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NORTHAMPTON - The city is looking for a few people with a lot of energy who are willing to spend it on conserving energy.
The newly created Northampton Energy and Sustainability Commission has four openings for members of the public interested in helping the city achieve better energy efficiency and in planning for its future energy needs. Authorized last week by the City Council, the commission replaces the defunct Energy and Resource Commission.
Christopher S. Mason, Northampton's energy and sustainability officer, said today that the old commission was created in the 1980s but stopped functioning when the city's former energy officer left in the mid-1990s. Mason was hired last August with money that the city earned through the Clean Energy Choice Program. His salary is $34,000 a year. The choice program accrues money through a voluntary surcharge on electric bills that finances alternative energy sources. Northampton was rewarded because it has a high number of residents who participate in the program.
In all, the new commission will have 11 members, compared to seven on its predecessor. It will include representatives from several city departments as well as from the City Council and Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School. Mason said the makeup has been revamped to facilitate communication between the city and the public.
While the former commission focused on energy efficiency and education, the new one has broadened its scope with an eye toward the future. In the language of the ordinance that created the commission, it is charged with developing programs and policies that "guard against effects of energy resource disruption/depletion and climate change in all of Northampton's public and private sectors."
In other words, as Mason explained, the commission will look at ways to both reduce carbon emissions and find alternative sources of energy. The city inventoried its carbon emissions in 2001 by studying data pertaining to energy use, transportation and population. Mason said Northampton is slightly above average in its energy efficiency but needs to plan better for the future.
"Our future ability to get fossil fuel is changing," he said. "Right now we're putting a lot of our eggs in one basket: cars."
By promoting bike paths and encouraging small businesses such as the Pedal People, which uses bicycles to dispose household trash, Northampton can steer away from a system that relies largely on fossil fuels. The commission could also look at options such as rewriting codes to make buildings more energy efficient.
Mason said several people have already applied to sit on the commission. Members are appointed by the mayor and must be approved by the City Council.


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This work presents a study comparing the drift during seasoning of four of 1000W FEL‐type lamp regarding the use of theses lamps as secondary luminous intensity standard. Three of these lamps are manufactured by Philips and the other lamp is manufactured by ORIEL. The lamps seasoning takes normally 30 hours and during the seasoning period relative drift of the lamp luminous intensity, lamp current and voltage are measured at each 5 minutes. The correlated color temperature of the lamps is measured at the end of lamp seasoning period. The luminous intensity is measured using a 4 1/2 digits photometer with thermal stabilized detector head, the lamp voltage is measured using a 6 1/2 digits voltmeter and the current is measured and controlled by a calibrated current power source shunt. The lamp sockets are adapted to a cinematic positioning device which is placed on an adjustable mounting device. A cross target is used as reference for alignment with a He‐Ne Laser. In the 1st group of three lamps from Philips the minimum relative drift in luminous intensity per hour at the end of seasoning period was 0,0075 percent and the maximum relative drift was 0,02 percent. Voltage relative drift of the lamps were very similar in shape on the last few hours of the seasoning period, but different for one lamp at the beginning. The lamp current remained practically constant at 8 A which was the current adjusted in the current power source. One lamp had the luminous intensity calibrated by the National Institute of Metrology from Argentina and is used as a transfer standard for the other lamps.
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Proposed rezone draws criticism
By Dennis Box
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A proposed rezone of about 230 acres of steep slopes in Bonney Lake drew considerable comment at the Aug. 23 City Council meeting.
A recommendation by the Planning Commission and staff to change the zoning from residential (R-1) and commercial to RC-5, which allows one house per five acres, did not set well with numerous landowners of the affected properties.
The RC-5 is residential conservation while R-1 zoning designates four houses per acre.
Bart Tracy, one of the landowners, reminded the council his property was annexed by the city and he intends to build a senior citizen retirement facility serving the Bonney Lake Area.
"I'm looking at damages north of $10 million if this is rezoned (to RC-5)," Tracy said to the council members. "I didn't drive by your home and pull money out of your pockets. I was promised annexation, I paid the development fees, and then you talk about changing the zoning."
Homer Dean, an owner of property in the steep slopes area said his father bought the land to help his grandchildren's education.
"We were asked to annex (by the city)," Dean said. "How can you decide it's not usable because of a couple of hills?"
The council has been considering rezoning recommendations from the staff and planning commission. The commission had been working on numerous areas of zoning inconsistency within the city's comprehensive plan.
Other inconsistency areas like 41 brought considerable debate and criticism from property owners and the council decided to leave the current commercial zoning of those properties in place.
The council has tabled the steep slopes areas for further discussion.
Councilman Phil DeLeo suggested the members take a tour of the affected areas. The city staff scheduled a public tour of the area at 2:45 Thursday, with council members and staff meeting at the City Hall Annex.
"I'm trying to figure out how the city is supposed to provide for growth and at the same time take care of steep slopes and critical areas," Deputy Mayor Dan Swatman said. "I haven't made a decision on the area's zoning, yet."
Councilman Jim Rackley came out at the meeting against rezoning the properties.
"I'm totally against taking value from people's property by down zoning without proper compensation," Rackley said. "And I don't believe the Growth Management Hearing Board will allow RC-5 zoning. There's not going to be a lot of building (on the land), so what are we trying to protect?"
Ray Frey, of Halsan Frey LLC, a land use consultant, sounded a warning to the city concerning the rezone.
"The city is setting itself up for a major battle it cannot win." Frey said.
If the council decides to rezone the steep slopes area, property owners can take the decision to the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board for a review.
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What we do is aikido training, a bit like you'd do circuit training to improve your fitness for a marathon. There is no doubt that being fit would help you complete the run, but it would be better to practise by doing a mixture of running and circuit training.
I presume when you talk about Aikido standard Jim, you are referring to the ability for use in a real fight. Therefore I would say that there is a problem in that very few of us get to use it extensively in real situations. This includes most of the people who actually instruct it. Therefore I would say Aikido could easily be becoming worse in standard because of the lack of opportunity to apply it.
However, the techniques and the principles are still there, and there are also people who have to use it practically every week(e.g. police). I would be interested to learn if what they think they have learnt in the transmission from dojo to street. (From my experience most people in the police have their favourite techniques which they use regularly, and there are not any universally accepted 'best' technqiues).
