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'I don't like pesto,' my friend Vanessa once told me.
I was shocked. Other than a picky nine-year-oldand a certain co-worker, I had never met anyone who didn't like pesto.
Vanessa explained. 'I once ordered a pesto omelette, and it was swimming in pesto. When restaurants use pesto, they usually dump it on. It's too much.'
While for the past 20 years I have resided firmly in the 'never too much pesto camp,' I can see where Vanessa could be coming from.
So when I invited her over for dinner one night last summer and unthinkingly made a summer squash gratin with pesto and goat cheese, I had to warn her. Though the gratin had been heavy on the pesto, Vanessa scarfed it like the champ she is, saying she thought the amount was just right.
Apparently, she wasn't that hard to convert.
I wanted to recreate said gratin the other day when our box yielded several massive bunches of basil, which Jay duly turned into a pint of the green stuff. But then it turned into this lasagna, and I will tell you why.
A few months ago, I'd had big plans to make lasagna. I'd been seeing fresh pasta sheets at Rainbow, and wanted to try them out. I obsessed over a grocery list. I had it all planned out. But when I got to Rainbow, there was no fresh pasta to be seen.
I reluctantly bought the dry, boxed stuff, grumbling as I boiled the noodles, rinsed them, tossed them with oil to prevent them from sticking, peeled the stuck-together pasta sheets apart as best I could, and still ended up with a lasagna that was not as delicate as I would have liked. I swore that the next time I saw the precious pasta sheets, I would buy them without a second thought.
The next time happened to be when I went shopping for gratin ingredients. The sheets available were verdant with spinach. So the gratin became lasagna. And, like the gratin, the lasagna contained masses of pesto, but, in my pesto-loving opinion, not too much.
The dish comes together quickly using fresh noodles, which bypass the boiling-rinsing-tossing-peeling-apart steps. It uses three pounds of oven-roasted summer squash, which, if you have a garden this time of year, you may consider an asset. Rather than slaving over a sauce, I simply combined fresh goat cheese with milk for a sort of impromptu bechamel. Make the pesto yourself (I've included a favorite recipe below), or use a good-quality store-bought brand; Cibo makes a tasty option that gets the proportions right. I won't judge.
If you're a fan of pesto, I hope you will give this lasagna a try.
And if you're a self-proclaimed pesto hater, I hope that someone else will make this for you, and that you will thus be converted.
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Roasted Zucchini Lasagna with Pesto and Chèvre
Makes about 8 servings
If you are super badass (or just have a lot of time on your hands) feel free to make your own spinach pasta sheets. If you're at the opposite end of that spectrum (the time one, that is), use store-bought fresh pasta and/or pesto (Cibo makes a good version). If you can't find fresh pasta sheets, I'd wager that typical boiled noodles would do the trick. (No-boil noodles might require more liquid than this recipe contains, though.) I'm guessing that a good-quality ricotta and some extra grated parmesan could stand in for the goat cheese here, and that other roasted vegetables, such as eggplant or bell peppers, would be tasty additions to the summer squash.
3 pounds summer squash (about 12 medium zucchini), sliced 1/4″ thick
3 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
12 ounces fresh goat cheese, at room temperature
1 cup whole milk
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup basil pesto (recipe below)
16 ounces mozzarella, thinly sliced
12 ounces fresh pasta sheets (preferably spinach) (cut to fit in a single layer if necessary; enough for 4 layers of pasta)
Roast the squash:
Position two racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 450ºF. Divide the sliced squash between two oiled sheet pans. Toss with the olive oil and salt, then arrange in a single layer (the squash may overlap a bit, but will lose volume as it bakes). Roast the squash, rotating once halfway through, until tender and beginning to brown in places, about 25 – 30 minutes. Let cool until handle-able.
Reduce the oven temperature to 350ºF.
Mix up the cheese:
Meanwhile, place the goat cheese in a medium bowl, and gradually add in the milk, stirring until smooth. Stir in the salt and pepper.
Assemble the lasagna:
Lightly oil a 9×13″ pyrex baking dish.
Lay a single layer of pasta sheets in the pan, cut to fit if necessary.
Spread the pasta with 1/4 cup of pesto.
Arrange 1/3 of the roasted squash over the pesto in a single layer.
Dollop 1/3 of the goat cheese mixture over the squash and spread evenly.
Lay 1/4 of the mozzarella over the goat cheese.
Arrange another layer of pasta sheets over the mozzarella, and make 2 more layers just like the first (pasta, pesto, squash, goat cheese, mozzarella), for a total of 3 layers.
Add a fourth layer of pasta sheets over the mozzarella, and spread with the remaining 1/4 cup of pesto. Reserve the remaining 1/4 of mozzarella.
Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil. Bake the lasagna at 350ºF until bubbling and the pasta is tender and browned around the edges, about 45 minutes.
Turn the oven to broil.
Remove the foil, lay the remaining mozzarella over the top, and place under the broiler (watch carefully!) for a minute or two to melt and brown the cheese.
Let the lasagna rest for 5-10 minutes, then cut and serve. The lasagna keeps well, refrigerated, for up to several days; reheat before serving.
Covie's Basil Pesto
This recipe comes from a friend's late mother; I think she got the proportions just right. If making pesto to store for a longer period of time, you can blanch and shock the basil first before blending it with the remaining ingredients; it takes a bit more work, but you end up with a bright green spread that stays this way for up to a week in the fridge, and longer in the freezer. Covie says you can add up to 6 tablespoons of butter; I've never tried it, but perhaps I will next time. You will end up with more pesto than you need for the above recipe; toss it with pasta for a quick lunch, spread it on a sandwich or dollop it over a fritatta.
4 cups packed fresh basil leaves
6 tablespoons pine nuts
4 cloves garlic
up to 1 cup olive oil
1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1-2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
Optionally blanch the basil in boiling water for 30 seconds, then plunge into an ice bath. When cool, squeeze out all the water. (Or leave the basil fresh – see headnote.) Place the basil, blanched or not, in a food processor with the pine nuts and garlic, and puree until fairly smooth, adding some of the olive oil if you need to help the mixture blend. Add the cheese and enough of the olive oil to make a thick paste, then season to taste with the salt.
If storing the pesto, place it in a jar and cover with a thin layer of olive oil (this will help prevent it from oxidizing) and place in the fridge for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to several months.


