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THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PAYROLL Can we afford it? / Given the growing enthusiasm for taxpayer revolt, the stage is set for a crisis in local government. The crisis is that we may not be able to afford the payroll bill of our public employees. It will occur as a result of two separate movements approaching from different directions but meeting on the public compensation system battleground. One of these movements is very old, dating back to the turn of the century. It is the organized labor movement. While the percentage of the labor force that is unionized in the United States has declined steadily from 30 percent in 1958 to 22 percent in 1978, the unionization of government workers has soared. The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees has increased its membership from 297,000 in 1967 to more than 1 million. The American Federation of Teachers has increased from 125,000 to 420,000. The strength of such groups is demonstrated by newspaper bulletins from major cities: Cleveland: Teachers strike; students sent home. Philadelphia: 19,000 municipal employees go on strike. Memphis: Police and firemen return to work after 8-day strike. A comparison of hourly wages among three different types of employees is shown in the accompanying box. Federal employees' average hourly earnings, it can be seen, have increased at a greater pace than have those in the private business sector. by LARRY L. KEHLER / Partner, St. Louis Municipal hourly earnings are close to the private sector in earning growth over the last 10 years. The second movement approaching the public payroll battleground is the demand by taxpayers to reduce the cost of government. These demands are just beginning, the first being the passage of Proposition 13 in California. Comparison of Hourly Wages (Average Hourly Earnings) Consumer Fire- 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Price Index 100.0 104.2 109.8 116.3 121.3 125.3 133.1 147.7 161.2 170.5 181.5 Private fighters Business & Police* 100.0 107.6 115.1 123.3 131.5 138.9 150.3 164.3 180.2 196.5 213.6 100.0 107.0 117.0 12.8.0 135.0 145.0 157.0 168.0 180.0 193.0 203.0 Federal Executive Branch 100.0 106.5 115.7 128.9 139.5 150.0 161.1 199.5 *Data not available t Cities with 100,000 inhabitants or more Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics The government reaction to tax cuts is likely to be reduced work forces and salary freezes. That was the action planned in California after passage of Proposition 13. The employee reaction was a strike threat and job action. Fortunately no showdown occurred, but the threat of organized public employees closing down our cities is real. Clearly, what is needed is a thorough review of existing civil service and employee compensation systems. The Typical Compensation Program To satisfy the requirements of most civil service laws and to minimize the administrative effort, most public compensation programs are based on a salary structure comprised of fixed grades and fixed pay rate steps within each grade. The number of individual steps per grade ranges from 5 to 10, with salary difference between steps averaging 5 percent. Such a structure requires comparatively little administrative effort, because jobs are assigned to their respective grades by a classification program, and rules are established for all employee movement between steps. Such a structure is, of course, a basic minimum; on top of that must be built a full compensation program tailored to local conditions. Too often, it is not. With inflation ranging as high as 10 percent in recent years, it is obvious that fixed salary structures require overall adjustments to compensate for this increase. Many administrators respond by advancing each employee up one or two salary steps. While this solution is easy, it creates many problems. Employees who are already at the top of their salary grade have no new salary step to move up to. After several years, all but new employees will be at the highest step of their grade. Proper administration requires a periodic review of jobs to determine if grades or steps should be adjusted 55
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Public employee payroll: Can we afford it?
Kehler, Larry L.
Municipal officials and employees -- Salaries, etc.
Local officials and employees -- Salaries, etc.
Touche Ross. St. Louis Office
Tempo, Vol. 25, no. 1 (1979), p. 55-56
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Well, I'll BeSaturday, June 30th, 2007
I had a real nice conversation tonight with a new found cousin, Say-rah (aka Sarah) from Oklahoma, who just so happens to be related to me in about 52 different ways. What a delight! We certainly share the gift of gab if nothing else. Oh, and by the way, she loves Cemetery Hoppin' about as much as I do! Yep, we've decided we "am" kin…
As soon as I am able to get a few things fleshed out that she has sent my way (lots of Beasley and Tart info), I hope to update the Family Reports. That hasn't been done in quite a while so you folks should find loads of new info once that happens.
I was also contacted by descendants of Kitty Langdon Williams (03/02/1889 – 03/14/1964), daughter of Willis Carroll and Delia Thompson Langdon. Thanks to their willingness to share info, we are going to be able to flesh out that family as well. Good things happening all around.
Pops has had a rough couple of days with pain in his legs. We are beginning to think that perhaps his chloresterol medicine is affecting his legs. His cousin, Barbara, found out a while back that she cannot take statins due to severe pain it causes in her legs and I had the very same problem. Our doctors finally had to move us to meds that do not contain statins. Pops has been suffering with the pain in his legs for quite some time now and we were attributing it to the hernia. Now with it happening in both legs and being so bad, we are wondering about the idea of the statins. To be on the safe side, he has stopped his medication until he sees the surgeon on Tuesday. Please continue to pray and I'll keep you posted.
Have a great day tomorrow and find lots of reasons to smile!

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Canucks draw Andrew Alberts in, drop Keith Ballard out, for Game 1 vs. Sharks
Andrew Alberts takes a breather during Vancouver Canucks practice at Rogers Arena on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The Canucks host the San Jose Sharks in Game 1 of their NHL Western Conference quarter-final series on Wednesday.
Photograph by: Jason Payne , PNG
VANCOUVER — For 17 consecutive games, Vancouver Canucks defenceman Andrew Alberts had the three most dreaded words in hockey written beside his name: Did Not Dress.
That's the politically correct version, too. There are others less appealing ones like scratched, benched and getting the tap. Being a 'DND' means staying out late after practice to shoot on the backup goalie. It means another workout before the game and then having your shower prior to the puck drop, rather than following the final horn.
"I mean, it's no fun," Alberts said Tuesday. "It was probably the most frustrating start to the season I've had. To be where I am now, it feels good."
Alberts is where all players want to be at the start of playoffs, which is in the opening night lineup. Barring a last-second attack of influenza — you know, he opened up the door and in flew enza — Alberts will be on the Canucks' third pairing with rookie Frank Corrado for Game 1 Wednesday against the San Jose Sharks (7:30 p.m., TSN, Team 1040).
Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault didn't even try to keep this one a secret. He may have parked Alberts 17 straight, and 24 overall, but he was singing his praises Tuesday. The 6-5, 218-pound Alberts has clearly snatched the third-pairing left-side job away from the luckless Keith Ballard.
"Andrew has been consistent in the last (10) games that he's played," Vigneault said. "He's been physical, he's been good 1-on-1 and he's a big body. He gives us a big presence on defence and you combine him with Alex Edler and Jason Garrison and those are three big defencemen who can play the body and wear the other teams down. And that's part of the reason why he's in our lineup."
Alberts, 31, never gave up hope even as he sat and sat and sat. The lockout-shortened season began Jan. 19 and his first appearance in the lineup was Feb. 24. He and Cam Barker were a duo on the fourth pairing, the one that never played. For Alberts, in the last year of a deal in which he made a prorated $1.225 million, his career was flashing before his eyes.
"Obviously when you're not playing, you start to think 'Geez, what's going to happen in my future?' but I knew I could play in this top six," he said. "We had eight solid defencemen at the beginning of the year. That's the way things were. But I knew I could contribute and that's what I kept telling myself. Stay positive, come to the rink every day to work hard, and it will take you a long way.
"I think I've played my best hockey lately. It's a little frustrating if you get some weak goals scored on you in weird situations but, beyond that, I think I'm playing my best. I'm seeing the ice well, making the smart play and getting the puck out."
Ballard, meanwhile, was attempting to keep his chin up despite another pummelling to his psyche. Clearly Vigneault isn't comfortable with him on the right side and prefers to deploy Corrado there. The latter has played all of three games in the NHL and the last two weren't in meaningful situations.
"If I don't end up playing, it's disappointing, yes," nodded Ballard. "But there is a lot bigger stuff going on right now. We have a real legitimate chance here to do something special. And no one says if you don't play Game 1, you don't play at all. I'm kind of taking the mindset if they need me down the road, I'd better be ready, do well and, hopefully, contribute."
Ballard still has two years remaining on his contract at $4.2 million and it's more than likely he'll be moved along this summer, probably through a compliance buyout, with the salary cap coming down by $6 million. When he was first scratched two seasons ago, it raised eyebrows. Now it surprises no one. He maintains he'll be a good soldier until the end, whether it's bitter or sweet.
"I don't think it's difficult being professional," he stated. "I've had some practice."
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The Challenge
The Prove-it Initiative calls for an immediate moratorium on all new public wireless technologies, including SmartMeters until...
- Testing of these technologies for health impacts shows there is no harm.
- A blue-ribbon commission certifies that US standards for microwave exposures and other EMFs are safe.
This website informs about the health impacts of wireless technologies and provides tools to help you take immediate action for change!
- SIGN-IT: read and sign the prove-it initiative which will be sent to the President and Congress
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Jack Chambers: an Intimate Remembrance (Audio)
March 27th, 2012Click to play:
Recorded: Wednesday, March 7, 7 – 8:30 pm in Jackman Hall
Duration: 00:52:04
Join Christopher Dewdney for an evening of insights into the work of Jack Chambers along with personal, often humerous, anecdotes from Dewdney's long familial acquaintance with the artist.
Christopher Dewdney has been writing art criticism for more than three decades. He is the author of four books of non-fiction as well as eleven books of poetry. His most recent non-fiction title is Soul of the World: Unlocking the Secrets of Time. Dewdney teaches creative writing and poetics at the Glendon Campus of York University in Toronto.


