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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The deadline to register for Hurricane Sandy disaster assistance has been extended another 30 days, to March 29, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Tuesday.
The deadline had been Wednesday, but FEMA approved the 30-day extension at the request of New York State. Westchester is one of 13 counties in the state that were declared disaster areas after Hurricane Sandy, making it eligible for federal disaster assistance.
The other designated counties are the Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York (Manhattan), Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan and Ulster.
Federal aid can include money for rental assistance, essential home repairs, personal-property losses and other disaster-related needs that are not covered by family or individual insurance.
As of Feb. 20, 5,675 residents had registered for disaster aid in Westchester.
After registering, applicants who receive letters from FEMA will be asked to return documentation to become eligible for other assistance. Some will receive a federal Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest disaster-loan application. It's important to return the application because it may lead to additional FEMA assistance. Applicants are not required to accept loans.
For more information, call 800-621-3362, or call the SBA at 800-659-2955 (TTY 800-877-8339). People who use 7-1-1 Relay or Video Relay Services (VRS) may call 800-621-3362 as well.
For online information visit FEMA's disaster assistance website .
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The story of the natural gas market is as old as time itself. It is a story of the grand commodity cycle. A commodity goes from oversupply and cheap prices to rising demand and ultimately tighter supply and high prices. Then those high prices inspire new production, causing a glut of supply.
Of course, the glut usually brings in new demand and economic growth trying to take advantage of that demand, and the story begins once again. The backdrop of that story is huge economic growth and opportunity for those who recognize the pattern.
In fact, this type of situation could be called an era. The era of the natural gas economy has just begun. It also means that low prices will inspire new uses and ultimately higher prices in the long run.
It was not too long ago, 2003, when former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan warned that our declining production of natural gas was putting the economy at risk. He said, "We're going to see some erosion in a number of macroeconomic variables" if gas prices stay high. He said that one of the biggest threats to our economy was our inability to produce enough natural gas and warned that we would lose jobs and manufacturing, and we would not be able to compete in the global economy. We had to build terminals to import natural gas or it would spell economic doom.
Of course there is an old saying, 'high prices cure high prices.' They built a better mousetrap thanks in part to the genius of George Mitchell, and the fracking revolution began. Instead of economic doom, an abundance of supply meant a coming economic boom. Instead of peak gas, we now have supply that could last hundreds of year. Yet that does not mean prices always will be cheap.
Natural gas prices started to tumble as producers not only exceeded old production levels but produced natural gas at record levels. Instead of a shortage, we had a glut and supplies that should last 100 years or more. In fact, we saw prices fall from an all-time high of $15.78 per mmBtu in 2005 to a low of $1.90 in 2012.
Of course, with many gluts, there is a sense that prices will stay low forever. In 1998 when crude oil prices fell toward $10 per barrel people thought they could go to $5. Yet low prices spur demand and in some cases much faster than people think. Like China that built an economic explosion on cheap oil, the United States is building an economic powerhouse on cheap natural gas.


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Race to the End of the Earth
Race to the End of the Earth recounts one of the most stirring tales in the annals of Antarctic exploration, the contest to reach the South Pole. This exhibition focused on the challenges that the two leaders—Roald Amundsen on the Norwegian side and Robert Falcon Scott on the British—faced as they undertook their separate 1,800-mile journeys from the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf to the South Pole and back.
Both Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott were pursuing the same goal in their race to the South Pole: to be first. Each was faced with the daunting task of convincing investors, scientific organizations, and governments to fund their respective journeys.
For Amundsen, significance came from being the first to do something, but his drive for success was not entirely a matter of ego. For Scott, the significance of this journey was a more complex issue. Being first at the South Pole mattered, but so did science.
Born to a family of Norwegian ship-owners on July 16, 1872, Roald Amundsen was four years younger than Robert F. Scott. Despite his mother's hopes that he would become a doctor, Amundsen knew by the age of 15 that he would one day be an explorer.
Born in 1868, Robert Falcon Scott began his naval career as a 13-year-old cadet aboard the training ship HMS Britannia. At 15 he became a midshipman and began a steady progression up the career ladder of the Royal Navy, becoming a lieutenant specializing in the new technology of torpedoes in 1889.
With few exceptions, the scientists of the Heroic Age had one chance, and one only, to go to Antarctica. If they didn't get what they needed in their sole throw of the dice, they were out of luck.
Scott, Amundsen, and Ernest Shackleton were among the most successful of what we may call the celebrity explorers of the early 20th century. Like celebrities today, their fame was only partly due to accomplishment; the rest came from whatever aspects of society's desires and ambitions they reflected back.
Race to the End of the Earth vividly re-created, through dioramas and period detail, how Amundsen and Scott prepared for their polar journeys. Nutrition, human endurance, equipment, logistics, and Antarctica's extreme weather were among the many factors that each team had to evaluate, often with far too little information to avoid tragedy and ensure triumph.
Race to the End of the Earth is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with Musée des Confluences, Lyon, France, and Royal BC Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Generous support for Race to the End of the Earth has been provided by the Eileen P. Bernard Exhibition Fund, Marshall P. and Rachael Levine, and Drs. Harlan B. and Natasha Levine.
Additional support has been provided by the Government of the United Kingdom and the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ANT 0636639.


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Did your mother – or someone else who presumably cared about your well being – ever tell you that peeling a carrot takes away all its vitamins?
It's one of those admonitions that gets stuck in your head for the rest of your life, probably because you first heard it when soft brain material was still forming (up till the age of 26, I read somewhere). Those whose job it was to see that you grew up with all parts intact did their best to point out every which way you could inflict damage, wreaking havoc on not only yourself, but others, too. You know:
Don't run across the room with that sharp pencil – you'll put someone's eye out!
You're going to fall off that tree/roof/high-up-dangerous place on top of the swingset and crack your head open!
If you sit so close to the TV in this dark room; YOU"LL GO BLIND!
I can't think of such warnings having to do with food equally as menacing as the visions of heads cracked open like watermelons dropped from a tall building and eyeballs plucked whole out of their sockets by an innocent writing tool. Oh, there was something about Vitamin C – not enough and you'd become riddled with scurvy and toothlessness. Other than that my takeaway nutritional wisdom remains; All the Vitamins are in the Skin.
I only just learned (like, yesterday) that in fact, peeling carrots has absolutely little effect on the nutrients contained therein. Other forms of produce, such as apples, pears and potatoes, yes – keep the skins on. But carrots? Turns out that some of the best stuff in carrots, like the beta carotene, is in there all the way through. Lots of vitamins, antioxidants and magical cells live in the colorful parts of fruits and vegetables, and if the food is the same color inside without its skin, no harm done.
I admit I do peel carrots when they have an abundance of stiff, old root hairs and tiny clods of dirt. Who wants to eat that?? Plus they look brighter and prettier without the skin. Fresh little carrot bunches with their green tops on don't usually have that problem.
Having gone on and said all that (are you still reading this?), it won't make much difference if the skin is on or off the carrots in this soup recipe since they get pureed in the end. It's your call.
I've just started browsing through Deborah Madison's tremendously wonderful new book, Vegetable Literacy. The book is organized by families of vegetables, how they're related and play together – I LOVE that.
