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Crispy-Skinned Yellowtail Snapper
A dazzling presentation for this yellowtail snapper. Vietnamese Jasmine tea foam dresses the plate of tender fish and delicious fried rice with a garnish of pickled papaya salad.
Vietnamese Tea Foam:
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. Vietnamese jasmine tea
Dash salt, to taste
Pickled Papaya:
1 cup rice wine vinegar
1/2 cup lime juice
2 kaffir lime leaves
2 cups sugar
1 tbsp. salt
1/4 cinnamon stick
1 unripened papaya, peeled, seeded, and julienned
2 scallions, julienned
6 sprigs cilantro
8 peeled, deveined shrimp
2 links Chinese sausage
4 cups cooked jasmine rice
4 basil leaves, shredded
4 sprigs cilantro, stemmed
6 mint leaves, shredded
Salt and pepper, to taste
4 yellowtail snapper fillets (8 oz. each)
1/4 cup rice flour
Vegetable oil, as needed
1. Prepare foam: Combine half-and-half, cream, and sugar in saucepan; bring to a boil. Immediately remove from heat; add tea; cover 10 min. to steep. Strain liquid; refrigerate.
2. Prepare pickled papaya: Combine vinegar, lime juice, lime leaves, sugar, salt, and cinnamon in saucepan; bring to a boil. Strain hot liquid and immediately pour over julienned papaya. Refrigerate until cool.
3. Add scallions and cilantro to papaya mixture.
4. Sauté shrimp and sausage over med.-high heat until shrimp turn pink. Add rice and herbs; adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
5. Season snapper with salt and pepper; lightly dredge in rice flour. Sauté fish in oil over med.-high heat until golden. Flip fish over and cook 5-6 min. longer, or until cooked through.
6. Add salt to chilled cream mixture; whip to stiff peaks for Vietnamese tea foam.
7. For service: Place snapper on top of fried rice mixture; garnish with pickled papaya salad and lightly dress plate with tea foam.


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Imager::Engines - Programmable transformation operations
use Imager; my %opts; my @imgs; my $img; ... my $newimg = $img->transform( xexpr=>'x', yexpr=>'y+10*sin((x+y)/10)') or die $img->errstr; my $newimg = Imager::transform2(\%opts, @imgs) or die "transform2 failed: $Imager::ERRSTR"; my $newimg = $img->matrix_transform( matrix=>[ -1, 0, $img->getwidth-1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 ]);
transform() function can be used to generate spatial warps and rotations and such effects. It only operates on a single image and its only function is to displace pixels.
It can be given the operations in postfix notation or the module Affix::Infix2Postfix can be used to generate postfix code from infix code. Look in the test case t/t55trans.t for an example.
transform() needs expressions (or opcodes) that determine the source pixel for each target pixel. Source expressions are infix expressions using any of the +, -, *, / or ** binary operators, the - unary operator, ( and ) for grouping and the
sin() and
cos() functions. The target pixel is input as the variables x and y.
You specify the x and y expressions as
xexpr and
yexpr respectively. You can also specify opcodes directly, but that's magic deep enough that you can look at the source code.
Note: You can still use the transform() function, but the transform2() function is just as fast and is more likely to be enhanced and maintained.
$new_img=$img->transform(xexpr=>'x',yexpr=>'y+10*sin((x+y)/10)') $new_img=$img->transform(xexpr=>'x+0.1*y+5*sin(y/10.0+1.57)', yexpr=>'y+10*sin((x+y-0.785)/10)')
Imager also supports a
transform2() class method which allows you perform a more general set of operations, rather than just specifying a spatial transformation as with the transform() method, you can also perform color transformations, image synthesis and image combinations from multiple source images.
transform2() takes an reference to an options hash, and a list of images to operate one (this list may be empty):
my %opts; my @imgs; ... my $img = Imager::transform2(\%opts, @imgs) or die "transform2 failed: $Imager::ERRSTR";
The options hash may define a transformation function, and optionally:
The transformation function is specified using either the
expr or
rpnexpr member of the options.
You can supply infix expressions to transform 2 with the
expr keyword.
$opts{expr} = 'return getp1(w-x, h-y)'
The 'expression' supplied follows this general grammar:
( identifier '=' expr ';' )* 'return' expr
This allows you to simplify your expressions using variables.
A more complex example might be:
$opts{expr} = 'pix = getp1(x,y); return if(value(pix)>0.8,pix*0.8,pix)'
Currently to use infix expressions you must have the Parse::RecDescent module installed (available from CPAN). There is also what might be a significant delay the first time you run the infix expression parser due to the compilation of the expression grammar.
You can supply postfix or reverse-polish notation expressions to transform2() through the
rpnexpr keyword.
The parser for
rpnexpr emulates a stack machine, so operators will expect to see their parameters on top of the stack. A stack machine isn't actually used during the image transformation itself.
You can store the value at the top of the stack in a variable called
foo using
!foo and retrieve that value again using @foo. The !foo notation will pop the value from the stack.
An example equivalent to the infix expression above:
$opts{rpnexpr} = 'x y getp1 !pix @pix value 0.8 gt @pix 0.8 * @pix ifp'
At the end of the expression there should be a single pixel value left on the stack, which is used as the output pixel.
transform2() has a fairly rich range of operators.
Each entry below includes the usage with
rpnexpr, formatted as:
operand operand ... operator -- result
If the operand or result begins with "N" it is a numeric value, if it begins with "C" it is a color or pixel value.
multiplication, addition, subtraction, division, remainder and exponentiation. Multiplication, addition and subtraction can be used on color values too - though you need to be careful - adding 2 white values together and multiplying by 0.5 will give you gray, not white.
Division by zero (or a small number) just results in a large number. Modulo zero (or a small number) results in zero. % is implemented using fmod() so you can use this to take a value mod a floating point value.
rpnexpr usage:
N1 uminus -- N
Some basic trig functions. They work in radians, so you can't just use the hue values.
rpnexpr usage:
N sin -- N
N cos -- N
Ny Nx atan2 -- N
Find the distance between two points. This is handy (along with atan2()) for producing circular effects.
rpnexpr usage:
Nx1 Ny1 Nx2 Ny2 distance -- N
Find the square root. I haven't had much use for this since adding the distance() function.
rpnexpr usage:
N sqrt -- N
Find the absolute value.
rpnexpr usage:
N abs -- N
Get the pixel at position (x,y) from the first, second or third image respectively. I may add a getpn() function at some point, but this prevents static checking of the instructions against the number of images actually passed in.
rpnexpr usage:
Nx Ny getp1 -- C
Nx Ny getp2 -- C
Nx Ny getp3 -- C
Separates a color value into it's value (brightness), hue (color) and saturation elements. Use hsv() to put them back together (after suitable manipulation), or hsva() to include a transparency value.
rpnexpr usage:
C value -- N
C hue -- N
C sat -- N
Nh Ns Nv hsv -- C
Nh Ns Nv Na hsva -- C
Separates a color value into it's red, green and blue colors. Use rgb(r,g,b) to put it back together, or rgba() to include a transparency value.
rpnexpr usage:
C red -- N
C green -- N
C blue -- N
Nr Ng Nb rgb -- C
Nr Ng Nb Na rgba -- C
Retrieve the alpha value from a color.
rpnexpr usage:
C alpha -- N
Convert a value to an integer. Uses a C int cast, so it may break on large values.
rpnexpr usage:
N int -- N
A simple (and inefficient) if function.
rpnexpr usage:
Ncond N-true-result N-false-result if -- N
Ncond C-true-result C-false-result if -- C
Ncond C-true-result C-false-result ifp -- C
Relational operators (typically used with if()). Since we're working with floating point values the equalities are 'near equalities' - an epsilon value is used.
Basic logical operators.
rpnexpr usage:
N1 N2 and -- N
N1 N2 or -- N
N not -- N
Natural logarithm and exponential.
rpnexpr usage:
N log -- N
N exp -- N
Calculate the determinant of the 2 x 2 matrix;
a b c d
rpnexpr usage:
Na Nb Nc Nd det -- N
transform2() defines the following constants:
The classical constant.
The width and height of the output image.
The center of the output image.
wimage number
himage number
The width and height of each of the input images,
w1 is the width of the first input image and so on.
cximage number
cyimage number
The center of each of the input images, (
cy1) is the center of the first input image and so on.
A few examples:
rpnexpr=>'x 25 % 15 * y 35 % 10 * getp1 !pat x y getp1 !pix @pix sat 0.7 gt @pat @pix ifp'
tiles a smaller version of the input image over itself where the color has a saturation over 0.7.rpnexpr=>'x 25 % 15 * y 35 % 10 * getp1 !pat y 360 / !rat x y getp1 1 @rat - pmult @pat @rat pmult padd'
tiles the input image over itself so that at the top of the image the full-size image is at full strength and at the bottom the tiling is most visible.rpnexpr=>'x y getp1 !pix @pix value 0.96 gt @pix sat 0.1 lt and 128 128 255 rgb @pix ifp'
replace pixels that are white or almost white with a palish bluerpnexpr=>'x 35 % 10 * y 45 % 8 * getp1 !pat x y getp1 !pix @pix sat 0.2 lt @pix value 0.9 gt and @pix @pat @pix value 2 / 0.5 + pmult ifp'
Tiles the input image over it self where the image isn't white or almost white.rpnexpr=>'x y 160 180 distance !d y 180 - x 160 - atan2 !a @d 10 / @a + 3.1416 2 * % !a2 @a2 180 * 3.1416 / 1 @a2 sin 1 + 2 / hsv'
Produces a spiral.rpnexpr=>'x y 160 180 distance !d y 180 - x 160 - atan2 !a @d 10 / @a + 3.1416 2 * % !a2 @a 180 * 3.1416 / 1 @a2 sin 1 + 2 / hsv'
A spiral built on top of a color wheel.
For details on expression parsing see Imager::Expr. For details on the virtual machine used to transform the images, see Imager::regmach.
# generate a colorful spiral # requires that Parse::RecDescent be installed my $newimg = Imager::transform2({ width => 160, height=>160, expr => <<EOS dist = distance(x, y, w/2, h/2); angle = atan2(y-h/2, x-w/2); angle2 = (dist / 10 + angle) % ( 2 * pi ); return hsv(angle*180/pi, 1, (sin(angle2)+1)/2); EOS }); # replace green portions of an image with another image my $newimg = Imager::transform2({ rpnexpr => <<EOS x y getp2 !pat # used to replace green portions x y getp1 !pix # source with "green screen" @pix red 10 lt @pix blue 10 lt && # low blue and red @pix green 254 gt && # and high green @pat @pix ifp EOS }, $source, $background);
Rather than having to write code in a little language, you can use a matrix to perform affine transformations, using the matrix_transform() method:
my $newimg = $img->matrix_transform(matrix=>[ -1, 0, $img->getwidth-1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 ]);
By default the output image will be the same size as the input image, but you can supply the
xsize and
ysize parameters to change the size.
Rather than building matrices by hand you can use the Imager::Matrix2d module to build the matrices. This class has methods to allow you to scale, shear, rotate, translate and reflect, and you can combine these with an overloaded multiplication operator.
WARNING: the matrix you provide in the matrix operator transforms the co-ordinates within the destination image to the co-ordinates within the source image. This can be confusing.
You can also supply a
back argument which acts as a background color for the areas of the image with no samples available (outside the rectangle of the source image.) This can be either an Imager::Color or Imager::Color::Float object. This is not mixed transparent pixels in the middle of the source image, it is only used for pixels where there is no corresponding pixel in the source image.

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It was indeed tick apocalypse out there. I don't have any that bit me but the tick collar failed Bowie. We've been picking since we got home.
Well hell, I really want to play there tomorrow. I'd say I can run it but I am the furthest living participant of this league.


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Mars rover Curiosity must rely on aging satellite to relay messages
Scientists are attempting to deposit the largest and most advanced machine ever sent to another planet on Mars on Sunday night –- but they will know the spacecraft's fate in "real time" only if they can get an aging satellite with a missing part to cooperate.
Curiosity, NASA's roving geochemistry laboratory, is scheduled to land on the surface of Mars at 10:31 p.m. PDT. At the same moment, the Mars satellite known as Odyssey will pass overhead.
Because the Earth will have "set" below the Mars horizon prior to landing, the only way that messages from Curiosity indicating that it is safe can be relayed immediately to scientists on Earth is if Odyssey can act as a relay system.
Odyssey is more than 10 years old; it entered into orbit around Mars in the fall of 2001. What's more, it is operating without a key part -– an angled wheel that allows scientists to precisely orient the satellite.
PHOTOS: Preparing for Martian landing
There are three of those wheels aboard Odyssey -– and about six weeks ago, one of them stopped working. There is a backup device known as a "skew wheel," but it had not been turned on for 10 years, said Doug McCuistion, director of NASA's Mars Exploration Program.
Odyssey will be flying close to the horizon during Curiosity's landing, so in order to "see" what's going on, the satellite will have to roll to one side about 15 minutes before Curiosity strikes the Martian atmosphere -- about 10 p.m. PDT.
Weeks ago, initial efforts to maneuver Odyssey using the backup wheel sent the satellite into "safe mode"; if that happens Sunday night, devices on the satellite needed to speak to scientists on Earth would likely be rendered inoperable.
PHOTOS: History of Mars exploration
That doesn't mean Curiosity will fail -– but it does mean that scientists will endure a long night of waiting for other satellite passes before they can confirm that their $2.5-billion mission has succeeded.
Also Sunday, with Curiosity still on a near-perfect course for landing, scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge, which is managing the mission, said that they had passed up a final opportunity to correct the spacecraft's trajectory.
"In cellphone speak, we have a full set of bars," Portock said. "The flight team is feeling really good about the spacecraft."
The craft was winging its way toward Mars at more than 8,000 mph.
"Tonight's it -- the Super Bowl of planetary exploration," said Doug McCuistion, director of NASA's Mars Exploration Program. "We score and we win -- or we don't score and we don't win."
"If we succeed, it will be one of the greatest feats in planetary exploration -- ever," McCuistion said. "The science at Mars is crucial to key questions in science: Are we alone?"
Scientists have one more chance this afternoon to give Curiosity a more precise understanding of where it is, but said the craft's course was solid enough that they would likely pass up that opportunity as well.
"The team is ready. The spacecraft is ready. It's to the fates," said Adam Steltzner, a leader of the entry, descent and landing team. "We are rationally confident and emotionally terrified."
Curiosity is the size of a small car, and is equipped with a suite of powerful instruments and capable of vaporizing rocks and ingesting Martian soil.
If it succeeds, the mission is expected to revolutionize scientists' understanding of Mars by scouring an ancient meteor crater and a mountain for the building blocks of life in an effort to determine whether the planet is or was habitable.
The craft is also expected to pave the way for important next steps in deep-space exploration, including sample return and potential human exploration. President Obama has established a goal of sending astronauts to Mars in the 2030s.
Here's the man responsible for messing up the Mars mission
--Scott Gold
Photo: NASA Associate Administrator John Grunsfeld and Jet Propulsion Laboratory director Charles Elachi speak during a news briefing about NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon / Los Angeles Times


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Copaxone: Built To Last
The first prescriptions for Teva's Copaxone were written in the spring of 1997, with peak sales estimated at $250 million. Seventeen years and many billions of dollars later, Teva has returned for an encore with the approval of a newly-formulated Copaxone touting fewer injections, just in time to upstage the potential entrance of generic competition this summer.By Ben Comer
Specialty drugs for the treatment of chronic disease, along with orphan drugs for rare conditions, are the two most popular areas of biopharmaceutical R&D activity for one obvious reason—optimal return on investment. In the case of chronic diseases, companies turn patients into walking annuities toting a prescription that needs to be filled and refilled perpetually, with a caveat: it's hard to know how a drug will perform for patients 10 or 20 years later, in the real world. Products age along with the patients who take them, sometimes with unexpected results.
Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection), Israel-based Teva's multiple sclerosis drug and a once unlikely blockbuster, was chosen by Pharm Exec as one of this year's two Brand of the Year awards for its consistent success in this context. Copaxone has been on the market for 17 years, with virtually no serious side effects emerging during that time. According to John Hassler, Teva's VP of marketing for neuroscience, Copaxone is the "market leading therapy for relapsing-remitting forms of multiple sclerosis, with over 40% more total prescription volume than the next closest competitor."
About 35% of all patients taking a drug for MS take Copaxone, or roughly 85,000 patients, adds Mike Derkacz, VP and general manager of Teva's CNS unit. Derkacz held the same title at Cephalon prior to Teva's acquisition of that company in 2011.
In January, Teva received approval for a new 40mg version of Copaxone that reduces the number of injections from seven a week, to three. Despite the recent Supreme Court decision on Copaxone's patent—which opens the door to potential generic competition as soon as this month—Teva has already recorded strong results from the newly-formulated 40mg version. Seven weeks into the launch, Copaxone 40mg became the most prescribed treatment in terms of new prescriptions for patients with relapsing-remitting MS, the most common form of the disease, and has remained at the top since then, the company says.
Despite competing with at least a half-dozen newer disease-modifying agents for the treatment of MS, some of them oral formulations, Copaxone still managed to lead the category in 2013, with global sales topping $4.3 billion.


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Opinion: Republicans and Same-Sex Marriage
GOProud executive director Jimmy LaSalvia on same-sex ballot initiatives in Maryland, Maine and Washington and whether the country is turning a page on the issue. Photo: Getty Images
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... I ... the GOP and gay marriage which was on ... a number of ballot initiatives and some states around the country and my next guest is ... the stuff that is Jimmy well some of the old out welcome Jamaican hearing ... yes I did read ... up thanks for joining us now this issue of the knob ... four states ... on balance I believe and on the turnout ... the the the outcome I should say what somewhat different from what we've seen in the past cracked ... I think that anybody who has followed this tissue over the past number of years ... and is hence even though the polling has been moving on and on the issue same sex marriage and and and you know I think that ... we all been talking about when it isn't going to cross the line and and that happened on Tuesday ... of weeks I seem polls ... throughout this year that showed the majority of Americans ... especially younger Americans who support same sex marriage and so was just a matter of time ... before that translated ... to a passing same sex marriage ... at the ballot box and in state legislatures will get to work where it passed in Maryland in Maine ... and it was on the ballot and two other states mostly up and let ... it pass it made on two main candidates just now ... it looks like it's going to pass in Washington they were counterbalance until ... very recently so you'll pass ... to have it seems that marriage legal in those three states and they did ... Minnesota there was a question ... about whether to ban same sex marriage in their constitutional and a constitutional amendment was rejected ok ... well there's been a lot of pop ... in the aftermath of Tuesday about the GOP coalition needing ... to reach school reform expand ... um is this an issue that could attract gay voters to the deal ... well I think that the voters are certainly some money to ... is is a potential Republican donor ... Mitt Romney lost from ... now it's four percent of that ... the voters got a four percent fewer again owners than John McCain gets its bigger than just that it's young people ... and women ... you know that for instance ... Mitt Romney one in every single age group except eighteen to twenty nine and ended up losing to that ... end ... an example I said in a number of times in the ... last couple weeks is ... singer Kelly Clarkson a single woman who ... was asked was he was on her tour on Tuesday with what he or she said while the Republican at heart I'll probably go for Obama because I have a loving a friend ... and so I think that this is an issue that everyone is considering ... an especially because everyone has a friends and family up ... and we have about a minute left I wanted ask you about this rule that ballot initiative group ... verses the call for room and and I guess the example there's HAL Roe v Wade in the abortion issue was decided ... in which route you think is preferable ... I he I think they're designing this state by state basis is of course the preferable in state legislatures ... and to our elected representatives in the ballot measures to I think it the ended the day though there will be my many other issues the court ruling that brings ... the the mid eighteen states over but ... I'm a bit disgusting is on the state level is where marriage and family must be different and and that is up ... the


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Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial and VEST Registry (VEST)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01446965
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : October 5, 2011
Last Update Posted : November 9, 2017
University of California, San Francisco
Zoll Medical Corporation
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of California, San Francisco
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|October 3, 2011
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|October 5, 2011
|Last Update Posted Date
|November 9, 2017
|Study Start Date ICMJE
|July 2008
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|May 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Sudden death mortality [ Time Frame: three months after myocardial infarction ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01446965 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial and VEST Registry
|Official Title ICMJE
|Prevention of Sudden Death After Myocardial Infarction Using a LifeVest Wearable Cardioverter-defibrillator
|Brief Summary
|This study explores the hypothesis that wearable defibrillators can impact mortality by reducing sudden death during the first three months after a heart attack in persons with high risk for life-threatening arrhythmias.
|Detailed Description
|In patients with ventricular dysfunction immediately following myocardial infarction, sudden death may be responsible for up to 50% of total mortality. Wearable defibrillators may reduce sudden death by providing immediate detection and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. This study is design to demonstrate a reduction in sudden death measured at three months following myocardial infarction among patients who have ventricular dysfunction.
|Study Type ICMJE
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|Phase 3
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Intervention ICMJE
|Device: wearable defibrillator
LifeVest wearable defibrillator
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|Olgin JE, Pletcher MJ, Vittinghoff E, Wranicz J, Malik R, Morin DP, Zweibel S, Buxton AE, Elayi CS, Chung EH, Rashba E, Borggrefe M, Hue TF, Maguire C, Lin F, Simon JA, Hulley S, Lee BK; VEST Investigators. Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator after Myocardial Infarction. N Engl J Med. 2018 Sep 27;379(13):1205-1215. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1800781.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Active, not recruiting
|Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Estimated Study Completion Date
|December 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|May 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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|University of California, San Francisco
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|Zoll Medical Corporation
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|University of California, San Francisco
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|November 2017
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Helen Olafsen grew up in Oppegaard, near to Oslo. She was born 1990, February 21st (by the way the same birth date like the Norwegian King) with a huge desire for exercise which she acted out in different sports.
When she was six, she started to play handball and football enjoying competitive sports especially by satisfying the desire for winning.
In 1997 Santa Claus brought Helene a special present, a snowboard. Although sportive focus from now on changed, the competitive spirit remained the same. Absolutely flashed from her first line down a field in Lovlia she decided to put all energy into snowboarding. Ever since, she strapped on the board whenever she had time to do so loving all facets of the new sport, well, in the beginning.
After participating in big air, giant slalom, halfpipe contests she got hooked by snowboard cross becoming one of the world's best riders within only a few years.
Before she participated in her first ever World Cup race, this true athlete had already put a FIS Junior World Championships Silver medal (2006) and a FIS Snowboard World Championships Bronze medal (2007) to her belt.
But Helene wouldn't be Helene if she wouldn't aim for new challenges. After being on top of her game, having placed eleven times on the podium, four times on top of it, Norway's best female boarder cross athlete and the 2009 World Champion was ready for something else.
Ever since her long break due to an knee injury in 2011, Olafsen has been living the freestyle momentum of snowboarding, aiming to also qualify for the Sochi Olympics in the youngest snowboard discipline.
However, this skillful talent hasn't forgotten where she is coming from. Ever since her comeback and until the start of the 2014 Olympic Winter, Olafsen had competed in a total of two snowboard cross races placing third at the Sochi test event as well as claiming Bronze at the 2013 World Champs.


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As the Center for Communications honored Ted Turner with its Communications Award Monday, the Turner Broadcasting Chairman, along with News Corp. chair Rupert Murdoch and Tele-Communications Inc. chairman John Malone, took advantage of the forum to exchange jabs and rail against government regulations.
Malone kept his remarks anecdotal at the annual event, held at the Plaza Hotel. However, in a pre-presentation press conference, he warned that the new FCC-mandated rate rollback would stymie the launch of new cable networks, adding it would take $ 350 million away of TCI's cash flow. However, he was quick to add that the new regs would not stall the rebuilding of TCI's cable systems, still scheduled for completion in 1996.
In introducing Turner, Murdoch hailed him for his innovative competitive spirit and used that as a jumping-off point to lambaste the Federal Communications Commission for its new cable rate rollbacks.
In addition, Murdoch warned the FCC not to put into place regulations now under discussion to require broadcasters to use new digital technology to improve TV signals for high-definition TV. Instead, he lobbied for digital compression as a means to the same end, resulting in "four or even six broadcast channels — all with better picture quality than today."
In accepting his award, Turner aimed some playful barbs at the News Corp. chairman. The two media titans have been fierce competitors in laying their respective foundations for global networks. According to Turner, Murdoch has been making it tough for both companies' expansion in Asia with activity surrounding his recent acquisition of Star TV.
"Until (Murdoch) went to Hong Kong and talked about how he was going to overthrow all the despot governments, there weren't any problems with satellite transmissions," said Turner, referring to Star TV being banned in China. "I guess you learned your lesson. Give me a call next time and I'll tell you what to say."
Turner sounded his now-familiar call to arms. Discussing a recent trip to China, he talked about the pollution and population problems there and urged his news media colleagues to spend more time covering those issues. "Then at least if we all die in a polluted, burned-out world," said Turner in closing, "at least we could say, 'I told you so.' "


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wxfox needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 60 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
Forecastfox is a weather extension for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Forecastfox displays the weather in a simple, readable way directly in your browser's status bar. The extension has been downloaded over 20,000,000 times on Firefox.
We target users of Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome on Mac, Windows and Linux. People with all sorts of backgrounds from all over the world use Forecastfox.
We need a new set of 42 weather icons. The icons will be displayed in Firefox's status-bar, so they should be readable when small, and they should work with a variety of background colors (since users can change their browser or operating system's theme).
You can find the complete list of icons required at the following location:
The left column describes the name of the icon (although the numbers go to 44, there are actually only 38 of those... some numbers are skipped), and the right column indicates what the icon means.
Don't worry! Although there are 38 different icons for the weather conditions, they are really made up of about 11 underlying weather conditions (1. sunny, 2. rainy, 3. cloudy, 4. snow, 5. thunderstorm, 6. windy, 7. hot, 8. cold, 9. sleet, 10. fog, 11. clear ... at night).
There are also 5 icons that label types of weather information: 1. severe weather alerts, 2. radar, 3. hourly forecast, 4. 5-day forecast and 5. hurricanes.
The icons should be submitted as 19x19 png images with transparent backgrounds (along with the original vector images).
To get a sense of what each icon description means, we've attached the icons we currently use (note that this is missing a "hurricane" icon),


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My personal exploration of cocktails, mixology, craft distilling and the Chicago cocktail scene - intended for the thoughtful imbiber. Cheers and welcome!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Mixology Monday: Vodka, Vodka, Vodka
Vodka Still Rules
Despite what many of my cocktail-loving friends wish was the case, vodka is still the most popular spirit in the US. I spend lots of time in liquor stores, bars and restaurants, talking to people about spirits, and vodka is undoubtedly still at the top. Many, many people are afraid of gin, whisk(e)y and other categories, and unfortunately many people out there like a sweet cocktail where you can't really taste the liquor. So whether we like it or not, vodka ain't goin' anywhere anytime soon.
I Like Vodka
There, I said it. We make vodka (and it's really good, if I do say so myself). When I have it, it's usually over ice with a lime wedge or twist of lemon. I'm a simple girl when it comes to vodka. Sometimes I order a vodka-based cocktail too, but that's usually only if it's made with our vodka. And sometimes I make cocktails with our vodka, usually for an event, or cocktail pairing dinner.
Here's a cocktail we served last week at an event (more on the event later), and have been enjoying ever since our garden cucumbers and herbs started growing en masse.
Cucumber Caipiroska
Inspired by a recipe by one of my friends and mentors, Bridget Albert in her book Market Fresh Mixology
2 oz Vodka (used North Shore, no surprise there)
3/4 oz Simple Syrup (1:1)
4-5 lime wedges
4 cucumber wheels
2 sprigs Oregano
Muddle lime, 3 cucumber wheels, one sprig of oregano and syrup. Add vodka, then add ice and shake with ice. Pour shaker contents into glass, garnish with remaining cucumber wheel and sprig.
FYI, for any who might not know - a Caipiroska is simply a Caipirinha made with vodka rather than cachaça.
Enjoy! Happy MxMo and thanks to Amelia for hosting!
4 comments:
- Who is Felicia? said...
This drink is amazing! Thanks for participating. I will be posting the MxMo round up tonight or tomorrow at www.feliciaspeakeasy.blogspot.com
- August 11, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- Michael. said...
I hate to leave a comment completely unrelated to the actual post, but I'm dying to know how the other Miclo liqueurs are - there's one post on the creme de violette from 2007 and that's it. The different flavors all sound really exciting and I'm interested in trying them, but I want to know if they're worth the cost plus shipping. Reviews of the stuff are incredibly hard to come by and I was hoping that you had already tried them and could give me your thoughts.
- August 12, 2009 at 4:37 AM
- ~Sonja~ said...
Hi Michael, I'm afraid I've only had one of the others - the raspberry liqueur. It was very good, but I have others I use more often because they are easier to find. I will ask around, I know a few people who know them better.
- August 12, 2009 at 8:30 AM
- Vodka Dave said...
Cucumber Caipiroska sounds like one hell of a Vodka drink! I think I am going to put this mixed drink to the test. Interesting
- September 8, 2009 at 12:37 AM


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Daily Freeman Life Editor Ivan Lajara talks about journalism, living in the Hudson Valley, language, the Web, cats and even politics. But he shouldn't.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Move over, plumber
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
And the image?
The editorial cartoon was published in April of 1912 by the conservative British humor magazine Punch.
Here's the original:
It was a serious dedication of the "brave men" lost in the Titanic tragedy (sorry ladies, you don't count), so the way I used it might touch on some sensibilities.
If I was a crass person, I would say that I'm sorry if my words and images have offended you.
The thing is, I'm not sorry and I hope you get offended and won't take any non-apologies or non-statements seriously, especially from guys who make statements like those below this post.
Recent non-statement staments
Not to be outdone, the other candidate said, "I have a passion for making the county a better place and we've got supporters out there who obviously feel the same way I do."
Well, thank you for clarifying your most important policy positions. I feel so informed now about how you feel passionate about making things better by having a passion for making the county a better place.
Non-apology apology: "Mistakes Were Made"
mistakes were made: A passive-evasive way of acknowledging error while distancing the speaker from responsibility for it.
Politicians have had frequent occasion to lean on this crutch, a linguistic construction creatively described by William Schneider, at the American Enterprise Institute, as the past exonerative.
President Ronald Reagan took general responsibility in his 1987 State of the Union address for selling weapons to Iran in order to obtain the release of hostages, but sidestepped the rest of the Iran-contra scandal (using profits from the arms sales in an effort to overthrow the government of Nicaragua), saying, "we did not achieve what we wished, and serious mistakes were made in trying to do so." Lt. Col. Oliver North, convicted of ordering the destruction of documents in trying to conceal this activity, had his conviction overturned because Congress had given him limited immunity. The bemedaled Marine said later: "I'm not ashamed of it. People say 'Mistakes were made.' But I'll also tell you lives were saved."
President Bill Clinton resorted to the same passive, impersonal admission in January of 1998, replying to questions about improper Democratic party fundraising activities with the bland "Mistakes were made here by people who did it either deliberately or inadvertently." In March of 2007, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales tried to defuse complaints about the firing of eight U.S. prosecutors, saying: "I acknowledge that mistakes were made here."
The unapologetic apology can be softened even further by prefacing it with a hypothetical "if." Anonymous aides to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denied in 2005 that she had admitted to German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the U.S. had abducted a German citizen by mistake. Instead, they insisted that Ms. Rice "had said only that if mistakes were made, they would be corrected."
A blame-spreading refinement is to cast the apology in the more distant present perfect tense. PLO leader Yasir Arafat took this tack when fending off criticisms in 2004 by Palestinian legislators, conceding that "Some mistakes have been made by our institutions." Connecticut's ex-governor John Rowland downplayed his admission of guilt to a federal corruption charge the same way, telling the press that "Obviously mistakes have been made throughout the last few years, and I accept responsibility for those."
A skillful further refinement is the subordinate-clause admission or error, compounding passivity and present-perfection with a conditional "whatever," as in this sentence of a George W. Bush speech urging Americans weary of war in the fall of 2006 to stay the course: "Whatever mistakes have been made in Iraq, the worst mistake would be to think that if we pulled out, the terrorists would leave us alone."
The artful dodge of the impersonal apology has roots. President Ulysses S. Grant, fondly remembered by grammarians for his activist self-description, "I am a verb," appended a note to his final annual report to Congress on December 5, 1876, acknowledging the scandals that had plagued his two terms in office with the words, "Mistakes have been made, as all can see and I admit."
A disarmingly honest way of admitting error was shown by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, criticized in the 1940s for closing the elite Townsend Harris High School: "I don't make many mistakes, but when I make one it's a beaut!" It takes the wind out of the sails of criticism.
When the lexicographer admonished a political figure for using the much-ridiculed "mistakes were made," he replied, not for attribution, "lessons were learned."
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Just in time for Halloween
Yes, kids, that's Dick Fuld, the former CEO of Lehman Brothers.
Also available at Forbes, a piece written by Steve, ahem, Forbes, called "How Capitalism Will Save Us."
Irony, anyone?
P.S. There are other masks.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Yes, we can ... has?
The odd pictures of a cats with a humorous and intentionally ungrammatical caption in large block letters have gone political, via www.yeswecanhas.com
Friday, October 24, 2008
Yes, we can ... upgrade
"Yes, we can ... get rid of catchphrases"has been upgraded with an image and a very large amount of links.
Every catchphrase has a link to a story or the primary source or a video, like this one for "media elite."
I am: Waiting for my sign
I decided to make a sign to illustrate the column:
Alas, I didn't get my sign, but a torrent of e-mails from what I have to assume was not John McCain at firstname.lastname@example.com, who called me "My Friends."
I am not making this up.
I also tried this:
I AM: Jesus
THE: Illegal Immigrant
I didn't get a sign either.
To owner of this NOTE!
It would be wise to not leave your threat with written evidence of where you park and where you live.
Otherwise, there will be consequences and "repercussions."
Oh, and needless to say, you don't own Furnace street behind the library.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Joe the plumber
Joe "the plumber" Wurzelbacher of Toledo, Ohio, seen above watching the debate as his home in this Associated Press photo, was mentioned 26 times during the last of the presidential debates between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain. (The other Joe, as in Biden, was mentioned six times).
Wurzelbacher is expected to make more than $250,000, which would make him a target for Obama's tax plan if he were to become president.
He refused to tell news outlets who will be his choice for president after the debates.
This raises important questions:
* What about the rest of the voters?
* What happened to Joe Six-Pack?
But most importantly,
* Why didn't I choose plumbing as a profession?
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Bitter Critics
Check out "When Lincoln Was a Target of Bitter Critics" -- New York Times, Feb. 11, 1908
Click on the link for the Adobe Acrobat file, which looks like this:
Here's a closeup of a quote from President Abraham Lincoln.
What a sucker, indeed.
Another bitter critic
Judge for yourself.
Check "ROOSEVELT BITTERLY ATTACKS WILSON," a New York Times article from Nov. 4, 1916, which looks like this.
Do check the PDF file of the Gray Lady's article (click on the image above).
Here's a Roosevelt quote, which I partially used in "The worst campaign ever -- again":
"Insulting" links
(And, yes, "Poitical")
"Now that's an insult! Top 10 political put-downs"
-- Times of London (April 23, 2008)
"Bob Dole gets the last laugh"
"ROOSEVELT BITTERLY ATTACKS WILSON; Tells Cooper Union Audience the President Cares Nothing for the Nation's Soul"
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Missed the Woodstock Film Festival?
The folks at the festival have posted a multitude of videos on their site and on YouTube.
Trailblazer Award winner (and Academy Award nominee) producer and screenwriter James Schamus and Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (both from "Brokeback Mountain" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon")
Kevin Smith ("Clerks," "Dogma") accepts the Maverick Award.
Visit www.woodstockfilmfestival.com.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The "words"
* idiocracy (adjective) : an incompetent group, class, or government
"Sometimes our government seems like it is an idiocracy."
Submitted by: Taimur on Jul. 04, 2008 15:17
* spaztastic (adjective) : To become overly excited over something so fantastic that you go into uncontrollable seizure-like spasms over it.
"Winning the lottery would be so spaztastic for me right now!"
Submitted by: Sista' Patterson from Pennsylvania on Dec. 26, 2007 13:21
* ridiculosity (noun) : a state of riduculousness
"The far-fetched stories of the old man were pure riduculosity."
Submitted by: Anonymous on Sep. 16, 2005 19:13
* vocabularious
(adjective) : expressed in unnecessary, extravagant, and frequently incorrect terms
"Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson could compete to see who is more vocabularious. or His incorrect usage of obscure terms to impress his date showed he was vocabularious."
Submitted by: Rhonda K. Smith from South Carolina on Aug. 05, 2008 16:15
(adjective) : possessing a rich, lavish, or vast knowledge of words and vocabulary; being able to use words with an artful and intelligent flare
"Although I know it is not an actual word, vocabularious is what springs to mind in order to describe Peter's brilliant and eloquent use of the English language."
Submitted by: K.A. Hoffa from Pennsylvania on Mar. 03, 2008 16:38
(adjective) : likely to laugh
"I am very laughative with my best friend. "
Submitted by: C from Florida on May. 16, 2008 19:07
(adjective) : of or relating to one who laughs a lot
"You have been very laughative today!"
Submitted by: Unknown on Dec. 04, 2007 20:20
(adjective) : -describes a person who has recently had a spurt of laughing or commonly laughs.
"Meagan is very laughative tonight."
Submitted by: Abby Riley from West Virginia on Jul. 18, 2007 21:15
* Ediot (noun) : Someone who thinks he or she can edit—but can't. (Can also be applied to video—a vidiot.)
"She thinks she's an editor, but, looking at that manuscript, I can see she's really an ediot."
Submitted by: Ellyn Hament from California on Feb. 20, 2008 17:31
* Blamestorming (noun):
An intense discussion for the purposes of placing blame or assigning responsibility for a misdeed or failure. Etymology: patterned on brainstorming.
(From Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English)
* scareify (verb) : to frighten or make scared
"I was scareified when thought I was going to crash into that tree."
Submitted by: Anonymous on Aug. 29, 2008 04:04
Wikipedia links
* "Washington's politicians edit Wikipedia" -- Times of London, Feb. 9, 2006
* Comedy of errors hits the world of Wikipedia" -- Times of London, Feb. 12, 2006
* A History Department Bans Citing Wikipedia as a Research" -- New York Times, Feb. 21, 2007.
My editor (Sam Daleo, who retires today but won't give me his parking spot), asked me if "Websterizied" was spelled correctly.
I figured that when you make up a word, you can spell it however you want to, but my initial instinct was to spell "Websterized."
Alas, there were some hits on the Web for that, and I wanted to coin a word for fun's sake (and to make a point, hopefully).
But more mischievously, I wanted to see if people say the word was misspelled.
The Merriam-Webster's Open Dictionary entry, which has yet to appear, follows:
Websterizied (adjective): To become a word via Merriam-Webster's Open Dictionary
"The words 'spaz' and 'fantastic' were Websterized to 'spaztastic.'"
Submitted by : Ivan Lajara from New York on Oct. 07, 2008 15:14
Whatever happens, Webster already has this:
* webster
(noun) : A person who is always going into different websites.
"The webster spent all afternoon looking for cheap deals."
Submitted by: J.C. from Pennsylvania on Nov. 29, 2007 13:02
(verb) : To look up the definition of a word in a dictionary
"Everytime I come across a word that I dont know I webster it."
Submitted by: Kris from United Kingdom on Jan. 17, 2007 10:14
Webster-site (noun) : the ultimate online dictionary
"Who knows what 'lexpionage' awaits next on the Webster-site?" —Laura Lewis, The Brunswick Beacon, June 30, 2005
Submitted by: Annie Lew from North Carolina on Jul. 13, 2006 17:15
* websterian (web-STARE-ee-in) (adjective) : Used to describe someone/something that is like or similar to a dictionary. (derived from the word "webster".)
"That dude is websterian! He can tell you the definition of anything!"
Submitted by: Anonymous on Dec. 15, 2006 18:44
* websterling (noun) : words that hope to be in Webster's dictionary someday
"The current crop of websterlings caused heated debate among the editors at Merriam-Webster."
Submitted by: Paul Burns from Washington on Jan. 06, 2006 18:54
* Websterner (noun) : One who uses or seeks references from Webster dictionaries/publications.
"Webster dictionaries/publications have always remained most popular source of knowledge. So, just like a netizen for net user, "Websterner" for Webster user."
Submitted by: Mazhar Qureshi on May. 27, 2007 00:42
Create your own word!
The latest five, as of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, are:
cml (abbreviation) : call me later —used in electronic text messaging
"Gotta go, cml."
Submitted by: Anonymous Oct. 07, 2008 13:27
repayance (noun) : repayment
"Today we'll get pasta which is my repayance to you for yesterday."
Submitted by: Brandon Lockhart from Maryland on Oct. 07, 2008 11:59
gabshow (noun) : a talk show
"Tonight, the gabshow will have an interview with the latest tabloid headline-making starlet."
Submitted by: K.A. Hoffa from Pennsylvania on Oct. 07, 2008 10:20
maherisms (noun) : an utterance or idea put forth by Bill Maher; esp.: highly skeptical criticisms of government and culture.
"I believe that maherisms are based on common sense, which, unfortunately, most people are lacking."
Submitted by: J.C. Moore from Pennsylvania on Oct. 07, 2008 10:09
elderspeak (noun) : a belittling manner of addressing elders by a younger person that often conveys the assumption that the older person cannot understand or hear well
"For people without cognitive problems, elderspeak can sometimes make them livid." —John Leland, NYTimes, 10/7/08
Submitted by: Anonymous on Oct. 07, 2008 10:07
Merriam-Webster asks people to "be responsible"
Monday, October 6, 2008
Another big year
The Woodstock Film Festival wrapped up Sunday night.
There's a certain unnamed festival public relations person who has implied in more than one occasion that the Freeman's coverage of the festival has been inadequate.
For the record, here's a list of the Freeman's festival stories for the past month, in chronological order.
Curtain falls on film festival as 'Porno' makes its mark
WOODSTOCK - Usually uninhibited, actor Jason Mewes was surprisingly apprehensive about baring all in the Woodstock Film Festival's closing night feature "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," said director Kevin Smith.
WOODSTOCK - Panelists from Sunday's Woodstock Film Festival's "Movies That Matter: Do They Count?" concluded those movies do indeed count, and sometimes even movies that do not matter also count.
* October 05, 2008
Stars come out at film festival awards ceremony
KINGSTON - Ron Nyswaner, the Ulster County resident who wrote the screenplay for "Philadelphia" and spoke at the opening of the Woodstock Film Festival awards ceremony Saturday night, noted that Honorary Maverick Award winner Kevin Smith is now "qualified to be a heartbeat away from being the leader of the free world."
WOODSTOCK - "Gospel Hill" is about "how we work through our fears," director Giancarlo Esposito says of the movie, which screened on Friday at the Woodstock Film Festival."It's about the human dilemma," Esposito said during an interview on Saturday. "Some of us are followers, some of us are leade...
Top Stories
Indie program benefits students, festival viewers
BOICEVILLE - Kaela Smith-Chaves began to lose her motivation to do schoolwork in seventh and eighth grade, recalled her mother, Suzanne Chaves, who was worried at the time about her daughter's transition to the Onteora High School.
Industry pros offer guidance to young filmmakers
WOODSTOCK - Mike Caffrey, an 11-year-old Saugerties Middle School student, said the message he took away from the Woodstock Film Festival's "Career Day Roundtable" on Friday was "you need to make it happen - don't just talk about it."
Top Stories
Woodstock Film Festival award winners
Here's a list of Woodstock Film Festival awards handed out Saturday night at Backstage Productions in Uptown Kingston.
* October 03, 2008
BOICEVILLE - When Steve Heller saw a large steam shovel clamp at Larry Shurder's Olivebridge sawmill in the early 1990s, he immediately knew what it really was. "I knew it was a tyrannosaurus rex jaw bone the minute I saw it," recalled Heller, the local sculptor and furniture maker who is the subject of the 18-minute documentary "Dinosaurs and Rocketships," which is being shown at this week's Woodstock Film Festival.
WOODSTOCK - Even though most of the police depicted in the Woodstock Film Festival's opening movie "Pride and Glory" were corrupt at some level, Gavin O'Connor, the director and co-screenwriter, described it as "a celebration of honest cops."
* October 02, 2008
BEARSVILLE - The ninth annual Woodstock Film Festival opened Wednesday with a concert beginning with a West African keyboard percussion performance by Valerie Naranjo, who preceded Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet - but most of the audience was there to see Bela Fleck."He's the best banjo...
Film student's work ethic impresses screenwriter
WEST HURLEY - Philip Dorling learned about film through Onteora High School's Indie Programs before he went on to study the trade at the New York Film Academy in Manhattan, but nothing prepared him for the industry like helping to renovate his mother's West Hurley home.
* October 01, 2008
Concert opens Woodstock Film Festival
Woodstock Film Festival staff, volunteers, and organizers were working feverishly Tuesday to set the stage for the ninth annual festival, which kicks off today with a musical performance by Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet and runs through Sunday.
Freeman staff
Film fest awards ceremony open to public this year
KINGSTON - For the first time in its nine-year history, the Woodstock Film Festival is opening its awards ceremony to the public.The festival runs from Wednesday through Sunday at venues in Woodstock, Rosendale and Rhinebeck.
Fleck seeks banjo roots in flick -- WITH VIDEOS
Some say that the banjo has roots in Africa, but try to tell that to Africans and witness some vibrant disbelief.That's what banjo legend Bela Fleck discovered during a month-long trip to Uganda, Tanzania, Gambia and Mali three years ago.
Film fest official vows handicapped accessibility
WOODSTOCK - Woodstock Film Festival co-founder Lawrence Rejto said on Wednesday that only the closing night film "Zak and Miri Make a Porno" has sold out at the Woodstock Film Festival and that handicapped accessibility will be available for all 129 movies being presented at the annual event.
Woodstock gives film fest a break on rental fees
WOODSTOCK - The Town Board on Tuesday agreed to give the Woodstock Film Festival a discounted rate for the use of town buildings but plans to review complaints that people with impaired vision people are at a disadvantage when buying tickets for the festival.
Regional News
* September 12, 2008
Masterson, Spurlock, Wexler to be on film fest panels
WOODSTOCK - Woodstock Film Festival organizers have announced who will participate in the panel discussions at this year's festival.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Let the fun (I, mean, debate) begin
Expect lots of feet in mouth.
The debate begins at 9 p.m. and will be available online at the CBS News Debate Webcast site.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Meltdown! part II
The difference is obvious: Times headlines use capital letters for all their words. The Freeman's don't.
The reason I felt compelled to write about the meltdown again was this part of the Times story:
"Q. Is it time to buy stocks?"
"A. Like gambling? ..."
No joke.


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Smyrna Town Council also voted unanimously at their Jan. 17 council meeting to reaffirm their senior citizen property tax exemption.
Smyrna Town Council voted unanimously at their Jan. 17 council meeting to reaffirm their senior citizen property tax exemption.
Solicitor Barrett Edwards said in year's past the exemption was a resolution but reminded council they approved an ordinance over the summer and that this was simply council reaffirming that they would be offering the exemption.
"Just to clarify, this is an opportunity to say if this is available or not available," Edwards said.
Under the ordinance, citizens who are 65 years of age or over will be eligible for the exemption. The resident must own the dwelling and have an income not to exceed $24,000 for an individual applicant and $30,000 for applicants filing jointly.
Completed applications must be returned to Town Hall by the third Friday in March.
This application must include an IRS Form or a statement that the applicant was not ordered to do so, picture ID, a statement of income, names of other owners of the dwelling, address of the dwelling and other possible required information.
Denied applications can be appealed on appeals day.
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Black spider monkey
Key Facts
Common Names
Guiana spider monkey, black spider monkey, red-faced black spider monkey
Scientific Name
Ateles paniscus
Vulnerable (A2cd) CITES Appendix II
Geographic Location
Northern South America
Their prehensile tail allows them to find stability when sitting on branches, to reach out for food at the tip of fragile branches by suspending themselves, and also as a fifth member for moving in perilous places.
Their weight ranges from 7-9 kg. Body is 40-60 cms, and the tail is 60-80 cms.
Black all over, although the face can be a different colour.
Habitat & Ecology
Spider monkeys prefer pristine (mature) tropical forests and seldom venture into disturbed habitats, making them especially susceptible to forest fragmentation.
Black spider monkeys give birth to one offspring every 3-4 years. The gestation period is 7.5 months. Young stay with their mothers for at least 3 years. Sexual maturity occurs at 3-4 years.
The population is estimated to have fallen by 30% over 45 years, primarily due to habitat loss and hunting.
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Biogeographic realm
Range States
Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil
Geographical Location
Northern South America
Ecological Region
Guianan Moist Forests


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Atwood Will Debut Unique RV Fridge in August
May 5, 2011 by Bruce Hampson · 4 Comments
The basic design of gas-absorption refrigerators — the type most often used in RV applications — hasn't changed all that much since they first went into commercial use almost 90 years ago. Sure, they've been frequently upgraded with features that make them nearly the equivalent of compressor-driven residential units, and they've been restyled to today's standards.
Operationally, however, they still employ the same original concept, using the same basic components — ammonia, hydrogen gas and water — in a closed system to create a chemical reaction that cools by way of evaporation.
That will change — to an extent — in August when Atwood Mobile Products plans a controlled rollout of its new RV refrigerator because the new Atwood reefer incorporates helium instead of hydrogen.
According to Kip Ellis, vice president of sales and marketing for the Elkhart, Ind.-based supplier, the company wanted to focus on the technological side of it and what could be done to advance the refrigeration product that's used in the RV segment today.
Helium, as Ellis explained, is a product that has been used for quite a long time in cooling — in hotel minibars, for example — and it has, from a cooling and gas-absorption standpoint, several similar properties to hydrogen.
"The challenge has been in how to adapt that technology effectively to the RV market," he added. "The refrigerators are bigger units and they are subject to temperature swings and vibrations. Also, helium is a different element than hydrogen, so we had to reconfigure the system to accommodate the distinctions in helium versus hydrogen."
The new refrigerator will also help minimize potential problems from consumer misuse.
"For a gas-absorption refrigerator to function with optimal efficiency, they need to be level," said Ellis. "If they're operated entirely out of level — to varying degrees, for an extended period of time — you ultimately get heat buildup in the system. That can cause cracks in the cooling system itself, which can allow the hydrogen gas to escape."
Ellis says he isn't trying to be an alarmist by any means regarding the flammability aspects of hydrogen and, as Ellis pointed out, hydrogen technology has been proven through the years in millions of gas-absorption refrigerators built for RV use.
Yet, it's clearly one of the aspects with which Atwood has been dealing in developing its new reefers.
"As we did our research on the front end of the current gas-absorption technology used in the market, we recognized that there were some challenges," Ellis said. "We wanted to enter into it and be responsible to our ownership group in terms of bringing together a product that we believe is reliable and doesn't present, on the back end, any sort of significant liability."
Additionally, Atwood's new reefer incorporates a state-of-the-art "anti-tilt system" built into the unit that shows the consumer on a lighted panel if the refrigerator is level. If it's not level, it allows them to work to get to the point where it is. If they continue to operate it in an out-of-level position over the life of the unit, it has a counter built into it that will prevent the unit from getting to the point where it could fracture.
"If it's used over and over in a manner that induces some sort of trauma to the system it will go into a lockout mode that requires the consumer to take it to a dealer for service work," Ellis said.
Other aesthetic and functional features include two-way power system (AC and LP-gas), LED lighting, a door-ajar alarm, modern digital display and "cool crisper bins" that, Ellis noted, "use blue-hued light to further enhance the cooling aspect of the refrigerator in terms of a look and appearance for the consumer."
Atwood is currently showing the refrigerator to RV OEMs — it will also be ultimately available as an aftermarket replacement — and plans are in the works to debut the unit with a "managed rollout" in mid-August. At least initially, the new reefer will be available in 6- and 8-cubic-foot models.
"Roughly 80% of the market is using one or the other of those two sizes today," Ellis noted, "so we feel that this gives us a nice opportunity to get entrenched as a supplier of this product line."


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CINCINNATI (AP) With two swings, Scott Van Slyke went from backup outfielder to star of the game.
Van Slyke drove in a career-high four runs with two homers off struggling left-hander Tony Cingrani, and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away to a 6-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night, a rare comfortable win in their pitching-dominated series.
Van Slyke hit a solo homer and a three-run shot off Cingrani (2-7), who could lose his spot in the rotation when Mat Latos returns from the disabled list later this week. Cingrani gave up a career-high six runs in 4 2-3 innings of his fifth straight loss.
The Dodgers like Van Slyke for his versatility. He has started four games in center, 11 in left and three at first base. The problem is that there's no room for him to have a regular spot.
''I know what I'm here for, so I don't mind it,'' Van Slyke said. ''I'm not going to complain.''
Nor will the Dodgers.
''He's been good for us all year,'' manager Don Mattingly said. ''This guy's just kind of slowly showing his value over time. He's a guy that sneaks up on you. Plays all three outfield spots really well.
''I think he's a guy that you could expand his role. Obviously that's not here right now.''
Dan Haren (6-4) gave up five hits in 5 1-3 innings, including Ryan Ludwick's solo homer, for his first win since May 12. Brandon League escaped a bases-loaded, no-outs threat in the eighth by getting Ludwick to hit a comebacker that led to a home-to-first double play.
Haren opened the season 4-0 and has been trying to get back into form the past month.
''I started the year throwing the ball very well,'' Haren said. ''I've just really been mediocre here for a while. Today the bullpen picked me up.''
The Dodgers have gone 3-1 at the start of their seven-game trip to Colorado and Cincinnati despite hip injuries to right fielder Yasiel Puig and second baseman Dee Gordon. Puig was back in the lineup on Monday and had a single and a walk. Gordon pinch hit in the ninth and beat out an infield single.
The Dodgers and Reds have played a lot of close games the last two seasons. Six of their last seven had been decided by one run, with Cincinnati holding a 4-3 advantage in those games.
Van Slyke made this a comfortable win for the Dodgers, getting a career-high three hits. In addition to the homers, he singled and walked twice, reaching base in all five plate appearances.
Van Slyke came into the game with four homers and seven RBIs. He led off the second inning with a homer and ended Cingrani's outing with a three-run shot in the fifth that made it 6-2. It was his second career two-homer game.
Cingrani has struggled since he returned from an inflamed shoulder that landed him on the disabled list. He's 0-5 in those five starts with a 6.26 ERA and nine homers allowed. The left-hander gave up seven hits - matching his career high - and three walks on Monday.
The Reds fell to 3-4 on their 10-game homestand, leaving them fourth in the NL Central.
Haren had one rough inning, helping the Reds tie it 1-all in the second. Brayan Pena snapped a career-worst 0-for-17 slump with a single, and Zack Cozart singled. The runners advanced on a wild pitch, and Pena scored when Haren bounced a pitch to Cingrani with two outs.
NOTES: Josh Beckett (3-3) makes his first appearance against the Reds since 2008 on Tuesday. The Reds start Mike Leake (3-5), who has been limited by a sore neck and is coming off his shortest appearance of the season. ... OF Andre Ethier was out of the Dodgers lineup getting a planned day of rest. ... Van Slyke hit two homers against Atlanta on May 17, 2013. ... Two ducks landed in center and stayed there for an inning. Van Slyke threw sunflower seeds to them. ... Ludwick is 7 for 12 career against Haren with three homers. ... Latos made his final rehab start for Triple-A Louisville on Monday night and threw 81 pitches before a rain delay. The right-hander has been sidelined all season while recovering from torn knee cartilage and a strained pitching forearm. Alfredo Simon, his replacement in the rotation, leads the team in wins with an 8-3 record.
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2010 MLS Defender of the Year Finalist the Fifth Player to Re-up with Real Salt Lake in Last Three Months;
Best XI Back to Comment on New Deal Today at 5:40 p.m. MT on ESPN 700's "Bill and Spence Show"
SANDY, Utah (Monday, February 14, 2011) – Capping an offseason of unprecedented stability, Real Salt Lake continued to secure its core membership for future seasons with today's announcement that 2010 MLS Best XI defender Nat Borchers has agreed to a contract extension with the 2009 MLS Cup Champions. The revamped deal will keep Borchers, the team's reigning Defender of the Year and a finalist for the 2010 MLS Defender of the Year honor, in Claret-and-Cobalt through the 2014 season. Per club policy, financial terms of the contract will not be disclosed.
Borchers' new deal will be among the many RSL-related topics the stalwart center-back will discuss during his weekly Monday conversation with hosts Bill Riley and Spencer Checketts on today's edition of ESPN 700's "Bill and Spence Show" at 5:40 p.m. MT.
"Once again, we couldn't be more pleased that a key member of our squad has made a commitment to Real Salt Lake for the long-term," said Real Salt Lake General Manager Garth Lagerwey. "Nat's leadership qualities both on the field and in the locker room have been a vital part of our success and will continue to be in the seasons to come."
The contract extension for Borchers marks the latest master-stroke of a successful 2010/11 offseason for the Real Salt Lake Technical Staff, today's announcement coming on the heels of similar agreements with GK Nick Rimando (2013) and MF Will Johnson (2014) within the last month. In addition, the Utah side shored up its attacking corps across November and December by making 2010 MLS Newcomer of the Year Álvaro Saborío (2014) the team's first Designated Player, trading for El Salvadoran international and MLS veteran Arturo Alvarez during the Expansion Draft, and extending the loan deal for exciting Brazilian striker Paulo Jr. through 2011, with the option to purchase his rights through 2014 at season's end.
"I feel fortunate to have come to a long-term agreement with Real Salt Lake because I believe we have something very special happening with this team right now," said Borchers. "Before these talks started I came to the club and told them that I didn't want to play anywhere other than here, so I'm thankful we got a deal done and am looking forward to helping out the team in any way I can. We've got a lot of good years left in the core group we've locked up, so I couldn't be more excited for the future of Real Salt Lake."
The 29-year-old Borchers received long-overdue accolades and praise during a 2010 season in which he anchored a defense that was the best in Major League Soccer's 15-year history, the team smashing the League mark for goals allowed in a regular season by allowing just 20 tallies in 30 contests (previous mark of 23 GA set by Houston in 2007). In addition, no one was more responsible for RSL's 567- and 568-minute shutout streaks – the third and fourth longest such marks in League annals – as Borchers was on the field for all but 27 minutes of the regular season, leaving the field only towards the end of a season-opening 3-0 win at San Jose after suffering a severe gash on his head during a collision for a 50-50 ball.
The Colorado native was also a key cog in the team's successful run in CONCACAF Champions League Group A play, starting five of the six Group Stage contests en route to Real Salt Lake becoming the first Major League Soccer side to win its group in nine tries since the competition's reformatting for 2008/09. RSL's resident "Ironman," who finished fifth across MLS in minutes played (2,673), would have started in all 40 of Real Salt Lake's regular season, CCL, MLS Cup Playoff, and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup contests in 2010 had it not been for the coaching staff, which forced him to stay in Utah during the team's longest road trip of the season to Panama in August in order to get some well-deserved rest for the stretch drive of the campaign.
While known for his cerebral, yet physical approach to the center back position, Borchers also provided an offensive punch last year, starting off his trio of clutch goals on March 14 at San Jose, his header with two minutes remaining in added extra time tying the U.S. Open Cup Qualifier at 3-3 and allowing RSL to advance minutes later via a 5-3 triumph in penalties. Late in the season he produced unlikely and timely goals off of a pair of backwards headers while crashing the penalty area, his tally in stoppage time on Sept. 25 against Colorado extending RSL's League-record home undefeated streak to 24 games via a thrilling 1-1 draw, and a repeat performance a week later starting the scoring in a 2-1 win at New England that marked the squad's first-ever win on an artificial surface.
Click here for Borchers' full bio on RealSaltLake.com
Borchers and the rest of the Real Salt Lake squad will kick off their 2011 slate in just eight days time, when the Claret-and-Cobalt will head to the Midwest to take on MLS cohort Columbus Crew in Leg One of their CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal series next Tuesday, Feb. 22 – a 6:00 p.m. MT kickoff that fans can take in at the Official RSL Watch Party in the Rio Tinto Stadium Budweiser Club restaurant. A week later on Tuesday, March 1, the series shifts to Sandy and the fortress that is Rio Tinto Stadium, where RSL will look to defend its 33-game home unbeaten run across all competitions in the second and decisive leg, with kickoff set for 8:00 p.m. MT.
Fans can secure their seats now for both Real Salt Lake's March 1 CONCACAF Quarterfinal Leg Two fixture against the Columbus Crew and its March 26 MLS home opener against the Los Angeles Galaxy via the "RSL 2011 2-Pack" (beginning at just $80) and the "RSL 2011 Flex 10-Pack" (beginning at $200). Both of these special ticket offers, in addition to single-game tickets for all 2011 contests and RSL 2011 Season Ticket Packages, can be purchased online at www.RealSaltLake.com, over the phone at 801-727-2700, or in person at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office during regular business hours: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. MT.
TRANSACTION: Real Salt Lake extends contract of defender Nat Borchers through the end of the 2014 MLS season.
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Juergen Klinsmann played his last World Cup game less than a month shy of his 34th birthday. And though he didn't score in that game he had three goals in the 1998 tournament, allowing him to walk away from the World Cup with his head held high.
That's a lesson he's tried to impress on a U.S. team that has eight members older than 30.
"The players that are beyond 30, this might be their last moment in the World Cup," Klinsmann said Friday, the first day of preparation for his team's round of 16 game with Belgium on Tuesday. "That's just reality. It's nothing kind of surprising.
"So, if I'm in that age, if I know that I'm approaching 30, 31, 32, I have to tell myself 'shoot, this is it now.' I want them just to realize that. I don't want them to come out after the game and say, 'Well, you could have told me before.' No, this is just reality. If everybody goes to his own personal limits in context of the team, we're going to go further in this tournament."
Building on history
By reaching the knockout stage in Brazil the U.S. advanced out of group play for the second time in as many World Cups, something the country had never done before. And U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati thinks that success and the additional exposure it brings will have a long-term effect.
"It translates into more fans, more casual fans and more kids that could turn on the sport and may turn out to want to play," he said. "Every game we play — I'm not going to say it's a bonus because we want to go a long way — but it's surely a big plus in terms of all those things that we want to be positive."
Turning the other shoulder
A day after Uruguay's Luis Suarez was handed a four-month suspension for biting him on the shoulder, Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini said he found the penalty "excessive." On Thursday, FIFA, world soccer's governing body, ruled Suarez out for the rest of the World Cup and the start of the domestic season in Europe, where he plays for Liverpool. In addition to being banned from the field, Suarez is not allowed to enter any soccer stadium or train with any professional team.
"Now inside me there's no feelings of joy, revenge or anger against Suarez for an incident that happened on the field and that's done," Chiellini said on his official website, according to the Guardian of London. "There only remain the anger and the disappointment about the match. At the moment my only thought is for Luis and his family, because they will face a very difficult period."
U.S. injury updates
U.S. forward Jozy Altidore, whose World Cup was interrupted by a hamstring strain halfway through the first half of the first game, jogged in practice for the third time Friday and Klinsmann says he remains hopeful Altidore will be in uniform Tuesday…. Jermaine Jones and Alejandro Bedoya were checked multiple times for concussion-like symptoms after the two midfielders ran into each other late in the game against Germany. Both were cleared to continue playing but Jones also sustained a broken nose. He is expected to play against Belgium without a protective mask.


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For those seeking to make their homes more colorful, embroidered goods might be just the ticket. From pillows and curtains to lampshades and porcelain dishware (yes, even our dishes can don this look!), here's proof that a little thread can add color and texture to almost anything.
1. Linen Feathers Table Runner by Coral & Tusk
2. Stitched Mansoa Curtain from Anthropologie
3. Uzbek Suzani from Yurdan
4. Crewel Embroidered Zigzag Pillow from Urban Outfitters
5. Rosie Embroidered Suzani Ottoman from Pottery Barn
6. Persinette Embroidered Linen Wall Clock by the Mason Bee (a collaboration with Heidi Burton)
7. Midnight Garden Wallpaper by Claire Coles Design
8. Pink Dress Porcelain Plate by Diem Chau
9. Rose Landscape Shade from Anthropologie
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He's speaking in Thief River Falls and Warren, then to junior high students at Crookston High School.
Although he's called Texas home for more than three decades, Crookston native, writer and author Tim Madigan always looks forward to a trip to the northland. Thanks to the success of his book, "I'm Proud of You, My Friendship with Fred Rogers," Madigan has been traveling not just back to Minnesota but all over the country of late.
The book, first published in 2006, had a second edition published earlier this year and, since then, Madigan has upped his travel schedule as he's spoken about his relationship with Fred Rogers, known to previous generations as Mister Rogers. He's delivered his presentation in Florida, Pennsylvania and California, as well as numerous locales in Texas.
Later this week, Madigan will speak about his relationship with Rogers much closer to home, however. On Wednesday, Dec. 5, he'll speak at Grace United Methodist Church in Warren, beginning at 7:30 p.m. It's free and open to everyone. After the speech, he'll sign books at the church.
Then, on Thursday at 10 a.m., he'll deliver a similar presentation to seventh and eighth graders at Crookston High School. School leaders have upped their anti-bullying efforts of late, with "Hero" days, Rachel's Challenge and Rachel's Legacy events. "It aligns perfectly with our efforts," CHS Principal Lon Jorgenson said.
Madigan, a 1976 Crookston Central High School graduate, also writes for the Fort Worth Star Telegram. It was a story assignment in the mid-1990s, to profile the iconic host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, that blossomed from a single interview into a friendship that spurred Madigan to write much more than a newspaper profile.
"It's about all the lessons my friendship with Fred has taught me," Madigan told the Times.
A while back, he continued, Grace United Methodist Church Pastor Jeff Gustafson contacted Madigan with an invite to speak at the church the next time he was in the area. With Madigan speaking more and more to younger audiences of late, Thursday's presentation at CHS is a natural fit, he said. (Madigan is also speaking at Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls Tuesday evening.)
"I'm finding that the message seems to resonate just as powerfully with young people," he said.
Still calling Crookston "home," Madigan said it's a place that's sacred to him, with so many close friends still around, and many fond memories. "That, and high school hockey, will always keep me coming back," he said. "And I'm just thrilled to have the opportunity to share Fred's message of hope and humanity with people I care about so much."
The second edition of Madigan's book is available at online booksellers such as Amazon.com, and the new edition includes a new afterword with a scene from Trinity Lutheran Church in Crookston, where Madigan did a series of talks after the first edition was published.


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Senators seek long-term solution
A large group of Senate Republicans is approaching influential Senate Democrats in an attempt to find a bipartisan, longer-term solution to the shutdown and debt ceiling logjam.
The Republicans are floating various proposals based off the rough framework provided by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) earlier this week. The discussions were described as "free-flowing," by one source familiar with them, and include senators on a wide ideological spectrum.
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Facilitated on the Democratic side by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the talks have been anchored by a group of deal-making Republicans like Collins, and Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, John McCain of Arizona, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) have also talked with frustrated Republicans.
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The GOP proposals focus on a longer-term solution than anything being considered in the GOP-controlled House, where Speaker John Boehner is pushing a six-week debt ceiling increase before opening the government. Ideas being exchanged include a one-year extension of government funding at sequestration levels with more agency spending flexibility, a long-term debt limit increase of more than a year and a repeal of Obamacare's medical device tax, changes to the Independent Payment Advisory Board and income means testing for Obamacare subsidies.
There is growing appetite for the Senate to forge a solution more comprehensive than the short-term, clean debt increase that House Republicans are pursuing.
"The Senate should act, okay? Then we try to coordinate with the House, but the Senate should act," McCain said. "For the first time there seems to be some real movement."
The Senate framework is different than the House proposal, which would still leave government shuttered. Senate Republicans have panned the House measure as too short and too narrow.
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Taken together, the House and Senate developments constitute actual movement in a stubborn stalemate that had enveloped Washington to this point. Just Tuesday, Boehner declared it would be " unconditional surrender" for Republicans if they ceded to President Barack Obama's position that there be no negotiation before the government is reopened and the debt ceiling is hiked.
"The government's still shut down and that needs to be addressed. I'd like to see a solution to both problems, the debt ceiling with a responsible plan to pay down the debt and I'd like to see a plan that will reopen the government," said Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas). "I really don't think postponing both of these for six weeks is a good idea, because we're just back in the same soup we're in now."
Collins told POLITICO on Thursday that she's been tasked by GOP leaders to gauge support on a two-pronged plan to solve the dual crises currently consuming Capitol Hill. Ironically, the Collins plan would actually make some changes to Obamacare in a way that the House bill, which was pitched at a closed-door conference meeting Thursday morning, would not. One option could be Senate amendments to the House's debt ceiling plan to provide a broader agreement, several GOP senators said.
"My staff is drafting legislative pieces, but they're doing so in terms of several different options to try to figure out what we can put together that would have the most support," Collins said in an interview. She said GOP leaders "have encouraged me to go forward and proceed."
Now, the White House says it is "happy cooler heads seem to be prevailing in the House."
The two parties are now talking where once there was total silence. House leaders met on Wednesday for a rare meeting, though not much seemed to come out of it, while Obama has summoned lawmakers to the White House for a series of meetings. Senate Democrats and House Republicans will meet there on Thursday, while Senate Republicans are going on Friday morning.


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>Racing>Biggest. dork. ever.
Princess Cancer Pants
• Recover from 2017
• Surgery in March
• Continue showing Cancer that it's not welcome back. Ever.
• Rebuild to racing and big running & biking miles in 2019
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
The dork in the picture (who really isn't a dork & did great in this race despite some foot & shin problems!) didn't want to post anything about our race here...she did in HM training group, but not here. She decided she didn't want to post our little 10mi race cause there are so many awesome runners on here running marathons, ultras, etc.
Sooooo...I'm going to post it.
Roads were made for journeys...
Kirsten - is that your normal form? To say something really obvious... you may have just uncovered the source of your shin and foot problems!
Just a thought for you. You're still faster than I am no matter what your running form looks like! Congrats!
You'll ruin your knees!
""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, never again compare your results to others as if your's are not worthy. We celebrate the triumph of the human spirit and you, girl, define that!
Lynn B
By the way, NONE of the above means that you might not still be the biggest ... dork ... ever. I'll take your word on it. Well, your word plus that lovely lime green hat ....
Hah, that hat is a bit of an inside joke with some online friends of mine. When I saw it at a sporting goods store I HAD to have it! It actually matches most of backroadrunner's running wardrobe, but pretty much nothing in mine.
Amen, and amen, and AMEN, and can I get a Hallelujah?


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