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Fields of sunflowers, miles of coastline, and spectacular scenery make the Mediterranean a popular travel destination. Yet, scientists are beginning to appreciate this part of the world for an entirely different reason: its diet. Dozens of studies confirm that a Mediterranean style of eatingone that is rich in fruits, vegetables, olives, and whole grainsis not only healthful for the heart but for overall well being, too. In The Mediterranean Diet, health writer Eve Adamson and registered dietitian Marissa Cloutier join forces to detail many of the reasons why eating like they do in Greece, Italy, France, and other Mediterranean countries can be good for your long-term health and may even help you shed a few pounds in the process.
Eating and living as they do in rural areas of the Mediterranean with a strong focus on plant foods and a routinely active lifestyleis no doubt a healthful strategy. It probably can help with weight loss, too. Unfortunately, the book gives short shrift to how dieters can convert a Mediterranean diet into a weight loss regimen. It doesnt give a lot of practical details on activity, either. To be honest, the information here is organized in a haphazard way. Particularly troubling is the rampant use of Q & A format, which makes it difficult to locate information pertinent to weight loss. Nevertheless, theres much to be learned here about the Mediterranean approach to eating, which includes sources of monounsaturated fatslike olive oil, nuts, and fatty fishthat harbor heart-healthy omega-3 fats.
Basic principles:
Instead of counting calories, the idea is to approach food the way people in the Mediterranean do. Its not simply about what foods are best to eat, but how to eat. Mediterranean style means slowing down and savoring foods. As for the foods, forget gyros, high-fat cheeses, or fettuccini. Rather, the focus is on rural or peasant fare. Youll want to embrace a style of eating rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains with small amounts of seafood and healthy fats like olive oil, nuts, and avocados.
How the diet works:
Only a small portion of the book actually talks about weight loss. In that chapter, the authors offer a sample week of menus for weight loss, but dieters are encouraged to consult with dietitians or health professionals for daily caloric intake recommendations or diets tailored to their needs. The rest of the advice is broken down into four general strategies: Enjoy your food; watch portion sizes; drink lots of water; and exercise, rest, and relax.
What you can eat:
There are no food groups or appropriate portion sizes discussed in the chapter on weight loss. Included early in the book, however, are general guidelines for a Mediterranean diet. Design meals around fresh produce and whole grains, using only small amounts of high-fat animal products including meat and dairy. In addition, dieters could look to the general guidelines on how much and what kinds of foods make up a Mediterranean diet. Meat is eaten only a few times a month. Fruit is the best dessert. Olive oil is preferred, but use it carefully since its still high in calories. For folks who need precise amounts, a food pyramid lists serving sizes for a variety of food groups. One serving of vegetables, for example, is 1/2 cup, and three servings of vegetables are encouraged per day.
Does the diet take and keep weight off?
Who knows? A small study from Harvard suggests a Mediterranean-style weight loss diet, as long as it controls for calories, might be more satisfying for dieters. When researchers divided dieters into two groups, putting one group on a 1,200-calorie diet plan that was also low in fat (20% fat) and the other on a 1,200-calorie diet with more liberal Mediterranean-style amounts of fat (35% fat), the Mediterranean group was better able to keep weight off and reported feeling more satisfied with their diets. Although the book doesnt mention it, a new 5-year diet study funded by the National Institutes of Health is currently underway to test the Harvard Mediterranean regimen with a larger group of dieters. That study began in 2004.
Is the diet healthy?
What little there is of it. Theres just one week of weight loss menus with no information about how many calories the menus contain.
What do the experts say?
Kathy McManus, RD, director of nutrition at Brigham & Womans Hospital, and one of the primary researchers on the Harvard weight loss study mentioned above, finds a lot of inconsistencies. "In some ways, the book sells short the benefits of olive oil and some of the healthy foods in traditional Mediterranean diets," McManus says. It encourages keeping fat intake to 30 percent of calories or less on most days. The true Mediterranean approach, she adds, allows for higher amounts of fat as long as its the right kind: the monounsaturated fats that keep the heart healthy. "I dont think the average dieter is going to want to read all of this, but its not complete enough for health professionals, either. Its missing a lot of the latest research on Mediterranean diets," McManus says. Joan Kanute, MS, RD, of Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois, says she wouldnt recommend the book to her patients, either, because it seems too technical for the average reader and doesnt give specific enough advice about what to eat. "It was hard to weed through. If I wasnt a dietitian, Id probably think, 'Well, what the heck are you trying to say here? What exactly should I be eating?" Kanute asks, adding that the weight loss information is pretty minimal. "They give you a sample week of menus, but when youre done, where do you go from there?"
Who should consider the diet?
