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Agreement Between Justices Scalia and Thomas During October Term 2012Closed Published by Kedar S. Bhatia April 23rd, 2013 in Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Statistics, Supreme Court
Over at Twitter, Mike Sacks posted an interesting question about the agreement rate between Justices Scalia and Thomas during October Term 2012:
Is it me, or have Thomas and Scalia been on opposite sides a lot more this term than in the past? #SCOTUS cc @dailywrit
— Mike Sacks (@MikeSacksHP) April 23, 2013
Comparing agreement rates for partial Terms can be tricky because the Court releases a disproportionate number of unanimous and 8-1 opinions early in the Term, and a disproportionate number of 5-4 and 6-3 opinions late in the Term. Therefore, if you want to figure out whether Justices Scalia and Thomas have been disagreeing more than usual, you have to look at how they've historically agreed through that point in past Terms.
I have interim numbers for Terms from October Term 2008 to the present. Here are the Scalia-Thomas agreement numbers through April for the past four Terms and October Term 2012:
Here are the graphs for each level of agreement:
So, I think the conclusion is that the Justices Scalia and Thomas are disagreeing at a higher rate than usual, but not by much.
Advocates Arguing from Private Practice (OT 2000-2011)1 Comment Published by Kedar S. Bhatia January 24th, 2013 in Statistics, Supreme Court Bar
In my last post, I provided a list of the top Supreme Court advocates of the twenty-first century who had never worked in the Office of the Solicitor General. As a comment on that post mentions, some who made my list had previous experience in state SG offices, such as Greg Coleman and Ted Cruz, who both served as the Solicitor General of Texas. The chart I provided is useful because it highlights the advocates who were able to get a toehold in Supreme Court litigation without being a former member of the Office of the Solicitor General, a remarkable occurrence. Many members of my list also developed a robust Supreme Court practice without a Supreme Court clerkship.
But as the comment points out, it would also be interesting to look at the top advocates who argued from private practice, regardless of whether they have previously held positions in the OSG. Without further ado, here are the top ten private-practice advocates of the twenty-first century:
|21st Cent.
Private Args.
Private Args.
|All-Time Args
|Carter Phillips
|Sidley Austin
|Seth Waxman
|David Frederick
|Kellogg Huber
|Tom Goldstein
|Goldstein Russell
|Theodore Olson
|Gibson Dunn
|Jeffrey Fisher
|Stanford Clinic
|Paul Clement
|Walter Dellinger
|Donald Verrilli
|Jenner Block
|Maureen Mahoney
|Andrew Pincus
|Mayer Brown
There is only one woman on the list, Maureen Mahoney. The next woman on the list would be Patricia Millett, with six appearances before the Court since 2000. There are also no minorities — as far as I can tell — but Sri Srinivasan has six appearances from private practice. John Roberts is also high on the list with eight arguments from private practice since 2000.
A few important caveats apply. First, Jeffrey Fisher is included here because, although he is not in private practice, he still has to perform the functions that define top litigators: selling his services, getting clients, and winning cases. I might be more hesitant to include someone who served in a state SG office during the relevant period, but no advocate in the top ten raised that problem. Second, this chart covers only October Terms 2000-2011. That means arguments from the last four months are not included, although nearly all have since added to their tallies: Garre (4), Fisher (3), Frederick (3), Goldstein (3), Waxman (2), Clement (1), Olson (1). If I included arguments during OT 12, Gregory Garre would slide onto the list with eleven private arguments in the last decade, eleven private arguments all-time, and thirty-nine all-time arguments overall.
Top Supreme Court Advocates of the Twenty-First Century3 Comments Published by Kedar S. Bhatia January 24th, 2013 in Statistics, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Bar
I have a new Article out in the Journal of Legal Metrics entitled Top Supreme Court Advocates of the Twenty First Century. You can download the article here here.
This Article identifies the Supreme Court litigators who have argued at least five times since October 2000, making them — by some measures — "expert Supreme Court litigators." It identifies all members of this elite tier and then breaks them down by demographics such as gender, ethnicity, law school, past clerkships, and experience in the Office of the Solicitor General.
Identifying the members of today's elite Supreme Court bar reveals several interesting trends. The members skew overwhelmingly white, although there are several young, minority members of the Supreme Court bar who have the potential to argue many cases in the near future. The elite bar also contains more men than women but, like with minorities, several women in recent years have taken positions that place them before the Supreme Court with increasing frequency. Predictably, top law schools are the best represented, although their presence may be smaller than some suspect. The best predictor of a law school's presence in the elite Supreme Court bar is it's Supreme Court clerkship potential, not it's U.S. News & World Report ranking — although those two measures closely track one another.
For a quick glimpse at the list, here are the ten advocates who have argued most frequently since October 2000:
|Current Position
|21st Cent. Args.
|All-Time Args.
|Paul D. Clement
|Bancroft PLLC
|Edwin S. Kneedler
|Deputy SG
|Michael R. Dreeben
|Deputy SG
|Theodore B. Olson
|Gibson Dunn
|Carter G. Phillips
|Sidley Austin
|Malcolm L. Stewart
|Deputy SG
|Gregory G. Garre
|Latham & Watkins
|Seth P. Waxman
|David C. Frederick
|Kellogg Huber
|Patrica M. Millet
|Akin Gump
|Matthew D. Roberts
|Ass't to the SG
Of those advocates, only Clement and Garre have argued all of their cases during the past twelve years. Kneedler is most prolific advocate currently practicing, although he trails Clement by fifteen arguments since the beginning of October Term 2000.
My Article breaks down the advocates by several demographic factors, including race, gender, law school, and Supreme Court clerkship. But I think one of the most interesting charts is the Table H, which features the top Supreme Court advocates who have never served in the Office of the Solicitor General (with fellowships and internships excepted):
|Overall Rank
|21st Cent. Args.
|All-Time Args.
|Thomas C. Goldstein
|Jeffrey L. Fisher
|G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.
|R. Ted Cruz
|Gregory S. Coleman
|Paul M. Smith
|Laurence H. Tribe
|Jonathan S. Franklin
|E. Joshua Rosenkranz
|Kevin K. Russell
|Eric D. Schnapper
Here are the top advocates from other categories:
- Top Female Advocate: Patricia Millett (24 appearances since OT 2000) (31 cases appearances all-time)
- Top Minority Advocate: Sri Srinivasan (20) (20)
- Top Advocate from a non-top 10 law school: Gregory Garre (35) (35)
The Article is largely based on the Decade Advocate Scorecard that I have been developing and releasing for the last few years.
Justice Thomas' History at Oral ArgumentClosed Published by Kedar S. Bhatia January 14th, 2013 in Clarence Thomas, Oral Arguments, Statistics
The big news in the world of the Supreme Court today is that Justice Thomas finally spoke at oral argument. It is not clear exactly what he said — the transcript provides very little guidance — but we will hopefully know more when the audio from oral argument is released on Friday.
How often has Justice Thomas spoken in the past? Not a lot. Prior to OT2004, Supreme Court transcripts read only "QUESTION:" when a Justice spoke, rather than identifying the Justice by name. Beginning in October 2004, the transcript began identifying Justices' individually, allowing advocates to better analyze transcripts and allowing scholars to better study oral argument at the Supreme Court. It also let me measure how many times a particular judge got the courtroom to erupt in laughter.
Based on transcripts that identify Justices by name, Justice Thomas hasn't been especially chatty on the bench.
|Questions by
Justice Thomas
Justice Thomas' participation before OT 2004 is harder to measure but several sources note that he spoke very sparingly. David Savage estimated in 2007 that Justice Thomas spoke "roughly once per Term":
Only Justice Clarence Thomas is silent on the bench. Roughly once per term, he asks a question during oral arguments. Still, Thomas' studied silence prompts lots of speculation. With his passive expression and long gazes at the ceiling, he looks out of place amid his engaged and animated colleagues.
In 2002, Dahlia Lithwick observed that Justice Thomas speaks only four or five times per Term:
Many of us in the courtroom were surprised simply at the sound of his voice; he speaks only four or five times a year, less often than most of his colleagues speak during an average morning.
So it seems clear that Justice Thomas speaks very sparingly. The more interesting question, however, is what his relative silence means for his objectives, the Court's legitimacy, and the rule of law. I think it means relatively little for the latter two; legal and political circles often joke about his lengthy silence but I think it means little to the Court as an institution. As Justice Thomas remained silent, his colleagues continued to ask questions at a feverish pace.
