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The Christian tradition of celebrating Bolludagur ('Bun Day' or 'Cream Puff Day') seven weeks before Easter traveled to Iceland from Denmark in the 19th century. Children wake their parents up with excited shouts and encouraging spanks with homemade paddles (to ensure a goodly number of cream puffs). Read more about the tradition here.
Below is a recipe of these anticipated sweet treats, which are similar to profiteroles, made from choux pastry.
First melt 150 grams of butter over a moderate heat. Then add 150 grams of flour and mix over the heat. Gradually add three deciliters of water, stirring the entire time.
Once the mixture has come to a boil and reached a smooth, thickened consistency, remove from heat and allow it to cool.
After the dough has cooled, add two teaspoons of sugar and half a teaspoon salt. Then put the mixture into a bowl and beat three to four eggs into the dough, one at a time, beating the mixture carefully between eggs.
When the dough is airy and creamy use two spoons or a pastry bag to create fairly large patties on a baking tray covered with non-stick backing paper.
Bake at 180°C to 200°C degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
If all goes well, the buns should expand to at least double their size in the oven. When they have a slightly golden color they are ready, but don't take them out of the oven yet. Just turn off the heat and leave the buns there for about 30 minutes until they are dry inside. Otherwise they will collapse.
Cut the buns in two and make icing from powdered sugar, cocoa powder and a little bit of water, or melt chocolate to put on the top part of the buns.
Then whip cream and add vanilla sugar, chocolate chips, caramel pudding powder (or whatever flavoring you can think of) and fill the buns. Any sort of jam will also make excellent cream puffs.
For challenged bakers, readymade choux buns can be bought in most bakeries and grocery stores, with or without icing and filling.


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The 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards are handed out tonight, starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time on NBC. Why Monday, you ask? The ceremony moved from its usual Sunday night home to avoid conflicts with "NBC Sunday Night Football" and MTV's Video Music Awards, held last night.
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NYSE Euronext, whose strength in European derivatives helped draw IntercontinentalExchange Inc. into a deal to acquire it, is adding to its business in London.
The New York Stock Exchange operator said yesterday it will replace the British Bankers' Association in administering the London interbank offered rate, vowing to restore confidence to the benchmark amid a rigging scandal that has generated $2.5 billion in fines. More than $300 trillion in securities are benchmarked to the rate, which has been regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority since April as part of an overhaul.
The transfer in 2014, criticized by a member of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, raises the European profile of NYSE. The exchange owns the London-based Liffe derivatives market and is being acquired by IntercontinentalExchange for about $10 billion. U.K. regulators recommended that the BBA be stripped of responsibility for Libor after finding banks had tried to manipulate it to profit from bets on derivatives.
"Exchanges are ideal 'aggregators' for important market-sensitive information such as Libor and derivatives," said Bruce Weber, dean of the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware, in an e-mail. "The exchange will make the instrument's reporting entities give credible disclosures and the number will be made tradable."
Liffe, Europe's second-largest derivatives exchange, offers Libor-based short sterling futures and Euribor, dominating the market for trading of short-term interest rate products. Ownership of that business means it's in Liffe's interest that investors have confidence in Libor, according to Finbarr Hutcheson, chief executive officer of Liffe.
Restoring Credibility
"Our primary focus is restoring the credibility and integrity of Libor, which we think will be an important benchmark for years to come," Hutcheson said in an interview today. "We'll run it as a commercial business, but our role in restoring the market's trust in Libor is our biggest concern."
The rate is at present calculated by a poll carried out daily by Thomson Reuters Corp. for the BBA that asks firms to estimate how much it would cost to borrow from each other for different periods and in different currencies. The top and bottom quartiles of quotes are excluded, and those left are averaged and published for individual currencies in London.
NYSE Euronext will establish a unit for the business, NYSE Euronext Rate Administration Ltd. Decisions on who will calculate the rate, what banks will submit to it and how the process will work have yet to be completed, according to Liffe's Hutcheson. The unit will be run autonomously with separate staff that review the process of rate-setting.
Rate Setting
"We had a 'fox guarding the henhouse' issue here, and we should learn from that," Bart Chilton, a Democrat on the CFTC, wrote in an e-mail. "I firmly believe that having a truly neutral third party administrator would be the best alternative, and I'm not sure that an exchange is the proper choice."
As the administrator, NYSE will be responsible for corroborating banks' submissions to the rate, ensuring they are based as closely as possible on actual trade data, and monitoring suspicious conduct, according to rules introduced by the FCA earlier this year.
Thomson Reuters will have no role in the rate-setting process once responsibility has transferred to NYSE, said Thomson Reuters spokeswoman Yvonne Diaz.
FCA Probe
In its probe of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority said the firm made at least 219 documented requests for inaccurate submissions to Libor. Derivatives traders sat next to Libor submitters "and encouraged the two groups to communicate without restriction despite the obvious risk that the derivatives traders would seek to influence" submissions, the regulator said. RBS was fined $612 million.
Barclays admitted to attempting to rig rates to benefit its own derivatives trades and to appear healthier during the financial crisis by hiding its true cost of borrowing. Authorities including the CFTC and the U.S. Department of Justice are also conducting civil probes, while the DOJ and U.K. Serious Fraud Office are pursuing criminal investigations.
"NYSE Euronext Rate Administration plans to return credibility, trust and integrity to Libor, bringing an essential combination of strong regulatory framework and market-leading validation techniques," Liffe's Hutcheson said.
NYSE Takeover
ICE, the energy and commodity futures bourse in Atlanta, agreed on Dec. 20 to acquire NYSE Euronext for cash and stock, seeking to expand into interest-rate futures. That market in the U.S. is dominated by CME Group Inc., the world's largest derivatives exchange. CME offers the Libor-based Eurodollar contract while NYSE Liffe US offers a rival Eurodollar contract.
"I don't see any change for us from this," Terry Duffy, chairman of CME said today in London. "I don't ever see it being a proprietary index. If you were going to make it a proprietary index, you wouldn't sell it for a buck."
NYSE Euronext exchanged 1 pound to take over the business, according to James Dunseath, a NYSE Euronext spokesman.
Skepticism toward Libor has been expressed by other CFTC members. Gary Gensler, the regulator's chairman, has said benchmarks such as it and Euribor that are based on banks' estimates are "unsustainable" and should be replaced with alternatives based on real data.
Changing the administrator won't address Libor's underlying problems, such as its use of estimates and an increasing propensity of banks to leave their submissions unchanged, according to Rosa Abrantes-Metz, an economist with New York- based consulting firm Global Economics Group Inc. and a professor at New York University's Stern School of Business.
'Fundamental Problems'
"The fundamental problems are still there," she said. "Libor represents a market that almost doesn't exist and is disappearing further over time."
Bids to run the Libor benchmark were assessed on criteria such as "technical capability, governance and oversight," Martin Wheatley, chief executive officer of the FCA, told reporters in London today. NYSE Euronext "came out as the clear favorites to restore confidence in the system," he said.
The U.K. government formally started the search for a replacement body to set Libor in February after the BBA voted to relinquish operation of the benchmark. A seven-member panel including Sarah Hogg, outgoing chairman of the Financial Reporting Council, Wheatley, and the Bank of England's Paul Fisher recommended the new administrator.
Restoring Credibility
"This change will play a vital role in restoring the international credibility of Libor," Hogg said in a statement. NYSE Euronext Rate Administration Ltd. will be a U.K. based company, and will be regulated in the U.K. by the FCA.
