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Stephanie Hallinan
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Stephanie is a sophomore at Washington College. Originally from Fayetteville, North Carolina, she grew up in a military family. Travelling abroad with her family during her father's different deployments sparked an interest in international affairs. She is now an International Studies major pursuing a concentration in Peace & Conflict Studies and a regional concentration in the Near East, and a minor in Anthropology. Her passion lies in relief and development work, and she hopes to pursue a career as a Project Manager at NGO or nonprofit.


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The Harp Console
$ 1,745.00
Inspired by the harp inside a baby grand piano, The CounterEv Harp Console is an elegant, versatile showpiece for any room. Its eye-catching, gentle curves make it nearly impossible not run your hand along its edge. Stunning as a single piece and even more so as a mirrored or twin pair, it can also be ganged to create a unique, "wave" desktop.
The Harp Console
$ 1,745.00
Inspired by the harp inside a baby grand piano, The CounterEv Harp Console is an elegant, versatile showpiece for any room. Its eye-catching, gentle curves make it nearly impossible not run your hand along its edge. Stunning as a single piece and even more so as a mirrored or twin pair, it can also be ganged to create a unique, "wave" desktop.
Inspired by the harp inside a baby grand piano, The CounterEv Harp Console is an elegant, versatile showpiece for any room. Its eye-catching, gentle curves make it nearly impossible not run your hand along its edge. Stunning as a single piece and even more so as a mirrored or twin pair, it can also be ganged to create a unique, "wave" desktop.
Choose Your Size and Color:
- Size: If you don't see your ideal size, click here for a quote.
- Colors: If you can't decide on a stain color, don't worry. Simply select the question mark, and place your order. You'll receive a coupon for 3 free stain samples and you can take up to 3 weeks to make your choice. (This may add up to 1 additional week to your lead time, but it will begin the production of your order without delay.) (PS-there are more stain choice on our stain page.)
- Choose Style Options
- Add to Cart (You will choose your shipping/delivery method at checkout.)
Please note: All our furniture is made to order, so If you're not seeing the dimensions and colors you're looking for, get in touch, and we'll email a quote to you right away.
After placing your order, you will receive an estimated ship or delivery date. We do our best to stay within the following lead times to ship your piece. These lead-times apply to both standard and custom orders.
|Product Line
|Lead Time
|Splash Ups
|2-4 Weeks
|Industrial Green
|3-5 weeks
|Modern Rustic
|4-6 weeks
|Buffalo Green
|1-2 weeks
Items under 150 lbs will ship via UPS Ground.
Items over 150 lbs will ship by one of the following methods:
- Crate and Freight: your order will arrive in a crate(s) to your curbside.
- Premium In Home Delivery: all crating material will be removed and the item(s) will be brought into your home.
- Local In Home Delivery: delivery and setup in your home up to 50 miles from Kingston, anywhere in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and The Bronx.
- Pick up in Kingston: You can also opt to pickup your order at our Kingston, NY manufacturing facility at no cost. (Please note: all orders picked up in Kingston will incur 8% NY State Sales Tax).
All Buffalo Green items ship via UPS ground unless otherwise specified.
Where do you source your wood?
We acquire reclaimed wood from all over the continental United States. We also source sustainably harvested, FSC certified lumber.
How "Green" are your products?
We believe our products are as green as it gets. Along with the use of reclaimed and sustainably harvested woods, we use only zero VOC stains and sealers, powder-coated, domestic steel and non-toxic, water-based adhesives. Our products will not off-gas noxious chemicals over-time, and if they should ever end up in a landfill, which we like to think is unlikely, they will not seep harmful chemicals into the ground water.
What is the maintenance on your furniture?
Maintaining the beauty of your CounterEv surface requires very little effort. Regular cleaning can be done with a soft, lightly damp cloth. When you receive your order, you will be given the recommended products and schedule for cleaning and maintaining your CounterEv products.
The finish on your furniture doesn't look very protective. Should I be concerned that it
doesn't look shellacked or varnished?
Our finishes are very durable and are used with much success in restaurants all over the world. We admit they don't look like traditional shiny, varnished furniture and we think that's a good thing. It means when you run your hands along our surfaces (which you will definitely be compelled to do) you'll feel finely finished, real wood.
I got a scratch on my table; can this be repaired?
Another nice thing about our finish is that, unlike varnished furniture, it can be easily spot repaired. We will send you a touch up/repair kit.
I would like a bit of shine on my finish. Is that possible?
Yes. When you receive your product it will have a polished, satin look, which will dull with use over time. It can easily and quickly be brought back to its original luster with minimal effort.
What is powder-coating?
Powder-coating is a process of painting an extremely durable coating onto steel in virtually any imaginable color. The process avoids emitting toxic, flammable gases into the atmosphere and water table.
Where is your furniture made?
Since 2015, all of our products, including items from the Buffalo Green line, are produced in Kingston, NY. Prior to that, we manufactured in Brooklyn, NY.
What if I change my mind after I order?
If you contact us to cancel an order within 24 hours we'll offer a full refund. Changes to dimensions must be made within 7 days. Stain choices, or changes to stain choice can be made up to half way through your estimated lead time.
What is your lead time?
These are the estimated lead times for each of our product lines:
Buffalo Green (table top and home decor): 2 days to 2 weeks
Splash Ups (light industrial wood and steel): 2-4 weeks
Industrial Green (wood and steel): 4-6 weeks
Modern Rustic (all wood): 8 to 10 weeks
I've seen your tables in Shake Shack and the finish looks really worn. Will that happen
to my table?
Definitely not! The furniture in your home will never experience the amount of traffic that is seen in many of the restaurants where our furniture can be found. Additionally, these restaurants are so busy that they often aren't able to adhere to the maintenance schedule we recommend for commercial furniture. Hence, some of our tables in these settings are in need of a little TLC. They would never look this way in your home, even if you neglect them for a little while.
Do you ship internationally?
No, we don't ship individual orders internationally, only wholesale and commercial orders.
Other products in this collection
"I enjoyed the one on one feeling I got as well as the custom work done to make it feel like a one of a kind; My two 6-foot tables have have received many compliments over the years."
"The joinery is beautiful, gives the furniture identity, character."
"I love the recycled wood, enviro friendly finishes and Catskill store!"
"Love the design aesthetic and corporate philosophy."
"Products are well made, different, cool, and customer service was fantastic; great company, great innovative products!"
"Love that I could customize the piece to exactly fit my space. The staff was also helpful and very communicative."
"Beautifully designed products with a great social message!"
"Love the unique designs, commitment to quality and the aim to keep things sustainable."
"Love that the pieces are made in America and are something unique. I have two "Z" end tables. No one I know has anything like it in their homes."
"We love our desk. It's beautifully constructed, simple with a clean esthetic. The company was extremely accommodating regarding our needs and delivery. I wish all companies were as attentive"
"Great craftsmanship!"
"We love our beautiful functional tables. We like that they are made proudly in the USA."
"Products are gorgeous. Salesperson was friendly, knowledgeable and helpful."
"I love the design of my bar height kitchen table and that I was able to create with you exactly what I wanted using your designs as the model and I love that the wood is upcycled and the way this wood looks in your products."
"A quick note to express our thanks for the stellar chairs you and your talented team created. We are enjoying every moment in them (as well as on the bar stools)."

