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Founded by experts in what they call "research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music," Music Together has licensed its materials to be taught in thousands of U.S. communities as well as overseas.
Whitney felt disturbed in late September when she noticed the song "Shoo Fly" in the first songbook.
The song triggered painful memories for the 50-year-old software manager who grew up in a mixed-race household in New York City. The original "Shoo Fly" lyrics, often sung in blackface, refer repeatedly to a "nigger." (Those lyrics were not in the Music Together version, however.)
Though deciding to skip the "Shoo Fly" session, Whitney and her daughter Taylor continued with the Music Together program.
But Whitney got upset enough to call the company's Princeton, N.J., headquarters late last month after coming upon "Jimmy Crack Corn" in the next-level songbook. The song, historically sung in blackface, refers to a slave.
"This is a national program, with everybody using the same songbook and singing the songs at the same time," Whitney said.
"This is a program with an extremely good reputation, and they're teaching these songs to a whole new generation right now.
"I'm not saying they're doing it purposefully or maliciously, but with the educational background and the research facility that (Music Together) has, I would hope that they'd research the backgrounds of the music they choose."
Whitney said company managers declined when she asked them to omit the songs in future printings of their materials, and to direct licensees to skip the songs in the meantime.
"I just felt it was bad judgment on their part. Maybe they hadn't realized these were blackface minstrel songs, but now that they know they could take them out of future publications.
"I'm not bashing people on the head or anything, but now that they know I thought they could do something about it," she said.
Whitney said she finally called the "action, breaking news" number for the San Jose Mercury News and reported the issue to the newspaper.
Following the newspaper queries, the music company reversed its decision.
"We are sensitive to parents' concerns about negative associations to the original folk material," Music Together founder and director Kenneth K. Guilmartin said.
"We value and respect the opinions of our loyal Music Together families, and it was never our intention to offend anyone."
"I'm happy that I could effect the change," said Whitney, who manages the Stanford Fencing Association and is a board member of the Los Altos nonprofit Hidden Villa.
"I don't feel like I'm in your face or anything, but I'm just glad to be able to get this one little thing done."
Whitney and her daughter continue to participate in the Music Together program, located at the nonprofit Parents Place near their house.
"It's a wonderful group activity in an excellent facility," she said.
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Kicillof requests 'stay' reinstatement during Pollack meeting
Economy Minister Axel Kicillof today held a meeting that lasted almost four hours with the Special Master appointed by US Judge Thomas Griesa, Daniel Pollack, and requested that an injunction allowing Argentina to pay bondholders be reinstated while negotiations with holdouts developed.
The meeting, held in the New York offices of Pollack at 245 Park Avenue, lasted for a full three and a half hours, and took place without representatives of the so-called 'vulture funds' who refused to enter debt restructuring efforts in 2005 and 2010.
According to a Ministry statement, Kicillof "outlined Argentina's position in the legal wrangling with the vulture funds, the origin of the debt titles in discussion (the megaswap), the causes of the 2001 default and the numerous, effective measures that have been from 2003 to the present day in order to normalise the country's international financial relations."
The comuniqué also explains that the minister "made it clear that Griesa's sentence, as it has been interpreted would be impossible to abide by; that reinstating the stay would be necessary since the case does not only involve the plaintiffs, but also could be extended to all of the bonds which did not enter restructuring; and would complicated payment to bondholders from the 2005 and 2010 swaps."
Kicillof also reiterated "the country's will to continue with talks in order to assure fair, equitable and legal conditions, which implies taking into account the interests of 100 percent of bondholders," the statement underlines.
Finance Secretary Pablo López, the Economy Ministry's Legal and Technical Secretary Federico Thea and Deputy Attorney of the Treasury Javier Pargament accompanied the minister.

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The transportation asset services and investments company said that as part of its partnership with Patriot Rail Corp., which began with CF Rail Services operating three Patriot-owned facilities last September, CF Rail Services will assume this current railcar repair operation as well as assuming most of its current employees.
The move increases CF Rail Services' facilities holdings, which also include: Hoosier Railcar, East Chicago, Ind.; Mississippi Railcar, Meridian, Miss.; Waycross Railcar, Waycross, Ga.; CF Rail Services Field Services; and CF Rail Services Longview, DeQueen/Valliant, & Columbus, operating on the Patriot Rail Corp short line network.
The company also has appointed Randy Ward plant manager of the Mississippi Railcar operation. Dross Hunter has been promoted to director of Field Services, overseeing the expanding leased location and mini shop operations. Bill Plavsic has been promoted to Vice President overseeing all of CFRS operations; PLavsic most recently was director of Rail Services.
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A mail order house sells five different products whose retail price are product 1-$ 2.98, product 2- $4.50, product 3- $ 9.98, product 4- $4.49 and product 5- $ 6.87. write a program that reads a series pf pairs of numbers as follows:
1. Product number.
2. Quantity sold for one day.
and then it says: Your program should use a (switch statement) to help determine the retail price for each product.
Your program should calculate and display the total retail value of all product sold last week.
Could you please explain it more to me and what does it mean by Switch Statement??
And in how many ways can I solve this??In If statements or Loops or Normal Statements??


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Lend Me Your Ears pioneering label of the year
December 29, 2010
Lend Me Your Ears have named Touch as their "pioneering label of the year".
They write: "Touch - LMYE's pioneering label of the year: shepherding magnificent new releases by Philip Jeck & BJNilsen that were among the year's best anywhere is qualification enough for recognition. But Touch went further, bringing Sohrab's unmissable A Hidden Place, Daniel Menche's extraordinary Hover, early Hildur Gudnadottir goodness in the form of the Mount A re-release & further enhancing its Touch Radio series with 12 new instalments - including this Phill Niblock."
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HOUSTON - Police searched for a man believed to have drowned in a northeast Houston bayou on Tuesday.
A Houston Fire Department captain said a body was recovered after a dive team conducted an intensive search.
Houston police said they received a call about 1:50 p.m. that a 29-year-old man went under the water in Greens Bayou in the area of Westmont near Maple Way and had not resurfaced.
According to a relative, the man was sitting with friends, stood up, raised his hands and either walked or fell into the water.
"You can't see nothing under the water," said Marisol Gonzalez, who lives in the area. "My mother tells me not to go by it. It's dangerous -- very dangerous."
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Still under the good-humored spell of the production — South Coast Repertory's opening night performance of "Chinglish," the latest cross-cultural comedy from playwright David Henry Hwang — theatergoers made their way to the Center Club adjacent the Segerstrom Center of the Arts for an after party last week.
The room quickly filled to capacity. Guests circled their way around, snapping up Chinese finger foods, reaching for glasses of wine and a cocktail made of vodka, cranberry juice and triple sec named, "Year of the Snake." They congregated wherever they could find room, whether it was at a table, in a booth or at one of the plush purple couches in the back.
Board president Damien Jordan and his wife, Yvonne, served as honorary producers for the show. "We saw (the play) in New York two years ago and fell in love with it," Damien Jordan said. "(SCR) did such a good job. It was even better than New York."
Everywhere guests were talking about the play: the dialogue, the themes, the acting, the mechanics of the stagecraft and presentation. Eventually, the cast and crew arrived at the party, where they all struck up an easy rapport with their admirers.
Making his way through the crowd, Hwang graciously answered a slew of questions regarding "Chinglish" and the business of writing plays. He's also the author of "Golden Child" and "M. Butterfly."
"How do you think of these things?" asked one fan. "Oh, I don't know," responded Hwang, forgoing pretension for charming, disarming modesty. "I'm just curious about stuff!"


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Name: Karararara
House: Gryffindororororor
Title: Red Nosed Carollers
Rating/Warning:1st-2nd years; drinking implied
"Assshtoria, love of m...my life," comes his voice from the hall. "'m back!"
"Where on earth have you been?" she calls, wrapping her dressing gown around her body as she steps out of the bedroom. "Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"Carolling!" he exclaims.
"Carolling?" She stares at him for a moment. "Are you serious?"
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But all the answer she gets is a snore in her arms.
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Dethro Starkiller: looks great! Cant wait to mingle with the bothan model *wink* (lol)
Dethro Starkiller: looks great! Cant wait to mingle with the bothan model *wink* (lol)
Great Job Summer, Fraco, Yuna, Liletha, Missily, Starri, and everyone else
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Here is a recording of the entire event. Thanks Fiirefly for making all of this happen and Fraco for the music.
Really awesome work to everyone involved! Very enjoyable, and it was a great event. The preformance was really well done! Thank you!
thanky for the video, a real show. congrats to the hosts and actors. this looked full of life!
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Thanks for this awesome event! And the music on the radio.. 5 stars!
Great job, guys. It was so nice to see so many people out as well.
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Went to costco the other day, the clerk asked me if i wanted a box for my stuff this is what he gave me. Thought it might help this thread out a bit. -marc
What else can we learn from the ingredients? Anyone with experience trying to decipher ingredients? Pete-zza? Does the "wheat" ingredient really mean that something is added besides wheat flour?
I see from Lydia's post at Reply 11 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,4512.msg38290/topicseen.html#msg38290 that the Costco she visited uses a copious amount of oil in the dough storage containers and that the pizzas are pressed in a dough press and baked on perforated metal sheets (most likely perforated disks). The large amount of oil plausibly explains the bottom crust cratering shown in dicepackage's upskirt photo, and looking at that photo it appears that the dark circular spots (which appear to be equi-distant) are due to the crust baking through the perforations. Since I have a perforated disk, and a perforated cutter pan as well, I have witnessed the spotting that occurs on the bottom crust due to the perforations. For example, see Reply 250 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,1911.msg51107.html#msg51107.Despite the fact that a frozen dough made in a home environment and subject to repeated freeze/thaw cycles is not the same or as good as a frozen Lamonica's dough, and that a standard home oven is not the same as a conveyor oven, I think that it is unlikely that we are going to get much more information than what is currently reflected in this thread and in the related Costco threads/posts. I think you guys should now be in a good position to proceed to come up with a suitable dough formulation and to make a Lamonica's frozen clone dough if you are still interested. Peter
maxrogers,A point to keep in mind is that if you get an 18" disk, you can also make 14" and 16" pizzas using the same disk.Peter
Good point! Might as well!