The first chapter covers The Carrot Family, which includes celery, parsley, fennel and coriander. Carrots remind me of spring, and parsley reminds me of carrots, so there's the starting point for my soup.
carrot soup and almond-parsley pesto
This soup couldn't be simpler and tastes like the essence of carrot. Use any leftover pesto within a day or two, tossed with roasted vegetables or spread on a warm crostini.
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 ½ pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon amaretto liqueur (optional)
- 1 bunch Italian flat-leaf parsley
- ½ cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds (optional)
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
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- ½ cup freshly grated Parmigiano cheese
- Heat the butter and oil in a large saucepan until butter melts; add the carrots, onion, celery, salt sugar and coriander. Stir the vegetables around and cook until they begin to release liquid and become softened, about 5 minutes.
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A Snazzy Addition (I think) to the December Digital Issue
Attention all digital subscribers:
When your e-mail to download the issue arrives (which should be later today or early tomorrow), you'll have the option for two versions. One has a video embedded in "12 Rules for Tool Chests" – simply click on the opening photo, and you'll see the author, Contributing Editor Christopher Schwarz, show you how he uses his tool chest to easily access all of his tools with just one hand movement.
This "video-embedded" version will work with Adobe Reader 9.0 and later – but it will NOT work as intended on an iPad. (If you view it on an iPad, you'll be able to read all the text and see all the pictures, but the video won't play. Instead, you'll have to click through the video link in "Online Extras" to see the free video via our YouTube channel – you know, the old-fashioned way. One of these days I WILL figure out how to embed video in an iPad version…but for the nonce, it has me defeated.)
The "iPad version" works with Adobe Reader 7.0 and later – but no embedded video (but of course, you can click through to all online extras, as long as you're connected to the Internet).
You are welcome to download either or both versions. (Note that if you buy the December digital issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine in our online store, you'll have the same options.)
After you see the issue, please let us know what you think (what I really want to know is, do I need to hurry up and learn HTML 5?).


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NH eyeing MADD's deal with Mass. firmBy SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News
December 09. 2012 2:17AM
The Attorney General's Office is looking into an agreement between Mothers Against Drunk Driving and a Massachusetts wholesaler that uses the charity's logo to solicit donated items it then sells for profit.
In exchange for displaying the MADD logo on its clothing and book collection containers, CMRK Inc. of Northborough, Mass., pays a "license fee" of $10,000 a year to the charity, according to a "licensing agreement" between the two entities.
The white bins, placed at service stations or strip malls in several New Hampshire communities, bear the red MADD logo and read "Donate Clothing & Shoes" or "Book Recycling," but have no contact information.
Terry Knowles is assistant director for the Charitable Trusts Unit of the AG's Office. She's worked in that office for more than 30 years and said she's never seen an arrangement quite like the one between MADD and CMRK.
Knowles said her office has not opened an official investigation into the MADD donation boxes, but is looking into the situation. "We are moving on it because there are questions about what this is, and whether or not a consumer putting their clothing into this bin would believe that they are giving to Mothers Against Drunk Driving," Knowles said.
Her office started getting calls last summer from people asking whether the donation bins were indeed supporting MADD.
Last week, after Knowles' office had sent repeated requests for information to MADD's Texas headquarters, the charity sent the state a copy of its five-year licensing agreement with CMRK, dated Dec. 7, 2011.
"And now that we've looked through the agreement and started to reach a little deeper . . . we have more questions than answers," Knowles said.
Among the issues is the role of the for-profit company in soliciting donations under a charity's name, she said. "The question is why is it being done this way. There may be a perfectly legitimate reason, but when we see something that, again, we're not used to seeing, something unusual, we do ask about it."
Anna Duerr, director of communications for MADD's national office in Texas, said MADD's New Hampshire chapter does not have an executive director and relies solely on volunteers.
Asked how the CMRK clothing bins ended up here, Duerr said the MADD chapter in Connecticut "had seen the success that resulted from these types of clothing donation bins, and so we looked at it from the national office, and there was some interest in kind of expanding that to New Hampshire."
"MADD expanded the clothing donation program to New Hampshire this year in order to raise the necessary funds to locally achieve MADD's life saving mission to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking in New Hampshire," Duerr wrote in a follow-up email.
The agreement grants CMRK a non-exclusive license to use the MADD name "for display" on clothing bins and book collection containers. Monthly payments of $833.33 are to be sent to MADD New Hampshire, 123 Goffe St., Manchester, with checks payable to Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Knowles said her office is also looking into why those payments are being sent to New Hampshire, since the state chapter of MADD is no longer registered as a charity here. Only the national organization in Texas is registered.
MADD still has an office on Manchester's West Side. That office was closed Thursday afternoon when a reporter visited, and no one was answering the phone there last week.
Documents on file with the secretary of the Commonwealth in Massachusetts show Fawaz El Khoury as the sole principal of CMRK Inc., which is listed as a domestic profit corporation and described as a "wholesaler - used clothing."
According to reports published in the Berlin Daily Sun, Fawaz El Khoury purchased 10 convenience stores and service stations in the North Country for $3.8 million this year. In articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state last January, El Khoury is listed as the contact person for those stores and CMRK's address is listed as the business address for those stores in articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state last January.
Despite repeated voicemail messages left at CMRK last week, El Khoury could not be reached for comment.
Knowles said it's not unusual for nonprofits such as the American Heart Association and breast cancer charities to license their logos in exchange for a certain percentage of proceeds from sales.
Ordinarily, she said, "there is some kind of a statement made about what's happening with the charity that's allowed its name or logo to be used. Here you have none of that.
"All you have is the symbol and those four initials - MADD - so the question becomes: Because none of those bins say in any shape or form 'a certain percentage is going to MADD' or 'we've licensed this name,' you have no idea what the relationship is as a consumer between the charity and the bin."
Knowles said it's not yet clear where this falls under New Hampshire statutes that govern how charities operate. She said her unit may consult with the Consumer Protection Division of the AG's office "to see whether or not they have any sort of jurisdiction or indeed any investigative powers over this situation."
Some states require organizations to put disclaimers on collection boxes, explaining just what happens to donations, Knowles said, but New Hampshire currently has no such language in its statutes.
Still, Knowles said, while the deadline for House members to submit legislative service requests for 2013 bills was Friday, there's still time for state senators to do so.
"If we thought this was a pervasive problem, or something that is going to confuse our consumers or mislead them . . . we certainly would, with the permission of the attorney general, contact one of the senators to have legislation put in," she said.


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During October at an elevator in central Oklahoma, the average cash price was $5.01 and the price range was between $4.74 and $5.20. The current cash price is $4.99 and the local basis is a minus 25 cents off KBCT December. The five-year average October average basis is a minus 23 cents and the November five-year average basis is a minus 20 cents.
The KCBT December '06 wheat contract is trading in a 40-cent price range between $5.10 and $5.50. There is a 10-cent "no-man's-land" between $5 and $5.10, and then a potential range from $4.60 to $5. The odds of falling to the $4.60 to $5 range are relatively small. Normally, KCBT wheat contracts trade in a 20 to 25 cent price range.
There is a lot of uncertainty in the grain marketing system. The introduction of converting corn to ethanol and tight U.S. and world wheat stocks have resulted in market uncertainty and price volatility.
Since the 2004/'05 corn marketing-year, corn used for ethanol production has increased from 1.3 billion bushels to an estimated 2.2 billion bushels. Even with the third highest corn crop, 10.9 billion bushels, 2006/07 marketing year corn ending stocks are projected to decline from nearly two billion bushels to below one billion bushels.
