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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois General Assembly wrapped up its spring session shortly after midnight Saturday, but not before the Senate approved a $1 billion capital bill funding roads and bridge projects across the state.
Legislative leaders headed home with several looming issues unaddressed — a byproduct, members said, of the upcoming November election. The House adjourned Friday evening.
The capital bill was lawmakers' last order of business after majority Democrats in the Senate approved a patchwork $35.7 billion budget they acknowledged puts off tough decisions. House Democrats approved the budget earlier in the week, leaving until after the election a decision whether to extend the temporary hike in the state's income tax, find other revenues or make $1.8 billion of cuts to programs and services.
"With an election in the next six months, it's probably wise not to be overaggressive," said Rep. Mike Zalewski, a Riverside Democrat, adding that neither side was "happy" with the passed budget. "I feel like we've done what we need to do. Now we need to go home and see who the next governor is going to be."
The governor's race pits incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn, who has advocated the tax extension, against Republican businessman Bruce Rauner, who has called for deeper spending cuts. All 118 House seats are up for re-election, as are a third of the Senate seats.
The capital construction project — approved with bipartisan support Thursday by the House — passed the Senate 52-5. Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider said it would fund "shovel-ready" road and bridge projects across the state expected to start this summer.
The election-focused session was quieter than usual.
"We have walked away and said no to things we believe have been bad for our economy, bad for families in Illinois," House Republican Leader Jim Durkin said. "My job is to win seats, enough that if Rauner is governor, it won't be this current Democratic veto-proof majority in the House."
Among the measures passed late Friday was one allowing election-day voter registration during the November election. Advocates said it'll make sure more Illinois residents' voices are heard, but Republicans called it an attempt to drive Democratic turnout.
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KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez thought he was done playing football a few weeks ago. Now, he says he's getting an ideal finish to his career with his 14th Pro Bowl.
Gonzalez said after practicing Friday that it's now up to players to put on an entertaining game to create a higher quality Pro Bowl.
"It hasn't been where it could be and where I think it's going to be this year," Gonzalez said. "It's up to us to go out there and put on a performance."
Players have to balance the game's demands while limiting health risks for their own teams and fans in a sport with lots of injuries, Gonzalez said.
"The thing people have to understand … you just want to be healthy," he said. "We can't go out there and give 100 percent effort, because it's not worth it."
Gonzalez has a Pro Bowl record 49 receptions. He finished his NFL career with 1,325 receptions, 15,127 yards and 111 touchdowns – all records for tight ends. He also had a tight end record of 31 games with at least 100 receiving yards.
Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten says he's learned a lot from Gonzalez over his nine selections to the all-star game. He says Gonzalez has changed the way tight ends are used around the league.
"We've had discussions and played together seven or eight times in this game, and he's somebody I respect," Witten said.
Gonzalez and Witten are the two most veteran Pro Bowlers set to play Sunday in a game that's become partly about age, depending on who's asked.
NFL great Deion Sanders said going into the two-day draft used to select the teams that he didn't want any all-stars with more than four Pro Bowls on his resume. Sanders picked one team, Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice picked the other under the game's new "unconferenced" format.
The approach sparked spirited jabs from Rice and others, including Indianapolis linebacker Robert Mathis, on the value of picking veterans for the game. Rice wondered before the draft whether it was just a ploy by Sanders to motivate players or disguise a different strategy.
But Sanders followed through on his promise. The 44 players on his team boast an average 2.3 Pro Bowl selections, while Rice's players average 2.8 Pro Bowl selections each. Additionally, Sanders has 30 players playing in their first or second Pro Bowl, compared with 26 for Rice.
Rice says the ages don't matter – that the game is in the hands of the players.
"I have a great group of guys that's going to go out there and bring that old tradition back to Hawaii and I think they're ready to go," Rice said after a practice in which he played catch with San Diego Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers and mingled with players and coaches.
"I wouldn't say I have a more veteran team. I think I have a mixture of everything and I think it's the same thing with Deion," he said.
Sanders said he got exactly the players he wanted in the draft.
"We both played in the Pro Bowl, we know there's a certain point in your career where you get full and you're not hungry," Sanders said. "And some of these guys aren't. Unfortunately, that's a cold-hearted fact."
Oddsmakers in Las Vegas casinos say the game is essentially a tossup, with some casinos making Rice's team a small favorite.
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An attorney for 32-year-old Stacie Halas said Friday that she will "vigorously contest" the allegations against her.
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I don't know if it's right or wrong right now. I don't think the Priest has any reason to come forward until they are ready to use their ability. All I'm saying is that we at least seem to have SOMEONE claiming the role, somewhere, still alive.
If the Priest is going to out themselves today regardless and use their ability, they should do so and make sure the vote swings the way of the person they want to use their ability on.
Point taken, and as mentioned above, I would definitely urge any Priest watching this NOT to come out publicly on board. The twice-removed thing just stuck out a bit as something to be cautious of, so I felt best to mention it.
If you want to use the priest power why wouldn't you reveal yourself?
Persephone should have never been revealed in that game. It's a huge shift in balance to have 2 absolutely confirmed villagers in one action.
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IFA, Berlin: Last May, when Intel announced a new type of laptop, the Ultrabook, it promised that more manufacturers would be coming in the autumn, and now here's Toshiba with its offering.
The 13.in Toshiba Portégé Z830 Series will no doubt be looking to go head-to-head with the other Ultrabooks we've seen previously, like the Aspire 3951 from Acer, as well as the MacBook Air of course.
The Z830 comes encased in a magnesium and aluminum alloy shell and at its thinnest point measures just 16mm thick. Toshiba is claiming the Z830 is the world's "lightest 13in platform" and weighs just 1.11kg, which just about puts it ahead of the 13in MacBook Air, Samsung Series 9 and the Sony Vaio Z.
Despite this sleek form, Toshiba manages to cram in some decent connectivity. For your money you'll get two USB 2.0, one USB 3.0, VGA out, SD card reader, Ethernet, and HDMI, which is a lot more than most Ultrabooks. Oh and there's a backlit keyboard.
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Bruno Uvini has been handed a three-month trial period at Tottenham Hotspur, according to various reports today.
The 20-year-old Sao Paulo defender is yet to arrive in England, but speculation in the English media is already rife that the player will complete a permanent move to White Hart Lane for £3.1 million in the summer.
Whilst Spurs have not confirmed the claims, Uvini was happy to admit that the opportunity to play in England is one that he was simply unable to resist.
"It's a great opportunity that came by, I couldn't let it pass. I have been in talks with Tottenham for a while, it's a great club, with worldwide visibility. They asked me to come right away," Uvini told the official Sao Paulo website.
"It'll be there for three months during which time I'll try to adapt to English football and to the culture. I think I'm going to evolve, both professionally and personally by doing this choice.
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Dennis Rodman Apologizes for CNN Interview, Admits Being Shitfaced
Dennis Rodman has a perfectly good explanation for his disastrous CNN appearance on Tuesday: He was drunk as hell.
Through his publicist, Rodman released a statement about the interview early Thursday.
"I want to apologize," Rodman said in the statement. "I take full responsibility for my actions. It had been a very stressful day."
"Some of my teammates were leaving because of pressure from their families and business associates. My dreams of basketball diplomacy was quickly falling apart. I had been drinking. It's not an excuse but by the time the interview happened I was upset. I was overwhelmed. It's not an excuse, it's just the truth."