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Farrakhan Seriously Ill
Farrakhan vowed to work hard to recover, noting that "I do not believe my earthly work is done." He compared his situation to that of Cuba's Fidel Castro...
(Minister Louis Farrakhan).
Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said in a letter to his followers published in The Final Call that he is seriously ill.
He urged people to continue in his absence so that NOI will "live long after I and we have gone."
Farrakhan, 73 years old, compared his situation to that of Fidel Castro, who yielded power to his brother Raul due to illness. "While many rejoiced — believing and thinking that if Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution expired they could move Cuba and the Revolution in a new direction — his absence from the helm only proved that Cuba will not fall apart over the absence or passing of their illustrious leader," Farrakhan wrote.
The NOI minister vowed to work hard towards recovery "because I do not believe my earthly work is done."
The NOI leader said during a visit to Cuba in March, doctors found an ulcer in his anal area. He said he has been suffering similar to 1998. That was the year he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent an operation. Farrakhan said he has lost more than 20 pounds and that he's fighting "serious infection and inflammation."Â
He said followers should be on the lookout for "crooked deceiver and hypocrite who would create confusion over my present condition."
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MASTODON Writing / Recording Track For Upcoming Monsters, Inc. Sequel
December 4, 2012, 6 years ago
MASTODON have announced that they are writing and recording a song for the upcoming sequel to the Disney Pixar animated film Monsters, Inc., entitled Monsters University.
Starring Billy Crystal and John Goodman a plot outline for Monsters University states: Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.
Screaming with laughter and fun, Monsters University is directed by Dan Scanlon (Cars, Mater and the Ghostlight, Tracy) and produced by Kori Rae (Up, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc.). The film opens in North American theaters on June 21st, 2013, and will be shown in Disney Digital 3D in select theaters.


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Dearborn couple steps forward to claim Powerball prize
Mark, Cindy Hill to take share of jackpot in one lump sum
A Dearborn, Mo., couple stepped forward Friday morning to claim their share of a $587.5 million Powerball jackpot.
Mark and Cindy Hill will split the prize with a ticket holder in Arizona.
The couple bought the winning ticket at the Trex Mart convenience store in Dearborn. They used quick pick to select the numbers.
"Well, I didn't find out until the next day after I'd taken my daughter to school. I went by to see what the numbers were and I got back in my car and I didn't have my glasses and I was thinking, 'Is that the right numbers? Is that the right numbers?' I was shaking. I called my husband and said, 'I think I'm having a heart attack!'" Cindy Hill said.
Hill said she drove to her mother-in-law's house to verify the winning numbers.
Missouri Lottery officials said they gave the couple about 10 minutes to pack and whisked them to Jefferson City to validate the ticket.
The couple, who have three grown sons and a young daughter, said they forgot to pack some items like toothpaste.
"We had to get toothpaste and stuff like that, and I found myself in the store still looking at prices and stuff, " Mark Hill said. "Old habits are hard to break."
The couple said they will take the money in one lump sum, which is $293,750,000 before taxes.
Cindy Hill worked as an office manager, but was laid off nearly 30 months ago. She said she took a year off to spend time with their daughter and began looking for work recently when the girl went to first grade. Mark Hill worked as a mechanic for Hillshire Brands but has since resigned.
"I only talked to my boss over the phone. He didn't believe me. After about five minutes, he called back and said, 'Really?' And I said, 'Yep, really,'" he said.
The couple's son, Cody Hill, said they told him about the jackpot early Thursday but asked him not to tell anyone.
"I got to work and everyone's talking about like, 'Someone from the Kansas City area won,'" he said. "I'm like, 'You don't say. Wow, that's, huh.' I'm like, 'I bet those people are pretty happy right now.'"
Cindy Hill said the family had meetings to set up accounts to manage the money, including college funds for the children in her extended family. She said the family would probably also take a few trips, including letting her daughter see the beach for the first time.
Their daughter said she wants a pony for Christmas, but Cindy Hill said that would probably have to wait until she's older.
She said she was concerned about having a lot of people approach the family asking for help and how she would protect her children and grandchildren.
The couple said they were high school sweethearts and like to think of themselves as well-grounded people.
"We are pretty well grounded and we've worked really hard all our lives and we know the value of a dollar, so other than a few trips here and there and the college funds, we're just the same people," Cindy Hill said. "My husband's keeping the same old pickup truck. He did ask for a red Camaro though, I have to say that."
The couple said they plan to stay in Dearborn and invest in the surrounding community, and they plan to start a scholarship at North Platte High School. Adoption charities and Shriners are also likely to receive donations.
"God blessed us with this, and for some reason he put it in our hands," Cindy Hill said. "But we were blessed before we ever won this."