Where will the corn be produced to meet 2007/'08 marketing year demand? Even if corn required for ethanol does not increase, and it will, there is not a spare billion bushels of corn to meet 2007/'08 requirement. Thus, corn must bid land into production. Some analysts predict that it will take an additional 5 million acres of corn.
This land will most likely come from soybeans but some may come from wheat. Wheat prices must remain relatively high to keep wheat land from going to corn. The market has not figured out the wheat price impact from the increased demand for corn.
Add relatively tight U.S. and world wheat stocks, declining production expectations in Australia, and to a limited degree, drought conditions in the hard red winter wheat production area to the corn situation and you create volatile wheat prices. United States wheat ending stocks are projected to be the lowest since the 1995/'96 marketing year's 376 million bushels.
World wheat ending stocks are projected to be 4.4 billion bushels, the lowest since the 1981/'82 marketing year. The world's wheat stocks to use ratio, ending stocks divided by use, is projected to be 19.5 percent. This is the lowest percentage on record. A 19.5 percent stocks to use ratio implies that at the end of the marketing year, there will be 71 days of wheat in storage.
In late October, the Australian Wheat Board lowered Australia's predicted 2006 wheat production to 331 million bushels. This was down from USDA's 404 million bushel prediction released Oct. 12. Australia's wheat production in 2005 was 900 million bushels and the five-year average is 791 million bushels.
During the 2006/07 wheat marketing year, the USDA projects Australian domestic wheat consumption to be 235 million bushels and exports to be 425 million bushels for a total use of 660 million bushels. Australia's ending stocks are projected to be 90 million bushels compared to a 5-year average of 242 million bushels. This is based on USDA's 404 million bushel production. Lowering production to 331 million bushels will result in lower exports.
Drought conditions persist over much of the HRW wheat area and add uncertainty to the 2007/08 wheat prices. Currently the KCBT July wheat contract is trading in a price range between $4.70 and $4.90. The fund traders may push prices about 10 cents above and below this range.
Some elevators are offering 2007 harvest contracts for 40 cents less than the KCBT July '07 wheat contract price. Below-average U.S. winter wheat production will result in prices being well above the current price and an above-average production will result in prices being below the current price. There is probably more upside price potential than downside price risk. But with changes in the grain markets, who knows?


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The concentration of a fragrance refers to the concentration of aromatic compounds in the solvent; in fine fragrances this is typically ethanol or a mix of water and ethanol, as denoted on the list of ingredients/allergens on the box. Although a general guideline is presented about ratio of aromatic compound percentage, different perfume houses assign different amounts of essences to each of their perfumes, further complicating the matters. Most agree on at least the general truth of the following though.
Extrait de Parfum, also known as parfum or pure perfume (or even as "perfume extract" following the literal translation from the French), is the highest concentration of scent, containing 15-40% of aromatic compounds. According to the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) the typical percentage is closer to 20% than to 40%. Even though extrait de parfum demands high prices (sometimes stratospheric) and comes in the smallest bottle, making you believe that it should be the strongest concentration, it would be more accurate to say that is in fact the longest-lasting. Several extraits de parfum can be rather subtle and skin-friendly, wafting from the wearer in a less aggressive manner than a loud Eau de Parfum formulated with lots of "projection" or sillage potential. Especially in classic fragrances, which are epoque-representative (such as Guerlain Mitsouko, and Shalimar, Caron Alpona, or Lanvin's Scandal ) or in cult, rare scents, such as Hermes Doblis and Shiseido Nombre Noir, experiencing the scent drop by drop, as befits something precious is the only truly satisfying method of cherishing them.
Originally all fragrances came in extrait de parfum: The perfumer mixes the compound for testing before diluting to several variations. Colognes (or more accurately Eau de Cologne scents, which follow a traditional recipe of citrus & herb notes with very little anchoring by base notes, in reality being a trademark and a specific fragrance) were the exception and formed a category of their own; indeed these were also made in abundance by local apothecaries and pharmacies throughout Europe, each had their own "edition". When fine fragrance was democratisized in the turn of the 19th century, through the invention of aroma synthetics, and more pointedly in the 20th century when it became a veritable industry, perfume houses began offering an Eau de Cologne (EDC) version of their popular scents: This meant a lighter concentration (about 5% of aromatic compounds) in a bigger bottle, which would mean lower price and more juice to be splashed on. These Eaux de Cologne however were not the traditional recipe, nor were they only "lighter" in strength and lasting power compared to the parfums they interpreted. Very often, as is the case of Guerlain, classic Dior and Chanel fragrances from the first half of the 20th century and into the 1960s or even early 1970s per individual case, these Eaux de Cologne were formulated to contain more of the brighter top notes as opposed to their more concentrated counterparts, so as to provide a "sparkle" upon putting on skin, familiar to the consumer from the quasi pharmaceutical/aromatherapeutic use of traditional Eau de Cologne for all ailments. Thus the progression from buying at the chemist's/apothecary and buying at the perfume counter of a famous couture or cosmetics house was made seamless.
Testing a vintage Eau de Cologne (see Guerlain's excellent Vetiver which retains that wonderful tobacco-laced accord) by Lanvin, by Guerlain, by Chanel or by Coty often means a quite lasting fragrance, close -or even better lasting in some cases- than a contemporary Eau de Toilette! They also tend to present different fragrant nuances than other concentration, exactly due to different construction (as infamously evidenced in many Chanels).
Eau de Toilette (EDT), a concentration of between 5-15% of aromatic coumpounds, is also a time-honoured concentration catering to the needs of those who could not afford the precious extrait de parfum, yet still wanted to partake of the dream of glamour that perfume promised, or alternatively the version meant for daywear, instead of the parfum which was indicated for night-time wearing, much like jewels in bobbed hair and silk satin. The phrase came from the French "faire sa toilette" which denotes the ritual of getting ready, getting dressed. Putting on perfume was considered the final touch on an exquisite presentation of the self.
Chanel: Perfumer Jacques Polge was intructed to think of the Eau de Parfum, the popular 1980s concentration, while composing, rather than the denser extrait: By the time that Coco launched, the new generation of consumers were oblivious to the old habit of applying droplets of scent with the dropper/stopper and were familiarised with sprays which had become the norm throughout the 1960s-1970s, catering to the "women on the go". Sprays/atomisers by their very nature tend to dispense a lot of liquid, thus familiarising consumers with abundance. As the 1980s rolled their weird mix of consumerism, carnality, frantic social climbing and political conservatism, fragrances became more and more agressive, a form of olfactory shoulder pads. Thus the idea of a stronger concentration that would introduce the wearer before they even entered the room was born: Eau de Parfum (EDP). Typically 15% (and fluctuating between 10-20% of aromatic compounds), this is a concentration that lasts a long time and is very perceptible in terms of "waft". For those who were of the "bang for the buck" school of thought it also made perfect economic sense, being the best of both worlds.
In certain brands, there might be a separate nomination to denote that, such as millésime at Creed (a term borrowed by wine, denoting a particularly good year).
Some Eau de Parfum fragrances are in marked contrast to their Eau de Toilette counterpart: This might be one of the reasons why the scent you smell on another smells rather different when you buy a bottle yourself. Famous examples include Chanel Cristalle which in EDT is a bright citrus with a light chypre-like base, while Cristalle EDP is a full-blown floral chypre with honeysuckle emphasized in the middle. Yves Saint Laurent Paris is more powdery and crisp in EDT, while being sweeter and more liquer-like in EDP. Chanel routinely twists their fragrances to be slightly different within the different concentrations.