If you want to brush up on the general health benefits of Mediterranean diets, this is an OK (but certainly not the best) tome on the subject. Skip it unless you want a dietitian to serve as your interpreter. While other books about the Mediterranean lifestyle may suggest a less sensible approach to eating, this version doesnt offer enough information for the do-it-yourself dieter.
Bottom line:
There's no question that the Mediterranean diet is a healthful one, but this book misses the boat when it comes to making the diet come to life for consumers. It overwhelms with scientific details rather than practical advice.
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Full day of fun planned for 30th Arlington Million
What organizers call "Chicago's Kentucky Derby" -- the 30th running of the Arlington Million -- will bring fans, horses and jockeys from around the world to Arlington Park on Saturday.
The pre-eminent event of Arlington's racing season is about more than just horse racing, though, as tens of thousands of fans will come to the Northwest suburbs for food, drinks, entertainment and a day of fun at the track.
"You're watching history be made here every year," said Alyssa Ali, racing reporter for Arlington Park.
Aside from the 12 prominent horse races featuring internationally recognized horses and jockeys, the atmosphere at the racetrack will be busy and fun, filled with everything from the typical floppy hats to a new club-like party room, Ali said.
With a forecast high of 77 degrees and only a 10 percent chance of rain on Saturday, officials said it should be a perfect day for racing and entertainment.
The first race starts at 12:15 p.m., but general admission gates, where tickets are available for $18, will open at 10 a.m.
Ali said the earlier fans arrive, the better. People who've bought tickets to the Million Party Zoneor Million VIP Lounge will be let in at noon. Those areas will be open until the last race is over shortly after 6 p.m., she said.
Free parking is available in the lots off Euclid Avenue or New Wilke Road with a tram bus for those who park far away from the racetrack's entrance. Preferred or valet parking is also available.
With drinks being served throughout the day, Ali also suggests guests take Metra, which stops right outside the park, as a safe transportation alternative.
Fans can be on the lookout for local politicians and broadcast personalities who frequent the track, like legendary Bears' coach Mike Ditka, who is expected to attend.
"There's literally something for everyone on Million day," Ali said.
People who can't make it to the track can watch the race live on WGN Channel 9, which will provide live coverage from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday. CLTV will air an encore replay at 8 p.m. The telecast will include several of the other races that will take place on Saturday. The broadcast will be hosted by WGN's Dan Roan, Arlington Park's Howard Sudberry, and former Blackhawks player and current television analyst Eddie Olczyk.
The event will cap off a week of celebrating that began last Friday with the Mane Event in downtown Arlington Heights. The block party with food, live entertainment and a business expo was moved from the night before the Arlington Million to the week before, opening the International Festival of Racing Week at the track. Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder called the move a "huge success."
Mulder said that aside from the prestige of hosting a large international race, the Arlington Million is an economic boost for the hotels, restaurants and shops in town.
"The Million is a big shining star at Arlington Park," Mulder said. "I hope everyone tries to get to the park for it this year."

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About Théodore Rousseau
Painter Théodore Rousseau is best recognized as a founder and instrumental figure of the French Barbizon School of landscape painters. Though he was trained in the Neoclassical tradition, Rousseau reacted against its idealization of nature and privately emulated the 17th-century Dutch landscape painters. In the 1820s, Rousseau began to paint out of doors, directly from observation—an idea that was then unconventional and censured by the Parisian Academy's Salon. Rousseau retreated to the village of Barbizon to pursue his practice, and was joined by other painters including Jean-François Millet, Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña, and Charles-François Daubigny. His primary subject would be the forest of Fontainebleau surrounding the town, which he would sketch in the summer and then paint in the winter. Because he was so meticulous, his detailed and meditative compositions could take years to complete.
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Some of you may recognize the face you see before you, but then again some of you may not. If you are thinking to yourself that this character looks familiar, that's because he is Randall's right hand man on the scare floor. Today this lesson will show you "how to draw Fungus", step by step. Fungus is usually wearing eyeglasses and a hat, but when he was in college he looked as plain as a plain jane. Drawing Fungus will be fun because I know that many of you liked this character in Monsters Inc. I don't know what the story is about, but I'm sure the prequel will be awesome. Enjoy this tut folks, and remember feedback is good.
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Each year, the president officially pardons one lucky turkey before Thanksgiving. POTUS says a few words and a lucky turkey is sent to a petting farm or Disneyland, depending on the year, rather than to your family's dining room table. It's actually a fairly bizarre and morbid tradition if you think about it. (It is also a scam because both turkeys are spared an execution.)
This year, President Obama has left the decision up to us, the people, in the spirit of democracy or something. Our choice is between Caramel and Popcorn, two turkeys born a mere four months ago. The choice is clear, Popcorn is the right choice for America. Both turkeys are male and were born on July 8. But it is the things Caramel and Popcorn do not have in common that illustrates Popcorn as the more pardon-worthy.
