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Posted 09 October 2011 - 12:28 PM
Maria Alexandrova was very good. Such good balance! Yekaterina Krysanova was also outstanding as Fleur de Lys. So was Ruslan Skvortsov. I don't know who danced Acteon in the "Diane and Acteon" pas de deux in Act 2, but he knocked your socks off with his dancing and looks.
What did others think? Did anyone else see it?
Posted 09 October 2011 - 02:07 PM
Agree that Krysanova a very good and here I have to make a confession: like even minimally knowledgeable ballet lovers, I try hard not to be impressed with fouettes, which I prefer to think of as nothing but a parlor trick. But Krysanova's -- holy cow. Alternate single/double, very, very fast, then a quad which looked like it would be the scratch spin, but no, she kept right on going. They nearly fell apart at the end, though she managed to hold on; pretty spectacular. But really, not impressed -- honestly.
Also loved Alexandrova and liked Skvortsov, although he seemed a little underpowered at times. My favorite, though, had to be Denis Savin as Gringoire. I don't know how the character is usually played, but it must be easy to make him into the village idiot. In Savin's hands, he was unworldly but certainly not dumb; just a dreamy, good-hearted fellow in a weird situation.
Speaking of weird situations: did I miss the explanation for Phoebus' miraculous return to life, complete with glam new costume?
Only real problem for me was the music, which was no more than serviceable, if that. Made me appreciate Delibes, Tchaikovsky, et al, even more.
Did you see the backstage shots before the ballet began? The lamb was running around loose - rampaging lamb chased by protein-hungry ballet dancers! Poor little guy probably thought he was dinner.
They had a live baby goat but kept it in people's arms for the most part. I understand why, but it would have been nice if it could have wandered around for a minute! LOL
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Posted 09 October 2011 - 04:47 PM
Stashkevitch looked dangerously beautiful, wearing a bright red short gauzy dress embellished with gold as a complement to Lopatin's gold-embellished white 'boots' and micro-mini-skirted gauzy over-the-left-shoulder drape.
Her variation was spot on and exciting. His, ditto. I was very impressed with both dancers and consider their PDD a - or, maybe, the - highlight of the whole ballet.
Re: Esmeralda's "kick the tambourine" variation, here is some info from rg (Robert Greskovic, author of Ballet 101 and member of BT and BT4D) posted a few years ago on our sister forum, Ballet Talk for Dancers:
Esmeralda tambourine variation
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Posted 09 October 2011 - 05:25 PM
Posted 09 October 2011 - 05:34 PM
Happily, the Bolshoi site lists a complete cast list for today's performance, which had "Live" text in the corner of the screen a few times, although it was after midnight when the performance started in Pacific Time:
I was especially impressed with Maria Vinogradova, Beranger, who was the slightly taller and slightly more muscular of Krysanova's/Fleur de Lis' two demi-soloist friends, and their partners, Artem Ovcharenko and Vladislav Lantratov. And it was Yuliana Malkhasyants as the gypsy Mergera. She had way too little to do.
PeggyR, I didn't miss the explanation of how Phoebus recovers. There's no mime that explains this, as far as I could see.
Maria Alexandrova was stupendous; seamless technique without appearing technical, and her characterization was fantastic. I would love to see her Nikiya again now.
Savin was sweet and endearing, with a pinch of Alain. I didn't know the story, and was hoping that he'd come forward to die with her, then she'd be saved, and then she'd fall for him. However, marriage to a poet, a hapless one at that, would have ended badly.
I loved Svortsov's dancing; it was pure and strong. I thought he was very virile in his first entrance, oh, that walk!. In Act II, at the court, he looked deflated, not in his dancing, but in his characterization: he had a polite smile on his face, as if his mind was elsewhere and he was going through the motions, which is quite in character.
The orchestra sounded great.
And , while it retained the Vaganova addition of the "Diana and Acteon" scene, there was no holding tambourines overhead and kicking them with a toe shoe.
for a DVD of this.
Posted 09 October 2011 - 05:44 PM
I have seen a clip of the tambourine kick too and kept waiting for that dance. I am still new to ballet, and I know that many variations were scrapped or replaced or switched at premieres or when re-choreographed. So it is interesting that the "famous" tambourine kick" variation is actually composed by Drigo, instead of Pugni according to the link you provided. That must be why they decided not to include it. It must have been an interpolation at some point.
Peggy, I did not see when the goat or lamb was running around backstage. Not sure how I missed it. I did run to the bathroom before it started and during intermissions though. That must have been cute, and, yes, he/she probably thought they wanted dinner! LOL
I have watched the Pharaoh's Daughter and thought Pugni was a mediocre composer b/c of that, and so today I expected mediocre music as well, but I quite enjoyed a lot of the music. It surprised me. I guess it all depends on expectations. I went in with low expectations of the music, so I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed it. You are right that it isn't Tchaikovsky or Delibes though. I went in with high expectations of the dancing and was quite satisfied!!! It is a shame this ballet is not done more often in the U.S. The story is familiar to people here: Victor Hugo's book, many movie versions, etc. so I wonder why it is not really done here except for excerpted variations.
It has been YEARS since I read the book. I think Phoebus survives and actually thinks that Esmeralda stabbed him in the book. Maybe someone else remembers more clearly. Since the book is so long it had to be glossed over. I guess, in the ballet, we are just supposed to understand that he healed up quickly and came back to save her! LOL LOL I did think it was funny how you described it.....new outfit and everything! LOL
I was surprised that Fleur de Lys did 32 fouettes (or however many she actually did do) by the way. I am surprised how many ballets include that. I thought it was mainly a Swan Lake tradition, but I have seen it in Don Quichotte, Paquita, etc. I do think it does give a circus-like atmosphere to the finales and I do not mean that as a derogatory comment.
Posted 09 October 2011 - 05:50 PM
PeggyR, I didn't miss the explanation of how Phoebus recovers. There's no mime that explains this, as far as I could see.
Brings up something I forgot to mention: how much I enjoyed the entensive mime scenes, even though I didn't always understand what was being said. It occurs to me that well-done mime can be as enjoyable as good dancing.
Especially the extended violin solo, which sounded beautiful.
The orchestra sounded great.
for a DVD of this.
Totally agree about the dancer, but that costume just brought back too many bad memories of the worst excesses of '60-early '70s fashion.
I think that young guy is simply stunning physically, facially, and in dancing ability that the outfit should be skimpy when you have someone of such rare beauty!
