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Haiti's long rebuilding process following the Jan. 12 earthquake is just beginning, as Catholic News Service reported June 8 after an interview with the country's ambassador to the United States, Raymond Joseph.
The reconstruction effort received a boost June 17 when the 26-member Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission — co-chaired by former President Bill Clinton, U.N. special envoy for Haiti, and Haiti Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive — met for the first time to approve several projects.
Among them was a plan to build 10 storm shelters in the quake-ravaged communities of Leogane and Jacmel, a loan program for small businesses and $45 million for the Haitian government to cover some of its $175 million budget shortfall.
Through Clinton's role, the U.S. continues its long involvement in Haiti's history. Since Haiti evicted the French in 1803 and revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared the country's independence Jan. 1, 1804, to conclude the world's only successful slave revolt, Haitian and American history have been intertwined.
Whenever he can — as he did during the CNS interview — Joseph likes to point out that it was his countrymen's accomplishment that set the U.S. on the road to becoming the world's leading economic power.
By allowing President Thomas Jefferson to complete the Louisiana Purchase, the largest real estate deal in U.S. history at 5 million acres.
The sale was finalized April 30, 1803, as French forces were succumbing to yellow fever and being overrun by fierce resistance from freed slaves. Napoleon Bonaparte, who had engineered a coup to overthrow the revolutionary government in France, agreed to the $15 million deal ($11.25 million in cash and $3.75 million in debt cancellation) to help refill his country's coffers. At $3 per acre, the acquisition doubled the size of the U.S. by adding an area that encompassed all or part of 13 states.
Bonaparte said the purchase immediately elevated the young U.S. to the status of world power.
The back story finds that France itself was undergoing its own revolution as the Haitian slaves rose up against their French masters. The Haitian revolution that started in 1791 largely paralleled the French Revolution (1789-99). During that period the French legislature freed slaves throughout the French empire, much to the dislike of some elite.
After gaining their freedom, the Haitian slaves on the island of Saint Domingue (the French name for the country) wanted their independence and fought the French (and the Spanish and English as well) to gain it.
As Joseph says, if it hadn't been for the French being preoccupied with its own battle in Haiti/Saint Domingue, it's possible Napoleon might not have sold France's land holdings in North America to the U.S.


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We are still getting a lot of calls and emails on the waterway issues. I asked for your help and you, as always, have come through in magnificent fashion. In my pre-session discussions with colleagues at the statehouse, especially in the Coastal Caucus, it is clear that your concerns are identical with our neighbors up and down the coast. This matter will be addressed and your thoughts and suggestions will be a part of the conversation. As always, I am grateful.
Just as we are starting to get real on the issue of calibrating the efforts of the state to align with what taxpayers are willing and able to support, the education funding matter is about to be revisited in the form of twin initiatives, both involving new taxes. Interestingly, your legislator and the Beaufort county delegation have worked for years on receiving an equitable share of state funding for education. Now that the EFA (Education Finance Act) formulas are beginning to pinch both the Charleston and Greenville areas, it has magically become something of a legislative priority.
In addition, there is a move afoot to institute a statewide property tax to fund all schools in an equitable manner. It would seem to me that after the blowback from the Act 388 reassignment of property tax from resident to non-resident owners, and the penny sales tax to make up the difference in school operations, we might be a little more circumspect in revisiting that area of potential funding. Unless there is a more compelling argument than is currently being floated, I am strenuously opposed to the idea.
There is also an idea to institute an additional penny sales tax to support schools statewide. Surprisingly, there is a degree of bipartisan support for this. Again, the only rationale for the tax is to create equitable statewide funding for schools. While this is a laudable purpose, I have serious reservations about creating funding mechanisms for education before we have a grip on how those additional dollars might be productively spent. Once the tax code is altered, the change acquires an automatic constituency, be it school boards, software manufacturers, or any of the host of service or materials providers. Once in place, they are ferociously difficult to remove. Remember last session's failure to deal with sales tax exemptions, each with its own lobbyists and protectors.
As the session draws near and the bills are dropped, I will give you a synopsis on each proposal. There will also be a pathway to find the text of the bills so that any decisions that you and I make will be informed by original sources and not simply press releases from lobbyists and partisans.
Finally, please join us Thursday, Sept. 13 for the dedication of the Tom Herbkersman Common at the site of the new HHI/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce office at the four-way stop in Old Town Bluffton. The pocket park and mapping feature will be dedicated at 11 a.m. with light refreshment before the event and BBQ afterwards. We donated the land some time ago and the town of Bluffton has done good work in designing and building the park.
Also, save the date of Sept. 27 for a fundraiser benefiting the Bluffton/Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine clinic in Bluffton.This fun event will be at The Pine House, which is the home of my dear friend, Joanie Heyward, at 95 Boundary St. in Bluffton, from 5:30-7 p.m. If you would like to sponsor a part of the party, give Joanie a call at 757-3354 or email email@example.com. Your representative is the honorary chairman and I've promised both Joanie and Donna a good turnout.
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Ahead of its highly anticipated launch on Monday, Seven Sharp executive producer Raewyn Rasch has hit back at critics and defended her new show and its differences, telling The Diary why denouncers will be eating their words.
"The show will differ from previous models of current affairs shows in that it has three hosts [Greg Boyed, Ali Mau and Jesse Mulligan] who can provide banter on various topics between themselves, and can interview guests in varied styles rather than the traditional one-on-one discussions," Rasch told The Diary.
Three's not a crowd in the competitive primetime news market, TVNZ predicts. They are throwing out the rule book that their rival still clings to.
"The format for Seven Sharp isn't a structured one we want to set and limit ourselves to for each show. Current affairs changes every day, and we're lucky that our show has a fluid nature that can reflect that," she said.
But adaptable does not mean trivial, Rasch insists.
"External commentary indicating the show will be made up of eight quick bites is completely unfounded, as is the notion that the show won't cover hard-hitting current affairs stories."
The 30-minute programme will be a blend of live interviews and pre-recorded stories with a strong focus on real-time integration of social media commentary. "One of the biggest characteristics of Seven Sharp's format is that it really will be very interactive."
Mau told NewstalkZB yesterday that viewer interaction is vital. "You can't leave the viewers behind and expect them to sit politely on the couch and swallow everything you say, you have to give them a chance to respond."
Just how loudly the audience responds from Monday will be telling.
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NZGT reject scoops Aussie music awards
Dunedin singer Kylie Price, who qualified for the semifinals of New Zealand's Got Talent but was not permitted to continue after refusing to sign an exclusive contract, has won top gongs at Australia's biggest country music events.
The 19-year-old university student was named the Aristocrat Entertainer of the Year at the Tamworth Country Music Festival and the overall winner of the Capital Country Music Association (CCMA) National Talent Quest.
Her mentor Gray Bartlett told The Diary it's a big achievement. He's been in Los Angeles promoting Price and has plans to take her to Nashville, home of country music.
"Kylie could be the next Taylor Swift," he said. "She sings country, pop and R & B. She's the full package. She can do anything."
She couldn't win TVNZ' s talent show. The uni student begrudgingly withdrew from the reality show competition last year, telling producers she didn't want to sign an exclusive contract because it was restrictive. For Bartlett, the accolades across the Ditch are vindication. "At least the Aussies appreciate us."
