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Morgan Boukather, a 6-foot-2 opposite who will be a senior in the fall at Corona del Mar High, has verbally committed to play volleyball at Stanford, her mother, Rebecca, said in an e-mail Saturday.
Boukather, a Daily Pilot Dream Team selection, received several offers. She narrowed her choices to Duke, UCLA and the Cardinal. But a full-ride scholarship to play at Stanford was too hard to pass up for Boukather, who has wanted to attend the university since she was a child.
Boukather, who can also play outside hitter, helped lead the Sea Kings to their fourth straight Pacific Coast League championship last season. She led CdM with 307 kills and contributed 58 digs, 55 aces, 48 blocks and 32 assists.
Boukather earned first-team All-PCL and All-CIF Southern Section Division II honors. She was part of the team that completed second-straight appearances in the CIF Southern Section Division II-AA championship match and CIF State Southern California Regional Division II final.
She has played for TCA volleyball club in Fountain Valley since she was 13.
— Steve Virgen
Knapp ends strong
Jake Knapp, who will be a junior in the fall at Estancia High, finished tied for 21st in the boys' 15-17-year-old division at the Junior World Golf Championships Friday at Torrey Pines Golf Course.
Knapp finished nine-over-par 297 (76-76-74-71), but was tied for second for the low of the final day with a 71.
Adam Svensson of Canada won the title finishing at six-under 282.
Knapp shot a 10-under-par 60 to win the Junior World Qualifier at Buenaventura Golf Course last month.
— From staff reports
Breakers now in last
The Newport Beach Breakers fell to last place in the Western Conference after losing to the St. Louis Aces, 21-15, Saturday night.
The Aces were led by the strong women's duo of Lindsay and Anna Kournikova. They won in women's doubles, 5-3, over Julie Ditty and Marie-Even Pelletier of the Breakers.
Lester Cook helped Newport Beach win in men's doubles, with Cory Parr, and mixed doubles, with Pelletier.
But Cook lost in men's singles, falling to Andrei Pavel, 5-1.
The Breakers play host to the Kansas City Explorers Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. Maria Sharapova will be the Breakers' marquee player at The Tennis Club Newport Beach.
The Breakers close out the regular season Thursday when John McEnroe and the New York Sportimes come to play at The Tennis Club, also a 7:15 p.m. start.
— From staff reports


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by Brett Harrison
What you are about to read actually happened many years ago. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Mainly me.
She was 21 going on 40. She had curly black hair and a body that would drive any sane male to nighttime fantasy.
She had a laugh so infectious that the communicable disease specialists had to be called anytime someone told her a joke. Her name was Sarah Smolinsky, and I was in love with her.
Sarah was 21 and was in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (where I grew up) because she had gotten a job for the summer with The Drama Workshop, a summer program open to anybody from their teens on up. It was a marvelous program that not only introduced kids to theater but gave them an opportunity to learn the nuts and bolts of putting a play on.
By the time I left several years later, I had been in several plays, helped build and tear down sets and even did the lights on one show. The founder, Luther Harris, was an African American vet in his mid-30s, had learned his craft at the Negro Ensemble Company in Washington, D.C., and claimed to have been in the early '60s revival of Arthur Laurents' ground-breaking drama, "Home of the Brave." Recent searches on the Internet have come up empty.
It was the summer of '74, and I was a seasoned vet. I had joined the previous year and already performed in several plays, including "The Lion in Winter." The year before, Luther had started teaching drama at the University of Michigan and asked some of his better students if they wanted a job with the Workshop. They could perfect their craft and help others learn as well. Sarah was one of them.
Sarah had many attractive qualities but also had something that was not so attractive.
A boyfriend.
Keith Lentzner was 6'2", roguishly handsome and liked by everybody in the company. He played my older brother in that year's production of Christopher Fry's Neo-Elizabethan comedy, "The Lady's Not for Burning," and had about as much acting talent as I had ability for picking up women.
And I had as much of a chance with Sarah as a stutterer being the host of The Tonight Show. But that didn't stop me from singing her praises to anybody who would listen.
One day I was rhapsodizing about Sarah's many good qualities to my dad, to whom my problems were like sleeping pills. But then I uttered two magic words that would change the game dramatically: "She's Jewish."
Suddenly dad's interest leaped from 0 to 60 in about two seconds. He looked up from his New York Times.
Dad: You like this girl?
Me: Yes, but she has a boyfriend.
Dad: Boyfriend, shmoyfriend. Are they married?
Me: Ummm, no, dad. I said it's her boyfriend.
Dad: Listen, if they're not married, all's fair in love and war.
I didn't always agree with dad, especially in politics and sports, but he was making a whole lot of sense. He continued.
Dad: She's from out of town; am I right?
Me: Yes, Jenkintown, it's outside of…
Dad: I know where it is. It's not far from Philly. We have a truck that goes there twice a week.
Needless to say, dad gave me the OK to invite Sarah for dinner that Friday night, and Friday night dinner is a pretty big deal to some Jewish families.
So I invited Sarah, and to my surprise, she accepted. She had no idea what she was in for.
The big day came. Usually mom made brisket or chicken on Friday night. I remember some things about the evening, but that's not one of them. At any rate, I'm sure whatever she made was stellar.
Now I truly believe that sometime during the day when I was at acting class, my dad called an emergency family meeting. I'm pretty sure this is what transpired:
"OK, everybody, Brett is having a girl over for dinner tonight. Honey, I want you to make your most special dinner. Brisket, chicken, roast, I don't care. Just make that puppy sing. Make our honored guest feel at home. Everybody else, I want you on your worst behavior. Let's embarrass the hell out of Brett. I'll see you in couple of hours."
I have no hard evidence of this speech, but I'm pretty sure that's what happened because the next two hours were absolute hell.
Mom's dinner was delicious, as always, but in the dining room all hell was breaking loose. Siblings who had been getting along for months started bickering, and I'm pretty sure at some point somebody told Sarah I had a crush on her. There may have even been a fistfight or two. And that's just the girls.
Try the brisket.
And I also vaguely remember mom breaking out the famous dance recital picture that shows my sister, an unnamed co-conspirator and me in duck costumes.
I wanted to drown myself.
Fortunately, I was eventually granted a reprieve because Sarah and I had a play that night. My parents were scheduled to attend the following evening.
On the way to the show in Sarah's car, I buried my head in my hands in total shame but not so far down there that I didn't notice Sarah doing something I found more than a little unsettling.
She had an ear-to-ear smile. I wondered if she had lost her mind.
Then she said "Brett, I have never had such fun in my life. Your family is so…so alive!"
I just looked at her like she was crazy. And I realized that if she thought that embarrassing, humiliating enterprise was "fun," then she obviously was not the right girl for me, after all!
