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A client who received in excess of £500,000 in a compensation settlement has appointed Fentons Solicitors to act as a professional trustee to help safeguard his award.
The man initially instructed Fentons to act on his behalf after he was seriously injured in a horrific collision, and the firm secured substantial damages to help fund his future care and treatment. In order to safeguard the compensation, he was then advised to set up a Personal Injury Trust.
"A Personal Injury Trust helps ensure that a claimant does not lose their entitlement to benefits," explained Natasha Molloy, a trust specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP. "Any compensation a claimant receives is taken into account when calculating entitlement to means-tested benefits - even a small award could affect their entitlement. But special rules allow a claimant to set up a Trust, which means the capital is disregarded and will not affect their benefits."
Natasha said even if someone was not currently in receipt of benefits, setting up a trust could help prevent loss of any future benefits if their circumstances change. "In this case, the client will require care assistance in the future, and the Personal Injury Trust will help protect his compensation award from being used to fund that," she said.
Natasha - who was appointed to act as a professional trustee for the client – explained that trustees are responsible for looking after the compensation and making decisions about payments from the trust.
"When one of our clients is in any way vulnerable, it makes sense for them to consider a Personal Injury Trust," she said. "Some people might not 'have a head for money', others can be easily swayed or pressured by family into giving money away, while some – like the client in this case - could have a history of drink and drug problems," she said.
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E.J. Dionne Jr. pontificated that "America's Big Religious War ended Friday" ["Obama's olive branch to Catholics," op-ed, Feb. 4]. After a slew of court losses, the Obama administration now grudgingly exempts from its contraception mandate organizations it deems sufficiently religious. Mr. Dionne called that concession "a clear statement that President Obama never wanted this fight," but the president and his campaign gleefully promoted this fight as a "war on women."
Mr. Obama undermined any pretense of a compelling health justification for a government mandate by unwittingly observing that 99 percent of women already access contraceptives. His health department dismissed concerns of economic consequences, blithely contending that preventing babies is cheaper than having them.
The First Amendment protects all individuals — not merely government-certified religious institutions. Yet the administration continues to coerce conscience-objecting individual employers.
Mr. Dionne castigated the faith community for claiming First Amendment infringement since the government coercion did not restrict the "freedom to worship or to preach." The Founders, however, clearly construed the First Amendment to also protect the free exercise of conscience.
Jonathan Imbody, Washington
The writer is the Christian Medical Association's vice president for government relations.
Regarding Michael Gerson's Feb. 5 op-ed column, "A solution that fixes nothing":
The federal contraceptive coverage rule plays an important role in dismantling gender discrimination, and its protections should extend far and wide. Despite the fact that the original rule was perfectly legal and consistent with religious freedom principles, the Obama administration has now gone out of its way to propose modifications to address the concerns of religiously affiliated nonprofit institutions. And yet many groups opposed to contraception rejected these proposals out of hand. They seem to be more interested in preventing women from having access to contraception — health care that virtually all women use at some point in their lives — and in continuing to stoke the flames of controversy than in finding a solution.
There is a larger and vastly misunderstood issue at hand here, and it is coming to the fore in cases across the country. Whether it be about denying women contraception or about turning a gay couple away at an inn, religious freedom does not give one group the right to impose its beliefs on others or to discriminate by denying access to services of any kind.
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NEW ORLEANS--Jackie Robinson has rightly assumed a place as one of the most significant figures in American sports, and the anticipated movie "42" opens today as a further tribute to his legacy.
But within weeks of Robinson becoming the first African-American player in modern baseball history to sign in Organized Baseball in the fall of 1945, lanky New Orleans native John Wright became the second. A righthander with a solid array of pitches who had a decade of success in the Negro Leagues, Wright also signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers, with both Robinson and Wright set to report to Dodgers spring training in Florida for the 1946 season.
"(T)he baseball world again vibrated as the announcement flashed across the Nation," wrote Hall of Fame sportswriter Wendell Smith in the Pittsburgh Courier.
Wright flamed out in Organized Ball, however, and by the beginning of the 1947 season, as Robinson was stepping onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, Wright was back in the Negro Leagues, hurling for the Homestead Grays, with any hopes of becoming a big leaguer dashed. And while Robinson has become a household name, Wright has been largely lost to history, a footnote in Branch Rickey's crusade to integrate the game.
Aside from the obvious question of what happened to Wright, in the intervening years historians have also debated why exactly the Dodgers signed him. Did the trailblazing organization view him as a legitimate prospect, or was Wright simply viewed as a companion for Robinson, who was clearly Rickey's chosen one to make history?
Biographies of Robinson and Rickey have reflected different attitudes. Some authors, like Lee Lowenfish and David Falkner, asserted that the latter was true. But Jules Tygiel, in his landmark book, "Baseball's Great Experiment," equivocated. "It is unclear where Wright fit into Rickey's grand scheme," Tygiel wrote simply, adding that several players who had squared off against both Robinson and Wright considered Wright the better prospect.
Many of the African-American sportswriters of the day, who had followed Wright's career in black baseball, asserted at the time that the righthander did, in fact, have the goods.
"When the New Orleans-bred hurler is ready, though, you're going to hear from him," Cleveland Call and Post correspondent Bill Mardo wrote from Dodgers spring training camp in Daytona Beach in 1946. "Actually Wright stands a far better chance than Robinson to make the jump into big league baseball. The Dodgers are terribly low on good pitchers, and by gosh that Wright is one helluva moundsman."
That opinion was shared by those who had earned their stripes with Wright on the sandlots and scrub grass of New Orleans. As Herbert Simpson, a local Crescent City folk hero, told Gerald Ensley of the Tallahassee Democrat shortly after Wright's death in 1990, "He dominated batters."
On top of that, in the same story, longtime New Orleans baseball man Walter Wright (no relation to John), dismissed the notion that Wright would have eased Robinson's introduction to the segregated South in Florida.
"John would not have been any help to Jackie," Walter Wright said. "John had grown up under Jim Crow laws. Jackie came from a different background, and if anything, would have been more help to John."
Jim Crow laws were those strictures that maintained segregation and so-called "separate but equal" status for blacks in the South well into the 1960s. So a more credible theory, and one espoused by many people who played with Wright, is that he was overwhelmed at suddenly being plunged into an integrated world, where he was on equal footing with white players on the field but had to face bigotry head-on away the field and in the stands.
At 27, Wright was a year younger than Robinson but had significantly more baseball experience, which prompted some to predict that he would handle the challenge of integrating baseball better than Robinson. Influential black sports writer Sam Lacy of the Baltimore Afro-American wrote: "Wright doesn't boast the college background that is Jackie's, but he possesses something equally valuable--a level head and the knack of seeing things objectively. He is a realist in a role which demands divorce from sentimentality."
Wright himself said: "I am a Southerner. I have always lived in the South, so I know what is coming. I have been black for 27 years, and I will remain like that for a long time."
Whatever the reasons, Wright did not perform on the field, beginning with a disastrous showing in a Dodgers-Montreal Royals exhibition game midway through spring training. He did manage to win a spot on the Triple-A Montreal roster, but he apparently made an immediate bad impression on Royals manager Clay Hopper, a Mississippian who wasn't a fan of integration. In addition, from the very beginning, the media and popular spotlight focused squarely on Robinson, perhaps triggering Wright's slide into the shadows of history.
