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February 11, 2009
Last weekend I was in Hattiesburg for a Diocesan Council meeting (Episcopal). On Friday, Terry and I spent part of the day driving around exploring. I have only stopped in Hattiesburg to drop off furniture to our son and daughter-in-law, never long enough to see what''s what. Other than the traffic situation (awful), the town is really lovely with a cool area downtown being developed with lofts and restaurants.
We hopped out of the car at one point to browse in a natural foods store we had heard of. Walking toward the little shop we passed an empty storefront with a round wooden sign leaning in the window. In hand-painted letters it said "Jesus and Tomatoes Coming Soon." I thought about that sign all day, each time smiling as I remembered it. It seemed to me to be someone''s feeling about perfection; maybe it was their idea of the Promised Land. I wasn''t to be persuaded any differently even after Terry hesitantly told me he thought it was an advertisement for a band coming to town. No way!
Which came first -- the green unripe tomato or the red ripe one? Hard to know whether our ancestors were enjoying crunchy tart green tomatoes until someone mistakenly left one on the vine too long and they discovered the joy of a ripe tomato. Or perhaps the person in charge of the kitchen was in a hurry and simply picked a tomato before it''s prime. Either way I''m glad these early eaters were taste-savvy enough to appreciate the deliciousness of a green tomato.
So, as we eagerly wait for the Hitching Lot to open (April 25) and red tomato season to begin, this is a good time to fry up thick slices of green goodness. I say "fry" even though I am aware of other uses for the green tomato: green tomato pie, green tomato chutney, green tomato rice, pickled green tomatoes and so on. But, fried is the best of all. Now, I have discovered some interesting things to do with fried green tomatoes, so I''ll just pass some of them on to you and hopefully you''ll read something to spark your own creativity.
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I have a jar of Frances Ellis'' (Mayhew Tomato Farm) Purple Pea Salsa, which I love. I think that the sweet, sour, slightly hot flavor of this would be fabulous on some fried green tomatoes.
At my store in Athens, Ga., I used to take thick slices of fried green tomatoes and layer them with round, thick slices of fried grits and top it off with a roasted red pepper sauce. Very yummy, and a delicious vegetarian entrée. I also like fried green tomatoes on top of a simple salad, preferably made with peppery arugula and simply dressed with olive oil and salt and pepper, or a more rich version with homemade ranch dressing. Oh, and a fried green tomato BLT is heavenly. (Huck''s has one on their menu.)
Not up to par
We ended our weekend in Hattiesburg taking our son and his wife to a well-known restaurant for brunch. I was a little disappointed in the menu, finding it slightly stuffy in style and weak in brunch items. I went with the fried green tomatoes with sautéed shrimp and orzo. I hate to constantly be a restaurant critic, but I can''t help myself. The tomatoes were so thin they had just about disappeared, leaving only crust. I mean they were so thin it was as if they were shaved. The orzo on top (orzo is a rice-shaped pasta), was weighted down with a too-thick pesto cream sauce, too thick and too much of it. It was all gloppy and gooey.
What I was craving was a couple of slices -- thick slices -- of fried green tomato topped off with a poached egg and hollandaise sauce. Now that''s a good brunch item. I''m not surprised that I found a Paula Deen recipe for this where she simply topped fried green tomatoes with bacon slices, a poached egg and lemony hollandaise sauce.
So, as we enjoy this beautiful weather of 70-degree days, knowing that 40-degree days are still lurking in the background, find yourself a green tomato, slice it up, fry it up and eat it up.
The first recipe included is very basic and made all the better with the use of bacon fat. The second is my favorite way to cook them. The third, which uses eggs and self-rising flour, sounds very good and certainly company-worthy.
Fried Green Tomatoes
4 large green tomatoes
1/2 cup cornmeal
3 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Bacon fat
n Slice the tomatoes 1/4-inch thick. Mix the cornmeal with the salt and pepper. Dip each slice into the seasoned meal mixture. Place the seasoned vegetable in a heavy skillet containing melted bacon fat.
n Fry slowly until brown, turning once.
(Source: "Bayou Cuisine," St, Stephen''s Episcopal Church, Indianola)
Fried Green Tomatoes
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon garlic powder
Pinch cayenne
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
Salt and pepper
4 tomatoes, ends removed, sliced 1/2" thick
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon butter
n Mix the cornmeal, flour, garlic powder and cayenne together in a shallow bowl. Mix the buttermilk with the salt and pepper in another bowl. Dip the tomatoes in the buttermilk and then dredge them in the cornmeal mixture coating them well.
n Heat a heavy iron skillet over medium heat and coat with the oil. Pan-fry the tomatoes until golden on each side (try and turn them only once). Drain on paper towel when browned.
(Source: Tyler Florence, Food Network)
Fried Green Tomatoes ala Early Girl
3 green tomatoes
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
3 cups bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
2 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
Zest of one orange
Vegetable oil for frying
n Remove core, trim ends and slice the tomatoes about 1/2" thick. Spread out on rack and allow to stand for 15-20 minutes.
n In a wide bowl, combine flour, salt and pepper. In a second bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. In a third bowl, combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan, parsley and orange zest.
n Heat about half an inch of oil in a wide, heavy skillet over medium high heat until hot but not smoking.
n Dredge tomato slices first in the flour mixture, then in the egg wash, then in the breadcrumbs, coating both sides well. Fry in small batches (don''t crowd), turning once until golden brown on both sides. Return to rack to drain.
(Source: "In Praise of Tomatoes" by Ronni Lundy. The Early Girl Eatery is in Asheville, N.C.)
Anne Freeze, a self-professed foodie, was a restaurant general manager and owner of a gourmet food store before moving to Columbus. She is a volunteer for The Hitching Lot Farmers'' Market in Columbus. She can be reached at [email protected]
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Tokyo National Museum: Kukai's World and The Arts of Esoteric Buddhism
Tokyo National Museum: Kukai's World and The Arts of Esoteric Buddhism
Michel Le Bon and Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
Tokyo National Museum is currently showing an exhibition about Kukai and Esoteric Buddhism. Kukai is of major importance in Japan and this applies to Shingon Buddhism and the rich legacy he left, and in time this rich legacy would reach many distant lands. Therefore, the current exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum will highlight the richness of his teaching, Shingon Buddhism, Koyasan, cultural factors and take you into the world of Esoteric Buddhism.
Kukai (774-835) who became known as Kobo Daishi established the first monastery in the ninth century on mount Koya (Koya-san). The Shingon sect had a different thought pattern within the many schools of Buddhism and Kukai believed that enlightenment could be attained in one lifetime.
His theory that enlightenment could be attained in one lifetime was very powerful in his day and it gave hope and a new freshness to Buddhist thought within Japan. Kukai also spread his message and thinking on the top of Mount Koya which is situated in Wakayama and you can imagine the impact of nature and the isolation of Koyasan on his thinking.
In an earlier article by Modern Tokyo Times it was stated that "Kukai was a searcher and he visited China and during his stay he studied Esoteric Buddhism. Initially, he prayed for peace and prosperity because he could not find inner-peace within city life, therefore, he searched for a place where he could meditate and become even more spiritual."
"When Kukai saw the stunning nature of Koyasan it was clear to him that he had found the place which he desired. The mountains meant that he was cut off from everyday city life in this period and the sublime beauty of nature added to the mysterious feel of Koyasan."
"Today, in the modern period, other worlds still survive and in Koyasan you feel the richness of culture, the souls of the dead within the mysterious graveyards, the beauty of life within the grounds of so many Buddhist temples and a culture which still survives."