In rare occasions they're a completely different fragrance altogether! Rykiel Women (Not for Men!) in EDP is a sensuous musky-leathery skin-scent. In EDT it is a bright and sweet fruity floral! Elixir des Merveilles, the EDP version of Hermes Eau de Merveilles (EDT) injects fruity-chypre tonalities in the sparser woody-salty scent ambergris formula of the original.
From then on, there is a bit of chaos. Generally speaking Parfum de Toilette (PDT) is the equivalent of Eau de Parfum, perhaps a bit more spiked towards the higher end of percentage of aromatic compounds (20%), a very lasting, velvety concentration. One of the houses that really rode this notion high in the 1980s was Guerlain, before dropping the term in lieu of the standard Eau de Parfum in the 1990s: Each and every one of their Parfums de Toilette in their popular perfumes was stellar.
Esprit de Parfum (no abbreviation available for obvious reasons) is a term that is seldom used: Poised between EDP and extrait, containing almost 30% aromatic compounds, it is most famous from Dior who used the concentration in their iconic of the 1980s scent Poison: Interestingly Poison originally came in Eau de Cologne concentration and Esprit de Parfum (alongside extrait de parfum of course), before these two being dropped in favor of the more standard Eau de Parfum and Eau de Toilette in the 1990s.
Secret de Parfum is a specific variant used by Yves Saint Laurent for Opium in the mid-1990s: The maroon bottle involved lattice-work, the concentration akin to Eau de Parfum, but the subsequent substitution with a reformulation of the formula for the Eau de Parfum wasn't unjustified: the product had a greasy, opaque tonality that betrayed the better facets of the original perfume, while the newer Eau de Parfum was truer till very recently (till the 2010 reformulation).
Perfume Mist, Brume de Parfum, Voile de Parfum, Eau Parfumée, or Eau Sans Alcohol is typically the lightest form of a feminine fragrance: The ratio of aromatic compounds varies between 3-8% while solvent is typically non alcoholic. This was necessitated for two reasons historically: The aerosol mists using propellant were formulated so as not to sting or squirt alcohol in the eyes. Secondly, in the 1990s, when concerns about the allergenic properties of fragrance became more widespread, companies introduced the notion of a non photo-toxic version of their fragrances so that they could be worn all over or at the beach. Some of these fragrances are specifically made as such, such as Dior Bronze "Sweet Sun", which incidentally is launched as "Eau de Bienfait" (approximately Feel-Good, Beneficial Water, as it was included in their suncare line Dior Bronze). Yves Saint Laurent has a very light Opium flanker called Opium Voile d'été.
Please note that the older the fragrance tagged "eau", the greater is the chance that it is quite decent in the smelling/lasting department (superior to a modern variant by the same name): witness Eau de Lanvin concentration for instance for several of their vintage perfumes (My Sin, Arpege etc.)
Masculine fragrances present a mix-up: While as we said Eau de Cologne refers to either the traditional Eau de Cologne recipe/trademark scent first made in Cologne, Germany, or the lighter concentration of a given perfume, many men refer to their fragrance as "cologne". This is mostly an American or Anglo-Saxon phenomenon, due to the reluctance of ascribing themselves as "perfume wearing" (considered effeminate).For instance in Greek the term "cologne" (as well as perfume) is used to denote fragrance for either sex.
More elaborate, additional terms after the name on bottles, such as extrême, intense, or concentrée might seem like indicating concentration but usually they pertain to completely different fragrances, related only because of a similar perfume accord: compare and contrast Chanel's Pour Monsieur and Pour Monsieur Concentrée.
After Shaves of non-lotion-consistency are more old-fashioned: These typically contain a fant 1-3% of aromatic compounds, meant to create a feeling of euphoria upon putting them on without stinging sensitive freshly-shaven skin and quickly disappear altogether.
Eau Généreuse or Eau d'Abondance is a relatively new term, denoting the luxury of huge, honking bottles, meant to be splashed with abandon, a luxury trait inaugurated by the house Hermès (see Un Jardin après la Mousson for instance and the rest of their Jardins fragrances) and followed by Cartier (see Pasha Eau Généreuse or Declaration Eau Généreuse) These scents come in homonguous bottles but in reality are of Eau de Toilette concentration as usual.
Of course there are several other fragrant products, especially in vintage fragrances, when such practices were more common and more varied, from hair lotion (stillboide) by Guerlain to hand-sanitizing water, Eau de mouchoir (handkerchief scent from the Victorian era) and eau de dentifice (for oral hygiene). But they're beyond the scope of this little guide; perhaps we will return on a subsequent guide.
As with everything, largely concentration perception is a personal interpretation within the official guidelines: What seems more lasting or more forceful might have to do with personal sensitivity to specific ingredients and with associations rather than fixed ratios. So, when heading to the perfume counter or when savouring a vintage treasure, give a minute or two to think about what you're smelling exactly.
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The Day after Jedi
The bestselling Star Wars saga continues in this spellbinding adventure that brings George Lucas's dazzling universe and his beloved movie characters. In The Truce at Bakura, the Rebel Alliance struggles to survive in the fateful days following the events of Return of the Jedi.
No sooner has Darth Vader's funeral pyre burned to ashes on Endor than the Alliance faces a new challenge at the far-flung Imperial outpost of Bakura. The Ssi-ruuk, a race of cold-blooded reptilian invaders, plan to enslave human minds to pilot their invincible machines of war and destruction. With the hope of turning Bakura's loyalties toward the fledgling New Republic with defensive aid, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia race to the besieged planet. Yet, as the eve of the final onslaught rapidly approaches, Rebel and Imperial forces still must come to terms with each other. And there is already evidence of a traitor hidden in their midst....
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Simply post a short video on the business' Facebook page telling why you or someone you know deserves LASIK. On Christmas, Dr. Claus M. Fichte will call the winner and award him the gift of sight.
"I have done a great deal of free surgery in third world countries. There is no reason why we shouldn't do the same for our patients right here in Western New York. Having a free surgery contest is a rewarding thing to do for our hometown folks, especially during this season of giving," said Dr. Thomas Elmer Jr.
"We are blessed with these wonderful technologies that can be truly life changing for so many of our patients. What better time than the holidays to share this gift?" said Dr. Michael J. Endl.
Entries must post on Facebook no later than midnight Dec. 23. More information on the LASIK procedure can be found on the Fichte Endl & Elmer Eyecare website.
Kim Donner of Wheatfield had the LASIK procedure done in 2003 with Fichte. "The procedure was quick easy and painless; I've been glasses-free ever since," she said, adding that her husband has since had the procedure done himself and is just as happy as she is with the result.
Fichte Endl & Elmer Eyecare has two Western New York offices. Fichte started the Niagara Falls office, located at 2400 Pine Ave., in Niagara Falls, in the 1980s. The second office, at 2825 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, opened about 11 years ago. The doctors are local residents - Fichte lives in Youngstown, Elmer on Grand Island and Endl in Amherst.
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Jessica Paige Becerra entered a qualified plea Wednesday afternoon to the charge and was later sentenced by Judge Martha Ann Lott.