"Publicity's heaviest guns have been leveled on Jackie Robinson," wrote the Amsterdam News' Dan Burley on April 27, 1946. "Little has been said of his colored team-mate, long John Wright . . . The Montreal Royals have in John Wright a man who has pitched three no-hit games, a fact consistently unstressed in the reams of publicity that have been released on the player."
Wright got his first significant work in Montreal in the first week of May, when he pitched 3 1/3 solid innings against Syracuse. That was followed by a brilliant performance against Baltimore a few days later, when he pitched four innings of hitless relief. But that showing might not have been enough to make up for his poor performances in spring training, and he battled control problems and sporadic use in his six weeks in Montreal.
In late May, the Dodgers sent Wright to Class C Trois Rivieres of the Canadian-American League, where he was joined by Roy Partlow, another African-American pitcher who had been signed by Rickey. By then the Dodgers had also signed Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella into the minor league fold, further dimming Wright's prospects.
Another opportunity never came. Although Wright pitched well with Trois Rivieres and helped the team win a league title, the 1946 campaign proved to be his only season in Organized Baseball. He returned to the Grays in 1947, where he again shined on the mound, just as he had before being inked by the Dodgers. He bounced around black baseball for a few more years, finally doffing his spikes for the last time in the 1950s and working back in his hometown before dying in 1990.
By then, Wright's legacy--or obscurity--was cemented. Wrote Smith in 1969: "Robinson and Wright were pioneers. Jackie went on to become one of the game's great players. Wright . . . never attained his potential and quietly faded into oblivion."
Great Ability, But Missing Something Robinson Had
Herb Simpson, a fellow New Orleans native who played with and knew Wright, is now 92 and still lives in New Orleans. He remembers Wright fondly. "He could teach you a lot about baseball. He was the best," Simpson said. "He was a fine fellow. Everybody liked him."
Wright's baseball career began with the New Orleans Zulus, a barnstorming team comparable to the Harlem Globetrotters, but he got his true professional start with the Newark Eagles in 1937. He went on to pitch for the Atlanta Black Crackers ('38), Pittsburgh Crawfords ('38), Toledo Crawfords ('39), Indianapolis Crawfords ('40) and the Grays ('41-'43 and '45), with whom he made three Negro Leagues World Series appearances. His career was interrupted by his service in the Navy during World War II, when he pitched for an all-black Great Lakes Naval Station team.
Judging from media coverage from 1946 as well as several subsequent books, it seems clear that Wright had major league-caliber talent. What he didn't have was the temperament and confidence possessed by Robinson, the key traits that led to his Hall of Fame career. Negro League stars and Hall of Famers Buck Leonard and Monte Irvin, who played with and against Wright in the Negro Leagues, both wrote as much in their autobiographies.
Leonard wrote that Wright could hardly be faulted for wilting under such intense pressure and scrutiny. "Johnny Wright had the ability to play in the major leagues, but that was only one part of it," Leonard wrote. "There was something else, too. Robinson stood up under the pressure and Wright didn't. He just wasn't able to stand the pressure and couldn't take the things he had to take. I don't think many people could have or would have."
In his autobiography, Irvin also noted an advantage Robinson had in spring training, as he was accompanied by his wife Rachel, who knew what he would be facing. Wright was married with two children, but he was alone in Daytona Beach.
"He didn't have as much formal education (as Robinson)," Irvin wrote, "and no one to talk to, like Jackie did . . . I think being around white people would sometimes scare him, and he never did overcome it. Johnny was not like Jackie. He was kind of timid, and you could hurt John's feelings. He would go into a shell and not pitch as well as he could. Jackie was aggressive and outgoing, so things like that would not bother him. (Jackie) would just take it out on the ball, or opposing players. Jackie had a mental toughness that seemed to bring out the best in him when he encountered adversity."
Perhaps the perceptive Rickey recognized Wright's flaws from the beginning, making his public statements about Wright's talent and opportunity just PR smoke obfuscating the fact that he was there to ease the transition for Robinson. At any rate, Rickey clearly recognized the flaws at some point, and Wright was out of Organized Baseball as quickly as Robinson became ascendant.
Wright spent most of his post-baseball career working for the National Gypsum Co., and according to a 1997 story about him by the New Orleans Times-Picayune, he never publicly spoke of his foray into the major leagues. "I'm sure most of his co-workers at the gypsum plant never even knew he was a ballplayer," Walter Wright told the newspaper.


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*Nature Republic Sun Gel (SPF 50/ PA+++)
*MAC Prep + Prime Moisture Infusion
MAC Prep + Prime Skin (sample)
Benefit Erase Paste – 2 Medium
*Koh Gen Do Maifanshi Aqua Foundation – 123
*Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer – Light
*Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder – Transparent
Tarte Aqualillies Face Palette (LE) – Park Ave. Princess Bronzer, Captivating Blush, Champagne Highlight
Teri Miyahira Beauty Dew Drops – Calm
Teri Miyahira Beauty Dew Drops – Joy
*NYX Brow Powders – Taupe/ Ash
Maybelline Color Tattoo – Bad to the Bronze
Tarte Aqualillies Face Palette (LE) – Hammock, Bikini, Barefoot, Parasol, Sundeck, Poolside
*Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil Naked 3 Duo – Darkside
*Too Faced La Matte Color Drenched Lipstick – The New Black 1
NARS Satin Lip Pencil – Rikugien (mini)
*Bite Beauty High Pigment Pencil – Pomegranate (mini)
Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid Lipstick – 30 Orange Shot 1
*MAC Lip Pencil – Cherry
*Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm – Black Tea & Blackberry, Mango & Mandarin (LE)
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I'm going to talk out of order today and start with the Tarte Aqualillies Face Palette because it's the main feature that I used all month. I used everything in it – not everything every day, but most of it every day. I used Park Ave Princess bronzer, Captivating blush, and Champagne highlight just as they were intended (these can be found individually in the permanent line); I like all of them. For eyeshadows (limited edition), I most used Hammock along the lash line, in the outer corner, and swept lightly over the crease. On the lid, it was either Bikini, Sundeck, Barefoot, or Poolside. I also used Sundeck to blend out things up to the brow. Sometimes, Parasol or Barefoot went right under the brow. I haven't been doing the inner corner highlight much for a few months now. The Aqualillies products are made using the Tarte Amazonian Clay formulation which claims to be waterproof and I think the claim is true – my makeup lasted for a full work day and through the sweaty journey home afterwards.
The MAC Prep + Prime Skin base was a free sample with purchase item. I'm not so sure yet if it does anything like help makeup last longer or make my skin have a healthy glow yet. What I can say is that it has some very fine shimmer that must be subtle because I haven't noticed any extra shine from it on my face, and it goes on nicely. I'll keep using it and try to figure out if it helps things; I have another sample of it waiting in the wings. After hearing Emily from Beauty Broadcast on YouTube mention the Benefit Erase Paste over months for helping her cover up dark circles and her pregnancy melasma, I finally picked it up for myself in the second shade, Medium. I'm not pregnant, but I do have dark spots from a bad sunburn several years ago. Emily was right – it does make the discoloration less noticeable. You'd have to be right in my face looking for it (please don't do it) in order to really see the spots. I've noticed that when I use the Erase Paste, I can't use the Tarte Maracuja Concealer* on top of it, or maybe I just don't know how to do it properly, so mid-month I stopped using the concealer. It's been hot lately so having less makeup layers on is probably best anyway.
