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Tickets are now on sale for Cameron University and Cameron Campus Ministry's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration banquet, featuring activist and comedian Dick Gregory on Monday, January 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Aggie Rec Center. Gregory will address this year's theme, "Current State of the Union," during his keynote address. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for students and are available by calling Cameron Campus Ministry at 580-357-7226. The deadline to purchase tickets is Friday, January 10.
Gregory will also be featured during an afternoon session starting at 2:30 p.m. in the McCasland Ballroom of the McMahon Centennial Complex. The afternoon discussion is open to the public at no charge.
A comedian and civil rights activist, Gregory's social satire changed the way many Americans perceived African-American comedians. He entered the national comedy scene in 1961 when he debuted at the Playboy Club in Chicago at the invitation of Hugh Hefner. Soon, he was making national television appearances and recording comedy albums. During the turbulent era of the 1960s, Gregory often drew on current evens for his material, evoking laughter with thought-provoking yet humorous commentary. His fame in show business brought calls from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evans, who encouraged him to use his celebrity to bring attention to the Civil Rights Movement.
His strong sense of social justice fed his opposition to segregation and the Vietnam War, and he devoted much of his time to nonviolent protest with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Gregory was jailed many times for his dedication to the cause. As a result of his activism, his career suffered, as he furthered his efforts to bring freedom, justice and equality to all black Americans.
His first autobiography, published in 1963, became the best-selling book in America that year. Forty years later, he issued a memoir, "Callus on My Soul." Gregory is also the author of 13 books on a variety of topics including nutrition, African-American humor, politics, and historic events.
Gregory continues protesting for the greater good, including conducting fasts and protests for fishermen's rights, ending hunger, and ending the drug problems in the United States. His lasting legacy will be one of nonviolence and his belief in social responsibly for all citizens of the planet.
The 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration is co-sponsored by Cameron Campus Ministry and Cameron University. For more information, please contact Cameron Campus Ministry at (580) 357-7226.
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A winner was selected from 56 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
We are looking for a creative logo that can be used on a variety of media including printed material, websites, billboards, t-shirts, hats, and buttons. It should express patriotic colors and also look good in grayscale for black/white printing. For billboards it needs to be easily read from a distance.
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Q: What text should be included in the main part of the logo?
"Adam for Indiana" or "Adam for Indiana Governor" or "Anbewejowski 2010" or "Adam '10". It should also contain the website "AdamForIndiana.com" in the logo.
Q: What do you hope to accomplish with your new identity?
Establish a identity that is unique and appealing to the state-wide community. It must express patriotic colors and attributes.
Q: What are your long term goals?
We intend for this logo to be used throughout the campaign for Indiana Governor in 2010. It will be used in a variety of campaign collateral such as t-shirts, buttons, marketing material, press-kits, etc. It needs to look good in grayscale for black/white printing and for billboards - read easily from a distance.
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Indiana voters.
Q: Do you have any colors in mind for your logo? (if so, why?)
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Q: Do you have any specific images or icons in mind that you would definitely like to see incorporated into your logo?
Starts and stripes are good. However, we'd like to see other creative variations (e.g. http://www.barackobama.com/page_ele…logo2.jpg)
Q: What is your tagline or slogan?
For the Good of Indiana
Q: What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience?
Q: Where will your new logo be used?
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Q: Provide websites with example logos and what do you think about their logos? (list competitive URLs)
Targeted Message:
Q: State a single-minded word or phrase that will appropriately describe your venture:
For the Good of Indiana
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At Pivotal Labs, we've been using Quandora for about 6 months as an easier way to archive and discover discussions about the hows and whys of consulting and software engineering here. Earlier this week, I asked my colleagues:
There are some git workflows that would have you regularly work in feature branches and then merge back into master only when the feature is ready for acceptance. However, on every project I've worked on at Pivotal, we have preferred to rebase and commit to master regularly.
Why prefer rebasing over merging?
I received some excellent answers.
Rasheed explains:
The more code diverges, the more difficult it is to integrate. If you want continuous integration, it's a lot easier to do so on one branch, not many. It also drives out stories that are small, have the smallest actionable work, and are easy to accept. This leads to tight feedback loops.
Chad had some information to add to Rasheed's answer:
Tight feedback loops are one of the things that Pivotal values.
We place priority on CI and small stories. This makes it easier to work on master – it's not a big deal if it is accidentally broken, it'll be easily fixed or reverted.
In my experience, we still do use topic branches when appropriate. E.g., in the middle of a story at the end of a day, or for a bigger feature that you don't want to do in one commit, but would break mainline (master) with the intermediate commit. On my project, in this case, we usually merge –squash –no-commit onto master, to squash multiple commits on the topic branch into one commit on master.
Even in git, branching is still painful. The longer a topic branch lives, the harder it is to merge. Yes, you can rebase often, but that means you have to rewrite history to push the rebased changes to the server. This can cause confusion if the branch lives long and is worked on by multiple pairs or on multiple machines. So, it's usually less net effort to just work on master, because we have good tests and can trust CI to quickly tell us if there's any glaring logical merge conflicts that were missed. On teams without CI that rely solely on manual QA, this is much more of a risk and more expensive.
And Jacob, the director of our new Boston office, had this to say:
I've seen both patterns at Pivotal. Teams that rebase tend to be small and haven't had a production release. Large teams have a quickly changing repo and feature branches make the history more readable. And teams that have released use feature branches to relegate incomplete code to a future release. They can also (in theory if not practice) easily roll-back an entire feature branch if something goes wrong in production.
Of course, as Rasheed mentions, trying to wrangle large unreleased changes causes all kinds of problems. Better to get faster feedback with smaller releasable features. If your team still feels it needs to have incomplete features in master, or needs to disable misbehaving pieces of the app, read up about feature switches and look into a tool like rollout or flipper.
So, it seems that in general, we tend to prefer rebasing because it helps facilitate some core concepts of agile software development:
- Continuous deployment
- Tight feedback loops
- Small deliverables
Thanks to Rasheed, Chad, and Jacob for helping provide some great content!
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I'm pleased to welcome Glenn Shaheen to Michigander Monday!
Debbie: Glenn, please tell us a little about yourself.
Glenn: I was born in Canada, but have lived in the United States since I was a teenager. Presently I am a doctoral candidate at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, where I live with my fiancee, the fiction writer Laurie Ann Cedilnik. I also serve on the board of the Radius of Arab-American Writers, Inc., an organization dedicated to the support and promotion of writing by Arab-Americans.
Debbie: And, of course, we want to know all about your book.
Glenn: Predatory is my first book of poems, and won the Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize in poetry. It was published by the University of Pittsburgh Press last fall. It's an analysis of the way we Americans have come in the past decade to let a fear of destruction consume us, the destruction of our nation, the destruction of our society, or the destruction of love. This fear is an obvious fallacy - it's conceited to think that any of these things would be destroyed in our lifetimes. That's the kind of thinking that the party has to end once we left, but that's almost never true - somebody did a keg stand and made out with a lamp as soon as we got in the taxi!
Debbie: Other books or projects on the horizon?
Glenn: I'm working on a second manuscript of poems right now, but it's very nascent. Right now it's about community and how individual responsibilities translate into social duties, though I could cut half the poems tomorrow. The working title is Great Southwest.
