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Listen up! Williams sure plays a mean guitar
I first heard of the DJ Williams Projekt shortly after this year's All Good Festival. The band played side stage one of the evenings and pulled a crowd as large as some of the headliners. People were so impressed that they called the band back for an encore performance on the main stage.
Then I didn't hear much about the group for a while. I caught wind of them playing a show at The Outback Lodge, but I missed that one too. But I heard about the show, post-party, while browsing my favorite comic shop, Atlas Comics.
I couldn't have fingered through more than five pages of Warren Ellis' third volume of Planetary when I heard a voice from down the stacks telling me what a loser I was because I didn't see/hear this DJ Williams and his project at the Outback. My informant had been at the All Good Festival as well, and loved what he heard so much he couldn't miss it when the gang came to town.
There was no way I was going to miss the DJ Williams Projekt a third time. They returned to The Outback Thursday night, October 27, performing with local budding jam-kids Osmotic. Osmotic held down the stage for a bit longer than was originally planned as we all waited for the DJ Williams Projekt to arrive. I was worried I might miss them again because they didn't show until nearly midnight, and the crowd had thinned considerably.
However, the band strolled in, all smiles, quickly set up, and began their set. The group consists of a few veteran players from the Richmond live music scene.: Modern Groove Syndicate and Oregon Hill Funk All-Stars. But the star here tonight was the tall brown-skinned bald man at center stage holding the guitar, DJ Williams himself.
There are some guitar players who can bust out a few tricks or nail an impressive run every now and then, and we like to say they're good at what they do. But DJ Williams is on another level altogether. The music he produces through those six strings is an extension of his heart and soul. He plays almost effortlessly, as if someone else is controlling his fingers. I'd like to compare him to Eric Krasno of Soulive, but in many ways DJ Williams could probably give even him a run for his money.
DJ Williams didn't move much. He played it cool and sounded even cooler. The vibe of the band was reminiscent of down-tempo funk soul with a hint of cool jazz– but just a hint.
The set DWP played at Outback that night wasn't the most exiting set in the world, but it was mighty enjoyable. They kept the pace at an even mid-tempo groove most of the night. DJ Williams even sang a bit. The horn section wailed appropriately, and the drummer was downright nasty.
At the end of the evening they laid into a medley that included The Jackson 5's "ABC" and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" back to back. That came out of nowhere like an overhand right from Roy Jones circa 1998. That was just showing off. Is it possible they could be that diverse?
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Get a good look at the latest UltraDior Bag, because probably, you will never see the Dior Panarea Bag in the boutiques again. (We're not teasing, the Panarea Bag has been discontinued).
The UltraDior Bag is supposed to replace the latest version of the Dior Panarea Bag, but it will never replace the original Panarea Bag because the gap in leather difference is too large.
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Anyway, the UltraDior Bag is made with better craftsmanship, leather and design than the Dior Panarea Bag. It's more luxurious but also more expensive. Compare to the Panarea Bag, the price has more than doubled.
But still, the Ultra Dior Bag is a gorgeous handbag featuring a shiny chain strap and gorgeous DIOR charm on the front. The interior is made with a zip closure, so that your essentials can be safely stored inside. The bag is ideal to use for shopping as well as for work.
Measuring 33 x 28 x 13.5 cm, priced at 1800 euro via Dior boutique.
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Last week we shared an unfortunate message – 'Ladies the Panarea tote Bag is no more'. We had received news from the SA that they were going to discontinue the Panarea Bag and the ones that were still in stock were the last pieces.
But what the heck! The updated version of the Panarea Bag was not even loved by everyone; most of the Dior fans loved the previous-style. The previous style was thicker, quilted and softer. The new style was flat.
READ: Dior Panarea Tote Bag discontinued
So Dior decided to stop the production of the Panarea Bag, maybe because it was not a success. Maybe…maybe… but we have an existing story to share with you. The fashion house has just released a new bag and it's the Dior UltraDior Bag (Yes, the Ultra and Dior are stitched together).
Let's be fair, when you look at the UltraDior, what do you see? What is the first thing that comes to your mind? Well, it looks quite a lot like the Panarea Bag, doesn't?.
Here's what Dior is telling: 'it's combined with elegance and practicality, the perfect shopper with practical lining all along the zip fastening. Super comfort especially when you carry it on your shoulder. It features topstitched Cannage motif which is both supple and resistant, crafted from calfskin, refined with Dior charms, it's an everyday essential'.
Measuring 33 x 28 x 13.5 cm, priced at £1450 GBP and €1800 euro.
The differences between Dior Panarea Bag and the UltraDior bag…
So what are the differences? The UltraDior is squared, it features long chain handles for carrying on your shoulder. The DIOR charm on the Panarea Bag matches to the color of the bag, the DIOR charm of the UltraDior is different. Both bags are designed with the new-modern Cannage top stitching motif. This kind of design is well known for its durability.
The Dior Panarea Bag has two sizes: medium and large. The medium is sized at 35 x 29 x 17 in cm while the large size is measured 40 x 31 x 18 in cm. The medium was priced at €850 euro and large size is €950 euro.
So what's the conclusion? The Dior Ultra Bag is made more luxurious and therefore more expensive. The price is €1800 euro versus €850 euro for the large size of the Panarea Bag.
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The Guinness cans are noted for having a widget in them. There is even a little note about them on the side of the can which I used on the dashboard on Guinness 1. While I was looking at the completed model it struck me that I had missed an opportunity to include a widget that rattled inside it. That prompted me to make this model. It does have a widget that wattles!!! It gets nick-named 'The Widget Woadster'
This is an example of taking something that has worked well and altering external details to give a different appearance. Compare the induction system and exhausts to the other Guinness car to see what I mean.
Built May 2008. 11 Guinness Cans.
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Many people may think that they have seen a baby Ring-tailed Possum or a native rat species in their backyard, however, in many cases it turns out to be a Black Rat, which is an introduced species and an age-old pest in and near human habitation.
How can I tell whether I've seen a Black Rat or some other small mammal?
The first thing to look at is the animal's behaviour:
- Is it active during both day and night, and is it relatively fearless around humans?
- Is it an agile climber, often seen in fruit trees, scaling fences and electrical wires or the roof of a house?
- Have you found a nest in your roof, made of shredded materials such as paper, insulation and other debris?
- Have you seen evidence of it feeding on grains and discarded foodstuffs as well as fruit and even pet food.
All of these traits combined are characteristic of the Black Rat, which is often called the Roof Rat for its nesting and climbing habits.
Native rats, such as the Bush Rat, are much shyer animals, and are not found in places where human traffic is frequent - they prefer to nest in dense forest understorey, sheltering in short burrows under logs or rocks, and they line their nests with grass. In fact, native rats such as the Bush Rat, have not been recorded in the inner city for many years.
