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Pianist Renee Rosnes ends a two-year recording lull with Life on Earth, a set of mostly original tunes with a world music flavor. There's quite a bit -- maybe too much -- going on here, as Rosnes introduces new sonic elements and personnel to differentiate each track. Thus, "Empress Afternoon" boasts the formidable tabla of Zakir Hussain; "Senegal Son" the percussion and vocals of Mor Thiam; "The Quiet Earth" a string section; "Hanuman" a sampled Balinese monkey chant and three trombones; and so on. The result is at times novel and beautiful. Rosnes, of course, shines on her instrument, aided by bassists John Patitucci and Christian McBride, drummers Jeff "Tain" Watts and Billy Drummond, and saxophonists Walt Weiskopf and Chris Potter. Steve Turre also livens up the closing "Call of Triton" with his conch shells. From a production standpoint, however, Rosnes is a bit all over the map -- literally -- as she strives to incorporate influences from India, Nunavut, Bali, Spain, Senegal, and more. Some of the ethnic elements come across as window dressing, particularly when Native American singer Kevin Tarrant appears out of nowhere to chant at the end of "Icelight." Rosnes and her colleagues seem less encumbered on sparse, lyrical numbers like "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" (by Fran Landesman) and "Nana" (by Manuel de Falla). ~ David R. Adler

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There is a strong tradition in my family of serving during times of conflict ... there are members of my family who have served in every war since the time of the American Revolution through the Vietnam War. They all chose to serve a cause that was greater than themselves. Beginning with John Space, Joshua Clarke, Willet Clarke and Sylvester Pendleton who fought for the cause of American independence and freedom during the American Revolution to both my paternal and maternal grandfathers, Charles Bergeron and Harley Space, veterans of WWI; my father H. John Bergeron, a veteran of the Korean War; and his three brothers: Earle C., Leland K. and Melvin F. Bergeron who were part of the WWII "Greatest Generation" to my very special veteran, my husband ...
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Coe scored 21-straight second half points, as the Kohawk senior football players went out with a bang Saturday afternoon in a 31-14 victory over Luther in their final game at Clark Field.
The Kohawk defense came out firing to start the game, holding the Norse to negative yards on their first three plays. The offense went right to work, as they drove 58 yards in 3:29. The big play of the drive came on fourth-and-one at the Norse 36, as senior Gage Mohs (Fredericksburg, Iowa/Sumner-Fredericksburg) rushed 29-yards off the right side for a first down. Two plays later, sophomore Josh Rekers (Dike, Iowa/Dike-New Hartford) connected with junior Nicholas Lenstra (Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque) for a five-yard touchdown. A Wes Anderson (Newhall, Iowa/Benton Community) PAT gave Coe a 7-0 lead with 10:30 to play in the opening frame.
Coe's defense came up with another three-and-out, as the Kohawks took over at their own 38 yard line. Three plays later, Rekers threw his fourth interception of the year at the Coe 47 yard line. Three plays later, senior Jordan Atwater (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Linn-Mar) intercepted his first pass of the season at the Coe 27 yard line. The Kohawks then put together their longest drive of the game, going 69 yards on 15 plays for a score. Coe again came up with a big fourth down play, as Rekers found Elijah Phillips (Miami, Fla./Southridge) for a 20-yard gain to the Luther 12 yard line on fourth and seven. Four plays later, Anderson punched through a 21-yard field goal, as Coe went ahead 10-0 with :52 left in the first quarter. Anderson's seventh field goal of the season moved him into a tie for sixth in school history.
Luther cut the lead to one possession in the second quarter. With Coe stuck at its own eight-yard line, seniorChase Cooling (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) had a 21-yard punt into a 20-plus mile per hour wind. The Norse capitalized, scoring on just four plays, as Jeremy Redmond went off the left side from 11-yards out with 5:56 to play in the half. Both teams exchanged punts to end the half, as Coe went into the break with a 10-7 lead.
Both teams exchanged fumbles in the first five minutes of the second half. Luther was able to capitalize on the Kohawk fumble, they went 77 yards in 5:21. On third-and-goal from the one, Dylan Smallwood scored on a quarterback sneak, as the Norse took a 14-10 lead with 5:35 to play in the third quarter. It was the first lead Luther has had over Coe since the first quarter of their 2010 meeting.
Coe didn't let the lead stand for long. After a seven-yard run by Mohs, Rekers found sophomore Dominik Lensing (Calmar, Iowa/South Winneshiek) for a 57-yard touchdown pass. Anderson's PAT gave Coe a 17-14 lead with 4:59 to play in the third quarter.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Rekers found senior Blake Miller (Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa) for a 39-yard gain to the Norse eight yard line. Three plays later, Rekers snuck it in from a yard out, as Coe took a 24-14 lead with 13:35 to play.
On its next possession, Luther faced fourth-and-one at its own 49-yard line. Senior Dylan Youel (Traer, Iowa/North Tama) came up with the stop, as Coe took over. On the next play, Rekers found Lenstra for the second time, connecting for a 49-yard touchdown pass. It would be the final points of the season at Clark Field, as Coe went ahead 31-14 with 10:21 to play.
The win was the 10th-straight over Luther for the Kohawks. Coe's senior class improved to 24-5 in the Iowa Conferenceover the last four years, the most wins by any team in the league during that span. Coe held a 435-239 advantage in total offense. Luther had 210 yards rushing and 29 yards passing, the second time this season the Kohawks have held an opponent under 30 yards passing. Coe 295 yards passing and 140 on the ground. The Kohawks were 3-for-3 on fourth down, while the Norse were 0-for-3.
Mohs led the Kohawk rushing attack with 12 carries for 67 yards. Rekers added a career-high 18 yards on seven carries. Nine different Kohawks had a carry in the victory. Rekers was 19-of-29 passing for 286 yards and a touchdown. SeniorTyler Sylvester (Elkader, Iowa/Central Elkader) was 1-of-1 for nine yards.
Phillips led 11 different receivers with a reception, as he had a game-high five catches for 43 yards. Lensing added 63 yards on two receptions, while Lenstra had a career-high 54 yards on two touchdown receptions. Senior Keaton Juergens(Elkader, Iowa/Central Elkader) had two receptions for 22 yards, as he became the seventh player in school history with 50 or more receptions in a season.
Senior Kris Schult (Tripoli, Iowa/Tripoli) had a team-high nine tackles, including a career-high two for a loss. JuniorMatt Schmitz (Jesup, Iowa/Union), Youel and senior TJ Trau (East Peoria, Ill./East Peoria) had eight tackles apiece, a career-high for both Schmitz and Trau. Trau added a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry. Senior Antoine Allen-Jackson(Aurora, Ill./Oswego East) had seven tackles, including two for a loss.
Coe (7-2, 4-2 IIAC) will wrap up the season next Saturday at Central. The senior class will be looking for its 33rd career win in their final game as Kohawks. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Pella. A link for live video, audio and stats can be found on the front page of CoeAthletics.com.


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I am interning in the Quantitative Risk Technology group with the Global Markets & Risk Technology division of Bank of America's Technology and Operations organization. My group is responsible for support a team of financial quantitative analysts who provide analysis and/or financial models for regulatory reporting and for providing direction to the board of directors and various lines of business on risk / reward scenarios.
I am responsible for making sure our group was compliant in some of the new enterprise data management policy standards that were recently implemented by the bank.
What are some outcomes the organization will have from your internship?
I was tasked with creating a service level agreement (SLA) template that will be the standard document used with the group want to exchange and share data with our business partners. The SLA is a document that legally says what data is share, the frequency rate in sharing the data, and the failures/impact if the SLA is breached. I was also tasked with creating a access request management (ARM) framework that will be used to capitalize our database / applications access level.
What has been your most meaningful internship experience?
My most meaningful experience was when our intern group rented two pontoon boats and spent the day on Lake Norman. Also, I had the opportunity to volunteer with the Autism Foundation of Carolinas.
How were you best prepared for your internship experience?
My previous background in the aerospace industry and my first-year at Krannert all contributed to my preparedness for Bank of America.
What has surprised you the most about your internship experience?
The size of the bank, the agile culture, and the importance of networking.


