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A big sustaining thing was I believed firmly that I was doing important work, and I thought it was going good, so I felt good. There's nothing that makes a writer truly as happy. Nothing anywhere makes him as truly as happy as going to bed at night, putting his head on the pillow with the idea of getting up and getting at his desk the next morning. That's a happy man, and I had that for all that time. View Interview with Shelby FooteView Biography of Shelby FooteView Profile of Shelby FooteView Photo Gallery of Shelby Foote
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I had a teacher in high school who was really somehow -- I think he taught government or political science, something like that, whatever you call it in high school -- but he also taught Euclidian geometry, plane geometry, simply because he liked it as such a beautiful, intellectual discipline. And I took his course, and one point or another, he got rhapsodizing about the beauty of geometry, and he quoted the last lines of Keats's "Ode on a Grecian Urn." "Truth is beauty, beauty is truth. That is all you know, and all you need to know." And those two lines stuck with me. I was about, probably 12 or 13 at the time. And they have stuck with me ever since, because they so much reflected the sort of feeling I had about the geometry, as well, and about mathematics in general, that its appeal is one of beauty, kind of an intellectual purity and beauty. And now, I'm sure that was what drove me into the direction of thinking I wanted to make mathematics my lifetime work. View Interview with Milton FriedmanView Biography of Milton FriedmanView Profile of Milton FriedmanView Photo Gallery of Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman: I think the most important single thing in people's success is whether they are lucky enough to be able to earn their living at doing something that, if they could afford to, they would do without any pay. I think the most unlucky people in the world are those who have to earn their living by doing something in which they would not voluntarily work overtime. View Interview with Milton FriedmanView Biography of Milton FriedmanView Profile of Milton FriedmanView Photo Gallery of Milton Friedman
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Carlos Fuentes: It's like walking, or singing in the bathtub. It comes naturally. It is there. I was writing -- indeed, at seven, I was writing my own magazine in the apartment building in Washington, and circulating it through all seven stories. I did it myself. News, movie reviews, reviews of books I had read. I mean, who cared? I cared. But it's a vocation that was there for me from the earliest time, the earliest age. Then it sort of spawned out into other activities, but always the center, the core of my life has been writing. The proof is that I have more than 20 books. I wrote them some time, huh? View Interview with Carlos FuentesView Biography of Carlos FuentesView Profile of Carlos FuentesView Photo Gallery of Carlos Fuentes
One epiphany which I will never forget is reading Kafka's Metamorphosis. I must have been 17. And that really burned through my heart and my mind. I remember I started smacking the light bulb, I was so excited. I think the world was turning around me. "See! This you can do with literature! If you can write this, that's all you want from life. You want nothing more." View Interview with Carlos FuentesView Biography of Carlos FuentesView Profile of Carlos FuentesView Photo Gallery of Carlos Fuentes
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Dopler club
Dopler is the biggest club in Bratislava and reopened January 2011, after being closed for two years. It is a music club featuring disco music and parties housed in a former exhibition center. This place is BIG; it's hard to overestimate it size.
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Gobi Fried Rice | Cauliflower Fried Rice
>> Monday, August 5, 2013
|Gobi Fried Rice
Gobi Fried Rice
Ingredients Needed
For the Rice
Basmati rice - 2 cups
Ghee and Oil - 3 tsp
Bay leaf - 1
Clove - 2
Cinnamon 1"
Cardamom - 1
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green Chili - 1 long
For the Gobi Manchurian
Cauliflower florets - 1 cup
Maida - 1 cup
Corn Flour - 2 tbsp
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green Chili paste - 1/2 tsp
Green chili - 1 long
Soy Sauce - 1 tsp
Red food colour a pinch
Water to make batter
Oil for deep frying
For the Fried Rice
Oil - 2 tsp
Vegetables- Carrot, Beans and Cabbage - 1 cup
Spring Onions - 4 stacks
Green Chilies - 1
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Pepper powder -1 tsp
How to make the Gobi Fried Rice.
For the rice
Wash and soak the rice for 15 mins.
In a non stick pan, heat oil, saute the whole spices and add green chilies and ginger garlic paste.
Then add drained rice and saute for couple of mins.
Add 1 & 1/2 cup water for each cup of rice. Add salt and bring it to boil. Simmer and cook till done. Keep it aside.
For the Gobi Manchurian
Wash and soak the gobi in salted hot water for 10 mins.Wash again.
In a bowl, mix in the flours, along with all the other ingredients except oil.
Heat the oil for deep frying.
Dip in the gobi and deep fry in oil
For the Fried Rice
Meanwhile, have another non stick pan on heat, add oil sprinkle cumin and let it crackle. Add the spring onions along with green chilies.
Then saute all the vegetables till they are done, yet crunchy. Add the soya sauce, pepper and salt. Add the fried gobis and mix everything.
Add the cooked rice and combine everything together.
Adjust spice and finally add the spring onion greens.
In a typical Fried rice that is part of the Indo Chinese cuisine, cumins are not added.
The rice that is made today was just ghee rice that was part of the non vegetarian meal as well. Didn't want to make two different rice dishes. I normally cook rice with just salt.
Even though I added green chillies in three different stages, the final dish wasn't so spicy. so you can adjust as per your taste.
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Volume 64, Issue 4, 24 January 1994
cw He‐Kr+ laser with transverse radio frequency excitation64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111159View Description Hide Description
A cw He‐Kr+ laser was excited with a capacitively coupled transverse radio frequency discharge. The laser was operated in a simple 40‐cm active length alumina oxide tube which ends off via ceramicglass transitions in Brewster windows. Transformation of the laser discharge tube impedance to the 50 Ω output resistance of the rf source and symmetrization of the rf voltage were performed by a special matching network. cw lasing was obtained at 469.4, 458.3, 438.7, and 431.8 nm. The output power of all lines amounts to 35 mW at an input power of 600 W. The rms noise of the laser intensity did not exceed 0.6%.
Photocurrent spectroscopy of Bragg mirrors in vertical cavity surface emitting lasers64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111160View Description Hide Description
We describe a simple technique to precisely measure the reflectivityspectra of the Bragg mirrors in individual vertical cavity surface emitting lasers. Detailed reflectivityspectra are obtained by measuring the response of the active layer junction to light impinging upon the output mirror, corrected by the active layer response spectrum. Precise measurements of the emission spectrum of the laser with respect to the Fabry–Perot notch are then possible. In the temperature range of 20–100 °C we measure the rates of 0.56 and 0.62Å/°C for the mirror stack and the lasing wavelength, respectively.
Improved modulator characteristics using tensile strain in long‐wavelength InGaAs/InGaAsP multiple quantum wells64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111161View Description Hide Description
We have measured the field dependent Stark shift and excitonoscillator strength in tensile strained, compressively strained, and unstrained 1.5 μm InGaAs/InGaAsP modulator structures. We find that the excitonoscillator strength is much less field dependent for tensile strained structures, which operate at the light hole transition. We conclude that tensile strained structures should lead to improved modulator performance.
GaAs/InGaAs/AlGaAs optoelectronic switch in avalanche heterojunction phototransistor vertically integrated with a resonant cavity64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111162View Description Hide Description
An optoelectronic switch with high sensitivity based on avalanche multiplication is demonstrated in a GaAs/InGaAs/AlGaAs heterojunction bipolar phototransistor (HPT) with an integrated resonantcavity. The device, similar to a resonant‐cavity enhanced HPT, consists of a four layer n +‐p +‐i‐n structure. Excellent electrical switching characteristics with a high control voltage efficiency (V s /V h ) of 1.8 have been obtained when the device is operated in the dark. The device can be switched optically at a selected wavelength owing to the integrated resonantcavity. By exploiting the inherent high optical gain, an extremely high optical control sensitivity (∂V s /∂P 0), exceeding 6 V/μW, has been achieved.
