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Residents of Lebanon Border Town Protest Israel Decision to Withdraw Unilaterally
Cabinet approves unilateral pullout from Ghajar, but residents fear their community will be split in half.
Israel's cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to withdraw troops unilaterally from a disputed village straddling the Lebanese border. The vote was made as a gesture to the United Nations, but drew residents onto the streets protesting the division of their community.
The people of Ghajar, a prosperous hillside town of 2,300 who are members of Syria's Alawite sect, say they want no "Berlin Wall" dividing the north from the south of their village and forcing them to choose between Lebanon or Israel.
They say they were not consulted on UN plans to resolve a situation that has long inflamed tensions between Israel, the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group and neighboring Syria.
"We don't know what's going to happen when the Israelis pull back. We're afraid the village will be cut in two, and in Ghajar we're all one big family," said local council head Ahmed Fatali.
Israel captured Ghajar, along with the Golan Heights which it abuts, from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War. A later UN demarcation of Lebanese territory took in northern Ghajar, leaving the southern part under Israeli control.
The villagers took Israeli citizenship in 1981, but see themselves as Syrians.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet approved the pullout but set no date, saying it first needed to discuss security in the vacated area with UNIFIL.
A statement said Israel wanted to preserve "the security of the citizens of Israel and the fabric of life for residents of the village, which has remained one, indivisible unit."
"We don't want UNIFIL (the United Nations interim peacekeeping force in Lebanon) to patrol the northern part of the village. That will mean its division," Fatali said.
Elders said the world has often ignored local wishes in these Middle East highlands, where pelicans and palm trees form a curious mix with cattle feedlots and piles of winter firewood.
Eighty-year-old Mohammed Habib, who was once a soldier in the Syrian army, recalled decades of troubles. "We will stay on our land until there will be peace between Syria and Israel and then we will see what will become of us," he said.
Another man said his 100-year-old mother remembered when Turkish soldiers of the Ottoman Empire were in charge, and a third said UN cartographers who bisected their village on paper used the imperialist Sykes-Picot map of 1916 in which France and Britain blithely chopped up the Middle East.
Outsiders need permission from the Israel Defense Forces to enter Gharaj, which lies close to Mount Hermon and the disputed triangle where Israel, Syria and Lebanon meet.
A chicane of concrete blocks and a checkpoint defended by blockhouses guards entry from the southern side, and UN outposts screen the north. Children stare at strangers.
But there are new SUVs in the driveways and the streets are tidy. Gharaj has farmers, teachers, factory workers, university-educated professionals all employed in Israel and speaking fluent Hebrew as well as Arabic.
"We don't want to become refugees in the Lebanese side without our lands that were occupied in 1967, without our people our families," said town spokesman Najib Khatib.
Israel evacuated the northern part of town in 2000 when it ended its 22-year occupation of southern Lebanon, but re-took the area during its 2006 war with Hezbollah, saying the village offered a conduit for guerrilla attacks and drug smuggling.
Hezbollah, an ally of Syria and Iran, holds sway in southern Lebanon and has ministers in the Lebanese government. Resisting calls to disarm, it has cited Israel's troops in Ghajar as continued occupation of Lebanese soil that must be fought.
UN special coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams said in August, after a clash at another point along the 120 kilometer (75 mile) border, that an Israeli withdrawal from the northern part of Ghajar "would do a lot to help restore trust".
While the northern part would be returned to Lebanese sovereignty, the plan does not envisage a return of Lebanese force, which Israel believes would mean Hezbollah control.
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You won't find hockey at Teemu
It looks like Teemu Selanne is spending the NHL lockout thinking about steak.
The Anaheim Ducks hockey player and a group of investors are taking over the space where French 75 operated in Laguna Beach. The owners of French 75, which closed this month, said they accepted a buyout from an investment team led by Selanne, Kevin Pratt and veteran restaurant operator Jim Shumate of the Chart House in Dana Point.
Teemu Tavern & Grill, billed as an upscale but affordable steakhouse, is scheduled to open April 1.
Property owner Peter French said the restaurant has been in the works for a while.
"It's been tough keeping our mouths shut for so long," he said.
French had few details to reveal about the new restaurant, saying only that Selanne would be heavily involved.
"It's all about Teemu," he said. "Nothing is happening without his stamp of approval."
The two-story restaurant will have dining rooms upstairs and downstairs and a tavern-style bar with a separate menu. Selanne, who lives in Coto de Caza, said the restaurant will serve "great American food."
He and his investors want the restaurant to be approachable. The tentative plan is for the chef-driven establishment to serve a la carte steaks and side dishes similar to those found at a traditional steak house.
"We'll start changing some stuff and do all the planning," Selanne said. "That's actually the most fun for me. I always like to design houses. I think I've got a pretty good vision about how the place will look."
Though it's too early to discuss decor details, Selanne said the tavern won't have a hockey theme. "I don't want a sports bar."
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Different Types of Homeowner's Insurance Policies
Most homeowners don't have a choice in whether to purchase this kind of insurance - it is usually required by the mortgage lender. But even if the mortgage is paid off, experts say homeowner's insurance is a good buy. A decent homeowner's policy not only protects the house, but all the possessions inside. Further, homeowner's policies cover personal liability due to negligence, including damage to another person or their property, and will provide legal defense up to the policy limit. Note the policy only covers negligent behavior - if the prosecution proves intent, the insurer will not pay out.
Homeowners Policies
There are six different types of homeowner's insurance, the most popular of which is called HO-3. HO-4 and HO-6 are not traditional homeowner's policies, they are renter's and condominium/co-op owners insurance, respectively. The other homeowner's policies (HO-1, HO-2, and HO-5) offer varying degrees of coverage -- the smaller the number, the fewer types of damage the policy covers (and the lower the premium).- HO-1 and HO-2 coverage do not insure the policy-owners' personal belongings, and only protect against damages specifically listed on the policy.
- HO-3 coverage protects against all types of damage, except for those specifically excluded by the policy. HO-3 also protects personal belongings, but only for specific types of damage (typically at the HO-2 level).
- HO-5 offers the same coverage as HO-3, but extends full protection to all personal belongings. HO-5 is more expensive than HO-3, but experts recommend paying the higher premium. Some insurance companies do not offer HO-5, in which case riders can be added to the policy to provide greater protection of personal belongings.
- HO-4 and HO-6 only cover belongings, and only for the types of damage specifically listed on the policy. In a condo or co-op, the buildings will be covered by the insurance the board purchases for the entire complex.
Experts also suggest that you get a professional to determine the value of your home. Make sure you highlight any special aspects of the house that increase its value, such as expensive materials or a custom architecture. Also keep meticulous records of the value of your personal belongings. Most homeowner's policies exclude certain possessions from coverage, such as expensive jewelry - take note of these exclusions, and purchase riders (or another plan) to insure any of your belongings that aren't covered.
