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I am thankful for parents and churches who faithfully remind children that Easter is about Christ not a bunny rabbit. Several years ago, I saw a church sign that both amused and pleased me. It read, "Easter is not about eggs, you silly wabbit!" Easter is about the resurrected Christ. I am thankful for the blessed and certain hope Christians have concerning our own resurrection based on the resurrection of Christ. Praise God that death has lost its sting because Christ has overcome. Paul, in 1 Corinthians 15, tells us that the resurrection of Christ is central to our faith. If Christ had not been raised, our faith would be worthless and we would still be lost in our sins. It is worth remembering that without the Cross there would be no Resurrection; without Good Friday there would be no Easter; without the Easter Lamb there would have been no Cross.
Exodus 12 describes the Passover Lamb which is an awesome and terrible picture of the Easter Lamb to come. 1 Corinthians 5:7 verifies this truth, "Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed." (NASU) When Jesus approached John the Baptist who was baptizing many for the repentance of sins, John exclaimed, "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world." (John 1:29 NASU) Exodus 12 tells us: the requirements for the lamb, the symbolism of the blood of the lamb, and how to eat the lamb.
The Passover Lamb was to be an unblemished male in the prime of its life. Christ, the Easter Lamb, was a male in his early thirties, in other words in the prime of His life. 1 Peter 1:18-19 speaks about the unblemished nature of Christ, "you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ." (NASU) Exodus 12 says that no bone of the Passover Lamb was to be broken. John 19:33 confirms that while it was usual to break a leg during crucifixion that was not done to Christ, "but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His leg." (NASU) Exodus 12 says the Passover Lamb was to be killed between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Matthew 27 confirms that Christ was killed during that time period. The "roasted with fire" requirement given in Exodus 12 seems to be a foreshadowing of the great cruelty with which the Easter Lamb would be killed. The inherent cruelty in crucifixion is well documented.
Exodus 12:1-6 contains an interesting contrast. Each household is to select a Passover Lamb from its own flock to be sacrificed on its own behalf. However, this same passage indicates that the lamb is to be brought before the whole congregation. Then the lamb was to be killed by the whole congregation. I infer at least two things from this contrast. First, the decision to trust in the sacrifice of the Passover/Easter Lamb is a private, individual decision that must ultimately be made public. Jesus said that if we deny Him in front of men, He will deny us in front of the Father. So-called private faith is not faith at all. Faith in Christ is meant to be publicly confessed. Second, the fact that the whole congregation kills the Passover/Easter Lamb is evidence that Christ was put to death for every person's sins. It is simply wrong to blame the crucifixion of the innocent Lamb of God on the Romans, the Jews, Judas, Herod, Pilate, etc. while not also affirming my own guilt in that process.
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I am optimistic, and yes I do think a 3.8 GPA (95%) out of 4.0 (100%)from U of T is damn near gorgeous. I worked hard for the sh*t, so don't come talking that horseshit about "it really isn't that great".
P-155: for the love of Jesus, do the LSAT, get your mark and then come back here with your Harvard and Yale talk. You clearly have not done much research on this yet. In all honesty, you are setting yourself up for major disappointment if you think that if you go in 'with a straight mind' having studied you're going to end up in HYS territory - I've seen it happen many times. Plus, if you had actually done research, you would have found out that there really aren't any guarantees at Harvard or Yale, even with amazing grades (3.8 really is not that amazing) and an incredible LSAT. If it happens, then wonderful - go. But 99 times out of 100, it won't, so don't expect it or come in here citing faceless LSAC statistics talking about what you should be doing to 'plan' for it. Until you get your score all you're doing is deluding yourself with visions of non-existent grandeur.
Definetly. Hopefully, I can also attend a few of those seminars to boost my confidence. I'm assuming the LSAT is out of 180? How is 95% a bad score? I'm pretty sure you can push your luck with a 171, good GPA, excellent personal statement and outstanding EC's.

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That was the sensation Grace Julian Murthy wanted to evoke in her graphic design exhibit on food allergies – because that's what people with food allergies experience every time they enter a restaurant or other dining area that they don't control themselves.
Presentation plays an important part in graphic design education, and Murthy was among eight recent graphic design master's degree recipients who returned to campus after graduation to learn how to turn their thesis projects into exhibit material for Re:design, at Suffolk University's Adams Gallery through Nov. 17, 2013.
They discovered that displaying their ideas for the public in a three-dimensional space is much different than their customary New England School of Art & Design presentations.
"What I wanted to do in the gallery setting was to engage viewers who hadn't thought about food allergies," said Murthy.
She covered part of a wall with a confusion of black-and-white images, with interactive lift-up panels.
"I used red dots as a visual indicator to let the viewer know where the selected designs are located … the posters are hidden just as food ingredients are often hidden in an allergy sufferer's life," wrote Murthy in material accompanying her display.
Learning from the experts
The student exhibitors worked closely with Professor Rita Daly, director of the Master of Arts in Graphic Design program, and exhibit designer Joe Viamonte to learn how best to convey their messages in three dimensions.
"Presentation is always part of what our students do," said Daly. But to prepare them for this new form, Daly had the students visit the gallery space, meet with her and Viamonte, and then present drawings of their exhibit concepts.
"Joe and I critiqued their work, and once a final design was approved, they went ahead."
Viamonte advised the graphic designers on how to assemble, mount and install – part of learning to translate two-dimensional work to 3D.
"I enjoyed the students' energy and creativity as well as the diversity of their projects," he said.
A different way of thinking
Emily Boyes-Watson found the learning experience "a lot of fun" and said that "it definitely allows you to think about your work in a different way. Joe has been incredibly helpful in helping to translate my vision to reality."
She said the opportunity presented through the campus gallery gave her a unique chance to explore her ideas.
Boyes-Watson created a system for offering feedback on the exhibit, consisting of paper bracelets color-coded to each students' display. Visitors to the exhibit are asked to write on the bracelets, wear them, use them to spread the word about the exhibit and the artists' ideas, or leave a bracelet with a written response on a structure Boyes-Watson built outside the gallery door.
"It's anonymous and a collective expression of what people are thinking about," she said.
Taking it up a notch
Stephen Plummer's installation for Story Keys, a set of educational tools aimed at helping students become expert storytellers, was influenced by a column in the gallery space that he was allotted.
"I had to think about how to use vertical space," he said. His solution: to mount cutouts of shapes that serve as keys to narrative techniques on the column, along with a projector that throws large images onto a nearby wall.
"I took what I learned in master's program and took it to another level," said Plummer. "When I was working on my thesis I didn't know I'd be presenting in a gallery. It's exciting."
Working artists
Boyes-Watson founded Group Project Design in April 2012 while still a student and functions as the company's creative director.
Plummer has been working with Emily for about a year, consulting with startups and other companies on logos, identities and websites.
Murthy, a former associate art director who plans to do consulting work, has shared her graphic design ideas related to food allergies with Tufts University, which is considering implementing her innovations. These include a sticker that changes color to warn parents that a child is being exposed to a specific allergen and a food indicator stick coated with a non-toxic chemical; when inserted into a food or meal, the probe would change color to indicate whether or not an allergen is present.
Additional graphic designers represented in the exhibit are:
- Kevin Lin
- Michelle Pergal
- Joshua Peters
- Krista Van Guilder
- Elizabeth Barrera Yepez


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Thursday, February 28, 11:35 a.m.
Dr. Haskell opened a general discussion period.
A question was asked regarding the statement made in the energy
balance subcommittee report stating that in highly controlled lab studies women
may be more resistant to weight loss than men and whether it was meant that
highly controlled lab studies meant studies that controlled for actual energy
expenditure. The study referred to in the report did control very specifically
for physical activity. In some studies where dietary restraint was part of the
control in order to make sure diet didn't change the physical activity
intervention would equal the dietary intervention which is not typically done.
