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A Letter in the Jan. 8, 2008, Tomahawk Leader
To the Editor:
When you consider that last year almost 500 people in Lincoln County sought help from HAVEN because of domestic abuse, attaining the goal of ending domestic violence seems overwhelming. Not everyone who comes to HAVEN reports their abuse to law enforcement, and not everyone who reports to law enforcement comes to HAVEN. So any data provided regarding the numbers of domestic abuse assaults in Lincoln County are not true numbers. In addition, think of the family members, friends, employers who are affected by these assaults. This is a community issue which affects the majority of Lincoln County.
Domestic violence affects us all. Whether it's the neighbors who argue and fight in the wee hours of the morning or the middle of the afternoon, the co-worker who calls in sick all the time, or the customer who comes in with bruises now and again, we've all seen it. In these day to day situations, it's hard to know what to do to end the violence. Calling the police department seems extreme. Talking to the person may be seen as invading their privacy or family business.
Contributing to HAVEN, being a member of the Coordinated Crisis Response Team, attending informational meetings and reading articles like this in the paper are a good start toward ending domestic violence. However, helping someone you know and suspect is a victim of domestic violence is much harder and more important. Calling HAVEN is one of the best ways to end domestic violence in Lincoln County. If you suspect someone is being abused, call HAVEN at 536-1300. They can help you figure out the best way to help victims of domestic violence.
Frances Irwin
Lincoln County Coordinated Crisis Response Team
Ending domestic violence
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Utilities regulators on Thursday rejected a proposal to build two natural gas power plants in San Diego and Otay Mesa at a packed public meeting on Thursday in San Diego. They warned that the region must come up with cleaner alternatives quickly.
In a unanimous decision, the five voting members of the California Public Utilities Commission rejected the 300-megawatt Pio Pico Energy Center, adjacent to an existing power plant in unincorporated Otay Mesa, and the smaller Quail Brush power plant, opposite state Route 52 from Mission Trails Regional Park. The plants would have cost San Diego Gas & Electric customers more than $1.5 billion over 20 years.
The decision was seen as at least a short-term victory by a coalition of environmentalists and consumer advocates who said the application by SDG&E overstated the immediate need for new generators and shortchanged contributions of energy efficiency and other utility-run conservation programs paid for by customers.
The California Public Utilities Commission, which occasionally holds its sessions away from San Francisco headquarters, met at a hall in the Kearny Mesa neighborhood and listened for nearly two hours to comments from scores of opponents of the plants and a smattering of supporters.
Commissioners cited evidence that there was no need for the facilities until at least 2018, four years after the plants would have come online.
The commission did approve a 25-year contract extension and upgrade of the existing Escondido Energy Center off Interstate 15 and directed SDG&E to procure up to 298 megawatts of local electrical generation beginning in 2018.
In a statement, SDG&E expressed disappointed that its contracts with developers of Quail Brush and Pio Pico were rejected, and said the utility will assess how to best procure the power needed.
Amid a prolonged shutdown at the San Onofre nuclear plant, which once provided up to 20 percent of the San Diego region's power, backers pitched the plants as an insurance policy to help guarantee reliable electrical service.
"The price of this insurance policy -- over $1.5 billion between the two plants -- is very high," said Commissioner Mark Ferron, the author of the final decision. "I think we run the significant risk of forcing ratepayers to pay needlessly for new generation twice -- once now, and then a second time if we have different conflicting future information concerning need."
SDG&E has the option of resubmitting the contracts based on new information or soliciting a new round of bids.
"My goal is simple," Ferron said, "to make sure the SDG&E can best meet the future needs of its customers while avoiding a situation where ratepayers pay needlessly for new generation."
Comments by the commission suggested it may be difficult for the 100 megawatt Quail Brush plant to move forward. The plant's developer also has run into resistance from neighbors and city officials while seeking approval from the California Energy Commission.
Commissioner Catherine Sandoval said she believes Quail Brush is not well suited to the area's needs.
The utilities commission ordinarily tries to determine the local area needs for generation in separate proceedings from agreements with generators. But an unusual sequence of events tied together the power plant applications with a contentious debate over the area's overall energy needs, culminating in a high-stakes lobbying effort in recent months.
Private equity funds that dedicated tens of millions of dollars to developing the Quail Brush and Pio Pico projects warned that capital markets and plant developers could punish California for rejecting the plans.
Nicole Capretz of the National City-based Environmental Health Coalition praised the decision.
"I was most encouraged by the fact that the commission said, we want you to avoid getting new fossil fuel plants in the future, and that we want you as a community to forge a new path," she said. "We had never really heard that before."


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An unprecedented battle — on Twitter
Last night's launch of Operation Pillar of Defense has given social media users more real-time updates, excitement, disappointment, and even laughs than perhaps any war before. It would be fully appropriate to say that social media has become of paramount importance in this conflict.
Yesterday the #IDF broke the news regarding Ahmed al-Jabari on Twitter — before it was out anywhere else. While countries have only made such announcements through press conferences in the past, the IDF announced the start of the operation via Twitter, and even followed up with a video of the targeted killing.
There are 2 main goals of this IDF operation: to protect Israeli civilians and to cripple the terrorist infrastructure in the #Gaza Strip.
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012
Since then, the IDF has been live-blogging and posting updates in order to demonstrate why Israel must to defend their own citizens (over 200 rockets fired since last night) and also fire up other supporters of Israel to get involved and educated.
But they aren't the only ones.
Hamas has now been routinely posting absurdities on their Al Qassam Brigade Twitter account as well — including to the IDF. After the IDF Spokesperson tweeted this:
We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead.
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012
Hamas responded with:
@idfspokesperson Our blessed hands will reach your leaders and soldiers wherever they are (You Opened Hell Gates on Yourselves)
— Alqassam Brigades (@AlqassamBrigade) November 14, 2012
This is the first time we have seen two groups exchanging fire, via Twitter, during actual fire.
Since then, Al Qassam has continued reporting that they are firing rockets in many areas of Israel, including Tel Aviv (except Hamas has not fired rockets at Tel Aviv). These tweets erupted in mass celebration from Palestinian (and likeminded) groups on Twitter, who once again demonstrated the ugly face of anti-Semitism.
This anti-Semitism has been furthered by the myth-filled #PrayforGaza hashtag that has been trending worldwide for several hours today. While many tweets express pain and disappointment with the conflict, a significant number are outright obscene, with Holocaust comparisons and all.
In fact, when I responded to an inappropriate tweet myself, this was the response I received
But again, they were far from the only people getting involved. This morning the hashtag #HamasBumperStickers made for quality entertainment. People from all over the world expressed their creativity through made up Hamas Bumper Stickers, so many people in fact, that they made it trend worldwide. Some considered it inappropriate given the situation, others were pleased with the comic relief.
Regardless of whether or not the Hamas Bumper Stickers are in poor taste, Twitter has become a medium on both sides of the conflict for self-expression and advocacy. We have seen an unprecedented effort by Hamas, and especially the New Media team of the IDF and Government of Israel, to get the facts out about the conflict.
Advocacy groups like StandWithUs, The Israel Project, The David Project, and Hasbara Fellowships are also working furiously on all social media outlets to educate, and of course news outlets are liveblogging and tweeting around the clock. New campaigns like Israel Under Fire are also emerging as effective voices in disseminating information through clips, photos, infographics and more.
Whether you're trying to get hard facts, commentary, a laugh, or a cry, social media seems to be the right place for this Operation Pillar of Defense. Be sure to join in the action by using hashtags #IsraelUnderFire and #StoptheRockets.


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A newly released survey of nearly 4,000 Michigan college students has identified clear reasons why talented young people choose to leave Michigan after graduation - and what it will take to get them to stay.