Tears flowed from family members on both sides of the courtroom Wednesday during the sentencing hearing for 23-year-old Jessica Paige Becerra, a former University of Florida student who admitted Wednesday to leaving the scene of a June 2012 hit-and-run accident in which a 20-year-old on a bicycle was struck while crossing Archer Road.
The cyclist, Rebecca Harris, also a UF student, was struck by Becerra's Honda Accord on June 23. She slipped into a coma at Shands at the University of Florida and died on July 11, 2012.
Judge Martha Ann Lott told the packed courtroom that the decision to sentence Becerra to 7 1/2 years in prison was not an easy one.
"It's hard to imagine a more difficult case than this," said Lott, who went on to to say that the case was about the potential "loss of two lives" -- referring to both the victim Rebecca Harris and Jessica Becerra.
Harris was on her bicycle heading back to her dorm from a friend's home at 12:51 a.m. on June 23 when she crossed the road at the intersection of Archer Road and Southwest 16th Avenue and was struck by Becerra's 1996 Accord.
Becerra's plea was qualified: while she admitted to the charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, she denied being impaired at the time of the accident -- a factor that would have required prison time. Had Becerra not been impaired, she could have been sentenced to probation. Judge Lott would later rule that Becerra was impaired.
Defense attorney Nick Zissimopolous, of the Gainesville law firm Rush and Glassman, presented witness testimony from Becerra's psychologist, her employer and her parents regarding the deep remorse she has displayed since the fatal accident.
Dr. Ronald Laracuente testified that he hired Becerra in his medical office in an unusual move after her mother brought her in for complaints of headaches, abdominal pain, sleeplessness and loss of appetite.
Laracuente told the judge the symptoms pointed to emotional turmoil, and as a Christian, he wanted to help Becerra transform her guilt into repentance and redemption. Ultimately, Becerra joined the doctor's South Florida church and was baptized there this Easter.
Joe Becerra, who refers to his daughter by her middle name, cried as he told Judge Lott how much Paige had changed since the accident. He said his once happy-go-lucky college student would no longer leave her room and was deeply depressed due to her guilt over what she had done.
On the other hand, Rebecca Harris' family, dressed in cream and donning purple flower lapels, said they did not believe Becerra was truly remorseful, but rather was trying to avoid punishment for her actions -- a pattern that they said has been consistent since the night of the accident.
Becerra didn't stop after crashing into Harris, who slammed into the car's windshield while her bicycle's frame was left mangled from the force of the impact. In fact, Becerra drove to a friend's house and participated in a plot to abandon her car in the woods 15 miles outside Gainesville.
She did not turn herself in until a week later, when a warrant was issued for her arrest.
Assistant State Attorney Steve Frisco also presented witnesses who testified that days after the accident, Becerra moved back to South Florida with her parents, only to return to Gainesville a month later for a night of drinking and partying.
Those witnesses were the same friends who helped Becerra get rid of her car and cell phone in the hours after she struck Rebecca Harris. Those witnesses were also granted immunity from prosecution for their testimony.
The last witnesses to testify were Rebecca Harris' sisters, Catherine (Rebecca's twin) and Anna (via a video recording); her mother Shelly Harris, and father James Harris. All four testified about the loss of the young woman they say loved God and loved others.
Shelly Harris told the judge she believed her daughter would have wanted to give Becerra a chance to redeem her life, which is partly why she supported the prosecutor's recommendation of 10 years in prison, a third of the maximum penalty of 30 years.
In addition to 7 1/2 years in prison handed down by Judge Lott, Becerra will serve 2 years of community control and 5 years on probation.
Outside the courtroom, James Harris told reporters he was satisfied with Judge Lott's sentence. "Ultimately, we were looking for a balance, not losing another life," said James Harris. He also said he hoped to one day join Becerra at UF to talk to new students about the perils of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Gainesville Police Department spokesman Officer Ben Tobias was present at the sentencing hearing and said he hoped this case would make an impact on the community.
"This needs to be a wakeup call for our culture on drinking and driving," said Tobias. "Both of these young women were well known and this is a tangible example of what can happen on both sides."


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I have been in contact with state Sen. Lois Wolk's office about Medi-Cal. I am on Social Security disability, but the state of California says that I'm not eligible for state benefits.
I have been in contact with state Sen. Lois Wolk's office about Medi-Cal. I am on Social Security disability, but the state of California says that I'm not eligible for state benefits.
Does the state think that a $34-a-month cost of living allowance will pay for a $200-a-month supplemental insurance plan?
We improve health care for prisoners, but not the common citizens of the state of California.
Eric C. Gibson
Over the years, The Record has made significant changes. The addition of color has been a positive one. Other factors cause concern, such as:
� Formerly, world, national and state news were in the first section and local area news was in the second. The reader knew immediately where to find articles of personal concern.
� Some of the major, front-page news has been replaced by an advertisement.
� "A picture is worth a thousand words" should not be taken literally for all pictures, particularly when it is a photo of a painting that is also repeated, large, and again in full color, a few pages later.
� In one recent edition, a participant who lost a competition had a full-color photo in section A, while the winner had a smaller black-and-white photo elsewhere in the paper.
� The title "3-minute Record" suggests a digest of the news; however, that page is more commonly a mixture of celebrity tabloid, movie briefs, ads, a comic strip, etc.
At times, it would see that when there is not enough news to fill the page, the standard solution is to enlarge the pictures and headlines, and to distribute blank space as needed. With all the significant state, national and world news available to The Record, it is as if readers are expected to receive unpublished accounts from TV and satellite, and not the NEWSpaper.
Ruth A. Radmore
I read recently in The Record about Iranian scientists who have run computer simulations for a nuclear weapon that would produce more than triple the explosive force of the World War II bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.
I was with Paul Tibbets at North Island San Diego naval air base in 1943. Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on any nation in the early hours of Aug. 6, 1945.
That unleashed the most terrifying weapon the world had ever seen, demolishing Hiroshima. After a second bomb was dropped, this one on Nagasaki, the Japanese surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.
In 1954, I was on a communication ship, and we went to the Marshall Islands to test atomic weapons. Six atomic bombs were detonated and blew several islands out of the ocean. Then the first hydrogen bomb was used, a weapon 1,000 times larger than the one Tibbets dropped on Hiroshima.
I will say we have hydrogen bombs that can demolish any city, large or small. Or even Iran, with just one violent blast.
Scott Paris
Mayor Ann Johnston is a classy, brave and dedicated lady. We should thank her for her service!
Mary Lou Duncan


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This guide is designed for anyone who is looking for poems or their sources. Both print-based and Web-based sources are included.
Internet Sources | Ann Landers and Dear Abby | Searching for Poetry on the Web | Print Resources
Internet Sources
Poetry is very difficult to find on the web, unless it's old enough to be out of copyright; print sources may be your best bet if you're looking for a specific poem which is fairly recent. The following sites will have at least a representative sample of the works of poets, generally up until the late 19th - early 20th centuries:
Bartleby.com: Verse
An Index of Poets in Representative Poetry Online
Dear Abby / Ann Landers poems
Locating poems which have appeared in Dear Abby or Ann Landers is especially tricky. There is no compilation of Dear Abby columns, but she does have a site
Ann Landers has a site
There is also a compilation of Ann Landers columns available; in hardback, it's called Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (New York: Villard, 1996); in paperback, it's called The Best of Ann Landers (New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1997).
