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Mister X様は99designsでTシャツデザインコンペを開催しました。
I'm an entrepreneur who wants to sell a load of t-shirts in Cyprus.
18 to 30 year old guys and girls all over Cyprus... many will be tourists... others will be locals, students, young professionals, etc.
I want an innovative spin on the I ♥ NY t-shirts - something similar to the attached examples.
CY is an abbreviation for Cyprus so I'm thinking do a spray can style C over the N.
Perhaps add 'rpus' below is smaller writing (but this is not essential).
It would be good to have a few drips here and there where appropriate and the odd spray to add to the sprayed on effect.
I want a design that's the EXACT SIZE and DIMENSIONS of the I ♥ NY t-shirts as I trust this will be good for branding and will fit both guys and girls t-shirts.
Initially, I'll be printing these on white t-shirts, so the I and NY need to be in black... if a successful design comes along I'll be needing several different colours created.
As for the sprayed on graffiti style: please keep this to just one colour (cheaper for printing)... and feel free to be creative.
I'm thinking colours that work well could be grey, pink, blue, etc.
Happy designing :-)
Oh, and any questions please ask.
P.S. Note: the 'I ♥ NY' design is available here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I…w_York.svg - in several sizes... thought some designers may find it useful.

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Susan Granger's review of 'About Last Night'
The idea of the one-night stand that turns into long-term love has been done again and again, perhaps never better than Edward Zwick's 1986 hit, starring Demi Moore and Rob Lowe, which was based on David Mamet's 1974 play, "Sexual Perversity in Chicago." But who can blame Sony for trying to repeat that success with contemporary African-American singles?
Bernie (Kevin Hart) and Danny (Michael Ealy) work at a restaurant supply company in downtown Los Angeles.
One evening in a bar, Bernie and his date Joan (Regina Hall) talk insecure Danny into hooking up with her roommate Debbie (Joy Bryant), a strait-laced executive.
Having been hurt in the past, both Danny and Debbie are wary of commitment, yet they wind up in bed. Soon, they're sharing a communal bath and moving in together. But when Danny decides to change careers and go to work at an Irish pub owned by his late father's best friend (Christopher McDonald), their relationship is seriously challenged.
Screenwriter Leslye Headland ("Bachelorette"), working off Tim Kazurinsky and Denise DeClue's original script, and director Steve Pink ("Hot Tub Time Machine") offer little that's new and different, ditching all subtlety and reducing the structured calendar concept to a cliched sitcom. As a result, while the pace is fast, it lacks flow.
For example, there's that scene where Danny barges in on Joan and Bernie while they're having kooky sex. Wearing a chicken costume, she's clucking like she's laying an egg. The direction is so obvious that one expects a canned laugh track to be inserted at any moment. Then there's all that squabbling -- and who needs a montage of texting selfies?
Hall and Hart, who must be the busiest actor in Hollywood with "Grudge Match," "Ride Along" and this already under his belt in 2014, delineate such playfully bantering, outrageously vulgar supporting characters that they're far more interest-ing than the story's pivotal couple.
On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "About
Last Night" is a broader, more serviceable 6, transitioning from risque to raunchy.


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When it opened its doors in 1967, the Sputnik Science Center at St. Olaf College, a private liberal arts school located in Northfield, Minn., was a state-of the-art facility. However, after servicing thousands of students for almost four decades, the building was in need of extensive modernization.
"The college's goal is to renovate its buildings on 40-year cycles, and a major renovation of the Science Center was necessary," says Pete Sandberg, assistant vice president for facilities at St. Olaf. "On top of that, science education and research have evolved far more than the building was intended to support."
Faced with a choice between renovating a structure that still wouldn't adequately sustain the school's science program or constructing a new complex to meet present and future science requirements, the college chose the latter option.
The first phase of the $63 million St. Olaf Science Complex broke ground in December 2006 and has an estimated completion date of September 2008. The complex will comprise a new 180,000-square-foot structure plus 23,000 square feet of renovated space in the school's existing Old Music Hall, with a link between the two facilities. St. Olaf is known for its commitment to environmental conservation, and this project is no exception.
"The design goal for the building is LEED Gold," says Sandberg. "Virtually every material, system, and process was fully evaluated with the intention of achieving the highest level of sustainability that was practical."
According to Sandberg, high fly ash-containing concrete, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood, and low volatile organic compound (VOC) materials are just some of the green products being used in the Science Complex.
In addition, Muska Electric, lead electrical subcontractor for the project based in Roseville, Minn., is ensuring the facility's electrical systems are environmentally responsible. An automated lighting control system with daylight sensors provides proper lighting levels and sends an occupied signal to the building's HVAC systems for temperature control when the space is being used. Furthermore, an integrated switchgear and metering package helps conserve space and supplies accurate real-time use of energy consumption.
"We also made it our goal to staff this project with as many employees as possible who lived in the area, including electricians from the Local 110 IBEW," says Steve Strafelda, senior project manager for Muska Electric. "We are purchasing materials from vendors with close proximity to the construction location, and we have used wind power when possible for temporary construction and permanent power."