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Jax Tactical necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 84 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Jax Tactical http://jaxtactical.com
We are a new tactical gun and accessories company that is opening a retail store and training facility. We sell firearms, knives, and accessories to military personal, law enforcement and civilians. We currently do gun-shows and online e-commerce sales. We also provide training in self-defense and tactics with firearms and bladed weapons.
We aim to be the go-to company for tactical firearms, accessories and training. We strive to educate and train civilians with conceal carry permits to be better prepared to safely defend themselves and their families. Our customers range from special forces military personnel to the homemaker that is buying his/her first gun for self-defense.
This logo must represent our company as a professional entity. We are not your ordinary "Billy Jo-Bob's" Gun shop or pawn shop.
Be creative: We welcome out of the "ammo-box" thinking.
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1.Would like to incorporate a tactical pistol with possible laser also.
2. Font must be modern and sleek
3. Possibly includes our tag line "Outfitting the Good Guys"
4. No cartoons.
5. Additionally need a version that works well for black and white print copy
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Welcome To Our Ranch
"A relaxing atmosphere where the Lone Star hunting tradition lives on, and lifelong memories are made..."
Dear Friend –
Thank you for your interest in the Richards Ranch, North Texas's premier hunting destination located just over an hour northwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Whether it's trophy whitetail deer, wild hog, Rio Grande turkey, bobwhite quail, ringneck pheasant, chukar, dove or our many species of wild duck, our all-inclusive hunt packages offer a spectacular Texas hunting experience accentuated by first-class accommodations, a friendly staff and delicious cuisine.
No matter if it's a family hunt, a weekend with old friends or a corporate gathering with clients and staff, the Richards Ranch – one of the few remaining Texas Century Ranch sites in the state – provides a warm, relaxing atmosphere where the Lone Star hunting tradition lives on, and lifelong memories are made. Our family has carefully stewarded this land and made it our home for seven generations. Once you visit us for the first time, we think you'll see why we're so proud of this truly special place.
Please take a few minutes to view our website, then call us with any questions you might have.
We look forward to hunting with you soon!
Brent & Cindy Hackley
Oustanding Conservation Awards & Accomplishments
2005 Environmental Stewardship Award - Region IV Winner
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
2005 Lonestar Land Steward Award -
State Winner
Texas Parks & Wildlife
Leopold Conservation Award - Texas
Sand County Foundation
2004 Outstanding Rangeland
Management Award
Society for Range Management
Texas Century Ranch
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8th Annual St. Lucie Mud JamPosted in Events on May 29, 2014
The first St. Lucie Mud Jam, September 2011, was met with much adversity. I read many comments online concerned with how good the mud at this new venue would be. "This place looks like a dump" was one of the comments I read on a popular forum. They couldn't be more wrong. Not many people believed that natural mud would really be there since no photos could be found and the only video was subsequently taken down. "I think I was more excited about the place BEFORE I saw the video," someone else posted. Mud Jam took its share of abuse in the beginning, but everything great has to start somewhere. Now we are marking the eighth straight event at the same location, and they have even had a few visits from the ever popular Trucks Gone Wild crew.
Larry and Colleen Thomas have proved that the St. Lucie Mud Jam is a force to be reckoned with in the mudding community, and they listen to what the people say and suggest. Sure, they had a few unexpected problems during startup, but those were minor glitches that in my opinion are unavoidable. Mud Jam in known for having a few different areas of mud to accommodate all types of enthusiasts, from the little guys to the giants. Nice camping areas and plenty of quality vendors add to a unique setting on 500 acres. This event is a must-go in my book.
With the turnout at this past February's event, the St. Lucie Mud Jam has escalated to all-new heights. It was off the chain! Friday started out as expected with mudders filing in at a steady pace to pick their campsites and unload their toys. Nighttime got wild, as it should when the massive buggies and trucks gathered around the DJ and flatbed stage. The party had started, and at this point it's best to leave the children at the campsite. I'm not sure when it ended or if it just blended into Saturday morning, but I cashed out around 1 a.m.
Matt Steele with Trucks Gone Wild was there to host the free races on Saturday. Top competitors from all over showed up to give it their all. The spectators packed around to watch for a few hours, and then it was back out to the mud holes. As Saturday evening approached, live music filled the air and the Mud Jam's infamous Fire Pit Buggy Party got under way. Night riding is allowed here as long as you have lights on your vehicle, and the fun never seems to end. By Sunday morning I was getting a bit worn out but I threw back another 5-Hour Energy drink and grabbed the camera. As Sunday wound down, many packed up and left throughout the day. Times like this are a great time to cut loose and go fast because the crowd is basically gone. It almost feels like the park is all yours.
I've been to each and every St. Lucie Mud Jam event and have no plans of skipping one in the future. February's event was the wildest I've ever seen, with wall-to-wall trucks, ATVs, side-by-sides, and buggies, which made it spectacular. It's the best party around, no question.


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All seem to be control center issue... Buy Haynes repair manual for jeep of your year... You have two fuse boxes, one in engine area and one inside car...check/replace all fuses first.
It seems no one has solved this puzzle yet, but I'll give it a shot of my own. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
'97 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 135,000 miles
Various warning lights
Power comes on at night
Instrument cluster & gages haywire
Dead battery overnight
Feedback in speakers
Repeatedly blown 20A fuse on engine fuse block
Turns over, but now won't catch
Replaced: Ignition switch & ignition cylinder block, cam sensor, throttle position sensor. Cost: $750
Tried: new battery, unplugging PCM computer, checked all fuses.
And the alternator checked out all right.
Any ideas?...the dealer in stumped. (replacing the PCM computer seems to only have a 50% success rate)


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Venturing Bronze Award
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Ranger, Quest, and TRUST Awards with cross-references for related Venturing Awards.
Note that there is also a Bronze Eagle Palm.
Upon completion of a bronze award, a medal is awarded with a miniature device that pins to the medal and a bar that is worn above the left pocket of the uniform for daily wear. Venturers may earn one or all five Venturing Bronze Awards.
The photo to the right shows the:
- 1. Venturing Bronze Award Medal shown with Sports, Religious and Community Life, Arts and Hobbies, Outdoor, and Sea Scout miniature device pins.
- 2. The Bronze Award ribbon devices worn above the left pocket of the uniform for daily wear:
Basic advancement
At least one bronze award is a prerequisite to earning the Venturing Gold Award and the Venturing Silver Award.
Expert-level awards
In addition, four of the five bronze awards fulfill partial requirements for Venturers continuing on and earning expert-level awards:
- The Sports Bronze Award requirements are part of the Quest Award.
- The Religious and Community Life Bronze Award part of the TRUST Award.
- The Outdoor Bronze Award part of the Ranger Award.
- The Sea Scout Bronze Award is a duplicate of the Sea Scout Ordinary rank requirements, and is necessary on the trail to earning the Quartermaster Award.
Program-level awards: Venturing Award • Discovery Award • Pathfinder Award • Summit Award
Expert-level awards: Quest Award • TRUST Award • Ranger Award
Scout ranks: Star • Life • Eagle Scout • Eagle Palms


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The mother of an Air Force veteran who confronted Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence at a town hall in Carson City, Nevada, Monday night, said she felt "disrespected" by the crowd's overwhelming reaction to her question, NBC News reported.
Catherine Byrne, the mother of Raymond Harmon, who is currently deployed in the Persian Gulf, asked Pence about Trump's treatment of Muslim parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son, a decorated Army veteran, was killed in Iraq in 2004.
"Will there ever be a point in time when you're able to look Trump in the eye and tell him enough is enough?" Byrne asked Pence, prompting boos from the crowd.
Pence did attempt to quiet the jeers after she spoke, saying, "folks that's what freedom looks like and what freedom sounds like," to a smattering of applause.
The Indiana governor added that he has never spent time around someone who is "more devoted" to military and to veterans than Trump.


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Community Enrichment
Southern Methodist University is proud to support the Gifted Students Institute (GSI) as an integral part of the University. The Institute's goals draw on our strengths and challenge us to assist educators, parents, and students and to contribute to ongoing research in giftedness.
In previous years, the field of gifted education expanded. Able learners from diverse populations were increasingly seen as a valuable national resource. As a result, programs for the gifted and talented grew with the support of enthusiastic advocates. Recently, however, the pendulum has swung, both economically and philosophically. Today, more than at any time in the last 20 years, parents, educators, and institutions that nurture intellectual, artistic, and creative minds need the support and assistance of colleges and universities.
Southern Methodist University is pleased to offer summer and academic year programs for gifted pre-college students, to provide staff development and undergraduate and graduate courses for teachers of the gifted, to support research activities, and to reach out to individual gifted young people and their families.
Mailing address: PO Box 750383 Dallas TX 75275-0383
Phone: 214-768-4383 214-768-3147 FAX


