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Regardless of who wins the election today, that man will proceed forward with the knowledge that half of the voting public did not support him. Regardless of which candidate "wins," he will struggle to act with a similarly divided Congress. If there ever was a time for a book like Susan Clark's and Woden Teachout's Slow Democracy, that time is today.
Early in its pages, Clark and Teachout poke fun at their own title: who wants their democracy to be "slow"? Yet rather than snail's pace, Clark and Teachout had a very different definition in mind. Building from the energy of the Slow Food movement, they envision recapturing some of the more intangible and precious aspects of democracy -- aspects which America has abandoned in our relentless pursuit of "efficiency."
A caveat: I'm the worst cynic about politics, so much so that for many years I didn't even vote. "It doesn't make any difference," I'd say. The Transition Movement's "Cheerful Disclaimer" beautifully captured my opinions:
If we wait for the governments, it'll be too little, too late
If we act as individuals, it'll be too little
But if we act as communities, it might just be enough, just in time.
And Clark and Teachout have caused me to rethink what that all means.
At first I was frustrated by their book. "This is not a 'how-to' or a facilitator's handbook," they wrote. Then what good is it? I grumbled, and nearly pitched it across the room.
But they hooked me anyway.
"Calling America a democracy is like calling football tennis." Yup to that one! I'm with you.
"'Government is too slow already' ... We agree." Ok, you got me listening.
Slow Democracy does include a short appendix to cover the how-to's. I flipped to "slow democracy rules" early in my reading, and it didn't strike me as particularly meaningful or insightful at the time. That was because I didn't really get it about what this slow democracy stuff meant.
Empasizing the parallels to the Slow Food movement, Clark & Teachout say "What we have now is the McDonald's of democracy. It isn't necessarily a rapid process, any more than our processed foods--with slaughterhouses, processing plants, intercontinental transportation routes, and months in the freezer -- are actually quick. But it's fast in the sense that fast food is fast: it's a centralized process based on the premise of efficiency, delivering a simple, easy-to-use produce, but one that leaves citizens undernourished and unsatisfied."
Yikes. Now they're really speaking my language. I'm one of those undernourished, unsatisfied citizens. One who vainly tried to fast rather than partake of the junk!
Clark & Teachout have done their homework. In some cases they go back to the roots of American democracy, and quote the amazement of European observers at how engaged early Americans were in political discourse. At other times they go to local examples of citizens taking action and getting things done in their hometowns. Because that's what Slow Democracy comes down to: "it is a reminder of the care needed for full-blooded, empowered community decision making."
If you said "politics" to me a week or so ago (before I'd read Slow Democracy), it would have called to my mind the over-polished images of the national elections, the farce of a staged debate, the big-corporate buyout of local initiatives, and that panicked adrenaline of head-to-head conflict: you're either For or Against. There was nothing "building" about it. Give me my shovel, and let me get back to real work.
"Slow democracy presents a paradigm shift: instead of seeing politics as something that is national, Washington-based, and out of reach, we can see the real possibilities at home."
Instead, Clark and Teachout coax me to think about the times I've worked with my city councilman and the mayor's office and the (massive) local school board as well as with teachers and neighbors, in building a community garden. The examples in Slow Democracy are about local people putting local resources to work and getting real, meaningful stuff done. They are about local people working together with other local people -- even those with different opening paradigms -- unearthing, and then achieving, a common goal.
"Michael Pollan ... Carlo Petrini ... Woody Tasch ... Bill McKibben ... emphasize the need for everyone to come together to make change. But what will that 'coming together' look like? With Slow Democracy we are taking that next step, proposing a shift in the way we think about community and democratic engagement." This book is all about making that mental shift.
For a self-confessed political cynic, I have to say that even after 214 pages, I'm still "in transition." Such a shift is a big one to make. But I think I needed to read Slow Democracy ... and I still need to let it sink in.
Within the Transition Movement, we are willing to admit that in order to cope with peak oil, climate change, economic contraction, peak everything, and social injustice, it's going to take transformative change in every area of human endeavor. I like to refer to David Holmgren's Permaculture Flower when I say this, because every petal is gonna change. Clark and Teachout are making a valiant effort to guide us toward change in the Governance petal.
As I said before, they do offer an appendix of "slow democracy rules" and one of "slow democracy resources," but perhaps we (as a society) aren't quite there yet. Perhaps (and the "get into action already" part of me really hates to admit this) Clark & Teachout are dead-on right in offering a book that is about the Why of change, that describes the valuable aspects of the democratic heritage we have abandoned. We are so distant from it right now that we (undernourished and unsatisfied fast-democracy junkies) might have difficulty wrapping our minds around the vision of what could be.
One question that lingers, even after I've finished their book, is perhaps my eternal question: that of Scale. Clark & Teachout begin with tales of Vermont town meetings. They present a myriad of delightful success stories from small towns getting together, finding the commonalities, and moving forward beyond strife. But all of these are stories of pools of people which are far, far smaller than the one I'm wrestling with. Heck, the population of Clark & Teachout's entire STATE is similar to the constituency of one Los Angeles city councilman. I wonder how the Slow Democracy ideas would play out here.
But in my heart of hearts I probably already know the answer: it's better than what we have now. Getting off the junk food diet is essential. It's essential toward increasing citizen engagement, it's essential toward improving our personal satisfaction with the state of the world, and it's essential toward making the kind of changes we all know need to be made.
Read Slow Democracy and see if you agree.
Joanne Poyourow directs the Environmental Change-Makers nonprofit in Los Angeles. In seven years of activities, the Change-Makers have built two community gardens and launched the Transition Movement's presence in Los Angeles. This December, Joanne will be offering a webinar about "Building a Vibrant Local Economy" through Transition US.