The May 2016 Teri Miyahira Beauty Box included 2 liquid cosmetic products: The Dew Drops in Calm and in Joy. Calm gives a sweet ivory sheen while Joy I'd say is a strawberry red but can be sheered out to a berry. I thought it would be scary to use liquid products but these are not so scary; it takes the tiniest bit and spreads out smoothly. It will take me a little more practice to really be comfortable with them but so far, so good. I even practiced using them on a workday!
Mascaras – I did not like the NYX Badunkadunk Mascara. I don't know whether they did anything for the look of my lashes because I can't get over how much it stung my eyes while taking it off. Besides that, it was difficult to get off, so it stung my eyes for longer than I care to overlook for a good formula. Then there's the brush size – too big for my small eyes. Just no, no, no. Tossing it. Mascaras shouldn't be passed on. The Benefit They're Real! Tinted Primer did nothing for my lashes but give a little color. I've used it for about 3 months as just a base for the L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara but I see no use for it. I got my use out of it and now tossing it. I've used up another of the Voluminous (6 months use) and moving on to a fresh one.
Surprise – I like a liquid lip product! Didn't think that would really happen. And, it's orange. Well, a deep orange that leans towards red. Like a red-orange. It's the Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid Lipstick in 30 Orange Shot. I line my lips first with MAC Cherry Lip Pencil and then fill in with Orange Shot. I dab the first layer into the lips, and then go in with a second layer to deepen it, being careful about not taking it too far in towards the mouth as to get it on the teeth, because once it gets on the teeth, I find it keeps getting on the teeth. I still prefer to have pinkish colors on my face, but I'm okay with the oranges too now. This formula is easy to work with, comfortable to wear, and has beautiful color. I did try the purple one – didn't like it and passing it on to a friend. I don't mind purple on the lips but it wasn't the purple for me.
Progress shots: look at the progress on Bad to the Bronze! Remember when it was halfway done and I was so excited? I remember. I've been working on using it up for over a year. That may sound gross but I use a brush and do my best to keep it sanitary; if it changed or irritated, I'd stop using it. I'm also working on the NARS Satin Lip Pencil in Rikugien (ree koo gee en; hard "g"). I don't think I've taken a progress picture of it before so here's to starting it.
I finished the sample of the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Bronzer. It was a nice warm brown with some pink shimmer. It worked well for me but I don't know if I will purchase the full-size. For now, I have enough of other bronzers to use. I cleaned out the container and started to use it as a palette for the Dew Drops (which are the liquid colors in the picture).
Guess what? I also suck with doing the closing paragraphs of these entries. Go figure.
|Tarte Aqualillies Palette:
Champagne Highlight
Park Ave Princess Bronzer
Captivating Blush
Eyeshadows (LE):
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NYX Badunkadunk
Benefit Tinted Primer
L'Oreal Voluminous Waterproof
MAC Prep + Prime Skin
Benefit Erase Paste - 2 Medium
Teri Miyahira Beauty Dew Drop - Calm
Teri Miyahira Beauty Dew Drop - Joy
Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid - 30 Orange Shot
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and then sheered out a bit.
|Lips: Maybelline Orange Shot
lined with MAC Cherry Lip Pencil
|Lips: Too Faced The New Black
|Lips: NARS Rikugien
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For comparison, my dry-normal skin is a light-medium yellow tone with cool undertones; the foundations that best match me have been: Urban Decay Naked Skin 5.0, MAC Studio Fix C30, Neutrogena Healthy Skin Natural Beige 60, Revlon Colorstay Whipped Medium Beige 250.


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Assurance that the new Belgian aliens law would not apply to political refugees or victims of racial persecution was given by Justice Minister Soudan at a meeting of the Socialist parliamentary group. The aliens laws should affect only undesirable aliens whose activities disturb internal peace and the country's social order, he said.
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Having struggled and failed to cap the succès de scandale he enjoyed in the mid-1990s with Shopping and F---ing , the playwright Mark Ravenhill is now branching into opera, translating and staging a new version of Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea for Opera Up Close, a company to which he has been appointed associate director.
It opens with a volley of what the film posters like to describe as "strong language", but soon settles into a less frantic idiom. Some tweaks to the plot are made (Ottone becomes Poppea's deserted husband) and there are some major cuts (the Prologue, and Valetto and Damigella vanish), but nothing outrageous or unjustifiable has been perpetrated. If anything, it all seems slightly on the dull and decent side: I was hoping for a bit more fleshpottery.
Far more controversial will be the twist that the score has been given by the music director Alex Silverman: the continuo becomes a free jazz combo of piano, sax and bass, the vocal lines are allowed plenty of swing, and Michael Nyman has composed an extra number, sung by Ottavia in exile just before the famous final duet.
A lot of people will doubtless deplore such tinkering, but the exercise seemed to me a reasonable experiment, true in many respects to Baroque opera's expedient spirit. Given the limited resources, it surely represents a far wiser course than a dip into the dubious waters of "authenticity". And Monteverdi's genius, like Shakespeare's, can take it.
If only the performance had been more engaging. Ravenhill is hardly the first to suggest that Ancient Rome has its modern parallels: here they are a matter of some white carpet, a lounger, a mirror and a pool of water that turns reddish with blood. Poppea wears baby-doll lingerie, Seneca sports priestly white linen.
Mid-century Hollywood or Fellini-land are thus vaguely suggested, but the evocation is dismally clichéd and the drama needs a stronger, more arresting context in which to come alive.
Jessica Walker's bland characterisation and colourless singing never illuminate the nature or source of Nero's authority, and Zoe Bonner's Poppea and David Shepherd's Ottone radiate little allure. It is left to Rebecca Caine's Ottavia to lend the evening a touch of vocal class: her sumptuous rendition of Nyman's impassioned inserted aria – a stand-alone hit, I would guess – was the one point in the evening which blazed into emotional fire.


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It's the B.A.M. Fest, the initials standing for beer and music.
The beer portion includes beer sampling and a homebrew competition. The music portion includes New Regime and Will Severin.
The inaugural event is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at the Saratoga Polo complex, 2 Bloomfield Road. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the gate, and are available online. Tickets include five beer samples, although extras can be purchased at the event.
The deadline for entering the homebrew competition is May 25. Brewers can get full details by calling 669-4396. The overall event is a fundraiser for The Creative Place International, a non-profit organization that provides arts-in-education resources to young people and their families.
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1) Cards are dealt, one at a time, from a standard 52 card deck.
a) if the first 2 cards are both spades, what is the probability that the next 3 are also spades?
2) 5 cards are drawn from a standard 52 card deck. What is the probability that all 5 cards will be from the same suit?
3) A gambler has been dealt 5 cards: 2 are aces, one is a king, one a 5 and one 9. He discards the 5 and 9 and is dealt 2 more cards. What is the probability that he ends up with a full house?
For 1) all I know is that it's a conditional probability, but I have no clue what values to take
For 2) is it since it's and there are 4 possible suits.
