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When I first saw this photographic prompt, my reaction was "This will not be for me". Yet here I am writing a second posting. (See also "Forward with Flat Caps" ) It is amazing what you can pick out when you look more closely at a picture, that at first glance does not appeal.
Shortly before his death Joseph had purchased the first vehicle (below) which was used alongside the horses and carts. until the 1930's when two new vehicles were bought. May Day and the dressing of the horses with brasses was a colourful event remembered by the family.
This vehicle (c.1936 ) wasw requisitioned during the Second World War by Government for use by the Fire Service. It was neve returnedd
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Hayward is a city in Alameda County in the San Francisco Bay Area region of California located next to the San Francisco Bay.
Hayward is located near premier tourist locations (San Francisco), first rate educational institutions (Berkeley and Stanford), and an economic powerhouse (Silicon Valley), however relatively speaking Hayward does not have as much to offer as its neighbors. Even so, its central location may make it a very economical home base for tourists and commuters, and its panoramic views of the Bay alone are worth the side trip for visitors.
On paper, the landscape of Hayward sounds nearly perfect. Hayward boasts of a central bay shoreline, a quaint city center with a small town feel in the city flatlands, hills which overlook the bay, and a hub of highways that connect everywhere in the bay area to the inland areas of California. Unfortunately the shoreline is mostly filled with warehouses and marshland, and the city center is slightly run down, although it is slowly being renovated.
Get in
As is the case in most of California, you will find it easiest to get to and around Hayward by car. That being said, there are two BART stops in Hayward, including one in the center of town which is in walking distance to many shops, restaurants, the public library and city hall. There are buses run by AC Transit, but these do not go to all parts of Hayward.
Get around
Hayward does have a lot of traffic in the Downtown area and on Highways. Hayward has several bus systems that serve the city. AC Transit and All Nighter Bus Network provide bus service and Union City Transit provides service in the Southern Hayward Area along the Union City Border. SamTrans srevice was discontinued in 1999. The HillHopper Bus System provides service to CSUEB. BART Has two stations (Downtown, South Hayward) with BayFair and Castro Valley BART stations nearby. Hayward has a Amtark station in the Burbank District.
Don Castro Regional Park
Woodroe Avenue, 510-247-2522, [15].
The clear blue waters of the Don Castro swim lagoon are a favorite with central Alameda County residents. The lagoon and adjacent lake were created in 1964 when the Alameda Flood Control and Water Conservation District dammed San Lorenzo Creek.
Today the lagoon is supplied with water from EBMUD, and a large shallow area is roped off especially for children. The adjacent lake is closed to boating and swimming, but hikers along the shore will discover a surprising wilderness in miniature, where turtles and frogs splash in the water, ducks rest in the reeds and raccoons and deer come down to drink at sunset.
Swimming (fee) in the lagoon is the park's main attraction from Memorial Day until Labor Day. Swim hours are from 11AM to 6PM, and only when lifeguards are on duty. There is a bathhouse, a vending machine, a sandy beach and large lawn areas. Dogs are not allowed in the swim complex.
Picnic sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis, although some reservable group sites are available (fee).
Fishing Anglers along the lake may catch trout, bass, catfish and bluegill. The lake is stocked regularly with trout and catfish. A California state fishing license is required for anglers age 16 or older. In addition, a Park District daily fishing permit is required and may be purchased through a self-registration process located at the swim complex entrance - exact change required. State fish and game regulations apply.
Trails are open to hikers, bikers, and horseback riders.
Don Castro park is open 8AM-10PM; 8AM-8PM in winter months. Parking and dog fee collected weekends and holidays.
Directions By Car: From I-580 eastbound from San Leandro, take the Center Street exit in Castro Valley; right on Center to Kelly Street; left on Kelly and left on Woodroe to the park entrance. From I-580 westbound take the Castro Valley exit and continue west on E. Castro Valley Blvd. to Grove Way; left on Grove; left on Center; left on Kelly; and left on Woodroe to the park entrance.
The city has an extensive set of public murals, some of them quite spectacular (if out of the way). they have won a state award for the program that administers them as a joint beautification/graffiti abatement project. Cinema place downtown has 3, and 2 long murals are next to Jackson/92, towards downtown.
Hayward is home to the CSUEB, the California State University East Bay, http://csueastbay.edu/. The highlight of Hayward is in the beautiful panoramic views of the bay which can be seen from and near the university in the hills. Visitors anywhere in the bay should definitely take this detour. From the Hayward hills, one can see Fremont, Silicon Valley, Oakland and San Francisco at once.
The best shopping in the Bay Area is found in the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. The downtown lost a lot of its smaller businesses when Southland Mall opened off of 880, which is a fine place for mall and big box store shopping. Cinema Place in downtown on B Street is a new theater with shopping and restaurants.
Every Saturday at Main St. and B St. 9AM-1PM the Hayward Farmers Market is held.
Southland Mall is a large sized old fashioned mall, with a central closed building, and satellite businesses, including some good restaurants like Elephant Bar. Anchor stores include a Kohl's, Sears, Macy's.
Although the overall number of restaurants in Hayward is respectable by the standards of most cities in the United States, the choices are disappointing compared to those in nearby gourmet powerhouses Berkeley and Oakland. The advantages here: plentiful parking, lower prices, shorter waits. However, most of the Mexican restaurants, especially the taquerias, are excellent inexpensive places to chow down on authentic, if nongourmet, traditional dishes. If you choose to find a place to eat in Hayward, the city center is normally the best place to go, though many eateries can be found all around Hayward. You can also find food on Mission, Jackson, and Foothill Blvds.
There are also the usual chain restaurants including Dominoes, Taco Bell, McDonalds, The International House of Pancakes, and so on.
Don't miss some great food truck offerings every Monday at D St and Mission, where "Off-The-Grid" meets weekly.
A comfortable corner bar, The Bistro, [16] is really the only place to hear live music in the area on a consistent basis...almost every night. They usually have open mic on Mondays. Never a cover charge, and the music ranges from 1920's, blues, jazz, and rock on any day of the week. It's a small place on B street that's worth checking out if you're there after all the downtown shops close down. They serve salads and sandwiches and have tables that flow outside the establishment. No hard liquor, wines and 12 microbrews on tap, and good coffee.
The Funky Monkey (Main st between A and B), typical working class bar, with very sweet and lively bartenders, out of a casting call for the Suicide Girls (think pretty and lots of tattoos). Bartender Zephyr (wed-fri) makes a great Rum Punch. friendly, welcoming customers and staff.
Turf Club (Main St. between A and B) Very straight friendly, somewhat Western themed gay bar, with a large, sandy, funky patio area in back. They state they have existed since 1923. Very much a legendary local hangout. Not fancy, nothing to notice from the outside.
