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It's gonna get sappy up in here.
I rarely wear makeup when it's hot and muggy out. But I was feeling kind of like a naked mole rat after a week of going sans face paint, so before hitting the beach I slapped on some NYC BB Cream (which has a sheer formula that evens out skin tone without looking chalky) and just a touch of shadow and mascara.
From the back seat (come on, you put makeup on in your car, liars!), my son Pancake asked for "swatches." That's my way of including him when I'm getting ready, swatching a few shades of shadow on his wrist for him to admire. It makes me think about how I'll approach makeup/primping once he and his soon-to-arrive little sister get older. I remember my mom would shower and "put on her face" and wouldn't emerge from the bathroom until she was done. She always looked the same coming out, so what was she doing in there?
Alright dears, on to Comments of the Week!
1. Elle Fanning debuted an interesting new haircut for a role recently. Props to "zldn" for pointing out that there's more than one way to look at a haircut.
"I'm loving the 'ugly' haircuts featured in this post. Basically, my heart sings when celebs subvert the standard of being attractive all the time for something unexpected (even if it's for a role). It's why I like Miley's brand of sexuality, 'You want sexy and naked? Fine but you'll have to look at my tongue/grotesque 80's leotard, too'" --"zldn"
2. Mari's article about multi-use beauty products made my life about 110% better. Thanks, too, to "EmmaProblema" and "Heather P." for the deodorant tips in the comments!
"Deodorant for thigh chaffing! Just swipe some between your thighs and you're set!." --"EmmaProblema"
"I've also been known to slide some under my boobs on super hot days to prevent the dreaded "boob sweat" (#bigboobproblems)" --Heather P.
3. Rachel deserves a slow clap for un-seating French Girl Beauty from its pedestal, but "Genevieve" drove it home.
" As a black french girl, who isn't thin and actually has to wear makeup to even look alive, i can tell you, i hate those "french girl makeup/beauty tips" things too! its so stupid, all women in france look different and they base them solely on some bullshit fantasy -_____- non bien." --asabovesobelow." --"Genevieve"
4. As Alle pointed out, some beauty products should NEVER be given as gifts. "Saramitroff" should be knighted for this little gem about random bath sets.
"I say ban all cheapie bath sets. I've received SO many unknown-brand bubble baths and body washes that I'll never use with my sensitive skin. I know that people often want to get something substantial for not a lot of money, but I'd rather get just one or two nicer products than 4 or 5 gross bath products." --"Saramitroff"
5. I love a deal, but spotting lesser-than or straight-up FAKE salon products, is a skill we all need to hone. Also, I miss you "Kevin Ewell"!
"Great article and a lot of good info. One thing I would like to point out however is that many companies including Bumble & Bumble, Paul Mitchell, TIGI and others make "Salon Grade" products for Walmart, Target, CVS etc... that are not the same formula and not the same strength. These products come in nearly identical packaging in order to make you think you are buying the salon dupe. I know this because I have seen it first hand. Remember: "Salon Grade" is in no way a regulated term and is for marketing purposes only." --"Kevin Ewell"
A pretty fantastic discovery I've made this week? Spray-on sunscreen, like Banana Boat's Sport SPF 30, totally works as a makeup sealer. I am basically a walking commercial for the stuff. It goes on light, doesn't irritate my skin, and is super effective. You're not really supposed to spray it on your face, but after talking to a customer rep, it seems like as long as you close your eyes and mouth, you're golden.


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Justin Bieber baffled his British fans during a radio interview earlier this week (begs11Jun12) by speaking in an English accent throughout the chat.
The Baby hitmaker, who hails from Canada, is in the U.K. to promote his new track Boyfriend, and met up with a presenter from London radio station Capital FM for an interview.
But Bieber decided to make the promotional trek more interesting by speaking in posh English dialect for the whole four-minute interview.
He asked his interviewer, "Do you think that my English accent's quite good, my friend? I think that if you walk in, you might not even know I'm not an Englishman.
"I should just talk like this all the time, I think. It's quite... rubbish."

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The 2012 spring season promises to be a great moment in fashion, as runways present various garments and accessories for that time. Whatever your individual style, there guarantees to be enjoyable women fashion clothes for you to truly integrate in your work clothing, date night outfits or everyday use. Consider incorporating a few of these fun and distinctive trend clothes styles into your spring wardrobe, as you plan your purchases for the season.
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Jungle and animal images are back this springtime and also you'll find them everywhere. A rainforest print dress may be dressed down with a pair of boots or dressed up with an elegant cotton scarf and pair of patent leather heels. Reach your accessory wardrobe a bit more fun, too, by adding some shoes or neckties in animal prints. Include one with animal-print trim, should you be on the market for a recent purse.
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Austin is equal parts artsy, country and party. So many people told me it would feel like a mini LA, but it didn't feel like California at all. It's a mix of the Midwest and Vegas.
I know these aren't high 'quality' photos or anything, but they totally capture the mood of Saturday night in that city. Chris and I met up with Joe and his buddies at Handlebar, which is a block away from infamous 6th. We danced, laughed and people-watched on the roof while movies played on the wall above us. I was blown away by the amount of people wearing cargo shorts and flip-flops, drinking beer out of cans. It reminded me so much of the small-town, laid-back Michigan vibe I grew up with. Half of us wouldn't have made it past the bouncer in Hollywood.
We headed down to 6th Street after a bit, which was blocked off as per usual. Cops controlled the crowds, but they allowed drunken citizens to have a wide range of fun. I instantly thought of West Hollywood on Halloween, except that Austin does this every single weekend! Since you can't drive down the street during this time -- and you probably shouldn't if you're drinking -- there's guys on bikes that can cart you around. I'd never seen anything like that before, so of course I had to take a photo like any good tourist.
Eventually we ended up at Library Bar, which is just as cool as it sounds. I felt like I was in Belle's beastly library, except that there were bottles of alcohol instead of a teapot. Since I was on Whole30 I didn't drink, but still got to enjoy the atmosphere. This is another venue I want to recreate in LA. The West Coast needs some Southern charm, for sure.
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Cienfuegos, Trinidad & Havana, Cuba
Saturday May 14th – Saturday May 21st
A People to People Educational exchange Organized by Cuba Cultural Travel
Itinerary subject to change
Day 1 Saturday May 14th
Travelers arrive in Miami independently and arrive at the
Plaza Airport Hotel (located 5 minutes from MIA). Free shuttle service to and from the Miami airport every 20 minutes. Look for signs indicating where hotel shuttles pick up passengers in the departure level (2nd floor). Taxis are also available. This overnight stay is included in the cost of the trip.
Day 2 Sunday May 15th
Complimentary breakfast in the lobby level restaurant.
8:00 am Meet in the hotel lobby and depart by shuttle for Miami Airport. You will be greeted by your CCT Escort who will accompany you throughout your journey to Cuba.
11:00 am Depart Miami for Cienfuegos on ABC Charter flight #OW9536 operated by American Airlines. Flight duration is 1 hour and 20 minutes.
ABC Charters has the following luggage policy: All additional luggage fees must be paid in cash at the time of check-in. One carry-on and one personal item at no charge*. First checked bag; $20.00. Each additional checked bag; $20.00. 70 lbs max weight per bag. 44 lbs allowed free; $2.00 per pound over (including carry-on). No luggage fees apply on your return to Miami. *Please be aware that in the event of a full flight into Havana you may be required to check your carry-on luggage for an additional $20.00 fee.