But Justice Thomas' silence might negatively impact his ability to persuade his colleagues to join his outside-of-the-mainstream views. David Karp wrote an interesting student Note in the Florida Law Review in 2009 where he argued that Justice Thomas would serve his own interests by engaging advocates — and by extension other members of the Court — during oral argument. But Karp also argues that Justice Thomas's odd combination of silence during oral argument and comparatively bold writings weakens the Court as an institution:
This Note argues that Justice Thomas' profound silence during oral argument undermines the Court's deliberative process — and weakens the legitimacy of the far-reaching conclusions, like those in Morse, that Justice Thomas reaches without the benefit of briefing or oral argument. By removing himself from oral argument, Justice Thomas' opinions do not benefit from the full adjudicative process designed to test theories in open court. Many of his opinions, therefore, read less like the product of actual litigation, and more like constitutional commentary on issues related to — but not directly raised in — a case. Justice Thomas' silence on the bench is more than a peculiarity; it allows him to announce new theories of the Constitution without vetting those theories in open court.
I can't say I completely subscribe to Karp's argument, but his Note does make for an interesting read. To boot, the sources he chooses to support his argument are exquisite (especially the second source in footnote 17)!
Likelihood of a Petition Being Granted4 Comments Published by Kedar S. Bhatia January 10th, 2013 in Court Procedure, Statistics, Supreme Court
There are a lot of numbers thrown out about the likelihood of a cert. petition being granted. The number I've always heard is 1%, but I sometimes hear numbers as high as 5%.
According to statistics from the Supreme Court, between June 30, 2011 and July 2, 2012, the Court disposed of 7,654 appeals and granted 63 for oral argument (.862%). That doesn't count GVRs, but with those, it is safe to say the rate of grant is about 1% for all cert. petitions.
If you want to break up petitions into paid and IFP petitions — the most obvious division among all appeals filed at the Court — the following table provides a breakdown of the cases disposed of and granted during a twelve-month period between June 2011 and July 2012:
Of course, last year was a slight aberration because the Court decided fewer cases after oral argument than it had in at least the past twenty years. But data from the previous year confirms that the past year was only a slight deviation from the norm. During the previous twelve-month period, the Court granted 76 of 1580 paid petitions (4.8%), 14 of 6245 IFP petitions (.224%), and 90 of 7825 all petitions filed (1.15%). Here are averages of the past 10 years:
If you need to tell someone how likely it is that a petition will be granted, here is a cheat sheet:
- Overall: 1%
- Paid petition: 4%
- IFP petition: .1%
Advocate Watch2 Comments Published by Kedar S. Bhatia January 8th, 2013 in Advocates, Court Procedure, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Bar
With the Term quickly approaching it's midway point, we can take a look at which advocates have made the biggest mark on the Term. Hearing Lists for the October to January sittings have been released, with only February, March, and April to go.
Perennial Term leaders Paul Clement and Carter Phillips haven't appeared at the Court as much as they usually do. Clement will argue his first case of the Term tomorrow (Maracich v. Spears), and Phillips has yet to argue a case during October Term 2012. Last year, the two had fourteen combined arguments in twelve different case. Clement is likely to argue at least two more cases this Term, representing the respondents in both U.S. v. Windsor and Baby Girl v. Adoptive Parents. As far as I can tell, Phillips does not appear as the counsel of record on any parties' briefs for cases that will be argued this Term, suggesting he may not make any appearances at all. Gregory Garre, who had a strong showing during October Term 2011, is repeating much of his success — his four arguments through January match his total from last year.
With three arguments this Term, Tom Goldstein overtakes both Patricia Millett and Matthew Roberts to become the tenth most frequently-appearing advocate of the twenty-first century. Tom has twenty-five arguments since October 2000 and twenty-eight arguments total. Ahead of him is David C. Fredrick, who has argued three cases this Term, thirty-two since October 2000, and forty all-time.
The following non-federal government attorneys have at least two arguments through January:
A quick perusal of the cert.-stage briefs for the rest of the Term shows a familiar trend. Repeat players like Clement, Waxman, Blatt, Rosenkranz, and others show up on many briefs, and we are likely to see even more talent brought in at the merit stage as those briefs are filed and as the remaining cases are granted for the Term (for the record, I think there will be about five more petitions granted for OT12).
Concurring or Dissenting Without an Opinion1 Comment Published by Kedar S. Bhatia January 8th, 2013 in Samuel Alito, Supreme Court
In today's decision in Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a line at the end of the five-page opinion reads:
Justice Alito concurs in the judgment.
That line signals that Justice Alito agreed with the judgment of the Court (to reverse) but did not join the majority's reasoning. In a break from the norm, however, Justice Alito did not write an opinion explaining his decision to concur in the judgment only.
Concurrences and dissents without opinion used to be fairly common, but in recent years they have become increasingly rare. Here are a few of the more famous examples:
- Justice Gabriel Duvall dissented without opinion in the landmark case Dartmouth College v. Woodward. As one commentator noted, "[d]issenting without opinion in one of the most important cases of his time somehow seems appropriate for Justice Duvall, who some have argued is the most insignificant Justice of all time."
- In Keyes v. School District No. 1 (1973), Chief Justice Burger concurred without opinion after some miscalculated maneuvering resulted in him losing a majority.
- Justice Pierce Butler dissented without an opinion in the Court's infamous 1927 decision, Buck v. Bell. In that case, the Supreme Court upheld a Virginia statute enforcing compulsory sterilization for the mentally retarded. Phillip Thompson discussed that dissent in excruciating detail a few years ago in a very interesting law review article.
- From 1939 to 1973, Justice Douglas dissented without opinion in 25 tax cases, 20 of which were dissents in favor of the taxpayer. A fascinating book was written on the topic by Bernard Wolfman et al., Dissent Without Opinion
- In McCain v. Lybrand (1984), Justices Blackmun, Powell, and Rehnquist concurred without dissent in a decision expanding the scope of Section 5 of the VRA. A year later, in NAACP v. Hampton County Election Commission (1985), Justices Powell and Rehnquist concurred again in the judgment without authoring an opinion. In these two Section 5 decisions, Justice Powell and Rehnquist could really see their view of the VRA slipping away, but the precedent just didn't fall in their direction.
- In the landmark First Amendment and gender discrimination case Roberts v. Jaycees (1984), Justice Rehnquist concurred without opinion. Justice Scalia did the same thing two years later in a related but less-known case, Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte.
As far as why concurrences and dissents without opinion matter, John Kelsh provides an interesting hypothesis about the relevance of this practice during the Taney Court:
[T]he Taney period saw a dramatic increase in the use of dissents and concurrences without opinion. The Marshall Court had used these sparingly, registering a total of forty-one during its thirty-five year run. By contrast, the Taney Court, which ran for thirty-three years, registered 389. The dissent or concurrence without opinion is useful only as away of separating the individual Justice from the Court. It makes no effort to convince future courts to adopt a different course or to persuade the current majority to tighten its reasoning. It simply preserves for the public and for history that this Justice disagreed. The increased use of the dissent and concurrence without opinion demonstrates the Taney era's increased emphasis on the role and opinions of the individual Justices.
The practice is plainly in decline today: there is only one concurrence or dissent without an opinion every two or three Terms. However, it's harder to say why Justices choose to concur or dissent without opinion.
Fascinating Video Interviews with Justice GinsburgClosed Published by Kedar S. Bhatia December 17th, 2012 in Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court
There are a series of video interviews with Justice Ginsburg that contain very interesting anecdotes about her life in the law and outside of it, including this one:
The Dean [of Harvard] greeted the women in the first-year class with an invitation to dinner at his home. And we thought, "Oh, how thoughtful." The Dean brought us in to his living-room and called on each of us to tell him, in turn, why we were at the Harvard Law School occupying a seat that could be held by a man.
In this video she talks about preparing to litigate her first gender discrimination cases:
You can find the other fascinating videos here. The embedded videos are a bit finicky, so you may have to watch the videos at the website itself.
The Supreme Court and Test CasesClosed Published by Kedar S. Bhatia December 5th, 2012 in Supreme Court
Joan Biskupic has an incredibly interesting article for Reuters about the man behind Fisher v. University of Texas and Shelby County v. Holder. Apparently Edward Blum, a 60-year old former stockbroker, recruited both Fisher and Shelby County for their challenges and, along with a group of conservative financiers, is paying the legal bills for both. A very interesting look inside two of the biggest cases of the Term.
