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Ape Goes to the Robocall Election Fraud Rally Mar. 11, 2012
March 11th, 2012, in cities and towns across the country, Canadians came out to demand a federal public inquiry into the election fraud scandal - alternately known as "Robocall" or "Robogate." Thousands have complained of irregularities during the 2011 federal election, (and the 2008 one) without proper redress from Elections Canada, the nation's press corp(se), or the RCMP. What's at stake here, the demonstrators feel, is Stephen Harper's legitimacy, and the legitimacy of the Canadian electoral process. I went down to the demo in Victoria, B.C. to get my fair share of the views.
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Schuch, Norbert and Harrison, Sara K. and Osborne, Tobias J. and Eisert, Jens (2011) Information propagation for interacting-particle systems. Physical Review A, 84 (3). Art. No. 032309. ISSN 1050-2947 http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20110926-093415657
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We study the speed at which information propagates through systems of interacting quantum particles moving on a regular lattice and show that for a certain class of initial conditions there exists a maximum speed of sound at which information can propagate. Our argument applies equally to quantum spins, bosons such as in the Bose-Hubbard model, fermions, anyons, and general mixtures thereof, on arbitrary lattices of any dimension. It also pertains to dissipative dynamics on the lattice, and generalizes to the continuum for quantum fields. Our result can be seen as an analog of the Lieb-Robinson bound for strongly correlated models.
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WASHINGTON — President Bush, in a sharp confrontation with Congress, on Wednesday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have dramatically expanded children's health insurance.
It was only the fourth veto of Bush's presidency, and one that some Republicans feared could carry steep risks for their party in next year's elections. The Senate approved the bill with enough votes to override the veto, but the margin in the House fell short of the required number.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., decried Bush's action as a "heartless veto."
"Never has it been clearer how detached President Bush is from the priorities of the American people," Reid said in a statement. "By vetoing a bipartisan bill to renew the successful Children's Health Insurance Program, President Bush is denying health care to millions of low-income kids in America. "
The White House sought little attention, with Bush casting his veto behind closed doors without any fanfare or news coverage. He was discussing it later Wednesday during a budget speech in Lancaster, Pa.
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The State Children's Health Insurance Program is a joint state-federal effort that subsidizes health coverage for 6.6 million people, mostly children, from families that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford their own private coverage.
The Democrats who control Congress, with significant support from Republicans, passed the legislation to add $35 billion over five years to allow an additional 4 million children into the program. It would be funded by raising the federal cigarette tax by 61 cents to $1 per pack.
The president had promised to veto it, saying the Democratic bill was too costly, took the program too far from its original intent of helping the poor, and would entice people now covered in the private sector to switch to government coverage. He wants only a $5 billion increase in funding.
Bush argued that the congressional plan would be a move toward socialized medicine by expanding the program to higher-income families.
Democrats deny that, saying their goal is to cover more of the millions of uninsured children and noting that the bill provides financial incentives for states to cover their lowest-income children first. Of the over 43 million people nationwide who lack health insurance, over 6 million are under 18 years old. That's over 9 percent of all children.
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A sweeping bill to overhaul the nation's immigration system cleared its first major hurdle late Tuesday night, with the 18-member committee charged with completing a first round of legislative edits voting to advance the amended bill to the full Senate.
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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Democrats were imploring 15 House Republicans to switch positions but had received no agreements so far.
House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said he was "absolutely confident" that the House would be able to sustain Bush's expected veto.
Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott, R-Miss., said Congress should be able to reach a compromise with Bush once he vetoes the bill. "We should not allow it to be expanded to higher and higher income levels, and to adults. This is about poor children," he said. "But we can work it out."
It took Bush six years to veto his first bill, when he blocked expanded federal research using embryonic stem cells last summer. In May, he vetoed a spending bill that would have required troop withdrawals from Iraq. In June, he vetoed another bill to ease restraints on federally funded stem cell research.
In the case of the health insurance program, the veto is a bit of a high-stakes gambit for Bush, pitting him against both the Democrats who have controlled both houses of Congress since January, but also many members of his own party and the public.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched radio ads Monday attacking eight GOP House members who voted against the bill and face potentially tough re-election campaigns next year.
And Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, said a coalition of liberal groups planned more than 200 events throughout the nation to highlight the issue.
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The car in front of me is not driving sanely, my friend is not able to find a job and I wonder if God hears, the season of my life causes me to question God as I have multiple weddings to attend this spring without being able to fill in the "and guest" category.