Near the end of Kukai's life he stopped taking food and water and instead he meditated and it was reported that his body did not decay for several years. Many legends have sprung up about Kukai and one claims that Kukai was transformed into an eternal Samadhi. Therefore, the legend states that Kukai wanders around Mount Koya where he is awaiting a major spiritual event to take place and this applies to the next Buddha Maitreya appearing.
Other legends have developed, therefore, if you want to understand about Kukai and esoteric Buddhism then the exhibition at Tokyo National Museum is a must. If you reside far from Tokyo in Japan or in another nation, then check the website which will be supplied and read more about this very important individual.
http://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=1393 Tokyo National Museum
http://www.visiblemantra.org/kukai.html Kukai and information
http://ww2.coastal.edu/rgreen/ Kukai and information
http://www.shukubo.jp/eng/ (stunning Koyasan)
http://www.koyasan.org/ (Information about Koyasn)
(If you attend the exhibition after reading this article then please mention that Modern Tokyo Times highlighted the exhibition)


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With the objectives of befitting bank from announcement "crime or disorder" the U.K. act attempts to accumulate bank fair, in accession to absorption adolescent citizens and others who may be victimized by bank operation. Unlike the United States, which still clings to the 1961 Wire Action Act, the U.K. decidedly airy regulations that are decades old. A bank agency was accustomed to accomplish the cipher and authorization operators.
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According to Walters and abounding added assemblage of the Internet bank laws scene, the United States Department of Justice continues to appearance all bank on the Internet as actionable beneath the Wire Act. But there are data in the federal law that baffle attempts to bandy a absolute over all online gambling.
The Wire Action Act forms the base for federal activity on Internet bank laws in the United States. The law was meant to accompaniment and abutment laws in the assorted states, absorption primarily on "being affianced in the business of action or wagering" application wire admonition to abode bets or wagers on antic contest or agnate contests. The law aswell comments on accepting money or acclaim that after-effects from such a wager. The keys are "business," "money or credit" and "wire admonition facility."
But as abounding attorneys and proponents of fair Internet bank laws emphasize, the federal law does not accurately abode added forms of gambling. This has larboard the law accessible to estimation if it comes to online casinos accurately and application the Apple Wide Web to play online games.
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It's now time to stop, yield a abysmal animation and about-face to Internet bank laws in the assorted states. Some accept anesthetized their own rules and regulations (before and afterwards UIGEA). In a few states, companies cannot accomplish an online bank business. In added states it is actionable for an alone to abode a bet application the Web. Some acknowledged experts altercate that these individual-state rules are actionable back business beyond accompaniment curve should alone be adapted by federal law, not accompaniment law. Commercial online bank businesses don't accomplish in the United States, however. If you wish to appointment their "home offices" you may accept to biking to Malta, Gibraltar or Curacoa.
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Part of this accomplishment rests on the amateur of added than 100 acknowledged assembly alive for accepted faculty in Internet bank laws. This abundance of attorneys has the assignment of aggravating to accumulate the Apple Wide Web/Internet chargeless from government intervention.
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News Director Says Rhonda Lee Had Been Warned
Responding to an uproar over the firing of Rhonda Lee, a meteorologist who responded to criticism of her short Afro on the station's Facebook site, the news director at KTBS in Shreveport, La., said the firing was over violations of station policy, not her hair.
Randy Bain, KTBS news director, pointed to a memo emailed to staff members on Aug. 30. Lee told Journal-isms Wednesday, however, that the memo referred to viewer complaints, and she viewed the Facebook message as a comment, not a complaint. In any case, Lee said, while she does not deny its existence, "That's the first I'm hearing of this memo."
Bain issued the following late Tuesday:
"Typically this station does not comment on personnel matters, but due to the publicity and interest about this issue, the station has included the following statement.
"On November 28, 2012, KTBS dismissed two employees for repeated violation of the station's written procedure. We can confirm that Rhonda Lee was one of the employees. Another employee was a white male reporter who was an eight year veteran of the station. The policy they violated provided a specific procedure for responding to viewer comments on the official KTBS Facebook page. Included is an email that was sent to all news department employees informing them of this procedure. This procedure is based on advice from national experts and commonly used by national broadcast and cable networks and local television stations across the country.
"Unfortunately, television personalities have long been subject to harsh criticism and negative viewer comments about their appearance and performance. If harsh viewer comments are posted on the station's official website, there is a specific procedure to follow.
"Ms. Rhonda Lee was let go for repeatedly violating that procedure and after being warned multiple times of the consequences if her behavior continued. Rhonda Lee was not dismissed for her appearance or defending her appearance. She was fired for continuing to violate company procedure."
The Aug. 30 email is addressed to several people, including Lee [scroll down]. The other names are redacted. It says:
"Hey everybody,
"Over the past few months, we've had a few Facebook Fans complain about commercials, promos, and even our programming and talent. I would like to offer some guidance, although this really is more of a starting point for a 'Social Media Best Practices' policy for our company:
"When we see complaints from viewers, it's best not to respond at all. Responding to these complaints is a very sensitive situation and oftentimes our off-the-cuff first response will be the wrong response. Even if our immediate reaction response to the complaint were exactly what it should be, it still leaves us open to what has a huge opportunity to become an argument. Either way, it's a no-win situation for us, and for the viewer also.
"If you choose to respond to these complaints, there is only one proper response: Provide them with (redacted) contact information, and tell them that he would be glad to speak with them about their concerns. Once again, this is the only proper response.
"And don't forget, if you have a social media question of any sort, please contact me and I will be glad to help you in deciding the best plan of action.
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Lee had messaged Journal-isms on Saturday, "I had a meeting with my ND [news director] and GM [general manager] Friday trying to get my job back. They told me the policy I violated isn't written down, but was mentioned in a newsroom meeting about a month-and-a-half prior. A meeting I didn't attend. So when I asked what rule did I break there isn't anything to point to."
Since Lee's comments appeared in the Monday edition of Journal-isms, "talk about a whirlwind," Lee said. On Wednesday morning, CNN drove her to its Dallas studios to appear on "Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien" [video]. She also fielded calls from radio shows in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Chicago, from MSNBC and from radio's nationally syndicated "Tom Joyner Morning Show."
The case has reverberated around the Internet, particularly on websites addressing issues of black women and their hair.
"THIS would not have happened if she was a white woman with long, straight hair," said one posting on curlynikki.com. But others agreed with the station. ". . . I understand why such an ignorant post upset her, but she didn't have to take his bait," another said.
On Washington's WPFW-FM Wednesday morning, Eric Deggans, media critic for the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times, compared the case with that of Jennifer Livingston, a TV news anchor at WKBT-TV in La Crosse, Wis., who responded on the air in October to a viewer who said she was too fat. "She went on the air and stood up for herself and was supported," Deggans told "Morning Brew" host Askia Muhammad. "I find it interesting. The station managements reacted totally differently. Rather than condemning the viewer's racism, they got rid of her."
On Tuesday, the Poynter Institute's Andrew Beaujon asked Livingston about the Lee case. The Wisconsin anchor emailed that she had not read much about it, but ". . . I don't think when you decide to become a journalist it means you have to put a piece of duct tape over your mouth regarding comments directed at you."