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On a trip to the beach recently, I exited a store and looked up to see two black men coming my way.
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On a trip to the beach recently, I exited a store and looked up to see two black men coming my way.
The president�s recent comments about white people crossing the street when they saw him coming because they were afraid somehow came to mind. I quickly wondered how people watching would judge me when I crossed the street to avoid these two men.
Liberals preach to us not to judge but are quick to judge others when actions seemingly fit a perception or problem they want to perpetuate. I knew some would label me racist. It might surprise them and many others to know I crossed simply to stay healthy and avoid a killer.
These two men were also carrying instruments of death � lit cigarettes! I walked away to avoid second-hand smoke, something touted as socially acceptable and politically correct. It now seems admirable to discriminate against smokers, but I simply don�t like walking through the smoke.
Actions are not always as they seem, or as racist as the president wants it sound. The president is a smoker; maybe those who avoided him were simply following the advice of the surgeon general.
Liberal political groups who want to transform the country see and perceive what they want to advance their agenda. They will judge me without talking to me and, in their closed minds, they make my action to simply avoid second-hand smoke fit their contention that I am somehow part of their perceived social problems.
A few blocks later, two young women, obviously dressed for the beach, were coming toward me. Alas they were also enjoying lighted cigarettes. For my health, I had to cross the street again. By doing so, did I become part of the war on women?
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In the first quarter, Coleman revealed one new buy, a classic Internet pick: Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). He also made dramatic increases to several other positions: TAL Education (XRS), Arcos Dorados Holding (NYSE:ARCO), W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN).
Facebook (NASDAQ:FB)
Coleman's most recent filing shows that he owned 1,958,448 shares of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) at the end of the second quarter of 2012, and may have been an investor before the IPO. The stock's price has declined almost 50% since its IPO in May.
Facebook released its second quarter results at the end of the July, and had a 29% monthly active users increase, a 32% daily active users increase and a 67% mobile monthly active users, year over year. Revenue also increased 32%, while the company posted a net loss of $157 million, compared to net income of $240 million the prior year, related to stock-based compensation and related payroll tax expenses. Excluding those costs, the company earned $295 million, compared to $285 million the previous year.
Facebook is a worldwide social networking website. Facebook Inc. operates a social networking website worldwide. Facebook Inc. has a market cap of $40.81 billion; its shares were traded at around $19.1885 with and P/S ratio of 11.
TAL Education (XRS)
Coleman increased his holding of TAL Education 1348.9% in quarter, buying 11,590,800 shares at an average price of $11. His holding previously consisted of 800,000 shares he bought in the first quarter of 2011 at an average price of $13. The total at quarter-end was 11,590,800 shares, of 96.6% of shares outstanding.
TAL Education has reported two years of financial results, during which revenue increased from $111 million to $178 million, and net income was relatively flat at $24. The company is increasingly gaining revenue growth from cities other than Beijing and Shanghai, particularly in their small class, contributing 21% during the quarter ended May 31, 2012, compared to 8% the previous year.
It expects revenue in the range of $230.8 million to $239.7 million, representing an increase of 30% to 35% year over year for the year ending Feb. 28, 2013.
TAL Education Group provides K-12 after-school tutoring service in China. Tal Education Group (ADR) has a market cap of $108 million; its shares were traded at around $8.7 with a P/E ratio of 25.7 and P/S ratio of 0.6.
Arcos Dorados Holding Inc. (NYSE:ARCO)
Coleman increased his Arcos Dorados Holding position 296.3% during the quarter, buying 2,748,499 additional shares at an average price of $16. He had previously been making smaller purchases since the second quarter of 2011 at average prices just over $20 per share. At quarter end his holding consisted of 3,767,144 shares.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. operates as a franchisee of McDonald's with its operations divided in Brazil; North Latin America division; South Latin America and the Caribbean division. Arcos Dorados Holding Inc. has a market cap of $2.93 billion; its shares were traded at around $13.96 with a P/E ratio of 28.6 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Arcos Dorados Holding Inc. stocks is 1.7%.
W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)
Coleman increased his holding of W.R. Grace & Co. by 215% during the quarter, buying 1,130,000 shares at an average price of $54. He previously purchased 525,000 shares in the first quarter of 2012 at an average price of $54, and ended the quarter with 1,655,000 shares total.
Fellow Tiger Cub Andreas Halvorsen also bought W.R. Grace shares in the second quarter. The company's growth is concentrated in the Asian Pacific, where earnings increased 11% year over year in the second quarter, and Latin America, where earnings increased almost 13% during the same period. Sales to emerging markets increased 13%. Sales in other regions declined.
W. R. Grace & Co. produces specialty chemicals. They primarily operate through the following two business segments: Davison Chemicals and Performance Chemicals. W.R. Grace & Co. has a market cap of $4.46 billion; its shares were traded at around $58.405 with a P/E ratio of 14.7 and P/S ratio of 1.4. W.R. Grace & Co. had an annual average earnings growth of 6.7% over the past 10 years.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Coleman increased his holding of Amazon.com by 90% during the quarter, buying 164,000 additional shares to the position he had been trading since the third quarter of 2010. He paid an average of $212 each for the shares.
Amazon.com Inc. seeks to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they may want to buy online. Amazon.com Inc. has a market cap of $108.65 billion; its shares were traded at around $239.19 with a P/E ratio of 297.7 and P/S ratio of 2.3. Amazon.com Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 25.1% over the past five years.