Under rules introduced by the FCA, the administrators of the rate and banks that participate will have to appoint a person approved by the regulator to oversee compliance. The BBA has also stopped quoting Libor for two currencies and eight maturities in a bid to make the benchmark less vulnerable to manipulation.
Bloomberg LP, the parent of Bloomberg News, has proposed an alternative to Libor dubbed the Bloomberg Interbank Offered Rate, or Blibor. It would use data from a variety of financial transactions to reflect participating banks' cost of credit.
Libor was first published by the BBA in 1986, the year the British Prime Minister's "Big Bang" program of deregulation fueled a boom in London's bond and syndicated-loan markets. Originally intended to be a simple benchmark that borrowers and lenders could use to price loans, the rate grew in importance as it was adopted as the basis for setting interest rates from mortgages and student loans toderivatives.
Largest Banks
The BBA, whose members are among the world's largest banks including those who contribute to Libor, was criticized by policy makers in the U.K. and the U.S. for failing to address concerns about the rate-setting process first raised by then New York Fed President Timothy F. Geithner in 2008.
"Restoring confidence in Libor has been an absolute priority for the BBA," Anthony Browne, CEO of the lobby group, said in a statement. "We have been working hard with regulatory authorities and the government to put in place much-needed reforms to the system."
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Clarence Thomas, intellectual heavyweight?
But when I saw the Supreme Court in action on TV, back during the Florida recount mess of 2000, I did take notice of Justice Thomas's conspicuous silence. All the other justices were asking questions; Thomas didn't say a mumbling word.
I couldn't help but think: "Well, the dumbest kid in class doesn't usually say shit!" I've wondered ever since whether Clarence Thomas was particularly bright.
Then I heard what Jan Crawford Greenburg had to say a month ago, in her lecture at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
Author of the book "Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court," Ms. Crawford Greenburg said Justice Thomas gets a bum rap as a legal thinker. He is not Antonin Scalia's Little Sir Echo. He is his own man, and a persuasive arguer to boot.
I'm streaming 4½ minutes of Crawford Greenburg's remarks here, on my Vox audio stash. (You can download the full hourlong presentation off of the EPPC website, here.)
I must make time to read "Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas," by Kevin Merida and Michael Fletcher, to see what makes that man tick.
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Nigger boy.
- June 27, 2007 at 8:10 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ It's hard to love 'em sometimes, isn't it?
- June 27, 2007 at 8:20 PM
I don't care if he's the most brilliant cat in the room and nobody gives him respect, he's still a toby-ass sellout in every sense of the word.
- June 27, 2007 at 8:41 PM
I don't think the question that heads this subject really matters.
Intellectual distinction is one criterion for judicial appointments; another, at least if you're a Republican president, is legal orthodoxy. The second, in my view, quite rightly outweights the first, and Thomas is, of course, the strict constructionist par excellence when it comes to the US constitution. That is probably enough to justify his place on the court (if, like me and my buddy George, you take a conservative position on these matters).
Justice Souter, for example, is doubtless more vocal than Thomas (it'd be hard for anybody to be less) and has a more distinguished academic, scholarly and professional resume than Justice Thomas, too: yet, despite being a Republican appointee, Souter has proven to be more or less a disaster as far as Republicans and conservatives have been concerned, while Thomas has been an unqualified (no belittling intended) success. Intellectual brilliance is not the highest virtue in a judge, and Thomas is unfairly targeted in the matter of his intellect despite there being many previous examples of actual or attempted appointments to the Supreme Court who were no more distinguished mentally than Thomas (how distinguished was Thurgood Marshall, I wonder?).
The real test of Thomas' quality as a jurist must surely be made after considering his judgements (his grasp of the constitution, his use of precedent, his knowledge of the relevant scholarship, how often he has given the lead in opinion for the majority, etc), and comparing those to the judgements of his colleagues. Anything else is really just more of the same old character assasination by other means
I've never thought badly of Justice Thomas, but have always had a problem with those racial totalitarians who are driven into a rage by him because he has the audacity to have his own opinion, and not march in step with Jesse and Al. There's a rather grim irony in the fact that a racist is someone who never sees an individual, just a member of a collective; which is exactly what many of Justice Thomas' more hysterical critics (step forward 'itainteazy') hold against him: breaking free from the collective to be an individual.
- June 28, 2007 at 11:40 AM
I'm withholding my comments until I get to read your research results UBM. I can barely keep my mouth shut, but perhaps some information you will unearth or arguments you will make will sway me. I await enlightenment. I really am interested in what you come up with and will be watching for it.
- June 28, 2007 at 11:48 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
ItAintEazy: Thanks for that link. (Prof. Jeffries writes often at blackprof.com, but I haven't read him on the subject of Thomas.)
VictorK: Well stated.
RC: I hope to interview Kevin Merida, co-author of the Clarence Thomas biography, when I'm back in D.C. in a couple of weeks.
- June 28, 2007 at 11:59 AM
- LeaNder said...
Resegregation Now
Only trying to figure out why my links don't work from time to time. Hmmm, seems it was an extra space that should not be there.
- June 30, 2007 at 5:03 AM
If Thomas sat on the Warren Court would the Loving v Virginia decision be 8-1?
- July 1, 2007 at 10:47 AM
Screw Thomas--someone needs to investigate that bastard Roberts!
Yeah, I'm pissed at the Roberts court lately...
- July 2, 2007 at 10:33 PM
Dez said: "someone needs to investigate that bastard Roberts!"
WTF? You damn leftist totalitarian bastard.
And UBM, read J. Thomas's decisions sometime, you moron. He's been on the Court for a hell of a lot of years and you just now are realizing that he's an intellectual heavyweight?
Good grief.
You're a damn disgrace to journalism.
- July 4, 2007 at 8:44 PM
And that's "damn leftist bitch" to you.
- July 4, 2007 at 10:50 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
Anon: I downloaded Justice Thomas's concurring opinion in the recent Seattle schools case. I will read it. It's 185 pages... it will take me some time.
I didn't mean to disparage the man. In fact, I owe him a lot. I myself have used his "pubic-hair-on-my-Coke-can" pick-up line, and it works like gangbusters! I don't know what Anita Hill's problem was...
- July 4, 2007 at 11:30 PM
Yeah, Dez, totalitarian, as in investigations all around.
Well, UBM, that pubic hair thing, now that's horrific. I'm so terriby offended, and I've got the vapors to boot. No wait, what the fuck does that have to do with his intellectual acumen? Exactly! If that's all you can do to disparage the man (I'm not sure if the 185 pages is a real gripe or not), I think I'd take my ball and bat and go home, if I were thee.
- July 5, 2007 at 4:10 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ Lighten up, you nameless wonder.
Anyway, you're right. A boss who would say such a thing to a subordinate... that's no reflection on the man's intellect. I'm just cracking a harmless joke.
- July 5, 2007 at 4:32 AM
Yeah, Dez, totalitarian, as in investigations all around.
You're seriously lacking in a sense of humor (and possibly other senses as well).
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Taylor Swift Was Too Serious Too Soon for Conor Kennedy
Sounds like Taylor Swift's split from Conor Kennedy may not be as amicable as first reported. While initial news of the breakup cited distance and time apart as the root of the rift, sources are now saying that Swift was really overbearing on Kennedy.
Swift, 22, pretty much scared off Kennedy, 18, by getting so serious so quickly. (We think buying a mansion across the street from his grandmother, Ethel Kennedy, may have played a role in that.) "Conor's just an 18-year-old kid and wasn't ready for anything super serious," a source told Radar Online. "But Taylor is looking for her soulmate and it kind of freaked him out with how strong she came on." Not to burst anyone's bubbles, but it's highly unlikely that a high school senior is anyone's soulmate. Girl, at least wait until a guy can legally drink bubbly before wanting a ring on it!
