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|Statement by H.E. Mr. Zhang Yesui, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations, at the Plenary Meeting of the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly under Agenda Item "Culture of Peace"
13 November 2008, New York
Mr. President,
The Chinese delegation supports the initiative of President of the General Assembly to hold a high-level plenary discussion under the agenda item "Culture of Peace" in response to the suggestion by His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud of Saudi Abrabia. We are convinced that this debate will help further the interfaith and intercultural dialogue and cooperation and enhance the mutual understanding among member states as well as their harmonious coexistence.
Mr. President,
Religious and cultural diversity is an asset of the human society and an important driving force for social development, cultural exchange and world peace. In today's world, more global problems emerge and the challenges such as terrorism, climate change and food, energy and financial crisis pose grave threat to human development. The fates of all countries are more closely interlinked than ever before. At the same time, racial and religious discrimination has led to unprecedented collisions and shocks among cultures and civilizations. The international community is faced with not only the shared responsibility to enhance cooperation in coping with challenges, but also daunting task to minimize differences and seek common grounds. Against this backdrop, it has become all the more important to strengthen interfaith and intercultural dialogue and cooperation.
Mr. President,
China believes that it is necessary to promote equality among different religions and cultures on the basis of mutual respect. While different religions and cultures originated and developed at different times in history, there is no difference as far as their status is concerned. All religions and cultures are the crystallization of human wisdom and have contributed to the progress and development of human society and as such, they deserve equal respect. Different religions and cultures can in the spirit of openness and sincerity learn from each other's strength and live in peaceful coexistence.
China believes that it is necessary to respect differences in order to peacefully address conflicts. Conflicts are often originated from the alienation, discrimination, fear, even hatred caused by differences. The Chinese government has always opposed extremism and all forms of discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance based on religion, race or any other grounds, as well as the attempt to link terrorism to a specific nation, ethnicity or religion. We are concerned with the resurgence of extremism, such as Islamophobia, new fascism. We believes that the international community should work towards the long term resolution of regional hot issues, eliminate the estrangement, misunderstanding and dispute among religions and cultures based on the principles of mutual respect, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation, and seek win-win outcome and joint development.
China believes that education is a useful mean to help young people adopt a correct perception of civilization and the world. Young people are the future of the mankind. National government shall take the primary responsibility and introduce long term and effective measures to spread the philosophy of culture of peace, such as tolerance, understanding and respect and improve the ability of the young generation to fend off religious hatred and discrimination.
China believes that the media shall voluntarily take the social responsibility to be the messenger of culture of peace and to promote the tolerance, understanding and harmony of the society. Media, as the carrier of information, while seeking speedy and quick dissemination of information to the public, should also pay attention to the quality of information. It is desirable for the media to transmit healthy and truthful information which uphold the moral standard and justice of the society and refrain from disseminating provocative and insulting comment that trigger confrontation among religions and cultures.
Mr. President,
The history of five thousand years of the Chinese civilization shows that religion and culture can be positive factors in a society's harmonious development. China is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country. In China, 56 ethnic groups treat each other on equal basis; main religions like Buddhism, Taoism, Islamism, Christianity and Catholicism coexist harmoniously and grow continuously. The Chinese culture advocates "harmony and accord". From ancient sages like Confucius and Mencius to pioneers of democracy in modern history, the ideas of "harmony", "harmonious but different" and "working together with one accord in time of difficulties" have been among the main elements of their thinking. Throughout the history of its development, the Chinese civilization has been imbued with the spirit of "harmony", which has as its essence mutual recognition, mutual respect, seeking commonalities while putting aside differences, coexistence and common growth.
Mr. President,
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China has established the principles of freedom of religious belief, equality of all religions and separation of church and state. China respects the freedom of religion, pursues the policy of autonomy in handling religious affairs and has promulgated the "Regulations on Religious Affairs", the purpose of which is to maintain religious and social harmony. China's religious community takes an active part in international cooperation and has hosted a number of international forum, such as the "World Buddhist Forum", the "International Forum on Taoism". This year, China Buddhist Association, Taoist Association and Islamic Association took an active part in the "World Conference on Dialogue" co-hosted by the king of Saudi Arabia and the king of Spain. We expect and support this initiative to continue to evolve in a healthy and in-depth way and make greater contributions to the facilitation of interfaith and intercultural understanding.
Mr. President,
China firmly supports and actively participates in the efforts of the international community to promote interfaith and intercultural dialogue and cooperation. In 2007, the Third ASEM Interfaith Dialogue was held in China and adopted the Nanjing Statement on Interfaith Dialogue. The Chinese government also participates in an constructive manner in multiple initiatives and mechanisms of the United Nations related to dialogue among civilizations, including the "Year of Dialogue among Civilizations", "Alliance of Civilizations" and the "Tripartite Forum on Interfaith Cooperation for Peace".
The British philosopher Bertrand Russell said "Contacts between different civilizations have often in the past proved to be landmark in human progress". We hope that the relevant initiatives and mechanisms can create synergy by complementing each other so as to form a bridge of communication and cooperation with a view to promoting the common development of human society and helping to build a better, more harmonious world.
Thank you, Mr. President.


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While Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer's decision to end telecommuting for her employees is old news, the debate around working from home continues.
Most executives find telecommuting boosts productivity and allows working parents to continue their careers, according to a recent survey published April 12 by Korn/Ferry International, a global provider of talent management solutions.
Nearly 80 percent of survey respondents indicated that their companies allow employees to telecommute, while some 58 percent say they telecommute themselves. And an overwhelming 94 percent believe working from home is an important option for parents who work, the survey says.
A 2012 survey also conducted by Korn/Ferry shows that 80 percent of female executives believe being able to connect with the workplace whenever and wherever they are has allowed them to better balance life and work.
Even though almost all responses to both surveys believe telecommuting has a positive effect on employee work/life balance, 60 percent also believe working from home can limit career upward mobility, according to the April 12 survey.
"While working at home can be beneficial for both companies and workers, it can also lead to 'invisibility' that can limit opportunities for career advancement," said Ana Dutra, Korn/Ferry's CEO of Leadership and Talent Consulting, in a written statement. "It is important for telecommuters to remain networked as closely as possible with peers and leaders in the office."
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Secondary school pupils quizzed Foreign Secretary William Hague about Syria and foreign policy during a surprise ministerial visit today.
The high ranking cabinet minister visited Whitmore High School, in Porlock Avenue, Harrow, today and was joined by parliamentary candidate Hannah David and MP Bob Blackman.
Year 11 pupils asked questions on situation in Syria, politics' engagement with young people and Britain's role in the world.
Mr Hague said: "They are all very bright pupils and they asked very insightful and important questions about a range of topics.
"In my experience the people who ask you the best questions are usually from young people in schools and colleges, which gives me great confidence for the future.
"I think it is important that young people are interested in these topics and want to discuss them."
Mr Hague also spoke about the death of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital surgeon Dr Abbas Khan, who died in Syrian custody last year.
He said: "The death of Dr Khan was a tragedy and we believe he was killed.
"It important to realise our message is that Britons should not travel to Syria as it is not safe.
"What I hope will come from the peace talks in Switzerland is that there will be justice for the family of Dr Khan and justice must be done for all those affected in Syria."


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I share my experiences in genealogy education, including taking classes at the National Institute for Genealogical Studies and preparing my BCG portfolio. I also post updates to my personal research and general genealogy news.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Wedding Wednesday - I Got Married Today!
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Ken Day Come-Ons: The Squelching
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[adjusting Speedo]
Hey, Bebeh.
Today is Ken Day, bebeh doll, and that means I'm here to make all your sexy, sexy dreams come true.
(Never again, Cancun. NEVER AGAIN.)