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She is smoking hot. But how can some of you believe that this is a real pickup? It's all set up. She also appears in this video: http://www.youporn.com/watch/569757/sassy-college-babe-joins-a-fucking-couple/?from=favorites
She looks like she was given drugs. She is very spacey and high.
I think I want to fuck her...
no saves como le chupu el papo a la rubia
What id her full name? its marina something, cant find her anywhere!
it's marika
slovian girls are best
nice fuck, but what a pity to let a black fuck her.
All of you are gay!
That facial was so hot
1000 euros is about $2000+ in US dollars-how many think (1) she worth that much? (2) actually got the money? No and No. too bad she got used and abused-these guys are total pigs
this is very badly staged act. I am russian and i know russian girls. from the begging she did not act naturally, at least it is obvious for native speakers.
So many naive people here ofcorse she got paid. She is a famous porn strar in Moscow! And nobody drugged her that wold be to nice, unfortunately Natashka likes to get a good dope and have sex!
She was definitely drugged!!
It's disgusting! What a humiliation for the girl.
did not look to b having a goodtime!(girl)
with the mouth half open like that and not closing it, looks like she was given more than money
Why did they have to cum on her face? I've never seen something so depressing in my life
'If I were those guys I would\'ve fucked her in her ass and pussy so hard she\'d scream, then I\'d have the other guy do a double penetration with me in both the same holes and different holes.'
The girl is a junkie but looks great with a load of sperm on her face
my no1 gril of all time,just the best
Her name is Serina aka Marika aka Corrine
I really like this girls dick sucking technique but she doesn't handle sperm we at all. She needs lots of training
Those kebabs are all over europe..
ouy of her head
i like how the camera guy comes in and is like "ha, sneak attack!"
money can buy about anything you like but why not a creampie
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5:22 such an erotic look...
lol they probably didnt need to pay her they are studs
i`ve seen this guy here too http://www.youporn.com/watch/569757/sassy-college-babe-joins-a-fucking-couple/?from=search_full&pos=1
1000 E C'est trie chere pour une salope
nice money boy!
Nice mutual jerking at the end
couldn't have been that great. Dude had to keep jerking his dick to keep it hard enough to do her.
Pezzi di merde sprecate i soldi, con 30E na puttana, le rumene russe moldave ecc.. tutte troie...
siete 2 coglioni, si sarebbe fatta scopare lo stesso anche per molto meno di 1000 euro
i love there boy lol
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would love to meet that hot girl and have lot of fun with her
How in fucking hell did he cinvince her to do that . By the way shes MY fucking girl freind lol only joking
@Cindi, The condom will not protect you 100% from all the STDs. If I was a girl I will never fuck those guys. I will prefer to masturbate watching youporn hehehe. And get a girlfriend from now and then to fuck under the protection of the pill. Finally the russian girl on the video is not that hot anyway!
How can they listen all discography of Celentano, lol!
OMG, I know the money is good but I would never let a guy like that fuck me without a condom.
c connu que les femmes baise que pour du fric donc le dicton les femmes son des bouffe fric
looks like he was a bit too large for her, they should have taken more time with her. she is good looking girl.
I'M a Henky
And put the court proof on youporn? I don't think so...
Probs got a knife to her throat after and demanded the money back .. no doubt
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mother rusia..........
Nightwish in the background at the restaurant. Very classy.
damn she is so hot.
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The northbound US 75 (Central Expressway) frontage road at Belt Line Road/Main Street will be closed for construction beginning at 9 p.m. both Monday and Tuesday nights. The road will reopen at 6 a.m. the following morning.
Northbound traffic will be detoured east on Main Street, north on Interurban Street and west on Greer Street during the closure. Motorists are advised not to cut through private property (including parking lots) during the detour.
The planned schedule is subject to change due to potential weather and construction complications.
After that work is complete, northbound frontage road traffic will be reduced to one lane for approximately four weeks as construction continues. Signs and other traffic control devices will be in place to direct motorists. In addition, the U-turn lane from the southbound to the northbound frontage road will be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The construction is part of a project to improve drainage in the Floyd Branch Watershed, which collects drainage from 2.6 square miles in south central Richardson and eventually flows to White Rock Lake. The project will add capacity to the area's drainage system by adding new underground drainage pipes north and south of Main Street between US 75 and the DART rail line. No existing open channels will be enclosed.
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By Nora Carr
Starting a school, business, and community partnership is easy; sustaining one is hard. Keeping a partnership going for 25 years despite shifts in leadership, funding priorities, accountability mechanisms, partisan politics, and the recent recession, is extraordinary.
Yet that is what St. Louis' CHARACTERplus has done. A project of Cooperating School Districts (CSD) of Greater St. Louis -- a partnership success story in its own right -- CHARACTERplus was founded in 1988 by the late Sanford N. McDonnell, chairman emeritus of McDonnell Douglas Corp. (now Boeing), and school officials in seven school districts.
Created at a time when talking about values in public schools often sparked controversy and even derision, this program brought together school leaders, parents, teachers, principals, school volunteers, business representatives, and nonprofit leaders. They came together to tackle student behavior issues and to renew a public school focus on character, civics, citizenship, and service.
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Mourinho: No rift with Eto'o
Jose Mourinho insists his relationship with Samuel Eto'o has been unaffected by footage showing him questioning the Chelsea striker's age.
Preparations for the Champions League last-16 tie with Galatasaray have been somewhat overshadowed by Canal Plus broadcasting video of the Portuguese making inflammatory comments to a businessman at a recent sponsor's event.
The recording, aired on Monday, shows Mourinho commenting on Chelsea's lack of depth up front and questioning the age of Cameroon forward Eto'o.
Not knowing he was being filmed, the Blues manager was recorded saying: "The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. He is 32 years old, maybe 35, who knows?"
Mourinho was apoplectic about the remarks being broadcast, telling journalists they "should be embarrassed" by what has happened when asked about the fallout in Tuesday's press conference previewing the first leg with Galatasaray.
"I'm not defending what I'm saying, I'm attacking something that is, I think, fundamental in your professional area," he said, speaking at Kasimpasa's training base on the outskirts of Istanbul.
"That person showed exactly what he is, or what he doesn't know about the job.
"From my perspective, the comment is obviously not a good one, and obviously not something I would do in a serious way, something I would not do an official way in an interview.
"First of all, because I don't make fun. Secondly, because if there are managers in the world who really defend their players, I'm obviously one of them.
"And third because Samuel Eto'o is Samuel Eto'o. He's four times a Champions League winner: people think three times, but one in Real Madrid, two in Barcelona and one with Inter.
"It was with him that I had the best ever season of my career. He's one of the few players who is working with me at a second different club, and a manager never does that if he doesn't like the player or the person.
"He has no reason to be upset because also, he told a few years ago, that Mourinho is the only manager in the world who I would never play for, and after one year he was playing with me at Inter and now here.
"There is no story, there is no story. I repeat: it was a funny conversation between me and somebody who doesn't belong to the football world.
"We were laughing as everybody was saying. I really think it's a disgrace that someone is taping and recording a private conversation when, obviously, we don't know."
That was the second question Mourinho had fielded on the subject and he snapped when a third was asked about whether the relationship with his strikers have been damaged by the remarks.
"If you want to speak about the game, I'm ready," he said.
"If you want to keep speaking about some non-ethical journalist, I've had enough."
With that, focus quickly turned to facing the Turkish champions and the various sub-plots surrounding the tie.
The match sees Mourinho go up against Inter Milan predecessor Roberto Mancini, as well as Wesley Sneijder, a key part of his treble-winning side at the San Siro.
However, the standout link is that between Chelsea and Didier Drogba. This will be the first time the Ivorian has faced the club he played for between 2004 and 2012, with his last kick for the Blues seeing them win the Champions League.
"I look forward to every match," Mourinho said. "I like to play. I'm happy to do it. I like to do it against the best, and Galatasaray is the Turkish champions.
"To face Drogba, I know that is difficult and it's a strange feeling, I have to admit that.
"But we have to do our job. We know he wants to do his job.
"Last year it happened the same. I want to do my job to help my team, and he tried to do his by scoring goals, which he did.
"But I admit it's a strange feeling we have to try and forget during the game."


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There is a lot about parenting in this one. So it shall be. :)
Louis CK on cellphones
Grand Snider's adorable comic about parenting
One man dances like everyone's watching
HILARIOUS autocorrects
Pictures that go straight to the heart
These pictures are heartbreaking, beautiful and chilling.
Glenn McCy's comic: Dad, Mom… I'm a gatherer.
Aziz Ansari on how texting has ruined dating
Michael McIntyre on how people without kids don't know
Another one about parenting. "Singles do things that they don't even realize are things."
Dog wiping his paws
Just so cute!!!
Bill Cosby on cursing
Certifying Facebook friends
This really gets across the absurdity of random Facebook friends.


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MOBILE, Ala. – Rivals.com recruiting analyst Barry Every breaks down some of the Division I-A talent from last week's games featuring Mobile (Ala.) St. Paul's vs. Atmore (Ala.) Escambia County and Mobile (Ala.) Murphy vs. Mobile (Ala.) Davidson.
St. Paul's QB AJ McCarron finished 7-of-12 passing for 112 yards and a score to lead his team to a 15-0 victory over Escambia County.
A trio of receivers for Murphy - Harlos Brand, Solomon Patton and Raphael Poellnitz - combined to catch 16 passes for 234 yards and three TDs while leading a furious second-half comeback in a 48-45 victory over Davidson.
A closer look at some key players, listed alphabetically:
St. Paul's vs. Escambia County Standouts
PQB AJ McCarron, 6-4/189, St. Paul's
ASSETS: Has good height, above-average mobility, a quick release and a strong arm.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Is a bit thin at this time, so added muscle mass and strength is needed in order for him to take the pounding in the SEC.
MOST IMPRESSIVE PLAY: In the second quarter while rolling to his left he threw a 60-yard pass on a rope that would slip through the hands of the receiver.
CONCLUSION: Even though McCarron has suffered through a tough season, there is no doubt that this signal caller has all the physical tools to have a major impact on the quarterback position at Alabama. Don't be surprised if he ends up being a three-year starter for the Crimson Tide.
DQB Rico Stallworth, 6-1/205, Escambia County (2011 class)
ASSETS: Has excellent change of direction and good upper and lower body structure.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Really needs to work on his decision making as he threw into coverage several times. Also needs to let his feet take over instead of forcing passes.
MOST IMPRESSIVE PLAY: Was the leading rusher for both sides with 79 yards on 14 carries.
CONCLUSION: Too early to say whether he is actually a DQB or just a gifted athlete playing quarterback. Has the size and agility to possibly be a S, WR, RB or a DQB.
OTHERS WITH DIVISION I-A POTENTIAL: S Andrew Miller, St. Paul's; PQB Jacob Coker, St. Paul's (2011 class); OG Brett Wilkins, Escambia County (2011 class); OL/DL Tyler Nero, Escambia County (2012 class)
NOTE: St. Paul's SDE Mike Thomas, an Ole Miss commit, missed his sixth consecutive game with a lower back injury. He hopes to be back for final game of season next week.
Murphy vs. Davidson Standouts
WR Harlos Brand, 6-0/180, Murphy (2010 class)
ASSETS: Has excellent hands to go along with good speed and body structure.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Work on overall speed and lateral movement.
MOST IMPRESSIVE PLAY: Had a key 21-yard catch in the closing moments of the second quarter which cut the halftime lead to 11.
CONCLUSION: This kid will definitely get DI looks. He plays in a pass-happy offense and does a nice job using his hands to make catches.
RB Martin Broughton, 5-11/190, Davidson
ASSETS: Runs extremely hard, has excellent lower body structure and leg drive.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Needs to work on upper body size and strength, and get more reps.
MOST IMPRESSIVE PLAY: He came out of the gate hitting the holes hard in the first quarter scoring the first two TDs of the game.
CONCLUSION: This is Broughton's first year of playing any level of organized football. He has DI ability, and hopefully it is not too late for him to get evaluated by colleges for scholarship consideration.
WR Solomon Patton, 5-10/175, Murphy (2010 class)
ASSETS: Possibly the fastest football player in the state of Alabama, and extremely tough to tackle for a small receiver.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Will need to continue to get stronger and be more physical coming off the line of scrimmage in order to get off the jam.
MOST IMPRESSIVE PLAY: With 11 seconds left in the game he leaped high into the air to catch the game-winning touchdown, giving Murphy a 48-45 come-from-behind victory.
CONCLUSION: Already has offers on the table from Alabama, Auburn and Clemson. He is a threat to score any time he touches the ball.
WR Raphael Poellnitz, 6-1/175, Murphy
ASSETS: Has good speed and excellent hands.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Needs to get stronger and work on lateral movement.
MOST IMPRESSIVE PLAY: Poellnitz took a short pass and tight-roped down the sideline in the third quarter for a 21-yard gain.
CONCLUSION: Currently has an offer from South Alabama. He is having a good year and I believe more offers are on the way. He was recently selected to the Alabama squad in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic.
ATH Jarell Smith, 6-0/185, Davidson (2010 class)
ASSETS: Has good size, speed and excels at hitting the right holes.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Most likely is not a quarterback at the next level, he should project as a RB/WR. He gets plenty of reps running the ball, but he did struggle catching the shotgun snaps which concerns me a bit as a potential receiver.
MOST IMPRESSIVE PLAY: Easily one of the most productive runners, finishing the evening with 191 yards on 17 carries.
CONCLUSION: Shows the speed and change of direction of a DI college prospect. It will come down to what position he projects at the next level.
OTHERS WITH DIVISION I-A POTENTIAL: CB Jordan Spriggs, Murphy (2010 class); S Keairon Wilson, Davidson; OLB Chris Hughes, Davidson (2010 class); S Jimmy Ward, Davidson (2010 class); WDE Jabrian Niles, Davidson (2011 class)