. . . NABJ Urges Latitude from Stations, Employee Discretion
The National Association of Black Journalists took the middle ground early Thursday on the Rhonda Lee situation, urging television stations to "allow greater latitude when it comes to employees defending themselves" in online forums but reminding NABJ members "to continue to employ discretion when responding to complaints to minimize opportunities for targeted, adverse action."
The association said KTBS "missed a golden opportunity to initiate a community dialogue about respect, identity and diversity, particularly as it relates to redefining standards of beauty, what is aesthetically acceptable in television news and the value of on-air journalists beyond appearance."
The NABJ statement said, ". . . We encourage media companies to protect employees on official social media platforms that are used to engage news consumers. We urge managers to be more sensitive to social media comments and attacks on their employees. Many companies employ social media editors or utilize electronic systems to quickly discard offensive comments, but not all organizations do. Therefore, companies should allow greater latitude when it comes to employees defending themselves in these forums.
"When Wisconsin news anchor Jennifer Livingston was ridiculed as overweight by a viewer, managers quickly came to her defense and allowed her to address the issue in an editorial-style response. This reaction facilitated a greater discussion in which Livingston emerged as a role model and a tremendous asset to her employer. NABJ believes Lee's managers missed a golden opportunity to initiate a community dialogue about respect, identity and diversity, particularly as it relates to redefining standards of beauty, what is aesthetically acceptable in television news and the value of on-air journalists beyond appearance.
"What happened to Lee is disturbing. Although the nation continues to become more diverse, biases based on race, ethnicity, gender and culture persist in newsrooms.
"We want to remind every journalist, especially NABJ members, to review your company's social media policy and employee handbook for guidelines about using these evolving, yet essential, news delivery and audience engagement tools. We also remind our members to continue to employ discretion when responding to complaints to minimize opportunities for targeted, adverse action."
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Jeff Sonderman, Poynter Institute: TV station firing renews questions about whether journalists should respond to critics online (Dec. 13)
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Demby to Join NPR's Race Relations Reporting Team
"NPR has formed the core reporting team for its initiative to deepen coverage of race, ethnicity and culture," the network announced on Thursday.
"Gene Demby, founder of the blog PostBourgie and former journalist at the New York Times and Huffington Post, will be the team's blogger and correspondent. Shereen Marisol Meraji returns to NPR as a reporter, joining correspondent Karen Grigsby Bates at NPR West in Culver City, CA. Two additional positions of apprentice reporter and apprentice digital journalist will be hired soon.
"NPR announced the initiative, supported by a $1.5 million grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, at the UNITY Convention in August 2012.
"The team, which will ultimately include six journalists, will deliver a steady flow of distinctive coverage on every platform, including a new branded space within NPR.org expected to launch this spring. Demby and Meraji will join Bates in producing compelling stories and presenting new voices and conversations online and on-air."
A year ago, Demby was promoted to editor of HuffPost BlackVoices, then stepped down to become political editor. Last month, the Huffington Post confirmed that he had left the company.
Matt Thompson, the NPR journalist who is heading the race-relations reporting team, said in September that NPR had received more than 1,300 applications for four positions.
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"White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections, part of a historic shift that is already reshaping the nation's schools, workforce and electorate," Hope Yen reported for the Associated Press.
"The official projection, released Wednesday by the Census Bureau, now places the tipping point for the white majority a year later than previous estimates, which were made before the impact of the recent economic downturn was fully known.
"America continues to grow and become more diverse due to higher birth rates among minorities, particularly for Hispanics who entered the U.S. at the height of the immigration boom in the 1990s and early 2000s. Since the mid-2000 housing bust, however, the arrival of millions of new immigrants from Mexico and other nations has slowed, pushing minority growth below its once-torrid pace.
"The country's changing demographic mosaic has stark political implications, shown clearly in last month's election that gave President Barack Obama a second term — in no small part due to his support from 78 percent of non-white voters. . . "
The bureau reported, "The black population is expected to increase from 41.2 million to 61.8 million" from 2012 to 2060. Its share of the total population would rise slightly, from 13.1 percent in 2012 to 14.7 percent in 2060.
"The Asian population is projected to more than double, from 15.9 million in 2012 to 34.4 million in 2060, with its share of nation's total population climbing from 5.1 percent to 8.2 percent in the same period.
"Among the remaining race groups, American Indians and Alaska Natives would increase by more than half from now to 2060, from 3.9 million to 6.3 million, with their share of the total population edging up from 1.2 percent to 1.5 percent. The Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population is expected to nearly double, from 706,000 to 1.4 million. The number of people who identify themselves as being of two or more races is projected to more than triple, from 7.5 million to 26.7 million over the same period.
"The U.S. is projected to become a majority-minority nation for the first time in 2043. While the non-Hispanic white population will remain the largest single group, no group will make up a majority."
Why We Should Pay Attention to Media Consolidation
"In a world with hundreds of cable channels and thousands of websites, it must sound as quaint as talk about VHS players and Walkmans to worry about how many media outlets any one company gets to own," Eric Deggans wrote Tuesday in his media blog in the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times.
"But even in a media landscape with countless options, the nation's biggest media companies also control our biggest TV stations, radio outlets and online destinations, wielding an influence that can be magnified far beyond the actual platforms they own.
"In the Tampa Bay market, just three companies — Clear Channel, CBS Radio and Cox Radio — own 20 radio stations, including the top 16 outlets reaching more than 80 percent of people listening in November's ratings period.
"And some of media's biggest websites, from the Huffington Post to the Drudge Report, are built around 'aggregating' stories already reported by other news outlets, allowing the New York Times or Wall Street Journal to echo across a wider swath of the Internet than you might imagine. . . ."
John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable: NAA: FCC Rule Change Would Have Little or No Impact on Minority Ownership
John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable: NABOB: FCC Should Delay Ownership Vote
Jenn Ettinger, freepress.net: Congressional Opposition Growing to FCC Media Ownership Proposal
Edward Wyatt, New York Times: G.O.P. Balks at Plan to Add Airwaves for Mobile Internet and WiFi
Media Ignorance Made Singer Both Famous, Obscure
"The Chicago Sun-Times declared Jenni Rivera 'a heroine' and quoted an entertainment executive who lauded her 'extraordinary gifts,' " Paul Farhi wrote Wednesday in the Washington Post. "The New York Times compared her to Diana Ross and Tina Turner. Numerous media accounts labeled her a superstar.
"Chances are, this was news to you. Chances are, you'd never heard of Rivera until you learned that she died in a plane crash in Mexico on Sunday.
"The American-born Rivera has sold at least 15 million records — more than many other successful and widely acclaimed singers in the United States. But she did not enjoy much attention from the English-language media. Although she was bilingual, Rivera sang only in Spanish. Her most ardent, record-buying fans reside primarily in the American Southwest and farther south, across Mexico.
"Rivera's life and death suggest once again that it's possible to live in parallel Americas, with the larger part only dimly aware of the enormous things happening in the other one. For all our instant connectivity, it's possible for someone to be hugely famous and perfectly obscure — all at the same time. . . . "
Kevin Roderick, LAObserved: How the media missed Jenni Rivera: part two
G.M. Was the Most Unpopular Man in the Room
A week after a shakeup in the programming of WPFW-FM, Washington's community radio station, the general manager, John Hughes, remained the most unpopular person in the room.
Hughes addressed a packed "town hall meeting" of about 180 station listeners at Howard University that ran over its two-hour limit Tuesday night.
He heard an earful as his boss, Summer Reese, interim executive director of the Berkeley, Calif.-based Pacifica Foundation, which supervises the five Pacifica stations around the country, sat in the audience. Hughes again apologized for the way more than a dozen of the station's on-air programmers were abruptly let go.