It turns out, too, that Swift's fascination with the Kennedy family may have done her relationship with Conor much more harm than good, because it made him question her motives. "Taylor is obsessed with the Kennedys and was living out a fairytale with Conor," the source added. "But she was more obsessed with the idea of dating a Kennedy, than the actual Kennedy she was dating."
Unfortunately for hopeless romantic Swift, this is pretty typical for a lot of her relationships, per the source. "Taylor is love crazy and loves living vicariously through other people's love stories. She sincerely wants to find the person that she is supposed to spend the rest of her life with. But unfortunately, she thinks every man that gives her butterflies is that person." Yikes! T-Swizzle, make 'em work for it. You deserve the best! (Or at least learn to hide the crazy for a little longer.)
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Sapphire HD 5770 FleX Review
ATI has had their 5000 series graphics cards out for quite a while now, so vendors are continuously repacking and redesigning their cards that are already currently sold. Newer variants can be found with better cooling solutions that run quieter, take up less space, or cool the core and/or memory better. Some versions are overclocked beyond reference speeds and some even have voltage adjustments for overclocking. Finally, vendors also use offers of free video games or more connectivity options as sale points.
Sapphire has just come out with a new version of the ATI Radeon HD 5770 with the moniker FleX that can support up to four monitors in ATI Eyefinity. They accomplish this by using three DVI connections where one is a HDMI to DVI adapter. The card itself has two DVI connections: one has a single link output while the other has a dual link output. The rest of the graphics card is mostly reference with 1GB of GDDR5 and 800 stream processors both running at stock reference speeds of 850 MHz core and 1200 MHz memory.
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The Sapphire rendition of what looks to be Ruby has come back on the new box art and this time around she's not scantily clad. The box is smooth and glossy and is of good quality. The FleX edition designation is explained at the top center, the video card can support three monitors with DVI connections out of the box and up to four monitors total. Some of the main features of the card are listed near the bottom, Microsoft DirectX 11, PCI Express 2.1, 1080P Full HD output, DisplayPort and HDMI output, and 7.1-channel HD surround sound. Rotating to the back of the box shows some more features and what to expect from the 5770 FleX. To summarize the expectations, it provides affordable performance with up to date technology support such as Windows 7 and DirectX 11, ATI Stream compute technology and Eyefinity multi-monitor output of up to four monitors. Output is fully HD capable. Included in the package are some cables, user manual, and driver CD. Many review awards are listed on the back with Sapphire claiming to have received over 2500 since 2002, the OCC award logo is the second from the top left.
The first side of the box has some specifications about the graphics card such as operating system support (Windows Media Center Edition 2005, XP, Vista, and 7), video outputs, and system requirements including 450 Watt power supply and an open PCI Express x16 slot. The UPC is also on this side with five different barcodes for different identifiers. The other sides are clean and only show Sapphire, ATI, and the model name FleX HD 5770.
Inside the package is a cardboard box that contains a tray with two separate containers, one has the video card with a driver disk and paperwork stacked on top and the other has the cables and adapters. Everything that could be needed to use the 5770 has been included as well as the special FleX cable which converts HDMI to DVI output (a much more common monitor connection) for easy triple monitor Eyefinity. A power cable adapter is included for users who have a power supply that does not have any available 6-pin power connections so all that is needed is a spare 4-pin Molex connection. A DVI to VGA adapter is also included for those who still use the older D-sub connection, and the CrossFire dongle allows for hardware CrossFireX installations.
Sapphire has an online system called the Sapphire Select Club where RMA servicing and updates are easy to process, and users are eligible for free promotions and contests for things such as games and software, video cards and other hardware. The driver disk, case badge, and installation guide haven't changed much over the years, the driver disk has a copy of the ATI drivers and when combined with the installation guide should make installation and setup a breeze for anyone fresh to hardware upgrades. The video card is protected by the standard low density polyethylene antistatic bag, this one has a large warning sticker attached that reminds people to connect the power supply to the video card.
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Journey from rowdy Rio to beautiful Buenos Aires
Get a taste of the infectious rhythm of Brazil and Argentina on this awesome tour from Rio to Buenos Aires. Take in the vast Pantanal wetlands and the spectacular Iguazu Falls, see amazing natural wonders, explore small historic towns and spend time relaxing in comfort near the ocean. From samba to tango, Portuguese to Spanish, and caipirinhas to wine, Brazil and Argentina are both distinct but share a zest for life that is sure to entice, entertain and excite.
Experience the rhythm and colour of Rio de Janeiro
Stroll Paraty's colonial cobblestone streets
Spot a wealth of wildlife in the Pantanal wetlands
Learn about the Jesuit Missions at San Ignacio Mini
Marvel at the mighty Iguazu Falls
Enjoy the elegance of sophisticated Buenos Aires
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Visit the newly-opened Opakapaka Grill and Bar, serving fresh local fish, specialty cocktails and Hawaiian fusion cuisine, available for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A coffee shop/art gallery is also on site.
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- Access via exterior corridors
- Premium bedding
- Furnished lanai
- Limited housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Desk
- Sofa bed
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Iron/ironing board
- Kitchen
- Separate dining area
- Free WiFi
- Separate living room
- Number of bedrooms -
- Number of bathrooms -
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Separate sitting area
- Shower/tub combination
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Separate bedroom
Where to Eat
Opakapaka Grill and Bar - The hottest beachfront restaurant in Ha'ena! Feast on a variety of menu items, from Hawaiian favorites and specially-crafted cocktails, or enjoy fresh local seafood from sea-to-table. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Na Pali Art Gallery and Coffee House - Coffee shop located in gallery featuring local art and jewelry. Muffins, pastries, smoothies, coffee. Open early morning until mid-/late afternoon.
There are also several dining options in the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
Postcards Café
Hanalei Dolphin
Sushi Blues
Hanalei Gourmet
Nearby Things to Do
The hotel resort occupies a scenic stretch of golden-sand beach. Although corals make swimming difficult off the resort';s own beach, numerous water activities are available within two miles. Tunnels Beach is a popular swimming beach one mile from the resort, while coral-covered lava tubes and reefs make Tunnels Beach and Kee Beach, 2.75 miles from the resort, prime spots for snorkeling and diving.
Guests at Hanalei Colony receive preferred rates for tee times at two of Hawaii's top golf courses, both designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., and located nine miles from the resort. The Prince Course offers 18 challenging holes of golf integrated with nature. The Makai Course consists of three nine-hole courses that can be played in any combination.
Hanalei Bay has one of the world's longest and most challenging surf breaks; winter is the high season for surfers. Anini Beach, 12 miles away, is one of Kauai's top spots for windsurfing, as is the more challenging Haena Beach, 1.75 miles from the resort. Other popular water activities available near the hotel resort include fishing, rafting, ocean and river kayaking, and sailing.
The resort has an outdoor pool and spa tub; yoga classes are offered through the Hanalei Day Spa.
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Prenatal massage
- Reflexology
- Couples treatment rooms
- Massages on beach
- Body wraps
- Body treatments
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Massages
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 8 PM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Special check-in instructions:
- Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 8 PM
- Saturday - Sunday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 50.0 per day.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Resort fee: USD 20.83 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Internet access
- Parking
Optional extras
- Late check-out fee: USD 75 (subject to availability)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 50.0 per day
Hotel Name
- Colony Resort Hanalei
- Hanalei Colony
- Hanalei Colony Resort
- Hanalei Resort
- Hanalei Colony Hotel Hanalei
- Hanalei Colony Resort Kauai
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The London Metal Exchange's plan to ease congestion at warehouses storing near-record amounts of aluminum will accelerate deliveries and reduce premiums paid for supply, at a time when prices are already near a four-year low.
