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Why Corporate Speech Rights But Not Corporate Liability for Violating the 'Law of Nations'?
Yesterday the Supreme Court heard argument in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, the case (which I've discussed before and in which Cato filed a brief) that asks whether, under the Alien Tort Statute, the "law of nations" can be applied against an entity that is not a natural person: a corporation. As the majority of the Court seemed to think, and as I wrote in the New York Times online, the answer is no because Congress never gave U.S. courts the power to entertain lawsuits alleging corporate malfeasance involving foreign actors abroad.
It seems like a discrete enough issue — does this statute contemplate corporate liability? — one that international law junkies and the "human rights" establishment are passionate about, but not one that should have much broader purchase. Yet the blogosphere, not least the response to my Times piece, is up in arms about organizations like Cato saying that "corporations are people" when it gets them political speech rights (Citizens United) but not when it subjects them to liability for their dastardly deeds (Kiobel).
But to make this charge — whether labeled shilling for corporations or just plain hypocrisy — is to misunderstand both Citizens United and Kiobel.
Before explaining why, let me just reiterate that I agree with the keen point that corporations are not human beings. But that brilliant observation is legally irrelevant. Corporations are formed by individuals as a means of exercising their constitutionally protected rights. Corporate personhood is simply a convenient legal fiction that we use to enable that rights‐pooling for all sorts of purposes. If using the word "person" in relation to an inanimate entity is confusing or offensive, you could try calling it something else (but then nobody you're talking to would understand you, so we're stuck with the word, for better or worse). In any event, as I explain in my recent law review article — "So What If Corporations Aren't People?" — none of this changes how the law treats corporations.
Now then, I'm not saying that corporate personhood is operative for purposes of political speech but not for purposes of liability for malfeasance. Instead, I'm clarifying two areas of law as they relate to corporate actors. First, the First Amendment guarantees that rights‐bearing individuals don't forfeit their rights (to speak about politics or anything else) when they associate in groups, whether in corporate form or otherwise. Second, the Alien Tort Statute — a peculiar law by which Congress gave federal courts jurisdiction over "law of nations" violations alleged by foreigners against other foreigners — doesn't recognize corporations as a type of party that can in that manner be haled into our courts. That is so because the "law of nations" doesn't extend to corporate actions (for reasons explained in our brief and elsewhere that I won't repeat here).
Kiobel has nothing to do with corporate liability in general — e.g., liability for manufacturing defective products, dumping chemicals, etc., in violation of U.S. or even foreign law — but rather only concerns corporate liability for human rights abuses and other violations of the "law of nations" by foreign corporations in foreign countries.
The law can surely be "a ass," but you have to understand what law you're discussing to understand what type of ass it might be.


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Good on Canada for finally flexing our muscles a bit towards the US. However, since this is Canada, we're flexing our pinky finger:
OTTAWA: Canada is slapping-millions of dollars worth of sanctions on U.S. imports in retaliation for a lingering trade irritant.
The announcement of a 15 per cent surtax on cigarettes, oysters and live swine from the United States came Thursday, just as the European Union took similar measures.
The measures are expected to be worth about $14-million annually.
This begs two questions:
1. Are the United States going to notice a 14 million dollar tariff?
2. Oysters?
If we really want to get their attention, we'd threaten to legalize prostitution if they don't open the border to BSE and we'd send a married gay couple to Washington to make out on the White House lawn every day until the Softwood tariff gets lifted. That'd get Bush's attention.