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In a world where Vikings and dragons battle for existence, one boy will change the world.
"How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular" brings to life the Dreamworks' movie. Last weekend at the First Niagara Center, the show proved to be truly spectacular.
With a mixture of acrobatics, animatronics and a video background that is nine times bigger than a regular movie screen, this was a one-of-a-kind experience.
Upon finding our seats, the entire arena was abuzz with excitement and anticipation. As the lights dimmed and a hush descended upon the arena, hundreds of glowing blue and red Viking helmets could be seen glittering throughout the crowd. The arena had been divided in half so that the dragons could be kept hidden from view. The barrier that divided the floor was used as a video background, which was a major part of the fascination that held the audience members rooted to their seats. The video background used visuals to transport the audience directly to Burke (Hiccup's home). It enhanced the experience so that you believed that you really were in the heart of an evil mountain or falling through the sky with nothing under you but miles of air. With the help of the video background, you would have thought that you were flying through the sky on the back of a dragon or that flaming wreckage was destroying everything in sight.
Hiccup and Toothless steal the show with their friendship and loyalty. The show is filled with dragons, fire, adventure and breathtaking special effects. The experience was awesome and every seat in the house had an excellent view of the entire show. Children and adults alike were entranced with the adventure unfolding before them. Throughout the show we see Hiccup mature and gain responsibility. Hiccup tries to convince his father that the dragons can be tamed and should be befriended. Hiccup's father, however, refuses to see things Hiccup's way and captures Toothless. Finally, when Hiccup's dad makes it to the island where Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus (the evil, big mama dragon) resides, he realizes that Hiccup was right and releases Toothless. Hiccup and Toothless then swoop in and save the day.
There are 23 dragons used in the show. The movements of the dragons are extremely lifelike and make you believe that, for the duration of the show, the dragons are real. Each dragon is controlled by several people. One person controls the head, another controls the tail, and others the legs.
I highly recommend that you jump at the chance if something like this comes to town again. If you liked the performance, you should either see the Dreamworks' version of the movie or read the books written by Cressida Cowell.
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Sue Dyke, from Wesley Methodist Church in Shawnee, said that along with all of the wonderful sites giving away supplies for tornado victims, the Wesley Free Clothes Closet is offering jeans, shoes, work clothes, children clothing, toys, etc. She said "We'll be open on the patio behind the church, 302 E. Independence, from 9-5 p.m. through Saturday, and anyone may phone 405-570-3776 for additional hours.
"We will open any day to serve anyone needing clean clothes," she added.
Lakeview Church on SH 102 is looking for groups to volunteer in case you have a work group that wants to go out and help. There is no training for their help groups.
Tim & Cindy Smith are the contacts. Cindy's cell is 405-481-0008
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They have a very organized list of heavy duty manual labor needs for different families. It would be great if one person from your company could contact them to adopt a project.
Lt. Philip Canning of The Salvation Army said his organization and the American Red Cross, which are working closely together, can use monetary donations. Those donations can be made to The Salvation Army or the American Red Cross.
The two organizations and the Southern Baptist men have been providing meals at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center since Monday morning.
Canning indicated the donations will be used to purchase needed food items and those items needed by the organizations.
Scott Kingrey, general manager at Shawnee Mall, said the mall will be taking donations to assist with the relief effort across Oklahoma. Donations can be dropped off at the Center Court stage in front of JC Penney or the mall office which is located in the service corridor opposite JC Penney's just off center court.
All items received will be given to the American Red Cross.
The mall common area is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p..m, Kingrey said, and office hours are Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. "We will be accepting clothing, food, hygiene items, bedding etc. If you have any questions please contact the mall, 405-275-7253 EXT. 0 or visit the mall's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Shawnee-Mall/256665634408619," he added.
Dale School, 300 Smith Drive in Dale, has clothes, baby supplies, shoes and personal items available for victims of the tornadoes, according to Karren Cantrell, counselor.
Anyone in need may go to the Multi-Purpose Classroom at the school between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The Rev. Amy Busse Perkins, pastor Shawnee's United Presbyterian Church, said the church collected donation of diapers, work gloves, bottled water and gatorade for the immediate Moore Relief Effort at the church on Tuesday. The church is located at 330 N. Beard Street, Shawnee.
For more information, please contact Perkins at 405-275-1084 or 405-788-2113.
Shawnee Rescue Mission has announced its received free new moving boxes from Feed The Children.
Officials there said "f you or somebody you know has been affected by tornadoes and need boxes to move their stuff, we have thousands of new boxes available. Please come by Shawnee Rescue Mission, 204 N Louisa. Pull down back alley garage door on the west side of building."
Pottawatomie County's Health Department will be providing free Tetanus shots to adults at the Expo center from 8:00 to 5:00.
An official there said "We will have adult and children's tetanus also at the health department."
The facility is located at 1904 Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee.
The Baptist Convention has chainsaw relief teams available to help with debris removal. They can be contacted at 405-443-7583, 405-388-6912 or 405-415-5261.
The Shawnee Animal Shelter has some space for people that are displaced with animals. Contact them at 405-878-1531 and they are located at 1502 N. Leo, Shawnee.
Donations of clothing and household goods can be delivered to the Salvation Army at 200 E. 9th, Shawnee. They ask that you do not bring clothes or other household items to any of the shelters or emergency responder locations, please take those items to the Salvation Army Thift Store on East Ninth.
Red Cross has a shelter open at Shawnee Athletic Center: 1001 N Kennedy in Shawnee. Current population is 12.
Providing canteen support to first responders at Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center 1700 W. Independence.
There is also a fixed feeding site at the Expo Center center in the grandstands where people can get a hot meal. Breakfast is being provided through a partnership with the Salvation Army and then lunch and dinner in coordination with the Baptist southern men.
Also, BCI Broadband has set up and is maintaining a communications café at the Red Cross aid station at the high school. Available are several laptops, wifi internet, landline phones and a large screen TV set up in the gym so displaced folks can communicate and have some down time. BCI Broadband is also providing coffee and cookies to the victims, volunteers and first responders.
Lakeview Church of Christ church located immediately off SH 102, one mile south of where the killer tornado struck on Sunday, in partnership with West Monroe Louisiana, is serving hot meals. This will continue through the coming days. Any families, workers, etc. affected or involved with the disaster Sunday evening are welcome to come by to receive a hot meal.
The church also has a semi-truck load of materials available for anyone adversely affected in the Bethel Acres, and Dale area.
Please do not bring donation to this site. They have materials ready to distribute.
Gordon Cooper Technology Center, in conjunction with the Oklahoma State Department of Career and Technology Education will be setting up in the parking lot of the church to provide safety training for clean-up volunteers (use of chainsaws, etc.) hard hats will be available as well, and any other help that can assist in the clean-up effort.
The YMCA is a Donation Drop Off Site. It is accepting donations at 700 W. Saratoga, at the Shawnee Family YMCA. The number is 405 273-4386
Also, the YMCA is open for showers should individuals need to shower.
American Red Cross has an immediate need of water, snacks, gatorade and small personal hygiene products (travel size) If you live in Shawnee, please take the donations direct to the Red Cross at 232 N. Broadway.
The Oklahoma Insurance Commission representatives will stage an office on the second floor of the Expo Center located at 1700 W. Independence, Shawnee OK 74804.
Also, there are two blood drives this Friday, May 24. The first is at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at FireLake Lanes on Hardesty Road. And another 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. FireLake Grand Casino.
The Red Cross will be taking applications for volunteers at Firelake Grand Casino (Command Center for the recent Oklahoma tornados). If you are interested go to the Grand building to the right of the Casino and ask for Barb, Heather or Jeff.
Volunteers are needed.
OBU is offering transitional housing in Agee Residence Center for those who have lost or sustained damage to their homes. Up to 350 beds are available through May 29 when the rooms will need to be vacated for previously contracted summer camps.
To arrange housing, contact Michael Burns, OBU director of residential life, at 405-308-7336 or come to the front desk inside the south door of Agee Residence Center and ask for Burns or Jeremy Fisher, director of Agee Residence Center.