Price is not wallowing in what might have been. The young singer will play support for The Hollies' New Zealand tour, which opens in Dunedin on Friday.
It's not the first time talent ditched by TVNZ has found greener pastures overseas. Drama series This Is Not My Life was dumped by TVNZ after one season but snapped up by American network ABC.
And in 2004, TVNZ passed on the Flight of the Conchords pilot and Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement took their show to US cable network HBO.
Ironically, TVNZ's search for talent continues. A second series of NZGT will screen this year.
'Regular guy' hides in kitchen
Andre Agassi charmed a capacity crowd at Auckland's Langham Hotel last week with tales about his loathing for tennis, fall into drugs, and rise from 141 in the world to No 1. Questions on ex Brooke Shields and disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, however, were out of bounds.
But Agassi gushed about his wife Steffi Graf, the former No 1 tennis player, and said the pair's two young children aren't fussed about picking up a racket. "Our daughter plays tennis for fun and our son is dedicated to baseball," he laughed. "I'm definitely the second best player in the house."
The 900-strong crowd swarmed the tennis legend, eager for an autograph or a mobile phone piccie. His longtime manager Steve Miller told The Diary he lost his ward recently at an event in New York, but wasn't surprised to find him in hiding.
"There were 8000 people all swarming around Andre. It got out of hand and I suddenly couldn't find him anywhere. I was really worried about his safety. But I located him later in the kitchen of the hotel sitting and chatting with the kitchen staff. It was so Andre. He's just a regular guy."
Ramsay menu a special treat
Chef Gordon Ramsay has put his legal stoush with Kiwi event company Duco behind him to be the guest of honour at a banquet at Manukau's TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre on April 26. Domestic appliance giant Beko is sponsoring Ramsay to these shores.
The company only launched in New Zealand last year, but said the lure of aligning itself with the celebrity chef was a wonderful marketing opportunity.
Ramsay, a restaurateur, author and 11 Michelin star chef, will design the dinner menu himself, which will be matched by the best Kiwi wines. Money raised will go to The Rising Foundation, helping the youth in South Auckland.


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OK – let's say you haven't been reading my past blogs about the importance of sunscreen, or you did, but you chose not to wear sunscreen and cover up in the sun anyway – so now you have ended up with red, swollen, painful, possibly blistered skin. Well, I'm going to help you anyway: here are some tips on how to help the pain.
First of all, the most important thing to do is to drink LOTS of water over the next few days! Drinking water is important all the time, but especially now as your body is depleted of fluid and needs a lot of help healing its largest organ – the skin.
There are a few things you can apply to the skin to help bring down the redness and swelling – you can apply a thin layer of aloe, or use cool compresses soaked in skim milk or green tea. A cool bath is also very soothing. Wear loose fitting, cotton or silk, clothing until the pain subsides. If the skin starts to peel – apply a thin layer of non-greasy moisturizer and be sure not to cover the area with any bandages or tight clothing. And stay out of the sun until the burn fades!
A bit of swelling and a few blisters developing is part of your sunburn and, although painful, not much to worry about. However, if large areas of your body are swollen, or any part is severely swollen, or if blisters form rapidly and cover large portions of the skin – please seek medical care. It is also important to note that if you have a fever, difficulty breathing, or have a very hard time cooling down even in the shade, this could be a sign of heatstroke and also require urgent medical attention.
Sunburns are quite painful and very damaging to the skin – even one can possibly contribute to skin wrinkling and even cancer in the future – so try your best to prevent one by covering up and wearing (and re-applying!) sunscreen each and every day!


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Hugo Chavez Suffers New Complications in Cancer Fight, Vice President Reveals
CARACAS – During the process of recovering from his latest cancer surgery, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is confronting "new complications" that have put his health in a "delicate" state.
After visiting the ailing leader for the first time since his operation, Chávez's Vice President Nicolas Maduro looked weary and spoke with a solemn expression in a televised address from Havana on Sunday.
"Several minutes ago we were with President Chávez. We greeted each other and he himself referred to these complications," Maduro said, reading from a prepared statement.
The vice president's comments suggest an increasingly difficult fight for Chávez. The Venezuelan leader has not been seen or heard from since undergoing his fourth cancer-related surgery Dec. 11, and government officials have said he might not return in time for his scheduled Jan. 10 inauguration for a new six-year term.
"The president gave us precise instructions so that, after finishing the visit, we would tell the (Venezuelan) people about his current health condition," Maduro said. "President Chávez's state of health continues to be delicate, with complications that are being attended to, in a process not without risks."
Maduro was seated alongside Chávez's eldest daughter, Rosa, and son-in-law Jorge Arreaza, as well as Attorney General Cilia Flores. He held up a copy of a newspaper confirming that his message was recorded on Sunday.
"Thanks to his physical and spiritual strength, Comandante Chávez is facing this difficult situation," Maduro said.
The situation does not look good. The fact that Maduro himself would go to Cuba.... only seems understandable if Chávez's health is precarious.
Maduro said he had met various times with Chávez's medical team and relatives. He said he would remain in Havana "for the coming hours" but didn't specify how long.
Maduro, who arrived in Havana on Saturday for a sudden and unexpected trip, is the highest-ranking Venezuelan official to see Chávez since the surgery in Cuba, where the president's mentor Fidel Castro has reportedly made regular visits to check on him.
Before flying to Cuba, Maduro said that Energy Minister Hector Navarro would be in charge of government affairs in the meantime.
"The situation does not look good. The fact that Maduro himself would go to Cuba, leaving Hector Navarro in charge only seems understandable if Chávez's health is precarious," said David Smilde, a University of Georgia sociologist and analyst for the Washington Office on Latin America think tank.
Smilde said that Maduro probably made the trip "to be able to talk to Chávez himself and perhaps to talk to the Castros and other Cuban advisers about how to navigate the possibility of Chávez not being able to be sworn in on Jan. 10."
"Mentioning twice in his nationally televised speech that Chávez has suffered new complications only reinforces the appearance that the situation is serious," Smilde said.
Before his operation, Chávez acknowledged he faced risks and designated Maduro as his successor, telling supporters they should vote for the vice president if a new presidential election were necessary.
Chávez said at the time that his cancer had come back despite previous surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. He has been fighting an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer since June 2011.
Medical experts say that it's common for patients who have undergone major surgeries to suffer respiratory infections and that how a patient fares can vary widely from a quick recovery in a couple of days to a fight for life on a respirator.
Maduro's latest update differed markedly from last Monday, when he had said he received a phone call from the president and that Chávez was up and walking.
The vice president spoke on Sunday below a picture of 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar, the inspiration of Chávez's leftist Bolivarian Revolution movement.
Maduro said that Chávez had sent year-end greetings to his homeland and a "warm hug to the boys and girls of Venezuela."
The vice president expressed faith that Chávez's "immense will to live and the care of the best medical specialists will help our president successfully fight this new battle." He concluded his message saying: "Long live Chávez."
Chávez has been in office since 1999 and was re-elected in October, three months after he had announced that his latest tests showed he was cancer-free.