Sarah and I continued to rub shoulders every day at the workshop and were certainly friendly, but it never got past that. She dated Keith till the end of the summer till they too said their goodbyes.
I last saw Sarah at the cast party for the last play of the summer. She offered me a warm, sisterly hug and kissed me on the cheek as she went her way, and I went mine.
Brett Harrison is a hopeless romantic and occasional contributor to the Local.

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Via the MiLB transactions page, we find that Round Rock pitcher Danny Meszaros has been suspended. We have made contact with the Express' Communications Department. More as details come available.
Note: We were referred to the Astros PR department. Stay tuned.
Update: Getting an unconfirmed report that potentially Jon Fixler and Marcos Cabral were also suspended.
Further Update: The Pacific Coast League's transactions page has the status changed to Meszaros placed on Temporarily Inactive List.
This is interesting. Hold, please.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Meszaros (others?) suspended
Labels: Danny Meszaros, Punishment
4 comments:
They were suspended for using an illegal substance.
- August 4, 2010 at 5:49 PM
- Larry McCoy said...
what about the suspension of Chris Blazek? I never saw it announced why he was suspended.
- August 4, 2010 at 5:58 PM
- The Constable. said...
Anonymous: Shoot me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com and let's chat. (That couldn't have been a more vague invitation).
Larry: Good question re: Blazek. He hasn't pitched in a game since July 16, and his status is still "Suspended." That's a longer span than just for buzzing a guy with a fastball.
- August 4, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- Larry McCoy said...
yes there is more to that story it appears... don't think a brushback fastball would keep him out this long
- August 4, 2010 at 8:11 PM
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Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Next Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> FAQ View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message KoreanLiferJoined: 30 Jan 2003 Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 12:46 am Post subject: korean University Freshman: a teachers nightmare! these folks have to be the most unmotivated group of individuals in kr. i sometimes wonder why universities implement basic conversation English into their schools at all..after i finish teaching freshman at the end of the day i feel i have accomplished absolutely nothing with these folks. i sometimes compare the lax attitude of the these Freshman to Kr as a whole.pleasure 1st while everything else is secondary! Back to top Dr. BuckJoined: 02 Mar 2003Location: Land of the Morning Clam Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 2:55 am Post subject: The trick is to not feel guilty about not accomplishing nothing. Did you teach and do your job? Yes? Good. Now cut out of the office early and buy yourself a beer. Your concerns are nothing to get worried about. I'm sure you have better things to think about once you drop such fancy ideas about "getting things accomplished." Back to top kricketJoined: 25 Feb 2003Location: The Land of Kimchi and OB Beer Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 5:44 am Post subject: it's never been about "getting an education".... What the Korean university experience is about is socializing and meeting people of the opposite sex for the first time and trying to impress them...if you can learn something in the classroom - that's just a side benefit... Back to top GladiatorJoined: 23 May 2003Location: Seoul Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 6:37 pm Post subject: Korean Freshmen, a teacher's nightmare All three previous posters made interesting observations about how Korean uni. students apply themselves because these very same values carry over into company/professional life once they graduate. Koreans are essentially hedonistic folk, not that that's a bad thing but it curiously offsets their often puritancial ways. Relationships take priority over accomplishments here, be they academic or professional. Sorry if it's slightly-off topic . Back to top MedicJoined: 11 Mar 2003 Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 9:53 am Post subject: korean University Freshman: a teachers nightmare! The Korean Professors hate there freshman as well. On the other hand you have to see where these students are coming from. They have slaved their guts out for the last three years in either academys or in cram sessions organized by their schools with no opportunity to be creative or to think independently. They have had to study during vacations, and on Sundays and Saturdays, so is it any wonder that they let their hair down and goof off a little when they attend colleges or university. Sure they might not be educated in the most efficient manner possible, but they did have to work hard to get through. Universities did in the past fail a lot of students. Sogang university in particular had a reputation for demanding high standards of it's students, and had no compunction in failing tardy students who didn't come up to standard. The parents however got very upset, and demonstrated for more leniency on their sons and daughters on the basis that they had devoted much of their own energy themselves to ensure that they would pass the necessary end of high school exanination Back to top TrinnyJoined: 01 Feb 2003 Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 12:01 pm Post subject: Is there anybody teaching at the so-called top-tier universities? How about students from these universities? Do they goof off as well? Back to top JennyJJJoined: 01 Mar 2003 Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 1:57 pm Post subject: I'm not at a top-tier university - but I do have a different sense about my students. And personally, I think a lot of how they behave depends on your attitude. I don't agree that Korean university professors hate freshmen either. I'm just trying to take an opposing view here as it is YOU who sets the tone in the classroom. Realistically though, I've taught in Africa and Asia and there is (in almost any country) a population of about 1/3 who don't care, 1/3 are waiting to be convinced (this is where you come in!) and 1/3 who really want to take a crack at it (unless you turn them off somehow) and 5-6 WHO are really super interested. The bottom 1/3 you can't do much about - so DON'T let them shape your attitude. Construct your attitude from that top 1/3 and the five or six who really care. Then you will see your whole experience at the university change (just my opinion). I hope I don't sound pissy, but there is really nothing to be gained from a jaded, burned-out, "the students s*ck" attitude. I've always taught for the five or six in the front that really really want to learn. They are a delight - and make it all worthwhile. If I can keep the top 1/3 with me and convert the middle 1/3 - then we really have something going. If you wish to be a professional, put on a professional attitude, it is more than half the battle. Back to top kimcheekingGuest Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 2:10 pm Post subject: JennyJJ wrote: If you wish to be a professional, put on a professional attitude, it is more than half the battle. Exactly! you whole post is what I was going to write. Well-done. Back to top rudyflyerJoined: 26 Feb 2003Location: pacing the cage Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 4:00 pm Post subject: Yeah the students this year seem particulrly dumb/unmotivated this year. We've been told that its because the univ had to lower its standards just to get bodies. Anything below the top tiers from what I've been hearing from various univ teachers had a tough time getting students so they take anybody. Also hear that the gov't may try and shut down univs because of the glut of univs At my school (a 3rd tier school) its been the most maddening semester I've ever had here. It used to be a breakdown like JennyJJ said and I could deal with that. This year if I have 10 students out of 150 who actually care, I'd be amazed. I get students who still say "The children is", I could go on about how dumb these kids are this semester, they can't figure out how to operate the elevator (I'm putting elevator questions on my final as bonus questions). Yesterday I had 2 students who were excused from class so they could open a BANK ACCOUNT. Our admin like what somebody said about Sogang is allowing the students to get away