Strafelda further notes that the project is employing a 10-hour, four-day workweek. "The 10-hour day provides a 20% saving of transportation costs for the construction workers, provides them with another day of family time each week, and allows an extra day of quiet time on campus," he says.


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Some "no-brainers" are more equal than others. And no, I'm not referring to the cast of Jersey Shore.
I advised you last week to bench Mike Wallace, who is normally a must-start player, regardless of the matchup. My reasoning was that he was coming off a bad game with Ben Roethlisberger on the sidelines, his backup's backup (Charlie Batch) was now in charge, and Cleveland shutdown corner Joe Haden would be shadowing him everywhere.
Sure enough, most of you ignored my advice (not always a crazy idea), and Wallace finished with a single, nine-yard reception on the game's final play.
Throughout the weekend, I also received dozens of tweets asking if Julio Jones could be trusted, because he, too, was coming off a lousy showing the previous week, most likely related to a lingering ankle injury.
My consistent advice on Jones was this: He's simply too explosive to bench, especially against the sorry Buccaneers pass defense.
Those who heeded my advice love me today.
(This column will focus solely on those recommendations on which I was correct. Let's not get bogged down in negativity over a silly "sit Reggie Bush" call or multiple tweets to trust Ronnie Hillman. Can't we all just get along?)
So why was it acceptable to bench one must-start wideout (Wallace) while playing the other (Jones)? Haven't we all memorized the age-old fantasy maxim: "Never bench your studs?"
In this case, the answer is rather simple: Receivers can't throw themselves the ball! Jones may have been at less than 100 percent, but Matt Ryan was still in control. With that tandem, there's just too much upside to ignore.
Meanwhile, Wallace was facing a stingy opponent with Pittsburgh's third-string quarterback under center. The situation was ripe for disaster.
The same rationale can be applied to Larry Fitzgerald while Ryan Lindley is under center. And to Dwayne Bowe, until the Chiefs find a real quarterback.
To win a fantasy championship, it helps to start with a great draft. But filling in your roster throughout the season with the right free agents is also important. Here's a look at players worth considering and others who would look better in someone else's lineup.
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Broncos. So, uh, he's the guy now? Just when we thought promising rookie Hillman would get his shot, Moreno was yanked off the weekly inactive reports and inserted into Peyton Manning's backfield. And Mike Shanahan isn't even coaching in Denver anymore!
Beanie Wells, RB, Cardinals. Once upon a time, I was a Beanie fan. But every time I started him, or recommended starting him, he broke something, pulled something or just plain stunk up the joint. I won't be picking him up — but if you're really desperate, be my guest. Just note that aside from his two TDs (which were nice), he posted just 48 yards (at 2.8 yards per carry) and was never targeted on passes.
Cecil Shorts, WR, Jaguars. I'm clearly a late arrival on the Cecil Shorts Bandwagon, but I'm not alone. Shorts is owned in roughly half of all leagues. With 80-plus yards and a TD in each of his last three games, it's time to give him some respect. Shorts even has another up-and-coming receiver (Justin Blackmon) on the opposite side to keep opposing defenses honest and a favorable schedule ahead.
Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Steelers. At this point, I can't make a case for keeping the veteran on your roster any longer. With two disastrous performances in a row, and three other backs with whom to contend, he's not worth starting in Week 13, despite the favorable matchup with the Ravens. And the road gets tougher after that, with San Diego and Dallas on deck. Set him free.
Mohamed Sanu, WR, Bengals. The way Andy Dalton has been lighting it up recently, I'd normally be inclined to recommend a wideout who has collected four TDs over his last three games. But Sanu's season high in receiving yardage is a mediocre 47 yards, and he's competing for touches with A.J. Green, Andrew Hawkins, Jermaine Gresham and others. I don't advocate picking up players I could never imagine starting, and Sanu falls in that category.
Ladd Biro has been named Football Writer of the Year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association for two consecutive years (2010 and 2011). Follow all his advice at the Fantasy Fools blog (fantasy-fools.blogspot.com), on Facebook and via Twitter (@ladd_biro).


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sturg78 wrote:How is Cleveland a good opportunity?
JSeahawks wrote:Weeden has already said he cant imagine himself playing in Chips system. however, if they traded up or were in position to draft Geno Smith. Or maybe made a trade for Terrell Pryor or even Dennis Dixon i could see this being a good fit. Trent Richardson in Chips offense? Scary!
According to several reports, Cleveland's CEO Joe Banner is in Arizona and intends to interview Kelly, who is preparing the Ducks to play in Thursday's Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The interview will take place Friday.
University of Oregon coach Chip Kelly is the Eagles' prime target, according to two NFL senior personnel officials. Kelly, 49, is 45-7 in four seasons as a college head coach. He is praised for his innovative mind, so much so that Patriots coach Bill Belichick has used elements of the Oregon offense in New England this season. The Ducks play in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday.
kearly wrote:I'd be surprised if Kelly was at Oregon next year. Pete Carroll turned down job offers for years before coming to Seattle and like most coaches was EMPHATIC that he wasn't going to the NFL any time soon. By contrast, Kelly has been dodging the subject in press conferences saying things like "I'm just focusing on the bowl game right now." If that's not a kiss of death for Oregon fans who want Kelly to stay, I don't know what is. I'm sure Oregon's next coach will be pretty good. Shaw may not be Harbaugh, but look how he's done as a caretaker coach. At the very least, I'm sure Mike Bellotti wouldn't turn down the chance to return.