As of 2012, the downtown area has enough odd little hangouts and events, one can easily perambulate on a friday night and pick up on blues or other music at the Music Depot (944 B St.), "pub" crawl, see a movie at Cinema Place. Always plenty of parking.
Stay safe
Like most cities in the United States, Hayward does have its rougher areas. Most of these are small areas right off of the five main streets in Hayward that run east to west. (A St, Winton Ave, Jackson St, Tennyson Ave, and Industrial Blvd.) Some street names to be aware of are:
The City has a free Wi-Fi network or "Hot Spot" for the Downtown area. This area of coverage is approximate and may vary in strength and availability and best reception is found at the Main Hayward Public Library (835 "C" Street). The City does not provide technical support for this Wi-Fi system.
Get out
Due to its central location it is easy to get to most parts of the Bay Area using a car, BART, or Amtrak.
San Leandro - Hayward's eclectic neighbor to the north, home of the Otis Spunkmeyer headquaters, worldwide industries, malls, hotels and regional parks and shorelines.

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Fireworks will be held with band, beer garden, and WCMA's family picnic will be held on July 4
Taft's Fourth of July is going to start a bit early this year.
But its going to last for two days, and the Taft District Chamber of Commerce is bringing back fireworks this year after the skies went dark for the Fourth of July 2012.
The fireworks will be held on Rails to Trails about 9 p.m. on July 3 (Wednesday) as part of an evening that will also include live bands and a beer garden.
Bands will play before and after the fireworks.
The next day the Westside Christian Ministers Association will present a family-style, day-long picnic with hot dogs, bounce houses, fun and games.
Shannon Jones, the Chamber's events coordinator, said the chamber decided to hold the fireworks on Wednesday night to keep the family theme for the July 4 WSCMA picnic while providing an evening of entertainment to go along with the fireworks show.
In addition, Jones said, it allows families to spend the day at the picnic and then go home for their own fireworks if they wish.
The fireworks show will be funded in part by a $5,000 donation from Bob Hampton and a $1,000 donation from Dave Noerr.


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To is usually performed to simplify the design so that it can be carried out with the machine; more complex business models are usually hand-knitted pieces, which are then stitched together. For example, the separate pieces of hand-knitted women sweaters found in stores mainly knitted and assembled from different villages in China. Despite the wealth of design techniques and studies of successful models, the primary criterion (that is desired cardigan sweaters for women) is not always achieved, which is often due to factors that are beyond the control of the designer including Serendipity. The functional role as a benchmark cardigan sweaters for women are worn in different situations. For example, while some women sweaters to wear fancy dress occasions, while others are worn for work, religious services, sporting and outdoor events, such as hiking and camping. 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Fitting sweaters for women Fit sweaters for women affect its convenience, its attractiveness and sometimes their practicality (ex dangling sleeve can fall into food or caught on hooks). The simplest cardigan sweaters for women (drop sleeve, cylindrical) requires six measurements:volume around the breast / chest ( the widest point) circumference (or width) of the neck below-arm length (armhole to sleeve-cuff edge). The circumference of the hand on the sleeve cuffs edge back length (vertical distance from the neck to the lower edge)armhole depth (vertical distance from the bottom of the armhole at the bottom)A few more measurements usually produce a well-equipped sweater for women:the circumference at the lower edge over-arm length (shoulder to sleeve-cuff edge)the volume of the upper arm near the arm hole height bust (the vertical distance from the back of the neck to the chest line)Shoulder width (the horizontal distance between the bony shoulders of points, measured across the back)For a more tailored appearance, they require more measurements the slope of the shoulders (the vertical distance from the base of the neck to the shoulder-point line)The length of the neck, shoulders (the horizontal distance from the base of the neck to the shoulder point)the extent of the zone, the point of maximum inward or outward curvature the height of the band (the vertical distance from the back of the neck to the waist line). Ideally, these measurements will be provided directly from the user, because the authorities have identified and these measurements can vary independently of one another, ex, measurement bust waist measurement does not provide or hips, as the amount is not determined by the length of the arm or shoulder width. Alternatively, the measurement of the body is estimated from clothing that meets the user well. As a last resort, you can use standard measurements such as EN 13402 or US standard clothing sizes. Of course, cardigan sweaters for women not need to meet exactly the wearer\'s body. It may be introduced to Ease women sweaters larger than the body (too high), characterized by increasing the circumference measurement of 2-6 inches. Different amounts easily can be introduced at various points to give sweaters for women distinctive silhouette. For example, "Gibson-Girl" sleeve is produced by adding a lot of ease to the upper arm and one in the lower arm, while the opposite is true for "bell" sleeves (also called "Bishop" sleeves). Similarly, corset loose in the chest and fit snugly at the waist, and vice verse. Negative simplicity (subtracted from measurements of the body), it is also possible to achieve a very tight look, but more than 2 inches is not recommended. By cardigan sweaters for women to match the desired measurement can be great fitting cardigan sweaters for women. The width of the knitted piece at a certain height, equal to the respective circumference; For example, if desired breast volume is 38 , and then forward or backward, the width of the height should be 19 each. The width of the upper sleeve (just before the cap sleeve, if any), is also equal to the desired circumference of the upper arm. After determining the size and shape of knitted pieces, the number of loops in a row, which is the desired width multiplied by the width of the knitting (npr5 st / inch). Similarly, the number of rows in the column determine the desired height by multiplying the vertical profile (ex 3 lines / inch). Shaping The human body has a curvature, but the woven fabric is flat and has little elasticity. To produce the smooth curvature (moderate) fabrics, it should be deducted from or added to hold the fabric. Positive curvature (retraction mechanism, as required in the chest points or more behind) is produced by subtracting pin (javelin) to point the arrow almost at the point of maximum curvature desired. The larger the wedge, the greater the local curvature. (Orientation of the arrows is irrelevant to the curvature, so that you can choose to accentuate style clothing line.) Similarly, negative curvature (ruffling / saddle-design, such as the edge of the skirt in the back or under the breasts) is made by adding a wedge (redness). Although the base of the individual holders usually situated on the seam, sometimes occur in pairs of wedges (diamondiamonds), which are independent of the seams. Subtracting the diamondiamond-shaped arrows produces positive curvature of external points of diamondiamond and negative curvature in the middle of the points that have been raised (good for chest or back). In contrast, the addition of diamondiamond-shaped insert produces a negative curvature on his advice and positive curvature at its beat (useful in creating stuffed animals). Sometimes they are sharp, angular edges softened wedges to form a continuous princes seams. Since the fabric is generally elastic, in accordance easily to the wearer's body without formatting. However, some design required when unusual twists rigid (ex, thick cables over stitched models or strong models) or in regions with high curvature (ex socks heel). Ironically, the design is much easier and less obvious than in knitwear and fabric cloth. Instead of cutting out the rungs and sew the edges together, knitters can add or subtract stitches; work short rows; or, more subtly everything resize needles to produce smaller / larger stitches in the desired "wedge" region. Choosing yarn the choice of yarn affect