12:20 pm Arrive in Cienfuegos. Often referred to as "The Pearl of the Caribbean", this city is home to neo-classical buildings with a European flair. Clear immigration and customs and baggage, a process that takes about an hour and a half.
2:30 pm Late Lunch at
Paladar El Lagarto
overlooking the Cienfuegos Bay. Wonderful grilled specialties, fresh ingredients and friendly service in a relaxed setting.
See the
Palacio Del Valle
, the former home of trader Celestino Caceres. This architectural jewel originated as a private residence and later passed into the Valle family who added to it in a Mughal style with carved floral motifs, a stunning Carrara marble staircase, cupped arches, bulbous domes and delicate arabesques. Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2014 recipient.
See downtown Cienfuegos to tour
Plaza José Martí, Paseo del Prado
and the
Terry Thomas Theatre
. These outstanding buildings, completed in 1895, were built with the wealth made by a sugar baron from Venezuela who arrived in Cuba without money and made his fortune by buying sick slaves for a low price, nursing them back to health and reselling them. Later investment in a sugar estate enabled him to have materials specially brought over from Europe for his buildings.
4:30 pm Check in to
Hotel Jagua
Ave. 37 No. 1, Cienfuegos, Cuba
This ocean front property has beautiful views of Cienfuegos Bay.
6:30 pm Attend a performance by the Cienfuegos choir
Cantores de Cienfuegos. Cantores de Cienfuegos
has been highly respected and loved since 1962 when it was founded. Five decades later, the new generation of singers has maintained that reputation, and their repertoire has evolved to include different styles and periods, from Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, as well as contemporary works and folk songs from different countries. After the performance we will have the opportunity to interact with the choir members and their director, Luisa Fernandez Jimenez.
7:30 pm Dinner on the terrace of
Finca del Mar,
walking distance from the hotel.
Evening entertainment:
Disco Club Benny Moré.
Day 3 Monday May 16th
Complimentary buffet breakfast is served in the restaurant on the lobby level of the hotel.
8:30 am Hotel Check out and depart for the 500 year old city of Trinidad, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Visit to the recently re-furbished
Museo Romantico.
Visit to the
Casa de los Sanchez Iznaga
, currently housing the architecture museum with representative samples of the city's architectural development in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Visit to the
Museo Lucha contra los Bandidos
, the former home of the San Francisco de Asis convent.
12:30 pm Lunch in old town Trinidad at
Restaurant Los Conspiradores
. Enjoy the sights and sounds of old town from this lovely restaurant. The charming art gallery features wonderful, whimsical work.
We will continue to the
Fonart Crafts Store,
government craft store to support the artisan industry in Cuba. Stop by the textile shop of UNESCO Award of Excellence Fiber Artist, Carmen Perez.
Visit to Trinidad's large outdoor craft market. This excellent open-air market situated in front of the
Casa de la Trova
is the place to see a wide variety of Cuban popular art, including wood carvings, jewelry, textiles and crochet.
4:00 pm Check-in to
Hotel Iberostar Trinidad.
Calle Jose Marti 262, Trinidad 62600, Cuba
Remainder of afternoon free to explore Trinidad at your own pace.
7:30 pm Dinner at
Paladar Sol Ananda.
Wonderful eclectic surroundings and a unique menu with flavors influenced by many cultures including India & Asia. Your guide or concierge can assist with reservations.
OPTIONAL: Evening musical performance at
Casa del la Trova.
Day 4 Tuesday May 17th
8:00 am
Hotel check out, board our bus and depart for Havana.
1:00 pm
Lunch at the stylish
Río Mar
located at
La Puntilla
. Enjoy views of the bay and gentle ocean breezes from the terrace. The food is upscale and contemporary with European influence. The service is impeccable and refined.
Tour the iconic
Hotel Nacional
overlooking the Straits of Florida and the Malecón. When the hotel opened in 1930, Cuba was a prime travel destination for many illustrious guests including Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Marlon Brando, and Ernest Hemingway.
4:00 pm
Check-in to
Hotel Parque Central
Neptuno, esquina Prado y Zulueta, Havana, Cuba Tel. 53 7 860 6627
This five star hotel is considered the finest hotel in Havana and perfectly located in the central part of Havana. Each room contains a complimentary safety deposit box.
6:30 pm
Meet in hotel lobby and walk to
Centro Asturianos
for a private musical performance and dinner. Our evening begins with demonstrative lecture on
Cuban Music
Bar Asturias
Prof. Alberto Faya
who since 1973 has been working as a musician, professor and researcher within the Cuban musical world. He has obtained national awards in music and musicology. He will be joined by a trio of musicians who will take us on a musical journey thru the history of Cuba. This will be an interactive experience, with the audience encouraged to engage the lecturers and musicians.
8:00 pm
Dinner at
La Terraza
overlooking the central park.
Day 5 Wednesday May 18th
Complimentary breakfast is served at the restaurant on the lobby level from 7am to 10 am.
9:30 am
Architecture walking tour guided by Architect
Maria Elena Martin.
Please make sure to wear comfortable shoes! Thanks in part to history and ideology, Cuba -- and especially Havana -- is a treasure trove of architectural styles spanning six centuries. With buildings dating from the 16th through the 19th centuries, Havana is perhaps the most authentic colonial city in the Americas. Since 1982, when the city became a UNESCO World Heritage site, the government has embarked on an ambitious preservation and restoration program concentrated in the Old City. However, a severe lack of funding and materials has hampered efforts. Therefore, the decay and neglect of the past 40 years coupled with the destructive tropical weather continues to claim buildings every year.
We will visit Havana's
Central Park
and the first monument erected in Cuba (1904), dedicated to National Hero Jose Marti.
See the
Centro Gallego
built in 1915 by Belgium architect Paul Belau, today the Great Theatre of Havana, which includes the
Garcia Lorca Theatre
among other rooms.
See the
a fabulous monumental building inspired in the Capitol model and built in 1929 by Cuban and foreign artists. Gardens designed by famous French landscaper Jean Claude Nicolas Forestier.
See the
Bacardi Building
, erected in 1930 and remaining today one of the most fabulous examples of art deco in Cuba.
See the
, remodeled in 1923 by the American firm of Schultze & Weaver, and the recently restored lavish
Palacio de los Matrimonios
the former
Casino Espanol of Havana,
built in 1914 by Luis Dediot.
11:00 am
We will visit the
de Taller
where we will learn about the Restoration Project that is underway in Havana Vieja. This urban rehabilitation project is preserving the architectural history and cultural heritage of this beautiful city. We will visit a construction site and meet with engineers, builders, woodworkers and other craftsman utilizing traditional handcrafting methods to preserve the authenticity of these once – and soon to be once again - resplendent structures.
Visit the
Plaza Vieja
This plaza is the oldest plaza in Havana, dating from the 16th century. Learn about the massive historic preservation program which began in this Plaza under the leadership of City Historian, Eusebio Leal.
We stroll through the
Plaza de San Francisco
, a cobbled plaza surrounded by buildings dating from the 18th century, dominated by the baroque
and Convento de San Francisco
dating from 1719.
12:30 pm
Lunch at
. This beautifully restored mansion in Havana Vieja is a welcome relief from the bustling streets of the city.
Visit the
Plaza de Armas
a scenic tree-lined plaza formerly at the center of influence in Cuba. It is surrounded by many of the most historic structures in Havana as well as important monuments.