That's right, my sprinkle-coated sugar dumpling, I am about to rock your world ... by dealing you a hand of Blackjack:
Or, wait... this is a hot tub? Oh. Ok. EVEN BETTER. Mrowr.
Now, slide that sweet little personality of yours over here, and have an enormous glass of ketchup:
What's wrong, my tangy berry sweet tart? Is the concrete not to your liking?
Perhaps you'd prefer some Satin Ice* sheets?
I don't lounge this casually for just anyone, you know. Mostly because I lack articulated elbows.
(*That one's for you, decorators.)
These boxers are really confining, though, my scrumptious fondant-wrapped cheesecake bite.
Here, let me slip into something a little more comfortable:
Ahh, I can tell by your dismayed expression that you're thinking EXACTLY what I'm thinking, my honey-drenched pudding pop: this DOES cover up too many of my "finer assets." [wink] Well, don't you worry. I can fix that.
[squelching noises]
Ok, my candy-coated cake pop! Prepare to meet ... THE LOINCLOTH OF LOVE:
Take me away, officer; I surrender to YOUR SEXINESS.
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Thanks to Sara O., Sanne V., Mary Ann B., Frank M., Laura S., Renee D., & Lauri M. for helping me retroactively ruin a lot of people's childhoods.
A few years ago, after John and I first published this post, we received an e-mail from readers Charity and Royce. That e-mail contained an audio file. An audio file that, once played, would change our lives forever.
Or at least make us laugh like hyenas for a good five minutes.
So today, for your wrecking pleasure, we present that audio, combined with our original visuals. Turn up the volume, and ENJOY.
Note from john (thoJ): When I was making this video, I pitched down Royce's voice just a bit for sexiness. When I showed Jen, she asked if I could pitch it way UP. The result is, if possible, even more hysterical.
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Full name William Pollock McLaren
Born October 16, 1923, Hawick
Died January 19, 2010, Hawick (aged 86 years 95 days)
Relations Son-in-law - AJM Lawson, Grandson - RGM Lawson, Grandson - JG Thompson
Bill McLaren's status as 'the voice of rugby' was formed by a celebrated career calling the biggest rugby games for the BBC. An iconic figure, he remains the only non-player to be inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. He was awarded an OBE, CBE and MBE for his services to the sport and retired in 2002.
Born in Hawick, Scotland, in 1923, he was a talented flanker in his youth and progressed to the verge of a full cap for his country in 1947 before a bout of tuberculosis ended his playing days and very nearly his life. By agreeing to test a new drug, Streptomycin, his life was saved.
His journalistic career began with the Hawick Express before he jumped into commentary, making his radio debut for the BBC in 1953 as Scotland lost 12-0 to Wales. His television debut came in 1959 and his final game in 2002, as Scotland beat Wales 27-22 in Cardiff.
Alongside his commentary career, McLaren taught physical education after studying in Aberdeen, overseeing the early development of several future Scotland caps. His son in law, Alan Lawson, was a Scotland international scrum-half, as is his grandson, Rory Lawson, who currently plays for Gloucester.
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The tide is rising for another innovative source of renewable power. Ocean Power Technologies of Pennington, N.J., has filed an application for construction of a 50-megawatt (MW) wave power generation project in Oregon. The application with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the first request in the United States for such a power project on a utility-scale.
The proposed OPT Wave Park will be located at Reedsport, Ore., approximately 2.5 miles offshore and about 50 meters beneath the surface. Incorporating the company's PowerBuoys technology, the project will initially generate 2 MW of power. The full-scale, 50 MW project will come online after the initial phase.The wave energy converter consists of a vertically oriented column or cylinder that absorbs the rising and falling motion of ocean waves to cause the buoy mechanics to move freely up and down. This movement in turn drives an electric generator that creates usable on-site power or power that can be cabled away to a nearby mainland location.


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|By Business Wire
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|January 7, 2013 09:03 AM EST
Dimension Data New Zealand, part of the global IT solutions and services provider, today announced it has partnered with Desktone, Inc., the pioneer of Desktops as a Service (DaaS), to offer cost-effective, full-featured virtual desktops as a cloud service. Dimension Data will leverage the Desktone virtual desktop Platform to help New Zealand companies and government agencies to better support corporate and remote workers, the rapid adoption of mobile computing and other enterprise initiatives in a way that's scalable and reduces operational costs and complexity.
Dimension Data is a specialist ICT services and solutions provider working with clients in 51 countries to plan, build, support and manage their ICT infrastructures. They have been recognized by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service1.
IT departments are facing increased demands: their employees are more mobile and often work remotely, they are facing significant time and budget pressures and they are constantly asked to improve end user productivity. On-site virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) offers a partial solution to these challenges, but many organizations are deterred by the high capital expenditures and complex infrastructure requirements. Dimension Data are turning instead to desktops delivered as a cloud service to reduce capital expenditure while allowing workers to take their desktop experience anywhere on any device. This allows corporate and government departments to flex their infrastructure to align with demand and changes in business.
"Organizations are increasingly embracing cloud computing for its flexibility, efficiency and ease of use," said Leigh Jackson, Technology Manager for Dimension Data New Zealand. "At Dimension Data we've been aggressively building our portfolio of cloud services with solutions like Desktone's multi-tenant virtual desktop platform that help customers improve performance and lower IT costs."
By leveraging a local cloud, Dimension Data can allow organizations to easily provision, deploy and scale desktops on demand without the expense and complexity of building and maintaining on-premise infrastructure. End users can access all of the programs and applications they need on any device from any location, and desktop quantities can be easily scaled up and down to meet changing business needs.
"DaaS is outpacing onsite enterprise VDI as the simple and affordable solution to market demands for device independence and controllable IT costs," said Peter McKay, CEO, Desktone. "With cloud-hosted virtual desktops, Dimension Data can deliver complete virtual desktops in a truly scalable cloud environment that's easy to manage, without worrying about hardware or software costs."
For more information, please visit: http://www.dimensiondata.com/Microsites/DesktopVirtualisation.
About Dimension Data
Founded in 1983, Dimension Data plc is an ICT services and solutions provider that uses its technology expertise, global service delivery capability, and entrepreneurial spirit to accelerate the business ambitions of its clients. Dimension Data is a member of the NTT Group.
In Asia Pacific, we operate in over 60 offices across 13 countries. We help clients plan, build, support, manage, improve and innovate their ICT infrastructures. It combines an expertise in networking, security, data centre solutions, Microsoft solutions and converged communications and contact centre technologies, with advanced skills in consulting, integration, training and managed services. www.dimensiondata.com
About Desktone
Desktone provides the only unified platform for delivering desktops and applications as a cloud service, enabling the deployment of Windows desktops and applications from the cloud to any end user device. Desktone enables IT service providers to rapidly provision desktops and applications to users connected on any device, anywhere, without the upfront costs and complexity of traditional desktop virtualization – transforming desktops from a CAPEX to OPEX item. Leading service providers, such as Dell, Fujitsu, NEC Corporation of America, Time Warner Cable and Dimension Data, have selected Desktone's Platform to offer desktops and apps as a cloud service. Founded in 2007, Desktone is funded by Highland Capital and Softbank and is headquartered in Boston, MA. For more information, visit www.desktone.com.
1 Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service" by Lydia Leong, Douglas Toombs, Bob Gill, Gregor Petri, Tiny Haynes, 18 October 2012
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Fact check: Did precinct in Allen West race have 900 ballots cast but only 7 registered voters?
Election night found U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Palm Beach Gardens, in unfamiliar territory: He hadn't won, but he wasn't convinced that he had lost either.
West clearly lost his first bid for Congress against U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, in 2008. And two years later, he clearly thumped Klein.
But on the night of Nov. 6, 2012, state results showed Democrat Patrick Murphy narrowly ahead but outside of recount territory in one of the most expensive and high-profile U.S. House contests in the country. (West beat Klein in Congressional District 22 but then moved due to redistricting. You can read our full West fact-check file here.)
