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Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056
(513) 529-7592
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$15 Million Commitment Names Armstrong Student Center: Mike '61 & Anne '61 Armstrong add to generous giving history, make new student center a reality
"Anne and I believe this student complex to be an investment — an investment in Miami's student body, the university and the next 200 years," said Mike Armstrong. "The Armstrong Student Center will provide state-of-the-art space and functions for student social activities, organizational meetings, faculty interaction and AIMS technology. It will strengthen the university as a significant Ohio academic resource enabling a more valued institution and competitive graduates. And it will be a bicentennial milestone, delivering returns for generations to come."
In spring 2008, the Armstrongs committed $14.7 million to the Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies (AIMS), an interdisciplinary program that develops new approaches in the creation and use of digital technologies that empower individuals and organizations to invent, innovate, and collaborate in novel ways. Some of the AIMS concepts will be integrated into the new Armstrong Student Center.
"This building will be transformative for the student experience at Miami, providing students the ability to engage with each other at a whole new level, further develop themselves, and ultimately help us compete in the world beyond our campus," said senior Heath Ingram, student body president. "For over 10 years student leaders have been advocating for this building. I am thrilled to see this dream finally come to fruition, and on behalf of the student body, I can say that we are all very thankful for Mr. Armstrong's dedication to our university."
"It is fitting that the Armstrong name, one which has become synonymous with visionary leadership on this campus, will forever be linked with a facility that will shape tomorrow's 'Miami Experience,'" Hodge said. "This fusing of student life, both inside and outside the classroom, is built on the understanding that every aspect of the students' experiences contributes to their ultimate success, and by doing so advances Miami University's goal of providing the best undergraduate experience in the country."
The Armstrong Student Center, which involves the renovations of three buildings around the construction of a new structure, is scheduled to open in 2014. The center will provide students with opportunities to come together in a central location to exercise leadership and blend all aspects of undergraduate student life.
According to Eric Fingerhut, Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, "We are deeply grateful for Mike Armstrong's $30 million in gifts to Miami. It is terrific to have such a highly respected name for Miami's Bicentennial Student Center. The student center will be the focal point for Miami's immersive experience that contributes so critically to Miami's excellence and the success of its graduates."
Mike Armstrong earned a bachelor's degree in business and economics. He spent more than 30 years at IBM, rising to become chairman and CEO of the Board of IBM World Trade. In 1992, he left IBM to join Hughes Electronics as its CEO and chairman. His successes led to his selection, in 1997, as chairman and CEO of AT&T. In December 2001, Comcast acquired AT&T Broadband and Armstrong became chairman of Comcast's board. He retired in May 2004.
Armstrong resides in Naples, Fla., with his wife Anne Gossett Armstrong, who earned her bachelor's in education from Miami. The couple has three grown daughters: Linda, a 1984 Miami graduate; Kristy; and Julie.
This gift supports Miami's For Love and Honor campaign, a $500 million initiative for scholarships, faculty support, student-learning opportunities, academic programs, and facilities and grounds.