2:00 pm
Visit the
Taller de Grafica Experimental
. We will be welcomed by Directors
The Taller is more than Havana's printmaking workshop. It is a studio, a school and most of all, an art institution that preserves and develops the sophisticated art of print making.
3:30 pm
Artist studio visit with sculptor
A sculptor, painter and poet, he is one of the most exciting artists to come out of the new generation of contemporary Cuban art world. A self-proclaimed
or "runaway slave," Wilay's work utilizes commonplace materials that have been recycled and discarded.
Return to the hotel via
Obispo Street
, a pedestrian promenade. You will see some significant buildings such as the Art Deco Style La Moderna Poesia, the Ambos Mundos Hotel, and the banks of the former Havana Wall Street. (20 minute stroll).
Some may choose to visit
La Bodeguita del Medio,
the most famous of Hemingway's haunts
Live music, dancing and fun where Hemingway enjoyed the famous mojito and famously declared "Mi Daquiri en Floridita y mi Mojito en Bodeguita".
Dinner on your own. Suitable recommendations will be provided. Your guide or concierge can assist with reservations.
Optional: Enjoy an evening of music at
Habana Café
a venue that features a nightly variety-type show that includes Cabaret dancers combined with comedy and music. With a 1950's, nostalgic décor,
Habana Café
attracts locals and tourists alike. Be ready to get on the dance floor and dance all night to the rhythm of great Caribbean music.
Day 6 Thursday May 19th
10:00 am
Attend a private dance performance of the
Irene Rodríguez
We will receive a warm welcome by and her company at the
Centro Asturianos.
Irene is considered by many to be the finest flamenco dancer in Cuba. Irene will introduce the dancers, many of whom speak English; describe the history of her own dance career and formation of her independent dance company; and discuss the cultivation of artistic talent in Cuba, opportunities and challenges of being a professional dancer, and the arts more generally in Cuba.
Lunch at
Café Taberna
Also known as
Café Beny Moré, Café Taberna
provides a genuine habanero feeling at decent prices. The nine-piece granddad band are truly talented son and bolero specialists and fit in well with the stylish surroundings.
After lunch we visit
La Casa del Son
for a
dance demonstration
salsa lessons
Casa del Son
is a popular dance school in Havana. We will meet the directors, Silvia and Raymond, who with their troupe of professional dancers will give us a demonstration of different Cuban dance styles. We will be partnered with experienced dancers who will guide us through our dance lesson.
Remainder of afternoon free to enjoy the rooftop pool of the hotel or explore Havana.
7:30 pm
Dinner at the famous
La Guarida Restaurant
One of the best restaurants in Havana and famous not only for its delectable dining, but also as the location for the film "Strawberry and Chocolate." It is housed on the third floor of a large, old town house carrying the charming ambience of the 1920's.
Private performance in the home of
Luis Pacheco
. A rising star in the world of Cuban jazz, the immensely talented pianist and singer Jorge Pacheco has recently toured the USA with his quartet and played such illustrious venues as the Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Accompanied by his fellow musicians, Pacheco will perform Cuban standards as well as his original compositions in the comfort of his lovely home.
Day 7 Friday May 20th
10:00 am
Visit to the
Museum of Cuban Art
(Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes)
with curator
. This museum is dedicated to the latest generation of contemporary Cuban artists.
See the
Christopher Colon Cemetery
an elaborate necropolis covering nearly 8% of the city.
Lunch on your own. Suitable recommendations will be provided.
Optional visit to the
Arts & Crafts market
, a great place to interact with local, everyday artisans. You'll find just about anything here, the perfect place to find Cuban souvenirs or handmade gifts for your friends and family back home.
6:00 pm
Performance by the
Havana Youth Orchestra.
7:30 pm
Farewell Dinner
La Catedral
in Vedado.
Visit the
de Arte Cuba
located in the Vedado neighborhood. Built in the beginning of the twentieth Century, this former tramway power plant was later converted into an olive oil factory and is the most current collaborative art project in Havana. Live music, contemporary art, photography, installation art and more under one roof.
Optional late night entertainment: Visit the cool bohemian club
El Gato Tuerto
("One-eyed Cat"),
a laid back venue featuring various styles of traditional Cuban music from sultry Boleros known as
, a soul-like genre heavily influenced by jazz, and
, another unique musical style that gained its popularity in the 70s.
Day 8 Saturday May 21st
Morning Free.
Check out of hotel & depart for Havana Airport.
3:40 pm
Depart Havana for Miami on
ABC Charter flight #AA9471
, operated by American Airlines.
4:40 pm
Arrive at Miami International Airport. Clear customs and catch any connecting flights you may have. Please allow at least 3 hours for your connecting flights.
* Tips may be given to your Cuban guide and driver at this time. The recommended tip is minimum 5-7CUC per day, per passenger for your guide and minimum 3-5CUC per day, per passenger for your driver.
Note about Purchasing Art in Cuba: The U.S. Government allows US travelers to bring back an unlimited amount of Cuban art and informational materials such as books and CDs. If you feel you might be interested in purchasing art during your stay in Cuba you should carry additional money to pay on the spot. Your hotel rooms includes a safe deposit box in which you can keep your valuables safe.
Acquiring additional money via an ATM machine in Cuba is not possible at this time. Some of the more established artists could possibly have U.S. bank accounts in which the payment can be wired. The art can normally be brought home and payment sent at a future date. Our first recommendation is that you bring additional cash.
* Please Note: This is a "Working" Itinerary. There may be some changes, additions and/or subtractions to the Final Itinerary. All venues and artist's studios are subject to final confirmations. Be assured that any changes made will be done to enhance the total program, and to promote a smooth operation of the tour
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Today we begin again.
Originally called Semantography, Charles K. Bliss invented a language that makes ideograms out of seven hundred basic icons. Now known as Blissymbols, it is not widely used and it's still debated whether an entirely logographic language is possible. I like it because it reminds me of rebuses and the sample sentences sounded like Talking Heads lyrics.
In the future, This Recording will be written entirely in Blissymbols.
This is my house.
This is my life.
Please come here today.
I want to go to the cinema.
She is my friend.
It is made of wood.
I lost my hat while at sea.
On icy stairs.
We learn by teaching.
I think, therefore I am.
Who can help us now?
I doubt what the government says.
Whose book is that?
Her boyfriend is jealous of her work.
Their relationship won't last.
How did they like the giraffe?
She has beautiful teeth.
I like the music from these headphones.
Your wife said she was in the hospital because of depression.
That nonsense must stop.
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Sometimes an innocuous dinner with acquaintances can turn into a nostalgia-fest. This happened to me recently. OK, maybe it was just a nostalgic moment, but it concerned Helen Reddy.
The conversation went something like this: "What was Pete's Dragon about?" [Shrugs all around] "I think it was about Helen Reddy and a lighthouse."
Fair enough. But then we couldn't remember the song she sang in the lighthouse.
By the way, apparently Reddy is now a hypnotherapist in Sydney. Whoa. Then again, her voice is so wonderfully clear, it's almost hypnotic. No big career change there.


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I'm on the bulletin team in Montecatini.
There was a deal from the mixed teams final where the winning team, the Russians, missed a grand slam after an auction broadly along the lines of
5♦...etc etc to 6♥.
The player who bid 5♦ had four small diamonds and this might have been a Bluhmer. But, the suggestion was that 5♦ was Irish or Polish or (fill in Racial slur to choice) Exclusion Blackwood..."I know you have a diamond void how many aces do you have?"