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Saint Patrick's Purgatory
A sanctuary famous since the time of Saint Patrick and located on Station Island, Lough Derg, Donegal, Ireland. It was under the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine in the Middle Ages, then under the Franciscans, and now is governed by secular priests. The church of Saint Patrick was built in 1780. About 3000 pilgrims annually take part in the severe penitential exercises.
- "Saint Patrick's Purgatory". . CatholicSaints.Info. 26 December 2010. Web. 23 January 2019. <http://catholicsaints.info/saint-patricks-purgatory/>


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BMI Hurting Artists, Yet Again
from the making-it-more-expensive dept
"I said the hell with it! We only have music on Friday nights. It's not worth $3000. How is a neighborhood restaurant running on a razor-thin margin in this economy supposed to afford an extra $3000? So I cancelled the band. Net result? Our customers suffered, local music suffered. A complete lose-lose situation."Of course, BMI and ASCAP don't really care. In the end, they're not there to protect the up-and-coming guys, but the huge acts who get the large checks.
The bottom line to BMI and other collective rights organizations? Your customers are not your enemies. Promoting live music is good for BMI and the artists they collect royalties for. Working together with local businesses rather than trying to bully and intimidate them will leave all parties better off.


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- Guido Imbens has a new paper on how to do matching in practice, offering his recommendations for empirical practice based on his reading of the literature: some key takeaways: use normalized differences rather than t-tests to assess overlap in the distributions; trimming the sample to get rid of observations with propensity scores close to 1 or 0 will also help robustness in whether you use logit or probit to estimate the propensity score; he proposes a step-wise procedure for choosing what goes into the propensity score (especially which second-order terms to include); and the use of placebo tests to assess the unconfoundedness assumption. He goes through three empirical examples to illustrate doing this in practice.
- Courtesy of Chris Blattman, I see Guido also has a guide to instrumental variables out.
- Rachel Glennerster on comparing cost-effectiveness across contexts.
- The causal impact of happiness on productivity? Watching a comedy or eating chocolate made people more productive on a subsequent task.
- Michael Trucano summarizes several new IDB evaluations on the use of technology in schools in Latin America.
- Markus' Gender Innovation Lab and the One Campaign have a new (glossy, easy to read) report out on the Gender Productivity Gap in Agriculture in Africa and what can be done about it. This blog post summarizes some key findings: "Yet after accounting for regional differences and the fact that women tend to farm smaller plots than men, one arrives at a much starker conclusion: significant gender gaps range from 23% in Tanzania to a strikingly large 66% in Niger." Their discussion of recommended policy actions at the end draws on a body of impact evaluations, and notes the state of evidence for each recommendation.
- We are pleased by the discussion this week of our series of posts on the ethics of randomization. One comment that I thought was particularly useful was one by Heather Lanthorn on the ethics of pipeline designs: basically questioning whether you should be promising the control group they will get the program later, since what happens if your evaluation reveals the program isn't very good (or is even harmful)?
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Thanks much and thanks for hosting a really interesting conversation on ethics! I hope it is the beginning of a long conversation. I initially wrote about pipeline designs on my blog and have also reproduced the conversation between berk and i there: http://hlanthorn.com/2014/01/24/something-to-put-in-your-friday-pipeline-and-i-am-not-so-sure-about-phase-inpipeline-designs/ and http://wp.me/p2cRgF-dp.