Debbie: Upcoming appearances?
Glenn: My only booked appearance this fall is reading for the Monsters of Poetry series in Madison, Wisconsin on October 12th. Nothing in Michigan until the spring I'm afraid!
Debbie: Do you have a favorite Michigan bookstore?
Glenn: I loved Literary Life in Grand Rapids, but unfortunately they recently shut their doors. In Kalamazoo, Kazoo Books is terrific, and so is Michigan News Agency. Support your local bookstores!
Debbie: How about a favorite place in Michigan?
Glenn: The dunes at Saugatuck are fantastic, and I love biking the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail - I haven't made it up to the UP yet, but I hear that's gorgeous as well.
Debbie: Do you have a Michigan event or happening that you love to attend?
Glenn: The first snow is always great! It's usually a surprise, even though you know it's coming, and you've forgotten enough about icy roads, shoveling the driveway, endless cold, etc, that it's sort of pleasant. The 12th snow is not as great.
Debbie: A few fun Michigan people we should all know about?
Glenn: I like poet Hayan Charara, who no longer lives in Michigan, but was born and raised here. I think he counts enough as a Michigander. Or Michiganian? I don't want to get too far ahead of myself on these questions! His books are The Alchemist's Diary and The Sadness of Others.
Debbie: Something you'd like a non-Michigander to know about Michigan?
Glenn: It is phenomenally beautiful here for about 10 months. Also, the amount of farm to table restaurants here is great - I thought I'd lose weight moving from Texas, but, ha ha, no dice. Too many terrific places to eat!
Debbie: Finally, last question: Some folks in Michigan refer to themselves as Michiganders; others Michiganians. For our ongoing vote tally, are you a "Michigander" or a "Michiganian"?
Glenn: I've only been a Michigander for a year, so maybe I'm not the right person to ask. I've always said "Michigander" though, and my spell check seems to think the answer is "Michigander," so that's what I'm going with!
Debbie: Glenn, we'll add you to the Michigander column. Thank you for being here today for Michigander Monday!


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Local Rings
Sorry for the break last Friday.
As long as we're in the neighborhood — so to speak — we may as well define the concept of a "local ring". This is a commutative ring which contains a unique maximal ideal. Equivalently, it's one in which the sum of any two noninvertible elements is again noninvertible.
Why are these conditions equivalent? Well, if we have noninvertible elements and with invertible, then these elements generate principal ideals and . If we add these two ideals, we must get the whole ring, for the sum contains , and so must contain , and thus the whole ring. Thus and cannot both be contained within the same maximal ideal, and thus we would have to have two distinct maximal ideals.
Conversely, if the sum of any two noninvertible elements is itself noninvertible, then the noninvertible elements form an ideal. And this ideal must be maximal, for if we throw in any other (invertible) element, it would suddenly contain the entire ring.
Why do we care? Well, it turns out that for any manifold and point the algebra of germs of functions at is a local ring. And in fact this is pretty much the reason for the name "local" ring: it is a ring of functions that's completely localized to a single point.
To see that this is true, let's consider which germs are invertible. I say that a germ represented by a function is invertible if and only if . Indeed, if , then is certainly not invertible. On the other hand, if , then continuity tells us that there is some neighborhood of where . Restricting to this neighborhood if necessary, we have a representative of the germ which never takes the value zero. And thus we can define a function for , which represents the multiplicative inverse to the germ of .
With this characterization of the invertible germs in hand, it should be clear that any two noninvertible germs represented by and must have . Thus , and the germ of is again noninvertible. Since the sum of any two noninvertible germs is itself noninvertible, the algebra of germs is local, and its unique maximal ideal consists of those functions which vanish at .
Incidentally, we once characterized maximal ideals as those for which the quotient is a field. So which field is it in this case? It's not hard to see that — any germ is sent to its value at , which is just a real number.
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[…] this would mean evaluating a function at a point, yes, but here we interpret it in terms of the local ring structure of . Given a germ there is a projection , which we write as […]
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very useful. might be good to include brief word on the local subrings of Q.
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The Arcadian – 12 Feb 1948
The body had been shipped back from the European Theater of Operations under government supervision and was sent here accompanied by Sergeant Shelly Shilling of Atlanta, Ga.
The services were held in the Church of God with Rev. J. J. Self officiating. Burial was in Joshua Creek Cemetery with the American Legion in charge. Robarts Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
Sgt. Russ was born in Brownville, June 8, 1924, and had resided in Myakka City for the last several years. Surviving are: his mother, Mrs. Florence Williams; three sisters, Mrs. M. L. Putnal, of Myakka City, Mrs. George Jardine, of Glouscester, Mass., Mrs. Betty Galloway of Bonita Springs; one half brother, B. F. Snow, of Sarasota; two half sisters, Norma and Ovida Williams.
Memebers of the American Legion acted as pallbearers. The honorary pallbearers included Aiden Albritton, Buck Albritton, Phillip McLeod, Chesley McLeod, Eddie Durrance, Earl Ness.
Both my uncle and my mother are gone now and there isn't much I can do, except to make it clear that, like so many this weekend, I remember.


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ISU's season ends with heartbreaking loss
Last-second 3-pointer spells doom for upset-minded Clones
Aaron Craft hit a 3-pointer with a half-second left, and Ohio State escaped Dayton - a place of heartaches - as the lone high seed left in the NCAA tournament's wild West Regional, beating Iowa State 78-75 on Sunday.
No. 2 Ohio State (28-7) needed Craft's only 3-pointer of the game - an arching shot over 6-foot-7 defender Georges Niang from the top of the key - to avoid yet another upset in the West. Four of the top five seeds have fallen fast and hard in that most-busted bracket.
The Buckeyes' 10th straight win sends them into the round of 16 for the fourth straight year, a school record. They'll play sixth-seeded Arizona on Thursday in Los Angeles.
Tenth-seeded Iowa State (23-12) overcame a late 13-point deficit by hitting 3s - the Cyclones' specialty - but wound up beaten by Craft's lone basket from behind the arc.


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Mobile data usage has seen an exponential growth over the years, and it's not surprising when companies make a concerted effort to improve their existing network speeds. As the demand for mobile data plans grow, there is an increasing need to supply an infrastructure that's reliable and faster to meet their needs.
Long term evolution (LTE) has been on the tip of the tongue for most companies, at times marketed as the 4G network. In reality, LTE is a speed upgrade to our existing cellular network, promising downlink speeds of up to 75Mbps during the initial phase. Companies such as M1 have started upon their LTE trials, awarding Huawei a five year contract valued at S$280 million to conduct the overhaul of its existing network.
At CommunicAsia 2011, the telco was on site to demonstrate the theoretical speeds of its LTE network, which will start off with a trial on the 2.6Ghz frequency band, within the financial district of Singapore. According to M1's Chief Technical Officer, Patrick Scodeller, the company will conduct a full LTE deployment by Q1 2012. Of the islandwide network, 90% of it will originate from the 1.8Ghz frequency band, whilst the other 10% draws from the initial trial running on the 2.6Ghz spectrum.
