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State and federal regulators looking for what caused an explosion at a liquefied natural gas facility on the Washington-Oregon border began interviewing injured workers Tuesday as an evacuation order covering hundreds of nearby residents was lifted.
State and federal regulators looking for what caused an explosion at a liquefied natural gas facility on the Washington-Oregon border began interviewing injured workers Tuesday as an evacuation order covering hundreds of nearby residents was lifted.
Also Tuesday, a team of firefighters and plant employees went inside the Williams Northwest Pipeline storage facility and found no lingering fire. The safety check came after the blast Monday injured five employees and ruptured a huge liquefied natural gas storage tank.
The Benton County Sheriff's Department ended the evacuation order that affected an estimated 300 people living in the tiny town of Plymouth, Wash., as well as the area within a 1-mile radius of the plant. The explosion and fire initially prompted the evacuation of about 400 residents from the town and those in a 2-mile radius of the plant.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Deanna Davis said the danger of further explosions had diminished, but the facility remained closed.
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Among the injured, Deputy Joe Lusignan said one worker was still being treated at a hospital in Portland, Ore., for burns to the face and hands and four others were released after treatment at a hospital in Hermiston, Ore. Their identities haven't been released.
Some gas continued to leak from the tank a day later, but it was being dissipated by the wind, Lusignan said.
Williams spokeswoman Michele Swaner did not immediately return a call for comment on Tuesday.
The outer wall of the damaged tank was visibly punctured, allowing white insulation to drain out onto the ground, but it's still unclear if the inner wall was affected, said David Lykken, pipeline safety director for the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. The natural gas inside the tank is supercooled to a liquid, but is not pressurized, and the top layer is normally in a gaseous state.
A number of experts on Tuesday were investigating the cause of the explosion. They were an engineer from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, an inspector from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration, and an officer from the Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Lykken said.
Sheriff Steve Keane said his office would also investigate, looking for any potential criminal implications.
The facility is the only one of its kind in Washington that is manufacturing liquefied natural gas, Lykken said. Oregon has a similar facility along the Columbia river west of Portland.
The Washington facility provides supplemental gas during times of high demand for a 4,000-mile pipeline stretching from the Canadian border to southern Utah. Gas is drawn off from the pipeline during the summer, cooled and stored until it is needed in the winter, Lykken said. Its two liquefied natural gas storage tanks each have a capacity of 1.2 billion cubic feet. The one that punctured was not full.
Lykken said an explosion like this is rare, and nothing like this has happened before at the Washington facility. He added that regular annual inspections by the commission have turned up some operational and procedural violations at the facility in the past, but they were all resolved.
Operations are similar to those at liquefied natural gas facilities at export terminals being considered in Oregon.


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PHILADELPHIA -- A sign reading "Our Chip's Come In" greeted Chip Kelly outside the Philadelphia Eagles' practice facility on his first day as head coach, and a few fans drove down Pattison Avenue honking their horns to salute the hiring.
A new era for the Eagles has begun.
Kelly was hired Wednesday to be the 21st coach in team history, ending an exhaustive search to replace Andy Reid.
The offensive innovator was lured away from Oregon, where he went 46-7 in four seasons and turned the program into a national powerhouse.
Kelly, who arrived to a hero's welcome at a Philadelphia airport on Wednesday night, was introduced at a news conference Thursday at the team's training complex.
"The key was to find the right leader, not make the fastest decision. We really were able to circle back with Coach Chip Kelly. We had an outstanding interview with him on Jan. 5. It was an outstanding nine hours, we learned a lot," Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said. "We were told, the same day, that it was really a question of going to the Eagles or going back to Oregon. At that point, we learned he might go back to the University of Oregon, but we kept in touch."
Though Kelly has no previous NFL experience, the Eagles are banking on him to turn around a franchise that has just 12 wins in the last two years and zero playoff victories since 2008.
"It's a really exciting time for me. It was a difficult decision. There's not many opportunities to coach in the National Football League, and every one of them is special," Kelly said. "But this is an iconic franchise with an outstanding owner. I knew what this place was all about, and this is where I wanted to be.
"It was just a matter of figuring out how to do it the right way."
Kelly has work ahead of him. His up-tempo, flash-and-dash offense needs a leader under center. It could be Nick Foles, a rookie last year who replaced Michael Vick at quarterback, and had an up-and-down debut season. It could be Vick again, though he'll be 33 when the season starts.
"I'm going to look at everyone, and look at everything we can do to put the best product on the field," Kelly said. "There's nobody ruled in and there's nobody ruled out at this point in time."
The Eagles were 3-1 this season after a 19-17 win over the New York Giants on Sept. 30. They then lost 11 of their last 12 games to finish in last place in the NFC East. Reid was fired the day after the season ended.
"We have one goal, and that's to get to the Super Bowl," Kelly said. "It's not an 'I' deal, it's a 'we' deal. Our players will understand that."
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5th-cent. theories about sound fall into two groups. Most though not all non-Pythagorean Presocratics were concerned primarily with the process of hearing (see especially Theophr. Sens.; cf. also Hippocr. De victu 1. 8 and 15 on hearing and voice). The Pythagoreans opened a musical perspective, beginning from observed correspondences between pitch-relations and the relative lengths of pipes or strings. They showed that the correspondences hold quite generally, through demonstrations using other sound-sources (see e.g. DK 18. 12, 13; texts attributing 'experiments' to Pythagoras himself are unreliable). The resulting hypothesis that pitch itself is a quantitative variable prompted deeper enquiries, beginning in the 4th cent., into the physical nature of sound, its causes, transmission, and attributes, as well as the process of hearing.
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At the recent selectmen's meeting the board asked for a moment of silence for three residents who have passed away, Ralph Drew, Edmund Devaney and Fred Palmer.
The board also noted town employees' birthdays, Robin Weeks fire department, Doreen Gray secretary highway department and Andrew Magargee police department. Also selectmen, Bon Srnec and Bob Bridges.
It was reported that an extensive financial report had been provide by the town's treasurer. According to the report, there is a fund balance $1,842,558 at the end of January. TA Joe Ryan noted from here on the treasurer will be providing a fund balance report on a monthly basis.
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There was some discussion regarding a complaint of noise from a logging operation on Hare Road, heard at 11 pm. It was noted that State law prohibits noise at an unreasonable time. If the complainant had contracted the town police, the officer could determinate if the time and amount of noise was unreasonable. The local police can enforce state law and write a summons. The matter was tabled to another time and perhaps change the local noise ordinance to cut off time 9 pm.
There will be a rabies clinic at the highway barn on Saturday, April 6 from 10 am until 12 noon. All dogs must be on a leash and all cats must be in a carrier. Prior vaccination records required. Cost is $16 per animal. The event is sponsored by the Milton Veterinary Clinic and the Milton Police department. Dogs must be licensed by May 1. Failure to comply will make you subject to a penalty of $1 per month after May 31.
The town clerk's office will be closed onMonday April 8 for training.
The town is in need of zoning board of adjustment members. Please cal the town office at 652-4501 if interested.
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There is a food pantry in the Headstart Building in the Industrial Park on Tuesdays from 12 noon until 4 pm. The food pantry is available for families who are struggling to meet family food needs.
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At the meeting of the trustees of the trust fund, it was agreed that a sum of $500 would be dispersed from the Rodney Nason Scholarship Fund to Colby-Sawyer College for Whitney Brooks for the Spring Semester. Also, a sum of $1,000 from the Carl Siemon Scholarship Fund to the State University of New York at Genesse for Maurisa Hale for the Spring Semester. A sum of $1,000 from the Carl Siemon Scholarship Fundto Colby-Sawyer College for Britney Boyer for the Spring Semester.


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2013-14 Indoor: Finished 16th in the 3,000m run with a top season time of 8:44.82 at the 2014 America East Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York… Also competed in the event at the Rider/Lafayette Winter Games.