Working largely on his own, with the financial support of a handful of conservative donors, Blum sought out the plaintiffs in the Fisher and Shelby County cases, persuaded them to file suit, matched them with lawyers, and secured funding to appeal the cases all the way to the high court. Abigail Fisher is the daughter of an old friend of Blum's – a man who happened to call when Blum was in the midst of a three-year search for a white college applicant who had been rejected despite solid scores. Blum eventually got Shelby County to file suit after trolling government websites and cold-calling a county official.
Blum introduced Fisher's father and Shelby County officials to the same high-priced but politically sympathetic Washington lawyers, who agreed to work for a cut rate to be billed to Blum's backers. Neither Fisher nor Shelby County is paying to fight the cases that bear their names.
It makes me think about the biggest cases in recent years and how many of them were test cases and how many were real "controversies" that started out the organic way. The last major Voting Rights Act case, Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder, was a test case as well; former Solicitor General of Texas Gregory Coleman took the case from complaint to the Supreme Court. The healthcare cases were definitely test cases. As Tom Goldstein notes at SCOTUSblog, the pending DOMA and Same-Sex Marriage cases are test cases, although they don't have the same coordinated flavor of some conservative test case. Hollingsworth v. Perry is a quintessential test case: David Boies and Ted Olson picked ideal plaintiffs to take their Prop 8 challenge through the federal courts. Office of Personnel Management v. Gil, a case out of the First Circuit, was backed by GLAD, the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. Windsor v. United States was filed with assistance from the ACLU.
It can be difficult to define a "test case." Plaintiffs in all of these cases want the relief they seek—Shelby County would be very happy to be freed from the yolk of Section 5 and the Prop 8 plaintiffs would like to be married—and many start out with their cases looking to challenge major pieces of legislation. But the defining feature of a test case is that the plaintiffs are picked from among many and backed by larger organizations. Sometimes they are prodded into filing, and sometimes they are picked from among many willing candidates. But test cases come in many shapes and sizes.
One way to figure out if a case is a test case is to look at the lawyers. In NWAMUDNO, for example, Coleman, a major player in the conservative legal movement, took a case from start to finish. In other big cases, minor litigants manage to get their cases to the Supreme Court and then switch to high-profile lawyers to argue their position (or even stick with their original lawyer).
What Does the Supreme Court's delay on the DOMA and Same-Sex Marriages Cases Mean? Almost Nothing.Closed Published by Kedar S. Bhatia December 3rd, 2012 in Blogosphere, Blogs, Court Procedure, Supreme Court
There have been a few news stories this week about the Supreme Court's non-action on the DOMA and Same-Sex Marriage cases late last week and today. Gawker argues, surely as a joke, that the Court is being deliberately obtuse:
Maybe they'll make an announcement Monday, maybe they'll wait until they meet again in January. Maybe they'll put their fingers in their ears and chant "I can't hear you, I can't hear you" until the seas turn red and the sun wheezes itself into blackness. They had been "widely expected to decide whether to take up a case that could ultimately determine whether there is a fundamental right to same-sex marriage," but you can't pin these nine free spirits down.
Ariane de Vogue at ABC News notes that "the justices surprised court watchers" by deferring to the next conference. At Above the Law, Elie Mystal quips: "SCOTUS is acting like an old college roommate who just came out is inviting them to a gay bar, and they're trying to politely decline without looking like raging homophobes."
I think the real explanation for the delay is much less exciting than the commentators want to believe. More likely than not, the Court was just taking more time to properly decide which cases will make for the best vehicles. There are ten petitions raising similar, but not identical, issues and each one presents a slightly different vehicle for review. It is not at all unusual for the Court to wait one or more conferences before granting a petition, especially in a complicated situation where simultaneous petitions are raising the same issues.
There is also a narrow likelihood that one or more members are preparing a dissent from denial if the Court intends to deny the Prop 8 petitions. The least likely scenario—and one that I think is fairly unlikely—is that members of the Court are preparing a summary reversal in one or more cases. Again though, I think the most likely reason for the delay is that the Court just wants more time to pick the right vehicle(s).


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Mary Louise Loucks, 93, of Helena, Mont., died at St. Peter's Hospital Jan. 1, 2013. Born in Sharon, Kansas, June 11, 1919, she was the first child of John Edmund White and Daisy Margaret Allphin White. The family moved to a farm nine miles south of Pratt, Kansas where Mary Louise grew up with her two brothers, Donald born in 1921, and Howard born in 1924. Donald died in 1935 and Howard presently lives in Pratt.
She entered Southwestern College at Winfield, Kansas with the goal of becoming a physical education teacher. After completing three years she transferred to Colorado College of Education at Greeley, Colo. In June of 1941 she graduated with a major in health and physical education and teaching minors in English and science.
She married Homer V. Loucks married July 3, 1941 at the Methodist parsonage in Denver, Colo.
Their son Brian Homer was born in 1942 followed by son John Donald in 1944 and daughter Rita Marie in 1949.
Mary Louise joined P.E.O while in Malta and was an active member for 50 years. She and Ginnie Lane were instrumental in organizing Helena Chapter BK in 1982. A charter member of BK, she served as its first president. From the beginning P.E.O. was important to her.
Mary Louise was preceded in death by her parents, John and Daisy White; her brother Donald and her husband Homer.
She is survived by her brother Howard White of Pratt; son Brian and Patricia Loucks of Great Falls, Mont., son John of Lincoln, Mont., and daughter Rita and Rod Boyer of Helena. Mary Louise is also survived by grandchildren Brian Lance (Julie) Loucks of Missoula, Mont., B.J. Loucks of Great Falls, Suzie Boyer (Brent) Poppe of Belgrade, Mont., and David (Jo McMullen) Boyer of Saint Cloud, Minn. Her great grandchildren are John David Poppe, Scott Morgan Poppe and Fiora Louise Boyer.
Funeral service was held at Anderson Steven Wilke Funeral Home 3750 N. Montana Ave., Helena, MT 59602 with burial at Forestvale Cemetery following the funeral service.
Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer the family condolences or share a memory of Mary Louise.

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Ridgway Area High School holds graduation ceremony
Ridgway Area High School held its graduation ceremony Sunday afternoon at Memorial Field. A total of 92 students graduated from the RHS Class of 2012. Ryan Patrick McClelland was the class president and spoke about the friendships he began to develop in high school. Starting off in preschool, I considered myself to be a bit of a loner, sort of like a 1-man wolfpack," McClelland said. "Moving all the time, I couldn't find the right wolves to invite to my wolfpack. However, coming into Ridgway High School my freshman year, I found that wolfpack. Meeting all sorts of people from community service opportunities, job shadows, sporting events, school, everything in between, I was able to develop friendships with everyone that no one can take away from me."McClelland named memories the class created together. "The four years of high school were certainly extravagant," McClelland said. "The dances, pep rallies, trips to Washington, D.C. New York City, I will always remember the memories we shared as a class, the Class of 2012. Unfortunately, it's time for each and every one of us to leave high school and start a new chapter in our lives. Whether it's college, enlisting in the Army, Navy, Marines or the Air Force. We begin our dream of becoming who we want to be." McClelland gave advice to the future seniors on how to make high school the most it can be. "Stay after school, it actually helps," McClelland said. "Get to know your teachers because they're simply great to be around. Follow the rules, if you follow them, you don't get in trouble, plain and simple. Stay active, whether it's sports, band, a play, clubs, et cetera, you meet lots of people and it's lots of fun. High school is what you make it. Make it the best times of your lives like the Class of 2012 did."Ridgway Area High School principal Heather McMahon-Vargas welcomed the administration, support staff, family and friends, and recognized the parents of the graduates. "Your parents have given you the love and support over the past 18 years of your life," McMahon-Vargas said. "It has been with their love and support along with your hard work and perseverance that has enabled you to achieve this milestone."McMahon-Vargas told the students to take pride in this accomplishment. "When you are presented with your diploma, you can take pride in knowing that it wasn't given to you, you earned it," McMahon-Vargas said. "You have worked hard to earn it. There are 92 sitting here and for some, this journey has been a bumpy one. For others, it was smooth sailing. Regardless of how you came to be here this afternoon, I am very proud of each and every one of you."McMahon-Vargas spoke of the many accomplishments done by members of this graduating class. "As individuals, you have made significant contributions to the Ridgway Area School District," McMahon-Vargas said. "As intellectuals, you successfully competed in Model U.N. and Mock Trial, and Science Olympiad. You came to us with experience in keyboarding, gaming and PowerPoint and you're leaving us in an era of AniMoto, Facebook, Flash Mobs, iPhone, tweeting and blogging. You made the honor roll, were named to the National Honor Society, Who's Who Among American High School Students, earned scholarships and awards that will support you in your pursuit of higher education. On the courts and fields, you have demonstrated phenomenal athletic talent and drive. You've won county tournaments, you competed and won at the district level of competition as individuals and as teams and you competed and placed at the state level of competition."As artists, you will forever be immortalized in the classrooms on our school walls and on our stages," McMahon-Vargas said. "You displayed your incredible artistic abilities in art, music and drama. Your image adorns the entranceway of FSG with Dr. Seuss' 'Cat in the Hat.' You starred in 'My Fair Lady.' You displayed your talents as window painters and did a nice job. You became accomplished artists, participating in the first annual RHS Art Exhibit. You supported athletic teams with your own version of a pep band."Pick up a copy of the Tuesday, May 29, 2012 edition of The Ridgway Record for more.


