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Unless this column is your only source for information about the wine world AND the Supreme Court of the United States, you've probably heard by now that the Supremes recently rolled up their robes and stomped around a bit in the bizarre field blend that is U.S. alcohol regulatory policy. I curled up with the decision, and a few other fun texts, and had myself a time.
The Court ruled that New York and Michigan were in violation of the Commerce Clause of the Constitution when they enacted laws that allowed in-state wineries to ship directly to consumers but required out-of-state wineries either to work through the three-tier distribution system or, in the case of New York, set up a New York-based office -- a prohibitively expensive affair. The majority opinion, delivered by Justice Kennedy, concluded that "if a state chooses to allow direct shipment of wine, it must do so on evenhanded terms." Discrimination based on the wineries' being in or out of state was ruled unconstitutional.
This was a victory for the little guy, the small winery that might very well get lost in the ever-expanding portfolios of the ever-shrinking number of distributors. The decision noted that "between 1984 and 2002, the number of licensed wholesalers dropped from 1600 to 600," while the number of wineries in the United States has broken 3000. Small wineries that don't make enough wine (or money) to attract notice from the distributors have found a new marketplace: direct shipment, particularly through the Internet. The ruling again: "From 1994 to 1999, consumer spending on direct wine shipments doubled, reaching $500 million per year, or three percent of all wine sales." And that was six years ago. (Of course, the little guy may be making a decidedly unpopulist $75 Syrah, but if he makes only 400 cases, he remains a little guy for our purposes here.) It was a blow to the wholesalers, distributors, and retailers who would rather not see their system bypassed.
Or maybe not. Justice Kennedy wrote that "the current patchwork of laws -- with some states banning direct shipments altogether, others doing so only for out-of-state wines, and still others requiring reciprocity -- is essentially the product of an ongoing, low-level trade war." Now that it's an all-or-nothing proposition, the war for the states will heat up. There's still an easy, if expensive, way for the wholesalers to win: lobby each state's legislature to ban direct shipments altogether. Tom Wark's wine blog Fermentations recently posted a lengthy list of contributions from the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association to various politicians and political groups during the 2004 election cycle. (Did I mention the list was long?) It runs to something just shy of a million dollars. About the Association, he wrote that its "most important mission over the past decade has been to prevent wine lovers from being able to buy wine direct from retailers or wineries."
That's not how they put it, of course. Wark also provides the text of some prepared remarks read by WSWA president and CEO Juanita Duggan at the Association's 2005 convention in Orlando. They're worth reproducing here, if only in part: "Let me ask you the same question I asked a roomful of police chiefs in Albuquerque last year: What would you do if you saw a guy parked near a school with his trunk open, putting bottles of alcohol in brown paper bags, and handing them out to kids? Their answer -- lock him up, of course. But you can only lock him up if you can find him. And chances are you can't find him if he's selling that same alcohol on the Internet."
She goes on to say that "controlling access to alcohol is our moral obligation.... The issue is one of morality.... It is a stark choice between regulated versus completely unregulated sales of alcohol.... The economics of the sale and distribution of alcohol in the United States derive from our unique moral legacy. It's not sales or margins that are at stake. It's our moral credibility."
Strong words, words that find an echo in the halls of government. Right after the Court's ruling, Nida Samona -- head of Michigan's Liquor Control Commission -- said she would urge the state's legislature to prohibit all direct sales. She didn't mention money either (though Fermentations made note of her associations with the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association). Like Duggan, she wanted the prohibition because it was the best way to keep the demon wine out of the hands of minors. (As I'm writing this, I'm just finding out that she's backed off her original statements and is now "leaving her mind open to looking at other alternatives." Fermentations again.)
But even if she's backing off, the "what about the children" argument was still advanced by the states, which, wrote Kennedy, "aided by several amici, claim that allowing direct shipment from out-of-state wineries undermines their ability to police underage drinking."
That claim brought up one of my favorite paragraphs in the decision: a Supreme Court justice talking about the young people of today. Kennedy started off with the data: "A recent study by the staff of the FTC found that the 26 states currently allowing direct shipments report no problems with minors' increased access to wine." Data presented, he started opining. "First, minors are less likely to consume wine, as opposed to beer, wine coolers, and hard liquor." Amen. "Second, minors who decide to disobey the law have more direct means of doing so." Fake IDs and of-age buddies, anyone? "Third, direct shipping is an imperfect avenue...for minors who, in the words of a past president of the National Conference of State Liquor Administrators, 'want instant gratification.' Without concrete evidence...we are left with the states' unsupported assertions." Kennedy went on to note that minors could just as easily order their alcohol from in-state wineries, or if they live in Michigan, from retailers licensed to deliver directly to consumers. Duggan and company have a solution for that, but what came before must have been hard on their eardrums. Their phantom problem had failed to terrify the Court. (And there's reason to believe they knew it was a phantom. When the Coalition for a Responsible Michigan formed, in part to fight direct sales of alcohol over the Internet, a Michigan pollster who collected data on the issue went on the record saying, "The point is that we know there are no ways of knowing that kids aren't doing these things. This is a preemptive strike. Why make it a problem? Why even make the potential of a problem?")
My other favorite part of the decision came in Justice Stevens's short dissent, which comes before Justice Thomas's much longer dissent in the text. In it, Stevens notes that "the notion that discriminatory state laws violated the unwritten prohibition against balkanizing the American economy -- while persuasive in contemporary times when alcohol is viewed as an ordinary article of commerce -- would have seemed strange indeed to the millions of Americans who condemned the use of the 'demon rum' in the 1920s and 1930s.... Today's decision may represent sound economic policy and may be consistent with the policy choices of the contemporaries of Adam Smith who drafted our original Constitution; it is not, however, consistent with the policy choices made by those who amended our Constitution in 1919 and 1933." Point noted. I'll take the contemporaries of Adam Smith any day.


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With film festivals in Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York all taking place this month, it seems nearly every movie with awards season hopes has already had — or has at least booked — its world premiere. But Hollywood's own AFI Fest was able to land a highly anticipated, still-under-wraps title to help kick off its November event: "Foxcatcher," director Bennett Miller's wrestling drama.
The film, which stars Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo, will play on Nov. 8, the second day of the eight-day festival.
"Saving Mr. Banks," featuring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney, will be the opening night gala on Nov. 7, following its debut at the London Film Festival a month before. The Joel and Ethan Coen folk music drama "Inside Llewyn Davis," which debuted at Cannes in May, will close the gathering on Nov. 14.
AFI organizers also said Wednesday that 85-year-old French New Waveauteur Agnès Varda, who has directed over 30 films including "Cleo From 5 to 7" and "The Beaches of Agnes," will serve as the festival's guest artistic director.
