text:
[Previous] | [Session 20] | [Next]
G. Chartas (PSU), H.L. Marshall (MIT), K.K. Ghosh (NASA/MSFC), M. Cresitello-Dittmar (SAO), W. Cui (MIT), E.D. Feigelson (PSU), D.E. Harris, E.J. Hooper (SAO), D.L. Jauncey (ATNF/CSIRO), D.-W. Kim (SAO), J. Lovell (ATNF/CSIRO), S. Mathur (OSU), D.A. Schwartz (SAO), S.J. Tingay (JPL), S.N. Virani, B.J. Wilkes (SAO), D. Worrall (SAO/Bristol)
The core-dominated radio-loud quasar PKS 0637-752 was observed with the Chandra X-ray Observatory during the orbital activation and checkout phase. The original purpose of these particular calibrations were to observe a point like source to establish an accurate focus position, and accurately determine the aim point. An early surprise in the mission was the detection of a remarkable X-ray jet. PKS 0637-752 was observed with a variety of detector configurations with a total exposure time of about 100ks. A careful spatial analysis of all the available X-ray observations reveals a jet that extends approximately 10'' to the west with a curvature very similar to the one seen in the radio observations. The X-ray intensity distribution is very similar to the radio morphology. Chandra's spatial resolving power of ~ 0.4'' allows us to spatially resolve the luminosities and spectra of the core, jet and knot. The X-ray luminosity of the core appears to have not changed since it was last observed with ASCA at \log{LX} ~ 45.8 erg/s (2-10 keV). The jet has \log{LX} ~ 44.5 erg/s. We present fits from a variety of emission models to the observed spectra, and comment on the existence of emission lines recently reported in the ASCA observations of PKS0637-752.
This work was supported by NASA grant NAS 8-38252


text:
MANCHESTER, MI — Late in the fourth quarter and needing two yards to clinch a "must-win" victory over Grass Lake, Manchester coach Wes Gall called a play nobody was expecting, including his own players.
Despite having success on the ground up the middle throughout the game, Gall felt his team needed to switch things up and catch Grass Lake off guard.
Leading 22-18 and facing a third-and-two with just more than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Gall called the I-Cross, a play he hasn't ran in a "couple of years", and running back Jim Kurasz executed it with perfection.
Kurasz dashed up the middle, made one cut to the outside and sprinted 30 yards down the right sideline nearly untouched for a touchdown, securing Manchester's 29-18 victory.
"I was drawing in the sand on the last drive," Gall said. "I felt that we had our quick-hitters going, but we needed to have a counter off of that. Jimmy did a nice cut and got some excellent blocking down here."
Playing in front of a raucous home crowd on senior night, Kurasz and Manchester's experienced veterans led the way on both sides of the ball.
Heading into the game, Grass Lake was only allowing 76.3 rushing yards per game and 157 yards of total offense.
Knowing the strength of Grass Lake's defensive line, Gall said he wanted to start the game off with numerous "quick-hitting" runs and eventually progress to misdirection plays to keep Grass Lake off balance.
Manchester gashed Grass Lake's defense as four players rushed for 40 yards or more, including Kurasz, who racked up 110 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. Senior quarterback Ryan Stiles played exceptionally well, too, accounting for 116 yards of total offense.
Manchester never punted and gained 243 yards on the ground and 312 yards of total offense.
"We had a hard time stopping them and they moved the ball really well against us," Grass Lake coach Randy Cole said. "Their offense functioned really well and they did a good job."
Despite Grass Lake's inability to slow Manchester's offense, the Warriors had their chances. Trailing 19-18 late in the third quarter, Grass Lake's defense stopped Manchester on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line.
On Grass Lake's ensuing offensive possession, the Warriors went three-and-out giving Manchester a short field to work with.
Three of Grass Lake's first four possessions resulted in touchdown drives of 68, 68 and 52 yards, but the Warriors were held scoreless the final 19:50 of the game.
"Defensively, against that team, to give up 18 points, just wow," Gall said. "We'll take 18 points against them any night."
Trailing 22-18 with 4:03 remaining in the fourth quarter, Grass Lake failed to convert on a fourth-and-six from the 50-yard line. The Warriors wouldn't get the ball back again until they faced an 11-point deficit with two minutes to play.
"We didn't get the necessary field position in the second half and then they got us in fourth down late in the fourth quarter and we didn't make the play," Cole said. "Credit to them."
While the Warriors racked up 240 total yards, running back Drew Plensdorf accounted for 119 rushing yards and all three touchdowns on 23 carries.
With 7:45 remaining in the second quarter, the game was delayed by lightning spotted in the area. After one hour and 24 minutes, play resumed and both teams said they were unaffected by the delay.
With two conference games remaining, Manchester (5-1, 5-0 Cascades) leads Grass Lake (5-1, 4-1 Cascades) and Michigan Center (5-1, 4-1 Cascades) by one game in the conference standings.
"If we didn't win tonight, Grass Lake would've won the conference championship," Gall said. "It's as simple as that. We knew that if we wanted a chance at a share of the championship, we had to do it tonight."
Next week, Grass Lake and Manchester both face conference foes they have dominated recently.
Grass Lake will look to win its 16th straight game against Vandercook Lake next Friday while Manchester takes on East Jackson, a team they have beaten 13 straight times.
"We have to follow up tonight with a win next week because that puts us in the situation we want to be with Michigan Center on October 18," Gall said. "We want to go into that game with the conference championship on the line."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
'Abel Kiviat' explores the runner's life, its social impact and the impact of the sport
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If Alan Katchen ever had any doubts about writing his first book on track and field legend and native Staten Islander Abel Kiviat, fate would intervene.
In the near decade it took Katchen to put together his debut effort, "Abel Kiviat, National Champion: Twentieth Century Track & Field and the Melting Pot" (Syracuse University Press, $34.95), the author kept running into coincidences and good fortune.
"I was very fortunate," said Katchen, a former regional director for the Anti-Defamation League who is currently an adjunct professor at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. "There were a lot of little puzzles along the way that had to be put together. And, a lot of times, I was very lucky."
Like the time Katchen was walking around Stapleton in 1996, visiting the house where Kiviat grew up, and caught a woman leaving her house, Dr. Patricia Halloran, daughter-in-law of Dr. John Halloran, of which Katchen writes: "Fortunately, in 1905 Dr. John Halloran built a rowhouse for his Irish-Catholic family two doors away and the Kiviats acquired both an able veterinarian and a kindly social ally in their acculturation."
Dr. Patricia Halloran had the original designs of the Kiviat house and proved yet another useful source in Katchen's tireless research.
The fact that Katchen ran into Dr. Patricia Halloran can be attributed to luck. But the late Branch Rickey, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, once said that luck was the residue of design.
And Katchen's design was to leave no stone unturned in his pursuit of Kiviat's history.
"This is a man who was famous for a long time, then became obscure and suddenly became famous again," said Katchen. "I've been a fan of track and field all my life. I love the sport and wanted to write about it in general, but also about the history of it and how it affected the social history and ethnic relations. I thought it would be interesting to write about an individual who was a great runner and write about track and field history through his life."
There were more coincidences in the construction of the book, like when Katchen sat in the home of Lucy Price (the former Lucy Lennon, daughter of Olympic bronze medalist Tommy Lennon, who was Kiviat's peer), and saw some photos with a familiar character.
"When I began this, I really did not remember this at the time, but I knew the man (Kiviat) when he was an official," said Katchen, who ran for Flushing High School before moving to do his undergraduate work at the University of Pennsylvania and graduate work at Harvard and John Hopkins universities. "I was sitting in the home of Lucy Price, the daughter of Tommy Lennon. I was in her kitchen in Toms River [N.J.] and she just had boxes and boxes of stuff, and I saw one a photo of him as an official and this buried memory just came back to me. I was running for Flushing in a championship race in high school and I just got killed in the race. I mean, I beat a couple of guys but I ran a bad race. And [Kiviat, officiating the meet] just derided me and another kid because we ran so poorly. I still remember that. It was at the 168th Street Armory. He was kind of a wild character. It's been so many years since I've thought about anything that had to do with high school. I've been teaching history, and when I saw that photo of him as an official, it came back to me. I can see myself running in that race and I thought, 'That's the guy!'"
Katchen's 300-page look at Kiviat's life, its social impact and the impact of the sport is thorough and well-researched, with 65 pages of footnotes and a 15-page index, but when you hear Katchen tell his stories, it seems like the author was meant to write about the subject.
"I guess as a writer you're never completely satisfied," said Katchen, who also drew parallels to Kiviat's life and his own, growing up Jewish in New York. "I'm sure somebody somewhere will have a letter or some piece of research that will shed new light on Kiviat and the history of track. I did the best I could with the material I was able to find. I learned about the sport in a different way than I did before. It was a labor of love."