Possums do nest in roofs, but are mainly active at night, and although they are agile climbers, are heavier than rats in their movements. They may eat fruit and other human leftovers, but tend to feed on native vegetation, and are not found as often as rats are scavenging indoors and/or ransacking stored foodstuffs.
The next thing to look at is its tail. Is it:
- Long in relation to the body, sparsely haired and scaly and not used to grip branches when climbing?
It is a Black Rat.
- Shorter than the body length?
It is a Bush Rat.
- Long, with a white tip, furred on the upper surface and naked underneath, and used to grip branches or held with the end slightly curled?
It is a Ring-tailed Possum.
Size, shape and colour
Lastly, the overall size, shape and colour of the animal should be looked at:
- Black Rats are about 16 cm to 20 cm long, and are charcoal grey to black or light brown above, cream or white below, with a sleek smooth coat. They have big thin ears and quite a round face.
- A Ring-tailed Possum of similar size would still be in its mother's pouch or on her back, and would not be fully furred. An adult possum is much larger than a rat, reaching about 30 cm to 35 cm in length. The coat colour is quite variable, the ears are short with a white patch behind, and the prehensile (gripping) tail has a white tip.
- The Bush Rat is charcoal grey to black or light brown above, cream or white below; has a sleek smooth coat, is grey to grey-brown or reddish above, grey or cream below and has dense soft fur. The ears are rounded.
What about other small native mammals?
One animal that is sometimes seen and mistaken for a rat is in fact a small carnivorous marsupial - the antechinus. While there are several species of antechinus in Australia, they share several traits in common, which, taken together, can set them apart from rodents such as rats and mice. These include:
- Their front teeth:
- Rodents have one pair of distinctive chisel shaped incisors that have hard yellow enamel on the front surfaces.
- Antechinuses have four rows of small sharp incisors.
- Their ears. Many antechinus species have large thin crinkly ears that have a notch in the margin, although not all will have this notch.
- Their tail. Antechinuses have a sparsely haired tail, which is the same length as the body or shorter (65-110mm).
- Their habits. Antechinuses are mainly nocturnal insect eaters, which are found in forest habitats and are not found often in urban areas. They shelter in spherical nests in hollow logs or crevices, but can sometimes found nesting in furniture in bush areas or farms.


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The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture and Assaulting Our Economy
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Our most valued cultural institutions - our professional newspapers,magazines, music, and movies - are being overtaken by an avalanche ofamateur, user-generated free content.....In today's self-broadcasting culture, where amateurism is celebrated and anyone with an opinion, however ill-informed, can publish a blog, post a video on YouTube, or change an entry on Wikipedia, the distinction between trained expert and uninformed amateur becomes dangerously blurred. When anonymous bloggers and videographers, unconstrained by professional standards or editorial filters, can alter the public debate and manipulate public opinion, truth becomes a commodity to be bought, sold, packaged, and reinvented.....Our 'cut-and-paste' online culture - in which intellectual property is freely swapped, downloaded, remashed, and aggregated - threatens over 200 years of copyright protection and intellectual property rights, robbing artists, authors, journalists, musicians, editors, and producers of the fruits of their creative labours. Further, advertising revenue is being siphoned off by free classified ads on sites like Craigslist; television networks are under attack from free user-generated programming on YouTube and the like; filesharing and digital piracy have devastated the multibillion-dollar music business and threaten to undermine our movie industry. The very anonymity that Web 2.0 offers calls into question the reliability of the information we receive and creates an environment in which sexual predators and identity thieves can roam free.....While no Luddite, Keen pioneered several Internet startups himself-he urges us to consider the consequences of blindly supporting a culture that endorses plagiarism and piracy and that fundamentally weakens traditional media and creative institutions.
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Former Supreme Court justice Fred Vinson, affectionately dubbed 'dead Fred' by the frat brothers at Centre College in Danville, Ky., where the judge had attended college, will live on via a portrait brought to the vice presidential debate hall. NBC's John Yang reports.
DANVILLE, Ky.—At least one spectator will not have trouble obeying moderator Martha Raddatz's admonition to remain silent during tonight's vice presidential debate here at Centre College: former Supreme Court chief justice Fred Vinson.
He died in 1953.
But Vinson, Centre College Class of '09 (that's 1909), lives on in a portrait that hangs in his fraternity on campus, Phi Delta Theta. Since his death, frat brothers have taken the painting—affectionately called "Dead Fred"—to every home football game and other big events on campus. Earlier this week, chanting "Dead Fred," they marched it to the debate hall for tonight's face-off between Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan.
"It's just like he's another one of the guys in the fraternity," says senior Oakley Watkins. "He's another fraternity brother of ours."
"Getting him to witness different events on Centre College's campus has been something of a tradition for us," says sophomore Steven Sims. "It's just one of the quirky little things that makes us different."
Says frat president Beau Sauley: " 'Dead Fred's' pretty cool."
When Centre College hosted the 2000 vice presidential debate between Dick Cheney and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, "Dead Fred" was given a wing chair in the audience. This time, he's perched on a ledge high above the hall.
Frat brothers say he's not pleased.
"I didn't hear him say anything," says Sims, "but he just had a look on his face. You could tell."
Vinson, a member of a prominent family of Democrats, has the distinction of having served in all three branches of the federal government: elected to three terms in the House, Treasury secretary in President Harry Truman's administration and nominated to the Supreme Court by Truman, the last chief justice named by a Democrat.
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It is the new year and time to make good on those New Year's resolutions with spin and flow.
I am going to show you how spinning (indoor cycling at its best) and yoga are the perfect combination. While burning hundreds of calories pedaling, a cyclist would benefit from yoga to balance upper and lower body muscles and get out all the kinks.
Good music that matches your RPM (revolutions per minute) always helps and makes it fun (80-110 RPM: Flat ground, 60-80 RPM: Climbing hills).
Start with a 6-10 minute warmup with little to no resistance on the bike. It should feel like you are on flat ground. You are getting comfortable on the bike and warming up the body.
1. Begin your workout with a four-minute seated climb, adding resistance every minute until you reach the top of your hill. Remember, this is your ride; you determine how challenging a hill you want on any given day. Now that we are at the top of the hill, you are going to leave this resistance on for the remainder of the workout.
2. Transition to one-minute "running with resistance," coming out of the saddle with your hands in position two, your weight is on your pedals, you can feel the seat behind you and you are keeping a soft bend in the knees throughout the whole pedal stroke. You want to avoid a bouncing, up-and-down movement.
3. Now one minute back in the saddle for a seated climb, leaving your resistance on the bike.
4. Now one minute "standing climb," coming out of the saddle with hands in position three; again your weight is on your pedals, you can feel the seat behind you and you are keeping a soft bend in the knee throughout the whole pedal stroke.
