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Colin Edwin - New Album with O.R.k.
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Colin Edwin has joined up with his Obake bandmate, vocalist Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari, drummer Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) and guitarist Carmelo Pipitone (Marta Sui Tubi) to form the band O.R.k.
Their debut album "Inflamed Rides" is now available for pre-order by following this link.
For a taste of the material, please see this video for the track "Pyre":
To hear another full track and for further details on the album pre-order and remix contest, visit the band website at www.orkband.com and see also Colin's blog page.
Gavin Harrison's Hatesong/Halo video
Hatesong/Halo (directed by Lasse Hoile). The first video from Gavin Harrison's new album "Cheating The Polygraph" Released April, 13th 2015 / 14th April – USA & Canada / 17th April – Germany /22nd April – Japan
Steven Wilson 'Perfect Life' music video
Steven Wilson has released Perfect Life, taken from his ... [more]
Steven Wilson has released Perfect Life, taken from his new solo album album "Hand. Cannot. Erase." (released 2nd March). Video directed by Youssef Nassar. Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, mellotron M4000, programming – SW / Chapman Stick and backing vocals – Nick Beggs / Fender Rhodes – Adam Holzman / Drums – Marco Minnemann / Voice – Katherine Jenkins.
Steven Wilson will be touring "Hand. Cannot. Erase.", starting in the UK in March before heading to Europe, the Americas and Canada. More information here.
Steven Wilson announces Hand. Cannot. Erase. UK & European Tour
Steven Wilson's fourth solo album "Hand. Cannot. Erase." will be released on Kscope ... [more]
Steven Wilson's fourth solo album "Hand. Cannot. Erase." will be released on Kscope in February 2015. More news and previews about the new record will be revealed soon, including information on how to pre-order a very special deluxe edition.
Steven and his band will be touring the UK and Europe next year, the dates for which can be seen below.
"We are currently developing a show that I hope will raise the bar both musically and visually from previous tours, with a set list based around the new album, as well as casting the net further back into my songwriting past for a few surprises" - Steven Wilson
Thu 12th Mar - UK, Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Fri 13th Mar - UK, Cardiff, St David's Hall
Sat 14th Mar - UK, Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
Mon 16th Mar - UK, Edinburgh, Queens Hall
Tue 17th Mar - UK, London, Troxy
Wed 18th Mar - UK, Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
Fri 20th Mar - Germany, Cologne, E-Werk
Sat 21st Mar - Luxembourg, Rockhall
Sun 22nd Mar - Germany, Stuttgart, Theatrehaus
Tue 24th Mar - The Netherlands, Utrecht, TivoliVredeburg
Wed 25th Mar - France, Paris, Olympia
Thu 26th Mar - Belgium, Antwerp, Trix Club
Sat 28th Mar - Germany, Neu Isenburgy (Frankfurt), Hugenottenhalle
Sun 29th Mar - Switzerland, Pratteln, Konzerfabruk z7
Mon 30th Mar - Italy, Milan, Teatro Dal Verme
Tue 31st Mar - Italy, Rome, Teatro Sistina
Thu 2nd Apr - Germany, Munich, Kongresshalle
Sat 4th Apr - Austria, Vienna, Ottakringer Brauerei
Sun 5th Apr - Czech Republic, Prague, Hybernia Theatre
Tue 7th Apr - Poland, Krakow, ICE Congress Hall
Wed 8th Apr - Poland, Lodz, Klub Wytwornia
Thu 9th Apr - Germany, Berlin, Columbiahalle
Fri 10th Apr - Germany, Hamburg, CCH2
Sun 12th Apr - Denmark, Aarhus, Train
Mon 13th Apr - Denmark, Copenhagen, Amager Bio
Tue 14th Apr - Sweden, Malmo, Palladium
Thu 16th Apr - Sweden, Gothenburg, Konserthuset
Fri 17th Apr - Sweden, Stockholm, Debaser Medis
Sun 19th Apr - Finland, Helsinki, The Circus
Tue 21st Apr - Norway, Oslo, Sentrum Scene
Thu 23rd Apr - The Netherlands, Zwolle
Colin Edwin & Lorenzo Feliciati -
Colin Edwin's Twinscapes... [more]
Colin Edwin's Twinscapes project, a joint collaboration with Italian bassist and composer Lorenzo Feliciati (Berserk!/Naked Truth), release their debut album this week on Rarenoise.
Mixed by legendary US bass player and producer Bill Laswell and featuring guest contributions from Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer, former Van der Graaf Generator saxophonist David Jackson, Swiss percussionist Andi Pupato (Nick Bartsch's Ronin) and drummer Roberto Gualdi from Italy's PFM, Twinscapes has already been described as a "...subtle contender for the year's first truly great instrumental album".
The album is available via the usual outlets and also Burning Shed, please click here for CD and here for vinyl or alternatively, to order directly from Rarenoise, please follow this link:
.....where various combos of digital, CD and vinyl are available.
There's a short album preview on Colin Edwin's Soundcloud page:
You can also visit Colin's blog page and website for more information.
Porcupine Tree's live guitarist John Wesley to release new solo album
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John Wesley releases a brilliant new solo album "Disconnect" on 31st March. Wes appeared as the fifth touring member of Porcupine Tree at every PT live performance between 2002-2010 (and on the band's live releases from the period), and this is his first full length solo album since 2005. As well as Wes' four piece band, the album features a guest appearance from Alex Lifeson of Rush.
You can watch a video for the title track here
And pre-order the limited edition digipack here
Steven Wilson 'Drive Home' Video
Here is the new video for Steven Wilson's 'Drive Home' by Jess Cope who previously directed the video for 'The Raven That Refused To Sing' and Storm Corrosion's 'Drag Ropes'.
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Here is the new video for Steven Wilson's 'Drive Home' by Jess Cope who previously directed the video for 'The Raven That Refused To Sing' and Storm Corrosion's 'Drag Ropes'.
Now available to pre-order is the 'Drive Home' video EP, which contains unreleased tracks, videos, live recordings, high-definition audio and more.
Colin Edwin - "Twinscapes"
Colin Edwin will be appearing live in London this Saturday, March 16th with "TwinScapes" - a duo with Italian bassist Lorenzo Feliciati, full details over on his ... [more]
Colin Edwin will be appearing live in London this Saturday, March 16th with "TwinScapes" - a duo with Italian bassist Lorenzo Feliciati, full details over on his blogpage
The Raven That Refused To Sing – Out Now
The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories), the new album from Steven ... [more]
The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories), the new album from Steven Wilson is now available across the world. The album has been incredibly well received and looks start to chart highly in a number of countries.
The Guardian in the UK awarded the album 5/5 stating, 'this album shows Wilson to be one of modern rock's most cunning and soulful protagonists', Visions in Germany named it Album of the Month, hailing Wilson as 'the greatest Prog mastermind of his time!' and Eclipsed awarded the album a very rare 10/10, proclaiming 'if you only buy one album for the rest of your life, buy this one!".
The album is available in a number of formats, including CD, CD/DVDV media book, Blu-ray, download and 2LP vinyl editions. The DVDV and Blu-ray editions featuring a 5.1 mix of the album and other bonus material. Sound & Vision magazine in the USA reviewed the 5.1 mix stated: 'the breadth and scope of 'Raven' represent Steven Wilson at the height of his creative powers, where surround sound music and mixing has reached a heretofore unheard aural apex. Our ever-searching ears are lucky to be consistently challenged and rewarded by this man's muse.'
Track listing:
1. Luminol (12.10)
2. Drive Home (7.37)
3. The Holy Drinker (10.13)
4. The Pin Drop (5.03)
5. The Watchmaker (11.43)
6. The Raven that Refused to Sing (7.57)
Steven Wilson's Official Website
Octane Twisted live double CD
"Octane Twisted" the new double CD live album including bonus DVD will be released on Kscope Records on November 19th. A regular 2 cd only version will be available at a later date.
