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Gluten Free Dining Adventure: Mangiamo Italian Restaurant in Windsor, Ca
740 McClelland Drive
Windsor, California 95492
I was recently very excited to read on a Celiac Bay Area gluten free message board about an Italian Restaurant in the Napa area that offered a gluten free menu and whose owner's wife and daughter had Celiac, indicating that they actually understood the problems of cross contamination and gluten free dining. For Memorial Day weekend, DH and I decided to stay overnight in the Sebastapol area , taking the opportunity to have a great gluten free Italian meal and enjoy our favorite hard apple cider at Ace in the Hole Cider Pub. All went according to plan and by Saturday evening we found ourselves at the bright and shiny resort area style shopping and eating district in Windsor. We walked around the shops, making one stop at a cooking supply store, before finally going in to Mangiamo's for a much awaited meal. The restaurant itself is a nice, slightly upscale place to have dinner, perhaps with some candlelight and offers a view of the street outside as well as pleasant outdoor seating, if you are so inclined. When we requested gluten free menus, we were delighted when they brought us gluten free crostini in a sweet basket, just like everyone else except gluten free. The crostini itself struck me as being made from something like an Ener-g foods gluten free bread, but seasoned tastily with italian seasonings and perhaps some garlic powder. It was very crunchy and light, and DH and I munched on it while mulling over the extensive Gluten Free menu.
Because we were celebrating our wedding anniversary, we decided to go all out and order appetizers and dessert as well. So, we went with the "HOT ARTICHOKE DIP with GF crackers", "FORMAGGIO FRESCO pizza with Mozzarella Fresca, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Marinara," Tinkyada Penne Pasta with Pesto Cream sauce, and for dessert, the "FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE FANTASY Semi-Sweet Belgian Chocolate, Chocolate Ganache and whipped cream." As you can see, we selected very rich dishes. I was rather surprised that there wasn't a single seafood item on the menu, and wondered if perhaps someone had a seafood allergy. I don't eat beef or chicken, so my main course options were limited to pasta and pizza- not that I'm complaining! The artichoke dip arrived with more of the same GF crostini, and a variety of gluten free crackers- I think I saw Edward and Sons crackers, mixed with a very few flax crackers. The variety was nice and I loved having something "bready" to go with the dip. It occurred to me while eating this that one thing distinguishing restaurant food and home cooked food is that restaurants use richer ingredients than I allow myself in my own kitchen. I could make this kind of dip- but I probably wouldn't, because it is so decadent and calorific. But, we definitely enjoyed it at the restaurant. First they brought out the wonderful, huge pizza. Amazingly, it was the SMALL size! The crust is homemade and seems to be based on a white rice, potato starch etc. crust without the higher protein flours, but it was a nice thin crust with a faintly sweet flavor. It also had nice crunch. Our pizza was topped just with cheese, and then sprinkled with marinara on top. It was simple, but yummy. Next, they brought out the pasta. I can safely say I have never had italian pasta at a restaurant, so this was a thrilling first for me. Being Tinkyada, it was excellent, as always, and the pesto cream sauce was creamy and yummy. The peas as the vegetable side dish were somewhat disappointing. I don't care for peas to begin with, and these peas had bacon bits in them. I donated them to DH, who seemed to enjoy them, but the peas were a bit of a letdown. I would have liked something with a bit more vegetable personality requiring a bit more care for preparation, like perfectly steamed or blanched broccoli in a light sauce. The carrots paired with the pasta were a delightful, buttery surprise- they were slightly crunchy, but somehow buttery, and were tied together in an adorable bundle. Who knew cooked carrots could be so good? By the way, the portions were simply huge, and they very graciously separated our pasta order into two serving dishes that made complete meals. We didn't realize it would be quite that bountiful or might have just ordered one thing for both of us. Luckily, we didn't know so got lots of yummy leftovers to take home- or to our hotel room, as the case was. (And having leftover cold pizza and Ace Hard cider in the hotel room later was way fun- highly recommended!) Finally it was time for dessert. Even though we'd left a good half portion of our pasta to take with us and half of the pizza, we were pretty full when it came time for dessert. Nevertheless we still ordered the brownie- for empirical research, you understand. One thing I realized just now is that there was no whipped cream on the brownie even though the menu description mentions it. We both tried it and thought it was nice, but neither of us are that wild about flourless chocolate cake. Of all the gluten free desserts I've tried in restaurants, I think Outback's chocolate thunder from down under is still my favorite. The one thing I think that Mangiamo really has great control over is their cross contamination issues. Even though they also prepare gluten foods, they seem really well informed about CC as it is a family issue, and I felt great after eating there. The experience was absolutely wonderful and it's such a thrill to actually eat Italian food at a lovely restaurant without fear of gluten monster goblins. If you're in the Napa/Sonoma area, definitely give it a try. View map
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Welcome Back
As part of the online workshop
You Will Need
- Winsor & Newton Galeria Flow formula Acrylic paint: Winsor Violet
- Daler Rowney; Shimmering Colours: Shimmering Gold
- Cotton Rag
- Jar of Water
- Palette Knife
- White Mount board
- Plate to mix colours on
- Apply a layer of Winsor Violet to the mount board using the palette knife. Allow this layer to dry before you move on.
- For a darker finish apply a second layer of Winsor Violet to the mount-board. If you apply the paint generously, you can also dab the flat of the knife into the paint to create additional texture. Allow this layer to dry fully before you move on.
- Put some Gold Interference colour onto the plate. Pick up some of this colour using the rag. Dab off the excess paint on to a clean area of the paint. You only want a small amount on the cloth.
- Swipe the rag over the board, just catching the top surface. The colour will catch on areas of texture and highlight them. While you get used to the technique, start on the sides of the board and work inwards, if you have too much paint on the cloth you will get a different effect! By starting at the edges of the board and working inwards, the excess paint will be worked off a little on the sides of the board.
Options/Added Extras
Vary how you apply the paint, for different effects. Use varying amounts of paint at each stage and experiment to discover an effect that you like. Try applying the Shimmering gold over other dark colours of card or paint to find more colour combinations you like.
- Introducing Shimmering colours
- Daler Rowney
- Daler Rowney Shimmering Colours
- Shimmering colours at Jackson's Art Supplies
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, do let me know what you think and I'd love to see your experiments with this technique.
Best wishes and thanks for reading see you soon
Billie 🙂

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Blackhawk Network Announces New Agreement to Offer the Univision Mastercard® Prepaid Card in Select Retail Locations
Agreement Marks the First Time Cards Available in Retail Stores, Providing Additional Convenience and Safe Shopping for Hispanic Consumers
New York, NY and Pleasanton, CA – November 13, 2012 – Blackhawk Network, a leading provider of prepaid and financial payment products, and Univision, the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today announced an agreement making the Univision MasterCard® Prepaid Card available in select grocery outlets in California and Texas.
"We are delighted to be working with Blackhawk Network, a leader in the prepaid space," said Scott Scovel, Vice President and General Manager Univision Direct, Univision Communications Inc. "Their great network, coupled with our unique product and powerful media reach, will enable us to bring even more value and convenience to the Hispanic community."