the comfort of a woman sweater, because it affects her warmth, weight and ability to "breathe" (air exchange). Some yarn will also produce itching or even allergic reactions in some bear. Yarn impact and curtain majority of twists, as well as the visibility of the seams. Intricate patterns jig are best seen with a smooth, highly spun yarn and can be seamlessly with "furry" yarns such as mohair or novelty yarn. Wash ability yarn to affect its serviceability. Thus, sweaters for womens, knitted for small children usually knitted acrylics, which are light and washable. Yarn will also determine lifespan cardigan sweaters for women (generally a yarn suffer less wear over time) and how well it will keep its shape (elastic yarns such as wool are better than non-elastic yarns such as cottoncotton or silk). Choosing colors choice of color is vital to design sweaters for women. The simplest option is to use several shades of a single color (ex, different shades of blue), perhaps accented with a contrasting color (eg yellow spots). Tildeling shades on the women sweater could have a significant visual impact, the principle of chiaroscuro; Dark colors tend to recede and smaller, while light shades of advancing and it seems bigger. For example, vertical lines with bright colors in the middle and dark colors on the sides have a slimming effect. Psychologically, bright colors, usually associated with simple, innocent or extroverted personality, while darker shades associated with a more thoughtful, experienced and introverted personality. "Temperature" of a color also affects its perceived depth. Warm colors are red or yellow tones (including orange and yellow-green) and are psychologically associated with warmth and energy. Cool colors have a more bluish undertone (including purples, Aquas and greenery) and are psychologically associated with the bucket, calm personality. Warm colors tend to advance in relation to the cool colors, when both are presented simultaneously. Contrasting colors can be selected in various ways. A common choice is to take a complementary color from one of several color wheels (ex, blue and orange, green and red), or to select a pairing that occurs in nature, for example, yellow and red. The choice of form The designer has a lot of options for how to design length sleeves and a hat shelf / edge and chest / neck; These various options and their visual effects are described in their individual entries. The overall shape (contour) clothing is defined in the face, opened in various points, as described above under "Installation". In addition, the womens sweaters with decorative lines / curves, even pictures. Na general, these lines are selected to achieve a balanced view; For example, a well-chosen line style helps replace personal lines considered too long or too angular or too short or too rounded. However, visual effects can be identified and knitter are encouraged to experiment. Choosing a general pattern The volume of the sample depending on the size of the whole sweaters for women is a key variable in the "look" in the womens sweaters. Large general patterns eliminate the need for accent patterns (see next section), but may be too bold for some users. Small, slim pattern provides the perfect backdrop for accent patterns, but may not be visible with a special yarns, or may be too retired for some users. Choosing to accent patterns women sweater make uniform in the same pattern is generally a relatively simple and underestimated, which may be the desired effect. However, more generally, to decorate the sleeve cuffs, and either a recess or a bottom edge with a focus pattern. The focus zone can be quite broad (often ~ 1/3 of the total length) and its boundaries may be straight or wavy / serrated. Smaller boundaries (such as collars, tops of pockets, a central seam in the jacket), it may receive a special decoration, as well as, for example, the cables along the edges. EmbellishmentsThere are many types of decorative ornaments that can change the entire look of sweaters for women. Collars and lapels are perhaps the most obvious visual embellishments. They frame the face, neck and shoulder, and complements the neckline and armhole line. Choice of closures is an important practical aspect and can also help to identify the style sweaters for women is. Buttons and zippers are the most common choice for womens sweaters, but frogs, ties and belts have also been observed. Shoulders and other design systems are rare, but may be included to identify specific silhouette. The fabric of the womens sweater can be decorated with different textures such problems, ruffles, pleats, ruching and gathering. Decorative patterns can be added by using beads, buttons, sequins, bobbles, bands and knots, as well as the patch or cord work. Overstretching (also known as Swiss darning) and other embroidery techniques allow many visual effects that can not be done with normal knitting, for example, in the round in a row of interlocking seams.


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This week's food column was written with the help of columnist Judi Leaming's cousin, Joan Reid, who offered up some of her recipes just in time for Valentine's Day and President's Day.
It surely was fortuitous that my cousin Joan Reid sent me the photos and recipes from a Red Hat luncheon that she recently hosted just as I needed ideas for this column. Joan is a much more adventurous cook than I am and you'll see that as you read the recipes. Tomorrow happens to be Valentine's Day so you just may want to prepare the cherry red velvet cake that she served for dessert. And, if that's too short notice, remember that President's Day is coming up on Feb. 18.
This recipe comes from the Duncan Hines website and Joan told me that she didn't have any 8-inch cake pans so she fixed two recipes of just the cake batter and divided it between three 9-inch pans. Joan reported that the finished cake was 8 inches high and very impressive.
I'll confess that the other two recipes left me shaking my head in wonder but Joan promises that indeed the idea of a tasty tuna pie baked in a graham cracker crust was not something that I would readily try but my dear cousin assures me that she has made and served this for years with positive comments. How brave are you feeling this week?
Lastly Joan included the recipe for cranberry cornmeal quick bread which she served at her Red Hatter's luncheon and then again when she entertained her daughter Angela and Angela's family when they gathered for a good-bye meal for Ashleigh Sheets, a 2012 West Point graduate and the daughter of Ken and Angela Sheets, who left this week for a deployment to Afghanistan. This recipe is attributed to Martha Stewart.
To contact Judi Leaming, email email@example.com.
Cherry Red Velvet Cake
1 box Duncan Hines Red Velvet Cake Mix (see note in paragraph above)
1/2 cup cultured buttermilk
1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
9-ounces white baking chocolate
12 ounces (1 1/2 bricks) cream cheese at room temperature
6 tablespoons butter at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
7-ounces flaked coconut
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3 round 8-inch cake pans. Separate the cherries from the syrup in the pie filling by placing them in a kitchen strainer over a bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup of the syrup. In a large mixing bowl, add dry cake mix, buttermilk, 1/2 cup cherry syrup, melted butter, eggs and vanilla. Blend with an electric mixer until the batter is combined. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake the cake layers until they spring back when lightly pressed with your fingers – about 28 to 30 minutes. Remove the pans from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes then remove the cakes from the pans and cool completely for 30 minutes. To Make Frosting: Break chocolate into small pieces and place in a small glass bowl and microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and stir until smooth. Place the room temperature cream cheese and 6 tablespoons of butter in a mixing bowl. Beat until well combined. Add the melted white chocolate, vanilla extract and 2 1/2 cups of the confectioners' sugar. Blend on LOW speed until sugar is incorporated. Add the additional sugar and blend until the frosting is fluffy. To Frost: Place one (1) cake layer on a serving platter and spread with some of the frosting. Top with the drained cherries. Place the second cake layer on top of the cherries and top with some more frosting. Place the 3rd cake layer on top and frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Sprinkle and gently press coconut over the entire cake. Refrigerate until serving. Serves 8 to 12 – or more!