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THE TEAMS: Va. | Md./D.C. VOTE: Who wins? MORE: Ga. vs. La. | N.C. vs. S.C. | Calif./Fla./Texas
The state of Virginia has long been considered a hotbed of talent and the reputation of Hampton Roads especially became legendary more than a decade ago when players such as Ronald Curry, Michael Vick and even Allen Iverson, obviously more well known for his basketball prowess, dominated on the gridiron.
In recent years, however, the state of Maryland combined with D.C., has kept pace with the Dominion State when it comes to talent. While Virginia has a longer history and has many more prospects in the NFL, who would win in a game between the top players in the class of 2011?
Both Virginia and Maryland/D.C. boast a five-star prospect early in the rankings for 2011 with Virginia being led by linebacker Curtis Grant from Richmond (Va.) Hermitage and Maryland/D.C. boasting offensive lineman Cyrus Kouandjio from Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha. And when it comes to the Rivals250, things are a wash there as well with both sides placing seven prospects on the elite list. But when it comes to fielding a team, one side has the slight edge.
Md./D.C. Offense vs. Va. Defense
The Virginia squad is led by a very strong group of linebackers on defense and a big, powerful offensive line on offense. Grant leads a strong trio of linebackers including Virginia Beach Kempsville four-star Travis Hughes and Hampton Phoebus standout Daquan Romero, who plays with his hand down as well in high school but projects as a 'backer.
Charged with keeping the linebackers clean is a front four led by four-star Corey Marshall from Dinwiddie who would be moved inside to tackle and would have to battle some size concerns. His partner in the middle would be Virginia Beach Green Run tackle David Dean and the duo would be flanked by two rangy ends in Ashburn Stone Bridge star Rob Burns and Richmond St. Christopher's sleeper Thompson Brown. Size is an issue along the line aside from Dean so this would be an interesting matchup against a strong Maryland/D.C. offensive line.
Rounding out the defense for Virginia is a very athletic secondary. Four-star cornerback Demetrious Nicholson from Virginia Beach Bayside is one of the best shutdown corners in the country and athlete Dominique Terrell projects as a corner or slot receiver in college but he'd be the ball-hawking centerfielder on this team. Big and athletic, Ronny Vandyke from Lorton South County will play strong safety and Stafford Colonial Forge corner Tim Scott will be opposite Nicholson.
Despite a lack of size along the defensive line, this is not a bad matchup for Virginia against the Maryland/D.C. offense which is led by an athletic offensive line and some playmakers but lacking a strong running game. Kouandjio leads the way at offensive tackle and will be flanked by Washington Ballou tackle Jamar Lewter on the outside. Owings Mills four-star Donovan Smith will anchor the inside and there is plenty of size, but run blocking is not the strength of this unit. Running backs Vernard Roberts from Washington Dunbar and Malcolm Crockett from Washington Friendship Collegiate are both solid backs, but the length of the Virginia defensive line and the speed of the 'backers would keep them in check.
That would put the pressure on Washington Gonzaga quarterback Kevin Hogan to find his top targets in the passing game against a solid secondary. Hogan would have plenty of time as the pass-blocking oriented offensive line would keep him clean and he has some nice targets led by Baltimore Gilman slot receiver Darius Jennings and Washington Dunbar star Daniel Adams. Maryland/D.C. would have some success in the passing game and would be able to move the ball despite the athleticism of the Virginia secondary, but a lack of running game would make them too one-dimensional.
Va. Offense vs. Md./D.C. Defense
The matchup between the Virginia offense and the Maryland/D.C. defense will also be a good one. Maryland/D.C. is led by a strong defensive line and a very athletic secondary but the linebackers could struggle.
The defensive line is led by two stout defensive tackles in Washington St. John's College stud Kevin McReynolds and DeMatha standout Darian Cooper, making things very hard for the Virginia offense to run inside. Big man Vincent Croce from Olney Good Counsel would be flanked by Baltimore Boys Latin star Marco Jones, creating a fearsome foursome up front.
In the secondary, Maryland/D.C. is very deep as well with two terrific corners in Washington Dunbar's Vance Roberts and Good Counsel's Blake Countess, although a lack of size will hurt them against some big receivers. The safeties are raw but very athletic with Damascus athlete Brandon Phelps and Bowie speedster Jeremiah Hendy both able to cover a lot of ground.
However, it's the linebackers that are the concern on defense with size being a big issue. Waldorf North Point 'backer Conner Crowell is very quick and athletic but lacks great size and DeMatha's Darien Harris is a bit vertically challenged and lacks great sideline-to-sideline ability. Two-star Khari Brown mans the middle and brings much needed size, but he is limited in range like Harris.
The gameplan of the Virginia offense would be to attempt to establish a running game behind a strong offensive line and attack the middle of the field with a short passing game featuring big targets. Up front, there is plenty of size and power led by Harrisonburg stud Landon Turner and Virginia Beach Cox guard Ross Burbank on the inside and tackles Grant Jones from Lynchburg Liberty Christian and Isaiah Battle from St. George Blue Ridge. Despite the strength of the Maryland/D.C. defensive line, the big Virginia running backs led by four-star Clifton Richardson from Newport News Menchville would still have a bit of success as the game wears on. However, it would be the passing game that makes the difference.
While Virginia Beach Ocean Lakes quarterback Lafonte Thourogood struggles throwing the ball downfield, he has improved greatly in the intermediate passing game and he has some huge targets. Chesapeake Oscar Smith receiver Quinta Funderburk is 6-foot-5 as is Dinwiddie big man Trey Gardner and Manassas Osbourn receiver Timmy Keith isn't small at 6-foot-0. Tight end Eric Frohnapfel from Colonial Forge is a 6-foot-6 target as well.
Picking a Winner
The key in a game like this is which team is more balanced on offense and defense and that gives Virginia the edge. They somewhat offset a strong Maryland/D.C. defensive line with good size along the offensive line and at running back and its huge receivers would give the Maryland/D.C. linebackers and smallish corners trouble. On defense, the Virginia linebackers would overcome a lack of size along the defensive line with their speed and sideline-to-sideline ability and the secondary would struggle at times but is athletic enough to avoid big plays.
Maryland/D.C. has the advantage in some areas, but overall this is not a great matchup for them against a deep, talented Virginia squad that has very few weaknesses. However, this would still be a close game with each side able to put up points mainly through the air, but Virginia wins this one based on simply having more speed and more playmakers overall.
Kevin Hogan, 6-4/200, Washington Gonzaga
Vernard Roberts, 5-11/174, Washington Dunbar
Malcolm Crockett, 5-11/180, Washington Friendship Collegiate Academy
Darius Jennings, 6-0/180, Baltimore Gilman School
Daniel Adams, 6-3/200, Washington Dunbar
Melvin Robinson, 6-3/195, Brandywine Gwynn Park
Sam Collura, 6-3/250, Hyattsville DeMatha
Cyrus Kouandjio, 6-7/322, Hyattsville DeMatha
Donovan Smith, 6-5/270, Owings Mills
Jamar Lewter, 6-8/280, Washington Ballou
Hunter Goodwin, 6-5/280, Baltimore Gilman School
Larry Mazyck, 6-7/320, Washington Friendship Collegiate Academy
Vincent Croce, 6-4/260, Olney Good Counsel
Marco Jones, 6-4/245, Baltimore Boys Latin School
Kevin McReynolds, 6-2/281, Washington St. John's College High
Darian Cooper, 6-3/275, Hyattsville DeMatha
Conner Crowell, 6-1/215, Waldorf North Point
Darien Harris, 6-1/210, Hyattsville DeMatha
Khari Brown, 6-1/225, Forestville Bishop McNamara
Vance Roberts, 5-10/166, Washington Dunbar
Blake Countess, 5-10/171, Owings Mills Good Counsel
Brandon Phelps, 6-0/175, Damascus
Jeremiah Hendy, 6-1/188, Bowie
Jordan Lomax, 5-1/185, Hyattsville DeMatha