Opposition politicians have criticized a lack of detailed information about Chávez's condition, and last week repeated their demands for a full medical report.
Information Minister Ernesto Villegas defended the government's handling of the situation, saying during a televised panel discussion on Sunday night that Chávez "has told the truth in his worst moments" throughout his presidency.
He also referred to a new surge of rumors about Chávez's condition and called for respect for the president and his family.
Villegas said a government-organized New Year's Eve concert in a downtown Caracas plaza had been canceled, and he urged Venezuelans to pray for Chávez.
Chávez's daughter Maria, who has been with the president since his surgery, said in a message on her Twitter account: "Thank you people of Venezuela. Thank you people of the world. You and your love have always been our greatest strength! God is with us! We love you!"
Allies of the president also responded on Twitter, repeating the phrase: "Chávez lives and will triumph."
Based on reporting by the Associated Press.
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Brenda Hardin lost her sight more than four years ago to the degenerative eye disease retinitis pigmentosa. But instead of defeat, she overcame her disability to help others find their way out of darkness.
On Wednesday, United Way HandsOn Savannah awarded Hardin its annual Herschel V. Jenkins Volunteer of the Year Award, honoring the late community volunteer and philanthropist who believed in the work of the United Way. She was selected overall among a handful of volunteer award recipients.
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Following vocational rehabilitation training in 2009 at the Savannah Center for the Blind and Low Vision, Hardin became a board member as well as a mentor and friend to students. She also serves as the center's official tour guide.
"My has heart gotten bigger, and I will be doing more volunteering for the blind community and the disabled," she said after receiving the award, which came with a $1,000 donation to blind center.
HandsOn Savannah serves Chatham, Bryan, Effingham and Liberty counties by assisting individuals and groups in finding volunteer opportunities.
Wednesday's 34th annual Volunteer Recognition Awards luncheon at Savannah Station honored volunteers in five categories from a field of more than 66 nominees who collectively volunteered more than 50,000 hours with an estimated value of $900,000.
Winners included:
• Melonie Kinert of the Islands Feral Cat Project was the Animal Advocacy Award winner.
• Carol Greenberg of the Jewish Educational Alliance received the Arts & Cultural/Historic Places Award.
• Lois Roberson of Performance Initiatives won the Educational Award.
• The Environment/Conservation Award went to Windsor Forest High School FFA and Gratitude Gardens.
• Hardin also won the Health & Human Services Award.
• A $500 scholarship award, sponsored by NuStar Asphalt LLC, was presented to youth nominee Clinton Cail for his service though the Isle of Hope United Methodist Mission Programs.
Guest speaker Aidan Thomas Hornaday of Marietta, the 12-year-old founder of Aidan Cares, which raises money and awareness for children in need, told the audience of about 300 people that they were models for how to serve others.
He said his organization recently assisted the family of a 6-year-old boy battling brain and spinal cancer with getting a new sport utility vehicle and everyday household items.
"I really want to impact and make a difference in the lives of others," said Hornaday. "A lot of people run from need, but we need to run to need."


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Quarterback Kiehl Frazier spent much of Auburn's open date watching film of passers such as Chad Henne and Tom Brady trying to improve footwork and timing. Frazier says he thinks he'll "look a lot different from LSU to Arkansas."
He's certainly facing a more vulnerable defense with the Razorbacks giving up nearly 350 passing yards a game entering Saturday.
Frazier has struggled just like the Razorbacks' passing defense. He's not among the 100 passers in yards per game or rating listed by the NCAA.
Frazier has thrown for two touchdown passes in four games and been intercepted seven times.
He'll be without one of his most reliable wide receivers with Quan Bray suspended.
Arkansas is 117th in pass defense and Auburn's passing offense is only a few spots better (114th).
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Weak global growth is slamming oil prices, sending them nearly 10 percent lower in less than two weeks, with more declines likely.
West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost more than 1.5 percent Wednesday to $89.98 per barrel, after U.S. government inventory data showed a drop of 8.7 percent in demandfor distillates, which include diesel fuel and heating oil. U.S. crude oil stocks fell by 2.45 million barrels, to 365.18 million barrels, according to the Energy Information Administration's weekly report.
John Kilduff of Again Capital said the drop in demand for distillates was the worrying factor, after last week's 10-percent drop in distillates demand, on a four-week average basis.
"Now we're going to have to really watch it. If we get another two reports like this and it's a full-month reporting period, then it's clear we have a problem," he said.
Kilduff said the numbers are reflecting the drop in economic activity discussed by transportation companies FedEx , in its earnings warning, and Norfolk Southern . (Read More: What Caterpillar's Profit Warning Means for Global Growth)
WTI oil fell through its 100-day moving averageof $99.25 Wednesday morning. "The next major number we are looking for is $88.85, which is a 50 percent retracement of the June to September rally," said Kilduff. "Then you'll have some support at $86 and then $82." Brent, the international benchmark, was also lower, falling 0.4 percent to $110.04 per barrel.
Gasoline, meanwhile, rose on the Nymex after news of an explosion Wednesday morning at a refinery in Saint Johns, New Brunswick. The Irving Oil refinery later said it resumed normal operations. The gasoline market is extremely sensitive since supply is so stretched. Gasoline inventories in the Northeast have fallen to the lowest level since EIA records began in November, 1990, according to Dow Jones.(Read More: Get Oil and Natural Gas Prices Here )
RBOB gasoline futures finished the day up 3.8 percent at $3.1068 per gallon. Gasoline demand was down 1 percent in the weekly EIA report, and gasoline at the pump saw its first decline in seven weeks this week.
But oil supply is not stretched, and absent a crisis in the Middle East, it has likely seen its highs of the year. Analysts have said the plentiful global oil supply, with OPEC pumping record amounts, is colliding with a decline in demand as global growth sputters.
"When I looked at crude this morning, my biggest concern was what is going on in Europe, and the economies over there," said Andrew Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates. "You're seeing it in the streets, in Greece and in Spain, and it's just a telling sign of how bad the economy is. If you see how the world is so interconnected, a slowdown in Europe is going to affect both China and the U.S., and those are the type of things that are affecting the price of oil."
"It probably gets those people who were enthusiastic going into the Fed week to reconsider it now and get out," he said. Oil began its decline from its September high, shortly after the Fed announced its latest round of quantitative easing. Some traders say oil rose on expectations that QE or Fed asset purchases would be more inflationary, sending commodities higher.
The selling was also fueled by Saudi Arabia's comments that higher oil prices were not justified and by its commitment to keep pumping at higher levels. Meanwhile, even as Iranian oil has come off the market due to sanctions against it, neighboring Iraq has been able to pump more. At the same time, the White House has made it clear that it will consider all options, including a release from reserves, if oil prices get too high.
U.S. oil production also picked up to 6.5 million barrels per day last week, the highest level since 1997, according to the EIA. U.S. imports of oil fell by 2.25 million barrels a day, the lowest level since December, 2011.
"Here' in Texas, it's getting to be like an 18 year high. We'll probably get to over two million barrels a day by the end of the year," said Lipow. "Texas oil production is up a half million barrels a day in the last twelve months. That's amazing. That increase is about equal to the entire output of California or Alaska."