The Michigan Colleges Foundation (MCF), a consortium of fourteen independent colleges anduniversities located throughout Michigan, commissioned the study in partnership with Madison, Wisconsin-based Next Generation Consulting, leaders in the field of millennial market research and talent retention. Students on MCF's Van Andel Millennial Board (VAMB) were also pivotal in the success of the survey. A 14-member student board consisting of one student from each MCF institution, VAMB students each developed their own plan for marketing the survey to students which resulted in the high number of responses.
Why - and how - do Michigan college students form their opinions about Michigan cities, what can we do to address perceptions, and reposition Michigan as a smart choice for grads and what do they value in "cool communities" were the central questions of this study.
Although 89% of students value the earning opportunities in a potential location when deciding where to live, only 11% agree that Michigan has broad enough job opportunities. Of Michigan's three major metropolitan areas - Detroit, Lansing and Grand Rapids - students feel the most positive about Grand Rapids.
More than half (59%) of the Michigan natives surveyed are considering staying in the state after graduation, 30% are unsure of their plans. Classified as "convincibles" the survey suggests that Michigan has the potential to retain almost 90% of native students through active engagement and peer networking efforts - critical components to influencing perceptions.
The survey indicated that successfully keeping this young talent in Michigan will depend upon the ability of businesses and learning institutions to partner together to promote to these students specific quality of life amenities such as good-paying jobs, affordable housing, easy commutes, and access to parks, bike and hiking trails, the authors of the survey conclude.
The study is phase one of MCF's Think Michigan campaign - an integrated, Michigan-focused strategy to attract, engage and retain the state's top young talent. With seed funds from the Charter One Foundation, MCF benchmarked comparable cities nationally, assessing their efforts to attract and retain talent. Three focus groups on MCF campuses were conducted and a survey was distributed to students on all 14 campuses to assess student life and career preferences, as well as perceptions of opportunities in Michigan's major urban areas. A comprehensive report was developed benchmarking Southeast Michigan to national millennial retention trends and identifying clear marketing approaches and themes.
"Our plan is to utilize this foundational study to create a targeted Michigan marketing effort at ourmember colleges and universities," said MCF President Bob Bartlett. "Connecting students in personal and meaningful ways to Michigan's future before they graduate and plan their lives elsewhere is a critical component to the state's economic growth."
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Um, despite having the "Trails" in its title, Nayuta isn't actually related to the Legend of Heroes series. It's more or less its own separate thing. This interview sheds a bit more light on the game's origins.
And speaking of Nayuta, I'm glad that Falcom hinted at future sequels in that interview. That was one of my favorite games of last year!
|2013-08-13, 14:41
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Homo Ludens
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Canada
Age: 29
So would someone like to explain why the high school setting won't be a problem in this game?
I've heard a lot about how Sen will be hugely politically-oriented... how in the world could teenagers play a significant role in that without it being, uh, dumb?
|2013-09-04, 02:36
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
^The above link has a nice big gameplay video that shows off some of the intro, battles, and even social link events! Also, loving that cameo of Nayuta's Noi in that first screenshot!
|2013-09-06, 15:36
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Though not entirely related, this most definitely warrants a bump:
Oh, God..... words just can't express my joy right now.....
|2013-09-07, 11:01
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Guess what time it is?
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Age: 33
Second Chapter is being advertised for next summer for PC and PSP/Vita digital. In the meantime, the PC version of First Chapter should be on Steam this winter.
Now... am I going to double-dip and get myself a perfect FC clear game save on PC? Spoilers: Probably.
|2013-09-08, 22:18
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Ava courtesy of patchy
Join Date: Jan 2009
Hmm, got a question for people who already finished both sora no kiseki and zero-ao no kiseki. In scale of 1-10, what's your score for sora and zero-ao's main plot as a whole. I want to see whether it's worth it finishing zero-ao for the story before playing sen with my limited time and Japanese skill.
|2013-09-09, 03:47
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Personally, I give sora no kiseki a 10/10. It is seriously my favorite rpg ever. I love the plot developments (particularly of the first two chapters), I love all the characters, and I love the village-like setting. I am also a big sucker for well-developed romances in games.
Zero-ao no kiseki, I give maybe 8.5/10. There's definitely been improvements in gameplay and all that, but it didn't appeal to me as much as sora no kiseki did. The characters felt a bit flat to me, so I didn't really get too attached to them. Some plot developments in ao no kiseki were really awesome though. I am not a fond of deductions/investigations, and there's a lot of that in the zero-ao no kiseki series (obviously, since they are police officers). Oh but seeing some characters from sora no kiseki back in this series was a big highlight for me!
On another note, I wonder if there's a chance that sen no kiseki will be ported to Chinese pc....? (I played everything other than Sora first chapter in Chinese PC). I want to see Olivier again!
|2013-09-09, 06:54
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Yes, I also loved Sora no Kiseki trilogy, but I haven't finished Zero-ao, that's why I asked for opinion if it's worth it finishing the two before playing Sen or I should just jump straight to Sen(because Sen is not direct continuation of Zero-ao)
|2013-09-09, 15:40
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Germany
Age: 32
Personally, I've enjoyed Zero and Ao no Kiseki with whatever little jp. knowledge I have. To be fair, I consulted a jp. summary and character bios for further understandings (which I could copy in my jp. word processing program). I only played the english version of Trails in the Sky (First Chapter) from the other titles. Anyway, it felt like Zero and Ao no Kiseki has an overall more, open, serious theme. For example, you had frequently the confirmation that the special police department of the main heroes and heroines is hardly taken for real and basically the whole city is a huge playground for all external factions - especially in Ao no Kiseki. But, similar to Trails, the true villain remains hidden until the last parts of the games
Character-wise: Lloyd was outside of his dokan and hidden "womanizer" talks quite a smart protagonist. Due to the bonding events by the end of the game, there's no set and developed romance in both games. If this is good or dismissable depends on personal preference. Personally, I liked the female cast and especially KeA grew to me.
Spoiler for Zero and Ao no Kiseki - late game:
In Ao no Kiseki: The battle track Unfathomed Force counts to my most favorite ones of the series .
Normally, I would suggest to watch, e.g., the first part on youtube, but of all the videos for Ao no Kiseki are quite many heavy spoiler videos mixed in.
|2013-10-02, 04:35
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Dollars
Really good game. I couldn't say much about the story because I'm only at chapter 3, but things are building up to be interesting. Then again, my knowledge of Japanese is...
Also I didn't expect the battle system to be great! I thought it was slow and boring when I saw the video gameplay, but it's actually pretty good in practice. I only played TiTS series so the gameplay was a huge improvement
..oh and is it just me, but are all the craft skills are broken?
|2013-10-02, 06:20
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ダメ人 - 人間失格
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Germany
Age: 32
There seem to be quite a few bugs in the game so that falcom will release a patch for it according to a german gaming site.
Other than that? The opening song sounds quite nice imho. And in my search of spoilers, I found that Sen no Kiseki has also kizuna/bonding events, but not clear if they are similar in its idea to Zero and Ao.
What I'd like to read is impressions of the MC. From the different pre-release information it was mentioned that he has some inferiority issues, thus I hope(d) that this won't lead to him being mostly (too) gloomy/"whimsy" about it.
|2013-10-02, 16:48
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Man, I wish I were playing it right now, but sadly I don't have the funds to import it at the moment (and probably won't be able to until around the holiday season ). But on the other hand, I DID find a rip of the soundtrack floating around to tide me over until the OST's release, for the time being!
Still, it's also rather sad to think that it probably won't be for at least a half-decade before we see this get localized (if that even happens at ALL)....
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Subject: Re: [asa] Theology of AGW WAS The Climate Science Isn't Settled
Usually I am lurker and glance occasionally at threads here. However, Rich Blinne, as a committed AGW has played fast and loose (as most AGW's do, to my observation) with a few facts. I fact checked him on a few points and would like to show to all. I have snipped for brevity.