Spatial solitons in photorefractive Bi12TiO20 with drift mechanism of nonlinearity64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111163View Description Hide Description
The analysis performed shows that in cubic photorefractive crystals (of Bi12SiO20 and GaAs type in particular) with drift (''quasilocal'') mechanism of optical nonlinearity spatial soliton propagation can be observed for reasonable external dcelectric fields 10–15 kV/cm. These photorefractive solitons which can be excited at very low cw laser power are stable in a broad region of signal(soliton)/incoherent(spatially uniform) intensity ratio, and allow easy switching from bright to dark type. Original experimental results of self‐channeling of submicrowatt HeNe laser beam in a cubic Bi12TiO20 sample under external dc field are presented.
Quantum well lasers with carbon doped cladding layers grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111164View Description Hide Description
Data are presented which demonstrate that very high quality carbon (C) doped epilayers for the fabrication of AlGaAs‐GaAs and AlGaAs‐GaAs‐InGaAs quantum well(QW) lasers can be grown by solidsourcemolecular beam epitaxy(MBE) using a resistively heated graphite filament as a p‐type dopantsource. Broad area lasers fabricated from this material exhibit very low threshold current densities (66 A/cm2 for a 2‐mm‐long single QW AlGaAs‐GaAs‐InGaAs laser emitting at 980‐nm wavelength). It is also shown that lasers with carbondopedcladding layers grown on either n + or p + substrates exhibit similar low threshold current densities. These C‐doped lasers are expected to have improved long term reliability compared to conventional Be‐doped laser structures.
Detection of in‐plane and out‐of‐plane ultrasonic displacements by a two‐channel confocal Fabry–Perot interferometer64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111141View Description Hide Description
Simultaneous detection of in‐plane and out‐of‐plane ultrasonic displacements by a two‐channel confocal Fabry–Perot optical receiver is described. Accuracy is tested by measuring the in‐plane and out‐of‐plane displacements produced by Rayleigh surface waves generated by a piezoelectric transducer and a laser.
1 000 000 °C/s thin film electrical heater: In situ resistivity measurements of Al and Ti/Si thin films during ultra rapid thermal annealing64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111116View Description Hide Description
We introduce a new technique for rapidly heating (106 °C/s) thin films using an electrical thermal annealing (ETA) pulse technique. By applying a high‐current dc electrical pulse to a conductive substrate‐heater material (Si), joule heating occurs thus heating the thin film. This method was demonstrated by heating thin films of aluminum at rates ranging from 103 to 106 °C/s. The temperature of the system is measured by using the substrate heater as a thermistor and is found to be within ≊±10 °C during anneals at ≊105 °C/s. Phase transformations in the Ti‐Si system were also observed using in situresistivitymeasurements during ETA at ≊104 °C.
New observation on thin discontinuous metal films64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111117View Description Hide Description
It is shown from the capacitance‐voltage curves of metal‐insulator‐semiconductor structures that molecular species in an electrolyteinteract with thin discontinuous, hydrophobicplatinumfilms in a way similar to that in a gas phase. It is suggested that this is due to the presence of air volumes in the cracks of the discontinuous metal. This suggestion is supported by theoretical models for the wetting of thin films. The observation may have implications for the use of thin metal layers as the sensing material in chemical sensors for molecular species in solutions.
Mesoscopic self‐assembly of gold islands on diblock‐copolymer films64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111118View Description Hide Description
We describe the fabrication and characterization of self‐assembled gold island arrays on diblock‐copolymer thin films. The natural tendency of these polymers to form ordered phases is used to induce selective aggregation of evaporated gold metal during an annealing process. We obtain well‐defined, nanoscale island arrays aligned with one of the copolymer blocks. Near perfect segregation is achieved between the two domains. Two types of diblock‐copolymer systems are discussed, together with the resulting island patterns.
Pyrolytic laser assisted chemical vapor deposition of Al from dimethylethylamine‐alane: Characterization and a new two‐step writing process64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111119View Description Hide Description
We describe pyrolytic laser assisted chemical vapor deposition of Al from dimethylethylamine‐alane with 514‐nm radiation from an Ar ion laser. High purity Al lines with resistivity close to bulk Al are reported for a range of operating conditions. The relationship between operating parameters and materials properties of the deposited lines is delineated. Results from deposition on different substrates, Pt, Au, W, and Si, provide insight into thermal and nucleation effects in the laser writing process. Based on the observed nucleation behavior, we demonstrate a two‐step fast writing process involving fast laser nucleation of lines, followed by selective chemical vapor deposition of Al on the nucleated pattern.
c‐axis preferred orientation of laser ablated epitaxial PbTiO3 films and their electrical properties64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111120View Description Hide Description
Ferroelectric PbTiO3epitaxialthin films have been formed on a base electrode of Pt(100)/MgO(100) using ArF excimer laserablation. The x‐ray diffraction patterns of these films show c‐axis orientation with a rocking angle of 0.5 when the film is cooled faster than 75 °C/min after the deposition. The films exhibit clear and large ferroelectrichysteresis loops. The dielectric constant of the films is 130 and remnant polarization is 80 μC/cm2. The values are almost the same as those theoretically predicted. The pyroelectric coefficient of these films is 1000–1500 V/W at 10 Hz, even without poling treatment.
Formation of AlCuFe quasicrystalline thin films by solid state diffusion64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111944View Description Hide Description
We show that thin films 3000 Å in thickness of the icosahedral AlCuFe phase can be formed by solid state diffusion of sputtered Al, Cu, and Fe layers. As for bulk materials, we propose that the icosahedral phase grows by diffusion of the Cu in the Al3Fe layer previously formed by interdiffusion of the Al and Fe layers. These films present high resistivity values comparable to those obtained in bulk samples of high structural quality.
Application of x‐ray interference method for residual strain measurement in low energy Ar ion‐bombarded Si (001)64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111945View Description Hide Description
We have employed the x‐ray interference method for measurement of the residual strains in Si (001) surfaces bombarded by low energy Ar+. This method, combined with transmission electron microscopy, permits determination of the average residual strain in very thin bombarded layers. The residual strain in the bombarded layers was found to monotonically increase as the density of pointlike defects increases and saturates upon the formation of extended defects. Annealing data also suggest that defects formed by low energy ion bombardment at moderate temperature (≊450 °C) require high temperature (≳800 °C) annealing for their removal.
Density of amorphous Si64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111121View Description Hide Description
The density of amorphous Si has been measured. Multiple Si implants, at energies up to 8.0 MeV, were made through a contact mask to produce alternating amorphous/crystalline Si stripes with amorphous thicknesses up to ∼5.0 μm. For layers up to 3.4 μm (5 MeV), the amorphous Si is constrained laterally and deforms plastically. Above 5 MeV, plastic deformation of the surrounding crystal matrix is observed. Height differences between the amorphous and crystalline regions were measured for as‐implanted, thermally relaxed, and partially recrystallized samples using a surface profilometer. Combined with ion channeling measurements of the layer thickness, amorphous Si was determined to be 1.8±0.1% less dense than crystalline Si (4.90×1022 atom/cm3 at 300 K). Both relaxed and unrelaxed amorphous Si show identical densities within experimental error (<0.1% density difference).