Texas production is about 1.8 million barrels a day currently, he said.
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BURLINGTON, N.C. – Following a marathon 12 inning loss, the King University softball faced Pfeiffer University in an elimination game. The Tornado finally broke into the scoring column in the sixth inning on a Hannah Smith single as King staved off elimination with a 2-0 victory.
Neither team was able to muster any offense as both pitchers kept the hitters off balance. King's Hannah Light started and allowed two hits in three innings of work while Morgan White relieved her and allowed two hits over the final four innings, earning her eighth win of the season.
Pfeiffer's Lindsey Russell was equally effective as she only allowed four hits in the game. King (31-25) finally broke through against Russell in the sixth inning. Aubree Hutt started the frame with a double to left field and Christina Melcher followed with an infield single. Fallon Thomas then walked to load the bases and bring Smith to the plate. The freshman took the second pitch she saw and ripped it into the left field to score Hutt and Melcher and give King the 2-0 lead. The runs also broke a 17 and two-thirds inning scoreless drought on the day for the Tornado, going back to the first game.
Four King players recorded hits to pace the Tornado offense while Smith drove in the game-winning runs.
The win eliminates Pfeiffer (21-28) from the Conference Carolinas Tournament. The Tornado will face another elimination game tomorrow when they face second seeded Mount Olive College at 11:00 a.m. in Burlington, N.C.


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In light of recent discussions, I thought some might find this interesting. Looks like Richie has ditched the decks altogether.
Richie explains to Beatportal exactly what the hell he's doing behind the laptops.
"One laptop is running Traktor DJ Studio 3 and the other is running Ableton Live," he says.
"There's so much new music to play with these days and my new set up allows me to take control of the music much more than, say, the typical DJ setup of 2 turntables and a sampler.
"With my current setup I can search inside of a track, find the parts I want to use and mix them.
"Now I don't need to worry about outdated skills such as beat matching and I can fully focus and concentrate my attention on more creative details of the mix."
Unlike many Traktor-based DJs, Richie Hawtin doesn't bother with timecoded CDs or vinyl and instead just uses the software's sync function.
He also midi clocks Traktor and Ableton by having Traktor as the master.
"People say that beatmatching is the art of DJing, but I'm sorry, beat matching isn't really creative, it's just a skill," says Richie.
"Sure, you can be pretty creative just by beat matching and cutting up records, but I prefer to spend my time in the DJ booth thinking about the construction of an interesting musical journey and less about timing two records together."
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Some foods that are considered romantic are featured in Valentine's Day dinners, while others were considered to be aphrodisiacs by ancient peoples.
Some foods that are considered romantic are featured in Valentine's Day dinners, while others were considered to be aphrodisiacs by ancient peoples.
Today science is able to validate some (but not all) qualities of foods that might have been considered myth and superstition. It can still be fun to think that some foods can make life a little more, shall we say, interesting.
For the most part, effects from aphrodisiacs are due in large part to the placebo effect, or the psychosomatic belief that there will be results. Many supposed aphrodisiacs are considered as such because of their appearance, shape or origin.
Chocolate is probably one of the most recognized aphrodisiac foods. Valentine's Day would not be complete without it. Cocoa contains chemical stimulants that conjure the sort of subtle feelings of well-being, often known as "feel-good" chemicals. Pure chocolate releases dopamine in the pleasure centers of the brain, possibly inducing feelings of excitement, attraction and euphoria. Cacao also contains tryptophan, known to promote a sense of relaxation.
Here's one that may not come to mind when one thinks of an aphrodisiac: Garlic! Although pungent in aroma, garlic contains compounds that increase blood flow, energy and may improve stamina.
When it comes to heat, chile peppers are chock full of capsaicin. This chemical is known to increase circulation to get blood pumping, induce flushed skin and stimulate nerve endings. It also triggers endorphins, which act as natural opiate-like neurotransmitters to promote feelings of euphoria and excitement.
Almond and asparagus are foods that may not strike one as belonging in this category. However, since antiquity almonds have been a symbol of fertility and the scent of an almond blossom is said to arouse passion.
Asparagus is a source of folate, which may act as a mood enhancer; it also contains other phosphorus nutrients to counteract fatigue and stimulate one's hormones.
Grapes have always been symbolic of love, fertility and virility. In ancient Greece, there was a tradition to give grape clusters to newlywed couples, in the belief that grape seeds would grant them many children. And of course we must thank Bacchus, the god of wine, for giving us such a tasty beverage.
Rosemary represents fidelity and is often associated with the love goddess Aphrodite, as she was often portrayed holding or wearing a sprig of the woody herb. Scientifically speaking, rosemary may improve circulation and sensitivity to touch.
� pound asparagus
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 onion, peeled and diced
2 cloves garlic, peeled and grated
1-2 teaspoons fresh rosemary needles, very finely minced
1 cup short grain rice, such as Arborio
1 cup white wine
4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Rinse the asparagus. Hold it by both ends and bend the stalk until it snaps toward the base. The remaining base is too woody to eat; the rest of the bunch will have about the same length of woody base. Cut all the stalks to the length of the snapped stalk. Discard the bases and cut tender stems into 2-inch pieces.
Add the asparagus to the chicken stock and simmer until bright green and slightly tender. Remove from the stock and dunk into ice water to stop cooking.
Heat a saute pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add 3 tablespoons butter. When the butter has melted, add onion, garlic and rosemary. Cook until the onion is translucent.
Add rice and stir until coated with butter. Cook rice until it is lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Add white wine and cook until evaporated.
Begin adding stock, ladlefuls at a time, making sure that all liquid is absorbed before adding additional liquid. To determine if it is time to add more stock, push your spoon or spatula down the center of the pan. If liquid does not immediately run into the center, add more stock.
Stir risotto continuously, adding stock until rice is al dente.
Add in asparagus tips and stir. Stir in remaining butter and cheese; season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
1 (10-ounce) can almond paste
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
�/� cup finely ground almonds
2 eggs
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 box frozen puff pastry, thawed but chilled (preferably all-butter pastry)
1 cup good-quality bittersweet chocolate chips
Turbinado (or raw) sugar, for finishing
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a Silpat liner or parchment paper.
In a small bowl, mix together almond paste with sugar, ground almonds and 1 egg. Set aside.
In a smaller bowl, beat together remaining egg with cream. Set aside.
Roll out the puff pastry until about �/8 of an inch thick. Cut the chilled dough into �-inch wide strips. Hold the ends of the strips, twisting in opposite directions. Form the twisted strip in a loose spiral, snail-like shape. Tuck the end beneath the last row. Place onto the prepared baking sheet and top with about 1 tablespoon of the almond paste mixture. Repeat with remaining pastry, storing the pan in the refrigerator to keep cold.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government has lost roughly $50 million on its sale of stock in six small banks bailed out in the 2008 financial crisis. But the Treasury Department says the three-year investment was profitable after counting dividends and investments.
The department said Thursday it received $362 million from the first public auction of its preferred stock in small banks. Treasury invested $410.8 million in the six banks.
But Treasury notes that when including $65.4 million in dividends and interest, the return from investment was $427.4 million.