Joan's Tasty Tuna Pie
1 large size pre-made graham cracker crust
1 can water-pack tuna, drained
8-ounces Swiss cheese, grated
1/2 medium onion, finely minced
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine tuna, cheese and onion in a large bowl and toss with two forks to blend well. Place mixture in pre-made crust. Mix together eggs, milk and mayonnaise in the same bowl until blended. Stir in seasonings. Spoon egg mixture over tuna. (Joan says that she gently cuts this through the tuna mixture with a knife.) Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes until golden and puffy and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. (Another note says that this will also fill 12 mini-pre-made graham cracker crusts. Just distribute tuna mixture evenly and top each crust with 1/8 cup of the egg batter. Bake for 20 minutes and check for "doneness" in the same way.)
Cranberry Cornmeal Quick Bread
8-ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups (4 1/2-ounces) fresh cranberries
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup fine yellow cornmeal, preferably stone ground
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon finely chopped candied ginger (important flavor ingredient!)
Lightly grease a 9-x5-inch loaf pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add 3 tablespoons of the sugar, stirring until dissolved. Add cranberries and stir to coat. Cook until cranberries begin to pop – about 1 minute. Pour into the prepared loaf pan, distributing cranberries evenly over the bottom of the pan. Set aside and allow to cool. Whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat remaining 1 1/2 cups butter and 1/2 cup sugar with mixer on MEDIUM until light and fluffy – about 3 minutes. While mixer is still running, add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce mixer speed to LOW and slowly add flour mixture until well blended. Fold in ginger. Spoon into prepared pan over cranberries and smooth across top to make the batter even. Place pan on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool for 15 minutes. Invert pan onto serving plate and let cool completely, cranberry side up.


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March 12 (Bloomberg) — Some U.S. workers who don't get overtime compensation under what's known as the "white-collar exemption" would be able to collect extra pay under revised regulations President Barack Obama plans to order tomorrow, according to a White House economist.
Obama is directing the Labor Department to modify overtime rules so millions more people will be eligible for overtime pay for working more than 40 hours a week, Betsey Stevenson, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, said.
The move was criticized by business groups, which said it would add to costs for companies.
Workers now classified as executive, administrative or professional may include managers of fast-food restaurants and convenience stores who could receive overtime pay under the new rules, said Ross Eisenbrey, vice president of the Economic Policy Institute.
The administration is looking at "how we can make the labor force as fair as possible," Stevenson said today at a White House briefing. "It's a pretty simple idea; employers should pay people for the hours they work."
President George W. Bush in 2004 set $455 per week as the threshold for what constitutes a white-collar worker for overtime pay purposes. The White House won't set a new threshold tomorrow, leaving that up to the Labor Department to decide, Stevenson said.
Workers Affected
About 10 million workers might benefit from the rule if it applied to people making less than $50,000 a year, the Economic Policy Institute said today. The Washington-based group supports the change.
"It changes your quality of life when you know you can't be required to work an extra 20 hours a week without being paid for it," Eisenbrey said in a phone interview. "It could mean more money in your pocket, and on the other hand it could mean a more relaxed and reasonable life."
The amount a change would cost employers depends on the threshold, which the institute recommends be about $52,000 a year, and on how employers decide to react, he said. Employers could limit workers to 40-hour work weeks or could pay workers time and a half for hours worked above 40.
The Obama proposal would restrict who can be labeled supervisors and made exempt from the rule, said Eisenbrey, who has talked with White House staff about it.
"The restaurant industry is famous for doing this, for calling people assistant managers," he said. "Retail establishments do this, convenience stories. But it's pretty widespread."
Democratic Push
Democrats in 2004, led by presidential candidate John Kerry, who is now secretary of state, criticized the Bush plan saying it would cause more than 6 million workers to lose overtime pay.
While Bush got the change through in regulation, it also met opposition from both houses of Congress. Bush threatened to veto any legislation that would block it.
Obama's move would mark the latest in a series of executive actions this year from the president, who said in his State of the Union address in January that he plans to use that authority when he can in the face of resistance in Congress. Obama raised the minimum wage for federal contract workers and is lobbying Congress to boost it to $10.10 an hour nationally.
The push for a higher federal minimum wage has become a centerpiece of Obama's attempt to help Democratic Party candidates before the November midterm elections that will decide control of the U.S. House and Senate.
Minimum Wage
Republicans, including House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, and business groups say that raising the minimum wage would lead to a reduction in jobs, hurting those it aims to help. A Congressional Budget Office report last month found that raising the rate in three steps as Obama proposes would reduce U.S. jobs by 500,000, or 0.3 percent, while lifting 900,000 people out of poverty.
Business groups today criticized the overtime plan, saying it would be another cost burden on companies.
It "demonstrates another anti-business policy — coming on the heels of a proposal to increase the minimum wage, increase the minimum tipped wage, rising health-care costs, as well as ever-growing, costly and unwieldy regulations," Eric Reller, a spokesman for the National Federation of Independent Business, said in an e-mail.
Business Impact
The overtime requirement would disproportionately hurt smaller businesses, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said.
"We understand that the administration is looking for ways to put more money in people's pockets, but the only way to do this is to grow the economy and create more jobs," Blair Latoff Holmes, a spokeswoman for the chamber, based in Washington, said in an e-mail. "Adding more burdens to employers will not accomplish that goal."
Sixty-nine percent of Americans, including 45 percent of Republicans, support the president's call to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 over the next three years, according to a Bloomberg National Poll. Twenty-eight percent of poll respondents oppose such action.
The poll also showed that Republicans are finding persuasive counter-arguments, including the risk of job losses.


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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Pinotage, Poodles and Poetry
I usually like to post pieces about one subject. I have this regulator in my brain that tells me how long a post should be, how far to take the tastelessness, when to quit. It doesn't work, but I have one. But I thought this time I'd just improvise a bit, give you poor suckers a glimpse into my twisted mind, let you see what runs through my head when I'm driving, or sitting on my redwood deck flipping off bluejays. Herewith, some very random thoughts...
Every four years the World Cup comes around and I am forced to talk football with strangers. I hate soccer. It has to be the stupidest game in the world, unless you count wild turkeys. After all, what sets us apart from our animal brethren is our ability to think and the use of our remarkable and dexterous hands--so I know, let's play a sport that doesn't allow the use of either! Let's use our head not for our highly evolved brain, but for whacking a ball into a net. What other sport doesn't allow you to use your hands? Sado-Masochism? The guys lining up to defend a penalty kick need a "safe" word. "CHOCK FULL O' NUTS!" might work. And what is with the penalty cards? How stupid is that? The officials pull out a flash card, yellow or red, after one guy kicks another guy in the shins. Two yellow cards or one red card and you're expelled. Sounds like those home pregnancy tests. And do we have to drink South African Pinotage while we watch? Pinotage is a hybrid grape created by crossing Pinot Noir with Garbage. Wake me when it's over.