text:
The presidency of George W. Bush won't be remembered as a particularly green one, but it will certainly boast an admirable shade of blue.
Bush staked his claim as protector of the seas two years ago when he created the 139-square-mile Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the northwest Hawaiian Islands. Then Tuesday, in the twilight of his presidency, he sealed that legacy by adding such protection to three vast tracts of U.S.-controlled Pacific island chains, reefs and sea bottom.
The three new marine national monuments cover 195,000 square miles, an area larger than the states of Oregon and Washington combined. The designation protects the remote, pristine tracts from oil and gas exploration, commercial fishing, mining or other commercial activity.
For Bush, not exactly a hero among environmentalists, it was a remarkable stroke of the pen. He created the monuments using his executive power under the 1906 Antiquities Act -- the same law President Theodore Roosevelt used to protect the Grand Canyon in 1908.
Even some of Bush's adversaries in the environmental community concede he will leave office as the Teddy Roosevelt of the oceans. In fact, Joshua Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environmental Group, said that with creation of the three new monuments, Bush has "done more to protect unique areas of the world's oceans than any other person in history."
That's well-deserved praise, but it must be kept in perspective. Bush will also be remembered for lifting the moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling and for seeking to open 77 million acres, much of it in environmentally sensitive areas, for gas and oil development.
Bush's staunchest detractors will also point out that the three new protected areas in the equatorial and South Pacific were never particularly coveted for energy development or commercial fishing. The only opposition to the monument designation came from Northern Mariana Islands government officials, who had mild concerns about potential economic impacts.
Those concerns were eased by the fact that tourism, recreational fishing and scientific research under federal permit can still occur in the three areas. And the capper, of course, lies in the enormous environmental benefits of protecting the areas, which include the Mariana Trench and the waters and corals surrounding three uninhabited islands in the Northern Mariana Islands, Rose Atoll in American Samoa and seven equatorial islands in the central Pacific.
These places are priceless and amazing, and so was Bush's decision to protect them.
--Bob Caldwell, editorial page editor; email@example.com


text:
Leading UK Cosmetic Surgery Claims Solicitors
Cosmetic surgery has become popular in the UK with more and more people going under the knife with private clinics and hospitals. As when any service or product offering becomes more popular, the risks of cosmetic surgery negligence and bad practices increase too. Unregulated beauty therapists, sub-standard cosmetic surgeons who are not fully NHS qualified can carry out beauty treatments that can go wrong and bad cosmetic surgery resulting in a claim for negligence.
TJL Solicitors, known as Cosmetic Surgery Solicitors is one of the UK's leading cosmetic surgery claims and beauty negligence solicitors. Only once starting the No Win No Fee Claims process can our dedicated team of cosmetic surgery claims specialists begin working on your behalf.
If a cosmetic surgical procedure or treatment goes wrong, it may be on account of a clinical mistake or medical accident which has been caused by the incompetence of a doctor, cosmetic surgeon or cosmetic clinic.
When a clinical mistake happens during cosmetic surgery you have the option to make claim a Cosmetic Medical Negligence Claim, you are best served by an expert team of cosmetic negligence solicitors as medical negligence claims can be complex and difficult to prove.
Top 3 Cosmetic Surgery Claims Enquiries
Cosmetic Negligence Claims Procedures Explained
SAFE Choice
Claims Guide to Negligent Breast Enlargement Surgery
Breast enlargement is the most in demand cosmetic surgery procedure carried out in the UK. The procedure augments the breasts to make them appear larger and fuller. Surgery takes place under general anaesthetic and usually lasts a couple of hours.MORE INFO
Claims Guide to Negligent Nose Job Surgery
Nose job surgery also known as Rhinoplasty involves incisions being made across the section of skin connecting the two nostrils (the columella), so the skin can be lifted, allowing greater access to reshape the nose. Read our Nose Job Surgery Gone Wrong claims guide for more insight on how to proceed making a claim with Cosmetic Surgery Solicitors.MORE INFO
Claims Guide to Negligent Liposuction Surgery
Laser liposuction was developed as an alternative method to traditional liposuction procedures. It helps surgeons target particular body parts. It is more gentle thanother forms of liposuction and results in less scarring.MORE INFO
Cosmetic Negligence Video Guides
Mike Saul, Leading Expert in Cosmetic Negligence Explains:
The Cosmetic Surgery Claims Process
When a patient suffers from a cosmetic surgery procedure going wrong, the consequences can be devastating, physically, emotionally and financially.
If you have suffered cosmetic surgery negligence at the hands of a surgeon who has acted in an incompetent manner, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Nothing can make up for the distress caused by a cosmetic procedure gone wrong, but cosmetic surgery compensation may enable you to start the process of recovery.
All medical practitioners including cosmetic surgeons are obliged to take all reasonable precautions to safeguard their patients' wellbeing while they are in their care.
Learn more about: The Cosmetic Surgery Claims Process


text:
International Edition
October, 25, 2016
About Us
Contact Us
Adulterated oil, soldier's death top 2013 disturbing news poll
January 20, 2014, 12:11 am TWN
TAIPEI -- The scandal over adulterated edible oil, the death of a young conscript in detention and a land expropriation incident were listed among the top 10 "disturbing" news events in Taiwan of 2013, an online poll showed Sunday.
The "disturbing" news items were classified as those that could have a negative effect on people's mental health, according to the poll that was conducted Dec. 23 last year to Jan. 4 among 617 members of the Taiwan Counseling Psychologist Union (TCPU).
Asked to pick the most health-threatening news reported recently, the respondents named issues related to the workplace, relationships, gender, race, social justice, domestic violence and same-sex marriage, said TCPU president Shyu Shi-sen.
The issue of adulterated edible oils made people feel that their safety was threatened and created a sense of distrust, said Lin Tsui-fen, a spokeswoman for the union.
She noted that hundreds of thousands of people took part in protests against the Ministry of National Defense to demand justice for young soldier Hung Chung-chiu, who was only three days away from completing his military service when he died of organ failure brought on by heatstroke while in detention, Lin said.
In the case of the land expropriation in Dapu in Miaoli County, people thought that the government should be more considerate in handling public matters, while the same-sex marriage reports highlighted discrimination and unfriendliness in Taiwan's society, Lin said.
In addition, news about repeated incidents of domestic violence caused worry about the development of the country's youth, Lin said.
People who experience strong emotions after exposure to such news should talk with friends or counseling psychologists about maintaining sound mental health, Lin suggested.


text:
Get an overview of this hotel3-star Paris hotel in Montmartre, walk to Moulin Rouge
Located in Montmartre, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Moulin Rouge and Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris. Galeries Lafayette and Paris Opera are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a bar/lounge, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour front desk and tour/ticket assistance. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include multilingual staff.
Room Amenities
All 41 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and minibars. For a bit of entertainment, flat-screen TVs come with cable channels, and guests will also find premium bedding and hair dryers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Hotel 29 Lepic29 Rue Lepic Paris Paris 75018
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Hotel 29 Lepic features tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and an elevator (lift). Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink.
Hotel 29 Lepic is a smoke-free property.
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 41
- Number of floors - 5
- Elevator/lift
- Bar/lounge
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Year Built 1910
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Soundproofed rooms
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub or shower
- Cable TV service
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
To make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 3 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 30 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets stay free
- Up to 10 kg
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- No onsite parking is available.
24-hour check-in
Pets allowed (no fees)
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.65 per person, per night
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 17 per person (approximately)
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for an additional fee
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 30 per night
Hotel Name
- 29 Lepic
- 29 Lepic Hotel
- 29 Lepic Paris
- Hotel 29 Lepic
- Hotel 29 Lepic Paris
- Hotel Lepic
- Hotel Lepic 29
- Lepic 29
- Lepic Hotel
- Hotel Prima Lepic
- Prima Lepic Hotel Paris
We should mention
Children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
National Rating
This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


text:
March 23, 2012
Transportation Board Chairman Jerry Whitehead called a special meeting of the
Idaho Transportation Board at 3:00 PM on Friday, March 23, 2012. The following
were present at the Idaho Transportation Department in
Jerry Whitehead, Chairman
Julie DeLorenzo, Member – District 3
Larry Allen, Deputy Attorney General
Sue S. Higgins, Executive Assistant and Secretary to the Board
The following participated via teleconference:
Jim Coleman, Vice Chairman – District 1
Janice B. Vassar, Member – District 2
Dwight Horsch, Member – District 5
Members Jim Kempton and Lee Gagner were available to participate in the meeting; however, due to technical difficulties, they were unable to connect via teleconference.
Executive Session on Personnel and Legal Issues. Member Vassar made a motion to meet in executive session at 3:00 PM to discuss personnel and legal issues as authorized in Idaho Code Section 67-2345(b) and (f). Member DeLorenzo seconded the motion and it passed 4-0 by individual roll call vote.
A discussion was held on legal and personnel matters.
Member Horsch joined the meeting in person at the Idaho Transportation Department at 3:10 PM. Director Brian Ness joined the meeting via teleconference around 3:40 PM.
The Board came out of executive session at 4:40 PM. No final actions or decisions were made.
WHEREUPON the special session of the Transportation Board adjourned at 4:40 PM.
Jerry Whitehead, Chairman
Read and Approved
April 19, 2012
Lewiston, Idaho