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Chocolate's savoury as well as sweet
BY Mia Stainsby
Vancouver Sun
Typical of love affairs, relations with chocolate can be difficult and crazy-making.
I did find a way to quell its worst hissy fit, which was to have a tantrum and seize up as I was making a mousse or a tart filling. The beautiful, glossy liquid would scream at me ( I might have imagined that) and turn into an ugly, sulking, dull brown solid, with my mixing spoon stuck in it.
I know now that if I add warm cream and beg softly, as it seethes in the double boiler, it will return to liquid, albeit not as satiny as before – it's not a very forgiving ingredient.
The Easter season for many, equals chocolates. Kids hunt for chocolate eggs in parks, filling up their little baskets. Easter bunnies don't visit adults so we race to our favourite chocolatiers or, we might use Easter as a time-honoured excuse to make a chocolate dessert.
But hold it. Why just dessert? Who said chocolate was just a dessert ingredient? Just ask a Mexican. Or me, for that matter. I add dark chocolate to a lot of my cooking. My latest bouef bourguigon needed something to blunt the sharpness of too much wine in the sauce. I added dark chocolate and loved it. I've added chocolate to steak sauce and to lamb sauce and to chili. Not to chicken, though, although perhaps I should learn from the Mexicans that chicken and chocolate do bed down well together. I recently made a Moroccan basteeya (with chicken) and now that I think of it, I think a little cocoa powder in the spicy ground almond layer would have been great.
"Some think it's weird to use chocolate in savoury dishes, some think it's genius," says Dominique Duby of DC Duby Chocolates.
Duby is one half of DC Duby Chocolates; he co-authored Wild Sweets Chocolate cookbook with wife Cindy Duby. They were into some modernist cookery techniques long ago, gelling 'egg yolks' and 'caviar' out fruit purees and other such prestidigitations.
In Wild Sweets, the couple blurred the chocolate boundary with recipes like Chana Cake with Parsnip White Chocolate Milk and Coffee Mousseline; Crab with White Chocolate Hollandaise, Potato Brulee and Hot Celery Gelee; Tuna with Spice Cocoa Rub, Root Ragout and Passion Bonito Ginger Emulsion; Lamb Tenderloin with Chocolate Merlot Blueberry Jam; and Bacon with Ancho Truffle, Balsamic Cherries, and Wonton Crisp.
"When matching chocolate to savoury flavours, you want to use bitter chocolate. Salt and bitter work very well together. To balance flavours, it's not sugar, it's salt you want. People assume chocolate should be sweet."
Chocolate can thicken sauces as well as add flavour and fat content as well as complexity. In a way, it flavours like wine. "A lot of wine has chocolatey notes," Duby points out.
"Chocolate is a very difficult product to work with," says Duby. "There are so many parameters of time and temperature and moisture." (Who but a chocolate geek can describe chocolate hissy fits in that way?)
"That's why it's a great product if one's more scientifically inclined and interested to find out how to work with it. Right tools are valuable as is a thermometer that's very accurate."
That's especially so in making chocolate bon bons. That's when you have to get the tempering or crystallization process just right. Proper heating and cooling gives a nice glossy surface and 'snap' which also helps to remove them from the moulds.
"You have to melt the chocolate at 45 C, then cool it to 27 or 29 C, then reheat to 29 to 32 C, depending on the amount of cocoa butter in the product," Duby says.
The Duby's current creations involve smoking nuts and making products like smoked hazelnuts with cinnamon chocolate bars.
They're also researching the level of antioxidants in chocolate at various stages of production, including at its raw stage, before fermentation.
(Cocoa beans are covered with banana leaves after harvest; heat and humidity ferments them, then it's dried in the sun before it goes off to factories for roasting. That's when it starts to develop the familiar chocolate aroma.)
"Fermentation is the most important step," Duby says. "If it's not properly fermented, like wine, it won't make a good product."
The Duby's relationship with chocolate is long term and committed and they'll keep on exploring.
"We always say everything works until it doesn't. We're more than willing to try out any combinations," says Duby.
DC Duby's Duck with Chocolate Port Reduction and Stewed Cherries
Stewed Cherries:
16 dried cherries, halved
1 cup (250 mL) port
2 teaspoon (10 g) butter, melted
Freshly ground pepper
Place the dried cherries in a container fitted with a lid. Heat the port until it nearly boils, then pour on top of the cherries and seal the container immediately. Let this sit for at least 3 hours (overnight is best). Strain the liquid from the cherries and reserve for the Chocolate Port Reduction. Just before serving, briefly warm the cherries in a saucepan with the butter. Season with freshly ground pepper.
Chocolate Port Reduction:
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 small dried ancho chili
1 tablespoon (15 mL) olive oil
3 tablespoons (45 mL) red wine
Liquid from stewed cherries
.9 ounces (25 g) 70 per cent dark chocolate, finely chopped
Saute the onion, garlic, ancho chili, and olive oil in a saucepan over low heat until the onions are translucent. Add the red wine and stewed cherries liquid and continue cooking until the mixture reduces by half.
Place the chocolate into a tall and narrow container; strain the hot liquid through a cheesecloth into the chocolate and blend with immersion blender until well combined. If needed, return the mixture to the saucepan and continue reducing over low heat, while continuously stirring until the desired consistency is reached.
4 duck medium breasts
3 tablespoons (45 mL) olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Score the duck's skin to render as much fat as possible. Heat the oil in a frying pan over high heat. Place the duck breasts in the pan, skin side down and cook until brown and crispy. Flip the breasts and season the skin. Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue cooking, 8 to 15 minutes, depending on size desired doneness. (8 to 15 minutes). Let the breasts rest for a few minutes, then slice.
Pipe or spoon some Chocolate Port Reduction onto a warm plate. Arrange one or more pieces of duck, some Stewed Cherries in a composition on the plate.
DC Duby Milk Chocolate Pear Mousse with Walnut Ginger Crumble
Walnut Ginger Crumble:
1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons (90 g) granulated sugar
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon (20 mL) molasses
2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon (35 mL) honey
3 tablespoon (45 g) unsalted butter
Pinch of ground ginger
Pinch of ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon (1.25 mL) baking soda
Pinch salt
3 tablespoons (45 mL) water
1 1/3 cup (200 g) all-purpose flour
1 ¼ cup (100 g) coarsely chopped walnuts
Cream the sugar, molasses, honey, butter, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
Add the water, flour and walnuts. Mix on low until well combined. (Don't overmix.)
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and freeze for at least 2 hours (overnight is best).
Preheat the oven toe 325 F. Line a baking tray with a silicon mat or parchment paper. Using a box grater, grate the dough on the largest size blade and spread the strands evenly onto the baking tray. Bake until the dough is golden-brown (about 6 to 10 minutes). Let it cool, then crush the cookie strands lightly into small pieces. Store in an airtight container. Note that this recipe makes more than needed but the unbaked dough can be stored for several weeks in the freezer for other uses.
Milk Chocolate Frozen Pear Mousse:
7 tablespoons (105 mL) pear puree (see method below)
1 large egg
6 tablespoons (90 mL) egg yolks (about 4, large)
2 tablespoons (30 g) granulated sugar
12 ½ ounce (350 g) milk chocolate, melted
¾ cup + 2 tablespoons (205 mL) whipping cream, whipped into soft peaks
Whisk the pear puree, egg, egg yolks, and sugar in a stainless steel bowl over a double boiler. Whisk continuously until the mixture reaches 185 F. Remove from the heat and allow it to cool to 98 F.
Whisk in the melted chocolate and ¼ of the whipped cream. Add the remaining whipped cream and gently fold with a rubber spatula.
Line a 10 x 6 inch (25 x 15 cm) jellyroll pan with plastic wrap. Pour the mousse into the pan and transfer into the pan and transfer into the freezer. Once frozen, cut into desired shapes.
How to make pear puree: Peel and core pear. Puree in a juicer or food processor. If using a food processor, strain through a sieve.
Makes 8 servings.