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Inside Out "The Enduring Self" The classroom avenger on a deadly rampage, couples who discover their incompatibility after marriage, recruiters seeking applicants with a rare combination of traits - all reflect the range of issues that fall within the scope of personality. This episode looks briefly at personality from traditional perspectives before focusing on contemporary research: the big five personality traits, personality inventories, and Albert Bandura's social-cognitive perspective. The program continues to probe the dimensions of just who we are by looking at studies of the self and self esteem with Hazel Markus, Claude Steele, and other prominent psychologists. D
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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood "Mister Rogers Talks About Pets" Mister Rogers takes Barney, the dog, out for a walk. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Ana decides what she'd really like for her birthday is a kitten. Lady Elaine Fairchilde is very busy planning a big birthday parade for Ana with a whale, apes, and Purple Panda. D
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Curious George "George Meets Allie-Whoops!/Hundley's Great Escape" George spends a full day showing Mrs. Renkins' granddaughter Allie what it's like to be a monkey.G
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Wild Kratts "Mom of a Croc" Chris and Martin are determined to prove to Aviva that there's more to crocodiles than their reputation as scary brutes. They use an egg disguise, created by Aviva, to infiltrate a crocodile nest for an insider's look at the challenging journey of the infant crocs and their mom. Science Concept: Heat can be produced in many ways, and can move from one object to another by a process called conduction. D
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Peep and the Big Wide World/Pocoyo "Newton's Big Adventure/Peep Crosses The Road/Pocoyo - Boo!" Newton the turtle has a series of excellent adventures-involving a puddle, some dandelion fluff, and a very spooky cracker box. Peep discovers the answer to that ancient conundrum: "Why did the chicken cross the road?" Then, Pocoyo has a new game, which he enjoys playing on his friends: BOO! Only some of his friends find Pocoyo's game annoying or frightening. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "When I Grow Up/Doing It Differently" When I Grow Up - Sally and Nick are trying to guess what they'll be when they grow up when the Cat drops in for a visit. Cat is sure Nick and Sally will never guess what his friend Puggle will be when she grows up. When they see her, they start guessing right away! A frog? A duck? No, a beaver! They discover that, while Puggle may have some similarities to other creatures, she will grow up to be a duck billed platypus! Doing It Differently - Nick and Sally can't seem to find Harvey the guinea pig. D
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Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps "Angelina's Gift for Ms. Mimi/Angelina's Oldest Friend" Angelina's Gift for Ms. Mimi - It's Ms. Mimi's birthday, and Angelina wants to give her the best birthday ever. As Angelina and her classmates check the list of items needed for a party, everything goes wrong; they can't even make a gift for their beloved teacher! Ms. Mimi is definitely surprised by the makeshift party her students throw for her, and is even more delighted by the song and dance they improvise, which ends up being the best gift of all. Angelina's Oldest Friend - Angelina loves her new Camembert Academy friends and also loves her old friend Alice. D
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Bob the Builder "Bob's New House" When Bob moves his mobile home to Bobland Bay so it can be his site office, Lofty frets about where Bob is going to sleep. His solution is to turn the machine shelter into a makeshift house for Bob, with chaotic results. With his mobile home relocated to Bobland Bay, Bob decides to build his dream house in Sunflower Valley. D
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Franny's Feet "Make Them Laugh/Bear Facts" A) Franny whirls and twirls her way to a circus where she meets Chuckles, a young clown who keeps dropping things and missing tricks because he doesn't want to wear his eyeglasses. Through a clever - and funny - plan, Franny helps Chuckles embrace his glasses and give a splendid performance. In Franny's Treasures, Franny and Bobby help the viewers learn about the five senses. D
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Thomas & Friends "Slips and Trips!" While covered in pink undercoat, James is asked by Sir Topham Hatt to pick up his granddaughter and take her to the Town Hall for her birthday party. But James is worried he will be seen by his friends and tries to hide his pink coat from them on the way. Thomas has to wear a replacement funnel while his own is being fixed and he is embarrassed about it. D
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Dialogue "Food Safety and Biomedical Research" How safe is our nation's food system? Carolyn Bohach is a microbiologist from the University of Idaho who specializes in studying E. coli and food safety. This week on Dialogue, host Joan Cartan-Hansen talks with Bohach about her research and ways we can prevent E. coli breakouts.G
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Quilting Arts "Unique Quilt Embellishments" This episode features two unique approaches to embellishment. First, you'll learn how to dye embellishments with Dianne Giancola, who shows how to color a range of materials to match your quilts, from buttons and bamboo sticks to raffia and fabric trim. Then, look at zippers in a whole new way with Jamie Fingal, who shows how to create a group of small art quilts, which can be unzipped and reassembled in numerous ways. D
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This Old House "Barrington Project, Part 6 of 10" Builder Andy Tiplady uses a less-expensive Brazilian hardwood called garapa for the new deck, and installs it with a hidden fastening system. Carpenter Chris Aguiar uses a jig to cut straight red cedar shingles into a wave pattern designed by the architect, then passes them up to George Duarte for installation at the top of the side gable. Inside, Andy shows master carpenter Norm Abram the progress on the flooring, which is four-inch strip red oak, and the simple details on the interior trim that will let the water views take center stage. D
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Moyers & Company "Moving Beyond War" Nine years after Baghdad erupted in "shock and awe," we're once again hearing in America the drumbeat for war in the Middle East. Now, the bull's-eye is on Iran. But what we need more than a simple change of target is a complete change in perspective, says Andrew Bacevich, a West Point graduate and Vietnam veteran-turned-scholar who's become one of the most perceptive observers of America's changing role in the world. D
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Masterpiece Classic "The 39 Steps" Based on John Buchan's 1915 thriller popularized by Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 movie, this production stars Rupert Penry-Jones ("Persuasion") as secret agent Richard Hannay, who battles German spies on the eve of World War I. Lydia Leonard ("Jericho") co-stars as suffragette Victoria Sinclair, his unlikely accomplice. Recently returned from South Africa, adventurer Hannay finds himself wanted by the British police for a murder he did not commit and by German agents for the knowledge the victim shared with him.G
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New Tricks "Only The Brave" Reece, the son of the murdered leader of a criminal motorbike gang is expected to avenge his father's death by killing the rival gang member believed to be responsible. Reece's girlfriend thinks the wrong person is targeted and urges UCOS to reopen the case.G
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With a stroke of the pen, Lipscomb southpaws Chris Nunn and Gil Rehwinkel have joined the ranks of professional baseball.