"Foxcatcher," Miller's follow-up to his 2011 hit "Moneyball," is based on real events and centers on Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz (Tatum), who has never been able to live up to the athletic prowess of his brother, Dave (Mark Ruffalo). When millionaire John du Pont (Steve Carell), heir to the Du Pont chemical fortune, takes Mark under his wing, the athlete is hopeful he'll be able to change his luck. Instead, Du Pont sucks him into a downward spiral that leads to a tragic outcome.
The picture is based on Mark Schultz's autobiography, which described Du Pont as a mentally unstable man who used his money to build a wrestling training facility on his Pennsylvania estate. The film will be released by Sony Pictures Classics on Dec. 20, the same day "Saving Mr. Banks" hits theaters.
The Disney tale, meanwhile, is about the lengths the Mouse House creator went to so he could get "Mary Poppins" on the big screen. Emma Thompson stars as P.L. Travers, the "Poppins" author who had a contentious relationship with Disney. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the classic film about the English nanny — which premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1964 — AFI Fest will hold a special screening of "Mary Poppins" during its opening weekend.
Held in the heart of Hollywood, AFI Fest attracted roughly 75,000 filmgoers last year. The event, now in its 27th year, has long had a reputation for bringing festival circuit favorites to Angelenos. In 2012, Sacha Gervasi's "Hitchcock" was the opening night film, and the only one at AFI Fest celebrating its world premiere.
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Movie review: 'A Christmas Carol'
Bah, humbug! Motion-capture 'Carol' needs human touch
The new Disney "A Christmas Carol" is another epic achievement in motion-capture animation, advancing the art form closer to photo-realism than "The Polar Express" or "Beowulf."
Dazzling, ornate visuals take us to the snowy London of 1837, swooping over its digital rooftops and down its digital chimneys. Faces take on musculature, expression and detail.
But like those earlier films, and certainly to a greater degree given the pathos, warmth and wit of the story, "A Christmas Carol" lacks and needs - desperately - that human touch.
That cinematic literalist Robert Zemeckis, who in Forrest Gump had a character say, "I'm going to San Francisco" and then scored the scene with the pop song "If You're Going to San Francisco," gives us Dickens straight, no chaser. He grasps the tone of the Charles Dickens novel (darker than most film versions). He lays out the familiar story beats and even more familiar touchstone lines.
"Make some slight provision for the poor ... Decrease the surplus population ... boiled in their own pudding ... Christmas? Bah, humbug."
And of course, that child's Cockney declaration - "Gaw-bless us, every one!"
But as Jim Carrey slings an English accent for Scrooge, an Irish one for the Ghost of Christmas Past and a vague Scots one for his Ghost of Christmas Present, as his skinnier, more curmudgeonly digital self does little Scrooge dances and collapses into grief, I wanted to see the real Jim Carrey perform that.
And I really missed having the great and real Gary Oldman, as Bob Cratchit, registering grief at Tiny Tim's fate and heartfelt shock at Mr. Scrooge's conversion.
What Zemeckis delivers is a spooky "Christmas Carol," aptly released just a week after Halloween. A creepy quiet hangs over the tale of a wealthy miser who is taught the meaning of Christmas by a series of ghosts - corpses come to life, or in the case of the Ghost of Christmases Yet to Come, a spectral shadow, the literal Grim Reaper come to show Scrooge the error and evil of his ways.
The laughs are few and very far between. Carrey's Ghost of Christmas Past is a candle and the animated version of the actor goofs around with the idea of "flickering." But that begs the question - "Why cast Jim Carrey if you're not going to get him to be funny?" Turning him into Bacchus (the standard way of interpreting Christmas Present) and making him laugh and laugh is no substitute for the playfulness each of those roles allows.
The digital avatars for Carrey, Oldman (Bob Cratchit), Colin Firth (as Scrooge's nephew Fred) and Robin Wright Penn (as Fan and Belle) aren't particularly flattering to the actors, who are recognizable but given Dickensian features.
But by Fezziwig, that story still works and tugs at the heart. It would even if each ghost's visit weren't scored with overly suitable Christmas carols.
The chilling moments are many, as this gorgeous-looking "Christmas Carol" embraces, better than most, the novel's cautionary and always timely message. When it comes to money, love and compassion, stinginess is no virtue. You simply cannot take any of them with you.
Two and a half stars
WITH VOICES OF: Jim Carrey, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Cary Elwes
RATED: PG for scary sequences and images.
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While walking on the treadmill at the gym, I watched a morning news feel-good story about an American military neurosurgeon who was haunted by an Iraq War patient he had treated. The soldier that landed on his operating table was "the most horribly wounded soldier" the surgeon had ever seen. But they patched up his terrible head wound and shipped him off to Germany. Years later, the doctor was ready to re-visit his war experience. He Googled the name of the soldier he was sure had died of his wounds and, to his surprise, the man popped up in a T.V. interview, very much alive.
The news story then showed video from that interview of a man who looked as if someone had scooped out a third of his brain and replaced a portion of his formerly-round skull with a sunken flat plate. But the soldier could walk and talk, despite having lost a chunk of his frontal lobe.
And though the soldier was "not up to another interview" (for this current report), there were still-pictures of him and his neurosurgeon meeting. The doctor reported (after) that he had asked his former patient what I thought was a deeply insightful question: was he happy that he had survived? The soldier answered that, yes, he was.
This was a powerful moment. About as profound as can be imagined. But, of course, these kinds of news stories aren't really about the profound (or disturbing) aspects of these stories: they are meant to be inspirational, aspirational, "feel-good" tales of that type that allows you and I to easily borrow some added confidence (in our own resilience) from hearing of the experiences of someone who's been through real shit.
But I don't feel good when I watch a story like this. I see the lingering, daily struggle (that is the long shadow of the original tragedy) that looms over the "happy ending" that we are all supposed to assent to — and move on from — having snatched up our bit of "borrowed courage". (I felt the same way about all of the cheering for the slightest progress of Representative Gabby Giffords after she was shot in the head).
As I watched the story of the "recovered" soldier this morning, I reflexively uttered "Goddamn war", expressing a deep revulsion at the idea that sentient individuals had worked together to create the conditions of war under which a strong, physically able young man was suddenly and irrevocably stripped of a large chunk of his capacities.
But even as I said that, I realized that other humans were very likely watching this story and having equally strong emotional reactions that were going to be the complete opposite of mine. Some might feel a sweeping sense of admiration for the soldier, or awe at the doctor's skill, or anger at the bastards that set off the road-side bomb that wounded the soldier. In short, each of us who react to a story react according to different sets of moral triggers. As Jonathon Haidt describes so well in "The Righteous Mind" (reviewed this blog), we humans fall into one of several categories on that score (meaning that — when presented with a moral dilemma — though many of us will react in similar ways, we are not safe to assume that all humans will react in the same way we do).