Why haven't more famous poets written about wine?
Men always
Seem asses
When they bring
Riedel glasses.
--Dorothy Parker
"Oak" is the thing with feathers
That perches in the wine--
And squirts its waste and woody doo--
Upon this head of mine.
I've heard it in the chillest Chard--
And on the strangest Zin--
Yet, never, will it ever end--
You just can't fuckin' win.
--Emily Dickinson
I sing the blog electric,
The armies of me I love engirth me, and I engirth them
They will not let me off until till I speak in third person, accept free samples,
Embrace corrupt, and charge them full what my blog is worth.
--Walt Whitman
I'm sure you're all interested in my predictions for the 3rd Annual Poodles. These are tight, hotly contested categories. Like the Wiener Nationals.
Best Wine Blog Graphics, Other Crap, and More Look At Me I Know How to Work Photo Shop
Swirl Smell Slurp--A blog by a married couple you really don't want to know
Best Industry/Business or Business/Industry or MYOBid'ness Blog
New York Cork Report--We're a third rate region with a second rate blog!
Best Wine Reviews on a Wine Blog That Still Don't Sell Wine
Bigger Than Your Head--Where Adjectives Go to Die
Best Single Subject/Broken Record Wine Blog
Catavino--If only Iberia Had an "S" in front of it
Best Winery Blog Considering How Much They Have to Lie
Tablas Creek--If We Were In Napa We'd Be Really Important
Best Writing on a Wine Blog Unless You Don't Skim
Steve Heimoff--You Like Me! You Really Like Me!
Best New Wine Blog That Won't Ever Make It
Drink Nectar--It Just Seems Like I've Been Around Forever
Best Overall Wine Blog That Makes the OWC Look Good, Which Ain't Easy
1WineDude--Because I Can Do This In Your Sleep
34 comments:
- June 24, 2010 at 12:09 PM
- Thomas said...
Re, Best Industry, et al: You got the third rate where it should be second and the second rate where it should be third. Later on you redeemed yourself with S-iberia, which I'd give a yellow card to and call beautifoul!
The verification is: emics. For some reason, it made me think of Fleet Enema. I have no idea why.
- June 24, 2010 at 1:44 PM
How did you manage to get all the Poodles to pose nekkid.
- June 24, 2010 at 1:54 PM
- 1WineDude said...
I'd like to thank the Academy. And the nation of Cameroon.
- June 24, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Oh I like it. Is there more floating around up there....makes me wanna climb in that head of yours and spend hours looking around.
- June 24, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- Ron Washam said...
Hey Gang,
I know you coached football for many years, Puff Daddy, but, really, isn't it just glorified kickball crossed with hacky-sack? And USA has about as much chance as Chronic Negress (I just love to type Chronic Negress).
And, Thomas, I debated that very point in my own head, but in comedic principle, it flows better my way. But, in real terms, you're absolutely right.
1WineDoody, I'll buy you a drink if you mention me in your acceptance speech. I'll buy you dinner if you don't.
My Gorgeous Samantha, you don't want to spend much time inside my head. It's full of very scary stuff and you'd need a map to avoid all the stuff that looks like what's in your drains.
- June 24, 2010 at 9:03 PM
I preferred the World Cup when it was played in France. No Pinotage there. We stayed out in the country in a rented farmhouse halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse and went to games in both. Afterwards, we went into Spain and visited Rioja.
That's why I love soccer and Bordeaux. They go together like Poodles and puddles.
- June 25, 2010 at 12:08 AM
- Thomas said...
"comedic principle?"
Next thing you know, you'll be claiming to have principles, too. I knew that fame online would go to your head.
If it would get me free passage through the Pyrenees, I'd sign up both my left feet for soccer.
- June 25, 2010 at 5:58 AM
- Soccer Daddy said...
It was not exactly "free passage", but it was great fun. It was on our nickel, and lasted two weeks. France ultimately won this World Cup and the excitement in the little villages was palpable.
Ron has no idea what he is missing. And the producers there do use hoses so he would have been right at home.
- June 25, 2010 at 8:20 AM
- Ron Washam said...
I meant comedic principals. I don't have principles. But comedic principals are fantastic, like Gail Gordon on "Our Miss Brooks." (Now there is a solid gold, stupidly obscure comedic reference.)
If they didn't play soccer at the World Cup, it would be perfect! I remember when it was in LA. The town was rockin', people from all over the world partying all night. That was cool. I can't remember at all who won. Brazil? Was that the year a bunch of the Columbian players got murdered for losing on an own goal? Though I heard the killers didn't use their hands.
- June 25, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- Soccer Daddy said...
No, Ron, they did not use their hands. They used a gun. Very unsporting of them and definitely worth a red card--sort of like Pastis.
Oops. Low blow, that. Sam, I take it back. Really. I take it back.
I was going to say that I would not serve Pastis to the Poodles, but, on second thought, I think I would.
- June 25, 2010 at 9:36 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Pastis Daddy,
That would have hurt but seeing as I am safely basking in the glow of a Lakers NBA Championship....against the Celtics I am impervious to your anti Pastis ways. Take your medicine Charlie Baby....
- June 25, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Ron Washam said...
I think serving Pastis is a felony in Walla Walla under the Cruelty to Animals Statute.
I confess little affection for Pastis and none for Rombauer Chardonnay, though I am able to tell them apart in a blind tasting. Only by color.
- June 25, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- Thomas said...
Just to prove I'm with you all the way, wasn't the principal named Mr. Conklin?
I met Eve Arden in an elevator back in the late 70s. We were both on our way to honor choreographer Gower Champion (this was during my brief stint in show biz). It was my first and last few minutes with Ms. Arden, but in that time I heard first-hand that usual, cynical, sarcastic humor that made her well known. I often wondered if she was that way or if her performance persona made her that way.
Gail Gordon, on the other hand, I heard was a sweetie pie--he must have had principles.
- June 25, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- Ron Washam said...
Yeah, wasn't it OSGOOD Conklin? And Richard Crenna got his start on that show too.
I loved Eve Arden, more in the movies than on TV. The early 50's had so many women comedy stars--Lucy, Eve Arden, Gale Storm... One night I was working at Pacific Dining Car, this was about 1997, and there at a table was Gale Storm! I walked up to the table and said to her, "Well, you must be Gale Storm." She said, "You know who I am? I haven't been recognized in fifteen years." She was with her new husband, and she and I had a long chat about the early days of TV, how huge a star she was, behind maybe Lucy and Milton Berle, and Zasu Pitts (which is not where they dig up fossils, though she was one at the time). Gale Storm was lovely, and still had that same bright energy. Not one other person I worked with knew who she was. Fame, now you see it, now you don't.
