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THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A Greek court has imposed life sentences on two men convicted of dealing in ancient treasure worth an estimated €12 million ($15.85 million), which had been illegally excavated from a cemetery in northern Greece.
The court in the northern city of Thessaloniki jailed two more men for 20 and 16 years, respectively, after finding them guilty of digging up and transporting the antiquities.
The severity of Friday's sentences was due to the high market value of the loot — more than 70 artifacts from the 6th century B.C.
These included gold masks, four helmets, a glass perfume bottle, small clay statues, part of a gold diadem and parts of an iron sword decorated with gold leaf.
Archaeologists are currently excavating an ancient cemetery near Thessaloniki where the finds came from.


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Iowa State Formula SAE team looks for speed in re-engineered race car
Iowa State University's Formula SAE Team will test its mini open-wheel race car at the annual competition sponsored by SAE, the Society of Automotive Engineers, May 14-18 at Michigan International Speedway.
Search begins for vice president post at Iowa State
Alex King, director of the Ames Laboratory, is chair of the search committee charged with finding ISU's next vice president for research and economic development.
ISU researcher performs first veterinary corneal implant procedure in U.S.
Sinisa Grozdanic, assistant professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, performed the surgery that restored sight to Dixie, a canine patient at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Iowa State minor in engineering studies graduates first students
The first two students to complete the College of Engineering's new and unique engineering studies minor will graduate this spring. The program is designed for students who aren't engineering majors. It aims to improve their technical literacy and develop their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Whiteford will lead search for College of Design dean
A 12-member committee is beginning the search for the new dean of the College of Design. The search committee is chaired by Michael Whiteford, dean of liberal arts and sciences. The committee's goal is to name a new dean by the end of spring semester 2009. The successful candidate will succeed Mark Engelbrecht, who assumed leadership of the college in 1994 and will step down in June 2009.
Iowa State authors detail what you need to know about identity theft in new book
Michael McCoy, an ISU graduate student; and Steffen Schmidt, a University Professor of political science -- both researchers in ISU's Center for Information Protection -- have authored a new book, "The Silent Crime: What You Need to Know About Identity Theft" (Twin Lakes Press, 2008).
ISU researcher leads effort, develops test to identify dwarfism gene
ISU associate professor James Reecy and his research team have identified the genetic marker responsible for long head dwarfism in Angus cattle and developed a test to find it.
Iowa State's lighter, better human powered vehicle wins engineering competition
Iowa State University's Human Powered Vehicle Team brought home the top award for multi-rider vehicles at a recent competition in Madison, Wis. The student engineers worked all school year to design and build a lighter, better vehicle than the team's previous two vehicles.
Planning professor receives national leadership award
The American Planning Association has honored Gary Taylor, assistant professor and extension specialist in community and regional planning, for his leadership and dedication to training the professional and citizen planners of Iowa. In the past three years, more than 1,600 local officials have attended his workshops on issues related to land-use planning and zoning.
Ponds found to take up carbon like world's oceans
Research led by Iowa State University limnologist John Downing finds that ponds around the globe could absorb as much carbon as the world's oceans.
Iowa State University student graduates at 18
In the span of one week, Mattias Gassman is graduating from high school and college. The 18-year-old from Ames participated in the local home-school commencement May 3. He graduates summa cum laude from Iowa State May 10 with degrees in biophysics/German and classical studies. He took his first college class at 11 and enrolled full-time at 14.
NASA intern earns inaugural Sesquicentennial Learning to Live a Life Leadership Award
Iowa State senior computer engineering major Cory Simon of Winterset -- an intern the past two springs and summers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston where he helped develop the Astronaut Interface Device -- became the first recipient of ISU's Sesquicentennial Learning to Live a Life Leadership Award.
ISU study finds how physical inactivity, screen time contribute to overweight kids
An Iowa State study of 709 children between the ages of 7-12 from elementary schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Lakeville, Minn., found that children not meeting either the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for physical activity (13,000 pedometer steps per day for boys, 11,000 for girls) or screen time (no more than two hours of quality programming per day) were three to four times more likely to be overweight than those complying with both.
Iowa State-ConocoPhillips collaboration advances 26 research projects in first year
A little more than one year ago ConocoPhillips and Iowa State University announced an eight-year, $22.5 million research program. That collaboration began 14 research projects in 2007 and another 12 in 2008. Those projects include studies of various biofuel production technologies, technical and economic analyses of different types of biorefineries, production of crops for conversion to biofuels, sustainable growing of crops and biomass, the harvest, storage and transportation of biomass, and the combustion performance of biofuels in engines.
May graduate headed for the international art world of Sotheby's
She may have started elementary school with a speech disability, but Kate Brown is ending up right where she wants to be--on the threshold of a career in the international art world. After graduating on May 10, the Hixson Scholar from Odebolt heads to Sotheby's Institute of Art in London for her master's degree.
ISU career placement professionals provide grads survival tips for tighter job market
Four ISU career placement professionals say that while the job prospects for this spring's graduates is not as gloomy as the economy, new job seekers have to be well-prepared to gain employment. They offer them tips to be successful in their searches.
Researcher works with European Space Agency to test moisture satellite
Brian Hornbuckle, an agronomy professor at ISU, is assisting the European Space Agency research soil moisture content.
May regents wrap
Construction plans, fee hikes and salary estimates are some of the Iowa State items considered by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, at the May 1 meeting.
