text: [[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/250px-marville1_8816.jpg]][[caption-width-right:250:[[Series/{{Smallville}} Somebody]] [[SuspiciouslyAproposMusic save meeeeeeee....]]]]->"Before I can be a hero, I have to figure out what's right and what's wrong. We need to figure out the meaning of life. Where it all started and where we're all going."-->-- '''Kal-AOL Turner''', ''Marville #2''A notorious [[ShallowParody "parody"]] comic created by Creator/MarvelComics editor [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Bill Jemas]], as a bet between him, Ron Zimmerman and Creator/PeterDavid on who could make a better-selling comic. Known as the "U-Decide" event, Zimmerman's six-issue ''ComicBook/UltimateAdventures'' took a year and a half to come out. David's ''[[Comicbook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]]'' title went on for twenty-five issues and was well-regarded. As for ''Marville'', well...Kal-AOL Turner, son of Ted Turner from the year 5002, is transported into the present day. Believing himself to be a superhero, Kal-AOL meets up with Mickey (who nicknames him "Al") and Lucy. And crosses paths with Creator/SpikeLee and Radio/RushLimbaugh. The first books are also filled with attempts at parody and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical topical humor]].Then it takes a turn for the weirdly philosophical when they all go back in time and meet God, who is actually a black man named Jack. After that, they watch the evolution of the world, and discover that dinosaurs talked with Jewish mannerisms, and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} is the first human, evolved from an otter. Has been SnarkBait to [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall a]] [[http://www.avclub.com/article/great-power-comes-bizarre-lack-responsibility-case-224482 few]] [[http://4thletter.net/2009/03/the-marville-horror-part-1-better-sales-through-self-immolation/ reviewers]].!!Tropes present:* AdaptationalVillainy: Batman, Iron Man, and Black Panther are considerably more dickish than their main counterparts. * AllMenArePerverts: Guess how Al discovers he doesn't have X-Ray Vision.* AllThereInTheManual: Subverted, if it's even [[AchievementsInIgnorance possible to do]]. Despite the redundant amount of "Previously On" prologues, they add nothing useful and frequently get things '''WRONG''' about the story.* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Marville #7 is... a submission guide for the then-upcoming Epic line of Marvel Comics. How anyone is supported to know this is unclear, since the cover is graced by the same Marville logo, the same Marville cover chick, and "EPIC" showing on the ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' board.* ApeShallNeverKillApe: Issue #4 makes the nonsensical claim that only humans kill their own species.* ArtShift: Issue #3, that ditches thought balloons in lieu of text running in the borders of the comic. Then #5 eschews art of any kind and has ''text on a blue background for two pages.'' It is suggested this comic had NoBudget. * ArtisticLicenseBiology: Issues #3 to #5 are loaded with scientific inaccuracies, to the point where you'd very likely be faster off making a list of things that ''are'' accurate. Special award to carbon dioxide molecules being alive.* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Apart from all the various inaccuracies about dinosaurs, Jemas continually refers to the Jurassic Period as "Jurassic Park". This may be a joke... but it happens so much that Jemas may actually believe that's the real name.* AuthorFilibuster: Issues #3 to #5 are filled with this (and since they are nonsensical and don't seem like parodies at all, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] described as "[[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness a gaze into the eyes of madness]]").* BehindTheBlack: Issue #2 attempts this when the cast and SpiderMan track down the Kingpin of Crime's lair to an abandoned bowling alley. Lucy asks him if this is really the place, and the next panel pulls out to reveal a gigantic skyscraper behind the bowling alley with "KINGPIN ENTERPRISES" on the side. It had the ''potential'' to work, had the previous panel not showed the roof of the bowling alley and above, showing that there was nothing behind it until the next panel.* BlackIsBiggerInBed: Once Jack strips down to skinny dip, the women react that he's "like an African fertility God". * BilingualBonus: ''Mishbucha'' is a Hebrew noun that means "family", [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext which means the dinosaurs are Jewish]].* CannotTellFictionFromReality: It is revealed that the religious debate part of this comic is not a parody; Bill Jemas fully believes all of what is being said. This including many debunked theories such as [[NinetyPercentOfYourBrain humans only using 10% brain power]], ApeShallNeverKillApe, and so on. Also much of the debate hangs on Wolverine being the first human being, who mutated from an ''otter''; backing up real-world debates about evolution and stuff by using comic book characters as evidence (and making them as weird as possible in the process...)* CerebusSyndrome: It went from a "parody" comic to a philosophical comic about life, the universe, and everything after the first two issues. Amusingly, it results in the comic becoming even weirder than it already was in contrast to most examples of the trope. Also doubles as GoingCosmic.** If Bill Jemas will have you believe, he seems to think if you buy this comic and understand the "depths" of the story, it will bring about World Peace.* ChairReveal: The Kingpin does this at the end of his crime speech...who is then revealed to be Creator/SpikeLee.* ColonyDrop: It opens with a meteor shower on Earth. One of the stones is cut by Ted Turner with a Tomahawk Chop[[note]]The rallying cheer for the Atlanta Braves, which he owned at the time[[/note]].* CoversAlwaysLie: Most of the covers feature [[SexyPackaging cheesecake shots of a redhead]] [[LadyNotAppearingInThisGame who never actually appears in the comic]]. Issue #1 also had an alternate cover with mechas.* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite what one might state about Al, there is no doubt he can handle himself in a fight.* CurbstompBattle: During Issue #2, Creator/RushLimbaugh shows up and zaps some {{Captain Ersatz}}es of ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/IronMan, and ComicBook/BlackPanther to smithereens.* DeathByOriginStory: {{Zig Zagg|ingTrope}}ed with Al's dog, [=AOLstro=]. At first, Al's failure to stop a bank robber appeared to have led to [=AOLstro=]'s death, but it turns out the robber slipped on [=AOLstro=]'s drool. Later, when Al and Mickey go to the movies, a mugger apparently shot [=AOLstro=] in an alley, but it turned out [=AOLstro=] knocked him out by farting.* DirtyHarriet: Lucy does this in her introductory issue.* DivineRaceLift: God takes on the form of a black man.* {{Dominatrix}}: Lucy suddenly becomes one during one criminal's [[MindScrew rather confusing]] trip through the justice system in Issue #2.* EvolutionaryLevels: The "biological clock".* {{Fanservice}}: The covers are always covered with a woman barely wearing anything and Issue #3 has all the characters go skinny dipping.* TheFool: Al. Where he thought he gained superpowers from traveling back in time, believing he could save people by just giving out money, and did not know the dinosaurs were killed off.* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: God is seen by Mickey and Al in different forms, before eventually settling on a young African American.* FriendlyWar: It seems like at the beginning of mankind the origins of war was originally just to fight and have a good time.* GenreRoulette: ShallowParody > GoingCosmic [[ContemplateOurNavels Philosophizing]] > PreHistoria Adventure/Philosophizing* GodWasMyCopilot: But isn't omnipotent and requires a time travel machine from the year 5002.* GoingCosmic: The first two issues are a ShallowParody of DC and Marvel comics and their creators. Issues #3-#5 are a bizarre philosophical journey through the history of life on Earth, with God as tour guide.* IdiotHero: Al. Special emphasis on the "idiot" part (and the "hero" part is pretty questionable as well).* ImpliedLoveInterest: The recaps in Issues #2 and #3 claim that Al "falls in love with Mickey, but it's a one-way street." Nothing in the actual comic suggests any romance between the two.* InsaneTrollLogic:** Ted Turner trying to convince bystanders to save the world from a meteor shower by Tomahawk Chopping the meteorites (as mentioned in the ColonyDrop example above). One man calls him out on his, but only because it'd be offensive to Native Americans.** Al, for some reason, believed he gained superpowers from being sent back in time. Mickey repeatedly has to remind him that he does not have any powers.** ''Many'' of the religious debates.* InNameOnly: Issue #7 has nothing to do with the rest of the series, and is instead an advertisement and pamphlet explaining "Epic Comics" and its intention.* {{Irony}}: Peter David is portrayed as a homeless bum in #2 and pretty much stating that his work was worthless, all while the comic he made for the contest against Bill Jemas sold twice as much as his did.* [[LadyNotAppearingInThisGame Lady Not-Appearing-In-This-Comic]]: The scantily clad redhead who appears on the covers (aside from the ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' parody alternate covers for issue 1, and the ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} alternate cover for issue 5). Though it's possible she's supposed to be Mickey, due to one of the covers featuring her in a taxi cab.* LogicBomb: This comic tries to repeatedly state that there is no evolution... all while showing evolution happening around them.* MagicalNegro: In the form of Jack, aka God.* MindScrew: Add haphazard storytelling when it tries being straightforward, showing downright insane scenes [[CerebusSyndrome once it attempts being serious]], and the weird "scientific" debate, and it's hard to make much sense out of the comic.* MoodWhiplash: Often the attempts at seriousness are followed by attempts at comedy. Towards the end of the second issue, there was a confrontation between the cast and the Kingpin (hidden behind his chair). There is a big, serious speech about crime, then the Kingpin [[ChairReveal reveals himself]] as Creator/SpikeLee, declaring, "Now get your flabby white butts out of my space."* NeonSignHideout: The Kingpin of Crime's lair is a gigantic skyscraper with "KINGPIN ENTERPRISES" written on the side.* NinetyPercentOfYourBrain: Used verbatim, as, impressively, not even the most wrong thing ''in the sentence it was in''.* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Actual celebrities appear, from the hero's parents being Ted Turner and Jane Fonda [[MindScrew in 5002]], to Spike Lee being the Kingpin, and cameos by Alan Greenspan and Rush Limbaugh (who is handsome and ''thin'').