2013 Outdoor: Finished ninth in the 3,000m steeplechase and 26th in the 5,000m run at the 2013 America East Outdoor Championships… Recorded his top season time in the steeplechase, 9:41.80, at the Duke Invitational while finishing seventh in the 5k at the Morgan State Legacy Meet with a season-best time of 15:32.04.
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2011-12 Indoor: Recorded UMBC's top time in the 5,000m run, 14:57.54, while finishing 11th at the America East Championships... Set the Retrievers' top time in the 3,000m run, 8:44.71, while placing 12th at the Gotham Cup in New York.
2011 Outdoor: Finished fifth overall, 9:20.63, in the 3,000m steeplechase at the America East Championships... Finished eigth overall, 14:52.91, in the 5,000m run at the America East Championships... Named to the America East Honor Roll.
2010-11 Indoor: Earned a third-place finish, 9:01.14, in the 3,000m run at the 10th annual Gulden Relays... Finished fifth overall, 4:20.84, in the 1-mile run at the Patriot Games... Finished 14th overall, 8:37.74, in the 3,000m run at the America East Championships.
Background: Named the Record Courier Athlete of the Year in 2010… Earned Academic All-Ohio team honors in cross country three years and in track and field twice… Earned All-Ohio honors twice in track and field and once in cross country… A four-year All-Metro honoree… Named Crestwood's Most Valuable Player three times… Also lettered in swimming and soccer... Member of the National Honor Society… Won the Presidential Award for academics.
Personal: Son of Tammy and Ron McGee… Has two siblings, Cameron and Mae-Lynn… Majoring in economics and health administration and hopes to start his own business… Born July 22, 1991.


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Every trip to Japan I've ever made (layovers in NRT not included) have been on corporate business, and looking through my pictures, I realize that I have remarkably few good photos from that amazing land. I found a shot from 2002 made on an old Nikon E5700, which was only 1.9 megapixels! A little different than today's gear, no?
But there was this one shot I really liked, taken from the 48th floor of Opera City Tower (anyone know who's offices are there? Hmmm?), and I figured I'd see what I could do with it in Nik's Silver Efex Pro II.
Not too bad, considering the source! Sure there's not a lot of details in the highlights, but it's still pretty cool.


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Federal Reserve details next round of stress tests
WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve says the nation's biggest banks will be tested next year on their ability to survive not only a severe U.S. recession but also a global downturn.
The latest round of "stress tests" will test how the banks would handle recessions in Europe and Japan and severe slowdowns in other Asian countries including China.
Under the Fed's most severe scenario, the United States would undergo a recession in which unemployment would reach nearly 12 percent, stocks would lose half their value and home prices would plunge 20 percent.
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Add rich color and dimension to your scrapbook layouts using alcohol ink markers, the most familiar of which are the Copic Sketch markers. Here, we'll show you three techniques for using these fun markers to create accents for your scrapbook pages.
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Let's face it, your last birthday party was a bit of a bust. To start with, you sent out invitations with the wrong address. Many of your guests simply went home after being yelled at by Mrs. Foggleberry (of all the addresses, you had to direct guests to the grumpiest neighbor on the block?). The ones who did figure it out were disappointed to arrive to your house and see that you were throwing a temper tantrum because your Great Aunt Sally had accidentally tripped and sent your cake flying. Those names you called her! And then you brought out the snacks- celery sticks and little pieces of burnt toast. You tried to call them "Tasty Toast Squares"! Needless to say, many of your party-goers ventured back over to Mrs. Foggleberry's to see what was going on over there.
This year the party's going to be different. You hired a professional invitation designer, left dear Aunt Sally off the guest list (she'll never get past the bouncer), and even paid Old Foggleberry to leave town (to ensure there'd be no competition). But the biggest difference? The snacks. You ordered a huge shipment of foiled chocolate candies. Everything from Chocolate Poker Chips to Ghirardelli Deluxe Chocolate Squares. After all, no one can resist something that's chocolate and shiny. Foiled candies are party fare at its finest.


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Catholics say 'Amen' to pope's latest comments
Three days after Pope Francis criticized his own church for focusing too much on gay marriage, abortion and contraception, Catholics attending Sunday Mass across the nation expressed a variety of views on what the papal comments might mean for the church.
Francis, in an interview with America magazine conducted weeks ago and released Thursday, said the church's stance against gay marriage, abortion and contraception has not changed. But he said the church must find a "new balance," adding that the "thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful."
About a quarter of the nation's 70 million Catholics regularly attend church. Among them is Susan Anthony, of Des Moines, who said Catholics should not read too much into the pope's comments. She said he simply reiterated age-old Catholic tenets of showing people mercy, regardless of their actions.
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"The church stands for what it stands for," Anthony said. "It's always stood that way."
Her pastor at Holy Trinity Church, the Rev. Michael Amadeo, said that while he did not discuss the pope's comments during services this weekend, Catholic leaders should take to heart the pope's message of mercy and love.
"I think the real challenge to leaders in our church, whether bishops or laypeople, is to have them examine their lives and examine how are they being people of mercy and exhibiting God's love," Amadeo said.
Mary McKay, a regular churchgoer at St. Peter's in Washington, D.C., said the pope's message is not an effort to question the church's teachings, but an effort "to focus on what unites us rather than divides us."
In Clarkston, Mich., Monsignor Robert Humitz assists at parishes in the area. Humitz said the pope's remarks signal a shift in tone.
"He's not changing any doctrine ... (but) how we present it," Humitz said. "The word pontiff means bridge builder, and I think that's what he's doing."
Humitz said the pope's style appears to more open to dialogue and less judgmental.
"I think he's telling us to not be obsessed with all the sexuality and to focus on what we can do to improve the dignity of every human person," said Humitz. "I don't think he's changing the church's teaching on the dignity of all human life, from conception to natural death. I think he's enhancing it."
Joyce Meenahan, 77, of Commerce, Mich., was thrilled by the pope's words.
"There's a place for doctrine, but it's not the only thing," Meenahan said. "The new word that's being floated around is balance."
Meenahan said the pope's words also should comfort the American nuns who were criticized by Rome in recent years for placing more emphasis on social justice issues than on church doctrine.
"It's a vindication of the nuns," Meenahan said.
Paul Cloutier, 50, of White Lake Township, Mich., said the pope didn't offer any change to church doctrine, but he is changing the way the church is perceived.
"The church is black and white about the sin, but not about the sinner," he said. "I think he's all about charity and compassion. I like him."
Krogstad reports for The Des Moines Register; Wisely for the Detroit Free Press. Hajishengallis reported from Washington, D.C.


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Three years after pleading guilty to violating conflict of interest laws, the former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer involved in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal has been disbarred, Legal Times reports.
Robert E. Coughlin II was the former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Criminal Division at the DOJ, the division which oversaw the probe into the Abramoff lobbying bribery case.He pleaded guilty in 2008 to accepting thousands of dollars in sports tickets, restaurant meals and other gifts in exchange for helping clients of lobbyist Kevin Ring, who was a co-conspirator in the Abramoff scandal. Coughlin, who had been under interim suspension since June 2008, was removed from the District of Columbia bar Thursday morning.
Coughlin and Ring became friends in the early 1990s while both working as staffers for John Ashcroft, who was then a Missouri senator, the Washington Post reported in 2007.
Coughlin helped Ring secure an extra $7.3 million for the Choctaw Native American tribe to build a prison on their reservation in Mississippi. The tribe, which DOJ employees determined would ordinarily receive $9 million for such a project, received $16.3 million while Coughlin and Ring were in contact, according to a sentencing memorandum filed by the U.S. in the Ring case last week.
"Bob Coughlin helped on the school and is now looking for tickets to the Wizards…," Ring was quoted as saying in the same memorandum.