Waiting times lengthened to a year or more in some locations, driving premiums added to the LME price to a record. Delays at depots spurred at least 16 lawsuits filed in U.S. courts as well as scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators. The surcharges, which rose almost 15-fold since 2008, are now retreating as traders anticipate the changes, which are scheduled to be reviewed by the LME's board this month.
European premiums excluding duty will drop as much as 15 percent to $145 a metric ton by the end of the June, the lowest since 2012, according to the median of estimates from 10 consumers, traders, producers and analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News. Rising premiums boosted returns for smelters enduring prices that at the Oct. 4 close of $1,844 a ton are now 45 percent below the record set in 2008. Plants on average need $1,900 to break even, according to Wood Mackenzie Ltd., an Edinburgh-based research company.
"We will see erosion of both physical premiums and the price," said Ronan Donohoe, the global head of metals and bulk commodities trading at Deutsche Bank AG in London. "It needs to occur to purge the high-cost production. This will mean some short-term pain but it needs to be done."
Second Quarter
The rise in physical premiums contrasts with slumping futures. The LME's benchmark three-month contract fell 11 percent this year and will average $1,900 in the second quarter, when the new LME rules may start, the median of 13 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg shows. Prices reached a four- year low of $1,758 in June.
This year's decline in aluminum compares with a 1.7 percent drop in the Standard & Poor's GSCI gauge of 24 commodities and a 13 percent gain in the MSCI All-Country World Index of equities. The Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index lost 2.5 percent.
Supply is outpacing demand for a seventh consecutive year and will keep doing so until at least 2018, Morgan Stanley estimates. This year's projected surplus of 1.69 million tons is almost equal to what Japan consumes in a year. While stockpiles in warehouses monitored by the LME reached a record 5.49 million tons in July and now stand at 5.36 million tons, Wood Mackenzie says global inventories are about 14 million tons.
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Not all the metal is available to consumers, with Societe Generale SA estimating that as much as 80 percent of the LME stockpiles are tied into financial transactions. That typically involves buying metal for nearby delivery while making a forward sale to capitalize on a market in contango, where prices rise into the future. Combined with the rising premiums, the stockpiling has helped shore up returns for producers.
Financing is at its most profitable in at least 4 1/2 years, according to Macquarie Group Ltd. Aluminum for December delivery traded at a discount of $130.50 to the December 2014 contract on Oct. 2, the widest since at least February 2009.
The LME is proposing to oblige warehouses where withdrawals take more than 100 days to deliver out more metal than they take in. The plans may already be altering the flow of metal to depots, with average daily arrivals dropping to 5,849 tons last month, from about 19,000 tons a year ago.
The consultation period for the changes ended Sept. 30, just before the start of LME Week today. The annual event attracts thousands of miners, refiners and traders for talks on metals markets and supply contracts. This will be the first one since Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. bought the bourse for $2.2 billion in December. The board may not make a final decision about its warehouse plan at the next meeting, Miriam Heywood, a spokeswoman for the LME, said last week.
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MILWAUKEE — The Phillies received single-A righthander Ryan O'Sullivan from Los Angeles as the player to be named later to complete a trade for Joe Blanton.
O'Sullivan, 21, was a fourth-round draft pick of the Dodgers in 2011. He began the season as a starter but transitioned to a relief role upon being promoted to high single-A Rancho Cucamonga. While there, he posted a 3.57 ERA in 14 games with 12 strikeouts and eight walks in 17 2/3 innings. He has only 60 strikeouts in 97 career professional innings.
Baseball America ranked O'Sullivan as Los Angeles' 23rd-best prospect before the 2012 season.
He could not be included in the deal until Thursday because he was drafted last summer. Major League Baseball rules stipulate a player cannot be dealt less than a year after being drafted.
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Beyond the Kiss
- Darrell A. Harris Contributing Writer
- 2002 23 Oct
After six years of the somewhat mediocre success that for many Christian bands is the highest level of popularity ever achieved, Sixpence None the Richer woke up one morning in 1999 and discovered that it had a global hit single. A band that was known among its most loyal fans for depth, spirituality and thought-provoking lyrics suddenly found itself recognized all over the world as the performer of a pop love song.
Three years later, the band looks back on a type of success that it once could not have expected or even imagined. Sixpence has headlined with a who's who list of class-A talent and shared the red carpet with Hollywood's elite. Leigh Nash, lead singer of the sextet, has been judged by "E's" Joan Rivers for her fashion sense (and passed). Matt Slocum, instrumentalist and primary songwriter, is "all the richer" now, thanks to Sixpence's if-I-hear-it-again-I'll-scream "Kiss Me." But in the transition from relative anonymity to the conquest of MTV and VH1, Sixpence refuses to lose sight of the things that are most important.
Divine Discontent
"To be discontented with the divine discontent, and to be ashamed with the noble shame, is the very germ of the first upgrowth of all virtue."
—Charles Kingsley 1819-1875
"Divine discontent" is one of those surfacing phrases that could well become a buzz-term of this postmodern era. For the title of its new recording, the first in five years, Sixpence chose a phrase describing what Slocum refers to as "a positive dis-ease, a restlessness leading to a doorway to something new and better." He and Nash both believe that "without pain and other difficult situations, we tend not to grow and change for the good. A lot of songs we've recorded here have a fascination with the fact that God would strike you down, and then raise you back up," says Slocum. "It's our attempt to make sense of some of the suffering."
As a band, Sixpence has had its share of difficulties. Since the breakthrough success of its self-titled disc in 1999, the ground has shifted around them. Sixpence's record company was purchased by Warner Bros. The band's management has changed. And no matter what might be gained in that process, such transitions are always trying. There has been loss in relationships, both professional and personal. Through all of that, it is impressive—and somewhat befuddling—that neither Nash nor Slocum grumble or whine. They have been discovering along the way that grace often strikes when we are in pain.
But of course it's the personal losses that hit closest to home. With transparent simplicity, Nash comments on the relational dilemmas described in her song, "Down and Out of Time."
"It's about the difficulties and differences in some relationships very dear to me all coming to roost one weekend," she says. "The lyrics about me 'aiming my cannon ready or not, you feeling my pain like it or not,' are about me overdoing it, being a terrorist in my own way. And the line that says 'Your mystery is not worth being solved' is about one person deciding that working it out with another is just not worth it. It's a very needy song."
If such a painful song is about personal experience, then Nash wears her scars with uncanny grace. After the past few years, all of the members of Sixpence are familiar with the heartache of broken relationships. But it's just such experiences that motivate the band to use its newfound influence in serving the needs around it rather than merely enjoying its success.
Beyond the Music
And the King will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me."'(Matthew 25:40 NRSV)
It has been said that with great blessing comes great responsibility, even if we don't always behave as if it does. Great blessing has come to Sixpence None the Richer both artistically and commercially. And this band is determined not to evade the attendant responsibility.
Some of the primary words that are translated "ministry" and "minister," in both Old Testament and New, literally mean "service" and "servant." Showing compassion to another in an area of real need opens the recipient up to God's love like nothing else on the planet can.
When Jesus told the well-known story of the good Samaritan, He redefined the concept of "neighbor" for all time. The neighbor is not just the one from whom we borrow a CD or DVD or to whom we loan the proverbial cup of sugar. It is the one who is in need of help, whoever or wherever he or she might be.