In a message dated 12/2/2009 11:39:27 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, firstname.lastname@example.com writes:
Al Gore isn't a proponent of Gaia theory. That's James Lovelock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lovelock Al Gore's a Baptist.
From "Earth in the Balance"
"The richness and diversity of our religious tradition throughout history is a spiritual resource long ignored by people of faith, who are often afraid to open their minds to teachings first offered outside their own system of belief. But the emergence of a civilization in which knowledge moves freely and almost instantaneously through the world has ... spurred a renewed investigation of the wisdom distilled by all faiths. This panreligious perspective may prove especially important where our global civiilzation's responsibility for the earth is concerned." (pp. 258-259)
This is not Baptist theology. I could quote more if you want. I would say the statement above classifies him as a syncretist or New Age adherent.
Michael says; This is both a misreading and misrepresentation of what Gore said. He was not New Age but considering how ALL faiths will respond to the climate crisis from their own perspectives. There needs to be a Muslim, Hindu etc response and giving the arguments on how to deal with climate change to their own beleivers.
I am afraid you have used the old "New age" card to dismiss others and wrongly accuse Christians of being New Age.
Please correct your opinions fivefree
No. But there is and was a political ploy. Starting in the late 60s and early 70s the tobacco companies had a problem with the science that was reaching a stronger and stronger consensus that cigarette smoking causes cancer. So, they hired people like Fred Seitz to spread the message that the science was uncertain to keep the tobacco companies from getting sued. The very same people moved into organizations like the Marshall Institute. During the 80s this organization focused on attacking physicists who were skeptical that SDI would work. After the Cold War ended the focus turned to environmental issues and the same M.O. of saying the science is uncertain and therefore we shouldn't regulate any companies and by the way CO2 is actually good for you. This constellation of groups started receiving money from the oil and coal companies, for example the Western Fuels Association and ExxonMobil. These organizations have interlocking boards of directors. Other groups closely associated are the Heartland Institute, the Greening Earth Society, and Friends of Science. The people that show up multiple times on the boards or advisors in these are include Tim Ball, Sallie Balliunas, Willie Soon, Pattrick Michaels, and Fred Seitz.
All of these organizations have one goal, keep industry completely unregulated. Two weeks before the Nobel Prize in chemistry was issued on work that showed that CFCs destroy the ozone hole these groups said that the science was uncertain and we shouldn't be regulating any companies. The ban on CFCs was a smashing success which had also a little known beneficial side effect on global warming because CFCs are the worst kind of greenhouse gas.
Yeah, weren't CFC ozone damage found out to be off by 60-75%? More in inline with established science?
I also googled the WSJ article this letter inspired and found it to be rather tame, saying that possibly the data was being made to fit the conclusion, among other things. Possibly a prophetic statement the current scandals gong on.
Not telling both sides is typical from the political left as I assume you are and an ardent AGW (technocrat?) employee who's own professional reputation is tied to AGW.
I once started a dialogue with PVM sometime ago but gave up when he appeared to be lazy and hazy with opposing thought and documentation and ended most statements with positive confession assertions that made me believe he was trying to make it so by saying it was so.
Quite simply AGW doesn't pass the 'smell test' for a lot of people...including me because of half truths, here are some, viciousness against skeptics and a lack of original data. This I brought to PVM in a WSJ op-ed by a researcher at Woods Hole, I believe, who asked Anglia for copies of their data when they stated that some year was the hottest on record. He was emailed back a statement that to me was middle finger reply. Now we see why.. and this was several years ago.
One other thing. What if all of you are wrong? Are you going to go on a stage somewhere and publicly ask for countries forgiveness for wanting to cause hardship and suffering to million here not to mention around the world? I want to know what is the consequence should be for you if you are wrong.
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Prepare for one more good hearty laugh from the HBO comedy.
Prepare for one more good hearty laugh because HBO's comedy series "Eastbound and Down," which set up cameras in the area periodically over its four-season run, comes to a close Sunday night.
Starring Danny McBride ("Pineapple Express," "This Is the End"), the show chronicled the story of Kenny Powers, a self-destructive former baseball player who tries desperately to find his way back to fame and fortune.
Production crews first began shooting in 2007 in Wilmington for the show's first episode, which was set in Powers' home state of North Carolina. Subsequent seasons found the story and characters heading to locales like Mexico and Myrtle Beach, where Powers played for various minor league teams.
All the while, production would return now and then for scenes in the Tar Heel State, and it's been back in Wilmington permanently for the fourth and final season, shot this summer.
From 2007 through 2012, "Eastbound" spent a little more than $23 million in New Hanover and Brunswick counties, according to tax forms filed with the state.
Over the course of the series, the likes of Will Ferrell, Katy Mixon, Lindsay Lohan, John Hawkes and Matthew McConaughey descended on the Port City to film roles. And the show quietly became a hit for HBO.
"I think 'Eastbound' was a slow build for us," said Michael Lombardo, president of HBO Programming. "It built sort of exponentially."
Lombardo said "Eastbound" was one of the network's first shows to capitalize heavily on viewing through DVR playback and on demand services, gradually attracting a rabid audience.
"It was an enormously important aspect of the viewing picture," he said. "It's been successful creatively. And audience-wise, it's been really a great show for us, a great experience."
Ahead of the series finale, which airs 10 p.m. Sunday, local residents who have worked on the show reflected on their time on set.
Ike Ison: A career prop maker, Ison's been involved with Wilmington-area projects dating back to 1985's "Year of the Dragon." He joined "Eastbound and Down" for construction work on the pilot and resumed his duties for the final season. A typical day on set involved the building of small enhancements to the background scenery, normally well ahead of cameras, actors and other production personnel. Ison said he often moves onto the next show or movie before any significant filming begins, with projects blurring together, but he found his time with "Eastbound" to be memorable. "The art department did a good job. Those were some nice sets they drew up this year," he said. "It was a pretty good little show."
Alisa Harris: In the summer of 2011, Harris, the owner of local performance venue TheatreNOW, was cast in the speaking role of Sandy, an attendant at a bowling alley. Legendary actress Lily Tomlin was featured in the scenes, which aired during season three. "The night of the shoot, it was Lily's 72nd birthday. So at midnight, we sang happy birthday to her, and it was such a blast. She was a spitfire, bowling strikes all night," Harris said. "It was a long shoot that went till three in the morning, but it was fun because I knew a lot of the crew beforehand. Working on the show was a great experience."
Shea Lenkaitis: "I worked as an extra on 'Eastbound and Down' all throughout the filming of the final season, and it was an amazing experience. My first day was a surprise party scene in episode six. It was such a small set that I was able to be right there talking to and working with all of the actors and crew members. From then on it was like we knew each other. I had actually never seen the show before I worked on it, but I became a fan in a different way than most people because I got the privilege of seeing what went into making it and how much fun all of the people had working on it."
Joelle Vick: A local background actress who currently appears as a detective on "Sleepy Hollow," Vick is featured on "Eastbound and Down" in a pivotal scene that will air in Sunday's finale. For the scene, Vick had to wear a "wife beater, ripped jeans and have our tattoos showing." "Danny was very, very much nice. When he walked in and saw us sitting in costume their he said, 'Good looking bunch. Real nice! Attractive!' He didn't act any different around us extras. In fact, he just acted like one of us," Vick said. "After it was over, I wish I had done more because it is was just so much fun."
Staff writers Paul Stephen and Jeff Hidek contributed to this report.


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Dorothy E. Hoffman, 82, died Monday morning at St. Luke Hospital in Marion.
Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Florence. The service will be preceded by a rosary. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Zeiner Funeral Home in Marion.
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Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock ignited a firestorm Tuesday night, when he said that "life is a gift from God," and that pregnancy resulting from rape is "something that God intended to happen."