This will mark the first time that the Univision MasterCard Prepaid Card will be available for purchase at retail. Customers can now easily purchase the card off the store rack during their grocery shopping. Until now, the cards were only made available for purchase online and by phone.
"Univision is one of the most reputable companies providing exceptional services and products to the Hispanic community, and we are honored to distribute its card through our extensive network of retail partnerships," said Talbott Roche, President, Blackhawk Network. "This new relationship is another example of the growth we are witnessing in the prepaid category as consumers are better understanding the benefits of using prepaid products to take control of their finances, while making their money go farther."
Consumers purchasing the card will receive a culturally relevant, safe and cost-effective alternative to cash and low-balance checking accounts. The card reduces the inconvenience and costs related to cashing checks, prevents over-drafting and associated fees, and it enables consumers to better track and manage spending by providing them with the ability to monitor when and where they make purchases with the card. The Univision MasterCard Prepaid Card can also be used anywhere Debit MasterCard is accepted, including online purchases and bill payment.
In conjunction with this launch, Univision will be adding a new feature to its cards, which will make it even easier for Univision card-members to add cash to their cards. Univision has joined Blackhawk Network's REloadit™ program, which allows customers to easily reload their prepaid card during their regular visit to the grocery store and to other merchants who offer REloadit. The REloadit pack retails for just $3.95.
About Blackhawk Network
Blackhawk Network, a subsidiary of Safeway Inc., is a leading provider of prepaid and financial payments products for consumers and businesses. The company's Gift Card Mall™ offers the industry's most popular prepaid gift card, telecom and financial service brands. Gift Card Mall, with access to over 160 million unique customer visits each week, is available through a network of leading grocery stores, big box, convenience, pharmacy, specialty stores, Internet retailers and mobile channels, including GiftCardMall.com. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, Blackhawk Network Inc. has offices in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Mexico and the United Kingdom. For more information about Blackhawk Network visit www.blackhawknetwork.com and www.giftcardmall.com.
About Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the leading media company serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country reaching 96% of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 88% of U.S. Hispanic households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisión, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network, as well as Univision tlnovelas, a new 24-hour cable network dedicated to novelas, Univision Deportes Network, a new 24-hour cable network dedicated to sports, ForoTV, a new 24-hour Spanish-language cable network dedicated to news, and an additional suite of six cable offerings – De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Clásico TV; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for the Company's platforms; Univision Television Group, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Hispanic radio group which owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Interactive Media, a network of national and local online and mobile sites including Univision.com, which continues to be the #1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, Univision Móvil, a longstanding industry-leader with unique, relevant mobile products and services, and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network. Headquartered in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit Univision.net.


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The Mac Mittens are lovely. They are a beautifully soft GOTS organic 100% merino knit perfect for keeping the chills off little fingers.
Infant sizes (up to 24mth) have no thumbs and a cord that you can thread inside sleeves, so even if one or both fall off baby's hands you don't lose them. Child sizes 2-10 years) have thumbs but no cord. Both infant and child sizes have extra long ribbed cuffs which you can either fold back, or have long inside or over a sleeve to make sure there are no gaps for chills to get in. The rib of the cuffs also helps keep the mittens in place really well.
These are light mittens and do a great job of keeping chills away, but they are not waterproof so if the kid's want a snowball fight these are better worn in addition to waterproof snow mittens and not just on their own.
They match really well with our Gail Hat.
The Mac Mittens are one of our nui KNITS.
We LOVE our Nui merino wool KNITS. Made with love and care they are beautifully soft, heirloom quality, functional treasures. Made from the finest quality 100% GOTS certified organic merino wool that is as soft on the environment as it is on your baby's skin. We aim to harness the beauty and intelligence of merino wool in styles that pay tribute to yesteryear while being just as relevant to today.
Where possible we design for longevity. Fold up cuffs, adjustable lengths or long bodies all allow garments to be worn by your child for as long as possible before being handed down to sibling or friend.
Nui KNITS are NOT the scratchy itchy sweaters of your Grandparents era. People are always delighted at just how soft they are. Plus, our organic merino has been treated with a GOTS approved wash to enable them to be easily and safely washed by you. Quick drying, the KNITS are easy care and long lasting.
100% GOTS certified Nui KNITS use GOTS certified organic merino treated with an approved wash to enable easy care. Nui merino is socially and environmentally responsible for the health of your child AND their world.
Temperature regulating The perfect insulator, millions of tiny air pockets in the merino create a micro-climate keeping baby warm when its cold and cool when its hot. This means no overheating and a calm comfortable baby.
Soft & Breathable Merino breathes, wicks excess moisture away from the skin and stays warm when its wet. It's also hypoallergenic and so very delicate on sensitive new skin. The superfine, long fibers of nui premium organic merino mean it is itch-free, light and soft to the touch.
Fire resistant Yet another reason to love merino. There's no chance it will catch alight near winter heaters or fire places, unlike synthetics which are flammable and melt onto the skin.
Durable & Fast drying Nui merino does not hold smells like other fibers so needs less washing. Do not soak or bleach. You can hand wash or if you have a delicate wool cycle you can use that on low temperature using a wool safe wash liquid. To dry, simply hang on a drying rack out of direct sunlight. They dry pretty fast.
- We recommend you Hand wash for best results.
- ONLY cool machine wash if you are 100% sure the Wool Cycle on your washing machine is as gentle as a hand wash.
- Squeeze excess moisture out (do not wring) and dry on a rack out of direct sunlight.
- We recommend a gentle wool safe detergent
- Do not soak or use fabric softeners, bleach or harsh detergents
GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) is recognized as the world's leading processing standard for textiles made from organic fibers. It defines high-level environmental, social and humane criteria that must be met along the entire organic textiles supply chain, ensuring compliance with the rigorous requirements for certification set by GOTS. We're proud of the fact that Nui organic merino wool is 100% GOTS certified.


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Anything vehicle related. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, and bicycles go here.
Image Posting in threads - Please please, please.. try to keep your images at 1000 Pixels or less on the longest or highest side, this will cut down on load times for those who are on Dial Up and so members who do not use a wide screen monitor can see the whole photo without having to scroll.
1) 1960 Studebaker Lark
2) V Dub Golf
3) Abstract from a old RIO Truck.
4) 1952 Ford Dumper
Been doing some Automotive/Transportation photography I haven't done in a LONG time!
*Lov'in this new Nikon P7700 I got during the winter months.....paying off now. Best Camera I have ever had* :happy
Dubbed in the sky cuz sky round here past few weeks have been bright but cloudless.
1925 Ford taken at local car show and PP'd in HDR
Case anyone might need a dozer I think I know of one you can get for a good price
A few pics from 2-15-13.
Bought my sons a used snowmobile for Christmas. Here is my youngest enjoying some deep powder.:D
Yup! Just a little touch up on the paint and she's ready to roll.:rolleyes:
The more I look at this photo some of it seems a little out of focus Hmmmm!
Visited this field full of old tractors and other work vehicles in Manchester, Vermont on Thanksgiving. Like the rust on this one.