A week after being chosen in the 24th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Padres, Nunn signed on with San Diego forgoing his senior season in the "Music City".
"We are all proud of and happy for Chris," said Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand. "After thinking about his options he decided to sign with the Padres. He has all the tools to be a big league pitcher and we wish him all the best as he pursues his dream of playing professional baseball."
Rehwinkel meanwhile signed his name on the dotted line with the Gateway Grizzlies an independent team in the Frontier League that makes their home in Sauget, Illinois.
"We are excited for Gil to have the opportunity to sign professionally to play independent baseball," said Forehand. "He had a great senior season, worked hard and we're very proud he has the opportunity to continue his baseball career."
Lipscomb incoming freshman Christian Miller also decided to sign with the Padres after being drafted in the 19th round by San Diego.


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OKANOGAN Preparing to build a new public transportation system from the ground up, Okanogan County Transit Authority has appointed Michael Blake as the interim general manager and chief executive officer.
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Fifty-six percent of voters approved a four-tenths of 1 percent sales tax increase last month, which works out to less than half of 1 cent per dollar.
"We have a lot of work to do," Blake wrote in a letter to other members of the Transit Authority. "One of the things that we have been working on and just passed is the 2014 budget. It will need some tweaking as time goes on, but we are moving forward with many pressing issues."
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Denver television reporter and private pilot Amelia Rose Earhart has announced plans to create the Fly with Amelia Foundation, a Colorado nonprofit organization that will provide aviation opportunities, free aviation-based educational curriculum to grades K-12, and scholarships to fund flight training for young women.
The foundation will work in partnership with the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum to engage the community in flight-based educational activities and promote the future of general aviation through the re-creation and symbolic completion of Amelia Earhart's 1937 flight around the world in 2014, said Earhart.
"Being a namesake of Amelia Earhart has given me so many unique aviation opportunities, from flying in an F-16 at Buckley Air Force Base, to spending over 4,000 hours in a helicopter working as an aerial television reporter, to flying everything from the Extra 330 to the Cirrus SR22Turbo," said Earhart. "I wanted to find a way to help others gain access to aviation. Flying makes me feel alive and giving others the opportunity to feel that same joy is something that I have always wanted to do."
Small children are told they can be anything they want to be—doctors, lawyers, fighter pilots, and scientists, said Earhart. "As we develop and mature through our school years, we are more and more [led] toward careers that will simply pay the bills and get the job done," she said. "Aviation is a career that can inspire our deepest longings to pursue new heights, experience amazing views, and travel the world, but it can also fulfill career goals and allow one to make a great living. Especially with the upcoming pilot shortage, aviation needs to be an option that students are prepared for and inspired by at a young age."
Earhart said that the fact that she still gets surprised looks when people hear she is a pilot is a problem. "Female aviators are still a novelty, yet we possess the same skill, knowledge, competency as male aviators," she said. "The first Amelia Earhart said, 'my ambition is to have this wonderful gift produce practical results for the future of commercial flying and for the women who want to fly tomorrow's planes.'"
Each flight training scholarship will be approximately $8,000, to cover the cost of streamlined private pilot training, said Earhart. Textbooks and training materials will be donated from pilots who no longer have use for them, she added.
As a reporter at the Denver NBC affiliate KUSA, Earhart was asked years ago to emcee the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum "Spreading Wings" Gala, where aerobatic pilot Patty Wagstaff; NASA astronaut Eileen Collins; and Emily Howell Warner, the first woman hired as a permanent pilot by a major U.S. airline, were honored.
"Being in the presence of female aviation greatness really impacted my ideas of what I am capable of. I had been to the museum several times as a visitor and aviation enthusiast, but this night changed my relationship completely," said Earhart. "I decided to start volunteering with the educational programs at the museum and was soon named as the "Ambassador to Youth." I am very proud to say that I am also now a member of the Wings Over the Rockies board of directors. We have dozens of events in the next year that will inspire, engage, and make aviation more accessible.
Wings Over the Rockies will also be the home base for the Fly With Amelia Foundation. "Group events will be held at the museum and we are planning an interactive exhibit about my upcoming flight around the world," said Earhart.
Earhart's top priorities for the foundation are providing inspiration, adventure, and accessibility. "Aviation is not just for the rich and the daring. Aviation and aerospace is the way of the future. It connects us to all parts of the world and beyond," she said. "We need the next generation of aviation-minded individuals to understand and respect the history of aviation while gaining an understanding that they will make the decisions in terms of where we go next."
Earhart is working with organizations and donors, including Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, to help get the foundation off the ground. "Over the years, I have developed an amazing social media following that always comes through when there is an opportunity to give," she said. "I am right now developing an option to 'text to donate,' with donations as small as $1. Every penny given is a dose of inspiration for the young lady that is given the opportunity to take to the sky."
In a year, Earhart said she hopes the foundation is an inspirational, bountiful resource for all. "While I want to provide direct scholarships to young women, there will be lots of opportunities for men, women, and kids, or anyone who is drawn to flight. I want to report back to AOPA about inspired, engaged activities that get us in the cockpit," she said. "I am working to create a social media aviation explosion that gets people's hearts pumping about flight. As pilots, we have to lead by example and be active in our local aviation communities."