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School of Arts and Humanities
The School of Arts and Humanities offers baccalaureate degrees in Art and Performance, Historical Studies, Literary Studies, Arts and Humanities, Arts and Technology, and Emerging Media and Communication. The first three majors integrate traditional courses of study in the studio arts and theater; history and philosophy; and American, English, Spanish, and other literatures. The fourth and fifth integrate elements of the other three majors.
The Arts and Technology (ATEC) degree emphasizes the mutually productive interaction of technology with the arts, with specific emphasis on the interplay of visual art, music, and narrative with the new modes of expression and communication that have emerged from the convergence of computing and media technologies. The program stresses not only the creation but also the potential applications and cultural implications of interactive media.
Emerging Media and Communication (EMAC) focuses on the uses, impact, and implications of digital networked technology on media and culture in the twenty-first century. EMAC majors learn to combine technological expertise with effective communication skills across a wide range of media, developing "new media literacy" in response to the digital revolution that has radically changed all aspects of human communication. EMAC prepares students not only for existing technologically sophisticated delivery systems but also prepares them to be future developers, entrepreneurs and content providers of emerging media.
While most conventional degree programs in media emphasize established message content strategies and delivery systems, EMAC integrates this traditional approach with the creation, applications and implications of emerging media. The program mixes classes that focus on the theory and history of media with ones focused on practical application where students become versed in a wide range of technical skills.
Students in the School of Arts and Humanities are encouraged to explore the boundaries and the interrelationships of the major fields of study within the school. Consistent with this focus on the integration of the arts and humanities and a commitment to interdisciplinary education, the School has no conventional departments. Rather, its curriculum is designed to allow study that crosses and transforms traditional disciplinary lines.
Each student in the School consults regularly with an advisor, who helps the student design an integrated program of coursework. At least 42 semester hours of upper-division course work of the total of 51 upper-division hours required to complete the B.A. are completed within the major and related fields.* All students complete a 3-hour core course (HUMA 3300) that introduces the methods, strategies, and theories of inquiry and interpretation that are elaborated in subsequent arts and humanities courses.** In addition to HUMA 3300, students complete either 3, 6, or 12 hours of core course work (depending on the major selected), a series of major requirements and electives, and the remaining hours in related course work from within the School of Arts and Humanities. Students may use Interdisciplinary Studies courses and electives to complement and enrich their programs of study.
- *The Arts and Technology Major requires only 39 semester hours in required upper division course work and prescribed electives.
- **HUMA 3300 is not required of Arts and Technology Majors and Emerging Media and Communication majors
Teacher Certification
Students interested in teaching in secondary schools can achieve Texas Teacher Certification in English and/or History and/or Composite Social Studies as part of their majors in either Literary Studies or Historical Studies. Immediately after being admitted to the University, interested students should meet with an advisor in the Teacher Development Center to receive a certification plan and with an Arts and Humanities adviser in Literary Studies or Historical Studies to receive a degree plan. Further details may be found in the Teacher Education section of the catalog.
Fast Track Baccalaureate/Master's Degrees
The Fast Track program is designed to permit exceptional undergraduate students in Arts and Humanities majors to begin work on the master's degree before graduation.
Qualified seniors at U.T. Dallas, who have completed at least 30 hours of upper-division work and the core courses in their major, may take up to 12 credit hours of approved graduate courses in Arts and Humanities during their senior year and apply these hours to their undergraduate degree plans as either major and related courses or electives. After admission to the graduate program, up to 12 graduate hours may be used to complete the bachelor's degree and also to satisfy requirements for the Master's degree.
For further information on the Fast Track program, see the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education of the School of Arts and Humanities.
To minor in the Arts and Humanities, students must take a minimum of 18 hours for the minor, 12 of which must be upper-division hours. Core courses offered by the school may count as lower-division hours toward the minor. Students may choose to minor in any of the following fields of study:
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Creative Writing
- Drama/Dance
- Global Communication and Leadership
- History
- Literature
- Medical and Scientific Humanities
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Philosophy
- Spanish/Hispanic Area Studies
- Visual Arts
Students may contact their academic advisor for a list of the courses that satisfy each minor.
Related Minor Areas:
Minor in Gender Studies (18 hours)
The Gender Studies minor is 18 semester hours. The courses consist of GST 2300, two other Gender Studies core courses, and nine hours of approved Gender Studies electives.
Arts and Humanities Core Course
HUMA 3300 Reading and Writing Texts (3 semester hours) Focuses on a significant topic or issue through which students are offered an opportunity to gain experience in various analytic and interpretive approaches. Explores connections among artistic and intellectual endeavors appropriate to a range of courses in the Arts and Humanities. Prerequisite: HUMA 1301 or equivalency. This course is a requirement for all AH, AP, HIST, and LIT majors and should be taken prior to completing the first 12 hours of upper-division course work. (3-0) S
Professors: Charles R. Bambach, Richard Brettell, David F. Channell, Milton A. Cohen, Fred I. Curchack, R. David Edmunds, Pamela Gossin, Ming Dong Gu, Dennis R. Kratz (Dean), Thomas E. Linehan, Enric Madriguera, Adrienne L. McLean, Mihai Nadin, Zsuzsanna Ozsvath, David Patterson, John Pomara, Stephen G. Rabe, Tim Redman, R. Clay Reynolds, Thomas P. Riccio, Robert X. Rodriguez, Nils Roemer, Rainer Schulte, Theresa M. Towner, Frederick Turner, Marilyn Waligore
Clinical Professor: Luis Martin, Dennis Walsh
Associate Professors: Thomas Chesney, Sean J. Cotter, J. Michael Farmer, Midori Kitagawa, Shelley D. Lane (Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education), Patricia H. Michaelson, Lucy Petrovic, Venus O. Reese, Dean Terry, Daniel B. Wickberg, Michael L. Wilson (Associate Dean for Graduate Education)
Clinical Associate Professors: Thomas Bywaters, Arkady Fomin, Ronald Neal, Winston Stone, Scott Walzel, Chip (Harold) Wood
Assistant Professors: Matthew Bondurant, Susan Briante, Matthew Brown, Frank Dufour, Monica Evans, Eric Farrar, Todd Fechter, Jonathan Frome, Shari Goldberg, John Gooch, Charles Hatfield, Kim Knight, Jessica Murphy, Cihan Muslu, Michelle Nickerson, Peter Park, David Parry, Monica Rankin, Natalie J. Ring, Mark Rosen, Eric Schlereth, Cindy Shen, Charissa Terranova, Marjorie Zielke
Clinical Assistant Professors: Jay Ingrao, Janet Johnson, Lorraine Tady
Senior Lecturers: Bruce Barnes, Elizabeth Bell, Kelly P. Durbin, Maria Engen, Kathryn C. Evans, John Fowler, Dianne Goode, Michele Hanlon, George Henson, Tom M. Lambert, Wenqi Li, Kathy Lingo, Mary Medrick, Greg L. Metz, Cheri Mullins, Chris Ryan, Monica M. Saba, Jeffrey Schulze, Betsy Schlobohm, Yuki Watanabe, Betty H. Wiesepape, Maryann Young
Emeritus Professors: Esteban R. Egea, Gerald L. Soliday


