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Chef, slow food advocate and food writer Deborah Madison waxes poetic in the opening chapter of her "Vegetable Literacy" cookbook about the beautiful flowers a home gardener can enjoy as she looks over her patch of kitchen vegetables and passel of herbs at the season's end.
In due time, these flowers are all well and good. They signal the point in the plants' growth cycle when they are ready to produce seeds and ensure future generations of their species. But the abnormally warm and dry weather we are experiencing has many an herb in our area bolting early, leaving cooks and gardeners seemingly unable to experience their flavor for much longer.
No worries, folks. You can still enjoy your bolting herbs. According to Massachusetts-based herbalist Betsy Williams, backyard gardeners can pinch off the flowers from perennial herbs like chives, marjoram, mint, oregano, sage, tarragon and thyme; cut the plants back a bit; and give them a good watering. With that care, they will keep growing.
For annual herbs like basil, cilantro/coriander, dill and fennel, their one and only botanical job is to bear seeds; bolting signals the end of their growth cycle, so you need to use them before you lose them to seed (which really isn't a loss, anyway, but a head start on next year's garden if you save them).
Chef Ben Hasty of Thistle Pig in South Berwick uses bolted herbs to make flavored oils for marinating meat and mushrooms. And if the bolted herbs have made it to the seed production part of their life cycle, he uses them fresh to garnish plates of crudo (carefully prepared raw fish and meat dishes) for an interesting look and a pop of flavor.
Hasty also uses them in broths and braises because bolted herbs have the same flavor as non-bolted ones.
For a quick broth that will add great flavor to summertime soups, follow food writer Mark Bittman's recipe for herb broth. He puts a small handful of rosemary, thyme or sage sprigs (bolted or not), a large handful of parsley sprigs, a few bay leaves, 1 or 2 crushed garlic cloves and a pinch of black peppercorns in a pot with 6 cups of cold water, then brings the pot to barely a simmer, steeps the herbs for 15 minutes off the heat and finally strains the broth before using it.
Williams puts the stems into Garbage Herb Vinegar and uses the flowers (especially those of Thai basil plants) to make flavored brandy by filling a quart mason jar with the blossoms, pouring in a pint of moderately priced brandy, 1½ cups sugar and ½ cup water, twisting on the lid and storing it in a dark, cool place for two to three months before she strains it and saves it for sipping around the holidays.
With the other flowers, she'll chop them very finely if she has a small number and incorporate them into compound butters for slathering on bread, baked or grilled poultry and fish, and into dressings for both raw or cooked vegetable salads.
For a large number of blossoms, she suggests drying them, spread out on a pan in the sun. She then rubs them together to break them up, puts them in a jar labeled "Flower Power" and shakes them over cooked vegetables all winter long for a burst of summer sunshine.
CHRISTINE BURNS RUDALEVIGE is a food writer, a recipe developer and tester, and a cooking teacher in Brunswick. Contact her at: [email protected]
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Today In Kharkov Job Fair for pharmacists
Today, 28 April, the National Pharmaceutical University, with the support of the Kharkiv regional employment center arrange the Job Fair for pharmacists. The university will offer vacancies such companies like Pharmacy 911, Pharmacy Groups VC drugstore, Target shopping center, TM Velika Pererva, pharmacy Slavutich, the Group of Companies Apteka-95 , Biolek Inc., Kupyansk Dairy Plant and others. Employers will be able to fill current vacancies. Students will learn about the requirements of employers, the specificity and conditions of work, as well as the possibility of internships in companies obtain temporary or permanent work. In addition, the trends in the labor market will introduce students to the employment center. They are willing to advise on choice of profession and employment. As a result of job fairs, students will talk about the impact of workplace practices and company representatives will assess the level of training of students.
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A woman was attacked by a man grabbing her hijab as she walked along Oxford Street, in central London.
The woman, in her 40s, was targeted in the busy shopping district on 4 October when her assailant repeatedly told her to remove the headscarf before trying to drag it off her. He unpinned her scarf but did not manage to remove it.
Scotland Yard said the attack was being treated as an Islamophobic crime. DS Steve Stamp said: "This was an unprovoked and hate-filled attack in broad daylight in the middle of a busy street. The woman was targeted by this suspect purely based on what she was wearing.
"Racially and religiously motivated crimes will not be tolerated. I would appeal to anyone who witnessed this attack to contact police."
The woman was walking alone along Oxford Street at about 8.15am when she was attacked. Police are looking at CCTV to try to trace the suspect, who is a white man, aged between 30 and 40, around 5ft 5in, with short, black, greased-back hair. He was wearing a grey sweatshirt and light blue jeans. The suspect ran off towards Marble Arch.
Official figures this month showed that hate crime leapt by more than four-fifths after the EU referendum in June. The number of racially and religiously aggravated alleged offences logged by forces in England and Wales in July was 41% higher than in the same month last year.
A Home Office report also showed that in 2015-16 the overall number of hate crimes logged by forces in England and Wales increased by nearly a fifth, with an average of about 170 offences recorded each day.


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Sure, the ski season is almost over, but we're still out there and there's still gear to check out. I'm aware that we sometimes value technical features over appearance here at Engearment. Perhaps that's a fault. Maybe we think function makes things attractive. But, sometimes you can find all the function you need in a good-looking piece of gear. Enter the Orsden Slope ski jacket.
We'd never heard of Orsden until they reached out to us and offered a jacket to test. Orsden is a relatively new company with a small, focused line of products. For the moment, they only offer the Slope jacket for men and the corresponding Lift jacket for women. The founder was astonished at prices for premium skiwear (can't blame her there!) and set out to produce quality, high-performance products using the direct-to-consumer model we've seen from brands like TREW and Stio.
Orsden, however, embraces a style that's more home at Beaver Creek or Courchevel than A-Basin or Berthoud. But, don't run away! There's function, too! The face fabric is a mix of 89% nylon and 11% elastane, which provides for some darn good mobility. A DWR keeps moisture off well. Under the face fabric is a 20k/20k membrane and under that you get 120g of synthetic insulation in the torso and 40g insulation in the sleeves and hood. Everything is fully seam sealed, in case you really get dunked. You get four external pockets – two hand, one chest, and one sleeve – and one internal chest pocket. You also get wrist gaiters and a zip-out powder skirt to seal things up even more. The detachable hood is decent, but is not helmet compatible as Orsden sells it.
I took the Orsden Slope jacket out to our local hill, Echo Mountain, for some night skiing to really get a feel for how the insulation would perform. With the temperature hovering around 14° on a calm night, it seemed like perfect testing conditions. I was also the only one on the slopes. It was cool.
Some issues with the jacket – Orsden uses a very slim fit. While I'm a large in most brands, an XL in the Orsden Slope is a tight-ish fit, especially in the upper back and shoulders. The stretch mitigates some of the fit issues. Also, the 120g insulation Orsden uses in the torso does not feel like 120g of warmth. I've worn other jackets with 120g torso and lighter sleeves that were much warmer. So, consider the Slope jacket to be more of an 80g jacket, perhaps.
Otherwise, the Slope is a spot-on insulated ski jacket. Especially when compared to similar jackets from brands like Karbon, Norrona, Arc'teryx, which can cost $400-$1000, the Orsden Slope gets the job done at a discount. It's only available from Orsden directly. Also, keep an eye out for their new, insulated ski pants which were just crowdfunded last month.