One other important point: homeowner's policies generally exclude earthquake and flood damage. Both of these catastrophes can easily wipe out an entire family's material possessions; if you live in a high-risk area, you should seriously consider purchasing adequate separate insurance.
Filing Claims
When you file a claim, your insurance company isn't likely to go out of its way to pay you everything you're due. You must keep careful records to prove that the insurance company owes what you're claiming. Also, update your insurance any time you make significant improvements to your home.Before satisfying your claim, the insurance company will send an adjuster to confirm the value of what was damaged or lost (and to confirm that it actually was damaged or lost). The adjuster will then offer a settlement of the claim. Some experts suggest getting multiple independent estimates of the cost prior to seeing the adjuster, so you can better negotiate.
You can also use a public adjuster to settle your claim. A public adjuster will walk you through the process, but will charge a fee, typically 5-15% of the settlement. Research public adjusters before working with one; you can check state records or with the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters.
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At one time, say 5 years ago, a lawyer with a connection to Pitt opened up an enviornmental law clinic. One of their first issues was to help with the citizens' defence in the fight to halt the Mon Valley Expressway (Tollway).
What happened to that clinic / center?
Didn't someone get into some hot water about those conditions?
Web URL, names, email pointers, phone numbers ware welcomed, either in the comments or directly: Mark.Rauterkus at Gmail dot Com.
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Law schools website: http://www.law.pitt.edu/student/organizations.php
(shows no listing of Env. Law Ctr.)
(Article said that the clinic is still chugging in 2002)
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Indigenous groups, who have traditionally served as Morales's support base, protested the road's construction, which would have bisected their territory.
The Obama administration's acceptance of the Honduran coup sent a chill throughout Latin America.
Evo Morales and his supporters have a plan to reform Bolivia, explains Laura Carlsen, and they'll stare down vested interests, international bankers, and even Washington if necessary.
As Latin America's leftward political shift grows deeper roots, U.S. influence over the region is declining.
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The Disney Dream is the third ship in the growing Disney Cruise Line fleet and to sail in January 2011. The 128,000 tonne ship is the largest in the fleet and carries over 4,000 passengers, which is about 40% larger than the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder. As with all Disney Cruise Line ships she will be designed with classic 20th century style in mind combined with state of the art technology and modern innovations.
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66 Wind-Powered Wineries
There's been some talk about solar powered wineries lately. But what about wind power? There are typically two ways a winery could use wind for its energy needs. It's now possible for any size winery (in a suitably windy location) to use small wind turbines to convert wind energy into electricity. Due to the increased availability and affordability of small wind turbines—thanks in large part to the 30% federal Investment Tax Credit—the market is projected to grow 300% within as little as five years. Anaba, August Cellars and McCall are leading the way with turbines of their own.
Alternately, for wineries that don't want to or can't purchase their own turbines they can choose to buy part or all of their wind energy directly from their existing utility company (called 'green pricing').
Regardless of which method they employ, there are a growing number of wineries that use wind power to provide energy for their operations. Here are six:
Parducci Wine Cellars is well-known for its use of solar power. But, in 2008, Parducci transferred 100% of its energy needs to fully renewable sources by supplementing its on-site solar power with purchased Green-e® certified wind energy. Wine Enthusiast summed it up in reviewing the 2007 Parducci Cabernet Sauvignon: "Parducci continues to impress, making good wine at fair prices out of its sustainably farmed, carbon-neutral Mendocino outpost."
Anaba, in Sonoma, CA was the first winery in Northern California to use their own wind turbines for the production of wine when they installed a 45-foot 2.4kw wind turbine on their vineyard and tasting room property in December 2009. A beloved indie winery, Anaba's chardonnay has received 90+ point ratings from Wine Spectator for the last three years and as has their '10 rose.
August Cellars, located in Newberg, OR is a family owned winery that produces Pinot Noirs, Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewürztaminer and Maréchal Foch that received two bronze medals from the Oregon State Fair last year for their 2005 Maréchal Foch and the 2006 Pinot Noir. They have a 50kw turbine that has been on line for two months and in May it produced 41% of their electrical needs. Tom Schaad, owner, says they chose wind over solar because it has a smaller footprint on the farm.
Linganore Winecellars in Mt. Airy, MD, founded in 1971 by Jack and Lucille Aellen, is Maryland's largest winery. Situated on 230 acres in eastern Frederick County, Linganore produces over 600,000 bottles of wine per year. The winery went 100% wind power in February 2011, committing to buy all of their electricity from "wind generated sources."
Shaw Vineyard in Himrod, NY makes several varietals of red and white wines from the Finger Lake region in New York state. They don't own their own wind generation equipment, but instead purchase the electricity from their power company, NYSEG. Steve Shaw, the owner, who has been using 100% wind power electricity for over a year now says: "It does cost more than other electric utility supplies but we believe that it is something we can do that helps us all in the long run."
McCall Wines on Long Island, NY makes Pinot Noir and Merlot following a "french influenced model of high quality, low yield wines." Their wines must be good because they can be found in blue chip restaurants like Gramercy Tavern and Craft in NYC. Last year they became the first Long Island winery to install wind power when they installed a 10kW wind turbine.
These six wineries are leading the way. But if all goes well with the increased availability of smaller turbines, including rooftop models, I'm hoping to see wind power become a viable option for more wineries in the future.
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My winery considered wind, but settled on solar. Essentially, the maintenance, upkeep and the "moving parts" caused us some concern – whereas the solar panels sit there quietly and have a long, long effective lifespan. Even though wind generates much more power, and since space wasn't a factor for us, the solar seemed like a better route. We have a 40Kw ground mounted array that offsets 70-80% of our needs quite effectively.
Greetings, Nice article about the alternative energy that is available to most wineries around the country. Our winery in Mendocino County, CA is 2 miles off the electrical grid and 100% solar and wind powered. The majority of our power comes by the solar array. The wind power is used as a backup system. Our system is comprised of new and old panels, some more than 25 years old and the wind generator is almost as old. We store the power generated during the day in a large battery bank. The nice thing about the wind power is that we can generate power at night when the sun is down and the wind is up. We are the only off the grid winery in Mendocino and one of the few in California. And have been so since 1976. Nice to see others embracing the alternatives that hopefully one day will become the norm. Nice article.
Though my winery, a shade under commercial size, I do have the power thing down, with both wind and solar: http://smilingdogsranch.com/priusblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/power3.jpg . Bottom line is, even with the bigger rebates for wind. Solar delivers far greater bang for the buck.
Our vineyard was the first in Oregon to have a wind turbine. Check out pictures at bjornsonwine.com
Wind energy can be implemented in wineries that have a decent supply of wind. In places where wind is sparse, I can see solar energy being used. No matter what, renewable energy has a big part to play not only in the future of wineries, but in the future energy system of the world.


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hdrol with havoc??
hdrol with havoc??
