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Malloy declared winner, but Foley fights on
Election 2010: Bysiewicz says Malloy is victor, but Foley vows to fight on
HARTFORD -- Democrat Dan Malloy defeated Republican Tom Foley in the governor's race, according to revised numbers that will be released at noon by Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz's office.
Sources with knnowledge of the totals said Thursday morning that a discrepancy in reports from The Associated Press undercounted Malloy's margin of victory in New Haven. At about noon, Bysiewicz, who on Wednesday said Malloy had won by about 3,100 votes, will release the updated but still unofficial results showing that Malloy's margin is above the threshold for a recount.
The announcement comes a day after widespread confusion over the results of the race. The 2010 gubernatorial election was still up for grabs Wednesday amid a gross underestimation of turnout by Bridgeport voter registrars, differences between the two parties on the vote totals and the growing possibility the whole thing might end up in court.
Bysiewicz said Wednesday that preliminary results show Malloy catapulted to victory by winning big in New Haven and in Bridgeport, where ballot shortages led to the polls staying open until 10 p.m. In New Haven, Malloy had 21,108 votes, compared with 3,500 for Foley. In Bridgeport, the state's largest city, Malloy garnered 19,148 compared with 6,502 for Foley.
Bysiewicz said Wednesday that her overall tally, based on informal totals given her by registrars in all of the state's towns and municipalities, show Malloy a victor by 3,100 votes. That does not include uncounted absentee ballots, which the secretary of state said generally align with the overall voting split.
Meanwhile, the latest statewide tally compiled by The Associated Press showed Foley still was in front. He had 552,106 votes to Malloy's 543,682, or 50-49 percent, with 99 percent of the vote counted.
The AP withdrew its call of the race in Malloy's favor Wednesday evening.
Foley, speaking in his downtown Stamford headquarters, said his analysis indicates he, not Malloy, won by 2,000 votes.
"We have to go town-by-town and see where the discrepancies are and then we will call the registrars of voters in those towns and get the right answer," Foley said. "We need to figure out what are the right numbers in terms of the best record we have of the votes that were cast yesterday and then we'll decide what we'll do.
Foley appeared on a local Hartford radio show with Bysiewicz a couple hours later, where she said she would soon be releasing official vote totals. But by 6 p.m. they had not been posted. Reporters were told the numbers were still being tabulated and would be released on Thursday.
Bysiewicz did not respond to a request for a follow-up interview later in the day to obtain more clarity on the voting data.
Both Malloy and Foley declined to answer questions from reporters on whether they were gathering legal teams, but Republican State Central Committee Chairman Chris Healy is challenging the use of photocopied ballots in Bridgeport with the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
Shortly after 4 p.m. Malloy was in a state Capitol meeting room with Comptroller Nancy Wyman, his running mate, claiming an 11,000-vote margin and announcing a transition team.
Asked to explain why his projected margin was so much higher than those of Foley and Bysiewicz, Malloy said he was confident of the totals. "I know that will stand up," he said. "In fact I suspect it will grow." He said he's eager to begin tackling the state's problems.
"I want to be very clear, this is a tough mission that Nancy and I have accepted," Malloy said.
"The state is in dire shape and we need to begin the process today of recreating Connecticut in a different economic model. We are confident that we can do that," he said. "We know that the people of Connecticut are strong and resilient and that they are accepting of leadership, that they're chosen leadership."
As Malloy was declaring that Wyman would be joined by Timothy F. Bannon, president and executive director of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, in leading the transition, Foley released his own transition plans.
In Bridgeport, for much of Wednesday Trumbull First Selectman Timothy Herbst and a battery of lawyers met with Bridgeport's outgoing Republican Registrar of Voters Joseph Borges to explore if there were voting irregularities to form the basis of a lawsuit.
"I can't believe what I'm seeing," Herbst, who is working for the Foley campaign, said Wednesday night. "It's nearly 24 hours after the polls close and we still can't get a number of the votes cast compared against the number of voters checked off on the tally sheets."
Sources said Kevin O'Connor, Connecticut's former U.S. attorney now working as a lawyer with a firm run by former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, has been contacted to look into the allegations, some of which include absentee ballot application irregularities; whether voters were allowed to cast ballots at polls where they are not registered; and whether ballots were cast by people whose names were not properly checked off.
Healy on Oct. 20 filed a complaint alleging that two individuals obtained and distributed more than 250 applications for absentee ballots listing a vacant lot on North Avenue as their address.
Democrats believe the Republican are engaged in a fishing expedition, hoping to turn up a few meaningless problems and cast them as evidence of fraud. "Our system didn't work right but did correct itself," said Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch. "The integrity of this election is as strong as any election."
Bysiewicz said Malloy's margin appears likely to end up above the 2,000-vote threshold that legally would trigger a recount for statewide elections. If the margin is above 2,000 votes, she said, "We do not have authority to authorize a recount. We can only do one if it falls within the mandate."
Results in Bridgeport had been delayed when a judge ordered a two-hour extension of voting at about a dozen sites because of the shortage of machine-scored paper ballots.
Almost all of the city's 25 precincts came up short of ballots, many by mid-afternoon, causing long lines of disgruntled voters waiting to cast their ballots.
When workers started photocopying unused ballots to deal with the shortage, Republican poll watchers objected. Those ballots could not be scanned into machines, necessitating the hand-counting that went on all night and into Wednesday in the Bridgeport registrar's office in McLevy Hall.
Bysiewicz said Bridgeport officials had ordered 21,000 ballots. There are about 67,000 registered voters in the city.
"People make mistakes," Malloy said when asked to comment about the Bridgeport problems. "That was a big one, but people make mistakes and I'm sure that they are kicking themselves over it right now," he said. "I'm sure the folks in Bridgeport wish they had handled it differently. I'm quite confident it cost me a number of votes, but we go on and that I think is really a question for the mayor, his administration and that separately elected political official to sort out."
Staff Writer Michael P. Mayko contributed to this report.


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Update on Consciousness Research with Christof Koch (BSP 84)/
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he scientific study of consciousness was once viewed with skepticism, but this has changed dramatically in recent years. According to pioneering neuroscientist, Christof Koch, "the great thing is we're not condemned to just sort of philosophical speculation, but we can make some predictions, and then go out and measure them. And those are the things I talk about in this book, Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist." In Brain Science Podcast #84, Koch reflects on the progress that has been made since I interviewed him back in 2007 (BSP 22), and he also talks about the latest initiatives at the Allen Institute for Brain Research, where he as recently become the chief science officer.
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We mentioned it the other day: Our Seattle offices are rife with well-dressed gents. The photos here capture our Men's Tailored Clothing buying team, looking even sharper than usual, thanks to the most dapper accessory known to man: a moustache.