Do these numbers matter to consumers? To put things into perspective, you need to understand the basics behind the two frequency bands. The 2.6Ghz spectrum, while relatively unused, has lower penetration rate. As such, you can expect network speeds to dip in high-rise areas and indoor locations. On the other hand, the 1.8Ghz spectrum is the standard frequency that is used mainly for your voice calls and data usage. This is where the term 'theoretical speeds' comes in. With heavy traffic loaded onto the common bandwidth, the actual downlink and uplink speeds will be spread across the network. In short, the pipeline will find itself clogged up with more users hopping onto the LTE bandwagon.
Should consumers be concerned over the potential overload? M1's initial LTE trial will be supported by 30 base stations spread across the financial district. Its islandwide network, according to Scodeller, will have an estimated 200 base stations being ready for the LTE upgrade.
With the infrastructure, comes the devices. As of now, Huawei has showcased its latest USB dongles that supports LTE's higher downlink speeds. But for the consumer, the real focus falls upon smartphones and tablets that can match the ever-growing LTE speeds. Scodeller has mentioned that M1 will be announcing new LTE plans that are targeted at tablets and smartphone users.
But in reality, recent entries into these two segments, such as the HTC Sensation and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, are only capable of downlink speeds of up to 14.4Mbps. While the potential to truly maximize the 14.4Mbps speeds is there with LTE, the forward looking goal here is to see devices breaking that barrier to support services such as HD video streaming on your mobile device. Even now, the web is abuzz with news of Apple planning an LTE-ready iPhone with China Mobile.
At the end of the day, LTE is the natural evolution of the mobile network. The question is, will LTE benefit the consumer anytime soon, or will it be reliant on LTE-ready tablets and smartphones to lead the way? This is a trend worth looking at as we move onto the next half of 2011, into 2012.
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John Ashcroft Returns to Heritage Foundation
Dana Milbank has an article about an Ashcroft address at Heritage yesterday.
Here's an excerpt:
Ashcroft, in his own conciliatory gesture, implicitly acknowledged that he was on the wrong side in the Hamdi v. Rumsfeld detention case, in which the Supreme Court ruled against the Bush administration. "The Hamdi case was a bit of an anomaly because Hamdi was an American citizen, and it's been considered settled law for a long time that American citizens always have the right in American courts to petition the court for habeas corpus," Ashcroft allowed.
Well, yes, it was settled law right up until Bush's lawyers launched their attack on the writ of habeas corpus. Nowadays those lawyers play down the dangerous legal positions they advanced during their tenure. Cheney is the exception.


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* UK PM says won't waver from austerity despite IMF warning * Conservatives lag Labour in polls ahead of 2015 election (Adds quotes, details) By Matt Falloon and Mohammed Abbas
BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct 10 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron warned voters to brace for "painful decisions" on the economy on Wednesday but offered little new to alter a grim growth outlook which has derailed his efforts to cut the budget deficit.
In a speech to his Conservative party conference, Cameron admitted it was taking longer than planned to fix Britain's recession-hit economy and rein in public finances.
Cameron, insisting his coalition government would not waver from its austerity plan to erase the budget deficit, said failing to get on top of Britain's economic problems would leave it limping along a path to long-term decline.
The Conservatives, in coalition with the smaller Liberal Democrats, have fallen behind a resurgent opposition Labour in opinion polls. Analysts say Cameron faces an uphill slog to win an outright majority in the 2015 election.
The International Monetary Fund slashed its growth forecasts for Britain on Monday, casting a shadow over the Conservatives' annual conference where Cameron hoped to rally his party and convince voters his economic plans were the only way forward.
"Here's the truth," Cameron told an overflowing hall of Conservatives in the English city of Birmingham. "The damage was worse than we thought, and it's taking longer than we hoped."
"The world economy, especially in the euro zone, has been much weaker than expected in the past two years. When some of our big trading partners like Ireland, Spain and Italy are suffering, they buy less from us. That hurts our growth and makes it harder to pay off our debts."
Most economists expect the government to announce lower growth forecasts in December, which could play havoc with Cameron's deficit reduction plan and potentially force him to stretch out spending cuts well beyond the 2015 election.
Credit ratings agencies have given triple-A rated Britain the benefit of the doubt so far, largely because the government has stuck with strong rhetoric on its determination to cut the deficit, even as it has missed its targets.
"Unless we act, unless we take difficult, painful decisions, unless we show determination and imagination, Britain may not be in the future what it has been in the past," Cameron warned.
"Because the truth is this: we are in a global race today and that means an hour of reckoning for countries like ours. Sink or swim. Do or decline."
It has been a difficult year for Cameron, with critics in his party raising questions about his style of leadership and whether he has what it takes to win full control of Britain's parliament - something he failed to achieve in 2010.
A return to recession, missed austerity targets, speculation of a leadership coup, infighting over Europe and a scandal over his relationship with Rupert Murdoch's powerful media empire have all contributed to a severe case of mid-term blues.
Aides to the leadership admit the party is running out of road to turn things around before the 2015 election which is likely to decided on the state of the economy and which party is most trusted to fix Britain's deficit.
Labour leader Ed Miliband's surprise evolution into a more credible opponent has given Cameron - who has struggled to compete for attention this week with the party's effusive and popular London Mayor Boris Johnson - another headache.
Cameron took Labour's argument, for a softer pace of austerity to give the economy room to breathe, head on.
"The old powers are on the slide. What do the countries on the rise have in common? They are lean, fit, obsessed with enterprise, spending money on the future - on education, incredible infrastructure and technology," he said.
"And what do the countries on the slide have in common? They're fat, sclerotic, over-regulated, spending money on unaffordable welfare systems, huge pension bills, unreformed public services."
Aware of criticism the Conservative leader has struggled to communicate what he, and his government stands for, Cameron delved into his personal life - and the story of his late, disabled father - to explain his ideology.
"Work hard. Family comes first. But put back in to the community too," he said.
The Conservatives have spent this week warning voters to expect cuts across the board after 2015, drawing a dividing line with Labour by arguing for ambitious reductions in welfare - an area often portrayed as rife with scroungers and waste.
Labour and the Liberal Democrats want to see the wealthy do more to help Britain get on top of its deficit, currently running at about eight percent of national output.
"I'm not here to defend privilege, I'm here to spread it," the expensively-educated prime minister said.
Cameron sought to pacify a restive Conservative right wing on Britain's relationship with the European Union, an issue that has contributed to the downfall of the previous two Conservative premiers - John Major and Margaret Thatcher.
Promising a referendum on any new EU treaty that follows efforts to solve the euro zone debt crisis, Cameron has promised this week to use Britain's veto for a second time if EU leaders pushed for too big an increase in its budget.
Some Conservatives want an in/out EU referendum and for Britain to negotiate a new trade deal with Europe - its biggest trading partner. Cameron argues that Britain should stay part of the EU but has promised to claw back powers from Brussels.
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The FBI has released its files on a trio of investigations the agency conducted on behalf of Whitney Houston.
The records released Monday show the agency conducted one investigation into an alleged extortion attempt in 1992, but agents and prosecutors determined no crime occurred.
Documents included in the 128-page file pertaining to the extortion attempt detail a time when someone Houston "[considered] to be a friend" threatened to go public with personal information about the singer.
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In one letter the so-called friend demanded Houston pay $100,000 or "certain details" of her private life would be revealed to several publications. The missive goes on to say the if the amount is paid, the "friend" would be willing to sign a confidentiality agreement and promise not to reveal the information.
