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Diane Rainey
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FUJIFILM SHOWCASES IS-MINI and CCBOXX AT 2014 CINE GEAR EXPO Los Angeles
New software upgrades support import, export and downloading of color LUTs
VALHALLA, N.Y., May 28, 2014 – Featuring groundbreaking color management and class-leading capability, FUJIFILM North America Corporation's Imaging Division will return to the 2014 Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles to present its highly popular IS-mini digital color adjustment and monitor calibration device, along with the sophisticated IS-100 "CCBOXX" on-set look creation system. Fujifilm's Image Processing System product line was developed to serve the critical color management needs of digital imaging technicians (DITs), cinematographers, and post-production facilities. The show will be held from June 5-8 at The Studios at Paramount in Hollywood.
Fujifilm will be demonstrating several new features for the Image Processing System product line. New upgrades to the IS MiniManager software, that runs on both Windows and Apple computer platforms, will now be able to control multiple IS-mini units by way of USB, and will offer simple built-in color grading abilities as well as the ability to export LUTS in the Davinci Resolve format. In addition, Fujifilm will be introducing a forthcoming LUT browsing and downloading function that will have over 17,000 LUTS available to end users These new features enhance and broaden the appeal of the Fujifilm Image Processing System for cinematography and post-production.
The IS-mini is a small hardware device that takes incoming HD-SDI digital camera moving picture video and converts the color information via two sets of 1D LUTs and 3D LUTs to outputs of both HS-SDI and HDMI connections – all in record time while still delivering high quality imaging. The IS-mini is an extension of the technologies first introduced through the IS-100 CCBOXX, and is designed to work with the CCBOXX by extending the abilities to have accurately profiled production monitors and remote color adjustment of live digital images during movie and television productions. Together, they form a powerful on-set color management system.
By use of the dedicated IS MiniManager software application, the IS-mini can also operate independently of the CCBOXX to create monitor calibrations and apply them to almost any kind of production monitor. Because of the built-in Ethernet connection, multiple IS-mini units can be assembled into a powerful array for multi-monitor/multi-camera image control and very precise color matching.
The CCBOXX is an ACES based on-set color management solution with extraordinary precision and flexibility. With the CCBOXX, cameras can be calibrated instantly on-site, while the monitors' calibrations are fully automated, eliminating the need for specialized skills. The CCBOXX is so effective that it has been used on several US-based feature length movies and commercials, as well as multi-camera live concert events.
"Designed for colorists, digital imaging technicians, editors, VFX providers, and directors of photography, the IS-mini and CCBOXX both deliver Fujifilm's groundbreaking color management and class-leading capability," said Manny Almeida, senior vice president and general manager, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Imaging and Electronic Imaging Divisions.
To learn more about Fujifilm's products for the motion picture and broadcast industries, please visit: www.FujifilmIS.com.
About Fujifilm
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, a marketing subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation consists of four operating divisions and one subsidiary company. The Imaging Division provides consumer and commercial photographic products and services, including: photographic paper; digital printing equipment, along with service and support; personalized photo products; film; and one-time-use cameras; and also markets motion picture archival film and on-set color management solutions to the motion picture, broadcast and production industries. The Electronic Imaging Division markets consumer digital cameras, and the Graphic Systems Division supplies products and services to the graphic printing industry. The Optical Devices Division provides optical lenses for the broadcast, cinematography, closed circuit television, videography and industrial markets, and also markets binoculars. FUJIFILM Canada Inc. sells and markets a range of Fujifilm products and services in Canada. For more information, please visit www.fujifilmusa.com/northamerica, go to www.twitter.com/fujifilmus to follow Fujifilm on Twitter, or go to www.facebook.com/FujifilmNorthAmerica to Like Fujifilm on Facebook. To receive news and information direct from Fujifilm via RSS, subscribe at www.fujifilmusa.com/rss.
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, brings continuous innovation and leading-edge products to a broad spectrum of industries, including electronic imaging, digital printing equipment, medical systems, life sciences, graphic arts, flat panel display materials, and office products, based on a vast portfolio of digital, optical, fine chemical and thin film coating technologies. The company was among the top 10 companies around the world granted U.S. patents in 2012, and in the year ended March 31, 2013, had global revenues of $26.7 billion*. Fujifilm is committed to environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information, please visit www.fujifilmholdings.com.
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The second quarter of fiscal 2013 proved to be a watershed period for what had been known as the professional/trade group at John Wiley & Sons. Since announcing in March that it was looking to divest its most consumer-oriented properties, Wiley sold the two largest parts of the business to Google and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Executives in a conference call with analysts last week said that while Wiley is in conversations with potential buyers for the remaining assets, it has stopped acquiring new titles in those areas although it will continue to support the books it has acquired and published.
The two divestitures to date earned Wiley $33 million, and the remaining properties, CFO Ellis Cousins acknowledged, will yield modest prices. Revenue from the properties sold or to be sold totaled $78 million in fiscal 2012—down from $85 million in fiscal 2011—putting the sale multiple at roughly 0.5 times revenue; before the recession and the growth in digital sales, trade properties tended to sell for about one times revenue. And Wiley paid much steeper multiples for the companies that it bought to bolster its stake in the professional career development field as it largely exits the trade publishing segment. In February, Wiley paid $85 million for Inscape, which has annual revenue of about $20 million, and last month it paid $24 million for Electronic Learning Systems, which has annual sales of approximately $7 million Books are not the main product of Inscape or ELS; rather, they provide digital tools and services to professionals in a variety of businesses. Wiley believes its two new businesses will provide faster growth and higher margins than its old trade book lines. The combination of the divestitures of its consumer business and the acquisition of Inscape and ELS prompted Wiley to change the name of the professional/trade group to Wiley professional development.
Wiley made a third major acquisition in calendar 2012, buying Deltak.edu in October for $220 million. With annual sales of about $54 million, Deltak is now part of Wiley's global education group. In last week's conference call, Wiley executives made it clear that more change is coming to the higher education business to accommodate what Wiley sees as a sudden acceleration in the move from print to digital in the college and other higher education markets. Those changes will likely come in the form of restructuring existing operations to lower costs as executives said that, with the exception of some possible portfolio fine-tuning, they don't expect to make any more divestitures.