CD 1 comprises the whole of "The Incident" recorded at the Riviera, Chicago 2010.
CD 2 track listing is as follows - with tracks 5 to 7 recorded at the Royal Albert Hall.
1. Hatesong (9.57)
2. Russia on Ice / The Pills I'm Taking (15.02)
3. Stars Die (5.57)
4. Bonnie the Cat (6.11)
5. Even Less (14.28)
6. Dislocated Day (7.05)
7. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (12.59)
The bonus DVD, which is a 6 camera shoot production, was never intended to be a standalone DVD release but nicely documents the live performance of "The Incident" in front of a typically lively Chicago audience.
Click here to pre-order from Burning Shed.


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SAN ANTONIO –– So after all the flap, the fine and the folderol, Gregg Popovich was asked if he would consider a simultaneous resting of the Hall of Fame wing of his roster again.
"I don't have a crystal ball," he replied.
Too bad, because then he might be able to gaze into the future and give us a peek at Tim Duncan still tearing it up in the 2022-23 season against LeBron James Jr. or Michael Jordan III.
Is there a reason to think that The Big Fundamental at 46 won't still be teaching the ABCs of the front court game he's drilling into the heads of NBA's current class at 36?
Ask Marc Gasol.
"He's a handful," said the Grizzlies center after getting posterized by Duncan in the first quarter Saturday night. "He knows how to adjust his game to himself and his team knows how to bring it to him in the right spots."
When Duncan got the ball on the left block, wheeled and threw down a monster one-handed slam midway through the first quarter, that spot was smack in the middle of Gasol's forehead. It was a stunning display of quickness and power that brought an uncharacteristic yelp from Duncan and transported most of those inside the AT&T back nearly a decade.
"That was MVP Timmy," said point guard Tony Parker. "Every single time we threw it to him, and every single time he scored."
Parker was talking about the 21-point first half by Duncan on Saturday night, but could have been referring to any time in the first month of the season.
Just 18 months after he looked like a tired old man shouting at the kids to keep off the grass in a playoff loss to Memphis, Duncan has become healed, hearty and turned into the basketball version of Methuselah.
Here's how his start stacks up to the seasons of former NBA greats at the same age:
Duncan, 2012-13 — 18.9 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 53.7 FG%.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1983-84 — 21.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg., 57.8 FG%.
Karl Malone, 1999-2000 — 25.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 50.9 FG%.
Robert Parish, 1989-90 — 15.7 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 58 FG%.
Wilt Chamberlain, 1972-73 — 13.2 ppg., 18.6 rpg.,72.7 FG%.
Larry Bird, 1992-93 — first year retired.
Bill Russell, 1970-71 — retired two years.
It is stunning to compare edition of Duncan that looked like the faded yellow pages of an old newspaper in that playoff wipeout in Memphis two seasons ago to the slick, online e-zine Timmy who is the wireless hotspot in the middle of the Spurs lineup today.
Pop always says its just about the way Duncan takes care of himself, carefully watches everything he puts into his body.
Duncan lost weight two summers ago, worked on his flexibility and has come back now with a vengeance. When his string of 13 consecutive All-Star Games appearances ended last season, Duncan didn't get mad. He just got rejuvenated and got better.
Is there any other single reason to explain the league changing the All-Star ballot this season from selecting forwards, centers and guards to just frontcourt and backcourt than finding a way to accommodate him? If the fans don't vote him in this season, will the coaches of the Western Conference be foolish enough to leave him off the roster again?
Of course, the only thing that really matters to Duncan is getting the Spurs back to their usual 50-plus wins and another crack at the playoffs and that fifth championship.
Two years ago, Duncan and the Spurs were supposedly on the downward path and the Grizzlies a young team on the rise. A season ago, Duncan and the Spurs held a 2-0 lead on Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals and lost the series to the other ascendant power.
Now the Thunder are learning about life without James Harden and the Grizzlies are learning that you still can't walk into San Antonio and expect to see anything but an ageless Duncan.
The Spurs are a factor in the West because he is. We don't need a crystal ball to see that.

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Long-prized as a gemstone, onyx is a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. Its mesmerizing jewel-like translucence and exotic banding in diverse shades make onyx ideal for backlit panels, bar and kitchen countertops, bathroom vanities, walls and backsplashes.
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An Encounter with the Cast of Evita (2012)
Photos by G.
Can I just tell you how much I love Ricky Martin? (See previous sentence!) So hot! Ricky Martin is currently starring as Che in the 2012 Broadway revival of "Evita."
Elena Roger is Eva Peron, so don't cry for her Argentina!
Michael Cereveris is Juan Peron.
Go see it! Thanks again to the cast for being great on and off stage!


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Perfect patina on a metal Bankers Lamp at BoBo.
Showroom: BoBo's Intriguing Objects
The Apartment Therapy team is on the ground in North Carolina for the twice-yearly High Point Market. We'll be blogging their favorite furniture finds as they send them in so check back for updates often.
For even more up-to-the-minute coverage of High Point Market, be sure to follow Apartment Therapy on Facebook and Twitter.
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The Rolling Stones are to play with original bass player Bill Wyman for the first time in two decades when the rock veterans perform this weekend.
The 76-year-old, who left the group in 1992, will be a guest for the first of two gigs at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday.
The Stones will also welcome back guitarist Mick Taylor, who spent five years with the group as a replacement for Brian Jones until he quit in 1974.
The show is the first of five 50 And Counting performances to mark the band's 50th anniversary, with two shows at the O2 and three in New York and Newark, New Jersey.
They are due to play for more than two hours without a support act, with the band promising "a set list packed with hits, classics, and one or two surprises".
Wyman was with the band from their early days until he quit – going on to perform with his band Rhythm Kings – and was replaced by Darryl Jones. Taylor was succeeded by Ronnie Wood.
The gigs, which mark the group's return after five years away from live performance aside from a secret warm-up show in Paris last month, have drawn criticism for their huge prices.
Many tickets were priced at £375, and some were being offered for up to £12,000 on resale sites. However prices appear to have dropped markedly with some selling for below their initial price as the dates approach.
Online ticket marketplace Viagogo has reported that top-tier tickets can now be picked up for just £250 – £125 less than their face value.
A Viagogo spokesman said the lower prices showed the "true value" of the ticket. "We're seeing that, as the gigs draw closer, the reality is people are prepared to pay around £250 to see the Stones," he said.
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The Rolling Stones are to play with original bass player Bill Wyman for the first time in two decades when the rock veterans perform this weekend.


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California Department of Transportation
Date: August 22, 2012
District: Headquarters
Contact: Caltrans contact: Tamie McGowen, (916) 657-5060
CHP contact: Fran Clader, (916) 843-3310
AGC contact: Sophia Taft, (916) 371-2422
UCON contact: Emily Cohen, (925) 855-7900
SACRAMENTO - Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and construction industry contractors today are calling on all Californians for their help in the ongoing effort to make highway work zones safer for workers by moving over one lane, if it's safe to do so, or slowing down when passing a maintenance or construction crew or emergency personnel stopped on the side of the freeway.
In July alone, six motorists and contracted workers were killed – including three by drunk drivers – and multiple others injured in highway work zones.
"Every day, highway workers put their lives in danger just by going to work," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. "These tragic incidents are sobering reminders that motorists must never drink and drive, and we all must do everything we can to keep our highways safe."
"Highway workers and emergency personnel risk their lives every day while helping to make our roads safer," said CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow. "We will continue to work with Caltrans to make highway work zones as safe as possible. However, even with appropriate safety precautions, we need the public's help to exercise common sense when driving and to refrain from driving impaired, speeding and other distracting behaviors that can lead to driver error."
Caltrans meets regularly with contractors to discuss mutual safety concerns to make work zones safer, and Caltrans and the CHP work together to test the effectiveness of having multiple CHP vehicles in construction zones to monitor driver safety and enforce the speed limit and the Move Over Law. When feasible, Caltrans allows an extra buffer lane between workers and vehicles in specific construction zones, so that workers previously separated only by orange cones have more space between themselves and oncoming vehicles.