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Walking back into Casa Esquileo Cabanillas del Monte nearly took my breath away. The last time I had been to the 18th century estate in Segovia, close to Madrid, the floor was covered with frost and we could see the breath in front of our faces. We could only imagine what it would look like in the summer, filled with all our nearest and dearest.
Now, that day had come, and the place was transformed. The grass looked greener and lusher than ever and flowers decorated every corner. Oriental-style parasols provided some shade from the sun, and an ancient-looking cart had been placed in the corner of the gardens.
And there was the small matter of our 90-something guests, all cheering and clapping as we walked in as husband and wife.
Right then, I felt as close as I'm sure I'll ever come to knowing what it feels like to be a celebrity at a premiere. You're wearing a fabulous dress, you're spent hours on your hair and makeup and everyone is dying to give you compliments and get their picture taken with you.
But it has to be better – because even a film star collecting an Oscar couldn't have felt as happy as I did right then.
We were finally married! And seeing all those people from different places and eras of your life, all together for one time only, it blows your mind.
As the sun crept towards the horizon I did my best to try and talk to every single one of them.
I grabbed a glass of champagne from one of the waiters walking round with trays, but soon found I couldn't drink it. I was far too thirsty, so switched to water instead. In fact I found throughout the night I had in total about four glasses of wine or champagne and that was it – I was far too drunk on happiness to bother too much with alcohol.
Or food – I didn't manage to eat much either, much my annoyance.
Managing a few canapés at the start of the reception was do-able, but when the time came to sit down for our lovely three-course meal of lobster salad, roast lamb, and mascarpone ice cream with summer fruits my appetite had completely abandoned me.
It's funny, but everyone told me to make sure I enjoyed the tasting sessions we did at my caterers, as I wouldn't eat anything on the big day.
I scoffed at the idea. Me, not eat? Don't they know how much I love my food? But they were so right.
The nerves and excitement made it impossible.
I pushed my food around my plate so much that Fernando, our caterer, came over to tell me off. Then there was the head waiter wringing his hands and asking what was wrong with the food and would I like something else to eat?
The guests all loved the food, though – so we were really pleased about that.
After dinner, it was time for the speeches. But we made a bit of a mistake handing out cigars before hand, so there was a mass exodus from the hall to the gardens.
And while everyone was out there puffing away the waiters, thinking that was the end of the sitting down bit, cleared away the champagne.
In the meantime the Spaniards got impatient, and demanded the bar be opened up!
It was all slightly chaotic, but we somehow managed to get everyone back in their seats and be able to get on with the speeches – always my favourite part of any wedding I go to.
I always find it slightly sexist that the bride just sits there and doesn't say anything, so I was keen to get up and say a few words. I was adamant that I should go first, though as I was afraid I'd spend the majority of the speeches blubbing. I at least managed to keep dry eyes for my own speech – though I did come close to shedding a tear after I was introduced as the new señora de Borrachero and the cheers and clapping seemed to go on for a full five minutes.
My dad spoke lovingly about how pleased he was to welcome J into the family. J abandoned his notes and spoke from the heart to thank all of our amazing friends. My maid of honour said some really lovely things about the both of us. And I can't repeat a lot of what the best men Jim and Mike said.
After dinner, I threw the bouquet, which landed straight in the hands of my bridesmaid Amy. "You'll be waiting a long time for the next wedding then girls," she told us, though her boyfriend Scott did seem very pleased she'd caught it.
And there were more tears when our photographer showed us a slideshow of the amazing photos he'd taken already throughout the day. (He went on to take an impressive total of 8,000.)
Then before I knew it, we were twirling around the dancefloor (well as much as I could twirl in my dress) for the first dance. After all the fretting and worrying about it, it was totally fine.
After listening to every song we had on iTunes that we both liked, we picked a total outsider – Tangerine by Led Zepplin. As soon as we heard it, we knew it was the one. And the little bit of practice we did put us both at ease.
As soon as the last chords ended, our DJ Amos dropped Michael Jackson's Got To be Starting Something, the dancefloor filled up, and the party really got started.
The rest of the night seemed to pass in a blur. Highlights included the whole dancefloor singing in unison to Bohemian Rhapsody (complete with the rocking out, head banging bit) and Pulp's Common People – one guest's comment: "The Trainspotting generation grew up and got married"
I certainly wasn't expecting the Macarena to go down a storm like it did.
Then there was another surprise from Amos – who did a heroic seven-hour DJ set for us. He put on Mrs Robinson, and the place wend wild.
Somewhere in the middle of this people started invading the dancefloor in fancy dress – which we had brought for people to wear in a photo-booth we'd set up.
And I discovered what the nipping feeling in my hip was, when Phoebe investigated and pulled a two-inch pin from the top of my skirt.
We finished at about 6.30am in the morning, and I'm happy to report we were the last ones to leave. The guests hadn't quite managed to drink the bar dry, but they'd had a good try.
So that was my wedding. Over a year of planning but in some ways, a lifetime in the making.
I've never felt as happy, or more loved in all of my life as I did that day.
I will treasure the memories forever.


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BREAKTHROUGH discovery by Scots researchers could reveal why some people are more likely to die from flu than others.A collaborative study by scientists at Edinburgh University's Roslin Institute and clinicians at NHS Lothian has shown people not protected by a certain gene are at risk of potentially life- threatening reactions to the viruses. It is the first time researchers have identified a gene which determines our susceptibility and response to flu and other infections, and could pave the way for a screening regime to identify individuals who would benefit from vaccination. Professor Tim Walsh, a consultant and professor of critical care medicine at Edinburgh University, said: "Flu can be devastating in the very young and elderly, but some previously fit young people can also develop life-threatening lung problems. "Many young people required prolonged periods in intensive care during the swine flu pandemic and we had little idea why this small number of people was so severely affected. This study provides some clues as to why this may happen. "It opens avenues for research to develop ways of predicting who might be at risk and where to focus efforts to find new treatments for severe viral infections." The gene - known as IFITM3 - produces a protein that protects cells against infections. It is believed to be vital for kick- starting the immune system's battle against viruses such as swine flu. When present in large quantities, the protein hinders the spread of the flu virus in the lungs. However, people with the variant form of the gene cannot produce as much of this defence protein, thereby leading to a more severe bout of flu. The study, published in the journal Nature, found patients who ended up in intensive care with potentially fatal complications after developing flu were much more likely to have a variant of this gene, which did not protect against the virus. The study analysed DNA from patients treated in Scottish intensive care units during the 2009/10 swine flu pandemic. Blood samples were taken from the patients who had been previously fit and healthy. While the variant is found in only 0.3% of the population, the scientists found it was present in 5.3% of patients in intensive care with flu - suggesting it plays a highly significant role in causing otherwise healthy individuals to fall seriously ill. Dr Kenneth Baillie, of the Roslin Institute, said: "While most people who contract flu during a pandemic will recover well and not experience serious symptoms, some develop a catastrophic and potentially fatal illness and need to be treated in intensive care. This happens to otherwise healthy, young people. "The answer as to why some people become seriously affected by flu and others don't was a mystery, but this study shows for the first time it may be because they are more genetically susceptible to the virus." The study, launched after the swine flu pandemic arrived in Scotland in 2009, followed initial research on mice carried out at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute near Cambridge. The Cambridge studies had already indicated mice with the rarer, mutant version of IFITM3 were much more likely to have severe symptoms than mice with the normal version. Now the Scottish research has shown a parallel relationship between flu and the human genome. Professor Paul Kellam, a co-author on the paper and based at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, said: "This is important for people who have this variant as we predict their immune infections defences could be weakened to some virus infections. "Ultimately, as we learn more about the genetics of susceptibility to viruses, these people can take informed precautions, such as vaccinations to prevent infection."
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March 16, 2011
This week we have been planting trees in the Transition Garden. Before I launch into an animated discussion on the individual plants we've chosen for the space, let me give you a basic primer on what the Transition Garden is all about. Firstly, this is the space that ramps you up from the lower level of our new Car Park to the Entrance Plaza where you'll get your tickets. It is a nice gentle slope, so it will be easy for people of all abilities to make their way into the North Campus. It is also a stepped garden on a fairly severe slope. With these points in mind Mia Lehrer + Associates (ML+A) had to design a garden that would function physically, biologically, and thematically (we wanted more than just a random selection of plants). Thanks to ML+A this garden tells a great story.
The Story of Plant Introductions in Los Angeles The plants that exist in L.A. today are a mixed and varied bunch, a real representation of our altered nature. They have been brought here purposefully and sometimes accidentally. As one enters the ramp from the lower deck of the Car Park you'll encounter plants introduced to L.A. over the last 200 years. So far we have California Pepper Trees, Schinus molle, from Peru; iconic Los Angeles palms, Washingtonia robusta, from northwestern Mexico; Olive trees, Olea europaea, from the Mediterranean basin; Citrus species from Asia including Eureka lemon and oranges; and finally Red Ironbark Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus sideroxylon, from Down Under. Check out this picture to see the progress!
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Today is the sixth anniversary of my mom's death, which is hard to believe. The cosmic confusion of the passing of time, the way her loss feels immediate and recent yet so very far away. I'm not doing anything special today in her honor; there is no grave to visit so that takes away that ritual, and I'm not religious in any way so there's no service to attend. But what I did last night was cook pasta in the pot that my mother used to make pasta my whole life. I imagine she acquired the pot in the late '50s, maybe early '60s—all I know is that every single time she cooked pasta for dinner, the water went right into that pot and got generously salted right away. The pot remains in pretty good shape.
My mom was not a particularly passionate or enthusiastic cook, nor was she any kind of foodie. She and my dad would make fun of the family friends who insisted on ordering sushi in Japanese ("uuuuuniiii," she would drawl, as if just saying the word was the height of pretension. Though to be fair, using the word "uni" was probably more pretentious in 1983 than it would be today). My mom didn't like Gourmet magazine, and insisted that every recipe began with the words, "Take a pint of heavy cream." Our cookbook shelf was slim, and the volumes were rarely consulted. I wonder sometimes what my mom would make of my food obsessions.
As an opera singer who studied in Rome in the mid-1950s, my mom did learn a thing or two about Italian food, and she made a mean meat sauce. I used to love her eggy, bacony version of spaghetti carbonara, a dish I continue to attempt to perfect, without much success. I think my parents even made basil pesto at some point in the '80s (gazpacho and hummus were big experiments then too, back when they seemed so exotic and weird!).
When my mom passed away, my sister and I had to sort out all of her things, the accumulations of a relatively long life—she died the day after her 70th birthday after a three-year struggle with lung cancer. I took the pasta pot right away, along with the mezzaluna curved knife she used to chop garlic and onions super fine. That mezzaluna is so worn-out that its wooden handles give me splinters. I took the cast iron pans, the ones with white enamel on the exterior, all mottled and chipping away but that still make an excellent burger on the stovetop. I took a few of her mugs, most of the mid-century modern Rosenthal china that my parents bought in Europe after they were married, and the groovy bright-orange colander (which has now turned into a crayon container for my nieces).
So in honor of my mom I continue to use this metal pot with all its scratches and a plastic handle that's loose and gets too hot to touch. This pot has boiled enough pounds of spaghetti to climb me back like Rapunzel to my childhood of family dinners. That pot has produced hundreds, thousands, of batches of noodles and cottage cheese, a Susie Lerner specialty made with Manischevitz egg noodles, Breakstone cottage cheese and generous amounts of butter and black pepper. My sister makes that for her kids now, which makes me really happy.
Last night I made linguini with zucchini and brown butter–poppy seed sauce, a weird combination inspired by a recipe from the Sfoglia cookbook. It was way decadent and rich, and is nothing my mother ever would have cooked in a million years. It's amazing to think this one pot has fed me my whole life, and will continue to do so for a long time to come.