Strain characterization of CoSi2/n‐Si0.9Ge0.1/p‐Si heterostructures64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111122View Description Hide Description
We report on the structural characterization of CoSi2/n‐Si0.9Ge0.1/p‐Si heterostructures.Siliconmolecular beam epitaxy is combined with Co sputtering to obtain these structures. The strain in the Si1−x Ge x is investigated after the formation of the CoSi2 by using high‐resolution x‐ray diffraction mapping in reciprocal space and cross‐sectional transmission electron microscopy. The results show that in order to keep the strain in Si1−x Ge x unaffected, a sacrificial Si layer is needed. It was possible to obtain transistor action, but with low‐current gain (β).
Enhancement of optical absorption induced by disorder in three‐dimensional random superlattices64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111123View Description Hide Description
The effect of disorder on the optical absorption of the realistic random superlattice has been investigated based on a three‐dimensional tight‐binding Hamiltonian. It is found that the absorption intensity close to the band edge of the random superlattice is considerably enhanced, which can be explained by optical matrix elements of the relevant eigenfunctions localized strongly over 2–4 monolayers. An energy‐level crossing behavior at the conduction‐band bottom is also obtained.
Mechanism of the growth of native oxide on hydrogen passivated silicon surfaces64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111124View Description Hide Description
The native oxide growth in water on HF etched, hydrogen passivated siliconsurfaces has been studied by 18O labeling techniques, with analysis by secondary ion mass spectrometry,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It is shown that ≳85% of the oxygen in the native oxide originates from H2O and not from dissolved O2. The role of the dissolved O2/H2O couple is to anodically polarize the electrode, thus driving the H2O/Si‐oxide reaction.
Numerical study of temperature effect on carrier dynamics in multiple quantum well narrow wires64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111125View Description Hide Description
To clarify the effect of temperature on the wire width dependence of the photoluminescence (PL) decay time in multiple quantum well narrow wires, we performed numerical calculations of carrier dynamics using a simple damage model in which nonradiative recombination centers caused by fabrication damage near the wire sidewalls are considered. The drastic reduction of PL decay time around a 100‐nm‐wide wire at low temperature is explained by our damage model by the presence of an optically inactive layer, i.e., a so‐called ''dead layer'' in which carriers vanish almost immediately due to heavy damage before reaching the sidewall. Our calculations show that the length of the ''dead layer'' changes with temperature even though the length of the damaged layer, in which defects are formed during fabrication process, is independent of temperature.
Dominant free‐exciton recombination radiation in chemical vapor deposited diamonds64(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111126View Description Hide Description
Dominant free‐exciton recombination radiation has been obtained from chemical vapor depositeddiamonds. The crystals are formed in a microwaveplasma using the mixtures CO and CO2 diluted with hydrogen. The concentration of CO2 and the position of the samples in the plasma affect the crystallinity of the samples. The peak emission intensity ratio between the free‐exciton recombination radiation and the band A emission is more than 20 in the samples formed at the edge of discharging area and with the optimum concentration of CO2. The value is the highest ever reported in diamond.


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Staten Island Bridge Club
The Staten Island Bridge Club announced winners of its Friday afternoon games held in its headquarters in Castleton Corners. The winners were: North-South, first, Rose Garber, Cecily Huss; second, Madeline Schmeider, Laurie Bates; third, Beverly Gilman, Bruce Gilman; fourth, Taryn Mandel, Christine Thompson. East West: first, Pankaj Mehta, Serina Day; second, Candi Ciulla, Nick Bole; third, Alice Squeri, Gloria Gastaldi; fourth, Diane Lepro, Sandy Muccillo.
Dalessio Post
The Dalessio Post, American Legion, met Thursday in St. Simon's Episcopal Church, Concord. Officers were elected: Joseph Russo, commander; Robert Koeth, Rudy Kormann, Anthony Delzoppo, vice commanders; Joseph DiMaria, adjutant; Donald Iafe, treasurer; Fred Hartman, chaplain. Thomas Rowan was welcomed as a new member. Members attended the Richmond County American Legion Convention at the Varsity Club, Dongan Hills. Plans were discussed for a picnic on July 9 in Nansen Lodge, Travis. The next meeting will be held Thurs., July 18 at 11 a.m. at the church.
Stolzenthaler Knights
Stolzenthaler Council, Knights of Columbus, met Thursday at the council headquarters for an open meeting for all members and families to pray the rosary. The Columbiettes also were in attendance. It was reported that a First Degree was held Tuesday, and four new members were welcomed.
AARP County Council
The County Council of the AARP met Friday. Chris Widelo, associate New York state director, reported on the AARP's efforts on the state and national levels to help all seniors. He urged those present to call their senators at 888-374-2742 to support Bill #4550, which would establish an independent utilities advocate to represent individual customers faced with repeated rate increases. Forty other states have such advocates. Bea Victor discussed computer courses for seniors offered at the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island. Call 718-475-5200, ext.1182, for information about the courses.
Moonlight Quilters
The Moonlight Quilters of Staten Island met Friday at Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hill. Kathy Tedesco won the block-of-the-month. PhDs ("Piled High and Deep) in Quilting were awarded to Marge Hosmer, Marla DiForte, Annmarie Joseph, Patricia Van Wagoner and Bonnie DiPaola. To receive this "degree," guild members were asked to select six incomplete quilts, and finish them, one month at a time. Outgoing president Clare Harnedy received flowers in appreciation for her efforts during her two-year tenure; she in turn thanked the board and members. An end-of-season party followed the business meeting. There will be a bus trip to Quilt Odyssey in Hershey, Pa. on Sat., July 27. Non-guild members are welcome. The cost is $45 and includes fare and admission. For more information, call Ms. Mielke at 718-987-2653. The next meeting will be held Fri., Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. For more information about Moonlight Quilters, contact Ms. Palumbo at 718-317-5234.


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Once late summer hits the north shore, football is again on the minds of residents of a region known for its culture of pigskin passin' and field goal kickin'. The tradition of youth football is a part of growing up for many children, who take great pride in their accomplishments on the field.
Now is the time to enroll your youthful quarterback or lightning-quick receiver for the upcoming football season in Abita Springs. The home field - Recreation District 11's Charlie Finn Memorial Park - is ready to host a new group of aspiring youth athletes for the season, which begins with practice on July 29 and continues through Nov. 9.
Many coaches and sports administrators, including Recreation District 11 Director Lisa Palisi, believe that organized sports are about more than just having fun; they are about enhancing character.
"The players have the opportunity to develop skills, learn to get along with others, learn about disappointment as well as success, and meet people outside of their community," said Palisi. "A lot of what they learn through the process of being involved with others in physical activity teaches them valuable life lessons."
In recent months, changes have been made to the ballpark facility that will make it accessible to more spectators for the upcoming football season.
"We remodeled the bathrooms to include handicapped facilities," said Palisi. "We added some sidewalks for better access to the bleachers, and added handicapped parking pads in the parking lot." The concession stand has also been spruced up to be more attractive and efficient.
Registration for football is under way and will continue through July 26 at Charlie Finn Memorial Park, 22517 Highway 36 in Abita Springs. Open to children age 5-12, participation requires that a physical be turned in by July 26.
The West St. Tammany Football League (WSTFL) is made up of teams from Abita, Covington, Folsom, Lacombe, Lee Road, Madisonville, and Slidell.
The season opener for Abita will take place on Aug. 24 at Coquille.