* NonIndicativeName: So, ''Marville'' is supposed to be a PunBasedTitle playing on ''Series/{{Smallville}}''. Besides the cover of Issue #1, the series is never touched upon.* OneNationUnderCopyright: Ted Turner purchased Earth... and once AOL overtook it they renamed the planet "[=AOLon=]".* OnlySixFaces: Mark D. Bright's artwork results in various jokes being lost on the reader. Anytime Al and Mickey meet some type-casted actor, their resemblance to ''everyone else'' makes it difficult to determine who the hell they're referencing. Even Wolverine, who has one of the most recognizable mugs in comics, simply looks like Al with long black hair.* PleaseSelectNewCityName: In 5002 AD, the Earth is known as "[=AOLon=]" due to AOL having bought the planet and renamed it.* PlotHole: You can't go more than three steps without falling into one. Around issues #3-#5, the Time Machine's mechanics become a little confusing and inconsistent. The characters decide to use a bag, some water, and a pre-historic life form to check what year they're arriving at, but it's never explained how ''they're'' not aging along with it, either, and a panel ago, there's a window on the time machine, rendering their "biological clock" a little pointless. Also, they claim that the time machine does not move from the location they started from, but Al was sent into the middle of the street when he first arrived in the past. And let's not forget the Time Machine's presence is confusing, since the first issue has Ted Turner directly state that the time machine is in the future and he has no way to send it back to Al.* PoliceAreUseless: To an insulting degree. In Issue #2, when Mickey says to a couple of officers that their work can't involve just [[DonutMessWithACop eating donuts]], one of them says it pretty much does. He adds that all they do is take homeless people to shelters and show up at crime scenes after the criminals have gone.* PreHistoria: Issues #3 to #5.* RandomEventsPlot: A summary of the six issues goes as follows: Superman parody, political satire starring superheroes, the cast meets God at the dawn of creation, the cast runs from dinosaurs in the Jurassic Age, the cast meets Wolverine as the first human being leading cave people, Al recaps the series in the framing device of pitching the story to a comic editor. Along the way the reasons for characters doing things change constantly, even in the same issue, and the writer seems to forgot plot points he made in previous issues.* RecapEpisode[=/=]PostModernism: Issue #6 is Kal pitching the events of the earlier issues to an unnamed person.** Also at the beginning of each book, there is a few pages recapping what happened before. Often getting its own material wrong, such as claiming that Mickey and Al are in love (which is never shown in the comic), and when stating Al being sent back to the past, said picture is of Al ''receiving'' the time machine in the past.* [[RichBitch Rich Jerk]]: ComicBook/IronMan, Franchise/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/BlackPanther cameo just to be portrayed as this, not to mention Ted Turner and the protagonist of the series, Al.* SavingTheWorldWithArt: In issue 6, Al is on a MissionFromGod to prevent World War III, and apparently the best way to do this is to get a comic book publisher to publish the previous 5 issues. So Al pitches the series, which is [[UnreliableNarrator presented in an inaccurate recap]], but ultimately gets turned down. * ScienceIsWrong: The comic does this to an insulting degree, to the point that it pretty much states that if you believe in science, [[YouFool you are a moron]].* SexyPackaging: As mentioned in CoversAlwaysLie, there were several covers featuring a very scantily clad woman who ''never showed up'' in the comics, with the covers being attributed to the fact Bill Jemas was losing a bet with Peter David and SexSells. The desperation ramps up 'til you get bare ass, almost bare breasts, and Wolverine's claw in #5.* SkinnyDipping: Issue #3 has everyone doing that in ''prehistoric Earth''.* SomewhereAPalaeontologistIsCrying: Or laughing. Jewish Hadrosaurs (a.k.a. Duckbills) who can talk and live in the Jurassic Era, er, Park.* StrawmanPolitical: Let's see: Ted Turner is a doofus, Spike Lee is the Kingpin of Crime, Radio/RushLimbaugh is a fit superhero with tons of fans, intelligent design is real with the theory of evolution decried as short-sighted and stupid (not to mention Jack directly insults paleontologists), the original humans were white, there's lots of batshit insane pseudoscience to support the comic's ideas on evolution and intelligent design, and charity, racial sensitivity, vegetarianism, and political correctness are all mocked. Yeah, there's a certain political ideology being pushed here.* {{Stripperiffic}}: Lucy is introduced in this, supposedly as an undercover cop. The girls also dress in those every now and then.* TakeThat** Most of the digs at Creator/DCComics are rather mean-spirited. ** Scientists never do anything on purpose, anthropologists [[ADegreeInUseless can't find real jobs]]--and besides, their knowledge only extends a few hundred years, and everything before that is made up for the purpose of making scientists look smart.** There's a jab aimed at Jemas' competitor Creator/PeterDavid in Issue #2, when says David has ''no fans'' (while Radio/RushLimbaugh has ''tons'' of fans).** Police officers get the treatment in Issue #2. See under the PoliceAreUseless entry.** As shown in the {{Irony}} entry, Bill Jemas is not very respectful to his competitor Peter David.* TakeThatAudience: Kicks in as late as--get this--Issue #6. Worse, it's not as much as making fun of the audience, rather it's a savage indictment of American culture: the reasoning is that Al's pitch for "world peace" is rejected by the editor [[ArtistDisillusionment because audiences don't care about substance and just want more superhero comics]]. Eat your heart out, Creator/GrantMorrison. ** The irony being that only those with the intellectual prowess to read Bill Jemas would even notice this accusation.* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: The comic as it progresses becomes a look at Bill Jemas' psyche and his, putting it mildly, bizarre outlook on science, religion and the world.* TimeTravel: Al does this in Issue #1. Then in the ones in #3-#5 it is used for Jemas to drop weird philosophy.* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Mickey's Tomboy to Lucy's Girly Girl.* ToonPhysics: Attempted, but done badly. The comic primarily uses a semi-realistic art style with realistic physics, which makes moments such as a man karate-chopping flaming meteorites or Batman bashing someone's head in until their head sticks out of their chest look really, ''really'' awkward. Furthermore, the mediocrity of the art itself sometimes makes the "cartoony" moments difficult to decipher.* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [=AOLstro=], Al's dog, disappears after Issue #2 -- he doesn't even pop back up in Issue #6, which recaps the first five issues.* WholePlotReference: Issue #3�#6 is essentially a Marvel ''ComicBook/ChickTracts''.* WolverinePublicity: Wolverine shows up in Issue #5, and is on the main cover of Issue #6, even though he has no part in Issue 6 at all.* WorldWarIII: [[spoiler:It is revealed in #5 that the reason that they are traveling through time is because Jack wants to show them how war works and due to their popularity and wealth from "fighting" crime they will prevent the upcoming World War. However, we never actually see them do this -- make of that what you will.]]** [[spoiler:This becomes FridgeLogic almost immediately; despite Jack claiming the world is headed towards World War III, Al never mentions any war in the 3000 years between his time and the present, and very little suggests that there was any threat of war in the future either.]]----


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Report Stolen Content to Google
With the Google Panda algorithm penalizing sites that have content duplicated across the web, it's increasingly important that all of the content on your site is unique. Unfortunately, it's possible that another site can steal your content and sometimes can even trick Panda into thinking they're the original creators of the content. This means that your site can get penalized for duplicate content, even though it's all content that you wrote yourself.
It's worth noting that this doesn't happen that often — Google is getting better and better about identifying the original source — but it does happen and it's always a good idea to snipe down sites that are stealing your content.
Happily, you can ask Google to deindex any page that is stealing your content under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
How to Request Duplicate Content Removal from Google
You can file a DMCA request with Google to remove pages that are stealing your content. This doesn't necessarily mean they'll remove the entire site from their index, but I've found that when it's a scraper site Google is pretty good about recognizing it and deindexing it entirely.
But the important thing is just to remove the duplicate content, and Google is pretty good about acting on DMCA requests. In fact, every one I've filed has been acted on within a week. Here's what to do:
Go to the Google Copyright Removal page — you'll need to be logged into Google. Fill in the necessary information, which includes an excerpt of the duplicated content, the page that your original content appears on, and the page where the stolen content appears. You then have to swear that you're telling the truth — this is a legal statement.
Step 2 is just to wait. You'll probably get an automated response from Google when you fill in the form, but they will not contact you to tell you what they did about your request — whether they removed the infringing content or not. So just keep an eye on the search engine rankings for that content and you'll notice when it suddenly vanishes.
When to Request Removal, and When Not To
It's worth taking a moment to talk about when to request removal of people stealing your content, and when not to. In general any time I find a site that is stealing content from a site and is indexed and ranking in Google for that content (even if they're ranking badly) then I fill out the request. You want to verify that the content is ranking (just do a search for a couple sentences) because it's possible Google has already identified it as scraped content.
The other thing to be aware of is that if the site is just quoting a paragraph or two in the context of a page-long article, that is not infringing on your copyright. What you are looking for is pages in which the text content of a page on another site is entirely or mostly stolen content. For some ecommerce type sites that could mean it's just one paragraph (short product descriptions) and for blogs it's not uncommon to find a scraper site literally copying every single post you make word for word.
