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MILAN (AP) -- Ottavio Missoni, the patriarch of the iconic fashion brand of zigzag-patterned knitwear that helped launch Italian ready-to-wear and turn Milan into a fashion mecca, died Thursday just months after his eldest son disappeared without a trace. He was 92.
Missoni "passed away serenely" in his home in the town of Sumirago, north of Milan, where Missoni SpA is also based, the company said in a statement.
It was another sorrow for the family in a year that marks the 60th anniversary of their company's founding, following the disappearance in January of the Missonis' eldest child, company CEO Vittorio Missoni.
The 58-year-old disappeared with his wife and four others while flying in a small plane during a vacation to a Venezuelan island. They were never found, and the cause of the disappearance remains a mystery.
Known to friends by his nickname "Tai," Ottavio Missoni founded the company in 1953, along with his wife, Rosita Jelmini, who survives him. They went on to create a fashion dynasty, with the couple's three children and their offspring involved in expanding the brand.
"It was Tai and Rosita who founded, along with few others, Italian fashion in the 1950s," said Mario Boselli, chairman of the Milan Fashion Chamber who knew Missoni for decades. "We are speaking of a historical era, the start of ready-to-wear in Italy, that defined the success of 'Made in Italy.'"
Boselli described Missoni as "a pleasure, a marvel of great sympathy and great openness with an enormous human warmth."
Laura Biagiotti, who was among those early designers, said Missoni patterns "became almost a second flag for Italy."
"I have always admired Tai's vital energy, his joy in life, the ability to run a family and a company in a unique environment — a little magical, made of creativity, originality and most of all in the spirit of teamwork," said Biagiotti, who also made her name in knitwear, earning the moniker "Queen of Cashmere."
Born on Feb. 11, 1921, in what is now Dubrovnik, a picturesque Adriatic coastal city in Croatia, Missoni was fond of saying he came into the fashion business "by accident."
His wife's family owned a textile factory and produced shawls, and the newlyweds started their own business in 1953 with an artisan's shop producing knitwear in Gallarate, near Milan.
At the beginning, they produced athletic wear, likely inspired by Missoni himself, who had been a track-and-field star specializing in 400-meter relays and hurdles. He won several national medals, and competed in the 1948 Olympics, finishing sixth in the 400-meter hurdles after he hit an obstacle.
At the beginning of that decade, during World War II, he was taken prisoner during the battle of El Alamein, and held for four years by the British.
The brand got its first break in 1958, when the Rinascente department store commissioned 500 colorful vertically striped shirt dresses — the first to carry the Missoni label.
Missoni recalled in an autobiography published for his 90th birthday that one evening he and Rosita snuck down to view their creations displayed in the store window. The mannequins wore colorful blindfolds, and Missoni wrote that they heard a passerby remark: "Oh dear, poor things, thank goodness they covered the eyes because if they could only see themselves."
The criticism wasn't shared, and the Missoni brand gained quick popularity with its original striped and zig-zag patterns.
The company expanded, eventually constructing its main factory in Sumirago. But the philosophy of applying an artisan's eye to detail and precision continued to shape its fashion output, on the runways of Milan and in stores worldwide as the brand went global.
The Missonis, who often wore their own creations in everyday life, first showed their collection in Milan in 1966. The next year, a show in Florence of transparent tops sparked outrage, but they were ahead of a fashion trend that would later be picked up by no one less than Yves Saint Laurent, before spreading.
Missoni wrote later that his wife discovered just before the models were to go down the runway at the Pitti Palace that they had forgotten garments that we supposed to be worn under the sheer lame blouses.
"So, she sent them out without bras, and the lights made them transparent. The indulgent smiles and delight of the buyers and the guests contrasted with the protests of the organizers: 'What do they think, that Pitti Palace is the Crazy Horse cabaret?' And we weren't invited to the next shows," he wrote.
But the Missonis had their revenge, creating a literal and figurative splash in Milan the next year when a poolside show ended with everyone in the water.
Missoni recalled that the brand first caught the eye of fashion writers when Anna Piaggi wrote about it for a monthly printed by Mondadori publishing house in 1965. But soon, Missoni was spread across every major fashion magazine from Elle to Vogue, featured in The New York Times and lionized by Women's Wear Daily.
The brand opened its first boutique in the United States in 1970, and by the end of the decade Missoni knitwear was a must-have for the well-heeled. The media dubbed Missoni "the new status symbol of Italian design."
The brand's appeal in the United States has hardly cooled. In 2011, demand was so high for a Missoni limited edition line for Target that the retailer's website crashed.
Missoni's signature fashions have a reputation for wearability and for surviving many seasons of changing trends. Among the exhibits honoring the company was one by the Whitney Museum in New York. New York's Metropolitan Museum has also showcased Missoni creations. The house also has designed costumes for a production of "Lucia di Lammermoor" at La Scala starring Luciano Pavarotti and Luciana Serra.
Ottavio and Rosita turned over the business to their children in 1997. Missoni wrote that "it was time for a change" and that all three children had already "freely and spontaneously" inserted themselves into the company.
The couple's daughter, Angela, is the creative director, while their third child, Luca, has a technical role. The family won the admiration of the fashion community for their perseverance when they went on with their January menswear show just days after Vittorio went missing.
The fashion dynasty is expanding, too: Ottavio and Rosita's granddaughter, Margherita, has promoted Missoni perfume and starred in advertising campaigns.
D'Emilio and AP Fashion Writer Daniela Petroff contributed from Rome.