Also, for some aspects of aikido e.g. jo and bokken work, we do not have a culture where these are used regularly, and therefore know very little about how these combat situations look when people are fighting for their life.
In cntrast to the above comments. Aikido was new to the first uchideschi and others practising with Ueshiba. There is nothing to say that they really understood aikido completely then, and they have possibly developed more understanding over their years of training. Therefore I don't think Aikido is necessarily getting worse as we may be getting better at crystalising out the real principles behind it.
Therefore, in general I would say that Aikido 'teaching' is getting better, but people will only ever know how effective THEIR aikido is by using it in real situations (and this isn't a recommendation), and the opportunities for this may be getting less, and therefore we cannot learn fom these experiences. (In the middle ages in England 1 in 20 people died during street violence - which probably adds up to just less than 1 in 10 men)
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Should the mission succeed, it will be traced to those first steps that Neil Armstrong took on the moon 43 years ago, said Michael Paul, who is leading Penn State's Lunar Lions team in the Google Lunar X Prize competition.
"His footsteps on the moon are humanity's first footsteps on the way to the stars," Paul said about Armstrong, who died Saturday at age 82.
Armstrong's voyage, the grace with which he conducted it and way he lived after coming back to earth before he died Saturday serve as a lesson to all who followed him, Paul said.
The students working on the Lunar Lion team, which is competing to be the first private spacecraft to reach the moon, were born decades after Armstrong made his giant leap. Yet they all view Armstrong as an inspiration, Paul said.
Weitz served as the pilot on Skylab 2 in 1973, piloted the first Challenger mission a decade later and eventually retired as the deputy director of the Johnson Space Center.
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That might be the most interesting thing about Armstrong, Paul said. Somehow, the knowledge that he had achieved a piece of immortality did not warp him. Instead, it seemed to make him more appreciative of the chance he had been given.
"His person is going to be remembered forever," Paul said, "and yet the humility he displayed for the rest of his life is remarkable. I don't know how they found exactly the right person."
By not trying to take ownership of the moon landing, Armstrong gave it to all of us, Paul said.
"For him to make the whole country feel like this was their accomplishment says a lot about his character," Paul said. "He was a great man and a good man."


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By BILL WELLS
Two young men.
Two bikes.
Thirty-five days.
Three thousand, five hundred miles.
One goal . . . remarkably accomplished.
University of Massachusetts graduates Andy McCarron and Jon Korhonen biked from Boston to San Francisco this summer, finishing their fund-raising effort Friday when they crossed the Golden Gate Bridge.
"The reason we decided to do it was for fun and for the adventure," McCarron said. "We've wanted to do something like this for a while. Once we committed to it, we decided we might as well raise some money for a good cause."
McCarron and Korhonen have raised $16,000 for the Children's Hunger Foundation, which serves children worldwide.
The pair left Boston Harbor June 14, trekking through New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Nevada before reaching California. They averaged 100 miles a day.
"The thing that was most surprising was the hospitality of the people we met along the way," McCarron said. "It was really amazing. Every night we'd pull into a town, looking for a place to stay or a grocery store to buy some food. People were willing to help us out, give us directions, tell us places to go and people to see. People let us put up our tent in their back yard, or let us stay in their house. It was eye-opening. You don't see that sort of stuff in the news."
McCarron is a 2005 graduate of UMass, where he was captain of the cross country team. Korhonen, a 2006 graduate, holds the school record in the mile in 4:04, and was named the 2006 UMass Scholar Athlete of the Year.
McCarron and Korhonen plan to host a celebration Aug. 16 in Amherst. To make a donation, or for any other information, go to www.coast2coastcycle.org.
BROSNAN RACE: The Thomas V. Brosnan Third Annual Race/Walk has changed its date from last year, switching from the fall to Aug. 16. The 3.5-mile event will be held at the Holyoke Lodge of Elks at 250 Whitney Ave.
Brosnan, a Chicopee resident and Holyoke native, was killed in 2005 while jogging on Route 33 in Chicopee in a hit-and-run accident. He left a wife and two children.
Brosnan worked at the Hampden County Sheriff's Department since 1977, serving as primary captain from 1993 to the time of his death.
"Primary captain Tom Brosnan's career was one of the most distinguished in the 344-year history of the department," Sheriff Michael Ashe said in a press release.
All proceeds from the race will go toward the Holyoke Boys and Girls Club. For more information, go to www.hbgc.org.
MOUNTAIN MEN AND WOMEN: Belchertown's Nancy Cook won the women's division of the LaSportiva USATF-New England Mountain Running Circuit. The 43-year-old topped 50 other competitors in the six-race series.
Northampton's Alex Silverman won the men's 60-69 age group, while Amherst's Paul Bazanchuk (men's 50-59) and Northampton's Abby Woods (women's 20-29) placed second in their respective divisions. Northampton's Tom Mahoney finished fifth overall on the men's side, and third in the 20-29 bracket.
Easthampton's Victoria Bergeron and Chris Corradino, Northampton's Laurel Shortell, Holyoke's Anthony Swana, Cook, Mahoney, Bazanchuk and Silverman were crowned Mountain Goats for completing all six races.
In the final race of the season, Woods placed third (38:51) and Cook fifth (40:20) at the Ascutney Mountain Run, held at Windsor, Vt., July 12.
RESULT: Westfield's Peter Fratini placed No. 24 overall in a field of 590 runners Sunday at the Stowe 8 Miler, finishing in 47:58, which was good for second in the men's 40-49 division.


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Rodgers, 26, of Salem City, was found guilty on a total of 26 charges, which include multiple counts of kidnapping (1st degree), attempted murder on law enforcement officers (1st degree), aggravated assault (2nd, 3rd and 4th degree), and weapons offenses (2nd degree), according to authorities.
He was also found guilty of purposefully injuring a police dog, a fourth-degree offense.
"We're not going to back-off. When a person commits serious and violent crimes, such as kidnapping and trying to shoot and kill a police officer, we take that extremely seriously," said New Jersey Deputy Attorney General Jim Ruberton, who represented the state in prosecuting Rodgers. "We will prosecute these individuals to the fullest extent of the law."