By the morning, West demanded a closer look at results in Congressional District 18, which spans parts of Palm Beach, St. Lucie and Martin counties. Most of the controversy centered on St. Lucie, which had trouble counting ballots.
That led to a whirlwind two weeks of court hearings, partial recounts, a visit by state election officials to monitor the mayhem, scrutiny of St. Lucie County election supervisor Gertrude Walker and around-the-clock news coverage. Every morsel was put under the microscope, including Murphy's false claim that West had never shaken his hand, prompting the West campaign to point to a photo of the two candidates shaking hands at a debate.
A Nov. 18 article in the Palm Beach Post paraphrased West campaign manager Tim Edson raising questions about St. Lucie's ballot counting. "Among them: Preliminary totals showed 900 voters cast ballots in Precinct 93, where only seven voters are registered, Edson said." The claim that about 900 voters casting ballots in a precinct with only 7 voters went viral and was repeated on a CBS news website and on a West fan page on Facebook.
"#AllenWestRecount - A Pct had - 7 registered voters in Guatemalan community and the tally showed 900 voted!!!!! - THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL YET - The commissioner has NOT announced ANYONE the winner or the numbers yet. They are STILL behind closed doors."
On Nov. 20, West conceded, though he continued to raise questions about St. Lucie County results. On the same day, a PolitiFact reader asked us about a claim he found on Facebook about Precinct 93. He asked us "Is this true and newsworthy? Or is it just conservatives whining that they lost?"
So we went in search of what went down in Precinct 93 -- otherwise known as Golden Ponds Recreation Center in St. Lucie County.
St. Lucie County and the 'bungled' count
First, some more background on the West-Murphy postelection battle in St. Lucie County, which started election night when the county had trouble reading ballots on tabulation machines.
You can read blow-by-blow accounts from the Palm Beach Post or the Associated Press.
As the door on West's chances appeared to be closing, the Palm Beach Post wrote Nov. 18: "The St. Lucie County Canvassing Board missed a noon Nov. 18th deadline to file results to the state Division of Elections so that left previously submitted certified unofficial results standing: Murphy was ahead of West by about .58 percent."
The root of the confusion about Precinct 93
Part of the West campaign claim isn't in dispute. The St. Lucie County Supervisor of Electionswebsite shows seven active voters in Precinct 93 -- three Democrats, three Republicans and one "other," as of September 2012.
Unofficial results dated Nov. 11 on the supervisor's website showed that in Precinct 93, three ballots were cast for West and three for Murphy.
We spoke to Jeffrey Scott Shapiro, a volunteer attorney for the West campaign, on Nov. 20. He said that volunteers watching the recount during the Nov. 18th weekend saw a ballot-counting machine with a yellow Precinct 93 sign on it and the tabulation tape showed 1,552 ballots. That equaled about 776 votes because there are two different ballot cards per voter.
Voters were watching the recount behind cones and tape as sheriff's deputies were nearby. The machine with the Precinct 93 sign was on the corner of the boundary, so it was one of the few machines where observers could see the tabulation tape, Shapiro said.
"There were a lot of volunteers who saw it and reported it to us," Shapiro said.
The West campaign asked St. Lucie County canvassing board member Tod Mowery -- a county commissioner -- about the machine.
"They told us Sunday that they used the Precinct 93 machine to run half of the ballots from Precinct 85 because it was such a large precinct," Shapiro said. "It still had the Precinct 93 sign on it. ... Because they didn't change the sign it confused a lot of people."
Mowery "took us over to the machine to show the tabulation tape. It did say Precinct 85 on it. It was Sunday at about 3 o'clock. I was standing right there and I was talking to him."
Edson gave us this account in an email: "There was a machine that was mislabeled at the recount. When we looked at the tape for what we were told was Precinct 93, there were over 900 votes cast. It turned out that another precinct that had been counted on the same machine as 93. The matter was cleared up."
We also interviewed Mowery, a registered Republican.
Precinct 93 only had one early vote cast in this race, Mowery said. That's why during the retabulation on Sunday, elections officials used the Precinct 93 machine to count a chunk of the ballots from Precinct 85, a much larger precinct.
Mowery said that after a news conference on Nov. 18, the West campaign asked him about Precinct 93. Mowery said he printed out the long form from the machine, which showed that the machine was counting results from Precinct 85.
"I took them over to the machine," Mowery said. "I showed them the actual receipt for the Precinct 85 tabulation data. They all agreed that was in fact the case."
Mowery said he asked the West campaign if they had additional questions about the Precinct 93 machine and they didn't.
Before we give our ruling on this claim, we will wax nostalgic about our Allen West fact-checks. He claimed that about 80 of House Democrats are Communists and that he had higher security clearance than the president which we rated Pants on Fire. He also got a True rating for a claim about the number of people on Social Security Disability and a Mostly True for a claim about thecost of a missile.
For those who follow West on PolitiFact, there could be more to come. The Georgia GOP is ready to welcome their native son with open arms, which could mean our sister site PolitiFact Georgia could land some West fact-checks.
Our ruling
A Palm Beach Post article paraphrased West campaign manager Tim Edson saying that, "Preliminary totals showed 900 voters cast ballots in Precinct 93, where only seven voters are registered." The same claim was picked up by people on Facebook.
It's not true.
A machine that had the label of Precinct 93 was actually counting votes from another precinct. In the end, only six people voted in Precinct 93, which has seven total voters.
We rate this claim False.


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Supermoto legends Jeff Ward, David Pingree and Cassidy Anderson visit with AMP Junior Racing Academy students "Little Boss", Adam Aivelli and Chancellor Tiscareno during practice sessions at Adams Motorsports Park. You never know who you might see at AMP!
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Using GeoServer, I need to provide a graphical representation of the distribution of some metrics on a geographical basis. The geographical regions will be coloured and labelled according to the value of that metric.
I would like to have a "world" layer (containing all the continents and only continents), a "Europe" layer (containing only countries from Europe) and a "France" layer (containing all the cities in France). So to speak, "a tree of layers containing the immediate children", given that these entities (continents/countries/cities) reside in three distinct tables with one-to-many relationships defined.
I haven't found any "filtering" option when defining a layer from a PostGIS store, so a "cities" layer can only be based on the whole cities table (not on the cities in country X). Is there something I missed ?
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Compared to all the professional types who were on the program at the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation 2014 Summit in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, Nadine was relatively obsequious. She just sat in a chair along with a couple of other women for a late-morning panel last Friday, one of several presentations that day.
But Nadine's story was truly compelling. Compared to the other women who spoke with their professional research about pornography and its effects, Nadine's story was personal. She had actually been in pornographic movies.
Nadine — she didn't use her last name during her remarks — looked to be in her 70s. See appeared to be quite unassuming, but that could be because she was conditioned to be that way.
"My mom was a product of the 1940s, when you went to college to get your 'MRS' degree," Nadine said. But then Nadine came along. "I was the stone in her puddle. She couldn't be who she wanted to be now that she had me."
It left the little girl emotionally starved -– "no conversation, no touching, no nothing at all," Nadine said. It got to the point that her mother would develop a list of offenses she had committed each day to tell her father, who would then spank her when he came home from work. "I remember my dad really being angry when I stopped crying" after being hit, she added.
Nadine went to a Catholic school, where she was regularly bullied, including what she called mental torment and abuse. "The nuns turned a blind eye" to it, she said, adding that her father told her, "If you cooperate with the boys, it won't hurt so bad." She did cooperate, but it still hurt.
"By the time I got to high school, I was an emotional wreck," she recalled. "I graduated high school, I don't know how." After graduating, Nadine moved to another town to get away from her family.