Palisi indicated there will be a fundraiser hosted by the WSTFL. A golf tournament will be held July 19 at Oak Harbor in Slidell to raise money for all-star football teams of the WSTFL to compete in tournament games following the regular season.
In addition to football, the fall season at the Abita ballfield allows parents to register their children for cheerleading, baseball, T-ball and softball. There is also a soccer season for ages 4-13 that begins practices the first week of August; the first soccer game of the season happens Sept. 7 and the season wraps up Nov. 16.
For more details on the sports registering for fall, contact Lisa Palisi at 985.871.7555 or email email@example.com. Information also is available online at the Recreation Department 11 website at www.abitasports.com.
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Ty Mawr Hotel Brechfa, Carmarthenshire SA32 7RA | Tel: 01267 202332
Ty Mawr Hotel is an award winning hotel with a growing reputation for food. Quiet and secluded, it makes a perfect base for a relaxing break. Ideal for exploring nearby National Botanical Gardens, Aberglasney and the West Wales attractions.


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Formerly, the command
>> plot(1:10,'.-')
created a LineStyle with prominent dots as markers, connected by lines. In 2011b (on a Mac), there are no dots. I have to increase the MarkerSize property of the line to get the dots to show.
Bug, or feature? I didn't find mention of this change in the Release Notes.
No products are associated with this question.
I ultimately contacted MathWorks support for this question, and found the definitive answer.
It turns out that for my high-resolution monitor, the "ScreenPixelsPerInch" had a default value of 72, which was causing the plot symbols to be rendered in a way that they did not show up on the screen. The dots "existed", but were not rendered visibly on the monitor. (They did show up in the saved/printed output.)
I was able to fix the issue by slightly increasing the value of ScreenPixelsPerInch:
>> set(0,'ScreenPixelsPerInch',76)
I put that line in my startup.m file, and all is well.
Dear Sir,
I am not sure for older versions. You still can use this format for line and marker in plots.
plot(1:10,'.-') % is straight line plot(1:10,'.--')% is ------ kind of line plot(1:10,'.-.')% is o-.-o, where o is your data point.
I hope, I understood your point well :-)
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DETROIT -- When you get a chance to experience Detroit with an organization that calls itself the Drunken Historical Society, how do you say "no"?
I recently spent a couple days in the Motor City to check out the society's special event on Detroit's brewing history, which took place at the well-known authentic German Dakota Inn Rathskeller.
The event featured special guests John Stroh III, who is CEO of The Stroh Companies, Inc., and James W. Tottis, a former curator in the Department of American Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
It was a crazy night, which even included a group sing-along of "Ein Prosit." (Video below.)
On my trip I had some great German food, mouth-watering macaroni and cheese and got to hang out with wine educator/Sommelier Michael Schafer, who goes by the Wine Counselor. In fact, he traveled with me to the Dakota Inn.
Here are some of the things I experienced in the Detroit area, followed by a short list of some upcoming events.
I'll be returning March 1 for the Paczki 5k Run in Hamtramck as part of my challenge to run 14 5ks in 2014. I would love to see you out there!
You can find them on MeetUp.com, and their goal is simple: To drink, talk and listen to local history presentations. The group -- co-founded by Brian Mulloy and Amy Elliott -- often goes on cool, behind-the-scene tours and host these events. Some charge a fee. This event on Jan. 30 was free. At the door I met Gabe Glolden, one of the organizers, who was doing his best maintaining the chaos at the Dakota Inn. It was a standing room only crowd and one of the group's best attended events. "What keeps me coming back to these events is the community that Brian and Amy have created," Gloden said. "They've given a platform to speakers who you wouldn't necessarily consider formal historians, but who are individuals whose personal or professional experiences have made them experts in a niche aspect of Detroit history. It creates this cool tapestry of people who love and care about the city and the preservation of its stories. Plus, drinking!" More than 2,000 members belong to group. Check them out online at meetup.com/Detroit-Drunken-Historical-Society. The next event features the "Michigan Beer Film," with appearances Michigan Beer Guide's Rex Halfpenny, as well as Trevor Klimek (Brewer at Paw Paw Brewing) and Kevin Romeo (Director of the "Michigan Beer Film"). The event is Feb. 23 at the Farmington Civic Theatre and Cawleys Pub in Farmington. Tickets are $8 (film only) and $23 (includes three beer tickets). More details at the meetup.com website or eventbrite.com.
The Dakota Inn Rathskeller opened on Aug. 1, 1933, by Karl Kurz, the grandfather of Karl E. Kurz, the present owner. Today it is the oldest authentic German bar in Detroit; and the place was electric on the night we attended. The special event brought out a larger than anticipated crowd, so the parking lots were filled and we parked on the street. (It is located at 17324 John R St, Detroit.) Once inside -- you feel like you're in a German pub with beer steins, trophy animal heads, wood tables, pipe organs and traditional style clothing worn by the servers.The restaurant seats 145 and is just over 2000 square feet. I had the special, which was the Schweinefleisch de Schenkel (pork shank) baked in Sauerkraut with German potato salad ($14.95). The pork was so tender and savory; fantastic. My friend Michael Schafer had the Schweinefleisch Schnitzel, a tender pork cutlet ($15.95), which of course I sampled. Another winner. More info on the Dakota Inn at dakota-inn.com.
Listening to John Stroh III and James W. Tottis was like sitting in a cool history class where you can eat and drink while listening to the lecture. And the professors are drinking, too. Wayne State University Press was the event's co-sponsor, and it published "Brewed in Detroit: Breweries and Beers since 1830" (1999) by Peter H. Blum. It is a comprehensive history of the brewing industry in the Detroit metropolitan area. It is in its third printing. More info at wsupress.wayne.edu.
After a night of beer and German food, I decided to check out Sweet Lorraine's, which was gearing up for the Super Bowl. (This weekend it's all about the Olympics and Valentine's Day!) Why Sweet Lorraine's? Well, I have been thinking about doing a search for Michigan's Best Mac and Cheese, but it has not worked out. That's why I like to say it's on my short list. On my way to Sweet Lorraine's Mac N' Cheez at the Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, I called owner/chef Lorraine Platman to get a little background. She has been in business for 30 years, beginning with Sweet Lorraine's Cafe & Bar, which she opened in Southfield. She is looking to expand to East Lansing, Toledo and downtown Detroit later this year, and she even has her eyes set on Grand Rapids. Her goal with the fast-food Mac and Cheez concept, an off-shoot of her Cafe, is to make great, gourmet-style meals, and do it quickly without sacrificing quality. She has won numerous awards. Fans love it for all the different styles like Cajun shrimp, macho nacho, Philly Beef, buffalo chicken, etc. "I have a vivid imagination," she said about her creations. "I'm always coming up with these crazy combinations." Plus, you get to see it made right in front of your eyes. I ordered the mega size portion of the Super Bowl Extreme Meat Mac ($7.49), which of course featured cheese and noodles, as well as Philly beef mix, ground beef, apple wood smoked bacon and smoked cheddar cheese. It was so delicious. I wanted to finish it all, but I only manged a third of it. I noticed that a soup or salad is always available as a combo for an extra cost. The wraps looked good, too. This weekend it's all about love at the Cafe in Southfield, as well as its restaurant in the Livonia Marriott Hotel. And Mac N' Cheez locations at the Somerset Collection North in Troy and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills. Where else can get Love at First Bite; cheese sauce tossed with twisted noodles, topped with lobster, bacon, tomatoes, sprinkled with garlic, parmesan and pepper jack cheese finished with toasted bread crumbs? Or one of many great desserts. Or, for those following the Sochi Olympics, the Loaded Potato Mac (through Feb. 23). More info at sweetlorraines.com. Or macncheez.com.