My theory was that Irish Exclusion would be "I know you have a diamond void how many aces do I have?"
(And of course justin case there are any humor deficient readers this was intended as a joke...)
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What Is At Issue With Michigan Civil and Criminal Forfeitures?
If you have been or are currently involved with a drug case, including narcotics and controlled substances in Michigan, chances are there may be asset forfeitures that have happened to you or are in the works. What are these? Forfeitures are the Police along with other local law enforcement agencies taking and confiscating personal property of yours and essentially, converting the property's cash-value to their own use in making purchases and upgrades for themselves. The idea being that if you are criminally responsible for your bad acts and have profited from these activities, then part of the punishment is that you should lose your things as an incentive to not do it again.
The State of Michigan has notoriously harsh and punitive asset forfeiture rules. Each year law enforcement groups by county are to submit an annual report to the state listing by amounts seized and cash values accrued, all of the confiscations and forfeitures taken and converted by the Michigan State Police, Local Police Agencies statewide, various Sheriff's Departments, as well as multijurisdictional task forces such as combined efforts with federal agencies and county drug-enforcement teams.
Michigan law allows for forfeiture proceeds to be used to enrich law enforcement agencies at the expense of your confiscated property. This can include staffing, equipment purchasing, payroll, 'controlled buy' money, training expenses and drug-education outreach programming to name a few. The Michigan State Police Asset Forfeiture Report of 2013 alone disclosed a total net proceed cash value of $22,368,143 in seized property. That is a staggering amount of money. The other end of this revenue stream for police agencies is that it can be rather difficult to recover confiscated property if you are a victim of an asset seizure.
What You Will Deal With In An Asset Forfeiture Case
If you are found guilty of narcotics, controlled substances, or other drug use in the State of Michigan, it is likely that you will have other property involved with drug dealings seized by the police. This can certainly include cash, your vehicle, print material, weapons amongst other things such as equipment for the manufacturing of drugs. If you are in this situation, you will want the best success, training and education you can get by working with The Law Office of Barton Morris. Mr. Morris and his highly qualified staff are able to work with you in dealing with both criminal charges resulting from drugs and narcotics, as well as helping you recover any seized property in the process. Usually, asset forfeiture cases begin to move forward after a successful conviction in drug cases. No matter where you are in your case, it is important that you contact Mr. Morrs and his staff to begin working with you immediately. His office works all over the State of Michigan including all of Metro-Detroit and the tri-county area, as well as Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Lansing.
Part of the difficulty with asset forfeiture cases is that in some cases, you do not need to be criminally charged, much less convicted to have your property taken away from you. It can be a challenge to recover confiscated property in a court once it has been seized. Police agencies assume that many pieces of property involved in drug cases are somehow connected to profiting from a drug crime and are therefore likely to be taken. This is common, certainly with money and vehicles.
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From Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA:
I would like to know what the acceptable sugar spike is after eating. For example, if I eat a high carb meal and my premeal blood sugar level was 100 mg/dl [5.6 mmol/L], if it spikes up to 275-300 mg/dl [15.3-16.7 mmol/L] and comes back down to 100-120 mg/dl [5.6-6.7 mmol/L] after 2 hours, is that ok?
In order to achieve an A1C of less than 6.5% to reduce your risk of serious complications, your before meal tests should be less than 120 mg/dl [6.7 mmol/L] and your two hour (after you start eating) post prandial should be less than 140 mg/dl [7.8 mmol/L]. Even though you return to normal several hours later, the frequent spikes add up and can lead to consequences.
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The Florida Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state's new death penalty law is unconstitutional. The Court has additionally called for death sentences to be determined by a unanimous jury. This news has caused a major shift in Florida's criminal justice system with a large number of inmates awaiting possible re-sentencing on Death Row.
""We … hold, based on Florida's requirement for unanimity in jury verdicts, and under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, that in order for the trial court to impose a sentence of death, the jury's recommended sentence of death must be unanimous," said the Florida Supreme Court.
Now, Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature must return to the drawing board, throwing out their original law which allowed for 10 out of 12 members of a jury to be able to impose a death sentence.
What does this mean for all the inmates on death row? Potentially, over 400 of the prisoners on death row in Florida now have a potential way to seek less severe sentences and be taken off death row altogether. This ruling will also offer greater changes to innocent people who have been given a death sentence for a crime they didn't commit. "Racial disparities, over-zealous prosecutors and a lack of resources for defense counsel continue to plague death penalty cases," said Howard Simon, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida.
While the way this ruling will affect past cases is unclear, its significance is clear and a sign of the growing doubt being cast on the purpose and justice behind the death penalty in the United States.


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In November 1941, German authorities established a forced-labor camp, later known as Treblinka I, about 50 miles northeast of Warsaw in occupied Poland. In July 1942, German authorities completed the construction of a killing center, known as Treblinka II. From July 1942 through November 1943, the Germans and their collaborators murdered between 870,000 and 925,000 Jews at Treblinka. The Germans deported Jews to Treblinka from the Warsaw Ghetto and from the Radom, Bialystok, and Lublin Districts, as well as the Theresienstadt concentration camp and the Bulgarian-occupied zones in Greece (Thrace) and Yugoslavia (Macedonia). In addition, Roma (Gypsies) and Christian Poles were killed at Treblinka II.
The site of the Treblinka killing center was heavily wooded. The staff consisted of between 25 and 35 German officials and an auxiliary guard unit of between 90 and 150 men, either Soviet prisoners of war or Ukrainian and Polish civilians. Incoming trains of about 50 or 60 cars first stopped at the nearby Malkinia station. Twenty cars at a time were detached and brought into the killing center. SS and police personnel announced that the deportees had arrived at a transit camp and were to hand over all valuables.
Victims were forced to run naked along a fenced-in path, known as the "tube," to gas chambers deceptively labeled as showers. Once the doors were sealed, an engine outside the building pumped carbon monoxide into the gas chambers, killing those inside. A group of Jewish prisoners selected to remain alive as forced laborers removed the bodies and buried them in mass graves. Camp staff periodically murdered these forced laborers, and replaced them with new arrivals. Arriving prisoners who were too weak to walk to the gas chambers were shot in an area disguised as a hospital.
Beginning in the fall of 1942, camp authorities began to exhume bodies from the mass graves and burn them in order to obliterate the evidence of mass killing. Jewish prisoners were forced to do this grisly work. On August 2, 1943, prisoners seized weapons from the camp armory, but were discovered. Hundreds of prisoners stormed the main gate in an attempt to escape. Many were killed by machine-gun fire. More than 300 prisoners did escape -- though two thirds of them were eventually tracked down and killed. Treblinka I, the forced-labor camp, continued operations until late July 1944. With Soviet troops moving into the area, the camp staff shot the remaining 300-700 Jewish prisoners and dismantled the camp. Soviet troops overran the site of Treblinka during the last week of July 1944.


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Raining fire down on those dreaming of PC exclusivity.
When Blizzard announced its new first-person shooter project Overwatch at Blizzcon almost exactly a year ago, the game was only officially confirmed for PCs. Now, there are a number of signs that the game will probably be coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.
The clues have been amassing for a few weeks now. First, there was a bit of hidden meta-content found in the HTML for Overwatch's official European site, which noted that "Overwatch is Blizzard's team-shooter for PC and consoles [emphasis added]." Then some intrepid data miners found some included hard-to-misinterpret programming flags for "INITIAL_PSN_OR_XBL_AUTH" and "WAITING_FOR_PSN_OR_XBL_AUTH" in the game's PC beta.