At 1'11" and 37 pounds, Popcorn is the smaller turkey, the underdog (underturkey, if you will). Rooting for the underdog is almost always a better choice. Besides, the bigger turkey is going to make a better meal, that's just simple logic. Sorry Caramel.
There is also, of course, the issue of their favorite songs. Popcorn has chosen a classic — Beyoncé's "Halo" — a romantic ballad for the ages. Caramel, however, has chosen "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga which is a clear sign of immaturity, when "Bad Romance" isn't even Lady Gaga's best song. Caramel is not ready to lead this nation.
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Dave D'Onofrio's Sox Beat: These Sox know how to seize the momentDAVE D'ONOFRIO
October 04. 2013 9:25PM
BOSTON -- As the Red Sox waited out a four-day break before beginning the American League Division Series, there was plenty of projecting. Plenty of time to pore over a season's worth of statistics. Plenty of opportunity to study information and formulate opinions on what to expect in the postseason.
But in that process, sometimes it's easy to lose track of the simplest fact of them all: Baseball is a game played by humans.
We were reminded of that in the second inning of Friday's series opener, when Jon Lester saw what he thought was a third strike to Sean Rodriguez get called a ball, then proceeded to groove his next pitch rather than regroup, and the Rays left fielder sent it soaring toward Lansdowne Street.
That gave Tampa Bay the early advantage, which doubled on Ben Zobrist's solo blast two innings later. But then came another reminder that these aren't robots. And this one changed the tone of a series the Sox now lead, 1-0, after a 12-2 triumph.
It came on a high fly to right field — on a ball David Ortiz initially thought might have a chance to leave the yard, but Wil Myers actually had lined up on the warning track. Or so it seemed. Drifting back and to his right, the rookie extended his hand to feel for the wall, but as the ball descended he thought he saw his center fielder coming over, so he peeled away.
When he did, the ball landed. It took a big hop into the home bullpen. It put runners on second and third with nobody out. And it opened the door for the opportunistic Red Sox.
Two batters later, Jonny Gomes doubled home Dustin Pedroia and Ortiz. Gomes then dashed home from second when Stephen Drew beat out a grounder to first, and Drew scored when Rodriguez misplaced the carom of Will Middlebrooks' rocket off the Green Monster. Shane Victorino then plated Middlebrooks with the first of his three hits.
So by the end of the fourth, a 2-0 deficit had become a 5-2 lead. And the Sox weren't done. Nine more batted in the fifth, as they became the first in franchise history to bat around in consecutive frames of a playoff game. In so doing, they stretched their edge to 8-2, largely on the strength of their ability to seize the moment.
"One little play, it can lead to a lot," Victorino said. "That Myers play gave us some momentum. Plays like that happen and you've got to thrive; you've got to get as many runs as you can when a mistake like that's made."
The human element is often downplayed, or even dismissed entirely by those who believe numbers alone can tell baseball's story. Those are the same people who discount the role that culture and chemistry played in the Sox' success this season — despite this team's persistent knack for rising when it matters, and grabbing the game when it's hanging in the balance.
There were Daniel Nava's big hits in April's biggest games, keying a 20-8 record that month. There were the 22 tilts won in their final at-bat, including 11 walkoffs. There were the dozens of instances when they penalized opponents for mistakes, leading ultimately to 97 wins.
Then Friday, in their first chance, they proved their combination of attitude and aptitude can translate to the playoffs, too. And they did it in the collective fashion that's been another of their trademarks.
When Jacoby Ellsbury's fifth-inning single made it 8-2, the Sox had nine hits — from nine different players. Eventually they became the first club since 1936 to have all nine batters register a hit and score a run in the same game. And once the Sox gave him the lead, the ace-like Lester squeezed it securely by retiring the next nine men he faced.
"When we get an advantage," Pedroia said, "we do all we can to keep going."
They got that advantage Friday thanks to the failures of a team renowned for its adherence to the fundamentals, and the miscues of a defense that made the second-fewest errors in the AL this season. The data simply couldn't have seen that coming.
But thankfully for Boston, it was the Sox — not the stats — that decided the game.
Dave D'Onofrio covers the Red Sox for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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High-school SP Dylan Bundy, perhaps the top prospect expected to be drafted in the 2011 MLB Entry Draft, told the Pittsburgh Pirates (No. 1 pick) and Kansas City Royals (No. 5 pick) not to select him because of fears they'll try to change his throwing program. UCLA SP Trevor Bauer, also a potential top-five pick, shares the same fears that allow long-toss sessions in which pitchers throw the ball on an arc up to 300 feet in order to build up arm strength. About half the teams in baseball stick with a strict program that limits pitchers to straight-line throws at 120 feet, which Bauer and Bundy fear would affect their arm strength. The Seattle Mariners (No. 2), Arizona Diamondbacks (No. 3 and No. 7) and the Washington Nationals (No. 6) all advocate long toss. The Baltimore Orioles (No. 4), which Bundy's older brother SP Bobby Bundy plays for, do not.