In support of Movember, an annual, month-long movement to raise funds and awareness for men's health, these hirsute heroes (along with millions more, worldwide) have embraced the challenge of leaving their upper lips unshorn 'til December. Support their brave efforts by making a donation at their team page, learn more at the official Movember website, stay tuned to Men's Shop Daily for a status update on their 'staches later this month…And dress like a Nordstrom Men's Buyer using the links below.
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Quran (At-Tur) 52:17-28
A description of what awaits you in Paradise:
"...They shall zealously be passing from hand to hand a cup of wine which shall neither contain idle talk nor immortality. And there will go round to them young boys, exclusively appointed for their services, who will be as lovely as well-guarded pearls. ..."
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Time lapse of a gorgeous Chad Pugh illustration from start to finish (in HD).
The video is a condensed time lapse of screenshots over a several month period. Total physical drawing time is close to 40 hours and I'd add an equal amount of time for concept time and readying the print. A screenshot was taken every 5 seconds, which actually results in a full 18 minute video.
This illustration inspired Vimeo's wonderful login screen. A limited-edition print of the finished illustration is available. (via jakob)


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SPECIAL RECOGNITION: From left, Ashok Saluja, PhD, secretary and treasurer of the APA; Vay Liang Go, one of the award's namesakes; Warshaw and his wife, Brenda
Andrew L. Warshaw, MD, who stepped down as chief of Surgery earlier this year, continues to be acknowledged for his contributions to the field, particularly pancreatic surgery.
On Nov. 3, during the American Pancreatic Association (APA) annual meeting in Chicago, Warshaw received the 2011 Vay Liang and Frisca Go Award for Lifetime Achievement in Pancreatology. The award honors Warshaw's contributions to the diagnosis, treatment and understanding of the pathogenesis of inflammatory and malignant lesions of the pancreas.
"This recognition is particularly special, because it equally recognizes the accomplishments of my MGH colleagues and the research fellows without whom this award could not have happened," says Warshaw, who currently serves as senior consultant for International and Regional Clinical Relations at the MGH.
A few days before the award presentation, on Oct. 29, researchers and clinicians who trained with Warshaw traveled to the MGH from across the globe to present their current research during a daylong tribute in his honor. The lectures given during the event – known as a festschrift – will be published as a special issue of SURGERY in 2012.
"Dr. Warshaw has made an indelible mark on the careers of more than 30 research fellows who spent time in his laboratory, and had an impact on many of the surgical residents he helped train," says Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, MD, director of the Pancreas and Biliary Surgery Program at the MGH, who organized the festschrift. "We were thrilled so many returned to share their current research projects and were able to celebrate Dr. Warshaw's numerous contributions in the study of pancreatic diseases."
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Guangzhou Evergrande bolstered their hold on top spot in the AFC Champions League Group F with a 4-1 rout of Muang Thong on Tuesday.
Guangzhou Evergrande bolstered their hold on top spot in the AFC Champions League Group F with a 4-1 rout of Muang Thong on Tuesday.
The Chinese Super League champions went ahead through a first-half double from Brazilian Muriqui and had further goals from Zheng Zhi and Feng Xiaoting after Sarawut Masuk had halved the deficit for the Thai champions.
Zheng set up Muriqui with a delightful ball for the first before Dario Conca produced a near carbon copy to gift the Brazilian his second.
Zheng's failed clearance eventually fell in front of Masuk as he halved the lead on 54 minutes with a header but he atoned for his error three minutes later with a right-foot finish and also set up the fourth goal.
Evergrande lead Group F on 10 points from Jeonbuk Motors (six) and Urawa Reds (four), who drew 2-2, while Muang Thong are bottom with one point.
Australian side the Central Coast Mariners surrendered a first-half lead to go down 2-1 to Guizhou Renhe with a largely second-string side.
Mitchell Duke's first-half penalty looked to have sealed a crucial, and perhaps unexpected, three points for the Mariners, until two quality goals inside two minutes lifted under-fire Guizhou to a vital win.
Zlatan Muslimovic lifted spirits among the frustrated hosts when he fired into the far corner on 84 minutes and substitute Qu Bo completed the turnaround with the winner from a tight angle two minutes later.
The win moves Guizhou off the foot of the table and level with the Mariners on four points in Group H, six behind leaders Kashiwa Reysol, who were held to a goalless draw by Suwon Bluewings (three points).
In Group B, Qatari side Lekhwiya and Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor played out a 2-2 draw in a top-two battle.
Leaders Lekhwiya went ahead through Sebastian Soria and Youssef Msakni made it 2-2 in the second half after Gulom Urunov and Dame Traore struck for Pakhtakor.
Al Ittifaq thrashed Al Shabab 4-1 to jump into third on the group table, though they still trail second-placed Pakhtakor by three points.
In Group D, Al Rayyan picked up their first win of the tournament with a 2-1 victory over Al Ain, while Al Hilal closed the gap to leaders Esteghlal to one point thanks to a 1-0 triumph.


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The city of Bell could be on the hook for $4 million in legal fees for court cases stemming from its corruption scandal, according to a state audit.
Adding to the problems, the city is showing a possible negative balance in its general fund of $1.1 million, the auditors found, and has seen a significant drop in revenue after it stopped collecting the illicit taxes.
"The city is facing significant fiscal challenges that, if left unresolved, could lead to a fiscal crisis," the report released Wednesday said.
The city's finances have worsened considerably since its infamous corruption scandal, leaving the city unable to refund millions of dollars in taxes illegally levied on residents and businesses, the audit shows.
The report by the state controller paints a troubling picture of the small southeast Los Angeles County city's efforts to recover from the 2010 scandal, which resulted in felony convictions against five former City Council members. The city's longtime city manager, Robert Rizzo, faces trial on corruption charges later this year.
Bell still owes more than $3 million in refunds to property and business owners, including more than $800,000 the city overcharged residents for sanitation services. City leaders told the controller's office it didn't have the money to make refunds.
Although Bell has made some reforms, including repaying residents $3 million for illegal property tax collections, the controller found that more action is required. Auditors noted "current accounting records, general ledger and balances are inaccurate" for a number of reasons, including an "outdated electronic accounting system."
"Many of the same fiscal management and internal control lapses that allowed Bell to fail its citizens in the past remain unaddressed today," Controller John Chiang said.
Bell officials took issue with some of the findings. City Manager Doug Willmore said he worried the critical report "makes it even more challenging to rebuild and regain trust from residents."
Willmore acknowledged the city's finances remain rocky but said the situation is not as dire as auditors say.