Ring, along with Jack Abramoff and others implicated in the lobbying scandal, spent over $5 million on tickets like these, "either to groom public officials for corruption or to continue the corrupt relationships."
David Ayres, the former Chief of Staff to Attorney General John Ashcroft, was also cited in the Choctaw case. Ring used these two contacts at the DOJ to obtain "vital information about the jail and overcome the resistance of DOJ career employees," the court proceeding read.
"…[the lobbying pressure] forced even the most obstinate bureaucrats at DOJ to kick the final decision up to the AG's office, which is where we knew we could win. And so we did," wrote Ring in an email quoted in the memorandum. "To put this victory in some perspective, just two weeks ago, the tribe was told not to submit a request for more than $9 million. Moreover, the largest grant given out of this same construction account heretofore was $10 million!!!"
In court filings quoted by LT, lawyers for Coughlin held that he did not regard the tickets and gifts from Ring as bribes. "Mr. Coughlin believed that Ring, through Greenberg Traurig, had access to extra sports and concert tickets when they were available and not being used by others at the firm."
Coughlin did consulting work for a medical technology start-up after leaving the DOJ, and worked part-time with a group that places environmentally sound products in retail stores, according to LT.


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The cases — all filed under the broader and simplified definition of disability set forth in the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) — allege discrimination against qualified individuals with diabetes, cancer and severe arthritis.
"The contributions of people with disabilities to the workplace ought to be valued, not rejected based on myths, fears and stereotypes," said EEOC Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien. "The ADAAA made clear what the EEOC had always asserted: people with a range of disabilities are protected from unlawful discrimination. We hope that these cases send a clear message that the Commission will vigorously enforce the ADA."
In Atlanta, the agency charged Eckerd Corporation, a nationwide drug store chain doing business as Rite Aid (EEOC v. Eckerd Corporation d/b/a Rite Aid), Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-2816-JEC, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia) with refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation -- a stool to sit on -- to a long-time employee who experienced severe arthritic symptoms in her knees. Fern Strickland, who had worked as a cashier for Rite Aid with this reasonable accommodation for seven years without incident, lost the use of her stool in January 2009 when a new district manager decided that the company would no longer accommodate her disability. According to the EEOC's pre-suit investigation, the district manager "did not like the idea" that Strickland used a stool. The suit claims that she was terminated several weeks later because of the manager's failure to accommodate her disability.
In a case filed in Baltimore, the agency alleges that surveying company Fisher, Collins & Carter fired two employees because they had diabetes and hypertension. According to the suit (EEOC v. Fisher, Collins & Carter, Case No. 10-cv-2453, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland), the company asked Robert Gray and Wayne Seifert and other employees to complete a questionnaire regarding their health conditions and medications. Gray had worked for the company for 15 years starting as a rodman, and had been promoted to the position of party chief by the time of his termination. Seifert had been employed since 2000 as a rodman. The suit asserts that, despite their many years of successful performance, the company unlawfully selected Gray and Seifert for a reduction-in-force on January 21, 2009, on the basis of their disabilities, while retaining less qualified, non-disabled employees.
In the third case announced today, filed in Lansing, Mich., the agency charged that IPC Print Services fired one of its employees rather than allowing him to work part time while being treated for cancer. According to the agency's pre-suit investigation, Derek Nelson, who had been employed by IPC as a machinist for over ten years, went on medical leave in 2008 in order to undergo chemotherapy. The EEOC's suit (EEOC v. IPC Print Services, Inc., Case No. 10-cv-886 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan ), alleges that in January 2009, when Nelson sought to continue working part-time while he completed his treatment, IPC discharged Nelson for exceeding the maximum hours of leave allowed under company policy. That decision, the agency contends, violated IPC's obligation to reasonably accommodate Nelson's disability.
In each case, the EEOC conducted an administrative investigation and attempted to reach a voluntary settlement prior to filing suit.
Originally enacted in 1990, the ADA prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of disability. During the ensuing years, federal courts took a narrow view of what conditions counted as "disabilities" under the law. Some courts had found that individuals with serious conditions — such as diabetes and cancer — were not covered by the ADA's protections against discrimination. In 2008, Congress responded to these interpretations by adopting the ADA Amendments Act, which made clear that the definition of "disability" is both broad and straightforward.
"These cases, among the first filed by the EEOC under the ADA Amendments Act, illustrate the continuing need for rigorous enforcement of the law in this area, as well as further education about the ADA's requirements," said General Counsel David Lopez. "Congress has made the scope of the ADA clear and broad: Individuals with disabilities — including serious medical conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and severe arthritis — must be evaluated according to their qualifications, and not their disabilities. Where a reasonable accommodation will enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of her job, an employer must provide it. Through cases like those announced today, the EEOC's litigation program will focus on deterring willful violations of this important civil rights law."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the Commission is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Lushington remembered for ideas, energy
Nolan Lushington, the Jamaican-born former Greenwich Library director who steered the town institution into the digital age by launching one of Connecticut's first computerized book collections, died June 12 at his home in Hartford. He was 85.
Lushington became library director in 1966. During his 21-year tenure, he saw the East Putnam Avenue department store-turned-library building as much more than a collection of books. He viewed it as a vehicle through which citizens could change and challenge their lifestyles.
A new recipe. A listing of higher-education courses offered in a 20-mile radius. The borrowing record of the company in which you own stock.
These are the things he wanted users to seek out at Greenwich Library.
"His life was dedicated to public library work," said Louise Blalock, Lushington's wife and a former director at the New Canaan and Hartford public libraries. "He had wonderful energy and great vision, and never stopped working to help libraries fulfill their promise as democratic institutions."
Lushington established the first computerized library in Connecticut and helped build one of the first statewide library lending programs in the nation. Under his leadership, the library also became the first in the state to loan out films and projectors.
Lushington was invested in not only the books on the shelves, but the lighting, furniture and wall art. He oversaw three massive expansion projects as library director. He also lectured at Harvard and wrote books about library design.
Lushington's ideas, acquisitions librarian Marianne Weill recalled, were visionary, bold and smart. But for the library staff, they could also be a bit intimidating.
This was most apparent in the staff break lounge.
"People would try to not sit with Nolan during these breaks, because he had so many ideas for us to carry out that we couldn't keep up with him," said Weill, who was hired by Lushington 38 years ago.
She laughed at the memory.
"He was well-liked," she added. "But he really did have countless ideas he wanted to accomplish."
Lushington's personal interests ranged from architecture to motorcycles.
He spent summer days sailing Long Island Sound, carried a membership card to the Cos Cob Gun Club and rode a motorcycle to work.
"He wasn't exactly your typical librarian," said Katherine Edlin, who was assistant director under Lushington in the 1970s.
He was the kind of guy, Edlin recalled, who, when the library closed during a hurricane watch, would go to the shore and await the storm.
"I really thought he was very unusual, very imaginative," said Edlin. "I liked him very much."
British culture was another of Lushington's interests. Upon returning from a 1972 tour of English libraries, Lushington decided the Greenwich Library ought to have a tea room.
A few months later, he established the first library cafe in the nation.
A memorial service for Nolan Lushington will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 16 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Hartford.


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USA Judo Scores Appointments To IJF Posts, Committees
Mr. Robert Fukuda, USA Judo Referee Committee Chairman and Mr. Jose Humberto Rodriguez, USA Judo CEO
August 23, 2013 – Several USA Judo officials were appointed to key positions with International Judo Federation today, including USA Judo's CEO Jose H. Rodriguez, who was named to the IJF Executive Committee.
Rodriquez was recommended for the post by IJF President Marius Vizer and ratified by the IJF Congress at the organization's meeting in Rio de Janeiro, preceding the Senior World Championships beginning there Monday.
Rodriguez is the first representative named to the IJF Executive Committee from the United States, another benchmark in efforts by USA Judo to promote the sport on home soil and U.S. interests in judo abroad. Specifically, he will hold the role of Development Director on the committee.