The media immediately jumped to attention, forcing Mitt Romney's campaign to disavow the comments, saying that they "do not reflect" Romney's views. Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte canceled her trip to campaign with Mourdock today, and Mourdock himself held a press conference this morning to try to quell the firestorm.
But Mourdock has never kept his pro-life position a secret, so what he said wasn't all that surprising and actually pretty consistent with the beliefs of most pro-life conservatives. Here's the full quote:
"This is that issue that every candidate for federal, or even state, office faces, and I too stand for life. I know there are some who disagree and I respect their point of view and I believe that life begins at conception. The only exception I have [for abortion] is in that case [where] the life of the mother [is threatened]. I struggled with it for a long time, but I came to realize that life is a gift from God. And I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape that it is something that God intended to happen."
Anyone is free to disagree with Mourdock's position — and to make him explain and defend it — but the media's surprise and outrage, disguised under the mask of "journalistic objectivity," is disingenuous and irresponsible.
The whole faux controversy underscores the general cowardice with which both parties and the media approach the issue of abortion. The focus on exemptions for "rape and incest" allows Democrats and Republicans to avoid sounding "extreme," while also pandering to pro-life constituents.
On the left, Democrats are happy to focus on "exemptions," and avoid standing up for the broader principle that a woman should get to choose what she wants to do with her body. Republicans, on the other hand, proudly claim they are pro-life, but are happy to concede exemptions for rape and incest — a position that should prompt questions about why they oppose abortions at all.
The real questions when we talk about abortion are a) when life begins and b) whether the government should restrict a woman's ability to terminate her pregnancy. Whether you are pro-life or pro-choice, the question of why a woman wants to terminate a pregnancy is, or should be, irrelevant.
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If you're a regular visitor to Sew4Home, you're probably familiar with our Re-imagine & Renovate series. It's where we show you how new fabric can completely change the look of a design; the same way a fresh coat of paint can transform a room. The theory works just as well with the ten projects in our new Sew4Home Bags and Totes book. We selected one of our favorites: the Kid's Vintage Book Bag, and gave it a floral makeover.
The fabric and hardware you select are what gives your bag its personal style. This adorable satchel appears in the book with a kid-friendly design in retro fabrics. It's a look we love, but that doesn't mean it's the only look!
We found a home décor fabric that featured a gorgeous watercolor floral. Rich greens, delicate pinks, plus hints of magenta, gold, and orange make up an abstract poppy garden. The colors are rich and elegant. We paired this with a solid mint green canvas that coordinates with but does not overpower the main print. The original project mixes three fabrics for the exterior, but we reduced this to just two. That's another choice you can always make as you create your custom look – simply add together the fabric quantities needed for the various sections to give you the yardage required.
Our sophisticated exterior has a fun surprise on the inside. A candy pink gingham is used for the lining and the same sweet color is echoed in the perimeter piping.
We also changed up the flap's stwist lock to a sleek rectangular option but kept the other hardware the same.
Each fabric has its own personality; and just like mixing interesting guests at a dinner party gives you dozens of fascinating conversations - how you combine fabric in a project gives you an unlimited number of beautiful end results. Pick up the book and give it a try yourself.
There are ten cool carryalls included, from a jumbo tote to a petite clutch. And we have tips and techniques to help you give each one a professional finish. Plus, no paper patterns are required!
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An unscrupulous co-worker recently introduced me to the ludicrously addictive canceled television series Veronica Mars.
Oh my gosh, she's so cute! She's so Nancy Drew! She's so hardcore! Kristen Bell can fake cry like nobody's business! That Logan... so dastardly, so kind of homely, but so oddly hubba hubba. Who killed Lilly? OMG, HE killed Lilly! That's good. I hated him! Keith Mars is, like, the best dad in the world. Back Up makes me want to buy a pit bull. My high school experience was just like Veronica's, but without the PI stuff, the high drama, the rich friends, the hot boyfriends, the great wardrobe, the perfect hair, the proximity to tropical beaches, and the convertible. Basically I was a misunderstood, outsider smart chick. I was blonde. My Wallace was an Italian boy who was also good at basketball. And my principal hated me. Ummm... yeah, that kind of wraps up the similarities. But still...
So, I mainlined Season One in a matter of days, but my co-worker/dealer connection ended there. Season One ends with VM opening the door to her apartment after the worst night of her life, busting a huge smile, and saying, "I was hoping it was you...." Who? Logan? Wallace? Eli? Please not icky Duncan!! Obviously, to quell my VM DTs, I had to get me a Season Two fix ASAP.
I'm a big fan of buying local, but I have to admit that even though just about everything points to me renting local when it comes to DVDs, I've always been sucked into the convenience of Ye Olde Blockbuster. And today was no different. It was pouring rain, and I knew that Blockbuster was a good zip-in/zip-out option. And so I hit the Big Blue Box renter after work to pick up my drug of choice.
But no dice! While Blockbuster had a whole wall full of Losts and Sopranos, there was not a VM to be had. So I bit the bullet and hopped in the ol' jalopy and drove over to the store that I should have gone to in the first place: Wild and Woolly Video on Bardstown Road.
This experience at W&W has clinched the deal. Inconvenience aside, everything else about W&W is so far superior to Blockbuster that I can't believe it took me this long to convert. The bitch is the lack of parking, and on a day like today it was a rather miserable walk in the rain to get there.
First of all, the collection at W&W has to rival the collections at some of the best DVD stores in the country. It's massive, expertly catalogued, and wildly diverse. It never crossed my mind that they wouldn't have my VM; I was only worried that it might be checked out.
Recently, I've once again become a big fan of TV. And watching TV on DVD is the way to go. The second, and probably biggest, selling point for W&W is that, unlike Blockbuster who rents TV DVDs by the individual DVD, at W&W when you rent a TV DVD, you get the whole season for one price. At Blockbuster, it would have cost me around $24 to rent the 6 DVDs for Veronica Mars' Season Two. At Wild and Woolly, I got the whole shebang for a mere $4.65!
But wait! That's not all...
Wednesday night is "Ladies' Night" and all ladies get their DVDs rent one, get one free. So I got a whopping SEVEN DVDs (and the promise of a week that's going to turn my eyeballs square) for just under $5. You can't beat that with a stick, my friends.
So, open the door, Veronica. I'm just warning you, if it's Duncan you've been hoping for, I may just skip it. After all, I only spent $5.


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Christians are having a big impact in Africa, it seems–especially those from the US.
In recent memory, we have:
- US Evangelicals James Dobson and Franklin Graham (son of Billy) easily inserted themselves in AIDS relief efforts in Africa under the Bush administration. While marketing their "charity" to the home base to get more donations, they sabotaged relief programs and used their power to evangelize a desperate captive audience. Embrace Christianity to get medicine or die.
- In response to the successful Ugandan AIDS policy based on ABC: abstinence, be faithful, and use condoms, the US simultaneously swooped in to take credit for the success and worked to gut it. The policy, controlled by US Christian evangelicals, focused on abstinence-only. This policy has been a failure everywhere it has has been tried. This includes setting back Uganda's education efforts.
- Pope Ratzinger falsely asserted that condoms don't prevent the spread of AIDS, just as he makes his first visit to the continent devastated by the virus. Sadly, many people still listen to this irresponsible institution and its former Nazi in the pointy hat.
Now, we have Christians spreading their bullshit theories on homosexuality in Uganda. Selling hatred of gays has been a big moneymaker for the religious right. They have lost quite a bit of momentum, in the US though. They have having more and more trouble painting gays as evil child molesters, given that so many real child molesters are religious leaders. (Can you say "projection"? I knew you could!) People just aren't afraid anymore of same-sex couples that keep their yards a bit too neat and just want to get married. Perhaps the religious thugs thought they'd get more mileage out of their campaign in another country.