"I went to a dance, and the man came down from the bandstand and asked me for a date," Nadine said. On that first date, she remembers, "I got into a Porsche. We went back to the big city, dinner, dancing. He asked me to marry him on the first date." She declined.
As they continued dating, though, she was told, "You're the best thing that's ever happened to that man." "I hate when you get referred to as a 'thing,'" she said. However, "he was taking care of me. He wasn't hurting me," but now she understands that this new boyfriend of hers was grooming her to appear in porn movies. "He spotted me, he groomed me, and he married me."
One day, not long after she turned 21, Nadine's husband told her they were going to go to a friend's house for dinner and drinks. "The man who was to film me for the next three years and three months showed me" the things he had in his basement, which would double as his studio. "I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach, but this man was a friend of my husband," so she figured he couldn't harm her, she said.
But then "I got a shot in my arm. He drugged me," she recounted. "The first time (she was filmed)I remember almost everything," Nadine said. But they kept returning to the house. "I was filmed every two or three months, several sessions at one time." Nadine never put up any protest to her husband. But to cope, she added, "I was drinking water glasses full of liquor." Because of the harshness of the sexual activity, Nadine noted, "it took me two or three weeks before I could be intimate with my husband."
Her husband never said anything about Nadine's prolonged absences from the dinner parties. They went on summertime yacht trips. He also fathered three children with her. But when the porn business beckoned, according to Nadine, "he would drop in on me and say, 'You can go shopping with' — the pornographer's wife. It was just an excuse to get me over there."
What happened to Nadine, she told her attentive audience, "was a lot of violence, being in a bedroom and being raped and locked in — a lot of bad stuff. … I learned to cooperate. If I saw it happening to someone else, I just" — here she clicked her tongue -– "checked out."
"(The pornographer) told me I was a star. So I guess you could say I was a porn star," Nadine said, pausing before she gave a cheerless, quiet "Yay."
She admitted, "I compromised. But I was young and wanted to live." Even so, Nadine noted, "I had a suicide plan."
At one point she decided she had had enough. "I left a note, took a bag and my hair dryer, and I left," Nadine said. "I went to work. I got a sleeping bag and a pillow and rented an apartment." But the day after she got her apartment, "my husband found me, strangled and beat me."
She got a divorce — and got nothing in the settlement, suspecting that her lawyer had been bought off by her husband's attorney — "but the threats and the stalking continued," Nadine said.
At one point in her hard-won freedom, the pornographer's wife offered to meet her one last time. She, too, had been sickened over what had gone on in her house, and over the course of a weekend she filled in a lot of blanks for Nadine. One of the revelations: "My husband did know what was going on. He was the (film) editor." Another revelation: "One of the girls from the pornographer's house was in my house four days after I left."
What's it like for Nadine now, decades after all this? "It's really bad," she said. "I have PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder. Panic attacks. I hate when I have to throw up" because it reminds her of some of the scenes she had to act in in the porn movies. And "don't ask me to make a decision about anything," she advised. "It's just a horrendous experience."
She remarried. "On the honeymoon I knew something was wrong. He was gay, and he only wanted children," Nadine said.
The pornography also had a negative effect on her now-grown children. All three have chronic health conditions, brought on by the drugs she was injected with while pregnant so she would act in porn movies.
"I'm in isolation. It's self-imposed," Nadine said. "The last several years, the Lord my God, the king of the universe, he sent good people to be with me.
Nadine considers herself lucky in that she never caught a sexually transmitted disease during her brief but all-too-long career.
What disgusts Nadine is the apparently true prophecy of the pornographer. "The main filming me said, 'You are setting precedent. Someday what you are doing now will be normal.' And then I look at music and TV and video games …" Her voice trailed off, a tacit acknowledgment of how on the mark he had been.


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Americans are becoming a little less nervous about hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. While 56% of Americans said there needs to be more regulation of the technique, called fracking, according to a Bloomberg National Poll conducted Sept. 21-24, that was down from 65% in a March survey. The share of respondents calling for less regulation of fracking rose to 29% in the latest poll from 18% in March. Bloomberg sees financial interests driving the shift in public opinion. "Gas prices have dropped 76 percent since July 2008 as producers use fracking, in which chemically treated water and sand are forced underground to break up rock and free gas trapped in tight layers of shale," according to the news service. And in his Jan. 24 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama said fracking could support more than 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade. As more people realize the benefits of gas production, "the more public support we'll continue to see for this truly historic opportunity," said Kathryn Klaber, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, a Pittsburgh-based industry group, in an e-mail interview with Bloomberg. The public's views, to some extent, are shaped by industry groups such as America's Natural Gas Alliance, which have sponsored advertisements that stress measures to protect the environment during drilling. But those ads might be giving people a false sense of security about fracking, according to Kate Sinding, a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council. In an email to Bloomberg, she said, "The oil and gas industry have been blanketing the airwaves with ads that tout gas as our savior. They're using Big Tobacco-style smoke and mirrors messaging to deflect genuine concerns about the health threats."
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In her latest column for Forbes.com, NorTech CEO Rebecca O. Bagley examines the implications for Northeast Ohio from the recent Water Innovation Summit sponsored by San Francisco-based Cleantech Group. "The Summit focused on three themes: smart water, resource recovery, and water re-use, and it looked at similarities and relationships between water and other natural resources," Ms. Bagley writes. She notes that "water and the important role it plays in oil and gas exploration, whether it's for enhanced oil recovery to drilling and well stimulation, or fracking, was top of mind during the Summit." And one thing is clear, Ms. Bagley writes — the demand for water innovation is growing. A lot of that innovation is happening in Northeast Ohio. "Being part of a regional cluster of companies in the water industry helps to raise visibility of emerging water technology solutions," says Missy Hayes, director of business development and marketing of MAR Systems Inc., a clean water technology company based in Cleveland. "This increased visibility also helps regulators and policy makers recognize the technologies that exist in their own back yard so they can make informed decisions about important policies that will impact the industry," Ms. Hayes says. Stephen Spoonamore, president of ABSMaterials Inc., a startup in Wooster that's developing water technology solutions for use by municipal, industrial, and oil and gas customers, says, "The industry needs to help utilities understand the emerging technologies that substantially improve the options to clean, treat, recycle and preserve water. He adds, "A lot of 21st century chemistry, including pesticides, herbicides and pharma products in use today, simply can't be treated or removed with 19th century filtration technology. We need to pair 21st century solutions with these emerging challenges. That's why creating awareness is the first step towards companies and utilities working together to implement solutions that will drive down costs and improve both efficiency and water quality." Crain's most recent story about ABSMaterials, by tech reporter Chuck Soder, is here
The Akron Beacon Journal reports there's a new company involved in Ohio's Utica shale. Denver-based 1st NRG Corp. said it signed a letter of intent with a private third party to initiate development of about 7,150 acres in eastern Ohio. It did not disclose the specific location of the development, nor did it identify the seller. "This is another major step forward for 1st NRG and its shareholders as we diversify our activity and pursue opportunity in an area rich in natural gas liquids and oil," said CEO Kevin Norris in a statement.
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OAKLAND — A top Seeno company sales executive pleaded guilty Friday to one count of wire fraud in exchange for her testimony against her employer, a dramatic twist in the Seeno saga that could strengthen the criminal case against the powerful real estate empire.
The attorney for Carey Hendrickson, 37, of Martinez, also spoke to Bay Area News Group for the first time, saying his client will testify if called before a grand jury or trial and that she was a small player in the case that began with a 2010 FBI raid of the Seeno family's Concord headquarters.
"I know she's not the biggest cog in this machine," attorney John Runfola said outside a federal courtroom in Oakland.
Hendrickson was indicted last year on three counts of wire fraud, becoming the first casualty from the 2010 FBI raid in which agents carted off dozens of boxes of evidence in their efforts to unravel complicated real estate transactions that stretched across much of the East Bay. The Seeno family empire, which has built homes across the Bay Area for generations and donated to countless political campaigns, has been heavily fined for environmental improprieties, but has avoided criminal wrongdoing.