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Now, a new fire-prevention council spearheaded by Mark Nadim, Palo Alto Hills Neighborhood Association president, is working to help residents clear the land around their homes of combustible materials and reduce the dangers in foothills residents' picturesque surroundings.
The Midpeninsula FireSafe Council is part of an agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council, funded by grants from municipalities, Pacific Gas & Electric, individuals and large companies.
The councils were initiated by Cal Fire to reduce fire hazards through education and with citizens' help. In February, the Midpeninsula FireSafe Council and the city began their first brush-removal project along the south side of Arastradero Road. Thirteen other projects have been completed, from cutting back or removing plants to clearing what's known as "defensible space" — a buffer and a firefighting zone — around water tanks, pump stations and Fire Station 8 in Foothills Park.
Eight more projects are underway, according to the group's Web page.
The Midpeninsula council has just three members right now, but Nadim said he hopes more people will join.
"When a fire starts, you don't know when it's going to end. People need to realize the dangers. Especially in this year with drought, one really has to pay attention," said Nadim, who moved to Palo Alto Hills in 1986, one year after the July 1, 1985, wildfire.
He has been involved in emergency preparedness, with a particular interest in fire safety, for years and ran for Palo Alto City Council in 2007.
Since the major fire in 1985, most of the old-timers have moved out. Many new people who have moved in are not aware of the fire hazard in the area.
"Everybody talks about earthquakes and pandemics, but they don't talk about wildfires," Nadim said.
But Palo Alto Hills and residences nestled between Arastradero Road, the Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club, and the northern end of Foothills Park are in the danger zones outlined in Palo Alto's Foothills Fire Management Plan. Dry vegetation could create "fire tunnels," in which roads, including stretches of Page Mill Road, are completely blocked, plan consultants noted. A fire-danger map developed showed flames could rise up to 20 feet high and sweep toward some homes at up to 4 miles per hour.
Although the brush fire earlier this month, caused by a car crash, only burned 1.5 acres, the damage could have been far greater, firefighters said. The wind wasn't blowing that day, and staff from an open-space preserve came upon the scene early.
Eight fire engines from three agencies, a helicopter dumping water and a plane dumping fire retardant doused the blaze before it could get out of control.
Nadim is looking to collaborate with residents in surrounding neighborhoods. He recently reached out to Esther Clark Park neighborhood and along upper Page Mill Road, and he wants to work with other FireSafe councils in the Skyline area and Woodside, he said.
Fire knows no boundaries, he said.
An ongoing concern is that many residents don't how to protect their properties. One man said he tried to mow the weeds on his property, but the area is not flat and he was not successful, Nadim recalled.
"Part of the education is what to do with the weeds and how to create a defensible space," he said.
The council is teaching residents about appropriate tools for uneven-terrain weed reduction, such as using a weed whacker, and how to find businesses willing to work in poison oak areas, he said.
Much of his time is spent just going property by property to build relationships.
"To get the community to know what you are doing is the hardest part," he said.
Email lists don't do the job unless one knows the person. People ask questions, but they don't get involved, he said.
So Nadim is relying on old-fashioned shoe leather. He doesn't want a devastating fire to be the common experience that binds people together.
Those interested in the Midpeninsula FireSafe Council can call Mark Nadim at 650-740-0150 or visit sccfiresafe.org/communities/midpeninsula.
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In yet another game where the Knicks started out like the NFL on NBC intro (Joe Webb is SO LOLtastic), they managed to pull out of Orlando with another win. The getaway car proceeded to drive out of the Amway Center garage, Carmelo Anthony being the driver with Jason Kidd sitting in the passenger's seat. At this point, it's basically S.S.D.D (same shit, different day) because the Knicks start out with atrocious defense, particularly in the first quarter, and then they always pick up the pace in the end. It's cyclical. I love how they win in the end (most of the time), but seriously, allowing 36 points in one quarter is a far beyond ridonkulous. Out of those 36 points, the Knicks allowed 25 of those points being in a span of 7 minutes, including a 14-2 run in the first 3 minutes of the first. Thankfully, the Knicks woke up from being narcoleptic on defense in the second quarter, going on a 18-3 run at one point, giving up only 19 points. Amare Stoudemire was actually active on the defensive end, which automatically made the second quarter an awesome quarter. But then in the third quarter, the Knicks' defense fell down to the ground and went to sleep again like a narcoleptic, getting outscored 34-22, mainly because of Jameer Nelson and Arron Afflalo aka the king of drawing jump shot fouls in this game were being the assassins. The Knicks felt like reiterating the second quarter because they can, and guess what? They did. The Knicks outscored the Magic 33-17 in the fourth, thanks to Carmelo Anthony's 16 4th quarter points of his 40 total points. Notes and stuff:
- Carmelo Anthony's 40 point, 6 assist, 6 rebound performance is essentially the exclamation point of the whole game. No, IT IS THE EXCLAMATION POINT OF THE GAME! Melo almost didn't get 40 points because of Magic fans, I mean, Knick fans at the Amway Center chanting "M-V-P." C'mon, guys. Usually when MVP chants happen during free throws, they backfire because Melo misses the free throw. Anyways, tonight was Melo's 3rd 40 point game of the season. Every Magic defender, Josh McRoberts in particular, was helpless. If I was defending Melo, I would be incinerated by Melo's lethal off-the-dribble prowess. It's literally insurmountable to stop. If any defender stops it, then they're a certified hacker. It wasn't just Melo's off-the-dribble excellence, though. Catch-and-shoot threes, almost perfect free throw shooting, and pick and roll dominance were also key in Melo's arsenal. Once again, Melo's fire and desire was to come back in the fourth quarter. Everyone was hell bent for Melo. His deadeye and shot creator 2K signature skills were turned on in the fourth quarter. I would say that scoring 40 points on 29 shots is pretty efficient, I mean, wouldn't you? Praise Melo for all eternity! Considering that Melo had 6 assists, blame him anyways, right? Walt Frazier said that Melo was "balling and appalling" in the fourth quarter. You're damn right, Clyde.
- Ever since Amare Stoudemire came to New York, he's remained my favorite Knick, and for good reason. In honor of his brother, Hazell, who died in a fatal car accident last year, Amare did one of the classiest acts ever by inviting 30 kids in the Lake Wales area of Florida, STAT's hometown, to the Amway Center, and gave them life advice from his brother. Now that Amare's wife, Alexis, announced that she's having a baby, what STAT did tonight really made me smile even more. Amare's start to the new year sure is awesome. He really is a good soul. On another note: it's obviously clear that there's more rust on Amare's game than a rusty nail. He did play some decent defense in the second quarter, but lost that defensive touch later in the second half. We know that Amare is defensively inept, but he didn't look that bad on offense. There was one post possession where STAT spun in the post and aggressively drew the foul. His movements were more fluid than predetermined tonight. One thing I would love, though, is for Amare to set more screens like Tyson Chandler if the previous screens don't work the first time instead of just being a sitting duck on the low block. Other than that, STAT did go perfect from the charity stripe, hitting 5-5 free throws. Yes, we must be patient as Job to see Amare wash off his rustiness. Patience, everyone.
- Tyson Chandler went perfect from the field, per usual, going 6-6, and had a double-double, which, most of it, was a fire that was lit in the second half. Nikola Vucevic, the Magic's rebounding freak that had 29 rebounds against the Heat on New Years Eve, was being a nuisance on Tyson in the first half, but Tyson woke up. An epic tipped and-one and crashing the offensive glass summed up Tyson's second quarter. Half of Tyson's rebounds were offensive rebounds. Despite his great offensive game, Tyson had a blotchy game on the defensive end by giving up a little too many offensive rebounds to Josh McRoberts (McBob) and Vucevic for effortless second chance baskets.
- Earlier in the game, Jason Kidd was playing a little two man game with Melo, and played that two man game for three possessions in a row. If J-Kidd and Melo kept playing that two man game for the whole game, the Knicks might have won anyways (probably not). J-Kidd shot the poison arrow through the Magic's HEEEAAAAAAARRTTTTTTSSSSS. Although the defending Jameer Nelson experiment was very harrowing, Kidd almost had a triple-double. I actually made a bet with someone that if J-Kidd ever gets a triple-double this year, I would buy a J-Kidd jersey. Hopefully, it'll happen.
- I was playing with my Iman Shumpert nesting doll set because of Ronnie Brewer's ineffectual use. Getting rejected by Moe Harkless was probably the best part of Brewer's 17 minutes on the floor. Forgive me for being so malicious, Ronnie, but that block was so vicious. The ball literally went through the Amway Center roof. I'll be playing that swat on replay in my head all day tomorrow, in school, and even when I'm taking a test (I'll probably forget it by now, but still). On the positive side, Brew did make a couple of nice defensive plays in the third quarter, but then vanished into the gallows of a dungeon later on by being benched by King Mike Woodson.
- Is Marcus Camby Arvydas Sabonis or something? Because his passes were so precise. Camby had more assists (4) than he had points (2) and rebounds (1). Code white, code white! Marcus Camby is an alley oop fiend! Basketballs are coming down from the rafters! All of Camby's four assists were alley oops to Tyson and Melo. I think we all learned something after this game: Running the offense through Marcus Camby alley oops is appetite for destruction. We can all agree on this.
- Watch out, Orlando nightlife, "Good" J.R Smith is coming for you. Earl's 20 point streak was broken tonight (he scored 18), but that's alright, his excellence is still here. J.R had a godlike second quarter, scoring six straight buckets, assisting in ball movement sequences, and all kinds of other things. Also, local Orlando residents, you can bike ride with J.R if you want, well, that's if J.R has his bike with him. I'm sure he does. Let's just hope he doesn't ride his bike back to the hotel after drinking too much. J.R's drink of the night: Orange Tundra. He'll be chipping in for an ample amount of those for the local Orlando Knick fans.
- Pablo Prigioni's stat line should be better. The Magic were abusing Prigs with their rapid dribble drives, same with J-Kidd, Jameer Nelson being the perpetrator. Despite that, the Prigs-Amare pick and roll synergy is beginning to form, which is making me really happy.
- Somehow, Steve Novak had a +26 going 2-6 from the field, those two shots being threes, of course. S'all good, Stevak.
- Chris Copeland only played a measly four minutes, and missed a three. It's okay, Cope. Sleep tight. Sweet dreams.
As cliche as it sounds, but very true, a win is a win. I thanked Jacque Vaughn for not inserting Jameer Nelson in the rotation in the fourth quarter because, oh my god, the Magic were extirpating the Knicks on the pick and roll. There was blood everywhere from not just Jameer Nelson's shooting, dribble penetration and pick and rolls, but it was also Arron Afflalo's astonishingly efficient 10-14 shooting night, and his ability to draw fouls while taking a jump shot. Melo was his first victim, and then it was Tyson. Afflalo morphed into Larry Johnson after hitting a four point play, and then turned back into normal. The glass was cleaned by the duo of Nikola Vucevic and Josh McRoberts, mostly because of those darn defensive switches, which can make me punch a hole through my wall when they fail miserably because they really are that bad when they don't work, creating several mismatches. Thankfully, J.J Redick didn't bombard the Knicks with threes, and good thing that E'Twaun Moore wasn't playing either because when both of those guys are on, it's impossible to stop them, especially Redick on the catch-and-shoot. It's almost like when Redick catches and shoots, it's an automatic basket. Not tonight, though, Mr. Redick. At least you got the ball stuck in the rim, halting the game for about a minute or so.
Ahhh, that was a good, sloppy win (oxymorons!). Now back to MSG to face those damn Celtics. Playing Dropkick Murphys is off limits until after the game ends.