You do not want to play games with the DMCA removal request. You'll get good and quick results as long as you are reporting clear and egregious infringements. Once you get into gray areas you're better of letting it lie — those gray areas are unlikely to hit you with a duplicate content penalty anyway.
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Wow-it's great to see that GOogle takes stolen content seriously. Also, I'm pretty surprised taht the process for getting it taken care of is so (relatively) simple.
PS: this is a great blog. Very informative posts all around. Thanks!
Comment by Paul M.
Thank you for this info. I had no idea I could report to Google. I had (have) a blogger stealing my content. I reported it to Blogger, and the publisher just moved to a self hosted WordPress site and copied another post! I have had to hire an attorney and am in the process of filing suit. It is nice to know I have this option also.
Comment by Johnnie
Thanks for this great blog it really helped!
Comment by jd
Excellent informative article. Some of our content is used by other sites and i want to report that to google but couldn't find the way to do so but you article really helped me. Thanks Brian!!!
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This past week it has been frigid, we are talking below zero temperatures. This isn't the norm for a winter here, so it's taken most of us off guard and we find ourselves putting on as many layers as we can. I have a wool scarf that I put on every day and it's the only thing that keeps my neck and face warm. However, it's pretty chunky and not the most professional looking. This got me thinking, what types of scarves are appropriate for work and how should I wear them? Here's what I've found:
Linen scarves are versatile and look professional. A linen scarf is great for fall, winter, and spring. They are lightweight and can be worn in a variety of ways. Wearing a neutral colored linen scarf with a skirt and blouse is a great professional look for winter.
Silk scarves are still in. I always associate silk scarves with my grandma. I was nervous to try one out of fear of looking older than I wanted or simply just not looking fashionable. However, a silk scarf can look amazing when worn right. Pick a pop of color, wear it with a denim top and you are bound to look great. If denim is too casual for your office, wear it with a blouse, tuck it into a button up, or tie one around your purse as an accessory.
Scarves add femininity. Sometimes I start to feel a bit like a man if I've worn button ups and pants to work for a few times in a row. I often get bored or frustrated with my work wardrobe. Scarves can fix that! I don't know why it didn't dawn on me before, but adding a scarf to an outfit adds the perfect touch of femininity.
Patterns are good. In the winter my wardrobe starts to get a bit bland. With heavy coats and so many grey and black sweaters, I start to look incredibly monochromatic and blah. Scarves are the perfect way to add in something new and break up a dull outfit.


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|: 330 Cua Dai Road
|: Hoi An
|: Vietnam
A fusion of French and Southeast Asian design with a colonial flare would describe the style of this contemporary yet classic Vietnamese hotel. Located on Cua Dai Street, the Lotus Hotel is a quick walk to the beach. The guest rooms of this boutique hotel all have their own private balconies as well as mini-bars, satellite television, air-conditioning and refrigerators. Couples can enjoy romantic strolls through the nearby country side or quiet dinners at the Hoian Lotus Restaurant. After a feast of local Vietnamese cuisine, move over to the bar lounge and end the evening with a few late night cocktails. The tour desk and helpful staff are available for tips on visiting nearby locations like the Myson Holy Land and Japanese Bridge.
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- Satellite/Cable TV
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As Steve mentioned briefly in GMN, Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook employees announced today that they're putting their message system on steroids, launching a cross-platform messaging system that enables people to keep in touch with an "informal" linked system that includes e-mail, text messaging, and IM. (There will be @facebook.com e-mail addresses available, but the service reportedly "works just as well" without the Facebook e-mails.) During the press conference, they repeatedly used the phrase "friends that you care about," suggesting that this is intended to be the personal messaging system that you use to keep up with friends in the real world. It sounds like Google Buzz with slightly less functionality, but the basic idea—you can make an appointment with friends on your work computer, say, and then keep the conversation running seamlessly via your phone when you leave your desk—is a solid one. Of course, with Facebook being Facebook, privacy concerns will no doubt continue and probably intensify with this new system.
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Da'at(DAH-'at) n. Knowledge; cp. binah and chochmah. Also refers to the 4th blessing of Shemoneh Esreh. Da'at is also sometimes transliterated as Daat. Da'at comes from yode'a, to know, and madu'a is the Hebrew interrogative for Why?Without knowledge, there is no understanding;Without understanding, there is no knowledge. (Avot 3:21)Because there is no truth, nor mercy,nor knowledge of God in the land (Hosea 4:1)
Da'at Torah(DAH-'at TOH-rah) n. Torah perspective. Knowledge of Torah. Following a Torah mentality. Through Talmud Torah and the observance of the mitzvot (commandments), a person can develop the mind to have a great understanding of God's will.
Daf Yomi(dahf YO-mee) n. "Daf Yomi" is a daily page of Talmud (i.e., both sides of a folio) assigned for a particular date. Assigning a daily portion of Talmud is actually new custom introduced by Rabbi Meir Shapiro in 1923. With 2,711 pages in the Talmud, reading straight through the six orders takes about 7 years, 5 months. A Daf Yomi calendar lists the readings. The completion of the Daf Yomi cycle is celebrated by a Siyum Ha-Shas ceremony (Shas = "Six Orders of the Mishnah"). For a current calendar, click here.
Dagesh(dah-GESH) n. Dagesh; emphasis; stress. Any Hebrew letter (except the gutturals aleph, hey, chet, ayin and resh) can have a dot inside of it called a "dagesh mark." The presence of a dagesh mark may affect the way in which a word is divided into syllables and pronounced. Begedkephat letters may take a dagesh lene (weak stress) or dagesh forte (strong stress).
Dalet(DAH-let) n. Dalet. 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet having a sound of "d" as in door. Originally represented by a pictograph meaning "tent door," or "pathway." Gematria = 4. Note that the word delet means "door" in Ivrit.
Dance(ree-koo-DEEM) n. Jewish dances, such as the hora. Jewish folk dancing. Any dances.
Dan Kol Ha'adam l'Kaf Zechut(dahn kol ha-a-dam le-kaf ze-KHOOT) n. Avot 1:6. "Judge everyone favorably"; give the benefit of the doubt (kaf zechut - the hand of merit). Judge righteous judgment.
Daniel(dah-nee-EL) n. Daniel; book of the Ketuvim in the Tanakh. 2) Adonai's messenger to the exiles who received portentous visions for the future. Dani'el means "God is Judge."
Davar(da-VAHR) n. Word; thing; saying; Davar Adonai is the word of the Lord.
David Hamelekh(da-VEED ha-ME-lekh) n. King David.
Davka(DAHV-kah) The word "davka" (ūōūĢūĢū¦ūÉ) means "despite everything," or stubbornly clinging (davak in Hebrew means "to glue" or "stick together") to an idea just to annoy or show some nerve... You do something davka when you do it emphatically or defiantly: They go shopping on Shabbat, davka! "There are 99 flavors of ice cream on the menu, davka, they don't have the flavor I want..." Or, "You're not going to tell me who to marry; I'm davka going to marry the man!" Or, "I asked for his help, and he went and did me a davka" (i.e., he did the opposite of what I asked). Davka can also means "only" -- and no other. For example, a child who wants only a certain toy and will take no other is wanting davka (i.e., only) that toy. He sticks to his desire! Or when the Torah tells us to make a Menorah out of beaten gold we may ask why dakva (i.e., of all things!) beaten gold? Davka has a stubborn way about it (from davak, cling, glue - see entry for devakut below).
Dayan(DAI-yahn) n. Judge, esp. Rabbinical judge of a bet din (religious court). A din is a regulation.
Dayan HaEmet(DAI-yahn ha-e-MET) n. The Righteous Judge, referring to the LORD as the Sovereign over the lives and fortunes of all people. Baruch Dayan HaEmet is an blessing of submission said at a time of bereavement for the Jew.
Dayenu(dai-YAY-noo) "It would have been sufficient." A traditional Passover song that is over a thousand years old. Here is an excerpt from the song:
The Hebrew lyrics mean that if He (God) had only brought us out of Egypt it would have been enough. The second verse adds that if He had only given us Shabbat, it would have been enough; the third if He had only given us the Torah, it would have been sufficient. The song goes on and on recounting how the LORD has blessed His people Israel. Here is a transliterated excerpt from the song:
Ilu hotzi, hotzianuHotzianu miMitzrayim (2x) Dayenu. Chorus: Dai, dai, yenu (3x) Dayenu dayenu. Ilu natan natan lanuNatan lanu et haShabbat (2x) Dayenu. Chorus: Ilu natan natan lanuNatan lanu et haTorah (2x) Dayenu.
Day of Atonement(yohm keep-POOR) n. Day of Atonement. Yom Kippur; 10th Tishri; Climax of the ten day period of repentance (Days of Awe) that begins with Rosh Hashannah and ends with the Day of Judgment. Click here for more information.
Days of Awe(yah-MEEM noh-rah-EEM) n. Days of Awe (ūÖųĖū×ų┤ūÖūØ ūĀūĢų╣ū©ųĖūÉų┤ūÖūØ); the High Holidays. The Ten days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur set apart for soul-searching and repentance (i.e., aseret yemei teshuvah: ūóų▓ū®ūüųČū©ųČū¬ ūÖų░ū×ųĄūÖ ū¬ų╝ų░ū®ūüūĢų╝ūæųĖūö). The process of teshuvah - literally "turning," calls us to rethink our goals and aspirations, our relationships with others and with the LORD, and take the steps necessary to repair what is broken.