Despite this natural variation in our moral response, in practice I think that we all pretty much assume that our moral centers are the ones that are properly calibrated, and so we are often surprised when the obvious wrong that outrages us don't elicit the same outrage in others. This is abundantly clear in politics and social values, where, as an example, an evangelical conservative might see abortion as the moral equivalent of institutionalized genocide, yet be mystified by a progressive who sees the denial of the right of a gay citizen to marry as the equivalent of denying an African American of his legal rights because of his race.
So it would seem that the thing that we all have in common is not the particular moral issue we react to, but the strength of the reactions we have to events that outrage (or inspire) us.
It is clear to me that we are "feeling" animals. And I would take this further and suggest today that it these sorts of experiences — when our deep emotions are attached to experiences — that are, to my mind, the source of all that we might possibly define as "meaning".
Each of us, if pressed, could probably write out a list of the things that make life "meaningful". I suspect that these would be the activities (or traits) that we feel the most strongly about. We might put on that list "a sense of purpose", or "love", or "meaningful work" or "kindness". These are the kinds of things that make us feel good in a way that we see as different from the simple satisfying of a hunger for food or a lust for sex. These are the kinds of things that give us a specific kind of feeling — that sense of well-being that comes from a regular experience of the "higher" emotions.
What do I mean when I argue that it is the welding of our "higher" emotions to experience that forms the basis for meaning in our lives? I realize that we might be hesitant to grant this rather mechanical-sounding point, as one of the things that makes our "higher" emotions, well, "higher" is that we attribute to them a certain transcendent quality. Part of the reason they have such an elevated influence on us is that they come upon us in ways that are most often rare and wondrous. They are harder to generate than the simpler pleasures of eating our favorite snack or watching our favorite t.v. show. Like everything else, their rarity makes them precious and highly valued. And like everything else of value, it almost follows as axiomatic that we will try to manufacture these most desired feelings (the "feel good" story I relate above is a perfect example of this).
Now to a religious person, all of this may simply sound like me trying to drag the realm of the angels down to earth. (That's just silly, of course, because no actual angels will be harmed by this sermon). But many do seriously believe that a materialistic view of life (meaning that there is nothing about our experience of life that happens outside of natural processes, whether understood or not) leads to a cheapening of human life. I hardly think this is the case, but it's worth taking a serious look at this important point.
The fear of a materialistic view is, I think, twofold: The first being that a loss of external (divine) validation will weaken the moral bonds that moderate bad human behavior. The second fear is that our experience of the transcendent will simply cease (this fear being a reflection of just how much we value these experiences and feelings). Both of these fears are rooted in the assumption that morality and transcendent experience are purely products of God, of which we are passive recipients and respondents: i.e. we are not the source.
Were this to be an accurate description of reality, these fears would, indeed, be reasonable and completely valid (for then it would be true that if God were to go away, then with Him would go our treasured morality and ecstatic experience! ) But here is the tricky part of this transition from what is, essentially, our habitual practice of dislocating portions of our consciousness from inside the brain to outside of our physical selves: if we can allow ourselves to entertain the possibility that our experience of existence is actually a process occurring within the confines of our body and brain, then this deep fear of this great loss becomes meaningless and moot. If we can allow ourselves this shift — what I would call a returning of our dislocated self to it's true location, what actually changes is more akin to moving some colored pins on a map than actually moving any actual nations or landmasses. Nothing essential actually changes (or goes away). We are simply thinking about our experiences differently.
To be honest, it might be worth saying here that even when I locate (or conceptualize) my self within my physical body, I still experience my thoughts and feelings in a sort of imagined space in that body — meaning that I'm not actually sensing where each synapse or nerve is functioning when I think or feel. So it could be argued that I am quibbling over swapping one conceptually useful inaccuracy for another, more useful one! So why even bother with it?
As I've asserted before, recognizing that you and I only get this one chance at being living, breathing human beings reveals, to my mind, a truer value of life. There is no hiding our naked vulnerability in "heavenly rewards" or "the next life". (Yes, our DNA carries on in our children, and our component elemental parts will be "recycled" once we no longer require them in our living bodies, but we will most likely not go on living forever as the individuals we were in life reborn by God in newly-minted heavenly bodies).
I think that — when it comes to the conscious individual experience of existence — this one life is all we get. And it reasonably follows that there is nothing intelligent "out there" to either rely on or worry about. An unexpected result of this word-view is the fact that I now recoil at human tragedy like I never did when I was trying so hard to be a Christian. (Some of that may be a function of age and experience, but my Darwinian world-view is surely a large part of the equation).
None of this diminishes the value that our emotions place upon the things that are meaningful to us. To think that would be silly as well. Sure, what you and I value means nothing to the rest of the vast, cold universe. So what? (I mean that: so what?). That also means that the rest of the vast, cold universe is incapable of passing even the slightest judgement upon us for feeling our feelings as we do (for every loss there is also gain). We are what we are. And a great deal of what we are is our capacity to feel deeply about things that matter to us.
All living things want to keep on living. But we are the only animals that want — no, need — to live meaningful lives as well. It could be argued, I think, that it is a sense of meaning that fuels our capacity to want to continue living. And the fact that this matters to us as much as it does is, in the end, all the justification we need.
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BioShock 2 has gone to number one in this week's UK charts.
Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2 sales hit 3 million units
EA confirmed in its Q3 FY10 earnings call yesterday that Dragon Age: Origins and Left 4 Dead 2 have both sold over 3 million units since releasing back in fall.
FIFA 10 sells 9.7 million units LtD
EA's confirmed it has sold just short of 10 million units of FIFA 10 since its release last October.
FIFA 10 sells 2 million units in UK
EA's said that over 2.2 million units of FIFA 10 has been sold in the UK.
Modern Warfare 2 was best-selling 360 game last year in UK
ELSPA's confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 was the best selling Xbox 360 game during 2009 in the UK.
Modern Warfare 2, FIFA 10 were biggest UK PlayStation games in 2009
ELSPA's confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 was the biggest selling game for PlayStation 3, and FIFA 10 for PSP, in the UK last year.
Modern Warfare 2 is best-selling UK game of 2009, says ELSPA
ELSPA's confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 was the best-selling game of 2009, followed by FIFA 10 and Wii Sports Resort.
EA: FIFA "beating the heck out of" Pro Evolution Soccer
EA Europe president Jens Uwe Intat has told MCV that the company's FIFA series is "beating the heck out of" Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer.