He also apologized to Kenneth Bae, the American who was recently sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea, and to CNN host Chris Cuomo.
"I want to first apologize to Kenneth Bae's family," Rodman said. "I want to apologize to my teammates and my management team. I also want to apologize to Chris Cuomo. I embarrassed a lot of people. I'm very sorry. At this point I should know better than to make political statements. I'm truly sorry."
Yesterday, Rodman sang "Happy Birthday" to Kim Jong Un—whom Rodman has called his "best friend"—in front of 14,000 North Koreans gathered to watch an exhibition basketball game in Pyongyang. Rodman's American teammates wisely left the singing to him.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The big Z
Well, well, well, if it isn't Zalto... Yes, someone showed up on my doorstep this morning, at long last. Big box, very light, and I attacked it with a pair of scissors.
No, it wasn't, as labeled, six Bordeaux glasses, but rather a pair of champagne flutes.
First reaction: Oh? That's it? So small and light and not in some way the splendid grail of wine-glassery.
But of course, we'll have to give them the chance to prove their mettle. Heading down to the cellar soon to fetch something I can chill for this evening...
To be continued...
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- Nancy Deprez said...
Very beautiful!
- March 13, 2008 at 1:41 AM
Congratulation Sharon, welcome to the club!
Only Champagne stemware?
A friend in Copenhagen wrote me today that he will also get his Zalto stemware in a few days. A real Zalto obsession broke out......
Have fun,
- March 13, 2008 at 10:21 AM
P.S. Another friend in Copenhagen, "Toga" is soo impressed by the performance of this champagne glass that he ordered 6 more. BTW, he is a real Champagne expert. And he has at home the famous Juhlin Champagne stemware.
- March 13, 2008 at 10:25 AM
- noble pig said...
Oh beautiful. I adore my Reidel Sommeliar stemware. It adds just another dimension to the beloved beverage, especially the thin glass.
- March 13, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Hi Sharon,
My name is Shannon and I'm the editorial assistant at Foodbuzz.com. Following up on a recent email invitation to be a part of our newly launched Foodbuzz Featured Publisher program, I just want to reiterate that I am very impressed with the quality of your posts. I would love to send you more details about the program, so if you are interested, please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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- March 13, 2008 at 11:24 PM
- Sharon said...
Martin, yes, only Champagne for now... I want to see if it's worth the hype. And not only do I have hype to contend with, I have the impatience built up over 6 weeks waiting for the whole process to go through!
Unfortunately, I haven't gotten the chance to try them out yet, and I'm going away for the weekend. Well, a Monday evening Champagne party at home (for two) is not a bad thing, either...
Shannon, I will drop you a line.
- March 14, 2008 at 8:57 AM
- peter said...
Sharon, glad they arrived. I'm drinking a Roederer Brut Premier out of a Zalto as I type. Still prefer the Les #4, but the Zalto is a nice glass to behold.
- March 19, 2008 at 2:08 AM
Looks great. Is that whole box just for 2 flutes. That's heavy-duty.
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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, Miami Field Division, Robert E. O'Neill, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Carmen M. Ortiz, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, and Palm Bay Police Department, Chief Doug Muldoon, announced the unsealing of a federal criminal complaint charging 13 individuals with conspiracy to distribute oxycodone during a ten-month investigation. If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. In addition, 23 individuals in this investigation were charged in violation of Florida Drug Statutes.
"I am grateful for the strong partnership among federal, state and local agencies that has brought down an oxycodone ring that distributed drugs from Massachusetts to Puerto Rico," stated Attorney General Pam Bondi. "Florida will not serve as a hub for prescription drug trafficking, and anyone who engages in prescription drug trafficking in our state will be held accountable."
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Rafael Rivera, a.k.a. "Chapo" (39, Palm Bay, FL)
Juan Luis Collazo-Pinto, a.k.a. "Pacho" (28, Holyoke, MA)
Carlos Alberto Cotto-Lopez, a.k.a. "Papito" (24, Holyoke, MA)
Jose Manuel Garcia-Santiago, a.k.a. "Cenizo" (28, Puerto Rico, Holyoke, MA)
Edwin Miguel Negron (26, Holyoke, MA)
Heriberto Morales-Hernandez (44, Holyoke, MA)
Isaac Matta-Robles (54, Miami, FL)
Jose Antonio Ortiz-Gonzalez, a.k.a. "Chelo" (49, Puerto Rico)
Francisca Maria Paez (27, Kissimmee, FL)
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Doel Vega (Holyoke, MA)
The following state defendants were all charged with: Count 1: Conspiracy to Traffic in Oxycodone over 28grams, a first degree felony mandating a 25 year minimum mandatory period of incarceration, in violation of sections 893.135 (1)(c)1, and 893.135(5), Florida Statutes:
Alberto Alvadrado (61, Palm Bay)
Alex Collazo (35, Palm Bay)
Santiago Morales (69, Palm Bay)
Maria L. Collazo-Matta (58, Palm Bay)
Rafael Angel Rivera-Perez (25, Palm Bay)
Jason Francisco Hernandez (29, Palm Bay)
Maricelis Hernandez (26, Melborne)
Roberto Alvarado-Reyes (64, Palm Bay)
Miguel Angel Morales (72, Kissimmee)
Sammy O. Pinto-Collazo (37, Palm Bay)
Lizbeth Marie Pinto-Collazo (30, Palm Bay)
Miguel Berrios (52, Palm Bay)
Jose Anibal Alvarado-Leon (33, Palm Bay)
Jose Roberto Alvarado-Leon (33, Palm Bay)
Angel Manuel Alvarado-Leon (41, Palm Bay)
Rafael Antonio Torres Velez (47, Palm Bay)
Idalia Morales (54, Palm Bay)
Rayan Hebel Montes Quiros (34, Melbourne)
Israel Medina Diaz (48, Melbourne)
Santos A. Collazo (42, Palm Bay)
Jose Luis Ferrer-Ruiz, a.k.a. Joselito (43, Palm Bay)
Virginia Gambaro Castro (60, Melbourne)
Hector Berrios (68, Melbourne)
According to the complaint, Edwin Morales and Rafael Rivera managed a Drug Trafficking Organization that operated in Florida, Puerto Rico, and Massachusetts. The conspirators fraudulently obtained prescriptions for various controlled substances, mostly oxycodone. Members of the DTO traveled to Florida from Puerto Rico and Massachusetts, and posed as patients at various pain management clinics. These "clinic patients" would obtain prescriptions for oxycodone and provide them to Edwin Morales or Rafael Rivera. Morales and Rivera then filled the prescriptions at pharmacies in the Middle District of Florida. On a number of occasions, Edwin Morales and Rafael Rivera mailed the oxycodone to co-conspirators in Holyoke, Massachusetts. After the oxycodone was sold in Massachusetts, the drug proceeds were deposited at local banks and later withdrawn from bank branches in the Palm Bay area.