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Witchcraft and Magic is defined by the society and culture. If they do not view their spiritual practices as witchcraft and magic, then it isn't. There could also be different definitions for "magic" and "witchcraft." This is the case in other modern religions. When people draw conclusions about what the Catholics do as magic, it makes me cringe because Catholics are practicing their faith. Same as Pentecostals. They do not perceive their religion as magic and witchcraft, so it isn't. They have different definitions on the subject.
Modern Witchcraft has been redefined a lot from what it meant in the culture. Witchcraft did mean some negative/unwanted practices. Fear of witchcraft caused people to defend themselves with folk spirituality. Modern witchcraft tends to blend both folk spirituality and witchcraft lore in their practices. So, witchcraft is a specific set ot traditions, not all magical systems.
If Voodoo defines certain practices as magical, not religious, then that's what it does. It doesn't make it witchcraft. Hoodooo is African American folk spirituality. It's, in a way, a lot like modern witchcraft. It doesn't have a solely negative connotation to it; there are curses, cures, and all sorts of things which helped the community spiritually. But, the community doesn't define witchcraft and hoodoo the same, at least, every person who practices hoodoo that I've talked to does. They have similar practices and theories, but there are some differences in the evolution and use.
Some scholarly looks on Hoodooo are Yvonne Chireau and Jeffrey E. Anderson. Both have spent a good deal of their academic careers studying the culture.


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RESPECT ...yourself
This is my mini rant...
I feel like some people are just IDIOTS when it comes to relationships. Maybe their parents never tought them to respect themselves at all. Seriously, I have ZERO respect for women who allow men to take advantage of them, lie to them over and over again... and they come back for 2nds and 3rds!! It takes a strong, confident man to love a strong, opinionated woman... ... An intelligent woman can tell the difference between love that is returned and love that is lost on a man who is unwilling to give the same back. An idiot will throw their life away on a man who is not worth it. Ah well, some people are thick skulled and have to learn the hard way I guess.
Quoting cadence_p:
Since you have been in an abusive relationship you of all should understand how a woman can let herself get into that position. Since you had the strength right away to get out is not a reason to assume everyone else should. I'll admit in an old relationship I was a dumbass and thought I could "save" him. It took 5 years, but I finally saw the light and although I WILL NEVER allow another man to abuse me like that, I try to understand other abuse victims and help them out with my own experiences instead of just passing judgement (not trying to be rude or say you do that - I've just found it common). I think the worst part for past-abuse victims is that we "see" what is going to happen and it is frustrating. We have to remember how vulnerable we were and work with them. It's not always easy, but it's the best way.
You make a very good point. It was not like I instantly realized when I was a victem of an abusive signifigant other either, It DOES oftain take a long time to see past what is oftain hard for you to accept at the time. I guess it's just that it is not just frustrating to you alone, sometimes in the situation you are alienated from friends and family and that only wish the best for you. That is a shame when that happens because then the abuser's grip only seems to get tighter.


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Over the last few months a group of eighteen fifth year Architecture students at the University of Southern California have been working to develop masterplan concepts for an orphanage in Kitwe, Zambia. The results of their efforts are nothing less than inspiring.
The need is huge in Kitwe with an estimated ten percent of its population being orphans. Think of it. Sixty thousand homeless children in one city. How can we not do something?
Pastors Steve and Deborah Powell have been doing something. For seventeen years they have travelled to minister to the people of Kitwe, founding the Destined to Live the Good Life Orphanage several years ago in response to a pull and call they could not deny. Since its founding they have been working to enlarge the orphanage's capacity and capabilities, ministering not only to the children but to the entire community.
In the fall of 2012 the USC School of Architecture accepted the orphanage as a senior design studio project. Over the course of the semester we were privileged to visit with the students several times and watch their designs evolve as they responded to the design challenge.
Project Goals
- Provide a "family home" environment for residents
- Able to expand via phased development in increments of 50 residents
- Demonstrate basic infrastructure requirements and options
- Use project development and operation to engage the community
- Maintain the current support benchmark of $40USD per resident per month
Project Values
- Environmental and social integrity
- Respect for people, purpose and place
- Educate, inspire, encourage and mentor
- Masterplan the existing site to support 200 residents
- Living, classroom (K-12), food service, clinic, administration spaces
- Athletic fields and gardens
- Site security
The Challenge to Students
- Create a new environment for residents and staff
- Inspire residents to dream, envision, and believe in a better future
- Heal the wounds of broken families and trusts
- Change the future
I was impressed by the quality and creativity of the designs developed by six teams of students, but I was impressed more by their maturity and motivation. This was not a typical studio, they could have opted for others that might be more impressive on their CV's as they look toward entering the professional world. These students, however, responded to a call of passion with their own passion – and it shows.
Next Steps
With fundraising efforts underway we hope to take a small team of professors and students to Kitwe during the next few months for a week of technical work. This will include surveys, soils testing, conversations with local code authorities, and dialoguing with the construction community. Concluding this phase will lay the groundwork for the next stage of design – turning concept into specific plans.
A Personal Note
I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge and credit two important people. Professors Alice Kimm of John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects and Eui-Sung Yi of Morphosis Architects and The NOW Institute not only agreed to make this project a part of USC's curriculum; each also invested their own time in helping shape the vision of the orphanage's future.
Finally, a note to the students. I am sure each of them took their own journey over the course of the semester as they worked through this project. Possibly, some of them were affected in ways that will make a difference in their lives. They should know, however, that their energy, creativity, commitment and perspective made a difference to us. They further inspired and challenged us. They took our initial vision that seemed a stretch and gave back to us visions that are grander, will have more impact, and which will inspire communities toward a greater goal and better future.
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Annual July 4th Neighborhood Parade
Come celebrate July 4th with your neighbors! We would love to see you on Tuesday, July 4 for the parade from Michael's Frozen Custard to Wingra Park where we'll play games, mingle with neighbors, and enjoy snacks donated by our wonderful Monroe Street businesses. Make it a picnic and stay as long as you like!
Start at Michael's Frozen Custard, where kids can decorate their wheels. Decorating supplies will be available for kids to use. The parade will end in Wingra Park for games and snacks.
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Authorities say efforts will be made to limit the interruption of traffic flow, but many drivers will be stopped as part of this program.
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I am also building my second program.
With this one I am havind another text file, and every line I would like to have in an ArrayList. To run a search against another .txt file.
I think my arrayList is build correctly but he does give me an error:
Note: C:\Documents and Settings\......\SeqFinder.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
And the output is also wrong. I get in the terminal to see the usage and other things I have not asked for. :(
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class SeqFinder {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// We maken een String aan voor de ArrayList.
ArrayList arrayList = new ArrayList();
// Create an instance of File for file you want to load in the script.
File file1 = new File("TwoQuery.txt");
try {
// Create Scanner.
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// We read the lines one by one in the file.
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Just to get a sense of interest in the Kindle 2, will you buy one if or when Amazon announces them in two weeks? I love the current incarnation only and precisely because it makes it easy to grab ebooks over the air. I consider the form and design to be sub-par at worst and acceptable at best. I, for one, would love to see something a little thinner and a lot more durable. Poll after the jump. Read More
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Well, it seems you guys really like Firefox, the Tivo HD XL, and long walks on the beach. I've been going over the results so far and you have been a busy bunch, offering opinion after opinion and excoriating a few devices that deserve a good shellacking. Here's what we know so far: Read More
Poll: What are you looking for in the MacBook Nano?