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Best French fries in the U.S.
By Laura Kiniry, Travel + Leisure • Published 26th November 2012
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If you crave fries in San Francisco, Jasper's Corner Tap is a natural choice. But your decisions aren't over yet. Will it be thin, thick, or sweet potato? Do you try the smoked-paprika seasoning or a cheese curd-based poutine, or play it safe with sea salt? There's an entire menu devoted to customizable fries at your fingertips.
French fries are one of the true crowd-pleasers -- a food that friends agree upon, that turns up at both five-star steakhouses and roadside dives, and that is familiar but can also surprise you. They can be cut thick or curly, cooked with or without skins, served Belgian-style in paper cones or in a parchment-lined basket with malt vinegar on the side. No matter how you slice it, the deep-fried spud is king.
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So, how do you know a good one? "The best fries are made from fresh-cut potatoes and double-fried, which adds crispness," says Glenn Walker, who has been posting reviews at
since 2004. "I've also noticed that more and more restaurants are enhancing the flavor of their fries by frying them in duck fat, seasoning them with truffle oil, and serving them with numerous dipping sauces," he says.
As for the fry's humble beginnings, some say that, in the U.S., Thomas Jefferson was an early adopter. He was known to entertain guests with "potatoes served in the French manner," according to essayist Charles Ebeling, a member of the Chicago Literary Club. Drive-in restaurants and fast-food joints that began popping up in the 1940s popularized fries by pairing them with burgers. And it's become almost impossible to think of one without the other.
Here are some of the best fry variations in the U.S.:
The Breslin Bar & Dining Room
, New York City
It's no secret that French fries served crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, are the golden standard. But this Manhattan hipster favorite goes a step beyond others to assure the crunchiness of its spuds: introducing The Breslin's thrice-cooked chips. These long, medium-thick slices of Idaho russet potatoes are first boiled, then fried twice in a sunflower and canola oil blend before receiving a dash of salt, and presented either as a stand-alone dish or alongside a feta-topped, chargrilled lamb burger. Only thing left to request: a side of cumin mayo for dipping.
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Boise Fry Company,
With a slogan that reads "burgers on the side," you know this is a place serious about its spuds. The potato reigns supreme in this state, and between the vast selection of sauces, seasonings, and spritzers, it's possible to never try the same thing twice. The ordering goes like this: walk in, choose from six varieties of potato including purple, yam, and sweet, then decide how you'd like it cut. Next up, the dressing. Perhaps you'd like your curly Yukon gold fries topped with malt vinegar and served with a side of blueberry ketchup (that's right: blueberry), or you might be craving a russet fry with rosemary garlic salt and Thai sour cream. Or why choose at all? Enlist some friends, and sample away.
The Original Hot Dog Shop
, Pittsburgh, PA
At this family-run stalwart, the mountain of fries that comes in even a small order borders on the ridiculous -- so no wonder the college kids keep coming back. Located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh, "The Dirty O" has a reputation for decadent spuds: hand-cut and peeled Idaho potatoes, twice fried in peanut oil, and served golden and crunchy on a cafeteria tray. The Original even has its own dedicated fry station, where you can order them with sides of gravy, cheese, or ketchup. 3901 Forbes Ave.
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, Portland, ME
When it comes to delivering the perfect fry, it's all in the name at this Portland sandwich shop. The locally sourced potatoes are twice fried in a healthy coating of duck fat that results in a crunchy exterior but leaves each fry's interior fresh and tender. They're then served in paper cones with a handful of specially made dips like smoked mussel mayo and chopped egg and caper mayo. Being close to Canada, Duckfat also offers its own version of poutine, topping those same crispy fries with a heaping of local cheese curd and house-made duck gravy.
Jasper's Corner Tap
, San Francisco
Since its 2011 debut, Jasper's has won a following for its bar offerings, including a menu devoted exclusively to fries. Seriously. You get to choose your fry (thin, thick, or sweet potato), your seasoning -- options include smoked paprika and truffle, Parmesan, and herb -- and, for an extra $3, add a cheese curd-based poutine. Word on the street is that the smoked cheese fondue is "to die for." Jasper's also obliges with a late-night menu ideal for entertaining the Tenderloin neighborhood's after-hours crowd. The highlight? A helping of thick-cut fries, naturally, topped with buffalo mozzarella curds and hot brown gravy.
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Pike Street Fish Fry, Seattle
Late-night crowds line up at the counter of this tiny Capitol Hill neighborhood eatery for some of Seattle's best fish and chips; after all, the fries alone are worthy of the wait. They're hand-sliced, fried to perfection, and served in paper cups with dipping sauce (the tangy chili mayo is a perennial favorite). And while it's hard to beat a helping of these crispy gems after an evening out boozing, Pike Street Fish Fry outdoes itself every third Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. by serving its fries for free.
The Green Room
, Greenville, SC
This go-to source for upscale comfort food also has a reputation for creativity (ever heard of a Philly Cheesesteak soup?), and its fries are no exception. Chef Patrick Long specializes in Parmesan truffle fries, shoestring cut and tossed in truffle oil immediately after he takes them out from the fryer. He then tops them with grated Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley. Pair them with a plate of BBQ pork biscuit sliders, and you've got yourself a satisfying southern meal.
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Bourbon Steak
, Miami
Celebrity chef Michael Mina's dinner-only restaurant offers up generous cuts of beef that are both organic and hormone-free -- and its fries get the same attention to quality and detail. Mid-thick cuts of potato get dunked in duck fat to provide both their rich flavor and crispness, and an order covers three seasoning and sauce combos: rosemary herb accompanied by a side of spicy ketchup; onion-dusted with sour cream sauce; and smoked paprika with smoked barbecue sauce.
Jonesy's EatBar
, Denver
The fries at this Uptown neighborhood gastropub are consistently voted Denver's best: they're thick-cut, extra crispy, and simply put, phenomenal. They also come in four "World Famous" and original varieties, including Buffalo (doused in wing sauce and blue cheese crumbles with a side of dressing), and a Bacon Mac & Cheese that regular costumers swear by. Factor in a dash of nostalgia from the setting within a restored 1950s soda fountain.