A question was asked on the need for a balanced training
component to help reduce risk of fall that was referenced in the functional
health report and whether there is evidence to isolate training as a specific
factor. From the studies reviewed from the Functional Health group the major
theme suggests balance training as an important factor when added to other
activities such as strength and aerobic activity. There is no data to currently
support whether one specific mode reduces risk versus multi-modal training.
During the energy balance presentation most of the data focused
on older adults; however, a questions was asked on what data existed for the
young-to-middle aged life span. Most of the data in this area only focused on
middle-aged to older adults. A follow-up question was posed on the statistical
confidence in the national weight control registry and what potential biases may
exist in the study. Based on potential for bias not a lot of emphasis is given
to the study. Additional discussion focused on how much activity is required to
prevent excessive weight gain over time in a normal weight population. As there
are a limited number of studies in this area the committee should be careful
about what is said in this area.
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Five honored as 2013 Distinguished Alumni
Five outstanding Lamar University alumni were honored as 2013 Distinguished Alumni on Friday, Feb. 22, at the university's annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner. Honorees for 2013 were Wilford Flowers, Bob Jones, Jerry Reese, Bill Scott and Susan Williams Simmons.
Wilford Flowers was born in Port Arthur and is married to Simone Talma Flowers. He earned his B.B.A. in economics from Lamar University in 1972 and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1976. Flowers served as assistant district attorney for Travis County, assistant attorney general for the State of Texas and first assistant county attorney for Travis County.
He was in private practice in Austin until Oct. 1, 1987, the date of his appointment as judge of Travis County Court at Law No. 6. As the result of the 1990 elections, Flowers began his first term as judge of the 147th District Court in Travis County on Jan. 1, 1991, serving until his retirement on Dec. 31, 2010. He now serves by assignment in Texas as a senior district judge.
In 1986, the Austin Young Lawyers Association named him Outstanding Young Lawyer; in 2009, he received the Outstanding Jurist Award from the Texas Bar Foundation; and in 2011, he received the Distinguished Lawyer Award from the Austin Bar Association.
Throughout his career, Flowers has been involved with numerous activities associated with his profession and the community: Criminal Justice Act Committee, U.S. District Court Western District of Texas; Austin Lawyers Care, vice president 1985-1987; American Inns of Court, Robert Calvert Inn, president 1996-1997; Austin Museum of Art board of trustees; Texas Center for the Judiciary board; life fellow, Texas Bar Foundation and Austin Bar Foundation; Court of Criminal Appeals Rules Advisory Committee member and chairman of the Criminal Justice Legislative Committee–Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas; Lola Wright Foundation board.
Flowers serves as a mentor to Lamar University students through the Office of Student Advising and Retention Services.
A native of Port Arthur, Bob Jones graduated in 1973 with a B.S. in civil engineering focused on the environmental track and later earned his master of engineering degree from UT in Austin. The Texas Water Quality Board hired him in July 1973. Jones advanced with the state, eventually becoming chief engineer of the Construction Grants and Water Quality Planning Division. In 1976, Bob met and married Beth, his wife of 37 years. The couple has two children.
Recognizing the opportunity to create a business helping industry and local governments deal with the ever-increasing volume of environmental regulation, Jones left the state in 1982 with another engineer and formed the consulting company, Jones and Neuse. By the early 1990s, it was one of the largest independently owned environmental consulting companies in the state, with more than 250 employees in seven offices, including offices in Louisiana and Mexico. The company was purchased and merged with another engineering company, RMT.
Jones stayed with RMT for two years, and, in 1997, Jones and a friend formed another consulting company, JD Consulting. JDC grew to be a preferred provider of environmental services to many Fortune 100 process industries, including most of the big industries in Southeast Texas. In 2007, the London-based international consulting company RPS purchased JDC. Jones stayed with RPS until February 2012. In March, Jones formed RSJ Consulting, and began working part-time for some of his long-time industry clients.
During the last 30 years, Jones has been active in Boy Scouts, YMCA and Oak Hill Pony Baseball, as well as in numerous other Austin-area organizations. He serves on the College of Engineering Advisory Council, as a trustee of the Lamar University Foundation, and was a member of the Lamar Board of Regents from 1993 until 1996.
Jerry Reese is an entrepreneur who started his first business, Collegiate Diamonds, while he was still a student at Lamar University. Reese established Bo-Mac Construction Co. in 1966, the year he graduated from Lamar University with his B.B.A. in economics. He built the company into a hugely successful and diverse business enterprise, selling it in 2007.
Reese has been actively involved at Lamar University since his graduation, both as a donor and a volunteer. He currently serves on the following Lamar University boards and cabinets: Investing In The Future Campaign Cabinet, Lamar University Foundation board of trustees, College of Business advisory council, Friends of the Arts board, the Reese Construction Management advisory board. He and wife, Sheila, were the Le Grand Bal honorees in 2002 for their work with Friends of the Arts.
Reese has also been an active member of his community and has served on the boards of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, St. Elizabeth Hospital and the Art Museum of Southeast Texas. He is involved in dozens of business, cultural and social organizations in this region.
In 2007, recognizing the need for market-responsive programs that reflect Southeast Texas perspectives, Reese donated the funds to establish the construction management program at Lamar University. The unique nature of this program allows Lamar to provide construction management graduates with the education to compete nationally for careers in the field. The program was developed in response to regional market needs and as a way to further enhance the national reputation of Lamar University. The combination of Reese's entrepreneurial spirit and his commitment to his alma mater led him to make his timely and generous contribution. The establishment of this program will have a lasting and profound effect on Lamar University.
Jerry and Sheila Reese live in Houston. They have three children and 11 grandchildren.
Bill Scott earned his bachelor of science in government at Lamar University in 1970 and has maintained strong ties with LU as a member of the Lamar University Investing in the Future Campaign Cabinet, Lamar University Foundation board of trustees and the College of Business board of advisors.
In 2008, Scott and his wife, Gay, were recognized by their alma mater as Le Grand Bal honorees. In 2010, the governor appointed Scott regent of The Texas State University System.
Beginning with the startup of the railroad construction business in the mid-1970s, Scott has for more than 30 years focused on identifying, developing, owning and operating marine bulk terminal facilities, serving companies including Shell Oil, Mitsubishi, ExxonMobil, Cemex, Lyondell Citgo Refining, Valero Refining, ConocoPhillips/PDVSA (Merey Sweeny, LP), Vulcan Materials, Martin Marietta Aggregates and Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. In addition, Scott created 50:50 joint venture companies with Mitsubishi Corp., Cementos Mexicanos and TCP Petcoke for the transportation, handling, purchase and export of solid bulk products to world markets.
In 2005, Trans-Global Solutions sold its bulk terminal handling assets to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) and entered into a terminal development agreement between TGS Development LP and KMP to develop new bulk terminal assets along the Gulf Coast. TGS Development has successfully completed several terminal developments since 2005, including a bulk terminal completed in 2010 to serve the Total Refinery in Port Arthur.
Scott is active in numerous civic and charitable endeavors, including service as chairman of the board for the Jefferson and Orange County Board of Pilot Commissioners, past president of the Three Rivers Council Boy Scouts of America and as board member of the Foundation for Southeast Texas, Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas, the Symphony of Southeast Texas and the Texas Energy Museum. He and his wife of 32 years, Gay, have three children and one granddaughter.
Susan Williams Simmons is a 1968 graduate of Lamar University. She earned a B.S. in elementary education and, after graduation, taught at Fletcher Elementary in Beaumont until she founded her own retail operation, The Caterpillar, a children's specialty store that she managed for eight years. She then moved on to serve as vice president in charge of decorating and space planning for CODA, the family construction company owned and operated by her husband, Jimmy.