Grrrrumble is the sound we hear from the majority of the Israelites in the book of Numbers. As I mentioned before, there are a number of incidents. The Hebrew word for grumblings means, "murmuring, speaking words of complaint, expressing dissatisfaction, implying a failure of proper relationship and possibly faith" (Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains)
The murmuring comes to a head in chapter 20. The Israelites approach Aaron and Moses with accusations, "If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord!", "Why then have you brought the Lord's assembly into this wilderness, for us and our beasts to die here?"
Like the Israelites, my spirit of grumbling begins with giving in to the temptation to think that "if only" this or that would happen or would not have happened, I'd be able to flourish in the Lord. The other temptation is to give in to fear that God does not have good intentions toward me and that the people around me have the ability to drive my destiny when their choices seem to be causing negative affects.
In stark contrast to the others, Joshua and Caleb are commended in the book of Numbers for their faith in God's purposes and promise in the midst of removing enemies from the Promised Land. I want to be counted among the ranks of those who believe God is constantly in motion and at work in all circumstances for my good and His glory.


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US Release Date | 01/01/1999 |
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When Harry's incubus friend Thomas calls in a favor, Harry finds himself working on the set of a porn movie, trying to figure out who...or what...is trying to close down the production by killing off the film's female stars. Of course, there are many, many complications, high danger, White Court vampire intrigues, and of course, Jim Butcher's trademark witty dialogue.
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I understand that the sequel is forthcoming, and you bet I'll be listening to that, as well!
"Entertaining and funny"
On pretty much the worst day ever, small-town librarian Jane finds herself unemployed and undead in one fell swoop. What follows is an amusing, frequently funny story about her rocky adjustment to the life of a vampire, while trying to find a night job, trying to hide her new existence from her nosy, overbearing mother, and trying to figure out who's stalking her and harassing her.
The mystery is fairly lightweight, the romance fairly conventional, and the "villain reveals all in a grand speech at the final confrontation" was kind of cheesy, but Amanda Ronconi's wry narration and the author's trademark snarky humor make this an entertaining way to liven up a boring commute.
"A fun listen for my commute"
After the disappointment of HAMMERED, this was a nice return to the style of the first two books in the series...lots of humor, lots of Atticus-Oberon interaction, and I loved some of the secondary characters (especially Frank, the Navajo medicine man, who got some of the best lines in the book, and of course, Coyote).
We also get some follow-ups and consequences to the events in HAMMERED, especially as pertains to Leif Helgursson's fate.
Regarding the events of HAMMERED, and also some of Atticus' back-story, as revealed through flashbacks, I've come to the conclusion that whatever potion Atticus drinks to keep looking 21 also retarded his brain development, so that he functions like a 21-year-old, too. His actions make so much more sense when you think of him as having about the same level of brain function as a frat boy...especially the poorly-developed sense of action > consequence.
In any case, this book was a huge improvement over HAMMERED, much more in the vein of HOUNDED and HEXED. Solid narrative spine, Atticus/Grainneuil/Oberon in the center of things, and an interesting jeopardy. It was an enjoyable listen and the narrator, as with the previous works, did a terrific job with the different voices.
Finally finished listening to the story this morning. Ugh. I think this was supposed to be a romantic adventure, but it felt like a horror novel through and through. I didn't like any of the characters, and I had serious issues with the ethics and morals of pretty much everyone in this story. They were either actively evil, amoral, or supporting the activities of said evil and amoral characters.
I should have stopped when I hit the end of part one, and Elena, our supposedly-intrepid vampire hunter chick, still hadn't actually started the job she'd been hired to do in chapter two...hunt down a serial-killer angel. Instead, Elena spent most of Part 1 trying to fend off Raphael, the creepy, possessive, sexual-predator "hero," who spends the first half of the book mind-raping her, stalking her, and sexually harassing her. He's the one who hires her for her unique talent in hunting down runaway slave vampires, but then he keeps her from doing her job because he really wants to have sex with her and make her "his toy." (That's actually how he refers to her.)
So many things wrong with this book. A "hero" who implausibly (as in, we're told this but don't see any actual evidence of his character change) falls in love with our supposedly-spunky (read, rude and mouthy for no good reason) heroine after she repeatedly tells him "no" to his various attempts to seduce her.