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Posted by Editoress on 07/5/09
Racing is just starting (at noon) for Canada Cup XC #5. The weather should not be a factor today, it is currently high cloud and 17C and, hopefully, no rain in the next few hours.
Elite men are off first and they will do 5 lap. The Elite women will start a few minute behind and will do 4 laps. Then the Junior Expert men and they will do 4 laps as well with the Junior women starting last for 3 laps.
It is a 6 km course this year with the new section now open (see red arrows on course map). This new section is actually the driest of the course. The older section is a mud bog, after days of heavy rain in the past week.
For the men Derek Zandstra, Canada Cup leader and winner of every Can Cup race he has entered this year is sure to be the favourite. Matt Hadley, Raphael Gagne and Andrew Watson will be battling it out for second.
In the Women's race a last minute entry by Marie-Helene Premont will raise the level of competion and have the rest of the women's field racing for 2nd. Emily Batty will not be racing.
Lap 1 : After a ten minute delay (morning races finishing late) racing was underway.
In the Elite Men's race it was Derek Zandstra (3 Rox Racing) at the front up the climb followed by Matt Hadley (Xprezo) and Raphael Gagne (Maxxis/Rocky Mountain).
Marie-Helene Premont (Maxxis/Rocky Mountain) jumped from the gun and had a 10 second gap in the first 300 metres in the Elite Women's race
Nicolas Tremblay was in the lead of the Junior men's race followed by Tyson Wagler
Samantha Grover was leading in the Junior Women's race
Lap 2:
Elite Men
It appears Zandstra has had a problem (mechanical?) Raphael Gagne (Maxxis/Rocky Mountain) is now in the lead as they head up teh climb for the 2nd time. Julien Fillion (Equipe du Quebec) leads Leni Trudel (Equipe du Quebec/Specialized) at 1 minute back. at 1:15 is the 2nd chase group - Mat Hadley (Xprezo), Steph Widmer (Rocky Mtn Factory ) and Peter Glassford (Toronto Trek Store)
Mark Batty, who is normally seen on the road raacing with Planet Energy is racing today. When asked how he liked the mud he smilled and said "This sucks!"
Update: Zandstra had a flat, had to run most of the lap and is now 5 min back of the leader
Elite Women
Amanda Sin is leading with a 2 min lead on a chase group. No sign of Premont
Update: Premont has had a mechanical, a problem with her rear derailleur. "it's training" she said as she finally went by
Junior Men have caught and mixed with the Elite women so we missed teh leaders
Junior Women
Kristina Laforge (Team Quebec/Cyclone) has a 1 minute lead on 4 Samantha Grover, and Valerie Meunier (Equipe du Quebec)
Lap 3
Elite Men
Gagne has increased his lead to 2 min over Hadley, folowed by Trudel and Fillion. At 3:05 it is Andrew Watson (Norco Factory Team) and then Widmer at 3:40
Elite Women
Amanda Sin has a 5::15 lead over 2nd place Caroline Villeneuve (Norco Factory Team) followed by Nicola Leary and Cindy Montambault (Accro Vélo)
Premont is 9 min back in 10th
Junior Men
Leandre Bouchard (Equipe du Quebec) has a 45 second lead on Alexis Cartier (CVM Val-David) with Patrick Chartrand (Equipe du Quebec) in 3rd
Lap 4
Elite Men
Rapheal Gagne still leading with a 2 min gap on Andrew Watson. hadley 3rd at 2:40. Fillion 4th at 3:30 and Glassford 5th at 4:15. Zandstra abandonned on lap 3 DZ just came through
Sun is out and the course is drying out considerably.
Watson is gaining ground on Gagne, the gap is now down to 1:40
Elite Women
Amanda Sin has a huge gap in the lead, but Premont has moved into 2nd
Junior Men
1 Leandre Bouchard (QC) Equipe du Quebec
2 Patrick Chartrand (QC) Equipe du Quebec
3 Alexis Cartier (QC) CVM Val-David
Junior Women
1 Kristina Laforge (QC) Team Quebec/Cyclone
2 Valerie Meunier (QC) Equipe du Quebec
3 Samantha Grover (AB) Juventus
Elite Women
1 Amanda Sin (ON) 3 Rox Racing
2 Marie-Helene Premont (QC) Maxxis/Rocky Mountain*
3 Nicola Leary (NZl)
4 Caroline Villeneuve (QC) Norco Factory Team
* Premont had a serious mechanical early on in the race where her derailleur went into her spokes. She ran backward on the course to the Tech Zone for a repair and then rode the rest of the race with broken spokes in her wheel. Depending on the ruling of the officials, she may be DQ'd for going backward on the course.
Elite Men
1 Raphael Gagne (QC) Equipe du Quebec/Maxxis Rocky Mountain
2 Andrew Watson (ON) Norco Factory Team
3 Matthew Hadley (NB) Xprezo
4 Peter Glassford (ON) Trek Store Toronto
5 Julien Fillion (QC) Equipe du Quebec
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DearMyrtle, in a valuable blog post entitled Feedback: FamilySearch's Potential, brought up an interesting point about FamilySearch.org that applies to many other online websites: indexes do not contain all of the genealogical information. An index is an extracted document. That means someone has to look at the original and transcribe what they see. If you have ever tried to find a family in the U.S. Census that seemed to disappear in one or more census years by using indexes, you probably ran into either the enumerator's error or the indexer's error. But the problem pointed out by DearMyrtle goes beyond that issue, it addresses the issue of those who provide the digitized documents giving the impression that the the only option available is to search the indexes. They fail to mention that there may be original documents that are not included in indexes and cannot be searched by a search engine. It should be obvious that the content of digitized documents cannot be searched unless they are indexed.
In the case of huge online genealogical databases such as those maintained by Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org and many others, as DearMyrtle points out with FamilySearch.org, there is no mention in the searching mechanisms on the websites that the information you are seeking may either have been indexed incorrectly or not in the index at all but still perfectly available in the original sources. In the case of FamilySearch.org, only a small percentage of the total number of records available that have already been digitized are indexed. In the case of Ancestry.com, nearly all the records have been indexed, in fact, a high percentage of the records on Ancestry.com consist solely of indexes without links to images of the original records.
Now this is another issue added to the one raised by DearMyrtle. The database search engines may not be able to find the records in the database even if you give the correct parameters. So, in addition, to not pointing users to information that is not in the indexes online, the databases do not tell the users that their own search engines may not produce the information even when it is in their files. In other cases, the search engines may produce dozens to hundreds or even thousands or responses, none of which refer to your ancestor. I refer to this as producing false positives.
I could start giving examples from my own research in just the U.S. Census records alone where the images are all available online. In the case of records where only the index has made it to the online database and there is no way of consulting the original record's image, you and I may never know whether or not our information is simply invisible online but actually still in the record. Here is a simple example; search in a large database, such as Ancestry.com, for someone you already know has multiple records and look at the results.
When you do this, you are going to see two different issues come into play. First is the issue of the transcription of the indexes but second is the issue of the way the search engine used by the database either works or doesn't work.
I used my Great-grandfather, Henry Martin Tanner, as a test case. I currently have eight sources attached to his entry on my Ancestry.com family tree so I know that he is in their records. When I do a search for Henry Martin Tanner, born in 1852 in California, I get over 1,400 results. Out of the first twenty entries that come up with this relatively simple search, only one of them is actually my Great-grandfather. Now the message this gives to someone who does not know the system is that the records are not there. However, there is nothing in Ancestry.com to tell the researcher that false positives and a lack of response to the search are "normal" and to keep searching with different combinations of terms or go look at the original records that are available in digital copies. For example, search the U.S. Census pages images for the town where the ancestor lived page by page. My rule is to always assume the record is available and to keep looking with combinations of searches and looking at the original records in digital form.
I see DearMyrtle's point as raising a fundamental failure of the online databases to provide a pathway for less experienced users to find their family records. Not everything is available at the "push of a button."


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In the past I had a love-hate relationship with Mac products because they looked really good on me but I always broke out . After switching to a different type of Mac foundation I fell in love with thier products again.
My Mac makeup essentials are the timeless kits that I constantly buy in the store when they run out. I cannot live without them….or maybe I can and I'm just being dramatic.
- Studio Fix Fluid foundation ( NC50). Life without my foundation would be bleak. I don't even need a concealer to cover my dark spots because it's full coverage. It lasts throughout the day and doesn't run out too quickly. I wear makeup 4-5 times a week and it lasts an average of 4 months
- Studio fix powder plus foundation (NC50): I use this powder to blot any shiny areas on my face after applying foundation. It is a life saver.
- Mineralize Skin Finish in Cheeky Bronze is literally the best bronzer/highlighter I have ever tried. You should try it! It was literally made for my skin tone. I always get complements whenever I wear it because it gives a really nice glow.
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Weiser Center director honored with U-M award
Anna Grzymala-Busse, Ronald and Eileen Weiser Professor of European and Eurasian Studies, and director of the Ronald and Eileen Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies and the Weiser Center for European and Eurasian Studies, received a U-M Faculty Recognition Award. Faculty Recognition Awards are intended for faculty early in their careers who have demonstrated substantive contributions to the university through achievements in scholarly research and/or creative endeavors; excellence as a teacher, adviser and mentor; and distinguished participation in service activities of the university. Eligible candidates include full professors with no more than four years at that rank, associate professors and assistant professors. Up to five awards of $1,000 each are made each year.
Political scientist Anna Grzymala-Busse works on the cutting edge of comparative politics. She brings rich historical and cultural knowledge, original insights and thoughtful analysis to her research on post-communist politics in East Central Europe, state development and transformation, and religion and politics. Fluent in English, Czech and Polish, Grzymala-Busse first attracted national attention when she won the 2000 Gabriel Almond Award for Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics from the American Political Science Association.
Her book "Redeeming the Communist Past, The Regeneration of Communist Parties in East Central Europe (2002)" offers a penetrating analysis of the rebirth and adaptation of communist parties in several East Central European states after the collapse of communism in 1989. Her second book, "Rebuilding Leviathan: Party Competition and State Exploitation in Post-Communist Democracies (2007)," won the APSA's 2008 Ed A. Hewett Prize for Best Publication on the Political Economy of the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe, and best book honors from the Slavic Studies Association.
Grzymala-Busse has published 20 articles in top journals; a half-dozen chapters in high-profile collections, and reports, reviews and working papers. She has won the APSA Alexander George Award for Best Article in Qualitative Methods, and the APSA 2008 Gregory Luebbert Award for Best Article in Comparative Politics. Grzymala-Busse has directed Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies and Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia since 2010. Under her leadership, the centers have taken on a prominent role on campus through conferences, guest lectures and support for students and faculty. She leads the Comparative Politics Workshop, a forum for graduate students to present their work. She also serves on numerous university and professional committees, reviews for more than a dozen journals and two academic presses, and also is in demand as a speaker at workshops and conferences around the country. Grzymala-Busse received the Henry Russel Award in 2009.
To read about other U-M faculty honored for scholarship and service, see the University Record article.