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Award-winning entertainment to get into the festive season groove
Award-winning Follow Spot Productions presents Face The Music 2 to get the whole family into the festive season groove. It will be performed at Kalk Bay Theatre from 12 December until 6 January, with a special countdown on New Year's Eve.
The show combines chart-topping songs and dazzling dance moves with the novel, fun format of a spectacular music game show. There are new songs, new questions, new moves, and two new talented girls for the next instalment of this high-voltage, high-energy show. Powerful harmonies, slick choreography and all the greatest hits from the past fifty years are performed with heaps of attitude, and not forgetting the chance to test your music trivia with prizes from the world's best brandies to be won.
Face The Music won a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival this year, where Follow Spot were given a travel grant by Fringe World Perth to tour Australia, the UK and Europe in 2013. Following the huge success of Face the Music at Kalk Bay Theatre and the Festival in 2012, Distell, distributors of the world's finest brandies, "scouted" the show. Follow Spot proudly announces a partnership with Distell which will see Distell brandies available during the run at Kalk Bay Theatre and being given away as prizes in the Face the Music 2 quiz.
"Play the game or be a spectator, but either way you'll be entertained, but play and you could win some of the world's best brandies" says Simon Cooper, owner of Kalk Bay Theatre. "Come and catch the Follow Spot team, before they tour internationally next year. We also have a special evening lined up for New Year's Eve with sparkling wine, an-eat-as-much-as-you-can buffet of canapés, and a countdown to midnight."
Vanessa, with her husband Ash Searle, runs Follow Spot Productions, which has created and produced such hit shows as Love at First Fight, Absolucy and Big Boys Don't Dance, which also won a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the 2010 National Art Festival. She has performed extensively in shows such as The Buddy Holly Story and We Will Rock You – the Queen Musical; in the late Bill Flynn's film Running Riot, as well as Follow Spot's acclaimed shows.
Delray Burns is a singer, dancer, actress, choreographer and producer. She has performed in productions such as Equus and the cabaret What's in a Name, and in 2010 co-founded Scriptic Productions, which produced Autobahn at the National Arts Festival. She has danced and choreographed for the Indian Premiere League cricket tournament and the Sevens International Rugby Tournament, and performed in and produced the play After the End at the National Arts Festival.
Margaux Fouché is a rising new talent on the musical theatre scene. The CAPA graduate appeared in her first professional show aged twelve, as a member of the children's chorus in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita. She has performed in numerous stage productions such as Honk, Headshots and Crazy Little Thing and performed in India as an IPL cheerleader. She is also a sought-after entertainer and singer for events such as the Annual NSRI event at the Radisson Hotel and the official benefit for CANSA in Limpopo.
Face The Music 2 will be performed from 12 December until 6 January 2012 on the following dates:
December 12 – 15; December 18 – 23 and December 27 -30, 2012 at 20h30 and on December 31 at 21h30.
January 2 to 6 2013 at 20h30
Doors open at 6.30pm and patrons booking for dinner will be pre-seated, otherwise seating is unreserved. Guests can enjoy a delicious two or three course meal created by Kalk Bay Theatre's talented chef Hannah McMahon, with dessert and coffee after the show, when they can meet the performers.
Tickets cost: R100 (show only) / R250 (show with 2 course meal) / R300 (with 3 course meal)
Tickets for New Year's Eve cost: R350 [show with buffet meal (canapés: as much as you can eat and a glass of champagne on arrival).
For all bookings and further information visit www.kbt.co.za
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Subject: Fictitious Official Checks
Date: February 20, 2008
Description: Citizens National Bank of Texas
Fictitious Official Checks of Citizens National Bank of Texas, Waxahachie, TX
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that fictitious official checks issued in the bank's name and using the bank's correct routing number of 111901629 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with a lottery scam.
These items are fictitious, as Citizens National Bank of Texas does not issue official checks. Checks presented to date have been pink in color, made payable in the amounts of $3,875 and $3,950, contain an incorrect account number of "985721367," include an abbreviated routing number of "70-1629/119," and may include a remitter name of "CSS." Due to possible variations in appearance of the bank's official items and scams, it is suggested that officials of the Citizens National Bank of Texas be contacted to verify authenticity of any of the bank's official items, if received from an unknown or questionable source.
The prize award winning notification correspondence accompanying the checks may contain the letterhead of "Winners Capital Trust Financial, To Improve The Way People Live, P .O Box 9088, Wildword, NJ 08260-9088, Telephone 1-905-920-1843" and contain the typos as underlined above. Note that the telephone number provided originates out of Hamilton, Ontario. The recipient is informed of his or her winning status of a large dollar amount and is instructed to deposit the enclosed check into his or her bank account immediately to assist with applicable taxes and release fees. Once the fees are paid, the full winning amount will be released. The recipient is further instructed to call by a specific date or the prize will be forfeited. The letter may be signed by Edwin Brown, Vice President - Reward Programs.