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Iowa State University's Virtual Reality Applications Center is resuming demonstrations of its science, technology and 3-D imagery. The first tour will be 1-2 p.m. Friday, May 16, in the recently upgraded Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Room 1144 of Howe Hall. Other demonstrations will be 1-2 p.m. on July 18, Sept. 19, Nov. 14, Feb. 20 and April 17. The demonstrations are open to the public but reservations are required. Call 515/294-3092 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve a spot.
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The third installment in our Road Trips series features smokin' tracks from the summer tour of 1971, including highlights from shows in New Haven and Chicago.
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- Two full CD's, lovingly compiled and painstakingly mastered (in HDCD) by Jeffrey Norman
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Disc 1: 7/31/71 Yale Bowl, New Haven CT
1. Big Railroad Blues
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Alessandro Lori, 16, charged as adult
A 16-year-old Bel Air boy is being charged as an adult in the alleged sexual assault of a girl at a party in Forest Hill last week.
The Harford County Aegis reported that 16-year-old Alessandro Lori is facing first-, second-, third- and fourth-degree sex offense charges, as well as assault and attempted perverted practice, in the alleged attack on Nov. 21 at a home in the 1900 block of Hill View Drive.
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Hardiplank or Hardiboard is the same as fiber cement siding. It's proven to be the most sturdy and weather-resistant siding material available these days for residential and commercial applications. It remains unaffected by insects and pests, can bear large temperature variations, and never rots or warps because of moisture or water. Its fire resistant properties further encourage its use as a safe and viable construction material.
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The only difficult part of handling this siding is its cutting. Cutting of fiber cement siding requires a special blade designed for the purpose. Its cutting also releases a fine dust, making it imperative to use safety goggles and a dust mask. Additionally, you'll also need an industrial vacuum to get rid of the dust and fibers after you have finished cutting.
Compared to vinyl or hardboard siding, installation of Hardie plank siding is very easy. You can easily use self-tapping screws to fix the siding to any flat surface of your home. Always start with the trim pieces, followed by larger sheets. To finish, just seal any gaps with a water resistant sealant and it's all over.
Installation of Hardi plank siding at home makes your home more fire resistant, offers better insulation and minimum of cleaning and maintenance as compared to any other form of siding. Its natural wood-like appearance adds to the looks and style of your home. Hardy plank is designed to resist rain, snow, wind, hail, and sun. Unlike wood, it doesn't warp or chip and the best thing is that it's not at all friendly with termites. Hardy board is available in many attractive wood-grain textures and in a number of colors, enabling you to give a unique look to your place.
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Author Notes: This risotto is a celebration of the verdant flavours of asparagus, pea, fennel, and mint, all highlighted by the golden glow of preserved lemon. You can replace the preserved lemon with fresh lemon, but you'll lose the wonderful mellowness that preserved lemon imparts – an almost candied quality that adds delicious warmth to this luscious bed of buttered comfort. We love this with grilled shrimp, but well-seared scallops, or fillets of black cod or sea bass will also do very well. NOTES: Depending on the saltiness of both your stock and the preserved lemons, you may need to use up to a tablespoon of salt in this recipe. It's best to add a little at a time throughout the process, tasting as you go, and seasoning one last time if necessary before serving. You can replace the preserved lemon rind with the zest of a large lemon, but reduce the amount of lemon juice by half if you do. Following the ban on absinthe in 1915, anise-based liqueur became the favourite long-drink of French gourmands from Paris to Marseille. Pour one fifth liqueur to four-fifths water over ice, and serve little picholine olives on the side. Sunshine in a glass. —The Dog's Breakfast
Food52 Review: We'll never turn down a spring risotto that's flush with asparagus and peas, but we've come to expect a rich and buttery dish that tamps down the seasonal embellishments. Not so here -- The Dog's Breakfast uses anise-scented Pernod and lemon juice to brighten the rice and broiled sweet shrimp to underscore the clean flavors in the asparagus and peas. Plan this dish for your next dinner party (and save the shrimp portion of the recipe to grill for weeknight dinners.) - A&M —The Editors
Serves: 6 to 8
for the risotto
cup olive oil
medium onions, chopped
small fennel bulb, chopped
cloves garlic minced, about 1 tbsp.
fine sea salt, to taste
cups Arborio rice
cup Pernod, or other anise apéritif
cup lemon juice
cups hot chicken stock
tablespoons unsalted butter
cup mascarpone
tablespoons rinsed and finely diced preserved lemon rind
cup coarsely chopped mint leaves
cups peas
bunch asparagus, chopped into 2-inch lengths and blanched in salted, boiling water
freshly ground white pepper
for the shrimp
24 to 32
large, de-veined shrimp, shell on
tablespoons olive oil
tablespoons Pernod, or other anise apéritif
cloves of garlic, minced, about 3 tsp.
zest of half a large lemon
teaspoons finely chopped rosemary leaves
teaspoon kosher salt
teaspoon black pepper
- On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the shrimp with the oil, Pernod, garlic, zest, rosemary, salt and pepper. Let the shrimp marinate at room temperature while you make the risotto.
- Prepare all of your risotto ingredients: blanch the asparagus, heat the stock, chop and measure everything out, placing it all close to hand by the stove. Once you start stirring risotto, there's no stopping.
- Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven. Add the onion, fennel and garlic and sweat over low heat for about 10 minutes, or until soft and translucent. Season with salt about halfway through.
- Add the rice and raise the heat to medium high. Stir to coat and slightly toast the rice for about 3 minutes. You should hear a lively crackling in the pot. The rice will take on a shiny, translucent coat.