For the last 25 years, Simmons has been a highly successful Beaumont Realtor. Her most dedicated efforts and greatest impact, however, have been with Lamar University. She has been actively involved in the life of Lamar since 1970, when her husband accepted his first teaching position at LU. The list of the areas that have benefited from herinvolvement and engagement are literally too numerous to name. She has served as a tireless ambassador for Lamar University throughout the community and has worked with faculty, students, alumni and friends of LU to enhance the impact of Lamar University on students' lives and on the larger community.
Simmons has dedicated thousands of hours and used her vast knowledge of decorating and design to ensure that university remodeling and construction projects meet exacting standards. She has taken care to ensure that individual project designs and layouts have visual appeal and functionality and serve to complement the campus as a whole.
Her dedicated efforts have transformed the face of Lamar University and have helped to create an unmatched learning and living environment. She and Jimmy have three children and nine grandchildren.


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|View Poll Results: -Your- picks for the best songs in Macross Frontier [Multiple-pick Option Enabled]
|Welcome To My FanClub's Night!
|Shinkuu no Diamond Crevasse
|Aimo ~Tori no Hito
|Diamond Crevasse ~Sheryl Only♥
|Northern Cross
|Anata no Oto
|Seikan Hikōu
|Ai Oboete Imasu ka ~Ranka
|Watashi no Kare wa Pilot
|Diamond Crevasse 50/50
|Aoi no Ether
|Neko Nikki
|Nyan Nyan Service Medley
|What 'bout my star?@Formo
|Triangler ~ Maaya Sakomoto
|Iteza☆Gogo Kuji Don't be late
|What 'bout my star? ~Sheryl
|Aimo OC
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|2011-03-18, 19:03
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|2011-03-19, 02:03
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And 'most sales (in this case her singles) are geared towards kids'? I am currently what-ing at that. >______> I'm more inclined to believe that anime that she has starred in are geared towards teenagers (Kobato is more generalized and for girls, Kampfer is err... For males, as expected, MacrossF, though Basquash is arguable). In that case, wouldn't the target audience would be more appropriate to be teenagers than kids like you are claiming?
Also, I think I burned my mind when I realized she is voicing a mecha-musume character in a game (EYES. MIND. NOOO.)
In any case, Iunno why the heck you are Goddess-ifying NakaMegu while trying to downplay May'n contributions in a way. The claim that Kawamori doesn't like May'n voice is probably the most egregious one I have heard of. (I mean, c'mon, do all characters that has lots of singing have to be voiced by people who are able to sing? CV-ing =/= singing, May'n obviously is trained for singing only. :S)
|2011-03-19, 03:51
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Other possibilities were either Nanase or Brera, if you look at it.
After all, Nanase has a crush on Alto very early on. Brera tends to be protective of Ranka. In a lot of ways, either person could've taken Sheryl's place in the original script. Being a writer, I've also done this: reconsidered my options of ending or roles for characters.
I see how he could get the idea of Ranka/Alto/Nanase or even Alto/Ranka/Brera.
For the first, Nanase is an older girl whom lives off in a dream world of romance, much like Minmei whilst Ranka is the younger girl whom has a dream world of her own but knows the importance of death from her past. Most likely, Ranka would've won the triangle in that case, given their character difference.
For the second, Alto is very dense and often easily distracted, and a brat at most times, whilst Brera is protective and able to defend when necessary, but also listens. I think that Alto would've won the triangle because... well, Brera is an android... and also, if Kawamori stuck with the "brother" move at the end, it would've ticked off the whole romance situation. But really, I still think Alto would've won without it just because Ranka starts to love him from the beginning of the series.
But when he chose Sheryl: he literally oversold her.
Sheryl's character took way more steps than anyone in the Frontier storyline, even Alto - the main character! She not only grows up and opens her heart, but she learns the importance of life itself and everything else whilst Alto still remains a dense idiot thinking he can make a difference (as Yasaburou so kindly interprets behind the words "if there wasn't an enemy, would you fight?") and Ranka remains a dreamy girl whom wants to save the world but doesn't quite know how.
If you look back at Macross F in 40 years, the only thing you'll remember is Sheryl. Not even Alto: the star; or Ranka: the loli.
But he doesn't want you to forget the three of them, which is why he was so uptight about the movie's release. If he had followed the original story he had with the 25 episodes, he would've ended up building up Sheryl to a climatic close and you'd forget Ranka's contribution at all to the series. He wants you to remember Macross Frontier: Alto Saotome, Sheryl Nome, and Ranka Lee (even in that order).
Look at it this way, 9/10 people I talk to about Macross 7 only remember Basara or Fire Bomber, never the singers from it like Mylene. To be quite honest with you, most people remember Minmei and Misa because they were neck and neck at the end of 1982's 1st Macross series. Their popularity was the same at the end of the series. But when it comes to Macross Zero, most people don't notice the Mao was even there. It's times like that that Kawamori realizes they don't truly respect his characters as a whole. And so, he contributed more.
Honestly, if you hadn't watched SDF-1, would you realize that Klan and Michael replace Max and Milia in Macross F? No. You would not. You would probably not realize until you read an interview somewhere that Kawamori based Macross F after his previous Macross series.
That is what Kawamori addresses with the movie. Now you will forever remember Sheryl - the character who captured your heart in the series, Ranka - whom gave her blood to save Sheryl in the movie and contributed to the ending battle, and Alto - whom died to save them all.
But with Megumi Nakajima, maybe they think she can't do any better. She hasn't had proper training, I assume. I think that she isn't like Megumi Hayashibara, whom could fit more than one role because her voice was that flexible. Perhaps Nakajima just can't fit the "sad" role or "lonely" voice. It is more than just the "geared towards kids" part, but perhaps that's where they think her music can go at this point.
May'n is not a kid-friendly person in the sense of playing a child or teenager role other than Sheryl, probably.
Nakajima, however, is. And they take advantage of that.
Now Sheryl's voice actor, she might. (I freaking forgot how to spell her name again. >____> I blame Google for several different answers... Aido, Endo... ugh...) It depends on how high her voice can get or whether her training is good enough.
A voice actor like Kagome's from Inuyasha might be able to play Ranka and Sheryl without anyone noticing. She was a good voice actor.
Earthquake news about Kawamori and staff!
News about Kawamori: he's alive.
News about Studio Nue: they're okay!
Phew, I checked on all the studio sites and they reported they are okay. Apparently, Kawamori and staff were in Hong Kong at the time of the earthquake.
|2011-03-19, 04:43
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|2011-03-19, 06:46
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Snipping the reply for the first one since it is way too off-topic for Music discussion. That and I'm lazy to think with all this multi-tasking atm That and I suspect my tl;dr hurts people's eyes. >_O
And Macross F (the one where most of her songs comes from) is not. Her songs for dorama stuffs doesn't seem to be so. Kobato might, but honestly I'm putting my bet that it has quite a lot of teenagers too. Basquash's Eclipse group is incredible for the seiyuu's fanbase. Kampfer is without doubt seiyuu fanbase-milking. Don't even make me say anything about the mecha-musume part ;_;
... And personally speaking, when I was a kid, I care little about buying CDs and would rather buy those *shudders* Barbie-esque toys. Or merchandise with anime characters. Which is why aiming to sell J-pop CDs to kids were never in the mind of money-making producers. Frankly speaking, seiyuus/J-Pop singers-related products seems to be more marketed towards teenagers and up. Would kids ever buy Budokan concerts tickets/DVDs, commonly speaking? Would kids ever buy seiyuus' magazines to search more for their idol? Only a handful methinks.
