the most spacious at sea and visit more than 300 destinations around the globe.
About Prestige Cruise Holdings – Prestige Cruise Holdings (PCH) is the parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Formed in 2007 to manage select assets in Apollo Management's cruise investment portfolio, PCH is led by Chairman and CEO Frank J. Del Rio and President and COO Kunal S. Kamlani. PCH is the market leader in the upper-premium and luxury segments of the cruise industry with nearly 5,200 berths between the Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, a number the company expects will grow to more than 6,400 berths by 2012.


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Stellar concerts on tap for spring
Likely highlights include Dos Los (Los Alacranes & Los Lobos) at Adams Avenue Unplugged, plus gigs by Os Mutantes,Tony Bennett, Steve Miller, John Lee Hooker, Jr., The Gerald Clayton Trio, Juanes
From blues, jazz and Mexican corridos to prog-rock and Brazilian psychedelia, the coming spring concert season promises treat for almost any musical taste.
True, some of the most promising shows are already sold-out, including those by Merle Haggard, Alt-J, The Mavericks and Pierce The Veil. And only a handful of unsold tickets remain for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' April 16 Balboa Theatre concert, which falls between Cave and company's performances two performances at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.
But that still leaves a tempting array of musical options, beginning with...
The Scorpions and The Wolves are getting back together, at last!
More specifically, San Diego's Los Alacranes and two key members of East L.A.'s Los Lobos — David Hidalgo and Louie Perez — are reuniting for two free April 28 concerts here. Their joint performances, open to all ages, are part of the second and concluding day of the 2013 Adams Avenue Unplugged festival, which will feature a wealth of local and national talent.
For fans of Los Alacranes and Los Lobos, it's a rare opportunity to hear the members of the two groups share a stage again. In the mid-1970s, both bands helped introduce a new generation of rock-oriented listeners to vibrant Mexican folkloric music traditions.
Los Lobos' first San Diego shows were under the auspices of Los Alacranes. The mutual admiration society between the two has held steady ever since, and rare is a Los Lobos concert here that doesn't include a shout-out from the stage to Los Alacranes leader Chunky Sanchez and the vibrant quartet he has tirelessly led for 38 years.
"One of the greatest things about (Los Alacranes) is they never lost sight of their beliefs, their culture, their family, the whole cause of Chicano people and the struggle of what was once a Chicano movement," Los Lobos guitarist-singer Cesar Rosas said in a 1998 U-T San Diego interview. "I give them a lot of credit."
Since its inception in 1975, the socially conscious Los Alacranes has provided the musical heart and soul for much of San Diego's Mexican-American community and beyond. Hidalgo and Perez are flying in directly from a Los Lobos concert in Texas. Their guest appearance with Los Alacranes — Dos Los! — should be memorable, if not at least a bit historic.
Los Alacranes, with special guests David Hidalgo & Louie Perez
When: April 28 (exact performance times tba)
Where: 30th & Adams Stage (early set); Adams Avenue Park Stage (late set), 4650 Mansfield St, Normal Heights
Admission: Free
Phone: (619) 282-7329
Online: adamsavenueunplugged.com
Nine other likely spring concert highlights
Women in Jazz
The talent-packed lineup that will celebrate Women's History Month & Support Women Artists Now (SWAN) Day includes singer Allison Adams Tucker, violinist Jamie Shadowlight, trombonist April West and the ace rhythm section of pianist Melonie Grinnell, bassist Jodie Hill and drummer Laurel Grinnell. 7 p.m. March 24. Dizzy's (in the showroom of San Diego Jet Ski Rentals), 4275 Mission Bay Drive, Pacific Beach. $15. (858) 270-7467. dizzysjazz.com
An Evening with Eddie Jobson
Prog-rock artists rarely come more accomplished than Jobson, whose past collaborators include the bands Roxy Music, Curved Air and U.K., plus former San Diegan Frank Zappa. 8 p.m. April 7. Belly Up, 143 South Cedros St., Solana Beach. $74.50 (concert only); $115 and $131 (concert and master class). (858) 481-8140; bellyup.com
Gerald Clayton Trio, with special guest Mark Turner
Expect musical fireworks when Clayton, one of the most gifted and exciting young pianists in jazz, and his group team up with sax sensation Turner to kick off the 2013 Athenaeum Jazz at the Scripps Research Institute series. 8 p.m. April 3. Scripps Research Institute Auditorium, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. $32-$37. (858) 454-5872; ljathenaeum.org (The season continues with a May 8 concert by acclaimed pianist Jason Moran and The Bandwagon and a May 23 show by the Anthony Wilson Seasons Guitar Quartet.)