She is accused of participating in a scheme that inflated the value of four houses she tried to buy in 2008 in a struggling Pittsburg development owned by her employer. Court documents show Hendrickson's alleged activities may have been part of a larger Seeno effort to inflate the value of homes, also known as a "builder bailout."
As part of the deal, prosecutors dropped two of the counts. She could still face a maximum penalty of 20 years and has agreed to pay $293,000 in restitution, but will not be sentenced until her cooperation with the prosecution is complete. A sentencing hearing was set for Sept. 12.
It has been a stressful year for Hendrickson, who is on disability leave from Discovery Sales, a Seeno company subsidiary, where she worked as district sales manager and managed the Contra Costa sales teams. She told the federal judge Friday that she missed Thursday's planned court date due to an "extreme anxiety attack."
In the half-hour proceeding Friday, a soft-spoken Hendrickson responded to the judge's questions before a nearly empty courtroom, except for a Seeno attorney who took notes.
In her plea agreement, Hendrickson accepted responsibility for hiding within loan documents down payment and mortgage assistance Seeno Homes promised her. In turn, Seeno Homes failed to disclose those builder incentives in the paperwork it submitted to the lender, leading the bank to issue loans based on inflated sales prices, according to the FBI affidavit.
The sales tactic of offering to pay a buyer's down payment and the first year of mortgage payments without disclosing that incentive to lenders is part of an emerging scam called a "builder's bailout," according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
Struggling builders often resort to such methods to quickly move inventory at inflated prices to maintain large lines of credit, according to Freddie Mac.
During a 16-month period in 2008 and 2009, various Seeno companies borrowed at least $1.24 billion in construction lines of credit, according to Contra Costa deed of trust notes. A now-settled civil lawsuit also claimed that the Seeno brothers owed $500 million in income taxes around that time.
The affidavit hints that Hendrickson may have preached the scam to her sales staff.
In an Aug. 23, 2007, email from Hendrickson to her Seeno sales staff titled "Appraisers," she told them not to inform appraisers about the incentive program.
"Offering up incentive information to the appraisers has destroyed the scheduled closings on two homes in the last couple weeks and we have been fighting to get new comps (comparable sales data) to appraisers this week," she wrote.
Hendrickson's attorney said his client was ready to move on with her life.
"Her job before this was selling automobiles. She had very little experience in this industry and learned by example and by doing," he said. "A lot of people in the banking and mortgage industry made a lot of mistakes, many of which were criminal in nature. Carey was a lower level person who made some of those mistakes. She's accepted responsibility for the fact that she did do things that were criminal in nature."
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Financial education will become compulsory in schools across England next year, following the publication of the new draft curriculum today.
The draft curriculum has financial education embedded in both citizenship and mathematics.
The questions on this quiz were provided by the APPG on Financial Education for Young People in a 2011 report, as GCSE-level examples of questions that would test knowledge and skills in financial education. It means that some of the questions are based on tax thresholds in force prior to that, but the calculation remains legitimate.
On the citizenship side of the curriculum, proposed discussion points from the APPG included:
• You are unemployed and are offered a job in the next town with poor transport connections, do you buy a new car on loan package and take the job or turn it down?
• Is a car loan for a new car, when you have a steady job and can pay the monthly repayments, a good or bad debt? What is the risk?
• What impact will my choice of career have on my future spending and lifestyle?
• Is a student loan value for money?
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Undefeated middleweight prospect Michael "The Brazilian Rocky" Oliveira has put next year's potential blockbuster fight in Brazil on hold against legendary Acelino "Popo" Freitas.
The Brazilian-born, Miami-raised Oliveira makes his nationally televised debut Friday night on a World Championship edition of Shobox: The Next Generation, live on Showtime AT 11:05 PM/ET, delayed on the West Coast, from Cohen Stadium in El Paso, Texas.
The power-punching Oliveira (15-0, 12 KOs) faces cagey veteran Xavier "The X-Man" Tolliver (23-7, 15 KOs) in an eight-round bout on a card headlined by WBA super welterweight champion Austin "No Doubt" Trout (23-0, 13 KOs) defending his title against Frank LoPorto (15-4-2, 7 KOs).
Oliveira, the reigning WBC South American middleweight champion, is not a typical, contemporary prizefighter. The 21-year-old with a college background comes from an affluent family and boxes not for financial gains but rather his love of the sport.
Boxing has always been in his blood. His late grandfather, Joao Oliveira, was an amateur boxer who sparred a few times with Brazil's all-time greatest boxer, three-time world bantamweight and featherweight champion Eder "Golden Bantam" Jofre (72-2-4, 50 KOs).
Michael first stepped into a gym a few years ago to lose weight and, now weighing 100-pounds less, he has successfully captured the hearts Brazilian boxing fans back home as well as those living in the United States.
Four-time world champion Freitas, who Michael hopes to replace at the head of Brazilian boxing circles, has agreed to come out of a nearly five-year retirement to fight WBC #15 rated Oliveira next year in what promises to be a major event in Brazil.
"I'm not distracted by the Freitas fight," Oliveira said. "I'm looking forward to fighting Freitas and then winning a world title, but each fight has to be a stepping-stone for me. All I'm thinking about right now is Friday night's fight in El Paso. I've spent a lot of time, energy and money into training and Friday night I'm finally going to get a return on my investment.
"I haven't prepared differently for this fight, but I'm stronger, better conditioned and improved defensively having worked so hard with my coach, Orlando Cueller. I don't feel any added pressure fighting on Showtime but I really appreciate this great opportunity."
Oliveira, the two-time defending Brazilian International Press Award's Athlete of the Year (2009 and 2010), was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil but he moved two weeks after birth with his family to Miami. His last three fights have been in Brazil and his fans there will be able to watch his fight this Friday evening via TV Globo, the third-largest network in the world, which has a two-year, six-fight deal with Oliveira.
"This will be Michael's toughest test to date," his father/promoter Carlos Oliveira explained. "He's stepping up, competition-wise, no doubt about that. We'd like to thank promoter Gary Shaw for putting him on this show. We're grateful to Showtime for showcasing Michael's talents for the first time on national American television."
Tolliver, fighting out of Atlanta, is battle-tested having fought world champion Anthony Mundine and other top fighters such as Said Ouali, Walter Dario Matthysse and Merhav Mohar.
"I was set to concentrate on fighting at 154 but this opportunity to fight as a middleweight on Showtime was too good to pass up," former super middleweight Oliveira concluded. "My goal is to eventually fight at 147, but Freitas can't fight any lower than 154, so I'll be fighting at junior middleweight after this fight. I'm still very strong but now have more effective weapons than just my power. I'm in the best condition of my career and have improved my defense a lot, but ultimately my strength will prevail above all."


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"A, You're Adorable" is a novelty song popularized in 1949 by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters. Starting with the letter A, the singer uses the letters of the alphabet to describe his beloved, calling her adorable, beautiful, a cutie, and so forth.
"A, You're Adorable" was performed in a sketch on the first season of Sesame Street by Jack, who, before breaking out into song, explained that A was his favorite letter, not because it started the words apple and ant, but because it was the first letter of the word adorable, which described his girlfriend Adrienne. A series of alphabet blocks then scrolled along a conveyor belt atop the brick wall they were standing behind.
As Jack sang each letter of the alphabet throughout the course of the song, he picked up the respective block and threw it behind the wall. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to Jack, the blocks belonged to Cookie Monster, who suddenly appeared and, after having scared Adrienne away, demanded them back. Jack then retrieved each block, in order, from behind the wall and recited the alphabet once more as he handed the blocks to Cookie Monster, who, naturally, ate them.