A further letter then upped the amount requested to $250,000 and claimed to have "intimate details" of Houston's romantic relationships.
According to the file, Houston's father then sent a confidentiality agreement and an amount of money to the unnamed person - the exact sum being redacted from the released document. Ultimately the investigation found that no crime occured and the case was closed.
Agents also found no evidence of criminal threats to Houston in fan mail that was sent to the FBI for investigation in 1988 and 1999.
The fan mail included in the file is from an unnamed male writer and is postmarked from Vermont. More than 70 letters, some of which are included in the file, were sent from the fan to Houston.
In the missives the fan professes profound adoration for the singer and in one letter, expresses his desire to meet Houston. "I might hurt someone with some crazy idea and not realize how stupid an idea it was until after it was done," he writes.
Another letter from fan to Houston reads: "Miss Whitney, you are just so pretty and so beautiful. I just cannot stop thinking about you. Many times when I think about you I will start to shake..... I really and truly am in love with you."
The file covers the height of the Grammy-winning singer's popularity but does not contain any new personal details.
Houston drowned in a hotel bathtub at age 48 on the eve of the 2012 Grammy Awards.
Copyright Associated Press/NBC


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It looks as if we're in store for mild weather next week, but don't get too accustomed to it. Winter appears to be planning a return visit later in the month.
The computer models point to above-average temperatures across all but the Northeast next week, and that will translate into afternoon high temperatures well into the upper 50s and possibly the lower 60s by later in the week for the Charlotte region.
The warm-up will begin after a weak storm system crosses the area late Saturday and early Sunday. It dropped to 22 degrees at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on Friday morning, and temperatures probably will be in the mid 20s again Saturday at daybreak.
Then comes a change to warmer conditions for all of next week.
After that, there are a bunch of signs pointing to some pretty cold weather returning to the United States and eventually making its way into the Southeast. The best guess among meteorologists is that the Southeast will see the cold weather arrive somewhere around the 16th to the 20th of the month.
A couple issues are at work here. A number of meteorologists are pointing to sudden stratospheric warming in the arctic. That is a buildup of relatively warm air between 25,000 and 100,000 feet above the ground in the far north. Accu-Weather mentions this in a story today (http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/nasty-cold-waves-could-be-in-t/3586088).
This condition tends to send cold air near the surface southward. About the same time, the North Atlantic Oscillation and Arctic Oscillation are forecast to be in a negative phase. That means the atmospheric pattern would steer weather systems into the central and eastern United States.
One possible fly in the ointment -- the persistent low pressure in the eastern Pacific. The atmospheric flow in the eastern Pacific has tended to block the southward movement of cold air so far this winter. If the Pacific Oscillation is negative, that could stop any arctic outbreaks from pushing very far south of the Midwest and Great Lakes.
The long-range computer models think the cold air will win out. Accu-Weather meteorologists predict the arctic air will move into the upper Midwest and Rockies initially, then keep pushing a little farther south and east. For a while, the Southeast will remain in the mild air, they predict. Eventually, they say, arctic air will dominate.
WCNC's chief meteorologist, Brad Panovich, posted a GFS model forecast on his Facebook page yesterday that shows some really brutal cold in the Southeast later this month.
Some of you are saying, "We've heard this before," and you're right. Some meteorologists have been predicting a turn to much colder conditions since late November, and it hasn't happened.
In the meantime, enjoy the milder conditions next week. That seems almost certain to happen.
We'll have to wait and see what happens beyond that.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Mild next week, then winter returns
It looks as if we're in store for mild weather next week, but don't get too accustomed to it. Winter appears to be planning a return visit later in the month.
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- Anonymous said...
"Some meteorologists have been predicting a turn to much colder conditions since late November, and it hasn't happened."
....and it will not happen. Mark it down. North Carolina no longer has cold winters.
- January 4, 2013 at 1:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
when did NC ever have "cold" winters???
- January 4, 2013 at 3:10 PM
- Exit 0 said...
Steve, you've got the best weather discussion in the region.
Brad Panovich would forecast a volcanic eruption for numbers.
- January 4, 2013 at 4:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
Oh believe me, we used to have cold winters in these parts. And snow, too. It'd get cold before Thanksgiving and stay cold through mid-March. It really doesn't get as cold as it used to here.
- January 4, 2013 at 8:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
I've seen the Cawtaba river frozen over
- January 4, 2013 at 11:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
"WCNC's chief meteorologist, Brad Panovich...shows some really brutal cold for the southeast later this month". You can be sure this will never happen. Mr. Hype, AKA Brad Panicovich is ALWAYS WRONG.
- January 5, 2013 at 8:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
A couple of posters above must not have been around 3-4 years ago when it snowed every week or at least every other week all winter, at least in WNC. All the experts above must have forgotten the weather patterns of the last 50 years. Our winters, at least in WNC, have always cycled, a bit warm then a short period of very cold, then cycling back to 3-4 days of warmth and a swing to a day or two or three of cold as systems move through. The cycle has changed some but then the experts above didn't ever see the French Broad frozen for a month.
- January 5, 2013 at 8:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
You do know what GFS stands for, right? Good For S#!t....
- January 5, 2013 at 9:47 AM
- Anonymous said...
It got down to minus 5 one night in January, 1985! In the Winter of1977 I recall that it was so consistently cold that Char-Meck Schools opened one hour late for about a month. Those were the days !
- January 5, 2013 at 10:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
As a native resident of this area for 50-some years, I can assure you that our winters are consistently milder than they once were. While it has always been unusual to have solidly cold weather (cold for the area) from Thanksgiving through March, the mild stretches were shorter and less frequent. Nowadays, in general, the mild weather is the norm, with only the occasional cold snap and then temps quickly rebounding. There have always been the occasional 60-degree days in mid-winter, but they were isolated and rarely were there more than one or two of them at a time. Now we frequently have a week or more of 60+ temps. Another odd thing is that the Southeast corner of the US is consistently shielded from Canadian/Arctic cold. You can look at a temperature map of the country during a cold outbreak, and the area from southern VA to FL will be the warmest part of the country - with the exception of the desert Southwest. It will often be colder along the LA and TX gulf coast than here. The cold air comes down from Canada, plunges south, and then goes right up and over the high pressure ridge blocking the SE. Ask someone in Dallas if their winters are noticeably warmer than they used to be and their answer will likely be "no."
- January 6, 2013 at 1:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
The salt trucks and snow plows in town are rusting from disuse.
- January 7, 2013 at 8:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
People always remember it colder when they were younger, and they always remember it snowing more when they were younger. That kinda stuff stands out in your mind, but the #'s don't back it up.
Pesky facts!
Jan Mean Temp at the Airport:
1944-54 - 44.6
1964-74 - 40.6
1984-94 - 41.3
1904-12 - 41.6
- January 7, 2013 at 1:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
Those temperatures would be considered cold in NC, so they seem to be evidence that it was cold in the past. Pesky facts indeed.
- January 9, 2013 at 12:31 PM


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major macro economic indicators
|2018 (e)
|2019 (f)
|GDP growth (%)
|Inflation (yearly average, %)
|Budget balance (% GDP)
|Current account balance (% GDP)
|Public debt (% GDP)
(e): Estimate. (f): Forecast.