with murder. Students lie about class outings to get out of class and we are told to mark them present even for that..... On the upside remember that yes the inelligence/maturity levels of the freshmen this year is incredibly low, and you can feel your teaching skills are atropying (yeah I know spelling ) but think the preps are easy and you don't take work home with you. sorry for the rant on this one but like the OP I'm incredibly frustrated with my freshmen this semester Back to top dutchmanJoined: 23 Jan 2003Location: My backyard Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 4:20 pm Post subject: If you've ever taught in a high school here you would understand their situation. For the first time in their lives they don't have someone hounding over them telling them exactly what they have to do. They are not forced to wear uniforms. They are not beaten or humiliated for failing to do their homework (at least not in my class ). And, they have free time. It's quite reasonable for them to behave the way they do for the first semester or two in university. Having said that, this is the best freshman class of the four I have taught at my university. Maybe my school is attracting better students now or something (at one point it was considered the lowest uni in Seoul). Back to top desultudeJoined: 15 Jan 2003Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 4:57 pm Post subject: I'm with Jenny JJ. I teach a mixed group of students (freshmen through seniors) who all live together in an English language dormatory. Some of the freshmen show up in their p.j.s and fall back to sleep in my 7 AM class. And some of them come to my office at 11 at night with grammar questions about some article they are independently reading. They are young, and enjoying their first freedom after years of grind, and I think that they know, before years of more grind. I really love all of my students. They are kind and solicitous, and funny as hell. And I LOVE the way they gasp at every stupid little Korean thing I do- like spell a three letter word in Hangul, or finally pronounce a name correctly. Some teachers on another thread think that this is odd, funny and problematic- I find it endearing. When one of their fellow students say something right for the first time, or screw up the courage to speak in class when they are painfully shy, they applaud and cheer. And when there is a class game and I reward the winner with a box of cookies, everyone cheers and then shares the cookies. And, yes, it hurts my feeling when less than half of them show up for class, and half of those that are there fall asleep- my feelings are hurt and I question my abilities as a teacher. So then I get a little pissed. But really it is nothing personal. You are right Jenny, it has taken me a while, but I have decided to teach to those who want to learn. I'm not angry with the rest, and I hope that they come along next semester. Back to top steroidmaximusJoined: 27 Jan 2003Location: GangWon-Do Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 5:04 pm Post subject: Things that irk me about working at a Uni: - 2 minutes notice: We have a departmental meeting with the president today in an hour. Say this, and this, and this. -or- There is a lecture today with a visiting prof. We knew about it three weeks ago, but you can just reschedule your class. Your semester plan won't be that affected, now will it -or- today is sports day. Come play soccer for the dept at 2:00. I'm wearing a suit. Luckily, I anticipated something like this, and keep shorts, t-shirt and sneakers in my locker in my office. - suggested textbooks: written by colleagues, chock full of mistakes, and when I proof them, never seem to make it to the printers. So do I make my colleagues look bad by correcting the mistakes in class, or do I teach poor English? I choose the former. -Student whine and gripe: I have a job. I can't come to class or do any homework. Please give me an A+. Um, no. Sign out of my class and take someone else's. This has caused me grief with the colleagues. -or- Professor, please give me A+, I want to get a good job / go to X university. Did you do the work? No. Well, no A+, sorry. I am Napoun Sangsengnim. -or- Teacher, too much homework. hmmm let's see: you have 4 assignments all term, they're not essays, or research projects. They're based on class material. Hmmmm. . .-or- I missed class because I was, ur, sick! yes, I was sick! I had a bad cold. And stomach ache. - grading on the curve. Now I know this happens everywhere, but if a student does no work and never comes to class, why should I be forced to not give them an F? I've caught grief and had grades changed without my consent. Annoying. - Acceptance criteria: call me crazy, but if a student can't answer the question "what is your name"? I don't think they should be studying English at the Uni level. And I've been told umpteen times that my pronunciation is excellent, that people have no problem understanding me when I speak. The student like the one described above simply doesn't have minimal English skills. The thing is, students like this one will probably get a degree, then go on to teach English or use it to gain some sort of employment. These are major ones. I try to be understanding and accept cultural differences, but the fact is it's my name tagged on to those grades. I've gotten a reputation as being a hard-ass as far as the grading is concerned, but I can live with that. Opinions? Back to top rudyflyerJoined: 26 Feb 2003Location: pacing the cage Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 5:20 pm Post subject: steroid my gripes are the same as yours with 2 exceptions, one we don't have to grade on the curve though I've had that at other schools and thats maddening I had to give students who made 95's "B"s I tell them its not my fault and to go to the _________ office to complain. Haven't had the textbook thing come up yet. Profs know not to bother me for that one unless there is a large sum of money up front for it I won't do it. The gripe I have here is our standardized midterm/final and now oral exams. We are supposed to cover certian parts of the textbooks and with all these holidays I've had a hard time getting to it. They also choose topics that these students have no cultural clue of (ie calling 911, check books, US brand names, street directions) Now they are making us give an oral exam despite the fact the book we use has very few oral activities nor it doesn't really allow you to develop oral stuff if you want to cover the material for the standardized final. Back to top KoreanLiferJoined: 30 Jan 2003 Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 5:35 pm Post subject: korea uni students again this is my 7th year teaching Uni students and 03 has been the worst year so far teaching Freshman.it seems our school has opened up the flood gates and let just about anyone in here.i have quite a few students in their early & mid 20's entering uni for the first time.many of these folks have wrote the CSAT 2 or 3 times.many uni's r hurting financially & need the $$$. its probably best to focus your energy on those who want to learn English in class and let the others sleep! Back to top The LemonJoined: 11 Jan 2003 Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 5:36 pm Post subject: Quote: Now they are making us give an oral exam despite the fact the book we use has very few oral activities nor it doesn't really allow you to develop oral stuff if you want to cover the material for the standardized final. I'm quite happy to give oral exams. I don't have to deal with a mountain of test papers. 5-7 minutes per student, evaluated on a rubrick. I find it draining for the couple of hours per class, but it has so many advantages. It's also pretty much impossible for them to cheat on an oral test - everyone gets slightly different questions, and there's no one to copy from. When I've tried to do paper tests, the cheating has been atrocious. 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'shOUT Panel Discusses Homosexuality, Christianityby Brandon Stewart '08 • April 20, 2007 Share:
Thursday night, the 'shOUT club hosted a "Christianity and Homosexuality" panel. The panel featured four different speakers including Dr. Stephen H. Webb, professor of Religion and Philosophy, Reverend Jeff Miner of the Jesus Metropolitan Church in Indianapolis, Reverend Grossman, father of Dan Grossman '08, and Dr. Dan Rogers, professor of Spanish. After a brief introduction, the panelists each gave a brief seven minute presentation in the order listed above.
'shHOUT is Wabash College gay-straight alliance club.