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What if the characters from Capcom's popular fighting franchise were given the Dawson's Creek/Smallville treatment? It would probably go something like this. Street Fighter High takes popular Street Fighter characters and places them on the most dangerous fighting arena ever: High school.
Even newcomer Juri makes an appearance, taking home the award for best use of "Crazy Bitch" in a video game parody video.
According to one of the fan-films' co-producers, a cast and crew of about 40 people were gathered together to create this homage to everyone's favorite fighting franchise.
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- Report graded over 2,000 top companies for sustainability
- Apple and Google received D grades
- German sportswear company Puma was rated highest
- Only 2% of U.S. companies and 1% of Asian businesses had the top mark
Tech giants Apple and Google may get an unofficial A grade when it comes to stock price, but they can only manage a D grade when it comes to sustainability.
The U.S. technology companies both received the grade that would make most students wince in a new survey, published this week, that rated the sustainability performance of 2,063 global companies.
The report evaluated companies according to their social, environmental and governance risks and impacts, taking into consideration human rights and supply chain labor standards among other issues
Top of the class in the Sustainability Report published by EIRIS, the British based corporate research company, is German sportswear company, Puma. Lesser known companies like Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, and two British rail and bus companies make it into the top ten.
"Despite operating in a sector at high risk for human-rights abuses, Puma has a strong environment record and demonstrates improvements in supply chain labor standards," the report said.
The worst performers were graded E, with over 60% of mining and oil and gas producing companies including ExxonMobil and Chevron Corporation given the lowest rating.
By definition fossil fuel focused companies are not able get the highest grade, but the report's authors say their grades can improve if they show greater commitment to developing cleaner alternative energy sources.
The sector with the most A grades was in health care, because of the "positive social benefits of healthcare" and lower environmental impact, with four pharmaceutical companies in the top ten.
Carlota Garcia-Manas, Head of Research at EIRIS, said environmental and ethical concerns are becoming a greater priority among many of the companies rated.
"There are signs that companies are making sustainability a priority and acknowledging its importance, not only in terms of acting as good 'corporate citizens' but also in terms of ensuring their own long-term success," she said.
The report revealed some notable differences between companies from different regions. One fifth of UK companies scored A, followed by 12% of mainland European ones, but only 2% of U.S. companies and 1% of Asian ones received the top mark. One in five of the Asian companies surveyed received an E grade.
According to EIRIS, Apple's poor grade was because of its links to suppliers in countries with human rights and labor issues, while another of titan of the corporate world, Toyota, received a C because of its leadership in developing cleaner technology vehicles.
The report found that smaller companies were generally lagging behind on sustainability -- only 24% of the 50 biggest companies surveyed had D or E grades compared to 40% across the wider sample.
"It's clear that companies need to do much more if they are to meet the concerns of their stakeholders and investors whilst managing the impacts of their businesses upon society and the environment in a sustainable way, both now and in the future," said Garcia-Manas.


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BEVERLY, Mass. – MIT captured the first two sets (27-25, 25-18), but host Endicott College rallied to win the next three (25-21, 25-16, 15-12) to hand the nationally-ranked No. 12 Engineers their first loss in NECVA New England Division play on Thursday night. The Gulls improved to 19-9 on the year and 11-2 in conference action while MIT dipped to 23-6 overall and 12-1 in the New England Division.
T he hosts carried the momentum into that final set, jumping out to a 6-4 lead. The Engineers leveled the set at eight following a kill by David Thomas, who was one of three players to finish with double-digit kills for the visitors.
Kills by Matt Devendorf and Jeremy Siden pulled the Gulls ahead by two before Thomas connected again to cut the deficit in half. Endicott scored five of the next seven points, highlighted by Travis Netherton's kill on match point.
Senior outside hitter Zeke Kubisch finished with a team-high 12 kills while Siden and Devendorf each added 11. Netherton chipped in 10 kills and nine total blocks in the win. The Gulls were particularly impressive at the net, led by junior middle blocker Joshua Bruno. Endicott finished with 20 total blocks including a match-high ten from Bruno. Junior libero Andrew Slocum added to the defensive effort with a team-high 15 digs. Carter Roche and Jeremy Schlosser combined to hand out 44 assists.
Freshman Ken Siebert led all attackers with 21 kills while classmate Billy Evans added 16. Thomas finished with 19 kills to go along with six digs. Tim Lee and Jeremy Velazquez paced the Engineers with 14 and 15 digs, respectively. Lee also dished out a match-high 48 assists.
The result creates a log jam atop the division standings, as MIT leads second-place Endicott by just one game. Newbury lurks in third place, a game and a half behind MIT at 10-2.
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Closing the GL year when using Analytical Accounting (AA) is seamless. This blog should give you an idea of what should happen when closing GL with Analytical Accounting.
Analytical Accounting is integrated with the GL closing process. What this means is when you close your GL year, the AA data will move from the open tables (AAG30000-AAG30003) to the history tables (AAG40000-AAG40003). In order to have the BBF entries created in the AA tables, you must verify that the following options are selected:
• Analytical Accounting Options window (Administration area page under Setup | Company | Analytical Accounting) – 'Include dimensions in the year end close'
• Transaction Dimension Maintenance window (Financial area page under Cards | Analytical Accounting) – 'Consolidate balances during year end close'
If you have not closed your GL year (with AA activated) after installing a service pack later than SP2 for version 10.0, you may receive a message stating "You must consolidate transactions and transfer detail to history utility to close the year". There was code added to the closing process that will verify the historical years in Fiscal Period Setup and compare them to the years in the AA open tables. If there is AA data in the AAG3000X series of tables for a historical year, you will receive the error.