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conforto45 wrote:can Morosov come back next year?
As much as I hate to say it.. he would be an improvement to this team.
Crosby is showing the ability to make people around him look good... Morosov w/ him and Surovy?
Morosov kind of reminds me of KK. But better talented.
Defence21 wrote:The Pens would be smart to add a few middle-ages free agents this summer to bridge the gap. But we'll see if this happens.
DelPen wrote:MrKnowNothing wrote:
Knowing the Pens, they will draft him and rush him to the NHL and ruin him.
The only person they did it with ever was maybe Fleury. Crosby was ready, Whitney was ready and everyone else was well seasoned in WBS before getting the call up.
Unless of course you think there's some other players who were rushed? If anything this organization waits too long or never gives players chances like Kraft and Beech after Lang left.
Mad City Mike wrote:Unfortunately, this is very hard to do. The age for UFA is maybe 31 under the new CBA. So most UFAs will be older. The only younger guys you can get are those who are cut loose for whatever reason (salary arbitrationa wards, etc.). So you generally have to get those guys in trades. That's why I think the Pens would be smart to at least dangle their top pick and see what teams might offer.
Defence21 wrote:conforto45 wrote:can Morosov come back next year?
As much as I hate to say it.. he would be an improvement to this team.
Crosby is showing the ability to make people around him look good... Morosov w/ him and Surovy?
Morosov kind of reminds me of KK. But better talented.
Yes he can, but he will be an unrestricted free agent. So what would be the point? I mean we know what he can do and has done. He is a good player at times, and invisible at others. I'd much rather see the Pens go out and look for another young scoring winger free agent -- someone with size and grit. Sure, these guys cost a lot, but they are worth it.
One of the problems I think the Pens had last offseason was that they chose to go with extreme youth and extreme age. The free agents they brought in -- a few aside -- mainly were 33 or older. Knowing from experience, it is difficult to gel on and off the ice when there is such an age discrepincy. They have very few middle-aged players to kind of act as mediators.
At age 18, Crosby has next to nothing in common with guys old enough to be his dad -- Lemieux, Recchi, Leclair, Odelein, Poapst. But he'd have more in common with a 27 year old, such as Samsonov.
My point is that, in order to play as a team on the ice, players should be friends or sociable off the ice. I'm not trying to suggest a locker room rift. But I am suggesting that the young players have absolutely no reason to pal around with the older players, and vice versa.
The Pens would be smart to add a few middle-ages free agents this summer to bridge the gap. But we'll see if this happens.
NIN wrote:Some good points there but I would like to add that Morozov could help accelerate Malkin's adjusting period. Gonchar and Koltsov should help alittle with the language barrier but Morozov could be his line-mate and I am curious to see what he can do under the new rules.
Bottom line: if they sign him for 1.5 or less for 1 or 2 years tops, it would be a good revisiting to the Morozov experiment. If for some reason Malkin doesnt come over again forget it.
Pens4Life wrote:try line with Surovy - Malkin - Morozov good 2nd line
Defence21 wrote:I thought free agency was set at age 27 or somewhere just around there? Did I miss something? If it is 31, then I take back everything I said. It would be very difficult for the Pens to add to the team by picking up castoffs.
]DelPen wrote:PensFanBryan wrote:Why does everyone keep posting the same lines as this season. We are losing this season... why would we want to keep the same players? This thread is about who you want to keep for next season.
Just because we all pretty much want to see Leclair gone doesn't mean he will be gone. You do understand NHL contracts are garunteed and we can't just cut him, right? Most of the guys we all want to be gone are under contract next year so we will be looking at the same team with a few tweaks like adding Malkin and Welch but other than that...
Kicksave wrote:Peter wrote:Keep recchi, because who else will do the recchi hop hop hop?
keep LeClair because he screens goalies
trade crosby and gonchar for ovechkin
go into russia and kidnap malkin
keep orpik for Sharon
keep malone in his hometown
keep surovy because he's that damn good
keep caron
There is no reason why you shouldn't have an NHL job right now
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This truly autumnal cupcake is chocked full of warm spices like cinnamon, ginger, clove and cardamom. I topped it with a masala chai frosting to complement the spices in the cupcake.
Chai is the generic word for tea in many South Asian countries. So when you hear someone say "chai tea" they are actually saying "tea tea" without realizing it. In America chai usually means masala chai which is a brewed tea with spices, some kind of sweetener and milk.
For my frosting I began by making a custard. That may sound a bit strange, but it's something I've been trying out lately when making frosting. I steep warm milk with a healthy dose of my desired flavoring (like tea or coffee) to create a fragrant and flavorful brew. I combine it with egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch and cook it until it becomes slightly thickened. Then I beat the custard until it cools down before adding the butter.
I have used this custard method frosting with loose tea leaves, coffee beans or fresh herbs like mint and thyme. This time I took a short cut by using spiced black tea bags instead of using loose black tea leaves and whole spices and it worked pretty well.
The tea custard base makes for a very rich and silky buttercream frosting that has a lovely spicy tea flavor and isn't too sweet. This frosting might be a bit too soft to hold its shape after piping so if you're hoping to do that, you can always leave out the 2 tablespoons of honey and mix in 3 or 4 tablespoons (or more if you like) powdered sugar to help stiffen up the frosting.
Cardamom Cupcakes
(makes 24 cupcakes)
3 cups cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp salt
12 ounces (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room temp
2 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup (8 fluid ounces) buttermilk
Preheat the oven to 350F. Line 24 (4 fluid ounce capacity) cupcake wells with paper cupcake liners.
Sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Set aside dry ingredients.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally. Mix in vanilla.
On low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk to your batter, beginning and ending with the flour. (I do one-third flour, half buttermilk, one-third flour, half buttermilk, one-third flour.)
Fill each well approximately 2/3 full. Bake until a skewer inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes then gently transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.
Masala Chai Frosting
(makes enough to lightly frost 24 cupcakes)
3/4 cup whole milk
4 or 5 spiced black tea bags (I used bags of TAZO Organic Chai (Spiced Black Tea))
2 large egg yolks
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
6 ounces unsalted butter (1.5 sticks), at room temperature
2 tbsp honey
Combine the milk in a medium nonreactive saucepan and bring to a simmer over low heat. After the milk has come to a simmer, remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the tea bags to the milk. Cover the pot to keep the milk warm. After the tea bags have steeped for about 5 or 6 minutes, gently squeeze the tea bags to extract all the liquid. Discard tea bags.
Whisk together the yolks, sugar and cornstarch in a medium bowl.
Slowly whisk the still warm milk into the egg mixture then return the mixture to the saucepan and set over medium heat. Begin to whisk. Continue whisking for about 3 to 5 minutes or until it has the consistency of pudding. To test for doneness, coat the back of a spoon and draw a line with your finger down the middle of the custard. The custard is done if the line stays in place.
Strain the custard through a fine-meshed strainer into the bowl of a stand mixer. (Straining should catch any clumps of cooked eggs. You don't want that in your buttercream.)
Working with the paddle attachment of your stand mixer, beat the custard on medium speed until it is cool, about 4-5 minutes. Add the butter 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until smooth.
Once all the butter is in, beat in the buttercream on medium speed until it is thick and very smooth, about 5 minutes. If your buttercream looks curdled just keep beating and it will become smooth. Add the honey and beat for another minute.
You should have a smooth and silky buttercream. You can now frost your cooled cupcakes.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon demonstrated impressive progress during a routine testing of his brain's functionality late last week, prompting some in the Israeli media to speculate that he might be slowly coming out of his coma.
Sharon suffered a major brain hemorrhage in 2006 and slipped into what doctors then described as a vegetative state. He has remained in stable condition ever since.
Last week's test was conducted at Soroka Hospital in Beersheva, and employed a new MRI technology developed by a team of Israeli and American doctors.
During the two-hour test, Sharon was shown pictures of his family and was made to listen to an audio recording of his eldest son's voice.
To the doctors' surprise, "significant brain activity was observed in each test in specific brain regions, indicating appropriate processing of these stimuli," according to a statement released by Soroka.
One of the lead doctors said that while Sharon's brain is clearly transferring information to the proper areas for processing, it is still uncertain if the former premier is consciously aware of these stimuli.
Whatever the case, the tests did show a very real improvement in Sharon's condition.
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Corporate Efforts to Manipulate Science, Scientists,
Scientists, academicians, journalists, and policy advocates will
convene in Washington on July 11 to address corporations' use of
science to manipulate public opinion and influence public policy on
health and the environment. The landmark conference was announced
today by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest
Sessions include panels on how corporate dollars thwart research
on health risks, suppress information about toxic products, and
shape the federal research agenda. Conferees will present remedies
to prevent conflicts of interest, to improve the transparency of the
federal scientific advisory process, to hold corporations
accountable, and to enhance the media's role in disclosing conflicts
of interest.
Among the presenters are Drummond Rennie, M.D., deputy editor of
the Journal of the American Medical Association; Marion Nestle,
Ph.D., chair of the Department of Nutrition at New York University,
and author, Food Politics; Alicia Mundy, author, Dispensing With the
Truth; Sheldon Krimsky, Ph.D., professor of Urban and Environmental
Policy at Tufts University and author, Science in the Private
Interest; and Lisa Bero, Ph.D., professor of clinical pharmacy at
University of California, San Francisco and co-author, The Cigarette
"The public is not aware that tactics used by the tobacco
industry to manipulate science are also widely used by other
industries," said Virginia A. Sharpe, director of CSPI's Integrity
in Science project. "This conference seeks to shed light on how
pharmaceutical, food, chemical, and other companies fund scientific
research in the service of those industries' short-term gain."
The conference, titled "Conflicted Science," will take place on
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conference agenda, list of participants, and registration materials
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I started my radio career in Meadville, Pa on WZPR, the Country Station of Northeastern Pennsylvania in May of 1989. I was scared to death and loved every minute of it. I still get nervous but I still love it. I have been in the Hudson Valley since 1995, and am continually amazed at the beauty of our area, all of the history, the arts and artists here, and the kindness and generosity of Country fans. You guys are the best! Thanks for listening to me and keeping me company over the years. When I'm not at work I can usually be found in either my sewing studio or in the kitchen, as sewing and cooking are 2 of my passions. Hope to see you every afternoon from 3-7 on 94.3/97.3 The Wolf!
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY: Water cruises
A weekend razor. A sense of style. Motivation to have some fun on Saturday and Sunday.
There are some things you just can't give to Dad, even though you clearly have the best intentions.
The solution? One of three weekend cruises on Wilmington Water Tours.
Father's Day cruises set sail (the catamaran is actually powered by an engine, not the wind) at 1 and 3 p.m. on Sunday with a hot dog meal catered by Front Street Brewery. Cost is $25 per person.
But the highlight of the weekend just might be the Saturday evening Beer Tasting Cruise ($40). The sunset, the breeze, the family, the beer – for one night, Dad can have it all. Brewmasters from Front Street Brewery will be aboard the Saturday evening cruise offering a sampling of microbrews that will be paired with appetizers and some education about how the beer was made.
So maybe, just maybe, you can talk Dad into shaving the stubble, not wearing the black socks with the khaki shorts and heading downtown for a night or day of fun and relaxation.
Details: 338-3134 or www.WilmingtonWaterTours.net
FRIDAY: Fun at the library
Want to foster reading and learning with your kids? Then you should take them to the library. The main branch of the New Hanover County Library is hosting two events on Friday that provide an extra incentive to bring your kids.
First, at 9 a.m. Friday, Zach Hanner and the Dock Street Kids will perform "Kids Mystery Theater," a Scooby Doo-style adventure that will engage the audience as they use library resources to solve a mystery. Then, at 10:30 a.m., Miss Susan adds a twist (and a stretch) to a children's reading at Family Yoga Storytime.
Details: 798-6301 or www.nhcgov.com
Saturday: Indo Jax Dodgeball Tournament
Help a worthy cause and bomb somebody in the abdomen at the same time. This dodgeball tournament raises money for Indo Jax Surf Charities. All you need is five players and $100 to participate. If you'd rather watch other people suffer the pain, you can just hang out, drink a beer and enjoy the show.
Courts & Sports is donating 10 percent of all sales from 6-11 p.m. to the cause. The event will also include a screening of Indo Jax's latest documentary about surf camps in India.
Details: 274-3565 or IndoJaxSurfSchool.com
Saturday: Waylon Bash
Celebrations in 10 states will celebrate the birthday of late country music icon Waylon Jennings while raising money for the charity named for him, the Waylon Fund for Diabetes Research.
Locally, the Waylon Bash will be held Saturday night at the Palm Room, 11 E. Salisbury St. in Wrightsville Beach. Performers Travis Shallow and Jason Woolwine headline the list of entertainers.
It might not be quite as big as the Waylon Bash in Luckenbach, Texas, but we're confident that even at Wrightsville Beach, everyone in the place will sing along to, "Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys."
Details: 509-3040 or PalmRoomBar.com
Saturday: Sporting events
Whether you like traditional sports, such as baseball or soccer, or edgy sports, such as roller derby, Wilmington is the place to be on Saturday night.
The Wilmington Sharks host the Petersburg Generals 7:05 p.m. at Buck Hardee Field. This year, every day is Thirsty Thursday – even Saturdays, so you can buy dollar beers at every home game.
Just a short walk away, some Major League Soccer players will be in action when the New York Red Bulls send their reserves to town to play the Wilmington Hammerheads at 7:30 p.m.
And at the Schwartz Center in downtown Wilmington, the Cape Fear Roller Girls All-Stars will battle the Mason Dixon Roller Vixens in their last home match until mid-August. A prelimary match starts at 4 p.m.
Details: WilmingtonSharks.com, WilmingtonHammerheads.com or CapeFearRollerGirls.com.
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Galo has a variety of cottages situated within a nature reserve. Perfect for a family holiday or a quiet relaxing break by the sea. There is a choice of 2-6 bed cottages, basic to fully equipped either close to camping ammenities and playground or more secluded in the forrest, but always close to the sea, swimming and nature.
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Sunday, April 08, 2007
Same Old, Same Old
It's amusing, in a sad way. The priests are unhappy that paladins are better healers, and the paladins are unhappy that paladins are better healers.
I really hope paladin healing doesn't get nerfed though. I really like being able to act as healer for a 5-man. Having paladins available as primary healers makes running instances so much easier. Perhaps we could stand to be nerfed a bit in raid healing, but any hit is going to make 5-mans harder. I do not want to return to the old days of spending half an hour or more whispering priests and druids to see if they want to come on a run.
I think that there is a deeper problem with paladins. Just take a look at the classes and their current roles:
Hunter - dps
Rogue - dps
Warlock - dps
Mage - dps
Shaman - heal/dps
Priest - heal/dps
Druid - heal/tank/dps
Warrior - tank/dps
Paladin - heal/tank
One of these is not like the others.
And in many ways, this is part of the problem. The fact is that paladins are fundamentally different from all the other classes in the game. If more classes lacked the "dps" part, the game would be designed differently. I've already commented on how the battegrounds are designed for high dps classes, with short respawn timers.
I think part of the problem with paladins is that every other class has a dps component designed and built into it, and paladins really don't. Seal and Auto-attack, and maybe judge every 10s. One real combat move at 41-points in Retribution, almost an afterthought in many ways.
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- Anonymous12:22 AM, April 09, 2007
Couldn't be more right.ReplyDelete
I'm a protection paladin, never thought i had dps output anyway either. But a dam good porcupine though.ReplyDelete
Indeed. A single paladin can keep a few enemies occupied until reinforcements arrive. Killing two will take ages.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:20 AM, April 09, 2007
True, but not totally.ReplyDelete
Holy can be nice dps with the right amount of spelldmg gear, starting to be noticable from around 400+ onwards.
And prot.. boy, what a grand tree. I levelled my Draenai from 58 to 70 in Prot, soloing group quests a Hunter couldn't. Yes, it takes a while, but it's also pretty quick because you just don't die. Ever. On top of that, our MT plays both a feral Teddy and a Paladin in Prot - the paladin is geared out nicely and continuously ends up on spot 1 or 2 of the dps meter in the 5-mans. Not by far, more likely by 0,5% difference, but he beats affliction warlocks and rogues in dps output. I've only seen him humbled by a hunter yet. With the amount of mana he gets back from healing, he can spam consecrates until kingdom come, and the reflective damage from holy shield and shield spike with the right amount of defense gear and spelldmg is right nice. Add reckoning pared with SoR, and you've got your dps tank.
Valiance, Dragonmaw EU
Yeah i agree. At lvl 48 its hard to get good complementing gear, but it ok. Just need the right gear or to do more dmg.ReplyDelete
What if Blizz decided to add a talent skill in the ret tree which increased DPS by 30%,but removed the paladins ability to heal others? You could still heal yourself which would make you a DPS force to reckon with, but in terms of back up healing, you would be useless.ReplyDelete
Not being able to heal others might make it even more hard for retribution paladins to join a raiding guild. At the moment I think a few sneak in sometimes to use judgement of wisdom on boss fights.