One of the ways Sixpence None the Richer, along with other artists, is seeking to show compassion is by supporting DATA (Debt, AIDS and Trade in Africa). You may have heard U2's Bono promoting this cause on a video that aired at many Christian music festivals this past summer. DATA is an effort to promote awareness and mobilize action to turn the tide of suffering in sub-Saharan Africa, so savagely beset by AIDS, hunger and poverty. Slocum believes that "with success comes responsibility. We must use our resources to serve in our local and global communities. Through our involvement with DATA, Sixpence has the opportunity to join our small voice with others in raising awareness of the AIDS crisis in Africa."
But Sixpence is also alert to the needs of neighbors a little closer to home. In East Nashville, an underprivileged child will soon be receiving lessons on a borrowed violin that she could never afford, thanks to the new East Nashville Center for the Creative Arts, which Slocum helped to launch. More importantly, she will get a glimpse of God's love for her because it was in His name that someone noticed her and offered a helping hand.
Finding Their Place in the Mainstream?
"That art is best which to soul's range gives no bound. Something beyond the form; something beyond the sound."
—8th Century Proverb
Sixpence officially became a part of mainstream pop culture nearly four years ago, but Divine Discontent will be its first release in five years when it hits shelves on Oct. 29. In the past, the band received its share of criticism from the Christian industry for "crossing over" with a song that talks unapologetically about a relationship between two people in love. How meaningful is this call to local and global social action if it's coming from a band with little more to say than just, "Hey, 'Kiss Me'"? But Nash has a stinging refute for past criticisms.
"We have a lot to say," she insists. "We just need to be given a chance. We hope people will slow down, look at what we're doing and give us that chance. Criticism of 'Kiss Me' and 'There She Goes' felt a little premature to me. They're just singles; they're harmless. We have a lot more to say. We just hope the critics will chill out a bit and let us do what we need to do."
Nash also addresses the question of Sixpence's success in the mainstream. "We definitely have roots in the Christian music scene," she asserts. "But we just wanted to make music that conveys our faith and uses our talents. This resulted in success on the 'other side.' We never really had that much success in the Christian field until the last recording. So, in a sense, we didn't 'cross over.' We just happened to make a recording that succeeded in both the sacred and secular markets at the same time."
Sixpence has no intention of listening to the critics. Having already walked the difficult wire of dual success in both mainstream and Christian markets, the band doesn't seem to feel a need to shape its future music by the past. The band dreams instead of creating music shaped by a desire to please the Creator, seeking to offer a thinking generation new means to worship God without forgoing depth and reverence.
With the song "Melody of You," the band has given listeners perhaps one of the most elegant and poetic expressions of worship in this era. It describes an almost palpable yearning for the God who is "the scent of an unfound bloom" and "a drink that will knock me down on the floor." Slocum explains the song's inspiration. "The psalms are so important," he insists, "because they give us a poetic language for describing and interacting with God. He is the theme. All we can do is write variations and try to weave notes in between. We are trying to describe realities for which adequate words and music simply do not exist—but we are stronger for having made the effort."
It is through writing and performing such music that Sixpence finds the inspiration for active compassion. "If we ask God to keep us close to Him, and we take the time to stay close to Him," Nash believes, "we begin to take on more and more godly attributes. God is the author of love and compassion and wants us to be filled with both. When you are filled up with God's love, compassion and grace, showing kindness to your fellow man is as natural as breathing."
Used by permission. CCM Magazine © 2002


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A catholic monastery devoted to the teachings of St. Benedict
(1) On this first day of the month, we welcomed
12 participants from Our Lady of Grace Parish, Noblesville,
Indiana, making a weekend RCIA retreat at our Guest House and
Retreat Center.
(2) Father Archabbot Justin and Father Denis
visited Archbishop Daniel this afternoon. The archbishop continues
his rehabilitation from his stroke a few weeks ago.
+++ The father of Brother Matthew died late this afternoon,
following the difficult aftermath of an unsuccessful surgery. May
his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed-especially
those of our beloved parents-rest in God's glory and peace.
(3) Father Cyprian, our Mass Heb, presided and
preached on this Fourth Sunday of Lent.
+++ We received word that Ginger Seubert, a former professor in
our College and the wife of former professor Dave Denz (College and
Theology), died this morning after a long bout with cancer. May she
rest in peace.
(4) Father Columba and Brother Luke offered
reflections on their favorite psalms.
+++ This is the day when storms moved through a good part of the
southeast, causing several deaths. We were fortunate in that, even
though it was a very windy day, with some rather strong
thunderstorms, we had no injuries or damage.
(5) Eight recently ordained (within a few
years) priests are on the hill for most of the week, participating
in a "Gearing Up to Be a Pastor" workshop sponsored by our
Institute of Priests and Presbyterates. We welcome them, especially
the five who are alumni of our seminary.
(6) A fairly quiet day on the hill-unless
you're near one of the various areas under construction or
renovation. The work on Newman Hall and Bede Hall is continuing-on
schedule and, fortunately, with a minimum of disruption to the
daily routine of most students and monks.
(7) The seminary held its semester "Around the
World Party" this evening-an opportunity for seminarians falling
under various designations (international, diocesan, domestic) to
show off their particular (and sometimes peculiar) cuisines.
(8) This afternoon Brother Adam successfully
defended his M.A. thesis at Georgia State University, Atlanta. We
congratulate him on this major accomplishment, and hope he gets a
bit of "time off" to just discard all the rough drafts and sit back
and enjoy life a bit!
+++ We had some workmen in this morning to make some repairs to
our "pantry," the small room adjacent to our refectory that
contains freezers and coolers, grills, dishwashing equipment and
the like. When repairs of this sort are necessary, it's a reminder
that our house is growing old along with us! We're now into our
29th year of living in the "new" monastery!
(9) Father Abbot Justin led us in a Second
Saturday Session this morning, in which we continued our work from
our February session, dealing with the "vision, goals and purpose"
of the Archabbey.
+++ The funeral of Br. Matthew's father was at St. Mary's,
Evansville, this morning. Father Prior Kurt was among the
half-dozen confreres representing the monastery.
+++ We received the oblation of Bob Tankersley Jr. of
Versailles, Kentucky, in the Archabbey Church after Noonday Prayer.
God's blessings upon him, and upon all our oblates.
(10) Father Adrian began his week as our Mass
and Office Hebdomadarian on this Fifth Sunday of Lent.
+++ Weekend courses concluded in the late afternoon. Fr. Tom
Richstatter, Dr. Clayton Jefford and Dr. Ryan LaMothe were the
professors for this April session.
(11) It began raining before sunrise and
continued pretty much throughout the day. Spring must be here!
+++ Father Vincent presented the last of the Lenten conferences
to the community in the Chapter Room after Compline this evening,
offering his reflections upon "The Psalms of Holy Week."
(12) As mentioned, the rain was constant
yesterday. The fields across Highway 545 (toward Twin Lakes) are
flooded. Several of the lock and dam areas along the Ohio River are
under flood warnings. It's dry high on the hill, of course.
+++ Our first- and second-year philosophy seminarians begin
their retreat this evening here on the hill; our first-year
theology seminarians began their silent directed retreat ("Towards
Jerusalem") Friday evening at Maple Mount, Kentucky.
(13) We welcomed 25 participants to our Guest
House and Retreat Center for the weekend Brebeuf Jesuit Retreat;
they hail from Indianapolis.
(14) Father Abbot Justin suffered a bad fall
this afternoon, as he was walking outside. No broken bones, but a
few chipped teeth, cuts on the chin and upper lip, and assorted
bruises on hands and wrist. The accident happened around 2:30 in
the afternoon. Father Meinrad drove Father Abbot to the Jasper
Hospital; they made it back in time for the "second table" at the
evening meal.