A criminal complaint is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed a violation of the federal criminal laws, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
This ten-month investigation was conducted by the DEA Orlando TDS and Palm Bay Police Department with the assistance of the DEA Springfield Resident Office, the DEA Ponce Resident Office, the Internal Revenue Services, the U.S. Postal Services, and the Florida Department of Health. The Orlando TDS consists of the Orange County Sheriff's Office, Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Brevard County Sheriff's Office, Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Oviedo Police Department, Orlando Police Department, Winter Park Police Department, Winter Springs Police Department, Altamonte Springs Police Department, Casselberry Police Department, Maitland Police. This investigation is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Middle District of Florida, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts, and the Attorney General's Office of Statewide Prosecution.


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As Fox ended its broadcast of a much-delayed ending to last night's NLCS Game 3, a curious thing seemed to scroll across the gaudy videoboard atop the Lumière Place casino: "GO PUJOLS." While it's possible the person in charge of such messages never learned of the slugger's exit from the Cardinals and subsequent free-agent signing with the Angels—or, maybe, meant the message with some degree of irony rarely possessed by casino operators—it's much more likely Fox was using old stock aerial footage from, probably, last year.
This sort of thing has happened before, though we're curious how that kind of directorial decision gets made. If you can shed some light on this, chime in below or send us an email.
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British artist Aaron Savage has recreated legendary album covers out of Lego.
The 21-year-old gave the yellow Lego men different haircuts, clothes and
facial expressions to make them look like the relevant pop stars. Aaron,
from Stratford upon Avon, said: "I had seen people recreate other things out
of Lego and I wanted to do something similar. Album covers was an easy
choice for me because it combined my two interests. A lot of the covers are
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From 2005-2012 the Mint produced Special Satin Finish Mint Sets. Each Mint Set contained an example of every circulating coin in a specially struck burnished planchet. For the Lincoln cent this was also the last year in which the Mint used the Memorial Cent design.
Most 2008-P Satin Finish Lincoln cents were struck very well, with many examples grading MS67 and higher. Coins in MS68 are a bit difficult to find but yet, still available. In MS69, they become more difficult with possibly a few hundred examples that grade MS69.


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The Resource Development Committee raised funds to support AAA members and anthropologists in sharing their research faster and more efficiently. With donations for the Gray Literature Portal, AAA has partnered with the Social Science Resource Network (SSRN) to create a new tool – the Anthropology and Archaeology Resource Network (AARN).
This summer AAA Director of Publishing, Oona Schmid met with SSRN President Gregg Gordon to discuss this new opportunity for anthropologists. Listen to their conversation to learn about how gray is the new black in scholarly literature.
AAA members will be able to utilize AARN by this fall. Stay tuned for more details on this exciting open access opportunity in the coming months.


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I have always been fascinated by oil lamps at the flea market but never wanted to bother with the oil and lighting them, so I passed them by. Then, being a stylist and always looking for new floral container ideas I realized how beautiful they would be filled with flowers. Now I have an excuse to buy more.
I created this on a shoot with photographer Jim Westphalen for Country Gardens.
So easy to do.
Remove glass chimney
Unscrew metal fixture with wick.
Clean out glass with bleach to remove oil residue.
Fill with water and flowers from the garden.
Flowers with thin stems work best.
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The US Department of Treasury sold its last shares in General Motors (GM) on Monday, ending the dramatic rescue of the auto giant at the height of the financial crisis five years ago.
The US Treasury took a loss of more that US$10 billion on the US$49.5 billion bailout, but said that saving the US auto industry, the jobs of millions of auto workers and the pensions of many retirees was worth it.
The 2008 rescue, highly controversial at the time, "helped stabilize the auto industry, and prevent another Great Depression," US Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew said.
He said that US President Barack Obama "understood that inaction could have cost the broader economy more than one million jobs, billions in lost personal savings, and significantly reduced economic production."
"Less than five years later, each of the Big Three automakers is now strong enough to stand on its own. They're profitable for the first time in nearly a decade. The industry has added more than 372,000 new jobs — its strongest growth since the 1990s," Obama said in a separate statement.
In addition, "GM has now repaid every taxpayer dollar my administration committed to its rescue, plus billions invested by the previous administration," he said.
In late 2008 the administration of then-US president George W. Bush began the rescue of the industry which was then expanded into a comprehensive program by his successor, Obama.
It was attached to the massive Troubled Asset Relief Program set up to rescue banks, amid worries that the collapse of the automobile industry would plunge the US economy into deeper recession.
The government took financial control of both GM, the largest US automaker, and Chrysler.
Canadian authorities, worried about auto industry job losses on their side of the border, also took part in the rescues.
The No. 2 producer, Ford, opted to stand on its own — though analysts say that Ford benefited from the rescue of the two competitors, bolstering general confidence as well as saving the parts industry that all three share.
Treasury officials said the bailout of GM and Chrysler, which it exited earlier with the sale of most of its shares to Italian automaker Fiat, would leave it with a net loss of about US$15 billion.
In addition, the government also took over GM's finance arm, now bank holding company Ally Financial.
In a new study, the US Center for Automotive Research said the government's loss was paltry compared with the losses risked by letting GM and Chrysler go under.
Not including the potential impact on the parts sector, the study said the US government "saved or avoided the loss of US$105.3 billion in transfer payments and the loss of personal and social insurance tax collections — or 768 percent of the net investment," the study said.
GM chairman and chief executive Dan Akerson expressed gratitude on Monday for the government support.
Meanwhile, struggling automaker Holden yesterday said it needed long-term government support to remain in Australia, following a report that its US parent GM had decided to close the unit's two plants in the country.
However, while there remains uncertainty about the future of the firm's manufacturing in Australia, Holden said it had made no decision.
The Wall Street Journal, citing people close to the plans, reported on Monday that GM intended to shut down its two Australian factories, while also slashing output in South Korea, as part of a plan to weed out its unprofitable operations.


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We have lamented the Dallas Morning News's near departure from religion coverage, but almost simultaneously, we've noticed the growth of another religion hub down the Texas road at the Houston Chronicle. Nearly every day, the editor of Houston Belief posts a religion news story on Believe It or Not, as she directs the rest of her team of bloggers in other religion-related coverage.
The lady behind the site is Kate Shellnutt, a religion reporter, blogger and web producer for the Chronicle whose work has earned honors from the Society for Features Journalism and Religion Newswriters Association. Before her time at the Chronicle, she studied religion and journalism at Washington and Lee University and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Shellnutt says her academic background, focusing on religious communities and the Internet, plays into some of her philosophies about Houston Belief as well as her approach to engaging with religious groups on social media. Her thesis was on the digitization of the Bible, and she conducted a sociological study on religious rituals on the web, particularly online confession.
Naturally, you can also find Shellnutt on Twitter (personal & professional) and Facebook, or RSS feed. We asked her to weigh in on how she handles the mix of responsibilities, especially in a climate where the traditional religion reporter's role could be changing.
You're editing a mix of opinion and news for the religion site Houston Chronicle and writing news posts. How does religion coverage compare online to what goes in print? Is online a better outlet for the mix of coverage you do? HoustonBelief.com offers more stories and represents a broader range of faiths on a day-to-day basis than our weekly print section, Belief. The site is newsier and has a social component, with about 20 blogs from community members and active commenters.
Much of what we do on the web feeds into the print section, which typically includes one of my best blog entries from the week, one of our readers' best entries, a couple wire news stories and a local religion feature story.