, Ocean City, MD
It may have something to do with the salty air, but there's a certain je ne sais quoi in a boardwalk fry that just can't be found elsewhere -- and
has been preserving and protecting that quality for the last 80-plus years. No wonder there's always a wait. It's hard to beat a bucket of hand-cut spuds that have been fried in peanut oil with skins on, especially when served with nothing more than a little salt and vinegar. Purists believe there's no messing around with the fry's intense potato flavor, so if you really want ketchup you'll have to bring it yourself. And while you're at it, invite a few friends to share: Thrasher's smallest fry order is a 16-ounce bucket, and its largest is a whopping 53.thrashersfrenchfries.com
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- Homegrown Tribe said...
love the pictures! What a great looking family!
- September 30, 2008 at 7:09 PM
- Kathy said...
Beautiful...absolutely beautiful family!
Thanks for stopping by...it's always great to see you!!
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- Karie said...
You guys look great. Hope you had lots of fun, we are a bit jealous.
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Those are such great pics of your clan! I hope you had tons of fun. We were out of town, but not doing fun stuff like you all!
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HEY GIRL!! Sorry it's taken me so long to get over here. Finally I have a connection downstairs so I can check in more often : )
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The UMBC men's basketball team makes its first-ever journey to Arizona State and opens the 2013-14 campaign in Tempe, Ariz. on Nov. 8. Tip-off time is set for 6:00 p.m. (MST). Paul Mittermeier has all the play-by-play action on Q1370/www.q1370.com starting with the pre-game show at 7:55 p.m. (EST). The game will be televised by the PAC-12 Networks with Jason Knapp and Ernie Kent on the call.
RETRIEVER UPDATE: UMBC (8-23 a year ago) returns six letterwinners and three starters from a team that closed the gap dramatically against America East competition in Aki Thomas' first year as head coach. UMBC upset third-seeded Hartford in the league championship quarterfinals. Six of seven newcomers are Maryland natives and a majority of expected to contribute in 2013-14. SR F Chase Plummer (11.8, 6.4) is the team's leading returning scorer and rebounder, who surpassed the 1,000-point mark in three seasons.
SUN DEVIL UPDATE: The Sun Devils, under eighth-year head coach Herb Sendek, notched their fourth 20-win season (22-13) in his seven years in 2012-13. The Sun Devils have a roster that includes the 2012-13 Pac-12 co-Freshman of the Year (Jahii Carson, 18.5 ppg, 5.1 apg) and the top-single season shot blocker in Pac-12 annals (Jordan Bachynski, 120 rejections). No Pac-12 player made more three-pointers than Jon Gilling last year, as he pumped in 84, fourth-most by a Sun Devil in school history. The junior averaged 9.7 points per game last year in his sophomore season.
WHO'S UP NEXT: UMBC opens the home schedule on Monday, Nov. 11 when they host Eastern (Pa.) University at the RAC Arena. That contest is the back-end of a hoops doubleheader and will tip-off at 7:30 p.m.
THE BENCH BOSS: Aki Thomas enters his second year as head coach of the UMBC men's basketball program, earning the title on the eve of the 2013 America East Tournament. Thomas served as acting head coach since Oct. 10, 2012 after five previous seasons as a Retrievers' assistant coach.
Despite the loss of three post players due to injury, Coach Thomas led UMBC to more victories (8) since the 2008-09 campaign. The cohesive Retrievers knocked off third-seeded Hartford in the quarterfinals of the league championships, and led Vermont for much of the first 32 minutes of play before bowing in the semis. Thomas and his staff bolstered the hopes for the future by bringing in a strong, locally-based recruiting class for the 2013-14 campaign.
Thomas, age 34, was the 11th-youngest NCAA Division I head coach in the nation in 2012-13. He was a standout for Howard in 2000-01, when he averaged almost 12 points and eight rebounds per game en route to being named to the All-MEAC second team. Before Howard, Thomas played for three seasons at the University of Colorado. The Manhattan, N.Y. native was a two-time league rebounding champion in the Venezuelan LPB League (2003-04) and earned the same title during a stint in the Colombian Federation Cup League (2004).
At 34 years of age, Aki Thomas is currently the 11th-youngest Division I head coach in the country. At 33 years and nearly six months of age, Thomas was only five months younger when he coached his first official game (at Penn on Nov. 9) than UMBC's first Division I coach, Jeff Bzedelik (now the head coach at Wake Forest) was when he coached his first game for the Retrievers at Northwestern in November of 1986.
AND THE REST: The 2013-14 coaching staff has an average age of just over 28 years. A pair of Coach Thomas' staff members- fifth-year assistant coach John Zito ('06) and third-year assist Jay Greene ('09) are UMBC alums and played together on the 2005-06 Retriever squad.
A LOOK (WAY) BACK: The trip to Tempe to open the 2013-14 season is UMBC's longest since competing at San Diego State/Long Beach State in the 2005-06 campaign.
The meeting with the Sun Devils will be just the second time that the Retrievers have faced a Pac-12 opponent. UMBC played a Jason Kidd-led Cal squad in Berkeley early in the 1993-94 campaign.
This will be the second time the UMBC basketball program has competed in Arizona. In their third year of NCAA Division I competition (1988-89), the Retrievers opened the campaign with a 61-47 victory at Northern Arizona.
47 YEARS: The Retrievers are competing in their 47th season of intercollegiate basketball, the 28th at the NCAA Division-I level (1986-87) and the 11th as members of the America East Conference. UMBC has won 494 and dropped 747 (.398) and are 301-478 (.386) since 1986-87. The Retrievers enter their 11th season in the America East Conference, after stints as an independent (1986-90), the East Coast Conference (1990-92), the Big South Conference (1992-98) and the Northeast Conference (1998-2003).
The America East Conference and SEFCU, the largest credit union in New York's Capital Region, announced a presenting sponsorship agreement for the 2013 and 2014 America East Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, which will be held at UAlbany's SEFCU Arena March 7-9, 2014. This is the second time SEFCU has been the presenting sponsor for an America East Championship. The 2009 men's basketball championship, which was also held at Albany, was presented by SEFCU.
HEART OF CHAMPIONS: UMBC has an 9-9 all-time America East Tournament record. The Retrievers went five consecutive years with at least one victory in post-season play before a quarterfinal defeat at the hands of Vermont in 2009-10. The Retrievers snapped a four-game losing streak with a quarterfinal victory over Hartford in 2012-13.