FIFA 10 sells over 4.5 million worldwide, Ultimate Team announced
EA has announced that FIFA 10 has sold over 4.5 million units worldwide since launch, and in the same breath revealed FIFA 10 Ultimate Team, a game mode expansion for PS3 and Xbox 360. Based on internal sales projections, FIFA 10 has sold through more than 4.5 million units worldwide since launch, a 26 percent […]
UK charts: MW2 destroys everyone to become No. 1
The latest UK charts has just been released, with Modern Warfare 2 completely smashing everyone to become No. 1, raking in 1.7 million units and grossing £67 million. Ain't that a surprise. Wii Sports Resort went up one, from three to two, and FIFA 10 drops down one to three. Other then Modern Warfare 2, […]
UK charts: Wii Fit Plus takes over at No. 1
Wii Fit Plus has gone to No. 1 in the latest UK charts, having entered it last week at two. Last week's No. 1, Football Manager 2010, slipped to four in the charts. The top three is rounded off by FIFA 10 and Wii Sports Resort. Dragon Age: Origins debuted at five. Find the full […]
Moore in FIFA Japan score "delight"
EA Sports boss Peter Moore's expressed "delight" at FIFA 10 hitting the Japanese charts on launch, writing on his blog. "Imagine my delight to see Famitsu award the game a platinum rating (36/40), a score only enjoyed by the cream of the crop of games released in Japan," he said. "That score obviously caught soccer […]
UK charts: PES 2010 topples FIFA 10 from No. 1 spot
Sweet praise be jebus! FIFA 10 is finally off the top spot? So, what has taken it's place? Why, it's only PES 2010! The Konami football game came in storming and took the No. 1 spot off FIFA, which only drops to three. Forza Motorsport 3 enters at two. WWE Smackdown vs Raw '10 enters […]
FIFA 10 kicks off in NA
FIFA 10's launched in North America, as you can see in this PR. The highly-rated sports title shipped on October 1 in Europe, racking up 1.7 million copies in its first week at retail. The US packaging features Major League Soccer players Cuauhtémoc Blanco of Chicago Fire and Sacha Kljestan of Chivas USA. More through […]
FIFA 10 clears 1 million UK units in three weeks
FIFA 10's sold "comfortably" more than 1 million units in the UK in three weeks, Chart-Track said today. The game beat FIFA 09 to the million milestone by three weeks. As reported earlier, FIFA 10 managed to hold off Uncharted 2's launch last week to to keep hold of its top chart slot.
UK charts: Uncharted 2 beaten by FIFA 10 to No. 1
Uncharted 2 has entered this weeks UK charts very strongly, but not enough to usurp FIFA 10 from the No. 1 position. The Naughty Dog shooter still comes in though at a very respectable second. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising caps off the top three. Brutal Legend comes in decently enough, coming in at 7. Find […]
UK charts: FIFA 10 remains top of the pile
FIFA 10 has retained it's postition at the top of the UK charts, despite sales for the game dropping over 64 percent. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising puts up a strong challenge, and also becomes Codemasters' biggest selling launch title, but still sees it fall short and land second in the charts. Need for Speed: Shift […]
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Look at charming buildings anew to understand how they captivate you
A charming building can take my breath away, much as the Harpswell, Maine cape did when my husband and I first drove by it. The red colonial (see below) is another charmer. It has often been featured on the Secret Garden Tour in Newport, Rhode Island. The little bungalow (also below) is dear to my heart too, in part because it's my parents' house in Connecticut, and because of its storybook hominess.
These three New England homes exude charm. Why? What is it about these that is so pleasing? Perhaps if we look at them together and consider what they have in common we can identify the ingredients vital to a recipe for charm.
Granted, these are all older homes, but charm needn't be relegated exclusively to by-gone eras. With our recipe in hand to inform us, we should be able to design charming new homes and renovations -- not imitations or replicas but buildings inspired by the characteristics that these homes share. Like any good recipe there should be wiggle room for innovation, occasional substitution, and regional adaptation, but at its core a recipe for charm should be timeless.
grounding rooflines
The rooflines of these three are all different.
- The Harpswell house includes two gable* roofs and a shed* porch roof.
- The Newport colonial has a gambrel* roof.
- The bungalow has a hipped* primary roof with a hipped gable* dormer and a hipped porch roof.
Despite these differences, each is one-and-one-half stories, which means each has one full story bound by exterior walls and an upper partial story under the sloped roof. This keeps them modest in scale and well grounded.
A grounding roof approaches the ground as it shelters the building and sheds water downward. When a first story porch wraps across an end wall or entrance as it does in the Harpswell house and Connecticut bungalow, it further grounds the building and minimizes its scale. Keep in mind that "scale" is a relative term, referring to the human scale. If you were to stand alongside these buildings their mass or scale would not overwhelm you; the eave line would not be far out of reach.
legible massing
These all also have simple overall massing. "Massing" describes three-dimensional form and its related bulk or disposition. A building's mass may be distributed a number of ways.
- The Harpswell house is roughly formed by two gables that abut at perpendicular corners leaving an open space rather than wrapping into a continuous ell.
- The Newport colonial forms a more common ell (though only one wing is shown in this photo).
- The bungalow is essentially a central block with minor extensions from the core.
Their geometries and footprints are easy to understand and thus, one would imagine, easy to navigate too -- which makes them legible.
engaged relationship with landscape
Each has an integral relationship with the landscape.
- The Harpswell house rests quietly within a dreamy flat meadow with a lush sheltering backdrop of deciduous trees and conifers that extend from about eave height to well above the chimney. A close look will reveal a neatly trimmed lawn immediately around the house that is then allowed to merge effortlessly with the soft meadow in the foreground.
- The Newport colonial is buffered by densely planted colorful wildflowers that enjoy the southern exposure, and by an untrimmed privet hedge that provides fence-height privacy.
- The bungalow is bordered by dancing, sill-height rose bushes and a tightly planted under-course of round boxwoods that follow a curved contour. Together these plantings ease the transition between angular house and lawn without obscuring desirable sunlight or breezes.
simple color palette and harmonious materiality
One of the first things to register about the Harpswell house is the stark all-white wood clapboards, windows, and trim punctuated with a red door, red brick chimney, and natural cedar shingle roof. The color palette is spare and a delightful contrast with the natural green of summertime. On the other hand, with its preponderance of white wood, the house would be in near full camouflage in a winter-white landscape, as if to remind us that the house is very much part of the landscape. The materials themselves are derived from a similar natural environment.
The Newport colonial also makes a simple color statement. The all red wood clapboards, windows, and trim carve a clean, simple silhouette against the blue sky and the green plantings. Tying the red color of the house into the red color of the fence further delineates building elements from the landscape. In a winter-white landscape the red built structures would stand out even more starkly. No matter how hard the little red house may try to distinguish itself from the environment with its bold red palette, it too is composed of the very materials that surround it: wood, stone, and earthen brick.