Eric Burdon & The Animals
The mighty-voiced Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (and one of Bruce Springsteen's biggest artistic inspirations) returns with a new album and (after a health scare last year) a seemingly endless degree of energy. 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. April 24. Sycuan Casino. $35-$45. (800) 279-2826; sycuan.com
John Lee Hooker, Jr.
While he is unlikely to ever achieve the prominence of his blues legend father, this Detroit-born singer and guitarist is an accomplished musician with a winning vocal delivery and a sly sense of humor. 8 p.m. April 26. Ramona Main stage, 626 Main St., Ramona. $25 (760) 789-7008; ramonamainstage.com
Os Mutantes, with Capsula and DJ SK
This legendary psychedelic rock band from Brazil was formed in 1965, imploded a decade later, then reunited with a revamped lineup in 2006. Its music is nearly as heady as ever. 9:15 p.m. May 1. The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd., Middletown. $20. (619) 232-4355; casbahmusic.com
Tony Bennett
Now at work on a vocal duets album with Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, 86, is an indefatigable champion of the Great American Songbook — and an American music institution in his own right. 7:30 p.m. May 18. Palomar Starlight Theatre, Pala Casino, 11154 Highway 76, Pala. $56-$101. (877)-946-7252); startickets.com
One of the top-selling Latin music artists in the world, this Colombian singer-songwriter mixes such traditional styles as vallenatto, cumbia and guasca with an array or Western pop and rock styles to create an absorbing blend in any language. 7:30 p.m. May 26. Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive, Shelter Island. $75. (800) 745-3000; ticketmaster.com
Steve Miller Band
This one-time contemporary of the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane hasn't been near the top of the charts in decades, but he had so many enduring hits in the 1970s that his concerts usually turn into mass, multi-generational sing-alongs. 7:30 p.m. June 15. San Diego County Fair's Toyota Summer Concert Series on the Heineken Grandstand Stage, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. $23-$144 (dinner package). (800) 745-3000; ticketmaster.com


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North Carolina Protesters Undeterred by Hundreds of Arrests
Over 700 activists have been arrested at the North Carolina capitol building for protests against the conservative agenda being enacted by the Republican-controlled legislature. Some have charged the arrests are purely political, but the activists have vowed to continue protesting what they believe is an extreme conservative agenda.
In states where Republicans hold commanding majorities, Democrats have turned to popular protests to score symbolic, if fleeting, victories.
Activists swarmed the Wisconsin State Capitol two years ago to demonstrate against collective bargaining legislation they viewed as anti-union. In Texas last month, a state senator's 11-hour filibuster galvanized abortion rights supporters, who stopped new restrictions on abortion clinics by shouting from the Senate gallery until the voting deadline had passed.
But in both Wisconsin and Texas, liberal euphoria evaporated when conservatives regrouped. Wisconsin's collective bargaining law took effect. In Austin, Republican Gov. Rick Perry has called Texas lawmakers back into session to take up the abortion legislation, and this time the measure probably will pass.
Liberals looking to challenge Republican rule in a more sustained way may want to turn their eyes to North Carolina and the "Moral Monday" protests led by the Rev. William Barber II, who heads the state branch of the NAACP.
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On 10 Mondays since late April, up to 3,000 people have gathered outside the Legislative Building in Raleigh to protest actions by the GOP-dominated General Assembly. When the demonstrators move inside and block the atrium between the House and Senate chambers, police arrest them. So far, at least 700 have been taken into custody.
The liberals' list of grievances is long. In the last year, Republicans have eliminated the "racial justice" appeal to the death penalty, cut unemployment benefits, opted out of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, repealed the state's earned income tax credit and put a same-sex marriage ban on the state ballot. Just last week, abortion restrictions were added to the litany, when the Senate unexpectedly passed new rules for abortion clinics. The GOP also has pushed to expand charter schools and taken steps to allow hydraulic fracturing.
The mass arrests in North Carolina, and the size and persistence of the protests, distinguish them from what has happened in other states — at least so far. But Barber says liberals in other states can use the same approach.
"We see what we are doing here in North Carolina as a model for other Southern states," Barber said. "History tells us you only win, particularly in the South, when you find a way to bring people together around common constitutional values and common moral values."