Apparently, their campaign was a bit too successful. Uganda is considering implementing what Christians here in the US have always wanted: laws that punish homosexuality with death–just like the BUYBULL sayz (Lev. 2o:13). We all know conservative Christians want to inflict Leviticus on their enemies, but ignore it otherwise.
But wait. Now US Christian groups are saying that they don't think Uganda is doing a good thing by following the US Christians' advice. Even some of the hard core homo haters like Rick Warren have had to backpedal. Apparently, God's universal and absolute morality changes minute by minute depending on the financial needs of Christian groups and their ability to spin to the morons that fund them. We supposedly immoral atheists can see through your con and call you on it.
The constant in this equation is the religious exploitation of the poor and ignorant in whatever continent. …Just as they've always done. We could make the world a better place by separating the US government from these exploitative efforts. Let the Vatican and US Christian groups stand alone without sullying the US's reputation on these efforts. Let's call the exploitation of Africa a Christian initiative when it is, as in these cases. Let's stop giving government subsidies and tax breaks to religious groups that promote hate and exploit people–even if that's all of them. Finally, let's put some of these people on trial for their crimes against humanity.


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Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane of the Justice and Development Party took office in January 2012. Economic instability and unrest deepened during the year, due in part to high fuel and food costs and an economic system dominated by the king and other elites. The February 20 Movement staged nationwide protests throughout the year, including in July and September.
Morocco gained independence in 1956 after more than four decades of French rule. The first ruler after independence, King Mohamed V, reigned until his death in 1961. His son, Hassan II, then ruled the country until his death in 1999. Thousands of his political opponents were arrested, tortured and killed, while many simply disappeared.
In 1975, Morocco and Mauritania occupied Western Sahara. After three years of fighting the Algerian-backed Polisario Front, a Sahrawi nationalist guerrilla movement, Mauritania withdrew from the portion it claimed. Morocco then annexed the territory in full. A planned referendum on Western Sahara's future—attached to a UN-monitored ceasefire agreement in 1991—never took place.
In the last few years of Hassan's life, several political prisoners were released, independent newspapers began publishing, and a new bicameral parliament was established. King Mohamed VI, who inherited the throne in 1999, declined to expand political freedom significantly early in his reign, apparently aiming to check the increased influence of Islamist political parties. However, he removed longtime interior minister Driss Basri, who had led much of the repression under King Hassan, and allowed exiled dissidents to return to the country. Parliamentary elections held in 2002 were recognized as generally open, and more than a dozen political parties participated, though independent journalists and other critics of the king were harassed and detained.
In May 2003, local Islamist militants with purported links to Al-Qaeda mounted a series of deadly suicide bombings, targeting symbols of Morocco's Jewish community in Casablanca. The government responded by enacting a harsh antiterrorism law, which was subsequently used to prosecute nonviolent opponents of the king.
In 2004, King Mohamed inaugurated the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER), tasked with addressing the human rights abuses perpetrated by the authorities from 1956 to 1999 and recommending forms of reparation for the victims. The commission, which featured public testimony from victims, submitted its final report in 2006, including a series of recommendations for legal and institutional reforms designed to prevent future abuses. Critics of the IER complained that it did not hold perpetrators accountable, and that its recommendations did not lead to major structural changes. Moreover, the authorities were intolerant of further discussion of past abuses. In June 2008, a court in Rabat ordered the private daily Al-Jarida al-Oula to stop publishing IER testimony.
In the 2007 elections for the Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament, the conservative Independence Party (Istiqlal) won a plurality, the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) placed second, and the Socialist Union of People's Forces (USFP), previously the lead party in the governing coalition, came in third.
In 2011, the political environment was shaken by protests inspired by popular uprisings elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa. Demonstrations demanding democratic political reforms were held across the country on February 20, and the resulting protest movement, named for this date and comprised of students and activists, have continued to press for change.
After naming a commission to draft a new constitution in response to the protests, the king presented the proposed document in June 2011. It preserved most of the monarch's existing powers, but would require him to choose the prime minister from the party that won the most seats in parliamentary elections, and consult the prime minister before dissolving Parliament. Other provisions included giving official status to the Berber language, calling for gender equality, and emphasizing respect for human rights. Although the February 20 movement rejected the changes as insufficient, the main political parties encouraged voters to approve the document in a July referendum, and it reportedly passed with over 98 percent of the vote.
Parliamentary elections were held in November 2011, resulting in a victory for the opposition PJD, which took 107 of the 395 seats in the lower house. Istiqlal placed second with 60 seats, followed by the National Rally of Independents with 52, the Modernity and Authenticity Party (PAM) with 47, the USFP with 39, the Popular Movement with 32, the Constitutional Union with 23, the Party of Progress and Socialism with 18, and ten small parties dividing the remainder. After the PAM's poor showing, PAM leader Fouad Ali el-Himma resigned and joined the palace as an advisor to the king.
Abdelilah Benkirane of the PJD was named prime minister, and he formed a coalition government with Istiqlal, the Popular Movement, and the Party of Progress and Socialism in January 2012. Although Morocco continued to be one of the more stable nations in the region in 2012, economic instability and unrest deepened as the year progressed due to the economic problems in Europe, high fuel and food costs, and an economic system dominated by the king and his economic and political elite.
Morocco is not an electoral democracy. Most power is held by the king and his close advisers. Even under the 2011 constitution, the monarch can dissolve Parliament, rule by decree, and dismiss or appoint cabinet members. He sets national and foreign policy, commands the armed forces and intelligence services, and presides over the judicial system. One of the king's constitutional titles is "commander of the faithful," giving his authority a claim to religious legitimacy. The king is also the majority stakeholder in a vast array of private and public sector firms; according to Forbes, Mohammed VI is worth $2.5 billion, making him one of the world's wealthiest people.
The lower house of Parliament, the Chamber of Representatives, has 395 directly elected members who serve for five-year terms. Sixty of these seats are reserved for women, and 30 for men under age 40. Members of the 270-seat upper house, the Chamber of Counselors, are chosen by an electoral college to serve nine-year terms. Under a rule that took effect in 2009, women are guaranteed 12 percent of the seats in local elections.
Given the concentration of power in the monarchy, the country's fragmented political parties are generally unable to assert themselves. The PJD, which won the 2011 parliamentary vote, has long been a vocal opposition party, even as it remained respectful of the monarchy. The Islamist Justice and Charity Movement is illegal, though it is generally tolerated by the authorities. Other Islamist groups are harassed by authorities and not permitted to participate in the political process.
Despite the government's rhetoric on combating widespread corruption, it remains a problem, both in public life and in the business world. In 2012 a new book by journalists Catherine Graciet and Éric Laurent, Le Roi Prédateur, leveled sharp charges of corruption at the palace. Morocco was ranked 88 out of 176 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Although the independent press enjoys a significant degree of freedom when reporting on economic and social policies, the authorities use restrictive press laws and an array of financial and other, more subtle mechanisms to punish critical journalists, particularly those who focus on the king, his family, the status of the Western Sahara, or Islam. Rachid Nini, editor of the popular daily Al-Massae, was sentenced in June 2011 to a year in jail on charges of spreading misinformation after publishing articles on alleged corruption involving the royal palace and PAM leader Fouad Ali el-Himma. The paper had also called for the repeal of the 2003 antiterrorism law. Nini was released in April 2012 and resigned from the paper, migrating to the internet. Other journalists have also been harassed, including Hamid Naïmi, who has investigated corruption and the marginalization of the Berber population in the northern Rif region, and Mohamed Sokrate, a blogger who has written sympathetically about the February 20 Movement and advocates secularism. The state dominates the broadcast media, but residents have access to foreign satellite television channels. The authorities occasionally disrupt websites and internet platforms, while bloggers and other internet users are sometimes arrested for posting content that offends the monarchy.