- Mineral wealth (copper, cobalt, uranium, gold, diamond, manganese)
- Agricultural wealth (maize, tobacco)
- Significant hydroelectric potential
- Dependence on copper, which is further accentuated by dependence on China, the main importer of ore
- Landlocked and dependent on the transport routes of neighbouring countries
- Electricity generation is insufficient and based almost exclusively on hydropower; unreliable transport networks
- High levels of inequality; healthcare, educational and administrative deficiencies
Stronger growth subject to downside risks
Growth is expected to increase in 2019, mainly driven by the mining sector, which will continue to be the number-one target for private investment. Higher copper prices, compared with the low levels of 2016, should continue to support an increase in production volumes. Investment should also benefit related sectors such as transport, energy and construction. Conversely, hikes in mining taxes and waning investor confidence could be a drag on the increase in investment. In addition, the impact on copper demand of a slowdown in the Chinese economy could constrain export growth. Economic activity will also suffer from spillover effects linked to rising concerns about external debt. Inflation in the cost of debt service may therefore prompt authorities to trim public spending. Fiscal consolidation efforts, though cautious, will also affect public consumption and investment, with, in particular, many projects being suspended or postponed. Meanwhile, the slowdown in credit growth, following the rise in the cost of credit, is likely to depress private consumption. Although a rebound in agricultural production is on the cards for 2019, household consumption is expected to continue to feel the effects of the poor 2018 performance by the sector, on which nearly half of the population depends. Household income may also be eroded by inflation, which could increase given the deflationary pressures on the kwacha.
Debt sustainability in jeopardy
In 2019, the large fiscal deficit, resulting from increased public investment and subsidies, lower copper prices and higher debt service, is expected to shrink only modestly. The 2019 budget forecasts revenue growth through a change in tax regime for the mining sector and tax hikes, among other things. Furthermore, by focusing capital expenditure on projects that are at least 80% completed, the authorities hope to rationalise public expenditure. Despite these measures, however, lowering the budget deficit is expected to remain a slow process, partly due to debt service, which will continue to eat into public resources: in 2017, debt service absorbed almost a quarter of revenues, up from 6% in 2011. The rapid accumulation of public debt since 2011 (21% of GDP), and particularly of non-concessional external debt, which went from 23% of external debt in 2011 to 77% in 2017, is at the root of the increase in debt service. The risk of debt distress now looks high and contingent on a depreciation of the kwacha.
The current account deficit is expected to remain substantial. While the goods surplus is set to increase further on higher copper exports and lower capital goods imports, the deterioration in the income balance is expected to continue to weigh heavily. In addition to profit repatriations by foreign companies, debt service payments are expected to continue to affect the balance. External debt service, which is responsible for nearly two thirds of the country's foreign exchange outflows, has drained the foreign exchange reserves, which now stand at two months of imports. In this context, the kwacha is expected to remain under significant pressure, especially since negotiations on an IMF programme have stalled. The deficit in the balance of services, mainly related to mining, and the surplus in the balance of transfers, particularly from expatriates, are expected to remain relatively stable. The current account deficit is generally financed by FDI inflows.
Corruption scandals undermine the credibility of governance
Since the tense elections of 2016, which were won by Edgar Lungu (Patriotic Front), the political situation seems to have deteriorated. After being criticised for authoritarian abuses, in March 2018 the President and his government were the subjects of a motion to impeach tabled by the main opposition party – the United Party for National Development – for violation of the constitution. Although it was unsuccessful, the motion illustrates the difficult political climate surrounding Edgar Lungu's presidency. Within President Lungu's own party, tensions persist over whether it is legal for him to run again. Zambia's constitution limits the number of terms to two, and Mr Lungu served as interim leader in 2015 after the death of President Michael Sata. However, these tensions could subside after the Constitutional Court ruled in December 2018 that President Lungu could run in 2021.
Corruption scandals that were uncovered in 2018, including the misappropriation of USD 4.3 million in social protection subsidies, are fuelling perceptions of economic mismanagement in the country. In response to this scandal, four countries (United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland and Ireland) decided to freeze aid to the country, contributing to a deterioration in the credibility of governance and the fight against corruption at international and domestic levels. Although relatively favourable compared to its peers in sub-Saharan Africa, the business climate still suffers from shortcomings (87th out of 190 countries in the 2019 Doing Business ranking), particularly in terms of cross-border transport costs.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
What next? An Elegant Trogon in Annapolis?
It feels like rarities are fallling out of the sky in Maryland this month, Actually, they are! There has been a Calliope Hummingbird in Easton (see our recent post!), a LeConte's Sparrow in Harford County, a Barrow's Goldeneye in St. Mary's County and a very rare wintering Black-Headed Gull. The gull is hanging out in a Best Buy parking lot at some mall north of Baltimore.
Yes, you read that right.
This is the first Black-Headed Grosbeak that has been seen in Maryland (at least in terms of accepted record) since 1969.
You read that right, too.
It suddenly appeared today at a feeder in Denton, on Maryland's eastern shore. And Warren happened to have today off!
What's next? A Western Tanager at OUR feeder? An Elegant Trogon at the statehouse in Annapolis?
To quote Roger Tory Peterson: "Birds have wings ... and they use them."
Posted by Warren and Lisa Strobel at 8:52 PM
Labels: Black-Headed Grosbeak, Denton, rarities
2 comments:
- Dawn Fine said...
Glad Warren got to see the Grosbeak. I am still hoping to see a Snowy here in CT ...
- December 21, 2011 at 10:25:00 PM EST
- Kathie Brown said...
amazing! and what fun!
- January 1, 2012 at 1:28:00 AM EST
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From Trump to Oprah, speakers offer parting advice to grads
BOSTON (AP) — Oprah Winfrey told students to live with purpose. President Donald Trump said to ignore the naysayers. Will Ferrell sang some Whitney Houston.
Those are a few of the speakers who have taken the stage at college graduation ceremonies this month to share their wisdom, joining a wide range of others in entertainment, politics, business and journalism. In their efforts to inspire the Class of 2017, they've elicited both laughter and tears and, in some cases, jeers.
Rock group Bon Jovi drew a chorus of cheers when it played a surprise set for graduates at New Jersey's Fairleigh Dickinson University last week. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, meanwhile, was nearly shouted down by students during her speech at the historically black Bethune-Cookman University in Florida.
Colleges have different approaches when it comes to picking speakers, which helps explain the wide range of figures at the podium. Some leave it entirely to administrators. Others gather input from students. Many compete for marquee speakers who will dazzle the audience and inspire alumni to become donors, all while avoiding controversy.
"They want somebody high-profile who will impress the students, alumni and the parents," said Michael Frick, CEO of Speaking.com, a booking agency based in California whose clients include some colleges. "They don't want to take away from the students' moment or the commencement, but they do want publicity."
While their words of wisdom haven't changed much over the years, speakers now come from a broader range of fields, Frick said. Someone who has given a popular TED Talk can now land an invitation to speak at graduation. And celebrities, once seen as gimmicky speakers, are now heavily recruited by colleges.
A sampling of this year's speakers and their messages:
Funnyman Will Ferrell gave a candid speech at the University of Southern California, where he once studied sports information and jokingly described it as , "a program so difficult, so arduous that they discontinued the major eight years after I left."