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The combustion process—gasoline and air burned in the cylinders to produce power—also produces byproducts, carbon being the most relevant to this discussion. Carbon deposits inside the engine disturb airflow and air/fuel ratios, adversely affecting performance, emissions, and fuel economy to the point that it might set off the check engine light—and trigger the need for potentially expensive repairs. Decades ago, it was routine procedure to partially dismantle engines to remove carbon deposits. The Brits called it decoking. There was also the "Italian tune-up," running the engine near redline to burn off carbon deposits.
Modern engines are even more sensitive to carbon deposits on such components as intake valves and fuel injectors. These deposits cause a rough idle, hesitant acceleration, and knocking or pinging, among other symptoms. In 1996, the federal Environmental Protection Agency decreed that gasoline refiners must add detergent to every grade of gasoline—regular, midgrade, and premium—to prevent carbon buildup. But eight automakers—Audi, BMW, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes- Benz, Toyota, and Volkswagen—deemed the federally required amount of detergent additive insufficient. They formed an alliance called Top Tier to test and certify that gasoline brands have additional detergent additives to keep their engines performing as they were originally designed.
Last year, AAA hired an independent engine testing lab to see if Top Tier gasoline cleans engines any better than non–Top Tier brands. The result? Top Tier gasoline averaged a whopping 19 times fewer deposits than non–Top Tier gasoline after only 4,000 miles of simulated driving. And for motorists who've been using lower-quality gasoline, the AAA study had good news. There's no need to tear down the engine and decoke. As stated in the final report, "Engine carbon deposits formed when using [non–Top Tier gasoline] can be largely removed by switching to a gasoline that meets Top Tier standards"—though it may take a few thousand miles of driving. More good news: The average price difference between Top Tier and non–Top Tier brands was just 3 cents a gallon. AAA also found non–Top Tier gasoline reduced fuel economy by 2 to 4 percent, meaning that the higher cost of Top Tier brands is mitigated by improved fuel economy. Seems to me like pretty good reasons to stick with Top Tier gas. To find brands meeting Top Tier standards, go to toptiergas.com/licensedbrands.
A note of caution: Don't confuse gasoline quality (which refers to detergent additives) with grade (which refers to octane rating). Buying a lower octane rating than specified in your car's owner's manual also harms performance and could cause engine damage. Buying a higher grade than required is a waste of money.


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Everything lives by the river.
Jeremiah 17:8 says, For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat comes, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. KJV
I believe this passage best describes the woman of Proverbs 31:10.
The inspiration for this study began with the marriage of Proverbs 31:10 and Jeremiah 17:8. The woman described in this passage is a living example of what a tree by the river looks like. I call her, Chayil. I believe Proverbs 31:10-31 exemplified river life. It is a picture of abundant – progressive – fruitfulness in all areas of life. Life by the river is walking with God in confident authority and assuming that success is inevitable.
The tree planted by the river is described as having "her roots" and "her leaf." Chayil's "root" connection with heaven was authentic. She was comfortable with her access to the throne room. God in his grace honored her with growing "leaves." He fostered the female tendency to plant, nurture and nest as we create a place where everything we touch can come alive. This is life by the river!
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I have a 1 hp whisperflo pump. It stopped working when I shut it off to back wash the system. I dismantled the pump, hooked the motor back up to the power and it still just sat there and hummed. I gave the motor a spin and it started running. When the power was shut off the motor/pump made a screeching sound as it stopped.
I took the pump to the pool store and they said I could replace the motor ($210) or the entire pump ($410). I have the pump dismantled but cannot get the impeller off the pump motor. Is there a tool that I need to get this off. I am afraid of nable to the unit since it appears to be all plastic.
1. Could this be the seal or a simple bearing somewhere that I can easily replace?
2. In order to replace the motor how do I get the impeller off the motor shaft? (I have removed the screw and the 4 bolts)
3. The pool store said I should also replace the "seal". Is this the seal on the motor shaft and is this something I might be able to do?
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Folksy, style story telling will get the kids interested in Thanksgiving, and in our nation's history. But can these stories be historical and hysterical? Yes they can!
Thanksgiving Tales - Thanksgiving Stories for Kids, is Historical education about the pilgrims and their journey. Many are Christian Based Stories. Qualities of these stories: Patriotic, charitable, Love of God, Love of Nation, fun, funny... with positive, wholesome, feel-good stories.
Prayers Included:
"Sign of the Cross"
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Safety Education: Education about strangers versus a trusted adult communicated in an effective, non-scary manner.
Recommended age group: ages 6 through 10 years of age.
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Tommy Turkey Meets Granny Smith:
Historical and Hysterical! It's time to go to Granny's for Thanksgiving Dinner, but Granny likes to make anything but the traditional Thanksgiving Turkey. Meet the "Turkey" family. Granny's plans may be interrupted, but that won't stop her from singing and dancing with her family. Story Includes a fun song, "No Ham Today".
There's A Pilgrim At My Door:
"How now?" "What Cheer?" "Praise God!"
Yes, there's a pilgrim at the door and his name is Earl. Come learn all about the pilgrim's journey to Plymouth Rock with Earl as your "official" guide!
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What does it mean to be neighborly? How do we remain friendly with our neighbors and still be safe from strangers? Little Esperanza learns how to be friendly and safe in this cute and educational story.
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After charitable acts and neighborly deeds are done in the story, "One Potato - Two Potato", the song, "Receive the Goodness" comes on. These are the Lyrics:
Gather round the mountain
Gather round the sea
Gather round the big world as it gathers round me
Gonna Gather round the people - Good People
Receive the Goodness - the Goodness of Me
Gonna tell you a story - about red, white, and blue
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A Fundraiser for Y.O.U. (Youth of Unity) Sponsored by the Men of Unity The Men of Unity traditionally provide a breakfast for our congregation on Easter Sunday and this year will be no exception. So come by the CommUNITY Center, Sunday, April 16, at 10:00 a.m. for breakfast tacos, fruit, juice, and … [Read more...]
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Unity Church of San Antonio Annual Picnic, Sunday, May 7 Please save the date and plan to attend the Unity of SA Annual CommUNITY Picnic. The picnic will be at La Escondida Celebration Center, 9900 Escondida Road, in Helotes, Texas 78023-9212. The date is Sunday, May 7, 2017, following the 11:00 … [Read more...]
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Accordion conveyors I think are often over looked by most companies. Many companies prefer fixed framed conveyors because they feel they are sturdier and provide higher capacities.
Accordion conveyors come with a variety of rollers.
Black Polymer
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Gravity roller:
Accordion conveyors offer many standard features that are optional on fixed framed conveyors. Accordion conveyors offer adjustable legs, latching hooks and the ability to incorporate curves into the system. Accordion conveyors also compress for easy storage therefore eliminating dedicated floor space for a fixed system. The standard latches also allow multiple conveyors to be connected for one long span.
Accordion conveyors are great for unloading freight containers and other loose goods. With the increasing number of products being imported from China, accordion conveyor use should be increasing. Chinese imports generally come packed loose in containers without pallets there by causing the receiver to unload by hand. Accordion conveyors increase productivity and are ergonomically friendly for those unloading the containers.
Accordion conveyors generally have a capacity of 200 lbs per sq ft. The roller diversity also proves to be beneficial in many industries. Nylon rollers with plastic bearings are ideal for moist conditions and or refrigerated use. Nylon wheels don't have bearings that need constant maintenance and wont seize or rust over time.
Steel wheels provide the higher capacities some companies may require. Motorized gravity wheels operate on DC drive motors with a 120VAC converter, delivering variable speeds of 0-120 feet per minute PLUS standard reversible action.
Accordion conveyors can expand to a minimum of 6′ and can be ordered to a maximum of 62′ (based on axle centers)
The price in certainly greater then a fixed frames conveyor system but I feel the options and benefits more then justify the additional cost.