Since you probably know exactly how many hits a story sees, how do you see analytics impacting the future of religion news? Do you see numbers that show religion news does well on the Chronicle's site? Is there a temptation to cover stories just for hits? I do pay attention to site traffic, and luckily, Houston readers care about religion. Big names like our own Joel Osteen and T.D. Jakes always draw in clicks, as do stories about celebrities and faith, news-of-the-weird, the culture wars and certain religious groups, like atheists, Muslims and Mormons. Rather than cover a shallow story solely to draw up site traffic, I try to present thoughtful reporting or timely aggregations in ways that are particularly enticing for online readers—striking headlines, buzzy framing, strong images, etc.
As you assign and edit a mix of opinion, blogging and reporting, do you find yourself managing writers who could turn into sources? Do you think religion reporters at mainstream outlets will fill more of an editor/aggregator role? The volunteer bloggers for Houston Belief come up with their own story ideas and write their own posts, and they do a great job. I'm here to provide general direction to the group about topics they might want to address or to help with the technical side of the site, but I don't have editorial control. I try to avoid quoting Houston Belief contributors in my coverage, but I often ask them to recommend friends, leaders, organizations or events for stories. They've been very helpful connecting me with their religious communities.
Like many others covering religion for a newspaper, I split my time between this beat and several other tasks. Bringing in community bloggers and aggregating news stories when possible make my job more manageable. For religion reporters who work on the web (or are responsible for a web component), I think these strategies allow them to keep readers interested and updated in a time-efficient way.
The Dallas Morning News once had a robust religion section, which turned into a robust religion blog before the paper decided to focus energies elsewhere. Is there something about Texas that makes religion coverage tricky? This change happened years before I lived in Texas, but I would assume the decision to scale back on religion coverage wasn't because of the religious landscape in Texas, but the financial situation of the paper. Religion sections can be hard to maintain ad-wise because often the most interested parties—churches, non-profits, schools, etc.—aren't dropping as much money on advertising as companies may spend in other sections. At the Chronicle, our Belief section in print has gotten a little smaller over the past few years, but HoustonBelief.com is getting more traffic than ever.
Several journalists seemed to resonate with Steve Buttry's post "Dear Newsroom Curmudgeon..." Do you think religion reporters could become a bit more open to new media? How would you recommend they start harnessing newer technology better? I think all reporters should be more open to new media. For religion reporters, it's especially essential because (as I mentioned at the Religion Newswriters Association panel on social media) our sources and our readers are online. America's most influential pastors, churches and religious leaders—for the most part—are blogging, tweeting, Facebook-ing and Instagram-ing. If we're unplugged, we miss the chance to follow them, learn more about them and pick up on news stories.
If you're hesitant or consider yourself technology-impaired, it's fine to start by "lurking," that is, tracking online activity without engaging just yet. Start following blogs and social media accounts relevant to your interests or your beat. Take note about what you like about the best ones (what info they shared, how often they posted, tone, etc.) and keep that in mind when you do decide to begin your own.
Where do you get your news about religion? Do you seek out sources for watching news different than religion reporters have in the past (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)? I absolutely rely on the Internet for religion news and story ideas. I follow local and national religious leaders and organizations on Twitter and Facebook. Because they're updated so often, I can get more news and context than I would from a press release, bulletin or even a quick conversation with a pastor.
Every day, I read popular personal blogs written by people of faith, blogs by religion reporters and articles in religion journal and publications, in addition to following wire stories. There's a huge amount of information out there, and I've become a filter for sharing, retweeting or contextualizing what's most relevant and interesting to the HoustonBelief.com audience.


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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Pâtes au pistou
One of the things I love about Nice is the Italian influence in the food. But it wouldn't be entirely accurate to say that Nice adopted Italian cooking during its time under the rule of Piedmont and Sardinia, which ended in 1860. Rather, the ever-resourceful people of the Comté de Nice (the city and surrounding mountains) made Italian specialties their own.
Porchetta, which in Italy is a whole deboned pig rolled with herbs and roasted, became a pig stuffed with every bit of its innards so that nothing goes to waste. Pizza became pissaladière, a humble tart made of oily bread dough, slowly-caramelized onions and seasoned anchovy paste (pissala in the local language). And that Genovese classic pesto became pistou, a sauce of basil, garlic, oil and parmesan in which pine nuts are noticeably absent.
La Merenda, a little bistro two blocks from the end of the flower market, serves the definitive version of Nice-style pâtes au pistou. I've eaten this dish here time and time again and have always marveled at its unctuous quality, the perfect melding of green pasta and green sauce (in Genoa pesto would be tossed with little pointy-tipped white pasta called trofie, small cubes of potato and green beans). How does chef Dominic Le Stanc do it? There wasn't much hope of him telling me, since this former Negresco chef spent six months training with the old couple who ran this bistro in order to master their secret recipes. He has been kind enough to give me his recipe for daube, beef slowly imbued with wine and scented with porcini mushrooms (known as ceps in French), but when it comes to pistou his lips are firmly sealed.
Luckily, a few months ago one of the market stallholders introduced me to Jean himself, the former owner of La Merenda who still shops at the Cours Saleya market now and then. It couldn't hurt to ask, I said to myself, and boldly blurted out, "So what is the secret of your pâtes au pistou?"
To my amazement, Jean was forthcoming. "It's the cheese. You have to use emmental instead of parmesan to give the sauce its creaminess. When the pasta is cooked you drain it, but not too much, and then you toss it in the warmed bowl with the butter and pistou."
The butter???
I should have guessed. So often in France, when a dish is mysteriously delicious, butter turns out to be the key. In Nice I have got so used to dousing all my food with olive oil - preferably the smooth, almost buttery AOC Nice oil - that I rarely even think about butter. But sometimes there is simply no replacement for it. I've since made pâtes au pistou many times, using the thick spinach noodles sold at the fresh pasta shop Barale down the street. I could make my own, but Dominic Le Stanc doesn't, so why should I? My pâtes au pistou are very good indeed, though perhaps not quite as good as his. Maybe he uses a little more butter, maybe he sneaks in a little parmesan with the emmental, or maybe it's just the way he tosses it (very vigorously). Whatever the slight difference, it's what makes me not feel too guilty about giving away this recipe.
I'll be contributing my pâtes au pistou to Presto Pasta Nights, a weekly event at Once Upon a Feast.
Note: I used to make the pistou in a mortar, the traditional way, but I found that this resulted in a darker sauce. I'm now happy to make it less romantically in a food processor.
Pâtes au Pistou
Serves 2-3
1 lb fresh spinach tagliatelle (if you make your own, the dough should be rolled 1.5 mm thick. Sorry, I don't know what that is in inches!)
A handful coarse sea salt
1 tbsp butter (you could probably use a little more, but this is how much I use)
1-2 cloves garlic
1 small bunch basil (about 2 cups of leaves)
1/4 cup very good quality olive oil (50 ml)
A good pinch of coarse sea salt and a few grindings of pepper
2 generous tbsp finely grated emmental
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. When it boils, add the salt and the pasta. The pasta from Barale needs to be cooked for 4 mins once the water comes back to a boil, but yours might be ready a little faster.
Peel the garlic clove(s), cut in half and remove any sprouts from the center. Separate the basil leaves from the stems and discard the stems (or save to flavor a tomato sauce). Place the garlic, basil, oil and seasonings in the food processor and blend until you have a smooth paste. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the grated emmental. The sauce should be fairly runny, so add more oil if necessary.