"Over 700,000 men and women make their living in California's construction industry. Their livelihoods should never be a life or death proposition," said Tom Holsman, chief
executive officer for the Associated General Contractors of California (AGC). "AGC has
always been a strong and proud partner with public agencies as they deliver the much needed transportation projects the public demands. We need, more than ever, to work with our partners and have an informed traveling public to keep drunk drivers off our highways and out of work zones," Holsman added.
"I can assure you that the safety of crews is the single highest contractor priority when working on jobsites. Above profit, and above performance, nothing else matters if our members' crews aren't safe," said United Contractors CEO, Mark Breslin. "California drivers also have a serious responsibility to protect the lives of those who wake up early and stay up late to ensure safe roads and highways to travel on. Protecting the lives of our crews must be an 'all-hands-on-deck' effort on the part of Caltrans, industry, policy makers and the traveling public to make sure that each and every worker returns home safely to their family."
Among those killed include:
Regan Johnson, a 24-year-old Caltrans contractor's employee, was killed July 11 by a suspected drunk driver while working on Highway 99 in Fresno.
A motorcyclist died on July 18 when he clipped a "road closed" sign near a work zone on Highway 49 in Tuolumne County, causing him to veer off the highway directly into a telephone pole.
Two contract workers, 56-year-old Ramon Lopez and 58-year-old Ricardo Zamora, died July 22 when they were both struck by the same vehicle following a collision between two suspected drunk drivers in separate vehicles in a highway work zone on Interstate 405 in Torrance.
A minivan struck a contractor's truck as it was picking up cones in a construction zone on Interstate 10 in El Monte on July 24, killing the van's driver and his dog. Both of the Caltrans contract workers in the truck were injured.
A truck driver failed to slow down in a construction zone on Highway 99 in Bakersfield on July 25 and was killed after colliding with a dump truck.
In Redding, Caltrans tested temporary rumble strips in the areas leading up to work zones, and the results are encouraging: 46 percent of traffic slowed down. The tests are now expanding statewide.
Highway construction and maintenance work is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Since the 1920s, 178 Caltrans employees have died while on the job.
To download a zip-file containing a broadcast-quality public service announcement video about the Move Over law:
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Author Notes: For the second installment in this series -- about the delicious seafood my husband and I ate on the beach in Kenya during our honeymoon -- I present seaweed tempura. The seaweed at Kiwayu was almost translucent, and emerald green. During the day, it undulated gently under our toes as we swam in the crystal clear Indian Ocean -- at night, it served as an addictive bar snack, freckled with sesame seeds and encased in a light, crisp tempura shell.
This is my interpretation of the recipe the chef at Kiwayu kindly gave me. —Merrill Stubbs
Serves: 6 as an hors d'oeuvre
1 cup seaweed
1/3 cup plus 3 teaspoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
5 ounces soda water
Peanut oil, for frying
Soy sauce (I prefer light), for serving
- If your seaweed is in wide strips, slice them into thin ribbons. Clean the seaweed with running water and drain it well. Set aside.
- Stir together the flour, a pinch of salt and the sesame seeds in a medium bowl. Gradually pour in the soda water, whisking constantly.
- Heat 2 inches of oil in a large, deep pot over a medium flame, to about 300 degrees F. In the meantime, add the seaweed to the batter and stir to combine. Carefully drop the seaweed into the hot oil by 1/2 tablespoonfuls, about 6 spoonfuls at a time. Fry until lightly golden, turning over once during cooking, and then remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels while you fry the rest of the seaweed. (If the clumps of seaweed sink and stick to the bottom of the pot, don't worry -- after a minute or two you should be able to use the spoon to gently ease them from the bottom of the pot.)
- Sprinkle the fried seaweed with salt and serve while still warm with soy sauce for dipping.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
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DIY Inspiration: Cardboard Play Kitchen
When this mom decided she wanted a play kitchen for her girls, she shopped around and discovered that retail play kitchens were (a) expensive and (b) limited. So, what's a mom to do? Build her own, of course. Without using wood or power tools, this mom managed to build the most elaborate cardboard kitchen I've ever seen. But that's only version 1.0! Wait til you see how she upgraded for version 2.0.
With the help of her eldest daughter, this mom "decorated" the cardboard kitchen, although to us it looks like a complete makeover. These lucky girls now have a sleek, modern kitchen complete with all the utensils and appliances they could desire.
Read More: Shinya Blue
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• How To: Make a Toy Kitchen Out of Cardboard
• Homemade Play Kitchen from Fresh Direct Boxes
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Letter to the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee in Advance of the Upcoming Mark-up of the FY10 Appropriations Bill
July 22, 2009
Dear Senator:
In advance of the upcoming subcommittee mark-up of the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill, we would like to offer our views on funding for critical education programs.
Investments in education are critical not only to individual students, but to our nation as a whole. The economic benefits of education investments are clear. Investing in programs that help students succeed in school and prepare for the workforce results in higher levels of earnings for individuals and higher tax revenues for federal, state, and local governments. Individuals with higher levels of education are more likely to contribute positively to the economy and less likely to participate in social support programs down the road. Studies show that the economic benefits of education investments will more than recoup the cost of those investments.
We thank Congress for providing the bold, historic increases for long underfunded education programs as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding targeted to proven programs such as Title I and IDEA special education has put them closer than ever to full funding, helping schools provide more students with the resources and services necessary for academic success. The FY10 appropriations bill, however, will be critical in preventing a future devastating drop-off in funding for Title I and IDEA. While the so-called "cliff effect" for Title I and IDEA will not occur until FY 2011, avoiding the dangerous consequences of this drop-off in funding will require taking significant steps to increase funding for these programs beginning in FY 2010.
We request that the subcommittee provide the following for education programs:
- IDEA Special Education – an increase of $2.9 billion, from $11.51 billion in FY 2009 to $14.45 billion in FY 2010 (excluding funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) to reach a federal share of 29 percent of the excess costs of educating children with disabilities. This investment is critical to avoid a dramatic drop in funding in FY 2011 after the loss of ARRA funds, and to keep the program on track toward full funding.
- Title I – an increase of $2.5 billion, from $14.49 billion in FY 2009 to $16.99 billion in FY 2010 (excluding funding provided under ARRA). Like the requested IDEA investment, this increase is important to avoid the funding cliff in FY 2011 and ensure that disadvantaged students can receive all the services necessary to succeed. We particularly urge the subcommittee to reject the $1.5 billion cut to Title I proposed by the Administration.
- Improving Teacher Quality State Grants – an increase of $230 million, from $2.95 billion to $ 3.18 billion. This increase would bring funding to the most recent authorized level, provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 2002. Teacher quality grants can be used for a variety of purposes, including reducing class size – a critical goal as budget cuts have led to increases in class size in many states.
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers (Afterschool) – an increase of $220 million, from $1.13 billion to $1.35 billion. This would serve as a downpayment toward doubling funding to serve one million more children, as outlined in the President's education plan.
- English Language Acquisition State Grants – an increase of $240 million, from $730 million to $970 million. This would bring the program to the most recent authorized level (provided under ESEA in 2002), adjusted for inflation and enrollment growth.
- Career and Technical Education State Grants – an increase of $280 million, from $1.16 billion to $1.44 billion. This would restore funding to the FY 2004 level, adjusted for inflation and enrollment growth.
- Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) – restore funding to the FY 09 level, rejecting the President's proposed cut. Federal investment and leadership is necessary to modernize the classroom and instruction, and to bring innovation to our education system. EETT was funded in FY02-04 at nearly $700 million annually, but was cut back to $269 million in each of the last few years. Congress and the new Administration signaled strong support for the role of technology in education by including $650 million in the ARRA – funding that will disappear in FY 2011. However, the President has proposed only $100 million for FY 2010, excluding the ARRA funds.