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"Once you choose hope, anything's possible." – Christopher Reeve
Giving hope to families is a big part of Just Call Me Ray. We have met people who have been on their cancer journey for quite a while and we do our best to give them hope in their struggle. One of the ways we are helping is giving them a night away for them, their spouses and their families.
Our goal in teaming up with Shining Hope Guest House is to allow families a night to enjoy each other and have hope for the future. Every year we will sponsor several families and provide them with a comfortable setting, continental breakfast and a catered dinner.
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3:52 | Johnny Fielding remembers one of his friends Dennis Haines and the very serious injuries he sustained in combat. Years later, he was able to meet him and see that he was alive.
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Johnny Fielding remembers growing up in Alabama and later attending college during the Vietnam War. It wasn't long after he dropped out of school that he received his draft papers. Training at Fort Benning was difficult but it made him stronger and a better leader.
Returning home after combat, Johnny Fielding remembers feeling relieved to be back. Readjusting to civilian life took some time to get used to.
Dealing with the elements in Vietnam was always a challenge that you had to adapt to. Johnny Fielding remembers some of the things from the jungle that still sticks with him.
Johnny Fielding hopes that future generations will remember the sacrifices that were made by the men who served in Vietnam and all aspects of the military.
Johnny Fielding remembers his company's role in Vietnam, as a backup unit to support landing zones receiving a lot of action. Being a soldier makes you learn quickly so that you can help future soldiers.
They were hunkered down after fierce fighting when the call came from "Ghost 4-6." It was a group of wounded men who had pulled themselves together after the ill fated march to LZ Albany and were lost in the dark. George Forrest sent a patrol to find them, and in an incredible act of bravery, medic Daniel Torres stayed through the night with them and saved many men. Captain Forrest still had to write a gut-wrenching letter to the mother of a missing soldier. Part 3 of 4.
After the column was devastated by an NVA ambush, wounded Americans were scattered in the darkness. After his captain heard one such group calling for help on the radio, Freddie Owens joined a patrol to find them, guided by a gunshot every few minutes. Once there, medic Daniel Torres volunteered to stay with those who couldn't move and protected them through the night with medicine and a machine gun.
Marine aviator Bill Cunningham tells a couple of stories about the man who took over his squadron, Walt Leadbetter. The events begin with the profane and then move to the sacred, an incident that resulted in a Medal of Honor award.
The RPG that severed Joe McDonald's foot didn't kill him. The machine gun fire that hit him as he still tried to help others didn't kill him. The grenade taped to his hand might have killed him if the VC had found his hiding place.
After his combat tours in Vietnam, Marine aviator Bill Cunningham served in several assignments that gave him a lot of chances to travel. In Africa, he helped manage drought and famine relief as part of a relief operation and, back home, he made readiness inspections of Marine air units.
In a letter home, Tommy Clack expressed his worry that something bad was going to happen and it did when his unit engaged the NVA near the Cambodian border. He saw the enemy soldier stand and fire the RPG that changed his life forever.
As Marine Captain Ron Christmas fought to regain the city of Hue, he found the enemy adept at concealment and surprise. Every soldier in a spider hole was armed with a rifle and a RPG launcher. He also encountered a nun with an AK-47. His action during this time earned him the Navy Cross.
Navy F-4 pilot Don Chapman was carrier based in the Gulf of Tonkin. His missions were all carried out over North Vietnam. Photo escort was his favorite mission because you could fly really fast. He saw a lot of tracers, but was never hit. He never got one of those MIG's he chased, either.
Marine helicopter pilot Bill Cunningham was paired with a gunship pilot called Hostage Jack on many of the search and rescue missions he flew in Vietnam. The missions were dangerous but it was a little weather scouting flight that cost Hostage Jack his life.
It was all business aboard the USS Constellation in the Gulf of Tonkin, with around the clock operations. F-4 pilot Don Chapman was also the scheduling officer and he was always looking for a little sleep. At least the accommodations were luxurious compared to the bush.
The big twin rotor helicopters flown by Marine pilot Bill Cunningham in Vietnam had door gunners with 50 caliber machine guns. As he approached a landing zone on a night mission, he heard one of the weapons fire. The gunner thought he had spotted an enemy muzzle flash. Unfortunately, it was not.
He'd always wanted to fly, so when Don Chapman found out that the Navy would accept cadets with two years of college, he left engineering school in his third year and enlisted. He made his way through flight schools and aircraft until he was flying the fast jet fighters.
Bill Cunningham recalls his friend Gene Brady, who always beat him at gin rummy. The two Marine helicopter pilots commanded sister squadrons in Vietnam. Once, he was Brady's co-pilot and that turned out to be a memorable mission. Another memorable mission involved a rig called a jungle penetrator.
Navy F-4 pilot Don Chapman had to stand two hour watches in his cockpit, waiting for word to go when needed. When he was in action, the rules of engagement really grated on him and, from his experience, hindered the progress of the war.
There were 87 men on some high ground surrounded by Viet Cong and Marine helicopter pilot Bill Cunningham had a problem. There was only room for one ship at a time to land in the tiny landing zone they had hacked out of the bush. It would be one at a time so he spiraled down for the first load. Then he felt like a sledgehammer hit his leg.
Navy F-4 pilot Don Chapman explains why medals are a sore subject with him. What were they worth when you were encouraged to write yourself up to receive them? He does have a warm appreciation for the Navy, which taught him the skills to make a good living after his service.
Marine aviator Bill Cunningham recalls his time in Pensacola practicing carrier landings, including the time his tailhook malfunctioned. Before departing for the next phase of training, the group was asked how many are going to the Marines. His hand was one of the few, but when the Navy bound heard what awaited them, the Marines gained some more.
Larry Jennings saw some of the younger soldiers in Vietnam going astray with the local women, which he attributed to the very young age of the men. Out in the field, friendly fire was sometimes a problem, affecting our Australian and Korean allies as well.
The USS Constellation carried an entire air wing with fighters, attack aircraft and all the support aircraft needed to carry out missions over North Vietnam. F-4 pilot Don Chapman describes the action when one of his fellow pilots was shot down right at the waters edge and nearby villagers came out shooting.
Drafted in 1968, Larry Jennings spent almost a year at Fort Hood before drawing overseas duty. He asked if he was going to Germany. No such luck, it was Southeast Asia. The air base was under rocket fire when he landed and he had to crawl to a bunker, weaponless. Soon, he was up to speed and assigned to the 82nd Airborne as a supply sergeant.
Bill Cunningham was in command of a Marine helicopter squadron in Vietnam, and he was lucky to have a competent and respected sergeant major on his team. He recalls the time the man defused a tense situation involving an intoxicated Marine and an M-16.
Bill Cunningham made sure every pilot in the squadron rotated in the search and rescue missions because they were the most dangerous and he wanted to spread out the risk. The Marine aircraft were accompanied by gunships for security and he always seemed to be paired with the same gunship pilot, call sign Hostage Jack.


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Set in a 15th-century building, this guest house is just 0.6 miles from Tarascon and 6.2 miles from Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. It offers a 2-hectare garden with an outdoor swimming pool.
The rooms at Le Mas des Comtes de Provence are individually decorated and feature views of the garden. All rooms have a private bathroom and some have stained-glass windows.
The guest house serves a continental breakfast every morning on the terrace. You can also sample French cuisine in the restaurant if you reserve in advance.
Free Wi-Fi is available in public areas and free private parking is possible on site. You can also play on the bowling pitch or visit Arles and Avignon, which are 12.4 miles away.


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Creating forms can be a tricky subject, especially if you go in the table-less path. In this article we discuss the methods of creating semantic forms.
In the first part of this series we discussed the ways we can help our users to use our forms, today we are going to review how to create forms from the perspective of a Web Developer. I would like to state that this is only one way to accomplish this and there are alternative ways.
Using tables is something I do not like to do unless i am truly forced to by the circumstances (like tabular data). Tables is something you definitely can do without tables, all you need is some good clean html and css. Let's create a clean and simple form using pure html and css. And discuss other possible techniques.
First let us lay down the HTML ground work on which we can start building our form.
<form class="form" > <fieldset> <legend>Semantic Form</legend>
 First Name: <input type="text" class="field" />

 Last Name: <input type="text" class="field" />

 Address: <input type="text" class="field" />

 Phone: <input type="text" class="field phone" />

 <input type="submit" value="submit" />
 </fieldset> </form>
In the code above you will notice I use div's to horizontally separate the fields. You can use unordered/ordered lists, paragraphs or any other block element.
Now let's style the simple form.
.form { width:250px; margin:50px auto;} /* set a width for our form, and center it with some spacing above */ .form fieldset {border-top:1px solid #ccc;} /* just for styling the top of the fieldset */ .form fieldset legend {font-size:1.2em; font-weight:600; padding:0px 5px 0px 0px;} /* add some styling to form header */ .form div {clear:both; padding:10px 0px;} /*clear the floated label and input */ .form label {display:block; float:left; width:46%;} /* position the labels to the left */ .form input.field {float:left; margin-left:3%; width:47%;} /* position the input */
Keep in mind the above code has had a Eric Meyer reset which removed all margins paddings and borders. As you can see i have added a comment for what each line does in the CSS.
That was easy, simple clean form that just works!
The method above is one of many possible solutions. I have seen people use Unordered Lists instead of my div's and others use paragraphs they are all block level elements so they will work just fine. In my demo you will notice the labels float to the left of our input fields, you can also create forms with the text being above each field, all you have to do is remove the float and display the label block! Vuala you have a whole new style in 2 steps!
You can also easily create this into a two column form by simply adding a new fieldset that has its own set width and is floated, it's as simple as that!
In our next installment of Web Forms we will talk about validation, the good, the bad and the ugly! Stay tuned for a series that will truly talk about every single aspects of Web Forms!
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Is there a part 1? Or is it a typo?
Freelance, look at the "Related Posts" below the article and you will see a link to "Web Forms: Types of User Assistance [part 1]".
You're missing the for attribute in the label element.
I've always wanted to
dl in my forms (but IE makes it so complicated) because in my mind, that's more semantic than divs. dt >> label dd >> value
What do you think?
Using divisions for forms markup is not the semantic way. As @Mae mentioned, you should use definition lists (or even unordered lists) to creare really semantic markup.