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Familiar Strangers now on DVD and download
A year after its release, Familiar Strangers, the Charlottesville-produced and Staunton-filmed movie that won festival and audience acclaim–- and even briefly bounced James Bond from the top spot at a few theaters–- has just been released on DVD and download.
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Saw this at the theater, and totally enjoyed it. Grateful that this sweet, compelling story made it to the screen. Heart warming, without being sentimental, and funny in a sad, but, oh so human way.
Not to be missed !
This is for Jenny. Jenny, the distribution copy of Familiar Strangers that you would get from any of the commercial outlets has subtitles. Search the web and you will find it from a lot of outlets at varying prices. Buying Direct from the producers you would receive a first edition copy which, though it has some extra stuff, does not have closed captions. If you already got a first edition but need a production copy, let me know = email@example.com = and I will see that you get it.
I'm disappointed that it doesn't have English Captions or Closed-Captioning. I have a severe hearing loss and would love to enjoy this movie, just like regular people. Now I'm sad that I have a hearing loss...
Glad it is out! Saw this in the theater and its the kind of film you can give as a family gift. And its made here which Im proud of.


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The interior of the Mercedes-AMG S 65 Cabriolet offers an almost unmatched level of exclusivity and connects outstanding comfort with performance technologies. The AMG instrument display and the sporty 3-spoke steering wheel indicate the greatness. The designo AMG Exclusive nappa leather upholstery implies the details of precious craftsmanship.
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Fake newsman Jon Stewart plans to hold a real rally in Washington D.C. in an attempt to cool off the hot rhetoric currently dominating the nation's political discourse.
On the September 16 episode of "The Daily Show," Stewart unveiled plans for the "Rally to Restore Sanity" set for October 30 - "a date of no significance whatsoever", reports Entertainment Weekly.
Also calling the event "A Million Moderate March," the jokester said he wanted to attract the "70-to-80% of Americans who aren't extremists on the right or the left," to come to the National Mall with an appeal to "Take It Down A Notch For America."
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The event's website offered a profile of the expected attendee:
"We're looking for people who think shouting is annoying, counterproductive, and terrible for your throat."
Saying that he understands that the crowd he hopes to attract would normally "have s#$% to do," as opposed to other protesters, Stewart offered to pass out pre-made signs to attendees. Among them: "I Disagree With You But I'm Pretty Sure You're Not Hitler," "9/11 was an outside job," and "Legalize Pot."
The timing of the rally happens to coincide with "The Daily Show's" already scheduled visit to the nation's capital, happening October 25-28.
Not to be outdone, Stewart's sometimes partner in crime, the bombastic Stephen Colbert, announced on his show that he'll also host a D.C. rally on the same day entitled, "March to Keep Fear Alive."
Colbert's rally got a jolt of energy this week from the social media website Reddit.com, whose members have raised over $194,000 for DonorsChoose.org, a non-profit that funds classroom projects around the country that Colbert has affiliated himself with.
The faux-conservative host sent a letter to the website thanking them for their contributions.
"Despite how silly and nonsexual Reddit can be, your true colors show when someone is in need," he wrote.