You will need to process the utility 'Move Data to History' on the Financial area page under Utilities | Analytical Accounting for all years that are historical. When you open the Transfer Transaction Data to History window, the first year that needs to be moved will be populated. You are not able to update the year. There are 3 options available which are listed below with a description.
1. Transfer transaction detail to history – this will move the detail records from open to history and not include BBF data. You must ensure there are no BBF entries in the AA tables otherwise you will not be able to select this option.
2. Consolidate transactions and transfer detail to history – this will move the detail records from open to history and create BBF entries. However, you must have the options mentioned previously selected in order for BBF entries to be created.
3. Print transfer preview report only – this will allow you to view the transactions that will be moved without actually moving the data.
You should complete the documented steps for closing the GL year that can be found in KB888003 titled "Year-End Closing procedures for General Ledger in Microsoft Dynamics GP". You can then follow the steps in KB960356 titled "The year-end close procedures for Analytical Accounting in Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Service Pack 2 and in later versions". There is not a separate year end close procedure for Analytical Accounting that needs to be completed, so the KB mentions the setup that should be completed if you want BBF entries created.
Assistance for Analytical Accounting Year End Close
Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dynamicsgp/
Microsoft Dynamics Community - https://community.dynamics.com/product/GP/default.aspx
Microsoft Dynamics Support - https://mbs.microsoft.com/support/newstart.aspx
Assistance with year-end close issues directly related to Analytical Accounting should be logged under Analytical Accounting instead of GL, otherwise the request could be routed to the incorrect team.
--Support Topic Selection: Financial – Analytical Accounting
---Sub-topic Selection: Other
Please be sure to enter a detailed description of the issue you have or a screen print of the error received.
Year-end closing procedures for the Analytical Accounting module in Microsoft Dynamics GP
****New for the 2011 year, there is a Year-End Video!!!!****
Check it out....SO COOL!
Additional Content Provided by Sivakumar Venkataraman
Year End Close in Analytical Accounting
Year End Close Issue with AA – Workaround
Be sure to check back to the Year-End Schedule post for current posted blogs and upcoming blog posts related to Year-End Closing for Dynamics GP.
Good luck and have a great Year-End!
Christine G.


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Design/Build Workshop: Frame
Socrates Sculpture Park
Sunday, June 9, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Event Details
Build a frame for your favorite photograph, painting, or text, and then bring the frame to life with decoration of your design. Participants are encouraged to bring items to adorn their frames.
Sponsored by Build It Green! NYC
Sundays • 2 PM - 4 PM
Learn skills to combine art, engineering, design, and construction during these workshops for adults, held in the Park's outdoor studio. Join instructor Luz Flemming as he guides you to create simple yet well-crafted furnishings to take home. Many of the projects are derived directly from Italian designer Enzo Mari's Autoprogettazione DIY furniture designs, featured in Socrates spring exhibition do it (outside).
A small materials fee is required.
Space is limited and registration will be on a first come, first served basis.
Reduced fee is available for those that would like to take advantage of more than one workshop:
A promotional code for your second and third workshop will be emailed to you once you've registered for one workshop. After registering for three workshops a further discount will be emailed to you.
When & Where
Socrates Sculpture Park
Vernon Boulevard and Broadway
Long Island City,
Sunday, June 9, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Socrates Sculpture Park
Socrates Sculpture Park is the only site in the New York Metropolitan area specifically dedicated to providing artists with opportunities to create and exhibit large-scale sculpture and multi-media installations in a unique outdoor environment that encourages strong interaction between artists, artworks and the public. The Park's existence is based on the belief that reclamation, revitalization and creative expression are essential to the survival, humanity and improvement of our urban environment.
Founded in 1986, Socrates is celebrating its 25th year of exhibitions and programming. During this 25-year period, the Park has been host to over 900 artists facilitatiing the production and exhibition of outdoor artworks. We would like to thank all our supporters, artists, performers, teachers, and public for making Socrates Sculpture Park a very special place.
Please join us for our exhibition openings, workshops, special events, and more! We look forward to seeing you at Socrates.


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Star Trek Cast Voice Overs Announced for the Game/
Pine and Quinto Lend Their Voice and Likeness to Highly Anticipated Video Game Releasing In 2013
LOS ANGELES, CA – (June 5, 2012) – Paramount Pictures and leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that actors Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto who starred as Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock in producer and director J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009) film reboot, will reprise their roles in the Star Trek™ video game. The highly anticipated co-op game is set to release in early 2013 on Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.
"We are thrilled to have these incredible actors, lending their voice to the legendary characters of Kirk and Spock in the video game realm," said LeeAnne Stables, Paramount Pictures' President of Consumer Products and head of the studio's video game unit. "Players are in for a truly authentic experience with the combination of talent we have assembled bringing this action adventure game to life."
In addition to Pine and Quinto, other actors from the 2009 film are depicted in the game including actress Zoe Saldana, in the role of Lieutenant Uhura, Simon Pegg as the benevolent Scotty, Karl Urban as the beloved Dr. "Bones" McCoy, John Cho as Sulu and Anton Yelchin as Chekov.
"There are certain elements at the core of Star Trek – insurmountable odds, exploration, villains like the Gorn and heroes like Kirk and Spock," said Carlson Choi, VP of Marketing and NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. "Our goal is to pull gamers as deep into the Star Trek universe as possible and an integral part of that is the talent that make these characters their own."