5. Now one minute back in the saddle for a seated climb.
6. End: one minute recovery, backing the resistance off so you are riding on flat ground again.
Now repeat, adding one minute to steps 2-5.
Repeat again, adding another one minute to steps 2-5.
When done, ride on "flat ground" to cool down and then progress to the following yoga poses.
Yoga moves that benefit spinners consist of poses that focus on the hamstrings, shoulders and back. After spinning, your muscles will be warmed up and you will be able to get deeper in the poses than normal.
Strengthens: Glutes, lower back and abs.
Stretches: Hip Flexors, chest, shoulders.
From a kneeling position, reach back and find your ankles, keeping your glutes tight, push your hips forward and lift through the chest and breathe.
Forward Fold with Chest Expansion
Strengthens: Abs and upper back.
Stretches: Hamstrings, chest and shoulders.
Stand with your feet hip-width apart. Clasp hands together behind your back and straighten your arms. Bend your knees and fold forward and raise your arms overhead if you can. After a few breaths, come back to standing.
Mix it up this year! Adding spinning and yoga to your schedule can give your program the update you've been looking for and help keep you injury-free.
Meghan Harris is a personal trainer certified in TRX, YogaFit and a Johnny G certified SPINNING instructor. She can be reached at TrueFit Pilates and Training Center in Bluffton at 815-4968 (www.TrueFitPilates.com) or at Odyssey Health Club on Hilton Head at 715-0806.


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I feel as though my farmers and peasants are coming up empty handed. We have dark brown carrots turned into torches, we have Farm sets, Medieval Market Villages, peasants, farmers, cows of two kinds, chickens, there are official constructed scythes, forthcoming are pigs (here for some already) and even zombies. Lego even gave us Dr. Frankenstein and his Monster.
But where is the return of the Pitchfork?
Farmers, angry mobs and crazy contraptions cannot be completed without a multitude of LEGO Pitchforks in perhaps dark brown, dark orange, reddish brown, black or even tan.


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I catch the bus to work at 8.30am most mornings. At the stop immediately after mine, an immaculately put-together gent gets on board. His suit is flannel, his shoes leather monk-straps, his glasses tortoiseshell and his bag a beautiful sumptuously dark brown box calf briefcase with a brass hinge lock. It's a look that turns heads.
On casual Fridays, he swaps the tailoring for jeans, a cashmere knit and enviably well-ironed shirts, the monk-straps for suede brogues, and his usual bag for a tan leather briefcase. The man can dress – that much is unquestionable.
Yes, Mr 8.32am, my fellow passenger, takes the time to swap bags to complement his look, and I can only wish I had the discipline.
While buying a bag suitable for every possible outfit you can put together is, to say the least, impractical for most of us, it's worth investing in one or two quality bags that cover off the majority of scenarios – whether you spend most of your time in the gym or at parties drinking gin.
Bag-wise, what kind of man are you? If you haven't asked yourself this question, chances are you're dragging around a shabby, badly proportioned number that just isn't completing your look like it should, or worse yet: you're still shoving all your particulars into overfull pockets.
To help you determine which type of bag works best for you and your lifestyle, here are five styles worth considering this year.
1. The Cross-Body
After a few seasons stuck in fashion limbo, cross-body bags are making a return this year. As seen at Louis Vuitton's autumn/winter 2015 show, zippered styles – also known as reporter bags – are the ones to keep an eye out for, and a far cry from the fold-over flap designs so reminiscent of the early noughties.
They give off a slightly more casual vibe, so you might want to think twice before pairing one with a suit. You'll also want to make sure the strap is the right length for the bag to be carried no lower than your hipline – unless you plan on delivering someone's post.
2. The Backpack
Another historically bland type of bag that's having a bit of a moment, the backpack has – for several seasons now – been given the luxury treatment by a number of high-end designers.
For those of us on a budget, the good news is that this trend has already trickled down to the high street – meaning you can find buttery leather versions, complete with elegant hardware and exquisite detailing, at much more affordable price points.
An unexpected yet luxurious way to accessorise a suit, the backpack is also the ideal finishing touch to a minimal sportswear-inspired look:
3. The Folio
Smart and unobtrusive, a leather folio is a classic that shows you mean business whether you're suited and booted or prefer to work in jeans and a wool bomber.
If you're looking for a design that's up to the minute (and you're not lugging around 500-page contracts), then consider a leaner, more discreet style in the form of the pouch – though keep in mind you won't be able to carry anything sizeable in these slimline versions.
We mean it – as tempting as it is, stuffing a folio with junk instantly ruins its sleek and sophisticated shape.
4. The Tote
Arguably one of the most 'fashion' bags alongside the folio, the tote is practical, but really shines as a statement accessory rather than something sturdy to cart your daily essentials around in.
Ideal for storing your phone, keys, a couple of notebooks and a laptop, it's a stylish alternative to a briefcase that – admittedly – can sometimes be difficult to hold when striding through packed train stations.
Available in canvas and leather predominantly, as well as every colour and print imaginable, there's a tote to suit every taste. Avoid excessive hardware or add-ons like charms or key chains, and let the simple design and great materials do the talking.
5. The Holdall/Duffle Bag
Hitting the gym several times a week? A mid-sized holdall or duffle bag will fit all of your kit while keeping you looking on-form.
Nothing beats leather when it comes to sophistication but textiles – including canvas, wool and performance materials – work well depending on your everyday attire.
Dimensions matter, so ask for something no larger than 55cm wide (enabling it to double up as cabin baggage for short trips away) and make sure it's lightweight enough to be carried with ease. A detachable, padded shoulder strap should also be a priority if you find yourself lugging it around for extended periods each day.
The Right Bag For You
Whichever bag you choose, it's worth following these guidelines:
When purchasing, keep your personal style and usual colour palette in mind. It's important to opt for something in a hue and material that can be easily integrated with your existing wardrobe – whether that's mostly longline white T-shirts and black nylon bombers or sharp pastel tailoring.
Although certain capacious designs offer plenty of room, you shouldn't necessarily use every last inch of the space available. This is as much a scoliosis warning as a style diktat. Carrying heavy weights is never a good look, while over-stuffing your bag can stretch and wear out the material.
Why should you care what your gym bag looks like? Because despite holding sweaty shorts and dirty trainers, you'll be carrying it around all day and – irrespective of its pungent contents – if it looks bad, then so do you.
Watch out for shoulder straps when you're wearing tailoring, as they can cause unsightly creases, and have the potential to ruin the structure of your blazer or coat. Look for bags that offer both hand straps and a shoulder strap so you can switch around to keep your suits looking their best.