And again, May'n is not doing any training for voice actors which is why the notion of her voicing a character is not really applicable. Again, Singers =/= voice actors, even though some voice actors do sing (Haruka Tomatsu comes to the mind) they never have the exclusiveness like singers have in terms of royalties, since the focus of VA is voice acting.
I have been saying quite a lot of time that I'm a bit rocky when it comes to NakaMegu thanks to her doing both singing and VAing in her debut rather than focusing on one area firstmost--I found her VAing in the original series to be lacking in something that makes her memorable, and her songs have rather easy pitch which while put her clear voice better, it doesn't show her skill to be a flexible singer. Still not liking her VA job, but I do like her singing more as of now :3
And most Japanese speaks Engrish. Really. Now don't say that "BUT HIKKI. D: SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH WUNDARFULLY" as the counter argument--There are differences if you have stayed abroad and know how weird speaking English with Japanese way of pronouncing words. (FYI, I have a Japanese friend in my training year. I was... Kinda confused when she do presentation in her first year. )
... /cough seiyuu mania persona is turned off. COUGH.
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On other news, I just found out that Kawamori and staff were in Hong Kong at the time of the earthquake and tsunami. They are fine. There is no word on Macross F, though, so I'm supposing they haven't figured out about the studio building itself yet?
I'm still wondering if there is another album for Macross F coming out. Someone put up that one would come out this month ("the end of triangle album") and another would be the soundtrack (like background music I suppose). Perhaps he/she doesn't truly know what Kawamori has in store. Then again, perhaps he might release a few more singles. It is like Kawamori to release singles. Just look at the first movie.
But that's assuming the studio is okay.
As for Nakajima, I'm glad she's okay. And May'n too. I would say that once you know the seiyuu are fine, I'd think you'd update about the studio itself; as even if the seiyuu survive, without the studio, what would be of Macross?
According to Anime Network, Studio Nue hasn't updated; but Kawamori says that his crew was with him and that no injuries should befall people left in Japan. I'm supposing that he felt the earthquake or tsunami from Hong Kong cause it says "the river is rustling" on his twitter on March 11th right at the time of the earthquake.
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I think the problem is that you make a lot of assumptions, but don't label them as such.
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And May'n isn't a voiceactor. Though her songs are featured in anime, movies, and videogames. You need training to become a voice actor.
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BTW, just asking once again, are there more WinAmp skins for Sheryl than the one with her alone ( the pink one ) and the one with Ranka? I'm kinda hankering for a change for my player... ^^
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Does it matter whose voice was 'searched' first? Pip Bernadotte was the first character Hirano created ever (he made him for rpgs during high school and became attached to him above any character). He was still not the main character for Hellsing.
Anyway, the story was mean to have two singers.
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One of the qualities of May'n's music that I like is that it sounds mature, like music for an older audience. "Get Ready," "Moshimo Kimi ga Negau no Nara," and "XYZ"? Oh yes~ <3 It's catchy, pleasant to the ears, and not every track sounds like a character single (at least, to me. I don't picture Sheryl singing May'n's music anymore since I've picked up Styles, Ready Go!, and If you... over the past year).
Mamegu has been putting out more beautiful songs through Macross lately that I really enjoy, namely "Songbird." More music like that, and I think Mamegu could blow everyone away.
Both artists will be okay in my book as long as they don't try to pull a "Boku wa Kuma." (I don't completely understand why Hikki did that song in the first place, since it's really out of place on her Heart Station album as a children's song.)
Though, I've noticed a change in how May'n sings since the beginning of Macross Frontier. I can't really put my finger on it, but she sounds different now, and I noticed it more with her If you... album and her songs on the Netabare album. It's a positive change, IMO. Her singing sounds more established, I think?
(I'm sorry if it sounds really vague, because I'm not entirely sure how to put it into words myself.)
IIRC, she was uncomfortable with her high-pitch voice at one point because she didn't like the way it sounded, or something along those lines? I remember reading it somewhere.
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Well, May'n also has that voice. She can pull it off right away. Look at some people who speak like a child and yet can pull off something like Kelly Clarkson or Celine Dion. If you need help understanding that, watch some of the American Idol finalists.
Nakajima, however, seems to have problems meeting this kind of singing. With the exception of Aoi no Ether, her songs have always sounded peppy, as if she starts to try for the serious tone and then it fades into her hyper voice. Technically, I think she has trouble keeping the tone rather than the voice itself. For Nakajima and what I noticed with Watashi ni Dekiru Koto was that she sometimes builds for the same type as Diamond Crevasse and then loses the tone halfway through. She needs training upon the tone rather than her voice.
Plus, her singing voice is always going to be different while singing. She can't help that. I sound deeper but when I sing, I sound just like Ranka - high pitched.
But Watashi ni Dekiru Koto was a lot like Songbird with the exception of the loss of tone halfway through. I don't think that she could blow everyone away like Megumi Hayashibara or Utada Hikaru, but she could earn a platinum album section.
It's a preference thing.
I think that in the beginning, she wasn't quite sure what she was doing, as any normal Macross joiner. As I recall, they had the same confusion when Nakajima sang Watashi no Kare wa Pilot for the first time, trying to understand how Minmei's singer gave it to you. And they somehow ended up with what they got. It's difficult to know what the audience will expect of you and also how to portray the character you are/are not playing. And for May'n, who was not directly Sheryl's seiyuu, had to compensate for it by solving the character herself. And this left confusion, I'm sure.
Hm, you're the first person to say you like most of Sheryl's songs in the new album. Quite honestly, a lot of people say they hated the songs for their certain type of music. To me, it shows the Japanese have come a long way. I remember listening to the Slayers soundtrack the night before the Macross album first came out. I was blown away by Frontier's new album. Music has come a long way since even 1996. I embrace that.
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It's a matter of taste, I guess, because I also like "Koi wa Dogfight" and "Niji-iro Kuma Kuma" on the Netabare album, and I haven't heard many people say so far that they like those songs.
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I prefer Kousoku Climax than the English version, and I dunno why Kindan no Elixir is so hard to grow in me (maybe it was too hard for me to understand what the meaning of the song before I watch the movie first).
My favorite goes to Kuma Kuma, dShudiStab, Sayonara no Tsubasa, and F refrain.
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Rick is not my type when it comes to training. My helper has a Shepherd that I'm fond of. He's training for his brevet currently and would be ready soon if his dad would put a muzzle heel on him. He's a bit dirty but I like a little fight in my dogs.
I have three dogs I'm working but I'm only working two of them pretty seriously. My male Doberman, Brody, has been ready for his ring 1 for a long time but he's been very dirty and it's taken me along time to clean him up. We may attempt a level two if I can ever trial and pass at one but he suffered an injury last year that may prevent him from competing. As long as he seems to be doing fine I am determined to get his level one. He deserves it. He was born to play the game but I got him at a year and a half from someone who was very inconsistent in his obedience training and caused some issues. Between that and our lack of people to train with I've let him down. He easily could have been a level three dog. Which for a Doberman is difficult to find.
Kimber is my female Doberman and she's been plagued by a host of health issues that has only served to slow us down even more than a lack of help has. She too has the desire to play the game but will be limited to only a brevet or maybe a ring one if her health holds up. I'm just taking it easy with her and if it happens great, if not I'm not going to stress over it. She's got the obedience part of it down pat and is a great learner who loves to work. But we're having some issues with the bitework.
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Hey Darya thanks for the heads up. I work later on the day so 2:30 I couldn't do that. Can you hit on the weekends? Is there a court where you usually play?
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Planning for the Worst: Could Anything Have Helped in Haiti?
By Dennis Walikainen | Published
Last week's destruction in Haiti resulted from a huge earthquake near a susceptible population. The increased number of residents living in hazardous places around the world is the motivation behind a unique graduate program at Michigan Technological University.