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We were out of town again over the weekend, so our local foods eating was partly an effort to use up market and CSA produce before we left. This colorful pasta creation used a rainbow of locally-sourced ingredients, starting with a favorite staple at our house, fresh pasta by Nancy of Smith Meadows. Nancy uses their wildly popular free-range eggs and herbs and vegetables grown at neighboring farms to make these delicious pastas. The flavors range from oat and wheat to herbed fettuccine and mixed greens or blue cheese pecan ravioli. Nancy has also expanded her offerings to include sauces, for an even more effortless "fast food" meal you can feel good about, too.
This week, I used bacon, cherry tomatoes and chard for a "BLT" (subbing chard for the lettuce) pasta dish, a flavorful and quick weeknight dinner, with a side of green and yellow string beans for good measure.
Recipe: "BLT" Fettuccine
- 1 pound fresh sun dried tomato fettuccine
- 4 slices nitrate-free bacon
- 1 bunch chard, rinsed and cut into thick slices
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1 pound string beans, ends trimmed
- several basil leaves, thinly sliced
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions: Bring large pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, heat cast iron skillet over medium high heat and cook bacon until crisp and brown, 6-7 minutes. Remove to drain on paper towel lined plated. Drain excess grease, leaving a light coating in the bottom of the pan. Add chard and season with a pinch of salt and pepper; reduce heat to medium low and cook until chard just begins to wilt. Remove from pan. Add cherry tomatoes to pan, increase heat back to medium high and cook until tomatoes begin to blister, 6-8 minutes.
While the tomatoes cook, blanch string beans in salted boiling water just 1-2 minutes, then use slotted spoon or pasta skimmer to remove beans and rinse with cold water in a colander. Set aside and boil pasta for 2 minutes (or according to package instructions if using boxed pasta). Drain pasta, reserving 1/4 cup of cooking water.
In a large pasta serving bowl, gently stir together cooked pasta, tomatoes, chard, bacon, and basil. Press gently on tomatoes to release their juices. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil and reserved pasta water until moist. (Optional: grate parmesan cheese over top.) Arrange string beans around the side of the pasta, and enjoy! Makes 6 servings.
Farms of Origin: Cibola Farms (bacon), Potomac Vegetable Farms (chard, basil), Three Way Farm (beans, tomatoes), Smith Meadow Farm (pasta) — all in Virginia.
One Local Summer is an annual challenge in which people around the world join together for 13 weeks of seasonal eating, supporting local farmers and exploring their local foodsheds. Visit FarmtoPhilly on Tuesdays for the weekly round-up; here's what my neighbors in the Southern region cooked up this week.


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Buddhists should definitely have serious doubts about fundamentalism.catmoon wrote:I suppose the message would be that Buddhists have serious doubts about fundamentalists.
As for any kind of God, though, I chose to disbelieve in him until my practice proves his nonexistence. Since I'm not a quantum physicist, like many here I've no way -short of winning the lottery, squandering it on school courses whose minutiae are of no interest to me, and finally bending my nearly-middle-aged brain in loops- of knowing whether or not the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle might necessitate -or atleast allow for- the existence of God[s]. {Note that this -clearly a pretty big 'gap' as far as 'God of the Gaps' is concerned- would put evolution itself under divine direction, thereby removing any notion of an ex-Biblical God 'deceiving' anyone.} Further, both Buddhism and science avoid the 'first cause' argument, which I'm happy to leave to one side until I'm ready to understand why and how time and reality needed no reason or cause to exist - besides needing no foundational support (if you accept sunyata and/or the absence of fundamental particles) for their existence in the meantime. Until then, I think it's natural to be perplexed as to why and how come this something-that-is-basically-nothing exists - rather than simply nothing at all. As to the Argument from Evil, how do we know authority figures -who were probably ignorant of such things in any case- didn't "sex up" a true situation in which there were was no hell but just graded purgatories, heavens, and/or worldly & heavenly rebirths, ostensibly for the good of their "flock"? Finally, if God -and an afterlife guaranteed by him- existed, then wouldn't directly informing people (of any of it) be the best way to dissuade them from actively living their lives both individually and collectively, i.e. the best way for him to effectively 'de-create' the crowning glory of his creation?
I hope there's plenty of beefy arguments on hand against all this


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By Jessica Rogers
With yet another delay in the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate, this may seem like a good time to breathe a sigh of relief and focus on more pressing problems.
But don't relax for too long -- the mandate is coming. This year is a great time to start analyzing your current workforce, and to make sure you have the right data to make smart decisions next year.
When is it happening?
The U.S. Treasury Department in February released final rules governing the act's employer mandate. While employers may not be exactly celebrating this release, it does add some certainty to an area that has seen numerous delays, extensions, and transition rules. Let's call that a silver lining.
These rules give employers with between 51 and 100 employees another year to comply with the requirement to offer all full-time employees health care coverage. They also grant a little transition relief to larger employers, like school districts.
In 2015, if an employer with 101 or more employees offers affordable coverage with minimum value to at least 70 percent of its full-time employees, there will be no global penalty. The global penalty is the annual $2,000 per full-time employee penalty for not offering coverage.
If you do fall subject to this penalty, for 2015 only you will be allowed to disregard 80, rather than the normal 30, full-time employees.
Of course, any full-time employee who is not offered coverage and who receives a subsidy for coverage through the act's Marketplace still will trigger the per-person annual penalty. Beginning in 2016, all large employers (50 or more employees) will be required to offer coverage to at least 95 percent of full-time employees in order to avoid the global penalty.
The other helpful piece of transition relief relates to employers who offer health care coverage on a fiscal year plan year (e.g., coverage starts on July 1 or Oct. 1, rather than Jan. 1), as many school districts do. Employers who have been offering health insurance on a fiscal year plan do not need to comply with the mandate until the first day of their 2015 plan year.
In other words, if you have always offered health insurance from July 1 to June 30, you now have until July 1, 2015, to offer affordable coverage to your full-time employees. No employer penalties will apply for the months in 2015 before the first day of your plan year. However, if affordable coverage providing minimum value is not offered by the first day of your 2015 plan year, you will be penalized for each month in 2015 during which no suitable coverage was offered.
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NEWARK — A 17-year-old Pleasanton girl reported as a runaway Monday was found dead with a man inside a Newark motel on Friday in what police say looks like either a murder-suicide or a double suicide.
Officers responded to the E-Z 8 Motel at 5555 Cedar Court at 11:48 a.m. Friday after a housekeeper discovered the bodies in a second-floor room above the motel office, Cmdr. Mike Carroll said.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene, Newark police said in a statement. The cause of death is still under investigation, but a preliminary investigation points to a murder-suicide or "a tragic double suicide," the statement said.
Pleasanton police issued a news release late Friday saying the female victim was a teenager reported as a runaway by her mother on Monday. The 24-year-old man was from Livermore, Newark police said, referring to a statement from the Alameda County coroner.
Police would not confirm if the girl was Patricia Martin, a Village High student who was reported missing Monday and was listed as an "endangered runaway" on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children website.
Police said the mother was unable to provide any information regarding her daughter's whereabouts but believed she was in the company of her boyfriend.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact Newark Police Detective Elsa Cervantes at 510-578-4738 or the investigations unit at 510-578-4247. Information can also be left anonymously on the "silent witness" hotline at 510-578-4965. They also can contact Pleasanton police at 925-931-5100.
Staff writers Katie Nelson, Erin Ivie and Kristin J. Bender contributed to this report. Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.


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12.0421 Owner responsible for maintaining preliminary treatment facilities.Cite as [A.S.A.C. § 12.0421]
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.History: Env. Qual. Comm. Regs., err prior to 1975, § 10.21.