- Add the Pernod and lemon juice to the rice and continue stirring until the liquid is almost completely absorbed.
- Add a ladleful of hot stock to the rice and continue stirring. It's important to regulate the heat at this point. The rice should neither boil vigorously nor cook too slowly. You're looking for an even, medium heat that gives the rice a billowy loft and brings some bubbles to the surface.
- As the stock is absorbed, continue adding it by ladlefuls and stirring. If you watch carefully, you'll see that toward the end the rice really gives itself over to the liquid, releasing its starch to make a kind of cream. Stop incorporating stock once the rice is creamy but still al dente, cooked but not too soft. This can take between 20 and 30 minutes, and between 6 and 8 cups of stock.
- Remove the risotto from the heat, and immediately fold in the butter, mascarpone, preserved lemon rind, peas, several grinds of white pepper and most of the mint (save some for garnish). The heat of the risotto will cook the peas. Stir slowly to blend, check a final time for seasoning, and carefully fold in the asparagus. Put a lid on the risotto and let it rest while you quickly grill the shrimp. The risotto will expand slightly in volume, and take on a marvellous sheen.
- Grill or broil the shrimp for about 60 seconds on each side, or until the flesh is completely opaque.
- Top each serving of risotto with 4 shrimp, garnish with mint and a flourish of pepper, and serve.
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If gamers want to know the direction the industry is going, look at what the kids are playing. Those are the customers who will be buying titles in five, 10, 15 years. Check out what they have their hands on, and they most likely have a tablet or smartphone.
"It's the first screen for a new generation of kids," said Bart Decrem, senior vice president and general manager of Disney Mobile. He described the new company initiative to capitalize on the platform, launching movies on the devices, using them for Marvel comics and enhancing the theme park experience with apps.
When it comes to gaming, the company is steering more resources to the mobile end as well, and they've been rewarded with hits such as Where's My Water, an iPhone and Android game that was created with help from Disney Animation. (The studio did the character design). The popularity of the game and character, Swampy, has caught on so well that naturally the company is coming out with a plush toy of him.
When it comes to Pixar's Brave, Disney is embarking on a similar path. But this time, the company was looking for a partner to make an addictive smartphone game starring its heroine, Merida, and they found the perfect formula in Imangi Studios' Temple Run.
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42 U.S. Code § 7606 - Federal procurement
No Federal agency may enter into any contract with any person who is convicted of any offense under section 7413(c) of this title for the procurement of goods, materials, and services to perform such contract at any facility at which the violation which gave rise to such conviction occurred if such facility is owned, leased, or supervised by such person. The prohibition in the preceding sentence shall continue until the Administrator certifies that the condition giving rise to such a conviction has been corrected. For convictions arising under section 7413(c)(2) of this title, the condition giving rise to the conviction also shall be considered to include any substantive violation of this chapter associated with the violation of 7413(c)(2) of this title. The Administrator may extend this prohibition to other facilities owned or operated by the convicted person.
The Administrator shall establish procedures to provide all Federal agencies with the notification necessary for the purposes of subsection (a).
In order to implement the purposes and policy of this chapter to protect and enhance the quality of the Nation's air, the President shall, not more than 180 days after December 31, 1970, cause to be issued an order (1) requiring each Federal agency authorized to enter into contracts and each Federal agency which is empowered to extend Federal assistance by way of grant, loan, or contract to effectuate the purpose and policy of this chapter in such contracting or assistance activities, and (2) setting forth procedures, sanctions, penalties, and such other provisions, as the President determines necessary to carry out such requirement.
Subsec. (e) of this section, which required the President to annually report to Congress on measures taken toward implementing the purpose and intent of this section, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, the 14th item on page 20 of House Document No. 103–7.
Section was formerly classified to section 1857h–4 of this title.
A prior section 306 of act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title III, as added Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, 81 Stat. 506, was renumbered section 313 by Pub. L. 91–604 and is classified to section 7613 of this title.
Another prior section 306 of act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title III, formerly § 13, as added Dec. 17, 1963, Pub. L. 88–206, § 1, 77 Stat. 401, renumbered § 306, Oct. 20, 1965, Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(4), 79 Stat. 992, renumbered § 309, Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, 81 Stat. 506, renumbered § 316, Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–604, § 12(a), 84 Stat. 1705, related to appropriations and was classified to section 1857l of this title, prior to repeal by section 306 of Pub. L. 95–95. See section 7626 of this title.
1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–549 substituted "section 7413(c)" for "section 7413(c)(1)" and inserted sentences at end relating to convictions arising under section 7413(c)(2) of this title and extension of prohibition to other facilities owned by convicted persons.
Pub. L. 103–355, title VIII, § 8301(g), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3397, provided that:
Ex. Ord. No. 11602, June 29, 1971, 36 F.R. 12475, which related to the administration of the Clean Air Act with respect to Federal contracts, grants, or loans, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11738, Sept. 10, 1973, 38 F.R. 25161, set out below.
Ex. Ord. No. 11738, Sept. 10, 1973, 38 F.R. 25161, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1857 et seq.) [42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.], particularly section 306 of that Act as added by the Clean Air Amendments of 1970 (Public Law 91–604) [this section], and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), particularly section 508 of that Act as added by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92–500) [33 U.S.C. 1368], it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the Federal Government to improve and enhance environmental quality. In furtherance of that policy, the program prescribed in this Order is instituted to assure that each Federal agency empowered to enter into contracts for the procurement of goods, materials, or services and each Federal agency empowered to extend Federal assistance by way of grant, loan, or contract shall undertake such procurement and assistance activities in a manner that will result in effective enforcement of the Clean Air Act [this chapter] (hereinafter referred to as "the Air Act") and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Water Act") [33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.].