"We try to reduce vulnerability," says Bill Rose, professor of petrology and director of Michigan Tech's Peace Corps Master's International Program (PCMI) in Natural Hazards Mitigation. "We can tell people what may happen, and we can help save lives; we increase awareness and the ability for people to save themselves."
The three-year master's degree program includes a two-year field experience abroad. There, communication is key.
Rose stresses the importance of talking to people in local schools and government agencies before natural disasters occur. In addition to earthquakes, student volunteers in the program address volcanoes, floods, landslides and droughts.
They can help by aiding in "community-level natural hazard education," according to John Lyons, currently a PhD candidate at Michigan Tech who participated in the PCMI program in Guatemala. Although better known for its volcanic hazards, Guatemala is home to numerous earthquakes, says Lyons.
"They had no education or planning," Lyons recalls. "So we went through the basics with the teachers first, teaching them how earthquakes occur and what to do in the event of an earthquake. Then we taught their students about earthquakes and ran the schools' first earthquake drills."
Residents may also need to be taught what might seem obvious, Rose says. They can be taught that a river valley can become dangerous, so they should get out of the valley into the hills instead of moving downstream. Or the not-so-obvious: in the case of a tsunami, if a wave goes out and exposes bare ground, head for the hills too.
One major problem is that there are so many more pressing issues in most countries, Lyons says, and earthquake or volcano education can be pushed aside. That is especially true in Haiti, Rose adds, where the people clamor for clean water and sanitation, better housing and healthcare.
"Hunger takes precedence," Lyons says.
But volunteers can teach "simple things" that students can do on their own, Lyons adds, such as "getting under desks or in doorframes instead of running down the hallway or pushing toward exits."
Lyons believes that the Peace Corps volunteers could also learn first aid and be trained as first responders.
"We could go into the disaster scene and give advanced first aid," he says, "or help with triage, organize searches and potentially help people get out of collapsed buildings."
Volunteers could take on the role of disaster response workers, in addition to their normal Peace Corps assignments. Previous talk on training and certification of volunteers as first responders has been cut short because of funding, Lyons says.
"As a volunteer, there is a difference between identifying a problem or hazard and being able to address it, because the scale is so huge," he adds. "That's why it's important for all volunteers, whether they are from forestry or business or humanities, to get involved in some sort of hazard awareness and disaster preparedness."
Lyons spoke from experience about one common obstacle. Smaller earthquakes can occur more often, and the locals can become desensitized to them, as was the case in Guatemala when he was there--until they were hit with a 6.1 quake, albeit far from the epicenter.
"We were heading for the doorframes," he says, "and we were wondering if it would get bad."
It's hard to imagine any good coming out of anything as bad as the earthquake in Haiti. But Rose hopes it might
"The disaster might lead to more earthquake engineering," says Rose, "where structures can be rebuilt to withstand quakes for another 100 years or more, and even if they receive some damage, they won't collapse like they did."
Rose says it is especially necessary to build better hospitals, schools and other places where people congregate. "It might cost a bit more, but it will be worth it."
Rose knows his subject. He's been involved in hazard communications for many years in Guatemala and elsewhere. And, although the Michigan Tech Peace Corps program has focused on Latin America, they want to expand into Indonesia, too, he says.
And he sees another potential outcome.
"The increase in populations in hazardous areas has changed the habits of geologists," he says. "We used to go out in the woods alone and come back weeks or years later with a load of rocks and a map, then stay in town just long enough to find the next spot in the woods that needed attention. Now we have to communicate with people long enough to be sure they understand. We call it social geology. We are much more connected, and the world needs it. It feels good."
He says the world also needs better communication about other earth science issues, such as global climate change.
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Many brilliant young scientists have realized that DNA, cell structure, the atom, the universe, the complexity of all parts of nature are too purposefully formed to have accidentally occurred by chance. It is obvious to them that there was purposeful creation by an Intelligent Designer, and that the spontaneous generation theory is not an acceptable hypothesis for the origin of life. The old atheistic evolutionary theory is being questioned, and that has infuriated the scientific community that is presently in control. Even though, they have only theories and hypotheses, based on unproven assumptions, they consider their positions to be without dispute. Thus, they have waged war against the free thinking, Intelligent Design scientists, and are persecuting them. Ben Stein in his DVD documentary, "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" exposes this harassment.
"Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" was directed by Nathan Frankowski, produced by Premise Media, and the satirical narrative commentary provided by Ben Stein. It is a masterpiece of documentary film that exposes the dark side of the mainstream science establishment. Numerous scientists, and educators of major scientific organizations and universities have been victimized by the evolutionary scientific establishment. These visionaries have dared to notice and mention the order, the purpose, and the complexity of nature. They have hypothesized that the mysteries of nature could be explained by the planning of an Intelligent Designer; instead of by the random chance of spontaneous generation. Darwinian evolutionists are incensed by such a hypothesis, that anything in nature be attributed to creation by a Supreme Being. Darwinian evolutionists do not attribute any formation in nature as being created; they believe that everything evolved. Most of these theoreticians are atheists who consider God a myth, or they are Agnostics who believe that there is no god present now if there ever was one.
The scientists and educators who have entertained thoughts of a possible Intelligent Designer are not necessarily Christians or Creationists. They are not know to be preachers, elders, deacons, or Sunday school teachers. They refer to the mastermind that appeared to have planned and formed nature as the Intelligent Designer. They do not pray to the Intelligent Designer or try to start a church. They do not use the names of God, Yahweh, Jehovah, or Christ. Yet, atheistic evolutionists label them with the worst insulting name they know – Creationists. However, these individuals, who consider that there may be an Intelligent Designer, are not Creationists. Creationists are generally Christians or Jews who believe the God of the Bible created all things. The evolutionary community does not want to distinguish between the Intelligent Design believer and the Creationist, because they both question the theory of evolution. Atheistic evolutionists disrespect both, and use tyrannical tactics against them. The Intelligent Designers loose their academic careers or research positions and are treated as traitors. Along with Creationists they endure name calling, slander, false reports, and are blacklisted. Atheistic evolutionists discredit the research and factual discoveries of Creation Scientists and Intelligent Design Scientists by labeling them ignorant, backward, uninformed, primitive, and just plain stupid. They try to distract from their credibility by bombarding the new discoveries with masses of old hypotheses that they represent as scientific facts.
Ben Stein exposes the persecution of the Intelligent Design scientists, who were once devout evolutionists. These people did not convert to Creationism. They just recognized some of the fallacies in the theory of evolution. The American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Center for Science Education strongly oppose the 2008 DVD "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." Reviews from liberal periodicals like USA Today, Scientific American, and The New York Times condemn it as dishonest, ruthless, conspiracy-theory, and insulting propaganda. The documentary seems to point out that freedom of speech in America may have some tyrannical opposition in the area of education. Vintage film clips of Jews being persecuted by Hitler and the Nazis during the Holocaust in WWII are peppered throughout. Although, evolutionists do not like to claim the racist part of Darwin's book, "On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life," Adolph Hitler did. The favored race, of course, was northern European Caucasians, and those people of darker skin, hair, and eyes were labeled less evolved by Hitler. He excused the extermination of 6 million Jews by having them declared mostly ape, and less human. These abominations were inserted in between stories of scientists who were being persecuted, because of their doubts about the theory of evolution.