But Hughes repeated that listenership is dwindling, the station is "reeling under economic conditions" and it needs to "be smarter about what we put on the air."
The audience, mostly veterans of the civil rights era, reminded Hughes of the unique nature of much of the station's programming. It is almost as unique as the structure that, in theory at least, gives listener representatives a role in governing the station.
In her turn at the microphone, Sofiyyah Abdullah, a Muslim and Native American, told the crowd that "most of the Muslims on the station have been canceled" and that "the only radio station that carries Native American news" in the area, hosted by Jay Winter, had been moved from Friday night to 1 p.m. Fridays, in "the middle of the afternoon."
Nasar Abadey, a jazz drummer who teaches at Peabody Preparatory, a community school for the performing arts in Baltimore, said he used the station as a teaching tool. "My youngest son was raised to listen to WPFW 24/7," he added. Referring to the station's progressive political stance and its "Jazz and Justice" slogan, Abadey said, "jazz is a music of protest."
John Constantine, a Haitian American businessman, said that Haitians have taken off from work Saturday nights to listen to "Konbit Lakay," the station's Haitian show. "That's how we got our news," Constantine said. ". . . Haitian people paid a heavy price to be where they are. You serve the people," he said to Hughes. "The station was there for people who had no voice."
Hughes, challenged to provide details on how he would address the objections and urged to roll back his programming changes, proposed to caucus with Reese and some of the community representatives on the elected local governing body, known as the local station board. After continually pointing to the station's dire financial straits, Hughes was asked his salary. He ignored the question, then said when pressed, "I'm not going to divulge that."
Marjan Ali, PressTV: 'US govt. discriminates against Native Americans'
Jonathan L. Fischer, Washington City Paper: The Airing of Grievances: Can WPFW modernize while remaining D.C.'s "jazz and justice" station?
Number of Imprisoned Journalists Highest Since 1990
A census of imprisoned journalists by the Committee to Protect Journalists identified 232 writers, editors and photojournalists behind bars on Dec. 1, an increase of 53 from 2011 and the highest since the organization began the survey in 1990, the press freedom group said this week.
"We are living in an age when anti-state charges and 'terrorist' labels have become the preferred means that governments use to intimidate, detain, and imprison journalists," CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon said in a news release.
"Criminalizing probing coverage of inconvenient topics violates not only international law, but impedes the right of people around the world to gather, disseminate, and receive independent information.
"The three leading jailers of journalists were Turkey (49), Iran (45), and China (32), where imprisonments followed sweeping crackdowns on criticism and dissent, making use of anti-state charges in retaliation for critical coverage."
CPJ said the census "does not include the many journalists imprisoned and released throughout the year, which are otherwise documented on www.cpj.org. Journalists who either disappear or are abducted by nonstate entities such as criminal gangs or militant groups are not included in the prison census. Their cases are classified as 'missing' or 'abducted.' "
Wanted: Holiday Stories That Downplay Consumption
"It all started with my pal Tanya's Facebook post," Annette John-Hall wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer as the holiday season began after Thanksgiving.
" 'Jack and I have decided to reject the out-of-control commercial aspect of the Christmas season,' she wrote recently. 'We will not be giving gifts to any adults. Instead, we hope to share the gift of time and fellowship with the people we love during the holidays.'
". . . Over the years, I've come to know you, dear readers, pretty well. Agree or disagree, you're a passionate, caring bunch. So I have no problem issuing a request:
"Take the Giving Pledge. Tell me what you are doing to give of yourselves this holiday season. I will take the best stories and share them in this space between now and the new year. Just a simple act of giving can change how we think about what has become a receiving season. . . ."
On Wednesday, John-Hall gave readers an update. "Well, just as I suspected, dozens of you responded. And the most wonderful thing is that most of you don't only donate your time, talent and treasure during the yuletide season, but you do it all year round.
". . . . I don't think I've ever met a young person more focused on community uplift than Nehemiah Davis.
"Davis holds at least a half-dozen neighborhood events annually through his nonprofit, the Nehemiah Davis Foundation ( www.davisfoundation.org). He recently served Thanksgiving dinners to 300 people in West Philadelphia and Overbrook during his Food From Heaven Thanksgiving Feast. Now he's knee-deep in organizing his Gifts From Heaven Holiday Party, on Dec. 24 at Shepard Recreation Center, where he'll provide at least 50 kids with a Christmas carnival and presents."
Darryl E. Owens, Orlando Sentinel: How to simplify your Christmas season, and be happier for it (Nov. 23)
Leonard Pitts Jr., Miami Herald: What truly matters during the season (Nov. 28)
Ruben Rosario, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.: This holiday season, I'm watching a film about torture
Ana Veciana-Suarez, Miami Herald: The gift of reading: a true joy (Dec. 1)
Ana Veciana-Suarez, Miami Herald: 21st Century Hanukkah: Vodka, latkes and candles (Dec. 8)
Michael Paul Williams, African American columnist for the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, told Tom Silvestri, his publisher, in an interview Sunday, "A lot of what we do as columnists is designed to tick people off. Historically, Richmond has preferred polite to provocative. My subject matter hasn't always gone over very well with a portion of our readership, which over two decades have made their feelings known through snail mail, email, Letters to the Editor and online reader comments. I've been accused of 'fanning the flames' so much that I wondered at times if a bellows was in my column photo." Williams was named one of the humanitarian honorees by the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities.
"WDTW-AM in Detroit will be donated by Clear Channel to The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council," RadioInk reported on Tuesday. "The donation of WDTW will allow MMTC to offer a complete build-out opportunity of a new, major-market radio station to an entrepreneur or non-profit entering into broadcasting."
"David Gonzales has parted ways with KCAL, the CBS-owned independent station in Los Angeles, a station spokesperson has confirmed to TVSpy," Merrill Knox reported for TVSpy on Tuesday. "Gonzales anchored the station's noon and 2 p.m. newscasts alongside Sandra Mitchell. He was last on the air December 4."
Voting by members of the associations that comprise the Unity Journalists coalition ends at 11:59 p.m. EST Friday. Unity board members will ultimately decide a new name for the coalition, but board members say they want to know their constituents' choices. The coalition includes Hispanic, Asian American, Native American and lesbian and gay journalists.
" . . . Since Comcast took majority control of NBCUniversal in January 2011, it has installed new management at Telemundo and increased the operating budget," Meg James reported Monday for the Los Angeles Times. "Last year Comcast agreed to spend about $600 million for the rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup soccer tournaments in 2015 through 2022 — nearly double the amount that Univision currently pays."
Jina Moore, a freelance correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor for five years, has been impressed by the response to her October story, "Below the line: Poverty in America," winner of the November Sidney Award, Amber Larkins reported for Wednesday for AJR. "The article focused on how the government measures poverty and what it's like to be poor in America."
"Curators at Smithsonian have included Democracy Now! co-host Juan González's book, Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America on their holiday gift guide for history lovers," Amy Goodman announced on Pacifica Radio's "Democracy Now!" "This comes as the film based on his book has won an award for the best use of archival footage at the International Documentary Association Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Harvest of Empire: The Untold History of Latinos in America uses rarely seen archival material to reveal the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and today's immigration crisis."