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Workshop explores artist's role in the face of tragedyby Steve Charles • September 15, 2005 Share:
Award-winning author Tayari Jones had planned an exercise called "A playground point of view" for her morning writing session with Indiana English teachers at the College's Creative Writing/Creative Teaching Workshop.
Hurricane Katrina changed her mind.
"I've been very moved by the recent events in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast," said Jones, who grew up in Atlanta and whose novel about the child murders in that city during her childhood earned critical acclaim. "I've been asking myself, 'What is the role of the writer in the face of tragedy? Why do we write when people around us are suffering?
"That got me to thinking about why I wrote my book Leaving Atlanta," Jones said. "Why did I write about these murders from a period of time that had been all but forgotten? My answer was, 'Because it mattered to me.'"
Handing out news accounts of people's struggles during the disaster, Jones helped the teachers create fiction from those stories that reached for the deeper human truth behind them.
"I want us to think about why we write 'make-believe' when there are things happening that are so important," Jones said. "What does this work do to nourish the people who read it? How can we use writing to help us make sense of what we're seeing, to help our students make sense of it and better understand it?"
The exercise was only the beginning of a day-long collaborative workshop attended by more than 40 high school and middle school English teachers from across the state.
In the afternoon, workshop organizer and Wabash Associate Professor of English Joy Castro, whose just-published memoir The Truth Book is being praised by writers and critics, offered a session on incorporating "life-writing" into the literature classroom.
"As I did the life-writing exercise, I had a personal epiphany," one teacher noted after the session. "I'm hopeful that my own students can have that happen as we try these exercises."
"The day was intriguing and inspirational," another teacher wrote on the workshop evaluation sheet. "I think a day of writing helps public school teachers recharge. We take home so many ideas from the presenters and other teachers—ideas we'll be able to use immediately with our own students."
Wabash writing students also sat in on the workshop.
"They had an opportunity to learn from a nationally recognized, award-winning literary novelist in a classroom setting and to interact informally with teachers of creative writing," Professor Castro said. "As aspiring creative writers, some of them may be considering teaching as a day-job, and this gave them a chance to engage with professionals in the field."

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Who were they?—the monks who made this book,
the scribes and artists, once fishermen and farmers,
this son or that a father had given as tithe,
the orphans—left as infants, as children—
who stayed the rest of their lives, and those few
suffused with a sense of a calling. Men
who wore goatskins over their tunics, sandals
in the extremes of heat and cold. The Rule
stressing obedience, order infused
throughout the day: when to pray, to work. Fast
on Wednesdays and Fridays. Conversation
kept to a minimum. Diet, as routine:
vegetables, peas, beans, a small loaf of bread.
Milk and butter. Beer. Those close to the sea,
seal meat and fish. Scholars able to say
four such men copied these gospels, Hand
A, B, C, D, they call them, making the part
suffice for the whole. Who were they? If The Rule
had to remind them to read what they wrote—
yes, errors in text passed down book to book—
what's the fission, what's the fusion that explains
such abundance amidst the austere:
two thousand initial letters enlarged
and colored, then embellished with flourishes
of tendrils and spirals, interlacing knots,
serpents undulating around and through,
not one design in this book repeated?
the orphans—
left as infants,
as children—
who stayed the rest
of their lives, and those
few suffused with a
sense of a calling. Men
who wore goat
skins over their tunics,
in the extremes of
heat and cold.
The Rule
stressing obedience, order
throughout the day:
when to pray, to work. Fast
on Wednesdays and Fridays.
The order and length of lines is based on a particular "reading" of the verses, but could be differently parsed by someone else. It's kind of like Emily Dickinson versus Walt Whitman - long line vs short line. Both however try to capture the rhythm of the spoken word to help draw out even more meaning from the words themselves and their context.
So to my question. Is the choice of verse in pentameter, free verse, or the short bursts of Dickinson or say some of Pablo Neruda's poems.
Here's a line from Neruda's "Poesia" that reflects what I am trying to say/ask.
el cielo
y abierto,
plantaciones palpitantes,
la sombra perforada,
acribilladapor flechas, fuego y flores,
la noche arrolladora, el universo.
Neruda has many poems that are shaped like the more conventional longer line ranging from 10 - 15 syllables. So is there a connection between form and substance in the choices poets make. Why did you pick a pentameter? Why a scattering of iambs, stroches, dactyls, etc? Or do some poets just favor longer lines and others shorter lines, and it really doesn't make a difference? For me the shorter lines that imitate more closely the cadence that the poet hears is easier to read, but if I get into long stretches of Shakespeare I get used to the longer verse too.
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Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart is on the run with his annual holiday musical marathon. He'll oversee more than 40 Holiday Pops concerts from Dec. 1 through Christmas Eve and conduct most of them, including one at Lowell Memorial Auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 16.
But the amiable leader of "America's orchestra," as the Pops is known, wasn't out of breath, just exhilarated, when he called last week to chat about music, the holidays and returning to Lowell.
"It's pretty simple -- we keep coming back because we keep being asked back and we like going where we're invited," said Lockhart.
Lowell has a long history with the Pops, Lockhart added, noting that Arthur Fiedler, the legendary conductor of the orchestra for 50 years, did run-out Pops outdoor concerts in Lowell along the Merrimack River in the 1960s.
"Lowell is the closest city to Boston we play this holiday season in our seven-city Northeastern tour. We like bringing the Pops to a community that loves and appreciates us. I wouldn't miss it," he said.
While audiences expect certain seasonal gems in Holiday Pops concerts -- the Christmas carol sing-along, "The Night Before Christmas," "Sleigh Ride," and Santa's jolly visit among them -- Lockhart freshens it up each year with something new.
"We keep traditions that the audience expects, but we mix it up here and there, too," he said.
This year, the vocal ensemble Five by Design is the new element. The troupe sings tunes from the '40s and '50s and created a flagship production called "Radio Days," a patriotic tribute to the golden age of radio and 50th anniversary of World War II.
"We've talked to them over the years about performing with us and this year we're happy to make it happen," said Lockhart.
The ensemble will do a vocal version of "The Night Before Christmas," "The Carol of the Bells" and "Come, Oh Come, Emanuel."
Another Holiday Pops tradition that continues in Lowell is the guest appearance by a local celebrity lending vocal talents at the concert.
Jack Clancy, CEO of Enterprise Bank, joins the Pops in a reading of "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus."
Lockhart enjoys that tradition, too.