Posted 09 October 2011 - 05:58 PM
I felt sorry for Novakova/Novikova doing all that translating and having to often rush at the end. I lived in Germany and Austria for a year each, and so I would sometimes have a friend visiting and had to translate back and forth to different people, and it drove me nuts!!! At the very beginning I think she greeted people in Russian, French, English, and German, but for some reason she continued with just English and French. It is one thing to do announcing like this, but then she actually conducted interviews and had to translate them in two languages (French and English) after conducting them in Russian! Poor woman! LOL She probably loves it though. Some people do.
Thanks for the full cast list from the Bolshoi.
I wonder if they will release this as a dvd as you are praying. It seems like a shame to do these in theaters and tape them for encore presentations but then not release them on dvd, so I hope, like you, that they will. The Metropolitan Opera has released some of their HD presentations but not all. I think it is an issue of getting all the artists to sign off on release or something. Still waiting desperately for a dvd of Boris Godunov with Rene Pape from last season!
Posted 09 October 2011 - 06:08 PM
Posted 09 October 2011 - 06:15 PM
I can't wait to see the whole thing.
"Jardin Anime" as a stand-alone would be worth the price of the ticket.
This version does not have the slave Ali, and the hero is fully clothed in the big Pas de Deux.
(I'm really hoping Andrei Merkuriev, the Birbanto in DC, reprises the role for the HD. I have a massive crush on his Birbanto, even if he is the villain of the piece.)
Posted 09 October 2011 - 06:31 PM
Posted 09 October 2011 - 06:48 PM
I just did a search to try to find the plot of Esmeralda, and every version I could find ends unhappily for at least Esmeralda and/or Quasimodo. The ballet plot is a lot happier at the end.
Victor Hugo's book is much darker than the ballet. I remember it being super descriptive of each scene. It described every place in such detail that you felt you were there, and there were descriptions of how the poor lived, etc. I think the irony was that Quasimodo was so ugly and physically gross, so people were scared of him. Meanwhile, Frollo was so evil on the inside despite being in such a "pure" position. Frollo was the one to be scared of, not Quasimodo.
I imagine a ballet that is as dark as the book would probably turn a lot of people off. It is a great book, but it has been so long since I read it. It took me FOREVER to read it (had to read it for a class in college). It is not really pleasure reading, b/c it is so deep, intricate, and dark, but once you are done with the book you are amazed at how Victor Hugo made you feel like you were there. However, his descriptions were so long winded that I sometimes got so bored as ignorant as that sounds. Like I said, hard reading, but once I was done I was very impressed with the book. I think the cathedral itself becomes like a character in the book b/c all the characters are somehow connected to it. But I remember it being such a hard read that I never read it again. Maybe I will put it on my list to reread, since I have forgotten so much. The ballet is much more light hearted and fun! LOL I don't want to dissuade anyone from reading the book though. It really is a masterpiece!
Posted 12 October 2011 - 06:40 AM
Macaulay admire's Maria Alexandrova's "panache" in the title role, but complains about the way she performs in the Pas de Six in the final act.
Petipa famously refused to cast the ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska as Esmeralda until she had suffered from love. Ms. Alexandrova's feet are always expressive, but as an actress above the waist, she tends to turn both love and (especially) suffering into conventional and unconvincing effects. Here she lacks the freshness and originality to carry "Esmeralda"; she makes the final act the hammiest.
I have never seen the complete work , at least as far as I remember. I have seen bits and pieces, often intended to highlight the star ballerina's bravura qualities. The Pas de Six is actually like an opera scena in that it has its own beginning and conclusion and is capable of standing alone. These 12 or so minutes consist mostly of an alternation of a dramatic pas de deux with conventional ensemble work by 4 anonymous women.
Reading the review, I got curious as to how this actually looks on stage nowadays. YouTube has a full version of the Pas de Six from the Mikhailovsky Theatre, with Tatiana Fasenko in the title role. The big surprise to me was how moving this piece is, as a piece of dance story-telling. Fasenko is in no sense a bravura technician, something most evident in the coda. But she can use her face, port de bras, and the line in arabesque from fingertip to foot to make you believe completely in the character and care about what she is feeling. This is no simple feat. The choreography calls on Esmeralda to alternate deep sadness with her conventional job as an entertainer. The "mood swings" are fast and frequent. But the music supports them, and Fasenko made me love her Esmeralda. It helped to have such a wonderful Gringoire. I wish I knew his name. (Macaulay singles out the Bolshoi's Gringoire, Denis Savin, for praise. It's a role with no actual "dancing," but it must be hard to convey that you care so much for a loved one who loves some else, without looking like a sap.)
In case others reading this thread don't know this work, here are the links to the Mikhailovsky Pas de Six:
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As precondition FWTools2.4.7 must be installed. FWTools2.4.7 contans MapServer and GDAL with ECW output support.
I wonder why the rester export of qGis views is not a standard feature of qGis... Is it really only me who wants to export a qGis view to a well used raster format (like ECW or GEOTIFF)???
Native solution to georeferenced raster (GeoTiff/png/jpeg) from the pretty QGIS composer.
Voilà pretty composer raster is properly georeferenced.
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30 Mar 2012 11:13 AM #1
Strange issue with treeview loading data
My test project will properly load its data store and treeview inside Designer 2 Version 311 but the treeview does not load when deployed. I have auto load turned on and I have verfied the JSON file exists in the specified location. Any ideas?
Thank you in advance,
30 Mar 2012 5:44 PM #2
Does the store populate?
Do you see a request being made in the development console?
If you look at the tree does it have 0 height or width?
This is probably a simple mistake, if you are able to archive up your project via File -> Archive Project and upload that here we'd gladly have a look at it for you.Aaron Conran
31 Mar 2012 12:18 AM #3
root value is incorrect.
reader: { type: 'json', root: 'root' <<< since you are using children which is default remove this config }
http://docs.sencha.com/ext-js/4-0/#!...data.TreeStoreBharat Nagwani
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2 Apr 2012 4:18 AM #4
The reader will not allow me to remove the root. When I try the designer throws an error saying "The config value for root is mandatory." I am using the Designer 2 311 build.
The store does populate with data. I can click on the eye and see the data. The Tree panel in the designer shows the root level data. When you deploy I see nothing. The request appears to be being made. The tree is 300x300 pixels.
I have attached the project archive. Just remove the .txt.
2 Apr 2012 6:54 AM #5
I finally got the tree to load. I could not set the root property of the JsonReader to (none). The designer kept giving me an error that says it was mandatory. I deleted the JsonReader and added back an NEW JSON reader. The default for a new JsonReader root property is (none) so the tree will now load.