- Redirect the proposed increase for the Teacher Incentive Fund to the priorities outlined above. The Teacher Incentive Fund is unnecessary, duplicative, and serves merely to divert scarce resources away from proven, underfunded programs, including many of the formula grant programs listed above.
We thank you for your consideration of our views on these important issues.
Diane Shust
Director of Government Relations
Randall Moody
Manager of Federal Advocacy


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Dark night. High heels. Wet sidewalk. Baby pram.
When we see sets of photographs at the photo agencies, sometimes it's hard to tell exactly what the timeline is, or what is going on.
For example: The pictures of Kim may have been taken before the pictures of Kanye. But in the photo set (and these things are usually chronological) they've been arranged thusly: Kanye West leaves a hotel and gets into a car. Kim Kardashian leaves the same hotel pushing a baby car seat/carriage, which she dismantles so that it's just the car seat, then lifts said car seat — by herself, in the rain, while wearing high heels — and gets herself and said car seat into a vehicle.
A little help, please?
[Kanye West and Kim Kardashian and baby North West coming out of a hotel in NYC, November 27, 2013. Images via Splash.]


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Greg Oden to Heat: Miami Signs Former No. 1 Overall Draft PickAugust 3, 2013
Greg Oden is back in the NBA. The top pick in the 2007 NBA draft will join the Miami Heat and hope his troublesome knees finally allow him to continue his once-promising basketball career.
UPDATE: Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 1:46 p.m. by Tom Kinslow
Heat owner Micky Arison confirmed the deal on his Twitter account:
Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel added that Oden passed his physical earlier this week and the former Trail Blazer is excited about the opportunity to join the two-time defending champions.
Upon adding Oden, the Heat issued a quote from the center that read, "I am very excited and happy to be here. I'm thankful to the Miami Heat organization for bringing me in and I'm ready to get to work."
In a statement, Heat President Pat Riley said, "After many months of discussion, evaluations and speaking with Greg, we felt it was the perfect time for him to make his comeback and re-enter the NBA with the Miami Heat."
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ESPN's Jeff Goodman breaks down the deal:
Oden had been a free agent since March of last year, when the Portland Trail Blazers waived him following a string of setbacks in his recovery from a serious knee injury. The big man's last appearance in an NBA game was Dec. 5, 2009. Since then, it's been a constant cycle of recovery and setbacks for the former Ohio State star.
ESPN passes along this quote from Oden:
"When I had a conversation with Coach (Erik) Spoelstra and hearing how much he knew about the training stuff that I was already doing, it kind of made me feel like they know what's best for me," Oden said in a phone interview.
"I'm not going to sit here and say I'm 100 percent," Oden added. "I am moving (well) and I am feeling good, but I have a lot of work to do."
From Sam Amico of Fox Sports:
ESPN's Marc Stein provides additional details on Oden's decision:
Doug Lesmerises of The Plain Dealer reported in January that Oden was aiming for a return to action after deciding to take a more cautious approach with his rehab:
Asked if he was playing at all, Oden said, "I'm just getting my knee ready so when things do happen I'll be ready to play next year.
"I'm still in the rehab process, but I'm it taking slow. I could possibly be playing at this point, but I've done that before and I got injured before, so I'd rather take everything I am doing slow. Right now I'm just doing strength stuff with my knees."
From ESPN's Brian Windhorst:
Whether that timetable remains in place now that he's officially signed with a team remains to be seen, but it wouldn't be wise to rush him back after all the setbacks in recent years.
At the very least, it's an intriguing, low-risk move. Oden was averaging 11 points, nine rebounds and two blocks per game, while shooting over 60 percent from the field, the last time NBA fans saw him. Those are solid numbers for what amounted to a second-year player.
What he will be able to accomplish upon his return to the court is a mystery. The possibility of him playing starter's minutes for an extended period of time is slim, but he stands a reasonable chance of becoming an efficient role player.
Of course, everything comes down to staying healthy. Oden has been on the verge of a return to the floor multiple times, only to have another setback with his knees. Sadly, it wouldn't be surprising if it happened again.
Hopefully that's not the case, though. The big man clearly has enough raw talent to succeed at the NBA level, even if it's in a limited role. If Oden can stay healthy for an entire season, he should be able to carve out a nice niche for himself.
Only time will tell if his knees will hold up well enough for him to accomplish that.


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Thursday, 8 September 2011
I Have Lived to Die When I Desire.
In the meantime, our friends and loved ones probably are wondering why we're so detached and uncaring, and have stopped doing the laundry, or helping the children with their homework, or having difficult conversations about those things friends inevitably clash on when they have two differing sets of conditioning.
Oh no, say the sages, in the state of ego desirelessness, all beings are equally loved, in fact, they are recognised as being love itself. This is so. But perhaps not desiring fun, fulfillment or health for ourselves and others can be described as not using all the marvelous tools we apparently have: our emotions, our minds, our arms, our legs.
There is nothing wrong with following certain traditions that endorse desirelessness. If nothing else, it's a useful discipline. But wading into the whole ego/life setup, sleeves rolled up, full of humanity, can also give a great "result". It is, in fact, what you've been doing all along. Even if you've been meditating away your desires.
The following clip from The Remains of the Day is the best illustration I know of advocating a little unrequited longing. The tool of desire, unindulged, gives us - in the vast panoply of human emotion - something incredibly raw and rich, sharp yet soft. Anthony Hopkins acts his comfy cardy off. Those eyes!
25 comments:
- Gorilla Bananas said...
I reckon that butler was impotent. He knew that getting on intimate terms with a woman would only lead to disappointment and heartache, because his gonads had been crushed like almonds.
- 8 September 2011 at 18:16
- Barry said...
My teacher, Zen Master Seung Sahn, used to say (repeatedly, for those of us who never really believed him) that it wasn't enough to perceive the truth. We must also perceive "correct" function - which is how the truth functions. Laughter time: laugh. Crying time: cry. Play time: play. Pay time: pay. This is entering the marketplace with open hands and heart!
- 10 September 2011 at 02:12
So now we should desire desire!
My understanding is that what is truly meant by not desiring is to let everything be as it is including desire and no desire, and not to advocate either extreme.
- 11 September 2011 at 00:13
- No One In Particular said...
Hey GB, I think you might have something there. It would explain the very puzzling reluctance the butler had to make a move for the housekeeper.
- 14 September 2011 at 13:17
- No One In Particular said...
Hi Barry, maybe perceiving correct function is not as difficult as one might believe.
- 14 September 2011 at 13:18
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Anonymous, advocating desire...advocating no desire...advocating either extreme...same things.
- 14 September 2011 at 13:19
Suzanne. Yep! Everything perfect as it is no need for anything to change.
- 14 September 2011 at 16:03
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Anonymous, it's great, reality really IS perfect: it doesn't need to change and yet it changes all the "time".
- 14 September 2011 at 16:40
- Louisa said...
I finished your book and it felt good. Thank you for bringing out a kindle edition, good thinking non-duality press. How does one find the ironing these days?
Lou x x x
- 14 September 2011 at 18:59
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Lou, thanks for braving the monster pic and vid download time on my site. I should adjust that really. Glad you like the book! Still big effing pile of ironing right behind me right now. Bugger it!
- 15 September 2011 at 09:46
- Jay Uhdinger said...
If we can just get rid of all those little filters in our mind then things are amazingly beautiful :)
- 19 September 2011 at 17:56
Hi Suzanne, great to exchange with you. I wanted to trump in with one more thing about desire. It hit me that the downside of desire that the 'sages' point to is the constant want for things not to be 'as they are', to be different. Never satisfied, always choosing the mind's story that things are not perfect over the verifiable reality that nothing is wrong in the given appearance.
Surely this is the true meaning of don't desire and not 'don't desire the latest pink Chanel handbag'?
- 20 September 2011 at 11:10
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Jay, nice way to put it.