"ESPN's '30 for 30' season finale 'You Don't Know Bo' earned a 2.3 metered market rating over the weekend to become the cable channel's highest rated documentary on an overnight basis, according to the Nielsen Company," Cherie Saunders reported Monday for EURWeb.com. "Directed by Michael Bonfiglio and produced by @radical.media, the film takes a close look at two-sport athlete Vincent Edward 'Bo' Jackson, the only athlete ever selected to play in the NFL Pro Bowl and the MLB All-Star Game." Watch it here.
A DVD of Stanley Nelson's 1999 film "The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords," the first to chronicle the history of the black press, is being offered as a premium for listeners who pledge $100 to WBAI-FM, the Pacifica station in New York.
"Last Wednesday, on a flight to Washington DC, I read an article in both the Wall Street Journal and New York Times about the horrific fire in Bangladesh two weeks ago in which 112 people died in a factory producing clothes for Wal-Mart," Adam Levy wrote Sunday for Talking Biz News. "Both articles were respectful of the tragedy and the magnitude of the disaster. That's where the similarities end — and left me thinking one publication dropped the ball on reporting this crucially important story. . . ."
Two cases challenging state and federal laws concerning same-sex marriage couples are not the only significant civil rights cases the Supreme Court has decided to take up this term, Suevon Lee reported Monday for ProPublica. "Last month, the Supreme Court said it will consider the constitutionality of a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the hallmark legislation from the Civil Rights era that has come under increased challenge." Lee offers an explainer.
"Matt Drudge is taking advantage of the criticism directed at filmmaker Quentin Tarantino for the use of a racial epithet in his films to inappropriately splatter that epithet across his webpage seven times, in an apparent attempt to shock readers with racially charged rhetoric," Remington Shepard reported Wednesday for Media Matters for America. "Drudge has a history of featuring racially inflammatory language and images on his website."
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Dean Baker: Fannie Mae's Overpaid Board
Fannie Mae's Overpaid Board: Can President Obama Turn Words Into Action?
Monday 02 February 2009
by: Dean Baker, t r u t h o u t | Perspective
Last week, President Obama called it "shameful" that the bank executives, who took taxpayer money through the bailout last fall, paid themselves large bonuses. While the vast majority of the public agrees with this view, there is little that President Obama can directly do about these bonuses at this point.
However, with more bailout money on the way (probably much more), President Obama will be in a position to seriously constrain executive compensation in the future at the banks that are subsisting on government largess. However, before we even get to Round II of the bailout, there is some quick business that he should attend to right here in Washington.
Last month, on the day before Christmas, Fannie Mae announced that it had reconstituted its board of directors. According to The Washington Post, the nine directors will receive annual pay of $160,000 each (more if they chair a committee), while the chair of the board will take home $290,000 a year.
This pay seems rather high for two reasons. First, being a director is a very part-time job. A director's duties almost certainly require an average of less than one day a week. This means that the $160,000 annual salary for board members would translate into a full-time salary of more than $800,000.
The other reason this pay package is so disturbing is that Fannie Mae is currently in conservatorship. It is being run as a government company, with most of the oversight responsibilities of a corporate board being handled by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. In other words, Fannie Mae's new directors are effectively getting paid $160,000 a year at a part-time government job, which is even more part-time than usual, because a government agency is actually doing most of their work.
So, why are these people getting $160,000 for a part-time job, almost five times the pay of a typical worker? We can skip the "great skills" story. Three of the ten directors were on the board when Fannie slipped into bankruptcy last year. Obviously, these folks were sleeping at the point when a board's intervention could have made a difference. If this failure is not sufficient to keep a director from being reappointed, then there is no reason to believe that the seven new members have any special skills.
In short, the Fannie directors give us another classic example of people in business getting large paychecks in instances where they provide no obvious value. The unusual aspect in this situation is that they are actually on the government payroll at the moment, since Fannie is effectively bankrupt. This gives President Obama the opportunity to crack down on this abuse.
The money wasted on overpayments to Fannie's directors is relatively small, but it is a harbinger of a much bigger problem. The bankers are clamoring for a second round of bailouts since their banks are essentially bankrupt due to the mountain of bad debts. The government can impose serious restrictions on executive compensation this time as a condition of getting bailout money.
In fact, it would be outrageous if the government did not impose restrictions on executive compensation. Without such restrictions, we would effectively be using the tax dollars of ordinary workers, schoolteachers and firefighters to subsidize the salaries of bank executives earning millions, or even tens of millions, of dollars. This sort of upward redistribution is difficult to justify.
It is especially hard to justify since the banks are bankrupt because of the incredible incompetence of the people who run them. These highly paid executives were somehow unable to see the largest housing bubble in the history of the world. If a truck driver or dishwasher performed their jobs as badly as the executives of these banks, they would be unemployed. And, of course, their mistakes would not be responsible for millions of people losing their jobs and tens of million losing their life's savings.
However, instead of being unemployed, the Wall Street crew expects the taxpayers to pay their multi-million dollar salaries. President Obama should not allow them to get away with it.
More By This Author @ Truthout.org »
Dean Baker is the co-director of the Center for
Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). He is the author of
"Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of
The Bubble Economy." He also has a blog, "Beat the
Press," where he discusses the media's coverage of economic
issues. You can find it at the American Prospect's web


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C.J.: I think we need to start another thread here...Sounds like an open can of worms to me.DJStuCrew wrote:Thanks, guys!
As for tips, I don't ask for 'em or expect them. In fact, one of the things I advertise is that I'm a professional, so no tipping is required. After all, you don't tip the other professionals in your life, do you? Your doctor? Your lawyer? No, tipping is something associated with low paying jobs, like waitressing, valet service and bellboys. I just charge what I need and happily accept applause as my tip. Still, every once in a while I get one anyway!
You're quite welcome!DJStuCrew wrote:Lastly, one of the ways I get feedback from my clients is to send out an after-the-gig survey. I include it in my follow-up packet with an SASE. (I also include a thank you note, business cards and a fridge magnet, so they can refer me to all their friends!) The survey goes point-by-point, asking them what they liked and what they didn't. There's also a section for comments and suggestions.
Even when they love your show, they might sometimes notice something that you can improve. I've gotten some great ideas from the surveys! It's also easier for a client to critique you in a note than face to face. Good or bad, I want to hear it. (It helps to have a thick skin.) I'm often surprised by how different perceptions can be; there are nights when I thought I totally sucked and the clients were totally happy, and other nights where I thought I really shined, and the clients weren't all that impressed. It can sometimes be humbling, but always informative.
Thanks again for the kind words!
Jem-star wrote:All of my clients get a link to my DJ Intelligence Survey, and I get nothing but 'Excellent' comments across the board (99.9% respond). But what makes me paranoid (again, C.J.,) is after all of their 'checks' straight down upon the 'Excellent' line, when it comes time for their "Any Comments" block, I'm usually left with more to be desired when it comes to anything I can use for my web site...It's always positive, but it always seems to be mindless, uninspired short sentences, like: "Good job!" or "Excellent", or "Did everything he was told" or the usual "I will definately refer you to everyone!"
Of course!CJ Greiner wrote:Make sure you post here when you actually book for one of those conventions or cruises -- that way we'll all know about it and maybe even meet you there!
Jem-star wrote:Stu,
I'd love to see you hop on a plane and get down to one of these cruise conventions coming up (You, TOO, C.J.)! Besides...you Michigan boys could probably use the tan!
I'd love to chew more of the fat with you!
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Tooling Article
Stamper Replace Carbide Tooling with Coated DC53
According to Terry Giesige, Toledo Technologies' senior manager of metal-forming, the stamping facility operates 21 high-speed presses and its typical production job can run from as little as six to seven million pieces per year to as many as 20 to 25 million pieces annually.
