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Steven Pavone can sell just about anything.
He could sell you a hip pair of pants, a new roof for your home or a website for your business-all of which Pavone, 55, has done in some fashion over the past 35 years.
Pavone's ability to find, charm and sell clients has been the backbone of his fast-growing company, Yellow Page City Inc.
The Henrietta-based company lists phone numbers and addresses of businesses, by region, in its online yellow-page phone book at www.yellowpagecity.com. Businesses can then buy display or banner ads featured in those directories.
Yellow Page City has been named to the Rochester Top 100, which lists the region's fastest-growing private companies, in each of the past three years. The company has more than 60 employees in Rochester.
Yellow Page City's revenues grew by nearly 20 percent in 2012, Pavone says. He expects growth to more than double in 2013.
In expanding Yellow Page City, CEO Pavone has applied the lessons he learned from sales in other industries throughout his career.
Sales career
Pavone grew up in the city of Rochester and graduated from Bishop Kearney High School. He went on to study political science at St. John Fisher College.
A year shy of finishing his degree, Pavone left college to focus on his job as a manager for Merry-Go-Round, a New York City-based chain store that sold disco clothing. His store was at Long Ridge Mall, now part of the Mall at Greece Ridge.
"I hated disco," he recalls. "I was a rock 'n' roller. But I liked women, and women were drawn to that store."
Given the popularity of movies such as "Saturday Night Fever," Pavone says, Merry-Go-Round was the hottest store in the mall at the time. It is where he met his wife, Georgia, who worked as a model at the Barbizon School of Modeling.
Merry-Go-Round was also where Pavone got his first taste of sales success.
"The owners would give the managers a lot of freedom in running the store," he says. "For me, it was like running my own business. It gave me the ability to be creative as a businessperson, and it taught me how to do sales."
As the 1970s came to a close and disco died, Pavone took the skills he had learned at Merry-Go-Round and applied them to the home improvement industry. He took a job in sales at Craftsman Home Improvement in Rochester.
Pavone started out as a canvasser for the company, seeking out sales leads. The owners took him under their wing and trained him in how to close deals, he says. Pavone worked his way up to sales manager.
His success at Craftsman jump-started a long career in the home improvement industry. Pavone went on to become a sales manager for some top home improvement distributors in the Rochester area.
His final stop in the industry during the late 1990s and early 2000s was as an account specialist for New England-based flooring company NRF Distributors Inc.
At the same time, the Internet was starting to take off and Pavone's best friend from high school, Eugene Dunn, specialized in new technology. Together, the two saw an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an emerging trend.
While serving his flooring clients at NRF, Pavone would ask casually what they thought about the Internet. Most businesses were interested in having websites but did not have the money to build them or a knowledge of how to draw visitors to them.
"Yahoo was out and Google was just coming out," recalls Pavone. "But no one really understood what search engines were about. Still, one thing I knew for sure was that people were going to need websites. Big companies were getting them, but little companies didn't have them yet."
Starting the company
Pavone and Dunn decided to start creating websites for small businesses in Rochester. They then founded a directory site called R City Web, where people could find the websites they were building.
R City Web, which became Yellow Page City in 2003, was similar to Google. People would search a business category, and a listing of similar businesses would come up. For $25 a month, Yellow Page City's clients could have their ads pop up in the search results with links to the websites Dunn and Pavone had built for them.
Within three years the company had branched out to Batavia, Buffalo, Syracuse and other areas in Upstate New York, accumulating close to 800 clients, Pavone says.
Interest from investors caused him to leave NRF and work full time on Yellow Page City, he says. He and his team worked at a small office in the back of Sail On Carpets in Spencerport, which was founded by his brother, Joe.
"Steve would work 100-hour weeks," says Steven's nephew, Michael Pavone, president of Yellow Page City. "There is no such thing as failure to Steve. He is an eternal optimist and the fiercest negotiator I've ever met. He can get a deal done that I've never seen anybody else get done."
Led by Pavone's optimism, Yellow Page City continues to prosper. Jennifer LaRose, director of marketing and advertising for Yellow Page City, says a key factor in the company's growth has been a partnership with the Better Business Bureau Inc.
Through the arrangement, BBB-accredited businesses receive a discount on Yellow Page City's services, including a free bold listing on the directory, a deal on ads and guarantees on search engine placement. The deal gives Yellow Page City a direct line to nearly 400,000 accredited businesses associated with the BBB.
The partnership was first adopted by BBB chapters in Upstate New York and Cleveland. It has since expanded to areas of California, Indiana and Virginia, among other states. Pavone said the rapid growth of the BBB partnership will add roughly $3 million to Yellow Page City's revenues in 2013.
Pavone also recently launched YPC Media, an advertising agency of Yellow Page City. YPC Media specializes in Internet advertising and online business listings but also provides video production, direct mail marketing and other services.
Although Pavone, who lives in Henrietta, is busy leading one of Rochester's fastest-growing companies, he still possesses the same rock 'n' roll spirit he had as a manager at Merry-Go-Round. One of his favorite hobbies remains music.
In Pavone's office sits a row of guitars, including two pristine Gibson Les Paul guitars. Pavone says he sold two similar guitars when he started his family and made it his goal to add them back to his collection.
The guitars are not just for show. They are used during office jam sessions involving employees who want to play an instrument or sing.
LaRose says the jam sessions are emblematic of Pavone's energy and passion as a leader.
"When Steve is present in the office, you can feel the energy in the air," LaRose says. "When he's gone on vacation or whatnot, you can tell. There's just a presence about him. He is like the Energizer Bunny. Because he has so much passion and demands a certain level of ability and performance from people, he's able to make sure everything is clicking and all the pieces of the puzzle come together."
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Steven Pavone
Title: CEO, Yellow Page City Inc.