"It's enjoyable meeting the local personalities and this is a lovely little narration we're doing this year," he said.
With so much repetition, no one could blame Lockhart if he never wanted to hear another note of "Jingle Bells" or "Joy to the World" again.
To the contrary, he loves every minute of it -- especially Holiday Pops audiences.
"They keep it fresh for me. Our most enthusiastic audiences are those who join us for the holiday shows. That's why we keep doing it year after year," said Lockhart.
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Pops by the numbers
- -- Keith Lockhart became the 20th conductor of the Boston Pops in 1995.
- -- During his 17-year tenure, he has conducted over 1400 concerts and introduced the innovative JazzFest and EdgeFest series, featuring prominent jazz and indie artists performing with the Pops.
- -- Under Lockhart, the Pops has commissioned several new works, including The Dream Lives On, a tribute to the Kennedy brothers, which premiered in May 2010 during the Pops' 125th anniversary season.
- -- Lockhart and the Pops have released four self-produced recordings -- Sleigh Ride, America, Oscar & Tony, and The Red Sox Album.
- -- They have also recorded eight albums with RCA Victor -- Runnin' Wild: The Boston Pops Play Glenn Miller, American Visions, the Grammy-nominated The Celtic Album, Holiday Pops, A Splash of Pops, Encore!, and the Latin Grammy-nominated The Latin Album and My Favorite Things.
- -- Lockhart has made 71 television shows with the Boston Pops and 38 new programs for PBS's Evening at Pops.
- -- He has led the Boston Pops on 35 national tours.
- -- Holiday Pops started in 1974 with a three-concert series at Symphony Hall.
- -- In 2012, the Pops play 37 concerts at Symphony Hall, plus a seven-city Northeast tour.
- -- The Holiday Pops season runs Dec. 1-24 with multiple concerts on certain days, including the popular Kid's Matinees, introduced a couple of years ago, on Saturdays at 11 a.m.
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- How about stuffing a couple of Pops tickets into someone's stocking this Christmas? Tickets to the 2013 Boston Pops season go on sale on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m.
- This year's line-up includes country crooner Vince Gill headlining Opening Night at Pops on Wednesday, May 8. Other highlights include a tribute to the late Marvin Hamlisch, music from the Mad Men-era of the 1950s, special guest performers from the TV shows Glee and Smash, concerts devoted to movie music and appearances by Pops laureate conductor John Williams.
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DDRdrive hits the ground running with its PCI-E RAM-based SSD
Today, previously unknown DDRdrive LLC released its flagship product, the DDRdrive X1. We burned through the weekend to provide a first peek on release day. Read on to see how the X1 fares against the ioDrive 160 and an Intel X25-M.Intro
Last week I got an email about a new product launch. We get many of these types of mails here at PC Perspective, but this one caught my eye and snagged my attention. It was about a RAM-based SSD. My mind immediately flashed back to the I-RAM. I remembered how insanely cool the concept was, as well as all of the pitfalls associated with being on the bleeding edge. The I-RAM used auxiliary 3.3V power from the motherboard to keep the RAM alive even with the system shut down, and a battery backup on-board, but if your power went out for a few hours the battery would deplete, and so would whatever was on it. I'm not thrilled about any of my data being *that* volatile. This held especially true for those who had their OS installed on it. I thought back to what I perceived as the two huge things missing from the I-RAM:
- Connect to the system via PCI instead of SATA
- Some way to backup the RAM and restore it later
I returned to reality and replied to the email, asking for more info. A few emails later I saw this:
One has only to look at this picture to realize DDRdrive LLC has answered at least one of the two weaknesses noted above, as PCI-Express takes the place of SATA. There is actually more to the DDRdrive X1 than meets the eye. The designer of this card had one thing in mind: IOPS performance. Under that heatsink is a custom FPGA multi-channel memory controller. To accomodate the increased traces required for the task, a custom PCB with more layers than some motherboards is used.
Under the CNC machined heatsink we see the FPGA controller next to a pair of SLC flash chips. This flash memory enables the DDRdrive to backup and restore from non-volatile storage.
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specs aren't much better than a gigabyte i-ram except this device currently costs almost $2000, the i-ram cost $150 at release and currently ranges from $100-$150.
i-ram doesn't get near the same iops but it has the same storage capacity. and gets 130mbs read/write so price wise i-ram is alittle more realisitc.
hardware ramdrives could be huge if companies actually put some effort into making an affordable current device. They always make it too soon or too late, and not very well.
better off buying a nand flash ssd for $99 and just replacing it every few years. Will be cheaper and faster in read/write/iops.
This isn't a competitor for SSD or the iRam. It's a non-volatile ramdisk and has a very specialised use.
This device runs squarely up against STEC's 8Gb ZeusRAM devices - and eats them for lunch because it's not tied to a SATA/SAS bus AND because it's about 1/3 the price.
As for usage: This is an ideal device for ZFS ZIL - only a few GB is needed and the faster you can commit it to the ZIL, the faster a server can signal "ready" back to the client on write requests.
As TFA said, this device is intended for Enterprise usage. I'd extend that and say anywhere a high end NAS is required, this is a good fit within that NAS.
I'd prefer to see PCIe x4 though, however it's probably fast enough for the purposes at hand. :)
Is there a similar product for Notebooks?
Many yrs ago I saw an adapter for 2 SO-Dimm memory sticks that one could int one of the slots in a Notebook, where can I find these? (One could expand the memory, one would get 4 slots instead of the original 2.)
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The MACC Review Panel reportedly reject the video evidence as sufficient to prosecute the vote buyers, ignoring a number of factors involved in the supply of the video evidence. The foremost of them is that the accused had admitted on his own accord that he and all other candidates in the 10th Sarawak state elections, had paid-off the voters-he only disputed that the money was for vote buying. He claimed that the money was for transport, campaign work and as consolation. So the fact of paying voters was not disputed-only that someone need to arbitrate if the payment was for those reasons mentioned by the politicians, or for buying votes!
Secondly the video evidence was given along vouchers and cheques from the Chief Minister's Office-should the MACC be a bit proactive to check on the authenticity of these cheques to see if they were given out for vote-buying purposes? By isolating the video evidence, and speculate about it as the work of actors, shows a less than positive attitude towards provider of vital information of corruption in elections! Wonder why they never made similar speculation of the purported Anwar's sex video to cast doubt over the video?