The bungalow's palette is more varied, but subtly so. The beige wood, side-wall shingles are gently offset by the white windows and trim. The blue-green door adds a touch of vibrant color to mark the front the entrance. Here the windows have a greater presence than in the other houses where there are a few discreet openings within larger expanses of wall. The white trim that surrounds the bungalow's windows dominates the palette. The black of the reflected glass in the ganged front casement windows is modulated by the crisp white muntin bars. Here, too, natural materials reign.
thoughtful details
The attention to noteworthy details in each of these three houses is another hallmark of their charm. The Harpswell house's horizontal rake* and frieze* trim that runs between the taller gable and shorter perpendicular gable is instantly distinctive. Like a song that you can recognize from the first few bars, a close-up of that detail alone would be enough for you to identify this house. On the one hand, that horizontal moment at the roof intersection is a little bizarre; on the other, it tells the story of how these two volumes came to be joined over time. Theirs is a relationship that evolved most likely from a practical need to grow.
At the Newport colonial the back of the bee-hive oven (that bulges from within the stone masonry on the end elevation) is unabashedly unique. The fact that its placement is off-center within the surrounding masonry only further accentuates its eccentricity. Architects are generally suckers for form that reveals function, but surely this is a detail that would charm any fan of New England ingenuity.
The bungalow has less conspicuous notable details, but charming ones nonetheless. The wide porch pilasters* on the shingle half wall and repeated narrow double hung windows are among them.
recipe for architectural charm
- grounding roof lines
- legible massing
- engaged relationship with landscape
- simple color palette and harmonious materials
- thoughtful details
Create legible massing with grounding roof lines to modulate scale. Choose forms and siting that engage the landscape and natural forces. Incorporate a simple color palette and harmonious materials. Add thoughtful details and ruminate until your creation has risen to the charm challenge.
Let's put what we've learned to use. Slapdash imitations and ungainly, ill-conceived alternatives abound. Anyone can whip up processed Kraft macaroni and cheese. But it's the inspired cook that can concoct a new mouth-watering, custom-made rendition of the comfort-food staple. Let's take the time and thought to create original new houses and renovations informed by these three charming architectural precedents.
by Katie Hutchison for the House Enthusiast
- * A gable roof has a peaked ridge with a simple downward slope on each side. A shed roof has a single slope. A gambrel roof has a central ridge with two downward roof pitches on each side. A hipped roof slopes in from all sides to a point or ridge line. A hipped gable is a gable roof that meets the end wall with a minor hip roof. The rake is the projecting edge where the roof meets an end wall. The frieze is the wall trim directly below the rake or eave. A pilaster is an engaged post or column formed against a wall.


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Tammara Wrenn became the first female to ever enter "the southern hemisphere's biggest rodeo, at Mt Isa in Queensland" this weekend. This is noteworthy for two reasons.
The first: Ms. Wrenn is a former swimsuit model who was named Miss Calendar Girl Australia 2003. The second: that same year, a dirt-biking accident left her comatose and "pretty much clinically dead with all the damage to my brain."
"I was sitting in my wheelchair feeling sorry for myself but I wasn't getting anywhere so I just put all my energy into getting better, improving my strength and my speech. I had difficulties walking and struggled a lot. I spent a long time walking around my house in high heels practising modelling."
But five months later, she was back on the catwalk. ... Now 28, Wrenn is the only female registered with the Australian Professional Rodeo Association.
Congrats to her. And congrats to the fighting-back spirit.
Tammara Wrenn becomes first female bullrider at the Mt Isa Rodeo [News.Co.Au]


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*Oops, "as in" not "is in"
He meant color is in red/blue (you mentioned him being a democrat).
lmao. For some reason the exclamation mark on "Please remember to bring a sack lunch!" just kills me.
This is starting to sound like Battlestar Galactica. We're screwed I think.
Or Star Trek: DS9 if memory serves me correctly.
By reading this comment, you agree to pay me $500 billion dollars (or, alternatively, pay on an installment plan with reasonable interest) with no chance for arbitration. And if you do take me to court and I loose, you agree to pay me anyway.
Sorry guys, them's the ropes.
Just imagine what happens when people who actually do have the skills jump in.
I can imagine it pretty clearly. ICE fights endlessly and fruitlessly to keep doing what they're doing, thinking their NEXT solution to the problem will be the end-all answer.
Oh no. Does this mean we have to start memorizing people's phone numbers again?
I was actually thinking about this recently from another angle. What if someone got a tattoo of someone else's intellectual property (say, Mickey Mouse)? Would the owner of that IP have any legal grounds to say that the tattooed individual can't allow that tattoo to be displayed in certain situations? What if the tattooee was getting paid to, say, show off their tattoos? Would Disney in this case have any claim on that money?
I'm certainly no legal expert, so there may be clear and obvious answers to my questions. Just something I was thinking about.
Agreed. That was the best part.
And why does Sony (who really should know better) think that this strategy will be effective this time, when every single time a company has reacted this way it has backfired in a big, bad way?
Because that's how Sony is. They have demonstrated continually throughout their recent history that they are a poorly managed company. They're pretty good at making stuff, but outside of that, they don't know what they're doing.
So this means Tom Cruise is a Commie, right?
"Its always an "us vs them" argument with you guys."
Oh, the irony.
This reminds me of someone I know who was babysitting and somehow didn't know that the kids had gotten on the computer to look up "weiner dogs." The parents came home, and, yeah.....
Somebody went to a Blockbuster?
I swear, reading the news nowadays makes me feel like 100% of everyone in power is either corrupt, stupid, or a moderate combination of the two. It's nice to hear stuff like this
Mike's so gonna get arrested for just writing the "sky high" thing.
Just kidding.
Half way.
Not to mention, the marginally higher cost (from digital to physical) to simply purchase a Beatles CD and import it into iTunes has never exactly been a huge barrier.
Not to mention, anyone performing that specific search probably already knows about the movie. Otherwise, why would they randomly Google that.
And if they Googled it because they randomly heard her name coupled with "pedophile" somewhere and wanted to learn more about it, she would only be absolved, as the person searching for the terms would learn, "Oh, that's just from a movie."
Ah, if only people gave these things some thought before suing.
or why there were Google results on it
?? Google will return results for practically anything. I doubt there's any combination of [name] + "pedophile" that would return 0 results.


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Kelowna Mortgage Broker John Denney is here to help you get your mortgage approved Today!
Are you looking for a Kelowna Mortgage Broker? You should call me John Denney. Here are a few reasons why you should contact me.
Reason #1-A Stress Free Experience-I believe that getting a mortgage to buy a house or to refinance an existing mortgage should be a stress free experience.
Reason #2-Wholesale Mortgage Rates-I have over 30 lenders, all competing for your business. Some you have never heard of before, that can be more competitive than the Big Banks.
Reason #3-A One Stop Approval Process-I realize that everyone's employment or income history and financial situation is unique. Good credit or bad credit we have lenders who will approve your mortgage application today.
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John Denney is a Mortgage Broker located in Kelowna British Columbia. John's weekly video blog has been created to answer common questions regarding the mortgage process. Whether you are a first time home buyer, in the marker for a new home or wanting to renew your existing mortgage, John wants to provide information that can help you out.