Professor Webb spoke from a Catholic position and said that we live in a hypersexual society and that we must resist the temptation to allow our sexuality to be our primary identity. We must reject the populist notion that "if a desire is natural, it must be good." Dr. Webb also mentioned the ex-gay movement This was followed up by comments that it is important to continue to honor the privacy of students in college and not encourage them to prematurely label themselves.
Next up was Reverend Miner who spoke about his life growing up in a religious family and even attending Bob Jones University for his undergraduate education. It was at college that he really wrestled with his sexuality. He attended Harvard University and graduated from the law school in 1983. He also mentioned that of the evening's speakers, he was "the only one for whom this discussion is personal." Indeed, much of his remarks were anecdotal. He was very clear that he considered himself a devout Christian and that "If I believed for a second that I was doing something wrong by spending the last 15 years in a committed relationship I would stop." Miner then mentioned the work of the church he pastors and plugged their new website (www.wouldjesusdiscriminate.com) which seeks to educate the public about the Scriptural passages relating to homosexuality. He spent the balance of his seven minutes to briefly discuss a few controversial passages and offer his own interpretation of them.
Pastor Grossman started out with a strong statement. He boldly asserted that "Homosexuality in practice is contrary to Scripture." He followed up this observation with a reflection that all of humanity is inherently, by our sinful natures, "in fundamental contradiction with God." However, "homosexuality, like anyone else can be reconciled with God." He too went to Scripture for answers and came to very different conclusions than Reverend Miner. To conclude his time, he shared the story of Charlene Cothran, the publisher of Venus Magazine, which was traditionally a magazine targeted at black homosexuals, who transformed that magazine into an ex-gay publication saying that "I fully accept and have always known that same-sex relationships are not what God intended for us."
Dr. Rogers was the final panelists to speak. He started out with some self-deprecating humor. Look around the room at the other panelists, he stated, "I am way out of my league. I'm not a Biblical scholar or a minister…I'm a Spanish professor." An Episcopalian, he tried to give that denomination's perspective on homosexuality as well as sharing his own personal reflections on the issue. He shared that when he was attending high school in the 1980s, it was "okay to be cruel" to homosexuals in school. Raised as a Mormon, he had a powerful experience at the conclusion of his mission work when a friend came out to him. They were students together at Brigham Young University and his friend had been involved in the ex-gay movement on campus, but it hadn't had any positive effect on his life and in fact he was at a dark point in his life. To conclude his time, he simply stated, "I believe God created us. I believe homosexuality is not a choice. And that leads me to invite my brothers and sisters to Christ's table."
Steve Ellis '10 who served as the evening's moderator then opened it up for a question and answer period, cautioning the audience to refrain from personal attacks to allow a conversation and not a debate. The conversation that followed was extremely respectful, though equally forceful. There was plenty of back and forth between the audience and the panelists and even between panelists.
Juan Diaz '10 was in charge of publicizing the event. He said the idea was to help the Wabash community see different ideas in regards to religion, which is why they tried to bring a variety of perspectives to the discussion. Reverend Miner echoed those comments after the lecture saying, "It is important to allow people to hear multiple opinions and allow them to evaluate them for themselves.
Dr. Warner, professor of History, said that he thought the evening was great. "It was an excellent program. It is a great time at Wabash when we can discuss a contentious topic without flames. That's liberal arts education."


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There was some big-time beefcake at a ladies fashion event last week in Newport Beach. Maksim Chmerkovskiy, the super-handsome male dancer made famous by his 13 seasons wowing American television viewers on the hit ABC show "Dancing with the Stars," fronted the March 4 "For the Love of a Child" fashion show and luncheon benefiting Childhelp. Chmerkovskiy had all the ladies melting, including the Childhelp chairpersons, Pam Pharris and Christine Bren, along with 400 pretty gals in early spring fashions, raising a whopping $250,000 net in support of the programs of Childhelp, which fights for the rights of abused and neglected children.
It was the 27th annual event, once again sponsored by generous South Coast Plaza and featuring designer fashions from the luxury houses of Versace, Diane von Furstenberg, DKNY, Faconnable, Saks Fifth Avenue, St. John, Ted Baker, Brooks Brothers and Bally. The annual Children's Friend Award was presented to Erin Runnion, founder of the Joyful Child Foundation, created in memory of her daughter Samantha who was abducted and murdered in July 2002. Major support for the Childhelp cause came from Bren, Patti and Jim Edwards, Jacquie and Michael Casey, Sharon Goodwin, Cleo Bluth, Beverly and Bob Cohen, Libby and Pat Werner, Kathy and John Slavik and the Crean Foundation. Additional significant donors spotted in the crowd were Pamela Selber, Sally Crockett, Suki McCardle, Darby Manclark, Eve Ruffatto, Bea Edwards, Shan Womack, Priscilla Marconi, Eileen Saul, Mary Kay Groff and Iris Frankel.
One of the Orange Coast's most beloved charitable fundraisers unfolded recently at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point. The 2013 Ocean Institute Jazz Festival produced a three-day gastronomic concert series of events to raise much-needed funds to support the educational programs at the Institute. Created around some of the jazz world's most celebrated artists, the show included trumpeter Rick Braun, acoustic guitarist Peter White and saxophonist Richard Elliot. The successful concept combines incredible food prepared and donated by an amazing lineup of celebrity chefs from such iconic institutions as the Montage Laguna Beach, St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, Ritz-Carlton, Balboa Bay Resort, Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa and Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, with wines provided by Pear Valley Vineyards in Paso Robles. The result was a sell-out three-day presentation that brought in significant funds supporting ocean-orientated study for local youth.
Chairing the Ocean Institute Jazz Festival was Bob Beaulieu of Pacific Western Bank, attending with his wife Linda Mosure. Also supporting the event were Amy Botdorf, Bruce Brainerd, Pamela Forney, Janice Frechette, Dennis Gabrick, Alison Hahn, Jeff Hall and Kajsa James, Ken and Pam Petersen and Jens and Nicole von Gierke. Total attendance for all three events exceeded 600 guests, raising an impressive $161,851. To learn more about the programs at the Ocean Institute, please go to http://www.ocean-institute.org.
THE CROWD runs Fridays. B.W. Cook is editor of the Bay Window, the official publication of the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach.


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It\'s a truth universally acknowledged these days that stock-market pullbacks are not only rare but also shallow. The above chart from the Sassy Options blog illustrates just how quick investors have been to rush in and buy the dips.
It notes that V-shaped bottoms have become the norm since 2013, with the market\'s late-July/early-August pullback no different. The S&P 500 rallied to a new high just 15 days after a 4.3% pullback.
It\'s worth reading the whole list, but here are just a few other numbers crunched by Sassy Options:
- Since the end of 2012, there have been 10 V-shaped bottoms, including the most recent one.