Sec. 2. Designation of Facilities. (a) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter referred to as "the Administrator") shall be responsible for the attainment of the purposes and objectives of this Order.
(b) In carrying out his responsibilities under this Order, the Administrator shall, in conformity with all applicable requirements of law, designate facilities which have given rise to a conviction for an offense under section 113(c)(1) of the Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7413(c)(1)] or section 309(c) of the Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1319(c)]. The Administrator shall, from time to time, publish and circulate to all Federal agencies lists of those facilities, together with the names and addresses of the persons who have been convicted of such offenses. Whenever the Administrator determines that the condition which gave rise to a conviction has been corrected, he shall promptly remove the facility and the name and address of the person concerned from the list.
Sec. 3. Contracts, Grants, or Loans. (a) Except as provided in section 8 of this Order, no Federal agency shall enter into any contract for the procurement of goods, materials, or services which is to be performed in whole or in part in a facility then designated by the Administrator pursuant to section 2.
(b) Except as provided in section 8 of this Order, no Federal agency authorized to extend Federal assistance by way of grant, loan, or contract shall extend such assistance in any case in which it is to be used to support any activity or program involving the use of a facility then designated by the Administrator pursuant to section 2.
Sec. 4. Procurement, Grant, and Loan Regulations. The Federal Procurement Regulations, the Armed Services Procurement Regulations, and to the extent necessary, any supplemental or comparable regulations issued by any agency of the Executive Branch shall, following consultation with the Administrator, be amended to require, as a condition of entering into, renewing, or extending any contract for the procurement of goods, materials, or services or extending any assistance by way of grant, loan, or contract, inclusion of a provision requiring compliance with the Air Act, the Water Act, and standards issued pursuant thereto in the facilities in which the contract is to be performed, or which are involved in the activity or program to receive assistance.
Sec. 5. Rules and Regulations. The Administrator shall issue such rules, regulations, standards, and guidelines as he may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Order.
Sec. 6. Cooperation and Assistance. The head of each Federal agency shall take such steps as may be necessary to insure that all officers and employees of this agency whose duties entail compliance or comparable functions with respect to contracts, grants, and loans are familiar with the provisions of this Order. In addition to any other appropriate action, such officers and employees shall report promptly any condition in a facility which may involve noncompliance with the Air Act or the Water Act or any rules, regulations, standards, or guidelines issued pursuant to this Order to the head of the agency, who shall transmit such reports to the Administrator.
Sec. 7. Enforcement. The Administrator may recommend to the Department of Justice or other appropriate agency that legal proceedings be brought or other appropriate action be taken whenever he becomes aware of a breach of any provision required, under the amendments issued pursuant to section 4 of this Order, to be included in a contract or other agreement.
Sec. 8. Exemptions—Reports to Congress. (a) Upon a determination that the paramount interest of the United States so requires—
(1) The head of a Federal agency may exempt any contract, grant, or loan, and, following consultation with the Administrator, any class of contracts, grants or loans from the provisions of this Order. In any such case, the head of the Federal agency granting such exemption shall (A) promptly notify the Administrator of such exemption and the justification therefor; (B) review the necessity for each such exemption annually; and (C) report to the Administrator annually all such exemptions in effect. Exemptions granted pursuant to this section shall be for a period not to exceed one year. Additional exemptions may be granted for periods not to exceed one year upon the making of a new determination by the head of the Federal agency concerned.
(2) The Administrator may, by rule or regulation, exempt any or all Federal agencies from any or all of the provisions of this Order with respect to any class or classes of contracts, grants, or loans, which (A) involve less than specified dollar amounts, or (B) have a minimal potential impact upon the environment, or (C) involve persons who are not prime contractors or direct recipients of Federal assistance by way of contracts, grants, or loans.
(b) Federal agencies shall reconsider any exemption granted under subsection (a) whenever requested to do so by the Administrator.
(c) The Administrator shall annually notify the President and the Congress of all exemptions granted, or in effect, under this Order during the preceding year.
Sec. 9. Related Actions. The imposition of any sanction or penalty under or pursuant to this Order shall not relieve any person of any legal duty to comply with any provisions of the Air Act or the Water Act.
Sec. 10. Applicability. This Order shall not apply to contracts, grants, or loans involving the use of facilities located outside the United States.
Sec. 11. Uniformity. Rules, regulations, standards, and guidelines issued pursuant to this order and section 508 of the Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1368] shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be uniform with regulations issued pursuant to this order, Executive Order No. 11602 of June 29, 1971 [formerly set out above], and section 306 of the Air Act [this section].
Sec. 12. Order Superseded. Executive Order No. 11602 of June 29, 1971, is hereby superseded.
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3. How can the Ravens contain A.J. Green?