- 21 September 2011 at 15:03
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Anonymous, speak for yourself...I actually really want the latest pink Chanel handbag! (Actually, it's the ISL Downtown handbag that I think is design genius: http://www.portero.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1200x800/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/1/1/11442-39--ysl-black-leather-large-sac-downtown-tote-bag.jpg )
And yes, that's the bottom line of desire...more akin to acceptance perhaps. The concepts are oozy and malleable!
- 21 September 2011 at 15:07
Lovely! If only I could get it in pink!
- 25 September 2011 at 10:47
- Bernard said...
ô dear friends ! If I had time and courage like Suzanne
I would have my own blog entitled
Everything exists although temporarily
Everything appears and then ceases to exist
But that's too much work and I have some ironing to do too,
although it's only five shirts a week.
About today's topic I would like to point to the endless
and very complex game that desires are playing.
In theory, it seems very simple : either you have the mean
to fulfill your desire, and so you do, and this one desire should
vanish. Either you do not have the mean to fulfill it
and, if you are a grown up, you might be able to forget about it
or wait, or both...
But it might get a lot more complicated : did'nt you notice
that one could be the pray of several contradictory desires ?
For instance, as a kid, I desired both at once to eat my strawberry
yougurt and yet still keep it.
Later, as a young man i had the strong and sincere desire to leave
my girlfriend and in the same time i had the very strong and sincere
desire not to hurt her.
Now I am mature, I have tamed such desires, and this is made very easy
with aging, because the desires are aging too. The spirit awakens
and becomes what it is and has always been, while the body and mind get
tired or indifferent.
Many small desires remain unfulfilled and are neatly packed and waiting
on a shelf somewhere. Some are very creative and interesting, some
are small and pathetic, some come in contradiction with others,
but who cares ?
The only desire that remains might be the biggest of them all,
the Great Ambition for Freedom which presents the very interesting
and puzzling characteristic of being self-contradictory.
This desire is the core of self, it is the ego itself and it shines like
a diamond in darkness, I really love it, and I think I will keep it till
the end.
Here we are all, with love.
- 3 October 2011 at 08:53
- No One In Particular said...
Hi Bernard, what a lovely, thoughtful comment. Luckily, whatever desires arise...they're not "wrong". Impossible to get it "wrong". Ignore them, take them seriously...what will, will.
- 5 October 2011 at 07:14
- Ged said...
Suzanne, do you do all the artwork
on your blog? Does it take special software to create it?
- 8 October 2011 at 14:26
- Peter bunzl said...
Hi Suzanne,
interesting post.
After the ecstasy, the laundry! as Jack Kanfield? said.
- 9 October 2011 at 14:55
- Lightning Brother said...
Hey, Suzanne, I had a trawl of a few of the 'advaita' websites this evening...OMGawd...could be the next new religion...? Hahaha! Gently untying myself from the knots...Thanks for your stuff: keep doing it..or not...x
- 10 October 2011 at 03:34
- Bernard said...
Impossible to get it "right" either :-) Ahahah ! What a joke !
- 12 October 2011 at 14:49
- No One In Particular said...
Hi Ged, yes I do, I just use Photoshop to combine random family photos and my own (old school, done with my actual hand) artwork. It's fast and easy.
- 13 October 2011 at 11:52
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Peter, nice to "see" you again...that goes for Ged too...and supposedly, the laundry IS the ecstasy. HAH!!
- 13 October 2011 at 11:54
- No One In Particular said...
Hi LB, the sites certainly abound.
- 13 October 2011 at 11:55
- allanbard said...
Excellent blog, interesting post! Thanks for accepting my friend request at FB too! It seems I could learn a lot from you!
I hope a suggestion of mine would be welcome: using sites like zazzle.com, cafepress. com, fiverr? They could be a good way to promote your works and to help "remove" stupidity in the streets like headlines on t-shirts, fridge-magnets, cups, etc: My Boyfriend kisses Better Than Yours, FBI - female body inspector, etc. Not everything we see and think of should be about sex, right? It would be much better if there were more nice pictures of mythical creatures, good thoughts, poems from fantasy genre, etc? I'm allanbard there, I use some of my illustrations, thoughts, poems from my books (like: One can fight money only with money, Even in the hottest fire there's a bit of water, Money are among the last things that make people rich, or
Let's watch the moon, let's meet the sun!
Let's hear soon the way the Deed was done!
Let's listen to the music the shiny crystals played,
let's welcome crowds of creatures good and great..
etc). I guess such lines sound and look much better than the usual we see every day? Best wishes! Keep the good work going! Let the wonderful noise of the sea always sounds in your ears! (a greeting of the water dragons' hunters - my Tale Of The Rock Pieces).
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Her label boss calls her to discuss her Academy of Country Music Awards video and she puts him on hold while she attends to more pressing matters like painting her nails, giving her friend guy advice and nuzzling with her kitty. She was Taylor being Taylor.
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When a coalition of American nonprofit groups sought new digital privacy protections, it went to the European Parliament. When opensource activists wanted to stop the merger between two American tech companies, they asked European regulators to re-examine the deal. And as Google and Microsoft have learned firsthand, European antitrust investigators can tie American companies up for years in litigation.
"A lot of Americans are just kind of unaware of the rest of the world. They think everything is decided here," said James Love, the director of the nongovernmental advocacy group Knowledge Ecology International.
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Laguna College of Art & Design raised $200,000-plus to benefit student programs and scholarships at the 23rd annual Collector's Choice Fine Art Event and Auction earlier this month, according to a news release.
The sold-out event celebrated the culmination of the 50th anniversary of the college with the theme "A Trip Down Memory Lane." Guests dressed in white and gold to match the décor designed by Emmy-nominated set and production designer and college trustee Nelson Coates.
Special guests included distinguished LCAD alumni, and friends of LCAD including world-renowned painter, sculptor, and drawer Richard MacDonald (Sissone), glass blower John Barber, renowned painters Kathy Jones and Karen Tusinski, collaborative painters Betty Haight and Stephanie Cunningham (Duets), sculptor and painter Andrew Myers, and plein-air artist Mark Jacobucci, the release said.
El Morro fifth-grader projects part of Science Showcase
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"With the implementation of the new Common Core State Standards and an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, we are ahead of the curve by having the fifth grade students create experiments to test their theories and present them in the Science Showcase," said El Morro Elementary School Principal Chris Duddy in a statement. "Students learned the scientific process and how to conduct an experiment that can be measured over time. I enjoyed seeing the results of their thinking."
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Laguna Beach High School PTA received the 2012 Outstanding PTA Unit Award for Fourth District PTA, a release said.
The Fourth District PTA is the largest PTA district in the nation, and encompasses all PTAs in Orange County schools, as well as the southeastern region of Los Angeles County.
LBHS PTA was named best PTA of the year out of more than 420 schools in the region served by the Fourth District PTA, across all grade levels, according to the release.
The high school's PTA's executive board has launched several innovations this year that impressed the selection committee, including the parent education forums at each monthly meeting, the hands-on manner the superintendent, school board members and the principal took with parents to discuss school matters as well as the improved communications to strengthen the home-school connection, partnership and outreach efforts and increased parent engagement, the release said.
Textbooks on display at district
The Laguna Beach School District's administrative office has several high school textbooks on display for the public to review from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through Monday at 550 Blumont St.
Books on display are "Discovering French Today!," "Literature and Language Arts — Warriner's Handbook, Third Course," "Economics — Principles and Practices," "Precalculus 4 e," "Trigonometry, Tenth Edition," and "Calculus of a Single Variable, Ninth Edition."
Lumberyard given Hall of Fame Award.
Lumberyard restaurant was awarded SchoolPower's Hall of Fame Award, according to a news release.
The restaurant, at 384 Forest Ave., has made exemplary contributions and shown ongoing support of the education foundation and Laguna Beach schools, the release said.