"I think it's a premature conclusion they made," Willmore said. "I think at the end of the year, you'll see the city dramatically different. The financial state will brighten.... We inherited a financial mess, and we've done a lot of work, and there's still a lot of work to do."
The Bell scandal broke after The Times revealed Rizzo's outsized salary of nearly $800,000, which experts said almost certainly dwarfed that of any other municipal administrator in the country.
Rizzo's salary financed a lifestyle that included thoroughbred horses. He owned a gelding named Dependserdel'argent — French for "spend money." Many of the city's other administrators also drew hefty salaries.
In March, a Los Angeles jury convicted five of six former council members for misappropriating public funds by exceeding pay limits established by state law and the city's own charter.
The prosecution argued the six defendants overpaid themselves by sitting on city boards and authorities that did little work.
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New Year, New Racing Weight Goal?
Timing your meals right could help you get leaner and faster.
by John Post, MD
Triathletes employ countless dietary strategies, some of which seem at least partially effective at weight control and thus the known side benefits of reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. (And perhaps procuring a higher power-to-weight ratio, a nice perk.) One recent idea taking hold is that if you match the timing of your food intake with your biological clock, or circadian rhythm, you are fueling more closely to the body's own natural digestive mechanisms and will achieve a better weight loss/maintenance outcome.
Your circadian rhythms are an approximate 24-hour cycle of physiological actions that occur in the body. They can be modified by certain external factors like temperature and sunlight. According to Dr. Courtney Peterson of the University of Alabama's Nutrition Obesity Research Center, researchers have shown scientifically that when we eat (as opposed to what we eat) may be most important for the athlete trying to reach and maintain racing weight. This is where "time-restricted feeding" comes in.
The Alabama researchers performed a controlled study with overweight men and women on a time-restricted feeding schedule (dubbed eTRF) of 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (or noon to 7 p.m., but the morning schedule proved more effective.) Results showed that with eTRF fat burn overnight increased, and as an unexpected benefit, it prompted fewer food/snack cravings the remainder of the day.
The downside of eTRF, if it isn't obvious, is that for those of us who are not really morning eaters it can require a significant lifestyle alteration. And how about the serial snacker like me? Some of us may experience low blood sugar with prolonged fasting or even light-headedness when asked to go 5-6 hours without something to eat.
I asked Monique Ryan and Marni Sumbal, two leaders in the area of sports dietetics and active triathletes, if they saw a role for time-restricted feeding in their clinical practices. Sumbal allows that "more athletes are leaning toward a 'fasted' approach" these days where "many of these dietary strategies are showing some changes in the body or promoting weight loss."
Ryan feels that attempts at timed fasting should most likely be on the early season agenda, and wants to see further research before fully recommending it to her athletes. She notes that athletes training for IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 racing should not be simultaneously pursuing aggressive weight-loss goals. "If weight comes off naturally as a byproduct of the sport that's OK, but generally I construct fueling and refueling plans ensuring that nutritional supplies are adequate for recovery, training and racing." In other words, getting ready for race-day while fueling adequately is the priority, not dropping to a specific racing weight. However, if an athlete came to her in the preseason wanting to incorporate eTRF as a part of their overall triathlon and life strategy, she would be supportive.
If you're interested in trying this weight-management approach, perhaps you could try it in stages. First, see if you can't completely eliminate eating after supper. Feel free to consume as much non-caloric drink (i.e. water) as you wish. Should you crave something a little more substantial, try celery or broth. Over time, your body will adapt and these, for the most part, won't be needed. Others may want to try eTRF for a few days per week initially. Just keep in mind that the ultimate goal is triathlon racing excellence and enjoyment of the sport, and if the inside of you is screaming "food," don't deprive yourself of that healthy snack. Like any dietary strategy, this approach will be easier for some than others.
If you're curious, give eTRF a whirl in the early season (at least until we're able to prove definitively with currently ongoing research its best role during racing). It could be the missing link you've been searching for.


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Microsoft demos Surface multi-touch user interface
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CES on Video Bill Gates demos Surface, Microsoft's multi-touch finger-controlled UI that sports some rather iPhone-like gesture controls...
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You can share, get feedback, and deliver final files, all from within Adobe After Effects - thanks to the Wipster Review Panel.
Wipster now has audio review! In addition to collaborating on video, pdfs, and images, you can now directly comment on and leave feedback on audio files. Read on to learn all the specs and features.
Let's breakdown the most essential components that make up a video file and see which options are best suited for the most common exporting scenarios.
Kick your digital filing cabinet to the curb! Today, we're excited to launch our new and improved Media Library — a virtual workspace that brings your content and your team together, so you can get even more videos out the door, faster. With new advanced search, a completely overhauled folder view, activity feed, project filters, and a one-click action menu, your Content Library will never be the same again.
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Why you'd want to live in Shoreline
Shoreline boasts a unique history and character derived from original settlements dating back to the late 1800s. The quality that drew early settlers to the area remains dominant to this day: location. The City of Shoreline offers classic Puget Sound beauty and the convenience of suburban living with the attractions of nearby urban opportunities. Shoreline still takes pride in its recreation activities and boasts over 330 acres of parks and open space.


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Evil Dead (2013)
Directed by Fede AlvarezGenres - Horror | Sub-Genres - Haunted House Film, Supernatural Horror | Release Date - Apr 5, 2013 (USA) | Run Time - 91 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - NR
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A trip into the woods turns into a terrifying battle against the forces of evil in this remake of Sam Raimi's ferocious 1981 horror classic. Mia (Jane Levy) is a heroin addict whose most recent overdose was nearly her last. Recognizing that she won't survive another, Mia's longtime friends Olivia (Jessica Lucas) and Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci) take the troubled girl to her family's old cabin in the woods to quit cold turkey. It isn't their first attempt, but this time they're hoping that with Mia's brother David (Shiloh Fernandez) around, she'll have the support she needs to weather the coming storm. The moment David arrives at the cabin with his girlfriend Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore), strange things start to happen; Mia complains about a foul smell that none of her friends can sense, and upon descending into the fruit cellar David and Eric discover what appears to be the scene of a dark ritual. Scattered amongst the animal corpses and mysterious artifacts is an old book that's been sealed shut with heavy-duty plastic and barbed wire. Intrigued, Eric manages to cut the book free and makes a disturbing discovery -- the book has been bound in human flesh, and it comes with an incantation that will unleash a powerful force of evil. Ignoring the warnings not to speak or even hear the incantation, Eric reads the words aloud, sealing his own dark fate, as well as those of his closest friends. One by one they will be possessed until no soul has been left unclaimed. The lucky ones will die first, their souls condemned to suffer as their bodies are twisted into an obscene aberration of flesh. Will the last person standing have the courage to send these sadistic demons back to hell, even if it means killing their friends and loved ones in the worst way imaginable, or will the forces unleashed by this unholy book prove too powerful for any one mortal to defeat?