But the real clincher came this morning, as Gamestop stores started confirming (per Kotaku) that they were taking pre-orders for PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game. Those console versions are supposedly being sold for $60, which doesn't really match with the seemingly free-to-play design of the game. Then again, Blizzard has yet to officially confirm Overwatch's business model. Blizzard also sells bonus-packed physical bundles for free-to-play titles like Heroes of the Storm.
After working on a handful of console titles in the '90s, Blizzard spent 15 years focused exclusively on PC game development. That ended in 2013 with console ports of Diablo III that were superior in some ways to the PC original. Shortly after that release, level designer Matthew Berger told Gamespot that "as long as our player base is passionate about playing those games, then there is a future for console games at Blizzard."
This isn't the first time Blizzard has planned to unleash a first-person shooter on consoles. Back in 2002, Blizzard announced StarCraft Ghost, based in the world of the popular PC real-time strategy game. After a few trade show demos and numerous delays, the project was finally cancelled by 2007.
If there's any truth to these reports of an Overwatch console port, we'll likely hear an official announcement during Blizzcon this weekend. Try to act surprised if and when it happens.
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This informal gathering that occurs during fall/spring break will bring together new and experienced TAs, post doctoral scholars, and graduate student instructors, as well as the resources of the Kaneb Center to address questions, issues, and observations about your experiences in the Notre Dame classroom. Come prepared to share your pedagogical knowledge as we reflect on our teaching philosophies and practices. Continental breakfast will be provided.
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Press Conference on Upcoming Session of Assembly of States Parties to Rome Statute
States parties to the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court (ICC), had reached an informal agreement on the election of the tribunal's next Prosecutor, the outgoing and incoming Presidents of the Assembly of States Parties reported at a Headquarters press conference today.
Briefing on the upcoming tenth session of the Assembly of States Parties, which would be held at the United Nations from 12 to 21 December, current President Christian Wenaweser (Liechtenstein) and incoming President Tiina Intelmann (Estonia) said Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda would be nominated as the sole candidate to replace Luis Moreno-Ocampo, whose term ran until June 2012.
Noting that he would hand over the presidency at the Assembly's opening on 12 December, Mr. Wenaweser highlighted the transfer earlier in the week of Laurent Gbagbo, former President of Côte d'Ivoire, to The Hague. It was, he stressed, an important milestone for Côte d'Ivoire, as well as the Court.
At the same time, the Court remained seized of the situation in Libya, following the arrest of Saif al-Islam Qadhafi, he said. He also drew attention to the recent decision of Kenya's High Court supporting the arrest of anyone indicted by the International Criminal Court in accordance with the Government's obligations under the Rome Statute. That decision included Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir and was a particularly important development for the Court because it underlined the real obligations of all States parties.
Outlining the agenda of the tenth Assembly, Ms. Intelmann said there would be two keynote speakers — Botswana's President, Seretse Khama Ian Khama, and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay. The Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire would also participate.
During the session, six new judges would be elected to the Court, while the issue of its complementarity with national criminal jurisdiction would remain an area of serious discussion. It was increasingly clear, she said, that the issue must be more deeply explored as the Court's workload grew.
In addition, both the cooperation and non-cooperation of States parties with the Court would remain another major issue, she said, noting the growing consensus among States parties regarding possible steps to be taken to address that issue. Also, while the Court had a trust fund to support victims, it was facing new issues regarding its first reparations system arising from the conclusion of its first trial.
She said questions regarding the Court's budget would also be central during the meeting, since budgetary pressure was increasing, owing to the Court's growing caseload and the unfavourable global economic situation. Further, universality and the ratification of Kampala amendments would remain an issue for years to come.
Responding to questions from correspondents on whether the decision to have two final candidates from Africa for the position of chief prosecutor was deliberate, Mr. Wenaweser said that there was a shared sense that it would be beneficial. In response to a question on whether such a choice would increase acceptance of the Court on the continent, he noted that Africa already boasted the Court's largest regional constituency. Still, the fact that Ms. Bensouda was from the Gambia might be "helpful", he added.
Asked if any candidates for the six judgeships were being encouraged to withdraw, he stressed it was not his role to ask anyone to withdraw. He encouraged States to make the elections as merit-based as possible, including by refraining from any bilateral agreements to trade votes. Nevertheless, States made their own decisions in the end.
Questioned about the assessment by a panel set up by the Coalition of the International Criminal Court, which is comprised of 2,500 non-governmental organizations, that four of the final 19 judges nominated for the open Court seat were not qualified, he pointed out that it was a non-governmental organization initiative, and not a formal process established by the Assembly. He had always supported the Coalition, but that did not mean he agreed with all of its conclusions. Moreover, the panel could have framed its conclusions differently. Still, it was up to States parties to consider the panel's conclusions or not.
Detailing the selection process for the next chief prosecutor, he said the States parties had established a Prosecutor Search Committee, which had looked for people who were suitable for the position and produced a short-list. Ms. Bensouda had emerged from that short list. "We have successfully tried to avoid a process in which the States nominated many different candidates," he noted, adding that the Assembly was considering an initiative to approach the election of judges in a similar manner in the future.
Responding to a question about the Court's budget, Ms. Intelmann said the final budget number was not yet clear because events in Libya and Côte d'Ivoire were still unfolding. The current annual budget stood at 130 million euros; however, there was universal acknowledgment that the Court's workload was increasing.
Asked if it was appropriate for the United Nations to fly an International Criminal Court indictee, as the Department of Peacekeeping Operations had done in the case of Ahmed Haroun in Sudan, he said he had raised the issue with that Department of whether the circumstances of that particular flight fell within the Organization's policy of essential contact.
Responding to other questions, he said it was the responsibility of States parties to defend the Statute and thereby provide protection for the chief prosecutor. While he agreed the prosecutor's work had increasing political impact, it was not necessarily political work. Concerning the chances that the Court would consider allegations that the Head of State of Kosovo had been involved in organ trafficking, the Court did not have jurisdiction over any crime committed before 1 July 2002, when the Rome Statute entered into force, he explained.
Questioned on the immunity deal offered to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, he underscored that, according to the Statute, there was no immunity for certain types of crimes. However, he was not sure if the commission of such crimes had been sufficiently documented in Yemen's case. Also, that was a political deal that was not legally binding. In that context, he could even question if it was legally binding on a Yemeni court.
Asked about the logistics of Palestine joining the Statue, both Mr. Wenaweser and Ms. Intelmann stressed that that was not linked to United Nations membership. Mr. Wenaweser said the Palestinians would have to go through internal proceedings, as all State parties did, and then deposit their signature with the Secretary-General.
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It is an honor to accept this recognition on behalf of PenFed Realty's sales professionals, employees and leadership nationwide who have made our rapid growth & success possible.
Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) May 30, 2014
Each year, a member of the PenFed community is recognized by the Chairman of the Board of Directors with the Chairman's Award. The Chairman's Award is awarded to those individuals who are recognized for their excellence in service and dedication to PenFed along with their committed efforts to provide outstanding member service.
This year's recipient for the Chairman's Award is Kevin Wiles, president mid-Atlantic region of Prudential PenFed Realty. Wiles was presented the award by COL (Ret) James F. Quinn, PenFed's immediate past Chairman of the Board, at the 2014 Annual Meeting held in Alexandria, Virginia on May 20.