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I am engaged with a girl recently. My family was not happy with this engagement initially because both families are not of the same cast (Cast system is dominant here in Sub-continent).Now the things are normal. But the problem is that my parents lived in a village and I lived in another city for seek of my job and study. Some of the relatives of my spouse also live in the same village (also her relatives are not happy about this engagement. The only reason is cast difference). My mother in law is insisting that she would not be going to marry her daughter me until I buy a house at city where I am living for my job/study (I visit my parent twice a month) and also marriage ceremony will not take place at my village. They conveyed these two statements to me. I clearly told them before the engagement that I have not enough resources to buy a house in city but I will take one on rent and so far as marriage is concerned it will take place at village. But right know they are insisting to do at city and also buy house first otherwise they will break this engagement. Both of these are not possible for me and I know it in advance that my parents will also not agree to have marriage ceremony at some other place. My parents are of the view that after marriage, they will help us to shift to city. I liked the girl very much and in fact I prayed for her for many times. I fear that if I say that both of your conditions are not possible for me they will negate the engagement. I do not want to lose the girl. I am really confused about that, I know Allah will do well for me Inshahallah; I just want more on this from you. Also should I clear them about my condition once again? Please take this all in consideration and suggest me some useful guide lines fro Quran and Sunnah as soon as possible.
We do not really understand what you are saying about your family and your fiancée's family being from different castes. However, if what you mean by caste is tribe or clan or lineage, then the matter is simple and does not need any discussion from us; you will find information in question no. 13780 about this matter.
But if what you mean by caste is that she belongs to a sect that has different beliefs than yours – and we think that you are of ahl al-sunnah (a Sunni) – then in this case we must point out to you that among the sects that claim to belong to Islam are some that are beyond the pale of Islam, and some which have deviated from the path of ahl al-sunnah wa'l-jamaa'ah. Examples of the former include the Qadianis (Ahmadis), Ismailis, Huloolis, Raafidis (Shi'ah) and the Bareilawis. Examples of the latter include the Ash'aris, Maatreedis and Murja'is.
If your fiancée follows the beliefs of one the of sects that are beyond the pale of Islam, then it is not permissible for you to marry her, because they comes under the rulings on mushriks because of their apostasy from Islam. If she follows the beliefs of one of the misguided groups, then it is permissible for you to marry her, but you should be cautious about that, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) advised marrying women who are religiously-committed, so that the husband's own 'aqeedah would be safe with her, and so that he can trust her with his family and children.
'Imraan ibn Hittaan was one of ahl al-Sunnah, and he married a Khaariji woman in order to set her straight, but then he ended up becoming one of the leaders of the Khawaarij.
See: Siyar A'laam al-Nubala' by al-Dhahabi (2/214).
There are stern warnings narrated from the righteous salaf against sitting with and keeping company with the people of innovation and whims and desires.
Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
Do not sit with people who follow whims and desires, for sitting with them sickens the heart.
Tafseer al-Tabari (4/328).
Abu'l-Jawza' said:
Because sitting with pigs is dearer to me than sitting with any of those who follow their whims and desires.
Al-Ibaanah by Ibn Battah (2/438).
Abu Qilaabah said:
Do not sit with the people who follow their whims and desires, or talk with them, for I am not sure that they will not tempt you into their misguided ways or confuse you about what you know.
Siyar A'laam al-Nubala' (4/372).
Whatever the case, no doubt marrying a woman from ahl al-sunnah is better for you and your family and your children, unless this woman is like that because she is living among followers of innovation, and perhaps you will be rewarded for bringing her out of that atmosphere.
See also the answer to question no. 85370.
It is not permissible for you to hold wedding celebrations that include haraam things such as music, dancing and mixing. If that was stipulated previously, it is a false condition and you do not have to fulfil it.
In the answer to question no. 7577 we have explained how to deal with such situations.
In the answer to question no. 9290 you will find information on what it is permissible to use and listen to in celebrations.
If they insist on having a party – so long as it is free of sin – then you can have two smaller parties – as is usually done by people in your situation – one in their village and another with your own people.
With regard to their stipulating that you should buy a house, they have no right to stipulate that you should do that, unless that house will be for their daughter and they want you to put it in her name. There is no reason why the wife should not stipulate that the husband provide her with accommodation in her own land, or in some other place, and after marriage she has the right, if she wishes, to keep it or waive that right.
It is not up to the wife's family to stipulate the conditions of marriage unless they are doing it on behalf of their daughter, or the conditions are in her interests. But if her guardian stipulates something that has nothing to do with his daughter, that is not permissible. Rather conditions are to be stipulated by the wife or by her guardian on her behalf. In principle the guardian only has the right to agree to the marriage or not. Even the mahr (dowry) belongs to the wife and she is the one who stipulates it or delegates her guardian to stipulate it on her behalf.
The wife or her guardian may stipulate that you will live in their locality, and you are obliged to fulfil that condition, but they do not have the right to stipulate whether the house will be bought or rented.
If you want them to drop this condition altogether, or at least agree that the house is to be rented and not bought, then you must be gentle in negotiating with them, and seek the help of knowledgeable and wise people to speak to your fiancée's family, and pray to Allaah to make things easy for you.
See also the answers to questions no. 20757 and 10343.
We advise you to pray istikhaarah, for you may think that this woman will be good for you and your children when in fact that is not the case. We are ignorant and must seek the help of our Lord Who knows what is best for His slave and decrees that for him. We are helpless so we must seek the help of our Lord Who is able to make things easy or not, and He is able to divert things and prevent them from happening. For more details about the istikhaarah prayer, please see the answer to question no. 2217.
We hope that we have answered your question fully. We would also remind you of the importance of making a good choice when seeking a wife, and choosing one who is religiously committed, follows sound beliefs and is of good character. We ask Allaah to grant you a righteous wife who can help you to obey your Lord and protect you from that which is forbidden to you.
And Allaah knows best.


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Hillcrest Cemetery in Dry Ridge will now have more eyes watching out for thieves stealing from graves.
The Dry Ridge City Council approved annexing the 14-acre cemetery into the city limits during its Aug. 6 meeting in order to allow law enforcement to monitor the grounds when they are in the area.
The Grant County News was recently awarded the Project Patriot Business Award for service to veterans by the Kentucky Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
The News, which has been in business since 1906, was nominated for this statewide honor by the Captain John Lillard Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
15 Years
I am getting ready to head back to University of Louisville where I teach two courses so I really need to get organized. The garden is still producing and time needs to be spent on turning some of the bounty into things that can be enjoyed during the winter months. I have had the dehydrator going everyday this last week drying apples, peaches, berries, cherry tomatoes and potatoes. Plus, predictions of rising food costs (ironically current reports indicate that grain and sugar prices are affecting prices now and I don't eat much of that!)
I saw the strangest thing the other day: a bona fide whirlwind? I was taking water to the ewes and lambs mid-day and I looked up to see this swarm of plant material and whatever else was in it- swirl around a viburnum. It was hot out and only the slightest breeze was apparent.
August 7, 1997
The Grant County Ambulance is coming to town. The service, which is owned by St. Luke Hospital, will begin to operate from the Dry Ridge Fire House on Race Street. If things go as planned and the other emergency agencies are receptive, they may consider adding a second ambulance paid crew elsewhere in Grant County.