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56th Annual Detroit Boat Show, Feb. 16-23, Cobo Center: Hundreds of new 2014 and new non-current model boats, motors, accessories and more! Hours are 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays, Friday & Monday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays; and 3-9 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Admission is $12 for adults; free for children 12 and under with an adult; seniors (62 and older) are free on Monday. More details at detroitboatdshow.net or call (800) 932-2628.
Aqua Freeze Festival, Feb. 21-23, St. Clair Shores: Ice carvings, with activities for children and adults, including a polar plunge, beer tent, food, fun, and more. Details at scsaquafreeze.com.
Pam Grier Film Festival, Feb. 21-22, Historic Redford Theatre: Yes, a whole film festival devoted to the incredible Pam Grier. She will even make an appearance for dinner and dessert at the Old Redford Event and Banquet Center. Get your tickets now. The films include "Coffy," "Foxy Brown" and "Jackie Brown." More info at redfordtheatre.com.
Paczki 5k Run, March 1, Hamtramack: Yes, I plan to eat doughnuts -- after I complete this 5k run. I know, it doesn't make sense. But if you're a paczki lover like me, well, you understand. More info at tour-de-troit.org/paczkirun.
Disney On Ice presents "Let's Celebrate!', March 19-23, Palace of Auburn Hills: More than 50 Disney characters will come to life in this show produced by Feld Entertainment. More ticket info at palacenet.com.
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MARYSVILLE — "Marysville University" reopens this fall, offering a one-night civics class designed to engage curious citizens and students about local government and timely issues of importance to the Marysville community.
Citizens and students are invited to participate in this free fall class aimed at giving attendees a unique perspective on how Marysville's city government works for them, as well as a department-by-department overview of the services and programs that the city offers.
"You're sure to learn something you didn't know about your city," Community Information Officer Doug Buell said.
The class will meet from 6:30-9 p.m. Oct. 14 in the City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, located at 1049 State Ave.
Mayor Jon Nehring is re-instituting Marysville University, which last met seven years ago. He stated that these classes are popular and present an ideal forum for citizens to learn firsthand about their government, as well as to exchange ideas about how they can participate to make it better.
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Mike Kent must have a sense how it feels to win the Heisman Trophy or wear the green jacket at the Masters golf tournament.
Last week during the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa) convention in Kansas City, Kansas, the 1978 Parkersburg South graduate received the prestigious honor as Master Strength and Conditioning Coach. This award is the highest given in the strength and conditioning profession, and the ceremony is undoubtedly the highlight of the association's National Conference each year.
Two previous winners of this achievement who also hail from Parkersburg were in attendance – Northwestern's Al Johnson and Scott Swanson from the U.S. Military Academy. In fact, Johnson presented Kent with the blue MSCC jacket.
Kent has been coaching for 33 years and currently serves as the head football strength and conditioning coach at Colorado State University.
"This is a humbling experience," Kent said. "Without the student-athlete, I would not have been able to achieve it."
Since his football playing days at Potomac State and Fairmont State, Kent has logged countless miles. He coached wrestling, and assisted with track at several high schools before entering his current profession on a full-time basis at the collegiate level with the likes of North Carolina State, Appalachian State, East Carolina, Kansas State, Pittsburgh, Louisville and Eastern Kentucky.
On two separate occasions, he coached against his brother, Jeff, and lost both times. Once when Mike Kent was the wrestling coach at East Fairmont and his brother wrestled at Parkersburg South, and again when Mike Kent was coaching at Shepherd College and his brother was a senior at Fairmont State.
Swanson and Kent also hooked up twice when Kent was the strength and conditioning coach at Louisville and Swanson filled the same role for Army.
Kent arrived at Colorado State in January 2012.
Every day, he looks forward going to work. And it's not just because shorts are the proper attire. He enjoys the bond he creates with student-athletes beyond the training.
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Several of his pupils have enjoyed successful careers at the professional level, including Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch of the New England Patriots and four-time Pro Bowler Darrelle Revis of the New York Jets -to name a few.
"Not only have they become successful in our program, but also in academics and in their social lives," Kent said. "I've been fortunate to have been around some really good people, who have given back and done a lot of special things."
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But now that he lives in the Fort Collins, Colo., area, catching up with friends such as Johnson and Swanson is usually done at the annual CSCCa convention.
"I've been married almost 31 years and the funniest thing is that I felt so good the other day I think I have 19 years left in me – my wife started laughing," Kent said. "It's a privilege and honor to coach. I've never really considered it an obligation, but an opportunity."
Workouts for the Colorado State football team begin the first week of June. The Rams finished 4-8 last season after winning three of their final five games.
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The Atlanta Hawks did not make huge news once they decided to keep forward Josh Smith after the trade deadline expired last month.
Well, there's always the summer.
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Richard Matheson's 'The Incredible Shrinking Man' may be heading back to the big screen
Richard Matheson deserves his status as one of the biggest names in genre history, a phenomenal writer who would be a legend if only for his work on "The Twilight Zone," where he helped define the series as much as Rod Serling did. He wrote some of the very best original films for television, like Steven Spielberg's "Duel" and "The Night Stalker" and the wildly effective "Trilogy Of Terror." His novels have been adapted to the screen by him as well as other writers, and it seems like every few years, someone takes a new crack at "I Am Legend," one of his most widely-read works.
Adapting one of his own books was what got Matheson into movies in the first place. He turned his novel The Shrinking Man into a script, and Jack Arnold turned that script into "The Incredible Shrinking Man," one of the great science-fiction films of the '50s. There is a powerful sadness to Matheson's story, something that is a big part of his entire body of work. He finds the melancholy in these high concepts he creates, and that's one of the reasons I think his work pierces in a way that many genre films don't. Check out his "Somewhere In Time" for a great example of that. Just a few years ago, one of his short stories was the inspiration for "Real Steel."
Both of his sons have gone on to writing careers of their own. Chris Matheson co-wrote "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure," for example, and Richard Christian Matheson wrote several episodes of "Masters Of Horror" as well as the cult '80s comedy "Three O'Clock High." With his dad, he co-wrote a script called "Face-Off" that ended up becoming the film "Loose Cannons." They've written together on and off over the years, and now it looks like things are coming full-circle as they have just set a deal to write a new version of "The Incredible Shrinking Man" at MGM.
Normally, I'd be irritated by the news, but two things complicate the reaction. First, Matheson and Matheson are writing the script together, which automatically validates whatever new approach they're considering. If anyone has the right to play around with the idea and reconfigure it, it's the original author, and I'm curious to see what the 87 year old version of Matheson wants to do with his story. In today's story about the film at the Hollywood Reporter, they indicate that they will keep the tone of the original. If so, it's a fairly bleak take on what would happen if you just kept shrinking, unabated. The first film was, as many of the science-fiction and horror films of the decade were, a piece that tapped into the paranoia of the atomic age. The Mathesons will evidently bring in newer tech ideas for the new film, like nanotechnology, and they're describing it as "an existential action movie." I can't imagine that means they'll jettison character and mood in favor of action, but rather that the film will make the very act of survival in a world where you don't fit into a very visceral struggle.
The other reason I'm not immediately worried is because they've threatened to remake this film before. In fact, it feels like Imagine and Universal have been working to make this one happen for decades now, as long as I've been living in Los Angeles. I'm just glad they're not going to be going the comedy route, as that was the plan for quite a while.