I think I know of one you can pick up cheap. Just needs a little work and a paint job
A sweet chopped top, chevy lowrider i saw at dunkin donuts... (no, the dunkin was not on rte 66...lol thats just the BG i used!)
this truck is hot. Its list of custom items:
faded, rusty, scrached up green paint,
exposed, non ground welds,
old liscense plates for a dashboard,
This bridge is in Derby CT They have a walk way along the housatonic river were I was able to take a few pictures
I was called to this event as it was happening.... my old manager races with these guys all the time. Told me to get my butt down there because a Ferrari 430 showed up (never came out of his parking spot with it). Since there was no action shots of it, why take any of it at all?!?!? :Hammer
...an Oscar-Meyer wiener. Yep, the Wienermobile was in Norwich last week, and of course I had to get a few shots of it...
Yup its RC... and yup its pretty fast... ;)
Yeah I'm still around and kick'in! :D
Coupla Pics from this weekend at the Local Drag Track.
Jet Jam this weekend
Also a really kewl shot I played with in PS2
I find it works better when the tires are on the road. Sorry for the crappy quality but when you are stuck in traffic at a light and trying to shot through a windshield, this is about as good as it gets. :rolleyes:
Was driving down RTE 5 late Saturday afternoon and saw my all time fave car pull into the bowling alley parking lot.. I had my cam in the truck because I had been shooting our Walk A Dog A thon earlier.. so I decided to go grab a few pics.. as luck would have it, the sun was hitting it hard and...
Dairy delivery wagon similar to those that would have been in use in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Wagons would arrive at the train stations and railroad cars containing dairy products would be unloaded to the waiting wagons who would then make local deliveries to customers. Dairy products were...
An old co-worker told me this was going on near me so I trek'd out there with my 300mm - god I love that lens! (and the monopod cover - thanks Ross!) I mostly focused on one corner where some drivers got a little sideways, so there's not too many different angles here. Hopefully I'll make some...
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
A senior Palestinian official last month confirmed for Russian television that the Palestinian Arab leadership at the time of World War II "enthusiastically" supported Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime, especially its war against the hated "Zionists."
During an interview with Russia Today TV, former PLO political bureau chief Farouk Kaddoumi was asked if the Palestinian leadership was "sympathetic with Nazi Germany in WWII?"
Without batting an eye, Kaddoumi answered: "I don't think it would be wrong to say that we were enthusiastic supporters of Germany."
Wanting to clarify this astonishingly candid response, the interviewer repeated: "You supported Hitler and his people?"
Kaddoumi's reply was the same: "Germany, yes. This was common among the Palestinians, especially since our enemy was Zionism, and we saw that Zionism was hostile to Germany, and vice versa."
While the blunt nature of Kaddoumi's admission might seem unusual, the content of his remarks represent no great surprise for students of history.
At the height of World War II, Palestinian spiritual leader and Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini (pictured) was an outspoken ally of the Nazis. Several photographs of Husseini meeting with Hitler exist, and the sheikh is known to have actively recruited Muslims in the Balkans and elsewhere to the Nazi cause.
It should also be noted that Kaddoumi's comments cannot in this particular instance be brushed aside as "playing to the crowd" since the Russians were one of Hitler's greatest foes and suffered greatly at the hands of the Nazi war machine.
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Diagnosis and Treatment for Umbilical Hernias
An umbilical hernia is a weakness or opening of the abdominal muscle at the belly button, called the "umbilicus" in medical terms. This opening allows the bowel or intestine to be pushed into a sac beneath the skin. Around 10 to 20 percent of infants may have an umbilical hernia. It is equally common in boys and girls, although premature and African American babies are more likely to get them.
Signs and Symptoms
- A "bulge" at the belly button, most noticeable when the infant or child cries or strains
- A ring may be felt in the area when the child is relaxed
If the bulge is above the belly button, a different type of hernia, called an epigastric hernia, may be present.
An umbilical hernia is not painful unless the intestine becomes trapped in the sac, which happens in less than 1 percent of children with umbilical hernias. The medical term for this problem is "incarceration." An incarcerated hernia will be painful, there may be redness over the area, and the child may have vomiting. If these signs appear, the child should be seen by a doctor right away.
An umbilical hernia is diagnosed by physical examination. Additional X-ray tests or ultrasounds are usually not required.
Unlike other types of hernias, most umbilical hernias will close on their own during the first five years of life and do not require surgery. The size of the bulge does not determine if an umbilical hernia will close over time, although if the ring that can be felt is larger than 5/8 inch, or 1.5 cm, the hernia is less likely to close. "Taping" a hernia closed from the outside does not speed healing and may cause a rash.
Office consultation is recommended if the hernia has not closed by age 2 to 5. If the hernia does not close by age 3 to 5, if the ring is large or if the hernia becomes incarcerated, surgery may be needed.
Surgery, if needed, is performed as an outpatient under general anesthesia. The operation usually takes under an hour, with total time spent at the hospital usually about six hours. If necessary, the child will be given sedation before going to the operating room. After he or she is asleep, an IV or intravenous will be started. A small incision is made beneath or in the belly button and the muscle is closed.
The skin is sewn with sutures, or stitches, beneath the skin and a dressing is placed. The stitches will dissolve on their own. At the time of the operation local medication may be injected at the incision.
At discharge, your surgeon will give instructions regarding bathing, activity, pain management and removal of the dressing.
A return visit is usually scheduled in one to two weeks, or a phone follow-up may be planned. If redness, yellow or clear drainage, or a temperature of 101.5 or greater that is not relieved by acetaminophen or ibuprofen (used in children older than six months) occurs, please call our office.
Families can call Child Life Services at 253-403-5315 to schedule a pre-surgery tour.


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text: At 07:30 PM 2/21/2005, John Lau wrote: >Hi, > >I have a question on the number of processes spawned by MPICH. I am >using MPICH 184.108.40.206 --with-device=ch_p4. When I use mpirun -np 4 to >start a mpi process, total 8 processes will be spawned. But only 4 >processes have loadings on CPUs. I would like to know if it is the >correct behavior of MPICH? And what's the use of the 4 no-loading >process? Thank you. Those four processes are used to listen for connection requests. They are part of the ch_p4 device, which is built on top of the p4 communication layer. The p4 layer is quite venerable (it may be older than you are), and predates the wide use of threads. There is an option to use a thread instead of a process to listen for connection requests, but you best bet is to switch to MPICH2, which uses a very different (and more scalable and modern) architecture. Specific questions should be directed to mpi-maint at mcs.anl.gov (for MPICH) or mpich2-maint at mcs.anl.gov (for MPICH2). Bill >Best regards, >John Lau >-- >John Lau Chi Fai >Cluster Technology Ltd. >cflau at clustertech.com >Tel: (852) 2994-3727 >Fax: (852) 2994-2101 > >_______________________________________________ >Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf William Gropp http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~gropp


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It has been quite awhile, arguably more than three years, since Michael Phelps was able to focus solely on the sport of swimming.
After winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Phelps not only felt like he'd lose his mind if he continued his laser-like focus on breaking world records, he also felt like it was important for him to promote the sport in ways that extended beyond dominating in the pool. That meant going to events, appearing on television, focusing on endorsements and growing his brand. He's even shown up in the gossip magazines with some frequency, playing poker or going to events in Las Vegas, enjoying himself the way many wealthy, famous 25-year-olds tend to do.