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In the newest issue of Oracle Magazine, David Peake has written an article about Building Interactive Reports. "The" new feature of the upcoming Oracle APEX 3.1.
If you haven't looked at the beta yourself, this article is a good chance to get some more details about this exciting new feature of Oracle APEX.
BTW David, reading the article someone could have the impression that it was planned to have a released Oracle APEX 3.1 when the article is published. I just say: "Deadlines" in the software industry… 😉
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ON THE AGENDA | MARCH 28TH, 2013 | Scott Bittle and JEAN JOHNSON
The Obama administration opened talks in Arkansas and Ohio to allow the states to use federal Medicaid money to buy private health insurance for their low-income residents. If it goes through, it will be an unexpected pairing of progressive and conservative ideas -- one pragmatists may find encouraging.
The Obama administration recently opened talks with officials in Arkansas and Ohio on plans to allow the states to use federal Medicaid money to buy private health insurance for their low-income residents. Several other states seem ready to follow suit. If this all goes through, it will be an unexpected pairing of progressive and conservative ideas -- one pragmatists may find encouraging.
As a rule, there's a cavernous divide between those who see traditional Medicare and Medicaid as the best way to provide health care coverage to people without it and those arguing for a private market, consumer-driven approach. This gulf reflects differing political visions, but also fundamental issues of trust.
Progressives often view proposals to involve private insurers in Medicare and Medicaid as sneak attacks designed to disembowel programs that work well and enjoy broad public support. Witness the response to Representative Paul Ryan's proposals to "voucherize" Medicare.
Conservatives frequently have an immediate, almost visceral rejection of government, seeing it as inherently more wasteful and less efficient that the private sector. For some, government involvement in health care means "socialized medicine " is just around the corner.
But for those like to consider ideas from both sides, the debate over injecting more market competition into health care raises issues that deserve more than a knee-jerk response.
A first step may be to disentangle two questions that are generally intertwined in debates over "competition" in health care.
Which approach is better at containing costs and serving patients -- traditional government programs or the private insurance market? Wonks and politicians are currently battling over which strategy has been more successful holding the line on costs, and given that Medicare serves an older, sicker, and growing segment of the population, making the comparisons isn't as easy as you might think. An Urban Institute study showed that between 2006 and 2010, per "enrollee" spending in Medicare grew by 4.2 percent compared to 4.5 percent among private insurers. During that period, Medicare enrollment rose while private enrollment declined slightly. Medicaid was most successful, with per enrollee spending increasing by only 2.7 percent, but with worrisome downsides. Since Medicaid pays doctors much less than they would earn from private insurance, fewer accept it, which means patients often have to hunt and wait for care.
Would patients help hold the line on costs if they had more skin in the game? The question here is whether patients will choose more affordable insurance if they have financial incentives to do so. Companies like Sears and Darden Restaurants (The Olive Garden and Red Lobster) are trying this approach, setting up exchanges offering differently-priced plans. The companies pick up the tab for the least costly, while workers themselves pay the difference if they choose more expensive ones. Not surprisingly perhaps, workers are veering toward toward less costly plans, with about 4 in 10 choosing high deductible coverage.
Some worry that people with high deductibles will postpone care to save money. And it's not clear that having people shop for insurance really slows the growth in overall health care costs. Peter Orszag, the former White House budget director, points out that "the vast bulk of health care costs arise from an extremely small share of patients." These are patients with serious, chronic illnesses that would be covered by insurance under nearly any arrangement, so even if many more Americans are shopping carefully for insurance, the overall impact on national health care spending may not be that much. Orszag says the way to reduce costs is to find less expensive ways to care for these seriously-ill patients.
Ironically, both sides sometimes use Switzerland as their case in point. In Switzerland, consumers purchase their health care plans directly, rather than having insurance provided by government or their employer. As Avik Roy describes it in Forbes, the system is universal, purchasing insurance is mandatory, insurance plans are heavily regulated, the Swiss are as healthy as we are, and their doctors are well-paid. His assessment? "In contrast with the United States, whose health care expenditures are the highest percentage of gross domestic product in the world and where more than 40 million citizens are uninsured, the consumer-driven Swiss health care system achieves 30 percent lower per capita health care costs and universal coverage while providing reasonable quality of care."
Paul Krugman sees some positives as well. He believes something like Medicare for everyone -- a single-payer approach -- or a system where a public option is available alongside private insurance plans would deliver better cost containment and patient care. But when Krugman was writing in favor of Obamacare in 2009, he described the President's plan as one that would "Swissify" American health care. This, he said, would be a "vast improvement" on the old system that left millions of Americans without coverage.
The problem with all these interpretations is that there aren't really any good "apples to apples" comparisons in the U.S. health care market -- examples where government health programs and private ones compete head to head. True, the government already accounts for nearly half of all health care spending, but government the private sector are rarely competing for the same people in the same markets. The overall incentives in the health marketplace are also skewed. As many experts have pointed out, we pay providers based on what tasks they perform, not whether their patients get better. And patients often have difficulty figuring out who is paying for what.
The bottom line for us is that there's no reason to believe that private market competition is a magic potion that will cure our health care problems, nor is it necessarily "the Swiss menace," to quote Krugman's wonderful tongue-in-cheek phrasing. Any move toward more competition in health care is an extrapolation from limited results. You can view that as an experiment, or a gamble, depending on your point of view. But you can hardly call the results a certainty -- on either side of the debate.


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With a strong foundation, the winds of change and of life can pick up and swirl around but that house of health is going to stand strong with a sturdy sense of resilience. In the next couple columns talking about the elements of a strong foundation! With so many drastic resolutions and themes in the past several months, like "new year, new you", I think it is important to get these basics down once and for all!
Elements of a strong foundation #1: Nourishment
The word "nourishment" is a slight twist on "diet" but with the many connotations associated with the latter, I have chosen a word which more accurately describes the act. Every single biochemical process we have in our bodies requires vitamins and minerals as co-factors to make them happen. For the most part, our bodies cannot produce these, but of course, we need to get them in. It is essential that we assess and educate regarding proper nourishment and the prevalent avoidance of nutritionally valueless food in our society.
According to two-time Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling, Ph.D, "You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment to a mineral deficiency." Eating a diet, a word which actually means "habitual nourishment" full of whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables and clean, hormone free protein is major part of a solid healthy foundation. At the same time we must also avoid refined food products, high in additives, colorings, high fructose corn syrup and other ingredients that are highly processed, have no nutrient value and can also cause harm. Please think of nourishing yourself when it comes to eating in this society and slowly but surely make this "diet" thing a piece of your solid, unwavering foundation!
Elements of a strong foundation #2: Digestion
It really isn't "you are what you eat", but rather, "you are what you absorb." Proper digestion is crucial to overall health and no matter what a person is presenting with, this is an element that needs to be assessed and established. It is essential that we can assure that the nutrients taken in are being broken down, assimilated, absorbed and then, after being utilized, evacuated frequently and fluently as waste matter. As well, clearing up any intestinal imbalance and understanding about the benefits of healthy microflora is of key importance. One probiotics supplement that I use in my practice is the brands utilizing the PEARL technology. Items such as Acidophilus Pearls assure that the good bacteria enclosed in the supplement are being delivered to the intestines and not being killed off by the stomach acid. It also is shelf stable and requires no refrigeration.
Elements of a strong foundation #3: Hydration
Adequate water every day is simply essential for every aspect of health. The body is made up of approximately 75 percent water; therefore, water is essential to regulate body temperature, provide lubrication for joints, help blood flow, regulate blood pressure, keep body systems functioning properly and keep skin elastic. Nearly every cell in our body requires water for proper function. Water is also necessary for digestion and the removal of toxins; it keeps the liver and kidneys functioning well. Inadequate hydration can also cause sluggishness and headache due to a decreased flow of blood to the brain. It is suggested that optimal water intake for a person on a daily basis is equal to half their body weight in ounces and an additional liter if someone has a weight loss desire! Proper hydration is a simple and fundamental piece in building a strong foundation. Do what you can to work up to an appropriate amount, keep it in your way and set a goal for yourself. Often times when we think we are hungry we are actually thirsty and a glass of water or two during the day will help decrease the afternoon munching and as well, decrease that afternoon fatigue!
Next month I will break down three more elements of a strong foundation. These are talking points that need to last way after the resolutions are broken! These are lifetime elements and it is never too later too start!