Nearly all Moroccans are Muslims. While the small Jewish community is permitted to practice its faith without government interference, Moroccan authorities are growing increasingly intolerant of social and religious diversity, as reflected in arrest campaigns against Shiites, Muslim converts to Christianity, and those opposed to a law enforcing the Ramadan fast.
While university campuses generally provide a space for open discussion, professors practice self-censorship when dealing with sensitive topics like Western Sahara, the monarchy, and Islam.
Freedom of assembly is not always respected, though frequent demonstrations by unemployed graduates and unions are generally tolerated. The February 20 Movement also holds rallies on a periodic basis; notable protests in 2012 included a demonstration in Casablanca on July 22 and in Rabat on September 23. The protests were largely peaceful, and included demands that activists be released from prison. Reduced in numbers from its height in 2011, the movement was deemed illegal by a Casablanca judge in July 2012. Although such protests often occur without incident, activists say they are harassed outside of public events.
Civil society and independent nongovernmental organizations are quite active, but the authorities monitor Islamist groups, arrest suspected extremists, and harass other groups that offend the government. Moroccan workers are permitted to form and join independent trade unions, and the 2004 labor law prevents employers from punishing workers who do so. However, the authorities have forcibly broken up labor actions that entail criticism of the government, and child laborers, especially girls working as domestic helpers, are denied basic rights.
The judiciary is not independent, and the courts are regularly used to punish opponents of the government. Arbitrary arrest and torture still occur, though they are less common than under King Hassan. The security forces are given greater leeway with detainees advocating independence for Western Sahara, leading to frequent reports of abuse and lack of due process.
Many Moroccans have a mixed Tamazight (Berber) ancestry, and the government has officially recognized Tamazight language and culture.
Women continue to face significant discrimination at the societal level. However, Moroccan authorities have a relatively progressive view on gender equality, which is recognized in the 2011 constitution. The 2004 family code has been lauded for granting women increased rights in the areas of marriage, divorce, and child custody, and various other laws aim to protect women's interests.
The numerical ratings and status listed above do not reflect conditions in Western Sahara, which is examined in a separate report.


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Debate over how to finance a new Lafourche Parish jail could develop into a formal vote by the council on Tuesday.
Debate over how to finance a new Lafourche Parish jail could develop into a formal vote by the council on Tuesday.
Councilman Lindel Toups and Parish President Charlotte Randolph have diputied the hiring of an architect and merits of a plan to finance the facility.
Toups, chairman of the council's New Jail Committee, now says he will propose putting to voters a plan to reallocate property-tax money from parish libraries and the Parish Council on Aging to jail construction.
The council's Tuesday agenda has time set aside to discuss the plan, and Toups said he wants to offer a resolution that will be the the first formal test for Legislative Internal Auditor Tommy Lasseigne's plan to finance the jail.
The deadline for adding propositions to the Nov. 6 ballot has long passed, so if Toups is successful in getting the plan endorsed by the council the question will not be posed to voters till next year.
Lasseigne's plan to finance a $20 million facility has drawn the ire of Randolph, who opposes taking money from the Council on Aging, which coordinates and administers aid programs for the elderly.
"I would never support or make that proposal," Randolph said earlier this month.
Parish officials have discussed the need for a new jail for years; one consultant labeled its condition among the worst he'd seen.
Lasseigne's plan calls for reallocating 0.6 of a mill from the 2 mills the Council on Aging levies across the parish. Lasseigne has noted the Council on Aging has a $1.8 million surplus to offset the rededication.
A mill is the equivalent of $1 for each $1,000 worth of taxable tax property taxes are levied on.
After the plan was first presented, Charlene Rodriguez, the Council on Aging's executive director, said the rededication would slow or stop improvements and expansions in services for seniors.
Lasseigne's plan also calls for reallocating 0.97 mills of the library's 6.37 mill property tax, noting the system has built up millions in surplus.
Officials from the library have declined to speak for or against the rededication as it hasn't passed the council's scrutiny yet.
Toups will also present resolutions asking Council on Aging and library officials from the two entities support the rededication.
Toups and Randolph also share a sharp disagreement over a possible architect for the jail. Following a presentation by Michael LeBlanc of MWL Architects, the council by resolution recommended Randolph hire the Louisiana private corrections magnate.
But Randolph has stalled on that recommendation, saying hiring an architect would be premature without money dedicated to the project.
Also Tuesday:
n The council will again discuss reworking the duties and salary outlined by a hotly debated resolution passed during the last meeting that would have seen the council advertise for a legislative audit clerk to monitor the parish's federal grant programs.
n The parish will need to hold a special meeting to approve four taxes for boards seeking to keep a windfall caused by higher property values. It was not clear whether the council will consider the matter Tuesday. Though the agenda contains some mention of the taxes, Council Chairman Joe Fertitta said he expects the issue to be discussed next week.


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Quince Frangipane Tartlets/
I know I just mentioned it, but my family really does send the best care packages. Last week I got a sweet smelling box full of quince straight from my ma and pa in Seattle. If you've never had the pleasure, quince are a magical little fruit. They are lumpy and bumpy, sometimes covered with fuzz and totally inedible when raw, but when cooked they turn a rosy hue and taste kind of like a tropical, floral pear. Fancy! Theses guys were a little worse for wear from the trip across country so I took the prettiest of the batch and simply poached them to use in these fab tarts. I know frangipane sounds complicated, but its really just some ground almonds mixed with sugar and eggs, and the tart dough is a cinch to put together too. Just mix up the ingredients in a food processor or with your hands and pat it into a tart pan, no rolling required. Oh, and the gnarliest quince of the batch became a preserve perfect for the Thanksgiving table that I will share soon.
Honey Poached Quince
makes enough for the tarts, plus some extra for snacking
5c water
2c sugar 1/2 cup honey
1/2 lemon, cut into 1/4'' wedges
1/2 vanilla bean or 1t vanilla extract
4 medium quince, peeled, cored and cut into 8 wedges each
Over medium heat, combine the sugar, honey and water in a medium saucepan and heat until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon, vanilla bean and quince and stir gently to combine. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook the quince gently until they are soft and fork tender, but not mushy. This can take from 20-40 minutes depending on how ripe your quince are and how thickly they are sliced
Store the quince in their syrup until you are ready to use them. Serve the extra with yogurt or ice cream, or enjoy them as they are.
Pate Sable, Sweet Tart Dough
from Dorie Greenspan
for 1, 9'' tart or 6, 4'' tartlets
1 1/2c flour
1/2c confectioner's sugar
1/2t salt
9T cold, cubed butter
1 egg yolk (save the white for later)
1. In the bowl of a food processor or with a pastry blender, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Pulse to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the butter is the size of small peas. Add the yolk and pulse until the mixture begins to clump a bit.
2. Lightly butter your tart pan or pans and gently press the crumbly dough into the pan. Make sure to evenly coat the bottom and the sides while being careful to not compact the dough too much. You may have a bit of extra dough, save it just in case you have to repair any cracks later on. Freeze the tart shell for 30min.
3. Preheat your oven to 375º and bake the tart shell (no need for pie weights) until it is lightly golden, repair any cracks that may have formed with your leftover dough. Cool the shell on a rack while you prepare the rest of the tart.
Frangipane, Almond Filling
Again from my girl, Dorie Greenspan
6T soft butter
2/3c sugar
3/4c ground, blanched almonds
1 egg plus one egg white (leftover from making the dough)
2t flour
1t cornstarch
1t vanilla extract
1t almond extract
pinch salt
In the bowl of the food processor, combine the butter and sugar and pulse until smooth. Add the almonds and blend. Then add the flour and cornstarch followed by the egg and egg white and finally the extracts and salt. Mix until just combined.