"I am happy to be able to serve the sport at the international level and accept the position as recognition of the work that all of our staff, volunteers and volunteer leadership, including our board members, have made," said Rodriguez. "The investment in both time and money the organization has made in bringing all the international events to the U.S., as well as ensuring that our athletes have participated internationally, has paid off."
Several other USA Judo officials were named to key positions with the IJF:
Lieutenant Colonel Hector Morales was nominated earlier this year and confirmed to represent the United States on the International Judo Federation's Armed Forces and Police Commission.
Dr. Stephen Swirsky, a physician at Miami Children's Hospital, was named to the IJF Medical Committee.
Coach and International Referee Robert Fukuda became a voting delegate representing the United States at the IJF congress in Rio.
USA Judo anticipates that one of our Olympians will be named next week to the IJF Athletes Commission.
"I am very pleased that USA Judo finally has the direct IJF representation at the highest level that we need to maximize our impact in the international judo arena," said USA Judo President Lance Nading. "A few years ago, our partner, the U.S. Olympic Committee, made it crystal clear to us that international federation representation at the executive level would be mission critical for any fully financially supported NGB (national governing body), and I'm again thrilled that we today have achieved that benchmark."
Marius Vizer, who was applauded for cementing the sport's place in the Olympic movement, and establishing rules making the sport more appealing to a broader audience since taking office as President in 2007, was reelected to that position for another four years.
Mr. Vizer said: "I am very emotional because we have worked together for six years with trust, collaboration and respect. I thank all officials, our IJF Executive Committee, the IJF staff, and everyone involved in the judo world. Thank you very much."


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3 UNH students burned from burst boiler pipe
3 UNH students hospitalized with burns after a boiler pipe burst
Three University of New Hampshire students were hospitalized with third-degree burns and a dormitory was evacuated after a boiler pipe burst on Saturday, a UNH spokesperson said.
The pipe burst and activated the alarm system at Hunter Hall. More than 100 students evacuated the dormitory. The three injured female students were sent to Boston Hospital with burns on their feet.
"We had a boiler pipe break underneath the front steps of Hunter Hall, and when that broke it released water and steam into the building at the same time, setting off the fire alarm activation," said Chief Corey Landry of the Durham Fire Department.
Hot water also damaged a small section of the first-floor hallway and four rooms. Officials said the building would be closed until 6 p.m. Saturday.
Students also evacuated buildings around Hunter Hall, but were able to return.
"I was devastated to learn three of our students suffered serious burns when this pipe failed," said UNH President Mark Huddleston. "We have reached out to their families and will provide whatever assistance we can to help them through this difficult time."
More information will be posted as it becomes available.


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Chicago: Check Your Pizza Expectations at the Door at Panino's Pizzeria
Panino's Pizzeria
3702 North Broadway, Chicago, IL 60613 (map); 773-472-6200; paninospizzachicago.com
Pizza style: Neapolitan-style
The skinny: Top notch neighborhood pizzeria
Price: $14 to $17
I was lost, confused, and more than a little perturbed. The sign above my head said Panino's Pizzeria, so why was I in a small room with standard thin crust slices hanging out under heat lamps? This is the place that Steve Dolinksy recently declared the best Neapolitan pizzeria in all of Chicago—better than Spacca Napoli and even Pizzeria da Nella? I couldn't even see the item on the massive, 100-plus item menu. Now, there were a handful of other pizza styles—including Chicago-style stuffed crust, thin crust, and something called "in Da pan"—but nothing even mentioning Neapolitan. Was this a cruel joke?
Turns out I was in the wrong place. Though the name is the same, I was in Panino's take-out storefront, which is different from the sit-down restaurant located around the corner on Waveland (which, I should point out, has "Pizzeria Artigianale Napoletana" in massive letters, with "Panino's" sidelined in small letters at the top right). I'm an idiot. Moving on.
But even looking at this (much) shorter menu did nothing to calm my apprehensions. Here's a question for you: have you ever eaten exceptional Neapolitan pizza from a restaurant with a "full slab of ribs" listed on the menu? Anything is possible, and I certainly have nothing against ribs, but it's just been my general observation that the best Neapolitan pizza comes from places with owners who are clearly obsessed. Strict VPN observance means less to me than seeing someone with a crazed look in his or her eye handling the dough.
As you can tell, my high pizza expectations were tromping all over this place before I ever took a bite, and I didn't like it. Have you ever ruined a pizza experience before taking a bite? With comparisons to other Neapolitan pizzerias running through my head, I was trying to make Panino's something it was not. And when my pies arrived looking more blonde than blistered, my mind got angry and turned against this pizza in a completely inexcusable way: "Not only is this not the best," I thought, "This is some of the worst pizza I've ever eaten ever!" (I think there was a maniacal laugh in there, too.)
Of course, that's not the truth. Because this is good pizza, even if I have a hard time calling it exceptional. Panino's take on the Margherita, The Regina ($13), features a bright and acidic sauce, along with salty and creamy fresh mozzarella.
That brings us to the crust. Thought it had few of the black marks I expected, it has real structure and chew. Perhaps it has too much heft. It's sturdier than most Neapolitan pizzerias I've tried, maintaining crispness even in the middle.
I can see how a few more seconds in the oven would lend a little more char, but that seems like it would also overcook the dough in the process.
The other pie didn't hold up as well. The Barese ($15), one of the pizzeria's white pies, should have balanced the fat and spice of fresh Italian sausage, the bitterness of broccoli rabe, and the creaminess of fresh mozzarella. But too much of the latter ingredient, along with indistinctive sausage, led to an average bite. Not bad by any means, but missing the careful eye that a place like Pizzeria da Nella shows.
Interestingly, once I gave up any thoughts of comparing this to other pizzerias around town, I finally started to enjoy it. Once I got past some of the issues, I realized that Panino's is actually a pretty stellar neighborhood pizza joint, one that I'd love to have within walking distance of my place. My advice? Keep expectations in check, enjoy the affordable wine, and leave pleasantly surprised.
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Canadian pricing out... i am in tears
Canadian pricing out... i am in tears
In Australia, the roadster runs at $210000.00!!!!!!
I am waiting with great trepidation to see what penalty right hand drivers will have to pay, and, whether Tesla can get inventive to beat the Australian luxury car tax that will account for much of the price. Perhaps the car can be sold and delivered without a battery, with the battery being sold/leased as a separate item/ invoice.? That way, the cost of the car will fall below the the luxury tax threshold, and so will the battery. This would make a huge difference to the overall cost, despite the fact that we also have 10% GST. At least half the cost of a car here goes to the government. The Leaf costs $50000.00 for example. A truly ridiculous price for a small commuter runabout. A Toyota Yaris runs at around $22000.00!!!
@gfaubert - I totally agree with you. This is a dealbreaker for me too. Later today I'll make a request to get back my deposit. =(
I'll simply wait for bluestar which will hopefully have more north-american components....
Canadian P39
Since Tesla will be one of Panasonic battery largest customers (after Apple, of course), perhaps they could apply some pressure on Panasonic to open a plant in the US to make at least half of the batteries they need.
Whoa. I'm just impressed that GBlankenship chimed in and cleared this thing up so fast. Pricing aside, this is the kind of company that I want to be doing business with.
btw - I just went through a kitchen renovation and my general contractor didn't respond to my concerns so quickly.
Thanks George.
@WattTheHell : I asked my deposit back today. I say if enough canadian tesla customers withdraw their reservation, they'll have to do something quick. It won't be profitable otherwise.
As if a bunch of people would ask for their deposit back! Just because of the import duty.
Even if they did Tesla wouldn't react. They don't control the import duty. Also Canada is a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of the world. We're lucky to get 200 signatures which is 20% of the American total when we only have 10% of the population.
An approximate 8% increase over the US is way better than the spread most other Canadian vehicles have compared to the US. We all knew the US pricing and expected some form of increase.