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June 28, 2013
So What Happened? (View from the Right)
The unexpected twists of the RI House budget debate indicate much deeper changes in Rhode Island's political landscape, and voters should pay attention.
Ocean State Current
June 27, 2013
Private Schools Are Not Just for the Kids of Government Employees/Retirees
A letter writer opposing school choice legislation fails to mention circumstances of his career (and young retirement) that might be relevant to his opinion.
Ocean State Current
06/26/13 – House Floor, Budget Round 2
Justin's back at the State House for round 2 of the House budget debate.
Ocean State Current
06/25/13 – House Floor: Budget
Justin writes live from the floor of the House on budget night.
Ocean State Current
June 25, 2013
A Chill on a Hot Day
Using current controversies to contrive a trick for cooling off on a hot day.
Ocean State Current
Employment in May: Steady as She Doesn't Go
Rhode Island's employment picture is still stagnation, but with plenty of evidence that the state could slingshot back to life if it would stop holding itself down.
Ocean State Current
June 24, 2013
Roosevelt Society and the Right's Biggest Challenge
The Roosevelt Society's inaugural event, featuring "conservative black chick" Crystal Wright, raised the central challenge of the American Right... even though nobody seemed to see it.
Ocean State Current
June 22, 2013
For Lack of a Cri de Coeur
Some thoughts on the obligation to be cranky and contrarian in modern day Rhode Island.
Ocean State Current
Dollars in the Court Room, Here Come the Judge
A short new addition to the proposed budget creates a slush fund for the judiciary and raises a whole series of questions.
Ocean State Current
June 21, 2013
Pension Reform Debate: Painkilling Spin About Fantasies
Continued debate about Rhode Island's pension reform is disconnected from the reality of the pension system, not to mention the steps that the state really has to take to resolve its problems.
Ocean State Current
Budget Process Reflection
Experiencing the state budget process firsthand gives perspective on what's wrong with Rhode Island and the apparent illusion of self-governance in the state.
Ocean State Current
06/18/13 – House Finance Committee (Budget Introduction)
Justin writes live from House Finance on budget-introduction night.
Ocean State Current
June 14, 2013
The Good of Public Education
The school choice debate comes down to philosophy and priorities, and the education of the public, in its vast diversity, should come first.
Ocean State Current
June 13, 2013
Watchlist for the Freedom Index
The RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity has released the full list of the 551 bills (so far) that are likely to be on its General Assembly Freedom Index 2013 if they receive floor votes.
Ocean State Current
Lardaro Should Watch His Credibility Attacks
Len Lardaro's attack on the credibility of the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity ought to come with doubts about his Credibility Index.
Ocean State Current
June 12, 2013
Portsmouth Institute 2013 Conference: "Catholicism and the American Experience," Day 1, Peter Steinfels
Peter Steinfels offered some intellectually challenging opposition to conservative Catholics at the Portsmouth Institute conference on "Catholicism and the American Experience."
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June 10, 2013
Portsmouth Institute 2013 Conference: "Catholicism and the American Experience," Day 1, Robert George
Robert George's opening talk at the 2013 Portsmouth Institute conference on "Catholicism and the American Experience" argued for the necessity of religious freedom, in opposition both to theocratic imposition of doctrine and secular exclusion of existential searching.
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ROCKLEDGE, FL - From using 'live' music and massage therapy at the bedside, to 'Hounds of Hospice' therapy dogs, to reduce stress, the arts have emerged as an effective tool for healthcare professionals to promote comfort and relaxation of patients, caregivers, and family members.
Since an Arts in Medicine Program was first brought to Health First hospitals, Hospice of Health First has witnessed the impact on patients and families, and now incorporates art into its programs as well.
To showcase the various aspects of how art can be an integral part of hospice services, Hospice of Health First is hosting the second annual "Arts in Medicine Showcase" on Saturday, April 10, from 10 am to 2 pm at The Avenue, Viera. Take I-95 to exit 191 (Wickham Road). Turn west onto Wickham Road. Continue past the Wal-Mart on the right. Bear to the right after the Wal-Mart onto Lake Andrew Drive. The center is 1/2 mile on the right. This special event is free and open to the public.
The Arts in Medicine Showcase will offer participants information on how the arts are being used in Hospice of Health First's programs through exhibits, speakers, and interactive activities. Some of the Arts in Medicine offerings featured include five 'live' music concerts, massage demonstrations, gardening and herbal therapies, as well as visits by certified therapy dogs and their trainers. There will also be take-home, hand-made art for children.
A proud member of the Health First family of healthcare services, Hospice of Health First is not-for-profit and uses an integrated team approach to provide a range of services to patients and their families coping with the effects of life-limiting illness. Hospice of Health First provides in-home hospice care, inpatient care at the William Childs Hospice House (Brevard's only freestanding hospice facility), bereavement support services, children's grief support services through the Bright Star Center for Grieving Children & Families, Hounds of Hospice (therapy dogs), as well as respite and support services provided by specially trained Hospice Volunteers. For more information about Hospice of Health First or the Arts in Medicine Showcase, call 952-0494.
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Hot Dish will perform "Backstory" at the Philly Fringe Festival using a form that not many improv fans have ever seen. They will create a completely improvised show that unfolds backwards in time, similar to the movie Memento. A single story is told in about forty five minutes that begins with the curtain call and ends with the opening suggestion, similar to a backwards one-act play. "Backstory" will be a unique experience for audiences and performers alike.
Director Steve Kleinedler says, "This show will be unlike anything the audience has seen before. What really makes it interesting is seeing how the actors are able to manage telling the story backwards." Steve calls this approach "mind-blowing" because of the associated difficulty level. Since it is hard to pull off, not many shows use this format. Cast member Jim Burns confesses that he has never seen a show like this nor has he himself performed this way. He says, "In prepping for this show we have to reorient our appreciation of time and augment our understanding of basic language concepts to follow our director. The brain begins working in ways it hadn't before. It's exciting and daunting and perplexing and fantastic all at once."
So where did such an idea come from? Steve says he originally conceived the idea about eight years ago while directing at Improv Boston and thought it was very interesting. He showed the cast members a short clip of how he previously directed this form and they were intrigued. Jim labeled Steve as a "fearless director" for his determination to pull this off.