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Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Prohibition, repeal, and absinthe
The drink above is currently my favourite cocktail and is one of two I will be drinking on Repeal Day soon. More details of this drink below but first a few words about prohibition and repeal. These are topics that have been very interesting for me since I was responsible for selling alcohol in some Middle East countries
The long prohibition of absinthe in the USA had a similar effect with many American consumers finding ways to order absinthe online before the ban was finally lifted. Prohibition didn't/doesn't work and merely served/serves to make the banned drinks more intriguing for some.
Indeed the prohibition of absinthe in Switzerland merely drove the whole category underground and is responsible for the birth of some once notorious but now famous absinthe brands such as La Clandestine.
The full story of the birth of La Clandestine in the dark days of the Swiss absinthe ban can be read here.
When it comes to prohibition and repeal, absinthe has the longest history of being banned and is the subject of the most recent repeals. Absinthe was effectively banned in the USA from 1912, 8 years before prohibition. Repeal, whose 80th anniversary is celebrated on December 5, 1933, did not extend to absinthe for another 73 years. Until March 5, 2007, or another 26,753 days to be precise!
So while the US celebrates the 80th anniversary of repeal, absinthe lovers must either mourn all those lost "green hours," or must make up for lost time. I prefer the latter!
So I want to celebrate two events: repeal in general and then the repeal of the absinthe ban. I'll do so with a classic cocktail from the 1920's and 1930's and then with a modern cocktail.
Firstly, what better way to make up for lost time than by trying one (or more) of the absinthe cocktails created to celebrate prohibition and enjoyed in bars like London's Savoy around 1930 while Americans, in theory, were not allowed to drink out in their own country.
The Savoy Cocktail Book mischievously lists a selection of "COCKTAILS SUITABLE FOR A PROHIBITION COUNTRY" which are "for those countries where they make the most of prohibition." This list includes
Special (Rough) Cocktail
1 Dash Absinthe
1/2 Applejack
1/2 Brandy
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
This is not well reviewed in the Savoy Stomp ("The name is pretty accurate"), so I gave it a miss.
Prohibition started in 1920 so it seems fair to assume that these next two cocktails were expressly named to mark prohibition:
Nineteen-Twenty Cocktail
1 Teaspoonful Groseille Syrup
1/6 Pernod Kirsch
1/6 Crystal Gin
2/3 French Vermouth
1 Dash Absinthe
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Nineteen-Twenty Pick-Me-Up Cocktail
2/3 Absinthe
1/3 Gin
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
1 Dash Orange Bitters
1 Dash Gomme Syrup
Shake well, strain into medium size wine-glass, and fill balance with soda water.
Given the number of gin, vermouth and absinthe cocktails in the Savoy and the fact that the first of the these two contains just a dash of absinthe, I have focused here on the second. It is also similar to the Absinthe Special Cocktail with the main difference being the soda. I thought it would be interesting to see what the soda brings to the drink.
I made the Nineteen-Twenty Pick-Me-Up using Gloag's Gin (no longer available) from the makers of The Famous Grouse and an absinthe that was directly hit by the US ban on absinthe: Butterfly Absinthe (more of this later).
This 1920 Pick-Me-Up was strong and refreshing (maybe an unusual combination) and the citrus notes in Butterfly worked well with the gin. This style of cocktail maybe doesn't have the immediate appeal of some modern cocktails but when I close my eyes and sip it, it does indeed feel like the kind of cocktail one could easily have enjoyed at the Savoy in 1930.
The original makers of Butterfly, P. Dempsey of Merrimac Street, Boston, were of course directly affected by prohibition. Patrick Dempsey's son, George, was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association of America (try putting that on a business card) and he presented this paper in 1908.
Sadly the efforts of George Dempsey and others were unsuccessful: his absinthe, Butterfly, the only American absinthe for which a bottle and recipe survive, disappeared after 1912 and his distillery closed in 1920 to become, eventually, a car park (a very profitable business in Boston!).
Butterfly Absinthe returned to the USA in autumn 2013 and is now made in Switzerland by a former moonshiner. UK mixologists have had a head start on Butterfly, with some great cocktails already created at the Worship Street Whistling Shop and at One Leicester Street. But the most interesting cocktail I have enjoyed with Butterfly takes me back to India (where this post started). London's Indian restaurant, Gymkhana, which opened in September 2013 to some stunning reviews, offers a Flutterby Lassi (created for them by Fluid Movement's Jon Lister who also created the absinthe cocktails enjoyed here in 2012). A lassi is an Indian drink (usually non-alcoholic) with a yoghurt base that is consumed at the end of a meal to ease digestion.
The Flutterby Lassi is offered as a digestif and is made as follows:-
3 dill sprigs
2cm piece cucumber, peeled
35 ml Butterfly absinthe
10ml lime juice
20ml gomme
50ml yoghurt
Muddle the dill and cucumber and pour all the other ingredients into shaker.
Shake and double strain.
Serve in a port wine glass and garnish with a scrolled skin of cucumber and a sprig of dill.
The Flutterby made it onto national British TV, into the Evening Standard's list of London's best cocktails and into several other national newspapers. City AM called the Flutterby a "cultural gem."
The combination of Butterfly (which I consider a digestif-style absinthe) with yoghurt works amazingly well, and the dill and cucumber topped it off perfectly. A great well-balanced taste, refreshing with a smooth creamy mouth-feel (but not at all like a cream liqueur). Despite having a large measure of absinthe in, this is the first absinthe cocktail that my wife has really liked, and even requested again and again (see below).
Great to see a wonderful absinthe cocktail coming from an Indian restaurant of all places. India has some of the strictest alcohol laws in the world, including prohibition in many areas. Butterfly was created by an American company that fought prohibition and lost, and is now made by a Swiss company that was started as a direct result of and response to prohibition. So in every respect, the Flutterby Lassi is a very appropriate way to celebrate the 80th anniversary of repeal in the USA. Cheers! Santé! अच्छी सेहत!
Posted by Alan at 12:30
Labels: 10 Essential Absinthe Drinks, absinthe, Boston, Butterfly, cocktails, DrinkWire, Gymkhana, Harry Craddock, India, La Clandestine, London, repealday, Savoy
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I ran away to see my friend last week and played some serious Barbies. Two cakes. And we got to play with a real fondant sheeter (sigh . . .) in an actual bakery. Our friends at The Cake Mamas in Glendora, California conspired with me to surprise our unsuspecting victim, my dear friend Joan, with a birthday cake. She was told that it was for the ex-mayor and that we had complete freedom in the design. Little did she know that she was decorating her own birthday cake! I almost had to give away the surprise the night before since she was so worried that it be something fabulous and over the top. It's 10:30 pm and she's coloring in sketches of the design. Hadn't thought about the potential stress on her but it was hard not to giggle when she kept telling me asking me why I wasn't showing any concern along with her. Sorry for the potential heart attack friend. Hope you have a very Happy Birthday! The ex-mayor actually stopped in for an order after we'd unveiled the surprise by writing her name on the cake. An added bonus. Thanks Janelle & Fabiola and crew for your extreme generosity and patience! And for all of the wonderful cupcakes. The Green Eggs and Ham was my favorite. Yum!
It was so lovely to get away and catch up. Beautiful sunshine, flowers, and friends. What more could one ask for? Well, actually, now we'd both like a sheeter. Thank you very much. Didn't even know what we were missing.
March 14th was Pi Day and to celebrate, my son asked if I'd make some mini pies for his math class and their finals. Unable to leave well enough alone, I also made some square cupcakes in protest. What event isn't protested these days? Thirty tiny pies: blackberry, caramel apple, cherry (and mixed berry which failed to make the photo shoot) plus 40 chocolate cupcakes filled with Swiss Meringue Buttercream and topped with red Sixlets for cherries and fondant for pie crust. Had to laugh when I passed some real protesters (teachers) on the corner turning into the campus! The instructor told the class they could eat while taking the exam. Hope that she'll error in favor of Pi for any smudges over illegible answers!!!
Have a great week!