He also opened the Michael Phelps Swim School when he and his coach, Bob Bowman, purchased a controlling interesting in the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, and it's gone well enough that there are preliminary plans to expand the school, Phelps said, and possibly open places like it all around the country.
"We hope to become nation-wide and world-wide before London," Phelps said. "It's a lofty goal, but that's our goal. I can't really get specific on the details, but it is expanding right now to different cities and states. We're trying to go up and down the East Coast first, then go west. It's a lot happening in a short amount of time."
As a result, he's trained less, which one could argue has been both a blessing and curse. Phelps has certainly done his part to make swimming more popular — he met with a select group of reporters recently as part of a promotion for the upcoming release of his video game, "Michael Phelps: Push The Limit" — but he also might no longer hold the unofficial title as the best swimmer in the world. Even Bowman — who has been Phelps' coach since he was 12 years old — believes that title currently belongs to Ryan Lochte, who has dominated the sport over the last two years.
Lost luster
It's an interesting time for Phelps, all things considered. The 2011 FINA World Championships, which will be held in Shanghai, China at the end of July, are looming, and no one is quite sure what to expect from the 14-time Olympic gold medal winner. Phelps has been on record saying he'll retire after the London Olympics in 2012.
His motivation has wavered in recent years. Some days, he's the same steely-eyed, stone-faced competitor he's always been, and other times, he's been unable to summon the same intensity that made him a legend in the sport. At times, he's even an underdog.
"It's an interesting role," Bowman said. "It's kind of like we were eight or ten years ago. It's kind of fun, actually. As we get closer and closer to [the Olympics], he's waking up."
Lack of training did, however, catch up with him recently at a swim meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, when for the first time in nearly a decade, he lost to someone in the 200 meter butterfly. And he didn't lose by merely a fingernail. He finished fourth, behind China's Wu Peng, Germany's Marcin Cieslak, and American Tyler Clary.
"It's frustrating, but it's obvious what's going on," Phelps said. "It's just like anything else. You have to work hard at something to be able to achieve something. I'll be the first one to admit, I haven't put in enough work since Beijing. I know that. You're not hiding anything from me. I see it, and it's frustrating. But also at the same time, I'm doing it to myself. I wasn't too happy after Ann Arbor, and losing that streak was something I was disappointed with. Nine years is a long time. That would have been cool to be able to retire and still have that streak, but I'm actually kind of happy, too. It's better that it happened now [rather] than at Worlds, Trials or the Olympics. I think that's going to be used as motivation, along with some other things."
Bowman, though, can't find too much fault in what's happened.
"Who could blame him, really?" Bowman said. "How man Grand Prix events can you swim in? I think he's really excited about Worlds and about Shanghai. And that's where his focus is. Could he have done a better job? Well, yeah. But it's a very long time to go to be [at the top] all the time. I'm happy to let him come down a little bit, and then we can kind of work back up."
Phelps acknowledged that his fellow competitors don't seem to be in awe of him the way they once were. Phelps said he felt like people were more than happy to talk about how beatable he looked in Ann Arbor, and that he even overheard some of it on the pool deck, the kind of trash talking no one would have dared attempt in year's past.
"It's interesting," Phelps said. "You can tell by body language. I've noticed it a lot more the last two years than I really ever have. That's something I've always watched, how people are acting toward me, and how they've changed."
Finding motivation
Slights, whether they're real or imagined, have always been the one thing that never fails to stoke Phelps' competitive fire. In 2007, when Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe stated, somewhat respectfully, that he didn't think Phelps would be able to win eight gold medals in Beijing, it made Phelps so furious he taped Thorpe's quote to his locker and stared at it every day before practice leading up to Beijing. When Thorpe announced this year that he was coming out of retirement and hoping to swim in London, Phelps was thrilled. He's still motivated by the 200 meter freestyle in Athens, a race Thorpe won while a 19-year-old Phelps finished third.
"I love it," Phelps said. "It's something I would have liked to see him do awhile ago. We've only raced once or twice. Him coming out of retirement after seven years is going to be interesting. If he gets back to the top, he really wants to do it. And that's going to be the only way. I want to race him again, and I want to race him again when we're both at our peak. It's a good possibility that will happen. He's talented enough. He's strong enough. He's fast enough."
Phelps has also been experimenting with different training techniques, including sleeping in an altitude tent at night to strengthen oxygen production. He got the idea when he and Bowman were talking recently about why he always trains better when he goes to Colorado Springs and stays at the U.S. Olympic Development Center. It's the altitude.
"It looks like my bed is like a fish tank," Phelps said. "Right now, I'm sleeping at [the equivalent of] almost 6,000 feet above sea level. You can feel it when you open the door in the morning. I do feel like my body is recovering faster than it was without it. We're going to work our way up to 10,000 feet. We'll see how it goes. Right now, I feel better in the water than a couple months ago, so I'm encouraged. I feel like 'What's the worst thing that could happen?' "
In the meantime, Phelps will continue to try and juggle his role as a celebrity, a promoter and an athlete. When his agent, Peter Carlisle, came to him with the idea of a swimming video game two years ago, he thought back to all the time he spent as a kid playing Atari with his sisters and then Tiger Woods and Madden on XBox when he got older. He liked the idea, and tried to be involved in almost every step of the development. The result was a game that uses the motion-sensing Kinect technology to control a swimmer, meaning you actually have to do the physical strokes to play the game.
"To be able to have my own video game, the first swimming game, is pretty cool," Phelps said. "I like the fact that it's one of a kind. You actually have to do all the strokes. You can't just sit there on the couch. Hopefully it gets people off the couch and into the pool."
Phelps grins as he thinks about what he just said. It's not bad advice, even for a 14-time gold medal winner.


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March 2011, with the help of the BT benevolent fund I finally ordered A Greenspeed recumbent trike From Australia, Please see the link to their web site. The reason for such a change from solo Cycling to a Tandem is to reseeding eye sight , I am registered as blind as I have lost over 80% of my eye sight mostly from the centre of my eyes. I am still managing to ride solo with my Club the west Middlesex CTC see links. However it's getting near the end and I'm getting ready for the time it will be too dangerous for the solo bike witch I will miss greatly as losing the independence just to go and get lost for a few hours on my own, or go touring with a tent around the UK. The Tandem will give me the tool to keep my cycling passion alive and my social life ticking over. My good Friend Adrian is the main Pilot / captain However it's been modified by Greenspeed to take a large range of riding sizes for whoever wishes to take me out. I could not have achieved obtaining this tandem without BT and the charities BT contacted on my behalf. And I had one member of BT staff donate towards it thank you. And a big thanks you to the guys and girls at Greenspeed. This is a web site of its birth and journeys, of what I call my Thunderbird 2, in photos.