Day of Firstfruits(yohm hah-beek-oo-REEM) n. The day following the first day of Unleavened Bread is called Yom HaBikkurim (ūÖūĢų╣ū¤ ūöųĘūæų╝ų┤ūøų╝ūĢų╝ū©ų┤ūÖūØ), "the Day of Firstfruits" (or Reshit Katzir (ū©ųĄūÉū®ūüų┤ūÖū¬ ū¦ųĖū"ų┤ūÖū©) the "beginning of the harvest"). In ancient times, on this day a sheaf (omer) of barley (the first grain crop to ripen) was waved before the LORD in a prescribed ceremony to mark the start of the counting of the omer, thereby initiating the forty nine day countdown to the jubilee harvest festival of Shavuot (Lev. 23:9-12). The actual waving of the sheaf is called tenufat HaOmer which is a symbol of resurrection.The Hebrew term bikkurim derives from the same root as bekhor - firstborn. In the Torah, the general principle that the firstborn of man (and beast) belonged to the LORD is also applied to the first fruits to ripen each agricultural season, beginning with a sheaf of the new barley harvest (omer) on Reishit Katzir, and culminating in the celebration of Shavuot, also called Chag haBikkurim ŌĆö "the first fruits festival." In other words, Reishit Katzir is a picture of the resurrection of the Messiah (Yom HaBikkurim) whereas Shavuot (Chag HaBikkurim) represents the the giving of the Torah at Sinai and the advent of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) at Zion (Acts 2:1-4).Days of Messiah(ye-moht ham-mah-SHEE-akh) phr. "The days of the Messiah" (ūÖų░ū×ūĢų╣ū¬ ūöųĘū×ųĖų╝ū®ų┤ūüūÖūŚųĘ); the Messianic era; Sometimes this refers to "The end of days" (acharit hayamim) or "The great and terrible day of YHVH" (Yom Adonai). The term can also refer to the days when Messiah is installed as King of kings, reigning in Jerusalem, and hence represents the millennial kingdom. In traditional Jewish eschatology, human history is usually divided into three distinct epochs of 2,000 years. The period of "tohu" (ūÖų░ū×ųĄūÖ ū¬ų╝ūöūĢų╝) occurred from the time of the fall of Adam until the call of Abraham; the period of "Torah" (ūÖų░ū×ūĢų╣ū¬ ū¬ų╝ūĢų╣ū©ųĖūö) occurred from Abraham until the time of the destruction of the Second Temple, and the period of the "Messiah" (ūÖų░ū×ūĢų╣ū¬ ūöųĘū×ųĖų╝ū®ų┤ūüūÖūŚųĘ) refers to the time when the Messiah could appear before the Kingdom is established in Zion.
Dead Sea Scrolls(me-gee-LOHT yahm ham-me-lakh) n. Megillot Yam Hamelach. The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS).A collection of more than 800 manuscripts written on parchment, papyrus, and copper over 2,000 years ago by the Essenes. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947 in what is now Israel. The Scrolls contain many different kinds of texts, including the oldest known portions of the Tanakh. Considered by most scholars to have been written between mid-third century B.C. to 68 A.D., these manuscripts were discovered on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea by an Arab farmer. Excavation of 11 caves began in 1947 and was completed in 1960. Many scholars regard the scrolls as the greatest 20th century find, because shed insight on pivotal centuries of both Judaism and Christianity.
Debate(makh-LOH-ket) n. Disagreement; Debate; Legal and spiritual disagreement between the sages regarding Talmud, Bible, etc. A "fight" for the sake of a religious cause. Pirkei Avot (chapter 5): "Any machloket which is for the sake of Heaven (l'shamayim) will stand. Any machloket which is not for the sake of Heaven will not stand." Eilu v'eilu divrei elohim chayim"These and these are the words of the Living God" (Talmud Eruvim 13b)There are some arguments (regarding interpretation) that come from a person's pride, and there are others that are machloket l'shem shamayim, "a disagreement for the sake of Heaven"... Each of us needs wisdom and grace to discern which is which whenever we engage in such machloket (debate). The axiom eilu v'eilu appeals to a sense of charity we should exhibit whenever we encounter others who have views that differ from our own.If you argue with and contradict others, you may sometimes win a battle, but you will never win the war, since the animosity that develops may alienate you from your friend. On the other hand, if you humble yourself and regard the other person's importance, peace will ensue. "A gentle response will turn back anger" (Proverbs15:1).
Dedication of a House(cha-noo-KAT hab-BIE-yeet) n. The dedication of a house; the minhag (custom) of dedicating a new house by affixing a mezzuah to the doorpost. Often an oneg is held and friends come over to see the new place. For the blessing, click here.
Deliverer(mo-SHEE-ah) n. Deliverer. Savior. One who "makes wide" or "makes sufficient." One who gives freedom from distress and the ability to pursue one's way. Often understood in a "this-worldly" manner of political deliverance, the word is also used to ultimately portray Adonai's deliverance and salvation of the Israel of God. Derived from the Hebrew verb Yasha'. Note that the Name for Jesus - Yeshua - is derived from this same root (see the Names of God pages for more information). Related: Another term for deliverer is go'el, which is connected with the idea of ransom or redemption. The verb palat is used (mostly in the Psalms) to express the idea of being rescued.
Derash(de-RAHSH) n. Religious insight, often based on a text from the Torah. Interpretation; exegesis. Sometimes transliterated "derash," or "drash." A d'rashah is a sermon on a Torah portion. Four levels of interpretation of Scripture include: P'shat (literal reading), Remez (hint), D'rash (application) and Sod (mystery). Together these form the acronym PaRDeS (a Persian word meaning "garden" or "orchard"). Each level is supposedly deeper than the last -- somewhat like the layers of an onion.
Derech Chaim(DE-rekh KHY-yeem) n. "The way (derekh) of life"; Salvation; Yeshuah; Yeshua (John 14:6).
Derech Eretz(DE-rekh EH-rets) n. "The way (derekh) of the land"; correct behavior; good manners; consideration for others. Derekh eretz refers to the customs of the land in which you are sojourning. Derekh refers to way, path, or custom. A commonly recognized axiom of the "godward life" may be summarized as "respect precedes Torah" (ūōū©ūÜ ūÉū©ūź ū¦ūōū×ūö ū£ū¬ūĢū©ūö), which means that we must esteem ourselves and others properly as image bearers of God. This is foundational to all else. We must first care; we must be willing to give up our sickness; we must want to be healed. This also means that we are willing to give up blaming others and confess the truth about how we have brought pain to our lives. After we learn to forgive ourselves, we can let go of the pain, give up the weary anger, and forgive others of their missteps, too. It is impossible to be joyful apart from such humility. Therefore each of us must rebuff demonic impulses and turn to God for healing. And we must beseech the Lord to help us stay awake and to resist being lulled back into the unconsciousness of the world and its delusions.
Devakut / Devekut(de-vah-KOOT) n. Sometimes transliterated as devakut, devekut, etc. The Hebrew word devakut means "cleaving" and refers to communion with God (in some Jewish thinking, devakut approximates the "beatific vision" in Christian mystical tradition). This word is derived from the Hebrew word davak (ūōūæū¦), meaning devoted to God (the word for glue is devek which likewise comes from the same root). Davak is used to describe how a man cleaves to his wife so that they become basar echad ŌĆō "one flesh" (see Gen. 2:24), and is also related to the word for bodily joint (debek), suggesting that we are to stick as closely to the LORD as our bones stick to our skin (Job 19:20). The devakim were those who "held fast" or "cleaved" to the LORD throughout the wilderness wanderings (Deut. 4:4) and all of us are likewise commanded to revere the LORD and cleave to Him (Deut. 10:20).In the Kabbalah, devakut is considered the highest mystical step on the spiritual ladder back to God, though (in contradistinction to this) Yeshua emphasized that he is the true sullam, or Ladder, to God. Just as Jacob saw the ladder reaching to heaven with the angels of God ascending and descending upon it, so Yeshua told Nathanael that He is the sha'ar hashamayim - the Way into heaven (John 14:6). Chaverim, ūÖųĄū®ūü ūÉų╣ūöųĄūæ ūōų╝ųĖūæųĄū¦ ū×ųĄūÉųĖūŚ -- yesh ohev davek me'ach -- "there is a friend who sticks (davek) closer than a brother" (Prov. 18:24). His Name is Yeshua, the true Lover of our souls...
Devarim(de-vah-REEM) n. Deuteronomy. The renewal of the Mosaic covenant with blessings for obedience and consequences for disobedience. Devarim means "words" and is referred by Jews as the "repetition" of the Torah.
Devar Torah(de-VAHR TOH-rah) n. Devar Torah: "a word of Torah"; a brief sermon or speech on a religious topic (plural is divrei Torah). Also transliterated as d'var Torah.