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NOTE: The semifinals and finals of the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship on Oct. 8-10 are scheduled to be shown live from Rome on Universal Sports.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 25, 2010) – The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team fought hard and rallied from an 0-2 deficit to defeat Mexico 3-2 (22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-11) on Saturday in the opening match of the 2010 FIVB World Championship in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
The U.S. Men open play in Pool D at 1-0 and will face Venezuela at noon PT on Sunday. Venezuela fell to Argentina in Saturday's other Pool D match, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18.
Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) led the U.S. Men with 22 points on 15 kills (0.33) hitting percentage, four blocks and a match-high three aces. Outside hitter Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) added 18 points on 17 kills (0.47 hitting percentage) and one block. Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) totaled 12 points on eight spikes (0.40 hitting percentage), three blocks and one ace.
"I'm happy to win such a great match in the beginning," U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.) said in an FIVB press release. "I want to underline the great game of Mexico. In the first two sets they played better than us. In the third set, our team increased the level of play and with the help of Stanley we were able to win. We never underestimated Mexico. We have great respect for them."
The U.S. Men had a hitting percentage of 0.27 (55 kills on 120 attempts and 22 errors) while Mexico's was 0.32 (65 kills on 127 attempts with 24 errors). The U.S. had six aces and 10 service errors while Mexico had two aces and 18 service errors. Both teams finished with nine blocks, but the U.S. was charged with 34 blocking faults while Mexico had 15.
The U.S. was credited with 56 excellent service receptions and two faults on 83 attempts. Mexico was credited with 52 excellent service receptions and five faults on 91 attempts. Mexico was credited with 37 digs. The United States had 32.
Gerardo Contreras led Mexico with 22 points on 19 kills and three blocks. Carlos Guerra added 21 points on a match-high 21 kills.
Among other U.S. players, outside hitter Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) scored six points on five attacks (0.14 hitting percentage) and one ace. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) finished with five points on four kills (0.22 hitting percentage) and one block. Outside hitter Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) totaled three points on three spikes. Outside hitter Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) had two points on two kills and setter Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) totaled two points on one kill and one ace.
Lambourne was credited with 17 excellent receptions and no faults on 26 attempts and 11 digs and three faults on 16 attempts. Rooney was credited with 19 excellent receptions and one fault on 25 attempts along with 10 digs and no faults on 10 attempts.
U.S. Men's Head Coach Alan Knipe started Anderson and Rooney at outside hitter, Lee and Holmes at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at setter and Lambourne at libero. Salmon replaced Anderson at outside hitter in the second set and started the third and fourth. Lotman substituted for Salmon in the fourth set and started the fifth.
Setter Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.) also played as a substitute.
The teams were tied 7-7 in the tiebreaker when Stanley came from the back row to put down a kill on the right side to give the U.S. an 8-7 lead. Lee followed that with a quick kill to put the United States ahead by two. Mexico tooled the U.S. block to make it 9-8, but then lost the serve on a service error and followed that with a hitting error to give the U.S. an 11-8 lead. Mexico called timeout and the U.S. came back with its own hitting error to make it 11-9. A Lee quick kill followed by a Mexico attack made it 12-10. Stanley gave Team USA match point with two straight kills. It looked like Stanley would end the match with an ace, but Mexico dug the ball and got it back over where the U.S. was not prepare and let it drop. The next play saw Holmes and Lotman playing aggressively at the net against Mexico, which was charged with a setting error to give Team USA the victory.
Team USA held an 8-7 lead at the first technical timeout (TTO) of the first set, scoring on a kill and an ace from Anderson along with spikes from Rooney, Stanley and Holmes. The teams battled back and forth until it was tied 12-12. The United States went ahead by two on two straight attacks from Stanley and Anderson. Mexico called timeout and responded with a kill, but the U.S. Men led 16-14 at the second TTO. Mexico came out of the break and scored on a kill and an ace to tie things at 16-all. With the scored still tied at 17-17, Team USA used a 4-1 run, including kills from Rooney and Anderson and a Holmes ace, to lead 21-18 and seemed to have the set in hand. But Mexico scored on two straight attacks to pull to within one. The U.S. scored on Mexico's serving error to lead 22-20, but Mexico scored three straight points on a kill and two blocks to take a 23-22 lead. Knipe called timeout, but final Contreras attack and a U.S. hitting error sealed the win for Mexico.
Mexico used its momentum and a series of U.S. errors to take an 8-5 lead at the first TTO of the second set. Team USA came back with a Lee kill, Stanley block and Mexico error to tie the score at 8-all. The teams battled back and forth until the score was tied at 15-15. Two straight kills from Contreras and Guerra put Mexico up by two. Team USA came back with a block by Stanley, but Mexico scored twice more with two attacks. Knipe called timeout and brought Salmon in for Anderson. Holmes got a block to make it 19-17, but it was the last "real" point Team USA would score in the set as its final two points came on Mexico's errors. Mexico turned on the heat at the net and score its final four points on two blocks and two kills to win the set, 25-19.
Trailing 4-2 in the third set, the U.S. Men scored four straight points on kills from Salmon and Rooney, a block by Holmes and an ace from Stanley to lead 6-4. Two straight U.S. errors tied the score at 6-6, but Team USA held an 8-7 lead at the first TTO and extended it to 11-8 as Rooney and Stanley both attacked the net. Mexico came back behind Guerra and Samuel Cordova to pull to within one at 12-11 and 13-12. That's when Stanley came up big with a kill and two straight aces followed by Mexico's hitting error and a Holmes block to give the U.S. Men an 18-12 lead. Mexico called timeout and got the serve back with a kill, but then the teams traded points until the U.S. led 23-16. Mexico scored twice on a U.S. error and a block to cut the lead to five, but Team USA ended it with a Lee kill and Holmes block.
The U.S. Men held an 8-5 lead at the first TTO of the fourth set, scoring on two attacks from Salmon, two by Rooney and one by Holmes. Tomas Aguilera had two quick attacks for Mexico to pull to within one, but the United States came back with two points on Mexico errors. Later, trailing 12-9, Mexico reeled off four straight points including a block and kill by Contreras, to grab a 13-12 lead. Knipe called timeout and Mexico had a service error. Stanley followed with a block and the U.S. lead was 14-13. The two teams traded the lead back and forth. With Mexico leading 17-16, the United States scored three straight points on a Stanley kill, Mexico error and Rooney attack to lead 19-17. Mexico called timeout and came back with a Guerra strike. But Team USA increased its lead to 22-19 on a Stanley strike and Hansen ace. The United States reached set point first at 24-20 on a Lotman kill. Mexico scored twice on a kill and U.S. service error before a Lee kill gave Team USA the set victory and forced the tie-breaker.
To reach the 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship page, click here.
To read U.S. Men's Team Leader Greg Vernovage's blog from the World Championship, click here.
To view a photo gallery of this match, click here.
2010 FIVB Men's World Championship
Sept. 25-Oct. 10 in Italy
U.S. Roster for Sept. 25
(12 players are chosen from the 14-man roster prior to each match)
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 Matt Anderson (OH, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State)
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
4 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6 Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7 Jonathan Winder (S, 6-8, Irvine, Calif., Pepperdine)
10 Riley Salmon (OH, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
13 Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
15 Russell Holmes (MB, 6-8, Fountain Valley, Calif., BYU)
16 Carson Clark (Opp, 6-5, Santa Barbara, Calif., UC Irvine)
17 Max Holt (MB, 6-9, Cincinnati, Ohio, Penn State)
Head Coach: Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Team Leader: Greg Vernovage (Susquehanna, Pa.)
Assistant Coach: Gary Sato (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Trainer: Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.)
Technical Coordinator: Chris Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Team Doctors: Andrew Gregory (Nashville, Tenn.) and Keith Feder (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Medical Support: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)
Pool D First Round Schedule (all times PT) and Results
Sept. 25: Argentina def. Venezuela, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18
Sept: 25: USA def. Mexico, 22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-11
Sept. 26: Argentina vs. Mexico, 8 a.m.
Sept. 26: USA vs. Venezuela, noon
Sept. 27: Venezuela vs. Mexico, 8 a.m.
Sept. 27: USA vs. Argentina, noon