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Week 4 of the prep football season started with two New Orleans powerhouse schools playing before a standing-room-only audience at Behrman Stadium.
The Curtis versus Karr matchup lived up to all expectations, and then some, especially in terms of offensive production. Curtis senior running back George Moreira put the nail in the coffin with his third rushing touchdown, a 4-yard run with 26.5 seconds remaining, to lift Curtis to a 38-33 victory against Karr. Moreira finished the game with 19 carries for 160 yards.
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Kasey Hobbs is a waitress at the IHOP on Southeast 14th Street, which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Hobbs said Tuesday has been extremely busy.
"I bet we've answered 200 phone calls regarding the fact that we're open," Hobbs said.
IHOP does not have a special Christmas menu. Hobbs said she's been serving eggs, burgers and pancakes since 4 a.m.
Families like the Guzmans have made eating at IHOP for Christmas dinner an annual tradition.


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With mid-season champions being honored last week, this week becomes a new opportunity for each and every competitor at Friday Night Drags. Several of the first half points battles went down to the wire last week, and the second half racing is expected to be just as intense.
Drivers who fell short of a first half championship or that are looking to step up their results will get a fresh start, beginning this week. The points standings for each division will be reset, making week eleven key to getting the second half of the season off to a good start.
Second half points will be totaled until the final week of Friday Night Drags competition, August 19. After eliminations that evening, the first half champion will go head-to-head with the second half champion to determine the overall division champion for the 2011 season. The loser of that battle will be the division runner-up, and all other final points positions will be determined by total combined points for both half seasons.
"It's pretty good, pretty fun," says Hampton's Bill Hatfield, who claimed a spot in the championship race with his first half championship in the Sportsman division. "You just never know at Atlanta. You don't know how the track will go from week to week. One night you think you are going to win and the car will grip really well, and the next week you'll be sliding around." Hatfield is a former champion at Friday Night Drags, and claimed this year's first half title by four points over Jeremy Rhodes, also of Hampton.
Atlanta Motor Speedway will honor the top three drivers in each division at the end of the season. Division champions will be honored during the speedway's Labor Day AdvoCare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend.
In awarding points, a final round winner gets four points and a final round runner-up gets three points. A driver that falls in the semi-final round gets two points and all others receive one point.
With the opportunity to be honored in front of thousands prior to a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, the tight points battles from the first half, and at least one double points night on the schedule, the second half of Friday Night Drags is sure to be can't-miss action at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Hot Rods are MCR Safety Show-N-Shine Special Class This Week
Each week, there is a featured class during MCR Safety Show-N-Shine, with special awards given to a select group of vehicles. This week's special MCR Safety Show-N-Shine class is Hot Rods. Awards will be given to the most radical, fan favorite hot rod.
The 2011 Friday Night Drags season will run on Friday nights through Aug. 19. MCR Safety Show-N-Shine car show judging begins at 6:00 p.m. and practice drag runs begin at 6:15 p.m. Grandstand gates open at 6:30 p.m. with the drag eliminations starting at 9:09 p.m.
All racers ages 16 and 17 must have a fully-executed minor's release form on file at the speedway prior to competition and forms are available at the Speedway or at www.atlantamotorspeedway.com. Competitors must wear a DOT-approved helmet and have operational seat belts in their vehicle and pass a pre-race safety inspection.
Entry to drag race or for the MCR Safety Show-N-Shine is $20 or competitors can enter both for $30. Spectator admission is only $8 and exterior parking is free, while infield parking is $20.
For more information about Friday Night Drags and Atlanta Motor Speedway, contact the Atlanta Motor Speedway ticket office at (770) 946-4211 or visit www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.


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CEDAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, MI – Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler said the suspect in an early morning domestic disturbance-related shooting in Cedar Creek Township opened fire on four Muskegon police officers who were assisting his deputies.
"The officer was struck with some kind of a shotgun blast," said Jeffrey Lewis, Muskegon's director of public safety.
The officer's name has yet to be released. Lewis said the officer is expected to make a full recovery.
Roesler said the suspect, a man in his 40s, "fired on the officers and they returned fire."
The suspect was hit once and was transported to a local hospital in police custody, Roesler said. A condition was not available Saturday noon.
Another person had been shot in the leg prior to the police shooting, said Muskegon County Prosecutor-elect D. J. Hilson.
The call that started the
chain of events came in at 3:25 a.m., police said.
"It came in originally as a domestic assault, a lady being assaulted by her husband," Roesler said.
He said the woman alleged that her husband had hit and choked her. She was not injured, he said.
While deputies were responding to the incident in the 4700 block of Oak Road near East River Road, a further report was received of an armed subject "with a civilian shot," Hilson said.
Hilson said the woman had
gone to a neighbor's home for assistance.
"The neighbor's husband tried to defuse the situation and was shot in the leg," Hilson said.
"We weren't sure where the gunman was," Roesler said. "We only had two deputies available, so we requested assistance from other departments to set up a perimeter to contain the gunman."
Officers from Muskegon
Township, North Muskegon and Muskegon responded. Roesler said police were in
the process of setting up the perimeter when officers were shot.
The shooting occurred just before 4 a.m.
Lewis said his officers had parked their cruisers and were on foot, walking on East River Road and turning onto Oak, trying to get into position, when: "We were instantly engaged by the suspect."
The sheriff said the officers "were under the cover of darkness, which was to their advantage," and that the suspect "was out there where they were deploying and he opened fire on them."
"There was a volley from both
sides," Lewis said, adding that the investigation into the police shooting,
which is being handled by the Michigan State Police, is ongoing.
No information about the number of shots exchanged was available yet.
Roesler said his department will be pursuing charges for the domestic assault and shooting of the neighbor from the original incident.
East River Road still was blocked off late Saturday morning.


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JACKSON, MI – Expect major retail centers to continue to evolve as they battle with online retailers for shoppers' attention and dollars.
The October 2013 opening of Ulta Beauty in Jackson Crossing, which has an in-house salon in addition to selling high-end cosmetic supplies, could be a sign of things to come. Shampoo or mousse can be bought online and shipped, but getting a makeover cannot.
Tom Scott, Michigan Retailers Association senior vice president of communications and marketing, said the top priority for shopping centers always has been getting shoppers to their locations. However, the emergence of online retailers, such as Amazon.com, has traditional retail centers looking to alternative methods.
"A big trend that's been identified is fitness centers as anchors," Scott said. "They draw in people – you can't workout online.
"The logic is that once you're there, whether before or after (working out), you'll visit the other stores."
Scott added play centers for children, such as the Bounce Castle in Westwood Mall, also are on the rise.
"Anything that caters to families is going to draw shoppers," he said. "And they're weather-proof."
Jerry Wood of the Jackson-based business consulting firm GGW and Associates sees potential growth in electronics.
"I think you'll see more in mall spaces, but it will also depend on how much the Verizons and Apples want to expand," Wood said. "If I was looking at growth, I can see it in a major chain that can offer a full array of electronics and connectability."
The closest Apple store to Jackson is in Ann Arbor. However, the company recently began advertising for employment opportunities in Lansing.
Scott agrees technology will be important in the future of shopping, whether electronic devices are being purchased or being used by retailers to create unique shopping experiences with interactive in-store devices or digital coupons and applications.
"Shoppers can interact with screens and learn something about a product and be engaged," Scott said. "We're going to see a lot more of that.
"It might be a quiz or even some sort of beauty assessment for a customer looking for a certain type of makeup. The sky is the limit there."