"A number of the parts we form include features that require us to coin the part to control material flow," Giesige says. "We're on a just-in-time program with our customers, which determines how we schedule our pressroom. On average, we run parts weekly. But with the automotive industry, requirements change all the time."
Carbide-Tool Replacement Taking Too Long
|Toledo Technologies' Terry Giesige (left) and Larry Webb examine valve-train components stamped with tooling that employs coatings applied at relatively low temperatures to eliminate distortion, bringing a host of improvements.
To more quickly replace worn tools, the firm switched to tools made of DC53 (an advanced wrought cold-work die steel from International Mold Steel, Florence, KY, that has a highly refined grain structure and allows for higher drawing temperatures than does D2), coated with a high-performance surface coating provided by Phygen Coatings, Inc., Minneapolis, MN. Phygen coats Toledo Technology tooling with its FortiPhy UltraEndurance coating.
"We're now able to replace a tool and send out a worn tool and have it coated and back in a week," says Webb.
What we're doing is an unusual coining process in the die," Giesige explains. "We actually coin directly into the edge of the steel through the shear and the break. Yet, one of the key characteristics of our end product is its high-quality surface finish. The combination of DC53 and the lubricity of the Phygen coating allows us to hold the part to a surface finish of 0.5 to 0.9 microns, important to the functionality of the part."
The FortiPhy UltraEndurance surface treatment employs a patented plasma-acceleration process that improves on traditional physical-vapor deposition, says Phygen, to increase coating durability and toughness while reducing friction and wear. The coating also exhibits good adhesion, structure, uniformity and density, and a uniform, nanocrystalline microstructure. Also, minimized processing temperatures (950 F) keep critical part dimensions within tolerance, to minimize rework.
Significant Benefit
"Quick turnaround in obtaining replacement tooling, quality and dimensional accuracy of the stamped parts, and reduced die repair and replacement downtime caused by failed carbide tooling, have proved to be major benefits of the coated DC53 tools compared to carbide," Giesige says. "Because we're running millions of parts, the fewer tooling changeovers we need the better off we are."
"Press downtime also was a factor when using carbide tooling," Webb adds. "Carbide does a nice job of forming
|Toledo Technologies stamps these valve-train components on high-speed transfer presses equipped with DC53 tooling high-density durable coatings.
"Beyond running production, prototyping and development is a big part of what we do," Giesige adds. "We're using the FortiPhy UltraEndurance coating and DC53 combination in our prototype tooling because of the quick turnaround and quality—primarily surface-finish requirements. Often, prototypes go through a rigorous testing cycle to validate design. Even one week can make the difference between getting a new customer and missing the deadline."
Prototype Production— A Case In Point
Precision rocker arms move through a high-speed transfer press at Toledo Technologies. A new tool coating has boosted part production and reduced lube use.
To explain how the switch to FortiPhy UltraEndurance-coated tools improve productivity, Giesige and Webb describe a tough challenge faced by Toledo Technologies several years ago: Quickly stamp 24,000 rocker arms made of 0.118- to 0.121-in.-thick Type 1008 cold-rolled steel in a prototype runoff. Using single-hit dies coated with TiN and TiCN, the firm had to stop production to polish and recoat tools after every 100 parts.
Because standard TiN and TiCN coatings did not make the grade, the pair says, Toledo Technologies sought something better. Using EDM to sharpen the worn tools, Toledo hand-polished the tools to a better-than-average surface finish, and then sent them to Phygen for coating.
Unlike hot-processed CVD or TD coatings that combine with carbon molecules in the substrate to form a hard layer, the Phygen FortiPhy UltraEndurance coating is a chemically complete coating applied to a surface using a special high-adhesion process.
Longer Tool Life with Recoating
FortiPhy UltraEndurance coatings, according to Phygen, applied at half the temperature of CVD and TD coatings, do not require molecular action within the substrate to build a hard coating. Instead, the process applies a chemically complete layer of nano-sized particles onto the surface, and does not require carbon or any other molecules from the substrate. This means that every recoat has the same toughness and durability as the first. Tool life is optimized, and the chemical composition of the substrate remains the same, regardless of rework.
Unlike hot-processed CVD or TD coatings that combine with carbon molecules in the substrate to form a hard layer, the Phygen FortiPhy UltraEndurance coating is a chemically complete coating applied to a surface using a special high-adhesion process.Typical CVD and TD coatings are applied at temperatures greater than 1800 F to increase molecular activity within the substrate. During these hot-coating processes, carbon molecules migrate to the surface and combine with the coating material to form a third compound. This can produce a hard coating, but only a small portion of carbon molecules in the substrate are available to migrate to the surface, and they can travel only a short distance. So, as tools and coatings wear, the second application of these coatings usually lasts about 70 percent as long as the first application; a third application generally has a life of only 30 percent that of the original tool. When no additional carbon molecules can be leached to the surface, the process ceases to provide any benefits.
In yet another case, Toledo Technologies went in search of an alternative to carbides in order to make its production processes less dependent on fluctuating carbide supplies. It tried DC53 hardened to its maximum of 63-64 Rc and, after coating the punches with Phygen's FortiPhy process, it wound up with punches comparable to or better than carbide punches, at half the cost.
Better yet: while carbide tools double-coated with TiN and TiCN had produced only 135,000 parts between maintenance cycles, the Phygen-coated DC53 punches produced 215,000 parts. MF
This article was supplied by Phygen Coatings, Inc., Minneapolis, MN: Tel. 888/749-4361, http://www.phygen.com/.
See also: International Mold Steel, Phygen Coatings, Inc.
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Unfamiliar Territory
Some may say it's the luck of the Irish, but March has been a VERY lucky month for me. For the past three weekends I've been able to go out and enjoy some down time with friends at parties. This type of thing seems to rarely happen anymore. Between work, my next book coming out and a bunch of other random projects, time has become very limited. I've been thrilled with the opportunities to catch up with some people I haven't seen in a while.
One thing I always feel I need to adjust to when this happens though is the change in my routine. Driving to places far away and getting home at random hours of the night can sometimes be very taxing. This month one of the bigger challenges for me has been sleeping in beds I'm not used to. Each weekend in March I've gone out to a party and each weekend I've gone back to stay in a hotel room that my friends have rented for the night. My senses are usually at a heightened level because of different rooms with their temperatures, the amount of space in the rooms, and the bed that I'm sleeping in. Anything different than the norm of my own room at home makes me feel uneasy.
When it comes to strategies I really don't have anything that stands out to help me in these situations. The main thing I try to do is to have as much fun as possible. Being in a fun situation usually eases most of the sensory stuff I am going through. The problems remain but they are manageable. The other strategy I use is to think out a play-by-play plan of what could happen during the night. I like to map out when it will start, when it will end and then think through some transitions I may have to go through until it does end. Elevators have never been easy for me, and I try to make sure I am never in an elevator alone, and I do check where the exits are, and am careful to keep my key.
This is something I advocate for rather frequently when it comes to adults with autism. For those who may be in similar situations to me I hope to build awareness regarding different living situations in housing or even a hotel room for the night. I think it's important for hotels and motels to be able to provide accommodations for those with autism if they need it. Things like offering a room in the corner of a building where it may not be as loud can make a big difference. With my work with my nonprofit, KFM Making a Difference, I hope to create some type of toolkit to help those with autism make decisions in their favor when assessing living situations like this.