The Anti-Defamation League strongly opposed the use of the Holocaust in the documentary. They stated, "Hitler did not need Darwin to devise his heinous plan to exterminate the Jewish people and Darwin and evolutionary theory cannot explain Hitler's genocidal madness." However, Hitler did use Darwin's theory, and his classification of the evolution of man from an ape. According to Darwin, some groups of people were less evolved and more ape than man. In Chapter 5 of Darwin's book, "The Descent of Man," he states, "With savages, the weak in body or mind are soon eliminated. We civilized men, on the other hand, do our utmost to check the process of elimination. We build asylums for the imbecile, the maimed and the sick. Thus the weak members of civilized societies propagate their kind. No one who has attended to the breeding of domestic animals will doubt that this must be highly injurious to the race of man. Hardly anyone is so ignorant as to allow his worst animals to breed." Hitler not only murdered 6 million Jews, he also exterminated mentally and physically handicapped individuals, Gypsies, and a multitude of true Christians who tried to save them. Atheistic evolutionists do not want these facts broadcast, because they want their theory to continue to be socially acceptable.
Ben Stein has been highly criticized for his part in "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." He made this statement in the article, "Mocked and Belittled," in World Magazine,
"I was approached a couple of years ago by the producers, and they described to me the central issue of 'Expelled,' which was about Darwinism and why it has such a lock on the academic establishment when the theory has so many holes. And why freedom of speech has been lost at so many colleges to the point where you can not question even the slightest bit of Darwinism or your colleagues will spurn you, you'll lose your job, and you'll be publicly humiliated. As they sent me books and talked to me about these things I became more enthusiastic about participating. Plus I was never a big fan of Darwinism because it played such a large part in the Nazis' Final Solution to their so-called 'Jewish problem' and was so clearly instrumental in their rationalizing of the Holocaust. So I was primed to want to do a project on how Darwinism relates to fascism and to outline the flaws in Darwinism generally." Ben Stein, Nathan Frankowski, and Premise Media are very brave and should be commended for their film that is a masterpiece of truth that defends the right of free speech in the scientific community.


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On a Saturday that included three contests against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, the University of Redlands made it a clean sweep with a dominating football victory to complement the men's and women's soccer victories. While leaving no doubt about its ability to bounce back from last week's heartbreaking loss, the No. 17 Bulldog football team cracked the school's top-10 list for scoring with tonight's 61-20 performance, landing seventh all-time for points scored at Redlands.
During the solid showing in front of 1,850 fans, the Maroon and Gray recorded a variety of firsts with a well-rounded effort from all facets of the team.
Redlands took advantage of excellent field position throughout the game, beginning with its second drive when sophomore running back Bobby Brown (Ladera Ranch, CA) carried the ball twice for a total of 36 yards into the Sagehen end zone. This initiated an impressive night for the quarterback-turned-ball-carrier, eventually leading to 116 yards on the ground and the first two rushing scores of his Bulldog career.
Early in the second quarter, junior wide receiver Ryan Curnel (Simi Valley, CA) caught his first collegiate pass for 13 yards and the touchdown, capping off a six-play, 68-yard drive for the Maroon and Gray.
However, Pomona-Pitzer responded with a seven-point play on the ensuing drive to cut its deficit in half.
Nonetheless, Redlands answered right back with a 54-yard touchdown catch by senior wide receiver Mark Richardson II (Los Angeles, CA) from junior quarterback Chad Hurst (Dixon, CA).
Sophomore kicker Kevin Grady (Seattle, WA) continued with the night's trend of first-time achievements when he booted a 42-yard field goal through the uprights for the longest of his career, resulting in a 24-7 lead for the Bulldogs.
After halftime, which included fun football activities for kids as part of Take a Kid to the Game Night, Redlands erupted for 37 points while allowing only 13.
Among the highlights, junior defensive back Scott Payton (Sammamish, WA) nabbed his first career interception for a 60-yard scoring return with 8:04 remaining in the final frame. In addition, senior quarterback Les Obie (Huntington Beach, CA) recorded a three-yard scamper into the end zone for his inaugural score as a Bulldog.
Overall, the Redlands defense racked up 13 tackles-for-a-loss of 39 yards with junior linebacker Jordan Garcia (Carlsbad, CA) leading the charge with two. He finished the night with 16 total hits, including 12 of the solo variety.
In addition, Redlands held Pomona-Pitzer to only 35 yards rushing on the night.
Sophomore defensive back Jessie Hobbs (San Diego, CA) notched his inaugural interception grab early in the first quarter and senior defensive lineman David Williams (Fontana, CA) blocked the Sagehens' extra-point attempt early in the fourth stanza.
Hurst led the Maroon and Gray offense with his first game without an interception, recording 306 yards on 19-for-31 passing. He connected with four targets during the game, finding sophomore wide receiver Taylor Irwin (Rocklin, CA) and Richardson for 108 and 105 yards, respectively.
Pomona-Pitzer's (0-4, 0-1 SCIAC) junior quarterback Luke Ferguson (Silverton, OR) stepped up with a 312-yard performance in the absence of the NCAA Division III's leading rusher, junior Luke Sweeney (Broken Arrow, OK), who sat out Saturday's game due to injury. Ferguson recorded 35 completions of 58 attempts with two picks.
Redlands (3-1, 1-1 SCIAC) heads to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on Oct. 15 for a 1 p.m. showdown with the Stags.


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Achieving consistency at the administration level and keeping an eye on class sizes at the Dighton elementary school are goals of Dighton-Rehoboth Superintendent Anthony Azar.
DIGHTON — Achieving consistency at the administration level and keeping an eye on class sizes at the Dighton elementary school are goals of Dighton-Rehoboth Superintendent Anthony Azar.
This was one of the reports delivered on Wednesday night at a unique roundtable meeting between two Rehoboth selectmen, all three Dighton selectmen and the three school superintendents that represent students in both communities.
Azar officially became the superintendent in July and asked almost all of the district employees from custodians, teachers and secretarial staff to fellow administrators what their expectations are of him. All delivered the same message — they wanted to know how long he would be staying in the district.
Azar, a Rehoboth resident of 12 years and a former Taunton school principal, reassured them that he has no intentions of leaving any time soon. Azar has two children in the school district and is also a Rehoboth youth sports coach.
"My connection (to the community) is deep," Azar said.
Rehoboth selectman called Azar's residency in the community a "breath of fresh air."
"You have a more vested interest in the community," Rehoboth selectmen chair Michael Costello said, comparing him to past superintendents.
Azar said he hopes that his connection has a trickle down effect and expressed optimism that it will at the high school level. The school recently appointed 32-year old Kevin Braga as the next principal of the high school. Braga was an assistant principal at the school and a teacher before that. Braga also graduated from a neighboring district — Taunton
Azar also noted that he and his staff are keeping a close eye on the high class sizes at Dighton Elementary School.
Dighton selectmen echoed the sentiment, and added that Dighton's recent population growth is the highest in Bristol County.
Bristol Agricultural High School principal Stephen Dempsey said when he launched his long tenure at the school 31 years ago, the school campus was a center for agricultural activity. The town of Dighton itself is geographically the center of the county.
Dempsey said with the recent initiative of the students' farmstand and the farmers market events, that tradition is returning to the school.
Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical High School Superintendent Richard Gross said school students continue to work out in the community and recently helped build additions to the school to help accommodate the population growth.
"I am so impressed right now," Selectmen Chairman Dean Cronin said, adding that he took two words from the entire night's proceedings — communication and cooperation.
He said that will definitely exist between the two communities and all three superintendents.


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Kitchen Tour: Jessica's Soulful Rental Kitchen
What gives a kitchen soul? What makes it look like a place you'd like to hang out in, spend some time stirring up a sauce or a batch of homemade bread? We show you all kinds of amazing, expensive kitchens here — like Piper's Dream-to-Reality Kitchen, from earlier this week — but we also love to celebrate the smaller, more modest places that many of us call home. Rental kitchens, even, like this cozy, soulful space where reader Jessica cooks. See how she used artwork and a few homey touches to turn this little space into the heart of her home.