Certain styles, particularly handle-free folios, can be a pain to carry for extended periods of time. Even simple tasks – such as taking a call while smoking a cigarette or hailing a taxi while holding a coffee, for example – quickly become laborious, which may mean you're better off with a more practical backpack or cross-body.
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NICOSIA — Doctors say Cyprus' Defense Minister has died a day after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Nicosia General Hospital Intensive Care Unit chief Theodoros Kyprianou told reporters that Tasos Mitsopoulos died March 22 despite efforts to save him.
Mitsopoulos was rushed to hospital March 21 after colleagues reportedly found him unconscious in his office.
Mitsopoulos moved to the defense portfolio from the communications ministry just last week after a mini-reshuffle from President Nicos Anastasiades.
The 48-year-old Mitsopoulos studied law in Greece and was a member the Cypriot Parliament from 2006 until 2013 when he joined the Cabinet.
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides praised Mitsopoulos as a man of steadfast integrity who never gave in to the temptations of power. He's survived by his wife Katerina, a daughter and a son.


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The United Nations Security Council formally took up the Palestinian bid for statehood Monday, but signs appear to be growing that the US could avoid using its veto to stop the measure.
A petition for full UN membership requires a favorable vote from nine of the Council's 15 members, but a number of members appear to be wavering in their support – raising prospects that the Palestinian bid could fail to reach the required majority.
Several UN diplomats said that, even though nine of the Security Council members have recognized Palestinian sovereignty, it appears increasingly unlikely that all of those would vote for the formal request. The Security Council took up the matter for 40 minutes Monday afternoon, long enough to send the petition to a membership committee that will include representatives of all 15 Council members.
The Security Council is expected to take up the issue again Wednesday and Friday, UN sources said, but a formal vote is not expected for several weeks. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas submitted his statehood bid to the Council Friday, defying US demands that he instead return to talks with Israel.
The Obama administration has vowed to veto the Palestinian request, but a failure to reach a nine-vote majority would allow President Obama to avoid standing out as the world leader who squelched Palestinian statehood – something he says he supports, but only through negotiations with Israel.
The US and the four other permanent members of the council – Russia, China, France, and the United Kingdom – all wield veto power, but only the US has said it would use its veto to stop creation of an independent Palestine.
China on Monday announced that it supports the petition – but in his speech Monday to the UN General Assembly, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi also underscored China's support for a return to direct talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Last week at the UN, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a speech that he supports non-voting "observer" status for Palestine that could be approved through the 194-member General Assembly – suggesting France would vote "no" on full statehood through the Security Council.
On Friday the Quartet of powers seeking to broker Mideast peace – the US, the European Union, Russia and the UN – issued a statement in which they called on the Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiating table within a month, with the goal of reaching a final peace agreement by the end of 2012.
The Security Council is unlikely to call a vote on the Palestinian statehood bid while Israel and Palestine mull the Quartet's statement on proposed talks, UN officials say.
A senior State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Monday that the US will participate in the Security Council's deliberations on the Palestinian petition, but that for the US the focus remains getting the parties back to the table.
"There are meetings ... over the course of the week to determine the appropriate procedure and steps forward with regard to the letter from President Abbas, and we will take part in that," the officials said. "But ... we are hoping that the parties will use the timetable and make good use of the proposal put forward by the Quartet."
US officials said that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed the issue in her meeting in New York Monday with Colombia's foreign minister, María Angela Holguin.
Colombia is one of the 10 non-permanent rotating members of the Security Council the US believes can be counted on as a "no" vote on the Palestinian petition.
Other non-permanent members include: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Germany, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, and South Africa.
Bosnia, Gabon, and Nigeria were all thought Monday to be wavering in what last week was considered to be full support for the statehood bid. Accordingly, a Palestinian representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, told reporters in New York Monday that the Palestinians planned to meet soon with representatives of those three countries.
"This is an exercise in which there will be tremendous pressure on members of the Security Council," representative Mansour said, "but we trust in our friends."


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I can't stop looking at her earrings – there is an interesting 80′s sweetie kinda thing, I'm feeling all Molly Ringwald about this.
Friday, August 25, 2006
On The Street…Dress & Bike, West Village
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Oh! I love it! Color! I always get excited when I see someone else wearing color in NYC. I have to get my fix before summer ends and all of the dark neutrals return for fall. Can't stop staring at that floaty skirt. Beautiful!
The best piece here is her bike! She looks so pretty with it.
I'm a sucker for a girl in a flowy skirt on a bike. And as someone who sometimes is that girl, let me tell you that it feels as good as it looks (probably why they always look so beautiful – feeling great is the best beautifier).
She looks pretty and feminine, but she forgot to wear a slip.
Her outfit looks very French and then the earrings scream American. It would have been too "sweet" with more conservative jewelry.
Ha! Because of this photo caption I've been humming The Furs "Pretty in Pink" all day. damn it.
I won't be attempting her look but I think she looks really cute. The earrings definitely make the outfit.
My body figure just like this girl, and now I have the confident to wear that kind of skirt, cause before I was always afraid that that kind of skirt would make me look puffy.
i love the way her dark jacket and the color of her hair are paired and anchor everything, her earrings that pull the yellow-gold from her shirt, and her little neutral flats and bag — a coordination of colors and accessories that isn't matchy-matchy or fussy in the least. she looks very pulled-together, but natural and easy at the same time. throw in the bike and she's definitely ready for her close-up, mr. sartorialist!
wow! she looks great!
It works, doesn't it? A beautiful palette of colours.
And I like the earrings – they make the rest of it "pop", somehow. They also make me nostalgic for some of my sister's bigger 80s plastic earrings. I dreamed of the day I would have "Sixteen Candles" on my cake (sorry, couldn't resist the Molly R reference) and be allowed to get my ears pierced too…
how did I miss this pic – she looks so pretty! love the colour combination


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Let be $$b_n := \sqrt{n+\sqrt{2n}}-\sqrt{n-\sqrt{2n}}, n\in\mathbb{N}$$ a sequence. I am to determine $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}b_n$ which is obviously $\sqrt{2}$.
My first step was to transform the sequence to $-\sqrt{(-\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{n})\sqrt{n}}+\sqrt{(\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{n})\sqrt{n}}$ however this didn't helped me out. Some fellow students used some funky binomial formula to bound the limit to a specific range via the "sandwich rule" (I didn't found a suitable translation from german to english) which is defined by:
Definition. Let $a_n\leq a_n'\leq a_n''$ for nearly all $n\in\mathbb{N}$. Then one has $$\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}a_n = \lim\limits_{n\to\infty}a_n''=a\Rightarrow\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}a_n'=a.$$
I do understand the basic idea to find an expression similiar to $\sqrt{n\pm\sqrt{2n}}$ to be able to bound the limit to a range however it doesn't seem obvious to me what I can do here. My second idea was to show that $b_n$ is bounded by $[0;2)$ and then to conclude, that $\sqrt{2}$ is the proper limit.