So i had ordered some drol a while back and been kinda sitting on it. Really wanting to get my BF% lower before I take it, anyway I have been really busy with school, work, family and havent realy been on here and reeading like I used to. So yestarday I had some free time and was browsing and putting a order in nutraplanet for some more whey when I noticed all the PH's were missing. WTF!?! So I search hdrol.. nothing. Spawn...nothing. Tren...nothing. Mdrol, sdrol, etc.. nothing.. So I did a quick browse around the boards and saw the whole situation with bb.com and the nutraplanet post about havoc so thought were lemme order 2 botttles b4 they are gone.
So now I have 2 bottles od hdrol and 2 bottles of epi (havoc) coming in. I have been tryna look up logs and it seems epi is usually run alongside with something else (such as tren) and was wondering that when I do decide to run the hdrol, if I should run the epi with it as well???
Also this will be my first cycle so please keep that in mind, and as for pct I dont have a script serm. I got PCS, Reversitrol, and lean xtreme.
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- Jury selection is scheduled to get under way Tuesday
- Prosecutors allege that he abused 10 boys over 14 years
- Sandusky has pleaded not guilty to the charges
Jury selection in the trial of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach charged with child rape, is scheduled to start Tuesday in Pennsylvania.
A judge last week denied his attorneys' latest bid for a delay, allowing the case to move forward.
Sandusky, 68, has been under house arrest since being charged with sexually abusing 10 boys over 14 years. Prosecutors allege he met some of his accusers through Second Mile, a charity he created for underprivileged children.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. According to a source close to the Sandusky family, he is expected to attend court Tuesday.
The allegations against Sandusky led to the firing of iconic Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno only months before he died of complications from lung cancer.
Several of the people whom prosecutors accuse Sandusky of abusing asked a judge to protect their identities at trial.
However, Judge John Cleland on Monday ruled the alleged victims' identities may not be concealed during the trial, although they will be protected through the jury selection process.
"Courts are not customarily in the business of withholding information," Cleland's ruling said. "Secrecy is thought to be inconsistent with the openness required to assure the public that the law is being administered fairly and applied faithfully."
But, the judge noted, "It is also to be hoped that various news organizations that will report on the trial will use what has become their professional custom to protect the privacy of alleged victims."
CNN generally does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault.
Victim advocacy groups slammed the judge's decision late Monday, expressing their hope it would not have a chilling effect on the reporting of child sexual abuse.
"The judge placed a significant burden on this class of victims by stating that they have 'a duty to the community to testify' about the crime, but denying them privacy protections in exchange for that testimony. By bravely coming forward, victims serve in the interest of public safety; they should be assured that their privacy will be protected," the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, the National Center for Victims of Crime and the National Crime Victim Law Institute said in a joint statement.
Those asking for their identities to be concealed included one man known simply as Victim 4. His attorney, Ben Andreozzi, said he believes his client, now 28, is the strongest witness for the prosecution and will be called to testify first.
"In society, sometimes we question why rape victims are reluctant to come forward," Andreozzi said Monday after the ruling. "So now we have our answer. ... We are disappointed."
"We are not asking to close the courtroom, only to use a pseudonym," he said.
His client will still testify, he said, "but at what expense to his emotional well-being?"
He said he expects the defense to attack his client on the basis of a meeting he had with Sandusky in the years after the alleged abuse.
"My client couldn't break free," said the attorney, describing the relationship between Victim 4 and Sandusky as "complex."
Mike McQueary, a former graduate student considered to be another key witness in the Sandusky case, has testified that he alerted Paterno in 2002 that he'd seen what appeared to be Sandusky sexually assaulting a boy, an allegation authorities didn't learn of until years later.
But prosecutors said later that the incident took place about a year earlier than what was originally alleged, causing defense attorneys for two former Penn State officials to argue that one of the charges should now be dropped.
Tim Curley, Penn State's former athletic director, and Gary Schultz, a former university vice president who oversaw campus police, have been charged with perjury and failing to report the alleged sexual assault of a child. Both of them have pleaded not guilty, and their attorneys have said that prosecutors "charged this case before (they) knew the facts."
After news of the scandal broke last year, The New York Times published an extensive interview in which Sandusky attempted to clarify his relationships with young people.
"If I say, 'No, I'm not attracted to young boys,' that's not the truth," he said, according to the story. "Because I'm attracted to young people -- boys, girls -- I ..."
His lawyer, who was present at the interview, spoke up at that point to note that Sandusky is "not sexually" attracted to them.
"Right. I enjoy -- that's what I was trying to say -- I enjoy spending time with young people. I enjoy spending time with people," Sandusky continued. "I mean, my two favorite groups are the elderly and the young."


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Any chance you can compare to Alden Indys?
I wear 8.5D in Alden Indys (as well as White's, Wesco, RW) and have the Viberg 1950 in both the 310 and 2030 lasts in a size 8. The 310 last in a size 8 fits me well and while the 2030 still fits, it's a bit snug for my liking. If I was to get another 2030, I'll go 8.5.
I think if you're a 8.5D in Alden Indys an 8.5UK in Viberg is going to be extremely long, and the ball of your foot is going to be up past the widest part of the shoe. I'd only look at 7.5UK or 8UK MAX, otherwise I'd say the boot last just doesn't fit your foot.
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Back in the summer, we were stunned by possibly the most brilliant use of nudity censorship ever with the video for "Toe Jam" by Brighton Port Authority (BPA). Considering that Norman Cook's greatest legacy is his equally unbelievable music videos with Fatboy Slim, we shouldn't have been all that suprised. Nonetheless, it was easy to overlook just how awesome the song "Toe Jam" was, never mind the video. We'll get to hear more of BPA's work on the full-length album I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat, presumably titled that just in case the nerd factor of BPA wasn't high enough.
While we already knew of the contributions of David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal on "The Toe Jam," the opening track "He's Frank" will feature none other than the prince of punk darkness himself, Iggy Pop. Pete York, Marta Wainwright, and Emmy the Great are some of the other notables with a hand in this album. I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat hits the market on February 3 through Cook's own Southern Fried Records label. Track listing is as follows:
01. He's Frank [ft. Iggy Pop]
02. Dirty Sheets [ft. Pete York]
03. Jumps the Fence [ft. Conan]
04. Should I Stay or Should I Blow [ft. Ashley Beedle]
05. Island [ft. Justin Robertson]
06. Local Town [ft. Jamie T]
07. Seattle [ft. Emmy the Great]
08. Spade [ft. Martha Wainwright]
09. Superman [ft. Simon Thornton]
10. Superlover [ft. Thom Gandey]
11. Toe Jam [ft. David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal]
12. So It Goes [ft. Olly Hite]
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Arts and Humanities reporter Erin Keane gave a quick rundown of some worthy local theater to check out this weekend on Byline Friday afternoon, including a dystopian play by Theatre [502], and a play about surrealist painter René Magritte for young audiences produced by the Alley Theater. Of course, the galleries and restaurants of Market Street are alive tonight for the monthly Trolley Hop as well.