The profits from the investment will help offset losses in the broader financial bailout, known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The government has recovered about $334 billion of the $415 billion that was lent to financial institutions and automakers under TARP.
The bulk of the money still owed taxpayers is from big insurer American International Group Inc., around $50 billion; General Motors Co., about $25 billion; and Ally Financial Inc., about $12 billion.
Separately, the government spent more than $150 billion to rescue mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the most expensive bailout of the 2008 financial crisis. It could cost nearly $200 billion more to support the companies through 2014 after subtracting dividend payments, according to the government agency that oversees them.
The six banks whose stock was sold are Banner Corp. of Walla Walla, Wash.; First Financial Holdings Inc., Charleston, S.C.; MainSource Financial Group Inc., Greensburg, Ind.; Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida, Stuart, Fla.; Wilshire Bancorp Inc., Los Angeles; and WSFS Financial Corp., Wilmington, Del.
"There's generally a discount in a transaction like this and the proceeds were in line with our expectations. These auctions are part of our continued efforts to balance the important goals of winding down the program expeditiously and maximizing taxpayer returns," Treasury spokesman Matt Anderson said.
Altogether, Treasury invested $245 billion in 707 small banks under TARP. It has recovered $260 billion. About 350 small banks remain in the bailout program.


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So I woke up this morning in a pretty good mood. The kids were being good, I had the cleaning itch and was able to get it all done with some assistance from the cheater after he woke up around 9:30.
We decided to go out for lunch and as we were driving there, the cheater says this:
Cheater: Dr. S (our individual/marriage counselor) must wonder what happened to us.
Me: Yeah, I know.
Cheater: He did a good job with us.
Me: Huh? Are you not going anymore?
Cheater: Well, I don't need to...do you think I need to?
Me: Yes.
Cheater: I don't see us having any time to go. Why do you think we need to go?
Me: Because you haven't even started to work on issues.
Cheater: What do you mean by that? What do you mean I have issues... You just offended me.
Me: Oh boy...
And off went the races... Apparently, I am the mean one here. I ended up having him take me home because we were getting nowhere and it pissed him off even more when I said, "You know what? It's your choice...you have your choice and I have mine. Always remember I have a choice."
My husband was cheating on my a year ago...and he thinks he is fine. He hasn't worked through shit in counseling because he keeps having to leave on the boat. So the therapist can't get down to anything plus the fact that he is closed up with a steal trap door.
I know where this will go...He has already started to slow down on his let me make it up to my wife thing and he has even started yelling at me again. Yep, it's all coming back...as I knew it would.
He can't stand for anyone to tell him that he needs help. His almightyness that has been instilled in him does not allow him to hear otherwise....His coping skills are still horrible so someday if he decides to cheat or do some other stupid thing, well that's his choice...and I will have mine.
You know he said he would never disappoint me again...but he just did.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Not going to counseling anymore...WHAT?!
So I woke up this morning in a pretty good mood. The kids were being good, I had the cleaning itch and was able to get it all done with some assistance from the cheater after he woke up around 9:30.
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- AnonymousJuly 17, 2011 at 7:29 AM
I'm so sorry. My husband thinks he's addressed his issues but he has only scratched the surface. He won't go for counseling because of poor past experience. I'm not pushing because he's been absolutely wonderful since discovery. But I'm with you. If things start to deteriorate again, I know I'm strong enough (because of this trial by fire) to make the difficult decisions.ReplyDelete
Thank you for responding...At least I know I am not alone. Good luck to you...ReplyDelete
That's really disappointing. Im not sure what it is with men.......counselling seems to be such a threat to them. I hope you continue to see your therapist on your own. Hopefully the therapist can make a plan for you on how to deal with your husbands self esteem/immaturity issues.ReplyDelete
Just had another thought....it there someway you could gently explain to him that going to therapy doesn't mean there is something "wrong with him" it is about trying to strengthen your marriage and helping you heal? It takes 2-4 years for a betrayed spouse to heal and going to therapy together may aid in speeding up your recovery.ReplyDelete
Well, he's changed his mind again. He is not going to go back to therapy. Yikes...what a mess.ReplyDelete


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski left Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts after catching two touchdown passes.
According to a report on Comcast SportsNet, Gronkowski has a broken forearm. Patriots spokesman Stacey James said he had no information on the injury.
Gronkowski walked to the tunnel that heads to the locker room with about four minutes left in the Patriots' 59-24 victory over the Colts.


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The latest analysis of job and salary data from Janco Associates presents a mixed bag of results. Overall technology job staffing is heading up, but salaries remain surprisingly flat. For CIOs at large companies, the news is even worse, with a notable average cut in compensation compared to this time last year. Janco reports that a total of 88,900 IT jobs have been added in the last 12 months. However, the forecast for the year ahead is not encouraging, based upon accompanying interviews that Janco has conducted with 96 CIOs. "CIOs are not in a great hurry to hire new staff except to meet short-term needs until they see a clear trend as to what is happening with the economy," says Victor Janulaitis, CEO of Janco Associates. "Two-thirds of the CIOs we interviewed do not see any real push to expand staffing over the next 12 months." (The exception appears to be for computer systems designers, who have seen a surge of demand for their skills.) At the very least, the following salary data should provide helpful guidance with respect to understanding what you can offer IT employees in your department at both managerial and staff-level positions. For more about Janco salary research, click here.


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I try to avoid Staten Island as much as possible, on account of all of the garbage dumps and mob wives and pebble lawns. There is one place I'll always go, though: The Tugboat Graveyard.
Artifacts of New York's shipping era can be found all over the five boroughs, but nowhere is the landscape more dramatic than here. Located in Arthur Kill Waterway -- a strip of water between Staten Island and New Jersey -- the graveyard once contained the skeletal remains of over 200 boats: retired ferries, rotting tugboats, and all-wood coal barges dating back over 100 years. After decades of salvage pickers and decay, about 25 old ships remain above water.
Some of the boats have made their way onto the shores and exist in various degrees of decay, but most can be found offshore, stuck in thick mud, or floating. The place feels less like a graveyard and more like a hospice: the eerie quiet of the area and it's mostly non-existant current allow for the peaceful decay of these giant, tired structures.
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"The Russian based 'Pirate Pay' startup is promising the entertainment industry a pirate-free future. With help from Microsoft, the developers have built a system that claims to track and shut down the distribution of copyrighted works on BitTorrent. Their first project, carried out in collaboration with Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures, successfully stopped tens of thousands of downloads." Each of which, naturally, ran out to buy the film in question right away, recouping the costs for hiring the firm. None of these people, naturally, simply tried again a few hours later. Primo plan, guys.


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Goal exclusively revealed back in June that los Blancos planned to renew Ronaldo's deal following the successful completion of signing Gareth Bale from Tottenham this summer.
Ronaldo, who has scored 203 goals in as many games since his €94 million move from Old Trafford in 2009, insists he has no intention of leaving the Santiago Bernabeu.
"I will be honest with you. Everyone knows I was in Manchester for six years, they gave me many things, and I don't forget that," he told reporters.
"But Manchester is the past, now it's Madrid. This is my home, my family's here, I'm really happy here.