Not only are cast members excited to see how audiences respond to their show, they are also eager to see how they as performers respond to this form of improv. This style will certainly keep these improvisers on their toes. Steve reminds the cast that this sort of form demands rehearsals in order to deliver a smooth performance. While Hot Dish is focusing right now on their performance at the Fringe, they think it would be cool to use this format for future shows.
Backstory plays Wednesday, September 19 – Saturday, September 22 on the Mainstage at the Adrienne Theater (2030 Sansom St.) Tickets can be purchased online.


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LaTeX is a popular markup language and document preparation system, often used in the sciences. The current implementation in Arch Linux is TeX Live. See TeX Live for how to install and config it.
Editors and environments
While LaTeX can be written in a simple text editor, many people wish to edit LaTeX source in a specialized environment. The following editors, which use various toolkits, are all available in the official repositories and can be installed with pacman.
- gedit — Supports LaTeX syntax highlighting and also (via gedit-latexAUR plugin) code-completion, compiling LaTeX documents and managing BibTeX bibliographies, it is included in gnome-extra.
- Winefish — A very lightweight LaTeX editing suite. It supports highlighting and code completion, compile-from-editor, among other things.
- geany — An IDE that includes LaTeX syntax highlighting, building, and shows a list of environments/sections/labels in the sidebar.
- gummi — Lightweight LaTeX editor. It features a continuous preview mode, integrated BibTeX support, extendable snippet interface and multi-document support.
- LaTeXila — LaTeX editor for the GNOME Desktop including support for code completion, compiling and project management.
- Kile — A user friendly TeX/LaTeX front-end for KDE
- Ktikz — GUI making diagrams with TikZ/PGF easier.
- Emacs — Emacs (AucTeX), together with auctex and RefTeX, provides a complete, powerful, and customizable LaTeX environment.
- Emacs — Emacs (WhizzyTeX), together with whizzytexAUR, provides a nice live preview editor for Emacs.
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- TeXMaker — A free, modern and cross-platform LaTeX editor for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows systems that integrates many tools needed to develop documents with LaTeX, in just one application. Also check out TeXWorksAUR.
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Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has pledged to field a strong team in tomorrow's Europa League clash at home to Napoli as he seeks to take a major step towards qualification for the knockout stages.
The 63-year-old believes four points from their remaining three games - two of which are at home - will be enough for his Group K leaders.
And even with a huge match against Chelsea looming on Sunday Hodgson, in contrast to their away European fixtures, is prepared to field an experienced side.
"I think if we can get four more points we'll be pretty much secure for a place in the next round as I can see the other games being tight," he said.
"We got one of the tougher groups with Napoli, Steaua and Utrecht and on paper it looked even, but we've done what we've needed to do.
"We'll have a strong team out on Thursday, we won't rest too many.
"When you're playing these European games it's the travelling that's one of the worst aspects.
"You're away for three days and you're very concerned about the way the players will react, not just to the game but also the travelling.
"At home it's a slightly lesser problem but of course we need to look at the minutes people are playing and try to keep some sort of balance there.
"Of course there are international games coming up as well and some players might get a week without a game and others won't - so we have to take that into consideration."
Hodgson will be without Joe Cole (hamstring), Dirk Kuyt (ankle) and Daniel Agger (calf) while Sotirios Kyrgiakos was withdrawn from training yesterday as a precaution after complaining of a groin problem.
Ryan Babel is training with the squad after a rib injury and Glen Johnson could end his four-match absence with a thigh problem.


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Loudoun County Election Results Highlights, November 8, 2011
In yesterday's election, Republicans swept all major offices in the Loudoun County government (click here and scroll down to see all results).
Loudoun County winners and your key elected officials for the next four years:
SHERIFF: Mike Chapman
COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: Jim Plowman
COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE: Bob Wertz
TREASURER: Roger Zurn
Board of Supervisors
CHAIRMAN: Scott York
ALGONKIAN DISTRICT: Suzanne Volpe
ASHBURN DISTRICT: Ralph Buona
BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT: Janet Clarke
BROAD RUN DISTRICT: Shawn Williams
CATOCTIN DISTRICT: Geary Higgins
DULLES DISTRICT: Matt Letourneau
LEESBURG DISTRICT: Ken Reid
STERLING DISTRICT: Eugene Delgaudio
In other races, Dick Black won the 13th Senate District seat; Patricia Phillips fell short in her second attempt to take the seat of Democrat Mark Herring in the 33rd Senate District; Randy Minchew won the 10th District seat in the House of Delegates; and David Ramadan holds a 50-vote lead in his bid to win the new 87th House seat over Democrat Mike Kondtratick – a result that likely will be determined after a recount.
The local results represent a stunning, historic triumph for the Loudoun County Republican Committee (LCRC), which only a week ago was enmeshed in a controversy over a Halloween-themed email. Loudoun voters apparently were far less concerned about that email than about the future of the county.
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We imagine how the crew at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce would find love in 2013.
The season finale of Mad Men is upon us, and this show is a hotbed of love, lust, and all-out drama. While Don Draper and the rest of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce are great at selling TV time and print ads, would they be as good at selling themselves (and all their dirty laundry) online?
To celebrate the season's finale this weekend, check out these imaginary online dating profiles for everyone from Draper to Joan Holloway to that creep Harry Crane.
Don Draper (sometimes known as Dick Whitman)
About Me: We'll get along just fine if you don't ask me about my past and if you don't expect me to keep it in my pants. (C'mon, look at this size of this thing—I couldn't contain that if I tried.) I'm a complicated man with a complicated history filled with complicated relationships. A lot of complicated relationships. But none are with my secretary, so there's that.
Who I'm Looking For: Like kids? Love drama? Not too big on monogamy? Want your life to have a bit of an Agatha Christie feel? I'm your fella.
Betty Francis (formerly Betty Draper)
About Me: I used to be a model. Now I'm a trophy: Pretty, cool to the touch, not easily won.
Who I'm Looking For: I need a man who loves me for me, not just my Grace Kelly-like appearance. I also need a man who can tolerate an ice queen as well as children. Because I'm sort of an ice queen, and I can't tolerate my own children.
Peggy Olson
About Me: I'm really smart and loyal. I'll bail you out of jail if I have to. But you better treat me as an equal, or you'll be in big trouble. I've somewhat recently come around to the idea of birth control pills, so if you're just looking for a good time, that's fine too.
Who I'm Looking For: Someone who really, really respects women.
Megan Draper (Megan Calvert)
About Me: I'm an actress, and I always get what I want. I won't let anything or anyone get in the way of that. Not even, you know, a pregnancy. Or someone being my boss.
Who I'm Looking For: Casting directors. I'm married and my husband is pretty hot, but a girl's gotta eat, right?