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It's not often that municipal employees go out of their way to publicize their salaries. So when Newport Beach City Manager Dave Kiff wrote an open letter Aug. 4 explaining what he and the City Council earn, Daily Pilot editors were happy to publish it.
Curious residents now understood more about their public servants' compensation in the wake of the Bell salary scandal. And as some of those residents surely did, the Pilot also clicked the links in the letter and examined the budgets to confirm the figures.
All the numbers appeared to check out. But one incentive in Kiff's letter didn't have a dollar amount next to it — his home.
In follow-up interviews, Kiff and other city officials provided the details.
Based on the city's agreement with Kiff, Newport Beach paid $471,250 in September 2009 to help Kiff move within the city limits. While experts say it's likely a safe investment — Kiff has to pay the city if he sells the home or if he and the city part ways — the outlay came at a time of tight economic times.
Less than one month after the sale closed on the house, Kiff announced that the city faced an $8-million budget deficit.
Essentially, the city paid for about half of Kiff's $935,000 home near the west bluff of the Upper Newport Bay. He has lived in Laguna Beach for more than 14 years, and once he was promoted to city manager, the City Council wanted him to move to Newport.
"If I had had my druthers, I wouldn't have had to move," Kiff said in an interview. "But I didn't want to be the first city manager who didn't move to Newport Beach."
The city charter stipulates that the city manager has to live in town. But California law says municipalities cannot force employees to live within their city boundaries, so the city couldn't legally enforce the rule. This fall Newport voters will decide on a measure to amend the charter to reflect the current law.
In the meantime, council members wanted their manager nearby. They were willing to pay for it.
"I think it's important to be part of the fabric of the community," said Mayor Keith Curry, "and you don't get that as a commuter."
Councilman Mike Henn said he thought it important for Kiff to be "fully immersed in the culture" and "issues" of Newport Beach.
Kiff had been assistant city manager for 11 years prior to his promotion in September 2009.
When he negotiated for his compensation, the council asked what he could afford to pay for a new home, he said. Council members offered to pay up to $550,000. Kiff and his partner agreed to look for a home and to try to move within a year.
They found a one-story house on a tree-lined street, off of Irvine Avenue. Built in 1954, the home had been "completely rebuilt," according to Zillow.com, an online real estate site.
Still, Kiff's partner wanted to remodel because he saw an opportunity to improve it and enjoyed such projects, Kiff said.
Since then, they have been overhauling parts of the home and are about 80% complete. They have fulfilled their obligation to "use best efforts" to move within the year as his contract stipulates, he says, and plan to move as soon as it's ready.
"I know I've played by the rules and tried to do the right thing," Kiff said.
Kiff will be able to recoup all the money he spent to remodel the home, when and if the home is sold. At that time, he also has to give the city 50.4% of the property's value, less the improvement costs, whether the home appreciated or depreciated.
Hypothetically, the city could lose money on the deal, but since Kiff purchased the home when the market was down, that is unlikely, said Walter Hahn, an Orange County real estate consultant.
"If they hold on to it for a few years, they're going to make money," Hahn said. "I think the city's going to make out."
The money came from the city's reserves, not the operating budget, Curry said.
"It's not like it's being spent," he said. "We have basically invested in a piece of Newport Beach real estate and will enjoy the upside of that investment."
One other hypothetical risk for the city — albeit an unlikely one, according to several in town — is if Kiff falls behind on his payments. He has a first mortgage with Bank of America, property records show, and the city holds a second deed of trust on the home.
If he were to default on the bank loan, the city has some options to avoid losing cash in a foreclosure sale, city attorney David Hunt said.
City Hall could purchase and sell the home to recoup its share, or it could go after Kiff for the amount, Hunt supposed.
Considering the risk posed by the real estate market, the council thought it was still important enough to get Kiff to live in the city. It would honor the "spirit of the charter," Henn said.
"In light of everything that's going on in Bell, it's a reasonable investment to make," he added.