The game's original story is being penned by BAFTA award winner and God of War writer Marianne Krawczyk in collaboration with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, writers and producers for the upcoming Star Trek film. Built from the ground up as the ultimate co-op experience, the Star Trek video game lets players control both Kirk and Spock in a sweeping journey of epic proportions across unexplored planets and enemy battleships with the latest 23rd century weapons and gear. Kirk and Spock's complementary personalities result in the most fully realized and varied co-op experiences for this console generation.
Under a license from CBS Consumer Products, Star Trek is being developed by Ontario-based developer Digital Extremes (Bioshock 2, Unreal Tournament, Dark Sector, The Darkness II) with production being overseen by Brian Miller, Senior Vice President at Paramount Pictures and Game Producer.
For more information on the Star Trek video game, please visit www.startrekgame.com and follow the game on Twitter at www.twitter.com/star_trek_game.
For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games, please visit http://www.namcobandaigames.com.
© 2012 Paramount Pictures Corporation.
® & © 2012 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
About NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., part of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content — including all major video game consoles, iOS, mobile and online. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry's top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN®, TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball®, GALAGA®, RIDGE RACER® and ACE COMBAT®. More information about the company and its products can be found at www.namcobandaigames.com or www.facebook.com/namco.
About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.


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Alcatel-Lucent's New Core Router: Contender or Pretender?
Cisco in the Hot Seat Addressing Alcatel-Lucent's Core Network Offering
Service provider core networking has been a very difficult market segment for technology providers to penetrate based on its importance to global service providers and because it requires costly, ongoing innovation and investment to meet ever-changing customer requirements. While many vendors have attempted to enter this market – Avici and Caspian Networks come to mind – most have failed. In fact, Alcatel introduced a product in this space in the 2000s with the 7770. It was unsuccessful and ultimately discontinued.
While Cisco continues to be No. 1 in the core, we are not sitting on our hands by any means. In fact, our innovation engine is in high gear, and we are confident that we've got the right strategy to lead our customers into the next decade and beyond. Our architectural approach was designed to enable the best delivery of video and mobility by leveraging the network intersection points of the cloud, network, and client.
Recently, Alcatel-Lucent made its second foray into core networking, a move many industry insiders viewed as a short cut by the company, which essentially upgraded its edge routing platform and relabeled it as a core networking product. Simply put, it's an edge router claiming to be a core router.
The rapidly evolving and complex core network is moving toward a single converged core, ultimately combining IP and optical technology. Hence, service providers require one future-proof core network –not two cores, as in a "core" and a "metro core" as Alcatel-Lucent describes it. There's only one core. Most importantly, technology vendors need to understand customer needs –the core cannot be shut down; it must continuously operate and likely be in place for 10 to 20 years, without ever being "ripped and replaced." Consider the limitations that have been imposed on existing Alcatel-Lucent 7750 systems – you basically get "lowest common denominator" performance if you mix and match older and newer line cards, so you're eventually forced to upgrade everything.
This does not happen with the Cisco CRS. In fact, very recently one of the largest network operators in the world upgraded to multi-chassis CRS without any traffic loss.
Perhaps "Rethink the Core" is really "Recycle the Edge"?
Listen to Ray Mota of ACG Research put Cisco's Sanjeev Mervana on the "Hot Seat" about the requirements of the core and Alcatel's latest attempt to enter this critical market.
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Skylight's 'Here's a Howdy Do' is the very model of charming fun
Creating comedy is a bit like making a soufflé, with no middle ground between success and failure.
The Skylight Music Theatre's "Here's a Howdy Do: The Mischievous World of Gilbert and Sullivan," which previewed Sunday evening in the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre before its New Year's Eve opening, is a comic soufflé to savor.
Written and directed by Dale Gutzman, the show is essentially bits and pieces cherry-picked from Gilbert and Sullivan's infectious operettas, spiced with everything from bad puns to blatant thievery from decades of musical theater, all woven into an unpredictable comic uproar.
The unpredictability of the show is part of its charm. A sidesplitting "The Amazing Five-Minute 'Mikado,' " which actually runs about 12 minutes, is balanced by a lovely rendition of Sullivan's "The Willow Song," written for a production of Shakespeare's "Othello."
But reverence mixed with tongue-in-cheek numbers, heavy-handed rewriting of lyrics, songs reassigned across gender lines and general silliness are only part of the show's winning recipe.
A fearless cast of theater veterans makes it all work. Niffer Clarke and Diane Lane bring the catty, upstaging humor of post-ingénue theater divas to the stage, while Ray Jivoff slips hilariously between wisecracking silliness and pompous Gilbert and Sullivan characters.
Paul Helm spends the show singing and dashing to and from the piano, somehow managing an exceptional job of accompanying the shenanigans he's a part of.
Cast members play off each other beautifully, mixing nicely crafted song deliveries - including breakneck numbers in wicked four-part harmony - with pointed humor and bits of improv, taking obvious delight in the whole shebang.
The opening of Sunday's show was a bit labored. After a few good laughs from the audience, the cast hit its stride and kept a tight, high-energy pace to the end, each of the performers working the small room beautifully.
Some of the show's funniest moments came in its two "production" numbers, "The Amazing Five Minute 'Mikado' " and the "G and S Formula" that closed the show, both of which built to feverish finales that left the audience weak with laughter.
A simple, piano-centric set by Lisa Schlenker and costume and prop flotsam and jetsam used to make comedic points were all part of "Howdy-Do's" comic recipe.