To assemble
Spread the frangipane into the cooled tart shell or shells, it should come up just below the edge of the shell. Remove the wedges of quince from their poaching liquid and lightly drain them on a paper towel. If you are making mini tarts, I suggest slicing the wedges even thinner before placing them on top of the frangipane in a decorative pattern. If you are making one large tart, arrange the quince wedges in a decorative pattern on top of the frangipane, you will need about 2 total quince for this.
Place the tart on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated 350º oven until the crust and frangipane are golden and set, 20-30min for tartlets and 45-50min for a large tart. Cool on a wire rack and dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.
- I always grind the almonds for the frangipane in the food processor before making the dough and I don't bother washing out the bowl in between recipes. A little ground almond residue won't hurt the crust at all and then get this, I make the frangipane in the same bowl without washing it. So now you know my little secret, I hate doing dishes in my teeny tiny sink.
-This recipe is also fantastic with poached pears instead of quince.


text: In the early part of the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved to the urban centers of the North. In Chicago, the cultural tradition they brought with them mixed in the city's south-side clubs and cabarets to give birth to electric blues. This program studies the birth of the blues through the lives of its performers, clubs, and record labels. Narrated by Buddy Guy, featuring music from Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, Koko Taylor, Magic Sam, Tampa Red, Ada Brown, and Papa Charlie Jackson. Podcast logo photo courtesy of Derrick Santini.


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Robert Pattinson Announced As New Face Of Dior Homme
Robert Pattinson has officially been announced as the face of Dior Homme.
After months of speculation about the star's rumoured partnership with the brand, the House of Dior has released an official statement today confirming the campaign.
They said: 'The House of Dior is delighted to announce that actor Robert Pattinson is to be the new face of Dior Homme fragrance.'
Cue screams of delight from the entire Marie Claire office...
The statement then goes on to praise Robert's successful career in a number of high-profile movies, saying: 'Since his first notable role in 2005 in the fourth Harry Potter sequel, film star Robert Pattinson has more recently come to be known through his role in the runaway box office success, the Twilight saga.
'He has since proven the scope of his acting talents by choosing films as varied as Remember Me by Allen Coulter, Water for Elephants by Francis Lawrence, in which he starred alongside Reese Witherspoon, or with his role as Bel-Ami, the famous Maupassant character.
'In the ultimate tribute to his talent, David Cronenberg chose him to star in his latest picture, Cosmopolis, adapted from the novel by Don de Lillo. A striking role as a golden boy which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
'He has recently completed filming David Michod¹s The Rover in Australia with Guy Pearce and will soon be on set for David Cronenberg¹s next picture, Maps to the Stars. Following on he will star in Hold on to Me, directed by James Marsh and co-starring Carey Mulligan.'
The first shot released by the fashion house shows Robert looking utterly gorgeous in a stubbly, blue-eyed close-up. Hewears a red checked shirt and looks perfectly groomed.
Rumours in Hollywood have claimed that the campaign for Rob's ad was 'steamy' and featured the actor surrounded by barely-clothed women in a bed. Here's hoping that's to come…
Dior Homme adds: 'Today we are excited to announce that he will join the privileged circle of Dior faces. Photographed by American artist Nan Goldin and filmed by French director Romain Gavras, this new Dior Homme communication campaign is currently broadcast exclusively in Europe (except UK) and Asia (except China and Japan).'Source => Marie Claire---@Whybee1 / Via => Robert Pattinson Life
Name of the ad :
''1,000 Lives''
What he said :
''Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.''
The Score :
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Name of the ad :
''1,000 Lives''
What he said :
''Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.''
The Score :
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love


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Marco Martinelli
Management Control and Planning Manager
Streamline back-office operations with financial management
At the end of 2008, the UniCredit Group – a major pan-European financial institution with 160,000 employees and nearly 10,000 branches – created its own dedicated international back-office subsidiary, establishing UniCredit Business Partner (UCBP) in January 2009. Today, about 7,000 professionals in Italy, Romania, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Poland collaborate to integrate back office activities with speed across the 22 countries the UniCredit Group spans.
According to Marco Martinelli, Management Control and Planning Manager for UCBP, the company made a strategic choice to establish new operational models for back-office tasks and to enhance the coordination and efficiency of the support activities it provides to the Group's banks. What's more, the organization sought to efficiently share best practices and achieve significant economies of scale with the creation of several Centers of Excellence.
This process has been well-executed thanks to the flexibility and to the scalability of the information solutions we developed with SAS.
Marco Martinelli
Integrating new solutions pursue its ambitious agenda, UCBP turned to SAS for a technologically advanced management-control system. "This is a completely new context for our organization," says Martinelli. "We found ourselves having to tackle a particularly challenging situation: effectively managing a uniform flow of complex management information."
SAS, which previously provided technology for UniCredit's back-office operations in Italy, was brought on board to help the emerging company fully integrate new and existing solutions in the application/database portfolio.
This partnership made it easier for UCBP to combine quantitative and financial data in a single, unified repository of corporate information that has improved communication among different departments.
"In this manner," Martinelli says, "information and organizational processes have become the two levers on which we focus for standardizing our analyses and business processes. Initially, SAS Financial Management helped us to adopt a common language in different organizational structures and nations by creating of a shared operational vocabulary for the exchange of information and management of our financial performance. This has enabled us to offer our management a more complete vision of the company."
A three-phased project
UCBP's objective was to create a shared environment with common informational resources and standardized terms and processes. This would provide top management with a common information platform from which to take action and monitor results. "In this first phase, we used SAS for data collection," says Martinelli. "It proved to be an effective repository for acquiring data from the different countries where UCBP operates. This phase also encouraged the creation of a dialogue with other companies in the group.
The second phase consists of making SAS Financial Management the clearinghouse for detailed information from different UCBP operational offices. SAS then processes it and generates a country-by-country summary.
The third phase provides each country with direct access to the common financial data to support the development of new, more in-depth analyses. As UCBP's business changes, the model underlying the SAS solution evolves as well, ensuring different analytical perspectives based on business and geography.
"The sharing of information among corporate entities is becoming more important in our environment, where most costs are personnel-related," says Martinelli. "In fact, SAS has been instrumental in setting up a continuous dialogue between finance and HR in each country. They're sharing information about each department and jointly analyzing their financial dynamics. SAS has emerged as a useful tool for encouraging dialogue among departments across countries and within individual countries."
Scalability and flexibility
The implementation of SAS Financial Management addressed many difficulties that are typical in an international startup company. "We have had to create a single organizational structure cutting across various countries," explains Martinelli. "We needed to foster the sharing of essential information and processes in order to share experiences on the different operational structures merging together in UCBP.
"This process has been well-executed thanks to the flexibility and to the scalability of the information solutions we developed with SAS. In complex projects like ours, it is essential to be able to count on a flexible and scalable information solution that delivers in-depth analysis even as the business evolves and new requirements emerge."
Article originally published on Sistemi & Impresa in 2010.
Streamline back-office operations with financial management.
A scalable, flexible foundation of financial management that drives in-depth analyses as well as the ability to share information and business practices across departments and countries.


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Samardzija hit hard, Cubs fall to Phillies 12-1
Jeff Samardzija has often been the victim of poor run support throughout the 2013 season. As evidenced, he was one of six pitchers who entered Thursday with an ERA under 4.00 despite a double-digit loss total.
On Thursday, he wasn't quite the victim.
In his shortest outing of the season, Samardzija allowed nine runs on 11 hits as the Chicago Cubs were clobbered by the Philadelphia Phillies 12-1.
"They came out with a game plan to attack me, and it worked," Samardzija said. "They put the bat on the ball. ... I threw too many ball up in the zone. My slider was good, but it was just one of those days."