BATTLE-TESTED: Over the last six seasons, UMBC is 34-22 (.607) in games decided by five points or less. The Retrievers were 4-8 in games decided by eight points or less in 2012-13. UMBC led seven of those 11 contests with ten minutes remaining on the clock.
EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT!: UMBC is 7-4 in extra time vs. America East opponents and 0-7 vs. non-conference opponents in since joining America East in 2003-04. The Retrievers have now lost eight consecutive extra session affairs (the most recent to American on Dec. 6) to non-conference foes since a win over Quinnipiac in the 2001-02 season. The overtime loss at UNH on Feb. 13 drops UMBC to 0-3 in OT this season.
LOCATION, LOCATION: Towson is the first program that UMBC has acheived 20 victories against, followed by Loyola (19) and Mount St. Mary's (18). The Retrievers will play all three of those local squads this season. In addition, the Retrievers will face Coppin State, GW, American, UMES and play a home-and-home series versus Navy.
BUY!: With eight victories in 2012-13, UMBC collected its most wins since amassing 15 in the 2008-09 season.
* In 2012-13, UMBC allowed 71.5 points per contest, 5.6 points lower than the previous season.
* UMBC excelled from behind the arc, offensively and defensively in league play. The Retrievers finished third in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (34.7) and made treys (7.2) per game and second in 3-point defense (28.9%).
* UMBC's second-half field goal percentage of 78.9% was the second-best ever for a half (in quarterfinals vs. Hartford) in America East Championship history. The Retrievers also hold the best mark, hitting 18 of 21 (85.7%) vs. Stony Brook on in a 2005-06 first round game.
* UMBC was 21-of-39 (53.8%, 10.5 made per game) from behind the arc in the two America East games.
* UMBC's opponents made only five fewer free throws (515) than the Retrievers attempted (520) last season. The Retrievers' season 63.1% free throw percentage was just .5% better than a school-record low of 62.6% in 2003-04.
Seniors Ryan Cook and Brian Neller both competed their senior campaigns in fine fashion. Cook finished the 2012-13 season with 478 points, the ninth-most in school history. Neller, who set the UMBC single-season record for treys, completed his four-year run with 261 three-point field goals, second-most in school history.
Cook has signed a professional contract with OKK Sloboda Tuzla in the Bosnian Liga I in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He excelled at the June 2013 First Team All iBall Pro Combine, which was scouted by a group of former and current NBA and overseas players. He averaged 16.0 points per game during the combine, which ranked second amongst the 43 players that were invited. OKK Sloboda Tuzla was the runner-up in both the regular season and the championships of Liga I in 2012-13.
Senior Chase Plummer became the 17th player in school history to reach the 1,000 point plateau with 1,017 after three seasons. He is just the eighth Retriever to score 1,000 points in three or fewer seasons and is the leading active scorer in the America East Confernce.
Plummer corralled 199 rebounds, the sixth-best figure for a UMBC Division I junior and he has accumulated 524 career caroms, now 17th in school history.
Plummer also recorded 54 steals, the sixth-most in a single season in school history and his 150 career thefts are also sixth in UMBC's basketball history. He placed second in the conference with 1.7 steals per outing.
Junior Joey Getz hit 31-of-54 field goal attempts (57.4%) in the months of February and March and led the team with a 50.4 field goal percentage for the campaign.
Senior Quentin Jones ranked tenth in America East in assists (2.7) per game during league play. The former walk-on earned a scholarship for his senior season and he has also earned the title of co-captain.
Senior Brett Roseboro suffered an on-court injury during an altercation in practice on Jan. 25 and did not dress for the final 12 games of the season. He was ranked in the top ten in America East in rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots until falling below the 75% mark in games played for 2012-13.
The Retriever coaching staff brought in seven newcomers to complement the six returners for the 2013-14 squad. All six of the incoming freshmen have Maryland connections. The seven players who list a Maryland town as their hometown on the roster are the most for a Retriever men's basketball team since having an all-time high of eight on the 1992-93 squad.
UMBC Head Men's Basketball Coach Aki Thomas has tabbed senior guard Quentin Jones and sophomore forward Malik Garner as Retriever co-captains for the 2013-14 season.
"Q is very mature beyond his years and is consistent on and off of the court," said Thomas. " He is a true leader by example and a good teammate. As a coach, it is a luxury to have a player with these qualities at the point guard position."
"Malik's attention to detail, commitment, and character are his best attributes. He works extremely hard in the classroom and on the court, making him a perfect fit for this role on our team," said Thomas.


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One mounteth unto the Crown by the moon and by the Sun, and by the arrow, and by the Foundation, and by the dark home of the stars from the black earth.
Lines like this have been catching my attention a lot lately. I've been coming to a point where the only ceremonial work that I do is to produce drops of understanding so that I can ultimately attain K&C of the HGA. If this is indeed my goal, am I wasting my time by zigzagging up the tree with the path of Magick? Is there some initiating current that can take me straight up the central pillar instead? And perhaps after I've attained K&C of the HGA, I can explore magck again if it still strikes my interest.
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A radioactive plume released from the Fukushima meltdown may have already reached the west coast of North America and is expected to reach the U.S. in April, said a panel of researchers in Honolulu Monday. However, without any federal or international monitoring, scientists are bereft of "actual data," guessing at the amount of radiation coming at us.
Monitors along the Pacific U.S. coast have yet to detect any traces of cesium-134, said Ken Buesseler, a chemical oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), speaking on a panel at the meeting of the American Geophysical Union's Ocean Sciences.
However, sampling undertaken by Dr. John Smith at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography has found traces in the waters outside of Vancouver, B.C.
LiveScience reports:
Smith and his colleagues tracked rising levels of cesium-134 at several ocean monitoring stations west of Vancouver in the North Pacific beginning in 2011. By June 2013, the concentration reached 0.9 Becquerels per cubic meter, Smith said. All of the cesium-134 was concentrated in the upper 325 feet (100 m) of the ocean, he said. They are awaiting results from a February 2014 sampling trip.
Their water samples have helped develop models that forecast the "probable future progression of the plume," said Smith.
According to Buesseler, based on those models, initial traces of radioactive isotopes from Fukushima should be detectable along the Pacific coast of the United States in April.