It's abundantly clear that this MacBook Nano is not real – it's basically a wonked up MSI Wind – but I wonder: What would you like to see in a MacBook Nano? We all know the Air is beautifully thin, but could there be a Mac Mini-esque netbook in Apple's future, right? What features would you love? Read More
Do you still have a landline?
A simple question: do you still have a landline telephone, or do you exclusively use a cellphone nowadays? Maybe you use both? I ask because there's some question as to whether or not all these election polls are accurate. Several of them only call people who have landlines, which excludes people who exclusively use cellphones—young voters and the tech-savvy (you guys), I'm… Read More
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We're All Pirates
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Smsw en sSn Hello
Excellent observations, I must say that anyone claiming 100% is someone to be doubted. I myself realized that more intelligent heads than mine were going to be required to analyze the JAMA report and Dr. Hawass' media junket.
Kate at the "Valley of kings" is definitely presenting interesting and intelligent analysis of these findings.
However I must say that I have stopped my own articles on this subject because much of the information being presented by varying and numerous sites is confusing including the original Jama report.
I myself need time to look at what is said by unbiased people like you and Kate only then will this old boy be confident in the material in front of me real or imagined.
Dr. Hawass does not help this situation instead of leading the scholar should be teaching!


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Yet (another) Amiga Compatible Hardware Threat
While still active in the last 25 years for AMIGA, Video and digital Television I will announce that I will start with an own minimig like hardware platform with the following features:
- FPGA hardware based on state of the art technics:
- Xilinx Spartan6
- DDR 3 Memory
- HD capable DVI-D/HDMI videoout(and audio) with upscaling
While I devoped a lot of Genlocks, I will provide genlock functionality:
- Build-In genlock, running in HD resolution
- Build-In videomixer with Timebasecorrector for providing tricks for up to 3 videosources
Since minimig have seen a bunch of iterations of "external intelligence" in form of PICs, ARM, Soft-68000 and Opencores-RISC at last, I will add the next variation:
- ARM Cortex with integrated MPEG Decoding support (MPEG2 & H.264), sATA, Highspeed SD-Card
- Eventually Usage of Linux or Android with Touch Screen Control
Last, not least, at least two DVB-Receivers should be added to get the new "amiga" to be used every day (by consuming television)...
I would be happy to find active Co -worker, aspecially for all arm (software stuff)...
Best regards
|bergya [ Mon Jun 06, 2016 8:00 am ]
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Unfortunately I did not get any response to my offer done more or less exactly four years ago.
While no further announcement on YACHT could be found, it appears that YACHT might mayfly?
Not necessary, some of the pointed features, I´ve had made years ago (I had made commercial genlocks in the good all AMIGA days), I also implemented HDMI Videooutputs (only partly without that grapy HDCP protection), DDR type memories on a variety of different FPGA families. Also done some DVB based peripheral.
In the last years I were very busy with providing hardware platforms for ARM CPUs (not the ARM-SOC FPGAs itself) but even for "real" ARM CPU and SOC development and a bunch of ARM based Embedded Platforms of different vendors.
I will now restart the project. Since it seems that there are not many people realy looking for the descripted features, I will not focus any more on a ready to run hardware but will focus to push the Minimig Project at all.
I will provide some details in the next days.
I would be very happy, if there are still people interessted and active to the Minimig and willing to discuss different aspects of my work.
Best Regards
|chaos [ Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:57 am ]
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I guess I'm interested, depends on what you are planning to do / work on. Please describe what exactly are you trying to do.
|bergya [ Fri Jul 22, 2016 6:01 am ]
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chaos wrote:
I guess I'm interested, depends on what you are planning to do / work on. Please describe what exactly are you trying to do.
Hi chaos,
At this point only a list of my actions, more detailed plans andd documentation for the things already done:
Do code rework to allow Synthesis with different tools without errors and less warnings (Modelsim, ActiveHDL, ISE/Vivado) based on a refork of the minimig-mist - Last I found a nasty bug (wrong or incomplete error-message) a few days ago on QuartusII and could now resynthesize a working firmware for Minimig-Mist - so almost DONE
Made some changes in TG68 to eleminate unwanted latches - DONE, Tests in progress
Translate TG 68 to Verilog + Code Optimisations to allow Mhz++ - Planned
Minimig SPI Interface lis imited to somewhat 20Mhz - Will recode them to allow higher clockrates - Planned
Simulation of the complete Minimig-Core with Icarus (free Verilog Simulator) - Planned
Provide an FMC-PCB with Video-Output, ARM-uC, SD Card, Joystickports and optional RAM to allow Ports to all kind of Xilinx-Evalboards (propably also Lattice and Altera (Third-Party Only)) - Sceduled for this year
Write an generic DDR3 Core to run Mininimg on different actual FPGA Eval Boards (Altera + Xilinx) - Planned
Built an FPGA Daughter Board for Raspberry PI (propably others with same IO-Connector Pinout) plus Provide AMIGA Videoout via CSI Interface to provide VideoThrough
Backport the design to Xilinx - Have to make some changes for testing it on an Kintex Board with Pseudo Static RAM (planned for the next days)
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Sweet and Tangy Five-Bean Salad
Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens
8 oz fresh green beans, trimmed
3/4 cup cider vinegar
2/3 cup tomato juice
1/4 cup Vera Jane's Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
3 Tbsp dry red wine
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp Jack's Grill Worcestershire Sauce
2 tsp DLM Classic Dijon Mustard
1 tsp minced garlic
7 oz frozen edamame, thawed
14.5-oz can cut wax beans, rinsed and drained
15-oz can Eden Organic Kidney Beans, rinsed and drained
15-oz can Eden Organic Cannellini Beans, rinsed and drained
1 bunch green onions, finely chopped
5 oz shredded carrots (about 1½ cups)
In a large saucepan cook green beans in lightly salted boiling water for 8–10 minutes or until tender; drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
In an extra-large bowl combine vinegar, tomato juice, oil, wine, sugar, Worcestershire, mustard, and garlic. Stir in all of the beans (except the green beens), green onion, and carrot. Refrigerate, covered, for 4 to 24 hours. Add green beans. Toss well and serve with a slotted spoon.
The fresh green beans will lose some color if they marinate in the dressing. For brightly colored green beans cook and chill as directed, but do not add them to the salad. Cover and refrigerate separately, then toss in with the salad just before serving.
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Stupid Pictures of Ice
Canon XTI – My first digital SLR
I just found a few pictures I took a few years ago with my first digital SLR, a Canon Rebel XTI and an EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS. When I looked at these photos for publishing, I chuckled because I don't think they are that good. I actually thought they were cool pics when I took them. I must have been drinking the cheap stuff that day or maybe I am developing a better eye. Maybe there is something to this thing called practice.
A Great Lens that Wasn't: The EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS
The XTI was a good camera but the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS lens was considered excellent with some saying it should be classified as an "L" lens. "L" stands for "Luxury" and is reserved only for Canon's top quality lenses. I was not impressed and most of my pictures came out soft. I could not understand why and figured the stuff on the net was either exaggerated, or what I had was really good even though it didn't look that way to me.