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(CNN) — The driver of a train that derailed in northwestern Spain last week, killing 79 people, was on a phone with railway staff when the train crashed, the superior tribunal of Galicia announced Tuesday, citing information from data recorders.
Also Tuesday, the court announced that the train was going 153 kph (95 mph) when it derailed. Last week, a spokeswoman for national railway Renfe said the speed limit for the bend of the track where the crash happened is 80 kph (49 mph).
The driver, Francisco Jose Garzon, was charged earlier this week with 79 counts of homicide by professional recklessness and an undetermined number of counts of causing injury by professional recklessness.
The train, nearing the end of a six-hour trip from Madrid to the town of Ferrol, derailed Wednesday evening as it hurtled around a bend in Santiago de Compostela.
Minutes before the derailment, Garzon received a call on his work phone, apparently receiving instructions on the way to Ferrol from a Renfe staff member, the court said Tuesday.
He was on the phone when the derailment happened, and background noise seems to indicate he was looking at or shuffling papers, the court said.
Regarding the speed: The court said Garzon activated some brakes seconds before the derailment, bringing the speed down from 192 kph (119 mph) to 153 kph (95 mph).


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All 32 NFL teams will undergo a new training program that focuses on proper conduct in the workplace, the league announced Friday. The ruling is in response to an incident last week in the New York Jets locker room in which a female reporter was allegedly subject to verbal harassment by players.
The NFL investigated and determined that there was "unprofessional conduct" around TV Azteca reporter Ines Sainz, who was credentialed by the team to interview quarterback Mark Sanchez. The league also determined that the Jets organization "acted promptly to correct the situation," according to a statement from the NFL.
Jets owner Woody Johnson will underwrite the new training program for all 32 teams, which will also be given to rookies in 2011.


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Interested in the Cerritos College Cosmetology and/or Esthetician program? Our students are highly sought upon graduation for their vast knowledge and skills in the industry. Our hands-on approach to learning and in-classroom learning prepares students for the real world. Our campus salon is open to the public. In the salon our students learn how to perform services on clients, provide superb customer service, build clientele, retail products, and thrive in a salon environment. We are dedicated to student success and helping students reach their goals. Cosmetology offers many exciting careers in hair, makeup, massage, skin and body care, nail care, esthetics, sales, and education. Careers can be: owning or managing your own salon, makeup artist, hairstylist, manicurist, beauty industry sales representative, and beauty industry instructor. Join our Cosmetology team and prepare for a new and exciting future!
Interested in Cosmetology, but not sure where to start? View our Pathways!
Interested in the Cosmetology Salon? View a list of client services that are available to the public. For the convenience of our clients, there are parking stalls specifically marked "PATRON". Please be sure to request your free parking permit at the Cosmetology Front Desk when you sign in for your client services!
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We are located on the Cerritos College campus in the Health Science Building. We are on the 2nd floor, Room 202. We face Studebaker Road between Old Falcon and New Falcon Way.
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Now you can order copies of naturalization records online!
Naturalization Records
Introduction and Links to Resources
Naturalization is the process by which an alien becomes an American citizen. These records can provide a researcher with information such as a person's birth date and location, occupation, immigration year, marital status and spouse information, witnesses' names and addresses, and more.
On this web site you can find more details on naturalization records and the process. Also, you can do a search to see what naturalization microfilm is available from us and at which facility nationwide.
To search this catalog online:
- From the main Microfilm Catalog page, click Advanced Search (next to the Search button)
- In the righthand column, under Subject Terms, type in Naturalization
- Hit "Search"
Once you find the microfilm that you think will be helpful, you can then come research in person, hire an independent researcher, or purchase it.
We do not have naturalization records available online (with the exception of a few examples in ARC).
Where can I find Naturalization Records?
Prior to 1906, any "court of record" (municipal, county, state, or Federal) could grant U.S. citizenship. As a general rule, the National Archives does not have naturalization records created in State or local courts. However, a few indexes and records have been donated to the National Archives from counties, states and local courts and are available as National Archives microfilm publications. See the list of this county and state microfilm available.
For pre-1906 naturalizations:
- Contact the State Archives for the state where the naturalization occurred to request a search of state, county, and local courts records.
- Contact the NARA regional facility that serves the state where naturalization occurred to request a search of Federal court records
Naturalizations After 1906:
After 1906, the courts forwarded copies of naturalizations to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
- Naturalizations from Federal Courts are held in the NARA's regional facilities for the Federal courts for their area.
The National Archives in Washington, D.C. holds naturalization records
for Federal Courts in Washington, D.C.
Links to Resources
For a General Overview and More Information
- SeeNaturalization Records
- Research Guide to Selected Bureau of Naturalization Case and Correspondence Files, 1906-1946
- Women and Naturalization, ca. 1802-1940, an
article in Prologue
- "A Gold Mine of Naturalization Records in New England", by Walter V. Hickey
Specific Naturalization Records
- Federal Naturalization
Records at NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO), includes
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Dakota Territory, and South Dakota.
Name Index to Naturalization Records from Dakota Territory and South Dakota
Name Index to North Dakota Naturalization Records , U.S. District and U.S. Circuit Courts, District of North Dakota
Name index to naturalization records, including declarations and
petitions, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, McCook Division
- Name index to naturalization records, including declarations and petitions,
U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Chadron Division
- Name index to naturalizations, 1846 - 1890, U.S. Circuit and U.S. District Courts,
Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division (St. Louis)
- Naturalization Records
of the U.S. District Courts (RG 21) at NARA's Great Lakes Region (Chicago), includes Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
- Naturalization Records
available at NARA's Pacific Region (Riverside, CA), includes Arizona, California, and
- Naturalization Records
available at NARA's Northeast Region (New York City, NY), includes New York, New Jersey, and
Puerto Rico
- See the Naturalization Records of Maria von
- Search Selected Naturalization Records Online in ARC (Note: Very few are available online here.)
See also:
Immigration Records
Alien Records
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Early Thursday Evening Weather Update
A Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect tonight at 1 am and lasts through 1 pm on Friday. A winter weather advisory is issued when some accumulating snow is expected that could impact travel.
The advisory area is where the best chance for accumulating snow will occur. It's possible that up to 3 inches of snow could accumulate on grassy surfaces in the advisory area by Friday afternoon. Surface temperatures within the advisory could come close to 32 by Friday morning; however, at this point we aren't expecting major road issues.
The places to watch would be the upper elevations of northwest Arkansas; especially secondary roads.
Check out the livewire link above. I'll be posting more information to this site throughout the evening.