Age: 55
Home: Henrietta
Education: Bishop Kearney High School, 1976; studied political science at St. John Fisher College
Family: Wife, Georgia; daughters Maria Ritzel, 32, and Christine Pilaroscia, 30; son Steven Jr., 28
Hobbies: Music and golf
Quote: "You want to be individualistic. When we build Web pages for a business, we start by asking what their passion is. The Web page then serves as a tool that works with the listings and keyword searches to drive people to the website."
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A major, multi-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will support a significant new step in an on-going research project at Hope College that is developing and refining computer-based models of metabolic activity.
If the team's previous work provided a road map, researchers Dr. Aaron Best and Dr. Matthew DeJongh say, the new effort should yield the equivalent of an online navigation system.
Best, who is the Harrison C. and Mary L. Visscher Associate Professor of Genetics at Hope, and DeJongh, who is an associate professor of computer science, have received the new three-year, $400,000 grant as part of an NSF collaborative award totaling $650,000 with Dr. Nathan Tintle of the mathematics faculty at Dordt College. Best, DeJongh and Tintle have worked together on the research since Tintle's days as a Hope colleague from 2005 to 2011.
The researchers have collaborated for nearly a decade, with support from a series of NSF grants, to build and improve a computer program that creates genome-scale metabolic models, condensing into a few hours a process that required about a year when done manually. The research at Hope has been conducted in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory as part of an open-source initiative that has made the tool available to scientists around the world. The software, named "Model SEED," has been applied to thousands of microbial genomes. DeJongh and a team of Hope students also developed "CytoSEED," a software package that enables viewing, manipulating and analyzing metabolic models created using the "Model SEED" and which itself is used around the globe.
Through the new award, the research team will add the ability to model how the organisms behave in response to changes in their environment.
"The first years of the project were designed to allow us to build models efficiently, but the models are at some level starting points," Best said. "One of the primary activities that this grant will fund is increasing the sophistication of the model: from the capabilities the organism has, to layering on top of that information about when the organism uses those capabilities."
"We talk about our models as being like roadmaps," DeJongh said. "A road map tells you how to get from point A to point B."
"What we're trying to do now is use real-time data to figure out how the organism is using different capabilities at different times," DeJongh said. "We're hoping to develop statistical tools to elucidate parts of the system that we don't understand yet."
Crucially, the grant is also enabling the researchers to test and improve the accuracy of the computer models through laboratory work. "We can make predictions using the model, and then grow a sample in the lab and use genetic sequencing to determine whether or not those conditions are actually happening," Best said.
A key component of the project, Best and DeJongh noted, is that the research will continue to involve students at both Hope and Dordt. Students at Hope work directly as collaborative researchers with Best and DeJongh during both the school year and summer, but the project is also integrated into the academic program in other ways. For example, computer science students at the college revised the "CytoSEED" program to make it compatible with a new version of the platform on which it operates, and the researchers envision involving students in biology courses to conduct laboratory validation of the computer model.


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Apple Supplier Grapples With Labor Issues
Workers for electronics manufacturer Hon Hai walked out for better wages and working conditions. The WSJ's Paul Mozur talks about the spate of labor disturbances hitting China's electronics industry.
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Given that half of the Power Line team resides in Minnesota, fergawdsake, where 24 degrees this time of year qualifies as balmy, kudos to Jimmy Kimmel for assembling these truly ridiculous clips of LA TV newswers bloviating hysterically about how cold it is because it's only getting up to 50 degrees in LA right now in the daytime, and down to as little as 34 degrees at night:
Really, is it any wonder that California is slipping away.
JOHN adds: Ah yes, it is true! Routine winter weather is a drag, but epic winter events build character. Thus, we are proud of the photo of my two younger brothers standing on the roof of our house back in South Dakota, having climbed up there on snow drifts. We recall with fondness the great Halloween blizzard of 1991, when I took my two oldest kids trick or treating at ages 4 and 2, treading on bare pavement, and by the time we returned an hour and a half later, I was carrying them through snow three feet deep. And we remember with pride my oldest daughter's sixth birthday weekend in January at Gull Lake, when we went ice fishing, skated, and survived at temperatures of -35 F, accompanied by howling north winds. That's temperature, not wind chill for you wusses in California and points south!
Still, there are times when living in a place where 34 degrees counts as cold seems pretty attractive…


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A Power Line reader who describes himself as a "disgusted expat" has directed us to this mind-boggling Sunday Times of London story: "Giant mosque for 40,000 may be built at London Olympics." The Times reports:
A massive mosque that will hold 40,000 worshippers is being proposed beside the Olympic complex in London to be opened in time for the 2012 Games.
The projects backers hope the mosque and its surrounding buildings would hold a total of 70,000 people, only 10,000 fewer than the Olympic stadium.
Its futuristic design features wind turbines instead of the traditional minarets, while a translucent latticed roof would replace the domes seen on most mosques. The complex is designed to become the Muslim quarter for the Games, acting as a hub for Islamic competitors and spectators.
It will be something never seen before in this country. It is a mosque for the future as part of the British landscape, said Abdul Khalique, a senior member of Tablighi Jamaat, a worldwide Islamic missionary group that is proposing the mosque as its new UK headquarters.
Tablighi Jamaat has come under scrutiny from western security agencies since 9/11. Two years ago, according to The New York Times, a senior FBI anti-terrorism official claimed it was a recruiting ground for Al-Qaeda. British police investigated a report that Mohammad Sidique Khan, leader of the July 7 London bombers, had attended its present headquarters in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. In August, Bavaria expelled three members of the organisation on the grounds that it promoted Islamic extremism.
I leave it to others smarter than I to comment appropriately.
UPDATE: Hammerswing75 comments here.


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Brooks Kitchel is managing director for Retail within Accenture Strategy. His role focuses on working with leading global retailers to address the critical issues facing their businesses.