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One of the radioactive isotopes that is formed during a nuclear accident is cesium-134. With a short half-life of two years, any traces of it detected by monitoring instruments can be specifically attributed to the Fukushima nuclear accident.
Another isotope, cesium-137, decays very slowly with a half-life of 30 years. Though traces of cesium-137 have been detected in the world's oceans, their source may be attributed to previous nuclear-weapons tests.
One shortcoming of the current models available to the scientists is that lack of solid data is creating varying predictions about the amount of radiation and when it is expected to reach the U.S.. And though the estimated levels fall far shorter than acceptable drinking water concentrations, according to the WHOI, the concern is not direct exposure but rather the "uptake by the food web and, hence, the potential for human consumption of contaminated fish."
"To my mind, this is not really acceptable," said Buesseler, speaking of the variation between the predictive models. "We need better studies and resources to do a better job, because there are many reactors on coasts and rivers and if we can't predict within a factor of 10 what cesium or some other isotope is downstream—I think that's a pretty poor job."
Individuals have recently spread alarm about the presence of radioactive isotopes already found along the Pacific coast, although those concerns were debunked.
Without any federal or international agencies currently monitoring ocean waters from Fukushima on this side of the Pacific, Buesseler and the WHOI have had to recruit volunteers to collect seawater at 16 sites along the California and Washington coasts and two in Hawaii and ship the samples back to the Cape Cod, Mass. laboratory.
"We need to know the real levels of radiation coming at us," said Bing Dong, a retired accountant and one of the volunteers with the WHOI project. "There's so much disinformation out there, and we really need actual data."


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|The most simple version of the Karplus-Strong algorithm which is suitable to simulate a plucked string. It is similar to the runProc function.
|Infinitely many equi-delayed exponentially decaying echos. The echos are clipped to the input length. We think it is easier (and simpler to do efficiently) to pad the input with zeros or whatever instead of cutting the result according to the input length.
|Echos of different delays. Chunk size must be smaller than all of the delay times.
|Echos can be piped through an arbitrary signal processor.
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Roy Haynes is the pulse of legendary jazz. For over 50 years Roy Haynes has influenced and innovated, shaping some of the greatest recordings in jazz while his joyous drumming with the legends of the genre altered the very fabric and direction of jazz improvisation.
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With his latest group of 20-something cohorts, Roy sends his "Hard Swing" to a timeless place. Haynes elevates the performances of his FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH BAND matching fire stroke for fire stroke, thrill for thrill, a tremendous give and take between the generations fueled by masterful musicianship and youthful abandon.« Back to Events


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My son has finished school for christmas so last week, it was time to make the christmas cards for his friends. I didn't have loads of time but saw this on Pinterest and made my own version in Publisher. Here is how they turned out...
I made some baubles on the computer as I didn't have enough buttons and pearls to make all of the baubles on all of the cards. I imported the bows as an image and added the sentiment.
All that was needed was some glamour dust and some embellishments!
I rounded the corners with my corner chomper.
My little fella gave them out with a father christmas chocolate telling everyone his mum had made his cards bless him:-)
I have made a rather special purchase to help me make my main christmas cards, more on that in my next post!
Hope your christmas plans are going well. I can't wait to spend some time with my little fella, the excitement for christmas is growing in this house by the day!


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One presumes or anticipates (that); one reckons or thinks (that). If we can maintain these increasing profits, I figure that we'll be able to open a second branch by the end of the year. Mom figures it's time I moved out and found a place of my own to live.
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Let's take a look today at Valentin Brustaux's Tiina with Tomas Brousil's Monopol.
Tiina is a sturdy, contemporary serif face, drawn from no specific tradition or family line. Its low contrast and generous fit serve to keep the face both approachable and firmly affixed to the page. As a block of text, Tiina holds together exceptionally well.
Monopol exists solely as an extra compressed, or skyline sans in a range of weights from very thin to as heavy as heavy goes. Its construction is that of the draftsman-inspired alphabets of the early to mid-twentieth century, with several well-considered exceptions in form and fit. Depending on final size, you may need to track Monopol open some. Together, Tiina and Monopol form a fine working relationship, each offering more than sufficient ground to allow its companion's distinguishing characteristics take the role as the figure.
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October 1st, 2013
You won the Lottery. Hooray, $150 million dollars split 7 ways. Have you ever dreamed of winning the Lottery? Sure, money can buy happiness as well as Louis Vuitton bags, a Mercedes and a closet full of designer clothes. Several million dollars winnings would give you everything you ever wanted, right?
"Lucky 7" is about a bunch of friends who are down on their luck working at a gas station in Astoria Queens. Matt's girlfriend has his second baby and refused to stay in his overbearing mother's house another day. His brother, who is an ex-con thinks the solution is to pull an inside job and robbing the gas station at night. They win the Lottery and mayem ensues. Denise loses the winning ticket,"Lucky 7" is based on an English drama called the "Syndicate". Matt is played by Matt Long. Lorraine Bruce plays Denise.
I had an opportunity to talk to Lorraine Bruce and Matt Long about their roles on the show.
Tune in at 10:00 and see the ladies having a "Pretty Woman" experience. They try on thousands of dollars worth of clothes and take all of them. They know what its like to be wealthy for the first time.
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I have been tasked with offering a counterpoint to DJ's race review (see the last post). As an amateur blogger and former resident of Washington, DC, I fancy myself an expert on most every topic. So why not add marathons to my repertoire, right? Right.
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Windy City Live debuted on ABC 7 Chicago on Thursday, May 26th in the 9am time slot held by Oprah for so many years. Hosted by former ABC 7 sportscaster, Ryan Chiaverini and former WGN-TV traffic news anchor, Val Warner, the show will be broadcast live each weekday before a studio audience.
Hosts Ryan Chiaverini and Val Warner celebrated their first Windy City Live with a Commemorative Eli's Cheesecake.
Chicago Restaurateur Billy Dec is a regular contributor to Windy City Live. For the first show, Billy was joined by Johnny Galecki, who grew up in Oak Park and is the star of "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS.
Th Commemorative Eli's Cheesecake that was presented to the studio audience to close and the show and was then served to the audience and staff.