If you have a topic that is not covered on The Mortgage Guy's YouTube Channel or have any questions, feel free to contact John today.
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Our engraved personalized purse hangers are great for any woman wanting to keep her purse clean. Custom engraved with your choice of a single monogram or you can choose to have two initials added to the custom purse hanger. Each purse hanger folds up nicely when not in use and has a small magnet attached that keeps it in place, in addition there is a non-scratch rubber bottom. It is small enough to fit in a purse so your purse never has to sit on the floor again. Our purse hanger makes a great gift for any woman on your list and are also great gifts for weddings, birthday, graduations, Christmas or any other occasion. The person you give this too will wonder what she did without one.
We also offer personalized photo purse hangers, so be sure to check our other listing if wanting a photo instead of engraving
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I have a laundry room in the basement. There is no exhaust vent for the dryer. Currently we just open the window when drying, but this is not the greatest solution. There is a window and it is double paned glass. It seems to me this is probably the easiest option. I am afraid of damaging the window of course.
Should I try drilling/cutting the hole in the window for the dryer vent? Or should I have a professional do it?
The other option would be to drill a vent hole in the foundation.
The window itself is "European Style" in that it has a hinge on one side to be opened inwards and can also be "tipped" inwards.
FYI- I am in Europe and they do not use a lumber flooring system(here it is all concrete + cinder blocks), otherwise I would just go up and through the floor joists the old fashioned way. ;-)


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Simon Buckley is a British puppeteer and marionette performer who has worked on a number of Muppet and Creature Shop productions. His other credits include numerous British television shows and theatre productions; his best known character may be Nobby the Sheep from the show Gimme 5.
Muppet Credits
- The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (marionettes and hand puppets, uncredited).
- Labyrinth: Goblins (not the voice); marionette operator
- The Bear (Expressions; cable puppet operator)
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (Muppet performer)
- Muppet Treasure Island (twelve weeks as principal puppeteer's stand in, additonal puppeteer and Sweetum's eyes)
- Lost in Space (Robot puppeteer)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (puppeteer)
- Muppet CD-ROM: The Muppets Inside (Muppet performer)
Non Muppet Puppeteering
- Spitting Image (most of it. In the later series he puppeteered but did not voice the Tony Blair puppet amongst many others)
- The Spooks Of Bottle Bay (Seasons 2 and 3 only)
- Gimmie Five (Nobby The Sheep)
- The Pig Attraction
- According to his official website, Buckley is also an Anglican priest licensed to St Anne's Church in Soho (London).
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- Japanese Grand Prix 2006
Alonso closes on title as Schumacher blows out
- Race:
- Japanese Grand Prix
- Championship:
- FIA Formula One World Championship
- Drivers:
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- Michael Schumacher
- Circuits:
- Suzuka Circuit
Fernando Alonso took an iron grip on the drivers' title as rival Michael Schumacher's engine gave out at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Schumacher moved level on points with Alonso with a win in China last week, but his normally reliable Ferrari blew out and Alonso roared to victory at Suzuka.
Felipe Massa led away for Ferrari, chased by team-mate Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher and Alonso who overtook Jarno Trulli's Toyota at turn one. Alonso got past Ralf Schumacher on lap 13 and Massa pitted early with an electrical problem, allowing Alonso to chase the elder Schumacher for the lead. The gap came down until a wisp of smoke, then a plume of oil smoke belched from the back of Schumacher's Ferrari.
It was so unexpected that onlookers did a double-take. Was it really Schumacher's Ferrari? It was and Alonso stormed away to reassert at the head of the championship.
Massa bagged second place from Fisichella, while Button took his Honda to fourth, a popular result in the Japanese marque's back yard.
With Alonso holding a 10-point lead, Schumacher has to win in the final race in Brazil and hope his rival does not finish if he is to snatch the title.


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Before, During and After: The Do's & Don't of Managing a Police Funeral
by John Cooley
Practical, relevant and actionable advice from the one of the country's foremost experts on line of duty funeral management.
Knowing what to do before, during and after a funeral service can be difficult, especially if you are personally affected by the loss.
While every service is unique, we have outlined a few basic tips to help you determine what to do when someone you know loses a loved one.
Prior to the Service
Send a Card or Sign the Online Guestbook with a personal note to offer your condolences. Many families will read the messages again for ongoing emotional support.
See Funeral Etiquette: What to Say for tips on what you might want to write.
Check the obituary
Contact the funeral home or visit the funeral home's web site to confirm the service is open to the public. Remember to ask the funeral home if there is a viewing, as well as if it is appropriate to send flowers or make a charitable donation.
Honor flower/donation requests.
If the family requests a donation to a charitable organization in lieu of flowers, it is important to honor the family's wishes. Generally, information on the charity can be found at the funeral home. If the family does not request a charitable contribution, it is customary to send flowers for the service.
Show Your Support.
If you are a close friend of the family, a great way to express sympathy is through actions. Volunteer to pick up their dry cleaning, shop for groceries, deliver meals, or even help with household chores. You might offer to help make necessary phone calls or stay at the house to take calls and receive guests while family members make arrangements at the funeral home or cemetery.
During the Service
Wear Proper Funeral Attire.
It's important to dress appropriately for the service. While there is no longer a requirement to wear all black, it is always safe to wear conservative clothing in dark or neutral colors. See Funeral Etiquette: What to Wear for more details.
Arrive Early.
Arrive at the funeral home, church, synagogue, temple or chapel at least 15 minutes before the service is expected to begin. Remember to turn off all cell phones and all electronic devices that can make noises, such as a watch alarm.
Sign the Register Book so that the family can have a keepsake of everyone who came to pay their respects. If you attend both the visitation and the funeral, you would most likely sign the register book only once. Sometimes the register book is divided into sections for each specific event, so you may want to ask the funeral home staff if it is appropriate to sign the book for each event you attend.
Hug the Family Members.
Offer your condolences by giving family members a hug. Remember to keep your words compassionate and sincere.
See Funeral Etiquette: What to Say for suggestions.
Participate in the Ceremony. While every service is different, and it is important to follow the lead of the clergy or main speaker, participate in the service as appropriate. Whether it is singing along with the music or accepting the invitation to say a few words, participating in the ceremony will not only help you grieve, but also will comfort the family. If asked to speak, be mindful of length of the service and respectful of the time of the other guests. Stand up to speak if you are seated, and be specific, clear and concise in your remarks.
Turn on your Headlights if you are part of the funeral procession to a graveside ceremony.
After the Service
Offer Transportation to Out of Town Guests.
Many family members and close friends will travel to attend the service. Offering transportation to the airport or around town is a nice way to ease the burden on the family.
Call or Stop By for a Visit.