With more than 23 years of consulting experience to the retail and consumer products industries, Mr. Kitchel has overseen major change initiatives for some of the world's leading retailers and brands. Named one of Consulting Magazine's Top 25 Consultants for Client Service in 2009, he has focused on merchandising strategy, organizational transformations, assortment and inventory optimization and system design and implementation. He has managed large, cross-functional engagements covering merchandising, planning, product development and sourcing activities. His expertise covers execution of major change efforts focused on both growth and cost cutting.
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The process from getting an idea down, to implementing it in hardware, can involve many steps. In this webinar we highlight three steps in developing a concept into a real-world, working design:
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#1 Hell Above Earth04-07-2012, 01:22 PM
On my reading list:
Hell Above Earth:
by Stephen Frater
Hell Above Earth is the true yet unbelievable tale of an American WWII bomber pilot who also happened to be the nephew of the head of the Nazi Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering. The FBI was aware of this family tie and gave secret orders to his trusted friend and co-pilot, to kill him if anything went wrong on the aerial combat missions. Imagine a modern comparison and the implications are mind-blowing. Could this even happen today? http://www.werd.com/14637/hell-above-earth/
Hell Above Earth tells an unforgettable story of two World War II American bomber pilots who forged an unexpected but enduring bond in the flak-filled skies over Nazi Germany. But there's a twist: one of them was related to the head of the Luftwaffe, Reich Marshal Herman Goering, and the other had secret orders from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to kill him if anything went wrong during their missions. A heart-wrenching Greatest Generation buddy story, an adrenaline-filled account of aerial combat, and a work of popular history, Hell Above Earth centers around the author's discovery of a half-century old secret that has far-reaching and deeply personal repercussions for the pilots, and profound consequences for the FBI and the "Mighty" Eighth Air Force.
What the Critics Say
"After the twists and turns in Goering's many missions, Frater finishes with a stunning revelation. . . the author delivers an exciting read full of little-known facts about the war. A WWII thrill ride." (Kirkus)
http://www.amazon.com/Hell-Above-Ear.../dp/0312617925"If the Bible is true why don't we have any urns or vessels that like say expires 6/15/300 BC on the bottom?"
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
You can read a large portion of this book here.
http://books.google.com/books?id=HbD...0Earth&f=false"If the Bible is true why don't we have any urns or vessels that like say expires 6/15/300 BC on the bottom?"
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
I went ahead and bought the audio version of this book yesterday, I was going to wait until I finished another book that I'm reading about Stalin, but I couldn't resist after reading all the reviews, besides the Stalin book is a little dry and is better in smaller doses.
This book is fascinating and I would bet there will be a movie!"If the Bible is true why don't we have any urns or vessels that like say expires 6/15/300 BC on the bottom?"
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Neville wants Rodwell red rescinded
Everton captain Phil Neville hopes "sense prevails" and Jack Rodwell's controversial red card in the 216th Merseyside derby will be rescinded.
Everton captain Phil Neville hopes "sense prevails" and Jack Rodwell's controversial red card in the 216th Merseyside derby will be rescinded.
Referee Martin Atkinson has come under heavy criticism for dismissing the 20-year-old just 23 minutes into Saturday's 2-0 win for Liverpool for a tackle which most observers did not even think was a foul.
Everton have appealed against the sending off and Neville is hopeful Atkinson will admit his error and wipe the slate clean for the young midfielder, telling evertonTV: "Hopefully sense will prevail and the red card will be rescinded."
He added: "I don't think it was a sending off, it was a bad decision but we all have bad days - we all play badly, but we don't think we got the rub of the green with decisions.
"It was just a poor decision. I don't want to have a go at referees because they have an unbelievably tough job and he doesn't need me telling him that he was poor but it's a bitter pill to swallow because we lost the game in the manner that we did."
Goalkeeper Tim Howard, who saved a Dirk Kuyt penalty late in the first half but could not keep out goals from Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez, felt Atkinson failed to get to grips with the whole occasion of one of the world's oldest derbies.
"It was the furthest thing from a sending off you could see," the United States international added on evertonTV. "I don't know about his positioning and whether he could see properly or not but it was the wrong call, particularly in a derby.
"You need to be strong and calm the emotional atmosphere.
"All that did with the wrong call was electrify both sides even more and it is not what that game needs.
"All in all it had a huge negative effect on the game."


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The following announcement was written by the National Genealogical Society:
National Genealogical Society's New Civil War Records Course
Craig Robert Scott is a nationally-recognized lecturer, educator, genealogical and historical researcher with more than thirty years experience. He is a member of the Company of Military Historians and specializes in the diverse military records at the National Archives.
Besides being CEO and President of Heritage Books, Inc., a genealogical publishing firm, Craig coordinates the Military tracks at Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and Samford University Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research in Birmingham, Alabama. He has authored The "Lost Pensions": Settled Accounts of the Act of 6 April 1838 and Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Inventory 14 (Revised).
Now Craig brings his military expertise to NGS with the Introduction to Civil War Records. In this course, he focuses on current genealogical practices of research. In this six chapter course, he will teach you strategies to identify and locate information on an ancestor living at the time of the Civil War. You will learn about numerous records created for, during, and after the war like compiled service records, prisoners of war record, pension files and indexes and post-war records to name a few.
This NGS American Genealogy Studies course is available on CD-ROM as a PDF file for $35.00 for NGS' members. Craig will make a personal appearance on Saturday 14 May from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for questions and autographs.
The NGS American Genealogy Studies courses are designed for people who want to complete a short course on a specific topic and put the resultant knowledge to work right away. Courses offer the convenience of completing a genealogy study course at their own pace in their home. Courses are reasonably priced, and NGS members receive a discount.
The National Genealogical Society was organized in Washington, D.C. in 1903. NGS' mission is to serve and grow the genealogical community by providing education and training, fostering increased quality and standards, and promoting access to and preservation of genealogical records.