Owners Cary and Suzanne Redfearn have opened their restaurant several times to raise funds for many of the high school's booster clubs, Laguna Beach Little League, the Community Clinic, Ebell Club and the Laguna Playhouse as well as hosting the annual Lumberyard Chef Challenge.
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Rivals in Hype Only
(CHICAGO, IL – May 30, 2011) Let's just put an end to this nonsense about a rivalry. Animal Kingdom and Shackleford are not rivals. They are merely very fine horses that have run against each other in two races.
When they run against each other a half dozen times and the finishes are thrilling each time, or when each accounts for a race against the other in a way that you'll remember it forever, maybe that's when there will be a rivalry. Until then, prepare for a Belmont Stakes that might re-unite the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winners and that, in itself, is worth something. It'll be the first time for the rubber match since 2005.
Last year's Belmont Stakes didn't feature either the Derby or Preakness winner. In the year before, the Derby king Mine That Bird finished third while the Preakness queen Rachel Alexandra remained in her stall. In 2008, Big Brown, running invincibly, supposedly, had his Triple Crown beheaded when Kent Desormeaux pulled the undefeated horse up and out of the race when he saw that his effort was futile.
Only nine winners of one of the first two Triple Crown races or both competed in the third over the term of the last 10 years. Only one Belmont winner since 1995, namely Thunder Gulch, won the Derby. In the last couple decades, half the Belmonts were won by basically once-in-a-lifetime sensations.
As a matter of fact, the Belmont Stakes hasn't accommodated rivals since 1989 when Easy Goer turned the tables on Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Sunday Silence. The two Hall of Fame horses met on the racetrack only four times. Sunday Silence defeated Easy Goer three times. Yet, in two of the races, the margin was less than a neck. In the betting, one was favored and the other was made second choice in all Triple Crown starts, and they finished one-two each time.
In 1978, Easy Goer's father Alydar had a rivalry with Affirmed that was even more thrilling. The two horses met on 10 occasions, facing off eight times before the Belmont. Heading into Louisville for the Run for the Roses, the count stood at two wins for Alydar and four for Affirmed. The chestnut son of Exclusive Native, under-appreciated by the Eastern establishment, swept the Triple Crown and beat his rival twice more to the finish line, although he surrendered his Travers Stakes prize money because of Laffit Pincay's boo-boo.
There have been years when circumstances conspired to create rivalries, too. Sham is often considered the rival of Secretariat, but in none of their showdowns was the outcome in doubt. Frank "Pancho" Martin, Sham's trainer, contributed heat to this comparison, boasting wildly that Sham finished ahead of Secretariat in the Wood Memorial won by Angle Light and that his horse lost two teeth in the gate before the Derby began. But to nought.
East vs. West was the theme behind the fabrication of a Nashua vs. Swaps rivalry in 1955. A "Great Match Race," held at Chicago's Washington Park, eventually settled which colt was the better – the Kentucky Derby winner Swaps or the Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner Nashua. The race turned out to be not much of a contest, as the East Coast-based Nashua took the lead at the start and, like Seabiscuit beating War Admiral – two other famed rivals, found the finish line first.
In the late 1930s, Seabiscuit and War Admiral developed their followings with feats that kept them apart. Only they, unlike Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra, were given the chance to meet. Rivals that never face off often cause the most intrigue. Unresolved issues play into the imagination. We'll never know now, for example, if Uncle Mo was the better of Premier Pegasus or if Uncle Mo was a flash in the pan.
At this point, neither Animal Kingdom nor Shackleford are candidates for anxious conjecture. In Animal Kingdom, horse racing has an impressive Kentucky Derby winner that achieved his success after the top three-year-olds dropped out. The lightly-raced horse is 50-50 in his half dozen starts, having won only one race of questionable note - the Grade 3 Spiral - before breaking through to the peak of his generation.
Shackleford is a Preakness winner that took advantage of his tactical speediness to hang on in a race that set up poorly for Animal Kingdom. The Dale Romans-trained colt wasn't able to hold off a lesser adversary - Dialed In - in the Florida Derby, a similar, albeit, slightly longer route. Although the colt's three-for-seven record's admirable, the son of Forestry may, if he stays healthy, become Hard Spun.
In the next two weeks, NYRA's marketing and communications teams will be cranking out tweets and Facebook posts like a teen that's on summer vacation. They'll be spinning the face-off as a battle of champions.
This is what you do when you're dealt a hand that costs you 50,000 fans in the grandstand.
When no Triple Crown's at stake, Belmont Park's management is ecstatic to host 60,000 patrons on Belmont Stakes day. Chances are, nonetheless, that the crowd will see some other horse, beside the two being hyped, prove triumphant.
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Have 2 1/2 hours logged on the LTD.
Awesome low end. On Par with the Dyno 18. Amazing JUICE on the upstroke! Which I need weighing 245 Pies.
Tried 2 diff settings on Bar pressure. Def keep it on soft next Sesh.
I noticed when a Puff of wind hits the Kite, it Translates Immediate power and speed to the Board. Great Acceleration!
1st Sesh was on 6 ft 5 Amundson Custom Surf 23 in Wide. Good bar pressure. Great feel.
2 nd Sesh on Flydoor XL. Felt Bar pressure more. Not as great as acceleration.
Build Quality is Great!!
Extremely stable launching, overhead and Landing.
Size looks closer to an 18 M.
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UPWIND is as good as any Inflatable I have ridden.
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(Major remodel dates are in parentheses)
1952 Clark (1997)
1955 Issaquah Middle (1999)
1959 Sunset (2003)
1962 Issaquah High-current site (2008-2010)
1962 Sunny Hills (1995)
1963 Briarwood (1996)
1969 Issaquah Valley (1996)
1969 Maple Hills (1997)
1969 Maywood Middle (1997)
1970 Apollo (1995)
1974 Pine Lake Middle (1998)
1975 Liberty High (1998)
1988 Challenger
1991 Discovery
1991 Tiger Mountain
1992 Cougar Ridge
1994 Beaver Lake Middle
1996 Endeavour
1997 Skyline High (2008-2010)
2001 Cascade Ridge
2004 Newcastle
2005 Pacific Cascade
2006 Grand Ridge
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Just 15 years ago, 8,644 students attended 13 schools in the District. Today, over 21,000 students build their futures in 24 schools.
Drawn by the allure of a beautiful region in which to live and a school district with a reputation for quality education, hundreds of new families have made this region their home.
Because community and business have supported construction bonds, students today have modern and well-equipped schools and high quality teachers (more than half of Issaquah School District teachers have advanced degrees).
Schools in the District today were originally built in their current locations during the years listed to the right. Community support of construction bonds and capital levies has made additions and remodels possible.
Echo Glen Children's Center is a Washington state juvenile detention facility. It houses young offenders while they serve their sentences. At Echo Glen School, the Issaquah School District partners with the state to ensure that they have an opportunity for quality education while at the Children's Center.
Echo Glen's innovative programs to foster student responsibility include a canine training program, and Caring through Sharing involvement.


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2012 Nissan GT-R: New Car Review
Pros: Very fast; superb acceleration; extremely agile; upscale interior; an abundance of premium amenities; very affordable relative to competition
Cons: Less of a status symbol than most competitors; feels a little large and heavy in corners
The Nissan GT-R is a 2+2 sport coupe, but that description doesn't do it justice. This pseudo-supercar's track-caliber credentials are on par with many exotics that cost three, four and five times as much. For that reason, it is considered one of the best high-performance values in the world.
The GT-R achieves its world-class status thanks to an extremely potent twin-turbo V6, a fast-shifting automated manual gearbox, a sport-tuned suspension, powerful Brembo brakes and a sophisticated all-wheel-drive system. All of these elements come together to make the GT-R an extremely capable sports car.
Despite its performance intentions, the GT-R is not light, with a curb weight of almost 3,800 pounds, nor is it small in size. Although its dynamics are above and beyond those of most performance cars, the car can feel a little weighed down when taking corners at high speeds. Regardless, if you buy one, you're going to want a track membership to go with it.