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Colombian presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, who faces incumbent Juan Manuel Santos in a run-off vote, on Thursday dropped his threat to end peace talks with Marxist rebels if elected, softening his stance on the election's most pivotal issue.
The right-wing Zuluaga won the most votes in a first round vote on Sunday but not enough to avoid a run-off set for June 15. He is now neck and neck with Santos, a poll showed on Thursday, raising the suspense in the Andean nation's tightest election in years.
Zuluaga told Caracol radio that if elected, he would still demand that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, cease combat and criminal activity to continue the talks Santos initiated in late 2012, but would no longer immediately suspend talks as he promised previously.
Zuluaga did not say how long he would give FARC to declare a ceasefire, a condition it has rejected until now, but said he softened his stance at the request of Conservative Party leader Marta Lucia Ramirez in exchange for her support in the run-off vote campaign.
"We maintain our same conditions to advance the search for a negotiated peace," Zuluaga told local radio. "We'll allow the talks to continue." He added he would review what had been agreed upon so far during the closed-door discussions.
The question of how to end the country's 50-year conflict, during which 220,000 people have been killed, has been the campaign's most prominent issue, with negotiations appearing to put peace within closer reach than ever before.
Negotiators at the talks, which are being held in Cuba, have reached partial accords on three of five topics under discussion.
Santos says this election is a choice between grasping a historic chance to end the decades-old conflict by voting for him, or continuing "an endless war" by choosing his rival.
Zuluaga, backed by popular ex-President Alvaro Uribe, who decimated rebel ranks with a relentless U.S.-backed military onslaught, has been critical of the talks with "terrorists" and drug traffickers.
Santos told Caracol radio that Zuluaga's warming to the idea of talks was hypocritical, branding it "politicking."
"Now it turns out they are friends of peace and for continued negotiations, even though they impose conditions impossible to fulfill," Santos said.
The first voter poll since Sunday's first round, published on Thursday by researcher Cifras y Conceptos, showed Santos had a narrow lead of 1 percentage point over Zuluaga, with 38 and 37 percent of voter intentions, respectively, in a survey of 1,672 respondents.
With a 2.9 percentage point margin of error, the two are technically tied.
Leftist Clara Lopez, of the Democratic Pole party, said late on Thursday that she, like Green Alliance candidate Enrique Penalosa, would not be announcing support for either candidate, though she supports peace talks.
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Despite being just 14 years old, St. Louis (Mo.) Chaminade point guard Jayson Tatum has already received several scholarship offers from programs like Kansas, Missouri and Memphis.
Earlier this week, Florida head coach Billy Donovan added the Gators to that list when he offered the 6-foot-6, 175-pound freshman guard a scholarship. Tatum said these offers serve as a reminder to stay humble.
"It was very exciting and made me realize I'm truly blessed and how thankful, especially since I am only 14 years old," Tatum said.
Tatum found out about the offer through his father, who is a high school basketball coach, after Donovan spoke with his dad. He knew the Gators had interest prior to the offer after Donovan had attended one of his practices.
For Tatum, he likes to take advantage in the transition game and prefers the run-and-gun playing style. He believes Florida plays a similar way, which makes the Gators an attractive option.
"They get up and down and play hard on defense with a lot of transition baskets," Tatum said.
Since Tatum is a 2016 recruit, he doesn't have any favorites at this time and said he likes all of the schools interested in him the same.
However, the St. Louis native already has an additional connection to Florida. Former Gators David Lee and Bradley Beal both attended Chaminade High School where Tatum currently plays basketball.
"It's certainly something I think about, because from Florida they both went to the NBA," Tatum said. "So it sounds like a great place to go."


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June 7, 2007 -- Kids with leukemia may need a bone marrow transplant from a matched donor. But they do just as well with mismatched cord blood, doctors find.
About 30% of patients needing a transplant are lucky -- they have a brother or sister whose bone marrow is a perfect match for their own. But the other 70% of patients have to endure a desperate search for a matched stranger willing to undergo the painful donation process.
Now a new finding is revolutionizing the field of bone marrow transplant. University of Minnesota researcher John E. Wagner, MD, and colleagues show that unmatched infusions of umbilical cord blood work as well as matched bone marrow transplants.
"Seeing the lack of impact of matching was a surprise," Wagner tells WebMD. "No one would have thought this would have occurred. This is going to change the face of transplant medicine."
The change already is under way. About half of children and 30% to 40% of adults who would previously have received bone-marrow transplants -- if they could find a donor -- are now getting cord blood infusions, says Gary Kleiner, MD, PhD, co-director of pediatric stem cell transplants at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
"Potentially, with cord blood, most patients who didn't have a donor before will now have someone," Kleiner, who was not involved in the Wagner study, tells WebMD. "After doing 1,000 cord blood transplants, I have never found a patient without a suitable cord-blood donor -- and it saves time, which often is of the essence."
Moreover, when cord blood is a perfect match with the patient's tissues, it appears that cord blood transplants offer even better results than matched bone marrow transplants.
"I think this is one of the most important pieces of medical information to come out of transplant medicine in a long time," Wagner says. "It has profound implications not only for individual patients but also for public policy."
Why public policy? What's holding back more widespread use of cord blood is not lack of donors. Wagner and Kleiner say that donations -- taken from the umbilical cord and placenta after a healthy baby already is delivered -- are not hard to obtain.
The problem is the expense of properly banking cord blood. Wagner says that Congress has already allocated $100 million for cord blood banking and that more public funds likely will become available as cord blood transplants become ever more common.
Cord Blood and Child Leukemia
Wagner and colleagues studied children treated for leukemia before their 16th birthday. Treatment means using chemotherapy to kill off their white blood cells. To replenish these crucial immune system cells, 282 of the kids got bone marrow transplants and 503 got cord blood transplants.
Both bone marrow and cord blood contain blood stem cells capable of replacing the cells lost to chemotherapy. But the transplants only take if the donor's tissues carry nearly all the same "self" markers -- called HLA -- as the patient's tissues.
The worse the HLA match, the greater the chance the transplanted cells will see the patient's body as "foreign" and attack it.
But earlier studies suggested that cord blood cells didn't have to be a perfect match. Of the six crucial HLA markers, cord blood seemed to work if one or even two HLA markers were mismatched.
Wagner and colleagues looked at how many kids remained leukemia-free after five years -- a milepost that usually means the patient is cured of cancer.
Sure enough, kids who got cord blood transplants mismatched for one or two HLA markers did as well as kids who got matched bone-marrow transplants. And kids who got perfectly matched cord blood transplants seemed to do even better than those who got matched bone marrow transplants.
Kids with leukemia aren't the only patients who badly need bone marrow transplants. The treatment can also save the lives of children born with dysfunctional immune systems. Many such children, Kleiner says, can't survive a long search for a matched marrow donor.
"No longer do we have to keep searching for that matched marrow donor," Wagner says. "Fifteen thousand patients -- right now -- cannot find a donor. This now gives them another option. Matching is no longer the barrier it is with marrow donors."
Wagner says that doctors are now much better at cord blood transplants than they were when the study began. Patients today can expect much better results than those seen in the study, he says.
The Wagner study appears in The Lancet. In an editorial accompanying the study, Vanderson Rocha and Eliane Gluckman of Saint Louis Hospital in Paris, advise doctors to start their search for cord blood banks and bone marrow registries at the same time -- and to use the one they find first.
Wagner says that his group is studying whether cord blood works as well for older adults as it does for children.