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It looks like there is an archive of BYTE magazine.
This issue happens to cover some early version of LISP (all uppercase back then)
What really blows me away is that it is only a few dollars for 200+ pages of full color.
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Some of the hardware specifications are quite amusing.
You can really get a feel for the Zeitgeist.
Many times I look to the past with more wonder than the future.
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Apps for Apple's iOS devices have grown in size significantly in the last six months, according to the results of a survey released Tuesday.
Of course, those with iPhones, iPads or iPod touches holding 64GB of storage won't be particularly concerned at the news, but anyone with an 8GB or 16GB device will have already noticed it really isn't much memory at all by today's standards.
The survey, conducted by ABI Research, showed that over the last six months the average app size has grown by 16 percent. Looking at specific genres, it's the games category – the most popular category of all – where apps have really beefed up, with the average game app now standing at 60MB, an increase of 42 percent since March.
ABI points to two main reasons in its report. First, Apple decided in March to up the limit for 3G/4G-downloadable apps from 20MB to 50MB which, as senior analyst Aapo Markkanen says in ABI's report, "clearly had an unleashing effect on developers," allowing them to develop more complex games with improved graphics.
The other factor is linked to the new iPad's Retina display, with developers launching new graphically rich apps, as well as pushing out updates for old apps to take advantage of the new high-resolution display. This must be a bit of a drag for owners of the first and second-generation iPads (without Retina displays), who have to take on the extra load without seeing any benefit.
Owners of older devices like the 8GB iPhone 3G and iPhone 4 probably filled their handsets to bursting point long ago, but even those with more recent 16GB devices are likely having to be more careful about what they choose to download.
Markkanen points out that this creates more of a challenge for developers: "The consumers with 16GB devices are likely to become more conscious about what apps to keep and what to uninstall, so the developers' bar to impress will be getting even higher than it is now," he said, adding, "This could also speed up the adoption of the mobile cloud as a storage remedy quite significantly."
As for Android apps in the Google Play store, the report said these have also seen a size increase in the last six months, in this case of 10 percent. Again, when you look at apps in the games category, the change really stands out, with Android apps almost quadrupling in size in the last six months to an average of just over 40MB.
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QAs an outside salesman, I entertain my clients with meals, sporting events, concerts, etc. Also, I often give gifts to my clients and their key employees. My employer does not reimburse me for these expenses. What am I allowed to deduct and what kind of records am I required to maintain in support of these deductions?
A: Special limits are imposed by Internal Revenue Code Section 274 on the deduction of business-related entertainment, meal and gift expenses. No deduction is allowed for the cost of entertainment, amusement or recreation unless that cost is either directly related to the active conduct of a trade or business, or associated with such business if the expense is for entertainment directly before or after a substantial and bona fide business discussion. Entertainment includes entertaining guests at nightclubs, sporting events, theaters, etc.
A taxpayer"s trade or business is considered in applying an objective test as to what constitutes entertainment. For example, if a wine salesman conducts a fashion show for the spouses of restaurant owners and managers, the show would be considered entertainment.
Generally, an entertainment-related meal expense is not deductible unless you establish that the expense is directly related to the active conduct of a trade or business. But if a meal expense directly precedes or follows a substantial and bona fide business discussion, including a business meeting at a convention, it is deductible if it is established that the expense was associated with the active conduct of your business.
· 50 percent Limitation Rule. The amount allowable as a deduction for meal and entertainment expenses is limited to 50 percent of such expenses. Food and beverage costs incurred in the course of travel away from home fall within the scope of this rule.
· Deductions for business gifts, whether made directly or indirectly, are limited to $25 per recipient per year. Items clearly of an advertising nature, such as hats embossed with the company name, that cost $4 or less do not figure in the $25 limitation. Signs, display racks, or other promotional materials given for use on business premises are not gifts.
· Substantiation Requirements. To claim any deduction, a taxpayer must be able to prove that the expenses were in fact paid or incurred. The following expenses, which are deemed particularly susceptible to abuse, must generally be substantiated by adequate records or sufficient evidence corroborating the taxpayer"s own statement: expenses with respect to travel away from home (including meals and lodging), entertainment expenses, and business gifts. The expenses must be substantiated as to amount, time and place, and business purpose. For entertainment and gift expenses, the business relationship of the person being entertained or receiving the gift must be substantiated.
A contemporaneous log or diary is not required; however, I highly recommend you maintain one. But a record of the elements of the expense made near the time of the expenditure, supported by sufficient documentary evidence, has a high degree of credibility. Adequate accounting generally requires the submission of an account book, expense diary or log, or similar record maintained by you and recorded at or near the time of the expense. Documentary evidence, such as receipts or paid bills, is required for lodging and other expenses that exceed $75.
Barry Dolowich is a certified public accountant in Monterey. He can be reached at 372-7200, P.O. Box 710, Monterey 93942-0710 or email@example.com.


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The award-winning film "Mickey B," an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" performed by serving prisoners in a maximum-security prison in Northern Ireland, will be shown at Hope College on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The evening will include remarks after the screening by Tom Magill, artistic director with ESC (Educational Shakespeare Company) of Belfast, Northern Ireland, who directed the film. ESC focus on using drama and film "to challenge perceptions, tackle social exclusion and change lives."
Set in the fictional Burnam Prison, "Mickey B" tells the story of one prisoner's quest for power through betrayal, violence and murder, and the insanity and death that results. The film is unrated, but is recommended only for mature audiences due to language and themes.
The film was shot in Northern Ireland's Maghaberry Prison and features 42 characters played almost entirely by prisoners and prison staff. Prisoners carried out crew work, including set building, painting, continuity and assistance with production, sound and make-up.