Remember to check in with the family several days after the service and again once out-of-town guests return home. Often times the bereaved needs someone to talk to or temporarily distract them from their loss.
Deliver Food.
Delivering meals helps take the burden off the family, especially if they are hosting out of town guests. You may want to consider delivering meals prior to the service as well.
Stay Connected and Proactive.
It's important to come up with creative ways to stay connected because many times the bereaved will not feel like socializing or will not want to ask for help. Instead of asking the family if there is anything they need, do something special for them. Try offering suggestions like "I'm heading to the bakery for fresh bread and will drop off a basket on my way home." You can also send flowers, cards or other mementos that show you are thinking about them.


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The West African College of Nursing (WACN), a specialized agency of the West African Health Organization (WAHO) – an International Health Organization with headquarters in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso wishes to advertise for qualified and interested nurses and midwives in both Anglophone and Francophone countries of the West African sub region to apply for the award of Fellowship of the College.
Applicants should possess the following or higher qualifications:
- (i) First degree in nursing course from approved/accredited university with 5 years' post qualification experience.
(ii) Masters degree or PhD (will be an added advantage), with 2 years' post qualification.
(iii) Honorary Fellows of the College for conversion, who meet the criteria are eligible to apply also.
(iv) All applicants must be currently licensed to practice Nursing/Midwifery.
1. Applicants should download application form from the college site at www.wacn-online.com or collect form from the Secretariat or any of the WACN Chapters.
2. Applicants should make payment of non-refundable fee of $150 US Dollars payable to:
WACN account (To be provided to applicants on request from email@example.com) or from Chapter Chairmen.
3. A copy of the Teller/Receipt should be forwarded or scanned to the Secretariat email -email@example.com before processing of the application form which should be submitted with two recent Passport photographs and other stated documents.
4. In addition, applicants to the WACN Fellowship should have,
a. At least two publications in reputable professional journals to their credit. An evidence of a paper accepted for publication from a reputable journal may be considered.
b. They must have completed at least one health related research work.
c. Applicants should submit a 3,000 word-paper (research, education, practice) on contemporary issues in nursing and/or midwifery in their specialty area.
d. Four(4) copies each of items No. a, b, c, must be submitted spiral bound to the College Secretariat.
5. The shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a searching interview to be conducted by the College Panel of Assessors (Internal and External) at a scheduled date in November, 2014.
6. Results will be out by 31st December 2014
7. Successful candidates will each pay Admission Fee of Two Hundred US Dollars ($200) and an endowment fee of three hundred US dollars ($300) into the West African College of Nursing Account. All payments should be made before certification.
Certification will take place at the next BGM scheduled for March 2015 in Accra, Ghana.
Please Note:
Submission of application forms end July 31, 2014
Late submission attracts penalty
Submission of Research papers end August 29, 2014
Applicants should apply either online or contact the followings:


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Yan Sarazin necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 69 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
StatikPulse, StatikPulse Web Development
I have been working as a freelance web developer under the "StatikPulse" name since 2005. I have mainly been working as a contractor for government agencies so I've never really needed a logo.
Things are changing and the company will be growing. We are starting to get a bit more active in the online dev community so we want to have some branding so people know who we are.
A little history on the name "StatikPulse". I am a big music fan and "StatikPulse" came out of a lyric from one of my all time favorite punk/ska bands Operation Ivy. The lyric goes like this: "Static pulse inside of music bringing us escape.." Hopefully this gives you a bit of inspiration when designing the logo.
Our audience are those looking for web development services, wether it's full web applications to simple code snippets.
We will also be releasing free WordPress and jQuery plugins which will hopefully be bringing in traffic and more paid clients. Branding will also be used on business cards, avatars, etc.
We are looking for a logo icon and typography logo that will both work together, and separately. The icon should be inline with the logo name and not be overwhelming.
We would like to have it in PSD format fully layered with all your work so we can easily make changes if needed. The logo will be used in print as well so need it at 300dpi.
We are not tied to any colour scheme so we are giving you carte blanche to use any colours you want.
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Course Details
Course Description
About The Instructor(s)
Session, Dates: 1 (08/26/2019 - 12/13/2019)
Days: M W F
Time: 09:00 - 09:50 am
Location: Moon Campus
Room: Business School 118
Seats Available: 9 Seats
Credits: 3
This course covers a broad range of technological issues facing the finance professional and is broken into 4 major components. Component I The course reviews and expands the student's understanding of Excel and how it is used in the business community. Component 2 Provides the training and procedures to extract financial Data from Bloomberg, EDGAR, and Yahoo Finance. Component 3 Combines the Excel training (component 1) and the data retrieval of (component 2) to allow the student to complete a financial analysis of the firm. Component 4 Again combines the Excel training (component 1) and the data retrieval of (component 2) to Forecasting and Modeling in the business environment. It is by integrating all of those functions into one class that we can provide our students with the training and knowledge not only needed in today's financial work place, but also the skills needed to perform to a higher standard in classes such as Investments, Corporate Finance, International Finance, and Financial Analysis.
Frank R. Flanegin, Ph.D.
University Professor of Finance
412-397-6361 phone
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The DX Audio Service's Publisher and Editor is Fred Vobbe, W8HDU. Fred is a 25+ veteran in broadcasting, and has won numerous awards in the broadcasting and electronics field. He is the executive producer and editor for the DX Audio Service, and produces the DX Audio Service in the studios of Vobbe Communications. Vobbe Communications provides programming services to radio and television stations around the world. The company specializes in automated programming featuring adult contemporary and oldies programming. Fred's company also provides services such as voice mail, on telephone on hold programming, and corporate presentations. The original old studio in 1977 consisted of cart machines, reel to reel tape in 2-track and 4-track format, cassette formats. The new studio facilities are all digital, using computerized audio workstation editors, multitrack sound systems, digital networking, and studio interconnection devices. Fred is a Vice President and Chief Engineer for WLIO Television, an NBC television affiliate in Lima, Ohio. WLIO is the Number One most watched station in the United States. Be sure to visit their web page at WWW.WLIO.COM and check out Fred's Engineering Office. Fred is also an Assistant Director of the Allen County E.M.A. office, specializing in communications. In his radio career, he has enjoyed working with large multi-directional AM antenna arrays, like WLQV-1500 in Detroit, MI, which was nine towers with 50kW day, and twelve towers with 5kW night. Early in his career, he worked at WTUU in Toledo, which had a six tower array north of Toledo for daytime broadcasts, and six tower array south of Toledo for nighttime broadcasts. Fred also worked at WHND-560 / WMJC-94.7 in Detroit as an engineer. Before engineering, Fred worked in radio as an announcer at several medium market and large market stations in Eau Claire WI, Lapeer MI, Detroit MI, Toledo OH, San Diego CA, San Francisco CA., and with the William B. Tanner Company, which produced jingles, commercials, and production music for broadcast stations. Fred and Phil Wayne also collect Airchecks of radio stations, jingles, and popular Adult Contemporary and Oldies music. One of Fred's other hobbies is collecting music of Top Pop from the years 1954 to present. Fred is an active amateur radio operator, W8HDU, and trustee of the 443.625+, 145.370-, and 53.630- repeaters in Lima (pl-100), and operates on the HF bands in the CW mode. "I enjoy working on high power RF", said Fred, showing off an RCA BTA-1R3 which he rebuilt to new condition as a summer project. You can send E-Mail to Fred, regular mail to 706 Mackenzie Drive, Lima OH 45805-1835 USA


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Vary a couscous salad with chickpeas using any fresh vegetables you like.