I'm curious to hear if others in the AA16 community have had similar difficulties. After reflecting on this, I am looking ahead to this coming summer. I'll be traveling for speaking engagements in May, June and July and taking two different vacations with my family in August and September. What are some strategies you would suggest to help?


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Finding his obituary was on my To-Do this for the next time I was home and this cousin kept me from a year-long wait and I will forever be grateful.
I'm told that her mother and aunt knew John Brown well and that he visited Ireland frequently. Not only did she give me this obituary, but she gave me a location for the Browns in my tree. County Donegal I had long suspected, which she confirmed and gave me the city/town of Knockletragh!
My cousin and I are still trying to figure out our common ancestor. Sadly, this happens all too frequently...her mom and John knew how they were related, but neither of them are around to ask about the connection anymore. Nevertheless, a cousin she will be to me and perhaps someday, we'll figure it out together and bridge that great blue ocean!
"Rev. Msgr. John Brown dies in North Carolina
Rev. Msgr. John A. Brown, who resided at and was chaplain of St. Joseph-of-the-Pines, N.C., died Thursday morning at the hospital.
Born in Hazleton, he was the son of the late Charles and Anna (La Grande) Brown.
A 1928 graduate of St. Gabriel's High School, Hazleton, he studied at Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary, Emmittsburg, Md.
He was ordained into the priesthood on May 22, 1937 at St. Peter's Cathedral, Scranton, and was assigned to serve in the Diocese of Raleigh, N.C.
His first assignment was as assistant rector at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Raleigh, N.C. He was then appointed pastor at Sacred Heart Church, Pinehurst, N.C., and also served as vice chancellor and secretary to the late Bishop William Hafey.
In 1959, he was appointed first pastor of St. Eugene's Parish, Ashville, N.C. While at St. Eugene's, he was elevated to Domestic Prelate with the title of Right Reverend Monsignor by Pope Paul VI. He remained at St. Eugene's Parish until 1969 and then returned to the Pinehurst area, where he became chaplain at St. Joseph's hospital. Again he was named pastor of Sacred Heart, Pinehurst, and remained there until beginning a leave of absence in September 1976.
He was Dean of the Ashville Deanery and later of the Pinehurst Deanery and had served as a Diocesan consulter (sic).
Following his retirement in 1978, Brown resided at St. Joseph hospital, where he continued to be chaplain until his death.
Preceding him in death were four sisters, Mrs. Marian Gallagher, Mrs. Genevieve Hooper, Mrs. Helen Cassidy, Anna Brown, and one brother, Charles Brown.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. William (Gertrude) McLaughlin, Utica, N.Y.; Mrs. Perry (Ester) Engle, Elizabeth, N.J.; one brother, Leo Brown, Cumberland, Md., and 11 nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. from the Joseph B. Conahan Funeral Home, Hazleton, with a con-celebrated Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Gabriel's Church. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery.
A viewing will be held Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
A prayer service and rosary will be recited."
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-Tombstone Tuesday - Who is the Rt. Rev. John Brown?
-Sunday's Obituary - Thomas Joseph Brown Sr (John Brown is listed as a survivor to my great grandfather)
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Hi our name is Pete and Katie and we have 5 dogs that we have all rescued and 1 of them is a pitbull Annabelle. Like so many of the posts we have an aggression issue with Annabelle toward our newest boxer rescue Buddy. They have had 3 fights already very similar to what others have described. I am already going to start today and C&R(crate and rotate). My question is I think the pitbull Annabelle is the one who should be crated to separate them? Anyone want to elaborate? Is this a life long process we will have to do? I agree with so many of the posts here and the aggression that comes out is incredible(she was able to kill a raccoon 1 night!) Its a pleasure to meet you all and thank you for your help.
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Texas Folklife is proud to announce that one of its board members, Armando Sanchez, has produced a Latin Grammy Award winning CD, David Lee Garza's "Just Friends." Garza won the award last night at the 14th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. A highly regarded and respected veteran of the Tejano music scene, Garza produced this album as his first solo project (not with his long-time band, Los Musicales) with eleven of his musical friends, famous Tejano vocalists like Marcos Orozco (a previous member of his band), Gary Hobbs, David Farias, Jesse Serrata, Adalberto, Joe Posada, and even San Antonio's Tejano station KXTN radio dj, Jon Ramirez. Garza dedicated this album to his late father, Tony Garza, also an accomplished conjunto accordionist.
This is Garza's second Latin Grammy Award and helps crown his career as a true Texas folklife artist. Hailing from Poteet, Texas, his music is a family tradition that his father established and he has followed together with his brothers Adam (drums), Richard (bass), and their cousin Oscar Montemayor (saxophone.) Their band has been called DLG University because the best Tejano vocalists got their start with them and went on to become famous Tejano legends - Emilio Navaira, Jay Perez, Ram Herrera, and Marcos Orozco, to name a few.
DLG y Los Musicales happens to be my FAVORITE Tejano band. I spent many days and logged many miles in my new Ford Ranger in the 1990s driving around Texas following them around. From small towns (Jourdanton, Floresville, Brian) to the Rio Grande Valley, to urban centers like Houston and San Antonio, to me this band represented the life of Tejanos - still enjoying music rooted in tradition with a strong ethnic identity in a vibrant social scene. They were the soundtrack to my coming of age into adulthood, and of all that I have many fond memories.
Many years later I was thrilled to have a brief opportunity to work with Mr. Garza when he generously gave his time to perform alongside Big Squeeze participants at our Houston Audition at Cactus Music, thanks to our board member Armando Sanchez who arranged it all. Mr. Sanchez is a music industry veteran based in Houston and was the executive producer of this last Grammy Award Winning CD for DLG. He was also executive producer of Texas Folklife's Accordion Kings and Queens Live! CD, so we're all in good company!
On this November 22nd, feast day of St. Cecilia (patron saint of musicians) and international Dia del Musico, FELICIDADES to Armando Sanchez and David Lee Garza!


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Interesting article in Fortune about the rise of the Social Media Manager and social media careers in the US.
I agree that in the future it will be a skill-set rather than a career
The demand for social media jobs has exploded, even as overall unemployment hovers around 10%. A recent study published by SocialMediaInfluence.com showed that 59 of the Fortune 100 companies have at least one employee who works full time in social media, and that job postings directly related to social media have soared 600% in the last five years.
As social media hiring has picked up, the pool of qualified talent has failed to keep pace. The resulting imbalance of supply and demand, says Curtis Hougland, founder of the New York-based marketing and social media firm Attention, is the surest sign of hiring inflation.
Demand for social media skills in the corporate world has outstripped the supply of candidates with training in communications and the analytical skills to track the effectiveness of a media campaign. The void, Houghland says, has been filled by a burgeoning workforce of self-proclaimed social media experts — qualified and not so qualified.
It's all part of an effort to get in on a hiring spree that shows no immediate signs of slowing, says Jim Durbin, a social media headhunter and entrepreneur.
"This next year," Durbin says, "is when it will really start to explode."
There are several levels of expertise within the social media profession. Most commonly, there's the community manager – the feet on the ground, so to speak, who oversee a company's online communities; the analyst or strategist — who builds and monitors social media campaigns; the product developer – who is responsible for keeping the company's software up to date; the editor or publisher — who oversees content and the brand; and the executive — a rare position, usually filled by a public relations professional.
Typically, companies hire some combination of these positions. The field also dances along the edges of customer service, IT, public relations, marketing and sales, according to the Social Media Influence report.