Jackson Crossing has been owned by Farmington Hills-based Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust since 1996. The company owns nearly 80 shopping centers around the Midwest and beyond.
With anchor stores Bed Bath and Beyond, Best Buy, Kohl's, Sears, Target, Toys R Us and T.J. Maxx along with outlying buildings that include the Jackson 10 theater and restaurant presence, Ramco-Greshenson Vice President of Asset Management Michael McBride likes what Jackson Crossing has to offer.
Ulta was a major addition, and Five Below, a fast-rising discount chain that features items for $5 or less, is currently prepping to open a store in the shopping center. McBride added a deal has been reached with a "national restaurant chain" to occupy the former location of The Ground Round, which closed in 2013.
Still, 11 of the shopping center's retail 59 spaces are currently vacant. McBride said Ramco-Gershenson eyes national retailers, citing Deb and the Children's Place, as well as maintaining a local flare, such as Gilbert's Chocolates.
"We'd also like to see more food specialty and fast-casual food in the mall," McBride said.
Westwood Mall has a similar ratio of vacancies, with eight of its 53 spaces currently open. A representative from Westwood Mall owner Rouse Properties declined comment for this story.
Like McBride, Wood sees food as a major player in shopping centers, but not necessarily sit-down restaurants.
"Restaurants are restricted by mall hours, unless they have an outdoor entrance, and people don't necessarily want to eat out while shopping anyway," Wood said. "Generally people want a faster experience that can be eaten on the go.
"I could see the convenience of something like salad bars taking off."
As far as a major retailer coming to Jackson, Wood thinks a sporting goods chain is the most likely, although he thinks the economy still has to improve before that would happen.
"I think Gander Mountain was close to coming here a few years ago, but backed off," Wood said. "With all the recreation around here with golf and hunting, I think a major sporting goods store would do well and it would draw from surrounding counties."
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Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia will be out at least until July, general manager Brian Cashman said, according to a report from the New York Post's Joel Sherman.
Sabathia, 33, will return "no sooner than six weeks from now," Cashman said, according to the report.
Dr. James Andrews injected stem cells late last week into the inflamed right knee of Sabathia, who has been on the disabled list since May 11. The cartilage in the big lefty's knee has experienced degeneration, and he's had fluid drained from it.
The news is yet another blow to the Yankees' starting rotation, which has seen Ivan Nova go down for the year after Tommy John surgery and Michael Pineda land on the disabled list with a strained lat. Pineda, however, is due back in June, manager Joe Girardi has said.
Sabathia was off to a bad beginning. He had a 3-4 record with a 5.28 ERA in eight starts.


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Bettendorf To Be Honored At Open House
An open house will be held Monday, September 30, at Elgin Public Library.
The open house will be in honor of assistant librarian Lois Bettendorf who has decided to retire. She has worked at the library for nearly 30 years.
The Library Board will host the event from 3-5 p.m.
Q125 Fundraiser Breakfast To Be Held Sunday
The Elgin Community Club will be holding a fundraiser Sunday morning for the upcoming Q125 celebration in 2014.
Meeting Monday night at the Steel Steed Steakhouse & Saloon, club members went over final details for the 'pancake breakfast' to be held Sunday morning in the cafeteria at Elgin High School.
The breakfast will run from 8 a.m. to noon. Items to be served will be pancakes, egg bake, link sausage, coffee and juice. There will be a variety of pancake toppings, according to chairperson Gwen Koinzan. She said they will be using the PJCC's pancake grill. Sausage to be served will be from Dean's Market. Also, Greenline Equipment is donating serviceware and the Bank of Elgin will be contributing cups and napkins.
Admission to the breakfast is a free will offering.
A special invitation has been extended to all the workers on the wind towers in connection with Prairie Breeze Wind Energy to come to the breakfast, Koinzan said.
Community Club members wishing to volunteer to help should contact Koinzan.
The Q125 celebration was also the topic of a report given to club members.
For the complete story, see the print edition of The Elgin Review
Blade 'Runners' Busy At Wind Farm
One can look to the west of Elgin and know efforts to develop the Prairie Breeze Wind Energy Farm are progressing.
Walking west down Cedar Street, one could look to the horizon Saturday and see the blades of a wind turbine being raised by a crane and put into place.
Work on sites west of Highway 14 continue towards the goal of constructing 118 wind turbines. The wind farm is being built at locations in Madison, Boone and Antelope counties.
Alissa Krinsky, communications director with Invenergy, the Chicago-based corporation who owns the farm, said turbine erection "is going well with 25 WTG's (with the base, mid, top and nacelle sections set) installed as of mid-September."
Art Fletcher, vice president of construction, was equally optimistic about the progress being made on the wind farm.
"We're pleased to report again that construction is going very well. And we cannot express strongly enough how much we appreciate the support and assistance from local residents and officials as the development of the wind farm continues. It is gratifying to know that the community is as excited as we are to build a new source of clean energy generation in Nebraska."
Almost every morning, the grounds of Elgin One Stop are filled with semi-trailer trucks ready to haul blade sections to tower locations.
For the complete story, see the print edition of The Elgin Review
State Senators Coming To Norfolk For Tax Hearing September 26
September 19, 2013 by lmorgan · Comments Off
State Senator Galen Hadley, Chair of the Tax Modernization Committee, has released the agenda for the public hearings to be held by the Committee during September and October.
The Committee was created during this past legislative session by Legislative Resolution 155, which requires the Committee to hold five (5) public hearings across the state on topics of tax reform. Please see the attached "Schedule of Public Hearings" for locations, dates and times.
LR155 also requires the Committee to issue a report by mid-December that makes recommendations for any changes, if necessary, to Nebraska's tax system.
Over the past several months, the Committee has held three public Working Meetings and two Executive Working Meetings. The purpose of those meetings was to provide committee members with important background information, an overview of Nebraska's existing tax system, and analysis of that system by national experts on tax policy, economics and tax reform initiatives.
District #41 State Senator Kate Sullivan is joined by 13 other state senators on the committee. They were able to meet with these experts and with each other to debate potential areas for further analysis.
From these discussions, the Committee has identified certain tax issues and potential options that could be used to address these issues. Please see the attached "Issues and Options List" for details.
The Committee welcomes public comment on these issues and options, and on other tax issues the public would like to include in the discussion. The issues and options are not recommendations of the Committee but are intended to generate public comment. The Committee would like to hear comments on these issues and options, but would also like to hear comments on other tax matters of importance to Nebraskans.
The issues and options are divided into three categories – property tax, individual and corporate income tax, and sales and use taxes. The hearings will be recorded and transcribed but will not be broadcast or live streamed. Please watch our website for any changes or developments. www.leg.ne.gov/tmc.
The public hearing schedule is as follows:
• Monday, September 23 – Harms Advanced Technology Center, Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff, 4:00 – 7:00 pm. (Mountain Time)
• Tuesday, September 24 – Mid Plains Community College, North Platte, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm.
• Thursday, September 26 – Northeast Nebraska Community College, Lifelong Learning Center, Norfolk, 1:30 – 4:30 pm.
For the complete story, see the print edition of The Elgin Review
Raymond E. Havel Jr.
September 19, 2013 by lmorgan · Comments Off
Raymond E. Havel Jr.
1948 — 2013
Raymond E. "Gene" Havel Jr., 64, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at his home with his family at his side. Services were held Monday, September 16, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. The Rev. Bob Rhodes officiated. Burial was in the Grand Island City Cemetery, with military honors provided by the United Veterans Honor Guard, U. S. Navy Honor Team, along with Gene's niece Jennifer Kerkman. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family.