The charges stem from an investigation by the Attorney General's Shooting Response Team into an incident on Jan. 26, 2011.During the incident, Rodgers allegedly took his girlfriend and her three children, all under age 4, against their will and held them at gunpoint inside the row home they shared in the 300 block of East Broadway, authorities said. Officers from the Salem County Prosecutor's Office, Salem County Sheriff's Office and Salem City Police Department initially responded to the home.
Four officers eventually entered Rodgers' home: Salem City Police Lt. Robert Eller, Senior Investigator Stephen Dick of the Salem County Prosecutor's Office, and officers William Robinson and Walter Christy of the Salem City Police Department. Robinson was also accompanied by his K-9 unit dog, Jordan, a German shepherd.
As soon as the officers entered, Rodgers allegedly fired three shots, wounding Dick in the shoulder and wounding Jordan in the chest, authorities said.
A jury began deliberating the case against Rodgers late Tuesday afternoon, but broke for the day before returning a verdict. The jury resumed deliberations around 9:30 a.m. today, and returned a verdict of guilty on all charges at around noon.
The case was heard by Superior Court Judge Timothy Farrell.
Representing Rodgers in the case was Vineland attorney Lee Hughes.
Hughes said Rodgers, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has plans to appeal the decision.
"I talked to him and we plan to appeal," said Hughes. "There were charges of attempted murder, and I can't imagine the kid setting next to me over these last two weeks shooting at anybody."
Rodgers is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 2 before Farrell.
First-degree kidnapping carries a sentence of 15 to 30 years in state prison, including a period of parole ineligibility equal to 85 percent of the sentence imposed, according to officials. First-degree attempted murder carries a sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison, including a period of parole ineligibility equal to 85 percent of the sentence imposed.
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Following news of the verdict, Salem City Police Chief John Pelura III said he was very pleased with the result.
"I couldn't be happier with the verdict in this case. I hope this finding of guilty can give the female victim, the three children, my officers, Sr. Investigator Dick, the New Jersey State Police, the dispatchers and all those involved some closure knowing this convicted kidnapper and attempted murderer will not be able to terrorize anyone for the rest of his life," said Pelura.
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1. Clinical Trials in Macular Degeneration Gregory-Evans will work with pharmaceutical companies to bring new treatments for macular degeneration to trial. He is also examining links between genetic defects underlying macular degeneration and patient biomarkers to improve methods for matching patients to treatments.
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3. Molecular Defects Underlying Retinal Disease Many of the most common causes of retinal disease arise from genetic abnormality. Gregory-Evans will continue to explore and identify genes underlying retinal disease. The results will improve methods of diagnosis and lead to new therapeutic targets.
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The Province of British Columbia has invested more than $1.7 billion in research and innovation since 2001. This includes $56.25 million to establish 29 permanent research chairs under the Leading Edge Endowment Fund some of the best-funded research chairs in Canada. Post-secondary institutions and external partners provide matching funding. For more information, visit www.leefbc.ca.
The UBC Faculty of Medicine provides innovative programs in the health and life sciences, teaching students at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels, and generates more than $200 million in research funding each year. In 2007-08, out of the total UBC research endeavour, 53 per cent, or $247 million, came from academic and clinical teams in the Faculty of Medicine. For more information, visit www.med.ubc.ca.
Julia Levy and QLT Inc. QLT Inc. (formerly Quadra Logic Technologies), was founded in 1981 to develop and commercialize discoveries made at UBC in the fields of immunology and diagnostics. UBC microbiology professor Julia Levy co-founded the spinoff company and served as president and CEO from 1996 to 2002.
A biopharmaceutical company, QLT is dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative ocular therapies. QLT uses two unique technology platforms: photodynamic therapy (used with Visudyne) and punctal plugs (a novel sustained-release drug delivery platform that may have applications in various ocular disorders).
QLT became a public company in 1986, and the potential of photodynamic therapy was first realized in Photofrin, which was first approved in 1995 for esophageal cancer and has since received approvals for treating Barrett's esophagus and advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Photofrin was sold to Axcan Pharma Inc. in 2000.
In 2000, QLT received FDA approval for Visudyne, a breakthrough treatment co-developed by Levy for the wet form of age-related macular degeneration. Visudyne is approved in over 80 countries worldwide for the treatment of a form of wet age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 55, and has been used in more than two million treatments worldwide.
Under Levy's leadership, the company recorded the greatest financial growth in its history. At the time of its launch, Visudyne was the largest ophthalmic product launch on record, with sales of $150 million in the first 12 months.
QLT has gone on to become UBC's most successful spinoff. UBC has received over $70 million in royalties from the sales of Visudyne. According to Angus Livingstone, managing director of UBC's University-Industry Liaison Office, more than 200 UBC academic papers were either sponsored by or done in collaboration with QLT and its founders.
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"Weddings are to make money for your future. Not to pay for peoples meals."
I read that statement in an article this morning about a newlywed couple who were upset that a guest gave them a picnic basket full of goodies as a wedding gift.
The couple was upset because they'd spent $100/plate on the guest and his girlfriend at the wedding dinner and felt that they should have gotten that as a return + more for their gift.
What do you think? Would you be grateful to receive a thoughtful wedding gift or angry because you didn't "make any money" from this guest?
idc, hell i dont expect anyone to give us anything when me and df get married
i had a friend post about this on facebook yesterday. she thought it was insane she had just gotten married back in november and said how it meant more to her and her husband that their guest were able to make it rather than get them a gift, which was good for us we could either afford the trip to the wedding or a gift and they told us us being there was meant more to them than a gift. and i agree a wedding is where you declare your love and commitment to each other infront of people not for gifts/money (those are just an added bonus.)
I saw this too. They obviously have no idea what a wedding and marriage is all about. These two ladies have no business even being married if they don't understand you invite guests to celebrate your union not give you a bunch of money.
I have to agree with this ... minus the F part, I just don't think that's necessary - just my personal language preference. This couple should be very ashamed!!!
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People like this don't seem to get what a wedding is supposed to be for. It's for celebrating love between two people and the declaration they make in front of loved ones to be with one another for their lives....not to make money or show people up. Fuck that. I would have a few choice words for someone if they reacted to a wedding gift like that from me.
I would be grateful for whatever we received. It's the thought that counts.