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Angels ace Jered Weaver will get the start on Wednesday in the interleague series finale against the Giants at Angel Stadium, his first outing since going on the disabled list more than two weeks ago with a lower back strain.
Weaver suffered the injury during the first inning of his May 28 start against the Yankees. The right-hander threw 60 pitches in four innings of a simulated game on Friday and "felt great" after a bullpen session Sunday, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
The two-time All-Star will be limited to the 80-90 pitch range in the start.
The return of Weaver, who is 6-1 with a 2.61 ERA and a May 2 no-hitter in 11 starts this season, pushes right-hander Dan Haren's next start to Friday in the series opener against the Dodgers.
"It has been a long, little trek here -- 15 days or so," Weaver, 29, said. "It's long enough sitting out four days in between starts, and I'm chomping at the bit to get back out there. It's exciting to know that it's close."
After running and conditioning work on Monday, Weaver said he felt "symptom-free" but newly cautious about his back.
"I'm 6-foot-7 and lanky and I have a lot of torque going on," said Weaver, who has added some lower-back flexibility exercises to his routine. "I'm sure it's not the last time there's going to be some back issues going on.
Scioscia said that he, Weaver and pitching coach Mike Butcher agreed to forego a rehab assignment since "there is not much sense (for Weaver) to go down there and waste some bullets."
Though Weaver's return is now imminent, the Angels have yet to decide who will be bumped from the starting rotation. It's likely that 24-year-old rookie right-hander Garrett Richards (2-0. 0.86 ERA), who has been impressive in three starts in his second stint in the majors, will be optioned back to Triple-A Salt Lake.
Weaver can sympathize with Richards' feeling like the odd man out. Weaver had opened with a 4-0 record and a 1.37 ERA as a rookie in 2006 but was sent down to the minors when reigning Cy Young-winner Bartolo Colon returned from the 15-day disabled list with a rehabbed shoulder. Weaver returned to the majors three weeks later when his other brother, Jeff, was designated for assignment.
"It's a tough gig because you try so hard to get up here and finally prove that you can pitch at this level," Weaver said "He (Richards) has done a tremendous job. I feel for him.
"Who knows what they're (the coaches are) going to do? I remember that experience too. It just made me want to get back down and work harder to improve."
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The Mercado Libertad, sometimes called the Mercado de San Juan de Dios after the neighborhood in which it is located, is close to the Hospicio Cabañas and the Plaza de los Mariachis. This vast emporium of nearly 500,000 square feet distributed on three floors sells all manner of products from fresh produce, meat and flowers to handicrafts, cowboy hats and boots to electronic gadgets and appliances. After working up an appetite browsing the stalls and bargaining for souvenirs, head to the second floor where you'll find plenty of fondas (small family-run restaurants) to sample some of Guadalajara's culinary specialties.
Locals know which places serve the best food, so follow their lead: head to the busiest stalls for some authentic comida jalisciense (food of Jalisco state). Tortas ahogadas, the signature dish of Guadalajara, are "drowned sandwiches" made with a dense roll stuffed with pork and drenched in spicy salsa. Or satisfy you hunger with a filling bowl of pozole, corn hominy soup made with either pork or chicken. If you like your food hot and spicy, choose red pozole; otherwise stick with the white. Another specialty of Jalisco is birria, a spicy Mexican meat stew made with either goat or lamb. The meat is baked slowly with spices, traditionally in an underground earthen oven. A plate with minced onions, cilantro and limes accompanies your bowl of birria so you can garnish it to your liking. Buen provecho (Bon appetit)!
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Mo Greig photographs and gets to know street people in London. Her new exhibition is running through September 29 at the Hardy Tree Gallery. Read More »
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The League 1 side looked to be heading out of the competition when Sean Murray shot Watford in front with a low right-footed drive from the edge of the box on 84 minutes.
But the cheers of more than 1,600 travelling fans had hardly died down when substitute Wes Burns broke clear down the right and pulled back a perfect cross for Emmanuel-Thomas to finish from close range.
It was a fair result to an absorbing game in which City gave as good as they got to confirm their improvement under new boss Steve Cotterill.
The hosts created some good chances, while their Championship opponents failed to match some promising approach play with a clinical final ball or finish.
Watford felt they were denied two penalties in the first half, the first when Diego Fabbrini went down under a challenge from behind by Liam Fontaine on 15 minutes. Referee Paul Tierney elected to neither point to the spot nor issue a caution for diving.
Five minutes before the break Gabriele Angella clipped the crossbar with a powerful header and also claimed he had been impeded when trying to reach the ball.
But City also had their moments. Joe Bryan's angled drive brought a sharp near-post save from Manuel Almunia on 25 minutes, while Sam Baldock had a long-range effort saved and Emmanuel-Thomas also went close.
Lewis McGugan had several half chances for the visitors and was denied by a goal-saving block from Fontaine just before Angella hit the bar.
Two of the Robins' young players, Bryan and Bobby Reid, showed up well, Bryan causing plenty of problems on the left flank.
Reid was only narrowly off target with a low 25-yard effort and impressed with his ability on the ball and range of passing.
Watford always looked dangerous on the break, with the willing Troy Deeney an elusive target-man alongside the dangerous Fabbrini.
The home side had a good chance to take the lead five minutes after the interval when Baldock raced onto an Emmanuel-Thomas through-ball and saw his low shot smothered by Almunia.
Marvin Elliott headed straight at the Watford keeper, but the visitors remained a threat and Deeney's 71st-minute shot was held by Elliott Parish.
The game became open as both sides pushed for a winner. City almost went ahead when Elliott nodded a Reid free-kick back across goal and Karleigh Osborne headed over from one of the best opportunities of the match.
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Oh OK now I see better the situation. I think it is a sign of the owner not really knowing what she wants or lacking a bit of experience (which is normal if you are all starting out) but it's not really fair to you. It's pretty frustrating actually!