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Meteorologists aren't even saying "if," when discussing Tuesday's chances of flash flooding somewhere in the Charlotte region.
The question is "where."
"The abundant moisture virtually guarantees that some locations will receive heavy rainfall," Harry Gerapetritis, of the National Weather Service office in Greer, S.C., said early Tuesday morning. "But the exact location remains in doubt."
The set-up is the same as Monday. The remnants of Hurricane Isaac have settled over the Southeast, turning the atmosphere into a tropical powder keg. The atmosphere is extremely moist, and all it takes is a little daytime heating to create strong thunderstorms.
On Monday, the rainfall bullseye missed Charlotte's uptown, fortunately. The Stanly County city of Albemarle, about 40 miles northeast of Charlotte, was hit hardest. Radar estimates show that more than 4 inches of rain fell in a few hours.
Albemarle police report having to rescue stranded motorists on flooded streets.
Similar heavy rain was reported in eastern Iredell and Davie counties, north of Charlotte.
There is no way to predict where the heavy rain will fall Tuesday.
"It could happen just about anywhere," Chris Horne, also of the Weather Service's office in Greer, said early Tuesday morning. He said the atmosphere will be a bit more stable, which will lessen the chances of severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts and large hail.
"But there will be about the same chance of heavy rain," he said. "We're predicting numerous showers and storms as the day goes on."
If anything, the activity might start earlier than Monday, perhaps in the late morning hours.
Gerapetritis says a flash flood watch might be needed somewhere in the Piedmont by later Tuesday morning.
Wednesday looks "about the same as Tuesday," Horne said. "We still think the coverage will be numerous."
Thursday outlook ... Forecasters still think the thunderstorm chances will be lower Thursday than earlier in the week. With President Obama scheduled to speak about 10 p.m. at Bank of America Stadium, and a nine-hour program of live music scheduled before that, the forecast is important.
Horne said thunderstorms will be possible. In fact, the chance of severe weather might be higher Thursday than on Tuesday or Wednesday. But the overall coverage of storms will be less. And by evening, storm chances will decrease.
Translated ... there will be fewer storms, but they could be strong. And the highest chance of storms will be during the daytime portion of the program.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Big question: Where is Tuesday's flooding?
Meteorologists aren't even saying "if," when discussing Tuesday's chances of flash flooding somewhere in the Charlotte region.
10 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Steve -
Has there been a day that you haven't made a big deal over something?
- September 4, 2012 at 7:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
No - the "big question" is why CO permits you to hype constantly.
- September 4, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
Jeezus Christ people! Quit bashing Steve for what you think is "hype!" What Steve is providing us is a valuable service by alerting us to the potential for dangerous conditions (i.e. storms, flooding, etc.). Sometimes it's best to be prepared rather than be sorry. So quit your complaining and come out of Mom and Dad's basement every now and then and enjoy life!
- September 4, 2012 at 11:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for the posts Steve. I really appreciate them.
- September 4, 2012 at 12:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
You do hype a lot Steve. Just sayin'.
- September 4, 2012 at 1:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
I appreciate the posts too... if you think they are hype...why do you read them?
- September 4, 2012 at 1:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
I too wonder about these folks who criticize everything Steve writes about weather as "hype". Why, according to that perspective, all news writing should be considered "hype". Come on,get a grip, and stop acting like a load of smart-aleck 13-year-olds.
nothypeabmos 70
- September 4, 2012 at 3:16 PM
- TC said...
You know Steve " useless " Udelson, Eric " chicken little " Thomas, and Brad Panicovitch are getting excited over the possiblity of floods in the area!
- September 4, 2012 at 3:21 PM
- Anonymous said...
TC - All three of those guys are worthless. Their acts should be on Comedy Central.
- September 4, 2012 at 3:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
Where's all this flooding rain you spoke about?
- September 4, 2012 at 3:41 PM


text: Brewery tours are fine, but there are lots of good craft beer bars in Boston - I would recommend Bukowski's, Deep Ellum, The Lower Depths, and the Sunset Grill - There is a Yardhouse near Fenway, but that's a different kind of crowd then you'll find in the other bars. There is a brewpub called Boston Beer Works near Fenway, too - there are several brewpubs outside of Boston - Watch City in Waltham MA, John Harvard's in Framingham, British Beer Company; a restaurant in Worcester called Peppercorn's is home to Wormtown Brewery - I recommend it highly - If you want to travel, Cape Ann Brewing in Cape Ann on the North Shore is a brewpub on the harbor (you can get your Perfect Storm fix there, too) Check out Beer Advocate for lots more info on breweries, etc in and around Boston and MA generally. Cheers!


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innershell necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 114 diseños de 42 diseñadores freelance.
We are looking for a logo for our medical software. The goal is a stylistic logo that is clean, simple, and creative. Excellent direction has been provided in our description, therefore, attention to detail is essential.
Desired Color Scheme:
Desired Style:
Clean, simple, stylistic, and modern.
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
- We are looking for the best designers to unleash their creativity and design a stylistic logo for our medical software named Hydrogen. The software is built for managing blood and plasma donations at a donation center or blood drive.
- A potential design idea is a hydrogen atom encircled with a blood cell for the electron. The idea is to keep the font, style, and colors simple, yet modern. The logo must include the text "Hydrogen†within its creative element.
- All concepts are welcome, as long as they convey professionalism and class. We will provide feedback and direction to every design to guide you down the path of what we are looking for or to ask you to explore an out-of-the-box design further.
- The logo is to be utilized across all forms of media such as a website, letterhead, software report header, software splash screen, software login screen, etc. Therefore, we prefer a longish (banner-style) logo over a squarish design.
- When submitting entries, please provide a tag line to describe your design.
Thank you for all the submissions. There are some really interesting design concepts. After looking at the submissions, there are a few design elements that we like and some we would like to avoid. Please look at the submissions that we have "starred" as those are the ones we like. Additional comments as below:
- We are leaning towards RED as our color preference.
- Avoid the use of a blood drop as it conveys bleeding which is a different industry. Our business deals with the collected product and not with the bleeding process. We prefer the circular blood cell in the designs submitted.
- Do not use the atom for a logo. It looks like a nuclear/radioactive facility. :)
- You may add the text "platform" in your design and make it visually less important. Our software is really called the Hydrogen Platform. Â
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Colorado Thunderbirds alumni in North America (updated)
Our DU hockey/Colorado Thunderbirds story is being held for Friday, Nov. 16, to help advance the Gold Pan series (Denver at Colorado College Nov. 16; Colorado College at Denver Nov. 17). We will link that story here when it runs.
Here's what we know. The Frank Serratore-founded Thunderbirds, who primarily operate out of Big Bear Ice Arena in Aurora, are producing Division I (and major-junior) talent throughout North America. The DU Pioneers have benefited the most, but Air Force is in the loop and CC is catching on. The following unedited information was provided by the Colorado Thunderbirds.


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A few years ago, my library decided to start a cooperative blog where we'd alert each other to developments in the wider world of librarianship, highlight interesting things we'd learned, and generally help each other keep up. There was enthusiasm, there was drive, there was an interesting blog… and then it died.
As far as I can tell, it died for three reasons: some people weren't comfortable writing posts for it, people who rely on RSS to read blogs couldn't deal with a blog that was locked down and therefore had no RSS option (one of those people was me me… no matter how useful, the site was dead to me without RSS), and everyone found they couldn't get in the habit of clicking that bookmark and logging in to see if anything new had been posted recently.
Meanwhile, each of us continued to keep up with our own corners of the profession, some through email lists, some through professional journals, some through online social networks and blogs, and most through some combination of the three. But we all missed out on the richness that can come from hearing about things that affect our own worlds but originate in another person's, and we all went back to been less and less aware of what interests and inspires our colleagues.
So this year we're learning from the mistakes of our past effort and trying again, this time with more flexibility. I've set up a portal (still very much in progress) for those of us that really want a "home base" to check. There's also a bookmarklet that will let people send annotated screenshots of web pages directly to my email account (using ToRead) for people who like that method of marking what they find, a Delicious tag for people who already use Delicious, and a general invitation to email me or pop in and tell me about interesting things that have come up.
So hopefully the collection piece will give people enough options that they don't have to either conform or not participate. Hopefully there's at least one option that will fit into each person's existing habits, and people who are interested in experimenting with new-to-them options can do so without feeling locked into those options for all time.
Meanwhile, I'll take whatever comes up and write a periodic blog post that glosses the things we've found (and behind the scenes, I'm going to see about getting password protected web-pub space on the college network so that I can link from the wide open blog to locked down documents that we aren't comfortable sharing beyond ourselves). People can either subscribe to this newsletter via RSS or email, depending on their newsletter-reading preferences and workflow. It'll also get fed into the portal for the "home base" folks. Just to round out our options, we'll have low-key, face-to-face, brown bag lunch sessions once or twice a term for people who really prefer to discuss rather than read.
So hopefully the dissemination piece will also have enough options that people can work this seamlessly into their existing information-gathering processes.
The biggest challenge, then, will be striking the right balance between having a broad range of topics in each post/newsletter without overwhelming people with too many things that aren't applicable to them. The idea is to have this be fun and interesting, not irrelevant and overwhelming. Wish me luck!