Is anyone able to explain the idea with the binomial formula and the sandwich-rule?
My fellow students tried to prove $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}\sqrt{n\pm\sqrt{2}}=\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}\sqrt{n\pm\sqrt{2}+0.5}=\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}\sqrt{(n\pm\sqrt{2}/2)^2}$ however I do not understand how to develop this idea. Their next step was to show $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}b_n=\sqrt{2}$ via $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}\left(\sqrt{n\pm\sqrt{2}}-(n\pm\sqrt{2}/2)\right)=0$. Can anyone tell me whether this is correct and explain what is the clue behind this?


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Through Let them eat cake I sought to recreate the 'sensations' of food via the tactile and viscous nature of paint. I wanted to explore the artificiality of mass-produced food and Western fixations with perfection through the cakes' uniformity. My inspiration arose from the conventions of still-life drawing on the works of artists Thiebauld, Oldenburg and Cézanne. I began by taking digital photographs, exploring the artificial nature of cakes, but finally progressed to painting using my digital work as stimulus. I hope audiences respond to my work with both desire and a morbid fascination for their mild vulgarity.


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Superlatives don't come around every day, and when they do a bit of celebrating is in order.
Superlatives don't come around every day, and when they do a bit of celebrating is in order.
A bit of celebrating is in order when superlatives are a tradition, too. On Thursday, July 7, the largest summer research program in the nation in the natural and applied sciences among primarily liberal arts institutions marked another active season with the sixth annual SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Function) undergraduate research celebration at the Haworth Inn and ConferenceCenter.
Some 165 students have conducted research collaboratively on more than 68 projects with nearly 50 members of the natural and applied sciences faculty at Hope this summer. The total includes not only Hope students but also 23 students from other colleges and universities as well as 15 area high school students who participated through Project REACH (Research Experience Across Cultures at Hope). The REACH representation also included four high school teachers.
Those attending this year's SURF event included the students who conducted research this summer as well as their faculty mentors, including 24 students and four faculty members from psychology and nine students from the Hope Entrepreneurship Initiative (HEI). Other members of the campus community, and friends of the college and community leaders.
Highlights of the evening included presentations by students who have been conducting research in each of the eight departments of the natural and applied sciences division as well as through HEI. The student presenters were:
Biology: senior Dan Smith of Tekonsha, who has been researching "Trafficking of Membrane Transport System" with Dr. Leah Chase-Wallar, associate professor of biology and chemistry;
Chemistry: senior Kyle Brubaker of Alto, who has been researching "New Materials for Devices" with Dr. Elizabeth Sanford, associate professor of chemistry, and senior Xisen Hou of Qindao, Shandong, who has been researching "Chemically Modified Electrodes" with Dr. Kenneth Brown, associate professor of chemistry;
Computer Science: sophomore Tim Lewis of South Haven, who has been researching "Algorithms for Graph Pebbling" with Dr. Charles Cusack, assistant professor of computer science;
Engineering: junior Johanna Forst of Gibbon, Minn., who has been researching "Electrical Stimulation of Sensation" with Dr. Katharine Polasek, assistant professor of engineering;
Geological and Environmental Sciences: senior Leah LaBarge of Hudsonville, who has been researching "Modeling Plant Population Dynamics in Sand Dunes" with Dr. Edward Hansen, professor of geology and environmental science;
HEI: engineering major junior Scott Brandonisio of Detroit, who is co-developing, with junior Ryan Core of Hammond, Wis., a product that emits "white noise" and blocks light to help those in distracting environments sleep, mentored by Garrick Pohl;
Mathematics: senior James Halsall of SUNY-Farmingdale, who has been researching "Insect Development in a Changing Climate" with Dr. Brian Yurk, assistant professor of mathematics, and Dr. Aaron Putzke, assistant professor of biology;
Nursing: seniors Lien Brusselmans of Plainwell and Michael Sit of Riverside, Ill., who have been researching "Exercise, Hopelessness, and Depression in Heart Disease" with Dr. Susan Dunn, associate professor of nursing and chairperson of the department;
Physics: junior Andrew McCubbin of Galesburg, who has been researching "Fundamental Radioactive Ion Beam Studies of Exotic Nuclei" with Dr. Paul DeYoung, who is the Kenneth G. Herrick Professor of Physics and chairperson of the department, and Dr. Graham Peaslee, who is the Elmer E. Hartgerink Professor of Chemistry and chairperson of the department and a professor of geology/environmental science.
Prior to the student presentations, Dr. Donald Williams, professor emeritus of chemistry, shared images of signs that are unintentionally humorous, drawing upon a collection that he has been developing for several years.
The welcome was by Dr. Moses Lee, who is professor of chemistry and dean for the natural and applied sciences, and by Kurt Dykstra, mayor of Holland. The invocation was by Sasha Balcazar, a sophomore from West Olive.
Learning through research has been a teaching philosophy at the college for more than half a century. The late Dr. Gerrit Van Zyl, who taught chemistry at the college from 1923 to 1964, is widely recognized for developing research-based learning at Hope in its modern sense. More than 100 years ago, biologist Dr. Samuel O. Mast had designed research laboratory space for the college's Van Raalte Hall, which opened in 1903.
Hope has received recognition in a variety of ways through the years for its success in teaching through collaborative faculty-student research, and for the high quality of the research itself.
Hope holds five awards through the National Science Foundation's "Research Experiences for Undergraduates" program, in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics and physics. Among all institutions nationwide, including major research universities, only 20 hold more of the grants. Overall in terms of NSF support, Hope received the sixth-highest total in funding in 2010 out of all institutions in Michigan, surpassed only by five Ph.D.-granting universities.
Since the category debuted in 2003, the "America's Best Colleges" guide published by "U.S. News and World Report" has included Hope on its listing of approximately three dozen institutions that it cites as exceptional for their emphasis on undergraduate research and creative projects. The guide also includes Hope among the top 100 national liberal arts colleges in the U.S.
Among other recognitions historically, in 1998 Hope was one of only 10 liberal arts institutions in the nation to be recognized for innovation and excellence in science instruction by the NSF with an "Award for the Integration of Research and Education" (AIRE), and in 1994 Project Kaleidoscope named the program in the natural applied sciences a "Whole Program That Works"--a model for other institutions to emulate.
Based on the college's proven history of excellence, the Washington, D.C.-based Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) chose Hope to present the national webinar "Transformational Learning through Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance" on Tuesday, April 12, in conjunction with national Undergraduate Research Week. It was CUR's most popular webinar ever, with colleges and universities across the country participating.