It seems like this is a bug in the designer. If (none) (aka null) is a correct value, the designer should allow you to set it to (none) without throwing an error. What do you think?
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Sunday was the first day of advent, and as literally thousands of giddy adults cracked open the first window of their Drinks by the Dram Advent Calendars I wanted to make another grown-up version of a childhood favourite to go along with them.
So, we made a Bourbon Milkshake! People like milkshakes. That's proven. This one's incredibly straight-forward and absolutely delicious. Before we get started though, it would be crazy of me to mention the Advent Calendars without sharing this brilliant video with you, released today! See how many people you can recognise. It even includes an incredibly handsome man all tucked up in bed with some kind of wintery weather-induced malady...
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6 People With Amazing Abilities (That Are Totally Useless)
In the annals of human history, there are stories of people who stretched far beyond the boundaries of what is possible. Michael Jordon defied gravity. Shakespeare invented new landscapes of language. Ron Jeremy had sex with a lot of women despite looking like a cross between Danny Devito and Super Mario.
There are countless such stories of humans challenging themselves to achieve the extraordinary and inspire us all.
These are not those stories.
#6. Tu Jin-Sheng a.k.a. "Iron Crotch"
He Does What Now?
Pulls trucks with his penis. Like a motherfucker.
How many of you ever ran out of gas and resorted to pushing your car to the nearest gas station, the whole time thinking, "Man, this sucks, there's got to be a better way to move this car." And how many of you, while taking a shower the next morning, looked down at your penis and cried, "Eureka!" If your hand is raised, you should know your penis just put a restraining order on you.
If, on the other hand, you are a little sheepish about wrapping high-grade cable around your wiener and taking your automobile for an afternoon stroll, you're clearly not Tu Jin-Sheng. Utilizing an Eastern spiritual technique called Qigong, or "Iron Crotch," Tu Jin-Sheng spends his idle hours dragging tractors, trucks and airplanes around with mini-Tu Jin-Sheng.
This ain't no hobby for Mr. Iron Crotch. Tu Jin-Sheng is a bonafide Grandmaster of Chinese medicine. He is recognized as a professor of medical societies in Taiwan, Japan,and Canada because apparently in those countries they reward you a Ph.D. in yanking your junk. (Is that how it works? From now on you may refer to us as "doctor.")
And dragging private jets around isn't the only trick Tu's dong has up its sleeve. Qigong allows this Grandmaster to destroy his schlong in any manner of ways. Like this:
Notice the man kicking, with his foot so far up old Tu's baby factory he's actually kicking Tu's great-great-great-great-great grandchildren in the face? This guy is Tu's son. This kind of father-son bonding makes us jealous. When's the last time your dad said, "hey son, wanna go pay catch--with your foot and my dick?"
At IronCrotch.com (how did we not snatch up that URL?) you'll find all the equipment you need to develop an iron penis of your own. Here's Tu Jin-Sheng's instructional video:
We hate it when the cover gives away the ending.
You can also read more about Tu Jin-Sheng and his genital empowerment program at, we shit you not, The International Journal of Sexual Kung Fu. It should go without saying this is definitely NSFW, unless you work at the penis mutilation factory. In which case if you do, get back work! America's floundering economy is counting on you!
#5. Bobby Badfingers
He Does What Now?
Snaps like a motherfucker.
Bobby Badfingers, who claims the title of world's faster snapper at 30 snaps a second, is a professional snappist whose live act comprises of, according to his website, "mixing finger-snapping with mesmerizing, pelvic-jutting dance moves, which he based on martial arts footwork."
And he looks like this.
Bobby is known for his signature look of tight black pants and a rhinestone-encrusted black silk shirt that exhibits three Robin Williams's worth of chest hair. Bobby not only appeared on America's Got Talent (didn't win) and The Wayne Brady Show, but also claims John Stamos and Rebecca Romijn as close friends. And you know the old saying: You don't get friends like that unless you can snap really fucking fast.
Bobby started his meteoric rise to the top of the snapping heap as you might imagine, as one insanely obnoxious kid. At the age of four, Bobby Von Merta struggled with ADHD, or what doctors then called the much more fucked up sounding Minimal Brain Dysfunction. Bobby's treatment differed little from the treatment we use in modern times: near lethal amounts of Ritalin. Ridiculously hyper and whacked out on horse pills, young Bobby channeled his beautiful mind toward snapping. Once he mastered speed he moved on to syncopation, honing his ability to mimics drum lines he heard on the radio.
And he looks like this.
Oddly enough, when Bobby achieved adulthood he did not immediately shape his supernatural snapping ability into a career. Instead, he said to himself, "What career could I pursue that's actually more detestable than professional snapper?" That's when Bobby became an RV salesman.
Not until a player for an oldies rock band discovered Bobby's amazing snapping chops--yes, he was discovered--did he finally make snapping a full-time job. Once he decided to go pro, Bob changed his name to Bobby Badfingers, presumably because Snappy Snapdouche had already been taken.
Today Bobby performs all over, and by "all over" we mean "Reno." John Stamos's mom reps him. And snapping live is only the tip of Bobby's plans for a "finger-snapping media empire" including a how-to book and instructional DVD titled Snapology 101 for Whippersnappers. Bobby also commissioned a live action/animation series titled Snapmaster Badfingers and His Homies. And because we don't think simply reading that title hurt you enough, here is an episode.
#4. Steven Purugganan
He Does What Now?
Stacks cups like a motherfucker.
In America, striving to be the best is a fundamental part of our identity. It's one of the three legs that make the stool that is America the strongest in the world, the other two being competitive eating and NASCAR. However, when grown-ups say we should strive to be the best in "everything," they don't actually mean it. It won't help you to become the best at, say, stacking disposable cups.
Unfortunately no one told this to Steven Purugganan. Eleven-year-old Steve had his whole life ahead of him until he captured the title of world's fastest competitive cup stacking champion. What exactly is cup stacking, you ask?
Holy shit! How simultaneously amazing and pointless!
We'd love to know what the future holds for this kid. Will he one day realize he spent his entire life without picking up one single useful skill, such as how to get a job or how to convince a girl that watching him stack cups is totally worth her removing her panties?
Or will he apply the same standard of relentless excellence to all of his endeavors? Could we come back 20 years from now and find a man who can, say, pop 30 yards of bubble wrap in a minute flat?
More likely, Steven will find himself as an accomplished surgeon who, despite a respected career and loving family, one night winds up stabbing a guy in a bar for being the thousandth one to demand Steven "do that freaky cup stacking thing for us."