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At least two people were killed and 10 others wounded in a string of Memorial Day weekend shootings reported over a span of less than 10 hours across Chicago.
The shootings, which all took place Saturday afternoon and evening, came just one day after hundreds of anti-violence protests were held across Chicago.
The weekend started quiet, with no reported shootings in the city Friday night and into Saturday morning. But by Saturday afternoon, one man was dead and another injured in a shooting on the 700 block of West 69th Street.
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At about 3:45 p.m., two people were shot when someone fired at them from an alley, police said.
A 21-year-old man was shot in the arm and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition. A 31-year-old man suffered a wound to the back and was pronounced dead at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, police said.
A second fatality occurred just hours later, when a 23-year-old man was shot in the chest in the 900 block of Windsor Avenue at about 8 p.m. Police said the man was standing on the street when someone fired shots at him. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition and later pronounced dead.
Police believe both fatalities may be gang-related.
At least 10 other people were wounded in shootings Saturday.
- Just before 7:30 p.m. a 17-year-old boy was shot in the jaw in the 9300 block of South Ada Street, police said. The teen's grandmother told police her grandson came into her home, motioned that he had been shot and collapsed on the floor. The teen was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center, officials said.
- About fifteen minutes later, two people were shot in the 500 block of North Laramie Avenue. The two told police they were standing outside when someone approached them with a gun and fired multiple times in their direction before fleeing on foot. A 19-year-old man was shot in the back and a 20-year-old man was shot in the leg. Both were taken in stable condition to Stroger Hospital, police.
- Around 8:15 p.m., two people were shot in the 6600 south Fairfield. The two told police they were standing outside when they heard shots and felt pain. A 20-year-old man was shot in the leg and another 20-year-old man was shot in the buttocks and leg. Both were taken by friends to Holy Cross Hospital where their conditions were stabilized. One of the victims was later transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.
- Around 10:20 p.m., a 19-year-old-man was shot in the right leg when someone fired at him on a sidewalk in the 2400 block of West 47th Street, police said. The man took himself to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition.
- Just after 11 p.m., a 24-year-old man was shot while driving in the 5400 block of South Harper. The man said someone pulled alongside his vehicle and opened fire. He drove himself to University of Chicago Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back and was listed in stable condition.
- Around 11:30 p.m., police fatally shot a man who allegedly chased officers and first responders with a knife in the 7100 block of South Racine Avenue.
- One minute before midnight, an 18-year-old man was shot in the right thigh during an argument in the 7800 block of South Greenwood Avenue, police said. The teen told police he was arguing with an unknown offender and when he was walking away that offender fired shots at him, striking him in the upper right thigh. He was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition, police said.


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BOULDER — Colorado prohibited interviews of players and assistant coaches this morning as they emerged from a team meeting where Dan Hawkins announced that he no longer is head coach.
Hawkins remained in the Dal Ward Center, perhaps to clear out his desk and prepare for today's noon news conference. But his staff and players filed past representatives of newspapers and television stations and their mood appeared in relatively good spirits, perhaps looking forward to the two-hour practice as a safe haven from the turmoil.
Senior quarterback Cody Hawkins, the coach's son, smiled and raised his arms to ham up to the cameras. Although there had been concern by some in the athletic department about whether Cody might leave the team if his father were fired, players said that would never happen.
One player allowed to comment this morning was former starting quarterback Tyler Hansen, who is done for the remainder of the season while healing a ruptured spleen. Hansen said players "pretty much knew last night" that Dan Hawkins would be let go.
"The team is OK," Hansen said. "There is a little bit of uncertainty when you have a new coach coming in. But I went through this in high school."
Players and coaches will remain off-limits to the media until the news conference, CU said.
Colorado hosts Iowa State on Saturday, an 11:30 a.m. kickoff. Longtime CU linebackers coach Brian Cabral will serve as the team's interim coach for the final three games. Cabral also has held the title of assistant head coach under Dan Hawkins.


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FutureSox notes from Buddy Bell's conference call:
- On Dayan Viciedo: "He has such great hands. He can sit back and drive the ball the other way." However, he said Dayan gets opposite field happy and gets anxious. They are trying to get him to stay behind the ball more because he is so quick.
- David Holmberg looks real good. He has great instincts for his age, but they will be slower with him this year because there are older guys they need to see at a higher level. He has big upside. The coaches don't have to tell him twice what to do.
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Ok so you are definitely wondering what the heck I'm talking about. iPhone and Desktop Phone what? So here is the deal: The Invoxia NVX 610 is a iPhone dock that has bluetooth, a handset cradle, decent speakers, a bazillion microphones in it for conference calls, and it looks pretty nifty. That doesn't tell you much. To be honest, I thought it was stupid. Who on earth would need this? It's not though, if you use your cell phone at the office instead of a landline it is exactly what the doctor ordered. It lets you dock your iPhone (so it's constantly charged which is nice). It has an iPhone App that supports lots of neat features… it connects through bluetooth to your iPhone… and then the world gets better. You can jam to your playlist and work, then when someone calls the Invoxia takes the call, pauses the music and you pick up the handset instead of the iPhone and talk like you would if it were a landline. The call clarity is very good… The only thing I would say is better is my Plantronics headset (clarity wise) and to be honest I still use my headset because I'm used to it and it's glued to my head all day anyway.
It's just really handy, you can dial the person you want using the dial pad on your phone or hitting the contacts button and selecting the person, and you can throw it to speaker phone if you have a room full of people and it will act as one heck of a conference phone. It has (I think) 8 or 9 microphones that are placed all around the unit which means it picks up everyone in the room easily and that really makes things very easy.
The application is developing pretty well there have been several iterations already and the feature list seems to be expanding. There are some things that are stupid… 1) They require you to have a Skype account. This is stupid, if you are just going to use the mobile side of things it is completely unnecessary and I do not like being forced to subscribe to a service I'm not going to use (no you don't have to get a paid account, it is just a pain in the rear end). When you dial you can't use their app to do so because it tries to route your calls through skype, it doesn't ask you which service you would like to use to make the call or allow you to setup a default. (Very stupid).
I'm done with the complaints part of this review 🙂 It has a SIP setting that allows you to setup your VOIP account information so you can take your landline calls through the device which is handy. I haven't used that portion of it because my Internet connection at the time of this review is a 4G mobile device and while theoretically it should be sufficient I have not had a lot of luck with SIP applications and mobile 3G or 4G services and I didn't want to rate the call quality under those circumstances.
All in all though the Invoxia NVX 610 is a very promising device. They need to take out the Skype requirement, allow you to make a default setting for your in-app calls to allow for mobile phone calls, (you can make them through your normal phone interface, it would just be nice to use their app). It's very handy, I like to listen to music while I work, and I like the fact that it pauses it like headphones would if you get a call. The sound quality is very decent and it isn't loud enough to be a disruption to anyone else (provided you are in an office and not a cubicle). The price point is high, coming in at $599.99 it isn't cheap, and I feel like the quality of the device could be quite a bit better for the asking price. I'd give is 4 stars out of 10 right now. It needs work but they are on to something so you might want to keep an eye out. Right now (*in my opinion of course) I'd say their device is worth $150 not $599.99.