Later, I purchase a famous Canon 70-200 f2/8 IS zoom and got fantastically sharp shots. So it wasn't the camera but it may be the lens. But there was another piece to this puzzle: sometimes shots came out great with that "bad" lens. Hmmm…
When I shoot dopey pictures of things that don't move, like the ice here, I snap a ton of shots at different apertures just to see and learn about what different settings do to a picture. In my first pass of reviewing, I delete the blurry ones. I don't even look at composition or anything else; I just make a pass deleting the pictures where the focus was soft. Some come out super sharp but most don't cut it. Such is the result of a system that is just a bit out of specification.
Today, I am not sure but I suspect it was because of the focus system was just a bit off and if the XTI had the micro focus adjustment system, I could have had super sharp pictures. As I noted before, I will never buy a camera body that does not have that adjustment system. See here for more on what Canon calls Micro Focus Adjustment.
The Equipment:
- Canon XTI
- Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS


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Two years into the worst oil price rout in a generation, large and mid-sized U.S. independent producers are surviving and eyeing growth again as oil nears $50 a barrel, confounding OPEC and Saudi Arabia with their resiliency. That shale giants Hess Corp, Apache Corp and more than 25 other companies have beaten back OPEC's attempt to sideline them would have been unthinkable just months ago, when oil plumbed $26 a barrel and collapses were feared. OPEC and Saudi Arabia "thought that there would be major capitulation and damage to U.S. shale producers as a result of the deep downturn," said Les Csorba, a leadership consultant at Heidrick & Struggles who works with shale executives. "But what happened was that it actually created a new paradigm among U.S. producers to transform their businesses." –Ernest Scheyder and Terry Wade, Reuters, 20 June 2016
American shale has weathered the storm better than anyone expected. With oil prices back up around $50 per barrel, shale once again seems ready to boom anew. OPEC bet the house on shale's inability to withstand a bearish oil market, but that gamble doesn't seem to be paying off as producers around the world start to settle into today's new market equilibrium. We've said it before but it bears repeating: bet against American innovation at your own risk. —The American Interest, 20 June 2016
All this supports the claim that fracking has brought a new dynamic to global oil markets: the ability to flex output up and down more quickly than conventional oil drilling, rather like factories responding to changes in demand. Conventional oilfields take years to develop and then produce oil for decades, leaving oil output relatively unresponsive to short-term price movements. Shale wells, in contrast, take just a few weeks to drill and frack, and have a lifespan of only a few years, so production quickly falls if drilling abates. —The Economist, 18 June 2016
ONE of Scottish Labour's biggest backers has told the party to "get real" over fracking and likened contribution of its MSPs at Holyrood over the issue to "a student politics pub debate". Gary Smith, GMB Scotland Secretary said: "This sobering intervention from the industry is one that Scottish Labour would do well to take on board because the idea that we can heat our homes or run our industries without fossil fuels anytime soon is a nonsense. Some of the contributions earlier this month in the Scottish Parliament resembled a student politics pub debate and its time the party of labour got real again on Scotland's energy future." –Daniel Sanderson, The Herald 16 June 2016
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Peter the copywriter was terrified by Reva Korda. Reva Korda had only the slightest idea who Peter the copywriter was.
In the early 1970's most agencies operated with about 8 people for every million dollars in billings. (Today the ratio is less than 1 per million). Ogilvy & Mather New York had about 800 people on staff, which meant that Reva, the agency's Executive Creative Director, couldn't possibly know everyone in the creative department… especially someone like Peter, who studiously hid from her.
Most creative people of that era "dressed for business." Peter took that look seriously; his daily "uniform" was a dark Brooks Brothers suit, a white shirt, a muted tie, socks with clocks and wingtip shoes. His hair was thin, his horned-rim glasses were thick, he smoked a pipe, and his neatly trimmed goatee gave him a distinctly professorial look. He was a very good – and sometimes even inspired – copywriter. But he was also somewhat paranoid, and fully expected to be fired every single day. In his view, anonymity was a virtue. "If they don't think about you, they won't fire you" was his mantra.
Reva, who had succeeded the great David Ogilvy as creative head of O&M's flagship New York office, was known to be a very tough cookie. At a time when most agencies consigned women to the secretarial pool, Reva had climbed over no fewer than seven male creative group heads to grab the top spot. So Peter assiduously avoided seeing her.
But one day in 1973 he made a terrible mistake; he wrote a commercial for the then new Nabisco account. Unfortunately, Reva had decreed that she wanted to personally approve everything that was to be presented to Nabisco before it left the agency. So like it or not, Peter had to present his commercial to her. I was his ACD and went along with him to offer moral support.
Reva was a small woman who sat behind a very big desk that was piled high with papers, notebooks, reels of film and comps. She always seemed preoccupied… and it wasn't uncommon for her to barely acknowledge creative people who came into her office. She would sort of signal that it was okay to present to her.
So, given the signal, Peter, very quietly, explained that the commercial was for a toaster pastry called Krazy Glazy. Barely looking at him, Reva nodded. He continued, his voice dropping to a whisper, "the spot has three characters: a chubby man in a toga who thinks he's the Emperor Nero, a woman in a pink tutu who flits around like Tinker Bell, and a fellow with a big nose (to be painted yellow) who moves and sounds like a chicken." Reva scribbled a note on a memo she had just read and stuffed it into one of those interoffice mail envelopes that were sealed with string. Peter then LOUDLY burst into song: "Krazy Glazy makes you go pop (created with his index finger in his cheek), awk (a bad chicken sound), and 'la la la' (to be sung by the Tinker Bell character)."
Reva was suddenly fully engaged. As Peter continued, "It's got a crazy glaze and so, pop, ark, la la la," she started to grin, and when he went on to sing the flavors, "inside there's a tasty goo, cheery, chocolate, strawberoo," she actually clapped. "I love it," she said. "Who are you again?" Peter, back to sotto voice, reintroduced himself to her… and together, we backed out of her office… in triumph.
A month later we screened the rough-cut for her, expecting more applause. But there was none; instead, Reva was livid. "This is the stupidest… no… worse than that… this is the most completely shitty (I'd never heard her use that word before) commercial I've ever seen. How dare you produce this without my approval?!?"
Peter was stricken and couldn't speak. "But Reva," I said, "you did approve it. I was there!"
"I did not!"
"Yes, you did." I now fully expected to be fired along with Peter; Reva was not keen on being contradicted… especially by an ACD.
Reva then stood up and said, "I know you were there (pointing to me)… "But the commercial I approved was brilliant… it was so SIMPLE! Just a very sane-looking man on camera… in a very sane suit… with a very sane little beard… and sane looking glasses… singing a very INSANE SONG! That would have been funny! I can't imagine how you ended up with this DREK."
The agency ended up eating the cost of the Krazy Glazy commercial. Peter and I somehow survived. And he even presented to Reva again… wearing chinos and an open-necked shirt after shaving and getting contacts.


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It's a sunny afternoon when a rider climbs the stairs at Addison Station in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago. As usual, the famous "L" train is packed with riders of every cultural and socioeconomic stripe. Bankers mix with bakers as the train winds its way between apartments and office towers during its path downtown to Michigan Avenue. For the Windy City's transit-oriented citizens, the familiar ride is little more than an afterthought.
Sadly, this scenario probably is a more relatable experience for many Clevelanders than a ride on our very own rapid. That's due in large part to the overwhelming and relatively unspoken stereotype clouding Northeast Ohio commuters: that public transportation is unsafe and reserved exclusively for the lower class.