text:
CALUMET - So, Lake Linden-Hubbell took a set off Calumet in non-conference volleyball Tuesday night.
It might not sound like much, especially since the Copper Kings controlled the other three for a 3-1 (25-16, 25-14, 24-26, 25-12) victory, but considering no one else in the U.P. has done it this year, the hosts will call it a win and the visitors will call it progress.
"That was a moral victory. There's no question it was a great joy from that," Lakes coach Karen Keranen said.
Article Photos
Calumet's Megan Yeo stretches to dig up a Lake Linden-Hubbell attack in the second set of Tuesday's match. The Copper Kings won 3-1. (DMG photo by Brandon Veale)
Tuesday's game was more than just an exercise, both because the visitors tenaciously dug up an abnormal percentage of Calumet's attacks and because they had to reshuffle their game plan after losing junior Ellen Twardzik to an injury just a handful of plays in.
"You're going to face adversity and you can fold or you can rise to the occasion and our girls did that tonight," Calumet coach Lisa Twardzik said.
Ellen Twardzik watched most of the game from the Calumet bench with ice on her right knee, though early indications appear that the injury was not structural in nature. The powerful middle has recovered from ACL tears in both knees over the last two school years.
In her absence, the Copper Kings had offense to spare. Lexie Rowe posted 11 kills, while tall blockers Alisa Storm and Loretta Anderson recorded nine apiece.
On the other side, the Lakes rode their biggest offensive threat, senior Ciara Larson, to 11 kills, though after a while, the Calumet barrage became too tough to handle.
"Our sets became a little more off the net, we couldn't sharpen our hits. With Calumet, you've got to have power on the net. We tried to spread that out a little bit, but Ciara got tired and our outsides just weren't powerful enough and they were getting most everything we got at them," Keranen said.
Having lost the first set and fallen out of contention in the second after Pam Torola's seven-point service run made it 23-13, the Lakes appeared to be on the verge of getting swept out, but with Carli Ongie serving, they rattled off six points in a row to go ahead 8-6 in the third. Calumet inched ahead 19-16, the Lakes surged ahead 20-19, the Kings jumped back up 23-20 and the Lakes pulled close at 23-22.
Calumet gained a match point on a LL-H hitting error, but an Abby McConnon kill took care of the first one, a Sarah Audette ace tied it up, the Lakes took the lead when Calumet was judged in the net on the next point, and they won the set when Anderson's attack flew inches beyond the back line.
"They learned not to get down. They stayed positive. That's huge for our team, this year in particular," Keranen said.
In the third set, the Lakes dug up 21 Calumet attacks after posting just 14 in the previous two sets combined.
"In set three our kill efficiency was low and we made a lot of hitting errors. Give credit to Lake Linden, they played well and dug everything," coach Twardzik said.
The Lakes had 18 more in the fourth, but after scoring the first three points, they struggled to find the floor on Calumet's side.
The Kings rattled off seven points in a row on Megan Yeo's serve for a 13-6 lead, and finished it off with five in a row: four LL-H hitting errors and a match-winning kill from Storm.
Saturday, Calumet navigates uncharted waters, traveling west to play in a tournament at Duluth, Minn.
"We anticipate a faster game and so, that will challenge us to speed up our defense and our reaction time and hopefully allow our girls to see that they too can certainly run a quicker tempo," coach Twardzik said.
Yeo had 16 digs for the winners from her libero position, with Rowe and Torola adding a dozen apiece.
Terilynne Budreau posted 36 assists.
For LL-H, four players had at least 10 digs, led by Erin Gast's 17. Audette had 12, with Larson and Morgan Codere totaling 11 each.
The Lakes return to league play with a Thursday match at Ewen-Trout Creek.


text:
14756 Players currently online!
Man vs. Machine - good luck!
Turn-based games at any time!
Vote for the best move to win!
Do you have what it takes?
Backgammon, Yatzy, and more!
Sharpen your tactical vision!
Get advice and game insights!
Learn from top players & pros!
View millions of master games!
Your virtual chess coach!
Perfect your opening moves!
Test your skills vs. computer!
Find the right private coach!
Can you solve it each day?
Bring it all together!
Beginners, start here!
Make friends & play team games!
News from the world of chess!
Search all Chess.com members!
Find local clubs & events!
Who's the best of your friends?
Read what members are saying!
yo EE you have me blocked
by Josh407 4 years ago
BIJILI: wat is chatgasm edward?
by EdwardEnigma 4 years ago
^^^^^^ you had to be there..
This group is by far one of the lulzyest groups EVER. I would just like to say I <3 EdwardEnigma!
by WiggY3 4 years ago
I still can't believe you set this up for this reason. Hahaha
FisherofKings10: god I F***IN HATE YOU
I love how you call him "Criedby12". lol
Criedby12: it already started and we pointed out that your a chump a**hole who likes kids to be abused and we left it there
by EdwardEnigma 5 years ago
FisherofKings10: There are days Ed that I hate you so much........... I consider trying to buy the site ................. just so I can kick you off!!!!!!!!!!!
kohai: mightb4freedom was just banned for that comment, anyone else care to join him? I suggest you keep the chat within the rules guys
Home |
Why Join | Chess Topics |
About |
FAQs |
Help & Support |
Site Map
Privacy Policy |
Legal |
© 2016 Chess.com
• Chess - English
Try the new Chess.com!
We are working hard to make Chess.com available in over 70 languages. Check back over the year as we develop the technology to add more, and we will try our best to notify you when your language is ready for translating!