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Classic Architecture, Bathed in Golds, Beiges and Creams
Golds, beiges, and creams reign supreme in a timeless home
A larger story of how the Besser family home in Chicago got to be so stunning is found in the tale of two small, humble chairs. For years, Rebecca Besser had been hanging on to a couple of low-slung black lacquer armchairs that had been her grandmother's. But they didn't seem to fit into the brand-new house she was building on the city's Gold Coast with her husband, Charlie, and five children (and a labradoodle).
Designer Martin Horner, of the firm Soucie Horner, didn't see why the heirlooms shouldn't have pride of place. "I said, 'These are so cool,'?" he recalls. All they needed was a bit of updating in the form of a chic black-and-cream print and a spot in Rebecca's private upstairs sitting room. "That was a great surprise. Now they look really modern," Rebecca says. "I loved them as a child, and now I get to have them in my life."
Stylish, but with a big heart. Horner and the Bessers were on the same page. Together they created a home ready-made for welcoming guests, complete with a custom walnut dining room table that not only expands from six to 20 seats but also easily changes shape from square to round to oval with the strategic additions of table leaves and pedestals.
While the three-level stone-clad house graciously welcomes guests, it is also a safe haven for family-only time—this group has been known to cozy up together in the master bedroom to watch TV on the bed—and it comfortably accommodates the special needs of Jacqueline, the Bessers' 16-year-old daughter, who is autistic. "She's our angel, and the reason we built this house," says Rebecca, who worked closely with Horner to create a suite for Jacqueline. "We find that when we make decisions with her at the forefront, everything turns out so well."
The palette that Horner used in the Besser house is a symphony of golds, beiges, and creams against dove-white walls. "We're so busy and always traveling," says Rebecca. "These colors make us feel calm and relaxed." Rebecca gives her time to a fleet of charitable groups, including the Service Club of Chicago, said to be the oldest philanthropic women's group in the city. Charlie gives of his time, too—when he's not running his sports marketing and events business. The Bessers weren't so busy that they wanted to completely outsource the design of their house, however. "Martin didn't tell me what to do," says Rebecca. "What he did was guide me into what I like."
The decorator-client relationship may have been predestined: When they first met, Rebecca showed Horner a picture of an apartment she admired, and it happened to be his own (though it was the previous owner's version). Certainly the client knew what she wanted. "She was going for something classic and timeless, not trendy," says the designer.
He gave the family solid Beaux-Arts bones for the interior architecture: serious moldings, hardwood floors, fireplaces that seem to be a century old. These elements, as well as the structure itself, designed by Chicago architect Wayne Zediker, helped it fit perfectly into the venerable neighborhood north of the Loop.
But into those spaces Horner placed relatively clean-lined furniture in soothing hues, with very few large sofas. The idea was that a variety of chairs would allow the Bessers to move things around anytime in the interest of staying flexible for the many family members and friends who were sure to drop by. As Rebecca puts it, "We love to celebrate."
Because Rebecca's stated goal was "traditional, but with some hipness," Horner threw in a pop of contemporary style here and there. For the master bathroom, Rebecca got a Lucite-legged ottoman topped by a puffy white cloud of mohair pelt. (Charlie's special treat was a bit more practical: a custom-made sandwich station in the kitchen that Horner created out of maple and pine.)
Touches like these, requested by the Bessers and shepherded with care by Horner, all add up to a long-haul prospect for this family. As Rebecca puts it, "This is the house for us."
Architect: Wayne Zediker, Advanced Architectural Design Ltd., 410 N. Maple St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056; 847/392-5309, architecturaldesignchicago.com
Interior design, kitchen design: Shea Soucie and Martin Horner, Soucie Horner Ltd., 208 W. Kinzie St., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60610; 312/755-0202, souciehorner.com
Photography: Werner Straube
Produced by Hilary Rose
Flooring ("Crema Parador," marble): Chadwick's Surfaces International, 847/680-3222, chadwickssurfaces.net
Carpet on stairs (custom, wool/silk): Hokanson, 800/560-8834, hokansoncarpet.com
Hanging fixture (custom); sconce (custom): Soucie Horner Ltd., 312/755-0202, souciehorner.com
Fabrication: Doug Seaman, Archistoric Workshop, 312/829-6290, archistoric.com
Paint ("White Dove" #OC-17): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Matching antique mirrors flank the living room fireplace and "Blue Triptych" mixed-media art by Mary Rousseaux.
Rug: owner's collection.
Sofa (#2808): A. Rudin, 312/494-9300, arudin.com
Sofa fabric (Pinstripe Plush"/Lichen #5050/03): Pollack, 212/627-7766, pollackassociates.com
Chair in foreground ("Napoleon Lounge Chair"): Nancy Corzine, 312/645-4500, nancycorzine.com
Chair fabric: custom.
Pair of chairs flanking fireplace (#453): A. Rudin, 312/494-9300. Chair fabric ("Veronese"/Spun Gold #1139-02): ClassicCloth, 785/434-7200.
Side table by chair ("Wyndham Side Table" #4037): Dessin Fournir, 785/434-2777.
Chaise (custom): Barron Custom Furniture, 312/829-4974, barroncustomfurniture.com
Chaise fabric ("Carlardon"/Sand, discontinued): Rose Tarlow-Melrose House, 323/651-2202, rosetarlow.com
Pillows: Textures by Lynda O'Connor, 312/576-6200.
Cocktail tables (#114-2, discontinued): Swaim Inc., 336/885-6131, swaim-inc.com
Clock (antique): Anna's Mostly Mahogany, 847/432-9151.
Side table by chaise (#47-4, discontinued): Swaim Inc., 336/885-6131, swaim-inc.com
Table lamp: Decorative Crafts Inc., 800/431-4455, decorativecrafts.com
Small chair in front of French doors: Kevin L. Perry Antiques, 941/366-8483.
Pair of antique chests: Joseph Konrad Antiques, 404/261-3224, josephkonrad.com
Mirrors above chests: owner's collection.
Drapery ("Sheer Verona"/Dijon #C30850): Coraggio Textiles, 800/624-2420, coraggio.com
Drapery hardware: Van Gregory & Norton, vangregoryandnorton.com
Mantel: Stone Design Inc., 800/424-1332, stone-design.com
Millwork manufacturer for fireplace surround and mantel: White River Architectural Salvage & Antiques, 317/924-4000, whiteriversalvage.com
Tole fireplace surround (custom): La Forge Francaise, 631/591-0572, laforgefrancaise.com
Art over fireplace: owner's collection.
Paint ("White Dove" #OC-17): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Upholstered chairs and a trio of glass-topped Swaim cocktail tables are easily moved to accommodate large groups or small intimate gatherings.
Their mutual love of classical architecture led designer Horner to pick up pieces on his travels that he knew Rebecca would like, such as the white opaline vase that is one of a pair that flank the living room fireplace.
Inspired by a 1920s design, the 40-inch-tall, gilt-and-glass light fixture hangs from a skylight at the top of the three-level winding staircase.
Martin Horner spotted this seeded glass ball in a Portland, Oregon, shop. He carted it home in his suitcase, and repurposed it as a dazzling accent on the antique newel post at the bottom of the front hall stair.
The custom dining room table adapts to many occasions, seating 20 or breaking down into separate tables that each seat four. It also has leaves that alter its shape, from square and rectangular to round and oval.
Table (custom): Soucie Horner Ltd., 312/755-0202.
Fabricaton: Barron Custom Furniture, 312/829-4974.
Chairs (#455): A. Rudin, 312/494-9300.
Chair fabric: ClassicCloth, 785/434-7200.
Chandelier (custom): Soucie Horner Ltd., 312/755-0202.
Fabrication: New Metal Crafts, 312/787-6991, newmetalcrafts.com
Rug (silk): Oscar Isberian Rugs, 800/998-3693, isberian.com
Wall treatment (faux finish): Christiaan Pretorius Studio, 773/489-9704, pretoriusstudio.com
The dining room sideboard is a Regency-era antique. The striking sconces were custom-made. "We added the crystal detail to jazz them up," designer Horner says. "We wanted to give them a little glam."
Buffet ("Regency Flame Sideboard" circa 1815): Joseph Hayes Antiques, 614/429-6001.
Sconces: ("Corvette," custom): Muray's Iron Works, murraysiw.com
In the family room, Brennan Besser plays his guitar next to spacious windows with views of the backyard. Two sofas, upholstered chairs, an ottoman, and a rug from The Larsen Collection provide plenty of lounging areas for family TV nights.
Sofa ("Jamaica" #650-01); leather chair in foreground ("Writer's Chair" #913-03): Ralph Lauren Home, 888/475-7674, ralphlaurenhome.com
Sofa fabric: discontinued.
Wood settee (custom Gustavian sofa): Charles Pollack Reproductions Inc., 323/962-0440, charlespollackrepro.com
Settee fabric ("Erevan"/Café #F2592001): Pierre Frey, 866/707-1524, pierrefrey.com
Rug ("Sacramento"/Spruce, The Larsen Collection): owner's collection.
Coffee table (custom): Barron Custom Furniture, 312/829-4974.
Pair of upholstered armchairs ("Montebello Lounge Chair"); ottoman ("Montebello Ottoman"): Scott Arthur Yerkey Furniture Inc., 773/883-0775, scottarthuryerkey.com
Armchair fabric ("Toccata"/Peat #92507-06): Rogers & Goffigon, 203/532-8068.
Ottoman fabric ("Sassi"/Mink #9738/05): Glant Textiles Corp., 800/884-5268, glant.com
Floor lamp: Material Possessions, 888/241-1190, materialpossessions.com Pillows: Textures by Lynda O'Connor, 312/576-6200.
Plaid pillows ("Buffalo Check"/Neutron #34015-1): Clarence House, 800/803-2850, clarencehouse.com
Paint ("Indian White" #OC-88): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Large islands—one in the center of the room, the other dividing the kitchen from the family room—make things handy for caterers serving at dinner parties. A home office is tucked into one end of the kitchen.
Cabinetry (custom); oven hood (custom): All Seasons Woodworks, 269/428-2030.
Cabinetry hardware ("New Design Collection," by Merit): Chicago Brass, 312/245-0200, chicagobrass.com
Island countertop (Costa Esmerelda granite); perimeter countertops (Calacutta Gold marble); backsplash tile (Calacutta Gold marble): Damar Natural Stone Imports Inc., 800/432-6270, damarstone.com
Range; wall ovens: Wolf, 800/222-7820, subzero-wolf.com Sink fixtures: Grohe America Inc., 800/201-3407, groheamerica.com
Hanging light fixtures: Joseph Konrad Antiques, 404/261-3224, josephkonrad.com
Stools: owner's collection.
Desk chair (#6855B.1): Bausman & Co., 909/947-0139, bausman.net
Paint and cabinet finish ("White Dove" #OC-17): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Butcher block cabinet finish: custom.
Flooring: quarter sawn oak.
Ivory and gold "Madrid" wall covering by Scalamandré and a chandelier from Century Lighting give the master bedroom a vintage feel. The headboard of the custom bed is upholstered in "Velvet Linen"by Cowtan & Tout.
Wallpaper ("Madrid"/Ivory and Gold on Beige #WP81089A-007); duvet and Euro shams (custom, "Palazzo Stripe"/Mole and Camel #26572-002); gold pillows with stripe: Scalamandré, 800/932-4361, scalamandre.com
Bedding: Muse, 866/212-6873, musegroup.com
Bed (custom); round ottoman (custom): Soucie Horner Ltd., 312/755-0202, souciehorner.com
Bed and ottoman fabrication: Barron Custom Furniture, 312/829-4974. Headboard fabric ("Velvet Linen"): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900.
Ottoman fabric ("Takla"/Dusk, discontinued): ClassicCloth, 785/434-7200.
Table lamp ("Oscar Table Lamp," Steve Jensen Collection): Charles Pollock Showroom, 312/379-0035, charlespollockshowroom.com
Chair and ottoman: Al Vivo Upholstery, 312/226-7779.
Fabric on chair and ottoman ("Villa Striae"/Marcasite, discontinued): Schumacher, 800/523-1200, fschumacher.com
Side table: owner's collection.
Floor lamp ("St. Germain Floor Lamp" #6004): Dessin Fournir, 785/434-2777.
Rug: Oscar Isberian Rugs, 800/998-3693, isberian.com
Carpet ("Woolshire Hundred Count"): Woolshire Carpet Mills Inc., 800/799-6657, woolshire.com
Shade fabric ("Driftwood"/Calypso, by Larsen, discontinued): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900.
Chandelier ("Moderne II #2031B): 20th Century Lighting, 816/421-2125, 20thcenturylighting.com
Mirror; art over mantel: owner's collection.
Fire screen: Decorative Crafts Inc., 800/431-4455.
Mantel: custom.
In the master sitting room, black lacquer armchairs, inherited from Rebecca's grandmother, were updated with a black-and-cream Charles Pollock upholstery fabric.
Sofa: owner's collection.
Re-upholstering: Barron Custom Furniture, 312/829-4974.
Sofa fabric: ("Chaine"/Sand, Ebony #49): Glant Textiles Corp., 800/884-5268, glant.com
White pillow (lamb): Finishing Touch, 773/631-0360.
Patterned pillows ("Trelleborg"/Metro #9421): Pindler & Pindler, 805/531-9090, pindler.com
End table by window ("Lumine Chest" #44191-770, discontinued): Thomasville, thomasville.com
Table lamp (#S5051-206, by Pride Sasser): Beacon Hill, 800/333-3777, beaconhilldesign.com
Chairs: owner's collection.
Chair fabric ("Pattaya Plush"/Ebony #5052-07): Pollack, 212/627-7766, pollackassociates.com
Coffee table; area rug; drapery: owner's collection.
Chandelier ("Serena Bowl Chandelier" #FNL-1512): Mecox Gardens, 800/487-4854, mecoxgardens.com
Wall treatment (custom, crosshatched strié finish): Christiaan Pretorius Studio, 773/489-9704, pretoriusstudio.com
Trim and ceiling paint ("White Dove"): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Mongolian mohair tops an acrylic bench from the McLaughlin Collection. The marble statue belonged to Rebecca's father.
Marble floor ("Avorio Sapone Marble"): Chadwick's Surfaces International, 847/680-3222.
Sheer drapery ("Twist of Fate"/Chance Meeting, #1302, colorway discontinued, by Great Plains): Holly Hunt, 312/661-1900, hollyhunt.com
Tub fixtures ("St. Julien," Sigma Reserve): American Faucet & Coatings Corp., 760/598-5895, sigmafaucet.com
Candlesticks (by Gene Summers): Holly Hunt, 312/661-1900.
Acrylic vanity bench (McLaughlin Collection): Edward Ferrell-Lewis Mittman Showroom, 312/822-9966.
Sculpture: owner's collection.
Paint ("Indian White" #OC-88): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Tub surround and cabinetry: All Seasons Woodworks, 269/428-2030, allseasonswoodworks.com
Daughter Elena "is all about sparkle," Horner says. "The chandelier in her bedroom is from the Bessers' old dining room—and that glamour/sparkle set the stage. It's all about texture and sparkle, like Elena's personality."
Double doors at the entry of the new home on Chicago's Gold Coast are illuminated by custom brass-and-black steel sconces made by Archistoric Workshop in Chicago.
Rebecca Besser stands next to the salvaged newel post that Horner topped with a decorative seeded glass ball found in Portland, Oregon.