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To be honest, when you start getting into hydration rate and all that, I tend to get a little lost. Any links that break down the math on that?
Is there anywhere I should go to learn more about shaping/tossing the dough?
While visiting friends recently in Massachusetts, I offered to make a couple of NY style pizzas. Since the Tom L. recipe for NY style dough has become etched in my brain and is now firmly a part of my DNA, I decided to use that recipe. Along with the memorized recipe, I had brought my 16-inch pizza screen (in order to be able to make 16-inch pizzas), and my calculator. My friends have a Braun variable speed food processor, a peel, and a pizza stone, but not much more. Since I had brought no flours with me, and since my friends had neither high-gluten flour or bread flour, I decided to experiment with vital wheat gluten (VWG). I was fortunate enough to find both King Arthur bread flour and the Arrowhead brand of VWG in a local Wild Oats market. Doing a little bit of math, I was able to determine how much VWG to add to the KA bread flour to equal the protein content of the KA Sir Lancelot high-gluten flour (more on this below). With a little bit of luck, the dough and the pizzas turned out fine, and before I could take photos, the pizzas were history. I thought enough of the results, however, to repeat the experiment when I returned home to Texas--and, this time, to take a few photos. I think the value of the experiment is to demonstrate that a good NY style pizza based on Tom L.'s NY style dough recipe can be made when a high-gluten flour is not available. If either bread flour or all-purpose flour is available, along with VWG, the protein content of the basic flour used can be increased using the VWG. For the most recent experiment, I decided on a 16-inch, thin pizza, using a hydration level of 63% and 0.25% IDY for the dough (and a thickness factor of 0.10). Using the basic formula (stated elsewhere in this thread) to calculate the needed dough ball weight, I calculated that I would need a dough ball weight of around 20 ounces. Using the baker's percents for Tom L.'s recipe, I calculated that the amount of KA bread flour I would need would be 12.10 ounces (the remaining ingredients and quantities are listed below). To increase the protein content of the KA bread flour to approximate the protein level of the KA Sir Lancelot flour, I undertook the following steps. First, I determined the difference in protein content between the KA Sir Lancelot high-gluten flour and the KA bread flour. KA says that the protein content of its KASL flour is 14.2%, and 12.7% for its bread flour. This gives us a difference of 1.5%, which has to be made up by the use of VWG. Tom L. and others tell us that for each 1% of VWG (by weight of flour) that is added to another flour, the protein content of that other flour will be increased by 0.6%. So, for a differential of 1.5% in our specific case, this means that the amount of VWG to add to the KA bread flour (by weight of flour) should be 2.5% (1.5/0.6 = 2.5). Taking 2.5% of 12.10 ounces of KA bread flour gives us about 0.30 ounces of VWG to add. Arrowhead says that 1 T. of its VWG weighs 9 grams. Doing some simple gram-to-ounces conversions tells us that 0.30 ounces of VWG (about 8.5 grams) comes to about 1 T. We're almost home, but not quite yet. Because the addition of the VWG increases the weight of the flour to which it is added, Tom L. tells us that we should increase the amount of water called for in the recipe by an amount equal to 1 1/2 times the VWG. In this case, that added water came to 0.45 oz., or about 1 T. To avoid pilling/lumping, the VWG is added directly to the flour and stirred into it.The final recipe, with baker's percents, is as follows: KA bread flour (100%), 12.10 ounces (about 2 3/4 c.) Arrowhead VWG (2.5 %), 0.30 oz. (about 1 T.) Water (63%), 7.65 oz. (about 7/8 c.), plus an additional 1 T. Salt (1.75%), 0.21 oz. (about 1 t.) Oil (1.0%), 0.12 oz. (about 3/4 t.) IDY (0.25%), 0.03 oz. (between 1/4 and 1/3 t.)To make the dough, I used my basic Cuisinart food processor with the plastic blade attached. The water temperature was adjusted to achieve a finished dough temperature of around 80 degrees F. For this experiment, this meant a water temperature (calculated) of 42 degrees F. The processing of the dough was as previously described in this thread for a food processor, so I will not describe it here in detail. The finished dough temperature was 83 degrees F and the dough ball weight was 20.55 ounces. As will be noted, the added VWG and water increased the dough ball weight by a fraction of an ounce. As an alternative approach, I could have reduced the amount of KA bread flour by an amount equal to the VWG added (their weights are about equal), and dispensed with the added tablespoon of water, and this would have produced a dough ball slightly closer to the calculated weight. This is an approach that has been advocated by Giotto elsewhere at this site. However, I chose instead to follow the recommendations of Tom. L. with respect to VWG for his recipe. The finished dough was refrigerated for about 24 hours, and brought out to room temperature for about 1/2 hour before shaping. The dough was an extremely good dough--easy to toss, stretch and form. It had good extensibility, elasticity and smoothness. After the dough was shaped, it was dressed in a simple pepperoni style and baked for about 7 minutes on the 16-inch pizza screen at a temperature of around 475 degrees F and finished for a final 2 minutes on a pizza stone that had been preheated for about an hour at 475 degrees F. The finished pizza had the typical characteristics of a NY style pizza. However, I can't say that it was identical to one made using the KASL high-gluten flour. As between the two, I prefer a pizza dough made using the KASL flour. This is not to diminish the pizza made with the KA bread flour supplemented by the VWG. The dough was exceptional--one of the best I have made--and it produced a good pizza. And, since high-gluten flour is virtually unavailable at the retail level, one can still make a decent pizza if bread flour (or even all-purpose flour) and VWG are available. (VWG is available in most large supermarkets and specialty food stores; the Arrowhead brand typically sells for about $3 for a 10 ounce package and is often sold in the bulk bins at places like Whole Foods and Wild Oats).A photo of the finished pizza is shown below. Note the presence of the bubbling. I had intentionally shaped the dough earlier than usual to see if I would experience that effect. I happen to like bubbles, but for those who don't I recommend that the dough be allowed to sit at room temperature for 1-2 hours before shaping. A slice photo follows this posting.Peter
I have Hodgson Mill VWG, which, based on their nutrition facts, has a slightly higher amount of protein/gram than the Arrowhead used here, though I know that companies frequently tend to round their nutrition facts. So it may be the same protein content. I think it is best to start out using the same measurements, and adjust based on the results. Is this a good approach here? (BTW, I do not have a scale).Also, I have a standard KitchenAid Mixer. Pete used a water temp of 42F when using a food processor. Do I need to go up or down on the water temp to get the 80-85F dough ball temp?Finally - is a food processor or a mixer better for making the dough? Could someone explain to me the pros/cons of each?
I'd love to try Tom Lehmann's NY Style Pizza recipe. Can someone convert/reduce the amount of ingredients so that the dough makes about three 14-inch pizzas?
I know you are in Germany but can you tell us what kinds of flours you have available to you to attempt the Lehmann NY style dough recipe?
I also understand that you do not currently have a pizza stone but are using a perforated disk or a cutter pan. Do you intend to buy a pizza stone?
I further understand that you do not currently have a scale. Do you intend to buy one or are you also asking for a version specified by volume measurements.
Also, are you after a thin crust version of the NY style, and what fermentation period are you after?


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Methods has become one of the largest precision equipment suppliers in North America.
In the market for a precision machine tool? You're not likely to acquire one at the local hardware store. However, you can acquire one - or more - from Methods Machine Tools Inc.
The Sudbury-based company is one the largest importers and suppliers of precision machine tools in North America. Founded in November 1958 with three employees and a few refurbished machines, Methods now boasts more than 300 employees, seven facilities/technology centers and more than 29,000 systems installed.
"Anyone can sell a machine," said the company's late founder, Clement McIver Sr., "but not everyone provides the extra effort that makes a difference on a company's bottom line."
"Our founder's vision has remained with us in the past 50-plus years," adds Scott McIver, Methods' chairman and third-generation owner. "We offer a total solution of service from design and applications to engineering, installation, training and unmatched support, to help companies be more profitable, productive and competitive. Our mission is to continue to provide innovative, world-class products backed by customer-focused services and support."
Methods' CEO and President Bryon Deysher of Concord, who was instrumental in expanding Methods' expertise, products and solutions, recently discussed the company with Daily News staff writer Bob Tremblay.
QUESTION: How did you come up with the company's name?
ANSWER: The classic definition and job description of a "methods engineer" as a college major includes the development of manufacturing processes by studying product requirements, researching and designing manufacturing equipment and conferring with equipment vendors and users to provide the ultimate process solution for the product. This includes tooling selection, equipment selection, assembly and quality control. The description very accurately describes the capabilities of our company.
Q: What does your company sell?
A: From aerospace, medical and energy to automotive markets, Methods Machine Tools Inc. has provided innovative, productive solutions in manufacturing technology for more than 50 years. Today, Methods' solutions are at the heart of some of the most advanced, automated metalworking manufacturing operations in North America.
Methods offers the most advanced technology in vertical, horizontal and five-axis machining, as well as multitasking computer numerical controlled turning centers and electrical discharge machining (EDM). State-of-the-art robotics and customized automation give manufacturers unmanned production, fast tool changing and reduced cycle times, resulting in lower operating costs and higher profits. Methods also offers a full line of high-speed drilling and tapping machines and carries a wide range of die and mold solutions, wire EDM, 3-D hard milling and die sinkers.
Q: What makes you different from the competition?
A: Methods has built an excellent reputation in the industry by closely partnering with high-quality machine manufacturers and end-user customers, providing strong application knowledge along with outstanding service and support. This unrivaled combination of leading machine technology, application expertise and service enables Methods' customers to consistently obtain highly productive, profitable operations and quality parts.
Methods brings their customers the total solution by analyzing applications to find the most advanced, practical methods to meet those needs. Whether it is machine programming or automation, Methods' engineers provide the solution that's right for the application.
Our sales and support centers work with an extensive, national network of distributors and EDM dealers to offer the technology solutions demanded by machine shop owners. In addition, Methods has state-of-the-art technology centers across the United States that include machines, training facilities, spare parts, and engineering support. Our Sudbury headquarters includes 175,000 square feet of applications, sales, service and a huge showroom with a full range of operating machines. Machines are configured to customer specifications at this fully equipped technology center. The spindle repair facility, an electrical assembly area, machine shop, sheet metal shop, paint booth and a state-of-the-art quality control center, including Zeiss coordinate measuring machines, are also included at the headquarters, and Methods has a full inventory of tooling and accessories. An application engineering team is dedicated to solving customized challenges and integrating modifications.
More than 95 percent of spare part requests can be shipped the same day by Methods' parts department from our Sudbury location. The Methods' customer service team is staffed by engineers with years of experience, who have immediate access to the machine manufacturer or applications personnel that designed or customized the customers' machines. Service representatives are also available to make responsive onsite service calls.
Q: What is the price of your products?
A: We provide a broad range of machining solutions with prices ranging from $75,000 to $1.5 million.
Q: What has been your annual sales growth?
A: Eight to 10 percent.
Q: Any news to report?
A: Methods recently hosted a major technology open house. There is also a continuing stream of new products being introduced.
The corporate headquarters for Methods Machine Tools Inc. is at 65 Union Ave., Sudbury. It has offices in Detroit, Charlotte, Phoenix, Chicago and Los Angeles. Its website is www.methodsmachine.com.