text:
Staff meals for restaurant employees allow chefs to explore new foods
By ASHLEY GARTLAND
Photography by RANDY L. RASMUSSEN
Given their working hours, it's only logical to assume that restaurant employees eat dinner late at night, sitting down to a lonely meal while everyone else is asleep. Or that "dinner" consists of insubstantial bites snatched on the fly during service.
But for many restaurant crews in town, this couldn't be further from the truth. That's because plenty of Portland chefs make a point to take care of their employees by serving a staff meal.
(Find the recipes below)
These family-style meals exist primarily to satisfy the crew of cooks and front of the house staff who hunger for something substantial before or after a long night of work. But the meals also give cooks the chance to flex their creative muscles outside the confines of a restaurant's standard cuisine. And they offer co-workers an opportunity to bond with members of their second family.
"We spend a lot of time with our co-workers. Sometimes we even spend more time with them than we spend with our families, so our staff meals truly are family meals," says Vitaly Paley, chef/owner of Paley's Place, where they've been serving staff meals since the restaurant opened in 1995. "You sit down together and share your thoughts, wishes and dreams, and talk about random things while enjoying some good food together."
That isn't to say a staff meal is a leisurely affair. Whether it happens pre- or post-service, cooks typically have an hour or less to prep the meal -- and an even smaller window of time to sit down and eat it with their co-workers. Nor is the meal viewed as a free pass to use expensive ingredients from the restaurant's pantry. Since providing the meal is voluntary and cuts into the restaurant's overhead, many chefs get creative and plan dishes around leftover ingredients and budget-friendly kitchen staples like pork and pasta.
Curious about the culture of staff meals, we went behind closed doors at three Portland restaurants. We quickly learned that the spreads occupy a very important place at the table.
"The irony of working in a restaurant is that it's common to work all day and not eat," says Raven & Rose owner Lisa Mygrant. "On a very basic level, staff meal gives our staff time to eat. But also, it's important for people to take the time to sit down, hang out and talk when they aren't running around. It really is a nice bonding opportunity."
With its upscale reputation and seasonally driven menu, Paley's Place isn't the sort of restaurant where you'd expect to eat tacos. Or kung pao chicken. Or, most surprisingly, a decadent deep-fried Twinkie. And yet, these dishes have all appeared at the restaurant at one time or another -- only you won't find them in the dining room. The staff only serves them for family meal.
"Cooking staff meal forces you to become very versatile," says Paley. "You think fast on the fly because you have an hour to put together a family meal for 12 to 15 people using very random ingredients, and you have to make it tasty and satisfying because the staff looks forward to our family meals."
On a recent visit, Paley's longtime sous chef Luis Cabanas has prepared a Mexican feast to feed the staff, plus a supplier who coincidentally dropped by, and a Paley's Place alum who was guest-cheffing for a special dinner. As the staff and guests heap food onto their plates, they pile on the praise for Cabanas. Then they gather in the bar to quickly feast on fresh-made sopes, braised pork al pastor, spicy pickled onions and Spanish rice before the restaurant's doors open.
Like the other chefs at Paley's Place, Cabanas clearly takes pride in preparing a meal for his restaurant family. "It is an honor to continue our family meal tradition and provide the meal for my peers," says Cabanas. "My co-workers are a part of our extended family, and it's important to provide them a nutritious meal before dinner service begins. I am also proud to use the flavors of my homeland. It provides for a stronger sense of connection."
Paley, too, views preparing the meal as an honor as well as an important exercise in teaching chefs to cook well for their peers. If a new cook serves shoddy food for staff meal or doesn't care to season it properly because they are "just feeding the family," Paley may question whether they are the caliber of cook he wants to work with.
Little Bird | Food as fuel
There's a real sense of urgency to staff meal at Little Bird.
At the lauded French bistro, the meal takes place in the slim window between lunch and dinner service and doubles as mealtime and a pre-service meeting for the entire staff. Not surprisingly, time is in short supply each afternoon as hosts, bartenders, cooks and managers converge for a quick conversation and even quicker meal.
Tucked upstairs in the bistro's cozy loft, the front of the house staff often spends the meal tasting new menu items with chef Erik Van Kley or discussing the finer points of a new wine with wine director Juliana Santos. The a.m. cooks might grab a quick bite on their way out the door, but the p.m. cooks don't have the luxury of sitting down to eat. They come and go in waves, carrying bowls of piping hot food down the stairs and back into the busy kitchen. Efficient multi-taskers, they'll eat between tasks as they complete their prep lists before dinner service starts.
"That change gave everyone a chance to be creative with staff meal," says Pino. "That's good because while we all get a chance to put in menu ideas at Little Bird, it is a French bistro and bistro food is our priority."
Even though staff meal lets cooks tap their creativity, the spread still has to come in under budget since the owner is serving a dozen-plus hungry mouths each night on his or her own dime. As such, cheap staples like eggs and rice factor into Little Bird's family meal frequently because they don't gouge Van Kley's budget. Likewise, you won't see the staff using top-tier ingredients like fancy cheeses or duck legs.
"It's not like we can use expensive ingredients," Van Kley says. "The cooks have to get creative about making a good meal that is still cost-effective. Occasionally, they are cornered into serving hot dogs, so they start thinking about what would make hot dogs really good. I've seen them make chili just for hot dogs and serve them with homemade potato chips, too."
Kitchen manager Talaia Monty's chili dogs now appear frequently for staff meal, as does Van Kley's spaghetti arrabiata, which he serves with garlic bread and salad nearly every Wednesday night. Like Pino's curries and sous chef Trevor Payne's famous roast chicken, these hearty dishes embody the central purpose of Little Bird's staff meal: to fuel workers for a long night on their feet.
"I always make something to give the cooks energy for the night, so I typically include a starch, a protein and a vegetable in each meal -- or at least that's my goal when I make it," Pino says. "Staff meal here is really just about giving them food to run on for the night."
Clearly they're doing something right. "In all the other restaurants I worked at, I have never eaten the family meal," says server Sarah Perkins. "But I always eat it at Little Bird because it's interesting and tastes good. And sitting down with your friends is a great way to start off the night."
Raven & Rose | The testing ground
As the clock creeps past 10 p.m. on a typical Tuesday night at Raven & Rose, the staff starts to eye the lingering diners in anticipation of their departure -- and the nightly staff meal that follows once the dining room, tables and bar are clear. They are pretty ravenous by this point in the evening, and deservedly so having spent the night serving guests plate after plate of chef David Padberg's rustic farmhouse food.
Yorkshire Puddings
Glazed Carrots
Plus, it's a chance to work out any logistical kinks, he says. "Staff meal is often prepared while doing other things -- cleaning, placing orders, putting things away. You get a glimpse of the things that could go wrong during a hectic service."
On one recent night, Padberg is plating a trial run of black and white sausages that he intends to serve for brunch. The cooks round out the meal with familiar favorites like a platter of glazed root vegetables, crisp-skinned rotisserie chickens and a beautiful butter lettuce salad with a buttermilk-blue cheese dressing. When the plates hit the table, the staff squeezes into the empty banquettes and chairs and eagerly digs in. The night is quiet outside but the real fun at Raven & Rose is just getting started as the staff discuss the new dishes and unwind over good conversation, food and a glass of wine or pint of beer.
"Staff meal is my favorite part of the night, for obvious reasons," says Kristen Koors, wine director and front of the house manager. "We love watching dishes evolve and being a part of the creative process. It's also a time for us to sit down together. We laugh a lot. We genuinely like each other."
Mix Advertisers


text:
The drastic offseason changes made by the Baltimore Ravens have garnered a lot of media attention. By now, you have repeatedly heard the long list of key players that are no longer Ravens.
You have also probably heard that no previous Super Bowl champion had ever lost more than five starters…until now. On the other hand, keeping a Super Bowl team together hasn't exactly been a recipe for success in the playoffs.
Since the 2002 season, when the playoff seeding was restructured to create the current system, only the New England Patriots have won a playoff game following a Super Bowl win (they actually won three games to repeat in 2005 and won one playoff game the next year).
That means that nine Super Bowl champions did not win a playoff game the next year, with four of those champions not even making it back to the playoffs.
The odds are against the Ravens making some noise in the playoffs this season, but as the media have pointed out, this is hardly the same team. Baltimore has lost a whopping nine starters, which means that there are significant changes coming to the Ravens depth chart.
This is a brief overlook of how the depth chart has changed at the relevant positions, and a preview of what to expect for the 2013 season.


text:
TARRANT, Alabama - The city of Tarrant will host the Five Mile Creek Festival Saturday, June 15.
There will be food vendors, arts and crafts booths, eating contests, a kids' zone, musical entertainment and more. Birmingham-based band Rollin' in the Hay, which has been called one of the forerunners of the "Newgrass" movement in music, will be one of the headlining musical acts. Other performers include Jess Meuse and HaLo and the Rubber Band Effect.
The fourth annual festival will be held at the corner of Ford Avenue and Pinson Valley Parkway in downtown Tarrant from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Admission to the event is free.
The first Five Mile Creek Festival was held in 2010 to help raise awareness on the development of the 28-mile Five Mile Creek Greenway, which runs through Tarrant.
For more information on the festival, click here.


text:
Expanded Miller Valley 'Holiday Lites' show begins Nov. 30
The Miller Valley becomes a miniature holiday retreat when MillerCoors kicks off its annual "Holiday Lites" celebration Nov. 30.
This year's show is the biggest yet staged, with extended hours and tours available on more nights. The light show is billed as the largest display of its kind in the Midwest, with more than 300,000 LED lights synchronized to a mix of holiday music. »Read Full Article
Sally Struthers brings experience, humor to 'Hello, Dolly!'
If the cheerful and idealistic Gloria Stivic had stayed with us during the decades since "All in the Family," what would the intervening years have made of her?
Having won two Emmys playing Meathead's wife, Sally Struthers is back with the answer: The increasingly confident Gloria would have become matchmaker Dolly Levi, rendered sharper and more pragmatic by life's knocks but still every bit as warm and loving, and even more of a stitch. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Symphony makes most of cathedral setting in concert
The phrase "working the room" clearly means different things to people.
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and associate music director Francesco Lecce-Chong moved their proverbial tent to the Cathedral of St. John on Friday evening and worked the room beautifully with a program of Pärt, Bach and Bruckner that was perfectly tailored to the acoustics and ambience of the space. »Read Full Article
Skaggs, Hornsby pair piano with frenetic fiddlin' around
From the carefully placed microphones to the stringed instruments in the hands of Ricky Skaggs and the six members of Kentucky Thunder, the stage of the Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Bingo Casino was clearly set Friday for an evening of bluegrass music.
Had that been the bill, it would have been a fine show of prodigious talent playing the music Skaggs has been mastering since his youth. But there in the middle of the stage was an unusual addition to bluegrass tradition: a grand piano and its own experimental master, Bruce Hornsby. »Read Full Article


text:
Yeah, I've read the articles/thread and that's why I meant that I wished he had looked happier.
I really feel for him.
OMG! I totally didn't realize that "Smack My B**** Up" was part of the medley of "Insane in the Brain"!!!
Duh! Of course I saw that! Classic!
*edited to add*
I thought Serious Business was talking about an exhibition program for some reason.
Last edited by aemeraldrainc; 01-29-2011 at 02:33 PM.
I'm proud of Adrian. He fought for it. He has great versatility in his skating, because he is highly skilled, and really enters into the theme of each programme. In spite of recovering from injury, he gave a performance well worth watching, and I'm so glad that the crowd showed him their appreciation.
Paolo's performance was kind of flat for me.
Attention camera people, don't just zoom in on a skater's hand or feet during a spin, we need to see the entire skater! *** was that? Go be artistic in your own time, crappy camera people/director who allows them to do this.
My favourite Swede is next! ROCK THE HOUSE DOWN, KOFFE!!!!!
Paolo BACCHINI (ITA)
3A - hands down/fall
3Lo - hand down/fall
2A - lean, stepout
Score: 118.95, new SB, total 178.34 and 2nd for now
Adrian falls to 3rd.
Crap my feed just died!
Koffe not having a good outing