Jessica lives in Quincy, MA. When she wrote to me to share her kitchen, she explained, "Our place is a rental, so our ability to change much in the way of aesthetics is limited, but our kitchen has a good stove, ample counter space, lots of windows and a whole lot of soul." Sounds a lot like the rental kitchens I've inhabited all my life, too — and probably you could say the same! Every kitchen gets its charm and soul from those who use it, but this is perhaps more apparent in rental kitchens.
Any kitchen, whether it's a modest rental or a dream space, customized to within an inch of its life, should be a place you love to cook, and a place you love to hang out. As Jess says, "This kitchen is used constantly. I cook at home because I love it, and to gather material for my personal blog. There is no place I would rather be on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon."
And that's really the best praise a kitchen can have. Read on for a few questions for Jessica about her kitchen, including one of the best pieces of kitchen advice we've ever had in our questionnaires!
10 Questions for Jessica (and Her Kitchen)
1. What inspires your kitchen and your cooking?
All the ladies in my family. My mom, aunts, cousins and of course, my sister. We are SO into our food. The best place to be is in the kitchen, around the counter, cooking, eating and cackling at each other's jokes. My sister once left me a seven minute voicemail about a soup she had just made and how good it was. That's what kind of girls we are. We spend our entire dinner hour talking about other food we have eaten, places we have eaten, things we have cooked and what we're going to eat next.
I'm also drawn to certain ingredients depending on who I am cooking for. If I'm having a particular friend over for dinner and I know something they really love, I'll use that as inspiration and go from there.
2. What is your favorite kitchen tool or element?
My favorite element of our space has to be the two walls of windows. This place is drunk with light all day long. It's just the kind of spot you want to hang out in and my absolute favorite place to be on a weekend afternoon (unless it's beach weather).
As far as tools go, it's a three way tie between my industrial grade skillet, chef's knife and immersion blender. Also, dish towels. I punish them on a daily basis and use them for everything.
3. What's the most memorable meal you've ever cooked in this kitchen?
Shortly after we moved in we invited a bunch of friends over for St. Patrick's Day. It was on a Tuesday that year. It was fun because the food was simple and delicious; there were plenty of beers and a really good crowd. I made a Guinness Shepherd's Pie and some Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Bailey's Frosting. My mom made Irish soda bread which we slathered with lots of Kerry Gold. It was a really fun way to break up the week.
Also, any Sunday breakfast at home. I teach (yoga) several nights a week and Paul practices with his band, so we rarely eat dinner at home, together. Sunday mornings are a good excuse to sit down at the table for a while, drink too much coffee and reconnect.
4. The biggest challenge for cooking in your kitchen:
The biggest challenges I face are: keeping stuff (my crap) from accumulating on the kitchen table during the week (i.e. jackets, purses, cell phone chargers and mail); also organizing cookie sheets and baking dishes. Don't open those lower right cabinet doors, man. It's like a Jenga of various cookware and I am the only person on earth who knows how and why it fits together.
5. Is there anything you wish you had done differently?
We rent, so there's not much we can do in the way of permanent renovations. We have been able to make some small adjustments and enhancements to make the space nicer. Removing the cabinet door to expose the shelves and dishes was a really easy thing that had a large aesthetic impact. Also, incorporating lots of artwork and showing off colorful dishes and appliances ups the cozy factor.
There are only two things I really dislike in my kitchen: the cabinet doors, which are made of un-sanded, painted plywood (this means everything that touches them snags or gets a splinter). Also, the "tile" backsplash seriously hurts my feelings. It's rough, white ceramic that looks like it has been drawn on with blue crayons. I try not to let it bother me, but truth be told it's the first thing I would take a sledge hammer to.
6. Biggest indulgence or splurge in the kitchen:
Nothing really! Everything I own, I feel like, is either thrifted or gifted. My plates are from a flea market; my pots, pans and kitchen table were my Nana's; silverware was pilfered from roommates that moved out and left it; my food processor was a gift from my mom (and a floor model so it was a steal); the stand mixer, my dad gave me for Christmas last year and my knives were a gift from my aunt, who is extremely generous and wanted to support my cooking and writing, so she hooked me up with some fancy cutlery that I could have never afforded on my own.
I feel extremely lucky because I have everything I need and I've never really had to break the bank. Getting indulgent for me is hitting the "fancy" grocery store antipasto bar on a Friday night without worrying about what it costs. That's my idea of a good time!
7. Is there anything you hope to add or improve in your kitchen?
A dishwasher would, without a doubt, have a huge impact on our quality of life. I like to cook all the time, but sometimes I hesitate because I'm soooo sick of doing dishes. I'd also love a Gel Pro mat, because I cook barefoot for hours at a time and I think my aching knees would thank me.
If we owned this space or were given carte blanche to remodel it, we would keep the layout as it is and just class up some elements: white subway tile on the backsplash, a nice deep farmer's sink, concrete countertops and ditch the drop ceiling and overhead fluorescent lights.
8. How would you describe your cooking style?
Simple, savory and easy going. Less is more. Do not fear butter and salt. I like to use good ingredients and try not to screw with them too much. I cook mostly vegetables and whole grains; sometimes fish or chicken, but rarely meat. Cool months yield lots of soups; warm months mean grilling out and making delicious salads. I use recipes or ideas as a loose framework and then just do what feels right. Unless I'm baking, in which case I try to be precise, because I know how that can go south, fast.
I get a whole lot of joy out of cooking and I'm careful to keep it that way. Sometimes this means I have to tell myself "Jess, don't be a hero." It's fun to try new things, but I don't cook to impress others. It should be fun to get ready for a party; I shouldn't be sweating over 17 different types of fancy appetizers swearing my head off in the kitchen when everyone will just end up eating the pigs in a blanket anyways. I try to remember to enjoy myself, even if I have to be reminded twice.
9. Best cooking advice or tip you ever received:
Last Thanksgiving I made the world's worst pie. I mean a disaster of epic proportions. My Aunt Sally was like, "A little garnish of whipped cream and you should be good." Then she looked at me and said, "You know 'garnish' is French for 'f*ck up', right?" That's probably the best cooking tip I've ever heard.
10. What are you cooking this week?
The answer to this question will always be pizza. On Saturday, I tried my hand at the Skillet Lemon Soufflé in Cook's Best Skillet Recipes (surprisingly simple!). I'm headed out of town on Thursday morning, so I will probably be scraping from the cupboard shelves as an effort to not buy groceries (which means pasta).
• Mixer: Kitchenaid
• Plates and pot holders: Anthropologie, Target, flea market
• Coffee Maker: Chemex
• Baskets and knit washcloths: made by my mom
• Kitchen chairs: IKEA
• "Hot Stuff" trivet: Etsy (found by way of thekitchn!)
• Yellow lamp: IKEA
• Red lamp: Pier One
• Pot rack: made by my dad
• "Big Trouble in Little China" print by Travis Pitts (found on imagekind.com)
• Three prints in frame and two prints on window sill by James Polusky
• "At First Sight" print by Jyll Ehtier Mullen (www.sickfeet.net)
• The other two paintings I did in and after college.
We're always looking for real kitchens from real cooks.
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Kindle vs the best of the rest: Do you need an eReader and will it save you money?
Christmas is coming and many retailers want one gift to top everyone's wish-list – an electronic reader.
A wave of these devices is being launched in a market where downloaded books are already starting to outsell printed ones.
For every 100 printed books sold by online shop Amazon this year, 114 were downloaded from its website to be read on an ebook. Ebook downloads make up 15 per cent of all book sales.
But do you need one? And will it save you money?
The tablet test: How do the Nook, Sony and Kobo compare with Amazon's Kindle?
Kindle is the biggest seller in an increasingly competitive arena.
Last week, consumer lobby group Which? awarded Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite 'best-buy' status, followed by the Sony Reader.