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Could you be the Super 6 £2 million winner? By Billy Lumsden Last Updated: 19/07/19 3:41pm Jeff Stelling has had a rethink. Super 6 will give away £2m if someone can win the first round of the season - but on one condition. You read right.Super 6 will have a £2m jackpot for the first round of the season - but if, and only if, Super 6 reaches two million entries for the opening gameday of the new term. Tell your friends, tell your family, tell your work colleagues and spread the word.If you want to get the totaliser to two million people and beyond, that is. Otherwise it will be the same old £250,000 up for grabs instead.Just think of the things you could do with £2m...It's free to play so don't miss out on a free hit at the largest Super 6 jackpot to date - subject to entries! Also See: Play Super 6 Sky Sports Fantasy Football Super 6 round one - Saturday, August … [Read more...] about Super 6: Biggest jackpot prize of £2m up for grabs!
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Sky Sports Fantasy Football is back
Visit the new and improved Sky Sports Fantasy Football website to select your team! By Billy Lumsden Last Updated: 09/07/19 10:50pm Another year, another £50,000 jackpot on the line. Sky Sports Fantasy Football makes its eagerly-awaited return for the 2019/20 season. 'Fantasy just got real' has never been so true with the updated Fantasy Football product for the upcoming campaign. New scoring systems, new rules, a new website, along with a new feature which will be coming into fruition for the first game week of the year.Create your 2019/20 Sky Sports Fantasy Football team here.All of this alone gives you the incentive to set up your team early and get ahead of the game, combined with just the small added bonus of the £50,000 jackpot prize for the inaugural Sky Sports Fantasy Football 2019/20 champion. Picking and Managing Your TeamPicking your Sky Sports Fantasy Football team is quick and easy and best of all it's free!You can use any of the following … [Read more...] about Sky Sports Fantasy Football is back
Console Bestsellers
Pokemon Stadium making its debut at number one.1. Pokemon Stadium, Nintendo Nintendo 64 2. WWF Smackdown, THQ Inc. Playstation 3. Pokemon Yellow: Pikachu Edition, Nintendo Game Boy 4. Syphon Filter 2, 989 Studios Playstation 5. Resident Evil: Code Veronica,Capcom Dreamcast 6. Dead or Alive 2, Tecmo Dreamcast7. Pokemon Blue, Nintendo Game Boy 8. Pokemon Red, Nintendo Game Boy9. Mario Party 2, Nintendo Nintendo 64 10. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Activision Nintendo 64 … [Read more...] about Console Bestsellers
Quake 2
Quake, as you very probably know, is a phenomenon. It's a strong possibility that every PC gamer in the world has at least heard of this game, if not played it. But the game had very little impact in the console world, with an N64 conversion of the notoriously "brown" Quake being an altogether dull and ineffective port, since Quake was so popular for its deathmatching, rather than its single player depth. However, this conversion of the second in the Quake series has seen a tremendous leap of dedication towards bringing console owners something to shout about and wave in the face of their PC owning counterparts, other than their pointy joypads. Quake 2 on the Nintendo 64 is just as much of a classic here, as it was there, and in some ways, it's far better. What we haven't got is a straight conversion. No... that would be too easy, for I was surprised when loading the game up to find … [Read more...] about Quake 2
Planescape Torment
One of the surprise hits of 1998 was Baldur's Gate, an old school isometric RPG based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rule set. With over a million copies shipped worldwide, it's perhaps no surprise that the game has produced a whole horde of successors, including an expansion pack (Tales Of The Sword Coast) and a sequel (Shadows Of Amn). Planescape Torment is the latest of the spawn of Baldur's Gate, an all-new game which shares the AD&D rules and the Infinity graphics engine with Baldur's Gate, but precious little else... Whereas Baldur's Gate was set in a reassuringly familiar fantasy world of elves, healing potions, bandits and wands, Planescape Torment has an altogether darker, almost science fiction feel to it. Robots, fallen angels, floating skulls and magical tattoos are … [Read more...] about Planescape Torment
The Sims
A friend of mine picked up The Sims at about the same time as I did. Having played it for a good few weeks now, he agrees with me that the game is very addictive. I'm told that he has already achieved a vibrant 2.4 children-esque soap opera lifestyle. But anyway, I was passing his flat a few nights ago and dropped by, as you do. After the usual exchange of pleasantries, we found ourselves huddled around his PC and looking at various things that he had got hold of. After about 10 minutes he was called away to a phone call, leaving me to ponder over his hard-drive .. and his copy of The Sims. So I loaded it up and inspected his town. To my great amusement I discovered that he had set it out just as he lived, with me on one side of town and he on the other. However, I was alarmed to discover … [Read more...] about The Sims
Virtua Fighter 3 Gets Upgrade
At the recent Virtua Fighter 3 Java Tea Battle Koshien, AM2's Yu Suzuki revealed that an upgrade to Virtua Fighter 3 is indeed in the works. The name of the new version will be Virtua Fighter 3 Team Battle, and it will include a slew of new features and refinements to this already excellent Model 3 fighting game. The name Team Battle refers to the fact that now players will be able to duke it out three-on-three, and each character has been balanced for more even gameplay, and there are even a few new moves. Yu Suzuki said that the game should be ready to go on test in Japanese arcades shortly. … [Read more...] about Virtua Fighter 3 Gets Upgrade
Final Fantasy VII Early?
With the release of Final Fantasy VII approaching fast, many gamers are wondering exactly when the game will be available for purchase from their local stores. GS News contacted Sony Computer Entertainment America today to clear up the confusion. We were told that the official release date remains September 7, and has been so since the company announced a firm release date last spring. However, some retail software stores have the game listed as coming in early - as early as September 2. While this won't be the official date, a Sony spokeswoman today said that nothing is preventing stores from selling the game early. Many stores have even asserted that they expect to be completely sold out of the game by the official release date. Sony said that Final Fantasy VII will be their biggest product launch in the PlayStation's history, and already TV ads for the game have been spotted. So either way, Final Fantasy VII's official date is still the 7th, but you can expect local stores to … [Read more...] about Final Fantasy VII Early?
Mega Man's New Dimension
Ten years ago, Mega Man got a modest start on the 8-bit Famicom (aka Nintendo Entertainment System). Since then, Mega Man has provided a cornucopia of robotic mayhem, with plenty of action added to each of his jumps to more sophisticated systems. The long evolution of the Mega Man series continues. Mega Man is finally leaving what some might call the constraints of two-dimensional gameplay. Capcom is currently hard at work on Mega Man Neo, easily the most ambitious of any game in the series to date. Combining elements from the action and RPG (yes, RPG) genres, Neo takes a surprising turn. At its heart, Neo is first and foremost an action title. Gameplay differs from previous Mega Man games in that there's a lot more exploring to do. The environments are big enough that some wandering around is needed for the player to become familiar with the surroundings. There's an even amount of jumping and shooting action, and the controls in this 3-D game are easy to get used to. Smooth … [Read more...] about Mega Man's New Dimension
Yoshi Gets Bigger
After news came down that Zelda 64 would weigh in at a hefty 256 megabits, the company has confirmed that Yoshi's Story is also getting bigger. The game will now clock in at 128 megabits, as big as Rare's Banjo-Kazooie. The space will no doubt be utilized to hold more levels, graphics, enemies, abilities, and maybe even voice. So far, the game reportedly has 6 worlds, with 24 (!) levels per world for a grand total of 144 levels! Japanese gaming magazine the 64 Dream reports in an interview with Yoshio Hongo, a publicist for Nintendo Co. Ltd., says that Baby Mario will no longer be in the game. Yoshi's Story will hit Japanese shelves in November just before Shoshinkai. Also revealed in the interview with the 64 Dream is that Banjo-Kazooie may be retitled Banjo's Adventure, and that there is a Rumble Pak version of Mario Kart 64. The Rumble Pak version of the game may not be released though, even in Japan, since the game is a best seller both there and here. Hongo-san says that the … [Read more...] about Yoshi Gets Bigger
Final Fantasy VII Hits TV
Stay alert, TV viewers. Already spotted by some, three different TV spots for Final Fantasy VII are currently airing nationwide. The 30-second commercials highlight the game's cinematic sequences and high-energy 3-D graphics and gameplay. For those who haven't seen the ads yet, Sony has provided some hints as to when they'll be shown. Network placements will be aired during Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Simpsons, and Prime Time Sports. Syndicated placements will be shown during Hercules, Baywatch, World Championship Wrestling, and American Gladiators. MTV, ESPN, Comedy Central, USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channel, and E! will also be running the spots. Other marketing efforts include major print campaigns in magazines like Rolling Stone, Details, Spin, and gaming publications. There are four separate print advertisements that will be seen throughout September, October, and November. Sony is also teaming up with Pepsi for a major holiday promotion featuring the … [Read more...] about Final Fantasy VII Hits TV
Driving Crazy Taxi
Gamers interested in Sega's newest arcade workings, as well as those looking towards future Dreamcast ports, might want to check out the new web site devoted to Crazy Taxi, which runs on Sega's Naomi arcade hardware. Crazy Taxi is a driving/racing game, which requires you to pick up passengers and get them to their destination by any means possible. There are no preset ways to get to your destination, so any and every available alley, street, cafe, rooftop, lawn, and shopping mall is fair game. Crazy racing action aside, your goal is to make as much money as you can while getting your fares to their destinations. Numerous real-life franchises (FILA, KFC, Levi's, Pizza Hut, and Tower Records) make an appearance in Crazy Taxi, adding an authenticity to the game that already sports some amazing graphics. Since it runs on the Naomi board, a pixel-perfect home conversion can be expected, just like House of the Dead 2. The same artist responsible for the visuals for Sega's Top Skater game … [Read more...] about Driving Crazy Taxi
Mario Party 2 Preview
One of the titles attracting large crowds at Nintendo's last Space World show was definitely Mario Party 2. The original game was very well received in Japan, and gamers were anxious to get their hands on the sequel. While not much has really changed for this next party game, Nintendo has come up with 64 new mini games to play through. One of the new ones we saw had Mario and crew being chased down a hallway in a dimly lit castle by a large ghost. Using skateboards, the characters must keep speed high while evading obstacles on the floor. Another game had the gang dressed up in penguin suits for a race very similar in style to the ones found in Pen Pen on the Dreamcast. One other cool looking game was one where you played on a mini hockey table. Essentially Pong, you'd have to defend the hockey puck from entering the goal on your side by sliding up and down. With four players it was kind of cool, since you have two people defending each side. And one last mini game that caught our … [Read more...] about Mario Party 2 Preview
New PlayStation2 X-Fire Screens
While X-Fire was one of the less impressive games when we played it at this past fall's Tokyo Game Show, Electronic Arts Square has some major time and money invested in the game to make sure it sells. So it's likely that we'll be seeing some major improvements over the next few months. A PlayStation2 3D corridor shooter similar in style to GoldenEye for the Nintendo 64, X-Fire will make use of some nifty new PlayStation2 effects. In fact, for X-Fire, EA Square has partnered with Animation Science, a company with expertise in the TV/film 3D graphics field. So, no doubt X-Fire will be a title to keep an eye on over the next few months, as it could end up turning out to be a killer app for the PS2. In any case, today we got our hands on a few new screens of the game. These show off some of the characters being generated in real time, and they are definitely worth a look. X-Fire is currently slated for a release alongside the PlayStation2 when it launches on March 4, 2000, in Japan. The … [Read more...] about New PlayStation2 X-Fire Screens
HP Lovecraft Horror Coming
Headfirst Productions, the Birmingham, UK-based developer that recently built Simon the Sorcerer 3 has announced that is has signed an exclusive deal with Chaosium Inc. to develop games based on the Call of Cthulhu brand. And to drum up some early support for the game, the company has released several screenshots. As part of the exclusive deal, Headfirst will deliver an action-horror game called Dark Corners of the Earth, which will be based on the works of HP Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos. The first-person-perspective game will have a single and online component, where players can explore scenarios and solve puzzles (even in multiplayer mode). Currently, Dark Corners of the Earth for the PC and PlayStation2 is scheduled to release during Q3 2001. The company is actively seeking a publisher for the title. … [Read more...] about HP Lovecraft Horror Coming
Oni Programmer Departs
Bungie's upcoming anime-inspired action-adventure game, Oni, is still in development for a late-April 2000 release and it appears that the game's lead programmer, Brent Pease, has decided to leave Bungie. Apparently, most of the essential programming has already been completed, so the departure shouldn't impact the game's development. From all reports, his parting was amicable and a Bungie spokesperson says that Pease's departure will have little effect on the game's shipping date. In his place, senior programmer Michael Evans will manage the rest of the game's coding. … [Read more...] about Oni Programmer Departs
Hi-Res Dreamcast Ecco Screens
We got our hands on some great new screenshots of Ecco the Dolphin for the Dreamcast today, and we were immediately blown away. In fact, these are arguably some of the best-looking Dreamcast game screens that we've ever seen - they are on par with most anything we've seen on the PlayStation2. In any case, take a look at these screens to see for yourself. Ecco the Dolphin is slated for a release in April of 2000 in Europe, and then a summer 2000 release in the US and Japan. … [Read more...] about Hi-Res Dreamcast Ecco Screens
Interview With Atriarch Designer
Start-up games-developer World Fusion is currently working on a massively multiplayer role-playing game called Atriarch. While one might equate such a game to follow in the footsteps of an EverQuest or an Asheron's Call, Atriarch deviates sharply from the standard MMRPG formula by focusing around a sci-fi, and not a fantasy, setting. We recently had a chance to talk with the game's lead developer, Serafina, in detail about Atriarch. We touched on a variety of topics including the inspiration behind the game and its technical capabilities. What follows is an excerpt from our conversation: GameSpot News: How long has the company been working on the game? Serafina: We began putting the concept together about two years ago. GSN: How large is the development team? Serafina: When we started, my partner and I were working on Atriarch part-time. Since then, we have grown the Atriarch team to eleven people. GSN: How many gamers do you anticipate to populate the game? Serafina: Unlimited. … [Read more...] about Interview With Atriarch Designer
New Elite Force Screenshots
Raven Software's Kenn Hoekstra updated his plan file last night with word that the official Voyager - Elite Force web site has been updated with new information pertaining to the game's weapons, characters, and aliens. The update includes new screenshots and artwork of the game, as well as summaries for each of the game's main characters and alien classes. Elite Force is a first-person shooter that uses the Quake III Arena engine to supply the game with its lush visuals. The game is expected to ship later in 2000. … [Read more...] about New Elite Force Screenshots
This door is locked
As you reach out to open the door, the Calendar throbs and quivers, its surface rippling in an uncanny, fleshy manner. A low growl comes from somewhere within and as the tip of your finger reaches the door, you feel something very much like a vein, pulsing beneath your touch. Recoiling in horror, you stumble and would fall to the ground if there were nothing to support you. But there is. Somebody is in the Calendar's chamber with you, though you entered alone. He folds you into his arms, his robe softer than fog. His beard bristles gently."The time is not yet right." His voice is like the cracking of thin ice on a lake and the breath that carries it smells of spun sugar and mulled wine. "You must obey the rules for the Calendar has been known to punish those who do not respect the passage of time. That is, after all, its purpose. To chronicle the end of things. The last person who pried open a portal before its time is still lost somewhere within the calendar, … [Read more...] about This door is locked