Bertram Cooper
About Me: I love Japanese art and culture, and I hate shoes. I'm a big fan of The Fountainhead, but not so much of The New York Times. I usually know everyone's business somehow, even though I don't care about any of it. (I don't want to think about other people too much, because other people have germs.)
Who I'm Looking For: A class act with conservative values. Is Sarah Palin single?
Harry Crane
About Me: I can be sort of awkward at times and outspoken at others. My biggest concern is the bottom line, even when great civil rights leaders get killed. I don't make the amount of money I think I deserve, but considering I said pretty gross stuff about my boss' wife right in front of her, I may reconsider my stance on that. Maybe.
Who I'm Looking For: Someone to inflate my ego—and other things—without telling my wife.
Joan Holloway (Joan Harris)
About Me: I'm feisty, fiery and a big fan of Marilyn Monroe. We're practically the same person, except I'm a lot more stable. I won't put up with anyone's crap, I'm super organized and I know my worth. (It's at least $50,000. At least.)
Who I'm Looking For: A man out of uniform. And a man who isn't my boss. I'm so over those.
Roger H. Sterling, Jr.
About Me: I'm twice divorced and a reformed womanizer. I always try to do the right thing, even if I sometimes need to drop acid to figure out what that is.
Who I'm Looking For: Don't mind boozing or smoking? Or paternity tests? I'm your man. Especially if your name is Joan Holloway ...
Kenneth Cosgrove
About Me: I love to write—Sci-Fi is my thing. Also, this is sort of an old picture. I only have one eye now. I hope that's not a dealbreaker.
Who I'm Looking For: Unlike Bert, I don't want anyone who hunts, okay? Unless it's with a phaser set to stun.
Michael Ginsberg
About Me: I'm outgoing and fun, but a little socially awkward because I'm a creative genius. Sometimes people think I'm too outgoing, but those people are lame. Also, I may or may not believe I'm an alien. (Told you I was fun!)
Who I'm Looking For: Anyone who can beam me up and help me get over my daddy issues. Except Peggy Olson.
Trudy Campbell
About Me: After a long struggle and a lot of doctors, I'm a mom. I have a lot of patience—as long as you don't make me look stupid. I'm also really stubborn, so technically, I'm still married to my ex.
Who I'm Looking For: Someone who doesn't mind my parents helping out with the bills, and someone with the decency to not cheat on me in an obvious manner. That's so tacky.
Pete Campbell
About Me: My home life wasn't the greatest, so my model for the ideal relationship is a little wonky. Basically, I want a wife and to be able to dip my pen into company ink sometimes. And also hooker ink. And the ink of anyone riding the train with me to work. You can fool around, too, especially if it benefits my work.
Who I'm Looking For: I need a girl who's a lot like Peggy Olson and nothing like my mother. Actually, I think I just need Peggy Olson, but I don't think she'd have me anymore. Peggy? Are you reading this? I think I love you, even though I basically called you ugly the day I met you.
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Each happy farm animal "sounds off" in its own voice when its animal puzzle piece is placed correctly in this eight-piece wooden (hand-crafted) peg puzzle! Your child will enjoy hearing all eight sounds and looking at the full-colour, matching pictures under the pieces, while developing matching and listening skills with this captivating multi-sensory puzzle. This puzzle promotes a number of key developmental skills including fine motor, sensory (vision and hearing), perceptual as well as social and emotional.
Suitable for ages 2 years and older.
This product helps to develop Sensory Skills which are key building blocks in a child's development and influence every activity that a child does. Opportunities to engage in sensory activities help a child's brain to process all the information it is receiving from their senses, and respond in an appropriate way. Our senses include: smell (olfactory); taste (gustatory); sound (auditory); touch (tactile); seeing (visual); movement (vestibular) and joint position / deep pressure (proprioception).
Children develop sensory skills as early as in utero and continue to refine these skills well into their childhood years. Exploration and exposure to a variety of different sensations and sensory experiences is very important for a person's overall development.
This product can help develop Gross Motor Skills by improving co-ordination and muscle strength to assist a child with gross motor tasks such as walking, running, jumping and climbing. The large muscles of our bodies in our arms (biceps and triceps) and legs (hamstrings and quadriceps) are responsible for helping us perform these actions successfully, and therefore these muscles need to be strong. An important factor in developing gross motor skills is good postural control. A strong and stable core (stomach and back muscles) helps one achieve successful movement of the limbs.
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Place for Wedding and Burials (2010)
A man and a child walk side by side down a gravel path - the crunching of the stones tickles the child's feet, and his ears. They have just left town. Ahead in the distance is a stone structure that circles the sky. The man was there once before, for his father's burial four years ago. The images still remain. The day is March 20, 2012. This particular day will see a wedding and a burial on the same day.
It is noon outside, and the sun is slowly working its way across the sky. This spring day, the vernal equinox, will see twelve hours of sunlight, and twelve hours of darkness. The man and child are there for a wedding, to celebrate the rituals of life. The performance is to begin in twenty minutes. A crow flies by; in its blood it also knows the significance of today.
Ahead is the place for weddings and burials. It is the stone manifestation of the earth's will. The spiritual chamber, as part of the larger place site, is about connecting man/earth/cosmos. It emerges from the ground as the man and child continue their walk. The foot path, the length of 1500 paces, leading to the place for weddings and burials, started as an entirely gravel walkway slowly narrowing in width as it leads to the spiritual chamber. Today, similar to any other day of a wedding performance, a new stone is laid on the path. Each burial a stone is taken away.
The man and child meet up with the larger group fifty paces before the spiritual chamber. The group is beginning the setting of the stones. The setting of the stones is a ritual as old as the place for weddings and burials itself. The stone comes from the local quarry to the south. The tan piece of limestone is laid on the path next to the other ones. The man and child wait. The entire group begins to walk slowly, in silence, to the center of the spiritual chamber.
The man and child continue their progression, now on a path of laid stone. The pathway is lined with candles, which are not lit. The pathway is eight paces wide. They pass under the cusp of the spiritual chamber. The grey stone structure looms above the man and child's head. It is made of hard stone. The spiritual chamber is lifted and isolated by stone columns which elevate a circular stone roof. The roof is made of four cantilevered pieces. At the center a large circular opening illuminates the sky. The floor is made of concrete. At the center of the spiritual chamber, directly under the opening, the floor is a steel grate, open to the stream that flows below. The man looks left at the bride, the child peers right towards the groom. The performance has begun.
The climax of the performance happens exactly at noon. For one minute bride and groom stand in silence as the sun strikes their heads in a halo of divine presence. The bride and groom are in sunlight, the audience is in shade. It is a moment of creation. They are here, it is now.