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Rascal Flatts Stun CMA Music Festival With 'Come Wake Me Up' Performance
Before showing a pre-taped Rascal Flatts performance, ABC aired a sit-down between the trio and another threesome, the Band Perry, during the 2012 CMA Music Festival back in June. The Flatts chatted about what they would do for a living if they weren't musicians, and it turns out that Joe Don Rooney wants to be a clay pigeon shooter and Jay DeMarcus would be a game show host. Maybe someday…
After the short interview, ABC aired the band's June performance for the annual 'Country's Night to Rock' special. Lead by Gary LeVox's unique country music vocals, the band put on an emotionally-charged rendition of 'Come Wake Me Up.'
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The reshuffling of the Glendale Unified administrative ranks continued this week as officials confirmed personnel changes at district headquarters and several school sites.
Among the most notable was the appointment of Mary Mason, principal at Keppel Elementary School since 2001, to the top job at Roosevelt Middle School. In 2010, Mason played a central role in securing a $7.5-million grant that transformed three elementary schools into federally designated magnet schools. At Keppel, the funds were used to enhance visual and performing arts programming.
Mason replaces Lynn Marso, who has assumed the title of director of human resources at the district office.
Lise Sondergaard, formerly coordinator of categorical programs and professional development for the district, has been named principal at Keppel.
Valley View Elementary School in La Crescenta will also be under new leadership during the 2012-13 school year.
Adriana Pestonji has been with the district since 1996, working first as a teacher and then as an assistant principal at Keppel and Edison elementary schools. Most recently, she was coordinator of state and federal accountability, assessment and evaluation.
Pestonji replaces Carla Walker, who is leaving Valley View to accept a principalship at John Marshall Elementary.
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Last month, district officials announced that Deb Rinder would leave the principal job at Glendale High School to fill a new role at the district office overseeing intervention programs. She was replaced by Monica Makiewicz, formerly an assistant and associate principal under Rinder.
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As anyone at the Onyx Theatre will tell you, experimentation is always good.
So is collaboration. Marko Westwood, in conjunction with RagTag Entertainment, brought both to the stage on Jan. 7 and 8 with "A Little Song and Dance." Ten choreographers joined forces with vocalists and musicians and put on the Broadway-themed concert as a benefit for education, with proceeds donated to the Miley Achievement Center in Las Vegas.
As a show, "A Little Song and Dance" was very different from the usual Onyx fair. Christopher Peterson's renditions of Marilyn Monroe's "I Want to be Loved By You" and Carol Channing's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" were about as adult as it got. (Peterson, who is behind the "Eyecons" show, changed the "diamonds" to "condoms" in the latter song, with suggestive hand gestures and altered choruses and verses to match.)
The rest of the concert was a combination of musical theater, character dance and vocals. While some of the choreography was unremarkable and a few of the transitions were rocky, the sincerity of those involved glimmered through. The vocalists especially were excellent; Ava Galore was the quintessence of the exasperated woman in "Wherever He Ain't," from "Mack and Mabel" and Leah Kreitz and Michael Close were fabulous as both singers and characters in "Sssssss," which opened the show.
Collaboration between vocalists and dancers was another strong element of the performance and an intriguing aspect that could be explored more in subsequent concerts. "Brothers," featuring dancers Jaime Velilla and Westwood himself, was performed to RagTag Entertainment's vocals of "Will I?" from "RENT" and was as magnetic as the opener. Having the vocalists in the house while two dancers twined around each other onstage was immersing and a choreographic feat by Westwood.
"Sssssssss" was an a cappella and dynamic version of "Steam Heat" and embodied the best that the show had to offer: ingenuity, audience-friendly characters and big, belting voices. A construction worker played percussion in the background while Kreitz and Close sang from a bus stop downstage. Unexpected comedy was lent by the musical accompaniment, utilizing the likes of a balloon and a bottle of pills. Two claps at the end triggered a Clapper and laughs from the audience. Dancers Jose Favela, Jesus Nanci and Erin Sullivan showed off some stomp-style skills and tipped a fedora to Bob Fosse.
Two other numbers were Fosse-themed. "Hey There Big Fella," to a remix of "Big Spender" was a predictable but bodacious number choreographed by Westwood that featured the usual bar downstage and sexy attitudes from the dancers. "All That Jazz," choreographed by Serena Bartholomew, was quick and rife with smiles from the dancers, which helped mitigate sections that weren't as clean as they could have been.
Character numbers were seen in Petrina Olson's "Target Practice," to a track from "Annie Get Your Gun," and Tiffany Caudullo's "The Harsh Truth," to "Turn Back, Ol' Man" from "Godspell." Olson's choreography, complete with fake rifles, was simultaneously tom-boy and girly, a trick that was potentially hard to pull off but well-executed. Caudullo's choreography, featuring Westwood as Jesus, was tastefully understated. Her vocals were well-projected and the technique of accompanying dancers Anna Fazio and Adrianna Rosales was apparent.
Fazio also performed to "Look at Me Now" from "The Wild Party," demonstrating some of the stronger technique in the show with extroverted, infectious energy. Onishia Murillo choreographed a delightful and surprisingly fresh number to "It's a Hard Knock Life," with herself, Bartholomew, Kreitz and Marissa Mendoza as the personality-filled orphans. "Hear Me," to "Listen" from "Dreamgirls," another number by Olson and danced with Nanci, was standard, perhaps overdone contemporary, but it made good use of the space and the dancers exhibited emotion well.
Two violin numbers rounded out the show. Caudullo, dressed appropriately in two different glittering gowns, performed "Show Me" from "My Fair Lady" and "Music of the Night" from "Phantom of the Opera." Both provided visual reprieves and underscored the many hats worn by these performers.
If "A Little Song and Dance" had been a boat, a few sailors would probably have been bailing water. However, professionalism wasn't necessarily the point here; Westwood is onto something and it isn't girls in underwear. He's found an under-represented genre, incredible potential in partnerships between groups and and a less visible age range to cater to, and he would do well to keep experimenting.


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Hundreds rally for Illinois DREAM Act to help undocumented college students
An undocumented University of Illinois student was among nearly 900 from across the state who convened on the Capitol April 13 to support legislation that would give college students who are undocumented access to identification, a driver's certificate, better educational counseling in high schools and financial aid.
The DREAM Act failed to pass at the federal level but that hasn't stopped supporters of the Illinois DREAM Act, the state's version of the bill, from pushing legislation that would give more rights to undocumented college students who were brought into the United States by their parents. Undocumented youth do not have legal immigration papers like a Social Security card and cannot obtain a legal driver's license, making it nearly impossible to find a job.
"You have a lot of valuable alumni not being able to get employment after [college]," she says. "I don't think that it's right to treat someone less because they're missing a nine-digit number that was created in the 1930s."
Currently undocumented students can and do attend universities and colleges across Illinois, which includes 95,000 undocumented "youth."
But they cannot obtain a driver's license or insurance for a car, federal loans for higher education or a Social Security card. There is also a fear of deportation among many undocumented students.
The undocumented student, who asked not to be identified by name, says that she has friends at her university who are also undocumented and although she says there is a "safe environment" on campus, it is not the case in the town where she lives.
Ten presidents of universities and colleges, including Michael J. Hogan, president of the University of Illinois, were initial cosigners of a statement supporting the Illinois DREAM Act, as well as 40 different community organizations statewide.