Bengals star wide receiver A.J. Green is the consummate go-to guy. Big, tall and fast with sure, strong hands, Green makes the game look easy. He routinely makes one-handed catches with defensive backs draped all over him. Green leads the Bengals with 95 receptions for 1,324 yards and 11 touchdowns. Quarterback Andy Dalton targeted him 18 times during a 13-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers a week ago, connecting for 10 receptions for 106 yards. That included a 21-yarder to set up the game-winning field goal and five receptions for 78 yards in the fourth quarter alone. Green has had a muted impact in two career games against the Ravens, though. He caught five passes for 70 yards in the season-opening loss at Baltimore. That was when Lardarius Webb was lined up against him in single coverage. He caught only two passes for 26 yards in last year's regular-season finale. Again, that was with Webb guarding him. Now, it's cornerback Cary Williams' job to shadow Green. While Baltimore is slightly more vulnerable now than they were in the first game when Webb was on the field, Williams is capable of doing a solid job against Green because he's tall, athletic and has sound coverage techniques. "The best receiver in the league, he's got all the tools," defensive coordinator Dean Pees said. "He can go up and get the ball. Really, really dangerous in the red zone area where he can go up and get a fade. He has all the routes, so he is just a dynamic player. Another big receiver, those guys are all of the same mold. They are just dynamic players. "They have good speed, they are as fast as they need to be. Then, they are big. Besides being big, they just have such great body control and great hands. They just make phenomenal catches. Even when they're covered, there are times you just say, 'The guy had about as good of coverage as you could have, and if the ball is in the right spot, the guy is going to make the play.'"
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Location: Kenosha, WI
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 2:01 pm
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I currently use Living Cookbook, but I have some of the same concerns.
I like living cookbook, but I think the license is too restrictive. (You can only use it on one machine)
It's got decent exporting features and can convert other recipes.
Master Chef is very popular, but old! And has not been updated in years.
I'd like to find software that's cross-platform so I'm not stuck having to use Windows and can export into more standard formats.
I looked a little bit at
Cookware Deluxe
but the evaluation version didn't let me do much so I couldn't decide if it was worth it.
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Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 14
Location: East Arizona
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 2:54 am
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The recipe software issues are alot like CAD software issues. If you put hundreds (thousands for CAD) of hours into a piece of software with data that you plan to use for 20-30 years, will it be there for you? Companies that use CAD expect to be able to utilize them forever, kinda unrealistic, but I don't blame them.
You can print out recipes and file them, similar to CAD prints, but what if you want to make alot of changes? I would prefer to keep my info in electronic format. There will be changes in ingrediants, cooking processes, etc... as time goes on; electronic is the easiest to edit/keep.
The original software that you start out on will probably get damaged at some point in time, the replacement isn't so much an issue if the company is still around to give/sell you one; the later is an issue. How many CAD softwares/companies have come and gone?
So if your software company goes out of business and the next big operating system is coming out around christmass 2013 and your stuck with an old dieing P4 because it's the only system that your 1500 recipes works with (drooling to buy that new P15 computer); what do you do? You hope to high heaven that the next "big thing" in recipe software will convert your old files so you don't go insane typing them into yet another program. That new software might convert the old market leader files, but it's a crap-shoot.
I guess my underlying issue is that these recipe software companies can come and go. I have similar issues with other types of software but with something like excel and word I am not as concerned about due to the amount of users; if MS goes under there will be another company with software that will work with current files within a couple months if not already. Anyway, companies that retain major market share do good, as we have all seen MS do very well.
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Living Cookbook is rated as easy to use with many features not available for under a couple of hundred $ from thier competitors. So LC beats MC on bells and whistles but MC has a bigger market (I'm guessing the biggest). LC is $30 and MC is around $20. Master Chef seems to get updated once every two years and a new one was recently released, just for your info Mr. Geek.
Anyhoo, now that I have though a bit about this problem I may have a solution: DOS is one of the first operating systems and it is still working with every version of Windows, I am not sure about it's compatability other operating systems. I assume that every new MS-type operating sytem from here-on out will be DOS compatable. Before MC there was a freeware program that was DOS based and I believe it had the most users of it's time called MealMaster. Yeah, it's old and non-windows based but if I'm right about DOS, it would have longevity.
The only other solution I can think of is to find a database software that creates a universal format of file that will work with any new dbase software that is created in the future. But with this you are getting away from features that make recipe software, well, recipe software (easy to deal with recipes).
Oh, my current situation is about 30 text files of various categories that are becoming hard to remember where everything is. Recipes don't fit into categories nicely and recipes that are suppossed to be linked aren't.
If you have read this far, I commend you and look forward to your comments.
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Joined: 23 Sep 2005
Posts: 16
Location: Duxbury, Massachusetts
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:28 pm
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Having worked for a software company for a while, I can understand the concern. Having a longevity of "20-30 years (
) may never be something anyone can count on in that business sector - consider that WordPerfect was
standard for more than 10 years and was unseated in less than two years by Mssr. Gates'
when it appeared on the scene... and there are other movements afoot right now that may soon have the same effect on Uncle Bill's own software, although he has, thus far been successful at quashing nearly every attempt to do so...
Recipe software inherently has a lot of problems - scaling is almost always incorrect or inexact as some recipes require a different ratio to be observed as the recipe is being scaled, and most commercially available software is just not that complex...
My father, a German engineeer, was fascinated by all the progress computers have brought about, but up to his last breath in 1998, whenever he
wanted to be
100%, positively, absolutely
sure, he still reached for his slide rule, calculator and notebook. I am an executive chef, albeit with an inherited analytical bent, and whenever I want to be
100%, positively, absolutely
sure, I reach for measuring cups, spoons, scales, calculators and notebook/paper/pen. Like a good scientist, after I have reached my personal comfort level in assuredness, I will then transcribe my findings to whatever recipe program I may be using.