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Chipping & Putting Part 1
Pretty much everyone knows that improving your chipping & putting is the best way to lower your golf scores.
We'll start out with putting and leave chipping for later. Like so much in life simple is better and Martin's putting stroke is about as simple as it gets. Let's take a look at his putting technique from set up, to take away, on to impact and follow through.
Read through this and study the diagrams then there is a video at the end. The important thing to note about this putting method is that it is not just simple but very easy to duplicate.
Proper Putting Set Up
In the picture below you'll see that everything is square and tight. The feet are shoulder length apart and his weight is very centered. The elbows are held in tight to the body (this is important) holding your elbows in tight will cause your palms to naturally aim upward just a little bit. This facilitates the opposing putting grip.
The hands should be as opposing as possible in other words they are exactly opposite to each other on the grip. Note the position of the thumbs, they are both inline and on top of the putter grip.
The golf ball's position is slightly forward of center and directly below his left eye. I used these pictures because of the crazy sunglasses, you will be able to watch his head position by watching where those sunglasses are.
Proper Putting Take-Away
You'll notice that everything is staying very much intact and most importantly his wrists are staying in the locked position they are not breaking at all. You can see the red line indicating his left eye position directly over the back edge of the ball.
You want to be able to see the spot on the ball where you are going to make contact. This is why having the ball slightly forward is so important. The shoulders are swinging like a pendulum and everything else (feet, knees, hips, spine angle, wrists and head) are staying still, only his arms are in motion and all motion is coming from his shoulders.
Proper Putting Impact Position
Everything is still perfectly square, the wrists are still locked, his elbows are still in and his head has not moved.
Proper Putting Follow Through
There are two things to point out here that are of particular interest to someone who wants to improve their putting stroke.
1) This may sound redundant but you can't overstate this aspect of chipping & putting, it is vital; his head is still in the exact same position as it was at address, the ball is long gone and the head hasn't moved, his eyes are still aimed directly at the ground where the back of the ball was.
2) This is a point of contention with many players. You will see that his take away or back swing was only about 8 or 9 inches but his follow through is about 14 or 15 inches, I believe that this is a must.
You will hear very good teaching professionals say that the back and through should be of equal distance, I just can't be effective this way and I have asked many low handicappers to try and lengthen their finish and most have them have stuck with it.
But don't listen to me, you can see the proof right here with the Ranking Number 1 in the World player Martin Kaymer.
Golf-Newz hopes this will help you with your chipping & putting. This is a great putting stroke to emulate because it's just so simple, try it out next time you're on the putting green.