- The average pullback has been 5.1% and lasted 20 calendar days.
- The average rally to new highs has amounted to 5.9% and has taken 31.5 calendar days.
- The average gain for the S&P five days after initially making a new high was 0.54%, with the index rising 78% of the time. Tuesday is third trading day after the new high was was hit on Aug. 21. The S&P is up around 0.5% from its Aug. 21 close.
- The average gain after printing new highs until the next short term top is 3.3% lasting 40 calendar days.
Sassy Options says the takeaway is that the recent history of V-shaped market bottoms doesn\'t leave room for much more upside over the next couple trading sessions, but doesn\'t provide much ammo for bears either. The longer-term evidence, meanwhile, suggests there more upside before the next pullback.
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Andrei Kirilenko re-signs with CSKA Moscow (updated)
…and it's a 3-year contract with an NBA out. Is this the rarity that's known as having your cake and eating it too?
CSKA was AK's team before the Jazz, and one of only three teams AK's played for in his career. He's made it known this summer that if he signs in Russia, CSKA and the team he started his career with (at the age of 15), Spartak St. Petersburg, were the only teams he wanted to play for. AK's also said that he wanted to play in Russia so that his friends and family would have a chance to see him play, and that his entire lockout salary will be going to the Kirilenko Kids Foundation.
The press conference got off to a hilarious start with the president of CSKA showing up with an AK-47. (You just gotta love Russia!) Even more hilarious, they had AK pose with it at the press conference and photo shoot.
CSKA management had previously said that their roster was set in July and they wouldn't be adding any more players. They were also opposed to giving AK an NBA out. However:
Andrei Vatutin, PBC CSKA President
When the NBA lockout started we considered it incorrect to sign someone with a risk to leave. But after the second thought we decided to make an exception in Andrei's case. He is a special player for CSKA and Russian basketball. First, he already played for our team. Second, the country's best player should play for the country's best club…
I'd like to note that [CSKA head coach] Jonas Kazlauskas' opinion was very important for us and in fact the final decision was taken by him. I'd like to say 'thank you' to Norilsky Nickel management once again for supporting our idea to invite the Russian National Team leader.
Jonas Kazlauskas, CSKA head coach:
My opinion–you should not take the NBA player during the lockout. If they can leave you, you don't know what to expect. And only the [weak] teams can take this kind of step. At the same time every rule has its exception, and Kirilenko is the exception. Andrei is the star of Russian and world basketball, he means for his country as much as Sabonis for Lithuania, Pau Gasol for Spain, Nowitzki for Germany. He grew here, he played for CSKA, for Russia. (CSKA)
In his first stint with CSKA, Andrei wore #13 (and would never have started wearing #47 in Utah if John Amaechi, as the vet, hadn't had the right to #13 when AK joined the Jazz). Looks like he's sticking with #47 this time around, though…maybe? He's wearing #15 (his Russian national team number) in the picture above, but listed as #47 on CSKA's website.
AK's new teammates include four of his Russian national team teammates–Ponkashrov (bleached blond guy), Shved (skinny slasher dude with shadowy facial hair), Vorontsevich (baby-faced blond that stood first in line during Eurobasket national anthems), and Khryapa (AK's BFF; pictured above with AK-47 and the AK-47)–as well as Serbian national team's Krstic (formerly of the Thunder and famed chair-thrower) and Teodosic (scoring PG in need of a shave and haicut).
AK had his physical yesterday and first practice with the team today. He's expected to debut on October 17 vs. BC Zalgiris.
Implications of what this could mean for AK's future with the Jazz–not that I know what they are–aside, yay! Basketball to watch!
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In the pic on the right, it looks like he's happily pointing the gun at his teammate(?), who looks just as pleased to be a hostage.


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»Vikki Vandiver, Social Work faculty, was interviewed by NPR "Morning Edition" host Peter W. Gray about her upcoming conference presentations to the Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois, a Memorial Health System affiliate in Springfield, Ill., July 18
»Janet Walker and Said Amali, Regional Research Institute faculty, will lead a team of PSU researchers who will partner with colleagues from Qatar University on a two-year project funded by the Qatar National Research Fund. The goal of the project is to st
Sunday, October 13, 2013
»William Baney, Center for the Improvement of Child and Family Services/Social Work faculty, received three research grants amounting to $1.1 million. Two grants are from the Washington Department of Social and Health Services Division of Behavioral Health
Monday, October 14, 2013
»Jennifer Blakeslee and Tom Keller, Regional Research Institute/Social Work faculty, received a three-year, $299,654 grant from the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for their research titled Extending a Randomized Trial of Mentori
»Katharine Cahn, Center for the Improvement of Child and Family Services/Social Work faculty, received a five-year, $2.1 million grant from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Children's Bureau for her research titled Leadership Academy for Middle
»Carlos Crespo, Community Health faculty, and Tom Keller, Regional Research Institute/Social Work faculty, received a six-month, $217,634 grant from the National Institutes of Health for research titled Enhancing Cross-Disciplinary Infrastructure for Train
»Eleanor Gil-Kashiwabara, Regional Research Institute/Social Work faculty, received a four-year, $600,000 grant from the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for her research titled Yellowhawk Systems of
»Beth Green, Center for the Improvement of Child and Family Services/Social Work faculty, received a three-year, $1.05 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for her research titled Testing Efficacy of Early Head Start in Prevent
»Marty Lowrey, Center for the Improvement of Child and Family Services/Social Work faculty, received a four-year, $260,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Justice's Crime Victims' Services Division for his research titled Intimate Partner Violence Gran
»Roberto Orellana, Regional Research Institute/Social Work faculty, received a two-year, $180,420 grant from the National Institutes of Health for his research titled Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-related Research.
»Mary Oschwald, Lew Bank and Laurie Powers, Regional Research Institute/Social Work faculty, received a three-year, $600,000 grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research for their research titled Internet Safer and Stronger P
»Anna Rockhill, Regional Research Institute/Social Work faculty, received a four-year, $380,000 grant from Crime Victims' Services Division/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for her research titled Improving Services in Child Welfare and Health


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Jiyan needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 48 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
When it comes to taking care of your house, most people would agree that it is hard to find good people.
That's why we are changing the way that homeowners find and hire home improvement contractors. We take a community-driven approach and leverage the most trusted source of information that consumers have at their disposal, word-of-mouth, to create a valuable and free resource that helps homeowners make decisions on who they want to hire.
On Sharperoo, homeowners can browse through over two million profiles on licensed contractors throughout the United States. These profiles combine third-party data on contractors, with consumer feedback and information from the contractors themselves, to provide homeowners with a comprehensive and authoritative resource to help them make decisions on home improvement.