If you really want a Tesla there are ways to afford the increase. Longer term financing, leasing etc.
Any word on Signature pricing in Canada? I am assuming that the only cars we will see in Canada this year will be that series as they are first out of the gate.
I suggest that any Canadian model S reservation owner send a letter to Stephen Harper asking to reduce the 6.1% duty to 1.6% duty on "green" product (or provide a federal tax credit for green car on the top of Provincial ones).
If anyone wants to prepare a template, we can even share it.
I don't know what is the required % to be duty free under Nafta, but the Model is tag with 55% made in north America.
I beleive that at a point of time, Toyota may be able to import the electric Rav4 under Nafta rules as it as "tesla part" in it...
That will be unbelievable!
I say if enough canadian tesla customers withdraw their reservation, they'll have to do something quick. It won't be profitable otherwise. (gfaubert)
It's absolutely understandable and fair enough that you withdraw your reservation. That's everybody's own business, and it's a fully refundable reservation after all. Nothing wrong with that, normal business.
But suggesting that others should withdraw their reservation, too, as a measure to influence Tesla's business, is silly and naive. Firstly, it's everybody's own business to decide whether they want to follow through with the reservation or not, and many factors play a role in that decision. And secondly, at 20k to 30k units per year world wide, Tesla has no problem whatsoever selling every single car as soon as it is produced for the foreseeable future.
Or 3 months before (Elon's ideal). So if orders surge, so must production. If production surges, GB has to work for his salary!
"This isn't as explicit as it could be, but I think it is legitimate to take this as a hint. Since the battery is like a third or so of the entire car, in terms of weight as well as in terms of cost, there probably isn't much wiggle room left to make up for the "non-American content" with some winter package or the like..."
The irony: the more efficiently Tesla is able to manufacture their components the more foreign the car becomes.
The hope: as the cells become cheaper the car becomes more domestic.
@Nick Kordich
The parts content is the average for a "carline" (same chassis etc) so changing batteries for the Canadian market wouldn't help avoid the duty.
Leather and glass could be foreign sourced as well. Many of the electronics probably come from foreign factories too.
It wouldn't surprise me if the touchscreen panel is considered foreign as well since all the LCD material is Far East produced.
If TM paid import on the components, charging import again is kind of a tax on a tax.
Good news from George Blog :
The Canadian online pricing configurator, showing all pricing and options, went live late last week on our website. Canadian reservation holders can now start choosing their options and colours as they prepare to finalize their Model S. Later this week you'll also be able to finalize your order online. Hint: Canadian Signature reservation holders should be on the lookout for an important email coming this week ☺
Just in case ...
I tried http://www.teslamotors.com/en_BE/models/options
and http://www.teslamotors.com/en_EU/models/options
but nothing yet :-)
About that "55%" sticker; I guess the current requirement is somewhere around 65%. So there's a ways to go to get it up there. I really think Panasonic would have to put a branch factory in N.A. to get there.
I don't know much about North American regulations, but having followed the discussion here and elsewhere, I think you cannot compare the "55%" from the US sticker to the NAFTA requirements that have to be met to avoid the 6.1% duty. If I am not mistaken, the "55%" are based on the number of distinct parts (100 screws of the same type == 1 part) while the NAFTA requirement is based on cost (assuming the battery is 30% of the overall cost to build a Model S, then that's 30% "foreign" by those rules).
I may be wrong but in any event those fractions change massively depending on how they are calculated. You should have a close look at the details, otherwise it's just blue sky guesswork.
Since the battery is a large part of the cost and weight of the Model S, does it not make sense that the foreign content on the 85kWh model is higher than on the 60kWh model, and similarly from 60kWh to 40kWh? Could it be that the 40kWh model meets the 55% minimum duty specifications, but the higher models don't? We're talking a spread of over $20,000 in car value. The rest of the car stays exactly the same...
Well, there is also the German steering gear and air suspension, Italian brakes, and Chinese computer and display parts that add foreign content.
I remain very unhappy with Tesla's failure to attend to NAFTA considerations, because I remain convinced (without any substantive knowledge) that between Tesla and Panasonic they could have made the cut with some strategic price adjustments. Component costing is one of the bases for the determination of origin on mixed products.
We should, however, be accurate about the provisions of the treaty. The North American content requirement for cars is 62.5% under the net cost method.
For more than you will ever want to know about NAFTA, here's a link to the relevant section of the treaty:
@HaroldS and pbrulott
I had a long-ish post that supported my point, but I lost it. To summarize though, I basically disc agree.
Having the 6.1% import tax is certainly undesirable, as it does not add value for Tesla or its potential customers.
However, that undesireable factor must be weighed against whatever benefits there were to choosing the parts they did and assembling the car that they did.
Given that this is a luxury car for a niche market (20,000/year is niche) with a shortage of supply and an excess of demand, I think the potential frustration and even potential cancellations of Canadian customers would be very, very low on the list of concerns when compared to the desire to build the car with the right parts, in the right way, for the right amount of profitability.
The assertion that Tesla could have simply and easily used different parts or made "some strategic price adjustments" to avoid the import duty doesn't really have any substance unless you know private facts about Tesla's business that we don't
Haha. "I disc agree." That's a good one.
That should say "disagree" up there.
" olanmills | August 22, 2012 new
I had a long-ish post that supported my point, but I lost it. "
Lazarus Add-On. Lose nothing. Ever. Save yerself scadoodles of time an' aggervation. Promise.
r: Lazarus Add-On
It resurrects lost family members?
No, records keystroke-by-keystroke your entries in Comment boxes, etc. So if you delete, crash, or just mis-click and lose one, it's easy to recreate it, or copy-paste it, etc. Searchable data file for old posts, if you choose to keep them longer than the default 14 min. (Site URL also saved, so you can go back exactly where any of them were being entered.) My setting is for 54 weeks.
I don't have permission to see this. Can you give a small resumé?
Fortega, I invented a country-specific "Tesla factor", and went from there. E.g., the Roadster is $109,000 (€79.500) in the USA and €84.000 ($115,000) in Germany, which leads me to suggest a .77 "Tesla factor" for Germany (including currency conversion).
My "Tesla factor" is a black box number that absorbs all duty, taxes, shipping, fees and assumed mid-term currency conversion rates that I don't know of in detail, but excludes VAT.
Then I applied that factor to the US pricing for the Model S and added 19% VAT to get some idea of where Tesla's pricing for Germany *might* end up.
Sounds logical Volker, but at this time $1 is €0.79 . I guess the factor will be a little higher ...
steven.maes, I agree. Obviously it's all guesswork, anyway. I try to make as little assumptions as possible. Roadster prices don't need assumptions, that's hard data I have. I feel better using whatever results I get based on actual data, and knowing that I'm very likely quite a bit off, than adding a number of weak assumptions to the mix and getting to a number which suggests it might be more accurate, but actually implies a far greater margin of error.
Which is actually to say: I'm horrified of the results from taking the currency rate development into account... I'm just afraid and imploringly hope that Tesla goofs up and accidentally uses the conversion rate from 2008 when calculating the prices for Europe!
:-) tumbs up !
There's also something else to consider: The €50.000-€70.000 price range for the base Model S aligns very nicely with "comparable" offerings (if you allow the term comparable here) for the E-class and 5-series. I assume that Tesla has an eye on those prices as well and I hope they take some guidance from the "competition".
BMW 520i: €40.000
BMW 535i: €51.000
BMW 550i: €71.000
(all prices including VAT, excluding options)
I'm sure all other Canadian prospective owners worked the numbers through like me in our trusty Excel workbooks where we have been earerly pricing out options lists.
I'm the proud owner on reservation #49 for a Signature Performance, so you know I've been on the waiting list for a VERY long time.
My car just increased from $114,777 to $127,270 which is 10.9%. Although not outrageous, it is still very disappointing.