text:
Results 1 to 3 of 3
- 11-16-2012, 05:37 AM Thread Author #1
- Posts
- 3 Posts
Hidden Folders Disappeared :(
Please i need help
i have main folders on my s 2 device with hidden sub folders inside(name start with (.))
when i moved those folders into my PC the sun folders have disappeared .i tried to move the folders back into my s2 but they did not appear again.
did anybody has this problem??,PLZ HELP
- 11-16-2012, 08:18 AM #2Banned
- Posts
- 5,767 Posts
- Global Posts
- 5,774 Global Posts
- Carrier
- Something JB
Re: Hidden Folders Disappeared :(
try this.
Open the desktop in windows explorer, then makes sure that "hide extensions from known file types" is unchecked. I am thinking that it thinks that it is a file extension
- 11-17-2012, 04:54 AM Thread Author #3
Similar Threads
hidden folders in s 2By melayyan in forum Samsung Galaxy S II SkyrocketReplies: 0Last Post: 11-16-2012, 03:58 AM
Hidden files and foldersBy lavman72 in forum ASUS EeePad Transformer PrimeReplies: 0Last Post: 03-21-2012, 12:47 PM
disappearing apps(amazon) in foldersBy pfiz113 in forum Verizon HTC ThunderboltReplies: 7Last Post: 05-27-2011, 04:42 AM
"Hidden" file folder issue on Xoom file explorerBy kaivorb in forum Motorola XoomReplies: 1Last Post: 03-31-2011, 07:41 AM
ADW launcher and disappearing hidden dockBy Rebelatheart in forum HTC EVO 4GReplies: 0Last Post: 07-04-2010, 09:44 PM


text:
to ride or not to ride
Camel rides through the desert in India, elephant rides in Thailand, pony carts in Luxor and donkey rides to the Valley of the Kings. These a just a few of the many animal riding opportunities offered as part of the experience in tourism destinations. But is it cruel for the animals? Or is it actually a good thing because your payment is helping fund the handlers and enable them to better care for the animals?
We asked animal welfare organisations for their views on animal riding…
Our friends at WSPA, the World Society for the Protection of Animals, ask travellers to be wary of taking animal rides. Animals may be poorly fed and given no shelter from the elements or access to water. Some may be drugged or beaten to ensure they remain submissive. WSPA advises that you check the reputation of the operators and check the conditions of the animals carefully before deciding to ride. The animals should look well fed, their coats should be in good condition without sores and their handlers should not be beating them.
Help in Suffering in India are involved with the welfare of elephants used for riding up to Amber Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan. They tell us: 'An elephant needs to be bathed every day for about an hour to keep skin healthy and to bond with mahout. They need shade to avoid sunburn and they need to ingest about 200-250 litres of water a day, otherwise they may get an impacted bowel. Check the elephants for marks and sores which may indicate they are being beaten with an ankush (elephant hook).'
At Animal Care in Egypt (ACE), based in Luxor, they recommend looking a donkey or horse over to see that it hasn't been subjected to 'firing'. This means burning with red hot metal to various parts of a horse's or donkey's body, most often the legs. The practitioners believe this 'traditional healing' method will make the animal 'strong'. In reality it is pure torture. ACE say the best cures usually involve good diet, humane treatment and regular worming.
Intrepid Travel works to ensure that all animal rides offered on trips are operated following the best practices for animal welfare.
The Intrepid Foundation is pleased to support WSPA through the Intrepid Perpetual support fund and assist other animal-focused services via the Community Projects Fund.


text:
The FTC said Intel, which makes the microprocessors that run personal computers, has shut rivals out of the marketplace. In the process, the FTC says Intel has deprived consumers of choice and stifled innovation in the chip industry.
In a statement, the agency said it is asking for an order that would bar Intel from using "threats, bundled prices, or other offers to encourage exclusive deals, hamper competition, or unfairly manipulate the prices" of its chips.
Intel has faced similar charges for years and has denied any wrongdoing. The lawsuit comes after a recent $1.25 billion settlement with rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. over similar claims.
Intel, which is based in Santa Clara, Calif., is also appealing a record $1.45 billion antitrust fine leveled by European regulators.
In its complaint today, the FTC said Intel has used both threats and rewards to keep some of the biggest computer makers from buying other companies' chips or marketing computers that carried them. The complaint names Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., and IBM Corp. as Intel's targets. The FTC also says Intel has secretly redesigned critical computer software to hinder the performance of other companies' microprocessors, or CPUs.
In addition, the agency said Intel is looking to extend its dominance into chips that are used to processes graphics, commonly known as GPUs.


text:
In the interview Bernero takes issue with Cavutos claim that union workers havent made enough sacrifices to get the Big 3 auto companies back on track.
I gotta tell you, I am so sick and tired of the double standard, Bernero says in the interview. One standard for Washington and Wall Street and another standard for the working people in this country. Its always Hey, to be more competitive we gotta take it out of the hide of the working person cut their pay, cut their benefits. How much is enough?
The clip is such a crowd-pleaser that Bernero uses it on the stump in his appearances around the state in his quest to become Michigans governor in the November 2 election. The image of a feisty mayor defending Michigan workers also resonates with the theme of Berneros campaign: Its time to fight for Main Street -- not Wall Street.
On that score, Bernero draws a sharp distinction between himself and Republican candidate Rick Snyder, the former CEO of Gateway and current frontrunner in the polls. Bernero hammers Snyder as being part of the business culture that outsourced Michigans jobs in the first place.
In a recent campaign stop in Traverse City, Bernero cast himself as an experienced mayor and former state rep and senator whos been neck-deep in fighting Michigans bad economy and budget woes while his opponent has profited from the states misfortune during the move of Gateway computers to China.
Ive balanced Lansings budget five times with no layoffs, Bernero says. These have been tough times in Lansing and Ive gone to the city workers and weve all pulled together without raising taxes. We sacrificed together.
How does that compare at Gateway when things got tough? Snyder exercised his stock options and thats how he became a millionaire. What options did the 20,000 workers have who stood in the unemployment line?
Bernero would like to see a populist groundswell in defense of American workers and manufacturing, which have taken a hit over the past 20 years through so-called free trade agreements such as NAFTA, CAFTA, and World Trade Organization deals that make it easy for corporations to move their operations overseas.
I havent given up on manufacturing in Michigan, he says. The corporations are paying $2 an hour to workers in Malaysia with the idea that well get by on a service economy here in America. There are people at the top in our country who believe that Mexico and China can become our manufacturing sector. These are people high up who make millions when our jobs go overseas, but not the people who punch a time clock What will we do when we make nothing in Michigan? Well all be in the service economy, selling each other hamburgers.
Bernero sees hope in Michigans homegrown companies which are getting a jump on the green revolution, producing wind generators, solar equipment and batteries for hybrid and electric cars. Hes enthusiastic about the Chevy Volt, an electric car that begins production in Detroit in November. The Volt and a corresponding battery plant are brining hundreds of new jobs back to GMs Detroit-Hamtramck plant.
I want Michigan to make the cleaner, greener cars of the future -- the wind turbines and solar panels Why should we give up on manufacturing?
Bernero, 46, who grew up in the Pontiac area and was on the debate team at Adrian College, could give Michael Moore a run for his money when it comes to whipping up a crowds enthusiasm with fiery rhetoric. Hes a mesmerizing speaker, as fast on his feet with a comeback as any pro boxer.
But talks cheap: What has he done for Lansing?
In his campaign literature, Bernero says hes attracted $500 million in new investment to Lansing during his tenure has mayor, and has retained or created 6,000 full-time jobs. He says hes erased more than $30 million in city budget deficits and has tried to streamline the citys permitting process to make it easier for companies to do business in Lansing.
As governor, Bernero would put Michigans budget online for every citizen to review at will. He would also require every bill proposed by the State Legislature to be put online. Additionally, he would create a one stop shopping system for permits in Michigan, in an attempt to cut some of the bureaucratic red tape that stifles new business.
While union-bashing is almost a mantra for Republican candidates, Bernero is highly supportive of labor unions, noting that it was the labor movement that created Americas middle class by demanding higher pay and benefits for workers over decades of struggle. Today, Bernero says, that American dream of home ownership and a living wage is disintegrating through the collusion of Washington and Wall Street.
Ive been called the angry mayor and its true, he says. I get angry when people sell the Michigan worker short. When people throw the American worker under the bus or sell our workers short, I get angry.
Even though he was elected mayor last year with 63% of the vote, Berneros biggest challenge in the coming election seems to be raising his profile in a state thats already had nearly a year of TV commercials touting his opponent Rick Snyder. To get there, hes turned loose his inner attack dog:
Michigan doesnt need a CEO in charge who has no experience with governing, he says of Snyder. We dont need a chief executive outsourcer. Snyder has a 10-point plan for jobs on TC, but what is the plan? Ive studied it and theres no there there.
NE: Youve talked about the need to stop the outsourcing of jobs in Michigan, but what can you do to stop it when there are all of these free trade agreements and the titanic forces of multi-national corporations against you?
Bernero: First of all, Id do everything I can to create a fair tax policy in the state and encourage investment in Michigan. We can compete, but first we have to be united in our approach.
But after that we still need to amend the free trade agreements that encourage the outsourcing of jobs and move toward fair trade where our workers have a level playing field. As governor, Id fight to create an organization made up of mayors and governors from across the country who understand this problem. We will take this issue to Washington and fight for fair trade policies.
NE: How much of your campaign is getting past the stigma of Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who -- right or wrong -- has been blamed by many for Michigans economic problems?
Bernero: People are looking for someone to blame. People who are hurting tend to have short memories -- they dont have much patience with government when theyre losing their jobs, their homes, their hope. Politically, Americans dont have very long memories.
But Im on the front lines as a mayor whos been getting results and people get that. Im different -- I ruffle feathers. Ive been fighting to reform the system (in Lansing) and Ive done it. Its popular to be an outsider in politics, but Ive always been one.
NE: What do you think of the Tea Party? Is that having an effect on your campaign one way or the other?
Bernero: I believe that part of the Tea Party was designed to suck some of the populist energy out of movements like the Main Street majority sentiment that was on the rise against Wall Street. Americans are angry over losing their jobs and their homes and the Republicans saw that. So people like Dick Armey (former Republican House Majority Leader) started up the Tea Party thing and turned that anger toward the government. Its a massive diversion which splits up the body politic -- it split up what would have been a populist majority against Wall Street.
NE: Do you think the Democrats have done a bad job of tooting their own horn on successes such as health care reform, saving the auto companies, and preventing another Great Depression?
Bernero: Exactly. The thing that President Obama is most guilty of is bad PR and not getting the word out on the successes of the Democrats. Where would Michigan be without the auto rescue? And then there are billions in stimulus funds that came our way to create new manufacturing for energy, wind turbines and batteries. We have hope for bringing manufacturing back to Michigan, thanks to the Obama administration.
Next in the Express: An interview with Rick Snyder, Republican candidate for governor.