Who among us is guilty of not noticing something until it's too late? Yes, all of a sudden there is nothing left of your blue spruce or arborvitae. Bagworms have been munching on the needles for weeks and we wonder how it all happened. Well, they are at work right now so go outside and take inventory of your evergreens because that's what the bagworm likes the most. Now is the time they do their damage unless we put a stop to it.
This Another Place In Time photo features
Eloise Sebree Workman.
Eloise grew up in Grant County, with her brothers and sister. She married John Workman after 'courtin' in Grant County.
Thanks to Sharon Gabbard for calling in and thanks to Barbara Barker for submitting the photo.
July 24, 1997
St. Elizabeth Hospital has purchased land in Crittenden. The property was purchased for $365,000. This purchase has enabled the authority to retire its debt on the property within two years. "The Grant County Industrial Development Authority is pleased St. Elizabeth plans to expand in Grant County, said Wade Gutman, chairman of the IDA.
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Cooks & Cocinas: Sandi and Fred Goldner
Blending one part artist's vision and one part cook's practicality, a kitchen delivers big on form and function.
Who's cooking: Sandi Goldner, a freelance graphic artist and painter who specializes in pet portraits, and husband Fred, a retired gastroenterologist. They are members of Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, a group that celebrates wine and food.
What's cooking: In their divergent styles of cooking, Sandi is the recipe follower and Fred is the creative one.
"I've never met a recipe I didn't change. I like to adapt and see where I can cut out the fat," she says. She gives props to Fred for being an impromptu cook who can whip up dishes out of what's on hand. He likes tapas-style small plates, and his skewers of Italian sausage and figs are a favorite of guests.
Sandi combines her artistic skills with her flair for baking. Coconut macaroons, half-dipped in dark chocolate, are a study in contrast and deliciousness. For a friend's recent birthday party, she made a beach-themed cake complete with sand made of ground macadamia nuts.
They serve appetizers and wine when friends gather to watch the sunset or for a movie night. They also host dinner parties, often serving at an early 19th-century Spanish table in their wine room. With stone walls and old Chicago brick on the floors, the cozy space — complete with a turret — gave Sandi the castle look she wanted.
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Healthy choices: A 30-day stint on the paleo diet introduced Sandi to ingredients such as coconut oil, avocado oil and walnut oil. She adapted a banana pancake recipe with coconut flour and subbed a mix of fruit and agave nectar for syrup.
Healthy eating is less of a priority when they entertain. Sandi might prepare a rich dish such as risotto. "It's not health food," she says. Fred adds, "It's only one day."
In this kitchen: The Goldners built their home in the Altair subdivision on the far Northwest Side about four years ago.
The space: The kitchen, about 20 feet by 14 feet, is open to the living and dining areas, with views that stretch across miles of Hill Country. Two islands, one 11 feet wide and the other 9 feet wide, run parallel.
On the surfaces: Swirls of turquoise, teal, gold and white in the Louisa Blue granite counters set the palette for the house. "It's amazing what art nature can make," Sandi says of the granite, sometimes called Van Gogh for its splashes of color.
Sandi designed the center island to look like a piece of furniture. Its mesquite wood top echoes the floors and cabinets and sets it apart from the other counters. Soft Dijon-gold paint and twisted columns on the island base make it look like a piece of furniture.
Three coats of marine varnish keep the wood counter easy to clean.
A statement-making copper vent hood puts an exclamation point on the space.
Why it works: The Goldners tailored the space to the way they cook. With the two long islands, multiple cooks have ample room to work. He can wash dishes at one island while she cooks and preps in the other area. There's also room for guests who want to help. The space opens to the living and dining rooms, keeping the cook a part of conversation.
Cool-weather soup making is easier with a pot-filler faucet and an oversized burner on the cooktop. They included a warming drawer and ice maker for entertaining.
Sandi's aqua blue stand mixer is the focal point of a baking center, where cookie and cake ingredients and equipment are stored.
An avid recycler, Sandi included pull-out bins for recycling and compost.
Tucked in: One of Sandi's favorite details is the travertine-tiled spice alcove behind the cooktop, where she keeps the most frequently used salts, spices and oils.
On either side of the cooktop, tambour doors slide up to reveal cubbies that store small appliances such as a blender and coffee grinder. The coffee pot is stashed in a larger nook that's fitted with a slide-out shelf.
Open shelves in a section of the middle island store cookbooks.
Art's part: The Goldners gathered inspiration from model homes and magazines. Sandi drew on her graphic artist skills to create photo composites of ideas such as the area around the cooktop.
A heart and swirl motif plays out in ironwork Sandi designed for the wine room and in light fixtures and other accents, down to the antique-finish copper pulls on the refrigerator. A heart-shaped dinner bell found in Fredericksburg hangs by the dining table.
Live and learn: The Goldners love the openness of their kitchen, but Sandi sees a drawback in sometimes having dirty dishes in view of guests.
The layout demands a lot of walking. "I think the old-fashioned L-shaped kitchen works better because it's so efficient."
The concept of the two-drawer dishwashers appeals for its practicality, but it's not deep enough to accommodate large pots and tall pitchers, Sandi says. "Would I do it again? Maybe not."
Copper sinks and fixtures require waxing twice a year to keep their mellow shine. Though she loves the patina, Sandi says she might have chosen differently in hindsight.
Know of a good cook with a great kitchen? E-mail suggestions for Cooks & Cocinas to Home & Garden Editor Tracy Hobson Lehmann, firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Go Speed Racer, go!
Last night it hit me like a ton of bricks, and I knew right then that I had
crossed a fine line, a line I had hoped never to cross. My wife walked in, home
from work as usual. She took one look at me and got this tired, achy look in
her eyes. She had caught me an hour after the kids had gone to bed, playing
with myself. No, not "that" – I was sitting at the computer, staring at the
screen and had hardly noticed her come in. When I realized that my wife was
looking at me with new eyes, judging who I was by what I was doing with my computer,
I stopped and looked at the situation.
I actually had a steering wheel connected to my PC…pedals and all!!! I had
tunnel vision; the rest of the world didn't exist. My only reality was the race,
winning was everything, and I wasn't concerned with how her day had been, how
she was, or anything to do with her whatsoever (This is a new thing? – Ed.)
I had crossed into DORKDOM… Jesus, I guess they were right when they said
that Donkey Kong was just the "gateway game," that sooner or later I
would be playing harder and harder games. Until one day, I would be addicted.
Well, look at me now. I'm sitting in front of a $1500 piece of equipment that I have so lovingly assembled myself, purely for gaming. I call this part-time gig "my dream job," even though I write reviews purely to quench my passion for gaming, not financial gain (Hey, we pay in only the highest quality peanuts here. Be thankful, review monkey… – Ed.)
And so it goes that I am a slave to my addiction. I'm always looking for the
perfect high, trying desperately to find that certain feeling I get from a great
game. And despite a few flaws, BreakNeck certainly gives me that feeling.
Racing games have come a long way since the days of Super Sprint and
Outrun. The basic premise is still around – drive fast to win – but now
we have anti-aliasing and transparent fog to enhance the graphics to the point
of realism. We also have options, and lots of them, to really let us have control
over our gaming experience. It's these types of advancements that have brought
games to the point of pulling us into their worlds, and BreakNeck is
a game that really draws you in.
The graphics are excellent. The desert levels feel hot and the city levels
are very realistic. The level of detail is incredible; tail lights blur behind
dust kicked up by tires and perspective changes depending if you're in a super
cart or a semi. As you burn your way through the courses, the scenery flows
by like liquid, really adding to the sense of speed. On a midrange computer
(K/6-2 450, 128 MB RAM, Voodoo 3 PCI), the frame rates stay in the high 30's;
on higher grade rigs (Pentium 2 550, 256 MB RAM, Voodoo 3 AGP) they were in
the 60's. Occasional pop-up is noticeable, but it's no big whoop.
BreakNeck is chock full-o-options. There are 43 different cars scattered
across several classes to pit against each other in all out races. There are
Premium (sports cars), Classic (Cobra clones, etc.), Bonsai (little slow cars),
Semi-trucks, Monster trucks, and Formula 1. There are even "shootout" cars with
weapons galore mounted on the hood ala Road Blasters – blow the competition
away before they cross the finish line.
The options
continue in the 24 different tracks, each with several versions that result
in a whopping 96 total variations. Each track has different elements that affect
the race such as rain, snow and sand. In turn, each race has a different challenge,
from different speeds and handling to weapons to road elements.