In addition to serving as an informational resource for homeowners, Sharperoo also serves as a marketing tool for contractors. Contractors can claim their profile for free and share information about their business including special offers and pictures of work they have done. By purchasing a subscription, contractors can create enhanced profiles, gain additional on-site exposure in designated sponsorship sections of Sharperoo.com and appear in more geographical and industry-based places on Sharperoo.com.
Sharperoo.com is for two main user types.
Audience 1A: Homeowners looking for different types of contractors to hire to help them with their houses. The vast majority of traffic to Sharperoo.com will come from this group. The site should be designed to make it really simple for them to quickly search for a contractor through the search bar or browse through the directory. Our goal with this audience
Audience 1B: Contractors who are looking to market their business. For contractors, we are that will help them drive business in the era of online. Yet we shouldn't be too techie because it is traditionally a pretty non-techie audience.
We are looking for two pages of design comps that take our existing pages (defined below) and improve them visually, making the style far more contemporary and "Web 2.0". In general, we want the content represented that is already on the pages we have defined below and are mostly looking to get far more professional, visually speaking. We have just created a new logo with a new color scheme that we would like used in the new design however we'd like to provide you with flexibility to be able to come up with a theme that you think works best (in other words we aren't rigid on this particular color scheme).
We need two pages mocked up.
Page 1 - Metro area home page (i.e. http://www.sharperoo.com/phoenix)
This page needs to accomplish the following goals:
1. Help homeowners find contractors in their area through browsing or searching.
2. Help homeowners understand their location and change locations if need be.
3. Teach both homeowners and contractors about the site and get them to click on a sign-up button.
4. Showcase top-ranked contractors.
5. Showcase top-ranked projects.
6. Showcase some user feedback on different contractors
Things we need done better on this page:
1. We need a more prominent call-to-action to get people to sign-up from this page. Right now, there is a little bit of text in the upper-right and a link to learn more but we want this to be more prominent, have the button be bigger and read "Sign Up."
2. We need to make search more prominent.
3. We need the framing to be much better on this page. Right now, there is too much content floating around in space. We need to frame it better.
4. There is too much text right now. We need to make this page far more visually appealing.
Page 2 - Contractor page (i.e. http://www.sharperoo.com/contractor…d-systems)
This page needs to accomplish the following goals:
1. Help homeowners make a decision about whether or not to hire the contractor based on key information (i.e. license number, contact information, about.)
2. Show user feedback on the contractor.
3. Enable certain actions including a big "Contact" button, adding the contractor to a list of favorites, liking the contractor.
3. Show work that the contractor has done in the past.
Things we need done better on this page:
1. The content needs to be better framed and organized. Right now it looks like a bunch of stuff is floating around.
2. We need to add the Facebook "like" button to this page.
3. We are going to add an objective score (on a scale of 1-100) on this and we want that score to be highlighted somewhere on this page.
4. This is a claimed profile. On an unclaimed profile, we need to really show the contractor that they can claim the profile somewhere here. A big link that reads "Is this your business?" somewhere here would be helpful.
5. We need to add the "Sign Up" creative in the upper-right (similar to the one that will be on the metro area home page).
6. We'd also like to open up a little area on these profiles for the "Top 5 ranked contractors in this category," which will show the top 5 rated contractors in that given category on the profile page.
Page 1 - Metro area home page (i.e. http://www.sharperoo.com/phoenix)
Things we like about this page:
1. It has most of the different content elements we need in the page.
2. We like the fact that it isn't overly complex.
Things we don't like about this page:
1. There is a lot of text. We need this page to be far more pictorial and visually friendly.
2. The eye is drawn in too many directions at once. We need there to be more of a visual hierarchy (based on the goals we have outlined above).
3. We would like more emphasis on explaining in very simple terms what the site is about and getting people to sign-in. Right now, that is done in the upper-right but we need to make that more prominent.
4. A lot of the sections seem like they are floating around and not lined up. we'd like for there to be more linear continuity throughout this section of the site.
Page 2 - Contractor page (i.e. http://www.sharperoo.com/contractor…d-systems)
Things we do like about this page:
1. It has all the different content elements we need.
2. We don't mind the way it is all laid out.
Things we don't like about this page:
1. There seems to be linear discontinuity throughout the page. Would be nicer to have more linear continuity within the content (we'd like things to straighten-up a bit).
2. Not enough emphasis on user actions. We'd like to better emphasize user actions like "facebook like" (not currently represented on this page), add to favorites, contacting the contractor or especially, claiming the profile.
3. It would be good to make the name more prominent on the page.
4. Let's try working in a prominent score (on a scale of 1-100) somewhere. We'll be adding that in at some point.
5. Let's add in the facebook "like" somewhere that makes sense.
http://dallas.everyblock.com/ - Great framing, the general size of the fonts, color scheme and prominence of search. This is a really well designed site.
http://gowalla.com/spots - I like the simplicity of this page, the pictorial nature (using more images than text) and the prominence of the search bar. I also like the fact that the suggestions in the search bar take you to sub-pages within the site.
http://www.loopt.com/pulse/washington-dc - The simplicity and pictorial nature of the site are good. I also like the framing and general neutrality of the color scheme.
http://www.zillow.com/ - I like the framing and visual nature of this site as well as the prominence in search.


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Netgear announces it will launch the first gigabit Wi-Fi router next month, Firefox 13 beta is available for download, and Samsung surpasses Nokia as the world's largest phone maker.
- First Gigabit Wi-Fi Routers Ready to Launch: Yesterday, Netgear announced its very first 802.11ac-compatible Wi-Fi router, the Netgear R6300. The router is capable of providing gigabit speeds that are up to three times faster than today's 802.11n routers. The router tops out at approximately 1300 Mbps in 5 Ghz mode, and 450 Mbps in 2.4 Ghz mode. The router will launch next month at approximately $199.99. [Mac Rumors]
- Firefox 13 Beta Released, No Longer Restores All Your Tabs at Re-launch: Although Firefox 12 has recently launched, that doesn't mean Mozilla is taking a break as the beta for Firefox 13 is now available. As you use the beta, you will notice that a few tweaks have been made that are designed to speed up browsing. [The Verge]
- Samsung Ends Nokia's 14-Year Run as World's Biggest Phone Maker, According to Strategy Analytics: According to research firm Strategy Analytics, Samsung has just surpassed Nokia as the world's largest phone maker (that is, in terms of shipments). Samsung has shipped an estimated 93.5 million phones this quarter, (which includes 44.5 million smartphones), while Nokia has only shipped 82.7 million. [The Verge]
- Justice Department Clears Google in Wi-Fi Sniffing Scandal: Google is clear of wiretapping violations that stated the company secretly intercepted Americans' data on unencrypted Wi-Fi routers for approximately two years (the supposed "wiretapping" supposedly ended in 2010). "The DOJ [Department of Justice] had access to Google employees, reviewed the key documents, and concluded that it would not pursue a case for violation of the Wiretap Act," Google wrote in a filing with the FCC Thursday. The FCC found that Google had indeed collected and stored encrypted information sent over unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, but they could not find any evidence that confirmed Google had accessed the data. [Wired]
- Mac App Store Hits 10,000 Available Apps: Mac App Store fans can rejoice, as Apple's Mac App Store now has 10,000 apps that are available for purchase or free to download. Presently, approximately 10,339 apps are available in-store. [Mac Rumors]
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We reached out to Target last week on Wednesday, December 21st to see if we could work with them so that the nurse-in scheduled for tomorrow, Dec. 28, 2011 would not be necessary. Nurse-ins require a lot of time, planning and effort from busy moms. All of us have other things we would rather be doing during our holidays. I am a Target shopper and fan, and given my corporate communications background, was hopeful that I could interest Target in taking some proactive steps to ensure that other mothers would not have to go through what Michelle Hickman had experienced, and that we could ask Michelle Hickman to cancel the nurse-in.