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WALLACE: Should actions be taken against the charity or the CEO who allegedly was told about some of these abuses as far back 2002?Did Corbett just reveal that there were other individuals within Second Mile who functioned in grooming children for Sandusky?
CORBETT: ... I'm going to be very careful here.... If you talk to people who have worked with Second Mile, it has done great work.... But in this case, as the allegations indicate, some of it was used to pick on some children and the term was used, grooming, groom those children for Mr. Sandusky's purposes.
Corbett also appeared on "Meet the Press" this morning, and I thought David Gregory was much less successful in breaking through Corbett's controlled facade. It was interesting to compare these 2 interviews. Gregory expressed outrage on behalf of the children. ("You have to understand people, those of us who are parents, including myself, I have a nine-year-old boy at home....") Wallace, by contrast, came off at first — to my ear — as a Paterno fanboy. ("But, Governor, let me point out -- these are just allegations. Joe Paterno, who had spent half a century at Penn State, did not have an opportunity to offer a full defense. Why not let him finish his season and retire as he offered to do?")
I don't know whether Gregory and Wallace were showing how they really felt or using a strategy to lure Corbett into making revelations, but the Wallace interview was more revealing.
ADDED: Wallace also interviewed Franco Harris, a football star who came out of Penn State, and he seemed very much in service of the pro-Paterno attitude that I thought I detected in Wallace. It got a little odd when Wallace grilled Harris about the distinction — a vitally important distinction — between criminal law and morality.
WALLACE: Franco, Joe Paterno may have followed the letter of the law, or complied with it by informing his superior. But on a moral basis in the end, he was fired because of his failure not any kind of legal breach. Shouldn't he have called the cops when he heard about this abuse, or at least followed up with the person he tell the athletic director to find out where this investigation stood?Harris's perspective, which looks benighted today, is exactly the way the NYT presented it in one its earliest reports, as I discussed here ("NYT says Joe Paterno "not implicated of wrongdoing in a grand jury report.") Later, Maureen Dowd — in the NYT — focused on the moral requirements that transcend law.
FRANCO HARRIS...: Hey, Chris, let me go back for a minute. As you know there was a grand jury investigation, and at the end of that investigation, they found that Joe Paterno cooperated fully with them and had good testimony and there was no charges against Joe Paterno.
And then, all of the sudden, something came out about a moral obligation, and everybody jumped on that. And everybody said it should be a moral procedure. It should be a moral procedure. And like that is subject to people's own train of thought with that.
So, I thought that was unfair and I think it is unfair how people were treating Joe with this issue, because Joe is highly moral person and great moral character. And so, it's very disturbing to me when somebody said this, everybody else jumped on this.
On "Meet the Press," David Gregory, talking to E.J. Dionne and David Brooks, brought up the Maureen Dowd piece, which, he said "helped to really sort of bring it home to me." Brooks took the opportunity to generalize:
I don't think it was just a Penn State problem. You know, you spend 30 or 40 years muddying the moral waters here. We have lost our clear sense of what evil is, what sin is; and so, when people see things like that, they don't have categories to put it into. They vaguely know it's wrong, but they've been raised in a morality that says, "If it feels all right for you, it's probably OK."... If you're alert to the sense of what evil is, what the evil is within yourself and what evil is in society, you have a script to follow. It's not a vague sense. You have a script to follow. And this is necessary because people do not intervene.We don't know what sin is anymore. That's vaguely crazy when we're talking about raping a 10-year-old child, but Brooks seems to be working on some larger, brooding meditation about what's wrong with all of us these days.


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Naturally, my first thought was, I can totally make that! I looked online and was a bit disappointed that there weren't any templates to be found. This meant I was going to have to make one myself. So, I searched for a a good picture of a ranunculus that I thought I could duplicate. I found this:
Materials Used:
Ranunculus Template
4 sheets 65lb 8/11.5" cardstock
Hot Glue
1 Floral Pin
1 Floral Stem
Floral Tape
1) Using the Silhouette, cut out all four pages of petals and sort by size. There are 7 sizes.
3) Once you've prepped all the floweres, take the floral pin and apply a bit of hot glue on the underside of the head. Choose the smallest petal and stick the floral pin through it so that the petals curl around the head of the pin. See photo.
4) Now you're forming the inside center of the flower. Curl all the petals up towards the center, overlapping each petal in an over-under pattern. This means that one side of each petal will be over the petal next to it and the other side will be under the petal next to it. Hold the flower in place and carefully use a dab of hot glue under the overlapping side of each petal and press down so that the petals stay together in their shape. See photo.


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New and Old world species pictures are here, the catfish remain one
on the most popular kept species in the hobby today. New pictures
are added as I receive them. If you have any colorful pictures of
Hoplosternum littorale, The Hoplo Catfish, or any other tropical fish or would
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Brachytherapy After External Beam Treatment for Prostate Cancer
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
I would like to know whether there are patients in America who have had brachytherapy for prostate cancer after external radiation treatment. What are the statistics on this? My husband would be the first person in Australia to under go this therapy. His PSA has risen sharply in the past 2 years and his doctors want to use this treatment.
Yours sincerely,
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Dear H C,
Thank you for your interest and question.
A study from 1980 reported 14 patients with biopsy proven locally recurrent prostate cancer 16 to 51 months after completion of external beam radiation therapy. Local tumor control was achieved in 11 of 14 (79%) patients, and 8 patients were free of disease at the time of their last follow-up.
A more recent study reported a 67% 5-year survival in 31 patients treated with gold seed implantation after local failure following external beam irradiation. Unfortunately there are no good statistics on this on this as the experience with this salvage therapy is limited. Other treatment options are radical prostatectomy, cryosurgery, and hormone therapy. I would encourage you and your husband to see a urologist and medical oncologist to explore all treatment options available in your area.