As BetteT said, a good way to get an idea of what she likes is to see previous issues of her magazine, but if this is a first issue it makes it hard. I really do recommend mood-boards! Even if it is a Tumblr, which is what I've used in the past, or now there is http://pinterest.com/ which is like a virtual pin-board. Communicating direction and ideas ahead of time is really the best way to avoid bumps in the road later on. Maybe having her on-set is good too, to ensure that if she sees something she doesnt like she can step in right away and get rid of it, rather than waiting til it is all finished and chopping the entire series. As for shipping costs, in my experience it is split, the designer or rep for the brand will pay to have it sent to you, and the stylist or fashion director will arrange for it to be sent back (retain your receipts and claim these from the owner). The basic costs should always fall on the owner, it is her operation and ultimately if this magazine makes it big and she is raking in money, you can be sure it is going to her pocket first. That's the good and bad part of being an owner Hope this helps Side note- if your budget is tight (and it's a first issue so I'm guessing it is!) then consider trying to borrow garments as locally as possible. Shipping is expensive! If you can pick up and drop off what you borrow easily you are saving yourself lots of money in the long-run! |


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Vice President, Victim share blame in incident, Texas experts say.......Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident was a textbook example of a Texas bird-hunting mishap, and experts say both he and his victim violated basic hunting safety rules. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife records, swinging a shot gun outside a safe zone of fire is the No#1 cause of hunting accidents. On Saturday, the vice president was swinging his shot gun with a flying quail when the bird flew near Austin layer Harry Whittington as the shot was fired. Mr. Whittington was struck in the face and upper body by pellets from Mr. cheney's #28 gauge shot gun. The accident occured on the Armstrong ranch, south of Corpus Christi. Katherine Armstrong, a Dallas business woman whose family owns the ranch, said Mr. Whittington had been looking for a fallen bird and walked up behind Mr. Cheney and another hunter without announcing his presence. Ms. Armstrong is a knowledgeable hunter and was the first female chairman of the Parks and Wildlife Commission. Bird hunters become so focused on their fast moving targets that their visual background may become blurred. "In hunter education, we refer to that phenomenon as 'target fixation'", said Mr. Hall. "Every year, its the primary cause of Texas bird hunting accidents. In 2005, we had 13 reported hunting accidents that involved bird hunters. Twelve of those accidents were caused by swinging the shot gun outside a safe line of fire".
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Just because you see them out of their natural habitat and in yours, does not mean there are more of them. I use to see them in western NY walking down our village streets....their habitat is being asborbed. Deer, however, may be an exception to the lack of animals situation. But then again...it might just be that there seems to be more since they are now living in the neigborhoods....and are just seen more.
"No worry....pretty soon hunting will be gone.....the animals are almost all gone.:
Apparently you have no concept about the INCREASE in game (translate for you: animals) in this country. Try driving a road at night...almost anywhere. If you don't hit the deer, you'll more than likely hit a rabbit, stray dog, or other animal. Maybe a coyote.
I'm not sure what planet you live on, but animals are populating so fast, the licensed hunters can't get rid of them.
p.s. Please come to Amarillo or Lubbock...the prairie dogs are taking all of us over. Not to mention the racoons, possums, squirrels, and coyotes that are coming into town.
I guess that explains why my dogs chase wild turkeys around my yard in metro Atlanta. It also must explain the elk, bear, etc... that regularly cross my property in northern New Mexico.
At least 68% of the people on this forum have been sprayed with shot - and at least half of those more than once.
In fact, if you haven't been shot, you must be a lib'ral.
There are more deer now than there ever were ... and a lot more than there should be. Moose, Elk, Caribou? No problem.
Upland game bird populations are cyclical depending upon the weather ... and yes on the pace of rural development.
Canada Geese? Pest Proportions
Black Bear? Zooming populations
Mountain Lions? Try having a picnic in the Santa Monica Mountains.
And if Dick Cheney really likes shooting lawyers, there sure ain't no shortage of them in these woods.
Good info. Thanks.
But I read that Lawyer Whittington was brutally shot with an automatic assault revolver rifle shotgun, firing banned dum-dum bullets, by a vicious white racist Republican who has taken millions of kids off the school lunch program and who furthermore is a friend of the Bush Family and on the take from Halliburton, who cause global warming.
This terrible incident, which hits the poor, minorities, and women hardest of all, is clearly yet another domestic policy tragedy and all George Bush's fault. You can whitewash this with technical mumbo-jumbo, but the bottom line is there for all to see.
Please speak very slowly to Fawn. She/he is apparently one of those environmentalists who believe trees/animals/insects are in grave danger of those terrible human beans.
For some strange reason, we are being led down the "humans vs animals" road by a few nuts. (once again, no offense to anyone). It makes no difference how much land is encroached upon, if the animal population is not weeded out once in awhile, you have overgrazing of the available land, not to mention the breeding of inferior animals.
If this whole country was barren of human, there would STILL be wolves eating the slowest deer. There would be eagles and other birds eating the slowest rabbits. This country has ALWAYS had a plentiful amount of game, and it always will. And we are no more encroaching upon THEIR territory than any other civilization.
That's the way life is. And BTW, if ANYONE wants to adopt a couple of prairie dogs, I know a couple of places where you can get them free of charge. The little dears multiply faster than mice.
usually found in expensive upland bird guns
"The press is PO'd because their elites were not told first and no reporter was invited."
Presstitutes are hardly the people one invites on a quail hunting trip.
"The only shotgun they've seen is in the movies or in the back of a police car."
The only shotgun they've seen is in the movies or from the back of a police car.
Fixed it.
"My dad had a 8 gauge at one time, that was a brute!"
Brace yerself - a Safari Club International member had a double barrel 4 gauge made. That's dangerous at both ends if you are as light as I am.
Course how many of them ended up in ICU after being 'peppered', 'sprayed', or whatever the latest euphemism is for being shot in the face?
Can we PUH-LEASE put a stop to this silliness?!? We are fighting Canada geese off the golf courses, prairie dogs from outside our homes, and deer from our lawns.
Not to mention the stray dogs that someone didn't want anymore. Give it a rest, people!! The gun VP Cheney was using was standard, and he was using the shells that are standard for quail. Not very powerful...quail are tiny, they are good eating, and you don't want to tear them up with major shot. In my opinion, more trouble than they're worth to clean and prepare for eating! Not a lot of meat.
When I hear about the horses, cattle, and other LARGE animals that are being slaughtered (and you do NOT want to know how it's done) for meat here and in foreign countries, this silliness over Cheney's accident is typical liberal, "oh BOY! we've got him now!" crap.
Until you have been bird-hunting, know how to use a shotgun, and have a bird dog who knows what he's doing, please refrain from further comment. Or, if you prefer, please visit us here in the Texas Panhandle and see how we take care of prairie dogs.
This, of course, is being addressed ONLY to vegans who eat nothing but carrots, broccoli, and whatever other plants they can find. If you are a meat-eater, please disregard.
To solve the prairie dog problem, have you considered a varmint shooting contest? Those lil Dears are a resource waiting to be harvested. Tourism related industries would be happy to get more business, too.
How 'bout running that by Fawn?
I live in a rural area. I can load you up on all of the deer, squirrels, rabbits, possum, skunks, coyotes, etc. that you can handle. As soon as they're off of the endangered list, I'll even throw in a few nesting bald eagles we have around here.
NO Thanks....I'd rather they just live their lives out naturally.
Surely you jest? A shotgun is an automatic assualt rifle? Good joke. How is the incident related in any way to school lunches? Now your humor is either great or you are career victim? Could any of this have come from moveon/org? I hear moveon.org is paying the far left to chat on AOL. Maybe check into that as those who do might not need school lunch vouchers.