In the course of the story, Raphael takes advantage of his position as the ruler of New York to do various creepy things like taking control of Elena's mind, feeding her aphrodisiacs, repeatedly groping her, kidnapping her, and oh, yeah, turning her into a supernatural being at the end of the book quite against her stated will (in fact, she pleads with him not to do it). And all of this is presented as somehow okay and romantic because the author tells us it's True Love. I dunno--on *my* planet, if someone has power over another person, and keeps making unwelcome sexual advances despite being told "no," that's harassment and sexual assault.
And Raphael is supposed to be the romantic lead, the "good guy." The "bad guy" angel is a predictably over-the-top serial killer, but we don't spend much of the book focusing on him, so his characterization and motivations are sketchy at best. Honestly, this would have been a more satisfying story if Raphael had been the bad guy, and Elena finally managed to get rid of her stalker and overthrow the angels. Instead, she eventually decides that his pretty blue eyes and bulging biceps excuse the mind-rape and other indignities, and falls in love with him.
And the world-building, which had a lot of potential for conflict--despotic, frequently-cruel angels who are the absolute rulers over mankind, with vampires as the angels' slaves and bond-servants--is used by the author merely to create a circumstance under which our spunky heroine finds it impossible to refuse the hero's job offer or to slap him with a restraining order. Otherwise, there's really no exploration of a fundamentally unjust society ruled by an oligarchy of supernatural tyrants who can murder, rape, and otherwise do whatever they want to mere humans without consequence. A vampire slave who tries to break free of their angelic masters is recaptured or killed by vampire hunters, like our heroine, humans who are actively supporting the angelic tyranny. And the angels have no oversight and very little compassion for their subjects. Might makes right in this universe, and the angels are the mightiest so if they say something's okay, it's okay. For example, when the serial-killer angel goes off the rails, there's a concerted effort to cover up the true extent of his crimes, and keep the oppressed masses in ignorance. And this is presently as a perfectly okay thing by all the characters.
In short, this was a novel filled with unsympathetic characters, sexual assaults disguised as romance, and poorly-thought-out moral conflicts. Add to this mess a narrator with a flat, nasal voice, and I'm really glad I picked this up during one of the $4.95 sales and didn't pay full price for it.
"An unexpected disappointment"
I really enjoyed the first two books in the series (and the narrator is excellent) with their mix of mythology, humor, and high-stakes paranormal adventure. Sadly, this installment was a let-down for me--it was oddly-paced, with lots of starts and stops, and it turned Atticus into a bloodthirsty jerk with a serious case of hubris.
There were some brilliantly funny parts (Atticus's conversation with Jesus, and Oberon's bacon latte riff), but the book just didn't work for me as a whole. For example, the story comes to screeching halt for three or four chapters as a several characters we've just met sit around a campfire and tell stories about how Thor done 'em wrong. I didn't know these guys, so that section really dragged, and it killed the forward momentum of the plot.
Also, Atticus is visited by several deities in advance of his ill-advised hunting party, and warned that killing Thor is a Really Bad Idea. But he shrugs off the warnings, and goes his merry way--and the predicted doom never materializes.
But the major problem I had with this book was that there wasn't anything real at stake for Atticus. He's made a promise to help his lawyers Gunnar and Leif in their attempts to assassinate Thor. Atticus himself has zero personal stake in the outcome--to quote a friend, he's like a guy who's promised to give his buddies a ride so they can rob a bank.
For being the one person in the "hunting party" without a personal grudge against Thor, Atticus causes an awful lot of collateral damage during his visits to Asgard, killing and maiming beings who never did him any harm and who were just trying to protect their turf. I finished listening to the book thinking that Atticus richly deserved whatever vengeance the surviving gods were going to wreak upon him.
I'm going to listen to the next volume in the series, in hopes that the author will regain his mojo, but I was pretty disappointed with this installment.


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I came to Philadelphia by way of Teach For America and am originally from St. Louis, MO. I am in my fourth year of teaching in Philadelphia and I would not want to live anywhere else or do anything else.
My beliefs about teaching and learning have been largely informed by past teachers of my own as well as the teachers and lessons I have met by being a part of the Philadelphia Writing Project.
I am particularly interested in discussing issues such as teacher sustenance and the high school dropout rate. I am passionate about urban education and love talking about the issues that matter to me most, so I'm looking forward to having an open dialogue on my blog.
While watching Reel Injun at the Community Cinema event co-sponsored by the Temple Media Education Lab, I thought a lot about what I should and should not be teaching my students.