He told graduates about his own fears as he jumped into a comedy career that led him to "Saturday Night Live" and Hollywood. "Yes, I was afraid. You're never not afraid. I was afraid to write this speech, and now I'm realizing how many people are watching me right now, and it's scary," he said. He added that "My fear of failure never approached in magnitude my fear of 'what if?' What if I never tried at all?"
For graduates who hadn't figured out their plans yet, he offered some comfort: "That's the same chair that I sat in. Enjoy the process of your search without succumbing to the pressure of the result. Trust your gut. Keep throwing darts at the dart board. Don't listen to the critics, and you will figure it out."
Then he sang an oddly sweet 90 seconds of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You."
Arnold Schwarzenegger told graduates of the University of Houston not to believe the myth that he's a self-made man: "I didn't make it this far on my own," the former bodybuilder, actor and California governor said. "To accept that credit or that mantle would discount every single person who has helped me to get here today."
He added that "as soon as you understand that you are here because of a lot of help, then you also understand that now is time to help others. That's what this is all about — you've got to help others. Don't just think about yourself."
Oprah Winfrey told graduates at Smith College to live with purpose, saying that was the key to her long-running daytime talk show.
"I made a clear intention to use every show to inform, to encourage, to inspire, to uplift and entertain at the same time," she said. "I decided that the notion of intention — knowing why you want to do something, not just doing it but understanding the why behind the doing — could also change the paradigm for every show."
Winfrey added that if students listen to others and "make it your intention to serve through your life with purpose, you will have a blessed life."
The U.S. president is traditionally the nation's most sought-after speaker. This year, Trump spoke at Liberty University in Virginia and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, where he blasted his critics and offered a lesson to cadets.
"Look at the way I've been treated lately, especially by the media. No politician in history — and I say this with great surety — has been treated worse or more unfairly," he said. "You can't let them get you down. You can't let the critics and the naysayers get in the way of your dreams. I guess that's why we won."
He added some advice: "Adversity makes you stronger. Don't give in. Don't back down. And never stop doing what you know is right. Nothing worth doing ever, ever, ever came easy. And the more righteous your right, the more opposition that you will face."
At other colleges, some elected officials took shots at Trump. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, called on graduates of Boston's Wheelock College to help improve a political landscape she called "ugly and frustrating."
Warren took a jab at Trump's claims about the crowd size at his inauguration ceremony, saying that "according to the official White House crowd counters, there are over 14 million people here today and I want to thank you all." She added that the famed left-field wall at Boston's Fenway Park is "the only wall I would like to see in this country."
Unlike Trump, who told cadets that America is "becoming very, very prosperous again," Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders warned students that "we live in a pivotal and dangerous moment in American history, and nobody knows what the future will bring us."
Sanders, an independent, warned graduates at Vermont's Johnson State College that the rich are getting richer at the expense of the middle class, and that the world's future is in the hands of today's college graduates.
"If there was ever a time in history for a generation to be bold and to think big, to stand up and to fight back, now is that time," he said.
Howard Schultz, executive chairman of Starbucks, told students at Arizona State University that he's living proof of the American dream. He described growing up in poverty before building a company with more than 26,000 stores.
"But today, you may question the strength of that dream and the promise of America. That's fair," he said. "My generation has not made it easy for you. Our political leaders on both sides of the aisle have not acted with enough courage, nor honesty, in addressing the long-term challenges we face."
Still, Schultz said he's optimistic about America's future.
"Your generation can bring people together like no other," he said. "You can innovate, create and lead. Your generation will transform our economy and create millions of new jobs. You will develop cleaner energy. You will make it so racism only exists in history books."
At Virginia Tech, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg talked about resiliency, invoking both the school's response to a mass shooting in 2007, and her own response to the unexpected death of her husband in 2015.
"Two years ago, if someone had told me that I would lose the love of my life and become more grateful, I would have never have believed them. But that's what happened. Because today I am more grateful now than I ever was before — for my family and especially my children. For my friends. For my work. For life itself."
Her advice to students: "As you leave this beautiful campus and set out into the world, build resilience in yourselves. When tragedy or disappointment strikes, know that deep inside you, you have the ability to get through anything. I promise you do. As the saying goes, we are more vulnerable than we ever thought, but we are stronger than we ever imagined."
Frick, of Speaking.com, said well-known journalists have always been popular picks for commencement speakers. "They have two things going for them," he said. "They're famous — people know them, they're on TV all the time — but they're also seen as being intellectually more rigorous than an actor."
Christiane Amanpour, CNN's chief international correspondent, told graduates of Boston's Northeastern University to combat the "assault on the truth" by some world leaders.
"To all of you: Be the generation that changes this toxic brew of polarization and partisanship that we're drowning in and that threatens to destroy our civilizations and our democracies and our societies. Bad things do happen when good people do nothing, so let us all be good people determined to do something."
Amanpour, who has covered major conflicts around the world, added that students shouldn't fear compromise.
"What has moved me the most over all the years of reporting from deadly and dark corners and conflict zones is the bright light of compromise, forgiveness, empathy, compassion even between the bitterest of enemies. Watching them overcome and even become partners if not friends has been deeply meaningful for me," she said.
At Bucknell University in central Pennsylvania, CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria defended the value of a liberal-arts education but criticized student protests at college campuses that have derailed speeches by controversial figures.
"This strikes me as fundamentally illiberal, if not un-American," he said, adding that "freedom of speech, freedom of thought is not freedom for people we like, for warm, fuzzy ideas that you find comfortable. It is for ideas that you find offensive. Not just wrong, but offensive."
Zakaria has faced criticism in recent years and was briefly suspended by CNN and Time magazine in 2012 over allegations of plagiarism. He didn't mention his troubles in the speech, instead focusing on narrow-mindedness on both sides of the political spectrum.
"There is, we all know, a kind of anti-intellectualism on the right these days, the denial of facts, of reason, of science, but there is also an anti-intellectualism on the left, an attitude of self-righteousness that says we are so pure, we are so morally superior we cannot bear to hear an idea that we don't like or disagree with," he said. "There is no such idea, there is no idea that is beyond the pale. Everything should be within the arena and should be worth contesting."


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That is how I have begun to feel when I go to places like the Oriental Museum on the grounds of the University of Chicago last winter and when I visit a place like Crabtree Farm in Lake Bluff, Illinois.
It was a rainy day when our group from the Art Institute arrived at Crabtree Farm, beautiful landscaping as far as we could see and a treacherous narrow road by bus with branches whipping against the side as we travelled.
Grace Durand with her cows
In 1993 a bungalow was erected on the site of the original farmhouse which was destroyed by fire in 1972. Its design was based on the drawings by Harvey Ellis and was taken from a 1903 issue of the Craftsman, entitled "How To Build A Bungalow." This is the first home ever built to his specifications.
This is the cattle selling cottage, all original Stickley furniture. I believe the rug is a William Morris original.
I wish I was able to take photos of the William Morris designs in the rugs and fabrics that have been preserved all lined up in a room from the 1800's.
I was set straight by our tour guide that Craftsman is not a style but a philosophy that encompasses all types of furniture built by craftsmen during this time period. It began in England (more delicate styles) travelled to the United States and became overwhelmingly Mission and eventually went worldwide.