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Get your travel planner out for our forty-ninth flight over the Bible from 30,000 Feet! As we look at 1 Corinthians, we'll see Paul's letters to the church at Corinth. His letters to the influential church confront their "religious" and arrogant mindsets and defend his ability to be an apostle of Christ. Through God's grace and use of Paul, he is later able to rejoice over the turnaround and acceptance of his God-given authority. The key chapters to review are 1 Corinthians 2-3 & 12-13.
DESTINATION: 1 Corinthians
This Epistle was written at Ephesus while Paul was engaged in his three-year ministry in that city. Corinth was a commercial crossroads and a melting-pot full of devotees of various pagan cults and marked by a measure of moral depravity not unusual in a great seaport. "To live like a Corinthian" meant to live in gross immorality, and the many pagan temples in Corinth encouraged a life of licentiousness through temple prostitution. Corinth was filled with many nationalities, and tens of thousands of slaves.
c. 35-67 A.D.
Ministry of Paul
c. 53-57 A.D.
Paul's third missionary journey
c. 56 A.D.
Writing of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is one of a number of letters Paul sent to the Christians at Corinth. In this letter Paul takes up a series of issues confronting the congregation. Factions in the congregation exhibited arrogance and misplaced confidence, but Paul declares that the message of the Cross makes foolish the wisdom of the world. He calls the Cross a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, yet through it God's power is revealed.
Corinth – A city located in southern Greece about 50 miles from Athens. It was a major seaport and crossroads in the ancient world.
Ephesus – The chief commercial city of Asia Minor and the fourth greatest city in the ancient world, after Rome, Alexandria and Antioch.
Philippi – Ancient city in northern Greece where Paul preached the Gospel on European soil for the first time.
Paul – A rabbi who studied Jewish Law under Gamaliel. He was present at the death of Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Later he was converted on the road to Damascus and thereafter zealously proclaimed that Jesus is the Christ.
Barnabas – The name may be translated "son of exhortation." Barnabas accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey, to Cyprus and Asia Minor (Turkey).
Aquila and Priscilla – Husband and wife in Corinth who were tentmakers like Paul. They may have been Christians when they met Paul, or they might have been converted through his preaching.
Synagogue – A Greek word referring to a gathering of people. It was applied to the local assemblies of Jews who gathered to pray and read from the Scriptures.
Gentiles – The word "Gentiles" means "nations." Israel was called by God to be a people who were set apart from other nations, and to worship the one true God. God promised that He would bless the nations through Abraham and his descendants (Gen 12:3).
Corinth is situated on an isthmus less than four miles wide that separates two major harbors. In ancient days small ships were dragged across the isthmus on a paved road from one harbor to the other.