Inside and out, the GT-R looks the part of a fast car. Its exterior is sleek and aerodynamic, and inside there's a well-crafted, sport-infused cockpit with no shortage of performance cues.
For 2012, the GT-R is improved in both power and fuel efficiency. It has a reshaped front end and new colors, while the interior gets minor styling tweaks. There's also a new Black Edition with black and red Recaro seats and specialized blacked-out wheels.
Blending performance, technology, aesthetics and affordability, the Nissan GT-R is a rare breed among fast cars. Some may be turned off by the fact that it's a Nissan, but for anyone wanting a superb sports car without breaking the bank, there might not be a better choice.
Comfort & Utility
The GT-R's four-passenger interior is defined by a high-tech, high-performance cockpit that looks like that of a sports car in the future. Premium-quality materials are used, and everything - gauges, meters, controls, vents, dash panels - comes together seamlessly. The entire space is visually stunning with superior ergonomics. You'll forget you're in a Nissan.
The front compartment is headlined by a new carbon fiber center stack with matte black switchgear and a dash-top multifunction display that details performance data such as G-forces, shifting patterns and lap times. This is information the driver can use to improve his or her piloting skills.
The front sport seats are supportive and very well bolstered, designed to keep occupants in place through all of the GT-R's high-speed acrobatics. Unlike many performance cars, there's plenty of head- and legroom in front, even for those over six feet tall. And the seats are comfortable, too, more than adequate for normal everyday driving and longer highway journeys.
The GT-R's rear seats are tight and difficult to access. They are fine for kids, but most adults will not want to be back there. In terms of trunk space, there's a useable 8.8 cubic feet, enough for a couple of overnight bags.
Notable convenience features include xenon headlights, leather/suede upholstery, power front seats with heat and a premium 11-speaker audio system. The newly introduced GT-R Black Edition trades in the standard front sport seats for a pair of black and red leather Recaro seats.
The GT-R's most notable advanced electronic feature is the standard multifunction display unit, which captures pertinent high-performance driving data and allows it to be reviewed by the driver. Other technological amenities include Bluetooth with streaming audio, a USB interface, navigation with real-time traffic and a hard-drive music storage component.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The 2012 Nissan GT-R is equipped with an uprated 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 that makes a tremendous 530 horsepower and 488 lb-ft of torque. That's 45 extra horses compared with last year. All of this energy is fed to an advanced all-wheel-drive system by way of a six-speed dual-clutch automated manual gearbox. This transmission offers three driver-selectable shifting programs.
The uptick in power has shaved almost a half second off the GT-R's 0-to-60-mph time, which is now down to 3.2 seconds. Top speed is just over a blurring 190 mph.
As one would expect, the GT-R's acceleration is awe-inspiring. Making the performance experience even more ethereal is the rev-matching throttle-blip feature, which mimics the skill of heel-and-toe driving. The GT-R also offers steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters for drivers who prefer that approach.
Standard safety features for the GT-R include ABS, stability control, traction control and six airbags: front, side and head curtain.
Driving Impressions
From a speed and acceleration standpoint, the GT-R is as good as it gets, with blinding fast straight-line performance and tire-melting torque. All this power feels a little less daunting because it is accompanied by a very precise steering system, a sophisticated all-wheel-drive setup and big, strong brakes designed to reel the car in when it threatens to hit its top limit.
The GT-R is as sure-footed and stuck to the pavement as a world-class sports car can be. That's especially true when it takes to the curves, whether on harrowing canyon switchbacks or a racetrack. The GT-R feels extremely confident in corners, almost regardless of speed. It maintains racing-car-like grip and balance, offering a true sense of control and stability. But if the driver is feeling a little daring and feels the urge to break the car loose, stability control can always be shut off.
The main trouble with this car is its 3,800-plus-pound curb weight, which makes the GT-R feel a bit less agile than a few of its top German competitors. If this car were to shed 200-300 pounds of technology equipment, it could very well outmatch any other performance car out there.
The GT-R offers an easygoing ride, thanks to a driver-tunable vehicle dynamics system. In normal mode, the car takes on a less rigid personality, making it viable for daily commuting or interstate cruising, something that many vehicles in this category can't claim.
Other Cars to Consider
Porsche 911 - The Porsche is more expensive and is more of a status symbol. It's also more nimble in corners. The GT-R's off-the-line acceleration is more impressive.
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - The Corvette is more affordable than the GT-R. But from a pure performance standpoint, the GT-R is quicker and more agile in corners. In short, the Nissan is a better track car.
Mercedes Benz C63 AMG - The Mercedes can offer both luxury and performance at very high levels. But it's pricey. The GT-R is not only more affordable but delivers a quicker 0-to-60-mph time, a higher top speed and more overall track prowess.
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The GT-R comes in a single model, so there isn't much choice when it comes to equipment. There's only one option, a Cold Weather package with all-season tires, which buyers in northern climates should seriously consider unless they plan on garaging their GT-R for the winter. For 2012, there's also a new Black Edition, which is primarily an appearance package. For an extra $5,000 (taking the base price of $91,000 up to $96,000), you get black and red leather Recaro seats, a black headliner and blacked-out alloy wheels for an extra dose of aggression on an already mean-looking performance machine.


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Rye and oats are the most common cover crops in this area.
So you�ve planted your winter cover crop ... now what? If you planted at the proper time � mid September � you should be seeing some great growth the past few weeks.
If you got a little behind and still haven�t planted, there is still time. As long as there are about three to four weeks of warm days, cool nights and adequate moisture, your cover crop has time to germinate and get some growth to avoid a winter kill.
By choosing to plant a cover crop for grazing, you have done yourself a favor in more ways than one. All of the cover crops � most commonly rye and oats � are great erosion fighters. They have extensive, soil holding root systems, and establish quickly even in poor, rocky or wet soils.
The dense yet shallow root systems act as soil builders, improving water infiltration. The rapid aboveground growth helps supply organic matter. There is usually little weed pressure until spring, but if you planted properly, the stand density will shade out most of your weeds and prevent seeds from germinating.
You have also provided a cheap and efficient source of winter feeding, which is way more convenient and economical than feeding hay.
No matter what cover crop you chose, most of them will behave about the same throughout the cool season. These crops love warm days and cool nights, with just the right amount of rain. If you plant early enough, you might be able to graze it before the first frost. However, during the coldest weeks between January and Feb. 15, there will be little growth.
Grazing should be reduced during this time to allow the stand to survive. By mid-March, the weather should be optimal for great growth, and any animal grazing should be quite satisfied.
Maintenance is important. Avoid overgrazing or mowing cover crops closer than 3 to 4 inches. For average phosphorus and potassium conditions (based on soil test), apply 500-600 pounds of 10-10-10 at planting. On sandy soils, make additional applications of 60-80 pounds of nitrogen per acre when plants are 2-3 inches tall in November, and topdress with 50 pounds of nitrogen on or near Feb. 15.
The biggest downfall with using a cover crop in established bermudagrass pastures, hayfields or sprayfields is timing. Around the middle of March to mid-April, your cover crop is growing like crazy. The animals grazing on it will probably be standing knee-high in the most beautiful green grass.
However, your bermudagrass, lying dormant beneath all this action, is waiting for its chance to shine. In early April, bermudagrass needs constant sunshine to green up and get ready for the warm summer season, when many farmers depend on it the most. If your cover crop is still on top of it, you are going to deny it the energy it needs to thrive.
This is where you have to make a crucial decision. Ideally, you would need to kill the cover crop (or at least mow it very close to the ground), to provide the bermuda the sunlight it needs to grow. It seems against the laws of Mother Nature to destroy the beautiful spring growth of a cover crop, so you have to decide which is more important. A stand of bermudagrass with a cover crop that lasts later into the spring will greatly reduce the first cutting of summer hay.