"Mickey B" won the Roger Graef Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the 2008, and has also received additional critical acclaim. Kenneth Branagh has called the film "An important work that speaks eloquently, while Peter Sheridan has described it as "Groundbreaking work… gritty, imaginative, with a real visceral kick."
ESC is an award-winning arts education charity specializing in drama and film working with people experiencing extreme marginalization within society. ESC has worked with prisoners, ex-prisoners, youth at risk, community and forensic mental health patients, survivors of trauma, prison officers' widows, medically retired prison officers, young homeless people and young people suffering from cancer. More about ESC is available online at esc-film.com.
Magill, who co-founded ESC in 1999, is an award-winning filmmaker, drama facilitator, actor, writer, director and producer. He specializes in theatre of the oppressed and Shakespeare using theatre methods for transformation in community and prison settings. He has presented his film work in Ireland, Britain, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Israel, the United States, Canada, Nigeria and South Korea.
Hope students have had an opportunity to interact with him and visit ESC in Northern Ireland through the college's "Celtic May Term: Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and Scotland." As part of the four-week course, students meet with ex-prisoners and former paramilitaries from both the Nationalist and Unionist communities in the Northern Ireland conflicts, some of whom are also actors in the film.
Magill's visit to Holland was organized by Holland resident and award-winning prison arts practitioner Curt L. Tofteland, founder of Shakespeare Behind Bars (shakespearebehindbars.org), who met him at a 2012 international conference in the Netherlands, where they were both keynote speakers and each screened their award-winning films. Upon his return to the United States, Tofteland negotiated and scheduled Magill's American tour. The tour begins with the Hope screening, and continues at the University of Notre Dame, Emory University, Oxford College and Oakland University with screenings of both "Mickey B" and "Shakespeare Behind Bars," which focuses on development of a production of "The Tempest" at Luther Luckett Correctional Facility in LaGrange, Ky.
The Knickerbocker Theatre is located at 86 E. Eighth St., between College and Columbia avenues.


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ALAMEDA — Coach Dennis Allen continues to play it close to the vest in terms of naming a starting quarterback. However, he is quick to point out that those that need to know have been informed and things are going according to plan.
It's believed that Terrelle Pryor will be the starter against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, even though Matt Flynn was the presumptive starter through most of training camp.
"The players know exactly what we're doing," Allen said. "There's a clear plan on what we're doing inside this building. There's absolutely a clear plan what we're doing."
Pryor danced around the subject Wednesday, when asked about the team's plans. Yet, Pryor took the first snap with the first-team offense Monday and Wednesday.
Offensive coordinator Greg Olson is on board with the plan and not revealing the state secret. He talked in generalities Thursday and made it clear that he wasn't saying who's going to be the quarterback.
He seemed excited about the prospect of what Pryor brings to the offense with his ability to improvise and make plays with his feet. He said Pryor also is making strides in the passing game.
"It's a work in progess, all the time," Olson said. "He's getting better, and that's all you can ask of a player, work your best, try to get a little bit better every day, try to eliminate the steps backward. Try to keep going forward with your game and that's what we ask of Terrelle Pryor. It's not something that comes overnight, but certainly he's someone that continues to work at it."
In other news, Allen said that tight end David Ausberry would need to practice Friday if he is to have a shot at playing Sunday. Ausberry missed Oakland's final two exhibition games and the remainder of camp after he suffered a shoulder injury against the Saints.
Left tackle Menelik Watson is another player that likely needs to show that he can hold up in practice before the Raiders trust him in the game Sunday.
"We'll find out more tomorrow as far as whether or not he'll be able to go into the game," Allen said.
Without Watson, the Raiders are down to two offensive tackles on their 53-man roster. Khalif Barnes would move from the right side to the left, with fellow veteran Tony Pashos sliding into the right tackle spot.
For depth, Allen said the Raiders likely would sign a player with experience playing tackle from the practice squad, if Watson can't play Sunday.
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ALAMEDA — Coach Dennis Allen continues to play it close to the vest in terms of naming a starting quarterback. However, he is quick to point out that those that need to know have been informed and things are going according to plan.


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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – These five Draft decisions that will have the greatest impact:
1. Jrue Holiday and a 2013 second-round pick to the Pelicans, Nerlens Noel and a 2014 first-rounder to the 76ers
It's No. 1 by a wide margin, too, swaying the fortunes not only of two teams, but two conferences. Philadelphia is out of the playoff business for a while after finishing all of four games out in 2012-13 despite Andrew Bynum on the sidelines and coach Doug Collins heading for the exit. Instead of an All-Star at point guard and the chance to use the No. 11 pick Thursday night for a big to either replace the unrestricted free-agent Bynum or help at power forward — perhaps by drafting Steven Adams, Kelly Olynyk or Lucas Nogueira — the Sixers have Noel as a rookie, who does not expect to play until around Christmas because of a knee injury. The Sixers also have point guard Michael Carter-Williams, who was selected with the 11th pick.
The first-rounder next year, in a draft that projects as much more stacked than the 2013 class without a star presence, is a nice get for the 76ers, though. It is protected, depending on the report, either through three or through five.
The Pelicans, meanwhile, take a significant step forward with the addition of the point guard they had been lacking. Austin Rivers, the 2012 lottery pick, is better suited as a combo guard anyway and now is part of the Holiday-Eric Gordon pairing that will headline one of the best backcourts in the league if Gordon stays healthy. Anthony Davis remains a potential star of the future at power forward.
2. Wizards select Otto Porter at No. 3
It was the predictable call since 15 seconds after the lottery, and it was the right call. It was the call, more specifically, that vaults Washington into playoff mode.
The Wizards were already one of the best teams in the East the second half of last season, once John Wall got healthy and even with an early end to the rookie season of Bradley Beal because of injury. Now, with the position of need addressed Thursday, they have Wall at point guard, Beal at shooting guard, Porter at small forward and Nene and Emeka Okafor at power forward and center. That works.