I've heard some commenters say they will downgrade their car or deeply cut their options list to make up for the difference. The Telsa was suppose to be about no compromise.
I don't really want to remove $13k in options for a car that I'm just 89.1% happy with, which it will because things like that tend to eat away at me and bug me.
I'll be talking it over with my wife, but most likely we are walking away.
I wonder what the net-net effect in Canada will be of the boost from pricing certainty for new buyers vs. the retro-sticker-shock for existing reservers.
I put my deposit down in April and at the time budgeted the 60kWh. But as time went by and reviews came out, I had convinced myself to get the Performance. But with the price "increase" that was recently released, I'll be downgrading to the 60kWh or walking away. Simply because I will regret not having gotten the performance. But at this price point, I really can't justify the price...
Just got my Time to Build email Signature #152
Here we go!
There should be no duty on a US made car. I just called my customs broker and he confirmed it and there is even a NAFTA file on this. 6.1% is a chunk of change. Also, there is a 8k and 2k gov tax credit available on the 2010 and 2011 roadster but I did not see the Model S on the list and have advised Tesla about it.
In various provinces, the govt credit is different. In Quebec, it is not a tax credit but a straight $8000 cash refund at the time of purchase. I'm not sure how it works in other provinces. Quebec will also pay $1000 towards the installation of a EV charger at home.
I've asked my customs broker about the import duty as well and will follow up in this forum and with Tesla directly if he confirms there should be no duty on a US-made (with partial foreign components) car.
The Duty and job insecurity combined to cause me drop from a Sig to regular production. I am just waiting to see what my new P number will be.
@BrianH - I guess I misunderstood the scope of "Lose nothing. Ever."
I received my "Time to Build" email yesterday and am also very disappointed in our (Canadian) government's tax grab of the "NAFTA" duty.
We had planned on getting a Signature car, however now cannot justify the additional $10k over a P car and the duty, so now we're looking to give up our S spot.
Seems like a lot of people are doing this. Tesla Canada reps told me that was why so many S slots were coming available in the US. People are "voting with their feet" and moving to P cars.
I tried calling the 1.888.771.2505 number to talk to a rep and received a "not in sevice" automated answer. Has anyone else tried the number? I'm in BC.
It does not matter where the parts come from or why the 6.1% was applied or if we should petition the Canadian government to change their ruling on the import duty.
It also does not matter how well explained the prices and increases are by anyone! I do not care whether Mr. Blankenship can explain "the where's" and "the how's" behind the new prices.
It also does not have any significance in trying to justify the new prices for Canadians based on how other countries across the world will get even worse pricing!
This is what matters: When I placed my down payment 13 months ago, my out of pocket expense for the purchase of the vehicle was based on the US price with our Canadian taxes and rebate calculated in appropriately. Essentially it is like getting a quote from any other company for any other product or service.
Now. My NEW out of pocket expenses for the same purchase end up being 17.8% more!
That's bad business.
Oh and my wife. Ha! She is so angry she doesn't even want to hear the name Tesla spoken! Especially after our test drive, she was very impressed! So was my co-worker (my Captain) who came along for the test drive.
To say that I am appalled is an understatement. I have been looking forward to this vehicle becoming part of my life for YEARS. Now on the basis of principle alone I am never going to own a vehicle or anything else for that matter that comes from somebody who tries to wrangle nearly 18% more out of my pocket for nothing in return.
I have discussed this with everyone I work with and have had my calculations reviewed by my friends who include MBA accountants and myself (a former engineer).
I am a normal person with an average income. I try to be a good person and simply cant believe something like this would happen to me, my wife and my new family.
I am saddened to say but tomorrow I am going to the Tesla store in Toronto to tell Sarah "We need to start the down payment reimbursement process."
Mr Musk, please do something. I have been in love with your car for a long time. You are surrounded by wonderful employees. Everyone I have had the pleasure of meeting is a great person!
I want you to know that all of my family, friends and co-workers are urging me to take my money back. They all agree that these increases are not only viewed on as a financial slap in the face but more. Much more. They all see it as deception and or worse.
I truly hope that something can be done to rectify this issue. Im sure you guys at Tesla can do something. After all, like David vs Goliath you made the impossible possible and spat in the face of the worlds largest auto makers!
My Res # RN071337
Mark B
You are naive to have thought that because they took your deposit that was the same for the U.S. that our price would be the same. My wife deals with clothing manufacturing and she has to deal with the Canadian duties all the time. It is a pain but it's reality. The import duty is out of Tesla's control. I'm sure they were waiting for Canadian certification before they could finalize the price the duty would be based on.
I don't know how you did your calculation but I have done it and so have others on this forum as well as the Tesla Motors Club forum, and it certainly is not the 17.8% that you quote. You should post your calculation here for us to verify. You say you don't care about the excuses about the duty etc but do you really think that Tesla should just absorb the increase? Especially for a market that won't even be 10% of the American market.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not happy with the price either but we have to face the reality of the Canadian marketplace. If getting your money back and cancelling your order makes you feel better that's fine.
I will have long forgotten my issues over pricing once I' m driving my car in a few months.
And it's not like the money is going to Tesla. I'd have a problem if the price plus the exchange, plus duty only came to 80% of the total Canadian price, but that's not how it is. (However, when I lived in Canada many companies did just that.)
How does a 6.1% tariff turn into an 17.8% price hike in your pocket?
bortolottom, I understand your feelings. We have a broad consensus that the Model S should have been available 5 years earlier and for half the price. At the same time, we have an almost as broad consensus that it is much better to have a Model S now, at the price it has, than to have no Model S available at all.
Mr Musk *is* doing something about it. He is dedicating, well, you could say without much exaggeration, his *life* to creating a market for better and cheaper EVs. The Model S is part of this strategy, but only part of it. It's the second step after the Roadster. I would have loved buying a Roadster when it entered the market, but the was no use in complaining that it only had two seats (ah, and I couldn't afford it anyway ;-).
The next step is a smaller vehicle code-named "Bluestar" or "GenIII". It will be smaller and lighter than the Model S, and will target the $30,000+ price range. At the same time, the Roadster, the Model S, and the announcement of GenIII all have considerable impact on offerings from competing manufacturers. It's not unlikely that there will be some EV offering for your requirements and budget, soon. And even if that offering is from one of Tesla's competitors, it must still, to a certain degree, be credited to Tesla that such offerings are happening now.
Here's an even longer rambling addressing some very similar disappointment when Tesla revealed their US prices:
(Look for my post that starts with "das Leben ist kein Ponyhof", the rest of the Post is in English.)


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Jims not going to play Curly? Updated: Sean Penn is back
Discuss other upcoming Jim Carrey movies (not confirmed/rumours).
This site is saying Jim is in
http://www.screenhead.com/reviews/hey-m ... e-stooges/
Stooge Jim
You know, i'm perfectly fine with Jim not being in it. If the movie doesn't get made - that's fine with me too.
this site is saying Jim dropped out. In out in out I am getting tired of this lol
http://backseatcuddler.com/2009/08/11/j ... e-stooges/
The link you posted is from August last year. I think it was that time the Farrelly Brothers said in an interview that Jim was no longer part of the movie. Since that time I haven't seen Jim talk about the movie, so I think he has been out for a long time now.
Most of the stories there have been since that time are just small sites or blogs referring to that interview. I will see an update from Variety or a site like that before I will believe he is back again.
Jim Carrey Movies/Series/Books in 2019:
Sonic the Hedgehog, Kidding (Season 2) and Untitled novel
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I had a feeling that the whole movie would flop before it would even come to be filmed. I mean it would be awesome to see the 3 actors to play one of the few that introduce slapstick comedy, but I can't see Sean Penn playing Mo. I think everyone could see Jim as Curly or Shemp (maybe Larry)..but I just didn't see as Sean being a funny actor, he's more serious and realistic (not saying it's a bad thing).