"I respect the clubs who knocked on the door to ask about me, but they always knew my only goal was to be here and to play at this club, maybe until the end of my career.
"Nobody knows the future, but I'm going to be here for five more years and I just want to win trophies for this club. I try to do my best, like always."
Ronaldo's future at the club was in doubt when the forward publicly revealed he was "sad" and rumours suggested that he was not happy with the support he was receiving from the club.
The 28-year-old says it is all forgotten about now and he is targeting another 200 goals for Madrid in the next five years.
"We have our good and bad days. That day [last season after Granada game] I was a bit sad, something that can happen more times during the season," he added."I'm an ambitious person and I don't want to set any limit. I'm going to try to score 200 more goals in the next four or five years here. It's not the most important thing, but I'm going to try it.
"It's normal and human. Probably I shouldn't have said that in public, but I'm human and I make my own mistakes. It's in the past though. I feel good now and I want to stay in this club for many years.
"It's normal and human. Probably I shouldn't have said that in public, but I'm human and I make my own mistakes. It's in the past though. I feel good now and I want to stay in this club for many years.
"Leaving Real Madrid was something I could think about. I wanted to stay at this club, the best in the world in my opinion. If you leave Real Madrid, there is not another destination, because you are already on the top."
The new deal, which will reportedly see Ronaldo become the highest paid player in La Liga with a net salary of €17m, was already being negotiated at the end of last season, the Portuguese star revealed and he insists it is not about the money. "We have an agreement since the end of the last season, but we've made it concrete now," he added."The president gave me his word and I gave him mine. This is something I always wanted. The feeling I had was to stay at this club and it didn't took long to make the decision, at least for me."Being the best paid in the world was not the main thing. There are many things more important that just money. I'm not going to lie to you: it's important, but not the priority. There is a winning project, being at the best team in the world, the one that signs the best players."This club has enough size to win more Champions Leagues, more Ligas, more Copas... Money was not a big deal. Being the first one, the second one or the third one is not important, because I feel great."


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The front entrance is usually the main focal point on a facade. Although there was a tiny way in on the side of the gallery, the '80s-type tubular railing, which I wasn't a fan of, obstructed the front access to the porch. It looked like whoever lived there seemed cooped up in a cage and it also came across as an uninviting home. The centre railing in front of the door would have to be taken down. All the other balusters had to be replaced by white square wooden posts, either all vertical or in a more airy X pattern, as shown here. In both cases, for a richer look, the handrail should be thicker. The new railing and all the existing bare treated wood should be stained opaque white using a good quality acrylic product. The new steps with side ramps ought to be as wide as the distance between both central beams and would lead to a pathway made of large-scale rectangular or square slabs. From the actual secondary staircase, there could be another walkway leading toward the backyard. This passage would be edged with a series of orange perennials. The new barrier ought to be stained semiopaque using the same hue as the roof shingles. An elegant Polygonum could climb on the arch and fence. This perfumed flowering plant has to be drastically pruned in early spring to allow it to lavishly reclaim its territory.
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Given the size of the front area, I imagined this landscaping would be a piece of cake but certain restrictions made me rethink my first impression. The porch floor was low and the facade was in a very close proximity to the street. I had to find vertically challenged and salt-tolerant species. I was absolutely set in on a burst of orange on the doors and natural elements as well as a white contrast in blooms. Symmetrical beds on each side of the path will be bordered with concrete blocks or stained treated wood. A zigzag pattern edge of small Zinnia annuals will produce a profusion of daisylike white flowers right until frost. Near the balcony, a hedge of Potentilla Red Robin shrubs with red-orange petals will anchor the facade. Alternatively, there could also be another combination but in reversed colouring this time. Near the walkway and placed in a line, Hemerocallis Orange Crush perennials should be combined with Potentilla Abbotwood bushes with white blooms placed near the balcony. Planted randomly, variegated Sedum perennials will eventually fill out the available space in the new beds. Dark brown mulch on the exposed soil will contribute to weed control.
Feeling less fenced in, the owners will now be able to cuddle up on a new contemporary outdoor love seat.
"Ah, l'amour - toujours l'amour."
- Sedum Kamtschaticum Variegatum (perennials, variegated, yellow orange)
- Potentilla fru.Red Robin (shrubs, orange, hedge under two side of balcony)
- Lonicera Mandarin (two climbing, orange, trellises)
- Zinnia Profusion White (annual edges, white, both side of walkway)
- Howea Forsteriana (palm, big ceramic planter)
- Calibrachoa Million Bells Tangerine (annuals, orange, white, hanging pots)
- Geum X Borissii (peren-nials, orange red, edge to backyard)
- Polygonum Aubertii (climbing, white, scented, over arch and fence)
- Crab apple trees (white) and other trees on sides of house.
Most homes can use a little help when it comes to warming up their curb appeal. If you'd like some inexpensive ideas on how to improve the appearance of your home, send a clear photo of your house with your commentary to: Suzanne Rowe, Designer, firstname.lastname@example.com. Because of the volume of email she receives, it is not possible for her to individually reply to each correspondent.
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After visiting the Williamstown fair last year, the owners fell in love with the little Ontario town and decided to buy this nice cottage there. The exterior of the house was in good condition, but it lacked warmth and visual interest.


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The House That Pabst (As In Blue Ribbon) Built
Joseph Pabst is the great-great-grandson of Frederick Pabst, founder of Pabst Brewing Company. Now we didn't expect to see the walls lined with beer cans or a ping pong table set up, but we didn't expect to see the explosion of colors, fabrics, textures and more inside this Milwaukee home.
When Joseph purchased this 1929 home, it was in great condition but it wasn't "him." He then took the next two years to make it his own, a place for himself, his dogs and friends and family when they came to visit. Not having grown up in Milwaukee, Joseph was excited to reclaim his roots and settle down in the land that his fathers built and embraced.
His home at first feels a little claustrophobic and as you continue through the tour things feel more open as you gain a sense of his style. We love the crazy over the top touches that truly transformed this age old home into something classic yet modern… and did we mention that there's an amazing pool?
Check out the photos above and then take the full tour over at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. You can read about his home and the changes made here.
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28 U.S. Code § 754 - Receivers of property in different districts
A receiver appointed in any civil action or proceeding involving property, real, personal or mixed, situated in different districts shall, upon giving bond as required by the court, be vested with complete jurisdiction and control of all such property with the right to take possession thereof.
He shall have capacity to sue in any district without ancillary appointment, and may be sued with respect thereto as provided in section 959 of this title.
Such receiver shall, within ten days after the entry of his order of appointment, file copies of the complaint and such order of appointment in the district court for each district in which property is located. The failure to file such copies in any district shall divest the receiver of jurisdiction and control over all such property in that district.
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 117 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 56, 36 Stat. 1102).
Word "action" was substituted for "suit", in view of Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Section 117 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., applied to land or other property of a fixed character lying in different States within the same circuit. Words "property, real, personal or mixed, situated in different districts", were inserted to broaden the scope of this section to cover all property in different districts without respect to situs "within different states within same judicial circuit".