In addition, a web search for "Ann Landers" and "poems" or "Dear Abby" and "poems" (for more on web searching, see below) will find some sites which have poems from these columns; one of them may be the one you're looking for.
Searching for Poetry on the Web
If you're looking for a specific poem on the web, you may be able to track down a site which features it. Using a search engine such as AltaVista (http://www.altavista.com/), search on the title of the poem as a phrase:
or the first line, as a phrase but without punctuation:
or any combination of bits of these, with the poet:
Some university libraries have put poetry online, as have some university English departments; searches such as those shown above will find these, if they're out there.
Print SourcesThese are a few reference sources which may help you locate the poem for which you're looking. These will probably be found in your local public library:
Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry
If you want to know what poem a particular quotation came from:
For information on schools of poetry, criticism of poetry, and poetic terms:
A good, thorough anthology of poetry:
If you want to find more books like this, or books of and about poetry in general, they can be found under the 800's in a public library, and the Library of Congress call numbers starting with PN in most university libraries. Normally, call numbers need to be more specific than this, but poetry is scattered throughout this range: anthologies of poetry, works by only one poet, and poetry in different languages all have different call numbers. If you wish to look up similar titles in either a card catalog or an on-line library catalog, the official Library of Congress Subject Headings under which they can be found are:
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David Threinen'56, an ardent college supporter, died in his Beloit home on Aug. 20, 2013. He was 79.
At Beloit, Dave double-majored in geology and anthropology and was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He earned a master's degree in geology from Northwestern University and worked in the oil business most of his career, including as CEO of two different Texas-based petroleum companies.
His first wife, Caryl Tucker'56, died in 1996. Later, Dave married longtime friend and classmate Jane Karr Wertz Threinen'56 in Houston. The two relocated their respective home bases to Beloit, returning primarily at the urging of then-college president Victor E. Ferrall, Jr., who pointed out how much their volunteer service and support could advance the college.
Dave served as an alumni trustee from 1981-1984 and a regular trustee from 1985 to 2006, when he was elected a life trustee. He volunteered extensively with Beloit's Development Office and served as secretary of the Chapin Society. Together, in 2006, Dave and Jane Threinen received the Alumni Association's highest honor—the Distinguished Service Citation—in recognition of their lifetime of commitment and service. "[The Threinen's] energy, positivity, generosity, and presence have made Beloit better in every way," President Scott Bierman wrote to campus in an email announcing Dave's death. "Even as his health failed in recent years, Dave remained a nearly constant presence, ignoring doctor's orders and attending the campaign kickoff last fall, this spring's Beloit Relays, and many other events."
Survivors include his wife, Jane, two sons, a daughter, a stepson and a stepdaughter, and 11 grandchildren. A memorial service was held in Eaton Chapel on Aug. 24. Memorials may be made in David Threinen's name to Beloit College or Beloit Regional Hospice.


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On the "Sea Tiger," the ship transporting me from the European Theater of Operations in 1946, I pondered the two souvenirs I was carrying home - a German luger and an Austrian pistol.
On the "Sea Tiger," the ship transporting me from the European Theater of Operations in 1946, I pondered the two souvenirs I was carrying home - a German luger and an Austrian pistol.
I felt very uncomfortable with these weapons, which to me were meant to kill. There was a huge craps game going on below near the "hold" - I could sell these weapons for a good bit of change - but that would, to me, not change their purpose. Around midnight, at mid-voyage, I leaned over the side on the top deck and tossed them into the ocean. I experienced an overpowering warm feeling following this simple gesture. To this day, I feel that this defines me as a person who has a strong feeling for human life.
Today, as we debate the problem over weapons restrictions, how I wish that there were more citizens who shared my feelings over the use and ownership of weapons. Life is so precious, and we should do all that is possible to protect our fellow man from losing it prematurely.
I am not averse to hunting. However, I have strong feelings over so-called sportsmen who sneak up on a live animal and shoot it for the sheer pleasure of the act. I hardly think that this activity can be seriously defined as "sport."
Let us begin a strong feeling for and support of life - we need strong restrictions on the sale and ownership of weapons. We should all support our president as he works with his vice president in the development of sensible weapons restrictions.
Daniel DeSoto
My name is Hannah Ketcherside and I am 12 years old. For the past five years, during my birthday month of December I have held a sock drive for the clients at St. Mary's Dining Room.
For five years, I have collected and donated almost 10,000 pairs of socks to those in need at St. Mary's Dining Room. Almost 4,000 pairs of socks were donated last month alone! This effort would not be possible without the support of the Stockton community. Many, many people have faithfully supported my efforts and donated socks year after year. However, this year was exceptional.
I was privileged to have extra support and publicity for my sock drive from many people. I would especially like to thank my family and friends, the staff at St. Mary's Dining Room, Linda Vasquez, Tim Biehl and the Stockton Thunder, Scott Smith at The Record, LifeStyles magazine, Junior League of San Joaquin County, Sheriff Steve Moore and Elaine Kortzeborn.
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In response to the Jan. 14 letter, "Abortion supporters lucky to be here," I could not disagree more with the writer's pro forced birth letter.
America is not some Catholic theocracy, so Congressman Jerry McNerney doesn't have to be pro forced birth as the writer would have him. He can support a woman's right to get an abortion if she needs to. A woman who is raped should always be able to get an abortion if she doesn't want to give birth to a fetus of a rape. Would the letter writer force his wife to give birth if her life is threatened by giving birth? I would choose the life of a living woman all the time. That was the greatest Supreme Court ruling of all time in Roe vs. Wade.
Arne Aasen
Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva should be commended on making an excellent hire, that being Sharon Simas.
As far back as the early 1960s, at Fremont Junior High School through Franklin Senior High School here, Sharon was not only one of the brightest students but was always doing good things for the school and student body. I remember her always being kind, considerate and respectful of everyone regardless of their character, color or financial status.
It's nice to know that after more than 50 years, she has not changed. Silva, I am sure, will continue to benefit from her advice and support, and so will the people of Stockton. Actually, I think she would make a great mayor. Maybe next time.
Curt Ervin


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New Year's Eve will feature the United States premiere of a short film created by Neil Gaiman called Statuesque, starring Bill Nighy and Amanda Palmer, with Becca Rosenthal and Liam McKean. The original broadcast in the United Kingdom takes place on Sky 1 at 10:00pm on Christmas Day, as part of a larger commission of 12 silent shorts produced by Hilary Bevan Jones for Endor Productions for the "12 Days of Christmas." The musical score is by Sxip Shirey, also performing that evening.
Bestselling author Neil Gaiman has long been one of the top writers in comics, and also writes books for readers of all ages. He is listed in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living post-modern writers, and is a prolific creator of works of prose, poetry, film, journalism, comics, song lyrics, and drama. www.neilgaiman.com
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Ballot box hangover
Repairing Oregon's model land-use system will take years
Libertarian activists are pushing ballot measures that would undermine land-use planning in seven Western states this year. Meanwhile, in Oregon, political leaders are trying to mend the damage done by the law that inspired those new initiatives.
Measure 37, passed by Oregon voters in 2004, allows some property owners to challenge limitations placed on the use of their land. To date, landowners have filed claims demanding more than $1 billion in damages from state and local governments. Unable to pay, governments have, in almost every case, opted to waive the rules instead. Oregon's land-use planning system, once the strongest in the nation, is in limbo.