text:
Chocolate Snack Cake RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
5 5 4
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In another bowl, combine water, oil, vinegar and vanilla; add to dry ingredients and mix just until blended. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool slightly before cutting. Yield: 9 servings.
Originally published as Chocolate Snack Cake in Quick Cooking March/April 2000, p22
Reviews for Chocolate Snack Cake
Please Log In or Join to add a rating and review.
Click stars to rate
Any changes to your rating or review will appear where you originally posted your review
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2015
"I've made this several times; it's a great favorite and comes together very quickly!"
Reviewed Jul. 9, 2015
"This cake was very moist and my husband loved it. When you want a quick dessert this is a go too. I had it mixed and in the oven within 15 minutes. It's a keeper."
Reviewed Jun. 9, 2014
"My family has enjoyed this recipe for years. This is the one I go to when I don't happen to have eggs on hand. It's yummy."
Reviewed Jun. 4, 2013
"I just made this cake today and not only was this cake simple to make, it was moist and delicious! Even though it didn't need it, I made a simple chocolate frosting for extra sweetness. A very good recipie! Thank you for posting!"
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2011
"This was simple to throw together and tasted amazing! So rich and chocolatey!"


text:
VerHeulen, chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on transportation, told Grand Valley Metropolitan Council members Thursday, May 2, that "the consensus, almost without exception, is that we need to do something" about the condition of Michigan roads. But it's not clear what funding mechanism will emerge from the political process, he said.
You can hear VerHeulen talk about road funding in a podcast here.
"My unofficial assessment is, at least within my caucus, Republicans would prefer to allow voters to make the decision," said VerHeulen, the former mayor of Walker. "The problem with the gas tax is it does not adjust for inflation, which a sales tax does.
"We kind of like as a policy the idea of greater and greater (gas) mileage. If you're looking to a gas tax for your primary source of funding, as we accomplish greater mileage you're going to have less and less revenue."
RELATED: On a 'highway to gravel?' Kent County cities urge more road tax
Gov. Snyder wants an increase in the gas tax and state's vehicle registration fees to fund road maintenance. But lawmakers also are talking about instead going to the voters for an increase in the state sales tax. Voters might see a proposal on the ballot in November, said Anna Heaton, a spokeswoman for Michigan House Republicans.
Andy Johnston, the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce vice president for government affairs, said increased road spending now is needed to avoid larger tax increases in the future. But not everybody in the Republican camp - the Ottawa County Tea Party, for example – supports a tax increase now.
"I think the Republicans would have less trouble with funding this if they think of it as not tax increases, but user fees," said Wyoming Councilman Bill VerHulst, a Republican critic who's seeking re-election to his non-partisan seat.
RELATED: Michigan road funding: Will partisan political fighting derail policy debate?
The Metro Council last month organized a bus tour to show several state lawmakers the conditions of area roads. Grandville and Walker – with Kentwood soon to join the list – are among cities statewide that have passed resolutions urging the Legislature to spend more on roads.
"I'm hearing very few people say 'Don't do it.' Everyone says 'Fix it,' so I think we'll find a way to fix it," VerHeulen said. "We have a common problem and I'm hopeful we're going to find a common solution.
"This isn't a Republican problem. It isn't a Democrat problem. It's a problem for all of us."
Email Matt Vande Bunte, follow him on Twitter or be his friend on Facebook.


text: Dog Clothes from $3 Get $5 off $25 w/ code APRPERKS or 10% off $60 w/ code MPERK Flag this deal What's the matter? Choose a reason Dead deal Duplicate Bad link Spam Inaccurate No value Alive again Edit deal dvinegrace83 Apr 07, 2009 perhaps because during a recession, dog clothes aren't so much a priority anymore so they're trying to get their stock moving? haha...that and the weather's warming up! Reply kevin1979 Apr 06, 2009 Very few sizes left, but good prices nonetheless. Reply mrswoodward Apr 06, 2009 These dog sweaters are so cheap. Good way to keep your little dog warm. Reply Apr 06, 2009 it's so cute. Reply Load More Comments


text:
FORT LEE — An overheating underground transformer caused a number of electrical problems Sunday and led police to evacuate several businesses.
The malfunctioning transformer has affected traffic lights and power downtown, Lt. Tom Ottina of the Fort Lee Police Department told NJ.com.
The problems started at about 10:30 a.m. Police have blocked off Main Street between Center and Lemoine avenues while PSE&G workers attempt to repair the damage.
A PSE&G representative could not be reached immediately for comment.
An underground transformer blew in the same area three weeks ago, police told the Record. The explosion caused evacuations, elevated carbon monoxide levels and a power outage in one high-rise.
Related coverage:
• Underground transformer fire sparks brief outage in Fort Lee | The Record


text:
Link Dump!June 22, 2010 – 7:19 pm by McD
The Jaguars are f–ked. Proper f–ked? Yeah, Tommy, before "Ze Germans" get there – With Leather
Behold, the perfect tweet – Bootlegger Sports
But it wasn't Ty Lawson! Scandal! – No Guts, No Glory
Fan rules for describing a play when at a game – That Fan
Know your temporary rival: Algeria – Strait Pinkie
It's the NHL offseason too! – The Victoria Times
James Blake vs. Pam Shriver. Who ya got? – Sportress of Blogitude
Miss the "NBA on NBC" theme song? – Sharapova's Thigh
Ryan Mallett's endless summer diary – Friends of the Program


text:
Fred Miller's Copper Penny Players, a ten week series of singing classes open to people of all ages and musical backgrounds, are capping their latest go-round with the traditional Revue at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, at the Virginia Napurano Arts Center, 522 Rosemont-Ringoes Road, Sergeantsville.
This program is open to the public at no charge and is followed by a buffet supper for all in attendance provided by the Copper Penny Players.
Any contributions to the buffet are welcome.
Running continuously since 1981, the Copper Penny Players meet regularly on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. at Miller's Sergeantsville studio. After ten weeks, all members present their Revue performance for friends, fans, family and the general public followed by a potluck supper provided by the Copper Penny Players. There is no admission charge for the revue.
Those interested in more information about the Copper Penny Players are invited to attend the June 8 Revue at 4 p.m. or to contact Fred Miller at 609-397-8700 about the new series beginning on Monday evening, June 9.
Ample parking is available in the public school lots just down the road.