Porter isn't the difference maker, but he is the ideal fit in the same way he would have been a reasonable choice for Cleveland at No. 1: he is capable of stepping into the NBA now, he helps the spot the Wizards needed and he's an ideal complementary player who will make valuable contributions to Wall and Beal's continued rise. Porter will defend, pass, rebound and shoot with range. The things that get a team to the playoffs.
3. Bucks select Giannis Antetokounmpo at No. 15
It's not that Milwaukee went small forward four days before three guards — Monta Ellis and J.J. Redick (unrestricted) and Brandon Jennings (restricted) — hit free agency. Other teams steered away from Dennis Schroeder, Shane Larkin, Tony Snell and others. And it's not that Milwaukee saw into the future with a unique opportunity for a 6-foot-9 potential point forward with a good feel for the game despite little experience in Greece and even less against anything close to the equivalent of Division I competition in U.S. colleges.
It's that the Bucks don't have what Antetokounmpo needs more than anything: time. He has to get stronger, adjust to the physical nature and speed of the game here and develop a jumper. One scout who saw him, asked how long before Antetokounmpo makes an impact in the NBA, said, "Three, four years. Maybe five." Others think it's a lot shorter than that, but that still means two years.
If he contributes in 2013-14, the vast majority of front offices will be surprised. Meanwhile, the Bucks need to stay in the playoff picture, not build something for the future. They are about now and he isn't.
4. Trail Blazers select C.J. McCollum at 10, Allen Crabbe at 31 and Jeff Withey at 39
This is a consolation prize? Portland missed on the dream Draft-night outcome of trading for a veteran center, yet it still addressed a major needs. With three picks capable of contributing — yes, even the second-rounders — the Blazers made a significant step toward toward erasing their depth issues last season.
McCollum, who has spent the pre-Draft process comparing himself to Damian Lillard as a mid-major product trying to prove he can be a point guard and not just a scorer, now works behind Lillard. And maybe with him — both can play off the ball. Crabbe is a shooting specialist who was getting looks from teams in the teens. Withey is a value find at 39, an experienced shot-blocking center who should be able to play right away and very realistically could have a career as a backup despite being a second-rounder.
5. Mavericks trade down twice
It's not about what they got. It's about what they didn't get. A larger payroll.
Shane Larkin, whom Dallas got in a swap with Atlanta, is as the possible point guard of the future. Possible because there is no such thing as roster certainty heading into this critical free-agent summer.
By starting with the 13th pick and trading with the Celtics to No. 16 and then trading with the Hawks to end up at 18 and taking Larkin, the Mavericks saved $1.09 million in rookie-scale salary. That creates more cap space. Dwight Howard likes cap space.


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At one time, they were once great in-ring rivals, who laid the foundation for what fans know today as World Wrestling Entertainment.
Now, Tito Santana and Don Muraco share something else in common besides feuding for the Intercontinental Title and being two-time champions. Both wrestling legends will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame the night before WrestleMania XX. An honour that many 'old school' fans believe is long overdue.
"I feel very honoured. I have always taken a lot of pride in being in the WWF as a pioneer of sorts," Santana told SLAM! Wrestling upon hearing the news.
Residing in New Jersey, it is not his famous flying forearm smashes or drop kicks that Santana takes great pride in now. Instead, Santana spends his time 7raising his children as well as teaching and coaching at a local middle school.
"I coach the seventh and eighth grade basketball team and we went undefeated this year! I enjoy coaching a lot," said the proud Spanish teacher.
Living in Sunset Beach, Hawaii, just as his '80s ring intro stated, 'Magnificent' Muraco was "stoked" about being in such good company.
"The award is a compliment to all the great guys, both living and dead, who I came into contact and worked with," said a humbled Muraco, who now works as a longshoreman and still stays in touch with such stars as Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka and Maurice 'Mad Dog' Vachon.
Receiving such an award during WrestleMania's 20th anniversary holds a special meaning for Santana who appeared in the first eight WrestleManias and wrestled in the very first WrestleMania match ever when he fought The Executioner ('Playboy' Buddy Rose under the mask) in Madison Square Garden.
"It is good to be part of history and to watch the promotion grow. It is nice to see it doing so well," said Santana.
Muraco and Santana join 2004 inductees Jesse Ventura, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Sgt. Slaughter, Superstar Billy Graham, Harley Race, Junkyard Dog, Big John Studd and baseball legend Pete Rose.
Previous inductees include Andre The
Giant, "Classy"
Freddie Blassie, George
"The Animal" Steele, Jimmy
"Superfly" Snuka, Captain Lou Albano, The Fabulous Moolah, Bobo
Brazil, James Dudley, "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, "Golden Boy" Arnold Skaaland, Gorilla
Monsoon, Chief Jay Strongbow, The Grand Wizard, Pedro Morales, Ivan Putski, "Big Cat" Ernie
Ladd, Antonino Rocca, "Baron" Mikel Scicluna, Pat Patterson, Johnny Rodz, Vincent J. McMahon, Walter "Killer"
Kowalski, and The Valiant Brothers.
The ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 13th, as part of a WWE Hall of Fame dinner at the New York Hilton.
Here is a closer look at the 2004 inductees.
Name: Jesse Ventura
Nickname: The Body
Biggest WWF/E accomplishment:: One of the best announcers in federation history
While Ventura was a top-level draw during his in-ring career, particularly
in the AWA, "The Body" will always be remembered as one of the best
colour commentators to hit the airwaves for the WWF, as well as in WCW. Ventura
has always been closely associated with wrestling, and has frequently re-appeared
on WWF programming since he left the company, including a guest referee job
at Summerslam a couple years back.