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From Cali to China: Hatsune Hosts Ono 'Aloha 'Āina' Pop-Up DinnersPosted: September 6th, 2017 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Foodies & Dining Scene, Hot Tips, Upcoming Events | Tags: 'āina, @BayAreaFoodCritics, Alan Wong, Beijing, Chef Jordan Keao, Cheryl Liew, Culinary Collabor, Dogpatch, from Cali to China, guest chef, HANA by Hatsune, Hatsune iAPM, Hatsune Restaurant Group, Hatsune Taikoo Li, Hawaiian, Hawaiian cuisine, international pop-up, Kwek Ju-Kay, lei, Michelin Bib Gourmand, Moana, Molly DeCoudreaux, New York Times, poké, Pop-Up Dinner, Sam Panopoulos, San Francisco, San Francisco Magazine, SF Weekly, Shanghai, Teddy Molhman, Thrillist, tiki, ukulele, Yen Phan, Zagat | No Comments »
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Hawaii is the dream. A tropical paradise drawing images from sleepy palm trees, pristine blue waves, and active volcanos to hip-swinging hula dancers in grass skirts and flower leis to sun-tanned surfers, ukuleles and tall tikis. If you ask me, I basically think about Moana.
With such rich diversity in the natural landscape, Hawaiian cuisine is a colorful tapestry of flavors and traditions that have been influenced by the settlement and immigration of indigenous Polynesians, European, Japanese, Chinese, and Americans. Before I continue describing how complex and unique Hawaiian cuisine is, let's first get something straight – please delete Hawaiian pizza from any association with Hawaiian cuisine. Hawaiian pizza was, in fact, created by Greek-Canadian named Sam Panopoulos who originally came up with the controversial combination of canned pineapple on a pizza with ham.
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This series of 9 orchestral xylophone and glockenspiel mallets has been designed in conjunction with Chris Deviney of the Philadelphia Orchestra with the orchestral player in mind. A colored piece of tape is also added to the shaft to distinguish each particular model.
Length - 20"
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If you're using an AirPort base station that supports a hard disk, you can you can set up individual folders in which users can store their files on the hard disk. These are called Secure Shared Disks user accounts. This article explains how read/write access works with these accounts when you set them up.
When you set up a Secure Shared Disks user account, there are three choices for File Sharing Access:
- Not Allowed - Choose this setting if you do not want the user to be able to see or write files to the disk. This setting works well when you want to disable a person's access to the disk for a period of time.
- Read Only - Choose this option to allow a user to see and open files from the disk, but not to edit them and then save them to the disk. Users with these privileges can, however, edit and save open files to other hard drives where that user has write permission.
- Read and Write - Choose this option to allow a user to open, edit, and save files to the disk.
How to set up read/write access for a user
- Open AirPort Utility, located in the Applications > Utilities folder.
- Select the base station that you want to set up.
- Click Edit.
- Click Disks.
- Choose "With accounts" from the Secure Shared Disks pop-up menu.
- Click Add (+).
- Enter the user name and password for the user.
- Choose Read and Write, Read Only, or Not Allowed from the File Sharing Access pop-up menu, depending on the access privileges you want to assign the user.
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Yeahduff wrote:Just caught Wristcutters: A Love Story. Involves a trio of self-inflicted dead people hanging out in purgatory, searching for things they're pretty sure they're not gonna find. Came about this close to greatness, but I can deal with really-goodness, particularly when it involves finding a balance between the surreal and the apathetic. Recommended.
I saw that recently, too. Pretty good. Interesting.
I finally saw Milk last night. Gus Van Sant reminds me of François Truffaut - films attempting to do more than simply entertain or even provoke thought, but to incite people to action. Well played, sir.