Couscous salad with garbanzos and vegetables
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Servings: 6
For better value, purchase couscous from bulk grocers, especially natural-food markets. This salad can be made with any vegetables on special. Adapted from "The City Cook," by Kate McDonough.
1 box (10 ounces) instant couscous (1 1/4 cups)
2 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon each: Dijon mustard, coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups halved cherry tomatoes
1 cup diced seedless cucumber
1/2 cup canned garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup sliced green onions
1/4 cup chopped nuts, optional
1. Combine couscous, boiling water and 1 teaspoon olive oil in large mixing bowl. Stir with a fork; cover. Let sit 5 minutes; fluff with fork. Let cool.
2. Meanwhile, for vinaigrette, combine vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper in small bowl. Stir with fork until salt is dissolved and mustard is incorporated. Add the olive oil; whisk with fork until combined. Remix before dressing salad.
3. Add tomatoes, cucumber, garbanzos, feta, onions and nuts to the couscous. Toss. Add vinaigrette; toss again.
Nutrition information
Per serving: 355 calories, 39% of calories from fat, 15 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 11 mg cholesterol, 44 g carbohydrates, 9 g protein, 535 mg sodium, 4 g fiber.


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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. believes the American economy still has several years of strong growth ahead.
"We actually see the economy recovering and has further to go through 2016 or 2017," said Alexander Navab, KKR's co-head of Americas private equity, at the Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Conference in New York City Thursday.
"Today is actually a good time to be investing in private equity particularly in the recovery thesis in the U.S."
(Read more: Carlyle's Rubenstein still bullish on Japan, China)
Navab said corporate valuations were fair today. "We're certainly not at the low point and not at the high point," he said. "It's a decent valuation environment."
Navab gave the example of industrial equipment maker Gardner Denver, which KKR completed the acquisition of in July for approximately $3.9 billion. "We think this is quite a good company," said Navab in reference to Gardner Denver's opportunity for recovery and growth.
Navab said valuations in Brazil are, by contrast, cheap.
"The trends are quite positive, and If you have a long term view I think it's actually pretty interesting right now," said Navab. "The sentiment is limited and valuations have adjusted...a lot of people who talked about going to Brazil didn't show up."
Navab said he liked consumer oriented themes in Brazil to go along with the rising middle-class, such as compnaies in consumer products, retail, healthcare and education.
"We are seeing a fair amount of opportunities in those sectors," Navab said. "Valuations have come down."
Founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, private equity-focused KKR has $83.5 billion in assets under management as of June 30.


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gracethreading necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 29 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Grace Threading
Our core business is Eyebrow Threading. We provide skin care (day spa) services like Facials, Body Waxing, Chemical Peels. Our company Slogan is "Affordable Skin Care". So we need something with brand name and our core business into our logo.. We need it to be bold and speak clearly but at the sametime not over do its job. We have Earthy look for out spa.. so it should be able to blend in... I've some samples I can provide.. but don't want to kill the creativity. I am open to ideas as long as it can serve its purpose for years to come...
We aimed to be affordable yet quality spa to get your eyebrows threaded and for most of your skin care needs. We want our customers to feel comfortable and relaxing in our spa. Its 90% women customers as its beauty related.
We are looking for a logo represent our Day Spa - Grace Threading.
We would love to have the logo incorporate a thread or eyeborws but here are a few things to think about:
1. No Cartoons - we want it to be playful but not cheap or childlike
2. Nothing too elegant - we do not want to come across as being fancy. We want the locals to feel like they can afford the quality service here.
3. The typeface should be clear, simple and bold. We want something that stands out. Again being careful not to be too fancy.
Here is an example of a logo that we like:
Here is an example of what we are trying to avoid:
Please feel free to experiment with colors!
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg (logo/banner size) and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
Addition to final deliverables: Illustrator 10 or lower, with all fonts outlined. It needs to be a vector file.
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About 1,200 Los Angeles County striking children's social workers got the support Monday of 450 employees from the county Department of Public Social Services, who joined them on the picket line as they renewed demands to hire more workers and lighten caseloads.
Social workers for the Department of Children and Family Services went on strike Thursday to protest caseloads they say hamper their ability to protect the county's most vulnerable youngsters. Along with the DPSS social workers, they rallied Monday outside the district offices of the five Los Angeles County supervisors and called for a concrete proposal to expand the agency.
"We really care about these families and children," veteran DCFS social worker David Green said after a demonstration in El Monte. "We want them to make a long-term commitment to child safety."
Service Employees International Union Local 721, which represents the social workers in both departments, wants the county to slash the maximum caseload — now set at 31 — and commit to hiring 35 additional social workers a month for the next 17 months.
County officials say they are seeking state money and other funding sources that would allow them to bring on more social workers, who earn $41,000 to $86,000 annually.
In the meantime, officials said, 100 social workers are completing a year-long training academy and will assume a full caseload next month. An additional 150 will enter training in the coming weeks.
"The hardest part is that you can't just take anyone off the street," said David Sommers, a spokesman for county CEO Bill Fujioka. "They have to have a master's degree and pass a background check. We want to have the very best applicants possible."
Sommers said the DPSS has about 10,000 social workers, so there was only a minimal disruption in the handling of Medi-Cal, food stamps and other benefits programs. At DCFS, however, managers with field experience had to work cases and answer calls coming into a child-abuse hotline.
"We're handling it, but it's a stress on the department," Sommers said. "The idea is to get them back to work and back to the negotiating table."
The county and SEIU have tentatively agreed to a three-year contract that would give workers a 2 percent pay hike annually, plus a $500 bonus and additional health and retirement benefits. Talks broke down last Tuesday over the caseload issue and when workers would receive one of the salary installments.
Union spokesman Daniel Marquez said SEIU negotiators remain firm in their demand that the county formalize plans for beefing up the DCFS workforce and bringing caseloads down to more manageable levels. "The county says it's willing to work with us, but there's no way to hold them accountable," he said. "We want them to put it in the contract."
Fujioka has said he hopes SEIU will sign the contract, then work with the county on a long-term solution to improving the efficiency of DCFS social workers.