This is a nagging concern for me actually. It is a pedagogical dilemma particularly persistent for English teachers, I think, to consider what counts in a curriculum.
Should I be focusing on the endless grammar issues my students struggle with? Should I be sure to teach Shakespeare, Hemingway, and "classic" canonical literature? Does assigning vocabulary lists make me a real English teacher?
Recently, I was contacted by a producer at NBC who wanted to set up an interview with me and Jenna Bush as part of the Education Nation coverage. The interview fell through, but I spent a lot of time thinking about what I would say if given the chance to discuss teaching live on national television. Here, I compose my would-be interview:
Simulated Jenna Bush: So, Molly, what keeps teachers going these days?
I have been thinking a lot about Race to the Top lately, as I'm sure many of us have. I've been thinking so much about the complexities and implications of the program that I almost don't know where to start.
I could start by discussing Arne Duncan's recent interview on NPR, in which he praised the "amazing results" of the program; or by reviewing the formal criticism recently put forth by leading civil rights organizations, including the NAACP; or compare my own ideas to those of Diane Ravitch, posited in a recent article. For me, though, perhaps the most troubling aspect of the entire policy is a very fundamental one: language.
As I completed my fifth year of teaching this June, it occurred to me that I had survived the curse and beaten the statistic of half of all new teachers quitting within their first five years.
Although I find it much more honorable to recognize teachers who have made education their life's work and have put in 25, 30, 35 years in public schools, I sighed a breath of relief at five years under my belt and took time to reflect on what I have learned in the past five years that will sustain me in the next 25.
Teaching For Joy and Justice: Re-imagining the Language Arts Classroom - the title makes it sound so easy to do! In her most recent book Linda Christensen offers a combination of practical solutions, theoretical frameworks, and inspirational anecdotes for teachers who attempt each and every day to make their classrooms sites of just and joyful learning.
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Alright guys ! I must go attend hell. I mean jail. I mean school. But I'd love to come back from that shitplace to see a message or two, maybe ? I'm here to help. Always.
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Hi I'm really nervous about my first kiss because i feel like I'm really old for it (16), I live in a really small town so the opportunity never really arose. I have a thing with a guy and he wants to kss me! What's it like and how do I get un- nervous?!
It's like losing your LIP VIRGINITY ! It's only perf when you do it with someone you really like. Mine as well as Im sure the majority of everyone else's of this generation's first kiss was horrible because we don't understand the meaning of things when it's lost. And to some people, kissing isn't really a big thing, but you're first kiss does mean a wittle something. Like the first time you swap spit with someone ! That's important, and when you do it with the right guy it can be like one of those Fairytale, Tay Swift, Hallmark movie kisses ! BOOM POW ! And, there's really no way to calm your nerves, I believe. If you can just possess some poise for the time being - your moment of sucking face will be legendary.
Please don't come back positive of mouth herpes
A lot of people at my school are assuming that I like the new guy. He's popular, plays basketball, track, etc. we have the same group of friends, and I think I may like him but I kind of back away from the idea because he hasn't show me any signs or anything that he likes me. But it's the little things he does just makes me smile, he makes me forget about my past. Sometimes he sits with me in class, and it makes me so happy but I don't want it to be obvious that I like him. what should I do?
JUMP HIM HIS BONES ! No, kidding. Yo, if you're feeling this guy then you should go for it. The worst he can say is " HELLLLLL NAW ! " Right ? Seems pretty simple to me, babes.
can you please let your followers know that im giving out advice to anyone and i'd love some asks?? :) thanks!
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Hey I am starting an advice blog. Will you tell your followers I follow back and I am always here if they need anhthing? Thanks ^-^
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Hi, firstly I just want to say I love your blog and I think you give really amazing advice :) and secondly I was wondering if you could let your followers know about the new help and advice blog ive set up in memory of Amanda todd? the urls "heavensgainedanangel" and it would be great if people could just check it out as I love trying to help people <3
If anyone is looking for a new advice blog here ya go! ^^^
I'll be off for a few cause I believe I smell food but hopefully someone else will come on and answer you guy's questions and all that jazzy jizz. If not then I'll be back… like the damn terminator. PEACE !
This guy and I have been talking for 3 months(long distance) and I really like him, but at times I feel like I'm bothering him and he's just nice. I know he likes me too, but hasn't admitted to it. However, I later found out he lied about his name, but I've sorted that out with him because he's a great guy. I can't help but feel like maybe I'm too clingy to something that isn't even there. What should I do?