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I'll be compiling my annual "Where to eat out in Tallinn and elsewhere in Estonia" 2013 round-up soon (yep, even with three small kids I've been able to visit a café and restaurant or two, quite surprisingly :)), but until I do that, I leave you with some links about Estonian food and/or food in Estonia.
Based in Toronto? Then listen to David Sax and head over to The Estonian House for some lovely "pirukad": Pass the pirukas! At the Estonian House Café, meaty mains and deadly desserts bring the Baltic to Broadview (The Grid, March 20, 2013)
A first generation American of Estonian descent, Andres Simonson, explains the concept of Estonian smörgåsbord: Külmlaud - the guided tour (Estonian World, March 10, 2013)
London-based Swedish food writer Ana Maria Espsäter shares her impressions about the Estonian food and recommends places in Tallinn and outside the capital: Tallinn's mix of traditional and new (Just About Food, April 8, 2013)
If you read Finnish, then check out Sikke Sumari's overview about Tallinn restaurant scene: Jauhoton suklaakakku ja pari osoitetta Tallinnasta (Iltasanomat blog, April 12, 2013).
If you read Estonian, then Triin Paaver has been musing about the ethical aspects of foodblogging: Toidublogija rollist, vastutusest ja Tšiili hanemaltsast.
The photo above was taken in our garden in May 2012. Not sure our tulips will be in full bloom any time soon - it was still snowing yesterday! - but we're being hopeful.


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Note: This pattern is a 4-stitch I-cord and is worked holding both strands of yarn together.
Cast on 4 sts. *Do not turn. Slide sts to opposite end of needle.
Take yarn across back of sts and k4; rep from * until collar measures desired length (fits around dog's neck plus 1 to1 1/2 inches). Bind off until 1 st rem.
Transfer st to crochet hook and ch 8; sl st into same st as beg ch; fasten off. Trim ends even with ends of Fun Fur. Sew on button.
Skill Level: Easy
Finished Measurements: Approx 8 inches long, plus button loop
Needles & Extras
Note: This pattern makes a 2-stitch I-cord along both sides, and the center stitch is worked in Garter stitch (knit all rows). The collar is reversible.
Cast on 5 sts.
Row 1: K3; leaving yarn at back of work, sl last 2 sts pwise; turn.
Row 2: P2, k1, bring yarn to front of work and sl last 2 sts pwise; turn.
Rep Rows 1 and 2 for desired length (circumference of dog's neck plus 1 to 1 1/2 inches). Bind off last row until 1 st rem; transfer st to crochet hook, ch 6, sl st into first bind-off st; fasten off. Weave in ends. Sew on button.


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Wis. home sales jump in Nov. but prices dip
Median sale price in November dipped 2 percent
MILWAUKEE — Home sales in Wisconsin are continuing a brisk pace, but the median home sale price slipped in November.
Home sales jumped almost 25 percent last month from November 2011. According to statistics released Monday by the Wisconsin Realtors Association, monthly sales of existing homes now have risen for almost a year and a half.
But the median sale price in November dipped 2 percent.
Renny Diedrich, chairman of the state Realtors' board of directors, said Wisconsin's housing market has "seen a real bounce" this year.
But the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the Realtors aren't sure what drove down the median price from November a year ago. The median price slipped to $129,900 from $133,000.
Until November, the median price in Wisconsin had risen for eight consecutive months.


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Leading Up to Sheryl Sandberg's Book Launch, LeanIn.org Goes Live
Just days away from the launch of her first book, "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead," Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and a group of fellow women entrepreneurs have launched LeanIn.org, the companion site to the book, which, in Sandberg's parlance, aims to become a sort of "global community to encourage women to lean in to their ambitions."
Co-founded by Sandberg, serial entrepreneur Gina Bianchini, Debi Hemmeter and Rachel Thomas, the site will operate as a startup, with a full-time staff of four members who will continuously work on the site, updating and launching products as necessary.
The idea goes hand in hand with the major theme of Sandberg's book, which "contains practical advice for women — and the men who want to help them — on how to lean in and close the gap" between the two, which Sandberg told AllThingsD previously.
The site's appeal hinges on three primary features: A community section, where folks are encouraged to share stories on how to achieve their goals; an education section, which offers free online courses; and "Circles," which are smaller, more intimate gatherings both on- and offline for people who want to dive further into the program.
While "Lean In" is all but guaranteed to be a bestseller with all the publicity leading up to the launch, there are no guarantees the website and organizational component of the plan will take off. It all depends on how well Sandberg and company can foster a community (which strikes me as somewhat funny, given her Facebook-ian background).
The site is live now, for all to see and visit, and the book will be released next week.


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1) version 1 comes with the regular blade and a black glove hand holding the saber.2) version 2 comes with the Dooku saber and no visible black glove hand holding the saber.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the Dooku saber will be included on future assortments with him.
does anyone have the version of anakin #28 without the black circles around his eyes? if so, are these easily found in stores. is the black paint totally removed or is there just a smaller amount? does anyone have comparison pics of the two?
Has anyone heard of the Darth Vader/Anakin deluxe figure variations? One has all the armor packaged in the bubble and visible in the package and the othe has it hidden.
As for legitimate "variations", the only two I've heard of so far are the Deluxe Vader/Anakin with the accessories either below, or to the right side of the figure...
I have looked religeously for the Anakin #2 with Dooku saber and have not been able to find one anywhere.
Looks like there's yet another intentional color variant for army building purposes, this time on the new Wookiee Warrior. He's apparently shipping in both light tan, and darker brown versions. Oy!
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Lindenwood University's Theatre Department will present William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, a comic tale of mistaken identity, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 to 20 in the university's Emerson Black Box Theater.
Tickets, which cost $10, are available at the Lindenwood University Box Office, 636-949-4433, or online at www.lindenwood.edu/center. The Emerson Black Box Theatre and the Lindenwood Box Office are located in the university's J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, which is located at 2300 West Clay St., St. Charles, MO, 63301.
One of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, Twelfth Night tells the story of the beautiful Viola who, upon becoming shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria, disguises herself as a man ("Cesario") to protect her honor. In this guise, she becomes the page of the lovesick Count Orsino. As luck would have it, just as Viola is falling for Orsino, she is sent to woo the Countess Olivia on Orsino's behalf, and Olivia finds herself captivated by the handsome young "Cesario." The timeless play is a delightful look at the ridiculous things we do for love.
For more information about the production or the Lindenwood Theatre Department, contact the Box Office at 636-949-4433.