For additional information and guidance and to verify the authenticity of the Citizens National Bank of Texas's official items, please contact Kerri Araujo, Vice President/BSA Officer, P.O. Box 717, Waxahachie, TX 75168, by telephone at (877) 938-4300, by fax at (972) 938-4308, or via e-mail at [email@example.com].
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — U.S. and European stocks traded only modestly higher Friday after news that the American economy kept creating jobs at the expected rate last month.
Stocks in Europe had been down early in the session, held back by U.S. Federal Reserve minutes from its December meeting that revealed some officials favored ending the central bank's extraordinary stimulus measures this year. The Fed's ongoing bond purchases have helped lower interest rates and pumped newly created money into the economy, helping support an economic recovery.
Major indexes moved a little higher after the release of the U.S. non-farm payrolls figure but didn't get much of a bounce from the numbers.
The economy created 155,000 jobs in December, about what analysts expected. The U.S. Labor Department also said hiring was stronger than initially reported for November, raising the figure by 15,000 to 161,000. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.8 percent.
The Dow Jones industrials average was up 0.1 percent at 13,340.64 in midday trading in New York, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 was up 0.3 percent at 1,463.26
Britain's FTSE closed 0.7 percent to 6089.84 and the German DAX rose 0.26 percent to 7776.37. France's CAC 40 climbed 0.2 percent to 3730.02.
In Asia, Japan's benchmark stock index soared Friday on its first trading day in the new year as investors belatedly joined the rally over the last-minute budget deal reached in Washington to avoid steep, automatic tax increases and spending cuts. The measure, however, was also largely seen as crisis avoidance — putting off hard decisions about how to reduce government spending and deal with America's massive debt.
Relief rallies on staving off the so-called "fiscal cliff" faded in Europe and the U.S. after the Fed minutes Thursday showed that officials were divided about how long to continue its extraordinary stimulus measures.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 jumped 2.8 percent to 10,688.11, its highest closing in 22 months. Much of the enthusiasm for Japanese shares comes from the steadily weakening yen, a big help to Japanese companies that sell abroad.
Investors have high hopes that new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies, centered on loose monetary policy and public spending, will pull the world's third-largest economy out of the doldrums.
Elsewhere, however, investor fervor wilted. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 0.3 percent to 23,331.09. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.4 percent to 2,011.94, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.4 percent to 4,723.80. China was mixed.
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Meh, I've got my eye on another out there that is like a quarter of that price. AFA is a joke.
75,000 for a Yak Face on a fake card http://www.ebay.com/itm/KENNER-POTF-POWER-FORCE-YAK-FACE-MINT-CARD-MOC-W-COIN-VINTAGE-RARE-/140696484522?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20c229faaa#ht_720wt_963 thats funny
Anybody see that Blue Snaggletooth auction that that fake Yak Face seller has? http://www.ebay.com/itm/KENNER-POTF-POWER-FORCE-BLUE-SNAGGLETOOTH-WEAPON-VINTAGE-RARE-/140697335108?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20c236f544#ht_720wt_1037It's like he's out to intentionally screw people.
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The EEOC works with the Fair Employment Practice Agencies (FEPAs) and the Tribal Employment Rights Offices (TEROs) to manage charges of discrimination and the protection of the employment rights of Native Americans. The EEOC contracts with approximately 90 FEPAs nationwide to process more than 48,000 discrimination charges annually. These charges raise claims under state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination as well as the federal laws enforced by the EEOC. FEPA and TERO offices for the area covered by this office are listed below.
Colorado Civil Rights Division (FEPA)
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Denver, Colorado 80202
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Manchester VA: Slow, frustrating progressEDITORIAL
September 19. 2017 10:42PM
Local, state, and federal officials are stepping up to address the shocking problems uncovered at the Manchester VA Medical Center. So are local hospitals.
Progress is frustratingly slow, as a moribund federal bureaucracy resists reform. A field hearing of a congressional subcommittee in Pembroke this week brought new allegations from staff members.
Rep. Annie Kuster, the ranking Democrat at the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, is helping to keep a spotlight on the Manchester VA. Such oversight is appropriate as Interim Director Al Montoya tries to rebuild a facility overrun by incompetence.
Catholic Medical Center has opened its doors to VA doctors to treat veterans, and Gov. Chris Sununu waived state licensing regulations to allow the emergency partnership. Perhaps this arrangement can live on even after this crisis has passed.