Rushing off to golf with wealthy white males. On the way home from the club, we will be stopping to scatter garbage about the slums, and possibly stop by some failing-due-to-lack-of-funds schools to eat the kid' lunches.
This evening, we have a right-wing fundmentalist church supper, and then a militia meeting. It will all be on NPR tomorrow morning and Mara Eliason will explain my kind of people to you in great depth.
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Well, more than a year after my second video...My third video.
After my first video, The Only One, and my second video, Sasuke's Tragedy, I received alot of great feedback. Afterwards, and even before my second video, I had a ton of ideas for my future videos, including a Yu Yu Hakusho video that I had started a few weeks before my second video had even premiered.
So, why is my third video another Naruto video you ask? And why are the files for my Yu Yu Hakusho video STILL on my PC a year later?
Well, good songs are often heard, and ideas often materialize. I had come to a standstill in my Yu Yu Hakusho video. I guess it could be called a video editor's block, and I still haven't come out of it.
But, around November of 2004 I heard an incredible new song. "Forever Young" by this eurobeat group called Symbol. Apparently it was a song from the Initial D soundtrack. But, I didn't care about that. All I knew was that I HAD to use this song in a music video. But, what music video? Why not a video focusing on the lovable kid Ninjas of the hit anime Naruto? Afterall, even though they're basically hired assasins, they are still kids. And even though they are forced to grow up fast in a world filled with murder, pain, and violence, they'll still be Forever Young ;)
Yeah, plus it's a fast song that requires a lot of action scenes. ;)
So anyway, this video is the product of (off and on) about 6 months of my life. Please enjoy it. :)
Oh, and a note of caution: This video contains spoilers up to episode 132 of the anime.
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What Was The First Potty-Word Your Child Said? [POLL]
Children are swearing a lot more these days and it seems they are starting at a younger age. How young was your child when you heard the first potty-word?
Did you watch ABC's Modern Family episode where Mitch and Cam's daughter Lily learned to say one of the seven dirty words and used it in the middle of a wedding ceremony? Children are like mini-recorders, they repeat what they hear and sometimes we really wish they wouldn't listen so closely.
According to a new study, children are learning to swear earlier than before. Timothy Jay, a psychology professor at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, has been studying swearing for 30 years. Can you just imagine what he has heard over the years?! Professor Jay found that the average age that bad words start popping out of our kids' mouths is between three and four. This is much earlier than kids did a few decades ago.
Swearing peaks in our teenage years, but that could be changing if Professor Jay's new data proves to hold true. Our tweens could soon become the biggest potty-mouths of all.
The professor doesn't blame TV and movies. He blames the adults.
[Source LiveScience.com]
Do you swear often or do you watch what you say around your kids?
Where was the most embarrassing place your child said a swear word?


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- Title: Presenting: Spira's Angels
- Premiered: 2005-04-29
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Cats slow Bears, but can't stop them
Kansas State looked as if it was about to do the unthinkable on Saturday.
Going into the fourth quarter, the highly-touted Baylor offense had scored just 21 points, well below the Bears' season average of more than 70 points per game. And 15th-ranked Baylor was nowhere close to the 781.5 yards per game it had averaged this season. The Wildcats were leading 25-21.
But the Bears showed why they're the nation's top offense, and a program on the rise, striking through adversity and scoring a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to put the game away, 35-25.
Still, Baylor was held to 451 yards of offense, and just 35 points, a figure the Bears reached in the first quarter of a game against Louisiana-Monroe earlier this season.
Baylor coach Art Briles said they knew a game like this was bound to come, and he wasn't surprised to see it happen in Manhattan.
"We knew the way the season had gone, it wasn't going to continue like that," he said. "You know comparative tempo and everything had gone our way at home, catching everybody at a good time — we knew it would change and we knew it would be a tough environment."
It was a road test Baylor thought they needed, and it was played in the stadium Briles indicated was one of the toughest he's coached in.
Two seasons ago, the Bears were armed with Heisman-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III and were firing on all cylinders when they came to Manhattan in 2011. But Arthur Brown picked off an RG3 pass late in the fourth quarter to seal a 36-35 K-State win.
Baylor wide receiver Tevin Reese, who caught five passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns, said it was a loss that stuck with them.
"We were up by two and they came back and we lost, we still remember that," he said. "We weren't really worried about 2012 when we beat them at home, we still had the memory of when we lost to them here. We had to come back out here with a chip on our shoulder."
Briles thought the game said something about how far his program has come and what it has the chance to accomplish this season.
"I like the fact that we came up here, faced a lot of adversity and got a win, tough win on the road," he said. "I think it shows the direction of our program and the character of our student athletes."
Baylor came into the game with an offense that was averaging 349.2 yards per contest on the ground, and another 432.2 yards in the air.
K-State (2-4, 0-3 Big 12) controlled the game through time of possession, though, and slowed the Bears' rushing attack. Baylor was held to 109 yards on the ground, while quarterback Bryce Petty passed for 342.
Potential Heisman candidate Lache Seastrunk was held to 57 yards on 12 carries. He came into the game averaging 11.1 yards per carry.
Petty thought K-State did a good job of executing what appeared to be the gameplan, stopping the run.
"The thing about a spread offense is can you make it one-dimensional, and that's what defensive coaches are trying to do," he said. "Coach (Bill) Snyder does a great job with what he does. They had a game plan going in to it, and I thought they did a really good job with it."
With K-State able to slow down the rushing attack, Baylor's offense was unable to run at the high-caliber tempo that had seen it score at least 28 points in the first quarter of every game this season.
The Wildcats held the Bears to one touchdown in the first quarter, and stretched it out with their own offensive attack to keep Baylor off the board.
Briles said K-State played well defensively to keep Baylor from doing everything it wanted to.
"A lot of our game is predicated by tempo and how we move it," he said. "We just never were really able to get into a good rhythm, because they kept us out of it."
Baylor (5-0, 2-0) was able to change the game in an instant with big plays. With the game tied at seven, Petty hit Reese for a 93-yard touchdown. The Bears extended their lead to 21-10 with a 72-yard pass to Antwan Goodley and took the lead in the fourth quarter with a 54-yard pass to Reese.
"When we hit those big pass plays, really I think it was all the receivers," Petty said. "They ran great routes and really all I had to do was just put it out there."
After the Bears intercepted Daniel Sams late in the fourth quarter, Baylor put the game away with a 21-yard touchdown run by Glasco Martin. Martin gained 39 of the Bears' 109 yards on that drive alone.
Seeing the Bears' seemingly unstoppable offensive momentum get slowed to a near halt was something that seemed to humble Briles, who credited Snyder for finding ways to make it tough on his team.
"There's good-coached football teams and there's great-coached football teams, and I think Kansas State, Bill Snyder and his staff, makes other coaches as myself think I've got a lot of work to do, I've got a long way to go to get where I need to be as a coach," he said. "I thought they played tremendously with a lot of heart, a lot of effort. We have a tremendous amount of respect for them."