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Ysaye Barnwell
Date: September 30, 2004 Location: Evans Music Auditorium
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Nurturing the Soul: Singing in the African American Tradition
Oregon Repertory Singers with Ysaye Barnwell
October 3, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church
Limited complimentary tickets available to L&C community at Bookstore.
Dr. Ysaye M. Barnwell is a native of New York, now living in Washington, DC where since 1979, she has performed with the internationally acclaimed a cappella quintet, SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK. She is a vocalist with a range of over three octaves and appears on more than twenty-five recordings with Sweet Honey as well as other artists. In her first year with Sweet Honey, she provided leadership in making the group's concerts accessible to the Deaf and hard-of-hearing through Sign Language interpretation.
The daughter of a violinist, Dr. Barnwell began her 15 year study of the violin with her father at the age of 2 ½. She holds the Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Speech Pathology (1967, 1968 SUNY, Geneseo), the Doctor of Philosophy in cranio-Facial Studies (1975 Univ. of Pittsburgh) and the Master of Science in Public Health (1981 Howard University, Washington, DC) and the (Honorary) Doctor of Humane Letters (1998 SUNY, Geneseo). She has been a professor at the College of Dentistry at Howard University, and in addition to conducting community based projects in computer technology and in the arts, she has administered and implemented health programs at Children's Hospital National Medical Center and at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC.
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On Aug. 19, I thought my life had changed forever and, in many ways, it did. By change, I mean I thought I was losing my dad to a sudden attack while he was shopping in Kmart. One minute, he was shopping for a bike, and the next minute, he blacked out and was lying on the floor, due to a dangerously low heart rate. There were no warning signs. In the blink of an eye, he could have been gone. There was a nurse in the store shopping. When she realized my dad wasn't OK, she helped him and stayed with him until the paramedics arrived.
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The initial newspaper report of the August 18 Webland Drive attack did not mention the serial rapist, nor, indeed, even that there had been a sexual assault.
However, several details immediately suggested to police a connection to the man who's been genetically linked to six other attacks over the past seven years, and in particular, to a vicious assault in the Willoughby subdivision in November 2002:
*The attacker was waiting inside the woman's home when she returned from work around 3:15pm. Police believe the rapist stakes out his victims before attacking, and thus would know a woman would be alone in the house. The latest invasion appears to be the first in which he forced open a locked door.
*He punched her in the face. Police say the serial rapist uses a "blitz attack" to incapacitate his victims.
*The attacker was a black male with prominent eye whites. While descriptions of his height have ranged from 5 feet 7 inches (as in this case) to 6 feet, the victims have recollected the large whites of his eyes.
It wasn't until a week later that police announced that the Webland attack was the work of the serial rapist, whose reign of terror began with his first reported assault of a woman in a Waynesboro hotel in February 1997.
However, almost immediately after the August 18 incident, police were canvassing Crenshaw Trailer Park, Garden Court, Whitewood Road, Albert Court, and other nearby neighborhoods off Hydraulic Road.
Officers in pairs asking about a burglary came three different times to the house of one woman who lives a block away in Birnam Wood.
"I thought, good Lord, I had no idea Charlottesville took such interest in break-ins," says the woman, a widow, who asked that her name not be used.
Why did it take until August 25 to notify the public– and the immediate neighborhoods– that the serial rapist had struck again?
For one thing, detectives didn't get to talk to the victim "for a good eight hours," says Lt. Greg Jenkins with the Albemarle police, because the rescue squad had already taken her to UVA Medical Center. "Quite frankly, she didn't know if she'd been sexually assaulted," adds Jenkins. "We feel we put it out there as quickly as we could."
That meant waiting until physical evidence linking the serial rapist had been confirmed with the state lab– and Jenkins declines to describe that evidence.
One other thing. "We're not saying it's a rape this time," clarifies Jenkins. "It was a sexual assault, and he's been forensically linked to this case and others."
Now that she knows it's a sexual assault, the widow in Birnam Wood says, "I won't leave my window open at night; I absolutely won't."
Another woman living nearby says the attack has spurred a "lucky day" for security companies. "I am with the security system man walking around at this very minute," she reports.
This woman, a mental health professional, heard about the attack almost immediately through word of mouth– not through the police or the media. But that doesn't bother her. "I'd rather have accurate information than inaccurate," she says. "I have to trust police are acting in our best interest."
Now, she and other women in the area are taking police advice: They're leaving lights on outside– even if they have a motion detector– and women are walking their dogs in pairs.
This woman does complain about one thing: The rapist "was over by JPA when I lived there." Now he's struck in her neighborhood again.
The last confirmed attack was April 26, 2003. Since it became apparent a predator was at work in 2002, police have spent countless hours on the case. Not all their efforts have won neighborhood accolades.
Nearly 600 saliva samples, called buccal swabs, were taken from black males who allegedly fit the perp's description. Outraged citizens charged police with "profiling," and prodded Charlottesville police Chief Tim Longo to review procedures. The swabbing also has resulted in a lawsuit.
And after issuing three different sketches of the assailant, police have abandoned that tactic for now. "We've taken the composite off our website," says Jenkins. "We don't want to cloud anyone's mind with, 'that doesn't look like Jimmy.' "
Especially if Jimmy had bruises on his hands a week or so ago from punching out his latest victim.
Police are still convinced the serial rapist lives in either Charlottesville or Albemarle County.
"I think we're going to be surprised when he's caught, particularly the people who live or work with him," says Jessica McGrane at the Sexual Assault Resource Agency.
She advises that women keep an eye out and pay attention to everybody– "not just strangers. It could be somebody you know," she says, pointing out that women know their attackers in 85 percent of sexual assaults.
Besides raising fears in the community that went for over year without a confirmed attack, the latest appearance of the serial rapist has probably touched off a new wave of fear for sexual assault survivors, says McGrane, who suggests victims call the SARA help line at 977-7273.
Even after the rapist is caught, the fear will remain, says McGrane. "It won't go away when he does."
January 16, 2003: The Hook covers the ongoing threat.
Tracking a predator: He's back
1. February 11, 1997 – 12am rape in Waynesboro hotel room. DNA link.
2. June 12, 1999 – 11:30pm rape in the 2300 block of JPA near Fry's Spring. DNA link.
3. April 15, 2000 – 2am rape in the 400 block of 13th Street NW. DNA link.
4. May 3, 2000 – 3am attempted rape and assault in Lambeth Parking lot off Emmet Street across from U-Hall. DNA link.
5. November 11, 2002 – 9am rape and brutal beating in Willoughby subdivision. DNA link.
6. September 26, 2002: 2am sexual assault at Ivy Gardens on Ivy Road. No DNA, but police feel "95 percent" sure he did it.