The federal government has committed an additional $5 million to recruit new staff to run the hospital. The Manchester VA is installing new medical equipment that had been sitting idle.
Institutions do not change overnight. Problems at the Manchester VA don't disappear merely by shining a light on them. That takes hard work over months, and years.
The sorry state of the Manchester VA was a disgrace. New Hampshire's strong, rapid, united response to the crisis should be a point of pride.
Health Public Safety Veterans State Government Editorial Manchester


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NORFOLK — After consecutive sub-par games, Nicole Hamilton was determined not to be a spectator as Hampton University played for a championship and a place in history.
The Lady Pirates' senior guard contributed at both ends of the floor as top seed HU outlasted Coppin State 50-47 in a grinder of a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament title game Saturday at Scope.
"When I woke up this morning," Hamilton said, "I said to myself, I had to be a point guard today. We needed everybody in order to win. I actually wanted to play a part in the championship."
Hamilton's fingerprints were all over the title game, with a game-high 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a couple of blocks.
"She was overdue," HU coach David Six said. "Nikki's a big-time player — first-team all-conference. She's been in these situations before. I'm glad she's on my team and she was able to make some clutch shots for us."
Hampton (28-4) is headed to a fifth consecutive NCAA tournament — the Lady Pirates learn their opponent and destination Monday — after its 18th straight win and 49th in a row versus MEAC competition. HU also became the first program in conference history to win five straight titles, surpassing Howard's mark of four in a row from 1987-90.
The Lady Pirates' fifth title wasn't secured until 3-point attempts from Coppin's Amber Griffin and Kyra Coleman in the final 10 seconds were off the mark.
Coppin (17-14) missed its final five shots from the field, indicative of a game in which the winners shot 26 percent and the losers shot 25 percent.
"As always, the defense kind of bailed us out," Six said. "We got locked in, defensively, and were able to slow them down. We never did get going, offensively. Nikki made some shots to give us a little bit of separation, but we never did get going, offensively."
HU is headed back to the NCAA tournament because of all-conference senior duo Hamilton and Alyssa Bennett. After monster performances in quarterfinal and semifinal wins, Bennett faced a Coppin State defense shaded toward her.
Hamilton took up some of the slack. She made just 2 of 20 shots in HU's first two tournament games and at times labored with a foot injury dating back to last season. Her foot bothered her Saturday, as well, but she played through the pain as Six managed her minutes.
"The team plays as I play," she said. "If I'm playing hard, they are playing hard. So I had to at least pick them up, because it wasn't going right."
Indeed, Hampton trailed third-seeded Coppin State (17-14) by as many as seven points in the first half before locking down on defense. The Eagles missed 21 of their last 22 shots of the first half as HU finished the half on a 16-3 run.
Though both teams struggled on offense, Coppin remained close. The game was tied five times, and the Eagles came up short on eight separate possessions in which they could have taken the lead.
"I thought we played them very well," Coppin State coach Derek Brown said. "We held them to 26-percent shooting. It's a shame we shot 25 percent. … We gave it all we had. We just came up a little short."
Brielle Ward took advantage of Coppin's defensive emphasis toward Bennett for 10 points and 10 rebounds — more than she scored in the first two tournament games combined.
Hamilton and Bennett accounted for Hampton's final points. Hamilton dished to Bennett on a two-on-one fastbreak after Bennett had blocked a shot at the other end for a 48-45 lead. After Coppin's Ashle Craig scored at the 2:08 mark to trim the lead to one point again, Hamilton hit a driving runner in the lane for a 50-47 lead.
From there, Hampton's defense prevailed in the final minute-and-a-half.
"As long as I'm at Hampton University, and I plan on staying," Six said, "that's the way it's going to be."
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Short Smoked Escolar with Eggplant Ragout and Tomato Fondue
|Seafood, Vegetables
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|Menu Part
|Side Dish
|Cuisine Type
Source: Recipe from Chef Tenney Flynn
The preparation involved in this dish is well worth the effort. This is a dazzling dish with bold flavors and scrumptious aromas.
For the Escolar:
8 (4-oz.) escolar fillets
Teriyaki sauce, as needed
For the Eggplant Ragoût:
1 oz. extra virgin olive oil
8 cloves garlic
1 eggplant, peeled, sliced about 3⁄4-in. thick, soaked in salt water, then rinsed, dried, and cut in 1-in. dice
1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil
1⁄2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
1 red pepper, roasted and peeled, cut in 1-in. dice
4 anchovy fillets, chopped
2 oz. veal jus
Salt and pepper, to taste
For the Tomato Fondue:
2 oz. extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp. chopped fresh garlic
1 tbsp. tomato paste
1 tbsp. chopped basil
4 ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and diced
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste for grilling fish
Fresh basil sprigs, for garnish
1. Set up a cold smoker or barbecue grill with a tightly fitting lid. Light a few chunks of charcoal and when they are red, cover with hardwood chips that have been soaked for a few minutes. When the wood starts to smoke, cover the smoker and adjust the vents so they are open only slightly. (If using a drum-type smoker, place ice in the drip pan.) When the smoke is thick, brush the escolar fillets with teriyaki and place in the smoker as far away from the flame as possible; smoke 2-3 min. Remove and refrigerate.