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Although OpenSUSE is not one of my primary distros I'm still excited for today's OpenSUSE 11.2 release. This is because many new features and improvements have been implemented into the OpenSUSE 11.2 release which is available as KDE or GNOME live CD versions. A few specific improvements that I am looking forward to include KDE 4.3 which is suppose to feature closer integration with Firefox and OpenOffice.org applications. I'm not the biggest KDE fan but some distros definitely do it better than others and KDE is starting to grow on me. GNOME, which I am a fan of, version 2.28 is included with this OpenSUSE 11.2 release which has a new theme, software update improvements, and other features.
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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — When the U.S. Men's Senior National Team finished off the competition at the London Olympics in 2012, head coach Mike Krzyzewski was primed to ride off into the sunset with a sparking 62-1 record, two gold medals in Olympic competition (2008 in Beijing) and one in World Championship competition (2010 Istanbul).
Every indication was that the longtime Duke coach had finished the job USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo needed him to and that his replacement would be sought while Coach K moved on in some capacity to assist Colangelo manage the rebuilt program.
But now comes word, via a report from SI.com's Pete Thamel, that Coach K is reconsidering his future with the program and could potentially return as coach of the team for the 2014 World Championship in Madrid and the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro.
It's an abrupt about-face after months and months of speculation about who might replace Krzyzewski on the sideline with the Men's Senior National Team and also a stern departure from Coach K's own words, as recently as February on an ESPN Radio program where he suggested that his successor could be named by this summer.
Things changed dramatically today, per that SI.com report:
On Saturday, Krzyzewski said he and USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo have been talking about his return "quite a bit."
Colangelo said Saturday he and Krzyzewski have been discussing his return "in installments."
"I think it's very close to being resolved," Colangelo said. "That's all I can say for sure."
He added: "Give it another week and it should be resolved."
Nailing down a head coach is the only outstanding business Colangelo has to tend to right now, because the player pool for the national team is as strong now as it's since he took over in 2005.
Scores of NBA superstars, All-Stars and role players will be eager to be a part of the teams that represent the U.S. in Madrid and Rio De Janeiro. And that list should include four-time MVP LeBron James as well as All-Stars Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and plenty more.
Were Coach K to return to the program, procuring commitments for future competition wouldn't appear to be much of an issue, given his history with so many of the players that would be in the mix. The continuity alone would ensure that the U.S. program resembles, at least in structure, many of the international programs they'll compete against in the coming years.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Women have played vital roles in history but the roles certainly do not have to remain in the past. With a variety of events scheduled throughout March to honor Women's History Month, Penn State's Center for Women Students aims to show that women make "history" every day.
"The focus of our month of activities is really about diversity both in terms of subject matter and audiences," said Jennifer Pencek, programming coordinator of the Center for Women Students. "We want to show that the topics important to women truly include everything and that the month isn't about programming 'just for women' but is all about inclusion, honoring the work of the past and what may still need to be done to make the world as gender equal as possible."
The list of events follows:
Brown Bag Discussion: Gender and Race in South Africa
Noon to 1 p.m. March 3
203 Boucke Building
Three Student Affairs professionals reflect on a 10-week study abroad opportunity in South Africa. Speakers will share experiences, anecdotes and perspectives about their roles, as well as gender and race in South Africa.
"Miss Representation" film screening
6:30 p.m. March 4
Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center
The film exposes how mainstream media contributes to under-representation of women in power/influence positions and challenges the limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls.
"NO! The Rape Documentary" film screening
7 p.m. March 5
Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center
Aishah Shahidah Simmons, a rape and incest survivor, uses testimonials from black female rape survivors and insight from leading scholars and activists to examine sexual violence in African-American communities. A Q&A with Simmons follows the screening. The event is co-sponsored by the Paul Robeson Cultural Center and funded by the University Park Allocation Committee.
Brown Bag Discussion: LGBTA Women in History
Noon to 1 p.m. March 18
203 Boucke Building
Join Allison Subasic, director of Penn State's LGBTA Student Resource Center, as she discusses women who have paved the way in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ally history.
Brown Bag Discussion: Intuitive Eating: Gain Body Wisdom
Noon to 1 p.m. March 25
203 Boucke Building
Intuitive eating is an approach that teaches you how to create a healthy relationship with your food, mind and body where you ultimately become the expert of your own body. Jody Whipple, a nutritionist/certified diabetes educator from University Health Services, will discuss how to gain a sense of body wisdom.
Project Unbreakable: An Evening with Grace Brown
6:30 p.m. March 31
Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Since Project Unbreakable's conception in 2011 by Grace Brown, it has featured more than 2,000 images of sexual assault survivors holding posters with quotes from their attackers. Join Brown as she discusses her journey to Project Unbreakable and beyond. The event is co-sponsored by Sapphire Leadership Program and funded by the University Park Allocation Committee.
To learn more, visit the Center for Women Students at www.studentaffairs.psu.edu/womenscenter or call 814-863-2027. The Center for Women Students is located in 204 Boucke Building.


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These are the codes for MY blinkie, saved on my PC….
This one is linked to my GingerScraps site- store- forum etc...
This info is the codes for this blinkie. Linked to GingerScraps.net
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m255/gingerlooper/Fan.gifHere is what the completed code will look like. You can use this code as an out line for any blinkie.... you can also grab this code as is and put it on you blog or in a sigi just because you love me hehehe :)

To make it easy, and to save the info.. copy and past this code outline to a note pad or word document and save it on your computer. Then you will know where it is, and you can easily change it by copying and pasting codes for any blinkie.
Here are two ways-
You can right click on any blinkie and save the image, upload it to photobucket (or whichever one you choose) and then copy the HTML code. Then change the first "http://…photobucket…" to your blog address to make the blinkie link to your blog. The second "http://…" is the actual photobucket image code.
One other way is to right click on any blinkie, and at the bottom of the pop out menu you will see properties. Click properties. A box will open with "Address" and "Image Location". If Blog Address is empty or you can tell that it is not the proper address then go up in you address bar and copy and paste the address from it (assuming you are at the address you want the blinkie to link to.)
You can take this code (which is for my blinkie) and change the blog address (first http://) and the image location (second http://) to your own.
Again, this is what it will look like with my info codes for GingerScraps.
To post them on your blog, in blogger (which is what I use) You need to go to edit your Layout. Select to add page element. Then from the menu of options select "HTML/JavaScript Add third-party functionality or other code to your blog." Then copy and paste any codes for blinkies there. I have my long list of codes each separated by a few spaces so if I ever need to change any of them I know where one starts and another begins...
You can also use this code for putting your blinkie in your signature in galleries and fourms.
(depending on the rules of the site you may or may not be allowed to link the to another site).
So go have some fun adding blinkies to your blog and or in your sigi's.


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Announcing the 2013 National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America
Today, we're pleased to announce the names of the 120 exceptional young musicians from across America, specially selected to come together this summer as part of the first-ever National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. Click here to see the full roster.
Hailing from 42 US states—from Eagle River, Alaska to Miami, Florida; from Seattle, Washington to Sioux Falls, South Dakota; from Honolulu, Hawaii to Kalamazoo, Michigan, from Los Angeles, California to Marietta, Georgia and beyond—these young orchestral players, ages 16–19, have been recognized by Carnegie Hall as being among the finest in the country following a comprehensive audition process.
The musicians of the first National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America will travel to New York in late June 2013 for a rigorous two-week training residency on the campus of Purchase College, State University of New York, working with some of the country's best professional orchestral players. The young musicians will then have the opportunity to represent their country as the NYO-USA undertakes its inaugural international tour with stops at Washington DC's Kennedy Center, followed by dates in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and London.
"We have been thrilled at the response to our creation of the NYO-USA program," said Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall. "We are very excited, but not surprised, that there is such a depth of world-class talent among young musicians across the United States, and we know this first roster will be wonderfully strong. With the energy and skill demonstrated by these young players, we fully expect that the music-making of this orchestra will be completely inspirational for participants and audiences alike."
Visit the NYO-USA homepage for more information about the members of the 2013 orchestra, as well as the tour, guest artists and faculty, and more.


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I had these two little yarn bombs in my bag of goodies for weeks. Finally, today was the day they were released. The purple and yellow one looks 'Easterly' to me, and the green one, knit by my daughter, is so 'Springy'. I sewed them on to the fence at the church and the bus bench today at noon. We are getting braver, releasing our soft graffiti in broad daylight! Have a look and see for yourself.
We also had a look around and saw all the knit bombs we placed in February are still in place. They are starting to get saggy, but, I guess that is understandable, they have been snowed on over and over in the last couple of months. I wonder how long they will last?
The flowers on the vine are still wrapped around the iron railing in front of the church. I hope it makes someone smile when they see it.
Now, back to the needles. Green yarn everywhere. Stay tuned for something GREEN. Really, really green.