(15) Nine participants from the Archdiocese of
Indianapolis are taking part in a Youth Ministry Studies Program
this weekend on the hill.
+++ Six priests attending the second session of the "World
Priest Workshop," sponsored by our Institute for Priests and
Presbyterates, concluded their work this morning.
(16) A chilly and windy Saturday. Most of the
hill's inhabitants are avoiding the outside.
+++ Our first- and second-year philosophy seminarians are on
their last full day of their annual retreat. Our first-year
theology seminarians have returned from their "Towards Jerusalem"
retreat at Maple Mount, Kentucky.
(17) Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. Father
Abbot Justin is still moving cautiously after his fall on the 14th,
and so Father Prior Kurt presided at the Conventual Mass. The
gospel, the Passion According to St. Matthew, was sung by Fathers
Subprior Guerric, Columba, Jeremy and Tobias, and Brothers Jacob
and John Mark.
+++ Brother Zachary concluded offering the weekend retreat
"Conversations and Confrontations" to 16 participants at our Guest
House and Retreat Center.
(18) Father Subprior Guerric presided and
preached at our Holy Week penance service. Confessors were Fathers
Columba, Meinrad, Sean and Adrian.
(19) The tornado sirens went off around 10:15
this evening. The weather outside certainly looked the part but,
fortunately, we were spared everything but rain and wind.
(20) We celebrated the sacrament of the
Anointing of the Sick during Vespers this Wednesday of Holy Week,
with Archabbot Justin presiding, preaching and anointing. The
ordained members of the community imposed their hands on several
ill and aging confreres.
+++ Archbishop Daniel has returned to his home and continues to
heal from his stroke.
+++ Holly McClara of Indianapolis was invested as an oblate
novice in the Archabbey Church after Vespers.
(21) Holy Thursday of the Lord's Supper. Father
Abbot Justin presided and preached, and washed the feet of 12
people-a mixture of monks and guests. As is our custom, the abbot,
the prior and the subprior joined the regular table waiters in
serving the monastic community and our guests in the Newman Dining
(22) Good Friday of Our Lord's Passion. Father
Jeremy, Father Tobias and Brother John Mark chanted the Passion
According to St. John. Our liturgy began at three o'clock with the
solemn prostration; we concluded right around 4:30. Those who
prefer the weather on Good Friday to fit the "Good Friday mood"
were certainly pleased this year.
(23) The "quiet and somber mood" of Holy
Saturday is encouraged by the continuing rainy and cloudy weather.
Final preparations for the solemn Easter Liturgy and the
accompanying festive meals are under way. +++ Father Denis is
offering the last full day of a weekend retreat, "Reflections on
the Triduum," to 30 participants at our Guest House and Retreat
(24) We began the "Mother of All Vigils" at
three o'clock this morning, and concluded just before six. Father
Abbot presided and preached.
+++ Those who have celebrated the Vigil with us know that our
custom for quite some time has been to bring a lamb into the church
just prior to the Preparation of the Altar (roughly three-quarters
of the way through the liturgy). The lamb provides us with a fine
theological symbol, and also with a bit of comic relief, which is
certainly needed around 5:15 a.m.! Typically, the lamb is kept in
one of the monastery courtyards and typically he bleats throughout
the night, keeping some monks and guests in ill-placed cells and
quarters awake. And, typically the lamb is as quiet as a mouse when
our novices bring him into church, tied up in a straw basket, into
which is stuck a small pole with a white flag bearing a red cross.
Even the abbot's aggressive shaking of the holy water sprinkler
typically does little to provoke a reaction from the poor creature.
This year, untypically, the lamb bleated-and bleated and
bleated . . . .
+++ Brother John Mark prepared our Paschal Candle this
year; you can see a photo of his beautiful work here.
(25) On this Easter Monday, we enjoyed a Sunday
schedule, with its "late rising" (Vigils and Lauds at 7:15).
+++ This day is classified as an O.P., and so Father Prior Kurt
presided and preached.
+++ Our Easter lamb is gone, but the rain continues.
(26) Easter Tuesday, an O.S., and so Father
Subprior Guerric presided and preached at our Conventual Mass.
+++ It was announced today that Fr. Charles (Chuck) Thompson, a
priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville and an alumnus of our
Theology class of 1987, has been appointed the new bishop of the
Diocese of Evansville. His ordination and installation will be June
29, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. The writer of this
Chronicle is proud to say that Bishop-elect Charles was in the
first theology class I ever taught (fall 1986), so I truly did
"know him when." Congratulations and prayers to you, Bishop-elect
(27) Now that the immediate solemnities of
Easter are over (O.A.'s, O.P.'s, and O.S.'s), Father Harry has
assumed the duties of Mass Heb for the remainder of the week.
(28) Today, Thursday, was the first day since
Tuesday the 19th that we did not have cloudy skies and rain-at
least to start the day. Tomorrow promises to be the first all-day,
fair-weather day in quite some time. We are fortunate-and most
grateful-that we've been spared the worst of the past week's
weather. We continue to pray for the, literally, hundreds in the
states around us who have lost family members and friends (and
homes and possessions) due to the record-breaking number of
tornadoes these past days.
(29) Earlier this week, a six-week exposition
in the Archabbey Library featuring works by Jasper, Indiana, artist
Nick Ring concluded. "Studies and Commissions" focused on the
drawing and models that are produced prior to the execution of a
large-scale commission. We were familiar with Nick Ring's work
prior to the exhibit. He contributed two works to the 1996-1997
Archabbey Church renovation: the holy water font just inside the
main (west) entrance, and the ambo (with its nine bronze panels) in
the center of our choir area. Many of our alumni will know Nick
Ring's father, Gil, who has taught philosophy in our College and
School of Theology since 1970.
(30) Auxiliary Bishop Christopher Coyne of
Indianapolis ordained two Saint Meinrad men to the diaconate in the
Archabbey Church this morning: Brother Romain Botta, OSB, of the
Monastery of the Incarnation, Togo, West Africa, and Indianapolis
seminarian Jerry Byrd. Two of our Louisville seminarians were also
ordained to the diaconate this morning in their diocese: Stuart
Priddy and John Johnson. The rest of our class of third-year
theology seminarians will be ordained deacons in their home
dioceses over the next few months. We congratulate these men, and
pray that God may uphold and guide them in their ministry at the
altar and of charity.
We do have a Question of the Month this time around and, by
sheer coincidence, it is a timely one indeed. Alumnus Gary Marvin
emailed from Louisville:
I remember helping Fr. Simeon one day many years ago. He
asked me to carry his cuculla for him after Mass. Could you give
some background about it and how and when (and by whom) it is
The cuculla (the word comes from the Latin meaning
"hood") is the garment the monk receives on the day of his solemn
profession. (Thus it is worn only by those monks who have professed
solemn vows.) For those unfamiliar with the garment itself, the
Benedictine cuculla resembles a "judge's robe," or the black
academic gown worn under the degree colors at academic convocation.
(In fact, at our academic convocations here, our monk-faculty do
wear their cuculla as their academic gown.) Members of other
religious communities wear cucullas of different forms and
Our current custom at Saint Meinrad is to wear the cuculla at
Vigils and Lauds, Mass and Vespers from November 1 (the Solemnity
of All Saints) through April 30-hence the coincidental timeliness
of Gary's question! The cucullas is worn over the habit (tunic,
belt and scapular), and so its absence allows for a cooler monk in
hot weather, just as its wearing keeps us warm in winter. Finally,
the monk is dressed in the cuculla after his death, and so it is
the "monastic baptismal garment" that is worn while awaiting the
final resurrection of the body.