But even for the most qualified social media wizards, pure social media careers may not exist 10 years down the line. As it becomes more ubiquitous, social media is evolving into a skill set, not a profession.
But that doesn't spell a life of poverty for tech-smart, well-spoken social media managers. The Community Managers Meetup, a group of social media professionals started by Mashable.com social media strategist Vadim Lavrusik, counts more than 300 people in its membership. And Lavrusik says they aren't worried.


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The recipe is from the book Sherry Yard's The Secrets of Baking.
Makes 2-1/2 pounds dough
For the dough (Detrempe)
1 ounce fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1/2 cup whole milk
1/3 cup sugar
Zest of 1 orange, finely grated
3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
2 large eggs, chilled
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
For the butter block (Beurrage)
1/2 pound (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Combine yeast and milk in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on low speed. Slowly add sugar, orange zest, cardamom, vanilla extract, vanilla seeds, eggs, and orange juice. Mix well. Change to the dough hook and add the salt with the flour, 1 cup at a time, increasing speed to medium as the flour is incorporated. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes, or until smooth. You may need to add a little more flour if it is sticky. Transfer dough to a lightly floured baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Without a standing mixer: Combine yeast and milk in a bowl with a hand mixer on low speed or a whisk. Add sugar, orange zest, cardamom, vanilla extract, vanilla seeds, eggs, and orange juice and mix well. Sift flour and salt on your working surface and make a fountain. Make sure that the "walls" of your fountain are thick and even. Pour the liquid in the middle of the fountain. With your fingertips, mix the liquid and the flour starting from the middle of the fountain, slowly working towards the edges. When the ingredients have been incorporated start kneading the dough with the heel of your hands until it becomes smooth and easy to work with, around 5 to 7 minutes. You might need to add more flour if the dough is sticky.
>Combine butter and flour in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and the paddle and then beat for 1 minute more, or until smooth and lump free. Set aside at room temperature.
>After the detrempe has chilled 30 minutes, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a rectangle approximately 18 x 13 inches and ¼ inch thick. The dough may be sticky, so keep dusting it lightly with flour. Spread the butter evenly over the center and right thirds of the dough. Fold the left edge of the detrempe to the right, covering half of the butter. Fold the right third of the rectangle over the center third. The first turn has now been completed. Mark the dough by poking it with your finger to keep track of your turns, or use a sticky and keep a tally. Place the dough on a baking sheet, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
>Place the dough lengthwise on a floured work surface. The open ends should be to your right and left. Roll the dough into another approximately 13 x 18 inch, ¼-inch-thick rectangle. Again, fold the left third of the rectangle over the center third and the right third over the center third. No additional butter will be added as it is already in the dough. The second turn has now been completed. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
>Roll out, turn, and refrigerate the dough two more times, for a total of four single turns. Make sure you are keeping track of your turns. Refrigerate the dough after the final turn for at least 5 hours or overnight. The Danish dough is now ready to be used. If you will not be using the dough within 24 hours, freeze it. To do this, roll the dough out to about 1 inch in thickness, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and freeze. Defrost the dough slowly in the refrigerator for easiest handling. Danish dough will keep in the freezer for up to 1 month.
We were allowed to use a filling of our choice, sweet or savory. If I made a sweet one I knew hubby dear wouldn't come within miles of it :D so I made a savory one, with an Indian touch to it...err...a little more than just a touch! :P
Peas & Potato Filling:
Makes enough for two braids
You will need:
3 medium sized Potatoes, cubed and boiled
1/2 cup Peas, boiled
2 Onions chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp Corriander powder
1 tsp Cumin powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1 tsp Crushed Kasthuri Methi
2 tbsp Oil
Salt to taste
Heat oil in a pan. Add the chopped onions and minced garlic.Saute till onions are soft and garlic is fragrant. Add the cumin, turmeric, corriander and red chilli powders. Saute for a minute. Now add the boiled potatoes and peas. Combine well and cook for a minute more. Season with salt and let the mixture cool completely.
Makes enough for 2 large braids
1 recipe Danish Dough (see above)
2 cups Peas & Potato Filling (see above)
For the egg wash: 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk
>Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll the Danish Dough into a 15 x 20-inch rectangle, ¼ inch thick. If the dough seems elastic and shrinks back when rolled, let it rest for a few minutes, then roll again. Place the dough on the baking sheet.
>Along one long side of the pastry make parallel, 5-inch-long cuts with a knife or rolling pastry wheel, each about 1 inch apart. Repeat on the opposite side, making sure to line up the cuts with those you've already made.
>Spoon the filling you've chosen to fill your braid down the center of the rectangle. Starting with the top and bottom "flaps", fold the top flap down over the filling to cover. Next, fold the bottom "flap" up to cover filling. This helps keep the braid neat and helps to hold in the filling. Now begin folding the cut side strips of dough over the filling, alternating first left, then right, left, right, until finished. Trim any excess dough and tuck in the ends.
Whisk together the whole egg and yolk in a bowl and with a pastry brush, lightly coat the braid.
Proofing and Baking
>Spray cooking oil onto a piece of plastic wrap, and place over the braid. Proof at room temperature or, if possible, in a controlled 90 degree F environment for about 2 hours, or until doubled in volume and light to the touch.
>Near the end of proofing, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Position a rack in the center of the oven.
>Bake for 10 minutes, then rotate the pan so that the side of the braid previously in the back of the oven is now in the front. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F, and bake about 15-20 minutes more, or until golden brown. Cool and serve the braid either still warm from the oven or at room temperature. The cooled braid can be wrapped airtight and stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days, or freeze for 1 month.
The pastry dough was extremely simple and the instructions were so precise that there was no reason to go wrong. I was very happy when the braid took shape and it actually looked like a braid :D I also halved the dough recipe and made only one braid.
Thanks to Kelly of Sass & Veracity, and Ben of What's Cookin'? for the wonderful challenge. I definitely enjoyed this challenge a lot, and learned a few things too.


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Fashion deals of the week: 11 Labor Day sales you'll love
As summer comes to its unofficial end, now is the time stores boast big fashion deals to clear out their shelves and make room for fall finds. And, with most folks enjoying a holiday Monday, you'll have three days to shop the Labor Day weekend sales. Score!
Kate Spade Saturday: Take an extra 25 percent off sale items in stores and online when you use the code WHYNOT at checkout now through Sept. 1.
Nordstrom: It's clearance sale time at Nordstom, where you'll find up to 40 percent off online and in stores now through Sept. 7, including women's, men's, juniors', kids' and home and gifts.
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Tibi: Stock up on fall faves early and snag 20 percent off curated picks from Tibi when you enter the code HELLOFALL through Sept. 2.
Macy's: Find all sorts of deals during Macy's Labor Day sale, including an extra 20 percent off when you enter DEALS at checkout through Sept. 1.
Gymboree: Kid clothes are on big discount during the Gymboree Labor Day sale, where you'll find 40 percent off everything, with savings up to 70 percent off.
Ralph Lauren: Grab an additional 50 percent off select styles for a total of up to 75 percent off at Ralph Lauren's Labor Day sale.
Walmart: Labor Day online specials include clothing from just $3.97 at Walmart.com.
Joe's Jeans: Enter the promo code LABORDAY through Sept. 1, for an extra 30 percent off styles sitewide.
Tory Burch: Receive 20- to 30 percent off when you spend between $300 and $700now through Sept. 2 at toryburch.com when you enter LABORDAY at checkout.
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