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What are some of the classical references for instituting Hallel b'zman hazeh? And in a more discussion-oriented vein, what kind of miracle do you think it would take for the vast majority of klal Yisrael to agree on a new day for Hallel? Clearly Yom Ha'atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim have not yet caught on in the broader charedi/yeshivish communities.
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There is a famous Meiri (Rishon) which says that if an individual or a community experienced a salvation, they may recite Hallel every year on that day without a bracha. This is why some people say Hallel without a Bracha on Yom Hatzmaut.
מאירי פסחים קיז.
Classical texts (Rishonim) that I've seen talk about an obligation to say Hallel in recognition of great events benefiting the Jewish People.
As far as what it would take for agreement on a new day of Hallel, I personally think that Chanukkah is a great example. Like Yom Haatzmaut, it marked a return to Jewish sovereignty. But also similarly, there were many people, including some of the "Gedolim" of that generation who were very anti Chashmonaim. This is reflected in the Mishna's exclusion of Chanuka completely and the Gemara's relatively minor mention of it.
But eventually all Jews came to celebrate it. Also, in the Charedi community change is very very slow. I personally think that eventually the vast majority of Jews will come to celebrate Yom Haatzmaut, probably even with Hallel, but it will probably take another few decades.


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The band I play with generally wants a simple 8-beat rhythm but I can find it a bit boring to play! So I'm looking for suggestions/tips/sheet music/video on how to develop a standard 8-beat drum pattern to make it more interesting/challenging to play whilst still keeping true to the 8-beat framework.
Subdivide the 8 beats in unorthodox ways. For example: Coldplay's "Clocks" subdivides 8 beats into a 3-3-2 rhythm. Not exactly groundbreaking, but a bit different from the usual. You can take that idea and run wild with it. Here are some ideas:
Listen! Listen to the music what it needs and listen to other drummers playing the same styles and you'll learn a lot.
For a rock band, you usually want to keep a strong backbeat on 2 and 4, so you don't have much choice on the snare drum except for adding some ghost notes here and there. Variations on the bass drum and on the hi-hat pattern are possible of course and you can create nice effects by just omitting some of the hi-hat beats. But be aware that many musical styles don't tolarate too heavy variations in the groove (AC/DC).
If your music has some funky elements, you have more choice of rhythmic variations and you can try to find interesting subdivisions of your 8 beats. Rhythmic Illusions is a nice book about all kind of strange stuff you can do by moving around the beats. Listen to some recordings of the Dave Matthews Band for example, this could give you some ideas as well.
For me personally, playing a straight four-on-the-floor 8-beat (hi-hat 8th, bass drum on 1,2,3,4, snare on 2 and 4) without any extras is the most challenging groove! You really need to practise this to get a solid groove and to have an exact feeling of where the backbeat is placed. Listen carefully to the relation between hi-hat, bass drum and snare and try how it suddenly feels when you delay the snare a few microseconds or put the hi-hat beats a little in front of the others. The variations are subtle and you can't write them down with notes, but make a huge difference!
An 8-beat rock rhythm?? Sounds like you need to look at Boogie-Woogie, AKA Eight-to-the-bar. There's a piano book (I'm sure there are others) called Boogie Woogie Hanon that's full of great rhythms for the piano left-hand. To make it rock, change all the original accents to secondary accents and add a powerful 2 and 4 accent over the top.
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12 Recipes to Lighten Up Your Fall Comfort Foods
These dishes are so delicious that you won't miss all the bad stuff — success!
'Pumpkin Pie' Loaf
Makes a 5x9" loaf
1 15 oz can unsweetened pumpkin
1/2 cup low-sugar apple sauce
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup 2% Greek yogurt
1 egg
1/8 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Butter to coat baking pan
Oat-Pecan Crumble Topping:
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup pecans, roughly chopped
3 tbsp cold butter, cut into bits
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine the pumpkin, apple sauce, maple syrup, yogurt, egg, all-spice, ginger, cinnamon, vanilla and sugar. Mix well, by hand, with a wooden or metal spoon.
In a large bowl, use a fork to whisk together the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Next, pour the pumpkin mixture into the large bowl with the dry ingredients and stir together with a spatula or wooden spoon until just combined.
Lightly grease a 5x9 loaf pan and add the pumpkin batter.
For the crumble:
In a medium-sized bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the crumble. Work mixture with your fingers until it resembles tiny pebbles.
Cover the batter with the crumble, forming a very thick layer.
Bake on the center rack of the oven for 60-70 minutes, or until browned on top and toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Run a butter knife around the edge and invert onto a plate.
Baked Apples with Greek Yogurt
Serves 6
3 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/6
3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/6
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup raisins
1/4-1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
{inch ground clove
1/2 cup reduced sugar apple juice
6-8 oz 2% Greek yogurt
Preheat the oven to 350.
Cut the apples, toss with the lemon juice and arrange in a single layer in a 9x13 oven-safe baking dish. In a small sauce pot over medium heat, melt the butter and stir in the sugar, raisins, almonds, cinnamon, clove and apple juice. Bring the mixture to a boil and pour over the apples. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and place in the oven. Bake for 15 minutes then remove the aluminum foil. Bake for 15 more minutes and remove pan from oven. Serve warm, topped with several spoonfuls of yogurt.
Crispy Broccoli, Chicken and Rice Casserole with Slivered Almonds
Serves 4-6
2 tablespoons butter
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced
1 cup broccoli stems, peeled and cut into small dice
1 1/2 cups brown rice, uncooked
3 cups chicken stock
2 heads broccoli, cut into florets (about 3 cups)
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast, cooked
1 cup reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup reduced fat monterrey jack cheese
2 cups 2% milk
3 tbsp dijon mustard
1/2 cup sliced almonds
Preheat oven to 325.
In a large saucepot over medium heat, combine the butter and olive oil. Add the onions and broccoli and sweat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the uncooked rice and saute briefly to coat. Add the stock, stir thoroughly and bring the mixture to a simmer. DO NOT stir again. Cover with a lid and place in oven for 12 minutes. Remove the rice from the oven and turn out into a gratin or casserole dish. Spread into the thinnest layer possible and let cool completely.
Boil the broccoli to tender, refresh under cold water and set aside to drain completely.
Cube the chicken breast.
In a large bowl, whisk together the milk and mustard. Add the chicken, rice and cheese. Mix well, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper and pour into the 9x13 oven-safe baking dish. Spread into an even layer and then cover with the almonds. Bake in a preheated 425 oven for 7-10 until well browned on top and bubbling.