Devil(sah-TAHN) n. Satan; Accuser. In the Tanakh, "the satan" appears as a prosecutor in the heavenly court among "the sons of God" (Job 1-2; Zech. 3:1-3) and later as a tempter (1 Chron. 21:1; cf. 2 Sam. 24:1). Although the Hebrew Bible says virtually nothing about Satan's origin, the pseudepigraphal writings contain much legendary material about his fall from heaven and the establishment of a hierarchy of demons and devils. By the time the New Testament was written, Satan was understood to head a kingdom of Evil and to seek the corruption of all people, including the Messiah (Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13). Satan (the "Opposer" or "Adversary") is also "the Evil One" (Matt. 6:13; 13:19; Eph. 6:16; 1 John 2:13; 5:18-19), "the Devil" (Matt. 4:1; 13:39; 25:41; John 8:44; Eph. 4:27), and the primordial serpent who tempted Eve (Rev. 12:9).
Diaspora(ga-LOOT) n. Galut. Exile. The dwelling of Jews outside the land of Israel.
Dibber(dee-BAYR / dee-be-ROHT) n. Word(s); commandment(s).
Dibbuk Chaverim(dee-BOOK kha-vay-REEM) n. "Cleaving to friends" One of the forty-eight virtues (middot) listed in Pirkei Avot. The word "dibbuk┬┤ comes from the Hebrew root Dalet-Bet-Koof meaning "to cling, be attached, glued."
Dibbur Emet(dee-boor EH-met) n. Speaking truth; honesty in communication. Dabru Emet means "Speak the truth!"
Dikduk(deek-DOOK) n. Grammar. Hebrew grammar.
Diligence(khar-ree-ZOOT) n. Diligence; conscientiousness; meticulousness; attentiveness.
Dinei Shamyim(dee-NAY sha-MAI-eem) n. pl. Laws of Heaven. Note that dinei is the construct form of the noun din, meaning justice or ruling.
Dirshu Mishpat(deer-shoo meesh-PAHT) phr. Seek justice. The obligation incumbent upon being a Jew to seek justice and equity for all that are oppressed. This phrase comes from Isaiah 1:16-17: "Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause."
Discernment(bee-NAH) n. Understanding; Insight. Discernment. (Chabad is an acronym that comes from CHokhmah, Binah, and Da'at). Note that binah is formed from the preposition bein, between, indicating discernment.Without knowledge, there is no understanding;Without understanding, there is no knowledge. (Avot 3:21)
Disciple(tal-MEED / tal-mee-DEEM) n. Pupil; learner; disciple. A talmid chakham is a wise student, or a learned man.
Divine Decrees(khook-KEEM) n. (sing. chok) Divine decrees; Statutes given without a reason (i.e., fiats or statutes). As such they are sometimes called "supra-rational" decrees. The classic example is the chok (sing.) regarding the Red Heifer, which, legend has it, defied even the wisdom of King Solomon. Other examples include dietary law or the laws concerning family purity. These laws can seem irrational to human reason. The chukkim are one of the two main subcategories of the concept of mitzvot (commandments).
Divrei Hayamim(deev-RAY hai-ya-MEEM) n. Chronicles, book of the Ketuvim in the Tanakh. Chronicles documents the history of Judah (i.e., the southern kingdom), and in particular emphasizes the role of King David as the establisher of Temple worship. Divrei Hayamim means the "things or words of the days." In the Tanakh,
D'orata(meets-vah de-oh-rie-TA) n. One of the 613 commandments given in the Torah (Taryag mitzvot); often contrasted with the laws developed up by the rabbis and the Talmudic tradition called mitzvot de'rabanan.
D'rabbanan(meets-vah de-ra-bah-NAHN) n. One of the laws developed by the rabbis (halakhah). Mitzvot de'rabbanan are commonly divided into three categories: gezeirah (fence, hedge laws), takkanah (laws based on custom such as weekly Torah recitation) and minhag (established Jewish customs).
Drink Offering(NE-sekh) n. Wine offering; drink offering; libation. Gen. 35:14; Num. 28:7. From TWOT: "Jacob was the first to be referred to as presenting a drink offering (cf. Gen 35:14). But it was not until after the Exodus from Egypt that the laws governing the n¢sek were established. As a rule, a drink offering was to be presented along with burnt offerings and cereal offerings (Exo 29:40; Lev 23:13; Num 15:1-10). The amount of wine was specified at one-fourth hin for each lamb (Num 15:5), one-third hin for each ram (Num 15:6-7) and one-half hin for each bull (Num 15:8-10). Although King Ahaz built a new altar according to a pagan design, he seems to have conformed to pentateuchal legislation by pouring out his drink offering at the time he offered his burnt offering and cereal offering (2Kings 16:10-16)."
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Home > Press > Gordon on President's FY08 Budget: Lacks Priorities, Consistency to Ensure U.S. Competitivenss
Today, the Administration submitted its budget request for Fiscal Year 2008 to Congress. The almost $3 trillion request includes $142.6 billion for research and development.
"While the President's budget includes some important funding increases, it lacks the priorities and consistency to ensure our competitiveness now and in the long run," said House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN).
"As the father of a five year old daughter, I am deeply concerned that our children will be the first generation of Americans not to inherit a better quality of life than their parents. We need to get serious about making sure our kids grow up in a country whose economic strength is sound and continues to be the envy of the world."
The Administration's FY08 budget request includes $6.429 billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF). However, the President again proposes to create new requirements under the Department of Education and No Child Left Behind - which have been perennially overburdened and underfunded - while ignoring the demonstrated success of K-12 education programs at NSF. Those programs are cut $15 million from the FY07 Continuing Resolution level and flat relative to the President's FY07 request.
"Rather than continuing to add to the bureaucracy at the Department of Education, the President would be better served to utilize the longstanding expertise and success of the National Science Foundation in improving math and science skills for teachers and students," added Chairman Gordon.
Gordon has led the House in authoring an innovation package of legislation built upon the recommendations of the widely acknowledged Rising Above the Gathering Storm report issued by the National Academy of Sciences. The legislation ("10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds" Science and Math Scholarship Act (H.R. 362) and Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act (H.R. 363) underscores the importance of NSF's work in maintaining preeminence in math and science education and research.
These bills will serve as the vehicle for broader discussion of issues by the Science and Technology Committee, as well as a cornerstone of the Democrats' Competitiveness and Innovation Agenda.
The President also proposes $640.7 million for the physical science portions of the National Institutes of Science and Technology (NIST). However, since taking office the President has proposed eliminating two programs that have a proven track record of aiding small businesses and creating new jobs - the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Advanced Technology Program. Overall, the President's budget proposes cutting NIST's budget by 4%.
"Rather than a balanced approach to an Innovation Agenda, the President once again is using a 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' approach," added Gordon. "This is hardly the way to develop a robust innovation portfolio to maintain our economic competitiveness in the 21st Century."
For NASA the President's budget proposes $17.3 billion. However, the proposal does nothing to correct the growing imbalance between NASA's programs and the resources the Administration is willing to commit to carry them out.
"Once again, NASA's budget request is not sufficient to do all the agency is being asked to do. Exploration and human space flight are important long-term missions for the agency and our country. So are NASA's core activities in science and aeronautics. Yet this budget request and its five-year funding plan do not provide the funding needed to ensure the future health of any of these initiatives. I fear we may be heading for a train wreck if no corrective actions are taken," added Gordon.
Although the President's budget proposes necessary increases for the Department of Energy Office of Science, it includes a number of glaring omissions in energy R&D and does not go far enough to promote the commercialization of energy technologies.
To meet this research need, Gordon has introduced the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) Act (H.R. 364). An ARPA-E will provide aggressive funding for innovative, out-of-the-box research projects carried out by industry, universities and consortia of groups, including federal laboratories. This program will give the best and brightest science and technology experts unprecedented flexibility and resources to develop new technologies through high-risk, high-return research addressing the nation's most pressing energy problems.
Chairman Gordon added, "Basic science and technology research lays the foundation for reducing our country's energy dependence and addressing the impacts of global climate change, but today too much energy R&D never gets beyond the lab. Adequate funding for all energy R&D priorities combined with the establishment of ARPA-E will accelerate innovation and help spur the commercialization of potentially transformational technologies.
"The President's budget includes a few good targets for R&D funding, but ignores too many of our country's priorities. Today's young people planning for careers, as well as researchers at our labs and universities deserve a better budget, one that shows a strong federal commitment to the priorities that will ensure our nation's competitive position in the world in science and technology."
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* John Carter's entire conversation with the Jeddak of Horz is pretty darn hilarious given the latter is courteously explaining to the former why, regrettably, he must die for having discovered their hidden city.
* John Carter's conversation with a guard in Invak, the city of invisible men, is pretty darn funny too.
--> '''Guard''': "He is a calot - [[InsultToRocks and I apologize to calots for the comparison]]!
--> '''Carter''': "A lot of you Invak are good fellows."
--> '''Guard''': "Of course we are! Why would you think otherwise?"
--> '''Carter''': "Pnoxus, Motus, and Ptantus."


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At a news conference at which the topic of England's young star Wayne Rooney was of far greater interest to the English reporters present than Kewell's injury, Farina was reluctant to give too much away, merely suggesting that "at this stage it is fine".
"We are in discussions with Leeds' physiotherapists regarding the situation - Les Gelis (Socceroo physiotherapist) knows the physio from Leeds quite well. Until we have a bit more information there's no point in speculating."
Socceroo captain Paul Okon, another of Leeds' Australian contingent, did say that Kewell had trained the day before Leeds took on the Hammers.