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(NAPSI)—Shopping for a new baby should be fun and exciting. However, sometimes it can turn into a daunting experience. A targeted baby registry can alleviate the guesswork for friends and family, help you get just what you need and avoid unwanted or duplicate items. To get the most mileage out of your registry, "Do just as much homework as if you were paying the tab yourself," says Sandra Gordon, one of the nation's leading baby product experts and author of the new book "Save a Bundle: 50+ Ways to Save Big on Baby Gear."
"Test-drive strollers in the store, for example, to get an idea of how they handle. If you're registering online, visit retail stores first to get familiar with the products you're considering. Selecting baby products is a process, so expect to make several trips to fine-tune your product picks."
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Gordon offers the following guidelines for expectant parents to help them hone their gift list.
Think big. In this economy, putting big-ticket baby items on your list—such as a stroller, glider, a crib, a baby monitor, changing table, high chair and an infant car seat-can be guilt inducing. Still, friends and family may chip in as a group to buy them for you.
Register at more than one store. Gift givers like options. Consider registering for money, too. Sites such as www.depositagift.com allow you to tastefully request and accept cash gifts. You use the funds to buy as you go or just have a stash of cash for future expenses.
Wander outside the baby gear aisle. These days, new moms and dads are requesting items on their baby registry that aren't typical, such as a smart- phone, which is great for capturing precious memories of your little one, e-mailing photos to Grandpa and Grandma, and posting cute baby photos on Facebook and Instagram.
Request practical items. Put everyday items such as diapers, diaper wipes and Store Brand Infant Formula on your registry, if you anticipate using formula. Store Brand Formulas, such as Walmart's Parent's Choice, offer the same complete nutrition as name brand formula, yet they cost up to 50 percent less. The savings can make a big budget difference later, when your registry stash of formula runs out, adding up to $600 a year. For more information, visit www.parentschoiceformula.com.
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The Samsung Wave handset is an all-in-one performer. It can act as your personal entertainment system providing facilities for music, videos, gaming, photography and loads of other interesting stuffs. Moreover, the next most appealing thing about the Samsung Wave is the Samsung App Store which is ever-expanding and even the pace of growth is reasonably well.
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- Go to the main menu. You need to first download the e-book in order to read it. The place where you may find e-books for download is your very own Samsung App Store.
- Click on the Samsung App Store icon. The Apps list appears.
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- Browse for the e-book section. Once you shall find it, you need to click on it.
- The e-book window opens in your phone. You will find the different e-books available for download on your handset displayed as a list of icons. Browse through the list to select the e-book you want to find out about.
- Click on the e-book icon you select for viewing the details. The details of the e-book will be displayed in front of you. Go through the same. If you are not interested in downloading that e-book, then you may very well click on the "Back" button at the bottom right corner of the screen.
- If you are interested to get the e-book on your handset, then you may click on the "Get" button displayed at the top of the details window, if you are viewing the free e-book. If you are viewing the paid e-book, you need to click on the "Buy" button displayed at the top of the details window.
- Once the download starts, you will find the icon of the e-book appears at the main menu of your handset, and is shown in the state of downloading. To pause the download, you may click on the icon once. To start the download again, you click on the icon on the screen again.
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You may bookmark pages, click to zoom in or out, or even read in landscape or portrait mode. Moreover, the e-book will also pause at the point where you stop reading and close the e-book. The next time you open the e-book, you will find that the e-book opens at that very place where you left reading the previous time you stopped reading. This facilitates reading to a great extent.
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Three travelers from Belfast, Northern Ireland – strangers to one another – converge on Amsterdam during a December weekend. Alan, recently divorced, has come to relive his youthful visits to the city and see a Bob Dylan concert. Unexpectedly, he has his surly, uncommunicative teenage son, Jack, in tow.
Middle-aged Marion has come to the city with her husband, Richard, whom she suspects has grown tired of her and may be having an affair. Struggling single mom Karen is accompanying her daughter, Shannon, for Shannon's bachelorette party. As they brush up against one another in the magically lovely city, each experiences a crisis of relationship.
Park has rendered these characters with wonderful complexity, their vulnerability drawing the reader's empathy. I wanted to hug each of them and tell them life would be OK. Amsterdam is a character in itself, its beauty subdued in the soft winter light.
The quiet richness of this novel makes it a memorable read.
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Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti
Amy Wilentz
(Simon & Schuster, 308 pp., $16)
A reporter and frequent contributor to the New Yorker and the Nation, Wilentz first visited Haiti in 1986 and has returned many times since, once for two years. Her portrait of the country she has come to love was described by critics as illuminating, bracing and engrossing.
In addition to an extended Haitian history lesson, Wilentz gives readers a glimpse into the lives of many Haitians, from rebel priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the country's first democratically elected president, to Filibert Waldeck, a street kid.
She examines the aftermath of the devastating earthquake of 2010, detailing what has worked and what has not, and why well-meaning but naive outsiders wanting to help have at times made the situation worse.
Throughout, Wilentz seeks to dispel the stereotype of "Fred Voodoo," as foreign journalists have dubbed ordinary Haitians: "I hear described to me, and I read about, a people who are destitute, pathetic, uneducated, and probably irredeemable. ... But I know the Haitians as the sons and daughters of a history even more amazing and brilliant than our own, and – even in the face of scarcity and disease – proud, able, and useful."
Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times wrote, "Like Joan Didion and V.S. Naipaul, she has an ability not only to provide a visceral, physical feel for a place, but also to communicate an existential sense of what it's like to be there as a journalist with a very specific and sometimes highly subjective relationship with her subject."
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Lawrence Block
(Mulholland, 337 pp., $16)
A Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, Block brings back hit man John Keller here for his fifth run. At the end of 2008's "Hit and Run," and at the beginning of this one, Block seems poised for a new and reformed life: as a rehabber of old houses living in post-Katrina New Orleans with a new name, a new wife and a baby on the way. The only piece of his past he clings to is his passion for collecting postage stamps.
But when he gets a call from Dorothea "Dot" Harbison, who gave him many of his assignments in the past, he can't resist the temptation to return to his old career.
He's dispatched to Dallas to deal with a two-timing wife, to a cruise ship bound for the Caribbean with a protected witness aboard, and to Denver to solve another domestic dispute. A final assignment involving a child leaves the door open to a slightly different Keller should Block continue his story.