Samardzija (6-11) lasted just 3 1-3 innings and couldn't escape the fourth inning in which the Phillies scored six runs. His saw his ERA swell from 3.78 to 4.23.
"His fastball was flat and he was getting hit pretty hard," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "His split-finger hasn't been there for him. Getting ahead in the count is huge so he can use the split. ... Unfortunately, things didn't go well for him."
The loss was the Cubs' ninth in 11 games.
"A couple of mistakes could have changed the game too," Sveum said.
Ethan Martin earned his first major league win and Cody Asche hit his first home run for the Phillies.
Asche's two-run drive capped the six-run burst in the fourth inning that made it 10-1. He had three hits and fellow rookie Darin Ruf also homered.
Martin (1-1) got more than enough support. He pitched five innings and allowed one run and four hits, striking out four and walking three. Nate Schierholtz homered in the fourth.
Chase Utley delivered an RBI double on the day the Phillies announced a new contract with the star second baseman that goes through the 2015 season.
The Phillies took two of three from the Cubs for their first series win since the All-Star break.
The game was delayed by rain for 22 minutes in the seventh inning.
Ruf got the first of four consecutive Phillies hits in a two-run second inning. John Mayberry Jr. and Michael Martinez each had RBI singles.
Ruf launched a two-run homer in the third, connecting on an 0-2 pitch. It was his second drive of the series and fifth home run of the year.
Carlos Ruiz's bunt single drove in the first run in Philadelphia's fourth. Domonic Brown added a two-run single and Asche hit a line-drive homer to right field.
John McDonald hit his first homer of the year, a two-run shot in the eighth.
NOTES: Anthony Rizzo doubled for the Cubs. Of his 102 hits this season, over half (52) have been for extra bases. ... The Cubs have an extra-base hit in 31 consecutive games. ... The Cubs will be in St. Louis on Friday to begin a three-game set with the Cardinals. Chris Rusin (1-1, 3.98) will get the ball in the first game.


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Come out to play and learn with your Baker House Community!
We offer all kinds of programming throughout the year so that you can have fun, meet other residents, and get the most out of your time at Baker House. These events are created and coordinated by Baker House Resident Assistants and members of the Baker House Resident's Association.
Here's just a few examples of programs that were held at Baker House in the last few years:
Watersliding at Cultus Lake
Snowshoeing at Manning Park
"Managing Your Finances" Workshop
Holi - Indian Festival of Colour
Movie Nights
Pancake Dinner in the Common Kitchen
Holiday Door Decorating Contest
Resume and Cover Letter Writing Workshop
Chinese New Year
"Cover Letter and Resume Writing" workshop
Ice Cream Socials
Fright Night at the PNE in Vancouver
Teddy Bear Toss at an Abbotsford Heat Hockey Game
Annual St. Patrick's Day BBQ
You name it! We are always open to new programming ideas!


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How to Create an Internet Radio Station
This tutorial will help you set up an Internet Radio station on your server. You can create the content and then provide it for your listeners. The example uses an Ubuntu server for the set up.
Step #1: Download the Shoutcast Server (latest version):
Copy it to the /usr directory and create a folder called shout:
sudo cp sc_serv_1.9.8_Linux.tar.gz
sudo mkdir shout
cd /usr/shout
tar zxvf sc_serv_1.9.8_Linux.tar.gz
chmod 755 sc_serv
Edit the config File:
vim sc_serv.conf
Be sure you document your password for the furture.
Start the Server:
You should see that it is running.
Step #2: Create a way to feed Music Into the Server
This will use ices0.4 so you will be able to use mp3s.
Save the file to the /usr directory.
tar -zxvf ices-0.4.tar.gz
This will create a folder called ices-0.4. Move into this folder.
cd ices-0.4
Make sure your /etc/apt/sources.lst has these sources as you will need them to download the files you need. Use all of the usual sources but be sure these three are included so you can draw from them.
backports main restricted universe multiverse
free non-free
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libshout3 libshout3-dev liblame-dev libxml-dev
Make sure you have a compiler.
sudo apt-get install gcc g++ make
Compile ices
Move into the directory that you created.
cd /usr/ices-0.4
./configure –with-lame
If you do not have errors then continue, if you do have errors then download the needed dependencies.
sudo make install
Step #3: Create a mp3 Directory
You can create the directory anywhere but one good location might be /mp3.
sudo mkdir /mp3
Copy your mp3s into that location.
find /mp3 -type f -name "*.mp3" > /mp3/playlist.txt
Now edit your config file for ices.
sudo vim /usr/local/etc/ices.conf.dist
Change the Playlist to /mp3
Change the Hostname
Change the Password
Change Protocol to icy
ices -c /usr/local/etc/ices.conf.dist
Typically the port to connect to the radio station is port 8000 but you can change that in the config.
August 16, 2008 at 11:24 am
After "cd /usr/ices-0.4
./configure –with-lame"
I get the following result:
checking for C compiler default output file name… a.out
checking whether the C compiler works… yes
checking whether we are cross compiling… no
checking for suffix of executables…
checking for suffix of object files… o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler… yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g… yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C… none needed
checking for a BSD-compatible install… /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)… yes
checking build system type… Invalid configuration `–with-lame': machine `–with' not recognized
configure: error: /bin/bash ./config.sub –with-lame failed
I am not sure what to do now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
August 16, 2008 at 11:26 am
Oeps, seem to have lost the first few lines:
marco@marco-desktop:~$ cd /usr/ices-0.4/
marco@marco-desktop:/usr/ices-0.4$ ./configure –with-lame
configure: WARNING: you should use –build, –host, –target
configure: WARNING: invalid host type: –with-lame
checking for –with-lame-gcc… no
checking for gcc… gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name… a.out
November 2, 2008 at 5:05 pm
I am currently broadcasting at http://www.pirateradionetwork.com with Windows XP on the radio destiny broadcaster. It works great but I hate Windows. I have Ubuntu 8.2 now on an extra hard drive. Do I need my own server and the Sam2 broadcaster to use shoutcast or icecast? I can always get these programs for free from Ares file sharing. Most important, is this buffering audio or a webstream? I have webstream now, its great. I hope a windows emulator will work on Ubuntu for my clipstream broacast.
November 28, 2008 at 7:41 am
I dont understand why need shoutcast?
September 9, 2009 at 11:57 pm
nice ,
I did this several years ago on my own with ices0 and icecaster streaming .ogg , and has been streaming audio over ip as an
"STL" -> (Station To Transmitter Link)
for my leagal FM RADIO Station KTRT 97.5 in Winthrop WA,
running rivendell radio station automation system
on ubuntu ,,,(what was suse 10)
now ubuntu 8.04,
lots of work,
but it runs great and saves me thousands upon thousands
we now have 4 terabytes of audio
i need to update the streamer to somthing that will do mp3 streames soon and put it on a public access server , i am thinking to use fluendo streaming server, i guess its just a plugin to gstreamer in ubuntu
January 18, 2010 at 8:07 pm
i got this error when i run ./configure -with-lame
checking for pkg-config… /usr/local/bin/pkg-config
configure: /usr/local/bin/pkg-config couldn't find libshout. Try adjusting PKG_CONFIG_PATH.
checking for shout-config… no
configure: error: Could not find a usable libshout
February 21, 2010 at 9:04 am
Guys, how other people can connect to my radio via internet???
I didn't understand that part.
October 23, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Très simple tu leur donne ton ip (ip du serveur) et ensuite ils ouvrent lecteur windows média ou vlc ou winamp après il clique sur ouvrir url et là ils mettent l'ip du serveur tout simplement.
March 31, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Hi, what links must i set in source.list?
because when i use sudo apt-get install libshout3 libshout3-dev liblame-dev libxml-dev
it says that the files not found in list..
sry for my bad english.. pls help me!
September 25, 2011 at 12:49 am
Better off with something like ustream.