text:
David Sacks of Yammer has apparently sold his company to Microsoft for $1.2 billion. Photo: Spencer Brown
David Sacks has done it again. The former PayPal exec was part of a team that made a mint when that company was sold to eBay. Now he's apparently cashing in with the sale of Yammer to Microsoft.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft for $1.2 billion will buy the social-networking platform for business Sacks cofounded. Neither company has yet confirmed the report, the latest in a string of articles to surface since Wednesday evening, when a rumor of the deal was overheard in a San Francisco coffee shop near Yammer's headquarters.
The Journal sites a person familiar with the deal. Bloomberg has also reported that a deal was in the works.
The deal makes sense for Microsoft. The software titan faces an avalanche of companies, Yammer among them, creating programs for business that are more similar to consumer applications. And if Microsoft wants to hold on to its dominant position, it must change to meet those threats.
"Having Microsoft jump into Enterprise Social with both feet like this brings the space into the mainstream," said Brian Reisgen, CEO of Sparqlight, in an email to Upstart Business Journal. His company works with Yammer to deliver software that tracks workflow of teams within companies.
"It's been our belief that every company needs its own social network," Sacks told me in an interview last month.
Microsoft has its own enterprise social tool, Sharepoint, but Yammer has social networking in its DNA.
"Social is the core of what we do. It's not an add-on to what we do like a lot of other companies that are trying to hitch their wagons to this wave," Sacks told me.
Since coming aboard with Upstart's parent company, Kent has covered sustainability and business, entrepreneurs, technology, and venture capital. Now, he covers all the ways upstart businesses get their money.
Sign up to receive Upstart Business Journal's free daily email newsletter, weekend edition and breaking news alerts.


text:
GWINN - Back in the day waterfowl decoys, such as duck decoys, were not that big a deal. Hunters would find materials laying around the house to make a decoy to hunt over. Not much skill was used. A hunter would nail a couple of pieces wood together and carve them out using knives and then slap some paint on it and call it good.
Now a days there are two types of decoys used. There are plastic decoys that are usually mass produced and fairly cheap to buy. And then there are hand carved wood decoys that can take more than a week to make and are one of a kind.
Hand carved decoys, over the years, have become more of an art form used as a decorative display. But there are still some hunters that take pride in creating their own decoys.
Article Photos
Jim Krausman uses a drawknife to carve the shape of the wing area of a Loon decoy he is making at his studio in Gwinn. (Journal photo by Andy Nelson-Zaleski)
Krausman browses through one of his album of reference photos he has collected over the years to be sold to taxidermist, wildlife artists and other carvers. (Journal photo by Andy Nelson-Zaleski)
Jim Krausman looks at a scaled down Sandhill Crane he carved while a number of the other birds he has created sit on the table in his studio in Gwinn. (Journal photo by Andy Nelson-Zaleski)
Jim Krausman of Krausman's Wildlife Reference Photos and Woodcarving Studio in Gwinn is one of these types of shooters.
He isn't a shooter in the traditional sense of carrying a gun and shooting at an animal. He carries a camera and uses his skills of carving, that he has learned over the years, to create a variety of bird decoys that he can use to draw a bird in close to photograph.
Jim's wife Pam Krausman was a wildlife rehabilitator and in the early 1980's Jim began to photograph the birds she help rehabilitate. He would photograph every possible angle and view and then began to sell his reference photographs to taxidermists, wildlife artists and carvers. He has collected over 280 different sets of photographs over the years.
After making a number of contacts in the woodcarving industry the couple decided to open a studio.
In 1998 they opened a educational facility that offers weeklong woodcarving seminars taught by world class teachers.
Their classes have drawing both woodcarving artists and hunters alike from around the continent.
"Some people who take the class learn to make decoys as an art form or decorative purposes. Though a lot of the carvers that come to the classes are duck hunters who want to learn to carve decoys to hunt over," Jeff Krausman said.
Students learn the basics of how to carve a duck as well as how to weight it so it floats properly.
"They can then take the techniques they learned and carve other ducks," he said.
The process of carving a decoy is similar to the ones made long ago.
Start with two pieces usually of basswood, white cedar, or tupelo wood. Draw a pattern and start cutting and carving away at the blocks.
The process of carving away the wood has changed slightly over the years.
In the 1960's and 70's when duck decoys become more of an art form is when the tools began to be refined.
Texturizing machines, high powered grinders and woodburning tools have been incorporated to create more details and precise cuts.
"The process in making a hand carved decoy and doing a really nice job usually takes about a weeks worth of work, about 40 hours," he said.
Wether you are a hunter or photographer decoys are very useful.
I started off as a carver and I am doing this simply for the satisfaction of making something, Krausman said.
For more information on the different types of services and classes the Krausman's offer visit their website at www.referencephotos.com
Andy Nelson-Zaleski can be reached at 906-228-2500 ext. 256. His e-mail address is email@example.com.


text:
- Art Library
- Business
- Collection Connection
- Combo
- Cultural Center Liasions
- Did You Know
- Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio
- Engineering
- Event
- Faculty News
- Hardin
- History
- Iowa Digital Library
- Learning Commons
- Main Library
- Music
- News
- Preservation
- Scholarly Communication
- Sciences
- Special Collections
- Syndication
- Transitions
- UI Libraries home
- Uncategorized
- University Librarian
Iowa Now
Follow us on…
Art Library Category
William Anthony LecturePosted on October 5, 2015 | No CommentsThe University of Iowa Libraries' Preservation and Conservation presents: The William Anthony Conservation Lecture Thursday, October 8, 2015, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Adler Journalism Building, E105 Gary Frost, guest lecturer "Great […]
Collect all seven prize buttons during our Library Crawl!Posted on September 18, 2014 | No CommentsThe University Libraries' will be holding a Library Crawl from September 22nd through October 6th. Visit any library locations on campus during the crawl to receive a collectable prize button […]
Art Library OpenPosted on August 13, 2014 | No CommentsThe Art Library is again open in Art Building West. Interim hours (Aug 11-22) are 8:30a – 12:00p and 1:00p – 5:00 p M-F (closed Sat and Sun). For more […]
Art Library materials usage during flood.Posted on July 8, 2014 | No CommentsAs a result of the closing of Art Building West (ABW), the staff of the Art Library have made arrangements to provide resources for art faculty and students. Art Library […]
Art Library CLOSEDPosted on July 2, 2014 | No CommentsWith the closure of Art Building West (ABW) due to possible flooding, the Art Library will be closing at 3:00 p.m. on July 2 until further notice. Materials on Reserve […]
Celebrating Pi Day with…Posted on March 7, 2013 | No CommentsPie, of course. Before you head out for Spring Break, stop by the UI Libraries on Thursday, March 14 for the celebration. Grab an apple tartlet at: Art Library 9:15am & 1:45pm […]
Celebrate Pi Day (belatedly) at the Libraries on March 19Posted on March 14, 2012 | No CommentsPi, Greek letter, is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March […]


text:
Officers are responsible for the management and day-to-day operations of a corporation, and are appointed by the board of directors. Each state's corporation statute will specify the officer positions that must be filled by each corporation. The required officer positions usually include:
CEO or president. The corporation's CEO or president is responsible for the overall day-to-day activities of the corporation (some of which are often delegated to other officers). The CEO signs major contracts, stock certificates and other legal documents, as required. The CEO acts under the direction of the board. For substantial actions to be taken, the CEO will act on behalf of the corporation by corporate resolution.
For the record, it's possible for a person to be a voting member of a board and also serve as the company's CEO. This is quite common with small businesses. Another option is for a company's CEO to have "ex-officio" status on a decision-making board. In other words, the CEO attends and participates in board meetings but has no voting rights.
Vice president. This officer may or may not be required by your state's corporation statute. When the position does exist, the vice president fills in when the CEO is unavailable or when the board assigns specific duties.
Treasurer or chief financial officer. The treasurer is responsibile for the financial matters of the corporation. In a larger corporation, this may consist mainly of oversight; in smaller corporations, this charge will include daily responsibility for financial matters. The treasurer is responsible for maintaining the financial corporate records and for preparing and presenting financial reports to the board, officers and shareholders.
Secretary. The secretary is charged with maintaining the corporate records of the corporation and preparing minutes of board and shareholder meetings. The secretary may also be required to provide certification for banks or other financial institutions and may also be required to provide requested copies of corporate documents.
It's important to remember two significant facts about actions taken by officers:
- Executive officers have the authority to legally bind the corporation
- Officers are not personally liable for their acts while acting (lawfully) on behalf of the corporation
Statutory requirements for officers are generally contained in each state's corporation statute. Check your Secretary of State's Web site for officer requirements. (For a handy, state-by-state listing of all Secretary of State offices, see Secretary of State Information for Incorporating in All States.) The duties and obligations of the officers of your corporation will be contained in your bylaws.
Compensation of Officers
The Internal Revenue Code allows corporations to claim a "reasonable allowance for salaries or other compensation for personal services actually rendered" as a business expense deduction. Internal Revenue Code 162(a)(1). Compensation includes salary, deferred compensation, stock options, equipment provided (e.g., cars, cellphones and computers), and health and other insurance. Many states follow federal law on this issue. The "reasonableness" of the compensation will depend upon the specific circumstances.
Factors considered in determining whether compensation is reasonable include:
- The size of the business
- The corporation's earnings history
- Salary and compensation paid to other individuals in other corporations performing similar jobs
If it's determined that an officer is receiving unreasonable compensation, the IRS may disallow the compensation as a deduction on the corporation's tax return.
Employment Agreements
High-level employees, including officers, can be offered employment agreements. Among other things, an employment agreement sets forth the key provisions regarding compensation, duties and grounds for termination.