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Sorry I've been uber busy and kinda neglected the old bloggie blog! I know you're probably on the edge of your seat wondering who won these damn tees.
Well the winners are picked at random...size S Samantha Rae from Fools Rain and size M Ariel R. from Couturing! Yaaaaaaay!!! You should receive an email from me shortly ladies.
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Congratulations to the winners!!! I hope I will be luckier next time!
- January 20, 2012 at 8:03 AM
Congratulations to the very lucky winners!
- January 20, 2012 at 9:12 AM
- helmi said...
my sister bought me that shirt from berlin (we don't have bershka in finland ;( !!!!) and I love it ♥
- January 20, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- couturing said...
ah, I'm so excited! <3
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- samantha rae said...
i'm soso SO excited!! AND a link to my blog on your sexyyy page?!?
words limit my gratitude!!
- January 20, 2012 at 5:36 PM
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Congratulations to the lucky winners! xxx
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Congrats indeed
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The ferns are worth noting.
You can actually buy them in the shops but they are growing here naturally and are having a pretty good time of it really.
The ferns are really doing well.
I like ferns because they were around when the dinaosurs walked the earth. They didnt evolve much though....


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PARK CITY — A proposal for a gondola that would link Canyons ski resort to Solitude has come off the drafting board and would necessitate the sale of 30 acres of Forest Service land, giving rise to sharp criticism by even those it is designed to serve.
Introduced as SkiLink, the gondola system would unite 6,000 acres of terrain to support the snow sport industry and be a one-of-a-kind recreation network for the United States, resort officials say.
"SkiLink creates a game-changing advantage for Utah and for the U.S. snow sport industry," said Mike Goar, managing director of Canyons, a Talisker Mountain Inc. resort. "It would establish Utah as the most interesting and convenient mountain destination in the U.S. and will positively benefit our local economies."
But in a Wednesday letter written by Peter Metcalf on behalf of the Utah Ski & Snowboard Industry, Gov. Gary Herbert was asked to publicly denounce a congressional measure that would facilitate a land sale for construction of the project.
"Further ski lift expansion will compromise the present balance and integrity that exists between wilderness and ski areas, let alone watershed integrity," Metcalf wrote, requesting Herbert to "take a stand" and ask Utah's GOP Congressman Rob Bishop to forego his measure in the best interest of the state.
Herbert has previously said he believes a gondola could be a workable addition to the ski resorts, as long as environmental protections were not compromised.
The legislation in question was introduced Thursday by Bishop as well as Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee, all Utah Republicans. The lone member of Utah's delegation to oppose the effort is Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, who said he's concerned about its environmental impacts, especially on the watershed.
"The case has not been made to me that it is a good idea," he said.
Bishop's measure would jump start environmental studies required under the federal regulations such as the National Environmental Policy Act. Canyons would also have to work with Salt Lake City on watershed issues and acquire necessary permits from Salt Lake and Summit counties.
Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon said those reviews will determine the viability of the proposal.
"Generally speaking I am a supporter of connecting our ski resorts," Corroon said. "It has to be done in an environmentally responsible manner and I don't want it to be done to expand ski terrain into protected areas."
Goar is touting his eight-passenger SkiLink gondola as an efficient transportation system that can help ease traffic woes with its capacity to transport 1,000 people per hour each way in just 11 minutes. Such a transportation system would help the environment, save time for snow enthusiasts and expand the recreational experience, he added.
"Every day during the ski season, out-of-town and local skiers roam between Canyons and the Big Cottonwood Canyon resorts to experience the diversity of terrain each has to offer. Studies have reported that SkiLink would decrease canyon traffic by providing an alternative to the 45-mile drive between the two canyons that can take 45 minutes to an hour depending on traffic. Plus, staying on the slopes during your ski day is a whole lot more fun than driving."
Goar added he is well aware of the criticism and welcomes reviews of the proposal.
"The project is not going to pass muster if environmental concerns cannot be adequately addressed," he said, adding that the studies he's had carried out so far support a gondola.
"They confirm that a lift can be built without degrading water quality, without adverse impacts to the watershed. The findings confirm that."
Ski Utah President and CEO Nathan Rafferty has also come out in favor of a mega ski resort because of its "wow factor" and the ability to reduce congestion and other traffic problems that already pose headaches for skiers and snowboarders.
But skier Kurt Nielsen, interviewed at Solitude ski resort, said he's strongly opposed the idea of a gondola.
"It's all about money and access for the 'haves' in the Park City area," he said. "I am a 'have not.'"
SkiLink has prompted concern by Salt Lake officials since they first heard of it and the reaction was no less tempered on Thursday.
"This is short-sighted and being done to circumvent the existing planning processes," said Jeff Niermeyer, Salt Lake City's point man for watershed protection.
"The disposal of protected watershed into private ownership concerns us a lot," he said.
Niermeyer, the city's director of public utilities, said he believes Canyons' traffic analysis is flawed, adding that the gondola is masquerading as a transportation solution when it is "really about ski area expansion."
"SkiLink presents tremendous lifestyle, economic and transportation benefits for Utah residents and our nation," Bishop said. "I have great confidence in the preparation Canyons has completed to this point for the proposed connection. I am pleased to support their vision by introducing this legislation, which will facilitate the next steps of this public process."
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Costume Party at the Moslem Temple, Qais Assali, Artist/Designer in Residence: Critical Race Studies @MSU Union Art Gallery
Costume Party at the Moslem Temple, Qais Assali, Artist/Designer in Residence: Critical Race Studies @MSU Union Art Gallery @ MSU Union Art Gallery
Mar 15 – May 11 all-day
Costume Party at the Moslem Temple An exhibition featuring MSU Artist-in-Residence: Critical Race Studies Qais Assali. March 15- May 11, 2019 Reception: March 15, 2019 6–8PM Artist Lecture: March 20, 2019 @MSU Broad Art Museum,[...]
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Broad Underground || Fractured Landscapes @ Robin Theatre
Apr 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fractured Landscapes 7:00pm || Saturday, April 6, 2019 || Robin Theatre 1105 S. Washington Ave., Lansing This edition of the Broad Underground Film Series features a selection of short experimental videos by contemporary Brazilian artists. In sensuous and[...]
Third Annual Serling Institute Undergraduate Research Conference 9:00 am
Third Annual Serling Institute Undergraduate Research Conference @ Wells Hall B-243
Apr 12 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Students will present projects from their Jewish Studies courses. Lunch with Jewish Studies alumna Sara Kirsch ('11) will be provided during the conference. Sara is currently resides in Israel working as a Digital Copywriter at[...]