Elmo and Marie Osmond performed the song on Donny & Marie, in a promotional appearance for season 31; it also appeared in an outtake reel shown later.


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On Windows systems, an application may use getClass().getResource or getResourceAsStream methods to locate a resource inside the application, particularly in jar files that are in the application or accessible to it. If the streams remain open, subsequent attempts to redeploy or undeploy the application can fail. In addition, the Java runtime by default caches streams to jar files for performance reasons.


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KANSAS CITY – This is the image Kansas City Chiefs fans needed to see.
Peyton Hillis, jogging to the sideline, handing the football used to score a first quarter touchdown to head coach Romeo Crennel, wrapping up his coach in an embrace.
The football mattered little at Arrowhead Stadium, where the Chiefs beat the Carolina Panthers 27-21. Yet in the wake of Saturday's murder-suicide involving Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, who police say killed his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, before fatally shooting himself in front of Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli, the football certainly helped.
"I thought that was the best thing we could do," said Crennel who declined to discuss in detail what he saw Saturday. "If for no other reason it takes our minds off our misery for a few hours."
The Chiefs hung a jersey of Belcher's in his locker as part of their grieving, although the team did not publicly memorialize him before the game.
MIXED EMOTIONS: Fans ponder how to remember dead
"I can't imagine what (Crennel is) going through, and what (Pioli is) going through," tackle Eric Winston said. "To have to lose a person on your team, as a coach, I'm sure he looks at all of us sort of as his kids, and to add on to that having to witness it, it's something that I'm sure he'll never be able to forget. That's got to be so much tougher than just losing somebody.
Crennel acknowledged that there are still many emotional days ahead. "It might not be over for some time for a lot of the guys," he said.
Said defensive tackle Shaun Smith: "All I remember was me and Jovan walking off the field after Friday's practice, just talking about who's going to get more snaps this week. Because the week before we played nickel, and he doesn't play nickel. Just joking and having fun. So it was a little tough. I'm going to miss him, like I said. But I feel sorry for (Perkins') family, too, because they lost a loved one. We've got to continue to stay strong and stay together."
Although the game was unimportant -- especially with neither the Chiefs (2-10) nor the Panthers (3-9) bound the playoffs -- it did provide some relief for the team and community.
Hillis scored his first touchdown of the season. Jamaal Charles, whose wife is related to Perkins, rushed for 127 yards. Quinn threw two touchdown passes, and the Chiefs won their first game at Arrowhead since Dec. 18, 2011.
BOX SCORE: Chiefs 27, Panthers 21
Quinn, promoted to starter in November, played his best game since he was the Chiefs' starter in 2009. He threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns -- including a 1-yard pass to tight end Tony Moeaki on a fourth-and-goal in the second quarter – and led five scoring drives for a team that hadn't scored more than 20 points since Sept. 30.
"In tragedies like this, they can define you or redefine you," Quinn said. "I think this team was able to take this event and let it redefine us as a team. We were battling through a lot of emotion, a lot of difficulties on the field – there were a lot of injuries, too, and guys stepped up and played a heck of a game."
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who rushed for 78 yards and threw for 232 yards, gave Carolina a chance late, capping an 11-play, 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter with an eight-yard touchdown pass to Louis Murphy. After Murphy spiked the ball in the east zone, Newton collected the ball and handed it to a pair of boys dressed in Auburn jerseys.
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CHARLESTON - Kanawha County Delegate Meshea Poore will be speaking Friday at Mary C. Snow Elementary School in support of a new drop-out prevention initiative by the West Virginia Education Alliance that focuses on the state's youngest students.
"The dropout crisis and a future West Virginia workforce with inadequate job skills threaten the economic, social, and democratic fabric of our community, state, and nation," Poore said. "The costs of West Virginia students dropping out of high school are devastating and long lasting."
On Friday, January 18, at 2 pm, the Education Alliance's SWAG (Students With Awesome Goals) initiative will kick-off at Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary School in Charleston. Early intervention is the best way to fight the high school completion challenge. Thanks to the support of The Bernard H. and Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation, The Education Alliance is developing a dropout prevention initiative for West Virginia preK-5 students.
The SWAG concept was developed by VISTA Volunteer Brian Williams to address the ABC's of School Success (attendance, behavior and course performance).
The kick-off assembly will provide students with incentives for displaying good attendance, behavior and course performance. Each nine weeks students will have an opportunity to earn SWAG gear for meeting the ABC's of School Success.
"Like many of The Education Alliance's other initiatives, the SWAG pilot project is designed teach students the importance of accepting responsibility for their attendance, behavior and course performance. With this program we hope to show students the positive effects of their behavior," said Dr. Patricia S. Kusimo, president/CEO of The Education Alliance. "The SWAG program is allowing our organization to transition our work to effect elementary school students."
The SWAG pilot project is an early intervention tool that The Education Alliance plans to replicate statewide.
About The Education Alliance: Founded in July 1983 as the first statewide public education fund in the nation, The Education Alliance is a private-sector initiative to help businesses understand the importance of financially and resourcefully supporting the state's public schools and to give business a voice in public education that advances policies and practices to continually improve public school student achievement in West Virginia.
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A new report from Gov. Pat Quinn�s budget office shows the state facing massive cuts in spending and a huge increase in its bill backlog if the temporary state income tax is allowed to expire as scheduled next year.
The three-year forecast, which the office is required by law to produce annually, shows spending outpacing revenue by $4.6 billion in three years. It also shows the state�s bill backlog growing to a projected $16.2 billion.
�It shows the challenge ahead with the expiring revenue,� said Quinn�s budget spokesman Abdon Pallasch. �It shows the need to develop a solution that will allow the state to continue to pay down its bills and protect education and public safety services from radical budget cuts.�
The report, though, does not recommend solutions to the expiration of the income tax increase. Quinn himself has refused to take a stand on whether to extend the tax.
Lawmakers raised the income tax by 67 percent in 2011. The rate on individuals went from 3 percent to 5 percent.
However, the rate is scheduled to drop to 3.75 percent on Jan. 1, 2015. That is midway through the state�s next budget year.
The budget office report projects a drop in individual income tax collections of about $1.3 billion next year and more than $3.6 billion the year after that. Corporate income tax collections will also drop, but they are a much smaller part of total taxes.
Overall, the budget office anticipates about $35.2 billion in revenue for the 2015 budget year, but $37.1 billion in expenses, up from this year. Pallasch said the spending estimates are based only on current law and do not reflect any new programs. For example, the cost of providing health care to both the poor and state employees is expected to continue rising.
The report anticipates a deficit in the next budget of $1.9 billion. However, the state must enact balanced budgets, meaning additional revenue would have to come in or spending cuts made. The report anticipates the deficit will climb to $4.1 billion in 2016 and $4.6 billion in 2017.
The numbers take into consideration savings from the recently enacted pension reforms.
At the same time, the bill backlog � which the report said will be about $5.6 billion by the end of the current budget year, June 30 � is projected to climb to $16.2 billion by the end of 2017.
Voices for Illinois Children called the report alarming.
�Closing gaps of this magnitude would require draconian cuts to programs and services that are essential for the well-being of children, families and communities across Illinois,� Larry Joseph, director of the fiscal policy center, said in a statement. �Programs such as child-care assistance, after-school programs, child-protection services and a wide range of community-based services for families, people with disabilities and seniors would be in serious jeopardy.�
He said severe cuts can be avoided �by ensuring that these impending revenue losses do not happen.�
Republican gubernatorial candidates Kirk Dillard, Bill Brady and Bruce Rauner have all called for the tax hike to expire as scheduled. Treasurer Dan Rutherford also says he wants the tax hike to expire, but that the issue may need to be negotiated.