"We are pleased to recognize Kevin Wiles for his dedication to PenFed and PenFed Realty," said Shashi Vohra, PenFed's executive vice president and president of Affiliated Business. "His level of professionalism and drive to provide PenFed members with outstanding service exemplifies what it means to be an essential part of the PenFed community."
The plaque reads: "In recognition of your service and dedication to PenFed and PenFed Realty and your commitment to member service."
"I was very surprised and humbled to be selected for the 2014 Chairman's Award. It is an honor to accept this recognition on behalf of PenFed Realty's sales professionals, employees and leadership nationwide who have made our rapid growth & success possible," said Wiles. "Everyone at PenFed takes great pride in ensuring we deliver world class results to the thousands of clients we assist each year with housing & relocation services."
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You know the game, in which you would write your name in a paper and your paper will be passed around and the people with you in that room (friends, classmates, colleagues) will write their comment about you?... I don't really know the name of the game but it's what we did.
Neweiz, after that we were asked to summarize everything and state either you agree or disagree with them and present it. So here is what I got.
The comments I usually get from people are that I'm friendly and kind. I agree with them because I don't find it hard to approach people and make new friends. They also say that I'm pretty and sexy. I am not so sure about this since beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some people also say that I am honest and trustworthy. Well, most of my friends find it comfortable talking to me about their problems and personal matters. Also, I am very much willing to lend them my ear if they need somebody to talk to.
They also say that I am childish, sweet and soft-spoken. I guess that is because I am the youngest among the siblings and my family usually treats me like a kid.
Some people also say that I am smart. If smart means having an IQ which is above average then I guess I am, but most of the time I feel like I'm stupid.


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In the current January issue of MSDN Magazine, I wrote about MSDN Magazine columnist Charles Petzold and his 25-year affiliation with our publication (A Quarter Century and Counting). It's amazing to think how far the magazine has come since the autumn of 1986, and how much the industry (and Microsoft!) has changed around it. Petzold offered plenty of insight about the early days of MSDN Magazine, as well as some cogent thoughts about where we might be headed. Here is a transcript of our conversation.
Michael Desmond: Charles, you wrote an article for the first issue of Microsoft Systems Journal in October 1986, and MSJ later became MSDN Magazine, which means that you've been writing for this magazine for 25 years. Congratulations!
Charles Petzold: Congratulations yourself on the 25 year anniversary.
Desmond: How'd you get started at MSJ?
Petzold: Connections! In 1985-86 I was writing a lot for PC Magazine, and spending a lot of time at the magazine offices, which was about a 20-minute walk from my apartment in New York City. PC Magazine's editor was Bill Machrone, one of the great publishing geniuses of all time, and he had put together a great staff and a nice group of writers.
At the time, PC Magazine was published by Ziff-Davis, and one of the, I think, Executive VPs at Ziff-Davis was Jonathan Lazarus -- another publishing genius who had pioneered the controlled-circulation free weekly, PC Week, which was essential at the time for understanding what was going on in the computer industry.
Jon was a major fan of the Apple Macintosh, and consequently had great hopes for Microsoft Windows. I had been playing around with Windows programming since Windows was in beta, and then after Windows 1.0 was released in November 1985. It was mostly silly stuff I was doing, but I was having fun, and that's how I was introduced to Jon -- as somebody doing silly stuff with Windows.
So I think sometime in 1986 Jon Lazarus left Ziff-Davis to publish a magazine contracted by Microsoft through his consulting firm, which was rather whimsically named H. Roark & Associates. Originally the magazine was supposed to be exclusively about Windows programming, but they chickened out because there was no indication that Windows would be successful. They took a safer route that it would be about programming for all Microsoft operating systems. And because Microsoft was always rather enamored of IBM, and IBM published IBM Systems Journal, they called it Microsoft Systems Journal.
Jon began recruiting writers for MSJ that he knew from various places, including me.
Desmond: What were the early days like?
Petzold: I'm not sure how much of the MSJ early days it would be proper to disclose publicly! Jon's consulting firm -- such as it was -- had an office on, I think, 3rd Avenue around 42nd Street. It was a tiny office, and he shared it with an agent who I think specialized in clients who wanted to become newscasters and television personalities, so the office was filled with stacks of videotapes. Jon had hired the talented Michael Longacre to design and lay out the magazine, and for at least a couple years, MSJ was created entirely in PageMaker on Macintoshes, and late-80s Macs at that.
For several years, MSJ was the only magazine that ran articles about Windows programming. Certainly PC Magazine wasn't ready to go in that direction, which is one reason why I was able to write for both magazines at the same time. There was virtually no overlap. It was through my connection with MSJ that I was recruited by Microsoft Press to write the book that became the first edition of Programming Windows in 1988.
Desmond: You've lived through the reigns of several editors. Anyone in particular stand out?
Petzold: At one point, Jon asked me if I'd like to be Technical Editor of MSJ, but I would have made a terrible editor. I don't even like talking to people on the telephone, let along asking people to do work for me. One of the great things about writing is that you do it by yourself. So I've been happy being a writer. I've never had ambitions to do anything else.
Eventually Tony Rizzo was brought on as Technical Editor and later Eric Maffei took over the editorship, and both these guys are really sharp, and really good at their jobs, and made much better editors than I would have.
But what I remember most about those early years was the socializing among the editors and writers. We were all friends as well as coworkers. MSJ maintained a social connection with PC Magazine, partially from that early connection with Jon and Ziff-Davis, and perhaps because these were the only two computer magazines published in New York City. That social connection continued for years: PC Magazine people and MSJ people would frequently hang out together at industry events such as Comdex, and get together for parties and dinners in New York City. And sometimes editors would hop from one of the magazines to the other. Tony Rizzo went from MSJ to PC Magazine, and Sharon Terdeman, who works for MSDN Magazine now, I originally knew when she was at PC Magazine.
I always thought of the socializing aspect of magazines to be extremely important, because as we were socializing, we also seemed to develop a lot of ideas and a lot of connections. I guess by the mid-90s, that social aspect of MSJ and PC Magazine had pretty much disintegrated. Or maybe these dinners are still happening and they just stopped inviting me!
Desmond: Did you ever think you'd be writing for the magazine 25 years later?
Petzold: I wouldn't have believed that the magazine would survive for 25 years. Most magazines don't last nearly that long. Even so, MSJ went through a name change and ownership changes during that time, so the passage hasn't exactly been smooth.
Desmond: What about the changes in the industry itself?
Petzold: Gosh, in 1986 there were still people arguing that the personal computer didn't need graphics! Twenty-five rows of 80 characters of text were just fine for those folks. The graphical user interface was the first big revolution in the PC industry, and I'm proud to have been an early supporter of Windows and later the multimedia enhancements, which brought sound and music and movies to the PC.
The second big revolution over the past 25 years was, of course, the Internet and World Wide Web, and I didn't see that coming at all! Of course, a lot of us didn't see it coming, but it brought a profound change to computing from both the user and developer perspectives.
We're in the middle of a third revolution right now, and that's the ascendance of computers whose form factor is basically a flat screen that you can hold in your hands. Because we only have two hands, we have two different sizes of these devices. One is small enough for one hand, and the other is comfortable for two hands.
I think that for many users, a phone or a tablet will be their primary computer. For those of us who need an actual keyboard and large screen to write or to code or to do spreadsheets, we'll probably still need a desktop machine, but I think that multi-touch is going to revolutionize the desktop as much as it's revolutionized portable computing.