Mind the Gap: Bridging the Researcher-Teacher Divide 1:00 pm
Mind the Gap: Bridging the Researcher-Teacher Divide @ Wells Hall, B-Wing
Apr 13 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
This mini-conference event brings researchers and teachers together in dialogue around the questions "Do teachers care about research?" and "Do researchers care about teachers?" Plenary session presentations by researcher Dr. Masatoshi Sato (Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile) and a language[...]
Play Discussion: Indecent 7:00 pm
Play Discussion: Indecent @ Wells Hall B-243
Apr 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Faculty, students, and community members will come together to discuss Indecent by Paula Vogel.
Rabin/Brill Holocaust Lecture: "No Secret: Sexual Violence in the Holocaust" 7:00 pm
Rabin/Brill Holocaust Lecture: "No Secret: Sexual Violence in the Holocaust" @ Lincoln Room of the Kellogg Center, MSU
Apr 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Doris Bergen will discuss sexual violence during the Holocaust against Jews and non-Jews, against women and girls, and also boys and men. Professor Bergen is the Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor of Holocaust Studies[...]
Play Performance: Indecent 7:00 pm
Play Performance: Indecent @ RCAH Theater
Apr 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel's Indecent is a deeply moving play inspired by the true events surrounding the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch's God of Vengeance. Members of the cast and crew will[...]
Shostakovich Symphony 13 Project 2:30 pm
Shostakovich Symphony 13 Project @ The Wharton Center
Apr 28 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
This concert features the very powerful Shostakovich Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar," and "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" by Charles Davidson. A setting of poems by the renowned Soviet writer Evgeny Yevtushenko, Shostakovich's work significantly[...]
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Roughly one million Americans are receiving less Social Security than they were expecting, and the group includes teachers, firefighters, police officers, college professors, state troopers, park rangers, highway maintenance crews and federal workers hired before 1984. All of these individuals have one thing in common: in addition to Social Security, they're also eligible for a government pension either at the federal, state or local level.
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This isn't something new. Back in the 1970s is was clear that Social Security was headed for serious financial trouble. It was projected that by 1983 the agency would be insolvent. That is, the money collected via the payroll tax would not be enough to cover the benefits Social Security was obligated to pay retirees and other beneficiaries.
The program needed a major overhaul in order to survive because many of the assumptions on which the system was based had changed—life expectancy being a biggie. Thanks to medical and environmental advances, life expectancies had improved dramatically with no end in sight. This meant Social Security benefits were being paid for many more years than projected.
During his first year in office, President Ronald Reagan appointed a blue ribbon commission (headed by a then-relatively obscure economist named Alan Greenspan) to address the problem and come up with recommendations to put Social Security's long-term finances on a more secure footing.
Among other things, the panel made the following recommendations:
- gradually raising the "full retirement age" from 65 to 66 and eventually to 67;
- taxing a portion of the Social Security benefits received by higher-income individuals;
- increasing the payroll tax rate;
- requiring newly-hired federal employees as well as workers at non-profit organizations to join Social Security (and, of course, pay into the system);
- create the "Windfall Elimination Provision."
Congress adopted the recommendations and Regan signed the Social Security Amendments of 1983 into law.
The Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, adjusts the formula used to calculate an individual's Social Security benefit if they are also entitled to a government pension, i.e. a job in which they did not pay payroll tax. To understand the reason behind this, it helps to know a little bit of Social Security's history as well as the formula used to calculate benefits.
When you read the actual documents and correspondence leading up to the Social Security Act of 1935, it's clear that the system was never meant to provide all or even most of a retiree's income. Its primary intent was to prevent older Americans from living in abject poverty by providing a basic level of income.
This philosophy underlies the formula used to determine the amount of your benefit. First, your 35 highest years of (Social Security-covered) earnings are adjusted for inflation. From this, Social Security calculates the average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) you were paid over your work life. This is broken into three different brackets (the upper dollar amount of each is called a "bend point"). The amount of income that falls into each bracket is multiplied by a certain percent and this determines how much of that income bracket will be replaced by Social Security.
If you're applying for Social Security retirement or disability benefits this year, the brackets and replacement percentage are:
The result of this formula is that those with lower average lifetime income see a larger portion of their pre-retirement income replaced by Social Security. For instance, assume Mary's Average Indexed Monthly Income (AIME) is $700 and Tracey's is $5,000.
Clearly, Tracey's Social Security benefit is significantly higher than Mary's, but that's just part of the story. After all, because of her higher lifetime earnings, Tracey also paid a lot more in Social Security tax than Mary. However, in terms of replacing her pre-retirement income, Mary is in a significantly better position than Tracey, who is only seeing 40% of her pre-retirement income replaced by Social Security.
This might seem unfair, but it's the way Social Security is designed: the benefit paid replaces a larger portion of the pre-retirement income earned by low-income workers. Although these individuals receive a smaller benefit in terms of dollars, it is higher in terms of the percentage of pre-retirement income being replaced. As a result, it provides a floor to support a basic standard of living.
Now consider another example: Bob started working for the city police department shortly after college and retired in his early 50s with a full pension. Then he got a new job working in private security and for 10 years, Social Security tax was deducted from his paycheck.
Social Security has no information about Bob's work in the public sector or the fact that he will receive a pension of $3,270/month from the city. From Social Security's perspective, Bob's lifetime earnings only include his 10 years of Social Security-covered wages. Based on the formula above, Social Security estimates he will receive a benefit of $793/month.
However, when Bob applies for Social Security, that's when his police department pension is revealed and it turns out that Bob is no longer a "low-income" earner! In fact, he will receive quite a comfortable income compared to the average retiree. To account for this, the Windfall Elimination Provision requires that the formula used to calculate Bob's Social Security benefit be adjusted to reduce the amount of income Social Security will replace. Bob is shocked to learn that his monthly Social Security check will only be $395- half the amount he expected.
If you earned a government pension (or in some cases, a foreign pension) and also worked in Social Security-covered employment, you can quickly find out whether- and by how much- you Social Security benefit will be affected. Visit the calculator here.
If you receive a government pension, this can also reduce a spousal, widow's or widower's benefit that you're entitled to. In this case, a different formula- the Government Pension Offset- is applied. For more information, click here.