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Bulletin HASKINS & SELLS 23
Efficiency Rating
Efficiency as a basis for individual success
is to-day a popular subject for discussion.
Men and women in business who
hope to succeed have to give attention to a
thousand and one things. Some idea of
the measure of one's efficiency may be obtained
by undertaking to answer the questions
which appear below:
Do you like your work?
Have you learned the best, quickest, and
easiest way of doing it?
Do you know where your greatest power
Have you a fixed goal, in the line with
your supreme talent?
Have you learned how to get well and
keep well?
Can you be optimistic under all circumstances?
Do you realize which of your habits,
thoughts, or emotions make you efficient?
Are you correcting your known weaknesses—
mental, financial, or social?
Do you breathe deeply and hold an erect
Are you independent, fearless, positive?
Are you tactful, cautious, courteous?
Have you secured the best possible advisers
and associates?
Do you wish your rivals well and never
speak ill of them?
Do you work harder than anybody else
in the business?
Have you learned the science of planning
your day ahead?
Can you relax entirely in your leisure
Are you saving money systematically?
Do you enjoy art, music, literature, and
the presence of little children?
Does your highest ambition include some
real service to humanity?
We shall be glad to receive advices from
such members of our staff as might be interested
in becoming attached to our offices
in foreign countries, should we at some time
in the future decide to open offices in such
places as Cuba, Mexico, South America, or
the Far East.


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It's Monday. But don't worry, we're giving away another prize!
In case you're just joining us, we've been giving away a prize a day for the past 13 days to celebrate Sew it All TV season 7 airing on PBS in March! Yesterday's prize was a 3-pattern pack from Lindsay Wilkes, The Cottage Mama, who appears in episode 710, "Collar Cuties" to teach you about making your own piping and Peter Pan collars, as they apply to kid's clothing!
The winner of 3 Cottage Mama patterns is: Sandy H! Congrats on the soon to be granddaughter, and on winning the prize! Lindsay will contact you via email so you can choose your patterns!
Today's prize is a biggie. A copy of Sew it All TV Season 6 on DVD! Watch and rewatch all of our great guests teach quick and easy projects and techniques, such as Amy Alan who teaches you all about plaid and tips for easily matching the tricky pattern, and Kristina Saccone (The Nerdy Sewist), who teaches you about handbag hardware and how to use it.
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Good luck! One winner will be contacted via email by tomorrow afternoon.
Thanks for your continued support of Sew it All TV and we hope you enjoy Season 7!


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John Murphy didn't have far to go to get to North Augusta High School about 12 hours after the Aiken County Board of Education appointed him as the new principal on Wednesday.
He spent the last four years as the Paul Knox Middle School principal, about a mile away from the high school. Murphy previously served as an assistant principal at the high school from 2007 to 2009. He thanked the School Board and Superintendent Dr. Beth Everitt for the opportunity.
At Strom Thurmond High, Murphy played four sports and was involved with the Beta Club and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He went on to Clemson University and earned a B.S. degree in chemistry. Murphy loved the idea of being a football coach, but spent the next two years working in the textile industry.
Murphy didn't have an education degree, but obtained alternative certification through a program that is now called Program Certification of Educations.
"The great thing about it," he said, "is that you can go into the workforce and then discover what your passion is about. ... the teaching experience is certainly exciting."
Murphy went on to spend four years at Aiken High, teaching chemistry. He received a master's degree in education leadership and spent a year as an assistant principal at Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary/High School before his move in the same role at North Augusta High.
After arriving at Paul Knox, Murphy's perspective changed, just as he expected – seeing more of the overall aspects of the school, students, district office and the business community.
"I was blessed to work with so many people with so much compassion, doing the best they can for these students," Murphy said.
He is looking forward to his return at North Augusta and to the many educators he knows there.
"It's great to reunite with these folks," Murphy said. "I'm very lucky."