The racing physics are definitely arcade; at one point, I discovered that
I could drive up the side of an Egyptian pyramid in a schoolbus. Not something
you should try at home. Flips are commonplace and can throw you to the end of
the pack for a while, especially in the Monster trucks and Super carts. This
makes first place a hard position to reach and keeps the competitive edge high.
There are three game options: Expert, Arcade and Multiplayer. Expert mode is for tech heads, with heavy focus on tuning options, contracts, and sponsorships. It's more setup than gameplay, but very deep; definitely for the simulation fan. Tune your suspension, tranny, and change tires for the different conditions.
Although a little more basic, Arcade mode offers as much gameplay without the technical aspects, much more for the "pop it in and race" type.
Multiplayer is a blast. I got a few of my friends together on a LAN and we
were up until 3:30 in the morning, obsessing on beating each other to the finish
or blowing each other off the track in Shootout cars. Frankly, I haven't had
so much multiplayer fun since I first discovered Quake
II. I would recommend a racing wheel, it really adds to the realism and
fun factor, as well as making control very exact. (Not to mention it kept me
in the lead all night. Sorry Damon and Carlos.)
Still, BreakNeck offers little beyond the standard racing gameplay elements.
You still just race around tracks. It doesn't do anything particularly new,
though at the same time doesn't do anything particularly wrong.
Overall, BreakNeck is a solid game with enough options and depth to
keep you interested for quite awhile. If you have access to a group of friends
and a LAN, this game is a must buy. If you are bored with racers that are limited
in the types of cars and racing situations, then you will love the variety that
this one has to offer. A welcome addition to any gamers collection.


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- Orientation of Honolulu, Kailua-Kona
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Faculty Artists
Aside from teaching, publishing and directing our ensembles, many of Lehman's Music faculty are celebrated composers, performers and recording artists. Composers John Corigliano, Dinu Ghezzo, and David Claman, pianists Diana M. Battipaglia, Molly Morkoski, Suna Chung, Peter Vinograde, and William Rodriguez, oboist Alan Hollander, trumpeters Jack Hyatt and Armando Rodriguez, percussionists Morris Lang and Victor Rendon, violinist Alexander Meshibovsky, and guitarist Francisco Roldan appear as soloists and chamber artists in performing venues throughout the region and around the world, and on CD.
Spring 2011 Faculty Recital:
Thursday, February 24, 2011 12:00 p.m.
Recital Hall (3rd floor, Music Building)
Professor Peter Vinograde, piano, will perform classical works Fantasie in F-Sharp Minor by Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt's Fantasy and Fugue on the Name BACH, and three short contemporary works by Alfred Fisher, Michael Matthews, and Mark Zuckerman.
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We're still recovering from Purim, and already Passover is upon us! I love this time of year. The eight day long Passover holiday commemorates the Biblical story of Exodus, in which the Israelite Jewish slaves of Ancient Egypt are liberated from slavery. Passover is a celebration of freedom. It's an expression of gratitude for the freedom we have (and so often take for granted). It's also an opportunity for the Jewish people to connect to their shared spiritual history. In a ritual feast known as the Passover Seder, the story of Exodus is told. Prayers and blessings are recited, songs fill the air, and beautiful traditions are kept alive through ancient customs. For Jews, the ritual of a Passover Seder meal is filled with reverence. The same prayers and stories have been said over the Passover table for centuries. It's a beautiful holiday that never fails to fill me with joy. The celebration of Passover is one of the many reasons I connected to Judaism, and eventually converted.
Many Christians also celebrate Passover in connection with the Christian holiday of Easter. In recent years, it has become more common for churches and Christian groups to host their own short Passover Seders, often led by visiting Rabbis. This spirit of cultural sharing is a wonderful way for people of different faiths to find common ground and foster mutual understanding.
A Jewish Passover celebration comes with a list of dietary laws that must be adhered to in addition to the normal kosher laws. For the eight days of Passover, we do not eat chametz, or leavened bread products. When the Jews fled Egypt, they did not have time to let their bread rise. Instead, they brought unleavened bread with them into the desert, which was baked by the sun (which is, in essence, matzo). That's why we use matzo and matzo meal products rather than leavened bread or grains during Passover.
While some folks dread the dietary restrictions of a kosher Jewish Passover, I welcome them as a unique culinary challenge. Over the years I've embraced the idea of cooking without chametz. It's pushed me to think outside the box and get creative with my cooking. I've been working hard and digging into my recipe archives to find some easy, yummy recipes for your Seder table. I'm excited to share these recipes with you!
In an effort to be both tasty and healthy, a lot of my Passover recipes this year will be gluten free or feature easy GF modifications. Because of the restriction on leavened grains, Passover is a great time to find substitutes for ingredients with gluten. For my gluten free readers, you'll be pleased to know that many of my Passover recipes can be put into your regular meal rotation throughout the year!
Today's recipe is a savory entrée for your Passover table. This braised brisket is slowly cooked over a long period of time, allowing the fresh herbs to deeply flavor the meat. Your house will smell amazing! Choose a fatty cut of brisket for best results; first or second cut will both work fine (first cut is typically leaner). No matter which cut you choose, don't let the butcher trim the fat cap/layer off—the excess fat makes the brisket moist and fork-tender after a day of slow cooking. You can trim the excess fat after cooking.
Make gravy from the pan drippings using a slurry of potato starch, then cover the meat with the rich herby brown sauce. Need a complimentary starch? You can serve the meat and sauce over my Yukon Gold Mash with Rosemary and Garlic (recipe posting tomorrow). Your guests will swoon. The best part is, it's all very simple to make!
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Savory Herb Braised Brisket
8 servings
15 minutes
6 hours
Meat, Kosher for Passover
6 hours 15 minutes
Simple recipe for mouthwatering Savory Herb Braised Brisket with fresh herbs. Slow cooked tender holiday brisket. Kosher for Passover, Meat.
- 5-7 lbs brisket
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 4 onions, diced
- 5 carrots, peeled & sliced into 1-inch pieces
- 5 celery stalks, peeled and sliced into 1-inch pieces
- 10 sprigs thyme
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 cloves garlic
- 1 quart beef broth
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Potato starch (optional)
- Fresh chopped parsley (optional, for garnish)
Recipe Notes
You will also need: Large heavy roasting pan (not aluminum or disposable), aluminum foil
GF Note: If you're cooking gluten free, make sure that your beef broth and potato starch are certified GF.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Rinse the brisket and pat dry. Rub both sides of the meat with black pepper and kosher salt.
Heat roasting pan over a medium flame on the stovetop. Drizzle a few tablespoons of olive oil into the pan. Brown the brisket on both sides—it will take about 4 minutes per side.
Remove brisket from the pan. Drizzle a little more olive oil in the pan and add the diced onions, carrot slices and celery chunks. Sauté the vegetables for a few minutes, scraping up the brown bits on the bottom of the pan with your spatula.
When onion is translucent and carrot slices are slightly caramelized, scoop them out of the pan and place in a bowl. Pour beef broth into the bottom of your pan till covered. Scrape up any remaining brown bits on the bottom of the pan as the broth heats up.
When broth is hot, add half your vegetables back into the pan spread out across the bottom. Place your brisket back into the pan, fatty side facing up. Place garlic cloves on top of the meat, evenly spaced. Add the remaining veggies to the pan, spreading them on top of the brisket to cover. Place herbs on top of the brisket and in the broth, evenly dispersed.
Pour more beef broth into the pan until it goes halfway up the sides of your brisket. Cover roasting pan tightly with foil and place in the oven.
Let it roast undisturbed for 5 to 7 hours. It will take about 1 hour per pound of meat (leaner cuts of meat may take longer—test for doneness). Brisket is ready when it flakes tenderly. You can let it cook even longer for a soft, shredded texture (my favorite!).
Remove brisket from the pan and let it rest on the cutting board for 20-30 minutes before slicing.
Strain pan drippings from the roasting pan into a saucepan and allow to cool.
Skim fat from the surface of the pan drippings…
then reheat the remaining liquid till hot (not boiling). Thicken with a slurry of potato starch to make gravy, if desired. You can alternately blend the softened vegetables into the gravy to thicken it.
Cut fat cap off the brisket…
then cut the brisket in thin slices against the grain.
Serve topped with pan juices or thickened gravy, along with the softened veggies if you have reserved them.