Butternut Squash Hash with Goat Cheese and Jalapeno
Serves 4
1 butternut squash, diced (4-5 cups)* 3 cloves garlic, smashed
6 branches fresh thyme
2 tbsp + 1 additional tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp kosher salt + more as needed
Freshly ground black pepper
6 oz chorizo, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 small yellow onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
2 jalapeno peppers, seeds and ribs removed, minced
4 oz fresh goat cheese
*Save 1/3 to 1/2 cup seeds from gourd of butternut squash to make Spiced Pepitas.
Preheat oven to 400.
In a large bowl, combine the chopped butternut squash, garlic, thyme, kosher salt, 2 tablespoons olive oil and several twists freshly ground black pepper. Toss well to coat and spread the squash into a single layer on a baking pan. Place on the center rack of the oven and cook until tender and lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
In a large sauté pan over medium heat, add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the chorizo and sauté until lightly browned and the fat is rendered. Add the onions, jalapeno and garlic to the pan and cook, stirring often until the onions are tender. Add the roasted butternut squash to the sauté pan and toss well to coat.
Continue cooking until the pieces are just tender. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
Preheat broiler.
Transfer the hash to an 8 x 8 oven-proof baking dish and stud with the goat cheese. Place under the pre-heated broiler until the cheese is browned. Serve immediately.
Parsnip Puree
Serves 6-8
2 lbs parsnips, peeled and ends trimmed
2 cups chicken stock
4 branches fresh thyme
6 cloves garlic, skins on, smashed
1 tbsp butter
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Slice parsnips approximately 1/2 inch-thick. Place in a large pot of boiling, salted water. Make sure water just barely covers the parsnips. Cook until tender, about 15 minutes, or until a knife can easily pierce the parsnip slices.
In a small sauce pot or sauté pan over medium heat, simmer stock, thyme and garlic. After 3-5 minutes, remove pan from heat and strain out thyme, garlic and garlic skin.
Drain cooked parsnips in a colander, allow to cool for 5 minutes and transfer to a food processor. Begin pulsing parsnips with half of the stock. Continue adding stock until the mixture is very smooth.
Once desired texture is reached, add butter and pulse. Season with salt, pulse and taste. Season accordingly with more salt and pepper. Serve warm.
Spiced Pepitas
1/3 to 1/2 cup raw butternut squash seeds 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1/8 tsp kosher salt
1/8 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp paprika
1 pinch chipotle powder
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In a small bowl, mix together oil, salt, cumin, paprika and chipotle powder. Add seeds and stir. Pour seeds onto a baking sheet and bake for at least 20 minutes, or until seeds are crunchy and lightly golden. Serve in small bowls with a fall aperitif.
Creamy Crunchy Crimini Rigatoni with Chopped Spinach
Serves 6
16 oz box dried rigatoni
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
16 oz crimini mushrooms, brushed clean w moist paper towel, sliced
2 branches fresh thyme 1 1/2 cups mushroom broth or chicken stock
4 oz goat cheese, room temperature
6 oz fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped
*1 cup fresh breadcrumbs, toasted
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
*See next page for breadcrumbs recipe.
For the pasta, bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter then stir in olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes. (Make sure to continuously stir the garlic so it won't burn.) After 1-2 minutes, when the garlic becomes very aromatic, add mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and add branches of thyme.
While sautéing the mushrooms, add pasta to boiling water. Cook for 7-9 minutes, until very al dente, almost still crunchy. Drain into a colander.
Pour stock or broth over sautéed mushrooms and adjust heat to medium-high. Once the liquid has reduced by almost half, whisk in the goat cheese. Transfer cooked pasta to sauté pan and stir well, making sure to coat the rigatoni. Add spinach and stir.
Plate the pasta and then sprinkle with toasted breadcrumbs.
Homemade Breadcrumbs
1 fresh baguette cut into quarters
Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling + 1 tablespoon
Kosher or sea salt 4
garlic cloves, smashed
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
On a cutting board, cut baguette in half (length-wise) with a serrated knife. Next, position the flat, cut side of the baguette facing down on the board and slice lengthwise again so that you have four quarters. The baguette quarters should now look like skinny breadsticks. Place on a baking sheet and lightly drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until bread is lightly golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Cut each breadstick into 4 pieces. In a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, and working in two batches, pulse bread until it looks like coarse pebbles. Some will be big, some will be small — do not fret! Remove breadcrumbs to a bowl.
In a medium-sized skillet over low heat, pour 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add smashed garlic cloves and stir, allowing garlic to perfume the oil. Pour in breadcrumbs and season with several pinches of salt. Toast breadcrumbs until golden brown. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more salt as needed. Remove crushed garlic cloves and transfer breadcrumbs to a plate or bowl to cool. (Or, if you're serving over hot pasta or veggies, serve immediately.)
Breadcrumbs refrigerated in an airtight container will last 2-3 weeks.
Sweet Potato-Black Bean Turkey Chili
Serves 6-8
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 lbs ground, lean turkey
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp chili powder 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp paprika
1 yellow onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 jalapeno, seeds and ribs removed, diced
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 cups chopped tomatoes, with juice
15 oz can black beans, drained
2 small sweet potatoes, peeled, cubed
2 cups chicken stock
Pour olive oil into a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add turkey and season generously with salt, pepper, chili powder, cayenne pepper and paprika. Brown turkey very well, taking care to spoon out excess moisture. You want the meat to be crispy! This should take around 15 minutes. Sample the meat and adjust salt and pepper seasoning if necessary.
Add onion to pot and cook until softened. Add the bell pepper, red pepper and jalapeno and cook for 3-5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until aromatic. Stir in the tomatoes and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium.
Add the black beans and chopped sweet potato. Cover with the chicken stock and stir. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and then allow mixture to simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with low-fat sour cream, cilantro and diced avocado.
Italian White Bean-Kale Stew with Tofu
Serves 6-8
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 medium yellow onions, chopped
4 carrots, peeled and diced
5 cloves garlic, minced
Pinch red pepper flakes 2 15 oz cans cannellini beans (reserve 1 cup of beans and set aside), drained
1 28 oz can diced red tomatoes, with juice
1 large bunch kale or 2 small bunches
1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
3 cups chicken stock
10 oz extra firm tofu
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat, pour olive oil and add onion and carrots. Season well with salt and pepper. Sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for one minute. Add beans, except for the 1 reserved cup of beans, and allow them to simmer with onion/garlic mixture for 1-2 minutes. Pour in tomatoes (with juice) along with kale and basil. Stir.
In a separate, large bowl — or the bowl of a food processor — combine chicken stock and 1 cup reserved beans. Puree in food processor or in the large bowl with the handheld immersion blender. Pour bean puree into soup pot, increase heat to medium-high and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
Serve with grated parmesan cheese.