The revised section permits the receiver appointed by any district court to control all property of the defendant in whatever district the property is situated. The provisions of section 117 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., for divesting the receiver's jurisdiction and control of property in other districts upon disapproval by the circuit court of appeals or a judge thereof of the circuit embracing the district of appointment was omitted as unnecessary in view of sections 1292 and 2107 of this title. Said section 1292 provides for review of the order of appointment and the directions of the reviewing court will control the receiver.
Provisions of section 117 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., relating to process are the basis of section 1692 of this title.
Under section 117 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., failure to file copies of the complaint and order of appointment in any district where part of the property was located divested the receiver of jurisdiction over all the property except that part located in the State where the suit was brought. This has been changed by limiting the exception to the district where the copies are not filed. Obviously the election of the receiver not to take control of property in one district ought not to preclude his control in those districts in which he did file such copies.
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Voula is aghast when her best friend, Stephanie, begins campaigning for president on kiss and wild promises. Meanwhile, Stephanie's younger brother, Arthur, joins forces with Yick to avoid Joey's bullying.
Stephanie is walking to school and her brother Arthur tries to talk to her. "I don't know you!" she says. Stephanie tells Arthur that he can't talk to her or tell anyone they're related when they're at school.
It's the beginning of a new school year and everyone is excited to see each other. Stephanie goes into the bathroom and sees her best friend Voula. Stephanie gives Voula a bracelet. She also takes off her clothes, revealing the "sexy" clothes she had on underneath. "This is 8th grade, right? We're supposed to be more mature, so I'm gonna start dressing more mature," she says. Stephanie also decides to run for school president (competing against Snake who's also running for the position).
Arthur walks into the school as a lost seventh grader. He walks up to a teacher to ask where Ms. Avery's class is. Joey offers to show him where his is. He shows Arthur to a room, but it's the really the janitor's closet. A boy named Yick lets him out and they search for their homeroom together.
Voula decides to be Stephanie's campaign assistant. She helps make posters and writes Steph's speech. While practicing her speech in the library, Joey keeps whistling at Stephanie because of her outfit. Stephanie gives her speech on the front steps and everyone loves it. Afterward Joey goes up to her and kisses her arm. Wheels says that he'll vote for her if she'll let him kiss her. All of the other boys go up to get kisses as well.
In the halls the boys are waiting outside the bathroom for Stephanie. They chant "We want a kiss! All the way with Stephanie Kaye!" Voula doesn't agree with Stephanie, but goes along with it, anyway. Stephanie gives another speech. She thanks Joey for helping her with the campaign, not Voula. Upset and hurt, Voula runs off.
Stephanie wins the election. It's not as fun as she thought it was when she has to go to meetings and deliver a speech in front of the PTA. Stephanie walks by Joey putting Arthur in a locker. She tells him to stop, but doesn't reveal she and Arthur are related. She finally finds Voula and asks her to write her speech. Voula is still mad at her and throws down the bracelet Stephanie gave her. Stephanie promises to be the best president the school has ever had.
Outside of school, Arthur thanks Stephanie from saving him from Joey. Arthur tells her that he could help write her PTA speech. "I need you!" Stephanie says as she smiles.
- The character featured in the final freeze frame for this episode was Stephanie.
- This is one of three episodes that has a character's name in the title, excluding The Kids of Degrassi Street episodes. The other two are Jessie's Girl and Jane Says (1) & Jane Says (2), both TNG episodes.
- The Election Results: President - Stephanie Kaye, Vice President - Susie Rivera, Treasurer - Alex Yankou.
- After this episode, Voula and Stephanie are no longer best friends, until Best Laid Plans.
- Manny Santos and Alli Bhandari would also change from parent-approved clothes into something more revealing as Stephanie does in this episode; Stephanie is the only one out of the three not to eventually get approval.
- Despite Erica and Heather Farrell being in the Class of 1992 (8th grade), their respective actresses appear in Ms. Avery's homeroom, which is Grade 7, and in roll call one of them answers to 'Stacy Farrell', so they're presumably extras at this point.
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- Sara Ballingall as Melanie Brodie
- Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson
- Sarah Charlesworth as Susie Rivera
- Amanda Cook as L.D. Delacorte
- Irene Courakos as Alexa Pappadopolos
- Angela Deiseach as Erica Farrell
- Maureen Deiseach as Heather Farrell
- Craig Driscoll as Rick Munro
- Michelle Goodeve as Karen Avery
- Neil Hope as Derek Wheeler
- John Ioannou as Alex Yankou
- Niki Kemeny as Voula Grivogiannis
- Deborah Lobban as Doris Bell
- Arlene Lott as Nancy Kramer
- Pat Mastroianni as Joey Jeremiah
- Billie Mintz as Hank
- Stacie Mistysyn as Caitlin Ryan
- Bill Parrot as Shane McKay
- Siluck Saysanasy as Yick Yu
- Amanda Stepto as Christine Nelson
- Nicole Stoffman as Stephanie Kaye
- Tyson Talbot as Jason Cox
- Duncan Waugh as Arthur Kobalewscuy
- Keith White as Tim O'Connor
- Dan Woods as Daniel Raditch
- Mr Lawrence: "Remember school elections are coming up next week. Get those nominations in early, get involved guys!"
Steph: "Guys? What about girls?"
- Voula: (to Steph) "You're such a baby a selfish baby!!" (throws bracelet down)
- Steph: "Voula, wait!"
Voula: "You're on your own, Ms. President...you and your new image..."
- Joey: "What a broomhead!"
- Steph: "It's my new image!"
Voula: "What was wrong with the old image?!"
Steph: "Voula! Grade 8?"
- Steph: "This is gonna be a really big year, I can feel it."
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Mom Congress 2012 proves that mom advocates make education better for our children. Not only are the delegates for 2012 incredible, the presentations in the last few days were, too.
Mom Congress Rock Star Ideas
Editorial Director, Ana Connery, opened the conference with the 2012 themes –-
1. Parent-teacher connection
2. Global connectedness.
Connery recently interviewed Mrs. Obama who said that she or the President always attended every conference for their children. Her takeaway? If the Pres can do it, (and one could argue he's quite busy) we all can!
Ellen Pritchard-Dodge of Kimochis, Toys with Feelings Inside, taught us about their different temperament characters. When the spotlight is on the character, not the child, it's easier to connect. As a world we need to communicate with each other and Kimochi's is a place to start. In fact, Kimochi is more than a toy; it's a tool and a school wide curriculum that impressed us all.
Ellen "I see massive changes in kids that have had the Kimochis. Kids are friendlier, patient, polite, . . . conflicts are resolved more quickly."
ASCD Healthy Schools
Sean Slade Healthy Schools Communities ASCD Director emphasized the importance of professional development then added, "If you want to go somewhere quickly you go on you own; but if you want to go far, you take someone with you. . . . If you want something sustainable [in education] you take partners with you."
Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan
The best part of Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan's speech was when he used mentioned Mom Congress delegate initiatives – like Beth Schroeder Buonsante's Zumba nights, Liberty Naud's mobile science lab in California, Lisa Hilgenfeldt's FuelMySchool program matching needs with resources, and Andi Hildenbrand's hands-on science lab.