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In addition to Rhythms and the Raptors, Enron and the LJM partnerships engaged in almost twenty transactions from September 1999 through July 2001, when Fastow sold his interest in LJM2 to Kopper.62 Many of these transactions illustrate well the difficulty Enron encountered, and failed to resolve, when it engaged in related-party transactions with the LJM partnerships.
On the surface, these transactions appear to be consistent with Enron's purpose in permitting Fastow to manage the partnerships: Enron sold assets to a purported third party without much difficulty, which permitted Enron to avoid consolidating the assets and record a gain in some cases. But events after many of these sales-particularly those that occurred near the end of the third and fourth quarters of 1999-call into question the legitimacy of the sales themselves and the manner in which Enron accounted for the transactions. In particular: (1) After the close of the relevant financial reporting period, Enron bought back five of the seven assets sold during the last two quarters of 1999, in some cases within three months; (2) the LJM partnerships made a profit on every transaction, even when the asset it had purchased appears to have declined in market value; and (3) according to a presentation Fastow made to the Board's Finance Committee, those transactions generated, directly or indirectly, "earnings" to Enron of $229 million in the second half of 1999. (This figure apparently includes the Rhythms
62 A timeline of Enron's transactions with the LJM partnerships appears at Appendix B.
transaction, but we have not been able to confirm Fastow's calculation.) Enron recorded $570 million total in pre-tax earnings ($549 million after tax) for that period.
There is some evidence that Enron employees agreed, in undocumented side deals, to insure the LJM partnerships against loss in three of these transactions. There are also plausible, more innocent explanations for Enron's repurchases. What seems clear is that the LJM partnerships were not simply potential buyers of Enron assets on par with other third parties. Rather, Enron sold assets to the LJM partnerships that it could not, or did not wish to, sell to other buyers. The details of six transactions follow.
A. Illustrative Transactions with LJM
1. Cuiaba
In September 1999, Enron sold 1LJM1 a 13% stake in a company building a power plant in Cuiaba, Brazil. This was the first transaction between Enron and LJM I after the Rhythms hedge. This sale, for approximately $11.3 million, altered Enron's accounting treatment of a related gas supply contract and enabled Enron to realize $34 million of mark-to-market income in the third quarter of 1999, and another $31 million of mark-to-market income in the fourth quarter of 1999. In August 2001, Enron repurchased LJM1's interest in Cuiaba for $14.4 million.
As of mid-1999, Enron owned a 65% stake in a Brazilian company, Empresa, Productora de Energia Ltda ("EPE"), with a right to appoint three directors. A third party owned the remainder, with a right to appoint one director. Enron's Brazilian business unit wanted to reduce its ownership interest, but had difficulty finding a buyer, in part
because the plant was experiencing significant construction problems. In June 1999, Glisan, who reported to Fastow, advised the employee handling the sale effort that LJM1 would purchase an interest in EPE.
This employee negotiated the transaction with LJM1 on behalf of Enron. It is indicative of the confusion over roles that a second employee, whom the first employee believed was negotiating on behalf of LJM1, says she too was functioning as an Enron employee. The second employee, who worked in Enron Global Finance and reported to Fastow, said she believed she was an intermediary between the other Enron employee and Fastow, and that Fastow negotiated for LJM L
The transaction was effective September 30, 1999. The terms were that UM1 would pay Enron $11.3 million for a 13% interest in EPE and certain redeemable preference shares in an Enron subsidiary. LJM1 also would have the right to appoint one member of EPE's Board of Directors. LJM 1 granted Enron the exclusive right to market LJM1's interest to other buyers. If the sale occurred before May 9, 2000, LJM1's return would be capped at 13%, and Enron would keep any excess amount. If the sale occurred after May 9, 2000, LJM1's return would be capped at 25%.63
Enron took the position that, as a result of the decrease in its ownership interest, it no longer controlled EPE and was not required to consolidate EPE in its balance sheet. This permitted Enron to mark-to-market a portion of a gas supply contract one of its
63 The date at which the cap increased was later extended to August 9, 2000, for a $240,000 fee paid to LJM1.
subsidiaries had with the project, enabling Enron to realize a total of $65 million of mark-to-market income in the second half of 1999.
After the sale to LJM 1, the Cuiaba project encountered serious technical and environmental problems. Despite the fact that the value of the interest purchased by LJM1 likely declined sharply due to these problems, Enron bought back LJM1's interest on August 15, 200 1, for $14.4 million. The price was calculated to provide LJM I its maximum possible rate of return. This was not required by the terms of Enron's agreement with LJM I, which had set a maximum, not a minimum, amount that LJM1 could earn on its investment.
We were told two reasons why Enron paid this amount. The Enron employee who negotiated the buy-back said that it had become critical to Enron to gain back the board seat controlled by LJM1. He said that LJM1 had not appointed a director due to liability concerns, which left only three board members. Disputes had arisen between Enron and the third party because of cost overruns, and the third party's director could stymie action merely by leaving Board meetings and denying the Board a quorum. Skilling told us that he was not surprised that Enron bought the interest back because personnel in Enron's Brazilian subsidiary had made misrepresentations to LJM I in connection with the original sale, and that he would have authorized a buyback with any outside party under these circumstances.
On the other hand, the Enron employee reporting to Fastow who participated in the negotiation of the original transaction told us that Fastow had told her there was a clear understanding that Enron would buy back LJM1's investment if Enron were not
able to find another buyer for the interest. We are not able to resolve the differences in recollections. LJM 's equity investment could not have been "at risk" within the meaning of the relevant accounting rule if Enron had agreed to make LJM I whole for its investment. In that case, Enron would have been required to consolidate EPE, and could not have recognized the mark-to-market gains from the gas supply contract.
On December 22,1999, Enron North America ("ENX) pooled a group of loans receivable into a Trust. It sold approximately $324 million of Notes and equity, providing the purchasers certain rights to the cash flow from repayment of the loans. The securities representing these rights are known as collateralized loan obligations ("CLOY). There were different classes, or '1ranches," of these securities, representing an order of preference in which the tranches were entitled to repayment. The tranches were rated by Fitch, Inc., and marketed to institutional investors by Bear Steams.
The lowest-rated tranches - those with last claim on the repayments of the loans in the pool - were extremely difficult to sell. It is our understanding that no outside buyer could be found. Eventually, the lowest tranche of Notes was sold to an affiliate of Whitewing (an investment partnership in which Enron is a limited partner) and LJM2. The equity tranche, which was last in line on claims to the funds flow, was bought by LJM2 for $12.9 million. LJM2 paid a total of $32.5 million for its investment. The investors in Whitewing (in which LJM2 also held an interest) were required to approve its purchase of the Notes. An Enron employee who worked on the transaction told us that
the head of the ENA finance group told one of the Whitewing investors that if the Notes defaulted, Enron would find a way to make the investor whole.
Two days before LJM2 paid $32.5 million for its interests in the CLO's Notes and equity, another Whitewing affiliate loaned LJM2 $38.5 million. This loan agreement was signed on behalf of the Whitewing affiliate by an Enron employee who had assisted in the effort to sell the CLO tranches. The employee told us she does not recall the loan transaction. We are unable to determine whether the loan was intended to fund UM2's acquisition of the CLO securities, although the amount and timing is suggestive. This may cast doubt on the economic substance of LJM2's investment.
This CLO sale did not result in recognition of income by Enron because Enron carried the loans at fair value. However, because the loans were sold without recourse to Enron, Enron was no longer subject to the credit exposure. The loans in the CLO Trust performed very poorly; shortly after being transferred into the CLO Trust, several loans defaulted. On September 1, 2000, Enron provided credit support to the CLO Trust by giving it a put option with a notional value of $113 million. Enron did not charge the CLO Trust a premium for this option. A substantial portion of the risk related to this put option-which did not exist until September 1, 2000--was "hedged" in Raptor 1, effective August 3, 2000.
The put option proved insufficient to support the CLO because the loan portfolio continued to deteriorate. In order to protect its reputation in the capital markets, in May and July 2001 Enron repurchased all of the outstanding Notes at par plus accrued interest. Enron also repurchased LJM2's equity stake at cost.
This transaction provides additional evidence (1) of a general understanding that LJM2 was available to purchase assets that Enron wished to sell but that no outside buyer wished to purchase; (2) that Enron would offer the financial assistance necessary to enable LJM2 to do this; and (3) that Enron protected LJM2 against suffering any loss in its transactions with Enron.
3. Nowa Sarzyna (Poland Power Plant)
On December 21, 1999, Enron sold to LJM2 a 75% interest in a company that owned the Nowa Sarzyna power plant under construction in Poland. Enron did not want to consolidate the asset in its balance sheet. While Enron had intended to sell the asset to a third party or transfer it to an investment partnership it was attempting to form, Enron was unable to find a buyer before year-end. Enron settled on LJM2 as a temporary holder of the asset. LJM2 paid a total of $30 million, part of it in the form of a loan and part an equity investment. Enron recorded a gain of approximately $16 million on the sale.
When this transaction closed, it was clear this would be only a temporary solution. The credit agreement governing the debt financing of the plant required Enron to hold at least 47.5% of the equity in the project until completion. Enron was able to obtain a waiver of that requirement, but only through March 31, 2000. It was unable to obtain a further waiver and, after the plant malfunctioned during a test, Enron was unable to find a buyer for LJM2's interest. On March 29, 2000, Enron and Whitewing bought out LJM2's equity interest and repaid the loan for a total of $31.9 million. This provided IJM2 approximately a 25% rate of return.
On December 29, 1999, Enron sold to LJM2 a 90% equity interest in a company, MEGS LLC, that owned a natural gas gathering system in the Gulf of Mexico. Enron had attempted to sell this interest to another party, but was unable to close that transaction by year-end. Closing the transaction by the end of the year would enable Enron to avoid consolidating the asset for year-end financial reporting purposes. LJM2 purchased a $23.2 million note of MEGS for $25.6 million and an equity interest in MEGS for $743,000.
The parties apparently expected to find a permanent buyer within 90 days. The terms of the sale gave Enron an exclusive right to market the LM interest for that period of time, and capped LJM2's return on any such sale at a 25% rate of return.
We were told that early reports indicated that the gas wells feeding the gathering system were performing above expectations. On March 6, 2000, Enron (though a different subsidiary) repurchased LJM2's interests. It paid LJM2 an amount necessary to give it the maximum allowed return. Subsequently, Enron recorded an impairment on the gas wells in 2001 due to diminished performance.
The decision to buy back LJM2's interests in MEGS was reflected on a DASH. Jeff McMahon, then Enron's Treasurer, at first declined to sign. Under the signature block he wrote: "There were no economics run to demonstrate this investment makes sense. Therefore, we cannot opine on its marketability or ability to syndicate." McMahon told us he did not see any sense in Enron purchasing this asset, which would simply add to Enron's balance sheet and provide only a very modest return.
5. Yosemite
In November 1999, Enron and an institutional investor paid $37.5 million each to purchase all the certificates issued by a trust called "Yosemite." In late December, Enron determined that it needed to reduce its holdings of the Yosemite certificates from 50% to 10% before the end of the year. This was so that it could avoid disclosing its ownership of the certificates in its "unconsolidated affiliates" footnote to its 1999 financial statements on Form I O-K. The plan, apparently, was for an affiliate of Whitewing, called "Condor," ultimately to acquire the Yosemite certificates Enron was selling. But for reasons that are unclear-and that none of the Enron employees who we interviewed could explain-Enron did not feel it could sell the certificates directly to Condor. Enron needed to find an intermediate owner of the certificates.
With only a short time before year-end, the Enron employees responsible for selling the Yosemite certificates believed they had no real option other than to offer the certificates to LJM2. They approached LJM2, which apparently insisted on a very large fee-$I million or more-for LJM2 to purchase the certificates before reselling them to Condor. The Enron employees, believing that some fee was appropriate for LJM2's services, offered $100,000. Fastow then called one of the employees to complain that he was negotiating too hard about the fee, and that he was holding up a transaction that was important for Enron to complete before year-end. The employee went to McMahon, his supervisor. McMahon says he confronted Fastow about pressuring the employee. Following this discussion, LJM2 retreated and the deal closed with Enron paying the fee it originally offered.
Even apart from Fastow's intervention, the transaction itself is unusual in several respects. First, it was widely understood that LJM2 was involved simply to hold the Yosemite certificates briefly before selling them to another entity. The LJM2 Approval Sheet (which was not prepared until February 2000) clearly states, with emphasis in the original, that "LJM2 intends to sell this investment to Condor within one week of purchase." Second, the legal documents show Enron selling the certificates to LJM2 on December 29, 1999, and then LJM2 selling the certificates to Condor the next day, December 30, 1999-thus disposing of the certificates before year-end. It is not clear how this would achieve Enron's financial disclosure goals. Finally, the actual transaction does not appear to have occurred in late December 1999 but, instead, on February 28, 2000. The transaction involved Condor loaning $35 million to LJM2, which then immediately used the proceeds to purchase the Yosemite certificates from Enron, which LJM2 immediately passed on to Condor, which resulted in the original loan to LJM2 being repaid. In other words, Condor bought the certificates from Yosemite, with the money and certificates passing-ever so briefly-through LJM2. For that, LJM2 earned $100,000 plus expenses.
6. Backbone
In the late 1990s, Enron Broadband Services ("EBS") embarked on an effort to build a nationwide fiber optic cable network. It laid thousands of miles of fiber optic cable and purchased the rights to thousands of additional miles of fiber. In mid-May 2000, EBS decided to sell by the end of the second quarter a portion of its unactivated "dark" fiber. There was substantial pressure to close the transaction so that
EBS could meet its second quarter numbers. With the quarter-end approaching, the EBS business people felt they had no choice other than to approach LJM2.
The proposed terms called for EBS to remarket the fiber after LJM2 purchased it, and capped LJM2's return on the resale at 18%. Initially, Kopper negotiated on behalf of LJM2. But as the negotiations were nearing a conclusion in late June, Fastow inserted himself in the process. He was angry that EBS proposed to sell LJM2 dark fiber that was not certified as usable, and that it might take as long as a year for it to be certified. He first confronted EBS' general counsel, Kristina Mordaunt, the former general counsel to Fastow's group and his recent partner in the Southampton Place partnership. Fastow complained to her that EBS was the most difficult business unit with which to negotiate. Fastow then complained directly to two of the lead negotiators for EBS, telling them that EBS was putting LJM2 in a difficult position by selling it uncertified fiber.
Fastow's involvement caused great distress for the EBS team. They understood that their job was to get the best deal possible for Enron, but driving a hard bargain for Enron drew the ire of Enron's CFO. The EBS team went to Causey and Ken Rice, the CEO of EBS, for assistance. Together, they decided to accommodate Fastow's concern by sweetening EBS' original offer by providing LJM2 with a 25% capped return if EBS did not resell the fiber within two years. Ultimately, the transaction closed on those terms, with LJM2 promised an 18% capped return if Enron resold the fiber within two years, and a 25% capped return if Enron sold the fiber after two years. The additional term did not come into play because the fiber was sold within two years.
The EBS business people involved in the transaction believe they obtained a good result for EBS notwithstanding Fastow's intercession. Enron recorded a $54 million gain as a result of the transaction with LJM2. Moreover, we are told that all the fiber ultimately was sold later for cash (or letters of credit) to substantial industry participants. Nonetheless, the episode illustrates well the fundamental dilemma of the Company's CFO serving concurrently as the managing partner of a business transacting with the Company.
Finally, this transaction is notable for one other reason. It is the only LJM transaction in which Lay signed the DASH and LJM2 Approval Sheet.
B. Other Transactions with LJM
Enron engaged in several other transactions in 1999 and 2000 with the LJM partnerships. A majority of these transactions involved debt or equity investments by LJM in Enron-sponsored SPEs. These SPEs owned, directly or indirectly, a variety of operating and financial assets. These transactions also included direct or indirect investments by LJM in Enron affiliates. The effect on Enron's financial statements from these transactions varied. The dates, amount of LJM's investments, and summary descriptions of these transactions are provided in the following table:


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02.18.10 by Shirley
The Manhattan Cocktail. Practice Makes Perfect.
Melt away your little town blues with a Philly take on the classic. Cue the Frank Sinatra and call it a night.
Ordering a Manhattan is about as an exact science as ciphering genetic code: You've got perfect, imperfect, perfectly imperfect, a slew of combinations that are as infinite as the number of stars in the sky. We love the aficionados who saunter into their corner bar and call out their whiskey and vermouth combos with total cocktail confidence. We spoke with Keith Raimondi, bartender at Philadelphia's Village Whiskey to uncover the art and science of the Manhattan — making sure they are of course stirred, not shaken. His version puts us in a New York state of mind.
Manhattans are a classic cocktail, so you think they would be mixed the same everywhere — when ordered, they vary so much though — why?
Keith Raimondi (KR): Cocktails should be respected for where the come from, however Manhattans can be tailored to a person's individual taste. Rye and bourbon are the most common spirit bases, and Canadian whiskey is also being used in some bars.
What characteristics should we look for in a whiskey when sipping Manhattans?
Bourbon is traditionally on the sweeter side. Rye is drier and spicer, I'm always a rye guy. My first question to someone ordering a Manhattan is: Do you like it sweet or perfect? If they tend to prefer sweeter drinks, I'll make a sweeter version with bourbon; if they like it more dry, I'll use rye.
What's the secret to pairing it with vermouth?
Every vermouth has it's own flavor profile. Carpano Antica is a sweet red vermouth that's really rich and amazing. Carpano Punt e Mes is also a sweet red, but very different with a lighter, fruity, herbal flavor. It all depends on the person's preference. I like contrasting flavors so the Punt e Mes with bourbon would contrast well.
We've seen many different types of bitters in Manhattans.
You can tailor a Manhattan to anyone's liking, but just make sure it still has the essence of the classic cocktail. Orange bitters makes the cocktail more floral, brighter and adds a small bit of body. A change as small as just the bitters in a classic cocktail like the Manhattan is one that most may actually consider as a separate drink because it's not going to taste traditional. A sister cocktail to the Manhattan is the Brooklyn that's got orange bitters. It's the cocktail that turned me on to drinks and is one of my favorites, it's simple, basic and just good.
What about the serving the cocktail?
First, by stirring the cocktail, you can control the temperature and dilution. A Manhattan is all spirits so you don't want it to go down in a sip or two, but at the same time it should not be watered down and should maintain it's viscosity.
The martini glass you serve it in shouldn't be huge. Again, you're drinking a complex cocktail that is all alcohol.
The garnish must serve a purpose in the cocktail. I garnish my perfect Manhattan with a lemon twist, some may not agree. An orange peel would be softer citrus note than a lemon peel so people who drink a Perfect Manhattan with orange bitters might like an orange twist. Cherries are a staple, but you can do a lot better than maraschino. We love the Amarana cherries from Italy — their fruit is dark and the flavor is really rich.
Is it okay for bar patrons to "call" their Manhattans, or should they go with what's on the menu?
Absolutely, if you know you like it one way, you should have it that way. By pointing out what you like, you're also providing a basis for dialogue, and with that, I may be able to offer you something similar, and build out a flavor profile with whiskeys and vermouths that work for you — we want to gain your trust and want your cocktails to be as good or better than you're used to. At Village Whiskey, we have the privilege of working with everything. I was once an opponent of mixing with quality spirits, now I feel completely different. Mixing great spirits together is a wonderful thing.
We prefer rye over bourbon so love your "Perfect Manhattan" recipe, but what if someone out there prefers a sweeter version?
I would definitely use something like George Dickel, a Tennesse whiskey similar to bourbon with the exception that it's filtered through maple charcoal — that gives it a sugary type of sweetness. I usually like to blend the 100 proofs because they come out hot. I'd use 1 1/4 ounces of George Dickel to 3/4 ounce of an 80-proof rye to take away some of the heat.
Perfect Manhattan
*This Manhattan has a little dryness, and isn't too sweet because it's made with a combination of vermouths.
- 2 ounces Wild Turkey Russell's Reserve 6 year Rye
- 1/2 ounce Dolin dry vermouth
- 1/2 ounce Carpano Antica sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Garnish: lemon twist
- Stir rye and vermouth with ice then strain into a martini glass.
- Add bitters and garnish.


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Cultural critic Gerald Early to discuss race, community at Humanities Center inaugural lecture
Thursday, September 24, 2015
5:00 p.m.
Hawkins-Carlson Room in Rush Rhees Library
Gerald Early, professor of English and of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, will give the talk "Noon in the City: Race, Neighborhood, and an African-American Festival in Philadelphia." in the Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester.
The talk is free and open to the public. A reception in the Welles-Brown Room of the Rush Rhees Library will follow the lecture. Sponsored by the Humanities Center at the University of Rochester. Please contact Daniel Rinn at firstname.lastname@example.com for accessibility requests.


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After I launched my project a few months ago, Joke was the first who contacted me to become one of my fools. A few months later I was glad to finally meet her and photograph the colorful handcrafted jewelry which she sells online and on local markets under her brand J-oké.
This time I also got to explore a whole different neighbourhood of Ghent than during my second trade, accompanied by the first rays of sun of the upcoming spring.