Critics say Barber is sowing political discord by portraying complicated policy choices as battles between good and evil. They also note that the Moral Monday protests have not stopped Republican initiatives from advancing in North Carolina. Nevertheless, supporters praise the weekly rallies for shedding light on issues that might otherwise be ignored.
"The supermajority in this Legislature right now is not going to be able to pass these laws in the dark," said Caitlin Swain, an attorney with the Advancement Project, a national civil rights group that is helping in the Moral Monday effort. "What Rev. Barber and the North Carolina NAACP are doing right now is holding them accountable."
Moral Questions
Barber, 49, is the son of a minister who moved his family from Indianapolis to North Carolina during the civil rights movement so he could fight for integrated schools by enrolling his son in a segregated school. By the time he was in high school, the younger Barber was already active in the NAACP.
As an adult, he has bounced back and forth between public life — he was once executive director of the North Carolina Human Relations Commission — and the pulpit. He is now the head pastor of a Goldsboro church founded by freed slaves after the Civil War.
Barber has been an increasingly visible force in North Carolina politics since he became head of the NAACP in 2005.
In 2006 and 2007, he frequently weighed in on the case of the Duke lacrosse players accused of raping a black woman they had hired as an exotic dancer for a house party (the charges eventually were dropped). In 2009, Barber championed the Racial Justice Act, which allowed death row inmates in North Carolina to argue, using statistical evidence, that race was a "significant factor" in prosecutors' decisions to seek the death penalty. Republicans repealed the law earlier this year.
Last year, Barber urged voters to defeat Amendment 1, a state constitutional amendment to prohibit same-sex marriage. Voters overwhelmingly supported it, but after the election, Barber helped convince the national NAACP to support gay marriage.
The marriage fight, he said, helped him and other clergy frame this year's Moral Monday campaign. During the marriage debate, he said, he could not turn on the TV or radio without hearing a minister talk about the morality of the issue. But he heard nothing this year from pastors talking about the morality of the legislature's decision to reject Medicaid expansion or curb unemployment insurance benefits.
"We're not going allow this hijacking of the faith and the use of faith in the service of hating people and maligning people," he said in his church office, "and then abandoning the faith when it comes to the everyday life issues that are the centerpiece of Scripture."
Confrontation and Escalation
But North Carolina Republicans, in control of the legislature and the governor's office for the first time since 1870, have shown no signs of curbing their ambitious legislative agenda. They also have little tolerance for the protesters' interruptions.
Barber found that out two years ago, when he was arrested for interrupting House proceedings by objecting, loudly, to cuts in education funding. This year, he was arrested again for blocking the ceremonial doors to the Senate chamber.
"Barber's mode of operation is inclined toward the dramatic gesture," said Ferrell Guillory, a professor who studies Southern politics at the University of North Carolina. But the Republican legislative leaders have also taken a hard stance toward the protesters, he added, making for a standoff unlike anything North Carolina has seen in at least 40 years.
"Both sides are playing out their roles here in a way that hasn't been played out before," Guillory said.
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory at first dismissed the protesters. "The Senate and the House won't back down," the governor said at the state's Republican convention last month, according to The Associated Press. "We want to change the status quo in state government and change this economy. That's what we're going to do."
"Outsiders are coming in, and they're going to try to do to us what they did to Scott Walker in Wisconsin," he added, referring to the unsuccessful recall effort against Wisconsin's governor.
But Raleigh TV station WRAL looked at arrest records and determined 98 percent of the protesters arrested during the Moral Mondays came from North Carolina.
A spokesman for the Civitas Institute, a leading critic of the Moral Monday protests, said Barber and his liberal allies must do more than decry budget cuts — they should specify where they would find the money to avoid them.
"Instead (to protesters), it's simply that cutting unemployment benefits is immoral. It's even evil. In the political process, that's hardly any way to make any progress," said James Tynen. "It's a battle of priorities. It's not about good and evil."
A Long View
Barber says he views the current standoff as part of a "third Reconstruction," likening it to the period following the Civil War and the years of the civil rights movement. In those eras, he said, broad coalitions came together to expand voting rights, improve public education, reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system, strengthen labor protections and lower taxes on the poor and middle class.
He is not fazed by setbacks. "We've always known… that the fight would be long and that there are no shortcuts," he told gay rights supporters after the same-sex marriage ban passed last year. "We must reduce fear through public education, through the streets, through the courts and through the electoral campaigns. We must dare to struggle and dare to win."