Oh, well..we'll see what happens in the future...
Schmoyoho-oh-oh-oh accent on the YO!
i'm not sure if someone already said this, but when Jenny McCarthy was on TV talking about this role, she said he was gaining a lot of weight for this role. I wonder why he wouldnt be Curly anymore after he put on real weight just for this role and doesnt go through with it.
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I too was looking forward to it, but now it kind of seems official that he's not going to be involved in it.
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It's April--which means the cruelest month love is in the airan entire month dedicated to the celebration of my birthday another SOS Kitchen Challenge!
This month, with so many of us thinking about spring and green shoots finally making their way toward the sky, Ricki and I have chosen an ingredient that is itself a harbinger of spring. With its lively green hue and tender, pine cone-like tops, this veggie is often enjoyed even by those who don't otherwise consume many veggies. Our happy ingredient this month happens to be...
When asparagus hits the grocery stores and markets around this part of the world, we know spring is just around the corner. And who doesn't love spring?
Available in most places from April to May (though much earlier in California and much later in the midwest), asparagus is beloved by many as a special treat. Actually part of the Lily family, asparagus is available in three varieties: green (the type with which most people are familiar), white, which is grown underground to inhibit the chlorophyll and thereby prevent any color from developing; and purple, which is much smaller and more delicate than the standard type. My personal favorite among these is white asparagus, mostly for nostalgic reasons. My first exposure to it was in high school, while on European tour with a youth symphony. My French host family served me pickled white asparagus, and I was in shock! I loved it, but our massive language barrier didn't really allow me to ask much about it. Then, I encountered it a year later, while studying in Salamanca, Spain. My classmates and I ordered paella, complete with pasty white stalks of asparagus that looked like disembodied fingers sticking out between the rice and mussels. My classmates had no idea what the stuff was. Thankfully, my prior experience with the albino vegetable allowed me to set the record straight (nerd) and we all ate it. Shortly thereafter, I saw it in the grocery store in my hometown of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and remember feeling very fancy that I could tell my dad all about it.
Why I remember things like this but forget to pay bills and leave my cell phone all over the place is beyond my comprehension.
Perhaps part of asparagus' elite appeal is the fact that it is more perishable than many other vegetables; it stays fresh only a few days, and, in fact, begins to lose its antioxidant value more quickly than other veggies. The best way to store asparagus to keep it fresh is to place the cut ends in a little bit of fresh water; I stand my bunch of asparagus upright in an empty (clean) large yogurt container or glass jar, with about an inch (2.5 cm) of water in the bottom. I invert a plastic veggie bag (usually the one it came in) gently over the spears for storage. It will keep a couple of days this way.
All three varieties of the vegetable contain compounds called saponins, which have anti-inflammatory properties. It's also one of the few foods that contains inulin, known as a "pre-biotic" because it feeds the healthy bacteria (probiotics) in our intestines, thereby encouraging a healthy digestive tract, immune system, and regular elimination (other sources of inulin are chicory, yacon and both onions and garlic).
With its high fiber content, asparagus is a great aid to digestion. It's also an excellent source of folic acid and Vitamin K (essential for healthy blood and bones) and is a good source of other B-vitamins. The high amount of Vitamin A (just 6 spears provide 25% of the daily requirement) is great for healthy skin; and it's also a mild diuretic, which means it can help to reduce swelling or other conditions in which one retains water (such as PMS). Finally, it also helps to detox the body with antioxidants like glutathione (important for liver function). And let's not forget that it tastes delicious and often appeals to folks who don't otherwise enjoy their veggies!
Most of us think of asparagus as a savory ingredient, used in classic dishes like quiche or risotto, above--and of course it's delicious that way! But it's also great shredded, raw, in salads; creamed in soups; or grilled. And if you can think of a tasty sweet use for this vegetable, you'll get an extra-special mention in this month's SOS Roundup! ;)
How to Participate:To play along with this month's challenge, simply cook up a new recipe–either sweet OR savory (or both)–using asparagus.
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Your recipe will be displayed on both Ricki's and my blog via the Linky, and will be featured in a recipe roundup at the end of this month. As always, we look forward to more of your innovative, delectable, enthusiastic entries this month!


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William Gowan and Elizabeth Ritchie born circa 1797 had (3 children found so far) Robert born 1820, Cecilia born 1822 and Elizabeth born 1835. With the gap in D.O.B between Cecilia and Elizabeth then I am sure that there are more children. However , Cecilia Gowan is my great, great Grandmother and she was born 1822 in Bervie, Kincardine . Cecilia Gowan married John alexander in Benholm, Kincardine in 1850. John alexander was born 1827. Cecila and John had several children. Jean Anne, Elizabeth,Cecilia, Joann,William, John, Robert and Anne. Cecilia Alexander ,( My great grandmother ) married a Joseph Wood.They had children by the name of William wood, Joseph Wood , Peter Wood and Betsy Gowan wood,(Possibly several more children, however have only been able to find the names listed. ) Betsy Gowan Wood ( grandmother) was born in Nether Tulloch , Garvock, Kincardine 27th June 1886. As far as records show, she never married but had a son in 1909 called David Wood. I would like anyone who has an interest in any of these surnames to contact me so we can share information
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I am looking for any relatives of Mary Hill (Cable) who was born circa 1828 in Somerset, England. she married a Wesley Caleb Cabel who was also born circa 1828.They married circa 1848 and had the following children. Enos, Achsa( my great grandmother) Caleb S, Mary Anne,Thomas W. , Christan A, and Thomas Cable. Achsa, born 1850 in Poulton somerset married a Thomas Samuel Sims in 1869 and had the following children. Thomas, George, Eliza, Caleb John, James,George, Mary, Seth Samuel and Louisa Sims, ( my grandmother), Louisa sims Married a Ted Brimson and after research find that they had moved to Wales and then back to Somerset. Most of the Sims were born in Wales but I would like to go further back and find out the parents of Wesley caleb Cable and Mary Hill.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began to consolidate his controversial reelection victory on Sunday, as violent protests wracked Tehran for a second day and the defeated challenger called for results to be annulled.
As street clashes picked up after dark between riot police and supporters of Mir Hussein Mousavi – the former prime minister who won just half the votes of Ahmadinejad, according to official figures – a new protest began to gather pace.
Iranians from the street – and then an increasing number from the windows and rooftops of their apartment buildings – shouted "God is Great!" and "Death to the dictator!" long into the night.
That protest signified the depth of anger over the surprise election result. The same tactic was used in Iran 30 years ago to show popular displeasure with the pro-West Shah Reza Pahlavi before he was overthrown by the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
"It's all spontaneous, and that's a negative, [because] all things without a leader will go down," said a veteran analyst after a walk on the streets. Mr. Mousavi has not appeared in public since voting day on Friday, though in a Web statement on Sunday he said: "I urge you, Iranian nation, to continue your nationwide protests in a peaceful and legal way."
Regime moves quickly to quell unrest
The regime's swift effort to declare Mr. Ahmadinejad the victor, with the supreme religious leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei accepting the results as "divine" after one day instead of the customary three, means they "want to wrap it up quickly," says the analyst, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons.
"People talk about a coup d'etat," said a Tehran engineer of the result. "If [Ahmadinejad] really won the vote, why are there so many riots? Why are there so many riot police? Why are they on such a high alert?"
Yet Ahmadinejad said on Sunday the result was unassailable. "Nearly 40 million people took part in a totally free election," which he called a the "most glorious voting in recent history."
Iranians, he said, had been subjected to "extensive psychological warfare" by foreign media, who mistook the mass outpouring of support for the moderate Mousavi in the streets before the vote as a sign that Ahmadinejad would lose — a result predicted by a number of polls, including reportedly a secret one conducted by the government.
Ahmadinejad: protests 'not important'
Ahmadinejad said Iranians were not fooled, and the "epic achievement" of the vote "delivered a mighty blow" against the West.