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We are quickly approaching the fifth anniversary of World of Warcraft's release (my calendar has it on the 23rd of November), and G4 has gotten a head start on celebrating -- they sent Morgan Webb over to Blizzard headquarters to talk to the team, including Tom Chilton, Alex Afrasiabi, and Jeff Kaplan, about what things have been like in the last five years since WoW's launch. There's nothing super groundbreaking in here, but there is lots of reminiscing about the game's early thinking -- Chilton talks about how dual specs were never even considered as an idea (until they, you know, were) and what things were like in the early post-launch days. Pretty stressful, sounds like.
Afrasiabi talks about how the quest team puts together and tracks all of the game's quests (he mentions both Metzen and the game's historian as the "lorekeepers" of the game), and the fact that they've put together "millions of words" of story and background lore for the game at large. He specifically talks about Cataclysm and replacing questlines, and says that if something does get removed from the game, they're hoping to replace it with something better, but most "fan favorites" will stay. And finally, Jeff Kaplan looks back on the early game itself, from unfinished zones to broken balance to launch day exhaustion. G4 teases something about the next MMO project, but all he says is that he can't talk about it. Oh well -- if we can't look forward, at least we get a nice look back from the folks at Blizzard who've been there since the beginning. You can see all four of the videos after the break.
G4 talks to Blizzard about five years of WoW


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Sunday: Day of Unrest
Posted on 16 Aug 2011 by Steve Folsom.
Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN featured the St. Louis Cardinals hosting the Colorado Rockies. It was a great chance for Colorado to play well in front of a national audience; an audience who may not understand the team's record in relation to their roster. Furthermore, the Rockies had an opportunity to win on Sunday for the first time in 17 attempts. The game got off to a great start when ...
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Time For a Little "Ack-nowledgment"
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The financial aid appeal process
This post is specifically for high school and college seniors who:
- have applied for financial aid and are waiting to receive both admission and aid decisions, or,
- have already heard from their colleges, but have yet to make a final decision on where to attend.
When you are admitted, it's likely that you will receive an aid notification when your admission letter arrives. (Colleges officially notify applicants by mail even if information is available online sooner.)
The joy of being admitted can often be diminished by the reality of the financial aid decision. If you find yourself in the fortunate position of receiving adequate financial aid from your first choice college, congratulations! You need not read any further into this article. But, given that this fortunate occurrence does not always happen, I expect most of you plan to keep reading. So, let's talk about the financial aid appeal process.
Appeals, or the act of parents asking for a reconsideration of the original award* when they don't believe they can manage it financially, is something that happens more than a few times after admission letters are sent and before the response date. If you find yourself in this position, you do not hesitate to politely get in touch with the aid office and ask them what procedure you should follow. Sometimes the matter can be resolved over the phone, but in most instances appeals require you to submit additional information. In my view, it is best to present your case in person if at all possible.
You do not necessarily have to have received an award to appeal. If you have been judged to have sufficient resources to pay the bills for one year (commonly called a "no-need"), and can't figure out a way to come up with the money, you can appeal that decision in the same way as someone who received an award. The aid office will never give you less money as the result of an appeal, so in a sense you have nothing to lose. On second thought, let me modify that statement. You will lose time and possibly money. An in-person visit (which I strongly recommend) will involve an expense to get to the campus. Make an appointment ahead of time with an aid professional – the higher ranking the better.
A word of caution before I describe the appeal process in more detail. When you talk with an aid counselor about possibly improving the aid you have received, do not say you would like to "negotiate" your award. "Negotiate" is a uniformly unpopular term in the aid profession.
So how does an appeal work? In my experience, appeals generally fall into one of two types – the financial appeal or the competitive appeal. While most families will choose which of these approaches is most appropriate for them, in some cases you may try both avenues.
A financial appeal is the most common. In this type of appeal, you attempt to demonstrate that with your current level of income and assets, you can't afford to pay the total cost of attendance for the freshman year. For this appeal, you should bring with you all the necessary supporting information – income verification, an update on asset holdings, a list of unusually high expenses, a description of special circumstances, etc. Your objective is to have the aid counselor recalculate the initial Expected Family Contribution (commonly called the EFC) in order to bring it more in line with the reality of what you can afford.
A competitive appeal is based on the (usually friendly) rivalry that can exist between schools when they are roughly on an equal competitive footing, likely to see a lot of common applications, are members of the same conference, and so on. I should point out that while nearly all colleges are willing to review new information that is normally part of a financial appeal, the willingness of a college to respond to a competitive appeal is much less common.
Competitive appeals are almost always restricted to private colleges that are concerned about how they fare against their prime competition. In addition, to even entertain the notion of a competitive appeal, the school needs to have an institutional policy (and sufficient scholarship funds) that "puts them on record" as willing to respond to the aid packages of their rivals. If you have been accepted to a number of schools in the same competitive set that follow similar rules for calculating need, and one of these schools has given you a more generous award, it does not hurt to inquire at you top choice college if they would like to see copies of the other award letter with the intent of improving your original aid award. And, by the way, if you get this far, do not be reluctant to show the college where you are appealing a copy of the other school's award letter. That is the only way they can substantiate a competitive appeal.
So in a nutshell, these are the guidelines for requesting a reconsideration of your additional award if you fall into either of the two categories mentioned above. If you do, do not be shy about asking your top college how to proceed. In many cases appeals are unsuccessful, but when the college does respond, you may end up with a significant increase in the total amount of aid you receive, making it possible to attend your first choice college without undue financial pressure.


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Elmore Leonard on writing: no adverbs, patois, or "hooptedoodle"
Elmore Leonard, 87, died this morning.
The author of "Get Shorty" and "The Hot Kid" was an aggressive anti-adverb activist, a proponent of spare language, and an emphatic enemy of exclamation points and regional dialect. His writing felt, to a reader, effortless.
"People always say, 'Where do you get (your characters') words?' And I say, 'Can't you remember people talking or think up people talking in your head?' That's all it is. I don't know why that seems such a wonder to people," he said to the Associated Press last year.
As if it were that easy. And yet, for him at least, maybe it was.
Take a look at this 2001 New York Times interview, which includes his ten rules of writing. It's a list worth reading – no prologues ("annoying"), no detailed descriptions ("unless you're Margaret Atwood"), and no "perpetrating hooptedoodle," as Writers (with a capital W) tend to do.
He sums up his ten rules with one overarching rule, ergo, "If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."
Solid advice.
The Onion had a bit of wholesome fun with the news of Leonard's death today, announcing Leonard's death with the headline: "Elmore Leonard, Modern Prose Master, Noted For His Terse Prose Style And For Writing About Things Perfectly And Succinctly With A Remarkable Economy Of Words, Unfortunately And Sadly Expired This Gloomy Tuesday At The Age Of 87 Years Old."