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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Years of practice and five months of preparation have come down to one week of racing, and for some, as few as 20 seconds will determine who has the right to be considered the nation's best. Over the next four days, hundreds of student-athletes will gather at the University Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota for the 2010 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by Beloit College and The College of Wooster. Among them, 15 MIT athletes are looking to prove that the nation's brightest students are also some of its fastest swimmers.
Ten MIT men and five women will compete at this week's competition. Among them, freshman Anna Kokensparger enters the meet seeded among the top ten in all three of her individual races. For the first time, an Engineer enters the meet as the top seed in any event, as Kokensparger's conference-winning time in the 200 IM (2:04.90) is the fastest among D-III women this year.
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United host City in the first Manchester derby of the season at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Here, Press Association looks at five famous Manchester derbies from the past.
Man Utd 0 Man City 1, April 1974
A bad-tempered Old Trafford affair ended in United's relegation from the top flight with Denis Law's late goal condemning his former club to the drop.
Law's instinctive back heel was the final touch of his career as he was immediately substituted and never played again.
The former Reds hero looked heartbroken at what he had done, but United would have been relegated anyway after Birmingham beat Norwich in their final game of the campaign.
The result stood after a pitch invasion prevented the final five minutes being played – but United returned to the top tier after a one-season stay in the old Second Division.
Man City 2 Man Utd 3, November 1993
City fans arrived at Maine Road revelling in United's exit from the Champions League to Turkish side Galatasaray four days earlier. And it got even better for them as Niall Quinn headed Brian Horton's men into a two-goal lead before half-time.
United were suffering from an Istanbul hangover, but Eric Cantona seized on Michel Vonk's wayward header to halve the deficit.
A red tide swarmed all over City and Cantona converted Ryan Giggs' delicious pass before Roy Keane smashed home the winner in his first Manchester derby three minutes from time. A real statement of intent from United in their first double-winning campaign.
Man Utd 4 Man City 3, September 2009
City's summer spending – over £100million on the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor, Joleon Lescott and former United striker Carlos Tevez – lifted the derby to new heights with Reds' boss Sir Alex Ferguson having complained of the "noisy neighbours".
In what turned out to be a cross-city classic, United took the lead three times only for the visitors to respond on each occasion. Wayne Rooney's second-minute strike was cancelled out by Gareth Barry before two Darren Fletcher headers were countered by a Craig Bellamy brace, the second in the final minute after a Rio Ferdinand mistake.
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OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. – Squaw Valley Institute brings author Colleen Morton Busch to Lake Tahoe to talk about her book, "Fire Monks: Zen Mind Meets Wildfire." The discussion, which takes place on Friday, Sept. 7 at Resort at Squaw Creek, will include Morton Busch, one of the fire-fighting monks and Director of the Tassajara Zen Center, David Zimmerman, along with Squaw Valley Fire Department Chief Pete Bansen on the topic of the Big Sur fire, along with dangers in our own backyard. A no-host reception begins at 6:30 p.m., with the discussion commencing at 7 p.m.
The Fire Monks book centers around the story of a fire that threatened to destroy the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in Big Sur in June of 2008. At that time, more than 2,000 wildfires, all started by a single lightning storm, blazed across the state of California. Tassajara, the oldest Zen Buddhist monastery in the United States, was at particular risk. Set deep in the Ventana Wilderness east of Big Sur, the center is connected to the outside world by a single unpaved road. If fire were to enter the canyon, there would be no way out. Ultimately, five monks took a stand against nearly insurmountable odds, applying their Zen training to the situation, "guiding" the fire.
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Last week, we had the opportunity to attend the 21st Annual Stockton Asparagus Festival - a three day community fund raising event for the Stockton and San Joaquin County area celebrating a crop that California farmers provide to the worldwide population - asparagus.
Stockton, the thirteenth largest city in California, has traditionally had an agriculturally based economy. Even though its economy is shifting into a more diversified array of industries during the last decade, the Asparagus Festival is a reminder and a celebration of the local population that produced and harvested a major historical crop over twenty years ago. The festival was also started as a way to generate funds for the local community. Last year, the festival directly contributed over $250,000 to charities and non-profits in San Joaquin County and, over the years, has contributed over $3 million.
Over the three days, the festival can draw as more than 100,000 people. Vendors line the main strip serving the standard fare for food festivals - corn dogs, barbeque chicken and beef, roasted corn, and outrageously priced sodas. Off to one side of the main road was the largest and most extensive children's play land I had ever seen assembled for a food festival - complete with several multi-story inflatable castles and funhouses, a bungee-assisted trampoline, and more. On the other side of the road was a less impressive (in fact, ridiculously small) farmer's market. The obligatory festival stage highlighted entertainers like Sha Na Na, Gregg Rolie, and Eddie Money. Even so, I was mostly interested in "Asparagus Alley" - the volunteer run asparagus themed food preparation tents where foods and beverages like Deep Fried Asparagus, Asparagus Burritos (with an amazingly tasty asparagus salsa served on the side), Tri-tip and Asparagus Sandwiches, and Aspara-Mary (a Bloody Mary with an asparagus spear instead of celery) are served.