We conclude with a quote from the Rule of St.
"If there are skilled workers in the monastery, let them
practice their crafts with all humility if the abbot permits it.
But if anyone of these workers is so proud of his expertise that he
thinks he is a great gift to the monastery, he should be removed
from his work. Nor should he return to it unless he has humbled
himself and the abbot permits it again."
Chapter 57, "The Skilled Workers of the Monastery"
Translation by Fr. Terence Kardong, OSB, monk of Assumption
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Susan Talbot Hoffman, a Thibodaux artist, has pulled inspiration from her childhood to produce her latest paintings.
Susan Talbot Hoffman, a Thibodaux artist, has pulled inspiration from her childhood to produce her latest paintings.
Her exhibit, called "Jardin Potager," highlights a mother-daughter legacy through several watercolor paintings with accompanying recipes from Hoffman's and her mother's kitchen.
"As an artist and biochemist, I have been inspired by all of the kitchen gardens surrounding me in our fertile alluvial soil deposited at the mouth of the Mississippi," said Hoffmann. "These Cajun 'jardins potagers' were not only yielding of fresh produce for the kitchen but were endless sources of unusual-shaped vegetables and other related wonders for me as a child."
Jardin Potager will be on display at in a bimonthly local-artist exhibit starting at 2 p.m. today at Southdown Plantation-Terrebonne Museum, 1208 Museum Drive in Houma.
"We are proud to exhibit the work of Susan Talbot Hoffmann," said Rachel Cherry, director of the museum.
Hoffman has also created note cards depicting her prints, as well as a recipe box containing all 50 recipes in her collection.
"As an adult, I see great beauty in the continuing cycles of nature from seed to flower to mature fruit or vegetable. I wish to capture a moment of these cycles in paint," Hoffman said. "It is a return and escape for me to simpler, happier times. The paintings of this show are made in homage to these."
Framed originals are on sale at Southdown Plantation. Prices range from $150 to $300.
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Rs.300 crore support price for Karnataka sugarcane farmers
Bangalore, Jan 3 (IANS) The Karnataka government Friday decided to release Rs.300 crore as additional support price to sugarcane farmers for this fiscal.
"The support price of Rs.150 per tonne is in addition to the minimum price of Rs.2,500 per tonne the state government has fixed for sugar mills to pay farmers," state Sugar Minister Prakash B. Hukkeri told reporters here.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the support price in the 10-day winter session of the state legislative assembly, held last month at Belgaum in the northern region of the state, about 500 km away from here.
"The amount will be paid to farmers through deputy commissioners of respective districts. Sugar mills will crush an estimated 30 million tonnes of cane during the current sugar season," Hukkeri said after a cabinet meeting here.
Meanwhile, the cabinet decided to hold a 10-day budget session of the state legislature in Bangalore, with Governor H.R. Bhardwaj addressing its joint session.
Date of the commencement of the session will be decided soon.
The cabinet also decided to set up an additional milk dairy in Chamarajanagar district in the old Mysore region at a cost of Rs.83 crore.


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Winter Meeting Announcements and Highlights
College Park, Maryland, United States, January 18, 2008
For more information, please contact:
Jason Bardi, American Institute of Physics (AIP)
301-209-3091 (office), 858-775-4080 (cell)
Robert Merz, American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
301-209-3307 (office), 410-371-7020 (cell)
Jan. 18, 2008--The 2008 American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Winter Meeting begins tomorrow and lasts from January 19-23, at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Scientists, students, and all levels of physics educators from across the United States and Canada will convene to present some 400 talks and posters related to the theme of this year's meeting: "Enriching the Health of Physics Education." These talks are among the most accessible and diverse of any scientific meeting.
Martin O'Malley, Governor of the state of Maryland, has proclaimed next week, January 20-26, 2008, as Physics Education Week in Maryland. The text of Governor O'Malley's proclamation is at: http://aapt.org/aboutaapt/2008_Physics_Education_Week.cfm
Journalists are invited to cover the meeting onsite or by directly contacting the presenters listed below. Some meeting highlights:
Now in its 17th year, the Hubble Space Telescope continues to provide breathtaking images and deep insights into the nature of our universe. For instance, it has unveiled the smallest galaxies yet discovered; the detailed structure of planetary nebulae; and very thin rings around the planet Uranus.
Carol A. Christian (410-338-4764, firstname.lastname@example.com) of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) will talk about the debut of Sky in Google Earth last fall, bringing Hubble's images to a new community of online users who can now explore the furthest reaches of the universe as easily as they can download a satellite image of their neighborhood. (Christian's talk: EE01, "Hubble Now and Again: Recent Results and Future Efforts," will take place from 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 23, in room Dover C of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel).
Jonathan P. Gardner, Chief of the Observational Cosmology Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (email@example.com), will talk about Hubble's successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled for launch in 2013. Dubbed "the first light machine," the Webb Telescope will use infrared light to detect the star clusters that formed from the very first stars born in the cosmos. It will also explore how galaxies and black holes form and evolve, and investigate various planetary systems for their potential to foster life. (Gardner's talk: EE02, "The James Webb Space Telescope: Ahead to the Past" will take place from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, January 23, in room Dover C of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel).
Studies indicate that girls show interest in math and science in elementary school, but generally lose confidence by the time they hit middle school. After high school, women earn a smaller percentage of bachelor's degrees in science than their male counterparts.
Jennifer Blue (513-529-1380, email@example.com) of Miami University has surveyed 2000 girls in grades 4 through 8 in southwest Ohio. In these surveys, respondents were asked to rate science, math, and other school subjects. Blue will report on some of her more surprising results at the AAPT meeting on Monday morning. (Blue's talk: AD02, "When Do Girls Lose Interest in Math and Science?" will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 21, in rooms Laurel C/D of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel).
Jacob Blickenstaff (601-266-4742, firstname.lastname@example.com) of the University of Southern Mississippi will describe his examination of how male and female students interact in a laboratory setting, both in mixed and single-sex environments. His findings revealed some interesting patterns, and different strategies used by men and women. (Blickenstaff's talk AD03, "A Qualitative Examination of Mixed and Single-Sex Cooperative Groups" will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 21, in rooms Laurel C/D of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel).
Scientific progress relies upon the free exchange of ideas among colleagues, regardless of national boundaries or political affiliation. Mikhail Agrest (843-953-1359, firstname.lastname@example.com) of the Physics and Astronomy Department of the College of Charleston will discuss evidence of how USSR scientists maintained professional relationships with their U.S. colleagues during the height of the Cold War. Specifically, he has found photographs and other documentation of a meeting between renowned American particle physicist Thomas Stix with noncomformist Russian scientists, who risked their personal security to communicate with their U.S. colleagues. (Agrest, who is the president of the Southern Atlantic Coast Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, received a College of Charleston Faculty Development Grant to support his presentation, AE02, "Politically Nonconformist Scientists Met Behind the Iron Curtain" will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 21, in rooms Essex B/C of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel).
Physics education has come a long way in implementing effective teaching strategies, but many students still lack motivation, and fail to appreciate how central physics is to everyday life. Tetyana Antimirova (416-979-5000 x7416, email@example.com) of Ryerson University believes that visual arts--photography, paintings, film, even cartoons--can become powerful tools for bringing excitement and relevance to physics instruction, even though they seem at first to be unrelated to the subject. She will present a series of visual art samples (both amateur and profession) that can be tied to various physical phenomena we encounter in everyday life. (Antimirova's talk CA01, "Teaching Physics with Art and Photography" will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 22, in rooms Laurel C/D of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel).