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Automakers are coming under increasing pressure to sell zero-emission vehicles to U.S. consumers who have shown little interest in them, with more states following California's lead in setting sales targets.
Nine states, including New York and New Jersey, have adopted versions of California's goal of having electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen-powered models reach 15 percent of its new-car purchases by 2025. Automakers face fines and potentially restrictions on sales for not reaching the targets.
One model made to meet the standards, Honda's plug-in electric Fit, had total U.S. sales of 83 through May, according to market-researcher Autodata Corp.
"They are essentially forcing vehicles to be built and delivered to dealers who are forced to sell them," said Bailey Wood, legislative director of the National Automobile Dealers Association, based in McLean, Va.
Honda had set a goal of delivering 1,100 electric Fits over two years. With a two-year supply sitting on dealer lots, the carmaker this month cut its lease rate by about one-third, to $259 a month, for new and existing customers. Three days ago, the company said some customers now have to wait for more EVs to be produced before they can get one.
Its decision followed similar moves by General Motors Co. and Nissan Motor Co. for the Chevrolet Volt and all-electric Leaf. The Leaf and Volt, unlike the electric Fit, are available in the whole U.S. market. Niche electric-car makers Fisker Automotive Inc. and Coda Automotive stopped making vehicles last year.
Requiring minimum numbers of plug-in vehicle sales is "inherently a risky strategy," said Edward Cohen, Honda vice president for government and industry affairs. The mandate "directs manufacturers to offer consumers technology options along a pre-determined time frame and with specified numbers notwithstanding whether the technology and market are ready."
About one-third of 1 percent of the 6.4 million new vehicles sold in the first five months of the year were zero- emission vehicles, according to the dealers group.
U.S. regulators, who require automakers to raise to 54.5 miles (88 kilometers) per gallon by 2025 the average fuel- economy of the vehicle fleets they sell in the country, say getting to that goal will require 1 percent to 3 percent of vehicles sold to be electrics.
"An electric car is the lowest hanging fruit on the tree requiring the least amount of change from the consumer of anything we can do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions," Steve Crolius, transportation director for the Clinton Climate Initiative, said at a fuel-efficiency forum June 13 at Consumer Reports magazine's headquarters in Yonkers, N.Y. The group is part of the William J. Clinton Foundation, established by the former president.
The lower-priced electric Fit is still more expensive than the internal-combustion engine-powered version, which leases for $169 a month with $1,999 down.
At the end of May, there was a 162-day inventory of Volts, according to Ward's Automotive Group. That compares with a 50- day inventory for the top-selling Toyota Camry.
" There are only a select number of income brackets that can afford them," Wood said. "The Chevy Volt in terms of price tag is equivalent to a fairly equipped BMW 3 Series. At the end of the day, we are a consumer-driven economy, particularly in the auto industry."
U.S. regulators and policymakers want to reduce the extra expense of electric cars so more consumers can afford them, Ann Schlenker, director of Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Transportation Research, said at the Consumer Reports forum.
She cited Energy Department figures showing it takes about five years of driving an electric vehicle to make up the extra upfront costs in fuel savings. That compares with a year and a half for a hybrid vehicle, she said.
"The attempt is to get to a three-year payback period" for plug-in electrics, she said.
The availability of charging stations and the time it takes to recharge are other hurdles to wider consumer acceptance. New York is among states spending money to promote and develop electric-vehicle technology, Patrick Bolton, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority senior project manager, said at the Consumer Reports event.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D, has a program, also funded with private-sector money, to install more than 80 charging stations throughout the state. The first of those was unveiled last month at a Homewood Suites hotel in Colonie, New York.
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, whose members include GM and Toyota, was one of two Washington-based automotive trade groups that in March filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month to block California's sales targets.
"The sales data tell the story of what consumers want," said Gloria Bergquist, a spokeswoman for the Alliance. "The early adopters have purchased plug-in electric vehicles but mainstream consumers have not followed yet."
The state mandates are separate from the U.S. fuel-economy standards set by federal regulators.
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland said the fuel-economy standards are "technology neutral."
"States can make the decision in terms of their own particular needs," he said at the Consumer Reports panel. "That was a policy decision they chose to make, but from a federal perspective, we want to remain technology neutral."
California's mandate, which accounts for about one-third of U.S. electric-vehicle sales, is part of the state's effort to reduce emissions from vehicles, power plants and oil refineries.
"Both a market push and market pull are needed, and they need to be in sync," said Roland Hwang, the San Francisco-based transportation program director for the Natural Resources Defense Council and a supporter of the California mandate. "We need both a long-term, stable signal for automakers to produce electric cars and a robust, growing consumer market."
Sales won't be helped if reluctant automakers sandbag sales, he said.
"Who killed the electric car, part three?" Hwang asked. "Some automakers are more committed than others to the clean car market. And it may surprise some that the industry doesn't follow the past patterns. We now have GM as one of the biggest champions of electrification and Honda as one of the biggest skeptics."
— With assistance from Alan Ohnsman in Los Angeles and Craig Trudell in Southfield, Michigan.


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Tiger Woods is no longer using crutches, a walking boot or a razor. He hasn't hit a full golf shot in 47 days and has no idea when he will practice, much less play in another tournament. All he could say with certainty yesterday was that he would not return until he is fully healthy.
Tiger Woods is no longer using crutches, a walking boot or a razor. He hasn't hit a full golf shot in 47 days and has no idea when he will practice, much less play in another tournament.
All he could say with certainty yesterday was that he would not return until he is fully healthy.
"Usually I set a timetable when I want to come back and play when I've had injuries before," Woods said at the AT&T National, which benefits his foundation. "This one is different. I'm going to learn my lesson from what I did at The Players and apply it this time and come back when I'm 100 percent. I don't know when that's going to be.
"That's kind of the frustrating thing about it right now is I don't know."
While he did not rule out the British Open, which starts July 14 at Royal St. George's, he made it sound as though he would miss another major championship.
"I wouldn't go over there just to show up," he said. "I'd go over there to win the golf tournament, so I need to obviously get my body ready so I can practice, and eventually play."
He's not doing much of anything at the moment. Woods watched the U.S. Open and was amazed at how Rory McIlroy matched his record by building a six-shot lead after 36 holes, then continued to crush his competition in winning by eight shots.
With shared parenting of his two kids, he has watched more cartoons than he ever did as a child. "What's actually really tough to watch now all the time is 'Dora.' That song is just brutal," he said.
And for the first time in public, he was sporting a full beard, though nothing that compares with Lucas Glover's.
Woods hasn't played since May 12 when he withdrew after nine holes from The Players Championship. That was his first tournament since sustaining "minor injuries" to his left knee and Achilles' tendon from an awkward stance in the pine straw in the third round of the Masters.
He said it was borderline whether he should have played at the TPC Sawgrass, a decision he now regrets. Had he skipped The Players, Woods said he would be playing now.
So what was he doing at Sawgrass?
"I've played in pain before and I've played injured, and I've played through it, and I've been very successful at it," Woods said. "There has been a number of years where I've been hurt more than people could possibly understand, and I've played and I've won. I just felt that it was good enough to give it a go, and I did. And I hurt myself."
Woods has gone through four knee surgeries since his freshman year at Stanford. He tore knee ligaments while jogging in the summer of 2007, and finished the year winning five of six tournaments, including a major. He won the U.S. Open in 2008 for his 14th major on one good leg. And after injuring his right Achilles in December 2008, he won seven times the next season.
But there was something about this injury — perhaps the state of his game or the clock ticking on his career — that caused him to stop being so stubborn when it comes to his health.
He said this injury wasn't even as bad as some of the others.
"But I hurt myself again," he said. "It's time to actually have a different approach. It's time."
Woods still believes he has time on his side, especially when it comes to his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus' record 18 professional majors. He remains stuck on No. 14, and he can't get closer if he's not playing.
"He won when he was 46, right?" said the 35-year-old Woods. "I've still got some time. I feel pretty confident of what my future holds and very excited about it. I'm excited about coming out here and being ready to go, instead of trying to kind of patch it, which I've been doing for a while."
Woods said he has been able to putt, and that's about it for his golf. He said he spends every day in the gym trying to get stronger, not just working on the left knee and Achilles, but his entire body. He said there are as many as three sessions a day, although they rarely last more than an hour.
"We're testing it every day to see what it feels like," Woods said. "You try and push it as far as the leg will go, and then if it doesn't feel any good, then you bring it back. And each day it's gotten better. We haven't had any setbacks, which has been good. But still, it's not as explosive or as strong as I'd like it to be."
And that means no golf — at least for now.
Woods is leaving that to everyone else, and there have been some special performances. Luke Donald has risen to No. 1 in the world, McIlroy is up to No. 3 while Woods has tumbled to No. 17, his lowest spot in more than 14 years.
Justin Rose, the defending champion at Aronimink, said Woods' absence is still noticeable.
"The way he plays the game, he plays it with a lot of intensity," Rose said. "I think people like to see him win. He seems to win in dramatic style more often than not. So that's, I think, what people like to see. He puts on a good show. Everything that goes around him at a golf tournament is a little more high atmosphere, high energy."
Assuming he misses the British Open, the next tournament Woods typically plays is the Bridgestone Invitational, which starts Aug. 4 and precedes the final major championship of the year, the PGA Championship. The FedEx Cup playoffs are after that, although only the top 125 qualify and Woods is at No. 114 — and not moving up because he's not playing.
Woods, however, said he would be surprised if the year ended without him playing again. This isn't a repeat of 2008, when reconstructive knee surgery forced him to miss the last six months of the year. He said his knee and Achilles are getting better.
"I'd be very surprised because I'm progressing," he said.