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The photograph occupied one of the most prominent spots in the White House this winter, drawing double takes: President Barack Obama, papers in hand, sitting on an Oval Office couch flanked by his three top West Wing advisers on national security.
The notable part: All three were women.
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For a president long dogged by criticism that his White House is a boys club, the image placed at the entrance off the West Wing driveway subtly attempted to reshape the notion.
Obama and his closest advisers have tried for years to shake that reputation, sometimes clumsily. And the perception persists, both inside and outside the White House, stoked in large part by the dominance of men as the president's spokesmen, golfing partners and advisers. One infamous photo of 10 male aides in the Oval Office from 2012 didn't help, either.
( POLITICO's Women Rule series)
But the case of National Security Adviser Susan Rice, counsel Kathy Ruemmler and homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco — the three women on the couch — offers a unique counterpoint to the argument that only men carry influence in the Obama White House.
The trio sat for a rare joint interview with POLITICO last week to discuss the frat house rap, gender dynamics in the White House, the value of playing sports with Obama and their relationship with one another.
Nobody in the West Wing outranks them on national security issues, marking the first time that women have occupied all three positions in what has traditionally been a male-dominated field. Rice and Monaco are the ones who wake up Obama when something bad happens overnight. Collectively, the three women handle the most sensitive issues that cross the president's desk — including the administration's drone policy, military actions and the review of government surveillance techniques, which was the topic of discussion when the photograph was taken.
( PHOTOS: Women Rule: West Wing edition)
"The notion that this is an all-male place is a joke," Rice said, pointing out that women occupy half the seats at the senior adviser meetings. "I'm always struck by the disconnect between perception and reality."
Sitting in Ruemmler's corner office suite, the three women argued that the boys club is a myth. None thought a Saturday morning on the golf course or basketball court would advance them in the White House. And, together, they pinpointed what they view as the root of the perception problem: Men just get out front more.
"There are certain gender dynamics in the world that are also true here," Ruemmler said.
Ruemmler said she had to be persuaded to do the interview, underscoring her point that women, more so than men, tend to shun the spotlight. Somebody who didn't work in the White House, Ruemmler said, asked her recently why she wasn't better known, given that she's served longer than her predecessors under Obama.
( Full video coverage of today's Women Rule event)
"That, I think, is the general philosophy for most of the women here and that is just consistent with the way, to be candid, most of us were raised," Ruemmler said. "It is about doing the work, getting the work done, and the work will speak for itself."
Rice chairs meetings in the Situation Room, where the people around the table are mostly men, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and CIA Director John Brennan. But she said she's generally not conscious about her status as one of a handful women in the room.
"I don't think about it," Rice said. "Most of the folks around the table are men, although, thankfully, it's changing a bit. The issues are the challenges, not so much the gender dynamics. I certainly don't have the time or the bandwidth to give them much attention. You've got to do what you got to do when you're chairing those principals meetings. That's the last thing I'm thinking."
( Also on POLITICO: Elle's list of D.C.'s 10 most powerful women)
But Ruemmler and Monaco, who are often in those meetings as well, said they've noticed a change in the dynamic since Rice took over last year. The debate is more rigorous, less scripted, with people around the room — at the table or on the back bench — weighing in, they said. Rice will tell people what she thinks of their ideas no matter who they are, they said.
"It's intangible, but it feels like more of an open dialogue," Ruemmler said.
( Also on POLITICO: Getting There: West Wing edition)
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The first in consumers' preference table salt in Greece. KALAS CLASSIC is not accidentally the best seller salt in Greece and known to over 20 countries internationally, but due to its unique quality. KALAS salt is vacuum refined, and this method of process ensures the production of absolutely clean salt grain which also maintains all natural substances. For all the above KALAS is the best salt to use.
BEM is the name of salads that the consumer knows since 1947 when the first production started.
Today BEM salads are produced according to the original recipes without any change maintaining the unique taste which remains always real.
Modern facilities and equipment, absolutely safe environment of production under ISO, IFS and BRC Quality Assurance Systems in combination with highly experienced staff ensure the high quality of BEM products.
A story which started from a small delicatessen store and ended to the present modern and absolutely certified production unit at the roots of mount Olympus.
From its beginning 17 DELICATESSEN has brought a new taste in salads which gained consumers' preference.
Traditional wet salted and dry salted fish of Icelandic and Norwegian origin.
Nothing more than the traditional golden smoked Canadian herrings.
Cod roe and cod roe paste, under the BEM brand name.
Luncheon meat pork is produced by TULIP and distributed in Greece exclusively by KALAS.
Luncheon meat chicken is produced by an accredited by the European Union production unit and is addressed to catering.
ROTA canned sardines and tuna are of high quality and are produced on behalf of KALAS in a certified production unit abroad, which fully complies with the international quality standards.
With a high quality standard, CHAPERON MUSHROOMS sliced and whole, produced in a certified production unit on behalf of KALAS.
Loutraki source water is bottled for KALAS, complying with all the specifications of the European Union and circulates in 0,5lt and 1lt packages.
The co-existence of the names KALAS and LOUTRAKI reinforces the trust of the consumers on this product.
Under brand name BEM are available in glass jars.
KALAS is active in the field of pet food with the trade mark LOVIES, having a complete range of dog and cat food.
Chaperon mushrooms also circulate in cans of 2550gr.
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In 2010 Kate Middleton slipped into a simple jersey dress by little known Brazilian designer Daniella Issa Helayel to announce her engagement to Prince William. Three years later, the Issa label is one of the most successful fashion brands in the world worn by everyone from Madonna to Katy Perry.
The Kate Effect is similar to the affect Michelle Obama has had on fashion. Both women have a chic conservative style that appears effortless but most importantly achievable. Much of the Middleton and Obama appeal is in their ability to wear both ends of the market wearing high-street brands alongside local favourites. Kate Middleton has done for Issa what Michelle Obama did for Maria Pinto and Jason Wu propelling them into the mainstream and fast-tracking their cult status.
Kate's famous sapphire blue wrap-dress - which retailed for approximately $AU620 - sold out within hours of the wedding announcement and remained on back-order for almost a year due to the demand. It has spawned countless knock-offs and has just been re-issued in a maternity cut for women who are expecting a' la the Duchess. Middleton has continued to wear the label both on and off the red carpet making the brand a global go-to for dresses for every occasion. Capitilising on the Kate Effect is fashion e-tail giant THE OUTNET who today announced a collaboration with Issa which includes a collection of archived designs - including Kate's favourites - that have been reworked exclusively for a limited edition period.
"We work with brands in a variety of ways," explains Managing Director of THE OUTNET, Stephanie Phair. "We're taking a new creative direction with Issa by showcasing this established brand with a fresh point of view and an emphasis on occasion dressing."
The range include Issa's signature lace, jersey and crepe in a rainbow of colours from fuchsia and emerald to classic navy and metallic. The collection includes the glamorous floor-sweeping gowns favoured by the Duchess alongside wrap dresses and day shifts. The prices start from £203 and will be available exclusively at www.theoutnet.com from Tuesday April 2nd, 2013.
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Hot Shot Media Pty Ltd
We are an online media company involved in the creation of a number of unique projects in the photo sharing and social networking spaces.
The Company was founded by a group of entrepreneurs from both the online and corporate spaces, collaborating to form a dynamic and enthusiastic team committed to aggressively developing and marketing its key projects in the above spaces to the world, free of language, social and cultural barriers.
Based in Australia, the Company also has a presence in Silicon Valley and is intending on capitalising on the burgeoning Indian and Chinese markets in the near future.
The name Hotshot Media (the design can be Hotshot, HotShot or Hot Shot as you feel your design allows) represents the founders' distinctive and nonconformist attitude to doing business, as well as the basis for the Company's truly unrivalled projects in the photo sharing and social networking spaces.
The Company's hallmark products are, as above, free from traditional barriers to networking - be they ones of language, socio-economic status or culture. They represent a unique foray into communication beyond classes - where networks are as diverse and multicultural as the world in which they operate.
Currently, the Company is meeting with a number of potential stakeholders, sponsors and collaboration partners, likely to be within industries as diverse as computers, cellphones and electronics; to travel and hospitality; to shoes and sporting apparel. From a short-term perspective, it is this audience that we wish to impress and attract.
The Company needs a corporate identity including a logo, business cards, letterheads, With Compliments slips, a design to be printed onto CD/DVDs, and a document folder (by that I mean something like http://www.ballarat.edu.au/corpserv containing some documents, a promo DVD, business card etc).
The designs need to reflect the Company's quirky and idiosyncratic mentality while retaining a degree of professionalism commensurate with the stakeholders we wish to attract.
Don't be afraid to think outside the square with unusual patterns, textures, layers, cutouts and materials (within reason - they still need to be printed!).
In terms of colours, we're totally open to ideas, although it would be advisable to stay relatively bright & vibrant in keeping with the above theme. Some colours (not necessarily the ones we'll go with) to consider are: #330066, #66FF00, #FF3300, #0099FF, black and metallics.
Again, some suggestions (it may well be we choose a design with none of these included - they're merely to contextualise our thinking) are: cameras, a bullet 'shooting' through the logo, targets, cartoony thinking, technology/web 2.0.
It's totally up to you whether you wish to include the Company's Pty Ltd status in the logo (for those outside Australia, Pty Ltd is similar to Inc., etc and represents the Company's incorporation status). We'd lean toward it not being on the logo, but it should obviously be on the business cards and letterhead.
Please be advised that we will also be holding a competition for website design at the conclusion on this one.
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Linedata Services publishes and integrates software packages for the finance sector. The group also offers consulting, outsourcing and maintenance services. Sales break down by application sector as follows:
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Sales break down geographically as follows: Southern Europe (49.5%), North America (28.5%), Northern Europe (19.8%), and Asia (2.2%).