- June 25, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- John M. Kelly said...
Off in another direction... Ron nobody does it like you but this post started something scratching the inside of me head. I submit:
I have seen the best palates of my generation destroyed by Pinotage, raving lunatical corrupted,
raking their tougues through the inky dregs at dawn looking for anything but Zinfandel,
pointyheaded hipsters burning for the poodle-like adulation of the online masses in the pajama-clad monitor light...
- June 25, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Thomas said...
"My Little Margie" will be the name of my new blog, which will be about the Golden Age of Television.
Let's see if Tom Wark's bloggers can top that!
Oh, that was in another post. My badly.
- June 25, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- Ron Washam said...
Excellent work. I Howl'ed. Maybe next year they'll give a Poodle for Poetry. And some nitwit who matches wine with haiku will win.
Do bloggers have the equivalent of Lucy, Uncle Miltie, the Honeymooners, Sid Caesar, Steve Allen and all the others of the Golden Age of Television?
Stupid question.
- June 25, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Thomas said...
I'll know the world is safe when an Ernie Kovaks hits the wine blogging scene.
- June 25, 2010 at 2:45 PM
- John M. Kelly said...
I angling to be int he running:
Rombauer Chard cuts
so much harder than the worst
Pastis - hey Charlie!
- June 25, 2010 at 4:24 PM
John--have you actually tasted Rombauer Chardonnay?
I have not recently, but most of editions have been clean, fruity, medium dry (to use the Riesling scale), pretty well-balanced.
I guess I need to know what is wrong with that scenario other than that the grape is Chardonnay. Do we not drink Riesling with those characteristics? Or Gruner?
- June 25, 2010 at 5:06 PM
It is "Colombian." And Rombauer is just too much of whatever it is.
- June 25, 2010 at 5:26 PM
I Would agree the Rombauer is "clean, fruity" but it is more than "medium dry"
But so is TBC Chard - at 6% to 8% of the price.
It is not awful, but it is pretty silly (especially at the price point).
Rombauer needs a product placement deal alongside products like these:
- June 25, 2010 at 5:58 PM
- Ron Washam said...
I stand, well, I sit, really, corrected. I thought the team was from Columbia University. But, no, it's Colombia and they are Colombian. However, since I don't have a coffee or drug addiction, I should get some slack.
For me, it's not about the r.s., that's unimportant, but it's hard to argue that Rombauer has the acidity that a fine Riesling or even, aargh, Gruner has. There's the rub. A Riesling with 1% residual sugar is downright austere most of the time. Rombauer is flabby, like me, and very unappealing with food, also like me. Though I might be willing to try it under controlled circumstances, say, if you're paying.
Meanwhile, John was just being funny. He has a very high haiqu.
- June 25, 2010 at 9:47 PM
- John M. Kelly said...
Charlie - I have tasted Rombauer Chard. I have bought it and served it once upon a time. I also worked for years at SCV - mention Russian River Ranches Chard and see how some folks will go off on it these days.
Back in the day I worked at a winery where Joan Rombauer was marketing director - Koerner would buzz the place with his plane every now and then, just to get her attention I guess. I'd like to think that they know I respect the brand they have built.
My personal taste has changed over the years so that now when I reach for a chardonnay it's usually a Chablis. I just think you and Sam's bet was funny, so I wrote a little poem about it.
- June 25, 2010 at 11:22 PM
John--very cool response.
As for liking Chablis, I prefer not to think of it as Chardonnay anymore than I think of "musque" clones as the real thing.
They are what they are, but if the US made Chablis here and it did not exist in France, then half the wine geeks in the world would treat it as an aberrant and abhorrent bastard child.
I do like Chablis. I also like Chasseur, DuMol, Hobbs, Ramey and Pahlmeyer Chardonnays--all of which are juicy, full-bodied, generously oaked, deeply flavored, and yes, balanced.
Chablis--eat your heart
out in Sonoma town
Its in the juice.
It does not make me
- June 26, 2010 at 10:35 AM
- Thomas said...
Palates unique
words the same
minds never change anyway
- June 26, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Ron Washam said...
Well, you guys put the bad in bad haiku.
Yet it's nice to hear people defending Chardonnay for a change. I'm with you, Charlie, I love the austerity of Chablis and the flamboyance of the best California Chardonnays.
However, balance is not a tag I would apply to Rombauer. Stylish, consistent, successful, yes. Balanced? Hmm. And let's not just pick on Rombauer, there are plenty of others too. Rombauer just ended up the whipping boy, perhaps because of its success.
- June 26, 2010 at 7:47 PM
- pgrant8258 said...
Ummmmm...I'm no Einstein here, but by definition aren't Haikus always only 17 syllables...three metrical lines of specifically 5-7-5 syllables?
something like this....
Poor chap Escobar
just because he got confused
no more life...for him.
(written shortly after the 1994 World Cup)
also, you would know this...is it true you should swirl a South African Pinotage clockwise in your glass, but something from Walla Walla or the Finger Lakes maybe, should be swirled counterclockwise?
Just wondering...thanks.
- June 28, 2010 at 1:13 AM
- Thomas said...
Agent 8258, yours surely is a high coup.
Left to right--always, unless you are Middle Eastern.
- June 28, 2010 at 6:05 AM
What I liked best about the '98 World Cup was that nobody was on the autoroute from Paris to Bordeaux that day. Nobody but me.
- June 28, 2010 at 12:06 PM
I worry all day
Haiku must be 5-7-5.
Not mine. Go figure
- June 28, 2010 at 5:37 PM
- Joe said...
I don't remember those poems in my literature classes. maybe I shouldn't have roasted that J with Spicoli under the bleachers beforehand.
Agreed on soccer. I take issue with any sport where 2-1 is considered a "barn burner".
- June 29, 2010 at 7:08 AM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Yes, you are right about haiku, as well as that you're no Einstein. As for swirling South African Pinotage, the proper way is down the drain, from left to right.
How was OOPS? I saw the list of winners and was amazed. I'm sure the conference was fun and interesting, but the Poodles were a scandal. Catavino? Crap. Let's see, they're hosting the European Bloggers Conference (Oodles of EuroPoodles), they were a major sponsor of the Walla Walla OOPS, they have a marketing business for wine, and, SOMEHOW, they beat out professional writers like Paul and Steve. And no one says anything. Catavino is just one slick advertising brochure disguised as a blog. Very sad.
I just don't get the World Cup. Or soccer. But I want Ghana to win.
- June 29, 2010 at 8:14 AM


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Dover native and former Dover Post reporter Kate Carroll is living the dream doing an internship at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Kate Carroll is living the dream.