2. Prepare Eggplant Ragoût: Heat the olive oil over medium heat and sweat the garlic until light brown and soft. Add the eggplant and half the chopped fresh herbs, lower heat, and stew gently, stirring often, 15-20 min. Add red pepper, anchovy, and veal jus and cook on low heat, 10 min. Stir in remaining herbs and season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
3. Prepare Tomato Fondue: Heat olive oil and sauté garlic 2 min.; add tomato paste and mash with a spoon, spreading it out in the oil. Add half the basil and all the tomatoes, cooking until warmed through. Stir in remaining basil and season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
4. For service: Lightly season the escolar fillets with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, and place on a clean, hot grill; cook about 3 min. per side. Place a spoonful of warm ragout in center of the plate, shingle the escolar fillets on top (2 fillets per serving),
finish with tomato fondue and garnish with basil.


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United Kingdom: Simple average house prices, by dwelling type and standard statistical region
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Latest content added for Digital Library Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts and Designhttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/partners/UNTCVA/browse/?fq=untl_collection:TXFC&fq=untl_decade:1920-1929&fq=str_year:1923&display=list2011-07-25T17:53:57-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing Digital Library Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts and DesignHat2011-07-25T17:53:57-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39070/

Hat of silver metallic mesh cloth. The hat is formed as a pillbox-style turban. The cylindrical crown has a flattened top, and two long trailing bands hanging from the back. The bands are designed to wrap around the head, and clasp with integral rhinestone-set buckles. The hat is unlined. There are no labels or tags in the hat. Probably from France.
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Hat of brown straw. Based on a boater, the hat has a crown of woven brown straw, somewhat domed, and somewhat "mushroom shaped", extending out over the sides of the crown. Around the base of the crown is a band of brown and tan silk ribbon, which has been unraveled. To one side of the crown is affixed a large pink/patterned silk crepe flower. The wide brim curls slightly at edge, and is trimmed at edge with the same unraveled ribbon. The crown is partly lined in black fabric with drawstring closure at top to adjust fit. There are no labels or tags in the hat.
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Cloche hat of beige felt. The high, domed crown is of dark beige/brownish felt, pulled and gathered to create texture at top back. The brim, of the same felt, is narrow, curving down at sides and up at back. Around the base of the crown is a wide band of brown grosgrain ribbon, which passes through slots in the upturned back section of the brim. At the side of the hat, the ribbon is gathered slightly, and has three segments that extend forward around the crown, fanning upwards to partly cover the front of the hat. The hat is lined in a slightly iridescent bronze fabric. In crown of hat is ornate embroidered label consisting of an oval surmounted by a device with triple ostrich plumes; small coats of arms at the ends of the oval, and the text " Imported / Amhat / Chiffon Felt", with inscription below: "Reg. U.S. Patent Office". Attached inside base of crown is original paper tag: "Berlin / Amhat / New York" and "Triste / Imported / Chiffon Felt".
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Cloche hat of burnt sienna-colored straw. The high domed crown of woven straw is decorated with flowers and leaves formed by embroidering and couching, but using fine brown and cream cloth rather than thread. The brown fabric flowers have beaded centers. The very narrow brim of matching straw is turned up at front, and edged with brown fabric and bound with dark golden yellow threads. The hat is lined in fine black cloth, through which can be seen the inner stitching of the "embroidery". There are no designer, maker, or retailer labels in the hat.
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Cloche hat of beige straw. The high, domed crown is created of fine beige straw which has been crocheted. At the base of the crown is a wide band of beige grosgrain ribbon edged with a very thin ribbon band, with a finely pleated section to one side. The cloche has a small brim, mostly down-turned. Over the entire crown and brim is sewn thin "ribbon" bands in a different type and shade of straw, forming several large leaf forms and filling the rest of the space with scrolling decoration. The interiors of the leaf forms are hand-painted in blue, purple, brown and green. The interior of the crown is lined in a tan/copper fabric, and the underside of the brim is lined in a cream fabric. There are no labels in the hat.
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Cloche of beige silk. The domed brim is of beige silk top-stitched and quilted to a base of grayish felt. The stitching is in the form of repeated and spiraling lines. At base of crown is wide band of brown grosgrain ribbon with bow at front. The brim is of the same material as crown, is shallow, and turns downward. It frames the face, with triangular extensions at sides. Hat is unlined. There are no labels or tags in the hat.