Mildred Dresselhaus, chair of the American Institute of Physics' Governing Board and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will add another honor to her 24 honorary doctorates from universities: the American Association of Physics Teachers' most prestigious award. The award, called the Oersted medal, is given "in recognition of her outstanding, widespread and lasting impact on the teaching of physics."
Dresselhaus will receive the award and present a lecture at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, January 22, in Grand Ballroom VI of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel. Her lecture is titled "Expanding the Audience for Physics Education," which is fitting, since she has been particularly active in helping women break into the once male-dominated field of physics. Dresselhaus, a professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering has directed her formal teaching effort to the preparation of engineering students in the use of fundamental condensed matter and materials physics in their professional careers. She became the first woman to chair the board of the AIP in 2003.
One highlight of the conference will be a special screening of the PBS program "Absolute Zero," which is part of the award-winning science series NOVA and airs this month on public television stations. AAPT and AIP were both national partners for the production of Absolute Zero, which will be screened for AAPT Winter Meeting attendees at 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. on January 23 in the Laurel room of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel. Watch a preview here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/preview/i_3501.html. Read complete program details and see the broadcast dates here: http://www.absolutezerocampaign.org/press_room/press_releases.htm
The 2008 AAPT Winter Meeting takes place January 19-23 at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. This year's theme is "Enriching the Health of Physics Education." Full meeting program, workshop and job fair information, and directions to the hotel are at: http://www.aapt.org/events/wm2008/
News releases describing this year's plenary lectures, which feature several nationally renowned speakers, and the Second Annual Symposium on Physics Education are posted online at: http://aapt.org/aboutaapt/PressReleases.cfm
Members of the press can request information and are invited to cover the upcoming meeting onsite. Credentials can be obtained by sending an email to email@example.com or by contacting Robert Merz at 410-371-7020.
AAPT is the leading organization for physics educators--with more than 11,500 members worldwide. Its mission is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching. AAPT was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in the American Center for Physics in College Park, Maryland.
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit organization chartered in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics and its application to human welfare. It is the mission of the Institute to serve physics, astronomy, and related fields of science and technology by serving its ten Member Societies and their associates, individual scientists, educators, R&D leaders, and the general public with programs, services and publications.


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What is the meaning of artist Edward Hopper's diner painting Nighthawks? The scene seems to come straight out of classic Hollywood film noir.
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What does Starry Night Over the Rhone mean? The meaning of Starry Night is often debated and analyzed, but less attention is given to the meaning behind Starry Night Over the Rhone, one of Van Gogh's first "starry night" paintings.
What is the meaning and history of the Russian Matryoshka nesting doll? Learn more about the fascinating souvenir and folk art stacking doll from Russia!
What is the meaning of Stonehenge? While theories abound, the true meaning and purpose of Stonehenge remains largely a mystery.
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One Hour Focaccia
Maybe it's because I couldn't have bread for the eight. whole. days. of Passover, but I've been baking up a storm this past week. I made challah, French bread rolls, pizza and Focaccia. Focaccia is an Italian-style flat yeast bread that resembles thick-crust pizza, but with lots of air bubbles on the inside and indentations poked into the outside. It is brushed with olive oil and herbs before baking and before serving. Sometimes Parmesan or another hard cheese is grated on. There are sweet variations of focaccia, but I lean towards savory. I have been experimenting with focaccia on and off for months now, but just like my pizza crust, my focaccia-making has been spectacularly unspectacular.
Until now.
Anna uses a heavy cast-iron skillet to make her focaccia. I only have a skillet of the no-stick persuasion. The bread still came out great. Oh, and unlike a certain cable show that claims to turn out a meal in 30 minutes, this one-hour focaccia really only takes one hour, not counting cooling time. Start up the dough, then proceed with dinner fixin's. By the time everyone is gathered at the table (which in my house is similar to herding cats), the focaccia will be ready to join you all.
One-Hour Focaccia
Slightly adapted from Crunchy Creamy Sweet
Yield: 6-8 servings
Herb oil:
3 Tbl. olive oil
1/2 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 tsp. finely chopped fresh basil
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
3 Tbl. plus 1 tsp. olive oil, divided
3/4 cup warm water
1/2 tsp. granulated sugar
1 (approx. 1/4 oz.) pkg. active dry yeast
2 cups unbleached flour, divided
1 tsp. kosher salt
Combine herb oil ingredients and set aside. Grease a medium sized oven-safe skillet with one teaspoon of the olive oil and set aside as well. Preheat oven to 200F, then turn oven off; leave door closed.
Place water and sugar in the large mixing bowl of a stand mixer. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Sprinkle yeast evenly over the water mixture and stir to moisten. Let stand 5 minutes until foamy.
Insert dough hook into mixer. Add 1 cup of flour and salt; mix on low speed until combined. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil and continue to mix. Gradually add remaining flour, mixing on low speed until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl, about 2-5 minutes.
Place dough onto a floured surface and fold the dough over a few times until it is smooth and no longer sticky. Shape into a ball, then roll or flatten to fit inside the skillet.
Place dough in skillet, then press and stretch with your fingers to line the bottom of the skillet to its edges. Lightly brush dough with remaining tablespoon of olive oil (you might not need the entire tablespoon). Cover with a kitchen towel and place in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Do not turn oven back on yet!
|Make sure your finger is dry!
Remove skillet from oven and then heat the oven to 400F. Make indentations in the dough, using a finger or the round handle end of a wooden spoon.
Brush dough with half the herb-infused oil.
Place in oven and bake 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from oven and brush with remaining herb-oil.
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8:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Prague and the Czech Republic" Rick visits newly energized Prague with side trips to Kutna Hora to descend into a medieval mine.G
9:00 pm
Rudy Maxa's World "Tokyo, Japan" An urban marriage of high tech and age-old customs makes Tokyo a fascinating destination, from teenagers playing "cos," or costume games, to adults taking dinner at tiny yakatori restaurants, where the kitchen is a small grill dedicated to cooking skewers of meat. Tour the city's massive wholesale fish market, Tsukiji Market, before dawn to watch the daily auction of massive torsos of tuna fish destined for sushi restaurants around the world. Check out space-age toilets at the showroom of Toto as proof that cutting edge technology permeates every aspect of Japanese life. D
9:30 pm
Lidia's Italy In America "Italian American Sandwiches #2" Once again, Lidia looks at the history of some Italian American local sandwich beginnings, starting with Baltimore's Italian American Civic Club Sandwich, a Primanti Sandwich and a Prosciutto, Scallion and Egg Sandwich. She also makes a delicious Celery, Artichoke and Mortadella Salad to accompany the sandwiches. D
10:00 pm
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Fun Modern Cakes" NULL
10:30 pm
Joanne Weir's Cooking Class "Tomato Basil Fettuccine & Grilled Corn Salad" Joanne gets her student Ron "fired-up" in this hands-on class featuring tomatoes. Ron learns to create both a hot and colorful pasta dish with a bit of crunch and a grilled corn and arugula salad tossed with an intriguingly delicious smoky tomato vinaigrette. Recipes: (1) GRILLED CORN AND ARUGULA SALAD WITH SMOKED TOMATO VINAIGRETTE, (2) FETTUCINE WITH TOMATOES, BASIL AND CRISP BREAD CRUMBS. D
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Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends "Ales and Lagers" The Pences fix companion dishes for Northwest brews, including crispy mozzarella bruschetta and whole roasted New York strip loin with obsidian stout glaze.G
11:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Prague and the Czech Republic" Rick visits newly energized Prague with side trips to Kutna Hora to descend into a medieval mine.G