Blackburn Rovers defender Lucas Neill said Kewell was not only confident of playing but also of Australia winning.
"Harry can't wait," Neill said. "He wants to play and fingers crossed he will. I think you will see a real disappointment if he can't start. It's down to the scan. He thinks he will play . . . He thinks we are going to win, and I think we are going to win."
Venables, a former Socceroo coach, said after Leeds' 1-0 win over West Ham that neither Kewell nor England's Alan Smith would be available for the friendly international as they had not played last weekend because of injuries.
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CPA Firm Partner Testimonials
"1st Global provides the service we need, the networking that we want and the teamwork that I think is valuable." – CPA from Medford, Oregon
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John Kostukovich, CPA Joins 1st Global
Feb 19, 2013
John Kostukovich, CPA, a solo practitioner located in Camp Hill, Pa., has partnered with 1st Global. Kostukovich now offers comprehensive services to solve every aspect of his clients' financial puzzles, including both tax and wealth management needs. He began his CPA career in 1991 and became a financial advisor in 1999, allowing him to provide a full menu of beneficial services to his valued clients. Kostukovich's new alignment with 1st Global gives his firm the tools and resources to not just create custom financial plans, but to also build sustainable growth for his clients and his firm. (more)
1st Global Welcomes Weatherley, Butterworth, Macias & Graves, P.C.
Feb 19, 2013
Weatherley, Butterworth, Macias & Graves, P.C. is a full-service tax and accounting firm in El Paso, Texas. The firm recently welcomed two new partners, Richard Kaufman and Jerry Ward, to its group through a merger. They join Robert Weatherley, John Butterworth, Melissa Macias and Annette Graves to provide high-quality services to the firm's valued clients. The firm has also entered into a strategic partnership with 1st Global, which will allow it to offer wealth management services to serve clients. (more)
G. Michael Smith & Associates, PC Joins 1st Global
Feb 19, 2013
G. Michael Smith & Associates, PC recently affiliated with 1st Global. This Bogart, Ga.-based CPA firm offers a wide range of tax services and now adds wealth management to its list of services. Smith recently earned his Series 7 and 66 securities licenses and can now be a greater benefit to his clients by advising them on their complete financial situation. With more than 30 years of CPA experience and the addition of these two new licenses, Smith is guiding his practice toward sustainable growth. (more)
1st Global Welcomes Simpson & Simpson CPAs
Feb 19, 2013
Located in Los Angeles, Simpson & Simpson CPAs is a successful audit practice with a focus on providing innovative business solutions to governments, employee benefit plans and nonprofit organizations. The firm is dedicated to not just being auditors, but also trusted advisors and consultants to clients and prides itself on being effective and progressive with its solutions. (more)
1st Global National Conference 2012 Celebrates "Knowing Why"
Dec 20, 2012
1st Global, a research and consulting partner for high achieving CPA firms offering wealth management, recently held its annual National Conference November 11-13 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Featuring speeches, presentations and conversations from acclaimed luminaries, decorated veterans and diplomats such as former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, the Father of Supply-Side Economics Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, Tulane professor Peter Ricchiuti, U.S. Air Force Col. Ed Hubbard (Ret.) and bestselling author of The Reinventors Jason Jennings, this year's gathering of 1st Global's leading firms was driven by "Knowing WHY." (more)
1st Global Celebrates 20 Years of Guiding CPA Firms to Succeed in Wealth Management
Oct 16, 2012
Dallas, Texas — October 17, 2012 — 1st Global, a provider of comprehensive wealth management services for select CPA and wealth management firms, is celebrating 20 years of success and setting its sights on the future. For two decades, 1st Global has facilitated the growth of affiliated firms by equipping them with world-class research, accounting firm-centered advice, exceptional business development education and innovative technology. 1st Global is continuing its investment in the future with a new headquarters location. The firm is also declaring four primary business objectives essential to sustaining its growth for the next decade. (more)
1st Global Launches Wealth Management Feasibility Analysis and Consultation Offering for CPA Firms
Aug 16, 2012
1st Global, a leading growth consultant for select CPA firms, is launching a comprehensive discovery program for firms interested in maximizing the growth, profitability and valuation of their current wealth management program, or exploring the addition of wealth management services for the first time. (more)
Growth Consultant to CPA Firms Provides Interactive, In-depth Business Building Opportunities on its New Website
Mar 6, 2012
1st Global, a leading growth consultant for select CPA firms, now offers interactive, in-depth wealth management and business-building opportunities on its new website. With many CPA firms experiencing flat or little growth over the last five years, this information as well as exchange of ideas on the site will be very beneficial for CPA firm partners seeking sustainable profits. (more)
1st Global's National Conference 2011 asks, "What's Next?"
Dec 15, 2011
1st Global, headquartered in Dallas, Texas renewed its commitment to wealth management excellence at its 20th annual National Conference, November 13-15, 2011, at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. (more)
1st Global Engages Dr. Art Laffer
Nov 1, 2010
1st Global, the wealth management and business development partner to leading CPA, tax and estate planning firms, announces that Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, "Father of Supply-Side Economics" and creator of the Laffer Curve, has been engaged as an economic advisor to 1st Global's Investment Management Solutions (IMS) investment committee and as a consultant to 1st Global's executive management team. (more)
1st Global Engages Dr. Markowitz
Mar 17, 2010
1st Global, the wealth management and business development partner to leading CPA, tax and estate planning firms, announces that Dr. Harry M. Markowitz, Ph.D., recipient of the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his dissertation on Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT), has been engaged as advisor to 1st Global's Investment Management Solutions (IMS) investment committee and as a consultant to 1st Global's Investment Management Research Group (IMRG). (more)
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1st Global, the business development and resource partner of choice to leading wealth management firms, recently announced the integration of its comprehensive business platform, 1st Global Pathway™, with a very robust risk assessment tool, Risk.IQ™. (more)
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Devlin called up for qualifiers
Cliftonville goalkeeper Conor Devlin has been added to the Northern Ireland squad for their World Cup qualifying double header against Portugal and Luxembourg.
Manager Michael O'Neill included only two goalkeepers in his initial squad - Roy Carroll and Michael McGovern - but Devlin has been training with the team in Belfast this week and has been formally added to the side ahead of Friday night's clash with Portugal.
He will also travel to Luxembourg on Sunday.
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Yay welcome to October! This is my favorite month of the year, so I'm embracing my inner horror-hound and doing Halloween-themed canvases all month. WHATEVER! I DO WHAT I WANT!
Hilariously enough, Cartman and my sideshow zombie have almost the same rack.
She is indeed a ton of terror.
It is SUCH a drag to catch the zombie virus from a love bite. I mean, really.
Bloody chains.
Okay! That's all for me for now! I have a bananas October, so I'll start the two a week in November!
The video will be up sometime tomorrow, but, in the meantime, please to enjoy the song that is currently playing in my house as I type this:
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Saturday 10-30-2010
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Chances of rain: 0%
New Brezza II Team aero bars available at Precision Bikes!
Retail at only $680.=
"Get Fast!!!"
Todd will be competing next weekend with other athletes from Lafayette in Ironman Florida. Good Luck to all entrants.
With eight mountaintop finishes, including a re-run of this year's climb up the cruel slopes of the Zoncolan, the 2011 Giro looks to be pushing race director Angelo Zomegnan's agenda of making a distinctive, innovative and above all difficult race.
Zomegnan's stewardship of the Giro in recent years has forced the Tour de France organizers to up their game, and he's devised a spectacular route for 2011 that touches on all parts of the country on the 150th anniversary of the country's unification.
Starting with a 21.5km team time trial in Turin and ending in the shadow of Milan's magnificent duomo cathedral, the race includes a stage in Reggio Emilia, birthplace of the Italian Tricolore flag, and a dirt-track finish at the top of the 18.5km, 9.2% climb of the Colle de Finestre. There's also a rare trip to the tip of Italy's boot, into Sicily. Race favorite Vincenzo Nibali will surely relish the double climb of the Etna volcano in this stage that starts in his home town, Messina. But his old team-mate, Roman Kreuziger, has already declared himself up for the challenge, and it looks like a characteristically explosive start to the grand tour season.
Cycling News is reporting that Team Sky's Tour de France contenders will skip the Giro because it is too difficult. Straight-talking star Bradley Wiggins recently pointed to over-exertion in the Giro as one factor behind his disappointing performance in this year's Tour.
Full stage profiles, videos and analysis on the official Giro site.
To read the full article on Velonews, please click here
Looking forward to seeing the production model.
Thanks again to Tres Courdin and Brad DeVaney for asking me to perform the test ride.
Smitty you know you are part of the family here and we all wish you a great day. Take some time for yourself, you deserve it.
May you be blessed above and beyond your wildest dreams!!
Thank you for all you do for the triathlete and cycling community,
many of us excel in our endeavors,
by virtue of your skill and passion for the bikes and athletes alike.
Sure hope the N.Y. Yankees will deliver you a nice present soon;)
Saturday 10-16-2010
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Team Chevy Racing press release
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Homestead Miami Speedway and discussed the championship battle, the season overall and other topics.
Prior to his media availability, Jeff was on stage with Daryl Wolfe, Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, ISC, and Jo Ann Jenkins, President, AARP Foundation, to discuss the Drive To End Hunger Program which donated nearly four million meals in its first season involved with NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports and Jeff. They raised more than $13.7 million dollars to end hunger among older Americans, 25 percent coming from individual donors.