Baked Chicken Wings
Serves 4-6
2 lbs drumettes and wings
2 tsp butter
6 sprigs fresh thyme
10 garlic cloves, skin on, crushed
1/2 cup hot sauce (like Texas Pete or Tabasco)
Extra virgin olive oil or olive oil spray
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Preheat oven to 375.
Lightly grease a 3-quart oven-proof pan.
In a large bowl, generously season drumettes and wings with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
In a sauté pan over low heat, melt butter. Add thyme and garlic and allow to simmer for 2-3 minutes. Once thyme and garlic become aromatic, add hot sauce and stir. Pour entire mixture over chicken and toss to coat. Transfer chicken to oven-proof baking dish and place in oven. Bake for 30 minutes; with tongs or a fork, flip wings. Bake for 20-30 minutes more. Remove pan from oven and allow wings to slightly cool in pan. Baste with juices and serve.
Light Blue Cheese Dip
1 cup low-fat sour cream
2 tsp low-fat or fat-free mayonnaise
1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 cup crumbled Gorgonzola or domestic blue cheese
2 tbsp finely chopped scallions
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add blue cheese and scallions.


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Too bleary-eyed to grind, tamp and steam your own espresso shot in the morning? Let a superautomatic espresso machine do it for you, saving you time, effort and clean up! At the push of a button, these espresso machines create consistent coffee and espresso drinks like lattes and cappuccinos.
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Technical Documents
This section contains links to the technical documents, which highway designers, constructors, and contractors need to follow in order to carry out works on public roads in Birmingham.
The heart of the technical documents is the Common Standards for Streetworks Maintenance. We have introduced these standards to ensure fair comparisons are made when measuring the performance of all contractors and stakeholders who work on the roads.
Birmingham City Council has facilitated the work of Birmingham's Highways Authorities and Utilities Committee in creating a framework for managing change within street works. Partnerships have flourished within this body, allowing agreements to be reached on standards and best practice.
Also included in this section are links to templates for many of the contract agreements which are entered into between us & the contractors who work on our behalf. Each contract is of course unique however from the information obtained here, you can get an idea of what to expect a customised contract to contain.
We hope this area of our website will become a valuable resource for everybody with an interested in the technical aspects of road design & construction - be they people working in industry, students, or interested residents alike.
Further Information:
- Private Development Section Home Page
- Adoption of Highways
- Agreements under Section 278
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- Creation of New Public Highways (Section 38 Agreement)
- Development Permits
- Drainage
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- Highway Design and Technical Approval
- Highway Lighting
- Highway Safety
- Road Making (Costs)
- Safety Audits
- Site Inspection
- Technical Documents
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McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A former federal agent accused of sexually assaulting a girl was employed by the U.S. Border Patrol during a portion of the six years of alleged abuse.
The Border Patrol said Tuesday 33-year-old Jaime Ocanas worked for the agency between June 2001 and June 2007.
Ocanas, who most recently worked for the McAllen Independent School District police force, is charged with continuous sexual assault of a minor. The alleged victim told Pharr police that the abuse occurred for about six years starting in 1998, when Ocanas was 19.
Ocanas had been assigned to the Border Patrol's Rio Grande City station and resigned in 2007. He began working for the school district in December 2007. He was fired last month amid the sexual assault investigation.
Ocanas declined comment Monday.
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It's been said that incandescent light bulbs lifetime has exponential distribution. As I understand, this means a 10,000 hours time-to-failure has the same probability no matter how long the light bulb was used until now (i.e. the "memorylessness" property).
On the other hand, Wikipedia says that "(a light bulb's) Lifetime is approximately proportional to $V^{−16}$". Doesn't this mean that if the lifetime is 10,000 hours and 5,000 hours have passed, failure in 10,000 hours is less likely than in 5,000 hours?


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|No more masks!! Mommy-kisses
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|Walk time! Gracie in back, Marcie Jane in front, Will in front of Marcie (off camera). All were sleepy.
The basket at the back is for Seth's oxygen tank. :) It was in the 70's today!
|Clearly our babies are well loved and cared for!
Will was napping, but Marcie is on the left, David is facing the camera, and Gracie is having her" tummy time."


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- 1994: Rolanda Hooch admires Harry Potter's Firebolt and reminisces about her old Silver Arrow.
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Request an exhumation
The death of a loved one is an emotional and difficult time for family and friends of the deceased. Unfortunately in rare occasions it is necessary for the remains of the deceased person to be removed from the grave.
Some of the reasons why exhumation can happen are;
- The family request to remove the remains to a different plot in the same cemetery or a different cemetery altogether
- The family request to repatriate the remains overseas
- The family request to cremate the remains
- A court order requires the remains to be exhumed for forensic examination.
In accordance with the Burial Act 1857, it is a criminal offence to exhume or disturb remains without first holding the appropriate license. These controls were introduced to prevent 'grave robbing' and to protect public health.
Before an exhumation is carried out, you must apply for a license. Further information is provided below on the different types of licenses. Alternatively you can contact your cemetery bereavement officer for further information on the appropriate licenses and permits required.
- Legal Requirements
Prior to an exhumation taking place you need to get the appropriate licence. The licence required will depend on where the remains are currently buried and where the remains will be re-interred. Licences include:
- A licence issued by the Secretary of State for Justice
- A Bishop's faculty
- A cadaver certificate
- Decency and Safety
Under the Burial Act 1857 an environmental officer must be present at the exhumation and supervise the event to ensure that public health is protected and respect is maintained for the deceased person.
The environmental officer will ensure:
- the correct grave is opened
- the exhumation commences as early as possible in the morning to ensure maximum privacy
- the excavation is screened in the interests of privacy
- measures to protect the health, safety and welfare of all workers are in place, such as protective clothing, masks, gloves and lighting
- everyone present shows due respect to the deceased person and to any adjoining graves
- the nameplate on the casket corresponds to that on the licence and/or the Bishop's faculty
- the new casket has been approved by the environmental health officer
- all remains and all the pieces of casket are placed in the new casket
- the new casket is properly sealed and identifiable
- the area of exhumation is properly disinfected
- satisfactory arrangements are in place for the onward transfer of the remains.
If conditions in the license are not met and the environmental officer is not satisfied with the above or public health is at risk, the exhumation may not proceed.
- What is exhumation?
An exhumation is the removal of human remains, including cremated remains, from any place of burial.