Reminder: Starting March 1, Social Security will no longer send benefit checks by mail. If you don't sign up to have your benefits electronically deposited into your checking account, you will receive them via the Direct Express card program. You don't need a checking account for the Direct Express program. Essentially, this is a debit card which is loaded with your benefit amount each month. For more information, go here.


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Commissioners did not take any action at the regular county meeting Monday, instead having a work session to meet with the head of each county department.
Most meetings centered on the status of each department and what they may need going forward.
At the conclusion of the meetings, commissioners discussed at length the possibility of adding a full-time information technology position to the payroll.
"I think it would eliminate some problems and help things run smoother," Chairman Roger Fleming said. "I believe it'll make the county more efficient."
Commissioners agreed that many issues within departments begin with the technological aspect of employee's jobs, and it would be a benefit to have someone always on hand to help with those problems.
Commissioner Dan Holub said it would also help training for new software programming.
"It's something we'd have to work into the 2015 budget," Fleming said.
Lake could get disc golf course
Park and Lake Superintendent Steve Hudson said the lake could receive a disc golf course on the south side where a golf course once was designed to be.
"That's an under-utilized portion of the lake," Holub said.
Hudson also said the lake would again host a bluegrass concert and chili cook-off this year, in addition to receiving requests for another paddleboat race and MOPS run.


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Randy Trevino needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 98 designs submitted by 31 freelance designers.
Centro Cristiano Bethel is looking for a logo that reflects the culture and its people. We envision a very edgy non traditional logo for a church, but classy at the same time as its not for a youth ministry. We are a diverse church multiethnic, all our services are bilingual english and spanish but predominantely its a hispanic church from all over latinamerica, young mixed couples.
Centro Cristiano Bethel (means Bethel Christian Center in english)
Bethel is a word that means house of God or Door of heaven. If you use a symbol it has to be used in a way that does not look to churchy or traditional. Incorporate our slogan Amando a Dios...Amando a las personas (loving God...loving people in english).
If you can use a red color or burgundy prefered, but do not limit yourself. But should work good in b&w too.
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- use of symbols or icons not churchy
- be very creative
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There are many ways that I work with the spirit world. But above all else, I am a mediator between this world and the world of spirit.
My strongest ability is Clear seeing (Clairesentience). This is the ability to look inside people and see their true feelings, thoughts, and motivations.
Being able to see this, I can see how a person really feels, their true thoughts, and motivations. Using my abilities, I can tell you the real reasons behind their actions.
My readings are not for those looking for a fairy tale. I have the ability to see what is really going on, and I will tell you the truth. I am a sensitive man, and I will do so as kindly as possible, It is never my wish to hurt you.
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As the Communications, Online Campaigns and Marketing Officer for IFAW Russia, Lena oversees media relations, develops promotional and educational materials and provides web-based content within Russia and for IFAW International. She was actively involved in the successful campaigns to ban the Russian winter bear hunt, which left many cubs orphaned each year, and the hunting of harp seal pups along the Russian coast.
Her work on campaigns to protect tigers in Russia has included helping to organize the annual Tiger Day activities in Vladivostok and the 2010 Tiger Forum in St. Petersburg. She is also active in public awareness and outreach activities for whale conservation, including annual expeditions to view the small population of western gray whales which is threatened by oil and gas exploration off the coast of Sakhalin Island.
Lena leads the Animal Action Education programme in Russia. This programme, which has grown to encompass more than 2,000 organizations and 500,000 participants, helps children to get involved in protecting wild animals and their habitats.
Lena's Communications activities also include organizing IFAW's public events and press conferences and tours in Russia. She also represents IFAW at other public events, schedules staff interviews, and drafts press releases and other promotional materials.
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Author Notes: Avocado pairs very well with many soft cheeses, both in sweet and savory dishes, and what wouldn't be delicious with mascarpone and heavy cream? This Semifreddo looks like homemade ice cream but involves much less work. The combination of creamy avocado, mascarpone and heavy cream makes the texture very smooth, but the chocolate and hazelnuts pieces add a very pleasant crunch. You may like to add some broken pieces of cookies, wafers or brittle and also use bananas or mango instead of avocado. —Kukla
Serves: 6 to 8
• 1 large or 2 medium ripe Hass avocados, halved, seeded, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon lime zest + 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• A pinch of coarse salt
• 1 1/2 cups mascarpone cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup cold heavy cream
• About 3/4 to 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract or 1 tablespoon Hazelnut flavored liqueur
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup Hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
- In a bowl of food processor, combine avocado, lime zest, juice and salt. Puree until very smooth.
- Whisk mascarpone, cream, confectioners' sugar almond extract until medium-stiff peaks form. Fold in avocado pure until fully incorporated; then fold in chocolate and Hazelnuts. Line a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan with parchment, leaving a 4-inch overhang on all sides.
- Spread mixture in the loaf pan; cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until firm, 6 hours (or, covered, up to 3 days). When ready to serve, get the semifreddo out and let sit 10 minutes at room temperature. Invert onto a serving platter; peel away parchment and serve.
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State Aid – Belgium: Funding of TSE tests for bovines in 2003-04 partly incompatible
Brussels, 29 June 2011 – The European Commission has today decided that the aid given by Belgium to fund screening tests for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) for bovines between 1 January 2003 and 30 June 2004 was not compatible with the rules on State aid in agriculture. This aid should be recovered from the beneficiaries. The total to be recovered amounts to EUR 6.6 million, not including interest.
The Commission has examined the information presented by Belgium following the opening of an official enquiry in 2008. It has concluded that the aid was financed with more than EUR 40 per test. Before 1 January 2003, in view of the BSE crisis, State aid could be granted for the total cost of the tests in order to protect public health. However, from 1 January 2003 the applicable rules provide for State aid to be capped at EUR 40 per test. Thus, the amount exceeding the EUR 40 per test paid by Belgium for the BSE tests between 1 January 2003 and 30 June 2004 is not compatible with the rules. After 1 July 2004, the cost of the BSE tests was below EUR 40, which makes the aid compatible.
Following a complaint, the Commission examined the aid granted by Belgium to finance BSE tests during the period from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2005. As it had doubts concerning the compatibility of the financing of these tests, the Commission opened an investigation into this aid (see IP/08/1777) to obtain more information on the amounts paid by Belgium and on the system established by Belgium to finance the BSE tests.