She was quick to point out that Craftsman incorporated all of the traditional styles like Hepplewhite, Chippendale, Sheraton, etc., but Stickley's downfall was that he didn't replicate some of these styles in the Craftsman philosophy. Stickley is now a viable company again because they do offer all of these styles in the true Craftsman philosophy!


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I'm burnt out in the kitchen and looking to talk about more than just food. Hope to see you there!
September 14, 2012
Come visit me at 75 Degrees and Sunny! http://www.seventyfivedegrees.wordpress.com
I'm burnt out in the kitchen and looking to talk about more than just food. Hope to see you there!
July 21, 2012
I was so relieved to make it home to the Jersey Shore last week. Flight prices were absolutely insane ($700+), so when I finally found something doable I jumped on it. New Jersey really is best in the summer. Think hot temperatures, fierce thunderstorms, lots of greenery, and of course, the beach. I was back for a quick four days and managed to squeeze in three trips to the beach, four movies (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, To Rome with Love, Celebrity and You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger), three fabulous dinners out on the town (one each with my mom, dad and little sister), two trips to Strollo's for the best Italian ice (!!), and a bike ride in Thompson Park. I ate a ton of fresh fish — sushi, crab-stuffed flounder, mahi mahi and tempura cod tacos. I swam in the ocean and even got caught on a beach rainstorm. Growing up, beach days were sacred, so we'd always wait out a storm and play on the rain-speckled sand once the sun came out again. We waited out the rain again and after a brief mini downpour, were treated to clear skies and an emptied-out beach.
I had such a good time, I left feeling a bit nostalgic. I hope that one day I can create summer memories for my kids that are half as good as my own.
June 25, 2012
I packed my camera but I didn't use it once. Not because I didn't want to document the weekend, but because I was just having too much fun sunning, swimming, gabbing, eating, drinking, gaming, dancing, cooking and singing with a big group of lovely ladies in Palm Springs. Katie Jo's bachelorette turned into a mini vacation for us all. Some of my favorite moments? Cooking dinner with "Team Saturday Night" while wearing aprons hand-sewn by Kate's mom; waking up to early morning lattes topped with ground sugar cubes, espresso beans and chocolate (we take coffee very seriously); floating around the pool for hours with my sister and very best friends; sharing stories of the first time we each met the bride-to-be; seeing KJ looking gorgeous in white and thinking about her wedding day; singing "Call Me, Maybe" at a karaoke bar. It was a special weekend fitting for a special friend.
June 19, 2012
I've really been neglecting my camera lately and it shows in the lack of pictures I have to share. Luckily my phone makes photos-on-the-go possible! Here are some of the more recent highlights, which feature lots of friends, family, and summer fun (quite possibly my three favorite things).
A hippie-themed birthday party. We celebrated Courtstock (the Courtney-inspired version of Woodstock) with a backyard party and lots of fabulous costumes. I made my daisy headdress in the movie theater parking lot just before going to see Snow White and the Huntsman the afternoon of the party; only my boyfriend would have a wire cutter in the car — thank goodness. It made my last minute DIY project a hundred times easier.
An amazing brunch in Venice. This breakfast happened post-party and was much needed. Rosemary toast, lox, medium-poached eggs, green cilantro salsa…and an unpictured side of potatoes. I'd love to repeat this meal soon.
Rose Cafe, home of said amazing brunch. My sister lives nearby but it was a first visit for all of us. I was happy that our particular selections really lived up to the hype. Even the lattes were delicious.
Book and green juice at the beach. I wish I could skip the celery, but love the ginger and lemon in this mix. I've been craving these drinks regularly. Really wish they weren't so pricey…I'd steal my juicer back from my sister, but I was too lazy to use it before. Not sure anything's changed in that department. Also, where would I put it?! Juicers are huge!
A birthday message for my littlest sister. I was at the beach for a big chunk of the day, watching the boy in a paddle board race off the Santa Monica pier. The two of us talk a lot through Instagram, so this picture was the perfect way to wish her a happy day. She never answers her phone; Instagram: 1, Voicemail: 0.
A spicy lunchtime drink with an old friend. Speaking of things I've been craving lately, in addition to fresh juice, I've fallen a little bit in love with spicy, jalapeno drinks. This one made with dark rum was also flecked with crushed red pepper and had a great bite.
Sprinkles cupcakes on a Friday afternoon. I had half red velvet, half double chocolate. Out of the dozens of places I've tried, Sprinkles remains my favorite. I can turn down just about any office treat but this one.
My college roommate with a beautiful, albeit gloomy, backdrop. Lauren came to visit LA and spent the weekend with me. We had two days full of good food, long talks, shopping, socializing…and little sunshine. Still, we didn't let the hazy weather keep us from a scenic drive up the coast!
One more "happy" — a belated one to my dad for Father's Day! Unlike my sister, he does answer his phone and doesn't use Instagram, but he also reads this blog. I got him a food mill as a gift and he's already put it to use! Dad, I'm counting on some extra fabulous mashed potatoes next time I see you.
June 7, 2012
June 4, 2012
Over Memorial Day weekend, Marissa and Dan tied the knot. More than just a ceremony and reception, their wedding brought together a group of family and friends for a long weekend of fun and adventures. We kicked off the festivities on Saturday morning with a big group sound bathing session at the Integratron. Yes, sound bathing in the middle of the Mojave Desert, where quartz crystal singing bowls are played while you lay with your eyes closed and your mind open. Apparently aliens gave the builder his plans for the structure; I'm not sure we were able to open our minds enough to believe that, but there was some hand tinging, heavy limbs and dancing visions of the color purple. Kicking off the weekend in such a unique and relaxing way was the perfect way to start.
After a day of listening to music, drinking wine and talking nonstop, we headed to the rehearsal dinner. Since all of the guests were invited, the rehearsal dinner was really just BBQ, drinks and an amazing peach cobbler all enjoyed under the stars. Not one of us planned for the freezing weather and after five minutes of pictures in our party clothes, we all donned blankets and beach towels and gathered around the fireplace. Smokey hair for the next three days was totally worth it.
The next day we joined the groom in a wedding day hike throughout Joshua Tree National Park. In case you've never seen a Joshua Tree before (and can't quite make them out properly in the photo above), here's what they look like:
What I didn't know about Joshua Tree is that the park is full of huge boulders! We started on a trail and then veered off to climb and explore. I can get a little nervous when hiking/climbing (crouching low to the ground is my trick), but I managed to get pretty high up with the boy's help.
After running around for a few hours, we had just enough time to grab lunch before getting ready for the wedding. Luckily the ceremony and reception were held right next to where we were staying, so we were able to race back and forth to help the coordinators while beautifying. I might have still been wearing my hiking clothes while everyone was getting seated, but all the hard work really paid off and the wedding looked professional, charming and so personal. The succulent centerpieces were created by a girl Marissa found on Etsy, and she did an amazing job (so glad we didn't try to finish these ourselves!). We also replicated the adorable "P.S. I love you" mailbox for cards and decorated colorful signage and names for the seating chart, while old mirrors got new life with chalkboard paint.
There was a photo booth in lieu of a guest book, decorated with homemade signs in yellow and white. Everyone wrote the bride and groom messages on a chalkboard, then snapped Polaroids and hung them for everyone to see.