At the end of the axis, due west in the distance is a seven person tall stone obelisk pointing towards the heavens. The wedding ends at sunset. The sun is due west in the valley between the hills. The shadow from the obelisk stretches until it hits the exact center of the spiritual chamber. The shadow ebbs away as the sun sets below the mountains to the west. It is just.
After the ceremony the entire procession makes its way east back to town. The structure slowly buries itself back in the earth. the man and child smile, he at the vanishing sight of the place for weddings and burials, the child at the sight of town ahead, they both feel the power of earth and man.
Later that night the man and child return to the place for weddings and burials, this time for a burial ritual. The same piece of stone laid earlier is now removed from the path, and brought to the center of the place-site. The man looks through the column to the southeast, which is directly aligned with the sunrise on winter solstice. The child looks through the column to the southwest, which is directly aligned with sunset on winter solstice. At the center of the chamber the deceased body rests directly on a steel crate - below which lies only a stream that flows north to south. The deceased body's last 'view' of this world is a stone circular aperture, and the stars and moonlight it frames. The body reenters the ether that it emerged from at birth - a journey to both the underworld below and the heavens above. The cycle continues.
The ritual begins - the stone is placed on the deceased body and the body is lit aflame. The bottom of the stone roof reflects the light from the fire below. It enters the eyes of the man. He remembers his father's funeral much the same way. The deceased body is burnt directly on the screen; its ashes slowly disappear into the stream below. Family stand around in a circle and watch - they sing the forbidden hymn. The burning takes approximately twenty minutes. The man continues to hymn. The ashes slowly fall to the stream below, as does the child's tears. It is midnight.
The procession makes its way back to the town down the same path they took a few hours earlier. The entire walk takes place in silence. The man and child look at each other. The entire path is illuminated by candlelight. The candles will stay lit for 24 hours, until the earth has made one full rotation on its axis. Isolated and alone on the steel grate, the single stone remains.
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The numbers are in, and executives at Casablanca Cruise Lines (CCL) discover that the company can save as much as 80 million dollars if asbestos is removed from their ships by a company based in the former Soviet republic of Novastan, rather than by a U.S. company. But the Novastani standards of worker safety are far less rigorous. Does CCL help, or hurt, the Novastani people by bringing them this business—and is that question the company's concern? Panelists struggle to balance the value of bringing badly needed jobs and money to the workers against the price that these workers may pay in health and safety. Does outsourcing such work to developing countries create a "race to the bottom"? Or are lower, but reasonable, standards and pay a key competitive advantage for people trying to lift themselves out of poverty? As Casablanca executives struggle to reach a decision, it becomes clear exactly how difficult this question is.
While executives at CCL struggle with their old ships, the engineers at MaxiCorp have made a huge and exciting technological breakthrough: a device that can double a car's mileage. However, despite their best intentions, this company runs up against some uncomfortable risks with its new product, including several accidents involving cars using the device. The family of a person who was killed in one of these accidents now threatens to sue. Eventually a story is written about the accidents and the company's top people need to make some decisions about how to deal with it. How does the company grapple with the risk its clients may be confronting, especially when the company itself is unsure of the degree of risk? How do we as a society decide what is an acceptable rate of failure with new technologies that bring tremendous benefits?
Lastly, we are in the boardroom of a top Internet company, Wowie Info, where the two founders are deciding on where to bring their information portal next. The company already dominates North America and Europe. They decide to look at the Asian country of Jaigunda. But what happens to the values of a company dedicated to the free flow of information, when it comes to a country with a government hostile to the unfettered exchange of ideas? On the one hand, Wowie Info provides a service that could help this nation close its technological gap, encourage innovation, boost economic growth, and perhaps loosen the authoritarian grip of the government; on the other hand, by refusing to do business with a country that embraces censorship, the company could take a moral stand on freedom of speech. Wowie Info decides to move into Jaigunda, and eventually faces demands by the government to hand over their clients' names and information. They first demand the name of someone who is selling child pornography. Next, they demand the name of a blogger who is writing about police brutality. Both are crimes in this totalitarian country. What are Wowie's obligations to its shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers, and the community, and do they change when the nature of the alleged crime changes?
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Bryant ends Sacred Heart's NEC baseball championship reign
Kevin McAvoy threw a complete-game shut out as Bryant ended Sacred Heart's two-year title reign with an 8-0 victory in the NEC baseball championship game Sunday at FirsEnergy Park in Lakewood, N.J.
The title was Bryant's first and eliminated the Pioneers from NCAA tournament contention for the first time in three years.
Bryant had beaten SHU 6-3 on Saturday to force the decisive game Sunday.
McAvoy allowed three hits while Bryant jumped on starter SHU Nick Leiningen for six earned runs in 7 2/3 innings.
Bryant (44-16-1) scored three runs in the first to take command. Shelton's Dan St. George had an RBI in the inning.
A home run by NEC Player of the Year Kevin Brown helped the Bulldogs add three more in the third. They tacked on three more runs in the final two innings.
Overall, Bryant had 12 hits, including doubles from Jordan Mountford, John Mullen and St. George.
Sacred Heart's season ends 34-24. This was its first NEC tournament loss in three years.
Shepaug's Troy Scribner and Seymour's Dan Perez were named to the NEC All-Tournament team for Sacred Heart.
Perez was 7-for-17 with three runs and three RBIs in the tournament. Scribner earned a complete-game victory over Monmouth.
Seymour's John Murphy ended his career with 264 hits, just three short of SHU's all-time hit record.


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Yes, it's been a long time. So long, in fact, that we forgot to take a picture of the outside of the restaurant.
That's okay. For Il Buco Alimentari, it is really the inside and the amazing food that counts!
This was a bad day for Fork. One of those days where words cannot be spoken until alcohol is consumed. Quickly, a cocktail menu. So many choices, so much alcohol needed. Wait! What's this? A Timo. Prosecco, Vergano Moscato Vermouth and fresh grapefruit. It was perfect. SLightly sweet, slightly tart, and bubbly.
As the badness of the day emptied while Fork emptied the Timo glass, our lovely waitress Christi brought us bread, olive oil and salt. Really, does life get any better than that?
Fork: "I am in a really bad mood. I don't care what you order. Just do all the ordering please."
Spoon: "Okay. I thought the cured meats looked good."
Fork: "Okay. But, the artichokes. We have to have the artichokes. Oh, and the porchetta. And if we're having porchetta then we should have the Bucatini Cacio e Pepe and not Gricia."
Spoon: "well, since you don't want to order …"
Amazing what a drink and bread can do for one's mood!