Turning commuters, suburbanites and Jane Doe into "choice riders" -- those who choose public transit over driving -- has been an ongoing battle for mid-size transportation systems across the country, and Cleveland is no exception.
Luckily for those of us who have felt the sting of rising gas prices -- and those seeking a less car-intensive existence -- the Greater Cleveland Regional Transportation Authority (
) is taking significant steps to cultivate a new generation of riders in the Forest City. Starting in the heart of it all: Downtown Cleveland.
Seeking: Choice Riders
The more choice riders a city cultivates, the more economically viable a neighborhood becomes. For proof of just how revitalizing a sexy new piece of transit equipment can be to a city's urban core, we need look only as far as the HealthLine. Unveiled in 2008, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system (or as suburban commuters call it,
That damn bus that took my lane away!
) has ushered in $4 billion in new development since its inaugural 6.8-mile ride between Public Square and East Cleveland, according to
The Plain Dealer
. University Circle's Uptown project is just one of many developments spurred on by RTA's approach to transit-oriented development. Many also believe it's been a huge contributor to downtown's population spike. No wonder city leaders in Pittsburgh are envious of the HealthLine and looking for ways to create their own BRT system.
Ready to Ride
Since the HealthLine took over the old #6 bus route along Euclid Avenue, ridership has soared 58 percent, according to Mary McCahon, RTA Media Relations Manager. Overall RTA ridership has increased 16 percent compared to one year ago. Certainly, the spike in gas prices and cost of parking have played a significant role in the shift. But the feeling around RTA is that Clevelanders finally are beginning to look at transit in a whole different light.
One RTA program -- called "Ready to Ride" -- is also providing a boost.
"[We're working] with HR managers at companies and offering personalized service and free passes to new riders to help them learn the system and how it can save them money on gas, parking, and traffic hassles," explains McCahon.
Boomtown Buses
Cleveland's "Rust Belt Renaissance" has become a popular narrative for the national media -- and for good reason. New businesses are opening weekly, vacant office buildings and department stores are being converted to high-end apartments, and red-hot restaurants continue to pop up like morels come springtime. The soon-to-open Horseshoe Casino is expected to generate $17-$20 million in tax revenue annually and the Cleveland Medical Mart and Convention Center is projected to spur hundreds of millions in local spending annually, notes Tiffany Matthews, Med Mart Marketing Director. It's an influx of cash that should give hope even to the most pessimistic of Clevelanders.
And RTA is doing their part to keep the good times rolling and to show residents and visitors alike the benefits of a transit-oriented lifestyle.
Along with the aforementioned "Ready To Ride" program, RTA -- with the help of
Downtown Cleveland Alliance
-- is encouraging local businesses to match a $2.88 million federal grant that will be used to introduce three new trolley lines downtown: Casino Line, Lakefront Line and 9/12 Line.
"Financial support has come from partners across Downtown Cleveland and includes the Cleveland Browns, Positively Cleveland, PlayhouseSquare District Development Corporation and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," says Gina Morris of Downtown Cleveland Alliance. As early as late spring, the three routes will work together to move locals and tourists to various hotspots around downtown.
9/12 Line:
This route will look to serve primarily commuters by connecting the Muni Lot to the growing E. 9th area. The trolleys will travel all the way down to Quicken Loans Arena during rush hour on weekdays. Perhaps not the sexiest of announcements for those living downtown, but it does have the potential to introduce new suburban commuters to transit.
Lakefront Line
: Catering largely to visiting and local tourists, The L-Line will run on weekend days, with stops at Tower City, Browns Stadium, Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock Hall. Clevelanders certainly will have good reason to make use of the new route, especially during those physically punishing winter days after a Browns game, when the walk to the rapid at Tower City feels like
The Longest Yard
Casino Line
: The C-Line Trolley will run both weekdays and weekends, escorting folks from the casino to PlayhouseSquare and the Warehouse District. But the hope is that Clevelanders will learn to mix and match lines. After all, one doesn't need to play Craps in order to use the free service. With the increased traffic that's bound to gum up downtown thanks to an Indians game or the casino, it will be infinitely more convenient to hop a train into Tower City and switch to the C-Line. It sure seems like a more attractive deal than getting stuck in traffic just for the privilege of paying outlandish parking rates.
Connecting Cleveland
Most important, these increased transit options will make living and playing downtown easier for all parties concerned. The Warehouse and Gateway districts will soon be connected on weekends to University Circle via a trolley and the HealthLine. The delicious delicacies of La Dolce Vita and Presti's Bakery in Little Italy will be even more accessible once that neighborhood's rapid stop is relocated to Mayfield Road (construction is slated for early 2013). But perhaps one of the most exciting developments is the hope of a West Side Transit Center to mirror the East Side's Stephanie Tubbs Jones Transit Center. RTA's plan to build atop one of the Warehouse District's barren surface lots recently was approved by the neighborhood board and will soon seek potential developers with the help of the Downtown Cleveland Alliance. The plan calls for 39,500 square feet of ground floor retail, 183,600 square feet of mid- to low-rise housing, a garage for 540 cars, and just 4,800 square feet needed for transit center operations.
The Creative Class Takes the Bus
As VP of Business Development at Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Michael Deemer works with businesses that are interested in relocating downtown. Echoing the sentiments of transit boosters across Northeast Ohio, he believes a good public transit system is essential to attracting talent.
"The creative class -- young people between the ages of 25 and 34 -- is a highly-desirable employee to these companies," he says. "This generation of young people is changing the trend, choosing to replace driving with alternative transportation. And with Downtown Cleveland's residency doubling in the past decade, the importance of public transit increases. Americans are moving to more urban areas where people can walk, bike and take public transit instead of driving."
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Stephanie Solomon is back to update us on the greens growing in the hoop house. Then in the kitchen, Chef Daniel Orr makes dishes using sunchokes and spinach.
In its simplest form, the spinach is wonderful as a warm salad, or you can serve it as a bed for smoked trout, roast beef or sliced veal.
I have adopted a Tapas way of thinking when it comes to sharing a dish as a dinner guest -- small, individual portions that pack in a lot of flavor.
In the second installment of our Christmas feast, we cook up some Chicken of the Woods mushrooms, snack on country ham and slurp up parsnip soup.
Celebrate the cold weather by making a soup with some seasonal ingredients: parsnips and sweet potato leaves.
Jami Scholl doesn't put her garden to bed once the ground starts to freeze -- she continues to grow food. Read her advice for gardening throughout the winter.
'Tis the season to pick apples, and what better way to use them than this recipe that can be used as a side for Thanksgiving.
Fresh and Bright. Sweet and Peppery. The flavors of radish sprouts, spinach, strawberries, feta cheese and mint all enhance one another.
Add color to your plate with late-winter greens; the perfect wilted spinach; and Tuscan-style broccoli is substantial enough to eat as a main course.
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Lex Burton, of Craig, died Sunday, March 9 at his home. At Lex's request, no services will be held.
Lex Burton
Lex Burton, 78, was born in Vernal, Utah to Thomas and Ella Burton.
He married Goldie Hardinger in 1955 in Craig, CO. They were blessed with five children: Shirley Balbeck, Rex Burton (deceased), Tammy Burton, Bruce Burton and Betty Lindsey. They have nine Grandkids and eight Great Grandkids.