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Recently released broadband stimulus eligibility requirements exclude urban areas by requiring "un-served" or "underserved" coverage status, San Jose, Calif., CIO Steve Ferguson says.
Requirements for broadband money set aside in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will exclude urban areas if language in the federal government's notice of funds available (NOFA) released last week goes unchanged, Steve Ferguson, CIO of San Jose, Calif., told Government Technology this week. He contends the requirements exclude urban cities and urban counties by requiring them to be either "un-served" or "underserved" by broadband coverage.
The broadband stimulus NOFA defines an area as "underserved" if it meets at least one of the following three requirements:
o No more than 50 percent of the households in the proposed area can already have access to "facilities-based, terrestrial broadband service" at greater than 768 Kbps downstream and 200 Kbps upstream.
o An area can qualify if no fixed or mobile broadband service provider advertises broadband transmission speeds of at least three megabits per second (Mbps) downstream.
o An area is also eligible if its rate of broadband subscribership equals 40 percent or less of its households.
An area meets the NOFA's definition of "unserved" if at least 90 percent of its households lack access to "facilities-based, terrestrial broadband service," either fixed or mobile, at the aforementioned minimum speed. The federal Rural Utilities Service and the and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration - the two agencies responsible for managing billions of dollars for broadband -- say a household has "access to broadband" if it can readily subscribe to that service upon request.
Ferguson said virtually no urban area can qualify based on those definitions.
"I have a fire station that I could use fiber to, but it's in the middle of downtown San Jose. I don't have a 'un-served' or 'underserved' component there," Ferguson commented.
He said language in the ARRA passed by Congress in February listed "un-served" and "underserved" as acceptable eligibility qualifications, but didn't rule out areas that lacked "underserved" or "un-served" status.
"If that inconsistency isn't cleared up, it makes any attempt for stimulus money in an urban city a virtual impossibility," Ferguson said, later adding, "We felt like we had a number of very good candidate projects that fit."
Ferguson said an attorney with the Public Technology Institute agreed with his interpretation of the NOFA's language during a webinar Tuesday morning.
"He encouraged those of us interested in pursuing projects to go ahead and get working on them because he thought [the federal government] was going to have to rectify that discrepancy," Ferguson remarked.
The Public Technology Institute wasn't immediately available for comment Tuesday.
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Remember this chart when Democrats continue to talk about the need to keep ObamaCare but just fix its "problems." The main reason offered for allowing the government to force everyone to participate in the command health-care economy was to make it easier for the uninsured to get coverage. If that's the case, why do the uninsured actually hate ObamaCare more than the rest of America? Via Instapundit, who writes that "the rubes are catching on":
Note what's happened since the implementation of ObamaCare. In September 2013, positive reaction still edged out negative reactions. By November, despite the supposed high enthusiasm for making insurance available to all, that flipped to 36/39. Ever since, dissatisfaction has rapidly increased, and now only 22% of the uninsured have a positive view of the law — below the already-low 35% in the overall population, according to Kaiser Health. Fifty-six percent view the law negatively, far more than the 47% in the general population now, and in fact higher than any point in either series since the tracking began.
Speaking of enthusiasm, it appears that the uninsured lack it:
Among those who report being uninsured in February, confusion and lack of awareness continue. Half (50 percent) say they don't have enough information to understand how the law will impact their own families. Nearly two-thirds say they know only a little (37 percent) or nothing at all (26 percent) about the ACA's health care marketplaces, and just a quarter (24 percent) are aware that the deadline to sign up for coverage and avoid paying a penalty is at the end of March.
The Huffington Post's Jeffrey Young calls this "a surprising roadblock" to success:
The Obama administration is running into a somewhat surprising roadblock in its final push to get Americans enrolled in Obamacare ahead of the March 31 deadline: The nation's uninsured are increasingly suspicious of the law.
Fifty-six percent of those who identified as uninsured in a new poll conducted in February by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a research institution, had an unfavorable view of the health care reform law, compared to just 22 percent who said they view it favorably. The uninsured now see Obamacare less favorably than they did when the enrollment period began in October. As recently as September, more uninsured approved of the law than disapproved.
The survey results illustrate just how deep a hole the Obama administration is in when it comes to gaining the support of those the law is most intended to benefit. Indeed, the new findings show the uninsured feel worse about the law than the public at large. Thirty-five percent of Americans approve of Obamacare and 47 percent are against it, according to Kaiser.
Why should this be surprising? Polling from Gallup showed in late 2009 that half of the uninsured were satisfied with their access to health care, although not with their costs. ObamaCare forced them to change their status and have increased their costs. The fact that this realization has made the uninsured unhappy can't be that much of a surprise. And since this trend has now lasted for the past four months, it's even less surprising than it should be.