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Royals unable to reap benefits of challenge
Elation turns to confusion as Moustakas ejected, Ciriaco doubled off
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
KANSAS CITY -- Talk about a strange ninth inning.
An umpire's call was overturned via a challenge, a Royals player was ejected for applauding, and the game ended on a "snow cone."
It all happened in the closing moments of Wednesday night's 5-4 Interleague victory by the Dodgers over the Royals.
Maybe Dodgers reliever Brian Wilson, with his outlandish black beard and haircut, set the bizarre tone. He took the save situation because regular closer Kenley Jansen had pitched in four of the Dodgers' previous five games.
After Wilson threw a third strike past Jarrod Dyson, Danny Valencia singled to right field in his first at-bat. Pedro Ciriaco pinch-ran for Valencia with Lorenzo Cain at the plate.
Ciriaco took off for second base and, head-first, slid through the legs of shortstop Miguel Rojas as Rojas took catcher A.J. Ellis' throw. Umpire Mike Estabrook called Ciriaco out, and Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the call.
While the umpires waited for word on the instant replay review from New York, the play was shown on the Kauffman Stadium video board, and it appeared that Ciriaco was safe. Inside the dugout, Mike Moustakas applauded -- and was ejected by home-plate umpire Brian Knight.
"For clapping when he saw the replay and realized [Ciriaco] was safe," Yost said. "I'm not kidding. He [the umpire] thought they were mocking him. Maybe you think that the fact he realized, by the replay, that we now have the tying run on second base and he might be a little excited?"
Moustakas, who started the game and had been taken out for a pinch-hitter, was startled.
"It was so irrelevant to the game, so it doesn't really matter. I really don't want to talk about it," he said. "Nothing came from it; I was already out of the game. It was definitely interesting."
As for the call, the replay officials agreed with Yost. Ciriaco was safe with a stolen base and took a lead off second base, still with one out.
Cain lined Wilson's 3-2 pitch toward right field -- and first baseman Scott Van Slyke reached up and made the grab, barely.
"He hit it right to me, and I didn't have time to decide whether it would take off or it was topped," Van Slyke said. "I just snow-coned it."
"I thought it was a hit but he pulled a snow-cone job on it," Cain said.
Ciriaco, intent on scoring the tying run, was headed toward third.
"That's a tough play right there," Yost said. "The rule is always you freeze on a line drive, but the situation and he was amped up to score the tying run, he just got too far off."
Van Slyke threw the ball to Rojas at second base, and Ciriaco was an easy out for a double play. Game over.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Garden Talk: March 25, 2010
From NGA Editors
Non-Invasive Spirea
Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica) is an attractive and widely used landscape shrub. But like some other garden staples such as barberry, burning bush and Norway maple, it can be invasive in areas of the eastern United States, crowding out native plants and disrupting ecosystems.
But ecologically responsible gardeners may not need to say goodbye to this useful plant entirely. Recent research at Montana State University has identified three sterile cultivars of Japanese spirea, ones that do not set seed and therefore can?t spread and become a threat to native vegetation. ?Crispa? is a 2-3? tall shrub with deep pink flowers and twisted crinkled foliage; ?Dart?s Red? has deep,carmine-red flowers and pinkish-red new growth on a 2-3? tall shrub; ?Neon Flash? is of similar size, with bright neon-red flowers that are produced over a long period. (You may see these listed as Spiraea x bumalda cultivars, instead of S. japonica).
To find out which plants are considered invasive in your part of the country go to: National Invasive Species Information Center .
Color in the Vegetable Garden
Planting flowers in among your vegetables certainly adds color to the food garden, but it?s not the only way to liven things up. Why not try planting some colorful vegetables to delight the eye as well as the taste buds? Burpee Seeds has introduced several new varieties that will add spice to your garden and table with their vibrant colors.
The ?Tye-Dye? tomato (78 days) is a bicolor hybrid with an unusual marbling of red and gold. It delivers the great flavor of heirloom varieties such as ?Big Rainbow?, but with bigger yields, consistent form and better disease resistance. The fruits on this indeterminate variety are sweet and mild.
With fruits as large as 12 ounces, ?Orange Wellington? tomatoes (75 days) add a burst of orange to the garden?s green. Borne on indeterminate vines, these heavyweights are meaty and nearly seedless, ripening in mid to late summer.
If tomatoes aren?t your thing, how about cauliflower instead? ?Colored Mix? (55 days) produces heads of purple, green and yellowish-orange along with the more familiar white. This variety is loaded with Vitamin A and is perfect for making a rainbow salad.
For more information on these new veggies, go to: Burpee?s New Varieties for 2010.
Trouble-free Zinnias
Most gardeners love zinnias, with their bright blossoms in all the colors of the rainbow, save blue. There are tall- and short-growing varieties, ones with single or double blossoms- some are even bicolored. But many share a susceptibility to powdery mildew, a fungal disease that covers the leaves with an unsightly coating of grayish-white.
So we are always happy to learn of new varieties that show resistance to this problem. ?Zahara Starlight Rose? is one such zinnia, with delightful single, rose and white bicolor flowers on a 12 to 14-inch tall plant. Not only is it resistant to mildew and leaf spot, it is heat and drought tolerant as well. It?s a great choice for color all season long in the flower garden or in a container. Bred by Pan-American Seeds, ?Zahara Starlight Rose? is a 2010 All-America Selections Bedding Plant Award winner.
For more information on ?Zahara Starlight Rose? zinna, go to: All-America Selections.
?Prairie Dream? Paper Birch
With its white, peeling bark and graceful form, the paper birch is one of the most striking additions to the garden. Unfortunately, in landscape settings it is often short-lived and prone to problems. The bronze birch borer preys on trees that are weakened by environmental conditions, causing dieback starting in the crown of the tree and often leading to its death.
Fortunately for gardeners, Dale Herman, research horticulturist at North Dakota State University, has spent years working to develop woody plants that are hardy in the Northern Plains. One of his recent releases is Betula papyrifera ?Varden?, known in the nursery trade as the Prairie Dream Paper Birch. Hardy to Zone 3, this new cultivar is more tolerant of stresses such as dry soil, winter cold and variable soil pH and has shown a high resistance to the bronze birch borer. With its distinctive bark and dark green leaves that change to golden yellow in the fall, Prairie Dream can add a trouble-free grace note to many gardens. Look for it at your local nursery or garden center; it is also available from mail-order sources.
For more information on Prairie Dream Paper Birch, go to: NDSU Dept. of Plant Sciences.


text: Hot Springs Farmers Market WEBSITE ADD TO Trip Planner Locally grown foods, local artisans, fun & educational. May-October: Tuesday 5-8 p.m., Thursday 7-11a.m., Saturday 7-noon. November-April: Saturday 9-11a.m. Get Directions Gas Calculator Details Dates: July 11, 2013 Venue: Trasportation Depot Address: 121 Orange StHot Springs, AR 71901 Admission: Free Website: www.hotspringsfarmersmarket.com Phone: 501-624-0489 Contact: Jay Lee Email: email@example.com