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BRISTOL — Administrators at Mount Abraham Union High School are grinding away this week at a 2012-2013 budget proposal, hoping to nip and tuck their way to a zero-percent spending increase.
This task comes after Gov. Peter Shumlin asked school districts statewide to level fund their budgets for the third straight year. But Lanny Smith, chair of the Mount Abe school board, isn't sure that's possible.


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Actor Matthew McConaughey celebrated the end of filming on "Dallas Buyers Club" by eating a cheeseburger because
he had been on a drastic diet to play someone with AIDS in the movie.
The "Magic Mike" star shed 40 pounds for his latest role, but as soon as filming wrapped McConaughey indulged in his favorite fast-food treat.
He tells People.com, "A cheeseburger. That was it. I got the cheeseburger, and then I sat there for 25 minutes and doozied it up (ate it)."
McConaughey, who became a father for the third time late last month, reveals he has gained 25 pounds since the shoot wrapped, and is nearing his ideal weight of 165 pounds.
He adds, "I was 135 pounds, and now I'm up to 160 pounds, so I'm done with that and on my way back."


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His ideas have potential
This is a disturbing book about gene manipulation and abuse. I bought it because of the blurb and the female protagonist. Unfortunately she is more of victim and for me the real protagonist turns out to be Paul Butler her former teacher who saves her.
The premise of the story is a genius gene discovered by Catherine Fox in an archeological dig where she finds ruins of an ancient civilization advanced beyond its time. She is involved with Stephen Yates an abusive man that is something of a neo-nazi that wants to use the gene on rich peoples' kids.
The interesting parts for me were about the digs and the archeology. The pacing and the writing unfortunately almost made me stop reading. The rhythm was off for me at least and there was excessive name dropping and irrelevant descriptions that really didn't move the story along.
It became better as things became tenser and they started to do something about Yates. One redeeming factor is the love story between Catherine and Paul. I am a fan of those but the characters only step out of the pages when they disturb me.
I am afraid this book has some great ideas but lack in pacing and endearing characters. I hope the author continues to hone his skill and write more because his ideas have potential.
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The Genius Gene (Catherine Fox Trilogy 1) by Howard Birnberg – Book Guild (2010) – Bought from Amazon UK
Einstein, Newton, Da Vinci. The names are synonymous with genius; however, is genius nurtured or does nature provide it? In the fictional scientific thriller, The Genius Gene, young geneticist Catherine Fox has the surprising answer. She has discovered a source of genius in our genes. Unfortunately, her former mentor and spurned lover, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist, Stephen Yates would do anything to obtain her confidential research. Backed by greedy pharmaceutical companies, Yates has become corrupt and he wants to engineer the genius gene into the unborn children of wealthy parents. The time is the mid-21st century and Stephen has established clinics to design the genome of children according to their parents' preferences. Catherine calls these offspring 'Frankenstein children' and she fears the creation of a master race. Her research may make this possible and she struggles to prevent Yates from learning the workings of the genius gene. Unknown to Catherine, there are other secrets to protect. On the eve of crucial hearings on legalizing Yates' process, he vanishes and Catherine becomes a suspect in his disappearance.


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INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Kanaan has finally won the Indianapolis 500.
Kanaan drove past Ryan Hunter-Reay on a restart with three laps to go, then coasted across the finish line under yellow when defending race winner Dario Franchitti crashed far back in the field.
It was a hugely popular victory at the speedway, where Kanaan had endured so much heartache. The Brazilian had led 225 laps coming into the race, more than any other non-winner besides Michael Andretti and Rex Mays, yet had never taken the checkered flag. He finished second in 2004 and twice finished third.
Now, his face will go on the Borg-Warner Trophy. Kanaan is an Indy 500 champion, coming through on a cool day of thrilling competition that smashed the record for most lead changes and most leaders.


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Senate judiciary panel's Republicans remain true to NRA
None of them voted for universal background checks for gun buyers
More than 90 percent of Americans support universal background checks for gun purchasers, according to a brand-new ABC News/Washington Post poll.
Wayne LaPierre and the NRA do not. (Even though they did, right after Columbine, when they cynically judged it was safe to give lip service to universal background checks because there was no way Congress would pass them.)
Now, after the horror of Sandy Hook, LaPierre and the NRA leadership have been resolute in opposing the expanded background checks that more than 9 in 10 Americans want.
But surely 91 percent of the public trumps the high-capacity cash magazine the NRA keeps emptying at their friends in Congress, right?
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a measure calling for universal background checks, which means even private firearms transactions (many of them at gun shows) would have to be run through the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
It passed out of committee on a straight partisan vote.
That's right - not one Republican on the committee mustered the guts to vote for something 91 percent of the country supports. Something that would inarguably save lives and keep at least some guns from reaching the wrong hands.
Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat who has made closing the gun-show loophole a post-Sandy Hook personal priority, had some choice words for his Republican colleagues on Judiciary.
Schumer has been negotiating for weeks with a group of Republicans, most notably Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, to build a bipartisan coalition on universal background checks. He calls it the "sweet spot" of the gun-control debate where he believes compromise is possible.
This week, Coburn said "outside interests" were responsible for the failure of his negotiations with Schumer.
Negotiations broke down when Coburn refused to support the retention of background-check records.
When GOP committee members argued Tuesday that criminals would get guns regardless of expanded background checks, Schumer snapped, "You don't use that on any other law on terrorism, on robbery, on murder, on money laundering ... we never see the argument that we shouldn't have laws because bad people will get around them anyway. Only on this issue.''
Schumer added, "It's sad. Right after Newtown there was the view that maybe the right place we could all come together on was background checks.''
It would be marginally more understandable if this had been a House vote, where many lawmakers are elected from severely gerrymandered districts that are, in fact, outliers in most national policy debates.
But senators, after all, represent everyone in their states. How do you get to 91 percent without support in red states? The answer is, you don't.
By definition, these senators are more worried about their allegiance to the NRA (and in some cases, challenges from their right flanks) than they are about their responsibilities to their constituents and to the country as a whole.
That's not just sad - it's shameful.
Remember the names:
Chuck Grassley, Iowa. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, Texas, who are locked in some sort of a contest to see which one can out-extreme the other. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina. Jeff Sessions, Alabama. Orrin Hatch and Michael Lee, Utah. Jeff Flake, Arizona.
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Look at the big TVs. They're thin! They're bright! They're "smart." They're Sharp's LED TVs, and they're coming your way this year.
You can get them in 60-, 70-, 80-, and 90-inch flavors. There are a lot of somewhat meaningless marketing terms bandied about here, but the bottom line is this: The 6-Series is the entry-level—which means it can't do 3D, unlike the midrange 7-Series and straight-baller 8-Series. Pricing information is not yet available, but they're all coming at you this Spring—the 8-Series in March, 7-Series in April, and 6-Series in March. Sharp will also offer non-3D models in the same sizes. These 1080p, 240Hz LED-backlit sets boast built-in Wi-Fi, as well as Sharp's SmartCentral connected TV hub. They support HTML5 and Flash, and multi-screen skills will let you watch TV and browse the internet at the same time.
And if you hate your remote but love your smartphone, you'll be pleased; these sets will be operable via iOS and Android apps. Sound is supposed to get better, too, thanks to a built-in subwoofer.
There's not much new here, strictly speaking but it's nice to see a manufacturer update its non-3D flagship models.