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just wonderful portraits and fashions by Yokoo. she really turned scarves and accessories into an art form. very cool! :-D
so lately i've been sick. very sick. like 'miss two weeks of work' kind of sick. it's not fun to catch a viral disease... but i will not get into that :-(
all i have been doing is eating soup, staying home, and visiting numerous doctors. please hope i get better soon! and don't take your health for granted! i definitely will have to change my lifestyle after this :-/
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MoMa Presents the U.S. Premiere of the Quay Brothers' 'The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka'
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
January 6, 2:30 p.m.and 5:50 p.m.
January 7, 4:30 p.m.
The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
The Museum of Modern Art marks the closing of its critically acclaimed exhibition Quay Brothers: On Deciphering the Pharmacist's Prescription for Lip-Reading Puppets with the United States premiere of the Quay Brothers' new film, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, presented in a special run on January 6 and 7, 2013, in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1. Commissioned by Russian-born French pianist Mikhail Rudy in affiliation with Cité de la musique in Paris, where it premiered last March, the film will be screened with live piano accompaniment by Rudy, performing the music of Czech composer Leoŝ Janáek. The screenings are presented as part of MoMA's The Contenders 2013 film series.
The Quay Brothers' interest in Franz Kafka goes back to their days as design students at the Philadelphia College of Art in the late 1960s, and they originally conceived the notion of adapting Kafka's best known story to film in the mid-1970s, in a series of drawings currently on view in the Quay Brothers gallery exhibition. Shot in digital video, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is an avant-garde combination of stop-motion animation, puppetry, and live-action pantomime that recalls the Quays' earlier encounters with the music of Janáek, the theater of Michel de Ghelderode, and the experimental storytelling strategies used in their British television documentaries with Keith Griffiths in the early 1980s.
As filmmakers, stage designers, and illustrators in a range of genres, the Quays have penetrated many fields of visual expression for a number of different audiences, from avant-garde cinema and opera to art for publications and television advertising. Beginning with their student films in the late 1960s, they have produced over 70 moving image works, including two feature films; music videos for Peter Gabriel, Michael Penn, 16 Horsepower, and His Name Is Alive; dance films; documentaries; and signature personal works such as Street of Crocodiles (1986), the Stille Nacht series (1988-2010), The Comb [From the Museums of Sleep] (1990), Institute Benjamenta (1995), In Absentia (2000), and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (2012).


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Several residents and their representatives spoke both for and against East Hampton Village's plan to designate two dozen houses and a windmill as timber-frame landmarks at a village board meeting on Friday.
The proposal aims to "promote preservation" of the structures, all built between 1700 and 1850, by offering owners a "zoning bonus" in hopes that they will leave the original structures largely intact.
Eleven of the houses were built before American independence, said Robert Hefner, the village's director of historic services. The oldest, the Phoebe Huntting House, is about 300 years old, and the youngest, the Nathan Barnes House on Pantigo Road, was built around 1845, he said. "These buildings tell stories about farming life, about the whaling industry. They tell stories even about the Revolutionary War. These buildings bring facts, dates, and historic persons to life," he said.
The buildings' present owners have been good stewards, said Mr. Hefner. "This program will ensure that this tradition of stewardship will be honored by future generations. While maintaining the important features of their historic buildings, owners will still be able to improve, modernize, and expand their properties to meet changing needs, just as owners in historic districts have been able to do for the past 25 years."
The village board held hearings Friday on three related pieces of legislation — one designating the buildings as landmarks, another permitting owners to transfer some of the floor area allowed in a primary residence to an accessory dwelling, or guesthouse, and a third providing guidelines for how the village's design review is to evaluate applications for accessory dwellings on the 25 landmark properties.
If enacted, the law will permit up to 35 percent of the allowable gross floor area for a property, up to a maximum of 3,000 square feet, to be transferred from the main residence to an accessory dwelling on the same property. Given the small size of most of the houses in question, the law's intent is to allow their preservation without preventing their owners from increasing habitable living space in the way that others can.
The draft legislation points out that owners of the timber-frame landmark buildings "do not benefit from the neighborhood-wide preservation provided by an historic district." The "zoning bonus" is an effort to make the historic guidelines that will accompany such properties "more advantageous and workable."
C. Sherrill Dayton, who owns the Josiah Dayton House at 35 Toilsome Lane, commended the village for its foresight in establishing the program. "The old Dayton house has served my family well. I grew up there, now my 13th-generation grandsons get to spend time in a homestead. I want them to be able to continue to enjoy East Hampton for many years to come. However, unless there is a program such as the one being proposed, houses like mine will become a thing of the past," he said.
Most of the houses in question are no longer owned by local families, said Mr. Dayton. "East Hampton is rapidly changing, and I'm sorry to say not for the better. Some of our most beautiful and historic houses are being demolished and replaced by the so-called bigger and better mega-mansions. We are quickly losing the historic character of our village, as well as the local families and the younger generation that can't afford to live here. Yes, one would need to follow the village guidelines in protecting the integrity and the landmark when any improvements are made to the external structure. But having the opportunity to build an accessory cottage or apartment on the property is a win-win situation in my eyes. . . . It's a way of preserving the past for the future generations, and gives our visitors a reason to keep coming to our wonderful village."
The houses in question, said Mary Busch of Mill Hill Lane, "are a special part of our history and should be preserved. We would not be trying to freeze East Hampton Village in time by doing this. Rather, we would be working with homeowners to provide them with a mechanism to enhance the use of their property, and at the same time saving a valuable piece of our history."
Richard Barons, director of the East Hampton Historical Society, read from a letter he presented to Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. The society "supports any proposal that can save this unique sum of our 18th and 19th-century roots. It's vitally important to continue the landmark of East Hampton's old homes, commercial shops, and buildings of early industry. Without landmark designations such as this current proposal, the heart and soul of this beautiful village could erode away," he wrote.
But Anthony Pasca, an attorney with Esseks, Hefter, and Angel, argued against the proposal on behalf of his client, who owns one of the designated structures, the Edward Mulford House at 34 Hither Lane. The owner acquired the lot in 1985, built a foundation, and then relocated the house, which was then situated on Pantigo Road, said Mr. Pasca. His client has respected the historic integrity of the house and has no plans for further development on the lot, said Mr. Pasca, who nonetheless urged the board to modify the proposal to be an "opt-in" program, rather than one imposed by the village.