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OCEAN CITY – Prior to the peak tourist season in Ocean City, the State Highway Administration (SHA) has started a three-year pilot program using newly designed sidewalk markings to safely guide pedestrians along MD 528 (Coastal Highway).
The new yellow and black pedestrian sidewalk markings will be located 10 feet prior to the intersections at 19th, 33rd and 49th streets in order to direct pedestrians to safe crosswalks. The pilot program specifically addresses the dangerous behavior of jaywalking.
The population of Ocean City swells from June to August to such an extent that it becomes the second most populated city in the State. As a result, the nine-mile Coastal Highway corridor experiences dramatically increased pedestrian activity as well as vehicular traffic with most pedestrians and drivers unfamiliar with the area.
SHA traffic engineers examined pedestrian crash data for the past three years along Coastal Highway and determined the three locations at 19th, 33rd and 49th streets experienced the highest frequency of pedestrian incidents. Police reports reveal the primary cause of these crashes was failure of pedestrians to cross at marked crosswalks, or walking in a crosswalk against the traffic signal.
Efforts and programs to protect pedestrians are closely coordinated between SHA, the Town of Ocean City Public Works Department and the Ocean City Police Department.
"Overall crash fatalities are decreasing in Maryland, but pedestrian crashes have remained relatively unchanged with an average of 100 pedestrians dying each year. Together with our partners, we are taking a hard look at pedestrian safety issues along key corridors where pedestrian traffic volume is highest," said Maryland State Highway District Engineer Donnie Drewer. "This new pilot project is another example of the innovative way engineering can help influence the behavior of our customers to make better, safer decisions."
The new markings inform pedestrians that a marked crosswalk is just ahead and indicate the direction they should follow. The "thermoplastic" markings are the same material as stamped pavement crosswalks, not painted, which wears out faster. Each marking has a usable life of between 10 to 20 years, and cost approximately $150.
"Pedestrian safety is a priority for our community because people walk everywhere in Ocean City. They go to and from the beach and to the boardwalk," said Police Chief Bernadette DiPino. "We remind citizens to push the button not your luck. Take a few extra seconds and walk to the closest crosswalk. It's good for your heart, your health and your life."
In addition to monitoring pedestrian crash reports during the three-year pilot program, SHA and partners will observe pedestrian behavior at all three locations. SHA will determine if the new sidewalk pavement markings effectively reduce jaywalking and pedestrian incidents.


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HOUSTON - A project that would supply crude oil from Canada to oil refineries along the Texas Gulf Coast was put on hold.
On Thursday, the White House delayed the Keystone Pipeline project for another year.
The U.S. government is holding the project as it looks for alternate routes around the Ogallala Aquifer in Nebraska, which supplies water to about one-third of the country.
Federal government spokesmen said the delay is not a response to growing opposition from environmentalists in the area.
The TransCanada Corporation proposed the 1,700 mile pipeline, which some said would reduce the United States' reliance on oil from the Middle East.
"It is a national security issue. Having a secure resource such as the pipeline is going to give us, it's just going to help us," said Howard Hirs, a professor at the University of Houston.
The project is backed by oil companies and energy unions, along with Houstonians whose livelihood depends on the port.
"The more oil we have to refine, the more jobs for everybody around here," said Eric Bradshaw, who works at the Port of Houston.
But a delay or a cancellation would not have a major impact on the Houston economy.
"Shouldn't be any affect at all on Houston. That oil is coming to the refineries on gulf coasts from other markets, other locations," said Hirs.
An environmental review of the portion of the pipeline passing through Nebraska will take 15 months. After the review, industry experts believe the project will be approved.
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It's a hot, humid July evening when some 65 instrumentalists and singers enter the sanctuary of the Church of the Epiphany in Plymouth. String, brass and woodwind players find their places at the front of the church and begin tuning up. The altar has been removed to make room for chairs and music stands. The singers assemble in pews designated for soprano, alto, tenor and bass and look through their scores.
Tonight they'll be singing Haydn's oratorio, "The Creation," and for many it's the first time they've seen the music. But conductor John Hoffacker isn't expecting a flawless performance.
"It might get sloppy and there might be mistakes," he says. "But we'll plow through it and we'll get through it eventually and everybody knows that. We're going to get to that mountain top even if we trip and fall on the way up. We'll get there."
Hoffacker stands at the front of the sanctuary and conducts the singers and instrumentalists from an electric piano. During the performance he'll switch the instrument to sound like a harpsichord.
Before undertaking Haydn's choral masterpiece, Hoffacker rehearses the choir through a few of the trickier passages.
"We only have about 45 minutes to just go through the rough bits," he says. "That gives people a chance to see what the music looks like and practice it a little bit and get pretty good on it. And then we take it from the top and without stopping. And even if we're flailing away and nobody is on the same page, we'll keep going."
The singers in attendance range in age from high school students to senior citizens. Some are members of organized choirs. Steven Hodulick sings with the Minnesota Chorale, the principal chorus for the Minnesota Orchestra. He's been to several Open Sings and says he enjoys the camaraderie and the low pressure.
"You sing these wonderful works of the repertory, but without having to commit to the time of nine or ten rehearsals for a three or four concert series with orchestra," he explains. "You can just come and sight read it if you don't know it and sing it from memory if you do."
This informal approach to choral masterpieces is also what attracts Julia Stuebner-Holt and Marie Palmquist to the Open Sing. The two sopranos are students at Luther College and sing in the school's Nordic Choir.
"I think it's always important to remember what it's like when you just throw a piece together for one time," Stuebner-Holt says. "When we rehearse something at college we do it so much that we forget how magical it was at first. It's really helpful to remember that when you're rehearsing something 30 times."
Palmquist agrees and adds that she came to the Open Sing because she simply wanted to sing. "It's really good to come here in the middle of summer," she says. "You miss singing, you miss your choir and you come and sing a piece like 'The Creation.' It's nice."
Open Sing conductor John Hoffacker is the Church of the Epiphany's music director. He organized his first Open Sing in January 2005 to raise money for Indonesian tsunami victims. He says it was such a wonderful experience that he put together more Open Sings for the following July, raising money for different charities. They were successful enough that he wanted to do it again this year.
Hoffacker moved to the Twin Cities from Boston two years ago. He says that unlike Minnesota, during the summer in New England you can find an Open Sing somewhere just about every night.
"In New England every town has a large chorus or a small chorus or both," he explains. "Here there aren't so many. What Minnesota has are large and wonderful church choirs and there aren't many in New England. I think everywhere people love to sing, but here they sing mainly in their churches."
John Hoffacker never knows who will be at an Open Sing until the night of the event. For Haydn's "Creation," 50 singers and 13 instrumentalists have shown up. The chorus is a good size for the work, but the orchestra could use a couple clarinets and some more strings.
The only musicians specially invited to the Open Sing of Haydn's "Creation" are the three soloists. Tenor David Mennicke is chair of the Music Department at Concordia University in St. Paul and is singing his part for the first time. He's been unpacking boxes in a new house without air-conditioning; he was happy to have a cool place to take a break and sing.
"It made me think that this is what people did for entertainment 100 years ago," he says. "They wouldn't sit down and watch the TV, they'd get together and they'd sing music. Maybe it would be in their home around the piano, but they would take these great works and sing them for their own pleasure and enjoyment."
As the performance of Haydn's "Creation" comes to an end, conductor John Haffacker is covered in sweat. He shouts "bravo" as the the musicians and singers applaud each other. He admits that the performance was rough in spots and wishes they would have rehearsed a bit more, but he says it was still a glorious experience.
"Some of the most sublime moments of my life have been conducting perfect performances," he says. "But another kind of sublime experience is walking into a room filled with people who are as enthusiastic about this piece of music as I am and who want to give it a shot."
John Hoffacker says this week's Open Sing at the Church of the Epiphany in Plymouth will be even more exciting. He expects about 120 singers to show up for Brahms' Requiem, which he says always draws a big crowd.


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Here is raw video of Israeli tanks firing at targets in Syria in response to mortar attacks from there that landed in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.
NBC NEWS: Israel's army fired tank shells into Syria on Monday and scored "direct hits" on "Syrian mobile artillery" in response to a Syrian mortar shell that struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the Israeli military said in a statement.
It was the second time in two days that Israel has responded to what it said was errant Syrian fire. On Sunday the military said it had a fired a "warning shot" across the disengagement line, while on Monday it said it had fired back at "the source". The Syrian shell landed on Monday in an open area of the Golan Heights without causing any damage or injuries. It was not immediately clear if anyone was hit by the Israeli response.
The strikes on Sunday and Monday were the first direct shots Israel has taken at Syria since the 1973 Yom Kippur War. It comes amid increased rocket fire from Gaza over the past few days. . . . Read More


text: Sgurr Dearg is the second highest peak on the Cuillin ridge. The actual peak is the top of the Inaccessible Pinnacle which sits next to it at 986m high. (This can only be reached by rock climbing). Sgurr Dearg lies 2 miles to the east of Glenbrittle and can be climbed from there.


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2013 is just around the corner and with it comes a slew of new releases from music legends and new stars alike. HitFix thought it was a good time to put together our list of the 20 most anticipated albums of 2013, including upcoming releases from Lady Gaga, Eminem, Katy Perry, Tim McGraw, Azealia Banks, Phoenix, Paramore, and many more.
Check out our list below. Do you agree with our picks? What did we miss? Sound off in the comments section.