Garnish with fresh chopped parsley, if desired.
To Make Ahead: After cooking the brisket, open the foil to vent and let the brisket slowly return to room temperature. Switch the brisket and sauce to a ceramic or glass dish. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. Let the brisket chill overnight, or up to two days. You can also freeze the brisket up to a week ahead if you prefer. 1-2 hours before serving, remove the brisket from the refrigerator and preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. The fat in the sauce will have risen to the top, turned white, and solidified. Use a spoon to scoop the fat bits out of the sauce and discard. Take the brisket out of the dish and brush any excess sauce back into the dish. Place brisket on a cutting board, fat-side up. Slice the meat cold—first cut the fat cap off the brisket, then cut the brisket in thin slices against the grain. Return the sliced meat to the dish and spoon sauce over it, making sure to spoon a little sauce between each slice. Cover the dish with foil and place it in the oven. Let the brisket roast for 45-60 minutes till heated through. You can cook it even longer to let it become more tender, if you wish. Serve with hot sauce and softened veggies. You can also blend the veggies into the sauce to thicken it, if you prefer.


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February 07, 2013 13:00 ET
AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - Feb 7, 2013) - Today, the LIVESTRONG Foundation announced the appointments of Robyn Burchfiel as Vice President of Major Gifts and Cameron Krier as Director of Government Relations.
Burchfiel comes to the Foundation with a wide range of experience in major gift fundraising and corporate management from her previous roles as director of gift and estate planning and director of leadership gifts at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Most recently, she founded Empowered Fitness in Austin, aspiring to provide safe and effective fitness training for women with planning that allowed them to achieve their fitness goals with minimal supervision or personal training. The Southwestern University graduate also enjoyed a highly successful career in corporate sales management at Dell, Inc., where she developed key business strategies for global consumers. In her free time, Burchfiel enjoys hiking, biking, Bikram yoga and spending time exploring Austin's outdoors scene with her husband, Steve, and daughters, Savannah and Addie.
"Robyn's background and experience are an outstanding addition to the LIVESTRONG Foundation leadership team as it charts a strong, independent course in service to those affected by cancer," said LIVESTRONG Foundation Executive Vice President of Operations Andy Miller.
Krier's expertise in governmental affairs comes from a career devoted to public service. As Vice President for Federal Affairs, Advocacy and Public Policy for the Texas Hospital Association, she specialized in leading the development and implementation of federal legislative strategy for more than 450 members. As legislative counsel to U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Krier advised the senator on federal health, education and labor policy, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, appropriations under the Labor, Health and Human Services bill, and legislation related to the President's Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief. Krier served as the senator's lead staff member when drafting the 21st Century Cancer ALERT Act and worked to draft and negotiate passage of legislation related to cancer clinical trials. Krier holds a Juris Doctorate degree with a certificate in health law from Texas Tech University and a master's degree in public health from The University of Texas.
"We are excited to welcome Cameron to our team," said David Lofye, Vice President of Government Relations. "Her experience will be an incredible asset for the LIVESTRONG Foundation in its support for federal cancer funding and health policies that allow patients and survivors throughout the U.S. to thrive during and after cancer."
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About the LIVESTRONG Foundation
The LIVESTRONG Foundation provides free cancer support services to help people cope with the financial, emotional and practical challenges that accompany the disease. Created in 1997 by cancer survivor and philanthropist Lance Armstrong, the Foundation is known for its powerful brand -- LIVESTRONG -- and for its advocacy on behalf of survivors and their families. With its iconic yellow LIVESTRONG wristband, the Foundation has become a symbol of hope and inspiration around the world. Since its inception, the Foundation has served 2.5 million people affected by the disease and raised more than $500 million to support cancer survivors. One of America's top cancer non-profit organizations, the Foundation enjoys a four-star rating from Charity Navigator and has been recognized by the National Health Council and the Better Business Bureau for its excellent governance, high standards and transparency. For more information, visit LIVESTRONG.org.
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Trimble 46, Henry 22: The Henry County Middle School Wildcats fell behind by 10 points during the opening quarter against Trimble County on Nov. 19, and never recovered, losing to Trimble by 24 points, 46-22.
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Polystar Helps OperatorsMonetise on Big Data
Feb 25, 2013, 12:00 EST
STOCKHOLM, February 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Polystar, a leading supplier of Service Assurance, Network Monitoring and Test Solutions for the telecom market, will be showcasing its Big Data solution at the Mobile World Congress 2013 (25 - 28 February 2013, Polystar Stand 6D42, Hall 6).
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Polystar's real-time Network Analytics tools help network operators to harness the value of Big Data and successfully monetise their data assets.Polystar's solutions enable network operators to collect, manage and visualise vast amountsof unstructured data and provide the best possiblecustomer experience to their subscribers.
Having theright Big Data strategy in place becomes vital for network operators not only to run their operation better, but also to find new ways to drive revenues and grow their business. According to recent industry research, around 70 per cent of communications service providers hasalready established a strategy for Big Data analytics or see the necessity to do so in the coming months.
Polystar already has the solution in place that helps network operators to address this market challenge. It delivers turnkey, end-to-end solutions from data capture to business analytics that gives immediate value to company executives, operation and marketing representatives. Using thedata-gathering and real-time monitoring functionality of OSIX, along with the visualisation technologies of Jupiter, Polystar allows operators to gain a better understanding of the information goldmine and enables CSPs to discover new service delivery offerings. By analysing unstructured data coming from the network, Polystar'sanalytics tools grant a comprehensive view on the subscribers' activities and behaviour patterns, provide precise information on subscribers' location, devices and services they are using and pinpoint root cause for deeper investigation. In order to gain a competitive edge, data scientists and marketers need to fully exploit real-time network data and use it to provide value-added customised services to their end-customers. Finding and fixing issues more promptly leads to higher call quality, more profitable service and in the end, increased customer satisfaction and reduced churn. The real time view also helps operators optimise the usage of their network, which translates into substantial savings, as the network is a very valuable and expensive asset and its optimisation means millions of dollars in savings.
Big Data analytics tools enable network operators to move from a reactive to the more proactive use of the data, turning this into actionable business intelligence. Proactive network analysis allows companies to predict problems and correct them before they impact the end-customers. Improving the customer's experience and service level is absolutely necessary to differentiate yourself in a fierce competitive environment.
Polystar solutions can also feed other systems and be a source of enriched data for third-party solutions or home-grown applications.
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Polystar is the premier supplier of Service Assurance, Network Monitoring and Test Solutions to leading telecom operators, service providers and network equipment manufacturers around the globe. Polystar's innovative product portfolio supports the complete lifecycle of new services and technologies-from design, pre-deployment verification and stress-testing, through roll-out, down to network assurance and service management of in-service mobile, fixed, IP or converged networks. Polystar is recognised as one of the fastest-growing companies in Sweden. Since its establishment in Stockholm in 1983, it has experienced a continuous and sustainable growth, and evolved to a global presence, serving its customers in over 50 countries.
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For crying out loud: What should we do with noisy children at Mass?
I never really paid much attention to babies making noise in church--that is, of course, until I had one of my own. But now that my nine-month-old daughter attends Mass with me on Sunday mornings, I am much more aware of the sounds that children add to the liturgy, especially when they're coming from my own pew.
It is rare that my daughter actually cries in church. Her sounds are usually more like joyful noise--a squeal now and then, a string of baby talk. But it can be loud, and perhaps it could be disruptive to others around us. In fact, I'm sure it is bothersome to at least a few people, who let me know how they feel by turning around and giving a look that suggests we committed a cardinal sin by even setting foot in church that morning with our child.
As it turns out, those folks are more than happy to take to the Internet to explain their lack of patience for having babies at Mass. Deacon Greg Kandra recently hosted some rather fierce debate on his blog between those who are greatly troubled by noisy children at Mass and the parents who feel they have a right to worship and to bring their kids to church with them. Other bloggers joined the conversation and continued to find very heated arguments on both sides.
What I found comforting was the advice posted by Dr. Greg Popcak, executive director of the Pastoral Solutions Institute. Popcak argues that not only do babies have a right to be in church, but it is the duty of both the parents and the community to support raising faithful children, which means bringing them to Mass every week, even if they can't sit still for an hour. He also contends that the dreaded cry room should be seen only as a last resort--a reassuring fact for those who aren't fans of the parenting equivalent of a penalty box.