Eli's Marc Schulman greets celebrity chef and restaurateur Art Smith who is a regular contributor to Windy City Live.
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Marriage amendment passes by large margin
NC becomes 30th state to have such a marriage ban
With more than 2 million votes cast, North Carolina's marriage amendment passed by a large margin on Tuesday.
Amendment 1 had 61 percent of the vote for it and nearly 39 percent of the vote against it, according to the Board of Elections website.
The amendment constitutionally makes marriage between a man and a woman the only acceptable form of marriage. It is the 30th state to have a ban on other forms of marriage.
Most counties in the Piedmont Triad approved the amendment by a large margin. In Guilford County, however, it passed by less than 100 votes out of more than 116,000 votes cast.
Seven counties, including Watauga, voted against the amendment. The amendment vote failed in Watauga County by about 300 votes out of more than 15,000 cast.
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In the gubernatorial primary, Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton defeated Bob Etheridge on the Democratic side.
Dalton told a group of supporters in Raleigh that he's ready to start a journey toward a better future for the state.
Dalton will face Republican Pat McCrory, who said he's ready to turn North Carolina around.
The AP projected McCrory the winner less than an hour after polls closed. He had 85 percent of the vote at that point.
McCrory made his victory speech in Charlotte around 8:30 p.m.
In local legislative races, Rep. Howard Coble easily won the Republican primary in District 6. Coble had 57 percent of the vote, while former radio personality Bill Flynn had 22 percent of the vote and Guilford County Commissioner Billy Yow had nearly 20 percent of the vote.
Coble will face former State Sen. Tony Foriest, a Democrat, in November. Coble has held the seat since 1985.
In District 8, Republican Richard Hudson, a former congressional aide, was up 32 percent to 21 percent over Scott Keadle, a former Iredell County commissioner. The winner will face Democratic incumbent Larry Kissell.
In District 5, the Democratic opponent for Republican incumbent Virginia Foxx will be Eliszbeth Motsinger. The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board member was ahead of Dr. Bruce Peller by about 40 points.
In District 12, Democratic Rep. Mel Watt, who has held the seat since 1992, easily defeated Matt Newton. Watt will face Republican Jack Brosch in November.
State election director Gary Bartlett said turnout was a little lower than expected, especially in areas where it was raining.
Turnout ranged between 30 percent and 40 percent in most Piedmont Triad counties, while turnout was between 40 and 50 percent in Alleghany, Ashe, Davie, Wilkes and Yadkin counties.


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Let's take a minute to appreciate two underdogs of the citrus world: lemongrass and kumquats.
Okay, so lemongrass isn't really citrus at all, but the herbaceous and lemony flavor of its reedy stalks improves most everything it touches. Though lemongrass meets its highest purpose in complex curry pastes with fried shallots, moody chilies, and nutty coconut, the stuff makes some fine custard: delicate and light with a touch of perfume. And it's even better when combined with sharp citrus.
Which is where the aggressive tartness of kumquats comes in. These little fruits—currently abundant in the Chinese markets surrounding our office—are a pain to prep but seriously rewarding. They have the rounded sweetness of a Meyer lemon but with way more sass, and a tropical lilt that plays well with the aromatic qualities of lemongrass.
The trouble with kumquats is their overwhelmingly sour juice, not to mention their tiny yield within a thick rind and studs of large seeds. But the feisty kumquat is easy to tame: candy it, skin and all, and you have an entirely edible fruit with the complex bitterness of marmalade and sweet-tart flesh that's much easier to love.
To candy citrus properly you need to watch your temperatures and cooking time. Which is why, for this ice cream at least, I don't bother. Were I serving candied kumquats at room temperature with cake or cheese, I'd go the extra mile. But this is ice cream. Cold messes with texture and flavor, and I found that by tossing minced kumquats with sugar and letting them sit overnight, I was able to soften and sweeten the fruit enough so it'd stay pleasantly sweet and chewy, even when frozen.
This recipe really gives you two gifts in one. The first is the ice cream itself: full of bright kumquat sweetness bolstered by cool lemongrass and rich egg. The second is a bonus: the syrup you get from faux-candying the kumquats overnight. You can drizzle it over this ice cream for sure, but also consider adding a spoonful to an Old Fashioned filled with ice. Stir in a light spirit—gin, light rum, and cachaça all do nicely—followed by a spritz of lemon or lime. Stir, letting some of the ice melt before sipping.
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Citizens United Turns One
The Supreme Court majority in Citizens United asserted plainly that the federal government's powers are few and defined in the realm of political speech. The decision has since been cast as one that does little more than give "corporations and unions the freedom to spend as much as they like to support or attack candidates." Of course, the stakes were far higher. As the government's attorney asserted during the initial oral argument, the Federal Election Commission retained the authority to ban the sale of certain books (e‐books included) in the weeks leading up to an election, a fact opponents of Citizens United rarely mention.
Shortly after that oral argument, Austin Bragg and I made a short video with Steve Simpson of the Institute for Justice, Allison Hayward of George Mason University School of Law (and now of the Center for Competitive Politics) and John Samples, director of the Center for Representative Government at the Cato Institute.


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Winter food: Nook serves up mac and cheesy goodness
For mac and cheese fans, the Nook on the Downtown Mall has pulled out all the stops, offering up an entire winter gourmet mac and cheese menu. Of course, the kids tend to go for that bland Kraft powdered stuff, but for those looking for something a little more hearty and fresh"Š
"We introduced this last week, and it has been a huge hit," says new general manager Jeff Hale, of Northern Exposure and Savour fame. "We have had several repeat customers for it bringing friends back to try a different mac."
Hale says there are nine different mac and cheese combos, including a take on the traditional with four cheese (cheddar, swiss, monterey jack, and asiago), something called The Kitchen Sink (grilled chicken, spicy Italian sausage, sweet peppers, caramelized onions, and three cheeses), the Godfather (mozzarella, asiago, spicy Italian sausage and basil), Chicken Little (swiss, mozzarella, broccoli, lemon, dill and chicken breast), and the 21 Club (swiss, American, roasted turkey, baked ham, applewood smoked bacon, tomato. For vegetarians, there's the Helen of Troy (Kalamata olives, pepperoncini, feta, and red peppers), and the Tuscan (mozzarella, asiago, portabella mushroom, tomatoes and basil).