Gene was born October 28, 1948, at Tilden, Nebraska. He was the son of Raymond J. and Irene E. (Day) Havel.
His daughter Ginger R. Griffiths preceded him in death on November 7, 2010.
Survivors of the immediate family include his wife of 41 years, Sandi Havel of Grand Island, NE; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Gerrod and Brett Havel of Grand Island, NE; Garrett Havel of Grand Island, NE; His mother, Irene Havel of Bartlett, NE; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim and Judy Havel of Bartlett, NE; Jerry and Jackie Havel of Grand Island, NE; Three sisters and brothers-in-law, Rita and Terry Muir of Grand Island, NE; Janette and Norm Bialas of Fullerton, NE; Judy and Mike Kerkman of Elgin, NE
Others left to cherish his memory include his grandchildren, Victoria Griffiths, Wyatt Hopkins, Ashlynn and Quentin Havel, numerous nieces and nephews.
Gene grew up in Wheeler County attending Red Top Grade School and graduated from Wheeler County High School in Bartlett, NE in 1967. He attended a welding trade school in Omaha, NE before entering the U.S. Navy on March 17, 1969. He married Sandi Robinson on September 2, 1972, at Ericson, NE. They lived in National City, CA until Gene's honorable discharge on March 2, 1973. They returned to Grand Island where Gene began his employment with Chief Automotive working as a welder and later lead man/supervisor until the plant closing in 2009.
He then worked for Rogue Manufacturing as a machinist until March 2013.
Gene enjoyed spending time with his family, shooting guns with his sons, camping, fishing, boating, hunting, traveling and woodcarving. He was the ultimate handy man, he could fix anything.
He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Platt-Duetsche and the VFW.
In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the family's choice.
He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond J. Havel and daughter Ginger R. Griffiths.
Online condolences may be given at www.curranfuneralchapel.com un-der Gene's obituary.


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By Joseph S. Stroman
In the guest opinion "Is college the right course for everyone?" (Sept. 1), Frank Breslin cautions that many unqualified students attend college. He believes this constitutes a tragic waste of time, financial and educational resources. I remember hearing very similar advice as a 12th-grader sitting in my high school auditorium in 1953.
But let's consider what we are not doing to prepare our youth for the post-high school opportunities of life-long learning. Those with college degrees can expect to earn more than 60 percent more over the course of their lifetime than their cohorts who don't. And to simply try to weed out students misses the heart of the educational challenge.
James Heckman, professor of economics at the University of Chicago, wrote in The New York Times that we know education is the great equalizer but American policy is all wrong: "Current programs don't start early enough, nor do they produce the skills that matter the most for personal and social prosperity. Because skill begets skill, the opportunity for education should begin at birth – and not depend on the accident of birth . Cognitive and character skills work together and can't be separated.... More motivated children learn more. Those who are more informed usually make wiser decisions."
What do we think we are preparing kids for? I hope it is for joyful, life-long learning.
Today, we have many more reasons to extend education through college. Globalization is pitting our students against students throughout the world for jobs. Other nations now suddenly realize that even a small improvement in education equals economic gain. Are we getting that message? The machine age is snatching away the simpler routine tasks, leaving only the ones that require a superior education.
There are many exciting opportunities for students today. Cancer, for example, has more areas of research and specialization than existed in the entire field of medicine two generations ago.
Lots of people deride serious study and research. This must change if we are to remain No. 1 economically. For example, telling the average person about an exciting experiment a professor is doing at Princeton with pigmentation from butterfly wings would likely draw a yawn. He might want to know: "So, is this what we do with our research money? Why aren't they looking for a cure for cancer instead of all these silly experiments?"
His attitude would change, of course, once he realized that out of this research came the cancer drug Alimta. This drug earns Eli Lilly $2.5 billion a year. Princeton's share in license income is $524 million just on one drug. Universities across our country have collected $2.6 billion on such sales and royalties. This income is not hidden abroad but plowed back into research and other activities that further improve the quality of our universities and strengthen our economic future.
Many don't understand how the economy and education depend upon each other in the 21st century. The arts, math, humanities, science and the social sciences, which are becoming more evidence-based, become even more relevant and essential for our future.
Some politicians understand the depth and breadth of the task ahead. Speaking at the Hun School's centennial recently, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said, "An education is a passport to the global community." He wants students to play an important role in shaping the future which, he stressed, must see a sharp decrease in our economic inequality in order to survive. He believes education is the key to doing so.
The Wall Street Journal explained that the price we have paid for being undereducated is nearly $80 trillion, and also wrote, "Data from 50 countries over half a century reveal how even a small educational gain can mean a big economic payoff." If we could act like Canada and other enlightened nations and prepare our students properly starting in pre-K, we would have many fewer college dropouts. We need more in college, not fewer. For example, Canada sends 15 percent more of its high school seniors to college than we do. Imagine the damage those countries would have done to their economies if they had copied us.
Foreigners appreciate our schools better than we do. The father of Zhang Ruifan a 14-year-old Chinese whiz kid became concerned when he realized his son was memorizing whole textbooks. The father sent him to school in America so he will become a real person as well as a great student, and not a "book-cramming robot."
In giving advice to professors, Laura Finley recently shared another piece of the education puzzle in The Times: "If we continue to teach the same content and in the same way as we were taught, we are preparing people to live in a world that is like ours today. We need to develop students' creativity, leadership and their commitment to peace and social justice if we have a hope of continuing our existence on this planet."
We still have the best universities and colleges in the world. The business of preparing students worthy of our system of higher education begins very early and doesn't end at college.
Joseph S. Stroman is retired after 43 years as a schoolteacher, supervisor and administrator.
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Moms- I need some SNACK ideas!!
I am SO tired of the same ole same ole. I need some snack ideas- kid friendly is always good. Right now we mainly have things like cut up veggies, fruit & PB, yogurt, string cheese, sometimes pretzels. PLEASE give me some new ideas.
Hummmus and pita chips. Homemade salsa and chips. Black bean salad. Let your imagine run wild.
I found a fabulous website called Weelicious. It has snack and meal ideas and recipes. IT's awesome!!! :) It's weelicious.com
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What about edamame (it comes in dora packaging in the freezer section if that might make your kids like it more) or homemade grahm crackers. Both are healthy. Even finding new ways to present regular snacks make them more fun, like turning the veggies into animals and stuff.
Soy products thar are not organic are almost all genetically modified...
Robin in Chicago
have you tried frozen grapes ???? great snack in the summer...very refreshing !
orrrr, banana ice....??? freeze bananas in chunks, then puree them with a SMALL amount of skim milk for an ice cream consistency.....sooooo incredibly good !
Quoting ziff130:
I found a fabulous website called Weelicious. It has snack and meal ideas and recipes. IT's awesome!!! :) It's weelicious.com
I checked out that site; its great!!
quesadillas are easy, just do whole wheat tortillas with cheese or add bean, leftover veg or meat and serve with salsa
rollups- peanut butter and banana, turkey and cheese, hummus and veg
dip bananas in pb or melted chocolate, roll in nuts, freeze
smoothies- plain or flavored yogurt, frozen banana, fresh friut (we do peach, pinapple or strawberry) and a handful of spinach
parfaits- layer yogurt, fruit, dry cereal or granola. or nuts, yogurt, chocolate chips, dried fruit
Wow, lotsa good ideas here. I have none. :) I love graham crackers and milk.
Jello with fruit in it..... homemade popsicles .... trail mix


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