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Healthy Breaded Shrimp
Delicious and healthy breaded shrimp, without the added fat. Jumbo shrimp, coated with seasoned breadcrumbs, panko and grated cheese, then baked until golden.
Serve this with lemon wedges and you will have one happy family. You may want to make extra, because these shrimp disappear quickly!
I had a lot of extra crumbs left after I breaded them, so I double dipped the shrimp into the egg and breadcrumbs until I used them all up which gave the shrimp extra coating.
Healthy Breaded Shrimp
- 16 oz jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (weight after peeling 12.5 oz)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup egg substitute, egg beaters
- 6 tbsp whole wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp panko
- 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- Cooking spray, I used my Smart Balance
- Preheat oven to 450°.
- Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Put the egg beaters in one bowl, and the breadcrumbs, panko and parmesan cheese in another.
- Wash and dry the shrimp.
- Season shrimp with salt and pepper, then put a few at a time in the bowl with the egg beaters to coat.
- Put a few pieces of shrimp at a time into the breadcrumb mixture to coat, then on a baking sheet.
- Once all the shrimp is breaded, if you still have crumbs left, re-dip the shrimp back into the egg beaters and then back into crumbs and back onto the baking sheet.
- Spray the top of the shrimp generously with baking spray then bake in the middle rack for about 6-7 minutes.
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With New Year's Eve coming up, I wanted to share some cute ideas for decorating and entertaining for New Year's! Will your Christmas decor still be up? Any resolutions anticipated for the new year?
Silver tinsel numbers provide an easy DIY way to showcase the year from Martha
Elegant entertaining with Caviar for New Year's from Williams-Sonoma
Assortment of clocks to help ring in the New Year
Pink New Year's theme bar setting
Simple vases filled with small sequins add a bit of sparkle to bring in the New Year!
Noisemaker centerpiece on silver cake stand
Sparkler centerpiece.....be careful!
New Year's themed bar complete with disco ball and feather wreath from Celebrations at Home
Black and gold glam table setting from Style Me Pretty
Champagne popsicles with silver spoons as "sticks" from Living at Home
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From: DIPNOTE The US Department of State Official Blog
By: Sharon Hudson-Dean
Date: 13 July 2013
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"We're going to fan out, like a ripple moving through the bush."
With those instructions, our group of American diplomats made a long line, carefully stepping through the long, yellow grass of the Victoria Falls National Park. We were less than five miles from the spectacular Falls, but in the park it was hot, dusty, and dangerous.
The park is home to elephants, African buffalo, lions, leopards, warthogs, and many other animals. While the animals certainly pose some danger, the real dangers we were looking out for were snares. Using nothing more than copper wire, often stolen from telephone lines, poachers fashion crude but effective nooses looped between scrub trees to catch animals. A snare can bring down a 600 pound Kudu antelope, leaving it disabled and exposed to the elements where it will take three or more days to die of dehydration. Snare poachers are generally local villagers — an estimated 1.9-3.5 million tons of illegal bush meat come from snares each year in Africa — but the locals share the bush with well-equipped commercial wildlife traffickers after elephant tusk and rhino horn for the lucrative Asian market. In addition to animals, wood and other natural resources are also illegally taken from the national park, leading to large-scale habitat degradation. One local conservationist estimates that 80 percent of curios bought by tourists are made from wood stolen from national parkland.
The Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit (VFAPU), a partnership between the private sector tourism industry, the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, and the Zimbabwe Republic Police, is working hard to rebalance the area in favor of both local people and animals. Since its formation in 1999, VFAPU has removed 22,000 snares and arrested over 600 serious poachers. They have successfully lobbied for more stringent laws against poaching and helped destitute locals who might otherwise have become poachers find other work. VFAPU conducts scout trainings and reaches out to schools and tourists with education programs.
Though these efforts have made a great difference, the long-term answers to this problem are sustainable development, education, and community involvement. U.S. Embassies throughout sub-Saharan Africa are working with African authorities to build effective, integrated approaches to wildlife conservation. Fighting wildlife trafficking, which is directly tied to transnational crime, is a U.S. foreign policy priority.
"The whole thing with poaching," says Charles Brightman, founder of VFAPU, "is that it is not sustainable — there is no thought for tomorrow. No wildlife means no visitors and no jobs."