Throughout these revolutions, MSDN Magazine has been in the forefront, but always from a practical coding perspective rather than an abstract theoretical one. The magazine continues to be the primary place for developers to learn about these new technologies, at least as they affect the Microsoft-centric development world.
Desmond: There are a lot of aspiring writers out there. Any advice for people hoping to launch a sustained career as a writer?
Petzold: Do you really want to end on such a depressing topic?
Look, I love writing. I love the challenge, and I love the learning process that comes as a result of organizing your knowledge and thoughts well enough to put it all down in a series of consecutive coherent paragraphs. And on the up side, there have never been more writing opportunities than now. Many online magazines accept contributions, anybody can create a blog, and self-publishing a book has never been easier.
But the tricky part is generating some income from this writing, and that's often desirable. As we know from basic economics, when you have a lot of people generating product, the worth of this product decreases. Book sales have plummeted over the past couple decades, and the developer market has fragmented so much that it's difficult to even conceive of a book topic that has more than a few thousand potential readers. Even MSDN Magazine no longer pays its writers what it did in the past.
I've been through the ups and downs. I quit my nine-to-five office job in 1985 to pursue a full-time freelance writing career, and for almost 20 years I was able to support myself entirely with book royalties and magazine articles. But now I can't. Over the past several years I've had to supplement my income with consulting, which is fun at times, of course, but I'd rather be writing.
I guess the most important advice is this: Go for it. Write, write, write. It's a great way to learn, and a great way to share. But don't give up your day job just yet.


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St. Louis, Missouri, is in the middle of the United States, and the metro area has more than 2.8 million residents, making it the 15th largest in the US and almost as populous as Wales. This fully American city, settled by the French, and sitting on the banks of the Mississippi is a welcoming city, a city of business and culture, and a great place to raise a family. It is also a city that loves British culture, with British stores, restaurants, and events and even has special screenings of Monty Python at local movie houses and plays Fawlty Towers on the local television.
And here, in the middle of the US fly-over country you should make plans to visit, I am constantly amazed by the profound love and affection the American public have for the British Royal Family. Pleasantly surprised, but surprised nonetheless.
Two years ago, I joined with a few hundred people, including my young daughter, at a local tea room run by a family of British ex-pats, appropriately named the London Tea Rom, at 4am to "take part" in the Royal Wedding from 4,000 miles away. Did you get that? At 4am, people of all ages, in their finest dress, were up, drinking tea, eating scones, and watching the Royal Wedding. The ladies were dressed the part, as if they themselves were at the wedding, and top hats and kilts were also present. Local television and radio covered the festivities, live, along with the numerous other celebrations taking place at pubs and homes around the St. Louis area. People all over the region were up, way too early, celebrating, enjoying, and basking in British-ness.
Last year, I joined another large gathering of Americans and Brits back at the London Tea Room, this time celebrating Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee. The Mayor of St. Louis issued a proclamation declaring June 5th as Queen Elizabeth II Day in St. Louis, Buckingham Palace responded, as did the UK Ambassador to the US, bagpipes played God Save the Queen, Branston Pickle sandwiches were consumed, tea was enjoyed and Her Majesty The Queen graced the big screen. This event was soon followed by the Olympics, and the eyes of St. Louis, along with the rest of the world, were on the UK and on the Royal Family.
And then, back in December, St. Louis once again turned their eyes towards Britain, and celebrated, a Royal baby. Yes, even here, in the center of the US, surrounded by corn fields, and under the shade of a huge steel Arch, affection for the British Royal Family and the future King or Queen was spoken, tweeted, shared, broadcast and yelled on live television and radio. Concern for the health of the Duchess of Cambridge was voiced, speculation about twins hit the airwaves, and every TV and radio station rushed to get some local British person on the air to discuss the nuances of royalty, pregnancy and succession to the throne.
And then there's social media, which went quite shrill as thousands of Americans went apoplectic with excitement over a baby who will never be part of their lives, who will never influence the future of their country, who will never sit on a throne they have any allegiance to. But yet, they already love and already celebrate.
And then there are the events that happen every year.
In January, the St. Louis community once again raises their glasses, and puts on British attire, this time with a decidedly northern influence, as Scotland and Scotland's poet are honored. The Scottish Arms and the Schlafly Tap Room host hundreds, if not thousands, in a toast to Rabbie Burns and his gifts to the world. Bagpipes ring out. Immortal Memories are recited. Scotch is consumed in vast amounts. And kilts are the normal attire. The week of Robert Burns, or so it seems, culminates in a formal shindig where business leaders, community influencers, politicians and hundreds of the rest of us come together in a formal Robert Burns dinner, where many a bottle of Scotch is opened, never to be closed again, and many a tribute to Scotland and Her Majesty is heard.
In April, thousands head to Frontier Park, in nearby St. Charles, the launching place of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition, to celebrate Scotland Week and Tartan Day. Parades take place, beer, haggis and Scotch flow, Scottish athletes compete, and bagpipes play. And British culture is once again embraced and celebrated.
In September, thousands of people gather in St. Louis' Forest Park, similar to Central Park in New York City to celebrate British culture, with an emphasis on Scotland at the Annual Scottish Games and Cultural Festival. The event features bagpipes, of course, highland dancing, British cars, folk music, Scottish heavy athletics, haggis, Scottish Ale from Schlafly, a local brewery with an affinity for delicious British-style brews, and more.
And thinking back to the drastic renovation of the White House us Brits did in 1812, or the slight disagreement we had in 1776, it still amazes me. It amazes me that the hearts of the American people are such that once bitter enemies are now the closest of friends. That the ancestors of those that fought each other to the death, now celebrate a new life together.
They really like Britain around here. And from a brief survey of the global platform afforded by social media it seems most of America is the same way. They like the romantic idea of Britain and our monarchy. And they like the reality of it also. And this affection, appreciation and love permeates the American culture on a pretty regular basis.
So, fellow Brits, be proud of your country and your Royal Family, because the Americans around here certainly are. And we mustn't be shown up by the Yanks. That just wouldn't be proper.


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Bigger has come to mean better in server technology. That's what you learn when you get an information systems degree. And it's for a good reason, because that is how corporate IT has generally worked. Larger and faster servers with more capabilities processors and extensive memory allow consolidation of workloads and virtualization, reducing power and cooling expenses.
These have been the keystones to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of data centers. But there is an alternative technology that is coming to market: microservers. Instead of using the most powerful processors available, these devices use arrays of small, power-efficient chips to deliver computation. Dell has systems that use Xeon processors — up to 12 quad-core chips to a server. HP and Calxeda partnered on an ARM-based server. Manufacturer SeaMicro started by using hundreds of Intel Atom chips, originally intended for mobile devices like netbooks, to create a server that the company claims use a quarter of the power and between one-quarter to one-third of the floor space that an equivalent number of more typically-configured servers would need.
The technology could not replace everything regular servers could do. But in some areas like serving websites, microservers have shown that they can offer an important tool to IT departments. SeaMicro has extended the concept to use low-power Xeon processors. The innovation of SeaMicro is to share certain elements like hard drive controllers, BIOS, and network support among all the processors in a server. Unusual approaches to servers? Certainly, but these are innovations responding to a significant need of corporations that see the tally of power costs at data centers continue to rise and that want the advantage without necessarily requiring application to be rewritten.