"Here's a Howdy Do" runs through Jan. 13 in the Studio Theatre of the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. For ticket information, visit www.skylightmusictheatre.org or call (414) 291-7800.
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Hello friends! I know the question on everyone's mind: is it Spring yet in Berlin? The answer is: kind of. Its like, sunny and stuff, and everyone's out in the park, there are one or two flowers popping out, but.... its still winter coat weather, and any lying around in the park is primarily based on wishful thinking rather than inviting weather.
Oh well. A few more days I think. At any rate, this sort of nervous, not-really-spring-not-really-winter holding pattern seems to be pushing people a bit to the brink... everyone seems to be in a bad mood, some arsonist is setting prams on fire in apartment buildings all over the city, and on top of it all, there was the recent death of poor Knut, the Berlin zoo's famously abandoned polar bear and somewhat of a Berlin mascot. And I'm sure you guys are aware of what's been going on in Japan and Libya. Not to mention the death of the fabulous Liz Taylor. Alright, there's a lot of reasons to feel un-springlike. But despite the last vestiges of winter gloom, I have to admit, its getting better, its getting better all the time...
And I've been making (if not photographing) a ton of food! Have you guys all seen the PPK's food blog, run by Isa Chandra Moskowitz? Its amazing, because its authored by our favorite trusted cookbook author, but features some simpler or quicker things to try out for dinner (and other meals). I've recently made the chipotle sweet potato chili and the red curry soup with rice, and both were simple and sublime. Great resource for those of you who don't own a PPK cookbook yet... hahaha, like there's anyone out there like that.
In addition, I recently made my own chipotle plantain enchiladas, because my friends needed some cheering up after the whole depressing "Knut incident", as well as some weekend pancakes, since I needed some cheering up after the whole depressing "winter incident". These are B's oatmeal pancakes, covered in bananas, soy yogurt, and agave nectar. Needless to say, they were cheering.
And in a few weeks, when my paycheck is here, the weather makes up its mind to stay nice, and I have a fellow American visitor in town(albeit, no vegetarian) I'm expecting that I will be even more cheered! After all, its almost Passover, almost summer, and almost time to pick up again and head to another B-named European city... Budapest!
And almost forgot to mention: if you are indeed unhappy about some of the events going on recently there's no reason to just sit around feeling helpless and stuffing your face with enchiladas. There are a ton of vegan bake sales going on all over the world to benefit Japan (this list has some for Japan as well as other causes.) And over at Chocolate Covered Vegan, Katie is holding a virtual bakesale to benefit Japan, which you can read all about here.
And if you are sad about Elizabeth Taylor, do yourself a favor and rent A Place in the Sun or one of her other classics. Curl up, and soak in the divine.


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I love toys that work really well and don't cost a lot. Add to that a toy that works in the dark, and I'm basically over the moon. So when Sassy sent in their Illumination Station (a twist on their Blue Chip classic, Fascination Station)…I was pretty excited.
This toy works both as a high chair toy (it has a suction base) …and as a great rattle for two-handed play..it comes off the base. There are so many interesting aspects for little hands to explore..with the super cool feature of having the polka dotted ball light up when you spin it.
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Evidence strongly suggests that alcohol advertising will increase the likelihood that adolescents will start to drink alcohol at a young age and may increase alcohol use among those who already consume alcohol.
It is against this background that the European Commission Health and Consumer Directorate-General (DG SANCO), by way of the EAHC, commissioned RAND Europe to carry out an assessment of young people's exposure to alcohol marketing through television and online media. The overall aim of the work presented in this report was to use novel approaches to measure alcohol advertisement exposure among young people in Europe through audiovisual and online media.
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As it looks like our involvement in Euro 16 may come to an end this evening and to fill the hole of wall to wall football until Friday night's return to Oriel how about a quick straw poll if we faced a similar question at the ballot box. While our attitude to the EU has never been as great a question as it has in the UK, recent impositions by the EU on Ireland economically has probably watered down enthusiasm of membership from prior to say 2007-9 to current times with water charges, property taxes etc. implemented. Dundalk is once again on the front line for the Republic of Ireland in relation to the impact of a border with the UK and will be effected first/most if the UK vote to leave. Any thoughts?
It will be interesting to watch how things pan out especially with a leave vote imo as the 'Union' could start to disintegrate from within, devolved parliaments look at England as carrying a vote regardless of votes locally in Scotland, Wales and up North, and political parties splinter and/or realign. A stay vote would be dull in a way with just the hushing of the likes of UKIP and a loss of credibility of sorts for Boris and co.
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Ok so that first sentence was premature happily!!
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While the result was a disaster for Ireland it might give the EU a kick up the arse and start to listen to its citizens. I wouldn't be sorry if it went back to basics. Free movement of people and goods and maybe keep the Euro.
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DALLAS — Dallas got goals from seven different players and picked up a big win with a 7-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday.
DALLAS — Dallas got goals from seven different players and picked up a big win with a 7-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday.
The Stars currently have 81 points and sit three points back of idle Phoenix for the final wild card spot in the Western Conference. Dallas, though, does have a game in hand on the Coyotes.
Trevor Daley, Alex Chiasson, Ryan Garbutt, Cody Eakin, Colton Sceviour, Vernon Fiddler and Valeri Nichushkin all lit the lamp for the Stars, who have won three of their past four. Kari Lehtonen gave up three goals on 28 shots.