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Berkeley, Calif. - Santa Clara's women's tennis team continued play on Saturday at the ITA Regionals in Berkeley. Senior Erika Barnes led the way for the Broncos as she won a singles match and then paired with captain Casey Knutson to win a doubles match. Barnes and Knutson will play in the fourth round of the consolation bracket on Sunday.
Barnes got her singles day started with a win over Nevada's Masako Horino to advance to third round of the consolation bracket along with Meghan Madden and Kim Daniel, who received byes in the second round. All three Broncos then lost in round three.
In doubles, Barnes and Knutson received a bye to round three of the consolation bracket and they breezed to an 8-1 win over a doubles tandem from Davis. They are scheduled to play Nevada's pair of Laetitia Tan and Ly-Huong Dinh at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday.
All of the Broncos results from Saturday follow:
Consolation Singles Second Round
SCU Erika Barnes d. NEV Masako Horino 7-6 (5); 6-0
Consolation Singles Third Round
SAC Kar Jorlkaganova d. SCU Erika Barnes 6-1; 6-2
WASH Melinda Wong d. SCU Meghan Madded 6-0; 6-2
CP Brittany Blalock d. SCU Kim Daniel 6-4; 6-1
Consolation Doubles Second Round
NEV Laetitia Tan/Ly-Huong Dinh d. SCU Daniel/Davoudi 8-5
Consolation Doubles Third Round
SCU Knutson/Barnes d. DAV Jessica Harris/Yuka Otaka 8-1


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Here is an email I sent out last night, it pretty much sums up where we are. Happy Easter, thankful for my redeemer.
It has been almost 3 months since we have had custody of Melawit. For the first time, she has a little cold. Her nose is stuffy, she has a yucky cough. She just feels lousy. Like a typical 4 year old, she is a little fussy and demanding. Last night, her cough was really bothering her. She likes to lay flat in bed, no pillow, which doesn't help the congestion. Around 4 a.m., she was tossing and turning, she couldn't stop coughing. I gathered her in my arms, to prop her up. To help give her some relief, and to comfort her. When I pulled her into my arms, she opened her eyes and she flashed me the biggest smile. She put her hand on my face, and she said "thank you mommy". She snuggled down with this little grin, and had a look of contentment on her face, even as she struggled to quiet her cough.
I think of her birth mom daily, and I pray she knows how much we love Melawit. Her desire was for Melawit to be loved and cared for, to never know the devastation of poverty. I'm talking bone tired, belly aching, rag wearing, unable to read, corner begging, street sleeping poverty. That is what my daughter faced. So, I pray the Holy Spirit comforts her with a super natural peace. That this brave woman knows her sacrifices were not in vain, that we cherish and love this gift that has been given.


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The 6-4 guard averaged 17.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 3.2 steals, helping lead the Coyotes to a 19-6 record as a junior last year.
According to the release, Beauchamp chose the school because "he felt a strong connection with Yellow Jackets head coach Bradd Schafer and assistant coach Sam Holden."
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A Meal with a View: Osteria Rosso di Sera
Osteria Rosso di Sera
V. Fratelli Papini, 79
San Feliciano (Magione)
075 8476277
closed Tuesday
serves dinner and lunch on Sunday
The score: It's so womantic. But while you're gazing into each other's eyes, try not to forget to enjoy your food.
I'm a sucker for a meal with a view. I'm especially a sucker for a meal with a view of the sunset. I'm particularly a sucker for a meal with a view of the sunset over water. I'm decidedly a sucker for a meal with a view of the sunset over water sans mosquitos. So much of a sucker that I have even been known to close a blind eye to a mediocre meal just because it was consumed in view of the sunset over water and I came home with no welts on my ankles.
The good news is that if you're a sucker like me, there is a meal with a sunset-over-water-view waiting for you (which is kind of a tall order for Umbria, one of the few completely landlocked Italian regions). And the even better news is that your dinner will be anything but mediocre.
Rosso di Sera (the name is a riff on a popular Italian aphorism: Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera–or "a red sunset promises fair weather") is set right on the shore of Lake Trasimeno which, like most mud-bottomed lakes, is more lovely to gaze at from afar than to swim in. Located in the small town of San Feliciano, the restaurant is perfectly placed to soak up every minute of the crimson sun setting over the lake and surrounding rolling Umbrian/Tuscan countryside and they know it. A few years ago they fitted out a charming wooden verandah (with screened windows!) so now pretty much every table has a view.
The menu is not extensive—no more than five or six offerings for every course—but reflects a balanced mix of traditional local food (the osteria is part of the Slow Food movement, so pays homage to the local olive oil, lake fish, and heirloom legumes) and edgy contemporary interpretations that seems to be their style. Despite the restrained menu, there were vegetarian, fish, and meat options for each course.
We began with two sformati—ricotta herb and tuna potato—which were both honest and well turned out, if a little too generous in the portion size. Our pasta—whole wheat egg pasta (tagliatelle) tossed in a creamed squash sauce with diced summer vegetables—was a perfect foil of side-sticking rough pasta and delicate veggies. I did get a look when I asked for more cheese, which is kind of a pet peeve of mine. I can't abide parmeggiano moralists. Sheesh, it's not like my pasta was with seafood.
At this point we were forced to skip our second course, what with the honking big sformati and mound of pasta—but it turned out to be fortuitous, given the dessert menu. (I'm a big dessert person…see my review of Perbacco in Cannara to understand this thing I have about the sacred station of the dessert menu). Let me just say that I had a dark chocolate torte with pear-anise sauce. Probably the only moment I was distracted from the view.
They have a solid wine list…we went with the suggestion of the proprietor, which initially hit me like a triple sucker punch. White! Chardonnay! Sicily! Two things I don't particularly enjoy in wine, and a third which was the punch line to the game of "One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong." But, I'll be damned, it was good. It fit the food and the place and the moment. Just like a wine should.
The service was a little spotty when we were there, but I got the feeling it was a problem of staffing and not attitude. Besides, what with that romantic sunset, who wants a waiter breathing down your neck?
Our bill came to about 50 Euros (with our bottle of Sicilian Chardonnay).
Full Disclosure: The proprietor once had a restaurant just down the road from me (which I didn't particularly like), but we didn't figure out it was the same guy until after we'd paid the bill.