For clarification- A license is needed to remove any human remains that have been buried or committed to the ground. This applies whether the deceased had been buried in a coffin, or their ashes committed to the ground following cremation.
- Why may an exhumation be requested?
- To identify a body
- To transfer human remains from one grave to another
- To cremate a body
- To recover jewellery, documents or other artefacts
- To hold a first or a subsequent inquest at the request of the coroner
- To enable building schemes to proceed
- Who may request an exhumation?
- The personal representative of the deceased
- The coroner
- The local authority
- The incumbent of the church
- The Department for Transport
- What is consecrated ground?
Consecrated ground is land that has been dedicated to the service of God according to the rites of the church.
- How do I obtain a licence and which type do I need?
Initial enquiries should be made with the Registrar at the cemetery where the remains are currently interred. They will be able to give you advice on what licence/s you will require prior to an exhumation. Alternatively, visit the central government website for further information.
- How much does an exhumation licence cost?
Currently there is no cost to secure a licence, however there may be a cost if a Bishop's Faculty is required.
- Can't find what you're looking for?
If you haven't been able to find the information that you need then the link below will take you to a form that you can use to ask us further questions.
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The proposed Oregon projects could open a new door for Canadian LNG producers that would otherwise have to rely on proposed projects based out of Kitimat or Prince Rupert to tap overseas markets.
By KELLY CRYDERMAN
CALGARY -- The Oregon coast could play a key role in helping
to get Western Canada's vast natural gas reserves out of the
ground and on to ships destined for Asian countries that need
At least two companies, Oregon LNG and Veresen Inc., are
proposing to build liquefied natural gas terminals in Oregon
for which Canadian natural gas would be the primary supply
source. It's not likely to be the silver bullet for Western
Canada's struggling gas business, but it illustrates that
Canada and the US won't always be competitors in the North
America wide push to kick start the nascent LNG industry.
The proposed Oregon projects could open a new door for
Canadian natural gas producers that would otherwise have to
rely on proposed projects based out of Kitimat or Prince Rupert
to tap overseas export markets.
Oregon LNG CEO Peter Hansen argues the Oregon option will be
a boon to Canada's "economically stranded" small and medium
sized natural gas producers, which are not likely to have the
capacity to be significant players in major companies' LNG projects.
"It does create a reasonable outlet for small and medium
sized producers," Mr. Hansen said of his proposed terminal on
the Skipanon Peninsula in Warrenton, Oregon.
"Canada can produce so much gas that no matter how many LNG
plants are built, there will be more than enough gas for them.
We will be an outlet for some gas that otherwise simply
wouldn't have a market."
Western Canadian natural gas prices remain in the doldrums,
and many producers are struggling to remain viable.
Canadian producers desperately want to get into Asian
markets to expand their customer base and take advantage of
higher prices across the Pacific. Asian nations want access to
North American gas, which they believe can lower their energy
But building LNG facilities to export natural gas is
expensive, time consuming and risky in a global energy market
prone to quick seismic shifts. When Mr. Hansen originally
envisioned his project in 2004, it was based on the
premise that North America was facing a shortage of gas and the
facility was originally meant to be an import terminal. But new
fracking techniques have brought massive new supplies of US
shale gas online, and have transformed the Unites States into a
country searching for natural gas export markets.
Oregon, like the British Columbia coast, has the advantage
of being a relatively short shipping distance to key Asian
ports in China and Japan, and Mr. Hansen now views his planned
C$6 billion terminal as "just another British Columbia coast
project." Although the project near the mouth of the Columbia
River faces regulatory hurdles and environmental concerns, Mr. Hansen
is looking to secure an export licence by the end of the year.
He is also trying to find equity partners from Canada, the
United States and Asia.
"We believe that it's beneficial to have partners from both
the supply and the consuming end," said Mr. Hansen, who was a
speaker at a Calgary LNG conference last week.
Both Oregon LNG and Veresen, which is betting on its Jordan
Cove LNG project, are each looking at export capacities of 9
MMtpy. Both terminals will be smaller than many planned
Canadian projects, but they won't be insignificant. Apache
Corp. and Chevron Canada Ltd.'s proposed Kitimat LNG terminal
would ship up to 10 MMtpy, if built. LNG Canada, a planned
joint venture than includes Shell Canada Ltd., Korea Gas,
Mitsubishi and PetroChina Co. would export 24 MMtpy.
Tom Valentine, a senior partner with Norton Rose Fulbright
in Calgary, said the Oregon LNG project has a number of
benefits, including an easier passage from harbor out to sea
than proposed LNG terminal locations in Kitimat.
"That Oregon project, and/or that Jordan Cove project, will give Canadian
producers a new avenue into Asian markets. But that in and of
itself is probably not going to give us the impact that
Canadian producers are looking for," Mr. Valentine said,
adding, "it's one means of many."
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This is joke. Canadian gas should be exported by Canadians. Why make the extra trip south. Oregon is a bone yard for wrecked ships not to mention.
Robert Godfrey
Veresen is the developer of Jordan Cove LNG export project, not a separate LNG terminal project. See: http://www.jordancoveenergy.com/about.htm
Harry MacDonald
Sending oil and gas to Oregon for export is likely to end with the US corporations forcing us to sell them the oil and gas at discounts to world price so they can make the profit by selling it to Asia.Canadians have to make the sale of our oil and gas from Canadian Pacific ports to retain economic control of our exports. It's in the national interest to do so to maintain Canadian sovereignty.
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FOLLANSBEE - For a weekend in October, Follansbee Park is decorated with bows, ornaments and lights and a disc jockey plays an assortment of Christmas music, reminding visitors of the holiday season ahead.
But the most important element of Christmas it embraces is its spirit of giving, as proceeds from the yearly event go to local groups and a local youth in need.
At Monday's Follansbee Council meeting, festival co-chairs 5th Ward Councilwoman Kathy Santoro and Bill Secrist led the group's volunteer committee in handing out three $2,000 checks to three local causes:
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EARLY CHRISTMAS — Organizers of Follansbee Christmas in the Park divided $6,000 raised by the festival among three local causes — the Follansbee R.E.A.C.H. Program food pantry, the Anderson Children's Home and the family of Paul Huff Jr., a local boy battling leukemia. On hand for the presentation at Monday's Follansbee Council meeting were, front, Mary Ruth Morris, director of the Anderson Children's Home; middle, from left, committee member Dave Secrist; Bill Secrist, the festival's co-chairman; committee members Mildred "Wootsie" DeSantis and Nina Meca; Sharon McCauley of the Follansbee R.E.A.C.H. Program; Councilwoman Kathy Santoro, the festival's co-chairman; and Theresa Habbitt, Huff's grandmother; and back, committee members Stacy Williams and Tom DiBattista, who also is a councilman.