Ask him. Be like " YO ! AM I ALL UP IN YOUR KOOL - AID ! CAUSE I SHOLL DO KNOW THE FAVOR ! " ( Word that however way you please babes ). But that's your best go, just ask him. And if you can't do that then just do what you would regularly do if you feel like you're being too clingy with someone and give him space. If he says something about you being distant than you know he wasn't bothered. But if not then he'll be grateful you backed up off his junk. Ha. I said junk. What could I possibly mean by that ?
Ha. Junk is dick btw
Hahaha!! You answered that one like I was a girl but I'm a boy! That's why it's depressing me since he is actually flirting with girls
Mind fuck ! You're a boy ! Damn ! You couldn't have conveyed that info earlier. Ha, well whatever. Same rules apply. He's still gay. You can't stray from you're true character. Don't worry about this whole " Oh, wait. Oops, I'm really straight ! " Thing cause it won't last long. And if it does, it'll eat him up inside. So just wait it out. But hey ! You can still drug him and rape him and fake pregnancy ! I CAN STILL HELP YOU OUT BOYYY ! Emphasis on the boy ! ««3
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{Anon who is done and wants to kill herself} I feel like everything is falling apart. When I'm depressed, I feel like there's a huge weight on top of me... I can't eat anything at all... I'm afraid to eat... and I can't stop hurting myself... Today, I felt like a rush of sadness and anger and I really really really wanted to cut. idk how to stop. My teachers are starting to become suspicious and if they find out they'll tell my mom:( I'm just done nobody would care if I was gone anyways...
I would care anon. I definitely would care. Matter of fact I'll put this message on the back of a milk carton and hunt you down until I know you're still alive. I'll call Nazi's and tell them to bring you to me. I'll send out an amber alert/search warrant/WHERE DEE FAWK U @ blimp and sail it around the country. But really, we all have one sole purpose in life. This is the meaning of life right here !: To love and to be loved. Stop focusing on the idea of not being loved and go out and love someone else. They'll surely return the favor. Its what we're humanly trained to do, babe. See, I love you. hell I'd dry hump your goddamn leg if was with you right now. I'd lick your face, and that's a bloody promise.
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Every religion in the world that I know of, has expressions of truth and practice that benefit us all.
Time here on earth doesn't permit us to dig deeply into ALL of them. We do well if we can master the GEOGRAPHICAL religion within which we are and have been immersed. Therefore, my CORE will always be Christianity, but not limited to such. It's like I say about Jesus. God is not CONFINED to Jesus, but for me God is most DEFINED by Jesus.
Thus I am a Christian.
Many in the last five years of course not only question that I am a Christian, but highly doubt my salvation. But then, when it comes to "their definition of salvation", I would probably agree with them.
One of the interesting religions of the world is TAOISM. Of course when we move into the Easter, Oriental world we soon learn of concepts such as Qi (life energy), and Chi (bio-energy). This brings us to the Taoist expression of WU WEI, which from a Chinese view means….DOING by NOT DOING!
Instead of a primary devotion to thoughts, intellectualism, and ego oriented life style, Wu Wei moves us into more of an intuitive and natural state (which to those of the Occidental ilk find not natural of course). I simple terms, WU WEI means ME (as in I) getting out of the way of the Spirit so that, as the Bible says, "thy will can be done", allowing for transformation and miracles.
Are you ready to get OUT OF THE WAY……and into "The Way"?


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I was talking with a wine colleague recently at a tasting (of course) and after sniffing, swirling and occasionally spitting the wine into a bucket filled with other people's wine spittle, (boy do we look professional throughout that whole process) we talked about how to get our customers to not fear the Riesling. That got me to thinking.
Riesling is the white grape that has always been revered by sommeliers and the like for decades. But it never quite made the jump to the American dinner table. How could this be? How could one of the greatest white varietals in the world be treated like its sports equivalent American soccer?
Now I'm not saying it's the only white you should ever drink. I just want the Off the Vine wine-loving community to understand this majestic grape that is grown all over the world. It can be grown in warmer climates where it tends to ripen too quickly which creates a forgettable wine; however it seems to thrive in colder climates where it can reach peek ripeness.
Riesling can range from bone-dry to a lush, sweet and very expensive dessert wine which can be cellared for decades. Riesling is not always sweet. In fact if you buy a Riesling from Alsace, France it will almost always be dry. The nose and taste profile can range from petrol, peach and mineral. When you buy Riesling from Germany all you need to know for now is Kabinett and Trocken (four to five years bottle age, and the driest of German Riesling, respectively) and Spatlese and Halbtrocken (five to seven years of bottle age, and slightly sweet or off-dry, respectively). Now I know you're probably thinking how the heck am I going to remember German? You don't have to, just come down and see me at the store and I'll guide you through these wines.
As far as food pairing goes Riesling is excellent with spicy foods, from Mexican to Thai and Chinese. The high acid in Riesling cleanses the palate without over-powering the flavor of the food. Another classic pairing for Riesling is roast chicken and my personal favorite… Turkey. Acid with a touch of sweetness my wine and food loving friends is why Riesling works so well cutting through the cornucopia of flavors on your plate. It works with the Turkey, sweet potatoes, the green bean casserole that someone always brings, creamed onions, and of course gravy, not against it. Riesling really is one of the more perfect wines to have with Thanksgiving dinner.
So Chef Repp of Splash restaurant in Westport and I were discussing what recipe's would be great for this column and we decided to upon two classic sides–mashed potatoes and gravy. That's right folks, you'll get no turkey roasting recipe here. We figured that your mother-in-law would provide you with instruction on cooking a turkey while she stands over your shoulder micro-managing you to make sure it's done right. (Just kidding.) The two "Super Sides" that Chef Repp has set forth before you are sure to be instant family classics.
Some Riesling's I would recommend are Seven Hills, Columbia Valley, Washington, 2007 $15.99. Dr. F. Weins-Prum, Mosel Valley, Germany 2007 $15.99. Cuvee Emile Willm Reserve, Alsace, France, 2005 $20.99. Belle Pente, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2005 $22.99
Restaurant Style Mashed potatoes
8 russet potatoes peeled and cut into 3rds
1.5 cups heavy cream
¼ cup unsalted butter
Note: The secret to great restaurant mashed potatoes is working with the potatoes while they're hot and using a food mill or potato ricer. These are the mashed potatoes and gravy we will be serving on our thanksgiving buffet
Boil the potatoes until very soft , almost overcooked
If you want to make garlic mashed potatoes just take:
½ TBL Minced garlic and heat over medium-low heat with a pad of butter to sweat for about one minute.
Add, and melt ¼ cup of the butter with the cream in the pot with the garlic and keep warm until the potatoes are ready
Check the potatoes by sticking one with a knife. It should go right through
Strain the potatoes and place in a food mill. Grind the potatoes into a large bowl
Add the hot cream butter mixture and gently mix in with a rubber spachula
Season with kosher salt to taste ,do not over mix or the potatoes will become gummy
The gravy
1 Tbls tomato paste
½ cup red wine
3 cups low sodium turkey stock including the pan drippings. (Measure the pan drippings then add canned or fresh turkey stock to equal 3 cups)
3 Tbls flour
2 Tbls unsalted butter
2 Tbls heavy cream
Assuming the turkey has been cooked and now you have a pan of roasted vegetables (carrots, onions, celery) and drippings. If you do not have the roasted vegetables sauté 1 cup of each in canola oil until caramelized and add to the roasting pan
1) Strain the liquid into a container and skim off any fat. then return the vegetables to the roasting pan and place on a stove top burner on medium heat
2) Add the tomato paste and sauté until it starts to brown, then add the red wine and reduce
3) Add the turkey stock and simmer for 5 minutes then strain through a fine mesh strainer into a container and reserve warm
4) In a medium size sauce pan on medium heat melt the butter then slowly whisk in the flour to form a roux.
5) When the roux is lightly brown slowly whisk in the hot turkey stock and simmer until you reach your desired thickness.
6) Stir in the cream and check the seasoning


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This was definitely one of the best Marvel movies to hit the theatre in a long time. This movie had everything you want in a movie; It had a great story line which had lots of Action, Suspense, Mystery and Humour. Stay until the credits are finished to see the next Thor movie to be released.
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Irene M. Scharf - Professor of Law, Director of Clinical Programs & Experiential Learning, Director of Immigration Law Clinic
J.D., Suffolk University Law School B.A., The University of Albany |
Courses and administrative duties
Professor Scharf teaches Torts, Constitutional and Criminal Law, and directs the Immigration Law Clinic. She also serves as the Director of Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning.
Professional background
Professor Scharf engaged in private practice for several years and then was counsel to administrative agencies at the local and state levels, including the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission. She has served as a Special Assistant Attorney General (Commonwealth of Massachusetts Tobacco Litigation) and is a trained mediator in domestic relations, as well as an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Professor Scharf has taught at the State University of New York, the University of Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University), Boston University Law School, Northeastern Law School, and the Institute on International and Comparative Law of the University of San Diego Law School. She is a member of the Massachusetts and New York bars.
Professor Scharf is co-author of a comprehensive 3-volume work, which is part of the Washington Practice Series. Her most recent publication is a law review article entitled The Exclusionary Rule in Immigration Proceedings: Where it Was, Where it Is, Where it May be Going, 12 San Diego Int'l L.J. 53 (2010).
Among her other publications are:
- Nourishing Justice and the Continuum: Implementing a Blended Model in an Immigration Law Clinic, 12 Clinical L. Rev. 346 (2005)
- Kosovo's War Victims: Civil Compensation or Criminal Prosecution For Victims of Identity Elimination?, 14 Emory Int'l L. Rev. 1415 (2000)
- Tired of Your Masses: A History of and Judicial Responses to Early 20th Century Anti-Immigrant Legislation, 21 Hawaii L. Rev. 131 (1999)
- Commentary on United States v. Balbas, 3:17 Bender's Immigration Bulletin 886 (Sept. 1998)
- Commentary on Anderson v. Conboy, 3:21 Bender's Immigration Bulletin 1102 (Nov. 1998)
- Breathe Deeply: The Tort of Smokers' Battery, 32 Hous. L. Rev. 615 (1995) (an abbreviated version of which appeared in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in 1996)
- Preemption by Fiat: The Department of Labor's Usurpation of Power over Noncitizen Workers' Right to Unemployment Benefits, 56 Alb. L. Rev. 561 (1993)
- What Process is Due? Unaccompanied Minors' Rights to Deportation Hearings, 1988 Duke L.J. 114 (1988) (co-author)
Professor Scharf was recently re-appointed to a second term on the Board of Publication of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the national organization for immigration attorneys, and is the editor-in-chief of The Waivers Book: Advanced Issues in Immigration Practice, published by the association.
She has also recently completed a short book on immigration law (A People's Guide to U.S. Immigration Law) and has written articles in the local press (lay and legal) on both cross-cultural learning and consumer financial protection. She has led workshops at various professional conferences, served as a conference moderator, and is currently an active member and blog author in a nationwide movement of law professors who are encouraging use of "Best Practices" in legal education.
To view Professor Scharf's most recent blog entry on Best Practices in Legal Education, Infusing Best Practices Into an Immigration Law Clinic, or Rubrics and Competencies Needn't be Feared, visit http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org.


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Houston Grand Opera and Mark Grey made an interesting choice regarding sound design for this production of SHOW BOAT, which ultimately hurt the show more than it helped on opening night. According to program notes, only the dialogue is slightly amplified. Sadly, even with the supposed amplification, not all of the dialogue is discernable by the audience. By the time it reached my ears in Row O of the Orchestra, some parts were so inaudible that it came across as garbled murmurs and not as spoken word. Conversely, almost all of the lyrics in solos and duets are heard perfectly; however, the lyrics sung by the large ensemble sometimes get lost in the acoustics of the Wortham's Brown Theater and melodious sounds of Jerome Kern's score. For example, as the show opens with "Niggers All Work on the Mississippi," the first line of the first stanza is perfectly heard while the following three lines sound fantastic tonally, but the lyrics are indecipherable. Creating an effective wall of vocal sound, complete with dialect coaching, that leaves some lyrics unintelligible is not necessarily a bad thing. However, because the supertitles are not used during the performance, members of the audience who are seeing SHOW BOAT for their first time, like me, are left wondering what they are missing, and those who have seen it before are upset that they must use their memory to fill in the blanks. The Sound Design element of the show is the performance's greatest flaw and biggest weakness. These decisions effectively restrain the impactful messages about racism and the reconstruction of America from fully developing and being intellectually stimulating and provocative for 2013 audiences.
Peter J. Davison's set design is truly inspired and wholly effective. The sliding panels of whitewashed wooden clapboard with logos are telling of life in Natchez around the turn of the century, creating a great picture and backdrop for the audience. His work for the Trocadero is fantastic and highly detailed. However, it is Peter J. Davidson's steel Cotton Blossom that is the star of his sets. The three-story piece is impressive and immaculately designed and decorated, appearing to be made of wood. Watching it glide across the stage, mimicking the docking of the boat at the top of the show is simply astounding. The choice of steel may seem awkward, but this boat was built to travel. It has already been used in Chicago and still has engagements in San Francisco and Washington D.C. scheduled. Likewise, kudos have to go to the people (not seen by the audience) who smoothly push the Cotton Blossom set across the stage, making it appear to be controlled mechanically and not manually. Bravo!
Paul Tazewell's Costume Design is a study in turn of the century fashions. Every piece, whether it is someone's Sunday finest or river work wear, is consummately designed and realized. Nothing looks out of place or inappropriate. My favorite designs include the flashy New Year's Eve costumes worn by Tye Blue's Frank and Lauren Snouffer's Ellie May Chipley.
Mark McCullough's Lighting Design is perfectly atmospheric and bright for the show. His best work is seen on the white backdrop that has colors fade appropriately for sunsets and sun rises. Also, his use of more dynamic color palettes during song and dance numbers compared to the more realistically lit dialogue moments does not go unnoticed or unappreciated.
Dialogue Coaching by Jim Johnson ensures that the words written by Oscar Hammerstein II are pronounced the way the author intended. Some of the dialect may sound stilted to our trained Southern ears, but Jim Johnson shows artistic integrity in preserving the show in a way that reflects its original intent compared to what a Houston audience may expect it to sound like.
Houston Grand Opera's production of SHOW BOAT is an impressive feat of theatricality and showmanship. In spite of the marring effects of the sound design and the jarring restart of the Orchestra on opening night, the performance is solidly entertaining and possesses enthralling emotional breadth. The company has pulled together a striking blend of Broadway caliber and Operatic talents, many of which are locals. The show is chock full of sumptuous star power that will astonish, regale, and completely delight audiences.
Houston Grand Opera's SHOW BOAT runs until February 9, 2013 in the Brown Theater at the Wortham Center. For more information and tickets, visit www.houstongrandopera.org or call (713) 228 - 6737.
Photos Courtesy of Houston Grand Opera. All Photos by Felix Sanchez.
Magnolia (Sasha Cooke) and Gaylord (Joseph Kaiser).
Queenie (Marietta Simpson), Joe (Morris Robinson), Magnolia (Sasha Cooke) and Julie (Melody Moore) sing "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man."
Sasha Cooke as Magnolia (center) performing in her Broadway show.
New Year's Eve at the Trocadero Club.
The crowd celebrating the wedding of Magnolia and Gaylord Ravenal.
Joe (Morris Robinson) sings "Ol' Man River."
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What to Eat at Maiden Lane, an All-Day Café Bringing Cured Fish and Meat to the East Village
From the former general managers of Torrisi and Parm.
From the former general managers of Torrisi and Parm.
Also serving dumplings and "Sexual Chocolate" cupcakes.
Rustic Sicilian restaurant opens in River North.
The city's only rooftop drinking establishment is reborn.
The bar is made from old pianos.
The new restaurant from a decade-long vet of the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group sounds promising.
Menus for two new spots
Check out the newest location of Michael Psilakis's restaurant.
Don't worry, the whole-roasted chicken is still on the spring menu, but updated with morels, ramps and marbled potatoes.
A bounty of local produce appears on Chef Bryan Moscatello's spring menu.
The Morris Grilled Cheese truck team opens a formidable sandwich shop in Prospect Heights.
Filini debuts a spring menu courtesy of Chef Will Johnson.
You can get both sushi and a hot dog, too.
It opens on Monday right next door to Barraca.
Fried grits, spiced chickpeas, and duck-liver toast.


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SPM10650 - Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) - Calculating average weekly earnings: New employee - linking previous contracts
If a new employee has worked for the employer before under a previous contract, earnings paid under that contract do not count towards the calculation of AWE, unless the contract is treated as continuous, that is, it is unbroken under TUPE, seeSPM10215.
There is no provision within the SSP (General) Regulations 1982 to "link" earnings in a new contract to earnings in an earlier contract with that employer. There is only provision within regulations to "link" periods of SSP from previous contracts.
Therefore, only where TUPE applies, if there are not enough pay days in a second or subsequent contract, to work out the relevant period, and the contracts link, you must take into account the pay days in the previous (linked) contract when calculating the AWE.
You should not use the weeks and or days between the linked contracts in the relevant period. The calculation should include earnings over a period of at least eight weeks, excluding the periods between the contracts.