I have a feeling Mr. Leonard would have had a kick out of it.
Here's a short excerpt from Elmore Leonard's 2002 novel, "The Bounty Hunters":
Dave Flynn stretched his boots over the footrest and his body eased lower into the barber chair. It was hot beneath the striped cloth, but the long ride down from Fort Thomas had made him tired and he welcomed the comfort of the leather chair more than he minded the heat. In Contention it was hot wherever you went, even though it was nearly the end of October.
He turned his head, feeling the barber behind him, and frowned at the glare framed in the big window. John Willet moved to his side and he saw the barber's right ear bright red and almost transparent with the glare behind it. Beneath the green eyeshade, Willet's face sagged impassively. It was a large face, with an unmoving toothpick protruding from the corner of the slightly open mouth, the toothpick seeming unnaturally small.
John Willet put his hand under the young man's chin, raising the head firmly. "Let's see how we're doing," he said, then stepped back cocking his head and studied the hairline thoughtfully. He tapped comb against scissors then moved them in a flitting automatic gesture close to Flynn's ear.
"How's it going with you?"


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The rematch against 2011 National Champs BYU
UMD Falls to Reigning National Champs
by UMD Lacrosse Media Relations
Duluth, MN — March 19, 2012 — Rounding out an extremely competitive out-of-conference trip that started in California, the Bulldogs headed into the highly anticipated rematch against #3 Brigham Young University, the 2011 National Champions, on Saturday, March 17 in Minneapolis.
"In the past, we have had some very competitive match-ups and we didn't expect this to be any different. They are well coached and play a very competitive schedule," said head coach Frank Clark.
The first quarter started out a little rough for the Bulldogs with captain Matt Madden (#17, Rochester, MN) taking an early penalty for holding. Not too long after, BYU was able to secure its first goal by player Drew Shumway (#2). UMD captain Drake Peterson (#15, Terrence Park, Ohio) also received a penalty for pushing in the first quarter. The string of penalties opened the door for BYU to score yet again, this time by Ted Ferrin (#4), putting them ahead of the Bulldogs 2-0. Though it started out rough, the Bulldogs were ready to answer when Kevin Gaydos (#6, Centenniel HS, MN) passed to Alex McNamara (#10, Apple Valley, MN), who put the Bulldogs on the scoreboard. The first quarter soon turned into a rally of shots from each side. BYU 's Corey Gunderson (#17) scored a third goal, but the Bulldogs' Peterson (#15) answered back on a face-off fast break pass from Justin Vossen (#18, Apple Valley, MN) and put the Bulldogs down by a point, making the score 3-2 at the end of the first quarter.
BYU came on strong in the second quarter which left UMD senior captain Joey Slattery (#25) facing a series of shots . BYU's Ted Ferrin (#4) was able to get a shot past him, putting them up 4-2. Slattery continued to be a force to be reckoned with at the net, keeping BYU from scoring again until 6:01 remained in the quarter. BYU's Houghton (#1) would score to widen the gap to 5-2. The Bulldogs continued to rally and an opportunity arose after McNamara (#10) drew a slide dodging from behind and passed to Vossen (#18) on the crease for the goal. BYU saw themselves in a mishmash of penalties for slashing and holding with 3:55 left in the quarter, giving the Bulldogs a 2 man-up advantage. Ben Blaeser (#3, Champlin, MN) took the chance and capitalized on the moment, taking a pass from McNamara (#10) and putting the Bulldogs up another point, making the score 5-4. The Bulldogs secured another goal with: 37 seconds left on the clock. This put both teams on an even par with a tied score of 5-5 at the end of the first half.
"We are in a competitive game, it's what we expected" said head coach Frank Clark at the half.
BYU saw their second half start out a little rougher than the original start of the game, receiving a 30-second penalty for pushing. At 12:09 BYU's Ferrin ( #4) scored the first point of the second half. BYU's Ferrin (#4) continued to have a hot streak, scoring again when the clock read 10:06. Ferrin then found himself in the penalty for being offside. Both UMD players Gaydos (#6) and Matt Murphy (#21, Eden Prairie, MN) took the chance of charging the BYU net, and both walked away with another goal scored for their team, putting the score at 7-6. It was in the latter half of the third quarter when BYU set off on a 4-goal streak, putting them ahead of the Bulldogs 11-7 by the quarter's end.
BYU continued with their hot streak into the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs kept fighting until the very end of the quarter with McNamara (#10) scoring with: 02 seconds left of the match putting the final score at 16-8.
"BYU is an incredibly talented team, we made some mistakes and they capitalized" said Clark. Currently, BYU stands with a divisional record of 1-0 and an overall record of 8-1.
The Bulldogs still hold an undefeated record in the UMLC at 4-0, and their overall record now holds at 4-4. Next up, the #15 Bulldogs hit the road again, but this time to Arizona to take on #8 Arizona State University on Friday, March 23 and #19 Colorado on Sunday, March 25.
Keep up to date with the Bulldogs' season by checking out umdlacrosse.com and following the team on Twitter @Duluthlacrosse.


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Every now and then during our travels and presentations you come across a child that has a story that is very touching and inspirational. On this particular day, we were lucky enough to do the presentation at a theater in base housing in Sasebo. This one little girl comes skipping down the aisle holding a Cuzzie bear. We see this from time to time to time. It is very cool to see that because we know that she must have received one of our deployment kits. These kits are called the With You All the Way deployment kits. The USO gives these out to help kids with all phases of deployment. The Cuzzie bear is an integral part of the kit along with an animated movie and journal.
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Her teacher brought her over, carrying her With You All the Way journel along with her Cuzzie. She sat with me for a minute or two showing us what she had written and drawn in her journal. She also showed off a picture of her dad in full uniform, which she had glued it into her journal. She was so proud. Her dad is currently deployed, but she seemed to be doing really well.
After she went and took her seat her teacher came up to and visited for a little bit. The teacher wanted us to know she had really been using the kit and practicing some of things recommended in the DVD and journal. Then the teacher shared something that had me tearing up with pride, joy, and also sadness.
On the day that the little girl's father deployed she went with her mother to the ship that her dad was leaving on. Before he got on the ship the little girl sang, 'Anchors Away' to her dad. And as she sang, the little girl's dad cried. I know that he couldn't have helped but feel an overwhelming sense of many emotions. But he must have been incredibly proud of his little girl.
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Just seeing this little girl's face and picturing that moment made me choke up instantly. And as I watched the little girl during that presentation I couldn't help but get emotional. It is so gratifying to know that the kit the USO provided that little girl had such a positive impact on her deployment experience. And the way that she held on to her Cuzzie was absolutely priceless.
This was a great way to wrap up the second leg of the tour of the pacific region. Makes for a much shorter plane ride. - Trevor Romain, USO Entertainer and Children's Author & Illustrator