At the same time, an ambitious effort to revive state land-use laws has been running mostly under the radar. It evolved from an agreement between Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Senate President Peter Courtney, both Democrats, and House Speaker Karen Minnis, R. Created by the Legislature in 2005, the Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning is charged with creating a new road map for the state's land use-planning system. It's a project commonly called "the Big Look."
The task force has held a handful of public meetings to identify major concerns. According to Becky Steckler of the state Department of Land Conservation and Development, it will spend the fall researching these issues, and hold "a public conversation" about possible solutions in 2007.
Nohad Toulan, dean emeritus of the Portland State University School of Urban and Public Affairs, says he's "guardedly optimistic." Toulan headed a group of academics and planners that, in 1999, scrutinized Oregon's land-use planning. They found that the system had become autocratic, and blind to the realities of change. The authors urged planners to return to the kind of public outreach common in the early 1970s, when an estimated 100,000 Oregonians helped develop the original land-use rules.
With the Big Look, state leaders may finally be heeding that advice. The final report is due in 2009.
The author writes from Carlton, Oregon.


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Election Day in Elk County
It's been a sunny, yet cool, day in Elk County and the hope is that the nice weather will encourage more voters to travel to the polls for today's general election. The county only had a 20.52 percent voter turnout in the primary election in April, with 4,141 out of 20,179 registered voters casting ballots. While there are 10,714 registered Democrats in the county compared to 7,436 registered Republicans, in the April election only 19.40 percent of Democrats voted compared to 27.73 percent of Republicans. Traffic has been fairly steady at many area polling locations this afternoon and a line of cars is shown leaving the Best Western in St. Marys shortly before 4 p.m. Photo by Becky Polaski.


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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian prosecutors want to arrest two Bulgarians suspected of running one of Europe's largest cocaine trafficking rings from Colombia to Europe.
The prosecutor's office said Wednesday that Banev Evelin Nikolov and Radoslav Georgiev Atanasov, currently detained in Italy on other drugs' trafficking charges, were allegedly involved in smuggling a shipment of 50 kilograms ( 110 pounds) of cocaine worth €6 million ($8 million) captured in Romania in April.
Colombians, Romanians, Bulgarians and Italians were part of the ring that trafficked hundreds of kilograms (pounds) of cocaine on yachts, cargo ships and speedboats from South America to western Europe, some of it through Romania. U.S., Greek, Bulgarian and Italian authorities investigated the drug smuggling ring.
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Kim Kardashian has been finding her way when it comes to maternity style, telling People, "Either you go tight and you really show it off, or there's the muumuu style that's perfect for tall, skinny model types." Since she is not the latter, she has tended to opt for tight, and one of her favorite looks is leather leggings with some kind of top, as, for instance, the feathery pouf she wore to the Topshop Topman opening party in L.A. last month. [People]
Diane von Furstenberg is resting at her home in L.A. and recovering from a broken shoulder, caused by a skiing accident in Aspen. [WWD]
After three years of modeling, Cara Delevingne is starting to find her runway-walking job to be a bit of a nightmare, she tells David Colman in Interview magazine. But she manages to sound pretty upbeat about it anyway. [Interview]
Online dating site UniformDating.com circulated a press release on Thursday listing the top types of men in uniform women find attractive. Some aren't surprising: firefighter (No. 5), military man (No. 4), private pilots (No. 3). But the unexpected picks came at the top. Chefs came in at No. 2 and the top pick was lifeguard, the site says -- most likely because there isn't much of a uniform required and lifeguards tend to be in super shape.


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ST. LOUIS - Twenty-eight Greenville College student-athletes were among the 131 student-athletes named to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) All-Academic Team. The recipients were varsity members of their school's cross country, soccer or volleyball squad for the Fall 2010 season. Other selection criteria include: (1) Minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average, (2) At least sophomore academic standing and (3) Have at least one full year at current institution (first year transfers and true freshmen are not eligible).
Greenville's honorees included:
Student-Athlete's name, Year, Sport, Hometown (city, state)/High School, Major(s)
Ross Baker, SO, MCC, Saint Joseph, Ill./Saint Joseph-Ogden High School, Mathematics Education
Ethan Ford, SO, MCC, Saint Joseph, Ill./Saint Joseph-Ogden High School, Accounting, Mathematics
Brenton Kastelein, SO, MCC, Highland, Ill./Highland, Undeclared
Rylan Mitchell, JR, MCC, Freeburg, Ill./Freeburg High School, Marketing, Music Business
Cole Prins, SR, MCC, Erie, Ill./Erie High School, Social Work
Evan Teiwes, JR, MCC, Richland Center, Wis./Richland Center High School, History and Political Science, International and Cross-Cultural Studies
Trevor Thompson, SO, MCC, Williamsville, Ill./Williamsville High School, Communication, History and Political Science
Shanna Ambuehl, SR, WCC, Kinmundy, Ill./South Central High School, Physical Education
Michelle Sutton, SR, WCC, Springport, Mich./Jackson High School, Biology
Christopher Allen, SR, MS, Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower High School, Physical Education
Joshua Cranston, JR, MS, Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt High School, History and Political Science, Philosophy
Mason Geyer, SR, MS, Wildwood, Mo./North Atlantic Regional High, Marketing
Joshua Mulholland, SR, MS, Davison, Mich./ Davison High School, Communication, Business Administration
Rachel Bedtelyon, JR, WS, Columbus, Ind./Alpena High School, Contemporary Christian Music
Carolyn Fairbanks, SO, WS, Arlington, Texas/Arlington High School, English, Communication
Kayla Henneberry, SO, WS, Decatur, Ill./Douglas Macarthur High School, Spanish, Biology
Jamie Hoag, JR, WS, Greenville, Ill./Bond County Community Unit, Communication
Casey Sevy, SR, WS, Harrisonville, Mo./Harrisonville Senior High School, Biology
Rachel Stewart, SO, WS, Ellison Bay, Wis./Gibraltar, Spanish
Jennifer Suszek, SR, WS, Alpena, Mich./Alpena High School, Biology, Chemistry
Rachel Zahniser, JR, WS, Greenville, Ill./Bond County Community Unit #2 High School, History and Political Science
Alyssa Cliffe, SR, VB, St. Louis, Mo./Oakville Senior High School History and Political Science
Sydney Cooper, JR, VB, Worden, Ill./Metro East Lutheran High School, Mathematics, Biology
Janell Crow, JR, VB, Mount Vernon, Ill./Mount Vernon, Psychology
Ansley DeVrieze, SO, VB, Moline, Ill./Alleman High School, Biology, Chemistry
Jessica Dothager, SR, VB, Brighton, Ill./Southwestern High School, Recreation
Hannah Groves, SO, VB, Greenville, Ill./Bond County Community Unit #2 High School, Ministry
Jenna Marcotte, SR, VB, Allendale, Ill./Mount Carmel High School, Biology, Chemistry
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UW Student Receives Fulbright Scholarship to Conduct Research in Lithuania
University of Wyoming student Inga Mileviciute hopes to gain a broad understanding of alcohol use among different populations during a Fulbright U.S. Student internship at Lithuania's Vilnius University during the 2013-14 academic year.
A doctoral degree student in the UW Department of Psychology, Mileviciute will return to her home country. She immigrated to the United States from Lithuania when she was 11 years old, and grew up in a one-parent household in Chicago. She has had a long-standing commitment to helping immigrants and people of diverse cultures.