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Latent22 wrote:Here is a graph of BlitzGirl's progress through Time.
Along the bottom is the Page she gave us the honor of reporting to us here and the other axis is her percentage progress to her goal. The Goal post is constantly moving making her achievement so much harder and therefore much more glorious when she achieves it. Which we know she already has. As we know she is reading these words now. Only it's her future self reading them. Just Wait for it and it will happen.
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Well, the time has finally come!! The music video we just finished this past month for break out band Elizabeth and the Catapult for their hit song "Race You" is going to debut tomorrow on YAHOO MUSIC!!
On Tuesday, we will be showing it here and you can also catch the video on Perez Hilton's blog! DON'T MISS IT!!!
Also, if you want to see some behind-the-scenes stills from our shoot with Elizabeth, check them out on our flickr page or click the picture above!!


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Developing a bid strategy for "balancing energy" auctions
Vattenfall's vision is to become one of Europe's leading energy companies. To realize its vision, Vattenfall operates according to five strategic goals: to be environmentally friendly, to exceed customer expectations, to be an excellent employer, to serve as a benchmark for the industry and to consistently see profitable growth.
To deliver reliable power at competitive costs, Vattenfall must optimize the performance of assets and trading decisions placed in the energy markets, including its participation in the "balancing energy" market.
Anyone who attempts to win as many bid invitations as possible and at any price is taking too great a risk and may even end up paying more.
Ralf Kirsch
Balancing energy
Electrical energy can only be stored in small volume. Its production must balance in real time with consumer demand at any given time. Otherwise, blackouts may occur.
Balancing energy is needed to keep the system in balance. It ensures the ability to meet exact consumer demand for electricity in case of unforeseen events in the power system. A need for balancing energy will occur when, for example, a large coal-fired generation unit is suddenly on outage, or at halftime of a televised soccer match when viewers are opening refrigerators and turning on electric ranges at the same time.
Power stations, where the energy production can be regulated even on short notice, are used for the need-based provision of energy balancing. This includes gas turbine or pumped-storage plants – or even base-load power stations like steam plants.
Energy balancing costs can be considerable, since corresponding capacities have to be kept on reserve to be able to deliver directly and quickly as needed. Since the storage of electricity is expensive and limited, power plant operators can sell energy balancing services to the market in order to exhaust their generation capacities while increasing revenue. However, there are numerous challenges to offering balancing energy – one of the biggest is the ability to participate intelligently on the transmission network operator balancing energy auctions, which guarantee network stability.
The auction
Balancing energy is procured through public bid invitations. Energy producers must underbid one another during standardized auction processes. To be precise, bid invitations for balancing energy are offered on a central online platform where they are initiated by the buyers (the transmission network operator). The entire process is transparent and strictly monitored by the Federal Network Agency. The auction surcharges are published after the fact and are anonymous.
An optimal strategy for creating a sound offer with calculated risks is integral to a vendor's successful participation in a central balancing energy auction. Due to the numerous influence factors that must be taken into consideration, stochastic and analytical methods have to be integrated into the software-based process. Otherwise, no conclusions can be drawn from past auctions and no comprehensive assessment of the current risk situation can be made.
The task
"Even if the balancing energy market is extremely competitive, our focus is not on outdoing everyone in the bidding competition; it is on ensuring the best use of capacity at our power plants," says Ralf Kirsch, head of Resource Planning/Analytics at Vattenfall Europe Generation AG. "Anyone who attempts to win as many bid invitations as possible and at any price is taking too great a risk and may even end up paying more.
"After all, a surcharge is also a legal obligation to provide full power when needed. Accordingly, what is important to us when creating an offer is that we always keep feasibility in mind and ensure reliable risk hedging."
So as Vattenfall evaluated the various IT systems on the market for their technological performance, the company did a careful review of each provider's business and mathematical know-how.
"Our goal was clearly formulated. We needed a reliable decision corridor based on a solution that, in turn, was based on market data," says Kirsch.
The added value of such software is in finding the optimal offer strategy for bids and the corresponding optimal utilization of the available power stations. It also creates the transparency that is essential during the standardized audits performed internally and by the Federal Network Agency. The balancing energy market is subject to strict regulations, which also must be consistently observed and should be traceable at any time.
The solution
In collaboration with Vattenfall, SAS created an energy-balancing calculation solution. The solution is forecasting, simulation, optimization, costing and planning system to optimize Vattenfall's own power plant specific auction offers.
The balancing calculation used the forward prices of fossil fuels and CO2 emissions certificates, the master data of the power plants and the published results of the previous balancing energy auction to create thousands of auction scenarios. The scenarios were then converted into a holistic offer strategy to limit the risks that are inherent in the auction process.
The objective was to meet demand at optimal efficiency and cost, while making transparent the factors that went into the decision making process. The key enabler of this process was the use of stochastic optimization, a method that generates and uses random variables, like the pricing of volatile fuel inputs, or run/don't-run calculations.
This approach greatly limits the auction-related risks while maximizing surcharge success. The SAS solution for energy balancing thus provides risk-assessed handling options for all upcoming bid invitations.
"The effect is very clear to see. We have already been able to see our success increase 5-15 percent in the field of balancing energy," says Kirsch.
The project
The analytical complexity of this challenge and the strong relevance of balancing energy issues were decisive factors in choosing SAS.
For Vattenfall, the point was not to make a quick decision, but to bring a software partner on board that could ensure long-term expansion from a business and technical perspective.
That SAS was the right partner was confirmed during a prototype test run using legacy data. The test showed that Vattenfall would have achieved an additional amount – in the millions of dollars – with an extremely conservative and thus low-risk approach. By ensuring the desired target decision corridor, the responsible parties at Vattenfall can now determine exactly how much risk is justified for each quote and which pricing would be most promising, and they can do so before each balancing energy auction.
Vattenfall has the opportunity to consider contribution margins, improve decision and cost transparency, and audit decisions. The solution made transparency a priority so that regulators can be confident about compliance.
Determine an optimum bid strategy for the "balancing energy" auctions in a deregulated market.
Increased profitability through successful auction bids by implementing a data-driven approach that balances operational and market risks.