WHEN YOU STARTED IN RACING DID YOU THINK MOST OF YOUR JOB WOULD BE ABOUT GIVING BACK TO OTHERS?: "No, not at all. I will say that being introduced to NASCAR, in the first year going back to Nationwide, giving back I saw was something that was important and was a big part of the sport and part of the driver's role. Never did I imagine it getting to this level and actually getting the opportunity to be sponsored by a cause and such an important one. Being able to go week in and week out and encourage fans to do something good. It's been an incredible experience, but because of my efforts with the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation, it just made it seamless and so natural and one that I really couldn't wait for the opportunity to come our way and see all the good things we can do. It's been successful from that standpoint for sure."
HOW HAS YOUR YEAR BEEN SO FAR?: "Thank you Kerry (Tharp, NASCAR PR) for those kind remarks. It's easy to be here at the final race of the season with all the focus on the championship and for us to be hanging our heads and think about the disappointments, but I'm also reminded and encouraged of how great of a year this has been for us. With the three wins -- we did have incredible momentum coming into the Chase so I think as a competitor and as a race team, we certainly are very focused on what we did wrong and what we're going to do to make it better next year and how we're going to finish out this season with a win here in Homestead. We are also going to pat ourselves on the back for the great work that we've done this year with the Drive to End Hunger as well as the momentum we've been able to build. New crew chief, new team basically and win the three races and be as competitive as we've been this year is something that we're very proud of."
DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE DRIVERS KNOW WHERE THE LINE IS WITH NASCAR BOTH ON AND OFF THE RACE TRACK IN EVERY INSTANCE?: "I feel like I'm pretty clear on where the line is. I know where the line is if I do something or I say something that it's probably going to get me in trouble or it's something that shouldn't have been done. Now that doesn't necessarily mean that I know that I'm getting fined. For me personally, I know where the line is for me stepping over the boundaries of things that are detrimental to the sport whether it be from something I might express my opinion on that is border line or maybe crossing over the line as well as on the race track when I'm racing with somebody of what's intentional and meant to spin that guy out and put him in the wall and what's hard racing. There are accidents that happen and I can sit there and talk to the driver -- I don't focus on how NASCAR's going to react, I focus on how it affects my relationship with the other driver on the track and what happened and what that might create in the future for me and that driver. I feel like I'm pretty clear where that line is and then if it's off the track and it's in an interview or expressing my opinion or whatever -- I feel pretty clear about that too. If I say something, I usually just walk away and say to Jon Edwards (PR), 'That one might get me in trouble.' I'm not saying that I'm NASCAR and I know that its clear cut as to what they're going to do."
DO YOU THINK THERE ARE TEAM ORDERS IN RACES AND DO YOU THINK IT COULD IMPACT THIS CHAMPIONSHIP?: "I think it's always -- alliances are always important whether it's a teammate or a relationship you have with another team or it could be your buddy. You might have a good friend out there that might give you the spot because it's going to win you the championship. It doesn't have to be team orders. It just could be relationships. Those relationships are very broad. I think that's always been the case. It's not just something that's come up recently. We do have different alliances these days because of the way the engines are being built and rented out to other teams and chassis' and engineering so that might cross a lot more teams than it used to. I would think that you hope those don't come into affect here on Sunday, but they certainly could."
WHAT DO YOU LEARN IN CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP RACES WHEN YOU DON'T WIN THAT HELP YOU THE FOLLOWING YEAR OR YEARS?: "I go back to Jimmie Johnson -- I said this with those guys before they won the championship that they were so strong, they came up short a couple times and I said watch out, when these guys win the championship they are going to go on a tear. If you keep coming up short, then eventually it affects you in a negative way. If you come up short a couple of times and then you get the win -- that team is going to create and gain incredible momentum and be a real force to reckon with in the future. I think this championship weekend is going to teeter on that. I think that with Carl (Edwards) being so close and so strong the last few years, coming to the track that he kind of owns in a way -- if they don't pull it off this weekend, I think it's going to impact them in more of a negative way than a positive way. Yet they pull it off and win it -- look for them to just be even stronger next year. I think it's interesting that we're sitting here talking about Tony Stewart because so many of us are just shocked at the fact that he's in this thing, he's won four races and I don't know if Tony's as shocked as we are, but it's just something that nobody saw coming, but yet Tony's a two-time champion and you never count him out. He's a great driver and Darian (Grubb, crew chief) and him have just hit on some things that have clicked so well so you know and they've shown it the last several weeks -- they are going to put up a heck of a fight no matter what the stats are, no matter what the past is and no matter what happened last weekend. It's going to be interesting to see it unfold."
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT THAT FINISHING SECOND IS OKAY AND DO YOU BELIEVE THAT TONY STEWART HAS NOTHING TO LOSE SEEING THE WORST HE CAN FINISH IS SECOND?: "No. At the end of the day, especially coming into the Chase when he was basically saying that they don't belong in the Chase to finish the season off second is something they'd be very happy with, but at the same time they're competitors like all competitors, when you have that victory within your grasp, you're going to go for it and you're going to be hungry for it. I think that you're going to know that those guys are going to be hungry. They're going to have to be because I really believe that Carl's going to run well enough -- if they don't have problems, he's going to run well enough to be a real factor for this race for the win and put the pressure back onto Tony. It's pretty easy for Tony to sit there and say, 'Listen, there is no pressure because we have nothing to lose.' They are already far ahead of what they anticipated and Tony knows what it's like to win a championship. I think it's what makes this a great battle. You've got two guys that are friends, but yet on the track they are going to do what it takes. Nobody expected Tony to be in it and Carl has been strong all year long. With as good as Tony has run, especially at Texas, it makes this one very difficult to really predict."
HAVE YOU EVER RECEIVED A SECRET FINE FROM NASCAR?: "I gave them a secret fine after Texas because I sent them a bill."
CAN YOU ASSESS THE CHANGES AT HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS ONE YEAR LATER AND DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE OTHER CHANGES COMING DOWN THE PIPE ON TUESDAY?: "I am a race car driver so my attention span is short. No, I have not ever received a secret fine. I don't know why we're calling them secret fines because if people know about them then they're not a secret. I can promise you there is not one that exists with me. As far as I know, nothing is planned at this moment, but just like last year things could change."
HOW DO YOU SIZE UP THE BATTLE BETWEEN TONY STEWART AND CARL EDWARDS?: "That's why I say this is unpredictable and why I think it's such an exciting battle here because it would be easy to say that Carl's got the edge, this is his track, the Roush cars have been so strong at the mile-and-a-half tracks, he has a three point advantage. To me, Tony has just taken it to them. I don't know what happened there at the end of the race last week, but Carl kind of got the edge on him right at the end, but Tony had it for a good part of the race, led the most laps and he did everything you needed to do and he's going to have to do that again this weekend, but why shouldn't he? He's been doing it the last several weeks. It's really hard to say who's got the advantage. I would lean a little bit more towards Carl, but I'm pulling for Tony. I think that he's a two-time champion, he's a guy that when he sets his mind on something, watch out. He can do amazing things. Plus I want to see a Chevy win."
CAN YOU PUT JIMMIE JOHNSON'S FIVE YEAR RUN INTO PERSPECTIVE?: "It's incredible. I don't think it's something we'll ever see again happen. You look at the history in this sport and you look at other sports and it's just something that is so rare. Again, I go back to when those guys had not won the championship, but they were just knocking on the door and they were really strong, they had come so close and I just knew that if they got the taste of what it's like to get that first one that they are going to go on a heck of a run and boy, what a run it's been. The third time you're like, 'Wow, three in a row, that's amazing.' Then they go do four and just the odds seem to so far against them to win five, but yet they did it. I think that it's an absolutely incredible feat. They made it look easy, but I know it wasn't from being inside and knowing Jimmie (Johnson) and Chad (Knaus, crew chief). Those guys work so hard at it and it just to me goes back to showing that when you have a team that has chemistry and that is on the same page and wants the same things and is willing to put in the effort and has the right people all working together to achieve the same goal that anything is possible. We talked about it and we see it when it happens and it looks so amazing, but to try to orchestrate that and pull that all together and go out there and pick this person and do this with the car -- it's just not that easy and yet they made it look easy. I think this is going to be the year that they learn a lot from what it is like to not win it and show just how good they are to come together and go back out there and get it again."
DO YOU THINK THIS SEASON WILL BE REMEMBERED BY SUCH A CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP?: "Yeah, I mean I certainly think it has given you guys a lot to talk about, which is always good for the sport. I can tell you that all those things are racing through those guys minds too as much as they might deny it. That's putting a lot of pressure on them and creating a lot of tension. It's going to make for a really dramatic race if those guys stay in contention and battle the way they have the last couple weeks because every position truly is going to matter. It's actually going to make it a little nerve-wracking for us other competitors out there because we don't want to screw that up either. As much as we want to win the race and do what we have to do for our team and our sponsors, we also don't want to be remembered as the one that messed it up for one of those guys. You really want them to settle it themselves, but yet that's also a part of our sport is dealing with the other 41 competitors out there on the track."