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�Sequestration� is a $10 word that means, in this instance �to set aside.� Barack Obama set aside the matter of spending cuts in the summer of 2010 when the Tea Party was raising Cain about excessive spending. We are still spending too much, but he has successfully blamed the Republicans for not dealing with the sequestration problem which he created.
The jujitsu he has performed is to make it seem that the problem is not too much spending, but too little taxes, or �revenues� as he seems to prefer. But as in three-card monte, you have to keep your eye on the ball. He has increased spending enormously - obscenely, even - and the debt has skyrocketed under his management; and to increase taxes to the amount needed to balance the increased spending would be to plunge the nation into permanent recession.
The Republicans are trying to save Obama from himself by allowing sequestration to happen. That is, they are trying to allow the spending cuts that Barack Obama approved in 2010 to actually occur. Apparently, he did not really want them to occur; he only wanted people to think he wanted them to occur. They were supposed to forget that sequestration was his doing and accept the new reality he was creating that it was all the doing of Republicans.
Thus, Barack Obama now predicts dire consequences to the economy and to jobs if sequestration is allowed to happen. These spending cuts are draconian in his formulation and will spell disaster to jobs, the economy and the stock market. But the stock market is yawning, at best. As for jobs and the economy, if sequestration does in fact happen - if the Republicans do not flinch from doing their duty - then we will see whether the president is crying wolf or whether in fact cutting spending will cause economic collapse.
To suggest that spending cannot be cut without hurting the economy is to say that spending actually helps the economy. Spending may put more dollars into the economy, but since the money has to come from somewhere, the question is, is taking money away from one sector of the economy to spend in another part of the economy better or worse than to leave it where it was in the first place?
Money spent by the government must come from the private economy. And as government gets bigger, the private economy gets smaller. The private economy must carry the government on its back, and there may be a downside if the government grows as the private economy shrinks. Picture, if you will, a private economy unburdened by taxes and excessive regulation. Will it function more effectively and create more jobs, or will it function less effectively, and jobs decrease? At the other extreme, how well does an economy do when the government runs everything, as happened in the Soviet Union? Government does not have a �bottom line.� It can spend and spend and never have to balance its books. The result is low productivity. Business must spend carefully because it is in competition with other businesses and with businesses in other nations.
Microsoft is an efficient and successful business because of Apple and other computer companies. Ford is doing well while giving us cars that are better built than the 1938 Ford that my father drove and that I could hear rattling its way down the road from a block away. We can thank Toyota for the better cars being built now by the Ford Motor Company.
Competition, not government interference in the marketplace, has given us better consumer goods since the end of World War II. But Barack Obama has convinced Americans that bailing out General Motors saved the American automobile industry. But, if that is the case, why don�t we bail out the airlines that are periodically going into bankruptcy? Because �bankruptcy� does not cause airlines to disappear. Other airlines step in during bankruptcy proceedings, and whatever assets the airline possesses become part of the assets of those who buy up those assets. In other words, normal bankruptcy of General Motors would have occurred and their assets would still have existed. Obama did not step in in order to save General Motors. He stepped in in order to save the leverage that the unions had and that were the proximate cause of GM�s bankruptcy due to high wages and pensions negotiated in the 1950s that could no longer be sustained. He favored the unions, and they made out like bandits. And we are still in debt from the bailout.
Cut spending by the government. Let us see if this helps or hurts the economy. Enough demagoguery. Try responsibility. It just might work.
Shull is a resident of Kings Mountain.


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SG50 was a landmark year, when we all came together to celebrate the things that make us uniquely Singaporean. Now, with the release of a special commemorative book, we can revisit the year's most inspiring events and activities.
13th Jan 2016Pay It Forward with the Human Spirit - ASEAN Para Games 2015
21st Dec 2015Jubilee Big Walk
14th Jan 2016The Future - Ours to Make
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What is SG50?
SG50 is a nationwide effort to celebrate our country's 50th birthday in 2015. That's a huge milestone – 50 years of independence! This is a momentous event for Singaporeans to reflect on how far we've come together as a nation and people.
How long will the SG50 celebrations last?
The SG50 celebrations will span over a year, from January to December 2015. But we're not waiting till 2015 to get started.
How can Singaporeans get involved with SG50?
This is our country, and our celebrations couldn't be more meaningful if everyone got involved in a big way.
Find out what your fellow Singaporeans are planning and tell us how you can make it even more special.
What does the SG50 committee do?