The act would create a privately funded Illinois DREAM Commission, made up of individuals who would raise funds and disperse student scholarships to qualifying undocumented youth. Fred Tsao, policy director for Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, a Chicago-based organization, hopes that the commission would be filled with university faculty and community members.
University of Illinois Springfield assistant professor, Hinda Seif, who was present for the advocacy day, said that she would not comment on the bill.
The bill is backed by Senate President John Cullerton and Rep. Edward Acevedo, both Chicago Democrats. Supporters say the act would require no public funding. But this isn't the first time that the Illinois DREAM Act has been introduced. The act has even passed the Illinois House in years past, but has faced opposition in the Senate.
The undocumented student says the Illinois legislation is especially important because the state has already approved in-state tuition to undocumented students. She says it's like saying, "'Yes, you are part of Illinois' and then, turning around and saying, 'But that's about it. We're not helping you with any other support.'"
More than 200 students took a stand and delivered personally signed cards to Cullerton's office April 13 to remind him of the importance of the bill. An extension has pushed the deadline for House bills to the first week of May.
"We came very close to passing this four years ago," says Tsao. "We did in fact pass it out of the Illinois House. We just ran into problems in the state Senate."
"What we want to highlight is that this is very limited legislation," he says.
The driver's certificates provision is aimed specifically at young people who are undocumented.
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November 17, 2005
In the five months since 18-year-old Natalee Holloway disappeared, search teams have combed the island of Aruba looking for her body, but so far have found nothing. Dr. Phil broke new ground in the case on a previous show. Click here for a look back.
So what happened to Natalee? Did the boys who were last seen with her murder her? Or could she still be alive, and if so, where could she be?
The World's Best Kept Secret
Ty Ritter rescues children who have been sold into the sex slave trade. Learn about his role in the search for Natalee. Also, the explosive phone call that gave hope to Natalee's mother.
"I've never disclosed this to anyone."
The Eye of the Storm
The search takes Jamie and Ty from Cancun to Caracas. Learn why Dr. Phil had to send in a plane to rescue these rescuers. And why one of them was attacked and stabbed.
Were they too close to the truth?
The Search for Amy Bradley
Natalee is not the first American girl to disappear in the Caribbean. Amy Bradley disappeared from a cruise ship after spending the day in Aruba. Was she sold into the sex slave trade?
Consequences for Aruba
The governor of Alabama is now supporting the boycott of Aruba that started on Dr. Phil. Has the boycott affected the island? And what's next?


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- Be able to search for Battle Royales in Game Finder.
- Add a feature to Game Finder that is either for games 8+ or specifically for Battle Royales.
How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
- It will allow everyone to look at Battle Royales from the past and be happy.


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Getting Started With Kate, the Friendly yet Powerful Text Editor
Getting Started With Kate
February 9, 2009
If you run KDE, you may already have encountered Kate, KDE's built-in graphical text editor. If not, it's well worth a look the next time you have text files to edit – whether those are code files, HTML files, config files, or just plain note files. There are stacks of useful features, including multi-document support (so you can have as many files open at the same time as you want, or the same file open in multiple windows), and session support (open sets of files together automatically).
This short series will help you in getting started with Kate. Today's installment covers the basics; the next one will look at customising Kate and using the command-line style interface; and finally I'll look at Kate's provisions for coders (including HTML coders).
Kate is straightforward to get hold of – if you have KDE, you'll already have it installed. Otherwise, install the kdebase package from your package manager, or download the source code from the KDE download page.
My First Kate File
The first thing you're faced with if you just type kate at the command line is the Session Chooser Window. I'll discuss the useful sessions feature further below, but for now, if you just hit the "Open" button, you'll get the default session, with a single new document open, as you'd expect when opening any other text editor (Figure 1).
After this, it's straightforward to just start editing (or creating) a file. The standard menus and commands (open, save, save as) are all present and correct, as are the standard keyboard shortcuts (Figure 2).
In the Tools menu, there are several options for things like highlighting and indenting – I'll look at these in Part 3. There's also options to change the selected text to uppercase/lowercase, and to wrap or join lines, as well as a spellcheck function.
If you start typing, you may notice that Kate matches brackets up for you – when you close a bracket, the matching opening bracket is highlighted. This is useful for code, when you may well want an easy visual check on where you're at with your bracket pairs. Unlike some editors, Kate doesn't issue a warning if there's no match for a close bracket – this is both useful (the warning can be irritating if you use smilies, for example!) and a nuisance (it doesn't bring a lack-of-match to your attention when coding).
It doesn't appear to save drafts on crash, although it does warn you on close if there are unsaved changes. Hitting Ctrl-S will either save the file, or bring up a save dialog if it's currently un-named.


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The acting head of the New England Mafia was sentenced on Wednesday to 6 1/2 years in prison for shaking down local strip clubs for protection money.
Anthony L. DiNunzio, 53, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy in September under a plea agreement in U.S. District Court in Providence. The sentence was the maximum amount of time recommended by prosecutors under the plea deal.
DiNunzio is the eighth associate of the New England mob to be convicted and sentenced following an investigation into the extortion of strip clubs. Federal authorities said his conviction and sentencing deal another blow to what was once a far more formidable criminal organization.
"Taking down the head of the family is a significant step," Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha said.
U.S. District Court Judge William Smith said the maximum sentence was appropriate because he doesn't believe DiNunzio is likely to rehabilitate and because he was the acting leader of the enterprise.
"You're the person at the top, and when you're at the top you have to take the most responsibility," the judge told DiNunzio.
DiNunzio, of Boston, was arrested in April. Among the other people who pleaded guilty in the case are former New England mob boss Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, Rhode Island capo Edward Lato and mob member Alfred "Chippy" Scivola.
DiNunzio admitted in court that he was paid monthly protection money by the owners of the Providence strip clubs the Satin Doll, Cadillac Lounge and Foxy Lady. He began receiving those payments when he ascended to the role of acting boss of the New England Mafia in late 2009 and early 2010.
According to prosecutors, DiNunzio and another man, Theodore Cardillo, manager of the Cadillac Lounge, netted at least $2 million from the scheme. Cardillo has agreed to plead guilty to his role in it.
DiNunzio's attorney, Robert Sheketoff, had asked the judge to impose a sentence of just over five years. He said his client suffers from high blood pressure and back problems and nothing would be served by keeping him in prison an extra year.
"He's accepted responsibility," Sheketoff said. "He's prepared to do his time."
Sheketoff said DiNunzio wants to serve his sentence at a federal facility in Devens, Mass., so he can be close to his family. The facility also houses inmates with special medical needs.
DiNunzio, who also will be supervised for three years following his release from prison, had no reaction as the judge announced the sentence. He nodded farewell to prosecutors as they left the courtroom. One said, "Good luck to you."
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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Baby boomers continue to redefine the meaning of retirement. We are more educated than our predecessors and want our golden years to be filled with learning new things, taking on new challenges and traveling the world. Health is also a priority among our generation and boomers will want to stay active in retirement. But as much as we all look forward to leaving the workforce, the transition can be daunting.