7. April 26, 2003– 3:15am sexual assault in the 1900 block of JPA. DNA link.
8. August 18, 2004– 3:20pm sexual assault on the 1500 block of Webland Drive. DNA link.


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Here come the San Marzanos! Delicious and hearty-textured tomatoes like San Marzanos and Romas are perfect for storing and turning into sauce or paste. They're robust enough to add body and zing even after months in the freezer (or sealed in mason jars). To be honest, after our last marathon run of canning, Megan and I are feeling a little tuckered and have decided to share the laziest method of preserving: peeling them and freezing in gallon-size bags. Let's face it: not all of us are going to have the time or inclination to can this Summer. This takes a fraction of the time and effort. Our good friends Dean and Janice (both demon canners in their own right) have been using this super-easy method to cope with their tomato glut this year, and we whole-heartedly recommend it for those who:
-don't have the mentality or fortitude for canning
-have extra freezer space
-need to deal with an unmanagable influx of near-death fruits (i.e., those of you who perhaps initially planned to can but cannot find the hole in your schedule)
Extra bonus for those who are canning instead: if you are canning to put up large quantities of tomatoes, this peeling method will save you oodles of time hunched around a blanching pot.
How to Peel Massive Quantities of Tomatoes
Place tomatoes in a roasting pan or other large vessel in a single layer. Pour boiling water over them to cover. That's it. Wait until the pan cools down and the peels will slip right off. The only trick you need to remember for Roma and San Marzano-type tomatoes: find a wire rack or sheet pan that fits inside the roasting pan, place it over the tomatoes, and weight it down with something waterproof so that the tomatoes are submerged (for some reason, these types of tomatoes like to float even after being punctured like your favorite voodoo doll). If you are using a broiler pan, the top will work just fine if the water level is high enough... just be sure you have it in a place where it can sit undisturbed (moving shallow pans filled with hot liquid is pain waiting to happen).
After peeling, cut out blemishes and cores (for Romas and San Marzanos, just snip the stem-ends off), pack in gallon-size freezer bags, partially close the ziptops, squeeze out as much air as you can, and freeze flat for easier storage (if you do it right, the bags can sit in the freezer like books on a shelf).
Got any timesavers for those of us lucky enough to be inundated with Summer crops? Please share! We will continue our tomato coverage until we run out, so check back for more tips and recipes.
We don't even bother with peeling them if we are freezing them. The peels come off super easily when they are defrosting. Even less work!!
My italian mother in law used to can thousands and thousands of tomatoes.. Now she freezes them all this way.. Way easier. :)
That's what I do, too, Jenn. Way easier, if you have the room. Sometimes, I have more jars than freezer space, so I have to can.
Freezing is definitely the way to go. It also has the advantage of allowing you to collect tomatoes until you have a large enough batch, if your garden is producing in fits and spurts.
This is a great tip -- thanks! I am fortunate to have a ton of freezer space so I will definitely be giving this method a try.
I've always wondered why one has to peel tomatoes before canning? ISn't it better to keep the skins for thefibre etc?
Thanks, John - my point entirely re the skins being the nutritional part. Think I should simply go ahead and give it a bash without peeling and see what happens to the taste!
Don't need electricity to keep canned goods viable....am doing 40 lbs. of tomatoes but am canning them...have been putting food by so I can be prepared for any natural or man made disasters ...
Not as much as you think but more than I personally anticipated....40 lbs. with about a dozen rejects translated into 16 quarts of tomatoes today and maybe eight pints of tomato chutney...!!!! Am really jazzes....first time I tried this, my mom did a lot of canning on our farm back in Minnesota but that seems like eons ago....I have really grown infatuated with everything pertaining to Indian cooking, hence the tomato chutney...over rice and everything else...ahhhhhh. I also got a outdoor propane burner that really boils water quicker,,,!!
I'm wondering if I can ramp up the lazy factor in this process... Can I pour the boiling water before I go to sleep tonight - say around 11pm - and then peel them in the morning when I get up to start canning, maybe around 7 or 8am? Can they sit in the water like that all night without any undesirable consequences?
Madhur Jaffrey is my go to cookbook for ideas....am just really been getting started....am crazy about all the different ways to cook dals...all of them are great....found a small Indian grocery store that sells everything....the chutney was from a recipe of Madhur's too....cumin, mustard, fennel, ginger, red pepper flakes, apple cider vinegar, and 16 cups of tomato purée I made....all told 16 quarts tomatoes and 12 pints of chutney that just got out of the water bath....all out of the original 40+ lbs....time for a cup of coffee!!
Casey....I don't think that will work because the tomatoes will begin to cook and soften too much....I think you could leave them in an ice bath once you have immersed them in boiling water to loosen their skins....which takes more time to start your water boiling than the actual time you leave them in the boiling water....only takes two-five minutes for the skins to loosen enough....
Lord, I love reading all this information. Living in a big city, Montreal, I get my produce from this wonderful farmers market.
What a really great idea to bag tomatoes and freeze. Frankly I was becoming dazed at the amount of work involved in making and canning strawberry jam. I hope to find San Marzano tomatoes but unsure if they are grown in Quebec.
Thank you again for all this information. I love reading about food almost as much as I love cooking it.
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I'm wondering if I can blanch and peel the tomatoes and store them covered in the fridge for a day before canning.
Lots of long days lately and getting the whole process done in one day is tougher than it used to be.
This is my second year of canning love it, but it is very time consuming. I will be trying the freezing of the whole tomatoes sound pretty easy. Just processed 100lbs of tomatoes last week and yielded about 37 quart jars of spaghetti sauce.
Interested in freezing tomatoes. I have some San Marzano tomatoes and would love to freeze them. Do I just wash them good, cut off the tops, put in a bag and freeze? Do I have to put any salt or lemon, etc in with them? Assuming then you add spices, etc when you thaw and cook. Would assume you can cook, add spices and then freeze? I'm really new at this, never canned nor frozen tomatoes before, so any help would be appreciated.
Last year, I peeled and quartered the tomatoes, then refrigerated in Tupperware bowls, until I had time to can them. I did not experience any loss of flavor or health-related issues. This year's tomato crop is even larger, and I am thinking I will lose too many unless I start off this way this again. It was very helpful in time management, as well as keeping kitchen and limited counterspace clean.
Thanks for the post. I've been slowly harvesting newly ripe tomatoes from my own garden, I can't help but get excited for the multitude of tomatoes that we are so lucky to have available at the market this time of the season. Last week while commenting on Cedar Hedge Farm's beautiful tomatoes, he informed me that he grows eighteen unique heirloom varieties.
I only grew up with canning, never making paste. All of my skins after peeling, ended up in the compost. It seems to me, that the taste differential beteewn homemade and the store variety of paste would be minimal. Just askin.