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Today I saw an accident.
Let me be clear: I'm sure no one was hurt. At least not hurt badly - it was just a fender-bender.
As I was driving down a pretty big street, there was traffic waiting off to my right at a red light. They were waiting to right-on-red and go the same way I was traveling. As I looked over at them, I saw the 2nd car in line run into the back of the 1st car in line. I'm sure it was because that 2nd car was looking to the left, to see what was coming, and not paying attention to the 1st car and whether they were going. Or NOT going, as the case turned out to be.
Anyway, like I said, I'm sure no one was hurt badly. They didn't hit very hard, and they weren't going very fast. But as I continued on, I realized that this situation is just like life. So often I get to looking at what is coming down the road a ways, instead of focusing on what I am doing right now. And it occurred to me that it is our job to do well at what we are doing now - not looking at what is coming next.
Make sure to keep your eyes on what God has given you to do right now - not what you want to do later, or what you think He has for you after this. If you don't focus on what you have right now, you're liable to get into a fender-bender.
Though I could stand some body-work...


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For as long as there are terrorists in Palestine, Israel can treat Palestinians as terrorists. And this, sadly, works absolutely to their advantage.
Five years ago, I was in a dusty little village in Palestine when I realised Israel's dirty little secret: in order to survive, in its present form, Israel needs to have bad guys on the other side. Forget "partners for peace". Extremist groups like Hamas are the yin to the Israeli government's yang, the countervailing force which justifies their constant aggression and disregard for human rights and international law.
It was a minor example that I witnessed, but symbolic. The village, Bil'in, was cut off from its olive groves when the massive Separation Barrier was built, an imposing physical divide with Israel on one side and Bantustan on the other. (Palestine, I mean Palestine – slip of the keyboard.) Every couple of weeks, the villagers protested the loss without compensation of their main livelihood. They were joined in this protest by pro-Palestinian demonstrators from all over the world. By the time I got there, the Bil'in protests had become something of a showpiece. Political theatre of the most absurd.
Camera and notebook in hand, I joined the ragged band of 80 or so demonstrators as they marched towards the barrier, which at this section was composed of two sets of barbed wire and an electric fence. Ranged against us on the other side were a handful of bored-looking Israeli soldiers. As the chants got louder, the order came via loudhailer to disperse; the soldiers, I imagine, wanted to go home. The protestors weren't ready for that yet, and stayed put.
Then the teargas started. Grenades of it were lobbed into the middle of the crowd by the soldiers, while others further away shot canisters at us; they sounded like mortar rounds as they screamed through the air. I ran away as fast as my scared legs would take me, which wasn't fast enough. I got lungs full of the stuff, which burns its way painfully down your throat. I thought I'd swallowed a grater. Others were in more trouble. One unfortunate was hit in the head by a canister, and had to be rushed to hospital.
For me, the real shock was not the effect of the teargas, but that it was used at all. This was a peaceful protest, and had always been a peaceful protest for the dozens of weeks before this (each week, the response was similar or worse). There was no way any of us could have breached the barrier itself. We posed no threat to the soldiers. If they had just ignored us, we would have shouted ourselves hoarse – in the middle of an empty valley, remember, where there was no one else to hear us – and then gone home.
Instead, we were scared, angry and in pain. Even my impartial journalistic guard dropped: I did not appreciate being teargassed, and I could not understand the rationale for it.
So I started to research. Proper research, not just Google and the half-formed opinions of my friends in the pub. Eventually I got a master's thesis out of it. I wanted to understand why the Israeli soldiers reacted in the way they did. I wanted to know if this was an isolated example of a heavy-handed response. And I wanted to know what the Israeli government thought it could gain from this.
I never found an answer that I could be 100% certain of. This is political science, not mathematics; there is always another way of looking at things, a different interpretation. But what I found was enough to convince me that Bil'in was no exception. Disproportionate force and Israel go hand in heavy, heavy hand, be it the violent response to all types of demonstrations, the assassination of young student leaders, or the imposition of a severe, restrictive blockade on one entire chunk of Palestine's non-contiguous territory, Gaza.
As for the reason, that was even more interesting. For me, the only theory that fit the facts was that Israel deliberately provoked the Palestinian opposition in order to radicalise it; in order to make it more angry, to make its hatred of Israel even more vitriolic. This might seem counter-intuitive: surely Israel wants a moderate Palestinian opposition? An opposition that won't terrorise Israelis? A partner for peace?
Sadly, it's not quite so simple. The reality is that a moderate, considered Palestinian opposition is the single greatest existential threat to the Israeli state as it is currently constructed. Why? Because then Israel would have to negotiate seriously. Israel would have to make concessions. Israel would have to start respecting international law, and getting in line behind the United Nations Security Council resolutions which it currently ignores. This would involve some huge sacrifices for Israel, including much of the settlement activity which has decimated the West Bank over the last few years, turning what was one single territory into a spiderweb of Israeli areas and road spreading over what should be Palestinian land. It might involve recognising Palestine's right to full statehood, which would allow Palestine to legitimately acquire weaponry; potentially a greater challenge to Israel than any terrorist group can ever be. It would also likely topple the current political establishment, which has always justified its hawkish behaviour as a response to the Palestinian threat.
However, as long as there is a radical element to Palestinian opposition – a Hamas, with all their crazy threats of destroying Israel – then Israel has every right to self-defence, or at least a decent argument in favour of it. Israel's frequent and blatant violations of international law and human rights are justified under the rubric of the war on terror, as a necessary protection against the possible annihilation of the Jewish people (here looms the spectre of the Holocaust). As long as there are terrorists in Palestine, then Israel can treat Palestinians as terrorists – and get away with it.
It is no coincidence, in this reading, that the latest offensive in Gaza is taking place just as Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas – who certainly falls into the moderate camp – is preparing another bid for recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations. The offensive draws all international attention to the more radical elements of Palestinian opposition, and guarantees more 'terrorist' activity in the form of Hamas rockets fired at Israel. It will also, without question, help to radicalise another generation of Palestinians; already talk in the West Bank is of launching a Third Intifada.
Israel complains frequently that there is no partner for peace on the other side. They might be right, but they can't really complain: until they end this deliberate campaign of radicalising Palestinian opposition, they've only got themselves to blame. I suspect, however, that Israel's leadership already knows all this. DM
Simon Allison covers Africa for the Daily Maverick, having cut his teeth reporting from Palestine, Somalia and revolutionary Egypt. He loves news and politics, the more convoluted the better. Despite his natural cynicism and occasionally despairing tone, he is an Afro-optimist, and can't wait to witness and chronicle the continent's swift development over the next few decades.
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Washington DC – It could've been at a swap meet or a garage sale or in hanging in someone's rec room but if you've seen large black glass plaque with emblazoned with the words 'In Their Honor,' you could help fill in the missing piece of a mystery that the Council of District of Columbia would like to solve.
The piece that helps honor World War II veterans and District employees remains missing. Council spokesman Josh Gibson is spearheading a project to return the plaques to the wall of the Wilson building for Veterans Day this year.
"When the plaque got broken renovators studiously kept big chunks of the plaque that were just a bunch of names," said Gibson. "The top of the plaque, which would have been very attractive with a golden eagle on black glass background-- if that were broken they would have kept that."
Gibson said that renovation work near the Mayor's press office on the ground floor of the building on Pennsylvania Ave. happened in the 1990's.
"A million different people have a million different ideas and a million different routes to try and get the information," said Gibson.
Gibson helped DC launch a website that shares all the information he's been able to find about the memorial with 1,800 names. He's hoping it sparks clues to where the missing top piece is or in the very least more pictures or documents pertaining to the origins of the plaques.
You can get a look at that website by following this link.
"Hopefully we're cueing everyone up with everything they need then from there they can run with it and get us across the goal line," said Gibson.