Name: Sergeant Slaughter
Nickname: 'Sarge
Biggest WWF/E accomplishment:: Heavyweight Champion
Slaughter has been one of the biggest names in wrestling for many years, and
will be remembered by different age groups for different reasons. Older fans
will remember Slaughter as the original American hero, a man who fought against
foreign wrestlers such as the Iron Shiek. Some younger fans will recall his
role as an Iraqi sympathizer during the Gulf War, while even younger fans will
talk about his role as WWF commissioner. Still an occasional performer in the
ring, it looks like Sarge will be entertaining more crowds for years to come.
Name: Don Muraco
Nickname: Magnificent Muraco, The Rock
Biggest WWF/E accomplishment:: Intercontinental Champion (2x)
Whether wrestling Jimmy Snuka in cage matches or performing in "Fuji Vice",
Muraco was one of the most entertaining wrestlers of the 1980s. The original
Rock was just that - a mountain of a man who used his power game to defeat opponents
of all sizes. Muraco touched a lot of fans with his hard-hitting style, and
was truly one of the best wrestlers of his era.
Name: Greg Valentine
Nickname: The Hammer
Biggest WWF/E accomplishment:: Tag Team Champion (2x)
Aptly nicknamed "The Hammer" Valentine was one of the hardest hitters
in wrestling history. Most often accompanied by Jimmy Hart to ringside, Valentine
was one of the most decorated superstars of his generation, holding the Intercontinental
title on one occasion and teaming with Brutus Beefcake and The Honky Tonk Man
for Tag-Team Championship runs. Still occasionally active on the indie scene,
Valentine is definitely deserving of this honour.
Name: Tito Santana
Nickname: El Matador
Biggest WWF/E accomplishment:: Intercontinental Champion
Santana was one of the more complete packages of his generation. His move arsenal
included the figure-four leglock and the "El Paso De Muerte", better
known as the "Flying Jalapeno" thanks to Bobby Heenan. Santana is
a rarity in the wrestling world, as he spent his entire career as a face in
the WWF. He would always get a pop out of audiences, whether he was flying solo
or teaming with Rick Martel in the Strike Force.
Name: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Nickname: The Brain, Weasel
Biggest WWF/E accomplishment:: Managed several wrestlers to championships
The self-professed "manager of champions", Heenan is as legendary
around the ring as he was in the broadcast booth. Many consider his pairing
with hall-of-famer Gorilla Monsoon the greatest announcing duo of all-time.
Heenan's quick wit and knack for saying the wrong things at the right time made
him a guy you couldn't help but love. Heenan's induction is a mere formality,
as many fans already think of "The Brain" as the best manager in wrestling's
Name: Billy Graham
Nickname: Superstar
Biggest WWF/E accomplishment:: Heavyweight Champion (WWWF)
Graham is arguably the greatest living legend in WWF history. Superstar was
one of the flashiest superstars of his time, adorning himself with the kind
of pageantry that woud later be used by Ventura, Hulk Hogan and Scott Steiner.
His wrestling career, which included stints in the AWA and NWA, would be a ten-month
title-run as WWWF champion. After his in-ring career was finished, he would
manage Muraco and spend time in the commentator's booth.
Name: Harley Race
Nickname: The King
Biggest WWF/E accomplishment:: First WWF king
While WWF fans may question this selection, there is no doubt that Race deserves
this honour. A multi-time NWA champion, Race is likely best remember for his
numerous bouts with Ric Flair. His WWF stint was brief, though in the time he
was in the Fed, he showed fans just how good he was, even though he was already
at the tail-end of his career. Following his in-ring time, Race spent time in
WCW as a manager. He is still involved in the wrestling business today as a
Name: John Studd
Nickname: Big John Studd
Biggest WWF/E accomplishment:: 1989 Royal Rumble winner
Few will ever forget the legendary figure of John Studd. In the days of giants,
Studd stood amongst the biggest, at times towering over his opponents. While
he never held a major title in the WWF, Studd was one of the most hated villains
in WWF history. His feuds with Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan are still remembered
today, especially his Wrestlemania I "body-slam" bout against Andre.
Studd will be inducted posthumously, as he passed away in 1995 due to liver
Name: Junkyard Dog
Nickname: JYD
Biggest WWF/E accomplishment::
Some wrestlers don't need a title to get over with the fans. This was the case
with JYD, who simply got over by being a strong worker and a fan-friendly likeable
guy. The Dog would often fill arenas based on his charisma alone, and his time
in the WWF and NWA will never be forgotten. The Junkyard Dog is being inducted
posthumously, as he passed away in 1998.
Name: Pete Rose
Nickname: Charlie Hustle
Biggest WWF/E accomplishment::
Banned from Major League Baseball, Rose will finally enter a hall-of-fame. Rose
is best known in the wrestling world for three consecutive Wrestlemania appearances,
in which he took tombstone after tombstone from Kane as well as a stink-face
form Rikishi. The all-time hit leader in baseball has shown himself to be one
of the better celebrities who have taken part in WWF events.
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So they've been working on the game for 6 years and it will likely take another 3 at least. You're looking at a 10 year dev cycle. Crazy long time. Could even be next gen before it releases.Let's say:
It's been in people's heads for 6 years.
It's only been actively worked on by a team for about 4.
My fault for the confusion.


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Bryanna Clark Grogan's Vegan Feast Kitchen/ 21st Century Table: The kitchen journal of a vegan food writer.. I'm on Facebook and Twitter (see links in sidebar at right).
Friday, August 25, 2006
After the excess of last week's blog entry, here is my take on a simple, healthful, delicious Lebanese dish that is one of our favorite go-to quick meals-- plus a delightful Lebanese iced tea recipe from an old friend. In the Middle East, pasta is often added to sauce-y dish in its dry form, which saves a step, and washing a pot, and thickens the sauce. This is a great example of that technique, and it works well with whole wheat pasta. The greens in the dish are not traditional, but they are often added to Lebanese lentil soups, so I decided to add some and we prefer it that way now.