Other popular ebooks include the Nook by Barnes & Noble and the Kobo by WHSmith.
I love mine but electronic books are not always cheaper
Converted: Miranda Moreno, with daughter Kitty, now loves her Kindle
Moreno, a medical journalist from Battersea, south-west London, was
given a Kindle for Christmas two years ago by her husband Nick.
Miranda, 46, an avid reader, admits her heart sank when she ripped open the wrapping paper – but now claims that she could not survive without an ebook.
'I read the same amount of books and still prefer the appeal of a printed novel,' she says. 'But rather than go on holiday with a suitcase full of books, I can just take a handy reading device. It's also comfortable to read in bed.'
Miranda is not impressed by the cost
of some ebooks as online novels can be more expensive than even
hardbacks sold at discount.
example, the hardback version of J. K. Rowling's new book, The Casual
Vacancy, was selling for £8 (a £12 discount on the £20 retail price) at
Amazon last week. The ebook version, for use on Amazon's electronic
Kindle reader, was going for £11.99.
who has three children, Joe, 16, Maddy, 14, and Kitty, 9, believes her
purchase is more about convenience than saving money.
Buying a reader is straightforward. The devices connect to the internet through wi-fi, enabling you to download books at home, in cafes, or wherever you can obtain a connection. You then buy the content from an online bookshop, with the download taking place more or less instantaneously. If you use a Kindle, you can buy through your Amazon account.
What are your options
should be aware of the different formats on offer. The Kindle allows
access only to Amazon purchases, for example, while Kobo, Nook and Sony
use the ePub format.
Each format has its own online store stocking more than a million books with prices for specific books roughly the same. Apple users are encouraged to use its iBookstore, although a Kindle app available for iPhones and iPads means those with these devices can read Kindle books, too.
Peter Crawshaw, co-founder of online bookshop lovereading.com, says: 'Each ebook provider pushes its own website for sales but readers should compare before taking the plunge – and shop around for the best download deals.'
Outfits such as Lovereading can help with choosing book downloads – as well as provide book tasters for free – while the ebook gadgets are best compared online and tried out in High Street shops.
Crawshaw says: 'Factors to consider include backlights that allow you to read in the dark as well as battery life.
'Some readers last more than a month between recharges – ideal if you're going on holiday. It should also be possible to enlarge text for easier reading. And some allow you to play music or audio books.'
He believes the quality of ebooks is comparable between popular models and that with most offering enough capacity for at least 1,000 books, memory should not be a major concern.
If the ebook device is lost, readers should still be able to retrieve the book from the online shop.
ebooks vs mini-tablets: which do you want?
With a typical six-inch screen, pages are comparable to those of books so the decision about which ebook to buy might simply come down to how it feels in the hand. Dearer tablets offer greater internet access, colour screens and apps, but will not make the reading experience any better.
Crawshaw points to the new Kindle Fire HD, launched in October with a top-end model costing £159.
More than a book, it allows users to watch movies and surf the web. All this may be excessive for those merely wanting to curl up on the sofa with a good book.
Other recent arrivals include the £109 Kindle Paperwhite, the £109 Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, the £79 Nook Simple Touch and the £119 Sony Reader PRS-T2.
Jim Martin, features editor of per cent Advisor magazine, says: 'As technology has improved, so has the quality of the ebooks. The screens are increasingly like paper on the best devices.'
But he warns: 'Don't be seduced by expensive tablets. They may offer extra facilities such as the internet, but the screens tend to glare like computers.'
Once a book is downloaded, readers can dip in and out whenever they like, never needing a bookmark, and are not tied into any contracts. They can access dictionaries or mark passages at a click of a button.
Kindle allows books to be lent for up to 14 days at no extra charge. But not all books qualify for lending and those that do may be lent only once.
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Federal prosecutors said Monday former state Senate Democratic leader Bob Mellow should be sentenced to two years in prison for public corruption, while his lawyers argued for probation only.
SCRANTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Monday former state Senate Democratic leader Bob Mellow should be sentenced to two years in prison for public corruption, while his lawyers argued for probation only.
A prosecution sentencing memorandum said Mellow's actions, which they outlined in detail, compared to those of other state legislative leaders who received multiyear sentences for similar crimes. He is due to be sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
"When a powerful and influential lawmaker breaks the law and abuses the public trust, the best way to promote respect for the law is to significantly punish the lawmaker by imposing a substantial prison sentence," federal prosecutors wrote.
Mellow's defense lawyers argued that his background and status as a first-time offender would justify a sentence of probation.
"Mr. Mellow is extremely remorseful and does not need incarceration to be deterred from future criminal conduct," his lawyers wrote. "Moreover, the irreparable harm to Mr. Mellow's reputation and good name and the loss of his substantial state pension already constitute substantial punishment."
Mellow, 69, retired in 2010 after a four-decade Senate career.
Prosecutors said his staff worked on state time on a range of political campaign activities in 2006.
They called him "a lawmaker who broke the law; an elected leader with power and influence who abused that power and influence; a legislative leader who placed his own political ambitions above the public's trust."
They argued that a 24-month term would be in line with sentences imposed on other former lawmakers who have been convicted of misusing their office, including Vince Fumo, John Perzel, Bill DeWeese, Mike Veon and Jane Orie.
"Like all of these other state legislators, Mellow abused the public trust by misusing legislative staff and resources for political campaign and fundraising work," prosecutors wrote.
They also are seeking $80,000 in restitution.
Mellow's defense attorney, Sal Cognetti, declined comment beyond what was in the defense sentencing memorandum.


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Our tours stitch together riverside bike paths, city bike lanes, and neighborhood streets to create exciting bike riding experiences. They cover primarily flat terrain (Denver is one of the flattest cities in the country) and are rated easy to moderate. Plan on a 2 to 2.5 hour long ride over a distance of approximately ten miles for our CITY TOUR, and 30 minutes for our QUICK TOUR. On the QUICK TOUR you will keep the bike as a rental (included in the price) for the next 3 hours.
Ever notice the horse on top of the chair at Civic Center Park? Or that French garden over by Elitch's? Denver is full of interesting sights that are not always visible to the casual observer. At Bikalope Tours we strive to bring Denver's hidden gems to light and we never stop exploring the city to find the next great attraction to add to our tours.
Denver was founded by gold prospectors and claim jumpers. It boasts the country's largest park system and it is the only city in the world to have rejected the Olympic Games after it was selected to host them. Denver has a history as unique as its mile high location and at Bikalope Tours we carefully craft each of our tours to share this unique story.


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Delaware County Courts
Treatment Court
The Delaware County Treatment Court was first presented as a concept when the Delaware County Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council brought the idea of applying for a Federal grant to the County Court Judge in 2002. The concept of alternative and innovative sentencing had just begun as an effective tool in addressing the underlying substance abuse dynamics in many criminal and vehicle and traffic cases.
The Delaware County Treatment Court has evolved from the efforts of a multi disciplinary team of professionals. Members of this team represent the Criminal Court Judiciary, District Attorney, Defense Attorney, Probation, Law Enforcement, Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Mental Health, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, and Academic resources.
Delaware Counties Drug Court initiative formally started in January of 2003. A planning and development team was organizJanuary 24, 2013fort produced the foundation for today's working model. The Delaware County Treatment Court was approved for operation on January 2004. On April 26, 2004 a Treatment Court TeamJanuary 24, 2013re discussed. On May 24, 2004 the first two participants completed stabilization and signed their contracts that officially inaugurated The Delaware County Treatment Court. At the present time the Delaware County Treatment Court is dealing solely Felony criminal cases. The team and 6th Judicial District are looking to the future for the development and operation of a Family Treatment Court model.
The Delaware County treatment court will prove that it is "an alternative that works" returning individuals to the community as productive, healthy, law abiding citizens.