SG50 hopes to reach out to as many Singaporeans as possible. To head up our Steering Committee, we've invited individuals from a variety of fields in the public, people and private sectors. The SG50 Steering Committee is led by Minister for Education, Heng Swee Keat; while the Programme Office is led by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Lawrence Wong.
The Steering Committee is supported by five teams, which will encourage active community participation and involvement leading up to 2015. The five teams are:
Find out more about our committee members.
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If you have further questions, you can get in touch with us here.
When can I submit my application for the SG50 Celebration Fund?
You can submit your application anytime, at least two months before your project commences. Application for the Fund closes on 1 August 2015.
How long can my project run for?
Projects must be completed by 31 December 2015.
Who can apply for the SG50 Celebration Fund?
You can either apply as (i) Groups or (ii) Organisations. Under the Groups category, two individuals (aged 18 years and above) are required for the application. For local projects, at least one applicant must be a Singaporean. For overseas projects, both applicants must be Singaporeans.
Societies registered with the Registry of Societies (ROS) and companies registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) can apply under the Organisations category. Government Ministries, Departments, Organs of State and statutory boards will however, not be eligible to apply for the Fund.
What are the types of projects that may be supported under the SG 50 Celebration Fund?
SG50 Celebration Fund aims to support projects that:
a) Inspire a sense of belonging to Singapore;
b) Build on our national identity and love for Singapore;
c) Excite our community about celebrating Singapore's 50th anniversary; and
d) Encourage Singaporeans to bond as a people and community.
What kind of projects cannot be supported?
The SG50 Celebration Fund does not support projects that:
• Contain commercial or profit-making elements;
• Create misunderstanding in our multi-cultural and multi-religious society;
• Are religious or political activities;
• Advocate for lifestyles, or have content held as objectionable by the general public; and
• Undermine the authority of any government or public institution.
What expenses are covered under the SG50 Celebration Fund?
Items that typically qualify for funding include event management, production, publicity, and marketing costs directly related to the project. Manpower costs claimed by the applicant will be capped at up to 25% of the grant amount. Manpower costs refer to expenditure incurred for services rendered by applicants or through engaging vendors that the applicant has a direct interest in.
Can my project receive the SG50 Celebration Fund in addition to grant(s) from other government agencies?
Our funding assessment will take into consideration grants that your project receives from other government agencies.
Can we submit more than one project for funding?
Applicants can submit up to 2 projects for funding. However applicants intending to submit 2 projects should complete their first approved project successfully before submitting the application for the second project.
How can I submit my application form?
You may apply online through https://www.singapore50.sg/sg50/Apply%20For%20Funding.aspx
How are the applications processed and how long does it take to know the results?
After we acknowledge receipt of your application, one of our team members will connect with you within a week and subsequently follow up with you to understand more about your project and to facilitate the evaluation of your project.
Who will assess applications for the SG50 Celebration Fund?
Applications will be assessed by an evaluation panel comprising community and industry experts. The panel's decision is final, and it has the right not to disclose reasons for approving or rejecting your application.
When will I know if my application is successful?
You can expect to be notified of the final decision in about two months from your application date and our team will be in regular contact with you during this period. As the whole process involves discussion and seeking clarification with applicants for a fair assessment of their proposal, there could be instance where there is more time needed and this would be communicated to the applicants.
If your application is successful, you will be required to sign a Form of Agreement with the Government.
If my project is approved, how will I receive the funding under the SG50 Celebration Fund?
If your project is approved, you can receive up to 20% of approved funding amount after signing the Form of Agreement. Upon successful completion of your project, the remaining 80% of the approved funding amount will be reimbursed.
If my overseas project is approved, how will I receive the funding under the SG50 Celebration Fund?
The approved funding will be reimbursed to you after the successful completion of your project. This reimbursement arrangement is similar to other grants for overseas projects such as the Overseas Singaporean Funding Programme.
What documents need to be submitted for reimbursement claims and by when do I need to submit them?
You are required to maintain proper financial records and submit a project completion report, an income and expenditure statement and reimbursement claims within three months after your project's completion.
Are we allowed to make changes to the project in the course of implementation?
You need to seek the agreement of the SG50 Celebration Fund team if there are changes, postponement and/or cancellation of your project.
How can I show that my project is part of the SG50 celebrations?
All funded projects will bear the SG50 branding/logo in all your publicity materials. The SG50 Celebration Fund team will advise you on the use of the logo.


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