Writing for the Associated Press, Bruce DeSilva said, "In the hands of a lesser writer, the philately passages would be insufferable, but Block makes them interesting in their own right as well as a window into the soul of a hit man who can dispatch innocent bystanders without remorse but won't cheat on his wife and insists on being scrupulously honest in the buying and selling of collectible stamps."
Best Food Writing 2013
Edited by Holly Hughes
(Da Capo, 373 pp., $15.99)
This is the 14th edition of the annual collection of essays from magazines, newspapers, books, newsletters and websites, all edited by Hughes, who has spotted trends all along the way.
In 2013, we saw the waning of gels, foams and other miracles of extreme food manipulation, and we came to embrace kale in all its glorious shades of green. We continue to be entranced by local food and are enthusiastic supporters of the farm-to-table movement and all things handmade.
The book is divided into seven sections arranged around different topics such as meat, home cooking and the chef culture, but perhaps the most interesting portrait of today's food scene is "The Way We Eat Now."
We have become a nation of sophisticates – at least relatively speaking and among those who can afford it – a theme Brett Martin explores in the kick-off to the section (and to the book), an essay he wrote for GQ titled "Good Food Everywhere."
Creative cuisine is no longer found solely on the coasts, with a giant sea of white bread in between. In his cross-country travels, Martin has marveled at highbrow coffee concoctions in Grand Rapids, Mich. (once nicknamed "Bland Rapids"); serious cocktails in Boise, Idaho; amazing soup in the Atlanta airport; and surprisingly un-institutional chow at a hospital in Raleigh, N.C.
"We've become a country without a Peoria," he writes, referencing the quintessentially mid-American city in Illinois.
We've also become a nation of extremely neurotic eaters, as Erica Strauss riffs on hilariously in "The Terrible Tragedy of the Healthy Eater." Today's healthy eater finds danger in every part of the grocery store: Those gluten-laden crackers? They should just call those "Leaky Gut Crisps." Veggie patties? "GMO soy. Basically that's a Monsanto party."
Strauss' healthy eater, after eliminating nearly every food previously perceived as wholesome for increasingly obscure reasons, is eventually reduced to a diet of tiny portions of home-raised and butchered rabbit and kale – until the abundance of oxalic acid in the kale causes kidney stones. Another killer on the loose in the produce aisle is unmasked.
The Tampa Tribune said of the series, "If you're looking to find new authors and voices about food, there's an abundance to chew on here."
Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London
Nigel Jones
(St. Martin's Griffin, 427 pp., $19.99)
It's been a palace, a prison, an execution site, a zoo, a torture chamber and the guardian of the crown jewels. Today, it's the most visited tourist attraction in England.
Built by William the Conqueror beginning in 1078, the Tower of London represents England's history in microcosm. Historian Jones ("Hitler's Heralds," "Through a Glass Darkly: The Life of Patrick Hamilton") gives readers the Tower's saga in lavish detail, drawing on primary sources to create a portrait of Britain's most iconic structure.
Publishers Weekly said, "Jones provides more than the history of a famous tourist site, creating a marvelous, authoritative, and entertaining history of England, tightly focused and richly detailed."
A Cold and Lonely Place
Sara J. Henry
(Broadway, 287 pp., $15)
Troy Chance, the protagonist of Henry's award-winning 2011 debut novel, "Learning to Swim," makes another appearance in this novel that BookPage called "poignant and haunting."
Freelance reporter Troy is taking photos of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival when the ice cutters she's watching abruptly stop and stare into the frozen lake below them. There, suspended in the ice, is a body.
It turns out to be not just any body, but the body of someone she knows – Tobin Winslow, the boyfriend of her roommate, Jessamyn. As Troy digs deeper into the story behind the mysterious death, she learns that Tobin's life was almost as puzzling as his demise.
Working with Tobin's sister, a neighbor friend and Jessamyn – who is at this point a person of interest in the case – Troy comes to the disturbing conclusion that someone desperately does not want her to stumble onto the truth.
The South Florida Sun Sentinel said that "Henry explores the complicated nature of relationships while delivering a suspenseful novel full of unpredictable twists."


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We've all seen the headlines.
2″ of snow SHUTS DOWN MAJOR CITY!
People STRANDED in cars after light dusting of the white stuff!
SNOW catches South UNPREPARED!
They might as well read:
Why Southerners are STUPID, UNEDUCATED, CAN'T INTERPRET WEATHER FORECASTS, WILLFULLY NEGLIGENT, and CAN NOT DRIVE IN SNOW MOST OF THE WORLD CONSIDERS A PIDDLY AMOUNT!
We know. We hear your scorn. We recognize the superior tone in your voice. WE GET IT.
But I'm wondering if perhaps YOU don't get it. But maybe there is something for everyone to learn.
Problem #1: Most of the forecasts that I saw were predicting little to no snow for my area of Atlanta (35 miles north of the perimeter). {I cannot speak to those in Central/South Georgia because I have no clue what their forecasts were–I firmly believe that they are an entirely different world from where I live.} Even at 11:00 pm the night before, the forecast called for 50% chance of light dusting. Most of the predicted accumulation was forecasted to be in South Atlanta and below. Y'all–Atlanta is HUGE. And you have to understand that most of the people who work in Atlanta have fairly long commutes (35 miles according to the Clean Air Campaign Website). Atlanta is a sprawling city with an admittedly sparse public transportation system for those who live outside of the city limits (which is mostly EVERYONE). We've been through countless SNOWPOLCALYPSE! inflated news stories and kept students out of school for the letdown of not one single snowflake. And that's a sad story. I'll throw out a figure I made up off the top of my head based on my personal experience and say that only 1 out of every 5 SNOWPOCALYPSE forecasts even amounts to any flurries at all. And the few times we've gotten enough snow to actually be noteworthy–meaning, it sticks and doesn't immediately melt, it was VERY definitive that it was coming. There was NO DOUBT. So we generally assume that if there's less than a 100% chance of snow, it does not snow. The snow forecasted (at least for my area) was still only up to a 50% chance of a dusting up to 1 inch (measured at the deep parts of the yard) at 6:30 am and scheduled to start in the afternoon–perhaps 3-ish. Weather in Atlanta is notoriously changeable. Try being a forecaster for Atlanta. The weather–it's a roller coaster. On Sunday (two days before Snowpocalypse), it was nearly 60 degrees. So I just want to paint an accurate picture of the forecast–not especially menacing. The snow, of course, arrived MUCH earlier than anticipated and came MUCH farther north than originally forecast. In fact, I would say it was about 50 miles north of where it was forecasted to be. Suddenly, my area, forecasted to have a dusting, was getting 2-3 inches. Atlanta–forecasted to get very little in the northern suburbs–was getting 'hammered' well before the anticipated arrival time.