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This chapter describes the various components that you must configure in order to use a relational one-to-one mapping.
This chapter includes the following sections:
For information on how to configure TopLink mappings options common to two or more mapping types, see Chapter 121, "Configuring a Mapping".
For information on how to create TopLink mappings, see Chapter 120, "Creating a Mapping".
Table 31-1 lists the configurable options for a relational one-to-one mapping.
Table 31-1 lists the configurable options for a relational one-to-one mapping.
Table 31-1 Configurable Options for Relational One-to-One Mapping
|Option to Configure
|Oracle JDeveloper
|TopLink Workbench
Reference descriptor (see Section 28.4, "Configuring Reference Descriptor")
Method or direct field access (see Section 121.6, "Configuring Method or Direct Field Accessing at the Mapping Level")
Read-only mapping (see Section 121.2, "Configuring Read-Only Mappings")
Private or Independent relationships (see Section 121.7, "Configuring Private or Independent Relationships")
Batch reading (see Section 28.5, "Configuring Batch Reading")
Joining (see Section 28.8, "Configuring Joining at the Mapping Level")
Indirection (lazy loading) (see Section 121.3, "Configuring Indirection (Lazy Loading)")
Bidirectional relationship (see Section 121.18, "Configuring Bidirectional Relationship")
Mapping comments (see Section 121.8, "Configuring Mapping Comments")
Table and field references (see Section 28.7, "Configuring Table and Field References (Foreign and Target Foreign Keys)")
Example 31-1 shows how to create a one-to-one mapping and add it to a descriptor using Java code.
Example 31-1 One-to-One Mapping
public void customize(ClassDescriptor descriptor) { OneToOneMapping mapping = new OneToOneMapping(); // configure mapping ... // add mapping to descriptor descriptor.addMapping(mapping); }
For more information, see the following:
For information on using JPA to configure one-to-one mappings, see "@OneToOne" section of EclipseLink Developer's Guide at


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About Therapy
If you are going through a difficult period, talking with friends and relatives will often provide you with all the help and support you need. But in certain cases, even the most understanding friend can't pull you out of the doldrums. It sometimes takes the skill and experience of a trained professional or the support, focus, and structure of a group to help you to uncover conflicts and fully address problems.
A good therapist or group can help you find the strength within to confront pressing issues and to understand, question, cope with, and make changes in your life.
The following quotes are taken from a college handbook written by graduates from Barnard College in New York (The College Women's Handbook, Dobkin and Sippy, 1995).:
"I liked working with a campus therapist because she had the experience working with college students. She knew the school and the atmosphere and was tuned in to the pressures I faced being a student here. I didn't have to take the time to explain everything." — Brown '95
"I'd thought that a lot of self-disclosure would make me uncomfortable, and at first I did not want anyone to know so much about me. That fear subsided after a session or two because I realized the more I told, the better I felt. I didn't feel better instantaneously, but I felt better eventually. I shared things I was embarrassed about, but I learned those things were important to get out, too." — Smith '93