Generally, however, I regard the current state of recipe software as "in flux" and not up to the task of taking over, 100% reliably and accurately, from cook books, personal recipe cards, notes and that elusive factor, "human intuition."
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Posts: 10
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:00 pm
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All we need is a standardized open format and all programs could use it. I've been working on some web based cookbook software but it will be a long time coming. So far the formats I've seen leave a lot to be desired. I'd like to have the format set up so it could be loaded easily into a database for easy measurment conversion as well as conversion for the number of portions. This is all old stuff but I also want it so that you could print a shopping list but also have the ingredients in the description. Here lies the complexity. The format itself would have to define variables for the ingredients so that when ever someone mentions them in the instructions the value would be changed depending on the portions/measuring system. For example if I write in the instructions that I should add 1lb of potatoes then I change to metrics and double the protions the instructions should read add 1kg of potatoes.
Anyway most of this is done in the software but the recipe format has to support it as well.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:22 pm
Post subject: Vista ready program
I need some cooking program that can read MC files and runs on Vista.
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I have been working with Microsoft SQL Server for close to ten years now if you include my college days (yes, my college used SQL Server 7.0 for learning RDBMS purposes). I have literally built my entire career around Microsoft SQL Server and have used the product for development, administration, and now for building DW/BI solutions. Around the 2002 timeframe I became aware of this mysterious elite group of folks called Microsoft MVPs. I perceived that MVPs were the best of the best and thus by winning the award you would prove you were one of the best. On October 1st, 2008 I was informed of being awarded a SQL Server MVP and within just eight days of winning I believe I have grasped the award's true meaning.
MVPs are technical community leaders that are highly proficient in their area of expertise and most importantly continuously give back to their respective communities. The Microsoft MVP tagline is 'Independent Experts. Real World Answers'. To me, it is the giving dimension of the award that is most important. I believe that if someone was good (but not great) yet he or she continuously shared the knowledge they did have with their respective communities they would have a much better chance at winning the award as opposed to someone who is very strong technically yet never helps others in the community. Like most things in life, only once you've been there do you truly understand a context's meaning. Finally, I give thanks to the Microsoft MVP program and my MVP lead for the award.
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What does it mean for love to be in truth? And why should it matter whether it is?
By my lights, the central claim of this introductory section is that, just as the loving articulation of truth makes it credible and appealing, so it is the truthful proclamation and practice of the nature of love that gives caritas its substance:
… practising charity in truth helps people to understand that adhering to the values of Christianity is not merely useful but essential for building a good society and for true integral human development. A Christianity of love without truth would be more or less interchangeable with a pool of good sentiments, helpful for social cohesion, but of little relevance. In other words, there would no longer be any real place for God in the world. Without truth, love is confined to a narrow field devoid of relations. It is excluded from the plans and processes of promoting human development of universal range, in dialogue between knowledge and praxis. (sec. 4)
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Without truth, without trust and love for what is true, there is no social conscience and responsibility, and social action ends up serving private interests and the logic of power, resulting in social fragmentation, especially in a globalized society at difficult times like the present. (sec. 5)
For us to put love in truth is, then, for us to reveal love as the same sort of thing that truth is: not an optional affair or something that is reserved for special occasions or the private sphere, but rather something that is in the essence of the human person as such, and is the defining characteristic of rightly ordered human society. Just as thought and speech that do not aim at truth are not really thought or speech at all, so communal life that is not marked by love can never be a genuine coming-together; hence confining love to what we ordinarily think of as the practice of "charity" (this is the reason why I have often changed the translation of the Latin caritas from "charity" to "love") means treating as secondary that which is the primary ingredient of authentic human development.
It's important to see how radical a claim this is. Since the Modern period, we've tended to think of human beings fundamentally as individuals and as society as a sort of convenience, held together with the bonds of mutual self-interest and ordered to the protection of individual rights. By contrast, what Benedict is proposing here is that it is by and toward love – love! – that public life is ordered, and that it is the neglect of love's demands that stands at the root of our societal ills. The force of this proposal is brought out quite clearly in sec. 6, where love is distinguished from mere justice, and "relationships of gratuitousness, mercy and communion" are set in contrast to "rights and duties" – the latter, of course, being the primary concepts of post-Enlightenment political and moral thought. (Cf. also sec. 9, where "technical progress and relationships of utility" are given a similar treatment, in contrast to the "love that overcomes evil with good".) The terms in which political relationships are commonly understood are incomplete; they pay only lip service to the commandment to love.
Finally, there is the insistence in sec. 7 that such love must manifest itself in a concern for the common good, and not just the good of oneself or those close to one. Obviously the question of what form that concern ought to take is a challenging one (the Church "does not have technical solutions to offer", Benedict notes in sec. 9), but the crucial points are that love is meant to be a political affair, not merely a private one, and that a commitment to the common good that is animated by Christian love will have "greater worth than a merely secular and political stand would have". The task of this encyclical is to shed light on what an authentic human development, one guided by divine love and so ordered toward shaping the earthly city in the image of the city of God, ultimately entails.
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In our Spring 2015 theatre preview, Shoshana Greenberg wrote that "Broadway
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directors, and women's stories don't often make it to the stage." A new infographic from HowlRound, a commons by and for people who make performance, illustrates how Broadway is far from the only site where women in theatre are underrepresented. It is a national problem, and one that extends beyond the more visible scarcity of female directors, playwrights and protagonists.