I was most impressed with the Deep Fried Asparagus. At first (bite), I didn't think much of this method of preparation, but by the time I finished the spear I was hooked on the mild, tender asparagus surrounded by the lightly and crispy, slightly salted batter that surrounded each spear.
Even more interesting was what was going on inside the preparation tent. It looked like an army was busy preparing and frying the asparagus while cashiers were taking money from the couple in front of me and simply holding up their fingers to tell the "runners" how many servings of asparagus they needed. I kept trying to steal a glance at how so much asparagus was being handled while I paid my $5. I resolved to find a way into that tent and see for myself how the food was being prepared.
After finishing off the Deep Fried Asparagus, eating an Asparagus and Beef Burrito, examining the produce at the Farmer's Market, wandering through the arts and crafts stands, and watching local celebrities perform asparagus cooking demonstrations while participating in an escalating speaker volume cold war with the Kitchen Craft Cookware pitch man, I finally pulled out my map of the festival and determined the only place left that I hadn't look for a secret entrance to the food preparation tents. We walked back along the main road to a large (and now obvious) entrance where volunteers were streaming in and out. After flashing my media access pass, we were in.
When we entered the deep-fried asparagus tent there were around 400 volunteers (out of over 5,000 volunteers that came together to support this year's Asparagus Festival) working assembly line style to prepare all the asparagus. Asparagus was cleaned and trimmed on one end of the table and placed into a tray that was accessed by the next person who dropped them into batter. Each line was supported by "batter boys" who would lug 5-gallon buckets full of batter that had been prepared earlier over to the batter station to refill when necessary.
After a soak in the batter (of random time as far as I could tell), the volunteer would individually withdraw a spear, hold it by the end of the stalk, and allow excess batter to drip off. Some volunteers sped up the process by running their other hand (both hands were gloved, of course) down the stalk to remove excess batter. From my observations, this proved to result in an inferior deep-fried asparagus as the fried batter was extremely thin. The battered asparagus was then dropped into frying oil for about two minutes. The asparagus was allowed to drain for a few seconds and then plated and topped with some kind of mysterious pre-grated cheese that I was told was Parmesan. It didn't taste like Parmesan, but it tasted good on the deep fried asparagus.
Most of the volunteers preparing and selling the deep fried asparagus were high school students and parents. Everyone had their role and everyone was smiling (even the ones that didn't realize that I was in the tent with a camera). You could feel the community pride and spirit in these volunteers as they prepared hundreds of thousands of deep fried asparagus spears.
The neighboring tents were not as large and impressive as the deep-frying tent, but the enthusiasm of the volunteers was no less. Teams of cooks prepared massive amounts of asparagus pasta sauce (with mushrooms, olives, tomatoes, garlic, and green onions) to be served over generous amounts of fusilli pasta. The sauce was made in several large wok-like pots set on top of 55-gallon metal drums equipped with powerful propane burners.
Outside, a different set of drums were rigged up as smokers to barbeque genuine black angus tri-tip for the Trip-Tip Sandwiches.
By the end of the festival on Saturday, they had run out of Asparagus burritos and were selling the tri-tip sandwiches two for one. For $5, we ate our fill (and our dinner) before driving home - happy after a day of fun, relaxation, and witnessing true community spirit - a side of food festivals easy to overlook.
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Asparagus is one of those delicious and woefully unloved foods. Most of my friends refuse to touch it after having bad experiences with it (mothers overcooking it to unpalatable bitterness and then making them eat it). When cooked properly, it's delicious. Those fried asparagus stalks sound really great. <3
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:14 pm
Post subject: asparagus
I'm just imagining the porta-potties....
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 5:50 am
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Yes--the greatest concentration of stinky pee in the world!
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 6:45 pm
Post subject: Couldn't be any better
It's one of the best veggies on the planet. Many people seem to prefer the very slender/skinny shoots. These are from old plants and don't have the flavor that the fatter ones (Jumbo or Large sizes are the best and have a sweeter flavor). We go through about 15 lbs (called a half crate) approx every 10 days. We get it from a local farmer during the growing season (Toso Farms). My favorite method of preperation is to snap the trunk of the shoot down toward the base where the green and white portions meet (the shoots seems to snap right about there). Then fire up the grill and place them across the barbeque. Brush the spears with Extra Virgin Olive oil and sprinkle a little Kosher salt. Leave them there for 4 mins until just a little charred (brown not black) and flip them over and repeat. Take them off and enjoy. No need for butter or mayonaise or any other type of condement. You get to taste the beauty of the aspargus the olive oil and the salt with a slight hint of smoke. Wonderful. You can also place them in a microwave with a little water in the bottom of the Pyrex 9x13 pan and cover with plastic wrap for 10-15 mins on the defrost setting (i.e. 3 on our oven) until their bright green color shows up. Leaving the plastic wrap on after cooking will cause them to continue to cook and may cause them to become too well done (mushy). They are best when they still have just a slight crunch as you bite into them. With the steamed version we eat them without anything on them. I know it sounds bland but you can then taste the natural sweetness of the asparagus by itself.