He dismissed the post-election violence that erupted across Tehran with burning barricades and beatings by security forces as "not important" and said the "government will be patient.
"Some believed they would win, and then they got angry," Ahmadinejad said. "It has no legal credibility. It is like the passions after a football match.... The margin between my votes and the others is too much and no one can question it."
But many Iranians did question the unlikely result, beginning Saturday afternoon when it was declared. Among the surprises: Mousavi lost to Ahmadinejad in his hometown and ethnic Azeri heartland; reformist candidate Mehdi Karroubi lost in his ethnic Lur home province and scored only a minuscule number of votes nationwide; and Ahmadinejad won Tehran and many other urban centers, where he has long been considered to have less support than rural areas.
Still, the complaints by Mousavi and Mr. Karroubi about the result "has not been very strong," says the analyst. "There have been no documents, no details. They said cancel the election, but based on what?"
"Don't worry about us," Ahmadinejad said on Sunday, chastising a British journalist during the press conference for doubting the outcome. "Freedom prevails absolutely in our country – whatever they want, they say."
Opposition politicians detained during night of clashes
A number of top reformist allies of Mousavi were detained Saturday night, including the brother of former President Mohamad Khatami, who was briefly held. Police denied that Mousavi was under house arrest.
The declared Ahmadinejad landslide prompted rioting and clashes on Saturday until the early hours of the morning. The activity left a swath of destruction from central to north Tehran along Vali Asr Avenue and in numerous districts, both east and west.
A drive along those routes at 3 a.m. Sunday found protesters mostly gone, but roads covered with shards of broken glass from state banks and bus stops, the acrid smell of still burning tires and garbage dumpsters, and the charred remains of motorcycles of security forces who had been caught and beaten by the protestors.
Riot police dressed in camouflage suits and form-fitted chest, knee, and shin guards stood in tight clusters at the Parkway intersection to north Tehran, wreathed in smoke even as municipal workers began to sweep away the mess.
Passing two men in un-tucked beige shirts on motorbikes, a driver complained about the basiji, an ideological militia force, which was out in numbers with uniformed police for two days straight, and has been, along with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, a key beneficiary of Ahmadinejad's rule.
"They are basiji," said the driver. "Mr. Ahmadinejad pays them a lot of money."
Iranians spoke of security forces of all types – official and vigilante – beating Mousavi supporters, taking license plates, or breaking the rear-view mirrors off cars that honked their horns for Mousavi.
On one side street next to Mousavi's shut-down campaign headquarters, smears of dried blood marked a wall and the sidewalk, where the injured person had bled profusely.
Firm crackdown
By the time Ahmadinejad addressed tens of thousands of supporters at dusk on Sunday at Vali Asr Square – one focal point of the pre-election Mousavi street parties, and since then a center of the street clashes – many of the windows at state banks had been repaired, the shards of glass swept away, the evidence of unrest erased.
Police sealed off streets in all directions, and the outer perimeter was patrolled by motorized riot squads. Even as vehicles organized by the presidency to carry photographers to the rally passed by, a phalanx of these racing stormtroopers – riding two to a motorbike, with the passenger carrying a baton to beat those trying to run away – charged a group of youths, chasing them down in the street.
Another group of basiji bikes, driven by men with beige shirts who had stuck an assortment of batons and truncheons into their handlebars for ready access, stopped even the presidential truck and accused journalists of sneaking photographs of them.
Picture perfect Ahmadinejad rally
Inside the security cordon, the rally was picture perfect. Supporters of the hardline president took complete control of this contested area early in the evening. Waving Iranian flags and pictures of Ahmadinejad and the Islamic Republic's revolutionary icons, the crowd crushed into the restraining bars, some shedding tears at the presence of their hero.
Most women were dressed in conservative black, but there were a number of Western-looking women as well, who most often support Mousavi and his more liberal social policies.
Ahmadinejad told the crowd that he had just asked the Guardian Council, which can adjudicate electoral issues, if they had received any complaints about the conduct of the vote, and they told him no.
"[Some people] say the vote is disrupted, there has been a fraud," he said. "Where are the irregularities in the election?"
Earlier in the day, Moussavi announced that he had formally requested the Guardian Council to "cancel the results of the election."
State television showed footage of the rally throughout the evening with heroic inspirational music. Images of Ahmadinejad looking leader-like turned the large event into a massive show of support that was beamed nationwide.
The images gave an image of calm adoration, and of a huge turnout every bit as "epic" as Iran's high voter turnout last Friday was. After the rally, loyalists fanned out in every direction, easily dominating the streets in the area.
But within hours, Mousavi supporters were back in numbers, honking their horns, and chanting "Alahu Akbar!"


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How to Change Numbering Format in Word 2007 Numbered Lists
Word automatically formats text as a numbered list when you when you type a number and a period followed by a space: Word adds a tab and creates a ¼-inch hanging indent. (If the paragraphs already have hanging indents, the original settings are preserved.) The quickest way to create a custom numbered list is to change the formatting of an existing (or automatically created) list.
1Type a number (1 is a good start), a period (.), a space, and some text; then press Enter.
If you don't type some text, the number, period, and tab just vanish when you press Enter. Then you have to start the list over.
2Type some text for your second numbered item, press Enter, and type some more text.
Now you have a Word numbered list. You format it by changing the font for the number and by changing the indentation of the list items.
3Put your mouse pointer on the downward arrow next to the Numbering button.
The Numbering button is second in the upper row of buttons on the Ribbon's Paragraph tab. Hovering your mouse pointer over the arrow shows the button's tooltip.
4Click the arrow next to the Numbering button to reveal the Numbering Library.
The Numbering Library shows and stores your favorite number styles.
5Check for recently used number formats.
If you've made even one numbered list, additional sections appear in the drop-down. At the top, the Recently Used Number Formats section shows the number style used. If you have only one document open, this section shows only the number style(s) used in that document.
6If you didn't find a number style you like, open another document with a numbered list and try these steps again.
In the Document Number Formats section, you'll see all the number styles in all the documents you currently have open.
7Right-click a number you want to add to your Numbering Library, click Define New Number Format, and then choose Add to Library.
The number style is now available for use in all your documents.
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An aviation expert told Fox31 Denver that he cannot identify a flying object caught on video by civilians and photojournalists.
A Denver man has been recording the flights—which he says take off around noon or 1 p.m. a couple of times a week—and a Fox31 photojournalist documented the same phenomenon.
Steve Cowell—a former commercial pilot, instructor and FAA accident prevention counselor—watched the videos and told Fox31 that the object "is not an airplane, that is not a helicopter, those are not birds" or insects and it moves faster than any aircraft that he knows of.
"As it fits the definition, it's an unidentified flying object," Cowell said.
The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) told Fox 31 that "no one has had any reports of the activity you described…nor have any of our employees observed anything of this nature either visually or on their radar displays."
And the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said they "did not have any noted air activity in the Denver area during the times you indicated."
Here's the report:
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Calm before the spawn: Climate change and coral spawning
What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more damage? A study published this week in London in Proceedings of the Royal Society B provides the answer.
For decades researchers have known that corals synchronize their release of eggs and sperm into the water but were unsure of how and why. Robert van Woesik, a biologist at the Florida Institute of Technology, explains why corals spawn for just a few nights in some places but elsewhere string out their love life over many months.
The study shows that corals spawn when regional wind fields are light. When it is calm the eggs and sperm have the chance to unite before they are dispersed. Corals off the coast of Kenya have months of light winds so they can reproduce for much of the year. On the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, calm weather is short-lived and the coral reproductive season is brief.
The results of the study are critically important for effective reef conservation.
According to van Woesik: "Coral reproduction is a very local event. This means local conservation efforts will maximize reproductive success and give reef systems a chance to adapt to global climate change."
Source: Florida Institute of Technology (news : web)
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