Problem #2: Most of the time when we get snow, it comes overnight. That is because night time is generally the only time that our temperatures get low enough for snow to even be a possibility. We wake up to a silent, white reality and it is very obvious that we are all staying home to play in this rare gift. It is very rare indeed that snow moves in when the sun is out. In fact, I do not remember any notable snowfall that started during the daylight hours…perhaps in 1993? So when it came in while the sun was out, people were already at work! It wasn't supposed to be here yet! It was SUPPOSED to be a dusting! EVERYONE WAS AT SCHOOL AND WORK! (My understanding is that in the places where snow was more definitively forecasted, they preemptively closed schools and businesses.) But in Atlanta, and specifically northern Atlanta, this was not supposed to happen.
Problem #3: Around here, due to massive budget restrictions, some school districts are at their minimum number of days required to qualify for federal funding. There is a misconception that systems build in for extra snow days and they do to some extent but there just aren't as many extra days built into the system as there were in years past. We just don't need them and we haven't been able to afford them. We had already used some for the extremely cold temperatures earlier in January (which is another issue for Northern condescension). Also, in the past, we've added any used snow days to the end of our school year which is always possible but not as effective for instruction as having them in their regular slot. This is, of course, up for debate about the "worth it" factor regarding student safety but I think I've made the case that no one expected it to be that bad in Northern Atlanta. There is another misconception that schools decide to release school and five minutes later, schools are empty. No. Machinations much be run, processes must be implemented and followed, parents must be notified, buses and drivers must be prepared and sent out. Some districts have two or three rounds of busing for the same elementary school. It's complicated. There are few students able to walk. And it's not always feasible or easy to call for early release at the last second. I think everyone can appreciate what a nightmare that is for schools and parents. But that's what happened. Many districts called for parents to come get their children. Some didn't and perhaps they should have but these things are always much clearer in hindsight with the benefit of complete data.
Problem #4: But what Problem #3 did was create a rush out of Atlanta as panicked parents left work to meet their kids at the bus stop or to grab their kids from school. All of this happened RIGHT as the snow was beginning to fall in earnest and officials, businesses, and schools realized that this was going to get worse a lot quicker than we thought. So this created gridlock in Atlanta as businesses let workers go, buses tried to maneuver increasingly impassable roads, and people scrambled to escape from inside the perimeter. Traffic in Atlanta ALWAYS sucks. Even over the course of a three to four hour gradual release of workers that constitutes regular evening commute. It can go sideways in a short time and a major event on one interstate or major secondary artery can gum up the whole system for hours on a sunny day in summer. Secondary streets in Atlanta are just not set up to handle the crush of the evening commute without the support of the interstate system. The system JUST BARELY can handle the capacity when all of the interstates are relatively incident-free. When the interstates started getting jammed with almost ALL of the workers trying to leave at the exact same time, while the secondary streets were becoming parking lots while the interstates became impassable sheets of ice, it quickly became a nightmare. (More on why everything became impassable later.) So, mass exodus + poor driving conditions + buses and commuters on the roads at the same time = recipe for disaster and normally long commutes spiraling to crazy times (7 hours or more). People got tired of sitting in one spot for 2 hours after moving 2 blocks in their first 3 hours and they abandoned their cars for warmth, bathrooms, and the distinct and disheartening truth that they could literally get home faster if they walked. This did not help with gridlock–as understandable as it is.
Problem #5: Referring to actual meteorological history here, Atlanta has little history of Major Snow Systems. Sure, we get one every two or three years but relative to October-March in Northern States, our 1 storm with 2-3 inches of snow every three years is negligible. I've already mentioned that Atlanta is sprawling with a lot of secondary arteries and a lot of commuters. Acquiring, maintaining, staffing, and employing enough equipment to handle snow properly for all of the asphalt that we use for our commutes is just not financially feasible. We would spend countless amounts of money on fighting the rust as the equipment sat mostly idle. And even during years of a "major storm", the equipment would be used for those few days–that's it. Georgia is not the most cash-flush state–and even if it were, that's just a ridiculous use of money when there are so many more pertinent and continuously pressing needs. So no. We don't have a lot in the way of snowplows, salters, spreaders, etc. I would draw the parallel that many houses in the Northern States do not have an air conditioning system. Why? Because it would only be used two or three days a year. We use our A/C systems 8-9 months out of the year. It's worth the money we've invested because we use it constantly. Or rather let's compare force of nature to force of nature? How many New York residents have tornado shelters or have a tornado plan? We do. We have countless tornado drills and warnings here and most of us are prepared for that type of emergency down to our bottled waters and basement plans. What? You guys aren't tornado-prepared?? Tsk, tsk. How foolish. See what I mean? Someone stated that whether we were used to snow or not, we should have an emergency plan. Perhaps so, but let's be realistic. We do emergency preparedness for things that are a likely possibility. I don't notice many people on the East Coast preparing emergency plans for earthquakes because it's not practical to waste time, energy, and money preparing for something that seldom happens.
Problem #6: As I mentioned earlier, two days prior to the storm's arrival, the temperature was 60 degrees. Our ground is NOT frozen. We barely maintain temperatures below freezing for more than a couple of days at a time. My understanding of most Northern states is that there are extended stretches of cold weather where the ground gets good and cold. I may have a limited understanding of snow's behavior (again: little exposure) so correct me if I am wrong. If snow falls on ground that is frozen, it maintains its 'snow' form (to some extent). Snow is much easier to drive on/in and clear off of the streets by a constantly deployed fleet of snow equipment. When snow falls on warm ground, it immediately melts and refreezes (if air temperatures are cold enough). This creates ice which we all know is impossible to drive on safely. So that snow that was falling? Immediately turned into ice. On the interstates/overpasses and secondary streets and everywhere else. You know, the streets upon which the mass of Atlanta humanity were trying to use to pick up kids or begin their long commutes home when everyone realized that the storm was not following the forecast. Damn impertinent, that Mother Nature, huh?