Since our adventure to Rome last spring, Fork and Spoon have been in search of wonderful Roman style restaurants in the City. Il Buco Alimentari is one of these places.
We started with Fried Artichokes. Who can resist fried artichokes? These were small and delicate and crispy. The insides were still tender. The preserved lemon gave them just the right hit of acidity. A little salt and you were good to go. It's amazing we were able to snap a photo of these before they were inhaled.
We asked Christi which of the Salumi della Casa she would recommend. She suggested the assorted plate for two. Perfect. A little bit of everything! Some of the meats are made and cured in house and some are from outside sources. They were all amazing. Each unique, but each delicious.
You simply cannot eat in a Roman restaurant without having Pasta Cacio e Pepe. So simple. So delicious. Cheese and pepper. Perfect. We thought the portion a little on the skimpy side, but we still had a long way to go, so it was really okay – this time! Fork and Spoon were reaching for a little bit of bread to soak up the cheese and pepper on the bottom of the bowl when this manager-type person swooped in from NOWHERE and snatched the bowl off the table. WITH. OUT. ASKING if we were done. Sigh.
Next up – and one of the dishes we can never resist – Porchetta alla Romana. The meat was tender and very flavorful. It was served with shaved fennel, blood orange and mustard greens. We could have lived without the mustard greens. They really don't add anything here. There were two teeny tiny slices of blood orange on the plate. The shaved fennel was perfect with the porchetta. The cracklings on top. Oh, the cracklings. Does anything really need to be said about cracklings? Nope. And over the shattering of the cracklings you couldn't have heard us anyway!
When we ordered the Porchetta, Christi mentioned that the dish came without any sort of side and would we like to order something. One quick glance at the menu and we were done. Crispy Polenta. WHat this meant we had no idea, but it was crispy and it was polenta. What arrived were small abstract cubes of polenta, deep fried with shavings of parmigiano on the top. Not necessarily a great side to the delicate Porchetta, but a great side just the same! This would be great as an appetizer with some wine or prosecco.
You would think we would have been stuffed by now, but meal does not go by without dessert. It must be done. The roasted pear with semolina crumble and creme fraiche gelato was just too intriguing to pass up. The pear was amazing. Tender, sweet and gooey. Perfect with the tang from the creme fraiche gelato.
It's a little crowded, the tables a little toooooo close together (and no one moves them for you), and VERY noisy, but once you start eating, all of this melts away and you are just being treated to fabulous cuisine.
With the exception of the thievery of our pasta bowl, this meal was amazing. And definite must try and for us a definite must go back to!
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sh'Out Networking Event "a Huge Success"by Steve Charles • January 30, 2012 Share:
National Association of Wabash Men President Greg Castanias '87 had to struggle to be heard over the enthusiastic conversation in the Trippet Dining Room Saturday during the first networking event between gay alumni and members of sh'Out, the College's gay, lesbian, transgender and straight student alliance.
"This event is a long time coming, and I'm so glad to see a full house here," Castanias said. Alumni, students, faculty and staff in the room responded with applause.
For the next two hours, current student members of sh'OUT were able to learn from alumni how things were on campus for gay students 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago. The alumni present were able to learn of a Wabash College that is more open to all students: In the words of one sh'OUT member, "For most Wabash students, the fact that I'm gay is a non-issue."
For many students, it was their first conversation with a gay or transgender alumnus about networking and interviewing opportunities, but also about the experience and potential trials of being "out" in the workplace.
"I want to specifically thank Greg Castanias, Tom Runge, and the faculty, staff, alumni, NAWM board members, trustees, and students for this welcome," said Rob Shook, who has been a leader in the GLBT-inclusive work at IBM for much of his 24-year career and who, with Castanias, sh'Out members, and the College, helped organize the event. "We need to be more effective in getting the message out that all are welcome, because, truly, Wabash is serious about this, and this luncheon is a commencement of sorts to re-energize that activity.
"We need to understand things that have happened in the past, we need to acknowledge those, and we need to move forward. We need to understand that this is not about tolerance—who wants to be tolerated?! This is about welcoming, valuing, embracing, and drawing on the strengths that each of us brings from whatever our perspectives may be.
"Each of us—gay, straight, bi-sexual, transgender, born in Indiana, born elsewhere in the world—we bring a unique value proposition to this group, to this campus, and Wabash, it appears, is ready to fully embrace that. And I'm very proud to be a part of that.
"The first thing we need to determine is how we can best be of service to the students of this chapter—internships, interviews, bringing speakers to campus, advising—whatever we can do, we will take the lead from you students as to how we can best help."
Shook, the first executive at IBM to be promoted to executive status after "coming out," noted that the vast majority of Fortune 500 companies have a non-discriminatory policy that is inclusive of sexual orientation.
"Between 2002 and 2012, the inclusion of sexual orientation in Fortune 500 non-discrimination statements has gone from 61% to 86%. Gender identity has gone from 3% in 2002 to 51% in 2012.
"Progress is being made, and Wabash can and should—dare I say, must—be part of that progress as we prepare students to work in the world, to lead in the world, and to live humanely."
President Pat White stopped by the gathering between meetings with the College trustees.
"Thank you all for coming back," White told visiting alumni. "One of the things we honor and most value at Wabash is the individual and the distinctive character and value and worth of each person at Wabash College. We have to live or die by that, or we don't have any purpose in the world. I want to thank you for being here, and thanks to Greg and the NAWM for championing this effort to bring alumni together with students.
"I'm fond of saying that at Wabash, we have 80 faculty, but hundreds of teachers. That includes you alumni, who bring to the conversation not just how to get a job, but what it means to be a human being, to be who I am in the 21st century. Thank all of you for participating in that discussion, and continuing to teach me, and everyone else in the world, what it means to be Wabash."
"Not only was Saturday's luncheon a tremendous success with alumni, students, faculty, staff, administration, and allies in attendance, but also the opportunity to meet with other NAWM members and trustees at the dinner on Friday night opened some frank conversations," Shook said. "The support from all whom I met was both refreshing and empowering. It's time for further substantive progress at Wabash; we're competing against other institutions for talent and talented students, and there are plenty of openly welcoming and inclusive alternatives out there. It's time for Wabash to leverage its acceptance of all people as an advantage for the school. There are many alumni willing and able to help communicate and execute that."
"Ultimately the NAWM's goal is to confirm that Wabash is, and has been for some time now, an open, inclusive, and participatory society," Castanias said. "Wabash, and certainly its alumni association, is committed to openness to, participation by, and inclusion of all of its alumni, and that includes our gay and transgender alumni.
"The networking event was a huge success. Alumni, faculty, and the administration all gathered together, listened to, and learned from each other. That's always been the Wabash way."
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