Schools worldwide use the PISA assessment in which Finland did exceptionally well. Anu Partanen journalist author from Finland shared some of her research on what works in her country and the differences between Finland and the U.S. For example, teacher training is emphasized and teachers are given autonomy to do what they do. If there are problems, teachers are sent for more training.
Model UN
The Model United Nations program, says Director of Education, Amy Ruggiero, increases global competence with four goals.
- Investigate the world.
- Recognize diverse perspectives.
- Communicate ideas with a diverse audience.
- Take action on what kids have learned
Save the Children
Mark Shriver of Save the Children got straight to the point when he said, "It's not sexy to talk about poor kids in America; it's sexy to talk about poor kids in Africa. But, when 1 in 4 kids in this country live in poverty, look in the mirror and say stop fooling yourself, nothing is going to change unless you get fired up. Delegate, Ilina Ewen loved Mark Shriver because he spoke to the causes she's most passionate about."
Shriver recommended . . .
1. Get mobilized.
2. Get political action efforts behind you.
3. Get 5 - 10 friends to go with you if you want to have an impact.
Shockingly, only 1 in 5 kids have access to a park said Darell Hammond of KaBOOM! Which translates to 15 million kids. As a non-profit, they have gotten good at raising money for their work. KaBOOM'S Susan Comfort gave us her best tips to raising money. The key to raising money is you have to ask (not write a letter, email, FB or Twitter). You can say something like this: "I'm passionate about ______________________ , will you give _____________________ ?"
Shot @ Life
Shot@Life wants every child to get a chance to live a healthy, long life by preventing illnesses with vaccines. Delegates were touched by the Shot@Life ambassador stories. Julie Bergin summarized it saying, "Shot@life touched my heart... you donate $20, get a cool t-shirt and a baby gets to LIVE! Awesome!"
Lori Harding added, "The personal passion the stories brought to their cause."
"I loved Shot@Life because it reminds us how much we take vaccines and the safety they provide our families for granted," gushed Martha Edwards.
Stay tuned for more from Mom Congress 2012 highlights on Thursday's blog post.


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"I love you! I love you!" is the one-way conversation that emerges from Armand Assante Sr.'s sunny kitchen. "Hello! I love you."
"I love you! I love you!" is the one-way conversation that emerges from Armand Assante Sr.'s sunny kitchen. "Hello! I love you."
It's Apollo, a talkative Amazon parrot as bright as the oil colors Assante selects each weekend to paint still lifes, nudes, portraits and landscapes in a lifelong creative flurry. A retrospective of Assante's paintings opens Thursday at the Karpeles Manuscript Manuscript Library Museum.
"I tried to select some from each genre he painted in," said museum director Dennis Wepman. "There's so much, it was hard to choose."
Assante, 90, studied art in college and painted for two years with German refugee Hubert Landau before military service took him to the South Pacific in World War II.
"I was a telephone lineman," Assante recalled, noting that since communication lines were often knocked out, he had more opportunities than most Marines to leave the base. "I loved the Chinese peasants as models! I was doing small drawings mostly from a village 11 miles outside of Tsingtao (currently Qingdao)."
Assante's actor son has those drawings, while the retrospective at Karpeles will focus only on his painting work from the 1940s-80s.
"I worked in advertising and handled about 15 accounts. I liked the sound of a place upstate and would come up to this area to visit," Assante said. He found the mountaintop home in Cornwall that he renovated with larger windows to take in the panoramic views.
"I used to go walking in lower Cornwall, through empty lots, patrolling, looking for scenes I wanted to paint," Assante said. Police cruisers sometimes slowed to check out this man with the paint kit showing up in unexpected places. The fruit of such expeditions resulted in dozens of landscapes of every aspect of the town "the way it once was."
A painting of Storm King comes with a story about a hazard known to most plein air painters: busybodies.
"There was a roof on the theater building at Mount Saint Mary, and I got permission to go up there and paint. I walked between two iron bars and got settled in, perfectly safe. Well, I could only do one painting session for this scene because a nun fussed from another building about me being up there. I was fine!" Assante said, laughing.
Perhaps less hazardous are his experiments with compositional themes of French painters Poussin, Cezanne or Renoir.
"My color palette was always my own, though I was copying themes by other artists," he said, pointing to an El Greco-inspired piece. "Matisse was very demanding of his children insisting they study art, but I was not." The acting bug caught his son Armand and daughter Denise. His youngest daughter Andrea is a physical therapist.
When Assante's wife Katherine passed away nearly two years ago, he didn't feel as moved to paint and only recently has begun "to draw a little."


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Throughout Day 81 of the NHL lockout on Wednesday — the second consecutive day CBA negotiations started at lunch and ran well past midnight ET — checks and balances were in effect.
When optimism seemed to run a little too high after the Board of Governors meeting, reports surfaced that tension increased at the ensuing less meeting, held at a hotel on New York's Times Square without Gary Bettman or Donald Fehr.
When one side served up a proposal, the other volleyed back.
When it appeared the owners left a breakout session a little too quickly, they came back for another.
One team owner, the Boston Bruins' Jeremy Jacobs, according to Sportsnet's Michael Grange, got particularly angry and almost walked out. One player, Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller, "snapped," in Grange's words.
So, it's only appropriate that the league's latest proposal to players split the difference on the largest remaining issue: How much on existing contracts owners should pay the NHLPA to ease the agreed-upon drop in their share of revenue from 57 percent to 50.
According to multiple reports, the first of which was by Sportsnet's John Shannon, the league offered players $300 million in so-called "make-whole" or transitional payments. Their previous offer was $211 million; the players' previous request was $393 million.
How the union responded to the offer is unknown. Only Winnipeg Jets defenseman Ron Hainsey spoke after the meeting for the players, and he did little to classify the sessions other than call them "candid discussions." But he did say the sides would meet Thursday.
Also part of the league's proposal: unaltered rules on free agency (they would been attempting to change arbitration guidelines and raise the minimum age from 27); capping salary variances at 5 percent as a means of eliminating back-diving, cap-circumventing contracts; and a five-year limit on contracts for unrestricted free agents and seven-year limit for teams retaining their players.
Whether the leak of the details is a good or bad sign remains to be seen. What's clear, though, is that while the proposal represents a compromise on past proposals, it would still guarantee that players win no points on any of the major issues in relation to the previous collective bargaining agreement.
Before the marathon session, Bettman briefed the Governors on the progress, and a few encouraging signs followed.
"We feel good about the information we've gotten," Columbus Blue Jackets president John Davidson told reporters outside the law firm Proskauer Rose.
New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello also was encouraged.
"I've always been hopeful there'd be a season until there is, but right now, we just have to leave it in the hands of the people that are talking," Lamoriello said.
Toronto Maple Leafs minority owner Larry Tanenbaum, who was in Tuesday's meeting, said it "absolutely" provided more clarity on each side's position.
"We're going to continue to talk, up until we get a deal," Tanenbaum said, without providing a timetable. "As long as we're talking, we're hopeful."
One subject of the Board of Governors meeting — a schedule if a deal is struck. One executive told ESPN.com a 50-plus game schedule was possible, which would imply a start date in the next two weeks.
Bettman, publicly, was brief.
"We are pleased with the process," he said in a statement around 1:50 p.m. He didn't take any questions out of what he called respect for the process.