Marissa's friend Angela made 80 yellow and white chevron place mats for the tables; the bright pop of color looked stunning and I'm so happy to now have a few for my own table at home! Marissa also hand painted some wood signs that added to the whole rustic chic vibe.
For other little special touches, we made yellow heart fans for every seat at the ceremony. Place settings were green apples with a leaf for every guest.
Our friend India made a carrot cake wedding cake. Yes, from scratch…with fondant…including that flower on top. It tasted even better than it looks, if you can imagine that!
Of course, what really made the wedding was the bride and groom. They were both so happy, so in love…it was really special to be a part of their day.
I have to sign off with one of my favorite pictures of the weekend. There's something about candid joy that turns a beautiful photo into a captured moment in time. Mazel tov to Marissa and Dan!
May 23, 2012
I would be embarrassed by how long it's been since my last post, but I've been out of town every single weekend since then and just as busy during the week so it's understandable I guess. Spring has sprung in Los Angeles — finally! I've been lazy about carrying around my big camera but luckily the iPhone has kept me snapping away. Below are some of my favorite recent shots: Beverly Hills, Marissa's porch and my office courtyard.
I'm just starting to hit that magic age where my friends are beginning to get married, and I've discovered that there's actually a fifth season each year — wedding season! In California, that spans from May to August and it's in full swing. Just four weeks after Marissa's bachelorette in Vegas, I traveled to Sin City again to celebrate with Coley. Even though we stayed in the same hotel, the weekend was totally different and uniquely Nicole. Everyone had so much fun and I got some quality time with Nicole when she joined me on the drive back to LA. The drive out to Vegas was not nearly as fun (ahem! blown tire, I'm talking to you) but on the way home, we talked for five hours and played Bon Iver on repeat the entire time — my dream. Since we live so far apart, I'm grateful that her wedding is bringing us together not just once but three times this year! Here we are all decked out to celebrate. Thanks to my sister for the super sparkly shorts!
The first wedding is Marissa's and coming up this weekend! Rather than just one big event, we have a 3-day weekend packed with fun things, including a sound meditation hour, hiking, BBQ and pool time in addition to the outdoor ceremony and dinner/dancing. The resort is small, but every single guest will be there for this wedding. I think it will be a great bonding experience with both old and new friends. Marissa and I have been DIY fiends the past few weeks. We've had a couple of crafting nights to churn out place settings, banners, welcome bags and other custom touches. I can't wait to see everything come together at the reception! It's been really cool getting to help Marissa; it's left me feeling even more invested in the wedding weekend. Luckily we're of the same mind when it comes to decor and style. As a sneak peak, here are a few of our inspirations…I can't wait to share the actual photos!


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Great Northern Tours is a privately owned, four wheel drive tour business who specialise in extended birdwatching tours, as well as scenic, cultural and private charter adventures.
Their base is located in Cooktown, Far North Queensland, with great access to the Cairns region, Atherton Tableland, Cooktown, Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Operating with a maximum of 'four passengers only' policy, thus ensuring that traveling with Great Northern Tours is both relaxing and memorable. If you are wishing to increase your Australian bird list, love photography or simply wanting to enjoy a professionally guided tour into some of Far North Queensland's more remote wilderness areas, then please contact your 'Local' guide David Mead.
For exceptional private 'Birdwatching' adventures, Great Northern Tours are not only a flexible operation, they also encourage discussion on what would be a more suitable touring option to meet your travel time frames, target species or desired photo opportunities.
They offer a variety of birdwatching tours, from half day to multi-day, fully accommodated packages.
Cape York birding tour is an nine day, fully accommodated birdwatching adventure.
From the tropical rainforests of the east coast, to the vivid red landscapes of Weipa on the west coast of Cape York. Visiting some of Australia's most iconic birding destinations, including Iron Range (Kutini Payamu) and Lakefield (Rinyirru) National Parks.
Great Northern Tours personal guide, David Mead, will help you locate some very special bird species, including the endangered Golden-shouldered Parrot, Palm Cockatoo, Eclectus Parrot, Fawn-breasted Bowerbird, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Northern Scrub-robin, Yellow-legged Flycatcher, Frill-necked Monarch, Red-cheeked Parrot and the endemic White-streaked Honeyeater, to name a few.
You will travel in a very comfortable, air-conditioned four wheel drive, (four passengers only), from Cairns to Weipa, with all accommodation and meals supplied, including a return flight back to Cairns.
When it comes to birding in the far north, Cooktown is a unique geographical base, due to its access to an incredible array of eco-systems, including wet tropics rainforest, mangrove-lined estuaries, open savanna, sclerophyll and riverine forests and stunning escarpment country.
You may wish to enjoy a casual tour of Cooktown's beautiful scenery, looking through the binoculars and taking in some new birds, or you could be a very keen birder chasing some of the rarer species, specific to the area; like the Silver-crowned Friarbird, White-streaked Honeyeater, Lovely Fairy-wren, Tropical Scrubwren, Northern Fantail, White-browed Robin, or the seasonal visiting Black-winged Monarch and Buff-breasted Kingfisher (Nov-March).
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Great Northern Tours have designed this exciting, birding tour, to take in not only a splendid mixture of rainforest and dry country birding, but also allow visitors to enjoy some of the fascinating history and culture of Southern Cape York. The itinerary structure will have you spellbound from start to finish, a real taste of the Far North's colourful pioneering past, culture and not to mention some incredibly diverse birding opportunities.
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Travelling with a small group in a luxury four wheel drive, whilst overnighting in quality accommodation, certainly is a rewarding and memorable way to bird this wonderful region.
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The Cape York endemic Golden-shouldered Parrot will certainly be on the agenda, as you bird some great dry country areas and a local cattle station.
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Cleveland, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - Carmelo Anthony filled the stat sheet with 26 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks and the New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 107-97, on Saturday night.
Amar'e Stoudemire provided 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Tyson Chandler supplied 15 points and 11 boards for the Knicks, who have won three in a row on the heels of a seven-game losing streak.
"We've been trying to figure out the chemistry on both ends of the court all along, but it's better late than never," Stoudemire said.
Kyrie Irving had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Spencer Hawes added 21 points and 10 boards for Cleveland, which has dropped four straight and seven of its last nine.
"We're fighting for our lives," Cleveland head coach Mike Brown said. "This team was a game behind us and I just feel like we didn't come out with the right mindset to compete with this team for the eighth spot."
Longtime Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas became the seventh player in franchise history to have his number retired. LeBron James was in attendance for the halftime ceremony.
The game was tied at 80-80 with 10:24 left before Anthony netted five of the final six points of a 14-3 Knicks run to help them seize control of the contest. His turnaround jumper staked New York to a 94-83 cushion with 5:21 to go.
Cleveland never got within less than seven the rest of the way.
Earlier, the Knicks led 23-19 after a quarter of play and Anthony scored the last nine points of a 10-2 spurt to help them establish a 45-35 margin.
New York headed into the break with a 58-50 advantage.
The Cavs began the third on a 9-2 flurry to pull within 60-59. Anthony's triple with 2.9 ticks remaining in the third gave the Knicks a 77-76 edge going into the final frame.
Game Notes
The Knicks shot 43.2 percent (38-of-88) from the floor and 45.2 percent (14- of-31) from beyond the arc ... New York outrebounded Cleveland, 49-37 ... J.R. Smith had 17 points for New York.


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