Yes, it takes two hours to get from home to her desk, a trip that includes driving to a Washington D.C. Metro station and a rush hour train ride, not to mention reversing the trek each night. But it's the destination that counts for Carroll: when she punches in for work, it's at the National Air and Space Museum, the Mecca for space and aviation enthusiasts.
Dover born and bred, Carroll, 35, is spending a 10-week internship at the NASM while pursuing her bachelor's degree with the University of Maryland, where she's majoring in history and working on a minor in astronomy.
The job is a perfect fit for Carroll as it allows her to combine her love of history, her researching and writing skills – she was a news aide and staff reporter for the Dover Post – and her passion for all things space-related, which she recently fulfilled as a contractor at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, updating content for their education/public outreach web page.
"It's as if I'm on vacation every day," she said.
Now living in Pasadena, Md., with husband Dan Carroll and their cats, Carroll still travels to Dover weekly to see family and friends.
Q You've been gone for nine years. Do you still consider yourself a Delawarean?
A. Yes! My parents still live in the house I was brought to as a baby. Moving back is something I daydream about, because I would be close to my family and friends again. However, being near the cities will make it more convenient to get a job at a world-class museum, so it's a trade off.
Q Mixing history and astronomy is rather unusual. Why the combination?
A History is about remembering where we came from. Astronomy is about the same thing. It's all about looking into the past. One of the first things I tell people is that when they're looking at a star, the light they're seeing left years, maybe eons ago. Nothing you're looking at is current. It takes a while to wrap your head around that.
Q What are your responsibilities as an intern?
A My curator keeps me busy doing a little bit of everything. I was researching the cancellation of the Advanced Orbiting Solar Observatory, a solar satellite back in the 1960s, then I was working on gathering images for a new book about the Hubble Space Telescope.
Q What's your current project?
A My job for the next week or so is to research Phoebe Waterman Haas. I'm going through her old letters and transcribing things. She received a doctorate in astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1913, one of the first women to do that. Women had degrees in astronomy and physics, but it was the graduate degrees, especially the doctorate, that were so hard-won at the time.
Q You sound like the proverbial kid in a candy shop.
A I am, I really am. My curator has asked me what am I getting out of this internship. I told him I never want to leave. I said you'll have to drag me out of here, kicking and screaming.


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11:00 am
Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef "Stack It with Style" On today's show, Chef Keller shows how to add great pizzazz to food presentations by creating Beautiful stacks. First, he's pairing corn pancakes with two different kinds of salmon plus a dab of caviar. His second stack includes crab, avocado and tomato. D
11:30 am
Lidia's Italy In America "Philadelphia: It All Happens on Philadelphia's 9th Street" NULL
12:00 pm
Art Through Time: A Global View "Domestic Life" Features depictions of home and family from seventeenth-century Dutch painters and photographer Walker Evans, shows that objects created for home use such as embellished leather bags crafted by the nomadic Tuareg and quilts sewn by women in Gee's Bend, Alabama -- can be as beautiful as any painting. D
12:30 pm
Art Through Time: A Global View "Writing" Focuses on the complex and dynamic interplay between images and words, including the ironic works of Conceptualists, Islamic and Japanese calligraphy, and the intentionally indecipherable calligraphic works by contemporary Chinese artist Xu Bing. D
1:00 pm
Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices "Building Oral Language" In a full-day kindergarten class in Boston, Massachusetts, Cindy Wilson and her bilingual aide promote oral language development and individual responsibility.G
1:30 pm
Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices "Thalia Learns The Details" With the support and guidance of her teacher, Thalia steadily learns the details of the basics of reading and writing such as one-to-one word correspondence, letter sounds, and left-to-right text. She uses her fine motor skills in adding text to her inventive drawings.G
2:00 pm
Private Universe Project In Mathematics "Inventing Notations" We learn how to foster and appreciate students' notations for their richness and creativity, and we look at some of the possibilities that early work on problems that engage students in creating notation systems might open up for students as they move on toward algebra. D
3:00 pm
Teaching Channel Teaching Channel presents a few imaginative and engaging K-12 classrooms that will leave you inspired. Join the "Mouse Squad" as they fix technological problems around the school. See a teacher with a passion for reading show students how to dive right into their books, and learn more about adjusting to the changes in the new Common Core State Standards. D
4:00 pm
Signing Time! "Eating Time" The Signing Time gang shares more songs and laughs as they learn signs for more of their favorite foods. D
4:30 pm
Signing Time! "Nice to Meet You" Sing and sign along with Rachel, practicing phrases like "my name is, " "how are you," and many more that will help you make new friends and greet old ones. D
5:00 pm
Primary Sources: Workshops In American History "The Census: Who We Think We Are" Every 10 years, American citizens get a new view of who they are. In this workshop, a selection of Census forms over the past 200 years shows how categories of race and ethnicity not only reflect, but can shape and sometimes obscure, America's ideas of racial identity. Onscreen participants attempt to "find" themselves in evolving racial categorizations from 1830 to 1990 and, using recent Census results, formulate appropriation priorities for a Midwestern community.G
6:00 pm
Chefs A' Field: Culinary Adventures That Begin On The Farm "Chef Todd Gray-Equinox: Washington, Dc" Chef Gray and veteran "waterman" Beatrice Taylor go on a sailing adventure in the Chesapeake Bay to catch one of his favorite ingredients-soft-shell crab. Recipes: Soft-Shell Crab & Anchovy Butter; Melon & Watercress Salad. D
6:30 pm
New Scandinavian Cooking with Claus Meyer "Cooking of Light" Claus heads to the chic port of The Skaw, the northernmost point of Denmark, to serve up some stylish fish cakes with rye bread and his own remoulade.G
7:00 pm
Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen "Florida" There is a Caribbean flavor to jalapeno jerk baby back ribs, grilled bananas with spiced butter and rum, and salmon kebabs skewered on sugarcane with sour orange mojo.G
7:30 pm
Cuisine Culture "Jeff and Chris Galvin, London" Jeff and Chris Galvin have started a food movement in London. From garnering Michelin stars to opening up what has been noted as the best French restaurant in the UK, viewers get to cook and dine with the masters. Sumptuous meals are presented, such as Lasagna of Dorset Sole served with Veloute of Girolles and a main course of Poached Landaise Chicken with Summer Vegetables & Rosemary Butter Sauce. D
8:00 pm
Essential Pepin "Fowl Play" Turkey Cutlets In Anchovy-Lemon Sauce; Grilled Chicken With Tarragon Butter; Roast Capon With Cognac And Mustard Sauce; Ballottine Of Chicken With Spinach Filling. D
8:30 pm
New Scandinavian Cooking with Andreas Viestad "The Cognac of the North" Andreas travels to France in search of one of his country's favorite drinks. In front of Castle of Triac, he slow-cooks elk with a dash of brandy.G
9:00 pm
Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen "The Pacific Rim" Lemongrass pork sats with peanut sauce and cucumber relish and alder grilled salmon with citrus butter are on the menu.G
9:30 pm
Essential Pepin "Cattle Call" Grilled Steak With Lemon-Thyme Butter; Spicy Rib Roast; Veal Chops With Caper Sauce; Braised Beef In Red Wine. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Slow-Cooker Revolution" Test cook Julia Collin Davison uncovers the secrets to cooking with a slow cooker. First, she teaches host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup. Next, she reveals the test kitchen's secrets for foolproof Pork Loin with Cranberries and Orange. D
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I answer the call to discover Henderson County.