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So, you're a security-minded individual who uses a HW firewall, a client firewall, antivirus SW and anti-spyware SW to protect yourself, your computer and your privacy. Great! Now you've found a great way to communicate with your friends and family in a secure fashion: Skype! Well, let's take a deep breath and have a closer look at Skype. Here's a conversation between me and you:
You: I've found a way to communicate with my friends and my family in a secure fashion!
Me: Wow, that's great. Tell me more about it.
You: It's a voice-over-IP program with chat functionality.
Me: Sounds nice, but how exactly is it "secure"?
You: It encrypts everything with a 256-bit EAS algorithm – it's unbreakable!
Me: Yes, 256-bit AES is a strong algorithm. Did you make sure to choose a long and complex passphrase when generating the master key to keep the implementation of the encryption as strong as the algorithm lets you?
You: Huh? Skype fixed all that stuff for me.
Me: So Skype decided what encryption master key you use?
You: Yes.
Me: Doesn't that mean that Skype can decrypt your communication and eavesdrop on your conversations whenever they want?
You: I guess… But they probably don't have the resources to eavesdrop on me or anyone else; Skype is a small, Swedish company. Besides, what interest would they have in eavesdropping on me or anyone else?
Me: That's not entirely true, but let's get back to that later, and answer this: what if Skype gave the encryption key to someone who DOES have the resources and the incentive?
You: Like who?
Me: Like for example the National Security Agency?
You: Why would the NSA want to eavesdrop on my conversations and chat sessions?
Me: Most likely, they couldn't care less when you're talking to your mom about her doing your laundry next Saturday, but the NSA are responsible for the collection and analysis of all foreign communications. That includes your calls and your chat sessions 1).
You: But Skype is a European company, governed by European rules and regulations which prohibits them from releasing sensitive information to any foreign intelligence agency; they wouldn't do that.
Me: Na-uh. Skype was recently bought by eBay and all the Skype servers 2) are now located in the US, which makes eavesdropping by NSA not only possible, but in fact probable. The NSA already has free access to phone calls and internet traffic routed through "normal" telephone companies /ISPs. It is only natural that they would want to do anything possible to get the hugely popular Skype communications platform under their control as well. After all, a wide-spread, easy to use, uncontrolled encrypted communications platform free for all to use is a HUGE threat to the effectiveness of the NSA. Controlling Skype has the added bonus of being able to eavesdrop on communications between foreign targets previously hard or impossible to reach. For example, a person in Germany, talking to a person in Russia using land-line phones would previously have been out of reach for NSA. The same two persons using Skype are now available for eavesdropping. In addition, the average Skype user will most likely treat the program as being trustworthy (just like you do), having bought into the Skype propaganda of the program being impossible to intercept or eavesdrop. So I have no doubt that the NSA have a great interest in getting their hands on a backdoor into the program. And if the NSA can force every telco in the USA to comply, they could certainly have no problem forcing eBay to do the same. Not that it would come to this, eBay is notoriously known for not respecting the privacy of its users.
You: I am shocked, shocked to find out that espionage is going on in here 3)!
Me: Now, let's take a look at the eBay purchase of Skype in the first place. Why would eBay buy Skype? Granted, there are some potential benefits from a customer viewpoint, such as easy communication between buyer and seller. In addition, eBay might want to keep track of their customers' online time and habits; something an IM client would be able to provide, but seriously: Skype has no real revenue potential. Skype's business model has long been questioned by many economists. The software is gratis and the calls are mostly gratis. Although there is a line of hardware as well as services for money, there really aren't that many ways for Skype to make money. There aren't even any ads to gain revenue for Skype. So where does Skype get the money from, or rather: why in the flaming red hell would eBay want to haul out $2.6 BILLION for Skype? My guess is: they wouldn't. There is no short term profit in Skype. There is most likely little or no long term profit in Skype. If Skype ever produced enough dough for eBay to break even on the buy I would be baffled. Did eBay really pay $2.6 billion for something that will never even break even? Perhaps. Or perhaps the executives at eBay are so bold as to stick that amount of cash (and stock) on a long shot? Or perhaps they see some potential that us mere mortals cannot see? Or perhaps there is a second buyer, helping eBay finance the purchase? Do I know that NSA helped fund eBay's purchase of Skype? No, I certainly do not.
What I DO know is:
- eBay has no obvious reason for buying Skype (granted, this being my weakest point); certainly not for $2.6 billion.
- eBay has a history of handing out extensive user information to government officials without any subpoena or court order at all.
- Skype has done everything in its power to make it impossible (warning: link to big PDF) for anyone to verify the encryption implementation or whether there are any backdoors in the program.
- Skype is known to behave in a suspicious manner, for example collecting BIOS and motherboard information – information that a VoIP/chat program has no legitimate use for. Or imposing artificial limitations based on CPU vendor.
- Skype has time and again refused to discuss Skype security issues, phone records and Skype interactions with law enforcement.
- NSA has a duty to monitor as much foreign communication as possible.
- Skype has been (presumed to be) a huge thorn in the side of NSA.
- NSA has a secret budget. Its size and its uses are unknown.
All these facts would, in a court of law, be called "circumstantial", but putting two and two together, I wouldn't use Skype for anything sensitive. At least not for something I wouldn't want NSA to know, and perhaps not for anything I didn't want a random competing US company to know either (Warning: PDF document. See point 10.9.2).
You: Well, I'm an American, so it's illegal for NSA to spy on me!
You: Well, I'm not a terrorist, so they won't be interested in me at all!
Me: If you accept sacrificing your privacy, that's your choice. But just because you haven't done anything wrong doesn't mean they won't watch you.
This transcript of a Skype conversation was brought to you by NSA – your friendly neighborhood Big Brother™.
1) The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 prescribes procedures for the physical and electronic surveillance and collection of "foreign intelligence information" between or among "foreign powers". Even though the act specifically forbids spying on US citizens without a court order, it can be argued that it is impossible to separate domestic internet traffic from non-domestic internet traffic. Therefore, in order to be able to monitor foreign internet traffic, one must monitor ALL internet traffic. Besides, the U-SAP-AT-RIOT Act of 2001 largely removes the public protection that existed in previous laws. If that wasn't enough, GWB has shown us that rewriting the law on-the-fly as he sees fit is just as fun.
2) Yes, Skype is a peer-to-peer software, as opposed to a server-client model, but the software is not self-certifying which means it needs to connect and login to a centralized Skype server to certify each user's public key.
3) My apologies to Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch.