Warm your serving bowl with the butter in the oven at the lowest setting. Drain the pasta quickly, transfer to the bowl and toss vigorously with the butter and pistou. Serve immediately.
La Merenda, 4 rue Raoul Bosio, no phone.
8 comments:
- Lucy said...
Beautiful. Emmental and butter - yum. I'm going to make this when basil is back in season as my younger step son is absolutely addicted to pesto! Your French version should knock his socks off.
Love reading about your market exploits. Wonderful stuff!
- June 13, 2007 at 11:13 a.m.
- Rosa said...
It's funny, isn't it, how many kids love pesto, when they are supposed to hate eating green food! This version would suit those with food allergies, too.
- June 13, 2007 at 12:27 p.m.
- Stephanie said...
There is nothing better than pistou/pesto... I will be trying this version ... in the southern hemisphere summer later this year... the Emmental is an interesting addition....
- June 14, 2007 at 4:04 a.m.
- Rosa said...
You're so right Stephanie, there is nothing better! Emmental is not normally high on my list of exciting cheeses, but it really works here.
- June 14, 2007 at 5:38 a.m.
- Ruth Daniels said...
Rosa, thanks so much for sharing the secret recipe with the rest of us. Pesto/pistou is my most favorite condiment. I can't imagine not having some in my fridge at all times. So now I'm excited to try this version out.
Check back Friday for the Presto Pasta Night Roundup.
- June 14, 2007 at 10:41 a.m.
- Rosa said...
Hi Ruth, I'm excited about being part of your round-up and so glad you are a fellow pistou/pesto fan! See you on Friday.
- June 14, 2007 at 1:52 p.m.
Yum! this takes me back to Nice last summer. Maybe I'll make some with my hydroponically-grown (and quite tasty) basil this weekend!
- June 15, 2007 at 7:42 p.m.
- Rosa said...
Roisin: Dominique Le Stanc serves pistou all year round at his restaurant, and even in Nice it only grows outdoors in the summer! I forgot to mention that pistou also goes into another classic local dish, la soupe au pistou. It's a kind of minestrone with pistou added at the end, and the perfect way to show off spring and summer vegetables.
- June 16, 2007 at 5:01 a.m.


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Pausing a physical destination temporarily suspends the delivery of messages from producers to the destination, from the destination to consumers, or both. This can be useful, for instance, to prevent destinations from being overwhelmed when messages are being produced much faster than they are consumed. You must also pause a physical destination before compacting it (see Managing Physical Destination Disk Utilization).
To pause the delivery of messages to or from a physical destination, use the imqcmd pause dst subcommand:
imqcmd pause dest [-t destType -n destName] [-pst pauseType]
If you omit the destination type and name (-t and -n options), all physical destinations will be paused. The pause type (-pst) specifies what type of message delivery to pause:
Pause delivery from message producers to the destination
Pause delivery from the destination to message consumers
Pause all message delivery (both producers and consumers)
If no pause type is specified, all message delivery will be paused.
For example, the following command pauses delivery from message producers to the queue destination curlyQueue:
imqcmd pause dst -t q -n curlyQueue -pst PRODUCERS -u admin
The following command pauses delivery to message consumers from the topic destination hotTopic:
imqcmd pause dst -t t -n hotTopic -pst CONSUMERS -u admin
This command pauses all message delivery to and from all physical destinations:
imqcmd pause dst -u admin
In a broker cluster, since each broker in the cluster has its own instance of each physical destination, you must pause each such instance individually.
The imqcmd resume dst subcommand resumes delivery to a paused destination:
imqcmd resume dest [-t destType -n destName]
For example, the following command resumes message delivery to the queue destination curlyQueue:
imqcmd resume dst -t q -n curlyQueue -u admin
If no destination type and name are specified, all destinations are resumed. This command resumes delivery to all physical destinations:
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England v South Africa, Twickenham, November 24
Meyer hails De Villiers' leadership
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South Africa's Jean de Villiers looks for an opening in the Scotland defence during their clash at Murrayfield on Saturday © Getty Images
South Africa captain Jean de Villiers will lead his side into battle against England on Saturday with a glowing endorsement of his leadership skills from coach Heyneke Meyer ringing in his ears.
While his England counterpart Chris Robshaw has come in for criticism in the wake of their 20-14 defeat to Australia on Saturday with his side's decision to spurn shots at goal in the hope of scoring tries the subject of much debate, De Villiers has been applauded for a similarly bold approach that laid the foundation for the Boks' 21-10 success against Scotland.
"We decided beforehand that we were going to put them under pressure as we knew they would come out firing and eager to get their crowd in behind them and to get a foothold in the game," Meyer told Supersport having seen his side go for touch rather than the posts in the early stages of the Murrayfield clash. They couldn't get into our half and we kept them, under pressure," he added. "I thought tactically Jean was brilliant with the calls in the first half."
Reflecting on his side's tactics that were not initially rewarded but eventually led to a try for hooker Adriaan Strauss, De Villiers said: "The decision not kick for poles comes down to gut feel. The first one only just never worked for us, but then it worked for us later on. All the players gave me backing for my decision, and we felt we got it right most of the way."
Meyer also revealed that the Boks' season was starting to take its toll with his comments set to be music to England's ears as they look to make a late surge up the International Rugby Board rankings and secure a favourable 2015 Rugby World Cup pool draw next month.
"It's hard to say what happened," said Meyer when pressed on Scotland's second half comeback, "but I think the Scots lifted themselves after they scored their try off a lineout set in the corner off a penalty.
"That gave them momentum, and they knew that if they just played the game in our half, they could play off penalties that we conceded. It was very frustrating and something we are going to have to redress.
"But while I always hate to be seen to be making excuses, I also want to add that it has been a long and tiring year for us. I think there were quite a few players that just never had a second 40 minutes in them today."
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Environmental Sampling
Collecting samples involves the isolation and careful gathering of specimens of interest in a given environmental study. Important environmental parameters such as pH, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, and hydrological conditions aid in classifying the collection environment. Methodologies employed to measure such parameters can be as involved and diverse as the studies themselves.
Environmental characteristics are vital for putting scientific research in context. These pages provide techniques for measuring several diverse methods for measuring environmental characteristics. Technique Sheets are available for the following environmental sampling methods:
- Hydrological Tracers
- Measuring pH and Electrical Conductivity
- Stable Isotope Primer and Some Hydrological Applications
- Stream Gaging
- Measuring Turbidity Using a Secchi Disk
- Winkler Method for Measuring Dissolved Oxygen
- Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) rosette
A researcher measuring turbidity in a glacial lake using a Secchi disk. The disk is lowered into the water until it can no longer be seen, and the depth of disappearance is recorded. Photo provided by Monica Bruckner.
Picture provided by C. Carlson 2005.
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English Teacher
Is the following sentence #1 acceptable? If it is, how to phrase the similar idea that we should pay much importance to a common, ordinary CD-ROM, and we shouldn't misuse it as a coaster or a frisbee to cast off.
1. Even a common, ordinary brick wants to be something more than it is.
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Decking your yard with tiki torches is an inexpensive, festive way to bring island style home—and to light up the night without electricity. Use them to line a path or surround a patio. If the ground is paved or rocky, you may not be able to find places to poke the torches into the soil. Instead, anchor them in gravel-filled, galvanized-steel flower buckets, and have yourself a tropical night.