Today, according to historian Frank L. FitzSimons Sr., I will walk "on hallowed soil."
I drive out Highway 64 East until I get to Howard Gap Road, where I turn left and travel to Zeb Corn Road, then follow that road until I reach North Clear Creek. I turn right and go about half a mile. I spot a sign to my left — "Love Cemetery."
I turn my vehicle onto a dirt pathway that leads to a pasture-like field where there is a small, fenced-in cemetery. It is modest — but impressive. I am looking for the grave of Matthew N. Love.
Love was in the 25th N.C. Regiment CSA. In 1863, he was given a captain's commission. Later he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Promotions were made for his gallantry on the battlefield. Twice wounded, Love rendered four years of service, which must surely rank among history's most courageous.
The Love family grew up in the Clear Creek Community. Robert and Eliza Love had five sons who all volunteered and enlisted in support of the Confederate cause. Their names: Matthew, Robert, Ervin, George and Wesley.
A recent Love family reunion included the participation of Civil War re-enactors who shared their knowledge of actions rendered by members of the 25th Regiment, including Matthew Love.
Mrs. Joe Poole (Becky), who once served as curator for the Heritage Museum, helped organize the reunion. Her husband is a Love family descendent. Becky has offered to share her knowledge of the history of the Love cemetery.
I also plan to talk at length with Drew Brannon and John Love. Both have additional information about family history. Perhaps I will be able to access Col. Love's archived letters written during the war years. I am also interested in his service as a schoolteacher.
I stand at the cemetery. All the pieces await a time when some new connection can give them wholeness.
From the Love cemetery, I resume travel on Clear Creek Road to Lanning Road and on to Fruitland. Along the way, I pass the Lanning-Pittillo cemetery. I am making my way to Edneyville.
I reach Mills Gap Road and travel that historic road until I reach Highway 64 East, turn left, and soon come to the N.C. Justice Academy, the former Edneyville High School.
A major ceremony will take place there next Sunday, May 5, from 2-4 p.m. Recognition of Edneyville's place in the history of Henderson County education will be made. The Education Initiative hopes to capture the history of not only the historic high school but also of each of the "feeder" schools. North Henderson replaced Edneyville High School in 1993.
The committee seeks ways to make school histories accessible. One of the objectives is to collect as much history as possible. The placement of a commemorative marker will highlight the celebration. I stand where the celebration will take place.
The event planned for next Sunday is much like a reunion. Former students and friends are invited to meet for a special get-together. Molly Oates Sherrill, one of the event planners, has given me research completed on feeder schools Middle Fork, Point Lookout, Fruitland, Ebenezer, Lake Lure, Bat Cave, the Little Red School House, Hickory School. I find the research fascinating.
Memory connects the fragments stored somewhere deep inside.
I read the remembrances of Jo Edna Pryor: "I started school at Bat Cave when I was 5. Mother and the older ones had already taught me to read and write.
"The curves on the road going to Middle Fork were very sharp and steep. When the road was icy or even very muddy, children had to get off the school bus and walk around the curve. …
"My high school years were war years, so there were no extra activities. The Pryor family have a book of family stories named 'From the Land of Milk and Honey.'
"When Dan was graduating from Edneyville, the commencement speaker was Dr. Phillip Elliott, who later became president of Gardner-Webb College. For some reason, he spent the night at our house and at breakfast, which certainly included hot biscuits, honey and butter. He said to Papa, 'You are the richest man I know with your 12 healthy children … and you truly live in a land of milk and honey.'
"Milk and honey were two things we always had and had enough to share."
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Wish I had of realized that it was NYR/VAN tonight with the two coaches that flip flopped benches going head to head tonight.
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Ladies and Gentlemen because this puppy is a wrap! Nice piece of work San Francisco and Under backers!
Over backers need to Tweet CK and thank him for that fumble…
Correction… Nice piece of work San Francisco and Over backers!
Ouchie mama that was a brutal way to lose the under which I had for a nice half unit play.
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That said, it's not perfect - for one thing, there's a basic SAT subject/verb agreement problem (either "the support group ran into X when IT tried Y" or "the members of the group ran into problems when THEY"). A bigger issue is that the phrase "tried to make a joke fundraiser t-shirt" isn't all that clear. Of course, you know what it means eventually, but I think there's a simpler, more direct way to write it. I think it has to do with the idea that my brain can't really grasp "joke" as an adjective. I know some people use it that way, but it always sounds weird to me. I think "funny" or "humorous" or in this case even "novelty" would work better.
Also, cut out the word "fundraiser." Why should we care why they made the shirt? All we care about is that they made it wrong in a funny way.
Put that together and you have "The dyslexic support group ran into difficulties when the members tried to print funny group t-shirts." Or something. Still not perfect but I think it's better. Anyone else want to take a stab at it?
All in all, though, even though most of my post is criticism, it's still a good joke that wasn't as botched as most. It's still a good example of why an editor - or at least a second draft! - would help xkcd a lot.


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So we've seen how the Lumia 920 holds up when attached to the front of a Land Rover, or at live concerts, but what's the quality like when you're (like many) recording while grooving to the beat? We decided to head on down to the Deadmau5 event in Brixton, London last night to see how our Lumia 920s would perform in low light, with high volume levels and an obscene amount of movement.
The first part of our footage above is of the main Nokia lightshow, featuring Deadmau5 performing on a rooftop. Pretty standard stuff - notice the quality of the recording, we were about 10-20 feet from one of the speaker towers inside the venue, which were turned up fairly high. While we weren't present at the outside event, but we did manag to attend the action Electric Brixton.
The second part of the footage is where the action kicked off. Deadmau5 entered onstage and started throwing out some of his best known beats to the audience. It's safe to say there was a lot of arm flailing and jumping. We weren't ready to stand around and watch so it was decided we'd see how the Lumia 920 would fare when recording the performance with many elements and factors present.
Movement, lighting, loud music were mostly tackled well by the Windows Phone and while the video wasn't entirely stable, it did a fine job at capturing some of the excitement at the event last night. Many attendees were doing the exact same with competitor handsets, but we bet the OIS and HAAC microphones would ensure our footage is top quality.
We'll have a comparison video of the HTC 8X and Lumia 920 up soon with the former also being used to record some of the performance - there's less jumping, we promise.


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