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The emotional aspect of leaving the workforce can be jarring and many new retirees have a tough time organizing, prioritizing and feeling productive with the new-found time. To get some tips for boomers making the shift into their non-working life, I spoke to New-York based psychologist and money coach Dr. Barbara Nusbaum to find out how boomers can prepare mentally and plan a meaningful and active retirement. Here is what she had to say:
Boomer: What advice do you have for baby boomers getting ready to leave the workforce?
Nusbaum: I think the way baby boomers can plan for leaving the workforce is to "plan" for leaving the workforce. Most people don't think about planning in a holistic way, they focus on planning around health issues or financial issues, but it needs to be more inclusive. What I mean by that is protecting and planning for problems that come up with finance and health, but also planning around meaningful retirement, like ways to maintain connections with people, your social network, your family, your friends, or developing current interests and focus, whether it is avocations or vocations, new ones for retirement. Thinking about retirement not just as an on off switch, you don't just retire in one day. Retirement is a process and you will need to think about it as a process.
Boomer: What lifestyle changes should boomers prepare to make in retirement?
Nusbaum: There are going to be changes in a number of areas. The most obvious would be the financial and health change, which can bring a lot of stress and boomers need to prepare for these changes psychologically and emotionally.
When people stop working they often feel like they are losing friendships and connections along with their identity as they worry about what life is going to look like. People wonder: How am I going to still feel important and relevant in a culture that often over values work and under values people's contributions in non-paying jobs? That is one change in terms of psychological issues. Retirees' connections decrease often as they are not working and they need to think about how they are going to expand or create new networks of friends, colleagues, new volunteer colleagues. This is different between men and women because women often have larger social networks than men. Men's lives are more likely to be focused around their worklife.
Another change would be around family. If you have a partner, the different ways you are going to be spending time together can add stress. For instance for 30 or 40 years one or both of you has been out of the house and now it is going to be a time when both partners are going to be around and interacting more. Or you might be around children more or want to be around children more and that can require an attitude shift.
Boomer: With so much free time on their hands, what daily activities would you recommend for boomers to reduce the anticipated boredom in retirement?
Nusbaum: I think this is such a good question and a challenging one. Retirement requires a lot of planning. Start to think about what you are going to do in retirement: are you going to remain in the workforce part time, re-educate or re tool yourself by going back to school, switching jobs, learning a different skill or volunteer?
What happens in retirement, the shift is from an "outwardizing" mode to "inwardizing." Before retirement if you are working in the home or outside the home you are often very engaged with outside structure - you are at a job or you are on committees so you are kind of structured by the outside world. When you retire it is more inward looking of how you have to structure your own time and your own day and thinking about what drives you, what is interesting to you, rather than it being determined by outside forces.
Boomer: How can families help boomers deal with the emotional aspect of no longer being an active participant in the workforce?
Nusbaum: Families should have discussions about what retirement life will look like. Partners should discuss what each person wants retirement to look like: are you going to be more active grandparents, travel more, take up volunteering or home improvement repairs.
Also in terms of the difficulties that come with retirement whether it is health or financial, I think these are crucial conversations to be having with the next generation. It is really a family project when people retire, and financial or health problems are a natural part of almost every families' lives and members should discuss how everybody collectively be clear eyed and speak frankly about what a future is and how to best plan intergenerationally.
Boomer: Would you recommend volunteer work for the retiree?
Nusbaum: I would definitely recommend boomers stay active either working or volunteering. I know people who volunteer with tutoring, at museums, on financial boards of non profit organizations. Staying engaged and excited with interests and passions will make life more fulfilling.


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Colleges should pay for late-night T service, report says
It's perhaps the chief complaint heard from just-arrived college students in Boston: Why isn't the T open past 12:30 a.m.?
Now, a T-affiliated group has a solution: If college students want late-night T service, colleges should pay for it.
In a report released Friday by the MBTA Rider Oversight Committee — a group of riders, advocates, and T employees who advise the transit agency — the organization proposed overhauling the T's college discount program to provide the funds necessary to operate the subway system later into the night.
The idea, based on the Chicago Transit Authority's U-Pass program, requires that participating colleges and universities buy unlimited-use subway and bus passes for no less than 100 percent of their students. The passes would be discounted more deeply than the T's current college pass program, which provides a flat 11 percent discount rate to students who opt in.
In exchange for buying passes for their entire student population, the colleges are assured that the revenue is dedicated specifically toward paying for late-night transit.
"The main reason for considering a revamped unlimited college student pass program in the Boston area is to generate revenue for the MBTA — potentially enough revenue to run overnight service,'' the report said. "Providing overnight service in exchange for colleges buying into the program will make students and colleges more likely to accept such a program.''
If just half of the college students in the Boston area were provided with the unlimited transit pass at a 50 percent discount, it would bring in about $43 million in revenue per year, the report said. The Rider Oversight Committee estimated that running a late-night transportation service would cost the T less than $10 million per year.
Of course, there are other challenges hampering the T from operating late-night service. One problem is that the few hours the subway is closed each night are the only time T staff can make repairs on the aging system.
Still, the report might serve as ammunition for mayoral candidates who promise to push the T to extend nighttime service.


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Saturday, September 06, 2008
The blush fades from the Saratoga rose
A meeting at Saratoga bookended by Commentator winning the Whitney Handicap a second time and Curlin taking the Woodward saw the six weeks unfold with a magnificent effort by the best mare in training, Ginger Punch, another by three-year-old Proud Spell in the Alabama and a truly memorable Travers in which Colonel John prevailed by less than an inch over the developing star Mambo in Seattle, was overshadowed by steady declines in betting receipts and attendance that were truly alarming.
Some three thousand miles to the west, the meeting at Del Mar saw a similar reversal of fortune.
While weather was not an issue at Del Mar the relentless rain at Saratoga provided a handy and entirely plausible excuse early in the meeting, but perfect weather during the second half produced essentially flat receipts and attendance figures yet did nothing to subdue what amounted to a daily decline in handle that averaged about $1 million, year over year. Certainly, the weak economy was part of the equation and, in the view of Del Mar officials, the primary cause of business declines in another heretofore bulletproof market.
A diluted racing product was not embraced by horseplayers who operated from afar. NYRA ran races it seemed for the sake of running races, expanding almost every card. Cheap maiden claiming races fill and NYRA is now more concerned with attracting large fields than maintaining a level of competition suitable to Saratoga and for that matter Belmont.
Not so long ago, the bottom claiming level at Saratoga was $25,000 and no selling races for maidens were offered even at that price. Not so long ago, there were no claiming races offered for New York-breds at any NYRA track. Not so long ago, a large portion of the horse population in residence at Saratoga this summer would have been sent to Monmouth Park or Finger Lakes while the centerpiece meeting of the New York season was in progress.
But there was more to the story of Saratoga '08.
Perhaps the predatory nature of the hoteliers, merchants and restaurateurs of Saratoga Springs and the New York Racing Association has finally reached the point of diminishing returns. This would explain the flat on-site meeting and a tough six weeks for the Chamber of Commerce, but betting declines were most pronounced off-site, which nowadays means the rest of North America.