Individual landmarking is extraordinary and an imposition, Mr. Pasca said. "If you landmark this property, you instantly take away a level of rights that the next-door neighbor enjoys. That's what separates this from historic-district designation, where everybody's in the same boat."
Mr. Pasca suggested that the board designate the properties as eligible for landmarking, subject to their owners filing a petition or form of acceptance with the building inspector if and when they want to make modifications. "At that point, the landmarking would be locked in. It would be a voluntary acceptance of the program, and the rights going forward would vest at that point," he said, adding that such a program could be a model for other municipalities. He also suggested granting owners greater flexibility by changing the 35-percent or 3,000 square feet transferability component to 40 percent and 4,000 square feet.
Mayor Rickenbach responded that this was simply a public hearing, and that the village was not attempting to promulgate future legislation. "I think it's a very interesting concept that you use, 'by invitation.' There's always a way to seek a goal, and that may be something that we consider," he said.
Alice Cooley, of the law firm Eagan and Matthews, also voiced opposition to the proposal on behalf of the owners of the Miller House at 29 Jones Road. They object to the designation, she said, "as it is a great burden to place on a property owner without the benefit of being in a historic district." Next door, she noted, is a new, "maxed-out" house. Her clients, she added, "do not see how there can be any public benefit from designating a private home which cannot be viewed from the road at all. For families that are planning their estates, I think it would be really helpful to have some time to discuss this plan with their families and decide if they do want to be a part of the program."
Eric Gibson, a village resident who does not own one of the houses in question, said that the proposal accomplishes preservation of the value represented by the timber-frame structures "in the great American way, through compromise. It seems to me an elegant solution, and a light-handed one. There are only some two-dozen properties so designated."
Finally, Kathleen Cunningham, executive director of the Village Preservation Society of East Hampton, said that the group supported the broad goals of the plan, but requests that the hearing remain open to entertain the alternatives that had been raised.
"I see that there are some legitimate thoughts that have been raised here today," Mayor Rickenbach said, announcing that the hearing would remain open until the board's Dec. 3 work session. "The board would encourage any additional commentary, either supportive or critical, and we will take that into consideration."
Also on Friday, the board adopted code amendments changing the method for calculating the alternate setbacks for oddly shaped lots, increasing the available daily parking passes at Main Beach and Two Mile Hollow Beach for non-permit holders to 40 each on weekends and holidays, and increasing the number of available nonresident beach parking permits to 3,000 for 2013.


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RIPTON — Bill McKibben had reason to celebrate last week after President Obama rejected a proposed massive pipeline that would have shipped oil from Canada to Texas. He was a prominent force in opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline.
But the Ripton-based environmental activist isn't taking a rest. McKibben and 500 protesters plan to march on Capital Hill Tuesday adorned in referee outfits.
MIDDLEBURY — Green Mountain Power CEO Mary Powell believes her company's proposed merger with Central Vermont Public Service Corp. (CVPS) will stabilize utility rates, save customers $500 million during the next 20 years and make the state a stronger place to do business.
NEW HAVEN — As a very young child in New Haven, Julie Frost showed she had a great sense of rhythm and was drawn to music, recalled her mother, Jean Stilley.
"She loved to be part of family sing-alongs," Stilley said.
Stilley and Frost's father, Ted Wesley, gave Julie a guitar at age six, which she took to. She also learned a little piano and played the clarinet in the marching band at Mount Abraham Union High School.
SALISBURY — One doesn't have to read between the lines to see the United Way of Addison County's (UWAC) commitment to literacy.
The nonprofit organization on Monday announced a three-year, $30,000 commitment to promoting reading in four county grade schools, beginning with Salisbury Elementary.
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BRISTOL — At its Tuesday meeting the Bristol Planning Commission told a group of 30 concerned townspeople that a zone prohibiting gravel extraction in and around Bristol's downtown area would still be included in the new town plan. The perimeters of that zone and the language that accompanies it are still being hashed out.
After commissioners realized last year that there were discrepancies between different accepted versions of that no-extraction zone, they decided to go back to the drawing board to better define it.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury's Development Review Board (DRB) will spend the next few weeks discussing separate proposals seeking to bring a new mattress store, automotive reconditioning building and golf recreation facility to town.
The DRB on Monday, Jan. 23, will also resume its review of Vermont Hard Cider's proposal to build a new, 87,005-square-foot plant on Exchange Street. Middlebury Town Planner Fred Dunnington said the board has already given the major project conceptual approval.
MONKTON — In the wake of a burglary at Monkton Central School last week, school staff and students are putting the school back together and returning to normal.
"There are people around making repairs and that's somewhat disruptive," said Principal Susan Stewart. "The teachers and staff are definitely keeping things as normal as possible. There hasn't been any huge interruption."
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This is our monthly discussion group at the Quiet Storm Coffeehouse in the East End. They have a great menu that's veggie and vegan friendly if you get hungry. I post the discussion topic a few weeks in advance, so stay tuned for more information. Please feel free to submit discussion topics to: firstname.lastname@example.com
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By Russ Britt
If you're getting skittish about the tear that biotechnology stocks have been on lately, at least one brokerage says it may not be at the bubble stage just yet.
Bespoke Investment Group put out a note Thursday, which shows that the 361% gain in the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index /quotes/zigman/12633939/realtime NBI since hitting a trough — along with the rest of the market — in March 2009, pales in comparison with some other recent bubbles.
For one, the Nasdaq 100 made a leap of 1,118% during the period from December 1994 to March 2000 that included the dot-com bubble. That's over a period of 1,935 days, only slightly longer than the current 1,822-day biotech rally.
There's at least one more bubble to examine, the note says. The housing runup of the early 2000s brought with it an 835% gain for homebuilders in the S&P 1,500, Bespoke points out. That rally was similar in length to the dot-com bubble, lasting 1,954 days.
That brings with it one disconcerting fact, the note says.
"Bubbles certainly come in all shapes and sizes, and while the biotech group's rally since March 2009 has been much less than the rally we saw during the dot-com and housing bubbles, the length of time the current rally has lasted for biotech is getting close to the time the prior two bubbles lasted," the note says. "If biotech's rally lasted as long as the dot-com bubble lasted, it would come to an end in late June. If it lasted as long as the housing bubble, it would come to an end in late July."
Yet if a hard rain is about to fall for biotech, the same could be said for internet stocks, as the Nasdaq Internet group is up 493% since March 2009, the paper says.
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