Lex loved being around Family and Friends. He always helped anyone in need and and always went "the extra mile."
His horses were a big part of his life and he was a great teacher. He taught many people how to care for horses, shoe and trim hooves, harness, etc.
He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to make people laugh and show them a good time.
He lived life to the fullest.
He was and is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He had a great Testimony and shared it often.
We will miss our Husband, Pa, Grandpa and Poppie Fix. We know he is resting in peace. There will be no services.
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Read over 50 historic sign markers and view several pictures along the way. Seeing pictures from the internet is nice, but does not compare to actually being there. Come on out and take a ride or walk.
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For those of you who don't follow regularly, I committed to a 2-day cleanse inspired by Dr. Oz. See Post Holiday Cleanse.
Day One: Saturday
First day of the cleanse.
6:30 am: I made the quinoa, with water, prunes, nutmeg and grated ginger – added 1 tablepoon of chia instead of flax oil (more protein, fiber and overall benefits ). Instead of rice milk, I used my favorite almond-coconut milk (unsweetened). Review: not the tastiest meal I've ever had, but filling and palatable. Approximately 450 calories.
Workout: 8 miles on the treadmill. A horrible experience – no energy, heavy legs — and I'm sure it had nothing to do with the short sleep and extra beer the night before. Must be the lack of fuel. Decided at mile 4 to stop and get something. After weeding through Gus and Clif bars, decided to semi-stick to the cleanse and have a banana. Didn't help.
As I ran, I watched "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead." Inspired me to keep going with the cleanse – if a guy can do 60 days of pure juice, I can handle 2 days of this pansy version.
10:30 am: lunch – it also served as a post-workout recovery drink. Blended together a scoop of VegaOne, a frozen banana and more almond-coconut milk. Sacrificed the last bit of my frozen blueberries (which were called for in the original drink) to my son who wanted a spinach smoothie. Who's gonna turn down that request? Review: I have Vega often and the dynamic greens, probiotics and abundance of micronutrients made up for the lack of berries. My smoothie was far more substantial than the one called for in the cleanse – nearly 300 calories. Dr. Oz's is more like 150 and a meager 8 oz.
11:30 am: Hungry. Ate a bowl of radishes and chopped cucumber with lemon sea salt. Commenced painting my daughter's room purple. Dropped the paint lid on the carpet. Grouchy. Very grouchy.
2:00 pm: Still hungry. Blended together the green drink in the VitaMix (rather than a juicer): kale, ginger, pineapple, water, ice and half a lemon. Still grouchy. Missed the glass and poured much of it on the counter. Add clumsy. Review: Quite delicious and satisfying. Approximately 100 calories in a VERY generous serving.
4:00 pm: Hungry again. Blended another green drink. Sat on couch like the vegetables I was eating and watched Ice Age Continental Divide with the kids. Less grouchy, but I wasn't moving.
6:00 pm: Made the broth – added smoked paprika, fennel seeds instead of caraway, garlic cloves, cabbage, spring onions, fennel bulb, shitakes, cabbage and parsley. Review: I ate gobs of this – probably 3 or 4 bowls (who's counting) vegetables and all. The flavor was light, but tasty enough. Had a generous serving of sauerkraut too – when you're hungry, anything tastes good. Two apples for dessert. I'm figuring the whole meal at approximately 250 calories.
Confession: I did add ½ cup of brown rice and finished a tablespoon of guacamole from the family's burrito dinner.
Overall – I am accustomed to eating a lot. This was not a lot, even though my total calories for the day totaled about 1,500. I better feel stupendous tomorrow.
Day Two: Sunday
Second day of the cleanse.
5:22 am: Woke up. Hungry. A visit to the potty verified the cleanse seemed to be working. (TMI, I know)
6:30 am: Life seems better today. Made quinoa cereal. No changes to the recipe, but today – truly not delicious. I am not a fan at all. In the future, I'll replace the quinoa with brown rice and the prunes with dates – stick to the chia, nutmeg and ginger, however.
8:30 am: Workout. Cycling felt much better than my run yesterday. Surprisingly, lots of energy.
11:00 am: Lunch. Repeat of the smoothie with the banana and Vega One and Coconut-almond milk; added a bowl of steamed green beans and several stalks of celery
1:30 pm: Hungry, but not ravenous. Green smoothie – this time, I added ½ a green apple.
2:30 pm: Hungry. More green beans.
3:30 pm: Had a few stalks more of celery. Stomach wasn't rumbling and I didn't feel out of control hunger.
4:00pm: Workout. Swim. Felt surprisingly good. Maybe there is something to this after all.
5:30pm: More celery.
6pm: Lots of veggie broth with lots of sauerkraut (not as appealing today). Conveniently left over from yesterday, so no waiting the hour for it to cook – added cayenne to give it a kick.
Confession: I again added ½ cup of brown rice.
Big Confession: After dinner, I caved and had a final VegaOne and banana smoothie. Call me weak.
Overall – this cleanse did what I had hoped. It got me out of the habit of snacking on bars and peanut butter – and even tons of fruit. I added green smoothies back in and reminded myself how much I truly love them. (even bought extra kale yesterday). My energy levels soared on the second day. Dare I say, Sunday – I felt fantastic. Today is New Year's Eve. Chances are I won't be as virtuous tonight – but I'll be on track all day and tomorrow morning. Try it – especially if you want to kickstart healthy eating in the New Year. Next step for me: Dr. Oz's 3-Day Detox Cleanse One-Sheet. Starting Friday, I'll let you know.


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We're not sure if the full cast list for The Ultimate Fighter 19 was accidentally leaked or not yet, but being that the members of both *teams* were already revealed by a promo that has since been taken down, all signs seem to point to another technical snafu on FOX's end. In any case, the information is out there now, and all we can do is pass it along in the hopes of deterring some of you from the premiere episode of yet another unnecessary season of a long dead show. Can you imagine what it would be like if Seinfeld went nineteen seasons? PULL THE PLUG ALREADY, DANA!!
This season's TUF will feature middleweight and light heavyweight participants as well as the red hot coaching matchup of B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar, with Penn and Edgar completing their trilogy at featherweight next April. Although the season has already started filming, no official air date has been revealed and blah blah blah I'm already bored. Check out the full cast after the jump courtesy of BloodyElbow:
Corey Anderson (3-0)
Patrick Walsh (4-1)
Matt Van Buren (6-2)
Todd Monaghan (8-2)
Ian Stephens (2-0)
Dhiego Lima (9-1)
Eddie Gordon (6-1)
Hector Urbina (16-8-1)
Anton Berzin (3-1)
Josh Clark (7-2)
Daniel Spohn (8-3)
Chris Fields (10-5-1)
Mike King (5-0)
Tim Williams (8-1)
Cathal Pendred (13-2-1)
Roger Zapata (4-1)
That's actually…not to bad a list of fighters (on paper, at least). Pendred is a training partner of Conor McGregor who holds a win over UFC veteran Che Mills and Lima is an American Top Team product with some solid wins as well. Absent from this list, however, are the untested, bashful yoga instructors we have grown accustomed to. YOU CAN'T KEEP PLAYING IT FAST AND LOOSE LIKE THIS, DANA!
Well, clearly someone needs to take his pills for the day. I'll leave you to debate who stands the best chance of winning this season and how long they'll last in the UFC.