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Hat of sienna/reddish silk taffeta. Styled somewhat as a cloche, the cylindrical crown is "collapsed", creating the effect that it has been partly flattened, with horizontal creasing. Top of crown is flat. Around the sides is horizontal bands of stitching in gold metallic thread. Appliqued to the front and sides of the hat are velvet blossoms and leaves in greens, rust reds/oranges, etc. At base of crown is a band of rubbed rust red/orange. The narrow brim is lined in same rust red/orange velvet, and is turned up at back allowing it to be seen. The crown is lined in a golden orange satin fabric. No labels in item.
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Cloche hat of blue-green velvet. An early example of the cloche hat, it has a narrow up-turned brim. All around the crown is floral decoration carried out in beading, applique, and embroidery. Also with thin lines of gold thread sewn throughout. The edges of the brim are similarly decorated. Remains of silk lining.
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Hat of ecru lace and black horsehair. The high, slightly domed crown is formed of ecru lace, with a black satin ribbon bow to side, and a black satin band around the base of the crown, partly obscured by the lace. The wide, undulating black horsehair brim is oval, wider to sides than front to back. Inside of crown originally lined with fine, transparent black tulle, remains of which form an inner hatband at inside base of crown. Maker's label sewn to inner hatband: "Paris / della Donna / New York". Intended for afternoon wear.
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Hat of lavender horsehair overlaid with lace and velvet. The daytime hat has a high, domed crown of braided/woven horsehair. Around the sides of the crown is a band of pale lavender velvet overlaid with a band of dark blue velvet, which itself is partly overlaid by pale blue lace. Around the back of the crown is a band of pale blue velvet, a section of which is also at the base of the crown at the front of the hat. The brim is of the same horsehair, and stitched up in back to create the effect of having the brim extend around sides and front, but not the back. The brim is overlaid with lace as the crown. At left side of hat, along base of crown, is a small embellishment consisting of two tubular beads and three circular beads set with rhinestones. The hat is lined in blue satin. Retailer's(?) paper label attached inside crown at back: "Sanger Bros. / Dallas - Texas", with original price of $20.00.


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The Psychedelic Wiggle-grams of Dain Fagerholm
Dain Fagerholm is an artist/illustrator from Seattle who creates stereographic drawings of creatures that look like they've jumped from the pages of 'Where The Wild Things Are' or Matt Groening's "Life in Hell".
What's stereography? It's an image display technique achieved by quickly alternating display of left and right sides of a stereogram to make it look like it's 3D. Web-stars like Dain do this by creating a few frames in .gif format.
So, grab your favorite mood-altering substance, partake, then sit back and enjoy. This is like our generation's "Magic Eye". Who needs Netflix!


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After stops in London, New York, Paris, Berlin and Istanbul, Detour is at MoMA Design Store, Omotesando, Tokyo.
Fifty notebooks are displayed in a special intimately illuminated tunnel, 23 of them by Japanese authors like Toyo Ito, architect; Mamoru Oshii, manga cartoon artist and film director; Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue NIshizawa, architects of studio Sanaa, who designed the New Museum in NY.Kenya Hara, creative director of Muji; Naoto Fukasawa, international star of industrial design; Takashi Homma, photographer, with a special taste for suburban life; Erina Matsui, illustrator, painter.
Together with the new Japanese authors, 7 new international authors are featured, including dutch designer Tord Boontje and the Campana Brothers (Brazil).
Some works contain extensive stories and illustrated narratives, others are turned into sculptures, pieces of contemporary art and design. Visitors have the unique opportunity to touch the paper and flick through the notebooks by wearing special cotton gloves, witnessing the authors' creative process as it unfolds on the pages.
Over 600 people attended the Detour opening, Thursday, October 15, 2009.
Detour Tokyo is also a permanent Online Gallery. You can flick through the 50 notebooks exhibited in Tokyo here.
Curator: Raffaella Guidobono.
All partecipating notebooks are displayed on the Detour online gallery.
Detour Tokyo will come together myDetour, a travelling collection of illustrated notebooks created by new talents, with installations in five partner bookshops and design stores of Tokyo.
MoMA Design Store, GYRE 3F, 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku
|Press Release (English)
|Press Release (Japanese)


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Talk:Programming languages
From OLPC
--davidedc 21:57, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I was wondering if online programming sites could be used for teaching programming as well...
As an example, together with a group of friends, I'm the author of a site called sketchPatch, http://www.sketchpatch.net/ , which allows users to program in Processing without requiring any installation, just by using their web browser.
We did a couple of workshops here in the UK, where people pass along programs between themselves, modifying them following some hints given by the workshop leader. I was wondering if there could be any interest in trying this in other contexts where the OLPC is being used?
sketchPatch currently uses flash, but it should work in gnash, as we don't use particular codecs...