IS THERE A DRIVER NOW THAT SPEAKS TO NASCAR ABOUT ISSUES AMONG DRIVERS AS A WHOLE?: "You're assuming that when (Dale) Earnhardt went up there, they (NASCAR) listened. Sometimes they did. I was up there many times in those meetings when he was there and I remember they didn't do much. He was passionate about the sport and they did respect him and the difference was he could pick up the phone and call Bill (France) Jr. if he really had something big. I think that one of the things that I look back on in those days and sometimes it's something as simple as this -- we used to come in on Saturday, practice Saturday morning then they would have the Nationwide race and then we would practice in the afternoon. There's a down time where you couldn't leave the race track and Earnhardt would go up there and I did too, a lot of us, Rusty (Wallace), Earnhardt -- so many drivers went up into that hauler to just chat or get something off our chest because we had time. We had a whole race that was being run and we had to be around for practice at the end of the day. As much as I enjoy my off time that I have, I really enjoyed that practice session number one because rubbers on the track and it's the most accurate conditions that we would usually have and I kind of enjoyed that time that I had to spend some quality time up there in the hauler chatting about things. It wasn't always about going up there with a mission, sometimes it was just discussing some things that would create a hot topic. Others you did have a hot topic. I think everybody still -- they all get a chance to talk to Mike (Helton) and (John) Darby quite a bit about what's going on -- on occasion we'll talk to Brian (France). I think when drivers have something on their mind, they know where to go. It is a little bit different than it used to be."
CAN YOU REFLECT ON YOUR FIRST SEASON WITH ALAN GUSTAFSON AND MOVING INTO 2012?: "Again, that goes back to the disappointment because I think Alan (Gustafson, crew chief) is just a rock star. This guy is so sharp. He's really buttoned up and has a great group of engineers and the way he attacks a problem, I just have so much respect for him. When we struggled at Texas earlier in the year, he and his group of engineers just went after it and we made huge strides in our mile-and-a-half program. That's why we had all that momentum coming into the Chase, it's just disappointing because I feel like Alan is a guy that deserves a championship and deserves to be up there battling for one. He proved it with Mark (Martin) and I thought we were going to prove it this year with the way we were running leading into the Chase so it's disappointing, but I'm hoping that next year now having a year under our belt and we get along well. I've got just a ton of respect and belief in him and I feel the same thing is in return that puts us in position to have a great year next year."


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News from Elsevier and Gale Cengage Learning
Last summer, science in the developing world got a boost from Summon, ProQuest's discovery service, when Research4Life, a resource offering 8,100 peer-reviewed international scientific journals, books, and databases became searchable using that service. This week, they've benefited again by the addition of more than 7000 Elsevier works to Research4Life, including Elsevier's entire SciVerse ScienceDirect ebook collection. (Notwithstanding this announcement, an Elsevier editor has quit because of what he sees as STEM publisher's lack of commitment to helping developing world scientists.)
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has announced a partnership with Wolper Information Services to distribute Gale's databases and print reference works to special libraries, such as those in companies, healthcare facilities, and government agencies. In other news, Gale has recently announced some new historical offerings: its new Nineteenth Century Online Collection (NCCO) gathers resources from 150 worldwide libraries and archives, and in the process helped to preserve many of their items. See the June 1 issue of LJ for an essay by Gale Associate Publisher Ray Abruzzi, who explains the impetus for the product and how it was developed, as well as an ereview of the product by Cheryl LaGuardia.
Library marketing 101
These and other reference materials won't leave the shelves by themselves, of course. If you need help marketing your reference materials, whether they're print or digital, join me and some esteemed guests on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 1PM EST for a webcast on Marketing What You Bought. The other members of the panel are Christine Sharbrough, a librarian at Derry Public Library in New Hampshire; Sara Groves, marketing and communications coordinator at Montana State Library; Maria Ziemer, Manager, Graduate Education Program, ProQuest; Rolf A. Janke, Founder and Vice President, Sage Reference; Nader Qaimari ' Senior Vice President, Marketing, Gale Cengage Learning; Stephen Rhind-Tutt, president and founder, Alexander Street Press; and Scott Bernier, vice president of marketing, EBCSO Publishing.


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From the "making" video, I see that the partner is there even in the first half. That fooled me, except for about halfway through in a far shot when she did a turn that floated more than you'd expect.
The "making of" video is cool, too: https://vimeo.com/208123853


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Larry Schepici, chef-owner of Tosca Grille in Troy, and Jacqueline Baldwin, executive chef of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, on Thursday night will be cooking for a dinner at the James Beard House in New York City. The pair's menu will complement wines from Stag's Leap Cellars. They will be using ingredients from Wiltbank Farm in Saugerties (mushrooms), Tarbox Farms Earth's Bounty in Troy (vegetables) and Old Chatham Sheepherding Co. in Chatham and Coach Farm in Dutchess County (cheeses).
The dinner is set to begin at 7 p.m. Thursday (7/10) at the James Beard House, 167 West 12th St. in Greenwich Village. The price is $165 per person. Check out the Web site for info. Menu after the jump.
Hors d'oeuvre
- Black Sesame Cornets with Ahi Tuna, Mango Caviar, and Avocado Mousse
- Chicken and Duck Prosciutto Roulade with Mustard Fruit Relish
- Fingerling Potato Skins with Escargot and Cashel Bleu Glasage
- Espresso- and Chile-Rubbed Elk with Huckleberry Compote
- Manchego and Jamón Serrano Croquettes with Smoked Paprika Aïoli
- Seared Foie Gras and Kobe Beef with Brioche French Toast and Red Currant, Bitter Orange, and Cipollini Marmalade
- Tawny Port–Poached Baby Sickle Pears with Old Chatham Sheepherding Company Ewe's Blue Mousse and Spicy Black Forest Walnuts
- Butter-Poached Lobster with Roasted Corn Crêpe, Mexican Vanilla Bean Crème, Piquillo Coulis, Wilted Tatsoi, and Snow Pea Shoots; Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2006
- Pistachio-Crusted Elihu Farm Lamb Loin with Oyster Mushrooms, Sunchokes, Salsify, and Lamb Shoulder Sausage Cassoulet; Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Karia Chardonnay 2006
- Coach Farm Goat Cheese, Caramelized Cipollini, and Black Mission Fig Tart with Mâche, Frisée, and Lolla Rossa, Dressed with Vintage Spanish Sherry–Dragonfruit Vinaigrette; Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Merlot 2005
- Chorizo-Crusted Wild Alaskan Halibut with Littleneck Clam Crème, Applewood-Smoked Lardons, Sweet Corn Pudding, and Celery Heart–Clam Vinaigrette; Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
- Pancetta–Wrapped Veal Filet with Caramelized Peach, Baby Rainbow Swiss Chard, and Black Pepper, Peach, Caramel, and Veal Demi-Glace; Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
- Tosca Opera Torte: Pistachio Génoise and Tahitian Vanilla Bavarian Cream with Youngberry Compote, Milk and Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce, and Pistachio Violin


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Greenbrier girls basketball captain KaRa Thompson has had to spend some extra time on the bench recently, fighting her way through illness.
That might prove beneficial in the long run.
The Lady Wolfpack senior, who has been playing basketball since first grade and competitively since the eighth grade, is hoping to stay with the sport after her school days are over as a coach.
"That's my goal in life, that's my passion to be a coach," said Thompson.
So when Thompson was in street clothes for the Lady Wolfpack's game against Harlem in early December, she sat next to head coach Stefanie Basinger and provided input to her and the other players.
"I knew I still had a role on the team for the rest of the girls, to be there for them," Thompson said. "When I'm on the court I have to be the floor pilot and when I'm off I feel I still have that responsibility. So, I've still got to help out."
That assistance takes some stress off Basinger.
"I love having her next to me," said Basinger. "I'll get mad because of their movement patterns or they're not moving. She can help me understand what they're thinking, what they're feeling on the court. It helps me make adjustments because she understands their mindset a whole lot more."
To get to where Thompson is now, a three-year starter, has taken hard work.
"In eighth grade she couldn't even shoot the ball," said Basinger, who was her middle school coach. "She's one of the best shooters out there now that she's put a lot of work into it. She's very, very coachable. She was a good athlete but she really didn't know much about the game at all."
That learning process is one of the things that Thompson likes best about the game.
"If you work hard, results will show up," Thompson said. "You can never give up because if you give up you will never be doing as good as you could be doing. It's so attractive because you can always get better. There's no peak. It's like an unsolvable puzzle."
For her senior project, Thompson thought about coaching basketball, but since she had done that in 10th grade she decided to go another route.
"I learned how to belly dance for my senior project," said Thompson, who took classes at the Y on Wheeler Road. "Totally off the wall. I'm a culture kind of person, so I learned how to do Middle Eastern type of dancing."
Of course. there was a purpose behind it.
"To me it's just really interesting because I love cultures," she said. "I've taken French and Spanish in high school and I want to get into intercultural studies. It's just really cool to me."


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The Barred Owl Retreat offer 4 different rooms for guests to stay in. We have: The Barn Owl, The Great Horned, The Snowy Owl and The Saw Whet. Whether you are looking for a place to write your next novel or need a spot to sleep while attending a Workshop or Retreat, the Barred Owl welcomes you.
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Sequence 01 is a video that was filmed last winter and early Spring in the magnificent El Gouna, Egypt. If you haven't tried kitesurfing in Egypt yet you should definitely think about it. And if you are looking for consistent conditions the best choice would probably El Gouna.
Filmed last winter/Spring in El Gouna – Egypt.