Printable Recipe
Serves 3-4
This is a delicious Lebanese dish. It makes a full meal (the greens aren't traditional, but I like them).
1 cup brown lentils, rinsed
5 cups vegetarian broth
2 medium onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2-4 cups chopped raw chard, kale or, other greens, or 1/ 10 ounce package chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
4 ounces spaghettini, broken into 4" long pieces (whole wheat pasta is good in this dish)
1/4 cup chopped parsley or cilantro (optional)
1 pinch cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons lemon juice OR 1 tablespoon sumac (see about the herb sumac here)
salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste
In a medium saucepan, bring the broth and lentils to a boil . Turn down to low, cover and cook for about 25 minutes, or until the lentils are tender but still holding their shape. (OR, pressure cook for 15 minutes.)
Steam-fry the onion, garlic, and cumin in a large nonstick pot sprayed with oil from a pump sprayer, or with cooking spray, until soft. OR place in a covered microwavable dish or casserole (such as Pyrex) and microwave at full power for 7 minutes. PS: if you don't mind a little fat, saute in a bit of olive oil instead.
Pour the lentils and all of the broth with the onion mixture into a nonstick wok or deep skillet. Add the greens, broken pasta, optional parsley or cilantro, if using, and the cayenne. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down to medium.
Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for about 10 minutes, or until the pasta is tender and most of the broth has been absorbed, leaving a sort of sauce. Add the lemon juice or sumac and mix well. Taste for salt and pepper.
Serve hot.
Printable Recipe
(Given to me by my friend Lee Hoffman of New Orleans. She tasted this in a Lebanese restaurant and thought my bellydancer friends and I would enjoy it, which we do! This is her "voice" describing the recipe.)
A tangy iced tea that tastes like you've left the continent and arrived in an exotic place. I had some in a middle Eastern restaurant, but couldn't duplicate it until I got hold of the pomengranate molasses.
4 tea bags or caffeine-free tea bags
4 C. boiling water
Make tea as usual.
Add 2-3 T. pomegranate molasses (see below)
Sugar to taste. Serve over ice.
Add 1 tsp. rose water on the top. Don't stir.
Sprinkle on about a tablespoon of pine nuts (raw). Why? I don't know, but it was served that way in the restaurant.
ROSEWATER = rose water = ma ward
Notes: This is distilled from rose petals, and used in the Middle East, North Africa, and India to flavor desserts. Don't confuse this with rose essence, which is more concentrated.
ABOUT POMEGRANATE MOLASSES (known as nasrahab in Georgian and dibs rumman in Arabic) is an essential Middle Eastern ingredient. It has a wonderful flavor and heady aroma, and keeps in the refrigerator after opening almost indefinitely. The Iranian kind tends to be sweeter and thinner than the Lebanese brands.
The uses for this thick, tangy, piquant syrup are many. It blends well with walnuts, adds a tart and pungent flavor to beans and other savory dishes, and gives an astringent edge to salads and vegetables. It is delicious in glazes and marinades and it can even be diluted and used for sharp drinks and tart sorbets.
This should not be confused with grenadine syrup, which is made from the same base but has sugar and other other flavorings added.
Both rosewater and pomegranate molasses are available from amazon and from Middle Eastern, Greek and Persian grocery stores, and gourmet food stores; rosewater is also available from Indian grocery stores.
4 comments:
- Jennifer C. said...
I was just thinking I need to make a lentil and chard soup today, to use up some of the greens in my fridge. And that tea recipe. Yum! I'm going to the post office this afternoon and on the way is a halal market, so I can stop and pick up some rose water and pomegranate molasses! Thanks for the timely post!
- Sat Aug 26, 12:21:00 PM PDT
- t. said...
The recipe is wonderful (as usual!!!!) but what I found extra fantastic is the discovery of pomegranate molasses! Never heard of that before! And since I have a pomegranate tree producing many fruits, I may event try making some myself! Any tip welcomed: I am light years away from being as skillful and talented as you!
- Sat Aug 26, 03:26:00 PM PDT
- Bryanna Clark Grogan said...
t.,pomegranate molasses is evidently just boiled-down pomegranate juice. I've never tried making it, but it might be worth a try if you have lots! I grew up in California and remember picking pomegranates off a tree on the way home from school!
There are more recipes on this blog using the syrup-- Pomegranate soup (http://veganfeastkitchen.blogspot.com/2006/03/persian-new-year.html), and pomegranate tofu (http://veganfeastkitchen.blogspot.com/2006/03/pomegranate-tofu-re-visited.html)
- Sat Aug 26, 07:47:00 PM PDT
- Dori said...
I think the soup sounds delish! I'm going to try it with some BLACK RICE long noodles that I bought. I tried to use them as a noddle dish, but they were to sticky and pretty sweet. A buckwheat noodle might be tastey too.
I like the tea idea and am going to try this also.
- Sun Aug 27, 06:25:00 AM PDT


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The Kentucky Derby has always struck me as one of the most unusual of American sports traditions.
Women wear hats that don't fit through doorways, and men fashion outfits Craig Sager would find garish. People suck down mint juleps like they're not terrible and wait hours to watch a collection of horses with names like We Miss Artie and Vicar's In Trouble gallop for a couple of minutes.
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Tom Brady and Vince Wilfork were both spotted at Churchill Downs on Saturday. As was their former Patriots teammate and current Broncos wideout, Wes Welker, who clearly had himself a very successful afternoon.
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In summation, a multimillionaire professional football player was spotted walking down a concourse at the Kentucky Derby tossing off Benjamins like Jack Nicholson's Joker. Have I mentioned the Kentucky Derby is a fever dream?
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Futures Up as Earnings Mount
U.S. stock market futures rose on a busy corporate reporting day, with reaction to earnings from Apple especially in the spotlight. Polya Lesova reports. Photo: Getty.
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