So, Danielle and I spoke to Antoine LaFramboise, a corporate spokesperson. We commended Target for having a corporate policy on handling breastfeeding customers and applauded those stores and employees who get rave reviews for supporting nursing moms. At the same time, we expressed our concern that we had heard multiple reports of mothers having negative experiences breastfeeding at Target, that Michelle Hickman's experience was not an isolated incident. We offered to work with Target on a plan of action to turn a negative into a positive and position them as a leader among retailers in supporting nursing mothers, and help them reap positive publicity for setting a great example. This plan of action would include strengthening their corporate policy, and working with them to develop an employee toolkit that other companies could use–after all, nursing mothers are being harassed at stores, restaurants, airports, courtrooms, etc.! We sent Antoine LaFromboise an email summarizing our conversation on December 22.
Here's where the frustration sets in. We didn't hear a peep. We left 2 voice messages and a text message just asking Mr. LaFromboise to confirm that he got our email. Nothing. We checked with Michelle Hickman to see if she had received an apology or had seen any public statement or post from Target that they were addressing the issue with their employees and welcoming moms, similar to what Whole Foods had done in August. Still nothing.
Today, at the proverbial midnight hour before the nurse-in, I thought I would try one last time to reach someone in management at Target. After much effort I finally got a call back from Jessica Clarkson in Media Relations, and shared with her what I had shared with the spokesperson last week. I asked her if she would please summarize her conversation in an email so I could share it with our followers, and here is what she sent.
Hello Bettina,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding Target's breastfeeding policy. As mentioned during our conversation, as a family-oriented retailer, Target has a long-standing corporate policy that supports breastfeeding in our stores. We want everyone to feel comfortable shopping at Target. Guests who choose to breastfeed in public areas of the store are welcome to do so without being made to feel uncomfortable. Additionally, we support the use of fitting rooms for women who wish to breastfeed their babies, even if others are waiting to use the fitting rooms.
We continually educate our team members in stores across the country on store policies to ensure all guests have a great experience and we have been in touch with the store where the incident occurred to ensure all team members are aware of our breastfeeding policy.
We've worked with this guest directly to address her concerns and are sorry for any inconvenience it has caused.
Jessica Clarkson
Personally, I'm grumpy that I had to work so hard to get a response. For pete's sake, Target has a whole PR staff. It also feels like too little, too late . . . this could have been so easily solved a month ago–Michelle Hickman even suggested to Target back then that they do what Whole Foods did, and welcome the nursing moms. What are your thoughts? How do you think Target has handled this issue? (For the full background on this story, see: Huffington Post, Time.com and our FAQs on the National Target Nurse-In)


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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/pit"]Pittsburgh Steelers[/URL] nose tackle Alameda Ta'amu was sentenced Thursday to 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to reckless endangerment, resisting arrest and drunken driving stemming from a series of crashes and a police chase last fall.
He'll also have to spend four days in a program that's an alternative to jail, sometimes known as a DUI hotel.
Ta'amu crashed into several cars on the city's South Side, a neighborhood known for bars and night clubs, then ran from officers who responded, police said. Allegheny County Judge Anthony Mariani found Ta'amu not guilty Thursday of fleeing from police after Ta'amu explained that he thought an officer in an unmarked car was an angry motorist chasing him.
''I was a rookie and I was scared. I was a Steeler and I was drunk driving,'' Ta'amu told the judge. ''I wrecked my car and I panicked.''
The Steelers released the 22-year-old fourth-round draft pick a few weeks after he was arrested Oct. 14 but later re-signed him to the practice squad.
Ta'amu was sentenced after pleading guilty to three counts of recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest and drunken driving. He must also pay nearly $11,000 in damage he caused to the cars.
County prosecutors withdrew felony charges of aggravated assault with a vehicle, and Ta'amu apologized.
''I know what I've done is wrong,'' Ta'amu said. ''I'd do anything to make it right. What I did affected my whole family. I've got to keep learning from my mistakes. So far, I think I've done a good job of staying away'' from alcohol.
Ta'amu will take alcohol highway safety classes and group behavior counseling when he spends the four days in the DUI housing program. He must also complete 150 hours of community service.
''You shouldn't be treated any more harshly, but you shouldn't be dealt with a lighter hand because you're a Pittsburgh Steeler,'' the judge said.
Defense attorney Robert DelGreco Jr. said Ta'amu enrolled in the NFL's substance abuse policy after his arrest, which subjects him to urine tests two to three times a week.
''He's said he was sorry and has expressed that sentiment ever since,'' DelGreco said. ''He is dedicated to making things right.''
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Sunday, March 04, 2007
A Little More Progress
A lot of the cabinets were installed this week--enough so the granite people could come in and do a template. According to Adam, the granite installation happens about three weeks after the granite measure. Appliance installation and painting are the only major projects after the granite is installed, so we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
These are the cabinets that go above the cooktop. Some of the doors will be glass. Actually, not glass but something called ecoresin, made of recycled materials. And we're all about green--I'm just hoping that my new Prius will not cause me to gain as much weight as Al Gore has.
The empty spaces here are for the refrigerator and the oven. The oven is still sitting in our living room, waiting patiently to be installed. It's more patient than I am.
Not as much progress this week as in past weeks.
Like everyone else, the carpenters were snowed in for a couple of days. There have been a lot of complaints about the slowness of the snow removal. Like most other items in the state budget, the Transportation Department's snow removal budget has been cut. People seem surprised that the budget cuts have some correlation with efficiency.
Frieda, our good luck garden ornament, is still standing tall and perky in all the snow. I love Frieda because she seems so plucky, and also because she reminds me that large hips can be a thing of beauty.