That's why AMD recently bought SeaMicro, with expectations that the company would not settle for using chips by its rival, Intel, but will eventually move their own processors into such devices. Not all companies need to overhaul their ranks of servers with such low-power systems. However, a great many will, particular for niche computing needs that seem a good match for the microservers.
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It may be ubiquitous in Italian-American restaurants, but nowhere in Italy will you find meatballs (or "polpette" as they call them there) atop a tangle of pasta slicked with red sauce. And that's because meatballs go their own way, served on the side: Their natural habitat is to be eaten by themselves, or joining a sauce on your fork along the way. There's no need for a plate of bucatini to go along with it (although, let's not rule it —we feel things for pasta.)
A good meatball is no easy thing, either: tender, with just enough breadcrumbs and eggs to hold everything together. Maybe there's a bit of cheese to add a salty, umami-packed bite. Perhaps there's some dried oregano and fresh parsley. It's possible the meatball is completely green and comprised of no meat at all, but turnip tops instead.
Meatballs are what you make them—and make them you should, sans recipe. Whether you're looking for a spaghetti-and-meatball meatball or one to pair with tahini sauce, you're only 5 steps away:
1. Choose your base.
First, pick your meat (or non-meat). You'll want about 2 pounds of ground meat for every 6 to 8 people. As for vegetarian meatballs like here, you'll want 2 bunches of greens (about 20 cups). Here are some options:
- Ground turkey
- Ground lamb
- Ground chicken
- Ground chuck and veal
- Greens (turnip greens, spinach, kale, etc.), finely chopped by hand or in a food processor
For every two pounds of meat, you'll also want 2 eggs and no more than 1 cup of untoasted breadcrumbs (too much could turn the texture spongy), which will act as a binder. For vegetarian meatballs, go by feel, but you'll probably need a bit more, upwards of 2 cups, to hold everything together. And, if you're mixing meat with vegetables (see photos and this recipe), as to not incorporate too much stuff into the meatballs, you'll only need 1 egg and about 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs.
2. Add some flavor into the blend.
Aromatics add flavor. You want flavor. So, sauté some onions and/or shallots and garlic in olive oil and season with a large pinch of salt. For every 2 pounds of meat, you'll want about 1 small, finely chopped onion or 2 shallots and 1 minced garlic clove—or more, depending on how much garlic flavor you want. If you're making greens-based meatballs, add the greens to the sautéed aromatics and cook for a minute or two, or until they've wilted. Let everything cool to room temperature before adding to the meat mixture.
Another idea, as mentioned above, is to incorporate the sauce into the meatball by adding vegetables to the aromatics. To do so, add diced zucchini and chopped tomato to your onion-garlic mixture and cook until the vegetables are very soft. You'll need about 1/2 cup of diced zucchini and 3/4 cup of chopped fresh or canned tomatoes. Including the vegetables in the meatballs not only adds flavor, but moisture—so much so, you might not even need and/or want a sauce.
More: Meet our essential meatball guide.
Once you sauté your aromatics, add your spices. This is where you really determine your meatballs' flavor profile. Dried spices can be added to the onion-garlic mixture and cooked for a minute or so to awaken their flavors. Don't cook condiments and liquids, fresh herbs, toasted nuts, dried fruit, or cheese, which are are best added directly to meat (see step 3). Here are some different seasoning routes you can take:
- Mediterranean: cumin seed, fennel seed, Aleppo pepper flakes, sumac
- Indian: cumin seed, coriander seed, garam masala
- Greek: dried mint and oregano, finely chopped fresh parsley
- Italian: dried oregano, fresh or dried basil, tomato paste, red pepper flakes, finely chopped fresh parsley, finely grated Parmesan
- Vietnamese: finely chopped scallions, soy sauce, fish sauce, grated or minced ginger, finely chopped cilantro
- Straight-up, like here: Worcestershire, dijon, mayonnaise, finely grated Parmesan
- Korean: toasted sesame seeds, sesame oil, soy sauce, chile paste, grated or minced ginger, finely chopped scallions
- Totally nuts: toasted pine nuts, golden raisins, oregano, crumbled feta
As for amounts, let how dominant you want the flavors to be serve as a guide. For cheese, 1/2 cup of finely grated cheese, like Parmesan, is good place to start. Try 2 teaspoons or so of dried herbs and whole spices and anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 cup of fresh, chopped herbs. As for nuts and dried fruit, 1/2 to 1 cup of each should do. This all being said, you know what you like! Adjust accordingly.
3. Mix and shape your ingredients into balls.
In a large bowl, combine the meat, breadcrumbs, and cheese (if using). Using two forks, gently work everything together. Using your hands, work in the egg(s), cooled vegetables, and any seasonings (including salt and pepper).
If you haven't done so, try the mixing technique Molly Wizenberg calls "The Claw." To do so, pretend you're a bear and make a claw with you hand, bending and tensing your fingers slightly. Move your hand in quick circles until everything just comes together. This mixing method ensure the meatballs have a smoother texture. You can chill the mixture for 15 minutes to an hour, which will make it a little easier to shape.
As for forming the meatballs, you could go rogue, shaping them into about 2 tablespoons or 1 1/2 inch-sized balls using your hands, spoons, or an ice cream scoop. Or, you could follow our advice for perfectly formed meatballs that involve little more than a baking sheet, parchment paper, a paring knife, and cutting even squares out of a rectangle.
4. It's now time to cook those meatballs.
If you want a browned, crispier exterior, pan-frying is the way to go. However, for a super soft meatball, add it directly to the sauce. For the best of both words, sear the meatballs and then add them to the sauce. Here are some cooking options:
- Pan-fry: In a large frying pan over medium heat, pan-fry the meatballs in a thin layer of olive oil (making sure not to crowd them in the pan and working in batches if needed). Brown them on all sides, then cover the pan and reduce the heat to low to finish cooking. Drain the meatballs on paper towels.
- Pan-fry and finish in oven: Do as described above, but once the meatballs are browned, remove from the pan and place into a large baking dish. Cover the dish with foil, and bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through.
- Sear and add to sauce: In a large frying pan over medium heat, brown the meatballs on all sides in a thin layer of olive oil, then braise them in sauce (like tomato) for 15 to 20 minutes. Since the meatballs are in liquid, it's hard to overcook them.
- Add directly to sauce: In a large, wide pot, arrange the meatballs in a single layer in the sauce. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the meatballs are cooked through.
- Broil: Place the meatballs about 1 inch apart on an oiled, rimmed baking sheet. Brush the tops of the meatballs with olive oil (or oil of choice), then broil 7 to 10 minutes, flipping once, or until the meatballs are browned on all sides.
- Bake: Preheat the oven to 400°F. Arrange the meatballs about 1 inch apart on a rimmed baking sheet lined with oiled aluminum foil—or, do as Alton Brown does and opt for a miniature muffin tin. Brush the tops of the meatballs with oil and bake for about 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
5. Pick a sauce and garnish your dish.
How you chose to season the meatballs determines your sauce and garnish. For example, a Korean-style meatballs' perfect match is not marinara. Think about what flavors are inside the meatball, and match those to what's going on the outside. Here are some ideas:
- Yogurt sauce, crumbled feta, and chopped fresh herbs
- Tahini sauce, pomegranate seeds, and chopped fresh herbs
- Pistachio yogurt
- Tomato or marinara sauce (either add the meatballs to the sauce, see above, or serve on the side)
- Pasta and meatballs (obviously), like here and here
- Cheese
- Soy dipping sauce and thinly sliced scallions
- Make a sub
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