And yes we have been fans of the Asparagus Festival since it began more than 20 years ago and attend almost every year.
And as far at the odor, I understand it's caused by "Aspartic Acid" in the urine. Oh Mister Wizard where are you when we need you?
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 7:49 pm
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From the book, "Why Do Men Have Nipples?"
Asparagus contains a sulfur compound called mercaptan. It is also found in onions, garlic, rotten eggs, and in the secretions of skunks. The signature smell occurs when this substance is broken down in your digestive system. Not all people have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan, so some of you can eat all the asparagus you want without stinking up the place.
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 2:12 am
Post subject: The marriage of vegetables and fire
It was a good while before I grew out of my finicky youth of abstention from vegetables, and nothing did more to get me eating good vegetables but grilling them. Asparagus is a prime example of this-- some friends pushed aside my linguica and tossed on some asparagus that had been drizzled with lemon juice, soy sauce, and garlic(?) oil, and that's when I discovered that asparagus is good. Now I eat it plainer than that, though I don't mind dressing it up one bit.
Seriously, though, there are still a few vegetables I don't have any love for, but if someone offered me a specimen of one that had been grilled, I promise I'd take a big bite.
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 4:49 am
Post subject: very cool
As a Stockton native, I've gone to the Asparagus Festival many times. Even though I don't really like asparagus, I will eat generous amounts of the delicious fried asparagus and excellent tri-tip sandwiches. I had never seen what went on behind the scenes further than squinting through the meshed screens. Thank you for reporting your experience!
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James Lithgow
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:29 pm
Post subject: The Bet
When my son was 8 years old and wouldn't eat aspargas I bet him $100 that he would like it before he turned 30...the thinking was that I would have easily saved $100 in aspargus in the 22 years. He was eating the spears by the time he was 25...and still owes me the 100.
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 5:58 pm
Post subject: asparagus pee
yum asparagus...the cbc radio program quirks and quarks had a food scientist on explaining the aspargus pee question
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:41 pm
Post subject: No longer going to festival
ALL of my family and friends have NOT gone to the festival since it moved downtown from the oak grooved park at Eight Mile and I-5.
Who wants to park their car on a street far from the festival and walk on cement in the sun (no trees) for miles! Not to mention deal with the downtown element (winos, whores, pimps, drug addicts and drug dealers)
They moved it from a grassy oak tree covered park...and for what reason?
So the city counsel could try and justify all the money wasted trying to rebuilt the run downtown area!
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:40 pm
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I love asparagus and would absolutely love to take my mom there. One thing she did for us kids by cooking a lot of fresh vegetables was introduce us to a world of good food. A lot of my friends have never touched, let alone eaten, asparagus, artichokes, or even veggies like yellow wax beans, all of which my family loves.
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Abe Goldstein
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:32 am
Post subject: Great festival
We love the festival. Asparagus is one of our favorite foods and the festival in Stockton is very much a delight. Thank you so much for the pictures and article, it makes my mouth water! Downtown is a great location.
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 7:16 pm
Post subject: Asparagus ist Spargel auf Deutsch
It's nice to hear of a city celebrating this underappreciated vegetable, but how about a whole country? Mid-April through late May is Spargelzeit (Asparagus season) in Germany, and after spending two weeks on a self-guided tour that covered representative areas of most Germany, I can't recall a single restaurant that failed to have a special menu insert with their Spargelzeit specials.
Spargelcremesuppe (Asparagus cream soup) was ubiquitous, as was a half kilo of Spargel with your choice of wurst, schnitzel, pork steaks, or some other inspiration of the chef. The marktplatzen (market squares) all had vegetable stands prominently featuring mounds of fresh Spargel. The Germans take their Spargel seriously!
The biggest difference is that I never saw green Spargel. The Spargel Felden has long cloth runners down each row of Spargel to keep the sun off the stalks, preventing the maturation of chlorophyll, producing white stalks. The stalks were also permitted to grow larger than our green shoots, so base diameters the size of quarters were not unusual. Stalks this size have a rather tough outer layer, so one must peel this outer layer before cooking the Spargel.
An asparagus lover should place a trip to Germany for Spargelzeit high on their "bucket list."
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Roger Caras was our 20th Century St. Francis- naturalist, author of over 60 animal books, president of the ASPCA for 8 years, distinctive voice of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He was also special correspondent on animals and the environment for numerous NBC and ABC television programs. Caras was an adjunct professor of English at Southampton College and a member of the board overseeing the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine. In the 1980s he was Newsday's pet columnist.
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With that said, my friend just rediscovered a treasure that I'd like to share. It's a letter dated March 21, 1986 that Roger Caras sent from his ABC News desk. My friend's ten year-old daughter Emily had written to Mr. Caras with questions about becoming a Junior Handler. She wanted advice on which breed she should choose. Here is his thoughtful response:
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I think it is great that you are planning on getting into Junior Handling. It is a wonderful sport.
As for the dog you select it is a very personal matter. Each breed has its advantages and disadvantages and each dog within those breeds is different-just as people are.
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Best of luck, All best wishes, Roger A. Caras [Theletter is signed in blue pen.]
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