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. – The number of people infected with flu is increasing in the community, and it's not too late to get your vaccination. The Center for Disease Control recommends all persons over the age of 6 months receive the 2012-13 flu vaccine unless their healthcare provider has advised of contraindications.
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Flu vaccines are protection from the flu, however, they are not perfect. The good news is this year's flu vaccine is closely matched to the strain of virus that is currently circulating in the community. The CDC estimates that people who have received the 2012-2013 vaccine are 62 percent less likely to get the flu.
Can the flu shot give me the flu?
It is a myth the flu shot will give you the flu. The vaccine uses dead viruses so you cannot get the flu from the vaccine. The most common side effects are soreness in the arm near the injection site, muscle aches, or a mild fever. These symptoms are a result of your natural immune response to the vaccine. Be aware it takes two weeks for the vaccine to be effective, so if you are exposed to the virus during that time you may not be protected.
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By combining the vaccine with regular hand washing, covering your cough, avoiding touching your T-Zone (across your forehead and from your nose down to your chin), and staying home when ill, you are doing all you can to protect yourself and others from colds and flu.
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Milwaukee, Wis. – Thomas Kolasa, a senior on the Harvard men's fencing team, earned a place on the podium and a bronze medal in the Division I men's sabre event Monday afternoon at the December North American Cup. The two-time first team All-Ivy League selection tied for third with Jonah Shainberg.
Kolasa went 5-1 in his pools to earn a bye into the table of 64. The Princeton, N.J., native next earned a convincing 15-2 victory over Curtis Wilson before retiring Alex Rey Palabrica, 15-7. In the table of 16, Kolasa upset second-seeded Andrew Mackiewicz, 15-14, in a tightly contested bout. He punched his ticket to the semifinals with another 15-14 win, but his run ended there as Luther Clement edged the Harvard fencer, 15-14.
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We have read and studied the Bradt guide again and again to prepare our 2011 and 2014 trips to Ethiopia and it was the only guide we took with us. We like its thoroughness, accuracy and personal touch. However here is some updated detailed information I would have liked to find either in the latest edition or on the internet. I have also added some impressions about our own experience. I hope it will be valuable to people planning a visit to Ethiopia.
Bale trek
Goba is no longer the hub of the Bale area, Robe is. This the place where minibuses leave for and arrive from Shashemene. Bekele Mola hotel (250 birrs for 2 people in a single room with hot shower) is still fairly good value with its bungalows. As usual in Ethiopia, the bathroom is in poor condition.
The organization of a trek in the Bale mountains is not done through the park headquarters, dealing with civil servants , as in the Simiens but through the Nyala Guide Association next to it. So you need to be very clear and check twice what you really want as English is often misunderstood and they are keen to charge you for extra days, etc. The price are as follows :
– guide 300 birrs per day
– horse 120 birrs per day
– horse handler 170 birrs per day
– cook 400 birrs per day
– tent + sleeping bags 400 birrs per night (rented by a guide's friend!), expensive but quite
decent equipment
– entrance fee 90 birrs per day / per person
– camping fee 40 birrs per night
If you do not walk back to your starting point, Dinsho, then you have to pay extra days for the horses and handlers. Logical. The same with the guide or cook unless they use your car or minibus to go back.
For a 5-day trek for 2 people you will need to add 1500 birrs (same amount in the Simiens 2 years ago) for the food which the cook will buy (you feed the whole group, of course as in the Simiens but you can tell the cook what you want to eat). He will also supply the cooking equipment.
You might need a car or minibus to pick you up at Sanetti Campsite, at the end of your trek to take you back to Robe, Goba or Dinsho. We paid 1900 birrs (a guide's friend again). Expensive as usual, but it is the same all over Ethiopia and when you take into account the poor conditions of the roads it is acceptable.
We did the usual 5-day trek
– Dinsho – Sodota campsite (22k / 3100m to 3500m)
– Sodota – Keyrensa campsite (20k / 3750m)
– Keyrensa – Rafu campsite (17k + 4k to visit spectacular lava flow / 3990m)
– Rafu – Garba Guracha campsite (18k / 3950m)
– Garba Guracha – Mt Batu (4200m) – Sanetti campsite where a hired minibus picked us up
That was absolutely great! Not breathtaking as the Simiens was, due to the tracks often along the escarpment, but majestic because of the huge scopes of land and varied landscapes. No problem whatsoever with altitude, etc. and we are both over 65. Contrary to the Simiens there is no water at the campsites and there is a cold northerly wind (you can't keep a T-shirt on as you would in the Simiens, you need warmer clothes and a woolly hat, especially the last 3 days!). The cook, Idris, was competent and nice and so was the guide, Awol.
They all expect tips as they would in Ethiopia. A day's fee is the norm as I read in Bradt's guide when we did the Simiens, so a day's fee it was and they were pleased.
Wabe Shebelle hotel in Goba is nice, clean, with pleasant grounds (454birrs for a single room for 2, breakfast included).
Shalla hotel : good quality, clean, nice. 250birrs for a single room for 2 people. Not far from bus station
Midroc Zewed Village hotel (called Old Zewed Village now) is just as mentioned in Bradt guide. It is a haven of green, quiet and relaxing, thriving with wild life . We spent our late afternoons sitting by the lake and watching cormorants, Egyptian geese, egrets and kingfishers endlessly . The bungalows are roomy with still decent bathrooms. The manager told us he was planning to pull everything down and rebuild it. Let's hope he will keep its unique atmosphere. A bungalow with a double bed is 414 birrs, breakfast included. The fish market is not to be missed and neither is the superb walk along the lake, full of life. Had a good meal at the Pinna hotel as mentioned in guide.
Be careful with the freshly appointed civil servant called Astbeha at the Tigrai tourist commission in Wukro. He blatantly overcharged us and is unknowledgable . He offered to be our guide for 275 birrs a day, which we found reasonable , yet it turned out to be the fee per person! (Our fault, I assume for not making things clear at the beginning!). However he proved to have no knowledge whatsoever about the churches we visited and made us miss the opportunity to visit Debre Tsion through lack of information.
It is important to know that you need a guide from the Gheralda Guide Association in Hawzien to visit the churches nearest Hawzien, namely Mariam Korkor and Abuna guebre Mikael as far as we were concerned. We were pleased to get rid of our "guide" for a proper one .
We used Wukro as a base for our 3 day visit and used a minibus (1500 birrs a day) with a competent, nice, responsible driver (Sishay Degu 09 14 49 07 06). Here again it sounds expensive yet the distances are important and the roads are just tracks most of the time. What's more the driver accompanied us in all the visits and was a good help in discouraging the usual kids and teens .
Day 1 : Mikael Imba and Medhane Alem Adi Kasho
Day2 : Abreha We Atsbeha and Yohannis Maikudi (Debre Tsion could have been done!)
Day3 : Maryam Korkor and Abuna Gebre Mikael
Each church charges 150birrs per person and a receipt is given . Most of the priests do not ask for a tip and all have been very pleasant, sharing some injera and wot with us on two occasions.
Tigrai is not to be missed for the churches of course but also for the landscape and the walks which can be just as good as the churches themselves (the walk to Mariam Korkor in particuliar).
Lwam hotel is clean and pleasant (300birrs for a single room for 2)
Wenchi crater from Ambo
Abebech Matafaria hotel in Ambo is clean, very nice with welcoming grounds (285birrs for a single room for 2 with a good hot shower)
We paid 1100 birrs for a minibus to take us to Wenchi crater and back, a 1.5 hour drive each way on a bumpy track, leaving at 8.30 and coming back at 4.30. A good price negotiated through the hotel receptionist. It should have been 1500 birrs.
Did a superb 5-hour walk down to the lake, across to the island of Deber by boat , then to Immogil point by boat again , then along the Dawala hot spring valley with its watermills, back up to the park headquarters.
– car park fee :30 birrs
– entrance fee : 50 birrs per person
– guide : 200 birrs
– boat : 50 birrs per person
– horse and handler = 50 birrs (we hired them to contribute to the local economy but we didn't
really need them and hardly used them )
A very scenic place with a nice and clean village and friendly people.
2 hours by minibus from Addis from Asco bus station or Mercato .
Some frustrations
– No maps or guide available anymore (Bale mountains national park, Wenchi crater, Tigrai
– Dallas hotel in Mekele is dirty, smelly, not worth the 200birrs for a single room for 2. And we are
not fussy people in the least! The small Moringa hotel next door is much better with friendly staff
yet more expensive (300 birrs)
– Sky buses are still efficient with friendly staff in their ticket offices but the buses are deteriorating
fast and drivers do not seem as cautious as they were. We saw a huge difference in 2 years' time
and not for the better (cockroaches in one, worn out clutch and creaking gears in another)!


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In addition to having the same first name, Karen Thompson Walker and Karen Russell are both authors of inventive novels that became significant commercial and critical successes. Karen Thompson Walker wrote the apocalyptic summer hit The Age of Miracles, which was included in several "Best of" lists for 2012, and Russell's 2011 novel Swamplandia! was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The two literary Karens got together for a chat about The Age of Miracles. Their interview will appear in the paperback edition of Miracles, out Jan. 15, but you can get an exclusive sneak peak at it below!
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