I realize that my paranoia about disturbing the worship of others is probably far greater than the actual distractions that my daughter might cause. And in fact, this past Sunday a parishioner sitting behind us remarked after Mass how well behaved our daughter was; a relief to me since I worry most about those sitting closest to us in the church.
I fully understand that people want to focus their attention on the liturgy and not be distracted by noises in the church, and I am just as quick to get annoyed when someone's cell phone starts ringing in the middle of the homily. But what I cannot understand is the intolerance of Catholics, a pro-life community, toward fellow parishioners who are trying to raise a family that attends Mass together each week. Turning toward someone with a noisy baby and giving them an angry glare might successfully convince them to take the baby out of the church, but it also might mean that family won't want to return for a long time, if at all. Is that really the message we want to send?
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Duke seemed to have its first bowl win since 1961 well in hand — and then the bottom fell out.
With the game tied at 34 and the Blue Devils working on the clock while setting up for a potential go-ahead field goal, Josh Snead fumbled on a second-and-goal at the Cincinnati 5-yard line and the Bearcats recovered.
Four plays later, game MVP Brendon Kay connected on an 83-yard touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce to help lift Cincinnati to a 48-34 victory in the Belk Bowl.
"It's heartbreaking, because we wanted to win this game for our seniors," Snead said. "But as a team, we're going to learn from this and build off the momentum from this."
After the game, Duke coach David Cutcliffe refused to pin the loss on Snead, saying there were numerous missed opportunities.
Snead said he'll move on and learn from the mistake.
"I've got great teammates," Snead said. "They encouraged me to keep my head up. If you have a little adversity, you've got to face it. I'm one of the leaders on the team, and I can't show myself being down. I know my team's got my back. We just need to build off this. We've got to come back out in 2013 with this in the back of our head. It's going to help me grow as a man, too. You really can't learn from winning; you can learn from losing. We can learn from this."
As for the fumble, he couldn't explain what happened.
"The exchange to my handoff carrying the ball, it just popped out," Snead said. "Somebody got their hand in there and it popped out."
Kay threw for 332 yards and his four scoring passes were a Belk Bowl record.
His biggest TD pass came when Kelce got behind the Duke defense on a seam route, caught the ball in stride and raced the final 60 yards to the end zone as Blue Devils fans looked on in stunned silence.
Cincinnati (10-3) sealed it on the next series when Maalik Bomar came crashing into Duke quarterback Sean Renfree, forcing a deflection that Nick Temple returned 55 yards for a touchdown.
Renfree threw for 358 yards — another Belk Bowl record — for the Blue Devils (6-7). Conner Vernon, the ACC's all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards, had 10 catches for 119 yards and a touchdown in his final game for the Blue Devils.
Duke, which came in having allowed 51 points and an average of 294.5 yards rushing over its previous four games, struggled to stop Cincinnati after the first quarter.
The Bearcats piled up 554 total yards of offense, including 130 yards on the ground by George Winn. Duke wasn't too shabby on offense, either, combining with the Bearcats for a Belk Bowl-record 1,114 yards.
Kay's MVP performance comes after a career beset by injuries, but this turned out to be his night to shine.
The Bearcats trailed 16-0 before rattling off 27 straight points to seemingly take control, and the big turning point came from Cincinnati linebacker Greg Blair.
With Duke leading 16-3 and looking for more, Renfree fired a pass over the middle for running back Jela Duncan, who lunged for the goal line but was hit by Blair and fumbled. Blair recovered and suddenly the Bearcats had a shot.
Cincinnati came to life a short time later when Kay connected on a 25-yard touchdown pass to Anthony McClung, cutting the Duke lead to 16-10. Kay's second scoring pass, a 41-yard strike to Abernathy, capped a 98-yard drive in the final two minutes of the first half and gave the Bearcats their first lead.
Cincinnati carried the momentum into the second half, scoring on their first two possessions. Tony Miliano connected from 25 yards out and Winn cut back against the grain and raced 46 yards for his 13th touchdown of the season.
But the Blue Devils stormed back to take the lead on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Renfree to Vernon and a 2-yard pass from reserve quarterback Brendon Connette to David Reeves.
The game went back and forth from there before Kelce, who finished with 123 yards receiving, put the Bearcats ahead for good.
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Qualcomm Announces Next Generation Snapdragon Premium Mobile Processors
-- New Snapdragon 800 and 600 Processors Represent a Significant Performance Leap For High-End Mobile Computing Devices --
Jan 07, 2013, 09:30 EST
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2013/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ : QCOM ) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., is sampling the first products in its latest generation of processors. With the introduction of its newest Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 800 and 600 processors, Qualcomm continues to lead the industry by once again raising the bar on performance per watt and delivering unparalleled user experiences.
The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors target premium mobile and computing devices. They are designed to deliver outstanding overall user experience, expand the possibilities of seamless connected computing and enable brand new mobile experiences while maintaining industry-leading battery performance:
- Visually stunning mobile experiences : Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors include the new quad core Krait 400 CPU, Adreno™ 330 GPU, Hexagon v5 DSP and our latest 4G LTE Cat 4 modem and deliver increased system performance and platform upgrades that further enhance user experience.
- The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors will deliver up to 75 percent better performance than the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and the move to 28nm High Performance for mobile (HPm) technology node ensures exceptionally low power
- New Krait 400 CPU in quad configuration, with speeds of up to 2.3 GHz per core offers best-in-class performance per watt, so processor performance can hold up to the more demanding processing and communication requirements of premium mobile devices
- Additionally, asynchronous SMP architecture provides dynamic power sensing and control for peak performance per core, while extending battery life without the use of specialized cores
- New Adreno 330 GPU delivers more than 2x performance for compute applications over the current Adreno 320 GPU
- 2x32bit LP-DDR3 at 800MHz with industry-leading memory bandwidth of 12.8GBps
- New Hexagon DSP V5 delivers floating point support, dynamic multithreading and expanded multimedia instructions for enhanced low power performance
- New IZat ™ location technology combines multiple tracking systems into a single high performance, highly accurate navigation platform for auto and pedestrian applications
- Seamless communications anytime, anywhere : Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors offer fully integrated connectivity and a wide variety of communication options.
- Third generation 4G LTE modem with data rates up to 150 Mbps (Category 4), fully integrated in the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors
- 4G LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation feature to maximize radio frequency bandwidth
- World multimode and multi-band support using wafer level package (WTR1605)
- Integrated newest generation mobile Wi-Fi connectivity, 802.11ac
- Broad connectivity support with integrated USB 3.0, Bluetooth and FM
- Breakthrough multimedia experiences : The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors also introduce the very latest mobile experiences.
- Capture, playback and display in UltraHD video (with four times 1080p pixel density)
- Dual Image Signal Processors (ISP) for Qualcomm Snapdragon Camera with support for computational camera
- HD multichannel audio with DTS-HD and Dolby Digital Plus for enhanced audio
- Higher display resolutions (up to 2560x2048) and Miracast 1080p HD support
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors are currently sampling and expected to be available in commercial devices by mid-year 2013.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor targets high-end mobile devices. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor is designed to deliver great performance, rich graphics and enhanced user experience and will deliver up to 40 percent better performance than the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor at lower power. The new processor offers system-wide architectural improvements, key component upgrades and expanded connectivity options. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor features a new Krait 300 quad-core CPU with speeds up to 1.9GHz, a new speed enhanced Adreno 320 GPU and support for LPDDR3 memory. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor is sampling now and is expected to be available in commercial devices by second quarter 2013.
"With the overwhelming success of our previous Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms, our mobile processors have emerged as the platform of choice for high-end mobile devices," said Steve Mollenkopf, president and chief operating officer of Qualcomm. "With more than 50 design wins already secured with the first products of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and 800 processors, we are advancing our vision and setting the standard for excellence in mobile computing."
For more information and to see a demonstration of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors, as well as the newest devices powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, please visit Qualcomm during CES 2013 (South Hall 3, Upper Level, Booth #30313), Jan. 8-11 in Las Vegas or visit www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon .
About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ : QCOM ) is the world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm's licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of its products and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For more than 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more information, visit Qualcomm's website , OnQ blog , Twitter and Facebook pages.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and Snapdragon 800 processors on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which the Snapdragon platform is adopted, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012, and most recent Form 10-Q.
Qualcomm, Adreno and Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. All Qualcomm Incorporated trademarks are used with permission. Other products or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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