Problem #7: We are not prepared for driving in snow and ice. See everything above. I read earlier today that snow tires are to be used only when the temperature is below 45 degrees. We would be changing our tires out left and right as even during the coldest month of winter, it isn't consistently 45 degrees or below for more than a a stretch of a few days at a time. That's not because we're ignorant. It's just because there is very little need for us to purchase those sorts of things. We also don't have snow boots, parkas, snowsuits (unless we go skiing–which isn't even available in our state), snowshoes, or snow shovels.
I hope this sheds some light on why any snow storm bring things to a halt and why this particular snowstorm was almost the perfect confluence of circumstances to create a situation where students spent the night on buses or at school and people spent the night in their cars on the interstate. It's not pretty. Could it have been handled in a more effective way? Without a doubt. But it's always easier to use hindsight for finding fault for decisions made without the benefit of complete data and with a sense of urgency.
More than How The South Fails at Snow, this should be a story of how Southerns showed their humanity. Immediately, social media helped people set up groups to offer shelter, food, warmth, blankets, and support to those who were stuck in miserable conditions. I've heard very few incidents of people losing it while waiting in traffic. I've heard stories of strangers helping strangers, teachers comforting kids who missed their parents, and students who handled stressful situations with humor. From people standing alongside the road in the cold, handing out hot chocolate and PBJ sandwiches to businesses opening their stores (and furniture departments) for stranded commuters, this story has the ring of survival. It has the ring of people helping others, of people persevering through difficulty, and banding together to slog through the hardships of difficult circumstances together. It sounds like the story of The South.


text: Engineers don't always see plastic bearings as the No. 1 choice solution. But thanks to the Y.E.S. student program by igus inc. (www.igus.com), young engineers have gained hands-on experience applying these parts into their current designsand perhaps those in the future. Through the Y.E.S. (Young Engineers Support; www.igus.com/yesprogram.asp) program, high school and college students from across the U.S. and Canada receive free polymer components from igus to apply in their designs. The products usually total $200, but may exceed $1,000, in addition to technical support and occasional cash sponsorship from igus, says Farrah Phillipo, spokeswoman and the Y.E.S. program coordinator. Most recent donations include the iglide L280 plain bearings (http://rbi.ims.ca/4390-531) for Kilroy, a robot built by students from Commonwealth Governor's School in Fredericksburg, VA, for the NASA/VCU FIRST Competition 2005. The entries must weigh no more than 120 lbs and they must be sturdy enough to perform specific lift-and-place tasks. By using the iglide polymer bearings rather than steel parts, the students managed to take out about 6 lbs from Kilroy's drive train and redistribute the weight to the lifting mechanism, enhancing the robot's lift performance while keeping the total weight under the contest's limit. "Another thing about the bearings is that they're also not susceptible to changes in climate," says David Shotwell, the Kilroy team's teacher, explaining that all finished robots must sit in the warehouse for days or even weeks before reaching the competition site where no design changes are allowed. As the entry continues to travel around the world to different FIRST contest sites, Shortwell adds, he's confident that the plastic bearings will continue to wear well.


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SUMMIT TOWNSHIP Leoni Township voters have a chance to vote for a positive change on the township board. Vicky Burris is running for township trustee.
I have known and worked with Vicky for more than 20 years, and she would do an excellent job representing township residents. She is honest, intelligent, hard-working and dependable, and will use common sense when dealing with the issues.
Leoni Township has been facing some problems. Vicky Burris wants to make sure that the township government looks out for residents and that their voices will be heard. Vote for Vicky Burris for Leoni Township trustee.
Deborah Cook


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District 21A House Rep. Chris Swedzinski is holding out hope that Gov. Mark Dayton will approve the Republicans' recent funding proposal for schools, courts and public safety - cops, kids and courts, as Swedzinski calls it - but with just three weeks left before a possible shutdown of state government, the pressure is mounting on both sides.
"Three weeks is a long time; we can have a lot of meetings and hope to do some good in that time, but there are 12 to 13 steps in a flight of stairs and we've got to take them one at a time," Swedzinski, R-Ghent, said Thursday. "Hopefully we can get through to the governor at least on these three bills and move on from there."
Republicans continue to choose not to move on an overall spending cap of $34 billion, while Dayton has said the budget needs to include new revenue, possibly new or increased taxes, which Republicans have said they would not do.
Republicans called their latest offer a legitimate compromise and say that meeting Dayton's budget proposals in K-12 education, public safety and the judiciary would amount to $110 million more than they initially wanted to spend in those areas.
Their offer includes an increase in school funding by $80 million and an increase by $30 million in public safety and courts. This would represent almost half of the state's general fund budget.
"We really hoped the governor would consider this an olive branch of compromise," Swedzinski said. "We've given him what he wants as far as finances in three very important bills and have added dollars to the pot, which is part of the process. At the end of the day the governor wants to raise taxes and we are not going to. We are trying to work with him with the dollars that we have."
House 20A Rep. Andrew Falk said the Republican offer is nothing more than a "shell game" with numbers.
"They said they would meet him on his numbers on courts and education but that was by making other cuts elsewhere," said Falk, DFL-Murdock. "The number is still the same. They're agreeing with the governor on these areas so in that sense it has helped the process, but it means we're getting farther apart on other areas."
Falk said Dayton wants Republicans to put revenue on the table because he won't sign a budget without added revenue, which he has proposed the state get from higher taxes to the top 2 percent of wage earners in the state.
The Republicans' proposal, Falk said, balances the budget on the backs of people who can least afford it through higher property taxes and reduced LGA.
He said their proposal would increase property taxes by $1.3 billion over the next three years.
Swedzinski said he tries not the think about a shutdown in state government but realizes it is becoming more and more of a reality as each day passes with little or no progress. The state must have a new two-year-budget in place by July 1.
"A shutdown is not good for the governor, it's not good for the House or Senate members and it's especially not good for state employees," Swedzinski said. "I was just visiting with someone from the DNR in Marshall and he was telling me how it would impact him. Businesses are really worried; they're waiting to find out what is going to happen. As job creators, they have to know what the environment is going to be before they make decisions. If they're just waiting, potential jobs just aren't happening."


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my fav
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no - but I have a good story involving a potato bug.....