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New book highlights the best NYC rooftops
Some of the best spots in New York City are hidden high above the streets. A new guide to the best rooftops in New York City lets visitors (and New Yorkers) in on 101 of these places.
Author Leslie Adatto's blog lookingupwithleslie.com spurred the book, Roof Explorer's Guide: 101 New York City Rooftops, which is now on sale.
According to a press release, the book is divided into sections and is "packed with sumptuous photos and brimming with handy insights into the nuance, atmosphere and clientele of each place, as well as practical information like directions."
The guide delves into bars, elevated parks and museum rooftops. Destinations include "sausages and beer at La Birreria atop Eataly, the city's only rooftop brewery... Saturday buffet brunch and barbeque at the 8,000 square foot rooftop at 230 Fifth in the Flatiron District" and "stargazing near the Plaza Hotel atop the AKA Central Park Hotel's outdoor bedroom."
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CHICO — I ate enough Chinese food to stuff a Mongol horde Tuesday night, but I still had a column to write, so I grudgingly agreed to order a double scoop of ice cream and call it a day.
When I waddled into Shubert's Ice Cream and Candy shop full from roughly five-pounds of fried noodles, I saw that the place had been overhauled since I last visited. Three-foot candy canes stood next to presents wreathed in Christmas tree lights and nutcrackers.
Christmas ornaments hung above them in festive shades of green, red, blue and silver.
I had been to Shubert's a few times before, but it wasn't until I walked in that I noticed the smell strong of peppermint that permeates the place.
Our server, Aly, has been working at Shubert's for about five years, and says the smell of peppermint fills the store 365 days a year. She doesn't even notice it anymore.
"It just smells like work," Aly said.
The peppermint smell was so strong that a woman walked in and announced to the entire store that it cleared her sinuses.
"I can smell again," she said.
Even though I was bursting at the seams of my stomach and feeling sleepy, I was still alert enough to quiz Aly on the cheapest deals at Shubert's. The best by far is the junior scoop, which costs $2.45, and is basically just about as big as the scooper. This is good for people low on cash or those who just want to sample Shubert's ice cream.
One look at the menu was enough to tell me that I could dither over which ice cream to eat until they all melted. Fortunately, Aly recommended the Mt. Shasta, a dark brownish concoction that tasted like a combination of coconut and buttercream.
I was able to snag two generous scoops in a waffle cone for $4.20. The fifty cent debit fee brought my purchase to $4.70.
After the first lick, it was clear to me why people have come from as far as Colorado to try Shubert's ice cream. It was just pliable enough to eat, but cold enough that it didn't melt onto my hands right away. It was sweet and creamy and crunchy and all the things that ice cream should be, and it was priced for the common man.
After I gave my girlfriend Quinn a taste of Mt. Shasta, she held it in a Kung Fu death grip and wouldn't relinquish the cone until I agreed to go inside and buy her two scoops of the same ice cream. When I did, she reluctantly gave me my cone, but took it back a few minutes later.
That might be why Shubert's was recognized as one of the two best ice cream stores nationwide by Good Morning America a year ago. The combination of ice cream and Chinese may have given me a stomach ache, but the experience was well worth it.
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The Department of Public Safety has released its annual Texas Gang Threat Assessment, which highlights the activity and largest threats among the state's many criminal groups.
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Houston has about 21,000 gang members, police said, with about one-quarter to one-third affiliated with a group called "Tango Blast Houstone."
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Lucile M. Gibson
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Lucile Marie Gibson was born on December 25, 1922, in Mountain Grove, Missouri to Lillie Ella (Neher) and Edgar Robert Harris, better known to most as Honey and Pop. Lucile and her brother Floyd and sister Viola, grew up in Mountain Grove, Missouri and Rocky Ford, Colorado, before their father bought a grocery store in Swink, Colorado. Lucile graduated from Swink High School and went on to McPherson College in McPherson, KS. While there, she was active in Christian Education groups and participated in a wide range of musical and theatrical activities. After receiving a Bachelor's Degree, Lucile began graduate school at New York University. While pursuing her degree in Christian Education, she participated actively in mission outreach to the Puerto Rican community.
Returning to Colorado, Lucile began work at the First Church of the Brethren in Denver. It was there at the church that she met her future husband, Wayne Gibson. Wayne and Lucile were married on March 20, 1949. Soon after their first son, Randall, was born in December 1949, the newlyweds drove to California for Wayne's studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Later Lucile, Wayne, and the young family moved to San Andreas, California where their second son, Bradford Wayne, was born in 1952. After a year, the family moved to Castro Valley, California and their daughter, Debra Kay (Debbie), was born in 1954. The family lived in Castro Valley for 19 years.
Lucile enjoyed being a homemaker and a mother of three very lively and active children. Lucile also was very committed to the Oakland Church of the Brethren where both she and Wayne were members for over 20 years. Lucile had a love for music and was the music leader at the church for many years. Lucile also managed the "Nook" at the church where she sold SERRV items for the church service project which helped the underprivileged. Lucile was also active in a range of other volunteer activities, among her accomplishments were; local PTA President, Cub Scout Den Mother, Campfire Girl Leader, and member of the local school choir.
In 1973, Lucile and Wayne moved back to Colorado, eventually locating in Ft. Collins. They so enjoyed being close to Lucile's extended family who resided in Denver. Lucile and Wayne joined the Windsor Church of the Brethren, where Lucile was active in quilting and the women's group. She also held fair-trade house parties selling SERRV Handcrafts.
Lucile and Wayne left for McPherson, Kansas in 2003 and settled at The Cedars, where they attended the McPherson Church of the Brethren. Wayne passed away in September 2008; they had been married 59 years.
Lucile passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at The Cedars in McPherson. She was eighty-nine.
She is survived by her three children, Randy Gibson (Julia Jarvis), Brad Gibson (Nina Zolotow), Debbie Jensen (Alan); and six loving grandchildren, Alisha, Rosie, Curtis, Quinn, Jeanne, and Lauren.
Lucile will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and dear friend to many.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, December 8, at the Cedars Conference Center in McPherson, with Pastor Chris Whitacre officiating. Private inurnment will take place at McPherson Cemetery prior to the memorial service. There will be no visitation.
Memorial donations may be given to then McPherson Church of the Brethren in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205 N. Chestnut, McPherson, KS 67460.