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I'm honored to be spending today with one of my favorite ladies, Victoria from vmac+cheese. Not only did she prepare an amazing dessert for our Valentine's celebration, but today is a special one for Victoria… It's her first day as a full-time, self-employed rockstar, with her new biz Vivaleur! I couldn't be more excited for her… so let's celebrate with some dessert!
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Hi everyone! Victoria from vmac+cheese here to share a fruit tart recipe I put together especially for Nikki and all of you. The best part about it? Well, other than being delicious, it's easy to make (though it looks fancy) and you can also serve it pretty much any time of year, not just Valentine's!
The crust in this pretty little tart is made with store bought graham crackers. A little homemade pastry cream (trust me, it's simple!), and a garnish of fresh fruit, and you have a dessert worthy of Valentine's Day, or even just a regular brunch with friends. Give it a try!
Vanilla Almond Tart with Raspberries
For the tart shell:
- 12 graham cracker
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 5 tbsp butter, melted
For the pastry cream (filling):
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 6 egg yolks (I used extra large eggs, then saved the whites for breakfast!)
- 5 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 4 tbsp butter, cubed
- –pinch kosher salt
- 2 half pints of raspberries
- –can also substitute any fruit you'd like, and use other garnishes such as sliced almonds, pistachios, even white chocolate shavings
- –optional: 2 tablespoons of apricot jam
For the crust:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Break apart the graham crackers and add them to a food processor bowl. Grind until you have a fine meal. It should yield about 1 1/2 cups of graham cracker "flour." In a medium bowl, combine the graham cracker flour, the sugar, and the butter. Toss together until combined and the graham cracker flour is moistened.
Butter an 9″ tart pan, then set it on a sheet tray (this will just help you avoid a huge mess, and transfer the tart easily). Press the graham cracker mixture into the tart, and along the sides of the pan. I used the back of a measuring cup to press it and pack it in. Use a knife and run it along the top edge of the pan to sweep away any excess crumb (or you can leave it if you like a rustic looking tart).
Bake for 10 minutes, or until the crust is fragrant and just set. It should feel firm to the touch, not crumbly like it was before baking.
For the pastry cream:
Combine the milk and half of the sugar in a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir gently to combine, and let it scald.
While the milk is heating, beat together the yolks and the rest of the sugar in a glass or non-reactive bowl. I like to whip them by hand using a whisk, but you could use a stand mixer if you wanted. Beat them for several minutes, until the mixture is very pale yellow and aerated. Add in the flour, the pinch of salt, and beat again until well incorporated. It should be thick, almost like a paste. Stir in the extracts.
Once the milk is hot, carefully pour in just a little bit into the yolk mixture, and immediately stir. You will want to move quickly, so the yolks don't scramble. Once the first bit of milk is incorporated, add some more in, and stir again. This process is called tempering, and the whole idea behind it is we want the yolk mixture's temperature to increase, but not so quickly that things scramble! Once you've added in about half the milk mixture, pour the egg/milk mixture back into the pot with the remaining milk, and set it over medium to medium low heat. Use a spatula to stir it, being sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the pan. After a few minutes, it should thicken considerably. Stir to ensure it doesn't burn. If lumps form, you can beat them out with a whisk. Once it's hot enough that bubbles start to gurgle up through the cream, cook it for 1-2 minutes more, until it's very thick, like pudding. Remove it from the heat, and stir in the butter.
Pour the pastry cream into a clean bowl, then cover it with plastic wrap. Be sure the plastic wrap directly touches the cream, so that a skin won't form. Store in the refrigerator until cold. You could make this a day or two ahead.
To assemble the tart:
Spread the thickened pastry cream into the shell of the tart with a spoon. Garnish with fruit or whatever other items you'd like, then serve. OPTIONAL: To get that gorgeous, fresh from the bakery fruit tart look, mix apricot jam with a little water until it's slightly liquified, then use a clean spray bottle to glaze the top of the tart. It'll look shiny and super professional. Enjoy!
*The tart can be made a day in advance. Allowing the pastry cream to sit in the crust for at least several hours will help prevent the crust from crumbling when you serve it.
Pastry cream 911 tip:
If you refrigerate your pastry cream and find it's not setting up (i.e., it's still more liquid-y than pudding like), here's a fix. Melt a couple tablespoons of butter and add in an equal amount of cornstarch. Whisk this together until it's a paste, then whisk that into the pastry cream. Set it over medium heat, and stir constantly with a spatula or whisk, until you bring it to a slight boil again. It should be thick and spreadable. Refrigerate it again with contact plastic wrap, then use as you wish.


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New York City wants Long Island's water. We shouldn't give it to the city, period. Here's the thing: If granted state approval, the city could just take it. Gov. Andrew Cuomo mustn't allow that to happen.
Long Island has been designated a sole-source aquifer, meaning that all of the drinking water for Nassau and Suffolk counties comes from cavernous pockets hundreds of feet below the surface. Once upon a time, these stores were the purest water you could drink. The Upper Glacial Aquifer, one of three major aquifers beneath the Island's surface, formed during the last ice age, 10,000 to 20,000 years ago — long before pollutants and pathogens had contaminated underground water stores.
Highly toxic chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, and human and animal waste have slowly been making their way from the ground into our aquifers for decades — pretty much since Levittown was built in the 1940s and '50s and Long Island became an industrial hub for the military and aerospace industries. Grumman, the Island's manufacturing giant, moved out in 1994, but the waste it left behind remains in the soil, steadily percolating downward toward our drinking-water supply.
The faster we draw water from the aquifers, the faster surface water will be pulled by hydraulic action into them — along with all those pollutants. At the same time, more and more saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean will intrude into the aquifers as well.
That's why the state Department of Environmental Conservation must not renew New York City's now-expired permit that would allow it to take water from our supply. If the city were permitted to suck out 68 million gallons a day from these stores — more than the entire Town of North Hempstead consumes — the long-term effects could be catastrophic for us.
New York City argues that it has the right to draw water from the aquifers. Queens and Brooklyn are part of Long Island, after all, and the 68 city-owned wells from which it would draw water are old ones, located in southeastern Queens.
The aquifers from which the city would take the water, however, extend farther east into Nassau County, so the water we need for survival would go to the five boroughs. That would be unfair and unjust. The city has other sources — in particular, upstate reservoirs — from which it can obtain water, while Nassau does not.
City officials say the water would be drawn only in emergencies. That's not what they claimed in 2014, however, when they said they needed to extract water from the Island's aquifers while the city repaired two aqueduct pipes that connect those upstate reservoirs to the boroughs. According to the city's Department of Environmental Protection, millions of gallons of water were — and still are — leaking from the city's Delaware aqueduct, in upstate Newburgh. Its pipes have been leaking since the 1990s, according to the Times-Herald Record. City officials said in 2014 that they hoped to fix the problem in 2020 — at a cost of $1 billion.
In a 2014 Herald editorial, "L.I. is desperate for a water-management plan," we called on the State Legislature to enact, and the governor to sign, a measure that would require a long-term management plan to protect and preserve the Island's sole-source drinking-water supply. The Legislature and governor did just that.
We must remind Cuomo of the legislation's precise wording: "Long Island's water resources are unique in the region, unusual in the nation, and of exceptional importance to the state of New York because of the economic, environmental and public health values that Long Island's water resources provide to the millions of people who live and recreate on Long Island."
The measure created the Long Island Commission for Aquifer Protection, which drafted a management plan last year. It held its first hearing to seek comment on it at the Suffolk County Legislature in Riverhead on Jan. 17.
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat from Baldwin, called on the state during a news conference last week to hold off on approving New York City's plans to draw water from Long Island's aquifers until the U.S. Geological Survey completes a thorough examination of the aquifers and weighs in on the matter.
As far as we're concerned, the state DEC must never approve the city's plans. Simply put, Long Island — Nassau and Suffolk counties — can no longer tolerate the abuse of our aquifers.