Observations by others shed some light on the current state of the summer-destination resort meeting, Every Saratoga experience is different but this year far too many were less than idyllic.
This from Alydarjk, a frequent commenter:
" … I have been coming to the Spa for thirty years and I attended for four of the six weekends this summer and there was a different feel to the whole experience. It probably had to do with the economy, the gas prices and the weather. Lots of for rent signs, for sale signs and it was never easier to get an Albany hotel any cheaper. No question that the racing cards had some very good moments (Travers, Alabama, etc.), but there were a lot of ordinary cards with ordinary racing. NYRA does need to change some of its approach to getting the attention of the young and established, but it is distressing that even with a lot of publicity, only 22,000 would show up to see Curlin this past Saturday. It would be too simple to drop it all at the feet of NYRA. I would like to say that I know the answer, but I think that it will take some time to be clear for all of us."
From "Former Citidiot:"
"… as for the headline.....sees you next year, well I'm no longer sure.
I have been going to Saratoga for the last 10 years. And while I was able to put up with the outrageous hotel and food prices, I am no longer sure I want to. $500 for a night at a Residence Inn? And it's still a cab ride to the track and main street? Holiday Inn or Hilton for 400 a night if you can even get a room? No thanks. About the only place where they don't hike the price is the diner. I am saying Uncle, enough. No more Saratoga. Maybe they can extend the meet another few weeks to dilute the product and drive the price down. And the nerve of the lame residents. Calling the tourists "citidiots" and how they can't wait to get the town back. Go ahead "Saralosers" have your town back for good. You won't see my annual $5,000 donation to your overpriced town next year."
Seems that more than one derisive element is at work here that when combined boil down to poor if arrogant decision making in the face of an obviously weak marketplace driven in great part by external economic forces.
In a recessionary economy, simultaneously raising prices and diluting quality is not a sound business model.
Check out Paul Moran on Blogspot At the Races


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Himes withdraws support for attack on Syria
WASHINGTON -- A symbol of President Barack Obama's uphill fight to win congressional approval for a U.S. raid on Syria was highlighted Monday when U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., said he no longer supports such an attack and is now "leaning toward `no.' "
Obama is expected to use a Tuesday night speech to the nation to present reasons why the U.S. should launch a military attack against Syria in retaliation for what he says was the Syrian government's use of chemical weapons last month against insurgents in that country's civil war.
But the 4th District congressman said he's "skeptical'' that such an U.S. attack would be the best move because:
There is scant international support for such a step.
Hezbollah and other "very unsavory groups'' in Syria might get control of the chemical weapons in the chaos of a raid.
The unintended consequences of an attack also could include a retaliatory Hezbollah attack on Israel.
His constituents are strongly opposed to U.S. intervention. "When my constituents are very, very clear on an issue, I would vote the other way only if the case was very overwhelming,'' he said. "That's not the situation here.''
At a town hall meeting Sunday in Darien, Himes and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., heard citizens speak for and against a military strike, but a straw vote showed that most of the 425 people attending were against any U.S. raid.
Himes said he will watch Obama's speech Tuesday night to see if the administration has been able to pick up more international support and for assurances that a raid wouldn't trigger wider violence in the region.
Last month, fresh from visiting Jordan and Turkey as a member of the House Intelligence Committee, Himes had urged Obama to order a cruise missile attack on Syrian artillery as punishment for using chemical weapons in defiance of Obama's red-line warning against such a step.
At the time, Himes adamantly rejected the use of U.S. ground troops to punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but said a cruise missile attack would make it "very plain that when you cross the red line set by the president of the United States, there's a price to be paid.''
Blumenthal said Monday that he has heard the views of Connecticut voters on all sides of the issue and "will consider them preeminently in my decision regarding the authorization of military force, which I expect to make in the next day or so.''
A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., said she also was undecided about whether to approve of Obama's plan to order an attack on Syria. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., also is undecided, her communications director said.
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who voted last week against U.S. intervention when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a pro-attack resolution, said Monday that he doesn't plan to change his views on the issue.
He joined Obama in carefully hailing the proposal for Assad to put his chemical weapons under international control.
"If it were a truly international effort, this could be a very positive development,'' Murphy said. " If Assad were to lose control over all of his chemical weapons, I would hope that would obviate the push for U.S. air strikes.''
Informal tallies of Senate and House members showed that Obama was facing an embarrassing failure in his quest for congressional approval for a raid. Against that backdrop, the president late Monday eagerly welcomed Russia's dramatic proposal for Syria to surrender its chemical weapons to international control.
Using six network television interviews to set the stage for a nationally televised address Tuesday night, Obama said it was "possible" for Syria to avert the showdown if the offer to give up the weapons was "real."
It also would give him a chance to avert a showdown on Capitol Hill, where his prospects appeared dim.
"I think it's certainly a positive development when the Russians and the Syrians both make gestures toward dealing with these chemical weapons," Obama said in an interview with CNN.
"It is a potentially positive development. I have to say it's unlikely that we would have arrived at that point where there would be public statements like that without a credible military threat to deal with the chemical weapons use inside Syria," Obama added.
The Russians apparently seized upon seemingly off-hand comments by Secretary of State John Kerry during a stop in London that Bashar al-Assad could end the threat of U.S. military action if "he could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week --turn it over, all of it without delay and allow the full and total accounting."
The Russian proposal outlined by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was immediately accepted by visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem. It was not immediately clear what impact the Russian proposal would have on a Senate vote to authorize the use of military force that could come as early as Wednesday, the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
An Associated Press survey completed before Russia's proposal found 23 of the Senate's 100 members favoring military authorization and 10 more leaning that way. The survey found 20 senators opposed to military action, with 14 others leaning that way.
The AP reported that the remaining 33 senators were undecided or publicly uncommitted, raising the possibility of a 60-vote majority to approve an authorization to use military force.
In the House, 201 of the 433 sitting lawmakers had not yet taken a public position, the AP found. The news service found fewer than a dozen House members had declared support and 150 had voiced opposition or leaned that way.


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Bourbon-Glazed Pork Chops and Fried Eggs Recipe
How to make the best meal of the week even better.
Pork chops with fried eggs and a bourbon glaze are the perfect excuse to bring out the booze before noon.
Read more: Sunday Brunch: Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops with Fried Eggs
- Yield:Serves 4
- Active time: 20 minutes
- Total time:20 minutes
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- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 pork chops (about 1 1/4 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 2 scallions, sliced
In a small bowl combine brown sugar, smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Rub brown sugar mixture over pork chops.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat until foaming subsides. Add pork chop and cook until well-browned, about 4 minutes. Flip pork and cook until browned on second side, about 3 minutes. Add bourbon to pan. Continue to cook until liquid had reduced to a dark glaze, about 3 minutes longer. Remove pork chops and any remaining glaze from the pan and reserve. Transfer pork chops to a large plate to rest, pouring any glaze on top.
Wipe out skillet with a paper towel. Return skillet to medium-high heat, add oil, and heat until shimmering. Fry the eggs until the whites are set but the yolks are still runny, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Top each pork chop with an egg, sprinkle with scallions, and serve.
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