The Anderson Children's Home, which under the direction of Mary Ruth Morris, has been home to many children and adults with severe mental and physical handicaps.
The Follansbee R.E.A.C.H. Program, a volunteer-run food pantry that provides food throughout the year to many local families in need.
The family of Paul Huff Jr., a sixth-grader at Follansbee Middle School who is undergoing treatment for leukemia at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Because of his condition, Huff wasn't able to attend, so the check was accepted by his grandmother Theresa Habbit, with whom he lives.
Santoro said it has been a tough year for Huff's family, as the 11-year-old was diagnosed with the disease shortly after his grandfather, Earl, was killed in an auto accident on state Route 2 on Dec. 29.
Each year the Follansbee Christmas in the Park Committee seeks out a local youth with special needs. The children's home and food pantry are among nonprofit groups that have been aided by the festival in the past.
Santoro noted the amount was the most the group has been able to award since the festival was begun 10 years ago.
She credited warm, sunny weather on both days, the involvement of its vendors, volunteers and city crews involved with preparation and cleanup efforts and the support of the visitors who purchased chances for drawings.
Mayor David Velegol Jr. praised the committee for "the fabulous job they did" in organizing the festival, which also offers many churches and other nonprofit groups an opportunity to raise funds for their efforts.
In other business:
Candy Girouard, a Pennsylvania woman with family in Follansbee who is opening a nightclub at the former Ariana Restaurant, spoke. Girouard said the club will be open only to adults, but she and her partner are considering daytime attractions for youth, such as an arcade, for the second floor, pending renovations.
Council agreed to accept applications for its council at large seat up to 5 p.m. on Dec. 21 and to meet on Dec. 10 to fill the seat, which will become vacant on Jan. 1 when Councilman Jim Andreozzi resigns to serve as Brooke County commissioner.
The chosen applicant will serve the remaining six months of Andreozzi's term, with the seat to be filled afterward through the city's 2013 election.
In related business, City Clerk David Kurcina said at council's next regular meeting Monday he will present a candidate for deputy election clerk to assist him with the election.
City Manager John DeStefano told council a recycling business has approached the city about collecting discarded televisions, computer monitors and other electronic devices. DeStefano noted the city can no longer collect such items because state law prohibits landfills from accepting them. But he said he will contact the Brooke County Solid Waste Authority after it was noted the board has held electronics trash collections in the past.
City Police Chief John Schwertfeger said 130 children attended the Christmas party sponsored by his department Sunday at Follansbee Middle School Field House. The children were entertained by a magician and each received a treat bag, he said.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Pentagon officials are talking with their Israeli counterparts to get a sense of what Israel's potential intentions are regarding Syria's chemical weapons, and with others in the Middle East regarding scenarios that could involve those weapons.
U.S. officials worry Israel could feel compelled to attack and destroy Syria's chemical weapons if Israel feels directly threatened as the violence in Syria grows and the Assad regime's grip on power weakens, a senior U.S. official told CNN.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is scheduled to visit Israel in the coming days and the discussions are expected to continue there, according to the senior official.
The official would speak only on background because the source was discussing sensitive information.
With the Syrian regime having moved chemical weapons at least once in recent days, and no clear sense of Syrian intentions, the U.S. military also has accelerated a series of classified discussions with Jordan, Turkey, the United Kingdom and France.
These talks involve not just the Syrian unrest, but also the potential human and political disaster if al-Assad were to use chemical weapons or the stockpiles were to fall into terrorist or opposition hands because the regime cannot keep them secure, CNN has learned.
Senior U.S. military officials have also directly spoken to their Russian counterparts in recent days about Moscow's need to convince al-Assad to keep the weapons locked up.
"We can't rule out the possibility" that Syria could resort to using chemical weapons, George Little, Pentagon press secretary, said Thursday. The United States has been making the case that Syria would lose its last supporters in Russia and China if such a thing were to happen.
But if the weapon stockpiles had to be secured by outside forces, it would be a very tough military problem, according to several U.S. military officials CNN has contacted.
The challenge breaks down into several parts:
-- Intelligence: The United States would need to know the GPS coordinates of all the sites, what materials are there and all the security measures in place. There would need to be a continuous flow of updated intelligence, but it might be limited to satellite imagery, intercepted communications or spies on the ground because the United States is not operating inside Syria.
The sites are widely dispersed across the country and a decision would have to made about whether it's possible to secure them all simultaneously.
-- Getting to the sites: If the regime is still in place or even if there is mass confusion on the ground, getting troops to the sites to secure them would be a dangerous military undertaking. An assault by ground forces could lead to extended combat, and an air assault by paratroopers would be extremely risky as well.
The United States would have to first destroy or find a way to control Syria's extensive air defense system of radars and missiles, which are considered highly capable of shooting down aircraft. If the chemical weapons were moving, or ready to be used, all of this would have to be accomplished within a matter of hours.
The United States has an agreement to help Jordanian commandos get to the sites in Syria if ordered, but no one can say precisely how they would get into Syria.
-- Who do you send to protect: If there is a need to send U.S. special forces and other conventionally equipped American troops to help secure the sites, the U.S. military would have to quickly find hundreds if not thousands of potential personnel, and ensure they have advanced chemical weapons training in handling and protecting materials. They would also have to provide security for specialized chemical weapons disposal teams that would likely be sent in.
In addition, the U.S. military strongly would want to make this a coalition operation and not undertake it on their own.
-- Who do you send to destroy: Sending in aircraft to bomb the weapons sites would require first ensuring the United States controlled the sky over Syria, and that could mean an extended bombing campaign to destroy the air defenses.
But in order to full destroy the weapon sites, or any weapons on the move, the United States would have to be able to virtually incinerate the material instantly because of concerns over vapor or particles dispersing that could hurt civilian populations. That again requires almost perfect intelligence about dozens of sites in order to calculate what bombs should be used, depending on whether the material is above ground or bunkered below ground.
Numerous U.S. officials say they are sending the message to Syria that it's still the regime's responsibility to safeguard the weapons right now, but if the regime suddenly collapses, the situation could become dire very quickly, officials acknowledge.


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The statement is Job 2:4
The Halacha is that while we may not redeem a captive if the price is too high, an individual is entitled to spend as much of his own money as he likes on redeeming himself (and possibly his spouse). This is based on the above verse. --Tosfos, Kesubos 52a, s.v. והיו.
My understanding of Tosfos is that the verse is describing a reality of human behavior. Since: