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The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant in Newland. Send obituary notices to firstname.lastname@example.com.
B.W. "Bugg" McNeely (April 17, 1931 – Sept. 11, 2017)
Bugg" McNeely, 86, of Pineola, North Carolina passed away on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017 at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, NC.
He was born on April 17, 1931 in Avery County, North Carolina, a son of the late Willie A. McNeely and the late Selma Greene McNeely. Bugg attended Lees-McRae until he was called to serve his country in the United States Navy. He proudly served during the Korean Conflict. Upon returning home he went to work at Broughton Hospital in Morganton. Bugg enjoyed spending time in his garden and raising Christmas Trees on his farm, as well as spending time playing basketball and football. He spent 25 winters in Florida where he enjoyed fishing and playing shuffleboard.
Having strong faith in his Lord and Savior, he was a member of the Pineola Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon for 40 years. BW enjoyed singing gospel songs in the church choir.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Ethel Cuthbertson; .
BW leaves behind to cherish his memory his: Wife of 62 years, Teena Vance McNeely of the home; his daughter, Debbie and Duane Kuykendall of Hickory; grandson, Jason and Miriam Kuykendall of Concord; great granddaughter, Charlotte Kuykendall; nephews, Bill and Diane McNeely of Elk Park, Creedy and Dinah Cuthbertson of Newland; sister-in-law, Peggy Travison of Stanley; a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for B.W. "Bugg" McNeely will be held on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 beginning at 7:00 pm from the Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Kuykendall, Rev. Rufus Biddix, and the Rev. Lonnie Barnes officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 5:30 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home
Family, friends, and pallbearers will gather at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday morning to go in procession to the Pineola Cemetery for Military Honors to be provided by the Pat Ray Post of the VFW.
The family would like to offer their thanks to the Nurses and Staff of Medi Home Hospice and to the members of the Pineola Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Medi Home Hospice PO Box 1357 Newland, NC 28657 or to the Pineola Baptist Church PO Box 248 Pineola, NC 28662.
Words of Comfort and Memories may be shared with the McNeely family by visiting our website www.rsfh.net
Geneva A Vance (Nov. 12, 1928 – Sept. 7, 2017)
Geneva A. Vance, 88, of Elk Park North Carolina went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday Sept. 7, 2017, surrounded by her family and loved ones.
Geneva was born in Iowa on November 12, 1928 to Charlie and Mary Arnold. She was a member of Lewis Chapel Freewill Baptist Church in Minneapolis, North Carolina.
In addition to her parents, she was proceeded in death by her husband, Walter William Vance; four brothers; Kenneth Arnold, Charles Arnold, Joe Arnold, Jim Arnold and one sister, Lorene Rhoton all of Tennessee.
She is survived by her family, two sisters Ruth Holtsclaw of Newland, NC and Susan Woods of Church Hill, Tennessee. Two Brothers; Jack and Mary Arnold of Titusville, Florida and Johnny and Carolyn Arnold of Indian Springs, Tennessee; Five Daughters; Sandra Kaye Vance of Roan Mountain, Tennessee. Donna and (Gary) Banner of Newland, North Carolina, Karen (Eddie) Fields of Roan Mountain, Tennessee, Pam Vance and Bobby Clouser of Roan Mountain, Tennessee and Patricia Doty of Elk Park, North Carolina.
Geneva worked at Baxters and retired after 19 years of service. After retiring she loved to cook and spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was truly loved by her grandchildren; Dean and (Melinda) Fields of Roan Mountain, Tennessee, Lisa and (Tony) Pittman of Pineola, North Carolina, Scott and (Jennifer) Banner of Morganton, North Carolina, Angie and (Ricky) Ledford of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, Amber and (Scott) Hicks of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and Ashley Doty of Elk Park, North Carolina.; Ten great-grandchildren; Kaylen and Karah Fields, Payton Spencer and Reagan Pittman, Jacob and Mason Ledford, Madison and Emily Banner, Eli and Ayden Hicks. In addition to several Nieces and Nephews.
A celebration of life will be conducted on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 at 7 p.m. at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. prior to the service. Graveside will be Monday Sept. 11, 2017 at 11:00AM at Minneapolis Cemetery. Words of comfort and memories may be shared with the family and viewed at www.rsfh.net.
Vivian Irene M. Greer (Dec. 18, 1933 – Sept. 6, 2017)
Vivian Irene Moody Greer, 83 of Boone, passed away Wednesday evening, Sept. 6, 2017. She was a native of Watauga County and the daughter of the late Will George and Beuna Ella Trivette Moody. She had worked as a nursing assistant at Watauga Medical Center, Glenstone Health and Blowing Rock Extended Care Facility.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Greer. She is survived by a sister, Viola Greene of Hillsboro, N.C., a step-daughter Diane Jones and husband Jim of Texas, and a step-son, Tex Vernon Greer and wife Mary of Texas. A number of step grandchildren and great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services for Vivian Irene Moody Greer will be conducted Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Mount Lawn Memorial Park and Gardens. The family will receive friends prior to the services from 1:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Online condolences may be share with the Greer family at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Greer family.
Betty "Jewell" Green (April 22, 1948 – Sept. 8, 2017)
Mrs. Betty "Jewell" Green, 69, of Lenoir a former resident of Boone, passed away Friday, Sept. 8, 2017.
Mrs. Green is survived by two sisters, Paris Jenkins of Lenoir and Shirley Hayes of Taylorsville, two brothers, Howard Woodring and Clay Woodring both of Boone. She is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Ranzy Woodring and Vesta Phillips Woodring, two sisters, Geneva Woodring and Edith Tester.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 at Hopewell Community Church at 2:00 o'clock. Reverend Edwin McKinney will officiate.
Online condolences may be sent to the Green family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com
Mackie Funeral Home of Granite Falls is in charge of the arrangements. Announcement courtesy of Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service.
Geraldine Cote Miller (Aug. 24, 1933 – Sept. 9, 2017)
Angels lifted Geraldine Miller of Boone, to heaven today, into the arms of our Lord and the embrace of her late husband, Worth Miller.
Born Aug. 24, 1933 in South Bend, Ind., she was the first of four children born to the late Lawrence G. Cote and Bridget (Brzezinski) Cote.
Precious memories will be shared by her family, including her daughter, Susan Miller of Charlotte; her brother, Lawrence Cote and wife Nancy of Woodstock, Illinois; brothers-in-law Baxter Miller of Boone and Eugene Miller of Florida; her grandchildren, Scott Hanson and wife Lynne, Matthew VanHoughton and wife Cynthia, Michael Miller and wife Lauren, Jonathon Miller, Kristin Miller, Curtis Miller, James Miller and Nicholas Hanson; her great-grandchildren, Opal Deeter, Jackson Hanson, Aiden Miller and Sophia VanHoughton; daughter-in-law Erin Miller; her very special friend, Billie Main and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Worth Clyde Miller; her son, Donald Miller, and her sisters Sharon Phelps and Carol Travers.
Funeral services for Geraldine Cote Miller will be conducted Thursday afternoon, Sept. 14, 2017, at 2:00 o'clock, at Hampton Funeral home chapel. The body will lie in state, at the chapel, from 12:00 until 2:00 o'clock. Officiating will be Pastor Chris Thayer. Burial will follow in Bethelview United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Flowers are appreciated, or memorial contributions may be made to Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood Street NW, Lenoir, North Carolina, 28645.
Online condolences may be sent to the Miller family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com
Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.
Rachel Sue "Mo" Carroll (Dec. 16, 1946 – Sept. 11, 2017)
Rachel Sue Carroll, known to her grandchildren as "Mo," 70, of Meadowbrook Lane, Deep Gap, passed away Monday evening, Sept. 11, 2017, at Watauga Medical Center.
Mrs. Carroll is survived by her husband, Junior Carroll of the home; two daughters, Challe Talbot and husband Jeff of Boone, and Renee' Carroll and her fiance James Beck of Winston-Salem; one granddaughter, Madison Johnson and husband Charles of Creston; three grandsons, Laiken South of Thomasville, Cole South of Thomasville, and Shane Talbot and his fiancee Evie Mare of Boone; one great-granddaughter, Saylor Johnson of Creston; one great-grandson, Jackson Johnson of Creston; one sister, Diana Miller and husband Forest of Deep Gap, and one brother, Paul Wyatt and wife Pam of Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.
Funeral arrangements for Rachel Sue Carroll are incomplete at this time.
Online condolences may be sent to the Carroll family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com
Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.


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- WorldStage became one of the first companies to use d3 Technologies' media servers with new Video Format Conversion Quad DVI output cards for a live event in the US when it deployed the equipment during the fall edition of New York Fashion Week. The event marked the tenth anniversary of a major designer with a celebratory avant garde video screening following his runway show.
d3 Technologies' media servers and Quad DVI output cards were used at New York Fashion Week
WorldStage is a long-time supporter of both Fashion Week and d3 Technologies. For the designer's anniversary event WorldStage provided one main and one backup d3 4x4 pro with four VFC Quad DVI output cards, which fed 9 sets of Christie Digital HD20K-J series projectors. The Quad DVI cards, which enable users to drive up to 16 DVI outputs from a single 4x4pro system, allow large, multi-projector shows to be delivered with fewer machines and no downstream splitter devices. This reduces cost, rack space, set up time and complexity without adding any signal latency.
"Two 4x4pros with Quad DVI cards fed nine stacks of dual-converged projectors displaying video on a single screen 180 feet and 15K pixels wide," says WorldStage President Josh Weisberg. "Previously, we would have had to use five main 4x4pros and five back ups. The new Quad DVI cards cut hardware requirements and client rental costs significantly. They permit us to offer clients more economical use of a very high-end media server."
VFC output cards are an industry first with no other media server on the market offers the ability to easily transition from HD to 4K.
WorldStage is a long-time supporter of Fashion Week"The Quad DVI output cards will be a big advantage for 4K video, too," Weisberg notes. "We own Christie's new 4K flagship projector, the Boxer 4K30, and are starting to deploy it on events," Weisberg notes. "The 4x4pros with Quad DVI output cards will be a big advantage for 4K video, too. They are a natural complement for the Christie Boxer."

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Shut Off the "Spin Cycle:" 5 Steps for Getting Your Act Together
If you feel like you're being pulled in different directions or constantly spinning in circles, here's how to stay the course — and start crossing items off your to-do list.
Do you wake up with the best of intentions? Do you tell yourself: "This is going to be the day I get my act together! I'm going to work hard, be healthy, and lead a balanced life."
But then, around 3 p.m., when you haven't checked anything off your to-do list and are still in your PJs, you ask, "What the heck happened?" It's true that, sometimes, you've been slacking off. But other times, you've been working all day — typing, shuffling papers, moving things around, and making lists. But when you look at what you have actually accomplished, it's a big zero.
I've spent years trying to get to the root of this problem — common in those with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD) — and I finally did: I refer to it as "the spin cycle." Here is what I've discovered:
- I hyperfocus on things I love, and time flies by.
- I am pulled in different directions by email, technology, and electronic "bings" going off everywhere, which I find hard to resist.
- I struggle to re-group and re-focus on whatever I was doing.
- I can't sit still for long, so I find things to do — laundry, cleaning the litter box, or watering the plants.
- Some things that I should be doing, I hate doing.
[The Power of a Well-Crafted To-Do List]
The Plan
If this happens to you, how do you deal with it? I have come up with a five-step plan to get my day under control. It is based on three words: "must," "ought," and "want."
- Write down everything that you "must" do that day on a sheet of paper. These are the non-negotiables, like eat something.
- Take it up a notch, and write down everything you "ought" to do that day. These are things that will give you pleasure and make you feel you have accomplished something. For example: Eat breakfast by 9 a.m.
- Now write down everything you "want" to do that day. These are the things that will make you feel like a rock star. For example: Eat a healthy high-protein breakfast by 8 a.m.
[Free Download: 19 Ways to Meet Deadlines and Get Things Done]
- Focus on your must-dos for a week. Every day that you complete them, celebrate.
- Now add an "ought" to your day, and, over time, add a "want" to your day. But watch for your tipping point. This is key. When do you feel successful? When does life seem manageable? Have you hit your sweet spots of musts, oughts, and wants? Then stop. Why? Because you need to get to a place where you feel successful despite your ADHD.
Why does it matter? Because we beat ourselves up for the things we don't do, and never give ourselves credit for the things we do. By following this plan, you will notice and enjoy each one of your successes. And you will come to accept all the parts that make you, you.
The success you feel will increase your confidence, which will lead to more success. There are no rules for how life should be lived, so work on moving toward self-acceptance. Accepting all parts of yourself is key to keeping you calm, balanced, and in control. This, in turn, will help you lead a rich and fulfilling life.


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Don't tell Campus Watch, Victor Davis Hanson, or other self-proclaimed defenders of Western civilization, but the classical Athenian historian Thucydides obviously hated all that is right and good. On the consequences of the Peloponnesian Wars:
- Practically the whole of the Hellenic world was convulsed, with rival parties in every state – democratic leaders trying to bring in the Athenians, and oligarchs trying to bring in the Spartans…. To fit in with the change of events, words, too, had to change their usual meanings. What used to be described as a thoughtless act of aggression was now regarded as the courage one would expect to find in a party member; to think of the future and wait was merely another way of saying one was a coward; any idea of moderation was just an attempt to disguise one's unmanly character; ability to understand a question from all sides meant that one was totally unfitted for action. Fanatical enthusiasm was the mark of a real man, and to plot against an enemy behind his back was perfectly legitimate self-defense. Anyone who held violent opinions could always be trusted, and anyone who objected to them became a suspect…. As a result…there was a general deterioration of character throughout the Greek world. The plain way of looking at things, which is so much the mark of a noble nature, was regarded as a ridiculous quality and soon ceased to exist. Society became divided into camps in which no man trusted his fellow.
Jeez, what a weak-kneed Spartafascist fag. Sounds like he wasn't antiwar, just on the other side.


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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909–2000), scion of swashbuckling silent-era megastar Douglas Fairbanks Sr., was destined to become a movie star, but he had to get there on his own terms. Fairbanks Jr. was born in New York City and made his first credited film appearance in 1923 in Joseph Henaberry's Stephen Steps Out, now considered a lost film. An attempt to exploit his famous last name and connect the unsophisticated teenager with his father's valiant screen image, it wasn't a success. His early projects at Paramount were underwhelming as well, and the studio soon dropped him. Realizing he needed to forge his own path in Hollywood, Fairbanks got to work and accepted whatever roles came his way.
His dedication, not to mention elegant good looks and aristocratic comportment, Fairbanks eventually opened doors at at First National and Warner Bros., in films such as The Dawn Patrol (1930) and Little Caesar (1931). As the Great Depression caught hold in the United States, even the film studios were inclined to institute austerity policies; in 1934 Warner Bros. asked their stars to take a 50% pay cut. Fairbanks refused and, a lifelong Anglophile, decamped to Great Britain, where he found work. Returning to Hollywood in 1937, he costarred in hits like The Prisoner of Zenda, The Young in Heart (1938), and the iconic Gunga Din (1939).
During WWII, Fairbanks enlisted as a reserve officer in the United States Navy, and soon became interested in the then-unfamiliar wartime practice of "military deception"—deceiving the enemy by dissembling critical maneuvers. These tactics, undertaken by a force called the Beach Jumpers, were especially useful in amphibious battles in the South of France. Fairbanks was eventually awarded the Navy's Legion of Merit award and became a Lieutenant Commander.
After returning from duty, Fairbanks remained active in film and television through 1989; his final feature film appearance was in Ghost Story (1981).
This sweeping view of his career is drawn mainly from MoMA's collection. All 16mm film prints in this series were donated to MoMA from the personal collection of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Organized by Anne Morra, Associate Curator, Department of Film.


text: Mrs. Jenkins didn't know about changing babies. She knew that when fruit spoiled, you tossed it out. She knew that when an egg turned, it went down the chute in the hall to the dumpster below, and presumably into the belly of some hobo desperate enough to fish it out. That's why, when they asked her about the twins left in her care, she said, "Oh, they're all taken care of. Cleaned up, spic and span, no mess." The detectives looked at each other, looked at the gleaming counter tops, noticed the complete lack of finger marks around refrigerator handles, and found an absence of even one spot of grease on the stove. Mrs. Jenkins nodded approvingly, "All new set of appliances. Just delivered last week, after I made the little ones dinner." They asked about the new prescription bottle on the counter – wanting to know if it was for her. She had been beaming, but now she frowned. "Yes," she said. "I'm not well, apparently. Don't worry, I haven't taken the pills. I'm not about to dirty the new glassware with lipstick. It all gets so expensive, keeping house." She shrugged. "Oh well, I guess everything gets replaced, and it's past time for a new model." She stepped backwards off the balcony, careful not to leave any marks of fresh nail polish on the rail.


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T-Mobile isn't a fan of the concept of shared data plans, soon to be rolled out by both Verizon and AT&T. In a post at the company's Issues & Insights Blog, VP of marketing Andrew Sherrard says that consumers do not want, nor would they benefit from a 'one size fits all' family data plan model. "Do families really want to keep track of each others' data consumption? We don't think so," he says. "Just imagine mom's email is suddenly unavailable because her teenage son watched an HD movie on his phone, consuming the family's data allotment."
According to Sherrard, T-Mobile is sticking by the belief that family members are better served by individual data packages. He also uses the opportunity to highlight that T-Mobile doesn't levy customers with overage charges for exceeding their monthly data allotment, instead relying on throttling to minimize excessive usage. Sherrard also touts hotspot functionality that can be enabled on a number of Android handsets to extend connectivity options, though doesn't mention the carrier's newly stricter policy on charging customers for the luxury.
T-Mobile has been stepping up its rhetoric of late with a revamped advertising strategy that doesn't shy away from taking direct aim at the competition. Of course, with a product lineup that lacks Apple's massively popular iPad, the number four carrier in the US likely isn't feeling the same pressure as AT&T and Verizon to simplify its data packages.


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Black rice is even cooler than it looks. I confess I bought a bag of it with an idea for this very risotto in mind, and that I singled it out for its looks alone. I pictured it shiny, black and creamy with bright grilled greens on top. It was only in trying to learn more about it to share with you that I discovered that it's apparently crazy good for you too.
That black colour is an indication of the anthocyanin antioxidants that are found in it. It's the same antioxidant in other blue/purple-black food, like blueberries, but black rice contains much more of it, without all of those sugars and with more fiber.
And that colour?
It bleeeeeeeds out. It was almost as if I'd added red wine, not white, when the liquid hit the pot. The hue kept spilling out and while the black rice changed to dark purple, it didn't loose much more of its colour while it cooked. I ended up with that shocking, stained risotto I was after, and I was mesmerized while stirring.
But enough about beauty and more about flavour. Ramps are one of those fleeting foods that pop up in markets and certain stores in Toronto for a short time in early spring. If you've never had them, they're wild leeks that and taste a little like peeled young garlic at the base, but whose leaves are flat, tender and full of flavour too. Grilled ramp leaves are spectacular and if you haven't tried them that way before, you are in for such a treat.
But, if you can't source ramps for this recipe, leeks, scallions or shallots can replace the ramp bulbs for building flavour in the beginning of this risotto recipe, and grill your favourite spring vegetable to have with this risotto: fiddleheads, asparagus or young leeks would be nice.
Lastly, don't be intimidated by risotto if you've never made it at home. Yes, there is some stirring involved and a few things you have to watch out for, but the good news is, most of the signs you're looking for are obvious…
- You want to sweat the aromatics you're using (onion, leeks, ramps etc.) as opposed to brown them, so they get cooked for a short time in fat over a moderate heat.
- The rice is added next, to toast briefly (3-5 minutes) until they look a little less opaque and until they make a little clacking sound, like a popping but not quite–that's how you can tell with the black rice since you can't look for the visual cue.
- Wine goes in for flavour next and it totally cooked off, before you start adding broth that you have simmering beside you, a couple of ladles-full at a time. Before you add the next bit of broth, the rice should have soaked up the previous splash. You stop when the rice is cooked but still has a little bite in the middle–in other words, you taste it when you think it's close to being done.
- Allll of that stirring…sigh. But not without reason. You've been stirring all along to make sure the rice doesn't stick to the bottom of your pan, for each kernel to cook evenly, and also to coax out the starch that makes risotto creamy. Arborio is high in starch and that's why it's most commonly used for risotto, and it cooks more quickly than this whole grain black rice does, but with patience, you can get a beautifully creamy risotto with it too. Like white rice risotto, it should be creamy and thick enough for your spoon to leave a trail through it, but loose enough for the rice to spill and slide into that trail in a second or two.
- And at the end, you adjust your seasoning (you might not need to add salt if your broth is well seasoned, and since you're adding parmesan which is salty too), stir in a little butter to make things shiny and a little more slippery, before turning off your heat. In a moment, add your grated cheese and stir it through. Serve immediately–as soon as it has cooled down enough not to burn your mouth, risotto is at its best. It will be fluid without being at all watery, but once it has cooled, it will be thick and a little gloopy. Still delicious, but not the point.
But, those gloopy leftovers are perfect for next-day uses, which I'll share with you later this week. So don't be scared of having leftovers, if you can manage to keep yourself from eating plate after plate of risotto.
Black Rice and Ramp Risotto
Note: These instructions and measurements are for black rice, which is whole grain. White rice or the traditional aborio will cook faster and may not require as much liquid to cook, so adjust both time and broth as needed. The specific broth you use will determine how much salt, if any, you need to add to your risotto toward the end. Keep in mind you'll be finishing your risotto with parmesan, which is a little salty too. I find a wooden spoon ideal for making risotto, since they tend to be flatter which moves the risotto around but keeps it in contact with the heat instead of picking it up, and they are quieter! You're stirring and scraping the bottom the entire time that you're cooking, so this actually makes it much more pleasant.
The tea towel you use to dry the rice on will be stained, even after washing, so be sure to use one you don't mind tainting.
If you can't find ramps, use 1 large shallot, half an onion or the white part of a white leek in place of the ramp bulbs and stems, and grill asparagus or your favourite spring green for serving on top.
Extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt
8 ramp stalks, trimmed and sliced thinly crosswise (1/4 c), leaves left whole and separated
4 c vegetable broth
1/4 c unsalted butter, divided
2 c black rice, rinsed well, then laid out flat to dry on a tea towel-lined baking sheet for 20 mins.
1 c dry white wine
1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese
Heat a grill pan or skillet over medium heat. Brush with olive oil when very hot. Lay the ramp leaves perpendicular to the grill marks, or lay flat in skillet. Leave them for about 30 seconds or until the grill marks start to show through. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over them, then turn and cook for a few more seconds until they just start to crisp up. Do not let them brown completely. Turn off heat and transfer them to a paper towel-lined plate.
Bring broth to a gentle simmer, in a pot over medium heat. Reduce heat and keep at a low simmer, covered.
In a large and wide, heavy-bottomed pot, melt 2 tbs of butter over medium heat. Add the ramp bulbs and stems and cook gently, stirring, until softened but do not let them brown. Lift the tea towel carefully and allow all of the rice to fall onto the baking sheet (it will be easier to add the rice to the pot from the sheet.) Transfer the rice to the pot and stir well to coat each kernel in the melted butter. Cook, stirring frequently, to toast the rice, which will take about 3-5 minutes.
Add the wine and cook, stirring, until the it has evaporated.
Add 2-3 ladles of simmering broth to the rice, about 1 cup, and stir well. The rice should be gently simmering in the broth. If the simmer is strong, lower the heat slightly (you don't want the broth to boil off before it cooks the rice.) Stir the rice gently, making sure the rice doesn't stick to the bottom, especially as the broth reduces. Once almost all of the broth has been absorbed, add another cup of broth and repeat.
After the fourth addition of broth, the rice should be almost cooked. Taste to check for doneness. By the end, you want the grains to be cooked but still have some bite in the centre. Taste and add as much salt as needed. You may need to add up to 1 tsp if you're using low-sodium broth.
When the last of the broth you're adding had been absorbed, but the risotto is still loose, you're ready to finish the risotto. Stir through the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Turn off heat and get your serving platter or plates ready. Add the grated Parmesan to the risotto and stir through. Plate risotto and top with grilled ramp leaves. Serve immediately.
Makes 4-6 servings.


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Chinese officials and state media insisted on Monday the emergence of a previously unknown respiratory virus affecting hundreds and believed to have killed three people so far presented "no need to panic" and that the virus was not spreading significantly within China.
The Communist Party's affirmation the spread of the virus was under control followed officials in Japan, Thailand, and South Korea all confirming infections. The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported this weekend it had found evidence of at least two cases not documented in official data, including one in Shanghai, where Chinese officials had claimed the virus had not yet reached.
Those affected by the virus exhibit acute respiratory infection symptoms and many have developed severe pneumonia. The virus's impact on the lungs suggests that it may be airborne; Chinese authorities urged individuals to wear masks to stop it from spreading.
The government of Hong Kong made face masks illegal last year in response to anti-communist protests; the region's top court decreed the ban unconstitutional, but some police still attempt to enforce it.
Officials say the virus likely originated at a seafood market in Wuhan, a central Chinese city of 11 million people. According to the CDC, some of those diagnosed with carrying the virus – now identified as a new mutation of coronavirus – had no contact with the seafood market in question, suggesting the virus may spread from person to person, not just animal-to-person. Authorities in the region have implemented screening checks at airports and other ports of entry and local governments in areas like Hong Kong expanded police power to quarantine suspected patients.
Lunar New Year, a holiday celebrated throughout Asia and considered one of the heaviest travel seasons on the continent is on Saturday, exacerbating concerns of a regional or global outbreak. Yet the Global Times, an English-language Chinese Communist Party propaganda outlet, insisted on Monday that Chinese "experts" were not alarmed.
"Hospitals and authorities said the spread of the disease is no cause for panic and none was witnessed in the affected cities and hospitals that were visited by reporters has been felt at the scenes," the Global Times noted in an article titled, "Chinese Hospitals Actively Respond to Outbreak of Wuhan Pneumonia; Analysts Suggest No Need to Panic." Nurses and other medical staff at various hospitals quoted in the piece, but not identified by name, all insisted that the more immediate concern for them was influenza, not the new virus, as it is "peak flu season" and the symptoms are similar.
According to the Global Times, the hospitals were using "new and stronger measures" to screen potential patients and there was "no indication of panic" among health workers.
"There is no need to overreact. If you haven't been in contact with someone with a fever or haven't been to Wuhan, there is little chance you will get infected," an unnamed nurse said.
The Global Times admitted in passing that the hospital its reporters visited "is not yet able to screen for the new coronavirus," which calls into question what "new and stronger measures" it was using to screen for the virus. One of the specific measures identified, at a hospital in Shanghai, was the hanging of "a large banner showing tips." It nonetheless quoted alleged experts praising the government of dictator Xi Jinping.
"We found the pneumonia virus in a very short time, which illustrates our improved overall ability. We found the new coronavirus independently in about 10 days, but during the SARS epidemic, it was foreign experts who found the virus after three or so months," Chinese epidemiologist Zeng Guang told the propaganda outlet.
Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) originated in China between 2002 and 2003 and killed 774 people before containment measures implemented stopped its spread. The culprit in that outbreak was also a previously unrecognized coronavirus.
In another article, the state newspaper insisted that "Chinese society should be vigilant but should not be in panic" as the Lunar New Year and accompanying Spring Festival approached. The newspaper also mildly scolded Xi's predecessors for their handling of SARS.
"In the early moments of SARS, there was concealment in China. This must not be repeated," the Global Times noted.
China's state news agency, Xinhua, went out of its way to confirm Xi Jinping – whose tenure has been marred by a series of medical disasters – was personally overseeing China's response to the new virus.
"President Xi Jinping has ordered resolute efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus that caused cases of pneumonia," Xinhua reported. "Instructing on the work related to the pneumonia situation, Xi … stressed putting people's safety and health as the top priority."
China's National Health Commission offered little signs of confidence on Sunday, saying in a press statement that "the source of the new type of coronavirus has not been found, we do not fully understand how the virus is transmitted, and changes in the virus still need to be closely monitored."
News of the virus spreading in Wuhan first surfaced in early January as officials in Hong Kong, whose government is slightly more publicly accessible than communist China's, addressed concerns in the city of travelers bringing the virus with them. Hong Kong is currently in its seventh month of widespread protests against communism that routinely attract crowds of hundreds of thousands and, at its peak, assembled millions. At the time, Hong Kong had identified 30 individuals who showed signs of respiratory illness after traveling to Wuhan.By Monday, the Global Times said that number had tripled to 90 potential cases.
Chinese government statistics released Monday did not count any of the suspected Hong Kong cases as confirmed, suggesting other respiratory illnesses in that case. China has confirmed 217 infected patients according to Xinhua – 136 confirmed in the last weekend in Wuhan.
Two patients in Beijing have also tested positive for the new virus and one in Shenzhen, across the border from Hong Kong, according to the Associated Press. All had visited Wuhan.
Chinese officials first offered official word on the virus at the national level with a social media post this weekend, the South China Morning Post noted, that insisted that rumors of health workers secretly treating patients not documented as carrying the virus were untrue. On Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang elaborated on how the Communist Party is allegedly working to keep others abroad safe from the outbreak.
"Here I want to stress that since the outbreak, China has taken proactive measures to handle that in a serious and professional manner," Geng told reporters at his regular briefing. "We have worked to formulate strict prevention and control scheme, spared no effort to treat the patients, properly managed close contacts, carried out in-depth epidemiological investigations, released the information on epidemic prevention and control in time, and launched campaign [sic] to raise the awareness of the disease."
"We have shared with the WHO the information on the genome sequence of the new coronavirus as soon as possible," Geng continued. "After receiving notification of cases from relevant countries, China has taken that seriously and stayed in close communication with all parties through bilateral and multilateral channels, while strengthening cooperation with all-out efforts to deal with them."
The genome sequence is necessary to match patients with suspect symptoms with the virus and confirm they are not carrying a different infection. South Korea confirmed its first case on Monday, a woman who attempted to enter the country through Seoul after visiting Wuhan.
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There's one particularly important lesson that Evan K. Marshall has learned over his career: "When Sparkman & Stephens offers you a job, you take it."
Marshall, born and raised in New York City, was a recent university graduate planning a cross-country trip in the United States when the famed naval architecture firm, then also headquartered in New York City, came calling in 1985. Having previously sent the designers several of his sketches to gauge their interest, Marshall was excited by the opportunity and gladly accepted. In his three years at the firm he focused on sailboats, honing his technical-drawing skills, and crunching performance numbers.
Evan K. Marshall: Gallery
But it was a trip to the Genoa boat show, taken independently during his second year on staff, that was the turning point in Marshall's career. As he took in the show, he was blown away by the sleek styles and curvaceous craft he saw, the likes of which weren't being produced stateside. "I loved the designs out of Italy and knew I wanted to do that type of styling," Marshall remembers. He spent his free time over the next eight months drawing four different designs that echoed what he liked – never mind that none of them were commissioned, nor even fitted in with the work he was doing at Sparkman & Stephens. Marshall mixed styles and shapes, purposely disregarding whether they were classic versus contemporary or American versus European. It's a philosophy that he continues to embrace this day. "I like being open to absorbing styles and approaches from myriad sources," he says. This ability to remain open, he argues, is what achieves harmonious design.
So really, if there's something else that Marshall has learned over his career, it's this: "Achieving harmony is not going to be found by following a playbook." Indeed, only a few things about Marshall follow a playbook. Like many designers, he developed a knack for drawing at a young age, focusing his first efforts on boats. His father had owned powerboats since before Marshall was born and did for years afterwards. "I think my path was set pretty early," he says. "I never wavered from that."
Since naval architecture was then primarily orientated towards commercial craft, Marshall also earned a degree in architecture, graduating in 1983. Still passionate about designing boats, he enrolled in the two-year programme at the Yacht Design Institute in Maine, hailed for teaching small-craft naval architecture via distance learning, and for pioneering many innovations and improvements in the way it was taught. While he was still in school, Marshall volunteered to work aboard two boats based at New York's South Street Seaport. He crewed on Pioneer, a restored 19th-Century schooner taking tourists on daily cruises, and assisted in the restoration of the 1885-built Wavertree, an iron-hulled, three-masted ship that had seen far better days. A fellow Wavertree volunteer was a well-known owner of a few racing yachts, including the 60-foot Running Tide and the 1962 America's Cup competitor Nefertiti. Running Tide happened to be a Sparkman & Stephens design, and the owner knew the firm's Rod Stephens. He suggested that Marshall talk with the partners.
Following his advice, Marshall met Stephens, as well as the late Bill Langan, who was chief designer at the time, and Alan Gilbert, the chief engineer. They told him to stay in touch while he finished school. Marshall did, sending designs periodically and a complete portfolio upon graduation from the Yacht Design Institute. When he didn't hear back, he took a summer job in 1985 at Shannon Yachts in Rhode Island, doing fairing and filler work. Although still set on doing true design work, he was beginning to make other plans – "I was just going to drive cross-country, take a year off," he says – when Gilbert called.
The three years Marshall spent in the Sparkman & Stephens office were invaluable. "Back then, you had to do your own math," Marshall says. No computers were in place to do the performance calculations. However, as enriching as working for the firm was, it wasn't enough, as the trip to the Genoa boat show revealed. Marshall corresponded with some of the designers he met in Italy, encouraged by their advice to come see them when he had more designs of his own.
He resigned from Sparkman & Stephens in 1989 despite not having a job offer. "I was fortunate to be able to take some time off and look around," he explains. Marshall anticipated working for about a year overseas, and met influential designers including the late Pierluigi Spadolini (Tomasso Spadolini's father), Andrew Winch, Pieter Beelsnijder, and the late Jon Bannenberg. When Winch offered Marshall a job, the anticipated one-year commitment turned into three years of intensive learning. "The office was small," he says; it was staffed only by Winch, Mark Whiteley (now of Redman Whiteley Dixon) and him. "I learned more in terms of interiors from Andrew," he explains. Although he did some layouts and furniture styling while at Sparkman & Stephens, overseas things were different: in Europe the wives or shipyards selected fabrics for the boats. "Europe's emphasis on the lifestyle of boating appealed to me," he says.
In 1993, Marshall decided to strike out on his own, working tirelessly to get things started. "I was a one-man show, getting in at nine and leaving at nine, doing everything from drawing to DHL packages," Marshall remembers. "There was no time to worry about whether it would work. It was a great learning experience." Equally great was the ability to flex his design muscles. One of his strongest sources of inspiration was the architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright, whom he greatly admired. In fact, Marshall's company name includes the word 'Usonia', a type of architecture that Wright created in the 1930s. Wright was dedicated to the craft of design and open to different principles, and Marshall was keen to echo this commitment. "We don't want to show something to someone and have them say, 'What you're showing me is your taste',"he says. "I really try hard not to have a signature style. I really try hard not to be constrained in that way." When someone recently asked him his thoughts about Art Deco in the 1930s versus the 1950s, he responded: "I've never been worried about being that literal, that constricted in a style. I'm quite open to mixing elements from every period."
He's also open to clients having specific ideas. "They have to give you some direction, whether it's pages from a magazine or pictures of their home." When a client asked Evan to design the 50-metre Trinity Norwegian Queen, his home was a good starting point for what would become, in Evan's words, "quite a unique interior", with abundant use of white, red and black. Even when he's worked with clients on previous yachts, as he has with the owners of the 57-metre Lady Linda, now under construction at Trinity Yachts, he never makes assumptions. "I still present five sofas to choose from," he says.
Then there's the working relationship that Marshall has with John and Jeanette Staluppi, owners of the recently delivered Diamonds Are Forever. The 61-metre Benetti is the latest of four superyachts that they have designed together. And he does mean together. "They're very direct in their feedback," says Marshall. "When I show them something, they say yes or no right away. They won't pull a page out of a magazine, they'll want something fresh and different."
The Staluppis also want each project to outperform the previous one. "We had to make Diamonds are Forever stand out beyond anything Benetti had ever done," he explains. Judging from unusual elements such as chrome-painted glass, they seem to have succeeded. The treatment is an experimental technique devised by Marieux, a glass company that Marshall tapped for its creativity. The glass doesn't even look like glass; guests aboard think it's metal that's been etched or imprinted with a pattern.
It's this type of creativity that earns Marshall praise from industry representatives who have worked with him. "He's enthusiastic and always remembers to put the client's interest first," says Billy Smith, vice president of Trinity Yachts. "He does a quick turnaround on conceptual drawings and is always available. And he's a good communicator, with a great attitude."
In other words, it's the type of work ethic that doesn't come from a playbook.


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Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko shot dead on his way to buy bread
Russia rejects suggestions it is behind the killing, saying Ukraine has become a "very dangerous place" for journalists
Wednesday 30 May 2018 15:31, UK
A Russian journalist who had been critical of the Kremlin appears to have been assassinated after being shot several times in the back at his apartment building in Kiev.
Arkady Babchenko was going out to buy bread when he was gunned down on the staircase of his building, Ukrainian politician Anton Gerashchenko said.
The 41-year-old died in an ambulance on the way to hospital after his wife found him covered in blood.
Police, who said he had multiple gunshot wounds in his back, are working on the theory that he was killed because of his work.
"The first and the most probable version is his professional activity," Kiev police chief Andriy Kryshchenko said.
Detectives have been unable to speak to Mr Babchenko's wife because she is in a state of shock, Mr Kryshchenko added.
A drawing of Mr Babchenko's possible assassin has been released, showing a man aged been 40 and 45, with a grey beard and wearing a cap.
Investigators will look at "Russian spy agencies' efforts to get rid of those who are trying to tell the truth about what is going on in Russia and Ukraine", Mr Gerashchenko said.
:: 'Serious concern' about death of Russian journalist Maxim Borodin
He wrote on Facebook: "Putin's regime takes aim at those who cannot be broken or intimidated."
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said the "Russian totalitarian machine" had not forgiven Mr Babchenko for his "honesty and principled stance".
He added that Mr Babchenko was a "true friend of Ukraine who was telling the world the truth about Russian aggression... His murderers should be punished".
But Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said such comments were "sad".
"The Ukrainian prime minister is already talking about how it was done by Russian secret services." Mr Lavrov commented.
"An investigation has not yet begun... This fashion of conducting international affairs is very sad."
The Kremlin added that Ukraine had become a "very dangerous place" for journalists - and criticised Kiev for failing to protect them
Another well-known reporter, Pavel Sheremet, was killed in a car bombing in central Kiev in July 2016. The case remains unsolved but he was also a critic of Russia, Ukraine and his native Belarus.
UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson tweeted that he was "appalled to see another vocal Russian journalist murdered".
"We must defend freedom of speech and it is vital that those responsible are now held to account," he added.
:: MI5 boss Andrew Parker accuses Russian state of 'criminal thuggery'
Mr Babchenko, a former soldier in the Chechen war, became one of Russia's best-known war correspondents.
He had been heavily critical of Moscow's annexation of Crimea, its alleged support of separatist insurgents in eastern Ukraine, and Russia's involvement in Syria's civil war.
He left Russia in February 2017 after saying he had received threats. He was concerned he might be jailed.
After moving to Kiev last autumn he had been working as a host for Crimean TV station ATR.
In April this year, news website Novy Den said its reporter Maxim Borodin died in hospital after falling from his fifth-floor balcony in Yekaterinburg, east of Russia's Ural mountains.
Mr Borodin had written about the death of people said to be Russian mercenaries in Syria. It is claimed they were from the Wagner Group, a private army Moscow is said to be using in Syria.


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This weekend a great Canadian literary tradition continues as Word on the Street comes to five cities for a day of magazine and CanLit love.
Come on out Sunday in Toronto, Saskatoon, Halifax and Lethbridge, or Saturday in Kitchener, to discover new magazines, find great deals on subscriptions and books, listen to your favourite writers talk about their craft, and enjoy a fun afternoon.
WOTS Toronto
Sunday, September 21, 11am – 6pm, Queen's Park Circle
WOTS Kitchener
Saturday, September 20, 11am – 5pm, Downtown Kitchener City Hall
WOTS Saskatoon
Sunday, September 21, 11am – 5pm, Civic Square
WOTS Lethbridge
Sunday, September 21, 11am – 5pm, Main Library, 5th Ave S. & 8 St. S.
WOTS Halifax
Sunday, September 21, 11am – 5pm, Halifax Waterfront
Participating National Magazine Award-winning magazines include:
Alternatives Journal, Brick, Broken Pencil, Canadian Art, Canadian Dimension, Descant, The Feathertale Review, Geist, Hazlitt, Little Brother Magazine, Shameless, Spacing, Taddle Creek, The New Quarterly, The Walrus, This Magazine, Toronto Life, Vallum, Worn Fashion Journal, Zoomer and more.
See you this weekend.
Hat tip: Canadian Magazines
This post was updated to correct a misspelling of Saskatoon. We regret the error.


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CPM launches AniMail, makes announcements
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Late last week, Central Park Media (and subsidiary U.S. Manga Corps) launched their new online publication, AniMail. Similar in structure and format to Pioneer's Pac De America newsletter, AniMail features columns and plugs by various CPM staffers, as well as bonus offers. (This month's offer was a bundle of both volumes of Tokyo Babylon, subtitled or dubbed, for $14.95.)
Helping to launch the new site is the offer for readers to obtain a free imported trading card from the series Revolutionary Girl Utena. (Visit the site at http://www.centralparkmedia.com/ for more information.)
CPM also made news on the site by officially announcing the licensing of Slayers Next and the new Record of Lodoss War TV series. Slayers Next will be released in April, subtitled and dubbed, for $19.95 each. Also announced was the new Midnight Panther OAV, based on the manga already published by CPM's comics division. Midnight Panther will see a summer '99 release, but little other information was given.


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Hola..! Just some pics of the new Hickman Hacienda and neighborhood..very blessed to be able to share with family and friends..a special shout out to Gabriel Cardenas our realtor to make this long lived dream come true..! KEN HICKMAN
We originally met Gabriel several years ago while looking to purchase vacation home in Mexico. We were considering buying a home and Gabriel's service was priceless. Since we are looking from a far and don't speak Spanish it was so wonderful to find Gabriel. He speaks perfect English and knows Mexico real estate rules.
We set up a long weekend and before we even arrived Gabriel had several houses set up for us to view. He was very conscious and respectful of our budget and we found the perfect home.
Gabriel was with us explaining all the steps to purchase a property as a foreigner and set up the closing. His service didn't stop there. He even helped us to find contractors to do a renovation, and took us furniture shopping.
Over the years Gabriel has become a close friend. He made the process of buying and establishing a home in Mexico seamless.
We recommend him to anyone we know that is looking to buy a home!
Kristin and Damian Romitti


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The 10th Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress (August 2014) presented a session on mortality in epilepsy. Topics included: long-term mortality in epilepsy (Ding Ding, China); Cause-specific mortality - Eugen Trinka, Austria); Accidental and drowning deaths in epilepsy (Ernie Somerville, Australia) and Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy – an update (Rosey Panelli Australia). References for Dr Panelli's presentation are provided here:
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Celebrity Wrap Up - Friday Edition
Hello and welcome to Friday's edition of Celebrity Wrap Up.
Um...does her dress turn into a picnic table cover, as well?
She looks...comfortable?
Can we talk about what the hell is wrong with Barry's face? I mean.....
Girl, no.
She looks like she's on vacation. Maybe it's the hat?
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Data Anonymization Project
Keywords: data anonymity, data privacy, re-identification, data fusion, privacy
We present a computer program named Datafly that uses computational disclosure techniques to
maintain anonymity in medical data by automatically generalizing, substituting and removing information
as appropriate without losing many of the details found within the data. Decisions are made at
the field and record level at the time of database access, so the approach can be used on the fly in
role-based security within an institution, and in batch mode for exporting data from an institution.
Often organizations release and receive medical data with all explicit identifiers, such as name, address,
phone number, and social security number, removed in the incorrect belief that patient confidentiality
is maintained because the resulting data look anonymous; however, we show that in most of
these cases, the remaining data can be used to re-identify individuals by linking or matching the data
to other databases or by looking at unique characteristics found in the fields and records of the database
itself. When these less apparent aspects are taken into account, each released record can be
made to ambiguously map to many possible people, providing a level of anonymity which the user determines.
Latanya Sweeney. Computational Disclosure Control for Medical Microdata. Record Linkage Workshop. Bureau of the Census. Washington, DC: 1997. (PDF).
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Keywords: data anonymity, data privacy, re-identification, data fusion, privacy