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State extends its oversight of New London's schools
The state Board of Education on Wednesday afternoon extended the term of the state-appointed special master tasked with overseeing the city's schools through the end of June 2015.
Special Master Steven J. Adamowski addressed the state board in Hartford and provided a brief overview of much of what has transpired since he was first appointed in June 2012.
"We have a very different picture ... than two years ago," Adamowski said. "We've had two consecutive years of fairly significant increases in student achievement, the district is financially stable, it has a strategic operating plan."
For those reasons and a handful of others, Adamowski last week announced that he will — in his planned September report to the state board — recommend that the state cease its involvement in New London by July 1, 2015.
The city's Board of Education has also recently appointed a new, first-time superintendent, who will take charge of the district on Aug. 1.
"In New London, there's been good progress to date. The process of building consensus in New London has been a positive one and Dr. Adamowski has been at the center of that," state Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor said. "To be sure, many challenges remain. New London has recently undergone a superintendent transition, so for the purposes of continuity and stability, I recommend that the board maintain the special master relationship for another year."
As long as New London continues to improve at the same rate it has for the last two years, Pryor said, the city will be released from state supervision by the end of next June.
"We'll aim for only one more year of involvement, assuming continued progress in New London," he said. "We believe there will be no more need for the special master position after a year."
Adamowski also announced that he intends to retire by December of this year, creating the possibility that the city will have a different special master before state supervision ends.
City Board of Education President Margaret Mary Curtin said she supports the decision to extend the state's involvement in the city's schools because she believes it will be beneficial to the incoming superintendent.
"Yes I am (in agreement with the decision) at this point," Curtin said. "I think that if we hadn't gotten another superintendent I would not have been, but I think it will be helpful to the new superintendent."
Curtin said that she is amenable to the state's continued involvement "as long as the board is not dictated to, as long as (the state is) just there as a guide to the board."
The city will receive at least 90 days' notice before state involvement ends to devise a transition, which will have to include a plan for the school system's budget. The budget has been buttressed by about $1 million in additional funds made available as a result of the state's involvement.
"There will be a number of positions the district will have to pick up and there will be other expenses the district will have to assume," Adamowski said last week.
Curtin said Wednesday the Board of Education is "very concerned" about a potential gap in funding and expects to begin working on a plan to cope prior to the next budget season.
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This weekend was beyond gorgeous here so we had no choice but to be outside. Pie thought a trip to the playground might be nice, and imagine our surprise when we got there and it was completely empty! We had the whole place to ourselves the entire time we were there.
I can't count the number of times Pie went down that spiral slide (or how many times I did...I had forgotten how much fun they were)
Pie was especially happy about having the big sand pit to herself.
So she "shuh-bulled" (shoveled), and we built castles, and sideways trains...
...and an octopus that had a few issues with his tentacles.
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Everyone wants to be a better version of themselves in the New Year. Roughly half of all Americans will make New Year's resolutions and set goals for the next 12 months. Weight loss and healthy lifestyle goals top the list, but while we make these personal commitments to slim down, activists want to add a side of obese regulations to breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Unfortunately, their focus on regulating soda sizes and sugar content misses the bigger problem. We gain weight when the number of calories we eat exceeds the number of calories burned through physical activity. According to studies in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet, people have become less active worldwide, meaning we're burning fewer calories. Advances in technology, ranging from automatic washing machines to automobiles, have led many of us to a largely sedentary lifestyle. If inactivity decreased by just 25 percent, it could save 1.3 million lives per year.
And every little bit helps. Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia found that by walking a dog for 20 minutes a day, five days a week, the average participant studied lost 14 pounds over the course of a year. In other words, you don't have to make that huge, unattainable, and quickly abandoned resolution to hit the gym for three hours a day to get in better shape.
Despite this research, the food scolds have other plans. In their never-ending quest to "solve" our problems, politicians have once again missed the mark. Instead of encouraging us to be more active, they've become hyper-focused on only one part of the equation: the food we eat. The most notorious among them may be New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who instituted a ban on soft drinks larger than 16 ounces.
He's not alone. Several cities have proposed soda taxes and other restrictions to manipulate consumer choice. Washington's outgoing governor proposed bringing back soda and candy taxes that voters struck down only two years ago. Some activists even proposed federal taxes on soda as a way to avert the "fiscal cliff."
Others are pushing the theory that food is addictive and that people cannot control themselves. For them, slogans like "You can't have just one!" aren't a compliment to the food, but rather, a cry for help. But science doesn't back that up. Researchers from Cambridge University have used brain imaging studies and concluded that "criteria for substance dependence translate poorly to food-related behaviours."
When politicians and activists restrict or demonize certain foods for contributing to obesity, they think they're making it easier for us to keep our New Year's resolutions to get healthy. Most Americans recognize that achieving these goals is about taking personal responsibility. But food activists seem to think that a little tax here, a warning label there, and a few banned appetizers will make us resemble swimsuit models by summer.
But the research demonstrates that diet "nudges" can have the exact opposite effect: researchers from the New Zealand universities of Auckland and Otago report that although people may consume less of a taxed food or beverage, they will just look for a cheaper alternative, often containing the same number of calories, or more.
A far better alternative would be to incentivize exercise and increased physical activity. In Brazil, the government intends to build health centers in thousands of cities to help residents become more active. And in the U.S., some entrepreneurs have found another incentive to help people get to the gym — cash. They developed a smartphone app that makes you accountable for working out on your personal schedule by having you "check-in" at the gym or track your running distance. If you miss your scheduled workout, the app deducts a few dollars from your account. That money is split between the people who make it to the gym. The app's creators, Harvard-trained behavioral economists, say that users are hitting their goals at a rate of 80 to 90 percent.
When bureaucrats say Americans can't make the right choices on their own, they're telling us that obesity is the "food's fault," not ours. Nothing could be more defeatist or insulting. Resolve to make good decisions for yourself in 2013 — and to reject political campaigns aimed at eliminating your personal freedom.
J. Justin Wilson is the Senior Research Analyst at the Center for Consumer Freedom, a nonprofit coalition supported by restaurants, food companies and consumers.


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Happy Holidays Moda Bake Shop-ers! It's Ellie from Craft Sew Create. Don't know where to put all the lovely holiday cards you are receiving this year? I have just the place! A tree shaped bulletin board that's just right to display cards from family and friends. There is a bit more than sewing with this project, but if you're up to it, you'll be rewarded with something beautiful and functional!
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Then lay your fabric tree on top of the batting and wood. Make sure you center the fabric on the top and the bottom.
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Pin in place so the folds don't come undone when you staple.
It's important to start your first ribbon in the lower corner, right next to the trunk. Angle the ribbon up to about 17″ on the opposite side. Carefully staple in place. This ribbon will be the measuring point for the rest of the ribbons going that direction.
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The updated second edition of The Power of Sound was released September 15, 2010.
This companion website, designed to supplement the book, is continually under construction. When I was revising TPOS, I envisioned reader's holding the book with the left hand and using their right hand on a keyboard, flipping through this site. However it works for you… it is here for you! I hope you find value. Over 200 pages prepared for the book are now on this site.
Feel free to leave a comment below. Also, if you are a Facebook afficianado, come join the conversation at my professional page, Joshua Leeds | Soundwork. I look forward to hosting a robust forum on how sound affects our biosphere (including our own bodies!), how we take responsibility for our use of sound, and how we can use intentional music and sound to create a harmonious home, community, and world.
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An 18-month construction project to reconfigure New Hampshire Avenue begins this week.
New Hampshire Avenue will become a two-way street between Dupont Circle and Washington Circle in Foggy Bottom. The road is currently one-way.
The project will also improve crosswalks along New Hampshire plus update some of the pedestrian paths through Washington Circle. Sidewalks will be rebuilt along the length of the project, according to the District Department of Transportation.
New storm sewers and fire hydrants will also be installed along with improved street lighting, DDOT says.
During construction, at least one lane will remain open to traffic at all times. The construction will also restrict parking in the area.
Bus stops and Metro entrances are not scheduled to be affected.
Crews are set to begin work on the west side of the road beginning at H Street Tuesday.
WTOP's Max Smith contributed to this report. Follow Max and WTOP on Twitter.
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