Michael Del Zotto, Eric Nystrom and Patric Hornqvist all scored for the Predators, who had won three of four coming into the game. Pekka Rinne was lit up for all seven goals on 29 shots.
Nashville's hopes of making the postseason are all but gone as the team is nine points back of Phoenix with just seven games remaining.
Dallas held a 2-0 lead going into the second period, but the Predators scored 2:53 in as Hornqvist's low shot snuck between the pads of Lehtonen.
The Stars, though, got the goal back at 5:37 as Daley's slap shot from the high slot was pushed in by Sceviour, and it was a 4-1 game as Chiasson re- directed a Ray Whitney shot on the power play at 8:58.
The Predators made it a 4-2 game 55 seconds later as Del Zotto's big blast from the high slot went through a screen, but the Stars again made it a three- goal game when Daley stuffed the puck in from the right side at 11:19.
Nashville got a quick goal to start the third period as Nystrom's blast sailed past Lehtonen at 1:48 to make it a 5-3 contest.
Dallas, though, got goals nine seconds apart from Nichushkin and Eakin near the eight-minute mark of the third to put the game away.
Goals from Garbutt and Fiddler at 8:03 and 14:05, respectively, in the first period staked Dallas to a solid advantage.
Game Notes: The last time Dallas had seven different goal-scorers in a game was on Feb. 6, 2009, when the team had eight different players light the lamp in a 10-2 rout against the Rangers … Nashville hosts Washington on Sunday … Dallas starts a five-game road trip in St. Louis on Saturday … Each team has won twice in the season series, with one final matchup on Apr. 8 in Dallas.


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Eileen R. "Mimi" Philips, a homemaker and volunteer who enjoyed music, died of cancer Monday at her Richmond, Va., home.
The former Roland Park resident was 77.
The daughter of a Ford Motor Co. assembly line worker and a factory worker, Eileen Rose Wade was born and raised in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y.
After graduating in 1952 from Franklin K. Lane High School in Brooklyn, she married Clifford J. Philips, who was serving in the Navy.
The couple moved to Bel Air in 1970 after Mr. Philips, who later became an accountant with Western Electric Corp., was assigned to the company's Hunt Valley office. They moved to the Roland Springs neighborhood of Roland Park in 1993.
Mrs. Philip's life, said family members, was defined by Luke 12:48: "For of those to whom much is given, much is required."
"That became a life motto for Eileen," said her son-in-law, Patrick J. McCormick III of the Lake Falls Village neighborhood of Baltimore County.
"She was a compassionate person and a wonderful woman. She always looked on the bright side of things," said Molly Hoffman, her longtime friend and former Bel Air neighbor.
While living in Harford County, Mrs. Philips and Mrs. Hoffman volunteered with Birthright of Maryland.
"We were helping through counseling pregnant women who weren't married and were having problems dealing with their situation," said Mrs. Hoffman.
"We tried to help them make good decisions and help with medical care, and medical care after their babies were born," she said. "We were trying through counseling to help them get through a difficult time."
After moving to Roland Park, Mrs. Philips and her husband became active members of SS. Philip and James Roman Catholic Church on North Charles Street.
While Mr. Philips kept the church's books, Mrs. Philips was able to indulge her passion for music by singing with the choir.
"They joined Philip and James when I was pastor. She loved to sing and had a great love for liturgical music," recalled the Rev. William A. Au, who is now pastor of the Roman Catholic Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Mount Washington.
"They wanted to give back to the community and were very generous in giving their time. Eileen was a person who always had a positive attitude toward challenges," said Father Au. "She was always looking for the good."
An opera buff, Mrs. Philips took the nickname "Mimi" from Giacomo Puccini's character in the opera "La boheme."
Her grandson, Clifford McCormick, suffers from cerebral palsy, and was enrolled in Kennedy Krieger's Physically Challenged Sports Program.
"My son became an excellent wheelchair basketball player and was on the wrestling team at Towson High School," said Mrs. Philips' daughter Geralyn P. McCormick of Lake Falls Village. "And she was a big supporter of the program and supported Cliff and the other disabled young athletes."
Gerry Herman is the director of the program. He said that Mrs. Philips was "very committed to Cliff and got involved in our program. She saw how it changed her family's life and how it gave confidence to her grandson.
"Eileen always attended all of our special events and supported us financially and all of our teams," he said.
Her husband, who also was an actor and made numerous appearances in "Homicide: Life on the Street" and in John Waters' film "Pecker," died in 1999.
For the last seven years, Mrs. Philips had lived in Richmond.
A funeral Mass will be offered at 11 a.m. Saturday at SS. Philip and James Church, 2801 N. Charles St.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Philips is survived by a son, Clifford G. Philips of Richmond, Va.; three other daughters, Jane M. Windley of Laurel, Kathleen G. Philips of San Diego and Laura P. Beasley of Cream Ridge, N.J.; 10 other grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Eileen R. "Mimi" Philips, a homemaker and volunteer who enjoyed music, died of cancer Monday at her Richmond, Va., home.


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I got interested in biology and science because of its beauty. It's really been that which has brought me forward, the joy of life that I was given by my dad and his great dedication to service.
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McLanahan: I got interested in that while I was in medical school. I began to see that so much of disease had a preventable aspect. I began to see that what medical school was oriented toward was simply drugs and surgery, and that it wasn't getting at the root cause of disease. Then I read a transcript of a talk by Swami Satchidananda in which he said we have a natural state of ease, and when we lose it we get dis-ease. And so the aim should be to maintain the ease, and thereby maintain the health. Nobody had said anything like that in medical school. So I went on a retreat with him my senior year in medical school, and started learning about natural approaches to health, because he had been trained as a naturopath and a homeopath in India, as well as in the science of yoga. Since then, which was 35 years ago, I have been studying these approaches. I went to India with him and visited the yoga hospitals, looked at the naturopathic tradition over there as well as the naturopathic tradition in this country.