To anchor the torches, position flower buckets on level ground for stability. Hold one torch upright in each bucket, and fill the bucket with garden gravel to about 3 inches from the rim. The containers are then heavy enough to support the lit torches safely as they burn. Both the buckets and gravel are available at garden-supply centers; torches can be purchased at home-supply stores.


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I am so grateful to God for the gift of Orland! His confidence in God's love and his unconditional way of sharing his faith is a huge part of my walk with Christ. He is and was a great example! My sincere and heart-felt condolences go out to each and every one of the family members! Thank you for sharing Papa with me!
Although we lived in different states our fond memories never wavered. We were fellow musicians, friends and in each others' weddings. We both have large families. The entire Tacconi Family sends its prayers for the loss of a beautiful man.
To the Silva Family - I am sorry for your loss. Orland's infectious smile put everyone at ease all the time. I have fond memories of CCD classes at the Silva house. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Many hugs to you- Julie
Kim and family, I am so sorry for your loss of your wonderful father. We will be praying for you all.
To the Silva Family - I am so sorry for your loss. Orland's legacy of love & family lives on in his beautiful children and grandchildren. We send our love and prayers to you all.


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Monsters, Robots and Tom Cruise: Inside the 'Pacific Rim' Premiere
Pacific Rim, Legendary and Warner Bros.' monsters vs. mechs tentpole directed by Guillermo del Toro, stomped into Hollywood on Tuesday night with a premiere screening at the Dolby Theatre.
The movie brought out del Toro collaborators such as director Alfonso Cuaron and Lost co-creator Carlton Cuse as well as Tom Cruise, who graciously allowed himself to be mobbed by fans in the Dolby's lobby.
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Cruise's appearance, coupled with news breaking that Legendary was signing a term deal with Universal, fueled speculation among geeks that del Toro could once again try mounting his passion project, At the Mountains of Madness. (Cruise was in talks to star in the project before it was killed by Universal in 2011.)
Rim played extremely well in the theater, which was filled with not only Hollywood types but members of the general public, who were no doubt unaware of the hand-wringing going on among studio execs over the movie's low tracking numbers and certain media reports discounting the movie's box-office chances.
At the premiere's afterparty, held in a nearby parking lot converted to look like a setting from the movie, del Toro told The Hollywood Reporter that he tries to focus on his job as a filmmaker and push any swirling speculation to the side.
"To me, the duties as a filmmaker, from Cronos [his first feature] to now, are the same," he said. "Does it look bigger than its budget? Yes. Did I put all the production value on the screen? Yes. Does it have original visual ideas and a new way of looking at a mythology? Yes. Was I fiscally responsible? Yes. That's it. After that, it's inside baseball. And I don't play inside baseball."
On another side of the party, beyond glass cases filled with the movie's armored costumes and hosts peddling Patron-infused ice cream sandwiches, star Charlie Hunnam mingled with new Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara and newly named Warner Bros. Pictures president Greg Silverman.
Hunnam noted the movie goes against the grain in a summer filled with sequels, reboots and branded entertainment.
"In this landscape of filmmaking, I feel that to have something original is really refreshing," he said. "It's a lot harder to sell, and here you have to explain the whole breadth of this world. Word of mouth is the holy grail of advertising, and hopefully word of mouth will be really good and get people coming in."
Rim is del Toro's first movie since 2008's Hellboy II: The Golden Army, but for not for lack of trying. The filmmaker was at one time set to direct The Hobbit, then Madness, but he wound up doing neither, for different reasons, which he called "the most fortuitous accidents in my life."
His movies until now have ranged from low-budget to moderate, and Rim, on a technical and budgetary (between $175 million to $200 million) scale, marks a big jump for him.
"Logistically, prepping to do The Hobbit and prepping to do At the Mountains of Madness strangely enough were like cardio preparing for weightlifting," he said. "I got in shape."
Pacific Rim opens in theaters Friday.
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New Rochelle
City in Westchester county outside of New York City. Wrongly assumed to be ghetto by the more "upper class" towns of westchester like it's neighbor scarsdale. New Rochelle does have a run down and dangerous area in the downtown past the New Roc movie theater complex. Yet there is a very nice area of New Rochelle by the water and also by Wykagil. People always refer to this wealthier area as North End which is the home of alot of jews. North Enders often don't even venture into downtown New Ro and have never even heard of places like Lincoln park and Trinity school. You can usually tell the north enders from the rest of them by what middle school a kid went to. Albert Leonard is nicer and while diverse its in the north end. Isaac Young is run down and there are never more then 5 white kids in a class. New Ro actually has an excellent high school that looks like a castle, has two lakes, a brand new wing and a diverse student population. There are hispanics, definatly gangster kids (which explains the stabbing of 08)YES STABBING but there are a surprising amount of JAPs too. They party every night but manage to keep up with their AP classes. New Ro also has the best football team around making it all the way to the state championships in 09. NRHS football fully enjoys crushing the Scarsdale football team every chance they get.
Northender: Urghh don't you remember when the computers in the library stopped working at Albert Leonard??
Northender: OMG yeah that was rly annoying!
Southender: what the fuck yo computers? howd u get that shit at isaac we didn't even have a library we didn't have no textbooks yo all we had was dem mice
Northender: OMG yeah that was rly annoying!
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New Rochelle
A city of 72,000 in the suburbs of New York City. Borders New York City (The Bronx specifically) by water but not by land. Consists of two very contrasting parts. The northern half of New Ro is Wykagyl which is an upper middle class snobfest with this gay chain deli called Cosi which looks like Starbucks and caters to country club Westchester types. The southern half of New Rochelle, downtown, is run-down and depressed. Not much here besides New Roc City, a large entertainment complex with a movie theater charging $10 per ticket. Singer Don McLean grew up here and New Rochelle is said to be the home of American Pie. Actor Ossie Davis is a current resident. Also, Matt Dillon was born in New Ro but grew up in Mamaroneck, the next town up the sound.
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New Rochelle
were French, Jewish,Mexican,Italian and African American people try but fail to live in harmony creating a dip shit high school and for some reason asshole mother fuckers from the Bronx are always starting fights at the movie complex downtown. (New Roc City)
Did you see Shaniqua, she just got jumped in New Roc city.(New Rochelle)
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New Rochelle
New Rochelle, a large town near the Bronx, which is considered upstate to some??? The large population of Jewish residents in the North End make up the wealthy part of town, going south behind Iona college becomes the middle class, the italian/irish population grows and further south down by Glen Island and behind Main Street, the population has a lot of immigrants, it becoames very commercial. Basically the city is horrible, the city itself is very poor and has a high crime rate in certain areas.
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Fuck New Rochelle Highschool, I'm going to the Prep.
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Kings' prospects may have to wait their turnby Corey Masisak
Of the 20 players the Kings dressed in the final four games of the Stanley Cup Final, 10 were drafted by the organization; several others were acquired in trades that featured Los Angeles prospects and picks as the currency going the other way. Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar, Jonathan Quick and Drew Doughty were all drafted and developed by Los Angeles.