text: Share: Comments Print March 31, 2014 at 11:00 AM Seattle giving CenturyLink a break, broadband boxes coming Posted by Brier Dudley Seattle likely will get somewhat faster broadband in the coming year from CenturyLink, but some homeowners may not cheer the upgrade. In one of his first moves on the technology front, the city's new mayor has pledged to grant a longstanding wish of CenturyLink and make it easier for the company to place refrigerator-like utility cabinets on the parking strips in front of people's homes. An AT&T broadband cabinet. Image from San Francisco public works department. This purportedly will improve broadband speeds, though Mayor Ed Murray doesn't have any guarantee that will happen. I hate to question this faint signal of progress coming from City Hall, where a series of mayors have spent more than a decade hemming and hawing about how to improve residential-broadband service. But starting out with a giveaway to CenturyLink may pit the phone company against neighborhoods. Worst of all, it could create a controversy that slows down Murray's more ambitious technology vision — to revive plans for a citywide, city-owned broadband network that would offer an alternative to CenturyLink, Comcast and other entrenched providers. But first he's taking on a city rule requiring phone companies to get approval from homeowners before installing service cabinets on the public right of way between their homes and the street. Murray told me last week during a chat about his technology plans that he's dropping the rule. He plans to submit a new rule to the City Council by the end of June. In the first year after it's finalized, an estimated 349 cabinets will be installed. The timing is surprising. Murray said he's just beginning to look at the city's options for broadband, so why start out by giving up leverage with the rule change? Maybe using carrots versus sticks is how it's done in Olympia, where Murray was previously a state senator. CenturyLink has been a major Murray supporter. The company and its lobbyist gave his mayoral campaign the maximum possible donations. He also received a $5,000 donation from the state broadband-providers association. Still, Murray said he's interested in giving residents an alternative to the established providers. He's more interested in pursuing a city-owned broadband network than another public-private partnership such as the Gigabit Seattle pilot project touted by his predecessor. "We should revisit the public option; we've got a lot of dark wire," he said, referring to extra capacity on the city's network that could be the foundation of a citywide broadband service. The Gigabit project raised hopes in the dozen or so neighborhoods where it was supposed to bring ultrafast and cheap service. But it turned out to be a house of cards with no financing; it held together just long enough to be a campaign point for former Mayor Mike McGinn. A surface-mounted utility cabinet near my office in South Lake Union. This one may be for traffic light equipment, not broadband. Murray hasn't been able to figure out exactly when the city knew the Gigabit project wasn't going to happen, but he's not dwelling on it. Instead he's hoping to tap local experts to help the city develop a new approach. Simultaneously, Murray is undertaking a related project to upgrade and consolidate various technology systems used internally by the city. He's hoping a local tech company will loan an executive for a few years to help guide the overhaul. "When you look at cities like Boston that are now marketing themselves as 'Boston, digital city,' Seattle's far behind," he said. "It doesn't make a lot of sense when you look at where Seattle is and the resources and brain power that exists on IT issues here. So I think we have to step back and take a look at what we're not doing and figure out how it is we're going to move forward." That's a lot to accomplish in a four-year term, especially considering how fast the city moves. More options Seattle began exploring broadband options back in 2004 mainly because Comcast and Qwest (the predecessor of CenturyLink) were taking too long to upgrade and charging too much. Today there are more options — particularly for apartment dwellers in some dense areas of the city, who have access to ultrafast, affordable broadband from CenturyLink and Wave Broadband. But CenturyLink still offers pokey speeds through much of the city; Comcast's ultrafast offerings are expensive; and pockets of the city still have poor service. All along, CenturyLink has chafed under Seattle's rules and lobbied to overturn guidelines for siting equipment cabinets. Spokeswoman Meg Andrews said via email that it "canceled over 60 projects impacting over 21,000 households" in the two years after the cabinet rule was imposed in 2009. The rule encourages phone companies to put their cabinets on private property or underground. It also involves property owners in the decision, which takes time. A panel to access underground utilities along Denny Way in Seattle. Putting cabinets underground is more expensive. But it protects residents from having to face a big ugly box that may diminish their property value and attract graffiti. Phone companies have options. They can mount the same equipment up on telephone poles, where it's less of an eyesore. But that's also more expensive than dropping a cabinet onto a parking strip. Andrews said it's also limited by size restrictions on the poles. It's a balancing act. Seattle's rule tipped in favor of homeowners. Now it's shifting toward phone companies, which are taking advantage of the fevered rush for broadband among local governments. Special treatment The heat was turned up by Google's experiments with ultrafast broadband service in Kansas City and a few other cities, which left mayors across the country fretting about being left behind. San Francisco caved to AT&T in 2011. Despite an outcry from neighborhood groups, it softened rules requiring underground utilities and let AT&T install more than 700 cabinets on right of way around the city. San Francisco didn't simply erase the rules, though. Neighborhoods can still provide input on cabinet locations before they are installed, and city supervisors — its city council — can veto controversial cabinet locations. Under the new rule Murray is proposing, landowners within 100 feet of a proposed cabinet would be notified and have two weeks to submit comments to the city transportation department, which will have final say on siting. I'm not worried about CenturyLink. It's done well enough the past few years to give billions of dollars back to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends. Its consumer business had sales of $6 billion last year, with a 63 percent profit margin. If it gets special treatment from the public, it should provide something special in return. Perhaps someday it will offer Seattle homes a bleeding-edge, 1000 megabit per second service you can get from Google in Kansas City or from the city electric utility in Chattanooga, Tenn. But that's not the current plan. CenturyLink will use the cabinets in Seattle to finally upgrade its current DSL network, to provide maximum residential speeds of 40 to 100 megabits per second, Andrews said. That's about par with Comcast's offering in much of the area. It's still just one-tenth as fast as the service available to businesses and some Seattle apartment and condo buildings. To really improve broadband for everyone in the city and join the first tier of wired cities, Seattle's probably still going to have to build its own network. Perhaps Murray can be the first mayor to make real progress here — if he doesn't lose neighborhoods' support and get sidetracked trying to help the old providers whose treatment of Seattle over the years made this an issue in the first place. Comments | Topics: broadband, centurylink, Comcast


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Wouldn't it be possible to start off the object editor on art/shapes/* folder?
When you want to place an item you normally have to select the meshes tab, then navigate to art and then navigate to shapes and then to the folder your models are in to place them.
This is having to navigate through two additional folders every time you want to place something, which can get very annoying over time, so I had the idea to start off the editor at that folder since in 99% you will need it there, but I cannot quite figure out how to do that yet, it is probably somewhere in here:
https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D ... #L339-L417
Maybe either always start it at art/shapes/* or use a pref variable to store the latest used path or store it in the settings.xml in tools/ folder like the other editor settings. Even if you need to navigate to a folder before that, you can still go back.
So what do you think? Is this a good idea or not?