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Irving, TX — Gold's Gym International is about to enter the small-box club market with a new concept club program that CEO James Weaver announced at the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association Convention and Trade Show last month in San Francisco.
The concept clubs will be 8,000-square-foot and 12,000-square-foot facilities designed to include custom add-ons targeted toward the club's demographic market.
The company also has made changes in its corporate structure since Weaver took over as CEO last fall. Certain positions were eliminated to flatten the company's structure, but a Gold's spokesperson says the position cuts were not large-scale and were not related to the economy.
Weaver says the new concept gyms will make it easier for franchisees to enter the market. The modular clubs were designed to be put together for a lower capital investment, he says, and can be enhanced with pre-packaged, pre-negotiated add-ons. These add-ons include small cardio cinemas, cycling, tanning and juice bars.
Joel Tallman, Gold's vice president of operations and franchising, says discussions for 40 new concept clubs already are underway.
"We truly are a different company than we were 120 days ago (when Weaver took over as CEO)," Tallman says. "We've had a lot of change in attitude and direction. With the concept gyms, we'll expand our reach."
Tallman also says that a low-budget, low-staff business model may be applicable for the new concept clubs, depending on the market.
Weaver announced an aggressive earnings forecast for the company in 2009, including plans to double its total number of gyms. He says Gold's reached 104 percent of its earnings projections for February 2009.
"Our goal is to leverage our strengths to grow our presence in the fitness community," Weaver says.
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Navy veteran Jovan Jackson has been found guilty of running a "retail marijuana store" in San Diego.
Jurors announced three guilty verdicts Monday for sale of marijuana and two counts of possession for sale. Jackson and his attorney, Lance Rogers, told NBC 7 they plan to appeal the case.
In 2009, Jackson was accused of managing and profiting off Answerdam Alternative Care Dispensary in Kearny Mesa. The state's medical marijuana law protects people from prosecution if they form non-profit collectives or cooperatives.
Prosecutor Chris Lindberg said Jackson broke the law.
"He grossed close to $160,000 in 75 days of operation, so by no means was it a non-profit. It went beyond that. He didn't comply with the medical marijuana laws," Lindberg said.
Outside the courtroom, Rogers said even after this five-year case, he and Jackson want to appeal the case to send a message.
"We are here to keep the fight going to show the local community and the United States as a whole do not support this failed war on drugs," Rogers said.
However, Chris Lindberg said the guilty verdicts send a message of their own.
He responded, "If they follow the law, they'll be fine. If they don't and try to hide behind the law to make a lot of money, they may find themselves in Mr. Jackson's shoes."
Timeline: Medical Marijuana in San Diego
In 1996, Prop 215 was passed in California making it legal to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes.
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However, in August, the U.S. Justice Department announced it would not block state laws legalizing medical marijuana.
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We are a long-established London Property Management company that works for overseas (Hong Kong/Middle East/Australia/South Africa/East Coast US/West Coast US) property owners that want to get the best & stable income from their rented properties in London. We do all the complicated work for them, so they don't have to have the hassle of dealing with Estate Agents (Realtors) nor finding and vetting tenants, in an industry which is usually full of huge stress, bad customer service and poor performance.
Our team is lead by a director with 20 years experience of property management in Central London, and nearly all our business growth to date has come through referrals from existing clients. We now want to expand upon this by gaining new clients through carefully targeted Google AdWords and a new site is key to this growth.
Though we like wordpress for convenience and ease of use, we wouldn't expect the design to look anything like a normal wordpress site, nor for site visitors to necessarily know the cms/blogging platform being used.
We want our site to target:
New Clients. People who are interested in having property managed in London for the first time, but also people who may be dissatisfied with their existing property managers. We offer a far more customised service to our clients than most property managers (who are usually a small part of a much bigger estate agency company). We are not an estate agency and are specialists focusing on good solid residential property management.
Potential clients could well be very wealthy and may not have much experience with using websites, so keeping the design and site simple and easy / uncluttered is very important to us.
Our clients may well have a long-standing relationship with their bank manager, solicitor or accountant and we should get across to visitors that we want to build the same relationship with them. Some of our clients hold their properties in registered companies or other offshore based businesses. We are fully proficient in dealing with clients with more complex structures such as these. For these reasons we are keen to come across and emphasise the more 'traditional' aspects of our business though a use of 'traditional' fonts/design, without looking old and clunky.
We find that no two clients are the same and the services we provide to two different clients may be completely different. We would like to (somehow) get that personal message across.
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We're looking for the site to have 4 page content variants/layouts by removing elements from the complete layout for the more basic Home/landing page and Map page. Except 1 all static pages (without the length of normal blog-style pages). This is how we will use the variants:
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General information with supporting text and photos leading/linking on to pages listed below, also:
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Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of Leon Trotsky's chief of staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but later had a complex and difficult relationship with the government. Nevertheless, he received accolades and state awards and served in the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1947–1962) and the USSR (from 1962 until death).
After a period influenced by Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky, Shostakovich developed a hybrid style, as exemplified by Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (1934). This single work juxtaposed a wide variety of trends, including the neo-classical style (showing the influence of Stravinsky) and post-Romanticism (after Gustav Mahler). Sharp contrasts and elements of the grotesque characterize much of his music.