Even though the Kings return everyone from the Cup run, there are others in the organization who could be ready for NHL duty -- if they can find an opportunity on a crowded roster. Here's a look at Los Angeles' top 10 prospects:
30 in 30: Los Angeles Kings
More of the same?By Corey Masisak - NHL.com Staff Writer
The Los Angeles Kings have spent the offseason celebrating their first League title in franchise history, and the roster is loaded as the chance to reclaim the Stanley Cup is about to begin. READ MORE ›
1. Tyler Toffoli, C: Toffoli was a second-round pick by the Kings in the 2010 NHL Draft, and he won the scoring title in the Ontario Hockey League the following season. The 6-foot-1, 187-pound didn't stop scoring last season, collecting his second straight campaign with at least 50 goals and 100 points for the Ottawa 67s.
He was one of the last cuts from Canada's entry in the 2012 World Junior Championship, but Toffoli auditioned his ability in big games by scoring 11 goals and 18 points in 18 playoff contests for the 67s. After 123 goals and 234 points in 155 games the past seasons in the OHL, Toffoli is ready for a new challenge.
His resume and pedigree is such that Toffoli would probably have a decent chance of making the NHL roster in a lot of organizations, but he's likely ticketed for more seasoning with Manchester of the American Hockey League. He could make his NHL debut at some point this season.
2. Tanner Pearson, LW: Pearson was the last pick in the first round in the 2012 draft after a breakout season with the Barrie Colts in the OHL. The 6-foot, 193-pound forward had 37 goals and 91 points in 60 games, making him the top scorer on a Colts team that included 2011 first-round pick Mark Scheifele. But he missed the end of the season because of a broken leg in March. That injury might have dropped him a few places in pre-draft rankings, but the Kings were happy to nab at the end of the first day.
Pearson played for Canada in the 2012 WJC, helping his country earn a bronze medal with six points in six games. Pearson could return for an overage season with Barrie, but he is more likely to end up with Manchester. Pearson is a bit of a late bloomer, but he and Toffoli are the best bets to be top-six forwards in the future for Los Angeles.
3. Martin Jones, G: Jones was undrafted but signed as a free agent earlier than most because of an exception in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Since then he has been crafting the resume of one of the top goaltending prospects in the League.
Listed at 6-foot-4 and 189 pounds, Jones has spent the past two seasons with Manchester. His numbers slipped a bit last season, but the team was better in front of him the year before. He was battling with Jeff Zatkoff to be the No. 3 goalie on the depth chart, but Zatkoff signed with Pittsburgh in the offseason, leaving Jones as the clear No. 1 in Manchester -- and maybe even with a spot in Los Angeles if Jonathan Bernier ever gets traded.
4. Derek Forbort, D: Forbort was Los Angeles' first pick (No. 15) in the 2010 NHL Draft, and was the second of a bumper crop of American-born defensemen selected that included Anaheim's Cam Fowler, Carolina's Justin Faulk and top prospects Jon Merrill (New Jersey) and Jarred Tinordi (Montreal).
The 6-foot-5, 198-pound Forbort has probably had the least distinguished two seasons of that crop, but defensive defensemen take longer to develop and he's still got plenty of filling out to do before his big frame becomes a big asset. Forbort had two goals and 13 points in 35 games for the University of North Dakota last season while also representing the United States for the second straight year at the WJC. He'll be back in Grand Forks, N.D., for his junior season in 2012-13.
5. Jake Muzzin, D: Muzzin was drafted by Pittsburgh with the 141st selection in the 2007 NHL Draft, but he did not sign with the Penguins after two seasons in the OHL with Sault Ste. Marie. Instead, Muzzin became a free agent, the Kings nabbed him and watched him produce a breakout season in 2009-10 with the Greyhounds -- 15 goals and 68 points in 69 games.
Listed at 6-foot-3 and 217 pounds, Muzzin has spent most of the past two seasons with Manchester, though he did earn 11 games with the Kings in 2010-11. He had seven goals and 31 points in 71 AHL games last season, and could be the first defenseman in line for a call-up this season.
6. Nick Shore, C: Shore was a third-round choice by the Kings in the 2011 draft and has spent the past two seasons at the University of Denver with his older brother Drew, a Florida Panthers prospect. Drew Shore signed with the Panthers after his junior season, and Jason Zucker will begin his professional career with Minnesota this coming season as well, so Nick Shore will be the team's leading returning scorer after posting 13 goals and 41 points as a sophomore.
Listed at 6 feet and 184 pounds, Nick Shore will be the older brother on the Pioneers as a third member of the family, Quentin, joins the program as a freshman this coming season. A big season could mean Drew will forego his senior season like his older brother did and sign with the Kings for 2013-14.
7. Christopher Gibson, G: Gibson actually hails from Espoo, Finland, and was the backup goalie for his native country at the 2012 WJC, appearing in two games. He actually started the first game of the tournament for Finland, but yielded eight goals on 42 shots in an 8-1 loss to Canada. He stopped 24 of 25 shots in Finland's third group stage game, a 10-1 win against Denmark, but Sami Aittokallio was in the net for the team's final four games.
Listed at 6-foot-1 and 187 pounds, Gibson has spent the past three seasons with Chicoutimi of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, helping the Sagueneens to the semifinals before losing to league powerhouse Saint John. Gibson and Chicoutimi did beat eventual Memorial Cup champions Shawinigan in seven games in the second round. He'll likely return for a final season before joining Manchester for 2013-14.
8. Thomas Hickey, D: Hickey was the fourth player chosen in the 2007 draft, and being selected that high comes with expectations that he has not been able to meet to this point. After two strong seasons with Seattle in the Western Hockey League, his first professional season with Manchester was cut short by injuries.
He has been healthy the past two seasons, producing nine goals and 50 points in 153 games for the Monarchs. Hickey needs to show more of his offensive potential at the AHL level, but he could battle Muzzin for the right to be called up this season. He's still only 23 years old, and could factor into Los Angeles' long-term plans.
9. Linden Vey, RW: Vey was a fourth-round pick in 2009, and essentially replicated his pre-draft numbers in his first post-draft season with Medicine Hat in the WHL. He returned to the Tigers in 2010-11 and had a breakout campaign with 46 goals and 116 points, leading the league in points and finishing second in goals.
The 6-foot, 183-pound Vey had a successful first season as a pro, producing 19 goals and 43 points in 74 games for the Monarchs, good for third on the team in both categories. Vey turned 21 last month, and will likely return to the AHL for a second season but could earn an NHL debut at some point in 2012-13.
10. Michael Schumacher, LW: There are several other guys who would be acceptable at this point on the list, but Schumacher is something of a wild card. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 203 pounds, the Frolunda, Sweden, native was the 200th player selected in the 2011 NHL Draft.
Schumacher came to North America last season after being part of Frolunda's youth system, and he had 26 goals and 50 points with Sault Ste. Marie in the OHL. He turned 19 last week, and Schumacher will return to the Soo for a second season. There is less probability than some of the other Kings' next tier of prospects, but maybe more potential as well for the big wing.
Follow Corey Masisak on Twitter: @cmasisak22
For all 30 in 30 stories go to NHL.com/30in30stories and for the full 30 in 30 schedule visit NHL.com/30in30.


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BrianDFF necesitaba un nuevo diseño de banner publicitario y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 13 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Driver Detective and http://www.DriversHQ.com
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This movie season, Michael Fassbender keeps getting lectured on the ways of the world. By an unlikely teacher.