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From the romantic country house setting and world-class catering to the stunning natural beauty of the Roe Valley, the Roe Park Resort has become one of Northern Ireland's most popular and magical wedding venues.
Drenagh Estate is a hidden treasure for brides looking for a wedding reception with elegance and sophistication.
The unique space is best suited to numbers of 25-75 persons. With contacts throughout the arts industry, you can be creative with the theme or look of your important occasion, knowing that the cathedral-like auditorium offers every guest a perfect view in comfort whilst you take centre stage.
Few hotels in Londonderry have that unique setting and charm of The Belfray Country Inn.
The Waterfoot Hotel is the newest and most stylish hotel in the beautiful historic city of Londonderry, Northern Ireland. With exceptional high standards of service and leading edge facilities at the heart of this fantastic new hotel, it provides the very best in hospitality.
Georgian elegance and gracious country living where your comfort and pleasure always come first. You will find us in richly wooded countryside just 2 miles from the bustling city of Londonderry and next door to County Donegal.
Your wedding day is one of the most important and memorable days of your life, and for that reason we take every consideration to ensure that your day is magical. On choosing the Magherabuoy you can relax and trust our team of experts to handle all of the details ensuring a memorable day.
The Royal Court Hotel's reputation for providing an outstanding service and superb cuisine is well justified and the number of weddings and functions we host reflects this. The Royal Court Hotel is the perfect location to hold your wedding reception. The view alone is reason enough. But by no means the only reason.
Since opening our doors in May 2001 we have proved to be a popular venue, which has enabled us to develop our skills and professionalism. Our policy of one wedding per day means that you receive the utmost in personal service and attention.
Fall in love with Limepark's beautiful gardens and idyllic setting. Limepark is ideal for a small intimate and romantic wedding, holding around 40 guests. Our stone cottages are unique and offer 4/5 star accommodation.
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The days of lugging around spare change are far from over for Canberra commuters with the ACT Government revealing its promised smart parking machines are at least 12 months away.
As motorists prepare for parking fee increases of as much as 12 per cent from January, the government has said its promise to install machines that accept notes and cards will not happen until 2014.
Commuters have reacted angrily to the 12-month wait, describing it as "ridiculous" and "absurd".
From January 2 the fee for an all-day space in Civic will rise to $13.50 and a short stay four-hour space will cost $12.50, with drivers still expected to carry the exact amount of change.
The ACT Government announced $300,000 before its June budget to install new machines, with a preference for smart parking technology that would allow drivers to pay by cash, card, or their mobile phones.
Deputy Chief Minister Andrew Barr said on Thursday the government would take advice on "the scope of the project in 2013 with a view to implementing it in 2014".
The Canberra Liberals also went to the October election with a promise to install more convenient parking machines.
Commuter Skye Stranger said she often parked her car 20 minutes from her Civic office to avoid high parking fees.
She said the increase was "absurd" and made more difficult by the 12 month wait for new machines.
"The fact we have to carry a huge chunk of coins in our wallet is ridiculous, it doesn't make sense," she said.
"I normally have to make a dash to the Civic Centre to get change.
"And why $13.50?
"It's a really odd amount."
Miss Stranger said Canberra's bus network also was not reliable enough for her trip into the city every day from Spence.
Public servant Jane Hardy, who parks in Civic daily, said she went to her bank to get $200 in coins at a time to cover parking charges.
"It makes it incredibly difficult for daily commuters," she said.
James Felix, who is visiting Canberra from Townsville, said he had driven to a carwash for change after realising the machines did not accept notes or cards.
"I'm here on a course and I find it ludicrous that they don't take notes or cards."
Weston Creek resident Mel Sutherland said catching public transport to her job in the city was not an option for her.
"It would take me an hour and a half on the bus and I have to drop my kids at school," she said.
"$135 a fortnight is a big hit for the family budget.
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- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar for souffle dish
- 1 1/3 cups whole, 2 percent fat, or 1 percent fat milk
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 1/3 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 4 large eggs, separated
- Confectioners' sugar
- Satin chocolate sauce, recipe follows
Satin chocolate sauce:
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 4 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/3 cup hot water
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush 4 to 6 individual souffle dishes (or a 7-cup souffle dish) well with melted butter. Put the sugar inside one dish and toss to coat, then tip the excess sugar into the next dish and repeat. Place the dishes in the refrigerator to chill.
Reserving 1/3 cup of the milk, place the remaining 1 cup in a large saucepan. Add the vanilla bean and heat just to a boil, then turn off the heat and set aside to let the vanilla bean infuse for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk the 1/3 cup granulated sugar, the flour, and the reserved 1/3 cup milk. Add a little of the hot milk and whisk to combine, then add the flour mixture to the hot milk mixture in the saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, whisking occasionally. Simmer just until thickened, about 1 minute. Turn off the heat. Add the butter, stir, cover, and set aside 15 minutes. Remove the vanilla bean and whisk in the egg yolks.
In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), whip the egg whites in a clean dry bowl until soft peaks form. Add the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar and continue whipping until stiff and glossy. Fold into the milk mixture.
Pour the mixture into the prepared dishes, filling them 3/4 full. Run your thumb around the inside rim of each dish, making a shallow "moat" around the edge of the batter. This will help the souffles to rise straight up. Dust the surfaces with confectioners' sugar. (The souffles can stand at this point for up to 30 minutes.) Bake in the center of the oven until puffed and light golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Do not open the oven door unless absolutely necessary.
Satin Chocolate Sauce: Combine the 2 chocolates over simmering water in the top half of a double boiler. Stir constantly until melted, then whisk in the syrup and water without removing the double boiler from the heat. Whisk until smooth and shiny. (The sauce can be made up to 48 hours in advance and refrigerated. To rewarm, stir over low heat or heat in a microwave.) At the table, serve the hot souffles by poking a hole in each one and pouring chocolate sauce into the hole, then drizzling sauce over the tops. For a large souffle, spoon onto dessert plates and drizzle sauce on each serving.


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When I found this recipe I knew it would be a hit with at least 2 of my boys. {I have 1 very stubborn, picky eater and well, most foods don't ever get to see the inside of his little mouth.} I couldn't wait to try it out on the two guys I know will eat anything in their path and I was SO right…they LOVED it!!! Anyway…any recipe that combines Italian & Mexican is a winner in my book and this recipe does just that. This is one of those couldn't-be-easier-why-didn't-I-think-of-that kinda recipes. And quick, too!
1 lb. ground beef {I used ground turkey…pretty dang good!}
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 {14 oz.} pkg. cream cheese
12 large pasta shells
1 cup salsa {I used World Casera}
1 cup taco sauce {I used Taco Bell}
I cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 chp shredded monterrey jack cheese
1/2 cup tortilla chips, crushed
3 green onions, chopped
1 cup sour cream
Yes, I know. It looks like it requires a little too much effort, but I swear that's SO not the case! First on the list, go ahead and brown your meat. Drain and return to pan. Add taco seasoning & prepare according to package directions. Then go ahead and toss in your cream cheese, cover, and let it simmer until the cream cheese is melted. Mix it around til it's nice & blended and then set it aside. You'll wanna make sure this little mix has time to cool off before stuffing your shells.
In the meantime, cook your shells according to package directions. Drain, return to pot, and mix with butter. Pour some salsa in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. I used this World Table Salsa Casera and ohmiword. I'm in love. I actually found this salsa by accident. When we were in Indiana, I went grocery shopping looking for my favorite, Joe T's. Y'all…those crazy northerners DON'T HAVE JOE T'S SALSA!!!! What the gravy?!?! So I had to find an alternative and World Table was it. Now I'm hooked!!!
Now stuff your shells with the meat mix and place them in the baking dish on top of the salsa. Cover the tops of the shells with taco sauce. I know the recipe called for a cup, but I just eyeballed it and put on as much…or as little…as I wanted :)
Cover the baking dish with foil and cook at 350 for 30 minutes. I failed to cover the shells…don't make the same mistake!! It'll make your shells all crunchy if you don't cover them!!! Remove from oven, uncover, and sprinkle crushed tortilla chips and the cheeses on top of the shells. Cook for about 15 more minutes {uncovered} or until cheeses are all melted.
Remove from oven and top with whatever makes your little heart happy. We topped ours with sour cream and green onions….YUMMO!!!!
Y'all can't tell me that doesn't look **12 kinds** of delicious!!!! Because seriously…IT IS!!!! My itty bitty little man helped himself to three stuffed shells and STILL wanted more when it was all said and done!! Mr. Spouse and I kept going back for more and ohmiword…we were IN.LOVE. For real in love. Like I said before, any recipe that combines two of my favorite flavors…Italian and Mexican…is a winner in my book and this one seriously takes the cake!!! LOVE IT!!!!


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Experience Skiing in Queenstown
There is no better feeling than gliding through powdery white sand taking in the spectacular scenery that New Zealand has to offer.
There is no better feeling than gliding through powdery white sand taking in the spectacular scenery that New Zealand has to offer. The exhilarating rush of skiing in the Remarkables or Coronet Peak is the ultimate mountain buzz.
Offering powdery fresh snow and sensational runs, away from the crowds, the region has earned a reputation for having some of the best ski fields in the worlds.
Ski season opens in June and runs through to October with a number of fields to choose from that cater to everyone no matter what skill level.
For beginners, Coronet Peak and Cardrona Ski Field both offer the best slopes, with ski schools for all ages. The superb conditions and rolling terrains make for perfect conditions to learn to ski and/or snowboard.
The Remarkable Ski Field is situated high in The Remarkable Mountain range and offers a true alpine environment; best suited to intermediate and advanced skiers. Only 45 minutes from central Queenstown, The Remarkable Ski Field is Queenstown's most popular ski field.
Treble Cone Ski Field features exquisite views over Lake Wanaka and Mount Aspiring. The slopes are uncrowded and offer the longest vertical rise in the region. Being the largest ski field in New Zealand, Treble Cone offers unrivalled terrain for both intermediate and advanced skiers. Renowned for its downhill runs and only 30 minutes from Wanaka, Treble Cone is the ultimate winter destination!
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