Shostakovich's orchestral works include 15 symphonies and six concerti. His chamber output includes 15 string quartets, a piano quintet, two piano trios, and two pieces for string octet. His piano works include two solo sonatas, an early set of preludes, and a later set of 24 preludes and fugues. Other works include three operas, several song cycles, ballets, and a substantial quantity of film music.
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Uh, its like that in the 2006 online version.http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_brief.php
Quote from: nowayman on March 28, 2006, 07:53:35 AMUh, its like that in the 2006 online version.http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_brief.phpyeah but he's not creating an online versionhttp://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/advocacy/USNewsRankings2006print version from last year
There is a hyphen between assess-ment. That NEVER happens in USNEWS when they do a table. They NEVER use hyphens, there are at least 2 uses of hyphenated words. Look at the previous years issues.
I liked the one where W&L moved up to 20 much better. I'm gonna believe that one . . .


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When Raymond Beaubien and Kitty Wilkes purchased a 1950s bungalow in Goldbar, they had no intention of replacing it with an Arts and Crafts gem.
The couple bought the property, which they describe as having "no curb appeal, but a lovely, central location and view of the river valley," in 1999.
Like many owners of older homes, they were soon facing the dilemma of either investing in expensive upgrading, rebuilding, or moving into something newer, probably in the suburbs.
Raymond, who works from home as a software developer, was tired of "smelling the cold" in his dark, north-facing bedroom office.
Kitty, who works "just up the hill" at Environment Canada, didn't want to give up her walking commute.
By 2005, they knew they had to do something, but the patient pair held off until 2009, when the sizzling-hot construction market had cooled down a bit.
In the interim they had spent their time researching a dream home they weren't expecting to build. However, with all that inspiration at hand they decided to have the original house moved - it's now enjoying a second life in St. Albert - and to build from scratch.
The couple confesses to always admiring classic, older homes.
"We knew - I knew -I wanted an Arts and Crafts design with a big front porch, like a house from the 1920s," Kitty says.
The Arts and Crafts movement began in England during the 1860s, as a protest against the age of industrialism and mass production.
Along with evoking the past and gracious living, the couple wanted the house to deliver energy efficiency and the comforts of modern living - including in-floor heating.
They enlisted Effect Home Builders and designer Katherine Ball, who Kitty jokes, "knows exactly what she wants and tells you what you want."
Kitty admits Ball got a lot of what she wanted - including a two-bedroom second floor - but Kitty stuck to her guns when it came to the large, old-fashioned, wedding-white kitchen, and bold features such as the red exterior window frames and distinctive cabbage-patch green feature walls.
The couple's attention to detail is now evident from the curb. A boulder-lined, paving-stone pathway meanders to the spacious front porch. The handle on the wooden Shaker-style door is hammered metal and levered - like the rest of the home's handles - to accommodate aging wrists.
The roomy entranceway is enhanced by large, tan-and-cream Italian travertine tiles, inviting guests to linger and take in the living room's coffered ceilings. Kitty spotted the decorative detailing in a magazine, and after seeing the initial results, had the cove-like ceiling extended throughout the main floor.
Like the rest of the home, these ceiling details are a treat for the eyes and evoke an era of grace and elegance.
Old-fashioned, coal-shaped embers beckon in the living room's gas fireplace. Its surround consists of rich green, handmade tiles from New Zealand, interspersed with tiles featuring voluptuous, vintage, Mackintosh roses, a flower design created by Charles Rennie Mackintosh who was an architect and water colourist popular during the Arts and Crafts period.
No detail from the past has escaped the couple's notice. There aren't any distracting electrical outlets on the living room walls. Instead, strategically placed discrete outlets appear out of the red oak flooring, then disappear under cosy, Cotswold-style furniture.
Purely decorative white pillar columns frame the living room and central oak staircase, to provide a natural division without walls.
From above the staircase, daylight from two large skylights - which can be opened during hot weather - floods the centre of the home year-round.
When the sun goes down, classic handcrafted metal lighting fixtures, with charming inverted tulip and rectangular shaped globes, provide warm light.
Above the handmade oak dining table, paper-thin sheets of crystallized mica in a simple, square metal pendant light cast an amber glow onto the main wall where one of Kitty's own creations - a bright red and green handmade quilt called New York Beauty - is displayed.
Kitty's dream kitchen is a perfect blend of modern conveniences and old-fashioned twists.
Large, glass-block windows built into the backsplash provide light and display nooks. A Hoosier-style cupboard appears to be attached to the wall, until Kitty slides it up and down like a garage door, revealing heavy appliances resting on the white, quartz countertop.
Large floor-to-ceiling windows provide a view of the rambling parkland across the street and swing open to the porch when things get too hot.
Wooden antiques the couple have collected over the years are sprinkled throughout the home.
A large, oak rolltop desk basks in warm light in Raymond's office, which is separated from the living room by vintage-style, decorative pocket doors. To accommodate teleworking, additional electrical outlets and network connections were added.
"Now, I have practically a wall of windows facing the sunny backyard," says Raymond, who cheerfully shares his workspace with any combination of the couple's four elderly cats. The spacious room is also designed to convert into a main-floor bedroom, "in case we encounter mobility issues as we age."
"There is absolutely nothing I would change about our home," adds Kitty.
Nancy can be reached at email@example.com for comments or suggestions for future features on unique or beautiful homes in the Edmonton region.