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Our first guest blog ever on The Joy Kitchen is by Marisa McClellan, who blogs at www.foodinjars.com and who recently published a book by the same name. After following her blog for quite some time, then purchasing and using her book, I can safely say that Marisa's enthusiasm for and skill with all things canned and preserved is downright inspirational. The recipe below for tomato jam is no exception.
In the springtime, I approach food preservation with great care. I fuss over my jams, giving plenty of thought to size of my fruit dice and the length of time I allow for maceration. My pickles are packed into jars with great precision and accuracy. That time of year, I'm delighted to be anticipating the coming abundance.
Come August, my elevated aspirations are gone. I can to get it done, to get those bits of summer into their respective jars before the season is gone and I'm left with the potatoes, storage squash and kale of winter. And so my many acts of preservation become a bit frenzied and as easy as I can make them.
Because tomatoes only appear in volumes appropriate for preserving towards the end of summer, I always feel slightly fevered when prepping them for canning. The bulk of the tomatoes I do are simply peeled and packed into jars whole. I always save a few out for slow roasting and I try to make at least two batches of tomato jam every season.
Of all the things I make each year, the one I'd miss the most is that tomato jam. It's not a recipe I invented. I didn't find it sifting through one of my many preserving books. This version of tomato jam came into my life through my friend Amy. She's an avid preserver and is one of the best home cooks I know. One year, she gave me a half pint of this jam and a week later, after I'd scraped every last drop from the jar, I went back to her to beg for the recipe. Thankfully, she was willing to share.
What makes this jam so terrific is that it tastes like high-class ketchup. The flavor profile is familiar, but better than any squirt bottle of Heinz I've ever encountered. I slather it on turkey burgers and dip wedges of oven-roasted sweet potatoes into it. You can serve it with a cheese platter, or just plop a jar on the picnic table to go with hot dogs. It's versatile and delicious. In my book, you can't ask much more of a preserve than that.
5 pounds tomatoes, cored and finely chopped
3 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup bottled lime juice
2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon sea salt
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
Combine all ingredients in a large, nonreactive pot. Bring to a boil over high heat and then reduce the heat to low. Simmer the jam, stirring regularly, until it reduces to a sticky, jammy mess. Toward the end of cooking, be vigilant about stirring, as it burns easily when it's nearly finished. When it is done, it should look glossy and it shouldn't be at all runny. This will take between 11/2 and 2 hours.
Once the jam is cooking, the vital work is done. This jam keeps for ages in the refrigerator, so you can funnel it into jars, let it cool and then pop it in the back of the fridge. However, if fridge space is precious, it can also be canned in a boiling water bath canner for shelf stability. Here's how that's done.
When the jam is nearly done, prepare a boiling water bath and three pint jars (you can also use a combination of pint and half pint jars if you prefer). Place the lids in a small saucepan, cover them with water, and simmer over very low heat.
When the jam has cooked down sufficiently, remove the pot from the heat and ladle the jam into the prepared jars. Wipe the rims, apply the lids and rings, and process in a boiling water bath for 20 minutes.
Preserved in this manner, unopened jars of tomato jam will last up to two years. Kept in the fridge, it will keep for at least 6 months.


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Public and staff urge board to hire outside investigator
Attendees at a special work session held by the board of education urged the board to hire an impartial third party investigator to probe further into the events surrounding the discovery of hidden cameras in Gilson Junior High and Valdez High School last April.
"What I've heard so far doesn't satisfy me at all," parent Terry DeLay told the board during public testimony on the incident, "I'm not happy with what I've heard at all."
The district superintendent, Jacob Jensen, presented the results of a police and district investigation into the matter, and answered questions from the board, school employees and parents during a one hour meeting held at the Valdez High School cafeteria Monday night.
The meeting came over a month after school custodian Sue Willie found a pinhole camera hidden in a ceiling tile at Gilson Junior High School in the teachers' lounge. It was recording above a computer workplace, ostensibly in hopes of catching janitors goofing off on the computer. Indignation spread when a second camera hidden in a clock was discovered in a custodial closet at Valdez High School. It was later learned the same camera had been located in the teacher lounge at the junior high days before it was found at the high school.
"My career is on the line," GJH teacher Kip Norris told the board.
Norris held a teacher contract he had signed regarding testing rules and regulations. Teachers and educators were very concerned about the cameras in the lounge due to the fact the room has been used to test some students. It had also doubled as a place for visiting sports teams to sleep at night.
The report on the matter issued by Bill Comer, Valdez Police Chief,found no criminal acts in the recordings. The images on the computers hooked up to the cameras were mostly set to record between 3 p.m. and midnight and had no audio capabilities.
Comer's report did find the cameras had recorded video of non-custodial staff, including teachers, students, visiting coaches from out-of-town schools and others.
"While the recordings are plentiful and controversial, the cameras were not placed in areas likely to capture people in various states of undress, performing intimate bodily functions, or in areas with an enhanced degree of privacy," Comer's report said. "At this point, unless additional information is received, this matter is solely an administrative issue with the Valdez City School District. No evidence of a criminal act was discovered during the review of the laptops and CDs."
The report did little to mollify some attendees.
Rumors of additional cameras throughout district schools became rife after the discovery was made public April 18. Searches for additional cameras or other recording devices made by school administrators and Valdez Police the next day found no additional spyware, though some speculated recording devices could have been removed by custodial staff during the night or early morning.
"I think those are questions we need answered," teacher Barb Lyons told the board.
Maintenance staffer Chris Karna – a father of two teen-aged daughters – said he was worried sick when he found out about the cameras and was greatly concerned about student privacy, prompting him to personally search the VHS locker room with a fine-tooth comb.
"Nobody knows the building like we do," Karna said, "I was looking, I was really looking."
He found no additional cameras.
During Jensen's presentation, he said he was disheartened to find out from others during the investigation that rumors of a camera in the school had circulated for some time, but that no one ever came forward to either the school administration or principals with the information.
"The staff would benefit from training dealing with harassment, intimidation, retaliation, discrimination to assure that everyone knows that communicating concerns will not be punished, but appreciated," Jensen's presentation said.
Jensen also apologized that more information about the finding was not quickly sent to parents and educators, citing fears of breaching confidentiality in personnel matters and admitted more information should have been distributed in a speedier manner.
Jensen again declined to name the employees who set up the cameras or new about them, but did disclose that two have resigned and one is "currently the subject of an ongoing personnel proceeding."
The Valdez Star has learned independently that custodial supervisor John Vergere and Steve Nguyen resigned amidst the scandal. Nguyen's name had been misspelled as Winn in a previous story.
Jensen also declined to identify who was under "ongoing personnel proceedings" or what those proceeding entail. However, it has been confirmed independently that district facilities director Ben Olds is the subject of the proceedings and is not currently on the job.
The board is expected to begin the process of instituting an electronic surveillance policy, which it currently lacks.


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