Cover crops are beneficial to all aspects of the farm, including the soil and the grazing animals. So bundle up, sit back, and dream about spring!
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Despite an unprecedented number of leaks last year, Apple still has a reputation for being one of the world's most secretive companies.
It's so secretive, it annoys employees who say they don't even know what they're working on half the time.
A number of recent reviews on Glassdoor, a site that lists job information and company reviews, have served as a place for Apple engineers to vent.
When you write a Glassdoor review, you're encouraged to list pros and cons about working for a company. In the "cons" section, a few current and recent employees mentioned frustration with the level of secrecy in Apple. Some said it inhibited their ability to work.
For example, two days ago, a current UX designer in Apple's Cupertino headquarters described the work experience as "breathtaking." But s/he also said this:
"[There's] a lot of secrecy, you don't know what you are working on."
Another former Apple engineer, who called the company a "very challenging environment," expressed the same frustration on January 21:
"Secrecy is a killer, the more you give to the job the more is expected from you. No chance of life balance here," the engineer wrote. "Ever wondered why Google always makes the the top ten of the best companies to work for but Apple never get even close? Well there is a reason..."
Here are a few more recent examples:
- From an Apple software engineer intern on January 19: "smart people, cool products, challenging environment...secrecy is tiring."
- On December 12, a former software engineer wrote: "Great products, damaging culture...Culture of secrecy for the sake of secrecy is extremely damaging."
- From a current software engineer in October: "Just an awesome place to work...Secrecy and "need to know" mode of information sharing sometimes hamper progress."
- And another: "Great company to work [for]...The culture of secrecy can be fairly annoying at times."
- And yet another, in September: "You get a sense of being out of the loop at times. Various departments are shut off from one another. It's very competitive too."


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Location: SD Highway 34 from Just east of Dakota Avenue to 0.1 mile east of Dakota Avenue in Wessington Springs
Improvement Type: Structure Replacement
Public Meetings
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) has a long history of public involvement in the development of transportation plans and projects. The 2005 passage of the Safe, Accountable, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) requires a public involvement process. Public meetings for the project scope and/or design will occasionally be scheduled to collect public input, provide information and answer questions.
Public Information Meeting - January 10, 2012
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I mixed 1 part brown rice to two parts haiga rice. Should I use the white or brown rice setting? Thank you!
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Loretta will have the expert opinion on this, but my gut reaction is "don't do it". Brown rice and white rice take different amounts of time to cook, so by the time the brown rice is cooked the white stuff will be way overdone. If you want to mix them, cook them separately first, then mix.
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Loretta will have the expert opinion on this
Sorry, not at all :(
I've never used haiga rice so don't know anything about cooking times for it. I do mix other grains in with white rice (mostly just mugi/barley but you can add flax, sesame seeds, poppy seeds to the barley and I've heard of quinoa and even oatmeal being used) but I've never mixed brown and white rice for cooking.
If you were to sprout/germinate brown rice first then you could probably cook it with white rice (I only started germinating rice recently thanks to a recent thread and because I realised the yogurt setting on my rice machine was appropriate for this). I've been cooking germinated brown rice using the white rice setting on my machine - seems to work fine. I also tried germinating some very old brown rice I had and this didn't work, however, because this rice had soaked for over 24 hours it still cooked OK with the white rice setting.
This is a convoluted way of coming to my own, non-expert and very personal conclusion that you might be able to successfully cook brown rice with white if you are prepared to soak and periodically rinse (so it doesn't smell) your brown rice over a 24 hour period - but then you may as well germinate it...
I keep meaning to try making brown rice with barley. My grandmother gave me a cookbook with some version of brown rice and barley (doesn't even mention what types of either grain), since I have had a few bad results with that cookbook I should really just suck it up and look up the proportions else where.
For the flax and sesame seeds I would think to mix them in after, to try and retain more of their health benefits, but now that you mention it that might be something interesting to try (when I am not concerned about getting my omega-3's for the day).
If you're able to open your rice cooker while the rice is cooking, you can set it for the brown rice setting, then add the haiga during the cooking process (halfway through if you didn't soak the rice, probably sooner if you did). It won't be superb rice, but it'll be okay. (At least, this has turned out fine with brown and white rice on my stovetop.)
Does your rice cooker have a timer? What I do is mix 1/2 and 1/2, wash it in the morning, and put it in the cooker with the cooking water to soak all day. I set it on "white rice" and it comes out nicely. I think the soaking helps soften the brown rice. When I try to cook both together immediately, either the brown isn't done or the white is too done.
Thanks for all the replies. Before I had a chance to read them, I tried cooking it on the brown rice setting. It was terrible, but the haiga-mai was quite mushy and gooey. I think I gave up on this=)
If you have a rice steamer and you mix white and brown rice together use the white rice setting. I do this all of the time. If you are cooking 2 cups of W&B medium grain rice add 3 cups of water to it. If you are cooking it on a stove top set it at med low for 35-45 minutes. Make sure you have a tight lid and don't lift up the lid until it is done. If you do add about 1/4 cup more water and give it an extra 5-10 minutes. Good luck.
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The Packers had to put a linebacker on IR Monday, but they're hoping they don't have to make it two.
Packers linebacker Clay Matthews has suffered a broken thumb, which has put his status in doubt, according to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Packers coach Mike McCarthy said at his press conference that Matthews was getting a second opinion, adding an ominous-looking: "I'm hopeful it's not season-ending."
The Packers haven't used their IR/designated for return spot yet, so that would ostensibly be an option, depending on what the doctors tell Matthews.
The Packers also announced they had placed linebacker Robert Francois on injured reserve after he tore his Achilles in yesterday's win over the Lions. They filled his roster spot by signing cornerback James Nixon from the practice squad.
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The study was led by epidemiologist Katherine Tucker with the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University in Boston, Mass. Tucker directs the HNRCA's Dietary Assessment and Epidemiology Research Program.
Other studies have consistently shown that fruit and vegetable intake is good for bones. Biological antioxidants in fruits and vegetables, such as carotenoids, protect cells and tissues from damage caused by naturally occurring oxygen free radicals in the body. Such plant nutrients may help protect the skeleton by reducing oxidative stress and thereby inhibiting bone breakdown or resorption.
The researchers examined potential effects on bone mineral density of overall and individual intake of several carotenoid compounds, including alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, lycopene and lutein+zeaxanthin.
For the observational study, the researchers tracked changes in bone mineral density at two areas of the hip and lumbar spine of male and female volunteers, aged 75 years on average, participating in the Framingham Osteoporosis Study. Among these volunteers, 213 men and 390 women were measured at the beginning of the study and four years later.
Over the course of the four years of the study, carotenoids were associated with some level of protection against losses in bone mineral density at the hip in men and at the lumbar spine in women. No significant associations were observed at the other bone sites.
The results suggest there is a protective effect of carotenoids, particularly of lycopene, against bone loss in older adults. The researchers concluded that carotenoids may explain, in part, the previously observed protective effects of fruit and vegetable consumption on bone mineral density.
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March 17, 2006
San Diego, CA - The Yale men's tennis team wrapped up their spring break tour today with a win over the University of Utah. The Bulldogs, currently ranked No. 66 in the nation, beat No. 51 Utah 4-3.
Brandon Wai '07 won at No. 1 singles in straight sets, going 6-4, 6-3 over Zach Ganger. Milosz Gudzowski '06 defeated Tomasz Grzub 6-4, 6-2, to claim the No. 2 spot. At the No. 3 spot, Michael Caldwell '09 also won in straight sets against Jason Yap, 6-2, 6-0. Rowan Reynolds, playing at the No. 6 spot, continued the Elis' streak with a win over Ryan Scott, 7-6, 6-4.
In doubles action, Gudzowski and Chris Lawler '07 won the No. 3 spot, 8-3.
The Elis will play Manhattan College on Sat., April 1 at 12:30 p.m. at home in New Haven.
Report filed by Christie Yang '06, Yale Sports Publicity.