Lighting designer Porsche McGovern crunched the data on theatre designers in the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) to look at how gender affects employment behind the stage. Her results? Women lag behind men in scenic design, lighting design, sound design and total positions. The most dramatic discrepancy is in sound design, where women filled only 8.8% of positions over five seasons, while men held 91.2%. The numbers are similarly poor in lighting design, where women filled 13.7% positions compared to the 86.3% that men did. Women outnumber men in only one category — costume design — where women accounted for 68.7% of overall positions and men 31.3%.
McGovern began her research project because she "wanted to know about ethnic and gender demographics among theatre designers," but was unable to collect enough self-identified demo information regarding race/ethnicity to be statistically representative. Thus, this particular report deals with only gender. McGovern chose organizations affiliated with LORT because she wanted to compare numbers from theatres across the country and operating under a common collective agreement with United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829.
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Planned layoffs rose in November to 2,758 in Florida, compared to 1,134 for the same month in 2011, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a global outplacement firm that tracks layoffs announced by employers. But year to date, layoffs totaled 21,624 in Florida, which is lower than the 21,812 from January to November 2011. More at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
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NASA's much-touted mission to land astronauts on an asteroid by 2025 as part of a trip to Mars is being undermined largely because most agency workers don't enthusiastically support the mission, a new report says. That finding reflects the space program's broader struggles to chart a long-term course that can inspire and win broad support, but is also affordable, given tight budgets and political turf wars. More at Florida Today.
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Think you can catch a $1,000 snake? The state wildlife commission is enlisting the profit motive in the fight against the Burmese pythons that have colonized the Everglades. The 2013 Python Challenge will be held next month on South Florida's public hunting lands, with members of the public invited to compete for cash prizes. Winners will receive $1,000 for catching the longest snake and $1,500 for catching the most.
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A south suburban father and son face federal charges of operating a mail-order synthetic marijuana business that raked in about $2 million in three years, prosecutors said today.
James M. "James Matthew" Bolin, 49, and James P. "Jimmy" Bolin, 31, were indicted Thursday on charges including distributing controlled substances, conspiracy to distribute synthetic marijuana, placing misbranded drugs into commerce, prosecutors said today. The two, of New Lenox, sold the drugs under names such as the Kronik Kryponite Herbal Potpourri, AK-47 24 Karat Gold Potpourri, Mr. Happy and Darkness Prince, claiming they were incense or herbal potpourri, prosecutors said.
Following an undercover investigation, federal agents on June 4 seized hundreds of packages of synthetic cannaboids—synthetic drugs that mimic the active ingredient in marijuana--and $165,247 in cash when they raided James M. Bolin's former home in Manhattan, Ill. The home was the base for the distribution business, which went by the names "Herbal City," "H City," "Shop HC," and "Show Off 2 City," took shipments of cannaboids from distributors in California, Florida, and New York, and sold them via mail-order throughout the country, according to their indictment.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp is aiming to raise 100 billion yen ($1 billion) from share sales by the end of September as the struggling display maker looks to partnerships and a public offering to bolster its finances, media reports and sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.
The company plans a public offering of 90 billion yen by end-September, Kyodo news agency reported, while two sources familiar with the matter said it plans to raise 10 billion yen through a share sale to housing appliance maker Lixil Group Corp.
Sharp is also sounding out other companies including power tools maker Makita Corp to buy shares, the sources told Reuters.
The Osaka-based company, which supplies display panels for Apple Inc's smartphones, received a $4.6 billion rescue from banks last year and has since received investments from Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Qualcomm Inc.
Japanese media have flagged the possibility of a public offering this year although the specific timing had remained unclear before Friday's mention of an end-Friday target.
Shares in Sharp rose more than 5 percent in morning trade on Friday to 490, their highest in seven weeks. They have gained nearly 15 percent over three days.
The company said in a statement nothing had been decided regarding a public share offer or a share sale to companies.
Sharp has forecast an 80 billion yen operating profit for the year to next March 31, after logging a 146.27 billion yen operating loss last year.
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Eden Mennonite Church (Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, USA)
The Eden Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), a member of the Eastern District Conference, was located at 609 Main Street, Schwenksville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Previous to 1818 Mennonites in the vicinity worshiped every four weeks in a building also used as a school, located on the present Keely Church grounds, which was also used by the Reformed and Lutherans; it is possible that the building was a Lutheran-Reformed union church. In 1818 the Mennonites organized a congregation here, choosing William Gottschall (1784-1875) as their deacon, and built their own meetinghouse of stone just outside Schwenksville. In the summer of 1851 a new brick meetinghouse replaced the old one. In 1894 a third church was built across the valley on the edge of the town. Previous to 1894 the congregation was known as "Gottshall's," or less frequently as "Ziegler's" or "Mine Hill."
Before 1818 Skippack and Germantown ministers supplied the pulpit, and from 1818 to 1847 Franconia Conference ministers supplied the pulpit. In the Oberholtzer division of 1847 Deacon Gottschall and the entire congregation withdrew and joined the new Eastern District Conference. The first resident minister was Moses H. Gottshall, ordained preacher in 1847, and bishop (elder) in 1850. Ministers and their terms of service up to 1955 were: Moses H. Gottshall 1847-1888, Samuel H. Longaker 1868-1870, N. B. Grubb 1872-1882, William H. Gottshall 1884-1905, J. W. Schantz 1907-1917, Reed Landis supplied 1917, William H. Grubb 1917-1921, Freeman H. Swartz 1921- .