text:
- News
- Calendar
- Blogs
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Business
- Lifestyles
- Community
- Opinion
- About Us
- Classifieds
- Coupons
- Local Savings
- Green Editions
- Legal Notices
- Weekly Ads
- Connect2Classes
Connect with Us
Thanks to all
Last week, the people on the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas won a victory as we got a fully-funded study for 4-year baccalaureate degrees in our area.
The study will be used to determine what will best fit the employers in the West Sound to get them the college training that they need to keep Kitsap working through the 21st Century. For example, PSNS will be sending out recruiters to over 50 colleges and universities across the United States to convince young Mechanical Engineers to come and work at the shipyard.
If a University Center is created here in Kitsap, they can send their brightest mechanics to become the engineers they need. And our best and brightest graduating from Bremerton and Central Kitsap High Schools wont need to travel to Seattle or Pullman or Corvallis to get their degrees.
This study is an important step to getting what we need as a community for the best jobs and best employees right here.
And as we all know opportunity and hope can be the greatest assets for a community like ours to bring down crime and poverty.
I would like to thank the nine legislators in our Kitsap Caucus who were vital in getting this study funded in what was probably the hardest session in a generation to get state funding.
I would especially like to thank Sen. Phil Rockefeller, Sen. Derek Kilmer, Rep. Larry Seaquist, Rep. Christine Rolfes, and the Kitsap Economic Development Agency (KEDA) staff. They fought for the study even when it was not passed in the House, and kept fighting us to the very end of the session to help make Kitsap a better place.
And I would like to give a special thanks to Gov. Christine Gregoire for listening to the concerns and needs of our community and publically siding with Kitsap when we needed it most.
Now let us conduct and finish the study in 2008 and get ready for presenting its results to the State Higher Education Board in 2009.
Adam C. Brockus, PE
Bremerton City Councilman, District 3
Letter to the Editor
Wow!!! We have similar, simultaneous shows ongoing in government, here in Kitsap and there in our State Capitol.
In our 2007 general election, 36 percent or less of us said its ok two of our public officials here in Kitsap can increase taxes beyond the ordinary without a vote of the public or misuse public monies.
At the same time, 63 percent or more of us said those same elected public officials dont get it. Its not ok to increase taxes beyond the ordinary without a vote of the public. Its not okay to misuse public monies. Et cetera.
Im with the 63 percent or more. Its as if most of us here finally have reached the mountain top, knowing what we are supposed to do and doing it.
Meanwhile, the shows go on.
I see Port of Bremerton (POB) Commissioner Bill Mahan has yet to get it. And, I see POB Commissioner President Cheryl Kincer is struggling.
I see a messenger from Olympia now enters on stage and reports, Despite business appeals to her to veto that section of the broad climate change bill, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the legislation without striking the limits on miles traveled. And, Those we elect to office should have more faith that people are capable of doing the right thing without being spanked by a costly new government bureaucracy set up to enforce and (sic) ill-conceived law.
I see Christine Gregoire is our fourth sequential Washington state governor who doesnt get it.
Gene Hart
Washington Democrats pick
for job
In his bid to become Kitsap County Auditor, Walt Washington received 78 percent of the Democratic Precinct Committee Officers vote, representing a major landslide victory.
Democratic Precinct Committee Officers recognize Walt Washington is the only candidate who understands the current operations of the department and offers relevant audit and elections experience.
Karen Flynn, who has held the office for the past two decades and is in the best position to assess the future needs of the Auditors Office, supports Washingtons appointment as her successor.
Commissioners Jan Angel, Steve Bauer, and Josh Brown would be wise to appoint Washington, who is clearly the most qualified and broadly supported candidate among the three contenders.
Mike Eliason
Latest news, top stories, and community events,
delivered to your inbox.
Trending Stories Oct 19 - Oct 26
Read the Oct 21
Green Edition
Browse the print edition page by page, including stories and ads.
Browse the archives.


text:
Religion & Spirituality, ChristianityFollow
|Religion & Spirituality
Messages from Judah Smith, Lead Pastor at The City Church. For more information, visit us online at thecity.org
April 20th, 2014
Episode 32 of 116 episodes
Download MP3
You'll need to sign in to write a comment.
Creators of the upcoming humor and advice book, Laura Lane and Angela Spera candidly breakdown real-life dating disasters with a new "reason why you're single" every week.


text:
$ 69.95
Ring Tote
$ 41.95
16" Pillow
$ 44.95
Who doesn't love this everyday drawstring bag – functional for all ages! Personalize this cute and sporty bag and use it for dance, sports, school or just for fun. Its perfect size is sure to hold all that you need, right on your back.
• Constructed of durable fabric
• Black cord drawstring closure
• Reinforced corners
• 14"W x 18.5"H
Add To Cart
Add To Wish List
SnapTotes is not just about memories; it's not just about what's in your heart... It's about carrying and sharing memories of those people and places that are important to you, your loved ones and friends.
Memories are unique for each and every person. This is one reason we make it so very easy to create a special bag that fits and expresses your memories perfectly every time. We guarantee our products and service.


text:
Alvin Youngblood Hart was born in Oakland, Calif., but his people hail from rural Mississippi. Childhood visits to Mississippi introduced him to old-school acoustic blues, which Hart would grow up to master.
His 1996 debut album, "Big Mama's Door," introduced him as a versatile player, fluent on acoustic guitar and banjo. Subsequent recordings have reinforced that reputation, as have endorsements from the likes of Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and Taj Mahal.
Like the late Gatemouth Brown, he eschews labels and artificial boundaries between genres. Instead, alone or with his band, Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory, he continues to explore the various paths available to blues-based guitarists and singers, wielding both electric and acoustic instruments.
Based in Memphis, New Orleans is a frequent tour stop for Hart. He's at the Maple Leaf tonight with Muscle Theory.
Show time is 11 p.m. Tickets are available at the door.


text:
EDISON – The Edison Chamber of Commerce has announced several upcoming business events in April.
Middlesex County
Old Bridge Resident Spends Spring Break In Arizona Working With American Indian Children
by staff report • • 0 Comments
MADISON— Old Bridge resident Christina Holowinski, a sophomore at Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham in Madison, spent eight days in Arizona, where she worked with children of the Navajo Nation as part of FDU's Alternative Break service project program.
EPA To Begin Full Investigation At Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site
by staff report • • 0 Comments
MIDDLESEX COUNTY—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will begin a full investigation of the type and extent of the contamination at the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site in Old Bridge and Sayreville within a few weeks.
NJ Blood Services Rededicates Donor Room
by staff report • • 0 Comments
NEW BRUNSWICK—On Thursday, April 8, New Jersey Blood Services, a division of the New York Blood Center, is rededicating their donor room with a reception open to the public.
Knights of Columbus Help Storm Damaged Karate School
by staff report • • 0 Comments
CARTERET—The Carteret Knights of Columbus are helping a well-known Carteret karate school that sustained damage to its roof during the storm of March 13-14.
Disaster Declaration Makes Residents Of 12 Counties Eligible For Federal Assistance
by staff report • • 0 Comments
FORT MONMOUTH – Residents of 12 New Jersey counties who suffered damages as a result of the severe storms and flooding that began on March 12 are urged to register for disaster assistance as soon as possible.
Edison Mayor Cuts Ribbon For New Drug Store
by staff report • • 0 Comments
EDISON—Rite Aid associates, led by guest of honor Edison Mayor Antonia Ricigliano, officially cut the ribbon recently to open the first "Customer World" Rite Aid on 416 Route 1 North.
New Brunswick Man Pleads Guilty To 2008 Fatal Shooting
by staff report • • 0 Comments
NEW BRUNSWICK—A New Brunswick man has pleaded guilty to a count of aggravated manslaughter, admitting he fatally shot another man on a city street in 2008, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced today.
Ballet Company Celebrates 25 Years Of Dance
by staff report • • 0 Comments
NEW BRUNSWICK—American Repertory Ballet's (ARB) Dance Power Program celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a culminating performance at the New Brunswick High School on Monday, April 26 at 7 p.m.
Middlesex County College To Offer Saturday Hours On April 10
by staff report • • 0 Comments
EDISON—Students and future students who need enrollment services at Middlesex County College may take advantage of special hours on Saturday, April 10. The offices will be open from 8:30 a.m. to noon.


text:
Dryden, Linda (2005) H.G. Wells and Joseph Conrad: a literary friendship. The Wellsian, 28. pp. 2-13. ISSN 0263-1776Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)
|Item Type:
|Print ISSN:
|Uncontrolled Keywords:
|H.G.Wells; Joseph Conrad;
|University Divisions/Research Centres:
|Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Creative Industries > School of Arts & Creative Industries
|Dewey Decimal Subjects:
|800 Literature > 800 Literature, rhetoric & criticism
|Library of Congress Subjects:
|P Language and Literature > PR English literature
|Item ID:
|Depositing User:
|RAE Import
|Date Deposited:
|31 Mar 2008 09:28
|Last Modified:
|25 Apr 2013 10:03
Actions (login required)
|View Item