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- Trish said...
The kitchen is really starting to look wonderful! I'm sure you can't wait to do some cooking in it. I feel your pain about the snow - Our front yard looks much the same here in Omaha.
- Kristen said...
Those are some gorgeous cabinets. Hope you get out of the snow soon. Spring is hopefully right around the corner!
- jini said...
your cabinets are beautiful. soon you'll be filling them and enjoying your shiny new appliances too. what's a little snow in the life of a minnesotan?? did i say little? my mistake. :)
anyway, it's so frustrating during the process, but it's all worth in the end. honest!
- yiuma said...
Dear Marie,
What a beautiful sight (snow scene)especially for me, who lives in Hong Kong where it will never snow.We only see these in X'mas cards.Our first day of Chinese New Year was 25 celcus(about 77 Fahreheit) . We used to wear padded quilt dress for new year gathering but I wore short sleeve T shirt this year. It is certainly right, Spring is round the corner, both for the season and your kitchen. Cheers!
- breadbasketcase said...
I think that when the kitchen finally gets done, I will do an all-weekend bake-a-thon. I'm definitely ready to start cooking again.
Thanks. It's supposed to get into the 40's later this week, and the icicles were dripping away today.
Thanks for the encouragement!
Happy new year!
I've never been to Hong Kong, but I would love to visit. How is your bread baking going?
It's hard for me to tell, but is Frieda holding a tiny upright wooden spoon in her right hand? To me, with the hips and the spoon, she looks like the garden goddess of Homemade Bread.
Great looking kitchen, enjoy it soon!
Chris in RI
Hey it just hit me! You know what you need? An outdoor bread baking/pizza oven! Maybe when the indoor kitchen is done...
- breadbasketcase said...
It's not a wooden spoon--it's a wand with a star on the end, although I sure like the idea of the Garden Bread Goddess.
You might think you're kidding about the idea of an outdoor bread baking oven, but don't think it hasn't occurred to me. In fact, I do think it's just the thing I need. I haven't yet broached this subject with Jim.
- yiuma said...
Dear Marie,
You are always welcome. Most of the people I know prefer to visit HK during the cooler seasons which is getting shorter now. Mainly from Oct to May. The summer months of July to Sept are very hot and staying outdoor is not enjoyable. People might end up staying in malls which are crticised of being over air-conditioned and U may need a sweater.:)
I enjoy baking bread and I have tried may be a third from the bread bible but I may not be able to get all the ingredients and tools here, so often I have to make some modification. I enjoy your blog and Rose's as there are interaction or asking questions or even get timely help.
You really have not only beautiful cabinets, but they are fun to look at too! I love their design.
I like how you made it so not all your doors will be glass, or to be correct, now that I've learned about it, ecoresin. It makes for a more interesting design!
I also love your little step down top line (of the 2nd photo) of your wall cabinets!!!
These two details make so much more of an interesting design than an array of cabinets marching across the wall in monotonous, boring repetition ...as most kitchen cabinetry does.
Plus, with the wood itself being interesting and the grain various, it makes the whole thing quite interesting. I don't sweep my eye over it and think "cabinets"... Instead, I find myself lingering, looking at the wood, the grain, the details of design. Now, I've just noticed that some of your panels have a center wood strip, and that the doors are different sizes.
Do you have something in mind for that tall narrow space above the little cube spaces? And what do you have in mind for the cube spaces themselves? Are they for a collection of something: teacups or kitchen trolls or Dala horses? or for bottles of vanilla, almond, lemon, baking powder, seeds, and bottles of herbs and seasoning?
Is it how you imagined?
Do I remember your saying something about worrying that you wouldn't have enough cabinet space? Does it feel like enough now?
I too would be more and more eager to try it all out and cook!
- pinknest said...
i am jealous of all your cabinet space. jealous i say!! i have one cabinet for all my dishes.
- breadbasketcase said...
You are also always welcome in Minnesota--a good place to visit if you want to experience winter!
You're very perceptive about the design details. I love what's happened in the kitchen so far because it doesn't look like everybody else's kitchen. The little spaces are actually just the right size for wine bottles, and I think we'll use some of them for wine and some for miscellaneous tsotchkes.
I'm jealous of your life in Manhattan! (But I do like my cabinets).
Wine bottles! I hadn't thought of that. I like that: something serious and classy about bottles of dark glass full of wine... and fun.
I am looking forward to the next post... I think, if I remember your list, that you maybe get hardware next? or trim?
What will happen behind the cooktop? Will there be tile perhaps?
- Melinda Pickworth said...
Marie, I've been away for two weeks and have been anxious to see how it is all coming together. I laughed when I saw all the boxes of cabinets everywhere! Did you kind of worry they wouldn't all fit in the kitchen? The alder is a very nice choice. (being originally from Oregon I,too, have heard of alder.)
I'm sure you could 'hot wire' the Wolf now, and start baking for us again!...No?
- breadbasketcase said...
Yes, hardware and trim come next. Then, in just 10 days, the great day when the granite will be installed. Yes, tile is to be installed above the cooktop on Friday, March 23. We're going to Chicago that weekend, so, at least in theory, we should come back on Monday to see new tile. And that will also be a great day.
Good to hear from you again! Yes, I did wonder if I couldn't just plug in the oven and start baking on the living room floor. I had an idea that there might be some flaw in that plan, however.


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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Off a desert highway, about 15 miles from her home in the southern tip of Nevada, the mystery of Maureen Fields' disappearance began with the discovery of her abandoned car.
The body of Maureen Fields, seen here in June 2005, hasn't been found since she went missing in 2006.
Investigators found the 41-year-old woman's 2004 green Hyundai just across the California border on February 16, 2006. It was one day after her husband, Paul Fields, said he last saw her.
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A lack of physical evidence, however, has made the case unprosecutable, said Detective Joe Close, also with the Nye County Sheriff's Office.
Paul Fields, who runs an auto business out of the double-wide trailer he and his wife shared, maintains his innocence. He's speculated that she faked her death before running off with another man. A message left at his home was not returned.
But his attorney, Harold Kuehn, said, "His contention is and my belief is that if she's truly dead, and the court says she is for civil purposes, then he didn't do it. ... What he told police is what he told me. Basically she left one day, never to be seen again."
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The prosecutor said he's sure a jury would have reasonable doubt if presented a case with this question mark looming.
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Maureen Fields has been declared dead, and the search for her body, and her killer, continues.
Her father, Jim Fitzgerald, has been doing some investigating of his own. The former detective with the Newark, New Jersey, Police Department -- and now a national director with the conservative John Birch Society -- has made repeated trips from his Randolph Township, New Jersey, home to speak with his daughter's former friends and co-workers. He's also consulted with a psychic in his search for clues.
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