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There are roughly 100 dividend-oriented exchange-traded products (funds and notes) available to clients now and more are coming. The reason is simple: In a low yield world, dividends are a popular way for clients and their advisors to produce income.
Morningstar estimates ETPs that use dividends to either screen or weight portfolios have attracted more than $100 billion in assets in the U.S. over the past decade. Here are some recent additions to the increasingly crowded field:
WidsomTree Japan Dividend Growth Fund (JDG) may sound like something youve heard about before, but the newer fund (started at the end of last month) differs from the same companys Japan Hedged Dividend Growth Fund (JHDG, launched in April) in that it includes exposure to currency changes.
The yen has been weak against the dollar, and if that trend continues, U.S. investors will see diminished returns from JDG. If the yen strengthens against the dollar, JDG should do better than a hedged portfolio of Japanese stocks. Of course, investors in JHDG are counting on that hedging to work as advertised. The funds have a policy common to all WisdomTree dividend ETFs: Holdings must pay a dividend, but the growth in their names refers to earnings growth, not necessarily dividend growth.
ProShares has added two funds that require actual growth in dividends to qualify for inclusion. Even better for dividend fans, they track market capitalization segments that have, until now, been ignored by dividend growth ETFs.
The ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats fund (REGL) includes stocks in S&Ps midcap index that have increased dividends annually for at least 15 years. Its worth noting that the large-cap Aristocrats indexes require longer records of increases. REGL recently held 47 stocks.
A second new offering from the company tracks the small-cap dividend space. The ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers fund (SMDV) follows the Russell 2000 Dividend Growth Index and recently held 55 issues. The index on which SMDV is based requires at least 10 years of dividend increases. Both funds came public on February 3, and are too new to have much of a performance record. Even so, Russell has data showing that its small-cap dividend growth index would have outpaced the traditional Russell 2000 over the three-, five-, and 10-year time periods.
In January, QuantShares brought its Hedged Dividend Income Fund (DIVA) to market. DIVAs underlying index consists of long positions in 100 stocks with stable or growing dividends and short positions in up to 200 issues (up to 50% of the value of its long positions) with unstable or low dividends.
While such a strategy could work well, long/short portfolios often underperform in bull markets. Whats more, shorting can be expensive. The fund must borrow the shares to short and pay dividends on those shares, as well as interest and brokerage fees. The estimated cost of shorting: 0.65%, or more than the funds 0.50% management fee. A fee waiver limiting total expenses to 0.99% is in place until October 31.
Late last year, Reality Shares DIVS ETF (DIVY) went public. Despite the abbreviation DIVS in its name, the fund doesnt own equities that pay dividends.
DIVY uses options in a strategy called a jelly roll to isolate the net dividend value of stocks. If dividends increase more than the market expects, the fund profits. Fans of options strategies may like this portfolio, but it isnt suitable for dividend investors.
If your income-seeking clients ask about it, direct them to this line from the prospectus: The Fund does not produce dividend income and is not an appropriate investment if you are seeking dividend income.
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On the occasion of 70th year celebration of Pakistan's independence, IPPA is taking place on the 17th of September at the London Hilton Hotel, Park lane. IPPA will be the first destination award event which will acknowledge the Pakistan's film, music, tv, fashion and sports industry. The awards will be given on the performances based on the year 2016.
HUM Network will be the official broadcaster. 25 awards will be presented to the winners. The audience will comprise of Asian community settled in UK. Six performances consisting of a fashion segment, singing performance on OST, stand-up comedian and 3 dance performances. Around 50 stars including presenters, winners, nominees, Mcs, guests, members of our board of advisory and performers will be taken from Pakistan to London.


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Exports of Norwegian salmon to Russia are exceeding all estimates. In the first half of 2012 the Russian market had an 67 percent growth.
Exports of Norwegian salmon to Russia are exceeding all estimates. In the first half of 2012 the Russian market had an 67 percent growth.
In the small town of Noginsk, 40 kilometers outside Moscow, customers are lined up in the middle of the local O'key mall. At the end of the line there is fresh Norwegian salmon piled up on a large counter, ready for the Russian dinner tables. Salmon is no longer a luxurious choice for rich business people. It has become a normal dish for all kinds of Russians.
"In the weekends there can be a line of buyers stretching far through the store", says General Director Dmitry Dangauer from Russian Sea.
His company provides the O'key store with numerous fish products, and sell fresh fish as well as processed. The huge mall has an endless line of store shelves with a wide assortment of groceries. In the center of the store, just in front of the cash registers where you normally would find chocolate and other snacks, you find the fish counter bulging with fresh salmon.
Some years ago the area for salmon products was just a percentage of what you see today. With the queue of buyers increasing every week, the situation is totally changed. The peak is around Christmas, when large trucks loaded with several hundred tons of salmon are driving almost through the night to be able to meet the demands for fresh salmon in all the shopping malls of Moscow
"Ridiculous" statement"When I started exporting fish to Russia I said that Russia will soon be Norway's number one market for salmon. Everybody laughed at me back then. They didn't believe that salmon would ever become an important market for Norwegian salmon. Nobody laughs of such comments today", says Svein Ruud in Troika Seafood.
The fact is that in 2011 Russia moved in top of the list for Norwegian fish export, passing France for the first time. Salmon export to Russia is the main reason for this enormous increase on the Russian market. The economic situation for most Russians has of course improved, but that does not explain entirely the large growth in salmon sales.
"The most important reason is that salmon products has had a favorable price development compared with other food products over the last years, enabling almost all Russians to afford a salmon meal several times a week", says Ruud.
63 000 tonsRuud has been working with fish export in many years and seen the ups and downs of Norwegian fish export to Russia. His company Troika Seafood handles fish export for the Norwegian fish producers Villa Organic. Nowadays things are running more smoothly than ever and export numbers are beyond all expectations.
A lot of Villa Organics production activity is in northern Norway, so last week Ruud and Villa Organic's CEO, Vidar Skaar, showed County Governor of Finnmark, Runar Sjåstad, how sales of fish products from Finnmark are increasing in Russia.
"The Russian market accounts for about 20 percent of our production today, and it is increasing. We are planning to growth production in Finnmark so the Russian market will have increasing importance for us. Our location near the border to Russia will also in the future have an increasing strategic and operational importance. So in total it will be natural for us to increase our focus and our sales to the Russian market in the years to come", says Skaar.
Numbers presented by Norwegian Seafood Council show that while most Norwegian export markets for salmon has had a decline, the Russian market has a totally different development. In the first six months of 2012 Norway exported 63 000 tons of salmon to the Russian market. That is an increase of 25 000 tons of salmon compared to last year, increasing the volume with incredible 67 percent. This makes Russia the second largest market for Norwegian salmon. Only France import more.
Logistical challengeFor Dangauer and Russian Sea the biggest obstacle is to provide their market with as fresh fish as possible. That's where Norwegian salmon has a huge advantage. Especially for Villa Organic's salmon produced in northern Norway.
"We send our fish from Kirkenes by truck and then by airplane from Murmansk airport to St. Petersburg and Moscow, saving two days transport time even compared to southern Norway. This gives us a competitive advantage", says Ruud.
Located in the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes, only 10 minutes drive from the Russian border, the company has a unique location for the Russian market.
Russian Sea's factory in Noginsk produces more than 150 different products of fish for the consumers. Salmon is of course only one out of many fish products, but the percentage of the total is steadily increasing. At the O'key mall the variety of various salmon products fills an entire wall.
"The potential for salmon sales is far bigger then what we see today. There are a lot more Russians that want to buy fish, so our focus is how to get more salmon out to the consumers", says Dangauer.
Dangauer has more than 650 workers at his factory, and increasing. As we are leaving the factory tour Dangauer points out the window at an undeveloped area. In near future it will be developed to improve distribution of products. For people working with fish in the largest country in the world, it's all about the speed of distribution.
"Russian consumers want fresh fish, but fresh fish which is more than five days old is no good anymore. Working in a large country like Russia we are always working against the clock."
That's why the Villa Organic's short transport distance from northern Norway has become so important for their production.
Vidyaevo plantRussian Sea produces some of their fish products themselves, but for Salmon it is all import at present stage. However, they are about to establish a fish farm on the north of Kola Peninsula in the small town of Vidyaevo.
"This will only be a supplement to the fish from Norway. We can never produce the quantity needed for the Russian market", says Dangauer
Norway's unique experience in the fish farming industry is something Dangauer would like to learn form and use to develop their production. Therefore he see the need for a close cooperation with his Norwegian partners.
"The people in the north are the same, the nature in the north is the same and our goal of providing more fish to the market is the same, so we have to cooperate", says Dangauer.
Svein Ruud and County Governor Runar Sjåstad nod their heads to his remark. Cooperation across the border will benefit all partners
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