"We have had several repeat customers for it bringing friends back to try a different mac," says Hale.
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Hello Charlottesville. Jeff Hale from The Nook here. With all the cold and nasty weather we are going to have you really should stop by for a bowl of these great combo mac and cheeses. Based on the responses from this menu we are launching new macs today to replace some that were just a little too out there(for now at least). So stop by ask your server for their favorite and let me know how you liked it. If you have a suggestion for the next incarnation of this menu let me know. Thanks!


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Valentine's Day gift ideas for your besties
Editors' Picks: Be My Gal-entine
Guys may come and go, but BFFs, like diamonds, are forever. So, whether or not you've got a hot date tomorrow, don't forget to share the love with your girlfriends.
[From: Brie]
1// Great for a date night or drinks with the girls, this graphic little frock is surprisingly versatile and hits spring's black-and-white print trend right on the head. Plus, I love the Valentine-sy pop of red that ties it all together. $44.80, Cottage by the Sea, Ward Warehouse, (808) 591-9811.
2// Give your favorite techie a kiss with a twist with this cheeky iPad case from DVF. Covered with a pretty pink lip print, it smacks of style. $85, Diane von Furstenberg, Ala Moana Center, (808) 672-2840.
3// Spice up dinnertime with this adorable Babushka tabletop set from Fred & Friends. Nested in each: salt and pepper shakers and a toothpick holder. $26.99, Neo Plaza, 316 Seaside Ave., (808) 971-0030.
[From: Terri]
1// The gorgeous leaf and petal motif in Aerin's new Floral Illuminating Powder is perfect for the girl addicted to pretty little things. $55, Neiman Marcus, Ala Moana Center, (808) 951-8887.
2// Tread carefully if you choose to gift a custom basket from Island Olive Oil Company; sampling and picking the perfect flavored olive oil or balsamic vinegar to accompany the fig jam and pour spout can be incredibly addicting. $39.95, Island Olive Oil Company, Ward Centre, (808) 388-8912.
3// Filled with quirky characters and laugh-out-loud moments, Etiquette & Espionage follows a British teen who realizes her finishing school also teaches spycraft - think Harry Potter with a girl at the helm. $17.99, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall, (808) 737-3323.
[From: Christi]
1// The name of this fun wine marker set says it all. Hugs and kisses from me to my drinking buddies! Umbra Drinking Buddies wine stopper and marker set, $9.99, Simply Organized, Kahala Mall (808) 739-7007.
2// Truth: sometimes the most fun we have is being catty. Celebrate that with silicone cat pouches stuffed with adorable little dog book clips. Mimi Pochi cat pouches, $9.97, Nordstrom Rack, 330 Kamakee St., (808) 589-2060, Midori P-51 Clips, $8.60 for 18, Hakubundo, Ward Warehouse, (808) 947-5503.
3// The translucent stones keep this statement necklace delicate and modern. Besides, who needs a guy to get jewelry? NattoLee smoky quartz and green moss opal gold-fill necklace, $150, Dolce, Ward Center, (808) 596-9436.
[From: Stacey]
1// I wear pink in small doses, but Dilan loves to frost herself in it. So Valentine's Day is the perfect time for me to chillax and give my girl what she wants: a pretty-in-pink dress. Lucky for me, this Harajuku Mini dress mixes the Pepto Bismol hue with Tiffany-blue leopard spots and a sweet zigzag trim. $24.99, Target, 4380 Lawehana St., (808) 441-3118.
2// The touch of leopard is daring, the neon strip is all about fun, and the hit of red is, well, it's damn sexy. Seriously, who needs a guy when you have a pair of flats that provide you comfort, support and all of the above? DV by Dolce Vita Reyn Flora leather flats, $79, Anthropologie.com.
3// To those gals who haven't found The One, Kate Spade made this one just for you. Forget about finding Prince Charming; wear your flirty intentions on your sleeve with a "Play the Field" carryall tote. Call to Action Terry tote, $248, Kate Spade, Ala Moana Center, (808) 941-4565.


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Transformer Fire (2008) originated online and was then translated to the gallery space for a show at artMovingProjects in Brooklyn. It generated a lot of interest in a past Rhizome blog post. Can you discuss this process of transforming a net art piece into the gallery space?
The Transformer Fire videos were originally posted on a group blog called Spirit Surfers, and the format of the blog limits the size, presentation, and bandwidth. So when I was preparing the video for the show, I optimized it for the screen that Aron would be using, rendering the videos in higher quality and in portrait orientation for a sideways monitor to better fit the vertically oriented stack of 5 videos, and I matched the resolution of the video to the monitor so I could control exactly how things were scaled. The presentation was a bit cleaner and clearer than on the blog.
Your interest in making music led you to design an iPhone music sampler app, and then an app that is an artwork and a musical instrument. Do you follow the development of art apps? Do you think it could become a new distribution channel for art?
I've looked at some art apps, but personally I think games are the best art in the App Store. I think Cookie Dozer Thanksgiving is more visually and mechanically interesting than any art app I've seen. Maybe I'm missing the best art apps because I don't know how to find them. I think that I would be more inclined to say that apps could become a new medium for art rather than a channel. I can't think of a lot of existing art that could be distributed and viewed properly with an iPhone ...


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Reusing Thunks for Recursive Data Structures in Lazy Functional Programs
Yasunao TAKANO*, Hideya IWASAKI, Tomoharu UGAWA
Lazy evaluation helps programmers write clear programs. However, it has significant run-time overheads for building many as-yet unevaluated expressions, or thunks. Because thunk allocation is a time- and space-consuming task, it is important to reduce the number of thunks in order to improve the performance of a lazy functional program. We propose static analysis algorithms that achieve the thunk reuse technique. Thunk generation is suppressed by reusing and updating an already allocated thunk at the tail of a list, on the condition that the thunk is singly referred, i.e., pointed to only from the tail field of a cons cell. This method guarantees that reused thunks definitely satisfy this singly referred condition on the basis of a static analysis with program transformations. We are implementing our method in the Glasgow Haskell Compiler by modifying the code generation and the runtime system. In this workshop, we will talk about the current status of our implementation and the results of some benchmarks.