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Post by Nonjatta contributor Stefan of Tokyo Whisky Hub.
Keeping up with Ichiro's Malt releases is a bit like a full-time job lately, which is why it's hard not to miss out on certain releases - seeing as most people already have one or more (yes, this is Japan) full-time jobs. New bottlings keep appearing left, right and centre, and in some cases, they're gone before you even knew they were out. (This happened to me twice in the last couple of months: the first time it happened it put me in a bit of a foul mood for a few days; the second time, I thought I'd better get used to it. I'm not sure I have - we'll see.)
I've also noticed a bit of a change in market focus (domestically, that is) on the part of Akuto-san. In the earlier days of Venture Whisky (which isn't that long ago... roughly 2005-2010), Akuto-san used a kind of grassroots approach to get the word out and establish a name for his company and his products. During those years, the focus was very much on the Japanese bar scene. He visited bars in every nook and cranny of the country and the focus was clearly on getting his whiskies on the bar shelves. There are many bar-exclusive releases of Hanyu whisky from those years, sometimes in quantities as limited as 60 (the wonderful Hanafuda-releases for Bar Salvador with 6 different labels - I have 5 of them: you'll get to see them in the forthcoming, first installment of a new series on my blog focusing on Japanese whisky labels) or 24 bottles (for Bar Lagg Time). I think this was a very smart move on the part of Akuto-san, because ... well, it worked!
As I said, the last year or two, I have noticed a change of focus: from the bar scene to the upscale department stores, so it won't come as a surprise that the two relatively recent offerings from Ichiro's Malt I want to introduce to you to today are to be found in the basement sections of two major department stores.
The first one is (to my knowledge) the first quarter-cask release from Venture Whisky. Most of you will know that this year's official bottlings for the Tokyo International Bar Show / Whisky Live (this weekend!) include two quarter casks, one Hanyu and one Chichibu. Last year, however, Akuto-san released this "Special Selected" Quarter-Cask Cask-Strength (57%) Hanyu, distilled in 1991. I've only seen it at Mitsukoshi, so it may well be a Mitsukoshi-exclusive release. It's priced - in keeping with what I suspect is a one-price-fits-all policy when it comes to department store releases (see some of my earlier posts and below for more evidence) - at 10,500 yen. It would be interesting to know what the outturn is. Akuto-san's "quarter casks" are not exactly the same size as those used in Scotland. He calls them "chibidaru", "chibi" meaning "wee" and "taru" meaning "cask". It'll be interesting to see how quickly the TIBS bottlings sell out... you have been warned.
The second new release is a "Double Single Malt"... right, a blended malt. It's available at Takashimaya Nihonbashi, where they've got a Britain fair on at the moment. I'm not sure if it was bottled specifically for the fair but the label seems to hint at that. It's a vatting of a single malt Japanese whisky distilled in 2008 (read: Chichibu) and a Scottish single malt distilled in 2007, put in cask in 2008 - both matured in Japan. It's limited to 500 numbered bottles and, yes, it's 10,500 yen a bottle, which is a bit steep for a 3-year old vatted malt if you ask me, but then again, it comes in a posh box which seems to have been specifically designed for the department store market.
I tried it earlier today and was pleasantly surprised - it really is a very nice blend, lots of orchard fruits on the palate, some white pepper... - but my wallet decided to go for a 28-year old single-cask Caol Ila from BB&R that was cheaper (even with shipping from the UK to Japan included!) than the "Double Single Malt".
Whisky enthusiasts may be interested to know that Takashimaya has started a new range of exclusive single-cask releases ("Takashimaya Buyer's Selection"), sourced from BB&R. At the moment, they have a 1990 Bunnahabhain (one of those glorious sherried Bunnas!) and a 1992 Longmorn. Unfortunately, they're priced a fair bit higher than BB&R's own bottlings, but it's in the nature of customer-exclusive bottlings that the middle man wants his cut, too.


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Let's face it, when you climb behind the wheel of your ride, you're immediately face-to-face with something that could best be described as a necessity. Regardless of the rest of your car, that dashpanel with its lights and gauges is probably one of the most important pieces of automotive equipment you use when you drive. Without it, how do you know what the engine is doing, what your speed limit is, or how the car is functioning?
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The dash we will show you here came out of a '68 GTX with the car already in the process of a complete restoration. Pulling the dash from the car is best performed by referencing the shop manual for your model year, and once the dash is removed, disassembly will be a lot easier since the back of the components are accessible. That said, follow along as we guide you through the process of getting some dashing results of your own.
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- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 pound chicken tenders
- 1 bay leaf, fresh if available
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
- 4 slices thick, smoky center cut bacon, chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 chipotles in adobo, chopped, plus 2 tablespoons sauce
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed fire roasted tomatoes
- Salt
- 4 cups lightly crushed corn tortilla chips
- 2 cups shredded fresh smoked mozzarella or smoked sharp white Cheddar, 3/4 pound
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- Freshly chopped cilantro leaves, for garnish
DirectionsBring broth to a simmer and add chicken tenders, poach 6 to 7 minutes with a bay leaf.
While chicken poaches, heat extra-virgin olive oil in a medium soup pot or deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add bacon and cook until crisp then remove with slotted spoon. Drain off excess fat, leaving 2 to 3 tablespoons in the pan. Add onions and garlic to the skillet and cook 5 minutes then stir in chipotles and tomatoes.
Remove chicken from stock, dice and then add to soup. Pass stock through a strainer then add to the soup.
Place a pile of crushed tortilla chips in the bottom of each soup bowl. Cover liberally with smoked cheese then ladle the hot soup down over the top. Serve with lime, raw onions and cilantro at table to finish the soup.