The German-born, Ireland-raised actor plays cruel plantation owner Epps in the period drama "12 Years a Slave," in which Brad Pitt, as a morally scrupulous carpenter, admonishes him that a more enlightened way of thinking is about to leave him in the dust. And as the in-over-his-head lead character in Friday's release "The Counselor," Ridley Scott's drug-trafficking thriller based on Cormac McCarthy's first original screenplay, Fassbender is a lawyer set straight by Pitt's world-weary smuggler.
"Brad seems to be telling me like it is a lot lately," Fassbender said with a laugh. "I don't seem to listen."
All that screen time with one of the world's most famous people highlights the trust filmmakers have these days in the by-his-instincts Fassbender. Yet the pairing simultaneously throws into relief how the 36-year-old actor continues to live in a kind of A-list shadow. Despite potential career-making turns as a coolly composed Magneto in "X-Men: First Class" and candid android David in Scott's "Prometheus" the last few years, Fassbender hasn't exactly become a household name.
Yet he still manages to land some of the juiciest roles in moviedom. Steve McQueen has cast him in all three of his films, including IRA prison tale "Hunger" and sex-addiction drama "Shame," while Fassbender has regularly worked with directorial royalty like Quentin Tarantino and David Cronenberg. Also telling: Fassbender often elicits critical praise (The Times' Kenneth Turan said he "mesmerize[d]" as Carl Jung in Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method") — yet has never been nominated for an Oscar.
In "The Counselor," Fassbender plays as an unnamed, smooth-talking attorney. Deeply in love with his fiancée (Penélope Cruz), he decides to try to make an even better life for the couple than his upper-middle class profession allows, and orchestrates a drug-smuggling deal. He's soon foiled by unexpected forces as the walls begin to close in.
"To me this is a story of greed, a man who's living a good life but wants an even better one," Fassbender said in the interview. Though the movie has received some negative advance word-of-mouth and appears headed for the box-office cliff, it shows Fassbender in one of his signature acting poses: suave and swaggering with flashes of vulnerability, searingly intense but never prone to wild displays of emotion.
"There's an arrogance to the counselor I really wanted to tap into, someone who's really stupid but thinks he's smarter than he is," he said. "Which," he said after a thoughtful pose, "is not that different from Epps, who's really not intelligent by any stretch of the imagination."
If the roles, which Fassbender shot in succession over the last 18 months or so, provided the actor with a of pair of id companion pieces, they'll offer to film fans something more akin to a cinematic antidote. Those who walked out of "12 Years" righteous mad at how brutally his character treats his slaves will see Fassbender get his comeuppance, and then some, in "The Counselor," where his selfishness leads to a horrible fate.
To achieve the kind of just-below-the-surface intensity, Fassbender, has a kind of turn-it-on approach, say those who've worked with him, that's in stark contrast to the method approach favored by a number of other dramatic actors (think Daniel Day-Lewis' living as Abraham Lincoln to play the 16th president). He'll be joking around with the crew one minute, snapping into the scene the next.
"Michael is blessed with a great crystal intuition. He'll say, 'I don't want to practice; I just want to do it,'" Scott said. "And five minutes later he's giving you a fantastic scene. It's like watching Federer or Nadal. You don't know how they do it. You just like watching it."
On the set of the sex-addiction drama "Shame," several costars, including Carey Mulligan, described a man who could have been mistaken for one of the crew before takes; in one scene he even took a quick tequila shot before transforming into a tortured man grimly exorcising sexual demons.
Fassbender's style with interviewers has a similar switch-flipping quality. The actor spends much of the conversation in rather earnest analysis of his characters' motivations. But he bursts out in comedic song after saying he and McQueen may next collaborate on a musical (yeah, we're not sure how that would go either) before quickly going back to discussing the sociology of the antebellum South and how a man's psyche might be affected by slave ownership.
After years of parts in European films, including Andrea Arnold's 2009 Cannes entry "Fish Tank," Fassbender (raised by his German chef father and Irish mother) broke through in the U.S. with another Cannes film from that year, Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds."
As a British critic-turned-secret agent who infiltrates a Nazi hideout, the bilingual actor's skills came in handy in a long underground scene. The movie had him playing opposite — who else? — Brad Pitt. (Perhaps not wanting to take too bold a position on his better-known counterpart, Fassbender, when asked about their chemistry, offered little more than Pitt is "generous.")
"Basterds" led to the "X-Men" and other studio roles. It also has yielded periodic tabloid interest. Fassbender, who lives in London, has gained some notoriety for an active night life as well as prolific romantic adventures — he's been linked to "X-Men" costar Zoe Kravitz and British Olympian Louise Hazel, as well as "Shame" co-star Nicole Beharie — and has said he's never had a relationship longer than two years.
How much longer he can continue in this in-between place as a top actor but not a top star remains to be seen; in today's Hollywood, most actors tend after a while to either break all the way through or return to supporting parts or smaller productions.
Fassbender professes no such concerns. "It's about making bold choices and bringing a freshness that's engaging," he said of his career path. Just the same, he's trying to take a little more control. He has signed on for his first producing role, of a movie version of the video game "Assassin's Creed," which he is developing and may star in, though he said he hopes to soon get to the brass tacks of casting others. That Brad Pitt relationship may come in handy yet.


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theace necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 219 diseños de 81 diseñadores freelance.
I need a quality logo for a website that will be called "List Fuel". I want something simple, clean, and professional ...
I pick winners, and I pay designers ...
List Fuel
First up, I have run two contests ... I've chosen two winners ... and I've paid them both. I'm not here to play games.
That being said, I expect QUALITY work, and won't accept anything that appears to be even remotely amateur. If you're not a damn good designer, this isn't the contest for you ...
This will be a logo for a website called List Fuel. This will be a service that helps our clients build their optin email lists ...
Now, let's rock ...
The logo must include the words List Fuel ( which can be upper case, lower case, or a combination as shown ) and a mark of some kind that will serve as a stand-alone logo, identifiable even without the words "List Fuel" near it.
I like the look, and gradient used at http://www.moo.com/, and their "drop" is an example of a stand-alone mark that might work even without the word "moo" in it.
I'm thinking something like the moo "drop", but more like a flame maybe? But, keep in mind this service also deals with email list building, so any way you could incorporate email, or mail, with the mark would be good ...
Maybe something like a stamp, with a flame on it ... that might be a workable combination.
In my head, I'm picturing List and Fuel being words that don't look exactly the same in terms of the weight of the fonts and/or the color of the font used. This is common in logo type.
I didn't say use a different weight, and color for each word ... I said, that might be an option. YOU are the designer, and I'll be picking the best logo, which is usually the one where a designer thought a little about the look, and made improvements on the suggestions of the client.
It would be nice if this logo would work on both a white background, and a black background just a well ... it's not a requirement, but it would be nice.
- Simple, Clean, Professional
- Must Scale. Readable Large or Small
- Provided at 300dpi
- Black and Red/Orange/Yellow Gradient
- Must Include An Stand-Alone Icon
- Strong Professional Sans-Serif Lettering
- No Photoshop "Flame" Effects
- No Amateur or Lazy Work
- No Stock Graphics, Images, or Icons
- No Comic Sans ;)
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