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James Whitney Wright
Jim Wright, 70, loving father and grandfather, died on October 10, 2012 at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, CA.
Born and raised in Glen Ellyn, IL, Jim was a devoted alumnus of DePauw University, where he received his Bachelor's Degree before obtaining his Master's Degree from Michigan State. Jim went on to serve in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, before meeting his future wife, Theresa, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Jim and Theresa moved to Southern California in 1982, and have been residents of Newport Beach since 1985. Jim worked as a technical writer for Toshiba American Medical Systems for 22 years. A long-time actor and techie, Jim had performed locally with the Laguna Moulton Playhouse. More recently, he enjoyed volunteering as the Southern California college fair alumni representative/coordinator for DePauw.
Jim was an active member of Community Church Congregational UCC in Corona del Mar, where he sang with the choir for 27 years and served as the music librarian and acolyte coordinator (historically, acolyte "mother," a title he never changed).
Jim is survived by his daughters, Becky and Carole Ann, step-son Chandler, grandson James, and spouse, Theresa, as well as his sisters, Becky von Tucher and Nedra Bloom. They and all who knew him are grateful to have had him in their lives. He will be deeply missed.
Funeral Services will be held October 23, 2012 at Community Church, 611 Heliotrope Ave., Corona del Mar. Viewing at 9:30 a.m., Funeral Service at 10:30 a.m.
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WATCH VIDEO! Children's Choirs Spring Concert, with Bishop Michael in Attendance
April 7, 2012 • Campus Event
Truly the "Cherubim" and the "Seraphim" sang on our seminary campus on the Feast of the Holy and Righteous Lazarus, when the St. Vladimir's Seminary's Children's Choirs presented their Spring Concert, with His Grace The Right Rev. Michael, bishop of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey, Orthodox Church in America, in attendance. The choirs, which are made up of two groups—the Cherubim (singers ages 5–7) and the Seraphim (ages 7–14)—had separate weekly rehearsals for the academic year and put together their combined literature during their last three rehearsals. The children sang in four languages for their concert: German, French, English, and Swahili, and they were able to execute a 4-part treble piece as a combined choir (see a PDF of the concert program, here).
"We were incredibly honored to have Bishop Michael in attendance at this concert for the second year in a row," said Danielle Miller, director of both choirs. Mrs. Miller is a veteran music teacher, choral conductor, and church musician. She has served in churches nearly continuously since her teens, and has 18 years teaching experience in public and private schools. She currently teaches not only the Children's Choirs at the seminary, but also K–8 music at Blue Rock School in West Nyack, and the choirs for the summer program of Hoff-Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale. She also sings in the Boston Byzantine Choir and the St. Vladimir's Seminary Chorale. She is the wife of seminarian Scott Miller and mother of two budding musicians.
Recently this year, the Children's Choirs received a wondrous gift: a vespers setting specifically arranged for them, by renowned classical composer, Priest Ivan Moody.
"We will now turn our attention to this beautiful work for 3-part treble voices," noted Mrs. Miller. "Starting April 28th, the children will meet in Kunett auditorium (under the seminary chapel) and rehearse this work at 5:45 p.m. before going upstairs and singing in the weekly Saturday vespers service. The children can now apply their singing and musicianship learned as a concert choir towards the service of the worship of God.
"As we saw on Lazarus Saturday under the capable direction of Seminarian Ashley Lear," she continued, "when children help lead worship, it is a formative experience for the singers and for all who hear them." (Seminarian Lear is the director of the campus Church School program, and she regularly leads the church school children in chapel singing.)
Parents interested in having their children join the Children's Choirs may contact Mrs. Miller for a vespers rehearsal CD and to arrange to join the choir on Saturday evenings at the seminary chapel. Returning children's choir members, as well as all children ages 6 and up, boys and girls, are welcome and encouraged to sing! Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com, or call 914-319-0153.
Watch a video of the Spring Concert 2012 by the Children's Choirs of St. Vladimir's Seminary—directed by Danielle Miller, with accompanist Jnanayoga Gross—here!


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Located in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, Harvard is a private Ivy League research university in United States of America. It was established in the 1636 and is a research driven institution which is dedicated to develop leaders in different fields.
Harvard University's Ranking and Tuition
Harvard University's Ranking in the 2019 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 2. Its tuition and fees are $50,420 (2018-19).
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Harvard University comprises of Harvard Business School, Harvard College, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard Divinity School, Graduate School of Design, Division of Continuing Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard Kennedy School, School of Public Health, Institute for Advanced Study.
Harvard has more than 20,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate and professional courses and with more than 3, 70,000 alumni across the world. Harvard offers courses in various disciplines like engineering, arts, medicine, dental medicine, business, public policy, law, design, education, theatre etc. It has one of the most substantial financial aid plans, 60% of its undergraduate students have been awarded $160 million in assistance. Other than operating the Harvard Library which is the world's largest private library system, it also operates various cultural, arts and science museums.
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This program is a vibrant interdisciplinary area studies program designed to accommodate a wide range of interests and needs for graduate training in the languages, societies, and cultures of East Asia. It affords students interested in a professional career of engagement with Asia an opportunity to pursue a flexible and varied course of instruction related to their career interests.
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text: On 1 June 2011, Mars Express carried out a special manoeuvre to observe a conjunction between Phobos and Jupiter. The animation shows Phobos moving from right to left through the camera's field of view, then - outside this sequence of images - disappearing behind Mars. At the same time, Mars Express was approaching apoapsis - the furthest point from Mars in its orbit. At the moment that Mars Express, Phobos and Jupiter were aligned, the distance between Mars Express and Phobos was 11,389 kilometres, and another 529 million kilometres to Jupiter. This means that Jupiter was almost 50,000 times as far from Mars Express as Phobos, which is the reason why in this foreshortened perspective the largest planet in the Solar System, with a diameter of 140,000 kilometres, appears significantly smaller than the Martian moon located almost directly in front of the camera lens. While Mars Express and Phobos were continually moving forwards, the Super Resolution Channel (SRC) in the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) remained fixed on Jupiter. The image sequence contains a total of 104 separate images, taken within 68 seconds.The observation and simultaneous determination of the exact time at which Jupiter moved behind the Martian moon were used to improve the orbital data for Phobos. A motion de-blurring algorithm from the Chinese University of Hong Kong was used to improve the image quality (subtract the motion blurring). These improved SRC images were used for the animation. However, the images were moved horizontally by one pixel to fill in the gaps. Furthermore, the contrast was altered slightly. The shown video was generated at the Institute for Geological Sciences at the Freie Universität Berlin and published there as 'Highlights of the Month' in 2011. They present special Mars products obtained using the HRSC camera on board Mars Express.


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Needed in Washington: A New Model of Compromise
The next Washington impasse already is taking shape; what is needed now is an entirely new paradigm for resolving it.
One glimmer of hope is that a bipartisan group of lawmakers and activists are going to start next week trying to create one.
The impasse will come when the nation's leaders need to do their next round of deficit cutting sometime...


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Song List for Snap #520 "Blackout"Submitted by snapjudgment on Tue, 03/03/2015 - 18:00
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Alan Hawkshaw & Keith Mansfield
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KPM 1000 Series: Beat Incidental
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Versions Speciales #1 - EP
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Song List for Snap #519 "End of the Line"Submitted by snapjudgment on Tue, 11/18/2014 - 18:22
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The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation
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Clap! Clap!
I'm Over
Gwidingwi Dema - EP
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Song List for Snap #410 "Rage Against the Machine"Submitted by snapjudgment on Tue, 11/18/2014 - 18:06
Will Sessions
Detroit State of Mind
The Elmatic Instrumentals
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Song List for Snap #515 "Campfire Tales"Submitted by snapjudgment on Wed, 09/03/2014 - 17:26
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