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Detail of a Bay-work House at Halberstadt
"Framed houses are especially numerous in the Harz Mountains in Germany. In the oldest specimens the ornamentation has affinity with the Gothic style, whilst the larger number show traces of the later Renaissance. The most characteristic feature of these buildings is that the storeys are not places perpendicularly one above another, but that each overhangs the one immediately beneath it. This overhanging construction gives scope for much external enrichment, and especially for that which forms the perpendicular ornament of these buildings, namely, the carved or fluted brackets which support the walls of the story above, and the spaces between these brackets [shown here]. The wall space below these is not always fluted or carved, but sometimes covered with a more or less ornamental outer coating of upright or sloping timbers."
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Family fleeing floods in Texas not allowed to bring dogs inside hotel
For one family in Texas, escaping the torrential rain and finding a hotel to stay in seemed like a prayer answered until they discovered one heartbreaking stipulation regarding the three pets they had traveling with them.
The Parker family consists of Gillian, her husband Phillip, their teenage daughter Allison, her grandmother and, of course, their three dogs. Gillian says the dogs, Arrow, Wiggum and Buttercup were all saved when the family packed up to escape the flooding heading towards their home from Harvey.
Unfortunately, Gillian Parker explained to People magazine, when they finally found a hotel to stay at, the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Katy, Texas, management informed them that the three dogs could not stay inside the rooms.
Parker said they were told the hotel had a strict "no pets" policy that wouldn't be broken.
So, for now, the family takes turns spending the night in their car with the three pooches.
The family told People that they even tried working with management but the company did not budge on the rule. Because the family fears being kicked out of the hotel, they've been abiding by the rule despite the difficulties.
"It's pouring rain," Gillian explained to People. "You're soaked to the bone just getting there, and walking them is even worse. The rain felt like needles in your face. And you end up shivering in the car. It's just … I'm just chagrined, irritated, cold, wet, tired, and exhausted."
Having their pets sleeping in a car outside isn't the family's only worry this week, however. People reports that the Parker's neighborhood is expected to inundated Tuesday, the water levels predicted to bypass the 58-ft. levees.
A family friend tweeted about the situation saying, "My bf evacuated home by #harveystorm #houstonflood sits outside #holidayinn I10 cause they won't let her #pets inside #majorfail @holidayinn."
People said they reached out to the manager of the hotel on its pet policy but was told that the rule will remain in place for the time being.
"Our hotel is a not pet-friendly hotel," the hotel manager said. "We do offer our guests areas where they can take their pets to be kenneled. There's locations here down the street that are able to take their pets if they like."
Gillian says the kennel that is closest to the hotel is closed, though. The family told People they are hoping the hotel management or the corporate team will change its mind.


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When our overall attitude is one of enhancement, we will nurture this treasure of our life force – our vitality. Clearly, a balanced mind has a beneficial influence on our body and allows our heart and spirit to join in life's uplifting, full-of-potential moments. Health issues challenge us to grow and change for the better if we can claim our truth within our inner being.
I discuss here what I call "preventive challenges," making changes in advance, before you fall apart, and for the purpose of improving health and preventing disease. Ease can be the outcome of these healthful choices and dis-ease is the crisis created from years of bad habits, poor choices, and a lack of understanding of your personal needs within Nature's cycles. Won't you join me in this Quest for Health – keeping your body clean, available to your life, nourished and thankful for the changes you are able to make either through crisis or wiser prevention? For many though, health is a great lifetime challenge.
In most areas of the country now, we have farmer's markets, natural food stores, and our deck and yard gardens to produce plentiful produce during most of the year. Keeping clean shouldn't mean keeping you too far from dirt, the Earth – play in it, get in touch with where things come from and where they go. Be a human being, not just a human doing! Garden, shop, and prepare your meals with and for those you care about. If you need further tips on health and chemical – free shopping and eating, check out my book, The Staying Healthy Shopper's Guide (Celestial Arts, 1999).
The simplest way to understand symptoms and disease integrates Western linear (commonsense) thinking, Chinese medicine and its philosophy of yin and yang, and the naturopathic approach to health and illness. Problems in the body (and mind) often arise from (the duality of) either deficiency, where we are not acquiring sufficient necessary nutrients to meet our needs and body functions, or from congestion, where we are having excessive intake, both from reduced eliminative functions and the repetitive over-consumption of food or non-food substances, such as caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, refined sugar and food chemicals, as well as driving more than walking, and talking more than listening.
With yin and yang imbalances, it is not merely one or the other, but a mixture, meaning that most people have some deficiency along with their toxicity. Clearly, in these modern times of processed and treated foods, and the chemicals used in our environment, we all have exposures to these substances. This stresses our body. Along with that, food nutrient levels are lower from lack of soil minerals. With the typically poor choices of eating by most people and the many temptations of modern markets (even sweetened and processed foods in the best natural food stores), we just don't obtain all the necessary nutrients our bodies need to function optimally – vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids. Nutritional supplements can help here in obtaining all of these vital nutrients.


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This is the second Vector Pattern Set. The patterns are composed of basic geometric shapes and come as an Illustrator swatch file. You need to copy the .ai file to the Presets/Swatches/Patterns location inside the AI folder. Colourise, rotate or scale the patterns as you wish. The possibilities are endless and there ideal as background or overlay to make your designs that bit more interesting.


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VERGENNES — When Addison Northwest Supervisory Union school board members sit down this month and look at second or third preliminary drafts for 2010-2011 school budgets, ANwSU Superintendent Tom O'Brien said they should be prepared to make some tough decisions.
O'Brien said in an interview last week a number of factors could work against voter approval of even modest ANwSU budgets this winter, including declining enrollments in three of its four schools, a projected 2.2-cent increase in the statewide school tax, and the continuing economic slump.
WEYBRIDGE — Weybridge and Ripton education leaders are joining a growing statewide conversation about declining student enrollment and how to maintain vibrant local schools in the face of graying demographics.
Weybridge Elementary School currently serves around 70 students this year, a number thankfully bolstered by 10 new enrollees who joined the ranks this fall, noted school board Chairman Steve Reigle. But that number could decline to a total of around 30 students by the 2012-2013 academic year, officials said.
BRISTOL — Bristol voters this week will consider the second of two large bond votes in recent months when they take to the polls Tuesday to weigh a $750,000 bond to fund Holley Hall repairs and renovations.
The vote comes after voters on Aug. 25 agreed 142 to 87 to move forward with a $1.5 million stormwater system upgrade.
The Holley Hall improvements would focus on making the building more handicap accessible, fixing structural and wiring problems, adding insulation and reorganizing the basement town offices.
MIDDLEBURY — Organizers of a new Addison County Dental Center that will serve low-income clients shared some good news and some bad news on Monday.
The good news is boosters have reached a $25,000 local fund-raising mark that will trigger a grant of another $5,000 through the United Way of Addison County, money that will help make the center a reality.
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BRISTOL — Imagine a high school curriculum that takes a science lesson out of the lab and into nearby fields and forests, or an art class that requires students to take photos in their communities rather than in a classroom studio. Consider a physics unit that does away with textbooks in favor of rebuilding a car's engine, or a music lesson that requires a student to build an instrument in addition to playing one.
Last week, area and state legislators sent a letter to Gov. James Douglas recommending that the state set aside up to $1 million of the $8.67 million federal economic stimulus money to help Addison County businesses affected by the closing of the Champlain Bridge. The initiative was spearheaded by Senate President Pro Tempore Peter Shumlin, D-Putney, and House Speaker Hap Smith, D-Morristown, and though it had the support of most Addison County legislators, the proposal was laden with political overtones.
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Cookie Monster Tom Waits announces the upcoming release of Bad As Me -- his first studio album since 2004's Real Gone -- with a private YouTube listening party.
The title track, which serves as the LP's first single, is available via "your favorite digital retailer."
Mashup of the Day: From the promising-sounding just-launched YouTube channel cookiewaits comes this glorious meant-to-be-mashup featuring Cookie Monster singing Tom Waits' "God's Away on Business."
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Tom Waits sometimes sounds eerily like Cookie Monster. Not that I mind! I happen to love Waits and his carnival barker's growl!