Do you dress up your pets in clothes?
Used to, she HATES it! Do coats and boots in the winter count? Because she NEEDS those lol.
Do you sing in the shower?
yes of course
have you ever done the Time Warp
Have you ever been on a boat?


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Amsterdam, October 3rd, 2013 — Chess.com today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ChessVibes.com, the leading website for chess news. The agreement combines the strengths of Chess.com, the number #1 online chess community with almost 8 million members, and ChessVibes, known for its quality coverage of top tournaments. Peter Doggers, owner and CEO of ChessVibes, will join Chess.com full-time, effective immediately.
"Peter has done a fantastic job with top-notch chess coverage," said Erik Allebest, CEO of Chess.com. "Chess.com and ChessVibes share a passion for serving our members, and while we have focused on playing and learning tools, ChessVibes is synonymous with quality chess journalism. We look forward to bringing the two companies together to provide the best service to chess fans of all levels."
"By teaming up with the leading global chess platform, ChessVibes is able to leverage Chess.com's impressive userbase and resources to enhance its presence and impact a larger audience," said Peter Doggers, owner/CEO of ChessVibes. "I am pleased to be able to work as a chess journalist on the biggest chess website around."
ChessVibes.com will continue to exist for several months while its archive of content is transferred to Chess.com. ChessVibes' two digital, subscription based magazines - ChessVibes Openings (CVO) and ChessVibes Training (CVT) – as well as many of the regular content contributors to ChessVibes.com will "find new homes" contributing to Chess.com's newly launched Master's Bulletin (the potential replacement for CVO and CVT) as well as contributions to Articles and Courses. Subscribers to CVO and CVT will be compensated in the form of Chess.com Premium Memberships and/or subscriptions to Chess.com's Master's Bulletin.
Peter Doggers, owner/CEO of ChessVibes will start working full time for Chess.com. Together with Mike Klein, Co-Director of Content, and Daniel Rensch, Vice President of Content & Professional Relations, he will focus on content creation, product and content management, as well as special projects and tasks related to marketing & professional relations. One of his first official projects for Chess.com will be the coverage of the Anand-Carlsen World Championship match in November in Chennai, India.
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Great news. Congratulations to both sites!
LOL @platolag... No other acquisitions on the horizon... right now anyway...
Kidding, we are happy with where we are at, SO excited to have Peter "on board" and looking to drive into the future with better coverage and features for the "professional chess community". Mike, Peter and the ChessVibes acquisition were a big part of our plans!
Glad to see so many positive responses!
Chess.com Community - please welcome the ChessVibes community with open arms!
So exciting!
*giggles like a little school girl*
Nice move!
Such an acqusition was expected... but chessvibes wow! Picks up the crystal ball Chessgames.com you are next!
Awesome! One of my biggest complaints about Chess.com was the lack of broader picture chess coverage. (chess.com is pretty good on day to day reports of the tournaments, but not much news about tournaments as a whole.) And lots of other aspects that I've been getting from chessvibes, I'm excited to see this merging happening.
Great move for both sites! This is exciting :)
I like chess.com and I like chessvibes, but I am not pleased by this news at all.
Wow! lookin' forward to this!
Good news all round!
Great news - looking forward to the coverage of the WCC in November. Thanks!
Congrats to Peter, his baby (ChessVibes) and to Chess.com. Looking forward to expanding news, content and other member services!
Would like to say how excited I am about this step for our company. Bringing on both Peter Doggers and Mike Klein is a huge step forward for Chess.com. For my money, the two best chess journalists on the planet!
The next few months should be exciting for all fans of both ChessVibes and Chesscom.
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MR, are you having trouble texturing P:M Marth's Side-B slashes? Because I definitely am.
Twice have I tried saving, re-exporting and replacing, but he always uses TexMarthSwoadTrace as his Side-B instead of TexMarthCombiHi/Low/Mid.
Halp? Oh yeah, and, the Shield Breaker works fine. It's just his Side-B. I don't know why P:M's files are doing this to me, it worked fine in vBrawl.


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Dining In Utah
|Our Picks For Buffet Style Dining Throughout The Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake City, Utah
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I Have Not Been A Big Fan Of Buffet's! But, if this is what you are looking for, who are we to frown on this style of food. Here's the Best of Salt Lakes Buffets!
Sunday Brunch @ The Grand America
The Grand America's Sunday Brunch is a favorite among Salt Lake City locals and visitors alike. Featuring freshly prepared, all-you-can-eat delicacies, this award-winning brunch represents an unprecedented culinary experience. Sunday Brunch is truly a "Grand" experience, with stunning ice sculptures and linen-draped tables-and an extravagant selection of brunch favorites plus fresh seafood, roasts, sushi, and more.
Seating from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Reservations Suggested, Phone: 801.258.6708
Prices are as follows: Adults, $45.00, Children (5-12), $22.50, Children 4 and under are free.
Sunday's All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast/Brunch Prime Rib Buffet only $14.95 @ Fiddler's Elbow
Now serving Saturday's & Sunday's most popular breakfast and brunch! Locals have turned Fiddlers into one popular joint on the weekends. This American roadhouse serves what you're looking for in a casual, comfortable atmosphere. On Sundays between 10am and 2pm have the All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast/Brunch Prime Rib Buffet. It is one of Salt Lake's Finest! 10' by 6' high definition screen plus eight other TVs. Salt Lake Wi-Fi Hot Spot. Must be 21 or older to get in.
1063 1/2 East 2100 South - Phone: 801.463.9393
4 Miles from Downtown, Travel Time: 10 - 15 minutes
For Soup & Salad Buffet's, Try Sweet Tomatoes
All-you-can-eat quality soups and salads at affordable prices. Two Locations in Salt Lake, 7455 South Union Park Ave in Midvale, phone 801.352.9980 & in Sandy at 10060 South State St. phone 801.352.9001.
For Mongolian Stir Fry, Try Chinese Gourmet
All-you-can-eat "Chinese" if you want to call it Chinese Food. Your best bets would be to stick to the salad bar, the Mongolian Stir Fry and the dessert bar. The rest of the offerings are sub par. The staff is very eager to please. 4425 South State St. Salt Lake City, UT 84107 (801) 293-8190
Where to go for buffet's in Utah. These are Salt Lake's Best Buffet Style Restaurants.