The Sunday school was organized in 1867. The membership in 1847 was 30; in 1908 it was 209, and in 1953 it was 275. The common names in 1953 were Clemens, Wood, Alderfer, Kolb, Markley, Nyce, Moyer, Bergey, Hunsicker, and Gottshall.
Because of declining attendance and lack of young people, late in 2000, the congregation decided to use its resources to plant a new congregation on the same site and in the same building. The new congregation was known as New Eden Fellowship.
Cassel, Daniel K. History of the Mennonites: historically and biographically arranged from the time of the Reformation, more particularly from the time of their emigration to America, containing sketches of the oldest meeting houses and prominent ministers ; also their confession of faith, adopted at Dortrecht, in 1621. Philadelphia: D. K. Cassel, 1888. Available in full electronic text at http://www.archive.org/details/historymennonit00cassgoog.
"History of the Eden Congregation." Mennonite Yearbook and Almanac (Quakertown, 1919).
Wenger, J. C. History of the Mennonites of the Franconia Conference. Telford, Pennsylvania, 1937. Reprinted Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church, 1985.
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Fretz, J. Herbert. "Eden Mennonite Church (Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 26 Sep 2018. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eden_Mennonite_Church_(Schwenksville,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=116008.
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Fretz, J. Herbert. (1956). Eden Mennonite Church (Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 26 September 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eden_Mennonite_Church_(Schwenksville,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=116008.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp. 146-147. All rights reserved.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused backers of the Syrian opposition on Friday of seeking "regime change" and said the creation of a transitional governing body must not be the sole focus of peace talks in Geneva.
Lavrov said there were ongoing attempts to derail the talks and suggested the opposition and its backers were to blame, saying warnings that the negotiations could not go on forever were neither constructive nor logical after only two rounds.
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STERLING – The new director of the Twin Cities PADS homeless shelter wants to help people get out of the shelter and onto their feet as soon as possible.
Myles Newberry has been the shelter's director since Sept. 15, replacing Brandy Wren, who left to spend more time with her family.
Newberry, 48, of Sterling said he had been working toward becoming involved with the shelter for a long time.
"It wasn't necessarily the homeless, but it was more being involved," he said. "I have this strong belief that each one of us are responsible for helping out the social conditions that are in our community.
"It works so much better when it's us working together [rather] than relying on somebody somewhere else who doesn't have a vested interest in how their community is."
Newberry said PADS is the "ultimate community organization."
"It's a coming together of churches and businesses and individuals who want to provide something to help out people," he said.
As director, Newberry has primary responsibility for raising funds, organizing volunteers and working with Robert Enlow, the client advocate.
Enlow's job, new to the shelter this year, is to "sit down with the people who come to the shelter, and try to help," Newberry said.
The new client advocate will meet with community leaders and local law enforcement officials to share with them the shelter's new vision, Enlow wrote in an email.
Enlow, 52, of Rock Falls, said people can become homeless for many reasons. Some lose jobs without notice, and others are left homeless because of complicated family finances, he wrote.
"Sometimes our clients are not familiar with community resources, which is where I hope to provide assistance for their needs," he wrote. "Assisting with problem solving may take several attempts, but our clients who are genuinely trying to make positive changes will be provided assistance and treated with dignity."
Newberry and Enlow hope the role of client advocate will help people find a better place than the shelter.
"We wanted to be able to, instead of just have people hang at the shelter all winter, maybe find them a more permanent solution or help, and there's so many things out there to help," Newberry said.
Shelter is in need
Newberry is looking for more volunteers to help staff the shelter, which is open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. There are three volunteer shifts: from 7 to 11 p.m.; 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., and 3 to 7 a.m. The 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. shifts are most in need of volunteers, he said.
During a given month, Newberry said, half of the days are uncovered.
The shelter also needs new socks, underwear, sweatpants and sweatshirts for men and women, he said.
In addition, the shelter always is looking for financial donations. It costs $33 per person per night to operate the shelter, according to an informational brochure. The cost covers food, electricity, heat, water, waste and building maintenance.
Creating awareness
Newberry said he doesn't know whether enough people are aware of the shelter. It does receive community support, but a certain mentality permeates some circles, he said.
That is the "Not in my backyard," mentality. Those people don't want to be near a shelter and don't want to acknowledge that homelessness is an issue in their communities, he said.
Working as director has been eye-opening, Newberry said.
"People might just look to one thing or the other," he said, "and not focus on the whole big picture, that a lot of people are just neighbors that need help."
Twin Cities PADS
Twin Cities PADS homeless shelter is at 111 E. 29th St., near Wahl Clipper. The shelter is open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Oct. 1 to May 1.
To volunteer, call 815-626-2210. Executive Director Myles Newberry hopes to be at the office from about 2 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The shelter also is looking for volunteers for its second and third shifts, from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. and from 3 to 7 a.m.
The shelter also needs new socks and underwear, and sweatpants and sweatshirts for men and women. Donations of grocery gift cards, liquid laundry detergent, soap and cleaning supplies also are needed.
Dixon PADS
The Dixon PADS Shelter is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. It is located at 805 W. First St. in Dixon.
Executive Director Marion Younger said the shelter always needs personal care items, including toiletries and paper supplies.
To volunteer at the shelter or to donate, contact Younger at 815-440-6306.


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Every city has eyesores and Vancouver is no exception. After all, Vancouver's beauty has more to do with sea and mountains than with what we humans constructed. Here are 10 blights on our urban landscape, in an admittedly subjective selection. Readers will, no doubt, be able to offer their own candidates for this list.
Photos: Vancouver's 10 biggest eyesores