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Outdoor shooting clinic planned
Guests at Marion Wildlife Area at Marion Reservoir on May 31 can participate in free trap, air rifle, and archery shooting for a chance to enhance their shooting and safety skills.
An instructor will teach safe and responsible shooting techniques.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism's "Pass It On" and hunter education programs will provide all gear and supplies. Those age 8 through 16 can participate after pre-registering by calling (620) 732-3946.
The event will begin at 8 p.m. at French Creek campground off U.S. 56 and Kanza Rd. Lunch will be provided.


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A Supervising Broker Endorsement is required to supervise salespeople in Montana. In order to obtain the Supervising Broker Endorsement, you must be licensed in Montana as a broker and complete the 8-hour Supervising Broker Pre-Endorsement Course sponsored by the Board of Realty Regulation. The CE Shop does not currently offer this course.
Continuing Education and License Renewal Date: 10/31 each year
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Each licensing year, a Supervising Broker must complete 12 hours of Continuing Education. 4 of those hours must be board-approved education in the area of Supervising Broker Continuing Education as designated by the board. The CE Shop currently does not offer this course.
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YORK, PA – The York College wrestling team was recognized by the National Wrestling Coaches Association for their academic performance during the 2013-14 season as announced by the organization recently.
The Spartans, under first year head coach Duane Bastress, ranked 22nd in the nation with a team GPA of 3.281. York finished the year with a mark of 11-8; a great mark considering York started the dual meet season with a record of 1-5.
In addition to the team honors, sophomore Adam Kritzer (Herndon, Pa./Line Mountain) and freshman Ryan Flynn (Newtown Square, Pa./Marple Newtown) earned individual Scholar All-American honors. Kritzer is a nursing major who owns a 3.50 GPA while Flynn is a mechanical engineering major and boasts a 3.75 GPA.
"I am very proud of how this team responded in the wake of our first semester," said Bastress. "They showed such grit and determination each and everyday both on and off the mat. The guys came in and put the work in to achieve the goals that we originally set for the program at the beginning of the season. This was evident as they finished 22nd as a team academically in the nation and we had two Scholar All Americans. I know that the guys are already back in the weight room working hard for next season and eager to reach the goals that we have set as a program and individuals. We will have a chance to be a team to watch out for in 2014-15!"
Kritzer had a very good second year in the Green and White as he accumulated a mark of 22-10 with five major decisions and three pin fall wins. Kritzer competed for the Spartans at 157 pounds and recorded the fourth most victories on the team for the season.
"Adam has bought into what we want our student-athletes to be in every aspect, hard workers both on and off the mat and as well as the classroom," says Bastress. "His outstanding work ethic is shown as he has achieved a GPA of 3.5 in nursing. He also showed his grit and determination as he wrestled in our regional tournament with a broken hand. He is the true meaning of what it means to be a Spartan!"
Flynn had an impressive freshman year as he went 23-13 at 133 pounds. He had one major, one tech fall and five pin fall wins. Flynn placed sixth at 133 at the highly competitive Mideast Regional in York.
"Ryan has nothing but a pleasure to have in the program this season," states Bastress. "He is everything that we want in a Spartan wrestler. He works hard everyday both on and off the mat. It showed as he not only had 23 wins but also became one of my first two Scholar All Americans with an outstanding GPA of 3.75 in mechanical engineering. The next three years are going to be fun to coach and watch Ryan!"
Bastress is slated to return all 10 starters for next year as York had one of the youngest rosters in Division III this season.


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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Suntory Pure Malt "Hokuto"
Review by Nonjatta contributor - Dramtastic
Suntory Pure Malt "Hokuto". Aged 12 years. 40 per cent alcohol.
This has the black label and top. There is also a Suntory Hokuto blended whisky with a white label and top.
Nose: A dreamy mix of gentle oak, vanilla, cream, tropical fruits such as banana, papaya (paw paw) and guava.
Palate: Smooth and creamy mouth feel and basically follows the nose, with some white pepper spice thrown in.
Finish: Warming and of medium length. Spicy, oaky and herbaceous.
General Comment: I have loved this whisky from the moment I opened the bottle. Nothing changed tonight. It's been a while since I've tasted the Yamazaki and Hakushu 12 year old single malts, but if memory serves me correctly, I prefer this fruit from the same Suntory tree. Great value too, at about 20 euros in Japan.
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I've recently just finished a bottle of the Grant's 12 year old Scotch, which i loved. I'm still a newcomer to the world of whisky and I want to try some new whiskies from other countries now, to compare. Is this a good place to start? For anyone who wants to know more about Grant's they've launched a new website http://www.grantswhisky.com (disclosure: client)
- May 24, 2010 at 5:51 PM
I normally delete commercial promotion comments but since that is whisky related I will leave it up. Please, in future, try not to use a forum which is supposed to be for discussion between readers for naked commercial promotion. It is bad for your client's image.
- May 24, 2010 at 6:03 PM
I believe that Suntory this April announced they were deleting Hokuto Single Malt 12YO (but keeping its supermarket cousin Hokuto 50.5). Shame because I thought it was a great dram too...
- May 26, 2010 at 3:23 PM
I couple months ago I wandered into an old corner liquor store in Horinochi (near Yokosuka) and snagged two bottles of Hokuto 12 year old. What a score! This is a fine tasting whisky that was sold at a very reasonable price. My only fear now is that I'll never find anymore of this excellent pure malt.
Before discovering the Nonjatta blog I rarely went into mom & pop liquor stores because they usually charge full price; I would stick with the large discount stores to get the cheapest prices. However, now I never pass up a small liquor shop because that's the only place I can find these hard to find whiskies that are reviewed here.
Yokosuka, Japan
- July 15, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- Atomas said...
Got this from my brother in Osaka, fantastic stuff. Definitely at least as good as a Bowmore 12yr.
Can't wait for him to bring some more! (He did send me a Yamazaki 10yr too, but I think I prefer this one.
Happy Holidays and stay thirsty!
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Perkins arrested for public intoxication & disorderly conduct
A weekend of odd behavior continued for former Ozen High School graduate and current NBA star Kendrick Perkins.
After canceling his appearance at his own celebrity basketball game on Friday at Ozen High School, the 26-year-old starter for the Oklahoma City Thunder was arrested early Saturday morning for disorderly conduct and public intoxication. Perkins bonded out of the Jefferson County Jail for $150 on each charge.
The event happened at 2 a.m. at The Ticket sports bar on College Street.
Perkins was back in Beaumont this week for his annual youth summer basketball camp. On Thursday evening, Perkins was taken to Medical Center of Southeast Texas after what his publicist stated was a case of dehydration as Perkins attended a house party in Port Arthur.
The publicist also stated that Perkins was treated then released and was under doctors' orders for bed rest and would not attend his celebrity basketball game on Friday.