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Dennis Rodman to the rescue! The Worm told TMZ that he's heading back to North Korea to do what — at least in his mind — President Barack Obama can't.
Rodman told the website that Obama "can't do sh--" about the situation in North Korea, so he's taken it upon himself to try and get Kenneth Bae, an American, released. Bae was sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor for supposedly attempting to overthrow the North Korean government.
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"I'm gonna try and get the guy out. ... It's gonna be difficult," Rodman said, before turning his vitriol on Obama. "We got a black president [who] cant even go talk to [Kim Jong-un] ... Obama can't do sh--. I don't know why he won't go talk to him."
All the while, Rodman continues to insist that he's "not a diplomat" and he simply considers Kim Jong-Un a friend. Rodman first met Kim Jong-un while visiting North Korea in February.


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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Wade in: Big closets and compact ideas near Trail
ADDRESS: 387 Wildwood Court
NEIGHBORHOOD: Wildwood in Albemarle
SIZE: 1,862 fin. sq. ft.
LAND: 0.12 acres
CURB APPEAL: 8 out of 10
AGENT: Jim Duncan, Nest Realty, 242-7140
The instant we walked through the front door and into the kitchen, one name came to mind: "R. D. Wade." In his long career, the prolific local builder made many solidly constructed houses, like this one off Park Street.
Between a few tours, first as a buyer new to the area, and now as a wizened real estate writer, we've seen enough to know the Wade trademarks, which here include hardwood floors and crown molding downstairs, half-bath under the staircase, and a breakfast nook off the kitchen. Following the script, the upstairs features three carpeted bedrooms and two small but full baths. The basement has a family room, fourth bedroom with half-bath, and laundry/utility/storage room.
Having waxed poetic in these pages a few short months ago about another Wade-built house in Willoughby, this week we'll note that Willoughby and Wildwood share similarities beyond the builder. For one, the main street of each development– although accessed via city streets– leaps across to the county's side of the border. Here, the road's advance is ultimately halted by Meadow Creek, so the Rivanna Trail is just a short walk away.
One drawback of both neighborhoods (and throughout our area) is that a flat lot is hard to find. The only level space out back is a deck off the kitchen.
Two of this house's neighbors are also currently listed for sale, though their styles and prices vary significantly– as do the signs out front. The agent's new listing company aspires to save Saturday neighborhood browsers the time spent stopping the car to grab a flyer by being the flyer. A full-color sign features interior pictures, listing price, and contact information. (Alas, there's no photo of an agent with professionally whitened teeth.)
Paradox time: the only large bedroom is the master, but even in the smallest bedroom, the closets are colossal, even Brobdignagian. While that will save the next owners a trip down to the basement, we'd prefer our misanthropic teenager to have room for a bigger desk on which to IM, Tweet, or whatever it is youngsters do these days.
Small touches of innovation abound: pantry shelves on the side of the basement staircase, recessed wood medicine cabinets in the bathroom upstairs, and a petite seashell pedestal sink in the powder room.
It's sure compact in here. One could argue the builder's zeal for efficiency sacrificed comfort, room to stretch, or even architectural aesthetics. But, in this price range, the alternative is the townhouse or that K-Car of homes: the three-bedroom rancher. And there are plenty of them around here, if that's what you prefer.
When we stepped out into the sunlight, our tour complete, we had only three things on our mind: R.D. Wade, Paul Newman, and a ride home. In the past two years, Wade has retired, and Newman left us for the pool hall in the sky, but both have left behind a solid body of work.
As for the ride home? CTS had us covered: Google Maps' cool new transit feature says it's an eight-minute walk to the 2A bus.
Each week, a brave local seller invites the Hook to provide an impartial, warts-and-all look at their real estate listing. E-mail yours today!


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Seventy-nine percent of federal managers who are responsible for agency purchasing decisions think energy efficiency is the most effective way to meet energy needs, reduce energy costs and lower greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent survey by Zogby International.
However, one-third of the agency decision-makers said lack of funding is a major obstacle to achieving mandated energy efficiency goals, according to the Zogby poll sponsored by the Alliance to Save Energy and Schneider Electric.
Sound familiar? A report released earlier this week by CDW Government drew similar conclusions. Two-thirds of the public- and private-sector IT managers surveyed in that assessment said understanding best practices for energy-efficient IT is critical to their organizations' success, according to CDW-G's 2010 Energy Efficient IT Report.
Organizations are consolidating data centers and deploying technology in innovative ways to reduce energy consumption, but managers still struggle to find funds for energy-efficient IT programs, the CDW-G report states. The CDW-G report is based on a survey conducted in July of 756 IT professionals who are responsible for buying IT equipment, and 150 of the respondents were from the federal government.
The Zogby poll surveyed 201 government leaders in October. The survey asked participants to rate the importance of energy efficiency at their agencies, rate the agencies' ability to comply with federal energy efficiency requirements, identify obstacles to compliance, and identify attitudes toward energy efficiency at the agency.
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The poll, released in conjunction with the GOVgreen Conference held Nov. 9-10 in Washington, D.C., also found that:
"Greater energy efficiency among federal agencies is today more important than ever, given the huge amount of energy consumed by federal facilities and the need for fiscal restraint at all levels of government," said Floyd DesChamps, senior vice president of policy and research at the Alliance to Save Energy. The organization is a coalition of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide.
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"Saturday Night Live" star Jason Sudeikis has been tapped to host your tween cousin's Oscars.
MTV has announced that Sudeikis will be hosting the 20th annual MTV Movie Awards on June 5th. He takes over for another NBC star - Aziz Ansari of "Parks & Recreation" - who ticked off the network with his liberal use of "f-bombs" during last year's telecast.
Sudeikis has been gaining steam on the movie front himself, with the upcoming comedy "Horrible Bosses" that is a must-see based solely on the people in it (Sudeikis, Jason Bateman, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston, Charlie Day, Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey, and Donald Sutherland).
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Now that the show has its host, we wait to see which new categories MTV will create in order to shoe-horn in as many current Paramount movies as possible. (Remember the category "Best Summer Movie SO FAR"? For a show that airs in June? Won by....oh, what a surprise..."Transformers"? Should have guessed that during the red carpet show sponsored by "Transformers" featuring celebrities posing in front of Transformers.)