"The Fulbright Scholarship will provide me with the opportunity to find out how psychology is regarded in Lithuania and what advances they have made within the field with that specific population," says Mileviciute, who received a Master of Science degree in clinical psychology in 2012. "It will be interesting to compare and contrast the training that graduate students receive in the clinical psychology program at Vilnius University. Aside from the educational exchange, I hope to participate in art and music events, and find out more about Lithuania's history."
The Fulbright experience expands Milviciute's broad scope of research experience within substance use. While working at the Center for Community Research at Chicago's DePaul University, she interviewed Latino men terminating substance use treatment. For her master's thesis at UW, she collected data on alcohol use initiation among American Indian adolescents in South Dakota. She volunteered to work with the South Dakota GEAR UP summer program, working with American Indian youths on the Pine Ridge Reservation as well as other reservations.
Last fall, she conducted research on college students' expectations about alcohol and worked at AWARE (Alcohol Wellness Alternatives, Research and Education), where she educated college students about alcohol use and provided them with harm-reduction strategies.
"I hope to continue my work and research within the realm of substance use, and this opportunity to conduct research in Lithuania will provide me with an even broader understanding of alcohol use among different populations," she says.
Her work with alcohol use among American Indians already is gaining attention, says Professor Walter Scott, director of clinical training in the UW Deptment of Psychology. He says Mileviciute is finding that the path to alcohol use in youths differs by gender.
"For American Indian girls, depression appears to have a stronger role in promoting alcohol use whereas, for boys, conduct problems appear to precede the development of alcohol use," Scott says. "Ultimately, these findings have the potential to inform new treatments that can target this major problem more effectively in Indian country."
Her work resulted in her receiving an outstanding poster award at the 2010 annual meeting of the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy in San Francisco. Her poster presented a study examining the role of a number of factors that contributed to substance use in a sample of American Indian youth, including self-efficacy, depression, externalizing problems and gender.
As a Fulbright grantee, Mileviciute joins the ranks of distinguished participants who have become heads of state, judges, ambassadors, cabinet ministers, CEOs, university presidents, journalists, artists, professors and teachers. They have been awarded 43 Nobel Prizes. Since its inception, more than 60 years ago, more than 315,000 individuals have participated in the program founded by U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright to increase mutual understanding among the people of the U.S. and the people of the more than 150 countries that currently participate in the Fulbright Program.


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Aaron Paul Has Started Reading the End of Breaking Bad
"Words can not express what I just experienced."
Aaron Paul's Twitter has given us enough non–Breaking Bad gifts (the fact that he'd love to act in the Dark Tower film, the amazing photo of him and Pierce Brosnan at a Radiohead gig) that it's easy to forget what a great resource his feed is for the AMC show we know him from. On Monday night, he wrote: "I just finished reading the first episode of the final season of Breaking Bad and words can not express what I just experienced. Holy shit." Good luck waiting till next summer.


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Late goal hands Monarchs a win
March 15. 2013 11:10PM
MANCHESTER - Defenseman Nick Deslauriers scored late in the third period as the Manchester Monarchs extended their point streak to nine games (7-0-1-1) with a 3-2 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Friday night.
Manchester (29-24-3-4) is in third place in the Atlantic Division with 65 points. The Sound Tigers (25-25-5-4) are in fourth place in the Northeast division with 59 points.
The win puts Manchester into a tie for seventh overall in the Eastern Conference, which is a playoff position.
"I thought our guys played hard all game," said Monarchs head coach Mark Morris. "We had a sluggish start but got out in front and then we weathered the storm by Bridgeport. They tied it up and then we had a nice goal by (Nick) Deslauriers which proved to be the difference. Martin Jones had another stellar game for us between the pipes."
Deslauriers broke a tie game at 18:14 of the third period. Linden Vey fed Andy Andreoff in the slot. Andreoff played the puck back to Deslauriers at the right point. Deslauriers launched a one-timer for his fourth tally of the season and the eventual game-winning goal.
The Monarchs opened the scoring with a goal by right wing Anthony Stewart at 12:07 of the second period. Left wing Colton Yellow Horn carried the puck down the left wing and into the Bridgeport zone. Yellow Horn skated in to the left wing face-off circle before firing a centering pass for Stewart in front of the net. Stewart redirected the pass in front of the net for the goal. Stewart's fourth goal of the season was also assisted by defenseman David Kolomatis.
The Monarchs took a 2-0 lead with a goal by Kolomatis at 1:21 of the third period. Left wing David Meckler played the puck to Vey from behind the Bridgeport net. Vey passed to Kolomatis at the left point where he took a slap shot that went through traffic and into the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season.
Defenseman Jordan Hill scored the first of two third period goals for Bridgeport at 9:43 of the third period making the score 2-1. Right wing Sean Backman fed left wing Nino Niederreiter in the right wing face-off circle. Niederreiter took a shot on the backhand that deflected off Jones and behind the net. Hill grabbed the bouncing puck and squeezed it under the arm of Jones for his third goal of the season.
Left wing Mike Halmo tied the game at 2-2 for Bridgeport at 14:59 of the third period. Defenseman Matt Donovan passed the puck off to center Johan Sundstrom inside the right wing face-off circle. Sundstrom took a shot that produced a rebound in front of the net. Halmo grabbed the rebound and buried it into the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season.
Jones (19-19-4) earned his 19th victory of the season stopping 29-of-31 shots. Sound Tigers netminder Rick DiPietro (3-3-0) took his third loss of the season making 23 saves on 26 shots.
Manchester went 2-for-8 on the power play. Bridgeport was 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Notables: Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones became the franchise's all-time winning goaltender with 62 victories . Monarchs center Linden Vey is on a three-game assist and point streak (0-6-6).
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Jamie Foxx struggled to watch his Django Unchained co-star Kerry Washington face a "whipping" in a brutal scene and is convinced audiences will be moved to tears by the chilling shoot.
At the beginning, when we started shooting, they were whipping Kerry and I had to watch it
The actor plays a freed slave out for revenge against an evil plantation owner portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, while Washington plays Foxx's on-screen wife.
The Last King of Scotland actress was required to be whipped for one scene in Quentin Tarantino's movie, and Foxx reveals those watching were overcome with emotion.
He tells Britain's Empire magazine, "It runs deep. At the beginning, when we started shooting, they were whipping Kerry and I had to watch it. It affected me. At the time, we were playing music to the whole plantation. The music was a gospel song by Fred Hammond called No Weapons Formed Against Me Shall Prosper, and just to see everybody go to a place... There were people with tears in their eyes. "Those moments, well, we can't really tell here right now because we're still shooting the movie.
But I think those moments we put on the screen are going to jerk people.
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If there were an award in Colorado politics for the best quotation of the week, it would surely go to Rep. Robert Ramirez, a Republican from Westminster.
In explaining his opposition to a bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition, Ramirez told The Denver Post's Tim Hoover that he "actually had people saying that because I was Latino, I should vote for it. And I told them straight up, 'That is the most racist comment I've ever heard in my life.' That's basing what I should do on my skin color or name."
Of course Ramirez is right. Those who demand conformity of political views within ethnic groups are expressing racist sentiments, even if they are themselves members of minority groups. They are also indulging in a brutal form of intellectual bullying meant to ostracize and intimidate the target.
Just ask Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas what he's had to endure during his career.